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Show TV GUIDE cene '7 THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1975 PAUL HARVEY FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS along ihe bear river SJPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS EXAMINER. PRESTOM CITIZEN, CACHE CITIZEN, GRACE CITIZEN AND THE LEADER Music from a tub and a JL- , -l i GARLAND TIMES Sri?-v- . re- - f I 7 1 popcorn can ? I (r 1 A THE MONTPELIER ALL OVER GRIMES, LIONS CLUB TRIO HAS ENTERTAINED THE INTERMOUNTAIN MAX HADDOCK AREA, (C GRIMES, THE BARBER J ! AUDIENCES THE TRIO INCLUDES EUGENE AND PHILIP HULME,. Liens Trtf f THE GROUP AS THEY APPEARED WHEN THEY STARTED IN 1951. Momfoelier Lions SAlESMAN By ROBERT MERRILL three men in a tub. Well not quite, but almost! Three Lions in a trio would describe it better: a postmaster, a car salesman and a barber. Sound confusing? It really isn't. The Montpelier Lions Club Trio, which had its beginning in 1951 at a beauty pageant is composed of Philip Hulme, Max Haddock and Eugene J. Grimes. They sang as an intermission number, "Beautiful Brown Eyes," to the late "Sarg" Whittle, a bulldog belonging to Tommy Whittle, whose pleased response inspired the serenaders. Practically a fourth member of the group is Hulmes excellent guitar, aided by Haddock's subtly understated maracas (well, it sounds like maracas and has been described as a fruit jar full of Utah gravel; it is really a can full of popcorn) . . . and abetted by Grimes' unusual and as yet nameless instrument. This "thing", consists of a No. 3 washtub turned upside down on the floor to which are attached a No. 1 golf club driver and a "gut" (that's what musical strings are made of). The whole thing sounds impossible but Grimes manages, in a manner so casual that it's almost snobbish., to get a really remarkable bass accompaniment out of it. The three got their name when they represented the Montpelier club, at district and state Lion conventions. They early-bega- n responding to requests for engagements, often involving long trips after a full day's work. The three are active Lions, each has served as president of the local club, and Haddock is a former cabinet secretary of District Lions 39-- - Thus, the Postmaster, the Car Salesman and the Barber have carried the good name near and far, not only bringing national recognition to the local club, but giving Montpelier invaluable publicity. Although strictly amateur that they receive no money for engagements, they have received numerous awards for their professional skill, stage presence, quick ad lib, audience sense and poise. The most recent award given the group was by Preston's Lions Club at the recent district convention in Sun Valley. Each member was presented a plaque and a scrapbook containing the story of their lives. in HULME, THE POSTAL WORKER From A Centennial To A July 4 Rodeo If THE BEAR LAKE RANGERS WHEN THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE 1963 BAR BEAR LAKE CENTENNIAL The Bear Lake Rangers, organized March 8, 1947, at Paris, have had three objectives the past 28 years; to promote horsemanship, to portray uniforms in keeping with the spirit of the west and to organic a parade unit to advertise Bear Lake Valley. Each year the club organizes a horse show. This year the show was held on Saturday and all breeds were shown. In connection with the horse show, a July 4th celebration will be held on Friday. The celebration consists of a chuehwagon breaka.m., a fast from parade at 4 p.m. and rQdeo starting at 5 p.m. at the Paris rodeo grounds. Rodeo events include: bareback riding, cow riding, calf roping, cow milking, team roping, girls goat tying and girls barrel racing. The first chuckwagon breakfast was served on the lawn of the junior high in Paris. The Rangers used sawhorses and planks to hold the coleman stoves used to cook the breakfast. The first year 250 people were served and the event continued to grow by about that much for six years. It hs leveled off at 1,500 people since then. The parade is supported annually by church, civic, rommrrc'it nnd novelty groups. A queen and her attendants, selected by contest, reign over the parade and all other events during the year. An amateur rode, held in the late afternoon, is also well attended. To top the celebration, a giant display of fireworks at dark draws people from the entire valley. In addition to supporting this annual celebration, the club has participated in many riding activities in the intermountain west and has always been willing to help in searches for lost people. The year of the Oregon Centennial, a wagon train followed the Old Oregon Trail and the Rangers rode with this group as it passed through Bear Lake Valley. One year they rode the Lander Trail from Star Valley to Big Piney Wyo. This trip took two days and members of the club observed many markers and graves of pioneers. In 1963, the year of Bear Lake County's Centennial, the Rangers trucked their horses and supplies to Preston to participate in the wagon train over Emigration Canyon into Bear Lake. A wagon train fitted as nearly like the original as possible made the trip from Franklin. |