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Graduation ceremony at Crimson Cliffs High School in southwest Utah. Ted Palmer photo

Golf, God, and Nursing Homes

Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? – From “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver “Grandma, Grandma! Look at me!” Ted and I walked beside the grandstand, watching for our son to cross the finish line at the St. George Iron Man competition. “Grandma!” I looked around to...

Dropping in with updates from La Sal

There is so much happening in our community right now that I thought I would uncap the ink bottle and sharpen the nib of my quill. Some, but not all of the activities are related to the holiday season. First, there is always something afoot at Es’ La Sal Store. Right now it is that Mr. E. (...

Happy Fall Y’all – ‘Tis The Season

Unfortunately, besides the changing of the season, the start of the holiday season with all their festivities, it’s cold, flu and new to the gang, COVID season. Mr. C has been making the rounds of our community as I’m sure it is everywhere. Fortunately, most folks are having just a few days of...

More comings and goings in La Sal

Welcome home to Melissa Palfreyman, who travels to Israel every few years as part of a group hosted by her mother. Her latest trip was a couple of weeks ago when the latest war broke out. Many of us worried about her safety, but she was safe in Jerusalem. She arrived home on schedule to a sigh...

Fistful of fun-filled Fall festivities afoot

Fall has definitely found us. The colors on The Mountain expand exponentially every day. Once the leaves start to turn, they do so quickly. ‘Tis the season for lots of loads of firewood to come off the hill getting prepared for winter. Saturday September 23rd saw the annual community...

La Sal loses a longtime resident and great man

A longtime resident of La Sal, Cruz Madrid, passed away quietly at his home on September 13. He was born August 16, 1935. He spent much of his life in La Sal working at the local uranium mines, among other occupations. He did a variety of work during his lifetime. In recent years he and his wife...

Chilean Sea Bass with a side of skunk

When I turned the big 5-0 several decades ago (yikes!), my young magnificent black panther-like cat Stuka made it a memorable day. I had gotten home from a long night in Trauma ICU in Las Vegas. It was the dead heat of summer and I took up residence in my pitch black bedroom in my comfy waterbed...

Studebaker Food Truck on the move

The bright yellow food truck, which for several months has been tethered to Es’ La Sal Store, has pulled up anchor and moved on out of town. Their first jaunt was on Pioneer Day last month as they set up shop in the park in Monticello, along with other mobile eateries. However, they did not...

La Sal honors Citizens of the Year

Years ago, an old timer here used to refer to Pioneer Day as This Is It Day. It was a mis-quote of Brigham Young’s statement upon first seeing the Salt Lake Valley, “This is the place”. Well, whatever you call it, La Sal had a very successful celebration of Pioneer Day again this year. The...

Money, Money, Money, Must Be Funny, in a Rich Man’s World

I guess that means it’s not so funny in a poor man’s world, which is where most of us find ourselves. It is not just people who need money but organizations also need funds. In our village, that usually means a fund raiser. Such was the case last week. First, on Thursday night, when the Teen...