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Show Page 2 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Sandbox clay Just A Thought By MARK HENLINE This article originally ran in the July 28, 2005 edition. The Gazette has had requests to run it again. When I was a kid I had a fun backyard. Our home was bordered by large, mature ash trees that gave great shade and were great for climbing. Dad also made us kids a playhouse. It was like an A-frame cabin with a wooden floor and a window in the back. When I was a teenager, we were able to get a run at it and run right up the side and then sit on top. When I was very young we also had a teeter-totter. We had a lot of fun on this. I would sit on one side and dad would hold the other side and make the teetertotter buck like a horse. I would laugh and laugh; it was great fun. One day my friend Keith and I were on the teeter-totter. I was up in the air and Keith was on the ground. Keith’s mom called him home and he just jumped off. I, of course fell to the ground. I landed on my butt with a mighty thud. It hurt bad. That was the first time I ever remember getting the wind knocked out of me. I just rolled off the teeter-totter and laid on the ground trying to breathe and cry. When I was about five, my dad went to the lumber yard and bought four long 2x10’s. He then nailed them together and brought in a nice load of white sand. It was a grand sandbox. We played for hours in the sand. We would build roads, mountains and imaginary towns for our trucks. After a few weeks, Keith and I made a great discovery. As we would dig in the sand, we would find little balls of clay. We loved to find this clay. We would squeeze it and mold it with our fingers. I remember making imaginary bails of hay with it and putting it in our Tonka trucks. then we would haul it to our farm and stack it for our horses. I remember the day I hit the jackpot. I was digging in the south-west corner of the sandbox when I hit the mother load. I yelled at Keith, “Look at all this clay!” It was our dream mine. We must have mined clay for half an hour. It was a grand time. About this time, the noon whistle blew at Hercules and we knew it was time for lunch. I went into the house and Mom was making my favorite; a bologna and ketchup sandwich. (Sounds sick now but at the time I loved it.) As I sat down I could hear Paul Harvey on the radio. Mom always listened to Paul Harvey at lunch time. We said a little prayer and as I was just about to pick up my sandwich, Mom said, “Did you wash your hands?” At the time I hated washing my hands but now I am so grateful for Mom’s persistence. I really can’t remember when I discovered what cats use sandboxes for or when it finally dawned on me what the clay was, but now it makes my stomach churn. I wonder how many hours I spent molding clay? Thursday, June 26, 2008 Give Cancer the Boot at the Sanpete County Relay for Life June 27 - 28 Gunnison High School Football Field 6:00 pm Opening Ceremony begins Speaker: Darlene Agren Survivors Lap Parade of Teams BBQ Turkey Dinner - Everyone is welcome! $5 per person Cowboy Poetry by Bruce King Community Auction Begins Auction Includes: walking stick & knife donated by Richard Ahlers, a stay at the Rose Bed and Breakfast Inn, 10 ribeye steaks from South Sanpete Pack, video basket, hair cut, picture done by Kent Sanders, jewelry, quilts, hoodies, Marie Osmond dolls, Grand Canyon trip, subscription to the Gunnison Valley Gazette, and much, much more! Band - John, Tom & Sounds of the Sanpitch GVHS Drill Team & Dance Dimensions perform Mr. Relay Competitions Begins Guitar Hero Competition Begins Music by Jess and Tess Fugal Luminaries Ceremony Pizza Party Up All Night Activities Closing Ceremony Pancake Breakfast Courtesy of Jaycees 7:00 pm 7:30 pm What’s your favorite Sub? 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 12:20 am 6:00 am 6:30 am Corey Smith Meatball on Italian Herb & Cheese with Provolone Grandpa Dan Smith Double Stack Club on Italian with Provolone Jeremy Smith Ham ‘n Swiss on Monteray Cheddar Bread Remember When... Senior Lunch Menu Thur June 26 Pork Roast Mashed potatoes & Gravy Peas & Carrots Fruit Rolls Homespun Philosophy by Gene & Donna Peterson Paul Dyreng in a scene from Nightmares & Other Horsin’ Round Gunnison Stake Center Fundraising Video Circa 1970’s You will never know contentment, And your mind can’t function higher; If you fill your thoughts with desire, For the things you can’t acquire. HERMANSEN’S MILL WEATHER Lane Henderson, Publisher Mark Henline, Editor & Advertising Jodi Henline, Office Manager Call: (435) 528-5178 for subscription, news or advertising. FAX: (435) 528-5179 E-mail gazette@gtelco.net The Gunnison Valley Gazette is published each Thursday by Gunnison Valley Gazette, L.L.C., 328 North Valley Drive, P.O. Box 143 Gunnison, Utah 84634. Bulk rate postage (permit No. 11) is paid at Gunnison, Utah. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gunnison Valley Gazette, P.O. Box 143 Gunnison, Utah 84634 Deadlines: News and advertising, Noon, Monday prior to publication. Subscription prices: One year, $25 in Sanpete County, one year, $30 outside Sanpete County. Single copy price 75 cents. Advertising rates available upon request. All articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and only will be used if the editor deems them newsworthy. The editor reserves the right to hold submitted news items for space reasons. 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