The Wayne & Garfield County Insider June 21, 2018

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

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What’s Old is New Again Cowpuncher Guard Station Rises from the Ashes HELL’S BACKBONE ROAD – It was a senseless tragedy, and most certainly a grave mistake: a group of visitors renting Dixie National Forest’s Cowpuncher Guard Station, seeking to warm the cabin on a chilly June eve-

Bulletts, Forest Supervisor for the Dixie National Forest.

Seven years later, almost to the anniversary of the day it had burned, a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Cowpuncher Guard Station cabin was held on June 13. A small

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“Smokey” the Bear made a special appearance at the Cowpuncher Guard Station open house on June 13, assisting Shannon Holt, Visitor Information Specialist, with the official ribbon cutting ceremony. ning in 2011, started a fire in the wood stove, with the help of a little gasoline. And burned both the cabin and its neighboring outbuilding to the ground.

Fortunately, though nerves were terribly shaken, no one was badly hurt. But Cowpuncher Guard Station, built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and among the rustic gems of the Forest Service, was no more.

And at least initially, it looked like it would never be back again.

“The advice we got was ‘don’t rebuild,’” said Angie

group of Forest Service and BLM staff and a few dozen visitors to the open house were treated to a lunch of beans, biscuits, and cobbler to celebrate the occasion.

Cowpuncher was actively in use by Forest Service crews until 2006, when it was turned over for use as a visitor rental.

Due to federal cost cutting measures, pressure from the upper echelons of the Forest Service to not spend money on rebuilding was intense.

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Let Summer Take Flight at the Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally

Courtesy Garfield County Office of Tourism

Festival takes place June 21-24, is free to attend, and will have various events including a 5K, live entertainment, balloon glow, and more.

PANGUITCH - Utahns can watch hot air balloons take flight as the sun rises during the Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally. The festival is free to attend and takes place throughout Panguitch, Utah on June 21-24. This event includes a variety of activities from vendors to children rides and is the perfect opportunity

to experience southern Utah’s beauty in a new way.

“The exquisite, red-rock scenery and fresh, crisp air mixed with the brightly colored hot air balloons against the blue sky is what makes our festival unique,” said Sydnee Balloon Rally Cont'd on page 2

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

THURS. JUNE 21 - WED. JUNE 27

Sunny and hot this week. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s; lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. Chance of precipitation is 0%. Winds will range from 11 to 17 mph.

Utah Descendants of ‘The Long Walk” Commemorate Long-Awaited Homecoming of the Treaty of 1868 SALT LAKE CITY – Mary Benally and her family have always called Bears Ears home. Her Diné ancestors were force-marched on the 1864 Long Walk and held captive for four long years. They eventually made their return to Diné Bikéyah (Home of the Holy Earth Surface People) through the Navajo Treaty of 1868.

Benally, who is a Utah Diné Bikéyah board member, traces both her Diné and Hopi heritage to Bears Ears. Her great-great-great grandmother was Hopi and was married to a Diné man from the region.

This grandmother eventually had children, including one of Benally’s maternal grandmothers, who was born north of the Bears Ears Buttes.

“When Kit Carson was rounding up the Navajos, they were told a story that the federal people in Fort Defiance were giving out food or seeds to the people out there,” Benally said. “Believing that, people started going to Fort Defiance from the San Juan River and what is now the Bluff, Utah area. It turned out that they were captured there and were forced on the Long Walk.”

Benally’s family history remains alive through oral tradition, even 150 years after the Navajo Treaty of 1868 was signed between Headman Manuelito, who was also born near the Bears Ears Buttes, and other Navajo headmen and the U.S. government.

With the official Navajo Treaty of 1868 being unveiled to the public at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona, today, Benally also

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GARFIELD COUNTY Commissioner Tebbs met with Bryce Canyon personnel on the well situation and prairie dog removal. The prairie dogs will start coming out June 15, and Bryce officials are “open to idea of new well farther up the hill.”

Hiring of Shelley Burroughs was approved for a senior center / Care and Share position in Panguitch.

Commissioner Taylor and Economic Development consultant Drew Parkin met with USDA and shared the county’s Economic Development plan with them. He said several potential grants may be available through USDA. He also wanted to put out the word for more EMT and Search and Rescue volunteers throughout the county. “So few give so much,” he said, and “our current volunteers are being overwhelmed.”

Commissioner Pollock reported on drought causing many problems, including an increase in grasshoppers and other insect problems. He said the Dept of Agriculture is working with the county to spray fields, as long as no livestock are present. Pollock has also been working with Rep. Chris Stewart for over a year to obtain funding for drought relief and water projects. Stewart has come up with a possible $20M to be used for the Utah water GCC

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Courtesy Alastair Bitsóí

Mary Benally is a Utah Diné Bikéyah board member and can trace her lineage to Bears Ears.

Her ancestors were force-marched on the 1864 Long Walk and held captive for four years.

They made their way home again after The Navajo Treaty of 1868. relishes the fact that her Diné family has long lived in the Bears Ears area and has family stories involving their survival of the Long Walk from over 150 years ago. Benally’s

Dixie National Forest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announce Utah Prairie Dog Spring Counts for 2018 PANGUITCH - As part of recovery efforts for the Threatened Utah Prairie Dog (UPD), the Powell Ranger District on the Dixie National Forest has been conducting spring counts of adult prairie dogs. The Forest Service has been conducting these counts on National Forest System lands for the past five years in cooperation with the Utah Division of Wildlife. Counts are conducted annually and are used to monitor overall population trends by Recovery Unit. As stated in the UPD Recovery Plan, recovery of the Paunsaugunt Recovery Unit is measured with the unit having a spring count of more than 1,000 adult dogs annually over a period of five consecutive years. The spring count on the Dixie National Forest for 2018

Diné ancestors were among the first to move back to the San Juan River area from the Long Walk. However, she recounted that other Diné bands were never captured by the

U.S. government. They lived at the confluence of Comb Ridge Wash and the San Juan River.

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Rattlesnake Safety Tips

UTAH - Rattlesnakes often strike fear in the hearts of people. But they shouldn't.

Knowing a little about the animal, and doing a few simple things — like keeping your distance and not harassing a snake — can go a long way to keeping you safe.

Kevin Wheeler, biologist with the Division of Wildlife Resources, says rattlesnakes in Utah are on the move right now, looking for water and rodents after emerging from their dens in May. Wheeler says the snakes will likely have to travel more to find food this year. "Drought

conditions have reduced Utah's rodent population," he says, "so snakes will be roaming more, looking for rodents.

Because the snakes will be active, there's a greater chance you'll see one in the wild this year."

So, if you see a rattlesnake in the wild, what should you do?

"Don't approach it," Wheeler says. "Give it plenty of space, and leave it alone.

Respect the snake, and it will respect you."

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Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

If you see a rattlesnake, give it plenty of space. And don't Prairie Dogs harass it.

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Headman Manuelito moved his band through ancestral and current Diné territory to avoid being captured, though they eventually were and were forced to march on the Long Walk. He was held captive for four years until he and other Diné leaders signed the Navajo Treaty of 1868.

Willie Grayeyes, Chairman of the UDB board, know that Bears Ears plays a significant role with the Navajo Treaty of 1868, which acknowledges the government-to-government relationship that the Navajo Nation has with the United States. The Navajo Treaty of 1868 is a significant part of the history of the original boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, which is currently threatened. Presently, Utah Diné Bikéyah is engaged in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Trump Proclamation, which slashed the Bears Ears National Monument by 1.1 million acres.

“Bears Ears NationCourtesy Tim Peterson al Monument is tied to Willie Grayeyes believes that the Headman Manuelito and Diné people had a presence in his brother, K'aayeeli,” Bears Ears long before the NavaGrayeyes said. “They jo Treaty and that they can poswere both born near the sibly trace it as far back as 11,000 Bears Ears Buttes.” years ago.

From his standpoint, just roaming around the area. the Diné people had a Bears Since they had livestock, the Ears presence beyond the NaUtes use to come to their place vajo Treaty of 1868. He knows and they used to give food to of a Diné Hogan in the White Canyon area of Bears Ears, the Utes.”

Benally’s story shows which dates back to over 1,300 how the Navajo Treaty of years ago.

“As evidence provides, 1868 and the Bears Ears region are intimately connected, Diné ties to Bears Ears were as the western canyons of way before the Treaty,” GrayBears Ears National Monu- eyes said, before adding, ment served as a refuge or “Probably as far as back as escaping area for several Diné maybe 11,000 years. The Nabands/families. Locals like vajos had use to those regions.”

“They never went on the Long Walk. They lived in the canyons, hid there somewhere,” Benally said, recounting her history lesson. “I was told by my elders that when they moved back into the area, there were some Utes

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Mecham, Panguitch Main Street director. “Those who have moved away come back to this event year after year and bring their friends because there is no other festival quite like ours.”

The hot air balloons will take flight daily from Panguitch’s baseball fields at 6:30 a.m. and descend around 9:00 a.m. After the display of balloons, vendors from food to craft will be open all day, every day along Panguitch’s main street and behind Zions Bank. The balloon rally also includes children activities, such as inflatable rides and slides, bingo, a balloon glow, 5K, live entertainment and more.

On Saturday, June 23, a 5K is being held by the Panguitch High School crosscountry club. The race starts at the high school track, 390 E. 100 W., and begins at 7 a.m. as the balloons rise. Registration is available online at panguitchmainstreet.org or the day of the race from 6:00 to 6:45 a.m. The registration cost is $25 per person.

The course will take runners through the town’s streets and loop back to the track. After

the 5K, a free children's race around the track starts.

“The balloon festival is one of the many ways we attract visitors to our town and increase business,” Mecham said. “The majority of our businesses are on Main Street, which is a big reason why the balloon glow is held on the road.”

The balloon glow is Saturday night, during which all the balloons are lined up on Main Street with a band on each end of the road. As dusk covers the night, the balloons are filled with fiery air to the beat of the music. The vendors and activities will continue offering services during the glow.

Four different bands are scheduled to perform on Friday and Saturday. Friday night’s featured band is The Move Ins and Saturday’s featured bands are Transit Cast, The Good Will Band and Most Wanted.

For more information on the Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally, visit panguitch.com, and to learn about other activities and places to see while attending the rally, go to brycecanyoncountry.com.

—Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally

Regarding Headman who are in the military overManuelito, Grayeyes said that seas to safely return home.

“This is what they probthe leader moved his band through ancestral and cur- ably did. That’s what I would rent Diné territory, including do and I think that’s what they toward the Black Mountains did,” Yellowman said. “The (now Black Mesa, AZ of the American government probaNavajo Nation) and to Gray bly rounded-up some Diné, but Mountain, Ariz., in an effort to we did not surrender. That’s avoid capture. Eventually, they what my people say.”

Yellowman traces his linran out of food and heard that food rations were being dis- eage to Diné leaders born at tributed in Fort Defiance, Ari- Bears Ears, and says that anzona. It was there at Fort De- cestral Diné of today are still fiance that Manuelito and his trying to go home to Bears Ears band were captured and forced from the Long Walk. Of course now, the ancestral Native land marched on the Long Walk.

As a teenager, Manuelito in Bears Ears is considered learned Diné rites and cer- public lands. This struggle to emonies, which Grayeyes says return to and maintain homehelped thousands of Diné held lands and protect cultural praccaptive for four years from tices in Diné Bikéyah contin1864-1868, until he and other ues today in the Diné leaders signed the Navajo Treaty of 1868.

“He was the one that said that this Treaty will provide a ladder for our children to educate themselves, which is a very profound statement in terms of looking at our future,” Grayeyes said.

“He had the foresight to express those thoughts about the future of the Navajo.”

Even while Diné such as Manuelito negotiated on behalf of the Diné people to return to Diné Courtesy Alastair Bitsóí Bikéyah, Grayeyes and Jonah Yellowman, also a UDB Jonah Yellowman, also a board member, can trace his linUDB board member, note eage to Bears Ears.

He says that that those Diné bands that those who were forced on the Long took refuge in the Bears Walk are, to this day, still trying Ears region could have, to return home and to protect the in part, helped their imBears Ears National Monument, prisoned relatives escape from the four-year intern- which is currently being threatened. ment.

The Diné bands that escaped capture include fight to protect the Bears Ears the K’aayeeli, Big Horse, and National Monument.

Restoring Bears Ears NaHashké Neiniih (Spreading Anger) bands. These bands tional Monument to its origicame together and hid out at nal boundary at the confluence the confluence of the Colorado of the Colorado and San Juan and San Juan Rivers at what is Rivers is the main reason Yelnow Lake Powell, Grayeyes lowman supports the ongoing litigation. These original said.

“There were numerous boundaries protect these places trips done by these people, of cultural and historic imporwho went down into the can- tance, and the history of Manuyons and went on top of Na- elito and the bands that evaded vajo Mountain and did their capture are only a few among offerings, prayed, performed many of the significant places ceremonies,” Grayeyes said. within these boundaries.

“It’s very sacred,” Yel“Four yearsw later, but I don’t know how they found out, but lowman adds. He recounts that they heard that their people the Bears Ears plays a key role, not only in Diné history and were released back.”

Similarly, Yellowman the Navajo Treaty of 1868, but added that it is likely those as a central place of healing. captured at Fort Sumner and “It’s a place that is a holistic those that took refuge in the place for us. It is a place to heal Bears Ears region interchange- people and come back together ably issued ceremonies for and share something.”

—Utah Diné Bikéyah their eventual release. Even now, Yellowman says that he continues to pray for relatives Rattlesnakes

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ple who are bit by rattlesnakes are bit while harassing or toying with a snake, or trying to kill it. Like most animals, rattlesnakes fear humans and will do anything they can to avoid us. "That changes if a snake thinks it's threatened and there's no way to escape," he says. "In that case, the snake will often strike to protect itself."

Respecting the snake, and giving it plenty of space, are the keys to avoiding problems.

You can get rattlesnake safety tips at the Wild Aware Utah website. Southwest Partners also provides rattlesnake safety information. A copy of the organization's free "Living with Venomous Reptiles" brochure is available online.

Hiking tips As you're hiking in Utah this summer, watch the trail ahead of you, and check carefully before stepping over rocks, reaching onto ledges or sitting down on a rock or log. If you see a rattlesnake, Wheeler recommends the following: Tip 1 – Remain calm. Do not panic. Rattlesnakes will not chase you.

Tip 2 – Stay at least five feet from the snake. Give it plenty of space.

Tip 3 – Do not try to kill

the snake. Doing so is illegal and greatly increases the chance the snake bites you.

Tip 4 – Alert people to the snake's location. Advise them to use caution and to respect the snake. Keep children and pets away.

Tip 5 – Keep your dog on a leash. Allowing your dog to roam increases the chance the dog will find a snake and get bit.

Six rattlesnake subspecies live in Utah. The most common is the Great Basin rattlesnake. The Great Basin 'rattler' is found across the state.

Rocky, talus slopes are the places in Utah where you'll most likely encounter rattlesnakes. In fact, Wheeler says there's a good chance you've been close to a snake while hiking and never knew it. "A snake's camouflage allows it to blend into its surroundings," he says. "They're tough to see."

Wheeler says rattlesnakes are fully protected by Utah law; it's illegal to harass or kill one. "Rattlesnakes are an important part of Utah's ecosystem," Wheeler says. "They help keep the rodent population in check. And that helps keep the diseases rodents carry in check too."

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

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was more than 1,450.

This year is historical because it represents the fifth consecutive year that the annual spring adult prairie dog count has been over 1,000 animals on the Powell Ranger District's Paunsaugunt Recovery Unit. Local biologists along with partners have worked hard to conserve this species and are optimistic as the numbers are holding well above the 1,000 adult animal minimum to meet the recovery goal. In Utah under the current plan, UPD's found on private lands do not count towards this recovery population goal, therefore counting prairie dogs for the fifth year in a row all on National For-

est lands, or "protected public land" is an important step towards de-listing this protected species.

There are many partners involved in the recovery efforts including: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Garfield County, State Trust Lands, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Mitigation fund program.

"One of the strong parts of the recovery program is that Utah Prairie Dogs on the Powell Ranger District are well distributed across the District within suitable habitat, with additional efforts of habitat improvement with partners continuing to occur," stated Ron Rodriguez, Dixie Nation-

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al Forest, Biologist & Forest Wildlife Program Manager.

"This recovery area has connectivity across the landscape which is a critical component for future management and conservation of the species."

The Forest Service looks forward to continuing its work with partners and moving ahead with further conservation efforts such as establishing a Conservation Strategy and Agreement document that will further assist managers in meeting the de-listing criteria for the Utah Prairie Dog. For more information on the Utah Prairie Dog, please visit: https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/es/utahPrairieDog. php.

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The original Cowpuncher Guard Station cabin after it burned on June 12, 2011.

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Cindy Calbaum, Recreation and Wilderness Program Manager for the U.S. Forest Service, addresses attendees during the Cowpuncher Guard Station cabin ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on June 13, 2018.

Cincy Calbaum, Forest Service Recreation and Wilderness Program Manager said of Dixie National Forest employees’ sentiments at the time, thinking that the wellloved station, 20 miles outside of Escalante on Hell’s Backbone Road, would not be rebuilt.

It was this care and reverence for what the station represented that eventually lead to its reconstruction.

Forest Supervisor Bullets in particular credited former Garfield County Commissioner, Clare Ramsay, with moving the project forward. “He understood what it meant to the community,”

said Bulletts. “That it was important,” she said.

And so, through years of dedication by U.S. Forest Service staff and a hundreds of community volunteer hours, the guard station was rebuilt.

First with a temporary yurt, which has served visitors for several years, and now with a newly reconstructed cabin, based on the original plans.

“It’s just a little bit bigger--two feet longer and two feet wider,” said Calbaum, who noted that Forest Service architect Cameron Lewis worked directly from Cowpuncher’s original 1934 plans. A new water tank and water lines and septic system have been constructed, but the cabin itself retains the rus-

Tragedy After Individual Fatally Exposed to Industrial Pesticide Material

BICKNELL - In Wayne County last night at approximately 7:45 a person encountered an industrial pesticide material. This person was transported to Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell, via ambulance.

It has been reported that the person is deceased.

Out of an abundance of caution, responders and medical personnel were transported to other medical facilities for evaluation.

All personnel along with the building itself are being evaluated for contamination from this pesticide.

Currently the clinic is closed pending further investigation & evaluation of this

incident.

If you need medical attention please go to the Wayne Community Center in Bicknell, a small clinic is being set up there until it has been determined safe to return to the main facility.

Also, ambulances are available for emergencies.

Thank you.

We will update as more information becomes available.

—Wayne County Public Information Officer Temporary Urgent Care Clinic: Bicknell Community Center 605 S 350 E

tic charm of its predecessor, with white clapboard siding and a shake roof, hand-hewn cabinetry and trim work, an ample front porch, and a vintage wood (once again) stove for both heating and cooking in the kitchen.

Calbaum, who has overseen the project, says a few details are yet to be added, such as a propane cook top, possibly a shower and an additional bed to the double-single bunk that is currently in place.

The kitchen is fully equipped, though visitors can still enjoy the original “roughing it” features of no electricity and heading out the door to the outhouse when nature calls.

Cowpuncher Guard Station will very soon be available for nightly visitor rentals, once again offering visitors a comfortable and quiet opportunity to enjoy the beauty and delight of the woods. For Cowpuncher reservation information, call 435-826-5499.

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STEM Career Fair Students at Escalante High School Learn About Future Employment Opportunities in the Fields of Science and Technology

Courtesy Cheryl Cox

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The fair was held the day before graduation at Escalante High School and presented students with how STEM is a part of local employment and a gateway to the future. Booths were set up by various entities, and presentations were given on a wide array of topics.

ESCALANTE - The last week of school usually is a week of movies, parties and fun, but this year Escalante High School added planning for the future to the last week of school with a STEM Career Fair. This event was held the day before graduation and included education and community partners sharing with students how (S)cience, (T) echnology, (E)ngineering, and (M)ath is a part of local employment and a gateway to the future. There were presentations about cyber security, virtual field trips, fiber splicing, electrical safety, computer

password management, problem solving through programming, Fire and Timber Computer Modeling, Bat Acoustics, technology careers in the medical field, using Google Docs, programming with Scratch, various robotic tools, and Bit Basics. There was also a panel of local people who live in the area but work remotely with large companies. There were booths in which local employers shared information and swag about their companies, education programs and even information about summer jobs. There were drawings at the end of the day for prizes including a Kindle Fire and an Alexa along with shirts, hats and treats.

The Career Fair was a part of a STEM Computing grant recently received by Garfield

School District which will also include summer training and curriculum planning for teachers. We want to thank our community partners for helping with this event and providing guidance for the activities and programs now and in the future for our students – Forest Service, Garkane Energy, Intermountain Healthcare, South Central Communications, Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, Southwest Technology College, Southwest Educational Development Center, Joe & Suzanne Catlett, June Rogers, Peter Benson, and the great faculty and staff at Escalante High School.

—Garfield County School District

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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Choosing a Guardian for Your Children benefit?

• Does the guardian share your moral beliefs?

• Would your children have to move away from other family members?

If you're having a hard time selecting a guardian, talk with the people you're considering. They may not be willing or able to accept the responsibility. Their feelings about acting as guardian may help you decide.

When you and your child's other parent make your wills, you should name the same person as guardian. Otherwise, in the event of both your deaths, the court would be faced with wishes that conflict, and would have to make the choice. If you don't agree on one person, candid discussions with your potential guardians may help you reach an agreement.

Most people want their children to stay together.

However, you may have good reasons for naming different guardians for different children. In all cases, you should keep the best interests of your children at heart. In most cases a judge would grant custody to a non-parent only if the surviving parent had abandoned the child or was found to be an unfit parent for some reason.

Most people have strong feelings about how they want their children to be raised.

Your concerns may cover anything from keeping the children together to religious

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by Jeffery J. McKenna If you have young children, you've probably thought about who would raise them if both you and your spouse were to die. It's not an easy thing to consider. However, you can make plans now that will put your fears to rest, knowing that your children will be nurtured and cared for.

You can use your will to name the person you want to be the guardian of your children. The judge will appoint the person you nominated in your will as guardian, unless it is not in the best interests of the children for some reason.

If you do not name a guardian in your will, anyone who is interested can request to be appointed. The judge then must decide, without your opinion.

Legally, you may name co-guardians, but keep in mind that co-guardians could later go separate ways. Here are some factors to consider when selecting a guardian or co-guardians: • Is the prospective guardian old enough? He or she must be an adult, 18 years or older.

• Does your choice have a genuine concern for your children's welfare?

• Is your choice physically able to handle the rigors of child rearing?

• Does he or she have the time? The resources?

• Does he or she have children close in age to that of your children? Is this a

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WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com.

Our 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."

Cruise

A man was telling his friend about the cruise he had taken. He said that the cabin on the ship was nice, but the washing machine on the wall was terrible.

"That was a porthole," his friend explained to him.

"I see," said the man. "No wonder I never got my clothes back."

Turbulence

When a passenger airplane encountered some turbulence, it started shuddering and rocking noticeably from side to side. In a bid to keep the passengers calm, the flight attendant wheeled out the drinks trolley.

"Would you like a drink?" she asked a businessman.

"Why not?" he replied caustically. "I'll have whatever the pilot's been having."

Today's Thought

Experience: A comb that life gives you after you lose your hair

12 Hour Shifts

A nurse had been doing twelve-hour shifts on a medical/surgical unit.

One evening she finally got to enjoy an action movie with her husband.

As they were sitting in the theater holding hands. During the exciting chase scene, he turned to her and said. "Look, if you wanna hold hands, fine.

But quit taking my pulse, okay?"

Chopstick Skill

On an evening when my parents were dining in a Chinese restaurant with two of their close friends, Dad was showing his skill in the use of chopsticks. In addition to picking up a piece of beef and a snow pea, he demonstrated his prowess by picking up a tiny morsel of rice.

Turning to the others at the table, he asked if there was anything else they would like to see him pick up.

"Yes," said his friend.

"The check."

Punishment

I just found out I'm colorblind. The diagnosis came completely out of the purple.

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Highway Twelve It's a high road from Torrey to Tropic, Through Cannonville town to the dead end near Hatch/ It's a steep road across Boulder Mountain, and the scenery is

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something you never could match/ There's motels and campgrounds if you wish to stay/ There's galleries and gas-stops and shops and cafes/ The things you might need are all there to be had/ They ain't all that frequent, but they ain't all that bad/ It's a tough road in the storms of winter, when the snow and the ice coat the hills and the curves/ But it's a fine road in the fall, spring, and summer/ Less tough on your car and less hard on your nerves/ You'll pass Box Death Hollow and the Calf Creek Falls park/ There's a petrified forest, all quiet and stark/ There's views of the mountains, and Capitol Reef, and the Bryce Canyon hoodoos will stretch your belief/ It's a wild road, climbing up through the forest, then down through the bald, bare expanses of stone/ But it's a great road, far away from the cities, just you and the highway, in the desert, alone.

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June 21, 2018

The weather man predicted that Hurricane Bob, off the Gulf of California, could bring some really badly needed rain from that storm, and we wouldn’t get any of the wind from the storm. Well he got both predictions wrong; the only thing we got was the wind, which has been going on for the last four months, only quite a bit stronger on this Sunday. Maybe, the good news is that they are predicting that the wind is finally going to stop on Tuesday. This is really early in the fire season, but there are over 30 forest fires burning in the Western States.

The largest is in Colorado that has burned over 70,000 acres.

Hopefully, the Monsoons will start up earlier this year.

Last week the BMW bike club was here. This is my favorite group that has come here for the last 19 years. Former Council person Janet Oldham was instrumental in bring them here. She got the Council to allow them to camp down at the City Park. Most of you probably didn’t even know they were here. They are very quiet and orderly. I went down to the Fairground to pick up supplies for the breakfast at about 10 at night, and they were all asleep.

Their leader Jeff for many of those years, died last year from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Their new leader is Lloyd, and he took the job very reluctantly, but things went really smooth this year, and I got the feeling he will continue in that position and the BMW’s with continue their ride here.

The Panguitch Lion's Club does the breakfast for them on Saturday, and the Fire Fighters cook their famous deep pit barbecue for them in the evening. When they first came here they asked Janet if there was a charitable group that they could donate to, and she gave them Pat’s Sub for Santa name. Over the years, the Club has donated over $4,000 to this cause. Pat and I are looking forward for them coming back next year.

Last Wednesday Melisa Veater’s, Anti-Drug Coalition had a well-attended press conference, held on the lawn at the Garfield Memorial Hospital. They had some very good speakers talking about the dangers of opiate overdosing. More than 60,000 deaths are related each year to overdosing. After taking Opiates and coming down off the high, it leads to terrible depression, and if the opiates don’t kill you, the depression will. Some of the causes of people getting hooked on these pain killers is after an accident or an operation, and they are prescribed by a doctor to help you with the pain. Talking to Sheriff Danny Perkins, who was one of the speakers, I told him when I had a hernia operation three years ago I was given a big bottle of pain killers. I am lucky pain killers only make me loopy and don’t kill the pain, so I only take one of them and it reminds me why I don’t use them. Danny told me now that the doctors are helping out with this problem with only giving the patient a week’s supply, and they have to go back to them if they feel that they need more. Most of the people in the crowd had personnel experience with these pain killers or knew someone that did. Melissa did a great job on this conference and is going to send me some pictures to put in the paper.

This week is the biggie that the merchants and motel owners are waiting for: THE BALLOON FESTIVAL. Most of the motels are already booked up and hopefully the wind will stay down, at least for four days.

The balloons start taking off on Thursday morning and fly each morning until Sunday. Most of the big events are on Saturday, it starts with the balloons taking off about 6:30 and continuing flying as long as the weather allows.

Danny Yardley will have his annual 5K fun run, and that will start from the High School running track. All funds from this race go into the cross country track team that Danny coaches.

Also it will be the Panguitch Lions Club famous breakfast with all you can eat pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs and this year we will have fresh fruit bowls; of course orange juice, coffee, tea and milk to drink. Usually there are big lines, so you might want to come early, however the food is worth the wait.

After breakfast there is usually a motorcycle parade with some really cool bikes. There also will be a lot of food and merchandise venders. Then evening comes with the highlight of the four days, the Balloon Glow.

There are about 4,000 people from all over, walking the streets, soaking in the beauty of the balloons. There are 3 venues of great music playing; they are far enough apart that you don’t hear more than one of them at a time. The balloons do their thing about 9:30 pm and the music goes until 11:00 pm. The best thing I like is walking the streets and meeting up with people who have come home for this event that you haven’t seen for some time and renewing old friendships. After the Sunday morning flight, the City springs for a getaway brunch down at the fair building.

A couple of editions ago, I put in the paper that a ranchers had gone to the Commissioners meeting and complained about the ATV riders using a dedicated road that ran through his property, and the Commissioners closed that road for travel.

Last week a lot of the ATV riders in our area, showed up at the Commissioner’s meeting and explained to them that you can’t close a dedicated road.

The Commissioners agreed with them and now the road is again open for public access. However, the County will no longer maintain this section of the road, which will probably make the riders even more happy. The rougher the road the better they like it.

Really big things are happening over in Beaver County.

They have embraced modern

tech knowledge big time. They have the majority of the wind power in the state and now they have received a $140 million in grants to aid geothermal research. The program is to drill a pair of horizontal wells in search of a way to create reservoirs to hold heated water in less-than ideal locations. If the program proves successful, this renewable resource could become a major power source throughout the nation.

Geothermal energy is created when water is injected underground, where it is heated by the earth and turned into steam and that steam moves turbines to create electricity.

This experiment is headed up by the University of Utah. This experiment will not create energy; rather it will test techniques and methods that could be used in other geothermal wells.

Geothermal electricity is produced only in the Western states, like Utah, and creates 3.8 gigawatts. The Energy Department said the goal through this experiment is to create another 100 gigawatts of renewable power. * I wish the powers to be in our County would get our area in the solar business that is springing up all over the place.

There is a monster plant, west of Cedar City, that has created many jobs and many of these plants are visible along I -15.

We have clear skies for more than 300 days a year and would be a great place to put one and with it many good paying jobs.

The Republican Party’s election ballot for Panguitch only had the Senate Race on it; I was told by someone that one of the candidates dropped out of our district’s legislature position. Many of the Candidates are running unopposed or there is only one candidate from each party.

Mack O. *Taken from the SLC Tribune June 15th edition.

Top Ten Best Things About Being a Dog or Cat Foster Parent

By Julie Trevelyan

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Call (435) 491-2050 or ccaw@xmission.com, or you can fill out the foster parent application form on our website at www.colorcountryanimalwelfare.org.

TORREY - Fostering a furry feline friend or best canine pal can be a wonderful experience. With so many local cats and dogs in need, being a foster pet parent is something that can soon be a fun reality.

Here are our top 10 reasons to foster an animal: • You can be a heroine or hero for a cat or dog! Animals do know when people rescue them and care for them.

Foster animals tend to relax and then bloom in safe surroundings. They really do say thank you in their own way to their human fosters.

• See foster pets learn that humans can be excellent caretakers. Sometimes animals come from less supportive homes and as a result have only distrusted people. Being a foster parent lets you shower love and care upon them, helping them learn to trust people and become

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very good pets for adoptive families.

It's temporary and flexible.

If you cannot commit to permanent adoption but still love to live with pets, fostering can be the perfect solution!

Getting to witness their distinct personalities. Often animals are nervous or fearful if they have not had a solid permanent home. Fostering in a safe, loving environment can help them overcome any shyness they may have and allow their unique sense of self to blossom.

You'll smile more! Animals are proven to add positive benefits to our mental and emotional health. Fostering can help you just as much as it helps the animals.

Get a continuing supply of kittens and puppies to love.

They do grow up to be wonderful adult animals. But

fostering can let you keep snuggling all those cute kittens and playful puppies again and again for as long as you want.

• Your own pets can get better socialization. If you already have pets, foster animals can help teach them to do well at handling other animals being around as well as dealing with stressful situations.

They might even become great playmates.

• The cost is not all on you.

Most foster programs will pay for any vet care, food, transportation, and other needs of the foster animals.

You just provide the home and the love!

• You get to learn about different breeds and types. Many animals come with pre-conceived stereotypes perpetuated by humans. Fostering

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all sort of different breeds can be a wonderful revelation on how many of those stereotypes just aren't true.

• You'll help save a little life.

Millions of dogs and cats end up in shelters every year, and many of them are needlessly euthanized. Fostering allows them a great chance at finding a fantastic forever home.

If you're ready to open your heart and your home to an animal in need, call or email Color Country Animal Welfare today to ask about being a foster parent. We have pets waiting! (435) 491-2050 or ccaw@ xmission.com, or you can fill out the foster parent application form on our website at www.colorcountryanimalwelfare.org.

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Wells Arthur McInelly

By: Kathy Munthe

A Chorus at Dawn The Declining Bird Population and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 It was 5:30AM and just barely light. Jens and I stood on Main Canyon Rd., ready to start one of 5 Breeding Bird Surveys we do for U.S. Fish & Wildlife each year. Few voices reached our ears at first: the dry rattle of a Chipping Sparrow, sing-song notes of a Robin, 2-note chirrup of a Dusky Flycatcher, and mournful cry of a Poorwill at the end of its night’s work.

These were gradually joined by a babbling Warbling Vireo, a melodious Black-headed Grosbeak, a raspy Steller’s Jay, and the haunting, flutelike song of a Hermit Thrush.

We were surrounded by a chorus of bird song. These songsters were males performing to establish and maintain breeding territories and to attract females. Although some live in our area all year long, others migrate from Mexico or even further south. In fact, almost 500 of the 650 North American breeders migrate from the tropics. Similar migrations take place in other parts of the world.

Migration is regular seasonal movement between wintering and breeding grounds. It takes advantage of longer days and abundant food supplies during breeding season and avoids harsh weather and lack of food (especially insects) during the winter. These journeys vary greatly in length. The Arctic Tern is the champion long-distance flyer, covering as much as 30,000 miles on a round trip between the Arctic and Antarctic; in a lifetime as long as 25 years, a tern can cover 600,000 miles! Many shorebirds commute between South America and High Arctic breeding grounds. Even the tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird, which winters in southern Mexico, will fly nonstop over the Gulf of Mexico

Lazuli Bunting, an early spring arrival on its way north. This hummer migrates at night, as do most smaller birds, possibly to avoid daytime heat and turbulence. Other migrants, such as soaring raptors, travel during the day to take advantage of thermals.

The 15 years we’ve been conducting Breeding Bird Surveys have given us an overview of changes in the timing of migration and breeding in our local birds in response to a warming climate. Several species are arriving and nesting earlier than when we started our surveys. Cassin’s Finches and Black-headed Grosbeaks around our house, for example, already had young in the last half of May, rather than in June as previously. Another interesting aspect to all this is the incursion into our area of birds that usually breed south of us. A number of people in town reported seeing a male Great-tailed Grackle, a bird common in St George parking lots, displaying on Escalante roof tops. There were also been reports of Ladder-backed Woodpecker, White-winged Dove, Indigo Bunting, and other more southerly species, and the increased number of Roadrunner sightings has been noted. There have been incursions from the east, also.

Courtesy Jens Munthe

There were at least 2 reports of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, which breeds east of Colorado.

The means by which migrants make their journeys varies. Some do it in one long flight. Most smaller birds migrate in a series of “hops”.

Either way, migrants face numerous perils, ranging from storms and cross winds to wind turbines and windows of tall buildings. Perhaps the greatest danger is the loss of the “pit stops” birds need to rest and refuel. In the case of land birds, deforestation, destruction of grasslands, urban development, and devastation by extreme weather events like hurricanes, have a drastic effect. Populations of half the songbird species migrating north from Central and South American are in decline. Shorebird populations are crashing everywhere. Contributing factors include rising sea levels which swamp shores along which birds feed and “reclamation” (i.e. filling in and paving over) of critical wetlands.

Bartailed Godwits take a route to Alaska from New Zealand wintering grounds (10,500 miles!), which involves a stop to feed along China’s Yellow Sea shore. Development along that coast was having a

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drastic effect on the Godwit population. Fortunately, that development has been halted, at least for now, by China’s current Minister of the Interior, after he was treated to the spectacle of thousands of Godwits in New Zealand and learned about their decline.

Other species have not been so fortunate.

The decline in bird populations is nothing new. The 1800’s had seen the killing of millions of shorebirds for “sport”. Egrets and the Carolina Parakeet (extinct by 1910) were hunted for feathers demanded by the fashion industry. The total eradication of the Passenger Pigeon, perhaps the most abundant species in the U.S. at one time, was due in large part to hunting for “cheap food”. These events prompted Congress to enact, with Great Britain, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

The act made it unlawful to kill “non-game” birds (shorebirds, songbirds raptors and owls, among others) by killing them outright or by grossly negligent practices. As technology has evolved, the definition of negligent practices has grown to include open waste pools in oil fields, poorly-sited wind turbines and transmission towers, and indiscriminate use of fishing nets. The Treaty has been respected and supported by government leaders of all political persuasions, with growing cooperation from the energy sector, commercial fisheries, urban lighting engineers, and others. Unfortunately, the Treaty is now in danger of falling victim to the current deregulation frenzy in Washington.

Our fearless flyers are definitely in danger.

The Dawn Chorus is losing voices.

Those who listen may, in future, hear only a few.

ESCALANTE - Wells Arthur McInelly was born to Arthur Ernest McInelly and Twila Mary Moosman on September 24, 1931 in Escalante, Utah. He graduated from Escalante High School in 1949 and worked one year to help provide for his father’s large family. Wells then served a 2-year mission for the LDS Church in Northern California from 1951 to 1953.

Wells was married in 1953 to Emma Lou Cowles and then was drafted into the military, serving from 1953 to 1956. He went to Officer’s Candidate School and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Wells got orders for Korea and served with SCARWAF (Special Category Army Released for duty With the Air Force) for 1 year.

When released from the army (as 1st lieutenant), Wells worked for a year and then attended Utah State University in Logan Utah and obtained his BS in psychology and physiology in 1960. Wells then taught and counseled students for 4 years.

Wells attended the University of Wyoming 1965 and 1966, receiving a Master’s Degree and a PHD. He moved his family to Ellensburg, Washington to work at the Central Washington State College (later changed to Central Washington University).

He was a counseling psychologist, taught classes, and became the Director of the Counseling Center in 1968.

In 1996 Wells suffered a massive heart attack but lived 22 years beyond that, which was a blessing to his family.

Wells served in the LDS Church in many church positions, including 3 bishoprics, as a High Councilman, and as an Ordinance Worker for 6 years at the Seattle Temple and 1 year at the Columbia River Temple.

Wells is survived by: his wife Emma Lou; 5 children, Galan (Jacqueline), Diana, Nolan (Jiahui), Daryl, and Chris (Debby); 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

There will be two memorials, the first Memorial Service will be held in the Camano/Stanwood Ward Chapel, 795 ELL Rd Camano Island, WA 98282, at 11am on June 16, 2018.

The second Memorial Service will be held in Escalante, Utah, where most of his family members will attend, on July 20 2018 at 6pm; Interment will be July 23, 2018 at the Escalante Cemetery.

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restoration initiative, possibly available in September or October, although other entities will be competing for those funds.

Fire potential, particularly on Boulder Mountain is serious.

Pollock said he is “staying on the Forest Service constantly to cut more trees, and if we need to use emergency situations to do it, so be it.”

A record number of bids were received this year on surplus vehicles and equipment.

The bids were opened and compiled during the meeting.

The list of bid winners is available through the Clerk’s office.

Moving to a citizen complaint, the commission heard Hatch resident Joe Orman present his objections to a road abandonment that was decided last month. Orman’s primary complaint was related to safety concerns on behalf of ATV riders who will be forced onto a highway rather than trail access to the national forest.

Commissioner Pollock said the county’s decision to abandon the access (shown on county maps, but lying on private property) was simply dealing with maintenance, not right of way. Pollock said, “This is one road we hope they don’t close because that brings on the right of way issue. We’ve been fighting the closure of 75 percent of Dixie National Forest roads.

I don’t want anyone thinking we’ve given permission to close a road.” Sheriff Perkins stated that the family members at the previous public hearing are of the opinion that that county approved the closure of the road. Perkins suggested the Commission make clear to the family that it has not been closed. Orman said “no trespassing” signs are now posted, and Sheriff Perkins agreed there have been confrontations with the landowners trying to keep people off the access trail.

Commissioner Pollock said “the right of way issue is totally separate and apart from the road abandonment issue. We have 12,500 (RS-2477) roads in court right now to keep them open. If that road is on that list, it will be decided separately.

He also agreed that the rights of private property owners and ATV access needs to be settled. Orman said he missed the public hearing on the road closure because he didn’t know what road was being discussed.

He said the published hearing notice only included the legal description of the road, which is actually not very descriptive for most normal people.

On a related note, Commissioner Pollock reported that the county won the lawsuit with Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.” He did not go into detail about the lawsuit, but said it involved a charge of conducting an illegal, closed meeting as well as road issues.

He said the decision “will set a precedent on a larger issue that brings in a lot of roads.” SUWA was also ordered by the San Juan County judge to pay the county’s legal fees.

Moving to Planning Department business, County Planning Justin Fischer reported on the status of a SITLA section sold near near Ticaboo for a glamping development and SITLA’s subsequent closeout of a grazing permit on that land. Fischer said he’d informed SITLA that “neither elected nor appointed officials are likely to approve anything until they find a way to do rangeland improvement somewhere else.” The point, he said, is that AUMs will not be reduced here. Commissioner Taylor said he was aware of $1.2 million in grazing revenue off one SITLA section.

Fischer said SITLA continues to maintain its benefit to local school districts, while he said they actually only contribute 1.5 percent of Garfield County school district’s budget. He said, “We’re at a stalemate right now. If they want to re-

move AUMs on one place, they need to create a place elsewhere to keep number of AUMs the same.” Besides that, the glamping development would need to drill its own water well as Southwest Public Health “only rarely” approves hauling in potable water for commercial use.

The county Planning Commission has already rescinded its previously approved conditional use permit for the glamping development.

Commissioner Pollock opened a public hearing on the Medina minor subdivision. Developer John Jacob presented his application for a two-acre subdivision near the Bryce turnoff for a St. George barbeque restaurant. Jacob specified he was not Bristlecone district water. He is also planning to build 49 cabins around the restaurant, but his CC&Rs are still being defined. Jacob said a Hilton and a Marriot hotel are also being planned down the road, all development hinging on water.

He said he would develop his water system as a public system, although it would be privately owned. His septic system will be a “high tech system that cleans the effluent before it goes to the ground.” He said he has “quite a bit of property to be developed there, and I want to do it right.” The commission returned to the regular session at which Fischer said the Planning Commission recommended approval. Medina was approved.

Commissioner Taylor reported on the ongoing work to initiate a feasibility study for the Escalante Heritage Center/Science Center Museum. He and Drew Parkin will have completed a trip to Denver by the time this article is published, meeting with a company that develops these studies. Taylor said he anticipates the study costing approximately $40K, although he would be soliciting contributions from other counties. The commission approved a “notto-exceed” amount of $40K for discussion purposes only, because the state will likely not proceed with the project without a feasibility study. Taylor will report back to the commission before signing anything.

The Commission also discussed setting a $25 bounty on raccoons. The Commissioners reported hearing problems throughout the county on raccoons wreaking havoc. Commissioner Taylor reported a raccoon eating its way through a roof in Escalante; Sheriff Perkins responded to a vandalism call only to find raccoons had caused the damage to some agricultural piping. The attorney will draft a resolution next meeting to initiate the bounty.

It will include live trapping and spotlighting/shooting only, with the permission of the property owner, and no hunting with dogs. Two ears and a tail must be turned in to collect the bounty.

County Engineer Brian Bremner reported on several items: Capitol Reef is developing its grazing Environmental Assessment, currently including mention of a current permit holder selling their grazing permit to a group that likely will retire it. Commissioner Pollock said state law now prohibits retiring AUMs; a new entity can buy an old permit, but they have to use it for grazing. He asked Bremner to look into this and raise the issue with Capitol Reef.

An NRCS contract is ready to be signed for Brian Head fire rehabilitation. Between Garfield County and Panguitch, a total of $400-$500K is required to match the grant. The Commission approved proceeding, contingent on its in-kind match (labor, equipment) being accepted, not cash.

Dixie National Forest announced an increase in their annual count of prairie dogs in the forest. The commission considered this good news as it should lead to a reduction of restrictions on prairie dogs in Garfield County.

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LegaL Notices NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before JULY 11, 2018. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3147 (a43755): MCH Trust propose(s) using 2.0 ac-ft. from groundwater (Hatch) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. EXTENSION(S) 61-3010 (a26603a): Vincent P. and Roberta M. Salvato is/ are filing an extension for 0.12 cfs. from the South Fork of Sevier River (7.5 miles South of Panguitch) for IRRIGATION; FISH CULTURE: Evaporation from Hillsdale Ponds 1 - 3.

Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 14 & 21, 2018 REQUEST FOR BIDS WAYNE COUNTY FENCE CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADE AT LONG HOLLOW LANDFILL Bid Project: Wayne County Sanitation Department will accept sealed bids for the installation of 5,556 feet (1.05 miles) of fencing at the long Hollow Landfill.

Project Details: 10 foot metal T post required to be placed 10 feet apart with a treated wood post installed at low spots and all bracing corners.

The fencing shall be a net fence with 2 strands of barbed wire at the top of the fence. The original access gate will be reset and 2 additional 10’ wide gates installed.

Successful Bidder must be licensed and Insured. Wayne County may accept or reject ANY bids offered.

Bids will be accepted by the Wayne County Clerk’s office until 5:00 pm on Friday June 28, 2018. Approved BID must complete job within 45 days of approval.

For more detailed questions concerning this project, contact Bruce Johnson at (435) 691-2228.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 14 & 21, 2018 SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT SEDAN 4D 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT SEDAN 4D BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING UNTIL 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY JUNE 29TH, 2018. BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY JULY 2ND, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. IN THE ADMINISTRATION BOARD ROOM, 200 NORTH 400 EAST, PANGUITCH, UT. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. Vehicles will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final. Purchases can be made with cash or certified check.

Garfield Memorial Hospital reserves the right to accept and reject any and all offers. For additional information contact the Administration Office at 435-676-1262.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 21 & 28, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING PANGUITCH CITY OPENING OF 2017/2018 BUDGET Panguitch City will hold a public hearing on June 26, 2018 at 6:45 p.m. at the Panguitch City office, 25 South 200 East to open the 2017/2018 budget. The purpose of this hearing is to finalize 2017/2018 spending and receipts.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 14 & 21, 2018 BUDGET HEARING FREMONT RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Public Notice is hereby given that the Fremont River Conservation District will hold a Public Budget Hearing to review the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019. This hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Loa Courthouse, Loa, Utah.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 21, 2018

NOTICE OF FINAL TAX SALE GARFIELD COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of June, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 592-1351.1, the following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax sale. A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative costs which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.

NOTICE: The Garfield County Recorder’s Office has maps available upon request for a nominal fee. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER TO DETERMINE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAND, ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OR VALIDITY OF WATER RIGHTS. PARCEL 1. Zurich Emil Mar- cules Subdivision quardt Church of The Return- Total Fees and Taxes Due: ing Light PO Box 605 LaVer- $516.97 kin, UT 84745 PARCEL 8. Anthony R. DerECD-11 11-0024-0011 H. E. Survey Number 122 Lo- foldi C/O Jeffry M. Joyce cated in Section 32, Thence 625 North Mash Creek Road 34 South, Range 1 East, Salt McCammon, Idaho 83250 Lake Base and Meridian and PC-51-C-2 14-0064-0755 Being Describes as Follows: The Southwest Quarter of the Beginning at Corner Number Southwest Quarter of Sec1 and Running Thence North tion 26, Township 33 South, 85/44'09" West 2122.23 Feet Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base to Corner Number 2; Thence and Meridian North 0/45'36" West 270.05 Total Fees and Taxes Due: Feet to Corner Number 3; $3,308.92 Thence North 87/38'28" East 1602.41 Feet to Corner Num- PARCEL 9. Anthony R. Derber 4; Thence South 46/25'13" foldi C/O Jeffry M. Joyce 716.27 Feet to Corner Number 625 North Mash Creek Road McCammon, ID 83250 1 and the Point of Beginning Total Fees and Taxes Due: PC-85-C-3 14-0064-0810 The Northwest Quarter of the $1,152.64 Northwest Quarter of SecPARCEL 2. Jason Cerrac- tion 35, Township 33 South, chio 7895 Tidal Pool Court Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base Las Vegas, NV 89139-6121 and Meridian Total Fees and Taxes Due: HRE-E-3 14-0048-0003 All of Lot 3, Block E, Hidden $3,308.92 River Estates Total Fees and Taxes Due: PARCEL 10. Grace Stillwell 5565 West Bar S Street Tuc$465.75 son, Arizona 85713 PARCEL 3. Joseph And Myr- WR-474-45 16-0081-1075 tle Decker C/O Joseph Decker The West Half of the NorthPO Box 155 Panguitch, Utah west Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast 84759 Quarter of Section 4, TownHU-8-10 14-0053-0246 All of Lot 10, Block 8, Hercu- ship 36 South, Range 6 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian les Subdivision Total Fees and Taxes Due: Total Fees and Taxes Due: $833.44 $516.97 PARCEL 4. Joseph Howard Decker Jr. PO Box 155 Panguitch, Utah 84759 HUE-8-11 14-0053-0247 All of Lot 11, Block 8, Hercules Subdivision Total Fees and Taxes Due: $516.97 PARCEL 5. Mildred R. Vereen 593 Mountain Links Drive Henderson, Nevada 89012 HU-15-29 14-0053-0523 All of Lot 29, Block 15, Hurcules Subdivision Total Fees and Taxes Due: $516.97 PARCEL 6. Mildred R. Vereen 593 Mountain Links Drive Henderson, Nevada 89012 HU-15-30 14-0053-0524 All of Lot 30, Block 15, Hercules Subdivision Total Fees and Taxes Due: $516.97 PARCEL 7. Mildred R. Vereen 593 Mountain Links Drive Henderson, Nevada 89012 HU-15-31 14-0053-0525 All of Lot 31, Block 15, Her-

PARCEL 11. Keith E. And Margie A. French 887 North 910 East Orem, Utah 840973446 ERTS3-44 20-0032-0044 All of Lot 44 Ticaboo Subdivision Plat III Fourth Amended Total Fees and Taxes Due: $5,860.26 PARCEL 12. Roy Dean And Vickie Jo Gatherum 1254 West Pitchfork Road Murray, Utah 84123 TC1-159 25-0074-0159 All of Lot 159, Mammoth Creek Ranchettes Tommy Creek Unit 1 Total Fees and Taxes Due: $899.54 IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 21 day of st May, 2018.

Camille A. Moore, Garfield County Auditor Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 31 and JUNE 7, 14 & 21, 2018

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DEPUTY SHERIFF POSITION OPENINGS FULL/ PART TIME Wayne County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for FULL and PART TIME positions.

Closing Date: 5:00 p.m. on June 28th , 2018….

Minimum Qualifications: • Certification of Utah Peace Officer Standards and training Academy (P.O.S.T) entry level examination with a passing score of 70% or higher must be attached to application packet or application will not be considered.

• Applications are reviewed against the minimum qualification for the position. Only applications that meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position will be considered.

• P.O.S.T Certified Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) is preferred but not required.

• High School Diploma.

• Utah Resident.

• Must pass drug screening and background check.

• Must pass an oral interview and written test.

• Physical fitness requirements.

• Be skilled in and committed to accurate and timely reporting.

• Understands and has the ability to implement investigative procedures.

• People skills a MUST... enjoys working with others, is pleasant, helpful, patient and fair.

Salary depends on qualifications and experience.

For more information, please contact: Wayne County Sheriff's Office 18 South Main PO Box 219 Loa, UT 84747 435-836-1308 Wayne County is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, age, national origin, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap.

WAYNE COUNTY JOB OPENING CONSTRUCTION WORKER We are looking for a team player who is able to operate and maintain heavy equipment as well as a worker who will be responsible for finding utilities, cleaning up driveways and pot holes and other construction work.

Must be in good physical condition and be able to lift 100 pounds. Will be working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Must be willing to stay away from home during the week.

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WAYNE COUNTY SANITATION DEPARTMENT Job Title: Wayne County Sanitation Department Position: Full Time with Benefits Summary of Essential Duties and Responsibilities Qualified candidates will be required to perform wide variety of skilled duties to include the following: Mechanical work, Driving, Loading, Hauling, Welding, Vehicle maintenance and upkeep. Must be a professional, team player and communicate well with the public.

Minimum Required Qualifications • UTAH Commercial Drivers License (Required) • Experience with Heavy Equipment • Welding • Experience in Mechanical field Entry Level knowledge of the following: • Equipment and vehicle repair • General Maintenance For additional questions contact the Sanitation Supervisor at (435) 691-2228 Submit Applications and resume to the Clerk of Wayne County by Friday June 28, 2018 5:00 pm (436) 836-1300 18 South Main Street Loa, UT 84747

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INVITATION TO BID WOODY INVASIVE TREATMENT PROJECTS HORSEPACKING SERVICES FOR FALL (AUGUST – NOVEMBER) 2018 SEASON Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (GSEP), with support from the Escalante River Watershed Partnership (ERWP), is accepting applications for horsepacking services to support various woody invasive treatment projects related to the Escalante River Restoration project.

To receive an application or for more information on this project, please contact Stephanie Minnaert at 435826-4737, stephanie@gsenm.org. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, July 6, 2018.

GSEP reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids submitted.

HELP WANTED BRYCE CANYON AIRPORT Garfield County is accepting applications for a parttime employee at the Bryce Canyon Airport. For more information, contact the airport at (435)834-5239 or the Clerk's Office (435)676-1100. Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk's Office 55 South Main, Panguitch or online at www.garfield.utah.gov. and will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2018.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

HOUSING RENTALS HOUSING AVAILABLE KANAB Large 2 and 3 bedroom units available in Kanab, Utah. These units have rental assistance.

Must income qualify.

Please give us a call @ 435-644-3432 Equal Housing Please give us a call 801-322-2505 or 435-865-1455

MEETINGS Tropic AA meeting Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

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LOOKING TO BUY PRIVATE PARTY WANTS TO BUY: 8N Ford Tractor; '53 Jubilee Ford Tractor; or a 661 Workmaster Ford Tractor.

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WATER OPERATOR PAUNSAUGUNT CLIFFS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT IN HATCH Approx. 10 hours a month. Must become a certified water operator.

Wage depending on experience. Questions contact Kerri 735-4185.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org STEM Teacher for Antimony Elementary School Bus Driver/Custodian for Antimony Elementary School Food Service Worker for Boulder Elementary School Para Professional for Boulder Elementary School Para Professionals for Bryce Valley Elementary School Food Service Worker for Bryce Valley High School Principal for Escalante Elementary/Escalante High School STEM Teacher for Escalante Elementary School Math Teacher for Escalante High School Bus Route Driver for Escalante High School Para Professionals for Panguitch Elementary School Teachers for Panguitch Middle/Panguitch High School Part-time Nurse for Garfield County School District Substitute Custodians, Food Service, and Teachers SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application. Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Julie Allen (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Layne LeFevre (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES & EHS Principal Chip Sharpe (435-826-4247) PES Principal Nick Reynolds (435-676-8847) PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-8821) Transportation Dir Curtis Barney (435-231-3330) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

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