The Juab Wasps and the North Sanpete Hawks have been arch rivals in sports, but for some unexplained reason, they shine together under a blue moon! Such was the case in 1954, when Gene Mikkelson wedged his way up next to Marian Garrett at the Ute Stampede. Back then, Gene may not have known that Marian's father was a big shot with the Stampede, and Marian's little brother, was a giant of a man who became Cotton Rosser's right hand man and as a Wrangler with John Wayne and Ben Johnson. But Gene wasn't going to let anything stop him from courting Marian, and Gene went on to have to fight bloody hard during the Korean War. But Marian had the grit of her mother and wanted to work, and she did just that. But we will let the program readers soak it all in. And whoever wrote that program had a 20-20 vision of Marian. After my own career and moving back to the once small and friendly town, I better got to know Marian and Gene, and found their true love for each other, but what struck me, was they were true friends. And the crowd at the Vine Bluff cemetery showed the magnetic attraction of the Mikkelson's and the Garretts. Now the show must go on with a sad face, but just gaze at that wide smile, as Marian gets to spend time with her infant daughter.
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