Genesis Dental would like to thank our staff, our patients and the Senior Citizens Center for the generous donations for Sub for Santa. Thank you Kanab High School for allowing us to help you. We feel it a real honor to be able to participate the last few years. What a great community we live in that we can help each other at this great Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all from Dr. K. John Armstrong and the Genesis Dental staff.
The first of its kind in the state of Utah, Kanab will soon host a “maternity home”, a facility that owner/operator Spencer Moody refers to as a safe haven for unwed mothers. In a December 18, 2003, public hearing in which the city council approved a conditional use permit for the business, Moody made clear distinctions between maternity homes and correctional facilities. Classified as “residential support facilities” maternity homes serve as assistance centers licensed through the state, as the Kanab facility will be. The maternity home will be located in the building which previously housed the local hospital.
The Kanab facility will provide support services including 24-hour supervision, assistance with the completion of GED’s and the opportunity to earn college credit. Additional assistance offered include adoptive services and skills training, which will assist residents with the transition and responsibilities of parenting. Moody indicated that all medical care received by residents would be administered at the Kane County Clinic.
The facility anticipates normal operations to total numbers just below its maximum 54 resident capacity. If it ran at full capacity however, Moody said the facility could employ up to 30 full and part-time workers and contribute almost $750,000 in wages annually to the local economy. Moody and his wife Jana, along with business partners Todd & Nancy Niemann, chose the Kanab site due to the scenic, safe and peaceful nature of the town and community. The Moodys and the Niemanns are also the owners and operators of a separate correctional facility located east of Kanab.
Deanna Glover was honored by the City Council for countless hours of community service through her work at the Heritage Museum. Glover’s knowledge and service were recognized through a resolution passed by the council, appointing Deanna Glover as the City Historian. Councilwoman Treva Barnson also publicly thanked all members of the Historical Society for their contributions and efforts.
The city council reviewed several recommendations from the Planning and Zoning committee during the December 18 meeting. Due to the number of past complaints issued regarding the quality and conditions of storage sheds, garages, and shops placed on residential properties throughout the community, the Kanab Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the “uniform zoning ordinances” which regulate the requirements for accessory buildings. Residents complain that some accessory buildings are unsightly, hinder the quality of scenic views, and claim such buildings significantly depreciate the value of neighboring properties.
During the public hearing portion of the December meeting, the council added a requirement for accessory buildings to “be consistent with the color of the primary residence,” as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Council member Terril Honey, who acts as the liaison for Plan By Rachel Tueller
The first of its kind in the state of Utah, Kanab will soon host a “maternity home”, a facility that owner/operator Spencer Moody refers to as simply, a safe haven for unwed mothers. In a December 18, 2003 public hearing in which the city council approved a conditional use permit for the business, Moody made clear distinctions between maternity homes and correctional facilities. Classified as “residential support facilities” maternity homes serve as assistance centers licensed through the state, as the Kanab facility will be. The maternity home will be located in the building that previously housed the local hospital. The Kanab facility will provide support services from 24-hour supervision, assistance with the completion of GED’s and the opportunity to earn college credit. Additional assistance offered includes adoptive services and skills training which will assist residents with the transition and responsibilities of parenting. Moody indicated that all medical care received by residents would be administered at the Kane County Clinic.
The facility anticipates normal operations to total numbers just below its maximum 54 resident capacity. If it ran at full capacity however, Moody said the facility could employ up to 30 full and part time workers and contribute almost $750 thousand in wages annually to the local economy. Moody with his wife Jana, along with business partners Todd & Nancy Niemann, chose the Kanab site due to the scenic, safe, and peaceful nature of the town and community. The Moody’s and the Niemann’s are also the owners and operators of a separate correctional facility located east of Kanab.
Deanna Glover was honored by the City Council for countless hours of community service through her work at the Heritage Museum. Glover’s knowledge and service were recognized through a resolution passed by the council, appointing Deanna Glover as the City Historian. Councilwoman Treva Barnson also publicly thanked all members of the Historical Society for their contributions and efforts.
The city council reviewed several recommendations from the Planning and Zoning committee during the December 18 meeting. Due to the number of past complaints issued regarding the quality and conditions of storage sheds, garages, and shops placed on residential properties throughout the community, the Kanab Planning and Zoning Committee reviewed the “uniform zoning ordinances” which regulate the requirements for accessory buildings. Residents complain that some accessory buildings are unsightly, hinder the quality of scenic views, and claim such buildings significantly depreciate the value of neighboring properties. During the public hearing portion of the December meeting the council added a requirement for accessory buildings to “be consistent with the color of the primary residence”, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Committee.
Council member Terrill Honey who acts as the liaison for Planning and Zoning, noted the requirement did not call for a perfect match, only consistency. The requirement, Honey said, would serve to alleviate problems and complaints that stem from shops with glaring metal roofs and buildings of aluminum stainless steel construction. Existing sections of the ordinance require accessory buildings in residential areas not cover more than 25 percent of backyards or exceed one story, or 20 feet in height.
A public hearing to amend the master street plan raised a variety of concerns from the planning and zoning commission and one local business. While the Planning and Zoning Commission’s responsibility is to serve the community’s overall growth and development needs now and in the future, local business also plays a vital role in the area’s economic health. In efforts to accommodate anticipated development needs of the city in the future, the Planning and Zoning Commssion has been working to revise the city’s master street plan.
One local business, the Rocking V Café, says the committee’s proposals for the city’s master street plan would impede its expansion request. Don Pilmore, representing local contractor Thebeau Consulting, told the city council that Thebeau had been commissioned to look at the café’s expansion proposal from an engineering standpoint to determine if the project was feasible. The café requested to expand its business to the west along 100 West, but the planning and zoning commission’s primary concern and responsibility is to retain current rights of way on existing streets with the city’s future in mind.
“Adding a 24x12 foot space to the kitchen and a10x12 foot dock on the back,” Pillmore said, “would allow the Rocking V to double the capacity of the restaurant.”
The café’s owner, Victor Cooper, also addressed the council, and said he was not as interested in doubling the size of the dining room, but that his focus on beautification efforts were number one. Cooper detailed his plans to landscape the area to match the downtown beautification project and improve an otherwise unsightly corner in the same manner he and his wife Vicky turned a run-down old building into a local destination.
But the cafe is still limited in its buildable space if the city hopes to accomplish its goals in retaining rights of way, as well as the space needed along side streets. Mapping and designing the layout of city streets requires foresight and the committee is responsible for determining what those needs will be and plan accordingly to accommodate all the city’s anticipated needs.
In a phone interview, Planning and Zoning Chairman Arlon Chamberlain said the commission would like to do anything they could to help the Rocking V. Chamberlain said the café is a benefit to the community and credits the Coopers for the marvelous job of restoring the building. But the commission’s stewardship is to the overall needs of the city and it foresees a day when area development might drastically change the direction and flow of traffic downtown entirely. If areas west of the city like Cedar Heights, for example, were to grow, much of the traffic in town might then utilize minor arterial or side streets, in order to bypass major arterial routes like Highway 89, now the most commonly used path of travel.
The city allowed several businesses in the past to encroach on rights of way along its side streets. An encroachment, Planning and Zoning says, has now come back to haunt them. The city learned thereafter that once rights of way are relinquished, there’s little to be done to regain them as with the current state of many arterial or side streets downtown. Utah’s Department of Transportation recommends side streets retain a 50-foot radius at intersections where curb and gutter meet from major to minor streets, a distance wide enough to allow a semi truck to turn around. The city’s consulting group, Alpha Engineering, recommended at least a 35-foot radius at these intersections. But due to past mismanagement and past encroachments, many of the city’s side streets now only allow for a 25-foot radius as with 100 West, which borders the Rocking V Café.
The committee is additionally concerned about leaving enough room to meet easement requirements. Easement space should be maintained between business properties and city infrastructure allowing the city the access needed to repair things like the water line buried beneath the street in case of any problems.
The café is willing to invest almost $64,000, a figure Pillmore said would cover costs not only of the café’s own business ventures, but would also absorb costs associated with improvements on city property. Pillmore said the café was willing to pay for curb and gutter, asphalt, and the cost of burying a neighboring power line. But burying the overhead line would mean sinking the entire line at the intersection, not just the portion next to the café, a cost Chamberlain of the Planning and Zoning has known to equal $40,000 or more.
An additional requirement also guides the direction of the expansion request. City ordinances require a certain number of parking stalls in conjunction with business size, measured either by square footage or, in the case of restaurants, seating capacity.
Council member Terril Honey drew on examples of other local businesses that met the same requirements. Businesses like the Rainbow Café and Houston’s Trails End purchased neighboring properties to meet parking requirements for their business. But Cooper’s response to the suggestion was “buying more property and leveling it to make a parking lot is not always the answer.”
While the café is limited on obtaining properties for parking purposes, Chamberlain said other options have credence. Seating in the front of the café currently rests on state right of way. The café could consider doing the same for seating along the west side, utilizing city rights of way in the same manner.
Cooper noted the increasing number of local businesses listed for sale and suggested that the city step up its efforts to work with viable local businesses in order to retain them. Cooper noted that the four-year period it took the city to complete a wheelchair ramp on the sidewalk near the business was slow by any standard. Cooper also noted that it seemed every effort the business made to expand or improve the café had been hindered in one way or another by the city, if not due to water or power lines issues, then something else unforeseen.
City attorney Van Mackelprang stated that the city must be cautious as every action sets precedence for the future. If the city made allowances for one business, it would need to do so for others.
Council member Treva Barnson commented that the city was bound by its ordinances.
Pillmore and other attendees at the meeting questioned a grandfathering clause in the ordinance regarding parking, claiming Chapter 6, number 14, overrides “nonconforming use” requirements. The city council responded to the issue by tabling the item in order to further research issues related to the master street plan before a final decision is made to amend the ordinance.
Tony Wright, council member and mayor pro tem, concluded, saying that the council would have to change the ordinance to accommodate the Coopers’ request.
Cowboy Ted in the saddle at Travel Council
By Dixie Brunner
“My goal is to provide events to bring people in, so they’ll have a meal and stay a night or two,” explained new Kane County Travel Council Director Ted “Cowboy Ted” Hallisey.
While his career until now hasn’t been in the travel industry, Hallisey’s communication, sports and rodeo background should serve him well in marketing Kane County. The young California native has had an illustrious career, including such diverse jobs as sports information director and P.E. instructor, to sports and entertainment journalist and on-air radio personality.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from California State University and a Master of Education degree in health, P.E. and recreation from Utah State, Hallisey’s education has been as diverse as the jobs he has held.
Besides his own participation in rodeo, Hallisey has written a number of rodeo stories for numerous national publications. He has served as a credentialed journalist at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Olympic Command Performance Rodeo and top rodeo events throughout the U.S. In addition, he has hosted numerous rodeo radio programs.
“When I first saw the travel council job advertised, it seemed what the county needed was a good PR person,” said Hallisey. “They wanted someone who would concentrate their marketing efforts within an 800 mile radius.”
While Hallisey has a rodeoing background, he doesn’t believe Kane County should be marketed strictly as cowboy country. “I would like to see marketing be more diversified,” said Hallisey. “I would like to diversify the number and types of events held here.”
Some specific genres he’d like to attract would be story telling festivals, youth activities and sporting events held throughout the county. To that end, Hallisey believes the county will eventually need bigger conference and host facilities.
“Cowboy Ted” has shared his enthusiasm and healthy lifestyle attitudes with children. Hallisey is the founder of the Cowboy Ted’s Kids Club and makes visits to schools and libraries to talk with children about the importance of healthy lifestyles.
Hallisey has introduced a series of books to encourage kids to become involved with reading along with learning about the rodeo and horse racing.
The Cowboy Ted Coloring Books consist of 12 pages of rodeo pictures for kids to color as they learn. Billy the Bull is a 24 page book that teaches kids about rodeo from the perspective of a bull named Billy. (Books are $2 and order forms are available on the Cowboy Ted website at www.cowboyted.com for upcoming events or to join the Kids Club online.) Coloring books are also available at the Kane County Visitor’s Center and the Mt. Carmel Chevron with proceeds going to youth programs.
“He’s going to be a real asset to the travel and tourism component of our economy and to the communities of Kane County,” said Commissioner Boone Hulet who oversees the Travel Council.
Hallisey said he is excited about his new job as Kane County Travel Director. “My wife Jenny and I are looking forward to living and raising our baby here.”
Western Legends Film Festival declared ‘The Best’
By Dixie Brunner
When Bonnie Riding decided to start a film festival in Kanab, she wanted to do it right. And according to True West Magazine, Riding not only did it right-she did it the best! The magazine named the Western Legends Film Festival as “Best of the West” in its prestigious 2nd annual awards competition.
Riding’s original intention was to bring a western movie musuem to Kanab. Famous Hollywood stuntman and Kanab resident Neil Summers had offered some of his expansive and valuable western memorabilia collection, if Kanab had a museum to house it.
“I started going to film festivals around the west hoping to get someone interested in building a museum here,” explained Riding. To that end, her and husband Bob traveled at their own expense to Laughlin, NV, North Hollywood, Lone Pines and Victorville, CA.
At the film festivals, their friend Neil Summers began introducing the Ridings to some of the old Hollywood western stars. “We started visiting with and getting to know them.”
Riding and Summers began investigating the possibility of hosting a film festival in Kanab. The location was a natural since many old westerns were filmed in the area. In fact, many of the stars they met at the film festivals had been involved in filming in the area.
A film festival seemed like a perfect event to be held during the Western Legends Round-up festivities, where western culture - both real and reel - are celebrated. Riding and Summers approached event coordinator Robert Houston with the idea and got the go-ahead from the Western Legends committee.
The film festival has been growing ever since its inception three years ago.
“We enjoy doing it,” said Riding. “It’s fun and it helps to keep our western movie heritage alive.”
The Western Legends Round-up Film Festival was named the “Best of the West” by True West Magazine recently. Festival organizer Bonnie Riding holds the award. Photo by Dixie Brunner.
Grand Prize winners (l-r) JoLynn Bunting, Benny Jordan, John Armstrong and Eugene Wauneka show off their winnings with drawing emcee Norma Jones and Sheldon Honey of Honey's Jubille Foods. Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and a big thank you to everyone for shopping in your hometown!
The prize winners at this year’s final Hometown Holidays drawing, held last Saturday at Honey’s Jubilee Foods, were:
#1 Stage Stop: $10 Gift Certificate – April Riddle, Lorna Watson; Adobe Realty: $10 Gift Certificate for Vermilion Café – Neidra Welch, Juanita Jackson; Color Country Homes: 3 Nights Stay at Color Country Motel – Sarah Rider; Critter Corner: $10 Gift Certificate – Conrad Christensen, Debra Glover; Eddy Builders: Haircut at Linda’s Beauty Shop – Joyce Massey, Marcene Pea; Escobar’s: $10 Gift Certificate – Sindi Stovall, Maria Roper; Genesis Dental Group: Free Teeth Cleaning - Lori Huntington; Kanab Dental Clinic: Home Whitening Kit – Maria Roper, Teressia Johnson; Kanab Tire Center: Free Oil Change, Lube, Filter – Lynda Harris, Transmission Flush – Lori Huntington; Kane County Eye Care: $10 Gift Certificate to Kanab Movie Theater – S. Hutchings, Marina Johnson; Kane County Hospital & Clinic: $20 Gift Certificate – Harriett Lemon, $100 towards Dr. Ott – Laura Savala; Lotsa Motsa Pizza: Two 14” Any-Topping Pizzas – Angie Bulletts, Stuart Willoughby; Mountain Essence Natural Foods: $10 Gift Certificate – Angie Riedhead; Nedra’s Too: Two Fried Ice Creams – Trina Decker, Two Lunch Specials – Shelly Cram; Rainbow cafe: $10 Gift Certificate – Jill Sidwell, Madeleine Wanlass; Redrock Homes – Toshiba DVD Player – Misty Zabriskie; Stampin’ Up!: Theme Stamp Set – Stacy Johnson, Shelly Cram; Samco: $10 Gift Certificate – Debi Mutchie, Heide Reidhead; Subway : $10 Gift Certificate – Robert Cienfuegos, $100 Gift Certificate – JoLynn Bunting; Zion Pharmacy: $20 Gift Certificate – Lori Corrigan; Zions Bank - $100 Cash – Lori Corrigan; Duke’s / JCPenney Catalog: Duke’s / SAMCO Discount Card – LeeAnne Chamberlain, Stuart Willoughby; Glazier’s FoodTown: $10 Gift Certificate - Cathy Chell, Sue Thompson; Honey’s Jubilee Foods: $10 Gift Certificate – Jose Quintana, $100 Gift Certificate – Kim Blake; Kanab Country Auto & Ymaha: Car Wash – Loretta Crosby, $20 Gift Certificate – Terry Griffin; Kanab Furniture: Wooden Magazine Rack – Keith Judd, Glass & Brass Bedside Table – Linda Orton; Sound Room Radio Shack: Panasonic Shockwave Radio – Lorna Watson, Zip-Zap Car – Jack Tatum; South Central Communications: Clock – Bonnie Chambers, Caller ID Box – Lillian Gurr, South Central Hat & T-shirt – Amber Howells; Southern Utah News / Publishing: Stainless 7-Function Pocketknife – Lucy Smith, Arlene Lundburg, Angela Hines, David Bernstein; Xpressweb Internet Services: 1 Month Dial-Up Internet Service – Renee Corley, John Brinkerhoff.
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: $100 Cash from the Southern Utah News – Eugene Wauneka, $250 Cash from Garkane Energy – John Armstrong, $250 Honey’s Shopping Spree – JoLynn Bunting, Ashley Durapella Recliner from Kanab Furniture – Benny Jordan.
Hometown Holidays week #5 winners
The imperfect, perfect Christmas tree
By Myrna Cox
Through the years I have observed Christmas trees and marveled at how some folks seem to present a perfect tree. It stands straight and tall in front of the large picture window and is decorated to perfection. All the ornaments are placed with much thought and the true balance of tinsel, glass balls and lights are a sight to behold.
The perfect tree I remember was a scrub cedar. The boys were tired of waiting for a tree. They crossed the creek and climbed the hill behind our house and found the funny little reject of the forest. They came home, all smiles and excited, as they brought the tree into the house, knowing they had preformed the manly task of cutting down the tree and bringing it to their mother.
I looked at the boys and their tree and could see the immaturity in both. But I also saw the possibilities. They scurried around finding the lights which were sort of flung on the tree, as only boys could do. They stood back with pride in their eyes when the lights were turned on.
Amazing how that little old scrub cedar turned into a tree fit for a king. It blossomed with small cowboy scarfs, minature cowboy hats and some red balls. We all sat and enjoyed the moment - a Christmas to remember! I still invision those small faces and the light in their eyes as they contributed something to the family. The tree was gone and forgotten, burned for firewood. But the unforgotten memories of family live on and on.
Now the boys have families of their own and I have noticed that their Christmas trees are sometimes a bit scrubby but they are decorated with love from ornaments the kids have made. May your tree be one to remember this year, be it a perfect blue spruce or a scrubby little cedar. May it bring you the perfect feeling that Christmas is all about.
American Legion Oratorical Contest
Larry, Moe & Curly (aka Doyle Swallow, Bob Thompson and Lloyd Baker) plan the Legion Oratorical contest. It’s pretty serious business as shown by the solemn faces of these three Legion officers.
By Clint Nielsen
Under the direction of Doyle Swallow, the American Legion Post 69 held its annual winter Kanab High School American Legion Oratorical contest on December 17. The winner was Kayleigh Cerepes, with the runner-up being Kathryn Browning. Kayleigh received a check for $50 and Kathryn received a check for $25.
The two young ladies were nervous but highly attentive, knowledgeable, and sought to do their very best. The contest is based on one’s knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and how it affects our daily lives. Both Kayleigh and Kathryn are to be highly commended.
The winner will go on to a region meet which eventually ends up at state and national levels.
The event, as mentioned, is sponsored by the American Legion which seeks to promote knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution, a document which, next to the Bible, should be closest to our hearts, because of the hard-won freedoms it guarantees us as Americans.
The judges were Tamra Painter, Dave Cox and Ol’ Rodney.
Thank you Kayleigh and Kathryn, both 10th graders, for your hard work and the way that you strive for excellence. You did a wonderful job.
Mohave Minutes- Attention single parents
Start your college education now! Mohave Community College is now taking applications for REACH scholarships. What is REACH? It stands for Re-Entry And Change. REACH is a support services program designed to assist single parents and displaced homemakers who wish to enroll in vocational courses at Mohave Community College. Qualified students may be eligible for a one-time start-up scholarship for tuition and books.
To qualify: you must be a single parent or a displaced homemaker, must be low income, must not have been awarded any other financial aid at the time of application and/or enrollment, must be pursuing a vocational program, and must be a first-time student with no previously earned college credits. Fit the criteria? Call Academic Counselor Carolyn Hamblin today for details about how you can “REACH” toward a brighter future. Spring 2004 semester starts January 26, 2004.
Mohave Community College wishes every one a Merry Christmas!
Rams win Cowboy Classic
The South Sevier Rams proudly display their championship trophy after downing the host Kanab team in the Cowboy Classic finale last Saturday evening.
The 2003 Cowboy Classic all-tournament team consisted of Kanab’s Kade Glazier, Panguitch’s Tyler Barney, Kanab’s Brandon Brown, South Sevier’s Daniel Bishoff, Panguitch’s Scott Barney and MVP Carson Christensen of South Sevier.
By Dennis Brunner
The South Sevier Rams came to town and took home the first place trophy at the annual Cowboy Classic held last weekend. The Rams raced out to a 21 point half-time lead against Kanab, then held off several runs by the Cowboys in the second half to win the championship, 63-47.
The Cowboys got into the championship game by beating a pretty good Panguitch team on Friday night, 59-44. South Sevier nipped Valley on Friday 47-45 to earn their spot in the title game.
In the battle for third place, Panguitch prevailed over Valley in the battle of 1-A teams, 47-40.
In the championship contest, the Rams took a 5-4 lead four minutes into the game. South Sevier then went on a 9-0 run, and held Kanab scoreless until Kade Glazier hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the score 14-7 after one.
The Rams pushed their lead to 10 points, before Glazier made a steal and lay-in to make it 19-11. South Sevier then put on a fast break clinic to outscore the Cowboys 18-5 the rest of the frame to lead 37-16 at the break. The Rams half court trap defense and crisp, unselfish passing on offense caused all sorts of problems for Kanab.
The Cowboys played much better in the second half, when they outscored the Rams by five. Their defensive effort improved dramatically, but they just couldn’t get the ball to drop, missing numerous short jumpers and layups. They trailed 47-32 after three, but South Sevier went on a 10-2 run to open the fourth quarter and it was over.
Tanner Chamberlain led the Cowboys with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Brandon Brown added eight. Riley Lindsey led the Rams with 16, while Carson Christensen netted 13 and Daniel Bishoff nine.
In the first-round game with Panguitch on Friday, Kanab turned a one point deficit after one period to a 10 point halftime lead when they outscored the Bobcats 18-7 in the second frame.
After Kanab scored the first four points of the game, Panguitch ran off 13 in a row. The run was stopped when Kade Glazier hit a three from the top of the key with 2:05 left in the first half. Glazier followed that with a layup, then Tanner Chamberlain rebounded a missed Cowboy shot and put it back in. Glazier hit a three from the wing with :10 left to make it 15-14 as Kanab went on a nice 10-2 run of their own.
Truett Chamberlain rebounded his own missed shot and put it down to give the Cowboys the lead 16-15. Later in the period, Cody Brunner blocked a Bobcat shot and Brandon Brown rebounded the ball, took it down the court and sank a 10 footer from the baseline. Kade Glazier made a nice steal and fed Brunner for a layup. With :10 left in the half, Brunner drove hard and banked in a shot to make it 32-22 at the break.
Panguitch made a run in the third period. Two straight treys by Scott Barney, with a little over a minute left, brought the Bobcats to within 41-38. Brandon Brown came up with a great defensive play, running down and blocking a fast break layup attempt. Kelly Brown drove for two and Glazier hit a 15 footer with :05 left to push their lead back to 45-38 with one quarter left to play. The Cowboys pulled away in the fourth to win 59-44.
Kade Glazier had a big game off the bench with 16 points, keying the second quarter turnaround. He had 12 points in the first half. Brandon Brown added 14 and Kelly Brown seven, while Cody Brunner and Tanner Chamberlain had six each. The Cowboys outrebounded the Bobcats 33-15, with Tanner and Kelly pulling down seven apiece. Kanab outshot Panguitch 48% to 39% from the floor. Scott Barney led Panguitch with 17, including three treys. Tyler Barney added nine.
In Valley’s Friday game, the Buffs came back from a 10 point third quarter deficit, 36-26, and almost caught South Sevier, only to come up two points short. David Glover led Valley with 16 points, inlcuding eight in their big fourth quarter comeback. Carson Christensen and Daniel Bishoff led South Sevier with 13 and 11 points respectively.
Panguitch took over in the second quarter in their battle with Valley on Saturday night. They led 25-18 at the half and 40-28 after three before the Buffs got within seven points to make the final 47-40. George Williams led Valley with 17 points, putting down 13 in the first half, while Tyrell Roundy added seven. Tyler Barney popped in 22 to lead Panguitch, while Scott Barney added 10.
The Valley Buffaloes won the JV Tournament played in the afternoon both days. They defeated South Sevier 36-28 in the championship game. Jake Leigh and David Glover each hit nine points to pace Valley. Ryan Peterson scored seven to lead South Sevier.
Panguitch broke open a close four point game after three periods to win going away 62-41 over Kanab. Zac Orton led the Bobcats with 21, while Tyler Ramsay was high man for the Cowboys with 13.
In the openers on Friday, Valley beat Kanab by six, 45-39. David Glover netted 10 to lead the Buffs, while Clint Brinkerhoff added nine. Tanner Chamberlain led the Cowboys with 18.
South Sevier took a commanding 23-10 halftime lead and defeated Panguitch 45-35. KC Curtis led the Rams with 16, while Kyle Bateman had 10 to top the Bobcat squad.
The Cowboys don’t play again until Saturday, January 3 when they host the North Sevier Wolves.
The Buffaloes have two big region contests next week. On Friday, January 2, Valley hosts Panguitch in a rematch. The Buffs then travel to Milford on Saturday, January 3.
Kanab Elementary School recently held its Hoop Shoot competition with 84 participants competing for six regional playoff spots. The winners from our school who will be participating in the regional competition on December 13 are front row (l to r): Matt Ramsay, Megan Buck, Sam Houston. Back row ( l to r): Craig Brinkerhoff, Carley Barber, Aaron Downward. the winners are pictured with Mrs. Wendy Vaughn (Art and PE Director). Thanks to Mrs. Vaughn for coordinating this competition and congratulations and good luck to the winners!
Kanab Elementary Hoop Shoot winners
And the beat goes on!
Dear Editor:
The recent letter signed (in part) by Mr. Nicholas & Mr. Brown of the Utah Cattlemens’ Association and the Canyon Country Ranchers Association was a fair opinion based upon their respective organizations positions. However, by adding the signatures of the “one note samba” club...the letter became the same old tripe that goes on and on and on!
I think that if Mr. Brown and Mr. Nicholas represented their organizations and the “one note samba” club represented the city/county, Kane and Garfield counties and Kanab might show some breath of fresh air.
Jon Morrow
Kanab
Symphony thanks
Dear Editor:
The Symphony of the Canyons would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in helping with our benefit concert on December 5. This dinner concert is the Symphony’s way to obtain operating monies. The funds from the concert and raffles will pay for new music, travel expenses for our members who live outside the Kanab area, travel expenses for out of town concerts, equipment like stands, standlights, and percussion instruments, etc.
We would like to thank all those who designed the scenery, built it, and put it up so a gym could be turned into a romantic concert hall. We thank all the ladies who donated their beautiful table settings to provide elegance to the evening and then went home and had to wash dishes. We thank all who helped with ticket sales for the dinner, raffles, etc. Thank you Houston’s and all your wonderful crew for providing the marvelous meal.
We thank all the music groups at Kanab High School for providing clean-up and general services. Thank you Kanab High School and Kane County School District for allowing us to take over the gym, for allowing us to use the KHS music room, for helping with equipment needs, and especially, thank you for allowing us to start setting up very early Thursday morning. The extra hours of set up time were greatly appreciated.
Thanks to all involved in printing and copying, and thanks to all the businesses who displayed our poster and flyers. We thank all the businesses and individuals who contributed in so many ways. For those involved in all the long hours of work, we want to thank their spouses and families for any inconveniences this major event caused. Thank you to all who were involved and did not specifically get thanked in the above list.
A very special thank you for our raffle items. The quilt donated by Charlotte Pittman was beautiful and showed so much love and hard work. The tree donated by Vonna Crosby was extra special. And the two tickets for a river trip by Grand Canyon Expeditions was an incredibly great item.
Mostly, we want to thank all the people and businesses who purchased tickets to the dinner and concert. Your attendance made the evening a success. Without your support, all the hard work would be for naught. Your generosity and support is what keeps the Symphony of the Canyons going.
The Symphony of the Canyons wishes everyone a very happy and safe holiday season!
Kortney Sirland
Symphony of the Canyons
Thanks for the news coverage
Dear Editoress:
Thank you for your excellent and timely coverage of the Ewell/Katzenbach horse killing and mutilation case. Thanks also for the educational article on the link between cruelty to animals and violence against people.
Congrats to Michael Mountain for his column on serial abusers in the December 10 paper.
I hope this will be the end of all those “well, boys will be boys,” and “why are you making such a fuss, those are just animals?” type comments.
By the way, the latest serial killer we now know went after cats to hurt and kill them: Lee Boyd Malvo, the youngest of the “Beltway Killers.” That was reported on CNN only a few days ago.
Catherine Ives
Kanab
Erma (Grams) Baker passed away peacefully in Alton, Utah on December 17, 2003. She was born on October 30, 1919 in Midvale, ID to Lloyd Melvin Newman and Myrtle Walker.
Raised during the Depression, Erma worked hard and always looked out for others. In her youth she enjoyed playing on the Weiser High School basketball and tennis teams and loved being outdoors. She married Dr. Jess R. Baker on November 10, 1938. They made their first home in Ontario, Oregon. Erma often sewed the clothing her children wore, and always grew an abundant garden. She was also an excellent pilot and archer. Erma loved reading and learned Spanish in her later years.
Erma loved her family, her religion, and her country. She faithfully served in many capacities in the LDS Church. Her home was always warm because she was there. After the death of her sweetheart, Jess, she and her daughter Maxine moved to Alton, Utah to live with her daughter Lorinda.
Erma M. Newman Baker
She is survived by her six children: Vic Baker of Carson City, NV; Terry Baker of Salt Lake City, UT (wife Patty); Lorinda Baker Luck of Alton, UT (husband Shane); Leta Bea Baker of Corvallis, OR; Melvin Baker of Payette, ID (wife Sue); Maxine Baker of Alton, UT; 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Leta Boltman Shafer, Woodburn, OR; Eula French, Isaqua, WA; Goldie Lehman, San Rafael, CA; Agnes Eisenbarth, Brigham City, UT; Joan Wilber (husband Don) Post Falls, ID; two brothers, Lyle Newman, Pasadena, CA, and Robert Newman (wife Doris), The Dalles, OR; three sisters in law, Opal Baker, Ontario, OR; Marjorie Baker, Portland, OR; Phyllis Newman, Coeur d’ Alene, ID.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jess R. Baker; her parents, Lloyd and Myrtle Newman; one brother, Noel Newman; seven brothers in law, Mark Shafer, Royal Boltman, Wayne French, Charles Lehman, Dale Eisenbarth, Don Wilber, Orval Baker, Alvin Baker, Albert Baker; and Jess’s parents, John Baker and Nora Tolman Baker Parker.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at the Ontario LDS 3rd Ward Chapel in Ontario, OR. Interment was in the Rosedale Memorial Cemetery in Payette, ID under the direction of Haran-Wood Funeral Home. Memorial services will be held on Monday, December 29, 2003 at 12:00 noon at the Alton Ward Chapel in Alton, UT.
Helene Beatty McAllister, age 85, died Friday, December 19, 2003, surrounded by loved ones in Kanab, Utah. Born February 7, 1918 in Toquerville, Utah, to Vera Fern Forsyth and Walter Lamb Beatty. Married Lloyd Lindsay McAllister on September 10, 1937 in Kanab, Utah, later solemnized in the St. George Temple in 1938. He died November 18, 1989.
Helene had a strong testimony and served in many callings in the LDS Church. Her favorite was when she served as the Ward and Stake Relief Society President for over seven years. She will be remembered for her beautiful quilts and her service to others. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed having fun.
Helene especially enjoyed having her family and grandchildren in her home. She took them on many outings in the Kanab area. She loved Zion Park because she and Lloyd worked there when first married. She loved going with family and Lloyd to cut and haul firewood.
Helene McAllister
Helene and Lloyd loved to garden and always had a lovely yard. She loved to dance and enjoyed spending time with her special friends. It is a wonderful time for family to know she and Lloyd are together again.
Survivors include children Lolene (Ronald) Adams of Henderson, Nevada, Keith L. (Diane) McAllister of Kanab, Utah, and Lynn B. (Jodi) McAllister of Salt Lake City, Utah; brother Park (Al) Beatty of Georgia; sisters Olga Manning and Lola (Keith) Campbell of Hurricane, Utah; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd and sister Arvena DeMille.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 in the Kanab Utah Stake Center, with burial in the Kanab Cemetery under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab.
