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Show UTAH STATE PRESS j 3) Si July 8, 1976 Trementon, Utah 84337 Volume 56 Number 39 4lV 'i: r( i IK An 8.5 percent raise for administrators in the Box Elder School District was accepted recently by the Board of Education. But approval came only after it was agreed to charge administrators with the responsibility for . coming up with an acceptable evalua "I ..GOLDEN SPIKE ROYALTY Reigning over the 1976 Golden Spike Rodeo will be (I to r) Becky Breitenbeker, first attendant; Jadene Ricks, queen; and Jan Rhodes, second attendant. II Golden Spike II "' mgU .A,lil''ll"llIMMIIIia,Bj3 tion program to measure performance. Board member Winston Benson raised the issue when called on to vote approval of the district's new budget which includes the raises. Asked Benson, "Does adoption mean the board is P"i Cache Cowgirl Will Reign Over Rodeo Jadene Ricks, an 18 year old Cache Valley cowgirl will reign as Box Elder County Rodeo queen over the upcoming Golden Spike Rodeo. The rodeo is held in conjunction with the Box Elder County Fair slated Aug. 26, 27, 28. First attendant will be Miss Becky Breitenbeker, 18, of Brigham City. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeVon Breitenbeker. Jan Rhodes, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rhodes of East Garland will reign as second attendant. Miss Rhodes is also currently reigning as queen of the Cache County Rodeo. Another local cowgirl, Kim Hunsaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hunsaker of Howell is reigning as an attendant with Miss Rhodes. The new queen was selected Monday at the fairgrounds in tryouts with 11 contestants. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Ricks of Benson. Besides reigning over the local rodeo, she now becomes eligible to represent the county in the Miss Rodeo Utah competition held during Pioneer Days. Senator Moss To Speak B(BU(B7ilk Will park dedication t.: i bicentennial celebration Saturday. The senator called town officials last week and c Mifirmcd the invitation. Ross oniott, director of the Utah Bureau of Outdoor Recreation , has also been invited to dedication of the $75,000 park and recreation complex. Town President Horace Gardner has extended an invitation to everyone to tifi the day's activities that will include plenty of food, games, a horseshoe pitching tournament, .shuffleboard, softball games an'l vio' inwith old friends and neighbors, "he ceremony starts at 11 a.m. cial Bicentennial project was dedi-Inl- y 4 in an early morning service. I he eid school bell from the rock school building w hich was replaced in 1922 was nmintcd on a rock pedestal which also neludes a drinking fountain. Hupert Blackham gave the dedicatory at the prayer as over 100 persons gatheredFriendmonument located at the park. The ly Circle club spearheaded that project which was performed with a $600 grant from the Utah Bicentennial committee. The park project was begun some seven years ago with hundreds of hours of donated labor, participation from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and infusion of town funds combined to bring the project about. ,h The park is the most complete and up to date of any softball complex and boasts of new scoreboards for each of the two diamonds. Also included in the complex are a bowery, restrooms, horseshoe pits, shuffle-boar- d court, concession stand and plenty of grassy areas for picnicing and relaxation. During Saturday's dedication, which begins at 11 a.m. with the actual ceremony, there'll be hamburgers and drinks for sale and other food as well. A pie eating contest will be held at 1:30 p.m. and between 2 and 4 p.m. there will be races for all ages. Between 2 and 5 there will be shuffleboard and horseshoe competition with trophies awarded winners in these events. Bingo and music will be on the menu at the bowery during the afternoon where friends may gather to socialize. A Utah state horseshoe pitching tournament will begin at 6 p.m. The mothers and daughters of the town will play a softball game, also at 6 p.m.; then at 7:30 Deweyville and Bothwell, wards men's softball teams will play an exhibition game. President Gardner said several local school and county officials have been invited to the dedication and are expected to be on hand for the ceremony. He urged all who want to spend a day relaxing in an "old fashioned" way to come out and join the town in the activity. . ance?" He voted "qualified" approval of the budget. Board member Arnold Thompson said he favors a admerit system for ministrators but felt it was too late to come up with such a system for the current budget year. ' Benson complained that the discussion was "almost identical" to that which took place a year ago and "nothing happened." He said he "distrusts" promises of future accomplishments. the He suggested that been board may have "remiss" in not already having acted on the system. Board member Ralph Carter said he felt that if Ac... iJraJl ill.. "II illllii Dense Hubbard Tammy Harris Garbage Hours Laurie Ush Altered , reign over the evening of events. Tammy Harris, Denise Hubbard, and Laurie Lish are the latest teens to seek the royalty. Tammy Harris is sponsored by Rudy's IGA. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harris of Garland. She will sing a solo for her talent presentation in the pageant. ' Hobbies that keep Tammy busy are sewing, all sports, guitar, singing, gardening, handicrafts, and dancing. In them volunteering for this type of thing," he said. But he noted that administrators been have never really charged to come up with a system. He cited the Ogden District's policy of keeping three percent as a fund which is passed out in merit raises at the end of the year following an evaluation of employes by the superin-tendan- t. "A merit rating per se is something no one .; has seriously tackled very long and found any sucess..." ;Haws said. "It isn't something that generally causes good feelings." "It will have to come from the board.. .and in fairness ought to be something they themselves get involved in," Haws added. "It's thorny but it could be done." Deloris Board memberStokes said the system will require "lots of homework" to be sure it creates "better public relations." He said the system should be viewed by administrators as a tool to "help them be better administrators." collection Garbage south of Main Street in Tremonton will be picked up on Mondays ef- As Three Teens Enter Three more girls have chosen to compete for the Miss Wheat and Beet Days crown. A total of 18 girls will compete in personal interviews, talent presentations, swim suit competition and personality (evening gown), August 5. Michael Carver from Brigham City, will host the pageant that evening as Master of Ceremonies. There will be a panel of five judges to judge the pageant. The present queen, Candace Holmgren, will administrators are going to be evaluated teachers should be included. - "I'm ready to stand up on it." Supt. J.C. Haws said that teachers and principals have balked in past years at attempts to come up with a system of accountability. "You're not going to find - Pageant Ranks Grow on-sta- Utah Senator Frank E. Moss will be featured speaker at Deweyville Town's offering the policy of across the board - raises to ad- ministrative personnel without regard to perform- fective immediately. Garbage pickup north of Main Street will continue on Fridays according to Kent Doman of Utah Recycling and Disposal Co. Doman announced the change in response to complaints about Saturday garbage pickup on the south side of town. Collection will take place throughout much of the day, he said. Doman told city council members he still plans to install an answering service to field complaints from high school Tammy is a member of Pep Club, A Cappella Choir and FHA. She is now President of her Laurel class. She wilhbe a senior at Bear River high next year. Denise Hubbard is being sponsored by Brigham Truck and Implement. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hubbard. She is a graduate of Box Elder High School where she was a member of FHA, Concert Choir, Girl State Graduate, cont on page four Benson said he has had reservations "profound board about across the raises for this special group that has been separated from the pay schedule" for special consideration. B enson added that some administrators "seem not to be growing professionally as judged by difficulties with employes and the public." Stokes noted that based on state levels local administrators' salaries "aren't out of line." The principals' association was finally charged to come up with a suggestion tied into the 1977-7- 8 salary. teachers? What about Carter asked. "Let's start at the top," Benson responded. Elder Mentis To ... II it 8 PI" i Dedicate FJlemorial A war memorial to those who died defending America's freedom will be dedicated in Thatcher-Penros- e Saturday, July 17, by elder Marion D. Hanks. Elder Hanks, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, will be featured speaker at the 10:30 a.m. ceremony. The ceremony was originally scheduled last week but was delayed because of various conflicts. The ceremony will include a military flag ceremony and program. The war memorial constructed on ground near the Thatcher-Penroschapel by local people will bear the names of eight area men who died in the nation's wars. Listed on the plaque will be Golden Adams, Allen Blaine, Clyde, Rulon, Ralon and Ray Borgstrom, all brothers, Delbert Frederickson and James Jensen. y MS- - e A ..PARK DEDICATION - Dewey ville's $75,000 softball park complex will be dedicated will be on hand as guest speaker. Saturday at 11 a.m. Senator Frank Moss, The park ranks as one of the finest softball complexes in Utah. Dem.-Uta- h ' |