Cowboys Ready to Compete in Preston Night Rodeo
Top PRCA cowboys head to Preston for the 41st edition of That Famous Preston Night Rodeo with a purse around 6000 dollars. More than 20 top-20 season cowboys sign up for three-night shows, led by Joe Alexander Donny Gay Roy Cooper and Bob Marshall among others. Local riders and Miss Rodeo America Betty Schnell will join crowds with 14 local entrants and riding groups from Ogden and Salt Lake City.
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Rodeo Cowboys Assoc
Preston
PRCA
Joe Alexander
Cora
Wyo
Donny Gay
Mesquite
Texas
Roy Cooper
Durant
Okla
Tom Ferguson
Bob Marshall
Chowchilla
Calif
Preston’s
D.A
Swanney
Kerby
Royce Smith
Challis
Alexander
Bill Cornel
Salmon
Betty Schnell
Filer
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Rodeo Committee
Salt Palace
Steed Brothers
Plymouth
Utah
Dick and
Connie Griffith
Rome
Close races predicted in Idaho primary contests
Voters head to the polls for three tight state races on Tuesday. Democrats choose between Kelly Pearce and Stan Kress for the Second District seat, a tight state senate contest between J Daniel Roberts, W Edward Holderby, and Max Hughes, and a Republican fight for the Second Congressional seat with George Hansen facing Glen Wegner and George Forschler. Balloting runs 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with 16 precincts led by county election officials.
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Kelly Pearce
Stan Kress
Washington
Pearce
Lava Hot Springs
Kress
Franklin County
J. Daniel Roberts
Franklin
W. Edward Holderby
Montpelier
Max Hughes
Soda Springs
Reed Budge
George Hansen
Glen Wegner
Boise
George Forschler
Burley
Wegner
Forschler
Idaho Falls
Hansen
Centenn ial Sale Promises Parades and Bargains
Preston Area Chamber of Commerce merchants announce a bicentennial sale this Friday and Saturday. Beverly Peterson urges downtown shoppers to enjoy special savings tied to the nation's birthday celebration. Many stores will close at 4 pm Saturday for a parade and offer 1776 cent and 76 cent sales plus back to school merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Committee of
Preston Area
Beverly Peterson
Idaho Days 76 Parade Ends Weeklong Bicentennial
Idaho Days a state approved celebration marking Franklin's founding will culminate Saturday with dedications receptions speeches and a parade featuring two 1976 Bicentennial Cadillac convertibles worth up to 60 000 together and a 1975 black Cadillac convertible. The event includes floats a replica engine and a swinging liberty bell as the parade highlight. Events begin with Hull Valley Scout Reservation dedication at 7 a.m. and include LDS and farm bureau meetings and a public reception. The Bicentennial Grand Parade starts at 4 p.m. followed by the final rodeo at 8 30 p.m.
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Idaho
Franklin
Cadillac Motors
Cadillac
Bullock and
Losee
Hull Valley Scout Reservation
Cub River Canyon
Cokeville
Wyo
Cache Valley Council
Alden G. Barber
Boy Scouts of America
Ezra Taft. Benson
Quorum of the Twelve
LDS Church
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Preston High School
Preston Idaho North Stake
Mark
E. Petersen
RaNae Petersen
Youngtom Organization
North and South Stakes
Rex Wallgren
Salt Lake City
United States
Mr. Wallgren
Preston
Arthur Wallgren
Mark Hart
Robinson
Hart Brothers
Land Use Plan Faces Scrutiny at Second Hearing
Franklin County residents packed the second and final hearing on the land use plan with 75 attendees. The plan limits 40 acres for building on agricultural land, but critics urged broader protections and more precise maps while supporters called for continued revision and eventual zoning rules within one to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Commission
Woodrow Porter
Lowell Castleton
Webster Maughan
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Homedale
Marvel Brothers
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Nev
Joe and
Mike
Will Lyle Sankey
Rose Hill
Kan
Bobby Brown
Adrian
Tom Miller
South Dakota
John Forbes
Kaycee
Bill Pauley
Miles City
Mont
JC. Bonine
Davis
Gay
Cornelis Sankey
Cooper
Don Smith
Kiowa
Ernie Taylor
Hugo
Tex
Marshall
Mike Shepperson
Midwest
Carl Deaton
Hamshire
Cheyenne
Helena
Jay Harwood
Great Falls
Palmer Motors of
Mark E. Petersen
City of
Maurice Tingey
Hawaii
Maurice Neilson
Legrand Burton
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