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Show (wSndHsih lEfsisoff John tismd3ird July Pope was T. love song. Most of the music was d and allowed lively and some dances. light-hearte- Ths musical's director, Nels Carlson, said that it took a lot of work to get the production off the ground. It's hard to put a musical together in five weeks, he said, "all day I worked on the scenery, at night we had rehearsals, and I was up until 8 a.m. some mornings known for his confrontations with famous outlaws like Butch Cassidy. The musical shows his efforts to bring the town back together after feuds and a murder create a mob of angry dtisens for him to content getting the lighting set up." Carlson explained how the idea for the musical came about "I had had the idea for an outdoor performance for years, he said, "then about a year and a half ago, Anah Tucker approached me and said that shed produce the show if Pd direct it He said they then got Sheila Wheeler to write the musical. 1 did a lot of work with Sheila on the script" said Carlson, 1 helped her with. Performances were held outside, behind the Vernal Middle SchooL Live horses, mules, and coaches were used for the performances. The setting was Main Street, Vernal and the scenery reflected the appearance of a western town of the 1800's. The musieal was written by Sheila Wheeler and the music and lyrics were written by Wayne and Julie Millett There were several large production numbers and a learn how to write a script after it was done, I had to go bade a couple of times for changes, but it worked out" After the script was written, he asked the Milletts to write the songs, he said. They wrote five Page 9 4? honored in m nisi cal An original musical, "The Star of Justice" was presented July 1 through July 4. This musical was based on the life of Vernal 8heriff, John T. Pope of the 1800's. The musieal, starred Dennis Hatch as Pope and Rosalie Mott as Kate, Pope's sweetheart It portrayed life in Vernal when feuds between cattle and sheep herders split the town. Pope was the sheriff 8, 1987, .css songs about three to five minutes long. "It wasn't quite enough music to allow for choreography so I went back and asked them for more and they came up with some more verses and repeats for it, said jm Carlson, "then Taunia Wheeler A could choreograph ft. Carlson said that the production staff and the cast were all good to work with. "I got a lot of help from everyone, he said, "I had a terrific stage manager who was able to .take right over for me. The cast was very dedicated to the musical and worked very hard to make it successful." Carlson said that all four nights of the musical had excellent audiences. "Friday night was the best night when we had about 800 people come out," he said. "We had some sound problems the first while, said Carlson, but the audience was very patient and enthusiastic and everything turned out fine." "It was nice to get the musical put together, he said, Tm glad it was successful K ,. P : t:-- S , . Roclkwoodl crucial to FHA national confab cers. Paulette Rock wood of Roosevelt is one of 12 national officers responsible for designing and conducting the annual leadership meeting for Future Homemakers of During. the four-da- y meeting, a number of contemporary societal America. pregnaney, substance abuse, parenthood, fitness and nutrition, teen suicide, com- "Leaders on the Move, is the theme of Future Homemakers of America's National Leadership Meeting to be held in Washington, D.C., July 2044. The theme describes Future Homemakers of Americas membership, its spirit and commitment to make a difference in society. It refleets Future Homemakers of America's goal to continue offering programs that train members. how to be effective leaders through community service projects and political involvement Rockwood is a national officer, elected by her peers at the 1986 meeting in Orlando, Florida (out of munity service, family relations, AIDS prevention, future careers, and the changing roles of men and women in the home and workplace will be among those examined through focus sessions, hands-o- n workshops and panels. Business, political and community leaders, media personalities and student members including Rockwood, will lead those sessions. . The annual meeting to designed to help teens understand and cope with the challenges of life and their impact on the American family today and in the future. "This has been an exciting year of importunity and growth for me, issues-teena- ge student-develope- d . i 815,000 members nationwide). It to the highest honor a member can receive. At this years meeting, Rockwood will report on her activities and travel of the past year to nearly 3,000 delegates and advisers from across the nation. In additon, Rockwood will preside at says Rockwood. Through my involvement .with Future Homemakers of America, I was elected a national officer-th-at gave me the chance to develop my leadership skills and my speaking skills. I was given a. lot of responsibility. I traveled and made friends from all as for away over the country-ev- en as Hawaii. several sessions and conduct training workshops for new offi "Fll miss it," Rockwood concludes. "I learned so much and it was fun! Future Homemakers of America is a national vocational student organization serving home economics students through grade 12. The program emphasis to placed on preparing youth to assume their place in sodety as wage earners, community leaders and earing family members. Future Homemakers of America to unique among youth organisations because its programs are planned and run by members such as Paulette Rockwood. This prime focus of Future Homemakers of America, youth--centere- d leadership, helps mem- bers develop those skills BIG RIDE The the . This cowboy was trying everything he had to stay ontop this bucking horse. facial expression from the crowd shows the excitement and concern they had over rodeo. The Neola Rodeo was termed a success again this year. Altamont Days is planned for 24th -- Coordinators are getting things underway for the Annual Altamont Days Celebration, during the week of July 24. But this year there will for goal setting, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal communication, necessary in the world of work and in the home. y Ufe"-plann- ing, be a few changes. The WBBA All Star Tournament will be held in Altamont this year. So those games will be included in the Altamont Paulette is the daughter of Maurine and Timothy Rockwood and a recent graduate of Union High SchooL Her chapter adviser is Karen Crook. Utah has 62 chapers and 215 members. Paulette Rockwood Telephone users pay UBIC talent show more in June needs entries Utah telephone customers will notice a number of changes on their July bills according to Mountain Bell spokesperson, Carol Dunlap. 8ome of the changes are federally mandated while others are the result of local regulation. By order of the Federal Only customers who purchase unregulated products such as inside wire maintenance or use 976 services, will get the new page. In addition, charges for "Lifeline and munications Commission, the (Customer Access Line Charge) rates for interstate lines are to increase by 60 cents a month. Also increasing by $1 a month are the charges on Centrexcentral office lines that were installed or on order as of July 27, 1988.. CALC Telephone Customers will also see a new page listing unregulated products and services separately from regulated services. In addition, information describing options for partial payment will be on the back of each statement page. "We are adding a new page to make it easier for customers to tell .which services and charges are for regulated services and which are for unregulated services, Dunlap says, "The partial payment Information will help customers understand their options in making payments for both regulated and unregulated services. for the hearing impaired will appear on the July bill In its 1987 session, the Utah State Legislature passed the "Hearing Impaired Telecommunication Act This act requires that a monthly tax be applied to all Utah telephone access lines in order to provide funds for telephone devices and a dual party relay system through which messages can be transferred to the hearing impaired. In response to this act, the Utah Public Service Commission has determined that a three cent per month tax be applied to every Utah telephone access line. The Telephone Assistance Fund (Lifeline) that was approved by the Utah Public Service Commission to become effective in January 1987 will appear as a separate item in the July bill Previously the charge was included in the monthly rate amount Dunlap states that a 0.65 . .. The UBIC Talent Show this year under the direction of Amy Palmer. There will be 4 age divisions: 8--7 2 . years; years; 6 years and 17 and up. The preliminaries will be held Thursday August 6 at Union High School starting at 9 a.m. for those 812 years of age and at 1 for 18 and up. Five from each age division will be chosen to perform Thursday evening August 6, at the New Park. In addition, cash prizes of $5, $10 and $15 for the two youngest divisions and $25, $50 and $75 for will be 18-1- the oldest two divisions will be swarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Each talent will be judged on coordinationrhythm, enthusiasmstage presence, talent ability, creativity originality, and costumeappearance. First plaice winners from last year are not eligable to complete unless they are changing age division. Registration is limited for each and the cut off date is August 1. Call Lori Walker or Jennifer Seeley, to register. age group 454-372- 0 722-230- 1 v Days festivities. Those games will be held daily, July 20 through 24, at 3 and 5 p.m. at the Altamont Park. Four teams from the Price area will be participating, along with the Altamont All Star Team. The Altamont Queen contest will start off the events. It will be held Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. Friday, July 24, the first of two rodeos will begin at 7 p.m. after the WBBA finals. But most of the fun is planned for distance An overflow crowd watched the Neola Team Pull Friday night, in what may have been the best attended event of the holiday. Diana Rasmussen, an organizer of the event said the gate and crowd were both larger than ever for this fourth annual event. 4;:' calls. Duchesne County received a dean bill of health after the audit for 1986 wks presented June 28 and turned out. "I feel we keep pretty good books in this county, ".she said, "iso, I didnt expect there to be 29. kny problems. .The audit was done by Duncan accounting tkis year. Freston 'said thafthis last audit will be the last one done on the current bid. "This fall we' will bid for the audits' for the years 1987 through 1989, she said, Tm not sure if the bid will, increase or' not" O Altamont Days Bonnie Shiner, said she was excited about the events, Weve really got some good people working with us, so it should be fun," she said. Winners in that contest were Lew Buck of Syracuse, and his team Boh and Bon, weighing 2,940 lbs, and dragging a whopping 7,200 t division: lbs in the Kent Iiodson, with his team, Chief and Chuck weighing in at 3,320 lbs. and pulling 8,200 lbs, for the middle-weigchampionship; and Mel Brown with his team Fred and Tom, weighing 4,400 lbs and pulling 9,700 Ibs.- In other events of the Fourth of July holiday, DeWayne Johnson, Chamber President said, Rough Rider Days was a success in number of sales. Most merchants said this was the best 4th of July weekend ever for sales. The teen dances were also successful, with the chamber making money rather than paying out for those events. light-weigh- Our intention was not to preempt any other celebration, but to be in conjunction with other things, Johnson said, so we believe we accomplished our County receives a good audit . County Auditor, Diane Preston, aid that the eounty.is ip good shape. "We had nothing in noncompliance, if there were any problems, it would be listed there," she said. lt was a very good audits she said, 1 was very pleased with ft." not Freston said that she was surprised at how well the audit The annual fund raising bazaar at 5 p.m. The committee would appreciate items for the bazaar, because that is the only event that makes money for the following year. Items can be taken to Sherry Ilolgate. The barbecue begins at 6, with a talent program at 6:30 p.m. There will be an auction at 7:30, and a dance and fireworks at dark. will begin July Fourth had lots of activities of one percent Lifeline surcharge is being applied to all intrastate long t Saturday. Beginning at 6 a.m. there will be a chuekwagon breakfast at the park. The breakfast will be served until 10 a.m. At 9 there will be a flag raising ceremony, with a parade at 10. The second of the rodeos begin at 1. , ' purpose." Johnson did say participation in some of the other events was down, particularly the luncheon at the Cow Palace with Congressman Nielson. He said that was poorly attended, The Neola Rodeo also had high attendance, but not as much as the team pull had had, according to Rasmussen. She also said they served nearly 800 people at the barbecue Friday night. The Ute Indian Pow Wow also had a large turnout, with many campers lined up and an enthusiastic audience. l These little Indian dancers are taking a break from the dance competition to enjoy a cold drink. Participants were all ages, at the annual Ute Indian event. ROW WOW |
