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Show for the travel business but say early expectations of Bicentennial Bicen-tennial induced increases, especially in Eastern cities, haven't materialized. Utah Travel Council Director Direc-tor Michael D. Gallivan says Utah's record - shattering season sea-son can be attributed in part to Bicentennial promotion. "Bicentennial promotion was translated by people into travel, although not necessarily necessari-ly to Bicentennial sites," Mr. Gallivan says. "I think a fear of crowds in the East prompted prompt-ed people to travel in other areas of the country. " AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN THURSDAY. AUGUST 12, 1976 if National Park Service figures for the year to date show an average increase of 22 percent in the number of visits to Utah's five national parks and other NPS administered sites. Ms. Ingebretsen says people don't appear to be worried about the possibility of another energy shortage and are eager to travel, despite higher fuel costs. 'S - - I in Mi r ; ! Summer Tourism Booms in Utah " - TYPICAL ACTION fo be seen of the Utah County Fair Rodeo August 20, 21 in Spanish Fork. Picture shows the championship bareback riding form of Cam Cooper of Lehi. Cam is the current bareback riding leader in the Rocky Mountain Rodeo Association, and will be a featured contestant at the rodeo. Two Night itodoos At County Fair . Cinol nronaraHnnc nrp hjaincr made for the Utah County Fair Rodeo. The two performances perfor-mances will begin at 8 p.m. Aug. 20-21. The feature attraction attrac-tion will be western recording star Moe Bandy. Bandy and the "Rodeo Clowns,", his. six piece musical group, will perform per-form live in the rodeo arena each evening. A special concert con-cert will also be staged in the high school auditorium Saturday Satur-day afternoon at 5:30 p.m. Bandy is one of the . fastest rising recording stars in Nashville. Nash-ville. His current hits, Including Includ-ing "Biggest Airport in the World," "Bandy the Rodeo Clown," and "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life," will be featured. The El Kala Shrine Mounted Riders will open each evenings performance with a special bicentennial history of the American flags from 1776 to our present 50 star model. This spectacular narrative is receiving praise as one of the jnost heart-warming presentations presenta-tions of this bicentennial year. ft The Rocky Mountain Rodeo Association has sanctioned the rodeo and all money won will count towards the 1976 championship cham-pionship standings. Entry lists will also include names of any Utah County resident who may wish to enter. Local entries en-tries will be taken at the Spanish Span-ish Fork arena rodeo office between 2 and 5 p.m., Monday, August 16th. The livestock for the events will be furnished by the Bor-ken Bor-ken Diamond Rodeo Company of Somis, California. Many of the animals featured in this year's rodeo were selected for the International Rodeo Association Asso-ciation Finals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Okla-homa. Each year a presentation presenta-tion is made to the horse or but! which is voted as the year's rankest bucking animal in their respective events. Broken Diamond has stock nominated in each category of bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding. The bull string is considered one of the toughest in all of rodeo. Another special attraction will be the barrel race which is approved by the Utah Barrel Racing Association. Money won in this event will be included in-cluded in their championship standings. Local entries are welcome in the barrel racing and will, be taken with the other entries on August 16th. The rodeo entertainment to be presented is comparable to that seen at the larger rodeos across the country. Ticket prices, however, are kept to $3.00 for grandstand reserved seats arid $2.50 for general admission. ad-mission. Tickets for children under 12 years of age will be $1.25 for general admission seats. It is suggested that you buy advance tickets from the fairgrounds booth to save waiting in line before the rodeo. The open cutting horse competition com-petition will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. Immediately Imme-diately following will be -a jackpot calf roping, team roping, rop-ing, and barrel racing. Entries for these events can be sent in on fair book entry blanks, or you may come early and enter that evening. Men Honored Four American Fork businessmen busin-essmen have been honored by Beneficial Life at its annual convention in Sun Valley, Idaho, Ida-ho, July 13-17. Phil Jensen, an agency manager, man-ager, along with Paul Lesser, LuDean Litster and William Moeller, qualified for attendance atten-dance at the convention based on high sales performance during the past year. Beneficial president, Douglas Doug-las H. Smith, noted that only approximately ten percent of Beneficial's agents from throughout the U.S. achieved the necessary production to earn the distinction. TTa n Annual m outicni6 Back to School "Special" with each Perm A FREE can Of Our Salon Hair Spra e&uty Beth 's B Boutic 379 East Main - American Fork Phone 756-6181 George E. Hatfield Training At Fort Lewis Cadet George E. Hatfield, whose wife, Shirley, lives in American Fork, is receiving practical work in military leadership lea-dership at the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps advanced ad-vanced camp at Ft. Lewis, Wash. The six-week ROTC advanced ad-vanced camp provides an opportunity op-portunity for cadets to develop and demonstrate leadership capabilities in a field training environment. Most cadets are fulfilling their advanced camp requirement require-ment during the summer between their junior and senior sen-ior years in college. However, there will be a number of graduating seniors who will receive Army commissions at the completion of camp. Cadet Hatfield, a student at Brigham Young University, is one of more than 48,000 cadets from colleges and universities across the nation, enrolled in Army ROTC training. The cadet's mother, Mrs. Colleen Ovard, also resides in American Fork. . Numbskull :1;what you' get from meeting problems .head-on. Freezer Beef lb. 79 Front Quarter lb. 75 Hind Quarter ib. 89' Cut, Wrapped and Quick Frozen Boneless Top Hound Steak S1.49 Ib. Boneless Top Sirloin Steak $1.59 Ib. Sliced Bologna Ib. 89' All Meat Seiners 93 Ib. Boneless Rump Roast $1.49 Ib. Jim & Lynn's Meats American Fork Prices Effective Thurs Thru Wed. From Salt Lake City to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, tourists are discovering Utah this summer in greater numbers than ever before, i Fears that Eastern Bicentennial Bicen-tennial events would draw away potential tourists have proved unfounded as travel industry in-dustry hosts in Utah report visitor volume above expectations. expecta-tions. Guides at the State Capitol Building say visitation is up nearly 30 percent during June and July compared to the same period last year. Receptionists at Council Hall on Capitol Hill (home of the Utah Travel Council and a visitor information center) helped a record 1,093 visitors August 5, 268 more than ever before in a single day. At Temple Square, Salt Lake City's most visited attraction, tour counts show an increase of almost 10 percent from last summer. Tour guides and Chamber of Commerce officials offi-cials say that the Great Salt Lake and Trolley Square are vying for the number two spot on the tourist request list. Grayline Tours manager Paulette Ingebretsen says June business was "incredible," "incredi-ble," with double the number of visitors buying package tours to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks this year. Volume on local tours is 20 percent higher than June 1975, according to Ms. Ingebretsen. She said package tour sales were up about 10 percent in July, while local volume last month, reflecting a national trend, dipped slightly. Nationally, tourism organizations organi-zations project a record year Ln Ln LH 139 East Main American Fork 756-2931 325 South Main Pleasant Grove 785-2621 DENNIS DURFEY Owner and Operator THE COMPLETE FA0E1IC CARE CEE11TER 3 Services & 3 Prices Clean Only - Clean & Steam and Deluxe Cleaning ; Minor Repairs, FREE Expert Alterations Shirt & Fatigue Laundry Work Cloths Rental Fabric Dyeing Tuxedo Rental Leather Cleaning Drapery Cleaning "No Place Like Our Place . . . .Anyplace" mm fe Doco o o o in casual good looks for back-to-school. 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