Show mi i i O Volume 70 Number 14 Wednesday April 8 1992 Price 50 cents Six Girls selected to attend Girl s State Three girls from Gunnison and three from Centerfield were recently chosen to attend Girl’s State this year Chosen by the Gunnison American Legion Auxiliary were: Melissa Christensen daughter of Dr and Mrs Jan Christensen Amy Limb daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Limb Megan Stewart daughter of Round fable set for April 9th The April Round Table of the Sanpete District of the Boy Scouts of America will be held T1 isday April 9th at 7:00 pm in the fp'raim Mr and Mrs Scott Stewart Chosen by the Centerfield American Legion Auxiliary were: Emily Harwood daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale E Harwood of Mayfield Krystal Olsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Brent A Olsen Gunnison and AnaLee Sorensen daughter of Mr and Mrs Kim V Sorensen of Fayette Middle School All Cub Blazer Scrtt rsity Explorer Leaders atiouid be and present Vital information about the Spring Camporce will be presented This special district camp will be held April at Mayfield Can- Porcelain doll drawing set during Cavalcade A fine porcelain collector’s doll dressed as a high bom lady of time is on display Shakespeare’s in the north window of the Gunnison Implement store on main street in Gunnison She will be awarded in a drawing following the Gunnison Valley Arts Council’s presentation of the Festival CosUtah Shakespeare’s tume Cavalcade on April 23 The Elegant Elizabethan gown is the handiwork of Joanne Mortensen Working from portraits of England’s Queen Elizabeth the First Mortensen created a doll sized pattern of authentic 16th century finery which she ten cut and stitched in velvet and lace deThe doll’s lovely features tailed and delicate body are the work of Marilyn Gallaway are do- Gallaway and Mortensen their nating Gunnison labor of Melissa 'riant is Your Petunia in the Park" set for Saturday May 23 992 1 The Annual “Plant Your Petunia in the Park” will be held on May 23 at 10:00 am Saturday This years colors will be announced at a later day This is the year that Gunnison will be entered in the Tidy Town contest so we need more support The Committee is asking Tor a Pony Pak per person They invite everyone to come and help Residents can plant the petunias themselves or others will help them Prizes will be given for the most and the most family involvement petunias donated and others Nine Lovely ladies to vie for Miss Gunnison t i f Nine lovely contestants will compete for the title of Miss Gunnison Valley at the annual scholarship pageant to be held on Saturday April 25 at 7:00 pm at the Gunnison High School Auditorium The theme of the pageant this year is “Putin on the Ritz” This year’s contestants include Marci Mortensen Nicole Buchanan Olsen Miller Andrea Krystal Analee Sorenson Rebecca Sanderson Amy Limb Brandie Blood and Christina Follett Chairman of this year’s pageant is Jerolyn Young Becky Other comis mittee members include - Nedra Joann Nay Kelly NewPeterson Sue Dailey man Pamela Lund Marsha Hansen Tammy Hansen Debbie Fagan Lori Ashworth Sorenson Jacquart Patty Danielle Bown Kathy Westover Larsen Jan Crane Annette Debra Madsen Debbie Dyreng Lori Nay Jensen Sara Donaldson Nora Ann Peterson Diane Dyreng Nancy Pam Becky Edwards Valene King Gayle Ball Sue Simkins Kaye Pickett Hermansen Michelle Mallory Barbara Jensen Alice Christensen Olsen Janie McClellan Jeana James and Stella Hill The Jaycees appreciate each of the contestants as well as the community support they receive each year They invite everyone to join them the night of the pageant Tickets will be sold at the door Admission is $300 per person Single Adults to meet in Axtell Single Adults of the Gunnison Stake will have their program and dinner at the Axtcil Ward on Monday April 13a7:OCpm All singles 30 years old an older are invited to come Megan Miss Gunnison Pageant underway for the pageant and Becky jrolyn Young Chairman are busy making preparations lackham Gunnison Miss Pageant r the upcoming Stewart Recreation Committee discuss plans for upcoming season The Gunnison Valley Recreation Committee held a meeting last week to discuss the upcoming activities for the ball fields located in Gunnison behind the high school Several issues faced the group this year including a two tiercharge for little league players from Gunnison Representatives city and the School District and other interested citizens were present It was brought to the attention of the group that neither the school distinct or Gunnison City had a signed copy of the Recreational Park lease and Use Agreement Both of these entities agreed on the document with no changes The original document was issued in July of 1981 Presently the LDS church pays for the lights at the park while the school provides the lawn care and maintenance to the park Gunnison for the City has been responsible help needed to operate the facility which amounts to approximately 10 hours a week the equipconment Insurance registration cessions and officials They reported that these services cost the city of Gunnison $7000 approximately extra annually The calls for two people from the school district 2 from Gunnison City and from at large to serve on the board The school district appointed Donald Hill and Johnny Anderson to be In Monday their representatives agreement nights city council meeting Gunnison will appoint their two representatives and this group of four will choose another to fill the at large position The group also discussed other It ways of funding the program could was noted that businesses sponsor teams and Steve Olsen was assigned to contact the businesses and seek their support Also an inventory needs to be taken of Eliza Jensen volunteered They also discussed that during league play all players should be to play a minimum of 2 innings each game to allow all players the chance to compete They also want to hold an umpires training clinic for the 20 or so Apumpires they need annually proximately twelve of these are used each week of the season Concessions were also discussed and whether or not to hire a person to oversee the total program as well as do the buying They discussed whether or not each team should take time in the booth with volunteer help or even to let the concessions out to bid A decision was not reached Because of the way this board is set up they also discussed setting up a Gunnison Valley Recreation Committee for additional input from a broader base of citizens required sewer maintenance employee The Centerfield Town Council met on March 30 to discuss city business where they talked about a possible suit against the city and hired a new Sewer Maintenance properly There was also a discussion that will allow Sanpete County to represent Centerfield for Block Grants with E91 and fire protection and equipment in the future The County has established a new district that will represent the entire county for such representation and the council voted to go along Councilman Brad Jensen talked of a possible suit against with reference to Gerald Peterson and Sunrise Engineering passing over him for employment Gerald Peterson was an applicant for the inspector of the sewer system to be hired by Sunrise Engineering Mayor Dell Draper explained that he never told Sunrise not to hire Peterson but didn’t recommend his selection to Sunrise Continued on page 2 Gunnison City does with CIB Funding Gunnison City started an extensive water improvement project last year and because of low bids extra money will be used to improve the system even more The city is just now finishing with all of their $750000 water improvement project that added new lines a well and a 500000 gallon water tank to their system The money came from loans from Safe Drinking and Water Resources and a grant from CIB When it was all through and signed off the city took note of some $80000 that wasn’t used because of bids coming in lower than estimates Last week City Administrator Ray Limb went back to the Community Impact Board to the use of these extra funds request Meeting tor businessmen today at Noon The Gunnison Businessmen will hold their monthly on meeting Wednesday April 8 at the Golden Spur They will discuss Police involvebad check ment in local businesses writing police statistics and also the little league program to do this Possible Suit against City and new employee A decision was reached allowConstruction coming Johanson pany to dig up the old asphalt sidewalk on the east side of high way 89 and not have to replace it The council felt the old sidewalk to be beyond repair in several places This problem arose from problems in the location of the present water and gas lines and the necessity to dig where the sidewalk is now located to get all three lines to fit m Christensen to the Arts Council to lucky audience love Valley given to some member The evening performance begins at 7:32 pm Tickets are 4:00 which includes refreshments consweetsisting of Elizabethan-stylmeats as well as chances on the doll and on two pairs of tickets to a play at the 1992 Utah ShakespearYou must be present ean Festival to win Tickets are available at the Utah Power and Light Office in GunniThe window features a life son size portrait of Henry VIII painted Merlene Peterson The costume by he is wearing is included in the Costume Cavalcade You may also buy tickets from Arts Council Members Call Diana for Lori Nay Spencer at for further details at be yon This Camporee will be centered around cooking will competition be set up to give every scout the Blazer to compete opportunity scouts are invited to participate in this camp to continue with improvements to the water system This permission was granted The city has about 10000 feet of 1" and 2" water lines that need to be upgraded to 6" lines They also have a few cast iron lines that will be replaced with some four to eight fire hydrants that will be updated from 4" to 6" connections These improvements are needed for the safety of parts of the town ?s well as to make the system more uniform Improved distribution will be the final outcome The project has already started with most of the work being done There will by the city employees be some parts that will be bid out Late summer will be the competition date Youth City Council plan workshop Youth City Council is sponsoring a workshop on date rape Joe L Christensen will be the featured speaker It will be held on April 14 992 at 3: 5 pm in the Commons Area at the High School All girls 9th grade and up who are interested in self defense and defense against date rape are encouraged to attend Please check for baseball uniforms Parents please check your homes for any baseball uniforms that were not turned in yet We need them to the Gunnison City Hall by April 10 1992 All uniforms are in the process of being inventoried so orders for missing items can be placed and be back so all teams will be in full uniform by League Play If your ball player is over 10 years old and needs the stirrup socks please let us know For any questions or suggestions on uniforms call Eliza Jensen Forest Service is asking for public input The Forest Service has asked for public input into a proposal to create 47 miles of ATV road in the 12 mile area Since Sportsman are one of the groups who use this area the association is being asked to give comment on this proposal Mr Don Oakcrland U S Forest Ranger for the Manti LaSal National Forest will be there to give details on the issue Everyone is invited who is interested in the road use plan for the 12 mile area The meeting will be held at the Gunnison City Hall Wednesday April 8 1992 beginning at 7:30 pm |