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Sanpete County citizens file for political office
RAY LAFOLLETTE
The Pyramid
SANPETE COUNTY — Citizens in cities and towns throughout Sanpete County have filed for candidacy for political office. Primary Elections have been scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 13, and will take place for some of the open seats. Anyone who wants to file as a write-in candidate must do so by Sept. 3. The General Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5. Spring City Two candidates have filed seeking to fill the remaining two-year seat of Mayor Monnett, who has resigned. Those filing are Cynthia DeGrey and Cami Hathaway. Spring City candidates seeking to retain their three four-year city council seats are, incumbents Craig Clark, Joe McGriff and Cody Dean Harmer. Centerfield Centerfield candidates for the three open four-year council seats are Kimberly E. Beck, Jon Hansen, Jerry Trafny, Jaden Sorenson, Jackie Pay Huff, Christi B. Garff and Jonah Christensen. A Primary Election is currently scheduled in Centerfield. Ephraim There are three, four-year council seats open in Ephraim. Incumbents John G. Scott and Richard P. Wheeler are seeking to retain their council seats while Ted Meikle and Kimberlee Jacobson have also filed to fill the open council seats. There will not be a Primary Election in Ephraim.
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Several citizens have filed to fill open seats in all of the towns in Sanpete County. Some positions will require participation in a Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Those who did not get on the candidate lists can still seek office as a write-in by filing by Sept. 3. The General Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5. Fairview Fairview has three, four-year city council seats open. Those filing to fill those three seats are Clifford A. Wheeler, Robert St. Jaques, Matthew Sorensen and Brad Welch. One two-year council seat is open and Michael C. MacKay is seeking to fill that seat. Fountain Green In Fountain Green, there are three four-year council seats open. Candidates are D. Brian Casselman, DeWayne E. Omer, Stuart A. Smith, Stuart Hansen, Shelith E. Jacobson, Jerime Ivory and Julio Tapia. The Primary Election date is Aug. 13. Fayette In Fayette, John D. Bown, Joan Spainhower and Kelly Sue Mel-
lor have filed to fill open four-year council seats and Jed Bartholomew has filed seeking the office of mayor. Gunnison Gunnison has three four-year council seats open and 11 candidates have filed for the seats. The candidates are incumbent Blake Donaldson, Brian Sorensen, Shawn Crane, Rodney L. Taylor, Stella S. Hill, Justen K. Mellor, Scott Andersen, Michelle Christenson, Ron Gale Christenson, Scott Hal Pickett and Scott W. Reid. A Primary Election will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, to determine which candidates will be on the General Election ballot Nov. 5. Manti In Manti, incumbents Darren R. Dyreng, Jason Vernon and Gary E.
Chidester along with two new candidates Lind B. Christiansen and Donna Birk have filed to seek the three open four-year council seats. Mayfield Two four-year city council seats are open. Incumbent Aaron Peterson and Jake Dyreng have filed for the positions. Moroni Jenifer Lamb, Bevan Wulfenstein, Jared Howells and D. Craig Draper have filed to fill four-year city council seats in Moroni. Troy Prestwich has filed to fill a two-year city council seat. Wales In Wales, two four-year council seats are open. Joshua Pecora has filed to seek a seat and currently there is one write-in candidate, Nathan Mitchell. Mt. Pleasant Dan H. Anderson and David Brown have filed seeking to fill the open two-year mayor office. There will not be a Primary Election for the mayor seat. Keith Collier, Cathy Ostler, Rondy G. Black, Randy Wootton, Russell G. “Bull” Keisel and Sam Draper are vying for three four-year city council seats in Mt. Pleasant. There will be a Primary Election held Aug. 13. Sterling In Sterling, Justin Alder and Kendal Vorhees have filed to fill open four-year council seats and incumbent Yvonne Larsen is seeking re-election to the two-year council seat.
SVH CEO receives prestigious award MT. PLEASANT — Aaron Wood, Sanpete Valley Hospital, was recently awarded the Rural Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Year award. Eight years ago, the State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, began holding the Rural Hospital Administrators Summit. The CEO of the Year Award nominees come from the Utah Hospital Association and other partners, including Primary Care and Rural Health staff, who manage the FLEX grant program for Critical Access Hospitals. This award is presented to an individual who has shown excellence in implementation of innovative health care delivery models and programs. This year the award was presented to Aaron Wood, CEO of Intermountain Sanpete Valley Hospital who is being recognized for stabilized and improved operations and financial performance at Sanpete Valley Hospital
through effective leadership. Rural Hospital Improvement Director Greg Rosenvall stated, “Some examples of Aaron Wood’s effective leadership include: physician recruitment (e.g. general surgeon), innovative patient care models (e.g. use of Physician Assistant’s for Emergency Department coverage and hospitalist for inpatient coverage), quality of care metrics (e.g. HCAHPS) by prioritizing and fostering a team approach, and one of the highest, if not the highest scores for employee satisfaction with Intermountain Healthcare.” About Sanpete Valley Hospital Sanpete Valley Hospital is dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare for Sanpete County including general surgery, imaging, respiratory, sleep studies, lab services, and OBGYN, as well as technology-driven telehealth services, to help patients stay close to home for
Aaron Wood (center), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Sanpete Valley Hospital was recently presented with the prestigious Rural Hospital CEO of the Year Award. Wood was recognized for his implementation to stabilize and improve operations and financial performance at the hospital. Pictured are (left to right): Greg Rosenvall, Utah Association Rural Hospital Improvement Director; Aaron Wood and Matt McCollugh, Rural Hospital Improvement Director. their care. A Nationally recognized Level Four Trauma-Designated, Critical Access Hospital. Sanpete Valley Hospital is part of Intermoun-
tain Healthcare – a Utah-based notfor-profit healthcare system. For more information, visit www.SanpeteHospital.org.
Medieval, Spanish Blues concert set June 14 SPRING CITY — French singer and songwriter Claude Bourbon will perform a medieval and Spanish blues concert Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m., at the Spring City Arts Gallery, 79 South Main Street. Tickets are available at the door. The concert will be preceded by a
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community potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Enjoy a blues-infused evening of guitar and song presented by Spring City Arts and Frog Records. Claude Bourbon is a well-travelled minstrel on both sides of the Atlantic and weaves his songs with delicious flavors of Europe and beyond. Bourbon’s Spanish medieval blues evolved into Gypsy, Eastern European, with a splash of Paco de Lucia, Claude Bourbon will be in concert Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m., at the Spring Delta Blues and more. City Arts Gallery, 79 South Main Street. Tickets are available at the door.
The varied talents of local artist and teacher, Marie Lindahl, will be showcased at the Fairview Museum of History and Art. Her artworks not only include oil paintings, but also tapestry and cross stitch. An opening reception will be held from 6:30-8 p.m., Friday, June 14.
Marie Lindahl artwork takes center stage at Fairview museum FAIRVIEW—The artwork of the talented local artist Marie Lindahl will be displayed at the Fairview Museum of History and Art with an outstanding exhibit entitled, “Oils and Cross Stitch” on Friday, June 14. A reception to celebrate Marie’s exceptional talents will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., that evening. The public is encourage to come and view her art, tapestries and cross stitch pieces and observe her outstanding workmanship. The museum is located at 85 North 100 East in Fairview. Marie’s story goes back many years to when she was 13 and her dreams and imaginations were first pursued by signing up for lessons in colored pencil drawing. This endeavor led to basic art classes in high school where the novice artist was selected to design the art work for the Granite High School yearbook in Salt Lake City, a publication which won national awards year after year. Following high school graduation, Marie attended the University of Utah on an academic scholarship and graduated summa cum laude as valedictorian of the College of Nursing. Art was not pursued at this time since the family needed a substantial and reliable income due to medical expenses. Because of many long hours of hospital work and on-call duty, art was put on the back burner for several years until a position in the medical field became available which offered a 40-hour work week of daytime hours. In 1974 Marie met an oil painting instructor and this instructor taught her landscape styles that she wanted to pursue. She would attend occasional art classes at her neighborhood craft store. This all gave Marie enough instruction and practice to launch her own path of inspiration. Since then, she has continued to pursue her ongoing artistic creativity. As work allowed, the artist resumed self-instruction, seeking technique demonstration from other artists having a style specific to her interests. Periodic evening classes at a local art store provided more training. Following her mother’s death in 1982, Marie was sponsored by friends in the medical community to hold several private exhibits, where she first began to sell her work. These earlier works are signed in the maiden name of Miklas since Marie did not marry until 1991. Artwork took another rest when Please see LINDAHL, Page A1