May 28, 2015 The Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Issue # 1100

Free Health Fair in Torrey on June 6

TORREY - Utah Valley University Public & Community Health students and faculty, along with the Central Utah Public Health Department will host the Healthy Living Lifestyles Fair at Entrada, 70 S. 200 West, on Saturday, June 6, from 2 to 5 pm.

Health screenings such as blood pressure checks and a body composition test to measure body fat will be conducted at no charge. A blood cholesterol and blood glucose test will also be available for $5 to cover the cost of the test strips. For more accurate results, those wishing to have their body composition tested should not eat 2 to 3 hours prior to the test and should empty their bladder prior to the test.

In addition to the health screenings, health information on e-cigarettes, physical activity, and seat belt safety will be provided.

The UVU students are participating in an engaged learning project at the UVU Capitol Reef Field Station and will also be learning about wilderness nutrition and environmental health issues during their visit to the area.

—Utah Valley University

Irit Reed

"Made in Escalante" Inaugural Street Fair Blustery and Festive ESCALANTE - Made in Escalante held its first Street Fair on Friday evening, May 22nd, at Steve Roberts’ Vagabond Inn on Escalante’s Main Street. There were 18 vendors who braved the blustery weather and daunting forecast to sell a wide variety of locally-made goods, including fresh baked cookies and scones, paintings and sculptures, locally harvested vegetables, metal sculpture, hand knit items, jewelry, note cards, homemade soaps and bath salts, drums, and even baby chicks. The wind and brisk air was no match for these incredible vendors and all of the wonderful customers who made this event a truly festive evening.

Made in Escalante is a group of Escalante residents that have come together to support the independent nature of Escalante; to strengthen the local economy through the sale of locally grown and made products; and to encourage creativity and collaboration throughout our community. The group welcomes all makers and growers living in Escalante. If you would like to be on the mailing list to hear about meetings and events please email us at madeinescalante@gmail.com.

Our next Street Fair will be Friday, July 3rd, at the same spot, Steve Roberts’ Vagabond Inn 100 West & Main Street. Everyone is welcome!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our very first Made in Escalante Street Fair.

—Kimberly Muller & Caitlin Clery, Made in Escalante

Preparedness Requires Practice, Practice, Practice

by Karen Munson, Escalante Preparedness Committee GARFIELD CO. - We practice for basketball, wrestling, baseball, etc. We practice for piano recitals and theatrical performances. The more invested we are in the practice portion of performance, the better the end result.

Sometimes practicing can mean the difference between life and death. In “The Art of Possibility”, Rosamind Zander tells of going on a white water rafting trip. Before embarking, the guide emphasized over and over, “toes and nose.” She thought he was being crazily redundant until she fell out of the raft and was floundering out of control and didn’t know which way was up. It was then she remembered the phrase that brought her to her senses and saved her.

It is with this same mindset of practicing to save lives that the Southwest Health Department initiated training for a pandemic in this region.

The upcoming Medical Surge Functional Exercise, scheduled for June 2, is intended to bring together participants to a table top exercise to study and use mock scenarios as practice for the real deal.

The scenario for the June 2 exercise is as follows: A severe pandemic influenza is emerging and rapidly spreading across the USA and recently numerous cases are presenting at the hospitals in Southwest Utah. This illness is causing sudden illness to a very large number of people and could overwhelm the health care system throughout

Organizations and groups participating in the June 2 Medical Surge Functional Exercise: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Southwest Region Hospitals; Garfield Memorial Hospital Medical Clinics Long-term Care at the Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities Home Health and Hospice Agencies Mental Health Providers Volunteer Organizations Faith-based Organizations School Districts Private Businesses Pharmacies Dispatch Centers Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Community Information and Support Centers (CISC) Southwest Utah Public Health Department Law Enforcement (City and County) Fire Departments Funeral Directors City and County Emergency Management Elected Officials / Civic Leaders

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

southwest Utah. Even previously very healthy persons are developing pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome which manifests itself as increased breathing difficulty and typically occurs 3-6 days after initial onset of flu symptoms. Southwest Utah Hospitals have reached capacity and should begin their Medical Surge Plans and Southwest Utah Public Health Department is asking for an emergency declaration by the county and city officials.

Southwest Utah Pandemic Plan has been activated.

Exercise objectives include: demonstrating the identification of triggers, activation and process for medical surge and pandemic protocols in a reasonable amount of time; demonstrating the ability for communication within partners and to the public for pandemic response in a reasonable amount of time, and; demonstrating coordination and communication of needed resources and use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in a reasonable amount of time.

A number of groups are being asked to participate in the exercise. Anyone that functions in one of these roles is invited to participate on June 2nd during the evening exercise that will be held from 5:30 to 8 pm at Ruby's Inn. Those planning to attend need to RSVP to Paulette Valentine at pvalentine@swuhelath.org or by call her at 435-986-2579.

We have the potential of needing this information and the practice may save lives.

In the least case, it will bring confidence and peace of mind that we are prepared. I hope you will join us. Give Paulette a call.

Hale Summer Theatre Production June 13 & 14 WAYNE CO. - “Are the Meadowlarks Still Singing?” will be presented at the Hale Summer Theater in Grover in June.

Actors from Salt Lake City will be appearing in the entertaining comedy-drama. “Are The Meadowlarks Still Singing?” is a play that has been presented in California, Arizona, Utah and Canada for the past 20 years. It’s about a minister’s daughter who brings her boyfriend home to meet the family. The only problem is that he is a returned Mormon missionary. It’s enjoyable and fun, and tells you all you ever wanted or didn’t want to know about what makes Mormons tick.

There will be only two performances, Saturday June 13 at 7:00 PM and Sunday June 14 at 4:00 PM. Everyone age 14 and up is invited. There is no admission, but reservations must be made by calling 435-425-3226 or 480-772-6735.

The Hale Summer Theater is located in Grover, Utah about 7 miles southeast of Torrey off State Route 12 at 276 North 200 East.

—Annette Lamb

A UDOT Archaeological Excavation of a Prehistoric Site in the SR-12 Near Bryce Canyon

BRYCE - In September mately 30-foot-wide corridor soil discoloration, structural and October of 2014, the Utah running through the site adja- remnants, fire affected rock).

Department of Transportation cent to the highway would be Second, they began excava(UDOT) conducted an archae- affected. An excavation strat- tion within areas considered ological excavation of a pre- egy (i.e., treatment plan) was most likely to yield buried historic site located within the developed that consisted of materials.

Three projectile points SR-12 Right of Way (ROW) an intensive surface inventory (arrow heads) were documentof the entire site and strategic near Bryce Canyon National ed during the surface invenplacement of test excavation Park. The site was originally tory, including two tentatively units within the project footdiscovered and documented in categorized as “Elko-Series” print.

1996 and was revisited in 2012 types, which often occur in Archaeologists arrived in in anticipation of a proposal sites that date between 1500 late September of 2015 and

by Garfield County to extend a BC and 1300 BC and between began implementation of the bike path along the south side of the highway. As described treatment plan. First, they con- AD 600 and AD 700. In adin 2012, the site consisted of ducted a systematic inventory dition, five tools identified a relatively diffuse scatter of of materials located on the sur- as scrapers, a “chopper/hamflaked stone artifacts, con- face of the site and searched UDOT Excavation sisting of some 600 pieces of for evidence of cultural feaCont'd on page 2 tures (e.g., rock alignments, flaked white and gray chert spread out over about a halfacre of land.

The site extended beyond the ROW onto private land on both sides of the highway.

Because the site could not be avoided, UDOT moved the alignment as close to the shoulder as deemed practical, without compromising safety, to minimize impacts to the site.

Local tribal groups were informed of the potential impacts to the site from the bike Utah Dept. of Transportation path and that an The above artifacts currently attributed to "Elko Series" were excavated archaeological from an archaeological site by Utah Dept. of Transportation next to SRinvestigation 12, during construction of the bicycle path extension near Bryce Canyon would ensue. National Park.

An approxi-

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The Insider A Day Devoted to Angling at Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery

in Southern Utah. Southern Utah Regional Aquatics Manager Richard Hepworth and volunteers will share tips on nearby waters to fish, along with Manager Gordon Nelson and Assistant Manager Karen Scott providing other helpful information about brood stock and stocking operations at our local hatchery and in Southern Utah.

This event and other information was the focus of a March 19 planning meeting attended

by Friends of MamCourtesy Laurel Snodgrass moth Creek Fish Angler Jeff Evans Hatchery and Diholds a catch at Sevier River vision of Wildlife Resources (DWR) 5 PM presentation by special managers Richard Hepworth guest speaker Richard Hep- (Southern Utah Regional worth, Division of Wildlife Aquatics Manager based in Resources Southern Regional the Cedar City) and Karen Aquatics Manager Richard Scott (Assistant Manager of Hepworth, at the Duck Creek Mammoth Creek Fish HatchDance Hall in Duck Creek Vil- ery based in Hatch). lage, including hot dogs, chips Hepworth and Scott and sodas as part of the festivi- joined a core group repreties. senting Friends of MamFamilies and individu- moth Creek Fish Hatchery on als are encouraged to sign March 19 to plan public outup for one of several hourly reach events. Attending the tours at Mammoth Creek Fish lunch were Friends of MCFH Hatchery (MCFH) in Hatch members representing Iron, from 9 AM to 3 PM as part Kane, and Garfield counties. of this celebration of fishThe March 19, 2015, ing and stocking operations meeting was a follow-up to a

Recital Program Reminder!

MIRIAM WAGSTAFF 'MEADOWMOUNT' RECITALS IN GARFIELD COUNTY Recital Schedule: Friday, June 5 @ 7 pm Tropic Heritage Center Saturday, June 6 @ 11:30 am “Meet & Greet” Escalante Home Center Saturday, June 6 @ 3 pm Escalante Town Park Saturday, June 6 @ 7 pm Boulder Town Hall

Everyone welcome, no charge to attend.

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larger meeting held May 20, 2014, in the Fellowship Hall of then Central Duck Creek Community Church (now named Duck Creek Community Church) in Duck Creek Village. At that meeting, more than 60 Friends of Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery joined Division of Wildlife Resources Director Greg Sheehan and other DWR officials to exchange information about future plans for Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery and stocking of Southern Utah waters.

Visit the Friends of MCFH website for more information that came out of the March 19 meeting (tips like how you can now download your fishing license on your mobile phone) and to sign up for volunteer opportunities, including helping DWR conduct fish counts in local waters and providing input on for South-

ern Utah Fishing Reports on the DWR website. Get involved and visit: http://www. friendsofmammothcreekfishhatch.com/ Come out and show you support of our local waters, fishing, and stocking operations! Sign up for June 27 tours at the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery in Hatch on the Friends of Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery website.

—Laurel Snodgrass & Friends Of Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery

27 areas affecting public lands and natural resources.

While each county is unique in every way – as will be evident when RMPs are completed – having a coordinated set of plans will benefit both the State and the counties.

Once each county has completed its RMP, which are to be finalized by January 1, 2017, the State will then move ahead with the creation of an overall RMP that is based on each county's local plan - a significant feature of the process.

“Instead of top-down planning – from the State down to each county – the Legislature has created a stronger model that calls for the exact opposite. Begin with the individual voices of each county, then go to work on a State plan that accounts for the counties' needs," said Ward.

As a support, Utah Association of Counties is working with counties to launch the planning process.

—Utah Association of Counties

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Will Increase Entrance, Camping and Boat Use Fees Beginning June 1 PAGE, AZ - Starting on June 1, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will increase fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park.

“This modest fee increase will allow us to continue to preserve, protect and share the special places in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument in the face of increasing costs,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle. “After carefully considering public input, we are implementing a reduced fee schedule from what we originally proposed back in December of 2014.”

The Interagency Senior and Annual Pass prices will remain the same, as will commercial tour fees. Interagency Access and Military Passes remain available at no charge.

All motorized vessels will be charged a full fee and discounts for additional motorized watercraft on one trailer will be eliminated. Senior and Access pass holders will continue to receive free entrance and a 50% discount on camping and boat use fees. People under 16 years old are not charged an entrance fee.

Additional revenue from the fee increase will be used to enhance visitor services, including courtesy docks, boat pump-out facilities, aids to navigation, and lake access.

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Better Pain Management: the Promise and the Problem

Counties Preparing Upgraded Resource Management Plans SALT LAKE CITY - The counties of Utah are working to prepare individual county resource management plans (RMPs) mandated by HB323, which was passed during Utah’s most recent Legislative Session. The bill requires that by July 2016 each county planning & zoning commission recommend a draft RMP, and that by January 2017 the county legislative body complete the RMP. Bill sponsors, Rep. Keven Stratton and Sen. Ralph Okerlund, felt the need for legislation to strengthen county RMPs to assist in public land planning efforts at the federal level regarding a broad array of public lands issues.

“Creating an RMP isn’t something county commissioners or council members take lightly - we need good solid plans to protect the needs of each county across the state,” said Mark Ward, senior policy analyst at Utah Association of Counties.

Doing it right, according to Utah lawmakers, will require a plan that addresses

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improved hiking trails, campground rehabilitation, new and rehabilitated backcountry campsites, graffiti and trash removal, a new water treatment plant at Lees Ferry, enhanced protection of cultural and natural resources, and additional interpretive media and ranger programs. Additional revenue will also be used to fund major projects that maintain lake access during fluctuating water levels, such as ramp extensions and the Castle Rock cut.

In the fall of 2014, the National Park Service conducted a nationwide review of entrance fees. To solicit public input, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area launched a civic engagement campaign in December 2014.

During the public comment period, the park received 34 formal comments. While the majority of comments supported an increase, some people felt that the originally proposed increase was too high. In response to public comments, the park modified the proposal to reduce the fee schedule and phase implementation.

June 1 2015 fee increases include: Annual pass increase from $30 to $40; Individual entrance fee from $7 to $10; Campground camping fee increases of $4 per night,. Visit http://www.nps.gov/glca/index.htm for complete fee increase details.

—National Park Service

Shortly after I completed my medical residency and began private practice, there was a movement to better manage pain. The thinking at the time was that the medical community was too cautious in its use of narcotics – too reluctant to use these medicines to provide suffering patients much needed relief. A multitude of scientific studies supported this reasoning and as we became more liberal in our prescribing practices, we saw many people’s lives changed for the better. But with this increase in narcotic prescriptions, we also saw an alarming increase in the number of patients having near fatal and fatal accidental overdoses. Deaths associated with prescription drugs went up by 400% over the next decade surpassing motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental death in Utah in 2007.

This alarming “epidemic” prompted serious re-thinking in the medical community and careful scrutiny by government regulating bodies such as the FDA and DEA. What followed has been a series of new laws and regulations at both the state and federal level. Clinics and clinicians prescribing these controlled pain medications are now required to complete specific education and are given guidelines for prescribing that if not fol-

lowed can result in loss of license and even criminal charges. This burden of compliance has been especially heavy in the area of treating chronic pain (those patients who rely on daily pain medication).

As such, many clinics have stopped treating chronic pain patients completely and have referred their chronic pain patients to clinics managed by physicians specializing in this one area of medicine.

We have taken pride in being on the forefront of developing and implementing safe practice guidelines. In an effort to stay in compliance with state regulations and to provide care that is considered “best practice”, all our patients who desire a prescription containing a narcotic will require them to be physically seen in the clinic. There will be no new prescriptions or prescription refills without a visit.

This will allow us to discuss alternative treatment options with less dangerous drugs and also to assure medications are taken safely. Additionally, if your medicines are lost or stolen, regardless of the cause, we will not write a new prescription early. While uncomfortable, narcotic withdrawal is not medically dangerous.

Thank you for your confidence and support.

Jeff Chappell, M.D.

UDOT Excavation

Judging by lack of cultural features and the small assemblage of cultural materials, the site appears to have been occupied on a short term basis. Based on the presence of arrow heads and scraping tools used for processing animals, the site was likely used for making/refining tools and/ or hunt processing. The “Elko-Series” projectile points suggest a likely period of occupation between 1500 BC and 1300 BC and/or between AD 600 and AD 700.

—Eric Hansen, Utah Dept. of Transportation

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merstone”, and two tools that could not be categorized, were documented. No evidence of cultural features could be found.

Excavation verified that the most of the artifacts on the site were limited to the modern ground surface, with little-to-no material found below 10 centimeters (4 inches).

The tally of buried artifacts recovered includes a single tool described as a “drill fragment” a few “utilized flakes”, and a small assortment of flaked stone debitage.

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HATCH - The public is invited to join Friends of Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery in attending a “Day Devoted to Angling” on June 27 featuring tours at the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery in Hatch during the day followed by a

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Forest Service Starting Intermountain Region Climate Assessment and Adaptation Partnership OGDEN - May 21, 2015 The U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region is beginning a region-wide climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation action partnership. The new Intermountain Adaptation Partnership (IAP) will synthesize the best available scientific information to assess the sensitivity of natural resources to a changing climate and develop adaption options that will reduce potentially adverse effects.

Intermountain Regional Forester Nora Rasure says, “Our goal is to have resilient landscapes and this assessment will help inform how our land managers can accomplish that goal. We want to create partnerships with local stakeholders with similar land management responsibilities. This process will help increase our organizational capacity to respond to the effects of changing climate conditions like drought.”

The IAP is a sciencemanagement collaboration that will improve awareness of climate science; assess the vulnerability of natural resources and ecosystem services to changing conditions; and develop science-based adaptation strategies that can be used by national forests to prepare for future changes in resource conditions, both positive and negative.

The Forest Service is working to develop this science-management partnership comprised of key personnel from throughout the region, national forests, Forest Service research stations, and other organizations by early summer of 2015.

Over the next two years, the collaborative will conduct a vulnerability assessment of identified resource areas and develop associated adaptation strategies to enhance resilience and facilitate ecological transitions for the Intermountain

Region. The assessment and adaptation strategy will be peer reviewed and published, providing a scientific foundation for planning, ecological restoration, and project management.

Our next step is to extend an invitation to partners to participate as part of the collaborative effort. There will be a one-hour webinar on June 11th at 10 AM Mountain to inform partners about the IAP process. The webinar will explain the purpose of the assessment and the roles and opportunities for partnership participation. Organizations interested in attending the upcoming webinar should email Natalie Little at nlittle@fs.fed.us. A website has been developed to communicate the process and progress to participants, partners, and stakeholders. http:// adaptationpartners.org/iap/index.php —US Forest Service

USDA Designates 2 Counties in Utah as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Carbon and Emery counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

“Our hearts go out to those Utah farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “President Obama and I are committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult times. We’re also telling Utah producers that USDA stands with you and your communities when severe weather and natural disasters threaten to disrupt your livelihood.”

Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in

Utah also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous.

Those counties are: Duchesne San Juan Sevier Utah Grand Sanpete Uintah Wayne All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas on May 20, 2015, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into

account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.

Additional programs available to assist farmers and ranchers include the Emergency Conservation Program, The Livestock Forage Disaster Program, the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.

—USDA Farm Service Agency

USDA Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance by June 1 Deadline Producers May Need to Take Action to Remain Eligible for Crop Insurance Premium Support

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA Service Center by June 1, 2015. The 2014 Farm Bill requires producers to have the form on file in order to remain eligible, or to become eligible for crop insurance premium support.

Many farmers already have a certification form on file since it’s required for participation in most USDA programs including marketing assistance loans, farm storage facility loans and disaster assistance. However, farmers who only participate in the federal crop insurance program must now file a certification form to receive crop insurance premium support.

These producers might include specialty crop farmers who may not participate in other USDA programs.

“USDA is making ev-

ery effort possible to get the word out about this new Farm Bill provision,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

“We’ve deployed a variety of informational documents and online resources including fact sheets, frequently asked questions and brochures to help farmers understand what they need to do. We’ve also conducted informational meetings and training sessions for nearly 6,000 stakeholders across the country. We want to make sure that those who are required to act do so by the June 1 deadline. We want all eligible producers to be able to maintain their ability to protect their operations with affordable crop insurance.”

USDA has conducted extensive outreach over the past year, especially to producers who only participate in the federal crop insurance program and may be subject to conservation compliance for the first time. Along with the outreach done by crop insurance agents and companies, USDA efforts have included

letters, postcards, phone calls, producer meetings and interaction with stakeholder groups to help them reach their members. While there are procedures in place to correct good faith errors and omissions on certification forms, the deadline cannot be waived or extended and a form must be filed by June 1.

The Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form AD-1026 is available at local USDA Service Centers or online at www.fsa. usda.gov/AD1026form.When a farmer completes this form, USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service staff will identify any additional actions that may be required for compliance with highly erodible land and wetland provisions.

USDA’s Risk Management Agency, through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, manages the federal crop insurance program.

—USDA Farm Service Agency

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Lichens of Capitol Reef!

“Lichens of Capitol Reef” will be journey into the world of lichens. Dr. Holt will introduce what lichens are, where they live, and why you’ll never see the desert floor or a rock face the same again. She and ten of her undergraduate students visited Capitol Reef National Park two years ago to document the macrolichen flora that occurs in various habitats within the park. Dr. Holt will also present on current research she and three of these students are conducting, which was spurred on by an amazing discovery during their work. Emily Holt is an assistant professor from Utah Valley University.

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Where: Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Highway 24 in Torrey, UT Cost?

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Supported by the Wayne County Travel Council at www.capitolreef.travel Donations assist in funding our programming are greatly appreciated.

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Schools & Sports GCSD FY16 Budget

On June 11th, Business Administrator, Patty Murphy, and I will present the FY16 Budget to the Garfield County School Board for their consideration and anticipated approval. The District will not be seeking any additional increase in taxes from the tax payers. We will hold the tax rates flat for the FY16 fiscal year. I would like to thank Mrs. Murphy for all of her time and the effort she has dedicated to the District’s nearly $14 million dollar budget. The new proposed budget includes an increase in technology resources for students such as $250,000 in student technology devices and internet security. With an increase in funding from the Utah Legislature, the District will be able to provide a 2% increase to the District salary schedules at no additional cost to the local tax payers. I would like to thank the Garfield County School Board for all of the time they have dedicated to the development of the FY16 Budget. I am happy to report to the patrons of Garfield County that the Garfield School District is financially and fiscally stable with the adoption of the FY16 Budget. If you would like a copy of the FY16 Budget you can log onto the District web page at: http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us or you may also obtain a hard copy at the District Office.

Please also know the Garfield County School Board will be holding a public hearing on the FY16 Budget on June 11th at Boulder Elementary at 12:00pm; we would encourage everyone to attend.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

Congratulations to two Wayne District Employees Wayne District recognized two outstanding employees in the May School Board meeting. Flora Hallows, a teacher at Wayne Middle School was chosen as Teacher of the year. Mrs. Hallows is a dedicated professional with the concern of each student her first priority.

She is a great example of a life-time learner, and continues to improve her teaching strategies and instructional skills.

Mrs. Hallows taught for six years in Ohio and Kansas. She served as principal of Aspen Ranch School, and has taught for the past sixteen years in Wayne District schools including, Loa Elementary, Hanksville Elementary, and Wayne Middle School. Mrs. Hallows has touched and influenced the lives of many students, and has been a valuable colleague and contributor to education in

Wayne County. It is a pleasure to honor her as the Outstanding Teacher of the Year in Wayne School District.

Brenda Wood was recognized as the Employee of the Year. Brenda has served as Business Administrator for the past 33 years. She has provided essential business and fiscal oversight to ensure proper business management for the District. Brenda has officially retired from the Business Administrator’s position. District personnel have appreciated the close friendly relationships developed while working with Brenda over the past years.

The District is extremely grateful for her many years of dedicated service. She has worked tirelessly to comply with Utah State office of Education fiscal rules and statutes, and the many demands and responsibilities for which she has been assigned. District administration, school board and all

employees, wish her well in her retirement, and know she will continue to work hard, stay busy, and remain a great friend of education, as she begins this new phase of her life.

—Superintendent Burke Torgerson

Poetry Workshop at Escalante Library What: "How To Write Your Poem" Poetry Workshop When: Four Wednesdays in June (June3rd through June 24th) From 3 pm to 5pm Where: Escalante City Library What to Bring: Pencil, Binder Paper, and $5 for the poetry manuel that will be provided. Bring your own poem to the first class to read!

Teacher: Winnie Washburn Phone Reservation: 435-826-4516

WHS/WMS Hold Anti-Bullying Assembly On May 19, at 10:00 AM, Wayne High School and Wayne Middle School had the opportunity to host the Utah Anti-Bullying Coalition and some of the stars that often travel with the group to present assemblies for Utah students. Charley Jenkins, Jes-

Bryce Valley Elementary News

by Gayle Moore Vicki Syrett

and

This is the last news until School starts again. Thanks to Ellen Fagergren for being so faithful and getting her news in. She even found a replacement for the new school year, Abbey Richards. We are looking forward to that.

Thanks to the PTA for recognizing our students for their Penmanship. Neatness and Improved were two of the categories that were awarded.

They also honored the participants in the "Reflections" contest this year.

Congratulations to the Sixth Graders on their graduation. Teacher Mrs. Trista Rich gave each student a DVD of pictures of the years activities for the sixth graders. Students shared some of their talents and spoke on "Where they want to be in 10 years".

An Awards Assembly was held for the Elementary Students. The awards were given for Reading, Citizenship, Academic Achievements and Attendance. Mr. Layne Le Fevre, the Principal, gave $2.00 bill to all who achieved 100% attendance in a term.

Everyone was given a certificate. They held a drawing of names for gifts and the big winner of a Kindle was Treyson Roberts, son of Riley and April Roberts. He was thrilled.

A Farm Field Trip was taken by all elementary students in the Garfield School District to the Farm of Bruce Fullmer where he raises Black Angus Cattle in Panguitch.

There was a petting zoo, wagon rides, and a wonderful lunch of Sloppy Joes. They all got to brand a board with the branding irons. Kevin Heaton arranged for this event and the FFA Club helped out with the student. Tyce Palmer also was part of this field trip. The students really enjoyed this field trip.

It has been a great year in the Elementary at Bryce Valley and we thank the teachers, aides and our principal for all they do for us. They go beyond the required tasks to make sure that the students are on course and doing what is required while learning to enjoy the learning process and what it can add to your life. To the parents we thank you for supporting the schools and making sure your child is ready to learn.

sie Funk, and John Allred all spoke about the Anti-Bullying Coalition’s message. John Allred and Jessie Funk performed great musical numbers and related stories of bullying and the consequences of bullying to the students. Nichol Stringham, Wayne High School Yearbook Advisor, has been working with Pam Hayes, one of the representatives of the Utah Anti-Bullying Coalition to get students involved in being kind and ending bullying of all sorts. Three Wayne High students, Ryan Lee, Tegan New, and Katelyn Robinson were awarded gift cards from their actions of kindness to others recognized through the Stand4Kind website. All Wayne District students (ages 12 and up) will be able to take the stand4kind pledge and participate in recognizing kindness. The website www.stand4kind.com can be accessed by students and teachers. Once on the website, just register and recognize your school, and

you can award others for being kind. Awards will be given regularly to students who do kind deeds. Mrs. Stringham was able to purchase t-shirts for the staff and students of Wayne High with the help of the Utah Anti-Bullying Coalition and the USU Extension office, and there are many activities in the works for next year. If anyone is interested in reading more about the Utah Anti-Bullying Coalition, the presenters from the assembly held May 19, or the Stand4Kind project, see the following links: www.utahantibullying. org, www.stand4kind.com, www.jessiefunk.com, www. johnallredmusic.com, www. reverbnation.com/charleyjenkins Wayne High School wants to create a caring community of teachers, students, administrators, and parents.

Please watch for more great programs and events taking place to help stop bullying!

—Nichol Stringham

SPOTLIGHT Wayne High School Seniors 2015

KALVIN HICKMAN

My name is Kalvin Kay Hickman, I live in Bicknell, UT . My parents are McKay Hickman and Rebecca Batio. When I graduate from high school I plan to go into the Marines for 8 years. The two people that have inDluenced me the most are Greg Pace, my boss and coach along with Coach Rick McCartney.

They both have always pushed me to work hard so I could achieve more on and off the Dield. They both have always believed in me and my potential. <————————————>

This weekly student sotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the “Scholarship of Excellence” program for students at WHS. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.

SPOTLIGHT Wayne High School Seniors 2015

BRIGG BLACKBURN

“My name is Brigg Blackburn and I live in Bicknell, my parents are Howard and Cherie Blackburn. I plan on attending SUU and getting my bachelors degree in business. I may also attend USU Eastern and play baseball. I would also like to learn to Bly helicopters. My biggest inBluences in my life are my dad and David Chappell. They both expect a lot from me and push me to do my best.”……Brigg

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This weekly student sotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the “Scholarship of Excellence” program for students at WHS. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.

Hanksville Elementary Students of the Month

April Students of the Month, William Jackson, Dalvina Whitehair, and Jak Ellner, help end the Hanksville Elementary school year in style. They were recognized for their outstanding citizenship and excellent behavior.

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Wills, Trusts, and More

Advance Directives for Medical Decisions

by Jeffery J. McKenna

What if an illness or an accident leaves you in a coma?

Would you want to have your life prolonged by any means necessary, or would you want to have some treatments withheld to allow a natural death?

An advance directive allows you to give instructions to your health care providers and your family on these topics.

You can give them instructions about the types of treatments you want or don't want to receive if you become incapacitated.

What can happen if there are no instructions, in writing?

Family emotions and differences of opinion can get in the way of making a choice that reflects your true wishes.

These differences of opinion can cause much strife in an already difficult time. To make matters worse, many such conflicts end up being decided by the courts, which may receive conflicting information from family members. Courts try to determine what your wishes are, based on testimony from family.

The term â&#x20AC;&#x153;advance directiveâ&#x20AC;? can describe a variety of documents. Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney documents are types of advance directives. If you have questions, contact an attorney who is familiar with state statutes regarding advance directives. An attorney can help you formulate ad-

vance directives. It is a simple process, and can prevent much heartache and family conflict.

It can ensure that your wishes are followed should you become incapacitated.

LIVING WILL A Living Will allows you to state whether you want your life prolonged if you suffer from a terminal illness or if you are deemed to be permanently unconscious. In general, a Living Will indicates whether you want certain treatments withheld or withdrawn if they are only prolonging the dying process or if there is no hope of recovery.

Living Wills only go into effect if you are no longer able to make your own health care decisions. A Living Will lets your physician and your family know your specific wishes concerning certain medical procedures.

HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY A Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA) allows you to name someone (an Agent) to make health care decisions for you if you are unable. The HCPOA can cover any health care decision, even if you are not terminally ill or permanently unconscious. A HCPOA can apply in cases of temporary unconsciousness or in case of diseases like Alzheimer's that affect decision making. As with the Living Will, a HCPOA gen-

Attorney Jeff McKenna hiking with his son in Zion National Park.

erally only goes into effect when you are no longer able to make your own health care decisions. Unless you state otherwise in your directive, your Agent generally has the same authority to make decisions about your health care as you would. Since this person will be acting on your behalf if you become unconscious or unable to make health care decisions, this should obviously be someone you know and trust thoroughly. You can limit your Agent's authority if you choose to do so. For example, you could specify that your Agent will not have authority to override your desire not to be put on life support equipment.

Advance directives can prevent many problems for close family members. They are simple and inexpensive to have prepared. They can give you and your family great peace of mind to know that your wishes regarding your health care choices are clear and set forth in writing, should you become incapacitated.

WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. 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.

Our new dentist, hygienist, and staff are available each Tues and Weds to provide dental services to our patients in Garfield County we are hoping to increase our days of service as we grow. Below is a chart to explain what services are available at what costs. This is a very expensive service and because of the costs, co-payments must be made at time of service.

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X-rays Fillings

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CHIP

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Sliding Fee Depending on Income $25.00 - $35.00 25-45% of Fee

PAID/COPAY PAID/COPAY

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-0- w/cleaning 25%-45% of FEE

Escalante Dental Clinic accepts all dental insurances and some families will still qualify for sliding fee and it can reduce your costs substantially. We look forward to providing our patients with as many services as possible at very low cost. Please call the clinic for more information. 435-826-4333

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I remember carbon paper.

I remember the smell of the mimeograph.

I remember the fading "dot" when you turned off the television.

I remember illegally copying music by holding a tape recorder up to an AM radio. (and that you used to have to push the "record"and "play" buttons at the same time to get it to record).

I remember opening a can of Spam with a key (and tuna fish too).

I remember when milk was delivered to your door in pint & quart sized glass bottles.

I remember opening a bank account with one dollar.

I remember some relatives not having an indoor toilet.

I remember leaded gasoline.

You could only get watermelon in the summer.

I remember adjusting roller skates with a skate key.

I remember phone booths.

I remember when you returned empty soda bottles, they sent them back to the factory to be cleaned and refilled; and you got your deposit back.

Injuries

Renaissance Faire

I broke a leg, arm and four teeth in a motorcycle accident. On the second day of my hospital stay, a middleaged man became my roommate. I overheard a nurse say the man had a compound fracture of his tibia and a fractured clavicle.

The next day, my roommate asked me how I got injured.

"That's terrible," he said when I told him about my crash. "I used to ride when I was younger, but not anymore.

It's just too dangerous."

"How did you get injured?" I asked him.

"Skydiving," he replied.

I was in line at the souvenir booth of a Renaissance Faire when a man asked the clerk, "Do you sell sunglasses?"

"Alas, yeoman," she answered in her best fake old English, "colored bits of glass suspended before the eyes were not invented until after the Renaissance, so those are not goods we purvey."

As he began to turn away, ye olde Renaissance clerk added, "But we do carry baseball caps with our logo on them."

Cookie Recipe

A mother was making a large batch of cookies with her ten-year-old son.

She asked him to read the recipe and ingredients to her, doubling them as he went along.

He did as she said, and thus his first instruction was to preheat the oven to seven hundred degrees.

To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

Answers for this week

AG MARKET NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah May 20, 2015 USDA-Utah Dept of Ag Market News Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday May 19, 2015 Receipts: 644. Last Week: 882. Last Year: 730. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on similar kinds; Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on similar kinds. Holstein Steers: to few last week for comparison; Slaughter Cows: weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls: weak to 1.00 lower on similar kinds.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 308.00-212.50; 350-400 lbs 275.00-287.50; 400-450 lbs 275.00-300.00; 450-500 lbs 260.00-275.00; 500-550 lbs 258.00-277.50; 550-600 lbs 242.50-265.00; 600-650 lbs 230.00-255.00; 650-700 lbs 215.00-245.00 700-750 lbs 200.00-212.50, pkg 238.00; 750-800 lbs 185.00-198.00; 800-850Lbs 185.50-193.00; 850-900 lbs 167.00-181.00; 900-950 lbs 177.00-184.75;950-1000 lbs 161.50-182.50.

Holstein Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs 131.00-155.00; 900-1100 122.00-136.00.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 292.50-305.00; 250-300 lbs pkg 307.50; 300-350 lbs 257.00-276.00; 350-400 lbs scarce; 400-450 lbs 250.00-257.50; 450-500 lbs 248.00-257.50; 500-550 lbs 230.00-250.00; 550-600 lbs 217.50-240.00; 600-650 lbs 210.00-227.50; 650-700 lbs206.00-222.50; 700-750 lbs 190.00-207.50; 750-800 lbs 175.00-200.00; 800-850 lbs 170.00-192.00; 850-900 lbs 165.00-175.00; 900-950 lbs 164.00-175.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce. Heiferettes: 95.50157.50.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 102.50-113.50; Breaking 75-80 Lean:105.00113.50; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 92.00-102.00.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 128.00137.00; 1500-2200 lbs132.50139.50, individual 142.75; Yield Grade 2: 1000-1500 lbs 110.00-123.00; 1500-1930 lbs 122.50-131.50; Feeder Bulls: 895-1410 lbs 135.00-172.50.

Source: USDA-Utah Dept.

Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT (435-230-0402.)

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OBITUARIES

John Allen Brinkerhoff 1927 - 2015

BICKNELL - John Allen Brinkerhoff, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away May 22, 2015 in Payson, Utah. He was born to Mary Allen and Willard Duain Brinkerhoff on July 13, 1927 in Bicknell, Utah. He received his early education in Wayne County, Utah and learned to work on the family farm and in the surrounding mountains with his father’s sheep herd.

John graduated from Provo High School where he was a star athlete-point guard and team captain of Provo High’s basketball team that won the state championship his junior and senior years. He then enlisted in the US Navy during World War II, spending his time aboard ship on the high seas on the Pacific Rim. At the end of the WWII he married his sweetheart Blanche Taylor in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on November 1, 1946, and was then called to serve an LDS mission in the Northwestern States. After his mission, he graduated with a Bachelor and Master degrees from Brigham Young University and entered the teaching profession in 1951 as coach at Wayne High School.

John later became the principal of the Bicknell Elementary School. Later he joined the staff of the Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Salt Lake City, and thereafter returned to Wayne High School as Guidance Counselor. In 1969 he became the Superintendent of Wayne School District and held that position until his retirement. He also served as a Wayne County Commissioner and for many years was the Secretary of the Fremont Irrigation Company.

John was valiant in his testimony of Jesus Christ. He taught his children to trust in God. Throughout his life, he served in many Church callings including full-time missionary, youth leader, Gospel Doctrine instructor, Bishop of the Thurber Ward, High Councilor in the Wayne Stake, and ward clerk. With his wife, he served as an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple.

John was an extremely hard worker and derived great joy in serving others.

John was a devoted husband and father. He loved music and encouraged his children to be musicians. He taught his children to ride horses—and helped all of his grandchildren do the same.

He camped and hunted with his sons, taught all of his children to work hard, and helped all of them to receive the best education possible. His happiest times were spent with his wife, children and grandchildren. His legacy of hard work, a moral lifestyle, his consistent engagement in community service, and a love of God have been passed on through the succeeding generations.

John is survived by his sweetheart, Blanche; six children: Allan Brinkerhoff (Mary), Diane Walter (Kent, deceased), Mary Jo Crook (Kenneth), Brad Brinkerhoff (Susan), Doris Madson (Dennis), and Ted Brinkerhoff; 24 grandchildren, and 50 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his three brothers, Frank, Stanley and Joseph.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel in Bicknell, Utah.

A viewing will be held prior to the funeral on Saturday at the Thurber Ward chapel from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Interment with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the Utah Honor Guard will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

GRADUATION

Bowdy Stowe Receives DAR Award and Scholarship

ESCALANTE - During graduation ceremonies at Escalante High School on May 20, graduating senior Bowdy Stowe received the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award. Congratulations Bowdy for also winning a continuing $2000 scholarship to SUU! —Harriet Priska

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues.

June 2nd Turkey & swiss melt w/picadilly chips Salad bar Strawberry cottage cheese salad Filled cookie

Wed. June 3rd Pizza Salad bar Peaches Cheesecake

Thurs.

June 4th Hot dogs Dutch oven potatoes Baked beans Relish tray Watermelon Poke cake

All meals are served with milk or juice.

If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317.

Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

May 28, 2015

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It’s Memorial Day weekend and our area is getting slammed. Which is a good thing for business; most of the motels in town have their No Vacancy signs on. The real story is out at the Bryce Canyon Park, it was closed for three hours Sunday because of all the cars in the park. The shuttle service took over, with the drivers giving up their lunches to help handle the crowd. The buses were running every ten minutes, but the line to purchase tickets was really long, both at the shuttle start and at Ruby’s. They ran out of space in the parking lot and people had to park over at Ebenezer’s Music Hall a quarter mile away. The shuttle service is looking for a substitute driver, to fill in when needed.

Contact Lamont Olsen at the Bryce Canyon shuttle, 165 South Main St. Bryce Canyon City. Driver must have a CDL license and a passenger bus driver endorsement. Need to apply on Monday – Wednesday.

The PHS Graduation was really special. There was a lot of talk about all of the State Championships that have been won the last 4 years. 4 Cross Country Titles, 3 Baseball Titles, 3 Boys and Girls Track and Field Titles, 2 Girls Basketball titles, 1 Volleyball Title, 3 Debate Titles. PHS sent over 40 Students to Nationals for FCCLA, where they brought home many Gold Medals. A lot of the students received scholarship money at another meeting. Little was made of the fact that there were three Valedictorians, Darri Frandsen, Catania Hol-

man, and Brenne Mooney, for the first time in the history of PHS. Josiah should have also been there but he got a B+ in one of his college courses. I am always jealous of these graduating classes; they build friendships that will be there for their lifetime. My class had six hundred in the graduating class and other than our 50th reunion I have never seen anyone there. These students if they put as much efforts in the rest of their life as they did in high school will make a difference. Be proactive don’t wait for something to happen and react.

The City will be turning the agriculture water on the first week in June, so keep your valves closed. With the first week there are always leaks to fix, so the water may not be at your house right away. Long time City employee, Troy Pollock has accepted a position in Salina as their head maintenance man. Troy recently married his long time girl friend, who works in Richfield and lives in Salina, this really worked out well for him.

Congratulation go to Travis Martinez, on his graduation from Medical School. Travis is the Son of Jayleen Martinez.

Travis was the State heavyweight wrestler as a junior and decided to give up wrestling his senior year and concentrate on his studies. He married his long time girl friend Maggie from Hatch and they have two sons. Glad to see that they will live in Flagstaff, it will be close to home, both Dr. Martinez and Maggie were some of the brightest students to come out of Panguitch.

Chris and Marla Gilbert announced that their son Preston has graduated from Medical School and will be interning as a surgeon in St. Louis for the next five years. I have a great appreciation for all medical doctors. Four years of college, four years of medical school and three to five years interning. Boy all of the studying that goes along with it, you have to have some stick-to-it in your blood.

There won’t be any sports news till next school year, I left out of last weeks column the 4th through 8th grade school track meet at Bryce Valley. As usual it was cold and the last three relays got rained out, but it is a lot of fun, because every kid gets to take part. Panguitch sent about 175 kids and there is a lot of athletic talent there and Coach Norris was licking his lips, the Bob Cats are going to dominate track and field for some time to come. All of the kids take part and one kid from another school was long jumping in cowboy boots.

The Quilt Walk is coming up, the second weekend in June. It starts off with the Chocolate Fest on Wednesday the 10th. The classes start on Thursday and run through Saturday at the high school, many of the classes are full, so you might want to get signed up. The play will also start on Thursday in the evening and there will be a number of new cast members that always add to the fun. Friday will be the Pioneer Home tour, look for an advertisement listing where the homes will be. This is the 18th year for the Quilt Walk Festival, if you would like to volunteer and join in the fun, contact Elaine Baldwin, Jerilu Houston or Diane Fullmer.

Quilts will be on display at the high school gym all during the festival, come and enjoy the art work which goes into making these beautiful quilts.

Summer is here, enjoy your time with the good weather.

Mack O.

PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot.

Meals include milk & bread. nd Tues. June 2 Wed. June 3rd Thurs. June 4th Beef enchiladas Spanish rice Corn Pears Cake

Cheeseburger w/lettuce, pickles, onions, tomatoes Potato wedges Coleslaw Peaches Pudding

Orange chicken Fried rice Egg rolls Peas Mandarin oranges Almond cookie

NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.

BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWS

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

Bryce Valley Music camp still has openings for the enrichment classes. Please let Angela Steele know if you'd like to sign your child up for a class. Each class is $40, they are an hour long every day June 8th-12th. We have some awesome teachers coming in town to offer these classes!!

Classes include: Juggling (extra $10), African Drumming, Storytelling, Choir (great for kids, awesome for teens), Beginning guitar, Arts & Crafts.

Softball game cancelled on Saturday. Rescheduled for Wednesday the 27th at 5 pm in Wayne. Also a make-up game with Valley on the 26th in Valley.

The Race for Jace is going to be held in American Fork Canyon on June 27th.

The shirts turned out SO cute!.

There is white or green. They come in youth, woman's and men's XS-XXL. Youth sizes XS-XL are $10, woman's and men's are $15. She added a few $ on the original price and with that $ I am going to donate to DIPG research and awareness!! Message Shayne on facebook or text her your order, 435-616-4972. Even if you don't run or even make it to the race, you are still welcome to buy shirts! Also if you register for the race before June 1st, the fee is less!

Message or text Shayne for the info to sign up under Team Jace! Thanks for all of your support!! FRIDAY 28 May is the last day to order your shirts. You can also find out about the race on afhalfmarathon.com.

A reminder for you about Miriam Wagstaff's Meadow Mont Recitals in Garfield County. She will be in Tropic at the Heritage Center on June 5th at 7:00 P.M. On June 6th you can find her at 11:30 A.M. at the Escalante Home Center for a "Meet and Greet". Then at 3:00 P.M. at the Escalante Town Park and at 7:00 P.M. at the Boulder Town Hall all on the 6th of June. You will enjoy these Recitals with Miriam because she is so talented and it is worth the

time you take to come out and listen and meet her.

Since the news escaped me I would like Roger and Jill Nowers of Panguitch to know that they are in our prayers and thoughts at this time.

Their home burned down awhile back on May 5th and they lost everything. I only found out on Thursday of last week. Jill as you know is the Flower Lady in Panguitch that is always sending out such beautiful arrangements and plants for us when we call with the need for them. We wish them luck and know they have a big job ahead of them.

They are presently living in a home owned by Martin Nay and we hope the future will bring them what they need to get settled again. Having lost a home to a fire I know how devastating that can be to a family and for the rest of your life you will run and look every time you smell smoke. It is a life changing event.

Congratulations to Whitni Syrett on graduating from Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She graduated with an Associate of Science Degree and this fall will continue her education and basketball career at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitni is the daughter of Brady and Shawnee Syrett of Tropic and the granddaughter of Gib and Shannon Clark of Kanab and MonDell and Florence Syrett of Tropic. Way to go Whitni.

We also want Val Kelly to know she is in our thoughts and prayers as she also deals with a fire in her kitchen that made it impossible for her to live in her home right now.

She had to be taken by ambulance to the Garfield Memorial Hospital but was later released. Val we hope all goes well with you and you can soon be back in your home.

We will be thinking about you.

Youth in the area need to be sure to get their Parent Permission slips signed and into the leaders so you can participate in the summer sports ac-

tivities and other activities.

Congratulations to Kyra Brinkerhoff and Javyn Pollock on their choice to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Kyra is the daughter of Jeff and Andrea Brinkerhoff of Tropic and granddaughter of Ferrell and Gwen Brinkerhoff of Tropic. Javyn is the son of Nick and Hayley Pollock of Bryce Canyon City and the grandson of Rod and Kathern Syrett of Bryce Canyon City and Sam and the Late LaRee Pollock of Tropic.

We welcome Anthony Isaac Wright to our area. He has moved into Tropic and is working for Brady Syrett.

Welcome Anthony.

Becoming Elders in preparation for a Mission are Caleb Christensen and Trace Torgerson both of Escalante. In Bryce Valley area John Cloud, Jarom Johnson, Hagen Palmer and Shan Thompson. Congratulations to these young men.

Taking the Senior Citizen bus on a trip to Payson, Utah were Doug & Vicki Ahlstrom, Jeff Carter, Allyson Sudweeks, Anita Fletcher, Glenna Fletcher, Jerry & Carol Pollock, Catherine Littlefield, Vicki Syrett, Wynona Henderson, Marcia Evans and Janet Pollock. Under the very capable driving of Doug we made it up and back safely and even went shopping and out to lunch at a Chinese Restaurant. It was a glorious trip and the Temple is gorgeous. You can be part of these trips if you just let Doug or Vicki know what and where you would like to go.

A big congratulation to Krisette Roberts and David Thompson on their upcoming Marriage in the Manti Temple on July 22nd. This is exciting news and we wish them a very happy life. Now if they could just get the house here and settled it would be a big help.

As we celebrate and remember our service men and women this Memorial Day we should let them know how much we love and appreciate

the sacrifices that they make for us and our freedoms. God has blessed us with these wonderful people who take pride in their work for our country and no one can take that away from us. To those who want to and to those who like to take God out of our lives, leave us alone. We have our rights too and without these great people we would not have the freedoms we so enjoy. Including yours to censor what we do that you think is hurting you.

Watching the many programs that honor our military and our country you can't help but be proud to be an American, living in a free country where we feel a lump in our throats as we see our service men and women in their uniforms representing us and protecting us. Thank you to all who have served our country down through the years to the present. May God Bless you all.

We listened to two veterans as they spoke to us today about that very thing and about experiences and stories of our service folks. Earl Slack and Clare Ramsay kept us interested as we learned about things from the past that have made our future what it is today.

Beautiful music was supplied

by Danielle Brinkerhoff as she played the piano for us.

In Henrieville they heard from Klay Chynoweth and Brad Hill. Brad just returned from his mission to Hawaii.

Krista Platt Neighbor sang a wonderful rendition of "In the Garden".

Congratulations to Delpha Rose who celebrated her 94th Birthday with all her family around her at a Family Reunion. It was a wonderful birthday celebration for Delpha. Ralph Chynoweth also celebrated his Birthday with his family at a BBQ Cookout at the home of Shawn and Lisa Chynoweth. There were over 50 people in attendance and a great time was had by all.

Have a great week everyone and please take a minute to call or email your news to me. Thanks VS

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BIRTHDAYS

George Coombs

by Adus F. Dorsey II MAY 17, 2015 - Lets say you are driving east on S.R. 24 near the old “Cozy Cove” cement dance floor and you are wanting to go southeast toward Grover, just for something fun to do on a Saturday afternoon. Anyway, you get to a special place on highway 24 where you can see a small herd of buffalo placidly grazing off to the north of the fields Mike Stephenson has been recently plowing. Immediately off to your right is a little dirt road that seems to disappear around a bend into nowhere… so you decide to take it. For about a quarter of a mile on a barely one way red dirt road, that you can’t go more than 10 mph on, you find yourself reaching for the volume knob and cranking up your “Old Brother Where art Thou” CD to about 4300 db. Then in a moment of nostalgia you find yourself slipping back into a time and place that only the likes of the infamous George Coombs, of Teasdale, can adequately describe. Just like it happened yesterday, all to the back ground music of “He’s in the Jail House Now.” Sung by Jimbo Lamb’s favorite band “The Soggy Bottom Boys”.

Before George even starts any attempt to tell you a story he will say right up front that he is going to “tell it like it is, I ain’t gonna flour coat anything”, then instinctively you bob your head up and down like a some confounded mountain sheep as if to say, OK. In these wild and wooly parts lovingly known to some as the “Land of the Sleeping Rainbow”, and to the rest as Wayne County, it should be no secret that George Coombs comes from a long line of sheep men… him being from Teasdale and all. And in no uncertain terms he will convey to you that his Father, Guy Coombs, is his major influence in life. In George’s distinctive Wayne County drawl he can tell you; as if he were right there the story of how after his Dad came back from a Mormon mission in 1938 or '39, and immediately caught wind of a herd of sheep for sale down on the Arizona strip, and how over the telephone his Dad bought 2,000 head of sheep, sight unseen.

“My Dad went down there to get this herd of sheep that he bought over the phone from Sam Graph, out of Hurricane, “one of the last herds of sheep on the Arizona Strip… because everyone else was going to cattle,” grunts George.

So my dad “geethers” up Lewis Allen, (Lewis Allen being the best Camp Jack there ever was,) some smart sheep dogs, a few pack mules, some saddle horses and two or three Judas goats, and they all loaded up in Grand Dad Coomb’s flat bed truck. They drive down to the Arizona strip and Grand Dad Coombs dumped the whole bunch of them off…

Judas goats and all, right onto a sand bank out on some dirt road on the dry Paria River.

And all Grand Dad Coombs had to say after he slammed the gate closed on the back of his truck was, “Maybe I will see you boys someday” then Grand Dad Coombs drove off down the Paria riverbed and disappeared in a cloud of dust!” George says and swiftly waves his hand in the air like he's shooing away a fly.

“My dad, and the best “Camp Jack” there ever was, Lewis Allen, some dogs and

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George Coombs. three Judas goats herded 2,000 head of sheep all the way from the Arizona Strip up through Cottonwood canyon west of Big Water, up through Cannonville, out through Widstoe and onto Parker Mountain, “It took them ten days, and is probably the longest sheep drive known’ in history. That right there is how my Dad got started in the sheep business.”

George Coombs, with a red calico kerchief tied around his neck and puffed up like a Banty rooster says matter of factly.

To everybody in the know… it should go without saying that George Coombs is a Grand Master at always making his Wayne County stories as hysterical as possible, as well as educational in nature.

George goes on to say “For a couple of years when I was a young man we lambed out on the range… there is big difference between range and shed lambing. Shed lambing is a lot more labor intensive but you get a better lamb crop. But for a couple of years my Dad decided to lamb out on Parker.

The basic concept of range lambing is that you take 1500 head of ewes and you start down here on the end of your allotment and you have to herd real tight, two or three guys they herd 24 hours and move the herd away and you have a few ewes and lambs here, 24 hours in this spot and you move them a little further and you got another bunch of ewes and lambs, so forth and so on up the allotment until you get up to the forest fence and then you’ve got 1500 ewes with their little lambs.”

“It takes a lot of effort, daylight to dark… and one year we went out there on to Timber Knoll to dock.” Just in case you don’t know what “dockin” is, George has a detailed description ready for you. “Dockin is when we chop off the tails, castrate, ear mark and brand. In an instant George proudly produces the two Coombs brands and says my Dad made these and they have been around since before I can remember. George hoists the two hand crafted iron Coombs brands into the air and says, “this one is the “Mule Shoe”… displayed prominently high above his head in his left hand George says, “Guy Pace calls this one the Flying Asshole!” Without missing a step or cracking so much as a smile George continues on with “Gramps” Guy Coombs, sheep story.

“So we get to the docking corral at Timber Knoll… a good percentage on the range is one lamb per one ewe, 100%, that’s pretty good…”

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George stretches way back and cackles like a prized Blue Ribbon Rooster. “In the sheds we can get 150 to 160% but out on the range 100% is pretty good. So we get started docking these sheep and my Dad, he was feeling pretty proud of his self and he says, “I will tell you what, if we have got over 100% I’m going to buy everyone who has helped here a brand new Stetson hat. So when we got done docking we get down and we start counting the tails cause that is how you know how many lambs you got, you count the tails over from this pile into that pile and you tally up the numbers. Well, when we got done we had 110%; and my Daddd, he really didn’t believe it, so he got down there on his knees counted all the tails again?”

“So my Daddd finally concedes and made the announcement… and we had this little Mexican that was

working for us, Gilbert Serrano, he worked for us for years and he was from Coyote, Mexico, the best sheep herder ever around… he was there, and my Dad says, “Uhh, well one of these first days and the next time I get over to Richfield I will buy everybody a new Stetson hat… In George's best Mexican / Wayne County dialect he says “The 120 pound little Mexican, Gilbert Serrano, steps right up front and says, “Thiiis is uhh Buull Shiit” because I kin tell you the next time you are gooing to Richfield… is gooing to be tooday! We diid our part and 30 days of pure hell and you are going over to Richfield to giit our new Stetson hats tooday.”

“Old Gramps didn’t even clean up, he drove straight over to Richfield and got a load of brand new Stetson hats,” recalls George fondly.

BICKNELL - John Richard Larsen will celebrate his 80th birthday at an open house for family and friends on June 6, 2015, from 6 to 9 pm, at the Mill Lodge in Lyman Utah. We would like everyone to join us in the celebration.

He was born June 7, 1935 in Salt Lake City Utah to John S. and Janet Swan Larsen. He is the youngest of 4 children, Phyllis (Jimmy)(deceased) Heaton, St. George, Utah, Lowell (Gatha) Larsen (both deceased) and Homer Larsen Bountiful, Utah.

Richard spent his growing up years in Bicknell on the farm.

It was here he developed his love of farming, working the soil, working with animals, watching crops grow and then participating in the harvest. He graduated from Wayne High School in 1953. He married Myrna Brown November 23, 1955 in the Manti LDS Temple.

Richard and Myrna spent most of their married life in Bicknell. Richard went to work for Brown Brothers Construction and retired after working for them 43 years.

They are the parents of 3 children. JoAnn (Greg) Overacker, Sonora, California, Janet Morgan, Monroe Utah and Greg (Brooke) Larsen, Bicknell Utah.

He has numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Myrna died on February 22, 2003.

Richard later married Connie Williams Torgerson. They spend their retirement years living in St. George in the winter and Bicknell in the summer.

Ferriland Ruesch 90th

MISSIONS

Elder Taylor Allen ANTIMONY - Taylor Allen has returned from serving in the Uganda Kampala Mission. He is the son of Shannon and Julie Allen of Antimony, and the grandson of Phil and Billie Allen of Antimony and of the late Clare and Shirley Furse of Macon, Georgia.

He will be reporting his mission at the Antimony LDS Ward on May 31, 2015at 11:50 a.m.

Elder Caleb Christensen ESCALANTE - Caleb Christensen, son of Chris and Jennifer Christensen of Escalante, will be serving in the Minneapolis, Minnesota Mission. He enters the MTC on June 10th and will be speaking in the Escalante 1st ward Sunday, May 31st at 11:00.

BRYCE VALLEY - Ferriland Ruesch just celebrated her 90th birthday. All of her children got together at the home of her daughter, Geri and her husband Dave Munford in South Jordan. Renon and Rick Bybee,along with Peggy Tebbs took Ferriland up and Kim Hansen and her husband Chris and their daughter Kaci, flew down from Alaska. John Ruesch and his wife Janice from Parowan were there also. It was great and her birthday wish as she blew out the candles was "I wish we could do this all again in ten years" It was a very fun day and she was grateful for all the well wishers on Facebook too. Ferriland is a very special lady and so charming. She is always willing to help anyone when she can and is loved by many. Hope your day on May 13th was the best because you deserve it and we all love you Ferriland.

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LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC HEARING TICABOO UTILITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 23, 2015, the Board of Trustees of Ticaboo Utility Improvement District (the "Issuer"), adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) declaring its intention to issue its Water Revenue Bonds (the “Bonds”) pursuant to the Utah Government Bonding Act, Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended and to call a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to the issuance of the Bonds.

The Issuer shall hold a public hearing on June 11, 2015, at the hour of 6:30 p.m. The location of the public hearing is in the LDS Church, Ticaboo, Utah. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input from the public with respect to the issuance of the Bonds and any potential economic impact to the private sector from the construction of the Project to be funded by the Bonds.

All members of the public are invited to attend and participate.

DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015. /s/ Justin Fischer, Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 21 & 28, 2015

DELINQUENT NOTICE WEST PANGUITCH IRRIGATION AND RESERVOIR COMPANY The West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company, a corporation of the State of Utah, principle place of business at 215 E. 100 N., Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah.

There is delinquency upon the following described stock on account of annual assessments by the Board dating back to 2007 the amount set opposite the name of the respective shareholder as follows: Number of Shares 1.00

Amount of Assessment $73.25

Amount of Surcharge $80.00

Amount of Late Fee $200.00

Total Amount Owing $353.25

1.00

$37.00

$30.00

$75.00

$142.00

0.525 & .315

$54.75

$50.00

$125.00

$229.75

1.17

$73.25

$80.00

$200.00

$353.25

The estimated costs of collection are $1,000.00 In accordance with the law and the Orders of the Board of Directors made annually dating back to October 3, 2007 and including each annual assessment through October 1, 2014, so many shares of stock as may be necessary to pay the delinquent assessment and penalties thereon, together with the costs of advertising and expenses of the sale, will be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction to be held at the front door of the Garfield County Courthouse located at 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, on the 16th day of June, 2015, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. If the shares listed above are purchased at the auction by the corporation, or a director or officer of the corporation for the benefit of the officer or director, the shares may be redeemed by the shareholder for a period of 30 days after the day on which the shares are sold.

Dated this 30th day of April, 2015.

Anne E. Excell, Treasurer Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 21 & 28, 2015 SIX COUNTY REGIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN 2015 UPDATE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Public comments will be accepted from May 27- June 27, 2015 regarding the Regional Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2015 Update. This plan provides a natural hazard assessment and mitigation strategies per jurisdiction. The plan is available at http:// www.sixcounty.com or upon request a paper copy may be obtained from Chelsea Bakaitis at 250 North Main St, Suite B12, Richfield, UT 84701. You may contact Ms. Bakaitis for more information at (435) 893-0714 or cbakaitis@sixcounty.com.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28, 2015 NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES BICKNELL TOWN The following offices to be voted on in the Bicknell Town Municipal General Election on 3 November 2015: (2) Town Council Member — 4 year term each.

Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nomination petition must be filed in person with the Town Clerk at 64 W 100 North, Bicknell, Utah.

Filing dates are from 1 June to 8 June 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.m. I-JCA 10-3-301.

Connie Durfey, Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28, 2015

Learn to Catch Fish, Win Prizes

Fishing workshop happens May 30 IRON COUNTY - Young people can learn how to catch fish at the second annual fishing workshop offered by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildife (SFW).

Heather Talley says the May 30 clinic is open to anyone 17 years of age and younger. Fishing with bait and lures will be discussed, as well as a new fly fishing portion for those who are interested. SFW will be providing raffle prizes and lunch for the participants.

Before heading out on the pond, some short presentations will be given about fish biology and management, conservation and regulations, and fishing techniques, tying knots, and proper catch-and-release methods.

The rest of the workshop will be conducted at the pond for hands-on fishing. If you don’t have fishing equipment, some will be provided for you. Multiple volunteers will be available for assistance with casting, baiting hooks, and releasing snags. Lunch will be served towards the conclusion of the workshop, as prizes are raffled.

Jason Aiken with SFW says, “SFW members enjoy sharing their knowledge about hunting and fishing with others; especially youth. One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to gather knowledge from those who enjoy it.”

The pond is easy to find in Cedar Canyon. Driving from Cedar City, turn east on Center Street,which becomes Highway 14. After about ten miles, there will be a “Woods Ranch” sign on the right side of the road and some pavilions. We will be meeting at the smaller pavilion for the beginning portion, and again for lunch.

To sign up, please contact Heather Talley at 435-868-8756.

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PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD SCHOOL DISRICT PROPOSED BUDGET The Garfield County School District will be proposing to the Board of Education the following: • Fiscal Year 2015 amended and final Budget, and the • Fiscal Year 2016 Budget A public hearing will be held at Boulder Elementary School on June 11, 2015 at 12:00 noon. The hearing will be held in conjunction with the regular monthly Board of Education meeting. A copy of the Budget can be obtained from the District’s website at http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us or from the District Office at 145 East Center Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING BICKNELL TOWN Bicknell Town will be holding a budget hearing for 2016 on June 4 at 7pm at the Town Hall, 64 West 100 North, Bickenell, in conjunction with the regularly scheduled town council meeting.

Connie Durfey, Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28, 2015 HENRY MOUNTIAN CABIN LEASE OPPORTUNITY The State of Utah Trust Lands Administration is seeking proposals for a lease for the following property: Township 31 South, Range 10 East, SLB&M Section 36: W½NE¼SW¼NE¼, E½NW¼SW¼NE¼ (10 Acres M/L) SUBJECT TO all easements of record or prescriptive.

Proposals are due no later than June 30, 2015 and should be sent to the address below. Interested parties must submit a check for $950 for the application and processing fees along with a check for their proposed first year rental bid. All proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: 1. Income potential to the Trust Land Administration 2. Enhancement of adjacent trust lands by the proposed use 3. Desirability of proposed use 4. Proposed timetable for development 5. Ability of applicant to perform A map and legal description is available upon request and may be obtained by: - Calling Bryan Torgerson at (435) 259-7417 - Visiting our Southeastern Area Office (address below) - Or emailing bryantorgerson@utah.gov Utah Trust Lands Administration Southeastern Area Office 217 Center Street #230 Moab,UT 84532 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28 and JUNE 4 & 11, 2015

Tanner’s Metal Collection I am collecting all types of metal: Pop cans Old stoves Soup cans Microwaves Old washers Bed frames Old dryers Car rims Old lawn mowers Wire

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE JUNE 17, 2015.

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

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-2843(a40729): Thomas L. and Patricia H. Hood, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC. 61-3044(a40799): Philip and Sandra Dunn, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 4.1488 ac-ft. from groundwater (1.5 mile east of Panguitch) for IRRIGATION. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 21 & 28, 2015 REQUEST FOR BIDS WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County will accept sealed bids for chip sealing approximately 15 miles of County road, 24 feet wide, in the Loa, Bicknell and Lyman areas. The oil for the chipping will be furnished by the County. The bid will include A chips at State specs, sweeping and preparing the road surface, laying and rolling the chips, and sweeping the road surface after laying the chips and striping of the roadway. The chipping must be completed by September 15, 2015. For additional information please contact Rhett Jeffery at 435-703-1098.

Bids will be accepted in the office of the Wayne County Clerk until 5:00 p.m. on Friday June 5, 2015.

Wayne County may accept or reject any and all bids.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk-Auditor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 21 & 28, 2015 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE FROM: ABANDONED PF/PUBLIC FACILITY TO BC/ BUSINESS COMMERCIAL INTENDED USE: ADULT TREATMENT FACILITY ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: LEGACY OUTDOOR ADVENTURES PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON JUNE 10, 2015 @ 7 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: APPROX 20 ACRES LOCATED IN THE NW1/4 SEC 3 T28S R2E SLB&M Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28 and JUNE 4, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET The Wayne County School District School Board will review and approve proposed budgets for the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 at the board meeting scheduled for June 10, 2015, 7:00 p.m. at the District Office Building located at 79 N 100 W Bicknell, Utah.

The Board will also hold a public hearing on the same date and place to amend budgets for the current fiscal year, July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

Budgets are available to review in the District Office Building during normal business hours.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28 and JUNE 4, 2015 BUDGET 2014-15 AMENDMENT AND 2015-16 BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION LOA TOWN Loa Town will amend the budget for 2014-15 fiscal year on Thursday, June 11, 2015 @ 8 pm in conjunction with its regularly scheduled town board meeting. They will also hold a public hearing for the budget of the 2015-16 fiscal year and adopt the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, following the public hearing.

If anyone would like to review the budget prior to this evening, you may come to the Loa Town Hall, Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm and ask for a copy of the budget.

All public is welcome to attend the public hearing prior to the budget adoption. If you have any questions, contact Michelle Brian at 435-836-2160.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28 and JUNE 4, 2015 2014-2015 BUDGET AMENDMENT & 2015-2016 BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION TORREY TOWN Torrey Town will amend the budget for the, current fiscal year 2014-2015 on Thursday June 11, 2015 @ 6:30pm in conjunction with its town council meeting.

Torrey Town will also hold a public hearing for the budget 2015-2016 fiscal year on Thursday June 11, 2015 and adopt the budget for 2015-16 fiscal year, following the public hearing.

A copy of the tentative budget is available for review at the town office, located at 75 E 100 North, Torrey Utah, between the hours of 10:00 -4:00 pm Wednesday and Thursday.

All public is welcomed to attend the public hearing prior to the adoption of the budget.

If you have any questions, contact Colleen Dudleston Treasurer, @425-3600 Paula Pace, Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 28 and JUNE 4, 2015

ANYTHING that is METAL If you have these kinds of things in your yard that you’d like to get rid of, please call me.

(No trash, please.)

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GARFIELD COUNTY SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: USED CATTLEGUARDS 300+ GALLON WEED SPRAYER 4- 624K JOHN DEERE LOADERS BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2015. BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY JUNE 8TH, 2015 AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SOLD IN “AS IN” CONDITION, AND ALL SALES WILL BE FINAL. PURCHASES CAN BE MADE WITH CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK. GARFIELD COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY AND ALL OFFERS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 435-676-1101 OR www.garfield.utah. gov Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 14, 21 & 28, and JUNE 5, 2015

Stock Name of Certificate Shareholder Number(s) James Blake 3332 and Arla Blake Mike A. 3790 Barnett Thomas J. 3826 & Craig and 3827 Corine A. Craig, husband and wife, with joint tenancy Steve Menzies 3543

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KENNY RAY'S RESTAURANT Panguitch Chef Help wanted. Kenny Rays is looking for a chef. Primarily nights. Competitive wages.

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NOTICE OF JOB OPENING HATCH OFFICE SECRETARY/PART-TIME EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should possess basic computer and data processing capabilities, such as: word processing, and data spreadsheets. Applicant must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills. Candidate should be highly organized and detail oriented. Work well with others and possess a cheerful countenance. Must be flexible to accommodate daily tasks.

WAGE: Pay will be based on training and experience.

This position is located in the Hatch, UT office. It is a part-time position. Up to 20 hours per week. Duties will include time spent between Garkane Propane and Garkane Electric.

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Open until June 1st. Interested parties should submit a resume and record of training and experience. Present applications at the Hatch office or email them to Rob Wolfley at rwolfley@garkaneenergy.com or srevels@garkaneenergy. com For more information: Contact Garkane Energy, toll free at 1-435-735-4288.

Garkane reserves the right to accept or reject any application in accordance with applicable state and federal rules and regulations.

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Clean Desk, Clean Finances - 5 Steps to Streamline Your Money Management

by Jason Alderman

If your financial life is confined to boxes, file cabinets and various piles of statements and receipts that only you can navigate, it might be time for a little de-cluttering.

Software- and Internetdriven advancements (http:// guides.wsj.com/personal-finance/managing-your-money/ how-to-choose-and-use-financial-software/) in money management not only provide paperless alternatives to planning and tracking savings, spending and investments, they make finances easier to handle in an emergency. If you're thinking about resetting your recordkeeping, here are some steps to get started.

Think about financial goals first. Before tackling the job of reorganizing your financial recordkeeping, think through your current financial objectives and what changes might give you better data and efficiency to achieve them. You might want a system that tracks spending, saving, budgeting and on-time debt payments. If you already have that system in place, you might want more detailed information on retirement or your child's college fund. Consider involving your financial and tax advisors in the discussion and see what suggestions they have.

Create a system that makes it easy for loved ones and financial professionals to help in an emergency. If something were to happen to you, could a loved one easily navigate your finances?

When organizing, always keep your spouse, children and/or executor in mind. Consider creating an ICE file, short for "In Case of Emergency," and let your representatives see it in advance. On paper or on a computer document or spreadsheet, your ICE file should be a handy guide or index to find

the following quickly: • Contact information for doctors as well as financial and tax advisors • Locations for all essential estate documents including your will, your health and financial powers of attorney and any letters of instruction you have written to accompany these documents • All ownership documents for real estate, autos and other major assets • Usernames and passwords for Internet-accessible financial accounts as well as personal websites and social media (http://www. practicalmoneyskills.com/ personalfinance/experts/ practicalmoneymatters/columns_2012/0706_socialMedia.php) if such items need to eventually be updated or removed • Contact information and statement access for all savings, investment and debt accounts, particularly joint accounts that will be used to pay bills • An up-to-date list of monthly bills that need to be paid on time • All insurance information including health, home, auto, disability and business policies Know what paper documents you need to keep or shred. Here are some general rules: • Keep: All tax-related documents for up to seven years, including annual tax returns; statements that show a gain or a sale of a security or the purchase or sale of a major asset like real estate; mortgage documents, vehicle titles and insurance policies; multiple copies of birth and death certificates; marriage licenses and divorce decrees; deeds and title documents.

• Shred: With identity theft on the rise, it is generally better to shred financial documents before they go in the garbage. After recording all transactions, immediately shred the store and ATM receipts and credit card statements. After a year, shred monthly bank account statements unless you or a family member are close to qualifying for state Medicaid benefits.

States generally require applicants to save bank and investment statements for anywhere from three to five years to qualify.

Estate documents and directives generally should be kept in their original paper form in a safe, accessible place with copies as advised.

Other documents can be digitally scanned for printout as needed. Many all-in-one printers have a document-scanning feature and today, there are scanning apps available for smartphones as well.

Finally, no matter how you revise your recordkeeping, create a backup system.

If you are wedded to paper documents, consider keeping copies at a secure offsite location or with a trusted friend or relative. If you've gone digital, external hard drives or cloud storage are possibilities. Above all, protect all password information and regularly check your credit reports throughout the year to monitor potential information breaches.

Bottom line: Build a financial recordkeeping system that not only saves you time and money but helps you reach financial goals faster.

Jason Alderman directs Visa's financial education programs. To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney.

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