Show agons will soon be idling onto the grounds of tbe Festival of die American VVfesL For the first time ever tbe festival will host a pioneer encampment at its nnmml fair Koheer families wagons tents and a trail kitchen area V wUl be on site to provide a backdrop for the trail life interpretation Families from the Heritage Gatewaypioneer reenacting daily group will events that would have been done on rest days not travel days during pioneer journeys in the 1800s Quartermaster mid founding member Adam Diehl is looking forward to sharing his knowledge and experiences with visitors “We are the ambassador of time” he' said According to Diehl they are re-cre-ate “reaching out to the past and i r I I: V £$ i' A f - t IS 7 unteered at This b The Place State parkin Salt Lake City and went through three months of intensive training to learn about appropriate ckrth- ing moms activities and odter aspects of trail life They were then assigned to be the main interpreters of pioneer life for visitors who met the wagon train along the way being die bridge to tbe peer sent" V His group wilT be bridging the time gap by encouraging visitors to watch or participate in activities such as fames campfire chats dancing crocheting and tatting soap nd candle "wiring wood carving' and drop spinning Members of the crew will bepreparing foods such as V jerky and cheese They will also hold school for foe children in the group Youth of all ages including toddlers and infants are expected to be involved in die encampment Heritage Gateway members participated in the 1998 v ' - They were said" These modern-da- y pioneers represent not only Mormon pioneers but all who forged across die country during the mid-180- 0s The pioneers will be camped neat the American West Heritage Center’s pioneer settlement where one log cabin and a dugout are entirely built while another cabin will be partially Completed so can help build and chink sesquicentennial cross-countwagon train sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints to common- orate the arrival of Mormon pioneers in Utah Gateway’s group not only participated in the trek but had to be part of the authentic camp ujhich means they vol ry p 6 fair-goe-rs it — JuieHoflist FortheAWHC 4-- 1 ! 'r ‘few S die educational arm of the wagon train” Diehl 1W ’F t v ' ’‘Vs $- - '? Vv d Physical Medicine - Httrcwfewn pourd Certified Orthopaedic Surgeons V '( T ’ ’ ’ J j X i ' S: Jci £ : Terry L Fitilayson MD Gregory JUickenMlX‘ Richard £ Gordon RID ' jr v £ ifcA M jrj )ij V y '1 v Sporti 4 Athleticlnjuriei Hand ShouIder&Kitee Can T 5 V r ' I: or? 753-77- 7r 'I AV-- ' f iS Vif ' -- v : W 70 'J'ii y? V: p Reconstruction 435-78720- 00 r j :: f:- ' 'J-- 'i Medicine Sports ' s mf J J p '"u1 h It nS&'ik 'ipmi v - v" CkgtHD'z- frf : - phopiedic Vv BrodJtiMmuUD V iw V v ' L - v |