Lights, including lighted ornaments, go on at dusk on the Gunnison Valley community Christmas tree. The tree is in Legacy Plaza on Main Street in Gunnison.
Young adults wave to the crowd as their float in the Manti Light Parade passes the Manti Temple Nov. 26.
“Delivering joy throughout the year,” proclaims the Gunnison Valley Hospital float, which appeared in the Manti, Gunnison and Ephraim light parades. The float won the “best overall” prize in the Gunnison parade.
Mt. Pleasant queens pose with Mayor Mike Olsen on Main Street during the Mt. Pleasant City Lights Festival Nov. 27. From left are Kaylee Curtis, Little Miss Mt. Pleasant; Journey Toomey, Miss Mt. Pleasant second attendant; Ava Jensen, Miss Mt. Pleasant third attendant; Mayor Olsen; and Hope Shelley, Miss Mt. Pleasant.
In this classic hometown scene, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, standing in the bed of a pickup truck, travel down Main Street in Mt. Pleasant during the town’s lights festival Nov. 27.
Scene from “A Tuna Christmas,” Snow College play about Christmas in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas.
Dancer performs in Snow winter dance concert Dec. 11.
Dancers performs in Snow winter dance concert Dec. 11.
Dr. Michael Huff, director of choral studies in the Horne School of Music, directs the Snow College orchestra and choruses during the annual Holiday Spectacular Dec. 10 at the Eccles Center.
The Snow College orchestra and choruses perform during the annual Holiday Spectacular Dec. 10 at the Eccles Center.
Youngsters line up in the lobby of the Old Spring City School Community Center to visit with Santa following a community lighting program Dec. 4. The program included a countdown from 10 to one, culminating in lights going on a large tree on the lawn was well as on the building. Then, as the crowd sang Christmas carols, Santa arrived on the town fire truck.
This light pole, decorated with rock slabs depicting a skunk, a bunny and a porcupine, took first place in the community and family category, in the Spring City light-pole-decorating contest. The inscription says, “There were wee little voices lifted in wee little songs of joy.” The designer was Nancy Vanderwall.
A big pine tree growing on the lawn of the Old Spring City School Community Center was transformed into a community Christmas tree. Around the tree were other lighted decorations.
The sixth-grade chorus, at Ephraim Middle School performs at the school Christmas program Dec.9. They sang “Up on the Rooftop” and “Light up the Tree.”
Millie and Danae Frost of Mt. Pleasant and dog, “Lupin,” look at nativity by St. Jude’s Catholic Church at Ephraim Co-op nativity display, which was held Dec. 4-7.
This entry in the Ephraim Light Parade Dec. 3 depicts a family bringing a Christmas tree home from the mountains on top of a Volkswagen. Note the skis on back. The decorators were the Taylor Ray family of Ephraim.
“Connecting you at home for the holidays” was the theme of this float entered by CentraCom Interactive in the Ephraim light parade Dec. 3. The float depicted Santa in a bucket truck.
The Fairview Elementary Chorus, under the direction of Jessica Madsen, a sixth-grade teacher, met twice weekly after school for several weeks to practice for their Christmas recital, which they performed Dec. 14.
Front row (L-R): Jessica Madsen (chorus director), Bronson, Shaden, Savannah, Collin, Kaelton, Parker, Zariah, Aspen, Rebecca, Willow, AneJeanette Olsen (third grade teacher). Middle row (L- R): Landon, Cruz, Julie, Wyatt, Mayla, Rebecca, Olivia, Owen, Jaden, Lucy. Back row (L-R): Zander, Madison, Rebekah, Jaida, Braxton, Kasch, Kaden, Sadie, Tavien, Cooper, Taylor.
ShannaLee Mellor (left), Joy Weber and Pat Sehom of Gunnison Valley Home Health and Hospice decorate a Memory Tree on the lawn of the Home Health Building. Community members were invited to put ornaments on the tree to honor loved ones who passed away during 2021.
Sweeping float built by Gunnison Implement Co. that included a side-by-side ATV took third place in the Gunnison light parade Nov. 27.
A seventh-grade chorus, directed by Jody Allred, performs “Let it Snow,” among other numbers at the Yule Service Recognition Concert at Gunnison Middle School Dec. 7.
Bonnie Marker donned reindeer antlers for her performance in Yule Service Recognition Program Dec. 8 at Gunnison Valley Middle School..
Stella Hill, retired teacher and current city council member, steps down from the stage at Gunnison Valley Middle School after receiving the Yule Candle for community service. Accompanying her is Jeff Bartholomew, principal of the middle school.
