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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, JULY 1, 1976 REFLEX-DAV- IS - x k 5 juSWOtsiSiT is Y 3 I Y ,1 ,Ymrir Kaysville Heritage Festival Kaysville Community Heritage Harvest Bicentennialg Festival is in held on two large city blocks m the center of downbe-in- full-swin- g, town Kaysville. THE WEEK long tribute to the community and country, from June 25 to July 3 is producing over 40 different displays and activities for the public. Well over 100 people are involved in this function. Bicentennial activities kicked off to a giant start on Friday and Saturday with the following exhibits opened: Native Art Show, featuring dances, arts and crafts, with sand painting, bicycle races, cross country races. Bicen- tennial balloon message projects tole painting Elocution bee, spelling bee, band concerts, pottery manufacturing, stained glass making, leatherwork, dried fruit, rug making, pastry shoppe, candle making, but- ter churning, fashions WEAVING, pioneer Wagon Breakfast hosted by our Number 1 Chefs, Kaysville Jaycees beginning at 6 a m There will be two serving lines so the serving can be faster followed by the colorful town parade TRADITIONAL activities . r s $?$, ,1fk m M & n ,jPtl fit . , , cream parlor, Dutch H v 1 iI i McKay along with other V- .I.P.s in attendance. They were introduced by Kays-ville- s Judge Thornley K. Swan and a concert by the Kaysville Junior High School Band rendered numbers. The full days activities continued until 10 p m. each day On Sunday June 27 was the fireside held at Davis High School Ezra Taft Benson of Salt Lake City was the guest speaker which highlighted the inspiring event for all the audience, which was backed by a 200 voice community choir. i k v June 29 - the My Country Tis of MONDAY play, O: 4 V VfcL i- - v Thee was held at the Davis High School auditorium with two performances under the direction of Ramona Porter, written by the noted Ruth Roberts, author of Tall Tom Jefferson production. , w , T KAYSVILLE Happy Hollow Golf Course will provide the outdoor setting for the locally produced pageant, $ Kays- ville, The Valley of Promise with admission price $1. for adults and 50 cents for v & children under 12. The highlight of Friday July 2 day is the Bicentennial Ball with an orchestra to provide music from the past and present, with a program and refreshments for a entertainment. This event is to be held at Davis High School and is open to the public for all 16 delightful evenings and above. y THEN COMES the annual Kaysville Days celebration with the traditional atof Independence Day activities being celebrated on July 3. Up at the crack of dawn to mosphere attend the delicious Chuck $ S 'ir Vi will climax the weeks Heritage Harvest with the gigantic firework display at the Davis High School stadium. The largest firework July church All afternoon 4 is set aside for attendance, appropiate programs giving thanks for our Heritage of Freedom. Upper right Kaysville Community Heritage Harvest Festival was held Friday and Saturday at the Kaysville Elementary School Lower right It s off to the races for Lisa, Russell, Kathy. Becky. Emily (in baby carrier). Martha, Eric, and Mary Hansen It s a family affair as the Hansen's register for the bicycle races with the race chairman, B Alryic Ray Upper left Hot air balloon ndes were offered last Friday and Saturday at the Kaysville Community Celebration Center Left Mass ascent of the helium balloons (thousands of red. white, and blue) on Saturday during the Hentage Harvest Festival Lower left Winners of the Children's Parade are, I to r, front, Denise Anderson, Susan Strong, Diane Anderson, Brooke Jenkins, Miley Jenkins, Josh Knowlton, Mark Steiner, Jared Knowlton, Eric Steiner, Shawn Sunyich Second row, Marni Jenkins, Blair Hart, David Taylor, Michael Reid, Ben Knowlton, Bill Skinner, Paul Seager, Annette Reid Back row, Joan Brough. Lynne Hyer FOLLOWING the parade was the Bicentennial patriotic program with guest speakers U. S. Senator Frank E. Moss and U. S. Congressman Gunn where our former U. S Secretary of Agriculture, . ' oven-ope- n pit roasted beef, early farm equipment display, soap making, antique car parade, flower wood carving, and sculpturing preserving display in the State of Utah to conclude the celebration. antiques, barber shop quartets, bow and arrow making, fly tying, clock making, furniture making, puppet shows, bee keeping, coppersmithing, genealogical display, mountain men, airplane building On June 26 was the mass ascent of thousands of helium filled, red, white and blue balloons containing Bicentennial messages from the youth, prior to the largest childrens parade ever held m our fair city PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibits, wool processing exhibit, rare book exhibit, old fashioned candy shoppe, art exhibit, ice and functions, with all types of booths, games, races, etc. Kaysville Heritage Harvest Days opening round saw some 80 contestants, male and female, from ages four to compete in 17 bicycle racing events on Saturday 26 of J une. Things went fast and slow as riders in various age groups and categories competed in novelty races such as a slow race and serious speed races including sprint or drag, and cnterium forty-fou- r CRITERIUM races are those run over a closed course of streets, winding and turning for one or more laps around the course. In one novelty event, The Great Wheelie Race, spectators were impressed by Greg Mortons block long wheelie which won him a first place trophy Tricycle and unicycle races were also run Other winners in their classes were Shane Mitchell, Wheelie Race, two Slow Race winners in separate classes were Mike Gerrard and Larry McBride, Unicycle Race Brent Padilla; Tricycle Race went to Tyler Brian; Drag Race for seven years and younger was captured by Kyle Jones, other Drag Race winners were, Stock Bike, David ages eight-eleveSmutn, ten speed bike class Craig Cotages trell and Brian Stirling, Ten Speed Drag for boys eight-eleve- 12-1- John Morely. mens young Ten Criterium, while Jamie won Robin Bullock, while Pam Thompcon, a double winner, was strong in taking the ladies over 30 Ten Speed Drag race and the Criterium for the same class Other Criterium winners by class were year old girls, Luci Ray; 4 e the seven and younger Criterium. A scheduled celebrity race never came off since no one entered. It seems all the political figures were afraid to get in a real race. So no one got to see how they run. Some of the glory of these past cycling events will be sought again this Saturday, July 3rd as riders pedal the 33 and one-hamile road course from Saltair to Kaysville. Riders will depart the old Saltair site and pedal east and north to Kaysville over some of the same ground covered by Frank Walker in his record run of more than 60 years ago. lf Road A Race, dubbed by organizers as 200 Road the Utah-USBIKE-Centenm- al S-- K Race reflects our United States of Americas two hundredth birthday anniversary and denotes the starting and finish points of Saltair and Kaysville with the letters Local riders are invited to participate in this Kaysville Heritage Harvest Days sponsored racing event on Saturday, July 3rd. Amateur racing clubs and riders from all over the State of Utah have been invited to compete in what is billed as an historic of past cycling events in our state. RIDERS should streak across the finish line in Kays- ville during the annual Independence Day parade The race will have United States Cycling Federation (U.S C.F) sanction Prizes will include trophies or medals, and merchandise donated by local area S-- merchants ( a word of thanks to theses gracious community minded citizens for their help and support in making this event a worthwhile occasion for the competitors and our community Thanks') Bicycle racing was big in Utah at the turn of the century, with the spotlight shared by the original Salt Palace and the old Saltair resort on the Great Salt Lake Some of the There are eight classes by age and sex for local people who wish to participate along with U S C F. licensed by, nor affilliated with U.S C F For younger riders under 15 years of age the race will run ten miles from the south end of the frontage road in Bountiful north past Lagoon to Kaysville and thence along the parade route to the finish. Entry fees are from $1.25 to $2.25 for local 1 ders Any riders who wish to participate in this event can register or get further information by contacting one of the following; DeAnn Hess 7 Fred Lange or B. Alyric Ray in worlds best wheelmen rode the oval tracks of these two famous Utah recreation emporiums. Some records set there are still waiting to be broken FRANK WALKER, THE GIRLS winner for the same class was taken by Bountiful, Centerville and Farmington, it was, indeed, somewhat of a marvelous feat Speed Drys-dal- now 85 years old and still living in Salt Lake City, set an astounding speed record of 40 minutes and 13 seconds from downtown Salt Lake Citv to Lagoon resort in 1913. Not so hot, you say, but over the bumps, ruts, rocks and sand of the washboard dirt roads of that day which ran through 376-933- 376-4982 Kaysville. J VW--i V yv 9 x I1 NNsv ' I j1"- - I f 1 fiW ' I V' |