Wayne & Garfield County Insider 05/12/2016

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Serving Wayne & Garfield Counties, Utah Loa • Fremont • Lyman • BickneLL • teasdaLe • torrey • Grover • Fruita • caineviLLe • HanksviLLe PanGuitcH • PanGuitcH Lake • HatcH • antimony • Bryce • troPic • HenrieviLLe • cannonviLLe • escaLante • BouLder

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Issue # 1150

Review of Garkane’s Annual Meeting Sessions

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Carol Robinson and Annie Holt set out to clean their section of Highway 24.

Adopt-a-Highway Volunteers Help Keep Capitol Reef Country Beautiful WAYNE COUNTY - The Adopt-a-Highway worldwide campaign encourages volunteers to keep a section of highway free from litter. In Utah, the program is offered by the Utah Department of Transportation. To participate, the individual or organization must conduct a minimum of three cleanups per year on a two mile stretch of highway or state road. Some sections contain a sign to recognize the group’s effort. Organizations such as USU Extension/4-H have participated in the program for many years. Others, are just getting started. Recently K-Wayne Radio, Wayne County Taxpayers Association, Circle Cliff Ranch Alpacas, and Color Country Animal Welfare have all adopted sections of Highway 24. On Saturday May 7, 2016, nearly a dozen Entrada Institute volunteers cleaned up their highway section that runs through Torrey from Saddlery to just past SkyRidge Inn. Keep in mind that individuals don’t need to be part of a group to help keep Wayne County clean. Many individuals have informally adopted county roads and back-county byways. Or, simply carry a trash bag in their car or ATV for occasional cleanups. Remember that road-side litter cleanup can be dangerous. Be sure to stay off the roadway, wear an orange vest, and walk on the side facing traffic. Consider purchasing a grabber such as the PikStik Pro to reduce back strain. Thanks to all the individuals and groups who support road-side, town, and park cleanups to keep Wayne County beautiful. If you or organization would like to participate in the Adopt-a-Highway program, contact Deborah Pilling at dpilling@utah.gov. —Annette Lamb, The Entrada Institute

Students, Rangers and Educators to Celebrate at the Historic Fruita Schoolhouse on May 19

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Students of the Fruita Grade School in 1935. Loa Elementary School students will celebrate their graduation at the old Fruita School House on Thursday, May 19, in conjunction with a Centennial National Park celebration and retirement party of Wayne School District Superintendent Burke Torgerson. LOA - Capitol Reef National Park Rangers, Loa Elementary Fifth Graders, and Wayne School Superintendent Burke Torgerson all have momentous occasions to celebrate! On the morning of Thursday, May 19, 2016, we will join together at the Fruita Historic Schoolhouse to celebrate the graduation of Fifth Grade students from Loa Elementary School, the retirement of Wayne School District Superintendent Burke Torgerson, and the Centennial of the

National Park Service. Students and their families will meet at the Historic Fruita Schoolhouse east of the visitor center on Utah State Road 24, for an address by Burke Torgerson, congratulations by park staff, and comments and words of appreciation by participants. Paper graduation caps and birthday hats will contribute to the festivities, and refreshments will be served. A Class Act (a National Park Service initiative started in 2012 to develop a stronger bond between students and

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA

THURS. MAY 12 - WED. MAY 18 SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM this week. Highs all week in the mid 70s to low 80s, lows in low to mid 40s. Breezy Saturday through Wednesday, with winds 12-15mph. No rain in the forecast.

their local parks) called on national parks to adopt a specific class and work with them throughout their academic career. Capitol Reef National Park rangers chose to work with this Loa Elementary class since they were second graders, providing classroom presentations during the spring and fall of each school year. Students visited the park each year on their annual May field trip. School administration and teachers have been very supportive of this partnership, which has deeper understanding of park resources and goals, and a stronger sense of stewardship. —National Park Service

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Mary Kaye and the Kaye Sisters of Escalante provided excellent musical entertainment for Garkane's three annual meetings. SOUTHERN UTAH The Annual Meeting Sessions of Garkane included a free dinner for the public, great musical entertainment by the very talented Mary Kaye and the Kaye Sisters and a business meeting was held highlighting the Cooperative’s past year’s accomplishments and financial situation, followed by the ever-popular door prizes. Garkane Energy’s Directors were also announced during each of the Cooperatives Annual Meeting Sessions held in Koosharem, UT, April 26; Escalante, Utah, April 27; and

Centennial Park, AZ, April 28, 2016. The following Directors ran unopposed and will continue to serve as board members for their districts. LaDon Torgersen – Koosharem, District 1 Reed Munson – Escalante, District 4 Preston Barlow – Colorado City, District 11 There was a contested election in District 9, with William Hammon of Centennial Park narrowly beating Boudicca Joseph. —Garkane Energy

A Successful Year for the Wayne High School Anti-Bullying Team WAYNE COUNTY - The year is rolling to an end, but the Wayne High Anti-Bullying Team is pushing through, being kind, and working on helping everyone JUST BE NICE! We’ve had some great events this year, and we believe we’ve helped to inspire kids to BE KIND! Some of the best activities for the year included a concert at the beginning of the year sponsored by the Utah Anti-bullying Coalition and the Allstar Nation Tour, featuring Drew Ryniewicz (X-Factor), My Only Escape (The Voice), and Lauren Carnahan. These performers really rocked the house, and got everyone participating! Each performer shared his/her story of overcoming bullies, and told students how important speaking up and speaking out really is when dealing with problems kids face. The next really special happenings came about through donations from the Utah Anti-Bullying Coalition. The Wayne High AntiBullying Team got to select students who were behaving in “non-bully” or “super kind” ways toward other students on campus. The acts of kindness were reported through the “Paws for Kindness” program (high school) , registered, and names selected on high school, middle school, and elementary school campuses.

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. —Og Mandino

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Tegan New, Tyler Chappell, Ashtynn Stringham, and Ethan Lee teach students about how to handle bullying. Some of the really great prizes included: yearbooks (high school), t-shirts (high school), gift cards, candy, pencils, puzzles, purple and gold book bags (high school), and gift certificates. Students had to be chosen by other students, and their acts of kindness had to be true acts of kindness. There was great participation in the drawings at all the schools. WE have GREAT and KIND students everywhere! The high school also participated in Suicide Prevention Week by “Chalking Out the Bad Stuff” and writing good messages on the sidewalks around the high school. The student government, the AntiBullying Team, teachers, and parents were invited to participate in QRI training presented by Sharon Lopez from

the Central Utah Counseling Center. Finally, the Wayne High anti-Bullying Team was able to present a few really great assemblies at the schools in our district. The team members, Ashtynn Stringham, Tegan New, Ethan Lee, and Tyler Chappell, with their advisor, Mrs. Stringham, created assemblies that would work in our small district. While deciding what the biggest issue with bullying in Wayne was, the Team came to the consensus that physical violence was less of a concern than namecalling, put downs, and making fun of people are. The Team focused the high school assembly on “empathy” and

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