Show r Page 2 Gunnison Valley News Wednesday February 3 1999 IFaysttQ tMeuifs Coll Lorraine Thomas feeling Gay Barney wishes to express her thanks to the Fayette townspeople who offered so much love and help in her time of need Husband Max is now chiefcook Mother questions Sadie's tradition Dear Editor: After our ninth child came home from Gunnison Valley High School and talked about the Sadie Hawkins Dance but like the first eight had no idea why we have Sadie Hawkins dances or why they are called that to begin with began to wonder about traditions w ith no meaning or history w ith important (at least to me) events realize that there is not a missing history book big enough for every was however important detail to find StarTrek and Star Wars but not the Star Spangled Banner in tm child's history book As a parent has e decided we must also teach the history that is important to us 'pon talking to some 20 people found only one w ho knew the origin of s lie law kins dances Important? No not really but if we are going to follow a tradition it would be more fun in my mind to know what and why This is a little like the new bride cutting the end olf the ham before cooking it She could not answer her husband's question of whv Thev went to the mother- - Gunnison Valley News USPS Periodicals postage paid at Gunnison Utah Postmaster send address changes to: Gunnison Valley News Box 189 Gunnison UT 84634 The Gunnison Valley News is published each Wednesday for $ 8 ear in Sanpete County $24 ear in Utah and $28year in US Publishers: Jim & Lori Olsen Editor: Lori Olsen The office is located at 47 S Main in Gunnison address: newsffgtelconet Web site: wwwgtelconetnews indcxhtm Office flours: Monday 9am - noon Tuesday CLOSED Wed - Fri 9am - 5pm Phone Fax Article and advertising deadline is 5 pm on Friday Classifieds deadline is 10 am on Monday who also cut the end off her ham She had no answer why shedid it either Finally they all went to the grandmother who explained that she cut the end off her ham because her woman who lives up in hillbilly country She is madly in love with LiT Abner a big strong handsome hunk of a man who is so dense that he doesn’t get that Sadie loves him She ends up in an endless chase in his There is an old wrinkled pursuit Felica Willden obtained a grant for GVHS Safety Week Willden money Kathy Lin Eggleston GTELCO Internet Service We take you from here to everywhere — High 200 Speed Tl Digital Percent Access Connection Ratio - No Busy Signal Filtered Service Available rights reserved by the Gunnison Valley News All is property of the Gunnison Valley News No part herein may be reproduced without pi lor written consent pA No Long Distance Contest at Gunnison Valley Elementary Henry and Charlie are the sons of Loni and Julie Hammond Dennis and Kathy Patterson were in St George where Dennis attended meetings for his work Kathy met a friend from St George and they had lunch and went shopping Dennis and Kathy also spent a night in Mesquite NV before returning home Cub Scout Pack held Wednesday January 27 1999 the Axtell'Centerfield the “Raingutter Regatta” in Centerfield The boys made sailboats and raced them by blow ing them along Ben Boore placed first in the Bears Bishop and Nancy Boore Alkn Chad and Audrey Booic were in attendance to the following Axtell students at Gunnison Valley High Congratulations School who were on the Fall Semester Honor Roll On the high honor roll Heath tenth grade— Mayer eighth Rhonda Mecham eleventh grade— Emily Mecham On the honor roll were: seventh grade— Michael Sanders eighth grade— Kristi Despain Friday evening SUFCO Mining honored their employees at a Safety Awards Banquet in Richfield There were three accidents in the past year They also received the traveling safety trophy which will be displayed for the next year at the local office Sam and Virginia Brown Quay and Sharon Mecham Joe and Sandra Heath Kevin and Trudy Despain Kenneth and Judy Buckland and Dale and Debbie Fagan were in attendance Sunday Sacrament speakers were BYU Institute students Happy Birthday to Rhonda Mecham February 3 Kenneth Christiansen February 6 and Penny Hartley February 7 The community extends sympathies to the family of Keith Sorenson of Keith was a dairy farmer in Centerfield Centerfield POLARIS’S LOWEST PRICE EVER OPJ A DRIVE AW EL Note Charges u l) Service Rates Begin at Just $995 S0K STANDARD COMPLIANT Per Month For More Information Call Gtelco at 6 Xplorer 300 Great values on other models too! 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Congratulations Trent Bown earned 400 with stra ight A s during the first semester at Gunnison Valley High School We’re proud of your good work Trent! to the following Congratulations Fayette youth: Eighth Grade High Honor Roll Jake Mellor and Wendy Ninth Grade Honor Roll: Mellor They enjoyed watching their grandson John Lytle play basketball On Sunday January 24 they were welcomed with open arms at their Mission Ward in Pioche Nevada They had a glorious time with friends there Delene Bartholomew at Ward Conference in Fayette was sustained as Stake Relief Society Secretary Last January 23rd Mary Ann Saturday and Charlene Mellor Bartholomew sang in the Honor Choir of Gunnison Valley High School at the Tabernacle on Temple Square Bishop Shawn and Jan Crane and sons Courtney Brady Joey and David had a great day skiing and snowboard ing at Elk Meadows Resort on Saturday January 30 Art and Carol Eves were happy with a surprise visit from son Dan and wife Sharon Eves and family as they were traveling from Colorado to Ogden had Utah Sharon’s suffered a heart attack and they were on their way to see him While at the Eves they all celebrated the 7 birthday of grandson Nicholus Eves Then they all met in Salt Lake at home of daughter Anita and Todd Cripps for a joint fam ily birthday party of celebrating the birthdays of six of the Eves’ children who were bom in January February and March All oftheirnames were on the birthday cake With eleven children the Eves need to have joint birthday parties Wendy Mellor celebrated her 14 birthday on January 30 in a favorite manner for teenage girls She her mother Carla and good friend Mandee Pickett drove to Provo and Orem area for shopping for “CLOTHES” and a time out for lunch! Melba and Wendell Mellor were happy for the visit of daughter Darlene Sorensen and granddaughter Kimberly Reynolds from Murray On Saturday January 30 Sarah Nay and daughters Wilda Moosman and Diane Waters drove to Richfield - Local Access 6 Sorenson passed away on Sunday morning January 3 " at the Mayfield Community Care Center Our sympathy to the family Visiting Izola for the weekend were grandson Aaron and wife Christina students from BYU Last weekend John and Kathleen Bartholomew visited daughter Sandra and Larry Lytle in Alamo Nevada - Super Convenient Free Eudora & - Parents 528-746- Charlene Mellor Tenth Grade Honor Roll Brad Mellor Eleventh Grade and Honor Roll Jared Sorensen Twelfth Grade Honor Roll MaryAnn Bartholomew Izola Bartholomew’s brother Keith Reflections receives safety grant grandma that smoked a corncob pipe and numerous lazy relatives and dogs lying around All are dressed in ragged Felicia Willden Gunnison Valley hillbilly clothes w ith stretched and torn black hats High School Social Science Sterling Some of us also remember going to Scholar receives a Traffic Safety Grant aSadie Hawkinsdance! Weall dressed in the amount of S650 from Melinda Steck of the Central Utah Health Deup as ragged hillbillies and had a blast There were prizes for the best “ragged” partment Students from each of the tenth dressed and King and Queen It was one of the funn iest dances eleventh and twelfth gradeclasses were a Sadie’s the often received recipients of door prizes given out of year spread in the yearbook not during the traffic safety assembly The fifth annual statewide Utah Student in mention front the to page coverage local newspaper Safety Conference will take place in it a down How came to “buy two Park City on April 15 and 16 1999 matching shirts for big bucks and go to This conference gives students just another dance except the girl asks volved w ith peer leadership and safety and pays” date is beyond this mother's groups a chance to network and trade traffic safety ideas Gunnison Valley It’s not in the history knowledge books either So guess we best all go High School w ill send students to this conference with a portion of this grant ask Grandma! 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Jack and Linda Riddle spent a week in Mesquite Nevada with brother Ken and wife Joyce Riddle who live in Salt Lake They enjoyed the warm weather and golfing Spent time in St George and Snow Canyon Henry Hammond won the Pinewood Derby in Fayette on January 28 Other scouts participating were Cade Bown Donny Rowley and DavidCrane Chris Westra is their leader Also Henry and his brother Charlie won awards for their photography exhibits during the pan was not big enough Some of us still remember the comic strip of Li’l Abner Sadie Haw kins is a scant dressed young very Thanks ISSN and better is for lunch Zero down Zero payments For 90 days at participating Social Zero Interest Katie Brown enjoyed her participation in the Gunnison High School Drill Team Regional Competition at North Summit High School in Coalville dealers I® RIDE THE BEST Security Will Take Care of You Utah on January 30 Heidi and Robyn were home for the weekend from col- RV & Sports Center Gunnison Utah 4 Phone (435) lege Darrel and Maxine Bolinder had the time of their life at the “always great” performances of the Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko Nevada They spent a week there at the home of son Dale and wife Karen and grandchildren Caleb Janet and Peter The poets come from as far away as Scotland and En- Freedom 528-724- '9 jt Neer in especial rmset ’man 164 putc Mnraocs gland The Blowou Mid-Wint- er February Blackhawk Arena 12-1- Your best bet for guaranteed retirement income is an Individual Retirement Account Your IRA and the interest it earns are tax deferred until you and by then begin withdrawing you will be in a lower tax bracket Stop in and find out about the many advantages of an IRA just in case Social Security doesn't come through like your Uncle Sam promised ®innt&SRDntgv Hknfi flair-- ika®) 3 Sa aturing some of the roughest toughest broncs in the country! 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