Show ST STAbLE STAhlE By LARRY STAHLE Did you hear the t e story about a couple from the east as they were seeking dire directions in Yellowstone Park this summer summer summer sum sum- mer A park naturalist re related related related re- re this true incident The couple stopped to ask aska a park naturalist the directions to Canyon The naturalist told them to go O down the road for about Vi block turn the corner corner corner cor cor- ner and then follow the ar ar- ar row For some reason this couple just dust could not seem to understand understand understand under under- stand so they repeated their query to the naturalist The naturalist then proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- to explain the directions directions directions in detail when he was again asked to explain these directions to the couple After 45 minutes of drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing imaginary maps and pointing pointing pointing point point- ing out the way to this couple the naturalist felt that he had succeeded in getting over his point Several minutes after the couple had left in their auto he noticed them asking a question of a service station attendant With his aroused the naturalist watched as the station attendant made a host of motions pointing to the curve and the road beyond This lasted o only ly about 20 minutes after wh which c the eastern eastern eastern east east- ern couple started their vehicle ve vehicle vehicle ve- ve hicle and commenced to drive in the direction of the curve and disappeared from sight The naturalist finished his work about 15 minutes later and started off for his home As his car rounded the bend bendin in the road he noticed a park ranger rag r far off the road in the middle of a meadow talking to the couple in their car Upon completion of their talk the park ranger left and was immediate questioned by the park naturalist as to what had happened to the old couple The ranger retorted They were told by two people to drive down the road turn the curve and then follow the arrow Well VeIl they turned ex- ex exactly at the arrow without regard to the fact their wasn't a road Now they sit in the middle of the meadow wondering wondering wondering won won- dering how to go to Canyon Afterthought How did they ever make it to Yellowstone My wife and I had the op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op of traveling to Lo Logan Logan Lo- Lo gan last Saturday to participate participate participate pate in the annual Editors Editor's Day at We Ve were treated to a fine dinner and later we had the opportunity of watching watching watching watch watch- ing the squad trample the Texas Western Vestern Miners l at Romney Stadium in a pigskin contest While at the dinner we had the opportunity of sitting by bya a Tribune editor who noted that Sanpete was a peculiar place because of the fact that there was a lack of residents between high school age and about 40 years of age He Ire no noted noted no- no noted ted that we should be happy to live in Sanpete because everyone here seems to live to toa a gold old ripe age and in the process really enjoys life is really making progress progress progress ress in the field of education We Ve s should be proud to have our fine college Snow affiliated affiliated affiliated affil affil- with this group The of officials officials officials of- of at are just proud of the work being done bythe by bythe the Director and his staff at nt Snow too Lets Let's pitch in and arid help our local college to grow and develop its facilities |