At the beginning of 2009, Rural Ways came along . . . quickly taking the publishing world by storm. By November of 2011, our award winning writers had generated 200 posts. Today, as we look towards the end of our fourth year in business, we are celebrating with our 300th post. As our reader has come to expect, the following story is true, but it could only be true . . . at Rural Ways:
The girls were at their Girl Scout meeting this week where they learned about the latest Parowan crime wave. Allegedly, the baby Jesus from the nativity scene in front of the City Library had gone missing for around 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday. The Parowan City staff was in something of an uproar. The Mayor, the City Manager, and the Chief of Police all joined forces to find the kidnappers (deitynappers?). After a tip from a local underworld figure (with a bifurcated tail?), they discovered Jesus riding in a little red wagon belonging to a pre-school-aged boy from the neighborhood. Under the pressure of police custody, the youngster broke down and, allegedly, confessed to stealing Jesus. His story was that he desperately wanted a little red wagon for Christmas. When he prayed to Jesus for the toy he also promised that, if his wish were granted, Jesus would get the first ride. Evidently, after Grandpa stopped by on Monday afternoon with an early Christmas present, the boy kept his word. He went straight to the lawn in front of the library and put Jesus in his new wagon. He gave Jesus a rather long ride, as it turned out, but the kid probably knew that he had a couple of weeks before Jesus was really needed in the manager anyway. In any case, as of the time of this writing, both the young man and the young Jesus are safely where they belong . . . and the District Attorney has agreed not to press charges against the four-year-old.
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