Show t v £? t £ i rr ('Wi u a V J f tlt i VolT83 No 32$ August 11 2004J OzfoF) Meet The Team night has been slated for this Friday August 13 at 7 p m This is the first chance for Football enthusiasts boosters and others to meet the new The Gunnison Bulldogs evening will include a hamburger dinner In addition to the football team the Gunnison Cheerleadwill be ers and the introduced Individuals wishing to become Football Boosters can pay $20 to join This also gives entrance to all home football games during the 2004 season Gunnison Valley Middle School will hold 6h grade Orientation and Registration on August 23rd at 6 p m The 7h and Strode Registration will be on August 24th with 7h grade at 830 to 10:30 am and 8 grade at 1030 to 1230 pm School begins on August 25th with a full day for all Middle School students f' 119 The valley's annual summer youth party will be on Tuesday August 31st 2004 for all Gunnison Stake young men and young women ages years old f The party will Moie Ilian $8 6 million in grants at m 6:30 p at Gunnison City and loans have been approved to Park with barbeque help finance local impiovcment dogs fresh corn on projects in rural communities the cob and an ice cream sunacross Utah - was awarded Gunnison dae bar Youth are encouraged a to come and take a turn at $240000 loan for the Sanpete throwing wet sponges at their County city to build a favorite youth leaders during cycle and walking trail along the the water games on the lawniH San Pitch River between 200 East There will be a "Finding Nemo" and 200 West The funds were game with lots of prizes for awarded by the Utah Peimancnt those who participate Gunn- Community Impact Fund Board ison City Pool will be open at lor such projects as improvements 7:30 pm for free swimming to the Cedar City airport a new and the party will wrap up at city hall in Toquetville and equip9 pm ment for a mobile communications All are encouraged to be center in Uintah County aware that this is an LDS funcThe Community Impact Board tion and appropriate swimming is a program of the Utah Division attire is to be worn Leaders of Community Development It and parents should know this helps state and local agencies and event will be in lieu of their entities that are or may be directly ward's activity for the week oi mduectly impacted by mineral Gunnison’s River Walk awarded $240000 loan from CIB funds resource development on nearby federal lands and the exclusion of those lands from the local tax base The board pi ov ides assistance through grants and loans for the planning construction and maintenance of public facihiies The funds also help com munity agencies provide public services Other local protects funded by the CIB include Ephraim - $141000 loan for the Sanpete County city to build a to building house its ambulance operations including two ambulance bays rooms training and conleicnce office and storage space and restrooms Fountain Green - $40000 grant for the Sanpete County city to buy 4 tiuck and snow plow A new Bishopric was sustained Sunday August 1” 2004 in the Fayette Ward for the Church of Christ of Saints Bishop Kim Sorensen was replaced by Roland Christensen will serve as Second Counselor Bob Bown was called as First Counselor and Keith Bartholomew Roger Mellor and Murrell Lyman will remain as Ward Clerks Jesus Sanpete Messenger purchases Gunnison Valley News Salina Sun Suanne Dean publisher ol the Sanpete Messenger signed papers Wednesday to purchase the Gunnison Valley News and Salma Sun from GEMS LEC which has owned the newspapers for nearly a decade The agreements were signed in an attorney's office in Richfield Linder the sale contract Olsen will publish three remaining issues during August: the Aug II Aug 18 and Aug 25 Dean's company I COPY r Sanpete News Co will lake over issue publication with the Sept At that time the Sanpete Messenger which has been mailed on Thursdays will move to Wednesday mailing Dean announced that Loia T of Redmond would be the editor of the Salina Sun I leldmg who has a degree in English from Biigham Young I'niveisity and has Middle taught at Gunnison School has been writing foi the Salina Sun for the past couple of years “1 enjoy writing and love the community" Fielding said "It's a sobering responsibility to take over two more of our histone L'tah weekly newspapers" Dean said “I am committed lo porting the news fully and honestly and lo publishing papeis lhit and the communities will be " pioud of gj Debbie Hunt distributes balloons’ to Gunnison Valley children as part tfi final Reading Time activity This activity took place Tuesday August ItTTfo children wrote sentiments to Stephanie PrisbreyJ the formerUjirarlan pd§Srey ' passed away earlier this summer Following a rriomenfof siftHcethe Haf S f - - f4 loons were sent afloat by the children and adults County Gearing Up For Old Fashioned Fair August 14 — 28 The annual Sanpete County Tan will be held in Mann August auditorium The event features the The show features professional Utah Valley Chapter of the Skyfreestyle riders performing stunts line Chorus of the Society for the 40 to 60 feet in the air From 4 to The Fair provides local Preservation and Encouragement 730 p m there will be a local talent and out alike of Baiber Shop Quartet Singing in show followed by a 5 p m lamb with the oppoitumty to take a siep America Admission is $3 The swine and beef sale back in tunc and experience hie me fair's Exhibition Building will be At 6 p m “Cruise Night" feawav it once was in niral Utah The open Wednesday August 25 from turing antique and show cars will old fashioned celebration featuies 4 lo 7 p in featuring produce begin on Main Street in Manti some of the many coiintv fan tra- baked goods flowers crafts and From 7 to 8 p m there will be enditions started decades ago It other displays tertainment featuring Lu Don and also pieservcs the culture and 1 he midway carnival also opens Sound QWEST followed by the of Sanpete ( ounty and cel on Wednesday at 6 p m At 7pm Broken Heart Rodeo family night ebiatcs the area's unique nnal his there will be a I aim Bmeau Talent at 8 p ni Cost for an entire family nd at 7pm at the I phraim is just $25 toiy Highlights of this vc it's lair include hoise and cattle shows Middle School The Exhibition The cost of rodeo tickets lor loyalty contests rodeos pet Building will open at 10 am on single ticket purchase and for subshows baibcrshop quartets and Thursday is $7 lor August 26 and every sequent performances a cowboy poetry comeit other day of the fair grand stand seating $6 for adults The King Cowbov Richard Small animal udging will also be- general admission $4 for children Nielson a longtime mcmhci of the gin that day at 10 am At pm and $3 50 for seniors the mniket lamb fitting and showEvents on Saturday August 28 Sanpete Cattlemen s Association will preside over the annual event include a 7 am “fun run” al Ihc manship will be held A local talFestivities get underway Satur- ent show will be held in the exhibiManti High School track followed day August 14 with the Miss tion building fiom 4 lo 6 p m by the annual EMT breakfast at 8 One of the highlights of the fair a m and a rooster crowing conSanpete County scholaiship pageant at 7 p m in the Mann High the annual Demolition Derby will test at the small animal barn At 9 School auditoiium at 7 pm Cost be held Thuisday at 7 p m Rea ill the goat show will begin is $6 The junior pi me esses have served sealing tickets went on At 10 a ni there will be a car show in front of exhibition buildalready been selected They are sale at the Sanpete County Exhibition office on August 7 Tickets ing and the BLM Wild Horse Hay ley Rasmussen 9 second tendant: Bailey Olsen first are SI0 each and there is a limit of Adoption North East of the rodeo tendant and princess Bnanne 10 tickets per person General adgrounds Other fair events beginII mission tickets are available the ning at 10 a ill include mud volThursday August 19 tlicie will day of the dciby for $7 leyball the local talent show and be a 4 H lasluon show at the Manti lair events on Friday August the antique tractor and farm equipCity Building auditorium at 6 p m 27 begin with bucket cal) fitting ment show At noon there will be at 9 a m and beef producers dinner in from of Monday Aug 23 there will be a and showmanship Junior Ruckle Rodeo for vouth from 10 a m to6p m there will be the Exhibition Building at 6 p m at the Manti I rom 12 30 to an antique tractor and equipment ages pm a clown K" aiena At 7 p in show (canning old (aim equipshow class featuring Willie the laiiground's there will be a cowboy poetiy con he Pet Show which is celment Clown will be held At p m ihe test at Mann High School featurebrating us 27th year will begin al best draft horse learns in the U S II a m and feature pets of all will he fcatuied in an ing some of the best cowboy po ets and singeis in ihc nation Cost shapes and sies A Dutch oven mned horse pulling match The is $4 will be held from f to 5 teams arc much like those used a On Tuesday August 24 dice p m century ago to do farm wotk and will be a 7 p ni baibcrshop quaiicl he Big Air xtreme Motoicycle weigh from 3000 to 5200 pounds concert in the Manli High School Show will begin at 34 and 5 p m At 2 p ill theie will be a mud scramble for cash and prizes for r childien ages to 10 and at 3 p m TT a pie eating contest will be held in the Exhibition Building At 4 p m car show awards w ill be piesenied The annual Mammoth Paiade will be held on Main Street al 5 pm featuring floats and musical performances Ivening cvcnls clude performances by Eu Don and Sound QWIST followed by the Broken leart Rodeo at 8 p m Prior to the fair there will be an ()ven Horse Show held at the Mann fair grounds More than 30 categonex he competition w ill featuie hal ter classes and showmanship classes for youth Peiformance classes will include the lead line walk trot W'estcrn Pleasure and divisions Theie hoisemanship will also be trailer races egg races boot races barrels poles and an Jim Olsen and Suzanne Dean sign the papers for the sale obstacle course zr 4 "V T |