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Show 14A Emery County Progress Tuesday, August 3, 1993 Songs and Stories of the Swell becoming statewide attraction people have missed out on the history ofthe Swell, so I wanted Songs and Stories of the to present it to them. I also San Rafael Swell has become wanted to present the Swell to one of the most popular pro- others. Wes says that each presengrams offered by the Utah Council Humanities through tation is a fun experience. He Bureau. its Speakers said, After each performance The popularity lies not only I get all kinds of questions with the fascinating stories of about the Swell, and a lot of the Swell, but also with the people tell me their own stocreator of the program, Wes ries about that area." Curtis of Orangeville. He said that most of the Since becoming part of the questions and stories he hears Speakers Bureau, Wes has have to do with the notorious been all over the state- - from Swaseys whose mark on the Logan to Monticello- - and he Swell is as big as the land ithas presented to groups of all self. The story of Joe and the ages- - from elementary school kids to senior citizens. He has Wildcat, was the first introbeen in the program since duction Wes had to the Swdl. January and by the time he He said a fifth grade teacher read the story to his class. I perforcompletes his mance at the Emery County was fascinated with that, he Fair this week, he will have said, and thats where my interest in the area first began. presented dozens of times. That love of the past also Although the program has Bulead to a college degree in hisof been part the Speakers for several reau months, it tory for Wes, so it became an that. Songs easy and logical move to comreally goes beyond and Stories of the San Rafael bine his love of history and Swell was presented at last music in putting the program together. It dawned on me that year's fair. I put it together to let the combination would make it more interesting and spice it people know about the Swell, Wes said. Many of the local up, he said. By Larry W. Davis Progress editor 3-d- ay brings the San Rafael Swell to Telling tales in words and song, Wes Curtis life. may 311992 1DEP0STT() june 01 1992 10,000.00 .00 OTHER DEDUCTIONS (--) .00 MEREST PAID -) () First Security Bank .00 (- 0 WITHDRAWALS JOHN DOE P O BOX 30006 PLANNED SAVINGS PLUS ANYWHERE, UT f" 277.84 . ; 7T SAVINGS MAIN OFFICE . , ACCOUNT 02 ,39225 6 JUNE 30,1993 PAGE 1 RATE 2.75 flELD EARNED BEGINNING BALANCE 278 INDING BALANCE may 31 may 31.1992 .00 10,277.84 1993 HEWS INTEREST iTIELD EARNED EARNED ENDING BALANCE 10,293.16 f I 10,319.00 INTEREST HATE OF 3.18 HELD EARNED 3.19 3IAL SECURITY NUMBER maker. The program is adaptable to large or small audiences and is suitable for indoor or outdoor settings. Wes will take the show to the Capitol Reef Amphitheater in September. It has taken several months to put the program together, including a year just to write the songs and collect the slides. But Wes says he is continuing to improving the show. The program is still evolving, he said, adding that he hopes to add a rear projection screen in the future and that plans are underway to make a video presentation of the show with actual footage of the Swell. Wess association with the Speakers Bureau will continue next year. He admits that his program is a departure from the usual speaker format. Were both plowing new ground, he said Still, the program is one of the most requested from the dozens the Council offers. The show will be performed at the Museum of the San Rafael this week according to the following schedule: Thursday at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.; Friday at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday at 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. 293.16 (2.90) (2.93) selves and about the Old Spanish Trail; and Aszariah Tuttle, a song about the sheriff in the area when Butch Cassidy roamed the canyons. Wes said he was one of the great lawmen of the West who was wounded by Joe Walker but who later was a member of the posse who tracked down the outlaw and sent him to his Account Summary As Of June 30, 1993 BEGINNING BALANCE Although he has always been interested in the area, he spent three years of intensive study in recent years and says he has plans of one day writing a book on the area. There are many colorful stories that need to be told, he said. While the anecdotes are a big part of Wes show, it is the music that carries the program. His songs offer the stories and folklore of the Swell, and he uses a campfire setting to put the audience as close to the desert as possible without actually being there. To further enhance the setting, he uses slides as a backdrop, and his only accompaniment is a guitar and synthesizer. Songs include the popular Easterin Rap, which every resident of Emery County can relate to and which closes the program; Rock Art Rock, which includes slides of desert rock art and presents one theory about the meaning of the art (a costume party); a song Rbout the artists them- 123-48-67- 89 tJ Pick The Bank That Knows How To Make A Statement. found another bank in town paying a higher interest rate on savings than we do. And you don't even have to take our word for We haven't it. By comparison, without naming currently offers the highest interest rate for individual account holders. Not only does this disciplined savings plan regularly shift money from your checking to your savings, you can make withdrawals at any time. As your assets increase, so does your interest (up to 3.75). Enroll in Planned Savings Plus names, you can see that a First Security and make your own statement. 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