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Show Old Savings Bonds will help to fund Memorial Building work By BETTY FOWLER ans project. They didn't have to consider long before coming up with the ideal project. The Veterans Memorial Building Restoration Fund seemed to be the perfect solution. The ladies felt that this was an especially appropriate and worthwhile cause. Donating this windfall treasure earned in the past by auxiliary members, would also serve as a memorial to those many wives, daughters and families of veterans of our wars. The women who gave so much time, effort and heart to the American Legion Auxiliary programs. City Editor Divers seek treasure at the s .bottom of oceans, . . n i .searcni ror treasure in caves, and contestants ply their skills on tv 7 thrill-seeker- Treasure can be found in many 'places and recently Lehi's American Legion Auxiliary received a .treasure gift from the past. Two United States Savings Bonds were found belonging to the Auxiliary Unit 19. These .bonds were purchased in 1954 and have been accruing inter- est. Lehi's Auxiliary officers, President Gloria Finch and Secretary treasurer Shirley Scown, acting in behalf of the unit members, decided that the money should be used for a local veter 0 short A check-passin- cer- g at the Memorial Building and the emony was held recently money will be used to help defray the costs of the Memorial Building's restoration. Yesteryears larly vulnerable to fluctuating water levels. In the early 1930's, the driest period in Utah history, the lake, with only twelve thousand acre-feof water, seemed to be disappearing. The Holmstead Boat Camp was miles from what little water remained in the shrunken lake. A October 4, 1934 "Lehi Free Press" article quoted deputy state game warden Joseph J. Madsen as saying the average lake depth was only seven to fourteen inches, and sunburned carp were burrowing into the muddy lake bottom to survive. A March 28, 1935 "Lehi Sun" article reported the drought was so serious that some citizens had initiated a "Save Utah Lake" campaign. But the lake quickly proved it needed no help from man as it returned to its normal level through increased precipitation. Those of us who witnessed the record wet years of 1981-8find it difficult to believe that the March 21, 1935 "Lehi Sun" ran an article entitled, "What Will a Dry Lake Mean to Utah County?" Though the lake's waters in 1952 submerged the Holmstead Boat Camp until 23 July, the site remained completely underwaterduringthe water years. The white sands of the et day's events. "Professor Harris" floated skyward in a hot air balloon and then thrilled spectators by parachuting from the passenger basket. The exciting exhibition ended in near disaster when the professor was blown into a fencepost on landing. Dusting himself off, theslightly shaken daredevil reassured the crowd that he was uninjured and the entertainment soon continued. The evening fare consisted of a concert by Salt Lake City's "Temple of Music" followed by a dance. Baseball, horseshoe pitching, footraces, and football attracted the interest of many younger resort-goerThe Aug. 1, 1895 "Lehi Banner" reported a football game between the Lehi Football Club and the Lehi Cricket Club. The grudge match and the $5 purse was won by the Football Club 6 to 0. The rough and tumble game, without protective equipment, resulted in several injuries to Lehi s. Anyone who has ever wanted to run away and join the circus won't have to run very far in Lehi. The Colonial House is sponsoring a Clown Contest in conjunction with the Carson Barnes Circus which will be held soon. The Clown 1981-84hig- Murdock's continued to be popu- lar despite the competition from nearby Saratoga Resort, which had superior swimming, lodging, and eating facilities. When George Murdock's health failed in 1897 he closed the resort, moved to town and died in 1899. Some of the buildings were moved elsewhere and the remainder were torn down. The area again returned to pasture land and hayfields; the grove of black willows remained the single reminder of the funspot that had once existed there. In 1926 the Lehi City Council briefly considered establishing a recreation park at "old Murdock Resort," but this was never done. During the 1930's Clarence Holmstead leased the Murdock property from John Southwick. An avid outdoorsman, Holmstead rented rowboats and other gear to fishermen from the site of the old Murdock pier. Holmstead Boat Camp with rowboat facilities, picnic tables, and rest rooms, though enjoyed by hundreds of sportsmen, Boy Scouts, and others until the late 1950's, never reached the popularity of the Murdock Resort which did not have to compete with the automobile for the public's interest. As always, the shoreline of Utah Lake is at the mercy of the elements. The beaches are particu Page 3 Contest will be held at 10 a.m. on May 29. More information will be contained in theCircus Advertising flyer to be distributed with your Free Press on May 18. The Chamber of Commerce will also hold a coloring contest. Continued from front page $200,000: i.e.: plumbing(restrooms, kitchen, concession area; electrical, H.V.A.C., roof floors, window glass, paint and refinish natural hardwood doors and trim; landscape sprinkling system, theater seating and special theater lighting and sound." The above would be placed on a priority schedule and done as time would permit. The absolutes would be done immediately. The proposal included the following recommendations: 1. City to grant "Heritage Theater" a lease for $1 per year and two succeeding five year options, each at one dollar per year, total lease term, 25 years. 2. City to pledge thefirst $30,000 for immediate preservation purposes and to get the building in a condition to use. 3. "Heritage Theater" agrees to complete the project over a five-yeperiod. 4. Lease to commence June 1, 1992. 5. "Heritage Theater" agrees to transfer all utilities to their name im medi ately upon execution oflease. Before Youngreen's proposal concerning the old building, the council heard John Rockwell report on the findings of the Historical Preservation Committee as to how it would be economically feasible to keep the 15-ye- building and put it in use. Rockwell gave each council mem- ber a folder with proposals for comprehensive plans for use of the building. He told the council that many public organizations use the building now, and more would find a home there while the Memorial Buildingis being restored. "We need this building. There are no places for Little League storage, meetings and registrations." He revealed the fact that the building was being used that very evening for auditions for the Lehi Arts Council's presentation of "Fiddler on the Roof". ( Connie Nielsen, a member of the Preservation Committee, later said that over 400 people had come to audition for parts in the production.) Rockwell asked the council for more time. He said that application would be made to place the old church building on the National Register for Historic Places. He told the council that if it were placed on that Register, the building would be eligible for several grants that are not available unless the building qualifies. The cou ncil h ad decided at a February meeting, because of financial problems, and because the building had become a liability to the city, voted to demolish the old building, but they qualified their decision by allowing the Historical Preservation Committee until May to come up with reasons why the building shouldn't be torn down. Following a presentation by Rockwell, brief remarks by Richard Van Wagoner, and Buddy Youngreen's proposal to lease the building for a public arts center, the council rescinded the former proposal. 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In a few years perhaps even the skeletal remains of those trees will be gone, and like an unattended grave in a forgotten cemetery, no marker will designate the site of the once famous Murdock Resort. boys. - Fifth 4 . 20, 1992 Clown contest announced ar Continued from front page some "sporting gents" desired more than a cold drink of water to whet their whistle. C. A. Hosier, Lehi saloon keeper, built a grog shop at the resort prior to the 1895 Decoration Day opening. The water was yet too cold for . swimming and boating, but the large crowd was not disappointed by the Free Press - Wednesday, May All Miyata FREE Tune-u- p $25.00 Bikes 10 Over COSt! with bike purchase. Special All $14.95 other brands of bikes on sale! Parts & Accesories 50 Suspension Forks 20 with FREE Installation. Manitou Rock Shock HOLMES 701 E. State LEHI, UTAH Pro Forx Sale prices good Thur., Fri., Sat. only. Some items subject to availability. 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