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Show Escqlantc Hews By Marlene Haws 826-4859 Bill and Dawn Griffin went to St. George for a few days, but they are back. Thought maybe they had gone on another cruise to Alaska. They have already been once this summer! Francis and Barbara Imlay went to Blanding on the weekend to see their new grandson. John and Jon-nie Jon-nie Imlay are the parents of a new baby, Ryan Francis. And, since he -was going to get his name and a blessing, aunts, uncles and cousins went also. Warren and Linda Haycock, Hay-cock, Escalante, and Scott and Laurie Bolander, St. George, and their families were there for the special occasion. Sandi Imlay, Cedar City, has been living with her Uncle Francis and Aunt Barbara Imlay this summer while she worked for the Forest Service. She went back to Cedar City in time to capture the Rodeo Queen title last week. She is a daughter of Jerry and Louise Imlay, Hinckley. Missed the birth of one baby in the news last week! Kent and Kay Ellett have a new baby girl. Little Taylor. She weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and has lots of black hair! Her maternal grandmother, Karen McCoun, came down from Salt Lake City and spent time helping out. The Elletts now have four girls and one boy. J. C. Haws called from Brig-ham Brig-ham City and said he has finally had his eye surgery. He has worried about it because it was his best eye. He says it is sore but is hoping for the best. Carrie Griffin had surgery in Panguitch last Thursday. With the new methods they have now, we hope she will be up and at it again in no time! Kenneth and Marie Griffin went to Las Vegas on a little trip. They visited friends there, but didn't say what else. Don't know if they came back richer or poorer, but they did stay an extra day! We had another hail storm last week, on Wednesday. Pretty scary stuff. Lightning hit a big cotton-wood cotton-wood tree at the Dwight Haycock farm on the north side of the creek and the fire truck had to go dump a load of water and some foam on it to keep it from spreading. It still smoldered for a long time. This is the second time this summer that lightning has knocked the telephone, tele-phone, TV, etc. out at the Haycock's house. Blake Dee Robinson came from Salt Lake City to visit with his father, Blake Robinson, and his sister and brother-in-law, Renee' and Ben Porter. Boyd and LaNell Cottam came from Cedar City to help out after LaNell's mom, Carrie Griffin, had surgery. They also visited Boyd's mom, Golda Cottam. Golda came home from Nevada in time for her sisters to come for a visit. Then they took her with them and went to Huntington to visit othr relatives, so she has been on the go! Beth Smith had company at her house last week. Visiting were her brother and sister-in-law, Kent and Laura Cottam, Washington, and her sister Diane Marth, Las Vegas, Nev. Rob and Dorothy Simpson were in Salt Lake City last week for the funeral services of Rob's mom, Leona Simpson, a former Escalante resident. The burial was in Park City and they went to Evanston, Wyo., where Leona had been living to help family members take care of her personal affairs. After they got home Dorothy's brother, Dale Schow, came from West Jordan to visit for a week. Dale is retired now, so he can visit whenever he likes. Visiting at the home of Clorene Vidrine were her granddaughter, Jennifer, and husband, Nathan Hadley, Riverdale. They spent the long weekend and were lots of help around the house. Quite a few people went to Grover for' the last play of the season at the Hale Theatre. The senior citizen bus went on Friday night. Passengers were: Deon Alvey, Velma Boulter, Marlene Haws, Max Porter, Dan and Lois Spencer, Cat and Martha Schow, Julie Barney and Ron and Lu, whose last names I didn't catch, but they are the camp hosts at the state park at Wide Hollow Reservoir. They stopped at the Boulder Mesa Restaurant on the way over for dinner. Faye Worthen and Ruth Barnes, Panguitch, joined the group to watch the play. Myron and Sanette Cottam took their family to the play on Saturday night. Doyle and Thelma Cottam accompanied them. I think they may have tried to catch a fish or two at Posey Lake on their way over! MaeVonn Taylor had her sons and their families, Jimmy and Ethel Taylor and Jerry and Monica Taylor, from the Salt Lake area, here for Labor Day weekend. Louie and Janalee Bernardo were in St. George helping Heath Spencer and his new bride move into their new home. Velma Boulter had a nice surprise. Her grandson, Rob, and Miriam Lund came for the weekend. They were here when she got back from the play in Grover on Friday. They took her to Mesquite, Nev., to spend one night, then returned to spend another night with her before going back to American Fork. Jon and Jillyn Sorensen and family, Salina, came to spend the long weekend and camped on the mountain with Klyn and Marlene Haws. Brent and Patrice Cottam and family spent one evening with them. Ryan Cottam was home from Orem for the weekend. Lee and Kathleen Williams went to Duck Creek to camp with their children from Cedar City. Dennis and Beth Williams and Bob and Debbie Williams joined together for a nice family gathering. Had an E-mail from Sarah . Cowles, Casper, Wyo. She said her husband, Dennis, was coming home from a job in Price the other day and stopped in Craig, Col. to get a drink and ran into Robert Haws there (who lives in Loma, Co!.). They had a nice visit and she commented that, " It is a small world and no matter where we roam, it is always those home town roots that matter the most." Robert and Dennis were good friends when they were attending Escalante High School. Isn't E-mail great? It is so much fun to keep in touch with friends and relatives of all ages! |