Show ft 4 9 99 Ml nrwnm M fTl The annual Gunnison at the Gunnison the time years All Park Please note change from kids to partici- - y pate Vol 81 Number 12 Gunnison Saturday! Utah 84634 March 20 2002 75 cents Preparing for Prom Gunnison Police Chief among Candidates for County Office Food Drive previous tea up to age 10 are invited Scouting For JaNci-v- Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 11 am on Saturday March 30 2002 Gunnison Sanpete registered voters will Provo (D) and Kitty Burton be able to go to their caucus L) Salt Lake City Each of the State Representameetings on March 25 and choose between a large number tives that have a piece of the of potential candidates for county will all run unopposed ofState Representatives Darin G county state and national fice Peterson (67) Michael Styler According to the Sanpete (68) and Biad Johnson (70) All office five canClerk's three incumbents are RepubliCounty didates have filed for the US cans For County Commissioner A Third Congressional District Joining incumbent Chris Can- Bruce Blackham has filed to renon Matt tain his seat He will be chalare (R) Throckmorton(R) Springville lenged by Grant L Petersen (D) Danny Quintana(D) West Va- Manti Since Commissioner Eddie lley Nancy Jane Woodside Cox has decided not to run for reelection the County Commissioner B position is heavy with prospective candidates Filing as Republican candidates were Kevin Bradshaw Mt Pleasant Dean Hansen Ft Green Gene Jacobsen Ft Green Claudia Jarrett Mt Pleasant Robert Jorgensen Mt Pleasant Jim Fairview and The Utah National Parks Noorlander Steven Manti The sole Council and the Sanpete DemocratPyperfile for the to position of Scouts District Boy County was Donna Pendrey Fairview America will come to each home For the Sanpete County in Sanpete County on Saturday Sheriff's race Sheriff Claude March 23 2002 on their annual Pickett (D) will be challenged Scouting for Food Drive by one of several Republican foods only will be candidates: Joe L Christensen Paul collected and turned in to the Gunnison John Christensen Mayfield Gary Food Bank in Mt Pleasant The Cub Scouts should have Clayton Manti and Kay Larsen Mt Pleasant delivered a food bag to each Several Sanpete County Offihome If you did not receive a cials are unopposed County bag remember any grocery bag Clerk Earl D Clark (R) Attorwill be accepted ney Ross C Blackham (R) AuBags of food may be left on ditor Ilene B Roth (R) Recorder your porch for the Scouts to pick Reed D Hatch (R) and Clerk up They are encouraged to Kristine Frischknecht (D) were knock in case you forgot to set the only individuals to file for them out Please share your their respective positions Jusblessings to help those in need tice CoUrt Judge Sara Watson Manti will also be on the ballot alone County Assessor Steven B Kjar (D) will face the Republican challengers Kenneth R Bench Fairview or Robert D Bessey Manti In the South Sanpete School Board District 5 Roger L Nielsen Ephraim will face challenger Larry K Smith In District Jim Braithwaite Manti will face challengers Ellen C Aste Manti and Claire M Cox District 4 Board mem- ber Michael D Barclay will run unopposed In other state races four candidates filed for the State Board of Education position Filing were: Dixie Allen Vernal A Earl McCain Vernal A Lynn Snow Roosevelt and Roger S Swenson Orangeville For Sixth Judicial District Court Judge David L Mower For State Judged Court of Appeals Judith Billings Russell W Bench James Z Davis Norman H Jackson and Gregory K Orme all of Salt Lake City Caucus locations for the Gunnison Valley area include: Democratic rarty: Gunnison City Hall Fayette Axtell LDS Church Town Hall Centerfield Gunnison Gunnison City Hall Mayfield Gunnison City Hall Republican Party: Centerfield Town Hall David Bown Fayette Contact Gunnison Library Town Hall Gunnison Other registered parties in the State of Utah include the Green Libertarian and Natural Law The Gunnison High School Junior Class officers are busy preparing the gymnasium for the Junior Prom to be held on March 23 at 8:30 pm The Promenade will begin at 10 p m Area residents interested in attending the Promenade will have to pay $3 Juniors pictured include: Stacy Anderson Wendy Mellor Ansie Peterson Brady Clance Matt Dyreng Artimesia Olsert and Shayla Childs UHP officers stop Michigan man accused of murder by Michelle Mortensen Staff Writer On March 14 2002 at ered 4 52 pm Utah Highway Patrol Parties No information was Tnxpcr Kelly Roberts stopped a 1988 Acura legend on the Infrom these at obtained parties terstate 70 near Joseph for disthe time publication playing no front license plate on the vehicle When asked for his license and registration the driver of the car had nothing There were also many discrepancies in the story the driver gave to the officer The driver of the car told police that his name was Steven Britton but turned out to be Patrick L Daniel from Ann Arbor Michigan When the trooper explained to Daniel that he would have to arrest him and impound the vehicle Daniel became ill He was said to have been pale sweating and shaking Roberts called in Trooper Doug Tenney for further assistance Daniel was taken into custody and troopers started the regular impound inventory of the calling MAC When they reach d the bat k seat they found a w oman's sev Can You Guess Who? head and arm wrapped in a cooler searched troojx-r- Daniel's residence he was gone Jhev talked to Mark on luesday about a party the trunk thev found garbage she was leaving They also inbags containing the woman's formed police that Diniel had dismembered body and the a girlfriend Jhej knew her as plastic inside When the bixiy of a male victim as well Police have probable names for tlie victims but are not releasing those name's at this time 11 ley now know the woman was 31 vears old and the male was 35 vears old Police Chief of Ann Arbor Daniel Ojtes said five victims are from Michigan but they will not sav if they are from Ann Arbor Tlte police the victims knew Daniel as Steve Britton but they are not sure of how they were Daniel aquainted Police in Ann Arbor have probable evidence the murders tixik place in Daniel's residenc e afterexecutinga search warrant for Daniel's residence at 182U West Liberty Street There was a red sports car found in the garage nc Burton a neighbor of Danic'l said the car belonged to Daniel However the car is being investigated Daniel's neighbor Sarah Mark reported lopoljcetliat she loud noises and reaming at Daniel's residence Monday night around H pm When the police did arrive at heard Dustv ( Hhcijlx sav thev know where Dustv is and he is not one of the diseased Daniel is believed to have rnanv abases and authorises do not know how long he lias Jived in Ann Aibor Daniel is wank'd on warrants for grand larceny and a minor traffic charge both from 'ft 4 in New York Computer Aliev lamel's employer said he did not show up to work Monday as He has worked at ( Alley for less than one year Officials know Daniel was on his wav to Las V'cgas Nevada They are almost sure that he was going to Vegas to dispose of the bodies Ibis raise's questions of why he would travel across the country to get rid of the hi Kin's Jt is about 1700 mile's from Ann Arbor to Joseph and about 400 rule's to luis Vegas from there he Sevier County prosecutor fias booked Daniel into jail on two counts of Murdi r in tlx--I irst Degree' New Stake Leadership Miss Gunnison Preparations Underway Plans are now underway for the 34“' annual Miss Gunnison Pageant to be held Saturday April 13 2002 at 7 pm in the GVHS Auditonum The theme this year is "All American Girl" Our new queen will be selected from a field of eight talented contestants which include: Esa Mae Lambertsen daughter of David and Stephanie Lambertsen Vir ginia Jensen daughter of Mike and Mary Jensen Zuey Larson daughter of David and Penny Jones and Eric and Martha Larson Melissa Nay daughter of Dr Richard and Lori Nay Roxanna Perez daughter of Delfino and Rosalia Perez Delight Nielson daughter of Denise Warby and the late Brent Warby and Spencer and Vicki Nielson Maria Childs of Robert and daughter Suzanne Annie Childs Mdnnelly daughter of Pete and Jody Brunson If you can correctly identify each contestant from their baby picture please contact the office at Gunnison Valley High School Die first person to correctly identify all eight contestants will receive two free tickets to the pageant Gunnison Old Folks Party on Saturday The Gunnison Old Folks Party is set for SatMarch 30 2002 At 11 am and continu11:30 am is a social time followed ing through by a program in the Chapel An Italian feast with all the food those Italian folks would eat will follow with entertaining hosts After lunch there wnD be another program and then activities in the gym urday Committee members of the 2002 Old Folks i rw Party include Ernie and Joanie Larson and Mark and Diane Engbersun representing Gunnison First Ward Jo Ann Morten sen and Chad and Julie Watson Gunnison Second W'ard Steven and Angela Hyatt Gunnison Third Ward and Hal and RaDene Pickett Gunnison Fifth Ward If you need a ride to tlve tour Ward Representative party please contact Changes were announced in the Gunnison LDS Stake Presidency on Sunday March 17 2002 as President Irvin Mathews Steven Buchanan and Robert Judd were released alter nearly ntries years of service Sustained in their stead were Curtis Anderson (sitting center) Dr Jan Christensen First Counselor Norman Jensen Second Counselor Eldon Mller and Boyd Donaldson (standing ) were retained as Executive Secretary and Stake Clerk |