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Show ." if jrJT ;' I Ml l Jvi v 1 ... y , - ...,. . , - 7 ' f , . , " r : ' ; ? I - , . i ' 4 ' : " ' I - ' y, i. ...... k T . vjKrS I I JL- .jf , V,.8aB!..-,,- m - i lir-ii-nrn-nrirriJ ' iii- Natalie Frehner smiles jubilantly as she takes the tr-ditional tr-ditional queen's walk after being crowned Miss Iron County 1982. Frehner performed an opera solo in the talent portion of the pageant. "Boy would I like a ride in that thing," the crowd seems to be thinking. The gigantic hot air balloon was part of the fair's festivities. Record breaking crowd enjoys fair By MICHELLE BATE Record Reporter PAROWAN Changeable weather didn't seem to dampen the spirits of Iron County Fair goers this year who turned out to enjoy the four days of festivities. In fact, according toS. Garth Jones, a member of the fair committee, this year's parade brought record breaking crowds to the county. The fair got off to a start with the annual Miss Iron County Pageant which packed the Cedar Auditorium to capacity. Natalie Ann Frehner of Cedar City was selected as Miss Iron County 1982 out of 16 young women who vied for the title. The new reigning queen has attended Brigham Young University on a vocal talent and a full tuition scholarship and also Southern Utah State College on a music scholarship. First attendent was Patricia Bonzo, also of Cedar City. An avid dancer, Bonzo began dancing at age four and still enjoys it. She was a member of the Cedar City drill team Mohey Tawa and was also cast as a member of the recent Hill Cumorah Pageant, in Palmyra, N. Y. Barbara Smith was selected as second attendant to the queen, She enjoys jogging, baseball, football, basketball and dancing. This multi-talented multi-talented young lady plans to work in the f field of child psychology. Laura Anne Searcy was selected this year as Miss Personality by the judges and was also voted Miss Photogenic by Max's Portriats. Miss Congeniality, whose winner is selected by the girls themselves, was awarded to Michelle Goodwin. Beverly Robinson received a special scholarship, and Natalie Anne Frehner and Lanette Gurr were awarded with talent scholarships. Thursday also marked the first day of exhibits which continued throughout the fair. The fair's annual rodeo got underway Friday. Enthusiasts who enjoy girls barrel racing filled the stands. There was also live country western entertainment en-tertainment for cowboys and cowgirls to enjoy. The fun continued into Saturday with the continuation of exhibits and the rodeo. Fair goers could also enjoy horse racing or the City of Fun Carnival if they chose to. Finally Monday came, the concluding day of the fair. However, residents didn't seem in the least bit tuckered out from too much fun and excitement from the three preceding days because one of the largest crowds ever turned out for the county's annual parade. This year's Grand Marshall Clair Hulet began the jaunt down Parowan's streets. The grand prize went to float number 18 sponsored by the Bank of Iron County; the best commercial float was sponsored by Fads, of Parowan; the best civic float was awarded to Parowan city, the best religous float was presented to the Parowan Third Ward. Tin Lizzies, of Las Vegas took the humorous award back to Nevada with them. The best individual float was presented to Video Vader, Ad-ventureland Ad-ventureland Video, of Cedar. Riding club awards went to the St. George Lions, of St. George; and Grandma Rides Again, Lola Esplin also of St. George. The wild card award went ; to the Enoch Band. The Cedar High School band took home first place honors in the band division. In the junior marching group division TNT Drill Team of Cedar City received first place; second place went to the Rangerettes. In the senior division the Rammettes of Parowan received the first place trophy and the Cedar High Mohey Tawa Drill Team took second place honors. Exhibits and the City of Fun carnival continued through Monday afternoon. Monday also marked the final day of rodeo, horse races and barrel races. ... - -J - ' - " " -.i. cUn!.. i "I'-j 'S'ujikl "M h ( j ,12: t (". styi $., 4. . ' ''"v" : y, ' "v ... i. t ,4 .!.' ; v:f Iji;;;; '--.t-s W 'V "4' J.Z " P -"'-if,; ' fl 1 i L?i - Fair time means it's time to show off what's been growing in the garden. Iron County fairgoers in- spect some of the county's award winning produce. The Enoch Band pumps out a variety of tunes for music lovers to enjoy during the Fair parade. The band is best known for renditions of popular nostalgic tunes. |