Show ri Wednesday October 27 2004 Sanpete emsm£ Sanpete Cciljnty Sanpete County HAPPENINGS Compiled by John Hales Thursday Oct 28 Snow College Convocation Series LLOYD Countywide Interest payment assistance available for heating By Kathy Lin Eggleston SALT LAKE CITY — The Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) from eligible program will begin accepting applications Nov residents including the disabled elderly and families with children Utah residents pay for utilities HEAT helps qualified to heat their homes Last fall and winter a record 33679 households in Utah received utility payment help from the HEAT program HEAT applicants must provide identification Social Security cards for all people age 8 or older in the home proof of income and a copy of the most recent bill from each utility company or a printout from those companies showing the home’s energy costs during the coldest months To apply for the HEAT program residents may call Additional information is available at wwwdcedutahgov communityhcathtml County commission makes new anointments MANTI — The Sanpete County Commission has appointed new members to die planning commission and the board of adjustments The commission appointed Dale Lewis to die Sanpete County Planning Commission Lewis lives in Spring City with his family and is die owner of WRLD exwholesaler “I have lots of Alliance a telecommunications perience and I think this will be a good opportunity to give back to the community” states Lewis The county commission also approved the appointment of Evan Bingham to the Sanpete County Board of Adjustments Bingham will work with variances as they come before the Zoning and Planning Commission ‘‘I am more dian willing to serve” states Bingham a seminary teacher for students of Manli ligh School He and his family live between Manti and Ephraim Chorus rehearsals begin for “ The Messiah ” John Hales Snow College will present its 71st production of Handel’s ‘The Messiah” in December In preparation for the perennial holiday favorite chorus rehearsals will begin this Sunday evening at the Ecclcs Performing Arts Center on the campus of Snow College after beJudy Morgan will direct the performances on Dec ing absent last year due to health reasons Vocal Soloists will selected from chorus members who will rehearseat 5:30 pni each Sunday until die event A community orchestra prepared by Dr Brent Smith of the college will accompany soloists and chorus By Manti Manti DVP announces raffle winners By Kathy Lin Eggleston MANTI — The Manti Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) announced the winners of a raffle held in connection with its Honors Day which honored the family Judy Hoffman from Nevada won the quilt and Zada Nelson of Ivins Washington County won the wall hanging The fundraising effort was a success said Jan Crane a leader in the Manti Camp "Raffle tickets for a beautiful handmade quilt and wall hanging have been sold throughout the year” she said A baked goods and craft sale was held during the DUP luncheon The money raised will help replace doors and windows of the Patten House Pioneer Museum with pioneer replicas Zada Nelson of Ivins Washington County and Judy Hoffman of Nevada show off their winnings from the Manti Daughters of Utah Pioneers fundraiser to support the Patton House Museum CALL MESSENGER PHOTO EMS Drug Awareness Poster Winners Back row Travis Sorenson Nicole Barton Kelli Olsen Tristen Shipley Tyler Clark Front row Parker Bird Mary Brady McKInsie Bushnell Alex Hancock Free weekly lectures and performances arc held from 12:30 to :30 pm every Thursday in the Jorgensen Concert Hall of the Ecclcs Center for the Performing Arts at Snow College For formation call Diana Spencer at This week: There will be no convocation this week Wednesday and Thursday Oct 27 28 AARP hosts driver safety program r An workshop will be taught at the Mt Pleasant Senior Citizens Center to promote driving safety among motorists age 50 and older The workshop will be taught from pm each day The course is $10 dollars and participants may regisor ter by calling Hal Ross at Friday Oct 29 The months pass so quickly I can hardly believe the ghosts and goblins will be around soon Watch for them because it will be dark and we wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt Last week Nancy Jensen and her sister Natasha Madsen enjoyed a Fall Foliage cruise to the New England states and Canada They enjoyed seeing the brilliant colors of leaves There were many points of interest along the way such as the new LDS temple in Boston They visited the Bar Harbor in Maine Nova Scotia Quebec New Constitution parly hosts campaign event The public is invited to a Peroutka Party for Constitution Party Presidential nominee Michael Peroutka at 7 pm at various locations throughout the county A video presentation will be folFor locations lowed by political discussion and refreshments call Frank Crowthcr in Ephraim at Saturday Oct 30 and renewed their lessons in history at Lexington and Brunswick Concord They saw "Old Ironsides" once spoken of as the USS an early naval vessel Constitution The buildings in this part of the United States are all very old and have historical meaning Many of them were built in the 1600s Kelly Frandscn his wife Kathy his children and their families and his dental office staff all traveled to Florida to the American Their plan was delayed in Atlanta Dental Association Convention for two days because of the hurricanes in Florida at the time Then they'flew to Orlando where the convention was held They were able The Mt Pleasant North Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ fair at the stake Saints will host a center located at 461 N 300 West from 10 am to 3 pm call Allen Hall at For class offerings and other information or the Rodney Harris at to spend a few days going to Disney World Epcot Center the Kennedy Space Center Sea World and other points of interest It was a great trip for all of them Some of the people in Ccnterfield have been in hospitals for “Messiah ” but are all home again Mark Christenson Randy and Stacey Massey have all had their turn We still have the Worthcn family in the hospital also Mr Worthen is having therapy for the stroke he suffered Mrs Worthen was also admitted for a couple of days because of heart and stress problems operations Southwick fair held in Mt Pleasant y of Center at Sunday Oct 31 rehearsals begin Chorus rehearsals for the 7 annual performance of landel’s “The Messiah” at Snow College begin at 5:30 pm Scores can be purchased at the Snow College Bookstore Those interested in playing in the orchestra should contact Brent Smith at Snow College Monday Nov I Register for Gunnison Youth Basketball l Applications to particjpidinjjje GunnsjjjiTY(rt!tBask(t-'TralProgram will be Stcceptefftoday at Gwyrhsoi Valle) Middle 'School SJurnpplidq- - and’Ughdaypv in Las Vegas Teagan Mayer and Kris Farry were married Oct Nevada Teagan attended the dental technician program in St George and was working in a dentist office there Teagan is the daughter of Dan and Betty Mayer of Axtell The young couple will be making their home in Ephraim Shannon and David McWilliams and son Ethan visited in the home of Joan and Doug Gillies over the weekend of Oct 10 to help celebrate Joan’s birthday Joan and Doug enjoyed playing with their grandson during the weekend The season ended Saturday Oct 16 Players from Axtell were Danielle Boorc Ty Blackburn Chad Boore and Cory Erickson It was a great learning experience and the teams had great fun Each player was presented a trophy at the end of the season A big “thank you!” goes to the people that put the program together the coaches and the referees for giving these young people this experience At the Gunnison Valley High School Homecoming one of Axtell’s foimcr young ladies Catherine Jensen Bartholomew was chosen for the Booster Award Catherine has spent many hours prothe students Gunnison to all the of viding programs help valley schools Catherine has been employed by the school system for many years Catherine is married to Jeff Bartholomew and they have a son and daughter and make their home in Mayfield Catherine is the daughter of Stella Lee and Jay Jensen of Axtell Catherine Axtell is proud of you Donna Sue and Reed Sorenson along with Donna Sue’s sister two brothers and their families honored their parents Kathleen and Lee Roy Childs at a family barbeque on Saturday Oct 2 at the Sorenson home in Axtell to Jo Dee Hartley for being the top reader in Congratulations the second grade at the Gunnison Valley Elementary School for September Jo Dee earned a free book of her choice Jo Dee is the daughter of Penny and Troy lartley and granddaughter of Linda and Glenn Goff of Axtell Silver Creek Computers 71 So Main St Ephraim UT irp 11 New Computers starting at $399! Computer Repair Wireless Setup Networking Refurbished laptops starting at $349 WE NOW REPAIR PRINTERS Complete lease return systems starting at $159 In house financing on selected models NewUsedPartsRepairsUpgrades YvwwslJyeTcieekcompyterscpm ' yt A3 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- n & Utility iff (vn2f)27fiM iL lions in to Diane Dyreng at the school y" For questions or information jiull KftnLmvi Ron Ball or Lila Barholomew Wednesday Nov 3 Classical guitarist to perform at college Petar Jankovic an international classical guitarist from Indiana University at Snow College’s Hccles Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm Tickets are $3 for adults PHOTO COURTESY SANPETE Successful COUNTY drug court client graduates Donna Quinn (center) Is a proud graduate from drug court Present with her are members of the drug court team left to right Ross Blackham Nathan Strait Judge David L Mower Kristine Frlschknecht Welby Scott and Deputy Rick Howe )) j |