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Show Thursday, January 11, 2007 Page 5 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Hegedus to perform in Axtell Local Home Health Care workers receive awards Internationally acclaimed pianist Endre Hegedus will be giving a concert in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Bevan Bastian of Axtell, UTon January 20, 2007 at 7 p.m. Mr. Hegedus is a professor of music at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. He has won first place at numerous international competitions and was awarded the International Liszt Grand Prix du Disque for his CD of Liszt's fantasies on Bellini's operas. He continues to tour internationally with a very busy concert schedule, performing everywhere from Finland to Japan. He has appeared on television many times and is included in the distinguished 1 international roster of Steinway Artists. In 2004, he was awarded the medal of merit from the President of State of Hungary for the creation of harmony between music and audience. Reserve seating is available at $10 per person by calling 528-3543. Children under 8 are not admitted. The Utah Association of Home Care held their annual awards ceremony last month in Salt Lake City. Delores Spencer, a CNA at Gunnison Home Care received the UAHC Paraprofessional Service Award. Delores' day begins at 6 a.m. to accommodate her patients. It is common for patients to call the office and tell about the great experience they have had with Delores' help. They even request that Delores take care of them again following a procedure. When there •was a tornado in the area of Manti, Delores called all of her patients as quickly as possible to find out how they were. If there was no answer, she made a quick visit to check on them. De- Barbara Lund and Delores Spencer with a UAHC board member at the annual awards banquet. lores does everything with a smile and a laugh to make life brighter. Barbara Lund of Gunnison Home Health, has served as the UAHC Hospice Representative from September 2003 through June 2006 and now is President-Elect! THOMAS GROCERY Warrant served on Fayette Residence On January 4th, a the residence where they search warrant was served were met by officers. A pat on a residence in Fayette. down and search for weapThe warrant was executed ons was conducted and a by the Central Utah Task large hunting knife was Force and the Sanpete found under the driver's County Sheriffs Office. The jacket. The driver is an exinvestigation has been on- felon and was placed under going for several months, arrest, a bag of Methamwhere Meth;'mphetamine phetamine was also found was purchased from the on the driver. head of the ho>' "hold. The drivnr then gave Just prior lo officers ar- con.sunt to have officers riving at the residence, a search his vehicle. Found in white vehicle with a driver the front seat of the vehicle and passenger pulled into was a .20 gauge shot gun the driveway. The two exited with a live cartridge in the the vehicle and approached chamber. Officers then conducted a search of the residence occupied by the parents and three small children. Found in the home was approximately 15 grams of Methamphetamine, syringes, scales and packing materials. Division of Family Services were contacted, and the children were removed from the home. The four adults were arrested on a variety of weapons, child endangerment and drug charges. Think of GIC for all your home fix up projects! GIC carries Do It Best Paints by Sherwin Williams! GUNNISON IMPLEMENT COMPANY Your Farm Home Auto Paint Store 51 W 200 N, Gunnison • 435-528-7544 or 7271 I* Continued from Page 1 line of guitars. They hung on the east wall at the back of the store. Their son Billy had opened a music store in Richfield and Sterling was an outlet. Also, there has been a music gene in the Thomas bloodline for generations. Those carrying it are inclined to play guitars, banjos and harmonicas. The glass showcases kept fiics and other undesirables from accessing the stock. If someone wanted something, they would just ask, and it was handed down from a shelf or taken out of the showcases by the proprietors. Small hands never touched penny candy until it was handed in a brown sack after payment was made. Soft drinks could be taken out of the cooler by the customer, but that was about it. Fresh bologna and bacon and cheese were sliced right in front of your eyes and weighed out on the scales. The scale was also used to weigh babies when they had their first visit to the store. Everybody in Sterling went into Thomas Grocery at least once a month, including the owners of the other store. It was necessary because Lillie kept the books for the town and people would go there to pay their water bills. For those with a sweet tooth, there was nothing like the Sweet Candy line that they carried in the winter months. The town made sure Santa had bags of candy from Thomas Grocery before he made his annual visit to the homes in Sterling every Christmas. Mark Henline/Uunnison Valley Gazette Lillie Thomas still going strong at 92. down a little. Her son Bill installed sidewalks and handrails between the store and house several years ago. She broke a hip in 1987 and the walkways are a help. She still site behinds the counter and watches cars and trucks go by. The Trailways bus doesn't stop there anymore, but it did for many years. There is a fountain drink machine today, along with fast-food items generally associated with convenience stores. The focus of the store has changed over the years. Lillie says over time, it's not been hard to find who is Asked if any well-known honest, and who isn't, and For older customers, there was no shortage of people had been in the added that in the entire 61 tobacco products. The glass store, she replied that poli- years, she's been ".. .beat case held everything from ticians, including the late out of very little." plugs of Days Work and Sen. Frank Moss stopped In several ways, Lillie cans of Copenhagen to Bull in during their campaigns. and the store are one in the Durham in the pouch. There Karl Malone came in and same, each dependent on was Velvet or Prince Albert bought tackle to go fishing the other. The store needs in .the tins. Papers were at 9-Mile and stopped on the her, and she needs the sold separate. There were way back and told her he'd store. They seem to go on, as 'ready-made' brands, many see her again sometime. they have for 61 years, due of them, such as Chester- And there was an old man to the energy each gives to field, Old Gold, Viceroy, and in bib overalls who came in the other. Will there ever be Lucky Strike, are no longer one day and said he'd heard another Thomas Grocery'? found. Lillie has outlasted from a friend of his there That depends. How likely those companies, and many in Sterling that she had a is it that a group of people others who have supplied good dog and he asked if she will come together and build products to her over the would consider trading for a another pyramid in Egypt pup he had. She considered years. equal to the ones that stand The store hours were it, and they made the trade. there today? generally 7 A.M. - 9 P.M., The man turned out to be If that happens, then seven days a week. It could Wilford Brimley, the motion there may be another small go a little earlier or later de- picture actor. Lillie herself store built somewhere in pending on business. There has been on the small screen some little town, which was a set time that Evan (TV) across the intermoun- might make it despite the and Lillie always closed the tain west. She was featured giant retailers of today. But doors and that was Sun- in ads sponsored by Cream there will never be another days, from 2 - 4 P.M. They O' Weber several years ago. Lillie. She's the original, would drive somewhere for At 92, she has slowed and one of a kind. dinner, and they did it in style. The cars they drove were the only visible sign of indulgence they seemed to engage in. Starting in the late 50's, they bought a new car and continued the tradition every two years. In 1970, Evan saw a new Ford Bronco, and he bought one. That vehicle sits in the garage behind the house in Sterling to this very day. Lillie will go out and look at it on occasions. It probably stirs some memories. Evan passed away in October of 1975, and she has been running things herself since that time. Hmmm... Isn't that interesting... Salt Lake City became the fifth city in the world to acquire electricity when it first lighted a portion of Main Street on April 1, 1891. These lights were part of a system of three circuits strung on insulators and brackets fastened to buildings. A loop of wiring ran into each of the stores for the number of lights required, then circled back to the generating plant. |