Show FARMINGTON By KATHRYN JENNINGS Betty Gardner returned home several days ago from an extended trip to the She traveled by plane to where she visited with her brother and Donald They took her to for a reunion with old friends and returned to Then toured Warm where they enjoyed the sights in this area including the Roosevelt Memorial Betty then traveled to N. C. and visited for a week with a sister and before returning home after a wonder- ful Mildred Backman went with relatives to Denver over j the past weekend to the services of another The group drove over and returned early in the Allen Epperson of Colorado is visiting with relatives He is a nephew I of Wayne and Neil spent E a year in Vietnam and was re-Is released from the U. S. S The Third Ward MIA held their opening social last week with a Luau at the Rock Chapel with Willard Shingleton in Polynesian food was prepared under the direction of Sheila Shingleton which was a treat for all the guests The Polynesian dancers from Salt Lake City entertained with many native dances and later a dance band was on hand for the young to finish an unusual More than young people and adults this fun Fern Hess has taken over the presidency of the Third Ward MIA with counselors Maurine Parrish and Nelda Neal who has been connected with the Pear Green Gallery at 10 North will leave in a short He attending military school with the U. S. Neal is a son of and Milton West Neal's Zola Barber who is manager of the Seraphina Style Shop in will open a branch style shop in the Pear Green Gal-nj at 10 North in the very near She will manage the facilities while Neal is Dean son of ton and Alene is presently employed as a wholesale j He spent last week travel-ing in His includes Salt Montana and Jerry Hartley and Doug Moon were on a fishing trip to Island Idaho recent- Following this short Jerry and Richard Hirai went on a business trip to Ontario and and William tin of will be guests of Retha's Ve Wood this They will also be guests of Floyd and Nell Retha is also a sister of Floyd and a former resident of and Gerald Adair of Kansas were guests of and nard Johnson for several days t last Adair is a sister of and Eugene Mc- Carthy of Canada have also visited with the 5 McCarthy is a brother of I and Bernard Johnson and other members S of their family have return- is ed from a family reunion in 42 Johnson near Kanab z in southern There were descendants attending the reunion in the area where the pioneers set-l tiers first They came from all over our United Canada and j j There was a marker placed I in the canyon to honor Ezekiel and Julia Hills John-l son and a plague on an old 1 adobe cabin was built years ago and is still in fairly good This is an annual event for this family whose ancestors settled in this Bruce and Marilyn Johnson and children of Costa spent their vacation in Bruce is a son of Bernard and Alice Bernard and Alice Johnson attended the reunion the past weekend of Bernard's grade school at Ruby's Inn at Bryce The original class had 20 and 15 are still living who graduated in with eight members attending the The teacher who is still living and is 89 years of age and his wife were also present with the These people came from several states for this and Gayland Matheson of Cedar City and their two Carol and Elaine spent several days with Matheson's and Bernard age 12 and age were winners of the Farm Bureau Talent Show in Iron County and their prize was a trip to the State Fair and They all enjoyed the Fair and the girls especially enjoyed their expense paid |