| Show I I EXPRESSly aim 11 C Ce x sf by Allen Parks A of roses loses to the hard working of July Com Conn which has put t together gether another of the outstanding an- an annual annual nual celebrations Ken Aycock Paul Jensen and Gary GalY Taylor head hend the group which in includes lu es many other of Vernal's finest Its It's hard to wait until Satur Satur- Saturday day eVening to see Gerald Cald latest play Arsen ic und and Old La Lace After watch watch- watching ing u a few scenes in reh rehearsal ursal the production looks like one which shouldn't be missed by anyone who ho w enjoy es good g nod stage stage- stagecraft craft NO PROFESSIONAL RODEO One of the ranking high mom mem- members bers of the ro rodeo eo committee has seen a chan change e of heart III He has stated publicly that Ver- Ver Vernal nal doesn't need a professional rodeo any uny longer and that it sends too loo much mone money out of town A CROWD of 2000 persons en- en endure dare dure a driving rain Saturday evening to watch a bunch of game cowboys carryon carry on the competition Hearty cheering applause and occasional out out- outbursts bursts of laughter accompanied the ri riders as they fought the clock the animals and the mud to put 1550 on a truly grea great t mance Out of the plus 2000 who paid 2 a head that rainy night not one person came back for a refund Rodeo fans That crowd I wa was the greatest buck buch of fans anyone could ever eWI ask for from from their enthusiasm Saturday under the worst possible pos pos- possible sible l conditions one would get the feeling that professional ro- ro rodeo deo Is in Vernal to stay AS FOR too much money go- go going going ing out with the stock contract contract- contractor or and the cowboys a closer look Ionic will show a different hal bal balance once ance Over 80 cowboys and their wives and kids came to town with Swanee Swance Kerby and the ro- ro rodeo lIpo deo They stayed for Cor the three days paying for lodging and meals h hero r in town A hat chat with one of the clowns and a stork stock handler in Swanee's outfit dis- dis disclosed closed that each had spent here for expenses The clown also had a 40 10 garage bill for to hi pickup Times 80 80 that figure snore more than cayer the money st sent nt out ont with the stock contractor contractor ANOTHER FACTOR is tour tour- tourism tens ism and publicity One camp camp- ground operator stated that families stayed on extra da days s 's to catch the rodeo How many other tourists did the same i Add va value I lIl to the community gained through publicity stack the rodeo up with the other pro pro- promotions motions which truly make up u a roaring 20 days from from July 4 to 24 in Vernal and how much in dollars is that The question Is not or el Vernal needs a professional rodeo the real question Is how do we get those tourists each weekend at Flam ing Gorge down hereto here to help hell celebrate it with us usA A COMMUNITY wide in a wild wild- west w western stern week with harbe- harbe cues dances pony and wagon rides square dances for and old hands and a great big friendly welcome to all comers just might be the tho answer Not petty bickering und and jeal- jeal jealousies jealousies |
