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Show CZLiNTIi i N NIAL 1 Celebrating more than 90 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume Ninety-On- e UTAH June 21, 1996 Kl'RI-iKA- , -- I Via Nuniher 25 $.40 Sesquicenfennial calendar deadline nears Just a few weeks left to file events "l ime draws closer each day to the ISO year anmveisary ot I halls settlement." says Aaron information Metcalfe, public specialist lor the l'tali Pioneer Sesquicemeiimal This pliolo. laken in August r 1937, slums (lie directors of Kureks Dais of '49" celebration. lJ. l eiinell. lleher Junes. Mayor Albert Johnson, John Rowe, Victor Thomas. Left to right, Centennial Feature Story recalls Eurekas Days of 49 event firilcd Editor's note.. Vie following veteran miners forgot The procession w ill hall at the tirade mis taken Jrom the August their search for gold and silver new city park, where sports 27, 1937 etlilion of the Salt hike lor a day as they pui on their events and other entertainineni Telegram, and mis submitted by Mrs. Georgia bard, whose father. Victor Thomas, is pictured. KUKKKA. . Blaring bugles and rolling drums officially opened ihc Hurcka "Days of 49" and homecoming celebration as the lirst events ol the three-dafestivities offered a thrilling welcome to approximately 1200 y visitors. Spirits ran high on streets as friendships were renewed. Visitors from many parts of the nation who once resided in the Tintic region were greeted by Mayor Albert Johnson and Victor Thomas, chairman ot the flag-drape- d clothes and children at joined frolicking concessions ot the carnival midway. Rose Coho, black-eye- d beauty who became queen of the celebration hy winning a populaiity comesi. will ride the royal lloat in the nule-lon- g parade during feature attraction, Saturdays commencing at 10 a.m. A salute of guns from the top of a near-bpeak will formally announce the parade. Bands to participate in (he line of march represent Tintic High School, Ncphi. Payson, (ioshen. Wheelers drum and bugle corps and the Delta drum and bugle corps. Smutay-go-to-meeti- y have been scheduled to last until late in the afternoon. The concluding activity will be a baseball game between Dividend and Ruth McCiill. Band concerts will also he played at 7 p.m. Dances will he held in the lilks pavilion at 9 p.m. Iriday and Saturday. Sports activities will hold the celebration Sunday, spotlight bringing the affair to a close with a double-heade- r baseball game between Dividend and the U.S. Mines and Dividend vs. Ncphi. IKOVO In response to an celebraimitation from tion committee, me I hah county Days (see page 2) ( clchralion lo enter your event or for more information about grants or official recognition. "We re cxcucd about (In calendai. because it will lie produced m conjunction with the l'tali Travel Council." xavs Metcalle. "They have a high standard ol exeel-lenc- e as exhibited with the l'tali Travel (iuide, and that will be evident with the scsquiceniennial Coordinating Council "We only have six short months before 1997 and only a few weeks for communities and groups to plan events and get the information 10 us Io better master calendar of events as coordinate and promote the many well. local activities, we are placing events for Sesquiceniennial the mloimaiion into a scsquiccn-tennia- l the calendar should retied the valcndai ol master Spirit of Pioneering.' a theme events.' that encourages participation Send information about from all Claims. "I ivtismg in on events for the maswhat really makes a iersoii a ter calendar by July 30. This may doesn't only apply to the pioneer, include community or city papeople who immigrated early to beautification rades. projects, L'tali." says Rhonda fireenwiiod. pageants, programs, award ceremonies. historical rccnaclmcnis. coordinator for the council. "Pioours, displays, or cultural heri- neers are those who have been tage events. Any event planned leaders within various cultures or aftei the deadline will still he communities, innovators within promoted by the council in future the business sector, irailhlacrs publications and added to the lor social causes, or pacesetters calendar's World Wide Web site. (hat till Claims have admired. Contact the ltali Pioneer There have been many pioneers Celebration Coordinatthroughout Ctah's history, and 7 or 3513 this celebration honors them all." ing Council at Scsqui-ceiiienni- 333-359- Henefer man receives stiff penalty for poaching Shawn Pace. 19. of Henefer. was recently handed a stiff penally for poaching deer in .Summit County. Pace was charged with three felony counts of wanton destruction of protected wildlife and several misdemeanor counts ol shooting from a vehicle and shooting from or across a highway according io the investigative report of Jim Sliupc, Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officer and one of the Pace later arresting officers. a plea bargain of a accepted single felony of wanton destruction. Sliupc said. He was sentenced May 28. in Third District Court m Coalville. io six months in jail, iliree years probation, and ordered to pay $2,400 m restitution and $2.(XX) in criminal fines. His rifle also was confiscated. Shupe and Division conservation officer Steve Stoinski arrested Pace following a spree where six deer were killed and two wounded in ebruary, near Ixho Reservoir and liclio Canyon. Poachers face possible jail time, criminal fines, and restitution. to repay the state for the costs of the lost wildlife. Wanton destruction of wildlife can be a third degree felony, as it was in this case, due to the number of F Poacher (see page 2) |