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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1 993 Dates: July 8,9,10, 50 Volume 107 Number 52 13-1- 7 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993 a copy 1 Pageant chairman names assistants, rehearsals underway for opening BYLINNIE FINDLAY Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, might also be said of the Mormon Miracle Pageant, as cast members and production staff work diligently to be July 8, 1993 at the Manti Temple Hill. General Chairman of the Pageant, Lee R. Barton, has chosen Don V. Tibbs of Manti and Joe Nielsen of Ephraim as assistants, with Becky Kj'ar as secretary. President Barton replaces LeMar 0. Hanson, who, with his wife, Virginia, were called to serve in Albania as missionariesfor the LDS Church. . Barton reports that those called to assist are pretty well in place, and rehearsals have been underway for several weeks. The story line of the Pageant remains the same, and although it is almost as old as history, it is really not old, because it brings new application to peoples lives with each production. New this year is a song local poetandretired coach, Wilbur Braithwaite, and harmowrit-tenb- Cross, which was used in the opening scenes of the Pageant The song, used to introduce the audience to the New England of the 1820s, is a catchy melody, with a rhythm that will fit well into the tape. As in previous years, many cast members, as well as those involved in production of the Pageant, are new in their roles, while others will return for another year. Mr. Ron Hall is returning as Pageant Director and Helen Braithwaite, Don Olson, Jane Braithwaite and Todd Jorgensen will again serve as assistants. Something borrowed will again be BYlTs sound system and technicians; and something blue might be the Sanpete summer evenings, which may get cool, with the air fresh and invigorating, which helps us to feel glad to be alive. Approximately 10,000 chairs will be setup under the direction of Steve Frischknecht and his crews from stakes in the Manti Region. Mormon Miracle Pageant dates for 1993 are July 8, 9, 10 and 13 through 17. Starting time is at dusk each evening, which varies slightly as the days grow y nized by retires Snow College music professor,' McLoyd Ericksen. The new song will red At the place the shorter. well-love- . County has fostered many imposing stone structures able to the settlers of the Sanpete Valley seams of oil bearing slate, immense deposits of coal and a halfdozen varieties of sandstone. The effort to develop the oil bearing slate in the Sanpitch Mountains fizzled out All that remains ofthe attempt is an abandoned retort The settlers mined the coal near Wales and at sites in Six Mile Canyon. In time those early digs faded, too, although thick sides, some explored, some vandalized. seamsunderlay the Sanpete Valley and could one day be a valu- Aquarry several miles northeast of Ephraim, with reputedly the whitest sandstone in Utah, sometimes is the source of stone for items like fireplaces. And the Parry Quarry on the north slope of Temple Hill is also a source of s tone. State Stone, a Salt Lake firm, has the lease on the Parry Quarry and a few years ago they shipped stone to San Francisco for use in repairs to one of that metropoliss major able resource, geologists say. The men and women who came to the valley to build a society turned to the stratified seams of stone in the foothills for the most accessible building material. And they brought to Sanpete what one hi storian has called the Age of Stone. The stone came from a dozen quarries, some close to the settlements, some miles . away. At one time an estimated 100 labored in the quarrie s with their teams and sleds and hand tools. And another small army of artisans erected the buildings that still stand: the Manti Temple and tabernacle, the two churches in Spring City, one Mormon, one Presbyterian, schools, business establishments, homes and other simple structures. In time the Age of Stone its cost as a building material not competitive with lumber, steel, brick and alumi- waned - num. The was a brief revival ofthe Age of Stone in the 1930s when the Ephraim City Building and the Sanpete Courthouse were built And there was another more 1 A late night fire destroyed the home of Elvin and Elaine Christiansen at 357 S. 2nd E. in Manti. Home at the time of the fire besides Elvin and Elaine were JoLynne and Jessica Call, who I family escaped serious injury, but fire crews were unable to prevent the garage, home, and travel trailer from being destroyed. Ephraim Fire Department was dispatched at 10:34, and joined the effort to control the blaze. Gustdng winds made it im- - possible to contain the fire, and the garage, a nearby travel trailer, and most of the residence was eventually destroyed. Various combustibles in the garage, including oxygen and acetylene tanks exploding, also hampered efforts to control the destruction. The crews remained on through the night, trying to control the fire. Rescue One and the Manti Ambulance crews were also called to the scene in case of injuries. Call and several JoLynne firefighters were transported to Sanpete Valley Hospital, treated and released. Estimateswere notavailable at press time on damages. CdeSrate plans summer shows The Manti Arts Council will sponsor two special summertime activities during July and August to coincide with the pageant and the fair. They will be a partial response to the comment of visitors that there is not much to do during the pageants daytime hours. DuringJuly the pageant will feature the work of several professional artisans with selected items from their work. Included , will be original paintings, wood decorating weaving, and basket making. No items will be sold. pot-tery- Making arrangementsforthe July activity are council mem- bers Helen Wilson,Melissa Olson, Marilyn Miller and Richard Olson. During the pageant the gallery will be open between the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. The August show will present of several local women. work the On display will be original paintings, items in wood decorating, basket weaving, pottery and other arts. Marilyn Miller and LaRue of the Jennings are show. Elaine Mortensen August will serve as gallery docent during the summer months. The hours during which the gallery is open to the public vary somewhat, Arts Council chairman Ivo Peterson said. And he added the possibility is that soon it will be open year round. Eda Cherry resigns as Ephraim Librarian hotels. After 13 years as Ephraim City Librarian, Eda Cherry retired on June 30, 1993. The Parry Quarry is now owned by the Parry Trust a group of around 60 descendants of the quarrys founder. We continue to pay taxes on the property, saysMrs.Blodwen Parry Olsen, spokesman for the trust. We continue to maintain our owner ship. We continue to put up No Trespassing signs, but the signs seem to disappear. We suspect that some people may remove blocks of the stone without permission. And we fear for the safety of people who go onto the site." The Parry Trust and the owners of other Sanpete quarries perhapshope that there maybe a major revival of the Age ofStone when people built for history." - . in the garage. The Sheriffs Department recorded the call at 10:12 p.m. on Monday, June 28, and dispatched the Manti Volunteer Fire Department, as well as the County Fire Marshall. The Manti Arts Council brief revival afew years ago when stone to match the original was used in building the cultural hall addition to the chapel. And in 1985 the Manti Temple remodeling used oolite stone from the quarry just east of the temple. And there has recently been a classic rehabilitation of the pioneer stone building - the old coop building in Ephraim, now owned by Ephraim .City. Most of the pioneer quarries stand idle now on scarred hill- I Ephraim, Manti Fire Departments unable to save Manti home were visiting. All the family members were able to leave the house safely. The fire apparently started 'Age of Stone' in Sanpete Giant upheavals of earth did it several aeons ago: made avail- The home of Elvin and Elaine Christiansen of Manti was almost completely leveled following a late night fire on Monday, June 28. The In Manti Because the Fourth this year comes on Sunday, Manti will have its annual Independence Day celebration a day earlier than usual. The Miss July Fourth Pageant will be held Friday night at 7:30 in the Manti High School auditorium and other events will fill a d Saturday. will begin events Saturdays with the ringing of the Legion Hall bell at dawn and end with the last strains of the five music dance near midnight at the tennis courts behind the Manti Lijam-packe- brary. In between will come a great events variety of that have been a model for several other cities that had seen a waning of interest in the Fourth. Because of the road construction on Main Street, the location of the annual July 4 th breakfast, sponsored by the Manti Amerihome-grow- n While Eda has served as librarian, many positive changes and developments have occurred under her direction. One change ' has been that the library, built by the Andrew Carnegie Foundacan Legion Post will be served at tion in 1914, has been restored to reveal its original beauty. Afalse the Northeast bowery in the Manti City Park. Hours will be ceiling was removed, revealing the same as in the past 7 to 9 woodenbeams that were restored a.m. on Saturday, July 3. and stained. New carpeting and Back this year after an abupholstering of furniture has of several years because of sence made the library a comfortable be fireworks on Duncan will cost area for reading and study. Hill Saturday night at dark. The library collection has Fourth chairman Sonia DeMill been developed and expanded. and Laurie DeMill New books have recently been the cost ofthe fireworks wont say acquired. A collection of audio come out of the meager Fourth tapes and videos has been added, Instead they will depend budget a large print" collectionhas been on donations donations like donated will be sold at cakes that (Continued on Page 2) - - Eda Cherry t a booth attended by Miss Manti and Miss Fourth. If the fireworks arent covered by the donations, there will probably be no fireworks next year, they say. Fred J ohnson will head the fireworks crew. And speaking of booths, ten or so will be in operation until late afternoon. There will be a hamburger and hot dog stand, a duck pond, a fish pond and so on. This is basically a kids-fo-cus- celebration, the chairmen pointed out. Thus there will be games and races, a candy scramble and a greased pole to climb. There will also be horseshoe pitching, a tennis tournament and a tug of war. A thoughtful interlude will be provided by the new Miss Fourth and her attendants, who will speak at9:45 a.m. in the park and a fashion show for the young and the very young at 10. Events at the park will basically end with a watermel(& bust at 3:30. Bill Mickelson and crew slice the melons and the big red chunks will be free to all comers. There will still be several events And there will on-goin- g. also be the evening dance said the for fireworks and clean-u- p who wonder people why they may ever volunteered. There is an ad in this weeks paper with a complete list of events and times. j. RR9c |