The 24th of July is a State holiday in Utah, "Pioneer Day," the day in 1847 that the Mormon Pioneers came into the Salt Lake valley in Northern Utah.  There are festivities almost like what you find at the 4th of July, Parades, fireworks, the whole bit!  The SUHPA was able to put an entry in the Parade here in the St George area advertising the World Tournament.  There were about a dozen or so Cadets and Juniors who helped hand out fliers, hold the lead banner and also pull the portable ("Dixon") horseshoe courts.  Pitching in the parade were Utah Men's State Champion "Roy Buhler" and World Junior Boys Champion Dalton Rakestraw of Illinois.  Together they put on quite a show, leaving the parade crowd with "oooo's & aaaahhhhs."  Through the 1950's, World Champions Fernando Isais and Ted Allen pitched in the Salt Lake City Parade.  A special thanks goes out to Dalton and Roy for helping continue this rich Utah/Worlds Horseshoe tradition!