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Ed’s Up On CityCouncil Issues

By Ed Baca

Let Mortal Tongues Awake That BreathePartake; Le Rocks Their Silence Break. “MyCountry, ’Tis Of Thee”. Samuel F. Smith-LDSHymn Book 339.

Having heard these words Isomehow connected them to theupcoming Primary Municipal Elec-tions Day scheduled for August 13,2019 and General Election Novem-ber 5, 2019.

There will be NO early vot-ing however all registered voters willbe receiving ballots via mail. I thoughtit important to give you all a headsup and to bring the words in “MyCountry, ‘Tis of Thee” to life……Reinforcing the need for all of us tobe actively engaged….. Askquestions.Voice concerns in deter-mining the future of SG City. It istrue that the Mayor and Council leadin guiding the city. However this isbest done when citizens give voiceand state their values. There is a lotof truth in the saying. Stand up andbe heard. Support what you valueso that you don’t lose what you have.Harmonious interaction betweenYOU and elected officials is the or-der of the day..NOW! and into thefuture. A good example of citizenparticipation is current and ongoingpublic input in developing a MasterPlan for Arts, Parks, Trails and Rec-reation. City staff has and continues

to reach out, soliciting public inputthat is now bearing the fruit neces-sary for successful adoption of com-munity values.

We often tout…..and right-fully so, the accomplishments de-rived by partnering with Business,Educational Community, andCounty Government….. That haveproduced a thriving Hospital andsoon to be newly refurbished Re-gional Airport. As you drive aboutWashington County and SG City,take note of the infrastructure beingdeveloped such as the recently ap-proved Gunlock Water TreatmentPlant intended to remove arsenic lev-els and improve water quality. Theculinary water used by the City ofSt. George comes from a variety ofwater sources, including surface wa-ter, ground water, and natural springsources. These sources include:*Eleven wells in the Gunlock WellField *Three wells in the LedgesWell Field *Two wells in theMillcreek Well Field *Five wells inthe Snow Canyon Well Field arejointly owned by the cities of St.George, Ivins and Santa Clara. TheCity of St. George’s portion is 64%of the facility. *One well in CityCreek * Mountain Springs * WestCity Springs * Water purchased

from the Washington County Wa-ter Conservation District(WCWCD) and treated at the QuailCreek Water Treatment Plant.WCWCD reports 75% of availablewater is currently being used. Cur-rently, approximately 65% of thewater used within the City of St.George is purchased from theWCWCD. (Each city purchasingwater from WCWCD sets the pricerate and rules regulating water us-age to its customers).

In addition to the culinarywater sources, SG City also has avarious secondary irrigation watersources. Secondary irrigation wateris water that does not meet currentculinary water quality standards andis generally used for outdoor land-scape irrigation. These secondary ir-rigation sources include: *shares inseveral privately owned irrigationcompanies. * Several irrigation wells.* Treated effluent from the regionalWaste Water Treatment plant.

SG City also owns and oper-ates a Wastewater Reuse Plant. TheWastewater Reuse Plant is an addi-tional treatment process in the St.George Water Reclamation Facilitythat treats effluent from the waste-water plant, bringing water qualityup to irrigation quality standard.Water produced from the reusetreatment plant is discharged into thesecondary irrigation transmissionsystem and is used to supply irriga-tion water to various golf courses,parks, cemeteries, and schools. Theservice area of the secondary irriga-tion system continues to expand andmade available to large irrigation us-ers. Understanding and appreciating

current water sources and uses mayimprove your ability to decide onhow you may feel about the LakePowell Pipeline. The proposedWarner Valley Reservoir will haveto be filled. Where will they watercome from?

The preservation of our qual-ity of life may very well depend onYOU and your participation in thepolitical process. Recently many ofyou have expressed concerns aboutthe recycling program having heardthat the contract with Rocky Moun-tain Recycling is being terminated.Mistakenly many have concludedthat the entire recycling collectionprogram is being terminated as welland want to know what to do withtheir Blue Can or when will some-one come by to remove the BlueCan etc.

To help correct any miscon-ceptions I have been asked by Wash-ington County Solid Waste to com-municate to you the following. (1)that although our contract with RMRfor processing recyclable materialsis being terminated, we are contract-ing with another entity for process-ing of recyclable materials for theremainder of the contract term, (2)that this new contract will result inall collected materials being trans-ported to Las Vegas so that nothingwill end up in our landfill, (3) thatthe collection of recyclable materi-als will continue for the remainderperiod (until February of 2021), atwhich point Washington CountySolid Waste will need to determinewhere to go from there, (4) that thecost to residents will remain un-changed, and (5) that Washington

County Solid Waste will be makinga few changes as to the kinds ofmaterials that should be placed inthe Blue Cans for recycling. Wash-ington County Solid Waste hopesthat this will get the word out thatwe are NOT, at this point at least,terminating the Recycling Program.

On a more positive note SGCity secured a 2.5%, low-interestloan from the State of Utah Com-munity Impact Board (CIB) in theamount of $12,557.000. Thatamount combined with $3,627.000of City funds (capital project, im-pact fees, 911 reserve, and enter-prise funds) will allow city to pro-ceed with the City campus remodeland expansion project in earnest.Currently the parking structure, ad-ditional Police Department parkingand new 911 Emergency Commu-nication Center (referred to as Phase1 A and 1 B) are being designed andengineered and are expected to goto bid in September followed by con-struction October-January. A seriesof meetings over the next severalmonths to design the remodel andexpansion of City Hall will takeplace.

My friends, this is a smallsample of the robust activities tak-ing place in our community. On thehorizon will be the challenge of ob-taining a diverse work force andeconomy.

With all due respect, I say toyou again….. “Let Mortal TonguesAwake. Let All that Breathe Partake”.Please take time to study the is-sues and candidates. Please re-member to mail in your vote.

Thank you, ED BACA.

Friday, July 26, 2019 SENIOR SAMPLER

Barring an accident or aserious illness, how long can aperson live in today’s modernworld? People.com recently re-ported that Alelia Murphy, theoldest living person in the UnitedStates, celebrated her 114th birth-day this summer. When askedabout the secret to her long life,Murphy said, “Trust in God andbe a good person.” Ms. Murphycomes behind the oldest personin the world, Kane Tanaka fromFukuoka, Japan, who is 116years old.

My grandfather, FloydAtkin, passed away last yeartwenty days shy of his 100th

birthday. Grandpa Floyd was agreat example of a healthylifestyle, often walking many

miles per day and even hikingAngel’s Landing when he was90. As a funeral director, it

seems like people are livinglonger than when I started in thefuneral industry 20 years ago.People appear to be workinglonger, smoking less, and lead-ing more active lifestyles. If my

memory serves me correctly –no pun intended - the oldest per-son I have ever taken care of atmy funeral home was 104.

An interesting article byAlice Park entitled “There’s NoKnown Limit To How Long Hu-mans Can Live, Scientists Say”appeared on Time.com. Re-search once indicated that onaverage, people can only live forabout 115 years. However, newevidence suggests that it is “pre-mature to accept that a maxi-mum lifespan for humans exists.It’s equally possible, they say,that humans will continue to livelonger, and therefore might sur-vive beyond 115 years.”Siegfried Hekimi, professor ofgenetics at McGill University inCanada, argues that, once upona time, people lived to be 50,with a few people making it to80 due to genetics or luck. Nowpeople can live to 80 or 90,which means the “very longlived make it to 110 or 120. Soif the average lifespan keeps ex-panding, that would mean thelong-lived would live even

By W. Russell Atkin, FuneralDirector/Owner

Russ Atkin

How Long Can APerson Live?

longer, beyond 115 years.”I once asked my grandpa

about his secret to living a longlife. His response was, “Justdon’t die.” I love my chosenprofession and feel it a privilegeto be able to take care of peopleafter they have lived a long andmeaningful life.

Serenity Funeral Homeoffers respectful and dignifiedfuneral care. We are locatedjust off Riverside Drive at 1316S. 400 E., St. George, UT, (435)9 8 6 - 2 0 8 5 ,www.SerenityStG.com.

Submitted by W. RussellAtkin, Funeral Director/Owner

SENIOR SAMPLER Friday, July 26, 2019

Sometimes my patients askme, “I’m not in pain and I don’tmind the color, but my dentist hastold me that I must replace all of myfillings. What should I do? What isthe most durable and safe option?”Here are some facts* about dentalamalgam to chew on:

1. Dental Amalgam is notmercury. It’s important to separatefear from facts. People who mightbe concerned about dental amalgambecause it contains mercury can bereassured that credible scientific stud-ies show no cause for alarm. Studyafter study shows amalgam is safeand effective for filling cavities.Mercury exists in set amalgam asinter-metallic chemical compounds,for example with silver and copper,not as elemental mercury. This issimilar to the sodium in table salt;both sodium and chloride can betoxic alone but safe when combined.Our average diets (fruits, vegetables,and breads) expose us to five to tentimes the measured levels of dentalamalgam-derived mercury and fishprovide even more in the most toxicform. Even children with amalgamfillings that consume fish at everymeal have shown no mercury-re-lated neurodevelopmental outcomesat 9 months, 30 months and 5 years.

2. Dental amalgam is safe.Authoritative medical organizations(outside of dentistry) have indepen-dently reviewed the scientific litera-ture related to neurological, degen-erative, autoimmune and psychologi-cal syndromes looking at dentalamalgam as a causative agent – andfound nothing: Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, National Multiple Sclerosis So-

By Dr. Rodney Andrus

Should I Get My SilverFillings Replaced?

ciety, Institute of Neurotoxicologyand Neurological Disorders (Au-tism), and The American Academyof Pediatrics. Furthermore, manyorganizations outside of dentistryhave also reviewed the scientific lit-erature looking for any credible linkbetween dental amalgam fillings andgeneral health problems – and havefound none: U.S. Food and DrugAdministration, National Institutes ofHealth, U.S. Public Health Service,U.S.P.H.S., Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, WorldHealth Organization, and The Eu-ropean Commission. Recently, twoprospective clinical trials (7 years)compared the neurobehavioral, neu-ropsychological and renal effects inchildren receiving dental amalgamversus resin-based composites (whitefillings). No adverse effects werefound in either study, other than ahigher re-treatment rate for childrenwith white fillings.

3. Dental amalgam is effec-tive – no true direct filling “substi-tute” yet exists. Although the coloris not a good match, amalgam fill-ings are considered less expensiveto place and generally last muchlonger than any other material di-rectly placed as a filling. While plas-

tic fillings (composite) provide satis-factory service for approximatelyfive years, multiple independentstudies have shown that they arereplaced at higher rates and repairedat twice the rate of amalgam.

4. Dental amalgam is not amajor source of environmental mer-cury. Less than one percent of mer-cury released to the environmentfrom man-made sources comesfrom dentistry, according to the En-vironmental Protection Agency. First,the vast majority of mercury in sur-face water is from coal-fired utility

plant exhaust that travels through theair then falls back to the earth. Sec-ond, very little amalgam enters sur-face water, because standard dentalequipment and wastewater treat-ment facilities capture approximately95 percent of waste amalgam. TheAmerican Dental Association anddentists across the country are com-mitted to recovering and recyclingamalgam. No state that has exam-ined the issue has banned or limiteddental amalgam.

States where either legislativeor regulatory actions were taken and

terminated include: Washington, Ala-bama, Illinois, New Hampshire, Or-egon, Georgia, Minnesota, NewYork, California, Ohio, Connecticut,Pennsylvania, Arizona, Maine, Mas-sachusetts, Hawaii, Colorado, Vir-ginia, Iowa, and Vermont.

*Excerpts taken from the po-sition statements of the AmericanCollege of Prosthodontists.

Dr Rodney Andrus is South-ern Utah’s only ADA recognizedboard certified specialist for missingand damaged teeth issues—a pros-thodontist.


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The retina is a magnificenttissue in our eyes that literallyconverts the incoming light raysinto neuronal signals that arethen sent to the brain. Ourbrains then take this informationto create the vibrant and color-ful vision that we experienceevery day. Just like the rest ofour body, the retina can alsohave problems – many of whichbecome more prevalent as weage. Conditions such as age-re-lated macular degeneration, dia-betic retinopathy, retinal detach-ment, macular pucker andmacular hole are examples ofproblems that can significantlyimpact our vision. Of these, age-related macular degeneration isthe leading cause of blindnessin the United States in individu-

als over age 50.Age-related macular de-

generation (AMD) affects a highpercentage of aging adults, andin some cases can cause severe

vision loss where individualsmay lose the ability to read,drive, enjoy TV, and even rec-ognize the faces of loved ones.AMD is separated into 2 major

categories: dry and wet. Thedry form presents first,progresses slowly and may re-main dry for the rest of theperson’s life. It can causegradual, severe central visionloss in some patients over timedue to what is called geographicatrophy (death of critical cells inthe central retina). Others maynever lose much vision. Asupplement formula calledAREDS2 has been shown todecrease the progression to-wards this form and the otheradvanced form of AMD whentaken by patients with earlierstages of the disease. We lookforward to future therapeuticadvancements that may furtherdecrease the risk of disease pro-gression.

Approximately 10-15% ofindividuals with AMD will de-velop the wet form – this cancause severe and often rapidcentral vision loss. It is calledwet because one of its maincomponents is fluid and/or bloodleaking into or underneath theretina from abnormally growing

The Retina andMacular DegenerationBy Rick Nordgren, M.D.

blood vessels. Prior to the year2000, the only available treat-ment for wet AMD was thermallaser (to burn the abnormalblood vessels). It was utilizedas the only option in difficultcases to try to minimize or slowvision loss; however, the out-comes were suboptimal. Pho-todynamic therapy (i.e. cold la-ser) was available in the year2000 with better results thanthermal laser, nevertheless, pro-gressive vision loss was still thenorm.

Thankfully, everythingchanged in 2004 when injectablemedicines first became available.Since that time, we have had ac-cess to multiple different medicinesthat we inject directly into the eyeto treat this devastating condition.This treatment has completelyrevolutionized the management ofwet AMD worldwide. Somepeople can gain some of their vi-sion back. Many are able to main-tain stable vision for many years.All in all – fewer people are goingblind from wet AMD. However,the injections do not cure the prob-

lem, they control it. Just likemany medicines we take for dif-ferent health problems, the effectof the injected medicine wears off,and the injection needs to be re-peated. Fortunately, there is abun-dant active research to developnew medicines and devices thatmay help us maintain or improveoutcomes along with decreasingthe frequency of treatments.Some of these may be availablesoon.

It’s an exciting time to be aretina specialist and I feel privilegedto practice medicine in this era oftherapeutic advancements.

Dr. Rick Nordgren is a boardcertified and fellowship trained reti-nal surgeon that is highly experiencedand specializes in the latest treatmentsfor Macular Degeneration. He isZion Eye Institute’s new full-timeretina specialist and is accepting newpatients. If you would like to bookan appointment for a consultation,call the Zion Eye Institute to be seenat any one of our 4 locations in St.George, Santa Clara, Cedar City orMesquite (435) 656-2020 or Toll-Free (877) 841-2020.


Being a child of God,that make us a “Kid of theKing.” We live in an abun-dant world – so why do wehave lack & limitation? Mostof us create it with our think-ing. We deep down think, “Idon’t deserve it,” or “I’m notgood enough or qualified.”

Our earthly parents, orif we are parents, ourselves,want our child to have it all!We give our children every-thing possible. Why thenwould our heavenly Father

want us to have less?Abundance is ours, ex-

cept for our thinking. So

first, we have to learn to loveourselves enough, to get ridof our “stinking thinking.”

We are creative human be-ings. Begin to think of ex-citing, new ways to createwhat we want. They mustbe positive, because, remem-ber, you are a child of God,a “kid of the King” and ourheavenly Father loves us anddoes not want us to have lackand limitation. Abundance isours!

Begin visualizing thosethings in life you really want.Write them down. Make aprivate, positive list, detailsincluded. Maybe it’s thatspecial mate, a special car, bespecific. What qualities,what exactly do you want andwhy do you deserve it? Thelist can be as long as youimagine. Read it twice every

day, know it is yours!You cannot be a spoiled

kid and demand it now. Ev-erything you ever wanted isyours, but in God’s time, notyours. When you see whatyou want and it somehowslips away, say, “If not thisLord, something greater.”Patience is something a childof God must learn in this life-time! Never give up andwhen you least expect it ,there it is. Help it happen,be careful what you ask for,remember the details, for itwill be yours.

Expect it, never give up,know it, be all that you canbe, so you know you deserveit. Never stop knowing abun-dance is yours. You are a

By Joy Ashley

Joy Ashley

Abundance“kid of the King!” Happinesscomes from within. If you’renot happy, who’s in charge?You are and you can turn itaround by knowing what youwant out of life. Make yourlist today. Work on it. Youcan do i t ! ! I am myBeloved’s child, my belovedFather is mine. Abundanceis mine.

Genius iseternal

patience.Michelangelo


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Classified Goof-upsAuto Repair Service.

Free pick-up and delivery. Tryus once, you’ll never go any-where again. Our experiencedMom will care for your child.Fenced yard, meals, andsmacks included. Dog for sale:eats anything and is fond ofchildren. Man wanted to workin dynamite factory. Must bewilling to travel. Stock up andsave. Limit: one. Semi-Annualafter Christmas Sale 3 year oldteacher needed for pre-school.Experience preferred. Girlwanted to assist magician incutting off head illusion. BlueCross and salary. Dinner Spe-cial — Turkey $2.35; Chickenor Beef $2.25; Children $2.00For sale: antique desk suitablefor lady with thick legs andlarge drawers. Now is yourchance to have your earspierced and get an extra pairto take home, too.We do not tear your clothingwith machinery. We do it care-fully by hand. For sale. Threecanaries of undermined sex.Great Dames for sale. Haveseveral very old dresses fromgrandmother in beautiful con-dition.

Mixing bowl set designedto please a cook with roundbottom for efficient beating.

Goofy HunterTwo men went bear

hunting. While one stayed inthe cabin, the other went outlooking for a bear. He soonfound a huge bear, shot at itbut only wounded it. The en-raged bear charged towardhim, he dropped his rifle and

started running for the cabinas fast as he could.He ran pretty fast but the bearwas just a little faster andgained on him with every step.Just as he reached the opencabin door, he tripped and fellflat. Too close behind to stop,the bear tripped over him andwent rolling into the cabin.The man jumped up, closedthe cabin door and yelled tohis friend inside, “You skin thisone while I go and get anotherone!”

Goofy ComputerClicker

Tech Support: “I needyou to right-click on theDesktop.”Customer:“Ok.”Tech Support: “Did you get apop-up menu?” Customer:“No.” Tech Support: “Ok.Right click again. Do you seea pop-up menu?”Customer:“No.” Tech Sup-port: “Ok, sir. Can you tell mewhat you have done up untilthis point?” Customer: “Sure,you told me to write ‘click’ andI wrote click’.”

Goofy BardAn English Literature

professor saw a performanceof Hamlet in London. Duringthe scene at the end of thethird act where Hamlet is ver-bally berating his mother, theactor portraying Hamlet rippedall his clothes off and stood upstraight with full frontal nudity.My professor could not com-prehend this interpretation un-til he was on the plane comingback home to the states. Heinformed his wife that it was‘a tribute to Willie’.

Classic Goof-ups

Old bottles can help to tellthe story of a community andwhat the people who lived inthat place and time were like.What were those miners drink-ing? What medicines were par-ents giving their children and tak-ing themselves? What preservedfoods were people in the com-munity eating? Our discussionof old bottles will include howto tell a bottle from the 1800’sfrom a newer bottle. Why someold bottles turn purple and oth-ers don’t. What features mightmake a bottle attractive to a col-lector and why one old bottlemight be worth $5 and anothermay be worth $100’s. On dis-play will be several old bottlesand attendees are invited tobring any old bottle they mayhave a question about.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:Mike Empey and his wife havecollected old bottles and other

Old Bottles tell their Stories!Saturday, July 27, 2019, 10 amSilver Reef Museum | Ghost Town1903 Wells Fargo Rd. Leeds UT

antiques for 40 years. They havespecialized in collecting pre-1906bottles which claimed to “cure”diseases before therewere laws that re-quired proof of theclaim. Mike wasonce featured onCharles Osgood’sCBS radio show dis-cussing “Cure”b o t t l e s .Mike has an interestin the history of theOld West and hasbeen active in theLeeds Historical So-ciety and the WashingtonCounty Historical Society. Hehas also participated in histori-cal reenactments including Sil-ver Reef Ghost Night and St.George Live. Ray Beal and hiswife live in Leeds, UT. Ray haslived in the Wells Fargo buildingand spent his childhood on thegrounds of the museum. He andhis wife have donated many ifnot most of the bottle collectionon display at the museum. Hismother wrote a book of hermemories of Silver Reef, and abook about Leeds as well.Mike Walters and his wife livein Silver Reef, UT. Mike is anavid collector of bottles 1860-1900. He has a collectionamassed from years of diggingand collecting old bottles in Utah,Nevada, and California. He hasresearched them and learnedabout what life was like for theiroriginal owners. Reservationssuggested: https://

f o r m . j o t f o r m . c o m /83616964482973 or435.879.2254 $4.00 ea (Mu-seum admission, exhibits andtour is included) http://s i l v e r r e e f u t a h . o r gAlso on the 4th weekend of ev-

ery month, Living History toexperience life in a real 1870’s aSilver mining Ghost town. TheOld West will come alive as youlearn about the era from guidesdressed in the clothing of theperiod. Reenactments and shootouts by Lawmen and the MuddyRiver Gang on Saturdays,11:30am, and 1pm.Informative lectures on Satur-days at 10am at our Cosmopoli-tan will teach you about this re-gion and our heritage here in Sil-ver Reef Utah, the only place inthe United States that Silver wasmined in Sandstone! Lectureslisted on www.SilverReef.orgArtists also visit with us on 4thweekends, from individual art-ists, and plein air events to na-tionally renowned sculptor JerryAnderson’s private studio, whichhappens to be across the street,and open to the public on the4th weekend, Saturday from11am-4pm.


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The riddle was: “Ihave joy in bringing two to-gether, but darning my ex-istence! My life hangs by athread, filled with ups,downs and resistance! Whatam I?”

This week’s riddle is:“We are all around, yet tous you are half blind. Sun-light makes us invisible, anddifficult to find. What arewe?”

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By Mickie DouglasSocial Security PublicAffairs Specialist inSalt Lake City, UT

Understanding Your Social Security

Some of the terms andacronyms (an abbreviation ofthe first letters of words in aphrase) people use when theytalk about Social Security canbe a little confusing. We’re hereto help you understand all youneed to know.

Social Security employ-ees strive to explain benefitsusing easy-to-understand, plainlanguage. In fact, The PlainWriting Act of 2010 requiresfederal agencies to communi-cate clearly in a way”the pub-lic can understand and use.”

If a technical term or ac-ronym that you don’t know

Social Security Terms In PlainLanguage

slips into the con-versation or ap-pears in written ma-terial, you can eas-ily find the meaning

in our online glossaryatwww.socialsecurity.gov/agency/glossary.

Social Security’s acro-nyms function as verbal short-hand in your financial planningconversations. If you’re near-ing retirement, you may wantto know what PIA (primaryinsurance amount), FRA (fullretirement age), and DRCs (de-layed retirement credits) mean.These terms involve your ben-efit amount based on whenyou decide to take it.

If you take your retire-ment benefit at FRA, you’llreceive the full PIA (amountpayable for a retired worker

who starts benefits at full re-tirement age). So, FRA is anage and PIA is an amount.

Once you receive ben-efits, you get a COLA mostyears. But don’t expect a fizzydrink — a COLA is a Cost ofLiving Adjustment, and thatwill usually mean a little extramoney in your monthly pay-ment.

What about DRCs? De-layed retirement credits are theincremental increases added tothe PIA if you delay taking re-

tirement benefits beyond yourfull retirement age. If you waitto begin benefits beyond FRA— say, at age 68 or even 70

— your benefit increases.If one of those unknown

terms or acronyms comes upin conversation, you can be theone to supply the definition us-ing our online glossary. Some-times learning the terminologycan deepen your understand-ing of how Social Securityworks for you. Discover andshare more atwww.socialsecurity.gov.

One man prac-ticing sports-manship is farbetter than 50preaching it.

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Tales Of The Old West

By “Doc” Hal Hickman

Making Iron InIron County

The town of Parowan,in Iron County, Utah was thefirst settlement in southern Utah,and in 1851 a few of the resi-dents were call by BrighamYoung to create a settlementabout 18 miles to the southwhere Coal Creek emerged fromthe mountains and ran westwardinto the sagebrush-covered val-

ley. Here a fort was built andGeorge A. Smith, a counselor toBrigham Young, named the placeCedar City because of the largestand of Juniper trees in thearea.

As with other Churchsettlements during this expansionperiod, the new settlers begandigging canals and ditches to di-vert Coal Creek to begin irriga-tion of the fertile valley to thewest. Coal Creek got its namefrom the large chunks of coalfound in the river bed and on its

banks where spring floods hadbrought pieces from the moun-tain canyons to the east. Itdidn’t take long for the settlers

to discover that the area hadbeen blessed with two vital ma-

terials: coal and iron.Up the river’s canyon

they found seams of coal withinseven or eight miles from the

river’s mouth and sources ofiron ore, including low grade“bog ore”, on the near-by RedHill.

Still, use of these valu-able resources had to wait whilethe new settlers continued thebasic community-building tasksof fencing, ditching, clearing theland, planting, guarding, and theimportant construction ofhomes.

Soon, the communityof Cedar City matched and ex-ceeded the population ofParowan, and although the IronCounty Seat was (and still is) inParowan a natural rivalry beganto grow between the two towns.Over the years, several attemptto move the County Seat havebeen instigated, but none hasbeen successful – to date.

But the efforts of Ce-dar City residents changed overthe years. Farming and ranch-ing have long held sway in theCedar Valley, but leaders of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints, who had directedthe settlement of almost all thetowns down the “CaliforniaRoad” corridor, also saw theneed for the Territory to be in-dependent of commercial con-trol from the east. Thus, the

possibility of forging iron ingotsin Iron County became impor-tant in these early days. A groupof Church emigrants from En-gland, Scotland and Wales withextensive mining experiencewere sent to settle in Cedar City.Within two weeks of their ar-rival “a good coal deposit” hadbeen discovered.

The Deseret Iron Com-pany was organized inLiverpool, England, to raise capi-tal and generally oversee theproject. An iron bell was pro-duced using the resources ofCedar City mines and was usedto call the community together.The bell still can be seen at theIron Mission Museum.

But a large iron-smelt-ing dream for the town nevercame about. One obstacle afteranother blocked the path of suc-cess. Lack of sufficient capital,difficulties with local NativeAmerican tribes, a devastatingflood down Coal Creek, an ex-tremely cold winter in 1855-56all contributed to the difficulties.

Then arrival ofJohnston’s Army in 1857brought an abundant supply ofiron and steel equipment whichsoon became “war surplus”when they left. The steel railsof the Union and Central PacificRailroads in 1869 changed thewhole supply dynamic from theeast to Utah.

But iron and coal pro-duction didn’t stop. For morethan a century the iron mineswest of Cedar City continued toproduce ore for shipment to re-fineries in northern Utah, and the“steel” in the backbone of theearly settlers is still evident inthe heritage of Cedar City.

For other “Tales” visit“tales-of-the-old-west.com”Copyright Harold Hickman,2017 All rights reserved

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Entertainment “Cello Rendezvous: An Evening of BeautifulCello Ensemble Music” For One Night Only

Ivins, UT– Have you everheard a choir of cellists perform to-gether? The sound is powerful, so-norous and soulful, unlike anythingyou’ve heard. On September 12,2019, twenty-plus talented cellistsfrom the Cello Society of SouthernUtah will come together to create a

By Merrie Campbell-Lee

Inside the Intimate Black BoxTheater at The Center for the Arts atKayenta

magical experience. Soloists NicolePinell and Brittany Gardner join themto perform Vivaldi’s masterworkDouble Cello Concerto in G Minorand Karl Jenkins’ exquisiteBenedictus. The ensemble will playselections from Bach’s Cello SuiteNo. 6, Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise,Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1,and a mashup arrangement ofQueen’s Bohemian Rhapsody with

Schubert’s Serenade. The perfor-mance will begin at 7:30pm. Tick-ets are $30, $10 for students withcurrent ID, and can be purchasedvia kayentaarts.com or at the boxoffice (435-674-2787).

Event Details:Date: Thursday, September

12, 2019Time: 7:30pmLocation: Center for the Arts

at Kayenta (CFAK), 881 CoyoteGulch Court, Ivins, Utah 84738

Cost: $30, $10 for studentswith valid ID

Purchase tickets online via:

kayentaarts.comBox office: 435-674-2787About Kayenta Arts Founda-

tion and The Center for the Arts atKayenta

Kayenta Arts Foundation is a

501c3 nonprofit organization whosemission is to develop and create anenvironment where diverse artisticendeavors can flourish. The Centerfor the Arts at Kayenta (CFAK) isthe actual place where people in thegreater southern Utah come to learn,express, appreciate and celebrate artin all forms.

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In the days followingthe signing of the tripartite

pack by the Yugoslav rulingcouncil, the country was inan uproar that their govern-ment would capitulate to theGerman war machine beforeGerman troops had crossedtheir borders. Incensed bythe i r l eader ’s be t raya l ,Yugoslav partisans, Dusan

Simovic, Zivan and RadojeKnezevick, and BorivojeMirkovic, encouraged by theBr i t i sh S .0 .E .(sometimes knownas Churchill’s se-cret army) led acoup d’état againstthe existing leadership ofPr ince Paul , RadenkoStankovic and Ivo Perovic,who made up the ruling coun-

c i l and Pr ime Minis te rDragista Cvetkovic. Follow-ing the coup, Prince, now

King, Peter II drove throughthe streets of the capital,Belgrade, with his new gov-ernment to the cheers, andenthusiastic support of thepeople. Hearing of the coup,,which changed an ally into anenemy, Hitler responded withFuhrer directive 25, whichbasically called Yugoslavia, ahostile entity and should bet rea ted as such . DusanSimovic, at the time of thecoup carried the rank of gen-eral in the Royal YugoslavArmy Air Force, accepted theposition of Prime Minister inthe new government, retain-ing his rank of general andwas now also the Chief ofStaff of the military. Work-ing with British intelligence,King Peter II, and the newly

formed government soughtways to strengthen thegovernment’s position in thecountry, and to seek ways togive Hitler reason to avoid Yu-goslavia as a conquest. Thisled to talks with the Russians,and on April 5 1941 a friend-ship agreement was signed be-tween Russia and Yugoslaviadesigned to send a message toHerr Hitler. Are you related,find out at: FamilySearch Cen-ter, 237 East 600 South. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/e n /St_George_Utah_FamilySearch_Centerfor more information.

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July Events At TheTabernacle

By Elder and Sister Steed,Missionaries

St. George Historic Sites

Friday July 26, 7 pmPatricia Kent, A Lecture,Anasazi Ridge PetroglyphsFor the last seven yearsPatricia has been workingwith Paul Taylor doing re-search on Land Hill (AnasaziValley) including studies ofthe solstice and equinox in-teractions. For five summersshe was an interpretive rangerat Mesa Verde National Parkand has also worked with theForest Service on numerousarcheological digs throughoutthe US. Though not an ar-cheologist by degree her de-sire to learn and her passionfor the subject will enlightenall as she shares her latestresearch on the Virgin RiverAnasazi, their incredible cul-ture and the message theyhave left.

Saturday July 27, 7pm Ruth Ferguson, Violin& FriendsAfter graduating

from SUCCESS AcademyHigh School and with anAssociate’s Degree fromDixie State University, Ruthwill be attending Utah StateUniversity this fall. Twelveyears of study, practice andperformance includes orches-tras, recitals, and stage as theFiddler in Desert Hills HighSchool’s production of Fid-dler on the Roof. She hasalso been the guest soloistwith the Southern Utah Heri-tage Choir. A rising talent isours to enjoy with classical,folk and musical theatrenumbers. She will be accom-panied by Tami Creamer onthe piano and EmmaFerguson on the harp.

St. George Tabernacleis located at 18 South MainSt. Admission is FREE forall events. Doors open 1 hourprior to event. Handicap ac-cess at west door.

Experience pioneer lifeas it was in 1867 at COVEFORT DAYS! This year ’s

activities will take place onFriday, August 2nd from 1pm. to 8 pm. and Saturday,August 3rd from 9 am. to 6pm. Visit the pioneer villagewith pioneer arts and crafts,

including cooking, weaving,sp inning , wood carv ing ,qui l t ing , ha i r weaving ,blacksmithing, soap making,and more . Old t imestorytelling will take place allday, including famed storyteller and singer of Utah his-tory, Clive Romney. Freecovered wagon and stage-coach rides will be availablefor your family to enjoy, aswell as pioneer games andactivities for the kids. Fami-lies are welcome to bringtheir own picnic lunch, or topurchase food from any ofseveral food vendors that willbe available. And, of course,we always encourage you tospend time at the Fort, whereyou will find expert tourguides at each room, sharingthe history of what it was likewhen the Hinckley familylived here 152 years ago!Cove Fort is located near theintersection of I-70 and I-15.Take Exit 1 from I-70, orExit 135 from I-15.

2019 Cove Fort DaysBy Sister Cathy Leavitt


Is it a Doughnut or Donut?By Bev Rankin, aka, TheBread Lady

My husband, Dave, loves oldfashioned cake doughnuts. Me, notso much! I guess the reason Ichoose not to make them very of-ten is because I see how much fator oil they drink up during the fryingtime. He doesn’t have to watch hisweight or calories; I on the otherhand have too. Maybe you, likeme, have wondered which the cor-rect spelling for doughnut is. Whileresearching I came up with the an-swer. At least I think it is the an-swer. “The correct spelling is dough-nut, since it was a nut of dough thatwas fried. Twists and rings withholes came later.” I am guessingthat bakers took a piece of doughthe size of a nut and fried it. Donuton the other hand is an abbreviationused by retailers on signs. Some-thing like using “E-Z” for easy. So,with all that clarification, let’s moveon to my choice for old fashioned

doughnuts. Old fashioned cakedoughnuts were deep-fried in hot fat.New fashioned cake doughnuts arebaked in a hot oven using a dough-nut pan and an ever so easy recipe.They look like doughnuts at a glance;

however, they taste somewhatdifferent…kind of like little cakes.The fun thing about this recipe isyou can make them in so manyvariations using dried fruits, minichocolate chips, etc.

Baked Doughnuts¼ cup butter¼ cup canola oil½ cup white sugar1/3 cup brown sugar2 eggs1 ½ teaspoons baking pow-

der

¼ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon ground nutmeg¾ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon vanilla extract2-2/3 cups flour1 cup milkPreheat oven to 425 degrees.

Lightly grease two standard dough-nut pans. In medium bowl, beattogether butter, oil and sugars untilsmooth. Add the eggs, beating tocombine. Stir in baking powder,baking soda, nutmeg, salt and va-nilla. Stir the flour into the buttermixture alternately with the milk,beginning and ending with the flourand making sure everything is thor-oughly combined. Spoon batter intolightly greased doughnut pans, fill-ing the wells to about ¼” shy of therim. Bake the doughnuts for 10minutes. Remove them from theoven, and wait 5-7 minutes beforeturning them out of the pans onto arack. For cinnamon doughnuts,shake warm doughnuts in a plasticbag with about ¼ to ½ cup cinna-mon-sugar. For sugar coated dough-nuts, shake doughnuts in a plastic

bag with white or confections’ sugar.For frosted doughnuts use your fa-

Doughnuts

vorite glaze recipes adding toastedcoconut, chopped nuts or sprinkles.


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Principles Of Freedom

By Lynn West

There are basically twotypes of “tribes” in society. Oneis positive and one is definitelynot. We have come to a time inour history when it is importantto understand the differencesand make choices that lead to abetter and more peaceful worldrather than allowing a descentinto lawlessness, destruction andfear. It is a real danger to ourfuture and the lives our poster-ity will lead.

The positive type of tribeis the kind that is inclusive andinviting. They may have require-ments to join, but are willing toaccept and respect membersfrom all types of backgroundsand experience, all races andheritages. They may have stan-dards they expect of their mem-bers, but do not harm or dam-age those who leave or do not“measure up” to those stan-dards. They seek to bless andstrengthen the members even asthose members work tostrengthen and bless the group.The negative type of tribe is di-visive, critical and even damag-ing to those who do not meettheir narrow definition of whatis acceptable. They will onlyaccept those as members whofit their notion of “valued”.They base being valued on race,experience or willingness to hatethose who do not “fit” withthem. A previously positive tribecan become negative if they al-low prejudice and hatred to be-come part of their culture andbelief.

Tribalism Historically, many produc-tive, happy and free peopleshave had their cultures and eventheir lives destroyed when divi-sive elements are introduced andallowed to become prominent.The records we have, both his-toric and scriptural, documentthe fall of civilizations and otherpreviously positive systems.Some of them sorrow for thetribal warfare that accompaniesor follows the crumbling of gov-ernments and societies. Othersaccurately realize that the nega-tive tribalism existed before thedestruction came and, in fact,was a strong factor in creatingthat destruction.

Examples of positive trib-alism would include the Lions,Rotary Clubs, Scouting, literarysocieties, many churches, civicgroups, towns or cities, highschools and colleges (go team!),sports fans (at least most ofthem) and many others includ-ing many religions. These staypositive as long as they do nothate, denigrate or try to destroyor damage those of other groupseven if there are disagreementsor competition with them. Dif-fering goals or supporting differ-ent outcomes does not make agroup negative, but seeking todo damage to those who disagreeor have a different belief defi-nitely does.

Negative tribes are epito-mized by organizations such asNazis and Neo-Nazis, Ku KluxKlan, organized crime, gangs,some corporations and any gov-ernment that imprisons or subjectsto torture or marginalization peoplebased on race, belief or personallife choices that do not affect oth-ers. Many Communist countries

do this as they seek to eradicatebelief in God or those who seekmore personal freedom than thegovernment is willing to grant.Historically, even some churcheshave been guilty of this type ofattitude and activity. Fanatical Is-lam seeks to “kill the infidel” whilemost of the world’s Muslims justwant to worship God and do good.Even parts of ancient Christianitysought to destroy Islamic and In-digenous beliefs, sometimes at thepoint of a sword.

I repeat that tribes that arecreated because of common in-terest, location or belief and arewelcoming to and/or tolerant ofothers are positive. The thing thatmakes a tribe destructive is if theyseek to damage or destroy othertribes, those within their tribe whodon’t “measure up” or those whohave no tribe. Sadly, I see thatattitude within the major politicalparties and ideologies of our day.Some elements within those par-ties will seemingly stop at nothingto damage or destroy those withwhom they disagree. Rather thanexplaining their vision and invit-ing people to join in, they seem tofeel that they must assassinate thecharacter and destroy the publicperception of anyone who doesnot agree with them. This oughtnot to be and the citizens of ourcountry should stand up and dis-avow any such actions and, if nec-essary, stop participating in anyparty or group that willingly sup-ports negative tribalism.

Shaun McCausland (akaLynn West) is a thinker, a teacherand a patriot. You can reach himthrough email [email protected] through this newspaper. Lib-erty is a state of being which mustbe continually created. These ar-ticles can help all of us discoverthe ways we can contribute tothat outcome.


July-AugActivities Calendar

F S Su M Tu W Th F S SuHearing Evaluations

Hearing Aid Trial PeriodsBalance/Dizziness Testing

Doctors of AudiologyDr Richard LuekengaDr. Ryan Whitaker

1054 E. Riverside Dr. Ste. 201 * St. George(435) 688-8991

145 N. 100 E. * Richfield(877) 688-8991

1251 N. Northfield Rd., Ste 202 * Cedar City(435) 867-1736

340 Falcon Ridge Pkwy,. Bldg. 500 * Mesquite(877) 688-8991

Alcoholics Anonymous: 24 hrs. Call (435) 674-4791. 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4LDS Historic Sites: Free Tours. Brigham Young home,

Jacob Hamblin home & Tabernacle Mon thru Sat 9 - 7pm last tour 6:30pm; Sunday 1-7pm.last tour 6:30pm. Temple

Visitor's Center 9-9pm.

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

Lost City Museum: Moapa Valley Art Guild. 8:30- 4:30pm $5 admission. Overton NV. Call 702-397-2193.

26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4

Free Lunch: For families needing a good lunch in these hard times. Mon - Fri 12 noon, Grace Episcopal Church,

1072 E. 900 S., St. George.26 29 30 31 1 2

McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer Museum: 10-5 pm, 145N 100E. St. Geo. Permanent exhibits of Wash County

pioneer artifacts. Free. 435-628-7274. 26 27 29 30 1 2 3

Seasonal Flu Vaccines: 10 am-5:30 pm, Mon-Fri, Planned Parenthood, 595 S. Bluff Street. $25 cash/credit.

Medicare/Insurance. Walk-ins welcome. 674-9933x6.26 29 30 31 1 2

Sporting Clay, Skeet & Trap: So. Ut. Shooting Sports Park. 9 am-3 pm. 619-4437.

26 27 1 2 3

St. George Lawn Bowling Club: 10:30am. St. Geo Recreation Center, 295S. 400E. Call 627-4560.

26 29 31 2

Veteran's Clinic: 8 am-4:30 pm, 230 N. 1680 E, Bldg. N, St. George. Call 634-7608.

26 29 30 31 1 2

Virgin Valley Heritage Museum: 10-4 pm, 35 W. Mesquite Blvd, Mesquite, NV. Permanent exhibits of

pioneer artifacts. (702) 346-5705.26 27 30 31 1 2 3

Social Singles: 12:30pm. St. George Senior Center for ages 55 to 105. For info. call Joy 435-313-5533.

26 31 1 2

Washington City Museum: 10-4 pm. Corner of Telegraph and Main, Washington City.

26 29 30 31 1 2

Historic St. George Live! Tours: 10 am At Pioneer Center for the Arts, tickets at SG Art Museum, 47 E. 200 N. St. George. $3 for age 12 and older. Call Debbie 435-

668-4213

26 27 30 31 1 2 3

Tuacahn Saturday Market: 9-1pm 1100 Tuacahn Drive, arts & crafts, live entertainment.

27 3

Gamblers Anonymous: Sat.1:30-2:30pm. 150N. Yucca St, Rm 18, Mesquite, NV. Suzie 702-346-6175.

27 3

Overeaters Anonymous: 10am Sat./noon Tues Alano Club; 6pm Thurs @DRMC S ent. St. Geo. Call Patty 435-

635-0140.27 30 1 3

Grace Episcopal Church: Weekend services w/Holy Eucharist Sat. 5:30pm. Sun. 10:30pm. Wed. at noon.

Call 435-628-1181.28 4

South Mountain Community Church St George Campus: 9:30am & 11:00am.3158 E 2000 S. Non-

denom. 435-656-8609. www.smccutah.org/stgeorge. 28 4

Center for Spiritual Living St. George: Meditation 10:30 am, Service 11 am. 904 N 1400 W, turn at Taco Bell off

of Sunset. [email protected] 4

Community of Christ Service: 10 am class, 11 am worship. For info & directions call Jim, 669-5289.

28 4

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church: 8:45am Prayer Service; 9am Adult Sunday School;10:30am Traditional Service. Child care provided. 611N. 2450 E, St. George.

628-9158.

28 4


Activities Calendar F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su

SENIOR LIVINGSENIOR LIVINGSENIOR LIVINGSENIOR LIVINGSENIOR LIVING

Designed for those thatcherish their

independence!

Morning Star Christian Fellowship: Sunday, 10:30am. Bible Study, Wed. 6:30pm. 176 W. St. George Blvd. 674-

4642.28 31 4

Mountain View Bible Church: Sun. 9:30 & 10:30am; Wed. 7pm Youth Group; Wed. 7pm. Worship. 88 N.

State, LaVerkin. 635-3344.28 31 4

Spirit Of The Desert Episcopal Community: 3pm. Coyote Gulch Circle, Rm 873D Ivins (Kayenta). Call Lee

Montgomery 592-0034.28 4

Unity Center of Positive Living: 1 pm, 1072 E. 900 S. In the Little Chapel of Grace Episcopal Church, St.

George. 435-251-7934.28 4

St. George Community Church: Adult Study 9:30am, Worship 11am. Traditional worship & hymns, Bible

preaching; Corner of 100 S. & 800 E. 673-230228 4

Redemption Lutheran: Worship services, Sun 10am. Public Bible Studies, Wed & Thurs 6:30pm 348 N. Bluff

St. #204 St. Geo (elevator available) d i

28 31 1 4

The Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of Southwestern Utah: 11:00 Room at the Square, 175 W 900 S at the inside corner room next to Croshaw Pies.

Call 435-668-3509 with questions.

28

Toastmasters Club: 7 am. Corporate Alliance Office 1487 S. Silicon Way St. George. Guests welcome. Call

Jinks Dabney, 652-8500.29

Al-Anon Family Group: noon. Southwest Center, 2nd floor rm #204, 474W. 200N. Sherry 435-634-9024.

29

Meditation and Stress Busting for Cancer Patients: 11-11:30am, 544 S. 400 E. Radiation Oncology Conference

Room. St. George. Call Deb 688-5092.29

Covington Mansion Tour: Oldest home in Washington County built 1859. 11am - 3pm. 200 N. 200 E.

Washington. 30

St. George Weaving Studio: 4:00 -7:00 p.m. offers classes in various types of weaving. Floor Looms, small looms, basketry etc. 400 S, Donlee Drive. Call 435-673-

3273.

30

Al-Anon: Affected by someone's addiction or drinking? 7-8pm Tues. Presbyterian Church 2279N. Wedgewood Ln,

Cedar City. Thurs 7-8 pm. KKCB Meeting Hall, 1067S. Main, Cedar City. 435-531-1045.

30 1

Eliminate Anxiety & Depression Group: 1-3 pm, Free. St. George Library. Info DJ. 801-510-3349.

30

Barefoot in the Park: 7:30pm, 2pm Saturday, 6pm Sunday The Center for the Arts at Kayenta Cost $25, $60

for all 3 shows, $10 students/children with valid ID31 1 2 3 4

Al-Anon Meeting: 2 - 3:30pm. Paiute Tribal Building, 440N. Paiute Dr, Cedar City. Call Chris Doss 435-586-

1112. ext 50231

Passionate Marriage Class: 7pm Washington Library. Seating Limited. Call for reservations 435-467-1824.

31

Heritage Quest Database Class: 4-5 pm. Are you interested in Genealogy? Come to the St. George Branch

Library, 88W 100S. To reserve 435-634-5737.31


Around The Senior Centers

LANDSCAPING & LAWNCARE • LICENSED & INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

MIRIAM & MARGARITO HERNANDEZ

435-862-2579

SPECIALIZING IN:Lawncare

Full Service LandscapingMiscellaneous Clean-up - We will

remove anything from your propertySprinkler, valve installs and repairs

Planting services from 1 plant to 1000 -No size too small or too big

Pruning Palm Trees & all trees/bushesYard Cleaning

FREE ESTIMATES - SERVING ALL OF SOUTHERN UTAH

Makin' Harmony Chorus: 7-9 pm. Ladies Barbershop style singing rehearsals every Wednesday. Come join us

in song - call Pati 801-540-7669.31

Brigham's Playhouse Presents "Little Mermaid": 7

300 W, Washington, UT. For tickets call 435-251-8000 or www.BrighamsPlayhouse.com.

1 2 3

Exchange Club: 7:30 am, George's Corner Restaurant, 2W. St. George Blvd. Guests welcome. Call Jinks Dabney

652-8500.1

Free Tours: Family History Research Library & Relief Society Hall: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Relief Society Hall,

Telegraph St., Washington. 1

St. George Horsehoe Pitching: 1pm. JC Snow Park, 900 S 400 E. For info Dennis 435-275-2688.

1

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 4pm. 950 S 400 E, St. George. Barbara Cook 435-669-0197. 1

National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI): 5:45pm. Free classes and suport groups, St Geo Library, lower level, 88W, 100S, St George. Call Pam 541-331-0711.

1

National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI): 7pm. Free classes & support groups. 515 W. 300N. St. George. Call

Pam 541-331-0711.1

Color Country Barbershop Chorus Rehearsal: 7:02 pm. The American Legion Hall, 245 N 200 W, St George.

Come join us! Call Tim 435-627-1052.1

Veyo Rodeo: 8pm Veyo Rodeo Arena on Chad Ranch Rd (across from the cemetery/park) Cost: Adults $5, Kids

6-12yrs $3, Under 6yrs Free2 3

HURRICANE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 95 N. 300 W. Call (435) 635-2089 if you need a ride. M-TH

F Sa Su M T W Th F Sa Su

Lunches Served: 11:30 to 12:30pm 29 30 31 1Bridge: Monday- 12:30 - 3:30pm. 29 1

Writing Class: 12:30 pm. 29 30 31 1Thrift Store open 11:30am. -2:30 pm. 29 30Skip Bo Card Game: 10 - 11:30am. 30

Wii Bowling: 11am. 30Hand & Foot Card Game: 12:30 pm. 30

Paint Club: 1-4pm. 31Craft Class: 1 - 3pm. 1

Billiards: 9:30-11am & 1-3pm. 1Bingo: following lunch 1

ENTERPRISE SENIOR CENTER 165 S. 100 E. 435-878-2557

T-W-F Open 9am-3pm. Dial-A-Ride call 435-878-2557Thrift Store 9am - 3 pm. 26 30 31 2

Lunches Served: 11:45 - 12:45 pm 26 30 31 2

MESQUITE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 102 West Old Mill Rd. Call (702) 346-5290.

F Sa Su M T W TH F Sa Su

Lunches Served: 11:30-12:30, $3.50. (60+) $15 Meals on Wheels

26 29 30 31 1 2

Cards & Tile Games: Instruction & games 9:30am-3:30pm. 26 29 30 31 1 2

CEDAR CITY SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 489 East 200 South. Call (435) 586-0832.

F Sa Su M T W Th F Sa Su

Lunches Served: 12:15 pm. $3 (60+); $7 (60-). 26 30 31 2

PAROWAN SENIOR CENTER 685N. 300E. 435-477-8925

Lunches Served: 12:15 pm $3.00 (60+) $7.00 (60-) 26 29 31 2


Genealogy Corner

By Julie Brinkerhoff

Around The Senior Centers

Killing Off YourAncestors

Veterans’ Calendar F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su M

“Killing Off Your Ances-tors” sounds like a harsh idea,but it does catch your atten-tion and refers to finding deathdates and information foryour ancestors. Have you no-ticed on your family trees, ei-ther on FamilySearch or withanother company that yourancestors have birth and mar-riage dates and an “aboutdate” for the death date?Many do not think the deathdate is essential, but there is alot of vital information avail-able with death records. Whyis it necessary to find deathinformation or “killing yourancestors off” as many haveput it?

1. Death notices innewspapers predate mandatorydeath records in most states.These death notices are greatat including how they died, if acoroner was needed, names ofchildren, siblings, and parents.

2. A death date can con-firm that you have the right per-son eliminating the need for fu-ture searches.

3. Death information canpoint you toward wills andgravestones. The wills can listfamily member, and many timesyou will find ancestors buriednext to kin.

4. In many countriessuch as England, it was com-mon to use a name severaltimes if an infant was to die. Ihave seen many not look fordeath information and combine

the birth information of the firstchild with the death informationof the second.

5. Life expectancy waslow for many of our ancestors.Finding death information canlead one to look for re-marriagesand half-siblings. A more com-plex relationship then what firstappeared without the death in-formation.

6. You may find un-known potential ancestors thatyou have previously over-looked.

Cyndi’s List(www.cyndislist.com) is a greatresource to help you find deathinformation. Cyndi has includedlinks to sites that have death in-formation for each state andcountry. According to Cyndi’sList, when I search for deathinformation in the New Hamp-shire section I can find deathand burial indexes on bothAncestry.com andFamilySearch. This website alsohas links to newspapers andobituaries.

If you are serious aboutyour family history, then killingoff your ancestors is mandatory.Until you know somethingabout your ancestors’ deaths,you do not have an accuratepicture of their lives. You havenow captured their lives andhave gone full circle from birthto death. Also, the record of anancestors’ death gives you clo-sure and an ending to the storyof their life.

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American Legion Post 114 in Escalante: 7 pm. Monthly meeting. High School 350 N. 200 W. Escalante.

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LEE’S ANTIQUE CORNER 141 W.Brigham Rd., suite C, at Bloomingtonroundabout. Buy, Sell, Consign. 435-669-0659. Mention ad for 15% off.

CARPET CLEANING RESULTS.Rotovac Carpet Restoration System.“We bring your carpets back to life”. 3ROOM SPECIAL $79.99 435-850-0544

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No job too small, we do it all. To setan appointment call: (435) 705-0587.

HOME SWEET HOME Elderly care ina private home. Skilled 1-1 nursing care24hrs. Full assistance: bathing, dressing,toileting and meals Call 435-559-2911

ANTIQUE HUTCH, English, 150 yearsold. $2000.00 obo. 435-674-1868

HIGHEST QUALITY CLEANING ser-vice. Many years of experience. Greatrate and references from Sunriver com-munity. I’m in Bloomington. Celia 435-817-1863

FULLY FURNISHED apartments avail-able next winter in a smoke free com-munity. Great for Snowbirds! UNFUR-NISHED APARTMENTS are availablenow. call 435-628-3436 for details.

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2014 CLASS C 28Z FOUR WINDS32,000. miles, great condition, 1 slide,walk around queen bed, lots of storage$45,000. 760-223-3074.

PROVIDING ART CLASSES and oils,pastels, water colors. Day classes 10amto 1pm evening classes 6pm to 9pm. Rea-sonable rates. Call LaJoy 435-862-5810

RETIRED RN PROVIDES IN HOMEcompanionship, personal cares, lighthousekeeping for Seniors in St Georgearea. Reasonable rates. Call Wendy 435-616-3290.

GRANDMOTHER needs kind LDS per-son to provide light housekeeping, per-sonal care in exchange for room, boardand payment of X dollars. Please call435-313-5100.

Autumn Park Assisted Living has privaterooms available. We are a small familyowned facility that believes in providingthe best and most efficient care for yourloved ones. Please call Chris or comevisit us for a tour. 435-275-4458 , 548N 1100 E , Washington Utah

Senior Activities: Are you a Senior groupthat needs a place to hold your activityor meetings? Try Autumn Park AssistedLiving, we have 2 large dining/commonareas where you can meet with yourgroup and integrate with our amazing se-nior residents. Contact Chris 435-275-4458

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BABY LOCK SEWING and Embroiderymachine, Ellure plus. Instruction avail-able locally $950 for machine and sew-ing table 435-688-2172.

DRYER VENT CLEANING starting at$49.95 pended high pressure equipmentused, guaranteed clean. Alpha Cleaning435-772-2611

SUBLIME CARE SERVICES Indepen-dent licensed agent, provides safe & se-cured respite care for family caregivers inhome and care facilities, overnight or a fewhours, flexible schedule, receive your ad-equate rest or peace of mind today. Li-censed, bonded & insured. Call Robyn 435-627-6824, cell 949-500-6717.

ELLIPTICAL EXERCISER By Nauti-lus like new condition, has all the bellsand whistles. $800. Call 435-632-2371.

ADULT TRICYCLE with basket on theback, large leather seat, red with silverfenders, Will accept highest offer over$500. 435-272-0137.

PRIDE LIFT CHAIR purchased in 2017,lightly used, light tan color $550. Call435-668-7598.

APPLE 9.5 IPAD 32Gb. Used one timepurchased new (not refurbished). Newwith case and password. $250. Don435-429-4092.

1998 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTRACAB 4x4 350 vortex, new radiator, newfuel injection, runs well $2500 OBO Callme 216-2971 leave message.

ROLAND LEE LIMITED EDITIONLITHOGRAPH Zion Canyon, excellentcondition, preservation framing,22.5x29.5 inches, museum glass, Certifi-cate of Authenticity. $700. 435-652-8536.

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HELP STAND UP CHAIR $75, Golf set$50, Ladies Trail bike $35, Ladies newHotter sandals size 8 1/2 double wide$40. call 435-632-0560.

F-250 4x4 7.3 Diesel, Extended cab, setfor 5th wheel. 435-632-1685

52 INCH ROUND TABLE 4 paddedchairs perfect for a small apartment, cus-tom made cover, perfect condition $650OBO. GE WASHER & GAS DRYER invery good condition $250. Call George435-619-7851.

CANON IPF 6400 24 inch color art andphoto printer, comes with 12 colors likenew. Make offer 435-673-7231

MANGUM CARPET & TILE cleaning.1/2 off for new customers (restrictionsapply).We hope to earn your business.435-313-3727.

“Aaron’s Lawn Care” Lawn mainte-nance, sprinkler systems, valve repair,trim palm trees, trim bushes, yardcleaning, Licensed & Bonded. CallMiriam Hernandez 435-862-2579.

LICENSED, AFFORDABLE, guaran-teed. Carpentry, concrete, masonary,drywall, flooring, painting, landscaping,roofing, minor electrical, plumbing etc.General repairs/maintenance, excellentreferences. Pat 435-559-4520.

NO JOB TOO SMALL, drywall, plumb-ing, doors, baseboards, electric, painting.30 yrs experience. Call Joe for free quote435-525-1367 or office 435-327-0638.

FREE HANDYMAN LABOR 1 to 2HOUR APPOINTMENTS ON MON-DAYS ONLY - for those that can’t dofor themselves. Call Home and BuildingRepair 832-800-8943.

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B.G. LANDSCAPING DESIGNBalmore Gonzalez, Licensed & Insured,owner since 2001. Complete design &installation of yard project; Pavers; Flag-stones; Diamond Blocks; Weekly yardmaintenance; Trimming & cleanup;Sprinkler specialist. Free estimates 435-229-5596. Senior discounts.

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PROPERTY CARE SPECIALISTSserving southern Utah for over 15 yrs.Full service lawn care. 2nd service free.No job too small give us a call, free esti-mate. Call Dan 435-773-5860.


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$8 SENIOR HAIRCUTS everyWednesday 9am-8pm. seniors 60+. Walkins welcome. Dollar Cuts 813 S BluffSt. 435-674-1009

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ALCORN ADA RIDES, handicap ac-cessible van, we get you there and back.Verdene Alcorn 435-669-6535 or VyrlAlcorn 435-627-9497.

SAME DAY APPLIANCE SERVICE,repair, sales on refrigerators, freezers,washers, dryers, dishwashers etc.24 hr.service. Call Brett 435-467-5155 cell.

BRICK, BLOCK, ROCK, repair, resto-ration, small jobs, insurance work, alkalistain and damage control, 30 year localresident, 25+ years masonry experience,licensed, insured, Tim Reynolds 435-668-6883.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALITY WORK.Licensed and insured. Concrete, roofing,flooring, framing, and much more. Con-tact Zach at 435-272-7000

HURRICANE SENIOR CENTERTHRIFT STORE, 95 North 300 West,Hurricane, UT. Open Mon-Thurs11:30am-2:30pm. Great Stuff &Prices. Donations Accepted. Open topublic. Children’s clothing available.

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INCREDIBLE RHINE RIVER CruiseJune 2020 escorted by Gary Sorensen,plus land tours in Bruges, Ghent andSwitzerland. Call Morris Murdock Travelat 628-3633

WANTED: HOME TO BUY, up to 3BR. Any condition. Richard M. @Red Rock Real Estate 435-414-3373

ROME WITH HERITAGE CHOIR/Educational Tours 10/8, Vatican &Temple, last chance sign up! Call Pauline435-656-5740 Kathy 435-656-4849.

FEMALE FRIEND WANTED - I’m asingle 60 year old St George man look-ing for a long-term female friend. I’m,kind, loyal, intelligent, conservative andhardworking (sounds like I’d make agood boy scout). Long-term relation-ship possible. Email me for a link tomy website:[email protected] look up my facebook page:www.facebook.com/don.glasgow.140

SENIOR DISCOUNTS FOR BUYINGOR SELLING A HOME!!!RICHARD M...@Red Rock Real Estate435-414-3373

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REASONABLE GARAGE DOOR- Ga-rage door service. Installation & repair.Senior discounts. 801-718-6131. St.George.

CARNIVAL’S NEW PANORAMA willport from Long Beach beginning Janu-ary 2020 weekly to Cabo. Adventureon board & Ashore. Choose Fun,Skyride, Poolside Cinema, fun for thewhole family, friends, couples. CallGroup Travel Specialist, Destinations byRosemary CTA 435-414-9578.

TAKE A STEP to end Alzheimer’s. Walkwith us September 14 at Dixie State. CallMike (435) 238-4998 or www.alz.org/walk.

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PARTIALLY DISABELED BABTISTlady 72. Loves cats, wants to meet sin-cere local gentleman 70 to 78, friendshiponly, no beards, must be non smoker.Barbara 634-6408.

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PACIFIC COASTAL CRUISE with busfrom St George to the port. San Fran-cisco, Monterey, San Diego, Ensenada,March 28, 2020 For details call MorrisMurdock Travel at 435-628-3633.

WISDOM PAINTING 35 yrs. residen-tial exp. 435-862-8547. Everybody’swelcome, special rates for seniors. Callanytime. Please leave a message.GREAT TIME TO PAINTCONCREATE & STUCCO. 435-862-8547 Where wise people use painting.

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