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Show 12 Discover Oinosaurland Wednesday, May 25, 1988 OBd West entertainment comes alive in Vernal For western entertainment at its best visit Vernal this summer for the Outlaw Trail Festival and outdoor out-door play. The Festival is four days of entertainment including parades, arts and crafts displays, an antique show, historical tours entertainment and food. It will be July 1,2,3 and 5th. The outdoor play is based on the life of a colorful Vernal Sheriff, John T. Pope, who arrested arrest-ed outlaw Matt Warner, was friendly with Butch Cassidy and who actually went into Browns Park (the outlaw hideout) and lived to come out again. Called "Star of Justice," the play is full of lighting, suspense, and tom-foolcry. Of course it includes a bank robbery and lots of shoot ing. And besides that, there is plenty of singing, dancing and romancing. Yes, the sheriff is always the hero. The play runs for sixteen nights in July starting with the four nights of. Festival, takes a four day break during the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo which runs July 7,8 and 9 then plays every night from the 11th to the 16th and the following two weekends. It starts every night at dusk". The festival and play are sponsored by the Uintah Arts Council. The pre-show pre-show will being each night at 8 p.m. plus a nightly barbecue from 6 p.m. until show time. Also planned during the month arc two trail rides, July 2 and 23. . They include a horse ride throjgh outlaw country or a four-wheel four-wheel vehicle ride to Browns CAMPGROUND DINA GOOD SAM PARK 26 acresALL grass Convenience Store Miniature Golf Tent area Just Dinosaurs Gift Simp Vernal's finest selection of Dinosaur Gift items 8 Blocks North j, of Vernal City Center Oil Highway 44 & 191 1 Phone 789-2148 7 a Vernal, Utah Tb McKncMt Bin. Betty. Be. Jim arxi Darter Park down Crouse Canyon by the BLM. The rides will include a barbecue and guides will be furnished. fur-nished. A horse pulling contest is planned for July 22. Gov. Norman Bangerter has signed a proclamation naming Vernal "Outlaw Trail City" and it certainly is going to live up to that proclamation in July. Add to the western entertainment entertain-ment shoot-outs, barbecues each ment, shoot-outs, barbecues each of western entertainment, you'll have a rip roaring time in Vernal this summer. While there you will want to visit the Dinosaur Monument and see Josie Morse's home, which was a haven for outlaws. On your agenda will also be a visit to he Dinosaur Museum in Vernal, a float trip below the Flaming Gorge Dam and fishing on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, home of world record trout. For information about the Festival call or write Festival Headquarters, Weston's Lamplighter Lamp-lighter Inn, 120 East Main, Vernal, Utah 84078, (801) 789-0312 789-0312 or the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, 50 East Main, Vernal, Utah 84078 (801) 789-1352." Where! How! Who! Maps & Local History available at 672 West Main Vernal - 789-4742 1015 EAST HWY. 40 VERNAL, UTAH 84078 (801) 789-9020 WELCOME TO ... . VERNAL "DINOSAUR CAPIUL OF THE WORLD" Saar(MLarL7 Open 7 days a week 7 am to 12 midnight Film Developing Pharmacy Bakery-deli (In Roosovclt ttcro) 575 West Main Vernal, Utah 783-2001 750 Cast 200 North Roosevelt, Utah 722-229G |