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Show Plans Being Finalized For Big June Rodeo Active preparations are in progress .to bring to the area one of tlie best rodeos that's over been staged. Rodeo committeemen are meetiing weekly to finalize the details for the triple-event occurring June 12 thru the Mlh. The Powell - Centennial portion of the program wUl take place Thursday evening, even-ing, the 12:'.-! at the Lions Club Park with free refreshments refresh-ments and a slide presentation presenta-tion on Major Wesley Powell's Pow-ell's trip on the Colorado River. Rodeo Parade Chairman Bill May said that several have entered floats into this year's parade but t is neccs- sary to complete the form and get it to him as soon as possible. If. organizations and individuals didn't get the form as was published .n The Times-Independent two weeks ago such form for entering en-tering the parade can be obtained ob-tained from Kill May at Moab Mo-ab National Bank. There will be a $25 pr7e for each winning float in the. categories of most original, most humorous and best presentation pre-sentation of the Powell theme. "Rodeo Grounds Chairman V. J. Westwood reported that the arena is shaping up satisfactory. It is planned tj install the burlap material around the arena as was done last year to help accomodate ac-comodate the audience Ticket Chairman Brig Larson Lar-son said there will be advance ad-vance sales of tickets with a 10 per cent discount cn such sales. The tickets will be available a short time before be-fore the rodeo. Traffic control con-trol and poster distribution is again this year being handled by Sgt Ralph Benson Ben-son and Sheriff Heck Bow- man. Dick Horstxa r.-. cd to Knc as chairman for 5 t Dress Theme. R.;r-be R.;r-be riding his main r.roet ts 5. next to er.thiis -to dress westers ;--orate t heir sh:p ; with rodeo there. |