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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Page 6 Thursday, September 5, 1991 e, County Fair Horse Show lists winners Anniversary of traffic light inventor Sept. 3 f The Sanpete County Fair Horse Show held August 24, was a great success according to Show Chairman, Sam DeLeeuw. The show judged by Dr. Gary Price had more entries than last year. Show Secretary, Lori Bown lists the following winners: , Salt Lake City was the home of the original traffic light, Unnamed, Anderson Paint and Qrt. Horses; Dollar Roger Jensen; Unnamed, Newel MossJohn Bair; Unnamed, Burke JohnsonPhyllis Torgerson; Unnamed, Newell Moss. 1990 Colts: (4) Amers Special, Anderson Paint and Qrt. Horses; Sierra, Don Sampson; Siemon, Don SampsonKritine Sampson; Dontay, Don SampsonDarren Sampson. Aged Stallions: (1) Rusty Cargo Ron Thomas. Grand Champion Stallion: Rusty Cargo Reserve: Amers Special 1987, was on Farm Bureau Annette 3rd Christensen, place, County president, Brittany Olson, Junior Division Talent Winners: Tim Christensen, Colt: (7) 1990 invented by native Utahn Lester Farnsworth Wire. Wire, who was born Sept. 3, Forty-fiv- e, the traffic beat for the Salt Lake City Police Department. It was at a time when automobiles were just coming into vogue, and the mixture ofhorse teams and cars was wreaking havoc on the city streets. Wire knew something had to be done to bring some order to this chaos. He came upon the idea of using red and green lights to control traffic at Christmastime, appropriately 1991 Fillies: (4) Sweet Miss Page, Kerry & Mike Tyhurst; Unnamed, Cathy Szakacs; Unnamed, Todd Tree; Unnamed, Newell MossGlen Bare. 1990 Fillies: (5) Shesa Social Fox, Phyllis Torgerson; Ginger Bar Chips Casey BashardLyman Anderson; Bankers Saddle, Newell Moss; Call Me Leona, Christie Woodside; Bar, Dan Wintch. Maiden Mares: (9) Imspiration Miss, Sam Nichols; T.W. Skipa Flick, Staci Tree; Pepper, Cathy Szakacs; Filly, Terry Payne; Barbie Bee Sweet, Stephanie Tyhurst. Aged Mares: (8) Satawa, Sam Nichols; Proof Valentine, Cookie Pritchard; Starlight, Roger Jensen; Quad's Dream, Jamie Myrup; Pro Grey, Rusty Myrup. Broodmare: (5) Skips Gold Town, Anderson Paint & Qrt. Horses; Spice, Christie Woodside; Opie's Heather, Sam Nichols; Skip Tet Deck, Craig LundJamie Myrup; Julies Misfit, Roger Jensen. Grand Champion Mare: Satawa Reserve Grand: Shesa Social. Fox Skip-A-Fi- enough. He took some old Mazda lamps and dipped them in some watercolors, then put them on a wooden box which he placed upon a ten-fopole. The light was put up in the zz Skip-A-Wh- irl ot 1989 Geldings: (3) Skippin Freeway, Phyllis Torgerson; Unnamed, Cathy Szakacs; Cowboy, Wade Christensen. Aged Geldings: (8) Chants Gold Digger, Myrle Cloward; Sunny Texas, Cathy Szakacs; City Streaker, Kathy Szakacs; King Coy's Kid, Mysti intersection of Main Street and Second South in the year of 1912. At first people thought it was a rather silly idea, and they largely ignored it After a while, Myrup; Smokum, Shaun Tree. however, Pony& Welsh Ponies: (4) Gypsy, Rick Taylor; Charcoal, Kesty Szakacs; Whitey, Ryan Sorenson; My Little Pony, Steve Sorenson. Showmanship at Halter, 6 & Under: (7) Lacy Baldwin, Tanya Tree, the light caught on. And now with its red and green signals, Wires light has now gained acceptance and use worldwide. Rusti Myrup, Kasey Kris Sampson, Stacie Sorenson. Showmanship, 8: (6) Nikki Nichols, Mysti Myrup, Heather Its known almost Christensen, Chantelle Tree, Tommy Peterson. universally that a red light means Showmanship, (10) Cody Nichols, Kasey Frischknecht, Jared to stop, a green light means to Cloward, Shaun Tree, Geri Myrup. place, go and a yellow light is an Showmanship, 14 & Over: (5) Heather Nichols, Staci Tree, Jamie indication to clear out the Myrup, Chistie Woodside, Micky Olsen. Jamie Cloward, Kalie Anderson, Brendon Lund, J.D. intersection because the light is Lead-Lin- e: 7-- . 9-- Intermediate Division Talent Winners: Nicole Cox, 2nd Dana Peacock, 1st place, Erika Frischknecht, 3rd place. about to turn red. A flashing red 13: Anderson, Dillon Taylor. Walk-Tr- (17) Chantelle Tree, Jeff Cloward, Mysti Myrup, Nikki Nichols, Tanya Tree. Western Horsemanship, (13) Kasey Frischknecht, Geri Myrup, Shaun Tree, Jody Frischknecht, Jared Cloward. Ladies Pleasure: (10) Myrle Cloward, Jamie Myrup, Kathy Szakacs, Christie Woodside, Staci Tree. Mens Pleasure: Richard Tree, Sam Nichols, Ron Thomas, John D. Bruce Graser. been has 80 Mitchell, It nearly years since Lester Farnsworth Wire Egg Race: (15)Tie for first: Jamie Myrup, Christie Woodside; Myrle Kevin Durrant, Kasey Frischknecht. put his traffic light to use. From Cloward, 6 & Under: (8) Jade Anderson, Traci Boylan, Marcee Barrels, a simple wooden box with Tanya Peterson, Tree, Lacey Baldwin. globes to the 8: Mysti Barrels, Myrup, Chantelle Tree, Crystal Stroh, Ashley computerized signals in use ... Heather Christensen. Becksted, , today, the traffic light has come Barrels, Amber Trapp, Geri Myrup, Kasey Frischknecht, (9) along way. And thanks to a fellow Misty Jennings, Kevin Durrant. Utahn, we can all drive the Barrels, 14 S Over: (14) Denise Boylan, Kendra Jensen, Marty streets more safely. Trapp, Elsie Baldwin, Staci Tree. light means to come to a complete stop, yield to traffic and pedestrians and proceed when it is safe. Aflashing yellow light means to reduce speed and use caution at the intersection. ot: 9-- 13: hand-dippe- d 7-- , 9-- 13: Sr. Division Talent Find Winners: Debbie Coates, 3rd place, Jared Inouye, 1 st place, Marie Hyatt, 2nd place. Sanpete County Talent Find winners named The Sanpete County Farm Bureau Talent Find was held recently in conjunction with the County Fair. The winners in the three divisions will compete in the State Talent Find at the State Fair on Sept. 14. Winners in the Junior Division (up through age ten) are: 1st place, Shannon Sullivan, daughter of Bill and Julane Sullivan, Ephraim, piano solo; 2nd place, Annette Christensen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jan Christensen, Gunnison, piano solo; 3rd place, Brittany Olson, daughter of Gary and Ann Olson, Ephraim, vocal solo. Winners in the Intermediate Division (11 through 16 years): 1st place, Dana Peacock, daughter of Richard Peacock and Leslie Jorgensen, Manti, piano solo; Nicole Cox, daughter of John and Suzanne Cox, Manti, vocal solo; Erika Frischknecht, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Frischknecht, Manti, piano solo. The Senior Division (17 through 30 years) winners: 1st place, Jared Inouye, son of Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Inouye, Gunnison, piano solo; 2nd place, Marie Hyatt, daughter of Gene The Utah Department of Transportation is urging motorists to use caution in their driving with the slogan, It doesnt hurt to drive carefully. Lester Wire would probably agree. Rock chuck sets up home in store . The Sanpete Sampler is a popular place, with the doors open to everyone, even to a rock chuck, who thought it looked interesting and needed to be investigated. The rock chuck, about the size of a large cat was seen as it entered the building, by Radene Sutherland, who was in the building. Ken Olson, with Ephraim City Animal Control, set a dog trap for it, but with no luck. Nothing was seen of the elusive critter for ten days, so it was assumed it had found its way out again. However, there was still evidence ofitems being knocked over and then a nest was finally discovered on a shelf, underneath a large display cabinet Bits of lace, Spanish moss and raffia had been used for the nest. Brad Bradley was called and brought in a cage, and with some maneuvering, got the beast into the cage. It was a tense eleven days Theres nothing After completing an exploration of the area with his guide, Indian John, Thatcher was deeply impressed. When he returned to his home in Logan, Utah, he recommended it to those seeking free land. The Mormon leader also suggested beautiful Star Valley to those who were being persecuted for practicing plural marriage. When the U.S. marshals sought to arrest men with more than one wife, Wyoming's Governor Moonlight said, They are good citizens. Leave them alone. Lying in the western section of Wyoming, Star Valleys two valleys are about five or six miles wide by 25 miles long and are surrounded by high timbered mountains. cut-of- f from the Old Oregon Trail, called the Lander Trail, enters the valley from the southeast and exits at the northern outlet in Stump Creek J;Va - . U l fcfcO 'pi teas? Canyon. Thousands of emigrants passed through this area on their trek to the northwest and it became a resting place for the weary travelers. Nature had deposited an immense bed of salt in Stump Creek Canyon. History reveals that a Mr. Stump supplied salt on contract to points in Oregon and Washington. David W. Rainey, later one of the early pioneers of Star Valley, once delivered salt with a team to the northwest. The early settlers to Star Valley endured many hardships. Comingfrom Montpelier to Star Valley required fording the Montpelier Creek 26 times in a distance of six miles. visitors. at like the State Fair! Its a celebration, nonstop entertainment, and Utahs biggest show and tell, all rolled into one. What could be better? Try this: Almost everything is FREE with the price of admission! It all begins September 5 with opening ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. (Arrive between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on opening day and you wont even have to pay admission!) by Quig Nielsen (Information Officer for the Museum of LDS Church History and Art) A as they wondered what had happened to the chuck. There were candy and cookies in the store that were not touched, however. They are happy the store will now have air conditioning, so the doors can be opened only for human" Every day is a great day Americas Finest Fair and Carol Hyatt, Gunnison, vocal solo; 3rd place, Debbie Coates, daughter of Alice Cortez, Mr. Pleasant, vocal solo. Pioneer Flashbacks A star among valleys. Mormon Apostle Moses Thatcher was so enchanted with the beauty and resources of the two small valleys in western Wyoming that he named them Star Valley. for Nadean Nibley and others, FINEST ENTERTAINMENT Sunday. Sept. I - EVERY NIGHT Tuesday. Sept. 10 VINCE SIU Saturday. Sept. 14 THE BOYS lARUE I CARPERTER Friday. Sipl. S REL1AMY MOTHERS Monday. Sept. S UTHY MATTER Wednesday. Sept. 11 Sunday, Sept. 15 Mm RESTLESS LOVELESS HEART Friday. Sept. 13 TRAVIS TRITT UTAH STATE FAIR ten-mu- le PRCA sanctioned rodeo gets in the saddle on Thursday (September 5) for three nights of action. Professional cowboys from across the West will compete at the Fairpark Rodeo Arena 155 North 1000 West Salt Lake City, Utah For further information call: 538-FAI- R RODEO or 538-STA- at 7 p.m. Bull riding, calf roping, clowns the whole shootin' match! R b |