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Show County StOfieS preserved on tape Page 22 - Pyramid Recreation Guide - May 12. 1999 Wagon wheel donated to Fairview History Museum by Deanna Pate One of the machinery items on display at the Fairview Museum of History and Art recently received a new wheel. The wheel for Fairview Citys old water wagon which cost approximately $600 was donated by Lee and Nancy MacKay of Fairview. The wagon and other machinery, dating back to the mid 1800s are part of the outdoor exhibit at the museum located at 65 North 100 East in Fairveiw. Summer hours for the museum are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, 2 to 6 p.m. For further information contact the museum at (435) 427- 9216 or Lee commissioned Pratt Wagon Works of Cove Fort to remake the wheel using the original hub that was on the wagon, the other parts of the wheel were too deteriorated to use on the new one. The heavy duty wheel took about three months to make and weighs 250 pounds. Lee said that the hub from the old wheel was reworked but the spokes and rim were fabricated by the Pratts. After the manufacturing, the Pratts then sand blasted the wheel to age it so that it looked like an original. Pratt Wagon Works is e restoration the only in the western manufacturers area. The wagon was used for many Fair-vieyears to control the dust on streets. In some of the city minutes from that period there was a comment form the mayor stating that the water wagon should be used as often as needed, not just according to schedule. The wagon was donated to the museum by Jack and LaVera Jensen of Fairview. full-tim- Sterling STERLING, settled in 1873, was first named Pettyville. In 18th Century America, had most farm communities "public readers" who read aloud items from the newspapers. Getting to know the people of Sanpete County requires little more than a cassette tape player. The Utah Arts Council and Sanpete County Heritage Council are producing a cassette tape of folklore and histories told by people who live and work in the county. "It will allow travelers to get a feel for the culture, heritage and traditions of the valley," says Carol Edison, folklore program coordinator for the Utah Arts Council. As people drive through the county they can get to know the people behind the beautiful landscape and understand what their concerns are, what their values are, and how they make a living. Storytelling has always been the most active form of cultural expression in Sanpete County, Edison says, "It is still a part of life there." The stories were collected by folklorist Jens Lund. He interviewed residents of the county and is helping supervise the project. Edison says Sanpete county was a natural choice for the project. "So many people in Utah have ties to Sanpete County, historically and culturally, so they are interested in its history," she The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. -- C.G. Jung explains,,, The county was one of Utahs earliest settlements and much of the landscape and architecture, such as old buildings, fences and bams have withstood the test of time. They are still vely much a part of the environment. The tape is available through local and state tourism and travel councils, and will be accompanied by a booklet that describes areas of the county in more detail. The Spirit of Wales To know Wales is to love her, but how did it all words were by an Indian, "Heap Burn". Indians gathered with the saints at Fort Ephraim to hear President Brigham Young speak at an LDS Church conference in 1854. Tabiona showed two black rocks that would "heap bum". sken President Young recognized the rocks as coal and asked if anyone experience in mining coal. John Rees stepped forward and said, "I have, I entered the coal pits in Old Wales when I was eight years old and worked there until I came to Utah." And thus the "legend of the beginning of Wales and coal mining in the State of Utah was born. The families who lived in dugouts sold their coal to John- sons Army for gold. Hardships were endured by the settlers, whether it was lack of food, shelter or protection of life itself. They bravely shouldered their burdens and sank the first r0ots of a new community. It was decided to name their new settle-ha- d ment "Coalbed". On September 6, 1869, at the Court House in Manti, "Coalbed" was changed to Wales, thus honoring a noble heritage, Today the Town of Wales has about 220 residents and still hosts Tabiona, led them to the beaut- i- the Welsh Days celebration, Tabiona, Commonly known as the warning, sprang from the hawk War Celebration. People wagon and disappeared. The two from all over and some former men, Rees and Pnce, followed on residents attend this event, foot the signs of coal strewn The residents of Wales are very about the gully. willing to help one another and Tabiona was sitting on a vein of all pull together in times of need, "Old coal, he had changed his mind Some of the original about letting them have the black Homes" are still there. Wales is a rock. With gentle persuasion, he nice quiet town tucked in by the agreed to sell his "heap bum" for west hills of North Sanpete Coun-- a head of cattle and some sheep, ty. fill Sanpitch Mountains. Black-witho- ut Anderson Hans-Christia- n Festival Storytelling Saturday June f Eptaata itjoam Go-o- p Scandinavian Tales, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Scarey Tales' The first transatlantic telephone service, between New York and London, began in 1926. Mt. Pleasant has been named one of the best outdoor sports towns in America by "Sports Afield" magazine. Eiyoy the vehicle trails along mountain biking, and Manti-LasForest. National Drive in the Skyline four-wheelin- in al g, The U.S. Supreme Court first ruled an Act of Congress unconstitutional in Marbury v. Madison in 1803. We do firewood, rough cut lumber and customized orders. (435) (435) Words are the clothes TOM NUNLEY'S USED TRUCKS 400 East 38 South East End of Moroni on the Turn 436-817- 1 If we don't have what you want on the lot, we can get it for you. Come in and talk to: Jack Nunley or Rick Fredricksen thoughts wear-o- nly that the clothes. 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