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Show of the campaign. I received three of these obnoxious recorded messages on behalf of the Cannon campaign. They were so annoying, I started to have hope that Orton might carry the day, simply as a result of telemarketing backlash. But, after the monument designation, Orton probably never stood a chance. As a friend of mine said, "We gained a national monument and sacrificed a congressman... I can live with that" And when he accused the Garfield County Commission of "stupendous stupidity" for turning down $100,000 in federal money for monument planning, he assured himself of annihilation in rural Utah counties. Still, I rather admired old Bill for that. The bright side to the 3rd District outcome, for me at least, is that Chris Cannon is a cartoonist's dream. I can hardly wait. Take It or Leave It' Time-o- ut We'd like to pause here for a moment so we can bring you this special public service announcment... and the return address said 'New Caledonia,' which I was pretty certain was somewhere in the South Pacific Here is the letter in its entirety: Madame, Mademoiselle, Monsieur, I read by chance few articles in your paper The Canyon Country ZEPHYR, Vol. 8 NR 4 October (November 1996. I had only two complete sheets that were used to wrap a bottle of G. MASSENEZ (French MirabeUe bottle), eau de vie. It was a great honor for your paper sheets to protect and being devoted servants to such a fine product that adventured alone from Montpellier (South of France), Los Angeles (USA), MOAB??? (USA), Honolulu (USA), Auckland (New Zealand) and finally made it safely to its new home...mine in Noumea (New Caledonia, French Territory in South Pacific.) I would like to thank you and receive my most grateful thoughts. But as advertisement of such a sweet and smooth liquid, but not as delicate as a woman kiss, is prohibited, I will send this message to car drivers: DRINK STOP, or. ..DEAD STOP ATTENTION! Its the Holiday Season. That can mean only one thing. TURKEYS.... RUN FOR From a French, and a little flipper too, Franck BOURGEOIS e Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledoni- cannot begin to express how honored I am that a few pages of my publication were used to wrap Mr. Bouigpois's bottle of French wine. I think it's great And if ever there was a Letter of the Month worthy of a free one year subscription, this is it. Besides, not only should Mr. Bourgeois have an opportunity to read the Zephyr in its entirety, he may need more papers to wrap things in. I And finally. We still have the Issue to get out before I can accurately say we've put out a full year of Zephyrs under the new format. But as the end of the year approaches this seems like an appropriate time to say thanks for your continued and even growing support. I was not sure this change was going to work and it was a gamble, to be sure. But I've been more than gratified by the response. And I want to particularly thank all the Zephyr advertisers. You have been great. You've stuck by me through the transition. And most importantly you've continued to let me draw these hideous cartoons and have some fun with your ads. Whatever else might be said about this town, there are still a lot of you out there who are maintaining a sense of humor. I think we're going to need it. Thanks again. Lame-Alien-Swims- YOUR LIVES!! Zephyr International? We hit the 'Big Time I often face my Zephyr mail with great trepidation. Who's butt have I frosted now, I'll wonder as the smoke rises from another opened envelope. But sometimes the effect is just the opposite. This morning, just a couple of days before press day, I found a letter in my P.O. box that was so wonderful. I'd like to share it with you. The correspondence was from a gentleman named Franck Bourgeois SUBSCRIBE TO THE ZEPHYR Six issues a year for only $15.00 Twelve issues (2 years)..$28.00 Eighteen issues (3 years).$40.00 Naill6aHHHHMHNHMMH. Address., City., State 6 Zip. (INCLUDE 9 DIGIT ZIP) PLEASE READ THIS: The P.O. will not forward 3rd Class mail. If you do not send us a change of address, we cannot be responsible for issues you did not receive. Subscriptions must begin with the next issue...back issues are available for $2.50 each. Those readers who choose to take disadvantage of the multi-yea- r counts do so at their own risk. There is no guarantee that the world will be here in three years, much less this publication. The Zephyr may still make you ill. but it's still not the ink. WE USE NON-TOXIC SOY INK Send Subscriptions to: P.O. BOX 327. MOAB. UT 84532 PAGE 4 MOAB IN A NUTSHELL: Mill Creek Pueblos, the next subdivision and what might have been. The Nature Conservancy comes to the rescue of Dugout Ranch. A slow year for the Fat Tire Festival. What about the future? Whatever happened to the tram? Once again it's d politics in Grand County. one-side- PAGE 8 A MONUMENTAL MONUMENT: SUWAs Ken Rait sings the praises of the new Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument PAGE Dan OConnor's 10 'Twisted Tabloid:' ENID'S LAST SOBJDeparting Congressperson leads Kane County in Escalante PAGE Whine-a-tho- n 12 A MONUMENTAL MISTAKE: That's what the Zephyr's token conservative Hank Rutter calls it. PAGE16 r fotFr THE YEAR IN PICTURES The Glen Canyon Dam flood, the herd animal rush to Moab during Spring break. Welcome to Utah, still the right (wing) place, reconstructing Mill Creek Dr- - the scanner said 161 degrees? More Bob. Harvey 6 Jim are still on the bench. Otis is DOG OF THE MONTH. PAGE 18 MANAGEMENT BY CRISIS. Part4 of Owen Severance's examination of the U.S. Forest Service PAGE 20 AROUND THE BEND: Ken Sleight's showdown with the San Juan County Sheriff and a road grader PAGE 23 HERB RINGER'S AMERICAN WEST: Hub's at the Grand Canyon and it's 1948 PAGE 26 SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Cheric Gilmore is still waging war against the cougar lillcrsbut is it a losing battle in this state? and PAGE JI. FEEDBACK THRE E |