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Show II JL If I September 15. 1998- - Page 13 f Uintah Basin Standard BasinLife Talk About Type Casting i ' Camera! Action! Wagon drivers learn about life as TV show extras By Lezlet E. Whiting When Charlie Lindsay and his Dale Gines heard the easting director for the TV show Walker, Texas Ranger, was in Utah looking for teamsters to drive wagons for an episode being filmed near Kamas, they checked out the lead. Much to their surprise they were hired on the spot and told to show upon the setat4:30a.m.onAug. 18. Lindsay, 46, from Talmage, and Gines, 66, of Tabiona, didnt have to worry about acting their part for the Old West flashback segment of the episode entitled Paradise Trail. Gines and his wife, Linda, spent last spring and summer driving their wagon team across the original Mormon Trail as part ofthe ofthe 1847 journey of the Mormon pioneers. Lindsay didn't make the trip, but he rebuilt the wagon the Gineses used and is no slouch himself when it comes to driving a team of horses. We said, 'Were wagon drivers and he hired us right there, Lindsay recounted. For their scenes Lindsay and Gines acted as teamsters driving a Mormon wagon train in danger of being robbed by the notorious Tarbin brothers' who happened to be country-wester- n singers John Anderson, Eric Robertson and LeRoy Parnel. Gines drove a team consisting of a horse and a mule, while Lindsay drove a team of percheron horses. There were three other teamsters as well, including a woman from Wisconsin, a man from Texas and a man from Oakley, Utah. All the tack and wagons were outfitted with the proper rigging of the Star of the show, Chuck Norris, rode in and saved the wagon train from the outlaws. Norris, who was father-in-la- Shauna Gilbert New writers, proofreader and computer guru join Standard staff Gines (right) poses for a picture with MEET MY FRIEND CHUCK--Dal- e actor Chuck Nonis on the set of Norris TV show, Walker. Texas Ranger. An episode of the show, which will air in late October, was filmed last month near Kamas. - mid-1800- s. Mary Wertz Lorna Stradingcr sometimes flown by helicopter out to the set, didnt fraternize much with anyone, said Lindsay. The regular cast and crew of 125 stayed in Park City during the filming. Gines and Lindsay operated on very few hours of sleep during the filming, making the trip from Tabiona to the set on the 1,000 Peaks Ranch just east of Oakley each morning so they could arrive by 4:30 a.m. The pay was $200 a day, which aSatiiMataMMMaMWrl m seemed like big money at first, suid Lindsay, but after seven days of spending 12 to 18 hours a day mainly doing a lot of waiting and doing retakes, it didnt seem that great. Still, it was an experience too good for the pair to pass up. Lindsay and Gines got to see just how a TV show is made. They were surprised at how realistic the stu nts were and observed stunt doubles taking over for the stars when the dirty work came up. Each scene was filmed with three different camera angles. There were explosions, gun battles, rock slides and even some good singing around the camp- fire that they were a part of as the wagon drivers. Walker, Texas Ranger airs on Saturdays at 9 p.m. on channel 2. The Paradise Trail episode is sched-- , uled to air toward the end of October so check your TV guides. After all that work it will be interesting to see what gets aired, Lindsay commented. - You may have noticed new bylines, new columns, and more local news in the Uintah Basin Standard lately. You also may have noticed that, well, we just haven't had as many spccling goofs (ha ha, just making sure you're paying attention) as usual. Ifyou haven't noticed this, then its time to wake up and smell the newsprint! We are excited to introduce you to the members who have joined our expanding staff. Our new reporters are Mary Wertz, Lorna Stradinger and Bob Gressmcn. Shauna Gilbert is in charge of proofreading (Note: Shauna is not to blame for mistakes that make it into print in stories written just before press time. That blame rests solely with malfunctioning computers.) Jacee Ashby has returned to the Standard staff after a brief stint in the big city working for a company. He admits it was a big mistake. Jacee is our new internet editor and pressman, production and layout assistant, ad design assistant and photographer. Whew! ,Mary is originally from Brooklyn, New York. She moved to the west coast of Oregon as a teenager, but spent about a year in Santa Cruz, Calif. For the past 19 years she has lived in southwestern Oregon. She and her family moved to Ouray from Cave Junction, Oregon about three months ago. In the late 1980s, as a single mother of five children she deter-jnine- d that she would return to school to earn her college degree. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 1993 with her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Mary worked as a reporter for last-minu- er the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction for four years where she covered everything from local government to police beats, education and human interest stories. With her diversified reporting background Mary will be covering a wide variety of issues for the Standard. She says she enjoys working as a reporter because of the opportunity it gives her to meet new people and learn about different issues. Mary said that she and her husband Dale are excited to have the chance to live in an area where there is so much anthropological history and diversity. Maty has three children who are still at home: Azlan, Zach. Ivy, and She also has a daughter, Katy, who is working in Washington D.C. in the Americorps program. Her son, Cory, is also working on an Americorps program in Denver. The family is rounded out by four Bull Mastiff dogs and two cats. Right now Mary says her family is spending most of their time remodeling an old home. When they do get to play they enjoy traveling, hiking, swimming, riding bikes and rafting. Inaddition to writing, Mary likes to read, cook and do beadwork. Lorna has lived in Roosevelt for 7 years. Her husband Kirk teaches at Union High and coaches football. They are the parents of three children: Luke, 25; Liberty, 20; and Spencer, 16, and grandparents of two toddlers. Lorna has a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Dallas. She has run for Duchesne County Commissioner Nine Mile Canyon Coalition celebrates fall with fundraiser By Mary Wertz EXTRA! EXTRA !Charlie Lindsay and Dale Gines (far left) were hired as teamsters for an episode on television show Walker, Texas Ranger. They are pictured with other wagon drivers. Along the walls of Nine Mile Canyon, treasures in the form of ancient artwork are sought by rock art enthusiasts. Five years ago a coalition of these people concerned about these valuable resources formed. Preservation and promotion of the area is the groups goal. Hie Nine Mile Canyon Coalition now has a board of directors. Half the seats am filled by Carbon County residents, the other by Duchesne County residents. This mimics the canyon itself which lies within both counties. Two more Beats are allotted for a Bureau of Land Management and Ute Tribe representative. Visitors from all over the world come to the canyon to see the petroglyphs scraped into the red rock walls by the Fremont Indians Boy Scout Training Course 6-- -- 722-903- 0. Roosevelt RM. Group past employees and partners of the LDS Roosevelt P.M. group are Social on Monday, Sept 2 1 at 7 p.m. at Less place, invited to a Potato-ba- r 385 N. Hillcrest Dr., Roosevelt. For more information call All 722-587- 9. Uintah Community Band Uintah Community Band begins its winter practice schedule Sept. 27 at the Uintah High School band room at 7:30 p.m. All band instruments (and their owners) are welcome to join from all Uintah Basin Communities. No age 1 limit. For more information call Doug Christensen or 781-157- 789-584- Pressure Canner Testing n ANCIENT ARTWORK-The- se deer or sheep were carved into this cliffside hundreds - maybe a thousand years ago. big-hor- USU Extension often pressure canner testing. Dial-typ- e gauges should be tested annually for accuracy. Testing is scheduled on Tuesday, September 15, 3 p.m., Duchesne USU Extension Office, 734 N. Center. For more 9 or information call Barbara Mathis at ext 722-399- 7, 822-468- 143. Volunteers Needed Duchesne County Sheriff's Office is looking for volunteers to assist with the RSVP Senior Telephone Program. Volunteers are needed to contact homebound seniors throughout the county. If you are interested please contact Norma Hadden at 738-563- Community Dance bathroominNine-Milecanyon,sai- Other Free Legal Clinic McKeachnie, Allred and McClellan, P.C. will be sponsoring a free legal clinic for residents of the Altamont area on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. For an appointment for a free 30 minute consultation, call 722-392- 8. d Alicia Scotter, a proud dues-pai- d up coalition member who had just visited a cave in which petroglyphs signifying fertility are known to be. The coalition also recently com- Everyone is invited to a dance at the Crossroads Center in Roosevelt, Sept. 18 at 8:30 p.m. We will help the Class of 45 celebrate their 53rd reunion. Please come and renew old acquaintances. R COPY ago. petroglyphs, often with horses are the work of the Ute Indians, and date to 100 to 300 years old. There is a ridge called Warrior Ridge that depicts warfare, and many panels showing coiled snakes, bighorn sheep, deer, hand prints and animal tracks and even a mastodon. There are literally thousands of rock art pictures in the canyon, said Layne Miller, a Coalition member. There are also a lot of dwellings - pit houses and multi-rooabove ground houses. The accessibility of the petroglyphs has its benefits to visitors and unfortunately to vandals as well. The main problem is bullet holes according to Miller, people also like carving their initials right next to an original petroglyph. Coalition members hope to educate the public to help preserve the ancient artwork.The more people are involved, the more eyes we have, said Miller. Before you can respect something, you have to understand it. Miller explained that the road in Nine-Mil- e Canyon is an old freight route constructed by Buffalo Soldiers in the late 1800s. Many old homesteads can still be found along the canyon as well. The coalition hopes to place eight interpretive signs at specific pull-off- s along the canyon road to explain the history and culture of the canyons original inhabitants. The coalition acquired an old .homestead and is fashioning it into a rest-are- a and information site. Cottonwood Glen is the name of the area which includes a rustic log cabin that will serve as a gift shop and an old barn. Fencing alongNine-Mil- e creek prevents children from straying down to the water. Already the coalition has built a large picnic area with a pavilion and restrooms. Until we built the restrooms, there was no legal way to go to the m The Basic Course for all Boy Scout leaders has been scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 25. from 9 p.m. and continues Saturday, Sept 26 from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. Both of these sessions will be held at Neola Elementary School. Sign up for the course, or have your questions answered, by calling Paul Chambers, District Training Chairman, during evening hours and weekends at 738-114- 3, thousands of years THIS SMELLED GOOD-Lay-ne Miller tends the dutch ovens cooking meats and cobbler to perfection during Saturday's Freemont Feast prepared by the Nine-Mil- e Canyon Coalition. pleted a large parking area capable ofhandling recreational vehicle and small vehicle parking. The next project planned is Continued on page 19 Bob Gressmcn I- -' Jacee Ashby twice and lost. She says she takes comfort in the fact that Abraham Lincoln lost 41 times before he was elected, but hopes the people don't make her wait until she is 128 years old. In addition to working for the Standard reporting on government issues and writing her column, Politically Incorrect, Lorna teaches political science at the USU Uintah Basin branch campus. Teaching political science to adults is my passion. I hope I can rekindle that flame we all had as little children to love learning a?4 have curiosity." Lorna says she enjoys writing for the Standard, and although she has published papers on political science, 'journalism style is very different. Bob is a Salt Lake City transplant byway ofHeber City. Bob, his wife, Nancy and their two sons, Derek, 19 and Tyrol, 16 were lured to Duchesne County by wide open spaces, inexpensive land and affordable housing. He moved his Rocky Mountain Guide Service business with him when he relocated to Utahn where he purchased 20 acres of land on the Duchesne River. He plans to build his house and guest cabins on his property to compliment his guide service. Bob worked as sports editor for the Wasatch Wave for two years and his recreation stories have been published in outdoor magazines. While at the Wave, Bob was the recipient ofseven Utah Press Association awards for photography and page layout. He will cover Duchesne and Upsporting per Country events, as well as reporting on recreational and wildlife issues for the Standard. In h's spare time Bob is one of the assistant coaches for the Duchesne High Eagles football team. He says he is planning on staying here until we retire and buy Fly-Fishi- high-scho- ol a Winnebago. His hobbies include archery, hunting, fly fishing (or product research as he refers to his day job) and horseback riding. Shauna returned to Roosevelt after spending the past 45 years living in California and on the Wasatch Front (not at the same time, of course). Her grandmother, Eliza Jane Gilbert a widow with eight children - homesteaded in Arcadia. Her father left the area, but moved his family back to Roosevelt when Shauna was in 4"1 grade when he purchased the Western Auto store on Main Street. Shaunaheaded for Salt LakeCity with a friend after graduating from Union in 1953 to seek our fortune and started a career of moving back and forth between Utah and Cali- Continued on page 19 |