February 27, 2014 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Escalante Canyons Artist-in-Residence Program Seeks Applicants ESCALANTE - The Escalante Canyons Art Festival (ECAF) and Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (GSENM) are seeking applications for the 2014 Escalante Canyons Artist-in-Residence

Escalante Canyons Art Festival

program. The residency is scheduled for four weeks ending on September 30 to coincide with the Escalante Canyons Arts Festival. The residency is limited to artists over 18 years old who produce two-dimensional work in the impressionistic plein air style.

Deadline for applications is midnight, April 1, 2014.

The purpose of the artist-

in-residence program is twofold. First, the program promotes awareness through art of the exceptional natural and cultural treasures preserved and protected by GSENM. Second, the program seeks to firmly establish the Escalante Canyons region in Southern Utah as a destination for artists and those who love art.

The program aspires to share the scenic beauty and unique stories of the region with the public through art.

The program will provide artistic and educational opportunities to promote a deeper understanding of, and dialogue about, the natural, cultural, and historic values on and around GSENM, centered on the Escalante Canyons region and the community of Escalante, Utah. The region’s spectacular scenery of other-worldly landforms, outrageous combinations of colors, vegetation that ranges from ponderosa forests to lush riparian corridors, and light that is forever changing, provides artists with limitless inspiration and material. The residency allows uninterrupted time in a stimulating and rugged environment for artists

to pursue their work and share it with the public.

The selected artist will receive housing assistance, a stipend, and exhibit and sales space during the 2014 Escalante Canyons Art Festival. The artist will conduct community service projects during the residency. The artist also agrees to donate one completed artwork to the festival committee.

A panel consisting of arts professionals, Escalante Canyons Art Festival committee members, and GSENM staff will select the 2014 Escalante Canyons Artist-in-Residence.

Selection and notification will be made by April 30, 2014.

Applications must be received by midnight on April 1, 2014, to be eligible. For additional details about applying or to acquire an application form, please visit escalantecanyonsartfestival.org or contact Allysia Angus, Escalante Canyons Artist in Residence Program Coordinator at 435826-5615 or aangus@blm. gov.

—Escalante Canyons Art Festival

Escalante Canyons Art Festival Seeks Volunteers ESCALANTE - The annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival has become one of the Colorado Plateau’s premier art, literary, and musical gatherings. Artists, speakers, and musicians from across the nation descend upon Escalante each year, and art lovers from around the world fill our hotels and restaurants, making it one of the most exciting weekends of the year.

The festival thrives and grows each year due to the hard work of dedicated volunteers committed to the arts and to the town of Escalante. This year, the festival committee is putting out a call for help.

Planning for this year’s fes-

tival has already begun, and there is much to be done. We welcome new volunteers, new ideas, and new energy to carry this fine tradition forward.

We need volunteers in the following areas: • Plein air competition and exhibit • Organization of workshops/demonstrations/ special programs • Liaison with local schools • Liaison with state university art programs • Coordination of stage/exhibit setup • Hospitality/Information/Welcome booth • Marketing and prod-

uct distribution • Photography Volunteers currently meet the third Thursday of every month at 6:00 at the visitor’s center in the conference room (enter through the door on the north side of the building).

Upcoming meetings will be February 20 and March 20.

Please join us! It’s a great way to meet others, a good opportunity to support your community, and a chance to be part of something special!

If you can’t join us, but would like to be involved, send us an email at info@escalantecanyonsartfestival.org.

—Escalante Canyons Art Festival

Hole in the Rock Area Recreation Study Results – Community Presentations Scheduled for Early March

GRAND STAIRCASEESCALANTE N.M. - During the visitation season of 2013, Colorado Mesa University’s Natural Resource Center and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument conducted a series of focus groups to discuss recreation management and the places accessed via Hole in the Rock Road that are considered special by the public. A total of 12 face-to-face sessions were conducted in Escalante and Boulder and five web-based sessions were conducted.

More than 120 people from 10 states and Canada participated in the study.

Presentations to share the results of this first phase of the Grand Staircase-Es-

calante National Monument Recreation Experience Baseline Study are set for Wednesday, March 5 in Boulder and Thursday, March 6 in Escalante. Times and locations are noted below: • Wednesday, March 5 at 7 pm – Boulder Community Center, 351 North 100 West, Boulder, Utah • Thursday, March 6 at 7 pm – Escalante City Council Chambers, 56 South 100 West, Escalante, Utah Dr. Tim Casey, Professor of Political Science at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, facilitated the focus groups and has analyzed the results. Dr. Casey is returning to the area to discuss the results with the public and

REGIONAL Weather forecast for some but not all regions represented in our newspaper coverage area

Thurs. FEB. 27 - wed. MAR. 5 RAIN? That’s what the forecast says. Let’s hope. 30% chance Thursday and Friday, 70% chance Saturday, chance of snow Sunday (30%)—it will be a little colder that day, and chance of rain again on Monday. Partly cloudy Tuesday/Wednesday. Winds will come in with the front, 9-15 mph predicted. Highs through week in low 40s to mid 50s, lows in 20s.

Thursday, February 27, 2014 • Issue # 1037

New Book by Local Author Focuses on Transition and Healing Within a Marriage CANNONVILLE - found I couldn’t ask for more Opening the first page of of a husband, Curtis always Pauline Hansen’s book, put my needs above his own.

Patchwork Reality: Happily His loyalty to me was a treaMarried to a Schizophrenic, sure.’” is like sitting down with an While over the years she old friend you haven’t seen noticed some characteristics in years for a long night of in her husband that she found “catching up.” As she starts challenging, she decided that to tell you about her journey no marriage is perfect, and that with her husband and family, hers was still good. But someknowing a little bit about how where around 2004 Curtis the story will turn out (at least began sharing thoughts with what you feel you know based her that she found completely on the book’s title), your at- mystifying, and these thoughts tention is captured, and you over the course of time turned sit, wide eyed, at the edge of into behaviors that became your seat, waiting for the next truly disruptive to their faminstallment of her tale. With ily life. Finally, in 2010, Curtis the turn of each page you can’t was diagnosed with schizohelp but ask: “And then what phrenia. happened?”

Hansen says that during Hansen, a native of Cannonville, Utah, has recently returned to live in her home town with her husband, Curtis and the youngest of their five children. But her story takes place largely in and around St. George, where Pauline and Curtis lived and worked and raised their older kids to adult- Cannonville native and auhood. At the start thor Pauline Hansen has of their marriage, written an illuminating in 1987, and account of her experience their early years being married to someone together, Han- diagnosed with schizophresen says that, “‘I nia.

all of those years, “The idea that he had a psychological condition never even crossed my mind. Not even when I typed up the list [of Curtis’s behaviors] for the doctor.”

She also says that the diagnosis has helped their family a great deal. “Things are so much better in our household.

My husband and kids can talk and even joke around about it now.”

As for why she wrote the book about her experience, she says, “I guess because it is so unique and so different—not everybody goes through this. I have a story to tell and I think it’s going to resonate with a

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Southern Utah University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert BRYCE CANYON N.P. - Bored with the same old piano, guitar or violin? Well, we have the group for you!

Bryce Canyon National Park is proud to welcome back the Percussion Ensemble from Southern Utah University directed by Dr. Lynn Vartan. This free event will appeal to all ages as you listen to such well-known instruments as recycled brake drums from an old pickup truck, spoons and even a plain old board…as well as more conventional instruments!

The group will perform on Friday, March 7th at 6:30pm at the park Visitor Center Auditorium.

Park entrance fee station hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm, so those attending the concert will not be charged the entrance fee after 4:30pm. We look forward to what surprises the Ensemble has in store for us this year!

—National Park Service

encourages everyone to attend.

For more information about this project, please contact Allysia Angus, GSENM Landscape Architect/Land Use Planner at 435-826-5615 or aangus@blm.gov.

—Bureau of Land Management

SUU’s Percussion Ensemble will perform a free concert at Bryce Canyon National Park this Friday at 6:30pm. Concertgoers may enter the park after 4:30pm without an entrance fee.

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UT Parents Urged to Check Child Safety Seats SALT LAKE CITY Given the latest figures on children’s deaths in traffic accidents, parents in Utah may want to double-check that their children’s safety seats are fastened properly.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study showed that one in three child traffic deaths in the past decade happened in cases when a child younger than age 12 was not properly restrained.

Dr. Erin Sauber-Schatz, transportation safety team lead for the CDC’s Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, said parent education and car-seat distribution help make sure more children are buckled up properly. She added that stricter laws also would help.

“Child passenger restraint laws that increase the age for car-seat or booster-seat use result in getting more children buckled up,” she said.

The CDC report said about a dozen children die in car crashes each week in the United States. The federal recommendation is a law that

requires child safety-seat use through age 8, which already is the law in Utah.

Health-care providers also play a role in making sure children are safe in cars and trucks. Sauber-Schatz suggested a conversation in the doctor’s office.

“They can counsel parents and caregivers at each well-child checkup to use ageand size-appropriate car seats, booster seats and seat belts on every trip,” she said.

In general, the CDC recommends: * All children should ride in the back seat until age 13. * Rear-facing car seats are for infants up to age 2. * Front-facing seats are suitable from 2 to 5. * Booster seats are to be used until a child has grown enough for a seat belt to fit properly across the chest and lap.

The report, “CDC Vital Signs: Child Passenger Safety” is online at cdc.gov.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

Car Seat Recall

ST. GEORGE – The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) is alerting the public about a child car seat recall. The Graco company is recalling 3.8 million car seats because children can become trapped due to buckles that may not unlatch. This usually happens because food or beverages spill on the harness buckles, making them harder to open over time.

“This is the fourth largest car seat recall in history,” says Shalyce Oman, SWUPHD Health Educator. “It involves 11 models made from 2009 through 2013. There have been no injuries reported from the stuck latches but some harness straps had to be cut to get kids out of seats. We recommend checking to see if your child’s car seat is on the recall list. This is also a good reminder to send in the registration card when you buy a new car seat so you can be notified of any future recalls.”

Car seat owners can visit www.gracobaby.com and click the “RECALL NOTIFICATION” link to see if their seat models are included and order a free replacement latch.

The mission of the Southwest Utah Public Health Department is to protect the community’s health through the promotion of wellness and the prevention of disease. Visit our website at www.swuhealth.org.

—Southwest Utah Public Health Dept.

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lot of people. Also, these kinds of issues—issues about psychological health, issues like schizophrenia—need to be brought out more.”

It can take a lot of courage to talk about one’s personal adversities, let alone to write about issues related to mental health in one’s family. This is possibly even more so when living in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else.

“There’s no reason for judging people for a condition they are experiencing,” says Hansen. “It’s not their fault.”

Pauline says that Curtis is managing his health with a regimen of herbs and vitamins and supplements. “He never did take medications for his condition—he does not want the side effects of drugs. It is a combination between that and low stress, and living in a lower stress environment. We’ll just always keep an eye on it.”

Pauline and Curtis plan to remain in Cannonville where they can be near Pauline’s parents, and where the stress level is lower than in an urban en-

vironment. “We are loving it here. It feels like home.”

Hansen said she did not want to write about their experience without her husband’s support, and that he was completely on board with her book project.

“He says he learned a lot about the effect all this has had on me. It’s actually gotten to where we appreciate each other so much.”

By sharing her story, Hansen hopes, “Maybe it will be a source of help for someone else, maybe people will be more sensitive to what other people are going through. I’m a huge advocate of working through things. Once you get through the really hard bumps it might get better,” she says.

“Patchwork Reality: Happily Married to a Schizophrenic,” published by Cedar Fort Publishing and Media, was released on February 11 and is available through Amazon.com and also at BarnesandNoble.com. Pauline Hansen can be reached at paulinehansen.com.

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February 27, 2014

Utah Lawmakers OK Converting Half of State Vehicles to “Clean Fuel”

Grand Staircase Region Recreation Study to Kick Off GRAND STAIRCASEESCALANTE N.M. - The public is invited to join the conversation about recreation management and the places in the Grand Staircase region of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) that they consider important.

These areas are accessed via Cottonwood Road, Skutumpah Road, and Johnson Canyon Road and the secondary roads that stem from them. The first of three rounds of local area focus groups will be hosted by Colorado Mesa University’s Natural Resource Center and GSENM on March 7 and 8 in Kanab and Cannonville.

These sessions are the second phase of the GSENM Recreation Experience Baseline Study being conducted by CMU to help the BLM better respond to the public’s desires and expectations for how recreation on the Monument is managed. The first phase of the project was conducted in 2013 and studied the Hole the Rock area.

This research seeks to engage local leaders, business owners, residents, and visitors that either participate in recreational activities in this area of the Monument, or have a stake in the quality of the experience of those that do. A focus group is a form of research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, preferences, and attitudes towards, in this case, recreational use in the Grand Staircase region of the Monument.

Questions are asked in an interactive group setting where participants are free to talk with other group members.

The idea behind the focus groups is to open dialogue between GSENM and the public on recreation issues, to provide information for future planning efforts and project assessments, and to gather data needed to better understand the public’s desired outcomes for recreation management in the Monument.

The focus groups will be facilitated by Dr. Tim Casey, Professor of Political Science at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Dr. Casey is a lead researcher and field coordinator at NRC who has extensive experience working with BLM on similar

social science projects on the Colorado Plateau. He has been responsible for facilitation of public meetings and focus groups regarding public lands since 2006.

Each focus group session will last approximately 90 minutes and is limited to 25 people. The dates, times, and locations are noted below: • FRIDAY - March 7 7:00 PM GSENM Kanab Visitor Center 745 HWY 89 East, Kanab • SATURDAY - March 8 10:00 AM GSENM Kanab Visitor Center 745 HWY 89 East, Kanab • SATURDAY - March 8 3:00 PM Cannonville Visitor Center 10 Center Street, Cannonville Those not available to participate in the March sessions will have other opportunities to have their voices heard. Two more rounds of focus groups will be scheduled in the local area later this year. Additionally, live web-based sessions will also be utilized as part of the study. In these sessions participants from far and wide can join the conversation from the comfort of their homes using a phone and computer. The dates for the web-based sessions have not been set, but are planned for the summer months.

This second phase of the GSENM Recreation Experience Baseline Study has been funded by a National Landscape Conservation System Science Grant and Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act fees. If funding allows, additional areas of the Monument will be studied in subsequent years.

For more information about this project, please contact Allysia Angus, GSENM Landscape Architect/Land Use Planner at 435-826-5615 or aangus@blm.gov. Or if you have questions about the research, please contact Dr. Tim Casey at 970-248-1095 or tcasey@coloradomesa.edu.

—Bureau of Land Mangement

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah lawmakers are showing overwhelming support for a bill that helps to address the state’s serious air quality issues.

The House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 99.

It requires the state to convert half of its passenger vehicles to cleaner fuels or ensure that they’re high-efficiency vehicles by August 2018.

Rep. Gage Froerer, who sponsored the House version of the bill, says he hopes the public will follow suit in terms of vehicle choices.

“The overall impact will be far greater if the citizens look at this and say, ‘Hey you know maybe we should consider on our next replacement look at electrical, look at biodiesel, whatever’s available out there,” he points out.

Froerer says he expects the legislation to affect up to 2,000

state-owned vehicles, which could become electric or run on natural gas or hydrogen.

He adds that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels contribute up to 70 percent of air pollution.

Froerer says Utah’s poor air quality is hurting tourism, and that some businesses won’t open in the state as a result of the air pollution.

He also says strong support for Senate Bill 99 shows that Utah’s air quality is no longer a divisive political issue.

“In no way a partisan issue,” he stresses. “This is the Legislature working as a group to say, ‘How do we deal with this issue?’”

The Utah Legislature is reported to be considering more than two-dozen bills relating to air quality issues during the current session.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

Utahns Urged to Plan Financial Future During “America Saves Week” SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Americans can be big spenders and avid consumers, but just the opposite is being asked of people in Utah and elsewhere this week. “America Saves Week” runs today through March 1.

It’s a campaign designed to encourage saving money and planning for retirement.

According to Jennifer Rohn, communications director at AAA Fair Credit Foundation, transitioning from spending to saving can be difficult for some people, but is a big benefit in the long run.

“The message is not to not spend your money, but to save your money so you can spend it strategically in a way that benefits you the most financially in the long term.”

Rohn said the many Utahns living paycheck to paycheck can get free assistance from the AAA Fair Credit Founda-

tion. She said her organization specializes in Individual Development Accounts that provide matching funds for low-income people. The combined savings can be used to help purchase a house, get an education or start a small business.

Rohn said the critical step in planning your financial future is having written and achievable goals.

“It helps people really identify wants versus needs.

And also to really think about what their personal values are in terms of money. And how they want to manage their money in a way that promotes the things that are most important to them in their life,” she said.

Rohn said a good starting goal is to have three months of living expenses banked in case of an emergency.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

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School Notes AED’s in Garfield School District The Garfield County School Board recently approved the purchase of 11 automated external defibrillators (AED’s) with an estimated cost of $12,000. The AED is a portable electronic device used in cardiac arrhythmias which can lead to cardiac arrest. These devices are already located in the some of the schools throughout the District. The new devices will be available in gymnasiums of every school in the District. The employees in the schools will be trained on how to use the AED. However, most of AED devices will verbally give step by step instructions on the correct procedures to operate the device in an emergency. Garfield School District continues to make the schools as safe as possible and, with the addition of the new AED devices, we will be more prepared to handle emergency situations in the buildings.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

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Congrats Girls Basketball!

And State Wrestling Results...

Happy President’s Day! After celebrating the national holiday of our founding fathers and leaders, we return to a short week at PHS with victorious hearts and hopeful minds. Why the cause for celebration? The answer requires one to look simply at the PHS trophy case, where a shiny new region championship for Girls Basketball now proudly sits. This great award was earned last week in Canyon View by our hardworking girls and their supportive coaches.

Way to go girls!

We also find the Wrestlers of PHS in high spirits this week. After finishing a good season of hard work, it was safe to say that each and every one could be seen in the lineup for donut Thursday. While a state trophy was seemingly just out of reach this year, each and every one of our boys wrestled well at state and showed the hard work they have been putting in for the past three months; and some even left with shiny new state medals. The state medalists for Panguitch went as follows: Rowdy Josie- 1st (220 lbs) Kellen Mooney- 2nd (113 lbs) and Max Smith - 3rd (152 lbs).

Good job guys!

As one sport ends, another is already well on its way to Region and State Competition.

Our boys kicked off the short week on Tuesday with an impressive performance in Bryce Valley. An exciting game with the defending State Champions brought another great win for our boys, and more momentum heading into the upcoming Region tournament.

As we launched further into the week, our girls continued their winning ways, entering the state tournament and traveling up to the Sevier Valley Center to play the Valley Buffalos on Wednesday. Much to the delight of the fans who traveled to support, our girls bested their region rivals in a great game to keep their State championship dreams alive and well.

Thursday was an important day for both the girls and the boys of Panguitch Basketball. Our girls would make the trip to the Sevier Valley Center once again to face another strong state opponent in Whitehorse. Continuing their impressive string of performances, they got yet another check in the “W” column and

are one step closer to bringing the sweet sound of sirens to the streets of Panguitch.

Our boys opted to stay at home for their game, and made it a great night indeed. Along with playing a great game against the Piute Thunderbirds (and adding another win to their record) our boys enjoyed the celebration of Senior night.

Before the start of the Varsity game, Tyce Barney, Keldon Norris, Kyler Norris, and Chance Campbell were all recognized for their dedication to the team and their outstanding performance over the last four years. All in all, it was a good night to be a Bobcat.

After a great weekend and a tough season, I am pleased to announce that our girls exceeded all expectations in Richfield this weekend, besting Bryce Valley in a close game to win the State Championship! Good Job Girls! Along with the roaring of sirens and many smiling faces, the team also brought home a shiny new trophy for our school.

Donnie Corwin is a senior at Wayne High School and serves as high school historian.

Loa Elementary Snippets

by Lisa Stevens

Presidents’ Day Celebration Students in Mrs. Wendy Potter’s first grade class, as well as Mrs. Trena Barlow’s fourth grade classes, spent time this past month learning about the early Presidents of the United States. Mrs. Potter’s students decorated the halls with red, white and blue hats, and Mrs. Barlow’s students made string art pictures of President Lincoln and President Washington’s profiles. Fourth grade students also researched and wrote reports about past presidents.

In honor of Valentine’s Day Mrs. Potter’s students wrote about what they love about first grade. Clancey wrote; “First grade is fun. I like math. I like my friends.

I like P.E. I like homework. First grade is fun.” Mrs. Potter’s class is also learning about the water cycle and weather.

February is dental health month and guests from the Wayne County Community Clinic’s dental office visited the school and took time to visit each class room. The dental assistants distributed coloring contest pictures the week before their visit and announced the winners of the contest in each class they visited. Congratulations to Keden Terry, the winner in Mrs. Potter’s class along with all the other winners, great job!

Important Information for Wayne School District Parents and Students!!!

Parents! Please record and take notice of the web sites below to help us prepare for the ACT test and the new State Sage Adaptive Assessments. These sites provide information, sample questions, and practice tests for you to use to help you and your student at home! If you have difficulty accessing these sites, please contact your school counselor, teacher or administrator.

ACT test prep = www.shmoop.com SAGE Adaptive Assessment = www.sageportal.com

Attention Seniors of Wayne High School FAFSA Night February 27, 2014 6:00 p.m.

Wayne High School What is the FAFSA? The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the application to fill out to be eligible for money for college like grants, work-study, student loans, and even some scholarships!

Why should I attend?

For starters, you can win one of four $500 scholarships!

Also, UHEAA FAFSA experts will be at WHS to make filling out the application as quick and easy as possible! *Parents you will need to have your 2013 Federal Income Tax Return.

Please contact Candence Peterson @ the High School if you have any questions. 425-3411

Highlight on Hanksville Elementary

by Jasmine Wilson It’s been all about writing at HES in the classrooms. Mrs. R’s class has been working on persuasive writing while Mrs. Wilkin’s class is finishing their autobiographies. Some students had the opportunity to write about what they like the most at HES; teachers are strict but kind, feel safe, stay active and healthy, homemade food, PTA store, No bullies and easy to make friends were some of their answers. Mrs. Wells’ class had fun learning about citizenship and American symbols. Science has been on the agenda for some classes, reaching to the moon and others digging into the earth to find none other than fossils. Basketball is all the rage, Hanksville has put together an all star team for 4-H GO Orange Crush!! Thanks to Jeff Ekker and Troy Blackburn for their time and willingness to coach. We also want to thank Wayne McIntosh and Joe Johnson for all their sacrifice and hard work they put into the wrestling program in Hanksville, it’s programs and volunteers like these that help develop our kids into productive citizens.

We are proud to announce the Students of the Month for January: Alysia Lusko daughter of DG and Saleta Lusko, Ryker Bradbury son of Caleb and Sara Bradbury and Samuel Bell son of Cory and Sally Bell. Congratulations and keep up the good work.

Hanksville Elementary January Students of the Month: Alysia Lusko, Ryker Bradbury and Samuel Bell.

Garfield County Bookmobile

2014 Winter Schedule Librarian: Lyle Talbot ltalbot@utah.gov 435-676-3258 Tuesday Every 2 Weeks: Mar. 4, 18 Tropic - Bryce Valley Elem. 10:30am - 2:45pm Tropic - Bryce Valley H.S. 2:45pm - 3:45pm Cannonville City Park 4:00pm - 4:45pm Henrieville Main Street 5:00pm - 6:00pm Bryce Canyon Residential Area 6:30pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday Every 2 weeks: Mar. 5, 19 Panguitch Elem. 8:30am - 11:20am Panguitch Head Start 166 N. Main 11:30am - 12:00pm Thursday Every 2 Weeks: Mar. 6, 20 Escalante Elem. 9:00am - 10:30am Escalante H.S. 10:30am - 11:30am Boulder Elementary 12:30pm - 2:15pm Escalante Elem. 3:00pm - 3:45pm Escalante Phone Office 4:00 - 5:45

WAYNE COUNTY Bookmobile 2014 Winter Schedule

Librarian: Becky Lopshire blopshire@utah.gov Monday Every 2 weeks: Mar. 10, 24 Torrey East Main St. 12:30pm - 1:15pm Teasdale Old Church 1:30pm - 2:00pm Fremont LDS Church 2:30pm 3:15pm Loa Courthouse 3:30pm - 4:30pm Lyman LDS Church 5:00pm - 5:45pm Bicknell Library 6:00pm - 6:30pm Tuesday Every 2 weeks: Mar. 11, 25 Loa Elementary 8:45am - 11:15am Hanksville Elementary 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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February 27, 2014

Sports Wayne Sports This Week

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

Panguitch High School Lady Cats Take Their 9th State Championship

The Cats Completed Their Perfect Season 25-0 Coach Curtis Barney’s race horses crushed the opposition, to give Coach Barney his 8th Championship. The Coach’s theory is defense, defense and more defense and boy did he create a monster of a team. At State none of the teams could get off a shot, the Cats just overwhelmed them, stealing the ball, blocking shots and just shutting the teams down. The Cats had a combined 327 steals and 707 rebounds for 25 games. Whit 110 steals-75 rebounds, Catania 77 steals- 41 rebounds, Chesney 54 steals-173 rebounds, Darri 45 steals-273 rebounds, Taylor 41 steals-145 rebounds. In the past, Coach Barney’s team won many championships on defense, what makes this team so much better is they could score; they won by an average of 25 points a game at State.

One of the things that showed the Cats dominates is the first half score, the JV team played the last quarter. Valley gave the Ladies fits during the season, first half Cats 25Valley 7, final score 55 to 26.

Darri scored 24 in just a half, Taylor finished with 12 & 2- 3 pointers.

Against Whitehorse more of the same; Catania could have been this team’s center.

The whole team was short on height! The Cats led 47 to 8 in the first half. Darri could have scored 100 points, but settled for 18, Whittni finished 15 and 8 steals and Catania had a career 12 points. Whitehorse outscored the JV team in the second half, 34 to 23. The Cats did win 70 to 42.

In the last two years Rich had beat the Cats in both of the games they played, by 2

points in each one. The Lady Cats gave them no mercy and crushed Rich, who had 8 seniors on the team. Again the half time score was one sided 25 to 10. Rich didn’t act like they even wanted to play the second, not even warming up and were held to only 4 pts in the third quarter. Against the JVs, Rich could only manage 6 points; Cats 51- Rich 20.

The only game that was even competitive was against Bryce Valley Mustangs The Cats led 25 to 15 at half time, with BV hitting some 3 pointers in the last 2 minutes. The final score was 51 to 29. Dari was again high point, with 17 points and 9 rebounds.

The Cats kept the pressure on their opponents early on in the game and just shut them down. In my opinion this is the best team the school has produced, because they have defense and offense. I watched 6 games and I didn’t see one player that would be able to play on the Cats team. I feel that these Fabulous 5 should be on the all State Team. The Cats do not have any seniors on the team and you can expect more of the same next year. The arena was filled with the folks from Bryce Valley and Panguitch, there couldn’t have been many folks left in town. I counted over 50 cars in the victory parade, what fun.

All six of Region 20 teams made it to State and if they didn’t have to play each other they would have taking the top 6 places.

Side note (for the second year in a row Bryce Valley was the Cinderella team of the tournament). I hope by now that what they accom-

plished this year has soaked in. The Mustangs finished 6th in Region and won their play in game, only to face Region 17 winner Monticello and took them out. Their next game was against Piute, a team that had beat them twice this season and the Mustangs won by one point. In the semi against the # 1 team from up north, last years champs St. Joe, BV killed them 31 to 20. Winning against this competition and taking second place at state is something to very proud of.

Bob Cats had another big week against a couple of very physical teams. On Tuesday the Cats went out to Escalante and came away with an 88 to 59 victory. It was pretty much a one man show with Tyce Barney chipping in 41 points and 11 rebounds. A lot of fouling went on and the Cats made 17-22.

One of the big games of the season pitted Piute Thunderbirds against the Cats. The stands were packed. The Birds led at half time by two 27 to 25, the second half the Cats came alive out scoring the birds 34 to 26 to take the game 59 to 53. Again Tyce was high scorer with 26 and his little brother put in 14. I hear that a Piute fan had to leave the game escorted out by the Sheriffs, how embarrassing!

Region 20 starts tonight and the first game will be here.

This game is Region and your passes won’t be good, so bring money. The next two games will be over in Cedar at Canyon View High. Check for times. The Cats are still the second ranked team in the State behind Rich. They are 19 and 1 and counting.

Middle School Club Volleyball LEFT- 7th grade team starting back row left to right: Taylia Norris, Abbey Blevins, Brittney Henrie, McCall Tebbs, Lexie Dalton.

Front row left to right: Corryn Anderson, Karlee Eyre, Kapri Orton, Alicia Henrie.

RIGHT - 6th grade team left to right: Shelbee Draper, Hallie Palmer, Camri Fischer, Kiesa Miller, Tana Frandsen, Cheyanne Callies, Madison Owen, Kambree Fullmer, Mataya Barney

PANGUITCH - Panguitch 6th and 7th grade girls traveled to Woods Cross over Presidents’ Day weekend to compete in a Club volleyball tournament. They competed against 19 other teams, all of these teams were from the Wasatch Front. The 6th grade team didn’t drop a set until the championship game where they lost the first set and then battled back to win the next two sets.

The 7th grade team lost the first game of the championship match badly and then showed a lot of character as they came from being down 15-8 at one time to win the second game 25-23 They then came back from being down 8-3 in the third and final game to win 15-13. These girls have all been playing volleyball since 3rd grade and have shown that they can play with anyone in the state. Congratulations young ladies!

These teams are coached by Troy and Anne Marie Norris

by Maggie Ellett

Lady Badgers Take 5th at State Last week, the Lady Badgers competed in the State Tournament at the SVC in Richfield.

Their first game, on Wednesday, was against the Duchesne Eagles. The Badgers have played this team twice before so they knew what to expect from Duchesne. However, they didn’t overlook them. The Duchesne Eagles are a young team with very good players, but the Badgers played well and got the win. Next, they played the St. Joseph Jayhawks in the quarter finals. St. Joseph grabbed an early lead at the beginning of the game and the Badgers got close, but could never catch up. The Lady Badgers played really tough defense but their shots just wouldn’t fall. The game ended with St. Joseph beating the Badgers. On Friday, the Badgers played The Piute T-Birds. This was the fourth time that these teams met face to face, and boy was it a fantastic game! Neither team wanted to lose as the game ended up going into double overtime. The Lady Badgers kept their composure, although they had two starters foul out, and ended up winning the game 68 to 70. Finally, on Saturday, the Lady Badgers played the Whitehorse Raiders for 5th or 7th place. They grabbed a very early lead and ended up winning their last game of the season and taking 5th place. Good job ladies and congratulations on your successful season!

The boys’ basketball team played Diamond Ranch on Tuesday, the 18th, and Bryce Valley on Thursday, the 20th. Both of these games were very close but they ended up losing. You’ll get ‘em next time! This week, the boys’ basketball team will playing in the Region Tournament in Cedar City at Canyon View High School. They will most likely play either Bryce Valley or Valley first and then continue from there. Good luck Boys!

Maggie Ellett is a senior at Wayne High School.

Bryce Valley Sports Compiled by Vicki D. Syrett

GIRLS BASKETBALL: “Brinkerhoff’s team, which won just three region contests all season, entered the state tournament with the No. 6 seed from a very deep Region 20, which included Panguitch.

The Mustangs earned their spot in the championship game with unlikely wins over Region 19 top seed Monticello, Region 20 second seed Piute and Region 18 top seed and two-time defending champion St. Joseph”. (Quote from the Deseret News by Sarah Thomas) Our Cinderella team came through...You girls may have taken second place but in our hearts you will always be FIRST place. What a tremendous job you did of working your way up to the Championship game. Your playing and shooting the baskets, yes even three pointers, was totally awesome and you deserve all the accolades that we can give you for putting forth a great tournament. As we watched on channel 62 it was refreshing to watch you stop to help a girl on the other team if she fell or some other thing happened and you showed good sportsmanship the whole tournament.

We are so proud of you.

It started with a play in game against ICS and they won to go into the State Tournament. The first game in Richfield was against Monticello which the girls also won and they were the #1 team in their region. Next BV girls played Piute and after a hard fought game won by one point to move on to play St. Joseph’s who was also ranked as a top team in their region. For the past two years St. Joseph has been the State 1A Champion but BV managed to take over and play an excellent game, holding their top scorer to “0” points. Then came the Championship game on Saturday.

The girls did a wonderful job of playing Panguitch and while they lost the game they did not lose our respect and excitement over the game that they played.

Way to go girls. Coach Tyson Brinkerhoff needs to be commended for a job well done with the help of his assistant coaches, Shiloh Syrett and Shawn Williams.

Ashley and Samantha Chynoweth have been voted onto the Deseret News All State Girl’s Basketball team.

Way to go girls.

The girls on the team are: Seniors-Jeanette Pollock, Edith Garcia, Codi Mangum, and Taylor Talbot. One junior was on the team - Ashley Chynoweth. Sophomores were: Brittney Shakespear, Alysso Russo, Emily Garcia, Elisabeth Ahlstrom, and Natalie Pollock. Freshman team members are Emilee Courtright, Danielle Brinkerhoff, Samantha Chynoweth, Ambree Leslie, Dakota Stevens, Keni Floyd, and Tyerah Tebbs.

The team came home with a huge fan fare of fire engines and cars honking horns.

It was a great sight to behold.

Congratulations to the Bryce Valley Girl’s Basketball team.

Most of you will be back next year to play and we wish you well.

YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CAMP: We will be doing a youth volleyball camp the end of April.(after spring break). 3rd grade through 8th grade. I will have a sign up sheet in both the Elementary and High school. This year’s camp will be free of cost, because of insurance issues and red tape. They will be held at the Elementary school as of now. The 7th graders (going to be 8th graders next year), will be invited to come to our summer camp given by Dixie University Head coach. We have an approximate date at the end of June. I will give you more details later. If you have any questions please call or FB me, Jana Jackson.

I’m SUPER excited about this coming year. We are going to be doing some great things!!!!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS in Bryce Valley • BBB Region Home Seed Game Thursday, Feb 27 • BBB REGION @ Canyon View HS, Cedar Feb 28 – Mar 1 • STATE BBB @ SVC Mar 5 – 8 • Community Council Meeting BVE Mon, March 10, 6pm – 7pm • SAGE TRAINING @ BV WITH USOE Friday, Mar 14 • ELA SAGE TESTING OPENS Monday, Mar 17 WRESTLING NOTE: Found on Channel 19, Fox National News...Our wonderful Payton Johnson was celebrated for his sportsmanship and wrestling prowess. It was so exciting to turn on this news by mistake and their was his wonderful smiling face. Way to go Payton. To all the team who was there with him we are so proud of you and your accomplishments. See you next year.

BOY’S BASKETBALL; Play Wayne at Bryce Valley on Thursday the first night of Region. The rest of the games will be played at Canyon View High School on Friday and Saturday. We appreciate the fans who come out to support the team. Go boys we are counting on you to make the region play very interesting.

You can do it. You have excellent coaches in Gary Syrett and his assistant coaches, Scott Henrie and Karl . See you there.

Go 1A All Region Team Girls!

CEDAR CITY - Region girls basketball was played at Canyon View High School in Cedar City last weekend. From left to right: Shaylee Gleave; Piute, Kierra Gleave; Piute, Hannah Ellett; Wayne, Maggie Ellett; Wayne, Rebekah Rasmussen; Wayne, Sarah Taylor; Wayne, Chandler Rose; Milford, Kennedy Netto; Milford, Dari Frandsen; Panguitch, and Whitney Orton; Panguitch.

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Sports Wayne Athletes: Photos of the Week

Payton “Max” Johnson Sets a Sporting Example

by Lisa Stevens

Payton “Max” Johnson (left) talks with Channel 2 Anchor Amy Nay at Utah’s Southern Region Wrestling Tournament.

Lisa Stevens

Wayne’s Rebekah Rasmussen goes for a steal during Saturday’s game against Whitehorse. The Lady Badgers went on to win earning them a 5th place finish at the state tournament. Rebekah, Sarah Taylor and Maggie Ellett were also honored as Academic All-State recipients.

Lisa Stevens

Wayne Badger Jace Christensen rejects the shot of a Bryce Valley player during last Thursday’s JV basketball game.

Time is Running Out

Big game hunt applications due by March 6 Time is running out to submit your application to hunt big game animals in Utah this fall.

Applications to hunt big game—including deer—are due through www.wildlife. utah.gov no later than 11 p.m. on March 6.

Before you apply for a general deer hunting permit, make sure to visit http://go.usa. gov/ZMCm. The Web page has information that will help you decide which of Utah’s 30 deer hunting units to apply for.

If you haven’t applied for a permit yet, Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, shares an important piece of advice: Apply before the last day of the application period.

You can apply for a permit at www.wildlife.utah.gov.

Tutorow says the amount of patience you have is the critical factor in deciding when to apply.

“If you apply before March 6,” she says, “you should be able to get your application in fast.”

If you wait until March 6, however, you could face some challenges.

“Thousands of hunters wait until the last day to apply,” Tutorow says. “Receiving that much traffic—in such a short period of time—slows our website and the entire application process down.”

If you decide to wait until March 6 to apply, make sure you start applying before 11 p.m. If you start applying before 11 p.m.—and you don’t log off the system before you’ve completed your application—the system will allow you to finish your application.

“If you log off before 11 p.m., and then you try to get back into the system,” she says, “you’ll be out of luck. After 11 p.m., a bonus point and a preference point are the only things you can apply for.”

Everything you need to know to apply for a permit is available in the 2014 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook.

You can get the free guidebook at www.wildlife.utah.gov/ guidebooks, at DWR offices and from more than 300 hunting and fishing license agents across Utah.

If you’d like a chance to hunt all three general deer seasons, Tutorow also encourages you to consider joining Utah’s

Dedicated Hunter program.

And she has a reminder for lifetime license holders: By March 6, make sure you complete the online lifetime license questionnaire and select the unit you want to hunt.

Hunt all three deer seasons ould you like to hunt all three general deer hunting seasons (archery, muzzleloader and rifle) on the unit you draw a permit for?

You can if you join the Dedicated Hunter program.

To give yourself a chance to join the Dedicated Hunter program, you must do two things: Complete an online orientation course that teaches you more about the program, and apply for and draw a 2014 general deer hunting permit.

(The online Dedicated Hunter course takes about 30 minutes to complete.)

To learn more about the program and how to join it, visit www.wildlife.utah.gov/dh.

Applying for a point If you’re not going to hunt in 2014, you can still apply for a bonus point or a preference point. Earning a point increases the chance you’ll draw a permit the next time you apply.

Your application for a point must be received through

www.wildlife.utah.gov no later than 11 p.m. on March 20.

Please remember that you must have a hunting license or a combination license to apply for a point or a hunting permit.

General-season deer hunt Web page A general-season deer hunting change that started in Utah in 2012 will continue in 2014—instead of hunting deer in five large regions, hunters in 2014 will hunt on 30 smaller units.

If you have questions about applying for a generalseason deer permit, a DWR Web page has the answers.

The page is available at http:// go.usa.gov/ZMCm. You can also access the information at www.wildlife.utah.gov/hunting-in-utah/hunting-information/big-game/708-prepare-for2014-deer-hunt.html.

The page includes the following: - a map that shows where Utah’s 30 general-season deer hunting units are located - a link that will take you to detailed maps and a boundary description for each unit - drawing odds for each unit in 2013 - a list of frequently asked questions and answers.

Lifetime license holders

If you have a lifetime hunting license in Utah, you can select the general deer hunting unit you’d like to hunt by doing two things: Completing the online lifetime license questionnaire and selecting the unit you want to hunt.

Access to the questionnaire is available in the 2014 big game application. Visit www.wildlife.utah.gov by March 6 to access the application, complete the questionnaire and select your unit.

If you don’t complete the questionnaire and select your unit by March 6, and the DWR doesn’t have a hunt choice on file for you, trying to obtain a general deer hunting permit that wasn’t taken in the draw will be the only option you’ll have.

All of the general season deer permits might be taken in the draw, though, so there might not be any permits available.

More information If you have questions about applying for a 2014 Utah big game hunting permit, call the Utah Hunt Application office at 1-800-221-0659 or the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

TROPIC - If you have spent any time around southern Utah wrestling, you have probably seen Payton “Max” Johnson warming up or putting someone in his famous half-nelson and rolling them over for the pin. Over the past couple of weeks I have been involved in helping set up the Southern Region Wrestling Tournament and getting prepared for state.

At region, Principals David Cluff, and Jeff Brinkerhoff and I got together and wondered why we couldn’t get Payton into the state tournament. We put our heads together and came up with a plan to get Payton in. Principal Cluff mentioned that Payton has done more for wrestling than wrestling will ever do for him, and from the crowd’s reaction every time he wrestles, Mr. Brinkerhoff and I agreed. After some time emailing and talking to state officials, we arranged for Max to have his turn in the spot light.

The day started early for Max. He met all the weigh-in requirements just like any other wrestler but after weigh-ins, Max made the rounds with the media representatives from Channels 2, 5, and 13. We spent a couple of hours with Amy Nay, an old class mate of mine from Gunnison, Utah, who is now an anchor with Channel 2. She spent some time with Max getting to know more about him and the story of how he got to the tournament. The stage was set for an 11:00 am exhibition match against Escalante’s Walker Smith on the center mat. Max circled Walker for a little while sizing him up and then went in for the head throw. Down Walker went with Max following right behind him directly going into his patented power half. Walker was able to look away, pull his hand off, and escape. Max didn’t let him rest for long. He immediately went for the standing cradle, getting it sunk in deep and rolling Walker up on his back getting take-down points and 3 near-fall points before Walker was able to escape. That brought them to the end of the first period. Early in the second period Max was able to apply the power half and roll Walker over. With a swift slap of the referee’s hand, the match was over. Max’s hands were raised in victory as the entire Maverik Center cheered his great accomplishment. After the match Max continued on with his whirlwind media tour, finally ending with Jeremiah Jensen from Channel 5.

Payton is a good example of how sports can bring the best out in people. Everybody who has had the opportunity to watch Payton, wrestle Payton, or be involved in any way has had the great opportunity to feel the excitement of service and competition. Principals David Cluff, Jeff Brinkerhoff, and I want to thank Payton’s dad and mom, Moyle and Tracy, for the opportunity to share a part of their life. We hope that we can have a positive impact on our students like Payton has had on us.

—Eugene King

Celebrate Mardi Gras on the Mountain at Brian Head Resort BRIAN HEAD - On March 1, 2014 Brian Head Resort is bringing New Orleans to 9,600 feet with Mardi Gras on the mountain. Collect Mardi Gras beads, enjoy New Orleans style food, and relax to live music at the Last Chair Saloon.

Stop by each of the eight chairlifts and Resort restaurants to get your Mardi Gras Beads. In addition the Navajo and Giant Steps restaurants will be serving up delicious New Orleans style jambalaya in the Resort’s signature bread bowls. End the day by relaxing in the Last Chair Saloon with live music featuring Juniper City from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.

—Brian Head Resort

Garfield Memorial Hospital to Offer Health Care Career Scholarships The Garfield Memorial Hospital Administration and Board of Trustees are pleased to announce the second annual offering of several scholarships for high school seniors and other non-traditional students interested in pursuing a career in health care.

The application is available through the school counselors at Escalante, Bryce Valley, Panguitch and Piute high schools or by contacting Lynne Neilson at Garfield Memorial Hospital.

Lynn Chamberlain/UDWR

Time is running out to submit your application for a 2014 Utah big game hunting permit. Applications must be received no later than March 6.

Two $500.00 awards will be given to students from each school with an additional two awards given to students interested in pursuing a degree in nursing. Two non-traditional students also have the opportunity of receiving $500 to help cover education expenses. The Board would like to encourage students to consider a career in health care as it is a rewarding and exciting way of life.

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We are at about 40% of normal and February’s temperature is 6 degrees above normal. It is great weather for May! It is great that the Tour of Utah is coming back in August. They come through Panguitch on the first day on their way back to Cedar, just flying.

Stage II starts in town here on the next morning and they race out to Torrey, out Hwy. 12. This section of the race is considered America’s toughest race and the bikers make it in less than 5 hours. This is a fun event to get involved in and as the race gets closer they will be asking for volunteers.

These riders are something to behold, TV can’t even come close showing what speed these guys travel at, you can’t blink or they will be pass you.

Tonight is the closing night of the Winter Olympics and were they ever exciting.

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event out of the country). The host country, Russia ended up with the most medals at 34, 9 gold. The Winter Olympics are an exciting venue, with the downhill races, sledding, skating, cross country skiing, (50K race was decided by less than 2 seconds, separating 4th from 1st.) These Games cost plenty, but they were a real first class event. The games in 4 years will be held in So. Korea, I can’t wait. Many of our competitors are young and are looking forward to the next Olympics. The Closing Ceremonies are going on and they just added a fifth ring, making fun of their mistake in the opening Ceremonies. I thought that the opening ceremonies were great, but the closing was magnificent! A giant Bear blew out the Olympic Flame and shed a tear. I didn’t think anything could top the China Ceremonies, but Russia did it with class, showing off their arts; ballet, opera, and dancing.

“Doctor” Becky has called it a day as a Nurse Practitioner. Becky has been a terrific asset for the women in Garfield County. This could be a problem for the Hospital; women don’t go to men Doctor with female problems. I wish you well and hope you will get out and do a lot of traveling; there is so much to

see in this world.

The Thrift Store is opening up this week, (hopefully).

The Volunteers have done a wonderful job on the store.

They have been at it for a month now, with painting the walls and shelves, putting in a dropped ceiling and just sprucing up the place. Even if you are not buying anything, come and see how beautiful the store is. Over the years, with the donations to the store and all the volunteer hours, they have donated well over $100,000 to the Hospital, to buy badly needed equipment.

The Legislature is in session and probably the only thing that they will pass of any value to the public is changing the State Tree from the Colorado blue spruce to the Aspen.

Having a tree with another state’s name on it, just don’t seem right. The name change was started by some students in the SLC area. The moving of the prison, has came out of the GOP caucus with a favorable endorsement. This stinks just like the Charter School Law of 2006 that made three legislators rich. The new prison will cost 104 million bucks, after they sell off the land that it stands on. Can you imagine all the problems of the guards having to relocate, plus they have a large force of volunteers that won’t be available.

However it hasn’t come up for vote yet, maybe cooler heads will prevail.

Fear not all is well.

Mack O.

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by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com To all who would like to take a trip to Richfield and Manti on Friday, Feb. 28th, contact Vicki Ahlstrom at 6798666 or 679-8921. They are taking the Senior Citizen Van up that way and would love to have you join them. Two weeks after that the trip will be to St. George for all who are interested.

There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive on March 10th, from 1-6 P.M. at the Tropic Ward Cultural Hall.

Walk-ins are welcome and much appreciated. So have a big drink of water and come visit with your firends and neighbors while you give the gift of life. Thank You!!

With thankful hearts my family and I would like to express our love and appreciation to the Tropic Ward Relief Society and Bishopric for their love and service given for the funeral services for Ron McGee. You truly serve with heart, might, mind, and strength as you see to the needs of His children. We also want to thank the Syrett Family and Ruby’s Inn for providing accommodations for out-of-town family members. Thank you for your love and dedication to the ward and community. Hugs from Marie Niemann.

Congratulations to Max Hyatt, son of Tim and Teddi Hyatt, on his advancement to a Teacher in the Tropic Ward.

The Tropic Relief Society will be holding their annual Birthday Dinner on March 12th. The theme is “Souper Service.” Come out and celebrate with us and enjoy the evening.

My phone number at home is similar to another in town and we keep getting each other’s calls all the time.

But that is okay because then we can visit with folks we don’t always get a chance to.

In this case I got to talk with Kasey Shakepear and he gave me an update on his life. He just got accepted to University of Utah’s Masters Program.

He will be working in Public Health and when he is done with that he will then go on to Medical School. Good for you Kasey. We are all so proud of you. Keep up the good work.

On February 18th the Bryce Valley Boy’s team played their last game before the Region games begin. During the half time there was a drawing for some prizes. The two big winners were Cheryl Pollock who won the iPod and Sharon Pollock who won the quilt that was made by the Junior girls. The benefits from this drawing went into the fund for Logann Eagar. By the way BV won the game. It was and exciting game and the score kept bouncing back and forth between the teams.

Dr. Heidi Thompson is engaged. She will be getting married in April. Heidi is the daughter of Guy and Beverly Thompson of Henrieville. She lives in Salt Lake City right now and still practicing to be a medical doctor.

Jordan Johnson is going to Houston Texas South Spanish Speaking Mission. She will be going to the MTC in Mexico.

Jordan is the daughter of Carlon and Heather Johnson. She leaves on July 16th to go into the MTC. Congratulations Jordan.

Blue and Gold Banquets are being held this week and we will report on them next week.

Fourth Grade is studying Rocks and Minerals and working hard. We are getting new columnists for the Elementary News article. It will be Kezli Floyd and Ellen Fagergren.

We are excited to see what they turn in.

Congratulations to Stet-

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son Pollock who earned his Webelos patch and Arrow of Light and participated in the cross-over ceremony to 11 year old scouts. Stetson is the son of Derrick and Laura Pollock of Tropic.

We are proud to announce the birth of our sixth greatgrandchild, Tennely Rae Jensen. She was born on Friday the 21st of February to Jordan and Shalynn Jensen of Washington Terrace, Utah. She joins her older brother, Kyden age 2, at home. He just loves her and keeps kissing her face.

Grandparents in Richfield are David and Debbie Jensen

and the Spendloves of Monroe. How exciting this is for us. We now have three greatgrandsons and three greatgranddaughters. Loving it.

Have a wonderful week and keep on praying for moisture so we can have a garden or two this summer. It is necessary of course to have water.

Be safe and enjoy your life.

Someone said today that we are so busy making a life that we forget to live our life. So step back and enjoy the many blessings you have.

Please call or email your news to me. Thanks VS

Supreme Court Campaign Donation Decision Expected SALT LAKE CITY - A decision about campaign donations and free speech is expected next week from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case involves donation limits from individuals to those running for federal office, and their parties.

The current limit is $123,000, and those working to get money out of politics point out that’s roughly twice the family median income.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the libertarian Cato Institute favor an end to all restrictions on political donations “I do not think the danger of protecting the voice of the little guy is something the federal government, or any government, should be involved in,” says Trevor Burrus, a research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies.

“It’s not a First Amendment concern that there are

people out there who speak louder than other people and have more influence.”

Emma Boorboor, a democracy associate with U.S. Public Interest Research Group, counters that a current overall donation limit that tops $100,000 is plenty already.

“Absent this limit, one wealthy donor would be permitted to contribute more than $3.5 million to a single party’s candidates and party committees in one election cycle,” she points out.

In this case, McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission, an Alabama businessman says his First Amendment rights are violated when he can’t give a $2,600 donation to as many parties and candidates for federal office as he pleases.

Boorboor says she hopes the court rules against him.

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February 27, 2014

TORREY NEWZ

obituaries

by Adus F. Dorsey II

I was talking to Colleen Shelley this morning and she asked me why I haven’t been writing in the Insider, a question I have received a lot lately.

What I told tell her was that I was glad she brought that up and that I can gladly report that I am presently so constipated with Torrey Newz that is way past time that a Torrey Newz movement is certainly necessary as there are some things happening around here that I really feel the need to report on to relieve the pressure.

First off I should report that I am as happy as I have ever been, I am alive and well, and I have been surviving all too well off of the half of beef hat I won at the Wayne County fair with my one hundred dollar winning ticket. A fine investment if I do say so say myself, although my doctor told me to keep an eye on my cholesterol.

I said I would just as soon as I finished the last package of beef that George Blackburn dropped off at my place.

The weather is the biggest news in these parts lately, or better said the lack of. The weather rock at the Torrey Post Office hasn’t seen any real moisture in quite awhile and somebody has taken up the task of watering it to keep it from totally shriveling up altogether. But according to Bliss Brinkerhoff the weather in Wayne County goes in cycles and what we are experiencing this February isn’t anything new, but as reported by Bliss and Elvon Jacobs we may want to be a little concerned that we might have to pay for it in March. Anyone that knows Bliss also knows that isn’t all Bliss had to say, in fact Bliss has such a unique perspective on life in general it would be best if you just went on over to his place, or hopped in the pick up with him so he could tell you all about it. A delightful conversation that might take all afternoon with one of the most stalwart individuals in Wayne County and a conversation you will never regret that you took the time to have. My advice: don’t miss your chance. I guarantee you will have plenty to laugh about and your world will be a brighter place.

On the bright side Jed Pace called me this morning to give me a heads up about the Torrey canal and wondered when we were going to start the canal clean up effort, which will involve fire, fire trucks and smoke. Aside from Fred Hansen no one knows better than we two that fire and smoke anywhere in Torrey Town is not a favorite of the public. Yet it is a sign that spring and happier days are on their way. Can I get an Amen to that?

David Orton

Adus Dorsey

As a matter of Torrey Town record Pat Kearney has stepped into Janet Hansen’s rubber boots on the Torrey Town Board, and Dustin Oyler will be filling Curtis Cook’s shiny shoes. Pat has agreed to take over the park and tree duties, Dustin will be covering the roads, monitoring trail cams for Keystone Light litter bugs and assisting in water system functions. As the late Shirley Temple said it best, welcome aboard the good ship Lolly Pop! Jenifer Howe will continue her post by keeping an eagle eye on the Torrey Cemetery. Ty Markam is the Torrey Town Council Planning and Zoning committee liaison, on which there are openings that need to be filled, preferably by interested Torrey Town residents, but not a necessary requirement.

Colleen Duddleston is the Torrey Town Treasurer and does a great job keeping track of the books; if you have any questions about the budget she is your girl and can quote numbers faster than a Mensa member.

Paula Pace is the Torrey Town secretary, office referee and my good conscience that sits at my left side and elbows me to the point that I have a permanent bruise on my ribs.

Thanks to Paula and mood meds I am able to maintain my sanity and sense of humor, and she never lets me forget Secretary’s Day and other important dates and Torrey Town policy procedures.

Chad Williams is the Torrey Town maintenance supervisor, gravedigger, snow pusher, mud mucker, certified water operator, and over seer of all things Torrey Town. Chad sits on my right hand side and enjoys splashing me with mud with the Town Hoe or poking me with a shovel every chance he gets.

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Me, I have the easy job of small town Mayor and I just sit back and watch it all happen. I get to ride in the Apple Days parade in a special tomato and egg proof car, kiss chocolatefaced babies, shake hands and get paid the big bucks. Nothing to it, everybody should try it at least one time in his or her life.

If you haven’t heard Coral Coffey and Mary Jean Harmon (formerly the Lee’s) have put together a slick Torrey Town book and companion publication that provides a present day glimpse and past history of Torrey Town, the two different publications available for purchase at the Torrey Town office, all proceeds got to Torrey Town.

A few other items of interest are the Torrey Townsponsored summer time events that are in the planning stages, and there is many, enough that everyone in Wayne County should watch the Torrey Town web site Torrey, Utah, closely for regular updates.

Of particular excitement is a newly formed effort to bring our tribal Native American neighbors to Torrey for a Cultural Heritage event in the town park, complete with Native American dances, tribe demonstrations and a documentary movie night at the pavilion.

Never to be missed is Torrey Apple Days in July, a small town parade so unique that folks come all the way from Antimony (Coyote), Greenwich and Koosharem to participate. There is always a monumental sized swap meet that rivals the one at the Redwood Road dive-in in Salt Lake. There will also be plenty of food, Apple dunking, people dunking, pie eating, inflatable rides and much more excitement than a Wayne High Girls

Basketball game in overtime.

On August 5th the Tour of Utah returns for an unprecedented second time due to overall participant requests to ride scenic highway 12 and finish in beautiful downtown Torrey. A must see world wide broadcast event, complete with local competition, prizes, sponsors and a variety of talent. Local meetings for Torrey Town business owners and interested parties will be announced within the next week, please plan to attend and sign up to be sponsors, as nationwide network advertising space is limited.

For a full list of Tour of Utah (TOU) scheduled site visits and related (TOU) information visit the Torrey Town Office.

Vendor request for proposals (RFP) and vendors space availability should be directed to Nycole Durfey Wayne County Director of Tourism @ info@ capitolreef.org Torrey Town is committed to maintaining our small town cultural heritage by celebrating our past, but we always will be looking to the future. Torrey is the place to be in 2014 and our businesses and local citizens welcome the world with wideopen arms.

Torrey Town is Utah; bring on spring and summer 2014!

Thanks Colleen Shelly, Bliss Brinkerhoff, Dee and Berneal Hatch, Meeks Morrell, and the many, many others in Wayne County for always reminding me that there is nothing that I love more than spending one day of my week writing about the people and the place that I love the most.

We here in Wayne County have chosen to live in a paradise of our own making. We are proud and we are strong, because we are Wayne County.

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PANGUITCH - David Morris Orton, Jr. 78, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2014 in Panguitch, Utah due to complications from diabetes. He was born on December 3, 1935, in Panguitch to David Morris and Wealtha DeMille Orton. He grew up in Panguitch and attended school there until he was 13 yrs old, when his family moved to California. He married Connie Avis Bowling on April 8, 1961 in Yuma Arizona. They were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple on February 4, 1967.

David retired from the Teamsters Union in 1979 and then started a new career as a Certified Property Manager for large mobile home communities until 1998 when he finally retired again and moved home to Panguitch. He was a Panguitch boy through and through and was living in the house where he was born at the time of his death.

He was a member of the LDS Church and held the office of a Seventy. He had a deep testimony of the Gospel and his Savior, Jesus Christ.

He served as the YM President of a combined the wards in Huntington Park, Maywood and Bell California and president of the Sunday School in Norwalk, California. He loved serving the youth and especially loved doing road shows and their ward took first place in the Hollywood Stake Regional. He had a beautiful singing voice and made two records, and shared his talents with those closest to him. He was a big teaser and had an outgoing personality. He was a friend to all that he met and had a smile that could light up a room. His laugh was deep and infectious and put a smile on everyone’s face who heard it. He loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed the deer hunt cookouts with family and friends. His favorite thing in life was to be with his sweetheart Connie and all his family sharing special memories together. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather and will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Connie of 53 years; daughter, Vickie (Dwight) Peacock, Enterprise; son, George Orton (Lisa Kudra), Pa’ia, Maui; grandchildren: Bryan Reid, Pensacola, FL; Kyle (Erica) Peacock, Russell Peacock, and Stefanee (Justin) Durham, all of St. George; great-grandchildren: Braxton, Jovee and Tytus, Alex, Elsie and Harper; brother, Keith (Marie) Orton, Panguitch; brother-in-law, Richard Terrell, Palm Springs, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Lois Terrell.

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 1st Ward Chapel, 550 South 100 West, where friends may call from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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Abbreviatin’ There’s a written report of every sort when you’re doing emergency care.

And you have to put big information inside of a teeny old square.

It’s a drag doing ambulance run-sheets.

There’s no way you’re not gonna hate it.

When you get a big monster doctor word and you have to abbreviate it.

An acute myocardial infarction shrinks down to a terse A-M-I, ‘Cause you couldn’t write that in the illness code no matter how hard you try.

Endotracheal intubation is pretty long words, you know, So the shorthand code for that jawbreaker is simply 1-8-0.

Now, the hardest thing I had to do while taking the EMT class, Was try to abbreviate ‘patient assessment.’

It always comes out ‘pat ass.’

Call me a dirty old man if you want, but everything has its good side.

I had to ‘pat ass’ about fifty times in order to get certified.

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Every1Counts Remember Who You Are

By Cynthia Kimball “It is very unreasonable to suppose that exposure to profanity, nudity, sex, and violence has no negative effects on us. We can’t roll around in the mud without getting dirty, said church leader, Joe J. Christensen (1996) (LDS.org, 2014).

Have you been rolling around in the mud?

Are you dirty?

If so, get clean.

See, your purpose in life doesn’t include getting dirty.

At least not the dirty Christensen’s referring to.

It’s about standing apart instead of being popular and what everyone else is doing.

And because it feels good.

It’s being in the world, but not of it.

It’s about being unselfish.

Not self-gratification and selfishness.

It’s about your salvation.

You care about that, right?

Say yes.

Remember who you are.

You know, your life purpose is to get back to God. To live the best possible life you can.

And to take people with you. To teach them to be good, too.

As many as you can.

Again, your purpose isn’t your worldly desires and selfgratification.

Or else your salvation’s at stake.

You read that, right?

Your salvation’s at stake.

It’s not worth it.

It never is no matter how good you may feel for a fleeting moment.

Remember who you are. “.there are some things that we might not see as wrong, but prophets have warned against them.we shouldn’t do things that we don’t see as wrong if prophets have warned us against them,” (Hilton and Sweat, 2010).

Why would you interpret a prophet’s counsel?

You can’t.

I mean you can, but why?

Hey, there are road signs and traffic signals for a reason.

Not to interpret them.

Not to ignore them.

But to abide by them.

In fact, I was at a traffic light the other day. And I was running late. And I could have easily cut through this strip mall and gained what, 30 seconds more time? But I thought, even though I saw car after car after car doing it, “No, I’m not doing it. Just stay where you are.” And, “Just leave earlier next time.”

We tell who we are even in the smallest and simplest of decisions.

“According to Hilton and Sweat (2010), “When we have to make a choice, we can ask ourselves, ‘Is this choice leading me down a path that leads toward God or the devil?’” (p.

80).

A friend of mine has on her refrigerator, “’I saw you.’ ~God.” See, God watches you

and knows every decision you make.

You can’t hide from Him. You can’t lie to Him. So fix your life.

It’s not over.

It’s never too late for a clean slate.

Actually, it’s freedom.

No more being a slave and chained to the adversary.

“When we sin, we turn away from God. When we repent, we turn back toward God,” said church leader, Neil L. Andersen (2009) (LDS.org, 2014).

Repent.

Turn back to God. And not just in words.

But actions, too.

Attitude also.

Actually, your whole being.

“Man’s greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others .,” said church leader Thomas S. Monson (2009) (LDS.org, 2014).

Therefore, lose yourself in God to find you and His purpose for you.

In essence, find God, find you.

Otherwise, your salvation may be at stake.

And as you do, remember who you are.

Cynthia Kimball is a speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction. She sometimes writes for Deseret Connect. E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net

February 27, 2014

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Car Alarms

I was with a friend in a cafe when a noisy car alarm interrupted our conversation.

“What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?” I wondered aloud.

“Some are quite effective,” my friend corrected me.

“Last summer, my teenager spent a lot of time at the neighbors.”

Whenever I wanted him home, I’d go out to the driveway and jostle his car.”

Explanation

When my daughter was about 9-years-old I became pregnant again. Of course, she wanted to know how it happened, so I gave what I considered an appropriate explanation of the process.

She asked, “Did you do that to get me?”

I said “yes,” and she responded, “And you did it again?”

Plane Guilt

Larger Bills

I was flying with my husband and two-month-old daughter to Kansas for a family wedding and met up with my father on a connecting flight.

He was sitting in business class and felt guilty because we were in coach. To compensate, Dad made his way to the back of the plane after take off, bringing with him some first-class goodies and taking my fidgety daughter up front with him for a few minutes.

Just then, a woman behind me, who had seen the whole thing, leaned forward and asked, “Did you just trade that baby for a couple of packs of pretzels and some cookies?”

I do the water and sewer billing for a small city in Washington State. Customers complained about our postcard-sized bills -- which they said looked too much like junk mail. So we decided to start sending full-sized bills in envelopes. The month before the switch, I had a note printed on the cards, announcing the change.

Two days later, I heard someone yelling at our receptionist, “Is this some kind of joke?” When the customer threw his bill upon the desk, I saw his point. The note was, “Coming soon! New Larger Bills!”

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Wills, Trusts, and More Does Your Estate Plan Account for Your Blended Family?

by Jeffery J. McKenna Estate planning for blended families—where one or both spouses have children from previous marriages—can be more complex than planning for “original” families.

Your blended family must deal with not only the inevitability of death and taxes, but also the potential conflicts among your current spouse, ex-spouse, any children from your previous and your current marriages, and any stepchildren. Your challenge is to divide your assets among your heirs according to your wishes, while minimizing both estate tax and animosity among family members.

If you die without a will or a living trust, a probate court will divide your assets among your current spouse and your biological and adopted children. Issues regarding separate property that you brought into the marriage and community property can further complicate this division.

Your wishes may vary from this state-dictated distribution. For example: • You may want some children to inherit more than others.

• If your new spouse has a substantial estate of his or her own, you may wish to leave more of your estate to your children from a previous marriage—especially if they are minors.

• If your new spouse doesn’t have substantial assets, you may wish to leave a larger portion of your estate to him or her.

• If your children from a previous marriage are grown and successful and you have young children with your current spouse, you may wish to leave more, or everything, to your current spouse.

• If your new spouse has children from a previous marriage, you may wish to leave them an inheritance, too.

The marital deduction is a useful estate planning tool that allows assets to pass estate tax free to your current spouse when you die.Yet if you leave everything to your current spouse to maximize the benefits of the marital deduction, children from a previous marriage could end up with nothing. There are other strategies that allow you to provide your spouse with income in trust for the remainder of his or her lifetime, with as much or as little access to the trust principal as you choose. Then upon your spouse’s death, your will or living trust can direct the remaining trust assets to pass to your children from a previous marriage.

Dealing with an exspouse in your estate plan can be a delicate matter, especially if you’ve had children together. Without smart estate plan-

Answers for this week

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ning, your ex-spouse could possibly control money you leave to your minor children.

If this is not desirable, set up a trust for the children’s benefit and appoint a third-party trustee. After your death, the trustee will distribute the trust funds to your ex-spouse (or directly to a testamentary trustee for your children’s benefit) according to your explicit instructions. The trustee has a legal obligation to make sure your ex-spouse uses any funds distributed to him or her only in your children’s interest.

Your estate plan for your blended family should attempt to ensure an orderly, equitable and compassionate distribution of estate assets among your heirs, and generate minimal animosity.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a past President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.

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When he received a journal as a gift, my eight-yearold son was mystified. “Mom, what am I supposed to do with this? The pages are blank.”

“You write down interesting stuff that happens to you,” I said.

“So it’s like a blog on paper.”

Get in Shape

This year I decided it was about time for me to get in shape and lose weight. I joined a gym and made an appointment with Walt, a personal trainer.

One day I found myself reclining self-consciously on a machine with my feet set to press on a weighted platform.

“Do you wear those shoes often?” Walt asked.

“They’re my best running shoes!” I declared, dodging the question.

He scrutinized them closely, then asked, “Are those cobwebs on them?”

AG MARKET NEWS Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, February 18, 2013 Receipts: 723. Last Week: 716. Last Year: 656. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly 1.002.00 higher on similar offerings; Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 3.00-4.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher.

Holstein Steers: to few for price comparison. Slaughter Cows: 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls: 5.00-6.00 higher.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 204.00-214.00; 300-350 lbs 222.00-229.00; 350-400 lbs 219.00-230.00; 400-450 lbs 210.00-221.00; 450-500 lbs 199.00-227.00; 500-550 lbs 199.00-219.00; 550-600 lbs 179.00-189.00, pkg 214.50; 600-650 lbs 170.00-184.50; 650-700 lbs 162.50-173.00; 700-750 lbs 154.50-168.00; 750-800 lbs 146.00-160.75; 800-850 lbs 146.50-159.50; 850-900 lbs 152.50-155.00; 900-950 lbs 129.00-134.00, pkg 152.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1100 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 207.00-210.00; 300-350 lbs 198.00-212.00; 350-400 lbs 184.00-202.00, pkg 211.00; 400-450 lbs 181.00-202.00, pkg 207.00; 450-500 lbs 180.00-202.00; 500-550 lbs 175.00-189.50; 550-600 lbs 163.00-178.00; 600-650 lbs 153.00-168.00; 650-700 lbs 146.00-161.00; 700-750 lbs 142.00-158.00; 750-800 lbs 141.00-157.00; 800-850 lbs 134.50-149.25; 850-900 lbs pkg 142.00; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Heiferettes: 73.00-119.50.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 83.50-92.50; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 88.00-95.50; 85-90% Lean: 72.00-82.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 98.00-104.00; 1500-2260 lbs 106.50-114.50; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 80.00-95.00; 1500-2015 lbs 86.50-104.50; Feeder Bulls: 905-1260 lbs 90.50-121.00.

Source: USDA-Utah Dept.

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Classified ads start at $7.50 for 25 words or less. Call 435-826-4400 or email your ad information to snapshot@live.com HELP WANTED GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Panguitch High School Secondary Science Teacher Garfield School District is hiring a full-time Secondary Science Teacher for Panguitch High School.

SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 20132014 Garfield County School District Certified Salary Schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a valid Utah Teaching License and a current transcript of credit. All applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District Certified application, resume, three current letters of recommendation, and a transcript.

Please direct questions to Principal Rod Quarnberg, rod. quarnberg@garfk12.org , 435-272-6849, and application packets to: Panguitch High School, P.O. Box 393, Panguitch, Utah 84759. Online applications are available at: http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

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GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT Upstart i3 Grant District Liaison and Program Coordinator POSITION AVAILABLE: UPSTART i3 Grant District Liaison and Program Coordinator. The Waterford UPSTART program prepares children for kindergarten and closes the achievement gap for high-need students by using highly individualized, technology-delivered UPSTART curriculum. This will be a 9 month half-time Certified Teacher position with some hourly work during the summer months (TBD). The UPSTART i3 Grant is expected to run for five years, however year to year employment will be contingent upon GCSD receiving program funds from the Waterford Research Institute. The selected Liaison would be required to attend Waterford UPSTART training in Salt Lake City on March 27-28, 2014. Attendance at ongoing personnel development activities will also be required.

SALARY: Beginning on Step 1, Lane 1 of the GCSD Certified Salary Schedule ($15,866 half-time) and the summer hourly rate will be $17.28.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a valid Utah Teaching License and a valid Utah Driver’s License as some travel will be required. Must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check and work well with children. A background in reading and/or a reading endorsement is preferable. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their understanding of online programming and their ability to utilize technology in the educational process. Individuals who are highly motivated, self-starters with excellent people skills are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals must submit a Garfield County School District Certified Teacher application and two letters of recommendation.

Please direct questions to Chris Kupfer, GCSD Federal Programs Director, at (435) 590-8144 and submit application packets to: Garfield School District PO Box 398, 145 East Center Panguitch, Utah 84759 Online application available www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Application Deadline is March 3, 2014 Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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AQUARIUS INN Housekeeper The Aquarius Inn is taking applications for housekeeping for the coming season. Apply at Aquarius Inn motel office after 2pm. Questions? Call 435-425-3835 rtn

TORREY - 3 separate Commercial/Retail spaces available adjacent to each other.

One can be used as a work shop. Great tourist traffic on the beautiful tree-lined main street in the center of Torrey, Utah. Call Jan for details at 435-691-5239.

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Design a logo & slogan for Bicknell Town Submit to Bicknell Town by 28 March 2014 Mail to: Bicknell Town P.O. Box 96 Bicknell, UT 84715 Or Email to: bicknelltown@scinternet.net Connie Durfey, Town Clerk

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garfield county school district Panguitch High School Math Teacher Garfield School District is hiring a full-time Secondary Level III or Level IV Math Teacher for Panguitch High School.

SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 20132014 Garfield County School District Certified Salary Schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a valid Utah Teaching License and a current transcript of credit. All applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District Certified application, resume, three current letters of recommendation, and a transcript.

Please direct questions to Principal Rod Quarnberg, rod. quarnberg@garfk12.org or 435-272-6849 and application packets to: Panguitch High School, P.O. Box 393, Panguitch, Utah 84759. Online applications are available at: http://www.garfield. k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: March 14, 2014 Garfield School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Affirmative Action and ADA

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LEGAL NOTICES Boulder Town Public Hearing The Boulder Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at 6:45 p.m. at the Boulder Community Center, 351 N. 100 E., to receive public comment on a change in the Town’s application for funding from the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board to construct restrooms at the Boulder Town Park. The public is invited to attend and comment on the proposed amendment to the application.

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GARFIELD COUNTY SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1 - 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN 1 - 2007 DODGE DURANGO 1 - 2008 DODGE DURANGO 1 - 2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 HD LT, 4WD 2 - 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALAS 3 - 2013 DODGE RAM 2500 CREW CAB DIESEL PICK UP TRUCKS 1 - 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 CREW CAB DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK 1 - 2013 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK 1 - 2013 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 . BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. All vehicles and equipment will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final.

Purchases can be made with cash or certified check. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. For additional information contact the Clerk’s Office at 435-676-1100 or www.garfield.utah.gov.

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ESCALANTE CITY PUBLIC HEARING Escalante City will be holding a Public Hearing on March 04, 2014 at the Escalante City Council Chambers - 56 N. 100 W, Escalante, Utah. This Public hearing is to apply for funding from Community Impact Board for a Clinic.

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda were posted in three public places within the Escalante City limits on this 20th day of February, 2014. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2) Escalante City Office 3) Griffins Mercantile. Published in the Garfield County Insider on February 27, 2014.

/s/ Vickie L. Schulkoski/City Recorder, MMC Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27, 2014 LOA TOWN SPRINKLING SYSTEM FOR BID Loa would like to put a sprinkling system out for bid. The location is where the Veteran’s Memorial is going to be on Main Street. We have a map of how we want the sprinkling system to be installed. If anyone is interested in learning more about this, or would like to pick up a copy of the map, please stop by the Loa Town Office from 11 am to 3 pm on Monday through Thursday.

Please contact Michelle Brian at 435-836-2160 for more info.

The bids must be submitted no later than 5 pm on March 13th, 2014. Bids will be opened at 7 pm at the Loa Town Board meeting. Loa Town has the right to accept or deny any or all bids.

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The Wayne County Assessors/Motor Vehicle Office will be closed ALL DAY each Friday beginning Feb 7 and through March 28, 2014.

We are trying to finish our re-appraisal of the Teasdale, Torrey and Grover areas.

We will be out in the field doing the inspections of each property during this period.

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NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County.

These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2.

Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE MARCH 26, 2014.

Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-5387240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2388 (A79941): Adam Rex propose(s) using 1.73 acft. from groundwater (4 miles West of Escalante) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3012(a39594): Dillon D. and Sarah Smith- Oyler propose(s) using 0.0057 cfs or 0.7 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles southeast of Antimony) for DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6, 2014

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Practical Money Matters

Self-Employed? Don’t Forget These Tax-Filing Tips

by Jason Alderman

Calculating income taxes is a royal pain, even when your situation is uncomplicated enough that you can file a 1040EZ Form.

And if you’re self-employed, be prepared for extra layers of complexity. Not only must you file an annual return with numerous additional forms and schedules, you’re also responsible for paying quarterly estimated taxes, which can mean having to write a pretty hefty check while waiting for your clients to pay their overdue bills.

Add in that you’re also responsible for funding your own health insurance and retirement and you may start to miss having an employer manage a portion of your financial affairs.

(Although many people go into business for themselves precisely to call their own shots.)

Here are a few things to remember when calculating your 2013 taxes: First, some potentially good news for taxpayers who claim a home office deduction: You now may choose between the traditional method of calculating the business use of your home (which involves numerous calculations, filling out the onerous IRS Form 8829 and maintaining back-up records for years) and a new simplified option.

Under the new, so-called “safe harbor” method, you can simply claim a standard deduction of $5 per square foot for the portion of your home used regularly and exclusively for business, up to a maximum of 300 square feet – a $1,500 limit.

Contrast that with the traditional method where you must calculate actual expenses of your home office expressed as a percentage of the square footage your home office consumes. For example, if your office takes up 12 percent of your house, you can deduct 12 percent of your electricity bill.

A few additional details: • You can choose either method from year to year; however, once you’ve elected a method for a given tax year it’s irrevocable.

• Under the safe-harbor method you cannot depreciate the portion of your home used for business in that particular year.

• With the new method you can still claim allowable mortgage interest, real estate taxes and insurance losses as itemized deductions on Schedule A. These deductions don’t have to be allocated between personal and business use, as under the traditional method.

You’ll need to weigh whether the recordkeeping hours you save justify the potentially smaller deduction – especially if you have a large home office or considerable deductions. Suggestion: Look at last year’s deduction and compare what it would have been using the $5 per square foot calculation, factoring in time spent doing the math.

A few other self-employment tax-filing considerations: • In addition to the home office deduction, you gen-

erally can deduct many other business-related expenses, including: legal and accounting fees; professional dues and subscriptions; business insurance and licenses; professional training and education; professional equipment and software; maintenance/repairs; and business-related mileage, travel and entertainment.

• You can also deduct the full cost of medical, dental, vision and long-term care insurance premiums for you, your spouse and dependents, even if you don’t itemize deductions.

• For more details on business expenses and deductions, see IRS Publication 535 (www.irs.gov). Also visit the IRS’ Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center.

Bottom line: Income taxes are often more complicated for self-employed people and good recordkeeping is essential. Unless you’re an accounting whiz, consider hiring a tax professional or financial planner who specializes in self-employment issues. The penalties and fees they can help you avoid – and hidden deductions they can uncover – will probably more than pay for their fees.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs. To participate in a free, online Financial Literacy and Education Summit on April 2, 2014, go to www.practicalmoneyskills.com/summit2014.

Big Changes Have Come to High School Equivalency Exams: What You Need to Know In today’s job market, having an edge is crucial. The right credentials can mean the difference between living paycheck-to-paycheck and having a meaningful career. More than ever, a high school diploma or equivalency credential is essential to landing the job or career you want. In fact, approximately three out of four U.S. jobs required at least a high school diploma or equivalent in 2012, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics.

So if you didn’t earn your diploma the first time, taking a high school equivalency exam is the best way to open up new opportunities now, as well as to lay a foundation for meeting future educational and professional goals.

Before getting started, get the facts: the General Educational Development (GED) test has undergone dramatic changes over the past two years. In addition to becoming more expensive this year, it’s shifted to a more rigorous, computeronly format. This has led CTB/ McGraw-Hill, the testing division of McGraw-Hill Education, to develop TASC, the Test Assessing Secondary Completion, a new Common Corealigned high school equivalency exam that’s available

in both paper-and-pencil and computer-based formats.

This is great news for the 40 million U.S. adults currently lacking a high school diploma or equivalency. If you’re among them, here are five things you need to know in 2014: • Selection: Investigate which equivalency test is offered by your state or district.

Some states have chosen one test as its sole exam, while others allow test takers to choose.

Testing centers will decide which authorized tests they’ll offer. Potential test takers can check their department of education’s website for a listing of centers.

• Pricing: For some, high school equivalency testing is a financial hurdle. The cost for taking the GED is now $120, while TASC will cost $52 with two free retests. Some states subsidize some or all of the expense, while others add an administrative fee. Find out what subsidies you’re eligible for before registering.

• Accessibility: The TASC test and other high school equivalency exam alternatives are available as a paper-andpencil exam as well as online, providing added flexibility.

• Test Design: Be aware

of the test design and areas of study that a high school equivalency test will address. The TASC test, aligned to Common Core State Standards, offers English, Spanish, large print, Braille and audio versions, and will assess English language arts, math, science and social studies.

• Registration and Preparation: Register and study well in advance. Visit your education department’s website to locate the nearest TASC testing facility. Register on the center’s website or in-person.

Some testing centers also offer prep courses, so take advantage of these.

The TASC test offers a wide assortment of test preparation materials, including a study companion, practice tests and sample questions.

In today’s competitive job market, there’s no reason to give yourself an unnecessary handicap. Earning a high school equivalency is the first step toward expanding professional opportunities and increasing earning potential.

Register now for the TASC test, the new high school equivalency exam, at your nearest testing center.

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Utah Now Tied for 7th in Nation for Percent of Students Passing AP Exams

SALT LAKE CITY - The College Board announced earlier this month that with one out of four members of the class of 2013 passing an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, Utah rose nationally to a seventh place tie with New York for percentage of students passing AP exams.

In 2012, 22 percent of Utah seniors earned college credit through AP exams and the state ranked 11th in the nation for percentage of student passing AP exams.

“Obviously this is terrific news,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Martell Menlove. “But it’s also important to remember that Utah’s increasing AP success rate is only part of what our schools are doing to prepare students for college and careers. Utah had more than

1,100 students involved in the International Baccalaureate program, passing more than 1,400 IB exams that can earn college credit. Even more popular is the concurrent enrollment program where more than 27,000 Utah high school students earned nearly 190,000 college credit hours.”

The College Board noted 20,638 Utah public school students took 33,217 AP exams during the 2012-13 school year with 22,398 of those exams earning a score of 3, 4, or 5, which can translate into college credits. That represents an 8.4 percent increase in the number of Utah students taking AP exams over the prior year.

The Utah State Office of Education notes that in that same time period, 1,132 Utah students enrolled in the Inter-

national Baccalaureate program passed 1,406 IB exams, which can also translate into college credit. This represents a 1 percent increase in students taking IB exams. The office also noted 27,444 Utah students earned 189,417 college credits through the state’s concurrent enrollment program in which students take collegelevel courses while in high school. This represents a 2 percent increase in concurrent enrollment. All three programs offer substantial cost savings to students and their parents over enrolling and passing college courses.

For more information on the AP Report to the Nation, please visit http://apreport.collegeboard.org/ —Utah Office of Education

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The Garfield County Office of Tourism is excited to host the very first

GARFIELD COUNTY TOURISM DAY 11:00-3:00 @ Best Western Ruby’s Inn This is a free event open to tourism related businesses and individuals in Garfield County. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.

Presenters Include: Kaitlin Eskelson- Utah Office of Tourism, Director of Partner Relations Gary Schluter - Rocky Mountian Holiday Tours (Bring In Your Business Brochures For Exchange With Others)

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