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Show Poets Receive Awards , rrc local writers received I :-irts in the 1979 Utah State ry Society's annual :ary contest at the April 'irds Festival held Satur-oiitheNewhouse Satur-oiitheNewhouse Hotel. 1UDYS HESSER i.m, Bountiful, received -ml place ($15) in the Eva lis Wangsgaard Memorial 'ifst and -second place in the Newcomers Wan Crawford Ander-3 Ander-3 Bountiful received 'd place ($15) in the Pearle M. Olsen Character Portrait award and Gladys Kennard, Farmington, received third place ($10) in the Clarice Stewart Anderson Memorial award. ROBERT B. Fox, Bountiful, received third place ($5) in the Peggy Tangren Nature Poetry contest and Carma Bradshaw, Bountiful, received honorable mention in the Newcomers contest. Randal L. Hall was chosen "Poet of the Year" and his book of poetry will be published by the society. He is a former Seminary teacher at Viewmont High School. He is now living in Springville and doing graduate work at Brigham Young University. He received $100 in cash. He is the youngest poet to ever receive this prestigious award. |