GUNNISON—A woman described by a fellow volunteer as “the most selfless person I’ve ever met” was named the Emily Braithwaite Woman of Service last Saturday, Aug. 6 during the Miss Sanpete pageant. “She works harder than any human being on the face of the earth,” Justen Mellor, founder of United We March, said of Kara…
EPHRAIM—The crowd rose to their feet with loud cheers and applause as the new Miss Sanpete County accepted her crown on Saturday night at the Snow College Eccles Center. Gracy Christenson, daughter of Miranda Christenson of Gunnison, became the new queen. She says she is looking forward to working with her attendants and new teen…
EPHRAIM—“This is so cool. I love it.” That was one youngster’s comment at a “reveal party” Saturday marking completion of a mural to kindness at the back of the Ephraim Family Park at 210 E. 300 South. “That’s what we love, creating art that people respond to,” said Amy Jorgensen, executive director of the Granary…
GUNNISON— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has built and installed two new pavilions at the Gunnison Reservoir on the west side. BLM Recreation Director Graydon Bascom said he was excited to get the structures up and ready for use after roughly four years of devel- opment. He was able to apply for and received…
CEDAR CITY— The Utah Rural School Conference (URSA) took place in Cedar City on July 6-8 where many South Sanpete teachers attended to learn about new ideas for helping their students. Educators from several rural schools enjoyed networking with other educators, learning new ways of teaching and having some fun on the side. The purpose…
FAIRVIEW— A 5K fund- raiser will take place on Saturday, Aug. 13, for the Sigrest family of Fairview to help the couple with the tragic loss of their baby last month. Tyler and Rachel Sigrest lost their 3-month-old daughter, Julia, to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) on Monday, July 11. Characteristic of the SIDS diagnosis,…
EPHRAIM—A new fran- chise opened its doors on Main St in Ephraim recently. Chat Chat Boba, located at 9 N. Main, is owned by Pam and Jared Nicolson of Spring City, who lived in Mt. Pleasant before that. Jared got the idea of getting a franchise when he got into running ultra-marathons and met Shane…
Four days were circled on the calendar with a simple notation: “Moab Trip”; a planned getaway with 30 local teenagers along for the fun. Nothing extraordinary, really: a scenic drive down to Moab, some hiking around that red rock wonderment; some fishing and general falderal in the surrounding hills; then a couple stops at places…
EPHRAIM—Thirteen contestants will take the stage at the 61st annual Miss Sanpete County and Miss Teen Sanpete competition on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Eccles Performing Arts Center in Ephraim at 7 p.m. Seven candidates will compete for the title of Miss Sanpete County, while six candidates will vie for the role of Miss Teen…
EPHRAIM – The Sanpete Kindness Project will unveil its “Kindness Mural” this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Ephraim Family Park. Music and refreshments will enhance the experience, and everyone is welcome. The idea was to create a kindness-themed mural was the brainchild of Linda Christiansen head of the nonprofit, and her friend, Denise Duncan….
FAIRVIEW—Another Pioneer Day celebration has come and gone in Fairview with several trophies and awards going home with participants. City councilman Casey Anderson said that he was overall happy with everything from the long week of activities. “It is hard to narrow it right down to the best thing from the fireman’s breakfast to the…
EPHRAIM— Troubles with the contents of local sewer lagoons could have a damaging impact on a local business based on test results that were reported to Ephraim City Council last week. V-Dot Meats, owned by Ryan Rees, approached the council in October last year about expanding his business by creating a meat processing and packaging…
FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST—Service to others is part of “Pink” Shinsel’s DNA, his daughter said after he received the Axtell Walking Stick last Saturday, July 23, at a community Pioneer Day gathering in Willow Creek Canyon. “It’s who he is,” Cidney Shinsel of Salina said in an interview after her father, received the award. “We never…
