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Show Community Special effects bring pioneer legacy to outdoor theater The rain began CfaristmasDay around the cleared acreage.. 1661 and before it stopped 40 The families were sent to the days 1 ater,. the Sants Clara Hirer southern Utah desert by Morhad washed away an entire mon leader Brigham Young on settlement and seven years of a peace-keepimission with work. hard area Indians. The Santa Oara Tor 100 summer yenings, the settlements purpose was twogreat flood of 1861 will he recre- fold: it provided a necessary ated through the genius off Hol- shelter for trawlers to and from lywood special effects at the red the California coastline and rock Tnacahn Amphitheater, through the settlers peacenear St. George. The flood isjnst keeping efforts, a safe route me ofseveral special effects de- between the UtahTemitoiy and signed lor UTAH. ! '"America's the Pacific Ocean was estabMost Spectacular Outdoor Mu- lished for wagon trains, traders sical! and the mail. When Indian Seoul Jacob The neat spring, rumors Hamblin and Dudley learnt reached the families that brought their families to a crude rankled northern tribes planned settlement along the Santa to attack the settlement. W ork Clara Hirer in the autumn ff began immediately cm a 100-fo1655, home (consisted off nothsquare fort north of the river.. more Its construction f hammethree than log pole ing rock with twelve-foo- t houses. The first order df busi- r-faced thick walls took ness was to begin to tnuddy high, two-fofl.I.l ing nn just 10 data to complete. Each up the dwellings by the chinks inside and nut with family was assigned a bring mud to keep nut the soon to quarter with one door and one arrive winter wind. Bundles of window facing a central courtstraw were placed con the roof yard. and then covered with earth. After suffering through years Behind the log houses were two cffdrDUght,eErly settlers rejoiced wagon beds on loose rock foun- when the rains fell during the ng ot ot dations. These served quite nicely as the children's bedrooms - one for the boys and one for the girls. These living ar- ingthesir mud roofs to leak, soak- ing their bedding and ckthing, retting their food and dousing itbrir flres. Soon the farms; a.lrmg the river were being washed downstream .and the mighty growingnesr the river were uprooted. The fort, however, was considered out of harms way. Still, the rain came d own. The swollen river began gunning many times iits sine and one might as tthe settlers & sleeping, tthe water surged around tthe fart. Miraculously, one of the cccupants noticed before at was too late and alerted tthe others of danger. Through the cold darkness, parents guided their children to hiber ground,, carrying with tthem what few cot-tonwo- belongings they could immediately salvage. By daylight, tthe angry river had carried away their homes, the fort, a molasses mill and a flour maM - tthe results of seven years off hard labor.. Eecreating tthe bog flood on a Ghrsttao AhteSam stars as Jacob HartOltn and Jane Clatre Waistn as Batthe! by stage was a Marttimmtthe T9S6 'verstom dftJTAHB 31 the Toacstn Airphomateirctear St 90-ffo- iSO-fo- ot ot task professional special effects designer Blok J osephen son irel- - XJnlike ttiie real flood of 1862, only those seated in the front rows are in of George Photo . Lyme Clafk. tool tthe 40,(000 gahans set to mA event which highlights the many struggles and triumphs eff water toward fthp (snaiheraryv A 1 f Jacob ighi boagd com-ma- nd any danger getting rangements sustained thethree families for the winter as they wet9 chuckles Josephenson. gales. Unlike tie gee! flood df 1662, began to clear and plow land for tn2y those sealed in tthe front spring planting. Local Indians worked alongside their new winter of 1661. But tthe jty soon ished. T wo years im the making, irows are in any danger off white friends, carrying rocks turned tto anticipation as tthe tthe ragingflood is operated with chudklfe&Josepbemsan. and helping to build fences gains continued for weeks, caus- - four computerised gates to con- - Ezritingt, are other visual effects, which aid in the telling ofsouths tm Utahs history. allows an Indian viltto be lit with more than lage two dozen (campfires, frontier wagons to be set ablaze, and fireworks to the the light up night sky at each performance.. Sound effects and 5 elevators are also utilized to 8:30 Kanab am Dr. Pandya pm make tthe epic pioneer saga 644-266- 5 come tto life before tthe audience eff 2,000. Xew special efT. fects have been added fur the Kanab 9 am - noon Dr. Roberts M, W, Th, 1996 season, June 14 through m m w 644-26- 1 2 pm - 5 pm October 5, in celebration f tthe Utah State Centennial.. The musical sensation, UTAH!V is Fredonia DnMortenson 8 am -- 5 pm get-ttingw- gion.. The use eff 2(0 horses, wagons, far an adventure for tthe entire et, family. Kanab Area Physicians Calendar & Office Hours MTliF 2 MfT 8"am - 7 pm 8 am -- 12 noon 643-750- 0 fDr Ie Be. Bn Aodersoo-Oithoped- ic Olson-PocSat- ric FetHSOii-Eai;NosFb2Ups-Radiolop- e& 5t an W F 1st Tuesday cadi raemth 1st Thursday cadi ctonth Throat 2nd Tuesday cadi zsootli 2nd & 4th Wed cadi raonth (UKiuvn 614-58- UTAH r 674-491- 9. -- msniin rui wfm, STORAGE CONTAINERS 644-581- 1 2 SALE or LEASE PURCHASE 11 : Tht County HospstaTs regular governing board meeting are held tthe Shod Wednesday off each month at 7 pm. in the Kane County Hospital's Conference Room. iKa-n- e Brought to you by Kane County Hospital at The musical runs nightly except Sun-ds- y through October 5- Kane County and Fredacia area residents are treated to a reduced $15 ticket (regularly priced at $24-5- ) evesy Tmesdy fiicial state centennial evening in August- - 644-26-12 644-26- 1 ff tthe experience er ever-pcpul- ar F Tp with a cast ff SO actors, singers and dancers and the scare off the Emuiy-awar- d winning composff Sam Cardan and team ing Kurt Besttor and yu have 'Broadway in the Besartff Experience UTAH! this gna-mwith yoim family and rekve tthe Ikgary f America's 45th state,1 Tacketts are m sale now fcy calling the Tuaeahn Box Office Py-retebhn-ies m amd Rachel Hamblin and other pioneer families sent in releasing the flood to tame the southern Utah re- responds to technicians EXCOHirT COSSmOM 40irxir - Oun 23 Lasse End Turnback OpLcns You 2951811 35 H 700 West 4SL- - Aretri - Ftr-atey |