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Could COVID-19 Bring a New Wave of Diverse Young Torrey Town Council Workers to Public Land Conservation? May 13 Americans by Emma Penrod, Corner Post Torrey Town Clerk Paula Pace retiring Take the Lead after 12 years of service in Establishing by Amiee Maxwell “New Normal” TORREY - The May 13, The council then apLOGAN - In its twenty years of existence, the Utah Conservation Corps (UCC) has rarely been forced to turn away applicants. One unexpected outcome of the pandemic—and perhaps part of our “New Normal”—is that young people are placing a high value on direct service experiences like conservation crews. And for the first time ever, UCC has a waiting list for summer conservation positions, with fall positions nearly filled three months early. “We actually begin nation-wide recruitment in the fall,” explains Nicole Kreiser, who oversees national service programming and recruitment for UCC. “And then we normally continue right up to the start of our summer season,” she added. “This was our first year to start a waiting list, and that was in January.” Utah Conservation Corps got a humble start in 2001 with 20 AmeriCorps members. Young people came from across the US to be part of UCC’s inaugural year. They completed projects that UCC
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Alex Engel, Restoration Field Staff Supervisor for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners based in Escalante, Utah. SOUTHWESTERN U.S. - During the economic slump following the Great Recession, Alex Engel, a recent college graduate, found himself doing hard labor in some of the most unforgiving canyons southeastern Utah has to offer. Engel studied civil engineering and had a graduate degree, so he—and his parents—envisioned a future of white-collar work. But in
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Mountain Chickadee. ESCALANTE - Ah, May. Birders get as excited about this month as kids do about Christmas, as we never know what the next gift will be. A majority of our area’s migrant birds arrive in May, some staying to nest, others stopping to rest and feed before moving on. As I write, I’m looking at one of the latter species, Bullock’s Oriole, wearing my favorite color orange. Usually, these beauties stop to slurp nectar from our hummer feeders before departing our dry PinyonJuniper forest for areas with big deciduous trees. I’ve seen several flying around town lately. This year, a few have lingered here because I’ve put out Oriole feeders for the first time, consisting of a bowl for fruit jelly and spikes for half oranges. I’ve lost count of the
number of oranges consumed during the last week, drained dry in minutes. As wonderful as these migrants are, my loyalty lies with the little birds with us month in and month out: Mountain Chickadees. These small black and white creatures aren’t flashy, but they are in constant motion, inquisitive, and intelligent. These qualities allowed me to befriend several during the stay-at-home COVID year, especially one very companionable individual. I don’t know if it’s a male or a female, as they look alike to the human eye. They can certainly tell each other apart, though. Their large white cheek patches reflect ultraviolet light, which they can see but we can’t, Chickadees
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REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
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Mostly sunny, with a bit of a reprieve from the high winds. Highs in the high 70s and low 80s; lows in the high 30s and low 40s. Slight, scattered chances of precipitation throughout the week. Winds variable from 11 to 14mph.
2012, he says, “nobody was hiring anyone fresh out of college.” So, he signed up for volunteer work with a youth conservation corps and spent the next several years wielding a chainsaw and sleeping under the stars. Alongside the rest of his team, Engel spent long, ninety-five degree days cutting down invasive Russian olive trees along remote stretches of the Escalante River. Crews
BLM Issues Statewide Fire Prevention Order to Protect People and Public Lands
SALT LAKE CITY With the 2021 wildfire year upon us, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a statewide Fire Prevention Order to help prevent the risk of wildfires igniting in Utah. To protect people and public lands, effective May 18, 2021, the use/discharge of explosive material or exploding targets, and fireworks or steel component ammunition on BLM-managed lands in Utah is prohibited. “This annual fire prevention order reminds people to be fire-wise to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires, especially considering the extreme drought this year.” said Utah State Director Greg Sheehan. “Let us all take it personally this summer and together, we can help protect our public lands.” In 2020 in Utah, humancaused fires accounted for 73% of the fires statewide on all lands. There were 1,155 human-caused fires in Utah that could have been prevented. Many of these wildfires occur in proximity to roadways, communities and recreational areas, posing a considerable threat to public safety and infrastructure. “We need to do all that we can to not only take the measures to protect our homes and property but support our local firefighters and first responders,” said BLM State Fire Fire Prevention Cont'd on page 2
worked eight day shifts, supported by horse-back supply chains, and often had to wade through water or mud with no ability to shower at the end of the day. Engel says he initially “pretended to myself and my parents that I would still look for work in the engineering world,” but each fall he found himself returning to the EsConservation Workers Cont'd on page 8
2021 Torrey Town Council meeting began with a farewell to Paula Pace. After 12 years of service as the town clerk, Paula is retiring. “I just want to say thanks to all for letting me be part of Torrey and to serve Torrey in this manner,” said Paula. Then the new town clerk, Mel Pace, took Paula’s seat at the table, and the council applauded and offered many thanks to Paula for her service. Then there was an update on the town’s rental house. Dustin Oyler did a walkthrough and noticed several issues that need addressing before the next occupant. Councilmemeber Pat Kearney suggested having it assessed by an electrician and plumber to see what it takes to get it up to code. The council then reviewed Chimi Ito’s variance request to split a property into 2 half-acre lots. A public meeting regarding this request was held prior to the council meeting. The council approved the request. Councilmember Thorndal-Stewart opposed the request since the lot was only 0.8 acres and raised the issue that this sets a precedent for how the town handles canalrelated variances.
proved both the South Side A and South Side B annexation proposals. Next, Colleen Dudleston discussed the town’s bills from March and April. The council briefly discussed credit card fees, and Dudleston was tasked with looking into cheaper options. She asked all council members to sign an ethics form that is now a requirement with the Utah state auditors. She also presented the 2022 budget and notified the council that a public hearing will be held on the budget prior to the next council meeting held Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at the Torrey Town Pavilion. Then it was on to council member reports. Councilmemeber Kearney reported that they had a wonderful Arbor Day tree planting event with the help of the Americorps members. She was especially thankful for Tree Utah sending someone down here to give a lesson in tree planting. She’s also grateful for a donation from the Entrada Institute for two oak trees to frame the memorial at the cemetery and also noted Torrey Council Cont'd on page 2
Wayne County Commission May 3 & 17
On May 3, Cache Valley Bank presents donation checks to the Commission for community services, and on May 17, the Commission agreed to move ahead with economic development assistance from the Six County AOG and reviewed the upcoming Indigent Defense Grant Application Agreement by Amiee Maxwell
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Commissioner Roger Brian, Commissioner Stanley Wood, Sheriff Jensen, and Donald Coombs from Cache Valley Bank (from left to right) hold donation checks given to the Commission by Cache Valley Bank for Wayne County community services. WAYNE COUNTY - The May 3, 2021 Wayne County Commission Meeting opened with a prayer led by Commissioner Bryan expressing gratitude for all the moisture we’ve received over the last week and the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Blackburn was excused from the meeting. First, the state auditors introduced themselves to the commission and presented an Audit Engagement Letter. They said they’ll most likely be here all week doing their annual audit. Next, Commissioner
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Brian gave an update on the baseball complex donation situation. County Attorney Mike Olsen revised the agreement to say the donor’s naming conditions will be met for the “useful life of the field.” The commissioners approved the letter as revised and will send it to the donor’s attorney for review. Commissioner Brian also mentioned that a community member is interested in donating two water shares. “This is a very nice surprise,” said Commissioner Brian, and he’s happy to be moving forward with the project given the county’s
excitement for baseball. Donald Coombs, from Cache Valley Bank, then presented several donation checks to the commission. Early in the pandemic, Cache Valley Bank made a commitment to donate any interest earned through the Payroll Protection Program to community services. Cache Valley Bank donated $5,000 to Wayne County EMS, $5,000 to Wayne County Search and Rescue, and $3,000 to the Wayne County Fire District. Wayne Commission
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UCC: We actually begin nation-wide
recruitment in the fall...This was our first year to start fire prevention order reminds people to be a waiting list, and that was in January. fire-wise to reduce the number of —Nicole Kreiser, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator human-caused wildfires, especially decade, the types of conservaconsidering the extreme drought this year. UCC tion work done by crews have Cont'd from page 1 Let us all take it personally this summer evolved to meet the needs of and together, we can help protect our public focused primarily on trail- our state and nation. In addilands.—Greg Sheehan, Utah State Director work, but also supported his- tion to traditional trail-work
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Management Officer Chris Delaney. “This season more than ever, it is vital that we work together to help lessen the exposure for our firefighters and first responders.” Please note that those who violate the prevention order can be fined up to $1,000 and/or receive a prison term of up to one year. In addition, people responsible for starting wildland fires on federal lands can be billed for the cost of fire suppression. An incendiary device is defined as any firebomb or device designed or specially adapted to cause physical
harm to persons or property by means of fire, consisting of an incendiary substance or agent and a means to ignite it. Examples include, but are not limited to, flamethrowers, Molotov cocktails, or accelerants. To read the BLM Utah 2021 Fire Prevention Order, or for the most recent information concerning wildfires, fire restrictions, and fire prevention and education, can be found at the BLM Utah Fire and Aviation webpage—www. blm.gov/programs/publicsafety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/utah and the Utah Fire Info webpage https://utahfireinfo.gov/. —Bureau of Land Management
Torrey Council: Torrey
Town Clerk Paula Pace retiring after 12 years of service, update on Town's rental house, town bills, Arbor Day tree planting event, road complaints, planning and zoning's need to appoint a new member, introduction of Torrey Dark Skies non-profit, a change of use request from Travis VanOrden, a short-term rental request for a four-plex from Danielle Rodier, and traffic related requests discussed.
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that the Bryan Farm donated a tree to Torrey. Councilmember Doug Robinson had nothing to report, and Councilmember Jordan Pace said he’s been getting a large number of road complaints lately. Councilmember Thorndal-Stewart reported that they need to put mulch around the swingset, the post office is still not painted, and Apple Days is still looking for volunteers. Mickey Wright, chair of the planning and zoning committee, mentioned that they didn’t have a quorum at the March meeting. One member hasn’t shown at the last five meetings, and Councilmember Kearney made a motion to replace that member. The town council will appoint a new member at their next work meeting. Then Raymond Potter took the floor to discuss adding a vintage tractor expo to the Apple Days celebration. It would be a two-day deal, and the tractors would be incorporated into the parade. “Nothing excites someone that has one of these vehicles more than the chance to talk about what they have,” said Potter. There are still several details to work out including the location of the expo. Mary Bedingfieldsmith then introduced the new Torrey Dark Skies non-profit to the council. She reported that the organization is launching a website with information on what you can see in the night sky and links to area businesses that support dark skies. She’s hoping to put on a Star Party for the town and offer affordable education events once a month. Torrey Dark Skies will also assist with completing the annual report required to keep Torrey’s International Dark Sky Community Designation. “Torrey’s designation
is something to be very proud of,” said Bedingfieldsmith. Then there was an update on the non-compliant light situation in the Sleeping Rainbow Estates. Garkane adjusted the light, and it didn’t make any difference. The town council recommends that the neighbors find some way to resolve this issue; the town would prefer not to be involved. Travis VanOrden then requested a change of use for his property at 450 W. Main and was told he needs to start the application process over again. It is unclear what the process is here, but there was talk of a public hearing and a referendum filed against it. “I want this to be moving forward since I’ve been trying to get this going for over a year,” said VanOrdern. “I have a legal right to be considered if I’m going through the process. I can’t be continually and indefinitely put off,” he said. Danielle Rodier then requested a short-term rental license for the four-plex she purchased from Neil and Annette Banner. She would like to continue to run it as an Airbnb and eventually plans to live there. The council agreed that she will have to complete a business license application, and this must be completed upon closing. Harry Eubanks then presented a few traffic-related complaints. He said that traffic has been going a lot faster through town, and the speed sign is not working all the time. He’d like to see the data that is being collected from the sign used—such as speeds and how many people are driving through. He’d also like to see a “No Jake Brake” sign on the outskirts of town. Torrey Town Council meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. June - October and 6:30 p.m November - May— unless otherwise noted.
toric structure preservation. In the next year, UCC will place its 2500th AmeriCorps member in the field. For those unfamiliar with conservation crews, if you are an outdoor enthusiast and run across a group of volunteers working on a hiking trail, you probably do not realize that they are part of a legacy that jump-started downhill skiing as a recreation/sport in the U.S. When you cross a bridge on a bike ride with your family, you will not likely stop to consider that the workers who first built bridges on public lands created a groundswell of public support for our nation’s system of public agencies for outdoor recreation. But these are facts that are not lost on the conservation crews who do the work. Utah Conservation Corps members proudly carry forward the legacy of the original Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was part of FDR’s New Deal, as a program focused heavily on creating jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources on America’s public lands. The program specifically gave jobs to our nation’s unemployed during the Great Depression. Prior to the CCC, the U.S. had only a handful of national parks, and state parks barely existed at all. Utah’s very first CCC Camp was built in 1933 in American Fork Canyon—home to Timpanogas Cave National Monument. As UCC begins its third
and historic structure preservation, crews have been trained in invasive species management and fuels reduction for wildfire mitigation. In 2006, UCC crews began traveling across the country to assist with disaster recovery from hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. During 2020’s hurricane season, when many similar programs were sidelined due to pandemic restrictions, UCC sent disaster response teams to both Louisiana and Florida. UCC will embark on its third decade of conservation work as federal land management agencies receive funding for millions of dollars’ worth of deferred maintenance in parks and on trails. The Great American Outdoors Act is providing $1.9 billion per year for the next five years in support of this work. “UCC is poised to be a strong partner when it comes to getting this work done,” said Sean Damitz, Center for Community Engagement director and UCC cofounder. UCC is a program within Utah State University’s Center for Community Engagement, a Student Affairs department formed in 2013 with a mission to develop active citizens through community engagement and scholarship. The program is funded through UServeUtah, Utah’s state commission focused on serving state and community needs through service. —Utah Conservation Corps
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SCAOG recently hired Doug Kirkham to manage SHIP and SMP programs JUAB / MILLARD / PIUTE / SANPETE / SEVIER / WAYNE COUNTIES - The Six County Association of Governments (SCAOG) recently hired Doug Kirkham to manage their SHIP and SMP programs. SHIP stands for Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program, and SMP stands for Senior Medicare Patrol. The SHIP program offers Medicare eligible beneficiaries, their family and caregivers free unbiased assistance in navigating the many decisions around the various Medicare programs and can explain the various options available. The SMP program empowers and assists Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. If you have questions about your Medicare coverage or prescription plans, or if you are struggling to pay for your
prescription drug plans, call Doug Kirkham at 435-8930726 from Monday - Thursday, 8 - 5 p.m. There are several programs available to help cover some of these costs. He can help walk you through the process to see if you qualify for extra help. If you are aware of any fraud, errors or abuse of Medicare, he can also help direct that information to correct agencies. There continues to be high numbers of scams and fraud cases directed to Medicare beneficiaries. Remember to be cautious and not provide any sensitive information to any untrusted person that reaches out to you via email or phone calls. For those becoming Medicare eligible due to turning 65 or because of a disability, there is a free Welcome to Medicare Virtual Fair on June 23 that is available nationally. —Six County Association of Governments
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Chickadees: For her May "Feathers" article, Kathy Munthe
talks all about Chickadees, a year-round resident of Utah. Chickadees
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much more so in males than females. Mountain Chickadees are 1 of 7 North American Chickadee species (Blackcapped occur in our area, in denser, wetter areas); there are over 40 species elsewhere in the world. They are in the family Paridae, which also includes our Juniper Titmouse, small grey birds with punk haircuts, and three other Titmouse species. Their closest relatives are Nuthatches, Bushtits, Creepers, and the Verdin of the desert Southwest, all in separate families. All of these species eat insects, which they glean from bark and other plant parts. About 50% of a Chickadee’s diet is animal, and for the first couple of weeks after hatching, young are fed spiders, which contain a nutrient vital to brain development. Most species of bark gleaners will also take other foods, especially seeds, and Chickadees in particular are common feeder visitors. While most feeder species will sit there and eat seed after seed until sated, Chickadees (and Titmice and Nuthatches) will take one carefully chosen seed away, hold it with their feet, and pound it open. I’ve often wondered if the energy provided by a single seed makes up for the energy expended in obtaining and eating it. Another food that Chickadees (and numerous other creatures) love is peanut butter—crunchy, not smooth. I gave them smooth once, and they just looked at me— which I put out during the colder months. Surprisingly, our winter Juncos also love peanut butter. I can always tell when a customer is a repeat from last year, as it heads straight for the p.b. feeder.
Usually, I fill the feeder in the early morning and then about 4PM, after the Jays and Rock Squirrels have gone away. If I’m a bit late, I find everyone waiting for me. Chickadees are quite intelligent and learn quickly. Back in 1921, it was noticed that Chickadee relatives in one area of Britain had learned to pry the caps off old-fashioned milk bottles (remember those?) to get at the cream on top. By 1949, this behavior was quite widespread, as neighbor observed neighbor observed neighbor. And Chickadees are very smart about storing food for the winter, caching up to 1000 seeds a day in numerous places, with seeds of a certain quality cached together. They remember not only the locations of innumerable storage sites, but the quality of seeds in each, eating the best ones first. (I will doubtless write more about bird intelligence— not an oxymoron—in future.) Chickadees vocalize almost constantly, communicating not only with other Chickadees but with other species. Their alarm calls describe the size of a threat—more repetitions, bigger threat—and distinguish between bird-eating Accipiter hawks and rodent/ rabbit-hunting Buteo hawks. Interestingly, it’s been discovered that other species can understand a Chickadee’s general predator warning but can’t distinguish between and “Eek! An Accipiter!” call and an “Oh, it’s a Buteo, not to worry” call. Chickadee communications and the ability of other species to understand them can be especially valuable within a mixed-species winter feeding flock, where the over-vigilant Chickadee can spot predators or find food sources benefiting the group. My little Chickadee friend certainly communicates with me. When it’s warm enough, I take my morning coffee out
on the front porch, where I am greeted by a friendly “Dee Dee Dee.” I have a view of our small pond and 20’ recirculating stream which runs until winter’s first big freeze. All the birds love it, and the chickadees express their extreme displeasure when the water no longer flows. In spring, I am informed by them that it’s time to turn on the tap. As I bailed out the pond in late March, preparatory to cleaning and refilling it, my friend lit beside me repeatedly, looking up as if to spur me on. Other vocalizations—I am not astute at distinguishing all of them yet—can mean, depending on season or where we are, “the suet feeder’s empty” or “it’s time for peanut butter!” My close friends know I prefer other creatures to most humans. I take particular delight in making a strong connection with a member of another species, as do others of my acquaintance. The “Best Documentary” Oscar this year went to a film entitled “My Octopus Teacher,” about the relationship which developed between a man and an octopus. The person accepting the award noted what an amazing and wonderful thing it is to communicate with another species. “If a human can develop a relationship with an octopus,” he said, “imagine what else might be possible.” Really, instead of viewing your non-human neighbors as food, sources of amusement, or targets, think about getting to know them instead. You will find such a relationship greatly rewarding, and it will make your life richer. Guaranteed. Kathy Munthe is an avid birder and resident of Escalante, Utah.
Wayne Commission: During the May 3 Commission meeting,
an update on the baseball complex donation situation, donation checks from Donald Coombs of Cache Valley Bank, Hallows request for property rezoning, and a request from Mike Olsen’s assistant Melany Weaver for a change of her position from independent contractor to employee discussed. During the May 17 Commission meeting, an agreement to move ahead with economic development assistance from the Six County AOG, review of the upcoming Indigent Defense Grant Application Agreement, restrooms and dumpsters at construction sites, review of a contract for Fremont Park, and business license enforcement issues discussed. Wayne Commission Cont'd from page 1
The bank is also donating $5,000 to the Wayne County School District specifically to be used for mental health services and will present this check directly to the school district. Next, Gilbert and Flora Hallows presented a request for their property to be rezoned from residential/agricultural to resort/recreation and a conditional use permit. They wish to build 24 selfcontained geodesic dome structures. Each will be 24 feet in diameter and have its own bathroom and kitchenette. When Commissioner Wood asked if these are what you call “glamping,” the Hallows said these will actually be one step above “glamping.” All required paperwork has been submitted and the planning and zoning previously approved this request. The commission approved this zoning change and conditional use permit. Lastly, the commission reviewed a request by Mike Olsen’s assistant Melany Weaver for her position to be changed to an employee rather than an independent contractor for tax purposes. The commission agreed to reclassify her position. The commission then reviewed and approved the county’s bills before moving to a closed session. After a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, the May 17, 2021, Wayne County Commission Meeting kicked off with an economic development discussion with Travis Kyhl and Jenna Draper from
the Six County Association of Governments (AOG). The commission agreed to move ahead with economic development assistance from the AOG. “We’ll try it for a year and see where it goes,” said Commissioner Wood. Jenna Draper, Regional Economic Development Coordinator, will spend part of her time in Wayne County assisting with development matters. She’ll work closely with Adus Dorsey, Wayne County Economic Development Director, and the county commission to determine what the goals and objectives of Wayne County are in terms of growth and how she can best assist. JoHanna Williams then reviewed the upcoming Indigent Defense Grant Application Agreement with the commission. She presented the budget, which is the same as last year except for an extra $15,000 she is asking for a separate welfare child contract. She noted that public defense spending has been stagnant for years and warned that she’ll be asking for additional funding from Wayne County in the coming years. The commission approved the agreement and signed the contract. Next, was a quick discussion about requiring restrooms and dumpsters at construction sites. Currently, there is no ordinance requiring this and the commission agreed one was needed. County Attorney Mike Olsen will write up a resolution requiring the availability of onsite restrooms and garbage collection at construction sites and present it at the next meeting. Ryan Savage then provided an update on the budget for
the restroom project at the fairgrounds. Estimates are coming in at $7,000 over bidding price, and the commission decided to remove the upgrades to the Wayne County Community Center restrooms to make up for the shortfall. If any money ends up being leftover, restrooms at the community center will be upgraded. Commissioner Brian then asked Mike Olsen to review the contract for Fremont Park. The contract dates back to 1974 and states that the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers acquired the park in 1973 and then leased it to the county. Olsen said it’s time to update the contract since the old one doesn’t say very much in terms of which group is responsible for maintenance and other items. The commission then discussed a business license enforcement issue. They were informed by the state that they need to shut a business down due to unpaid taxes. The business license was granted by Torrey Town when it should have been granted by the county. The commission agreed to send the business a letter saying they need to have a valid business license with the county. The county will also review the current county code and current state statutes for guidance on how to proceed with enforcement. The meeting then moved to a closed session to discuss personnel issues with Sheriff Jensen. The Wayne County Commission meets the first and third Monday of every month at the Wayne County Courthouse in Loa.
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News from Bryce Valley Schools
PHS Sports Sidelines
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by Mack Oetting
Bryce Valley boys track team are Region Champions, girls track takes 3rd, Bryce Elementary 4 - 8 graders have their own track meet, and Bryce Elementary students look forward to end-of-year field trips Thank you and congrats to Brooklyn Syrett from all of us at The Insider
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Bryce Valley High School graduating class of 2021.
The track team has had great success this year. The boy’s team were Region Champions, and the girl’s team placed 3rd with only nine girls! Thanks to Coaches Bryce Syrett, Koda Livingston, Fred Beesley, Nathan Platt and Mandy Livingston for your dedication to us all. We are off to state this week and hope to finish strong. A lot of team members have the best or fastest marks going in to state, and we hope to bring home a few medals! The elementary track meet was also a success. Teams from Bryce Valley, Escalante, Panguitch and
Antimony bring their 4th - 8th grade classes over to participate. Each class participates and has practiced in their PE classes for this day. The students are always so fun to watch as they try to do their best in each event. Special thanks to all the volunteers that help to make the meet as memorable as it is. The track teams, the BV faculty and the PTA are always willing to donate their time to run a great track meet for the 4th 8th grade students. This year, because of testing and Junior Prom practice, we had some awesome helpers from Panguitch and Escalante, as well. The elementary students are excited to be going on some end-of-the-year field trips. They visit Bryce Canyon, Calf Creek and the Sand Dunes, along with other fun trips. The awards assembly and Sixth grade graduation will be some of the final activities that will happen before we all say farewell until next year! Finally, I guess it’s time for me to say farewell, as well. Graduation is next week, and
I’m feeling all the emotions a senior feels; Excitement, sadness, anxiety, confusion and relief are just a few of those crazy mixed-up emotions. I have had a great time writing for The Insider and hope you have all enjoyed the weekly articles highlighting the Bryce Valley Schools. (I know I missed a few) I plan on attending SUU in the fall and will be exploring my options
2021 Bryce Valley track team.
in Nursing or Dental. My time at Bryce Valley has been awesome, and I have been lucky to have had the teachers, coaches, and administrators to push me to succeed. I’ll finish my final article as I started by quoting our school song: “Our students all will cherish, dreams of days gone by…Our dear old school, forever, our own Bryce Valley High!” Thank you!
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Bobcats Double Trouble at track competition, with Girls winning by 35 and Boys beat Water Canyon by 2 Coach Norris again used his handicapping skills to pull off this victory. Coach Arlin Sawyer did his magic with the field events, and that made a difference. Team Scores: Girls: Panguitch 181, Milford 146, and Rich 111 Boys: Panguitch 107, Water Canyon 105, and Bryce Valley 96 Individual Scoring: Girls 3,200: Adelaide Englestead 1st, Lacey Marshall 3rd, and Abby Holman 5th Boys 3,200: Porter Shoppe 3rd Girls Sprint Medley: PHS 1st. Boys Sprint Medley: PHS 6th Girls 1,600m: Adelaide Englestead 1st, Abby Holman 6th, and Lacy Marshall 7th Boys 1,600m: Porter Shoppe 3r d Girls 100m Hurdles: Kamree Albrecht 7th Boys 110m Hurdles: Tucker Chappell 5th Girls 100m: Debijean Henrie 6th and Lexie Palmer 8th Boys 100m: Klyn Fullmer 5th Girls 400m: Tabetha Henrie 1st, Adelaide Englestead 2nd, Hailie Wilcox 4th, and Jaci Draper 8th Boys 400m: Klyn Fullmer 5th Girls PHS 4x100: 1st Boys PHS 4x100: 3rd Girls 300m Hurdles: Kyan Orton 7th Boys 300m Hurdles: Konner Henrie 4th Girls 800m: Adelaide Englestead 1st, Tabetha Hen-
rie 3rd, Hailie Wilcox 5th, and Lacey Marshall 6th Girls 200m: Debijean Henrie 7th, and Lexie Palmer 8th Girls 4x400: PHS 2nd Girls High Jump: Tabetha Henrie 1st Girls Long Jump: Tabetha Henrie 1st, Debijean and Henrie 7th Girls Shot Put: Kaelyn Cox 8th Boys Shot Put: Wade Christansen 1st, Kyler Bennett 3rd, Tucker Chappell 5th, and Kyln Fullmer 6th Girls Javelin: Hailee Eyre 1st, Brooklyn Brinkerhoff 4th, and Kaelynn Cox 5th Boys Javelin: Kyler Bennett 1st, Wade Christensen 2nd, and Tucker Chappell 3rd Girls Discus: Alexis Allen 1st, Hailee Eyre 3rd, and Kaelynn Cox 5th Boys Discus: Kyler Bennett 2nd and Tucker Chappell 3rd Congratulations to the 1st place finishers. Boys: Kyler Bennett and Wade Christianson. Girls: Allxis Allen, Hailee Eyre and the 4x100 relay team. Two girls, Freshman Tabetha Henrie and Sophomore Adelaide Englestead, came away with three golds. The boy’s team had only one senior, and the girls didn’t have any. These are both young teams and should be the teams to beat for some time now. Congratulations to all of both teams. You are all State Champions, and you made PHS the winners you all are.
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Cohabitation Agreements Cohabitation is a way of life that has become more common even among older couples. There are many reasons couples chose to live together rather than marry, including reducing living expenses, or not wanting to give up certain assets (i.e., social security or other retirement benefits) that may be lost if a person remarries. However, unless you define your partnership through a written legal contract known as a Cohabitation Agreement, you may be taking a great risk. Although you may regard your partner as a family member, the law may not. As a result, your partner may not be taken care of in the manner in which you wish, or inherit your estate should you pass away. Paradoxically, the law may provide certain benefits for your partner that you had no intention of giving to him or her. It can happen that a common-law marriage arrangement can be assumed by the courts if you have a general reputation of being husband and wife. The courts have precedent to use equitable doctrines to apportion assets between cohabitants to prevent hardship and injustice. It is far better to be proactive and to define your own partnership through a Cohabitation Agreement, a private contract between cohabitants. It is a powerful tool for disclosing the financial and personal expectations of the relationship. It can prevent misunderstandings and legal battles. It contractually establishes the rights and obligations of the parties. The attorney drafting the Cohabitation Agreement will outline the parties’ wishes
by Jeffery J. McKenna regarding property and the possible sharing of any assets, as well as the terms of the relationship. It can cover any financial aspect of the relationship, including, but not limited to, the distribution of property in case of death or breakup, obligation for (or elimination of) financial support during the relationship or upon its dissolution, the responsibility of each party for specific debts, ownership of the principal residence upon breakup of the relationship, definition of support, custody or visitation rights for minor children, specification of health insurance coverage, determination of the right to serve as guardian/conservator in the event of incapacitation, and establishment of the right to make medical decisions. Each partner should have individual legal advice, and the contract ideally should be drawn up prior to living together. It is important to note that there is a difference between Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements. Cohabitation Agreements are governed almost exclusively by general contract principles. They usually are no longer valid if the parties eventually marry. A Prenuptial Agreement goes into effect only upon marriage and is binding throughout the marriage unless both parties agree to modify it. From the viewpoint of Estate Planning, a Cohabitation Agreement can eliminate concerns that your cohabitating partner may, against your desires, attempt to access your assets upon dissolution of the relationship or upon your death. Your rights and obligations would have already been set forth in your Cohabitation
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NOW WITH A PANGUITCH OFFICE AT 46 NORTH MAIN STREET TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD COUNTY. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com. Agreement. Conversely, a Cohabitation Agreement can help ensure that your assets will go only to your choice of beneficiaries, which may include your cohabitating partner if you so wish.
I have become very cholesterol-conscious and am trying to change the family's eating habits. We are now consuming lots of oat bran, and I've substituted turkey for most of the meats we used to enjoy. I use ground turkey in spaghetti sauce and we eat turkey hot dogs. My 18-year-old daughter was getting tired of all the turkey and cholesterol talk. One day she came home from school and asked the usual, "What's for dinner?" "Chicken," I replied. With a tired sigh she inquired, "Real chicken or turkey chicken?"
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l A u G h i N g pOiNt!! Potholes
I was driving my father and grandfather down a rough country road. My inexperience in handling Grandpa's four-wheeldrive vehicle made for a particularly bouncy ride. Embarrassed, I offered a lame excuse, "The sun shadows through the trees make it hard for me to see all the potholes." "Don't worry, Matt," Grandpa said. "You're getting' most of 'em."
Crash
While I was dining in the restaurant of a large hotel, I heard a loud crash. A waitress had dropped a whole tray of coffee cups, plates, and dishes. Suddenly, I felt a stinging pain in my hand. There was a small cut from the scattered debris. I was immediately escorted to the hotel doctor. "What happened?" he asked. "Attacked by a flying saucer," I replied.
sudoku To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9
Dog Groomer
I had an inauspicious start as a dog groomer when one of my first clients bit me. Noticing my pain, my boss voiced her concern. "Whatever you do," she said, "don’t bleed on the white dogs."
Today's Thought
I hate when people accuse me of lolly gagging when I am quite clearly dilly dallying.
PUNishment
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. THEME: 1970S LYRICS ACROSS 1. *Carole King: "But you're ____ ____ away" 6. "I Thee ____" 9. Ring practice 13. Hacienda brick 14. *Billy Joel: "I love you just the way you ____" 15. What speakers do 16. Leg of lamb 17. Styling goo 18. Spooky 19. *Rod Stewart: "Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried ____ ____" 21. *Stevie Wonder: "Very superstitious, writing's on ____ ____" 23. Type of constrictor 24. Can of worms 25. *"____ Cola, what a beautiful drink" 28. Capital of Peru 30. *Carly Simon: "I had some dreams, they were ____ in my coffee" 35. Bad luck precursor 37. Swing seat, possibly 39. Macaroni shape 40. Capital on the Baltic Sea 41. Figure with vertex and rays 43. Venetian magistrate 44. Not fitting 46. Sealed with a handshake 47. Wise man 48. Annotator and commentator 50. Facts and figures 52. Bambino 53. Chinese monetary unit 55. International Labor Organization 57. *The Knack: "M M M My ____" 61. *Sister Sledge: "We are family, get up everybody ____ ____" 65. Last European colony in China 66. Pastrami's partner 68. Sheik's bevy 69. Movie premiere, e.g. 70. Gunk 71. Ancient assembly area 72. Used to be wild? 73. Attila, e.g. 74. Part of mortise joint
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DOWN 1. Long story 2. War god in Norse mythology 3. Same as fogey 4. J. Robert Oppenheimer's project 5. Reorganize or modify 6. $7.25/hour, e.g. 7. Old fashioned 'before' 8. Nile's mouth 9. Boatload 10. What paralegal and parachute have in common 11. Seed covering 12. Angler's spool 15. Punch buggy car 20. Indian cuisine yogurt staple 22. Drunkard's sound? 24. Enter uninvited (2 words) 25. *Bruce Springsteen: "Tramps like us, baby we were born ____ ____" 26. ____ acid 27. "And Seth.... ____ Enos" 29. *Eric Clapton: "Darling, won't you ease my worried ____" 31. Oldsmobile founder 32. Lusitania's destroyer
33. Grown-up pupper, in social media 34. *ABBA: "Dancing queen, young and ____, only seventeen" 36. Back of the neck 38. Dashing style 42. Spritelike 45. Test (2 words) 49. *Terry Jacks: "We had seasons in the ____" 51. One tritely familiar 54. Frustration, in print 56. Missouri River tributary 57. Old World duck 58. *Creedence Clearwater Revival: "____ you ever seen the rain?" 59. They're hidden up a sleeve? 60. Goes with rave 61. Eon, alt. sp. 62. *Black Sabbath: "I am ____ man" 63. Infamous Roman emperor 64. J. Edgar Hoover's man 67. *Queen: "Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will ___ do the Fandango" Solution on page 10
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FYI PanguItch
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It looks like the tourists are coming here big time. A number of our motels are showing "no vacancy" signs, and people are waiting outside some of the restaurants. It is early, but bring them on. Pat and I went for a ride down through Zion and on to St. George, and the traffic was really heavy. At the tunnel, we waited for ten minutes for the traffic going the other way. We counted over 100 cars and motorhomes, all headed our way. I must say, I liked it better during the pandemic when we had the canyon to ourselves. It is great to see the City honor Dave Dodds for all the effort he has put in on the fire department. Over the years, he has had to deal with changes in the volunteers and their training. On weekends, many times, you will see him working on the engines or cleaning up the stations. A couple of Dave’s firefighters are now working at paid departments up north. Dave and his partner Johnny Talbot built the fire station about 23 years ago and have gotten many grants to purchase fire equipment, including a 1,500 gallon pumper from the Olympics and a replacement engine for small fires and a manpower pickup truck. The problem with being fire chief in a small town is that no one knows anything about what goes on till something goes wrong. It is good to see the city honor someone who is alive, and I hope they keep this as an ongoing tradition. This town runs on volunteers, and it is nice to see them honored. Well, now I have some kind of idea how it is to live on the Gulf Coast. We were in Cedar City last Thursday,
and the wind was blowing 60 miles an hour. I got out of our car to go into the Chevron station to get a newspaper, and when I came out, the wind almost knocked me down. I went to open the car door, and it was blowing so hard that I had to put the paper in my pocket and use both hands. Even that didn’t work because it slammed shut before I could get inside. Did you ever get the feeling that the wind is never going to stop? I think it has blown since early March and probably won’t quit till July. We are still under fire danger in Southern Utah, and it doesn’t look like there is any rain in the future for May. I recently bought an item that is even better than advertised. I bought some stage one fertilizer from John Orton’s feed store. I put it on my lawn, watered it and went on a weeks’ vacation, and when we got back, the lawn was really green. It was 6’’ long, and in three weeks, I have had to mow it twice. I bought some more for the Quilt Walk Park. It did the same thing, and the City had to mow the lawn in a week. It looks like ACE Hardware has a large assortment of plants and trees in their nursery that are ready for planting. True Value also has a nursery and has plenty of plants. So, get on out and get started on your gardens. The Panguitch High School graduating class of 2021 will be having their graduation ceremony tonight at the high school. There are 23 in the class that will be going out in the world to make it a better place. Sunday afternoon the Business Women of Panguitch honored the class with their annual graduation tea. Randi
Miller welcomed the class and introduced the speaker Eric Fawson. The presentation of scrolls/gifts were by Tammy Houston and Jewell Reynolds. The Scholarship Award was given by DeAnn Brown, and it went to Korbin Atkin. Refreshments were served afterwards. Also on Sunday, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints had their seminary graduation, and it was held in Circleville. This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, and it is the unofficial start of summer. Even if you don’t have anyone that is out at the cemetery, it is a good time to go out and see how good it looks. Again, the American Legion will have flags out on the veteran's grave sites, and again, I will forget someone, so please give me a call @ 676-2418. Please, don’t put flowers in the crosses that mark the graves. I have some new flags that will be lining the road into the cemetery, and with all the wind, they ought to look great. Then, it will be Quilt Walk time again, and, oh my, we have a lot of new cast members. It should be a fun show, and for a change, we will have some men that can really sing. The Chocolate Fest will start off the week on Wednesday, and it will be held this year at the fair building. All funds go towards the Sub for Santa fund. If you are a candy maker, Santa can surely use your help. Call Pat at 676-2418, and make her day. Again, Brent Leach will be singing during the Fest. Also, another fundraiser for Santa, on Friday from 3 to 6, will be the annual Pioneer Home Show. There will be some really great homes that will be on display. It looks like Garfield County is having three weeks
in a row with no new cases of the virus. New Mexico is the seventh state to reach the 70% of their population that are vaccinated, and several other states are getting close. Last week, I wrote about the Governor of Ohio putting up, for five weeks in a row, a million dollars for a lucky person that got a shot that week. It seems to be working, Their vaccination rate is up 53%. The cases of the virus are down 80%, hospital cases are down 90% and deaths are down 85%. However, we are approaching 600,000 deaths, and we are still having 20,000 new cases every day. The new cases are with the younger people, and they seem to be able to ward off the virus better than the older generation. Some anti-vaxxers are embracing social distancing to protect themselves from the vaccinated. Their fear is that the coronavirus vaccines cause recipients to shed proteins that can cause infertility and miscarriages. They are calling for vaccinated people to wear a badge on their arms, so vaxxers cannot go near them. Do you ever wonder which planet these people come from? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be one of the 1%ers? Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos, who has about 170 billion and change, is having a yacht built that is so big that it needs a support yacht with its own heliport. This little boat is 417 foot long—a football field is 300 feet long—so that can give you an idea how big this boat is. The main boat has three masts and is expected to cost $500 million bucks. Boy, Bezos looks like he will need another tax cut. Seat belts and vaccines saves lives. Mack O
LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE PANGUITCH CEMETERY DISTRICT Please remove flowers and any items around headstones, so the cemetery can be made ready for Memorial Day. Thank You, Panguitch Cemetery Board Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27, 2021
Valley Christian Fellowship A Country Baptist Church Sunday Bible Study at 9:45 AM Sunday Services at 11:00 AM
www.vcf-panguitch.org 435-676-2157
585 E. 50 N. Panguitch
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LegaL Notices REQUEST FOR BIDS GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Garfield County School District is requesting bids for Special Education Related and Professional Services: • Speech and Language • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • School Psychologist Bids should cover the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Please contact Phoebe Wiseman at phoebe.wiseman@ garfk12.org or 435-676-8821 for further information or RFB. Completed bids due by June 30, 2021. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27 and JUNE 3, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TORREY TOWN 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION Torrey Town will hold a public hearing for the 2020-2021 fiscal year budget on Thursday June 10, 2021, at 6:30 pm at the Torrey Town Pavilion, 75 E. 100 No. for the purpose of opening the 2020-2021 budget and accepting comments on the tentative budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year prior to adoption at the town council meeting. The town council meeting will follow immediately after. A copy of the tentative budget is available for review at the town office, located at 75 East 100 North Torrey, Utah, between the hours of 10:00 am -3:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It can also be viewed on the Torrey Website. www. torreyutah.gov Everyone is welcome to attend the public hearing. If you have any questions, contact Colleen Dudleston, Treasurer 435-425-3600 /s/ Mel Pace Torrey, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27 and JUNE 3, 2021 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TORREY TOWN Torrey Town will hold a public hearing for an appeal for variance located at approx. 25 W. Main St. Torrey, Utah. The hearing will be held June 10th at 6: 15 pm in the Torrey Pavilion 75 E. 100 N. Torrey, Utah. The hearing will be held prior to the town’s regular scheduled town council meeting. Everyone is invited to attend this public hearing. The Torrey Trading Post is requesting a variance to the west side yard setback for the purpose of building closer to the property line then allowed by current setbacks as defined by The Torrey Town Code; Ordinance: 9-2-4 section B. The intent is to build one cabin six feet from the property line. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27 and JUNE 3, 2021 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOULDER TOWN COUNCIL Boulder Town Council will hold a public hearing on June 3, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. for the proposed 2021-22 Budget. The proposed budget is available for review on the Town Council meetings page of Boulder Town website: https://boulder.utah.gov/category/town-council/ Please, email town clerks Judi Davis (boulderutah@scinternet.net) or Michala Alldredge (Michala.alldredge@gmail. com) if you have questions or wish to submit written comments about the budget. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27, 2021
SALE OF SURPLUS SCHOOL BUS GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION The Garfield County School District Board of Education has declared a school bus as surplus. The District will accept bids to purchase the bus by the highest acceptable bidder. The bus is located in Panguitch. 1998 Blue Bird All American School Bus (84 passenger, 8.3 Cummins motor, Allison transmission) Bid Time and Date: Sealed Bids to purchase the bus will be accepted at the District Office, 145 East Center, Panguitch, Utah, until 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Bids will be publicly opened at the District Office immediately following the bid closing. Additional Information: To make an appointment to inspect the bus or requests for additional information prior to bidding, should be directed to Mike Edwards at 435-676-8821 or mike.edwards@garfk12.org. 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 School District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27, 2021 LAND FOR SALE UTAH TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
Utah Trust Lands Administration is offering a one acre lot in the historic Widtsoe Townsite area of Garfield County at a public auction to be held online June 9-15, 2021. The Widtsoe Townsites are located in the John's Valley area along Highway 22, approximately 13 miles north of Bryce Canyon. For more information about the auction and the parcels being offered, please call (877) 526-3725 or visit our website at trustlands.utah.gov. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27 and JUNE 3, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE ANTIMONY TOWN Antimony Town will hold a Public Budget Hearing on Thursday June 3, 2021, at 7 PM, in the Antimony Town Civic Center, 120 North Main, to approve the 2019/2021 Town budget. The public may inspect the proposed budget at the Town Office from 10 to noon Tuesday and Thursday. Or contact Roma Henrie at 624-3488. I, the duly appointed and acting clerk for the Town of Antimony, hereby certify that copies of the foregoing notice were posted at the following places within the municipality this 23rd day of May, 2021. 1. Antimony Town Post Office 2. Antimony Merc 3. Antimony Town Civic Center Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27, 2021
NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. 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 on or before Jun. 23, 2021 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information. NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2465 (A82628): Dale Henrie propose(s) using 1.73 acft. from groundwater (1/4-mi from Downtown Escalante) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 97-2466 (A82630): Robert and Alicia Hill propose(s) using 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (12 miles SW of Escalante) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3275 (a47222): Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Admin. propose(s) using 7 ac-ft. from groundwater (Johns Valley) for OTHER: Miscellaneous uses in a Glamping Operation. 95-4776 (a47238): Alison Bagley propose(s) using 0.1 cfs OR 3.73 ac-ft. from the Underground Water Well (1.5 miles South of Torrey) for DOMESTIC; COMMERCIAL: 2.56 ac-ft for commercial: use to cool brewery. Water will return to the river. 95-5000 (a47239): Alison Bagley propose(s) using 0.5 cfs OR 37.2 ac-ft. from groundwater (1.5 miles South of Torrey) for IRRIGATION. 61-2959 (a47253): QSE, LC propose(s) using 0.0065 cfs OR 0.344 ac-ft. from groundwater (5 miles NW of Hatch) for STOCKWATERING. 61-3241 (a47279): Carl A. Revels and Sherry L. Revels propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (2.5 miles SW of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 61-3262 (a47295): Eric K. Thompson propose(s) using 0.0358 cfs OR 6 ac-ft. from groundwater (7 miles north of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 61-3276 (a47298): State of Utah Board of Water Resources, Michael C. and Dina M. Thompson, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 1.6 ac-ft. from groundwater (5.5 miles NE of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; OTHER: Use in a garage with a bathroom and a sink (0.0392 acre-foot). 61-3278 (a47316): Eric K. Thompson propose(s) using 0.0014 cfs OR 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile east of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. 61-3253 (a47319): Gallia-Rovira Family Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from the Underground Water Well (Mammoth Creek) for DOMESTIC. NONUSE APPLICATION(S) 97-2407 (A28976): Melvin and Judy Brooks is/are seeking a nonuse period for 0.0851 cfs OR 15.4445 ac-ft. from the Escalante River (Old Saw Mill area) for IRRIGATION. 97-2408 (D59): Melvin and Judy Brooks is/are seeking a nonuse period for 0.4624 cfs OR 87.6 ac-ft. from the Escalante River (Old Saw Mill (Seep Ditch)) for IRRIGATION. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 27 and JUNE 3, 2021
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Conservation Workers: It's almost like you're in a room, and the windows are all shut and the doors are locked. The corps are just like opening the blinds, and hopefully opening the doors.—Dave Bastian, Partnerships Director for Canyon Country Youth Corps at the Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello, Utah
Courtesy Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps.
Chas Robles, director of the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Courtesy Dave Bastian
Dave Bastian, Partnerships Director for Canyon Country Youth Corps at the Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello, Utah.
Courtesy Ryan Buerkle
Ryan Buerkle is a wilderness manager, based in Vernal, for the U.S. Forest Service. Conservation Workers Cont'd from page 1
calante, where he became a crew manager, and eventually a field supervisor for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (GSEP). Participation in youth conservation corps—or other volunteer programs that receive federal funding through the AmeriCorps umbrella— helped tens of thousands of young people recover from job loss or economic hardship as a result of the Great Recession, according to Samantha Jo Warfield, a spokesperson for the federal AmeriCorps program in Washington, DC. For some, such as Engel, these led to long-term careers in conservation or public lands management. The vast majority of AmeriCorps members are under thirty and perhaps looking to start a career or gain experience between college semesters or during a gap year, although, some 15% are already established professionals, Warfield says. During the Great Recession, many individuals who lost their jobs, or could not find work after college, served with AmeriCorps as a way to tide them-
selves over or retrain for more in-demand positions. As the economic fallout from COVID-19 unfolds, AmeriCorps is bracing for another wave of volunteers looking to make a difference in their communities while coping with disruptions to their own educational or professional plans. But where the wave of youth corps following the Great Recession introduced white-collar youth such as Engel to the work of conservation, groups such as the Canyon Country Discovery Center and the New Mexico based Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps have a different focus this time around: enriching communities by helping indigenous and local youth connect with the land surrounding them. The Civilian Conservation Corps, created during the Great Depression, put young men to work on public projects such as improvements in national parks. The men received housing, food, education in basic subjects like reading and writing, and job skills training, in addition to a small $30 a month salary. AmeriCorps’ structure is similar, with project goals ranging from wildlands con-
servation to rural healthcare. Organizations across the U.S. may apply to receive AmeriCorps volunteers, who are paid a small stipend. Volunteers may also receive benefits such as housing, medical benefits and childcare, and all those who complete a full-time service project receive a roughly $6,000 education grant that can be used to pay off student loans or fund additional education. The program will also pay the interest on outstanding student loans for volunteers through the duration of their project, and the hours of service can count toward student loan forgiveness programs. “I see us as an heir to the CCC,” says Dave Bastian, Partnerships Director for Canyon Country Youth Corps at the Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello, Utah. There, volunteers ages 15-30 help build and maintain trails and fences, remove invasive species, and restore natural habitat each summer. In 2009 and 2010, the Canyon Country Discovery Center doubled the size of its own youth corps, using federal aid dollars to create jobs for San Juan County teens—and for teens around the nation looking for a way to connect
with nature and with themselves. Some of these youth, Bastian says, have little sense of the job opportunities available to them beyond what their parents do for work. “It's almost like you're in a room, and the windows are all shut and the doors are locked,” he says. “The corps are just like opening the blinds, and hopefully opening the doors.” For many of the youth in his program, their year of service opens opportunities for seasonal jobs with the Bureau of Land Management, which later leads to other land management work. Others go into firefighting. “For someone who doesn't know there are options,” Bastian says, “youth corps can be a huge course correction.” This was the case for Ryan Buerkle, now a wilderness manager based in Vernal for the U.S. Forest Service. Growing up in eastern Montana, he’d worked on his grandfather's ranch and knew he wanted to do something involving manual labor outdoors. A family vacation to Yellowstone, he says, further developed his desire to spend as much time in the wilderness as possible. But he struggled to see how he could make his passion for the outdoors a career. Buerkle—like Engel— first enrolled in college in civil engineering, but found his major “didn't click” as it became apparent how much time he would spend indoors in an office. He found an advertisement for the Montana Conservation Corps on campus, offering “an opportunity to come work in the woods doing trail work and vegetation restoration,” Buerkle says. “I just took the plunge and decided to go check it out.” For the next six months, Buerkle served on a youth corps doing trail maintenance and revegetation in Glacier National Park and in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. When he returned to school, Buerkle changed his major to land resource management. “When you're an eighteen-year-old kid, some of us that are logic-driven are looking at where am I going to be the most successful,” Buerkle says, explaining his original plan to study engineering. “But then you come to the understanding that money isn't everything...Once you get out there doing this type of work, it changes your perception of what you want to do moving forward, especially if you enjoy the hard work." After his youth corps experience, Buerkle hired on with a Forest Service trail crew, where he worked for eight seasons. He eventually landed a permanent position with the National Park Service in Alaska, and then moved to Utah to rejoin the Forest Service as a manager. Working with the Utah Conservation Corps to put young people to work maintaining public lands has only
increased his conviction about the importance of youth corps, Buerkle says. “It's number one about getting the work done and having the flexibility as an agency to dedicate an amount of labor all at one time,” he says, “and the other side is, getting folks out into the woods, to see what jobs are out there and to come to care about [public lands].” With the emergence of COVID-19, AmeriCorps has seen another surge in interest, with applications up 25-40% in some areas during 2020, Warfield says. Many applicants are looking for work while furloughed; others have been young people looking to fill their time while taking a gap year because their college campus has been closed. The Canyon Country Discovery Center, Bastian says, filled positions in early 2020 that nearly went unstaffed as youth began coming forward looking for opportunities to fill a “gap year” prompted by college campus closures. Then, two days after their arrival, public lands themselves began to close. Bastian continued training the corps members, teaching them wilderness survival skills and first aid, assuming that by the time they were finished, the trails would be open again. But as training drew to a close, it was clear the nation was nowhere near reopening. “I started calling people saying we have seven people trained, and we need work to give them or we need to send them home,” he recalls. Some of the corps members came from cities like Chicago, which, embroiled by the summer's civil unrest, Bastian feared were unsafe to return to. So, they found a new opportunity—collecting food and supplies and delivering them to remote areas hard-hit by the pandemic, like the Navajo Nation. Going into the 2021 season, Bastian says, he has roughly three applications for every available position. Chas Robles, director of the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps based out of Albuquerque, doesn't discount the significance this coming year's corps experience will have in influencing the lives and even careers of youth who enroll— Robles, launched his own career in 2006, as a member of the Desert Restoration Corps in California. But he also sees the potential for conservation corps to do more for local communities, and particularly for indigenous youth and people of color. “Historically, the conservation and environmental movements have been dominated by white males,” Robles says. “And we've been told that conservation and environmentalism looks a certain way, especially with this idea of taking young folks out of their communities, and into this remote, distant landscape that is separate from their homes." “But we also need to realize that conservation work
is in our backyard,” Robles says. “Conservation work needs to include the lands in which we live and work.” Though Robles now lives in New Mexico, he's originally from Florida, where he was one of a handful of Chicano and Latino students at his school, located in a predominantly White neighborhood. His family, Robles says, had fully assimilated into the surrounding culture, and he knew little of his indigenous MexicanAmerican heritage. Robles had planned to become a teacher, but after graduating college, he found an opportunity with the Desert Restoration Corps, which shipped him out to Barstow, California, to do restoration work in the surrounding BLM lands. The Desert Restoration Corps worked not to build trails, but to close them. The Mojave landscape to which they were assigned had become crisscrossed with illegal roads, and Robles’ crew was tasked with closing these roads by revegetating the unwanted paths. Robles' experience in California led him to an extended tour of the nation with a variety of corps groups, doing everything from building trails at Mount Rainier to mucking out damaged New York homes after Hurricane Sandy. Eventually, his work led him back to the Southwest Conservation Corps, where he was asked to assist with a program supporting Navajo youth. That work, he says, led him to reconnect with his own indigenous roots in Mexico. “I wouldn't have my cultural heritage or identity without this work,” he says. Robles' own experience, he says, has taught him the importance of programs such as his current job with the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corp, which works to connect Native American youth to conservation corps working their native lands. So as COVID-19 triggers another wave of interest in service and youth corps around the nation—and with politicians in Washington calling for increased AmeriCorps funding to combat the pandemic—Robles sees an opportunity to expand the conservation corps mission. “We're expanding the definition of what conservation is,” he says. “It's not just distant places. It's critical that it include spaces that are literally in our backyard, because when we protect those places as firstly as we protect distant places, it improves quality of life, improves communities, and improves the natural world.”
This article was originally published by Corner Post on May 13, 2021.
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May 31 - June 6 by John Mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org. This week, we’ll recap what the moon and planets are doing. Two planets are in the evening sky and two are in the morning. Brightest of all is Venus, which is becoming very slightly easier to see day by day. It’s presently on the far side of the sun. It’s only 20° to the left of the sun in angular measure, so it’s low when darkness falls, and it sets an hour and a half after the sun. Look low in the west-northwest during evening twilight. Venus is increasing its angular separation from the sun by only 1° every 5 days, so each day it sets a minute later and becomes slightly easier to see. Telescopically, it’s nearly full and it’s tiny. Its great brightness will help you spot it while the sky is still light. Mars is about 20° to the upper left of Venus (remember that the width of your fist held at arm’s length is 10°), and it’s much fainter. Mars is nearly in line with Castor and Pollux, the heads of Gemini the twins, and it’s comparable in brightness to them—from right to left, they are Castor, Pollux, Mars. Jupiter and Saturn rise in the northeast roughly two hours after midnight, and by sunrise, they’re high in the east. Jupiter is by far the brightest object in the morning sky (except the moon) while Saturn is 1/15 as bright (still equal to the brightest stars) and is 20° east of Jupiter. They make a nice pair, and this year, they’re still
fairly close to each other. The moon joins Jupiter and Saturn on the 31st and 1st. On the 1st, it’s 5° below Jupiter, and you might fit both in the field of view of wide-angle binoculars. We can’t predict so far in advance, but the nova in Cassiopeia that brightened a few weeks ago, to everyone's astonishment, is probably still within the range of binoculars. You’ll need a good star chart or two to pick it out among the many stars of the Milky Way. I recommend Googling “nova Cassiopeia” for the latest info and charts, plus using a star charting app (which all star-
gazers should have—there are several to choose from). The best time to look is late in the morning, after 2 a.m., when Cassiopeia has risen higher. The fun is that we’ll all learn together what it’s up to. John Mosley was Program Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binoculars and Telescopes.” He and his wife live in St. George, where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory committee for Stellar Vista Observatory.
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