PIONEERING YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
Official Newsletter of the
National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
September 2009, Volume 5, Number 9
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As the summer begins to draw to a close, I’ve been impressed with the activities of the various SUP chapters so far this year. Unfortunately, we as an Executive Committee are unable to visit all the chapters, so the Trail Marker newsletter is what we rely on to see what’s happening throughout the organization. We hope you are using the Trail Marker to get ideas for chapter meetings as well as being a contributor.
Now is the time to consider selecting a chapter president-elect for 2010. He, along with other members of your chapter board, is strongly encouraged to attend the 2009 Leadership Training at our upcoming 2009 National Convention in Ogden. Why attend? You can learn from our national and local leaders as well as share your ideas with others. Each has experiences to share. It would be to the advantage of each chapter to have someone attend the group training for each of the subject areas which will be presented. A copy of the Leadership agenda is attached to this Trail Marker. There is no charge for attending the Leadership training on Thursday, Sept. 17th.
My wife and I have really enjoyed the National Conventions and always look forward to them. Not only are the programs and treks (bus tours) inspiring, but new friendships are developed. It is one of the highlights of the year.
I’m not sure what it is, but there is a special spirit among the SUP members, especially among those who share in promoting the mission of the SUP among members of their chapters. The service rendered in each of the chapters is unique. The act of preserving pioneer heritage expresses concern for a significant and praiseworthy cause, a cause in which, unfortunately, very few participate.
Each of you is an important link to your grandparents who may have related pioneer stories to you. You are also an important link to your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Think of that for a moment. You, your parents and your grandparents – that’s 3 generations. Then you’re children, grandchildren and your great grandchildren – that’s 3 more generations. You are a vital link in a six generation lineal relationship, thus connecting the past to the present and the future. It’s hard to escape from family relationships! If not already, you can become a prominent, nearly irreplaceable generational link, to pass on and preserve your pioneer heritage. What are you doing to pass on your pioneer heritage? May I Strongly recommend that you involve your descendants in some of the activities of the SUP.? We need them as much as we need you in SUP.
Thanks for all the service rendered by you and your chapter members to preserve the heritage of the pioneers.
Roger C. Flick
2009 National President
rogerflick@comcast.net
NATIONAL NEWS
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2009 NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Ogden Pioneer Chapter is ready to show their outstanding hospitality as they host the Annual Convention, September 17, 18 and 19. The Ogden Marriott Hotel is a beautiful facility as headquarters and the center for many of the planned activities. All members are invited and encouraged to attend the Thursday Leadership Training Session from 2-5 p.m. (see agenda on page 13). You are assured of an interesting and informative opportunity to exchange ideas for successful chapters.
Two outstanding tours are planned for Friday following the National Board meeting. Saturday morning is the business meeting with the highlight being the election of the President Elect for 2010 (see flier on pages 11-12 for details.
We hope you will be part of a record Convention attendance.
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR PRESIDENT ELECT 2010
The National Nominating Committee has announced two outstanding candidates. Larry LaMar Adams – A member of the Maple Mountain Chapter and is currently serving as Area Vice President, Area 10. He holds a B.S. in Math and Science, a Masters in Education Administration and a PhD in Educational Research and Ancient Scripture. He has taught at the high school level and 35 years in three different Universities. He has been involved in administration at the University level and the Boy Scouts of America. He is one of the original authors of the BSA Varsity Scout program. He has authored numerous papers and books on a wide spectrum. Adams’ wife passed away in 2005 and he has since devoted most of his time as a temple worker and a devoted member of SUP where he assisted in establishing the Maple Mountain Chapter and served as its President in 2008. LaMar resides in Spanish Fork, Utah. For more complete biography, see enclosure in Convention packet.
Michael J. Bennett – Currently serving as Chapter President of the Mills Chapter. He holds B.S. and Masters degrees in Marketing and Retailing. He has 23 years as a buyer and Merchandising Manager in various stores throughout the U.S. including 12 years with Z.C.M.I. He has 31 years (and counting) acting experience in films, professional theatre, one-man shows, narrations, voice-overs and commercials. He had 2 years of military experience in the Army (Korea). He has served two missions and held numerous callings in the Church including Branch President (2) and Choir Director. Michael and his wife reside in Salt Lake City. For more complete biography, see enclosure in Convention packet.
NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM The National Symposium is scheduled for October 10 at National Headquarters. The theme this year is the coming of the railroad to Utah and its effect on the area economically, socially and on the Church in particular. Some outstanding authorities will enlighten us. Dinner will follow. Plan now to attend.
CHAPTER NEWS
By Louis Pickett: louwill@utahbroadband.com
CENTERVILLE (Centerville, Utah) The chapter held a very interesting trek earlier this summer to the Western Desert and those who attended were pleased to learn about that area of Utah. Both the interesting sites and the associations were agreeable to those who participated. The Davis/Centerville DUP Company has received a Utah State Museum Grant of $1,000 to help in the replacement of a woven rag rug in the DUP Cabin. The present rug was made in 1934 by the“School of the Blind in Ogden. A rag rug weaver has been found who will make a similar rug for $2,300. The DUP is requesting donations for this project. The Centerville Chapter SUP directory is now competed and should be available shortly.
COTTON MISSION (St. George, Utah) The much anticipated summer social was held on August 18th. Each year Dean Terry and his family host this party at the “Terry Twin Springs Ranch”. Not only do they provide the wonderful setting for the party, they also provide the food. Instead of paying for the meal those who attend are asked to contribute to the chapter scholarship fund. Abe Young was the speaker and gave an interesting report on the early days of the extraction program of the church. The St. George area was part of a pilot project in which Abe was involved. As part of his message he sang some songs about old times in Dixie. Thad Stewart, a new chapter member, entertained by playing his guitar and singing western songs. The social, the meal and the program were enjoyed by all.
Hole-in-the-Rock Chapter (Escalante, Utah) The August Chapter meeting on August 21st was a“campout” (below) in a remote forest on Boulder Mountain out of Escalante. It was a great bonding time and excellent Dutch oven dinner was served. President Dale Marsh presided at a campfire business meeting and asked AVP Doug Loosle and Past National President Booth Maycock to share remarks. President Marsh discussed efforts past, present and future to improve the approach road to Hole-in-the-Rock. The chapter is also supporting the creation of a significant pioneer museum in Escalante.
HOLLADAY (Holladay, Utah) The chapter’s July meeting was held at a stake center pavilion where about eighty members and guests attended. The program and entertainment was along a patriotic theme. Mark Chamberlain provided the entertainment. The dinner was steaks cooked to order and included all the trimmings to make it a great meal. All in attendance had an enjoyable time. The chapter August activity was a trek to the International Peace Gardens. At the present time there are 27 different nations represented with gardens. Some examples are France with the Eifel Tower, Denmark with a mermaid and Switzerland with the Matterhorn. Part of the gardens are bordered by the Jordan River. The gardens are a popular site for wedding pictures and during the trek the group saw couples and their photographers at work.
HURRICANE VALLEY (Hurricane, Utah) The August 19th dinner meeting featured Lee Beatty (below left) who gave a presentation of his ancestors from a man named John Lathrop down to his own father, Don Beatty. It was interesting to learn that the family name was once“Batty” until a group of Lee’s ancestors got together and changed it. Lee’s presentation was principally on Elijah Knapp Fuller. A book has been prepared on this ancestor. (below right) Chapter members are looking forward to participating in the annual Peach Days in Hurricane. That will be reported in next month’s Trail Marker.
LEHI (Lehi, Utah) August was a very active
month for the chapter. On the 8th they traveled to
Fillmore where Reed Wade directed a tour. A
local citizen named Darlene Mundy took the
group to Chalk Creek Canyon where she pointed
out ancient writings and told the history of a cave
and the writings. From there the group was taken
to the “Hot Springs” (right). This is
a large deep pool of clear hot water said to be
about the temperature of water in a hot tub. By
traveling further west the group saw very large
areas of lava flow where deep craters had formed
with caves or lave-tubes. The tour continued on to
Flowell where on a short trail off the main road
they found ice caves (below left). These caves
have diminished into large holes but when
entered, the temperature drops to freezing and ice
and frost was seen. The group was very 
impressed
with the various phenomena of nature which was
experienced in Millard County. (pictures) A
second trek was taken on the 22nd as
chapter members met at the Tibble Creek
Reservoir with ATV’s ready for a tour in the
beautiful American Fork canyon. At key
locations on the trek they were led in discussions
by renowned geologist and historian, George H.
Hansen. He gave them historical and geological
history of the area. Trek master, Dee Fowler
hosted the group at his beautiful mountain home
and Carl Mellor and his daughter Diane provided
the delicious lunch. The trek followed a little
known road to the top of Miller Hill where the
grave of George Tyng is located. Mr. Tyng was
an adventurer during his life and in later years
owned mines on this hill. On January 19, 1909, in
his 73rd year, an avalanche smashed through his
lean-to and killed him. As requested in his will he
was buried on Miller Hill. The altitude at his
grave site is about 9,430 feet. (below left) The chapter
held a third activity as they
met on the 24th at the home of Emo and Carolyn
Player for a tour of their collections of historic
memorabilia (below right). They have many
items that are rare outside of a museum. Many of
the items are minute replicas of bygone days
including gas pumps that needed hand pumping to
fill a glass receptacle to be gravity fed into the
vehicle gas tank. They also have wood and coal
burning stoves restored to mint condition. Seeing
his collection brought back many memories of the
past for the group.
LITTLE SALT LAKE (Parowan, Utah) The Five Mile Picnic area was the site for this year’s summer picnic. The program was in two parts. First the candidates for Parowan City mayor were each given five minutes to make a campaign speech. Jim Shurtleff then entertained the group by reciting cowboy poetry. The Master of Ceremonies for the affair was President-Elect Lloyd Benson.
MAPLE MOUINTAIN (Mapleton, Utah) The
chapter encouraged members to attend the local
Pioneer Day parade. Board members and relatives
rode in a covered wagon (right)
which was provided and driven by Lee Nelson.
The order of participants in the parade was similar
to that of the “Days of 47”parade in Salt Lake
City. The SUP entry was second in line following
the mayor. The chapter August dinner meeting
featured Graig and Grant Taylor as speakers.
These brothers are very much involved in the“Hole in the Rock Association” and were
enjoyed as the guides for the National S.U.P. trek
in June.
MILLS (Southeast Salt Lake City, Utah) July was a busy month for the chapter. The chapter picnic was well attended with about 55 members and spouses. The spare rib and corn on the cob meal was catered and the entertainment was by the four-member “Ridin’ The Fault Line” country band. The band presented a traditional country musical program that was suggestive of our pioneer heritage. During July a trek was taken to Antelope Island. Those who attended reported that the center and the roads have been upgraded. The group saw about 100 head of buffalo and was told that the total herd is maintained at about 500. They were informed that there are also Rocky Mountain sheep on the island. As a service project several members of the chapter served as volunteers at this year’s Family Fun day at the This is the Place Heritage Park. The program for the August meeting was presented by Kenneth Mays. His topic was entitled “A Tour of the Historical Sites of the Church” He is a faculty member of the U of U Institute of Religion. He has traveled extensively to the church history sites and has contributed over 1700 images to the Religious Education Image Archive collection.
SALT LAKE CITY (Salt Lake City, Utah) A very successful trek was taken by the chapter on August 13th. A rented bus was filled with enthusiastic participants who first spent time at the Festival of the American West which is located in the south-west part of Cache Valley. At the “Festival” the group saw and heard about the life style, the steps taken to survive, the skills developed, etc. by the early pioneers. Their implements used to farm and to build their houses, etc. were very rudimentary. Many at first lived in dug out homes and later built houses of logs and adobe. The group learned of the importance of blacksmithing skills, as the pioneers used that skill to make their implements, tools and many other things, utilizing any scrap iron they could find. Following this stop the trek moved on to Clarkston, Utah to attend the Martin Harris Pageant. Prior to the start of the pageant a local resident who is a descendent of Martin Harris spoke about Martin’s life before and after Joseph Smith. The pageant has been revised and improved and was very much enjoyed.
SETTLEMENT CANYION (Tooele, Utah) Over 90 people attended the chapter’s July dinner meeting. At that meeting George McKellar presented a “Modern Pioneer” award to Jim Bevan. In doing so George recounted numerous examples of devoted service Jim has given to the SUP and particularly to the Pioneer Museum. The program for the August meeting was given by Joe and Maureen Brandon who went on the National S.U.P. sponsored “Hole in the Rock” trek. Some of the highlights of that trip were reported in the July Trail Maker. The chapter reports that there are ten museums in Tooele County as follows: 1) Benson Gristmill, 2) Donner-Reed Museum, 3) Miller Motor Sports Park Museum, 4) Ophir Historic District, 5) Oquirrh Mountain Mining Museum, 6) Stockton DUP Museum, 7) Tooele Pioneer Museum complex, 8) Tooele Valley Railroad Museum, 9) Utah State Firefighters Museum and Memorial, 10) Wendover Airbase Museum. Perhaps some chapters would consider a trek to see some of these.
SEVIER VALLEY (Richfield, Utah) The
Fairview and Mt. Pleasant Museums were the
sites of the July chapter trek. The history of these
museums was given at the previous dinner
meetings so those attending had a good idea of
what to expect on the tour. The group was
impressed with the quality of the exhibits
including the Columbian Mammoth, Sculptures
by the world renowned artist Dr. Avard T.
Fairbanks and the collections of hand carved
historical coaches and carriages.
Approximately 90 chapter members and guests
were treated to a Dutch oven dinner at the Monroe
Senior Center on August 20th. After the dinner
they enjoyed a slide presentation (right) of the
reconstruction of the Saw Mill Road built on
Monroe
Mountain in
1916. This was
paramount to the
development of
what the pioneers
had started in the
Sevier Valley.
The monument
and marker were
then dedicated by
Clifford Olsen of
Loa. AVP Doug
Loosle and Past
National
President Booth Maycock and wives were special
guests.
TAYLORSVILLE – BENNION (Taylorsville, Utah) The activity for August was a trek to the“This is the Place Heritage Park”. The tour began with instructions and a map given by a staff person from the park visitor center. The group rode on the train to get around in the park. They visited many of the homes and shops including the Smoot Hall, Brigham Young farmhouse, Heber C. Kimball Home, ZCMI, Huntsman Hotel, Mary Fielding Smith home and the new Native American exhibit. Volunteers at these locations were dressed in period costumes. After the tour of the park the group gathered in the Relief Society Hall where they enjoyed sack lunches, shared history and each other’s treats. The tour ended after a visit to the “This is the Place Monument”
TEMPLE FORK (Logan, Utah) A recent meeting of the chapter featured a power point presentation by Dr. Cheryll May. She is currently the Head Curator at the BYU Museum of Art. Her presentation concerned two remarkable women: the paintings of Minerva Teichert and the writings of Juanita Brooks. Both of these brilliant, talented women, from the mid-20th Century, had a big impact on the people of their era. Cheryll enumerated many similarities of the lives of these two women and also noted some of their differences. Eric Campbell was recognized posthumously by the chapter as a Modern Pioneer. Eric had a passion for science and was recognized in public schools and at the USU for his work. While still in college he established a business where he designed, developed and sold scientific instruments. A few years later he cofounded Campbell Instruments. The products of the company are used worldwide and are known for their versatility, precision and dependability. This summer the chapter participated in two treks. The first one was to Salt Lake City to tour the roof top gardens of the Conference center. LaMar Anderson was the tour guide who gave of his wealth of knowledge of the plants, soil, etc. that are on the roof. The trip to Salt Lake was unique in that the group drove to Ogden then took the Frontrunner the rest of the way. The second trek was held on August 15th and involved a trip to the Golden Spike National Monument. They saw the video about the construction of the railroad, the reenactment of the driving of the golden spike, and the arrival of the replicas of the two steam engines.
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY (Rexburg,
Idaho) At the June dinner meeting Dee Risenmay
gave a brief report on the Hole-in-the-rock trek
which was the 2009 national SUP trek. Then
Harvey Jackman introduced Carlene Grover,
Ron Gibb and Doug Coles each of whom gave
short presentations about pioneer ancestors.
Carlene told about Mary Hurren, a handcart
pioneer who settled in Brigham City, Utah, had
thirteen children and was left to provide alone
when her husband and his second wife moved to
Canada. Ron told of an Armenian ancestor, John
O’Rullian, who joined the church and lived for a
time in Syria. Doug gave an account of David D.
Prophet who helped settle the area of Bone,
Idaho, and who was known for his 
carefully
constructed haystacks.
On July 24th the chapter sponsored children’s
activities which were held at a stake center
grounds. These activities preceded a fireside
program. The
activities included: handcart
pulling,
(above right) rope
jumping,
sack racing
(left) and
other games. Max Brown, assisted by several
youth conducted these activities. The fireside was
well attended and featured Lori Woodland who
shared events from
the life of Emma
Smith. Lori gave a
power point
presentation which
included a brief
overview of Emma’s
life. She has written a
book on Emma Smith
in which she recounts
Emma’s many moves,
her charitable acts, her suffering because of loss
of children, her response to polygamy and her
later marriage to Lewis Bidamon.
2009 Medallions
Golden Spike
Also 2008 Headquarters
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CLICK HERE to see the brochure for the SUP 2009 NATIONAL CONVENTION
SUP Leadership Training
2009 National Ogden Convention
Ogden Tabernacle, 350 22nd St, Ogden, Utah
September 17, Thursday
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ALL MEMBERS of Sons of Utah Pioneers are encouraged to attend.
Agenda
Welcome………………………………………………… Dil Strasser - National President Elect
Song……………………………………………………………..They the Builders of the Nation
Pledge of Allegiance……………….......................................................................Ariel Knowles
Invocation ……………………………………………………………………..… LaMar Adams
Opening Remarks………………………………………………………President Roger C. Flick
Introduction of Program Directors and Area Vice President…………………... Booth Maycock
1. National Convention 2009 – Morris Sterrett, Convention Chair
2. General Items of Discussion……………………………………………..… Roger C. Flick
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Mission of Sons of Utah Pioneers
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Organizational Structure of SUP
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Future of Policies & Procedures Handbook, Job Descriptions, etc.
3. Trail Marker …………………………………………………………….…Booth Maycock
4. Pioneer Magazine…………………………………………………………...…….Kent Lott
5. National Convention for 2010, St. George, Utah
Refreshment BREAK
3:15 – 4:45 GROUP TRAINING
Group 1: Area Vice Presidents, Chapter Presidents, Chapter Presidents-Elect, Immediate Past Presidents (Strasser)
Group 2: Membership, Public Relations/Communication, Treks, and Monthly Program Chairs (Maycock, Bond, Risenmay, Madsen)
Group 3: Pioneer Heritage, Pioneer magazine, Website, Trail Marker (Flick, Taylor, Belliston, Lott and Pickett)
Group 4: Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, Chapter Awards Program (Van Leuven)
Group 5: Modern Pioneers, Scholarship, Educational Programs (Knowles)
Group 6: Historical Monuments and Markers (Radmall/Haycock)
4:45 PM Closing Discussions – meet together
Benediction……………………………………..………Louis Pickett, Past National President
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