Show Pioneer may Day highlight parade activities of July activities again attracted a great many residents of of the area and visitors The day began with a flag raising ceremony at the courthouse under the direction of the Na National Guard A Scout breakfast was served with lines that never seemed to get shorter at the court house lawn at 6 am a.m. The parade formed at 8 am a.m. at the tabernacle The parade theme was Pioneering Is The floats were judged before the parade and winning r ribbons bons were displayed on the winners Grand Grand' Grande e entry l winner wiMer was Vernal Sixth Ward with the theme Pioneering is Producing Beverly Shewell was chairman of this float First place in the Church division was Vernal Third Ward with the theme Pioneering is Vision Faith Courage Knowledge and Dedication Isobel Batty was chairman Second place went to Glines Second Ward by Billy Cook and Jocelyn Jensen with the theme Pioneering is Conquering the Rapids of Life Third place winner was Vernal Seventh Ward chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Maxine Gentry with the theme Pioneering is the Spirit of 76 In the commercial and business division J. J C C. C Penneys Penney's won first place with a float featuring their winter coat caravan The Golden Age Center won second place with their Kitchen Band and third place went to the Chamber of Commerce with witha a float featuring Santa Claus in July In the miscellaneous division Bunder under the tion lion of f Becky G Gardner rd ef- ef took first place Second place was was awarded to the State Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial Wagon and BLI Trailer Sales took third place with a afloat afloat afloat float featuring modes of travel in 76 and 1976 During the parade three desperados staged a robbery at atthe atthe atthe the Bank of Vernal and a fake shoot out was was held in the center of Main Street with Sheriff Arden Stewart Deputies Harold Cook and Chunky Murray shooting the bad guys Gale Robbins Nick Eaton and Terry Orton After the smoke had cleared the bad guys and the good guys threw their loot candy from the money bags to children along the street Chairman of the parade was Elouise Turner After the parade activities again centered at the courthouse courthouse court court- house grounds where many food and fun for all were set up A dunking machine was a great attraction Also many received quite a shock from an electric ba battery game During the afternoon handcart handcart hand hand- cart races foot races and a slow bike race were enjoyed about bout j 2 pm p.m. a grudge match Was held between Igor the Swede and the younger brother of Olaf the Mad l Dane Igor easily won the log sawing contest and was plastered with pies by his contender Sheriff Stewart in trying to break up the fight found himself arrested handcuffed and taken off to jail swore there would be a rematch next year Ending the activities was a dance at the Vernal Utah Stake Center with a square dance in inthe inthe inthe the parking lot outside According to Channel 5 Television news Vernal's was one of the five largest celebrations in the state |