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Show i i. MARRIOTT LIB-UNW OF UT SERIALS ORD DEPT oqq c 15O0 E RM DOCK SALT LAKE CITY UT 84112-066 0 flo O o f4 ?r' ? :i - C '$ - 4 - Vr "it ,4k i o o o f ? t t o o 0 o (1 o j O ) JZL Miss SpringvilleMapleton for 2003 and her attendants were chosen Saturday evening. They are, from left: Jennifer Mosher, daughter of Almon and Marie Mosher, 3rd attendant; Mandy Anderson, daughter of Jim and Loretta Anderson, Ander-son, 2nd attendant; Hollie Jones, daughter of David and Jerilyn Jones, Miss SpringviUe; and Tiffani Christie, daughter of Dwight and Patti Christie, 1st attendant. atten-dant. Miss SpringvilleMapleton 2002 Celeste Bales will represent the community commu-nity at the Miss Utah Pageant in June. Volume One Hundred Seven Mayor Fritz Boyer signed a resolution naming this coming Saturday, March 29, tas "Scouting for Food Day" 'during the regular council meeting held last Tuesday evening at City Hall. The mayor said that he and the council should support sup-port this worthwhile annual event in which the Boy Scouts of America collect food for the Utah County t. Food Bank in this area. The food bank has come to depend on the annual event to keep their supplies of food up during the spring season of the year. A group of 4-H girls also met with the council to explain ex-plain the 4-H program to help the council understand Tonight, Wednesday, Mar. 26, at 7 p.m., the SpringviUe Historical Society is featuring Lyndia McDowell McDo-well Carter, Noted historian talking about the Mormon handcart migration. The meeting will be held in the SpringvUle City Council Chambers in the City Center. : Carter has chosen as her topic the race between the Edmund Ellsworth and the Daniel D. McArthur handcart companies, They literally raced across the plains to Utah during the summer and fall of 1856. -. This lecture is not about gloom and doom, rather it recounts the exciting story of the friendly competition between the first two handcart hand-cart companies as they tried to beat time and each other to be the first handcarts to A re-enactment of the pioneer handcart pushers and pullers were part of the 1897 Jubilee Parade. The men and women were depicting the experience of 1856-1860. what this group is doing in the city. The council agreed to waive the water requirements for Dave Simpson and the Parkmeadows Subdivision, Plat A, after a long discussion discus-sion in which the council felt that the water had long ago been given to the SpringviUe Irrigation Company. The decision was a subjective sub-jective one because there is no proof either -way to determine deter-mine if the water had been given or not because of poor record keeping a 100 years ago. Bid awarded The bid for the new restrooms at the Hobble Creek Golf Course was awarded to the low bidder rest mnmsrt mss sit insist am tonight reach the Salt Lake Valley. Ten handcart companies, totaling some three thousand people, traveled to "Zion" during the years 1856 through 1860. Most people are familiar with the disasters that beset the thousand emigrants emi-grants in the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies when they were trapped by Wyoming snow in October and November of 1856. These two companies were the exception in the handcart system, but they seem to get all the attention. The other eight companies with their two thousand people had quite different experiences. For them, travel by handcart was extremely difficult and a test of endurance. endur-ance. But these "normal" companies proved successful and are also filled with many Note the various styles of handcarts. Photo courtesy of the LDS Church Historical Department. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - from Spanish Fork for $29,5-13.52. $29,5-13.52. High bid on the project pro-ject was $42,000. There was some discussion discus-sion because the low bidder is a new contractor and has completed only several projects pro-jects up to now. However, upon checking his latest project, it was determined that the work the contractor had done was "very satisfactory satisfac-tory " with the people whom - he worked. The next to low bid was $34,500. Councilwoman Diane Carr voted no on the bid award. The time limit on the bid is 30 days from start to completion. A resolution on a bound-Continued bound-Continued on page 3 interesting stories. This lecture tells one of those stories. The Ellsworth Company, headed by Brigham Young's son-in-law, was composed mainly of emigrants from England. Chosen to be the first to leave Iowa City, and therefore the first handcart company to arrive in Utah, their goal was to travel faster than the typical ox-drawn wagon trains. The predominantly Scots and Irish company thought it might be fun to not only beat the time of the ox teams, but to beat the Ellsworth company compa-ny as well. (Scots never can stand to be second best to the English, you know!) With Captain McArthur at their head, they nipped at the heels of the English and the race March 26, 2003 h(K "' A P -5T 1 nil I anna II ttt ll I , I ksKiMBHMKnHMwto Members of the 2003 Art Ball committee are vorking hard to insure another successful suc-cessful city party. The annual Art Ball will be held on Friday, Apr. 25, and will be thr-pcning of the big Spring Salon art exhibit at the SpringviUe Museum of Art. Following the theme of "A Starry Night at the Museum," those who attend are invited to meet the stars when singer Michael Ballam and his daughter, Vanessa Ballam Brenchley, entertain. Other stars for the evening will be the artists and the new Art Royalty for 2003. Tickets for the event are now on sale at the museum or from mem was on. Come tonight and be spectators to this big but little known event in the history of the migration to Utah. Carter is a former school teacher who now spends her time researching and writing about Utah and western history, especially the history of the westward migration. For over ten years, she has studied the Mormon handcart system and is currently completing com-pleting books about the Willie Wil-lie Company and the Martin Company. She has presented many lectures in Utah and Wyoming Wyo-ming about the handcart migration and other topics, such as early Provo, Mormon Mor-mon wagon trains and the Utah artist Alfred Lambour-ne. Lambour-ne. In addition, she has published several articles. Lyndia lives in SpringviUe with husband, Robert Carter. ii A Lyndia Carter 7 1 f t ' fly Price 500 "Wizard If Oz" ad Ma Heaire On the evening of Friday, Apr. 4, Springville's Villa Theatre at 254 S. Main, will be transformed into the magic mag-ic of one of America's favorite favor-ite fantasies, "The Wizard of Oz." Anna Murdock, director direc-tor of the Villa Youtheatre, has always given more than expected in her theatre productions, pro-ductions, and this one will be no exception. Over a hundred children will perform in two casts during the run of the show, which will play, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. The tickets are $9 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors and $5 for all children. The two Dorothys of the two casts will be played by Brittiney Nyman and Kathy Keele. Both are veteran The Philharmonic Orchestra Orches-tra of SpringviUe High School will perform tonight, Wednesday, Mar. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. The program will include an entire suite based on Dante's "Divine Comedy." This four movement piece follows " Dante's journeys in the afterlife after-life through purgatory, paradise para-dise and the inferno. The versatility of sounds in the piece, including moans, groans and chains' rattling, will surprise the audience. The Philharmonic Orchestra Orches-tra will be participating in SHS Number Thirteen bers of the committee. Shown here are, back, from left: Annie Morgan, publicity; Sharon Gray, museum director of education; educa-tion; Jane Fillmore, general chairman; Tonya Fischio, decorations; Andy Shelline, auction. Front: Joan Durfey, tickets and invitations; Marcia Beach, food; Tracy Fieldsted, tickets and invitations; and Pat Conover, Art Board representative. Not pictured are: Franny Sumner, auction; Cass Barney and Sari Christensen, decorations; decora-tions; Frannie Sumner, donations; and Craig and Deanne Conover, program and entertainment. performers in the Villa's programs. The scarecrows will be Kurt Christensen and Seth Hansen; the tin man, Brad Davis and Nick Christensen. Chris-tensen. The lion will be played by Zac Freeman and Kevin Keele; the witch played by Noelle Phearson and Ann Jackson. The professor pro-fessor will be played by Danny Wilkins and Brad Slagowski. Many of the monkeys, munchkins, the numerous other players in the show will be playing in both of the casts. The magic of Dorothy and her red slippers has always been a favorite and mis fabulous production will be no exception. For reservations, call 489-3088. the Regional Orchestra Festival Festi-val this Thursday, playing the same pieces that they wUl perform on tonight's program. pro-gram. The Philharmonic Orchestras of SHS have consistently earned the highest high-est ratings at these festivals. Other pieces on the program pro-gram include "Bugler's Holiday" Holi-day" by Leroy Anderson, featuring a trumpet trio, and a John Williams piece "Hymn to the Fallen" from the movie "Saving Private Ryan." The concert is free and open to the public. |
