Capitol Reef National Park will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Historic Gifford Farmhouse inside the park Saturday. The event will include pioneer craft demonstrations, a pie and ice cream social and an original play about the early residents of Fruita. All events, sponsored by the Capitol Reef Natural History Association, are free and open to the public. The Gifford House is part of the park's historic district. It depicts the typical spartan nature of rural Utah farm homes of the early 1900s. The house was constructed by Calvin Pendleton in 1908. He and his family occupied it for eight years. The house is named after Dewey Gifford, whose family moved into the home in 1928 and resided there for 41 years. For more information on the event, call 435-425-3791.
   
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