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Show GUNNISON±AtLEY Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT ECRWSS *met ‘601-etefte,oft Iteuvizokftex i Volume 6 • Number 41 Thursday, October 14, 2010 Copy Price • 75 cents Old Rock Church money issues questioned by CHRISTI GARFF UEA Oct 14 & 15 No School Senior Citizens' Dinner Oct 18 • 6 pm Gunnison City Hall Bring your own dishes Gunnison Stake Young Women's Conference Wed Oct 20 • 6 pm @ Gunnison Stake Center. For all Young Women ages 12 - 18 and their leaders. "Rx for the Soul: Be Strong and of a Good Courage" will be the theme for the conference. Gunnison Valley Hospital Volunteers' Book Fair Thur Oct 21 10 am - 5 pm @ the GVH Lobby by the Gift Shop GVES Halloween Carnival Oct 29 Email items for What's Happening in Gunnison Valley to gazette@gtelco.net fax to 528-51798 or call 528-5178 Questions of any improprieties of monies allocated for funding of renovations for the Old Rock Church project have been resolved for Centerfield City. City recorder Debbie Hansen spent hours researching receipts to find those pertaining to work completed and paid for on the Old Rock Church project. These receipts as well as all financial records were then reviewed by City Auditor, Rick Roberts. Roberts reported back to the mayor and city council on October 6th that no material errors had been found. Although the current procedures used to allocate said funds would need to be altered. The only money used by the city out of the general fund was for the initial purchase of the property and engineering in the amount of $23,000 in 2002-2003. Questions arose when there appeared to be monies used from the city's general fund to pay for the ongoing work on the Old Rock Church project. This however was not the case as monies to cover these expenditures had been rolled into the general fund from the separate grant monies earmarked for the ORC to cover each payment made by the city. The original grant secured by former Mayor Darwin Jensen in 2007 to renovate the Old Rock Church is nearly exhausted, with only approximately $3,000 remaining to complete the project. The city council then asked Mardy Jensen who is currently working on the project for an estimate run ar unruson 'a ey azette Centerfield's Old Rock Church is currently undergoing renovation. on the cost of finishing the interior of the building and then pouring the much needed sidewalks. Councilman Jensen felt he could finish the interior of the building for approximately $12,000. This would get the building to where it could be rented out by the city and begin to generate income. As part of the initial agreement for the grant money received in 2007, then sitting Mayor, Darwin Jensen and the city council passed a resolution promising to only use grant money and private funds to finish the project even the grant money was not enough to do so. Mayor Tom Sorenson and the city council then debated back and forth on the project and if the completion of the interior was even possible for the Old Rock Church at the present time due to funding. Jensen, a member of the Old Rock Church Committee felt the $3,000 left from the 2007 grant was enough to pour sidewalks. It was then suggested that the ORC could possibility obtain a loan from the city to finish the project. The ORC would then agree to repay the loan to the city, as revenue from the rental of the building was collected. After a long discussion and the need to pour the sidewalks before the weather turned, the council took a vote to loan the ORC $30,000 for completion of the Old Rock Church interior. It passed 3-0 with Councilman Keith Garff abstaining to vote due to the appearance of a conflict of interest. Councilman Garff currently sits on the Old Rock Church Committee. Councilman Grant Mogle was not present to vote. Centerfield City is currently in the process of applying for an additional grant from the CDBG to pay for the construction of a separate building to house restrooms and a kitchen for the Old Rock Church, because the Old Rock Church is on the Histori- cal Register the building of a kitchen and restrooms within the original building was not permitted. Monies from any grant obtained from the CDBG can only be used on a pristine project. A pristine project is any project that has not already received funding. Therefore this new application for new grant monies cannot be used to finish the interior of the church. Any new grant money will be used to build an additional building to house a kitchen area and restrooms as well as finish the landscaping next spring. Gunnison Stake to hold Young Women Conference The 2010 Gunnison Stake Young Women's Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 20th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gunnison Stake Center. "Rx for the Soul: Be Strong and of a Good Courage" will be the theme for this year's conference. Young Women and their leaders are invited to attend this inspirational evening, where they will feel of the spirit and have their testimonies strengthened. We are excited to hear from guest speakers who will help us understand some of the challenges facing young women today. Dallas and Janelle Overly will present one of the workshops. Dallas Overly was born in Salmon, Idaho to Don and Aliene Overly. One of five children, he grew up in Kalispell, Montana. He graduated from Flathead High School (no, it was not a school for learning challenged) in 1991. Dallas attended one year at Ricks College before serving a mission in Hungary, Budapest. After his mission, he returned to Ricks College in Idaho where he met his wife, Janelle. Janelle was born in American Fork to David and Rochelle Clark. She is one of nine children; two brothers, six sisters, and loved growing up in a large family in Sandy. She graduated from Alta High School in 1993 and continued her education at Ricks College, graduating with a three year Professional Associates Degree in Interior Design. Dallas and Janelle were married February 17, 1996 in the Salt Lake Temple. They Janalle and Dallas Overly Melissa Judy lived in Salt Lake City while Dallas finished his Masters Degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Utah. After graduating, and working in Salt Lake for a short time, the opportunity came for Dallas to join his older brother, Derek, in the Gunnison Valley and currently works at Therapy West. Dallas and Janelle have enjoyed raising their children, Audrey, Adelyn, Spencer, and Zackary in the Gunnison Valley. Dallas has served in the church as an Elders Quorum President, Young Men's President, and currently as the Second Counselor in the Gunnison Third Ward Bishopric. Janelle has served as a second counselor in the Relief Society, Mia Maid Advisor, Primary chorister, first counselor in the Primary presidency, and currently serves as second counselor in the Stake Relief Society Presidency as well as a Wolf Den Mother in Cub Scouts. Another of our workshops will be presented by Melissa Judy. Melissa was the third of four children born to Fred and Ruth Lowry. We call her "MJ" they called her "Sunshine." She was raised in Sandy, and is a graduate of Alta High School. While growing up Melissa enjoyed skiing, camping, shopping and collecting pigs. She hated doctors and had a dream of living in a big city! While in high school she was a student leader, cheerleader, a member of the dance team and was a competitive contender in high school rodeo. She attended Snow College where she served as the Student Body President and was a member of the Orchesis dance group. After graduating from Snow College she attended the University of Utah where she served as the Senior Class President and received her bachelor's degree in Environment and Behavior. In 1991, she finally got asked on a date by one of her best friends from high schoolCary Judy, and in July of 1992 they were married in the Salt Lake Temple. In 1996, they moved to Missouri where Cary attended medical school. Shelle Oliver ar Missouri was a difficult yet most rewarding seven year adventure. Melissa is the proud mother of four energetic boys — Preston, Payton, Parker and Pearson; who undoubtedly are her most prized possessions. Melissa feels abundantly blessed with living the good life. Shelle Oliver will also present a workshop at the conference. Shelle grew up on a farm in Montana. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University where she graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She married Jeff Oliver and moved to Gunnison where she has taught Kindergarten for millions of years. Shelle and Jeff have a daughter, Mary Lee, who recently graduated with a degree in modern dance from the University of Utah and a son, Michael, who recently returned from a mission to Belem, Brazil. He is currently attending BYU. See CONFERENCE, Page 2 en me umuson "a ey azette Kort Sorenson and Tray Cox playing with some of the toys donated by the Happy Factory. The Happy Factory donates toys to GVES Primary Children's Medical Center. The hospital loved them and soon wanted more. The Happy Factory, a As the word spread to other ornon-profit charitable organi- ganizations who worked with zation, recently donated three children the demand for the toy backhoes and fifty small toys began to grow. What had wooden cars to Gunnison Val- began as a hobby soon turned ley Elementary School. into a full-time labor of love. The Happy Factory was Since its beginning the started in 1995 in Cedar City Happy Factory has provided by Charles and Donna Cooley. toys for hospitals, family shelAccording to the Cooleys, "We ters, schools, churches, foundidn't start out to be the Happy dations and numerous humanFactory, in fact we didn't start itarian organizations that have out to be anything." distributed them in over 100 The Cooleys had both just countries around the world. retired and Charles renewed For many of the recipients it his love of woodworking by is the first toy they have ever making small wooden toys owned. As of September 2010 for neighborhood kids and the Happy Factory has donathis grandchildren in his small ed over 1 million toys worldworkshop. Soon the Cooleys wide. had accumulated enough toys The Happy Factory is ran that they made a donation to See TOYS, Page 2 by MARK HENLINE |
