ROY — Residents can expect a year-long 75th anniversary celebration as the city council recently adopted a resolution dedicating the year to the diamond jubilee celebration.
Mayor Joe Ritchie appointed nine residents to a committee to plan a variety of events that he hopes will appeal to all residents.
“It has been really fun and we have been bombarded with ideas,” said committee member and former City Councilwoman Marge Becraft.
One of the biggest pushes has been to get youngsters involved, Becraft said. That first involvement is already coming to pass with a competition among Roy High School students to design the logo for the celebration.
The committee picked from several entrants and then the winner worked with the committee to complete the design. The winner was 17-year-old junior Alexis Boswell.
Becraft said committee members were thrilled with the logo, which will appear on everything from city vehicles to police and fire pins.
“We want to implement a theme throughout the city to establish city pride,” said Bob Dandoy, chair of the jubilee committee.
Residents can look throughout the city for various facts about city history. Facts will appear at different spots through the city and also in the bi-monthly newsletter.
A time capsule will be assembled on March 10, the official city anniversary. Becraft is working with schools to compile the contents.
Students in third, fourth and seventh grades will help with the time capsule, as well as students at the high school. The elementary grades were chosen to help because a focus of their curriculum is government and Utah studies, Becraft said.
Another big focus of the year will be around service among residents and businesses.
“We can get so many in the city involved that way,” Becraft said. Residents have always been very successful with city cleanups. This year a big spring cleanup will be done as well as a fall service activity with students.
In spring, the high school will do projects in conjunction with Earth Day. The committee will ask religious organizations to get involved.
Dandoy is also looking for residents who were alive when the city was organized 75 years ago. An extra big Roy Days celebration is also on the horizon.
“It sounds very exciting. I’m looking forward to it,” said City Councilman Dave Tafoya.
“I’m very impressed with everything you have planned and it’s not frivolous,” Ritchie said.
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