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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1963)
SUNDAY. JUNE SO, IMS A 3 Plans Being Made For Eagle Point's 4th Observance Eagle Point-Plans are being finalized for this year's Fourth of July celebration in Eagle Point, an occasion which will feature such events as a pa rade, horse show, gun shoot, breakfast and dinner. The festivities will actually get under way on the evening of Wednesday, July 3, with the coronation ball, starting at 9 p.m. at the Eagle Point Com munity building. Candidates for queen of Eagle Point this year are Judy Mynatt, Sandy Charters, Dale West, Loretta Whipple and Margaret Burk. Tickets for the ball may be obtained from the queen candidates. The Eagle Point Jayceettes have obtain ed the Hal Grow orchestra to provide music at the ball. Breakfast Scheduled The July 4 program itself will start with the Eagle Point Jaycees' annual breakfast from 6 to 11 a.m. in the park next to the Grange building. The menu includes sausage, eggs, pancakes, coffee and milk. Price of the breakfast will be $1 for adults and SO cents for children. At noon, the bells of Eagle Point will ring, along with bells throughout the nation. The Eagle Point Jaycees are participating in the national Let Freedom Ring project with other Jaycee organiza tions around the country. The idea behind the project is to encourage Americans to look upon July 4 as Independence Day rather than just a day of leisure and fireworks. The parade will start at 12:15 p.m., beginning in the downtown area and extending the full length of town. Theme of the parade will be "Patri otic People." Entries will in clude floats, horses and marching sections. Entry blanks may be obtained from Chief of Police Bob Moore any time before the Fourth. Gymkhana Planned Following the parade will be the Jaycee's Gymkhana, put on by the Eagle Point Desert Pegasus 4-H Horse club at 1 p.m. in back of the new primary school building. Horse events will include key hole, pole bending, scurry, Texas barrel, figure eight stake and musical chairs. There will be a special event for participants under 9 years of age. Ribbons will be given to first through fifth place winners and a trophy to the high point rider in each age group. Age groups Include 9-12; 13-18 and adults. Entry fee is $1 per rider. Another event planned is a gun shoot in back of the com munity building. It will be put on by the Eagle Point Gun club under the direction of Ted Hoffman. Prizes will be offered. Other Events Slated The Beta Nu chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority of Eagle Point will have a dunking tank game. The Girl Scouts will have a balloon throw and the Brownie Scouts a fish for prizes booth. Refreshment booths also are planned. The foods offered will include sno-concs by the Eagle Point Bluebirds; cotton candy by the Camp Fire girls; cookies and drinks by the home extension unit; sno cones, sandwiches, potato salad, coffee and ice cream by the Grange, and sno-cones, sandwiches, and soft drinks by the high school pep club. Other activities will incude a movie at the grade school gym presented by the inter mediate Girl Scouts, a cake walk by the high school rally squad and pony rides by the Cub Scouts. Culminating the day of ac tivity will be a Grange dinner in the park next to the Grange hall. Those wishing additional in fnrmatinn mav call Steve Wisely at 772-2141. Request for Grader Funds Is Refused The Jackson county court refused the request of Coun ty Engineer Robert J. Carstcn sen Friday to pay for a need ed grader out of current fis cal year funds. County Judge Earl M. 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