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Show Author Of Grantsville History To Visit Sociable 10 1984 15. First Security just put $163 million in Home Improvement money within your reach. (Continued from front page) with its people today. I felt it often while my family and I lived there. Mr. Gardiner referred to the towns "Old Folks Sociable as an example of the uniqueness of its people. "There is not another event like it anywhere, he pointed out. Most other town celebrations have dwindled and slipped into history, spiration for incuding both secular The former Grantsville resident said he knew of the significance of the high school to the annual Old and religious elements in his history. "He was right, Mr. Gardiner said, "as I researched, I found that you cannot separate the secular history of Grantsville from the church. The same people who were holding city ofices were also holding church offices. During the week' they performed their civic duties, and then they presided over the Grantsville Wards of the LDS Church. "Pres. Clark told me to write everything," Mr. Gardiner pointed out. He added that an interesting sidelight came about years later when BYU President Ernest Wilkinson asked Pres. Clark how he liked the book. Pres. Clark replied that he liked it, but added, "He didnt tell everything. Folks Sociable, but he had no doubts that the event would somehow be held as usual. This years centennial sociable celebration has special significance for Alma Gardiner and his wife Ewa. In order to make the 100th year even more memorable, the committee had published a second edition of "The Founding and Development of Grantsville which has been available for purchase at but the residents of Grantsville have exceptional staying powers. They seem to have inherited it from their forefathers, he claimed, citing the first settlers of the town as exceptional people who could not have endured beyond the first bleak winter with its threats of Indians, its crop failures and disastrous weather without it. The aftermath of the recent fire which destroyed Grantsville High School is another example he said, and added that he was not surprised to learn that the people of the community rallied to help immediately, and that a new high school will rise on the same spot in the very near future. "It is that pioneering spirit, he said, "It stretches all the way through the history of Grantsville. designated spots throughout the valley, and which will also be featured at the Sociable for visitors who wish to pick up a copy. Mr. Gardiner, himself, wil be at the Sociable and has agreed to autograph copies of his book. It took the author five years to research and write the book. During that time, he also was finishing up schooling necessary for his Masters Degree. "It was a time of sacrifice for the whole family, he said. His sources were many, most of them residents of Grantsville. Chief among these was President J. Reuben Clark Jr. who was the in- - ' "The family of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willis gave a great deal of information, according to Mr. Gardiner. "Some of the choicest information came from James R. Williams who himself played an important role in both aspects of the history. Most of the pictures published in the book came from my good buddy, James Allan Parkinson. "Wallace Severe had a lot of information and was a great story-- ( teller, he said. Severe was the grandson of Grantsvilles earliest settler Harrison Severe. The most exciting source came from the 56 volumes of the personal journal of Joshua R. Clark, father of J. Reuben Clark, Jr., who is one the most outstanding citizens in Grantsville history having a part in the religious, civic, educational and business life. His journals cover a period of time from 1879 to 1929, a vital period in the development of the little city. There were many other people of Grantsville without whose help Mr. Gardiner said he could not have written the book. "Many of them willing to go the second mile to help. Sources also included the minutes of the City of Grantsville, the LDS Church Historians Office and the District Superintendent of Utah, Western District Rocky Mountain Conference, Monford L. Jackson of the Methodist Church, who furnished Mr. Gardiner with a record of the activities of the earliest Methodist Church in Grantsville. Much information came from the files of the "Transcript-Bulleti- n d and other newspapers. "I was sur-pise- to find that the "Deseret News reported practically everything that happened in pioneer Grantsville, he said. The Gardiner family left Grantsand the author ville in the mid-50- s continued to rise in the administrative echelons of the educational system of the LDS Church. He has continued to use his talent for writing in many areas principally in the church. He has assisted in writing manuals for various auxiliaries, was a contributing editor for "The Improvement Era, and as the chairman of the churchs home evening committee, he had a finger in writing and preparing the home evening manuals. He also chaired the committee preparing the 'Topical Guide" for the new church edition of the King James version of "The Bible. Since his retirement from the Spelling Bee On March 8 Central School held Its annual spelling bee in preparation for the Tooele District spelling bee which will be held on March 23. The Central School winner is Daphne Gonzales and the runner-u- p is Jimmy Kirk. Participants included bottom: Tonya Michalcewiz, Shawn Woods, Jimmy Kirk, Daphne Gonzales, Carol Kirk, Scott ToniolL Middle: Feliciano Gonzales, Brandon Bevan, Becky Miller, Alissa McCrady, Tricla Trickier, and Jason Hayes. Top: Miguel Sandoval, Matthew Thompson, Matthew Mohlman, Gordon Atkin, Kimberly Poole, Lillian Sandoval, Chuck Sherwood and Michael Kartcher. Marriages, Divorces During February In Tooele County The Tooele County Clerks office has released the following list of marriage licenses issued at that office during the month of February 1984: Albert Leroy Martineze, 27, Tooele and Susan Marie Hughes, 20, Tooele; Calvin Merrion Robinson III, 23, Wendover and Tanya Marie Wheeler, 15, Wendover; Stephen Paul Hadlock, 22, American Fork and Lorie Kay Palmer, 21, Tooele; Kevin Ray Reed, 18, Tooele and Selina Jo Porter, veriy S. Castagno from Myron Thomas Castagno; Don G. Hunt from Leann Hunt. Esther L. Barney from Glade E. Barney; Ester R. King from Ron- - . nie K. King; Jeronimo T. Quintana from Marilyn S. Quintana; Kevon Jay Olsen from Linda Delores Ol- church education offices, he has had time to work on his genealogy and to write histories of some of his ancestors but not his own. "I am working my way down, he laughed. He is also a temple worker, and plans to serve in the churchs Museum of History and Art To add to an already busy schedule, he and Mrs. Gardiner will fly to Japan this fall to visit daughter Margaret whose husband is president of the church's Kobe Mission. The couples other daughter, Paula Ann, lives in Layton. They now have 11 grandchildren. At the moment, however, the most anticipated event in the Gardiners immediate future is mingling with Grantsville folks at sen; Virginia Jo Dunlap from Benjamin Earl Dunlap. the 1984 Centennial Sociable. IPfew T 18, D Lincoln; James Eldon McNicol Jr., 34, Lincoln and Alice Lorene Ven-e- t, 19, Tooele. Steven Corey Haws, 19, Wendover and Vicky Lynn Doherty, 15, Wendover; Randy Kim Hunt, 18, Tooele 15, Tooele; - Each of the 163 offices of First Security has a million dollars to loan for Home Improvements. hire it Pick your project now! Do it yourself-- or done. 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First Security Dank of Rock Springs First Security State Bank Members v I lilt IM UNDER and Maryan Wyman, Alan Denol Johnson, 21, Grantsville and Shelley Coon, 22, Erda; Russell Louis Nielson, 22, Tooele and Sherry Lynn Seals, 20, West Valley; James Rlon Booth, 20, Tooele and Vicky Lorraine Fuell, 16, Tooele. David Wayne Hunt, 27, Tooele and Denice Michelle Laroque, 23, Tooele; Ralph Edward Patton II, 18, Erda and Laurie Maurie Beaver, 21, Erda; Toby Michael Morgas, 43, Tooele and Colette Morgas, 33, Tooele; Ronald Ray Davis, 47, Dugway and Laura Anne Pettit, 31, Terra; Armando Jesus Cabrera, 17, Vernon and Brenda Jo Rainey, 18, Vernon; Marty Jay Ahlstrom, 24, St. John and Jamie Lynn Bennett, 21, Tooele; John Phillip Royle, 38, Tooele and Lisa Gayle liter, 22, Tooele. Divorces Granted The following divorces were granted in Tooele County for the month of February, 1984; Joy H. Walton from Clarence Robert Walton; Thomas F. from Jalen E. 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