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Newspaper

Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1975

Page

3

Phi Del Variety Show and Freshman Dance At Preston High

Preston High hosts a Phi Del Variety Show tonight at 7 30 in the gym with a quartet dance by Diane Drury and a fashion show of old Phi Del uniforms. The PHS band accompanies the corps as Grace Devilettes and Lakettes perform. Principal Onan Mecham will award diplomas to the senior Phi Dels. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Also the sophomore class hosts its annual dance from 8 30 to 11 30 with a royalty ceremony and the group Expressway performing. tickets 1 50. Special FHA banquet last night at Westwood Center announced new officers. Paul Frederick won blue ribbon at the Idaho Regional Speech Arts Festival and advances to State.

Preston High School Phi del Diane Drury Phi Dels PHS Grace ‘Devilettes Bear Lake ‘Lakettes Onan Mecham RaNae Petersen Nielson Paul Frederick Idaho Pocatello Paul Lewiston Preston High

Murtice Benzley Rites Set After Pocatello Death

Myrtice Evans Benzley 61 of 545 University Drive Pocatello died March 9 in a Pocatello hospital after an extended illness She was born August 23 1913 in Driggs daughter of Samuel R and Lottie Parker Evans She married Owen W Benzley July 23 1935 in the Logan LDS Temple She lived in Pocatello since 1970 formerly Preston Rexburg and Idaho Falls She was active in the 21st Ward Relief Society and held several church roles Golfing was among her interests and she belonged to the Pocatello Country Club

Myrtice Evans Benzley University Drive Pocatello Benzley Driggs Samuel R and Lottie Parker Evans Owen W Benzley Logan Beazley Preston Rexburg Idaho Falls 21St Lds Relief Society Pocatello Country Club Trea

Meridian public meeting to discuss removal of textbooks

Shocked Parents set a Friday night meeting at Ustick Elementary School in Meridian to discuss action on removing textbooks from Idaho schools. The group previously ran a full page ad in the Treasure Valley Shopper despite Idaho Statesman declining to print the material.

Ustick Meridian Idaho Treasure Valley The Idaho Statesman Boise

Franklin Briefs Include Durrant and LeFevre Families

Saturday evening Mrs Durrant hosted a family supper in Franklin with Mr and Mrs Val Dean Durrant and their families, Mr and Mrs Darvel Durrant and theirs, Mr and Mrs Jerry Hendricks and theirs from Preston, and Mr and Mrs Claron Durrant with daughters from Pocatello, along with Mr and Mrs Garth LeFevre and family from Elko Nevada.

Jerry Hendricks Preston Darvel Durrant Franklin Mary Jo Hendricks Angela Durrant Orval Dean Durrant Sharon Claron Durrant Pocatello Garth LeFevre Elko New Satur Elko, Nev

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Student Of The Week Mary Ann Christensen

Mary Ann Christensen of Preston High is celebrated as a lively cheerleader and multi talented student. She has been band majorette freshman vice president junior prom queen choir tenor singer and Sunday school chorister. Mary Ann plans BYU study in secretarial fields and hopes to drive a Kenworth one day.

Tracie Ransom Preston High Mary Ann _ Christensen Lloyd J Reana Christensen Mary Ann PHS Seminary Mink Creek BYU

Robert Kjar assumes command of Missile Squadron

Col Robert H Kjar assumer command of the 447th Strategic Missile Squadron at Grand Forks AFB North Dakota part of Strategic Air Command He is a 1953 Preston High School graduate earned a BA in business from Utah State University 1958 and a MAS industrial management 1967 from the University of North Dakota He has one year of duty in Southeast Asia and is married to Vicki daughter of Mrs Wanza Lowe of Franklin

U S. Air Force Robert H Kjar J. N. Kjar Fourth South Preston Strategic Missile Grand Forks Afb N. D Kjar Strategic Air Command Southeast Asia Preston High School Utah State University Sigma Alpha Epsilon University of North Dakota

Dursteler and Others Remembered in Preston Obits

Obituaries from Preston list Arthur Dursteler 74 who died at Preston Hospital after a brief illness born 1900 in Preston. Marvel Clayton wife and family, LDS Church service member. Theral Taylor 56, Navy veteran, died in Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital after extended illness. Carl Brostrom 81, Swedish born carpenter and elder quorm leader, buried in Preston Cemetery.

Theral Taylor Preston Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital Alton Ethel Moore Taylor Lois Willden Salt Lake City Preston Seventh Ward Carl Swainston Leonard Taylor Nauvoo, Hil LDS Church Preston Cemetery Carl Johan Brostrom Franklin County Irsta Sweden Carl Axel Augusta Lund Brostrom Louise Hillstead Salt Lake Temple Preston Third Ward

Dayton s Scouts Honored

Clyde Bingham received his Life Scout award and spoke on Earning Merit Badges at a Dayton Ward court of honor held on March 11. Leaders Wesley Beutler and Lynn Bingham presided, with numerous Scouts and mentors named among presenters and awardees.

Clyde Bingham Dayton Bingham Wesley Beutler Ensign Group Lynn Bingham Venturers Merrill Martin Robert Henderson Douglas Eck Jeff Gunderson Brent Coats Scout Kelly Page Darren Schwartz Carl Smart Craig Hodges Victor Archibald Jack Moser Scott Griffiths Ian Phillips Shaun Coats Kenneth Eck Michael Smart Bryan Griffiths Richard Gunderson Tracy Palmer Alan Taylor Darren Swartz Alan Christensen

Preston FFA Wins District Meats Judging Title at Pocatello

Preston FFA captured the district meats judging title at Pocatello Saturday with Marsh Valley second and Grace third. Gordon Coulson led the team and earned a gold medal, followed by Elmo Smith with a silver. Lorie Ousterhout of Marsh Valley won bronze.

Preston High School FFA Gordon Caulson David Trujillo Sid Jensen Randon Wright Randy Popp Scott Owen Elmo Smith Lincoln Orme Preston Ffa Pocatello Marsh Valley Grace West Side North Marsh Valley North Gem Bear Lake Gordon Coulson Lorie Ousterhout Preston Jessie Coulson Fairview David Smith Riverdale

Winder Cub Scouts Tour Preston Carnegie Library

Mrs. Ann Talbot led the Winder and Banida Cub Scouts Wolves and Bears on a library tour guided by Adam Hansen. She explained age appropriate reading and how to choose books and handed each boy a parent signed form to borrow books. Scouts included Mitchell Geddes Banida Curtis Stocks Michael Nelson Darryl Talbot.

Ann Talbot Winder Joan Lindhardt Winder-Banida The Wolves and Bears Preston Carnegie Library Adam Hansen Mitchell Geddes Banida Curtis Stocks Michael Nelson Darryl Talbot

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