Greet your ancestors free at the Grantsville Family History Center, 117 E. Cherry St. All are welcome, with consultants there to assist you. Open Mondays noon to 4 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Historic Benson Gristmill Restoration Committee is seeking donations from individuals, groups, and businesses to help with restoration efforts and the operation of the historic Gristmill site. Donations may be sent to Tooele County Benson Gristmill Fund, 47 S. Main Street, Tooele, UT 84074. For more information contact Mark (435) 241-0065.
Enrolling now for the 2016-2017 school year in grades PK–8. All day Kindergarten. All day preKindergarten/preschool. Junior High grades 6–8. Curriculum features an enhanced STEM curriculum called STREAMS with religion, Spanish, and art classes included. Small class sizes. Free trial days available with advance notice. 15 S. 7th Street in Tooele. Call (435) 882-0081 or visit www.stmargschool.org. All faiths welcome. Financial assistance available. Come and see us.
The election of officers for the Tooele Junior High School Community Council will be held at the school during business hours, 7:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept 12-14. If you have any questions about the council or the election, please contact Principal Bill Gochis at (435) 833-1921.
Get control of your money with this free class! This 1 1/2-hour class will help you with the tools you’ll need to set up a budget — and tips to follow it. To get the most of out the class bring your income and debt information. You will not need to share this info with anyone — it is just for you to use. Classes are offered each month. Classes held at USU Extension at 151 N Main. Register by the Monday before by emailing darlene.christensen@usu.edu or call/text 435-840-4404.
Friday and Saturday night dinners will be served from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday night dinners include clam chowder or homemade soup, and/or fish baskets (halibut, shrimp), or chicken strips. Saturday night dinners include 12-ounce ribeye or T-bone steak with choice of baked potato/fries, salad and roll; halibut or salmon steak with choice of baked potato or fries, salad and roll, or Jumbo shrimp with choice of baked potato or fries, salad and roll. All meals are for a reasonable price. No orders are taken after 8:45. Daily lunch specials are available at the lodge from 11 a.m. After purchase of 10 (ten) meals either Friday/Saturday nights you get a free one. If you have more than four people in your party, please call ahead to ensure the cook can plan better. For members and their guests only.
The band Rock-A-Holics will play at Camp Wapiti on Friday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. The band Horse Brothers will play Saturday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m.
The fifth annual Tri-Lodge at Camp Wapiti will be held Sept. 16-18. Please plan on attending and enjoy different bands on Friday and Saturday nights and great food all day Friday and Saturday. Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For Eagles, Elks and Moose members and their guests only.
The annual Idaho/Utah Moose Association Convention will be held Sept. 22-25 at the Glens Ferry Lodge in Idaho.
On Oct. 15, the lodge will have its annual Craft Fair. If you are a vendor and would like to participate, please call the lodge at 435-882-2931.
There is a breakfast served each Sunday from 9-11 a.m. There is a special every Sunday for $5 per person and you can order off the menu for $7 per person or $3 for seniors who order very few items or for kids age 11 and under. The breakfast includes one glass of juice or milk and coffee with refills. Bad beer is available and the food is delicious. The Aerie will serve breakfast on Sept. 18 and the Auxiliary will be in charge of the Sept. 25 breakfast. Public invited.
On Sept. 16, the dinner special is a 12-ounce top sirloin for $12. On Sept. 23, the special is a five-piece shrimp dinner for $11. On Sept. 30, the special is a half-and-half six-ounce top sirloin for $10.
The Tri Lodge, Eagles, Elks and Moose annual get-together will be held Sept. 16-18, 2016. Check the Eagles’ Facebook page for more information.
The next planning meeting is Sept. 20, 2016, at 6 p.m. ALL officers are supposed to be there for both and Aerie and Auxiliary and committee chairmen also are to be there to plan the activities for October. Please come.
PMP Rosalie Fox will host the dinner at the Casa Del Rey Mexican Restaurant in Grantsville on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at 7 p.m. All PPs are invited.
The Elks will hold a yard sale Sept. 30 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at 61 N. Main Street (behind the post office). Donations are accepted. Please drop off donations the day of the sale or call the Elks Lodge at 882-2408 for more information.
The Tooele County Historical Society’s monthly meeting will feature Bob Carey, Bureau Chief for the Response and Recovery Bureau for the state of Utah. His presentation will feature earthquakes in Tooele County and in Utah. Mr. Carey works for the Emergency Operations Center and is very knowledgeable in this field. Everyone is invited to attend our meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in the Tooele Pioneer Museum at 47 E. Vine Street. Please park in the back parking lot and enter at the back door. If you would like to join our organization, our dues are only $10 a year.
The annual Rock and Gem Show will be Sept. 23-25, 2016, at the Dow James Building, 400 W. 400 North in Tooele. The show is open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sept. 23-24 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 25. Admission is free. Our club meets the third Tuesday of the month (except June, July and August) from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Museum downstairs conference room located at 47 E. Vine Street, Tooele. Come learn about rocks, minerals and ways to craft with them and enjoy field trips for rock collecting. Membership $15/year. Email TooeleGemAndMineralSociety@gmail.com.
The Life’s Worth Living Foundation will host its second annual golf tournament fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 1 at The Links at Overlake. Registration for the four-person scramble begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Register your team before Sept. 1 for a $50 team discount. Single players are welcome for $65 per player. Breakfast will be provided by Denny’s and there will be a BBQ pig-on-a-spit lunch. For more information or to register, call Ted Young at 435-849-1773 or visit lifesworthlivingfoundation.com.
The Next Chapter is a free social support and educational program that helps widows and widowers adjust to the loss of their spouse through guest presentations and group outings. You are invited to join others who are on the same page as you Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 10–11 a.m. for a cooking demo and meal time ideas presented by the Utah State Extension. Begin a new chapter in your life story; call Sarah at 435-277-2456 with Tooele County Aging Services for more details and to sign up.
We meet and play for each of the four assisted living nursing homes in Tooele County. From 3:30-4:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, we are at one of these homes. We are looking for fiddle and guitar players and singers to add to our group. If you are interested, call Jay Flanders at (435) 882-4278 or Thiel “Tilly” Peck at (435) 224-4807.
TC Squares is ready to gear up and start dancing again. We will have beginner classes each Monday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High School Cafetorium, located at 2152 N. 400 West in Tooele, Utah. We are a casually dressed family-friendly club and welcome dancers of all ages — we just ask that those under age 12 be supervised by an adult at all times. The first three nights in August will be free for new dancers. Come out and learn to square dance for free and find out how much fun it is and enjoy friendship set to music. The schedule for September is as follows: Sept. 19 — New dancer class at 7:30 p.m., plan and prepare for anniversary dance, melons, melons and more melons; Sept. 23 — One-year anniversary dance from 7-9:30 p.m., pre-rounds start at 7 p.m., alternating tips and rounds until 9:30; Sept. 26 — New dancer class at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Woody at 435-850-2441 or Roberta at 801-349-5992.
During National Preparedness Month in September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a readily available blood supply for emergencies. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to help reduce wait times. A blood drive will be held Sept. 13 from 2-8 p.m. at the Tooele Utah Stake, 253 S. 200 East.
The Stansbury Art and Literary Society Artist of the Month for September is Donetta Anderson. Donetta is a native of Teton Valley, Idaho and has been fascinated from childhood with the landscapes and panoramas of the western United States. Donetta and her husband now live in Erda, Utah, where she gets much of her inspiration for creating her landscape artwork in oil, her favorite medium. She also enjoys painting flowers from her garden as well as capturing the western scenery when out doing plein aire painting. Her work is currently being represented by the Galleria in Teton Valley, Idaho. Stansbury Art and Literary Society is honored to display Donetta’s artwork. It is a ‘must see’ and can be viewed by the public through the month of September at the Chamber Wall Gallery in the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Building, 154 S. Main, Tooele City during the Chamber’s regular business hours.
The Stansbury Art and Literary Society is inviting you to a fall open house to view the creative works done by the members. It is being held at the Coulter House Event Center, 175 E. SR-138, Stansbury Park, on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The artists, writers and crafts people will be on hand and can tell you if their work is available for purchase. It is a new venue for the membership and their work will be on display for several months. For further information, email stansburyart@msn.com. Refreshments will be served.
The Tooele Valley Academy of Dance is holding open auditions for several roles in their upcoming ballet, “Christmas Carol.” Auditions will be held on Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. at 291 N. Main Street, Tooele, UT 84074. Please go to tvadance.org for more information.
There will be a reunion for all those who were employed at CAMDS from Sept. 10, 1979, through the final operational project Jan. 31, 2007. The reunion will take place Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Alex Baker Memorial Park in Stockton, located at East Silver Avenue and Soldier Canyon Road. For more information, contact Richard Trujillo at richardtru1@gmail.com or 435-840-1639.