NAVAJO NATION, Arizona—What started as a simple fundraiser in the Moroni Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned into much more, including building a home for a needy, 89-year-old Navajo woman in just six and a half days. During COVID, the Moroni Stake conducted a fundraiser to ship basic living supplies…
MT PLEASANT—A monument depicting Chief Sanpitch, Sanpete County’s namesake, will be unveiled in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday 6 p.m. at a site fronting U.S. 89 between the historic train depot the Mt. Pleasant rodeo grounds. The dedication will include a tribal blessing from Forrest S. Cuch, Ute elder, and Larry Cesspooch, Ute filmmaker, storyteller and…
EPHRAIM—A video created by Jane Stucki, 14, of Spring City was selected as the statewide winner of Zions Bank’s “Lights, Camera, Save!” contest. For creating the winning video, Jane was awarded a $500 cash prize at Zions Bank’s Ephraim branch on Wednesday, June 15. Jane’s video, titled “A Few Easy Ways to Save Money,” features…
MT. PLEASANT—Sandra Bigler, the grand marshal of Hub City Days, has served Mt. Pleasant and its residents throughout her adult life. She is a descendant of Seely pioneers, who were among the first Mt. Pleasant settlers in 1859. She was born in the Madsen Hospital on Main Street on March 22, 1945 to Hyrum Carlton…
MORONI—Leonard Blackham, former state senator and Utah Commissioner of Agriculture, and his wife, Laura, will be the grand marshals of the Moroni July Fourth celebration. Leonard has lived his whole life in Moroni, and Laura came to Moroni at age 14. Both say they grew up in wonderful families and still enjoy their association with…
GUNNISON—Allen and Diane Dyreng say they are proud to call Gunnison home, and are honored to be recognized as Gunnison City Fourth of July grand marshals by a community that has provided their family with rich experiences and opportunities for service. “Living in Gunnison, raising our family, and serving in the church and community has…
CENTERFIELD—Centerfield City owns roughly 750 secondary water shares and rents 570 of those to the general public, but Mayor Travis Leatherwood has concerns about how the city has been keeping track of the rentals. “We don’t need to make a decision on this tonight, but we do need to have some discussion and get the…
HEBER CITY— Two members of the Gunnison Valley High School Rodeo Club and eight members from the Sanpete High School Rodeo Club competed in the Utah High School Activities Association State Rodeo Finals June 9-11 in Heber City and brought home scholarship money and buckles. Trey Taylor and Emma Stewart are members of the Gunnison…
MANTI—The Manti High School Cheer Team has adopted the highway between Manti and Ephraim and each summer they clean it for their team service project. This is something that their coach, Trisha Hyde, does as a team bonding experience. It’s a way to give back to the community and get to know their teammates on…
WALES—A couple who decided American Fork was getting too big and moved to Wales before the birth of their last child will be honored as grand marshals of Welsh Days this week. The designation will go to Raymond H. and Dorothy Anderson Miller, who have lived in and served the community since 1983. Raymond was…
WALES— Running, dancing, eating and lifting all add up to Welsh Days, which will be celebrated at the Wales Town Park this coming Friday and Saturday. The grand marshals will be Raymond and Dorothy Miller, who have lived in Wales since the early 1980s. Both have served on the town council, and Dorothy helped revive…
MANTI—The South Sanpete School District has announced a “foster grandparent” program, which Superintendent Ralph Squire said he is really excited about. The district unveiled the plan at a school board meeting Wednesday June 7 at the school district office. The program would be run through Americorps, a federal public service agency. Under the foster grandparent…
MANTI—Tiffany Hermansen, a senior member ofthe Manti softball team, has been named the 3A player ofthe year by the Deseret News. Tiffany led the Templars to the 3A state championship by batting 407, hitting 13 home runs and getting 33 RBIs. On the pitching mound, she had a 22-7 win-loss record and maintained a 1.81…
SALT LAKE CITY—Miss Sanpete County Ashtyn Childs was the non-finalist interview winner at the Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, June 11 at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. Ashtyn tied with her Miss Utah Pageant roommate, Miss Timpanogos, Gentry Rose. Both young women received $200 scholarships. There were 42 candidates, with 12 finalists, making…
GUNNISON — Shelle’s Drive-In had to close its doors for a dayon Monday, June 6 after a break in just before 5 a.m. Video surveillance showed someone, later identified as Kevin Radmall of Salt Lake City, breaking out the back door window, according to a probable cause statement from Gunnison Valley Police. The man is…