Show Gunnison Letters to the Editor HIP until the cap is lifted if then betause of a waiting list tili and With out Mate arc ountv egislature ’Miipete ing a nightmare An outdated mnung to a dose in a few days 1" ut studv slums Sanpete's the situation for CHIP Medicvital aid and In other thildren IS or mmgcr mg !n that is al health programs is serious Dein pocrt most higher than other arspite the budget shortfall our it reiords State faces it is imperative to eas in I tah !oda were nailable the number ot restore these health programs diildien gmng hungts and do- and prov ide funds to thosechil-dreand families falling into i ithoiit adequate ing healtluan1 heiuisr they live ill poverty will be protected W hat can w e do7 Tell our poert would hi doubled it not at the State Capimore as a leswll ot the reient tol Hold healthiaie harmless eioiiomu plunge no more cuts’ Worse out Smpete iluldren all or email Senator Leonard tall tiither In low the poverty I' hat' means our hildien Blukham (R) Chair of the Fxgo to bed hungry mote often emtive Appropriations Comand are less Ideh to have mittee: home 435 hi alllu are than Utah PO Box 117 work UT lieie At the same Moroni 84646 hildien nu moie and more Sanpete Ihlackhaf' le state us and Bill Vice Chair families an tailing below the Hickman (R) let el luckmanb lestate us Also the pon of the Health and nd as it it i ould not get 2002 wmse as ot lanuaiv Human Services Appropriatah Stall sponsored CHIP tions Subcommittee David heallhiaie lor these iluldren Steele (R) dsteelefele state us was iut dental tare limited and Seitz lack (R) more opn ments required par seitfr' le stale us It you would like more inforents now must pav premiums and a tap was plated stopping mation and more addresses iluldren who need healthiare LontKt u d at Utah Issues or liom getting it1 It pn ents annot pav the w ww utahissues org then duk ( HIP legislative" then ''Action premiums they lose m Alert & acts " sui mi e tor their hildien with ilitor lulilrcn in ( Utah's children! If children without healthcare isn't a rainy what is? day emergency Kathy Lin Fggleston Gunnison IH no guarantee that they an ev r get them enrolled again ( hi top ot that i luldren turning In e will lose Medn aid health i erage and not be able to get on Open House to honor Higgins' retirement Steven Higgins Chief of ProSixth District Juvenile Courts is retiring A celebration m his honor will be held March 4 2002 from 12 noon to 2 pm at the State Courts building 895 Last 300 North Richfield In consideration of Steve's Juvenile Court probation officers and programs throughout Kane Piute Sanpete Garfield Sevier and Wayne Counties As the Chief of Probation for the Juvenile Court Steve has overseen the expansion of probation services and programs including the legislative initiative to provide resources for intensive supervision to youth who are high risk Under Steve's leadership the bation Utah Children living in nightmare It) tile February 27 2002 Valley News Thanks for experience for area students Dcar Fditor: would like to thank Principal Grant Hansen the teachers of Gunnison Valley Elementary and whmwer else was involved in giving students the opportuIt nity to attend the Olympics was a wonderful gift to the students w ho were doing well in reading This was a once in a lifetime experience one that can he treasured for years to come by those who attended and can share health please attend healthy Steve graduated from the College of Southern Utah now Southern Utah State University his career as a case the Division of Family Services in Manti He subsequently took em- - and began worker at community work restitution program has expanded to in- elude direct supervision of ployment with the Juvenile youth on work crews in four of Court as a probation officer He our six counties Last year the was later promoted to his youth ordered to this program present position as the Chief of completed 40500 hours of Probation responsible for the community service Scuba class scheduled Steve Higgins Pesticide Seminar set for arch 8 at Snow College Mountain West Diving will a Scuba Diving class on Tuesday March 5 2002 beginning at 6:30 pm Mountain West Diving is located at 80 South Main Gunnison (next to Star hold On March 8 2002 Sanpete County Farm Bureau and Sanpete County Extension will hold a seminar on Pesticide Training A J Ferguson over Farm Safety from the Utah Farm Bureau will be teaching the seminar It will cover: Understanding die Label Record keeping of Restricted Use Pesticides and on Pesticide Safety CEU's will their experience with their Theatre) For more information please grandchildren or drop in on especially want to thank call be offered for attending this seminar Thera will also be test Principal Grant Hansen Mrs Tuesday evenings between 6:30 available for those that need to renew their private pesticide Roper paraeducators and par- and 9 pm license If you wish to try Scuba beents who chaperoned for makIt will be held at the Snow College West fore committing to a class Campus starting ing it possible for my little son at 7 pm They hope to see you at the seminar Jake to go to this event He has please contact Mountain West diabetes and even with his disDiving about their low cost ability they never considered it Scuba experience PI AS! with only a tew a hassle to have him come A days left in the legislative sesalong sion do it today’ appreciate the faculty and Ihere is over $100 million in PTA for all of their efforts as m Call Audrey Boore the rainy day fund yet $2 1 sure everyone does Thanks million in healthcare was cut again Last week 118 students from 2002 a group of students at- - Brown in placing Fifth at the for some of the neediest ot Mu hele Jensen Nielson Gunnison Valley Elementary tended the Nordic Combined K-Region Tournament Saturday and Gunnison Middle schools 120 Sprint at the Olympic Park 2 February 2002 This placing Current movie Star Theater a ‘must see’ were chosen to attend a 2002 near l’ark City They saw the gives him a trip to wrestle at the Winter Olympic Event first day which consists of two State Tournament in Cedar Dear Lditor of my six- - and City On February 16 120 meter jumps The winners Craig is the son of Sam and f highly recommend the children and was very touch- 2002 Saturday Cody Westover a student the day one jumping start day movie "The Other Side ot ing to Mark and me The setginia Brown and Nancy Goff a teacher were two sprint with the other ath- Dennis and Heaven" which opened at the ting is spectacular Kathy with the group attending the letes Star theater this week It is following at delayed Patterson's granddaughter Also the book by the same Short Track Men’s Skating starts depending on the based on the true experiences and Jared points Cassie Pierro name available at the Gunniwhere American skater Apolo Peterson of Mayfield were they are behind the winner of John H Groherg who sen od son Library is a good read The involved was in crash a Heath attended this ried February 16 2002 in the a mission to Tonga in the hook can be read as usual front jDhno He was able to get up and cross event She said the very early Manti Temple Cassie is the 1950’s to back but can also be meanthe finish line winning a SilThe mov ie masterfully brings morning start wasn't the best daughter of Steven and Denise ingfully and easily read in bits ver medal These students also part of the day but the rveather Pierro who have the viewer to the South Pacific and recently moved a at time a pieces chapter saw the awarding of the medwas near perfect maybe a bit to with the new missionary helpnot necessarily in order Farmington New Mexico als for this event w arm and was exciting to see Tire Randy Carter family think of each chapter as a ing us feel the discomfort ot beOn Monday February 18 a returned home from a jumpers and all the other ing immersed in a language parable: it includes a story from second group attended the people attending this event cently week vacation at Kaui Hawaii and culture that is unfamiliar Groberg's experiences and Olympic Hockey game between What memories these young As the young elder teams the ends with Congratulations to the Groberg's interpreRussia and Finland Mauresa will have nison Valley High School FFA language and gets to know the tation of that story and what we Bastian Brandon Erickson Brett Heath and Clyde students who competed in the people the viewer is also can learn from it What a lot of Katie Heath and Shaylee Kramme have returned from area competition on February brought to an understanding food tor thought! Outzen students and Virginia three weeks of duty with their 7 2002 and love of the people of Tonga Stephanie Boore placed Sincerely Brown teacher attended this National Guard unit at the The movie held the attention Fifth in the Creed Speaking Anita Lyons event Olympics in the Salt Lake City Contest The Parliamentary Katie Heath third grader areaProcedure team competed also wrote "The Olympic Men's At the February 5 2002 Axtell Stephanie Boore and Whitt Hockey game was the best RusRelief Society Home Family Sorenson are members of this sia versus Finland made 3 and Personal Enrichment team Crystal Sorenson points and Russia only made Virginia Brown was pre- - peted in the Proficiency Awards point The Olympics means so sented the monthly Friendship and was a winner in Dairy much to me because it was a by Debra Humphrey duction world event and everyone came The Gunnison Valley High Congratulations Virginia You in peace I am so glad I got to go are a School girls' and boys' basket- special sister to the Winter Olympics games The committee extends con- - ball teams went to Region 12 in my State of Utah USA" dolences to the Richard Cowley playoffs this past weekend Katie along with the other family with the loss of Both teams lost in the second students says thank you to the Richard s brother Charles of games of play Congratulations that made it posorganizations Sigurd Also get well wishes to on a well played season to both sible for them to attend the once Richard at this time and hope teams Nikki Nielson daugh-h- e in a lifetime International event soon is feeling better ter of Claudia and Blaine On Thursday February 21 Congratulations to Craig Nielson is a member of the girls' team Danny and Nancy Boore have been busy getting their HEART OF THE STORES new business Reigning Irrigation Systems up and running The new business is located in the old IFA Irrigation Building in Salina Chris Goff was with IIATIQIIAL IFA and he will be the new Sales Manager for Reigning Irrigation Systems Edna Shadduck and Lance Dobish are also part of the new ownership c Axtell News at GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN HELP GET BACK H&R BLOCK rapid f?6 91 refund 89b 5357 9i 9pm 5p t Sal WEST® PRESENTS MUD BOG & M0IISTER SiiOVDOVli Blackhawk Indoor Arena Salina Saturday March 9 7 pm (Gates open at 5:30 pm) msufe Gunnison Plus Tuff Truck! 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