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Show Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday December 28, 2004 3A Revitalizing the arts in Emery County Part II Looking back at the arts in the history of the County By KAREN TRUMAN, Chairperson, Emery County Arts Council s Performing arts has always been important to the citizens of Emery County. Music was Huntingtons lifestyle. In 1884 the Marshal Band of Huntington was orga- nized by Milas E. Johnson. A brass band was organized in 1886. They bought new instru- ments and blue suits trimmed with brass buttons. About 1895, Thomas L Hardee came to Huntington to interest singers in joining the Nightingales of Cleveland to make a group worthy of partiei- pating in a competition held in Scofield. They tra eled in covered wagons and buggies. They rehearsed during the trip and Professor Hardee said, It cant be beat. The Scofield inhabitants called the singers Hayseeds but the day of the contest the judges gave first place to the Castle Valley Hayseeds. i I j ' ' the early 1920s, Everet In Johnson organized a Mens Glee Club which entertained in almost even- program there was. There were 27 members of the origi Valley. A name that emerges from the history and love of dramatics in - Mayor Jackie Wilson began the Huntington City Council meeting by announcing that she had been to the Council of Governments meetingand Emeiy County has adopted the 1997 codes for its building permits. All cities in Emeiy County have already accepted this new program, with the exception of two, and Huntington is one of those two. Mayor Wilson informed the council that Emery County Commissioner Gary Kofford is in the process of puttingtogother the new building inspection package. The county will hire an additional inspector to assist Bryant Anderson with the demands of the buildinginspection department. Councilman Mark Justice ! i nal glee club. Eighty-plu-s years later the Huntington Glee Club is still performing and very much in demand. In dramatics, full length stage plays were produced each season between 1880 and 1900 in the old log meetinghouse. Entries in the account books of the old Johnson Brothers Store indicate that plays were being presented, theatre tickets sold, and that a dramatic company was in operation during this period. Play scripts were scarce and difficult to obtain so plays were copied in longhand from scripts borrowed from dramatic companies in other communities. All performers w'ere amateurs who acted for the pleasure it provided to the communities. The Huntington Dramatic Club was organized on Jan. 9, 1892 and consisted of 40 members. The members were listed with their own signatures at this organizational meeting. A new dramatic organization came into existence in 1900 known as the Acme Comedy Company. It included many younger players of the community, but several of the older members of the Huntington Dramatic Club also joined. 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Geary w ho spent his life in the promotion of drama and musical entertainment ui the area. He taught in Emery County Schools and College of Eastern Utah. The Geary Theatre there bears his name. If you are interested in supporting the effort of the Emery past, the Emery County Arts independent n-865,000; audit-81- 000; dues, contribu- 8, tions, and transfers-8748,06non departmental-8157,269- ; (i00; county insurance-815rt-820, 500; and personnel 0; 9, ector-86 those occasions are rare, but the city must comply with the requirements. Couneilperson Julie Jones informed the council that she had attended an economic development meeting. She learned that Ruth McCoard from the BLM is encouraging cities to look at areas surrounding their towns which could be used for ATV play areas. Cities must make their wishes known regarding designating such sites for play areas as the BLM is engaged in the draft resource management plan. Anything dealing with realty is handled by Joan Hubert of the Price Field Office and she should be contacted in regards to play areas. The council approved to au thorize Jones to do more investigation into the situation and report back to the council before a decision would be made. Huntington City has ordered a speed sign that will lie mounted on a trailer to be moved around the city. The sign is the type that will record a vehicles speed and display the speed for the driver to see. It is the councils hope to ingpaid by the county, the com- The board approved to begin advertising. missioners decided not to raise the mileage rate to 40.5 cents. In the past the county has usually gone with the IRS suggested rate. The IRS has recently raised the rate from 37.5 cents per mile to the new rate of 40.5 cents. Commissioner Kofford read a letter to the State of Utah requesting assistance with the cost of fighting the fire in Big Canyon fire during the summer. Emery Countys portion of the firefighting cost is $5,000. Commissioner Hatch airpodir- 1,700. In other business conducted by the commissioners, a letter was ratified which was written in support of the Emeiy County ambulance service receiving a license renewal. Following discussion of the mileage rate be- - re- quested the commission begin the advertising process to fill several vacant board positions. He stated that the Castle Valley Special Service District has two positions on their board and the weed and mosquito board also has an opening, from Green River, on their board. Babes I Motion nounced that the Huntington Youth City Council will meet Dec. 21 at 8:13 at Huntington Elementary school for their Christmas Party. She also stated that the youth council is undertaking a three month make residents and others aware of the speed limits in the city and come into compliance. Mayor Wilson explained that the sign has come in, but that the sign is not the one that had been ordered. Councilman Justice assured the mayor that he would look into the situation and make the needed corrections. Couneilperson Jones Commissioner an- - project, beginning Jan. 1, 2005, to collect food for the food bank. The project will be a Battle of the Towns, with all the towns competing to see which can collect the most food, clothing, blan- kets, and other needed items. These items will be donated to the food bank at the conclusion Sitterud 0i,JJJ Any registeredqualified voter interested in serv ing on this board may obtain a form at the Clerk Auditors office during regular business hours. Thd volunteer form will need to be returned to the Clerk) Auditors office, P.O. Box 907, Castle Dale, Utah 845 3 by January 7, 2005 at the close of business. ' i Citizen involvement is the basis of good county government. 1 i Joseph Hollingsworth, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1995. 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This work will be doije as soon as the weather permits. The council approved the 2605 meeting schedule for the council meeting. The meetings will .remain of the third Wednesday i)f each month at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19, 2005 is the next meeting fof the Huntington City Council. ; advertisement sv Councilman Justice reported that the park project is nearly -- - Ultrasound! of the competition and Jonegis hoping to get TV news coverage of the event in April. i First Birthday un Licensed Provider of the Geddes Keepsake 384-289- i I t tinkerbell1942hotmail.com 6 or call The Emery County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications for appointment to the Emery County Special Serv ice District 1. There are two openings - one representing the northern area of the j ' county and one representing the central area of tha county. For only $ 10.00 you can have a column by d inch I you. Email responses to Karen ht Notice to the Citizens of Emery County TbeSunAdvocate and Emery County Progress has a terrific offer for you! $ v h" VT o celebrate your childs very special first birthday, e are offering f I a special price oij advertising. j I Council would like to hear from : stated that he has worked for the past five months on a project to improve the qualilty of television reception and to transition the signal to digital in compliance with a federal mandate. Five counties, San Juan, Carbon, Duchesne, Uintah and Emery, have come together to form the Eastern Utah Television and Association. Technology7 Sitterud requested the approval of an interlocal agreement with form this asthese counties-tsociation and therefore pursue the grants needed to pay for the mandated change. The change will require approximately 83.2 million. The commission approved the interlocal agreement. The next Emeiy County Commission meeting will be held Jan. 4, 2003 at 4 p.m. t L- County Arts Council or if you have special memories or photos of the performing or cultural arts in Emery County from the Huntington City Update commented that Andersons job is very hectic and he needs the additional help. Justice said that .Anderson has performed the duties of building inspector very well. The council approved to enter into the interlocal agreement with Emery County for building inspections. Mayor Wilson appointed Councilman Norman Dingman to be the deputy treasurer for Huntington City. City Treasurer Judy Truman had attended a training at which she was told that every check that the city writes must have the treasurer's signature. By appointing Councilman Dingman as deputy treasurer, the city will be prepared in the event that Truman is not available. Truman stated that Commission $281,300; public Welsh Choir, 1895. from Huntington and Cleveland won prizes 8 His office is located at . 945 West Hospital Dr., Suite 4, Price, Utah. ; Appointments can be made by calling 637-067- 5. :j: o V -- |