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Show Contestants sought for Miss Duchesne County Announcement was made this week that the annual Miss Duchesne County queen pageant will be held June 25, Duchesne. Deadline for entry has been set on June 13. An invitation is being extended to all girls who will be seniors this year, and up to 27 years of age, who are single, never having been married, to enter the competition. They can do so by contacting one of the area representatives. Area representatives include Tamra Garner, Duchesne; Kathy Dart, Roosevelt; MaxieB. Hartman, Altamont; Vicky STUDENTS-Thr- Acting as ee A VOLUME Vanee Larsen was appointed chairthe Community Park Committee, Thursday, May 7th during a special of meeting held in Altamont. the care group are LaMar Stevenson and Janice Street Other members of the committee are to be chosen from Mt. Home, Talmage, Boneta, Tridell, Alta-mon-t, Mt. Emmons, Bluebell, Upalco, and North Arcadia. In earlier negotiations with Wayne Davies Mrs. Street and Mr. Stevenson obtained promises of Grants totaling $12,100 with the stipulation that matching funds are available before grant money is made available. It is with the Arts for handicapped May 18-2- 5 Governor Scott M. Matheson declared the week of May 18 through 25 as Arts in tah, for the Handicapped Week according to Betty G. Spencer, director of information services at Utah State Training School. Mrs. Spencer is the Utah representative on the National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped. Cit ing arts as a means of increasing the quality of life in Utah, Matheson noted thal the arts provide excellent opportunities for individual growth for the handicapped child. More than 25 arts programs and activities will be presented at various locations in Utah during the week, featuring handicapoed children. Despite the bad weather, a lot of big were taken from Starvation last weekend. Let's hope it's a good indicator fish of what the season will be. Literally millions of fish were planted during the past year, although it looks like German Brown will be the speciality for a while. For those in the right spot at the right time to hook a fish, expect to pull in a keeper between five and Fifteen pounds! The new campground and day use facility will prove to be a great asset to the entire area, encouraging tourists to slop over, and providing anglers, water skiiera and hikers with one of the most beautiful park complexes in the state! the you missed by chance performance by Duchesne's Traveling Assembly" last week, be sure to see it next Wednesday. The students have put together an outstanding show, though there's some question as to who picks the audience participants! Wednesday's show is an encore benefit to raise funds for Roy Park. The fund raising committee has set a goal of $8,000. The rommittee plans to raise funds with activities rather than soliciting direct contributions. So do y ,ur share for the park while enjoying some of the best talent around. If seniors will graduate from schools in the west half of Duchesne high County next Thursday and Friday. Commencement exercises will be held at Altamont and Tabiona on Thursday, May 26. and at Duchesne on Friday, May 27. Altamont high school will graduate 37 students. Commencement exercises will begin at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday evening at the high school. Guest speakers will be Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barton. Lee Allred is valedictorian, and salutatorian is Lola Lindsay. Seven seniors will graduate from Tabiona next week. The graduation ceremony will be held at the high school beginning at 7:30 p.m. Valdon Carlyle is and Ann Roberts is valedictorian, salutatorian. Guest speakers are Stan Young and Mrs. Edna Smith. A dance will be held following commencement Commencement exercises will be held Friday evening. May 27th' for 45 graduates of the Duchesne high school. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the school Kathleen auditorium. high Caldwell is valedictorian, and Donna Hayes is salutatorian. Lowell Caldwell will be guest speaker. Eighty-nin- y Community park effort man of idea of raising matching funds that the Community Park Committee was established. At a meeting held last Tuesday evening plans were discussed for several summer celebrations, geared at enchanc-in- g the pleasure and convencience of the public. Chairmen chosen to head activities included Norita Tidwell, over dances; Mike Hanke and Ron Christensen over seeing that bleachers are available for ball games; Junior Longhorn Roundup Queen Chairman. Connie Holgate and Beth Myrin Crafts committee chairmen and Loraine and Ted Wilkins parade chairmen. Plans are to sell meals and other refreshments at sport events and to encourage participation of citizens in the different communities to assist with plans for their park. For more information contact Vanee Larsen at MAY 19. 1977 SflSIN e 454-396- children throughout the district are being tested this week as part of the Early Prevention of School Failure program, commonly known as Peotone. This is the second year the Peotone project will be used in Duchesne County schools to increase learning skills. Children are given a battery of tests before starting kindergarten. Based on classes will be set test results, up for children with some deficiencies. The different tests include: motor, hearing, language and readiness to enter school, vocabulary, drawing, coordination, learning readiness, knowing parts of the body, and the public health nurse checks eye sight and vaccination records. The district is currently conducting a comparative hearing study. Students on the west side are being tested with the while meter." otoadmittanre new students on the east side are being tested by pure tone audiometry, which is the conventional method of screening. Last board and . the year the school Department of Speech and Hearing jointly purchased the otoadmittance meter. This equipment aids the specialist in determining existing problems in the middle ear. This test is helpful in identifying children with middle ear that are not otherwise problems discovered until they have progressed to a more serious condition. The Peotone program is federally funded through Title I. The purpose is the avoidance of school failure through the early identification and remediation of specific learning problems which kindergarten children may have and which would affect the quality of their school work. In other schools where the Peotone program is used, reading failure is reduced to about 4 percent, compared to 10 to 14 percent for schools without the program. d First grade students hve been recently, and test data is being compiled to determine the success of the first year of the Peotone program in county schools, and to help adapt the program for the second year. posi-teste- Speech, hearing workshop for parents Tuesday The summer speech and hearing clinic the Duchesne area will begin Tuesday, May 24th at 7 p.m. at the Duchesne elementary school A parent workshop will be held next Tuesday, covering the speech and language development of children from birth through five years of age. Suggestions will be given to parents regarding stimulation of speech and language for each age group. Any parents who ia interested is encouraged to attend the workshop. The workshop will be held for three evenings, for about t wo hours each evening. Children will attend daily therapy sessions beginning the week following the workshop. The speech hearing specialist for the west side of the school district is Karen Rrown. Ml Hum A consolidation of the ROOSEVELT STANDARD Duchesnes senior tea Fri. AlhKiOh and UINTAH BASIN RECORD r Five earn medals at State track meet 1-- A Three Longhorns, one Eagle and one track competiTiger placed in State tion at Brigham Young University last weekend. Janae Tucker, Altamont, took first place in state competition in the high jump. Mark Birch took fourth place in high jump, and Julie Tucker took fifth place in high jump. Debbie Sue Foy, Duchesne, took fifth place in the 80 yard hurdles, and Annette Fabrizio placed fifth in the 100 yard dash for Tabiona. Medals were awarded to competitors ' placing fift h or above. f ive students lrom Altamont compet- 1-- School Board meets tonight kids tested to assess learning skills Pre-scho- ol four-wee- SERVING UTAH'S GROWING UINTAH BASIN graduate next week Committee chosen to head upper-countr- pageant The 89 seniors A help. the 65 NUMBER 20 THURSDAY, A math teacher at Duchesne is Mr. Potter. of are pageant directors. The annual county fair is scheduled for the week of August 14 to 20. Winners of the queen pageant will not only reign over the fair, but will represent the county in various events through the summer, and will compete at he state fair in September. for Kynaston, Myton; JoAnn Nelson, Neola, and Nadine Roberts, Tabiona. Besides serving on the pageant committee, these ladies will act as hostesses throughout the competition, working with the entrants from their area, setting up workshops to assist the girls in the art of competing in the pageant. Those interested are encouraged to contact their representative in the near future so students from Duchesne high school ranked among the top students in the state in regional and state math and chemistry testing. Fred Hayes tested first in State competition in chemistry, and third in math. Todd Millett was rated first among State students in math, and second in chemistry. Brent Gunderson ranked third in State in chemistry. The science and MATH, SCIENCE that each can receive maximum Min mitt ee are Juni Larson and Marilynn Peterson. Joan Swain and Pat Stringham The Duchesne County Board of Education will meet tonight. May 19, at Union high school. Meetings are regularly held the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, but the May 26 meeting wss rescheduled for tonight because of graduation exercises next week. Tonight's meeting win be held at Union high school beginning at6 p.m. ed: Janae Tucker placed first in high jump; Mark Birch took fourth place in the high jump, Julie Tucker took fifth place in high jump, and seventh place in the mile and 880; Doug Todd ran in the mile; and LeAnn Lamb competed in the 220 yard dash. Tabiona sent seven competitors to state. Annette Fabrizio placed fifth in the 100 yard dash, and competing but not placing were: Billy Williams, 220; Clint Broadhead. pole vault, javelin, high jump, Marvin Jones, pole vault; Hal Giles, pole vault; Jeff Fabrizio, discus; and Brad Burt, shot put. Representing Duchesne high school Debbie Sue Foy took fifth place in the 80 yard hurdles, and also competed in the 100 yard dash. Tina Ivie took sixth place in long jump, and Kelly Roll ran the 100 yard dash. The Duchesne Mother's Club is sponsoring the annual Senior Tea for ail of the senior students at Duchesne high school and their parents. The tea will be held May 20th at 7 p.m. in the Duchesne e room. elementary Refreshments will be served and a program will be presented. Ray Ashby will be the Master of Ceremonies. multi-purpos- Notice! Citizens of Durhesne County are asked remember the election of county officers for the Republican party Thursday. May 19, at 8 pm. in the county courthouse in Duchesne. Citizens are asked to attend. Immunization clinic today The monthly preschool immunization clinic will be held today, May 19th, from 1:30 to .3 p.m. at the Altamont elementary. Immunizations will be given against DPT, polio, sr-- i mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR). The county health personnel would like to encourage parents to get their kindergarten age children immunized as soon as possible. For more information call the County Health Nurse at 738-593- k eye-mot- r-- " s' s" Walk-a-tho- n scheduled for Saturday Over 50 kids from the Duchesne area have filled out their sponsor sheets to participate in the annual March of Dimes walk will hegin at 8 a.m. at The Durhesne high school. The kids will be walking west across the Starvation dam. then north down into Utahn, and back to the school. Either two nr three prizes will In1 given to the kids that have collected the most money for the March of Dimes. The prizes will he given by the March of Dimes program. walk-a-tho- n children throughout this week as part of the the district are being tested PRESCHOOL TESTING-Pre-kindergar- ten second year in Duchesne children County schools to increase learning skills. are given a battery of tests for motor, hearing, language, readiness to enter school, vocabulary, drawing, eye-motcoordination, and learning readiness. First graders were d to determine the success of the Peotone recently first year of use in the county. program during its "Peotone" program, which is in its Pre-scho- ol or post-teste- w '& |