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Show A2 Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition R i r v - i ! !i !< GUNNISON GOOD NEWS BY KAREN CITIES • • • PRISBREY 52B-77 1 • KAREN PRISBREY / MESSENGER PHOTO Brent Bagtey and Terrin Hampton lay carpet at the Gunnison Senior Citizens Center. Senior citizens center gets facelift, open house soon By Karen Prisbrey wrote the grant application to obtain the additional funds. He is to Staff writer ^ be commended for his efforts in G U N N I S O N — T h e getting the building back in shape. Gunnison Senior Citizens facility Payne said. is getting a facelift, including new Elders quorum members of paint, carpeting and decor, and the Gunnison Utah Stake of The should soon be ready for an open Church of Jesus Christ of Latterhouse. day Saints donated their lime to According lo the senior citi- help paint the facility. Each ward zens director over the nutrition pro- in the stake was responsible for gram, Carrie Payne, 'The building painting a room or a section of a will be cozy, warm and inviting for room in the building. seniors of the valley to participate Valley Builders of Gunnison in a variety of activities including was awarded the contract for the quilting, exercising, playing pool, carpet, which was laid Oct. 9-10. board games, and enjoying our According to Larry Jensen of Valscrumptious noon meal." ley Builders, "The seniors should In September, members of the be able to begin moving back into center conducted a raffle to raise the building by the end of the money for painting and redecorat- week." ing the facility, said Lu Ann Young and his wife Annette Peterson, president of the organi- will soon be moving away from the zation. The group was able to raise area to be closer to their daughters nearly $1,000 toward the project, in Lehi and will be greatly missed and the state of Utah then awarded for the many hours they have conthe seniors a grant to pay the re- tributed to the center. A new presimaining cost. dent and board members will be Syd Young, president of the elected in November. Senior Citizen's Group, assumed "The number of seniors curleadership of the project. Young rently using the facility and its ser- There's a vices are down, and we are in a crisis situation," Payne said. "We are in danger of losing our meal services because not enough people are coming here for their noon meals. We deliver 40 meals per day to homebound seniors and have 810 individuals coming to the center. We should be serving three times that many meals at the center." Other services available include a new bus for shopping trips to Richfield, Ephraim or Provo. Seniors are also taken to activities at Snow College, lo the movies, or on short trips. Free blood pressure and hearing clinics are sponsored each month at the center, and other services are available based on the number of people who make use of the center. Each third Monday of the month a dinner and program is held at 6 p.m. at the center. "With the completion of this project we are hoping that residents of our valley 60 and older will come out and join us in our many activities," Payne said. We like to focus on the things that really matter: Friendly service. Difference between banks. Great rates for loans and savings. Convenience, and competence. Gunnison Valley Bank Your Locally Owned Bank Member FDIC - Gunnison, Utah 528-7221 We are here to serve you! GUNNISON—Several years ago I received this quote by author Alex Haley, "Find the good and praise it." So with that in mind, hasn't all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks been wonderful? Just think how much water we are saving by not having to water our lawns. They are staying pretty . and green instead of turning dreary brown. Roland Beck talked with Blaine last week about the work on the Sanpitch River Walk, wondering if it was okay to start releasing some water from Gunnison Reservoir. He said he had put the last board in at the dam to hold the water back. "If we have much more rain I won't have any control over the water; it will tlow over the top of the boards on its own," he said. Isn't it nice to know our reservoirs arc full even before winter comes? Mallory and Scott Hermansen took their children, McKcisha. Shaydon and Skyler, to St. George for the weekend hoping for some fun in the sun. They had a good time despite some rain and Skyler coming down with the flu. Vemon and Jennifer Broderick took their children, Kaylec, Austin, Dalton and Stockton, to Provo to visit with Jennifer's dad. They had dinner at the Golden Corral. Richard and Alma Olsen had a houseful last weekend with Lynn's son Brandon who is a student at the U of U; David's children Kayla, Tara, Levi and Shaydon of South Jordan; and son Darren with his sons Tyler of Monroe and Lars of Enoch home to visit. The kids had a great time visiting with each other and their grandparents. Seth, Hayden, Kaleb, Wyatl, and Kyler Prisbrey spent the day with Grandma Karen. They enjoyed going to the Beck Family Farm pumpkin patch and retrieving the biggest and best pumpkins they could carry. Next, they went swimming at the city pool, and then back to grandma's place where they had a contest lo sec who could devour the most honey barbecue chicken wings. The owners of the lost rabbits mentioned in my column last week have been found; now we just need to corral the little critters and get them locked up again. Thanks to everyone who offered help. Welcome home to Jace Wilson, son of Charles and Debra Wilson, who has just returned from serving an LDS mission to the Ohio Cleveland Mission. Jace reported on his mission in sacrament meeting at the Gunnison Second Ward on Sunday. Jace hasn't lost his penchant for participating in the County Fair Demolition Derby. One of the first things he did Saturday morning after returning home was check out the derby cars that his folks had found for him while he gone. He'll have plenty to do this next year going to school and getting a car ready for the county fair in August. Best wishes to Cristy Judd and Brian Rowley, who were married on Saturday, Oct. 14 in Alpine. Cristy is the daughter of Cindy and Robert Judd of Gunnison. Brian is the son of Douglas and Valerie Rowley. Congratulations to Leisa and Adrian Harward on the birth of their grandson. Rex Adrian Harward, who was born Oct. 3 in Gilbert, Ariz. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Proud parents are Joshua and Cyndi Harward. Big sister Hayden, 5, and brother Tate, 2, are delighted to have a new baby in their home. Other grandparents include Frank and Beryl Cook of Moroni and great-grandmother Bernitta Mecham of Axtell. We offer condolences to Carole Mellor and members of her family at the passing of her brother, Keith Barrett, on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at his home in Salina. Services for Keith were Saturday, Oct. 14. Keith was the owner of Barrett's Market in Salina. Gunnison clinic construction proceeding well iiilili KAREN PRISBREY / MESSENHGER PHOTO The walls are up to the square on the new Gunnison Valley Hospital Clinic addition. Ceiling joist will also be going up this week. < * • • * ' * Follow the Signs to an AARP Driver Designed specifically for drivers over 50, this refresher course teaches you how to adjust to -f;! age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time, reviews car safety equipment, and provides updates on the rules of the road. 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