DUP Museum Dedication

On June 20th our beautiful museum was dedicated.  There was a wonderful celebration/ceremony held that day in honor of this momentous occasion.

Pam welcomed everyone and started the ceremony
Youth from both wards sang an opening song, Henefer.  They were accompanied by Faith Richins and lead by Tanah Stevens

The following then gave talks:

• Joyce Housley, Daughter and Town Council
• Maxine Smith, ISDUP President
• Mel Brown, Utah State Legislature
• Brother Fisher, Former member of the 70

The youth sang the closing song- Carry On.

President Kenneth Stephens gave the dedicatory prayer.  

Those in attendance were then invited to tour the new building and artifacts.  There was a great turnout.  People came from far and wide to be a part of this event.  It was so neat to see how many were there to support.

So many people are to be thanked for making this day possible.  Pam and Orlene were mentioned several times during the ceremony.  Many of the daughters also played a big role in helping to get the building ready.  So many people inside and out of our little town helped make this possible and we are forever grateful for them and the sacrifices they made on our behalf.  THANK YOU!

August Meeting

On August 11th we held our monthly meeting.

LeeAnn Rowser was great enough to lead us in a song from the Pioneer Song Book.  We were so happy to have music again and grateful to LeeAnn and Marie Richins for playing the piano.

Patty gave the thought and challenged us all to get to know one of the people in our museum.  Not just know who is in the picture but get to know their story.  She told us to not forget our past but live for the future.

Pam had the following items of business:

• If you have histories that are not on file with the ISDUP then let Pam know.  You can check online to see if they have them yet or not.  
• For those who have signed up to work shifts at the museum, Marie will be putting together a schedule and will have a list of alternates if you're unable to come.  Please find coverage.
• There will be an election in March.  Be thinking of who you would like as leaders of our camp.

Orlene had the following items regarding the building:

• The park on the grounds are not finished and look amazing!  
• Bishop Boyer did a special flag raising ceremony for the park's flags and gave a great lesson to the scout aged boys from both wards before the flag was raised.
• We now have a phone number:  435.336.1847, and an e-mail address: dupdaughters@allwest.net
• If you are working a shift at the museum and the donation bottle gets full, for safety reasons, please put the money in the manilla envelope in the 2nd drawer.  She also gave instructions on the cash box.  If you have any questions please ask Orlene.

Upcoming dates:

County Convention is 9/1/15

Next Meeting is 9/8/15, it will be a special meeting as Calvin Stephens will be talking and always does a great job.

Valarie gave the lesson, Pam and Beverly did the treats.  We had a lot of people in attendance at this meeting and it meant a lot to Pam.  Thank you for coming!

Senior Citizen Tour

In July the Senior Citizen's took a tour of our museum and enjoyed a nice meal.

Back row:  Joye Ovard, Front row (L to R):  Sharlene Anderton and Shirley Dearden

Back Row:  Ted Boyer, Front Row (L to R):  Thelma Stevens, Arvilla Fawcett,  and Althea Richins

Pam gave the tour

July Meeting

We had a great meeting on July 14th in our beautiful new building.

Patty gave the thought and Pam discussed the following for business matters:

• The new museum will be open Friday's and Saturday's.  We are needing people to "work" in 2 hours shifts.  Please let Pam know if you're available to fill a shift. 
• If you see Kory Richins- please tell him thank you for all of his work on the grounds.
• James Aldon Richins sent a nice letter thanking us for the program and dedication.
• 4th of July Re-cap:
• Pat won the quilt!  It was quite fitting since she put so much work into putting it on.  Thanks to everyone else that helped as well.  Pam presented the quilt to her at this meeting, Congrats!!!
  
• Wendy said there were a lot of visitors in the museum from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. while the museum was open.  They all had great things to say!
• Orlene gave a financial update that they made $1659 between the booth and donations from the open house.  That is a significant increase from years passed.  Yay!
• This year we will be forgoing the DUP Christmas party during the busy time of year and we will have a larger Thanksgiving get together.

Bonnie gave the history and Orlene taught the lesson.  Tanah provided the treats.

Thanks to all who came, it was a great meeting!