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Show UUii State Freaa r.O. Bbx 132? Utr.h City, Vtah Sr It Agaru ci110 Welcome to Nephi, Stampede visitors! few hours or for several days will be pleasant, pleasant to the point that you will have a desire to return often. While youre here, may we suggest that you enjoy the peaceful, shady atmosphere at the Nephi City Park. The park is located on Main Street between Fifth and Sixth North Streets. It will be a beehive of activity prior to the parades each afternoon, but at other times there will be plenty of opportunity for you to relax in the cool shade. The municipal pool is located at the park to give you an opportunity for a relaxing swim. From the earliest days of the settlement of Salt Creek, now known as Nephi, the welcome sign has been out to all visitors. Even when the city was surrounded by a mud wall as protection, those approaching the community were welcomed and given sanctuary. Thus, through the years Nephi has become known as The Friendly City at the Crossroads of Utah. We extend the hand of welcome to all who visit our community during the 42nd annual Ute Stampede. We hope that your stay here whether it be for a matter of a Located at the corner of First East and First North is Nephi's nationally accredited rose garden. Established as a memorial to veterans, the rose garden annually receives nationally selected roses to add to its already beautiful selection. Youll be welcome at this continuing place of beajty. Nephi boasts modern motels and restaurants. The restaurants feature daily specials along with their normal stand by" menu items. Nephi's motels are on a par with motels throughout the nation, and in some instances are much better than the national average. Most national petroleum products are on sale. With modern grocery, dry good, pharmacy, automobile, hardware. Mens and ladies ready made clothings, and a host of other stores, your needs can be filled in this community. Nephi Canyon offers a variety of scenery, with numerous camping and picnic areas. It is reached by traveling east on Utah Highway 132 for about six miles and then turning to the left on the hard surfaced road. This road also connects w ith the Mt. Nebo Scenic loop road. For the boating enthusiast, the Yuba State Boating Park, off Highway 91 (Temoffers real pleasure. The porary Yuba Park road is some 30 miles south of Nephi. Youre invited to enjoy golf on Nephis new Canyon Hills Park golf course located east of the city, off Utah Highway 132. Although still new, the course is recognized and recommended by golfing enthusiasts. Were sure youll enjoy playing there. West of Nephi is the Little Sahara Sand Dunes. It is reached by traveling west on Thousands of acres of sand invite all types of sand play from building sand castles to driving dune buggies. Yes, we welcome you to Nephi for the 42nd annual Ute Stampede. We do hope your visit is pleasant. Donald Eyre. Mayor of Nephi Ike Lunt, President Ute Stampede Hap While, president Nephi Chamber of C. Dr. Nelson L. Jones, president, Kiwanis A. Duane Sperry, President, Lions Andy Anderson. President, Nephi Jaycees Terry Menlove, President, Federated Women's Clubs Council i I itM NepM Juab County, Utah 84648, Volume 67, Number 29 July 15, 1976 Thursday, Ute Stampede VFW officers and the families of the men honored on Saturday were: dead Black- - ett, Chris Wilkey, Mary Wilkey, Jessie WUkey, Earl Bean, Florene Higginson, Lawrence Higginson, Terry Sperry, and The plaque was Timothy H. Bowers-Iron- s. placed in the main hall of the Juab County Courthouse. .- Juab County's Vietnam war dead honored by local post of VFW Three young men who gave their lives in Vietnam in the service of their country were honored on Saturday at the dedication of a plaque bearing their names. In times past, war heroes were honored by placing their names in public buildings across the land. The placing of this memorial to these men will serve to bring their deaths to memory, according to commander of Timothy H. Bowers-Iron- s, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, post 5235. Bowers-Iron- s conducted the dedicatory services. Honored at the services were Larry Craig Higginson, Blair C. Wilkey, and Richard Sorensen. Higginson and Wilkey were residents of Nephi and Sorensen was . . . , a resident of Eureka. . . The services were attended by friends and relatives of the dead. Also attending from the local VFW post were Earl Bean, past commander of the unit, who made the presentation of the plaque; Terry Sperry, post surgeon; and Gead Blackett, post chaplain, who offered the dedicatory nrayer. , ; Services held Monday in Nephi F. for Chester Foote, 80 Services were conducted on Monday at LDS Ward chapel the Nephi First-Secon-d for Chester Franklin Foote, 80. Foote died on July 9 at the Juab County Hospital after a long illness. Bishop Joseph G. Christensen of the Nephi First Ward conducted the . services. Foote was born on February 27, 1896 at Nephi, a son of Charles William and Caroline Pitt Foote. He married Elnora Carter on June 30, 1920 at Nephi. The marriage was later solemnized at the Manti LDS Temple. Foote served in the United States Navy during World War I and was active throughout his life in the American Legion serving as commander and in other offices. He assisted in the organization of the Senior Citizens club in East Juab County. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, he had served as secretary in the First Quorm of Elders At the time of his death he was a member of the High Priests quorm of the Nephi Stake. Foote was a rancher and spent his earlier life at Gandy, Utah. He was later employed as a machinist at the local rubber plant Surviving are his widow, Elnora C. Foote of Nephi; two sons and three daughters: Chester Laurence Foote, Layton; Glen L. Foote, Ephraim; Mrs. Max(Melba) Knight Springvilie; Mrs. Dick (Donna) Bailey, Ephraim, and Mrs. Don (Judy) Wendel, Ephraim. Also surviving are 19 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; and two brothers and a sister: Ralph B. Foote, Orem; Clarence A. Foote, Ely, Nevada; and Mrs. Ruth Wilkins, Granger. Burial at Nephi City cemetery was directed by Anderson Funeral Home. Bulletin! J. JF Morris (Ike) Lunt President w V; , v' opens today f t Even though the actual date of the anniversary of the Declaration of Inde- Leo Osborne Robert (Bob) Garrett Vice President Secretary pendence passed eleven days ago, a bicentennial theme will permeate the 42nd annual Ute Stampede, and particularly during the colorful grand entry each evening, according to J. M. (Ike) Lunt, president of the Ute Stampede Committee. Cotton Rosser, the rodeo producer, and his crew will salute the bicentennial year with a huge birthday cake as the feature of Jimmy Taylor, son of Mrs. Louise B. Taylor of Levan, and husband of Connie Carter Taylor, was killed in a road construction accident near Hiawatha in Carbon County (Hi Wednesday afternoon. According to Highway Patrol Trooper Jeff Horrocks, Taylor was operating a road roller on a mine road construction job off the Hiawatha road. He was apparently working on a downgrade when the equipment went out of control, slammed into an embankment, and threw Taylor offTHe suffered severe head injuries, and ' died at the Carbon County Hospital in Price. Information on the time and place of services will be announced by Anderson Funeral Home in the daily papers. A full obituary will be published in next weeks issue. Eddie A. Davis, 18, of Richfield, was killed in a traffic accident on Wednesday at 3:10 p.m. in Chris Creek Canyon, south of Levan. Davis was a passenger in the back of a pickup truck when it rolled over, according to Robert Painter, Juab County Sheriff. Russell H. Jackson Maurice Tolley Treasurer Above are the seven men who are directing the 42nd annual Ute Stampede, which opens Director today, Champions to participate in Ute Stampede Bicycle Race set Friday at 1 p.m. At least 30 young people from East Juab County are expected to participate in the first Ute Stampede Bicycle Race on Friday afternoon, according to Bob Toomer, Scout Master of the Nephi Fifth Ward. The race is being sponsored by the Nephi Fifth Ward Boy Scouts. Starting from the monument on the Nebo Scenic Loop Road at 1 p.m., the winning racers are expected to be at the finish line shortly after 2 p.m. All the entrants should be in by 3 p.m., Toomer said. Two age classifications have been set up for the race, ages 11 through 14 and ages 15 and up. Prizes will be awarded in each division. As a safety precaution, members of the Juab County Sheriffs Patrol will be stationed at strategic points in Salt Creek canyon to assist in traffic control. Toomer said that the finish line will be the Ute Stampede judges stand in front of the Juab County Courthouse. The public is invited to be on hand to watch the boys as they come in. Young men desiring additional information may contact Toomer at his residence on Thursday evening. George W. (Ches) Williams Director The champions are coming! Or we probably should say, the champions are here! At least five rodeo champions head the list of contestants at the Ute Stampede rodeo, according to information furnished by Leo Osborne, Stampede secretary. Heading the list is Don Gay, 1974 and 1975 bull riding champion. Joe Alexander, bareback riding champion. Joe Alexander, bareback bronc riding champion for the conpast five years and a tender for 76 honors will be in the arena. So will Monte Hensen, 1975 saddle bronc champion. In the ladies barrell racing contests, it will be champion against champion. Jimmie Gibbs, 1974 and 1975 champion, will face Gail Petska, 1972 and 1973 champion. And there are lots of contenders for too Osborne said. 1976 honors signed-in- , high-ranki- Royalty Kelly Kendall, second from left, is Ute Stampede Queen. Attendants are Pam Jackson, left, Becky Bracken, and Cheryl Penrod. of '60 schedules reunion J HS Class A reunion of the Juab High School class 1960 will be held on Saturday at 12 noon at Rays Cafe, according to an announce- of ment made this week by Larry Broadhead, chairman. Reservations for the dinner will still be jy the opening exercises each evening, Lunt said. The bicentennial cake is so huge that it opens up and an elevator brings up a horse and rider. The cake, together with a display of flags and the dialog from rodeo announcer Chuck Parkison, will make the grand entry and opening exercises the most outstanding in the recent history of rodeo in the west. We expect an extra large turnout for Thursday evening according to Lunt. Children 12 years of age and under, when accompanied by their parents,, will be admitted to the general admission section free of charge. We find that the family night offer is growing in popuarity from year to year. From the official list, 280 cowboys and cowgirls had signed in for the various Stampede rodeo events: bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, barrell racing, calf roping, and bull riding. The cowboys and cowgirls rep- -' resent most of the western states. A large number of entrants are from Utah. In addition to the standard rodeo events, riding club teams from Central Utah will participate in the thrilling hide race each night. The Stampede opens this afternoon (Thursday) when Marty Worwood and the Gold Rush take the microphones at the main street judges stand in front of the Juab County Courthouse to entertain throughout the afternoon. This group will play and sing each afternoon, and will also enterbe at the rodeo to put on tainment each evening. Hitting the parade trail at 6:30 this evening will be the Ute Stampede Western parade, featuring riding clubs from the communities of central and south-centrUtah. The sponsors of the parade, the Nephi-Neb- o Posse, have indicated that 20 to 25 riding groups will join the local Stampede officials, the grand marshal, the rodeo producers, and the cowboys and clowns in the parade. The line of march will be from the City Park along main street to second or third south, depending upon the crowd. pre-sho- w .The first performance of the Ute Stampede will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Performances will also be held on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. Stampede activities on Friday kick-of- f with a chuck wagon breakfast sponsored by the Nephi Lions Gub. Serving will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Nephi City Park and will continue until 8:30 a.m. The Mammoth Ute Stampede parade, which annually draws thousands of individuals to Main Street, will begin at 4 p.m. The parade is being sponsored this year by the Kiwanis Club of Nephi. Saturday events include the chuck wagon breakfast, the bathing beauty parade at 4 p.m., and the evening rodeo. Nephi Lions Club officials have announced that the final bathing beauty judging will be held at the Nephi City Park this year rather than at the Juab High School football field. The parade will run from the park to third or fourth south (depending on the crowd) and will then return to the park, where the stage built for the special bicentennial programs will be used. The City of Fun Carnival will be running each afternoon and evening at the fairgrounds, with games and rides for all ages. The food concession at each rodeo is again being directed by the Nephi District of the Boy Scouts. Profits from the food concession will be used to help pay Utah National Parks Council assessments. accepted by Broadhead until 6 p.m. on Friday. V; , v 4V Patient list Patients at the Juab County Hospital as i- of Tuesday morning included the follow- ing: Gail Tidwell, Nephi Ethel Ferrin, Nephi Geo Crowther, American Fork Daun Lone bear, Provo Florence Ockey, Nephi Edth Lomax, Nephi - a A Miss Nephi Royalty: Seated b Lorie Mick- elson. Mist Nephi of 1976, with attendants Annette Pexton, left, and Hanna lee Parkin, Elder Robert (Bobby) Linton, son of Kent Linton of Las Vegas, Nevada, has accepted a call to the Illinob Chicago Spanish mission. Elder Linton will enter the Language Training Mission on July 22. He will be honored at a farewell at the Levan Ward sacrament meeting on Sunday, July 18 at 5 p.m. Bishop Heber C. Taylor has issued an invitation for all ward members to attend the meeting. Trophy saddle to be presented at Saturday night performance cowboy The Ute Stampedes will be awarded a trophy saddle at the conclusion of the Saturday evening performance. according to the Ute Stampede Committee. The saddle, valued at $500.00, is being provided by NRP, Inc., a Nephi manufacturer of rubber products. |