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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2000 Community Celebrate Utah Heritage Highway Month along U.S. Highway 89 FT On May 18, Governor Leavitt storytelling on Thursday, May signed a proclamation declaring 25, 2000 at Moores Old Pine May 25 through the end of June Inn, 60 South State Street at as Utah Heritage Highway 7:30 p.m. in Marysvale, Utah. event is the Month. The Utah Heritage High- The pioneer-styl- e official of kickoff the first Utah from Thistle runs J unction, way 89 S. U. south of Spanish Fork along Days, a Heritage Highway month-long celebration highHighway 89, to the Arizona border and includes neighbors just lighting Utahs heritage and U. S . across the border in Page and route 89. From now through June, Fredonia. Also included is the breathtaking Utah Heritage y towns along the route will hold that follows Highway 24 exciting activities celebrating through Wayne County to Capi- Utahs heritage, says Utah tal Reef National Park, crosses Heritage Products Alliance Boulder Mountain into Garfield President Sue Holt. We encourCounty along Highway 12 and age families to rediscover rural returns to U.S. Highway 89 just Utah by traveling down the Herisouth of Panguitch near Bryce tage Highway this summer on their way to the national park Canyon. s JFtS By-Wa- i Utah Heritage Highway areas. The Utah Heritage Highway follows the southern section of U.S. 89 from Thistle Junction in Spanish' Fork Canyon to Kanab. The route, encompassing 250 miles and 48 communities, offers a spectacular drive (Marysvale) through deep canyons, high May Heritage High- mountains and over a century is a of history. Along the highway way Festival (Kanab)-Thi- s brand new celebration in honor visitors can find everything of the Utah Heritage Highway. from Mormon furniture reproThe arts and crafts fair offers ductions and hand loomed rugs timeless and traditional crafts to earth-fire- d pottery and fine and art from a growing art com- art can be found. Every Heritage Highway munity. Heritage games for the children, stories by local histori- community has its own unique ans, historic walking tours, heritage, including local crafts photo contest, food booths and and products, historic buildings, and colorful festivals, says Holt. local music. If youre looking for an exciting, Annual ScandiMay navian Days Festival (Ephraim) off the beaten path experience, May Marysvale Town this is it. For a list of Heritage Reunion (Marysvale) Highway events, call May 27: Mt. Pleasant Main The Utah Heritage Products Street Antique Fair and Rhubarb Festival (Mt. Pleasant) Alliance, Inc. was created in 1998 Lt. Governor Olene Walker to develop and promote the highwill lead the community in a way as the Wests premier locaribbon cutting ceremony, Dutch tion for buying crafts and herioven cookout, and western tage products. Month offers visitors a chance to experience Western heritage with a strong Mormon favor. A sample of the unique festivals during the month includes: May 25: Heritage Highway Ribbon Cutting Ceremony t 4 tty A f Ik. V 25-2- 6: 26-2- 7: 26-2- 9: fax us your plan!) $10 floorplan Satterwhite Log Homes free fax toll - (435) 528-500- 3 Big choppers help fight fire - The two helicopters pictured above helped fight the fire on the Kaibab National Forest. The fire was finally contained and the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park officially opened on Monday, May 22, 2000. Increase your chances of surviving a fir Every day Utahns experience pre- vented. The Utah State Fire Marshals Office believes that fire deaths can be reducedf by teaching people in the basic facts about fire. Below are some simple facts that explain the particular char- acteristics of fire. FIRE IS FAST! There is little time! START EARNING AFTER TWO WEEKS!!! TWO WEEKS IN CLASS THEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD! dick simon TRUCKinO DRIUER SCHOOL M0.727.StiS 800.72.SKUNK , www.simn.com .! ?..--r cape. the horror of fire. But most FIRE IS HOT! Heat is more people dont understand fire. threatening than flames. A fires heat alone can kill, Only when we know the true nature of fire can we prepare room temperatures in a fire can ourselves and ourfamilies. Each be 100 degrees at floor level and year more than 5,000 Ameri- rise to 600 degrees at eye level. cans die and more than 25,000 Inhaling this super hot air will are injured in fires, many of scorch your lungs. This heat can which could have been Cabins Shops Sheds Call for new book or JiCARSOrK In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house. In minutes, a house can be engulfed in flames. Most fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you wake up to a fire, you wont have time to grab valuables because fire spreads. too quickly and the smoke is too thick. There is only time to es-- melt clothes to your skin. In five minutes a room can get so hot that everything in'it ignites at once: this is called flashover. FIRE IS DARE! Fire isn't bright, it's pitch black. Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness. Ifyouwakeup to a fire you may be blinded, disoriented and unable to find your way around the home youve lived in for years. FIRE IS DEADLY! Smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do. into a deep sleep before the flames reach your door. You may not wake up in time to escape. FIRE SAFETY TTPS-J- n the event of a fire, remember time is the biggest enemy and every second counts ! Develop a home fire escape plan and designate a meeting place outside. Make sure everyone in the family knows two ways to escape from every room. Practice feeling your way out with your eyes closed. Never stand up in a fire, always crawl low under the smoke and try to keep your mouth covered. Never return to a burning building for any reason; it may cost you your life. YOUR INCREASE CHANCES OF SURVIVING A FIRE-nsfaZand maintain Z smoke detectors. Finally, having a working Fire uses up the oxygen you smoke alarm dramatically inneed and produces smoke and creases your chances of survivpoisonous gases that kill. ing a fire. And remember to Breathing even small amounts practice a home escape plan freof smoke and toxic gases can quently with your family. make you drowsy, disoriented --A message from the State Fire and short of breath. Theodor-les- s, Marshal's Office and your local colorless fumes can lull you fire department. |