Show Gunnison Tickets for the Jdycees DSA Banguet are available at Gunnison Market Gunnison Implement Rasmussen's ACE Hardware or Jensen Drug The cost for the meal Is $7-- 0 per plate If purchased before March 7 2002 and $850 if purchased at the door This year's keynote speaker will be Mr John A Peterson Peterson was the director of educational programs on SeaTrck 2001: Sain$ on the Seas 81 Number 10 Utah 84634 Gunnison March 2002 6 75 cents Jensen Curtis Gunnison Hospital Begins Expansion Project with Golden Shovel Ceremony by Darlene Agren Staff Writer A large crowd of Gunnison Valley and surrounding town residents gathered to see the new plans for the Gunnison Valley Hospital expansion and to see some "golden shovels!" the director Greg Rosenvall of the hospital spoke of how many different factors went into making this new addition to the hospital possible He thanked all the wonderful doctors for their quality care and for their forefront concern for their patients He thanked all the hospital employees for their continuing quality care A special thanks went to the Hospital's Governing Board who were instrumental in carefully planning the new addition and have been supportive from the beginning Dr Nay representing the Chief of Staff shared some per- surgery room treatment rooms birthing room and expansion to the pharmacy are only a few of the new additional rooms to be built Dr Nay spoke of how proud he was to be a part of such a great group of doctors on staff He also gave a big thanks to the Hospital's Governing Board and for their 'forward thinking' in that they are great people with the community's interest at the forefront Neil Mellor Chairman of the Governing Board said how proud he was to be an individual who has a family who benefits from such a fantastic hospital and will greatly benefit from this new expansion Shovels were distributed and mayors hospital board members and anyone else who wanted to grab a "golden" in the “First turn of dirt” were (left to right) Dr LaMar Stewart shovel turned some fresh dirt Participating ceremonial Andersen Jack Riddle Kim Pickett Neil Mellor and Dr Richard Nay the in sonal feelings of how he could groundbreaking ceremony and see the original hospital where many enjoyed being part of two doctors Dr Stewart and Dr such a memorable afternoon Rees first started in the valley Construction is scheduled for The new hospital was built a span and they in the 1970s and now this new hope to be done under budget and perhaps sooner than the expansion will be a increase to the hospital's size predicted amount of time A new Scout Competetion night America Each year the Gunnison Lions host this dinner This year Lions Brent and Larry Jensen were in charge It was held at Gunnison Valley Elementary Approximately 60 scouts and 20 scout leaders enjoyed the event The scouts participated in scout skills competitions First they had a first aid competition The scouts were to splint a broken leg build a stretcher and transport the patient across the finish line Of course the scouts were judged not only on being the first across the finish line but also on technique and proper patient care Their leaders are happy to report that no patients expired in the event! Winners were Troop 571 of Fayette First Troop 566 of Gunnison Third Ward placed Second The second event was a log pull The scouts were required to properly tie a timberhitch knot around the log and pull it across the finish line Troop 563 of Gunnison First Ward captured First Place with Mayfield Troop 569 Second and Troop 566 of Gunnison Third Ward in Third Place The third event was the flint and steel contest The scouts were to build a fire using flint and steel — no matches They were to use only natural fuel The first troop to bum a string 18 inches above the ground was the winner Troop 1645 of Gunnison Fifth Ward earned First Place followed by Troop 566 of Gunnison Third Ward in Second Place and Troop 571 of Fayette in Third Place The last event was the knot relay The troop to successfully tie the basic seven scout knots was the winner Troop 1645 of Gunnison Fifth Ward took First Place Troop 571 of Fayette captured Second Place and Troop 566 of Gunnison Third Ward took Third The Gunnison Valley Scouts would like to thank the Gunnison Lions for sponsoring this annual event The scouts and leaders appreciate the medals they made and presented to the winners The scouts are looking forward to next year Enjoy a good mysteiy? Tty one from GVHS Drama old but noble English house the gathering of several quirky people to that house and a murder takes place Who did it? The audience listens for clues in what the suspects say and in how they act Finally justice is served and the murderer is revealed without too much more loss of life This is a pattern of mystery fiction writing that has been dubbed "the Golden Age" and the queen of that kind of mystery writing is Agatha Christie Agatha May Clarissa Miller was bom in 1890 in England to a family She never attended school being taught at home by tutors She was shy and turned to music and writing as a means of expression She married Archie Christie at the age of 24 and while he was off to fight in World War I she wrote her first detective novel When Archie asked for a divorce 12 years later Agatha disappeared Some wondered if her husband should be kept as The large Henline Rex Brown by Darlene Agren Staff Writer 2002 at the annual On February State Dairy Convention of tlvDairy Farmers of Utah a award was given to Paul Dyreng of Gunnison Utah The Western sion the Utah Dairy Farmers f1 Commis- and Dairy Commission the Dairyman's Association combine their nominees of Utah Dairymen and vote on one outstanding Dairyman who continually serves as an example and inspiration to other dairy farmers of Utah and who has given vearsof involvement to the industry Dyreng was voted number one amongst so many who were nominated and was then given the award in front of his peers from the entire industry at the annual convention Paul P Dyreng was bom in Manti in 1928 graduated from Manti High School and attended BYU and Utah He fulfilled a mission State University for The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints and upon returning home he married Delma Tuttle and lived in Manti In 1954 he moved to Gunnison to take over a farm his father had le went into the dairy business in 1959 starting by building a new dairy bam and buying 100 cows le was eager to lean all he could about the dairy business and went on many dairy touts that It was on one of those were sponsored by Utah State University tours he decided to milk three times a day instead of the usual two He has five children four boys and one daughter All of them hree of fulfilled missions also and they all attended college them Allen Richard and Kent returned to the farm Allen is in Richard is in charge of concharge of the books and irrigating struction and equipment and maintenance and Kent takes care of the cows Paul does whatever needs to be done at the time His youngest son is an electrical engineer and is employed by ’"" IBM in California and his daughter is married and living in Springville working as a medical receptionist On the farm they employ 10 men all the time and have several grandsons who help in the summer and after school if necessary In 1994 they built a new dairy bam milking 40 cows at a time llioir herd has grown to 750 still milking three times a day Besides milking they also have 1200 acres of land most of it being under cultivation This keeps them busy most of the time It has required new places to put the hay and corn as well as new corrals Paul loves farming and has served on several boards such as a board member for the Federal Land Bank for four years He was appointed Charter Member of the Utah Dairy Commission and Utah Dili A Board for two years He has been a manag- ing partner of the Gunnison Valley Dairy Partnership since its inception in 1971 Paul served on the Dairy Board (which was later changed to YVDCI and is now the Dairy Farmers 30 years He has also served on the Gunnison four years was a member of the Gunnison s and has been a member of the Gunnison Valley of America) for City Council for for 12 years ions Club for 35 years He also served on the Gunnison Valley Hospital Board for several years and served as one of the founding members of the Snow College Foundation Board for more than 15 years Faul has served extensively in The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints as Bishop High Counselor (for both Gunnison and Snow College Stakes) Counselor in the Stake PresiRegional Welfare Agent Temple Worker dency Stake President now a sealer at the tempie and is presently a Patriarch in the Gunnison Stake He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Gunnison Jaycees and the Humanitarian Service Award from the Gunnison Lions Club In 1983 Utah State University Re- murder suspect when someone in a remote British village rec- ognized the author Agatha simply told the police that she has lost her memory and she never mentioned the incident again in her life Christie created the mysterysolving characters of Hercule Poirot (30 novels) and Miss Jane Marple (12 novels) as well as writing mystery plays The "Mousetrap" begins as patrons of a guest house begin to arrive for their stay News on the radio tells of a murder and descrilies the suspect Most of the guests in the bed and breakfast match the description A heavy snowstorm isolates the house even further A murder occurs and soon the audience has been caught up into the "Golden search Teaching Sen ice Merit Citation was awarded to Paul The Utah Governor's Award sponsored by the Utah organizations was given Dairy to the in 1990 Paul's greatest joy is his family including 22 grandchildren and working with his sons and Dyreng Family seeing the progress that has made on the farm since his humble beginning in 1959 He loves the mountains and when there isn't something important to do at the farm his first thought is a ride to the mountains in the summer and to hunt in the fall Although his hunting is mainly riding in the truck he still enjoys telling stories of the days when he could hike the hills He loves life and loves visiting with people and can talk to anyone who will lisbeen Age" of fiction "The Mousetrap" will run on the stage at Gunnison Valley High Saturday Monday and Tuesday March 9 11 and 12 at 7:00 pm Tickets are $5 per person POOR COPYg Darwin Paul Dyreng honored by State Dairy Association Lions host annual Boy The Gunnison Valley Lions Club held their annual dinner for scouters and scouts Tuesday February 26 2002 It is held each February to honor the founding of the Boy Scouts of Mark Seargent Trotter (Stan Jensen) interviews newlyweds Giles (Jeremy Davis) and Molly (Amanda King) Ralston in this scene from the GVHS production of “The Mousetrap" The show opens Saturday night March 9 ten J |