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Show Miss Wheelchair America contestants visit Park City In their only excursion outside of Salt Lake City, the ten contestants of the Miss Wheelchair America contest came to Park City last Thursday. Hosted by the Park City Prospectors, the women were treated to an afternoon reception at the Kimball Art Center where they viewed a presentation on the historic aspects of the town. According to Sheri Repscher from the office of Utah Gov. Scott Matheson, the trip to Park City was a highlight in the participants' stay. "Everyone went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The Prospectors . worked with the Art Center to put on a lovely reception and an informative presentation about the town. Abe and Iris Guss were so generous in then putting on an evening barbecue with a western band and terrific food catered by the Grub Steak." "It really gave the girls a chance to cool off in the mountains and relax a bit." The winner of this year's contest was Utah's own Lori Cottam who will reign for 1984. She will succeed Barbara Bar-bara Crozier of Montgomery, Mont-gomery, Alabama, the 1983 Miss Wheelchair America. Lori was chosen over a field of ten contestants from North Carolina to Nevada. The women are judged 40 percent on their accomplishments accomplish-ments and adjustments since becoming handicapped, 40 percent on their communicative communica-tive skills, and 20 percent on their self -projection and self-perception. self-perception. The visit helped to remind Park City planners of the Special Olympics the city will host in 1985 and the attention to detail which will be necessary. "We chose the Kimball Art Center as the location for the reception because it was easily accessable to this group," said Prospector Georgene Crosby. "I should add, too, that only a day away from the Art Festival they still went out of their way to open the Center and make everything run smoothly for our guests." |