Show jay Salma Sun r— i Gunnison December 20 2000 Valley News I4 r -- j Li?: it's not just a game m live it Styles: Hlw Aurora craftsman overcomes handicap with faith and determination by Nathan Thompson Staff writer Jan is the older brother of my lit grandlaliit r Alma Ihompson first moved to Aurora when Oan vsas six Being newcom-- i rs to a town where excryone was wt II acquainted or relatt tl it was difficult to hi accepted " he kids licked on me at school an awful lot" explained Dan "When Vina found out he told me gc t bac k the rt and w hip those guys won or not " whether And so Dan went to school the the school next day and challenged bullies urns out the confrontation was all he nt ded and he initiated a respect that grew and eventually urora City elect Dan as helped feciiO&Trfa) liffia&frniniCfcntt) If you're baking a pie for your holiday party use tanned pump kin it's is nutritious as fresh ami that s erv nutritious1 A half uip has more beta taro tene than a standard suppli ment (15000 II plus a good amount ol fiber iron and edit r minerals and aim s pist Beside s pn s ou i m use (aimed pumpkin m soups pant a! s brea muffins uii uhIks Or trv mixing it into applesauce ns la1 oi plain )'in along with little siipn a Hoik Ticket Outlots Burns Sdddlery Tack Shdk The Shirt Slop IFA in Richfield s tl Mayor sSifiteiV Adults Axes 2 up SHOO Children Ages 4 II SU0 Under 4 years tKth s o My Dad told ine that "Aurora saw more changes w hile Dan was Mayor than anybody else " Maybe Bill is partial to family but while Dan was mayor he he pi J install a city pres suried irrigation system pave city build storage facilities imthe citv park and even won in a statewide contest for roads proved first prie community progress hese are only part of Dan's lifehe has been long accomplishments ally blind since his 20s Need less to say Dan has had to struggle but “veil through many obstacles without '2 2ll vision his foresight nabled him to st e w hat ther men ouldn' li s purl ot my testimony that foi a reasoi ' jays Dan wasblmtled n n Ii At age 21 Dan was working in the trucking business and he lost his truckduetoan unexpected fire while He hauling lumber to Antimony could no longer make payments and began to look in Nevada for work St xin later Dan married and moved to Nevada to work in the gold and silver mines to support his new bride Fay went to different offices put my name on the list and made rounds on die top ol to st e if my name the list ' said Dan "bid it never did " Dan met a Mexican mine' named loe ie was working a mining lease because he had had tarn by Saturday December 30 8:00 pm Blackhawk Arena Salina " UgVl j r "S$JU ill ing lf° lloFor more information call and his exwife was in the other Later on the problems taking everything he made Toavoid eye filled up with blood veins and started smaller to diminished a his site Joe mine payments of his own Dan had cornea transplants that "1 worked for him because helped but eventually his sight was needed something to do" explains permanently lost Dan "but ev entually told Joe 'I've Dan came from a strong family either got to get me a job or go back that supported him as much as poshome my wife's got a baby and I sible His Kendrick need to take care of him '" Harwood and brother Homer had So Joe took him over to a shitt boss lust started and turkeys growing he knew on one of the bigger mines offered to teach him With the help and told him Dan's plight After six of well France Dan had a Winkel a former bakei and cafe months of ob searching ob owner who had sold a lot of le worked bus wav up to be heid in California offered o finance of the maintenance department Dan's venture in the tukey busihv entually Dan bought into a lease ness Nevada with tluee After taking the mui Kimberly turkeys other men They began mining the to Provo to be brooded He brought work of cleaning out a vein of ore them back to Aurora and worked We would drill holes along the with Kendrick Two years later side of the vein fill it with dynamite Kendrick gav'P the property to Dan and blow out the ore "explains Dan for his wages He only had hey used a system of six holes: sight then two on top two in the middle and He could feed the turkeys on his two cm the bottom Someone would own and even drive around the take a apand place a fuse on a stick farm ot d) n mute and shove it in the hole "I couldn't get a drivers luense a dotn or so sticks would follow but I could get around good' said depending on how much was Dan needed With the help of Ray and their "We'd light the fuse and get out" three boys Terry Charlie and Jim recalled Dan "After the explosion as w'ell as extended family Dan we went up and used a pick to sort successfully farmed the seven acres out the ore by his home "While was picking a rovk rolled "Rav said 'I'm not going to farm under my knees and flinched My this anymore' and that was it" said pick hit a charge that hadn't gone Dan off It lett Dan without a job and with "It just seems natural I was care- a woik ethic that never stops he ful and picked in that dang thing decided to run for city board and and it could of blowed my head off" waselected He served Aurora for a he said feeling that he was saved total of twenty years (approximately for a reason from 1962 1982) twelve on the city He lost one eye and retained only board and eight as mayor Dan's chapter of improving Aurora as City mayor has drawn to a close but he is still busy About ten years ago he dreamt up an idea for ilv Hey what are you doing Saturday night? Weekends and evenings after 8 pm are the best times to do laundry working together we've been able to reduce our energy use and keep the power flow ing But the cold w eather's not over yet We still need to be thoughtful about how and u hen we use electricity One thing you can do is choose to w ash and dry your clothes on Saturday or Sunday Washing only full loads with warm or cold water rather than hot will also help conserve energy Here are some other tips that can do to save energy (and in most cases save you money too1) Peak energy usage time is p m - 8 p m Monday to Friday So if you wait until after 8pm to run your household appliances (like your dishvc asher) you make a big difference in preventing power supply problems Keep your thermostat set betw een if vour health 65cFand 68 permits Each degree vou low er your thermostat can save vou up to 3 percent on vour bill Let's all do our part Wait 'til late to use electricity Call us at ask for a copy of our Bright Ideas booklet for more tips Tackle some easy and inexpensive energv-saing projects around your house Insulating caulking and weatherstnppmg can add up to big savings ot energy and money Clean or replace furnace filters once a month during the heating season Your heat may be going up your chimney Close the damper as soon as our tire is safely out off shower fans after they ve done the job (usually a half hour) In just one hour these fans can emptv a house ot warm air Turn On sunny days lake advantage of the sun s free heat by opening shades and drajaes On overcast day s ind at night close them to keep heat in Turn off extra lights especially betw een 4 pm and 8 pm UTAH POWER hanger and dogs using and knots Five years t began making yarn a system of weaving later Ray's hairdresser about some chairs was complaining she had that were made from canvass and PVC pipe The chairs were great for kids but vllapsed easily just got to thinking about it and went out to my shop and began said Dan "it was cutting piece-another of me inspirations " Those pieces turned out to be exact measurements for a PVC child's a chan and Dan soon constructed sturdy frame Macrame was used to complete the chair and now the chair is used by many families and friends of Dan and Ray What Dan came up with for cutting the IWC is a system of nails and set lengths for various pieces legs back and armrests etc His son Jim built Dan an improved system for measuring pipe and coupled with an old mitre box he now has a more efficient system for cutting ti ie o ft c 0 d pipe couldn't weave the macrame himself but he soon learned and now builds the sharp At first Dan o V lixiking chairs from the ground up However he still gets help from his wife Ray She washes the pipe of its markings before he begins assembly and does the finishing work Since October Dan has completed 17 chairs for family and friends He builds them during his spare time and sales them for cost so he doesn't have to get a business license His chairs have been donated to various church and civic including the Festival of Trees in Salt Lake p e P v d o n a Rasmussen s Ace Hardware Has Gifts for Your Handyman e 200-piec- Socket Set $9i" i2" fl si d oi fl Toolboxes & Organizers By 4 o il making toy dogs He bad seen (or from felt rather) a dog constructed yarn He soon came up with the idea of building a frame out of a clothes & 38" ti oi 99 $9 si tb 1 Red & Green Storage Totes Mag Lite ct to I Gt g‘ $9i992? 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