May 2009 Newsletter

This is My first attempt to write this newsletter on line.  I hope you will be patient with me as I learn.

April’s Meeting Highlights:  We had a wonderful meeting this month which consisted of  the Hurricane Valley SUP giving awards to area 4th grade students.  Each year our chapter gives these young children the opportunity to learn about their heritage.  They choose one of their ancestors, then research their lives.  It is hoped that this will help them have an interest in their heritage.  The winners were invited with their parents, teachers and principals to attend this event, and it was very well attended.  The food was great, and the essays were excellent.  We would like to thank Wes Christiansen for all of his hard work in getting this into the schools.  It is quite a process.  The Winners were presented with a certificate of participation, $20.00 in one dollar coin, an SUP bronze medallion, and a brand new penny.    

         

May’s Activity:  Come to the American Legion Hall on May 20th to listen to Alan and Ann Nelson report to us about there visit to Poland and Auschwitz.  It should prove to be very interesting, and give us a glimpse of the happenings of the past and present.  Our meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be pot luck. We look forward to visiting with you there.

Junes Activity:  This will take place on Saturday, June 13th.  It will be our third trek of the year.  We will be going to Iron town, Pinto, Mountain Meadows and home.  Our presenter will be Dr. Wayne Hinton originally from Hurricane, and professor of History at SUU.  We are very bless to have him guide us.  Our directions are as follows:

8:45 a.m.  meet in the Zion’s Bank Parking lot

9:00 a.m. Leave Hurricane for Cedar City

10:00 a.m.  Meet Dr. Hinton in the Albertson’s parking lot in Cedar go to Iron Town and then on to Pinto for lunch2:00 p.m.  Mountain Meadows

You can bring plenty of water, and your own snacks but the SUP will be providing the main meal.  We look forward to having you with us.

                

Important Notice

It is very important for me to know if each of you have the internet!!  This will be the last month I will be mailing the newsletter to those who have the internet.  For those with the internet, I need your e-mail address.  If you receive my e-mail notification this month, then I have your address.  If you don’t, then I need you to send me your address!  The purpose of getting these addresses is that I will e-mail you the message each month to get on line and look at the newsletter at www.hvsup.org     This will mean a great deal of savings to the chapter, so please, let me know if you have the internet.  For those who don’t have the internet, I will still be mailing out the newsletter, so you won’t miss out.

Upcoming events:

         June 13th:  Iron Mission Trek

          July 24th: Breakfast and Activities

         August:

         September 4th and 5th:  Peach day root been stand/SUP Convention

         October 21st:  Special event honoring some modern day pioneers

          November:   Mormon Battalion presentation by Nick Scholzen

          December 5th:  Year End Dinner/ activity/ installation of 2010 officers