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Show Mewttom Family Many may recognize this old three story rock home in Newton, which is owned by Marlow and Fran Viehweg. They and their four children ; Jet, Page, Mario and Tate, love making this piece of history a part of their lives and a permanent residence. The home is registered with the Utah Historical Society. The first Bishop of Newton, William F. Rigby Sr., (Whose name is carved on the side of the house.) left England in 1853 and came to Utah . William F. Rigby had seven wives, fathered 39 children, served as bishop of Newton 17 vears. Brigham Young sent him settle Newton where he built this home in 1882. The home is constructed of sandstone, which was quarried from the nearby foothills. In later years the home was sold to the Hyrum Larsen family. His daughter, Mrs. Arta Hansen now of Beaver Dam, helped her to father with architectural sfring changes and restoration of the home, with much pride being shown toward the large and still original windows. Mrs. Hansen said her mother always had a double row of geraniums in the front window. All the woodwork is original along with the china closets and colonnades. The walls are nearly three feet thick and many of the beams are a foot square, being hand hewn. Many legends surround the Old Greystone house, one of the most well known is of the "Gypsy Curse. A gypsy came through Newton and stopped at Bishop Rigby's home asking for food. It is said that when the bishop refused to give any food, the gypsy put a curse upon the house saying that it would never be romnltH Adjacent to the home is the sandstone Carriage House. The Viehwegs are looking forward to the day when this will be their gardening house, along with other plans to restore the home, IRSgby Mom PARTS OF THIS large three storv rock home were built in 1882 by William F. Rigby Sr. Although he never lived there, he has his name Implanted in one of the rock slabs. THEIR HEARTS SET on restoring the home. Marlow and Fran Viehweg, the owners, have decorated the home so it looks much like it would have In Us beginning. VOL. XLL, NO. 11, MARCH 13, 1975, SMITHFIELD, UTAH 84335 Mtes Set For The Black and White Days Board of Directors and Committee Chairmen held an organization and planning meeting in the Club rooms on Tuesday, March 11. Chairman LaMar Spackman conducted the meeting. Each committee chairman gave a short report. Inelyfcd in each report was a im of their committee members for this years event. ALL THE WOODWORK is original along with the closets and colonnades. The dining room table pictured here is solid oak. The floors, too, are the only floors ever laid in the house. Citizen Photo Conference Set Quarterly conference of the North Logan Utah Stake is scheduled Saturday and Sunday (March sident Charles ), PreL. Hyde an- nounced. The general session opens at 10 a.m. in the Logan LDS Tabernacle. All stake mem- bers and the public are invited to attend. Speakers will include members of the stake presidency and other members. Music will be by a stake chorus directed by Dr. Alma L. Dittmer. A priesthood leadership session will begin Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Benson Ward Chapel. Those to attend are the stake presidency, executive secretary and clerks; high council; ward bisho- executive secretary and clerks; Melchezedik Priesthood quorum presidencies, group leaders, secretaries and executive secretaries, and stake and ward prics, THIS DOOR IS as original as it looks. The heavy hinges, and heavy round knocker lead the visitor into a home built in another century. Citizen Photo Relief Society presidencies. Sheriff Show To Film North Cache. Jailor mo- High girls and their thers are invited to attend a film and a lecture on Wednesday, March IS. at 2:15 p.m. in the North Cache auditorium. Attending the event will be Sheriff Darius Carter, two patrolmen and a matron to speak on aafety and protection for Moth Meet Saturday N THE Viehweg's restoration plans Is tEIs carriage' house. Since it's too small for O cars the authentic relic has little chance of becoming anything other than what it is. Like the rest of the home's belongings the Viehweg family intends on keeping both buildings a living monument to the past. Citizen Photo .. Al-S- Pins Presented To Lady Lions President Fern Heaps wel- comed Smithficld Lady Lion members at their meeting Wednesday evening at the Lions Lodge. Leone Chambers was in charge of the program. It was on decorating the home and what to keep in mind given by Mr. and Mrs. Doug Eggett of Preston, Idaho. Questions by the members were asked of the Eggetts. Twenty-eig- ht members and three guests, the Eggetts and Bonnie Berger, Gwen Coles daughter, was served a luncheon by Dorthy Christensen, Alta Ricks and Shir-len- e Coleman. President Heaps presented pins to past president, Roma Low, and past program committee, Myrtle Cooper, Mary Alice Williams and Norma Edwards. Plans are being formulated for what to do for the and suggestions for cleaning the Lions Iodge. Elementary school teachers and secondary mathematics teachers of Cache, Box Elder and Weber counties will gather at Box Elder Junior High School in Brigham City for a math conference Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Those leading instruction will include Dr. Richard ColRogers, Weber State system; metric on the lege, Prof. Hammond on motivation in elementary Sky geometry; Paul Evans, n View High School, on remedial niatt, and "loti-vatio- and Betty Jaeger, Bonneville Weber High School, on the County math program. The organization for this years show is: LaMar Spackman, chairman; Champ Webb, vice chairman; Lynn Christensen, secretary; S. M. Webb, treasurer. Directors are LaMar Spackman, James T. Murray, William R. Harris, n J. Dennis, Champ Webb, Dr. Norm Ereksuu. El-vi- book, Richard Partridge; junior department, Winston Larson; horse show, Ned Spackman; little buckaroo rodeo, Jerry Bunn and Wyn-do- n Ward, girls dairy food show, Neli Riebeck; advertising, Mark L. Theurer; finances director, William R. Harris; 4-- H grounds director, Champ Webb; concessions, William The committee chairmen include.- - soliciting, J. E. Erickson; entries and premiums, L. B. Caine, Jr.; judging, Charles Mickelson; F. Smith; parking and policing, LeRoy Murray; sale, M. B. Nichols; all regional committee, Norris Mickelson; programs Benson, show veterinary, and premium show photographer, Ariel D. Dr. Norm Erekson. J. E. Erickson, chairman of the soliciting committee stated that his group would begin visiting dairy herds in Utah and Southern Idaho to get entries for the show. Cattle would also be solicited from Colorado and Wyoming. The program and premium leaflet would be off the press this week and would be ready the first part of May. Show dates for this years show are Wednesday, May 15, junior dairy cattle show and cattle sale. Thursday, May 16, senior show and little buckaroo rodeo and Saturday May 16 would be the horse show and entertainment. Some of the items discussed by the group were finances, new building, improvements on grounds, tickets, events, and programs. Charles Mickelson from the sale committee reported that the soliciting for consignments to the sale was nearly complete and that they would have a large number of top quality cattle up for sale. Cindy Gilbert Receives Outstanding Teenager Title makers of America. Her junior year she was in the Performing Girls Glee. Miss Cindy Lee Gilbert has been nominated for the Outstanding Teenagers Awards Program. This nomination automatically qualifies her for further state, regional and national honors. One of the primary goals of this programs is to bring to the attention of die American public the positive achievements and attributes of todays young people. The Outstanding agers are chosen for Under the guidance of the board of advisors, the Outstanding Teenager of America program was created to encourage young people to take full advantage of the opportunities in our country. The awards are presented each spring and the biographies of all those honored are recorded in the annual volume, "Outstanding Teenagers of America, which is Teenexcellence in academic achievement, and community service. Cindy will now be in competition for the Outstanding Teenager of the year. Trophies to be presented in May 1975. Similar trophies will be presented to the state winners who are selected by the Outstanding Teenagers Awards Selection Committee in cooperation with the board of advisors. The 51 state winners will be eligible for awards totaling $7,000. One boy and me girl will be chosen for national scholarships of $1,000 to the college or university of their choice. Also the ten regional winners will be selected from the remaining state winners to receive $500 regional scholarships. Cindy was an attendant in the Senior Prom Royalty. She was selected to be in Who's Who of American High School students and while attending Girls State, she was elected to be in the House of Representatives and was also a county delegate. This year Cindy played the role of Poopsie in the high school musical "Pajama Game. published by Fuller and Dees. In the program for seven years, she has earned blue ribbons at the state fair in sewing and cooking. She has studied piano for several years and is now teaching piano lessons. 4-- H Cindy is the daughter of Ray and Carolyn Gilbert. A senior at Sky View High School, she is a member of the National Honor Society, Acapella Choir, a flag twirl-e- r in the marching band, a member of the pep club, spirit club and Future Home- - In LDS Church activities, Cindy is president of the Set Before Council Public Works director, George Walker reported on the status of sewer priorities as set up by the Environmental Protection Agency during the Smithfield City Council last week. In reviewing the file for Smithfield he found only the original application. In order to improve the priority rating, he told the council they would need to update the file with current information. The council also approved an amendment to the annexation ordinance which will bring all property annexed to the city as zone A-(agricultural) instead of the (residential) present A public hearing on this change was scheduled for March 26 at 7:30 p.m. l( Blaine Hansen, David Wood and Van Elcoch, officers of the Smithfield Jay- - cees met with the council to work out questions for a survey to be made March 15. This is a service performed by the Jaycees to gain information as to the feelings-andesires of the citizens. Preston Watts came to meeting to discuss with council the relocation of gun which is property of American Legion. d the the the the Robert Too Ison conducted the meeting in the absence of Mayor Oral L. Ballam who is in Washington D.C. with mayors from the League of Cities who are meeting with members of Congress. A letter was sent to businesses that are delinquent in business enses. The letter was purchasing licap- - proved by the council. Other items of business which came under discussion were: Proper size of culverts should be checked with the irrigation company before being installed. Control of traffic in area south of cemetery for protection of children. Damage to lawn surrounding cemetery. Budget items were discussed briefly. Complaints about barnyard odors discussed. Bills for the month in the amount of $20,202.92 was approved for payment and March 20 at 7 p.m. was scheduled for a Health Day planning session with club representatives of the CINDY LEE GILBERT Laurel group, has been a Sunday School organist and is now the assistant ward organist. Her hobbies include sewing, drama, music, and most sports as spectator and participant. Jensen To Present Program One hundred and fifty-fiv- e Senior Citizens enjoyed a treat at the Senior Citizens Center in Logan Friday, when a program of music and humorous readings wire arranged by Jean M. Obrey and included performances by Ruth Bankhead, Paid Obrey, Reed Shoop and Afu Viapaipopalagi. On Friday, March 14, at 2:30 p.m. Albert Jensen will present a variety program. Transportation is still available by calling the Sen6 ior Citizens Center at a day in advance. Mrs. Garke says the plane for Hawaii leaves March 17. Anyone desiring to take the tour is asked to telephone her 8 at or the Senior Citizens Center. 752-945- 752-391- |