Three More Enter Queen Contest At Preston Night Rodeo
Four girls have entered the queen contest for That Famous Preston Night Rodeo and Franklin County Jubilee with two weeks left to sign up. The queen and two attendants will be chosen July 15 at the Preston Rodeo arena starting at 8 p.m. Bonnie Thompson, Carol Steffen, and Kristy LaMont are latest entrants from Smithfield Logan Providence.
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Preston
Franklin County
Preston Rodeo Arena
Bonnie Thompson
Smithfield
Carol Steffen
Hyrum Steffen
Logan
Kristy LaMont
Frank LaMont
Providence
Valerie Nelson
Hyrum
McCammon
Malad
Tremonton
Montpelier
Preston Plans Second Session of Summer Swimming
The Preston Swimming Program announces a second session starting July 1 for those who missed the first, with sign-ups at Nielsen gym Thursday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classes run four days a week for three weeks, covering beginners, adult lessons, and a 11 15 year olds swimming club, with 25 cent cost.
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Preston
Larry Biggs
Nielson
Library Sets Reading Plan
The Preston Library launches a children's summer reading program on July 1 called Join the Book Circus. Registration is open on or before that date through librarian Mrs Bill Hansen. The program spans five states with tally sheets and bookmarks provided at registration for all children in grades one through six.
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Preston Library
Bill Hansen
Schedule Set For Band Practices In Preston High School
The Preston high school band will hold regular practices Monday and Wednesday at 8 pm in the band room. Band instructor James Cox invites new and former members to acquaint themselves with the new program as they prepare for the July 24 parade in Ogden and the Franklin Getty Jubilee in Preston.
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Preston High School
James Cox
Ogden
Preston
Driver Education Class Final Session Set at High School
The Eastside school district announces the final Drivers Education class will be held Friday at 1 pm in the high school auditorium. Students wishing to enroll must attend the meeting.
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Eastside School District
Teens Plan Meeting For Tonight In Franklin County
Franklin county teenagers meet at 7 pm in the courthouse to discuss a teen center. The executive committee led by David Oyler with members from East and West sides will review findings and potential funding for the project. The meeting is open to all county teens.
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Franklin County
David Oyler
Margaret Gamble
Steven Norton
Craig Nelson
Jon Johnson
Eastside
Brent Schwaneveldt
David Cox
James Westover
Lois Beutler
West Side
David
Kindergarten Plans Parade in Preston Fourth of July
Students from the summer kindergarten in Preston will parade through the business section on Monday in observance of the Fourth of July. The route runs from Jefferson School to State Street across First South to First North, and back across the street.
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Preston
Jefferson School
State Street
First South
First North
Ring stolen from Preston Phillips 66 station
Max Chapman reported his ring taken from a wash basin in a Preston Phillips 66 station restroom. Police Chief Danald Austin said Chapman briefly left the room. two boys in a blue Ramblr followed him and the ring vanished. The value of the ring was not stated.
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Max Chapman
Phillips 66
Preston
Danald Austin
Chapman
Franklin Idaho Pioneer Day Draws Big Crowd
Franklin hosts Pioneer Day with four sticks of dynamite on Little Mountain and a large turnout at the Little Buckeroo. Idaho Days continues in Franklin county with flag raising, ball games, Dutch oven suppers, auctions, and rodeo events. Winners include Robin Hull and Clark Bergeson earning belts. Bergeson also crowned champion with a trophy.
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Franklin
Little Mountain
Idaho
Franklin County
Marlowe Woodward
Idaho Pioneer Association
Mount Smart
Horace Haworth
Boy Scouts of the
Franklin Ward
Robin Hull
Douglas Porter
Blake Hobbs
Brad Blair
Betty Morrison
Clark Bergeson
Tim Hull
Dayton
Mink Creek
Lewiston
Utah
West Side district seeks levy transfer to maintenance fund
The West Side school district votes July 6 to transfer 8.5 mills from the expiring Bond Fund into the Maintenance and Operations Fund for one year. Superintendent Lyle Porter notes the district is debt free and a transfer preserves the total 45.5 mill levy while addressing higher costs in operations.
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West Side
Lyle Porter
Porter
Improvements on Cub River Cattle Range in SE Idaho
Articles in the May Journal of Range Management document Ralph B Roberts, a Preston district forest ranger, detailing early grazing on the Cub River allotment. The piece notes 1959 Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service and Cub River Cattle Association, with wide-scale improvements: 4500 acres sprayed, 4185 acres plowed and seeded, 74 percent miles of three-wire fencing, five water troughs, and 12 water ponds. The rotation scheme rests pastures every three years. Association President Alvin Beckstead credited for drive.
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Cub’River Cattle Association
Alvim Beckstead
Prestin District
Ralph B. Roberts
Roberts
Journal of Range Management
Cub River
Idaho
Ralph B Roberts
Preston District Forest Ranger
U. S. Forest Service
Cub River Cattle Association
Alvin ‘‘H” Beckstead
Park Cleanup Aid Sought By City Officials
The city appealed to the public to assist city workers in caring for parks including Recreation Park. Vandalism and careless use have damaged lawns benches and rest rooms with cars driven on the grass and equipment defaced. Officials say efforts to improve parks face challenges from user behavior.
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Gecheconsimete Tay Terotor
Ett Komnelt
Girl Injured In Tractor Accident At Family Farm
Darlene Knapp five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Knapp sustained deep lacerations and facial cuts when the tractor rolled over her on the family farm She is at Primary Children s Hospital Salt Lake City in satisfactory condition after falling from the tractor while her father operated it.
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Mapleton
Darlene Knapp
Walter Knapp
Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake City
Darlene
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