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Show !! jj I J ; i ( h ( Hf -ft ; f .... --i... v . ..... i -v-',1;--'. .y".t-: y ''-'"- - -. . '" Local Cloggers Place First in World Dance Competition Hv KIRK BRINKKKIIOKK Cloggers West, one of Pleasant Grove High School's best known performing groups, attended the Festival of Champions, World Clog Championships, held in, Fonlana, North Carolina during the second week in October. Nineteen qualified clog teams were invited from all over (he United Stales to compete for the world title. Cloggers West, qualifying on their past record of performances, was accepted wilhout question representing the intermountain west. "Competition this year was extremely ex-tremely difficult, being the toughest it's ever been," staled Mr. Tucker, the organizations director. "We all fell I hat we did our best, and 1 was extremely pleased with the results. There were seven teams thai made the finals, with Cloggers West taking fifth place overall, and first in their age division." Other awards received, include fifth place age division winner Jina Hancock, and second place age division winner Terry Tucker in the mens and womens singles competition. Men. ..-! wno made the trip include: in-clude: Curl Holman, James Watson, Bryon Anderson, Tracy Hughes, Lauralee Brown Jina Hancock, Doreen Benson, Mr. Tucker, his wife Pat, and his daughter, LaNay. The group also recently participated par-ticipated al the convention of secondary school personnel administrators ad-ministrators held Oct. 14, at Hotel Ulah. Representatives were there from New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Ten-nessee, Texas, California, and Utah. The team was given a standing ovation. |