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( I was looking for a list of holidays that are celebrated in the United States Of America and look what I found. Who would have thought. Among other obscure holidays. Well – this begs the question. Do we parents get the day off? Or maybe, Do we dare take the day off.)

Quick Facts
Parents’ Day is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Sunday of July each year to recognize and promote parenting as a crucial part of families and the wider community.
Parents’ Day 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Parents’ Day 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Parental figures in the United States receive the recognition for the role they play in their children’s lives on Parents’ Day. The day aims to promote responsible parenting and to recognize positive parental role models. It celebrates the special bonds of love between parental figures and their children.

Parents’ Day in the USA recognizes that responsible parenting is important in a family.
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What do people do?

Parents’ Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday each year. Citizens, organizations, and federal, state, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Parents’ Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts to recognize, uplift and support the role of parents in bringing up their children.

The Parents’ Day Council plays an active role in celebrating and promoting Parents’ Day through a range of events and activities. For example, the council honors “Parents of the Year” at local, state and national levels. Those who have been nominated or selected are people who exemplify the standard and ideal of positive parenthood. Exemplary parents from each state are nominated for “National Parents of the Year”.

Parents’ Day is a popular time for people to send cards and gifts, including flowers, cakes and food hampers, to those who play an important role as a positive parental figure in their lives. It is also a time for families to come together for lunches or dinners. Special tributes to parental figures who are seen as role models are made through local announcements, at church services, or at local community events. Parents’ Day proclamations and rallies have been held in recent times and involved organizations such as the United Civil Rights Councils of America.

Public life
Parents’ Day is a national observance but it is not a public holiday in the United States.
Background

Parents’ Day promotes the message that the role of the parent is important in human development, which requires investment, focus, and commitment. In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed into law a resolution adopted by the US Congress to establish the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents’ Day. This day is similar to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. According to the Congressional Resolution, Parents’ Day is established for “recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children” (cited in the National Parents’ Day Council website).

Symbols
Images of people engaged in active learning activities with their children are often used in photos, posters, paintings, stickers and sketches to promote Parents’ Day. Images of flowers are also used to promote the day. The messages that organizations try to portray through these images are that: commitment is a core family value; parental responsibilities are important to children’s growth and development; and that unconditional love is needed for a strong bond between parental figures and their children. Parental figures include biological, foster or step-parents.

Other holidays in July 2010 in United States
• International Day of Cooperatives (Saturday, July 3, 2010)
• Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, 2010)
• Independence Day (Monday, July 5, 2010)
• Isra and Mi’raj (Friday, July 9, 2010)
• World Population Day (Sunday, July 11, 2010)
• Nelson Mandela Day (Sunday, July 18, 2010)
• Tisha B’Av (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)
• Pioneer Day (Friday, July 23, 2010)
• Pioneer Day (Saturday, July 24, 2010)

Utah Pioneer day July 24, 2010
Fri, Jul 23, 2010, Pioneer Day observed, State holiday, UT. Sat, Jul 24, 2010, Pioneer Day, State holiday, UT. Sun, Jul 24, 2011, Pioneer Day, State holiday …
In Utah, Pioneer Day on July 24 outshines the Fourth of July and makes Christmas seem like a blip on the calendar. It marks the day in 1847 when Brigham Young led his Mormon followers into what is now Salt Lake City and declared, “This is the spot.” But you don’t have to be a Mormon, a Utahan, or even a Westerner to celebrate the spirit that carried these men, women and children across the continent.

Read more: How to Celebrate Pioneer Day | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_10198_celebrate-pioneer-day.html#ixzz0tgyZ8NQa
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Instructions
Things You’ll Need:
• Party Drinks
• Party Food
• Cowboy CDs
• Airline Tickets To Salt Lake City
1. Step 1
Visit Utah. Pioneer Day has become the focal point of a weeklong festival known variously as Days of ’47 and Covered Wagon Days. Salt Lake City stages the biggest celebrations, but throughout the state descendants of the Pioneers – along with more recent arrivals – salute the occasion with parades, rodeos, barbecues, pageants, art fairs and other festive goings-on.
2. Step 2
Read the Book of Mormon, or at least dip into it. It will give you some insight into the character of the people who left everything they knew to venture across prairies, mountains and deserts seeking their promised land.
3. Step 3
Take a long walk and think what it must have been like to travel on foot from Illinois to Utah. The idea of pioneers traveling in covered wagons originated in Hollywood film studios. In reality, those people walked every step of the way; their belongings rode in the wagons.
4. Step 4
Tell your children about the pioneers you most admire. Think not only of those who settled the West, but trailblazers of every stripe from Galileo to Alan Shepherd.
5. Step 5
Throw a western hoedown. Play cowboy music, serve up campfire cuisine and kick up your heels.
Pioneer Days Outfits – Authentic 1800s, 19th century Victorian and Western Clothes

Read more: How to Celebrate Pioneer Day | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_10198_celebrate-pioneer-day.html#ixzz0tgzBUK17

2010 Mapleton City July 24th Celebration
“Days Gone By” Schedule of Events
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION _
6:00-7:00 am Wake up Call / 5K & Fun Run Central Bank
Registration City Offices
6:30-7:00 am Patriotic Program/Flag Ceremony Mapleton Park
7:00-7:30 am Fun Run City Offices
7:30-8:45 am 5K Race Central Bank
7:00-10:00 am Breakfast Mapleton Park
$3 Adults/$2 children
7:00-9:00 am Arts and Crafts Setup Memorial Hall
8:00-9:00 am Parade Lineup Mapleton Jr. High
10:00-2:00 pm Park Activities, Entertainment, Games, Prizes, 5 New Blow ups, Sky Jumper, Rock Climbing Wall, Car Show, Race Winners Announced & Arts and Crafts
10:00-2:00 pm Lunch $2.50-$3.50, Desserts, Cold Drinks, Cotton Candy,
Snow Cones & Delicious Desserts
Dusk Fireworks Ira Allen Park
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All of the food being provided will be catered by Landmark Catering (Breakfast $3 Adults/$2 Children and Lunch will be $2.50-$3.50). Make plans now to join us at the Mapleton 24th of July Celebration in the Park. Our theme this year is “Days Gone By”. Bring your family and enjoy the festivities from early morning until past dark. Feed your family at the park, breakfast, lunch and treats. There will be 5 new Blowups, and a Rock climbing wall, as well as an exciting Skyrider for all ages. Wrist bands for an unlimited blowup pass are $5.00 each. You won’t want to miss it!!! For more information on the 24th of July Celebration events visit the Mapleton 24th of July Celebration link on the City’s website at www.mapleton.org.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul24.html

I remember growing up in Weston Idaho in the 1940’s and ‘50’s and going to the 24th of July parade and other activities. It was always a big deal. Those memories have never left me. However I have never returned so see another celebration in my home town. I can help but wonder what they are like today.

Our little town of Enterprise, Utah has a Parade and rodeo every year. The local farmers donate small foul and animals, which are turned loose in the arena. All the little children attempt to catch them and are allowed to take what they are able to catch home with them. It is a great deal of fun to watch.

My pioneer ancestors settled in Weber County, Utah and Franklin County, Idaho. My husband’s family settled in Sanpete County, Utah. Our ancestors had to endure so many trials and tribulation, in order for us to enjoy religious freedom. It pains me to think how much I owe them.

PIONEER DAY

“The first company of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, officially entered the Valley of the Great Salt Lake on 24 July 1847. For Latter-day Saints, this event has come to signal the founding of a new homeland for the purpose of establishing their earthly Zion.

Mormon pioneers first commemorated this new beginning in 1849. The celebration took place near the spot that Young had recently designated as the site of a future temple, the holiest place in Mormondom. The observance consisted of a procession, which led Brigham Young from his home to a bowery on Temple Square to which members of the nearly twenty local LDS congregations had marched earlier that morning behind their respective bishops. Under the bowery, Young presided over a devotional full of both religious reverence and zeal. The celebration ended with a thanksgiving feast for a bountiful harvest and the blessings of a merciful God.

From these obscure but auspicious beginnings, Pioneer Day (also called Covered Wagon Days, Days of `47, or simply July 24th) has grown into one of the largest regional celebrations in the United States. Salt Lake City remains the center of this observance, but the founding of a Mormon homeland is annually commemorated throughout the Mormon Culture Region and elsewhere among LDS congregations. In the words of sociologist Thomas O’Dea, Pioneer Day has become “the greatest Mormon holiday.”

As is became established as a major Mormon tradition, Pioneer Day was celebrated as a birthday, an independence day, and a thanksgiving day for Mormons, as well as a foretaste of the celebration of the Saints that would usher in the millennium at the end of time. During the celebrations, major social groups (based on age, gender, marital status, occupation, residence, and ecclesiastical or civic position) interacted in ways to ritually review the society’s vitality and solidarity. Customary activities–including parades, devotionals, sporting events, feasts, dances, excursions, and reunions–also often served to remind the Saints of the religious foundations of their group identity. The specific meanings of Pioneer Day for Mormonism can be best seen through a series of historical vignettes.

In 1857 several thousand Mormons gathered in the mountains east of Salt Lake City for the tenth anniversary of the founding of their western Zion. In the context of one of the largest and most exuberant public displays of Mormonism to date, the celebrants became aware of the approach of Johnston’s Army, which initiated the tense but essentially non-violent Utah War.

During the subsequent “federal occupation” of Utah, Pioneer Day was celebrated little, if at all. Once the tension had subsided, however, the Mormons renewed celebrating their heritage. The observance of Pioneer Day expanded as the Mormon Culture Region filled the Intermountain West. In the 1860s and 1870s this celebration reflected the self-proclaimed identity of the Latter-day Saints as “modern Israel,” chosen and lead by God to prepare the earth for the millennial reign of Christ.

In 1880 the Mormons commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the church’s formal organization. Although this event was remembered at the church’s semiannual general conference in April, its principal observance was on 24 July. Tens of thousands of Latter-day Saints in hundreds of communities participated in this jubilee, which was as enthusiastic a celebration as the Mormons had ever created.

The following years saw Mormonism face the anti-polygamy persecutions that nearly produced its demise. Pioneer Day celebrations were subdued or informal and reflected the ambivalence of this period. The 1886 celebration was particularly poignant. The tabernacle on Temple Square was draped, not as usual in colorful bunting, but in black, as for a funeral, and pioneers and church leaders who were in hiding or prison for “unlawful cohabitation” were eulogized for their devotion to the cause of Mormonism.

In contrast, for the 1897 jubilee the Mormons pulled out all the stops. They were celebrating not only the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the pioneers, but also the completion of the Salt Lake Temple, Utah statehood, and the virtual end of anti-polygamy persecutions. The spiritual and historical legacy was amply displayed and celebrated, as were the agricultural and industrial products of their efforts in their land of promise. The details and activities of the celebration reinforced Mormonism’s security about its past and confidence about its future.

In the twentieth century, Pioneer Day has increasingly reflected the cultural and religious heterogeneity of the Mormon Culture Region and of the LDS Church in general. To be sure, pioneering ideals have remained dominant in the celebrations, but the usual themes of “frontier,” “homeland,” “Zion in the tops of the mountains,” and so on have been increasingly applied metaphorically to concerns and ambitions, not exclusively of the Mormons, but of the wider societies in which Latter-day Saints live. In larger cities, especially, the celebration has become more secular, and is seen as a means of coming together and celebrating the society that has been built by Mormons and non-Mormons alike. Though to Mormons the celebration may always bring to mind the pioneers of 1847, to the society as a whole the day is one to celebrate the building of the society by “pioneers” of many eras and backgrounds.”

Steven L. Olsen”

Pioneer Day (Utah)

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Pioneer Day (also archaically called the Day of Deliverance)[1] is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah,[2] with some celebrations in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers.[3][4] It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847,[5] where the Latter-day Saints settled after being forced from Nauvoo, Illinois and other locations in the eastern United States.[6] Parades, fireworks, rodeos, and other festivities help commemorate the event.

In addition to being an official holiday in Utah, Pioneer Day is considered a special occasion by many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[7][8] On Pioneer Day, some Latter-day Saints walk portions of the Mormon Trail or reenact entering the Salt Lake Valley by handcart.[9] Latter-day Saints throughout the United States[10][11] and around the world may celebrate July 24 in remembrance of the LDS Churches’ pioneer era, with songs, dances, and pioneer related activities.[12][13]

While the holiday has strong links to the LDS Church, it is a celebration of everyone, regardless of faith and nationality, who emigrated to the Salt Lake Valley during the pioneer era, which is generally considered to have ended with the 1869 arrival of the transcontinental railroad.[14] Notable non-LDS American pioneers from this period include Bishop Daniel Tuttle, who was responsible for Utah’s first non-Mormon schools (Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s) and first public hospital (St. Mark’s) in the 1800s.[15] The Intertribal Powwow at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City honors the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the area’s American Indians, helping Utahns to gain a deeper understanding of the region’s history.[16]
The holiday generates a great deal of road traffic; Utah Department of Public Safety statistics demonstrate that Pioneer Day has the second highest holiday traffic fatality rate in Utah, with the earlier July 4 Independence Day having the highest rate.[17]
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History

The earliest precursor to Pioneer Day celebrations in Utah occurred on July 24, 1849, when the Nauvoo Brass Band lead a commemoration of the second anniversary of the Latter-day Saints entering the Salt Lake Valley.[18]

The first celebration of Pioneer Day in 1857 was interrupted with news of the approach of Johnson’s Army, heralding the beginning of the Utah War.[19] During the following occupation of the Utah Territory by federal troops, Pioneer Day was not celebrated.[20] Once President Abraham Lincoln initiated a hands-off policy on Utah in 1862 during the American Civil War[21] Pioneer Day was once again observed, and expanded into the surrounding areas as the Mormon Corridor spread throughout the Intermountain West.[20] In 1880, Latter-day Saints commemorated the Golden Jubilee of the church’s formal organization in 1830; tens of thousands of people in hundreds of communities participated in very enthusiastic festivities.[20]

In the years that followed, federal enforcement efforts of anti-polygamy laws (including the 1882 Edmunds Act) resulted in greatly subdued celebrations.[20] The 1886 commemoration was particularly notable for its mourning theme, with the Salt Lake Tabernacle decorated in black instead of the usually colorful bunting, and the eulogizing of Latter-day Saints who were in hiding or prison for polygamy offenses.[20] By 1897, the celebration included not only the 50th anniversary of the initial arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, but also the end of the polygamy issue, the completion of the Salt Lake Temple, and statehood for Utah.[20]

The centennial in 1947 and the sesquicentennial in 1997 were especially large celebrations in Utah. One writer indicated that the 1947 celebrations seemed to incorporate the entire year, with July 24 only being an apex to the events.[22]”

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Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah – DUNN
See: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pg.134 – for these three photos.
Simeon Adams Dunn
Born Aug. 7, 1803, Williamstown, Ontario
Co. (now Groveland, Livington Co.), N.Y.
Came to Utah Sept. 27, 1848, Brigham
Young Company.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851

DUNN, SIMEON ADAMS (son of Simeon Dunn and Sally Bath of Williamstown, Ontario county, now Groveland, Livingston county, N.Y.). Born Aug. 7, 1803, at Williamstown. Came to Utah Sept. 27, 1848, Brigham Young company.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Adeline Rawson July 3, 1828 (daughter of Amariah Rawson and Betsy Carpenter), who was born Nov. 27, 1811. Their children: Adeline b. June 11, 1830, m. Alpheus Haws 1845; Francis b. Dec. 5, 1831, d. 1834; Mary b. Nov. 2, 1833, m. Martin Luther Ensign; Maria b. March 3, 1836; Mosiah D. and Amariah b. Feb. 19, 1837; Betsy b. May 22, 1840, m. Alpheus P. Haws. Family home Nauvoo, Ill.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Margaret Snyder June 19, 1842, Nauvoo, Ill. (daughter of Jacob Snyder and Hannah Anderson), who was born March 12, 1812. Their children: Susanna b. May 6, 1843, m. Allen Hunsaker April 24, 1859; Simeon b. Feb. 9, 1846.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Jane Caldwell. Their child: Joseph Moroni b. Feb. 12, 1847, m. Susanna E. White Dec. 27, 1866.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Harriet Atwood Silver Jan. 3, 1847, Winter Quarters, Iowa (daughter of Arad Silver and Sophia Nichols), who was born July 22, 1818. Their children: Sarah Sophia b. July 8, 1849, m. John Dunn Jan. 12, 1867; Simeon Adams b. Jan. 13, 1851, m. Eunice E. Harmon Nov. 6, 1876; Eveline S. b. Sept. 12, 1853, m. Allen Hunsaker Oct. 5, 1868; Emeline S. b. Sept, 12, 1853, m. Frances R. Cantwell; Charles Oscar b. Oct. 13, 1855, m. Letitia Smith, m. Martha Jane Welch; Harriet S. and Henry S. b. Dec. 31, 1857. Family home Brigham City, Utah.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Elizabeth Wickham 1865, Salt Lake City, who was born Feb. 14, 1836, London, Eng. Their children: Ephriam W. b. April 15, 1866, m. Marian Whitney June 12, 1889; Lorenzo W. b. March 11, 1868.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
President 15th quorum seventies 1845; missionary to Canada 1841; to New York 1844; Society Islands 1848-51; to Eastern states 1872. Settled at Brigham City, Utah, 1853.

Joseph Moroni Dunn
Son of Simeon Adams Dunn and Jane
Caldwell. Born Feb. 12, 1847, Winter
Quarters, Iowa. High Priest.
Seventy.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851

DUNN, JOSEPH MORONI (son of Simeon Adams Dunn and Jane Caldwell). Born Feb. 12, 1847, Winter Quarters, Iowa.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Susanna Elizabeth White Dec. 27, 1866, Tooele, Utah (daughter of Jonathan White and Elizabeth Dodd, pioneers 1849, E. T. Benson company). She was born Feb. 4, 1848, Tealby, Eng. Their children: Joseph Owen b. Dec. 16, 1867, m. Mary Ann Craner Sept. 24, 1890; Elizabeth b. Dec. 13, 1869; Martha Jane b. Feb. 9, 1872, m. Frank Bramet May 10, 1894; Ann Eliza b. Jan. 7, 1875, m. Edgar Victor Anderson Dec. 8, 1897; Mary Adeline b. June 24, 1877, m. Herbert H. Vowles Jan. 5, 1898; Eveline b. Dec. 25, 1879; Effie Susanna b. Dec. 5, 1880, m. John Alfred Lindberg Oct. 9, 1901; Edith May b. Feb. 25, 1884, m. George F. Richards Jr. Dec. 18, 1902; Llewellyn Crandall b. Feb. 6, 1888, m. Terresa V. Jensen June 9, 1909. Family resided Bountiful, Brigham City and Tooele, Utah.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851

President elders’ quorum 1884; member 43d quorum seventies; high priest. Served two terms in city council. Died Aug. 3, 1913.

Charles Oscar Dunn
Son of Simeon Adams Dunn and Harriet
Sivler. Born Oct. 13, 1855, Brigham City,
Utah. Bishop College Ward
Councilman.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
DUNN, CHARLES OSCAR (son of Simeon Adams Dunn and Harriet Silver). Born Oct. 13, 1855, Brigham City, Utah.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Letitia Smith Oct. 18, 1876, at Brigham City (daughter of Samuel and Janet Maria Smith, who was born May 8, 1860, at Brigham City. Their children: Levi b. June 3, 1883, m. Mary Ann Miller Jan. 8, 1902; Oscar Smith b. Oct. 17, 1886, m. Media E. Nuttall Sept. 19, 1906; Harriet L. b. June 9, 1890, m. Victor J. Allen Dec. 18, 1919; Samuel A. b. March 12, 1898; Leslie S. b. April 15, 1900. Family resided Brigham City, Millville and College, Utah.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Married Martha Jane Welch Oct. 24, 1883, Salt Lake City (daughter of John Welch and Eliza Billington), who was born Feb. 24, 1859, Centerville, Utah. Their children: Charles Welch b. April 16, 1885, m. Lula M. Schenk Sept. 19, 1906; Eliza Jane b. Dec. 10, 1886, m. John A. Israelson Dec. 23, 1908; John William b. March 18, 1889; Eveline Silver b. Oct. 9, 1893; Simeon A. b. March 2, 1896; Lester W. b. Aug. 18, 1898.
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.851
Superintendent M. I. A. and assistant superintendent Sunday school Brigham City, Utah; labored in St. George temple 1882; bishop College ward 1891-1912. Moved to Cache county 1882, and labored in Logan temple 1884-85.”

“Beaver: Saturday, July 22, 7 a.m.: 5K Run/Walk, high school track. 10 a.m.: bike race. 2 p.m.: horse races. 3 p.m.: rodeo. 8 p.m.-midnight: EMS dance, city park pavilion. Monday, July 24, 9:30 a.m.: parade. 11 a.m.-9:45 p.m.: games, food, foot races, swimming. 8 p.m.: Clegg Rodeo at the riding club arena, fireworks, Beaver City, 888-848-5081.

Logan: Monday, July 24, 7-10 a.m.: 3rd Annual Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, $4. 7 a.m.: Noncompetitive Fun Run registration. 7:30 a.m.: 1- and 3-mile Fun Run Begins; Mountain Man encampment; open grass volleyball tournament registration, 8 a.m.; registration for junior youth rodeo; fishing (youth only); king & queen of the beach volleyball begins, open grass volleyball. 8:30 a.m.: Registration for 3-on-3 basketball and horseshoe tournament. 9 a.m.: basketball and horseshoes begin. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: skateboard competition, Logan Skate Park. 10 a.m.-dark: 10th annual junior youth rodeo, food and craft booths. Noon: Pioneer Day parade, Center/500 West/700 South. 1 p.m.: wagon rides with Joe Archer. 1-4 p.m.: Candy Cannon, Pioneer Playland. 1-2:15 p.m.: Fender Benders. 2:30 p.m.: pie-eating contest. 2:45-4 p.m.: Wasatch Back. 3:30 p.m.: watermelon-eating contest. 4:30-5:45 p.m.: high-stakes Bingo. 6:15-7:30 p.m.: Way Way East Bay. 8 p.m.: Brunn Hill. Dusk: fireworks, Willow Park, 419 W. 700 South, 435-716-9250.

North Logan: Monday, July 24, 6:45 a.m.: flag ceremony, Elk Ridge Park, 2500 N. 1070 East. 7-9 a.m.: breakfast, $4. 10 a.m.: parade, 1600 E. 2100 North. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: games, entertainment, food, fun. 11:30 a.m.: Grand Marshal presentation, Mt. View Park, 1100 E. 2100 North. 435-755-7147.

DAVIS COUNTY
Antelope Island: Saturday, July 22: all-day events, crafts including pioneer handkerchief dolls, quilting, candle dipping; Make a pioneer lantern; Pioneer games. 2 p.m.: lecture on “Ordering the Wilderness: Mormon Settlement as a Cultural Process” given by Steven Olsen, assistant director, Museum of Church History and Art, and adjunct professor of anthropology, Brigham Young University, 801- 649-5742.
Bountiful: Handcart Days. Friday, July 21: all-day entertainment in the park, prizes, live entertainment, noon-2 p.m., figure skating exhibition. 6 p.m.: Handcart Days Grand Parade, starts at Five Points and goes north on Main. 7-8 p.m.: Bountiful Davis Art Center opening reception. Dusk: fireworks east of Mueller Park Jr. High, 1000 E. 1800 South. Saturday, July 22: 7-10 a.m.: breakfast sponsored by Bountiful Exchange Club and Dick’s market at Bountiful Junior High, 400 N. Main. 8-10 a.m.: free swimming. 10 a.m.-noon: family swim races. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: historic tours with free bus tour from Bountiful Museum, 845 S. Main, every hour, 298-6220.

Layton: July 24, 7 p.m.: Taste of the Town – Riders in the Sky free concert; sample foods in the park before enjoying the band. Kenley Amphitheater, 546-8575.
EMERY COUNTY

Orangeville: Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m.: parade, games, concessions. 5 p.m.: beef dinner at the city park. 435-748-2651.

SALT LAKE COUNTY

Cottonwood Heights: Butlerville Days. Monday, July 24, 4 p.m.: parade, 2700 East to Guthrie Skate Park on Bengal. 4 p.m.: rides, games, food, booths, climbing wall. 4:30-9 p.m.: entertainment includes Paul Evans martial arts, Carson MacFarland Company, Hoodstock, Showbiz, Eviva Entertainment and more; auto exhibition with the Harvey Hansen Collection, the Corvette Club and the Cadillac Club; chess and checkers, face-painting, games, balloon artists. 5 p.m.: skateboard exhibition. 8-9:30 p.m.: teen dance. 7 p.m.: pie-eating contest. 9:30 p.m.: patriotic event, main stage, fireworks, Butler Park, 7500 S. 2700 East, 545-4160.

Draper: Monday, July 17, 6:30 p.m.: public pool party and carnival, Treehouse Athletic Club. Tuesday, July 18,1 p.m.: golf tourney, South Mountain Golf Course, 1247 E. Mike Weir Drive. 6 p.m.: children’s parade, Old Park School. Thursday, July 20, 6 p.m.: heritage banquet, Draper Elementary, 1080 E. 12660 South, $12. Friday, July 21, 5 p.m.: festival, Draper City Park. 6 p.m.: softball tourney preliminaries, Draper City Park. Saturday, July 22, 6 a.m.: 5K Fun Run/Inline race, race course. 7:30 a.m.: pancake breakfast, Draper City Park. 9 a.m.: parade, City Hall, Fort Stokes, park festival. 11 a.m.: horse pull. 1 p.m.: Draper Crit bike races, race course. 6 p.m.: softball tourney. 10 p.m.: fireworks, city park. 523-8745.
Liberty Park: Saturday, July 24: Deseret Morning News race and the parade end here; all-day events include Indian celebration, rides, live music, food, booths, entertainment. Admission to Tracy Aviary free. Fireworks at dusk, 521-0962.

Rice Eccles Stadium: Saturday, July 22, 8 p.m.: soccer game, Real vs. FC Dallas followed by fireworks.
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Salt Lake City: Through July 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Days of ’47 and Deseret Morning News Landscape Art Show, Museum of Utah Art and History, 237-2135. July 17-18, noon-9 p.m.: The Days of ’47 KSL 5 float preview party, South Towne Exposition Center, Sandy, 254-4656. July 17-22, 7 p.m. and July 24, 4 p.m.: The Days of ’47 World Championship Rodeo, Delta Center, 964-5325. July 20, 6:30-10 p.m.: Pioneers of Progress awards dinner, Little America Hotel, 277-9254. July 21, 7:30 p.m.: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, Pioneer Celebration Concert, LDS Conference Center, 1-866-537-8457. July 22, 7-8 a.m.: First Encampment hike, Donner Park. Meet at Donner Park, corner of Crestview (2770 East) and Kennedy (990 South), 257-7959. 10 a.m.-noon: The Days of ’47 youth parade, 600 East 500 South, 295-2950. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: The Days of ’47 youth festival, booths, crafts, food, games, City/County Building, 200 E. 500 South. 6 p.m.-11 p.m.: The Days of ’47 celebration of Utah’s Cultures, lively music and entertainment, delicious ethnic foods, colorful costumes, unique cultural art displays and a variety of demonstrations, spectacular fireworks follow, Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main, 561-2515. Monday, July 24, 7-8:30 a.m.: Sunrise Service, Assembly Hall, Temple Square, 756-4227. 5:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Deseret Morning News Marathon/ lOK/5K Fitness Walk, 333-7473. 9 a.m.-noon: The Days of ’47 KSL/5 parade, begins at South Temple and Main Street, ends at Liberty Park, 254-4656.

Usana Amphitheater: Monday, July 24, 8 p.m.: American Express Ultimate Utah Celebration, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noon, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, the Disco Drippers, the Saliva Sisters. Dusk: fireworks finale timed to 21 different song segments from music representing the past 60 years. 582-4733.
This Is the Place Heritage Park: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 22, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 24: Pioneer Festival and Territorial Fair, $6 adults, $4 children/seniors, 582-1847.
SAN JUAN COUNTY

Monticello: Friday, July 21, 2 p.m.: 3-on-3 basketball. 6 p.m.: tractor trial pulls. 7 p.m.: talent show, pavilion at ball field, dance after talent show. Saturday, July 22, 6 a.m.: Lions Club breakfast, Veterans Memorial Park (Main & Center). 8 a.m.: race. 10 a.m.: parade, booths, music, quilt display. 1 p.m.: horseshoe tournament, 50 E. 100 South. 2 p.m.: tractor pull south of visitor center, softball tournament, softball fields. 7-8 p.m.: Edge of the Cedars Melodrama, softball field pavilion, watermelon and music. 9:45-10 p.m.: fireworks, football field, Fireworks Ball, field pavilion. 435-587-2289.

SUMMIT COUNTY
Deer Valley: Friday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.: Deer Valley Music Festival, Utah Symphony & Opera, Keith Lockhart conducting, featuring Kenny G, 888-451-2787.
Heber: Monday, July 24, 8 p.m.-10:45 p.m.: Pioneer Day Fiddlers ‘N’ Fireworks, presented by Heber Valley Railroad, Old-time Fiddlers, pizza and fireworks. 435-654-5601.

TOOELE COUNTY
Tooele: Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m.: children’s parade, high school to park, booths, games. 435-882-1483.

UTAH COUNTY
Cedar Hills: Thursday, July 20, 5- 9:30 p.m.: Battle of the Bands, Heritage Park. Friday, July 21, 8 a.m.: Firecracker golf tournament, Cedar Hills Golf Club. 7 p.m.: dinner, $5. 9:30 p.m.: movie in the park. Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m.: parade, begins at Deerfield Elementary, Lt. Go. Gary Herbert, grand marshal. 11 a.m.: carnival, food, crafts, booths, games. Noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.: water cannon, rides, bingo. 1:30 p.m.: pie-eating contest., 5-6 p.m.: pet show. 8 p.m.: encore Battle of the Bands winner. 10 p.m.: fireworks, 1400-AM broadcasting the music, Heritage Park, 4450 W. Cedar Hills Drive. 801-785-9668.

Spanish Fork: Fiesta Days, Saturday, July 22, 8:30 a.m.: shotgun or 2 p.m. shotgun, golf tournament 2-player best ball, Spanish Oaks Golf Course, 2300 E. Powerhouse Road. 9 a.m.: children’s parade, Center Street to city park, craft fair, City Center. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: children’s fun festival. 11 a.m.: fish rodeo featuring a 1,000-square-foot man-made pond with more than 500 fish, entry fee, $5. 11 a.m.: pie contest, winners announced, entertainment in the park. 11:30-12:30 p.m.: Center Stage performing arts, 12:30-1:30 p.m.: The Locals. 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Harold Newman. 2:30-3 p.m.: Miss Spanish Fork royalty. 3-3:30 p.m.: Utah Children’s Choir. 3:30-4 p.m.: Spanish Fork Entertainers, city park. 7:30 p.m.: Beauty and the Beast, Spanish Fork High School auditorium, $8. Sunday, July 23, 6 p.m.: Sunday Night in the Park, inspirational music and stories, Joshua Creek, Jeff Hinton and Quint Randle. 6 p.m.: Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association shoot-out, rodeo arena. Monday, July 24, 6:30 a.m.: 29th Speedy Spaniard 10K road race and walk, Canyon View Park, 3300 East Powerhouse Road. 7-10 a.m.: Spanish Fork Football Booster Club breakfast, City Park, southwest corner. 7:30 a.m.: 12th annual 1-mile children’s Speedy Spaniard fun run. 9 a.m.: grand parade, 900 East to 900 North. All-day events include craft fair, City Center; art show, in front of library, outdoor quilt show, Jones-Hughes Pioneer Park, 143 S. Main St. 12:30-1:30 p.m.: program in the park with Shaun Barrowes. 1:30-2 p.m.: Academy of Dance performance. 2-3 p.m.: The Dunford Knotts Band. 1 p.m.: Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, rodeo arena, free. 1-6 p.m.: swimming, Spanish Fork Community Water Park, 400 W. 200 North. 2 p.m.: Fiesta Day Adopt-a-Duck river race, Spanish Fork River, west of the new ballpark. 5:30-6:30 p.m.: talent show winners showcased. 6:30-7:15 p.m.: Paisley Sky. 7:15-8:30 p.m.: RedBone, J. Marc Bailey. Dusk: fireworks, Sports Park. 7:30 p.m.: Beauty and the Beast, Spanish Fork High School Auditorium, $8. 801-798-5000.

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington: Monday, July 24: movie in the park, fireworks at dusk, Washington City Park, 435-628-3524.

WEBER COUNTY
Ogden: Wednesday, July 19, 9 a.m.: children’s parade, Washington Boulevard. 2 p.m.: Miss Rodeo Utah, Golden Spike Arena. 6:30 p.m.: pre-rodeo entertainment , Ogden Pioneer Stadium. 7:30 p.m.: rodeo, Standard-Examiner Family Night, mini bull riding, Ogden Pioneer Stadium. July 20, 1 p.m.: Miss Rodeo Utah luncheon, Timbermine Restaurant. 6:30 p.m.: pre-rodeo entertainment. 7:30 p.m.: rodeo, Military Appreciation Night, mutton bustin’. Friday, July 21, 9 a.m.: Miss Rodeo Utah speeches, Eccles Conference center. 6:30 p.m.: pre-rodeo entertainment. 7:30 p.m.: rodeo, “Tough Enough to Wear Pink,” cancer awareness. 9 p.m.: after-rodeo dance, mini bull riding. Saturday, July 22, 9 a.m.: farmers market, Ogden Amphitheater. 10:30 a.m.: Miss Rodeo Utah silent auction and fashion show, Egyptian Theatre. 6:30 p.m.: pre-rodeo entertainment. 7:30 p.m.: rodeo, National Day of American Cowboy and Coca Cola Night, mutton bustin’. Sunday, July 23, 9 a.m.: Slack, Ogden Pioneer Stadium. Monday, July 24, 9 a.m.: Ogden Pioneer Days Parade, Washington Boulevard. Noon: Daughters of Utah Pioneers open house, DUP Museum, 2148 Grant Ave. 6:30 p.m.: pre-rodeo entertainment. 7:30 p.m.: rodeo, mutton bustin’ and mini bull riding.”

Happy first day of the second year in TamPogo and what a day it already is. Interest in Tango has exploded like a giant firecracker. Interest in AtomiCash and BoostUrSchool has also exploded. You want to see a fourth of July fireworks display – look no further than your own business!

People have written in requesting to see our recent numbers on the Internet. As we grow our traffic beyond many of the traditional Internet giants that have been around for years, we understand your excitement and desire to know. Our numbers establish us as one of the most highly trafficked network marketing sites in the history of the Internet. This morning on Alexa.com, the leading traffic rating site on the Internet, TamPogo had the following numbers among the 2.5 billion Internet sites ranked worldwide:

3 Month World Traffic Rank: 74,205
1 Month World Traffic Rank: 65.182
7 Day World Traffic Rank: 48,274
3 Month U.S. Traffic Rank: 14,831
7 Day U.S. Traffic Rank: 9,647

From here you can expect a literal explosion of traffic over the next 90 days, establishing us as one of the top 2 or 3 sites in our niche market.

The interest in Tango has been extraordinary. In fact, we have never seen anything like it. Our CEO told us today that, “it reminds me of the initial interest that was exhibited by people surrounding early growth sites on the Internet which eventually became one of the top 10, 100 or 500 sites.”

Tango pre-registration is now officially open to everyone. Current active iReps in TamPogo must pre-register by the end of business on July 8th. New enrollees that you are interested in helping get priority placement under you in Tango must get active in TamPogo by the 8th and pre-register for Tango. Get your current personally sponsored people educated and pre-registered for Tango. Get your downline registered for Tango (remember $50 in volume goes to the upline for every Cube cycle in your downline). Get your upline registered as there is obvious benefits there for you. Get as many new personally sponsored people in as you can. Help your downline recruit. Help your upline recruit. Do a whole bunch of SOMETHINGS because when we turn Tango on this month, your first huge check will be ONE WEEK AWAY! That’s right – Tango pays weekly.

Here is a little more in depth information on Tango:

Just when you thought TamPogo couldn’t get any better, IT DOES. Once again TamPogo has created a MASTERPIECE – TAMPOGO TANGO!

This innovative compensation model known as the 2×2 follow-me matrix is one of the BEST mathematical models available to IMMEDIATELY reward a person’s networking efforts. It is the simplest, most duplicatable and one of the most profitable compensation models in the industry.

When backed by real products that can inspire an entire marketplace and when backed with a powerful residual income unilevel compensation plan such as TamPogo, well, its history in the making!

Here’s how it works. YOU make a ONE-TIME OUT OF POCKET purchase of one of the dozens of TamPogo Tango Product Packages for $299 and receive a position in your own Tango Bonus Cube. When all 6 positions in your Bonus Cube are filled you will receive a commission of $899. $600 will be paid in CASH and you will receive another $299 Tango Product Package of your choice.

YOU ARE AT THE TOP OF YOUR BONUS CUBE

YOU introduce TWO friends who are placed in Positions 1 & 2. Your two friends then introduce TWO friends each. Those FOUR people are placed in positions 3, 4, 5 and 6.

When your Tango Bonus Cube is filled, YOU earn $899!

Here’s where the EXCITEMENT begins – $600 is paid in CASH and you earn another TANGO PRODUCT PACKAGE of your choice worth $350-$400 at no charge, except shipping. How amazing is that?!

You are then placed at the TOP of your second Tango Bonus Cube and the process starts all over again.

AUTOMATIC RE-ENTRY
Every time you completely fill your 6 positions and earn $899 you will automatically get assigned a brand new Tango Bonus Cube.

Your Second Tango Bonus Cube

The $299 expense for all product packages after your first initial purchase is automatically deducted from your TOTAL commission.

Here is the breakdown to clarify:

$899 Total Commissions when your Tango Bonus Cube is filled
$600 Paid In Cash
$299 Deducted for your next Tango Product Package

Tom and Eric each purchased a $299 Tango Product Package from YOUR website. Therefore they are your Personally Enrolled iReps (Blue Squares).

Mike and Barb each purchased their $299 Tango Product Package from the website of Tom. Therefore they are Personally Enrolled iReps of Tom (Yellow Squares).

Jennifer and Ed each purchased their $299 Tango Product Package from the website of Eric. Therefore they are Personally Enrolled iReps of Eric (Yellow Squares).

You will receive your $899 commission when your six positions either purchased the Tango Product Package from YOU OR ANOTHER iRep in your Bonus Cube.

All that matters is that all 6 positions are FILLED and that each has purchased a $299 Tango Product Package for you to receive your $899 Commission.

FOLLOW YOU
Every time one of your personally enrolled iReps fills their Bonus Cube and earns $899 this iRep will “Follow You” into the next available position in your current Bonus Cube.

In other words, ALL of your personally enrolled iReps have the ability to “Follow You” into the next available position of your current Bonus Cube at any time. This accelerates the rate at which you can earn additional commissions. The more personally enrolled iReps you have, the faster you will cycle.

Your New Second Tango Bonus Cube Is Now Starting to Fill from Your personally enrolled iReps following you from your First Bonus Cube.

The people YOU introduce and the people THEY introduce FOLLOW YOU into your current Bonus Cube when they each have SIX people and have earned an $899 commission. This process of filling your matrix with six people is what is called a COMMISSION CYCLE, which pays $899 ($600 Cash + $299 Product Package).

A Commission Cycle can take place every week, every day, every hour or multiple times every hour as you introduce more people and they do the same. There is NO LIMIT to the amount of MONEY or PRODUCT you can earn.

Each time SIX people join your TamPogo Tango Bonus Cube you are PAID $600 in CASH and you are able to choose another $299 product package.

RESIDUAL INCOME
Each time a Tango Bonus Cube fills, $50 Personal Volume will go to the TamPogo traditional 8×8 virtual matrix. This will build your monthly residual income.

OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION
The TamPogo Tango 2×2 matrix is totally optional. During the pre-launch period we will allow those iReps that want to participate to enroll by establishing their initial purchase. TamPogo will respect all current genealogy during this pre-launch period. However at the close of the pre-launch period anyone that does not participate is subject to losing priority placement. The traditional TamPogo genealogy never changes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
If I purchase one of the $299 Product Packages, is that all the money I will ever have to spend out of pocket?
YES, that’s it. No matter how many times you earn a commission cycle you will NEVER spend any more money out of pocket for product. You will however be charged for shipping.

What happens if I enroll a third, fourth, fifth or sixth person?
The next person you enroll will fill the first empty position in the Tango Bonus Cube under you. The TamPogo Tango Bonus Cube fills from TOP to BOTTOM and from LEFT to RIGHT.

Can I enroll all SIX people myself and earn $899?
YES, of course. In fact, this system rewards those individuals that enroll lots of people. Remember, the people you personally enroll will FOLLOW YOU to your current Tango Bonus Cube when they cycle and fill one of the empty positions in your current Bonus Cube.

What happens if someone that I’ve personally sponsored fills their Bonus Cube before me. Will they bypass me?
NO!! If that were to happen that person would RE-ENTER in YOUR Bonus Cube a SECOND time and fill one of the empty positions. You NEVER lose anyone!

How do I qualify to make $899?
1) You MUST be ACTIVE in TamPogo with 10 volume points monthly.
2) You MUST purchase one of the TamPogo Tango $299 Product Packages.
3) You MUST personally enroll TWO people in Tango. That’s it.

Is there any limit to the money (cash) and product packages I can earn?
NO!! Each time your Bonus Cube is filled with 6 people you earn $600 Cash and another $299 Tango Product Package of your choice.

If I decide that I do NOT want to participate in the Tango Bonus Cube and some of the iReps that I’ve personally enrolled decide to participate, what happens?
Anyone that participates in the Optional Tango Bonus Cube will connect to their sponsor, if that person also participates. In the event that someone elects not to participate, their personally enrolled iReps would then be connected in the Tango genealogy to the next active iRep in their upline that decided to participate. That would have no effect in the current TamPogo genealogy.

Can I buy more than one Tango Product Package and build multiple Tango Bonus Cubes?
Yes, you can but we don’t recommend that you do. One has UNLIMITED income.

Assuming that I cycle multiple times – why would I want that much product?
Great Question – the primary reason this program was designed is to allow iReps to afford to GIVE AWAY SAMPLES. History has proven that the BEST way to expose a person to a product is to GIVE THEM A SAMPLE. If you are working this actively, you can never have too much product to help inspire others to join TamPogo and Tango.

How often will the $600 CASH CYCLE COMMISSIONS be paid?
Our goal is to pay the CYCLE COMMISSIONS weekly. That system will be implemented when we introduce the new software.

Could the Tango Bonus Cube be used in as a FUND RAISER?
YES, of course. However, even though Non-Profits have no purchase requirements to be active in the TamPogo 8 X 8 Virtual Matrix, Tango is an optional bonus program where Tango rules apply to everyone.

How much goes to Feed My Starving Children from the Tango Packages?
Every time a Tango Cube fills, $50 in personal volume is paid to the upline network of the cube leader. That means $5 is paid to Feed My Starving Children. Each Tango Package purchase will feed FIVE starving children for a week.

How many Tango Packages will be available?
We will begin with 20+ packages and add additional packages as time goes on. Each package has a TamPogo retail value of around $350-$400.

Will there be “Spillover”?
That depends on how active your sponsor is and all of the iReps above your sponsor. Spillover is likely to occur but we DON’T promise anyone spillover.

We welcome any other questions and when received our goal is to expand this FAQ to include all your questions and our answers. So keep the questions coming.

There are 5 days left to set up your immediate financial Independence. Make this Independence Day have special meaning not only for your country but for you. You no longer have to defend TamPogo as being a new company that “won’t last.” We have been here a year, have grown incredibly month after month, paid all our iReps with larger checks each month and are starting our second year as one of the largest networking business sites on the entire Internet.

Ready. Set. TamPogo Tango!

3    broilers                                                               

  1/8 teaspoon pepper

       Melted shortening                                         

 1     teaspoon freshly grated onion

Barbecue Sauce

1/2 cup cider vinegar                                                     

 ¼ teaspoon paprika

1 ½ teaspoons salt                                                          

 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste

1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce                     

½ cup melted shortening

       Clean broilers thoroughly and wash quickly inside and out in cold water. Drain well. Split broilers in half using poultry shears. Pat dry with a clean cloth inside and out.  Brush with melted fat, place in a shallow roasting pan, skin side down, cover and place in a moderate oven (350  F.). Bake for about 25 minutes or until half done, then turn over, brush with barbecue sauce. To make the barbecue sauce, combine the last eight ingredients and blend well.  Return to the oven to bake for 40 to 50 minutes longer or until the broilers are well cooked, basting the chicken every 5 minutes with the barbecue sauce.  Serve the sauce which accumulates in the bottom of the bap with the chicken 6 servings.

Potato Picnic Salad  (with Cream Cheese)

 3 lb. boiling potatoes (10 to 12 medium)                              

 1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons vinegar

 2 tablespoons grated onion

1/3 cup French Dressing

3 oz. package cream cheese

1/2 cup mayonnaise  

 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced

                Boil scrubbed, unpeeled potatoes in enough water to cover, adding 1 teaspoon salt to each quart of water.  Cook only until barely done.  Drain, cool and peal, then slice 1/8-inch thick into large mixing bowl.  Combine vinegar, French dressing and salt, pour over potatoes, toss lightly together, cover and marinate at least 30 minutes in refrigerator or at room temperature as preferred.  Blend onion with cream cheese, the gradually add mayonnaise, beating to a smooth consistency.  Add to potato mixture with two of the eggs and toss gently but toughly.  Cover and place in refrigerator to mellow and chill for at least 2 hours.  Garnish with slices of remaining egg and serve from bowl.  8 to 12 servings.

Butter Peas

                Select peas and shell.  Wash in cold water and cook immediately.  Barely cover with boiling water.  Add ½ teaspoon salt for each pint shelled peas.  Cook uncovered at a moderate rate until Pease are tender, from 15 to 25 minutes, depending on age and size of peas.  Add more boiling water if needed. When peas are done, the liquid should be nearly evaporated so that draining will be unnecessary.  Pour melted butter over them and serve immediately.  Allow 2 1.2 pounds unshelled peas for 5 servings.

Sliced Tomatoes

Hot Biscuits

 2 cups all-purpose flour                                              

¼ to 1/3 cup Shortening

*3 teaspoons baking powder                                    

¾ to 7/8 cup of milk

½ teaspoon salt

                Step 1. Sift the flour, measure and resift three times with the baking powder and salt.  If baking powder is not thoroughly distributed through the flour, it may make brown speckles on the surface of the baked biscuit.

                Step 2. Add the solid shortening all at once and cut in with a pastry blender or two knives, or rub in with the fingertips, until the mixture has a texture ranging from that of course corn meal to that of grains of rice.

                Step 3. Add the milk all at once, and stir briskly with a fork until the dry ingredients are well thoroughly dampened.  The dough will stiffen up rather suddenly and should not be stirred after it stiffens.  (Beginners will find the least amount of liquid easiest to work with.  However in the winter especially, certain flours will absorb more liquid, and a tablespoon or more milk may be needed to produce a soft dough and a tender biscuit.  Experience is the best guide in determining just the right amount of liquid)

                Step 4. The dough is next turned out on a lightly floured board and three or four quick folds from the bottom are made to bring the dough that has come in contact (and that has a coating of  flour) over the top of the ball.   This makes the dough easier to handle and the kneading may be done with the with the least possible amount of flour.  The dough is kneaded quickly and lightly 8 to 10 times.  The surface will still be moist.

                Step 5. The dough is next rolled or patted out evenly all directions to the desired thickness –3/8 to ¾ inch: roll to 3/8 for a thin crust biscuit and ¾ in for a thick one with a tender center between its crisp crusts.  If a rolling pin is used, it should be floured very sparingly.  Working too much flour into biscuits during this process will toughen them and result in a baked product that is to dry.

                Step 6. Cut out biscuits with a lightly floured cutter, and with the same motion lift them onto a lightly greased baking sheet and shake the biscuit out of the cutter.  (This method of cutting and lifting with one motion will take a little practice but will save time and utensils as well as preserve the shape of the biscuit.  Do not dip the cutter in flour four for cutting the dough causes the dough to bake unevenly in irregular shapes rather than perfect rounds.

                Step 7. Bake biscuits in a hot oven (450. F) for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness or until they are golden brown.  Serve immediately.  Makes 12 to 15 two-inch biscuits.

                Note: To same trouble in cleaning up after  biscuits, try turning the dough out on to a piece of waxed paper lightly sprinkled with flour.  Pat the dough out on the paper, and after the biscuits are cut, the paper, flour, and all may be thrown away.  This same biscuit dough made in the same way can be cut into smaller biscuits, of various shapes and used for topping meat pies, casserole dishes, etc.

PEPPERMINT STICK ICE CREAM

 2 cups milk                                       

 1/ lb peppermint stick candy

¾ teaspoon salt                               

 1 cup whipping cream, chilled

2 eggs, beaten

                Scald milk, add sugar and salt.  Stir part of hot mixture gradually into eggs; then return to pan and cook over hot water, stirring constantly until mixture just coats a metal spoon.  Cool thoroughly.  Stir in finely crushed candy.  Beat chilled cream until stiff and fold into the peppermint custard.  Freezing either in freezing tray of mechanical refrigerator or in a hand-turned freezer according to directions on freezer.                               

Red Devil’s Food Cake (w/Fudge Frosting recipe to follow.)

2 cups cake flour                             

 1 ½ cups sugar

1 teaspoon soda                              

 2 eggs, beaten

¼ teaspoon salt                               

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 ½ to 2 squares (1 ½ -2 oz.)       Unsweetened chocolate  

 ½ cup buttermilk

 ½ cup boiling water

 1/ cup butter or shortening

Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with soda and salt.  Melt chocolate over hot water; cool.  Cream butter until soft and smooth,  then gradually add sugar and blend thoroughly.  Add beaten eggs and beat until smooth and fluffy.  Stir in vanilla.  Mix in cooled chocolate. Add flour and buttermilk alternately in 4 or 5 portions, beginning and ending with flour and beating until smooth after each addition.  Add boiling water all at once and beat until just smooth.  The batter is thin.  Turn into two 8-inch layer cake pans lined with thin, plain paper in the bottom.  Bake in a moderate oven (350 F.) for 27 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with finger tips.  Let stand in pans 5 minutes, then turn out onto cake racks to cool.  Spread when cool with any desired frosting.  10 servings. (Note: One-half cup cocoa may be substituted for the chocolate.  Sift cocoa with flour, soda and salt.  Increase shortening to 2/3 cup, using half butter.  Combine rest of ingredients in same way.)

Fudge Frosting

Make Chocolate Fudge below:

Chocolate Fudge

2 squares (2oz.) unsweetened chocolate            

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar                                                                      

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup milk                                                                          

 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon light corn syrup                                        

½ to 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

                Cut or break chocolate into small piece s, put into sauce pan with sugar, milk, corn syrup, salt, and butter; stir until well mixed and place over direct heat.  Cook with occasional stirring to the soft ball stage (234 degrees F), being sure to remove the pan from the heat while making the test in cold water.  When fudge becomes stiff after beating, add cream a little at a time, beating in until the candy has a smooth spreading consistency. Spread on cake and let stand until set before cutting.

                There are prepared fudge mixes on the market which make very satisfactory fudge frostings when the directions on the package are followed.

Soft drinks of choice.

(This calendar is for 2009 –You may call ahead to determine which day it will be held on in 2010, as July 4^th is on Sunday this year.)

Utahns across the state will whoop it up American style during annual July Fourth celebrations — in many instances for several days — as the holiday follows a summertime weekend. The fun-for-everyone agenda includes:

Beaver County

Beaver: July 4, 9 a.m. parade; July 6 and 7, Annual Butch Cassidy Festival, Beaver City Park, 888-848-5081.

Milford: July 4, 10 a.m. parade, games and concessions at Pavilion Park, 10 p.m. fireworks, 435-387-2711.

Minersville: July 4, 10 a.m. parade, 11 a.m. program and all-day carnival, 11:30 a.m. lunch 435-438-2451.

Box Elder County

Brigham City: July 4, 7 a.m. 5K, meet at Watkins Lot; 8-11 a.m. breakfast; 9-10 a.m. patriotic program; 9-11 a.m. Wal-Mart fishing at Pioneer Pond; 10 a.m. teens T-ball tournament; noon-4 p.m. food, games in the park; 1 p.m. horseshoe contest; 2-5 p.m. Shoshone Powwow at Pioneer Bowery; 6:30 p.m. Connard Dehlin concert; 8 p.m. concert in the park, Lake Bonneville Community Symphony; dusk, fireworks, Pioneer Park, 800 W. Forest, 1-435-734-2001.

Willard: July 4, fireworks at dusk.

Cache County

Hyrum: July 4, 6:15 a.m. freedom run; 7-11 a.m. chuckwagon breakfast; 8 a.m. flag ceremony; 11:55 a.m. Main Street Run; noon parade; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. booths; 1:30-4 p.m. entertainment at City Square; 7:30 p.m. Hyrum Hornets Baseball game. 435-245-6033.

Carbon County

Price: July 4, fireworks at dusk, Carbon County Fairgrounds, 393 S. Fairgrounds Road, 435-888-6613.

Scofield: July 4, fireworks at dusk, Huntington Rodeo Arena, 435-637-9737.

Daggett County

Flaming Gorge Resort: July 3, noon-6 p.m. car show; 1-3 p.m. pig roast, band, ice cream social; fireworks at the Dutch John Area. 435-889-3773.

Davis County

Centerville: July 3, 6:30 p.m. Children’s Parade, Main Street; 8-10 p.m. free concert at Founders Park, 9:45 p.m. fireworks at park. July 4, 7-9 a.m. breakfast Founders Park; 7 a.m. 5K run, children’s races; 9 a.m. parade on Main Street, starts on Chase Lane; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Heritage quilt display, Centerville Elementary; 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. outdoor festival and entertainment at Founders Park; 1 p.m. police auction, Founders Park. 295-3477.

Clearfield: July 4: 7-10 a.m. 5K run and two-mile walk; 9:30 a.m. parade; all day, booths, games, arts/crafts, live entertainment, food, family fun; 10 p.m. fireworks at Fisher Park, 700 S. 1000 East. 525-2790.

Kaysville: July 4, 10 p.m. fireworks, DATC/DHS. 544-3088.

Layton: July 1, 7 p.m. patriotic concert, “Voices of Liberty” in the Ed Kenley Amphitheater. July 4, 6:30-10:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Bowery; 6:45 a.m.; 5K Fun Run/Walk Registration, 7:15 a.m. 5K Fun Walkers Start, 7:30 a.m. 5K Fun Runners Start; 8 a.m. flag-raising at Ed Kenley Amphitheater; 9 a.m. all-star games; 10:30 a.m. parade, booths open; noon Surf ‘n Swim opens; 12:30 p.m. children’s carnival concessions, entertainment, Commons Park; 8 p.m. New American Symphony with Cannoneers at Ed Kenley Amphitheater; dusk, fireworks. 336-3900.

Lagoon: July 4, fireworks at dusk.

North Salt Lake: July 3, 6 p.m. live music, food, games; dusk fireworks, Eaglewood Golf Course, 1110 E. Eaglewood Drive, 292-7946.

Sunset: July 7, Fun Days activities from 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; fireworks, 1800 N. 85 West. Vicki, 614-9105.

West Bountiful: Today, 9 a.m. parade along 800 West; activities at park, 550 W. 1600 North, 292-4486.

West Point: Today, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., golf tournament. July 3, 6 p.m. picnic in the park, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, raffle, horseshoes, rides, food and music, Kids Survivor; 8 p.m. music includes Elvis, Fire on the Mountain and HOT HOT HOT. July 4, 6 a.m. flag-raising and community breakfast; 7 a.m. 5K run, 2-mile walk; 8:30 a.m. parade with fly-over by the U.S. Armed Forces, 2300 W. 550 North; 1 p.m. survivor challenge; all-day events include baseball games, all-American cookie bake-off, bingo, crazy hat contest, hot air balloons, reptile show, arts, crafts and food, Loy F. Blake Memorial Park, 3500 W. 550 North. 776-0971.

Duchesne County

Duchesne city: July 4, 7 a.m. breakfast; dusk, fireworks. 435-738-2464.

Tabiona: Call 435-848-5481 for details.

Emery County

Huntington: July 3, 5 p.m. kid’s pet contest; 6:30 p.m. MECCA bike ride; 7 p.m. Huntington Heritage Idol contest; 7:30 p.m. ice cream social, City Park. July 4, 6 a.m. flag-raising, 5K run; 7 a.m. breakfast; 9:30 a.m. kids parade; 10 a.m. parade; noon patriotic program; 1 p.m. Brenn Hill, entertainment; 3 p.m. 3-on-3 basketball tournament; all day, big toys, food, booths in city park; dusk, fireworks, Huntington Arena, 435-687-2436.

Orangeville: July 4, 9:30 p.m. fireworks at the Ball complex on Mill Dam Road. 435-748-2651.

Garfield County

Boulder: July 3, 6 p.m. ice cream social and fireworks at Boulder Mountain Lodge, July 4, 4 p.m. parade; 5 p.m. games and patriotic program; 6 p.m. dinner; 9 p.m. dance, Boulder Town Hall and grounds, 435-335-7300.

Tropic: Call 435-679-8713 for details.

Grand County: Call 435-676-8826 for details.

Iron County

Cedar City: July 4, 9:30 a.m. parade followed by carnival activities throughout the day at Main Street park; dusk, fireworks, 1600 N. 3000 West, 435-586-4484.

Enoch: July 4, 7 a.m. 5K run, 10K run, family walk, car show and road run, 9:15-9:45 a.m. check-in time, 10 a.m. departure time, 11 a.m. car show starts; noon lunch, cook-off, Enoch Little League Park. 435-586-1119

Parowan: July 4, 10 a.m. parade followed by fund-raiser, foot races, games, food, Town Square Park; dusk, fireworks at the Race Track. 435-477-3331.

Juab County

Call 435-623-3410 for details.

Kane County

Kanab: July 4, 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Lions Club breakfast, LDS Church parking lot; 10 a.m. parade; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. food, booths, crafts and games; 5 p.m. dinner, live entertainment; dusk, fireworks. 435-644-2534.

Millard County

Delta: July 3, 7 p.m. children’s games and dancing in the City Park. July 4th, 7 a.m. breakfast at the city park; 9 a.m. bunny hop; 9:30 a.m. parade with F-16 flyover followed by a patriotic program; noon games, food, entertainment, volleyball tournament, city park; 2 p.m. free swim, matinee; 6 p.m. demolition derby; 10 p.m. Centennial Musical Fireworks, Millard County Fairgrounds, 435-864-2759.

Fillmore: July 3, 6:30 p.m. children’s parade; July 4, 7-9 a.m. breakfast and flag ceremony; 9 a.m. freedom mile run registration; 10 a.m. parade; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. entertainment and food in the City Center Park; 1-4 p.m. free swim; 2 p.m. pioneer rounder’s baseball; 3 p.m. Millard High skeet shoot at the rifle range; fireworks at dusk at the race tracks, 435-743-5233.

Morgan County

Morgan City: July 4, 8 a.m. fun run, tennis tournament; 9:30 a.m. bike parade; 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. ball games, noon-afternoon, 3-on-3 soccer; 2 p.m. water activities; fireworks dusk; dance 9-11:30 p.m. at the Recreation Complex, 801-829-6811.

Piute County

Circleville: 10 a.m. parade followed by lunch; fireworks at dusk.

Junction: noon, pork rib dinner.

Kingston: 9 a.m. parade.

Rich County

Woodruff: July 4, Woodruff Days Celebration, Call 435-793-2415 for details.

Salt Lake County

Brighton: 7:30-11:30 a.m. breakfast, fun and games, Brighton LDS Chapel at the top of Cottonwood Canyon, h_taylor81@yahoo.com.

East Millcreek: July 4, 7 a.m. 5K fun run, East Millcreek Recreation Center, 272-2243.

Holladay: July 4, 6 p.m. food booths, concessions, 6:30 p.m. Crash Pontiacs; 8:30 p.m. Salt Lake Symphony, dusk, fireworks, Holladay Elementary, 2300 E. 4600 South, 272-9450.