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Show May y 12, 1982 3E FOCUS i To Everything Almanac There is a Season It must be mating season. Some crazy robin has been perched on our windshield wiper admiring his reflection in the windshield every morning this week. Meanwhile, his wife has been busily carrying sticks and bits of string up to their chosen nestsite. So engrossed are they, Mr. Robin in how handsome he is and the Mrs. in her interior decorating, that they scarcely notice us. On the other hand, the . yearling steers along the . lane are fascinated by our evening walks. They lower their heads to butt one another showing off and then they stop and stare. One frisky calf decides to come up to the fence for a closer look but is headed off at the pass by the older and wiser members of the herd. To be honest we're feeling pretty frisky ourselves. craters and how to navigate .through the backroads of town. The thing is, we still cant imagine it will ever be any different. This other highway ' seems like science fiction and though we have spent far too long trying to merge back into traffic after a quick stop at the bank, it is still hard to imagine traffic lights in Park The talk around town has turned to river running, to eddys and waves, kayaks and rafts and permits. Most head south to warmer waters but the Weber River is providing hardier souls with plenty of challenges up by Henefer. Our load river rats are a dedicated bunch, no sooner have they hung up their skis then they are out practicing kayak rolls and daring waters only a degree or so above freezing. For the rest of us d mammals, it will be at least a month or two before we get our feet wet in the reservoirs. With fear and loathing we read that Park Avenue will be undergoing a double construction whammy this sum- City. warm-bloode- mer. Thats ok we. can handle it. Weve become expert weavers, connisseurs of the heavy duty shock, weve learned to tiptoe over . . But then again, who would have ever imagined a Holiday Inn in Park, or a market the size of Alpha Beta, or three ski resorts. Prospector Square, or "underground parking? Now they are all a part of our daily routines, just as if they were always there. Its funny how hard we resist the changes and how quickly we get used to them. NC May: END OF SEASON Sunrise: 6:22 a.m. Sunset: 8:30 p.m. May7: Full Moon STOVE SALE Mothers Day May 9: Forecast: May 6-- 9: May 10-1- 3: Sunny, Warm Partly Cloudy, Warm Our Largest and Best Stove Sale of the Year 30-4(- 0) (Limited to Stock on Hand off 2 DAYS ONLY May 7 & 8 I INCLUDING KEROSENE LAMPS AND HEATERS ' " Saafeod Ncwterg, Rom! Ntw Vbfk Srioln. Sauct Choran Amraoui HaMandalM rotted Tamm 11:30 - 3:00 Adults $9.95 Orongo Snpioim Reservations Requested. Sale Hours: 10 a.m.-- 654-443- 0 4 p.m 532-757- 0 or 649-700-0 5:30-KfcO- O Children, $4.95 |