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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Feet Beat that feel the REVIEW The Show Time Dancers delight audience with Spring Show A6 Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 19. Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Postmasters shuffle to new positions James L. Davis The familiar faces of your local U.S. Postmaster sare changing as many of the local post offices go through a version of musical chairs in response to transfers, promotions and retirements. In Elmo, Postmaster Linda Uzelac is now serving as the officer in charge of the Cleveland Post Office following Scott Kerksiek’s move to the Fairview Post Office. Mary Lofley is serving as acting postmaster in Elmo. In Castle Dale, Postmaster Wade Anderson has been promoted to the postmaster position in Manti, so now acting as officer in charge of the Castle Dale Post Office is Christine Anselmo from Price. While those post office shuffles have already occurred, one still pending is the retirement of Orangeville Postmaster Laurie Jones at the end of June. Like the other vacant postmaster positions, an officer in charge will be put over the Orangeville Post Office until a new postmaster in selected. The Postal Service will advertise all of the vacant postmaster positions nationwide to allow all of its employees the opportunity to apply for the postmaster positions before deciding on who will take over the jobs. Photo by Josie Luke Former Castle Dale Postmaster Wade Anderson has moved to the Manti Post Office. Christine Anselmo from Price is the officer in charge of the Castle Dale Post Office until a new postmaster is selected. For the Love of Music Polly Fowler of Huntington, who will turn 90 in September, at home with her electric guitar. the Photo by Josie Luke Music Life Huntington resident holds on to a lifetime love for music Josie Luke A woman who has lived for 90 years is a person to be admired and respected. A woman who has lived for nearly 90 years, but feels like she is 70, plays the guitar and harmonica, always has a smile and speaks with a wonderful Tennessee accent is someone to meet and learn from. Now living in Huntington, “Polly” Fowler was born in Cocke County, Tenn., and spent much of her 72 years of married life in Morristown, Tenn. She and her husband Bill had four kids, 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Her love for music began when she was a young girl. “I’ve had music all my life, and I like it,” she said. Her father played the fiddle and guitar for local dances and parties. Not having the ability that people have now to buy instruments in different sizes, Polly explained that when she first began learning to play the guitar, she was too small for her fingers to reach around the neck, and so she played it much like a steel guitar, with it sitting on her lap. She has a great love for music, along with playing the guitar and harmonica. She sang in church choirs, and as a teenager she joined a quartet, which she sang with until she married. Polly recently bought a new red electric guitar—the first new guitar she has ever purchased. After strumming on it in her living room, she hooked it up to the amp and played a bluegrass tune. She then switched to her acoustic guitar, an old Fender she got from a friend. When she began playing the acoustic, she began singing, starting with a song called, “My Curly Headed Baby,” then sang, “I Will Always be Faithful to You,” stopping to say that she couldn’t remember any more. She went on to sing gospel songs, like “Did You Think to Pray,” “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again,” “A Land Where We’ll Never Grow Old” and “When They Ring the Golden Bells”. Sitting with Polly in her living room, listening to her play guitar and sing is an extraordinary experience. She sits with the guitar on her lap, and sometimes as she sings, her chin rests on the top of the body of the guitar. Her eyes look as if she is remembering the time when she first learned each song. Continued on Page A4. Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Local economy feeling strain Josie Luke Dreary headlines about the weak dollar and record high gas prices bringing about a slow economy dominates the news, but are local businesses and the local economy feeling the pinch? For many local business owners and citizens, the answer is yes. For local grocery stores, food prices are going up. Wayne Huntington, manager of Stewart’s in Castle Dale, revealed that the high food prices and more money spent in filling up the gas tank are leading people to buy only necessities. This is leaving sales at his store “about flat.” The owner of Hometown Market, Tom Potter agreed that the price of oil is a major factor in rising food prices, saying, “Oil is in everything, from plastic packaging, to delivery fees.” He also pointed to the price of grain, saying the subsidies given to produce biofuels are raising the price. Food Ranch owner Drew Leroy is also concerned about grain prices. “The biggest factor is flour,” he said. “Wheat is in such short supply because farmers are putting it into biodiesel.” He also said business is slow, but isn’t sure if that is being caused by gas prices or the local weather this year. Convenience stores “The biggest factor is flour. Wheat is in such short supply because farmers are putting it into biodiesel.” - Drew LeRoy Owner of Food Ranch in Orangeville are also seeing the effects. Because of the cost of gasoline, many people have decreased spending inside of the store, which is where the stores make most of their profits. Maverick representatives weren’t allowed to comment beyond Continued on Page A3. Relay organizers look to top last year’s record James L. Davis in her 75 Cents As the date for Relay for Life draws closer, organizers for the American Cancer Society fundraiser are working to put together an event as successful as last year’s, which set a record for Relay for Life in Emery County. Scheduled for June 20-21 at the Emery High School track, Relay for Life is an event for Emery County, bringing together a multitude of people who have been touched in some way by the devastating effects of cancer. With a theme of Animated for a Cure, the Emery County Relay for Life will prove to be an opportunity to “celebrate, remember and fight back” for those who have survived cancer, those who have lost their battle against cancer and those fighting to find a cure for the disease. Relay for Life teams this year will gather at the high school track on the evening of June 20 prepared to be Animated for a Cure, adopting as a theme their favorite cartoon characters to motivate teams and encourage donations to the American Cancer Society. Following last year’s hugely successful Relay, organizers set a goal to top the 2007 event and are well on their way toward doing so. “We have set a goal to have 30 teams participate and to raise $40,000. I believe we are on target to reach and likely exceed these goals,” said Kristi Rasmussen, Relay for Life chairperson for the event. Last year there were a total of 22 teams participating in the event and more than $30,000 was raised for cancer research. Returning this year is an event that proved to be hugely successful and entertaining for Relay participants, the Miss Relay contest. Competing for Miss Relay will be male contestants from each team who have the courage to dress up as a woman and compete for the title of Miss Relay during a talent competition, trying to gather the most in donations by the end of the night. “The success of the Continued on Page A3. |
