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Show i 1 Universal Kicrofi?, mMsrpotnt SaIt CorF- - 4ve Lake City uta!l Co 4 Volume 64, Number 34 Brigham City, Utah, Girls (SQDDUt?7 Eye The sponsoring Brigham City Jaycees this week announced the names of ad- ditional contestants in this years Peach Queen pageant. They are: Debbie Johnson, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darel 0. Johnson, 265 North Second West, Brigham City; sponsored by Bon Realty. Julie Knudson, 17, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Knudson, 1170 Michelle drive, Brigham City; sponsored by First Security bank. Tamme Compton, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Compton, Thatcher; sponsored by Andersens-Ford- . Michelle Nelson, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claine (Chuck) Nelson, 613 North Second East, Tremonton; sponsored by Blackers Furniture. Johnson Its anticipated that upwards of 20 girls, the cream of Box Elder countys beauty crop, will compete for the right to reign over Brigham Citys 1971 Peach Days celebration. The contest is conducted Miss America pageant rules in addition to appearing in and swim suit, is expected talent. according to and each girl, formal wear to perform a The talent competition will be staged the evening of Sept. 9 in the Box Elder High school auditorium and final judging will take place the next night. The queen will not only rule with her court over the annual harvest celebration but represent Brigham City in the annual Miss Utah pageant and at various other functions during the year. ini a i i i V MISSING Jo Anne Poulsen has been missing since early Saturday morning. No Trace Of BE Girl The Box Elder County fair, boasting more exhibits and more livestock than ever before, got underway Wednesday at Tremonton and will continue through Saturday night. "The rodeo arena is in top shape and were ready to make this a banner year," said Wayne Sandall, fair board president. The annual event is getting underway in full swing today (Thursday). The Golden Spike rodeo, held in with the county fair, is a Rodeo show Cowboys association-approveproduced by Cotton Rosser of Marysville, Calif. Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday under lights at the Golden Spike Rodeo area. Bobbie Rhodes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rhodes of East Garland will reign as rodeo queen with Kristi Larsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Larsen of Logan and Kayla Udy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Udy of Fielding as attendants. The City of Fun Carnival with rides and shows is appearing for the second time in the Tremonton area and is in operation at the fairgrounds through Saturday. Exhibits were received and judged prior to the fair opening today. The Farm Bureau held its annual talent show at the fairgrounds Wednesday at 8 p.m. Winners in this contest will be eligible con-jucti- No trace has been found of a Box Elder county girl, who has been missing since last seen on her way home from Ogden early Saturday morning. JoAnne Poulsen, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Poulsen of Corinne, was last seen by friends at about 1 a.m. Saturday morning, heading north on Washington Blvd. at about 25th street. The girl was driving a 1969 White Ford Fairlane with a black vinyl top, license number JK4771. She was wearing blue jeans and a multicolored blouse when last seen, according to Box Elder County Sheriff Warren Hyde. Miss Poulsen, who is a 1970 graduate of Box Elder High school, had reportedly gone to Ogden to do some shopping and to a dance at Hill Air Force Base. She was apparently on her way home when last seen by her friends. d Parents Hold Firm On Kindergarten Issue BRC Parents of kindergarten age children in Bear River City this week reaffirmed their determination not to send their youngsters to school at Corinne this year. children Representing 12 of 13 involved, they signed a letter which was submitted to the Box Elder Journal Tuesday. pre-scho- & Julie Knudson In it they complained not only of being the victims of the "runaround" but indicated that migrant students using Bear River City school receive better treatment than local children. The Box Elder Board of Education last April voted to consolidate kindergarten students of the two schools with buses to transport Bear River City kids to classes at Corinne. Parents immediately balked, said they would not send their children but rather would keep them home. They did offer to cooperate, however, if kindergarten were held every other year at Bear River City. proached as to alternating the combined kindergarten class at Corinne one year and Bear River City school the next year. We have been told by Superintendent Haws several times during the summer that this was all taken care of and the Corinne parents agreed to sending their kindergarten students to Bear River City for the 1972-7school year if we sent ours their for school this year, the letter stated. Yet, in visiting with the Corinne PTA president, we find that she has not been contacted by anyone from the school district or superintendents office since the Not Altered Decision Superintendent J.C. Haws said last week the board has not altered its decision and that buses will run to pick up the students when school opens next Monday, Aug. 30. "When we appeared before the school board in an open, recorded meeting in May, we were promised that the Corinne PTA officers and parents would be ap- - Tired of Runaround "We are tired of the runaround. We understand that the purpose of having a school board is to oversee and control the local school system. As such they should demand to know why busing of kindergarten students is necessary when no (Continued on Page Two) 3 first of May. Elementary Registration Friday iE District Gears For New School Year Teachers and other personnel In Box Elder district are getting in gear this week for the 1971-7- 2 school year which begins next Monday, Aug. 30. The annual Institute for all employes was scheduled at Box Elder High school this morning (Thursday) at 9 a.m. Other sessions are planned Thursday and Friday with all teachers to report to their respective schools for faculty meetings Friday morning. Also scheduled Friday is registration of elementary school youngsters at most schools in the county. The hours will be 9 to 11 a.m. Students at Grouse Creek, Howell, Park Valley and Snowville will register on the opening day of school. Parents are asked to pay all elementary school fees on registration day. These pre-scho- Michelle Nelson no fccokraco Maws Wont Send Children i IF PAGES mmhn Crown Debbie 22 84302, Thursday Morning, August 26, 1971 Tamme Compton include activity fee, $1.50; insurance, $1.75; school lunch, $1.25 per week, and kindergarten fee for milk and cookies, $1 per month with $9 covering this cost for the entire year. With school about to begin for another year, a warning was issued this week to local motorists to mind their driving manners. They should be aware of school zones and crossings, particularly those on Main street where youthful traffic is heavy each weekday morning and afternoon. Guards help to usher the young pedestrians across the street In these areas but drivers should be aware that children sometimes do the unexpected and so they should exercise caution. Enrollment in Box Elder schools is expected to total about the same as last between 9,100 and 9,200 students. year gn)(ol(y) to compete for state honors. The Box Elder Sheriffs nationally approved quarter horse show. show limited to Friday will be an d Box Elder county horses. There will be a youth show with several events. Horse racing is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the rodeo arena. A youth "Fun Time Dance will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. One of Saturdays feature events will be the sale of fat cattle shown by groups and the Future Farmers of America. Irvin Maddox director of the livestock department, promises this years auction will be an exciting event as approximately 250 animals are to be sold starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until the last animal is sold for a premium price. The animals will be sold in groups for the third consecutive year. Tickets will be reduced for the Golden Spike rodeo tonight (Thursday) evening for Family Night. Painting and other improvments have taken place at the fairgrounds and rodeo posse with Maurice Stapels as president, is sponsoring a chuckwagon breakfast on Main street, Thursday through Saturday beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing throughout the morning. A horseshow pitching contest with Wendell Welling as supervisor is slated today at 1:30 p.m. At 5 p.m. a parade with Jay Hirschi as chairman will add to the days festivities with colorful floats from all over the county. Jay Dee Harris as grand marshall will lead the parade. The parade will start at First East and Sixth North and proceed south on Tremont street to Main street and then proceed west to the fairgrounds where the exhibits will then be open to the public. Christy Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anderson of Bothwell, as the Little Princess will ride on a float sponsored by the Tremonton Garland Jaycettes with Paula Forsberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Forsberg of Fielding and Julianne Petersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Petersen of Tremonton, as attendants. Horse shows with Bob Bennett as chairman will be held both Thursday and Friday at 8 a.m. Thursday will feature a arena. "The stock has all arrived and we are in good shape and fully prepared to make this a lecord year" states Sandall. "We anticipate a larger crowd and more exciting events that ever before. A schedule of fair activities through Saturday can be found on Page 2. t Brigham Girl Captures Baton Crown Pam Gray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 348 North Fifth East, Brigham City, has been crowned Miss Majorette of Utah. She won the honor at the recent Miss Majorette and Open Competition Contest of Utah which was staged at Lagoon. The title winner entered six twirling divisions in the open competition and won a host of trophies which included first in best appearing majorette, fancy T strut, basic strut and twirl team, and second in military strut and solo. Prior to the open competition, contestants appeared in the Miss Majorette beauty pageant. They modeled best dresses and costumes to be judged in various poses of twirling. They were judged on personality, ap- Earl Gray, pearance, pose, presentation and showmanship. The local girls dress and costume were designed and made by Mrs. Roy Barnard of Perry. Miss Gray was crowned Miss Majorette of Utah at the contest's conclusion and was presented roses, a banner and trophy. Began Nine Years Ago contest twirling nine years ago, under the direction of Mrs. Joanne Schlueter of Chicago, 111. Later she studied under Kristi Elrod, majorette with the Utah State University Marching band. During the past year she has studied under Nancy Barnard Jepperson of Perry, and her championship routines were developed by Mrs. Jepperson. She started At the age of 12 she received training under professional teachers in Illinois for a k period. In 1969 she attended and participated in an Intermountain Twirling workshop at Utah State university under the direction of Chet Jones of Portland, Ore. She has won 84 trophies, 21 medals and six ribbons in contests entered in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, Wisconsin, and Utah. In August 1968, age 14, she was crowned Utah State Twirling Champion in the junior division, and had the privilege of being an official delegate from Utah at the national twirling contest in St. Paul, Minn., in January 1969. t two-wee- Pam was also crowned Senior Utah State Strutting Champion in September 1969. It was a thrilling experience to twirl with girls from the United States and Canada at the national contest, she said. One week ago she was named Miss Twirling Queen of Idaho at a contest in Idaho Falls. Pam has been listed in "Whos Who in Baton Twirling" since she was 12 years of age. She has been assistant twirling Instructor in the Brigham City recreation (Continued on Page Two) MISS MAJORETTE been crowned Miss Pam Gray has Majorette of Utah. Brush Fire Brigham City volunteer firemen were called to a brush fire Sunday above Vickies Cafe in Willard. The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE Due to participation in the opening ceremonies of the Box Elder County Fair the regular meeting of the Brigham City Council scheduled for August 26th has been cancelled. By order of the Brigham City Council A-2- 6 |