Southern Utah has one of the most diverse areas to be adventurous in the outdoors. Travis Cottam from Adventure Plus spoke about many things to do in Southern Utah such as Scuba Diving, Canyoneering, skim boarding, and more. After the many years of Scuba Diving, Travis still has a new experience every time he goes into the water. He offers classes in order to become certified for scuba diving. Everyone should enjoy the outdoors this area has to offer!
We had the honor of hearing from Chief Deputy Jeff Schultz this morning. He explained his background and why he decided to work in the Correctional Facilities. One of many intriguing stories was in regard to the garden the purgatory inmates do. Although the land was called ‘purgatory land’ because of the poor soil that doesn’t allow for gardens to grow, the purgatory inmates take such good care of the garden that it has flourished. The garden provides enough vegetables for all the meals at Purgatory plus some. Chief Deputy Jeff Schultz runs a great operation and sets the standard very high for purgatories in Utah.
It is been a great year and very busy year for the St. George Exchange Club, and we look forward to another year of giving back to the community and would like to congratulate our 2013 – 2014 board members.
Club Board
Brett Labrum President
Danny Wittwer Past President
Shonie Christensen President Elect
James McFadden President Elect – Elect
Josh Savage Treasurer
Paul Hatch Secretary
Neal Smith Director
Jimi Kestin Director
Kendall Clements Director
Foundation Board
Jeff Bushnell-President
Ryan Robison - Secretary
Wayne Everett-Treasurer
Danny Wittwer
Brett Labrum
Shonie Christensen
Jay Barnes
Congratulations to the St George Exchange Club 2013 April Students of the Month!
Back Row: Brian Brantz Warren (MHS), Cameron Hughes (PVHS), Adam Esplin (DHHS), Brett Labrum (President Elect St George Exchange Club)
Front Row: Kathryn Olmstead (SCHS), Tanner Gillman (THS), Abby Woods (DHS), Dorah James (MHS)
I have uploaded all of the pictures to our facebook page: St George Exchange Club: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/St-George-Exchange-Club/360381293981611
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Thank You and CONGRATULATIONS!
Club meetings will move to George’s Corner Restaurant beginning May 2nd. The address is 2 West St George Blvd, St George, UT 84770 (next to Pasta Factory in Ancestor Square).
In association with Ford IRONMAN St. George, the City of St. George, and the St George Exchange Club will be partnering to host this IronKids Fun Run for kids 12 and under. This untimed fun run will feature races of approximately 1 mile and 200 meters, and all kids will FINISH THROUGH THE SAME FINISH LINE AS ALL THE IRONMAN ATHLETES!! All registrants will receive a t-shirt, finisher medal, and finish line drinks! Don’t miss out!
What a great turnout we had for the Freedom Shrine Dedication and Give Me Liberty Program at the New St. George Airport. There was approximately 75 in attendance, including the City Mayor, most of the City Council, other City Representatives, and the Santa Clara Elementary 5th Grade class with their parents. The 5th grade students presented the ‘Give Me Liberty Program’, Mayor McArthur spoke for a minute, then we did the dedication. We live in a great country and are truly blessed to have the freedoms we have. Thanks to everyone who made this dedication an unforgettable experience.
Congratulations to the St George Exchange Club 2013 March Students of the Month!
Back Row: Kevin Chaves (PVHS), Wesley Ian Sullivan (SCHS), Danny Wittwer President St George Exchange Club
Front Row: Mary Garceau (THS), Aspen Lowe (DHHS), Chandlie Stratton (DHS)
The pictures were posted to our facebook page: St George Exchange Club: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/St-George-Exchange-Club/360381293981611
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Don't forget that April is Child Abuse Prevention month. The National Exchange Club has many great resources to educate all of us about child abuse prevention. Let’s keep children safe!
The Ironman Kids Fun Run is just around the corner. Please be sure to register as a volunteer at the below-referenced link.
http://www.doitsports.com/volunteer2/jobs-by-date.tcl?event_id=212541&sort=job
Congratulations to the St George Exchange Club 2013 Students of the Month!
Back Row: Hannah Harrah (DHHS), Gavin McGarvie (THS), Peter Neve ( January PVHS), Samuel Tenney (DHHS), Sean Schultz (MHS), Danny Wittwer President St George Exchange Club
Front Row: Carissa Fiame (PVHS), Dakota Vangelov (January THS), Meagan Proffit (SCHS)
uploaded the pictures to our facebook page: St George Exchange Club https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/St-George-Exchange-Club/360381293981611
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The School of Life Foundation is committed to the social, moral, and character development of youth. Jeff Sherman from School of Life Foundation discussed the importance of reaching out to the Youth. Youth are put down too often and deal with negativity frequently. We need to never stop believing in them. As Jeff said “Revel in the achievement of others. Make it a big deal! Celebrate it!”. Don’t stand on the sidelines and assume somebody else will help out another person who is struggling, be that person who lifts them up. A good way to begin each day with success is to read a quote or article that is positive, then make your bed every morning. That way, as Jeff put it, you have already started off the day succeeding at something. It may seem small, but you completed a task that should have been done. Otherwise, you fail twice because you didn’t make your bed in the morning and you go to bed that night knowing you didn’t make your bed.
Congratulations to the St George Exchange Club 2013 January Students of the Month!
Back Row: Shaun Smith (DHS), Danny Wittwer President St George Exchange Club
Front Row: Aurora Marie Fowler (MHS), Emily Kirkeby (DHHS), Ashley Waddoups (SCHS)
All of the pictures have been uploaded to our Facebook page: St George Exchange Club https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/St-George-Exchange-Club/360381293981611
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Although Lynne Clark went through many health struggles, she was able to complete ‘Images of Faith’ which has pictures and history of the Southern Utah Region that have rarely been seen or heard. The trials and struggles the early settlers went through are unbelievable and are depicted in-depth throughout Lynne’s incredible work in her book. As Lynne put it, St. George used to be a place early settlers dreaded, and today it has become a destination location to live thanks in large part to the settlers of this region and their efforts to make Southern Utah inhabitable. The work put into ‘Images of Faith’ is incredible. Thank you Lynne!
Our fellow Exchangite, Dr. Ryan Robison, discussed issues with the eyes and made all of us cringe a few times when he went into detail about how to deal with various issues of the eye. St. George is a very dry climate and can cause some issues with dry eyes, so Dr. Robison mentioned ways to relieve dry eyes. Other things were mentioned, but no need for further details. All that matters is Dr. Robison and SouthWest Vision have a great team that can take care of your eyes’ needs.
