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Show .' 4 HEBER VALLEY FAIR DAYS to them. We've all been or read about them They taste like cottdn candy, smell like sheep, sound like kids laughing and look like someone you're supposed to know. They're especially popular in August and September. We nold hundreds of them every year in America. These rural conglomerates arc called County Fairs.' We've been holding county fairs since the days when the disciples of Thomas Jefferson believed we would remain a nation of small towns. But as America grew and her technology called men from the farms, the shift from the small town to the city and from the city to the suburb dominated the moving habits of Americans. Did this shift spell doom for the traditionally-rura- l county fairs? Not really. . . , The tradition continued despite the rapid urbanization of America. Then in 1971, an unex. pected phenomenon emerged. People began moving from dties.and suburbs to small towns. They traded station wagons for four-whe- el through drive it all. tracks, and the country bumpkin lost his negative image. of hickery. How could it be otherwise when the organization man turned in his grey flannel suit and maroon tic for a pair of jeans and an unbuttoned shirt resembling the kind. Robert Kcdford wears. Yes. things have changed since the days when we sang, "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Pane?' Today, from the Paries of America - the D.C.'s. New York's and L.A.'s - the grandsons and granddaughters of earlier rural, city migrants seem bent on reversing the process. You hear a wide array of urban accents in the small towns of Colorado. Utah and Arizona. But what about the urbanite who likes country living, but in moderation like a day or two at a time? For those who want to catch the flavor of rural America, .without actually moving there (and they're the ones -- the country folks really-love)the county fair offers the ideal compromise. And such compromisers will tell you that one of the nation's outstanding county fairs .is held in . Utah's Wasatch , ' County. People enjoy the change, of pace and the friendliness of Hebcr Valley. and fair time is the best time to experience the total . FAIR DAYS nostalgia of'Heber. Hebcr City is just forty minutes driving time from Salt Lake City. "The 1979 Wasatch County Fair Rodeo will be the biggest and most exciting one ever held in the county, and one of the best in the state,", says the Rodeo Chairman. Limited Supply So Hurry! For Kids 1 to 100 at Y ;, Rogers Auto Art 900 South Main, Heber City Did You Know Kens Chevrolet in Heber is Giving Up To $500 Rebate Off of Our Already Low Prices on Selected New 79 Vans, Trucks, Monte Carlos, and Full Size Chevrolets. -- Selection of Good Used Cars, trucks in Years j |