Sun Dance Begins Near Whiterocks by Uintah Agency
Indians from the Uintah Ouray Agency start the annual Sun Dance at sundown Sunday near Whiterocks and Neola road. The ceremony, rooted in legend, marks rebirth. the center pole represents earth and heaven, while the four world-quarter gods are symbolized by dancers and paints.
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Uintah-Ou- Ray
Fort Ducheane
Neola
Whiterocks Road
Popes
Poe
Earth
Heaven
Work Begins Once More on Glines Ward Chapel
Construction on the Glines Ward LDS chapel resumed last week after government guidance froze most building projects. A crew of 18 workers is on site with foundation finished and materials on hand. Ward members handle most tasks, with plumbing and bricklaying possibly contracted. The aim is to raise the roof and exterior walls and install the heating plant by fall so interior work can proceed through winter.
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Glines Lds
Ward Chapel
Ernest Johnson
Purification Rites and Penance in Native Ceremony
The text describes whistling as symbolizing breath and life, and the cry of the thunderbird. It notes vorafting and sweating in purification rites, with fasting and denials as acts of Penance to gain divine favor, representing the Indian’s early ceremony learning.
Vernal Trap Team Plans July 27 Shoot at Price
The Vernal Gun and Rifle Club will host a trap shooting event on July 27 at Price to dedicate the new trap grounds. Teams from Roosevelt, Pride, St. Lake City and Heber will compete, continuing a series of regional shoots begun at Roosevelt.
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Vernal
Roosevelt Pride
St Lake City
Heber
Roosevelt
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