| Show THE TERRITORY EARLIEST NEWSPAPERS term vice president 1916-17 of Utah State Press Association is enshrined in the Hall of Fame Wasatch Wave Heber Cityenduring newspaper was founded March 23 1889 and 106 years afterward in 1995 was published by Richard Buys great grand-nephew of its first editor-manager William Buys The family involvement however has not been continuous Of its unique name Buys wrote in the first edition In wafting the Wasatch Wave we realize it is buttiny ripple upon the great ocean of journalism The founding publisher left the paper on December 16 1890 then returned in 1892 Buys was succeeded in 1893 by George Barzee and he in 1895 by Glanville and Joseph Murdock They surrendered control again in 1898 to Buys Then in what newspaper historian Cecil Alter labelled Tag You re It Buys returned publishing chores to Barzee early in 1905 -but for onlyfew months Afterward Buys remained in charge until his death November 27 1909 Charles Broadbent became editor and manager on January 28 1910 He would continue until 1939 before transferring the duties to John Wallis who had been publisher of the Paris Idaho Post He wasson of Vernal publisher and Utah State Press Association mainstay James Wallis On March 1942 brothers James Dick and Francis Frank Mountford purchased the Wave from Wallis Dick departed two years later but his younger brother remained in Heber City until June 30 1958 when he bought the Washing ton County News in St George leaving the Wave in the hands of his son James Mountford When he moved to St George because of his fatherill health the Wave was temporarily in the hands of longtime employes Stewart Giles and Farrell Reynolds On December 21 1973 the founding publisherdescendant three generations removed Richard Buys resigned as Executive Manager of Utah Press Association and a7 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
