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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY Community Many hands make for Domestic Blitz By Dixie Brunner Somethings fishy Families from the Kanab 2nd Ward of the Church of Jesus Saints gathChrist of Latter-da- y ered on Tuesday, April 24 at the Kanab City Airport for their annual Community Service Project. Trees lining the highway and the entrance to the airport received the care necessary for them to continue to grow straight and strong and to beautify the area. Weeds were removed, water wells were dug, and trees staked and fertilized. After the work was completed all participants were rewarded with a meal prepared by the Young Men. These trees were planted under the direction of the Kanab Beautification Committee four years ago, and with proper care, will be enjoyed for many years to male-bondin- The Kanab 2nd Ward did their annual community service project by caring for trees they planted earlier at the Kanab City Airport. !HIstmst3:Bim9s 'OteaSIls Eimcd Eestiawaimtt 32 East Center Kanab, Utah MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS May 11, 12 & 13, 2001 Fri & Sat, 5 p.m. -- 10 p.m. Sunday, Noon -- 10 p.m. male-bondin- ; r light work They were trying not to laugh, attempting to give their dad the respect this important rite of passage deserved. I will show you how to do it the first time, and then you each can clean one. He laid the fish on the newspaper. First you cut off the head just under the gills. The boys towered over Dennis who was bent over the fish, as if performing intricate brain surexpected him to gery. I half-wa- y shout out orders such as, scalpel, suction! said illness would affect his...how Dix, he yelled. I need a sharper knife! This one is too dull. can I put it kindly...attitude. Long sigh. Dix, Im not feelRetrieving a second knife from well. the block, I slapped it into his come. ing very I know hon. Youve told me hand. He went back to his audience, numerous times, but I have to get the laundry done and start Its important to always use a supper. I think you can manage sharp knife. to get up and clean those fish. Ah, they said in agreement, All right, he said begrudg- with the oldest one humoring ingly, but the boys have to help him with a, thats important to me. know. V ' He proceeded to cut off the head, Rousing the boys from various locations within the house, I sent and then the tail. And now, the them to help with the fishyjob at importantpart,he said to the boys hand. While they had all learned demonstrating as he went, You to clean fish years ago when we make an incision on the fishs unlived near water, they hadnt for derside from top to bottom. Dix! some time and were green What honey, I questioned in around the gills as it were. No discussion, I told the three exasperation, having just begun of them, including our recently-returne- d my third trip downstairs to do college student. You my laundry. g Ive got to have a sharper guys can do the knife. thing. I went back into the house, The project began. Dennis went retrieving the remaining knife. out on our deck followed by his I knew that he wasnt going to be three reluctant mentees. He cer- happy, so I handed it to one of emoniously papered the working the boys to give it to him. A steak knife? He asked inarea from top to bottom. Yes, I celebrated to myself, credulously. Dix, you gave me a I got out of it. Sometimes, I steak knife to filet a fish! even surprised myself with my Its the only one we have left. The fish cleaning debacle went cleverness. There was a cooler full of fish there, the next hour pretty much downhill from was all mine. there. Each boy had a turn at Dix, he bellowed from the the tedious job of cleaning a fish deck. I need a sharp knife to with inadequate tools. Two hours later they returned to the house, filet the fish. all four smelling like fish. They Or not. proudly handed me a bag of I watched through the kitchen (fairly shredded) fish meat. Thanks dad, the diplomatic window as Dennis held fish court. He had every intention of son said, attempting to improve distilling some profound fish Dennis rapidly disintegrating cleaning knowlege on his rapt temper. Thanks for showing us audience. He reached into the that. I really enjoyed spending cooler, dramatically retrieving time with you. one large, stripped creature. Just think, I said patting my Now this is a striped bass, he son on the back, next week for g session, dad explained as he accidentally your to to talk onto fish is the the you all about going dropped slimy deck. He quickly recovered the the birds and the bees. ' I could do it right now actufish adding, or striper, as those in the know call it. ally, Dennis offered. The boys scattered like flies. I studied the boys faces briefly. The whole episode was fishy from start to finish. It began simple enough, a generous neighbor had given us some large striped bass. The only catch to the gastronomical windfall is that we had to clean them. Having grown up in the midwest, where lake and river fishing are a partoflife, Im quite adeptinthe art offish cleaning. But I opted to play dumb (not hard for me), and pass the task onto my husband. That was a mistake. 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