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Thursday, June 6, 2013 • Issue # 999

Trails Day Project Completes High Ranger Trail Connector

Service Groups from Wayne & Garfield Gather for a Productive Work Day

National Park Service

Tourists from around the world take in a breathtaking sunset view at Bryce Canyon National Park.

Record Setting Memorial Day Weekend at Bryce Canyon

BRYCE CANYON N.P. - Visitors from across North America and around the world came in record-setting numbers this past Memorial Day weekend to Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.

Though Bryce Canyon has the smallest land area of the state’s five national parks, it consistently ranks second among these parks in annual visitation to nearby Zion National Park. Since 2008 the park has seen an increase in recreational visits of more than 32 percent. For three consecutive days more than 4,000 people per day entered the Visitor Center, totals that had been achieved only on the day prior to and the day of the annular solar eclipse event at Bryce Canyon in May, 2012.

This influx of visitors forced Bryce Canyon staff to periodically close viewpoint parking areas to all but shuttle buses for extended periods of time, as space to park private vehicles became unavailable. On Sunday afternoon this congestion became so heavy that the decision was made to close the park entrance to private cars for approximately one hour. Visitors were still able to enter the park using the shuttle transportation system, which recorded 6,500 boardings compared to an average summer day of 4,000 boardings.

The staff of Bryce Canyon National Park, in conjunction with area partners and communities, is currently working on a transportation plan to address future traffic and parking concerns as the park’s popularity continues to grow.

—National Park Service

BOULDER MTN. - On Saturday, June 1st, in honor of National Trails Day, the Fremont River Ranger District in partnership with the Central Utah Back Country Horsemen of Richfield, and assisted by volunteers from Loa, Teasdale, Grover, Richfield, Torrey and the Canyon Country Chapter (Escalante) of BCHU met at the Wild Cat Visitor Center on Boulder Mountain to work on the High Ranger Trail Connector project. This was also the Eagle project for Brendan Robins of Torrey Ward, who showed up with several other Boy Scouts.

The goals were to improve the trail head, create a better and safer trail access off the highway, build a bridge over Oak Creek and replace two wire gates with easier-to-open met-

al ones. Altogether there were about 40 people who volunteered and the work was divided into three main groups.

The boy scouts were sent to finish clearing and improving about a mile of trail that had been roughed in earlier.

The new access diverts people away from the highway and creates a much safer riding/hiking environment. Another group worked at the old wire gates clearing the areas of wire and other hazards, and hanging the new ones. A third group hiked a bit further to where the new trail crossed Oak Creek and began putting the bridge together. All of the parts, including the lumber for the bridge and the metal gates, had been hauled in previously by the Forest Service, so everything was at hand to do the job.

With so many capable hands and so much moral support, the work was accomplished in about three and a half hours. Everyone reassembled back at the Wild Cat Visitor Center where a terrific lunch, catered by Clark and Terry Taylor of Teasdale, was served. The lunch was a gift from Doug West of Grover, who also volunteered on the work. (Thank you Doug!)

Kurtis Robins, District Ranger of the Fremont River Ranger District, expressed his thanks and great appreciation to all of the volunteers who came out on Saturday to help.

It was fun and rewarding to see so many people from so many communities come together for a common goal.

—Gwendolyn Zeta

Quagga Mussel Blitz

PAGE, AZ – Twenty-five to thirty divers will be in the water the week of June 10 at Wahweap and Antelope Point Marinas to assess the extent of quagga mussels in Lake Powell and to remove all existing mussels. Divers and staff from the National Park Service (NPS), Aramark, Antelope Point Marinas, and other local, state, and federal agencies will inspect moored boats, docks,

More than 115 quagga mussels, like this one, have been found at Lake Powell recently.

Photo by Natalie Boren, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

PANGUITCH weather

cables, and the buoy field in the marina areas during the intensive 4-day effort. The location, size, and quantity of the mussels removed will be recorded to help scientists determine the origin and scope of the problem.

“We’re going to give it our best shot to remove all mussels and return the lake to a mussel-free state,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle.

“There is still no evidence of a reproducing colony. This proactive approach and intensive inspection hopefully will eliminate the ability of quagga mussels to spread throughout the lake.”

Park staff encourages the public to maintain a safe distance while the divers are working and to be extra cautious when operating boats in the marina areas during this time.

Current mussel-free certification requirements and boat inspections will continue. The

LOA weather

most effective way to fight the spread of invasive species is to clean, drain, and dry your boat and equipment before and after every use.

An opportunity will be made available for members of the press to take photographs of the operation. Please contact Jeanne Roy at 928-6086354 or Jeanne_Roy@nps.gov if interested.

—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Free Fishing Day is June 8

If you’re looking for a fun activity that’s outdoors and close to home, mark June 8 on your calendar.

June 8 is Free Fishing Day in Utah. You don’t need a fishing license to fish in the state that day.

“Make plans now to take your family out and enjoy a free day of fishing,” says Drew Cushing, warm water sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.

Cushing says early June is one of the best times of the year to fish in Utah. Fishing for warm water fish, including bluegill, catfish, white bass and smallmouth and largemouth bass, is just starting to pick up. And trout and other cold water fish are still active Free Fishing cont’d on page2

U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service Recreation Technician Lance Peterson and trail crew working on the High Ranger Trail Connector during a National Trails Day service project.

A Season of Service and Recreation for Riding Club

ESCALANTE - It’s been a busy Spring for the Riding Club. In April several members of the Canyon Country Chapter of BCHU rode into Bailey Wash to clean up a pile of trash, some very old, some more recent. Coordinating with Kendall Farnsworth of Petrified Forest State Park, 280 pounds of rubbish were hauled out by packhorse and disposed of. Then in May, a group composed of members of the National Park Service and the BLM along with Nate

& Kris Wagonner and Carol Kracht, representing the CCC, rode and hiked into Coyote Gulch to haul out the remains of the outhouse that burned down last year. All totaled, there were over 800 pounds of trash and burnt building parts that they brought out using three pack horses and two pack mules.

June 1st was National Trails Day, so to honor that several local Back Country Horsemen drove over to the Oak Creek Trail-head on

Gwendolyn Zeta

Members of the Crab Creek Riders Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Moses Lake, Washington, brought their horses down to Escalante to enjoy the area. Pictured are (l to r) Bill Bailey, Marlo Merrell and Carl Byington.

Phone: 435-826-4400 Wayne: 435-836-2622 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105 Escalante, Utah 84726 snapshot@live.com

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—Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

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Boulder Mountain to assist the Central Utah Back Country Horsemen (the riding chapter from Richfield) and the Fremont River District Rangers with their big project. (see article in today’s paper) There were BCHU members from Richfield, Torrey, Grover, Loa and Teasdale all working together as well as a group of Eagle Scouts. It was fun and rewarding to meet and work with so many people on these projects.

In the meantime, besides doing volunteer work around the area, we have hosted riders from around the country who have contacted us about riding trails and conditions here. Most recently, three gentlemen from the Crab Creek Riders Chapter of Back Country Horsemen, out of Moses Lake, Washington brought their horses to Escalante to ride and learn about the area. They stayed five days and rode a different trail every day. They were impressed with how friendly everyone they met was and also with how fortunate we all are to have such incredible country to ride in and enjoy. It was a pleasure showing them a bit of the Monument.

—Gwendolyn Zeta

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LETTERS

Fence Lines

by Ray Conrad

The Insider welcomes letters from our readers. Letters to the editor must be signed and include the author’s address and phone number. We may edit letters for length and clarity. We reserve the right to refuse or eliminate libelous or tasteless material.

The Slow Coyote 2013

In Memory of Carla Coleman The family of the late Carla Coleman wish to express their deep appreciation to those who have offered such kindness, support, messages of sympathy and comfort, gifts and donations. We would also like to express our appreciation for the visits she received during her last bit of time with us; she truly enjoyed and loved each and every one of them!

The Jeff Coleman Family, Teasdale

Appreciating Wayne County There is a saying that the greatest export that the small communities in Southern Utah have is their kids, and I think the saying is true. My name is Austin Cook and I am the son of Kerry and Paige Cook. I grew up in Loa and although I have graduated, gotten married, and have in a sense grown up, I often think of my childhood growing up in Wayne County. The small town feeling and the beautiful area are a few things that I love, but the one thing I miss the most is the people. Because I no longer live in Wayne County I have gained a greater appreciation for the people, and how the generosity, honesty, and unity the people who live in Wayne County make their children their greatest export.

I remember the generosity the local businesses and others gave to the youth. They willingly gave of their time, talents, and energy to support me and the other youth in the community. I cannot adequately express my appreciation for the people who made it possible for me to have the experiences I look so fondly back on. Such as the fireworks at the county fair, baseball games, basketball games, wrestling tournaments, scholarship programs, and many other things. I hope that all of you know that I, and many others, have had our lives and attitudes shaped by your generosity.

It is also nice to know that you can trust the people around you to do the right thing. Unfortunately, not everyone is as honest as the people in Wayne County. I have had to develop the new habit of locking my car and front door now that I live in the city. While we all know that we aren’t perfect, I hope that the people in Wayne County will continue to be honest and that more importantly you will continue to teach your children to be honest, too.

Probably the one thing that I miss the most about Wayne is the way the people can get together and unite around a common cause. It is a rare thing to see communities gather together and support each other. I hope that the people in Wayne County will continue to support each other and that they will also continue to be unified in teaching the youth in the community, because it takes a family to raise a son, but it takes the community to raise a man.

I hope that the people in Wayne County and the surrounding areas will know how much your children and the kids that you have supported over the years appreciate what you have done for us. In addition, I hope the people in Wayne will continue to support the greatest export—their kids.

Austin Cook, Provo

Kids with a bunch of fish. June 8 will be a great day to take a kid fishing Photo by Scott Root, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Free Fishing

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and available to catch.

Some of the best places to fish Before Free Fishing Day, the DWR will place extra fish in waters across Utah. Most of the fish will be placed in lakes and reservoirs, so lakes and reservoirs should be good places to fish on June 8.

Utah’s community fishing ponds are another good place to try. Before June 8, catfish that average 18 inches in length will be stocked into the ponds. “Catch one of these cats,” Cushing says, “and you’ll be in for a fun fight.”

Depending on where you live, a community pond might be only a few minutes away.

You can learn more about Utah’s community fishing ponds at wildlife.utah.gov/cf.

Cushing says the DWR will keep stocking catfish into the ponds until the temperature cools in the fall. “Then we’ll place trout in the ponds,” he says.

Learn the rules You don’t need a license to fish on June 8, but all of the other rules in the state’s fishing guidebook will still be in effect.

Cushing encourages you to get a copy of the 2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook and learn the rules. The free guidebook is available at wildlife.utah. gov/guidebooks. Copies are also available at DWR offices and from fishing license agents across Utah.

“If you have any questions,” he says, “please call the nearest DWR office. We’ll

be happy to help you out.”

Special events Several free fishing events will be held on Free Fishing Day. The following are some of the events the DWR will be involved with in soughwestern Utah: CEDAR CITY Leigh Hill Reservoir Leigh Hill Reservoir is one of Utah’s community fisheries. To reach the reservoir, follow Cedar City’s Royal Hunt Drive to the top of Leigh Hill.

Prizes will be offered and some fishing equipment will be available to check out and use at the pond. DWR personnel and volunteers will also be on hand to help youngsters fish and to help them keep their hooks baited.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is cosponsoring the event.

For more information, call the DWR’s Cedar City office at 435-865 6100.

HURRICANE Grandpa’s Pond Grandpa’s Pond is one of Utah’s community fisheries. To reach the pond, follow State Street in Hurricane to the west of town, and then turn north on 3700 West. Continue north on 3700 West until the pavement ends.

Prizes will be offered and some fishing equipment will be available to check out and use at the pond. DWR personnel and volunteers will also be on hand to help youngsters fish and to help them keep their hooks baited.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Buck’s Ace Hardware in Hurricane is cosponsoring the event.

For more information, call Lynn Chamberlain at 435680 0059.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Occasionally the wind might blow between Fish Creek and Grover.

Sometimes a gentle zephyr. Sometimes it’ll knock you over.

Just a couple of days ago I was drinking my morning cup, Looking out the back window to see what might be up.

The trees were going crazy. When the wind gets strong, they do.

My little white anemometer was doin’ the boogaloo.

Then I seen a little coyote, running downwind, headin’ east.

I guessed he had a rabbit spotted for his morning feast.

Now, coyotes, and rabbits, too, are noted for their speed, But rollin up the pasture slope come a big fat tumbleweed.

It must have been four feet across, racing up that hill, And it passed that little coyote like he was standin’ still.

He glanced at it when it went by, and he sat down on his tush.

I think he was contemplating being run down by a bush.

I’m a good coyote lip-reader, and I seen him say, “ Dag-nabbit!

If I can’t even out-sprint a plant, how can I catch a rabbit?”

The New Pioneers: Businesses, Workers Drawn to UT Outdoors SALT LAKE CITY - It has been five months since Gov. Herbert unveiled Utah’s “Outdoor Recreation Vision.”

For the team working to bring new business to the state, the strategy seems to be paying off. The Economic Development Corp. of Utah lists national parks, forests and monuments, and more than a dozen ski areas among the recruiting tools for Utah companies that want their workers to have a life as well as a job.

According to Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Jeff Edwards, businesses are lining up to give Utah a closer look.

“There’s all kinds of manufacturing projects at our office,” he said. “We’ve got a strong performance in the IT space right now, with new software development in particular, and people who are making winter sports products or bicycles, skis, snow boards, climbing equipment.”

Late last year, a Headwaters Economics study said that in non-urban counties in the West, per-capita income is higher depending on how much protected public land is in the county. Part of the increase it reported is from higher-paying service industries, such as health care and real estate, expanding into rural markets.

Edwards said Utah’s work ethic often wins out in what has become a tough competition between western states

to attract new and growing businesses. Currently, there are a number of chief competitors, he said: “Outdoor places like Denver, for example, or a place like Portland that has a lot of nearby recreation. Same with Seattle and some of the western cities that have some of those same kinds of quality of life going for them that Salt Lake City and the rest of Utah do.”

Edwards pointed to bringing software giant Adobe to the Lehi area as just one of the state’s recent successes.

“In talking to them, their culture is very much about quality of life. So the Utah equation really fit well for them, as they were thinking about not only growing out here with the Utah workforce, but also about moving people from other parts of the world,” he explained.

The migration trend is not just corporate. Headwaters Economics said entrepreneurs and people who can work remotely also are choosing to relocate closer to outdoor amenities. Outdoor recreation is now a $12 billion annual business in Utah, according to the Outdoor Industry Assn.

The Headwaters Economics report (Nov. 2012) is at http://headwaterseconomics. org. Outdoor Industry Assn. figures are available at www. outdoorindustry.org.

—Chris Thomas, Utah News Connection

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Calendar

This Thursday and Friday Only June 6 & 7

June 5-8 n Panguitch Quilt Walk Festival n Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival

June 3 - July 22

n Panguitch Summer Reading &

Storytime at the library. Check panguitchlibrary.org for times.

Saturday, June 8

n Wayne County Farmers Market,

Red Cliffs Restaurant, Torrey 4pm n Entrada Institute Sunset Series

In Search of Lee Sage Robbers Roost Bookstore 7:30pm

June 14-15

n Jacob Hamblin Days

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Kanab Towns and civic groups: Call or email your calendar items to us 435-826-4400 or snapshot@live.com

Mark Austin Designer Builder Without Mark’s resourcefulness, forethought and attention to detail, this house could not have been built.

—AIA Architect, A. Pearson licensed & insured since 1984

435.616.7325

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School Notes Garfield County School District Budget Information

When people think of the month of June, most think about students being out for the summer, family vacations, working on the farm or just enjoying the warm weather. On a School District level, the month of June means the adoption of the budget for next fiscal year and the closing of the current fiscal year budget. State law requires all school districts to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year prior to June 22. I would like to inform the public of a Board Work Meeting that will be held on June 11 at the District Office at 10:00 am. No Board action will be taken at this meeting; the Board will be reviewing and making suggestions on the FY14 budget. The Board will hold a Budget Meeting on June 13 at Panguitch High School at 4:00 pm to amend the FY13 budget and adopt the FY14 budget. The public is invited to attend both meetings. The District budget is probably the single most important publication the District provides to the local citizens. The preliminary budget for FY14 can be found on the District web page. The budget not only includes the finances for District, it also covers staffing ratios, testing data, transportation information, and the plans to allocate the money to next year. A few highlights from the budget include, Garfield County School District receiving approximately an additional $370,000 from the Utah Legislature for Necessary Existing Small Schools (NESS). The District will also receive an additional 2% on the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU). The additional money does not come from locally assessed taxes; it comes from taxes collected by the State of Utah. This may sound like a large increase, but insurance costs will increase by 13.5%, which will be an estimated $120,000. The Utah Retirement System is also increasing their rate to 20.46%. The majority of the NESS money will be utilized to maintain current staffing in the District. I will be recommending to the School Board to hire one additional elementary teacher and one additional math teacher with the remaining funding. The School Board and I would like to welcome anyone that is interested to attend the budget meetings.

I would also like to report to the local patrons that the District is fiscally sound at the end of FY13.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the District office.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

Michael Munson Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BATON ROUGE, LA (05/29/2013)(readMedia)-- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Michael Munson of Escalante, Utah, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Munson is pursuing a degree in Accounting at Southern Utah University.

Munson is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines.

Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

—ReadMedia Newswire

Wayne Middle School Cross Country The annual Wayne Middle School x-country run was held on May 17th. The results are: 6th grade girls 1st place Brynnli Nelson 2nd place Kylie Knutson 3rd place Vanessa Barlow 6th grade boys 1st place West Saunders 2nd place Garrett Chappell 3rd place Wyatt VanOrden 7th grade girls 1st place tie Makara Morgan and Rachel Albrecht 3rd place Kristen Stephenson

7th grade boys 1st place Barlow Pace 2nd place Braden Erickson 3rd place Hayden Giles 8th grade girls 1st place Sami Knutson 2nd place Kassidy Ellett 3rd place Kolbi Clark 8th grade boys 1st place Clayton VanDyke 2nd place Dal Nelson 3rd place Chase Morgan

—Mary Bray

4-H Soccer!

Starts July 10, 2013 and runs 5 weeks.

For youth ages 4-13 Space is limited to: 15 kids per age-group so sign your kids up now!

Registration deadline is: June 5th Games will be Wednesday evenings at 6:00 for 1 hour at Wayne High School Track Field Cost: $10.00 per child

All youth mUST wear a JERSY and SHINGUARDS to play. If you need to order either item, the deadline is June 5th. Jerseys are $10.00, shin guards are $5.00.

Order through USU 4-H Extension Office.

Registration forms available on line at ut.4honline.com or at Royal’s market or the USU 4H Extension office at the courthouse in Loa. We still need a few coaches, if your youth is playing please consider coaching.

We can’t keep the program going without parent help.

(GReAT SUmmeR eXeRCISe!) Youth ages 13-17 we need your help to referee!!!

If there is an interest we will have a game for the 13-17 year olds each week at 7:00 to 8:00pm.

For more information contact the USU extension office at 836-1312, or megan New 836-2399 Utah State University is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity institution.

We want to teach the players some skills this year. Therefore we need your help. We need volunteers willing to help with some clinics to teach the kids ages 8 to 13. If you or someone you know can help teach the rules and some basic skills let us know. We would like to have at least two clinics, most likely before the first two games.

Please help us with teaching the kids the skill they need to play. If you can help or know someone that can help teach, contact us: Megan New 435-836-2399, 435-691-2102 USU Extension 435-836-1312

Wayne County Senior Corner Monthly Senior Dinner - The monthly dinner is held the second Monday of each month. The next dinner will be on June 10th at 1:00 pm at the Senior Center (Community Center) in Bicknell.

The menu will be; Roast beef, Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, Peaches, Rolls, and Cake. Becky Pace will provide piano entertainment. A donation is suggested for each monthly dinner ($5 for seniors under 60, $3 for seniors 60 and up). Call the Bakers for a ride at 425-3178.

Come Early! Before the June luncheon (12 noon), Emery County Care will be available at the Senior Center to provide nail clipping for seniors. There is no charge for this service, and if there is enough interest, this generous service will be provided each month. Let them know if you would like this.

Book Sale - We have a huge selection of used books. Please stop by the Senior Center Monday thru Thursday between 9:00 am and noon to purchase. Anyone can purchase these, not just our seniors.

Meals-On-Wheels - There are currently openings available if you or someone you know needs lunch brought in several days a week. Call Ginny at 425-2089.

We’re On The Web - The Senior Citizens are now on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/WayneCountyUtSeniorCitizens . We are also on the official Wayne County Website thanks to Michelle Coleman: www. waynecountyutah.org/Senior-Citizen-Corner . Click on the Facebook link here, even if you aren’t a Facebook user. Join us on the ‘web’.

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Every1Counts

By Cynthia Kimball Don’t give up.

The journey will be uphill, but be grateful.

Cheer as you climb your mountains.

Express gratitude for your trials.

See them as opportunities.

Ask, “What am I supposed to learn from them?”, “Who am I supposed to become?”, “What do I need to change?”, “How can I become better?”

Adversity, affliction and trials, are for our benefit. The can teach us who we need to become and what our life purpose is.

They have been around forever. Some embrace them, others ask, “Why me?” and still others may let them destroy them.

One family I know lost a son to brain cancer when he was three years-old. Yet, when you are with this family they speak of him as though he were alive and as though he were present.

They laugh at things he did.

They tell stories and even act out how he would react speaking as though they were him.

They have pictures of their son all throughout the house. They remember the good. They remember what he taught them.

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Celebrate Adversity, Affliction, Trials & See Them as Opportunities

They love him. They want others to know of him. One friend of mine, who accompanied me to their house one time, was in shock by this behavior. Where he came from, you don’t talk of a child who died. You simply do not talk about death period. And you certainly don’t talk about death in the spirit of cheerfulness. He was grateful, though, that he got to see another way to view death. It actually made him not just feel more at ease, but brought him joy. He even found himself laughing with them during the stories they told of their son.

These parents are not only solid in their faith, but they have learned to let adversity, afflictions, and trials, teach them how to become better people and how to celebrate a person who’s died instead of mourn him for the rest of their life. And by so doing, they have helped countless others experience another way to view and experience death.

Church leader, Thomas S. Monson said, “Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.

He also said, “To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to

face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility,” (Goodreads.com, 2013).

Another church leader, Gordon B. Hinckley’s, father once told him, when Gordon was serving a mission in England and feeling it a waste of time and therefore sulking to simply, “Forget yourself and get to work.” That was it. That was the message of his father’s letter.

Six words.

When adversity, affliction and trials come, because they will, “Forget yourself and get to work.” Embrace them, ask, “Why not me?” and let them build you. And as you do, keep going until you experience joy, happiness and cheerfulness. After that, celebration will be in order since you will have found not only opportunity in them, but who you were destined to be.

Cynthia Kimball is a speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She sometimes writes for Deseret Connect. E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net

June 6, 2013

Horseshoe

Something Religious

Beeping

Our power went out during a severe windstorm and the smoke alarm started to beep. The noise was so annoying I just couldn’t stand it. Home alone, I climbed up on a chair and using a kitchen knife, I took the alarm apart.

Very pleased with myself, I was puzzled to hear the annoying beeping again. When my husband came home, I explained this strange situation.

He looked at the wall, then back to me and said, “Well, I don’t know about the smoke alarm, but you’ve managed to take the doorbell apart.”

Last Sunday, the pastor of a local church began his sermon with a supposedly true story...

“I was on a plane last week, flying from Chicago to California, when we ran into some very severe turbulence.

As it got worse, the passengers became more and more alarmed, and finally even the flight attendants began to look concerned. Finally, one of them noticed that I had “REV.” in front of my name on the passenger list came over to me and said, “Sir, this is really frightening. Do you suppose you could ... I don’t know ... do something religious?”

“So I took up a collection.”

Cruise

Miriam had never been on a cruise before. One day, she meets her friend Lucy and they stop for a chat.

“So where are you and Sam going for your holidays this year?” asks Lucy.

“I’d like to try out a cruise,” replies Miriam, “but I’m not sure whether Sam and I would enjoy ourselves. We’re almost 80 now and Sam thinks cruising is for younger people.”

“No, you’re wrong in thinking that, Miriam,” replies Lucy.

“Most cruise ships have special design features just for senior citizens.”

“So give me an example, please,” says Miriam.

“Well ... OK,” replies Lucy, “They have bifocal portholes.”

One day a cowboy walked into a blacksmith shop and picked up a horseshoe, not realizing that it had recently come out of the forge.

He immediately dropped it and jammed his hand into his pocket, trying to act as if nothing had happened.

The blacksmith noticed and asked with a grin, “Kind of hot, wasn’t it?”

“Nope,” answered the cowboy through clenched teeth, “it just doesn’t take me long to look at a horseshoe.”

Sunroom

A husband and wife were building a sunroom to accommodate their new hot tub. The project soon turned into a money pit.

During one of their numerous trips to the hardware store, the husband inquired about exhaust fans. The store clerk looked them up on the computer and praised one fan in particular because it was exceptionally quiet.

The husband asked for the price. After receiving the answer, he sighed and asked, “Do you have anything louder?”

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Wills, Trusts, and More Survivor Benefits for Social Security Recipients

by Jeffery J. McKenna

Social Security survivor benefits can be an important part of one’s estate plan as they relate to monthly living expenses. This article provides a brief summary of survivor benefits for Social Security recipients.

How do I apply for survivor benefits from Social Security?

When someone who is receiving Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse is eligible for “survivor” benefits. Apply for those benefits as quickly as possible.

You’ll need a copy of the deceased’s death certificate and evidence of your relationship, marital situation and age. In addition to monthly checks, the Social Security Administration will give you a one-time $255.00 payment to help meet burial or other expenses.

Survivor benefits are also available to minor children when a parent dies, even if the parent wasn’t old enough to collect Social Security retirement benefits. These monthly payments can be quite substantial, subject to the maximum allowable earnings limit prior to taxation, and are a good source of cash to meet the child’s living expenses and savings for college.

Will I lose the survivor benefits I collect from Social Security if I remarry?

If your spouse has died and you are receiving Social Security survivor benefits, you won’t lose those benefits if you marry as long as you have already reached the age of 60. If you’re blind, you can continue receiving survivor benefits as

long as you have reached 50.

In fact, if you remarry, you might even see your monthly Social Security check increase.

That’s because you may qualify for higher benefits based on your new spouse’s earning history. You get to choose the higher of the two figures. If you have children who are also receiving benefits, their status will be unaffected by remarriage.

My wife and I are both drawing Social Security checks, what will happen when one of us dies?

When both partners in a marriage are receiving Social Security payments and one dies, the survivor is entitled to receive the greater of 100% of

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the late spouse’s monthly benefit or his or her own monthly benefit. This does not mean that you will begin receiving two monthly checks when your spouse dies. Instead, it means that you will be able to choose whether to continue collecting the amount that your spouse received when he or she was alive.

For example, if your spouse’s monthly check was $1,100.00 and yours is $600.00, you would choose to collect payments under your spouse’s plan so you could receive $1,100.00 a month.

This is a brief summary of some issues related to survivors’ benefits for Social Security Recipients. Hopefully, it provides some assistance to guide you in planning for and receiving survivor benefits.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, Olmstead and Pack with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 6281711 or jmckenna@barneymckenna.com.

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Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 140.00-144.50; 250300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 142.00-156.50; 350-400 lbs 146.00-150.50; 400-450 lbs 146.00-151.50; 450-500 lbs 148.00-158.00; 500-550 lbs 138.50-154.00; 550-600 lbs 138.00-145.50; 600-650 lbs 132.00-147.00; 650-700 lbs 126.00-138.00; 700-750 lbs 118.50-124.00; 750-800 lbs 115.00-128.00; 800-850 lbs 105.50-112.50; 850-900 lbs 103.00-112.00; 900-950 lbs 101.00-109.50; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs 75.00-81.50; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs 140.00-141.00; 250-300 lbs 134.00-139.50; 300-350 lbs 130.00-139.00; 350-400 lbs scarce; 400-450 lbs 128.50-135.00; 450-500 lbs 126.00-129.00; 500-550 lbs 121.00-128.50; 550-600 lbs 122.50-125.50; 600-650 lbs 112.00-124.00; 650-700 lbs 114.00-119.50; 700-750 lbs scarce; 750-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 100.50-106.75; 850-900 lbs 98.50- 106.75; 900-950 lbs pkg 103.00; 9501000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 64.00-91.00.

Stock Cows: Few Pairs: 1,200.00-1,350.00/pr.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 66.25-75.75; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 72.00-81.75; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 55.50-65.75.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 82.25-89.25; 1500-2430 lbs 88.25-95.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-1680 lbs 77.5087.75; Feeder Bulls: 745-845 lbs 73.00-106.00.

Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT (435-230-0402.)

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During “Homeownership Month,” USDA Highlights Resources Available to Rural Homowners SALT LAKE CITY Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on Monday by highlighting programs to help rural residents buy, refinance and repair homes.

“Home ownership should be an achievable dream and in many cases, USDA housing programs provide the only way for rural residents to buy a home,” said Vilsack. “Working with our partners in the lending community and with state and local housing authorities, we are continuing to make safe, affordable housing available to credit-worthy applicants across the nation.”

USDA has helped rural residents purchase homes since 1949. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA Direct and Guaranteed home loan programs have helped more than 650,000 rural residents buy houses.

In fiscal year 2012, USDA Rural Development invested more than $450,000,000 in Utah to help rural families build, repair, rehabilitate, and purchase homes President Obama also said in his May 11 weekly radio address that more than 2 million families have lowered their mortgage costs by an average of $3,000 a year through governmentsupported refinance efforts: (http://www.whitehouse.gov/

WeeklyAddress/2013/051113AKQMXP/051113_WeeklyAddress.mp4).

USDA is providing additional support for rural housing through a pilot program enabling USDA borrowers to refinance their home loans at today’s low interest rates.

Introduced in 2012 and expanded this year, the pilot is being tested in 34 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – areas that were hardest hit in the housing downturn.

It has already enabled more than 5,500 USDA-backed homeowners, including those in Utah, to refinance $750 million in mortgages.

USDA, its state and federal partners, members of the housing community, lenders and communities across the country celebrate National Homeownership Month each June to bring attention to the role housing plays in the economy. This year’s theme, “USDA: Bringing Rural America Home,” underscores housing’s importance to millions of rural residents.

This week USDA Housing and Community Facilities Administrator Tammye Treviño officially kicks off homeownership month with a series of events and activities across the country. Treviño will visit USDA-financed homes and highlight ways in which USDA housing programs complement the Department’s

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One of these is USDA’s recently expanded StrikeForce initiative. Its goal is to increase partnerships with rural communities and leverage resources in targeted, persistent poverty areas. StrikeForce is under way in 16 states, including Utah.

For information about Homeownership Month activities near you, or for information about Rural Development programs, contact your nearest Rural Development office. A list of these offices is available at http://www.rurdev.usda. gov/StateOfficeAddresses. html.

Secretary Vilsack also said the Food, Farm and Jobs bill being debated in Congress would further boost the rural economy. The bill would enable USDA to create new opportunities for local and regional food systems, grow the bio-based economy and expand markets for agricultural products.

President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President’s leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities.

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USDA has made a concerted effort to deliver results for the American people, even as USDA implements sequestration – the across-the-board budget reductions mandated under terms of the Budget Control Act. USDA has already undertaken historic efforts since 2009 to save more than $828 million in taxpayer funds through targeted, common-sense budget reductions.

These reductions have put USDA in a better position to carry out its mission, while implementing sequester budget reductions in a fair manner that causes as little disruption as possible.

Social Security Reveals the Most Popular Baby Names in Utah for 2012

The Social Security Administration announced the most popular baby names in Utah for 2012. William and Emma topped the list.

The top five boys and girls names for 2012 in Utah were: Girls: 1) Emma 2) Olivia 3) Sophia 4) Ava 5) Lily Boys: 1) William 2) Liam 3) Mason 4) Ethan 5) Jacob Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that Sophia and Jacob were the most popular baby names in the U.S. How does Utah compare to the rest of the country?

Check out Social Security’s website -- www.socialsecurity. gov/OACT/babynames -- to see the top baby names for 2012.

While having fun with baby names on www.socialsecurity.gov, people may create a my Social Security account.

Social Security’s website has the top-rated online services in the U.S., including the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security benefits.

More than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can now access their benefit verification letter, payment history, and earnings record instantly using their online account. Social Security beneficiaries also can change their address and start or change direct deposit information online. People age 18 and older who are not receiving benefits can sign up for a my Social Security account to get a personalized online Social Security Statement.

In addition to each state’s top baby names, Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2012 and offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880.

To read about this year’s winner for the biggest jump in popularity and to see how pop culture affects baby names, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/babynames2012-pr.html.

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Joan Hunt 1927 - 2013

HANKSVILLE - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Joan May Moore Hunt, age 86, died in the early morning hours of June 2, 2013 at her home in Hanksville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 19, 1927 in Lodden, England, a daughter of Alfred John and Hilda May Hupton Moore.

She graduated from high school in England in 1944.

During World War II, she met and married Reo Virl Hunt on March 20, 1945 in Seething, England.

After the war, they returned to Reo's hometown of Hanksville, Utah where they made their home and raised their family and where Reo farmed and mined. He died April 26, 2002.

Joan enjoyed gardening, her flowers and doing yard work.

Her garden would be the first to produce fruit each year and was admired by everyone and enjoyed and shared by all. She never let anyone leave her home without sharing from her beautiful garden, flowers, vegetables or fruit. She shared loved with everyone.

Joan would tell everyone she saw that she had the best family, how many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren she had and how much they had achieved and that she was proud of each and everyone. She was love at its best and she is still sharing love with us all.

Mom is survived by her children: Deone and Ed Young of Fruita, Colorado; Shirley Wilcox, Carl and Janice Hunt, Fern L. Hunt, Molly Keaton; and Keith Hunt, all of Hanksville; Trudy and Tom Hansen of Enoch; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren; sister: Molly and John Goate of Norwich, England.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. in the Hanksville LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

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Sister Alexis Skye Tebbs BRYCE CANYON CITY - Alexis Skye Tebbs has been called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. She will serve for 18 months in the Jackson, Mississippi Mission. Alexis is the daughter of David and Cherrie Tebbs. She is a graduate from Bryce Valley High School and recently completed her first year of college at Utah Valley University. Alexis is excited to be part of this historic wave of sister missionaries that was initiated by the October 2012 announcement that changed the minimum age requirement from twenty-one to nineteen. She will be speaking in church on June 9, 2013 in the Tropic Ward at 11:45 am. She will enter the the Provo Missionary Training Center on June 19, 2013.

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BICKNELL - Meeks and LaWana Morrell of Bicknell and St. George, Utah observed their 65th Wedding Anniversary on June 3, 2013. They were married June 3, 1948 in the Manti Temple.

Meeks and LaWana were high school classmates and sweethearts, both graduating from Wayne High School in 1947.

Meeks attended Snow College for one year and returned to work on his family ranch with his father and brothers. They moved into the family ranch home shortly after they were married and lived there all of their married lives except for their recent stays in St. George. Meeks and LaWana began a life together of leadership and service to both church and community. LaWana faithfully served in many LDS callings in Loa Stake and Thurber Ward Relief Society and Primary. Meeks received a Scouting Silver Beaver Award and served as Bishop of Thurber Ward. He also served as a Wayne County Commissioner for 14 years.

They have five children: Rebecca (Richard) Pace, Teasdale, Janie (Val) Robinson, Ramona (Jim) McKim, James (Carrie) Morrell, and Marilyn Morrell, all of Stt. George. They have 17 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.

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TORREY NewZ As one of many volunteer contributors to The Insider and as a personal commentary, for me the Torrey Newz is a local frame of mind and has no real boundaries. The information I share certainly is not confined to the Torrey town limits as the name may suggest and it comes from a special place inside me that even I don’t fully understand.

Thursdays when the Insider arrives at the post office on the mail truck, sometimes like a bag of Halloween candy it contains a mixed bag of emotions. And like a paranoid kid that has been hand plucked from class and summoned to the Principles office for some unknown reason, I sometimes nervously wait and never know just who might take offence at what I wrote about that week even though it is never my intention to intimidate, hurt or embarrass anyone.

Personally I do not consider myself a writer and actually I am a better plumber and a fixer of things broken. Like it or not, right or wrong I write because I like to, as writing provides me with a different perspective of the world I live in. It is what it is and what I do.

The Wayne County Heritage Preservation Project is a coordinated effort to document and record oral histories and is not limited to Wayne County.

It is an opportunity for us all to tell our stories for all to hear and a sometimes-rare chance to really listen to what someone else has to say.

The early history of Wayne County has been recorded in well written stories, childhood memories delicately detailed and written in the warm light of an oil lamp or a single glowing light bulb that would often go dim when there was an ice jam at the Garkane power plant. Line by line, lives laboriously penned out on the brown paper of a Big Chief tablet in long hand with the expert penmanship expectant of a stern but caring third grade school teacher.

Almost every home I have visited has some sort of documentation of what family life was like in the early nineteen hundreds, complete with the happy times when Christmas, birthdays and special occasions were celebrated as a community and everyone came and there were simple handmade gifts for all the kids. And the saddest of times when losing a loved one or neighbor meant the men came together with ancient looking tools to build a wood box and the women would gather to decorate it in preparation for the body to be displayed for all the weepy

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Dwight Williams. eyed mourners that were sure to come pay their last respects.

A time during the Great depression in the late 20’s and early 30’s when in the minds of those that lived through it being poor was no different than the any other time that they could remember. In the words of Bliss Brinkerhoff, Jack and Owena Chappell, Dwight Williams, Geneve Turner, Emmett Clark and everyone I have talked to over the age of eighty “everyone was poor and nobody knew anything different but it didn’t discourage anybody or slow anybody down”, in fact they are often remembered as the good old days.

In the days of the Roosevelt administration The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments.

The CCC was designed to provide jobs for young men, to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States while at the same time implementing a general natural resource conservation program in every state and territory.

Maximum enrollment at any one time was 300,000; in nine years 3 million young men participated in the CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, and food, together with a small wage of $30 a month ($25 of which had to be sent home to their families).

The American public made the CCC the most popular of all the New Deal programs. Principal benefits of an individual’s

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enrollment in the CCC included improved physical condition, heightened morale, and increased employability.

Implicitly, the CCC also led to a greater public awareness and appreciation of the outdoors and the nation’s natural resources; and the continued need for a carefully planned, comprehensive national program for the protection and development of natural resources.

During the time of the CCC, volunteers planted nearly 3 billion trees to help reforest America, constructed more than 800 parks nationwide and upgraded most state parks, updated forest fire fighting methods, and built a network of service buildings and public roadways in remote areas.

Wayne County benefited greatly from the CCC contracts that put men and teams of horses to work.

The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. In much smaller but more famous projects the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects.

Almost every community in the United States had a new park, bridge or school constructed by the agency.

The WPA’s initial appropriation in 1935 was for $4.9 billion (about 6.7 percent of the 1935 GDP), and in total it spent $13.4 billion.

At its peak in 1938, it provided paid jobs for three million unemployed men and women, among other projects in Wayne County the WPA built many outhouses that today are still in

existence but not in use unless in the case of an emergency.

It was a time when it was not uncommon for cowboys to spend a month on a dusty desert trail gently nudging mother cows with sucking calves all the way from the Baker Ranch at Halls Creek to Boulder Mountain. A time on the open range when as a cowboy you were fortunate to have a leftover sour dough biscuit for breakfast, which was usually eaten in the saddle during the pre-dawn hours. While trailing the herd it was well known there would be no time to stop and make dinner and on many an occasion you fell fast asleep while eating supper. To come across a sheep herder you considered yourself quite lucky and it made you happy because you knew in his canvas tent he had a cast iron skillet full of sizzling mutton on his camp stove and like a long lost friend he would invite you in for a greasy hot meal and a long conversation about anything.

For many old timers dates and memories in history have become confused by a life time of living and are constantly being moved around like an old couch or potted plant, or smudgingly erased like misspelled words on a cross word puzzle. A time as recent as the 1940’s and 50’s when Wayne County was still considered the Wild West but the sturdy self-sufficient people here never had the time or luxury to think about it. A time in Wayne County that produced the steely eyes, leathered wrinkled faces and well-worn hands of its residents that are a visual testament to their durability and the only way of life that they have ever known.

References; The History of Utah, Rainbow Views by Ann Snow and stories told to me by Wayne County residents too many to mention.

by Marlene Haws ~ 826-4859 • marleneh@color-country.net The cemetery looked beautiful on Memorial Day. So many flags blowing in the wind really made you stop and think about all the veterans who have gone on ahead of us. Not to mention so many of our other loved ones. Makes you proud to be an American and realize that every one buried there left their mark in one way or another in our small community and some even gave their all for their country. May they all rest in peace.

It seems like only yesterday that we were putting up the Christmas lights. Now the flowers are beginning to bloom, hayfields are green and we are already worrying because the irrigation water use has been lowered to 50%. Not that that was a bad thing. We need to conserve for hotter weather.

But if we don’t worry about that what will we worry about?

We should just be thankful we

are not having tornados. We are blessed!

Jolene Dodge and her 4-H club must have been working all winter. They have already served the parents a seven course meal this past week.

Congratulations to Jolene and her group, she sounds like the kind of 4-H teachers we used to have.

Ray and Lois Barney have another granddaughter who will be getting married on the 28th of June. Jennifer Black, daughter of Tom and Cindy Black, Salt Lake City, will marry Spencer Thueson, son of Kevin and Marci Thueson in the Salt Lake Temple. A reception will be held that same evening. Congratulations to them.

Chrisann Christensen spent the weekend with her grandparents Freland and Phyllis Alvey. They went fishing on the mountain and she also visited with her other grandparents,

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Harriet Priska is in California to be with her mom (Winnie Washburn) while she has a shoulder replacement.

The surgeon has told them they will see if she has an infection when they start the surgery.

(That was today 6th). If so, they will put an antibiotic patch on and wait 3 months before they do the operation. They are asking for our prayers in her behalf. We wish Winnie the very best.

Ben Porter has had some down time this past week. He was bound, bent and determined that those pesky weeds were not going to dwell in his garden and guess who won?

But I’ll bet not for long. Hopefully he will be up and at it again soon.

Gloria Gracie had some surgery on her neck and is sporting a neck brace. Are you letting your friends autograph it, Gloria?

Lane Liston had surgery on his ear which involved a skin graft. Sometimes the place they take skin from is as bad as the originally planned surgery.

Marian Spencer had to have some more heart surgery.

I turned out that it wasn’t what they had thought had to be done but it worked out okay.

All are doing well.

The Lions Club volunteers now have the little log cabin in-

formation booth open. Lots of tourists have been stopping by to inquire about our beautiful surroundings. Thanks to those who are volunteering for rendering this service.

Stephanie Cottam and Nate Derring were married in the St. George Temple on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Stephanie’s father, Myron Cottam, was able to perform the ceremony for the newlyweds. Myron and his wife, Sannette, work in the temple every week so he was able to make arrangements to perform the marriage ceremony. Congratulations to all.

Along with Myron and Sannette and Reed and Karen Munson, Richard and Victory Crawford are now putting in two shifts at the St. George Temple each week.

The Second Ward has a new Primary presidency. Natalie King is the new President, Donna Chynoweth and Sheri Woolsey are her councilors and Leslie Venuti is the secretary.

DeEtte Spencer was released as Relief Society organist and called as a Nursery teacher.

Congratulations to Louie and Janalee Bernardo who recently celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Pat and Shonna Sidwell Perkins just celebrated their 15th Anniversary. Congratulations to them also.

I was always told that the

first 100 years of marriage are the hardest, but for some they don’t seem hard at all. I guess it’s all in the eye of the beholder!

Condolences to Sheila and Bob Faulkner who received word that Sheila’s sister, Lael Hill, 94, had passed away in Salt Lake City. Sheila had 3 sisters, all of whom are deceased now. She has two surviving brothers. The girls were children of Parley and Mary Hale Woolsey. It was Mary Hale who wrote the words to the song “When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.”

Condolences to the family of Carla Coleman in Teasdale.

Also to her aunts and uncles who live here in Escalante. Ray and Lois Barney and Wade and Shelley Barney.

Carla’s mom, Carolyn, was a sister to Ray and Wade.

Stephanie and Matt Volker, St. George, visited with parents, Gene and Thais Griffin, last week. Thais also had her sister Ardy Davis here from Panguitch one day. This week Gary and Sheila Griffin were here. Sheila stayed in town with Thais and Gene while Gary spent four days on the desert with a group of boy scouts.

Happy belated 90th Birthday, May 30th, to Boyd Owens, Panguitch. Boyd and Renee (Porter) lived in Escalante for 7 or 8 years after they were

married so we still claim them too. Renee is a sister of Marvin Porter.

Ryan and Tari Cottam and family went to Phoenix on the weekend for the baptism of one of Tari’s nieces.

Brenda (Ron) Gates has moved to Idaho where her family lives. Bishop Greg Allen took a load of her belongings up for her. He said her family was really glad to see her and she seemed content so we wish her the best.

Carlyle and Joyce Shurtz are spending a lot of time at their home here. I didn’t see Joyce but Carlyle was here for the memorial weekend.

How many of you are experiencing that thing where you walk into another room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was? Well, I read the other day where psychologists have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what’s known as an event boundary in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for some new ones in the next room. Then, thank goodness! It’s not our age, it’s that dang door! Or did I tell you this already?

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Bryce Valley Area News

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

Kayli Larson, daughter of Teresa Larson of Cannonville, is going to be having a Lemonade stand to raise money for the Humanitarian Aid starting Monday from 1-3pm in Clarke’s parking lot. Also we will be adding a bake sale on Saturday from 10am-3pm.

Please come help her raise money for all the people that are suffering right now. Thanks Saturday saw Marion and Catherine Littlefield and family members helping Wally and Lynette Orton move out of Bulberry Bed and Breakfast to Diamond Valley. Catherine said she had to go along to make sure the house Lynette was moving into was good enough for her. It was. It has been a good move for the Orton’s and they are happily settled in their new home.

We welcome Larry and Teresa W. to Tropic. They are the new owners of Bulberry Inn and I apologize I did not find out their full last name in time for the news. However we welcome you to our community and wish you luck in your new venture.

Three more weeks and Cache Mortensen will be getting married to Kylie Palmer. How exciting these three weeks will be and so bus;y.

The Tropic RS Book Club is on hold until September.

Summer is so full of things to do that they will pick it up again in September.

Congratulations to T. J. Brinkerhoff and Colby Wiseman on their graduation from Primary and becoming Deacons in the Tropic Ward. T. J. is the son of Tyson and Kayce Brinkerhoff of Tropic and Colby is the son of Brook and Phoebe Wiseman also of Tropic.

I would like to repeat the following information for you use. It will really be a big help to getting the sidewalk finished up to the Bryce Valley Schools for safety of our kids. Here is a great way to help the Safe Sidewalk fund out.

South Central Communications (our local telephone/

internet provider) has teamed up with Amazon to offer community rewards to shoppers.

It doesn’t cost you anything, and benefits community projects such as our Safe Sidewalk fund. Here’s how it works: When you’re ready to order from Amazon, first go to socen. com then click on community rewards; choose “Tropic” in the drop box “choose a town”.

Click on Tropic Town Safe Sidewalk Start Shopping box in the upper right hand corner.

This takes you directly to amazon.com and you can begin your shopping.

Amazon will contribute anywhere from 4-12% of your purchase amount back to the sidewalk project through South Central Communications. And again, it doesn’t cost you a dime! It’s one more avenue to raise funds for the sidewalk so the kids can walk home safely.

Awesome, South Central and Amazon! (from Annette Chynoweth and Irene Von Brockdorff) Gary & Sandy Johnson enjoyed a special 40th wedding anniversary gift from their children and grandchildren on Saturday, June 1st. They were privileged to have four of their grandchildren baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Minersville Ward. Ayden, son of Brady & Sarah Bradshaw, Kazie, daughter of Jed & Rebecca Albrecht, Kasia & Kenzie, twin daughters of Brady & Ruth Carter were the ones baptized. The night before Rachael Sheedy (from San Diego), Jed Johnson (American Fork), Brady & Ruth Carter (Minersville), Brady & Sarah Bradshaw (Tooele) and Esther Rigby (Salt Lake City) were able to do an endowment session with their parents in the St. George Temple. Jed & Rebecca Albrecht had also planned to join them, too, but their son’s baseball team had an unexpected change in their schedule so they were unable to join them in the temple, unfortunately.

Sarah Bradshaw and their four children and a niece spent

a week in Henrieville with the Johnsons so that Sadie & Addison and Jaylee Beaumont (from Beaver) could attend the violin music camp at the Bryce Valley High School.

Jacob Scott of Mesa, Arizona is staying with grandparents, Alma and Anita Fletcher for a week. He is the son of Johnathon and Stephanie Scott.

They had to run a one hundred miles. Some runners opted to run 100K instead.

Around 400 people were running an endurance race and ran through such places as Whiteman Bench, Tropic Reservoir, Red Canyon, Coyote, and it all ended at Ruby’s where they were camped out. The trail was marked from Thunder Mountain to Blubber Creek.

Ruby’s Inn will be helped us out by driving a shuttle van on the hour all day Saturday. Runners were shuttled to the starting line (Coyote Hollow trail head) first as well as to King’s Creek campground where many runners stayed making it possible to carpool from there. Anyone that carpools from Ruby’s Inn obviously will not need a ride after the race (unless you were the driver for your carpool).

The pizza guy will be at the finish line on Friday evening for the 100k finishers and Saturday afternoon until the time cutoff. After that, he’ll head over to King’s Creek group campground and will be cooking there into the night. Runners that finish when the pizza guy isn’t at the finish line (late at night or in the morning) had Steve’s yummy potatoes and pancakes to fill their bellies.The elk have been chomping on our markers in the high country and some ATV’s had a nice game of “Whack the Trail Marker With a Stick As You Drive By” but we adapted and had things patched up. The elk usually just chew on it a bit and spit it out without carrying them off too far, so if you see markers on the ground from miles 30-50 that would be why. Things were expected to wind up by Tuesday with a clean up of signs and other

things. Not sure of the amount of runners as stated above but there were a lot of folks around Ruby’s on Saturday itself. The report is that this was organized

by Matt from Panguitch. I had a hard time finding out for sure on this and the amount of runners but I used his article on bryce100.com to get the info for this report. Thanks Matt.

Ralph Chynoweth celebrated his double 7 birthday last week. He spent the day with his boys doing cows and then on Sunday they gave him a surprise birthday party. He was really surprised as he had no clue.

Emily Clark, Kevin’s wife, was called to be a Primary teacher in Henrieville.

David and Delpha Rose family reunion was held this weekend and they had a big turnout.

Guy and Beverly Thompson had daughter, Rachel and her children from back east here for a weeks visit.

Henrieville Scouts held their annual Flag Raising and Breakfast for Memorial Day in preparation for Scout Camp.

The support was appreciated.

The Duztin Sorenson family are selling their yummy Indian Taco’s in the parking lot of the Grand Staircase Inn a few days each week, usually the weekends. 2 -4 days a week.

They are wonderful and it will help you plan one nights dinner. You can also get just the fry bread with honey if you prefer.

They love the local support they have been getting. Some come on out and get your tacos.

We also have Joey’s Burger Shack to make another alternative to dinner. You can find him down by the Steppingstone Inn and it is rumored that they are some of the best hamburgers around.

Not to mention the excellent restaurants we have in the area that all serve great food and it is so fun to go out to dinner once in awhile.

Have a great week and be sure to send or email your news to me so I can get it into the paper. Thanks VS

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nights sleep so you can take it all in. We start it off with the Panguitch Lions Club pancake breakfast and it will be served at Zions Bank. The breakfast will start at 7:30 and go till 10:00 am. There will be weekly drawings for one of Lion Joe’s, famous Eagles that he is donating as a fund raiser.

At 10:00 am will be the tractor and vintage car parade and that will be followed by a tractor pull down at the City Park. The vintage cars will be on display there also. The ever popular quilt walk races will be on Main St. following the tractor pulls. Get a team together and win some big prizes and have a good work out. There will be a Pioneer Village that will run from 2:00 to 4:00 and you can learn how the pioneer made their on products such as soap, candles, corn husk dolls and some basic quilting skills.

From 3:00 to 6:00 will be the Pioneer home tours, with homes that have never been shown before. Tickets and addresses are available at the Social Hall. Proceeds from the Home show goes to the Sub for Santa fund. There will be an Historical Main Street Walk on Thursday , Friday and Saturday at 2:00 and it will start at the Quilt Walk Park.

The Festival will close with the last showing for the year of the Quilt Walk Show.

Festivals like this require a whole lot of time and effort to put on, many thanks to those who put in the effort for another successful year.

Out at Bryce Canyon on the 6th, 7th and 8th, there will be an Astronomy Festival.

There will be a show at the North Campground and many computerize telescopes out in the parking lot for your viewing of galaxies millions of light years away. Maybe you will be able to see the asteroid that just passed by the earth, just a few million miles away. You will

never see so many stars in your life, Bryce Canyon is one of the darkest places on the earth.

Your eyes will not adjust to the darkness, so bring a flashlight with colored film over the lens.

Stay together because finding someone in that darkness is impossible or better yet set a place to meet when everyone is done looking through the telescopes.

This event is free and you might want to ride the shuttle into the park, because parking is hard to find and the shuttles run till 12:00.

Next week the BMW riders will be here, they took off last year to go to the Nationals in Colorado. It has been about 15 years ago that Janet Oldham brought this club to Panguitch. The Beamers are a special breed; they are doctors, lawyers, engineers and just all around good guys. Many of them travel from as far away as Alaska and Maine and make a summer out of it, going form one meet to another. When they first came they camped down at the park, but as they get a little older, more of them are taking to the motels.

The Balloon Fest which has been on the forth weekend is skipping a week and will be here the 28th, 29th and 30th of June.

Gloria Houston called to say that she and her husband Grant, attended a multiple year High School Reunion at Piute.

The reunion took in the years from 1950 to 1957; there were over 150 in attendance. Some of the locals that were there, Stan and Anna Pollock, Jack and Marleny Soper and Judy Henrie.

Entertainment was supplied by our own Than and Jimmy Cooper and the Piute people loved them and wanted them to do an album. With both Than and Jimmy both driving trucks they are really getting in a lot of practice. Gloria and Grant both graduated in 1953, the same year as myself, were did the time go? Going to

school in small towns is something that carries with you your whole life and the friends you make there are friends for life.

Good to have Stan and Lana Foy back from their Mission in Georgia; Stan couldn’t wait to get back home to some good old Panguitch water. The Locals are thrilled that Foy’s Country Kitchen is open for breakfast, this is their social hour.

Out at Western Town we have a new barbecue restaurant and I understand that the ribs are to die for. You might want to give them a try.

We still have sports going on in the summer, Coach Tammy Bennett said that the Lady Cats took part in a tournament this last week and played in 10 games and won 9 of them, losing only a JV game by two. Coach Bennett said most of the games weren’t even close, with girls winning a number of games by 40 points. I don’t want to wish my life away, but I can’t wait till girl’s basketball starts this winter. These 9th and 10th graders won 11 games in a row last season, and with a years experience under their belt they are going to be something to behold.

If you want to file for the City Council positions that are open, you only have two days to do it in, the filing days close tomorrow the 7th. The Council will be opening up Laura Mosdell’s position and it will be temporary till the election in November. There will be 4 council seats open and also the Mayors position.

One of my fellow drivers out a the Bryce Canyon shuttle, Christine Morrill, mother in law is from Panguitch and lives out in the “end of the world” Delta and her name is Nancy Lew Smith. Christine sends the FYI column out to her and so she will know what is going on in Town.

Christine says Hi Nancy.

I sure hope we get some time to enjoy this great weather.

Mack O.

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com The Quilt Walk Festival is finally here. Hope you made it to the Chocolate Fest last night, it was a fun evening, with plenty of goodies, entertainment and hopefully you picked up some good deals at the silent auction, (no the old High School wasn’t up for sale). All funds brought in by the Chocolate Fest, goes to the Sub for Santa.

The Quilt classes started this morning hope you got signed up and you can learn some new skills. The “Trunk Shows” have two wonderful guest speakers, which will be featured. Franchine Berrett has been a life time Quilter and has been a featured speaker at many quilting festivals through out the Country. She has done Trunk Shows with her patchwork quilting and has won many awards, some of them, Home Machine Quilting Show, “Breast Cancer Awareness Award I” , the Utah Valley Quilt Guide, Best Baltimore Album Quilt, the “Teachers’ Choice in 2010” and “Best Hand Appliqué” to name a few.

Carmen Geddes brings her love of quilting, embroidery and people together for a fun day of learning. Carmen Geddes was named Teacher of the Year at HMQS in 2013.

The Trunks Shows are always fun and there is a ton of gifts giving out.

In the evening the Quilt Walk Play and Dinner theater will be back for the 15th season. There will be a lot of new cast members this year, the Spirit is always there and it will come off great as usually.

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The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

June 6, 2013

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE INVITING BIDS Town of Cannonville is soliciting bids for the construction of pocket park landscaping improvements. Project plan and drawing can be obtained by contacting Town of Cannonville Mayor at (435) 616-8553 or by email to wjstock@scinternet.net.

Bidders shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the bid submittal.

Bids postmarked on or before Monday June 24, 2013 will be accepted for consideration. All bid documents will be plainly marked with the project title (Cannonville Park Improvements) and shall be addressed to Town of Cannonville, P.O. Box 180075, Cannonville, Utah 84718. Pre-bid questions can be directed to the Cannonville Mayor by email to wjstock@scinternet.net.

Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13, 2013 PANGUITCH CITY COUNCIL VACANCY The Panguitch City Council is seeking applicants for appointment to the Council. The appointment will last until December 31, 2013.

All interested citizens of Panguitch City are invited to send an application letter to the City which: 1) indicates why the applicant would like to hold this position; 2) lists the applicants qualifications for the position; 3) verifies that the citizen is a registered voter in Panguitch City, is a U.S. citizen, and has been a resident of Panguitch City for 12 consecutive months, and 4) the full name, address and telephone number of the applicant.

Letters must be received at the City Office, PO Box 75, 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah, 84759 no later than 5:00 p.m.

June 24, 2013. All letters should be addressed to : Panguitch City PO Box 75, 25 South 200 East Panguitch, UT 84759 Members of the City Council will review all applications and may set up interviews from among the applicants. These interviews may be conducted at City Council meeting on June 25, 2013 beginning at 6:35 p.m.

Any questions should be directed to Panguitch City Office at 435-676-8585.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13,2013 PUBLIC NOTICE Antimony Town will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at 7pm, in the Antimony Town Civic Center, 120 North Main, to approve the 2013/2014 budget.

The public may inspect the proposed budget at the town office from 10 to noon, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Or contact Roma Henrie at 624-3488.

I, the duly appointed and acting clerk for the Town of Antimony, hereby certify that copies of the foregoing notice were posted at the following place within the municipality this 23rd day of May, 2013.

1. Antimony Town Post Office 2. Antimony Merc 3. Antimony Town Civic Center Roma Henrie, Antimony Town Clerk Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6, 2013 PUBLIC HEARING Escalante City will hold a public hearing on June 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Escalante City Council Chambers, located at the 56 N. 100 W., Escalante, Utah to adopt a budget for the year 2013-14, amend the 2012-13 budget.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Vickie Schulkoski, City Recorder MMC at 435826-4644.

Notice of date, time and agenda for the public hearing was posted in three public places on May 30, 2013.

Vickie Schulkoski, City Recorder, MMC Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13,2013 Public Notice The Town of Hatch will hold their council meeting on June 19, 2013 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center at 49 W Center.

They will be amending the 2013 budget and adopting the budget for the 2014 fiscal year at this time. Public comment is welcome.

Jacie Torgersen, Hatch Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13, 2013 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: GUEST HOUSE ON SAME PARCEL AS A RESIDENCE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: CHARLES SALTZMAN & INGRID NYGAARD A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: JUNE 12, 2013 @ 7:00 PM, WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: 41.52 ACRES LOCATED IN SEC 5 T30 S R5E SLB&M Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on MAY 30 and JUNE 6, 2013 Block Grant Applications Due (SSBG) Social Services Block Grant The Six County Association of Governments is accepting written applications for FY 13/14 55W funds. Applications must be submitted by June 14th, 2013 to the Community Assistance Department located at 250 North main suite B-38. Requests may be mailed to P.O. Box 820 Richfield, UT 84701. Funding must be used by service providers for social service clients on a reimbursement for service basis. For more details contact the Community Assistance office at 435-893-0744.

Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6, 2013 LOA TOWN 2013-14 BUDGET HEARING AND ADOPTION Loa Town will hold its budget hearing for the 2013-14 fiscal year on Monday, June 17, 2013 @ 8 pm, in conjunction with its regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting.

They will adopt the budget for 2013-14 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 11 am to 3 pm and ask for a copy of the budget. All public is welcome to attend the public hearing prior to the adoption.

If you have any questions, contact Michelle Brian at 435836-2160.

Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13, 2013

GARFIELD COUNTY SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1 - 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1 - WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR 7 - BANQUET TABLES BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 . BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 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 vehicles and equipment will be sold in "as is" condition, and all sales will be final. Purchases can be made with cash or certified check. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. For additional information contact the Clerk’s Office at 435-676-1100 or www.garfield.utah.gov.

Torrey Town 2013-14 Budget Hearing and Adoption Torrey Town will hold its budget hearing for the 2013-2014 fiscal year on Thursday June 13, 2013 at 6 PM, in conjunction with is regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting. They will adopt the budget for 2013-2914 fiscal year following the public hearing. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall 75 E. 100 North.

Anyone who would like to review the budget prior to this evening may come to the Torrey town hall after June 7th between the hours of 10 and 3 pm on Wednesday and Thursday and ask for a copy of the budget. All public is welcome to attend the public hearing prior to the adoption.

If you have any questions call 435-425-3600.

Paula Pace, Torrey Town Clerk Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on MAY 30 and JUNE 6, 2013 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL/AGRICULTURAL TO RESORT/RECREATION WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: BARN W/LIVING FACILITIES TO BE RENTED FOR FAMILY GATHERINGS/ VACATIONS/ REUNIONS, ETC. ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: ALLAN H. & SANDRA H. DIETLEIN A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: JUNE 12, 2013 @ 7:00 PM, WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: 1 AC OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN SEC 34 T29S R5E SLB&M LOCATED AT 820 N 460 E GROVER, UT Published in the Wayne &Garfield County Insider on MAY 30 and JUNE 6, 2013 Garfield County School District Public Budget Hearing Notice Thursday, June 13th, 2013 Garfield County School District will be proposing to the Board of Education its final budget for fiscal year 2013. This budget hearing has been scheduled at Panguitch High School at 4:00PM, on June 13th, 2013 in conjunction with the regular monthly Board of Education meeting. The District is also proposing the beginning and tentative budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2013-14. A copy of the proposed budget can be obtained on May 27, 2013 or thereafter from the District’s internet web site or from the District Office at 145 E Center Street, Panguitch, Utah, 84759.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 23 & 30 and JUNE 6, 13 & 20, 2013 NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARINGS Garfield County is in the process of accepting public comment on several proposals including: 1. Revision of the Protection of Cultural Resources Ordinance 2. Creation of the Escalante Historic/Cultural Grazing Region, its inclusion on the County Register of Cultural Resources and associated regulations 3. Creation of a Wildlife/Habitat Zone as part of the County Zoning Ordinance 4. Creation of regulations regarding Utah Prairie Dogs This comment period provides those interested in or affected by these proposals an opportunity to make their opinions and concerns known prior to a decision being made by the Garfield County Commission. Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, oral and electronic comments will be accepted until June 15, 2013.

Written comments must be submitted to the Garfield County Planner, P.O. Box 77, Panguitch, UT 84759. Hand-delivered comments must be delivered to the Garfield County Planner at 55 S. Main, Panguitch, Utah. Offices are open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding designated holidays.

Oral comments must be delivered to Justin Fischer, Garfield County Planner, during normal business hours via telephone or in person. Electronic comments must be submitted in rich text (.RTF), PDF or word (.DOC or.DOCX) format to justin.fischer@garfield.utah.gov.

Public hearings regarding each of the proposed measures will be held beginning at 1:30 pm June 24, 2013 at the Garfield County Commission chambers, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah. Garfield County provides reasonable accommodations to disabled members of the public. Please contact the County Human Resources Office, (435) 676-1120, at least 2 working days in advance if you have special needs.

Additional information regarding the proposal can be obtained at http://garfield.utah.gov or by contacting Justin Fischer at (435) 676-1157, e-mail at justin.fischer@garfield.utah.gov Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6, 13 & 20, 2013 Public Notice Bicknell Town’s Budget Hearing for 2013-2014 will be held on 6 June 2013, in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the town hall building, 64 W 100 N. The budget for 2012-2013 will be opened for revisions.

Connie Durfey, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 30, and JUNE 6, 2013

Notice of Municipal Offices The following offices to be voted on in the Bicknell Town Municipal General Election on 5 November 2013: Mayor - 4 year term (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 3 June to 7 June 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

10-3-301 Connie Durfey, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 23 & 30, and JUNE 6, 2013

NOTICE INVITING BIDS The Scenic Byway 12 Committee is accepting bids for Scenic Byway 12 Gateway Monument Sign Construction. Work includes construction of two identical Scenic Byway 12 AllAmerican Road masonry monuments to be located in the SR12 right-of-way near each end of the road, one in Garfield County and one in Wayne County.

Design specifications can be obtained by contacting the Scenic Byway 12 Committee, Byway Coordinator at 435-6168988 or by email to jholland.sb12@gmail.com or by U.S. Mail at P.O. Box 132, Tropic, Utah 84776. Bidders shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the bid submittal. Bids postmarked on or before Monday June 17, 2013 will be accepted for consideration.

All bid submission documents will be plainly marked with the project title and shall be addressed to Scenic Byway 12 Committee, P.O. Box 132, Tropic, Utah 84776. Pre-bid questions can be directed to the Byway Coordinator, contact information above.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 30, and JUNE 6, 2013 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TICABOO UTILITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will take place during the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Governing Board of the Ticaboo Utility Improvement District (“TUID”), Garfield County, Utah, on June 13, 2013, at 6:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as practicable. The purpose of the public hearing is to solicit comment from all interested persons in attendance regarding the size, scope and nature of funding the purchase of new power generation equipment in an amount of approximately $600,000, through a loan from the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board Grant and Loan Program (the “CIB”). At the hearing complete and detailed information shall be provided to the public regarding the proposed project and it’s financing, including the expected financial impact to the public as user fees, special assessments, or property taxes. A copy of the CIB Loan Application can be examined at the TUID Business Offices located at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, Ticaboo, UT 84533 during normal business hours at any time prior to the public hearing.

The Board’s regular meeting place is at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, PO Box 2140, LDS Church - Ticaboo Branch, Ticaboo, UT 84533.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13, 2013 PUBLIC NOTICE The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration has received an application to remove ordinary sand and gravel from the following described land: GARFIELD COUNTY Township 36 South, Range 5 West SLB&M, Section 21: N½NE¼ Containing 80.0 acres, more or less The Administration will accept competing applications to remove the sand and gravel, and also competing applications to lease, purchase, or exchange this property, a portion thereof, or a parcel including any of the above described acreage. Contact Andy Bedingfield for the appropriate required application.

The Administration will accept competing applications during the following period of time: From 8:00 A.M. June 1, 2013 Until 5:00 P.M. July 1, 2013 TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION 675 East 500 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 801-538-5100 In the absence of competing applications for lease, purchase, or exchange, the Administration will evaluate the applications for the removal of ordinary sand and gravel and award the permit for such removal. Each application for the removal of sand and gravel must be accompanied by a completed application form.

Materials permit bids will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1) The amount of the bonus bid; 2) The amount, rate, and type of the proposed materials extraction and associated minimum royalty*; and, 3) Other requirements provided for by the rules of the Administration or contained in this notice. The successful applicant will be required to pay advertising costs and the costs of a cultural resource study if necessary. The successful applicant will be required to rehabilitate any areas disturbed during the permit period and areas with existing disturbance. Bonding for reclamation and performance will also be required by the Administration. A term of up to five (5) years, will be considered for this Permit. Applicant must be qualified to do business in the State of Utah. Please submit sealed application to Trust Lands Administration at the above referenced address. Reference MP # 526 The Administration reserves the right to reject any application or subsequent bids. *Minimum royalties vary by commodity Contact Mr. Andy Bedingfield for details Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 6 & 13, 2013

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HELP WANTED Wayne County School District Part-Time Technology Assistant POSITION: Wayne School District is seeking a part-time technology assistant who will work directly with the technology coordinator at the district level. This position will be 12 hours/ week with no benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS: A minimum of 2 years technical or associates degree directly related to the field of electronics technology. Experience in educational technology is preferred, as well as, 3 or more years of recent work experience in the technology arena. Additionally, multi-platform operating system knowledge (primarily Mac OS, IOS, and Windows OS) is desired.

DUTIES: Duties as assigned by technology coordinator including, but not limited to: - Mobile device management - Content filtering - Imaging labs - Assist schools with technology as needed - Basic network troubleshooting, website content development, tier 1 support, Server role management, etc.

APPLICATION: Job applications can be picked up at the district office or found online at http://www.wayne.k12.ut.us/ jobs.cfm. Applications may be submitted at the district office or by email at jobs@wayne.k12.ut.us.

Any questions pertaining to this position should be directed to Jordan Crane at (435) 425-3813.

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by 12:00pm on Wednesday, the 12th of June.

Wayne County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Wayne County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

6/6 Wayne County School District Custodian Wayne School District is accepting applications for a custodial position at Loa Elementary. This position is for 15 hours a week. It is a year round position with a furlough in July. Applications can be picked up at the District Office. Questions about the position can be answered by calling the Wayne School District Office at 425-3813. Applications will be accepted until June 12, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Applications can be mailed to: Wayne School District PO Box 127 Bicknell, UT 84715 6/6 WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Bus Drivers Bus Drivers needed! Wayne School District is currently seeking substitute bus drivers for all the bus routes in Wayne County.

The district will provide the training to become certified, as well as the information to get the proper endorsements on your driver license. Anyone interested in a bus driving job contact Ned Taylor at 435-425-3813.

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Sprayers for Rent The Upper Sevier Conservation District has two slide-in sprayers for rent.

Rates: $1/acre with $50 minimum Contact: Anne Excell 676-8189 STONE HOUSE MASSAGE

Hours by appointment 435.491.0087

AA Meetings Monday Evenings 6:00 Flying M Restaurant Panguitch

Susan Kendall, LMT Teasdale stonehouse.massagetherapy.com

PANGUITCH DENTAL Dental Assistant Must be compassionate, hard working, self-motivated. Part time position. Experience preferred, but we will train. $9.00/hr. (more if trained).

Call Panguitch Dental at 6762443 rtn RODEWAY INN Housekeepers The Rodeway Inn in Caineville is seeking a part time housekeepers. Competitive wages, flexible hours, and a fun work environment, travel bonus may apply. Please call Mike for details. 801-598-3083 5/30

APTS FOR RENT IN LOA 1, 2 and 3BR, 1BA apartments.

Call for pricing. Security deposit required. Contact Mel, (435) 491-0899 rtn

Do You Need Help with your Spring Cleaning or with Everday Upkeep on your home?

Call Jan 435.836.2691

FOR SALE KITCHEN CABINETS Upper and lower cabinets, counter and double sink, plain white. $350. In Tropic. Call 435-616-1069.

6/13 LOWELL’S COLLECTIBLES - Fifty years of collectibles & antiques. Selling everything and moving on. Taft Storage Units south of Bicknell. Call 435-896-7092 and I’ll meet you there. Watch for signs and flags on the road.6/27 MATTRESS KING - Twins from $79.95, Queens from $139.95, Kings from $349.95.

In Richfield. Can deliver.

(435) 201-4368. Sofas, Sectionals, Recliners available. *Call me* rtn QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS - Premium natural latex mattress, firm, virtually new, Arizona Latex Mattress Company brand. $350. 435-826-4579 6/27

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Five piece solid oak entertainment center, with TV. $600. In Bicknell. Call to see: 435-691-2490 or 435-6915044 or 435-425-3049. Ask for Shawn or Christine. 6/13

AA OPEN MEETINGS Every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:00 pm Bicknell Town Hall

HOUSE IN BICKNELL 4BR, 2BA, family, living, dining, laundry and fruit rooms, pellet stove, wood fireplace, oil furnace, carport, on 1/2 acre. $550/month, $12 garbage, 1st, last and $600 deposit. Call 435-425-3723. Also available - a home on Main St. and 2 mobile homes. rtn LOA OFFICE AND DANCE STUDIO SPACE FOR RENT - Former Insider building, 45 N. Main St., Avail. July 1st. Office space $350/mo; dance studio $350/mo. Call Ryan 435-691-0263 rtn

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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“I hear it’s gotten better.

I should start reading it.”

—One Observer, Bryce Canyon City

435-826-4400

Loa Builder’s

Supply

Our truck delivers materials on Thursdays to Boulder & Escalante Shop by phone

435-836-2751 or online loabuilders.doitbest.com

June 12-15, 2013 • Kanab, Utah

Snow College is accepting applications for an Industrial Technology Instructor at the Richfield Campus.

For position announcement, go to https://www.snow.edu/hr/employment/ or call 435-893-2246.

First review of applications will be June 21, 2013.

2013 Special Ad Rates Geared for Your Small Business We’re offering biz-card and half-biz-card ad rates to work within your budget.

Business Card Ads (3.6 in. wide x 2 in. high) 52 weeks: $480 26 weeks: $260 16 weeks: $180 8 weeks: $100 Half-Business Card Ads (1.7 in. wide x 2 in. high) 52 weeks: $360 26 weeks $190 16 weeks: $120 8 weeks $64 We’ll be glad to work with you on an advertising plan to meet your needs.

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377 South Main, Lyman

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Jacob Hamblin Days

1-800-733-5263

435-691-2891 435-579-3950

HOUSE FOR SALE IN Torrey - Sleeping Rainbow Estates 40-50 Native Trees, 3 BR 2 Bath, Incredible Views, 2000 Sq ft. with 2000 sq ft. detached garage.

2 Acres. Call Lowell at 4253824 or cell (435) 896-7092

We need handcrafted items, home grown produce or baked goods.

Please contact Lore Anderson at 836-2372 for more information.

www.jacobhamblindays.com

CALL DON:

ESCALANTE PROPERTY - 575 S. Center St. 1/2 to 3 acres for sale, price negotiable.

Out of greenbelt, all 7 years back taxes paid, making perfect building lots. Water neg.

Flat ground w/mature trees on west boundary. Seller motivated. 435-826-4982 or 435-6909455 or 535-690-9456 rtn

We are looking for vendors!

Mutton Busting • Ranch Rodeos Ribbon Roping • Barrel Racing Trail Rides • BBQ Dinner ATV Rides • Western Band

Internet Service Computer Sales Repairs & Tune-Ups Wi-Fi/Networking

REAL ESTATE

The Farmer’s Market will be every Saturday 4 to 6 pm thru Memorial weekend.

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Come join us at the Wayne County Farmer’s Market, which is now located in The Red Cliff Restaurant parking lot in Torrey.

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bonnie_kaufman@hotmail.com 801-557-8188 435-491-0999

WANTED - Experienced individual to lease and operate the Toscono’s Restaurant located in the Snuggle Inn located in Loa, Utah. For further details, contact: Dick Davis at 435616-2898 or 435-836-2898

Wayne County Farmer’s Market

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HOME FOR RENT IN LOA Nice home for rent in Loa located at 244 S. 100 W. All kitchen appliances are included, 3 BR, Bathroom, Laundry Room, Lg. Family Room. For more info, please contact Marcus Lewis at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795.

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Tel. 435.826.4400 or email us at snapshot@live.com

Get Ready for Summer Reading

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he 2013 Bookmobile/ State Library Summer Reading program theme is “Dig into Reading”… and there are big plans to have some great fun, learn new things and most importantly, get children reading during their summer vacation months. Programs are always on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and held at the Tri-County Bookmobile Library in Bicknell, 79 N. 100 W. The programming is as follows: June 4th - “Books are SPROUTING up!” Janet Hansen will share her enthusiasm for gardening, a skit will be performed and great books will be read.

June 11th - “Reading ROCKS!” Roma and Chad Roderick will be there with their amazing rock collection among other exciting things! Who doesn’t love rocks?

June 18th - “We DIG DINOSAURS!” Cindy Micheli from Capitol Reef National Park will talk about dinosaurs!

We always love it when Cindy comes!

June 25th - “BURROW into a book and GO-PHER it!” Joanne and Ray will talk about burrowing animals!

July 2nd - “UNEARTH a good book” Jackson Excavation will bring some of their big dirt moving equipment!

Also on July 2nd is an end-of-summer-reading party which means the end of the programs but the continuation of reading. We want you to keep reading, earning prizes and maybe you’ll be top reader and get a READING poster made of you to hang in the library for the year.

Be sure and sign your children up, attend some fun programming and READ for the summer!

—Faun Jackson, Tri-County Bookmobile Library

The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

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June 6, 2013

Practical Money Matters

Credit Access for Stay-at-Home Spouses and Partners Expanded

by Jason Alderman

One of the pitfalls of Congress passing complicated, sweeping legislation is that sometimes provisions designed to protect one group unexpectedly create hardships for others. That’s what happened with 2009’s Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Disclosure (CARD) Act, which was hailed as legislation that would protect consumers from misleading credit practices.

Among other things, the CARD Act requires that people under 21 must have an adult co-signer in order to open a credit account unless they can prove their ability to repay their account balance. This provision was designed to prevent young adults from assuming more debt than they can afford and then being unable to pay it off, thereby ruining their credit standing.

So far, so good.

Then, in 2011 the Federal Reserve finalized rules around the CARD Act’s “ability to pay” provision. It stated that credit card issuers generally could only consider an applicant’s independent income or assets before issuing a new card or increasing a credit limit, not his or her access to the household’s overall income.

An unintended consequence soon emerged: As a result of the ability-to-pay rule, many spouses or partners over age 21 who don’t work outside the home suddenly found they were unable to open separate credit accounts in their own name, regardless of whether or not they had access to their working spouse/partner’s income.

Establishing one’s own credit history is crucial to gaining favorable interest rates and access to credit, especially when non-working spouses get divorced or their spouse dies unexpectedly. Thus many consumers (and their Congressional representatives) were upset.

Their displeasure reached the ears of the Consumer Financial

Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Fast forward to October 2012, when the CFPB released a proposal that was expected to ease credit rules for stayat-home spouses or partners.

After six months of public review, the CFPB issued a formal amendment to the ability-topay rule that essentially says credit card applicants who are at least 21 can factor in a third party’s income or assets when applying for credit card accounts if there’s a reasonable expectation they’ll be able to access those funds to make payments. (This includes income of a spouse or partner, although the rule applies to all applicants, regardless of marital status.)

Speaking of unintended consequences, however, remember that even though having at least one credit card or loan in your own name can help you build a strong credit history, it’s important to carefully manage all credit accounts on which you’re named – whether as an individual, cosigner or authorized user – to prevent damage to your credit score.

Having a poor credit score can cost a small fortune over

a lifetime. You’ll pay higher rates and have a harder time qualifying for mortgages, car loans and credit cards. To maintain – or improve – your credit score: • Always pay all bills on time.

• Never exceed credit limits.

• Try to keep your credit utilization ratio (the percentage of available credit you’re using) below 30 percent.

• Don’t automatically close older, unused accounts; 15 percent of your score is based on credit history.

• Each time you open a new account there’s a slight impact on your score, so avoid doing so in the months before a major purchase like a home or car.

Bottom line: Make sure you have credit in your own name, in case you ever need to open a new account based on your own credit history. Just make sure you don’t overextend yourself or mismanage credit you currently have.

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

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