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Show Opinions Thursday, October 12, 2006 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Page 2 One more reason to stay with the old phones Club News - By HARRIET BAUMGARTNER Club returned to normal last week. Dora made a motion that we see if the county won't send somebody down to explain how to use the voting machines again. We went through this once but she got confused and she's - worried that her vote will be lost. It passed and we will call the clerk to see if they'll send somebody to explain it again for Dora's sake. She •has never been too good •with modern things. She • still has the old black phone with the holes you put your finger in to dial. She say's she can hear better on it than the new phones. She doesn't have an electric can opener either. We were go- ing to go in and buy her one rible things to some young for her birthday a few years boys on his telephone back ago but she said she has there in the capitol. Dora had them as gifts before and said that's one more reason she just puts them in the to stay with the old phones. pantry and gives them to Ruth said as long as men are young couples for wedding in the majority back there gifts. She says that's one in Washington, these things of the reasons these young won't stop. She said we need girls today aren't nearly a woman president. Thelma as good in the kitchen as said there's only one woman their grandmothers were,' who wants the job and that's because they have to have Mrs. Clinton. Ruth said she everything done for them. didn't think Mrs. Clinton She said these new brides would get many votes here today only care about look- in Utah, and Thelma said ing pretty and don't know she'd vote for her because beans about homemaking she knows more than most skills. Her daughter-in-law of the men she works with has fingernails that are about world business. I told glued on and she won't do the_ ladies that it's going to anything that might scratch take somebody like her beher fingernails. She told cause of how dirty and nasty her son that he should have politics get and she can be married the girl he took to as nasty as any man I ever the prom when he was in saw. She won't win in Utah, high school, but he wouldn't but that's alright. Most of listen, and now all he eats at us have been around long home is frozen food she puts enough to know some things in the microwave. Dora said won't change, and we don't he made his bed, and he can expect to see many changes before we are all gone. We're sleep in it now. Hazel said she's been all old enough to know how watching the news and life works. Myrtle made a motion these congressmen are a bunch of perverts. She said to adjourn and it passed one guy was sending ter- unanimously. NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING FOR GENERAL ELECTION Public notice is hereby given that registered voters in Sanpete County will be eligible to vote early for the November 7,2006 General Election in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-3-601, Utah Code Annotated, 1953 (the "Utah Code"). Early Voting will be available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the following locations: Sanpete County Clerk's Office 160N. Main St. Room #202 Manti, UT 84642 Oct. 24th - Nov. 3rd 8:00 AM -5:00 PM Mt. Pleasant Senior Center 85 E. 100 N. Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 Thursday October 26th 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Gunnison Senior Center 38 West Center Gunnison, UT 84634 Monday October 30th 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Individuals with disabilities needing special accommodations should contact Kristine Frischknecht (435) 835-2131. Nebo Loop There is nothing prettier than the changing leaves in September and October, when the air takes on that crisp, fall taste, the apples come into season, and all those crashed witches start popping up against everybody's garages. One of the things I like best about the fall is the color, and there's nowhere better to appreciate it than a drive through the canyons. Utah has some pretty amazing drives. If you happen to be as far north as Logan, the canyon there is gorgeous. The ourtesy photo/David Boren - bcemcUtan.com road follows the river, and if you're Payson Lake in the mood to make a day of it, you can stop at First Dam or Second Dam and take a walk along the paved paths that encircle the The route conies out down amenities and the timbre of the water. If that's a little too far north, Payson Canyon. If you didn't pack river makes for a very pleasant American Fork Canyon is also gor- a lunch, you're going to be hungry stopping place. geous this time of year, and so is by now, so stop and enjoy some A mile or two up the road, Huntington and Fairview Canyons of the local restaurants. Dalton's there's also an overlook that let's to the northeast. But you certainly Hickory Kist is along State Road you see the track of the slide that don't need to go that far to appre- 198 in Payson. Their lunch special demolished the highway and railciate autumn in ail its glory. includes a beautiful half sandwich road and what led to the destrucThe Nebo Scenic Loop is lo- and a bowl of soup for about $5. tion of Thistle some 23 years ago. As Highway 89 leaves Highcal enough to take on any Sunday There's Mi Rancherito on Utah Avafternoon if you're looking for that enue in Payson if you're a Mexi- way 6, it's a good time to check kind of escape. There* are two. can food fan (the #32 combo is out the remnants of Thistle. Vanways you can go to get there. my favorite), or if you follow State dalism aside, you can still see You can fight the truck traffic and Road 198 to Salem, vthere's the from broken foundations and enjoy the ride along State Road Diamond Grill right off the thor- sunken homes that the place has 28 through Levan to Nephi, or oughfare, with it's delicious Malibu never recovered. The Utah Counup through Moroni and Fountain Chicken, or Papa Kelse/s Pizza ty Sheriffs Department has even Green on picturesque State Road on the comer of SR and 4th North. turned part of the old town into a The pizza is good, but the Philly shooting range. 132 across to Nephi. From there it's an easy The Nebo Loop starts at the sub is the tastiest around. mouth of Salt Creek Canyon, five The most scenic way to go drive along Highway 89 back into miles east of Nephi. It takes about home is to come around through Sanpete County. The little church two and a half hours to traverse, Spanish Fork Canyon on High- at Birdseye always makes me depending on what you want to do way 6 and 89. The colors near smile, as well as the spot near and see. Covered Bridge Canyon are so Indianola where my husband went Devil's Kitchen, a brilliantly vibrant this time of year. The only to sleep and crashed while driving colored canyon encountered early thing that detracts from this part of to our wedding. on, sets the tone for the trip to the journey is the pace. Everyone You're looking at 45 minutes come. The Loop's namesake and moves up the canyon like they're to Nephi, an hour and 30 mincrown, Mt. Nebo, rises majesti- trying to beat the banshee. If you utes from Spanish Fork back to cally above the Wasatch Range, don't mind that, it can make for a Gunnison, and the loop itself is peaking at just under 12,000 feet. fun leg of the trip. two hours. Plan in enough time to You may "want to stop at eiThere is a nice little camp- stop along the way, (especially at ther Black Hawk or Payson Lakes ground near Billy's Mountain the many scenic overlooks) walk campground for a more intimate (north of the actual Thistle slide, around, smell the mountain air, view of the Uinta National For- across from the Diamond Fork and take some pictures to rememest, or detour for a hike along the turnoff) that has only been around ber the fun fall day in the beautiful many trailheads on the Loop. for about a year. It has some nice canyons of Utah. Somewhere in Utah is sponsored by: Freedom RV & Sports Center 396 S Main •Cunnison 528-7244 The Gunnison Valley Ggzette p Senior Lunch Menu your invitations for less than it will cost you fust to mail them! 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