^ . Suite 100 Lake City, UT 84124 GUNNISON v azette Copy Price' • 75 cents Thursday, June 15, 2006 Volume 2 • Number 24 Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT Yardley's chosen as Grand Marshall for 4th of July parade Gene and Anita Yardley have been chosen as this year's Grand Marshall for the annual 4th of July Parade in Gunnison. Gene Yardley has lived in Gunnison Valley all his life, and has always been involved in Agriculture and service. Upon completion of high school, where he was student body president, he went to Snow College, BYU and Utah State University. Here he met his eternal sweetheart, Anita Jeppson, a farm girl from Brigham City. They were married on September 4th, 1959 in the Manti Temple. Gene has said "What little I am I owe to Anita." Their love for animals, and the "outdoors" lead to career in the diary industry. They started in a small dairy operation with Gene's father. At this time they milked 8 cows that averaged about 3 Vi gallons of milk per day. Now the family milks over 800 cows and their daily production is over 9-10 gallons per cow. Some of Utah's highest producing cows were bred and raised in the Yardley herd. Yardley's were hon- The Dunford family. GVHS Seminary welcomes new teacher Gene and Anita Yardley. ored to receive the Outstanding Genetics Breeder, and Outstanding Exhibitors at one of Utah's largest dairy shows. Gene has served for nine years on Utah Dairy Commission, a board member on Select Sires, President of Utah Holstein Association, also on the Vocational Board of Utah State University. He has also served as President of Central Utah Wild Life Association, President of Gunnison Irrigation The Gunnison ValCompany and manager of ley Seminary is excited to welcome it's new semiGunnison Dairy. In 2004, Gene and Anita nary teacher and his famwere honored by the Utah ily to the Gunnison Valley. Dairyman Association as Greg Dunford has moved the recipient of their an- here from Phoenix, Arizona nual Distinguished Ser- where he has been teaching vice Award. Gene received and will begin his teaching the Distinguished Service at Gunnison High School in Award (DSA) award from the Fall. Greg was born in Prove, the Gunnison Jaycecs. And was recognized as an out- and grew up in Salt Lake standing Alumni of Snow City. He is the 4th of 6 children in his family. Greg's College. They have been active father also taught seminary See YARDLEY'S, Page 7 and institute his entire ca- reer. Greg graduated from Skyline High School, then Dixie College and the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in Spanish; then Northern Arizona University with a master's degree in counseling. He went on to become a certified counselor in Arizona through Ottawa schools in Arizona-Phoenix, Mesa, Queen Creek and Gilbert. He has also had a successful part-time marriage and family counseling practice in Arizona for the past 9 years. He enjoys teaching the gospel and his association with the youth in Seminary. Greg also enjoys basketball, running, biking, working in the yard and playing with his kids. He is young at heart and is always the life of the party! People love to be around him because he is a happy, caring person. Greg married Julie Hermann in the Mesa, Arizona Temple February 14, 1987. Julie was born and raised in Arizona, in the Phoenix See DUNFORDS, Page 7 Dance Works Studio returns from their Alaska Performance Tour Dance Works Studio returned last Friday from their performance tour to Alaska. 110 people, including 50 dancers, from Gunnison Valley and the surrounding areas traveled with the dance group on their tour. The groupflewto Seattle on Friday, June 2nd, where they boarded their Celebrity Cruise Ship in preparation for their seven day Alaskan cruise. Saturday, June 3rd was spent at sea and was also the first performance for the group. They performed their "Sensational Artists of the 20th Century" show to a fun, excited audience in the ship's theatre. The stage was huge and the theatre was equipped with incredible sound and lighting, which made for an awesome performance for the dancers and everyone else. Day three ofthe tour was the first port of call in Juneau, Alaska. Juneau is the capital of Alaska, but is only accessible by boat or plane. There are no roads that lead to Juneau. It is a beautiful little city that sits all alone on the ocean's edge. Some of the excursions experienced by the group in Juneau included whale watching, fishing, Mendenhall Glacier tour, panning for gold, city tours and shopping. It was a fun stop and felt good to be on land after a day and a half at sea. The next day was a port of call in Skagway, which is a sleepy little town that is accessible by road coming in through Canada. It has a population of only 600 but sees as many as 900,000 visitors a year. Skagway is the home of the famous " White Pass Trail and train ride. It is the location where thousands came to Alaska during the gold rush. There are many incredible sto- • ries about the early days of Skagway and it was a lot of fun to hear them. Day five took us to the Hubbard Bay Glacier site. Glaciers are a phenomenal act of nature. The glaciers radiate a beautiful crystal blue color. As the edge of the glaciers break off and fall into the water, which is called claving, the sound and sight is incredible. The temperature in the glacier bay was nothing short of freezing, but an incredible sight none the less. This is also where the group spotted a mother bear and her cup strolling along the banks of the water. Day six brought us to port at Ketchikan. This is also a town only accessible by boat or plane. Ketchikan is the home of the totem pole. Here the group learned about the Alaskan natives, the Klinkit Tribe. Many in the group took excursion including the Great Alaskan Logging Competitions (which was so much fun), fishing, city tours and shop- ping. Ketchikan is a very neat and clean little city. This was a favorite stop for many in the group. Next, the group spent seven cruising days back to Seattle and did another performance on the ship. By this point, many of the passengers on the ship knew the kids and were excited to see their performance. Other activities the group enjoyed on the ship were some great dancing and singing shows, a ventriloquist show, an incredible acrobat show, a comedian, dancing for all ages, karaoke, swimming, whale, dolphin, seal and otter spottings and lots and lots of incredible food, including a seven course meal each night. It was fun to watch the kids try to figure out" what to do with all of the silverware at their dinner plate. Last but not least, on the way back to the airport, the group enjoyed a three hour tour of Seattle, which included a visit to the Space Needle and a stop and shop at the world famous Pike's Market just to name a few. It was an awesome trip and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Thanks' to everyone who helped make this performance tour possible. The group had great community support and still believe after traveling far, that we live in the greatest place on earth. It was fun to go and it is fun to be home. ourtesy,