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Show By Harriet Priska 826-4810 As this year draws to a close, it is fitting to look back over the past 12 months and sec that indeed things have been happening here. A man who was born here but had not been here for a couple of years noticed no-ticed the difference, but we who look at it every day might not react so strongly. Certainly the biggest change has been the addition of the Prospector Inn at the west end of Main street; also the log cabins at Escalante Outfitters and the Desert Wolf Gallery is also new. On the inside, the Cowboy Blues Diner and Bakery was created by A. J. Martinez and is now managed by Duanc and Sharon Dutton; the Circle D. Motel is being managed by retired school teacher Richard Crawford and family; the Circle D Restaurant is now managed by Danny and Peggy Pratt; Brian Farm Service transformed the Sinclair station into an Intcrmountain Farmers Assn. and it is now operated by Chris Haycock and the sawmill known as Utah Forest Products has gotten underway. It is encouraging to note that local residents are involved in all these enterprises and are to be congratulated for their efforts. A correction: My apologies to Gencal Shurlz, it was in fact her sister, Vcrle Hardwick, Salt Lake City, who lost her granddaughter, Amber Harden of Warrenbcrg, Missouri. She was in her early 30's. Bob and Carolyn McDowell have purchased Myron Carter's place and plan to retire here from Arizona in January. Yukon Norman is home now and very thankful that she has no broken bones or damaged muscles. Margene Schow had her sister, Twila Michaelangclo here from Richfield for the holidays. Pete and Vcrna Goetzingcr arc the proud parents of a four and one-half one-half pound, baby girl born Dec. 21 in Panguitch. Pete's mother, Lee Goetzingcr and sister, Carolyn are here to help out over the holidays. Larry and Jackie Withers were in Salt Lake City over the weekend and they attended the Withers family fam-ily Christmas party of 150 descendants descen-dants of the original 10 grandchildren grandchil-dren who started having the party many years ago. Another amazing thing that has happened in the community this year were the "near misses." Most prominent among them was the runaway truck that ultimately hit the H & S service station, causing a flash fire, but only minor injuries were sustained and so many spared. The recent accident with Yukon Norman, who survived being run over on one leg by a car was another near miss. Then on Friday night, Dec. 16, Escalante was spared the loss of teenagers that Moab is suffering this Christmastime. Three Escalante juveniles were traveling on Highway. 12 cast of town when the small compact car in which they were riding rode the left shoulder for 140 feet above a 65 foot precipice. The driver then over-corrected and the car flipped over as it went to the right shoulder shoul-der and down a 10 foot drop. Two of the young passengers were thrown from the vehicle, none was wearing a scat belt. All were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. Call it a guardian angel if you will, but somehow this town has been spared and we should not only be grateful but more cautious and careful in the new year. The Escalante Chamber of Commerce will be having it's next meeting, Monday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Cowboy Blues. Members will be organizing the gun club and getting ready for the Mountain Man Rendcvous. All interested are encouraged to attend. Call 826-4810 826-4810 for more information and don't forget to call in your news. Happy New Year everyone. |