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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 2000 Community From quirky to cuddlyDe Peyer exhibit at Travel Council Noted local photographer Raphael de Peyer will showcase a retrospective selection of his photographs as this months artist at the Kanab County Travel Council. The show opens with a reception on Friday, August 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. and continues through September 7. De Peyers photography is as diverse as his background. It ranges from the esoterically impressionistic in pieces where all the images fairly shimmer to the more straightforward shots of adorable animals. Thats the diversity of artistic compromise, of knowing that the more personal the work, the smaller the audience. The animal photographs fit nicely into de Peyers long standing work with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, while his impressionistic work speaks to his appreciation for the abstract values of form and texture, color and shape that he finds in the areas spectacular landscape. This aspect of de Peyers work is a continuation of his studies as a painter in his native London, England where he came under the influence ofMalcolm Hughes. He considers himself something of a messenger from a natural world that he sees as dreamlike and often surreal. These images call on our active participation and imagination and at most successful recall the their will Kane be the featured artist this month at the County Raphael dePeyer Travel Council, beginning with a reception on August 1 1. echoes of our own dreams. Vets, volunteers and vistors By Carolyn Mitchell Dr. Kelly Schoeff, a Salt Lake City native, celebrated a special anniversary at Best Friends last month.Six years ago, on July 17, Kelly adopted her dog Pebbles from the sanctuary. Kelly was a student at the University of Utah when she d fell in love with the cross. Pebbles boxershepherd had arrived at Best Friends with a badly damaged leg that had to be amputated. Over the years Kelly returned to Best Friends virtually every summer as- - a volunteer at Dogtown. Her favorite tasks were walking the pooches and in a sign of her commitment to canines, The experiences reinforced Kellys desire for a career in animal medicine, and last June she graduated with her DVM degree from the University of California at Davis. Kelly and Pebbles visited Best y to celebrate Friends in their anniversary after the new vet completed an internship at three-legge- -- poop-scoopin- g. The TOWN OF ALTON is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $60,500 residence will be $123. 12, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $223.85. Without the proposed increase, the tax on a $60,500 residence would be $21.06, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $38.30. If the Kane County Travel Council offered a monthly prize to the person who traveled the most miles to visit Red Rock Countryi Sue Ann Schadeck might have walked away with the honor in July. The 2000 proposed tax rate is .003700. Without the proposed increase, the rate would be .000633. This would be an increase of ($8.50 per month) on a $60,500 485, which is $102.06 per year residence or $185.55 per year on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity. With NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, the TOWN OF ALTON will increase its property tax revenue from $1,146 collected last year to $7,69 1 COLLECTED THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASE OF 571.1. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 15th at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. Published in the Southern Utah News on August 2 and 9, 2000. long-rang- mid-Jul- Tufts University in Massachusetts. Next stop is California, where Kelly will serve as an emergency room doctor in a San Francisco Bay area animal clinic. NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE Sue Ann journeyed 10,000 miles from the Pacific island nation of Micronesia to volunteer at Best Friends and acquaint herself with sanctuary operations. A Minnesota native, Sue Ann moved to the Micronesian island of Pohnpei, north of Australia, in 1982 to work as a freelance court reporter. What brought her to Best e Friends was Sue Anns plan to return to the states and establish a small animal refuge. The good life for Best Friends animals was a welcome change from the hardships the mostly unneutered, homeless ferals endure on Pohnpei, an island with a population of 27,000 but not a single veterinarian. The commitment to animals here is incredible, Sue Ann said. Its wonderful to be in a place where people love animals. A family from Washington state enjoying the great outdoors around these parts made camp for a couple of days at the Kaibab National Forest. When they started packing to leave, they discovered their cat, Suzie, was missing. Lisa Maurer and her family searched high and low for the little tabby but couldnt find her. They had to move on although reluctantly without Suzie. But before they departed, they left a description of the lost cat and how to reach them with the folks at the Visitors Center. Five days later, two boys visiting the campground spotted a cat under their car and managed to catch her. The youngsters took the cat to Melissa McMaster at the Visitors Center. It was Suzie. Melissa called Bev Bucklew at Best Friends Animal Help to see if she could figure out a way to get Suzie all the way back to Washington. As it happened, a woman from Seattle was soon to arrive at the sanctuary for a volunteering vacation. Once her stay she-complet- . here, the volunteer, Pam Dr. Kelly Schoeff celebrated a special anniversary at Best Friends last month.Six years ago, Kelly adopted her dog Pebbles from the sanctuary. Staeheli, was happy to escort Suzie home on a jet. And the Maurers were' happy to drive 100 miles from their home in Ellepsburg to reclaim their way; ward cat. |