Show Trio of judges select winning entries in writing contest J Judges of the second annual Historical Writing Contest have returned their decision for those selected as first and second second second sec sec- ond place winners and several honorable mention are listed in each category in the 1970 writing writing writing writ writ- ing contest The Manti ManU region comprising the four stakes in Sanpete County are sponsors of the event This years year's contest covered the period in Sanpete up to 1888 and was focused primarily on Indian stories of that time Judges for lor this year were all residents of Salt Lake City and all have lived in Sanpete All have been successful inthe in inthe Inthe the writing field Chris Jensen native of Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim was for a long time author of a column In The Salt SaIl Lake Tribune known as Sheepherder Sheepherder Sheepherder Sheep- Sheep herder Sam He is also an artist of note and has written for magazines of wide nation-wide circulation Mrs 1 Pearle M. M Olsen who spent her early years in Ml Mt Pleasant has had poems and articles published in the Relief Society ty magazine and other publications publications pub pub- and is co-author co of a hook book on the Madsen family Mrs Vesta Pierce Crawford has been writing most of her life She began hegan years ago as a and newspaper correspondent has recently served as assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant editor of the Relief Society So Society Society So- So magazine She has received re received received re- re Utah's Poetry A Award ward and has had many poems and stories s published Mrs Crawford is a native of Gunnison At the time Ume she was contacted to serve as a judge of the contest Mrs Crawford was in the Hospital in Salt Lake City recovering from an automobile accident in which she suffered several broken ribs cuts and bruises But she was eager to help with the contest contest con con- test and insisted that she would be well enough in a few days Mrs Crawford seems to be recovering nicely and is already al already already al- al ready up and about assisting with this contest and in other areas of the state where she is needed A letter from the judges states in part We Ve all enjoyed serving as judges in your contest and tried to base our points on adherence to theme development development development develop develop- ment of theme or plot characters characters characters char char- and their reality and writing style We Ve also took into consideration the spelling and grammar also neatness of the manuscript These are Important Import import- ant in any contest Our sincere best wishes to all who have been responsible for promoting this worthwhile writing contest Sincerely VESTA P P. P CRAWFORD PEARLE M. M hi OLSEN CHRISTIAN JENSEN Prizes will be awarded to winning contestants at the County County County Coun Coun- ty Farm Bureau Talent Find next Wednesday evening August at 8 pm p.m. in the Snow College College College Col Col- lege Auditorium The winners will also be announced in next weeks week's edition of the paper |