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Show Page B 7. Wednesday June 28, 1995 Salina SunGunnison Valiev News 29th Mormon Miracle Pageant begins July 6 Mormon Miracle Pageant, now in its 29th season, will its have opening performance on Manti's Temple Hill on July 6. about a w eek earlier than usual. The nightly performances w ill continue July 7 and 8 and then again July e ent are mo ing 5. In the meantime preparations for the forward. A committee headed by Colleen Nielson and Lynda Wheeler is building hundreds of new costumes for main characters, the New England group, pioneers and other performers. Another committee is building new staging for the jail scene and other high points in the narrative. , cast is rehearsing nightly and plans to fine tune the The The dress rehearsal is set in a Tuesday, June 27. performance as 5 sen Ronald with Hall for July ing again general director. since the turnover of mission calls, school The cast has many new faces, factors always requires replacements. attendance, employment and other Some of this years cast are from as far away as New York and Portland. Others drive from Pro o, Mt. Pleasant, Salina and Gunnison. Sev eral of the major roles are double cast Wesley Thompson and Joseph Liddell will alternate as Robert and Karen Barton and Chantell Wendel as Mary. Wendy Guymon and Amy Beck will take turns portraj ing Lucy Mack A picture from World War I shows Salina soldiers, called by C.N. Lund, "Salina's Great Liberty Loan," are pictured in front of the Smith. train. They have $20 bills pinned to their lapel. Those pictured include Leon Humphrey, LaVar Jorgensen, Will R. Rasmussen, The life of Joseph SMith w ill be represented by two main scenes: the Lynn Steele, Monte Williams, Emery Long, Henry Prows, Rulon Murphy, Harry Thorsen, Archie Murphy, Art Andreason, Gerald youthful Joseph, played by Jeremy Cox and Jacob Christensen, and the Prophet Basset, Leonard Fjelstead. Thanks to Wayne Burr for the picture. Salina will honor all their veterans who have served during Joseph, by Todd Jorgensen and Jason Brown. a special program July 1, 1995 at the North Sevier High School. The program begins as 6.00 P.M... The pageant was first performed at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds on July 23. 1967, and drew an attendance of around 2,000. Sev eral people associated w ith that initial year, Morgan and Helen Dyreng, Douglas Barton and Richard Olsen, are still inv oh ed w ith the production. The peak attendance occurred in 1991. when rumors circulated that the pageant w as hav ing its final v ear. Another high point w as the manti Temple's Centennial year in 1988 with around 150,000 attending. SALT LAKE CITY- - Mountain in the utilitys semiannual Total attendance is now well past two million. or Fuel Supply Co. today asked the Utah filing. As usual live Ephraim and Snow College stakes will operate booths in SALT LAKE CITY, June 22, residents increased coverage and Public Service Commission (PSC) to Such filings enable the company to the temple area, the Manti and sterling wards will sen e family stv le dinners approve a $10.8 million decrease in adjust rates t ice each year to reflect in the Manti tabernacle and stake center on performance ev enings and youth Z TV and the University more flexibility for the Universitys its Utah natural costs. gas rates. This changes in groups will offer breakfasts at several locations on mornings following perof Utah announced today a newly mens football and basketball teams, for the deeffect The into reasons to is primary go requested change formances (except Sunday). formed partnership, making KJZZ women's basketball and gymnastics, creases are increased production of July 1. Douglas Barton is pageant president. Lynn Schiffman and Ivo Peterson TV the exclusive provider of the with opportunities to carry additional If this decrease is approv ed by company-owne- d gas resen es. which are his assistants. the PSC, it w ill reduce the annual bill are deli ered to customers at "cost of Universitys athletics programming sports programming. the typical residential costumer sen ice (cost of production) and defor for a period of two years. The anAS the University of Utah's ath115 decatherms per year from creases in the costs of gas purchased & nouncement was jointly made at a letic program launches into a new era using $506.28 to $494.18. This is a de- from other producers. The gas prorz press conference today by Randy of excellence, KJZZ TV will prov ide crease of $ 1 2. 10 or 2.4 percent. This duced from Mountain Fuel's own reRigby, KJZZ TV general manager and the type of sports coverage the Uniis the ninth consecutive pass through sen es. w hich now makes up about 60 Chris Hill, athletics director for the versity of Utah fans have come to ex- rate decrease Mountain Fuel has percent of total supplies delix ered to & customers, historically has been and implemented in its Utah residential University of Utah. pect, said Rigby. 528-311- 1 st 529-783- 9 continues to be the low in more than 12 j ears. gas in KJZZ TV has an extensive backWe believe that the University costumers the company 's supply portfolio. rate decrease w as requested The ground in sports promotion and pro- of Utah has developed a first class athMANTI-T- he mid-summ- er 11-1- 350-memb- er h. Mountain Fuel requests Lite's team KJZZ, up rate decrease from PSC for coming season "pass-throug- h" 1995--KJZ- gas-supp- ly W The SunHews Shopper is tha place t4 far sailing yam used trailers, cars, beats, goats, bikes, trampolines, fl est-co- gramming, including a relationship with the Utah Jazz. With letics program on many fronts, said Larry Miller, owner of the Larry H. this experience, KJZZ TV is poised to bring the foremost production and Miller Group. Were excited to be the new home of University of Utah long-standi- management team in sports broad- athletics and were looking forward to the addition of collegiate athletics casting to the Universitys athletics. !We are excited about the new in our sports programming linq-udirection we are taking with our teleTo expand reach and improve vision contract, said Hill. With both coverage of KJZZ programming, the University of Utah and the Utah KJZZ TV is installing a recently pur- UTAH! television station in the market. We appreciate the long relationship with KUTV and the Hatch family that we have had over the years. Wearelook- ing forward to building a strong relationship with KJZZ and are excited about the innovative things they will do. We feel that this is one of the best local television contracts in the Western Athletic Conference. The stations sports programming will be expanded to offer Utah or opens at new outdoor theatre near St. George, Utah sev-- " ST. GEORGE, UTAH-Af- ter eral years of dreaming, planning and preparation, the curtain went up Friday, June 23 on UTAH! Americas Most Spectacular Outdoor Musical. chased antenna, which will greatly Perhaps more appropriately billed as enhance the quality of the stations Americas most eagerly anticipated outdoor musical, UTAH! isadramatic broadcast signal. combination of breathtakingly beau- KJ7Z TV began operations in spe-19tiful natural scenery, inde- d as a Salt Lake musical a cjaj effects, magnificent p cadent television statioa Originally score and exceptional talent wrapped owned by American Stores, the sta- - around the epic story of the settling tion was purchased by Larry H. Miller of the Utah Territory On Friday evening, the stars in February 1993. came out. Nearly eighty performers KJZZ TV became affiliated with with impressive and lengthy resumes the United Paramount Network have been selected through an ardu(UPN) in January 1995 and programous nationwide audition process to 14 channel or on portray pioneer leader Jacob Hamblin, ming is broadcast his wife Rachel and those who fought TCI 3. the elements to build a community in p. Jazz on their air, we anticipate KJZZ will become the premier local sports cats, dogs, lawnmowers or tools! eye-poppi- City-base- the harsh, barren desert Many of the actors and actresses have come to southern Utah from both coasts and been preparing for several technical crew months. A of innovative technicians hav e w orked to create the Santa Clara fort which is designed to destruct in the big flood of 1862. In a flood scene wor- 0f pinnacle Studios in Provo, Utah, mer season as dignified and timeless as the stray being acted out on stage, their collabo-hav- e ration with lyricist Doug Stewart is an epic, broad and sweeping score reflecting the pioneers' life and death straggle to settle the w estem frontier. The dream of UTAH! began w ith Doug Stew art. best know n for his cre- of top Hollywood productions. ation of the stageplay Saturdays 40.000 gallons of water will rush Warrior. but others soon caught the e down a concrete and fiber vision. More than three y ears ago he and out across the out- stood in the pristine beauty of a red channel glass door amphitheater stage. Lightning rock cany on w ith those w ho believed thy man-mad- ill split a tree in tw o, campfires w ill bum in an Indian village on the hillside, and horses, buggies, authentic costuming and fireworks w ill pepper the production. The original musical score has combeen created by Emmy-winnin- g Bestor Kurt Sam and Cardon posers w is sold out is just that- -a rumor. According to box persistent office manager Dawn Grapes, there are still excellent seats for most of the summers performances all the way through to the final curtain on September 2. Those .interested in purchasing tickets may do so in person at the Tuacahn Amphitheater Box Office, by telephone, by fax or by mail using all the standard means of payment including cash, check, money order. Visa or Mastercard. Adult tickets are $24.50, 19.50, or 14.50 depending on location in the amphitheater. Children's tickets range from $16.00 to 9.00 although no children under the age of 6 will be admitted jming the performance, For more information call the Tuacahn Box Office at (801) 674- - in his ability. Together they envisioned the day when singers, dancers and actors w ould create "Broadway in the desert" outside St. George, Utah. 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