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Show Social SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31. 1M7 Orderville Goins On 9 I Johnson from northern Utah By Margaret Sorensen Nellie Frost and her family schools. If anyone was missed in had their annual Christmas this report, they were welcomed party December 20 at the Mt. home with open arms anyway. Keith and Clella Hep worth Carmel Rock Church, with most of her children and grandchilhave moved to Mesa, AZ to spend dren in attendance. They en- the winter with their daughter, joyed a potluck dinner, tied some Keala. Dale and Margaret Sorensen quilts and then took Christmas few families. a good visit with Allen and to had a needy gifts Cox in LaVerkin WednesTwila have time a good They always when they get together. day. Also, Melvin, Rachel, Loretta Johnson of Fredonia Dustin, Doug and Letesha Cox and Julie Ford and daughter met the Duke Cox family at the Teresa ofEscalante visited their Allen Coxs and had a fun visit mother, Mrs. Everetta Crofts, on Sunday. Christmas dinner guests at the last Sunday afternoon. The family ofJohn and LeNore Dale Sorensens were Tim and Tisdale had their Christmas party in Cedar City, with many members attending. Then Johnette spent the rest of the weekend in Orderville with them. Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Stockard visited his parents, Don and Lee Stockard, from their studies in northern Utah. Other college students that were home for the holidays include: Leta Kaye Richins from Cedar City, DeDe Sorensen, Laurie Rose, and Amy Goulding from Dixie, and Lance Goulding, Tera Griffiths and Aurelia Jeanette Esplin family of Orderville, Konni and Erin Mahoney from Kanab, and Don, Merle, Harris and Lisa Allen of Fredonias Rosalie, Dione and Trevor Esplin, and Jason and ICLee Sorensen spent Christmas weekQuilts donated to foster kids end in Monticello with the Tony The Canyon Country OuHt Guild recently donated these quilts to foster kids. Outliers Rebecca Vandenberghe (I) and Esplins. Doug and Latesha Cox and Cindy FueBing (r) present the quilts to Allen Orton (c) chBd protector worker and foster care facilitator. Photo by children spent Christmas Day Barbara Pyles. with the Dennis Heaton family in Alton. I would be glad to report any news from Orderville, if I refreedom-Ouceive calls at Utah: A place of religious and economic r 648-239- 4. Christmas poem for my A 1 997 grandchildren-Christma- s By Grandma-Swapp-Cart- er Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house nothing was stirring except a small mouse. He fell in the chum looking for something to eat, and was stirring the cream with all his four feet Doing the back stroke, breast stroke and even the crawl, whipping the cream getting nowhere at all. While he was swimming, I awoke from ray dreams, I thought in the distance I could hear screams! 1 rushed to the kitchen and slipped on the floor, danced and I skated clear cut the back door. As I picked myself up and was turning around, a figure came off my roof with a bound. I thought 1 was facing a burglar for sure., But NO! it was Santa Claus-cleasweet and pure. Hes given up smoking, and lost his fat belly, it no longer shakes like a bowl full of jelly. The smoke no longer circles his head like a wreath, he wont come down chimneys and look like a thief! That got his clothes dirty and soot on the floor. He likes this way better he comes n, through the door. Hes still short and stout, the jolly old Elf. He likes his looks better, he says so himself. Santas suit is still red but neat, clean and trim. His hat hasn't changed not even the brim. His boots and his belt are real black leather. He dances to work as light as a feather. The stockings are filled and packages piled, when comes from the kitchen a cry, weak but wild. The mouse is still in there, hardly a sound can he utter. But now he is floating on a big lump of butter! Santa picked up the mouse with a HO! HO! HO! gave him some cheese and soon let him go! I stood there amazed, my ears could hear singing, The mice in the meadow were tiny bells ringing. Santa then spoke, he said, go states historical ties to Europe In commemoration of Utahs culturally diverse, pioneering peoples past and present, the Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration coordinating Council honors the history and culture of Utahns with European ancestry. According to the Utah History Encyclopedia, Utahs ties to The Continent have always been strong and a source of pride amongst the modern-da- y descendants of our states early European settlers. Utah's largest European group: Ike British More immigrants have come to Utah from the British Isles than from any other area, and are involved in most aspects of Utah's history. Even as the area was first being explored, British trappers and traders helped open the West for settlement In the beginnings of the LDS British Isles for Utah. With children, Church, many of its first con- their American-bor- n verts were immigrants from the it was estimated that they could British Isles. Thousands of have comprised as much as half other British were converted the population of the state. due to the efforts of the LDS By 1870 although just under Churchs British Mission, half of the English, Welsh, and which was established in 1837. Scots had occupations in agriHundreds more Mormons left culture, the immigrants from for Utah from the British Isles Britain adapted to their new, during the Crimean War years rural, lives with remarkable of 1853-5- 6 and the American ease. The small number of Irish Civil War, both of which were natives in 1870 followed a difeconomically difficult times for ferent pattern. They supplied the British. The last great mi- a higher proportion of profesgration was in 1868 as part of a sional and personal services. colonizing effort to reinforce In many ways they were predeMormon numbers in Utah prior cessors of a new type of immito the completion of the trans- grant from the British Isles, who had just continental railroad. By that the to to time there were more than begun respond the oppor31,000 Latter-da- y Saints, al- tunities in Utah, particularly most 24 percent of the total in the mining and railroad population, that had left the non-Mormo- J V' J back to bed, Youve seen none of this, its all in your head. Obeying his order I went to my room, and dashed to the window to gaze at the moon. There I saw dear old Santa, the reindeer and sleigh mount to the sky as they flew on their way. ns t . We print wedding announcements and missionary calls 'and returns;' ;.luo charge. s r 112 East 450 North I s . 1. W 2,093 Sq. Ft 3 bedroom, : . 1 bath, one and a half level home in Kanab. 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