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Show Labor Day vacations WttM Continued from page 1 west of the Mississippi sprang up here; Utah State University. A kind of pioneer spirit pervades the Mormon Temple grounds and fully restored Tabernacle. Logan Canyon is a very enticing place with fishing streams, picnic sites, campgrounds and stunning scenery. Just a short hike up from the canyon floor is the Jardine Juniper, not only is it the oldest tree in the state (estimated at 3,5000 years old) it is also the largest juniper in the world. When you reach the Bear Lake Summit in Bridgerland be prepared for one of Utah's most breathtaking views. Bear Lake shimmers in clear blue glory. It's a water lover's paradise and is unexcelled in boating and water-skiing, water-skiing, swimming, camping, picnicking and complete tourist facilities. Canyonlands Nature did some of her most awesome work in San Juan and Grand counties. In fact, this small part of Utah features more national parks than most entire states. Here are 7Ms million acres of geologic wonders, where rain has turned cracks into crevices. The world's largest concentration of natural stone arches are found in Arches National Park. Canyonlands National Park is unbelieveably rugged, marked by monumental stone pinnacles, plunging canyons and a mighty river that's rapid transit when you run it on a rubber raft. At the lower end of the Colorado River you've reached the Glen Canyon National Recreation area, which surrounds magnificent Lake Powell. Castle Country Great crumbling sandstone palaces and citadels, endless miles of fantastically fan-tastically carved cliffs, the beckoning quiet of the wilderness and the drama Df upheaval and erosion are all found in Castle Country. The geological heart of Castle Country (Carbon and Emery counties) is the San Rafael Swell, a 30 by 60 mile blister of rock shoved half a mile above the surrounding sur-rounding landscape millions of years ago and then eroded by wind and the water of the San Rafael River. All of Castle Country, once the shoreline of a vast inland sea, hosted tropical forests which turned to coal and lumbering behemonths which turned into fossils. Ancient Fremont Indian ruins and petroglyphs, for the most part indecipherable, in-decipherable, are found up Nine Mile Canyon hear Price. A basket-maker indian culture is believed to have lived there around 1000 AD. In southern Castle Country there's a weird collection of sandstone gnomes and gargoyles that lurk above intruders in the secluded valley. This haunting site is Goblin Valley State Park. To the east is the Green River, departure point for placid canoeing or white water thrills. Color Country A paved scenic drive winds through 20 miles of Bryce Canyon National Park. You can hike its trails or take them on horseback. There's good camping and lodging in and near the park. Zion is Utah's oldest national park. Slicing through layer after layer of sedimentary rock for millions of layers. The lower half of Capitol Reef National Park lies in Color Country, too. This rainbow rock region contains Sheer-walled canyons, natural bridges and arches. East of Cedar City is Cedar Breaks Natonal Monument. Smaller than Bryce but half a mile higher, its massive gothic walls and sphinx-like natural stone statues are so colorful one artist reportedly counted 47 different tints. St. George is the recreation center of Utah's Dixie, where tennis, golf and horseback riding are year-round attraction. at-traction. Many a good line has landed big fish in Color Country's natural lakes: Navajo, Panguitch, Puffer, Kent and Boulder Mountan lakes. The remote canyons of the Escalante River are backpackers paradise and Cedar City's Iron Mission has one of the country's finest collections of horse-drawn horse-drawn vehicles. There are no fire restrictions this weekend in Escalante and Cedar City . But be careful just to be safe. Dinosaurland The Dinosaur National Monument Visitor Center off U.S. 40 on the eastern edge of thfrtregion is your port of entry into prehistoric times. Their center is actually built over a working quarry where paleontologist chip fossilized dinosaur bones out of the earth and rock. From the center's observation platform the landscape spreads out into low, smooth sandstone hills that are broken and jagged. Millions of years ago this was a land of forest and plains. At the Field House of National History in Vernal there are more skeletal reconstructions of the great t)63StS The only major east -west mountain range in the western hemisphere lies in Dinosaurland: The Uinta Mountains. Here is the cool, clear beauty of dense virgin timber and Trout-laden lakes. There is also backpacking and hor-sepacking hor-sepacking the Ashley National Forest and High Uinta's Primitive Area. The Forest Department reports excellent weekend conditions, with no fire restrictions and an excellent supply of water. Campgrounds are open and will be offered on a first come basis. Golden Spike Empire The Golden Spike Empire region of Utah encompasses the north-western area of the state and has a variety of scenic spots to visit. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the largest of its kind in the nation is found there. Brigham City hosts a Peach Days festival every September following Labor Day. There is also Lagoon, the Utah funspot for thrilling rides, games. Lagoon is the largest amusement park between St. Louis and the Pacific. It also has a recently constructued tribute to the states heritage: Pioneer park. The park is authentically constructed to give the visitor an almost erie realism to the days of the state's historic begnnings. Great Salt Lake Couty Now if you only want to travel a.short distant you might investigate all that Salt Lake County has for your Labor Day fun. Everything from ski rides to ghost town can be found in the valley. The scene shifts from a salt desert on the west to the awesome, rugged mountains on the east. There is also the Bonneville Salt Flats which at many times during the year is the location for the fastest autos in the world. Just minutes from the salt flats lies Wen-dover, Wen-dover, Nevada for those who might like to try the night life and gambling. While in Salt Lake be sure to visit Temple Square and the famous Mormon Mor-mon Temple. There's also Kennocott Copper Mines, the largest of its kind in the world. You might also visit the Salt Palace, Salt Lake's prime convention center or enjoy the atmosphere of one of the many fine restaurants, bars or clubs. Panorama land Panoramaland is divided by a rugged backbone of mountains with scenery ranging from the red rock cliffs of Capitol Reef to the fine sands of the Little Sahara Recreation Area. In between lie several national forests and hundreds of lakes, streams and reservoirs. Looking for a rock of a different color? See the Big Rock Candy Mountain off Highway 89 near Marysvale. The northern end of Capitol Reef National Park extends into Panoramaland. The park has camping and fishing, which are great in the summer. Fish Lake and Fishlake National Forest occupy much of Panoramaland. A 1.5 million acre forest straddles parts of the Wasatch, Aquarius, Sevier and Tushar Plateaus, with elevations ranging from 5,500 feet to 11,000 feet. Fish lake is famous for Mackinaw trout, some weighing up to 35 pounds. A heavily forested area of the Panoramaland is the Manti-LaSal National Forest, with its pine trees, lakes and cool mountain woods. In the Big Game department, the forest are home for mule deer, bear, elk, cougar, mink and the bald eagle. September 1, 1977 The Springville (Utah) Herald Section Two Golden Spike Empire Dinosaurland wiMfflnmm iiiinUrt' Elder Petersen to speak at end of Y conference Canyonlands This Utah map indicates the nine region division of Utah's vacationland. Utah offers an excellent variety of weekend or extended outdoor activities which may be enjoyed over the Labor Day weekend. See accompanying article for a description of what each region offers in the way of weekend vacations. Mrs. Helen Olpin named city employee of month' omin 9 P Helen Olpin, assistant director of the Springville Public Library has been selected as employee of the month by the Springville Employees Association. Helen has worked for Springville City for the past 7 years. Her-duties include cataloging and preparing the cards for the adult books and audiovisual materials purchased by the library, but her favorite activity is working with the public and utilizing her considerable con-siderable skill and expertise ex-pertise in literature and library proceedures to provide excellent reader's advisory service to the library patrons. Helen loves people and her friendly manner and outgoing personality combined with a deep desire to serve make a visit to the library the highlight of the day for many citizens. Helen was born and raised in Springville and has lived here for most of her life. She graduated from BYU and taught school for 5 years before coming to work at the library. She is the mother of three sons, John and Gray Wright of Provo, and J, I The Springville-Mapleton Springville-Mapleton PTA council meeting will be held today, Sept 1 at 1 p.m. in the Mapleton School. All officers, commissioners and principals are requested to be in attendance. The Boy Scouts of America is a member agency of the United Way of Utah County. To launch the fall term, Elder Mark E. Peterson of the LDS Church's Council of the Twelve will be the featured speaker at the conclusion of the two-day two-day Annual University Conference Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 31-Sept. 31-Sept. 1) at Brigham Young University. Elder Peterson .will address nearly 4,000 university employees and their spouses at 6:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center following a buffet-style dinner. At the conclusion of the meeting, new BYU films will be shown in four locations on campus. On Wednesday, BYU President Dallin H. Oaks will speak to a joint meeting of the faculty, administrative, and staff personnel at 8:30 a.m. in the Marriott Center on the theme of "A House of Faith." Following the meeting, President Oaks will host a reception for new faculty members and their spouses at his home. A general faculty meeting will be held Public meets September 6 A public meeting will be .held Tuesday, September 6, 1977 at 4 p.m. in the 'Commission Chambers, Provo City Office Building, 359 West Center, Provo, Utah. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain community input by the State Office of Planning and Research on an application by Richard J. Reisner to purchase the 33-bed Willard Convalescent Con-valescent Center - for $250,00. The proposed change in ownership and capital expenditure require a public meeting. Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. featuring an address "A House of Learning" by Dr. Robert K. Thomas, academic vice-president, and the Commissioner's Message by Dr. Jeffrey R. Holland, former BYU faculty member who is commissioner of the LDS Church Education System. College or departmental depart-mental meetings will be held later that day and on Thursday as final preparations are being made to begin class instruction in-struction on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Elder Peterson is a former newspaper man who advanced through the ranks to editor and general manager of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the In-termountain In-termountain West's first newspaper. He was later named president of the Deseret News Publishing Company, chairman of its board of directors, and vice-president of the Newspaper Agency Corporation. A native of Salt Lake City and author of many books, Elder Peterson is one of the senior members mem-bers of the Council of the Twelve, being named to that position in April, 1944. In recent years, he has traveled widely Elder Mark E. Peterson Elder David K. Nance, son of Dr. and Mrs. James M. Nance, will be serving a mission for the LDS Church to Seoul, Korea. His farewell will be Sept. 4 at 4:30 p.m. at the Springville 10th Ward. He will enter the language training mission on September IS. Painting class at museum set Sept. 13 A class for both beginning and advanced painting students will start this month at the art museum. The five-week course will start September 13, and will be taught by Kimbal Warren, a Provo landscape painter. Cost for the course will be $12. According to acting museum director Tim Rose, Mr. Warren's work has been exhibited in the museum and can currently be seen at the Kimball Art Center in Park City. The instructor has been awarded several state fair awards. Interested persons, either beginners or experienced ex-perienced painters, may call the museum to register. Classes will meet in the museum studio on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. A 40- 1 longshot. "Nickel Coin," won th Grand National Steeplechase in 1951 after being trained on a diet of duck eggs and beer! Applications now accepted for art director, fireman Whodoyo you need u call when help? AN IMPORTANT NEW SERVICE FOR YOU: We can link you with helping agencies that can provide information about: Organizations for senior citizens Food stamps Alcohol abuse Services for the handicapped Housing Recreation Child Care Transportation - Nursing services Legal services ( Medicare and Medicaid benefits Supplemental security income program Nutrition programs Meals on Wheels Senior citizen luncheons Volunteer programs Foster grandparents R.S.V.P. Information And Referral Service We want to help 374-6400 Helen Olpin 1 Chris Wright of Black-foot, Black-foot, Idaho. Helen has always been active in civic work in Springville, including serving several terms as a member of the library board. She has also served as secretary of the Public Library section of the Utah Library Association and was a member of the executive committee for the section. Libriarn Paula Jones stated, "We feel that Helen is a real credit to ;he Springville Public Employees Association and to the city as well. We congratulate her on having been chosen "Employee of the Month 't and we are grateful for the opportunity to publicly acknowledge her fine work." Applications are now being taken at the Springville City offices for director of Springville's Art Museum and also for a city fireman. Applications for art director will be accepted until Oct. 15 and can be filled at the city offices or the art museum. The position for fireman will be open until Sept. 15, at which time all applicants must file. SPRINGVILLE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP Sunday Morning Services 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. Sunday Evening Services 6:30 P.M. Community Services Building 175 South Main Springville, Utah EVERYONE WELCOME! (r Expert stilt walkers used to be able to travel as fast as a horse could trot. The footrests they used were often five or six feet above the ground. In the 19th century beard-wearing was prescribed for men with delicate throats. 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