“You can tell a Welshman when you meet one, but you can’t tell him much,” so said Boyd Thomas, a Welshman himself.  Another of his favorite Welshisms was: “If you have two Scotchmen, you have a bank.  If you have two Irishmen, you have a pub.  And, if you have two Welshmen, you have a choir.”  This Friday and Saturday at the City Park and in the adjacent church, choirs, poets, venders and such will be gathering to celebrate our Welsh Heritage.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.  You don’t even have to be Welsh to enjoy what will be happening.

Fay Sweeten Cottle, who swears she doesn’t have a drop of Welsh blood in her veins tells of a conversation with a gas station attendant in Utah one day when she stopped on her way to Malad.  He asked her where she was going and when she told him, he said his grandfather was from Samaria.  Fay asked his grandfather’s name thinking she might know of him.  The attendant replied, “William Williams Williams.”  (The Welsh are not very creative when it comes to names.)  Fay knew William was a common name and told him she knew Hotel Bill, Tall Bill, and Tater Bill and asked if his grandfather had a nick name.  “He sure does,” came the reply, “It’s Bill Bill Bill!”  Fay had never heard of him!

So, whether you’re Welsh or not, you are sure to find something to smile about at this local Festival.  Luke Waldron is going to share some Welsh recipes including the Cadillac of grilled cheese…rarebit.  Lucy Washburn will catch us up to speed on The Welsh Dragon, and Blaine and Tara Scott will provide a tour of this quaint, beautiful country.  Choirs and poets will perform.  There will be wagon rides with local commentary about life ‘Back in the Day.’   And, if Life is Really Good, you just might meet a descendent of Bill Bill Bill!