Show Gunnison Sports and n n School Events football Gunnison High School Sept Juab al 13 Gunnison High School Sept 12N Summit at Sept lRowland 5 pm Gunnison Hall Volleyball Gunnison at Gunnison Gunnison High School fennis Gunnison Sept Sept 12 So Parent at Summit - Manti location unknown Conference 18 Sept No School Gunnison School tonight to School Night" flemenlary 91196 "Back Volume 75 Number 37 Gunnison Utah 84634 Wednesday September 11 1996 50 cents Dedicated for hope peace Tonight Back-to- CUCF chapel only fourth in UDC system - Night at GVES Nielli at Gunnison Val- lenientarv School is tonight September II at 7 pm Fliis special evening gives parents the opportunity to isit dassiooins and meet Kithcis Bemie Kelly from Oiegon will talk about the l)n eel Instruction Pioguin and Dr Tim tali State University will Slocum liom piesenl last years test results There will also be a question answer time in the multipurpose room lollow ing the classroom sessions iev A lie Night sponsois they will have a membership drive durthe evening where patents can join fora ing S3 mcmhciship lee he IMA will also hove inhumation on thisyear's Reflections with the theme "It Can Happen” lie annual Book also air sponsoted by the IMA will be held in the and multipurpose room 'The Nerd' is coming to GVHS Some people just can't take a hint Rick Steadman is one of them In Gunnison Valley High School’s play production on September 21 23 and 24 you'll see just how hard it can be to get id of" he Nerd" ilium Cubhert is a contented architect hen withanicegiilliiendt laiisy Mc( innis Steadman arrives on the scene Steadman saved Cubbert's life in Vietnam so how can ( uhhcit tin n him away? Steadman moves in to stay despite repented h inis that he has w oi n out his welcome In this peppy pioduction Rick Steadman ilium is played by Michael Wtllden Cuhheit is played by Jeiemy Miller lansy is played by Cami Dyreng McGinnis Cubbert's lestriclive boss his wile and biit soil aie played by Dnv id lorn Maylmda Judd and Doug Biown respectively ome and see how I'm Cubhert has to go to gel rid of the nerd Shows begin at 7 pm on the CAT IS stage “This facility is here because of the cooperation of many different groups and individuals” said Irvin Mathews President of the LDS Gunnison Stake during the dedication ceremony for the chapel built at the Central Utah Correction Facility The ceremony was held September 6 The service was attended by nearly 150 volunteers and inmates Visiting dignitaries included Elder Ben B Banks LDS Church Pastor Jay Swanson South Sanpete Baptist Church Father Michael R Sciumbato St Elizabeth Catholic Church Lane McCotter James Gillespie and Terry Bartlett Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) Dave Rees Architect Rees - Campbell and was conducted by CUCF Warden Fred Van Der Veur Mathews related some of the history of religious efforts at CUCF “In the beginning was a bit apprehensive as went into either Birch or Ash and endured the cat calls “We are here five years later due to the great faith of you dear brethren (inmates)” he said Mathews stated the inmates and volunteers held a “fast” for the construction Pres Irvin Mathews shared historical insights with the audience his service to the men at CUCF and concluded that his desire was for the inmates to be able to enjoy peace and tran- bid opening There was some concern the construction cost would exceed the amount of money donated The facility cost approximately $800000 all donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mathews shared personal reflections of Gunnison pool placed on CIB pending list Gunnison City was told by the Utah Community Impact Board that they may get as ninth as 75 percent funding for a new pool According to City Manager Ray Limb the city was told that they were put on the pending list' le said that this means that the city needs to do a few things before funding could actually be granted in Match 1097 Gunnison asked for SI 9 million funding according to imb would probably be divided into three parts 5()°o in a low (In ee ia pei cent inteiest loan: 25° grant money and 25°o w ill come from the communities bind raisers and other donations "We need to work with the valley townspeople and communities to oigame a his group would be similar to a Special Serv ice District Municipal Building Authority and would oversee the projects construction and debt repayment lie said that it was essential that each of the communities in Gunnison Valley work together to build this pioJCct "W e were told the citv will receive official notice in the mail this week” said imb quility Terry Bartlett Director Division of Institutional Operations said that he was proud to participate in the dedication of only the fourth chapel in the UDC system “The primary role of corrections in Utah is public safety Through the secondary role that ofhelping inmates make real life changes we best serve the public" he said That change he said is assisted by religious instruction Father Michael R Sciumbato representing the Catholic Church thanked the volunteers inmates and UDC officials for their faith in Elder and Sister Banks are given a tour of the Family History room by UDC Director Lane McCotter the completion of the facility He said that since the beginning God has instructed his children to build a place where “both the commonly and saintly can come for help and strength to turn their lives around” He said that a portable alter would be dedicated in the near future Elder Ben B Banks a member of the LDS Church’s First Quorum of Seventy said that the Lord was pleased with what had transpired to build the chapel at CUCF He related the parables of the lost sheep the lost coin and the prodigal son le cited that each was lost for one reason or another but that a benevolent God loved each one Elder Banks also said the chapel was a place where the inmates could find themselves and make the changes in their life that could bring about forgiveness and inner peace In his dedicatory prayer Elder Banks blessed not only the facility but the volunteers who put in countless hours of their time to help the inmates The 50 participants were treated to three musical numbers by the Inmate Choir under the direction of Lola Williams accompanied by Sandra lolyoak Refreshments were served following the service A tour was given of the new facility which includes offices classrooms and a room to be used for family history research Four Valley farms honored as 'Century Farms' by state Four Gunnison Valley farms were recently honored as Utah Century Farms They were honored at the Sanpete County Fair by State Senator Leonard Blackham Additional recognition will occur at the Utah State Fair this coming week Following is a brief history of the farms compiled by the families that currently own the farms Mr and Mrs Boyden Christensen Christensen Farm Christenburg Bown Dairy Fayette he Bown Dairy Farm has been in continuous ownership of the Bown family since its purchase in 1888 by William Bown Sr It was purchased from James Mellor one of Fayette’s original settlers It has undergone 108 years of growth being farmed improved and Over the years it has developed produced alfalfa com sugar beets and grains It has also supported ! various livestock enterprises including range cattle turkeys and pigs The first residence established on the farm was in 1927 when Elton Bown Cecil’s father built a home there and expanded the farming operation sons Brent and Ken during the summer months Their operation now includes a dairy and farming to raise alfalfa corn and grains The farm currently occupied by deaths their efforts were the promotion ofCentral Utah said Christensen Boyden Christensen was homsteaded Herman Christensen's father Ray H by his Julius Christensen Christensen's Christensen took over the farm in grandfather Titus Christensen and War II he purchased the farm from his brothers Theodore E and Julius his father Herman homesteaded the area beBoyden married Buelah Sternberg tween Gunnison and Mayfield in the in 1947They have raised four daughters and a son on the farm They are fall of 1854 named the They valley Kayleen (Weston) Jeffrey Denver CO Ray B (Laurel) Christensen Christenburg after their Christensen name They were stockmen wool Mt Pleasant Jerolyn ( Randy) Young growers farmers and freighters From Gunnison Candice (Bradford) Bell this early point until the time of their Sandy UT and Mitze (Mayben) deaths their efforts were the promo- - Crane Salina 1 Mr and Mrs Mardell Jensen Jensen Farms Centerfield Mardell Jensen's family was honored for two famrs Both of his grandfathers Hamilton Garrick and Jens Hanson were among the early settlers ot Gunnison Both were veterans of the Blackhawk War and after the settling of hostilities they were among the first families to move out to Centerfield Each were granted 60 acre homestead patents from President Chester A Aurther in October 1883 These tracts of land were side by side They are now divided by Sugar Factory Lane The two families worked to- - gether to help build homes irrigation systems schools a church roads a railroad and a sugar factory In 1914 Mardell's father Willard Jensen a grandson ol Jens Hanson married Ellen Elizabeth Tyzack a granddaughter to Hamilton Garrick This joined the properties and created the farm that the Jensen now occupy Mardell is the fourth generation and his son Keith Jensen represents the fifth generation and his children Zachary and Shara are the sixth generation to live on the farm |