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Show 4 K Volume 70, Number 24 Box 1327 Lake City, Utah Brigham City, Utah, Thursday Morning, June 16, 1977 She's Kristy Deakin 8110 24 Pages TWENTY CENTS County in running, too Local girl wears Miss Utah crown Kristy Deakin, a Brigham City girl attending Utah State university, is the 1977 Miss Utah. The bubbling claimed the honor in annual pageant activities at Orem High school Saturday evening. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Deakin, 247 North Sixth East, she will now compete with other state winners in the annual Miss America pageant at Atlantic City in early September. About her selection, the Brigham City beauty said it came as a shock. And it has left her feeling humble and frightened, about representing her state in the national competition. Runnersup in the Utah pageant were Mary Ann Miller, 23, Provo, first runner-up- ; Bonnie Williams, 18, Kaysville, second runnerup; Dana Lee Tueller, 19, Logan, third runnerup, and Ginger Hamilton, 20, Wellsville, fourth runnerup. Kristy conceded that she dreamed of winning the title. You dream about it but its just a dream , . . a far-of- f dream. Then when she arrived for the pageant, her hopes slipped. I walked in and saw all the girls, how pretty they were and how talented and I thought, No way, she recalled. But it was to be and when the Box Elder High graduate drew No. 1 as her number in from a hat it proved the pageant prophetic. Kristy s&id she went into the competition determined to do my best. Being No. 1 to appear among the contestants worried her because she feared it wouldnt give her sufficient time to warm up for a baton-danc- e routine which she performed in the talent portion. For the new Miss Utah, however, it was a more relaxed experience than when she competed for and won Brigham Citys Peach Queen crown last September. I just relaxed and had fun. There was never a dull moment and I enjoyed every minute of it. Winning though was a stunning thing. When she walked onto the stage as one of ten finalists, she said her legs were shaking. After the four runnersup were named, Then I thought it was between these two other girls. When they announced my name, I was in shock and then there was Suzanne McKay (the 1976 Miss Utah), a delighted Miss Deakin said. The Brigham City girl, long a standout twirler and active in drama at Box Elder High, will find this a busy summer. Shell appear at other local pageants, serve as Utahs official hostess and make preparations for the Miss America doings. She wants to represent Utah well in Atlantic City and said bearing that responsibility is the scariest part. Kristy plans to continue her education at Utah State university where shell be a sophomore this fall. She is head twirler with the USU marching band and is a member of the Aggiettes. Kristy is the first girl from Brigham City chosen to wear the crown since Bunny Reese won the honor in 1952 someago. Grandparents of the new Miss Utah are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harmon and Mrs. Jennie Stanger, all of Brigham City. - Brigham City is back in the public works funding ball game. This was the news coming from Roger Handy, director of administrative services, this week. Late last year the city submitted applications for three projects, hoping to gain federal funding under the Public Works Employment Act of 1977. Included were expansion or additions to the fire station, $188,000; city library, $663,575, ' . - M , S' , x; V '' yr , , Open house for Kristy i The Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce will host an open house in honor of Miss Kristy Deakin, Miss Utah 1977, this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 8 p.m. It will be conducted in the chamber office (old city hall) at 6 North Main street in downtown Brigham City. This will give the Brigham City community as well as family and friends an opportunity to greet Miss Deakin after her selection Saturday evening as Miss Utah, Richard MacFarlane, executive vice president, said. fU . . . she Kristy Deakin was No. 1 in Utah $224,250. projects. Handy explained. In a briefing at Salt Lake City this past week, Brigham City was advised that its planning target amount is $840,000. Projects that may be approved can come up to this amount but not exceed it. This does not guarantee us the money but seems to say that if we come through with a good, well application, there is not much they can do to turn us down, the city spokesman said. i V t' and community center, None made the federal grade as funds were doled out. But the fact that they were submitted qualifies them for new consideration in a second round of funding for public works However, as Handy plunged deeper into pages of guidelines Wednesday,' the indication was that other Box Elder county communities also are eligible for second-- t round funding. These include Corinne, Plymouth, Portage and Tremonton. based on one Further, it may be that they interpretation of the guidelines can share in the planning target figure for Brigham City. None of the other four communities has a planning target allocation designated. The new applications must be submitted no later than July 11. The Economic Development administration then has 60 and give , days in which to process them the city an answer. Any projects that are approved must be under construction within 90 days after that notice is received. 40 According to Handy, one hitch is that Brigham City must get together with other pageant ( Godfrey's Foothill Retreat government entities planning projects within the city and iron out what they feel are the priorities. One project application submitted by the Box Elder Board of Education to develop an athletic field at Box Elder High school was approved in the first round of funding. Dedication is planned Saturday for new Brigham nursing home Its presently under construction. Elder county requested funds under another federal program last year to Box renovate the county courthouse here. But struck out. County Commission Chairman Don Chase said Wednesday they now are preparing an application under the public works act for the project which would include outside painting and installation of metal window frames. Dedication ceremonies and open house As for the city projects. Handy said the city council may decide to resubmit applications for the same proposals or alter the lineup with others. City water system improvement is one possibility. City Librarian Karen Howard said its intended to resubmit the library proposal which included renovation of the existing building and construction of an addition. But she said effort is now directed at paring down the cost from the original $663,575 request. The architect will be consulted with a goal to bring the estimate closer to $500,000, the librarian explained. Other target amounts approved in Utah include $3.2 for the state, $8,088,000 for Salt Lake City; $1,331,000 for Salt Lake county; $1,308,000 for Weber county; $5,431,000 for Ogden; $1,595,000 for Roy; $919,000 for Heber City; and $292,000 for Price. These are some of the larger figures, according to Handy. w , David S. Monson . . . dedication speaker ,. Dedication of complex AAonson will speak at Fielding event The keynote address as the dedication of Fielding towns city hall and fire station complex will be delivered Saturday by Lt. Gov. David S. Monson. Town President Karl M. King said activities begin at 6 p.m. with Lieutenant Governor Monson abnd his wife and town board members receiving residents and well-wisher- s. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. King extended an invitation to all residents as well as others in Bear River valley to attend the dedication. Other members of the board are G. Emerson Earl, D. Thayne Jones, E. Forrest Munson and Tess Hess. Light refreshments will be served. The program will conclude with Monson participating in a question and answer session. Cost of the fire station town hall was $15,000. The town obtained funds for the project through a bond election held in Novemeber of 1975. The building is of prefabricated steel construction. The towns fire engine was housed in the mayors carport for sometime, then in a steel shed owned by the fire chief. The engine is now housed in the new structure. The lieutenant governor also serves as secretary of state for Utah. He was elected term. Prior last November for a four-yeto that time, he served four years as state auditor, the first auditor to be a certified public accountant in the states history. He is a 1970 graduate of the University of Utah. He is a member of several associations and organizations and served six years in the Utah Air National Guard. Monson has served as state delegate and treasurer of the Utah Republican party. He and his wife Julianne Johnson have three children. Personal income higher in counfy will give the public a first hand look at the new Godfrey nursing home Saturday, June 18. Dedication will take place at 11 a.m. for the $550,000 facility, known as Godfreys Foothill Retreat, at 775 North Second East in Brigham City. The open house is slated to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to Oleen Godfrey, owner of Foothill Retreat, guided tours will be given through the d facility. Local city, business and chamber of commerce officials gathered at the nursing home Tuesday to have a ribbon-cuttin- g ceremony. Mayor Harold B. Felt had the honor of snipping the ribbon officially opening the homes doors. Godfrey has operated Godfrey Nursing home at 144 South Second West since 1960. In September of 1975 he received clearance from the Utah Comprehensive Health agency to build a facility in Brigham City to replace his existing structure. Construction began Oct. 22 last year on acres of land. l'jGodfrey said the building itself cost $425,000 with an additional $125,000 in new equipment raising the total bill. Even before the doors were officially opened, he said, the home was half filled. We will be accepting more residents to the home, he added. e The old home employed 12 persons and Godfrey said he will have some 30 staff members employed when in full operation. Intentions are to begin offering intermediate care, later going into skilled care services as qualified staff personnel are hired. A registered nurse is scheduled to start e in August, he noted. A tour of the facility will reveal the most and modern equipment. The kitchen is fully equipped to handle meals for 40 patients a day. There are (Continued on Page 11) Some office renovation may be included, he added. Right now the cost is estimated at between $75,000 and $80,000. Box Elder county's target amount in the new round of funding is $155,000. d full-tim- full-tim- SPACIOUS carpeted corridors lend beauty and utility to the Godfrey Foothill Retreat nursing home at 775 North Second East. The $550,000 structure boasts of the latest in equipment and design. Personal income in Box Elder county during 1975 averaged $5,054 per capita, compared with $4,938 for the state as a whole and $5,903 for the nation. Between 1969 and 1975, per capita income in Box Elder increased by 75.8 percent, while per capita income was rising by 66.0 percent throughout the state and by 58.1 percent in the nation. These were some of the facts reported by Utah foundation, the private research organization, in its latest analysis of personal income trends in Utah and the nation. The report notes that during the 1970s personal income in Utah has been rising at a much faster pace than that recorded for the nation as a whole. Furthermore, Utah was not as adversely affected by the recent recession as most other states. Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce indicate that personal income throughout Utah during 1976 totaled $6,731,000,000. This represents an increase of $777 million, or 13.1 percent over the 1975 total. By comparison, the gain in personal income in the nation amounted to 9.9 percent last year. After an adjustment is made for inflation the effective gain in real income last year amounted to 6.9 percent in Utah, compared to 3.9 percent for the US. According to the foundation study, personal income in Utah between 1969 and 1976 increased at an average rate of 4.8 percent year after adjustment for inflation. Nationally, the rise in adjusted personal income averaged only 2.5 percent per year in this same period. During the recent recession, Utahs adjusted personal income actually rose by 0.1 percent in 1974 and by 2.0 percent in 1975. For the nation as a whole, on the other hand, adjusted personal income was declining by 1.4 percent and by 0.6 percent during these same two recession years. The foundation report points out that the gains of recent years is a reversal of the experience of an earlier period. Personal income increases in Utah between 1963 and 1969 were well below the average for the nation. Utahs relative position among the 50 states slipped from better-than-avera- 29th in 1963 to 40th 1969. Per capita income was about 10 percent below the US average in 1963. By 1969 it had skidded to more than 20 percent below the national average. Although the Utah economy currently appears to be stronger than that of the nation as a whole, the state still lags far behind the US average in per capita income. During 1976, Utahs per capita income was 14.9 percent below the US average of $6,441. This record, however, is a decided improvement over 1969 when per capita income in Utah was 20.3 percent below the national average. Utahs relative ranking among the fifty (Continued on Page 11) |