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Show Page 26 - Pyramid Recreation Guide - May 15. 1996 Stay with Yogi Bear at Jellystone Park mm Located close to the historic Manti LDS Temple and the base of Manti-LaSNational Forest, Yogi Bears Jellystone Park is the place to be. The crafts, horseback rides, guided tours, nature hikes, horseshoes, ping pong, hay rides, volleyball and bonfires. Yogi will be there in person as well as in movies and cartoons. Under new ownership and of Dale and Keith former Spring City residents, Yogi Bear Park will add five new cabins by the end of ; r an indooroutdoor pavillion with 1116 season and eight to 10 new kitchen, supervised activities and trailer sites that will be available al full-servi- ce on a monthly basis are proposed. Cindy Bear will hold her annual swap meet on May 18 Campers can bring items to sell with local participation as well. Yogi Bears Park is close to fishing, boating, golfing, tain trails and waterfalls. vations are recommended. For a free brochure or for reservations write to P.O. Box 126, Manti, Ut P 84642, or call (801) (2267). nt Reser-Kellog- g, 835-CAM- Palisade expands golf course to 18 holes Get ready for a visit to Jellystone Park. Located north of the Manti Temple in Manti the park features trailer campsites, cabins, swimming pool, snack shack, and yes, Yogi Bear. GARTER'S TEXACO Palisade Lake came into being through the efforts of Daniel B. Funk, one of Sanpetes earliest settlers. Recognizing the need for recreational facilities for an early, but growing population, Funk became the moving force behind the development of the small lake to become known as Funks Lake. The site Funk selected for this lake was in a valley belonging to and the sanpitch chief Indians. In order to avoid con- fiict, Funk sought approval of the project from territorial Governor Brigham Young, An-opin- e Welcomes you to Mt. CARRY-OU- T PIZZA CIRCUS mm mjjtnaiBBi Gas Goodies Gar Wash Chicken Take Out 'Laundromat 462-300- 2 90 North State Mt Pleasant r ar and Funks efforts to beautify the resort included the planting of shade and fruit trees. In the win- ter, blocks of ice were cut from the lake and stored until summer for the making of ice cream which sold for five cents per heaping plate. In a short time, Funks lake known as a pleasure resort. In 1884, the Sanpete Valley Railroad provided trans- in addition to wagons, $&&! territory. Today, it is the scene of peaceful country life and a quiet rural community. Welsh Days, an annual celebration, to be held June 28 of this year, honors the early settlers of the town, who migrated to Utah in 1859 and settled the town then known as "Coalbed." Early residents first lived in a fort because of Indian troubles and at one time had to move to nearby Moroni to escape the threat of hostile Indian attacks. But settlers moved back to Coal-becabed in 1878 after the Blackhawk War. The following year, a mon House for all public affairs Com-portati- Hospital Sanpete Valley - 1100 SOUTH MEDICAL DRIVE MT. PLEASANT Golfing, Camping, picnicking, boat use is Wales was known as Coal Bed ; now is site of annual Welsh Days and school use was built. Because most people were of Welsh descent, the town was renamed Wales. As better grades of coal were located in other areas of the state, mines gradually closed, and all but a few original settlers left. During peak mining days, as many as 200 miners were employed in Wales. In 1892, the Common House was tom down and a new brick church was built. School was held in the town hall and a private home until a school was built in 1893. of the Gunnison plateau, was the site of the first coal mine in Utah Pleasant IVm'DE 18 hole course by July 1, which was a culmination of a three-yecampaign conducted by the local golf course association, local representatives in state legislature and other interested individuals. 462-244- 1 one-roo- A three-roo- m brick m school-hous- i X Truth is stranger than fiction, but it because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities, truth isnt. -- Mark Twain REAL1 ESTATES Maternity and Childbirth Education Classes General Acute Care Services Emergency Services Out-patie- nt L Extended Care Home Health Specialty Clinics General Surgeon Podiatrist Physician Assistant IHC HOSPITALS INC. A SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS SERVING THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST c e was constructed in 1908 and Wales school became part of the school district. The school would operate until 1957 when dwindling population and trade caused the close of the Wales Coop built in 1871. The old school bell was placed li in the City Park which is the site of Welsh Days each year. A new LDS Church was dedicated in 1949 and in 1965 the town hall was tom down. Several new families built homes in Wales in the late 1970s and the town recently updated its water system. built in Wales Reservoir, 1898, is located northeast of the city. Buying? Selling? Residential Farm Land Commercial Building Lots Homes E.F. FRANDSEN 801-462-02- 00 Cedar West Realty |