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Show I Page Ten - The Springville Herald - December 27, 1995 wUk k Go steels The usual early morning serenity of Salt Lake City's Main Street was interrupted shortly after 9 a.m., Jan. 4, 1896 as Superintendent Brown of the Western Union Telegraph Com-, pany rushed into the street with his shotgun. The gun "belched forth in two resounding reports" wrote a writer for the Deseret Evening News. The blasts, which signaled Utah's admission into the Union, actually sent one small boy diving div-ing for a nearby doorway-proba-bly thinking a holdup or bank robbery was in progress. Word of President Cleveland's proclamation spread quickly. After waiting nearly 50 years to hear the good news, utahns gathered gath-ered to celebrate like never before. be-fore. Downtown merchants immediately immedi-ately began decorating their businesses. Flags were hoisted. Red, white and blue banners were strung from nearly every building. A huge flag was also raised between die east and west towers of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. All kinds of noises rang out in celebration. A 21 -gun salute was fired from Capitol Hill, accompanied accompa-nied by the blowing of horns and whistles and ringing of bells. A half-dozen bombs were even exploded in celebration of the momentous day. These events were only the beginning of several days of celebration. A parade down Main Street, inaugural ceremonies in the Salt Lake Tabernacle and festive balls marked the transition from territorial government to statehood. Now, 100 years later, Utah is prepared to celebrate statehood again. During 1996, thousands of activities are planned throughout the state. From metropolitan galas to small-town festivals, every county in Utah has planned a celebration. This January, Utah kicks off the Centennial year with thee days of festivities to celebrate the marking of a century in grand style. Fillmore, population 1,956, begins the celebration with the Utah Statehood Centennial Banquet Ban-quet and Ball on Jan. 2. Five balls, with themes ranging from 1896 dress and music to the 1996 equivalent, will draw more people peo-ple to Fillmore at one time than ever before. The evening will end with a fireworks display at the Territorial Statehouse State park. The next morning, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific trans will depart from Morgan, Green River and Cedar City en route to Salt Lake City. Along the route, communities will host send-off celebrations. Passengers will be greeted at the Union Pacific Depot by porters carrying luggage, lug-gage, upbeat music performances, performanc-es, carriages waiting to carry them to their destinations and vendors selling goods at 1896 prices. Depot festivities will continue on Jan. 4 for the general public. That evening, Utahns will be encouraged to attend multi-de- fJew Years Eve in Utah Qounty rotate Farm'sy Homeowners 1 Insurance with 1 Insurance with Inflation Coverage SEE ME Dean Brian 52 W. 200 S. 489-9444 I 1 Sic Like a good Neighbor, State Farm is there. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois jvkJ iy inl II S!9BIISt&xw BAVWWtfttt 'C ' i Ed Pinegar, general chairman of Provo's Festival of Winter, has announced that Provo's downtown New Year's Eve celebration cele-bration will be held on December 30 from 6 p.m. until midnight. "We will call it 'New Year's Eve,'" he explained. Pinegar has named Rod Fudge as chairman of 'the event. According to Fudge, "In moving our New Year's celebrations celebra-tions to Saturday rather than Sunday, we are following the precedent set by the Freedom Festival. Whenever the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday, the fireworks fire-works and parade and other events are moved to Saturday." Fudge also exclaimed that this year's celebration will be even better than last year's inaugural effort which was attended by 5,000 people and featured a laser light show. "We have arranged for the firing of 1,000 fireworks shells over the Historic County Courthouse Court-house to signal the beginning of the new year," he said. . Other activities will include: A country western dance in the parking terrace at 100 West and 100 North, Puppet shows, arts and crafts, clowns, balloon artists and other events for children starting at 6:30 p.m. in t he county commission com-mission building, Hot air balloons tethered on University Avenue, A food fair offering cuisine from a variety of fine restaurants under a tent on Tabernacle Square, A Reunion Concert in the Tabernacle (Reunion is a group comprised of Ric de Azevedo and former Lettermen founders Jim Pike and Bob Engemann), And at 1 1 p.m. a variety of entertainment on a stage in front of the old courthouse. Featured entertainers will be the Saliva Sistersa popular singing group that takes a light-hearted look at the music of previous eras. Events will be centered in downtown Provo at the junction of Center Street and University Avenue. University Avenue from Center Street to 100 South will be blocked to vehicular traffic that evening. Sponsors of this year's events are Provo City, Utah County, the Daily Herald and Nu Skin International. Inter-national. For more information contact Rod Fudge at 226-9000. There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not. -Robert Benchley fffo iH3$r- Baton-m- stm m o V (ill K , " - I 1L nominational church services in Salt Lake City's 14 Centennial congregations and other churches statewide. Many denominations will be hosting services that will be open to the public. On Jan. 4, at precisely 9:13 a.m., a re-enactment of the statehood state-hood announcement will take place at 59 S. Main Street, the approximate site of the Western Union Telegraph Co. in 1896. Following the shotgun blasts signaling statehood, actors in the crowd will spontaneously sing, shout and cheer with the same enthusiasm displayed 100 years ago. At 10 a.m., the 1896 State hood Parade-complete with old- time carriages, 500 National Guardsmen and live bears-will reappear at South Temple and Main Street. The parade will be led by governor Michael Leavitt and First Lady Jacalyn Leavitt on horseback, followed by more than 50 entries. At noon, activities will move to the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square for the Utah Statehood Inaugural Ceremony re-enactment. The program will feature addresses by state digni-taries digni-taries r st and presenta 700-voice 700-voice hildren's choir and a patriotic laser show on the ceiling of the Tabernacle. The kick-off celebration draws to a close with the Utah Centen- Program on helmnca your chile! succeed . H 1 in scnooi Jan. 4 FnM nvA 2rlns1 . A4n A 1 ,1-- 1 T1 Citizens are invited to attend a parent's night lecture at the Sage Creek School on Thursday, January 4, at 7 p.m. Dr. D. Ray Reutzel, chairman of the Department Depart-ment of Elementary Education at Brigham Young University, will be the speaker. His subject will be, "Helping Your Child Succeed in School." . The first transatlantic airline passenger service began in 1939. nial Gala at 7:30 p.m. in the Delta Center, where Utah's finest talent will gather on one stage for; the first time ever. Entertainment will include performances by the" Osmonds, Michael Ballam, Char-! lene Wells Hawkes, Kurt Bestor,' the Original Letterman, Grant Johanneson, the Utah Symphony,; Ballet West, Mormon Tabernacle. Choir and hundreds of others. An indoor and outdoor fireworks display will end the once-in-a-lifetime performance. 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