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Miss Arkansas To Speak At Banquet

The 1996 Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet will be held Tuesday, May 14, at the Prescott Middle School cafetorium, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

A Carousel of Dreams is the theme for this year's banquet.

Many chamber members and other residents have been asked to dream and envision the future of Nevada County for the next 20 years and to formulate the Nevada County development plan. This activity is the inspiration of the banquet theme.

"Make plans to come and enjoy the evening and share it with some of your very best friends and co-workers," Von Gordon, manager of the Chamber, stated. "A delicious meal and a lot of fun is in store for all who attend."

Paula Montgomery, Miss Arkansas 1995, will be the featured speaker and entertainer at the banquet.

This beautiful and talented lady is from Cabot. She was a top five finalist in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City last fall.

Until her Miss Arkansas duties took her from there, Miss Montgomery was an advertising producer at KATV in Little Rock.

Upon completing her reign, she will resume her education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she will be a senior majoring in broadcast journalism. Her plans are then to receive a master's degree in gerontology.

It is because of her great concern for senior citizens that Miss Arkansas began an intergenerational program entitled, Young at Heart, which focuses upon making young people aware that they can learn from older Americans and that they can give back to them as well.

Honors and awards will be given to some very special Nevada County people. As in past years the following honors will be awarded at the banquet: Nevada County Farm Family of the Year; Emmet, Nevada and Prescott Schools' Educators of the Year; and the Prescott-Nevada County Citizen of the Year.

"We have chosen to continue the Treasure of Gold Award which was presented for the first time in 1995," Gordon said.

Special recognition will be given to some very deserving athletes from the county. The 7A District boys basketball champion Nevada Blue Jays; the District 7AA and Class AA South Regional girls basketball champions Prescott Wolveretts; and the District 7AA and Class AA State champion Prescott Curley Wolves football team will be honored for their respective accomplishments during this school year.

Tickets may be purchased at the chamber office, the Bank of Prescot and the Nevada County Branch Bank of Delight.