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Dec 30, 2023 9:58 AM - 12:30 PM
It will be noisy, chaotic fun when on the morning of Saturday, December 30, hundreds of "littles," parents, grands and maybe even a "great" or two will take part in the New Year 2024 balloon drop at noon. But before that, there will be crafts, treats, and games ... all in the 3rd floor auditorium at the St. George Children's Museum located at 86 S. Main Street.
Twenty volunteers are needed to assist in various ways. Sign up today.
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What's happening in St. George City?
Jan 08, 2024
Robert Myers, St. George City Budget and Financial Planning Manager - who promises to make his presentation FUNNN - oversees preparation of the annual budget and submits it to the City Manager, Mayor, and City Council for recommendations and approval.
Come get the "what's up" from this in-the-know St. George City leader and bring your questions because he'll have the answers. |
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It's a new season and a new home for St. George Musical Theater
Jan 22, 2024 11:57 AM
Looking back on SGMT’s history, it is impossible not to see an organization determined to overcome the incredible odds against it and rising to the challenges before it. The brainchild of playwright Mark Ogden who passed away in 1994, the reins were turned over to Don and Dawna Kenworthy who guided the small organization from a fledgling company of passionate followers to the most successful community theater in southern Utah. By 2007 SGMT was producing 8 shows annually with over 50,000 patrons passing through its doors each year. When SGMT lost its venue downtown and its ability to perform its signature in-the-round productions it was forced to close operations. After 5 long years and a series of fits and starts and without any means to generate revenue, SGMT was given new life when in 2014 former Mayor McArthur, newly elected Mayor Jon Pike, the St. George City Council, and other supportive City officials allowed SGMT to produce its productions in the historic Opera House, a venue which has now served as SGMT's home for 15 years. Now in our 10th season, SGMT’s comeback is complete, and with consistently sold-out performances and an incredibly supportive and generous patron base, SGMT at long last is prepared to make its dream of a home of its own a reality! SGMT has entered into a partnership with the City of St. George to develop 2 acres south of downtown on Main St. into a beautiful theater complex. We hope the first show will open in early 2025. Please contact SGMT at (435) 628-8755 if you would like to be involved in this monumental project. Thanks to the City of St. George, Washington County, beloved patrons, generous donors, talented performers, dedicated staff and countless volunteers who are fueling our strong year-over-year growth. |
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5th Monday service project - dictionaries
Jan 29, 2024 11:58 AM
Another 5th Monday service project is scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2024 when SGR will gather at Jviation, 35 S. 400 West (just south of Smith's Food and Drug Store) to prepare paperback dictionaries for the 17th time (except during the infamous COVID year) for distribution to all 3rd graders in 16 - more than half - of 28 elementary schools in the WashCo School District. Literacy is one of RI's 7 areas of focus and is supported by SGR, not just with our dictionary project and our golf tournament, but also at the St. George Children's Museum and most recently with financial support for the purchase of a Book Vending Machine for one of several Title 1 schools in Washington County. This will be a FUNNN meeting and you'll also get to take the boxes of dictionaries you have committed to deliver to your neighborhood school. |
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DOCUTAH 2024 ... don't miss SG's own international film fesitval
Feb 05, 2024 11:58 AM
The DOCUTAH International Film Festival at Utah Tech brings filmmakers and film lovers together for an electric weekend celebrating the art of documentary. Now in its 14th season here in the red canyons of southern Utah, DOCUTAH was founded by 30-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Phil Tuckett, DOCUTAH was dubbed one of the “25 coolest film festivals” by Moviemaker Magazine.
DOCUTAH International Film Festival Feb 29-March 2 Megaplex Theatres at Sunset |
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What's Public Works and how does this SG City department make life better for residents?
Feb 12, 2024 11:56 AM
St. George City Public Works Director Cameron Cutler has over 22 years of experience in engineweeing design and services. He has been with the City of St. George more than 16 years, and of those, he has been the Public Works Director for 10 years overseeing various divisions including engineering, development, airport, transit, fleet and street management. Today, Public Works includes the divisions of Engineering, Streets and SunTran. He has provided oversight on roadway and drainage projects, worked with UDOT on local government projects, and served as the City Traffic Engineer. Cameron received an Associate's Degree from Dixie College and a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering at Utah State University. He is a longtime resident of St. George and enjoys living here. He is most grateful for his wife, Malynn Whitehead, of 25 years, for continuing to put up with his obnoxious teasing of her and their children. |
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Celebrating SGR's 93rd birthday and RI's 119th anniversary with FUNNN and cake!
Feb 26, 2024 11:58 AM
Rotary International celebrates 119 years on February 23 ... and SGR recognized 93 years on January 31 of doing good in the community, the state and the world! In this meeting, we'll be hearing from our board members who will report on what has been achieved in RY2023-24 ... and what is yet to be achieved this year. Bring a neighbor, friend or co-worker for the FUNNN, cake ... and maybe a prize drawing or two!!! |
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Update on the recent Utah Legislative Session
Mar 18, 2024 11:58 AM
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Celebrating Women's History Month
Mar 25, 2024 11:58 AM
Our own Janene Burton, a winning write-in candidate for the Santa Clara City Council, Ms. Senior USA and a retired high school history teacher, will share some of the exciting - and often little-known - contributions made throughout the world by women as we celebrate Women's History Month in March 2024.
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Come one, come all for the FUNNN!
Apr 01, 2024 11:43 AM
Since its Monday, April 1, we'll be celebrating April Fools Day in the B Lounge at Fiesta Fun Center ... no fooling ... this is for real. Carla and David Martinez will be serving lunch off their food truck - Yogi Snow and Snacks. We can easily accommodate 20-24 for the FUNNN and more for lunch while serving in the cheering section ... so please join us! Come one, come all ... it's going to be a really good time. |
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Reading and grading 4-Way Test essays
Apr 08, 2024 11:58 AM
Since Rotary is all about "service above self" here's another opportunity. We'll be reading and grading essays submitted for review and written by 7-8th grade language arts students from local intermediate schools. Eligible participants will submit essays highlighting someone in their life who best exemplifies any of the 4 tenets of the Rotary 4-Way Test:
The 1st and 2nd place winners will take home a check in their name in the amounts of $100 and $50 respectively and their teacher is also awarded a check in the amount of $100 to use in their classroom as they see fit. For more information, contact chairman Brad Stucki. |
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"And the winners are ..."
Apr 22, 2024 11:58 AM
Always fun, always interesting. This program will feature our 4-Way Test Essay Contest winners from local intermediate schools. Bring a friend and enjoy our young storytellers sharing someone in their lives who best exemplifies one or more of Rotary's 24 words which guide us in all we think, say or do! |
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Apr 24, 2024 10:00 AM
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Apr 29, 2024 11:21 AM
Our 5th Monday meeting on Monday, April 29, 2024 will, once again, be at the Utah Food Bank, where we will enjoy lunch and "service above self" to make a difference to hungry Southern Utahns throughout the five county area. Mark your calendar and join us at 11:30 at 4416 S. River Road in St. George. It's going to be fast and fun. |
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Celebration, food and fun at Tonaquint Park
May 06, 2024 5:39 PM
NO LUNCHEON MEETING because we're celebrating Latin Appreciation Day 2024 and you're all invited. We are expecting nothing less than a beautiful early summer afternoon as well as music, food trucks, and a few surprises as we celebrate this uniquely-SGR holiday at Tonaquint Park, home of Thunder Junction. Bring your family, friends and co-workers. It's going to be lots of fun. |
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"Death and dying at Vernon Worthen Park"
May 13, 2024 11:58 AM
Did you know founder Paul Harris named his new club “Rotary” to describe the practice of meeting in rotation at the members' various places of business? Originally formed for fellowship, the first Rotary club quickly evolved to use the talents and resources of its members to serve the community. In keeping with its history of rotation, SGR was going to meet today at Rulon Olsen's Heartlight Funeral Services in Washington, but a construction snafu is instead finding us under the pavilion on the SW corner of Vernon Worthen Park for lunch and a speaker ... as yet to be determined. |
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SG City Recreation/Facilities Parks & Community Services
May 20, 2024
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May 25, 2024 - May 29, 2024
The Rotary convention in Singapore is where friendship and learning come together to inspire Rotarians worldwide. In Singapore you’ll connect with people of action from around the globe at Rotary’s biggest event of the year. We’ll share fresh perspectives, inspiration, and hope – with each other and the world! The convention features world-class dining and cultural attractions, distinguished speakers, energizing breakout sessions, and much more. Join us 25-29 May 2024 in Singapore where we’ll be Sharing Hope With the World! |
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May 25, 2024 8:49 AM
Once again, SGR will honor more than 2200 veterans interred at St. George and Tonaquint cemeteries, with the flag of our nation. Please join us on Saturday, May 25 at 9 a.m. to help post them at the graves identified by SG City workers. This "service above self" is inspiring and we'll be done in an hour or less with lots of willing hands to help out.
Bring your co-workers, neighbors, friends and family to kick off the holiday weekend on a warm spring morning.
And, there will be donuts!!!
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May 25, 2024 8:57 AM
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Jun 01, 2024 8:57 AM
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Jun 01, 2024 9:58 AM
Bring the kids, the sister's kids,the neighbor kids ... this bash is going to be a blast! The event is scheduled for June 1st, running from 10 am to 6 pm. Ideally, volunteers would commit to a 3-hour shift (10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 1 - 4 p.m. and 4 - 6 p.m.), though you are more than welcome to stay longer if you wish. Volunteers must be 18 years or older.
There are a variety of activities planned, including a bounce house, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and much more!
We're currently seeking as many volunteers as possible. |
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Jun 01, 2024 5:00 PM
On Saturday, June 1 at 5 p.m., SG Rotarians are encouraged to spend a little time at either St. George and/or Tonaquint cemeteries to gather up the 2200 American flags on display in honor of veterans interred there. This is a simple - and quick - project, so bring your young men and women to assist.
Questions? Club Service Chair Reed Noble has the answers.
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An encore presentation with a whole new song and dance
Jun 03, 2024 11:56 AM
SG City Director of Economic Development Chad Thomas still has more to say about new city projects, new businesses coming to our community and the current status of the St. George City economy. Although he spoke to SGR in October 2023, he promises this is "a whole new song and dance." Bring your neighbor, friend, brother-in-law or co-worker for this important SG City update encore presentation. |
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Boot Stomp'N Fundraiser for the Veterans Memorial in Hurricane Valley
Jun 05, 2024 6:41 PM
Hurricane Valley Rotary and Hurricane City invite you to a Boot Stomp'N fundraiser for the Hurricane Valley Veterans Memorial Park. Join in the FUNNN on Wednesday, June 5, 7-9:30 p.m. at the Legacy Park Harmony Building, 5500 W. 700 South in Hurricane. The evening will include renowned squaredance caller Scott Smith from St. George who records on the Caparral label. Smith began calling in 1976 and went full time in 1982. For many years he was a popular caller at the Las Vegas Jubilee and also sponsored a winter program in St. George. No experience necessary and all are welcome! Come tap your boots and have some fun with other Rotarians, friends and neighbors. Cost is an affordable $5 for family members age 5 - 17 (children under 5 are FREE). Those 18 and up are admitted for a cost of $10 each, Pay with cash, check or Venmo at the door. Questions? Patty Nation at (435) 218-5849 has the answers, |
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What's Congresswoman Celeste Maloy doing in DC?
Jun 10, 2024 11:58 AM
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"Stoves and FUNNN in Guatamala"
Jun 17, 2024 11:49 AM
A total of 47 Rotarians, family members and friends of Rotary traveled to Guatamala for another opportunity to build or fund 125 simple, cinderblock stoves in the Mayan village of Xecoxal, bringing the total number in the 15-year history of this amazing project to 3314. You won't want to miss this chance to hear all about this amazing travel experience for "service above self." Bring a friend, family member, co-worker or "other" who might also be a prospective member of SGR. |
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SGR Presidents take a 2.66 mile Polio Plunge
Jun 22, 2024 8:54 AM
It’s been a long time coming with multiple delays along the way, but on Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m., Dale Desmond, two-time president and Dave Prisbrey, incoming president of St. George Rotary, will finally get to take their 14,000 foot “Polio Plunge” over Hurricane City. Also taking the 2.66 mile drop is Ken Sizemore of Santa Clara, a past Rotary club president celebrating his 70th birthday. “We hope jumping from an airplane will draw attention to the worldwide effort to finally and forever eradicate this terrible, crippling and sometimes even fatal disease AND raise money to support the final push across the finish line on a disease which has affected millions for thousands of years,” states Desmond. For more than seven decades, Rotary International and its 35,000+ clubs around the world - including five in Washington County and 47 in Utah - have been involved in this seemingly impossible fight to wipe out only the second disease in human history (after smallpox). So far in 2024, Rotary and its partners, including the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation UNICEF and others, have seen only 8 new cases of the wild polio virus with paralysis in the world, compared to more than 300,000+ such cases in 1985 when Rotary International announced their intent to take on this disease which primarily affects children, ages infant to 5 years. Thanks to the development of an effective polio vaccine in the 1950’s, the United States was officially declared polio-free in 1979; South America in 1994; and the entire African continent saw its last case in 2019. Today, only Afghanistan and Pakistan are endemic, but as the world learned from COVID, polio – left unchecked - will once again rear its ugly head. Donations to Rotary’s Polio Plus – matched 2 to 1 by the Gates Foundation – can be “venomed” to @StGeorgeUTRotary. If donors prefer, contributions can be mailed to St. George Rotary, P. O. Box 1423, St. George, UT 84771; dropped at the front desk of the Best Western Abbey Inn (where St. George Rotary meets each Monday at noon) in a sealed envelope marked “Rotary”; or at the Hurricane Airport, 800 W. 2300 South on the morning of the jump on June 22 because the fight against polio “isn’t over ‘til it’s over!” For more information, call or text to 435-669-8020.
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Jun 24, 2024 11:56 AM
Welcome back those amazing and adventurous young men and women who represented their community, their school and St. George Rotary Club at Utah Rotary's Youth Leadership Awards/Academy at Wasatch Academy on June 12-15. You'll want to hear all about it from these RYLArians who represent Rotary's future generation. Come one, come all. |