THE
Wayne & Garfield County
INSIDER
Panguitch • Panguitch Lake • Hatch • Bryce • Tropic • Antimony • Henrieville • Cannonville • Escalante • Boulder • Fremont • Loa • Lyman Bicknell • Teasdale • Torrey • Grover • Fruita • Caineville • Hanksville
Arts and the Park, Light on the Reef
June 6 and 7 Event Will Honor the Life and Work of Artist V. Douglas Snow th
th
TORREY - “Arts and the Park” is a new partnership presented by the Entrada Institute, Inc., in partnership with Capitol Reef National Park, Capitol Reef Natural History Association, Gallery 24, Robbers Roost, The Torrey Gallery, Torrey Town, Utah Travel Council, Utah Water Color Society; and many other youth arts education sponsors including Donna Pence of BTSLAP, artsFUSION of Southern Utah University, the Drachen Institute, and Crayola. Arts and the Park “Light on Reef” is intended to be an experiential plein air event for the whole family; it celebrates first steps into arts education and natural sciences while celebrating life-long learning and the creative spirit of the people and the place that is the Colorado Plateau.
The Arts and the Park, Light on the Reef program honors the life and work of V. Douglas Snow, for his profound impact in expressing a sense of place through both the abstract landscapes he painted of Utah, the West and Southwest; and for his living legacy as an educator. The Torrey Gallery will be featuring a small collection of his works, providing a rare opportunity for many to experience the enduring beauty of his work, dating from 1950’s until 2009. Susan Snow and Frank McEntire, former executive director of the Utah Arts Council and editor of Final Light, The Life and Art of V. Douglas Snow will be joining Leah McGinnis, Superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park; and members of the Entrada Institute Board for two full days
Hatchtown Dam Failure Salt Lake Tribune Stories, Cont'd
Last week, we introduced the story of the May 25, 1914 Hatchtown Dam failure and ensuing flood that affected the Sevier River valley as far as 50 miles north of Hatch. For several days after the dam break officials and communities were concerned that the flood would cause additional breaks in the Otter Creek and/or Piute Dam impoundements, which would cause monumentally greater levels of damage. In the end, those impoundments held, though definite stresses to those structures were observed. Our second installment from the Salt Lake Tribune continues the story...
Flood Likely to Damage Two More Projects Salt Lake Tribune, May 27, 1914 All Communication South of Junction Cut Off; Roads, Bridges and Telephone Lines Washed Out. Water Still Rising in Piute Reservoir. People of Circleville Return to Their Badly Damaged Homes; Eyewitnesses Describe Disaster
of “Arts and the Park” on June 6, and 7 culminating in youth and adult exhibitions, awards, and a silent auction of those works to benefit continued local arts programming. “What I’m most excited about is the opportunity for local youth and their entire families to participate,” said Susan Snow. The program features a plein air of 30 members of the Utah Water Color Society and experiential arts in the Park for youth in photography, sketching, and painting the scenery while observing and identifying plants, animals and geologic formations. Those not preregistered for activities can still join in the following activities with their teens and younger children: Friday o Guided Park Service Hike from Ripple Rock Nature Center and Photography Workshop in Capitol Reef National Park from 10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Participants between ages 12-18 are welcome. The morning will begin with an introduction to photographic composition and some background about the Park itself. On the hike, students will photograph and sketch the scenery while identifying plants, animals, and formations they see. Upon returning to Ripple Rock, students will print their photos to use as a resource for Saturday's watercolor workshop. (Registration is required). o Kite Master's Workshop at Ripple Rock Nature Center in Capitol Reef National Park from 2:00 – 4:30 P.M. Participants will construct one kite each and are welcome to come and go as they please. Kites will be held for display until Saturday evening and then be returned to the Kite Masters after the exhibition and awards ceremony to fly on the Entrada Institute grounds. This Arts and the Park Cont’d on page 2
The western abutment of Hatchtown damsite provides a scenic view of the Sevier River and the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. Circa 1984. Photo courtesy of Albert Antrei's history: Battening-Down Hatch. PIUTE DAM (via Marys- about 30,000 acre-feet of wavale), midnight. - At midnight ter. Should it give way this tonight State Engineer W.D. water would rush down on Beers estimated that the crest the Piute dam. State Engineer of the flood had passed into the W.D. Beers, W.D. Candland reservoir. The water is now ris- and Judge J.F. Chidester, presiing at the rate of .11 of a foot dent and member, respectively, per hour, as against .4 of a foot of the state land board, will per hour for three hours during go from here on horseback to the afternoon. the Otter creek reservoir in the Fears for the safety of morning. the Otter creek dam are now Communication Cut Off. felt. The Otter creek reservoir There is no communicais twenty-five miles up from tion to be had south of Juncthe Piute dam, Otter creek tion. Roads, bridges and teleemptying into the Sevier river phone lines are all washed out seven miles above the Piute on both sides of the river. Howreservoir and the Otter creek ever, it was known last night dam being eighteen miles up that the residents along the the creek from the mouth. path of the flood were notified The Otter creek reservoir has in sufficient time to allow them now reached its capacity, ac- to flee to the hills with their cording to reports received Hatchtown Dam here last night. It is filled with Cont’d on page 3 REGIONAL Weather forecast for some but not all regions represented in our newspaper coverage area
Thurs. JUNE 5 - wed. JUNE 11 SUMMER IS HERE. Highs in the 80s all weeek, lows in the 40s. Sunny to mostly sunny throughout the week, no preciptation is in the forecast.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 • Issue # 1051
Sweet Spot
Capitol Reef Inn & Cafe Serves as Comfortable Niche for Travelers, Locals and Proprietor
Above: Capitol Reef Inn & Cafe owner Southey Swede and one of the many rock walls he's built on his hotel and restaurant property. At right: A favorite photo of Southey's with sons Travis and Dusty.
TORREY - A long time ago this guy named Aristotle is said to have said, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” In Torrey, a man named Southworth Swede, whom everyone knows as “Southey,” has taken on his place….or more aptly, two places—one being the greater landscape where he lives, and the other his Capitol Reef Inn and Café—to produce a sort of physical meditation in the form of landscape art and other hand-hewn artifacts that combines his experience of living in Wayne County with the service of being in the hotel and restaurant business. Southey’s meditations
have included countless hikes and forays into the landscape— possibly resulting in a clearer mind—but also resulting in a substantial acquisition of rocks. Working with these rocks, and other forms of craftsmanship, he has engaged in a long-term, hands-on relationship with his hotel and restaurant property, molding and shaping it in a most personal way—resulting in a modest, quiet oasis for travelers and locals alike. He has also hand-crafted a gift shop and restaurant space, as well as a cafe menu that is notably accommodating to any palate, arriving in almost any mood. Whether the physical results of these creative en-
5th Annual Utah Prairie Dog Day Friday, June 13, 2014
BRYCE CANYON N.P. - Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh invites you to join the park in our fifth annual celebration of the Utah prairie dog, a native species to Utah and the Bryce Canyon area. Utah Prairie Dog Day is sponsored by the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association and will occur on Friday, June 13, 2014 from 9 a.m. through the evening with planned activities that include watching Utah prairie dogs in their natural habitat with a Park Ranger, special presentations on Utah prairie dogs and educational booths with fun activities for kids and adults alike! The Natural History Association will be selling Utah Prairie Dog Day t-shirts for $5.00 that can be colored by the wearer at the festival. All daytime activities will take place at the
Bryce Canyon Visitor Center. Bryce Canyon National Park is highlighting the incredibly fascinating world of a Utah prairie dog colony, from their social system to complex language. Utah prairie dogs are considered “keystone species” that perform a variety of important ecological functions including soil aeration which
helps plants grow, providing prey and places to live for other animals, and maintaining meadow ecosystems. This year, Bryce Canyon National Park will feature two special Utah prairie dog presenters. Maureen Lawry, recipient of the Audubon Society’s "Outstanding Environmental Educator" award, will be giving daytime interactive puppet shows for children and adults at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center. The evening program will be given by Dr. Shandra Nicole Frey, Extension Assistant Professor (Berryman Institute, Resolution of HumanWildlife Conflict) Wildland Resources, from Utah State University. Please join us for this free presentation at the Bryce Canyon Lodge auditorium at 8:00 p.m. —National Park Service
Capitol Reef Inn Cont’d on page 3
Phone: 435-826-4400 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105 Escalante, Utah 84726 snapshot@live.com
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these. —Paul Harvey
THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia, LLC and is distributed weekly to all of Wayne and Garfield Counties, Utah. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia, LLC. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper.
deavors have any “inward significance” may be in the eye or mind of the beholder, but what the Capitol Reef Inn does provide is a little sanctuary and the opportunity to find it, if it does indeed exist. Southey arrived in Torrey from California in the late 1980s, and with a name like Southworth Swede, perhaps he was bound to do something unusual. But the name itself does have an interesting history. “One of my great, great grandfathers was a sheriff in California during pioneer days and his name was Southworth, and I was named after him. My last name, Swede, I think is an Ellis Island name. My father’s parents were escaping from Russia during the pogroms, and they came to America. Swede isn’t a Russian name at all, so they were acculturated by getting a name that wasn’t Russian or Jewish.” Southey made an escape of his own, from California’s Bay Area, where at one time he worked for several years doing market research for newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner. Having earned a PhD in psychology from UC-Berkeley, he also had a career as a therapist. “I loved learning psychology, it was much better than working in psychology. I worked as a therapist for 12 years. It got boring. It’s the same thing again and again and again. Very few people really want to change,” he said. Southey says he became fed up with city life and moved to Torrey, because it was the most beautiful and wild place he could find. This is currently his 25th year running the Capi-
ALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY before 5:00 pm to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.
BOXHOLDER
PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID RICHFIELD, UTAH PERMIT No. 122