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Show aZett AL K GUNNISON ►A11,11,VX Gunnison Valley Celebrates the 4th! See page 7 Address Service Requested Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT ECRWSS demoter,o4ot Volume 7 • Number 27 Thursday, July 7, 2011 2 Copy Price • One dollar GVHS Football Team Camp July 11 -15 See page 7 for details Senior Citizen's Pot Luck Dinner Mon July 18 @ Gunnison City Hall Bring your own pot luck and dishes ar • en me unmson fa ey azette Dustin Miller, Nick Dunne and Sean Nielson perform for the crowd at the high school football field. Right: Johnny Fortuno and his band plays to a large crowd Friday evening. Blood Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening Wed July 20 • 11 am @ Senior Center Gunnison celebrates another great 4th Senior Shopping & Dr. Trip to Ephraim Wed July 20 • 1 pm Call the center to secure your spot on the bus. Senior Citizen Yard Sale Aug 6 • 9 am - 6 pm @ the Fire Station They need usable items. Contact Grant 340-1770, Sheldon 528-3367 or July 528-5828 Email items for What's Happening in Gunnison Valley to aazette@gtelco.net :Po* Gunnison Valley celebrated the 4th with a number of activities this past Friday and Saturday. The festivities began with a dinner and auction at Gunnison Park on Friday evening. This year's auction raised over $16,000, which will go to help construct the new veterans memorial. The action then moved to the football field at the high school where residents were entertained by a FMX freestyle motorcycle show featuring Dustin Miller, Nick Dunne, and Gunnison Valley's own Sean Nielson. The three thrilled spectators with their high flying jumps and tricks. The annual concert followed with Johnny Fortuno and his tribute to Elvis Presley. Fortuno and his band performed for over an hour and had old and young dancing and tapping their feet to the music. Another great fireworks show, put on by our local firemen, rounded out the evening's events. Saturday morning's activities began early at 6 a.m. with the American Legion breakfast. The legion cooked up some delicious pancakes, eggs and ham. The Boy Scouts from Troop #563 put on the flag ceremony with Thomas Bore as this year's speaker. This year's parade was bigger and better than ever. People began staking out their spots as early as Thursday. There was so much candy thrown out that the kids were growing tired of picking it all up. Following the parade the activities moved back to the park. As always the Lions Club fixed up some great food with hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and taco salads. There was a mechanical bull, volleyball, games, horseshoes, blow-up slides, and free swimming. A patriotic fireside, held on Sunday evening, capped off the activities. Lt. Col. Jay C. Hess spent five years as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. His talk focused on his experiences and how grateful we should be for our freedom and the life that we enjoy in this country. Filing deadline is approaching for candidates By JOHN HALES Mark Henline/Gunnison Valley Gazette Gunnison City workers Diego Herrera and Pancho Cejudo work hard to keep flood waters out of the Quilt S'more store. Summer storm soaks the valley Last Thursday morning the corner of 100 South and Main ing around in a foot of water. heavens opened and the rain Street in Gunnison in front of Many farmers also had damage fell and fell hard. According to the Quilt S'more store. Store as the rain soaked the freshly one valley rain gauge, 1 3/10" employees and city workers laid cut hay. of water came down in an hour. down a wall of sandbags in front One long-time valley resiIt rained so hard and so fast that of the store to keep water from dent said he had never seen so many basements were flooded. flowing in the front door. much rain come down in such a City workers were called into The water was also deep in short amount of time. action to try to keep storms Rod and JoAnn Taylor's horse One thing is for sure, the drains clean from debris. property at 200 South and 100 storm provided some excitement One big trouble spot was the West. The horses were slosh- for a time. K The first phase of the campaign for next November's city elections is now underway. The filing period for candidates for city council races—or, for Axtell, seats on the Axtell Special Service District Board—began last week, on July 1. The deadline for candidates to file is July 15, Friday of next week. Municipal leaders from around the Gunnison Valley encouraged people to run for office, something that can sometimes be difficult to do. There have been times in Fayette, for instance, when town officials who did not themselves have an election race would help recruit other candidates when the town office had not received filing applications. Mayor Scott Bartholomew said he hopes that won't be necessary for this year's candidates. "We always encourage people to run," he said. "They just need to understand that it's a working position. We expect them to roll up their sleeves and do it. It's been very successful. We've had some good people there in the past. We expect people to spend their time, donate their time. That's what makes Fayette work." Mayfield Town Clerk Catherine Bartholomew hopes candidates will step up to the plate in her town by next week's deadline. "I've been talking, talking, talking to people for months. Everybody's got a lot to do but they don't want to run," she said. "We've got so many good citizens that would be good. I wish they would run. There are so many people in our town that I think would have some good ideas to make it better." Gunnison In Gunnison, three city council seats are up for election. Those seats are currently held by Larry Jensen, Steven Buchanan and Brian Jensen, who was selected to fill a vacancy in former Councilman Paul Greener's seat. To file for candidacy, go to Gunnison City Hall during the building's normal business hours. Centerfield Centerfield voters will select council members for three seats, those of Keith Garff, Mardy Jensen and Becky Edwards, who filled in on the council when Grant Mogle resigned from the seat. Filing documents can be picked up and delivered to Centerfield City Hall. See CANDIDATES, Page 2 |
