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Vol.
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36 ,
May 07, 2008
Community
Announcements:Submit an Announcement HURRICANE LIBRARY PRESCHOOL STORY TIME HURRICANE LIBRARY PRESCHOOL STORY TIME Hurricane Library will host preschool story time. Starting at 10:30 a.m. it will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and will last about 30 minutes. The same program will be presented on Tue. and Wed. and a different program on Thur. and Fri. All preschoolers are welcome, accompanied by an adult. ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS The VVA Chapter 961 is looking for veterans in need of a wheelchair. Frank and Trish Laws, of Hurricane, donated two electric wheelchairs to be used by a veteran in need. For more information, contact Mike Gale, 635-2166, or Dan Greathouse, 628-4791. DO YOU HAVE LUPUS? DO YOU HAVE LUPUS? Do you know someone who does? A support group is forming and will try to meet every second Wednesday of the month. Please call 635-4312 for more information. HOSPICE VOLUNTEER NEEDED HOSPICE VOLUNTEER NEEDED Sacred Vigils Program. There is no act of service more profound than walking the final path of life with a person and their loved ones as a Hospice Volunteer. We are looking for those willing to provide the gift of presence and support during this critical time. For information on being a Hospice Volunteer and a training program in your area, please contact Southern Utah Home Care & Hospice at (435) 634-9300 or 1-800-748-4667 and ask for Debbie Miller. QUILT GUILD QUILT GUILD Zion Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets monthly on the second Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Hurricane Senior Center, 95 North 300 West. Come join this fun group of ladies. Our purpose is to promote, educate and inspire others in the art of quiltmaking. Contact Carol Buckner at 862-2714 for more information. FLY-LADY.NET SUPPORT GROUP FLY-LADY.NET SUPPORT GROUP meets the first Thursday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Rainbow Canyon club house. For additional information call 635-5527. HURRICANE VALLEY FOOD BANK HURRICANE VALLEY FOOD BANK The Hurricane Valley Food Bank is located at 450 East 800 North in Hurricane. Days and Hours of operation are Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations may be dropped off during business hours. In order to qualify for a food box, the following information must be provided. Picture ID for the head of household. Social Security Cards for every household member. Proof of Income (paycheck stubs, etc.). Proof of residence in the Hurricane Valley area (e.g. Utility Bill or mail addressed to you at your address). Your family must meet current poverty guidelines. FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED Foster homes are desperately needed for Native American youth. Please open up your heart and home for children who deserve a stable, healthy, and loving environment. Financial compensation is tax-free. Call Raindancer Youth Services @435-673-6474 for more information. OIL PAINTING CLASS OIL PAINTING CLASS The Hurricane Senior Citizen's Center will be offering oil painting classes at the Senior Center, 95 N. 200 W. in Hurricane. Class size is limited so please call today and sign up. 435-635-2089. VOLUNTEER TEACHERS NEEDED VOLUNTEER TEACHERS NEEDED The Hurricane Senior Citizen's Center is looking for volunteers to teach classes at the Senior Center. They are looking for instructors for painting, ceramics, Tai Chi, exercise, dance and volunteers to help in the kitchen. They would also like input on any other classes that local seniors might be interested in. Call 635-2089. FINDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FINDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS Discover how to live life with less pain, less stress and more energy! Join us for weekly meetings every Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Hurricane Library. Please contact Donna at 635-3828. SHARING YOUR FAITH! SHARING YOUR FAITH! Red Rock Landmark Missionary Baptist Church is now having our Friday "Evangelism" class at our new location at 6 p.m. If you have put your faith in Jesus Christ for your salvation, this is a great opportunity to learn to share that faith with others one on one. We are located at 98 S. State in La Verkin. See you there! STRETCHING AND MOVEMENT CLASS STRETCHING AND MOVEMENT CLASS Pace stretching and movement exercise classes take place every Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Hurricane Senior Center at 95 N. 300 W. in Hurricane. This provides excellent exercise for those who have arthritis. Suggested donation is $1 per class for seniors 60 years or older. Under 60 is $3. SINGERS WANTED SINGERS WANTED The newly formed Hurricane Valley Choir is still accepting new singers. The choir meets on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hurricane Intermediate School on 700 W in Hurricane. Enter the school from the parking lot directly off of 700 W. This new choir performs a wide variety or choral literature, including folk songs, spirituals, sacred music and selections from musical theater. There are no auditions for this group. For more information, call 635-6966. RANGER BART ANDERSON RANGER BART ANDERSON Ranger Bart is scheduled for the last Thursday of each month at the Hurricane Library and will present a different topic of local interest each month. These lectures will be at 6 p.m., in the Hurricane Library Assembly Room, and all are free to the public. Ranger Bart will also present “The History of Medicine in Washington County” at the Heritage Park Museum May 8 at 7 p.m. HHS GRAD NIGHT FUNDRAISER HHS GRAD NIGHT FUNDRAISER You can support our organization by donating your used cell phones and inkjet cartridges while helping save the environment from toxic waste! One cell phone can pollute up to 132,000 liters of drinking water. You can drop off your cell phones and ink cartridges at Coldwell Banker-Premier-Hurricane Office or Games Plus in Hurricane. Your donation may be tax deductible! Thank you for your support! CANCER SURVIVORS CANCER SURVIVORS Come be apart of the first Annual Hurricane Valley Relay! May 9 and 10, 6 p.m. to noon at the Hurricane High School Track. Cancer Survivors please call Maren Elwess at 635-3800 to sign up for the Survivor Lap or visit www.hurricanevalleyrelay.org. MAYOR'S WALK MAYOR'S WALK La Verkin Mayor Karl Wilson invites the public to join in a hike every third Saturday. The locations will change. Questions may be directed to Debi Groves at 435-635-2581 ext. 101. 90s PLUS BANQUET 90s PLUS BANQUET The Washington County Council on Aging will be honoring senior citizens 90 years or older, by Dec. 31, with a free dinner and program May 12 at 5 p.m. at Gayle and Mary Aldred St. George Senior Citizens Center, 245 N. 200 West. Family and friends may purchase advance tickets by May 6 for $8 each. For more information, call 635-2089. ZION CANYON FARMERS' MARKET ZION CANYON FARMERS' MARKET The Zion Canyon Farmers' Market season runs through October 25. Join us Saturday mornings from 9 to11:30 a.m. on the lawn at the Bit and Spur restaurant, 1212 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale. The market features seasonally fresh, local produce and flowers, grass-fed beef, honey, fresh eggs, nuts, delicious baked goods, prepared foods, jams and preserves, handmade soaps and skin care products, herbs, plants and planters for the garden. For more info email zcfm@earthlink.net or call Lisa 772-0435. Z-ARTS! FILM SERIES Z-ARTS! FILM SERIES Z-Arts! presents a monthly independent film showcase. Films will be shown at the Zion Canyon Community Center on one Friday night each month. The community is being given a chance to see wonderful films that just don't make it to the local theater because of their independent nature. The next film will be "Burying The Past" a Brian Patrick Film about of a young girl who survived the Mountain Meadow Massacre. It will be shown May 7 at 7 p.m. For more information contact Donnette Atiyah at 635-5692 or April Gates at 632-8869. HURRICANE VALLEY HEAD START HURRICANE VALLEY HEAD START This is a child development program for 3 and 4 year olds providing Pre-Kindergarten Skills, Health/Disabilities services, USDA food Program and Volunteering/Parent Involvement. It is free to families! Income and other enrollment guidelines apply. We qualify our families by age, income and family needs. Register now for Fall 2008. For more information call 635-3442. TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY Get some pounds off before summer. Join TOPS. Meetings are on Thursdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the new Hurricane Valley IHC in the Conference Room at the West end of the building. For information call Bobbie at 635-0837. VOLUNTEER DRIVE VOLUNTEER DRIVE Twice Loved Treasures Catholic Thrift Store serving Hurricane and neighboring towns is having a Volunteer drive. The community has been so generous to us that we are bursting at the seams. If you are interested in working in our little store or working behind the scenes to help keep it stocked we would love to have you. We have volunteers of all faiths working with us. If interested come by the store or call 635-9186 or call Mary LeBaron 635-5331. We are located in the small mall behind Subway and Papa Murphy’s Pizza, next to HR Block. MUSIC MAN JR. AUDITIONS MUSIC MAN JR. AUDITIONS Get ready for the second season of children's musical theater in Hurricane! Auditions for The Music Man Jr. will be held June 6 in the HHS choir room from 3-5 p.m. The show will run July 17, 18, 19. All roles are open for students 4th through 9th grade but we especially need boys to play the main roles. Don't miss this great opportunity to be a star! Call Scott Morrise for details. 635-3280 ext. 121. MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES Author Linda Weaver Clarke will be speaking at the Hurricane Library May 7 at 6 p.m. Learn the secrets of being an author and the importance of research when writing historical fiction. Listen to an excerpt from her new novel, “Edith and the Mysterious Stranger.” This is the second book in a series of five: A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho. ACRYLIC ART CLASS ACRYLIC ART CLASS The Art Crusade of Hurricane Valley is offering a beginning acrylic art class in Toquerville. This class is designed to provide participants with the basic fundamentals of the media. Tuition for this ongoing class will be $32 for 8 classes which will be held on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Following the first 8 weeks a participant can opt to continue for another 8 week session. For more information or to enroll in the class call LaRue Brough at 435-635-8052. SR. HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY SR. HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY The Hurricane Athletic Club is participating in National Senior Health and Fitness Day May 28. This year HAC is offering everyone age 55 or older, a free visit day pass to come in and participate to see how some fitness centers are changing to better serve the needs of the experienced members of our community. Your free day pass may include any or all of the following; a workout with a Certified Personal Trainer (tailored to your needs), a free introductory stretching/meditation class (at 11:45 a.m.), and a Senior Special Membership (on sale during this day only) for just $14 per month with no start up fee and no binding contract! Come visit Jay at the Hurricane Athletic Club, located directly behind JB's on State street or call 635-9483 around mid day to discuss the details. PATRIOTIC PROGRAM PATRIOTIC PROGRAM The Three Falls Elementary Kindergarten will perform a Patriotic Program starring 100 kindergarteners from Three Falls Elementary. They will be singing and dancing 5 patriotic songs, Monday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. We invite anyone interested to attend with a special invitation to all veterans. DRAWING CLASS DRAWING CLASS Liberty (Iverson) Palfreyman will be teaching the fundamentals and techniques of drawing as part of the Art Crusade of Hurricane Valley continuing art class series. The class will be May 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the La Verkin City building located at 111 S. Main St in La Verkin. The tuition is $45 ($40 for Art Crusade Members). Materials needed for the class are pencils (#2 or #2.5 HB lead pencils or softer), a personal sketchpad and a kneadable eraser. To enroll in this class, please send a check payable to Art Crusade of Hurricane Valley to Carol Larson at 759 W. 2500 South, Hurricane, Ut 84737. Please include your name, address, and phone number. For more information, please call 635-6966. SOUTHERN UTAH DEMOCRATS SOUTHERN UTAH DEMOCRATS The Democrats of Southern Utah will hold their monthly luncheon May 19, at the Dixie Center at 11:30 a.m. The topic will be Meet Your Candidates. The speakers will be Lyman Whitaker, legislative candidate for District 71, and Lin Alder, candidate for Washington County Commissioner. The cost of the luncheon is $15 and reservations can be made by calling Jeannie Kothe at 635-3568. Submit
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