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Thursday, February 1, 2018 • Vol. 126, No. 5 • 75 cents
4th annual Chocolate Festival returns to Fairview FAIRVIEW — Fourth Annual Chocolate Festival is coming Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 — 10, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Peterson Dance Hall, 65 South State St., Fairview. Admission is free. There will be hourly drawings, vendors and entertainment. For more information contact Milette MacKay (760) 912-6243. This year’s entertainment will include Steve Anderson and Butch Heth, along with the Three Bishops, as they sing and play the guitar. Excel Dance Company will be performing on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. There are many vendors scheduled this year, here is a list of some of them: Lori Youngblood, Youngblood Jewelry; Horseshoe Mountain Firestarters; and Kids Candy Corner will be selling popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. In addition Valentine Carriage House; Nancy Dekeyrel will be selling brownies, cupcakes, tootsie roses
and more; Christina and Martin Curtis, will have homemade soaps, crocheted items, fishing lures and jigs. Pampered Chef will be there; Natalie Nesbit, LulaRoe clothing; Marlene Westlund, Love Rocks, with rock jewelry, soaps, lotions and wooden flags; and Brenda Miller, with skin care products. Others include: Angie Russell, doTerra essential oils; Kalama’s Island Style, Ephraim, will be selling chocolates, flower jewelry and homemade jam; Sanpete Massage and Bodywork with Wendy Powell; Kim Cooley, making balloon animals for children. Also: 3 Crafty Girls will be making Steampunk items, handcrafted hats, bags, notebooks, etc; Karen Shurtz, handmade toffee, pecan brittle, truffles and candy; Vanessa Langley, Lipsense; and 4 Horse Photography. On Saturday, Feb. 10, at 9:30 a.m., Waffle Love will be available in the parking lot on the North side of Peterson Dance Hall. There will also
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Fourth Annual Chocolate Festival returns Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 — 10, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Peterson Dance Hall, 65 South State St., Fairview. Admission is free. There will be hourly drawings, vendors and entertainment. be a donation drop off booth for the sored by Fairview Economic Develfood drive. opment to promote local businesses The Chocolate Festival is spon- in the community.
NS teachers appreciated in special ceremony
North Sanpete High School Peer Tutor Cami Hathaway (on right) was just one of several teachers honored during a special ceremony held Jan. 26 while Principal Nan Ault reads a short paragraph written by senior students about their selected teachers.
MT. PLEASANT — Several teachers in the North Sanpete School District were recently recognized for their efforts during a special ceremony held Jan. 26 at North Sanpete High School. North Sanpete senior students chose to recognize the teachers and each was presented with a gift and a short paragraph about why they were nominated was read also. It is hoped that for one day of the year and hopefully many more days, the North Sanpete District teachers will realize how much they are appreciated and how much they impact student’s lives in a positive way. The following teachers received recognition: Harold Orton, math teacher, North Sanpete Middle School; Carrie Christensen, kindergarten, Fairview Elementary; Ed Staker, sci-
ence teacher, North Sanpete High School; Alex Barlow, drama teacher, North Sanpete High School; Nancy Allred, sixth grade teacher, Spring City Elementary; Timothy Kidder, band teacher, North Sanpete High School; Brandon Olsen, industrial technology teacher, North Sanpete High School; Matt Braithwaite, Spanish teacher, North Sanpete High School; Justin Morley, technology teacher, North Sanpete High School; Ben Cox, journalism teacher, North Sanpete High School; Des Dyches, learning strategies teacher, North Sanpete High School; Cami Hathaway, peer tutor, North Sanpete High School; and Cheryl Hadley, math teacher, North Sanpete High School. Mt. Pleasant City is appreciated for providing the gifts and sponsoring the event.
Veteran program available in Sanpete County
RICHFIELD — Six County Association of Governments Aging Services recently announced it is working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring the Veteran Directed Home and Community Based Services (VDHCBS) Program to Rural Utah. This has been a long time coming for veterans of all ages to receive an opportunity for benefits and services beyond the Wasatch Front. The VA has worked to expand the VDHCBS program throughout Utah and is now available in all but three counties in Utah. Veteran-Directed Care is for veterans who need skilled services, case management, and assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, getting dressed or instrumental activities of daily living such as fixing meals or taking medicine; and are isolated or their caregivers experiencing burden. Please see PROGRAM, Page A1
Brent Dewsnup, regional business manager, Rocky Mountain Power, recently presented a $2,500 donation to the Casino Star Theatre Foundation for new stage lighting at the theater. Lori Nay, managing director, and Diana Major Spencer, programming director, gratefully accept the donation on behalf of the foundation.
Lady Hawks lose to South Sevier, Grand, San Juan RMP makes BRAD BENTLEY
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Members of the Mt. Pleasant Youth City Council Trevor Olson, mayor, Ally Brotherson, mayor pro-tem; Kylee McKay, Miss Mt. Pleasant; Samma Hannon, Mosiah Bunting, council members; and Kendall Smith, Coleen Oltrogge and Teri Tuttle, advisors, met with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and Taylor Ricks, aide-de-camp; during Officials Day at the Legislature on Jan. 24.
MP Youth Council spends day at Utah Legislature MT. PLEASANT — Youth city council members and advisors spent Officials Day at the Legislature on Jan. 24. The group started off the day by attending a mock committee hearing about sexual harassment and bullying-prevention and prosecution. They also met with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox who thanked the council for
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all they do and told the youth how he became Lt. Governor and gave them a tour of his office. He also answered any questions the council had. At the Salt Palace, Governor Herbert addressed the youth and then lunch was served. During lunch, Rep, Derrin Owens, District 58, acknowledged the group and asked to meet with them sometime in the future. “It was a very worthwhile trip for our youth meeting the impressive legislators and touring the capitol”, said Coleen Oltrogge, advisor.
MT. PLEASANT — Despite playing much better basketball, the Lady Hawks of North Sanpete are still struggling to break into the win column as the regular season winds to a close. The North Sanpete girls’ basketball team dropped three games this past week, losing to South Sevier in Monroe, before dropping games to Grand and San Juan at home to end the week. The Lady Hawks and Lady Rams of South Sevier played really close in the first quarter. Led by 10 points from sophomore Sarah Oldroyd, North Sanpete kept pace with South Sevier and trailed by just 11-9 at the end of the period. In the second quarter though, everything went the way of the Lady Rams. South Sevier poured in 21 points against the Sanpete players, while the Lady Hawks were unable to score. Kaylie Jenson had 15 points for South Sevier, while Mattie Blackburn contributed 12
points and Kenzie Jones added 10. Down 32-9 to begin the second half, all North Sanpete could do was fight to make the score respectable, but the Lady Hawks fell 50-25. Grand The two games at home were much closer for North Sanpete. On Friday night against Grand, the Red Devils came out in a 1-2-2 halfcourt trap that bothered the Lady Hawks offense some and kept them from getting the offense started. Grand also took full advantage of a size differential on the inside and ran their offense through 5’11” Veda Gritts, who wasn’t only tall, but also had a wide body that made her tough to defend. The Red Devils would dump the ball into Gritts and then send Hannah Own streaking through the paint on a give-and-go, or Gritts herself would take the ball to the basket. Those two players combined for 35 points in the game. Please see LADYHAWKS, Page A6
donation to Casino Star Theater
GUNNISON — Casino Star Theatre Foundation Directors Lori Nay and Diana Major Spencer recently met with Brent Dewsnup of Rocky Mountain Power to accept a $2,500 donation of to be used toward new stage lights at the Casino Star Theatre. The project, which is almost complete, will feature 30 new LED lights that will light the performances of the annual concert series offered at the Casino Star. The new lights replace the 4 ancient undimmable, unmovable lights that were donated to the theatre when Gunnison Valley High School (GVHS) upgraded their stage lighting. Please see RMP, Page A6