Show Volume 72 Number 6 Brett Blood Wednesday February 10 1993 Price 50 Cents and Shane Nelson place at State Competition Gunnison Valley High School Wrestlers attended the State Tournament held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City over the weekend in State Competition 8th the with two They placed wrestlers Finishing Brett Blood placed 4th and Shane Nelson placed 6th Brett commented that they expected more of themselves they felt that they should have done better “We started the year with a lot of kids and enthusi "Flicks and tVVv'M asm but half way through students were hurt and other problems plagued the team” stated Coach Allred The team qualified eight wrestlers for state and experience seemed to be the factor the wrestlers just didn’t come back after their first loss The team and coaches would like to thank all the parents and students for their hard work and congratulate Brett and Shane on their performance at State Folios" will be held on Tuesday February 16th The third “Flicks and Folios” program takes place next Tuesday February 16 at the Gunnison Valley High School Libraryal7:00pm ThcGunnison Valley Arts Council is this filmdiscussion series with the Utah Humanities Council and The Book Group: Reading Literature in Company Everyone is invited to participate completely free of charge film the life of February’s explores pacifist Jeanette Rankin America’s first Congresswoman who voted against United States entry into both World Wars The film “Jeanette Rankin: The Women Who Voted No” is supplied through the Utah Humanities Resource Center Rankin from our neighboring Congresswoman state of Wyoming was elected to Congress interestasingly enough before the Nineteenth Amendment sured women the right to vole Several western states Utah universal already enjoyed including voting rights Rankin served on term from 1917 to 1919 but was in 1940 just in time to be the sole e after Pearl Harbor To her death she insisted that better solutions than war must be sought “Flicks and Folios” will continue through May Each film or book will be followed by open discussion directed by Diana Major Spencer who teaches at Snow College and is a member of the board for the Utah Humanities Council elected again Wrestlers place in State Competition Gunnison Valley High School Wrestlers traveled to Salt Lake to compete in the State Brett Blood and Shane Nelson both placed in the Competition Tournament Brett placed 4th and Shane Nelson placed 6th Pictured from left to right include Ferd Allred Coach Shane Nelson Brett Blood and Steve Lambertsen Assistant Coach Update on the Utah Correctional Facility The Central Utah Correctional Facility Citizen’s 7 Among items Advisory Council met December discussed were the following: Warden Fred Van Der Veur reviewed the events of Kent CUCF’s Founders Day held November 19th Larsen was asked to speak on behalf of the area citizens A number of groups were recognized for their Gunnison Valley support to the prison including Association Ambulance Sanpete County Sheriffs Office for their paging system and the Coalition of Concerned Citizens Two volunteers were also honored Ed Maxwell for his contribution of an organ to the David and Holz for his assistance area programming with the art gallery in the lobby Those attending also heard what the Department of Corrections plan is concerning Phase 2 Holiday Activities Although the holiday season time of year for inmates tends to be a depressing appropriate programs and forums for inmates to participate in were being planned Program Coordinator Celeste Denton gave an overview of what was schedules Activities began during the Thanksgiving week She noted that CUCF is allowing religious entities to provide additional holiday worship services during this season It was noted that there are strict regulations on what and how an inmate can mail items as they cannot purTherefore it was decided that chase postage stamps donations of Christmas cards would not be accepted Christmas cards were being designed through Special art class and inmates would be given several to send to family and friends Inmates were also given opportunity to donate funds The Gunnison Jaycees toward community charities have requested donations for their proj- ect It was also noted that calendars donated in the past have not met the specifications and requirements of CUCF Adopt A Highway The CUCF has adopted a stretch It is 15 miles long and runs directly in of highway front of the Prison from the stop sign to the UDOT sheds Warden Van Der Veur said inmates would be A certified officer cleaning the highway periodically will be with these crews at all times The question was raised about items found along the side of the roads Warden Van Der Veur noted that although inmates routinely find objects that could pose a threat inmates to go though various security checks the acility Industries Utah Correctional (UCI) Building Warden Van Der Veur noted that in the original plans Phase a UCI was planned when Phase 2 was completed I was designed as a maximum security housing facility were not thoroughly develemployment opportunities The Warden explained that our current inmate oped profile is such that these employment opportunities are vital As a result we now have a larger percentage of inmates who meet the qualifications for added proSince over 50 of this popugramming opportunities lation is in this category some type of industry opportunity is critical at this time The UCI Advisory Board also agreed that some sort of industry opportunity needs to be explored They gave approval to spend up to $50000 to build a structure to accomplish this task Two options are being discussed — a data entry Vocational programor a sewing industry operation with either to correlate ming would be developed The first building should be operational by program Master Plan includes a the end of June 1993 Phase UCI building of about 50000 square feet CouncilEmployee Enhancement This council meets once a month and is primarily responsible for employee of the week selections superand providing a liaison vising the fitness facilities and line staff The EEC is a between administration forum to discuss what is going well what is not going well and to provide an avenue for open communication Internal Audits Warden Van Der Veur noted that some internal auditing has begun To date one audit and a second audit (key control) has been completed This internal audit (Volunteers) was set for December in determining assists CUCF administrators if established policies are being followed The Department is required by law to audit all functions at least once every three years Celeste stated that on Monday night December 14 auditors will be volunteers interviewing Facility Briefings were given by various officers arc expected before including: Lt Mike Mitchell reported that Enforcement Officer Kelvin Williams recently returned from Gercompemany where he participate in an international tition He was chosen for this role after competing in local He reported the pd regional competitions was very intense and that he learned a competition great deal about detection and intervention officers are training two bloodthe Currently hounds which were recently purchased to be used in tracking Education Education AdminisBob MacGilivray trator noted that there arc now 294 inmates registered in Fall Quarter 100 inmates involved in college studies The culinary arts program will begin soon A full time instructor will be hired by Sevier Valley Vocational Center for this program Thirty six inmates a went through recently flagger training course MacGillivray explained that a Victim Impact curriculum is being developed This will involve victims and victim advocates and will be designed to help inmates understand how they have affected people’s lives Van Der Veur emphasized that this is a very It is important part of the current Horizons curriculum hoped that in the future this may be a mandatory experience for all inmates Continued on page 12 Don't Miss the Valentine's Ball Feb 13th Don’t forget the Country Valentine’s Ball Satur13 at the Ephraim Building day February featuring the band “Fire On the Mountain” Show 7:30 to 8 pm Dancing 8 to 10 pm Tickets $8 per person until February 12 $10 at the door This is a fund raiser for the Sanpete County Council for Arts & Humanities The six member Fire on the Mountain group boasts Utah State Champions in guitar fiddle and mandolin They’ve played all over the world with B YU’s International Folk Dance Ensemble and at the Olympic Games in Seoul Korea Their specialty is Bluegrass and Utah Mountain Music Wear your best boots and bring your friends - and your Valentine to the dance Saturday night Conversations will be presented by at 7:01 Arts Council on Thursday February Concerts & 1 1 Pianist Pierce Kagari Emata will present a program series titled “The in his Concerts and Conversation Rhythms of George Gershwin” at the Fascinating Gunnison Valley High School Auditorium on Thursis at 7:01 pm This performance day February Admisbeing presented by the Gunnison Arts Council sion is $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens and Conversation” created “Concerts by Mr Artist an Individual Emata Fellowship through awarded by the Indiana Arts Commission represents a new wave in classical music performances by blending and informal commentary about the an entertaining music composers and the creative forces surrounding both with a first rate solo concert The closer rapport that is established between the artist and audience has contributed to its rapid acceptance and popularity by both infrequent concert goers as well as avid music lovers has been incorporated “Concert and Conversation” into the Touring Arts Programs of four State Arts Commissions and now the largest American Software manufacturer is studying the incorporation of this series into one of their multimdlia entertainment products A native of Spokane and currently Washington Indiana Mr Emata received residing in Indianapolis his Bachelor and Master Degrees form Indiana Univer sity where he coached with international concert pianand Gyorgy ists Alfonso Montccino John Ogdon Scbok He has also coached with Istvan Nadas as well as John Simms of the University of Iowa Mr Emata also serves as the youngest music advisory panelist to the Indiana Arts Commission In addition to this “Concerts and Conversations” touring a city he has also appeared widely in live and Nevada in Chicago Indianapolis radio performances and the Pacific Northwest This season marks the first in Utah lour of “Concerts and Conversations” Girls wanted for Miss Gunnison It is that time of year again! The Gunnison Valley for the Javecee’s are looking for eligible participants MIN GUNNISON VALLEY PAGEANT To be eligible the young women have to be age 17 before our pageant These young women also have to be a resident of Gunnison Valley for at least 6 months The Miss Gunnison Valley Pageant will be May 1993 The them will be “A Whole New World” If you arc interested in becoming a participant (work) or please call Debbie Fagan The entries committee will meet any inter(home) ested participants at the High School during the lunch hour There will be an announcement made in the future as to the time and date of this meeting |