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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Opinion 4 WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2001 Letters to the Editor What is your opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject. Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of character will not be considered for publication. Please limit your letters to 300 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for clarity or length. Letters must be signed and include your full name, address and telephone number. Limited to one letter per person per month. Little Hollywood still has it might; and Mary Peach doing her best Native Indian dance Dear Editor; Kanab literally rolled out the red carpet for the groggy set of Statehood Day celebrators who climbed offLe Bus on January 4th. Before we knew what was happening, we were blushing at the applause and were ushered like dignitaries through a warm That key to the city came in handy when it came time to rendition. hitchhike to the reception and evening festivities. Mrs. Crosby, Kanab High School Music Teacher, was kind enough to stop and pick us up, palms despite our black-soote- d from trying to push Le Bus reception line into Dennys out of the hole it was in. But Wigwam. The festivities had somehow things got under way, the Kanab High School begun! Mayor Karen Alvey, with her choir sang as we ate a great council and charisma welcomed meal provided by Kane County us with a token key to the city. Travel Council and created by Snacking on cheese and crack- Houstons Trails End, and honers and sipping on cold ice teas, orable mentions and congratuwe heard from Monument lations were made. We proceeded to the auditoleader Marietta Eaton and Mr. Tony Wright, and then I took a rium for an excellent producmoment to share some oral his- tion. An original Kanab trio tory interview quotes told by made everyone laugh with their Kanab about the rendition of a song written by movie industry. Then, like some obviously bored movie d bus part- workers about sittin on a slab magic, my had ners transformed into cow- in Kanab. Then a string orboys and Indians in a crazy Wild chestra wooed us and "West show! As a spectator, I old Kelly Sweet sang her heart witnessed a truly ludicrous out and left us in awe. James scene that left me chuckling for Darc, the keynote speaker, days. I saw my boss Kent Powell talked famously about the with cavalry, galloping on his Kanab movie industry and broomstick horse to the rescue; showed some amazing and rare Max Evans, the player, sur- footage of the making ofa movie rounded by a harem of history on location. As the ceremony went on, I harlots lounging on a casino card table; Alan Barnett, the slumped comfortably in my plush fcoyote, howling with all his redseatatthe Kanab High School X-Pre- ss www.barryscartoons.com old-time- rs pie-eye- 12-ye- ar $4 Auditorium. Max Evans, Direc- town itself had made this the tor of the Utah Division of State best celebration of them all. EvHistory, stood up to express his eryone agreed. thanks for the wonderful hospiSusie Montgomery, for Kanab had Utah Division of provided us; tality the tours people like Cyrus Mejia Natural History ofBest Friends took time to take us oh; and for the great accomV'ocTosfcd! modations at Parry Lodge. He added that he had been to many The Lions Club would like a Statehood Day, but that the to apologize to Special Tees: warmth of the people of the town for leaving them off the list of of Kanab and the beauty of the doners. s s SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS e D AAA ad-lines- . AAA FRIDAY 1 PM 34 Selection of Tony Lama, Olathe Nocconla & Durango Boots 12 Price -- Come in and see our new selection of Boots & Straw Hats at Denny's Wigwam! The Southern Utah News (ISSN No. 0049-165is published every' N. Wednesday at 26 Main St., Kanab, Utah 84741 . The SUN serves Kane County, Utah, and the Arizona Strip. Please address communications by mail to: 26 N. Main Street, Kanab, Utah 84741 , telephone 9) 435-644-290- , Advertising rates available upon request. Second Class postage paid at Kanab, Utah 84741 . Newsstand price is 600 per copy. Yearly subscription rates to Kane County addresses and Fredonia and Moccasin, Arizona - $25; others - $35 (out of U.S. - $50). The SUNews reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement or submitted items. . Lyle's Words of Wisdom - " Don't ever interfere with somethin that ain't botherin' you none!" 0, ' Dennis and Dixie Brunner Publishers and Editor Michael Evangelista SaiesProduction . Sharlotte Brewer Receptionist Carol Sullivan Rachel Tueller Reporters Myrna Cox Valley News Postmaster: Send change of address cards to -28 N. Main Street ? Kanab, UT 84741 |