Show Millard Counly Chronlilf Progress I SPS Ihurx August 20 1986 - Pugr 3 Business of the Week EMMA LOUISE OVERSON BENTLEY is an honored guest this year She married Ray in 1918 when he was helping the family recover from the great flu epidemic LA ROBERTS OVERSON is an honored guest this year She mar ried Clyde in 1925 He worked in the rotk quarry as a farmer and railroad crewman ROBERTS were lla's parents Willis was a AND GERTRUDE carpenter who built the amusement hall and classrooms on the west side of the historic Leamington Chapel WILLIS ROD AND CINDY Christensen’s--i- t ire owner STAPLES Christensen's Department store by similar to many LOG HOME in 1905 in those days The with Gertrude Roberts (right) and neighbor was Roberts' moved to Leamington in 1918 family in Leamington May was a nurse and midwife while Joe was farmer and irrigation sheriff company president 42nd Annual Leamarado Days from page one of eta Sina V E Manilla J Clyde E miise Reed Louis C and Parlev J Our second honored guest for the leamatado Day celebration is the fifth child Emma Louise Overson Hently born April 19 1901 here in LeamWhen she was young she ington helped with usual chores around a farm She rode the stacker horse trumped hay on the wagon cooked for the threshers milked cows and then ran the separator She churned butter and helped her mother make home made soap and cure meat She chopped wood harnessed the horses and plowed and planted the garden and was well acquainted with kinds of work that young people today know nothing about Louise says in her history that she did not like school when she first went but when she saw that others were able to put up with it she decided to study and get the most our of it She liked histoty and geography and later on her interest turned to genealogy reseat ch in which she has excelled a gieat deal When she was in her teens she went to Salt I ake to go to school and took Two of her typing and shorthand sisters had married Moultons and she esidentally lived in the same apartment house as they did During the flu epidemic of 1918 the school was shut down and ouise had to stay home One morning at breakfast there appealed someone she did not know and no one introduced her Esidentally he was elated to the Moultons and had done some carpentry work in the kit Lousie began to analyze him deciding that he had some good points but that he was too old for her The flu hit everyone in the house and they were all down in bed The mother in the home wanted to hire a nurse but this fellow whose name was Ray said he would be the nurse He cooked and carried food to everyone in the house cluding Louise and her roommate I ouise mentioned to her roommate that he sure was a nice fellow but all she got is response was that he was an old bachelor and would never marry anyone Later on Ray asked Louise to go to a show with him and asked her to marry him on the way home She said yes They became the parents of seven children Two died in infancy and the five living are: Cleo Luray Bentley chen Brown Bonnie Berniece Bentley Cote Melba Janette Bentley Winegar Iris Julienne Bentley Martinez Joseph Raymond Bentley and all ate very accomplished in their vvoik Louise says she misses working in music She has a beautiful singing voice and has taught voice piano guitar and sung in numerous places She has decided to devote her time to genealogy which she enjoys very much Her husband passed away in 1969 and she said she misses him very much We are very happy to have Mrs Ila Overson and Mrs Louise Bentley as the honored guests for this year's Leamarado Celebration We wish both of them and their families continued success in all their endeavors Bob Welti JOLENE ADAMS PATTY RASMUSSEN KANOSH FILLMORE Miss Millard Rendezvous and attendents chosen Miss Millard Rendezvous Contest was held Saturday evening August 23 at the Fillmore Fairgrounds The evening started with a judge’s interview tea Judging was broken into 2 60 and percent Horsemanship 40 percent Judges were Becky Walbeck and Patricia Jacobsen from Richfield Special thanks to Vickiann Mitchell for spending lime with the girls and teaching them the reigning pattern for the contest Thanks to Duane's for providing the lea for the judge's interview $10000 worth of gilt certificates from Christensens and Ben franklin 'DCR were donated to the gills Mark Huntsman presented the winners with their gift certificates flowers were piesented to each gnl We appreciate all these special girls They woiked hard and all came out winners! Bums daughter of Ron and Cathy Bums $40 gift certificate Christensens Adams 1st Attendant-Jolendaughter of John and Teresa Adams $20 gift certificate Ben Rasmussen 2nd daughter Rasmussen Honor Doris of Drew and $20 gift certificate BEn Waters daughter of Danny and Candy Waters special award for personality $10 gift certificateChristensens Paxton Honor daughter of Larry Paxton and Connie novice acGraff special award cer$10 gift complishment tificateChristensens These girls will be honored Saturday in the Mule Rendevous Parade Attendant-Mar- Some mulely terms to keep in mind this weekend STEER STOPPING — This is a timed event with the roper to ride a mule and rope a steer and bring the animal to a stop as quickly as possible The roper with the fastest time of the show will be the winner DIAMOND HITCH— When the Diamond Hitch tied you will see the rope form the outline the Diamond on top of the load The hitches must be judged to make sure they are tied correctly is PACKING SCRAMBLES— The unsaddled stock is turned loose to roam and the packers and to their beds Upon a given swamper turn-isignal they must get up catch their animals saddle pack and mount their stock and race to the finish line The winner is the one who does all this the fastest the version of the MUSICAL e favorite game of musical chairs only played with riders mules and tires TIRES— This is Welti is Mule parade personality The ever popular weatherman and personality Bob Welti will preside over the first ever Millard Mule Rendezvous Mule and Horse Parade in illmore this Saturday Ch 5 colleagues Welti and KSL Paul James and Dick Nourse have gained distinction as the longest running news team perhaps in the history of the medium Welti is know for his wit and charm weather and of course his forecasts He got his weather training and experience as a pilot in the US Navy during WW II and Keeps up to date on the latest weather development at briefings at the United States Weather Bureau Regional Office He is also the organizer of his own advertising agency Welti and Call Advertising Inc a career that now occupies much of his time Welti is married to Georgia Fullmer Formerly Miss Utah State They have five daughters More than :l million Americans have one or more forms of heart or blood vessel disease according to American Heart Association statistics v f of Della’s he Delta and illmoie stoics ise a cotpoialion in which the Staples Beloie are pan ownets and pamieis the local store was opened the Bill Bishop building was lented and extensive tenovations were made he woik Delians found tint they completed could shop tor quality m a pleasant atmosphere The Staples believe in commumtv and commitment volvement oi Delians they want moie peisonul ice They aie commuted to ollcimg a vaiiety ol mcichundisc with pikes that ate competitive with those lound in malls Customeis must be accomodated it they aie to do then shopping in Delta Iheie must be support lor local businesses or the town will "blow away" What impiovements aie needed in Delta? Businesses which pav Ingliei taxes need gieatei support liom the In oidei to entice mea people to ty shop at home the town must be kept clean and amaetivc uithei the las base must be kept down and ( liambei of Commence memheis should get greater set vice Della aceoidmg to the Staples lias everything going loi it Ilcie one can find tail sei vice an an port good lions excellent ing plenty of manpowci recreational facilities and peace ol mind he ol let mgs especially the small town quality of life aie uch gieater than those ol sutrounduig communities Actually one can Inul anything he oi she wants! What changes do the Staples want to make in their stoie? Rod would make none Cindy would eventually like to have from window displavs Both want to continue to employ people with positive attitudes And ol com sc they plan to continue supporting theii tow n and its businesses Christensen’s in Delta has basically the same metchundise that is found in all theolhei Clu istensen’s iluoughout the stale High lashion is the taiget ol the buyers when they go to os Angeles to search fot the newest designs Rod Staples the local managei and Cindy his assistant ol'fei this quality to us They aie licie to slay Kiev atcheie to make Della’s stoie all that’s vogue Dawn Carder High THIS KANOSH operators Vogue n ate found in ll Clu istensen's Department Stoics ly years ago theie was a beginning in Richfield The business was and is a that has passed fiom family father to son Over the years it has expanded fiom a one stoic operation to several in different Utah communities One can now enjoy shopping in a in illmore Richfield Chiistcnsen's Delta Cedar City or St George 1985 the newest stoic On August was opened in Delta Now after one full yeai the local management is saying "I hank you" to its ait h ill and new customers by offering gieat savSale The ings in an Anniveisary Rod and Cindy Staples managcis have attempted to make the store what the customeis want by providing good lashions at competitive prices hey aie pleased with all the support received fiom the local people Rod is no stranger to Clu istensen’s stoics Beloie coming to Della he managed the illmoie stole for five yeais Piior to that he had woiked in the Richfield bianeh Cindy Staples on the other hand had another career in mind A native of los Angeles she moved to I illmoie with her family at the time her father built the mushroom plant Completing school there she went to BYU where she majoied in social psychology During her college years she met and Rod Married life and children altered her initial career plans Retailing was not a prime inteiest for While Rod woiked for Cindy Christensen’s she worked in a bank But the "partners" which included Rod began to involve her in the business She did some buying enjoying that aspect of retailing very much Gradually Cindy found that she was becoming an integral part of her husband’s woik As long ago as 1978 Rod Staples had a desire to relocate in Delta for it was a "boom town" The MX situation and the advent of IPP seemed to be catalytic agents for giowth business and piogiess Theaiea the stimulation and the challenge appealed to Rod Thus when the transfer to the new stoic availed itself Rod was icady to go DELTA AUTO AND APPLIANCE last week's Business of the Week did not have photo identification Left to right Zac Frampton Glen Swalberg LaMar Wasden Dean Svvalberg Wayne Sorenson Craig Sorenson Glen Blake Steve Williams Not Pictured Kelly Anderson Rick Bublitz Helen Swalberg We apologize to the Delta Auto crew for this oversight THE BORDER INN State Line-Hw- 50 & 6 y Join in the fun!! Sunday-Augu- 31st st after the I Snake Valley Reunion BBQ Music by (cfe) Geno and Kirk Cafe Gaming Bar Service Station Motel |