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Show : ;:::i;; t Jf I IlilsiiSS iSs:i:;s:!iS::iiSliS km mi 'mixWii :i MM iillPf piS'"' 'f ?m flit ' 1 llilllllS vmmyyikkykmsmym 'W kmmmxWkk WiWyWffmW kl 'T :9imSimmmmmi r '' yilUi ? y,yy,m mkmmmkmxmmmmym wfykimmsl kk "MMMms ii kkkyMkkmkymykkmkk i '3 'kWykkkWmkmkk x "k km W 8 .ymmykimmmkkxkkmkmmykxxxkkxmyk Xfes- ,:ii;;l:s:f i? kkkm kkkk kmkm: mm Dave Jones, newly hired Garfield County Sheriff's Deputy stationed sta-tioned in Escalante, is happy to have his family now relocated to Escalante and to be on the job patrolling Hwy. 12. Jones fulfills a commitment made by the Garfield County Sheriff's office for additional coverage in the eastern end of the county and local folks seemed pleased as well to have him on board. New Deputy In Escalante ESCALANTE Escalante leaders and citizenry are breathing a little easier this month with the arrival ar-rival of a new Garfield County Sheriffs Deputy to live and work in their community. Dave Jones, his wife Carolyn Sabin Jones and three of their five children are recently transplanted from the West Jordan area of the state. They are fairly settled in and looking to keep busy. After trying unsuccessfully for a number of years to train, pay for and keep an officer of their own in Escalante City, Jones is the officer promised now for some time in a deal struck between the city and county. Jones was born in Augsburg, Germany to military parents, Frank and Ruth Middleton Jones. The elder el-der Joneses reside in South Jordan today so will still have good access to all the grandkids. A graduate of Orem High School in 1976, the new officer served a mission for the LDS church in Germany and upon return was introduced to his new wife by their LDS stake patriarch. That first date was a winner and they became be-came engaged that very night over 20 years ago and subsequently married mar-ried in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. After a stint at Ricks College, Jones entered the U.S. Army, going through basic training in Missouri and serving as an air traffic controller control-ler for four years at Fort Rucker, Ala. After leaving the service, Jones worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for an additional four years at ihe Air Route Traffic Control Center in Kansas City. He then chose to re-enter the military as a recruiter until military cutbacks changed his career path. Back in Utah, he opted to put himself through Peace Officers Standards of Training (POST) and began working for the Utah Transit Authority as a patrolman until this "ideal southern Utah deputy opening" open-ing" became available. The Jones family had three sons born to them during those early military years. Brian, who is now 20 is currently stationed at Campbell, Camp-bell, Ky., with the 101st Airborne. Paul, 19, stayed behind in West Jordan and Robert, 15 will be active in cross country at Escalante High School this year. Two other children chil-dren came along after an eight-year break. Jacob, 7 is a second grader-second grader-second grader and finally, a daughter daugh-ter Sarah, now 5 and entering kindergarten. kin-dergarten. Wife Carolyn was born to Eldon and Cathirn Barney Sabin of Provo and is related to a number of Barneys in the local area: She has (See DEPUTY on page 2-A) DEPUTY From Front Page getting settled in school and, says in three years toward an elementary education degree and hopes to complete com-plete that schooling and teach full time. She has been a bus driver and recently captured 2nd place in the state of Utah at bus rodeo competition. competi-tion. This qualified her for international interna-tional competition (two selected per state) and she traveled to Philadelphia Philadel-phia for that meet, coming in 12th overall. The Jones family arrived July 20 and are a bit tired already of the trek north to bring down all their belongings. They look forward to (See DEPUTY on page 3-A) DEPUTY From Page 2-A Jones, "the community has certainly cer-tainly welcomed us with open arms." They look forward to some camping and hiking in the Esca-lante Esca-lante desert area and say, besides the advantage of rearing their remaining children in a rural setting, they are enjoying the much more sparse population and clean air and are excited ex-cited about the recreational opportunities oppor-tunities of the area. |