Tooele

Food drop

The Tooele Food Drop will take place this Friday, Oct. 9 at the Deseret Peak Complex. Sign-ups will start at 7 a.m. and food will be given out while supplies last. Please bring a driver’s license and proof of separate residence for each family represented in the car. If there are questions, please call Barbara at 882-3898. We look forward to seeing you there.

Annual candlelight vigil

The annual candlelight vigil will be held Thursday, Oct. 22. We will meet at Jana’s Java (402 N. Main, Tooele) at 6:30 p.m. The walk will proceed to Veterans Park. Everyone who has been a survivor of domestic violence, knows someone who is a victim of domestic violence or is interested in learning more about preventing domestic violence is welcome.

Ask a foster parent night

The Utah Foster Care Foundation is holding an “Ask a Foster Parent” night at the Tooele Library on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 6-7:30 p.m. There are around 63 children in foster care from Tooele County. Without well-trained and supported foster and adoptive families in the Tooele area, these children may be sent to other communities, away from everything and everyone they know. Why should you become a foster/adoptive parent? Because you can.

Blood drive

Mountain West Medical Center is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. To schedule a donation time please call 843-3750.

Free law enforcement workshop

NAAWU and Agent Kyle Andersen present “Law Enforcement for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Overlake Kids Park Daycare in Tooele. Please RSVP for childcare ($3/child) to Janell Locke (jlocke5@msn.com) or Jennilyn Hitesman (830-6225).

Tooele County Girls Softball

Monday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. the league will be holding skill building clinics at the Dow James building. Any girl interested in developing or improving their skills for the 2010 rec season are invited to attend. There is no charge and parents are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Guy 435-841-1240 or Curt 435-882-7088.

Competitive AAU basketball

Chris Baker and Joe White will be holding tryouts for seventh grade and eighth grade AAU basketball teams on Monday, Oct. 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Tooele High School gym. Players need to be planning on attending Tooele High School. For more information please contact Chris Baker 882-5556.

Family history center fair

The Tooele Family History Center at 751 East 520 North will be having their annual fair Nov. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Forty classes including, researching family names, pedigree software and computer basics will be taught. Please call the center 435-882-1396 for an order form and a list of classes and their times.

2010 Reflections calendar

Reflections by Cindy is excited to announce the Reflections Calendar for 2010. The inaugural calendar features images of local children and all of profits from calendar sales are being donated to Tooele Valley Community Cooperative. Learn more about the calendar at www.reflectionscalendar.com is available to learn more about the calendar and how you can donate to the cause and receive one (or several) while helping to raise money for TVCC.

Grantsville

Grantsville Irrigation Company

Metered users are allotted 250,000 gallons per share. If you are unsure of your usage, please contact the office at 884-3451. Please be aware: if arrangements have not been made for extra shares a fee will be assessed based on the overage.

Info and events for Grantsville

Grantsville residents: Find out about pertinent information and events for our community by registering your e-mail at grantsville.cares@gmail.com an organization by residents for residents to empower us to make a difference in our community. (This is not a city database and e-mails will be kept confidential and only used to send information to residents.)

Stockton

Crafters wanted

Crafters are wanted for the 11th annual Stockton Fire Dept. craft fair to be held Nov. 20 and 21. For more information call Nadine at 435-840-0162.

Traffic checkpoint

On Tuesday, Oct. 20 the Stockton Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies will be conducting an administrative traffic checkpoint on SR-36, Connor Avenue and Clark Street. The purpose of the checkpoint is to check for valid operator licenses, registrations and the use of seat belts, etc.

Library

Tooele City Library activities

Fire safety will be given by the Tooele Fire Department on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. A special story time will be given on Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. to celebrate Jump Start. This group helps with literacy for low income preschool children. Oct. 10 the library will be closed for Columbus Day.

Library board meeting

A Tooele County Library Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m., in the Tooele County Bookmobile Library 429 E. Main, (Grantsville City Hall), Grantsville. Public attendance is invited.

Friends of the Library meeting

The annual membership meeting for the Friends of the Library will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m., in the conference room at the Tooele City Library. Elections will be held and a financial report of the past year will be presented. All members are invited to attend.

Weekly story time

Remember children’s story time every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and children’s crafts each Friday from 3-5 p.m. Check with the library for any special story times or other special events. For more information on these and other library programs, check our Web site tooelecity.org/tcl/library.html, call 435-882-2182, or visit us at 128 West Vine Street, Tooele.

Schools

TJHS community council

Tooele Jr. High School community council will met Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the TJHS library.

Literacy team

Can you read? Then you can help. If you understand this text you have the power to do something great. We need you to join our literacy team and become a STAR tutor at Settlement Canyon Elementary. We are working to help students who need a little extra reading practice, beyond the regular classroom. Thirty minutes twice a week is all that is required to improve the future of a student. To volunteer or for questions, contact Kasey MacKay at 882-4597.

SHS community council

Elections for Stansbury High School’s Community Council will take place at the beginning of the next SHS Community Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the SHS library. During this meeting, candidates will be nominated and a secret ballot election will be conducted. Positions to be filled with elections are six parent member positions on the SHS Community Council. For further questions/concerns please contact Principal Kendall Topham at ktopham@tooelesd.org or 882-2479, ext. 4400.

Halloween-themed poetry

USU Tooele is sponsoring a Halloween-themed poetry contest for all junior high, high school and USU Tooele students. Original poem submissions must be typed. Please include author’s contact information and grade level. Submissions are due by Oct. 12 to sherenahuntsman08@comcast.net. Prizes will be awarded in each division and winners will be asked to read their submission at a poetry reading night at USU Tooele.

Stallion 5K Stampede

Get Spooked at the Stallion 5K Stampede. Everyone is invited to run this inaugural race at Stansbury High School on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Costumes for participants are encouraged. Children may run a 1/2 mile race around the track following the 5K. Medals will be awarded to the top runners in select age groups and awards for costumes. To register or for more information go to www.stallion5k.com or call 840-2105.

Education

Kindergarten readiness workshop

The Tooele Family Center is offering a free six-week workshop for parents and children four years of age and older who are entering kindergarten in the fall of 2010 to help prepare them for school. Parents will receive valuable tips and information on how to work with their child on pre-kindergarten skills and the children will enjoy a fun preschool hour. The next session begins Wednesday, Oct. 28. Please call the center for more info. and to sign up. Our number is 833-1978 extension #2127. Our new location is 301 W. Vine Street, Building #11, Tooele (right next to the football field at Tooele High School).

Story and craft hour

Come and have a spooktacular time. Every Monday at 10 a.m. come to the Tooele Family Center with your children and enjoy a fun filled hour of stories and crafts. Program is free. We’re located at 301 W. Vine St., Building #11, Tooele (right next to the football field at Tooele High School). For more info. call 833-1978 extension #2127.

Ready, set, school!

Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. bring your child ages 0-5 years old to the Tooele Family Center to come and enjoy the adventures of learning. It’s a fun hour filled with songs, stories, preschool activities, and more to help your child develop and grow. Program is free. We’re located at 301 W. Vine St., Building #11 (right next to the football field at Tooele High School) For more info. call 833-1978 extension 2127.

Basic welding class

A basic welding class is scheduled to start Oct. 7 at Grantsville High School. Some funding is available for those who qualify. For information, Please contact Joan Hill 801-859-5819 or joan.hill@slcc.edu.

Adult Education

Get your high school diploma this year. All classes required for a high school diploma, adult basic education, GED preparation, word processing, drivers’ education and English as a second language are available. Register now to graduate — just $50 per semester. Located at 76 S. 1000 W., call 833-1994. Adult Education classes are for students 18 and over.

Take GED

The GED test will be given on Oct. 13, starting at 8 a.m. Please contact Andrea at 833-1994 by Oct. 9. Pre-registration is required.

Gain computer skills

The Tooele Adult Education Center is offering a beginning class in Microsoft Word XP, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Windows. The class will be at the Tooele Adult Education Center on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for five weeks beginning Tuesday, Oct. 6, ending Nov. 11, from 6-9 p.m. Adults currently enrolled at the education center pay $30. Community participants pay $60. Seniors, 55 and over pay $55. Call 833-1994. Pre registration required.

English as a Second Language

ESOL conversational classes are held Monday and Thursday from 7-9 p.m. ESOL students may also come anytime the center is open for Individualized study. Registration is $50 per semester. Call 833-1994.

Churches

Council of Catholic women breakfast

St. Marguerite’s Council of Catholic Women will be having its monthly breakfast this Sunday, Oct. 11 after the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mass. All are welcome to come and enjoy a fresh hot breakfast. Cost is $6 for full breakfast and $3 for half breakfast, includes coffee and juice or milk.

Waters Edge in Stansbury Park

How we view ourselves can be so different than God’s perception. During October and November we’re learning what God says about us in Ephesians. Join us Sunday mornings for the Watering Hole from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Oquirrh Mill (between the Stansbury skate park and Millpond Spa) or check out a Well Group during the week. For more info, go to WatersEdgeUtah.com or call Pete Kirchhoff at 435-840-0542.

New hours for Stansbury Baptist

Stansbury Park Baptist Church, which meets in the Stansbury Park Clubhouse, new meeting times are 9 a.m. for all ages Bible study and 10:15 a.m. for worship service.

Tooele Christian Fellowship

We invite you to our services where you’ll receive a warm welcome by sincere, down-home country folks. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. with the morning service at 11 a.m. We are located at 600 North Industrial Loop Road. Take 200 North (Utah Ave.) west for 3.4 miles and turn left, first building on the left. For information call 435-224-3392. Child care available.

Iglesia Biblica Bautista

La Iglesia Biblica Bautista de Tooele invites everyone to their services that will be presented in Spanish on Sunday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Prayer services on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Come and get to know the teachings that can redeem your life, your salvation and your unconditional love toward God. Pastor Jose Cargoy, for questions call (435)840-5036.

The Lighthouse

Calvary Chapel Tooele is presently meeting at the Best Western Hotel on Main Street in Tooele. We meet on Sunday at 11 a.m. and extend an invitation for you to join with us as we worship in song and in the study of God’s Word. Child care available.

Mountain of Faith

Mountain of Faith Lutheran Church welcomes all to join us for worship in our new location at a new time. We now worship in the home of Tooele United Methodist at 78 E. Utah Ave. at 9 a.m. every Sunday.

Messianic Congregation

The Brit Ammi Messianic Congregation meets every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at 37 S. Main, in Tooele. Join us for praise, Torah (Bible) study, and fellowship as we study the Hebrew foundation of our Christian faith. For more information call 843-5444.

Bible Baptist Church

Please consider this your personal invitation to join us for services at Bible Baptist Church, 286 N. Seventh St., Tooele. Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday morning service 11 a.m., Sunday evening service 6 p.m. and a Wednesday evening service 7 p.m. For information call 882-7182. Nursery provided and rides available.

Arts

Bar J Wranglers performance

Bar J Wranglers will be presenting a concert in Grantsville on Nov. 19 and 20. Tickets go on sale Oct. 12 at 8 a.m. and are available at Macey’s in Tooele, Hale Oil and Circle K in Grantsville. Proveeds are used to promote FFA leadership development activities.

Pioneer Valley Chamber Ensemble

Auditions are open for the Pioneer Valley Chamber Ensemble co-directed by Pamela Dale and Betta Nash. The ensemble primarily performs classical music, and rehearses Thursdays 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Tooele. Current need is for alto, tenor, and bass voices; also chamber orchestra players. Contact Pamela Dale at 801-250-6602.

Charity

Spooky Hallows food drive

Come help scare hunger away during the Zaqu Lemmon’s Spooky Hallows food drive. Character sign ups will be held Oct. 7 at the Wigwam (turn down the road by the sign that reads “Nightcrawlers for sale” south end of Tooele). Sign up anytime between 5-7 p.m., or call Zaqu for more information at 849-3146.

Black Tie Blue Jeans fundraiser

Tooele County Children’s Justice Center will hold their annual Black Tie Blue Jeans Fundraiser at the Deseret Peak Convention Center on Nov. 7. The Friends Board of the CJC are looking for donations and investments for the fundraiser: game table sponsor for $100, auction item, monetary donation, etc. For more information contact the CJC Friends Board at 843-3340.

Rocky Mountain Care donations

Rocky Mountain Care Tooele nursing home, located at 140 East 2nd South, Tooele, is asking for donations of costume pieces, accessories, hats, jewelry and fall decor. To donate or for more information, contact Jeanne Jeppsen at 843-2026.

Food pantry

The First Baptist Church in Tooele is offering an emergency food pantry and clothing closet to meet the needs of our community. Anyone with clothing needs is welcome. Baby foods are now available. The food pantry is available for emergency needs. Hours of operation are Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. We are located at 580 S. Main St. For information call 882-2048.

Donations needed

The Tooele Church of Christ is accepting donations for the Women’s Shelter. They need women’s socks and children’s clothing. Please help. 882-4642, 430 W. Utah Ave., Tooele.

Moose Lodge

Monday night dinners

The Lodge is doing $5 Monday night dinners. Don’t worry about cooking on Monday nights, come to the Moose and enjoy some great homemade food and watch a football game.

Snowbird going away party

The snowbirds are getting ready to head south for the winter so the Moose is hosting a 1950s theme going away party on Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Put on your dancing shoes and come to listen to some great “oldies” by Richard T. Pot luck dinner also provided. Regular Saturday night dinner will not be served.

Halloween party

Moose will be having kids Halloween party on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring the little goblins for some fun and prizes.

Saturday night dinners

Saturday night rib-eye steak and salmon dinners for members and their guests. Members get a free dinner in their birthday month.

Eagles

Friday night steaks

Steak, shrimp, halibut and chicken dinners will be served Friday, Oct. 9 from 6:30-8:45 p.m. Come out and support the Aerie and Auxiliary. Members and guests invited.

Family night

Yes, it is back for sure this Saturday, Oct. 10. The Wrathall family will host the first family night of this year. Chicken fried steak dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with bingo to follow. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under the age of 12. Bring the family and come out and have a great time.

Groups

N.A.R.F.E. meeting

The Tooele Chapter #1253 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association announces a one-time deviation from our regular meeting for the month of October. Instead of Friday, we will assemble at the Tooele County Emergency Management Auditorium at 3 p.m., Thursday the 8th. We’ll get a briefing on the management operations and emergency preparedness plus a tour of the new facility. This is very important information to help you coordinate your plans for doing your part before, during and after an emergency. For more info. call Hal Webster at 882-5331 or Marla Ramey at 882-3876.

Sewing guild

The neighborhood sewing group will hold our monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the conference room at the Extension Office beginning at 9:30 a.m. For those who plan on attending please call Geri Thomas at 882-3487 for information about our project and supplies needed.

Farm bureau meeting

The annual policy development meeting of the Tooele County Farm Bureau will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Extension Office at 151 N. Main Street in Tooele. All farm bureau members and officers are welcome.

Master Gardener registration

Utah State University Extension is now taking registrations for the 2009 Master Gardener course. This is a comprehensive two-year course, 10 weeks each year, taught by Larry Sagers, USU horticulture specialist and Linden Greenhalgh, Tooele County USU Extension ag agent. The first session of classes start Oct. 14 and goes through March 10, 2010. Classes are held on selected Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the USU Extension Office, 151 N. Main, Room 180. Cost for the course with 40 hours of volunteer time is $110 or $180 for couples. Those who do not want to do volunteer time may register and pay the full tuition of $255. Class size is very limited, so register and pay early. You can get a registration packet at the Extension office. Call the Extension Office at 435-277-2400 for more information.

Tooele County Historical Society

The Tooele County Historical Society will feature Hank Thompson at our Oct. 13 meeting at 7 p.m. His presentation will be about Mormon coins and script. Our meetings are held in the basement of the Pioneer Museum at 47 E. Vine Street, enter at the back door. Guests are welcome. If you would like to be a member our dues are only $5 per year.

Old Lincoln Highway sign

The Tooele County Historical Society has recently made a loan agreement with the Utah State Historical Society to display an old Lincoln Highway sign that was on the border of Utah and Nevada. This unique sign is on display at the Pioneer Museum and can bee seen right after our Tooele County Historical Society meeting on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.

Historical books available

Tooele County Historical Society’s books will be available to purchase at our Oct. 13 meeting. “The History of Tooele County Volume II” is $25. “The Mining, Smelting, and Railroading in Tooele” is $15, and we also have eight note cards depicting four different pioneer buildings for $4. These make great gifts for your family and friends. Contact Alice Dale at 882-1612.

MOMS Club open house

The MOMS Club of Tooele Valley, local chapter of the international MOMS Club, will be holding their fall celebration open house on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pratt Aquatic Center City Park pavilion, 55 N. 200 West, Tooele. The will have an inflatable jumper, kid’s crafts, snacks, hot cider and prize drawings all for free. For more information contact Rachel Yearby and tooelemoms@yahoo.com or 840-4266. In case of inclement weather, the open house will be held at the Tooele USU Extension auditorium at 151 N. Main Street.

Diabetes support group

Tooele Diabetes Support Group will not be held until further notice. We will put it in the Bulletin Board when it starts up again. Thank you for your support in the past. Myra and Carol.

Help for gardeners

The USU Master Gardeners are available to help with your gardening problems. The “Diagnostic Clinic” is available from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday through September at the County Extension office, 151 N. Main St., Tooele.

NRA banquet

Friends of the NRA, a banquet will be held on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Eagle’s Nest. Many prizes will be given away in drawings, raffles and auctions. Proceeds raised will support local grants for youth events, public gun ranges, law enforcement and others. A prime rib and turkey dinner will be available. Tickets must be purchased in advance. To purchase a ticket, please contact: Sandy at 830-6656, Steven at 849-0617, Patty at 840-0760 or Mike at 840-4604.

Kiwanis meetings

Kiwanis meets at Sostanza, 29 S. Main St., Tooele, every Tuesday at noon for a luncheon. Contact Sandy Critchlow at 830-6657 or Mike Fields 840-4604 to become a member. Kiwanis is dedicated to help the children.

Veterans

VA benefits

Dino Genco from the American Legion, Salt Lake City will be in your area to assist individual Veterans in understanding and applying for VA benefits. This is a free service to all Veterans. Dino will be at the Department of Workforce Services center 305 N. Main Street, Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 12-12:30 p.m. (Please note time change.) Please bring the following documents so that we may better serve you: DD form 214, marriage/divorce papers, birth/adoption/death certificates and children’s social security numbers. If you are going to be in Salt Lake City and would like to meet with Dino call 801-326-2380 to set up an appointment or for questions that can not wait call 800-827-1000.

Seniors

Program openings

Tooele County Aging has openings in an alternative, income-based program designed to help seniors remain independent. CNAs help keep them in their homes safely, provide personal care, do house keeping and run errands. If interested please contact Jolene Shields at 843-4104 or 4105.

Tooele seniors

The center will be closed Monday, Oct. 12 for Columbus Day. Friday night entertainment at 5:30 p.m.: Oct. 9 no entertainment; Oct. 16 Christy Roberts; Oct. 23 Debbie Winn; Oct. 30 Lisa Chevalier. Friday night dancing from 6-8 p.m.: Oct. 9 Jay Flanders; Oct. 16 Wayne Jones; Oct. 23 Ned Garcia; Oct. 30 Flashbacks. For “health” sake: hearing Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon; blood pressure Oct. 7 and 21 from 9-11 a.m.; diabetic class Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.; nutrition cooking class Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.; Alzheimer’s support group Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Exercise and arthritis with Meir & Marsh therapist Jennifer Rumaldo Oct. 28 from 11-11:45 a.m. Applications will be taken for the H.E.A.T. program on Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. Senior lifestyles on Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. with Dr. Robert Garr. The center can be reached at 843-4110 and is for the enjoyment of all senior citizens 55 years and up.

Grantsville seniors

Senior lifestyles are back on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. Dr. Robert Garr, Tooele’s full-time cardiologist will make a short presentation and be available for brief consolation. Halloween birthday dinner on Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. with entertainment Christy Roberts and Matt Price. Health watch: blood pressure every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; nutrition class (Tooele only) Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.; foot clinic Oct. 27 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Grantsville Senior Citizen’s Center can be reached at 884-3446.

Senior Circle

Be part of the circle and join your senior friends! You only have to be 50 and the cost is $15 per year. Enjoy discounts, benefits, health information, and social activities. To make reservations for events, call 843-3690. Senior exercise class (new) meets Mondays, 2 p.m. at MWMC. Stretching, toning, chair exercises, etc. Free for members. Lunch Bunch meets Friday, Oct. 9, 11:30 a.m. at Canton City in Grantsville. Dutch treat. Free flu shot clinics for members only on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and Wednesday, Oct. 14. Wellness supper on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 5 p.m. at MWMC. Learn about thyroid disease with Drs. Sandy and Cullen Archer. Cowboy Poetry Train Express in Heber on Thursday, Nov. 5. Reservations and $40 due Oct. 22.

Recovery

Food allergies

Have food allergies? Visit or e-mail: Utah Food Allergy Network (UFAN) www.UtahFoodAllergy.org, Tooele@utahfoodallergy.org or jalverson@utahfoodallergy.org.

Al-anon meeting

Al-anon meetings will be held in the youth center in St. Barnabas Church, 1784 N. Aaron Dr. on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Join us and you’ll never have to feel alone again. For more information call 840-0445, 882-4721, or (801)599-2649.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meetings are held every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at in the youth room at St. Barnabas Church, 1782 N. Aaron Dr. For more information call 840-0445, 882-4721, or (801)599-2649.