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SCVCC LIFETIME MEMBER RECIPIENT FOR 1980
MONTIE MONTANA, JR.
••••• Montie IE Montana Jr.
Montie is well known in th,u., c.ou.n:tlt.y M a. p!t.omoteJt. a.nd peJt.60Jt.meJt. in top Jt.ode.o-6,
6a.iM, pa.11..a.du a.nd h,u., awn, "Bu66a.lo 8-i.U '-6 Will Wut Show", wh.ic.h touJt.e.d Ja.pa.n
and .twenty otheJt. c.ou.n:tlt.iu and 6oUJt. c.onti.ne.nu . He. hM ahio -6uc.c.U-6 6ui.l!I pJt.o-
mote.d 6e.a..t.wi.e. ac.u 61t.om that 6how in p!t.omolion-6 a.Mund the. woltld 60Jt. ma.jOJt
c.ompan.iu ,6uc.h M Ca.tt.n.a..tion, B!t.a.n.i66 M/Lli,,nu, Ja.pa.n a.nd ~h Afltlinu, Bank
06 Ame.Jt.ic.a. T1t.a.vele.M Che.c.fu., and Ame.Jt.ic.a.n Explt.U-6, M well M pJt.oviding p1t.06u-6iona.l
wute.Jt.n e.n.te.Jt.ta.inme.nt 601t .toe.al 6hopping c.e.n.te.M a.nd c.onve.nti.on c.e.nte.M.
A native. 60n, boJt.n i n Lo6 Ange.tu, Monti.e. pJt.ue.nt.ly 1t.u idu in Va.le.nua.. FoUoW-i.ng
the. 6ooute.p6 06 hl6 6a.moU6 6a.theJt., Monti.e. Montana., Monu.e. 14. took hl6 6ilt.6t
holt.6 e.ba.c.k Jt.ide. a.t the. a.g e. o 6 th!t.e.e. da.y-6, a.nd made. hl6 6ilt.6t -6ta.g e. a.ppeaJtanc.e.
a.t 6iX mon-th-6. He. .{-6 a. g1t.a.dua.te. 06 the. Un.ive.M..Uy Ca.li60Jt.n.ia. a.t Da.v.{-6, a.nd majo1t.e.d
in An.ima.l Sue.nee.. A6teJt. e.alt.ning a.n MmtJ c.omm..i.u.ion a.nd ta.king the. 066,ic.e.M
Ba.&ic. CoUll4e., he. uw a.&6i gne.d to -6pe.c.,i,ai ,6eJt.v.lc.u, wheJt.e. he. a.Jt.Jt.a.nge.d 60"- the.
e.nte/Ltahune.n.t 06 the. tlt.oop-6 and otheJt. -6pe.ua..l eve.nu, he. -6eJt.ve.d M the Jt.iding
a.c.ade.my O 6 6.lc.eJt..
Fo4 the. pa.&t ten IJealt.6 he. hM c.onc.e.ntlt.a.te.d on pJt.Oduc.ing a 4e-c.Jt.ea.lion 06 "Bu.66a.lo
8-i.U' 6 Will Wut Show'' a.nd hM ta.ken ..U to 20 c.ow,,.t,uu and 6ouJt. c.ontine.nu ,
wheJt.e. he. hM be.e.n u.n.ive.Ma.Uy a.c.c..la.ime.d.
Monti.e. hM a.ppe.Me.d in the. Pa.&a.de.na. RoH Pait.a.de ,6e,veJt.a.l t.imu a.nd ju,,6t Jt.e.c.e.nt.ly
6Vt.ve.d M Ma.lt.6ha..l 06 the. Santa C.laJt.ita. Va.Ue.y 54th Annual July 4th Pait.a.de. in
Ne.wha.U., an a.ttlt.a.c.lion that dlr.w upAJa./1.(U 06 .\ome twenty ,thou,,6and people.. Monu.e.
Montana., ]Jr. • .{-6 one 06 the. th!t.e.e. honoJt.e.d c.eleb,'Li;tiu being plt.Ue.nted wU:h a. .U.6e.-
.u.me. Honolt.a.lUJ Me.mbe.Mh.ip in the. Santa. C.t.aluta. Va.U.ey ChambeJt. 06 ConwneJt.c.e 6oJt.
hl6 many yealt.6 06 -6holUrta.it.,6h,ip and de.di.c.a,tlon to hi.\ c.orrrnu.n.ity a.nd the na.t..ion.