Show 7 Gunnison Valley Impressive Recognition Banquet Honors Sanpitch District Scout Leaders When the inaugural Artists at Work tour rolls into Mt Pleasant next month participants will get the chance to see an "artist at work" and experience a bit of history courtesy of local furniture maker Dale Peel Peel who owns Peel Furniture Works on Mt Pleasant's historic Main Street creates wooden furniture mostly reproductions of the type of furnishings commonly seen in Utah homes 100 years ago "We call it Mormon pioneer furniture" says Peel who has displayed his creations in his Main Street shop for the complimentary flag table decorations the scout leaders of the Sanpete District of the Utah Na- tional Parks council met on Thursday April 3rd in the Ephraim Middle School After a hitch oven smorgasbord dinner the leaders were honored Second Miler Awards were presented to Tim Black Clyde Nielson Eric Hedelius Lynn 10 years Peel's store also doubles as his shop and studio for himself and two assistants which makes his business an ideal stop for the touring group The "Artists at Work" tour which will make is designed to give arts its inaugural visit to the area May writers photographers and enthusiasts a chance to learn about the artists and artisans who work and live along US Highway past Lindsay Larry smith David Wheeler Nanette Watson Clyde Johnson Jerilynn Young Brian Jensen and Charles Pieper Honored with the District 89 Award of Merit were Morris Sorensen Janeen Garlick and Kevin Westover Receiving the Chief Sowiett Award was Reed Rawlings who has served in scouting activities for over 30 years (below) The Sanpitch arrow awards The tour will take people who write about the arts for newspapers magazines books and other publications on a tour of US Highway 89 The group will stop at studios and museums along the historic route to allow participants to spend time with and observe artists at work In Peel's shop they are piece or a likely to see him working on a reproduction order "One of our specialities is our Great Basin features urniture built out of wood that is one to two inches thick and has exposed dove tails" Peel who is from Mt Pleasant studied fine art painting and drawing - in graduate school in Los Angeles He also taught art in elementary school in Las Vegas before returning to his hometown some 12 years ago "I have always been interested in woodworking and making wooden furniture so after I moved back to the area I decided it was what I was going to do" Peel uses pine or local conifers in his creations "I'm referring to white or red pine spruce and Douglas fir" he says His most popular pieces tend to be tables but he can build just about anything from beds and couches to large armoires "People will sometimes bring me pictures out of magazines or designers will show me a drawing and ask me to build what they've drawn - only twice as big" He has also found a niche with home preservationists who own old homes in the area and are interested in furnishing them with reproductions that are in keeping with the time period One of Peel's most unusual reproductions is that of the "Mormon Sofa" a sort of "It's basically a wooden couch that would have had a straw tick on it back then with slats that allow the couch to be turned into a bed" The straw tick has been upgraded and updated to a went to the following: Cub - Pack 540 Ned Davis Troop 508 Nanette Watson Scouts Troop 552 Jene Beal Varsity - Team 527 Charles Pieper Venutre -Crew 563 Jim Smith New Scouts - 6 2003 'Artists at Work’ to stop at local furniture maker’s shop in Mt Pleasant In a banquet room decorated with multiple US flags with Scouts 1 April - Winning the Greasy Spoon Awards were Bruce King - main Lynn and Camille Lindsay - dessert ( Speaking to and honoring the recipients was Tom Powell the dish and Chief Scout Executive of the Utah National Parks Council is extended to Appreciation Beverly Armstrong Chris Parry James Luster Kerry Steck and Lynn Schiffman who made the event successful Picture captions: Chief Sowiett Award Winner - Reed C Rawlings (bottom) Greasy Spoon Award Winners - Bruce King and Lynn and Camille Lindsay (second from cushion of course Following their visit to Peel's Furniture Works the tour group will move on to Spring City where they will stay overnight Other overnight stops include Kanab and Escalate The tours are funded by a grant received by the Sanpete County Travel and Heritage Council from the US Forest Service and National Endowment for the Arts Tour participants will also learn about the area's history infacts about colonizer Brigham Young the cluding escapades of outlaw Butch Cassidy and the poignant story of Native American Chief Black Hawk For additional information on the tours contact the Sanpete County Travel and Heritage Council at (435) top) Sanpitch Arow Award Winners - Front (L to R): Jim Smith Nanette Watson Ned Back (L to R): Charles Davis Pieper David Olsen Jene Beal (right) Second Miler Award Winners - Front (L to R): Clyde Johnson Nanette Watson Clyde Nielson Tim Black Lynn Lindsay Back (L to R): Jerilynn Young Brian Jensen Charles Pieper David Wheeler (bottom Successful Scouting for Food Project Held right) District Award of Merit - L to R: Janeen Garlick Bruce King the award for Kevin and Morris Sorensen On Saturday March 29 the scouts from the Sanpete District of the Utah National Parks Council gathered food left in bags upon the porches of homes throughout Sanpete County This activity was part of the annual Scouting for Food Project The scouts gathered some 22500 lbs of food throughout the country With the help of the Utah National Guard the collection was taken to the Sanpete County Food Bank in Mt Pleasant The food collected this year represents an 18 increase over last year and a 50 increase over two years ago Appreciation is expressed to Ned Davis who headed this project to the many residents of Sanpete County who contributed to the scouts and their leaders and to the Utah National Guard who helped in the collection of food receiving Westover (top right) Let's We’re over stocked 6x6 Deal Satterwhite "Don't Let April on house log Great for cabins etc 6x8 V seconds! sheds Call today & we’ll play — Make a Deal! of 3x8 Log Homes has a limited quantity & 3x6 Siding Satterwhite Log Homes free toll Showers Ruin Your fax (435) 3 http:wwwsattenvhite-log-homesco- CLOSEOUT - 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