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Show ,mV will be ' p fp 101 I.H Jf , , v ' BY i ' Edna H. Anderson, a native of Ephraim, will celebrate her 101st birthday on Friday, July 3. She was born in Ephraim on July 3, 1891, a daughter of James H. and Caroline Olsen Hansen. She is the last survivor of 11 brothers and sisters and lived in the former Gladys Sparks home on Center Street in Ephraim. She is one ofthe few survivors whose parents came across the plains. Her mother arrived in 1857 at the age of four with a Christopherson handcart company. At present she spends wintersinNewport Beach, Calif.; t JOHN SERFUSTLNI In the fall of 1987, the Utah State Fair was, in the opinion of its new director, a gem badly in need of a setting. While still committed to serving as a showcase for the fruits of land and labor, the Fairpark was showing the signs of its ld age. The condemnation order for Edna H. Anderson and at the present time is with her son J. Moyle Anderson at 501 West Capitol St. Salt Lake City, 84103. Knight reunion July 17, 18 1992. On Saturday July 18, there will be a turkey barbecue and a program. It will be held in the College Ward Recreational Hall in Ephraim. The building is located on the corner of 1st East and 2nd South. The time will be from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Reservations for the barbecue need to be made by July 3rd. The cost will be $6.50 per person. Other events are scheduled for July 17th and 18th. Please spread the work to your family members. Agendas will be available for Those interested in coming. All descendants will be welcome and are encouraged to attend. Many of the Knight descendants live in this area. Please call Marlene Riddle (Pres, of Knight Family Organization) or for 586-667- 7 MaVon Herring 835-275- reservations and 1 more information. the ManufacturingBuilding was on my desk, recalls Director Jackie Nokes. State planners wanted to knock it down and put up sheet metal buildings. Our parking lot was a dust bowl during dry weather and a mud flat when it rained. Even little things were getting on my nerves, like the curtains in the Administration Building. Every window had a different type of curtain. n Ms. Nokes, who was because of her long career in Utah television, was still a stranger to the nuances of state government I told ourlegislators that the Fair was the states battered child when it came to funding. Perhaps thats not the most subtle approach I couldhave taken, she admits. But I was lucky, I guess, because I didnt know what couldnt be done. There are no small victories in the fight against heart disease. Association 11-da- director made her case with the Legislature and got funds for remodeling the historic old building. Today its called the Grand Building and serves as the centerpiece for the park. Windows in the livestock buildings were next. Not one of the panes was perfect. some were were cracked, Many few had been a replaced missing, with plywood panels. Ms. Nokes called a friend in the glass industry for an estimate. Instead, the glass company donated labor and material to replace every pane. From the states nurserymen came 150 donated trees and 400 rosebushes, and sod farms crated new lawns to control mud and dust in the parking lot. 64-ac- re had gifts of carpeting and artwork, too, adds Ms. Nokes, and of course, the chandeliers in the Grand We Building. The five chandeliers, representing more than a ton of fine crystal, once graced the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Utah. When that building was remodeled into an office building, the owners, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, donated them to the Fairpark to y It American Heart Fair itself has The to evolved represent the modern, mainstream Utah culture. 250-or-s- o well-know- The descendants of Joseph Knight and Polly Peck are having a reunion on July 17 and 18th, and patching. community event s ' seemed perfectly reasonable, therefore, to stay consistent with the battered child metaphor and put the Fairground up for adoption. And when the people and businesses of Utah responded, things began to happen. An architect volunteered his firm to assess the Manufacturing Building from top to bottom. The team concluded that it could be renovated for less than the cost of demolition, debris removal and sheet metal replacements. Armed with expert information, the Page be enjoyed by all citizens. the states It was a wonderful gesture because in 1856 the first state fair, which was then called the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society, was held on the spot where the Hotel Utah now stands, Ms. Nokes says. Of course, people dont spend all their time on the ballroom floor looking up at chandeliers. Youd be surprised how important it is for people to have clean restrooms," the director comments. Our own staff has y Well always have livestock because thats one of our historic purposes, explains Ms. Nokes. But this year, our livestock will include llamas and ostriches. It come as a because these critters surprise, shouldnt really are becoming economically significant As the states largest arena for show and tell, the Fair also talent. That emphasizes includes everything from high school marching bands to all-Uta- h performances by the Utah Symphony , Ballet West, Utah Opera Company and the Ririe Woodbury Dance Theatre. The Utah Jazz sponsors basketball clinics and two years ago also furnished a guest conductor for the symphony, Thurl Bailey (then a star player with the team). Maestro Joseph Silverstein, a fan of the team, was pleased to hand over his baton. It is a challenge to create without new attractions abandoning the tradition of the past, Ms. Nokes says. But were getting around that by becoming a true, facility. While it was once almost a ghost town when the Fair was over, the Fairpark now which activities hosts range from 365-da- y 64-ac- re art shows to rodeos. We do weddi ngs, too, adds the director. About the only thing we cant do is forget how the people of our state have taken it upon themselves to turn this into a Fairpark for all seasons. 911 calls will be improved Sanpete County has awarded Motorola a $67,802.12 contract furnishing and installing the equipment that will make enhanced 911 available to for telephone subscribers throughout the county. A Community Development Block Grant and a .25 cent a month surcharge on telephone bills will cover the cost of the enhanced 911 system. Before it becomes operational the county will send questionnaires asking for information like names, telephone numbers, addresses and other relevant details that will make enhanced 911 fully - effective. That information will be immediately available on a screen to a dispatcher in the countys center in communication to responding an emergency call. An example: an asthmatic adult in a home has a severe attack and is unable to make an emergency call for help. A child dials 911 and the dispatcher is immediately able to trace the call back to its point of origin. The data on the screen provides the dispatcher with names, addresses and even in some cases details on what may be the nature of the emergency. The new communications system will become operational by fall. SUIBEOIRfli It Works Wonders. American Heart Association PBDHBBBnBDCBa "cAs ue cedebkate ouk bikthday, Het us afeo oration's 2 6th cMkate 1 oak guiding and pkay that they continue to spkead St is an Itonot to thkoughout the uiok&d. pkincip&es kepkesent you in Congtess." 4th Happy of July i Conytessman AM (Dtfon Paid for and authorized by the Orton for Congress Committee 4 hadutd trt ii 3 done wonders with paint, polish Utah State Fair is Edna Anderson Thursday, July 2, 1992 e, Messenger-Enterpris- |