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Show M K1 GUNNISON VALLEY az e Thursday, November 17, 2011 Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT ECRWSS 1 1 01 1 1 1 9 1 Vy‘ootaexeoft Volume 7 • Number 46 Address Service Requested 2 Copy Price • One Dollar Valley observes Veterans Day Gunnison Valley remembered veterans with three different programs in the valley this past Friday. Programs were held at both the middle school and the high school. There was also a special show held for veterans at the Casino Star Theatre followed by the drawing in the American Legion rifle raffle. Steve Buchanan of Gunnison was the lucky winner of the rifle which was donated by Christensen Arms. The Legion would like to thank all who took part in the raffle to help raise funds for the new veterans memorial to be constructed in Gunnison Park. GVHS presents Les Miz Thur, Fri & Sat Nov 17, 18 & 19 7 pm Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Gunnison Valley Senior Citizens Mon Nov 21 @ Gunnison City Hall Senior Shopping & Dr. Trip to Ephraim Wed Nov 23 The bus will leave the Senior Center @ 1 pm Call the day before to secure your spot on the bus, 528-3781 Pictured are Cadet Airman first class Baylen Hunt and Cadet Airman first class Teven Christensen of the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol decorated graves between Elsinore and Fayette as part of their annual fundraiser. Gunnison Senior Center will be closed Thur Nov 24 for Thanksgiving Free Movie Matinee Sat Nov 26 • 3 pm @ Casino Star Theatre Dr. Christensen honored for 33 years of service Gunnison Valley Christmas Light Parade Sat Nov 26 • 6 pm Gunnison Main Street starting at 300 South and heading north to the park. Santa will be at the park to visit with the children. Entertainment and hot chocolate also! For parade info contact Jeremy Vincent @ 528-3060. Lunch is now served at the Gunnison Valley Senior Citizen Center Weekly Mondays thru Thursdays Email items for What's Happening in Gunnison Valley to gazetteagtelco.net mta yons unmson a ey azette A Christmas Carol live at Casino Star A live enactment of the timeless Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol will appear at the Casino Star Theatre in Gunnison on Friday, December 2, at 7 p.m. This adaptation by Douglas H. Baker relates the entire tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's journey from "Bah! Humbug!" to "Merry Christmas" over a long Christmas Eve of visitations and memories, with all 34 characters portrayed by a single actor, Kellan Baker, a veteran of the Excalibur's "Tournament of Kings" extravaganza. Mark your calendars for December 2 to welcome the Holiday Season with a splendid family reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. As Tiny Tim concludes, "God bless us—every one!" K Enjolras (Garrett Sorensen) leads the dissatisfied crowd in a revolution against the monarchy of France. L to R Chaise Ludvigson, Chris Olsen (Marius), Ian Gubeli, Garrett Sorensen, Tanner Agren, Joey Carlisle, Carson Henline (Gavroche), Logan Adams, and Rachel Embley. GUS presents Les Miserables This week Gunnison Valley High School presents Les Miserables School Edition, which, according to director Mark Lyons, "is the most difficult show we've ever attempted since I've been at the high school." Since Les Miserables is one of his favorite shows, Lyons said that for years he's been asking Jody Allred, music director, "Do we have the voices to do Les Miserables yet?" This year, the answer was yes. Les Miserables holds the record as the longest running musical in the world. To date it has been seen by nearly 60 million people in 42 countries and 21 languages. Last year, it celebrated its 25th anniversary. Ten years ago, the authors approved creating Les Miserables School Edition, which is an abridged version of the Broadway musical. The three hour show was cut to a running time just over two hours, "while carefully maintaining the integrity of one the greatest musicals ever written," states the MTI (Music Theater International) website. As part of the contract to do the school edition, directors must verify that only high school, middle school or elementary school students will perform in it. "This special edition of Les Miserables was not conceived or developed for performance by adults or college students," the website says. The MTI website also contains a map and a list of every school currently performing this show. During the dates of the GVHS production, November 17-19, four other high schools, in New York, Minnesota, Illinois, and Georgia will also be performing the show. There have been over 2,000 productions of this musical in the UK, US and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools. "In looking at other high school's productions on you tube, I was impressed that no matter what the scenery or costumes were, the music and the message are so powerful, I was moved," said Anita Lyons, assistant director. "It gave me hope that our production would also be a success because the message will carry it." The musical is based on the book published by Victor Hugo in 1862. Hugo witnessed an impoverished man, arrested for stealing a loaf of bread, stand on the street corner as an ornate carriage stopped. Inside was a wealthy woman dressed in velvet playing with a child dressed in furs. The man stared at the woman in the carriage, but she was totally unaware of him. Hugo wrote, "The moment he became aware of her existence, while she remained unaware of his, a catastrophe was inevitable." Hugo's epic story reSee LES MIZ, Page 5 Gunnison Valley Hospital is honoring Dr. Jan Christensen for his 33 years of service to the community and celebrating his retirement with an open house at the Gunnison Family Medicine Clinic on Thursday, Nov. 17. "We want to congratulate Dr. Christensen on his retirement and also thank him for his extraordinary dedication to Central Utah," said Mark Dalley, hospital administrator. "We pride ourselves on associating with doctors like Dr. Christensen who are committed to their practice and making Gunnison Valley Hospital known for its medical expertise." Dr. Christensen has specialized in family practice since 1978. After graduating from Loma Linda University of Medicine, he completed his internship at Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Christensen is board certified in family medicine and has Dr. Jan Christensen worked mainly in adult medicine and geriatrics. His past positions include serving as Medical Staff Chairman and Chairman of the Credentialing Committee. The community is invited to attend his retirement open house on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 65 East 100 North in Gunnison. Thanksgiving Trivia 1. Which department store was the first to hold a Thanksgiving Day parade? 2. What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on? 3. Who was the captain of that ship? 4. It is believed that how many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621? 5. The first Thanksgiving was believed to last how many days? 6. Besides shopping, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for what? 7. Which balloon was the first balloon in the 1927 Macy's Day Parade? 8. How many pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower? 9. The first Thanksgiving football game was started in 1934 by what team? 10. How fast can a turkey run? ydua SZ ZOI, .8 leo suon 1!0-1 1eCI el-11 aye x!iej . 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