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Show By CHARLES JORDAN Sentinel Staff Writer A shy and unimposing Moffat County High School senior Saturday was named winner of the Western Colorado Science Fair. Rockie Rogers (a girl) was selected by teams of judges to represent seven West Slope counties in the national science fair in St. Louis, Mo., later this year. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merel Rogers, 101 W. Eighth St., JGraig, Rockie received the all fair award for her exhibit, "Are Rhubarb Leaves Poisonous?" For her outstanding experiment, Rockie received a Mesa College scholarship valued at $250; an award from the Colorado Society of Medical Technologists; and a one-week trip to St. Louis. Top junior high school award went to Tom Cronk of Fruita for his exhibit entitled. "A Computer." Tom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Cronk, 1090 Road 24, Grand Junction also won_ja plaquejronvthe U.S. Army and a set of World"" Book Encyclopaedia, in addition to his certificate as junior all fair winner. Blue ribbons for superior exhibits in the senior division. Girl Wins Western Colorado 1965 The Grand Junction Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado 28 February,1965 competition went to: Rick Griffin of Meeker High, for his e x p e r i m e n t on "Caffeine's Effects on Animal Intelligence." Rick also won a book from the Chemical Publishing Co. and Blagufis_Jrom the Anjiy arid Navy. Terrance D. Gibbs of Grand Junction High, for his exhibit on "Modulation of Light." Terry also won a certificate of award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a Signet-Mentor Co. award of 25 science books of the New American Library of World Literature, a U. S. Air Force plaque, and an award from the Navy as first alternate in its Naval cruise presentation. Arden Larson of Central High, for his work in an exhibit entitled "The Color of Quarts." Arden also won a Signet-Mentor award of a 25-volume paperback science library, a valuable slide rule from the Women's Auxiliary of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and became second alternate in the Navy's cruise presentation. John Lemmon of Grand Junction High, for his experiment .e n t i t led "Investigation of the Phase-tag Problem of Pulsating Stars." In addition, John was named first alternate to receive the Mesa College scholarship. All four senior award winners will enter the Colorado - Wyoming Science Fair at Boulder later this year. Blue ribbons for excellence in the junior division competition went to: Gary Cole of Orchard Mesa Junior High for his experiment in an "Inter-Planetary Space Ship." Gary also won a book of Popular Science and the_JI,S. Tom Kunkle of Orchard Mesa Junior High, for his exhibit entitled "Constellation Photography." Penny Wieker of Orchard Mesa Junior High, for her experiment in "Algae." Penny also won a U.S. Air Force plaque in aerospace science. Lenna Saccomanno of Immaculate Heart School, for her experiment in the "Development of the Chick Embryo and Identical Twin Chicks." Debbie Hetland, of Immaculate Heart School for her "Project Mohole." All junior division blue ribbon recipients and Tom Cronk will be entered in the Colorado- (See SCIENCE FAIR, Page 10) 1965 AH Science Fair 1 I Wyoming Fair corn-petition. Special awards for excellence were won by: Leslie Pease of Orchard Mesa Junior High, who received a i $25 cash award from the Western Colorado Dental Assn. for her exhibit in oral microbiology.' David Gilman of Grand Junction High, who received a second place award from the Colorado Society of Medical Technologists. John Pitts of Moffat County High, who received an award in space life sciences from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Robert Rittel of Palisade Junior High, Thomas Logue of Grand Junction Junior High and Reid Pixler of Montrose Junior High, all of whom received U.S. Air Force plaques. Roy Savage of Rifle High, Jullie Vogel of Immaculate Heart School, Richard Wright of Orchard Mesa Junior High, Helen Parris of Rifle Junior High, and Mark Whalin of Grand Junction Junior High, all of whom .receivedArmy junior division plaques. _ Bill Pilcher of Rangely High, Linda Kowach of Moffat County High, Jeffrey Johnson of Pali-sade High, John Pitts of Moffat County High, Jim Warner of Rangely High, and Steve Childs of Basalt High, all of whom received from the Army. Jeffrey Johnson of Palisade High, who also won a $25 cash award from the Western Colorado Horticulture Society for his exhibit entitled, "DMSO, Thej Liquid Hypodermic." I Also receiving senior division! blue ribbons for superior exhii bits were Wayne Blakley o| Rangely High, Russell Brooking of Grand Junction High, and Mary Williams and John Crumb of Central High. Senior division red ribbons for excellence were awarded Lynda Flynn of Grand Valley High, Gregory Keele and F. Channing Clymer of Palisade High. Senior division white ribbons for outstanding exhibits went to George Baker, Ann Lansing Darrell King, and Nancy Beard of Rangely High; Robert Bru-baker of Meeker High; William Wilson of Glenwood High; and Eva Searcy of Central High. Junior division blue ribbons for superior exhibits went to Rene Vincent, Christine Suse-mihl, Debbie Hetland and Robert Bray of Immaculate Heart School; Randy Hale of Meeker; Tony Cone of Paonia; Neil Hau-ser and Bob Armstrong of Montrose; Wendell Ela of Palisade; Norman Smith of Delta; and David Smeltzer of Rifle. Junior division red ribbons ' for excellence were received by Rex Stevens, James Panter, Rennee Weldon, Janet Clark, Jane Holmes, Phyllis Peak, Mark Stevens, Chuck Leggiero, Alta Schneider, Ann Montgomery, Dan Murphy, Mary Moore, \ Bill Rupert, Jim Voorhees, Pat-'ti Mitchem, Reid Pixler, Terry Whalley, Dennis McKenna, Judy Ivey, Robert Anderson. Junior division white ribbons for outstanding exhibits were presented to Brunell Boronda, Kent Hines, Tom Suchar, Leonard Weddle, Dea Schneider, Ted Lively, Janelle Quick, Gary Fitzpatrick, Linda Saccomanno, Ronald Schneider, Randy Lea-sure, Roy Savage, Bill Bailey, Larry Radice, David Heist, i Kenneth Oullette, Leland Moon, L e 1 a n d Lindauer, Richard Brown, Bill Williams, Kathy Yeager, Larry Willers, Linda Brownell, Linda Branscom, Eugene Goudeau, Mickey Bennett, Mark Whalin, Theresa Nelson. |