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Show Assn. Salt Lake City, Utah SlllO Tt&h xat? Pr-dc0 Box 1327 Here from Japan s East meets West as students visit East met West last Saturday at the Brigham City bus depot as 12 Japanese students and their adviser joined 13 local families for a three-weesojourn in the community. Upon their arrival in Brigham City, the students hailing from Niigata, Japan, were met at the bus stop by their host families. There were hugs and handshakes and introductions as they met their new parents" and brothers and sisters. Suitcases were sorted out, and it wasnt long until each student had climbed into a family car and been whisked away to the residence that would be their home for the coming three weeks. The high school students are sponsored by the Experiment in International Living of Brattleboro, Vt., and San Francisco, Calif., according to Mrs. Thomas L. Hannum, community chairman for the Experiment. k New political party sets county confab The Independent American party convention in Box Elder county will be held Thursday, Aug. 11 in the basement of the Brigham City library. Officers to head the political party will be elected at the meeting that will run from 10 a.m. to noon, according to a party spokesman. The public is invited to the meeting. They are one of several such groups of students from many countries around the World whose purpose is to forward international understanding through living and sharing experiences by living as sons and daughters in local host families. Through family and group activities to students and their leader, Kenji Yamaza-ki- , life hope to learn about American Utah style and to share their way of life with their American families. Host families include Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hannum, who will play host to the group leader, Kenji Yamazaki. He will be a guest in many of the host homes during the students stay in Brigham City. Students and their host families include: Kyoko Nakabayashi, the John L. Bingham family; Sadao Kondo, the David Hewlett the Harry family; Hiromi Wakatsuki, Hinck family; Keiko Chihara, the Lynn Major family; Ichiro Yoshida, the Richard D. Menlove family; Kazuhisa Watanabe, the Baty W. Morrison family; Shimako Yamazaki, the Keith M. Opprecht family; Akira Sato, the Ned Peabody family; Hisayo Yoshihiro, the Darrell Ravenberg family; Toru Tanabe, the Hal F. Reeder family; Takako Yoshihiro, the Richard Werhng family; ChikakoTakizawa, the M. Truett Vance family. On the evening of the students arrival Baty Morrison opened his swimming pool and surrounding groups for the initial potluck reception dinner, a picnic buffet for the students and their families which (Continued on page including 13 families with their 13 Japanese guests was taken at the Briaham City bus deDot before the students and their leader sorted luggage and climbed into family cars to drive to the residen Volume 70, Number 31 Utah congressman. Mayor Harold B,. Felt said Wednesday he had not yet received official notice of the approval. The only word weve received is through the press but we assume that official. Im going to be in Denver on its Monday and Ill get final data at that time, he declared. Im real happy about it. I think a good, judicial use of federal funds because its going to be of benefit to our entire its As Aug. new bleachers at least those viewing the western style proceedings from the east side. This was assured with the recent arrival of metal bleachers to replace some pretty rickety wooden ones. Its something we should have done two or three years ago, County Commission Chairman Don Chase said Tuesday. Officials said the new bleachers aluminum planks with galvanized steel as full moon was captured in this photo as it rose over the mountains east of Brigham City and peaked between spires of the Box Elder LAST WEEK'S Residential construction led the way in Brigham City during July with the city inspection department issuing building permits bearing a total value of $296,272. The months activity brought to $4,308,920 the value placed on projects cleared through the inspection department here this year, There were 27 permits issued in July and 208 through the first seven months of 1977. Included this past month were permits for seven single family dwellings plus a Most of the other building projects were residential in nature, ranging from fence construction to installation of fireplaces. Following is information on the July projects as reported in a monthly sum- mary: Edgar Richardson, carport and storage, 319 North Sixth East, $6,000. Lex Prince, 1072 Shannon circle, finish basement, $500. Jack R. Kapp, 535 North Third East, two-ca- r garage and workshop, $2,800. Kenneth C. Youth, 335 East Sixth South, patio cover, $150. John E. Valberg, 812 East Fourth North, wood shed, $1,000. (Continued on page 8) community. suspect something would have to be done in the future if the grant werent awarded. It will push the activity ahead about five years, the mayor declared. Qrigham City has also submitted appliadditions for two other projects cations ' to both the City 'librafy"and community 'center. Mayor Felt said the community center plan has definitely been rejected. There just wasnt that much money available in our area, he explained. However, the library project is still in the running. The grant request for it is I $454,073. Early in June city officials were advised that Brigham City had been given a planning target amount of $840,000 under the Public Works Employment Act of 1977. -- All of the volunteer departments six fire trucks will be housed in the new section. Room is planned there also for a chiefs office, locker room with showers and a small communications room. Three bays in the addition will be h with overhead doors on both the south and north sides of the building. The existing fire station will undergo some changes as well. Ramps to the basement and main floor will be relocated from the west side to the north side of the building. Plans call for demolition of the old jail building to the north to accommodate access to the new ramps. Only the departments ambulances will be kept in the existing structure with a maintenance area and drill room also to be (Continued on page 8) Projects that might be approved could come up to but not exceed this amount, it was explained. The $4 billion public works program was passed by Congress earlier this year to stimulate the economy. Under the act, Utah will receive at least $38 million for approved public works projects. Box Elder county also has an application pending. It requests $120,000 to finance improvements at the courthouse. Installation of an elevator and a ramp into the buildings lower level are key elements along with replacement of wooden window sashes with metal ones. The fire station addition will be large enough to contain four bays and be constructed on the existing buildings west an area now in parking. side drive-throug- bleachers going up at rodeo grounds Rodeo fans attending this years Box Elder County fair show will be sitting on pace TWENTY CENTS county fair nears 25-2- 7 New sol) DC 24 Pages Brigham City, Utah, Thursday Morning, August 4, 1977 -- projoetfs in America for the next three weeks. The group is sponsored by the Experiment in International Living, and duplicates a similar visitation of Japanese students to Brigham City in 1975. 8) A $249,900 federal grant has been approved for Brigham City to construct an addition to its fire station and to remodel the existing structure, Rep. Gunn McKay announced Tuesday. The local project is one of 34 nationwide announced this week and 8,000 to be approved by Sept. 30, according Tb' the This ces which would be their homes A FAMILY PORTRAIT may be erected by the end of this week. Or early next. Theyll have a capacity to seat about understructure persons, according to Fair Board President Darald Fuller. The seats were purchased from low 1,600 bidder Rich Boyce Recreation in Logan for $17,911 and are being installed without cost the county through the manpower training program of Bear River district. Federal revenue sharing funds were used to buy them. to Commissioner Chase said there is a demand for the old bleachers which were simply pulled out of the way, in tact. The community of Park Valley wants two or three sections and those using the countv race track west of Brigham City also have expressed an interest, he explained. Having the new bleachers will be a lot nicer and safer for those using them to watch the 1977 Golden Spike rodeo, the commisson chairman repeated. The show again is being produced by Cotton Rosser of Marysvale, Calif., and will be staged Aug. beginning at 8 p.m. each evening. activities are on tap at 7 p.m. 25-2- Pre-rode- starting Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. The annual dress revue is scheduled Aug. 22 at Bear River Junior High school at 8 p.m. The Farm Bureau Talent show is set Aug. 24 at the fair grounds, starting time 7:30 p.m. The horse show will be held Aug. 26 at 8 a.m. with horse pulling planned Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. The livestock sale will begin Aug. 27 at 9 a.m. with horse races the same day starting at 1:30 p.m. 7 o Other activities will take place all during that week but the fair will really be in full swing Aug. Items to be judged will be accepted fair-relate- d Some changes in the fair format will be announced later, a spokesman said. 25-2- evening at BRHS Pageant will Wheat, Beet annual Wheat and Beet Days celebration will be held today (Thursday) through Saturday, Aug. according to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Harris, Garland's 48th general chairman. The celebration is sponsored by the city of Garland, the Utah-Idah- o Sugar company and Box Elder county commission- ers. The local Miss America pageant will be held at the Bear River High school auditorium Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the Civic and Home Arts club with. Mrs. Charlotte Reeder as chairman. Ninetten girls will vie for the honor of becoming Miss Wheat and Beet Days. The winner will receive a scholarship of $200 to the school of her choice. She will also receive wardrobe certificates from local merchants, a bouquet, a trophy and cosmetics from a local distributer. The winner will be crowned by the reigning queen, Miss Cindy Scott of Fielding. d The queen will reign throughout the Wheat and Beet Days celebration and will appear also in parades at the Box Elder County fair in open mi". jiyjli Days ' ' Brigham City. She will be eligible to compete in the Miss Utah pageant in June 1978. The first runner-uwill receive a $100 i choice, a a trophy. . s will Second, third and fourth runners-u- p each receive a trophy and jewelry. Miss Talent and Miss Congeniality will receive trophies. All 19 contestants will receive sv vs.vw ( f I p four-piec- ' "i 'v i ,,& iv x wwAw.q Tremonton and Peach Days in scholarship to the school of her e set of silverware and - f - v ip.y ; 7:1' - - 7 u i 4- - x s , Ti personal i colored portraits. Gordon Bullock of Provo will serve as master of ceremonies during the performance. He was executive producer of the Miss Utah pageant for 1974-7He was on the board of directors for the Miss Provo Scholarship pageant and was Ml 'fX- - ' V' ' 5. the administrative coordinator for the Miss Utah pageant for 1976-7He and his wife, Glenda, and seven 7. children make their home in Provo. He will entertain the audience with vocal solos during the evening. A float has been built by the Civic and Home Arts club for the queen and her royalty to ride on in the Wheat and Beet (Continued on page 8) new bleachers at Box Elder inspection County rodeo qrounds receives a from County Commissioners Reed Nielsen, Ted Burt and UNDERSTRUCTURE FOR first-han- d Don Chase. New seats replace old wooden ones which officials have wanted to replace for several years. They should be up and ready for rode7this week. |