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Show Great Race Friday in Deseret Thora McKee Thora S. McKee promoted Thora S. McKee, formerly an assistant operations officer, has been promoted to operations officer at the Fillmore office of First Security Bank of I'tah, N.A. The announcement was made by Hoy W, Hanson, senior vice president and Southern division supervisor. Mrs. McKee joined the bank in and has attended LDS Business ( nllcgc. A native of Fillmore, Mrs. McKee has been active in the community. She is past president of Firemens Auxiliary, past first vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a fund raiser for the March of Dimes. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ if latter-Da- y Saints. Mrs. McKee and her husband. Chad, have three 1I. Competition is gening high as teams prepare for the Great Race scheduled for 7: JO p m. at the Deseret arena. The race, just one of the many events adding to the tun and enioyment of the weekend, can be viewed in its entirety from the grand viands. Mitch Myers, chairman ol the race, says learns must provide their own horse, motorcycle and wheelbarrow in order in compete. The sheep and pannes will he provided by the committee The five events in the race will start with a mile horse race, followed by a runner crossing the arena and dievsing a sheep in a pair of pants. The person holding the sheep will then run back across the arena and pass the baton to the beginning of a four person relay race around the track. The baton will then be passed to the wheelbarrow team and the race will finish with a motocross Grand entry tor the rodeo will be at 8.00 p.m. wuh Farl Fredrickson's Broken Diamonds Rodeos providing the nationally famous slock. Cowboys, members of the Rocky Mountain Rodeo Association, will come from all parts of the Intermountain West to pul in their bid for the prize money. I riday night will be family night and tickets for a family arc $7.(X). Regular admission will be $2.50 adults and $1.00 for children 2. Slack stock for both rough slock and timed events will be held immediately following the rodeo. Saturday morning will begin with a chuckwagon breakfast at 7:00 a.m. Chefs will be members of the West Millard Kivvanis Club. Fair exhibits will be open all day and the Horse Show will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the arena. The parade will be at 5:00 p.m. on Deseret Main Street, with the rodeo to follow at 8:00 p.m. Rounding out the weekend will be an open air dance with music by Neil and Rosie. (See schedule for complete list of Friday and Saturdays events.) For two family fun packed days attend the Millard County Fair and Rodeo at Deseret, August 10th and 1th. restriction County Sheriff Ed Phillips proclaimed a ban on open burning in Millard County until further notice. This ban has been issued because of extreme fire danger at the present time. Fillmore Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Utah 84631 USPS 446740) w flirts V IN FOUNDED IN 1894 Friday, August 10, 1979 VOLUME 85, NUMBER 32 ITS 85th YEAR mmws mmmeam KANOSH PAGEANT STARTS TONIGHT 1-- u? fflTV. 6-- 4-- Teachers, Board agree on contract terms step was increased from personal leave will be of the granted to each certifi150 to 151 cated teacher, however, base. 2. In addition, increthe teacher must pay the teacher ments and lane changes $30 substitute are included in the con- cost. 5. The early retirement tract with an additional lane for teachers who earn incentive program was modified with a reduction 45 hours plus a professional certificate above in benefits. Kenneth M. Topharn, the Bachelors degree. Ph.D. 3. Added costs of health Superintendent creases to $16,172 on and accident insurance the top after 12 years were also granted. The 12th 4. One additional day experience. The Millard County Board of Education and the Millard Education Association have agreed on the following terms for school year. the 1979-8The basic terms of the agreement arc: I. A salary increase of 7.1 on the Bachelors lane. The beginning B.S. salary is $10,710 and in- i 0 This beautiful buckskin wedding dress will be worn The Legend of Chief Kanosh pageant. Displaying their handiwork are Madge Warner L. and Josie Miller. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 3:30 p.m. Fashion Show Talent Contest All Star Baseball Game Quartet Festival Great Race 4-- H 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Rodeo 4-- H SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 4-- 4 rVt. - Marge Barton This beautiful buckskin wedding dress will be the most expensive of the costumes worn at "The Legend of Chief Kanosh" pageant which starts its three-darun tonight, August 9, 1979. The wedding dress will be worn by Sally Mace, as Julia in the play, during the wedding scene in which she becomes Chief Kanosh's first w ife. Five skins were used to complete the dress, four for the skirt and one for the s top. Fail Pikyavit, Chief of the Piautc the tanned Kanosh Band, carefully shade skins to a delicate oyster-whitMadge especially for this dress. Warner, owner of the Review Apparel who sewing plant, and Josie Miller, Paramount with 30 working years spent Studios Designer Edith Head, designed the dress. Madge daughters. Joyce T.ubet and Connie Druntond. spent many hours fashioning the skins into an authentic Paiutc wedding dress and sewing each tiny bead into place to decorate both the top and skirt in Indian patterns. Interestingly, Josie. who is a Kanosh native, is alvi the daughter of the original "Aunt Nell" (Ellen Geotgc Bird who grew up knowing Kanosh), port raved in the pageant by Linda Baugh. Josie is retired from Paramount and spends her summers in Kanosh, but still maintains her home in North where she spends her Hollywood winters. The combined efforts of all these people have produced an exquisite treasure that will be enjoyed by a great number of people not only at the pageant, but because the dtess is to be included in the "Indian Traveling Trunk". This trunk will be filled with e 7:00 a.m. Breakfast & Open Horse Show 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Frog Jumping Contest (Bring your own frogs) 1 1 :00 a.m. Sawdust Dig for Money 1:00 p.m. Log Sawing - Nail Driving & Log Throwing Contests 2:00 p.m. Childrens Sports 3:00 p.m. Anything Goes Team H Competition (6 member teams) 3:00 p.m. Cook Out King 4:00 p.m. Talent Contest jlkNI 5:00 p.m. Parade 8:00 p.m. Rodeo 10:00 p.m. Open Airi 4 i Dance, jJ j t various Indian art work such as beaded leather work, sand paintings, jewelry, costumes, films, literature, chans, drums, dolls, etc. from various tribes highlighted by the Paiutc wedding dress and an Indian baby kahn (cradle) made by Emily Pikyavit, Earls wife. The trunk itself was decorated with Indian signs and pictures. This trunk was prepared for use in the Social Studies classes under the direction of the Millard School District and the Title VI Indian Act. $350 of Title VI funds were used to purchase the skins for the wedding dress which will be loaned each year to the Indian pageant. PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR cm2ENS CONTRIBUTE TO PAGEANT Pahvant Valley Senior Citizens Albert Paxton. Ruth Zmitravich. Clilf Purcell, and Harold Cahoon have contributed many hours of work toward the restoration of "The Legend of Chief Kanosh" pageant's scenery . Helen Huntsman, spokesman Kir the Fillmore Civic Arts Council who is sponsoring the pageant said. "I don t know what we would have done without them. We are so grateful to them. Mrs. Zmitravich remarked. "People arc always doing something for our organization. We felt it was- - time we helped someone else. Besides, keeping active help keep us young." Mr. Paxton is the Assistant Directoi ol the Pahvant Valley Senioi Citizens whose new center at the tuirgrouiuis was reeentlv completed. By Ruth Zniilravich Monday, August 13: Dinner at the Center. Wednesday, August 15: Dinner at the Center. Ihursday, August 23: Salt Lake City appointments. Make your Inis reservaAlbert, tions cailv. Call Mae, . Or Maxine, 743-542- 743-541)- 743-574- Fun at the park 'Ih.it was siah as niee p.uty m the park the last day of July; wc had the best part of the evening under those beautiful trees. There were chic ken. salads, coin on the rob, and rolls, topped otf with pie and ice cream. Why do we eat too much at a time like that? And Anna May Quarnhcrg and her daughter come along with a guitar to enteitam us with several songs. Wc thank them heartily, On Monday, August 13th. the Itah Stale Coalition of Senior Citizens will hold its Annual f lection to us Boatd ot Directoi s at the Monroe Senior ( enu r, 95 Fast Center, Monroe, Utah. and Senior Coalition membets repicsentativcs from each ol the llistt ct 4 (Juab. Millard, Sanpete, Sevier. Piute, Wayne) arc expected to attend, as well as any senior citizens "ho are interested in joining the Coalition. to I'SCSC's Running for Boatd of Directoi s is Ross Bumgardner, a senior who is very active in Rnlifteld In and the entire atea addition, nominations for this seat "ill he taken trom the Boor at the elation. At the Senior Coalition meeting, an issue discussion will follow the hoard election. Local and statewide issues ol to senior citizens in die cnnecrn aiea, smh as unlit tales, the high mst of food, housing, and Oak City Ward Day Celebration 2:011 P.M. ( hoir um 3:00 P.M. Dinner 5:00 P.M. Sports A t.amrv tor children & adults, also hull game between Oak ( its amt Meadow, 9:00 P.M. Daner ami Program C.OODIOOD&f.OODII wimnmi MISS IM)VI iga. Cliiit eogtaphet lot this graceful dance along with other Indian dames is Gay Avcictt ol Ftllmote. Ciavs brother, John Cooper, did the choreographs for Jill loi.il ladies. live voting Chiistcnsvn ol Holden, Roselvn Giles, Chere Bevkstraiul. Lon Roper, and P.usv Robison, all ol Fillmore, will he featured m Scene 9 of " I lie Legend of Clm-- Kanosh" pageants first act. Ilicv will pet lot m the "I vil Spirits Dame which depicts what is going tltiouuh Julia's (Kanosh's first wife) mind as sin goes mad from tile taunting and teasing ot theothet Indians because she is unable to hear Kanosh a child. tin mens war dance. Hits yeais pageant pionnses to be even mote beaut ilul than last year's. The first pet lot mam o is tonight at twilight at the North Paik in Fillmore. Pertormanu's ate also sihcduled for Fttdav ami Satutdav evenings. August 10 and Marge Barton Wouldnt it be wonderful to speak iwoot mav be ihieo languages? Many ol out Asian tetugee ncighbots can and , ate now lout mug Sm h is the ease ol Iran A. Ban. 38. and Ins wile, Hoang Mui, 33. Both teietved diplomas Itoni laubaih Inlet national fot completing I "New i out sc lit l.auhaih's Streamlined I ttglish" on Julv 30, 97g The Trans tin then vulture the husband's f.mulv name ionics first) native Chinese language was soon icplnccd In ( U'lii.miesc w hen tin tied the Communist lakeovet ol (lima as ihlldren Uni living in Viet Nam lor 2 vears On v who again loncd to fire the Rods ind i, imo to I tllmote louvears ago with tin- Fust gtoup ol refugees. Both ate cinploved at the Castle A Cooke another--Fnglish- . then-leve- Saturday August 18, 1979 v EVIL SPIRITS DANCE Bv transportation will he consideied. Seniors in the I.jst Millaid ana who are interested in this meeting and other activities of the Coalition should call , Mav Cahoon, lor luiiliei tnlormatnm. r Dancing in the pageants Evil Spirits Dance are L. to R. Jill Christensen, Roselyn Giles, Chere Beckstrand, and Lori Roper. Also in the dance, but not available lor photo is Patsy Robison. . Admission is $2.00. Couple receives diplomas Annual election date set PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS SCHEDULE working on tepee, part ot a set for the Chief Kanosh BUCKSKIN WEDDING DRESS COSTUMING HIGHLIGHT By Rodeo and Fair Schedule Albert Paxton and Ruth Zmitravich are shown pageant. at 1 1! Stl $ot N : l Ins Level I i nurse on July 19, 1979, I lizaheth lav lor Watkins ol Fillmore has been tutoring them over the past months. I he inn will soon start their level II classes during the school's sum met session. I lie lians .tie the parents ol threi hois, David. 14. Steve, 12; and Sam. American 4, who have been given names sou e arm mg in this eountrv . WEATHER RFPOKI By Jay T. Rogers v Mttsliioom Fui m. Mi. and M's. linn .lie the second Irom tins area to u icive their 1 u diplomas m recent weeks. Bao (ua (Juoc graduated fioni and tlnid ('him si I We had .41 precipitation for July Aveiage is .76 AU.IS1 1 2 96 96 59 57 |