Show 1’! m mm mimm NORTH VALLEY FOCUS Friday Morning — November Vol 237 No 28 1988 11 Section NV 1 I’age $ aa kkJLsk i ily iA’ii- i inch to 2 Camels come In many sizes ranging from one-hafeet They are made from leather glass marble and Ivory lf Inside: Collector Finds Camels Multiply Like Rabbits t '- -'f v y 'J V- Xvi--8- t ’V rs yarv U '— Utah Women Stay Slim Trim NV-See Story ' -- 5 7 ' ' & i ' v I r” "‘j - i t o c k I ' r v v wrf f Cathy Free's Freestyle column Thomas Joseph 's Cwssuvrd Puzzle 'f X‘M 5 - S ' ' -- i i t k v - V3- “ t v - v ' 'U ' V I $ z ’ T ' ’ £' ’rV - i ' f 1 '— -- V “ - £-- 1 fr ?? - ' -- ft ' 1‘ -- fte u 7 r ’ - - : r' ' 3UJ - -- j - ' si T w : A-- t ' fell ' ' fe A3 ‘f - - v- 'c- - k M -- ztir- '4i- By Jamie Tabish Tribune Staff Writer "I have over 610 humps in my cocamllection" explained el collector Donald Esta "I had no intention of collecting camels until a friend from work brought me a camel from Israel" Mr Esta said "Two weeks later someone else brought me one and soon after I was receiving camels as gifts for Christmas birthdays and n'Akr 9 'S'thr t'' - 7 -' - 4 'V v- vjw " - '7 J s'"! A'Ct ' ' iv w - ’rv fit i ikV - "kv'— V “r‘ t iraraf stv®? - -- i-'- : isSV - f i — other holidays" : i Mr Esta takes great pride in his collection not only for its sentimental value but because it represents his Lebanese background "People at work believe a person of my ethnic background should own at least one " camel or two or three i & - Oil i -- faAjJifevVijrv: Ad -- u Lrgg 3 Plus Every Week: Ann Landers' advice column Star Gazer astrology chart The unique collection includes this doll made by a close friend to resemble Mr Esta ! tr"lSP ' Class Helps Weight-Liftin- g — Tribune Stafl Photos ty Rick i Egon During the last decade Donald Esta has received more than 300 camels He keeps the collection in his U of U office Since 1978 Mr Esta's collection has grown from one camel to more than 300 As the collection grew the space on Mr Esta's desk quickly disappeared “There was no more room on my desk so 1 had to build a shelf for them" he said Now neatly displayed around his desk in the University of Utah Campus Planning FREEZERS Mr Esta's building collection has become a decorative part of the office "I've received camels from Red Department world-wid- e China India Alaska Sweden Greece Israel Brazil and from alMr most every state in the US Esta said T have a camel that w alks one that spits a cigarette out of its mouth when you lift its tail and one that chews" Made out of leather glass camel hair marble olive wood ivory and other materials these camels vary in f inch to 2 feet size from "People are amazed and express great appreciation toward the collection" Mr Esta said “They can t believe 1 know exactly w here each camel came from and who gave it to me" Collecting camels has become a hobby for Mr Esta “I am willing to wheel and deal with anyone who is interested in contributing to my collection” he said “I just love camels and I appreciate everyone who has contributed to my one-hal- full-tim- e ISCA RECORDERS UPRIGHT FREEZERS REMOTE CONTROL CABLE READY STARTING AT $27795 $27705 RCA DOLBY STEREO VCR CHEST FREEZERS FROM VR250 tON SCREEN PROGRAM REMOTE CONTROL $19995 $3669S VR275 SYLVA RCA 46k SYLVANIA SYLVANIA BIG SCREEN STEREO 7JJ MONITOR WOOD DOORS ON SCREEN PROGRAMMING 9”DIA ACDC COLOR TY 27”dia TOP OF LINE remote 25”dia CONTROL TV $100” I Jr Jr t CABLE READY EPR295V ELECTRONIC KEY BOARD fe ' fan st SYLVANIA 46” J STEREO BIG-SCRE- 0:01799” FLOOR MODEL ' 51 AUTO FOCUS ZOOM LINS CONTROL $39995 25” REMOTE CONTROL STEREO TV CABLE READY fljjie FISHER MAGNAVOX CLOSE-OUT- S CMR200 Remote i’5 RCA CAMCORDER dij J0HKtC COMES WITH 2 EXTRA SPEAKERS AUTO FOCUS COMPACT DISC PLAYER CAMCORDER ! S FLOOR MODEL 799” s14495 FURNITURE 8t APPLIANCES 3565 SO REDWOOD SLC 973-705- 1 RD |