This is the December 21, 1996 - January 3, 1997 update.
January 3, 1997
Contact Vicki Varela, 538-1503
or Paula Ernstrom, 538-1509
Listed below are the highlights of Governor Mike Leavitt's activities over
the past two weeks. Please call if you have any questions.
Celebrated the end of Utah's Centennial year. Governor Leavitt attended the closing events
for the centennial at the state capitol. During the event, he praised the citizens of Utah and the
Centennial Commission for making the year-long celebration memorable. "I enjoyed
attending many of the events statewide and gained an even greater understanding and
appreciation for our state and its history in the process," the governor said. "It is the people of
Utah that have made the state what it is today and will continue to make this state great in the
future." Others participating in the celebration included the Utah Symphonic Chorus singing
"Utah, We Love Thee," and the Westridge Elementary School Chorus singing "Utah, This is
the Place." The program ended with the retiring of the flags, a 21 gun salute and a fire works
display.
Completed his Centennial Passport. Governor Leavitt spent a day traveling to Daggett,
Duschesne and Carbon counties and then wrapped up his passport in Salt Lake County. In
Daggett County, Leavitt met with county commissioners and toured the technology center at
Manilla High School and the Daggett School District Offices. He also met with local leaders
and legislators in Duchesne County. In Carbon County, Governor Leavitt attended a town
meeting where he fielded questions from concerned citizens about transportation plans and the
upcoming legislative session. He then toured the Prehistoric Museum at the College of
Eastern Utah.
Governor Leavitt joined with others who completed their passports to obtain his final stamp for
Salt Lake County at a press conference at the State Capitol. "I have gained a greater appreciation
for the wonderful people and the outstanding beauty of this state as I have traveled around getting
my passport stamped," the governor said. Other participants praised the program for bringing
their families closer together as they traveled and for the incentive to go places they may not have
otherwise visited. More than 5,000 people completed their passports during the centennial year.
While the prize program ended with the Centennial, participants may continue to complete their
passports through 1997.
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