| Show At the By Ed Tisdale staff writer Jim JohnsonAierald Journal The magic of the camera may make these skaters ghostly but skating is far from a thing of the past A Quilt e jars vegetables 7 “Later I bought one that would embroider” The quilts are finished with a cotton flannel back Thomas puts the quilt on the frame himself and ties it underneath rather than on top To do this he sews the yarn in place then takes the quilt off the frame to tie it Thomas is a Bear Lake native raised on a ranch in Dry Canyon near Bloomington After two years at the University of Utah and his marriage to Flora Lewis he returned home to run the ranch Later he worked as a fireman and engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad and then in Tuescher’s Market in Montpelier He is an avid gardener "There’s no reason everyone in Bear Lake County shouldn’t raise their own raspberries” he maintains Beside raspberries Thomas broccoli deep-freez- and of home canned Continued from page raises bulging cauliflower corn and a variety of vegetables and flowers At one time he supplied local and regional florists with gladiolus from his garden where he pUnted 10000 bulbs annually fruit jams jellies pickles and juices glisten from shelves lining his basement wall proof of his skill in canning and preserving Mrs Thomas is a retired registered nurse who spends much of her time knitting and crocheting beautiful afghans that are prize winners in local and state fairs “I leave the quilting and gardening to Ariel” she says “I’ve made about 50 quilts” said Thomas “and about 100 quilt tops There are a dozen cartons of squares cut out and sorted waiting to be made into In the building which houses the Logan Roller Rink skating has become high-tec- h The roller skates are new and improved the music is trendy and the dress code has been relaxed a little But two things haven’t changed about skating: the age of most of the participants — they're young And the the reason they go to the rink — to meet other teenagers The girls stand in one corner and look and talk about the boys on the other side of the room who are doing the same thing When there’s a pause in the music the kids run up in groups to request their favorites from the rink's selection of pop hits They ask for songs by Madonna and Prince and Boy George and other pop artists Years ago kids skated to recorded Walts” according to Jerry Harris manager of the roller rink He in explained that the rink has been ' business at least since 1949 'The building housing the rink used to be an open air dance hall and was also used as a National Guard Armory at one time Harris said In the old days the metal skates used wooden wheels and had to be hooked onto the shoes of the skater with clamps Now the akatea are with Uack and tan leather lace-uthermopUstic orange polyurethane wheels The wheels look more like space age tires than wheels for a pi skate "The old skates with the wooden wheels used to break Roller skating acrobats used to jump up in the air and the wheels would break off the skates when they hit down again” Harris said Harris has been ice skating since he was a child and took up roller organ music which featured classics like the "Tennessee See SKATING on page 9 10 very selfish reasons for having a foreign student 1 A unique experience your entire family anno 2 A way to increase oommunicationk with your own children 3 A learning retource lor younell and your children 4 A way of dialing your lore with a young person live with you for one year 5 A chance tor personal growth 6 An opportunity to make new Inends around the world and in your town 7 A chance to form a lasting relationship with a family abroad 8 An exploration at home of rich cultural differences abroad see your family and community through the eyes of someone else Patmore information wnle APS International Intercultural Programs 313 L 43rdStNYNY 10017 Or call toll free In Florida (800! 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