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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12 Stone soup... and other news The first time I read the story of stone soup, I was intrigued. The idea of a hungry soldier, coming to a village and for Riley Walker on January 9 in Blanding and burial was in Blanding City Cemetery. Riley will be remembered by into many as our favorite musician during the forties and fifties. His country band was called the Rocket R. Rangers and he wrote the Uranium Miners Boogie during the uranium boom in our area. to his Kiley Jane was born in ev- eryone adding the daughter of Charley and Kim Tracy. Monticello and is too long. Her grandparents are Guy and Ginger Tracy and Rondo and Mary Erickson and we cant forget great grandparents Max and Nell Dalton and great grandma Ward. Ifhertwobig brothers have their say, they will have Kiley riding a stick horse by the time she walks. Max and Nell Dalton will be happy to be home after Maxs surgery in Salt Lake City and with Nells great care, Max will be swingin along before Elisa Rogerss mother from Washington is caring for her grandchildren while Dan and Elisa are in Salt Lake City. Dan had surgery at LDS Hospital and they will be happy to get home, where he will continue recuperating. Avery religious man who frequently hiked in the mountains to pray and meditate found himself in a jam. As he was heading to his favorite spot, he stumbled and tumbled down the slope but thankfully he found only scrapes and bruises. stone" which nothing serious. Although when he looked around he discovered a bear watching him. He immediately started praying, Please, Lord, let thip be a Christian bear, whereupon he heard the bear say, Thank you, Lord, for the bounty you have provided today. As you can see, the newsy items arent coming in like in the olden days so ifn you all dont want to keep hearing all my far out stories, I know there is news hanging around out there waiting to be told. soup, at that particular time consisted of a large flat stone in a kettle of water. With contributions ofthis and that food items the soup became a hearty meal for all. Could this have been the beginning of what many snowbirds call their communal soup? A person boils up a piece of meat and then each contributor adds a can of this or that until they have a nice soup to feed a crowd. I have heard that a can of spinach or beets adds flavor but doesnt do much for the looks of the A. ecemje o !r to WII TOQ)te iwinia soup. childs version of stone soup would be to fill a bucket from the irrigation ditch and A find a large smooth stone along the ditch bank. Then placing the large stone in the bucket of water and a whirl of the hand would be all the stirring required. A handful of diy grass from a playmate, some dandelions to add color and the tongue from a worn out shoe for flavor. After all, shoe tongues back then were made of leather and leather came from cows. Mud pies and stone soup were on a childs agenda each play day in days of old and this perhaps is the reason your moms are such good soup-maker- s. Ive learned not to skimp when I make soup and stay with more traditional, edible ingredients. But I still love to try different soup recipes and this is the time of year to simmer up a pot for your loved ones. Brad and Kristen Randall are thrilled over the arrival of their son, Dalton Scott, who was born in Blanding and weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz. The proud grandparents are Kay and Laura Randall and Scott and Paula Eddington. Earl and Rae Randall and Ned and Betty Dalton, the great grandparents, are equally thrilled with the new arrival. Carolee Curtis is recuperating at home after having knee surgery in Provo. Its good to see her up and around again. Jim and Sheree Walstead included her mother Maxine and John Himmelberger on their trip to visit Larry and Ti Lyman in Arlington, TX. While in the area they visited and had lunch with Ralph and Ann (Barton) Mitchell and tended the Dallas Temple. at- Jim and Sheree visited his brother in Dallas and the foursome eiyoyed wonderful trav- eling weather all the way to and from Tbxas. Funeral services were held 89SW5? TOd 0u 4 Tis the season for credit card bilb. But don't panic. You can get out of holiday debt with an easy home equity loan, home refinance loan, or home equity credit line from Zions Bank. Theyre the best ways to consolidate all of your debts into one, payment. ZIONS BANK low-inter- est Zions offers fixed rate loans as low as 7.99 and a introductory rate a full 2 below prime. The interest on either is tax deductible something you can't say about credit cards and therek no doling costa, no origination few and no appraisal fees. 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