Sanpete County Fair 2021
“Fun for the Whole Herd” August 20-28, 2021 SEE INSIDE:
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Table of Contents Fair Board Message........................................................................... 10 County Commission Message...................................................... 12 2021 Fair Board Members.............................................................. 12 2021 Sanpete County Fair Schedule of Events....................................................................... 14 Miss Sanpete County & Miss Outstanding Teen Competition..................................... 16 Little Miss Sanpete Royalty 2020................................................. 18 Former Miss Sanpete Crown Holders......................................... 20 Fun on the Farm Reading Challenge.......................................... 21 Fireman’s Challenge......................................................................... 22 Dutch Oven Cook-Off...................................................................... 24 Junior Rodeo....................................................................................... 26 Exhibit Building Displays................................................................ 28 2021 Sanpete County King Cowboy........................................... 30 Former Sanpete County King Cowboys.................................... 31 Sanpete Xtreme Moto..................................................................... 32 4-H & Open Class Divisions............................................................ 34 4-H Exhibit Deadlines & Guidelines............................................ 35 Junior Livestock Show & Sale........................................................ 36 2020 Sanpete County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale Winners................................................................... 38 2021 Jr. Livestock Show Schedule............................................... 39 Concert: Ned LeDoux....................................................................... 40 Talent Show......................................................................................... 42
Beef Feast............................................................................................. 65
Fun on the Farm................................................................................. 46
Car Show............................................................................................... 66
Demolition Derby.............................................................................. 48
Horse-Pulling Competition............................................................ 68
Sanpete County Fair Rodeo........................................................... 50
Pie-Eating Contest............................................................................ 69
Rodeo Announcer: Monroe Magnuson..................................... 52
Mud Scramble.................................................................................... 70
Rodeo Barrelman/Clown: Shawn Stuzman.............................. 54
Parade Grand Marshals: Mike & Amanda Bennett................. 72
Specialty Act:
Mammoth Parade............................................................................. 74
Felix Santana & his Friesian Stallions..................................... 56
History of Sanpete County............................................................. 76
Stock Contractor:
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Broken Heart Rodeo Company................................................ 58
Dutch Oven Cook-Off................................................................. 82
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Children’s Reading Challenge.................................................. 83
Sweetheart & Jr. Princess Rodeo Royalty............................. 60
Car Show.......................................................................................... 84
Open Pet Show................................................................................... 62
Mammoth Parade......................................................................... 85
Mud Volleyball Tournament.......................................................... 64
Demolition Derby......................................................................... 86
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Fair Board Message Welcome to the Sanpete County Fair! It makes us so happy to say that after a long year of pandemic pandemonium! We are very excited to bring you the quality family fun activities and events that Sanpete has known for the last 106 years. No other place offers the opportunity for individuals to display the products of their skills or talents while giving others a chance to share the knowledge of them. Within this book, you will find the schedule of events, information on purchasing tickets and details of fair activities. We are so grateful for the supporters of the fair. You will be able to find their advertisements here as well. There will be no admission charge to the Fairgrounds, including the exhibit building, animal barns and Fun on the Farm. Admission will be charged for entertainment only. Our tickets for these events are being sold online this year beginning July 1. Visit www.sanpetecountyfair.net where you will see our ticket link. Please print your tickets at home or save them on your mobile device for scanning at the gates.
Carnival ride passes will be sold online as well, and we will distribute them at our ticket booth once you present your order there. We recommend purchasing your tickets online — it’s a great way to avoid the lines! We truly appreciate your attendance at and participation in the Sanpete County Fair. We thank all the LEO, EMS and firefighting personnel who help us immensely during fair week. In addition, our Fair Board works all year long to make the fair successful. We thank them for their time and recognize their valuable contributions. Without all of you, this fair would not be possible. See you all at the fair! Mike & Amanda Bennett Board Chairs Matt & Brandi Reber Board Co-Chairs
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County Commission Message The Sanpete County Commissioners welcome everyone to the 2021 Sanpete County Fair. We are pleased to have the fair back after it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sanpete County Fair is a fun-filled family event honoring agriculture, business and education. The citizens of Sanpete County have always put a high value on education. As a result, the farms produce more, the businesses are more competitive and the children go on to do great things throughout the United States of America and the world. If there were a blue ribbon given for strong family values and hard work, it would come to Sanpete County. The commissioners applaud the hard work of the parents of Sanpete County for their tireless efforts in raising strong, hardworking sons and daughters. Since 1914, Sanpete County has produced a blue ribbon fair. We commissioners invite one and all to come and enjoy the “Fun for the Whole Herd” 2021 Sanpete County Fair. Sanpete County Commissioners Scott Bartholomew, Chairman Edwin Sunderland Reed D. Hatch
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2021 Fair Board Members
Treasurer: Stacey Carlisle Mud Scramble & Volleyball: Steve & Tina Roberts Open Exhibits: Sandi Schoppe Livestock Barn: Kevin Wright Commissioner: Ed Sunderland Horse Pulls: Brad Bown Rodeo: Dell Jensen 4-H Livestock: Matt Palmer Derby: Jaden James Car Show: Robert & Marie Miller Pet Show/Pie Eating Contest: Carrie Allsop Sweethearts: Lynsey Zeeman Commercial Booths: AJ & Sharon Mower Fireman Challenge: Jentrie & Payton Parry Fun on the Farm: Darrel & Corinne Olsen and Calan Olsen Parade/Talent Show: Liz Brotherson 4-H Exhibits/USU Extension: Shannon Cromwell JR Rodeo: Zane Osborn
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Schedule of Events
Visit www.sanpetecountyfair.net for more information. Also find us on Facebook at facebook.com/sanpetecountyfair. All tickets are available 24/7 online at www.sanpetecountyfair.net or at the ticket booth during the afternoons of fair week.
Sunday, August 8
Tuesday, August 24
6 to 9 p.m.: Junior Rodeo registrations accepted. Zane or Belinda at 801-376-6973 or 801-376-6256. 11:59 p.m.: All 4-H Fair exhibits must be entered in online system.
8 to 9 a.m.: 4-H gardening & baked good entries accepted at Exhibit Building. Open Class closed judging. 7 p.m.: Sanpete Xtreme Moto racing.
Thursday, August 12 1 to 7 p.m.: Rodeo entry call-ins at RMPRA office, 719-696-8740 or www.rmpraonline.com.
Friday, August 20 7 p.m.: Fireman’s Challenge
Saturday, August 21 1 to 4 p.m.: 4-H entries accepted at Exhibit Building. 1 to 5 p.m.: Open Class exhibits accepted at Exhibit Building (except baked goods, fresh produce and floral/plant entries). 4:30 p.m.: Dutch Oven Cook Off. Sign up by 2 p.m. at the Pavilion. 6 p.m.: Junior Rodeo. Pre-register on Aug. 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. by calling 801-376-6973 or 801-3766256.
Monday, August 23 3 to 6 p.m.: Open Class baked goods and fresh produce accepted at Exhibit Building (except garden entries). Please have produce on a plate covered with plastic. 5 p.m.: 4-H Livestock Barn set-up and test.
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Wednesday, August 25 9 to 11 a.m.: Enter Open Class florals and plants at Exhibit Building. 2 to 7 p.m.: Exhibit Building open. 5 to 7 p.m.: Final weigh-in at Livestock Barn. 7 p.m: Live Country Music Concert - Ned LeDoux at Arena. Opening: Charley Jenkins. 7 p.m.: Exhibitor meeting at Livestock Barn. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Livestock Judging.
Thursday, August 26 8 a.m.: Hogs Market Classes. 10:30 a.m.: Sheep Market Classes. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Exhibit Building and Small Animal Barn open. Noon to 5:30 p.m.: Small Animal Poster Contest entries taken. Noon to 5:30 p.m.: Small Animal entries accepted (no rabbits this year). 12:30 p.m.: Goat Market Classes. 3 p.m.: Beef Market Classes; Open Heifer Market Class to follow. 4 p.m.: Brown’s Amusements carnival opens. Carnival day pass: $20 (available at sanpetecountyfair.net). 4 to 6 p.m.: Local talent shows at pavilion. 4 to 7 p.m.: Fun on the Farm exhibit open. 6:45 p.m.: Rodeo Grand Entry. 7 p.m.: RMPRA Rodeo, Broken Heart Rodeo Company.
“Fun for the Whole Herd” August 20-28, 2021
Friday, August 27 8 a.m.: Small Animal Barn opens. 8 a.m.: Swine Showmanship Classes. 10 a.m.: Dairy Goat Showmanship and Quality Classes. 10 a.m.: Poultry & Pigeon Judging (open to public). 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Exhibit Building open. 11:30 a.m.: Sheep Showmanship Classes. Noon: Youth Dairy goat milking demonstration. 2 p.m.: Open Class Pet Show at pavilion (for 18 years and younger). 2 p.m.: Goat Showmanship Classes 3 p.m.: Brown’s Amusements carnival opens. Carnival day pass: $20 (available at sanpetecountyfair.net). 4 p.m.: Beef Showmanship Classes. 4 to 6 p.m.: Local talent shows at pavilion. 4 to 7 p.m.: Fun on the Farm exhibit open. 7 p.m.: Demolition Derby.
Saturday, August 28 8 a.m.: Livestock buyer’s breakfast. 8 a.m.: Small Animal Barn opens. 8 to 10 a.m.: Sign up for Car & Tractor Show. 9 a.m.: Mud Volleyball at the mud pit. 10 a.m.: Sanpete County Junior Livestock Association Auction. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Car Show, 500 N. Main, Manti. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Local talent show at pavilion. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Exhibit Building open. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Fun on the Farm Exhibit open. Noon: Cattleman’s Association Beef Dinner at pavilion. Noon: Brown’s Amusements opens. Carnival day pass: $20 (available at sanpetecountyfair.net). Noon: Small Animal Awards handed out. Noon: Youth Dairy goat milking demonstration. 1 p.m.: Horse Pulling Competition. 1:30 p.m.: 4-H Poultry Showmanship at Large Animal Barn. 2 p.m.: Pie Eating Contest at pavilion (pre-register by Aug 24 at 6 p.m. by calling 435-835-2652). 3 p.m.: Mud Scramble, ages 3-10. 4 p.m.: Car Show award presentation. 5 p.m.: Mammoth Parade, Manti Main Street. 5 p.m.: Pick up all small animal entries. 6:45 p.m.: Rodeo Grand Entry. 7 p.m.: RMPRA Rodeo, Broken Heart Rodeo Company.
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Miss Sanpete County & Miss Outstanding Teen Competition Saturday, August 7 • 7 p.m.
The Miss Sanpete County and Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen Board has announced its upcoming competition on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 300 E. Center, Ephraim. Tickets will be available at the door, which will open at 6 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 4 to 11. Adult tickets will receive a program; additional programs will be available at $1 each. Miss Utah’s Outstanding Teen Charlee Sorensen will be the host for the evening.
MISS SANPETE COUNTY
The Miss Sanpete County Scholarship Competition is affiliated with the Miss America Organization. The Miss America Organization is a 501c4 not-for-profit organization, the nation’s leading advocate for women’s education, and the largest provider of scholarship assistancew to young women in the United States. It awards millions of dollars in scholarships annually. The new Miss Sanpete County will receive a $2,000 scholarship and will compete for the title of Miss Utah in June 2022. Candidates seeking to be chosen as the new Miss Sanpete County will compete in the following categories: Interview, Talent, Red Carpet Wear and On-Stage Interview/ Social Impact Initiative Statement. Lydia Madsen of Fairview has served as Miss Sanpete County 2020. She is a business major and will be a senior at Southern Utah University. She competed at the Miss Utah competition in June where she performed a vocal solo for her talent. Madsen’s favorite portion of competition is the personal interview. “I love interviewing because it gives me a chance to meet with the judges one-on-one and really express who I am,” Madsen said. “You can only learn so much about someone from seeing them onstage, so the opportunity to have an actual conversation is everything.” Madsen has spent her year of service focusing on her Social Impact Initiative “Lend a Hand,” which focuses on uniting our communities through service.
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Miss Sanpete County Lydia Madsen
MISS SANPETE COUNTY’S OUTSTANDING TEEN
Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen program is an extension of the Miss Sanpete County scholarship program. The program has grown over the years and is an opportunity for girls ages 12 to 17 to showcase themselves and their unique talents. Those young ladies seeking to be chosen as the new Miss
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Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen Noelle Condie 16 • Sanpete County Fairbook 2021 • www.sanpetecountyfair.net
Sanpete County Outstanding Teen work hard to challenge themselves in the areas of Interview, Talent, Lifestyle and Fitness, and Red Carpet Wear and On-Stage Question/Platform Pitch. Each contestant will also have a developed platform or service project to implement throughout their year of being the Outstanding Teen. The new Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen will receive a $500 cash award and will compete for the title of Miss Utah’s Outstanding Teen in February 2022. Noelle Condie of Gunnison has served as Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state competition was canceled, so she will also compete at Miss Utah’s Outstanding Teen competition in February 2022. Condie has focused her year of service on her platform of “This Mind of Mine.” She is a senior at Gunnison Valley High School.
MORE INFORMATION
The Miss Sanpete County and Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen competitions are open to any girl wishing to participate. Participants do not have to have been in a royalty prior to competing; they just need to meet the residency and age requirements. The pageant board consists of Abby Ivory, Fountain Green, director; Kristyn Bore, Gunnison, assistant director; Carlie Fowles, Ephraim, judges chair; Julia Stallings, Fountain Green, board secretary; BreAnna Daniels, Ephraim, hostess chair; and Jordan Shober, Cedar City, creative director. For more information about any of these local programs or to request an appearance or service opportunity with these outstanding young women, please contact Director Abby Ivory at 435-851-6215. Additional information can be found online at www.misssanpetecounty.org.
ROYALTY DUTIES
The 2021 Miss Sanpete County and Miss Sanpete County Outstanding Teen Royalty will be seen kicking things off at the 2021 Sanpete County Fair in August and then at other events such as parades, celebrations and in other service capacities in the communities of Sanpete County throughout the year.
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Royalty From Left to Right:
Miss Ephraim: Madison Worthington
2nd Attendant: Cali Alder
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Little Miss Sanpete Royalty Friday, August 6 • 7 p.m.
The Little Miss Sanpete County competition will be held on Friday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 300 E. Center, Ephraim. The Little Miss Sanpete County competition includes three age categories for little girls: ages 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. They compete in Interview, Outfit of Choice, Talent, Formal Wear and On-Stage Question. The Little Miss Royalty accompanies Miss Sanpete County and the Outstanding Teen in parades, community events and service opportunities. The Little Miss in the age 7 to 9 category also has the privilege to accompany Miss Sanpete County at the Miss Utah Competition, where she is able to participate in various activities throughout the week and escort Miss Sanpete County during the Red Carpet competition. Members of the 2020 Little Miss Sanpete Royalty are Mini Miss Sanpete Harper Olsen, daughter of Kelton and Haiilee Olsen of Mt. Pleasant; Little Miss Sanpete Kaizlee Jacobson, daughter of Kelton and Hailee Olsen of Mt. Pleasant; and Junior Miss Sanpete Kenadee Bailey, daughter of Kyle and Kaylie Bailey of Manti. The competition is directed by Harmonie McCoy and Erin Buchannon. The Little Miss Sanpete County competition is overseen by the Miss Sanpete County and Miss Sanpete County’s Outstanding Teen Board.
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Members of the 2020 Little Miss Sanpete County Royalty are, from left: Junior Miss Sanpete Kenadee Bailey, Mini Miss Sanpete Harper Olsen and Little Miss Sanpete Kaizlee Jacobson.
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Former Miss Sanpete Crown Holders 2020: Lydia Madsen, Fairview 2019: Ally Brotherson, Mt. Pleasant 2018: Bellamy Sorensen, Centerfield 2017: Michayla Jackson, Milburn 2016: Kaytie Nielson, Fairview 2015: Madelyn Christenson, Gunnison 2014: Marlie Meacham, Manti 2013: Kristalyn Cluff, Manti 2012: Audrie Naylor, Manti 2011: Kassie Nielson, Fairview 2010: Ariel Mickelson, Manti 2009: Hannah Christenson, Gunnison 2008: Christine Cox, Manti 2007: Kayla Barclay, Manti 2006: Judy Chamberlain, Ephraim 2005: Tausha Barclay, Manti 2004: Marci McKay, Mt. Pleasant 2003: Christy Nelson, Ephraim 2002: Desirae Ball, Gunnison 2001: Tamber Mickelson, Manti 2000: Charlee Alynn, Mt. Pleasant 1999: Karalyn Thorson, Manti 1998: Janey Ann Petersen, Manti 1997: Katie Anderson, Ephraim 1996: Laura Finlinson, Moroni 1995: Holly Kay Dyreng, Manti 1994: Molly Petersen, Manti 1993: Karen Barton, Manti 1992: Carolyn Finlinson, Moroni 1991: Jill Petersen, Manti
1990: Suzanne Christensen, Gunnison 1989: Sherene Beazer, Ephraim 1988: Heidi Keisel, Moroni 1987: Christine Holman, Manti 1986: Molly McKay, Mt. Pleasant 1985: Michelle Lanier, Ephraim 1984: Alena Krowth, Mt. Pleasant 1983: Myra Anderson, Manti 1982: Debra Chadwick, Manti 1981: Katy Brundage, Manti 1980: Carrie Gunderson, Mt. Pleasant 1979: Becky Barton, Manti 1978: Antoinette Berti, Mt. Pleasant 1977: Rae Ann Rasmussen, Ephraim 1976: Stacey Rasmussen, Manti 1975: Carolyn Bench, Fairview 1974: Claudia Beck, Gunnison 1973: Rebecca Anderson, Manti 1972: Charlotte Lowry, Manti 1971: Debra Howell, Manti 1970: Jeannine Howell, Ephraim 1967: Lynda Johnson, Manti 1965: Jeannette Bench, Fairview 1964: Janice Franks, Ephraim
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Fun on the Farm Reading Challenge Children in kindergarten through fifth grade during the 2020-21 school year can read books to gain free admission to this year’s Sanpete County Fair Rodeo through the Fun on the Farm Reading Challenge. These children are invited to read 25 books from January to August of 2021, then bring their completed entry form to the Thursday night (Aug. 26) rodeo grandstand gate to get in for free. The complete rules are as follows. An entry form for the Reading Challenge can be found on page 83 of this magazine.
RULES
• Open to children kindergarten through fifth grade for the 2020-21 school year. • Children must read 25 books of any length but the books must be of appropriate age/ability. • Books counted must be read by the child - not a teacher, parent, librarian, guardian, etc. • Books counted may be read from January 2021 through August 2021. • Each book title must be initialed by a parent, guardian or librarian. Incomplete entries cannot be accepted and the form must be completely filled out to receive free entry into the Thursday night rodeo at the Sanpete County Fair.
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• Children must bring their completed form with required initials to the Thursday night rodeo (August 26, 2021). Their paper will be collected at the gate and their hand stamped to gain free entry into the rodeo. Each form is good for one child admission to the Thursday night rodeo. Only one entry per child. Free admission does not include people accompanying the child.
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• The form is only valid for the Thursday night rodeo and is not valid for entry into other fair events.
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Fireman’s Challenge Friday, August 20 • 7 p.m.
Fire crews from Sanpete communities are challenged each year to prove they have what it takes to handle the rigors of service and to have fun in the process. It is one of the most crowd-pleasing events of the Sanpete County Fair. This year’s Fireman’s Challenge is sure to be another drenching success. It will be held Friday, Aug. 20. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the fun will begin at 7 p.m. in the big arena at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds. All fire departments from around the valley are eligible to participate in the challenge and will have the opportunity to take home cash prizes and trophies. What looks like fun and games to the public is, in reality, life-saving training. Teams participate in timed events and drills, including utilizing a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), an interactive event that will not only entertain but also educate the public with the hope of encouraging more people to volunteer for the local fire departments. The event challenges are relay-type, many of which will showcase the fireman’s mastery of the equipment and life-saving skills. Of course, water is a prominent feature of this event and there will be a splash zone. So, a word of caution: spectators sitting in certain rows will likely get a bit damp, or perhaps quite soaked. Sponsors from local businesses provide the cash jackpot for the winning fire department and 100 percent of the money raised will go directly back to the fire departments. The Spring City Fire Department won the event in 2019; come see who wins the challenge this year. This has been a popular event in the past and this year’s challenge will be no different.
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Dutch Oven Cook-Off SATURDAY, August 21 • 2 p.m.
Prepare now to create that favorite Dutch oven dish using that wonderful secret family recipe, be it a cobbler, casserole, brisket, beans, potatoes or a sinful dessert. Contestants will be going for top prizes in the annual Sanpete County Fair’s Dutch Oven Cook-Off to be held Saturday, Aug. 21, during the fair. Don’t worry about a lack of expertise; come join in the Dutch oven food and fun for the afternoon. The cook-off will be held next to the pavilion at the fairgrounds in Manti. Dutch oven cook-off competitors need to bring their completed entry form(s) to the Fairgrounds Pavilion and must be entered by 2 p.m. that day. Judging will begin at 4:30 p.m. Food will be available to purchase after the judging at $5 per plate with the proceeds going to the Sanpete County Fair. An entry form can be found in the back of this magazine. Extra entry forms will also be available the day of the cook-off at the pavilion. New to this year’s contest is a special youth category. Youth ages 16 and younger can compete in their own class for a youth award.
DUTCH OVEN HISTORY
Dutch ovens are a distinctive cooking pot that has thick walls and is generally manufactured from cast iron. It may be cast iron with an enameled finish, but it always has a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens have been used for centuries in kitchens around the globe as a cooking vessel. The phrase “Dutch oven” has been around and used for more than 300 years. During the 1600s, the Dutch discovered a significantly better system for producing the molds used to cast these pots using sand, which makes the resulting pots have a far smoother surface area. Throughout the history of America, the cooking pots have become shallower and legs have been added to better keep the pot above the hot coals in an open fire. Early colonists appreciated the flexibility and sturdiness associated with cast iron. In fact, the ovens were regarded as being so useful that early colonists entered them into their wills.
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Rapidly, this new oven came to be greatly valued by American colonists, mainly because its cast-iron construction made the Dutch oven last a long time while its design helped bring about its notable versatility. The truth is, the housewife seldom called for any other sort of pot because the Dutch oven could be employed for boiling, frying, stewing, roasting and baking — all in one pot. In 1704, a man named Abraham Darby traveled from England to Holland to inspect the Dutch casting process through which brass vessels were cast in dry sand molds. Upon returning to England, Darby experimented with the process and eventually patented a casting process using a better type of molding sand as well as a process of baking the mold to improve casting smoothness. He eventually began casting pots and shipping them to the new colonies and throughout the world. Others have suggested that early Dutch traders or salesmen peddling cast iron pots may have given rise to the name “Dutch oven.” Still others believe that the name came from Dutch settlers in the Pennsylvania area who used similar cast iron pots or kettles.
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SATURDAY, August 21 • 6 p.m. The Sanpete County Fair Board is excited to bring back the Junior Rodeo for 2021 to be held at 6 p.m., Saturday Aug. 21, at the fairgrounds arena, 500 N. State, Manti. Events will include mutton bustin’, calf riding, steer riding and junior and senior barrels. Mutton bustin’, for ages 3-6, has an entry fee of $10. Trophies will be awarded for the top three riders; the top six riders will then have a chance to ride one more time for a winner-take-all trophy. Calf riding for ages 7-9 has a $15 entry fee. There will be a buckle for first place and trophies for second and third places. The steer-riding event will be for ages 10-13. The entry fee is $15. There will be a buckle for first place and trophies for second and third place. Another event will be junior barrels for ages 12 and under. The rider must be able to complete the pattern on their own without being led. The entry fee is $15. The top run will receive a buckle and there will be trophies for second and third place. Senior barrels will be for ages 13-17 and have an entry fee of $15. A buckle will awarded for the top run and trophies for second and third place. To register for these events, call Zane Osborn at 801-3766973 or Belinda Osborn at 801-376-6256 on Sunday, Aug. 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There are a limited number of spots and many kids who want to participate. The committee will do their best to get everyone involved. A parent or guardian of each participant will need to sign a waiver before their child can participate. Entry fees are due the night of the rodeo from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and can be paid at the north entrance of the arena where waivers will be signed and participants will receive a number. All paying participants will also receive a T-shirt.
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Exhibit Building Displays
Wednesday, August 25 through SaturDay, august 28 The many artistic creations of Sanpete County citizens will be on display in the fair’s Exhibit Building to see and enjoy beginning Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. Those who want to enter an exhibit can do so Saturday Aug. 21, from 1 to 5 p.m. Exhibits can range from fine arts (oil, watercolor, chalk, pencil art) to string art, Lego creations, wood carving and burning, woodworking, leather work, crochet, sewing, cross stitch, porcelain dolls, ceramics, quilting, latch hook, furniture finishing, fresh flowers and potted plants, fresh fruits and vegetables from personal gardens, bottled goods and more. All visitors to the exhibit building are encouraged to pick up a voting ballot at the front desk, choose their favorite exhibits and then turn in the completed ballot to help select which entry receives the People’s Choice exhibit award.
EXHIBIT SCHEDULE
Saturday, Aug. 21 1 to 4 p.m.: 4-H exhibit entries accepted. 1 to 5 p.m., Open Class entries will be accepted in the exhibit building. This includes all entries except baked goods, fresh flowers and potted plants. Monday, Aug. 23 3 to 6 p.m., Open Class baked goods and fresh produce accepted. Baked goods and produce must be on plates covered with plastic. Tuesday, Aug. 24 Closed for judging. Wednesday, Aug. 25 9 to 11 a.m.: Open Class floral displays will be accepted. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Closed for judging floral displays. 2 to 7 p.m.: Exhibit building open for public viewing. Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Aug. 26, 27 & 28 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: The exhibit building will be open to the public. Monday, Aug. 30 3 to 6 p.m.: Pick up entries and ribbons. Entries must be picked up on this day. If an entry cannot be picked up, contact Sandi Schoppe at 435-851-4322 or send
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someone to pick it up. Those entries not picked up, or for which previous arrangements have been made, will be discarded.
ENTRY RULES
All Sanpete County residents are encouraged to exhibit items they have grown or created. When bringing an exhibit in for display, if there is no category for an entry, one will be made to accommodate the entry. Displayed photographs are limited to two per person. Quilts will be displayed on hanging racks that will show them beautifully and help keep the quilts clean from hands touching them. All quilts displayed should be handstitched or machine-stitched. Tied quilts are discouraged. Crochet, knit and embroidery items will be displayed on tables covered with plastic to protect them. Produce and baked goods must be covered with plastic to discourage flies and to protect the items. For more information, contact Sandi Schoppe at sandi. schoppe@gmail.com or call 435-851-4322.
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This work of art by Gary Duncan won the Judges Choice Award at the 2019 Sanpete County Fair.
This work of art by Lee Malmgren won the People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Sanpete County Fair.
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Ribbons will be awarded for each entry. Along with the red, blue and sweepstakes ribbons, there will be four special ribbons awarded: Judges Choice, to be judged by out-of-county judges and awarded by them; People’s Choice, to be judged by visitors to the exhibit building who can submit a ballot with their vote for their favorite exhibits; Fair-Themed Entry, to be awarded by the judges as the one entry that best describes this year’s fair theme; and Best Quilt, to go to the judges’ selection of the best quilt on exhibit.
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Former Sanpete County King Cowboys 2019: Terry C. Rigby, Oak Creek 2018: Ron Christensen, Sterling 2017: Lee Sorensen, Mayfield 2016: Scott Terry, Milburn 2015: Joe Frishknecht, Mayfield 2014: Jarvis Sorensen, Gunnison 2013: Doug Taylor, Moroni 2012: Larry Stewart, Milburn 2011: John Wintch, Manti 2010: Kerry Despain, Axtell 2009: Alan Bailey, Fountain Green 2008: Bert Sorensen, Mt. Pleasant 2007: Ted Thomson, Ephraim 2006: J. Neil Nielson, Gunnison 2005: Ross Terry, Fairview 2004: Richard Nielsen, Ephraim 2003: Ira Nielson, Centerfield 2002: Lee Anderson, Fountain Green 2001: Tom Anderson, Gunnison 2000: Glen Johnson, Manti 1999: Reed Thomas, Mt. Pleasant 1998: Don Barton, Manti 1997: Lyman Holyoak, Centerfield 1996: Bryce Jackson, Milburn 1995: Wayne Graser, Ephraim 1994: Brice H. Roberts, Gunnison 1993: Burt Seely, Mt. Pleasant 1992: Ned Madsen, Manti 1991: Bruce Bown, Manti 1990: Lloyd A. Terry, Milburn 1989: Tonay Peterson, Sterling 1988: L. Grover Childs, Gunnison 1987: W. Clark Benson, Ephraim 1986: Juel Rasmusson, Manti 1985: Merrill Johnson, Moroni 1984: Bruce Allred, Mt. Pleasant 1983: Lynn Sorensen, Axtell 1982: Neil Sorenson, Mayfield 1981: Allen Beck, Spring City 1980: Miles Jensen, Gunnison 1979: Paul Rassmussen, Ephraim 1978: Don Mackey, Manti 1977: Stanley Price, Wales 1976: Cleon Rigby, Fairview 1975: Bert F. Jensen, Gunnison 1974: Don Denton, Sterling 1973: Ervin Brotherson, Mt. Pleasant 1972: Wesley Johnson, Fayette 1971: Kay Olsen, Ephraim 1970: Ivan Peterson, Manti 1969: Ray Christensen, Moroni 1968: Truman Sorenson, Axtell 1967: Merrill Whitlock, Mayfield 1966: Tom Davis, Wales 1965: Leo Seely, Mt. Pleasant 1964: Harold Nielson, Centerfield 1963: Jennis Allred, Manti 1962: Erastus Rasmussen, Ephraim 1961: Royal Allred, Spring City 1960: Urban Hartley, Fairview 1959: Leon Tidwell, Moroni 1958 Francis Nielson, Mt. Pleasant 1957: Ervin Roberts, Gunnison 1956: Cal Mickelson, Manti 1955: Alma Allred, Mt. Pleasant 1954: Harold Despain, Fairview 1953: O.C. Doke, Ephraim 1952: John Baxter, Gunnison 1951: Nels Sorenson, Mayfield 1950: George Sorenson, Ephraim 1949: Nels Madsen, Manti
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Rabbits – Open Class and 4-H At the advice of the assistant state veterinarian for Utah and the director of 4-H agriculture and animal science programs, we will not have live rabbit exhibits this year due to an outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease in Utah. Please check back next year for exhibit information.
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Pigeons – Open Class and 4-H All breeds welcome First place: Blue ribbon $2 Second place: Red ribbon $1 Third place: White ribbon Rosettes or trophies given for Best of Class, Best of Breed Classes decided according to entries
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Chickens – Open Class and 4-H All breeds welcome First place: Blue ribbon $2 Second place: Red ribbon $1.50 Third place: White ribbon $1 Rosettes or trophies given for Best of Class, Best Pet, Champion Bantam, Reserve Champion Bantam, Champion Large Breed, Reserve Large Breed, Best of Breed Classes decided according to entries
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4-H Exhibit Deadlines & Guidelines All 4-H’ers planning on exhibiting General 4-H Fair Projects must be enrolled in 4-H by Friday, July 9. Please call Roxie at 435-283-3472 if you have questions about the registration process.
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
Sunday, Aug. 8 (11:59 p.m.) All 4-H fair exhibit entries must be entered online at https://utah4hreg.usu.edu/cf/. Online registration must be completed by 4-H Club Leaders and requires an active email account. Assistance in completing online entries is available by calling the Extension Office at 435-283-3472. Saturday, Aug. 21 (1 to 4 p.m.) The building will close promptly at 4 p.m. 4-H entries will be accepted at the Exhibit Building. (Exceptions include Fresh Produce and Baked Goods.) Tuesday, Aug. 24 (8 to 9 a.m.) Fresh Produce and Baked Goods will be accepted at the Exhibit Building. (Building will be closed for judging at 9 a.m.) Wednesday, Aug. 25 (2 to 7 p.m.) 4-H Exhibit Building open to public. Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 26-28 (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 4-H Exhibit Building open to public. August 30, 2021 (3 to 6 p.m.) Entry Pick-Up 4-H members are responsible for picking up fair entries and premium money. Failure to do so during specified times may result in the forfeiture of premium money. Items qualifying for the State Fair need to be identified and made known to 4-H Staff during the Entry Pick-Up time.
4-H EXHIBIT GUIDELINES
1. Enrolled 4-H members have the opportunity to showcase their blue-ribbon quality projects created after the 2020 fair. 2. All entries must be registered online at https:// utah4hreg.usu.edu/cf/ no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8. Entry tags need to be printed off and attached to each item before check-in. Only online entries will be accepted, and no entries will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 8. 3. All entries must be stable enough to be handled and moved. 4. Food entries must not need refrigeration and will not be returned. 5. 4-H members must provide hangers for clothing entries. 6. Entries are limited to 1 item per lot within a class. (Exceptions include Food Preservation (3 items of different fruits and 3 items of different vegetables) and Gardening (unlimited items in each lot). 7. Legos and other building block entries qualifying for the State Fair must be transported by the individual. 8. Produce qualifying for the State Fair must be transported by the individual. 9. The Utah State 4-H Fair Book serves as a guide for classes and lots of all entries. https://extension.usu. edu/sanpete/files/fairbook-2021-v2.pdf
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Junior Livestock Show & Sale August 23-28
The Sanpete County Junior Livestock Show and Sale is a great agricultural education program for youth ages 9-18 and has been conducted annually at the Sanpete County Fair since the mid-1980s. Youth registered with 4-H or FFA participate by purchasing a calf, a pig, a lamb or a goat which are then fed, groomed and exercised for 60 to 100 days. The youth also study animal science and how to train, groom and show the animals. All of the hard work and study is challenged at the Sanpete County Junior Livestock Show where youth are tested on their knowledge of their project species and also exhibit and present their livestock project animals to a judge in the show ring. The exhibitors will show their animals in the market classes on Thursday, Aug. 26. In these classes, the judge will evaluate the animals on confirmation and finishing. The Grand and Reserve animals in each species will be chosen this day. On Friday, Aug. 27, the exhibitors will show their animals once more, but during these classes, the exhibitors will be judged on their skills and abilities to groom and show their animals. The final event will be the Livestock Auction and Sale
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Concert: Ned LeDoux Wednesday, AugusT 25 • 7 p.m. The Sanpete County Fair will present singer-songwriter Ned LeDoux live in concert on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Main, Manti. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $20 to $30, and tickets may be purchased at sanpetecountyfair.net. Opening for LeDoux will be Country music singer Charley Jenkins. LeDoux began pursuing his dream of a music career at an early age, and even though he grew up in the shadow of his legendary father Chris LeDoux, he’s successfully carved his own path. “If I can be half the man he was I think I’ll be okay,” he says with an easygoing grin, “but when it comes to songwriting I’ve got to write my own story. I’ve played drums for years and got my first band when I was in junior high. I went on to play drums with my dad from 1998 until he passed away in 2005, and then I started doing solo gigs.” Like his father’s music, LeDoux’s works are as expansive as the western sky he was raised under and celebrates the ranch lifestyle that is such an integral part of his heritage. There’s an authenticity to his songs that brings our nation’s beloved Western culture to life, even for listeners who’ve never ventured onto the Great Plains. “I’m proud to carry on the tradition and a lot of songs
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Talent Show AUGUST 26, 27 & 28
Entertainment during the Sanpete County Fair includes the Local Talent Show performances scheduled for three days beginning Thursday and Friday, Aug. 26 and 27, from 4 to 6 p.m., and on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on stage in the pavilion on the south side of the fairgrounds. Admission is free. While attending the fair, be sure to come and enjoy all the amazing talent that will entertain, uplift and provide a good beat at the fair. Local groups or individuals who would like to share their talents are welcome and encouraged to participate. The show gives local up-and-coming artists and performers an opportunity to perform and entertain others during the fair. Those interested in this performance opportunity should contact Liz Brotherson by calling 435-469-0165.
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Fun on the Farm
Friday, August 27 • 4-7 p.m. Saturday, August 28 • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fun on the Farm will be open this year for two days of “hands-on” agricultural fun at the Sanpete County Fair. Fun on the Farm will be welcoming visitors on Friday, Aug. 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will close before the parade on Aug. 28 and will not reopen, so come early that day. This free activity is for kids of all ages, but those in second grade and younger need to be accompanied by an adult. It is located inside the fairgrounds behind the swimming pool.
WHY VISIT FUN ON THE FARM?
Fun on the Farm is a hands-on agricultural exhibit that teaches how food gets from the farm to the table. When visitors arrive at the first building, they put on an apron and get a basket, then proceed through the buildings. Each building is dedicated to a different farm animal, and while visiting each building, participants gather products such as wool, honey, bacon, fruit or vegetables. Each building features different activities like milking a cow, holding a Madagascar hissing cockroach, branding a cow or carding wool. The visitors then take the products they have gathered, turn them into the market and receive a Fun on the Farm dollar. Their dollar can then be spent at the store for a treat
or prize. Visitors can go through Fun on the Farm as many times as they want, but visitors can only get one prize per day at the store. Some of the buildings are getting a face lift with new paint and siding and new animal paintings this year. There will also be special shirts, hats and collectable pins that visitors may purchase to help fund the Fun on the Farm exhibit into the future.
ABOUT FUN ON THE FARM
This project is made possible because of donations. Anyone who would like to donate toward this project may send their donation to Sanpete County Fair, c/o Stacey Carlisle, 640 E. 70 South, Manti, Utah 84642. Be sure to indicate that the donation is to be used for “Fun on the Farm.” All donations are tax deductible. Fun on the Farm is a permanent exhibit at the Sanpete County Fair that was created by Calan Olsen in response to a suggestion from his grandpa Steve Frischknecht. An estimated 2,500 visitors attend the exhibit each year. Calan appreciates everyone who helps make this exhibit a success and hopes that everyone enjoys their visit to Fun on the Farm.
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Demolition Derby Friday, August 27 • 7 p.m.
Join in what will surely prove to be a most smashing event on Friday, Aug. 27, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds as the annual Demolition Derby gets underway. The action will begin at 7 p.m. that evening. Tickets are $15 for grandstand seating and $10 for general admission. Tickets may be purchased at sanpetecountyfair.net. This bold tradition continues with local drivers competing with those from out of the area for over $44,000 in cash and prizes. If you’re a red-blooded American, you won’t want to miss out on this action. Local area businesses have been very generous in offering support for this long-standing entertainment. The entire family can enjoy this big event of suspense and excitement while cheering for their favorite drivers. This nail-biting, breath-stealing, action-filled night is sure to be big, bad, and fast! The top drivers in each full-size car heat will compete for thousands of dollars during the main event. Those who haven’t made it into the main event will have one final opportunity to earn their way in during the grudge match. Prizes include: Trucks: first place, $3,000; second place, $1,750; third place, $1,000; and fourth place, $750. Mini: first place, $3,000; second place, $1,750; third place, $1,000; fourth place, $750. The Light Class, Medium Class and Heavy Class will each payout $4,000 for first place, $2,500 for second place, $1,500 for third place and $1,000 for fourth place. To ensure great action, the Most Aggressive Driver (MAD)
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in each category will be awarded a cash prize as well. Drivers must follow rules found online at the Sanpete County Fair website at sanpetecountyfair.net and sign a waiver prior to the event. Those under 18 must have parental consent. An entry form is available at the website or on page 86 of this magazine. There is a $50 fee to enter. Tickets can be purchased online at sanpetecountyfair.net. Remaining tickets will be available the week of the fair at the fairgrounds ticket booth. For full Demolition Derby rules, visit sanpetecountyfair. net/event-information.
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Sanpete County Fair Rodeo
Thursday & Saturday, August 26 & 28 • 6:45 p.m.
The 2021 Sanpete County Fair Rodeo will fill the fairgrounds arena with exciting rodeo action on Thursday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 28, beginning at 6:45 p.m. each evening. The fairgrounds are located at 500 N. State, Manti. The Grand Entry for the RMPRA Rodeo will begin at 6:45 p.m. and rodeo events will follow at 7 p.m. This year’s stock contractor is Ben German with Broken Heart Rodeo Company and Monroe Magnuson will serve as the rodeo’s announcer. Barrel man will be Shawn Stuzman and Felix Santana with his famous Friesian Stallions will perform as a specialty act. Tickets for the grandstand and general admission for both nights are $10. Tickets for this year’s rodeo can be purchased at sanpetecountyfair.net. Chairs for this year’s rodeo are Dell Jensen, Chris Olson and Jill Burr. Sponsors are Redmond Minerals, Gunnison Valley Hospital, Hermansen Mill, V Dot Meat, CO Building, Swift Construction, Tom Dyches Insurance and Realty, Town & Country Mortgage, State Wide Funding, Central Valley Medical Center, Young Living Farms, San Bar Ranch, Cowboy Fencing. All Rodeo Photos by Jaden Sorenson
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Rodeo Announcer Monroe magnuson
Monroe Magnuson answered a call in 2008 from a longtime cattle producer and friend expecting to talk about show cattle and the cattle business, but the result of the phone call was far different than he expected. After the regular cowboy banter and ribbings between the two, the caller commented, “Monroe, my wife and I have decided you need a career change.” “I didn’t really know how to react when he said that, so I just asked what he meant,” Magnuson said. “My friend explained that they were hunting for a rodeo announcer for the Panguitch Invitational High School Rodeo, and they had thought I should try my hand at announcing. I am always up for a challenge, so I said okay.” The first performance was “baptism by fire,” Magnuson said. “There were several injuries, and I had no idea how to handle them or explain to the crowd what was going on.” But the rush was more than Magnuson could predict, and he was hooked. For three years, he became the voice of the “Invitational” and began booking as many rodeos as he could anywhere he could convince contractors and committees to hire him. Magnuson’s father died of injuries incurred from a horse accident on the family’s ranch when Monroe was 5. “Because my dad and mom were in the process of building their cattle operation at the time of my father’s accident and death,” Magnuson said, “I spent my youth working with my mother and brother doing what needed to be done to make the cattle operation work.” While Magnuson operates a cattle operation of his own and grew up in a ranching family, he had never participated in rodeo. “I did the regular chores and duties that every other cattleman does every day caring for his livestock, and I had also had the opportunity to show and sell cattle all over the nation,” Magnuson said. “I loved to watch rodeo, but through all of that, it never occurred to me to be involved in rodeo, but after having the opportunity to announce, I became aware that it was a life I would have loved when I was younger, a community that I truly enjoy, and a great opportunity to educate about and tell the story of a way of
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Rodeo Barrelman/Clown Shawn stuzman
Featured at this year’s Sanpete County Fair rodeo will be rodeo barrel man and clown Shawn Stuzman. The RMPRA Rodeo will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, and Saturday, Aug. 28, beginning at 6:45 p.m. at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 500 N. State, Manti. Stuzman is a third-generation PRCA rodeo cowboy and has been rodeoing since he was in high school. Stuzman has competed in all rough stock events, focusing mostly on bulls. He began fighting bulls 20 years ago but found his true calling when he was asked to fill in as a barrelman. From that day on, he was hooked on entertaining the crowd. Stuzman has always put everything in what he does. He builds his own acts and has roughly 12 big acts. His walkand-talk comedy style will leave you laughing all night, and his acts will have you talking for weeks. Stuzman, or STUTZY as he goes by in the arena, has been voted Rodeo Clown of the Year 27 different times in five different rodeo associations. He always makes sure the crowd becomes part the event and has a great time. He also always puts on a family friendly show and enjoy talking to the fans before, during and after the rodeo. We are excited to have him with us for our rodeo.
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FELIX santana & his friesian stallions This year’s specialty act at the Sanpete County Fair Rodeo will be Felix Santana and his famous Friesian Stallions. The rodeo will be held on Thursday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 28, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 500 N. State, Manti. Felix Santana, manager of the Young Living Friesian Department, was born into a ranching and farming family. He grew up surrounded by hardy horses and skilled horsemen. It was this multi-generational background that fueled his passion to take the reins and make them his own. As a teenager, Felix found his passion in “alta escuela” training, which is similar to what they train in at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. After years of work and study under several trainers, he developed his own training style, implementing preferred techniques while maintaining a strong family tradition and morale. Felix’s style of training develops a “well-rounded horse,” meaning a horse that has a solid foundation with versatile skills and then translating those skills into a specific career tailored to each individual horse. While working horses in Washington, Felix went into a partnership on a Friesian stallion named Bandido. One day, his partner received a phone call from Gary Young inquir-
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ing about their available horses. Within a week, Gary and his sons were visiting Felix with great interest. Three weeks later, Felix delivered Bandido to the Young Living Lavender Farm in Mona. Felix stayed at the farm for two days to train Gary on how to care for his first Friesian horse. During his stay, they grew a friendship and bond. Conversations about Gary’s future plans for Friesians at the farm developed, and the idea of reaching out to a new demographic in the equine community formed. Gary found Felix to be an essential member of his farm, and Felix joined Gary in a shared vision and shared goals. Felix refined his education on the Friesian horse breed while training in Holland and became certified in horse reproduction. Now, the Young Living Friesian Department has a fully functioning reproduction program. All of the achievements of the Friesian Department, pioneered by Felix Santana, have been in honor of Gary Young’s vision and will continue to carry on his name.
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Broken heart rodeo company It all started about 30 years ago when Broken Heart Rodeo Company put on its first Bull Wars in Morgan, Utah. With little knowledge or experience but with high hopes, a very successful rodeo career began. Residing in West Haven, Ben and Jennifer German are the proud parents of three children, as well as sons in-law and grandchildren, who work the rodeos. German makes his living from rodeo while Jennifer has been a pharmacy technician for nearly 20 years. Broken Heart has several hundred head of bucking horses and bulls as well as stock trailers, a semi-truck and a trailer rig, and it has dozens of rodeos lined up each year across the Mountain West. Broken Heart Rodeo has gone from the newest stock contractor in Utah to arguably one of the best. Over the last 30 years, German has produced an enviable resume of success. In the past 20 years, his stock has won 79-of-88 Top Stock Awards in the Intermountain Professional Rodeo Association (IMPRA) and the Rocky Mountain Professional Rodeo Association (RMPRA). German has also been named “Stock Contractor of the Year” for many years in both associations. He has sent stock to the National Finals Rodeo, Wilderness Circuit Finals and Nevada State High School Finals and is the stock contractor at the Utah State High School Finals. Broken Heart takes great pride in its livestock and always continues to purchase new animals to improve the company’s string. German has a “Born to Buck” program that allows him to raise genetically superior bucking horses. He plans to continue to raise some of the best and then buy the rest to complete his champion caliber collection
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of bucking horses and bulls. German’s bulls have been named “Bull of the Year” since 2003. In the spring of 2008, Broken Heart Rodeo teamed up with Circle J Rodeo to start the new Rocky Mountain Professional Rodeo Association. It has been a very successful 13 years, with many more to come. The German family would like to thank everyone, from sponsors to chute help, for making their rodeos possible. Now, after 30 years of experience managing bucking stock and rodeo production, the Broken Heart rodeos are the place to be to expect something exceptional.
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2020-2021 Sanpete County Fair Sweetheart & Jr. Princess Rodeo Royalty The 2020 Sanpete County Fair Sweetheart and Junior Princess Rodeo Royalty were chosen during a contest held May 8, 2020, at the Contoy Arena. Because of COVID-19 and the Utah governor’s Code Orange at the time, the contest was conducted a bit differently than it has been in the past. The modeling and speech parts of the contest could not be held as usual. The girls did compete in the horsemanship, horse knowledge and interview portions of the contest. Those participating had to spread out throughout the arena and do the best they could with the circumstances at the time. A lot of queen contests weren’t held last year due to COVID restrictions and celebrations being canceled. The Sanpete County Fair board thought the fair was going to go forward last year, but because the state was still at high risk, the fair was canceled. As a result, the fair board decided to have the 2020 Sweetheart and Junior Princess Rodeo Royalty continue their rein throughout 2021 and represent the fair at all the festivities throughout the county in 2021. Those interested in trying out in 2022 should follow the Sanpete County Fair Sweetheart and Jr. Princess Rodeo
Royalty Facebook page. All up-to-date information is posted on that page. Usually, signups are conducted around February and the contest is held in April or May. Signups are early so there is plenty of time to order buckles and saddles depending on how many contestants sign up. The 2020-2021 Sanpete County Fair Sweetheart and Junior Princess Rodeo Royalty are:
SARAH EVERITT, SWEETHEART
Sarah Everitt is outgoing and loves to help others. She is so excited to serve our county this year as Sanpete’s Sweetheart. This fall she is starting her senior year at Manti High School and will represent the school as its general Sterling Scholar. One of her passions is 4-H. She has participated in 4-H most of her life and is involved in many aspects of the program from working as an after-school educator to riding in the Western horse program, running a dog club and becoming a state 4-H Ambassador. When Sarah isn’t doing 4-H or spending time with her horse, she loves to be with her family and friends. She can also often be found curled up with a good book. Sarah can’t wait to see everyone at the Sanpete County Fair this year!
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The Sanpete County Fair Sweetheart and Jr. Princess Rodeo Royalty members are, from left: Junior Princess Second Attendant Kadience Allred, Junior Princess Kenley Kelso, Sweetheart Sarah Everitt and Junior Princess First Attendant Brenna Brotherson.
KENLEY KELSO, JUNIOR PRINCESS
Kenley Kelso is the daughter of Kurt and Lindsay Kelso of Mt. Pleasant and is a student at North Sanpete Middle School. Kenley is a natural on a horse; she recently started breakaway roping and has quickly excelled at it. She shows her amazing horse Frosty in horse 4-H and in the panorama show circuit. When she’s not out riding, she can be found playing tennis, entertaining her two little brothers Kooper and Klay, swimming or playing fetch with her dog Fancy. Kenley is proud to be representing the great sport of rodeo all over Sanpete County as the Sanpete County Fair Rodeo Royalty Junior Princess. She looks forward to seeing everyone at the fair this year.
KADIENCE ALLRED, JUNIOR PRINCESS SECOND ATTENDANT
Kadience Codi Allred, age 11, of Spring City, is the daughter of Sam and Traci Allred. She stems from a long line of rodeo queens; her Grandma Denise, her Aunt Codi and her mother have all held the title over the years throughout Sanpete County. Kadience has been riding since the age of 2 and competes in 4-H, barrels and, in her latest adventure, breakaway. When she’s not in the saddle, you can find her on her dirt bike or snowboard.
BRENNA BROTHERSON, JUNIOR PRINCESS FIRST ATTENDANT
Brenna Brotherson is the daughter of Scott and Danna Brotherson of Mt. Pleasant. She is the youngest in the family and the only girl. She is a freshman at North Sanpete High School. She is a member of the Utah High School Rodeo Association where she runs poles, barrels and goat tying. Brenna has a love for every animal she comes in contact with; she hasn’t met one she doesn’t like yet. In her spare time, she likes to binge watch Netflix and spend time with her friends, but her true love is being with her horse Coco.
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Open Pet Show Friday, August 27 • 2 p.m. The Sanpete County Fair’s 42st Annual Open Pet Show will be held at the fairgrounds pavilion at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27. Youth ages 18 and younger are encouraged to give their “pet” a bath or shower, dress it up and bring it to the pet show to strut their stuff. You may ask, “What is a pet?” Well, quite simply and concisely, a pet can be almost anything. Who is to say that a mouse, spider, sneaky snake or a starling can’t be a pet? The old saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” also applies to pets. No pre-registration is required to participate, but those wanting to participate should arrive by 1:45 p.m. that day to complete their registration. Entry categories are as follows: Small Dog, Large Dog, Cat, Rabbit, Reptile, Bird and Fowl, Costume, Large Pet, Most Unique and Open. There is no fee to enter and each entrant will receive a ribbon. There will be a firstplace winner in each category and each firstplace winner will receive a trophy.
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Mud Volleyball Tournament SATURDAY, August 28 • 9 a.m. It may be one of the most slippery, sloppy, riotous games in the Mud Volleyball Tournament which begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds on the west side of the fairgrounds, right behind Manti’s swimming pool. This will be a true double elimination tournament. Teams consist of up to eight members. Each participant will receive a T-shirt. The cost is $50 per team. A prize will be awarded to the winning team. There will be a limit of eight teams, so be quick to get entered to participate. Community groups, sport teams, businesses, families or any other mix of players are encouraged to organize and register. To register a team, contact Tina Roberts at 435580-9815 or Steve Roberts at 435-580-9814. Come ready to have fun and get muddy. Here are some recommended tips: 1. Remember, there will be hoses to wash off with after the games. 2. Wear stuff to play in that won’t be worn again.
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The Sanpete Cattlemen’s Association welcomes everyone to the fair’s annual Beef Feast – a traditional steak fry featuring some of the best steaks found in Sanpete County. Beef producers enjoy showcasing their products for friends and neighbors in Sanpete as well as to visitors to the area, making the Beef Feast a fair tradition for many families. The Beef Feast, scheduled for noon, Saturday, Aug. 28, in front of the Exhibit Building, will include 400 succulent New York strip steaks. Side dishes vary from year to year, and when the steaks are gone, the feast is over. Cost for the event will be determined closer to the event’s date. Lines begin forming early and are steady, so come early and come hungry. If you haven’t had the opportunity to enjoy enjoy this event, stop by and find out why so many line up for lunch every year.
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SATURDAY, August 28 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For 30 years, the Sanpete County Fair has featured a car show. Come, take a walk down memory lane and view all the original vehicles and tractors on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Main Street in Manti.
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Those who have vehicles to show are encouraged to participate. There’s a class for all vehicles. Early registration is $20 but must be received no later than Friday night, Aug. 27, during the BBQ dinner. Those registering cars on the morning of the car show will pay the $25 late registration rate at the gazebo in front of the fairgrounds. For early registration by mail, send entry form (see entry form on page 84 in this magazine) with payment to: Sanpete County Fair Car Show, c/o Robert Miller, P.O. Box 220056, Centerfield, UT 84622. For any questions, call Robert or Marie Miller at home at 435-528-3834 or by cell phone at 435-340-1637. Those who enter early are guaranteed a T-shirt and dash plaque for the show. In addition, early entrants are eligible for one of two $50 early entry drawing awards. All persons who have entered a vehicle into the car show are encouraged to participate in a potluck Sanpete BBQ turkey dinner hosted by Kermits Kruisers on Friday night, Aug. 27, at the fairgrounds. The barbecue turkey and basics to eat will be provided, but you will need to bring something “potluck” to go with it. Car Show Setup Setup for the car show will be from 8-10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 28, on the extended grass in front of fairgrounds. There will be hot drinks and donuts for participants in the show.
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HOT WHEELS RACING
Those who visit the car show will also have the opportunity to participate in Hot Wheels car racing on a race track. Cost is $3 and includes a new car or bring your own car to race down the track. Race times will vary, check with the operators to determine when the next races begin. Two other contests will take place at about 1 p.m. There will be a pickle eating contest followed by a Root Beer guzzling contest. For more information, check with the car show operators.
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Horse-Pulling Competition SATURDAY, August 28 • 1 p.m.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see real horsepower in person and witness how farming was done prior to the use of modern-day tractors at the Utah Horse Pullers Association event during the Sanpete County Fair beginning at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28. Since tractors and equipment have taken over the farming industry, pulling matches have become a sporting event. Seeing matched pairs of horses and the harness gear used is a sight to behold. The event is free, so just find a good seat in the grandstand, settle in and enjoy. Since there is no cover on the grandstand yet, spectators are encouraged to bring large umbrellas or a pop-up canopy to keep off the afternoon sun. There are three weight classes in the competition: lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. Prize money is paid to winners of each weight class. The event has been a crowd-pleasing event in past years and is a worthwhile event to experience. Association members are personable and will entertain questions about the horses, their training and gear. Horse owners try to make it an educational as well as an entertaining experience. Come out, enjoy and be amazed at the pulling power of
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ed arena and grandstand. Last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they had to make the extremely tough decision to cancel the fair. It was a heart-wrenching choice; but this year, with the support of their fair board, Sanpete is having a “Fun for the Whole Herd” county fair. This year’s fair will add to the many other professional and well-planned events Mike, Amanda and the board have been able to offer for recreation and entertainment to our residents and visitors. Mike and Amanda have been married 21 years and coincidently had their very first date at a fair rodeo. They have three children — Michaela and Sammy Dickinson and Austin — who have traditionally participated alongside their parents in whatever capacity of service they have been involved with. Service by this couple, however, has not been limited to the Sanpete County Fair and board. Mike has served on the Mayfield Town Council since 2017 as well as served as a Scoutmaster and accepted an outdoor recreation calling with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Young Men program. Amanda has served in the Primary and filled a vacancy on Mayfield’s City Council in 2011. Both have been devoted members of the Mayfield Fourth of July food
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Mammoth Parade SATURDAY, August 28 • 5 p.m. The Sanpete County Fair Mammoth Parade, led by Mike and Amanda Bennett as grand marshals and Gerald Douglas (Doug) Willden as 2021 Sanpete County King Cowboy, will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, and travel along Main Street in Manti. Lineup will begin at 4:30 p.m. that afternoon at 500 S. Main in Manti. Those interested in participating in the parade should fill out the registration form found on page 85 of this magazine, then take a picture of it or scan it and email it to sanpetecountyfairparade@gmail.com.
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History of Sanpete County Where in the world did Sanpete County get its name? It all started when the Ute Chief Wakara invited pioneers to settle the San Pitch valley, named after a tribe of hunter-gatherer Indians. Wakara claimed that the Great Spirit had appeared to him in a dream, telling him to welcome the white men. Later, Wakara engaged his guests in the infamous “Walker War” from 1853-54. The Black Hawk War, named for another Ute leader, also disrupted county settlement from 1865-68. Eventually, the San Pitch name was corrupted to Sanpete. Some historians now believe that more than the agricultural skills Wakara claimed to want for himself and his tribe, he was interested in the cattle that the pioneers seemed to take with them everywhere they went. The county wasn’t the only entity to undergo a name change. Most of the cities within the county have gone through changes in identity since their founding. Sanpete County is the home of several towns. How they originated and came to be can be an interesting story. The following stories are shortened versions of some of Sanpete’s best-known towns.
MT. PLEASANT
Mt. Pleasant is known for its 19th-century Main Street buildings, for being home to Wasatch Academy, and for being the largest city in the northern half of the county. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,260. After taking lumber out of Pleasant Creek Canyon in late 1851, a band of Mormon colonists from Manti led by Madison D. Hambleton returned in the spring of 1852 to establish the Hambleton Settlement near the present site of Mt. Pleasant. During the Wakara War, the small group of settlers relocated to Spring Town and later to Manti for protection. The old settlement was burned down by local Native Americans, so when a large colonizing party from Ephraim and Manti returned to the area in 1859, a new, permanent town site was laid out in its present location. Among the founding settlers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, also known as Mormon converts, from Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and the eastern United States. By 1880, Mt. Pleasant was the county’s largest city with a population of 2,000. More than 72 percent of its married adults were foreign born. This ethnic diversity had an important impact on village life during the 19th and early 20th centuries. For decades, five languages were commonly spoken in town, creating confusing and sometimes amusing communication problems. The settlement and development of Mt. Pleasant followed the typical pattern for Mormon towns of the period. A squareshaped town site was surveyed, eventually containing about 100 city blocks. Lots were drawn and the land was distributed among the population. Under the direction of James Russell Ivie (1802–1866), a fort of adobe walls and log cabins was built. Pleasant Creek ran through the fort and farming was done outside of its walls. Around the time that Ivie was killed in the Blackhawk War by Indians who had declined to participate in the settlement of the earlier Wakara War, the town had acquired its present name. By the time the final peace treaty with the Indians was signed in Bishop Seeley’s house on Mt. Pleasant Main Street in 1872, bringing to an end to this conflict, many settlers had 76 • Sanpete County Fairbook 2021 • www.sanpetecountyfair.net
already erected homesteads outside of the fort. Although the town site is large in scale, the density is relatively low due to the original layout allowing for only four lots per block. The influence of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was felt in all religious, political, economic, educational and social aspects of life in early Mt. Pleasant. Self-sufficiency was a virtue and home-grown and home-manufactured food, clothing and furnishings were far more available than rarely found imported items. Some of the first industries included hide tanning, shoemaking, blacksmithing, basket-making and freighting. Eventual modernization brought such improvements as the Deseret Telegraph in 1869, The Pyramid newspaper in 1890 and a telephone system in 1891. Sawmills and flour mills were built, irrigation systems were dug and a municipal government was created to oversee public laws and improvements. The city was incorporated in 1868, a year after the first cooperative store was founded, starting what became a burgeoning commercial district. Upon the arrival of the Rio Grande Western Railway in 1890, both the local population and the city’s prosperity increased dramatically. By 1900, Mt. Pleasant had grown to nearly 3,000 persons, the largest size reached by any city in Sanpete County to that time, and the city had earned one of its nicknames, “Hub City.” The town’s new-found wealth became immediately apparent in a building boom which saw the replacement of small, wood-frame commercial buildings with much more impressive, architect-designed stone and brick structures such as the 1888 Sanpete County Co-op, the Gentile store that competed with the ZCMI, or Mormon, store. The resulting Main Street district is so architecturally distinctive that the two-block-long area has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Equally striking are the Victorian churches, schools, and residences which replaced the simpler adobe and log buildings of the pioneer period. Mt. Pleasant has long been considered the most diverse city in the county, in part because of the liberal Mormons and the Protestant groups that challenged the dominant Mormon population in the late 19th century. Liberal Hall, built on Main Street in 1875, and Wasatch Academy, Utah’s oldest surviving private boarding school established by Presbyterians in the same year, remain as visible and functional testaments of the city’s historic and ongoing diversity. The 20th century brought continued changes and improvements to the face of the “Queen City,” its most popular nickname. The commercial and residential districts continued to fill with fine buildings bespeaking the prosperity of the community. By 1912, the first high school, North Sanpete High School, had been completed. The year 1912 also brought the Armory Hall, while the Elite Theater was constructed as a “fireproof” building in 1913. It burned down seven decades later. In 1917, a fine Carnegie Library was built in a modern architectural style. The Marie Hotel was erected in 1920 and a large cheese factory came on the scene in 1930, the same year that bus service came to town. The completion of U.S. Highway 89 in 1936 was a boon needed to soften the impact of the Great Depression. A city hall in 1939 and hospital in 1945, together with new schools and churches, gave Mt. Pleasant a full complement of public buildings.
EPHRAIM
Ephraim, the largest town in Sanpete County, was founded by a lone settler, Isaac Behunin, who claimed 40 acres on Pine Creek. Because of Indian troubles, he and his family has to abandon their homestead and move to the Manti Fort in 1853. When it was deemed safe to return in 1854, Behunin found that he was no longer alone. Several families tagged along and built homes in the place they called Cottonwood Creek. Because of the unpredictable temperament of the Indians, they soon put up a fort approximately a square block in size and the settlement was called Fort Ephraim, getting its name from one of the tribes of Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. The security of the fort drew a diverse group of settlers to the area, including Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. When the Danes moved in, they called it “Little Denmark.” Yet once “Fort” was dropped, the name Ephraim stuck.
INDIANOLA
Located on the northeast edge of Thistle Valley, Indianola was organized as a ward and named by Apostle Erastus Snow in 1880. Then it numbered over 100 members — half Indians, half Whites. North Sanpeters had herded livestock in the valley and even homesteaded there before Brigham Young decided to set up a model Indian farm for Utes not already removed to the Unitah Basin. Eventually, the church had to pay $12,000 to induce pioneers to vacate the valley. Eventually, most of the Utes moved away, died or simply failed to multiply, so some of the sellers eventually returned to the valley. Most of them lived on their farms rather than locate close to the brick meetinghouse (now a granary) built on the town site. Some years later, in about 2007, a new church meeting house was built to serve the community.
CHESTER
Soon after homesteading fever hit Sanpete in 1870, polygamists and other farmers from Mt. Pleasant, Moroni and Spring City spread out onto the meadows along the bottomlands of Oak and Canal Creeks below Spring City. Despite their dispersion, they formed a ward in 1877 named Chester, shortened by the Post Office from the “Chesterfield” proposed by David Candland who had immigrated from Chesterfield, England. We must forgive Candland’s lack of originality. He was only trying to improve the image of the hamlet from its original name: The Bottoms. A meetinghouse, a school, an Allred store and a few houses soon sprang up close to the crossroads at the center of town.
WALES
The small mining town of Wales was named for the country of the immigrants who were sent there by Brigham Young in 1859 to mine the “rock that burns.” An Indian named Tabiyuna, a prominent Ute, had showed Young a small sample. Young knew it was coal and asked if any of his group knew how to mine the coal. The immigrants were sent to the west side hills to set up mines. The community’s original name was Coal Bed, but it was changed to Wales in 1869. There once was a railroad depot, and it was an important and busy mining center. The mines and town were abandoned when more productive mines were discovered in Scofield. Many of the present residents are descendants of the original miners. A four-wheel drive road up Wales Canyon leads to open meadows on the top and a dirt road travels down the other side to Chicken Creek Campground and into Levan.
MILBURN
Milburn occupies a picturesque cove barely visible from the U.S. 89 scenic overlook near Hilltop. Platted in 1886 on a rocky slope watered by Dry Creek, it was organized as a ward in 1896. The fair number of sawmills already built in canyons above it sparked the choice of name. Families began homesteading this herd ground of Fairview as early as 1876, so a majority of Milburners never lived in the town itself, which was loosely clustered around a school, church and stone store/dance hall whose walls still stand. When Dry Creek turned wet and wiped out the town in 1903, the population spread out even more. Eventually, so many moved away that the church dissolved the ward and transferred the last 33 members to Fairview in 1961.
FREEDOM
Freedom was settled in 1875 under the name of Draper, which was the name of the families who settled there. The settlement was located along Current Creek south of Fountain Green and north of Wales. In 1877, the Drapers and other families formed a ward which was renamed Freedom and lasted until 1881. The arrival of the Martin Van Buren Taylor family eventually required the creation of a new ward in 1897 which lasted until 1926. The orchards, the best in Sanpete, and the Meadow View Creamery kept the small community going. Freedom is the gateway to beautiful Maple Canyon.
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CENTERFIELD
Centerfield was first known as Skin Town. It seems that in about 1880, a new method for tanning cowhides was discovered and implemented in New York. At the same time, Sanpete suffered a terrible winter with such deep snow that many cattle couldn’t find enough forage and died. In order to keep their operations from being a total loss, the ranchers skinned the cows, used the new tanning method on the hides and hung them out on their fences to dry. The fact that all the fences were draped with cow hides led to the name “Skin Town.” It was also called South Gunnison or Twin Town. When the town was incorporated in 1907, the residents chose the more dignified name of Centerfield because of the community’s central location. Centerfield is an 1860s offshoot of Gunnison that evolved two miles south on US 89. Gunnison Field or Gunnison South was a natural site for farmers who worked small “squatters rights” plots of about five acres with oxen and hand plows. After the Indian troubles subsided, log and adobe houses began to appear. A late 1876 petition to “build a school convenient to our location” was an early sign of independence from the mother colony. In 1882, a log cabin was built to serve as school, church and social hall. The 1886-87 church was built of stone and a front tower was added in 1897. Community spirit was strong by that time, and Canute Peterson chose a committee of four who named the place for its location in the fields between Gunnison and Axtell.
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AXTELL
Axtell was settled about 1874 by John Bosshardt, who raised the first barley and alfalfa; Lars Fjeldsted, who ran a co-op herd of sheep; and Axel Finarsen, a Danish bachelor. The town spread out on an east-west axis along Willow Creek, which was the area’s name until the arrival of the railroad and post office in 1891. The place has an expansive open flavor reminiscent of the Midwest with irrigated grains and alfalfa sweeping eastward to the foothills of the Wasatch Plateau. Farms and houses are dispersed, as are Axtell’s “central places,” notably the post office and the ward house. Thus, it differs from the typical Mormon village settlement plan. Axtellers have a keen appreciation of their “peace and quiet” and a sense of “in between” stemming from their county border location. Notable sites include historic and contemporary salt mines in the foothills to the east and west. Willow Creek Reservoir, a haven for wildlife, is about 5.5 miles east of town behind the foothills, and a graded road continues to the Skyline Drive near 10,984 foot Musinia Peak.
FAYETTE
Fayette was settled by five families from Springville who arrived by ox team on April 8, 1861. After finding Hog Wallow (Gunnison) too crowded, they backtracked five miles to establish Warm Creek. Three families soon left, but the Joseph Bartholomew and James Mellor families stuck it out and descendants remain today. One pioneer described the site as a lush meadow paradise abounding in wildlife. Chief Arapeen extracted two fat oxen for ceding the life-giving spring and some calves for the meadowlands. Willow-covered dugouts and wagon boxes
first provided shelter, followed by log cabins and later houses of local stone and brick. Retreats were common and log buildings were moved inside the Gunnison fort during the Blackhawk War of the 1860s. Apostle Orson Hyde urged the name change to Fayette for the New York town where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized.
FAIRVIEW
Founded in 1859, the town’s high elevation provided a fair enough view of the valley to inspire the choice of name in 1864. The first settlers from Mt. Pleasant had named the site North Bend. Fairview became the center of a wealthy agricultural district which in 1900 supported four general stores, one furniture store, one harness shop, two hotels, one butcher shop, a planing mill, half a dozen steam sawmills situated at different points in the mountains, good public schools and a great number of comfortable homes. The town is home to the Fairview Museum of History and Art, which is full of historical data, artifacts, pictures and artwork, and a full-scale replica of a nearly fully intact Columbian mammoth that was unearthed on the nearby Wasatch Plateau in 1988 during excavation of Huntington Reservoir. The quality of the find, plus the altitude at which it was found, make this mammoth unique. Fairview Canyon is a great place to ride ATVs and mountain bikes as well as to fish, hunt, horseback ride, camp, snowkite and snowmobile. Fairview is the gateway to the famous Skyline Drive, a 75-mile scenic 4x4 mountain road that offers hundreds of miles of outdoor recreational opportunities. Numerous trout-filled ponds, lakes and streams can be
found along the Skyline Drive. Huntington Reservoir boasts a large tiger trout population. The Huntington-Eccles Scenic Byway also begins in Fairview. The drive heads east up the canyon on Highway 31 through the Manti La-Sal National Forest.
SPRING CITY
In 1852, James Allred and his sons were sent from Manti to settle in Canal Creek. With so many Allreds in the area, it isn’t surprising that the first name was Allred Settlement. With the outbreak of the ~` War hostilities in July of 1853, Hambleton settlers on Pleasant Creek retreated to the Allred Settlement and pleas for reinforcements brought 50 Danish families via Salt Lake. The village was sacked, and settlers removed to Manti and soon helped establish Fort Ephraim. When they finally returned in 1859, the agreed on the name Spring City. It’s an appropriate name, since the spring in the center of town always runs. The city is on the National Register of Historic Places. Spring City was highlighted on Forbes. com’s list of America’s Prettiest Towns in 2010.
FOUNTAIN GREEN
Fountain Green is just east of Salt Creek Canyon and east of Nephi. It began as a popular campground for Salt Creek and San Pitch travelers during the 1850’s before the Johnsons and other families from Santaquin in Utah Valley settled it. Lying just below the Divide and Mt. Nebo, it had a green fountain named “Big Springs,” which was second to no other spring in the Sanpete Valley. In 1849, as groups of Mormon colonists began to immigrate to the fertile Sanpete Valley, many of them camped at a verdant location in the northwestern end of the valley known as
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Uintah Springs. A decade later, George W. Johnson, Santaquin, was granted permission to establish a permanent settlement on the popular campgrounds. In July 1859, Albert Petty surveyed a town site, laying out 20 blocks of about 4.5 acres each. Other pioneers soon joined the Johnson family, building log homes and, in 1860, a multipurpose log meetinghouse. In the same year, an irrigation channel was plowed to a canyon in the San Pitch Mountains just west of town, and the growth of Fountain Green was well under way. Fountain Green’s name is still a fitting description of the lush, green hillside village abundantly watered by what is now called Big Springs and Silver Creek, which it forms. Artesian wells and, later, pumped water provided an ample water supply, allowing the development of agriculture and stock raising, the staple industries of the town from 1860 to the present. In 1865, a sawmill was constructed, followed in 1866 by an adobe meetinghouse and, in 1867, a flour mill. Due to hostilities and one death during the Black Hawk War of 1865-67, a rock fort was erected in 1866. After peace was made with the San Pitch Indians, growth and progress continued unhindered and major crops of wheat, oats and potatoes were harvested. Although Fountain Green was the first Sanpete community to receive the railroad in the 1880s, it did not take full advantage of this opportunity, being the only major town in the region to drop in population between 1880 and 1890. Experiencing less fluctuation in size than most other Sanpete villages, Fountain Green reached its zenith of about 1,150 people in 1920, about twice its size of 578 in 1980. Its current population is estimated at just under 1,000. Fountain Green’s flourishing in the early 20th century, during which time it was considered the “richest town” in the
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county, was due mostly to its successful wool-growing industry. Expanding from a cooperatively owned herd of Spanish Merino sheep in the 1880s, sheep growers greatly enhanced their profits after upgrading their herds with high-wool-producing Rambouillet stock. In 1902, 40,850 sheep were owned by 26 growers for an average of 1,571 head of sheep each, although some owned far more than others. The Fountain Green Woolgrowers Association was founded in 1908 and became the dominant group in town, with the possible exception of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members they shared in common. The association created the nationally famous Jericho Pool of 100,000 sheep, giving Fountain Green its nickname of “Wool City.” A celebration known as the “City of Lambs Days” is still held annually, although the sheep industry has diminished in importance over the years. In 1987, 47 percent of the farms in northwest Sanpete County raised turkeys, while only 26 percent produced sheep, revealing the economic shift from Fountain Green to Moroni, the center of the county’s turkey industry.
GUNNISON
The establishment of Gunnison in 1862 resulted from the resettlement and merging of two earlier communities, each built in 1859 along the lower San Pitch River in upper Gunnison Valley. A group of settlers from Sanpete County had started a village on the south bank of the river at Chalk Hill Point about two miles east of the eventual town. At about the same time, a group of colonists from Springville and other places formed a settlement about three miles west of Chalk Hill. They called
the place Kearns Camp after their leader, Mormon Bishop H.H. Kearns. Simple houses were erected at each location with the intention of creating permanent communities. The impetus for settlement in the area had come from Brigham Young after his tour from Manti to the Sevier Valley and the southern colonies in May 1850. During a return visit in 1862, Young saw the limitations of the swampy area, which was termed “too muddy for a hog’s wallow.” He advised the people to move up to the bench area, where a new town was built. The town was named in honor of government explorer Captain John Gunnison, who was killed with six of his men by Indians while in the Sevier Valley area in 1853. Edward Fox surveyed the town site in rectangular 8-acre blocks and James Mellet erected the first house as the pioneers dismantled and carted their earlier structures to the new site in late 1862. They were now a long distance from water, so the first public task was to dig a ditch from the river to the bench-top town. Early settlement efforts were hampered by difficulties with Indians during the Black Hawk War. Although a few settlers died in skirmishes, an unexpected benefit occurred in April 1867 when some of the people evacuated from the Sevier County colonies relocated permanently to Gunnison. Construction was facilitated after 1863 by the construction of a vertical “pit-saw” sawmill, which was followed soon after by a horse-powered circular sawmill. A blacksmith shop was started in 1867 by Lorentz Dastrup. Early structures were erected by stone mason Christ Tollestrup, adobe craftsmen Eric Larsen and Harmon Christensen, and carpenter William Christensen. Concurrent with town building was the commencement of farming. A committee divided up the land, drew up rules and distributed the land to settlers. The first irrigation system was improved and expanded throughout the valley. Irrigation companies were founded and dams, reservoirs and canals were built. The society of Mormon pioneers was formally organized with Joseph S. Horne being sent from Salt Lake City to serve as bishop in 1868. Young and progressive, he directed the creation of a cooperative store, the opening of a rock salt mine and the formation of the Farmers’, Gardeners’ and Foresters’ clubs. Like that of the other villages in Sanpete County, Gunnison’s survival has depended on sustaining an agrarian economy. In the 19th century, irrigation brought vegetable crops and sugar beets. The success of sugar as an export crop led to the construction of a sugar beet factory in the valley. Grain crops, alfalfa and truck farming, together with dairy products, turkeys, sheep and, especially, beef cattle, kept the city viable in the 20th century. With the coming of the railroad, Gunnison’s fortunes prospered and the city’s population more than doubled in the decade ending in 1900. As it grew, Gunnison developed as the commercial center of the valley, featuring flour and feed mills, a co-op store, general and specialty stores and the Gunnison Valley Bank. Religious, civic and educational facilities were built as the city expanded, including several impressive Mormon and Presbyterian structures in the mid-1880s, a dance hall in 1896 and a new city hall and rock school in 1899. The telegraph arrived in 1882 and Gunnison officially became a town in 1893. The turn of the century brought the first telephone to town, and in 1910 a new water system was installed and the first power plant was built. By 1921, Gunnison and the surrounding environs had grown
sufficiently to build a separate high school, a one-story brick facility erected on the east side of Main Street between the south of town and nearby Centerfield. The second half of the 20th century ushered in similar improvements, including a new state prison facility built north of town.
MANTI CITY
The oldest town in Sanpete County is Manti. Brigham Young sent the first settlers to Manti after he received an invitation by Ute Chief Walkara to send people down to the San Pitch area to teach the Utes how to farm. The original company of 50 pioneer families arrived in the winter of 1849. The pioneers, whose first camp was established on what is now Temple Hill, spent their first winter enduring hardships of scant food and clothing, hostile Indians and makeshift housing. Settlers were forced to use wagons and dugouts for protection against the severe cold and the 700 Indians camped about a mile away. About half of their cattle froze to death and they were unable to get more food and supplies from Salt Lake City. Winter was not the only problem. As spring approached, the ground thawed and the pioneers were faced with hundreds of rattlesnakes. Miraculously not one of the settlers died from snakebite. Isaac Morley, the leader of this pioneer group was given the honor of naming the town. He suggested “Manti” as a good name, and so the name was adopted. Manti is a town mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
MAYFIELD
After Manti was settled, the land to the south was surveyed and canyons along the mountains were called Six Mile, Nine-Mile and Twelve-Mile canyons, named for their relative distances from the Manti Temple. The land at the mouth of Twelve-Mile Canyon had been an Indian Farm reservation known as Arrapine Valley or Arropeen, named for a brother of Chief Wakara. Mads Sorenson, Carl Olsen and Simon Hansen scouted the site on a logging foray in 1870. The next spring, they cut meadow hay, built cabins and began water division. Other families joined them by 1873 and they formed a United Order Cooperative Society on the north bank of the creek. The settlement was named Mayfield because of the beauty Mother Nature so lavishly displayed in the month of May. Early in the spring of 1875, 21 families moved from Ephraim and settled on the south side of the creek. They called this new settlement “New London.” The two settlements combined under the name of Mayfield when the first ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on July 4, 1877. The first house in Mayfield was built by M.P. Sorensen in
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1873. Other early settlers were Simon Hansen, Christian Hansen, Hans Tuft and C.A. Madsen. Twenty families from Ephraim joined the colony in 1875 and John Williams opened the first store. In 1875, the settlement was increased by the addition of 20 families from Ephraim and a town started. The first store was opened that year in a tent and was owned by John Williams, who later sold it to the people and the business was incorporated as the Mayfield Co-op. The affairs were operated for some years under the wise management of Ole C. Olsen, president of the company, and later by Joseph Christiansen. In 1894, the company sold out, and in a history of Sanpete County published in 1898, the store was then owned by Henry Jensen “who operates a north and south branch, and does a good business.” At that time (1898) there were three stores, the third owned by O.C. Larsen; two blacksmith shops, owned by Arthur H. Campbell and Jorgeu Knudsen; a fine 40-barrel roller mill, owned by the Willardson family; three well-conducted district schools, under able instructors; a Relief Society hall used for amusements and religious services; and a ward of the Latter-day Saints under the wise counsel of Bishop Parley Christiansen. The population consisted of farmers and stock raisers and numbered probably 800 people “noted for their honesty, industry and enterprise in conquering the desert and building magnificent homes in this mountain vale.”
MORONI
Moroni was founded by George Washington Bradley in 1859 and was settled by families from Nephi, but it had a real identity crisis. It went through the names Sanpitch, Mego, Little Rome and Duck Springs before Sanpete’s first probate
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judge named it Moroni after a Nephite Prophet in The Book of Mormon. Moroni sits midway between Nephi and Manti on the most pronounced “North Bend” of the San Pitch River. Families from Nephi moved there early in 1859. High water in 1862 forced the town’s founders to move away from the river site and spread north over the rolling hills, a setting best seen when approaching Moroni from the south. For water, they tapped the San Pitch farther east with an intricate and expensive system of canals and ditches that stretched from Mt. Pleasant to Fountain Green’s south fields. Reaching out in all directions, the city was big enough by 1891 to support an “opera house” that seated 1,000 persons. That opera house has been renovated and used regularly today.
STERLING
Sterling was originally named Pettyville. The town was surveyed by James Snow in 1881 after securing rights to former Indian reservation land from the government. Most of the Pettyville settlers moved to this higher bench above Six Mile Creek, six miles south of Manti, and the main road was eventually rerouted to service them. Scandinavian-style stone mileage markers once signed the old route along the San Pitch. Teacher Gus Clark won the then considerable sum of $5 in a contest to name the place. One sore loser was so vexed that he slugged Clark, tarnishing the town’s “sterling” reputation. A quiet village with several pioneer adobe houses, the place still maintains a small store that, along with a warehouse, functions as a community center. Sterling is the gateway to Palisade State Park and Six-Mile Canyon, which leads to the top of Skyline Drive.
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