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Show ( -- I Utah V Temple To Close . extensive remodeling, PLANS CALL for the building to be adapted for film presentation of the endowment ceremony." This will be similar to the presentation that is now being used in the Ogden, Provo, St. George and Mesa Temples. Four ordinance rooms are ac- cording to an announcement made by the church. When the temple is opened again it will be practically a new temple on the inside, though the outside appear- ance of the original structure will be the same. planned, leading into the Celestial room in the center of the building. Persons going through the temple will stay in one room until they enter the Celestial room. A member of the church building department said that every effort will be made to keep the atmosphere of the present temple, by preserving as much of the original handwork as poss- : ACCORDING TO the church building department, .because of the age of the temple, the need to upgrade the old services and utilities ' and to increase the capacity of the building, most of the inside of the original building will be removed,' leaving basically the four outside walls that have become a ible. If the church follows the pattern set by the Mesa and St. George temple remodel- familiar landmark fa the ing projects, the building would be opened for the remodeling work, and at completion, opened to the public fa viewing. It would then be rededicated and closed to all those who don't have recommends to enter. valley. Also included in the project will be the rasing of the annex to the original build- -' f m ing which houses the en-trance, the chapel, cafeteria, nursery, laundry, clothing rooms and sane offices. All of this will be built anew to increase the efficien( cy of the building. The remodeling plans call for the .'renewal of the baptismal fait which is situated in the center of the building on the , lower floor. ' 8j0 outride will remain the same the interior will take oa a new Ik- Citizen Photo " Samini Smithfield, ed among the Ogden and Idaho Falls temple districts, with those at the north end of the temple district gong to the Idaho Falls temple. Those fa the south part of the district will go to the Ogden temple. These stakes include those in Preston, Logan, North Box Elder county, Malad and Bear Lake. THE SITE fa the Logan temple was selected by Pres. . Brigham Young on May 17, 1877. On that same day fa 1877 the ground was dedicated, with the dedicatory prayer being offered by Apostle Orson Pratt. This began a project that was to take seven years of hard work and sacrifice fa the early Cache Valley Mormons. Most of the workmen fa the building project were supplied by wards fa the Logan Temple district, which at that time comprised Cache Valley, Box Elder Richmond Lewiston, and Other Cache North A SAWMILL was built fa Logan Canyon where more than 1,000,000 feet of lumber, cut from the thickly wooded mountainsides, was processed. Only the finest lumber was selected fa use fa the Temple. Red and white pine were the principle varieties used. The rest of the lumber milled was sold and the proceeds were used fa the building project In addition to the lumber and stone, 18,000 bushels of lime fa mortar fa the walls were used, 98,000 bushels of sand; 40,000 pounds of plaster of parts; 24,000 pounds of white lead fa paint; 24,000 pounds of nails, and immense expanse of glass fa the windows. BY THE TIME the building was completed, more than $800,000 had been spent fa its construction. Sixty per cent of the laba had been donated by church members along with farm products and other commodities to and Bear Lake counties. This represented a local LOS population of 25,000. Some 258,000 cubic feet of rock weighing nearly 20,000 tons was quarried from quarries in nearby Hyde Park and Green Canyon. The light buff sandstone seen fa the battlements and towers were brought from quarries near FronWin THE LOGAN Temple is one of two temples being remodeled at this time. The Hawaiian Temple is presently closed fa remodeling. Temple-goer- s fa the Logan Temple district will be divid ' THE LOGAN TEMPLE will dote Oct. 2 for approximate-ly two years to undergo extensive remodeling. Although the ' si. 2 For Remodeling The Logan LDS temple is scheduled to close on October 2 and will remain closed for about two years for tssss r supplement the building fund. On May 17, 1884, John Tayfar, then president of the church, dedicated the building and it became a sacred place to the members of the church. ' Communities VOL. XII, NO. 38, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1976, SMITHFIELD, UTAH 84335 Leaders Attend League Of CifiesMeet Elected and appointed officials of local governments from the Cache Valley, area attended the 69th Annual Convention of the.. Utah league of Cities and Town. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake'Citv. elected and appointed officials in the new Federal regulations and skills affecting local governments. Keynote speaker fa the three day event was Governor Calvin L. Hampton. Other major guest speakers Convention theme around which all of the workshops for the officials planned were were reaffirmatioi of the American system of values and government. The of the annual convention is to provide training for -- purpose included John A. Green, North Cache Hosts SCENES LIKE THIS will cease to be during the two years the Logan Temple will be renovated. attended a back-to-scho- ol night on Thursday. Parents of Kindergarten' pupils through third grade students ' visited the classrooms at seven for the first 40 minutes. North Park Sets PTA Schedule North Park PTA Schedule Thurs. Sept. 9 THE REMODELING PROJECT will call for this annex housing the chapel, cafeteria, Citizen Photo nursery, laundry, clothing rooms and offices to be raxed. . f Rose Baron Claims Grand Prize The Cache Valley a cancer benefit event held Saturday, Aug. 14. netted more than 84,000. 1976 part-tim- Some 1(3 cyclists ranging from six to 53 years of age participated in the 50 mile course. More than 80 of the total riders rode the entire course beginning from Willow Park. The course took them through the back roads of the county following signs for the route finishing at Willow The Grand Prize Winner for collecting the most donations was Mrs. Rose Ranin, Hyde Park, who completed the 50 mile course for her donors. She was given a Pcvgot bicycle donated by Alpin Valley Shop. Hose has lived in Hyde Park with her husband, Eu- - HOSE IIAItllX gene, and four children. Unda, 16, Cindy, 14, Diane, 13 and Eugene. 7 for Vi years. Cindy und Diane also rode with their mother and night and general r meeting. DiscusThurs. Nov. 11 sion of Lists of Concerns by Parents. ' ' The major group of e. ship Chairman or the North Park PTA and is an active member of the Cache Valley Welcome Wagon. When asked what prompted her to ride in the she remarked that she had heard the announcement on the radio and decided to do it in the memory of her sister-in-lawho died of cancer leaving six children motherless. The most common question asked of Rose in relationship to the ride is how long it look her to cdnl the 50 miles. Counting the four rest stops strategically plac-is- l along the mute, it took her approximately fi'a hours. The lists then will be reviewed by the PTA officers-an- d discussed at their next meeting to be held Thursday, November 11. After the general meeting, parents utilized another 40 minutes in visiting classrooms of the 4th through sixth grades. the meeting by introducing board members and presenting the PTA objectives. par- ents were divided into smaller groups to list areas of concern they may have in Mlafinnckin 8a Ikw uiIuiaI find Program Presented To Smithfield Lions EmerThurs. Jan. 13 gency Prepared. ParenThurs. March 10 tal Training and skills. ChilThurs. April 14 dren's Mental Health and Children Abuse. Supper was served cliail Uiuii, Thurs- day evening to 30 Lions and one visitor, Larry Pdise at the Lions Lodge by Seymour Rindlisbacher, Vagn Hansen and Walter Snelgrove of the Smithfield Lions. Pre-scho- Bike-A-Tho- Park. tance. Back-to-Scho- - completed the course. Rose works at Jack and Leighs as cashier and in the She also bakery delegates duties as Member- Bike-A-Tho- n, the children, and to rate them in their order of impor- general meeting was held during the second forty minutes. PTA President Mrs. Laura Balls conducted A' President Dean Fowler conducted a short business meeting. Elliott Thomley, program Royal Court Visits Schools The Cache County Dairy Princesses Royal Court honored the elementary schools by (heir appearance to promote the value of dairy products in the diets of the children. A dramatization entitled "The Path to the Milky Way or Dont Take, the Rocky Rond." was performed for the sludenlbody. The Cache County Dairy wives sponsor the Dairy Princesses. The script is written by the State Dairy wives organization and the dramatization is distributed and performed all over the State. Dairy Princess Is Fran Burtonshaw, Logan and attendants are Carolyn Hatch. Hyde Park. Mandy While. Paradise. Cathy Child. River eights, and Cheryl Christiansen, Newton. Mrs. Robert (Roliert a) Hoffman is their coordinator, from . . Ballam, mayor of t Parents in North Park elementary school district Regional Administrator .fa . the Environmehtal PrOtect-tio- n. Agency, Region VIII, Denver; Colorado r Alan Beals, Executive Vice President of the National League of Cities, Washington, D.C., and Peter L. DeGroote, General Manager of the International (Sty Management Retirement Corporation, Wash . ington, D.C. Elected officials participated as speakers or convention committee members were G. Richard Bagley, mayor of Richmond, Oral L. Night Back-To-Scho- ol . iled Grant Reese to be on the program, He sang several numbers, accompanied by Elaine Johnson. Maureen and Gene Hyne ang several numbers also with Gene accompanying on. the guitar and Elaine Johnson at the piano. Sept 23 will be the next meeting. Smith-fiel- d. A special reception honoring retiring Governor and Mrs. Rampton was held on Thursday evening in the 'Exhibit Hall. Atf the Salt Palace. v' ' Maya and Mr. Russel Reeder attended the 69th Annual Convention of the Utah League of Cities and Towns fa Salt Lake City on Thursday, Friday and Satur- -' day. Accompanying him for session was the three-da- y Oouncilmen and their wives. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce (Cathy) Hurren, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne (Faye) Waite, Mr. and Mrs. Brent (Pat) Checketts, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell (Mary) Ashcroft, Mr. and Mrs. Don (Carol) Johnson, City Clerk, Mr. and Mrs. Clyn (Ellen) Balls, Justice of Peace, Mr. and Mrs. John (Margo) Kursi, Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin (Mardean) LindMoom. Lions Club Busy With Tennis Court The Hyde Park Lions Club Hyde Park is busily involved in spending their spare hours in helping the city install the tennis court and setting up the playground. They are currently assisting the Johnson Construction Company in assembling the play equipment to be installed shortly. Tbn 30 members of this club have business meeting on the first and civic-minde- d a dinner, business meeting on the third Thursday of each month to conduct busi-iivand plan the activities m fa the caning year. The meetings are held fa the Civic tenter. The Officers of club for this year are president, Gordon Kirby; 1st vice president, Bob Christensen; 2nd vice president, John Jensen; secretary, David Cheney; treasurer, David Marx; lion tamer (in charge of equipment and flag), Bob Balls; tail twister, Woodrow Jeppe-se- n; and directors, Russel D. Reeder, Le Moille Harris. Les Balls, and Willard Saun- ders. ' Westovers Celebrate 60 Years Together Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haven Westover, Logan residents fa 18 years, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this year. In honor of the occasion, open house will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, at the 10th-l9t- h Ward cultural hall, 5th East and 8th Nath, from 3 to 6 p.m. All relatives and friends are invited to attend. No formal invitations are being sent and the family requests no gifts. Westover was born in San an ford, Colo., Feb. 11, 1892, and came to live fa Lewiston fa 1913. He married Liva Barren in the Logan LDS Temple December 20, 1916. Mrs. Westover was born fa Lewiston, July 6, 1892. They have had 10 children, eight of whom are still living: Mrs. Joseph D. (Ila) Pyper, Anchorage, Alaska; Mrs. William J. (LaRue) Ford, Logan; Nord K. and Don Albert, Clifton, Idaho; Mrs. Rulon L. (Vera) Olsen, Young Ward; Harold H., Eagle, Idaho; Reed R., Providence; Clair K., Dayton, Idaho. They have 33 grandchildren and 10 and three more are expected before the end of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Westover have been active in the LDS Church all of their lives and have held positions fa ell of the aganizations including Logan Temple officiatora during the past several years. . |