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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, November 6-8, 2019 A-9 The Park Record W Green Tips Settlers weren’t the first ones here Creekside Academy models sustainability AY WE WERE Before miners, moguls or movies, Utes used Basin MARY CLOSSER LARRY WARREN Park City Museum The story of the settlement of Utah is most often told as the story of the Mormons, fleeing west to escape religious persecution, to eventually, as Brigham Young said, quoting the Book of Isaiah, “make the desert blossom as the rose.” But that history ignores the fact that the Intermountain West, including Utah, was already settled by Native Americans, principally the Ute Tribe. And as elsewhere in the west, the inevitable clashes between the two cultures often led to violence, death, and the ultimate defeat of the first nations of the region. Before the first Mormon pioneers, what would come to be known as the Snyderville Basin was a summer hunting and gathering place for the Utes. Soon after the 1847 Mormon emigration to the Salt Lake Valley, white settlers set their sights on the basin. It became summer grazing pasture for Parley Pratt’s cattle. And in the area now called Snyder’s Mill subdivision, Samuel Snyder harnessed the flow of White Pine, Red Pine and Willow Creeks to power a sawmill in the spring of 1853. With cattle grazing on former PARK CITY MUSEUM, PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION A.J. Russell took this photograph, circa 1868 to 1869, of Samuel Snyder’s Mill during the construction of the Union Pacific portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The mill became a flashpoint in clashes between the white settlers of the Basin and the Native Americans who originally lived there. hunting ground, trees falling to Snyder’s saw mill, the diversion of streams and other white “improvements”, relations between Natives and whites grew tense. On August 15 of the mill’s first year of operation, Ute warriors killed two of Snyder’s customers, John Dixon and John Quail, as they hauled lumber from the mill to growing Salt Lake City. “The Whites Want Everything” expresses Native American thoughts about the new settlers, and is the title of a new book from prolific western history writer and scholar Will Bagley. Bagley will present a lecture on topics from the book November 12 in Park City, sponsored by the Park City Historical Society and Museum. Bagley will read extensively from Ute writings about the period from the tribe’s most eloquent speakers. The Utes wanted to peacefully coexist with their new neigh- New Equipment is Expensive bors. They were open to trading and learning what they could of the white’s technology—but they did not want to lose their land and their way of life. As Bagley describes it, “The whole story of the West is the competition over who gets what—and it still is.” Will Bagley’s lecture begins at 5 pm November 12 at the Park City Museum’s Education Center at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. Recycle Utah One may wonder how a preschool embodies sustainability. For its students, though, this is where it all begins. Creekside Kids Academy joined the Green Business program because of their desire to tighten their building and recycling practices, and because they wanted to enhance earth appreciation among their students. This special youth academy offers early learning, preschool, kindergarten and after school programs for children aged from birth to 12 years old. The school is dedicated to our community and leaving a legacy of responsible, kind and community oriented individuals to protect our resources and each other. Their recycling is fine-tuned with Reduce and Reuse as the ultimate goal, their bulbs are LED and cleaners are eco-friendly. Food scraps are consistently collected from lunch and snacks, bagged and sent to a local farm for the kids to observe the reuse opportunities with the animals! Markers are also collected and sent to local school suppliers who recycle them. Such projects enhance the students’ understanding of protecting our resources and how they too can play a role. Our homes and schools are where our life messages begin and Creekside Kids works hard to celebrate our environment by modeling ways to reduce waste, energy, water, chemicals, healthy eating and more. Recycle Utah is thrilled to have the Academy on board! If your business, any type, is interested in learning about Recycle Utah’s Green Business program, contact 435-649-9698. Recycle Utah, your community non-profit drop-off recycling center, provides these weekly tips. Visit their website for more information – www.recycleutah. org. Herbert endorses 2 new monuments Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY – Gov. Gary Herbert’s office has endorsed the first two designations for new state monument candidates, but they will need approval by Utah lawmakers. The Deseret News reports Danger Cave State Park Heritage Area near the Nevada border and Old Iron Town in Iron County received unanimous legislative endorsement by the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee last month. The committee will draft a concurrent resolution that will need the support of the full Legislature. Danger Cave is one of North America’s most significant archaeological sites, once home to artifacts and relics detailing the history of Native Americans as far back as 11,000 years ago. Old Iron Town was home to several hundred residents in early statehood history as pioneers tried to hold onto their independence from the federal government. MOUNTAIN REGIONAL WATER SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT NOTICE OF RATE HEARING Public notice is hereby given that the Administrative Control Board of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District, Summit County, Utah, will meet in regular public session to receive public comment on the adoption of the 2020 Western Summit County Project Master Agreement Surplus Water Rate for Surplus Water delivered to the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. The Administrative Control Board of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District intends to adopt the proposed Surplus Water Rate. Mountain Regional Water Retail Customers will NOT have any changes to their existing water rates. For information about the proposed Surplus Water Rate please contact Mountain Regional Water Special Service District at 435-940-1916 ext. 300. The public session will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Sheldon Richins Building Auditorium, 1885 West Ute Blvd., Park City, Utah. 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