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Show u i'. s ' ..? .ft I Feature SPt. ,"h- - - t- THE SAMPLER, Friday, August 8, 1980 araasfcifti V; .ft i fciSV' MJ jSTr&;3 ? The Child Care Center's sunshine squad was not only a hit with the judges but with the audience as well. Cindy Lee and her friend in the carriage. Freckles, won top honors Story by . Hunt, and Brenda Mallet. Also riding- H. Richard Dreiser, THERE WERE rides on the Dug-Depin the parade was the Tooele Army as known way train, as well as the fire engine. Queen, otherwise Miss TEAD, Eva Wolters, with her for the kids, as well as puppet shows Dugway Days 1980 was amultitude of sights, sounds, music, food and fun, that swept over post, like a wave on a beach. Events and activities for just about every kind 'of interest were available for participation, viewing or listening to. Everything from a foot race, to race, a parade, rodeo. food, displays, and booths were available to the residents of Dugway, as ot attendants Melody Millward and several times during the day in the rec , public. THE ACTIVITIES started out with a 5000 meter, (about 3.2 miles) run, with people participating in five different age groups (listed on page 3). -- ' 4,5.6 Ed. Prather came in as the overall winner, with a time for the event of 19:05.5, while IlilC's new 1st Sgt. Klein came in first in the over 35 category. Thursday morning the activities went into full swing with a clown, bicycle, and float competition prior to the parade at noon. (For winners of the clown, float, and bicycle competition see the cart on page 6). Cindy Lee and her dog Freckles, ooth dressed as clowns, pulled in a first palce ribbon in clown competition, and Lisa Ferguson also received a first place in the bicycle competition. The Tooele Army Depot .Float received first place in the float competition as ,f ir s 4 r. 'i a very tough clown competition SP5 Dave Pinnlck well as visitors from the general v ini well. EVEN THOUGH the skies darkened ominously, and some sprinkles were felt, the parade continued on through it all. Pretty girls and parades just seem to go together, and the Dugway Days parade was no exception. Riding in the parade was the current Tooele County Queen, Diana Steadman, with her attendants Joann Wanlass, Denise McArthur, Lisa Susan Orton. As the parade with the Dugway School Band, a marching unit from HIIC (see list on page 5), floats, center. At 1:35, the Eugene Jelesnik iety Show started, and it features . several very good acts starting with a military hardware, bicycles, square professional juggler who has made dancers, aerobic dancers and clowns', several worldwide apepa ranees. The singing group.The Knuteson wound its wray around post, the booths and other events were going Brothers, made a big hit, singing several gospel songs as well as some into high gear. fucurrent chart, hits, interspaced with THE MAIN ticket booth where ture customers of the other booths ex- some Donny and Marie Osmond style changed their cash for Dugway Days humor. Mr. Jelesnik injected a few tickets, was soon swarming with peo- - subtle quips of humor in between acts pie anxious to enjoy themselves, as well as prior to introducing the were booths to buy hot dogs, formers. The mystifying illusionist, scones, root beer, ice cream. Jack Hart, dazzled and baffled the au- -. watermelon, beer, and popcorn. In dience with his feats of illusion, magic other booths there was fingernail and sligjht of hand. Mr. Hart made for drawing birds appear and disappear right in. painting a fish-tan- k prizes from, a dunking booth, as front of astonished onlookers, THE crowd-pleaswas when with well as the booth where folks got their tickets for the prizes to be drawn dur- the help of a young lady from the au- ingthc day. (Winners of the prizes are dience,' he beheaded a young listed on page 5). gentleman from the audience. He seem too concerned about his didnt Inside the Rec Center, there was an brush near with fate though, as he Arts and Crafts display and competireached the basket originally Material into bake a sale, tion, displays by to and designed protect the audicence if. (Instrumentation Branch), Environmental and Life Sciences De- - he lost his head, and picked up a severed piece of carrot and started partment as well. Behind the booths, out in the field munching on it. Then Mr. Hart pre- Irchind IIIIC, were displays of mili-- ceded to levitate a young lady at an tary hardware for public view, as well angle resting her arm on just a broom. mock-u- p as hill-siz- e of a cruise missle. The crowd really enjoyed the show There was a flyoverof 3 at 1: 12 and to wrap the afternoon up for the from west to east, and a spectacular variety show, country and western repelling demonstration from a heli- - singer Sher Hendricks crooned some copter by 4 solders from HIIC, Sgt. mellow hits from days gone by as well current favorites, with her warm. Barry K. Farquhar, aviation section, PFC Kenneth Stout, Airfield, SP4 husky golden tones reaching out and Brinkley, motor pool, and touching the audience like an old Sgt. Scott Wygant, motor pool, led by friend saying hello. per-The- . This beautiful float with its sobering message was the effort of the American Legion Post 131 and the Auxiliary. Var-Hig- h Meanwhile off to the side of the rec center, the pet show as in progress at with Father Doyer, Chaplan Sitler, and Marsha Venable as judges, over the 18 entrants to the event. Among the pets entered were 1 cat, 1 duck and a mother dog with 5 puppies, a Saint Bernard and 8 other dogs. Whle things were popping at the rec center at 1 p.m. there was also er race on the desert behind 5th Street. The grueling three and a half mile course took its toll of the ten vehicles enterd, as only 4 were f.('able to complete the entire course. BROKEN engines, flat tires and even lost ignition keys stopped the ; v W a4-wheel- re vehicles at various locations, but when the considerable amount of dust kicked up Anally cleared, Jim Rain-- , er water and Gene Gervasi had blasted around the course in 5 min- utes and 54 seconds, the quickest time of the day. K.C. Carpenter was cond with a posted time of 6:29. The course for the race was laid out around the Dugway D hill north of English Village area, by Ken and Eva Carpenter. Fries Park was the focal point of much excitement, too, when the Skull Valley Riding Club rodeo started at . 3:30, featuring Barrel racing, keyhole, co-driv- . i . . Pole-bendin- g, ;V; ? a' .. Goat-ti- Calf-ropin- e, iI i k b y? 1 -- g as.-- - .- y. a7 - & tf st, l ft jVfc 4ft . -- A. ' . A . i f A . F-1- 6s " er se-Te- m. g, Team Roping, Roping, Ribbon Pull, Wild-Ca- lf riding, and a 440 horse race. The competition tured 3 different age categories, along with a Jackpot category open to all ages, and was started out with the traditional Grand Entry, in all its glory . Break-awa- y fea-Sheni- ce AS THE activities at the Rec Center and booth wound down, there was ateensonlydance at the Community Club Annex where over 100 Wind Power, the float of the Facilities Engineers took top honors for best theme adaptation. teens packed the building to the : sounds of disco. According to Maj. Maxwell, Director of Community Activities and Services, the dance was such a sucess that it has opened the door to the possibility of other dances like it.. For the adults and other folks not able to attend the teen dance, there was a pizza-ni- t e at the main branch of the Community Club, starting at 4:30 and at 8 p.m a softball pune between the mens and womens softball teams. Although the gals team put on a tremendous effort, all through the game, the guys won 23-Friday night was the Beef and Burgundy runner from 5 to 8 p.m. and a dance with the band Destiny to provide music. In the drawing for the microwave oven, Barbara Stephens was the lucky winner. To quote a famous cliche, and a ' 5. The costumes are a little different but the winning smiles of the Mustangs cheerieading squad are known throughout Dugway Days next year. the state. 4- to r r-- f J. i w,. ; yr t The Grantsvflle marching unit found out that although Dugways isnt the biggest parade around, its still a good hike. . a- viTtxvs- naa 1 A ' r . . . V" isJi |