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Show Escalante Teacher's Field Trips Of Region Prove Highly Popular ESCALANTE Edson Alvey has over 15 major field trips available for the students in Edson Alvey explains features of geodes and concretion to group of Panguitch Middle School students during tour last Garfield county and the PTA and other adult clubs of the area. The trips are made possible through a grant from the State of Utah which is used in con- week In Spencer Flats area of Escalante. Alvey has conducted many educational field trips throughout Garfield County, f ! nection with in school training j in educational science, Utah History, earth science, and ' biological science. Wednesday the Panguitch Middle School eighth graders under the direction of Mr. Alvey learned about concretion, a formation that grows from the inside outward, a geode, a formation that grows from the j ' outside inward, and solution, a molecular blend between a ! solute (solid) and a solvent (liquid). After a 20 minute lecture the group was taken to Spencer Flats where a large number of geodes and concretions are laving in different areas in that j section of the county. j Other tours available by contacting Mr, Alvey and setting up a day for the excursion include upper falls of the Calf Creek area; petrified wood tour; Indian structure repair; Indian storehouse and pit house, (this tour includes a visit to the Anasazl Indian Village Historical Site in Boulder); an serosun tour into Sunset Valley; a special college , tour which compare fish that have been Isolated to fish In streams. Other tours include Spooky Gulch; Natural Bridges up the Escalante River; Hole-ln-the-Rock; a formation study to the Pink Point and Circle Cliffs; Coyote Gulch Natural Bridges and Willow Gulch to the nature) bridges. can arrange any kind n field trip and all would be educatlonal,M Mr. Alvey said. Forestry and Fire Control by Gov. Calvin Rampton. He has been a farmer and cattleman In Box Elder County for 35 years. He worked with his father, J. Scott Haycock In Garfield County In the sheep and cattle business before moving to Dewey vllle. Freeda and Melody Talbot visited in Salt Lake City with Opal and Al Cripe and in Hurricane with Freeda's father, Hugh Gilger. Lanny Talbot, Kanab was a visitor here this week. Patients in the hospital are Hilda Cameron, Vermon Barney, Vcrda Tebbs, Doris Leslie, Orlas Riggs, Max LaRee Hall, Lovell Twitchell, Eliza Leslie and Lois Whittaker, A large number of people are very ill with the flu. Rick Bretz is working at Sharon's Beauty Salon. He specializes in cut and blow and men's hair styling. He is formerly from Richfield and will be moving his wife and three children here soon. Iva Dell Yardley and Sharon Moore attended funeral services for their cousin, Ruben Jackman in Richfield Monday. Cal, Louella and Irene Adams went to Richfield to a birthday party for Lou's sister, Ellen Helquist. Most of the family were there and they had a reunion. Mrs. Ma Crabb, Las Vegas spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houston Hatch. Mrs. Jessie Cherrington went back to Las Vegas with her to see Bob and Beth Evans. Ned Miller Is also a guest at the Evans home. Jerrie and Keith Fackrell had a surprise visit by her brother and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dale Sorensen, Helper, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dutton, Kanab visited her mother, Hope Goulding. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marshall, attending Utah State University is visiting their folks, Monte Marshalls and the Matt Houstons. Dan Barlett has been named new manager of Parry's Lodge and Restaurant In Kanab. Dan and his family have bought a new home and are settling In Kanab. |