Show k Jf 1 R ji t 4 L f A l 1 j fir T TaC aC M RAY MERKLEY Is shown with some of the 66 trophies he has received in motorcycle and snowmobile contests Included are high point trophies for 1968 1969 and 1970 Ray Merkley is Local Top Trophy Winner In Motorcycle Races Ray nay Merkley local member of the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Motorcycle Club has 61 trophies in his collection for motorcycle activities They include 30 first places 17 second places and two sweepstakes trophies He lie was high point trophy winner in 1968 1969 and 1970 HE HAS won trophies in Utah Colorado and Wyoming Some special trophies are arc two first place sweepstakes won in Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal on a Kawasaki competing with and cycles In 1970 Mr Merkley won all first places in the class except for two second places racing most weekends Other special trophies are seventh place at Cherry Creek mile hare and hound race riding a Honda cycle and second place at Widow Maker in Salt Lake City riding a Honda Club mem memo bers going to Cherry Creek were Floyd Potter fifth place and T T. T J. J McNeill eighth place Lee Campbell received finishers pin THE HIGHLIGHT of the 1970 season according to Mr Merkley was winning the tri state trophy number one plate in inthe inthe inthe the class for Utah Colorado and Wyoming lie He also qualified for second place in the class on a Honda Also Randy Beers won first place in the open class Mr Merkley has also raced snowmobiles snowmobiles snowmobiles biles and won a first place and second place at Big Piney Wyoming and a second place at the Kaysville National Championships HE WAS born March 17 1942 to Joseph Arvid and Oral Hall hail Merkley in Sandy and moved to Vernal as a small child He lie was raised in Dry Fork and attended attended attended at at- tended local schools He lie has also attended attended attended at at- tended trade schools in Salt Lake Cit City and Los Angeles Mr Merkley is married to the former Janet Clark of Vernal daughter of Dave and Rate Raie Clark They have three children children children child child- ren nine David Joseph eight and Scott Vergil five HE STARTED Merkley Motor six years ago He lie and his wife will leave ave Sunday for 12 days in Japan and two wo days in Hawaii receiving the vacation in a business business bus bus- iness contest |