Show I I J w y a j t 7 t t rw j SWEEPSTAKES winner of the Bicentennial p parade rade was Vernal Sixth Word Ward with their three port part float showing the Cash prizes were were awa awarded ded in each division ranging from 50 in sweepstakes to 2 in the childrens children division Taking sweepstakes and first place in the Church division was Vernal Sixth Ward under the direction of Renae Labrum chairman Second place went to Maeser Second Ward under the chairmanship p of Doug Barlow Davis Ward took third place Shirley Shifley the float In the commercial division 1st place went to Shaklee Products under the chairmanship chairmanship chairmanship chair chair- manship of Mary Powell Link Trucking took second place and Moon Lake took third Tilt THE CIVIC division first place money was awarded to the Merry Mrs Club under the chairmanship of Marilyn Placing second was the Vernal Elks Lodge with Barbara Holmes as as chairman Third place went to the queen float featuring the queen Laurie May Young first attendant Jacqueline Marshall and second attendant att Mohea Caldwell It was chaired by the Club of Roosevelt In the youth group the Summer r School Sch ol float under the direction of f K Kathy thy Jon Jones placed first Jobs Daughters took took sec second nd place and the V Vernal Eighth Blazer B Scout Troop placed third Fran Emery was was was' chairman Each of the above winners received 25 for first place 15 second and 10 for third place Sweepstakes winner wiimer won 50 In the childrens division the Nuttall children e earned 10 with their entry Vernal Third Ward was was' w was s' s resented presented 5 and nd Gloria Glori n TilE THE rn HORSE division saw saw Merrell's Arabians Arabians' placing first second place went to Dinah Spurs with Split Mountain Moun Moun- oun tain tarn Saddle Tramps Jensen H 4 club taking third Bicentennial theme They al also a Took first place In the Church Division The float was chaired by ReNea Labrum Thousands lines line route roue for Bicentennial pr Na ad z de An An n estimated people lined the p parade rade route Monday to watch over entries brighten Vernal main street during the Bicentennial Par Parade de TilE THE JULY 5 5 j celebrations el began at the courthouse with a ceremony under the dir direction tion of the National Guard x A Scout breakfast br was served to over 2000 persons beginning at am a.m. ar to 10 bat at the he courthouse cour tour tour- lawn The parade formed at 8 am a.m. with PS 1 phe prior i rd to tb the Uie J The Ie t theme l.- l. Ierne Freedoms Way USA U.S.A. was wasI I followed throughout th the parade Prior to the u parade two smoke jump jumpers rs thrilled the crowd with their jump from feet They landed on on main street one near near Sh Showalter walter Motor Co and one n near ar the courthouse courthouse Fourteen local loca- airplanes ah planes participated in flying over ver the parade route at low altitudes altitude s several veral times as as it p proceeded down main street adding more excitement to the event F Following the parade the activities centered at 1 the courthouse se grounds w. w there there were were 18 18 booths with food and arid fun for all 11 set up upA A dunking machine wa was was was' the center of much attention with many many townspeople willingly Being dunked to beat the heat The parade cb chairman lirman was Vaughn Hunsaker with Lillian LillianH H Henderson Bicentennial committee horse and civic sectional chairman Irvin Haws flaws special events chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Mary Powell youth Howard Carroll and Jack Stagg churches Dennis Dean Publicity and John Smith commercial Gene Hall was Bicentennial chairman Announcers were Karl t iJ Harley Hales Lorin t Merrill Alan White Whit Woodey Searle Dick Gilbert was over the s system stem |