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Show we ico . Ul ie was rekindled by who was serving on the town board and was given this as one of her “offi- sented by Bishop Paul Winterton. and He enlisted the aid of Becky Sabey to get Severson, one of the members of. again. the ward, and encouraged her to begin compiling histories of some of the members of the community that had been there previous to 1970. it Peg BGtitibcilec) going yaaa Petre aacrarteston Laura Eight months the A Ht tells a pee of what it took . Charleston, ‘suchas industrially and to get it made. economically, iis covered i in the various Once discs submissions.” > were saved with Included in the history is the story all of the information, Sabey > of half the town being submerged in and Hastings | water during the building of the Deer — contacted Creek Dam: According to Sabey, the later, book mer art direc-. were bought for a fraction of what.they tor: for the ‘were worth, in order to wash out the town. Among the many histories detailCourier and is currently going to print and will be released in mid-December. ing this incident, the compilers found — the. Wave, - back “s35) An. ‘the late-Bertha Edwards’ to be the most comprehensive. Edwards wrote a histo‘August The ry of Charleston circa 1930. | graphic artist came _ highly - , Also among the treasures found in the book besides Edwards’ account, recommend: a and did| original pre-flood maps were provided and William 7 _disap- _ by. Wallace. Noakes dak After. Winterton, all in a community effort to finishing _ get the book as conclusive as possible. | _ “We wanted something out of the Bible. Funding ran out and was hard to come by. Bishop Winteron was eventually how _ and | diligent hard-work- ing these peoplewere,” said “They bey.: contributed a lot to the community and wer farmland had been some of the most Anne Shay-Hupe, for- - fertile in the valley, and that properties | _ people to know The LDS Church had even hired someone to handle the fruition of the book fulliime, like compiling and trans- ferning to disc. However, after conducting some interviews, disaster struck like ~ cial duties,” = nuggets of iriformation. “I viewed this as a. privilege to do this project for this town,” said Shay‘Hupe. “The - whole history of: Charleston force out consisting of Irene Hastings, ~ result — tory of Charleston was first pre- * LE, lI tos, and excerpts from family journals, _ intoa massive 400+ page history called Timpanogos Echoes. But the finished _ Mayor, John Whiting. He sent a task ‘ idea e. a. signifi- her tour of © e : See duty “We’ve had a great response,” said Hastings. “There’s never been a complete history published other than various chapters in other books.” The book will be sold at Books and Beyond, the Charleston Town Hall, and . with SSX “Courier, cant part of the released, and Severson’s house burnt and hee moving to upstate New down. Luckily, also like something out valley.” ° York, which she will be doing in a couSince then, Sabey and Hastings of the good book, the research and. have tirelessly” recorded10 or’ 15 inter- ple wééks, Shay-Hupe*poured_hersélf various other locations. It sells for $30 papers that were being compiled were not harmed in the flames. There :- views and compiled many: people’s oral.“ into, the: daunting tasks of, anaking». any, and demand is high so be sure to pick attractive book from the various © up your copy in time for Christmas. ae ee eee after all. histories, written histories, poetry, pho- “Ce. JON LAMOREAUX | SPECIAL TO THE COURIER — “And praise will come to those whose kindness leaves you without debt. , And bends the shape ofthmgstocome _ that haven’t happened ya 2 eg Ba “Faster Than Light” t is fitting Thanksgiving | cedes ing. beforehand that we are to enter this time of year with a sprit of gratitude may just be the factor that keeps us humble receiving How do we better serve our fellow man during: this holi- pe: reminded Being are programming and entertainment, will be one of service; that of giv- we _ parents, from Hallmark cards, -and from Christmas-themed | day Christmas and the rest of the season | A aanchild aan ica you : are aoe Sona - when someone does ‘somegifts and SnERne — _ thing for you, you have made ~ 'garten. I have always greatly© this act of service a pleasura_ loved ones. ble one, one that should be respected the man. Anyone While I am actually a sup- ' who’s. mind, body, soul, and replicated in the near future, porter of the commercializa- - life is-so focused on virtuous_ thanks to our validation of the _ tion of Christmas, I feel that ab act. | ness ig an amazing creature must remain in the. proper z ~ to witness: Imagine a.world © It sounded so simple. The spirit, the proper light. . full of Mr. Rogers’. We wouldidea is not to rack your brain Whatever tactics can be used . n’t fight, argue, boast, or ‘with altruistic thoughts of fo further the cause’ of . - boss. We would take naps, service; at least that isn’t the Christianity are noble ones, — serve others, smile, and love only thing. The spirit of giving even if we only faintly realize and receiving should be a everybody. our eternal reward while tearpleasure and not leave tire Anyway, Charlie asked ing into a box marked tracks of guilt if they are not _ him, in his not-so-faint southAbercrombie & Fitch. met fully. Service isn’t a burern accent, how he does it. For the next couple of As both are residents of — den; it’s an opportunity. weeks, the crux of what we Having tried to implant Pittsburgh, Charlie underwill hear at church, from our steed his importatice, in the, J this, philosophy into the daily while | season? How do we 7 ; ae - learned everything he needed to get by in life in kinder- --community ‘and his. endurance towards Pepret’ senting what is good. It is no small task to be a Mr. Rogers | in this day and age. He is also a Methodist minister, as well, as a devoted servant of hows Bil | Finally, about eight months ago, the JON LAMOREAUX MANAGING EDITOR idea for a book about the his- UL, LEU UE rey ets UL a ” ale a wi aonb t s a P e h t f o s e o h c Charleston's E rf was 10 years ago when sila NL, NOVEMBER 29, 2000 - “WASATCH COUNTY COURIER ‘BS rotitine’ Of ° my 10 found ttVat it is life, I have harder than it sounds. It takes great humility to give that hug, and mean it, after Someone has done something nice. Too often we look at the ground when remain grateful? How do we — - educations, and receiving compliments, feel children’s» reverse the focus back onto bad, or worse, guilty, when issues. He has amassed a the Lord? someone does something lifetime of lovingly -furtherOne night I couldn’t a - nice, and we may even resent ing the cause of morality, and decided to turn on the with nary a fist or vel on his - someone’s incessant sweettelevision. I was caught by ness. It is the natural man way, resume. _ Charlie Rose, as I often am, _ of operation. His answer ak! never eh . and his wonderfully unre- If we learned anything me. He responded by saying hearsed talk show in its intithis last Thanksgiving, ° it that the key is to be a gramate setting. His guest this should be, as it is every year, cious receiver. He said that night was Mr. Rogers, the =. to remember what we are | grateful for. As we are mak- ing this list, are we planning -,$ome countering of good “ deeds for the loved ones on the list? When those people ' maintain the level of love they have perfected that humbles and inspires us, are we sup-_ porting their cause by expressing often that their demeanor is what gets us through the day sometimes? Or are we too proud to express much of anything? I _ think we are capable of both, | unfortunately. With the bells’ of Christmas heard faintly in the distance, gaining sound and ground every minute, let us go into every day from now on, not just this month, with a spirit of receiving. Let’s let people know how | ~ much they mean to us, and what they are capable of. It is our reaction to people’s. actions that make or break the next action and the next and so on. We are the barom- eters of people’s charity. People will base Christian- like virtues on our response to their efforts. This is a powerful responsibility. Don’t = it go to waste. — |