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Show i:7 ::alt i c v.' i i Brooke Rowley dons Miss Magna crown By KATHY DANIELS Brooke Rowley was crowned Miss Magna 1987 at ceremonies held at Brockbank Junior High School last Wednesday evening. Chosen from a field of nine finalists. Miss Rowleys first attendant is Kitchell Jones and her second attendant is Brenda Jensen. Miss Congeniality was awarded to Dayna Draper. A Cyprus High School graduate, Miss Rowley resides at 4989 Janette Avc. in West Valley City. She is the daughter of Clark and Marlene Row-leWearing a pink unitard with green accents. Miss Rowley performed a dance and gymnastic routine to the music Song Bird for the talent category of the pageant. She enjoys dancing, water and snow skiing and someday hopes to own her own dance, aerobic and gymnastic studio. First attendant Kitchell Jones is the daughter of Glenda and Larry Gunn of Magna. She was involved in the jazz choir, drama and madrigals at Cyprus High School. Using her musical talent to perform a vocal solo to the sound track You Give Good Love, Miss Jones showed a great deal of composure when her music miscued. Brenda Jensen was chosen as second attendant. She enjoys all sports, especially track and basketball. The flute solo Siciliana was her entry for the talent competition. A senior at Cyprus High School next year, she is the daughter of Clark and Pat Jensen of Magna. Miss Congeniality, Dayna Draper, is a recent graduate of Cyprus High School. She enjoys dance and hopes to have a career in cosmetology and a family. She performed a modem dance to Suave as her talent entry. Other contestants were: Jcanic Lile, who performed a modem dance to Private Number; Lyncttc Fritsch, who danced to Non Stop; Lisa Take a bow, ladles, for a pageant well donel The beauties of the Miss Magna Pageant 1987 are all smiles In their formal evening gowns In the June 24 event held at Brockbank Jr. High. The capacity crowd saw Brooke Rowley crowned as queen, with Kltchell Jones and Brenda Jensen as her attendants. Dayna Draper was honored as Miss Congeniality. All nine of the pageanfs contestants will be entered In Saturday's Independence Day parade: the royalty on one float and the other ladies on another entry. Villa Atwood, who danced to Dont You Want My Love?; Allison Goble, who performed a dance to Dont You Know that I love you? and Cindic Richesson, who danced to Nasty Boys. According to Anna Beth Mecham, pageant director, any unmarried women aged 16 or older who lives within the boundaries of Cyprus High is allowed to enter the Miss Magna competition. The responsibilities of Miss Magna for the coming year are to ride the float in the Fourth of July Parade and the Christmas Parade. She is also available to attend ribbon cutting ceremonies if so requested. Mrs. Mecham indicated that all the contestants received a $30 gift certificate to area clothing stores. Miss Jones and Miss Jensen won $50 savings bonds and Miss Rowley won a $100 savings bond. They also received certificates for free haircuts, tanning, and sculptured nails. To open the evening program, the contestants all performed a musical number entitled Dream On. Natalee Johnston, Miss Magna 1986, favored the large audience with a modern dance number. Further entertainment was provided by the local group Aquarius, who performed a special dance number to Mountain Music. Aquarius is directed by Connie Edwards. Joe Flint Country Joe of KSOP Radio was the master of ceremonies. Acting as judges for the pageant were Becky Barton Hullinger, Betty Jo Riley, Becky Dean, Cami Cook and Sheila Balistreri. The 1987 Pageant Committee was composed of Anna Beth Mecham, chairman; Lyndec White, entries; Susan Teuscher, choreography; Terri Astill, judges; JoAnn White, prizes; Marilyn Hardman, stage decorations; Jill Bailey, programs; and Vicki Samuelson, makeup and modeling. Serena facility to open soon Leon Blake of Bountiful has been named administrator for the new Villa Serena health care facility soon to be operational in Magna. Pcnni Korologos of Farmington will be his assistant, according to Janice Wise, director of the parent Villa Serena rehabilitational facility in Long Beach, Calif. The Salt Lake County Planning Division, by administrative determination, decided early in June to allow a transitional living center in residential zones. Villa Serena had made an offer to buy the Dick Bezzant home at 8265 W. 2700 South, contingent upon get ting zoning approval. With that approval, the sale was closed and the new administrator will have the office open for business next week, Ms. Wise said. Well start with six patients and one team of therapists, she added in a tele- phone interview, and indicated they hoped their first patients would arrive in August. Villa Serena is an adult rehabilitation care center which specializes in helping patients recover from catastrophic injury, such as might be received in an auto accident or an indust Calling all CJH classmates of 57 Calling all classmates of the Cyprus High School class of 1957. A reunion is being planned for Aug. 8 to be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. If you havent been contaaed bya member of the committee which includes Keith Sizemore, Val Peterson and Georgia York, please contaa one of them to make certain they have your address. Anyone that entered Cyprus as a sophomore in September 1954 is considered a member of this class and is invited to join in the reminiscing and good old times talk. Please call Keith at 7 for further information and 250-218- reservations. Finalized arrangements include dinner, dancing, class directory and a group picture. rial accident. We take them when they are recovered enough to leave the hospital and help rehabilitate them so they can go back to work, Ms. Wise had told the Magna Community Council when she met with them in April. Most of the positions on the first team of therapists have been filled, Ms. Wise said. She announced the names The care center still will need to hire a second team of therapists, as they expea to be able to handle 12 patients at capacity. They also expea to have a on the qualified staff soon. Right now there is a position open for a frill time recreational therapist and a need for several therapy assistants or aides for evening and weekend assignments. They also need to fill a cook and light housekeeping position. Anyone interested in these jobs can write to Leon Blake, Villa Serena, 8265 West 2700 South, Magna, Utah 84044. neuro-psychologi-st of Dan Bolton, supervisor of the occu- pational and physical therapy department; Judy Bradley, social worker and case manager; Nancy Christensen, supervisory speech pathologist; and Deann Thomas as physical therapist. 4th activities noted July Fourth of July activities include: a.m. at Community Park, eat breakfast, $2.50 per person 8 a.m. Magna Classic, a 10-(6.2 mile) starts at U-- l 1 1 and 60th South, ends at Community Park. 9:10 a.m.. Youngsters half-mil-e at Community Park. a 9:30 a.m. at Community Park. 12 noon, Independence Day parade. Parade route from 84th West-92n- d West on 2700 So. The following events will all be held at Community Park: activities for youngsters 2 p.m. 6 Magna Arts Council program, in the pavilion p.m. Little League baseball game 3 p.m. Magna-HuntAmerican Legion baseball game 6:30 p.m. 9:15 p.m. presentation of Miss Magna and her attendants 9:30 p.m. prize drawing for those entered in races, must be present to win Fireworks display to follow 6:30-11:3- 0 Jog-Wal- 2-- Welfare roles reduced There are currently 1,800 clients on general assistance. In an effort to reduce caseloads the Department of Social Services implemented the General Assistance Project (GASSP). A recently released report indicates that by paying for early medical intervention the projea has been able to more rapidly move clients off welfare and into the workforce while reducing the caseload in the pilot office by 10 percent. Initiated 7 months ago, the projea was designed to resolve health problems of general assistance clients who were ineligible for Medicaid. The Department of Social Services suggested that if clients with special medical problems such as hernias, bad knees, and orthopedic problems received early medical intervention they could and would return sooner to active employment. Currently Medicaid is available only to clients under 18 or over 65, single parents, and people permanently and totally disabled for a period of one year or more. (GASSP) is a coordinated effort of the Utah State Department of Social Services, and the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services. Criteria for the projea was based on employability, medical condition, motivation and number of times previously served. A . Results have proven worthwhile; of the 59 clients approved for medical services 58 percent are no longer receiving general assistance and the caseload in the pilot project office has dropped 10 percent. According to Helen Thatcher, Projea Committee member, Because of the Federal Law there are many people who would have to wait one year before they were eligible for medicaid. The GASSP projea offers early medical intervention to more rapidly move these clients back into the work force. It is an excellent opportunity to improve clients quality of living while helping them become man on general C.N., a assistance because of knee problems, is a good example of a client chosen for the project. He was approved for GASSP and evaluated by the Utah Medical Assistance Program Clinic. As a result of the examination, C.N. received medication for arthritis and physical therapy to strengthen his knees. Following medical treatment, he was able to return to his restaurant job and his general assistance was terminated. The Social Service General Assistance caseload is currently over 1,800 clients. Assistance clients receive $217 per month from the state, do not have children, and are unemployable because of a disability. cr Emergency work program saves money and marriages On June 23 Governor Norm visited the Salt Lake City Public Housing Projea at the Senior Citizen High Rise at 1992 South 200 East for a first-han- d look at the Utah State Department of Social Services Emergency Ban-gert- Work Program (EWP). EWP is the subjea of a report recently released from the Social Research Institute (University of Utah) representing an independent, two-yea- r study. The study indicates that the and program has had a while positive affea on providing marital stability in participating families. The reports positive results indicate that 70 percent of the people on EWP were terminated because they found employment with a 90 percent job retention rate after three months. The average length of stay on the program was ten weeks, less than h the length of stay on AFDC. Only 6.2 percent of the families experienced di cost-effecti- one-fourt- vorce less than half of the families with no program group. Perhaps the most significant point was that the cost was only 6 percent of the previous federal AFDC-U- P program. This is a 94 savings. percent The Emergency Work Program was developed in 1983 when concerned community groups urged legislators to help the increased numbers of unemhouseholds with ployed, dependent children. At that time, assistance was limited to divorced or separated households. This concept was considered counterproductive because, in effect, it forced families to separate in order to gtt assistance. EWP provides a weekly cash grant of $50 for single individuals, $70 per week for a childless couple, and $100 per week for a couple with several children. In return for the emergency financial help, clients perform 32 hours a week in community services or training and 8 hours in job search. two-pare- nt Magnas veterans to present Bob Hope with two plaques A tribute to entertainer Bob Hope will highlight the recent organization of the American Veterans Post in Magna. On July 4 at the Provo Freedom Festival entitled The Hope of America, Magnas American Vacrans Ned Ncathcrly Post 5975 will present the d personality with two plaques: one inscribed with Thanks for The Memories a song Hope made famous and another plaque with three rings representing World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. The plaques, hand-mad- e by vacrans, will be presented by George world-rcnowe- Wahlcn and Ron Escudero. Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces especially appreciate the entertainer, as his world tours have often included men and women in the service. Other activities of Amvcts include a July 3 dance and a color guard in the Independence Day parade. The dance will be from 7 p.m.-1- 2 midnight at 8733 W. 2700 S. at the El Gato Negro e Restaurant. Amvcts will from El Gato Negro and both organizations will operate from that address. We want to serve Magna, said Amva member Skip Hagman. sub-leas- Ogden to host Miss Rodeo Utah Pageant July 21 24th -- The Miss Rodeo Utah Pageant sponsored by the Ogden Pioneer Days in Ogden, Utah announces that the statewide pageant will be held from July 21 to 24, 1987 in Ogden. Young women from ages 18 to 24, of September 1, with previous rodeo queen competition experience arc eligible to compac for this presti-gou- s western crown. Utah has had the distinguished honor of winning the national crown of Miss Rodeo America three times; the most recent in 1985 when Vicki Vest won the 1986 title in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Miss Rodeo Utah contestants are judged in areas of horsemanship knowledge and riding skills, personal as ity, appearance, public speaking and photogenic ability. The young woman that wins this title will be crowned on the evening of July 24th by the Governor of Utah, Norman Bangertcr, at the final rodeo performance of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo. This queen receives a one-yecollege scholarship, use of a horsetrailer for one full year, western clothing, gold jewelry and numerous cash awards. She also represents Utah at the Miss Rodeo America competition in December, 1987 in Las Vegas. In addition, 4 runners-u- p will be named and receive awards and gifts. For further information contaa the state pageant direaor, Elaine Miller at ar 399-828- 4. |