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Show f'i " .... h; , 's . ?--. 1.4- W - A ;'5- yT7V,'-?f i I, : v- -' L J I V ' f ! '. - w . - H J t vwCov.J f .1 .1.,. .Asl (AMuitHiaM , LAVON WALL RECEIVES $300 from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities to assist with an historical program. Members of the Uintah Historical Society are I to r William B. Wallis, director; Mary Dickson, vice president; Clara Price, who made the presentation; LaVon Wall, accepting the check; George Long, board member and Art McKnight, board member. Vernal woman gets $300 for history project Mrs. La Von Wall received a grant of $300 from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities to assist with an historical slide-lecture booklet program she is developing. Mrs. Clara Price, Uintah County board member of the Utah Endowment for the Humanities made the presentation presen-tation to Mrs. Wall last week. Mrs. Price noted that hopefully more people in the Uintah Basin will become engaged in cultural, social and historical projects the Endowment can consider for additional grants. Anyone who has a worthwhile project may contact Mrs. Price for information and procedures in obtaining a grant. Mrs. Wall's project, titled "Our Mountain-Our People," is a program of historical sketches of events and activities ac-tivities on Dry Fork, Taylor,- Brush Creek and Diamond Mountains. Nearly all the sketches are contained within the boundaries of the Ashley National Forest, and the people who have lived and now life in Ashley Valley and who engage in activities on the mountain. Her history includes the early Indians, the early white settlers, the livestock-men, livestock-men, the roads and water development and lumber activities. Mrs. Wall was sponsored by the Uintah Historical Society and endorsed by several privated individuals in the area. She will present her program at Golden Age Center, Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. All interested are invited and urged to attend. |