| Show 75 GUNNISON Sanpete VOL 83 VALLEY i EDITION MANTI UTAH NUMBER 39 Possible storms Thursday - 6441 Possible storms Friday - 6940 Mostly sunny Staff writer MANTI clerk least Last Week’s Weather Reported by Lee J Anderson Max p O Constitution paily candidate will speak at Snow Michael Peroutka Constitution Party candidate for President of the United States will be speaking at Snow Col:30 a m today at the lege at Greenwood Student Center Peroutka will give a town iH o 1 1 i See editorial Page A4 GUNNISON CITY the Star Theater a premier of ‘We’ve signed the papers’ Save our Star leader says Karen Buchanan By Staff writer motto Honor God defend the family and restore the republic GUNNISON — After standing neglected on Gunnison's Main Street for decades the old Star Theater may soon be restored to its original beauty D by the Inch” fundraiser will take place until Oct 15 For more information on fundraising or contributing to the cause contact Jeanne Cady COURTESY PHOTO this 1921 photo stone angels cherubim and flowers graced the facade example of Beaux Arts architecture In LLOYD CALL felony counts of misuse of pubfraud but lic money and communications as part of a plea deal county attoincy Ross Blackham filed an amended information brief replacing the 44 counts with “We have signed the papers and the Star is finally ours!" said Lori Nay a Gunnison city councilmcmbcr and leader in the Gunnison Arts Council which has MESSENGER PHOTO Today many ornamental details are deteriorated and others are covered by an entrance that was added to the building (See “Theater” the two charges When the judge asked if her plea was " This made willingly Hansen responded needs to be resolved " The two charges stem from instances on July 30 and Sept 8 2003 when Hansen deposited one check made out to the city and another made out to the landfill into her personal account at the Bank of Kphraim The combined total of the two checks was about $6000 said Blackham Although each charge carries a penalty of years in prison the plea agreement filed with the court indicates that Blackham w ill not recommend jail time if Hansen pays $30000 restitution by the time of her sentencing scheduled for Jan 12 2005 Hansen may also be ordered to pay any additional restitution as determined by evidence offered by the city and the landfill on A2) (See “Pennies at You said It! Home Health Fair gets off to healthy beginning By Kathy Lin Eggleston Staff writer “The total amount offunds involved has not been ascer- tained and Tm not sure it ever will The records and accounting were not the best” GUNNISON— “It was a good beginning to a good tradition” announced home health director Barbara Lund of the first Home Health and Hospice Awareness Saturday Hospital and Health Fair held at Gunnison Valley next a fire en when on A 10) UIj mmmmm & YOU MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE with just a seat belt TT Vu SEAT BELTS ARE t MADE FOR ADULTS 1®‘t k Seat belts wotover for people tell end 80 pounds A4 A5 ' 3 J£ CHILDREN ARE Children in or 'aH? be elected internal Injuries 4 All A15 - RtSK t I f 'V t ouitb ''’ KATHY 1 ' am nr: 4I4 General Excellence winner 1999 - 2001 2002 - 2303 AT rr It ' Utah Press Association eV r A9 4 I crowd “Health Fair” (See — County prosecutor Ross Blackham commenting on Wendy Hansen’s case Opinions Lifestyle School Sports Classifieds the through year” Search and rescue f EGGLESTON MESSENGER PHOTO Deloris Miller health educator for Central Utah Public Health fits a helmet on Oakliegh White age three 3 “Hansen” on A2) ‘Need for prison reform is urgent ’ gine ambulances and booths provided education and service for health fair attendants With formation about health issues from arthritis to Medicaid and mental health participants were education given a A charge of excitement went “It w as a good fair and we've had a good turnout” added Susan Anderson project chairperson “I am impressed by the many knowledgeable people who made presentations We know as people become aware of the formation and tests that are available more people will visit us to two counts monies before Judge David L Mower on Wednesday Sept 22 Hansen had originally been charged with 44 £ operates under the Children’s 1990s until 2003 admitted ’f ji Pennies by the inch campaign underway Fphraint’s former city of taking at city and the Cooperative Landlill of misuse of public I presentation at the event where he will field questions from the audience He will also be speaking in Orem on Sept 30 at the Soiensen Student Center on the Utah Valley State College campus at 7:30 pm The Constitution Party Medical Center in Salt Lake City has announced its annual rrrr ' j - who officials suspect from the $116000 Sanpete County felopleaded guilty to two nies in Sixth District Court last week Wendy Hansen who had been city clerk for 14 years and treasurer of the Sanpete County Landfill from the early Prec Min Tt Primary John Hales By Saturday - 6940 Partly sunny Date 29 2004 Hansen pleads guilty §ttar Hflue Wednesday 7043 SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY By Geoffrey Pace Staff writer GUNNISON— “Imagine a w orld where half of us will be locked up and the other half will be guarding us” These startling words of a dire future came irom Randy Gcrrard Deputy Warden of the Central l!tah Correctional Facility (CUCF) speaking to an audience at the First Annual African American Cultural Fellow ship Luncheon in Gunnison on Saturday Sept 25 Gcrrard was referring to the urgent need for nationw ide prison reform He feels that the Gunnison facility has a fitting solution Gerrard was one of several guests and staff members of the CUCF w ho spoke at the luncheon Without mincing words Gcrrard said “For those of us w ho pray ask God to help w ith those problems that plague us all Pray for a culture that does not substitute'narcot-ics for free will" According to Gerrard we should ask ourselves “Why you and not me” as it relates to who is and who is not incarcerated He continued by saving “Open your hearts and minds to the unique differences among all people Teach them Lead them Counsel them Respect them ” The solution of which Gerrard spoke was merely a “pipe dream” half a year ago and despite those who said it would never Happen a testiremony of form came forward Thanks to former inmate Clifford Allen years before spoke of such a movement this dream is now a reality Waren Holloway is chairman of the African American Cultural Committee He envisions a future w here there w ill be changes made “as black who men as members of society and as parents to our children" This urgent need for change is well manifested in the following statistics given by Gerrard: “One in five men alive to- day have served time in pnson If thistrendcontinues and you currently have a his black child are in 3 that he w ill experience the penitentiary at some time in his life” Earlier this year as result of this concern inmates gathered petitions to start a cultural education program To dale there are two standing committees: the African American s and Hispanic Latinos Soon there will be chances Poly American Native and committees The committees (See w ill work “Reform" on A 2) K |
