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Show Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT GUNNISON VALLEY azettc Press Association 21 E. 3900 S. Suite 100 Lake City, UT 84124 Copy Price • 75 cents Thursday, November, 2006 Volume 2 • Number'44 GVHS' FFA visits PBR in LV in what they love to do and take the time to tell the students how they can become FFA Student what their dreams are. The Army and PBR This past week, Gunnison Valley High gave the students tickets School's Future Farmers of to the opening session of America had the opportuni- the Pro Bull Riding Rodeo. ty to travel to Las Vegas for The PBR recognized their a leadership conference at organization several times the Mandalay Bay Resort. throughout the night, comThe conference, put on by menting how great they are the Army and the Pro Bull and what a wonderful opRiders, was a great learning portunity the students have experience where students being in the FFA. got to meet people from AriThe students definitely zona and Nevada. felt recognized when the The first session was a bull fighter, Flint Rasmusgreat one. The participants sen, came up to their section got to hear Mike Lee, who and danced with Cheyenne is a professional bull rider, Thatcher. She was a good an army sergeant and the sport and danced well, earnC.E.O. of the PBR, and Rob ing herself a brand new pair Smets, a bull fighter, talk of boots. After the PBR, they on how to excel in life and got the opportunity to stay how to find a job that you and watch the bull fighters. have passion for. The stuAfter a long day, the dents also learned how to night wasn't over yet. The resolve conflicts and work students walked over to the as a team. I-MAX Theater to watch "3After the conference D, A Haunted House". they also had the opportuThe next day, they woke nity to go to the arena and up early and went to see ask questions and talkwith the Hover Dam. Along the three professional bull rid- way, they stopped at a park ers; Tater Porter, Shawn in Boulder City and found Willingham and Austin some big born sheep grazing Meier. It was a great learn- on the grass. After watching ing experience toMtisten'to ~tltenr for-<r while, the-'stu-' great men who have excelled dents finished making their . . by LISA BARTHOLOMEW Scott Bartholomew/Courtesy Fhoto FFA students at a park in Boulder City, Nevada from left to right: Travis Yardley, Cameron Crane, Cheyenne Thatcher, Lisa Bartholomew, Crystal Bown, Colton Crane, Jimmy Thomas, Sam Brown, Casey Bown, Kade Despain, and Jay Bartholomew. way to the dam where they took a wonderful tour. The group went down 73 stories to the bottom of the dam. They were able to walk around inside and learn how it works. It was definitely a great learning experience. '- Atr&r—^]'~ ciam) they made one last stop; the Mandalay Bay shark exhibit. The students had the chance to see many animals they probably won't see ever again in their lives. They saw animals ranging from the Golden Crocodile and Asian Water Monitor, to hundreds of fishes and sharks. The students were "able to learn about what they eat and their habitats. They also got the chance to touch and feel the stingrays. The five hour drive was not a great price to pay for the great experiences and memories the students have of the conference. All of the . students would like to thank their advisor Mr. Burrell, his wife Lisa, Danny and Nancy Boore, and Scott and Lila Bartholomew for taking them down to the conference. They would also like to thank the school board and administration for allowing them the privilege of attending the conference. lark Henline/Gunntson Valley Gazette ark HenimcTGunnison Valley Gazette The annual Gunnison Valley Hospital! Home Health and Hospice Awareness and Health Fair was held last Saturday at the high school. The fair offered free blood pressure checks, blocd glucose tests, cholesterol checks, oxygen saturations, eye tests, dental check ups and massage therapy. There were also discounts offered on a variety of blood work. Stations were set up where information was provided on Medicare, Home Care, Hospice, physical therapy, mental health, arthritis, massage therapy and 72 hour kits. Bicycle helmets were given out to many of the children who attended the fair. Pictured: Debra Wilson gets blood work done by Debra Humphrey and Ardean Anderson. Front row left to right: Claudia Jarrett; Sanpete County Commissioner, Nancy Jensen; President Utah State School Board and member of South Sanpete School District School Board, JoAnn Taylor; Sanpete Bookmobile Library Technician. K.C. Benedict; Utah State Library Bookmobile Coordinator, Cindy BJackham; Sanpete County Bookmobile Board, Nan Olsen; Chairman Sanpete County Bookmobile Board and North Sanpete School District Library Supervisor and Jim Ericksen; Bookmobile librarian and driver. Back row: Anita Fox; County Library Board, Mark Anderson; Sanpete County Commissioner and Jill Hansen; Sanpete County Democratic Chair. Driven to read The Sanpete County Commissioners and Sanpete County Bookmobile Library Board are pleased to announce that the "all new" Sanpete County Bookmobile was delivered on September 21, 2006. The delivery culminates the long awaited coming of an "all new" Bookmobile which is a prototype for future State of Utah Bookmobiles. The new design is the brain child of the State Library Director Donna Morris, State Bookmobile Director K.C. Benedict and others at the Utah State Library. The Utah State Library is a Division of the Department of Community and Culture which is under the direction of Palmer DePaulis. •VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • Tuesday, November 7th Voting locations for the Gunnison Valley • Axtell - Centerfield Town Hall - 1 3 0 South Main, Centerfold Centerfield - Centerfield Town Hall - 1 3 0 South Main, Centerfield Fayette - Fayette LDS.Church - 9 9 South 100 East, Fayette Gunnison -'Senior Senior Center - 38:West.CenteivGunnison . .' Mayfield'-Mayfield City,Hall -52. North Main, Mayfield • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • VOTE • The - new bookmobile design incorporates the basic style of the past with a modern technology fiair which gives it a totally new look. It is longer and holds many more books than the older bookmobiles used in the past. The inside of the box is brighter and more user friendly, which helps in book selection. The outside is bright and bold, so patrons can easily tell it is the bookmobile at a scheduled stop, or even rolling down the road. The new Bookmobile is equipped with satellite Internet Service, which will allow patrons as the community stops to comp in and use two laptop computers to access the internet. With \ so much information now available through internet access, this will be an invaluable service to those who do not have the internet at home or those who live in remote areas where the Bookmobile has a scheduled stop. In addition, over $16,000 of new books, and books on CD's have been added to the book collection within the last year, giv^ ing patrons a wide range of materials to choose from. Bookmobile library cards are issued at no charge to patrons. Also, the Sanpete Bookmobile website is in the process of being launched. When fully operational, the website will allow patrons See BOOKMOBILE, Pg. 8 |
