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‘Worth Remembering’

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UTAH SCENERY — The sweeping beauty and power of Utah’s landscape is born out in the documentary program by the song “Utah We Love Thee.”

The song is the state hymn and was written by Evan Stephens. The words and music matching with the land during the show.

Unique history for television, bank art, artifacts and one song The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA) and “Discovery Road” announce the release of the “Worth Remembering” documentary featuring music, history and historical artifacts.

“The art work of local artist Abe Kimball really pulls you in when you see it. He is able to work from a single, old black-and-white photograph and bring forward an intriguing piece of Utah history in a beautiful way.”

“Discovery Road” producer James Nelson said about the new episode. “I felt like it

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needed a personal touch and I wanted to get those pictures, these lithographs framed up and matted.

There’s a magic that happens when you put glass in front of picture. Sometimes it emphasizes things that you wouldn’t normally experience. So, matting it and framing and then hanging it and getting it just right level. I mean you notice little things when they are not level. So, I wanted them to be unified.” Abe Kimball said in an interview with Discovery Road.

For more than 120 years citizens of Mt. Pleasant knew they had a bank to meet their financial needs. Deeply rooted in that banking history you’ll find the name Lionel Lewis Peterson. Peterson was a Sanpete County legislator and worked in the area as a sheep rancher.

Peterson worked his way to the top of the Sanpete Valley Bank. His daughter Cleone would marry Spencer F. Eccles. Eccles Please see DOCUMENTARY, Page A2

Ethics course required before gathering shed antlers in Utah

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Gathering shed antlers is a fun thing to do in Utah in the spring. Before you gather shed antlers, make sure to complete the state’s free online shed antler gathering course.

SALT LAKE CITY — Collecting antlers that fall off the heads of deer, elk and moose each winter is a popular pastime in Utah. Before you head outdoors to collect shed antlers, though, you are required to complete the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Antler Gathering Ethics course.

After dropping their antlers, male deer, elk and moose will grow a new set starting this spring.

Looking for the shed antlers is a fun activity that your whole family can enjoy. However, late winter and early spring is a tough time of year for deer, elk and moose, which is why the educational ethics course is required if you want to go “shed hunting” between Feb. 1 and April 15.

“During winter, big game animals, especially deer, often have a

difficult time finding food,” DWR Law Enforcement Capt. Chad Bettridge said. “If you spook an animal and cause it to run, the animal has to use up fat reserves and energy that it needs to make it through the winter.”

From late winter through early spring, the habitat that big game animals rely on is usually wet, which means it’s more at risk for damage. Fortunately, you can gather shed antlers without stressing the animals or damaging their habitat, and the free antler gathering ethics course will teach you how.

You can find the free course on the DWR website. After you finish the course, you must print your certificate of completion and then Please see ANTLERS, Page A2

Weber State students earn honors for academic excellence OGDEN — More than 3,800 students received the honor of Academic Excellence in the fall 2021 semester, signifying they maintained a GPA of at least 3.5. Of those 3,800, approximately 1,200 students earned the distinction of High Academic Excellence for maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Mikaella Dover of Ephraim earned High Academic Excellence from Weber State University.

Leah Howe of Ephraim earned High Academic Excellence from Weber State University.

Tamera Taylor of Moroni earned High Academic Excellence from Weber State University.

Amanda Hanna of Mt Pleasant earned High Academic Excellence from Weber State University.

Weber State is an open-admission institution, serving more than 29,000 students from some of the most ethnically and economically diverse cities in Utah. The university cultivates remarkably personalized teaching, mentoring and engaged learning with seven colleges, 225 undergraduate certificate and degree programs and 16 graduate degrees, including a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Weber State’s 16 teams compete in NCAA Division I athletics as part of the Big Sky Conference. In addition to being a learning institution, the university is a community leader. Weber State makes Utah a better place to live through community building, volunteer service and economic development.

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new scenery after staring at a television for weeks on end is therapeutic, I suppose.

Most years, I’ll try to take a break in the dead of winter and find a cure for cabin fever. I have one planned soon and hopefully it will be interesting enough to report on in this space.

In the meantime, I’m going to reminisce about a winter break we took some years back that I’ve thought about lately. Memories are important to me and I reflect on them quite often. ter. ” I think most Sanpeters t’s Groundhog Day today.

My wife and I, along with It’s the day that Punxsut- know the feeling without anyone giving them a defini- another “cabin fever’ed” awney Phil, the weather couple, climbed into the car tion. The good news is that predicting groundhog, tells sufferers retain their sense of and pointed ourselves south. us how much longer winter We drove to Las Vegas. The smell and taste. will last. If you believe that sun was shining warmly and I believe that I’ve seen rodents with buck teeth there was green grass and effects of cabin fever on in Pennsylvania are good palm trees greeting us as we some our locals recently. I at predicting the weather, arrived. check the news today for the think there’s evidence that Nice weather brings the some of our teenagers are results.

And if you believe the me- sick of winter. Many around Vegas panhandlers out in force. The usual signs were the area have starting to teorologists on television, being held by the seemI’m not so sure that you have wear shorts again. (Some ingly “down and out” folks: a much better idea about the never stop wearing them.

“Hungry, please help” weather than the groundhog It’s a year-round wardrobe “Broke, need ticket to get method. But, in my opinion, choice.) home” - “Out of Work, Help People tell me that they the men and women giving Me.” The sign that I rememthe weather on TV are more see kids at bus stops on ber the most was different freezing mornings wearhandsome and attractive and refreshing in its honesty. ing shorts. It must be true than burrowing animals, at It read: “Why Lie, I Need because I see them coming least in most cases. In any Weed.” home from school dressed event, winter weather is a We had tickets to the day to day guessing game for that way.

Donny and Marie show at (I’m usually not up early everyone. the Flamingo Hotel and I see that the East has been enough to see them at bus Casino on The Strip in Las stops for myself. My wife hit hard by snow recently. I Vegas. The famous Osmond feel like if it’s going to be cold tells people that I’m not siblings did their show there aware of there being more like we’ve had it lately, we for 11 years ending in Nothan one 6 o’clock in a day.) deserve to get some of that The temperatures haven’t vember of 2019. We stayed snow. We still have some at the Flamingo and enjoyed risen. But, the sun is out a snow around, but we need couple of minutes more each the place. more. I’m sure the EasternI’ve done a little exploring ers would be happy to share, day and it seems like Spring of the big hotels and casinos is just around the corner to if it were possible. over the years in Vegas, but The cold winter tempera- some people. had never really seen the I’ve noticed more joggers tures we’ve been having can Flamingo. I was surprised out and about lately. I think wear people down. We get that they’re like the teenag- to find a 15-acre area of gartired of constantly trying ers in shorts. They think that dens, wildlife habitat, and to keep warm. Because of that, we spend the majority because we have a little more swimming pools tucked of our time indoors. Some- daylight now it makes sense away in between the buildthing that happens to many to them to go running up and ings of the resort.

It wasn’t a surprise to see down the roads as if it were a of us is that we get “cabin that the prominent wildlife Memorial Day 10K race. fever.” residing in the area was a Cabin fever will drive The dictionary defines flamboyance of flamingos. people just a little bit nuts. “cabin fever” as “irritabilYears ago, at the Wild AnSometimes it forces them ity, listlessness, and similar imal Park near San Diego, I out of the house into the symptoms resulting from winter air just so they won’t learned that a group (flock) long confinement or isolaof flamingos is properly tion indoors during the win- go completely crazy. Seeing

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Local students earn honor roll recognition at Dixie State University ST. GEORGE — In a display of academic achievement, 21 percent of Dixie State University students earned President's and Dean's List recognition for the Fall 2021 semester.

Specifically, 2,627 students were included on the university's honor rolls, with 1,212 students on the President's List and 1,415 on the Dean's List. Inclusion indicates students' strong commitment to their academic pursuits, as they must achieve a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher to be included on the President's List and a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89 for the Dean's List. Both lists require students to complete a minimum of 15 credits.

The following were among the 2,627 students included on the honor roll for the Fall 2021 semester:  Nicole Mecham of Gunnison.  Sarah Rasmussen of Gunnison.

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would lead the First Security Banking empire for decades.

It’s from that historic note that “Worth Remembering” rolls forward with history and storytelling.

“Discovery Road” made a stop Brent Ashworth’s antique and rare documents store in Provo. Ashworth opened his file cabinets, personal archives, and some dusty folders to help us understand how Utah achieved statehood. Original bank notes featuring signatures of Brigham Young, and others were shown to “Discovery Road” during taping of “Worth Remembering.”

“Statehood was a real achievement especially in the history of Utah. It took us much longer than some states to become a state primarily due to the peculiar institutions that we had in Utah many of which were religiously oriented. There were artists, there were bankers, there were other

people that were involved.

There were educators and certainly a lot of statesman and stateswomen that were involved in trying to bring about statehood which is really what they wanted so much. It was a great moment in Utah history on Jan. 4, 1896 when we add the 45th star to our flag.” Brent Ashworth stated during the program.

“It begins with right out of the gate…. Land of Mountains High…and it just goes on to extoll all of the things were so impressive to those saints from back east who had never seen land like this, had no idea what it was like.

I’m sure they were struck by the majesty of what was around them. And I think he tried to capture that in this song,” Steve Clark, choir director, said during the taping of the documentary about song writer Evan Stephens and his piece “Utah We Love Thee.”

“Discovery Road” is an award-winning ongoing documentary series broad-

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carry it with you while you’re “shed hunting.” Completing the course is mandatory if you want to gather shed antlers from Feb. 1 through April 15. If you wait until after April 15 to gather antlers, you don’t need to complete the course.

After you’ve completed the course, you can gather antlers almost anywhere across Utah, except for the following areas: Wildlife management areas: Many of the state’s wildlife management areas

called a flamboyance. I’ve since learned that there are other names used for collective groups of flamingos including: colony, flurry, regiment and stand. (Don’t ever say that you don’t learn something when reading “Inside Sanpete!”)

There was a girl there explaining the theories as to why flamingos often stand on one leg. It reminded me of an old joke which asked the same question. The answer was: Because if they lifted both legs up they’d fall down.

I saw a couple of girls (in their 20’s probably) who were taking pictures of each other. I offered to take a photo of both of them together. I took a couple of pictures for them and they seemed very grateful. The one girl said to me, “You’re so kind. I want to keep you.”

That statement to me was one of the highlights of the trip. (You can see how easy it would be to get into trouble in Las Vegas, can’t you?)

Donny and Marie put on a terrific show. They had great chemistry with each other and with the audience. I was a little worried about Marie though, she seemed to have a compulsion for walking around on some of the connected showroom tables and kissing bald guys on the head. Unfortunately, (or fortunately) — I didn’t qualify.

If you’re suffering from cabin fever, there are cures available. A quick jaunt to the sunny South might be the answer. Donny Osmond is now doing a solo show at Harrah’s in Las Vegas. Bike rides in St. George can be fun.

Or maybe you just might need to get out of the house to get a break from your cabin fever. Go to the movies. Go to a sports event at one of our high schools or Snow College. The college also has concerts and stage shows quite often as well.

Or, just take a drive to Gunnison Reservoir or some other body of water. You just might see a flamboyance of something or another. — Merrill

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HISTORIC ART — An unidentified woman peruses an art exhibit in Mt. Pleasant during the holiday season. Sanpete County artist Abe Kimball was the featured artist. His paintings and artifacts demonstrated his wide range of talent in presenting history. cast each Saturday on the Utah Education Network (channel 9) at 6 p.m. MST and on several local cable television stations in Utah and surrounding states.

The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA) is a federally designated area of central and southern Utah running along the beautiful and

are closed in the winter and spring to protect animals and their habitat.

Make sure to double check for any closures before entering a WMA to gather shed antlers. You can find a list of Utah’s wildlife management areas and any seasonal closures on the DWR website.

Private property: You must have written permission from the landowner before gathering antlers on private land.

If you find a skull with the antlers or horns still attached, it’s possible the animal was poached. Do not pick up or move the skull or disturb footprints or other evidence at the scene. Instead,

historic U.S. Highway 89 — including the All-American Road Utah State Route 12, and Capitol Reef Scenic Byway Utah State Route 24, which both intersect with U.S. 89 and together form the MPNHA’s Boulder Loop. The area includes the counties of Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, and Kane.

please do the following:  Take photos of the skull from a couple of angles.  Pinpoint the location of the skull (preferably using GPS coordinates).  Report your find to the nearest DWR office or by texting 847411.  Provide specific details in your report.

The DWR will send a conservation officer to investigate. If it’s clear the animal died of natural causes, you might be allowed to keep your find.

For more information about gathering shed antlers in Utah, call the nearest DWR office.

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BLM releases decision to gather wild horses in Iron, Beaver, Millard Counties CEDAR CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Field Office has approved a 10-year plan to achieve wild horse appropriate management levels in the Sulphur Herd Management Area (HMA) to restore a thriving, natural ecological balance on the area’s public lands. The herd is approximately double appropriate management levels. The plan calls for gathering and removing wild horses from the range and employing fertility control. In addition, the agency will collect information on herd characteristics and determine herd health as it seeks to restore sustainable rangelands.

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The Sulphur HMA is located in Utah’s western Iron, Beaver, and Millard counties, approximately 50 miles west of Minersville, Utah, in the Mountain Home and Indian Peak mountain ranges. The Sulphur HMA contains approximately

265,675 acres, with elevations ranging from 9,790 feet on top of Indian Peak to 6,000 feet in the valley floors.

The gather decision supports the BLM’s continuing efforts to provide public safety, improve the status of threat-

ened and special species, and manage wild horse populations under the Warm Springs Resource Management Plan and the Pinyon Management Framework Plan decisions.

The Sulphur HMA Plan identifies the HMA boundaries in

both land use plans as suitable for wild horses and states the removal objective for both land use plans, including a necessity to “remove excess wild horses from the Sulphur HMA when the population of adult horse, those two years old and

older, reaches the upper level of 180 horses.” If wild horses of all ages are included in the calculation, the appropriate management level for this HMA is 165 to 250 horses. The current estimated population for the HMA is 497 horses.

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Red Cross calling on Utahns to help alleviate blood shortage

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Special to The Pyramid

Utah, along with the rest of the nation, is experiencing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade, forcing health care workers to try other lifesaving methods before giving blood transfusions to some patients.

A press release issued by the American Red Cross of Utah and Nevada this week stated that while the public has responded to recent calls for blood, the need for more is at a crisis level. The shortage is due in part to the rise in the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries.

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“Right now, hospitals are responding to an atypically high number of traumas and emergency room visits as well as overdoses and resulting transplants,” the statement said. “In comparison to 2019, the Red Cross has seen demand from trauma centers climb by 10% in 2021 — more than five times the growth of other facilities that provide blood transfusions.”

Heidi Ruster, CEO of the Red Cross Utah/Nevada region, said when seconds count in emergency trauma situations, it’s the blood already on the shelves that can make the difference in lifesaving care.

Donors of all blood types, es-

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pecially type O, and those giving platelets are being asked to give as soon as possible.

Dr. Wing Province, medical director at Intermountain Healthcare in Park City, said not only is there a shortage of blood, but there’s also a shortage of workers to process the blood.

“There are a lot of donors out there wanting to help out, but there aren’t enough workers right now to process the blood once we obtain it,” he said. “Once a person donates, the blood is filtered to make sure its free of any communicable diseases and we rely on the Red Cross and other agencies to do that.”

Province said because of the shortage, health care workers are going to cautionary measures to make sure there is enough blood available to those who are in critical need.

“In the ER, we see people come in with gastrointestinal bleeding, we see trauma victims,” he said. “There are a lot of reasons why people lose blood.”

Province said as of right now, nobody will be denied blood

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Tammy Oakey applies a bandage to Russell Johnson, of Highland, as he finishes donating blood at the American Red Cross Donation Center in Orem on Thursday, May 14, 2020. when they go to the hospital needing a transfusion.

“We are going to give blood to patients who are critically ill and need it. We will not withhold blood, but we are coming up with strategies to prevent a crisis of care situation where we have two patients who need it and you have to choose which one gets

it. We don’t want to get to that place,” he said.

Province said one way of preserving the blood supply is to try to hold off on certain medical procedures and to also try different ways of immediately stopping bleeding if it can be done, where in the past, a transfusion was automatically given to the patient.

“All of this impacts what’s going on in the ER. It’s all tied together,” Province said. “It’s a shortage not just unique to Utah, but a shortage nationwide as well.”

To schedule an appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Utah state workers get days off to sub amid teacher shortage ASSOCIATED PRESS

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed an executive order allowing state workers additional time off to help combat the labor shortage facing schools throughout the state.

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analysts, social workers and highway patrol officers — to take up to 30 hours, which is about four school days, of administrative leave to work as substitute teachers, bus drivers, school secretaries or cafeteria workers in public, private or charter schools.

“We know that kids learn best in the classroom, so we want to do what we can to help schools stay open. Our teachers and our children deserve our support during this difficult phase of the pandemic,” Cox said in a statement.

Cox’s move follows similar actions by officials throughout the country who are scrambling to fill classrooms as teacher resignations and the rise of the omicron variant create unprecedented school staffing problems, leaving some schools too short-staffed to stay open. In Nevada, officials are considering allowing anyone with high school diplomas to teach. New Mexico earlier this month became the first state to ask National Guard troops to step in as substitutes.

In Utah, school districts have previously asked support staff, librarians and custodians to step into empty classrooms and raised wages for substitute teachers. Elementary school principals have asked parents to apply to substitute teach. And the Salt Lake Chamber has partnered with schools to find workers at local businesses who can step in to substitute.

State workers must apply through school districts and undergo background checks to be hired.

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The exterior of the new 2022 GMC Sierra AT4X. display in the front window that was customizable but kept our speed and any navigational directions front and center. We never had to look down — a huge help, especially on a long road trip. Four-wheel drive information could also be displayed, so if you were out climbing, everything was right up front on the windshield!

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The new AT4 would be a great addition to anyone’s garage, and with the new diesel engine, it would prove to be a great hauler with improved gas mileage.

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