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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 2000 Community 2nd Annual Western Legends Round-U- p 6 coming soon! Mark your calendars for September 21, 22 & 23, 2000 for Kanabs 2nd Annual Western a celebraLegends Round-Ution of Kanabs heritage in fdm making, cowboy poetry, music and folklore. A big thank you to all who have pitched in to help us get started on this event and a special salute to the cowboy poets, performers, judges and vendors who are lending their talents of art, music and verse in support of this noble cause. In cooperation with our festival partners (sponsors), our goal is to develop, promote and preserve our Western Legends, culp, Luke Cyberwalker turns sanctuary animals into web stars By Carolyn Mitchell Utahs Luke Cyberwalker P ' ings, sculpture, symphonies, plays, and modem and classic re- cently cruised through Red Rock dance. Country with a pen, not a lightsaber, in hand. The upshot of the young adventurers ramblings hereabouts is welcome: the Internet force is with us. ture and heritage. We encourage you to support the sponsors Lukes real name is Jeff of Western Legends Round-U- p whose generous contributions helped make this festival possible. As a festival patron, we invite you to enjoy the folklore displays and vendors in downtown Kanab. There will be daytime entertainment on Main Street and cowboy poetry competitions in the Old Bam Playhouse on Friday and Saturday, Septem- ber 22 & 23. On the evening of Thursday, September 21 there will be a Don't miss the 2nd Annual Western Legends Round-Uon September 21, reserved seating dinner at Fron- 22 and 23. tier Movie Town at 6 p.m., where special guest Buck Taylor of the Kanab High School auditorium. September 22 & 23, with a TV series Gunsmoke will be On Saturday morning, Septemwagonhorse parade at noon on honored. On Friday morning, ber 23, at 9:30 a.m. another spe- Saturday. Saturday night, SepSeptember 22, at 9:30 a.m. a cial plaque presentation at tember 23, will be our headliner special plaque will be presented Kanabs Little Hollywood Walk show featuring the four poetry at Kanabs Little Hollywood of Fame will be world rodeo finalists and world renowned Walk of Fame downtown. Fri- champion and Academy Award poet Waddie Mitchell, in cahoots with R.W. Hampton to round day evening on September .22, winner Ben Johnson. Mulive Western There will be a high school out Western Legends Round-U- p you can enjoy sic and Poetry at its best at the rodeo on Friday and Saturday, 2000. Yall come!! p Kane County Dental Group PERSONALIZED Kane & COMFORTABLE County Dental Ask us about our new orthodontic procedures, with new techniques that decrease treatment time up to 40 Call today for a consult with Dr. John Armstrong. ! Schmerker attended the recent opening of an exhibit of Mejias paintings and photography by de Peyer at the Utah Arts Councils Glendinning Gallery in Salt Lake, which will run through September 29. A Louisiana native, Mejia told Schmerker the desert light was an inspiration for his oil on canvas paintings. When I arrived in southern Utah, I was blown away by the light, Mejia said. It reminded me of things written about the Impressionists and what they thought about light. Schmerker. A Texan, he moved to Utah lOyears ago, preferred snowcapped mountains to endless prairies, and now works as a roving reporter for www.utah.com. the official Internet site for the Utah Travel Council. Schmerkers dispatches from all comers of the Beehive State appear on the sites feature titled Wheres Jeff? Its that powerful, that clear. buff Of late, the outdoors De Peyer, who hails from Lonwriter has been exploring terri- don, is also influenced by the tory around Kanab, and Best environment, especially the exFriends is among the spots that traordinary colors, like those he discovered in and around Kanab caught his interest. Of all the Wheres Jeff Creek. I and De Peyer takes photographs suggestions get, questions Best Friends is one of the most of very small things, then blows frequent subjects, Schmerker them up into unusual proporsays. Indeed, its not just a tour- tions, "Schmerker says. The bug ist stop. Best Friends is a big on a floating leaf, a small, natudraw among travelers who want ral oil slick on still water, icicles to spend some of their vacation catching the reflection of a red volunteering for a worthy cause. rock sunset. Watercolors by George Kehew, During Ids visit Schmerker didnt just view the sanctuarys who draws cartoons for Best animal homes from a tour bus. Friends magazine, round out the The doting human to a spitz Three Artists from the Red Rocks named Porter, Schmerker exhibit at the Glendinning. To read Schmerkers pieces gamely volunteered at Dogtown - walking dogs, petting pooches, about Best Friends online, log to canine click on www.utah.com. to then sloppy submitting kisses. on Wheres Jeff? in the upper He even assumed a menial right side of the home page. Next, duty Star WarsLuke Skywalker click on Past Travels and find would relegate to the Droids: the Two Artists piece on August 7 and the Day at Best Friends on scooping poop. In his Web report, Schmerker July 24. emphasized the nations pet' Wheres Jeff now? No doubt, e-m-ail overpopulation problem and commended Best Friends for urging people to neuter their pets and adopt from shelters. A couple of weeks later, the states Web wanderer put Best Friends in the again. This time he featured two sanctuary staff members - Cyrus Mejia and Raphael de Peyer who share a passion for art as well as animals, Utah is a lot more than mountains and canyons and good out backpacking, hiking, and boating in his beloved adopted state. We hope Luke Cyberwalkers back our way real soon. cyber-spotlig-ht K. John Armstrong DDS Robert Gibson DDS Larry Staples DDS Nileen Whitlock RDH Tr Call now fr an appointment 435-644-41- 81 355 N. Main Street Kanab, UT 84741 -- weather, Schmerker says. From the moment Mormon pio- neers entered the Salt Lake Valley, there has also been a lot of art. . . . And today the state Cyberwalker Jeff Schmerker recently offers visitors exposure to paint exotored Best Friends. i f 1 |