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Show Escalante Chit Chat BY FAY ALVEY The weather is quite pleasant when the wind is not blowing but the lack of moisture is quite a worry, we are hoping for April showers. The gophers are a real problem, they have established residence in the fields for some time, now they are moving into the town lots and undermining our very existence. The ditch work is in full progress, most of the town ones done Riding Club members are cleaning the race track and getting ready for the Race Meet the first weekend in May. The club met Sunday night at the Dan-ell Alvey home acknowledging Kay Gates as President and voting Arnold Button in as vice president. Lorin Griffin is in the Panguitch hospital and family members spend what time they can with him. Sharon Dale and Shirley Marsh brought their little girl home, the specialist could find nothing seriously wrong with her. Thelma went with them to baby sit first one then the other of the little girls. The Enthusiasts club met at the home of Deanna Heap to finish the details of their Easter egg hunt scheduled for Saturday morning at eight at the North ward church. Some trailer houses have changed locations; Everett and Carolyn Williams had a big new swazy one brought in, Eldon and Amber Griffin moved theirs from our corner of town to the Karl Peter Shurte lot where Nedra and Verl Jasperson had their house. Donald and Linda Spencer moved theirs from the North ward up here where they belonged on part of Grant's lot. Marks on the air port show ed signs of some racing being done and the law officials were all ready to throw the book at some teenager, then investigation showed it to be two middleaged dignified? citizens so the case was dropped, it was so cute of them. We join Lola Zens in being thrilled over her new green Falcon two door car; Walt and Virginia Dane accompanied her to Cedar City to try it out and deliver an order from the Rock shop to the Parks. The school kids had Friday afternoon off as the teachers went to Tropic for meetings. Hal Shurtz and Don Lee reported their trip to San Francisco very informative and educational, they visited the hippy section and were glad they lived away from such things. The college kids were home for a between quarter break. Marie Hall went to Idaho with son Joe and wife, when they got back Shirlene and five youngsters came to visit. The Clyde Spencers had J. C. and Opal, Jim and Janet split I their time with them and the Claron Griffins, Pauline Lott and daughter were here but Dennis had to work. Hyrum and Mary Ellen Coleman had Alfred and Ada Heaps, Maud and Herman Spencer, came home to visit, attend the party and have some of Mary Ellen's lumpy dick. Morris and Neta Shirts had son Alpine and wife from Cedar City. Jane Woolsey had a surprise visit from daughter Alice Lee and son Larry from Lander, Wyoming. The small groups music festival went to Piute to perform, the Glee Club took second place. Linda Alvey took her grandfather, Wallace Roundy north to visit relatives. Net Pollock hopped the bus from Salt Lake to Panguitch, then the mail on over and came for the homecoming, she stayed at the Forest Alvey home and visited friends and relatives from there. Lore 11 Munson had his mother Hortense, brother Howard and wife Lanea, LaVar and Thora Munson came from St. George, so did Billie Barker and wife. William Mitchell and most of his family were here; son Cloyd and daughter came from Kingston, Marion and Rein a Lowder from St. George, Lavene and Dale Peterson of Idaho, Naida and Doyle Mcln-elly from Delta, Flora and Jay Marchant. Flora said the other two girls had planned to come but could not make it. Calvin and Martha Rae Schow brought Nellie Bailey home, then Alfred and Connie Jepsen came from California. Earl and Nethella had Hal and Lasca Woolsey from Kearns. Parley and Ester Coleman came from Wayne County, Os-mer and Evie Nelson from Pa-rowan (remember he Is the banker who comes frequently to visit the widows and orphans and take care of their money). Dee and Elda Haws hnd Jean and Martin Stock from Salt Lake City. Lavand and Virginia Bauer came from Cedar City, so did Deann Lay. The Bill Boyles had Sherrl and Layton Moore home. The Vernon Griffins had son Raymond and his wife and baby and Festos. John and Orabell Weigle came from Salt Lake and she will stay to help with her mother, Mary Lyman. Lola Litton and Jolynn Griffin went to Eureka to the wedding of a former roommate, Ilene Franks, she Is a relative of Welling Schow. Jolynn went back to her Job in Cedar and Lola has quit for a vacation Don Heap had his mother The-ora and Hope Wilcock here from Hatch. The Edson Alveys had daughter Arvonne Wl.lt-taker and two charming daughters here from CtJar City. The Kay Clarka of HenrievlUe (continued inside) ESCALANTE (continued from front page) visited our business section. The party Saturday went off very well, thanks to the people in charge, and of course the crowd who came and ate that delicious food and listened to the well presented program. The program committee, LaFaye Bailey, Areola Gates, Lillian Coleman and Louise Liston had the bright idea of having the High school stud- ents present the program they had prepared for their traveling assembly, which they did. Lane Hatch was M.C., they asked Neta Pollock to play her accordian until the kids got organized, which she did very well, those good old tunes. Ernie Griffin wanted to dance but Maud Reynolds was not here, so he iust tapped his feet. There was a song by Annette Vidrine, Debbie Griffin, Debbie Chynoweth. Bobbie Chynoweth, Kathy Spencer and Evelyn Lyman, accompanied by Don Heap and Randy Griffin. Song by the Roundy sisters, Melanie, Claudia and Camille. There was a group of belly dancers who showed remarkable agility and form, they were Jim Spencer, Bob Sorensen, Don Coleman, Vernon Spencer, Lorell Munson, Ar-den Taylor, Bill Lamb and Lance Hatch substituting for Billie Davis who had directed his activity elsewhere. There was music by the Glee Club, song by Donene Liston, Patrice Griffin and Julie Shurtz, song by Susan Cottam. Two Senior citizens, unmistakably female, did some talking over old times. Don Heap and I .a nee did some numbers, Louise Liston and daughters Jan and Donene sang, a drum solo by Randy Griffin. Many people coming for the .wo funerals visited here. Dr. Lars Peterson, Lowell Lyman, Roy Lyman and wife. Mel and Delia King, Grant and Beth Lyman, Elda Adams, Morris and Merl Lyman, Maria King, and many others. Harve Bailey and wife, son Wayne and wife Venid were here from Salt Lake. The North ward Relief Society put on a play on compassionate service. Lynn and Garna Mclnelly and daughters came from Beaver for a short visit. Spring has sprung and the weeds all know It, they have formed a thick carpet so we can hoe it. Well water the grass so It will grow tall, we'll have no leisure from now until Fall. |