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Lorena Bell, age 11, of Nucla trusts her ummml pet and says "she won't bite or throw
quiil~ " The 6 month old porcupine was found by Loretta when she was about 2 weeks old and
was handled m another household pet. The rodent IDes on bread and milk from a bottle "slid
follows you around like a dot," says Loretta.
Professional Wrestling Slated
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Three area athletic organiza-
tions are sponsoring profes-
sional wrestling in Nucla July 9
at 8 p.m.
The professional wrestlers, a
full card as seen on television,
wilt set up in the Nucla High
School gym. Ring side seats
sell for $5 and back seats sell
for $3.50 with babes in arm
receiving free admittance.
Featured will be two profes-
sional lady wrestlers and sever-
al well known professional
men wrestlers.
Advance ticket sales are
available at San Miguel Phar-
macy in Norwood, Nuda Phar-
macy in Nucla, San Miguel
Trading Post and Union Car-
bide in Uravan and the Yellow
Rock Cafe in NaturRa.
Area sponsors are West End
Piranhas, West End Babe Ruth
League and the Nuda Wrestl-
ing team, More information
will be provided in next week's
Forum.
Get Booths Now
All local artists and crafts
people are invited to display
and/or sell their handmade
items during the Norwood
Chamber of Commerce festivi-
ties in July. Set up a booth on
Main Street. Check for avail-
Due to July 4th the deadline for
adverti~ will be Monday morning
at 10 a.m.
able spaces by calling
327-4511,
Election Notice
Natufita Park Authority
Board will hold election for
officers on July 3 at 10 a.m. in
the library.
Any interested members or
organizations should attend.
Naturita Days was termed a
"huge success" by Naturita
Lions, participants, and spon-
sors. Ada Blake. 91, of Paradox
and Charlie Roberts, 76, of
Naturita reigned as Queen and
King.
Union Carbide Corporation
of Uravan won the softball
tournament with Norwood
placing second and Electrical
Union IBEW No. 969 of Grand
Junction winning third place.
The parade, organized by
Ken Sharan of Blair's Sales,
was larger than past years.
Sutherland Bros. won first
place float, Yellow Rock Cafe-
second, and Burt Explosives -
third. Best looking vehicle
went to Dale Williams who
transported the King and
Queen.
Bob Smith of Bob's Mobile
Homes sponsored prize money
for best horse and rider, Cur,
• -'tie CYOte won first place with
Bobby and Brock Benson talc-
ing second and third place.
Parading decorated bicycle
winners: Ages 8 and Utader-
Hightower girl, f'trst; Kevin
Echols, second; anti Eric
Franklin, third. Ages 12 and
over-girl in huh skirt, first;
Steven Unterseher, second; and
girl in red blouse, third.
Horse shoe contest: doubles
Calvin Rutherford and Jim
Garner; singles-Ron Christian.
Childrens Potato races: First
race-Gordon Swain; second
race-tie between Robert Dan.
iels and Scott'Geor ; third
race-Mike Latta.
Needle and thread races:
flr t raee-Karrie George and
Holly Hunt; second race-Lucy.
Robinson and Esther Walgrcn.
Three-legged race: first race
Brandy Williams and Crystal
Larilie; second race-Mike Lat-
• ta and Keilie Ludernan.
Sack races: first race--Bran-
dy Williams; second race-Rick
Robison.
Baking contest: Darroyl
Sharan, first; Sue H~ese, se-
cond; and Gerthie Pool, third.
Drilling contest: David
Hightower and Tom Blood,
first; Williams and Narramore,
second; Joe Davis and John
Reams, third. Mucking contest;
Dale Kelley. first; Gary Williams
second; George Ross, third.
Larry Steibe donated $I0
for the greased pole climb.
Tommy Lynn won.
Barrell float was won by
David Reed of Nucla. Actual
time for the barrell to arrive at
its destination was 1 hour, 10
minutes, and 53 seconds.
Reed's guess was l hour, 10
minutes and 46 seconds.
Hot air balloons, a ping
pong drop, and hand fishing
were extras during the two day
celebration.-Montrose County
Commissioner Bob Corey do-
nated trout from his Silver
Springs Trout Farm for the
childrens fishing event. Oven.
sized fish were kept by youngs-
ters who captured their catch
by hand.
Somewhat over 600 people
attended the open air dance
Saturday night. Music was by
the Ben Hatch Band of Cortez.
About 400 people were
served "world famous" pit bar-
be-cued Colorado beef Sunday.
Sidedishes were baked beans,
pickles, potato chips, bar-be-
cue muee. Dan Crane and Neff
Reams served the bar-be-cue.
Ken Heldman of Naturita
bought $50 worth of raffle
tickets on the Great Give-away.
As a remit, one of the tickets
won Heldman the three day
holiday on a house boat at
Lake Powell.
~aere were several dona-
tions of by-grade ore, plus
three entries. All ore was do-
nated to the Naturita Lions
Club. The winner of the by-
grade ore contest will be an.
nouneed upon analyah. Gene-
ral Electric donated their ana-
litieai lab for assaying. The
mining companies paid exhibi-
tion fees to show their equip.
ment. The mining exhibitions
f
were organized by Run Hor-
ton.
Bond winners: $100 bond
from Brook's Minerals, T.L
Hammer of Grand Junction;
$50 bond from Montrose
County Bank, Truman Tooker
of Nuela; $25 bond from
Mountain Credit, Joe Pilon of
Dove Creek; $25 bond from
Rooney's Chev., Dorothea
Daniels of Naturita; $25 bond
from Naturita Electric, Wilbur
Binder of Naturita.
Eddy Clements, owner of
Turn to Pg. 9
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Have
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Happy 4th
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