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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Escalante Board of Adjustments Rejects Dollar Store Appeals ESCALANTE - The Escalante Board of Adjustments met on the evening of Monday, April 24, 2023, to review local appeals to a proposed Family Dollar/Dollar Tree building application in Escalante. Despite just three days’ notice of the meeting, which was posted at 5:30pm on Friday, residents of Escalante filled the meeting room. Four individuals filed appeals in response to the proposed Family Dollar/ Dollar Tree combination store, applied for by Red Root LLC and proposed for 145 S. 300 E., and each made presentations before the Board. Each appellant made arguments based on what they considered incomplete application materials submitted by the applicant and subsequently approved; what they perceive as errors on the part of EsAppeals
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WCSD Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Wayne High School Building
Garfield County Commission
Project is estimated to be completed by August 2024
Apr. 24, 2023 GARFIELD CO. In their April 24 Garfield County Commission meeting, the Commissioners approved the Rural Transportation Infrastructure Tax, Ordinance 20236. This is a .25% sales tax to be imposed on every retail sale and use within Garfield County, starting as early as June or July. Businesses will be notified. The sales tax, plus $1.6M in state funding to which the passage of the ordinance now gives access, is restricted for use on Class B and C roads. The Commission quorum, consisting of Commissioners Jerry Taylor and David Tebbs, covered their own activity summations, along with public works, planning department business, and presentations by representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Food,
Courtesy Jamie Poulton
Wayne School District employees participate in the Wayne High School groundbreaking event on April 20, 2023. The project is estimated to be completed by August 2024.
BICKNELL - You may have recently noticed a great deal of change happening at Wayne High School. The hard work of transforming the campus is underway. Our recent groundbreaking ceremony on April 20, 2023, was a successful event, welcoming attendees from the local
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Birds on the Move It's Migration Time
Jens Munthe
A Western Tanager—coming soon! ESCALANTE - Each spring, we eagerly anticipate the arrival of our first hummingbird. This year, he (a Black-chinned male) appeared on April 11, along with Mourning Doves, White-throated Swifts, and a Yellowrumped Warbler. Within a few days, we’d added bluebirds of two species, a Black-throated Gray Warbler, and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Migration was on! Of course, mi-
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gration had started earlier. Shorebirds had already come and gone, Turkey Vultures began drifting in, and my yard Robin appeared. But there’s something special about that first hummer. About 40% of the world’s bird species undertake some form of migration to breeding grounds, then back to their winter loMigration Cont'd on A3
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
community, the Wayne County Commissioners' office, the Wayne County School District (WCSD), the WCSD School Board, Hogan Construction, and their sub-contractors, as well as VCBO Architects. Superintendent Shelley opened the ceremony by introducing the agenda and expressing how thrilled
Fishlake Final EIS and Draft Record of Decision Available for Public Review
RICHFIELD - The Fishlake National Forest published in the Federal Register a completed environmental impact statement and draft record of decision for the Southern Monroe Mountain Allotments Livestock Grazing Authorization Project. The draft decision allows for livestock grazing to continue on Monroe Mountain’s six southern allotments while also making important modifications to grazing management practices to ensure the long-term health and sustainability of vegetation consumed by livestock. “We recognize the importance of livestock grazing in our area and the short and long-term importance of healthy and sustainable rangeland vegetation, espeDraft Decision Cont'd on A6
the district is to have this opportunity. School Board President April Torgerson thanked the many individuals and groups involved in the undertaking. Principal David Chappell spoke of the role our schools play in our small communities. According to Principal Chappell, our schools represent so much more to a commu-
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Join Entrada for "Classic Conversation" with Cellist Bonnie Mangold on May 11
Courtesy Bonnie Mangold | Entrada Institute
Cellist and author Bonnie Mangold will be the subject of May's "Classic Conversation" with the Entrada Institute at Robbers Roost in Torrey, Utah on May 11, 2023, at 7pm. TORREY - May’s "Classic Conversation," will be taking place this month on the second Thursday and will feature Bonnie Mangold, who played two sold-out concerts at Robbers Roost earlier this year. On May 11, at 7:00 p.m., Mangold will talk with Don Gomes about her cello career that has spanned more than six decades. Her lifetime of studying how
tional Orchestra of Colombia and professor of cello at the National Conservatory. Following her years in Bogotá, Colombia, she moved to London for further cello studies with the renowned William Pleeth. In 1969, she came to Utah, accepting a position with the Utah Symphony, one
“heart” brings out the deepest aspects of music makes her a uniquely gifted teacher and player. This onehour event will take place at Robbers Roost, 185 South Main Street, in Torrey, Utah; and the audience will be encouraged to direct questions to Mangold. After graduating from the Julliard School of Music, Mangold became the principal cellist of the Na-
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UPCOMING EVENTS... Bryce Canyon Mule Days Brenn Hill & Andy Nelson Concert
3rd Annual Wild Potato Days
May 5, 2023
May 26 & 27, 2023
440 S Main Highway 12 Tropic, Utah - 7 p.m.
Escalante, Utah
THURS. MAY 4 - WED. MAY 10
Mix of clouds and sun again this week, with 50% chance of rain on Thursday. Highs in the 50s and 60s; lows in the 20s and 30s. Winds variable from 12 to 18 mph.
nity—a central gathering place, a community center, and a place of learning and preparation for kids. “High schools are a major component of our culture and identity. Anyone who grew up in Wayne County will always consider them-
Maybe that’s what life is…a wink of the eye and winking stars.
—Jack Kerouac
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