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Show 75 CLASSIFIEDS FEATURES PAUL HARVEY WEEKS TV GUIDE -- -- THURSDAY. DEC. 11, 1975 -- -- SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS EXAMINER, PRESTON CITIZEN, CACHE TIMES CITIZEN, GRACE CITIZEN AND THE t Bear Lake County WO Years -- I S '. ... i 1y . ' ml A A s F 0 ma Ms; ML W ; lifiiffTfitttfrftttt iinliLjiRpii mora n if iiiiiiiiif if. iUuUU IW ONE OF THE By EDITH P. HADDOCK Bear Lake Centennial Committee t Bear Lake County was created and organized by an act of (he Legislature of the" Territoopf .Idaho, passed by the eighth session and approved January 5, 1875. The county commissioners temporarily appointed by the act were Jonathan Pugmire Jr., Edwin N. Austin and Joseph C. Rich, with Paris as the county seat. A meeting was held by the appointed commissioners in the office of J. C. Rich at Paris and they took the oath of office administered by Francis M. Pomeroy, Justice of the Peace for the Paris precinct, to become the first board of county commissioners. Jonathan Pugmire Jr. was named chairman of the board and Joseph C. Rich, clerk of the BUT I EARLIEST PHOTOS OF THE BEAR LAKE board. At this meeting men were appointed to act as officers of the county until an election could be held. These men were: clerk, auditor o4iXSSEde.r, J. Paris;, sheriff,, Henry Mar-gett- Paris; assessor, Charles C. Rich Jr., Bear River; probate judge, William Budge, Paris; treasurer, Charles C. Rich, Paris; surveyor, John Martin, Liberty; coroner, George Osmond, Bloomington. The first Monday in June 1875 an election was held and the following men were elected as county officers: County commissioners, H. C. Davis, Dingle; Thomas Sleight, Paris; C. E. Robi-soMontpelier. Clerk, auditor and recorder, J. C. Rich, Paris. Sheriff, Henry J. Home, Paris. Probate judge, George Osmond, Blooming-ton- . Treasurer, Charles C. Rich, Paris. Assessor, Wil COUNTY COURT HOUSE liam Hulme, Surveyor, E. is. Coroner, William Broom-heaBloomington. Many m?n and women ,i,baye served as county offic-.- . ers during' the last one hundred years. The officers serving at the present time, some of whom were elected and others appointed are: County commissioners, George Hulme, Kay Rigby, Donald S. Rex (chairman); clerk, auditor and recorder, Betty Wallentine; sheriff, Larry Elaine ment of Health, Craig W. Madson. The various towns in Bear Lake County were settled at different times, the first Bloomington. N. Austin, Par- G. Lloyd; W. Webb; ,.settlement(.,beingjiL1P.atiSiin 1863. The following year in 1864 Ovid, Liberty, Montpel- treasurer, assessor, Don K. Jensen; prosecuting attorney, Ardee Helm; cor- oner, Leonard Matthews ; magistrate, Willis J. Ward; superintendent of schools, Ralph Roghaar; county agent, Hyrum Johnson; extension home economist, Marlene Bunderson; civil defense coordinator veterans contact and custodian, Clifford D. Minson; Depart St. Bloomington, Charles, Fish Haven, and Bennington were settled; Wardborough in 1865; Geneva, 1868; Georgetown, 1870; Dingle, 1871; Eight Mile, 1872; Nounan, 1873; Bern, 1875; Raymond, 1877; 1883; Lanark, 1893; and Sharon, 1897. ier, Pe-gra- The first courthouse or the first place the business of the county was conducted, was in the home of Joseph C. Rich in Paris. The commissioners of the county decided in 1884 to have a courthouse built and they purchased the land for the courthouse and jail from William Hoge and Mr. Horsley for $250. They awarded a bid on June 2, 1884 to Woolley Brothers, who were to do all the building and furnish everything except the rock for the. foundation., con-- , tract was let to Walter Hoge, Hugh Findlay agfLJUrl-Smedleto furnish forty cords of rock for the foundation at $5.65 per cord. The commissioners minutes do not state the exact amount of the bid on the courthouse, but they do list the fact that at each of four intervals during the building process $1,500 were to be paid and the balance was to be paid when thfe1 building was officially accepted. The board of county commissioners officially accepted the building Nov. 10, 1885. The earliest jail for the county was a small building built by W. J. Smith and George Ashley and was situated north of the courthouse. A jail was later built basement of the courthouse and when the last addition was built the jail was moved to the top story of the new section, where it is today. in the There have been two additions to the first courthouse and for several years improvements have been made in the building. This year 1975, the centennial year for Bear Lake County, the commissioners have purchased a building north of the courthouse grounds, which had been built and used for several years by the U. S. Forest Service. It was purchased by an exchange of land by the county, and several county offices have been moved into this building. This courthouse with the improvements and additions gives the county officers and the people of Bear Lake County an excellent place to conduct county business. COULD BE FISHING Gleo Sings As Anmahl "I really didn't think I would win," commented Glen Berg, who was chosen to play the lead in "Amahl and the Night Visitors." "I just read about the auditions in the newspaper and thought it might be fun to try out," he explained. Glen was chosen from a group of several youths who auditioned to play the part of Amahl in the classic Christmas opera by Gian-CarlMenotti. Produced by the Utah State University Music Department, the opera will be presented Dec. 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. in the Chase Fine Arts Theatre. o GLEN, THE SON of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Berg of Smithfield, is an eighth-grad- e at North student Cache Junior High School. Having the lead role in an opera might cause some boys his age to worry, es- if it is their first acting experience as it is for Glen. But it doesn't seem to be bothering him the least. "I really haven't thought about stage fright," he commented. "I guess I will just take a big breath and calm myself down before going on stage. I've played in recitals and concerts before. I am sure I will be able to overcome any stage fright," he said with confidence. Glen has had several years of musical training. Besides taking piano lessons, he plays the French horn in the North Cache Junior High Honor Band. He has also had experience singing in the church choir and in pro grams. "I think I like the singing part of being Amahl more than the acting," Glen said. penally HAVING NO ambitions to be an actor or musical performer, Glen plans to go on to college after high school. He thinks he will major in some aspect of education. "I guess I wouldn't turn down another part in a play if it were offered to me. But, I really won't care if I don't appear in another role," he said. Like L r, many other boys his age, Glen is an avid fisherman. "I guess I caught about 56 or 57 fish last season," he said. And, if the weather were nice now, Glen thought he might enjoy being out fishing just a little more than pract- icing for the opera. Tickets for "Amahl and Hie Night Visitors" are on sale at the USU Ticket Office. Prices are $1.50 for adults and $1 for students ;ind children. Special rate for large groups are available. AS : ' V A j! I GLEN 1 snA HQ BERG - UTAH STATE'S AMAHL |