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Show November.2, 1999 COVERA on Thursday nights.” back to Heber for entertainment and to catch the bus to Wendover, which she, as a 21 player, prefers to Vegas. “The dealers in Vegas aren’t as friendly,” Lipphardt says. “I win a little.” Other players aren’t always lucky. Leah Lindsay and her sister, Melba Lenzi -are optimistic. “We never win much, but ’ wy) Thi gin T play Lipphardt used to live in Wasatch County for about three years, before moving back to Vernal. She still comes “All you do page,” says another scam. regret saying Pearl is flip another calendar John Miller. “Y2K? Just I’ll probably be the first to that.” Maddox, former owner of the Crossroads Inn, a private club: located where the Claimjumper now is, was happy to wash her hands of the Y2K er oe Le scuttlebutt. “I’m not worried a bit. I hate a Soo Se a computers,” she says. Others are equally when his big plans include sitting in the winners circle and taking home a hand- Year While the buzz throughout the rest of the country is all about the new millen- NM Another ful of hundreds. Or maybe just getting out of Heber for long enough to get a small taste of the big time. % pecan 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tn Another Day, T TTT old for big plans,” he says.. Except today, Vm quite a sore loser. | go home and I’m mad,” says Lindsay. “But J always come back.” TN TNT "and uniquely optimistic. . this time I got the winners to rub me for>~ Will luck,” says Lindsay... “We haven’t been to : Maybe foren : “police” ihe : ‘Wendover fpr a while, so we have a toad. Broadhead has the best attitude, “T’py too of quarters.’ ’ But Lindsay is also a realist. iT TMT WT on except : seniors. “There’s nothing to do in Vernal, “I live from day to day,” says Evelyn Mills, “Why would a number make a difference? Someone is just trying to make a big wad of cash somewhere.” 1 Lucille Lipphardt came over from Vernal to take the trip with Wasatch County’s oa nickels,” say Rex and Betty Cummings. “But we're not heavy gamblers. We just go for the chance to get away.” nium, it seems that is the least of concerns for the Wendover travelers. Most agree that Y2K is no more than someone’s money-making scare _ tactic. Something not worth worrying about. every Friday. ‘through Thanksgiving sundance farms 3303 West 2400 South Charleston, Utah 84032 435-654-2721 e-mail:info@sundancefarms.com www.sundancefarms .COTT} nee continued from page 16 a WENDOVER | VENUE! |