MALAD VALLEY WELSH SOCIETY Volume 15 Number 1 – October 2019

WELSH SOCIETY FALL PARTY With video of the 2018 The Malad Valley Welsh where he was inducted to the “Gorsedd Society will hold its annual Fall of the ,” Ron Dennis talked about Party on Wednesday, October 23, the thrill of being one of the few at the Oneida County Library at Americans ever to be invited to be part of this elite group. Lucie Thomas 6:00 p.m. Washburn explained the importance of Cory Webster, the Haywire the Gorsedd. A lot of people became Cowboy and the 2019 of the excited about finding their ancestral Welsh Festival, will perform his homes or farms in after hearing original cowboy songs and poetry. Grant Vaughn explain how modern Cory is from Downey and owns technology can be used to locate such sites, whether they still exist or not. the Haywire Ranch, which is on New this year was the Family the road toward Downata. All Concert on Friday evening. The Jones/ members and guests are invited to Oja Family and the Teeples/Huckaby/ bring a treat to share. Bingham families demonstrated that The Welsh Society will also have Welsh singing talent still exists in Malad a Winter Party in January and a St. Valley. Celtic musicians performed on the David’s Day celebration near amphitheatre on both days of the March 1. Because March 1 is on a Festival. Teton Skye from Idaho Falls Sunday in 2020, the St. David’s and the Katie Jane Band from Portland Day celebration may have to be were featured performers. changed to another date. The ever-popular piano ensemble concert highlighted new and returning pianists and ended, as always, with Invite your friends to join the Mack Wilburg’s rousing rendition of Malad Valley Welsh Society! “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Dues are just $10 per year. For the first time, art was featured in both adult and youth events during the 15th ANNUAL MALAD VALLEY Festival. Twelve local artists set up exhibits along Main Street, which drew WELSH FESTIVALWRAP-UP more people to the downtown events, The 15th annual Malad Valley Welsh including the Oneida Quilters’ Quilt Festival was successful with a larger Show, tours of the Presbyterian Church, crowd than in past years, especially on and tours of the Co-op Building. The Saturday. Every event was well Oxford Peak Arts Council sponsored the attended, and even the weather “Taste of Wales” booth outside the cooperated. Co-op Building and offered delicious, June 2020. Mark your calendars now authentic Welsh food. and plan to attend the Welsh Festival! Over 400 Welsh-themed art projects by Malad school students were 

nd displayed in the 2 Ward Church or the AUTUMN Oneida Pioneer Museum window. by Cory Webster Another new event was the song- writing competition with three talented The Haywire Cowboy composers submitting their original 2019 BARD of the Welsh Festival works. No prizes were awarded because the entries were all so different that they These are the days were all winners. The compositions When you’re out on your horse were performed during the Adult Riding through quakies and pine. Poetry Reading. Cory Webster, the Haywire Cowboy, These are the days was named the 2019 Malad Valley When time stands still Welsh Festival Bard at the finale event. And the mountains are yours and His winning poem appears later in this mine. newsletter. All adult winners received cash prizes. In addition, Cory received We came for a purpose, to ride for the an inscribed medal and was invited to the sit in the Bard’s Chair for the strays remainder of the program. He will But we both know better, for these are preside over the 2020 Festival. the days, Several family-friendly events were held in Samaria at the Malad Valley When we ride for the pleasure Heritage Square, including baby In our saddles together animals, pony rides, tours of restored Up through quakies and pine, cabins, and driving tours of historic sites around Samaria. And we ride with the feeling Matt Wray, cowboy poet and expert That time may be stealing on part of the Martin/Willie Handcart This moment in autumn divine, Company route, spoke at the Fireside on Sunday evening. He talked about For these are the days pioneer heritage and the importance of keeping that legacy alive. When you’re out on your horse Festival attendees could shop for And the mountains . . . are yours and themselves and others at the many craft mine. booths. Everyone could find good food  throughout the Festival.

Plans are underway for the 16th annual Malad Valley Welsh Festival, Cymry am Byth! which will be on the last weekend in Wales Forever! GUIDELINES FOR 2020 WELSH Do you write fiction? FESTIVAL ADULT POETRY Plan to enter the COMPETITION 1st Welsh Festival ______Fiction Writing Competition!

1) Theme: “Heroes” ______

2) Deadline: June 1, 2020 Guidelines: 3) Length: 60 lines maximum 1) Deadline: June 1, 2020 4) Adults may submit 1 or 2 poems. 2) Length: 2000 words maximum 5) Adults must submit poems using a 3) All stories must have a Welsh or pseudonym of their choice. Western pioneer setting, theme, or 6) A cover sheet must accompany character as the central element of each submission. The cover sheet the story. will be removed before the poems 4) No science fiction or horror stories are given to the judges so that the will be accepted. judging will be anonymous. 5) All stories must be unpublished. 7) Modest cash prizes will be 6) Author must submit story using a awarded to the top 3 poets. pseudonym of his or her choice. 8) The winning poet will be named 7) A cover sheet must accompany the “2020 Bard of the Malad each submission. The cover sheet Valley Welsh Festival” and will will be removed before the story is preside over the next year’s given to the judges so that the Festival. judging will be anonymous. ______8) Modest cash prizes will be Mail poems to Mary Alice Telford, awarded to the top 3 authors. Chair of Malad Valley Welsh Festival ______

Adult Poetry Competition, P.O. Box Mail stories to Lucie Thomas 308, Malad, ID 83252. For more Washburn, Chair of Malad Valley information, contact Mary Alice at Welsh Festival Fiction Writing 208-431-2683 or Competition, P.O. Box 308, Malad, [email protected]. ID 83252. For more information, ______contact Lucie at 303-503-3869 or See www.welshfestival.com for [email protected]. complete list of guidelines and copy ______of cover page. See www.welshfestival.com for complete list of guidelines and copy See www.welshfestival.com for complete of cover page. lists of competitions and guidelines.

WINNING ADULT POETS to keep the spirits away. When the 2019 WELSH FESTIVAL fire started to die out, they would all 1st Place (Bard) run home to avoid being snatched by Cory Webster, (the Haywire Yr Hwch Ddu Gwta (a bad spirit that Cowboy) -- “Autumn” took the form of a tailless black sow 2nd Place with a headless woman). Perhaps the traditions and stories of Yr Hwch Ddu Jon C. Ward (J.J. Jamison) -- Gwta were used by parents to get their “Standing in the Rain” children home safely and as early as 3rd Place possible on this cold, dark night. Ralph Hanson (R.K. Taylor) – The following morning, all the “Thankfulness” stones containing villagers' names Honorable Mention would be checked. If a stone was Ned Thomas (Dylan Granger) – missing, the person who wrote their “Here in This Valley” name on the stone would die within one year.  16th Welsh Festival Plans The first volume of winning poems Some events are already underway for from the 2017, 2918, and 2019 the 2020 Malad Valley Welsh Festival Malad Valley Welsh Festival Adult to be held June 26-28, 2020. and Youth Poetry Competitions will Lucie Thomas Washburn’s be available at next year’s Festival. presentation about Welsh heroes will Look for it at the Country Store. coordinate with this year’s poetry competitions that have the theme  “Heroes.” A speaker from Wales will talk NOS CALAN GAEAF about and show pictures of historic is not a holiday in sites in Wales that would have been Wales, but they celebrate Calan important to our Welsh ancestors. Gaeaf on November 1, the traditional Elaine S. Dalton is tentatively first day of winter and the darkest, scheduled to be the Sunday evening Fireside speaker. She is the former coldest night of the year. On that day General President of the Young people avoid churchyards, stiles, and Women of The Church of Jesus Christ crossroads since spirits are thought to of Latter-day Saints. gather in those places. Art and poetry competition In olden times, everyone in the guidelines are posted on the website. village would write their names on A new competition – fiction writing – rocks and place them in and around a will be held this year. village fire. Children and women The draft schedule for the 2020 Welsh Festival will be posted on the would dance around the fire, chanting website soon.