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Report winnersatX2o7070«/MazonCentennialolt;XThe Mazon Centennial Young mericans Day held Tuesday as a big success Shawn lad;'on was chairman of the itire day's activities, with arious committees working on ach separate activity. The day arted off with a pet show xmsored by the Mazon Merry lakers 4-H Club. Seventy-two ets were exhibited, and teryone received prizes and ertificates of recognition even entries were also made i the Frog Jumping Contest isa Isham’s frog won with a iree jump total of 85 inches The next event was one and a alf hours of games for pre-■ens. Annette Norton was in aarge of games and prizes for 4-year-olds; Angie Norton for 8-year-olds; and Sandy'Connell for 9-12-year-olds.ynn Bates was planning aairman.The afternoon got off to a oisy start with the squad car’s iren leading the Youth arade. Approximately 100 of lazon’s and the surrounding reas youth marched in the arade in over 60 entries. Winners in the parade were onies — Janice Hansen, /agons - Deanna and Deborah 'aiseth, Scott Heren, and lichele and Chris Murray; istumes - Mike and Kevin talker, Clark Spencer, and ovin Schram; other - Lauri nd Ray Ishamand, Mark oode, Mike, Jeff and Danny owman, and Shannon and amie Thomas; motorized -andy and Kevin Lowery. Judges were Mrs. Helen offman, the Rev. Clare Nave nd Miss Wilma Gerkhe. lanning committee was Jan sgar and Pam Kruger The afternoon concluded witn lmost Anything Goes, planned y Activity chairman Gloria ortez and Dana Russell, earns of 20 youth from Coal ity, Gardner, and Mazon impeted against each otherfor the top award Six games, take offs from the TV show, were played, with Mazon emerging in first place, Coal City second, and GSW thirdA dance from 8:30 p m -12:30 a.m. concluded the dav'sactivities Music was providedby Lame Dogg and Electrical Vibrations. Mr and Mrs Bob Briesch assisted committee members Jan Esgar. Pam Kruger and Candy Heren with the dance.A local “Almost Anything Goes was held Tuesday at the MVK High School grounds. The AAG was sponsored as a Centennial activity by the Young Americans Day Committee.The games, planned by Gloria Cortez, Shawn Madison and Dana Russell involved the use of coordinated moves, skill in athletics, and a lot of luckOne game involved sliding down a slip-n-slide, and catching an apple in your mouth For another game, a blindfolded retriever, had to locate a football which his teammate kicked over the goal posts. A third game gave the five players a shower, when the water balloons being thrown over the standards burst in the process. Have you ever tried jumping in a gunny sack with a partner, while blindfolded*’ It was no easy trick, as the players found out. Nor was it easy to slide across a slick plastic covered pole. The three players in the last game found out what it feels like to be a pancake, when the flour, water, and egg mixture dried on their skin It wouldn’t have been on their skin, of the laddlers had managed to get the mixture into the hat the bicycle rider was wearing.Three teams of 20 from Coal City, Mazon and Gardner competed against each otherfor points and the top prize.Mazon went home with the first place trophy with 48 points. CC had 44 points, and GSW had 43 points Team members were:Mazon Jerry Farber, captain, Steve Bates. Bob Murray, Dave Crane, Bill Martin, Mario Cortez, Marlin Hartman. John Russell, Jay Fillman, Laurie Fly, Chris Heren. Jan Fsgar, Barb Besson. Pam Kruger. Kathy Grudis, Lori Reed, Kelly O’Connell, Debbie Hughes, Johnna Ely. Frank Hoke Coal City Sandy Balderas, Beth Boland, Audry Baleck, Carol Pohl, Kim Davito,Brenda Fehr, Alicen Perona,Nancy Zamora. Kim Klegman, Ed Lancaster, Dean Waldt-smit. Dave Hauschild, captain, Mark Wills. Mike Reese. Pete Decker. Jim Macier, Dave Trotter. Dave Carnege, Tod Cumming Gardner — Kathy Clark, Gina Viet, Vicky Wanger, Debbie Myers, Julie Tjelle, Don Vilt, Karen Clark. Dave Oiler, Piet Int-hout, Jeff Lewis, Mark Sorenson, Karl Tyler, captain, Dean Vigra, Ray Bradford, Dale Tyler. Pam Alton. Roger Spezio, Lori Benbrooks, JackJones.The Mazon Merry Makers 4 H Club sponsored a pet show during Mazon’s Centennial week Over 72 children entered pets and all went away with ribbons, prizes, and gift certificates Girls on the 4-H planning committee were LeeAnn Grenell, chairman, Shawn Madison, Holly Misener, Toni Lowery, Tamra and Monica Burkhart, Ixiri Reed, and Kathy and Debbie Walker In addition, the following served asjudges: Kenneth Pfeifer, Miss Mary Mitchell, Jerry Angeloff and Dr Ed Connor Mrs. Don McCormack helped as secretary and Mrs. Joyce Holler was MC for the well-attended eventTOo5Ozcplt;ooO'o
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris, Illinois, US
Mon, Aug 09, 1976
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