. “:. superbly cooked (about $12).

Utah driving

I'D HEARD that the drive
from Reno to Las Vegas is
dreadful -- in fact, we’ve
never considered doing it,
discouraged by what we’ve
heard.

I expected something similar as
we headed south from Salt Lake
City towards Vegas. What a sur-
prise!

Highway IS is a scenic pleasure,
skirting the western fringes of a
number of national parks and
forests.
number of mini-canyons that give
you just a hint of the grandeur to
the east.

In fact, a couple from Toronto
told us that flying or taking Am-
trak from Buffalo to Salt Lake
City is one of the current ‘‘in”
vacations. When you get to Salt
Leake City all you need is a rental
car and a good road map and you
can spend weeks exploving.

But back to Highway 15. It’s
quite possible to drive the whole
way to Las Vegas in one day, but

1 suggest you stop in the littie city,
- of St. Gedrge.. I'd never heard of it |

but friends recommend the stop.
--As‘usual, we had no .reserva-
tions but: found a: perfectly ade-
. Quate mote] — Days Inn at .747

_: ) Bast St. George Blvd. twas clean
': and inexpensive. ~~ $42 at the

: ‘time, late September.

Part of the complex has an‘in- —

teresting - restaurant called The
Shed, Te start, they bring you two
_ cnormous bowls of salad fixings
—.sort of your own private salad
bar. aes
:, °.Then;; you order your main
~ course —. but with a. difference.
You’ can: have as many refills as
‘you like. - We ordered’. broiled
‘scampi'.and petit fillet, both

Neither of us could finish. our
meal, but we chuckled at a lanky
*. young’ man dining alone at the
neat table. When. we left he was
on’ his. second. go-round and
showed no signs of quitting.

You drive through a-

Barbara
WicCreadie

TRAVELWISE

St. George is in an area the
Mormoas call ‘‘Dixie."’
warmer that Salt Lake City, it
became the winter residence of
Brigham Young, the famous
Mormon leader, in his old age,

His home is open every day

from 9 a.m. until dusk and the
free tours are conducted by a
Mormon missionary couple.
’ From our motel we picked up a
map of a suggested walking tour
of the historic area of St. George
that would be very pleasant to do
— but we cheated and drove.
However, when I tell you that the
temperature was in the high 90s
you’ ll understand.

Some’ of the old homes have.

quite a history. There is one old
mansion formally called the
Woolley-Foster home but tagged
“The Seven Wives Inn.”

When the U.S. government
passed a law against polygamy,

polygamists became fugitives. The

attic of this home is believed to
have been one of the hiding
places. “

There is a fine museum, ‘‘Pio-
neer Museum,” right at the start
of the walking tour, just back of
the corner of St. George Boule-
vard and: 100 East St.

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“HE WEST Vancouver YMCA is
hosting a menopause seminar on
Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 7:30 te
9:30 p.m. at 1735 Inglewood Ave.
in West Vancouver.

-Dr. Jerilyn Prior, an = en-
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nominated for the 1991 Woman
of Distinction Award, will discuss
many aspects of menopause.

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The seminar will include infor-
mation on the most common
signs, myths, biological symptoms
and emotional feelings associated
with menopduse, as well as the
latest research done in this area.

There is a $i0 fee, which will be
donated to research.

For further information call the
West Vancouver YMCA at 926
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it’s an interesting visit if only to
see the silk exhibit. For one
reason or another, Brigham
Young decided that raising silk
worms would be an excellent cot-
tage industry.

Dutifully, the Mormon ladies
began raising the little critters. 1
was tcid that many of them
abhorred the task — who needs
an attic full of worms?

However, the Orient was never
in real danger from the competi-
tion and the worms were phased
out. Still, some of the cocoons
and a dress made from the silk are
displayed.

Admission is free here as well,
but donations are accepted. § pur-
chased a cookbook in the gift
shop and wasn’t allowed to do-
nate — the price of the book went
into the jar.

We were sorry to leave St.
George. In a quiet way it tells you
more about the Utah pioneers
than some cf the showier bits of
Salt Lake City.

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Sunday, October 27, 1991 - North Shore News - 44

The museum is operated by the
Daughters of Utah Pioneers and
these ladies are often decended
from the original settlers of the
town. If they have time, you may
hear some funny stories about
their great-grandmothers carving
out a home in the wilderness.

if you do as the Torontonians
are doing in droves, renting a car
for a two-week driving tour of
Utah, give St. George a full day.

Here are a few tips for
traveliers in Utah:

@ July 24 is Pioneer Day, and
you may find the whole state out
celebrating. It’s a good time to
plan a visit if you enjoy com-
munity fairs. However, banks and
liquor stores are closed.

@ You probably know that the
Mormon Church bans liquor.
However, the state is by no means
dry.

There are state-operated liquor

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The voice of
North
and West
Vancouver

tour a scenic pleasure

stores, although the hours vary
and are fairly restricted. In addi-
tion, some hotels and motels carry
a small stock for guests to pur-
chase. We didn’t see this in any of
the places we stayed on this trip
but we have on a previous visit.

Some restaurants are dry, others
aren't, but you can only order a
drink if you are ordering food.

Your server may not offer you
a drink or give you a wine list
unless you request it.

Low-alcohol beer — 3.2% — is
available in supermarkets. Some
restaurants and hotels have private
bars where you can go for a drink
if you buy a ‘‘membership.”” That
will cost you about $5 and is good
for two weeks.

And if the restaurant is licensed
you may bring in your own bottle
of cork-finished wine and they
will serve it to you — with a cor-
kage fee, of course.

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