Show 1 I Pioneer Day Monday Rep Laurence Burton Speaker The annual celebration of Pioneer Days in Vernal will span from dawn to dark Monday Mon Mon- Monday day July 25 begun with a sun sun- sunrise rise salute by local units of the utah National Guard highlight highlight- highlighted ed by a talk from Rep Laur ence J Burton of Utah and end end- ending ing with act I-act a play The Utah Trail long popular in Utah as a Pioneer Day presen ta tation tion At 5 am Monday morning reo re- residents of the area will be reo re- reminded minded of the 1847 entry into the Great Salt Lake Valley by bythe bythe the mormon pioneers as charges es of dynamite are touched off at various points throughout the valley After recovering from the reminder will have plenty of time to assemble for forthe forthe the am parade which will assemble at the Tabernacle grounds at West and 2nd South Businesses Church groups social organizations and children will all be in the par par- parade parade ade with floats a band and loot foot and mounted marching units Prizes will be given to the best floats with judging bas bas bas- based ed on how closely they follow the Pioneer Day theme ACTIVITY in the park at 30 10 am will follow the parade which will march down Main Street and end at the city park grounds Concession stands will willbe willbe be set up on the grounds behind the Library There will be re- re refreshments re a food and bale bake sale sponsored by the Ashley and Uintah Stake Relief Soci ety ladies and a fIshpond and dartboard for the youngsters youngster's amusement Games and contests for young young- youngsters under 12 will be featured ed at 11 am with sack races three legged races and foot footraces I races all as held according to age groups Special feature of the games will be a baby derby foot race for children under three CONGRESSMAN Laurence J Burton will willbe be guest speaker at atthe the 11 am program to be held heldon heldon on the lawn north of the Utah Field House of Natural History The Uintah High School band will play music while people gather Father Fogarty of the Vernal Catholic church the program with prayer Will Will- William tam iam will sing The Utah Trail and will be followed by a ladies trio sing sing- singing singing ing Flag Without a Stain Rep Laurence J Burton will deliver a short talk about the significance of Pioneer Day and the historical overtones of the day The program will con con- conclude elude clude with a closing prayer of- of offered of by Lamond Tullis THE UTAH Trail a 3 3 act play dealing with mormon pioneers and their relationship with the Indians will be pre pre- presented presented in three performances over the weekend A 3 pm matinee and an 8 pm evening performance will be seen Satur Satur- Saturday day at the Ashley Valley Jr High School The final performance mance and concluding event of the day will be Monday Pion- Pion Continued on page 8 Day Day Continued d from page 1 eer Day at 8 pm at the Ash Ash- icy ley Valley Valley- Jr High MIA memo mein- meinberg berg from both stakes have roles In the play under the dir dir- direction dir e tion of ld Gert Gerald Caldwell Dray Dra- Drama ma director or for Ashley shley Stake Admission to the play will be beOn beon On a donation basis Mrs Lyle Eddy and children of Lusk Wyo spent the past I week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Barney A Klever Kiever and Debbie She also was a house houseguest houseguest guest of Mr and Mrs Phillip I Hatch of Glines The ladies are sisters Mrs Eddy came to attend her brothers brother's wedding for which she was a soloist The Eddys left Saturday morn morn- morning mornIng ing for their home In eastern Wyoming |