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Show UrcH) Lakeside fevsiM Family strums, Uk. plucks and picks together Smoot band aV-v- s each member to find their own rhythm &wS KAYSVILLE - For the and Ka entire family performed their btuepas music in their new home in Kaywitle. TThe sounds of CYippled tVeek," "Beaumont Rag and "lmh Washer Woman,' bounced of the neuly painted walls. X Their oldest son. Reid. 1. left on July 7 for mainland China, where he will leach English for die nest sis months with the Language Program, lie then plans to serve an LDS mission for two years. the past six years the Smoot family, formerly of Farmington, have plucked their guitars, banjos, mandolin and auto-har- p, or dogged in time to the music The family have performed at county and state fairs, for church and civic events and for family reunions at no charge. " It all began when Steven and Kathy wanted their five oldest, all boys, to have music in their lives. All the boys began on die piano, but it wasn't until Steven bought himself a bass guitar that the boy's began taking interest in music. I hated piano. I liked sports more," Reid said. All the children compete in either basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis and wrestling, Steven said. They're also active in school and church organizations. "The boys wouldnt take music seriously until 1 did," Steven said. Hed never touched a guitar before, and decided to take some ,?frr ( ; 1-Mi- r lewm fV LOrCTTA PJTK Uammi ooommert Tue'Srta Out it's the boys who tell him when he plucks the wrong chord, "Their ears are so trained they know when Fm wrong," Steven said. Kathy has played the violin and siudied doMical music since she was 6 years old. She performed with the Mormon Youth Symphony when she was younger. Slaking the Jump from classical to biuegrass wasn't loo hard, she said. "I love to play classical, but biuegrass is more fun because it's lighter," she said. All the family have studied biuegrass music at one time or another with local musicians Ryan Shupe, Jim Shupc, Jim Brian Ingdls and Lmmctt Ricks. The change Kaihy made in playing was how she "bowed" her instrument She plans on taking more lessons in the future. "I hope I'm never too old to learn," she said. The Smoots chose biuegrass for their children to study and perform because it's "upbeat and there are no drums," Steven said. The noise level with just the stringed instruments can be overwhelming at times. Usually the Smoots practise on their back patio, entertaining their neighbors as well. Practises arc held at least once a week if not more, Steven said. "It's a fun way to build relationships," he said. The boys picked their own instruments. Reid, the oldest, plays the mandolin. Matthew, 16, plucks the guitar; Jacob, 14, strums the banjo; Marcus, 12, picks the autoharp. Ryan, 10; and Todd, 7, use shakers, dance and sing. Marianne, 9, and Jenni, 3, also sing, plus clog to the music, while I --year-old Ashley bounces to the -- 4 ;q i v.-- ' . Y J- h ,ss - By RUTH MALAN Lucinda Bair was a school teacher and very resourceful. Although she had no teaching tools on the trek, she still continued to teach children as they crossed the She taught them to make plains. latter-day Smith, the first prophet their letters in the deep dust of pf the LDS Church. Davis Coun- the prairie. When the family setty records show he also had the tled into a home she continued to distinction of being the countys teach in her home. first attorney. When they reached Utah, they In 1850, didnt come right to Kaysville; Bair and his they first settled near the Bear family joined River in Box Elder County. Bair other pioneers had many trades including being and crossed an attorney, he was a veteran of the plains to an Indian war, farmer, shoemakUtah. Bair setstock raiser, and storekeeper. er, tled in the In Box Elder County, Bair built a Kaysville area ferry and operated in on the Bear near the borRiver. der of Fruit It was about 1855 when his Heights and moved to Kaysville. They family Farmington. settled near the mouth of a canMuch of the areas early histowhere he built a sawmill. ry is connected to Bair, who was yon, The took on the family canyon bom in Somerset County, Penn., on Nov. 25, 1810. He was the name and came to be called Bair son of Adam Bair and Catherine Canyon. The sawmill was just east of Bowermaster. After joining the LDS Church, the Raymond Grandison Little Bair moved to Nauvoo, 111. Honeyhouse which is still standAround 1843, he married Lucin- ing north of the Rock Loft in da Owens Tyler, a widow with Fruit Heights. Lumber was fashtwo daughters. Lucinda Owens ioned from trees brought out of Bair was bom Jan. 10, 1812, in the canyon, in this first crude pit. Somerset County, a daughter of hand-saBairs first home here was a Abel and Elizabeth Owens. John and Lucinda Bair had eight dugout with a dirt roof and dirt floor with the side of the moun Standard-Examine- r correspondent Among many other John Bair acted as to Joseph - w CLEARFIELD - Registration for Clearfield Recreation ; fall softball league will die-ha- rd continue through Aug. 15 on a e basis or until leagues are filled. first-com- ; e, first-serv- Coed and mens slow-pitc- h leagues are available. If leagues dont fill, they may be combined in order to play. League games 'will begin the week of Sept. 2. The cost is $250 per team. I ' The schedule is: Coed novice, Monday and Wednesday, eight ,'teams; mens novice, Tuesday :and Thursday, eight teams; coed .E, Monday and Wednesday, eight teams; mens E, Tuesday and Thursday, eight teams; mens .E, Monday and Wednesday, ;eight teams; mens D. Tuesday ;and Thursday, eight teams; coed novice, Fridays, doubleheader. 10 teams. Registration will be accepted at the recreation office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. For more information call the recreation department at 774-727- 0. 4 eations Nights Dream softball tournament will continue through Aug. 5 or until filled. Registration is on a e basis. The tournament is open to coed and mens E and novice teams. The tournament will be Aug. 8 Mid-summ- er first-com- e, first-serv- : f4n. !(:!r,v IJ 1 ? ;r!? Jfc ill . 4 , . ; r K.-l- tF: ' . i ' .; W 4 PM SCHOOL 'Sondmf All IN THE FAMILY: With an emphasis on biuegrass music, Steve and Kathy Smoot have raised their nine children to perform in the (amity band. Now left to teach English in China, the makeup erf the band has changed, but they plan on continuing to perform. that their oldest son has beat, usually with a cookie in hand. The Smoots perform songs written by others, but are per- forming more original songs written by Reid. Now the Smoots have to do different arrangements that don't include the mandolin because Reid is gone. Reid found he liked music once he started playing the mandolin. It became an escape and his parents didn't have to force him to practise. Now Matthew spends several hours a day practising his guitar, while his younger brother Jacob needs reminders to practise the banjo. "We have found if the boys and 9 at Steed Park. Any mens or coed E or novice softball teams (12 coed and 12 mens). The cost is $125 per team. Format is double elimination and home run equalizer, 1 up. Participants can register from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the recreation office. For additional information call Adult softball signups continue in Layton LAYTON - Layton City Parks and Recreation is accepting registration through Aug. 8 for mens, womens, and coed fall softball. Games will begin the week of Aug. 18. The cost is $230. Mens divisions will play Fri day evenings and womens and coed divisions will play Tuesday evenings. Teams will play seven league games and a tournament. Ail games will be played at Oak Forest Park single-eliminati- using USSSACity modified rules. Registration will be accepted in person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the recreation office, located in the SurfN Swim building, 465 Wasatch Drive. For more information call Joyce at 546-858- 2. Die-Har- d will practise their instruments steadily for three years the drudgery of practises diminish and they begin to enjoy it," Steven said. He knows the family band will never be like it was originally because children grow up and leave home. "Every two years now we will have a different band. Each child Pageant two small pistols and looked for Indians. The next day an Indian friend came to sec Bear John and told him never to come out with just two small guns. He told Bair that he had a hard time keeping the other Indians from shooting him, as they were hiding and watching him. The family endured all the hardships of pioneer life, the crickets, the severe winters, living with dirt floors. In 1859, Bair was asked by to Cache tain being the rear wall. This church leaders to move settlers who the to Valley help dugout was on the south side of were having trouble with the Inthe canyon. He later built a sturdians. dy log cabin on the site. Bair sold his sawmill to Johomes and of the Many early Egbert, packed up his famiseph public buildings were constructed took them with him. They and ly from the logs and lumber Bair settled in Richmond, in northern the When the of out got canyon. first permanent meeting house Cache County. Many of his defor the LDS Church was built at scendants still live there. One woman tells a story her 200 West and Center Street, in 1855, the massive planks and mother told of Bair going into timber for its construction came the mountains and discovering a from Bairs sawmill. The church large quantity of rich ore containing gold. took years to build and was comHe returned home to get help pleted in 1862, according to recorded history. and some tools to remove the A toll bridge built across a ra- gold, but when he went back and vine on Main Street and 100 tried to find it, he couldnt find South, was also built with sturdy the spot again. Some of the Bair children relogs from Bairs sawmill. Bair had a good relationship turned to live in Kaysville so with the Indians in the area. They there are still Bair descendants respected him and called him living there. Bear John as bear is an Indian Bair died Oct. 11, 1884 in name for brave man. Richmond. Lucinda Bair died One of his progenitors wrote May 14, 1885 and was buried in that he came out of town with the Kaysville City Cemetery. 774-727- 0. CLEARFIELD - Registration for the Clearfield Recr- rTf ifs the recreation department at Tournament registration being taken . feT - RECREATION BRIEFS Softball league takes registration f ?. 1 In-fe- ll. PIONEER PROFILES f C Bair excelled at many occupations ; - This is another in a weekly series on early pioneers to Utah. . T - T, mi 'aV-rSAli- -- 4 vp ij: . f 15 1M7 7 softball tourney slated for September CLEARFIELD - Registration for the Clearfield Recreation fall softball runs Aug. d 4 through 15. League starts Sept. 2. Cost is $250 per team. For more information call Die-Har- 774-727- 0. From5 Jacqulin Moore, 17, is a se- nior at Davis High School where she has lettered in band and has been on the honor roll. She is the daughter of Merrill and Darlene Moore of Far- will get the chance to step up and magnify their talents," Steven said. The Smoots don't advertise their musical talents. Instead awareness of the band comes through said. word-of-mout- h, Steven "Yeah. Dad tells all his friends, Marianne said. solo for her talent. Her parents are David and Suzanne Weeks of Layton. Allison Marie Gallup, 19, is a Davis High graduate and was crowned Miss Utah National Teenager. She is a sophomore at Snow College with majors in early childhood education and communications. Her talent will be a country music vocal solo. She is the daughter of Darwin and Cheryl Black of Farming-to- mington. Her talent will be an original drum solo. Cassandra Field, 18, graduated from Northridge High School as salutatorian and NHS outstanding choral student. She will attend Ricks College this fall seeking a degree in elementary education and music. She is the daughter of Ernest and Jeani Field. Her talent will be a vocal solo. Suzy Richins, 20, is the daughter of Tom and Jan Richins of Farmington. She graduated from Davis High School and is a licensed cosmetologist. She is attending the University of Utah working toward a degree in psychology and dance. Her talent will be a ballet rendition of Ballerina Girl. Natalie Johnson, 17, is a senior honor student at Bountiful High School. She plans on pursuing a degree in accounting and becoming a CPA. She is the daughter of Van and Cindy Johnson of Bountiful. For her talent she will perform a piano solo. Alaina Badali, 17, is the daughter of Paul and Melody Badali of Layton. She is a senior at Layton High School and plans to attend Weber State University and pursue a business and dance degree. She will perform a Broadway dance and musical number as her talent. Nicole Wright, 20, is a Bountiful High School graduate and attended Utah Valley State College. She attends BYU studying broadcast journalism. She will perform a classical piano solo for her talent. She is the daugh- Natalie Egginton, 20, the daughter of Michael and Jeral-din- e Egginton of Kaysville, is a graduate of Davis High. She will attend WSU. She is second it attendant to Miss Heights. Her talent will be a lyrical ballet. Brittney Lyn Wood, 19, is a Northridge High School graduate and attends Utah State University as a music and vocal performance major. Her talent will be a vocal solo. She is the daughter of Doug and Cary Wood of Layton. Cami Bessey, 19, is the daughter of Rick and Lyn Bessey of Centerville. She graduated from Viewmont High School and is attending the U of U. Her talent will be a lyrical bal- ter of David and Chalane let. Wright. Kellyanne Halford, 19, is the daughter of Stephen and Pamela Halford of Farmington. She is a Davis High graduate and attended College of Eastern Utah on a vocal scholarship. Her talent will be a vocal solo from a Broadway musical. Amy S. Weeks, 18, is a Northridge High honor graduate and a Sterling Scholar nominee in dance. She plans on attending Dixie College and major in either physical therapy or secondary education and minor in dance and music. She will be playing a classical piano Julie Best, 21, is the daughter of Earl and Jan Best of Lay-toShe is a graduate of Layton High and has attended WSU and USU, majoring in voice and dance. Her talent number will be a vocal solo. Anna Ricks, 17, is the daughter of Dennis and Kathi Ricks of Layton. She is a senior at Northridge High where she has received scholastic awards in English, science and creative writing. She will attend the dental assistant program,. at.7the DATC and.. thQ jiental.. .hygiene program at Weber State. Her talent will be a fiddle number. n. Natalie Tingey, 19, is a high honor Davis High School graduate. She attended University of Utah and would like to graduate as a biology major and pursue a degree in medicine. Her talent will be a piano solo. She is the daughter of Sherri Tingey and Doug and Cindy Tingey of Kaysville. Arie Dawn Ledkins, 17, will be a senior at Layton High School. She plans on attending college and majoring in psychology. She also has been on the Layton city youth council. Her talent for the pageant will be a vocal solo. She is the daughter of John and Debbie Ledkins. Kays-villeFru- n. |
