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Show C2 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Mecca A Biking Continued from Page C1. the festivals was his favorite, without any hesitation Coltrain replied, “The one I’m on at any given time.” Perhaps it is this passion for riding and the friendships he has made that now keep him coming. At 61, he keeps more active than many younger people. When he described the difference between his activities with the Olympic-caliber athletes he works out with in Salt Lake and the rides he participates in at the festivals saying, “Here it’s more relaxed. I’m with people I can ride with and don’t feel like I have to kill myself to keep up,” MECCA member Kim Player quickly reported, “Yeah right, we can’t keep up with him here.” After coming for so many years he has seen many changes occur, one of his favorite being the children he saw on rides years ago growing up and coming to the festivals as parents. As Coltrain put it, he enjoys “the joy of watching the people who are the most rowdy on the ride become the parents of the children who are now coming on the rides— In 20 years that happens.” Sheep Association to Meet in Monticello The Navajo-Churro Sheep Association will be holding their 2008 national meeting in Monticello. Sheep breeders from all over the United States will be gathering together to discuss issues that affect their industry and how to best move into the future. Events will begin with registration and arrival of Navajo-Churro sheep at the San Juan County Fairgrounds on Oct. 9. That evening the key note address, “The History of the Navajo-Churro Sheep,” will be given by Jim Keyes, Associate Professor of Extension at Utah State University and founding member of the Navajo-Churro Sheep Association. Oct. 10-11 will be days of workshops and discussions at the San Juan County Courthouse. Topics will include animal health, wool production, sheep dairying, and rug weaving. A lamb barbeque will top off Saturday night. Oct. 12 will feature hands on demonstrations of different types of sheep shearing, as well as a wool show. The conference will wrap up at around noon that day. The Navajo-Churro Sheep Association was organized in 1986 in an effort to preserve the original breed of sheep that the historical Navajo sheep culture was built upon. From its humble beginnings in Chamah, New Mexico, the N-CSA has expanded to hundreds of members throughout the United States and Canada. Despite the widespread membership, the focal point of the group is still the windswept landscape of the Navajo Nation. Currently, many Navajo sheep growers are taking a step backwards in history to begin raising flocks of these old type sheep. During the early part of the 20th century, well meaning governmental programs designed to improve the variety of sheep raised by Navajo farmers brought the original Churro Sheep to near extinction. An effort headed by Utah State University in the late 1970s and early 1980s brought the Navajo-Churro breed back to life, and to the attention of many small flock sheep breeders. Since that time the breed has continued to grow. Navajo ranchers are finding that the old type sheep, known for its hardiness and ability to survive in tough country, fair much better in the Southwest than the so called improved breeds of sheep. To top it off, the Navajo-Churro wool is much more suited for making Navajo weavings because of its length and coarseness. Hand woven rugs from this type of wool are more valuable in today’s market. For more information on the Navajo-Churro Sheep Conference contact Sam Cunningham at 435-2595386 or the San Juan County Extension Office at 435-5873239. Three Utah Waters Might have Quagga or Zebra Mussels Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have been hunting for quagga and zebra mussels this summer. They’ve gathered water samples from 42 waters in Utah. Those samples have been given to a Bureau of Reclamation lab in Denver, and test results are starting to come back. Quagga and zebra mus- sels are also called Driessena mussels. Here’s what the biologists have found so far: - Driessena mussels have not been found in samples taken from Bear Lake, Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell. - Pelican Lake, Red Fleet Reservoir and Midview Reservoir might have Driessena PARTY express mussels in them. The three waters are in northeastern Utah. 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