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Show TV GUIDE Scene '75 THUKDAT, JULY 3, 1975 - -P- AUL along the bear river SJPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS EXAMINER. PRESTON CITIZEN. CACHE CITIZEN, GRACE CITIZEN AND THE HARVEY FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS TIMES Music from a tub and a popcorn can Ik THE MONTPELIER ALL UOHS CLUB TRIO HAS ENTERTAINED AUDIENCES OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN GRIMES, MAX HADDOCK AREA, THE TRIO INCLUDES EUGENE AND PHILIP HULME THE GROUP AS THEY APPEARED WHEN THEY STARTED IN 195L Montpelier Lions described as a fruit jar full of Utah gravel; it is really a can full of popcorn) . . . and abetted by Grimes' unusual and as yet nameless instrument. This thing" consists of a No. 3 washtub turned upside down on the floor to which are attached a No. 1 golf club By ROBERT MERRILL b, in a tub. three men Well not quite, but almost! Three Lions in a trio would describe it better: a postmaster, a car salesman and a barber. Sound confusing? It really driver and a gut" (thats what musical strings are made of). The whole thing but sounds impossible Grimes manages, in a manner so casual that its almost snobbish., to get a really remarkable bass accompan- isnt. The Montpelier Lions Club Trio, which had its beginning in 1951 at a beauty pageant is composed of Philip Hulme, Max Haddock and Eugene J. Grimes. They sang as an intermission number, Beautiful Brown iment out of it. The three got their name when they represented the Montpelier club at district and state Lion conventions. respondThey early-bega- n ing to requests for engagements, often involving long trips after a full days work. The three are active Lions, each has served as president Eyes," to the late "Sarg Whittle, a bulldog belonging to Tommy Whittle, whose pleased response inspired the serenaders. Practically a fourth member of the group is Hulmes excellent guitar, aided by Haddocks subtly understated maracas (well, it sounds like maracas and has been of the local club, and Haddock is a former cabinet secretary of District Lions 39-- Thus, the Postmaster, the Car Salesman and the Barber have carried the good name near and far, not only bringing national recognition to the local club, but giving Montpelier invaluable publicity. in Although strictly amateur that they receive no money for engagements, they have received numerous awards for their professional skill, stage presence, quick ad lib, audience sense and poise. The most recent award given the group was by Preston's Lions Club at the recent district convention in Sun Valley. Each member was presented a plaque and a scrapbook containing the story of their lives. POSTAL WORKER From A Centennial To A July 4 Rodeo 3 e o THE BEAR LAKE RANGERS WHEN THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE IKS BAR BEAR LAKE CENTENNIAL The Bear Lake Rangers, organized March 8, 1947, at Paris, have had three objectives the past 28 years; to promote horsemanship, to portray uniform in keeping with the spirit of the west and to organizes parade unit to advertise Bear Lake. Valley. Each year the club organizes a horse show. This year the show was held on Saturday and all breeds were shown. In connection with the horse show, a July 4th celebration will b? held on Friday. The celebration consists of a chuchwagon breaka.m., a fast from - and rodeo parade at 4 p- starting at 5 p.m. at the Paris rodeo grounds. Rodeo events include: bareback riding, cow riding, calf roping, cow milking, team roping, girls goat tying and girls barrel racing. The first chuckwagon breakfast was served on the lawn of the junior high in Paris. The Rangers used sawhorses and planks to hold the coleman stoves used to cook the breakfast. The first year 250 people were served and the event continued to grow by about that much for six years. It has leveled off at 1.500 people since then. The parade is supported annually by church, civic, commerefil and novelty groups. A queen and her attendants, selected by contest. reign over the parade and all other events during the year. An amateur rode, held in the late afternoon, is also well attended. To top the celebration, a giant display of fireworks at dark draws people from the entire valley. In addition to supporting this annual celebration, the club has participated in many riding activities in the intermountain west and has always been willing to help in searches for lost people. The year of the Oregon Centennial, a wagon train followed the Old Oregon Trail and the Rangers rode with this group as it passed through Bear Lake Valley. One year they rode the Lander Trail from Star Valley to Big Piney Wyo. This trip took two days and members of the club observ- ed many markers and graves of pioneers. In 13, the year of Bear Lake County's Centennial, the Rangers trucked tjieir horses and supplies to Preston to participate in the wagon train over tion Canyon into Bear Lake. A wagon train fitted as nearly like the original as possible made the trip from Franklin. |