Show -- £l : J 1 oi r U The Gunnison Valley News is proud to join Quail Hollow Designs in sponsoring Wednesday October 84634 Utah f rvY Y I r v t U s SB J !' Gunnison Number 41 Vol 79 LJ : i 'Jlt-Luruvf-ps- 2000 11 cents 75 the First Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest and Harvest Walk The event will be held October 28 2000 There are three different aspects of the day’s activities Carving Contest Everyone is invited to carve a pumpkin bring it to Quail Hollow Designs 145 North Main Gunnison between 10 am and 4 pmThe seeks Public input on Gunnison - to - Centerfield road project UDOT The Utah Department of ransportation is seeking public input for a Centerfield-to-Gunison Pumpkins must be carved a candle - ready to and have be lit! entries will be judged displayed and lit that night for the Harvest Walk A Grand prize as well as category prizes will be given Some of the categories include: Smallest Oldest Carver Youngest Carver Most Original and Scariest Fun Fall Photos Bring your kids and have a fun Fall photo taken The cost is only $500 for a 5x7 photo Pictures will be taken between 12 noon and 4 pm Harvest Walk Come and see the road widening project on Sta te Route 89 In 2002 UDOT hopes to widen a stretch of from two lanes to four and leave room at some points for future road improvements he project is now in the preliminary planning stage with a public open house set for All on display beginning at dusk and finishing around 10 pm Apple Cider and homemade treats will be served throughout the night! J ru-“- u J' (Vtober 185-pmatC'unm-soCit Hall "We want to give out inforbut mation on this project bridge over the Sanpitch River will be discussed an a UDOT Open House of the family The public Daughters Camp of the Utah Pioneers in cooperation with the Washburn is invited The 2(XX) Utah Innovative Solar Home and Buildings Tour on Saturday October 14 will feature twosites in Sanpete County The tour is by the State's Ofsponsored fice of Fnergy Services his Millennial Tour marks Utah's third year sponsoring the solar event in conjuncFntion with the American ergy Society's National Solar Home Tour and above are students Pictured taking advantage of this opportunity than she had originally anticipated and the response from local volunteers who act as tutors and mentors hasbeen overwhelmiare taking ngThe advantage "Lights On" Commu- - of the "Lights On" Partners currently are: North Sanpete School District South Sanpete School Snow District AYSO nity College Council Training in Manti the fall of 1849 with original pioneer settleof Sanpete Later they pioneered Monroe The first white child born in Sanpete Almeda Mariah Washburn (Winget) was delivered the day after the Washburns arrived in Manti the ment November 22 1849 Accord- to mingle with descendants of the Washburn family to ing to the family records "The night after her birth there was enjoy the programs and luncheon planned for the day a terrible Washburns were early converts to the LDS faith from New York They came to The the Local Interagency Sanpete Community Center Utali Reads Partnership Literacy snowstorm By mornsnow was Washburn story and stellar contribution to the ing the "The their Sanpete and Sevier settlements and beyond is a fascinating one" said Manti Camp Captain Janice tant locations Manti Ray to the "Imporfamily in will be spotlighted" The Manti Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneer will provide a soup luncheon in the Manti Utah Stake Center between 12 noon and pm There will be a bake sale and arts and crafts on sale Proceeds go to support the maintenance of the Patton House Museum Call Helen Apples being sold by GVMS PTA Gunnison Valley Middle School PTA is selling apples for a for the Middle School Students of the Middle School will be selling these apples between October 9 and 15 2000 The apples are $15 a case for your choice of Red Delicious Golden Delicious Gala or Jonathon apples You can pick up your case of apples on Friday October 20 in the parking lot of Gunnison Valley High School between 9 am and 4 pm If you would like to purchase a case of apples and are not contacted by a student please call the school to place your Seventeen homes and buildings from across the state featuring innovative uses of alternative energies Program Fphraim Lion's Club Central Utah Counseling Center North Sanpete FACT South Sanpete FACT and AHFC (Area Health Education Center) For more information please call Paula Soderborg at will be open to tours this day The tour's hours are 9 a in to 4 pm Homes on the tour feature the latest in power generation and heating using solar energy wind power and hydro power ideas as well as incorporate for energy efficiency at Wilson 83S 3502 or at Braithwaite ets are $5 for Jane Tick- is a schedule of events: safety concerns iuyiv mhfi1T sstem and 10 inteisections L'IX)I eiKouiages vour participation in Wednesday’s meeting '3ii?biTT ment a southeast door Maps for and other materials property tourswill be available here Also the History House on 400 North Center will be open and for "ill feature memorabilia 12 of so- 143 South Mt Pleasant ext 18 or 22 buildings feature strawbale luncheon DUP goods and craft center Main sale Proceeds 3(H) for House Museum requested (Call or 3502) to 2 pm — Abraham Washburn family presentation Stake Center Chapel Meet The Candidates windows insulation and thermal mass concrete floors that serve as solar thermal collectors A to mark the tour will be held at 10 a in on Friday October 13at the Park City Area solar home of Bob Wright nephew to renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright here will be twoor three Park City sixth grades in attendance along with members 'of the National Fnergy Society the solar industry the media legislature and the at large Complete information for the tour can be found on the Utah Office of Fnergy website at Service's public wwwdcedstateutus system assistance Community invited to debate Hatch-Howe- ll Orrin Hatch and Scott will debate at Snow Howell College on Monday October 16 2(XH) at 7 pm The debate will be held at the Greenwood Student Center and isopen to the commu- nity for the deThe questions bate will be so if you would like to ask the candidates a question please send to:StudentLifecoGeoff Neill 155 Fast College Ave Box 1029 Fphraim UT 84627 Phone (between 3:30 and 5:30 pm Mon Thu) fax or neil()929©sno wed u If you would like to personally ask the question to the candidates at the debate include your name and phone number You willbecontacted lfyour was selected question(s) The Ladies’ of thi— Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wjfrs Post 9276 is sponsoring a First Baby pom In Sanpete County on Veteran’s Day November 11 2000 ThWinning — baby will receive a $50 savins bond and gifts f I i with solar him at Contact (801) First Baby Contest The Gunnison Valley Lions are planning their annual Meet The Candidate night for October 28 The meeting will include local candidates sue' as Sanpete School Board candidates and Count Commissioner candidates Jay Childs said tha candidates for state positions have also been invited to participate The meeting will be at Gunnison City Hall and will begin at 7 pm en- or at Additional information can be provided by RikI Hyatt a native of Gunnison whose business In Hot Water Heat and Power designed the ergy v Utah Stake and is Program Prayer Reservations 3(H) (435) Manti the Patten heated with Thermomax lar collectors W'est baked South comfortable radiant-flooheating whose water Wasatch Academy ami laving of the at the Dill’ Monusouth entiaiKc to the noon and the use of fret energy — as that found in solar passive homes for instance In Sanpete County the tour sites are: Homeof Williamand Karen Jensen 811 Fast Canyon Road (435) Mayfield This brand new home features a solar hot water heating system using solar collectors and a passive solar design The home's construction is unique in that it's built of walls As a result the home's energy efficiency far exceeds standard construction It also uses much less lumber than a conventional home Although it is not stick built it looks like a t home The home is also fitted with efficient passive solar design with Brief Manti Ceinelei 9 to 10:45 a in — Registration at the Manti Utah Stake Washburn cluding Wreath The following tours am— adults and $250 for children and Main 11 order at COPY and Mayfield home part of Solar Tour Washburn family to be honored during County fete Manti mental LIXM wants to hear from the people who live and work along the corridor so that all Centerfield city limits to 300 South m Gunnison to a corridor ilh shoulders t urb and gutter he project w ill include ements to the storm dram ol Paula Soderborg director of a new program aimed to help for provide Abraham Washburn family will be honored at the 13h Annual Settlement of Sanpete Day to be held in Manti Saturday October 14 The event is sponsored by the poten- tially surround the proect from private driveway and business access to environ- foggy4I11 program K5TIDQQ Lights On” to host Open Houses at schools The Several issues could potential "show stoppers" addressed before the proect enters a final design phase Currently vcork would clude a bridge replacement and widening of the 23 mile coiridor from south can be in-nrs- Plans to widen the October 18 After-scho- Sanpete County children announces open houses to help acquaint the community with this program which is a national initiative These will be held Thursday O ’tober 12 2000 from 5 pm until 7 pm in all elementary and middle schools in the county The "Lights On" endeavor uses a network of educators and community leaders to create quality programs across the United States Among its objectives are to illuminate the talents in every child to support families and build communities to keep children safe and to teach a love for reading This program enhances social skills provides quality enrichment activities and promotes academic achievement Ms Soderborg reports that almost twice as many students more importantly we want to get information from the people it may impact" said Dale Peterson Director of UDOT Region 4 "Information may come out through this process that we would otherwise miss We want to build right tilings right the first time" T yn f |