Show npwni iK'rnf 'mrr'giji vT Volume 71 I Number 47 Wednesday November 25 1992 Price 50 Cents Central Utah Ballet prepares for opening of Nutcracker Ballet The popular holiday favorite “The Nutcracker” Ballet will be performed in six locations throughout Utah this season in Gunnison and Mt Pleasant arc the Performances south of Utah County only performances “The Nutcracker” now in its fourth year in Sanpete December 5 with matinee County will open Saturday and night performances in the Gunnison Valley High School Auditorium Curtain lime is 2 pm and 7 pm will also be presented “The Nutcracker” Monday December? at 7 pm Performances are scheduled for Saturday December 2 and Monday December 14 in the North Sanpete High School Auditorium The curtain will open Saturday 2 pm and 7 pm and Monday at 7 pm Tickets are available at the Gunnison City Hall and the Mt Pleasant City Hall All seats arc reserved and there will be no late seating after the overture will be unique as leading characEach performance ters trade roles and put their own originality into the act Directed by Vivian Koscn Bagnall the show features students w ho have trained in the Central Utah Nutcracker Board a organization Mrs Bagnall along with several of the performers were seen on KSL TV’s “Focus” Tuesday morning and will appear on KUTV at 12:55 pm on December 4 Each year the ballet draws rave reviews like this comment from France Jeppcrsen Salt Lake City Santa will arrive “Last night we went to Ballet West’s “Nutcracker” It was wonderful but I sat silently often and deeply seriI enjoyed ously recalling your ballet I must confess ) ours more I loved the spirit the youth the striving the inner light deep within their souls” on the training Central Utah Ballet Commenting students receive Sandra B Allen Director BYU Theater Ballet said “Vivian Kosan Baenall has produced extremely competent young artists over the last five years that we have been acquainted with her “She not only is a very qualified teacher developing fine young dancers from raw material but she also has such lucid organizational and analytical skills that are in evaluating invaluable her students’ needs not to mention her undying energy to tackle momentous projects andsce them though to a successful conclusion “We applaud her vision efforts and her achievements and propose to cooperatively help her accomplish those artistic endeavors to mutually enrich our neighboring commun ities We encourage anyone with the means and or power to pledge further aid and assistance to her projects with the Central Utah Ballet “She offers a wonderfully significant gift of outstanding aesthetic and achievement goals that will enrich the Sanpete areas and its youth for as long as she is support in her efforts? Five petite young ladies from Gunnison Valley are our youngest members of the Central Utah Ballet dance company Continued in on page 3 Gunnison on Friday November 27 at 12:00 Santa will be making his annual appearance in Gunnison on Friday November 27 at the Gunnison City Park at 12:00 noon In case of inclement weather it will appear at the Gunnison City Hall All children are invited to come and tell Santa their Christmas wishes The Gunnison Lions Club and the Gunnison Business Association members will be providing treats and refreshments for all those in attendance Bonus Basket drawing set for Friday at Rasmussen s Association will The Gunnison Valley Businessmen holding their first Bonus Basket Drawing on Friday November 27 at Rasmussens Tickets will be collected at 4:00 pm on Friday with the drawing being held at 5:00 pm Customers will be receive one ticket for every $500 purchase with a limit of six tickets per purchase Weekly prizes are donated by the merchants Winners do not have to be present to win The drawing next week will be held at Valley Furniture on Friday December 4 Nutcracker tickets are available This week is the last chance to buy your Nutcracker tickets Performances will be held on Saturday December 5 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm and Monday December 7 at 7:00 pm at the Gunnison Valley High School This production with many Ballet will be presented by the Central Utah youth performing Tickets are area $500 for the Matinee and $500 evening performances You can contact Debbie or at home at reserved seating at the and $750 for the Gunnison City Hall at All tickets are by Two Happy People Russell and Mavis Heath of Redmond went down to St George to visit Russell’s mom who had surgery While there they decided to drive another 30 miles to Mesquite They went to the Virgin River and played the Big Bucks Dollar Machine Before the day was over they were the dazed winners of $4610556! That’s fight! Over 45 Million Dollars!! They will receive this amount in installments over the next 20 years The Heath’s say they haven’t had time to think of just what they will do with this windfall - but Russell says one thing he’s always wanted to do is take his Dad back to Alaska and go salmon fishing A new house may be in the future and Russell says that he’ll say goodbye to SUFCo - "No more underground for me” he said He adds that a tax consultant will be contacted to help them use the money and Kiley 7 were just as thrilled as their parents wisely Their children Ryan 6 Blake were Sheriff's Department seeks applications for four cooks at jail is now The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Department taking applications for four cooks They will be working int he Sanpete County Jail preparing meals for State and The four positions will be part time County inmates positions and will be paid $625 per hour at approximately 14 hours a week need to be turned into the Sheriff’s Applications 1992 Department by December Devotional is set The 1992 First Presidency Christmas Devotional of The Church Saints of Jesus Christ of is set for Sunday December 6 in the Tabernacle on Temple Square Members of the First Presidency will deliver Christmas messages and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform during the program which will be aired over the Church’s satellite television network The program will be aired live at 6 pm Utah's banks are in better shape than ever “Utah’s banks are profitable safe and strong” according to local banking officials statements During the recent presidential campaign were made referring to a ‘December Surprise’ wherein it was stated that a number of banks across the nation would be closing on December 19 Those who made the statements said the closures would be the result of the new 2 minimum capital standards established by legislation more than one year ago “The Gunnison Valley Bank is Central Utah Board of Health to Meet Happy Thanksgiving to All! John Barney and Jon Hansen 3rd grade students at the Gunnison Elementary School were busy making pilgrims and turkeys in honor of Thanksgiving They are in Mrs Roper's class and they all participate in making these cute decorations for the occassion The Central Utah Board of Health will meet Wednesday December 2 1992 at the wonderland Inn Restaurant inTorrey The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm Agenda items will include: - Communicable disease control 2 - Health related legislative proposals 3 - Information on Utah’s 2 local health departments 4 1993 Calendar year budget proposal for the Central Public Health Meetings of the Utah Department Central Utah Board are open to the public of Public Health no where near this low level standing at over 7 in its “All minimum capital standards” officials continued and you can banks in Utah have similar circumstances be sure that there will be no closings within this state” they added Total equity capital in the banks as of September 30 another important indicator of strength and stability was total of the combined $891587000 Additionally for loan and lease losses increased banks’ allowances from $165587000 June 30 1992 to$166281 000 atthe end of the third quarter Utah’s healthy banking situation is due in part to the Utah’s economy stability of Utah’s people in general has also continued to increase even though it has deMore Utahns are working clined in many other states now than ever before and the job climate in Utah is good enough that people from other states are emigrating to the state to find jobs “There may be bank closures in other states - but it won’t happen in Utah banks in the nation set record earnings Commercial for the third consecutive quarter and it appears the r industry will cam about$25 billion in 1992 banks were profitable in the first the nation's of percent half of the year “You can be assured that in a strong national banking industry Utah’s Banks and The Gunnison Valley Bank are among the soundest anywhere and are in excellent Utah's banks are in better shape than ever condition says Officials |