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Show f 1 corap. Press Utah State 1 227 I Vo Rnv In next months pageant . k Brigham misses Peach contestants Two more Brigham City misses have d entered the Peach Queen pageant Sept. They are Kristy Deakin and Mary Jo Jaycees-sponsore- 1. Olsen. Miss Deakin, sponsored by Box Elder County Bank, is a 1976 graduate of Box Elder High school and plans to attend Utah State university. The will be majorette at Utah State where she has received leadership and drama scholarships. Her talent will be a baton dance routine in the pageant. Sports minded, she enjoys a variety of sports activities and is an avowed people watcher. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David D. Deakin of 247 North Sixth East, Brigham City. Miss Olsen, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine F. Olsen of 541 East Volum Highland. a recent graduate of Box Elder High school, she has had special training in music and choir, has been a member of the Palace Playhouse and the Rockettes drill team. A vocal solo will be her talent in the 69, Number 34 20 Pages Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, August 19, 1976 Also Colorful, descriptive pageant contest. The contestant has received a music scholarship to Weber State college where she plans to attain a degree in early childhood education. Her sponsor is Maddox Ranch House. Pageant director Gerald Pett also noted a correction in the sponsor of a contestant announced earlier. Pett said Lori Nickolaisen was incorrectly listed with Maddox Ranch House as her sponsor. It should have been Bank of Brigham City. He expressed his regret at the error. city1 given in Sr Mejtoe peijpeir He recalled that the family of LDS Why would the 15 million people of Mexico City, Mexico know anything about church patriarch Lorenso Snow was Brigham City, Utah, in the United States of buried there The writer said the monui ments spoke America? eloquently of the hardships Answer: They read about it last t the Mormon settlers encounted in the land. month in the largest newspaper in the city, . Sotomayor also spent a column desJ cribing the Intermountain school graduathe evening El Diaro de la Tarde. Why would Brigham City be featured in , tion this spring, mentioning such people at. that newspaper? one might ask, and it Supt. Dave Burch. Another column dwelled on the school would be a valid question. But the reason is and its history. also valid. The papers roving reporter, Arturo said he was impresssed with Sotomayor, stopped by the city this spring theSotomayor lack of class distinction in Utah and he during a trip to do a feature series on Utah ; found Mormons hospitable and vey fri- -' and the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ and warm." endly of Latter-da- y Saints). whose wife is from Mexico Jerry Johnston, a Brigham City native, : Johnston, brought the series to the attention of the City, said her family kept the articles for Box Elder News and translated Sotoma-yor- s him and he received them when he colorful and descriptive words about 1 traveled to the city this summer. ?, His were impressed by the Brigham City. ' articles since they had completed a tour V and stay in Brigham City .this spring just To Mexico City Johnston recently returned from a trip before Sotomayor made his visit. Johnston, the son of Mr, and Mrs. J. Earl to Mexico City to visit with, relatives and of 428 South Third East, is : Johnston of with articles back brought the series him. Included are six color photographs I presently a graduate assistant in Spanish showing the citys cemetery, a downtown i at the University of New Mexico. He holds scene and Intermountain school gradua- . a masters degree in the language. tion. 4. & V X , - , ''- 1 - ' ' vv - v' . fcu s' .J ' sfC A . . ... ' - '"& j .... . v ;t: v xt -- 'I in-la- 'Tho' series ran .last month in nine, - Mary Jo Olsen Are Strange Sotomayor told his Mexican readers that the "monuments are strange to Mexican culture but impressive in their elegance. The cemetery is so well taken care of it seemed more of a family park than a cemetery," he wrote. Kristy Deakin Johnston interjected that burials in Mexico take place in niches in walls and not in the manner of traditional American burials. In Trcir.ontcn QopaOps installments and had fqur qrtietee deattef directly with Brigham City and Intermountain school, two with Salt Lake City and some general articles. Sotomayor, Johnston translated, spoke with a Ree Novak, a female instructor at Intermountain school, and he learned from her the calming qualities of a walk through the local cemetery. Sotomayor said he returned the next day to see how a small town cemetery could give someone the strength and ability to go on." The writer was agreeably surprised to discover the landscaping, the flowes and trees surrounding the area and more surprised to notice a sign designating the cemetery as part of the citys scenic tour. Do Sotomayor said he spent considerable time reading the names and dates on ss monuments, seeing the Scandanavian names and stopping on one that read : . displays two features about Brigham City taken from a large Mexico City newspaper. The articles were part of a series written by. the paper's roving reporter who came to Utah this spring to write of the state and the Mormon people who settled it.. . JERRY JOHNSTON $ - Box Elder County Fair is definitely an 'equal opportunity event, for the board is beckoning to all residents of the county not only to attend but to actively participate in the event scheduled Aug. 8 at the fairgrounds in Tremonton. Actually, the public viewing of fair entries is scheduled for those three 26-2- days but the fair begins much earlier for those who enter items, register entries, and for the many judges. An example is the home arts and crafts department where entries in fancy work, afghans, quilts and rugs, pictures and furniture, home canning, foods and candies, art and photography will be accepted beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 8 p.m. and again on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Be Early Be there early, is the advice of the division chairmen. It takes some time to register each item and late items cannot be judged. . Aug. ..:A W. , 26-2- 8 , on the basis of the quality of each item regardless of how many items are entered in that category so that each person hat an equal One and all beckoned to county fair Not only that, but items must be placed so that judges can study their quality and then must be put on display where they can best be viewed by the public. The judging is also an equal opportunity matter, for it is done opportunity for winning a ribbon or ' cash award. There are special categories for children and those over 70 years of age, whose items will be judged separately from the general public. Prize Crops Home gardeners are also invited to participate and bring their prize crops to show, with a special section devoted to flowers in both horticultural and artistic arrangements catr egories. Since these items are so perishable, they will be entered on Thursday, Aug. 26 from 8 to 10 a.m. and judged that morning. Judges ask that all items remain on display until 9 p.m. on Saturday or not be entered, with represe tatives allowed to pick up items fi those who cannot come to the fail grounds on Saturday evening. Snow. fan onpcsOod, Absented ballots coo available eocsnsflOfeds Tremonton Citys getting a break. In an evaluation of the citys waste disposal system, thought to be in sorry repair, it was found to be better off than the city council expected. And that means a savings in repairs. Ken Shelton of Valley Engineering made that report to the council at its regular meeting Tuesday night. ' Shelton told the council that over a third of the estimated cost the system probably will be saved, about $30,000. The city began the project several months ago, earmarking $74,50p to update and repair it. But Shelton, after a careful study, believes $44,000 will be ample, bringing looks of happiness to faces of council-member-s. Water Hookups In other, matters, Jerry Price was referred to the city planning commission with his request to hookup two mobile homes and another residence to city water. The homes are located on South Tremont street. And it was announced a fund raising drive for the community center is being undertaken to pay off $5,000 to $8,000 loaned to it by the city to repair its furnace. Mayor Max Mason reported a color television valued at $1,000 will be fciven away. Tickets will be sold Aug. 20 and 21. And the council decided to buy another truck. It will pay Harris Truck and Equipment $6,00 for a unit to be used for snow removal, it decided. Mayor Mason also indicated that Oct. 1 has been set for the opening date for the new hospital. . Councilwoman Marge Jorgensen XI K said the cemetery is in need of attention with trees and weeds overgrowing the area. The council said it was concerned with the problem and would work to clear it up. The city has also begun selling burial plots in a section just developed, it was pointed out. And the two hour parking brdinaflte discussed recently tentatively will go into affect Sept. 1. Chief Ron Ogborn has been given directions to enforce the code along Main street. Councilman Russ Webb also recommended, and it passes, that Kent Doman of Utah Recycling and Disposal company of (Continued on Page Three) Box Elder Absentee-ballotfor those unable to vote in Box Elder countys Sept. 14 primary are now avaijable, according to County Clerk s K.B. Olsen. Olsen said those who will be out of town or unable to vote in their home district on that date are eligible for the ballots. Voters must sign an application form whether voting by mail or casting a ballot at the clerks office. Olsen said those physically unable to vote are also eligible to vote by absentee ballot. stake dates conference A quarterly conference of the Brigham City Utah Box Elder stake will be held Saturday, Aug. 21, and Sunday, Aug. 22, President Kenneth S. Godfrey announced this week. Theme of the conference will be As For Me and My House. A special priesthood session will be held Saturday evening for all parents and married couples in the stake. The session will begin at 7 p.m. in the Box Elder tabernacle. All who attend are encouraged to bring scriptures. Junior Sunday school will be held Sunday in the Second ward, parents were reminded. President Godfrey also announced that the conference will not be broadcast on Sunday. SNIP AND THE $5 million Amercan Greeting Corp. distribution center was officially dedicated and opened here Monday. Performing the ribbon cutting ceremony were, from left, Bob MacFarland, plant manager; Irving I. Stone, president of American Greeting Corp.; Mayor Harold B. Felt, Milton L. Weilenmann, executive director of the Utah Department of Development Services; and Byron Stephens, plant engineer. Some 3,000 people toured the spacious plant following the dedication. . |