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Show OremLindon Times Inside: Dutch Oven Cook-off Page 3 Schedule of Events Page 7 & 8 Aug. 12th 13th 14th Vrezmk Thte SuUz lb... The Utah County Z-T1J 7 1A 1999 1 5v Patricia Knoell Times Reporter The 1999 Utah County Fair is about lots of things. It's about displaying your talents tal-ents for fun and prizes. It's about spending an afternoon looking at the booths that show those wares and marveling at the talents tal-ents of others. It's about activities activi-ties and entertainment for all ages. But most of all, the 1999 Utah County Fair is about fun. "We're just going to have a lot of fun!" Marilyn Toone, director of the Utah County Fair said. "There will be no pressure, no big blows to the family budget just a lot of fun." For the second straight year, the fair will be held on the grounds of Utah State College. The majority of the activities will take place in the McKay Events Center, but some things, such as the petting farm, stage entertainment, the chili and Dutch Oven cook-offs, The Orem Fire Dept. safety trailer, the kids entertainment and play area, the rock climbing wall and the martial arts demonstration will take place outside. The Dutch Oven Cook-off is new to this year's fair. It will be held in the parking lot of the McKay Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Judging will begin at 2 p.m. and winners will be announced at 3 p.m. on stage. Utah County residents and businesses are encouraged to enter the competition in one of three divisions: Novice for first time competitors of those who have competed in cook-offs for less than one year; Advanced for contestants who have more than one year experience in competitions; Professional for those who sell Dutch oven equipment or use foods cooked in Dutch Ovens in their business, busi-ness, such as horseback tour guides. Entries must be received by Wednesday, Aug. 11. Competitors Competi-tors must be at least 16-years-old. Single entrants or two-person teams are permitted. Each team will prepare three dishes , an entree, a bread and a side dish or desert. Novice teams may choose to prepare just two dishes, if they wish. Samples for tasting will be available after the judging for a small fee and a cookbook with the recipes used int hn contest will be available for purchase at the cook-off. Doors open each day (Aug. 13 and 14) at 10 a.m. Inside the McKay Center there will be hundreds hun-dreds of displays featuring entries en-tries in categories ranging from fine art, home arts, photography and hobbies, crafts and dolls to horticulture and floriculture. There is also a special category for 4H projects. - -.. All entries to the fair must be submitted on an Official Entry Form. The forms are available in the official "Fair Book" and can be picked up at all city offices of-fices and libraries, at the Utah County Visitors Center in the Historic County Courthouse and at the County Government offices in Provo. (For more information in-formation call 801-370-8137). Entries must be received between be-tween the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999, except floriculture and horticulture horticul-ture entries, which are due Thursday, Aug. 12 during the same hours. As with any fair, the entries will be the main attraction and a source of enjoyment for all. While the fair opens officially on Aug 13, the first major event of the celebration actually takes place the night before. That's when the Miss Utah County Pageant Pag-eant will be held on the Main Stage at the McKay Center. Thirteen beautiful and talented young ladies will vie for this year's title. Last year's queen, Tiffany Gledhill, was among the 10 finalists at this year's Miss Utah contest. Two contestants are familiar to many of the people in the are. They are: Melissa Haney, Miss Orem for 1998-99 and winner of a non-finalist talent award at the 1999 Miss Utah Pageant; and '4 N Joanna Larsen, last year's Miss Utah Valley, who is currently serving as First Runner-up to Miss Utah, Vanessa Ballam. Melissa Haney is the daugh ter of Jack and , Carole Haney. She attended Mountain View High School and is currently a student at BYU. Her platform is cancer education, educa-tion, prevention and income development. de-velopment. She is working toward to-ward a degree in piano performance perfor-mance and pedagogy, with a minor in nutrition. Joanna Larsen, the daughter of Lloyd and Joyce Larsen is also a Mountain Moun-tain View High graduate who also has a degree de-gree in English education from BYU. Her platform plat-form is promoting family literacy through tutoring at the Orem Family Literacy Center and presentations pre-sentations in the community. is Another Orem entry Megan Boyter. The daughter of MacNeil and Alta Boyter, Megan is also a graduate of Mountain View High School and BYU, where she earned a bachelor of education with a minor in political science. She was the Third Attendant to Miss Orem in 1996. Her platform is cancer education, prevention and counseling. Brittany Henrie, daughter of Robert and Trish Henrie, is an Orem High School graduate and has a bachelor's of science degree in food science and nutrition from BYU. Her platform is blood donation. She is a former Utah Continued on page 6 I Support Your Utah County Fair |