Grace Contest Leads in Queen's Race With Front Runners
Lida Rigby leads the Queen's contest with 436 votes, Fontella Ashbaker 282, Lillie Smith 203, and others down to 100 votes. In Goddess of Liberty, Amy Christensen leads with 490 votes, Ranae Lloyd 411, Laurie Rich 241, Cynthia Painter 231, and Penny Panter 200. Final tallies announced July 10. voting ends at 6 p.m.
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Lida Rigby
Fontella Ashbaker
Lillie Smith
Lesh Kendall
Mary Anderson
Helen Mickelson
Laxile Clegg
Vera Fowler
Della Whitehead
Abbie Sorenson
Lavera Henderson
Hellen Burton
Goddess of Liberty
Amy Christensen
Ranae Lloyd
Laurie Rich
Cynthia Painter
Penny Panter
Lisa Allen
Robyn Campbell
Ranae Thompson
Couple Exchanges Vows At Grace Stake Center
Shawna Lynn Rich and Evan Bernall Coombs were married June 11 1976 at Grace LDS Stake Center with Bishop Roy Corbett officiating. The couple resides in Grace Idaho where Evan farms with Shawna’s father.
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Grace Stake Center
Shawna Lynn Rich
Evan Bernall Coombs
Grace Lds Stake Center
Russell
Nadine Rich
Grace
LeClede
Kitty Coombs
Thatcher
Roy Corbett
ValGene Andreasen
Mary Welker
Barbara Harmon
Kathy Winward
Shawna Lynn Rich and
Bjorkman Hansen Family Reunion Held at Bancroft Ranch
The Bjorkman Hansen annual family reunion was held on June 26 at Ada and Alan Smith’s ranch ten miles northwest of Bancroft. 54 descendants attended. Henry Albert and Sophia Hansen Bjorkman had ten children. Attendees traveled from Ogden, Bountiful, American Falls, Malad, Hyrum, Bancroft, Pocatello, Grace, Coeur d'Alene, Billings, Provo, and Soda Springs. Don Larsen chaired genealogy progress reports and a printed family newsletter was shared.
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Bjorkman-Hansen
Ada
Alan Smith
Bancroft
Henry Albert
Sophia Hansen Bjorkman
Don Larsen
Brad Wiggins
Holland
Gary Fowler
Argentina
Eric Larsen
Washington- Seattle
Ogden
Vernal Fowler
Keith Wiggins
John
Jim Owens
Bob Jones
Bountiful
Jane Wiggins
LaMont Fowler
American Falls
Evan Hayes
Arnold Bjorkman
Hyrum
Utah
Spencer Ward
Bradley
Pocatello
Kurtus Smith
Grace
Naomi Adams
Couer d'Alene
Marshall Fulkerson
Billings
Montana
Kevin
Provo
Soda Springs
Norman Bjorieman
Shelly
Births at Hospital Notes List Soda Springs Families
Birth announcements record a Gomez girl born June 9 and Winward boy born July 4 in Soda Springs along with New bern girl July 4 and Skeen boy July 5. The admission and discharge list includes Valarie Thompson Conda Ray McCammon Georgetown Pam Peterson Rachel Brown and others with several still confined.
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LeRoy Gomez
Soda Springs
Blair Winward
Michael Newbern
Bud Skeen
Valarie Thompson
Conda
Ray McCammon
Georgetown
Pam Peterson
City
Rachel Brown
Floyd Rawlins
Grace
Justin Cal
Afton
Wyo
Versa Bacon
Jenny Lloyd
Bancroft
Carolina Lopez
Annabeus Holbrook
Francine McAllister
Carmen Bowles
Harry Taylor
Idaho Falls
Hooper School Bicentennial Program Gratitude
Letter thanks students for time and performance at the Hooper School Bicentennial event and acknowledges parental support. An apology is extended to those disappointed by missing the carp catch activity due to scheduling, with a note about promised start time and costume changes.
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Hooper School
Services Held For Pioneer Resident Mary Ann Rigby Jenkins
Funeral services for Mary Ann Rigby Jenkins 92 pioneer resident of Bancroft were held Tuesday July 6 at the Bancroft Ward L D S Church with Bishop Lynn Greenwood conducting. She died July 1 in a Bountiful Utah hospital after a short illness. The service included prayers by Alton Jenkins and tributes by relatives with organ music and hymns. She was born October 18 1884 in Newton Utah to George C and Mary Caroline Rigby and married Horace Penkins in 1905 in the Logan LDS Temple. Survivors include three sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Interment was in Bancroft Cemetery under Allen Funeral Home direction.
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Mary Ann Rigby Jenkins
Bancroft
Bancroft Ward
L.D.S
Lynn Greenwood
Jenkins
Bountiful
Utah
Alton Jenkins
Ivalne Ruger
George Payne
Marvin
Barbara Jenkins
Nadine J. Rasmussen
Raymond L. Maughan
Ben. Rigby
M. T. Rigby
Dorian Jenkins
Michael Jenkins
Marion Jenkins
Bill Jenkins
Steven Jenkins
Kerry Stephenson
Ralph Jenkins
Don Jenkins
Randy Burke
Gordon Burke
Mrs. Jenkins
Newton
George C
Mary Caroline Clarke Rigby
Horace Penkins
Logan L.D.S. Temple
Alexander
Y. W.m.m.la
Relief Society
G. Rigby
Soda Springs
Mose W. Rigby
Logan
Golden Rigby
Sterling Rigby
Idaho Falls
M. F. Rigby
Rexburg
Salt Lake City
Bella Lindquist
Idaho Tuttle
Calistoga
California
Liberty Brown
Gwen Swinyard
Allen Funeral Home
Bancroft Cemetery
Soda Springs News Roundup From Caribou County Sun
Local brief from Soda Springs Idaho reports community updates and short notes from Caribou County Sun dated Thursday July 8 1976. Items include civic notices school happenings and residents activities within Soda Springs and neighboring communities.
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Caribou County
Sun Soda Springs
Idaho
Mustache and Beard Winners Named in Soda Springs
In the Bicentennial Beard and Mustache Growing Contest judges announced July 5 the top honors. Beard winners include Jim Wilker bushiest Leon Moore longest Dusty Moore scroungiest Stephens best groomed and Lou Probart most original. Mustache winners are Clark Hegler bushiest Ron Heisman longest Mike Pabst scrouniest Harry Mayne best groomed and Reid Lester most original.
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Soda Springs
Jim Wilker
Leon Moore
Dusty Moore
Stephens
Lou Probart
Clark Hegler
Bushiest
Ron Heisman
Mike Pabst
Harry Mayne
Reid Lester
Moat
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Stacy Rich
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Brent Krebs
Hal Ostler
Ronald Rich
Allan ,Rich
Terry Blake Jr
Sharon
Arizona
Sun Valley
Evan
Shawna
L. G. Call
Earl Samson
Wayan
Joseph Bowen
Warren Moore
Mountain View Center
Jay Dell Jenkins
Max Jenkins
Wayne A. Jenkins
Marvin L. Jenkins
Roger Bolton
Todd Bolton
Robert Jenkins
George J. Millward
Bancroft Relief Society
Lolita McNeill
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Norman Bjoreman
Hopper Springs
Oren Nate
Bill Burke
Dingle
Oren
Nate
Montpelier
White City
Caribou
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