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Show Utah County Fair Study About Incorporation A study is underway to determine if the Utah County Fair should be incorporated as a non-profit organization, according to officials of the new fair board. Board members have set a tentative budget of $50,000 for the event, which will be held in August 1976. All expenditures and finances of the fair will be handled through the Utah County Auditor's office, and Rick Jackman, deputy county attorney, has been appointed legal representative for ' the fair. Last week Utah County commissioners signed a contract con-tract with the Broken Diamond Rodeo Association of California to provide stock for the rodeo planned as a main feature of the fair. Kent Prestwich, board chairman, pointed out it will become a responsibility of the special events chairman to categorize what will be held, and lo coordinate the events with Fay Loveless, chariman of the music committee. The board also voted to prepare a fair book as a promotion piece, and to hold a design contest lor the cover, with the winner receiving $100. County Commissioner Verl D. Stone will be the commission representative on the fair board. Board members have voted not to bring in a top name entertainer en-tertainer for the fair next year, but to rely on local entertainment. en-tertainment. Bob Warnick will prepare a calendar of the various events. The various committee chairmen are to submit the events to him for the calendar, with justification for time and place. Tentatively scheduled for next year at the Spanish Fork High School will be the Queen Contest, Thursday, Aug. 19, and the Talent Contest, Friday, Aug. 20. Saturday is open at present. The fair will be held in Spanish Fork with events centered primarily around the Utah Junior Livestock Show area and the old Spanish Fork Junior High School and grounds. County Fair 1 ) ( Continued from page 1 1 Kalph Home, county Extension Exten-sion agent, reported he has put together a set of slides on lair events which can be shown to various clubs and organizations throughout the county. Persons interested in seeing the slides are urged to contact him at the Utah County y Extension office. |