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Show Mill Creek Girl, 6 Chosen Dystrophy Poster Girl In Utah Utah's Musclar Dystrophy "Foster "Fos-ter Girl," and possibly the nation's na-tion's "Poster Girl," is G-yeaf-old Peggy Ann Barnthouse. Peggy Ann, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Barnthouse, 1037 Millcreek Way. will represent repre-sent Utah in the national poster contest of the Muscuar Dystrophy Association of America. Little Peggy Ann, who will enroll en-roll in school this summer for kindergarten, is one of more than 250 known victims of the crippling disease in Utah. She has never walked and must wear a full body brace to sit up in a wheelchair. The "Poster Girl" selection coincides with the 1957 membership member-ship drive of the Utah MDAA chapter. Membership is opened to victims of the disease, members of their families and any other interested persons. Four Sugar House area youngsters young-sters displayed their artistic talents tal-ents last month to win "runner-iin" "runner-iin" hnnnrs in the Deseret News Easter Coloring Contest. The winners, announced last week, will receive water - coloring sets. They are: Cathy Carrier, 5, 1620 - 15th East; Robyn Shepherd, Shep-herd, 6, 2807 E. 2850 South; Cathy Jean Christiansen, 10, 1725 Downington, and Michael Van Wagenen, 12, 159 Parkway Ave. To qualify for the Easter contest, con-test, each youngster colored three cartoon panels featuring Bugs Bunny and his friends. |