The Wayne and Garfield County Insider 05/19/2016

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Issue # 1151

Locals Recognized with Volunteer Service Awards

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Steve Hendershott, Tracy Johnson and Jane Lewis pose after receiving their award. PANGUITCH - New Frontiers for Families is pleased to announce that Jane Lewis and Steve Hendershott were recently the recipients of the “Excellence in Community Action - Volunteer Service Award” from the Community Action Partnership of Utah In connection with the Depart-

ment of Health and Human Services. A luncheon was held on April 29th up at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley. The Keynote Speaker that morning was Max Roth of Fox 13 News and the Master of Ceremonies for the awards was Ben Winslow of Fox 13 News. Three New

Frontiers employees were able to be at the ceremony to give their congratulations, Tracy Johnson Executive Director, Bevin Owens Administrative Assistant and Laura Adams Program Director. Steve and Jane were both nominated by New Frontiers for Families, a non-profit located in Panguitch. Both Steve and Jane have been supporters and volunteers for New Frontiers over the past ten years. Jane is the Board Chair for New Frontiers giving generously of her time and her money, going so far as to personally sponsoring a recent teen trip to the state Capitol. Steve has worked part time for New Frontiers but has always given so much more time and energy to the programs of New Frontiers especially the Healthy Happy U Afterschool Program. All non-profits rely on volunteers to make the programs truly successful, and New Frontiers for Families is no different. We were pleased with the partnership of CAP to be able to acknowledge these two exceptional individuals. —New Frontiers for Families

Local Youth Solos on Viola with the Utah Symphony TROPIC - Last summer Miriam Wagstaff was pleasantly surprised when she learned she had been selected as a finalist in the annual "Salute to Youth" competition sponsored by the Utah Symphony. At the time, Miriam was attending Meadowmount School of Music located in Westport New York—a summer chamber music camp for young musicians. After asking to be excused from classes for a couple of days, an airline ticket was purchased for a quick trip to the live auditions in Salt Lake City. Auditions were "blind" which means the judges were seated behind a screen so they could only hear—but not see—the finalists perform. During a layover on the return trip to New York Miriam learned that not only was she among the competition winners, but she was the soloist selected to perform her

entire concerto at the All Star Evening concert with the Utah Symphony. The Utah Symphony's All Star Evening: Dávid's Viola Concerto was held at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City May 17, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Miriam played the Gyula Dávid Viola Concerto in the first half of the program. Composed by Hungarian composer Dávid in 1951 the concerto is divided into 3 movements and is about 30 minutes long. In the second half of the program selected young musicians from around the state joined the Utah Symphony on stage and experienced playing orchestral works side by side with professional musicians. The viola is a close cousin of the violin and is very similar in appearance but is a little larger than the violin. Viola strings are a fifth lower than violin strings. So the "voice" of the violin can be compared to a soprano, while the viola is

Centennial Celebration of Sustainability at Bryce Canyon

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Two 70’ x 50’ tracking solar generators and a 5-mile long Shared Use Path are Bryce Canyon National Park’s newest additions. BRYCE - Lisa Eckert, Superintendent of Bryce Canyon National Park, proudly extends an invitation to see the new solar array, and hike, bike or stroll along the Shared Use Path. These projects are completed in time for the larger National Park Service’s (NPS) 100th Anniversary celebration. To commemorate these two improvements the park, Bryce Canyon City and U.S. Forest Service/Powell Ranger District, will host a dual ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2016. This Centennial Event will begin at

11:00 a.m. at the Bryce Canyon Shuttle Station in Bryce Canyon City, and then will move to the Visitor Center for the Solar Array Ribbon Cutting. The event is open to the public, and all are invited to attend. “Transportation and energy underscore the challenges of balancing visitor enjoyment with preservation,” explains Kevin Poe, Bryce Green Team Coordinator. “Just as we realize we need to maximize access, we also need electricity to function. Bryce Canyon predicts

that the Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic (CPV) will generate nearly 400,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. This is enough to power more than 40 homes. Superintendent Eckert also points out that “We will be reducing our annual carbon dioxide emissions by 320 tons, which is the equivalent of taking 65 cars off the roads—that’s twice our number of staff vehicles!” Painting the larger picture, Eckert elaborates that “The

SALT LAKE CITY – International teams round out the final four invitations for this year's Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, Aug. 1-7, completing the men’s field with 16 professional squads. Representing four different countries, it will be the first appearances at the Tour of Utah for these teams -- Fortuneo-Vital Concept (France), Nippo-Vini Fantini (Italy), ONE Pro Cycling (Great Britain), and Silber Pro Cycling (Canada). Six teams in the final field will be racing in top WorldTour events sanctioned

by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), including the Giro d’Italia (in progress through May 29) and the Tour de France (July 2-24). Currently competing in the Giro are Nippo-Vini Fantini and the four WorldTour teams confirmed for Utah -- BMC Racing Team, Can nondale Pro Cycling, IAM Cycling and Trek-Segafredo. Joining these same four WorldTour teams at the Tour de France will be Fortuneo-Vital Concept. “We have an incredible international field for this year’s Tour of Utah. Six of

the 16 teams are making their first appearances in Utah. We are excited to have them race on the challenging courses throughout our beautiful state for seven days in August,” said Jenn Andrs, executive director of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. UCI WorldTour Teams • BMC Racing Team (USA), No. 4 on UCI WorldTour • Can nondale Pro Cycling Team (USA), No. 13 on UCI WorldTour • IAM Cycling (Switzerland),

Sustainability at Bryce Cont'd on page 3

Final Field of 16 Men’s Teams Announced for Tour of Utah

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Miriam Wagstaff

the alto voice. Miriam, 16, lives in Tropic and is the daughter of Clay and Rebecca Wagstaff and granddaughter of Matt and Virginia Wetzel of Henrieville. A homeschooler, she commutes regularly to Utah

TOU Final Teams Cont'd on page 3

Five Generations in One Room

Youth Soloist Cont'd on page 3

Tourism Day and Business Conference Offers Insight for Garfield County Stakeholders

GARFIELD COUNTY The Garfield County Office of Tourism in partnership with the Utah State University Extension Garfield County Office welcomed local stakeholders for the second Tourism Day and Business Conference on May 10 at historic Ruby’s Inn. Business owners and leaders within Garfield County gathered together for discussion on economic impact and best marketing practices within the tourism industry. The conference began with a welcome from Su-

zAnne Jorgensen of the USU Extension Office and Justin Fischer of Garfield County Economic Development and included four breakout sessions. The presenter of each session targeted a specific aspect of tourism marketing best practices and trends. “I went to breakout sessions that focused on online marketing and came away from both with new ideas,” said Jodi Pouliot, owner of Hitch-N-Post in Panguitch. As for why she will continue to attend Tourism Day and

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

THURS. MAY 19 - WED. MAY 25 SOME WIND, SOME CLOUDS, SOME SUN. Gusty winds expected all week but especially Friday through Sunday. Cloudy over the weekend and clearing late Sunday. Highs thru week in upper 60s to mid 70s, lows in 40s.

Business Conference, “It’s educational, and we need to keep getting fresh ideas for our business.” Speakers included: • Sarah Poeppel: Expedia’s Associate Market Manager for Utah • Rachel Bremer: Marketing and Tourism Specialist for City Creek Center • Craig Isom: Executive Director of the Southern Utah University Business Resource Center and the SBDC in Cedar City • Barry Cann: Digital Marketing Manager for Sorenson Advertising Tourism Day Cont'd on page 3

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WAYNE COUNTY - Penni Torgerson has submitted this lovely Five Generations photo. Front is Great-great Grandma Beverly Penney of Richfield, Back left is Mother, Josie Oyler of Torrey. Middle is Grandma Penni Torgerson of Bicknell. Then Great Grandma Pat Okerlund of Lyman holding 1 year old Paizlee Jo Oyler.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

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