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Show Pre t Mociation Third Salt Lake City, Utah 84UI Utah 467 Eai St-ut- JJ Vol.1 No. 25 Pir all ISo)irs Thursday, July 5, 1979 Single Copy : :1 13 I i 11 f dl " lv rUsi - OA Lodlsirs ? ISMOgjokiflB I The 15 fa Members of the Lehi Roping Club claim they have been virtually kicked out of the city's rodeo arena and are now calling for the resignation of Lynn Lewis and other leaders of the Civic Improvement Association. "We would like to call for the resignation of those who brought this about," says Don A. Peterson, charter member of the now defunct roping club. "They are just very unreasonable. They would not negotiate. So we would like to call for their resignation. "Hopefully it will be handled within the CIA itself. If not, we would invite the city council and the mayor to step in and handle it," he said, he said. Peterson told the Free Press that the city already has the responsibility of bringing CIA funds under city auditing, and it has the authority to cancel the CIA's lease of the arena at any time. The association leaders claim that the roping club has not helped maintain the arena, nor kept other rules which would have entitled it to free use of the facilities. Therefore, it falls under another regulation which requires users to pay $100 per day of use, with half being returned if the grounds are left in "approved condition." The CIA has also ruled that the roping club can no longer keep their roping cattle at the arena during the six months of Rodeo's flag ceremony and grand entry non-regul- ar Roundup Celebration Comiclycde Three days of great entertainment came to an end Saturday evening at the conclusion of the great Lehi Roundup. Cotton Rosser's famous Flying U and the Lehi Civic Improvement Association combined to make the holiday delightful for young and old alike. The Stock Parade, complete with an steam caliope providing the music, the excellent Lehi Miniature Parade, the Chuckwagon Breakfast, the Melodramas, and the Blackhawk Encampment provided plenty of fun for everyone. Dr. Davis, head of Lehi's Coor- - dinating Council and chairman of the parade, did a fantastic job again this year. Committee members with Dr. Davis worked to get another great parade with bands, miniature floats and queens floats, marching groups, and Everything Goes entries. Lehi's lovely queens, Rodeo Queen Desiree Cooper and Miss Lehi, Sandy Nielsen, with their attendants, added an extra touch of beauty to the occasion. Each miniature float was a masterpiece of originality and design. though there were just six winners, each one was a favorite with the"' huge throngs crowding the sidelines of the parade route. Other events and the winners are as follows: Brent Fox, overall winner of ; Glen Hinton, first, the and Nile Chamberlain, second, in the men's division; Michelle Kirkham, ReNae Hunting and Jennifer Jacobs were winners in the womens division. Chidren's division winners were Ryan Richards, Damon Fox and Brandon mini-marath- Crotts. The fun hollering contest was won by Jamie Jacobsen in the 8 division, Rhett Smith in the division and Bart Peterson in the division; Dana Nelson in the year division and Richard Wilson and Millie Snow won the adult division. Bob Lucero won the pie eating contest, sponsored by the Haws Paint and 8-- 12-1- 15-1- Glass 4 7 Company. Many other interesting and exciting events took place including the pet and freckle contest and the greased pole climb. Never a dull moment could best describe the rodeo with rough, tough action at it's best. The famous Zoppe Family furnishing speciality acts was terrific as was the performance of Dale Woodard, Rodeo Clown, supreme. BRUSH FIRE BURNS AREA NORTH OF LEHI- -A brush fire of undetermined afternoon and again Monday. Units from Lehi, Alpine, and Utah County Sunday evening they were joined by crews from Draper, as the blaze was origin fought the "We have been regular users," defends Peterson. They sponsor ropings at the arena twice a month for six months a year, as well as practice ropings. "They feel we're making money off the rodeo grounds, but we're a nonprofit organization," explains Arnie Cardon, another charter member of the club. "The steers go up every year, and by the time you feed them all year long and then sell them for about half of what you have in them, you don't make any money on them." JPeterson and Cardon also claim the roping club has helped to maintain the facilities and has kept all the association's rules of conduct. "They're just using us as a scapegoat," says Cardon. "The sprinklers and the water hoses belong to the roping club, although everyone else uses them. We've put more into the arena, as far as work and materials go, than any other clubs. "The rodeo uses the arena only three days a year. They would rather lock it up and not have any management or maintenance problems during the rest of the year. But we keep up most of the maintenance," he said. . "They- say the neighbors have complained somewhat about the noise and dust, but in contacting some of these neighbors, they say they haven't - added any complaints," Peterson. "We have watered every time, although they claim we haven't. They don't like late night activities, but we don't hold late night activities. Most of our ropings are in the daytime, and our practice nights are generally shut made off before the lights have to be turned on. "We have done a great deal of work there with the shoots and the stands. They just can't wave that off. It's assinine," he said. foolishness. "The ropings had a real impact on the business community. It's strange that the CIA wouldn't take that into consideration in their decision. They just close their eyes to it. It's remarkable." Most ropings, they say, bring in 30 100 people from throughout the state and even from the surrounding states. About 400 ropers participated in one roping, and last year the club sponsored the Team Roping Association championship roping. "The businessmen are really mad about this," according to Cardon. "We've done a lot of good for the people of Lehi and the businesses, and it's too bad that an organization like the CIA has the power to do this." The business people Cardon and Peterson suggested that the Free Press contact all admitted they were not familiar with the CIA's side of the story, but they were inclined to side with the ropers, at least in part. "It means dollars and cents to me and the rest of the town," said Dale Ekins of Western Tack & Togs. "When there are ropings, my business and the business of other stores in town goes up. They've been there a long time and then are kicked out without any rights. I'm sure sorry to see these problems come -- up." Calvin Swenson of the State Bank of Lehi told the Free Press, "It's my firm belief that public facilities such as the arena, ball parks, etc., should be made available to everyone. I am opposed to any one group exercising control over any public facility to the exclusion of others." "It affects all the merchants at least a little bit," agreed Vera Rowley of Vern's Conoco Service Station. "I know it affects me. I think they should let them back in." And Mrs. Karen Kirkpatrick of the Maverick Country Store said, "I feel they have hurt our business, our gas sales and our snack items. I hate to see them cut out the weekend activities. It definitely has had a big effect on us." Peterson told the Free Press he has talked with Mayor Blaine Singleton about the situation and expects the subject to come before the city council within a few weeks. As of press deadline the Free Press had tried numerous times to contact Lewis, but was unable to reach him. We will attempt to get his response for next week. FT? burned nearly 2,000 acres in the hills north of Lehi traveling northward. roping. Some of the controversy centers around Grant Smith, who lives near the arena. According to Cardon and Peterson, Lynn Lewis, the president of the CIA, described to them in great detail how Smith had called him out to his home to show him the dust caused by the roping club. He supposedly took his hand, rubbed it on the air conditioner, and brought off dirt. Cardon and Peterson say that Smith tells them, however, that he never did such a thing, although he admits complaining about beer cans on his property after high school students use the facilities. "The club is through, because of the bickering and the problems which have taken place," Peterson told the Free Press. "We are more concerned with the future use of the arena right now so that other clubs won't be hurt by their Sunday blaze in 90 degree plus temperatures. Late National Guardsmen were also called to assist, as "Tv1 were prison inmates. 200 Men Fight Mountain Fire A fire, driven by strong winds, raged out of control Sunday afternoon in the mountains west of Alpine. Fire units from Lehi, Utah County, American Fork. Alpine and Pleasant Grove were at the scene with over a hundred men, several bulldozers and a grader. Water had to be pumped from the canal and hauled up through the scrub oak in converted army tanker trucks. "These old army tankers are slow, but they'll gel us there," one driver said, as his truck lurched and ground up dirt roads nearly obliterated by ravines from the spring run-of- MBSaiMtimr"" Mercer Calls For New Budget Hearing Lehi Round-U- p 2 ll For Children, Too 3 Stock Parade Winners Narned...... 4 wmwad.tai 6 Grease Pole Climbing Is No Easy Task Lehi Round-U- p 8 Royalty Superb Representatives 11 Lehi Stake News.,... Booster Club Launches CMC 10 " Fund-Raisin- g Imprest AMi,to. Donate ouMfc.- Reader Does Not Trust City Leaden 13 Activities $500 f f im.M 14 17 The firefighters drove through huge of smouldering, blackened hillside to reach the perimeters of the fires that were raging in all directions. "Move that truck" one fireman yelled, as flames broke out under the tanker. The grinding old truck followed the like a sweating, blackened men reluctant monster as they drug the hoses through the still burning area. "We can't do a thing except just knock down the edges a little," one fireman lamented. "We're just spitting in the wind" areas nare up again that afternoon. Hot spots continued to plague crews battling the persistent blaze, flaring up as winds caught smoldering leaves, grass and trees, whipping them into flames and defying efforts of the firemen. Xay jy-E,- ; ,XS (Continued on Pa ge 2 B0TA BAGS fifth Henry Arriz, Bob Ithurralde and Jean Gaztimbide. left to right, shoot wine into their mouths annual Utah Basque Club picnic at Saratoga Resort. from native "bota bags" during Basques Picnic At Saratoga Cultural traditions of the Basques were renewed at the fifth annual picnic held at Saratoga Resort and Campgrounds. Native costumes, songs and dances, and traditional food were all part of the event, with members of the Utah Basque Club gathering. Also on hand were visitors from Idaho and Nevada, said Henry Arriz, club president. The group meets each year "helping to keep alive the traditions and cultures" among the young people of today's generation. "Many of the dances, songs and foods of the old country are being lost," said Kose Hoover, and "we hope to instill these traditions in our young people." The gathering began with the celebration of mass by Father Thomas Meersman, chaplain at the Utah State Prison. This was followed by the Utah Basque Club dancers who performed the "LaJota" as well as other native aances. They were traditional costume. dressed in Dinner included fresh lamb chops cooked over open gnus, me Basque sausage chario, beans and fresh tossed salad. A band later played native Basque songs. "The Basques are here," served as theme for the picnic, with the Mass and the program centered around the slogan. Mr. Arriz said some 56 Basque families currently belong to the Utah Basque Club. |