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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Pioneer Flashbacks Chauncey Thompson is honored on his 90th birthday by Qulg Nielsen (Information Officer for the Museum of LDS Church History and Art) Chauncey Thompson will be Promised Valley Playhouse, in an ornate building with a historical and sometime colorful honored at an open house on Sunday, May 26, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ephraim Senior Citizen Center. Friends and relatives are invited to join in the celebration of his 90th birthday, which will be on June 5. Or, they may greet him at a gathering the following day, background, is home o theatrical productions for The Church of Saints. Jesus Christ of Latter-daLocated just two blocks from Salt Lake Citys Temple Square, it is on the National Register of y Monday, May 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the NSP Park, immediately north and west of the Natures Sunshine Products building located at 1655 North Main Street in Spanish Fork. Mr. Thompson was born in Ephraim on June 5, 1901, to Nels Albert and Alice Margaret Anderson Thompson. He married Pauline Faux of Moroni in the Manti LDS Temple on September 2, 1925. She passed away in 1972. He has six daughters: Mrs. Halbert K. (Rachel) Jensen of Ephraim; Mrs. George (Camille) - 34 Nielson Elison re ' Mr. and Mrs. R. Lynn Nielson, of Manti, announce the marriage of their daughter Mara Ann Nielson to Charles T. Elison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Elison of Payson. The young couple will be married May 31, 1991 in Manti. A reception will be held Friday evening in the Manti Utah Stake Center, 295 South Main, May 31st from 7 to 9 p.m. The following evening, Saturday, June 1st, the couple and three will be honored at an open house at 344 West 700 South in Payson. Mara has worked two years as a nanny in the Washington D.C. area and is currently attending Snow College. Charles has attended Sevier Valley Technical School and is currently attending Snow College. Friends and family are cordially invited to attend the reception or open house in their honor. , Open house in Salt Lake honors Ross Findlay An open house, honoring Ross Findlay on his birthday was given by Roslyn and Craig Jackson and family at their home in Salt Lake City on Saturday, J May 18. All of Ross seven, brothers and sisters were able to attend and some of theirspouses, as well as Bruce, and' Don Findlay and their families front Salt Lake City and Charles and Penny Findlay and Kathleen and Fred Rees and most of their family from Logan. Scott called - s.,thh r 1 Inter-Mountai- father from Everett, Washington, and Kimball called from Madison, Alabama, to extend birthday greetings. his Relatives came from a number of places in Utah and Ross sister Isabell Hunsaker, as well as his mothers 92 year I old sister, Rula Crook, came from Smoot, Wyoming, with her daughter and husband, Enid and Wendell Crossley and their son Ronnell. Other guests included Bill and Linda Perry who presided over the Hawaii Honolulu Mission for part of Findlays mission there; Bob and Ann Kelson, formerly of Ephraim and Linnies si ster, Ruth Lowry, her daughter and granddaughter of Layton. Saturday evening Ross attended the Welby Stake Father's and Sons banquet with his son Don and grandsons, John, James and Jason Findlay. The Ephraim folk were guests of Bruce Findlay in the Parleys 5th Ward on Sunday, where they visited with June Thompson Moody. June grew up in Ephraim, and sends greetings to her friends here. Scotts attend Amigos ! Reunion in Mexico Dave and Maurine Scott attended the Southwestern i' A & V Julie Kay Jackson and Richard B. Seegmiller Jackson - Seegmiller Dixie High School. He employed by Ence Construction of St. George. Julie and Richard will make Julie Kay Jackson, daughter of Dr. Kenneth N. and Patty Jackson, of Ephraim, will marry Richard B. Seegmiller, son of Burke and Leora Seegmiller of St George, on Saturday, May their home in Cedar City where Julie will continue her schooling 25. at SUU, majoring in psychology. Julie graduated from Manti High School where she was a Richard will continue his work with Ence Construction. A reception will be held Saturday, May 25 at 96 N. Main, Ephraim Co-o- p from 7:30 to 9:30 member of the National Honor Society. She has previously attended Dixie College and was employed by AAA Tire & Service Center, Inc. of St George, as office manager. She is presently attending Snow College and will graduate with an Associate of Science degree from Dixie College on June Richard 1, 1991. graduated from p.m. An open house will be held in St. George on Saturday, June 1 at 850 S 1950 W, the Clubhouse at Cry stal Lakes from 7 to 9 p.m. Friends are invited to honor the couple at the reception and or open house. Emergency Phone Numbers MantiSterling: 911 Ephraim: 5-23- 45 Amigos reunion last week in Quemado, New Mexico. The Amigos (which means friends) are a group of Forest Service retirees who worked with Region B in New Mexico and Arizona. The reunion was held near Lake Quemado where everyone could fish for the bit fry which was held on Wednesday night. The evening also included Spanish singers with their guitars and an impersonation of President Theodore Roosevelt by a performer Manti n one-inc- h five n, 5. to the Wilkes, Roxey, Lake and Lyric. During the 20s, legitimate theatre stage plays were running continuously. The popular Ralph Cloninger Players featured such performers as Ben Erway, Victor Jory, Marjorie Rambeau and Gladys George. Jory, Rambeau and George later became movie stars. The Utah Heritage Foundation commended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints for acquiring the aged 3 Simpson, Mountain Home, Idaho; Mrs. J. Wayne (Pauline) Francis, Salem; and Mrs. Richard (Helen) Swensen, Paul, Idaho. He also has 27 grandchildren, Mara Ann Nielson and Charles T. Elison Historic Structures. The building was originally the St. James Hotel and was into a vaudeville-burlesqu- e V converted house in December It 25, 1905, as opened i an Orpheum theatre and became Orpheum part of the circuit. On the top front of the building was a striking twelve-foo- t Chauncey Thompson statue of the lady Venus, a Mr. the symbol of the new affiliation. Through years a worked has as The statue, no longer on the Thompson farmer, livestockman (sheep, building, was made of plaster turkeys, cattle), and master and tin. carpenter. He has worked on An advertisement in the the throughout buildings many western monthly advertising state, but especially loves to use section for the Orpheum theatre cedar wood. He has made 14 read: The handsomest theatre beautiful cedar tables for family in the West, members, which have 400 all the times at highest presents fitted pieces on the tabletop. obtainable talent in advanced He has also made three large vaudeville acts. Every act on cedar tables for the Manti, Provo, the Orpheum circuit embraces and Salt Lake Temples, which houses in all the largest cities in have three triangular pieces the country. The circuit had fitted into each square inch so booking agencies in America and that each tabletop contains more Europe. Prices of admission for than 1,500 pieces. matinees were 15 cents to 75 cents, and for evenings 25 cent:. 1904-190- Picciotto of Rancho Palo Verdes, California; Mrs. Newell (Joan) Judkins, Orem; Mrs. Earl (Mary) to$l. As the years passed the name of the venerable theatre changed and revered structure in 1972 and for recognizing the value of the old.. .theater to the character and fabric of downtown Salt Lake City and restoring it to community use as the Promised Valley Playhouse. After its complete renovation, Promised Valley Playhouse opened with the highly acclaimed production Critics Promised Valley. with the it compared favorably Broadway presentation of Oklahoma." Two annual feature productions at Christmas time and during the summer, are sponsored by the Playhouse. Vocal instructors from around the world come to the Playhouse each year to conduct a vocal school. When not in use for the three main attractions, local stakes utilized the facility for the presentation of their own shows. History House on Heritage Corner will be dedicated this Sunday by Greg Maylett, Manti Utah Stake President. Bless This House will be sung by a male quartet, Robert Tibbs, Vern Chadwick, George Richardson and Bruce Mehew. Caroleen Mackey, who has actively worked with family members to place ancestral names in the gardens, will direct her children and grandchildren in a rendition of Faith of Our Fathers. Dr. Thomas E. Anderson, of Gunnison, will conduct the program. Seating and loudspeaking facilities will be provided for the audience and light refreshments will be served. Richard Henrie Morley, a direct descendant of Father Isaac Morley who headed the initial settlement of this area in 1849, will give the dedicatory prayer for the official opening of The History House on Heritage Corner, 400 North Main, Manti, this Sunday, May 26, at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Mr. Morley is a private building contractor and teaches seminary for the LDS Church in Price. He is also currently serving as a board member of the Manti Destiny Committee. Manti Mayor Kent Larsen will speak at the brief services and the invocation will be offered Lower the numbers and raise your odds. Controlling your blood pressure can reduce your chances of heart disease. Have your blood pressure checked. And keep it in check for life. Arizona. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Forest Service which was initiated by Pres. Roosevelt. Some 200 retirees from several western states were present. The Scotts continued on from Quemado to Artesia, New Mexico for a visit with their son David and his wife Carrie in their new location at Artesia. American Heart Association Your Mental Health Team from Phoenix, Senior and Theron Sondrup have worked together for the past three years as Central Utah's mental health team of professionals, providing counseling and psychiatric consultation for adults, adolescents & children. D They understand Dr. Robert Crist, psychiatrist Citizens Menus Menus for the coming week in the Manti Senior Center are: Fri. May 24: Hamburger stroganoff over noodles, sliced beets, pears, cake, bread, butter,' milkjuice Tues. May 28: Spaghetti & meatballs, tossed green salad, fruit cup, brownie, garlic bread, milkjuice Wed. May 29: Roast beef, scalloped potatoes, green beans, apricots, bread, butter, milkjuice Thurs. May 30: Hamburger patty with onion, augratin potatoes, spinach, banana cream pie, bread, butter, milkjuice Fri. May 31: Bean and ham soup, carrot & raisin salad, cheese stick, apple crisp, baking powder biscuits, butter, milk juice Page 3 Thursday, May 23, 1991 e, Theron Sondrup, L C S W Licensed Clinical Social Worker Sondrup Counseling the importance of having local mental health professionals you know have been consistent with providing care. Services Offered: psychiatric evaluation medication management individual, group and family therapy stress reduction and therapy bio-feedba- ck For more information or an initial consultation, please contact Theron Sondrup, L.C.S.W. at: Sondrup Counseling Robert H Cnst. M D Psychiatrist Medical Director, Charier Canyon Hospital Member, Utah Medical Associates 896-600- 0 195 North 100 East Richfield, UT 84701 Charter Counseling Center or 528-720- 9 49 East Center Gunnison, UT 84634 An affiliate of Charter Canyon Hospital, Orem, Utah I |