Show 8 Gunnison Valley NevvsSalina Sun June 25 2003 Coca Cola Gunnison City Council Vacancies Classic Champs Now is the time to be thinking about serving your community as a city council member Three positions are up for election this year They are held currently by Rod Taylor Keith Willmore and Scott Hermansen You may declare your intent to be a candidate beginning July 15 2003 until August 15 2003 are that you are Requirements a United States citizen 18 years of age a registered voter in Gunnison and resident of Gunnison The 13 Gunnison Babe Ruth team took the for the 4th consecutive Championship year at the Coca Cola Classic Invitational held at Richfield this past weekend The team will also participate in the Babe Ruth Regional held in Emery and the State tournament held in Gunnison Gunnison is honored to be the host of the 13 Babe Ruth State Tournament beginning on July 12th Ten teams from all over the northern and southern divisions of Utah will meet in Gunnison to determine the team that will advance to the Babe Ruth Western Regionals held in California Everyone is invited to watch the premier prep teams and players of Utah battle it out for the Championship Pictured back row (left to right): t Jackson John Jackson Rod Taylor and Richard Nay Middle row: Taylor Newman Herman Hogue Kevin Nay Jaden Hill Bradley Front row: Jacob Hansen Jace Anderson Jordan Caldwell Dillon Taylor and Max Sanders Not pictured - Eric Rico for twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the election date of November 4 2003 Leavitt Pushing Power Forward Plea for 2003 Governor Mike Leavitt recently officially kicked off Power Forward's third summer campaign calling on Utah consumers to reduce electricity demand during peak hours of the day The campaign united Utah citizens utilities businesses and government in a sustained public information campaign to promote an ethic of conservation and efficient energy use "Reducing the peak demand is an economic imperative if we In a Nice Little Town Larges Optica! in Central and Southern Utah Iab and Optician 9 Contact lens Specialist 9 Wc bill all insurance's and follow-ufor you 9 We treat Hye Diseases: Glaucoma Macular Degeneration Diabetes 9 Prep and Follow-u- p on Lasix RK and Cataract Surgeries 9 I 've Health Kxams 9 In-- ) louse VALLEY CLINIC S vTION OPTICAL want to maintain affordable electricity rates for our citizens and businesses in the future" said Governor Leavitt "Energy conservation is a key component OD OD RICHARD LUEKENGA & DAVID GRAF warm during the time your air conditioning has been cycled off" Leavitt also identified programmable thermostats as another strategy home owners can use to reduce electricity needed to cool homes during peak hours Each degree setting above 72 degrees reduces electricity use of your central air conditioning system by 3 percent Energy efficient cooling systems are one of the best ways to cut back electricity demand Evaporative cooling is the most way to cool homes but even if central air is used of our Economic consumers are encouraged to Plan" purchase units with "Energy Utahns' demand for summer Star" labels and the highest seapeak electricity which is the sonal energy efficiency rating IN RICHFIELD 15 N 100 E AND EVERY THURSDAY IN GUNNISON AT DR FRANDSFN'S OITICT most expensive electricity suphas grown at twice the rate of overall demand in recent years Residential cooling is the plied largest contributor to Utah's growing peak pow’er demand "This is a community effort and I am calling on utilities consumers and businesses to find and ways to reduce the amount of electricity needed to cool our homes and businesses this summer" said Leavitt "I'm asking citizens to take voluntary steps to keep our energy prices low" Power Forward partners identified several ways consumers can help "shave the peak" demand for power A significant tool is the load management device provided by Utah Power's "Cool Keeper" program Utah Power provides a cash incentive for people to voluntarily allow the company to install load management devices on their central The Governor reactivated the Power Forward alert network for the summer of 2003 This system notifies consumers through green yellow and red alerts of days and times when wholesale electricity prices are high "Right now Utah's power system is in good condition" Leavitt observed "Our utilities have planned ahead for this summer's electricity supplies and our rates remain among the lowest in the nation But it is still in our long term economic and financial interest to be vigilant r and prepared to conserve electricity when unexpected problems arise in our electricity system" Last summer Utahns conserved an average of 90 megawatts on each of the 11 declared "yellow" days Ninety megaenough power to supply nearly 45000 houses - about watts is 12 percent of all household in the air conditioning unit outside state for a day their home When peak demand The Power Forward energy reductions are needed Utah conservation campaign was esPower will the tablished by Governor Leavitt in cycle participant's air conditioning response to the 20002001 westunit off for brief periods lasting ern electricity crises and has beof the up to 15 minutes every half hour come an element "This is an extremely imporEcoGovernor's tant strategy to help us manage nomic Plan" the peak" Bill Landels Vice For more information on the President of Utah Power said Power Forward program please "For those who volunteer to par- contact the Utah Energy Office or visit the ticipate we have designed this at (801) Power Forward website at program to minimize the inconvenience and ensure that homes will not become uncomfortably Schedule of events: Thursday July 3: Dinner and Entertainment Gunnison City Park 6:00 pm $6 per person $3 youth $25 family Auction To raise funds for Senior Van and Jaycees & Lions Pavilion Fireworks Dance: Sponsored by the Youth City Council Friday July 4 American Legion Sunrise Breakfast 6am to 9am All you can eat hot cakes ham eggs coffee milk orange juice $4 per plate or $12 immediate family Flag Ceremony 7am Parade 9am Grand Marshalls: Dr Lamar and Ncdra Stewart Park Actmfies Volleyball Tournament Skateboard Competition Horseshoe Tournament Car Club Car Show Swimming Pool Activitcs Quilt Show Art Show “Gunnison Gallop” mile Other Activities n RICHARD UJEKENGA OD & DAVID GRAF OD IN RICHFIELD 145 N 100 E AND EVERY THURSDAY IN AT DR TRANDSEVS OfFICE GUNNISON 4 |