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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor THIS WEEK'S BOWL OF ORCHIDS GOES TO RECREATIONAL DIRECTOR .... Lest we all forget what has gone on at the Roosevelt City Park and recreational area during the past three months, and before Kenneth (Ken) Nickell leaves for college, col-lege, I'd like to present him this week's huge bowl of orchids for an outstanding job done in directing a program pro-gram of recreation for Roosevelt City. About the middle of May, the Roosevelt City Council and Mayor appointed Ken as recreation director for the summer months. Immediately after his appointment, and before his college work was completed at the BYU, Ken began planning and by the time his vacation started, a well-scheduled recreation program was ready to begin. Those who have visited the baseball park during the past three months are well aware of the interest manifest in softball, which saw the city and Roosevelt LDS stake join in a 12-team league. From Monday to Saturday the ball field was being used, not only in the evening, but during the afternoon, Ken had a gang of kids learning the art of baseball. Tennis and swimming also came in for consideration in the busy schedule. Ken deserves the praise of the community of Roosevelt Roose-velt and the area it serves for keeping interest kindled in softball. After the city-church league ended, another league was organized and is still going. However, in my opinion, what he gave to the kids of the area in teaching them the fundamentals of baseball, was his greatest contribution. He took a group of youngsters under 12, most of whom didn"t know how to throw a ball or hold a bat, and taught them the fundamentals of the great American game. A team was organized and several games played, with the season being climaxed by the "Half-Pints," as they were named, making a trip to Helper to play that city's Little League team. A lot more could be said in compliment to Ken Nickell and the fine job he has done for Roosevelt City and the various surrounding communities, but let it suffice to say that we all join in extending appreciation to Ken for a whale of a big job he did during the summer as recreational recrea-tional director, and wish him well in his pursuit of an education. ed-ucation. He will attend school this winter at the College of Southern Utah at Cedar City, which was formerly BAC. v E v DON'T HURT Our Little Girl. . . We love her so She's just starting to school and she just doesn't understand about cars. Oh. we've told her about the dangers, but her little mind is only filled with the thoughts and excitement of school and she can't grasp the idea like you or I can of how careful she must be everyday. So it's up to you, Mister Driver. We know how terrible you would feel if something should happen. We know that your everyday business is pressing (we have some of those problems too) and we know that maybe you're thinking of something else. But WAIT - THINK. How much more important is that big (?) deal than the life of a little girl whose only thought is to get home to tell her mommy about the lamb she made in school, or the new words she learned today? Have you ever sat down to dinner for even one night with your little boy or girl absent? Quiet, wasn't it? No chatter! No giggles! Just terribly quiet. Drive carefully, Mister Driver, we don't like the quiet, but we do love our little girl. v E v . Casually Obses -'ving . . . PEOPLE SUPPORTED BLOOD COLLECTION Representatives Rep-resentatives in the Intcrrnountain American Red Cross who came to the Basin last week to accumulate blood for the nation's blood banks, were loud in their praise for the cooperation co-operation received. . . Thirty-nine pints were donated at Duchesne and approximately eighty at Roosevelt. Not only were they pleased with the donor response, but expressed appreciation to those who helped to do the job of solicitation and working in the blood center in the area. PRIMARY ELECTION IS HISTORY and half of the candidates aspiring for a place on the November ballot Wednesday were preparing for the campaign that will end November 2nd, and the other half, even though disappointed, disappoint-ed, can relax and go back to their respective jobs with nothing to worry about. . . Isn't it a wonderful privilege we have in this free land to vote for the men and women of our choice, without fear of censorship. . . It's congratulations congratula-tions to the winners on both tickets, and "better luck" next time to the losers. HAVE YOU CUT THE WEEDS on and surrounding your property or the lot you are living on? Not much time left to do the job before the weeds go to seed. It's really remarkable what a difference a few weeds can make in the appearance of a piece of property. Won't you, Mr. Property Owner, get rid of your weeds right now, and get your place ready for winter? A NEW PAINT JOB has been added to' the Sinclaire Seryice Station operated by Elmer "Bumps" Eldredge in Roosevelt, which has added much to the appearance of Main Street. ISN'T IT REFRESHING to walk down your Main Street and not see the gutters filled with litter? . . . It's really amazing what a difference a clean street makes in the appearance of a town. 30 |