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Balinda Ross, daughter of Gerald and Sharlene Ross, Mentone, has been selected as an entrant in the Miss Indiana Teen All American Pageant to be staged at the Hilton in Indianapolis.
Marcia Nelson, Rt. 1, Mentone, and her German Shepherd "Eric" recently won a "utility class" rating in competition at the German Shepherd Specialty Show in Tipton. To receive the rating, the dog had to pass the rigid examine in three separate shows. The March 22 test was Eric's third successful completion of the exam before a panel of judges. Eric is 2-1/2 years old, and Nelson trained Eric herself in obedience classes.
Another spring, and again Postmaster Roy Bowen shows up with a boutonniere of small blue wild flowers. He makes an effort to hunt up the first flowers of this kind each year. He found them March 31.
Lavere Stackhouse, Leesburg, won first prize at the oratorical contest held at Mentone on Saturday evening at the Baptist Church. Prizes were awarded as follows: First, Lavere Stackhouse; second, Maradeen Tridle; third Mary Vernette; and fourth, Edith Popham.
