Players in “The Worst/Best Christmas Pageant Every in Jordan Valley” (from left) are Body Johnsrud, Robert Cheney, Claire Collins, Oksana Hodsdon, Kyndra Williams, Grady Johnsrud, Kenzie Tuttle, Meg Eiguren and Chris Mackenzie. The play was written by Tara Echave, Jordan Valley drama teacher and was part of a holiday event Saturday, Dec. 3, hosted at the Jordan Valley Lions Hall by Integra Resources and its DeLamar unit. (Jamie Collins)
JORDAN VALLEY – The food was plentiful, Santa was doing his best to keep track of requests and local actors staged a variation of a holiday play in a holiday event Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Jordan Valley Lions Hall.
The event was hosted by Integra Delamar, billed as “Christmas Dinner Theater and Dance.”
Steaks topped the menu, provided by the local Kershner Meat Company and ended with apple cobbler and ice cream.
About 200 people attended.
Students put on “The Worst/Best Christmas Pageant Every in Jordan Valley,” written by Tara Echave, Jordan Valley drama teacher, who based it loosely on “The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever.”
Integra bought the closed Delamar mine in 2017. Mining for gold and silver stopped in 1998. The company is preparing to resume mining in a region about 20 miles southeast of Jordan Valley. In the past, Jordan Valley served as home for many of those employed in earlier operations of Delamar and most of Integra’s 40 employees now live in the Jordan Valley area.
Kinzlee Warnock explains her list to Santa during a holiday event hosted by Integra Resources in Jordan Valley on Saturday, Dec. 3. About 200 people attended. (Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)Diners packed the Jordan Valley Lions Hall on Saturday, Dec. 3 for a holiday event hosted by Integra Resources and its Delamar project. The event drew about 200 people. Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)George Salamis, president of Integra Resources, addresses diners who packed the Jordan Valley Lions Hall on Saturday, Dec. 3, for a holiday event hosted by his company. The event drew about 200 people. (Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)Mindy Kershner of Kershner Meat Co. in Jordan Valley prepares steaks for diners who packed the Jordan Valley Lions Hall on Saturday, Dec. 3 ,for a holiday event hosted by Integra Resources. The event drew about 200 people. (Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)Bode Johnsrud, Meg Eiguren, Grady Johnsrud, and Kenzie Tuttle perform in “The Worst/Best Christmas Pageant Every in Jordan Valley,” written by Tara Echave, Jordan Valley drama teacher. The play was part of a holiday event Saturday, Dec. 3, hosted at the Jordan Valley Lions Hall by Integra Resources and its DeLamar unit. (Jamie Collins)Robert Cheney and Claire Collins perform in “The Worst/Best Christmas Pageant Every in Jordan Valley,” written by Tara Echave, Jordan Valley drama teacher. The play was part of a holiday event Saturday, Dec. 3, hosted at the Jordan Valley Lions Hall by Integra Resources and its DeLamar unit. (Jamie Collins)Claire Collins and Oksana Hodsdon perform in “The Worst/Best Christmas Pageant Every in Jordan Valley,” written by Tara Echave, Jordan Valley drama teacher. The play was part of a holiday event Saturday, Dec. 3, hosted at the Jordan Valley Lions Hall by Integra Resources and its DeLamar unit. (Jamie Collins)Reese and Katie Carson get time with Santa during a holiday event hosted by Integra Resources in Jordan Valley on Saturday, Dec. 3. About 200 people attended. (Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)Hardy Wright shares his wish list with Santa during a holiday event hosted by Integra Resources in Jordan Valley on Saturday, Dec. 3. About 200 people attended. (Emily Hendrickson/Integra DeLamar)
