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Show The Beaver Press - May 7, Three Verdoia-Intervie- w ner: Robin Ljungberg. nodded. (Inside I smiled just a bit, thinking, "They are going to have a hard time putting that name in lights. I felt that I could enjoy this private am joke as Swedish, myself.) Questioning him further, learned that Verdoia was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from college in the Bay Area. As he pursued his career, he became more or less (to use his own words) "a vagabond journalist." He began as a newspaper reporter, moved to TV news and news anchor, working in such cities as Salt Lake City, Denver, Washington, I Conclusion by Shirley Howard The interview with Ken Verdoia, writer, director, and producer of some of Public Television's finest historical documentaries continued. We were still seated in a corner of the old courtroom, while the crew continued working around us. The old courtroom chair creaked as he shifted his angular frame. "This new documentary, Joe Hill, is kind of an extension." He began using his hands to emphasize particular points of the discussion as they arose. "The case of Joe Hill is not Yet, the case was one of the most publicized court cases of its era." By way of background information, had learned from the Utah Historical Encyclopedia, that Hill had been a Swedish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1902. In America, he became somewhat disillusioned with the "American dream" and identified with the struggle of the common worker. Around 1910, he had joined the IWW (Independent Workers of the World), a labor organization and had written songs based upon his experiences as a working man. Hill came to Utah in 1913, finding work in Park City. Verdoia continued, "The Joe Hill case caused a national sen- sation, and yet it is now largely lost on the current generation." "The American experience," he explained. "We don't know about it. We don't know enough about people coming to this country and the struggle they faced. Or the struggle of the judicial system as it evolved from fairly crude methods of seeking out protection of human rights, to a position where, some say, we offer too much protection to those accused of a crime. Joe Hill presents an interesting study of our legal system, our social system, and life in Utah viewed from two different sides ' of thecoin:" well-know- n. I Utah it was very simple. People were convinced that Joe Hill had committed two very horrible murders, and, therefore, was going to pay the price for crimes he had committed." Yet, if you stepped outside of Utah, you would meet this extraordinary sentiment that this man was completely innocent and had been railroaded by an unjust state. The dichotomy of the people close to the crime, thinking they had done the right thing, while people away from it felt they could project their own sense of justice on Utah." "It is a position that Utah has found itself in, in a number of times throughout the years: where the people of Utah feel they are on a correct, solid, proper track, while those outside the state pass judgment on what the State of Utah is doing." "And when did this all take place?" I asked. "The actual murders took place in 1914. Joe Hill was tried and convicted in 1914. He was executed in 1915." From my own research, I had learned that the execution had taken place in the old Sugar House Prison in Salt Lake City, and that President Woodrow Wilson had intervened twice, both times unsuccessfully, on Hill's behalf. How would they bring all this together, I wondered. "Will you have a strictly documentary production, or do you have a star in mind?" "In ( -- "We have a wonderful star," He confided eagerly. "He is both a lawyer and an actor. And he is also Swedish. He spells his name in the Swedish man- PBS Visits Beaver, Part Ken 1998 Page 4 I one-eigh- I D.C., New York. "I liked working in news," he explained, "But I was always frustrated. We were never really able to tell the full story in a one or two minute newscast." "I returned to Salt Lake City and found a home in public broadcasting about fifteen years ago, and since then have had the opportunity to use the documentary to tell the stories in more detail, so the full impact can be appreciated." This time also coincided with finding his "lovely wife, Carol," settling down and having a family. (Two daughters, which he described as his "my own little Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.") All in all, Verdoia "gave the impression of being a very gentleman. He had been a most polite interviewee, answering my every question. Still, sensed the constant presence of that creative force with all are which artists blessedafflicted, that although he appeared with me, another portion of his mind was flying out there somewhere between hither and yon, pursuing the fluttering nuclei of future productions.. Verdoia concluded, "I am fortunate to be a man with deep roots in Utah, and in talking to the various chapters of the Sons and Daughters of the Utah have come to love Pioneers, the State of Utah. know that one of the finest claims anyone can make is, "I am a daughter or son of Utah pioneers." "And aren't we all? We all have that spirit within each of us, and although not all of us can claim that blood lineage to those who made that fateful trek, each one of us that lives in Utah in 1998 is blessed to receive and carry on that legacy as if these were our own ancestors that have gone on before us." "This is what we have tried to stress in our work: the majesty and the humanity. Through listening to the diaries and the journals and the letters of these people, the men and women of earlier times, we bring to life the voices and the lives of I I I I history." (Note: The Joe Hill docu- mentary has a tentative release date of November 19, 1998, which also happens to be the anniversary of Hill's death.) When buying fish, look for eyes that are bright, clear, full and bulging; gills that are reddish-pink; and scales that are bright and shiny. Mother's Day Special at Beef or Chicken with deep fried dessert Fajitas $7.95 it 1474 S. 450 W. Beaver, Ut th 438-590- 8 Iron Mission Park fo Host PreHistory Week Activities Cedar City, UT Deer And Elk Tutorow, Division wildlife licensing coordinator. Since the Division began Plant To All Mothers Friday and Saturday Packaged flower seeds 12 price ft set number of general buck deer permits for each of its five regions several years ago, resident permits for the Southern Region have sold out the first day they've gone on seed feeders 12 price 0 Wildf lower seed 12 price Roses 2 Gal $7.99 Bird For example, in 1997 Southern Region resident permits sold out by 1:30 p.m., 5 12 hours after going on sale. 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The remaining nonresident general buck deer permits, and general bull elk permits, are available to nonresidents on a Utah where the research was conducted. On Friday and Saturday, local resident Ray May as "Talks with known Elam, Coyotes," will offer demonstrations of prehistoric crafts, and thoughts on Native American life. His demonstrations will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. Ray is a member of Statewide the Utah Archaeological Society and is often in demand to replicate prehistoric tools for museums in the Southwest. The museum is located at 635 North Main in Cedar City, Museum hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daytime entrance fees are $2.00 per person, or $5.00 per car load up to eight persons. Utah residents with a Special Fun Tag are admitted free. For more information contact the Museum at 8-- 9, first-com- Coming Fall 1998 Taught by Tess Jensen as well. Graduate of SUU What do you think a venture Bachelor in Elem. 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Home is the place where children learn to love, says nationally known therapist Dr. Sidney Gerrard. And the heart of that teaching is the mother. He warns, too, that home is also a place where they can learn to hate or feel prejudice. Our task is to be positive and uplifting. It is a sacred trust. This Mother's Day, hearts and thanks go out to every mother. We give our children life. We feed, clothe and teach them. We scold them when they misbehave and gaze adoringly at their sweet faces when they sleep. Such is the life and the love of a mother. 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He will consider the issues of environment, economy, astronomy and culture contact. Todd Prince has a Master's degree in Anthropology with a specialization in North American Archaeology from the University He also earned a of Utah. Bachelor of Science degree in History from Southern Utah University. Mr. Prince currently serves as Park Manager at Iron Mission State Park. Prior to working in Cedar City, Todd served as Museum Curator for Edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding, Utah. From 1989-199- 3 Todd BEAVER NURSERY Permits proclamation in 1973, National Emergency Medical Week has been celebrated each year to recognize the accomplishments of the men and women who dedicate themselves to saving the lives of others and to educating the public about how and when to utilize E.M.S. Services. E.M.S. Week, a celebration to honor approximately 750,000 E.M.S. providers nationwide who deliver lifesaving emergency care, is scheduled for 1998. The E.M.S. 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