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Show . '. Ita' ' ; tY WavtaOd IBsisSn a - ir s. isumaBaiiraff Thursday. July 21 1983 Uintah Basin Standard 13 Miss UBIC crowned in annual pageant From a group of ten talented young women, on a atage hill of balloons, Vicky Burton was crowned Miss UBIC for 1983-8- Burton, 20, Roosevelt is the daughter of Ted and June Wilcken. She did a mimed novelty dance to the theme song of Dumbo" for her talent and won not only the Miss UBIC crown but also received an award for the swimsuit competition. Penny Rawlings, 17, Roosevelt, daughter of Shirl and Judy Rawlings was chosen as first attendent Leslie Ann Hanchett 19, daughter of Frank and Carolyn Hanchett received the honor of second attendent Rawlings also won the talent and interview awards and Hanchett the evening routine. xesty touch to the fast-pacePenny Rawlings, Roosevelt followed with a vocal solo, You Made Me Love You. Years of voice training paid off in rendition of this her strong, well-don- e song. Leslie Ann Hanchett Vernal, choreographed her modern dance routine to the song, Delta. Her smooth, fluid moves made for an excellent presen- tation. Sherry Bowden, also of Vernal, was and next with a well-rehears- solo. She played " piano Six Prelu JoLyn Haslem, Roosevelt finished up' the talent competition with a' novelty jaxx dance routine to Baltimore Rag. It was evident throughout her routine that she is a gymnast and has had training in gymnastics and award. Under the Big Top was this years theme for the Miss UBIC Scholarship Pageant The stage was decorated like a circus, full of colorful balloons and the girls came on stage dressed like circus clan. Milt Christensen, emcee for the evening, has been involved in barbershop singing most of his life; the last eight years of which he has been the director of the men's Chorus in Salt Lake City. His quick wit and humor kept the mood light and enjoyable throughout the evening. The judges for the event were, Douglas Cline, Vivian Cline, Joan Christensen, Bruce R. Bryner, and gown Julia Ruud, all from outside the Basin srea. The evening gown competition was first on the agenda. After introducing herself, each contestant walked to the microphone and shared an anecdote with the audience. Mafly of the girls designed and made their gowns. Even an aunt had a hand in designing one of the gowns. Starting off the talent competition was Karen Beavers, Roosevelt Being a d state gymnast helped in her dance routine to the song Thriller. She also designed and made her eostume. JaNean Wilkins, Duchesne, was next A with a vocal solo, Flashdance. strong, clear voice made it clear that Miss Wilkins wishes to pursue further studies in voice and piano. Vicky Burton, Roosevelt mimed a novelty dance to the theme song of Dumbo. Facial expressions added a dance. While the judges made their choice, the audience enjoyed the vocal talents of Keith Mangan, followed by his sister, Mary Lou Mangan, who is also her talent in the annual old Miss Washington County. Ten-yeJohn Oberhansly from Neola presented an outstanding piano solo. Jennifer White Benson, Miss UBIC of 1981, followed John with a vocal solo. Kindice Taylor Hammond, Miss UBIC of 1982 gave a short talk and made her final walk as the reigning Miss UBIC. Brenda Hunsaker, Allison Lewis, Leslie Anq Hanchett, Penny Rawlings and Vicky Burton were chosen as the five finalists. As the judges made their final decisions, Amelia and Dennis Garner presented a ballet routine to Lkmell Richie's Truly. Their synchronised movements added a special touch to which the audience heartily applauded their excellent performance. Joni Fitzgerald of the pageant committee did a lot of work to make it a success. Fitzgerald wishes to express her enjpyment of working with the jprls and watching their friendships lop. She personally thinks everyone of the contestants was a winner, each in her own way. Burton will reign over upcoming UBIC festivities and will represent the Uintah Basin area in the Miss Utah pageant. Pageant next June. ar well-execute- UBIC ROYALTY Chosen to reign over the UBIC celebration for 1983 are: Miss UBIC Vicky Burton (middle). First Attendent Pen- - ny Rawlings (left) and Second Attendent Leslie Ann Hachett (right). The three were . chosen durina the Miss UBIC Pageant held Monday, July 1 6. Miss UBIC 1 983 will compete in the Miss Utah Pageant next year. percent are female, 24 percent live 84 with at least one percent live with only a mother, 24 percent live with both parents, and seven percent are adopted. Eyre said that 84 percent of, runaways in Utah are Anglo, two percent are Black, two percent are Indian, ten percent are .Hispanic, and Asians make up two step-paren- said there were 188 in 1900, 172 in July, in July runaways 1881 1961, 175 cases in March, 1982, runaways in May, 1968. Weelock to attributes part better reporting and data collecting methods, but says that not all are due to the new data system. . t, percent. Abuse and neglect are the key things you see with runaways. Many have been abused, sexually or physically, and are trying to escape, said Kelly Sondrup, social worker with the Utah Social Services in Roosevelt said, Kids may feel Sondrup 'rootless', that they don't belong. A lot of runaways are from broken homes, their parents are divorced. Sondrup said kids will sometimes run away to go According to LaMar Eyre, Salt Lake County Social Services, the increase in teenage runaways is due to family stress, which is directly related to the economy. According to Eyre, the typical runaway is about 15 years old, 56 UBIC 1983 With in hand, and roses trophy Vicky Burton, takes her walk before the audience as the MISS new Miss UBIC. Burton performed a novelty dance for V undergoes large rise runaway The number of teenage runaways in Utah has increased markedly in the last three years, according to Dick Weelock with the Utah Social Services Next was Allison Lewis, Vernal, with a jasx dance routine to the song, Beat It"- - Allison says she enjoys performing in front of audiences, as was clear during her energetic performance. Angie Tucker, Altamont performed a novelty song snd dance to the music from Saturday's Warriors. She wrote her own lyrics. Brenda Hunsaker, Vernal, was next with a vocal solo, If Ever I See You Again - Ice Castle. An ensemble made up of .drums, piano and guitar backed this winner who has won several awards and special honors in music. to the other parent According, to Sondrup, teenagers often run away to escape emotional problems, and often end up with worse problems than they had. Runaways face problems of obtaining food and shelter, they have no definite plans, they may suffer exploitation by unscupuloua adults, and can be drawn into crime because of the nature of their situation, said Sondrup. Many runaways think they are capable of handling situations that they arent sapable of handling,, said Sondrup, andI they aren't as mature as they think. According to Sondrup, most kids. take off without thinking about the consequences. to Roosevelt Police According Detective Kim Olsen, when the police learn of a runaway they put out an . - attempt to locate. Whether the search is local, statewide, or interstate depends on the amount of the time the runaway has been missing, according to Olsen. Running away has been and according to Olsen, police have no grounds to hold runaways once they are found. Olsen said their main action is to charge the runaway with ungovernability. The runaway can be held on this until the parents are contacted.' Runaways, said Olsen, cannot be arrested unless some other law has been violated. decrimi-nilize- d, Olsen said when the parents are contacted, the ease is turned over to Family Services. Family Services kind of gets the pieces put back together for everyone, said Olsen. He said the problem can often be resolved through counseling of the parents and the runaway. In most situations we like to get the runaway back home to the parents. If the teenager, or the parents refuse, or if it is not safe to return the runaway home, we try to find a relative to take the child. If that doesnt work out, the child will go to a shelter facility according to Sondrup. There is a new shelter in Vernal, and several emergency shelters in the Roosevelt area. Sondrup said the parents should become aware of the situation. If a child threatens to run away, the situation should be handled because that is a good sign that the child will run, said Sondrup. There are several things parents should do, guided by the circumstances when their child runs away, according to Sondrup. They should try to understand why the child ran away. They should help the child plan to deal with underlying feelings of the problems. Parents and children should express their feelings openly and parents should help the runaway deal f running with the consequences away. The main thing parents can do, said Sondrup, is to express concern for the well being of their child." Communication is crucial. If good communication takes place before the problem, you save a lot of hassle, said Sondrup. Kids want to communicate, said Sondrup, and there has to be a compromise. Both sides cant have everthing they want A It takes only one trip down the back roads of Duchesne to know its a rocky ride. Smoothing out those bumps is top priority for ' Duchesne City this summer. The three block stretch of road east o the Bureau of Reclamation, (running north and south) is already being leveled arid graded to prepare for' the blacktop soon to come. The Bureau is actually providing the materials for the blacktop, while the eity is providing the labor and graveL The cost to the city will be approximately according to Duchesne City Councilman Terry . Sim V and City's intention to asphalt completely finish five blocks of road this summer, said Allen. But flooding ! costs have hampered those plans. Allen said there are as many dirt roads as there are asphalt roads in Duchesne. Those rocky roads produce problems, he said, in the summer there is dust and the winter, mud. he ; said it takes dose to 14,000 to complete one block of road. The city has a five year plan to finish smoothing out and black topping the streets. Graveling and grading of 100 8. should be completed by the first of the year, he ' aid. Plans are also being made to disassemble thp old bridge over the Duehesne River and replace it with a concrete one. The new bridge will be a project of the City in conjunction with the County, said Allen. Heaps. Heaps pointed out, however, that the new road is not a government road, it is a city road. Getting the road paved will be beneficial to the Bureau, he said, that is why thoy are willing to provide the pavement . The road between the Bureau and the Conoco station is dosed, crews are ' busy constructing the new road targeted for completion the end of July. Jim Allen City Manager, said the Bureau of Reclamation hashadI quite an impaet in Duchesne. The department pays the City a nominal fee in lieu of taxes (in place of regular property taxes), he M, the contribution from the Bureau for road construction will The Uintah Basin STANDARD will defray costs the City entails due to the be closed July 25, for the Pioneer Day Bureaus impact. Allen said the (Sty also plans to' celebration. for all news items will gravel and bring to grade 100 South beThe deadline Friday, July 22, at 5:00 p.m. Street in Duchesne, though asphalting on that road will have to wait until further funds are available. It was the Have a Happy and1 safe holiday! STANDARD closed . July 25 These four volunteers spend a good last of and Saturday installing lights on the Friday portion tennis courts at Union high school. Mike and Bob Peterson, Dennis Gamer, and Burke Eldredge worked to mount the TENNIS COURT LIGHTS light units and to set the poles. Equipment was donated to Moon Lake Electric. Support has also been giverv by Roosevelt City and the Duchesne County School ' the project by istrictX. V LJ |
