Show ui Fayette News GVHS Alumni and silverware Speakers at the Fayette Ward Sacrament meeting on April 22 were Ivo I’etersen and David Willmore hey are on the committee of the Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant and said that volunteers are needed for that production and other duties A baby shower w'as given on Saturday April 21 for Kendon Hansen and his mother Tesha he could not open the Although gifts we enjoyed meeting him God bless your family joe Mellor and his fiancee Kim of Ephraim spent the Anderson weekend with his parents Brent and Carla Mellor and family I hey enjoyed a family dinner in honoring Santaquin of Carla's father the birthday Glen Lee of Ephraim Kelly Sue Mellor and daughters Stacy and Kelly Rae enjoyed the weekend in Hurricane visiting their grandparents Sarah Nay fell last Wednesday and is recuperating from breaks bruises and lacerations In falling she knocked over the cage of her bird Petey She says "He was one scared bird — with eyes as big as a saucer He looked like he had touched an electric wire" He is okay now and told Sarah "1 love you" in his best bird voice It is amazing what a vocabulary he does have! He even tells her when to turn on the TV Sarah is thankful for the care and love of the people of Fayette and for her family She is a survivor and appreciates the priesthood blessing that she was given Bennett secures funds for Utah's rural schools (Continued from Page holds a bake sale- to help raise its annual operating budget the $8000 it is slated to receive $100(1 from this lim'dmg makesa tremenfor its kids" Bennett noted the grant money is expected to be used to upgrade dous difference inadequate libraries a common challenge in Utah's Schools ticularly m the rural areas Par- Gunnison 'Valley News ISSN 2514) Uhl’S als postage paid at ( iiinnison Utah Postmaster send address changes to Gunnison Valles News Box 184 Gunnison UI K4(vU he Gunnison Valley News is published each Wednesday lot $14year m Sanpete County $28vear in Utah and $80vear in US Publishers: Jim & Lori Olsen he office is located at 88(iS Mam in Gunnison Phone (438) ’em idle Tax Article and advertising deadline 8 p m on riday lassitieds deadline is 10 a m Monday is Snow LDS Institute Posts Area Graduates Committee Call Lorraine Thomas The Richfield Singles Conference for dll singles ages 31 to 131 will he held at the Salma Second and Third Ward building located at 87 S 11)1) hast on Saturday April 28 Meeting will be at 3 30 p m and dinner at 3 p m Anyone desiring a ride would vou please call Nancy Burdett at Singles reserve the date of Thursday Mav 10 for the Gunnison Stake Singles dinner and program at 7 p m at the Mayfield Ward All singles over age 30 are invited toattend Bring your dishes April 25 2001 Valley News Gunnison For example "Monument Valley High School in San Juan County has made a strong push to increase literacy this year" Bennett said "With no community library in the area the high school library is all the more important and everyone in the area not just students at the school will benefit from the upgrades this new money will help provide "These are two examples of the many challenged at all the rural schools in our state The NESS program is a valuable resource for them and I'm hopeful we can continue to add to it from Washington" he added The exact breakdown of how Chooses Master of Ceremonies Lamar B Bartholomew a 1988 of Gunnison Valley High graduate School has "returned home again" and was pleased to accept the invitation to be the 2001 M C for the annual alumni banquet and reunion to be held May 26 at the high school beginning w’ith hour from 5 to the 6 The Ephraim LDS Institute of Religion is pleased to announce their annual Commencement Exschool ercises for the year This program will be held at 6 pm in the Institute chapel on Sunday April 29 2001 There will tirement served a mission in the States Mission In 1992 he was released as president of the Modesto California North Stake after serving 17 years in the Stake Presidency In 1971 he received the Outstanding Young Man Award from the Modesto Jaycees and has received the Silver Beaver Award for his service to the Boy Scouts of Lamar pm After graduating with the class of 1958 he received his Bachelor degree from Brigham Young University in Political Science and’ Economics and his Masters degree in Public Administration He served his country in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970 and was awarded the Medal of Valor by the government of South Vietnam He then pursued a career in city and county government in California retiring in 1991 Always a student he decided to go back to the university to obtain a teaching credential He recently retired from that and the memories of his relatives friends and the satisfaction of country living beckoned to him He moved back to Fayette built a beautiful DOES LaMar Bartholomew home on a hill above town and is settling down to a busy life of re- YOUR ANYWAY? BUSINESS CALL NEW FEATURE KNOW 52831 America He is the son of the late Blaine Bartholomew and Izola (Sorensen) Bartholomew Caroline Cain married of California and they have seen their nine children from graduate Brigham Young University Number nine graduates this year Some record! He is looking forward to seeing IN 1 AND ASK ABOUT COMING He his old classmates and school friends at the reunion DEAL WITH CARS ADVERTISING US” Northern PAGE “YOU OUR AUTO SOON! be approximately 340 graduates this year with some completing an ceror tificate Local students participating this year are: Centerfield — Britny Hansen Gunnison — Joshua Anne Robert Childs Tamie Lin Eggleston Kara Lucille McArther Cameron Gerald and Lynette Squire Joseph Fayette — Ryan Bartholomew Rose Mayfield — Rainbow Adair Jed Bruce Bartholomew Michelle Whitlock and Felicia Nay Marie Willden State gives SCAOG $594000 Communities throughout Utah will receive $8 million in federal Community Development Block Grants for a variety of local improvement projects and needs The funds are due to be sent to Utah this month Six County Association of Governments including Juab Millard Piute Sanpete Sevier and Wayne counties received $594652 Utah receives millions of dollars each year in Community Development Block Grant funds And for the first time Governor Mike Leavitt has officially recog- nized the importance of those funds to the state's communities The governor has proclaimed the week of April "Utah Community Development Week" Since 1982 in Utah "the Community Development Block Grant program has had a significant impact on our local economies through job creation and retention physical redevelopment and improved local tax bases" according to the governor Community Development Block Grants are distributed to the Utah Division of Community Development by the US Department of Housing and Urban Envelopment The division's CDBG program then distributes the money to each of the state's seven regional AssoCommuciations of Governments nities apply through their region's AOGs for grants for qualified projects Those projects include the operation of programs and agencies the purchase and rehabilitation of homes for resilow-- and dents the planning and construction of public buildings initiatives and water sewer and sidewalk upgrades "The Community Development Block Grant Program is a model of success in federal aid programs and we believe Utah which ranks No 1 in the nation as of March 1 in its timely expenditure of funds is a model of success within the CDBG program" said Richard Walker manager of the Utah program CDBG :: I much each school will get has not yet been released k$ t u Tagging meeting attendance is H mandatory U- Anyone showing beef at the County Fair must attend the mandatory tagging and weighing on Saturday April 28 at 8 am at the County Fairgrounds - Sanpete I Hope You Dance" Is Theme for Jeana's Dance Works Annual 8f ¥r J&t Vt v Recitals — vHf xrmt Jeana's Dance Works will hold their annual dance recitals this and Saturday April 27 and Friday 28 m IfgBBBB Serving You Locally Piano On Key Tuning2 Quality Piano Tuning Repairs Restoration and Refinishing All Work Guaranteed Chuck Squires (435) 6 Toll so Is There A Wedding in Vour Near Future? Gunnison Valley Bank Your Locally Owned Bank Member of FDIG Gunnison Utah now offer a line of photo cards jut in time for the holidays! AJtfJvf The Friday 7 pm in High School shows for everyone to come watch Over 250 dancers from Gunnison Free ' night show will start the Gunnison Valley Auditorium and will feature Dance Works Cloggers Ballet and Tiny Tot Dancers The Saturday night show will also start at 7 pm and will be held in the Gunnison Valley High School Old Gym and will feature Dance Works Jazz & Drill— and all new this past year their Tumblers and Ballroom Dancers The dance recital's theme is "I Hope You Dance" and will feature all types of music and dance and are sure to be great and enjoyable at Now available! Gunnison Valley News has expanded its wedding invitation line to include more photo invitations - including the popular photo card! Plus we now offer photo reprints for only 15C each! and surrounding areas will perform between the two shows The dancers range from ages 3 to 65 or more An invitation is extended to the Valley public to come enjoy the dance re- citals Admission is FREE! So come join Jeana's dancers for two great nights of entertainment! Pictured to are just three of the groups that will be performing on the two nights From top left Ball- room Dancing Jazzettes and (bottom)Tmy Tots Stop by Qunnison Valley News poor ( |