Show I Volume 69 Number 20 Wednesday Nurses honored at Gunnison Hospital Basketball Camp to be held at GVHS Gunnison Valley High School will be holding a Basketball Camp on May 28 through June Registration and sign up will be held on May IS and 16 at the Big Gym from 5:00 to 6:00 pm In the past over 55 boys have attended this camp every year All boys that will enter the 7th grade or higher are welcome to attend The cost for the clinic is $3000 Basketball Fundamentals break down offense and defense that is used at Gunnison will be taught will Awards games and be included Coach Danny Hill will be inthis camp along with structing Johnny Anderson assisting Nurses at the Gunnison Valley Hospital were honored in conjunction with National Nurses Week during a recognition luncheon About thirty five of the forty plus nurses were on hand for recognition as well as to hear from Paula Julandcr Utah Nurse Association President from Salt Lake City She also serves in the Utah Stale House of Representatives and spoke of the legislation that was cither passed or not concerning the nursing and medical professions in the last legislature Options of the nursing field was also presented covering such specialized fields from bedside care to hold potluck The Gunnison Senior Citizens will have a Pot Luck on May 20th We will have a prize for the oldest person in attendance so please come in enjoy Also we will have someone from the Legal Service on May 21st from 1:30 to 1:30 Friday Forum Mr Ted Earl Instructor at the will be the Orem LDS Institute speaker at Friday Forum on May 17 1991 at 12:30 pm at the Ephraim LDS Institute of Religion The title of his talk will be “The The Positive Power of Opposition” public is invited to attend Young Farmers will meet on Farm Safety The Gunnison Valley Young Farmer Chapter is holding a meetMay 16 1991 at ing on Thursday 7:30 pm at the Ag Room at the Gunnison Valley High School Darwin Jolley from Utah State University will give a presentation This is a on FARM SAFETY subject we all need to be concerned about so please attend and have a good time socializing at the same time Farmers invited to NURSES HONORED AT GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL: Pictured are the nurses from Gunnison Valley Hospital who were honored for their service to the hospital This was in honor of National Nurses Week New Principal named for Gunnison Valley High School In school board action on May 8 Donald Hill Wednesday was announced as next years principal at Gunnison High School with an opportunity for Principal Lynn McAurlhur to move into the distinct office About thirty five concerned citizens were present at the meeting and were able to ask questions about the need and decision for the change A letter from the majority of the staff at the high school was also presented recognizing the job that McAurlhur has and is doing at the high school to Superintendent According Lewis Mullins several in the group asked why McAurthur was fired was explained that Lynn had resigned and had not been fired When asked if this was not the same as being fired the answer was It yes their and families are attend Apology by Sheriff Buchanan On Monday May 6 1991 we faxed to your office a news release of the activities and arrests that had been made by our department I believe it was in the first paragraph that we mentioned a Mark Christensen was arrested however his middle initial was not included and there has been some questions as to was arwhich Mark Christensen rested We should have identified name as Mark G Christensen In answering the question of why the change the board explained their involvement with numerous community citizens that were concerned about several issues at the high school and after weighing these concerns felt it would be better for the school if there were a change Mullins explained later that he felt this question was never answered to the satisfaction to those at the meeting but that the present board felt good about their decision after weighing the evidence on both sides The public present also asked if the board had given Lynn McArthur due process with an orderly dismissal and they answered that McArthur was willing to leave There was some concern that McAurthur was accused with being in disciplining inconsistent at the A student present at the school meeting stated that he felt that some students learn a lesson with a less severe punishment while others won’t learn with the most severe “I think he is perceptive Others see it as a problem” Mullins added later that the change came as a surprise to McAurthur with most of the discussion about the topic coming in the last thirty days He also said that the board had been contacted by a wide variety of people and based their decision for the change after hearing both sides “They genuinely felt it would be better for the school to make the change” he said Donald Hill served as principal at the Manti High school this past year Mullins described him as a positive individual that has been able to be called a teachers principal by the staff at Manti but still work out the problems as seen by the public Mullins also feels that Hill’s de- - Plans arc coming right along for the annual Graduation Party at the Gunnison High School sponsored by Central Utah Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Center The events for the evening include an outdoor dance at the school for the entire high school after The music graduation exercises will be by MJS and Coke is providThere will be voling the drinks leyball set up in the little gym Hoagies and chips will be served At midnight the dance will end the Seniors and their guest will be served breakfast cooked by the mothers of will generosity discuss various issues Donald Hill sire to be at the school as much as possible has allowed him to have a better feel for the problems of the and make and teachers students consistent evaluations according to policy that is set “He also has a knowledge of the situation in Gunnison knows the staft and the transition and community should be much smoother than it would be by bringing in a completely “He new principal” said Mullins also is com ing after a very successful year at Manti High” has been offered a McAurthur position in the district office where he would take over some of the responsibilities of both the superintenas dent and assistant superintendent well as help the principals in some of at the the specialized programs schools At this time McAurthur has not responded to this job offer TheGunnisonCity Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 22 1991 at the Gunnison The following are the City Hall minutes from that unapproved meetingnutes from that meeting Donations Mayor Blackham read a letter Utah Mental from the Central HcalthAlcohol & Drug Center requesting a donation from Gunnison City to sponsor a graduation party for the graduating seniors of The the Gunnison High School council also discussed an additional the request for monies towards Councilwoman Mexican Festival Jensen made a motion to donate $100 for “Project Graduation” and S100 for the Mexican Festival Seconded by Councilman Dyreng Passed Six County Offers Help Mayor Blackham stated that he had talked with Russ Cowley of the Association Their agency has offered to help produce documents for Gunnison City on their laser printer stated that he Mayor Blackham would like an updated profile of Gunnison City in the hands of the and Sanpete County CoordinaEconomic Development tors He will check with Kim Pickett on this detail Upcoming Meetings The State Auditors Seminar will be held May 2nd at 8:30 am at the Recorder Richfield Courthouse Jorgensen will attend and the council members were invited The Utah Local Governments meetTrust Annual Membership ing will be held April 3 Recorder Jorgensen was asked to find out if there is a registration fee Sewer Regionalization read a letter Mayor Blackham Ken Chamberlain from attorney advising of the change in governing the reorganized sewer disposal It will be an facilities Compact Agency rather than a Mayor Special Service District Blackham will call Attorney Chamberlain to request a copy of this document continued on page 2 the Hospital Week is at the Gunnison Valley High School will be held on May 22 1991 The schedule for this will go as follows: years Ninth grade will paint the "G" It will be lighted at dark that night Classes will be held until 1 :00 on Monday schedule Lunch will be held from 1 1:00 to 1 :50 Awards assembly will be Yearheld from 12:00 to 1:00 books will be given out in the gym 1:00 A dances will be held that night with the Jr High from 7:00 to 8:30 and the Sr High from 9:00 until 11:00 set May 15 at GV Hospital be held on May 22 at Senior Class officers We would like to have enough door prizes so that each Senior will receive on at the breakfast The committee would like to thank the small businesses int he arc who have already responded to our need for donations After May 16 the committee will be contacting businesses to pick up any donated door prizes or donated money not yet received Any donations can be sent to Central Utah Mental Health or Ruth Christensen Thank you for your support and your City Council meets to Sincerely Wallace S Buchanan Sanpete County Sheriff G-D- to home health and research She also is heading the committee to rewrite the Nurses Practice Act in Utah that defines by law what a nurse can and cannot do All the nurses at the hospital received a corsage and a small gift in appreciation from the hospital board and administration “These nurses are vital to the community and the hospital” said Janica Husbands Director of Nursing “This was one way of telling them thanks for being so dedicated well trained and for just plain doing a great job” Graduation Party plans are coming right along Senior Citizens at 7:00 pm Price 50 cents May 15 1991 ANNUAL MAY DAY EVENT AT GUNNISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: The tradition of May Day for the Elementary is an event which is waited for by many residents parents and students This year the classes have been busy for weeks preparing their dances May Day will be held on Thursday May 23 beginning at the Gunnison Valley High School Ev-eryone is invited to attend The Gunnison Valley Hospital National Hospital will celebrate Week Wednesday May 15 1991 The public is invited to tour the room home Hospital conference health area and inspect the new the new including equipment machine and other mammography that the cqiupmcnt specialized over the hospital has purchased last year A flag ceremony will be a special event of the day It will be held at 6:30 pm This activity will include a first at the hospital where a new pole and flag have been purchased Everyone is invited to attend |