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Show Iron County Fair offers variety, excitement for area residents Excitement is running high and everyone every-one is "on the mark" in readiness for the Iron County Fair, said D. A. Stones, board chairman, following a report meeting of department de-partment chairmen this week. The Iron County Queen Pageant Friday night in the Cedar High School Auditorium will mark the selection of a new Miss Iron County who, with her two attendants, will reign over all events of the following three-j three-j day celebration in Parowan. Most of the exhibits will be registered by Thursday evening and include home arts, I crafts and hobbies, and art work. Workers 4 will be on the job until 8 p.m. in the Parowan I High School gymnasium to allow people to .1 enter their products prior to Friday's judg- ing. Exceptions to this date will be baked I goods which may be entered between 9 and I 10 a.m. Friday; and flowers and crops which are to be brought to the hall between 8 and 11 a.m. Saturday. The exhibit hall doors will be opened to the public at 1 p.m. Saturday and will re-I re-I main open until 9 p.m. They will again be opened from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Entertainment features Saturday will be I highlighted by an amateur rodeo to be coup-! coup-! led with a full horse racing program at the Parowan City Track commencing at 2 p.m. Kay Bundy, who will produce the rodeo said f that all who wish to enter events, must reg- ister with him at 8 a.m. Saturday morning at t the Race Track. Feature race on Saturday will be the Fu- ! turity. Those in charge of the various races, both special and regular, remind horsemen 1 that the date for entering in any of the two I day events, has been advanced to this even- ing, Thursday, at 6 p.m. at the concession f stand at the Parowan City Race Track. At that time, entrance fees for the feature races 1 may be paid; and the cards for both Satur- I day and Monday races will be completed. Ad- I ded information may be obtained from either ! Sam Pritchard or Alan Stones. Information regarding the Pony Express Race, to be held l Monday, can be obtained from Norman Ev- , ans. I The "Good Company" orchestra will play for modern dancing Saturday and Monday evenings. Saturday's dance will be in the Parowan Par-owan Elementary multi-purpose room and Monday's dance will be at the High School gumnasium. The Parowan High Rammettes will sponsor both dances as fund raising projects, pro-jects, said Mrs. Vyonne Chamberlain. Top musicians from Weber State College will present a Sunday evening of music at 8 p. m. in the Parowan High Auditorium, which is free to the public through the courtesy cour-tesy of the Fair Board. Monday, the concluding day of the Fair, presents a fill day of activities for residents of the area. Starting with the big parade at 10 a. m. on Parowan's Main Street, attention will be next focused on the famed Pony Express Ex-press Race at the race track at 1 p. m., where five-horse teams will test their speed and endurance en-durance as they compete in a relay type race for a share of the $1000 purse. The equestrian program will continue with a full racing program pro-gram highlighted by the Eighth Iron County Maturity Race for four year old horses and over which is being run for an $800 added purse, according to the race meet chairman. To make the program even more appealing appeal-ing will be a series' of 20 pony teams competing compet-ing in chuck wagon, cutter and chariot races, between feature events. Throughout the three-days of the Fair the "City of Fun" Carnival will be in opera-ton. opera-ton. Carnival will begin operation Friday evening eve-ning and continue through Monday evening, according to Mr. Stones. The carnival close to the exhibit hall for the convenience of Fair patrons. Another special feature of the Saturday afternoon program will be the Women's Barrel Bar-rel Racing contests under the direction of the Washington County Barrel Racing Association. Associa-tion. Participants may register with Miss Margaret Ann Looselcy at 8 a. m. at the track Saturday or by contacting the association president, Brenda McAllister, in St. George prior to Saturday. There will be two divisions in this event, Miss Looseley said. Junor division will be for grls 14 years of age and under. Senior division divi-sion is for 15 year olds and up. There is no entry limits, she explained.' |