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Show 4k Page Ten Tlx Pyuunid Rewtaliw Guiii licized as an attraction for motor coach tours. Called a miracle in its own right, the pageant depicts the message of the Book of Mormon and the love of Americas Constitution felt by members of a new but rapidly growing church in the 1800s. The story of these early saints, the dangers they faced, their faith in God, and theirdedication is told by a volunteer cast and production staff, numbering over 1000. There is seating for 10,000 with lawns and open areas for overflow crowds. Last year, 147,000 spectators viewed the performance. Evenings are sometimes cool in Way 24. 1989 Mormon Miracle Pageant opens July 13 The Mormon Miracle Pageant will unfold scenes of its 23rd year July 13, 14, 15, and 18 through 22 on Temple Hill. The annual event, which is a popular attraction for tourists and Utah residents alike, is staged at sundown on the hill just below the Manti Temple, a landmark that can be seen for miles from Highway 89 and from almost anywhere in the Sanpete Valley. so its a good idea to bring This years pageant will be under the direction of Ronald Hall, Manti a sweater or jacket to the performance. High School Seminary Principal. Rux who Hall succeeds Macksenc For information about camping, retired last year after 22 seasons. This year, the Mormon Miracle food, housing, and other details, write to the Mormon Miracle PagPageant is listed among the 100 eant, Morgan Dyrcng, 202 South e attractions in North Main Street, Manti, Utah 84642, or America in 1989 by the American phone Bus Association, and is being pub mid-Jul- y, first-rat- 835-233- 3. Sanpetes mountain man relives wild, wooly west In a scene from the Mormon Miracle Pageant actors protray scenes from the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. The pageant y You're Always Welcome in by Kathy Jackman Gordon Blain is Sanpete Countys most dedicated and on the historic interesting Mountain Man. will be held July 13, 14, 15, and Manti LDS Temple grounds in Manti. Born, Oct. 30, 1933, to Max and Nellie Blain, in their Spring City home, Blain attended the old elementary school in Spring City and graduated from North Sanpete High School. Its ironic, he says, he hated history in school, and now he lectures on it. He has lectured fourth graders studying Utah and the mountain man for almost 10 years. When he talks to the school children, he tells them about mountain men like Jedediah Smith, Kit Car-soLouis and Clark. He also explains how trapping Beaver for felt hats and exploring is what started the mountain man. Blain shows children items mountain men needed for survival such as their rifle, possible bag, which is a leather pouch that contained Gordon Blain. 18-2- 2 FOUNTAIN GREEN n, 11 Camping limit b LAMB DAY ROYALTY attendant; Mindy Bailey, queen; Melinda Walker and Diane Christensen, both second attendants. Llail Hansen, first Plan to Attend LAMB DAYS JULY in 14-1- 5 our beautiful FOUNTAIN GREEN CITY PARK Springs and Visit the Big Utah State Fish Hatchery powder, ball, cap, etc for their rifles, and a knife. While some mountain men may have started with horses and pack mules, most ended up on foot due to Indians, wild animals, trading, etc. There is a camping limit that will be enforced on the Forest 8 in areas of dispersed camping. The limit allows different individuals or groups to use the same camping area and allows the site to rejuvenate. 16-da- y two-pock- Free Camping day The National Forests in Utah arc coordinating with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and will be sponsoring a free camping day to compliment the Division of Wildlife Resources Free Fishing Day. The Free Camping Day is June 9 and the Free Fishing Day is June 10. Mountain men carried a pouch. One pocket had their fire making materials, flint, steel, and punk, which is a piece of charred cloth. The other pocket contained trade and personal items. Blain belongs to two mountain men clubs, the Spring City Sportsman and Rocky Mountain Fur Company, of Salt Lake City, but he says he is mostly an independent mountain man like Kit Carson. Some of the items he has handmade include a set of leathers, including moccasins, trousers, leg ' et gings, shirts and a cape. It took nine hides, some of which he tanned himself to make the clothes. He also made his black powder rifle, knives and tomahawk. He has painted wildlife on some of his leathers, done beadwork for decorations, made jewelry out of claws and teeth among other items. Blain has attended three national rendezvous. The first was held at Hickerson Flat in the Uintahs. It is the original site of the first Utah rendezvous. There were 3,000 mountain men and 1500 lodges and seven different countries were represented. Everything had to be authentic, 0 dress and living. Blains says even the news media had to buy appropriate clothes in order to pre-184- stay. The rendezvous opened with a chief from attending Indian tribes conducting the council fire. After an elaborate ceremony they pass the peace pipe and discuss business. Seminars are held daily on leather, cooking, etc. Traders of every kind line up to sell or trade wares on Traders Row. Mountain Men compete in shooting and knife and tomahawk throws. Rendezvous arc wild and wooly like the originals and loads of fun, bead-wor- k, Blain says. Blain has been an independent carpenter most of his life. His interest in the great outdoors and mountain men is attributed to his artist father. Blain married Shirlcc Stewart, from Milburn, in the Manti LDS Temple, Feb. 8, 1952. They have two sons, Guy, Pleasant Grove, and Gary, Spring City. Shirlcc died Nov. 23, 1987. Gordon married Dee Stewart Webb, Feb. 11, 1989, and they presently live in Moroni. |