Preston Night Rodeo to Spotlight 40th Anniversary Festivities
The 40th Annual Famous Preston Night Rodeo opens next weekend produced by DA Swanney Kerby of West Jordan Utah. RCA cowboys from the West and multiple attractions including a parade, Oldtimers Reunion and Monty Young carnival will accompany three nightly performances starting at 8:30. Johnnie Jackson and The Steed Brothers will headline as announcer and clowns with Francisco Zamora and Barbara performing rope tricks alongside Tijuana Taxi.
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DA Swanney Kerby
West Jordan
Utah
Rodeo Cowboy Association
RCA
West
Dennis Pope
Rodeo Committee
Alvin Beckstead
Tom Ferguson
Miami
Okla
Preston
Johnnie Jackson
Woodlake
Calif
Francisco Zamora
Barbara
Tijuana Taxi
Monty Young
Recreation Park
Tom Cullan
Soda Springs
Beckstead
Kerby
$60,000 Damage Claim Filed Against City
A $60,000 personal injury claim was filed against the City of Preston by Max F. Parish for Kim Stanger due to a May 27 pickup striking a crane boom at a sewer project on Eighth West. The claim was presented at a council meeting and referred to the city insurance, with no court suit yet filed.
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Preston
Pocatello
Max F. Parish
Kim Stanger
Stanger
Eighth West St
Lynn Fackrell
Legrand Burton
Walt Ross
J.D. Williams
Subdivision Plan, Executive Session, and County Deals
Franklin County commissioners held an emergency session to address a long running private property dispute. The meeting, not announced to The Citizen, reviewed a nine home subdivision plan on Giraffe Hill with community water and individual septic systems. The board also discussed the county fair premium book printing and backed the Citizen's bid consideration for next year.
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Franklin County
Board of Commissioners
Mike Kunz
Marion Bennett
Kunz
Bennett
Woodrow Porter
Porter
Neil Nelson
Modern Farm Equipment Co
Carl Ballif
Giraffe Hill
Whitney
Kunz Kunz
Bergquist
County Fair Board
Steeds
Logan Wayne Bell
The
Citizen
Commission
Fair Board
Sidewalk Sale Set Next Week
Preston Chamber of Commerce urges shoppers to visit the annual Sidewalk Sale on August 12 during the rodeo weekend. Merchants promise many sidewalk bargains and a spokesman notes strong participation.
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Preston Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee
Flames Destroy Home in Egypt in Four-Alarm Weekend Fire
Franklin County and Prescott volunteer firemen answered four calls in recent days two in town and two in county The largest fire destroyed the home of the family of the late Alfred Alder in Egypt Poole family rented the house and were evacuated as flames devastated the stucco frame structure Damages were estimated at 35000 to 40000 dollars The blaze likely started from wiring and sparks from high winds The fire chief defended firefighting tactics while crews pumped from an irrigation ditch to speed water supply Various smaller incidents included a service center smoke odor no fire found a milk products plant room smoke damage and a hay wagon fire at the Ray Taylor ranch with only minor damage to the wagon.
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Franklin County
Preston
Troyed
Alfred Alder
Egypt
Jones
Stark Co
First West
First South
Milk Products Company
Ray Taylor
Fairview
Very Much Alive: Preston Man Says He Is Alive
Orloff Gassman once living in Preston and now in Long Beach Calif claims a telephone voice announced he is alive two months after a death report. He plans to visit Preston on the 24th and suspects a prank involving a mislaid wallet and an ecard.
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Orloff Gassman
Preston
Gassman
Long Beach
Calif
California
Police Department
Binghams Attend FHA Leadership Meeting in Washington
Nancy and Kay Bingham juniors at West Side High School were among 1800 FHA delegates chosen from over 500000 members for the annual leadership meeting in Washington DC July 14 17 They are District Five leaders and West Side FHA members. Their chapter aided senior citizens in Franklin County and raised 100 for needy seniors.
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Kaye and
Nancy Bingham
West Side ‘High’ School
FHA
Washington, D.C
Nancy
Kay Bingham
West Side High School
Future Homemakers of America
Washington, DC
District Five
West Side
Kay
Eldon Bingham
Preston
Dean Bingham
Weston
Senior Citizens
Franklin County
Patriotic Program Tonight by Preston Stake Choir
The Preston North and South Stake young adult choir presents a patriotic program at 8 pm in Preston park near the stake center. Readings solos duets and quartets plus selections like The Battle Hymn of the Republic This Is My Country and Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies. A square dance on East Oneida in front of the Post Office will be taught by Nash the caller. The event is free and open to all.
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Preston North
South Stake
Preston Park
New Stake Center
Joseph Cherrington
East Oneida
A Nash
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Dean
Connie Della Lucia
Ogden
First North St
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Fly Frs
Salt Lake City
Canning
Preston Area
Senior Citizens Center
American Legion
Ross
Planning and Zoning Commission
Williams
From Water Works Equipment Co
Fackrell
Perkins and Forsgren
Rexburg
Shipley
Boise
Anillion
Lower
Harris Aircraft
KPST
Web
Sun
Alvaro Ines
Arlend Poole
Poole
Utah Power and Light Co
US Highway 91
Binghams
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