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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Garfield County Commission

Issue # 1517

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Wayne County Commission

Bryce Canyon N.P. Celebrates Centennial

by Kadi Franson

by Amiee Maxwell

Jun. 12, 2023 GARFIELD CO. Frustration with federal processes was again a common theme among the Commissioners at their June 12 County Commission meeting.

Commissioner David Tebbs expressed concern about Zion National Park potentially implementing a reservation system for visitation and how that would ultimately also affect Bryce Canyon National Park.

Tebbs also is displeased with the ongoing BLM/ Monument management planning process and timelines.

Tebbs met with the Tropic mayor and Southwest Tech to explore posthigh school training programs in the culinary arts.

He said local businesses also may be asked about their training needs. Finally, he noted the 100-year celebration at Bryce Canyon, with a well-received concert by the Piano Guys.

Commissioner Jerry Taylor echoed Tebbs’ comments about the Centennial obserGarfield Commission Cont'd on A3

Jun. 5, 2023

Dr. W.H. Hopkins | Syrett Family Collection

The sign to Bryce Canyon in the 1920s, currently on display at the Bryce Canyon Lodge.

BRYCE - It was a beautiful, sunny day for a birthday party; the views from Bryce Canyon’s Rim Trail were clear, the Violet-Green Swallows showcased their dramatic swoops, and the cicadas tapped their wings. Decorations abounded, from

Veteran NPS Manager Heidie Grigg Named Glen Canyon Chief of External Affairs

banners hanging from light poles in Bryce Canyon City to the specially-wrapped shuttle buses, resplendent in celebratory imagery.

More than 200 party guests mingled and enjoyed the stunning vistas from the rim as they awaited the morning ceremony. Top

Boulder PC Holds Attainable Housing Update Forum

park brass, local families, visitors, park partners, tribal members, the governor and his cabinet, and several chipmunks (not invited but present nonetheless) milled about.

The day marked 100 years since Bryce Canyon was first protected as a na-

tional monument by President Harding on June 8, 1923, later becoming a national park. While 100 may seem long in human time, it is relatively insignificant in geologic time. To celebrate Centennial

WAYNE CO. - After a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the approval of past meeting minutes, the June 5, 2023, Wayne County Commission meeting opened with a discussion about an access issue with a historical cattle trail.

DeRae Fillmore said that some private land owners have fenced off access to a historical cattle trail and also exchanged harsh words with her family members when she tried to move cattle through there.

“All I want to do is get the cows up the hill and not have a fight with the neighbors,” said Fillmore.

She asked if the county can stand behind these protected cattle trails and if there is some way for people who acquire property to know about historic cattle trail right-of-ways.

The county attorney suggests she talk to a private attorney. He explained that the court should make the determination if this Wayne Commission

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Capitol Reef Nat'l Park Seeks Input for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Scenic Drive

by Tessa Barkan

Courtesy National Park Service

Heidie Grigg, new Glen Canyon/Rainbow Bridge Chief of External Affairs.

GLEN CANYON N.R.A. - Heidie Grigg, a veteran National Park Service (NPS) manager, has been named thenew Chief of External Affairs for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument by Superinten-

dent Michelle Kerns. Heidie brings almost 25 years with the NPS. Experience with the U.S. Forest Service results in over 28 years of federal government service.

“Heidie’s collaborative leadership style, strong Heidie Grigg Cont'd on B1

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

BOULDER - The first Attainable Housing Forum took place in November.

Three workgroups were then created to assist the PC in collecting information on housing issues. The Community Vision Workgroup focused on the character of the town and how to maintain that character while encouraging attainable housing and maintaining open space. The Housing Needs Workgroup aimed to better understand what types of housing are desired and how much housing is needed. The Housing Providers Workgroup focused on large landowners and developers and what ordinance incentives would encourage them to divide land in a way that would increase attainable housing.

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NPS | Chris Roundtree

The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is seeking public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate the Scenic Drive and multiple parking lots in Capitol Reef National Park.

TORREY - The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is seeking public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate the Scenic Drive and multiple parking lots in Capitol Reef National Park.

Many of the park’s parking lots were origi-

nally designed and built in the 1960s when the park received about 160,000 visitors per year. Currently, more than 1.2 million visitors experience Capitol Reef National Park annually and improvements are needed for park infrastructure to accommodate the increased visitation. Parking lots are routinely overcrowded, re-

sulting in visitors parking along adjacent roadways causing resource and safety concerns. The parking lot at Chimney Rock Trailhead and Scenic Drive shows signs of pavement cracking, shoulder erosion, and damage to various drainage Proposed Rehab Cont'd on A3

UPCOMING EVENTS...

2023 Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally

June 23 - 25, 2023 Panguitch, Utah

2023 Torrey Apple Days

June 30 - July 1, 2023 Torrey Town Park

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Goings on...

Original Festival Founders Honored at 2023 Panguitch Quilt Walk

Amy Olsen

Honored this year at one of the trunk shows during the 2023 Panguitch Quilt Walk was Pat Oetting, Claudia Crump, and Elaine Baldwin, the founders of the original festival.

PANGUITCH - The 25th annual Panguitch Quilt Walk festival took place from June 7-10, 2023. Quilters from all over the country flocked to Panguitch this year to celebrate the 25th year of this iconic festival. Honored this year at one of the trunk shows was Pat Oetting, Claudia Crump, and Elaine Baldwin, the founders of the original Quilt Walk Festival. Inspired by the men that walked on quilts to save Panguitch from starvation in its early days, these women have started a tradition that will continue on and benefit this town for years to come. Quilt classes were offered all week, as well as a trunk show, a quilt show and vendor fair.

—Jaynie Connor

'A Century of Wonder,' Bryce Canyon Celebrates Its Centennial

Jaynie Connor

Over 4,000 people streamed into Bryce Canyon National Park on Thursday, June 8, 2023, to attend a free concert to celebrate the park's 100-year anniversary.

BRYCE - Over 4,000 people streamed into Bryce Canyon National Park Thursday to attend a free concert to celebrate the park's 100-year anniversary. Bussed in from the visitors center on park shuttles and school buses, guests brought their own chairs and settled in to hear from the Bryce Canyon Wranglers and The Piano Guys. The Piano Guys debuted a new song “Serenity of the Centuries.” The whole event seemed to go on without a hitch. The bussing system in and out of the venue was very efficient. The Garfield County Sheriff's Department assisted and the Garfield County Ambulance was standing by if guests required medical care.

—Jaynie Connor

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Panguitch Chocolate Fest Raises Funds for Sub for Santa

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13 Ways of Looking at a Confrontation, in the Style of Media Headlines: 1. Gang attacks small businesses at Farmers’ Market 2. Small Town Citizens Take the Law Into Their Own Hands 3. Small vendors Threaten Long Standing Business’s Success 4. Citizens Choose Violence as Solution to Dissatisfaction 5. Testing quality of Safety Measures at Farmers’ Market, Men Attack a Woman 6. Town Councilman Does Not Alert Police to

Threats of Further Violence: Says they are Justified 7. Gang Assaults Entrepreneurs 8. Violence Nearly Injures Child at Farmers’ Market; Safety at Issue There are five more spaces here. Please suggest other ways of looking at this incident.

Wishing that everyone in Wayne County thrives, financially and otherwise, Linda Peer, Torrey

P.O. Box 105 Escalante, UT 84726 435-826-4400 email snapshot@live.com Publisher: Erica Walz Layout & Graphic Design: Emily Leach Reporter: Tessa Barkan Reporter: Amiee Maxwell Reporter: Kadi Franson Reporter: Ian Marynowski Payroll: Trudy Stowe Jaynie Connor

Shawn Caine and Pat Oetting serve treats at the Panguitch Chocolate Fest on June 7, 2023.

PANGUITCH - The Panguitch Chocolate Fest took place on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Panguitch Middle School. This event was thrown in the past

by Pat Oetting, but it is now headed by April KremidasHookhamand Lisa Atwood.

The Chocolate Fest was full to the brim with customers coming to raise money for Sub for Santa. The event was a great success, with lots of homemade treats from the community, live music, and a silent auction with donations from local businesses.

—Jaynie Connor

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Garfield Commission: Concern about potential

implementation of a reservation system at Zion and Bryce, post-high school training programs in the culinary arts, the BLM/Kane/Garfield “coordination” planning meetings, and a possible conflict between a GSENM RMP and the county’s RMP discussed.

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vation, thanking all county employees who helped out.

Commissioner Taylor noted the BLM/Kane/Garfield “coordination” planning meetings. He wants the county involved in the new Science Plan that will be developed. Taylor asked county residents to attend and donate to the Aug. 3 hospital foundation fundraising dinner at Ebenezer’s. He brought up Escalante’s CIB bid to add a dental office onto Kazan Clinic, saying the city will be coming before the Commission seeking assistance with CIB. Finally, Taylor said “something needs to be done” about bikes on Highway 12, either widening the road or adding a bike path along the highway.

Commissioner Leland Pollock said a GSENM Resource Management Plan (RMP) and the county’s RMP conflict with each other, and the county plans to litigate.

The Commissions approved a request by Public Works Director Dave Dodds and Sheriff Eric Houston to obtain a couple speed recording trailers that can be moved to various areas. The $25K expenditure can likely come out of the one-time Class B road fund increase.

The Commissioners approved the 2023 Final Tax Sale, ratified as of May 25, 2023.

The Commission also approved an allocation of $25K from the sheriff’s safety budget to establish an MOU with Piute County to assist with Antimony traffic control. The Commissioners agreed that an excessive number of speeders up Black Canyon are causing safety issues, and the Piute County Sheriff can respond quicker than can Garfield County. Another Antimony concern was mosquito abatement. Commissioner Taylor said the area from Antimony through Black Canyon was “all swamp” given the recent moisture.

He said Piute County could

handle the spraying for $100/wk, which will be decided at a later meeting.

New owners’ business licenses were approved for Panguitch Lake area Burger Barn and for Schulz's Lakeside Diner.

Forest Service, Powell District Ranger Chris Wehrli: Lack of maintenance at Tropic Reservoir campground has resulted in ongoing water issues. Wehrli said he’ll be following up with Forest Service engineers to see that the situation is resolved.

The Commission moved to closed session to discuss possible litigation and property.

The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch. There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meeting recordings are uploaded to the Utah Public Meetings Notice board, https://www. utah.gov/pmn/.

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Wayne Commission: Access to a historical

cattle trail, opioid settlement funds, review of special events permits for the Torrey Farmers Market and Apple Days, approval of a bid for $88,335 from Harward & Rees for the new airport access gate, and prairie dogs near the airport discussed.

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trail meets the criteria for a historical livestock trail.

Criteria includes proof that the trail has been used for a period of at least 20 years and that use has been continuous. Commissioner Brian said this is a hot spot, and he anticipates more problems such as this one as the county grows. “This is going to keep coming up, we need to have it fixed so we don’t have to go to a court everytime,” said Brian. The County Commission will look into creating some sort of resolution or ordinance to address this issue.

Next, Gary Pankow thanked the commissioners and county staff for their help with a grant application for the Teasdale Park. “I wanted to tell you that we were awarded the grant and have the contract and are ready to proceed,” said Pankow. He also mentioned that the Utah Symphony will be playing at the Teasdale Park on August 12, 2023. Tickets are free and are available at the Utah Symphony website. They’re expecting around 1,500 guests, and there will be food trucks, fundraiser booths, and more.

The commission then discussed what to do with opioid settlement funds.

Wayne County is set to receive around $7,500 in 2023, and funding will be ongoing for a few years.

The commission decided to spend the money on prevention education, naloxone kits for ambulances, and training for law enforcement. The commission also agreed to use 1% of the funds for administrative use.

The commission then reviewed bids for a new access gate at the airport.

FFA funds will be used for this project but the county will be responsible for 1% of the cost. They only received one bid, which was well over the engineer’s estimate. They had some difficulty deciding if they

should go with the bid or put out another call out for bids later this fall. The commission tabled the decision until the end of the meeting.

Next, the commission reviewed special events permits for the Torrey Farmers Market and Apple Days. The application for the Farmers Market states that it will be held on Center Street, and since there is some uncertainty as to whether the market will continue on Center Street, the commission wanted to hold off on approving the permit until the location is solidified. There was a brief discussion surrounding public safety issues regarding the market and who should be enforcing a road closure, but it was quickly decided that this is a Torrey Town issue. There was also

a discussion about whether or not the event should use the Wayne County name.

Lastly, the commissioners approved the vouchers and then decided to approve the bid for $88,335 from Harward & Rees for the new airport access gate. Commissioner Brian then mentioned that some people from the state came down and counted 50 adults and 20 juvenile prairie dogs near the airport.

He said this was considerably more than last year, so the DWR will try trapping them first, and, if that doesn’t work, they’ll go with the more lethal way.

The Wayne County Commission meets the first and third Monday of every month at the Wayne County Courthouse in Loa.

Proposed Rehab:

The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is seeking public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate the Scenic Drive and multiple parking lots in Capitol Reef National Park.

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structures.

The project seeks to expand parking capacity and delineation of parking spots; improve drainage due to the area’s flood-prone landscape; widen roads especially in tight curve areas; and make accessibility improvements including additional accessible parking spaces, sidewalks, and low-slope grading. To complete this work, Scenic Drive would be closed for construction from approximately April to October 2024. The visitor center parking lot would be partially closed, and the Chimney Rock parking lot would be closed in the spring or fall 2024.

Capitol Reef National Park conducted investigations to identify possible cultural and natural resource impacts due to the proposed project. Proposed improvements may result in adverse effects to the Capitol Reef

Mission 66 District and the Scenic Drive Cultural Landscape. A draft memorandum of agreement to address resolution of impacts to the district is included in the materials in the below link.

The project website provides project information about the proposed improvements, project design, and the draft Memorandum of Agreement to address impacts to cultural resources.

A virtual meeting was held on June 21, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Comments can be submitted anytime online before July 6, 2023, at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov/ CARE265911, or written comments can be submitted by mail and must be postmarked by June 30, 2023, to: Superintendent Attn: Rehabilitate Scenic Drive and Multiple Parking Lots HC70 Box 15, Torrey, Utah 84775 —Capitol Reef National Park

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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Doing Estate Planning For Children

by Jeffery J. McKenna Few tasks we attempt during our lives have a greater impact on our family than creating an estate plan. Proper planning can ensure the future of our children, whereas little or poor planning can have devastating effects on their lives.

Potentially, the worst thing you can do is to leave your property to your minor children outright. If you do, the probate court would actually control this money until your children are adults. Leaving property directly to adult children can also have pitfalls, depending on the responsibility and maturity levels of each child.

The best way to plan for minor children is by providing for them through a Common Trust. This can be created as a part of your

will or trust. The trustee of the Common Trust can provide your children with as much income and principal of the trust as each child requires for his or her individual health, maintenance, support, and educational needs.

A typical Common Trust remains in existence until your youngest child reaches a specific age.

When the Common Trust terminates, you can then leave each child's share in his or her own Separate Trust, if desired, or allow outright distribution.

Separate Trusts can call for distributions of the trust principal over time.

For instance, the terms of a child's trust could provide that a child is to receive one-third of the trust share upon reaching the age of 30, one-third at age 35, and the balance at age 40.

The trustee of the child's Separate Trust can be given the discretion to distribute principal and income for your child’s basic needs, as well as special needs of buying a house, or purchasing a business. If your child dies before the complete distribution of his or her trust share, you can

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PANGUITCH OFFICE AT 46 NORTH MAIN STREET TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD COUNTY. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 20 years.

He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead.

If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEYMCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. control where the assets will then pass.

Leaving property to your children in trust as opposed to outright can protect your children from their own youth or inexperience with handling money. Many young people are overwhelmed by immediate and uncontrolled wealth, and their inheritance can prove to be a source of destruction rather than a blessing.

The key to proper planning for children is not simply to leave money, but to leave money intelligently.

In my neighborhood, there was a couple who had given their twin sons very weird names. One was named Trouble, while the other boy's name was Mind Your Own Business.

So, one day they were playing hide and seek. Mind Your Business counted to a hundred and then started looking for his brother. But, somehow he couldn't find him anywhere. He saw a police car passing the neighborhood, so he stopped it to ask for help.

When the police officer asked him for his name, he replied, "Mind Your Own Business!" Feeling insulted, the police officer still asked politely who he was looking for. Mind Your Own Business replied, "I am looking for Trouble!"

New Diet

My brother came back from school all motivated because he said he would be following a new diet from that day. We didn't really give it much thought until my brother really started eating his homework for dinner. When we stopped him and asked why he was doing that, he replied, "I was just trying to see how it tasted because my teacher said that the homework would be a piece of cake for me."

Shower Thoughts

If we're all made of atoms, does that mean our bodies are just really expensive real estate for subatomic particles?

PUNishment

I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don’t know what he laced them with, but I’ve been tripping all day.

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

911

A redneck's father passed away in his sleep.

So in the morning, he calls 911 to come pick up the body. The 911 operator told him that she would send someone out right away.

"Where do you live?" asked the operator.

He replied, "At the end of Eucalyptus Drive."

The operator asked, "Can you spell that for me?

There was a long pause and finally he said, "How 'bout if I drag him over to Oak Street and you pick him up there?"

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THEME: INDEPENDENCE DAY ACROSS 1. Kind of illusion 6. Perched 9. Island near Java 13. Old West pack animal 14. False statement 15. Opposite of atonal 16. Hailing from the East 17. Supply with weapons 18. "____ death do us part" 19. *Frank 21. *Popular celebratory get-together 23. Many, many years 24. Scott Hamilton's "court" 25. Gross National Product 28. Abundant 30. Bantoid language 35. Bakery unit 37. Cutlass maker 39. Two in eighteen 40. Milk's favorite cookie 41. Muslim ruler honorific 43. Hyperbolic sine 44. Iranian money, pl.

46. Nancy Sinatra's boots 47. Fill to satisfaction 48. *Certain Doodle 50. Argo's propellers 52. Feather glue 53. Give temporarily 55. Porridge grain 57. *Roman firework 60. *"The Star-Spangled Banner" 63. Opposite of neo64. Glass margin 66. Continental money, pl.

68. Opposite of #17 Across 69. Go for the gold 70. "Silas Marner" author 71. Mexican money 72. Not yang 73. Down and out

DOWN 1. ____ constrictor, anagram 2. Word on a door 3. Duet plus one 4. Angry 5. Large California bird 6. Smelting waste 7. Stuff of inflation 8. Adagio and allegro, e.g.

9. German city on Rhine river 10. Con 11. Not of the cloth 12. Down with a bug 15. ____ someone ____ bed 20. Satirical publication, with The 22. Calligrapher's purchase 24. *"From the ____ forest to the Gulf Stream waters" 25. *Old ____ 26. Waterwheel 27. Hymn of praise 29. *Popular decoration 31. *"Rockin' in the

USA" band 32. Certain church member 33. Yiddish busybody 34. Theater guide 36. Kind of rock 38. Heroic tale 42. B on Mendeleev's table 45. "Where ____ is heard a discouraging word..."

49. Sushi restaurant staple 51. Shiny cotton 54. High-strung 56. Car rack manufacturer 57. Charlie Chaplin's prop 58. "Oh, my!"

59. Agrippina's slayer 60. "I'll second that" 61. Great Lake 62. State of mind 63. One in a litter 65. *King George ____ 67. Farm structure Solution on B7

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Birthday

Happy 80th Birthday

Marsha Lynn Chappell

Happy Birthday, Mom! We cherish you, and we are so blessed to call you our amazing mom. You keep getting better with age!

Love, your kids.

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Pat and I were sitting in our backyard looking up at the sky; it was bluer than blue, and the white clouds were a great addition to the scene. We have never lived in an area where there was a sky like it, nor in our many tours of the world did we see skies so blue. When you see pictures of heaven, the skies are that blue. Oh, do we live in a great place.

When we were in eastern Belgium, they had a saying, "When God made the world, he forgot their area, and so he gave them His." I think that saying holds true for Panguitch.

This is another big weekend, with the Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally coming up. There is a list on the walls around town for all of the events that will happen on Friday through Sunday. In the mornings, there will be balloon lifts-offs, and the best time for viewing them is between 7 and 8 a.m. The one thing that they left off of the schedule is the great Panguitch Lions Club breakfast, and it will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. till everyone is served. This is a really big breakfast, so come early to avoid the long lines. There will be a motorcycle parade at 10:00 a.m., and if you

have a bike, come join in.

There will be activities all day long, and just so you don’t miss out, be sure to check the schedules. We have a prime spot to watch the balloon glow, and we have chairs for you to sit on. We are at 3rd North Main. There will be plenty of music for the evening, with three different bands at Main and Center, 1st and 2nd North Main. It is a time to renew old friendships and meet some new ones; it is a fun time.

Starting next Monday, the Summer Fun Sports Camp will be starting. It is sponsored by Valley Christian Fellowship. It runs from the 26 to the 29th. It starts at 9:00 and runs till 3:00 and will be held at the Panguitch City baseball park. It will be a multisports camp for boys and girls who have completed K - 8th grades. All four days will cost $5.00, and lunch will be furnished.

You can register online at VCF-PANGUITCH.ORG/ SPORTSCAMP or in person. In the morning, they will be doing crafts, and in the afternoon, it will be sports. This is a great time to have something fun for the kids to do and to give the parents a break.

It is hard to believe, but the following week, it will be the 4th of July.

Independence Day is on Tuesday this year, so I wonder if it will be a fourday weekend? You will know the morning of the arrival of the 4th because the firefighters will be shooting off bombs in your front yard. Motel and B&B owners should warn your folks staying at your places so that they aren’t bothered by the noise. Also, the Panguitch Lions Club will have breakfast waiting for you at Zions bank at 7:30 a.m. At 10:00 a.m., it will be the

fun kids parade—the kids will have their bikes all decorated—and now, there are more ATVs with little kids driving them. They leave the courthouse and go down two blocks, and it gives the kids time to reflect on our great country.

There is a lot going on out at Bryce Canyon, which is celebrating their 100-year anniversary as a national monument. (They didn’t become a national park till four years later.)

They are having a lot of music and other free events that are going on all summer long. My friends who work out at Bryce Canyon say that they are swamped, with 3,900 passengers a day riding the bus. There isn’t anything like Bryce in the world, and it is only 20 miles from here.

There are some questions about Congressman Chris Stewart’s replacement and when to hold the election. Those that are worried about the cost are suggesting to only have one election in November because if there are two, the first one will only be held a couple of months before the second one. Congressman Stewart will be really missed. I believe he was in office eight years and has seniority and was on a number of committees.

If you looked real hard at your water bill, in the left hand corner, you would have seen that we are having a vote on some Panguitch City Council positions. Unfortunately, you only had seven days to register for the election.

What happened to notifying people and giving them

fourteen days to register?

I would bet everyone on the Council got registered in time. If you want to register for the City Council, you still can as a write-in candidate, but you do have to notify Panguitch City a week before the election.

I just got done watching the PGA Championships, and it was held in California. With the long summer days, it wasn’t over till after 8:00 p.m.

Mountain Time, but it was very close all the way down to the last hole.

This tournament is open to anyone, and they had over eleven-thousand that applied, but only a few top golfers (one hundred and forty-three) were chosen; they included four amateurs.

Well, the NBA finals are over, with Denver being the champions for the first time in their existence. I think that the semifinals were much better to watch and much more even games. Miami lived and died by their outside shooting, with some of their players going three for fifteen on three-point shots. Oh well, it will only be three months before a new season.

This is the time of year that our high school teams are very heavily training for next year, while playing in tournaments.

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.—Pauline Hanson Mack O

Weddings

Tebbs - Curtis

Makenzee Tebbs and

Dakota Curtis

will be married Friday, June 23, at Hidden Creek Events.

The couple will be honored at a reception that evening, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Hidden Creek Events, located at 659 Cottonwood Circle in Salina.

Please join us in celebrating!

Makenzee is the daughter of Tim and Monica Tebbs, Panguitch. She graduated from Panguitch High School and is studying at Snow College to become a registered nurse.

Dakota is the son of Alan and Heidi Curtis, Glenwood.

He graduated from Richfield High School and also graduated from Southern Utah University with his bachelor's and a double major in business and accounting.

He is currently employed at DP Curtis Trucking.

The couple plan to reside in Richfield.

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June 22, 2023

June 26 - July 2

by John Mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

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How to use your hands to approximately measure angles.

June ends with Venus, brilliant and conspicuous, low in the west in the early evening sky, but well before the end of July, it will have disappeared. These are the final few weeks to see it in the evening, so enjoy it while you can.

Venus is on an orbit that’s inside the earth’s orbit, and it’s moving between the earth and sun, from left to right as you face the sun.

It’s close to the earth, as planets go (46 million miles on the 1st), so its motion in the sky is surprisingly rapid.

Not blink and it’s gone, but in two weeks, it goes from conspicuous to not there.

Of course it still exists, and it reappears in the morning sky late in July.

Mars is a short distance to the upper left of Venus all week, and their separation changes little. They’re closest at 3° 34’ on the 3rd, and both will fit together in a pair of binoculars until perhaps the 15th, depending on your binoculars. At closest, you shouldn’t be able to fit two fingers held at

arm’s length between them.

Mars is much fainter, but it’s bright enough to see easily.

Also in the grouping is Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, and a star that is only slightly brighter than Mars.

Mars has been approaching Regulus since forever, and they’ll be closest next week, but note that Mars is midway between Venus and Regulus as this week ends.

Two other planets are visible tonight. Saturn rises at around midnight, and in the wee hours of the morning, it’s low in the southeast as the brightest “star” in a large area of the sky; only the star Fomalhaut, 20° below Saturn, rivals it in brightness.

Jupiter rises almost four hours before the sun and sits low in the east in morning twilight. Its great brightness lets you easily see it in the pre-dawn sky.

On the evening of the 30th the nearly-full moon sits only 2½°, or five moondiameters, above Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius, in the early evening.

If you’re up all night, this is a chance to watch the moon’s eastward motion in the sky as it orbits the earth and pass Antares. At 1 a.m., their separation has decreased to 1° and at 3 a.m. to ½°.

This might be a good time to review angular measure in the sky as I refer to angles constantly to express the apparent distances between celestial objects. The attached chart is a good summary.

Because the sky is a hemisphere, the distance from the horizon to the zenith is 90°. Something that is a third of the way up the sky has an altitude of 30°; if half-way up the altitude is 45°. For smaller angles, recall that one degree is divided into 60 arcminutes, and each arcminute is divided into 60 arcseconds.

The diameter of the moon is 30 arcminutes (30’) = ½°. The current diameter of Mars is 4 arcseconds (4”).

John Mosley was Program Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binoculars and Telescopes.” He and his wife live in St. George, where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory committee for Stellar Vista Observatory.

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News from Wayne County Globe Mallow

New Scholarship Opens More Pathways to Higher Education for Rural Residents

by Adus F. Dorsey

Adus F. Dorsey

The big book of wildflowers description of Orange Globe Mallow is Sphaeralcea munroana, and when it appears, it is a welcome sight in early summer when the heat has begun to drive most of the other flowers and cactus out of bloom.

WAYNE CO. - The big book of wildflowers description of Orange Globe Mallow is Sphaeralcea munroana, and when it appears, it is a welcome sight in early summer when the heat has begun to drive most of the other flowers and cactus out of bloom. Sphaeralcea's (Orange Globe Mallow) long wands of orange flowers resemble miniature hollyhocks. Orange Globe Mallow is a deep-rooted wildflower native to the western U.S.; Orange Globe Mallow is not the least bit picky about its soil and thrives in Wayne County’s heavy clay.

Axeric perennial native plant to the Great Basin of the Western US, this rugged plant thrives in the most challenging hot, sunny, dry conditions. It is a drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).

Driving the Big Rocks Road in the early hours of the morning has been a veritable adventure of epic proportion. A blanket of orange Globe Mallow a mile long and half a mile wide gives the area an otherworldly appearance, as if it isn’t otherworldly looking already.

Add that to the low-lying white sheet of fog that lingers and slowly moves over the lowlands between the Wayne Wonderland Airport and Roger Brian's fields, and you either have yourself a dream sequence or a nightmare scenario depending on your bedtime reading preferences.

There are some mornings that ghosts from the distant past can appear hitchhiking along the twisting and turning highway, or the Headless Horseman can be imagined, recklessly riding out from the dense fog. And it is not uncommon to see fences mowed down in this area of Wayne County where some individual missed the turn being chased by ghosts or cops that instantly appeared from the dense fog, or that person miscalculated the distance and direction of the sign they were aiming at with a Keystone Light beer can.

There has not been more than a day or two that rain clouds do not appear in the Wayne County weather forecast, much to the delight of teenag-

ers charged with changing sprinklers. Hay fields from Hanksville to Loa are as green and tall as anyone can remember, and new rubber hip boot sales at Brian Farm are at an all time high. Although the consistent moisture has been welcome, there is growing concern among farmers and locals that gather to discuss such things at places like Howards, M&D, Brian Farm and Gordons, with fields getting close to being cut. Murmurs of “a little sunshine for a straight week or so sure would be nice” can be heard over oil motor oil types, best fertilizer brands and strong cups of coffee, with the occasional announcement of a new grandbaby. For those with less than half an acre, the discussion is more along the lines of weed eater cord and landscaping rock, and when does one dare plant tomatoes in Wayne County? In Hanksville, conversations at Duke’s and Cur-

tis’ contain swamp cooler efficiency and phrases such as, “You should have seen the size of the turkey I hit on the road in Caineville.

Go take a look; it is still in the grill of my truck.”

In Torrey, you don’t leave your windows on your outfit rolled down for any length of time this time of year or it will fill up with cotton, and you won’t get rid of it until you get to Lyman going 65 mph, or 90 if you have a scanner. There have been worse cotton years, and, generally, the white fluffy stuff only lasts a week or two. The crunchy pods, then, start to fall and folks spend a week procrastinating raking them up until they can go purchase a new super duty rake at Loa Builders. Or they just blow them out onto the town street with their new 48” twin turbo Husqvarna lawn mower—then feel guilty about it and go sweep them up.

Excavation and con-

struction on the new high school building in Bicknell has been a source of wonder throughout Wayne County since the swimming pool went by the wayside. Lots of dirt seems to be coming out the hole and warning signs clog the chain link fence in front of the construction trailer along the highway. Dirt seems to go from one side of the lot to the other week to week, and local gold enthusiast are itching to get in there and do some panning as they are positive there has to be something valuable down there, but their security cameras and the ever present cops on Bicknell Main Street keep them from sneaking inside the gate.

Life in Wayne County is always an adventure in and of itself, and around every corner, on every half mile, there is something out there you never remember seeing before, unless you are Dicky Pace.

Update Forum: The first Attainable Housing Forum

took place in November. Three workgroups were then created to assist the PC in collecting information on housing issues.

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Presentations by the PC leads for each of these workgroups were made at the Update Forum. There were 38 participants in the Housing Needs Survey that was sent out in March.

Findings included that over half of respondents have lived in Boulder for over five years and that most of those have been living in Boulder for more than ten years. The vast majority intend to live in Boulder year-round and are either self-employed or employed at a local business. 81% are looking for home ownership, as opposed to rentals, and 0% are looking for seasonal rentals. 45% of respondents have a total household income of below $30,0000.

The high costs of land and construction, combined with the relatively low income level of the majority of those seeking housing, poses a challenge to attainable housing, however, this is a nationwide issue with larger implications than just Boulder. Other communities are dealing with the same issues, and some have come up with options.

A goal of the Update Forum was to pose a number of possible solutions, and then gauge public interest to determine in which directions the PC should delve deeper. After these options were presented, participants could move around the room where flipcharts were hung on the walls with the different options. Members of the public could write their comments on the flipcharts and were given three sticky dots each, to put on the options that they believed were best.

The options included making changes to the subdivision ordinance, including using average density, flexibility, or lowering the minimum lot size. In average density, the five acre minimum becomes an average, so, for example, a twenty acre lot could be split into two, 2.5 acre lots and two, 7.5 acre lots instead of four, five acre lots.

Four lots are still the total allowed, and the average of the four lot subdivision remains at five. This could potentially assist with attainable housing because a 2.5 acre lot would cost less than the currently mandated five acre lot. By the end

of the evening, this was a popular option where many participants chose to place their sticky dots.

Developer incentives were also discussed, including providing bonus density. In bonus density, if a developer agrees to maintain a certain amount of land or a certain number of lots as attainable housing or as open space, they are allowed higher density than the five acre standard. For example, a twenty acre lot could be split into five lots instead of the standard four, if a certain number of those lots are deeded with capped appreciation. The PC reiterated many times that the numbers they were putting out were merely examples.

Once public opinion is received about what options the town is interested in, conversation will ensue about the specifics.

Overall, participation at the event was high, and by the end of the evening, the flipcharts were covered in comments and dots. The PC will be reviewing this information to determine how to move forward. A recap of the event is on their agenda for the July 13, 2023, PC meeting.

SALT LAKE CITY Wanting to stay in your hometown shouldn’t bar you from obtaining a college education that can help you reach your career goals.

A new scholarship opportunity from Western Governors University (WGU) is aimed at adult learners who live in rural areas of the country, so they, too, can access a quality, affordable, accredited degree where they live.

The Learn Where You Live Scholarship is valued at up to $3,000 and is available to new students or returning graduates who want to further their education at WGU. Scholarship recipients will receive up to $750 per six-month term, renewable for up to four terms.

Applicants must live in a rural area of the U.S. as is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The launch of the new scholarship comes on the heels of WGU’s Northwest Regional team’s rural jobs report, Shifting Winds: Examining Employment Trends in Rural Northwest Regions .

The research, conducted in partnership with WGU Labs, shows that while demand for talent shifted throughout the pandemic, rural health care job listings continue to dominate in these regions, and rural STEM-sector job postings are rising significantly— with up to a 183% increase in rural areas. Demand for bachelor’s degrees has also increased as a requirement compared to high school diplomas.

The most sought-after skills were auditing, marketing, computer science, business development, project management, accounting, Agile methodology, finance, workflow management and data

analysis. With more than 60 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in business, healthcare, IT, and education, WGU can prepare adult learners with the skills that employers are seeking.

“This is a commitment the university has made and certainly the Leavitt School of Health has made,” said WGU Senior Vice President of the Leavitt School of Health, Keith Smith, PhD. “We’re in the process of adding several non-clinical programs, a portfolio that meets the entire spectrum of needs for rural health.”

“Everything we do at Western Governors University is aimed at increasing accessibility and opportunity for each student, regardless of their location, background, motivations, or life situation,” added Tonya Drake, PhD., regional vice president of WGU. “Many students want to go back to school and pursue higher education, but the cost and location can be overwhelming and deter many students from attending college.”

Drake, who grew up in a rural area, had to leave her hometown to get her bachelor’s degree.

“A lot of people leave and don’t come back. Great strides have been made, but I still have nieces and nephews who live in rural parts of the state and wonder if they will have to leave their towns to get an education and a good-paying job,” she said. “The rural community is the backbone of our economy, and we look forward to helping people gain the degrees needed to obtain in-demand jobs in their hometowns.”

—Western Governors University

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Utah Wildfire Season to Arrive Later This Year—and Could Be More Intense A rainier climate this year may create more vegetation to burn, officials say.

by Siena Duncan, The Salt Lake Tribune

Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune

Fire crews respond to wildfires by the Great Saltair and the Great Salt Lake Marina, Friday, June 17, 2022.

The wildfire season this year is starting later than usual, with fire frequency expected to hit its highest in September.

Utah Wildfire Info

Firefighters work the Precision Fire along Interstate 15 south of Santaquin on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Lower elevations are more at risk of wildfires during wet years like 2023.

UTAH - Utah’s wildfire season may start later this year, thanks in part to frequent storms passing over the state, experts say.

But it could also be more intense.

The season usually reaches its peak in July or August, but this year, the Unified Fire Authority is planning for a September peak.

That’s because a rainier climate this winter and spring has dampened places that would typically be most at risk for flames, and it’s going to take longer for those areas to dry out, United Fire Authority spokesperson Kelly Bird said.

“This year is very different from years past,” he said. “We’re anticipating it to hold off for a while.”

Greater risk at lower elevations During dry years, higher elevation areas are typically most at risk. But lower elevation areas are at the highest risk during a wet year like this one, said Phillip Dennison, a University of Utah geography professor specializing in wildfire research.

Precipitation levels in

Utah this year are already above the 30-year average, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources.

All of that rain makes lower elevation plant growth much thicker, Dennison said, which becomes a danger once they “cure,” or when they dry out enough to become a fire risk.

Though wildfires may start later, the extra rain likely will feed that plant life, and could create an excess of what officials call “light, flashy fuels,” Bird said.

In the western part of the Salt Lake Valley, those fuels include grasses, shrubs and sagebrush, which are more difficult to mitigate ahead of wildfire season.

Mitigation teams in the eastern Salt Lake Valley have been cutting down trees and clearing out larger sources of fire fuel from urban areas for about a month.

But the foliage in the west is not as easy to clear out because there is nothing to cut down—it’s mostly plant life below the knee, Bird said.

The key will be seeing how high wind speeds are

later in the year, Dennison said, adding that red flag warnings—which signify warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds —will be “really important for determining how many fire ignitions turn into large fires.”

Crews ‘waiting to see what happens’ Despite the delay, officials are still advising everyone to be cautious as the valley starts to enter “firework season,” Bird said. Fireworks should not be used over grassy areas or public lands, and instead should be kept over pavement. He encouraged those celebrating upcoming holidays to follow regulations closely.

“We’re still asking people to look at the restriction map,” he said, referencing a Unified Fire Authority map that shows where fireworks are restricted. “We’re wanting people to still be diligent.”

That guidance goes for people across the state, said Karl Hunt, spokesperson for the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

“I like to say the southern part of the state is

deceptively green,” Hunt said. “But it’s still dry.”

Be sure to douse a campfire and stir it with a shovel, he said, and don’t drive a trailer with dragging chains, which can cause sparks. If you are using a firearm on a shooting range, have a clear backstop to prevent bullets from sparking as well.

“Use fire sense,” he said. “Fire sense is common sense.”

Since the division’s launch of its Fire Sense Campaign in 2021, the state has seen a 60% decrease in human-caused wildfires.

“We’re thankful that Mother Nature has given us a little reprieve here,” Hunt said. “But our crews are ready and we’re waiting to see what happens.”

This article was originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune on June 13, 2023.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.

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Out & About for the Summer Baby Animal Season is Here: Don’t Touch or Take Home Baby Deer or Elk You Find in the Wild

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources | Jim Shuler

As you are out hiking and camping this summer, don’t be surprised if you come across a deer fawn or an elk calf during late May or June. If you do see one, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources requests that you not touch, try to feed or take the baby animal home—doing so can have fatal consequences for the animal and could result in injury to you.

SALT LAKE CITY As you are out hiking and camping this summer, don’t be surprised if you come across a deer fawn or an elk calf during late May or June. If you do see one, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources requests that you not touch, try to feed or take the baby animal home—doing so can have fatal consequences for the animal and could result in injury to you.

Deer fawns and elk calves are often born in June, which is why you may find one during your outdoor adventures in early summer. If you do happen to see one in the wild, you probably won’t see its mother. Not seeing its mother might lead you to believe that the animal has been abandoned, but that is rarely the case.

“Newborn fawns are actually frequently alone and isolated during their first weeks of life—and that’s on purpose,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Big Game Coordinator Dax Mangus said.

“The mother knows that

leaving the fawn alone is the best way to protect it from predators.”

Newborn big game animals fall into two categories: followers and hiders.

• Followers include bison calves and bighorn sheep lambs, which follow their mothers shortly after they’re born.

• Hiders, such as mule deer fawns and elk calves, do the opposite —they hide, alone, for most of the day for the first two to three weeks of their lives.

During the day, a doe deer will reunite with its fawn for a short time, to nurse it and care for it.

Then, to draw attention away from where the fawn is hiding, the mother will leave the fawn. The doe will spend the rest of the day feeding and resting.

Hiding is the best way for fawns to stay safe right after they are born. Then, after two or three weeks, the fawn grows strong enough to start accompanying its mother.

Fawns are born with a creamy brown coat that’s

covered with white spots.

This camouflaged coat allows the fawn to blend in with its surroundings.

Fawns also don’t give off much scent, so it’s difficult for predators to smell them.

What to do if you see a deer fawn or an elk calf that appears to be alone: • Don’t approach it.

Watch it or take a photo of it from a distance, but don’t go near it. In almost every case, the young animal has not been abandoned by its mother.

• Don’t touch it or pet it. Finding and petting newly born animals is a problem because the animal’s survival depends on it being left alone. If you touch it, you may leave your scent on the animal, which could draw predators to it.

• Give it plenty of space.

Even if you don’t touch the fawn or calf, getting too close can cause it to run away from you, resulting in the animal using energy it needs to survive.

• Never attempt to remove a fawn or calf

from the wild or take it home. DWR conservation officers occasionally respond to instances where an individual has taken a baby deer or elk home to “care for it.”

However, that often has fatal consequences for the animal and can also create public safety risks as the animal matures. It is illegal to keep wildlife in captivity and can result in a class A misdemeanor. If you believe that a baby animal is injured or sick, report it to the nearest DWR office.

“Keeping your distance and not touching wildlife are the keys to keeping young animals alive,” Mangus said. “Attempting to take matters into your own hands and trying to ‘help’ wildlife usually does more harm than good. Help wildlife by allowing them to remain wild.”

For more tips about how to safely live with wildlife, visit the Wild Aware Utah website.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Heidie Grigg: I am really excited to have the opportunity to work in External

Affairs. I look forward to working closely with the park leadership team, partners and our neighboring communities. I am also fortunate to be working with a dedicated staff as we work with our partners in the stewardship and appreciation of Glen Canyon’s amazing natural resources.—Heidie Grigg, new Glen Canyon/Rainbow Bridge Chief of External Affairs Heidie Grigg

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communication skills and experience working with park partners and commercial operators make her a great addition to our Superintendent’s leadership team,” Kerns said.

Heidie’s work will include forging partnerships with elected and appointed officials and Tribes. She will continue building partnerships with park concessioners, other authorized business operations and event permittees, having served since June 2020 as Glen Canyon’s Chief of Commercial Services. Overseeing tribal liaison responsibilities, park planning, and public affairs efforts completes her new

portfolio. Heidie served a 120-day detail as Acting Chief of External Affairs, following the departure of Jennifer Hardin in October 2022.

"I am really excited to have the opportunity to work in External Affairs,” she said. “I look forward to working closely with the park leadership team, partners and our neighboring communities. I am also fortunate to be working with a dedicated staff as we work with our partners in the stewardship and appreciation of Glen Canyon’s amazing natural resources.”

Prior to joining the team at Glen Canyon, Heidie worked for 14 years in Commercial Services at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which is the

most similar in the NPS to Glen Canyon. Prior to that, Heidie worked at Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford, Washington. She started her federal career at the Olympic National Forest in Olympia, Washington. Heidie has also been a substitute teacher for grades K-12 and worked at Rainier Bank. Heidie graduated from the University of Washington in 2005 with

a degree in Environmental Studies and has a Concession Management Specialist Certificate from the twoyear NPS/Northern Arizona University program. Heidie likes to hike, camp, kayak, garden and cook. She and her Boulder City, Nevada family visit each other often.

—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Intermountain Health’s Safety and Trauma Teams Urge Safety Precautions & Helmets to Prevent Serious Injury This Summer SALT LAKE CITY Last year, 15 Utahns lost their lives in bicycle related accidents and 49 experienced serious injuries. That is the deadliest year in Utah for bicycle accidents since the Utah Department of Public Safety started keeping track several years ago.

With summer approaching, Intermountain Health’s safety and trauma teams are reminding bicycle riders of the importance of wearing a helmet and staying safe when riding.

“Kids and adults can be seriously injured, sometimes fatally, if they fall while riding,” said D Millar, MD, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital trauma medical director and surgeon.

“A traumatic brain injury can be life altering and unfortunately, we don’t get to choose how severe of an injury an individual might sustain. The brain is not like a broken bone that we can fix, so we strongly advocate for preventing head injuries.”

Intermountain Health treated more than 2,700 bicycle-related injuries in its emergency departments in Utah and Idaho in 2022.

Adam Stewart, 15, who rides with the Lehi High School Mountain Bike Team was one of those injuries. He has ridden more than 1,100 miles so far this year and knows the importance of wearing a helmet and protecting his head.

Last year, during the Utah High School Cycling State Championships in St. George, Utah, Adam was close to earning a place on the podium and wiped out on the sandy course—hitting his head hard on the ground.

He jumped back up and got on his bike, but when he crossed the finish line he didn’t go to the podium, but went straight to the medical tent.

Doctors diagnosed Adam with a mild a concussion and advised him to stay off his bike, stay off electronic screens, and follow concussion protocols.

“Wearing a helmet definitely prevented a more serious head and brain injury from happening,” said Adam. “When I ride, I wear my new helmet and make sure it fits by adjusting the straps.”

Tiffany Stewart, Adam’s mother, said, through this experience, their family is more aware of helmet and bike safety.

“After Adam rides, he tells us about what went well, what he needs to work on, and if things just feel off,” said Tiffany. “This open communication has helped us as parents support him so he can continue doing what he loves.”

Bicycle related incidents historically rise during the summer months —peaking in July. Some of these traumatic injuries could be prevented by wearing a helmet.

Intermountain trauma experts say a good-fitting helmet should: • Fit snugly on the head • Sit level on the head, back to front.

For an optimal fit, use this simple 2-2-2 rule: • Make sure there is a 2-finger gap between the top of the eyebrow and the front the helmet.

• Use 2 fingers to make a v-shape, and place the v under the earlobe.

This is where the straps should sit.

• Turn the 2 fingers sideways and place them flat between the chin and the strap, and adjust the strap as needed.

“It’s important that every rider have a good fitting helmet and parents should help their child put it on before every ride, every time,” said Michelle Jamison, community health programs manager at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital. “And we’re not talking just when you’re bicycling. Helmets are important when riding scooters dirt bikes, ATVs, roller blades, skateboards, hoverboards, tricycles, and even balance bikes to help protect those heads.”

On Saturday, May 20, trauma caregivers from Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital, Intermountain American Fork, and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital set up at four locations along the Murdock Canal trail in Utah County, and conducted helmet fittings, supplied safety information, and conducted safety demonstrations.

“It’s important to us to offer these safety tips to members of the Utah County community so they can avoid a trip to the emergency department,” said Andrew Herrera, Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital trauma coordinator. “We’ve seen the effects of traumatic brain injury, which can be to devastating to families and we want everyone to have a safe summer—by wearing the right gear.”

Helmet Safety, which is part of the Hold on to Dear Life injury prevention program, expands on Intermountain’s commitment to keep children and families healthy in their communities, and is part of the Primary Promise Healthy Kids initiative.

—Intermountain Health

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Centennial: It is nearly impossible to capture the number of people who love and take care of this place. I can’t explain the magic of Bryce Canyon. It is real.

—Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jim Ireland

Union Pacific Museum

An exhibit of historic photos from the last 100 years is currently on display at the Bryce Canyon Lodge, curated by Ranger Peter Densmore. Left: A 1920s photo of hikers on Wall Street Trail. Right: A 1939 photo depicting a “lodge singaway.” Singaways were a part of the Utah Parks Company farewell tradition. Each park along the tour had its own song, performed by any Lodge staff that might be available as a tour group departed.

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the actual birthday of the place we now call Bryce Canyon, one would need a cake with around 55 million candles. Nonetheless, the centennial anniversary marked a century of preservation of what park staff refer to as “Nature’s Fairyland.”

Over the last 100 years, a lot has happened at Bryce Canyon National Park. Hoodoos have tumbled due to the chiseling of countless freezeand-thaw cycles. The rim of the amphitheater has eroded almost 2 feet. Annual visitation has grown from the thousands to the millions, and the sun has risen more than 35,000 times over “...a perfect wilderness of red pinnacles,” as Grove Karl Gilbert first described the park in 1872.

During the ceremony, American Poet Jacqueline Osherow shared her own vivid description of the park’s daily dance with the light (see figure 1.).

Kadi Franson

Poet Jacqueline Osherow reads her poem “Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon, Utah” during the Bryce Canyon Centennial ceremony on June 8, 2023.

Kadi Franson

Paiute Tribal Chairwoman Corinna Bow and her granddaughter sing a song for the Bryce Canyon Centennial celebration on June 8, 2023.

The ceremony also featured a blessing from Paiute tribal members that acknowledged the spirits of the animals, land, and water, and paid homage to the park’s history as the ancestral homeland of the Southern Paiute people.

Governor Cox shared his personal "Bryce Moment," reflecting on how a visit to the park during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic had renewed his spirit and provided hope during dark times. “It was magical and it literally saved my life,” he tearfully remarked.

The unveiling of a painting by artist Roland Lee, donated to the Bryce Canyon Association, and other tributes further com-

“….Just watch it nurse a puny flame at dawn —purple with an edging of vermillion— by sunrise to a full-fledged conflagration then temper it to golden-rose by noon, darker still as day begins to fail.

The oranges go bronze, the reds, maroon, the whole place solid indigo by nightfall, except on nights when a full or near-full moon applies its inlay—mother-of-pearl on a lamina of coral and carnelian— or the moon’s a no-show, no stone visible, just black on black, spikes and spires gone…..”

—Jacqueline Osherow figure 1.

memorated the day.

Shared Commitment to Place Representatives from park staff, local residents, tribal members, and the President and CEO of the Bryce Canyon Association, spoke of their profound connections and appreciation for Bryce Canyon Na-

tional Park.

It was a day that brought together diverse perspectives around a shared commitment to place. “It is nearly impossible to capture the number of people who love and take care of this place,” said Park Superintendent Jim Ireland. “I can’t ex-

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Clockwise Left to Right: Centennial cake, Roland Lee presenting his painting of Thor’s Hammer, and Bryce Canyon shuttle staff alumni posing in period garb in front of the park’s 1938 historic bus. plain the magic of Bryce Canyon. It is real.”

Looking to the Future Bryce Canyon National Park is not just a haven for people; it also serves as a habitat for over 100 species of birds, 1,000 species of plants, and diverse wildlife such as the Utah Prairie Dog, mountain lions, and pronghorn antelope. Pro-

tecting the natural world, adapting to climate change, responding to visitation increases, and meeting ongoing maintenance and infrastructure needs are just some of the challenges that park staff and partners will continue to face. Looking ahead to the next century, Superintendent Jim Ireland emphasized the importance of continued collaboration.

“I don't know what the next century will bring for Bryce Canyon or the people who will be here 100 years from today, but I do know what must not change: a group of committed stewards, acknowledging and listening to one another and Centennial Cont'd on B3

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Kadi Franson

“Bryce Canyon is awe-inspiring. But the thing that inspires me the most about Bryce Canyon is our staff—I am inspired by the passion and dedication that our staff brings to this place. Every day I see them giving their all, whether it be on the trails or in the office. People’s willingness to be such dedicated public servants speaks to the power of this place.”

—Lana Olbrich, Administrative Officer and Acting Superintendent of Bryce Canyon National Park Centennial Cont'd from B2

continuing the work of protecting and preserving this magical place for this and future generations.”

The celebration continued into the evening

“Bryce Canyon National Park provides a connection to the ancestral landscape of the Southern Paiute People. It is a place where I can come to engage in my spirituality and my traditionalism—a place to visit and relearn the stories of my ancestors.”

—Autumn Gillard, Cultural Resource Manager for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah

with a concert on the rim of Bryce Canyon featuring the renowned musical group, The Piano Guys.

Approximately 5,000 attendees from far and wide gathered on blankets and camp chairs, enjoying the music as the sun set for

another night upon Bryce Canyon.

The Centennial Celebrations Continue The park will continue to celebrate its centennial throughout the year with several special events, such as art exhibitions, a perfor-

“I’ve been down here for about 40 years. I think we’ve heard a lot of things today and it seems like—that we’re all in it together. The first time you see Bryce it has a way of drawing you in. That’s what happened to us. It felt like we belonged here and so we ended up moving here.”

—Jean Seiler, a local resident of Tropic and employee of Ruby’s Inn

mance by the Utah Symphony, and citizen science events such as the Bryce Canyon Butterfly Count.

The Bryce Canyon Association, the park's official non-profit partner, has been instrumental in organizing the centennial celebrations.

“It’s a very emotional thing to me. It’s where I find groundedness. I’ve hiked these trails since I was in the 4th grade.

They have deep meaning from a scientific standpoint but also from a spiritual standpoint. This is a place where I find healing and rest, and I’m grateful to be associated with such a beautiful place.”

—Gayle Pollack, President and CEO of the Bryce Canyon Association for the last 28 years

Since its establishment in 1961, the association and its members have supported various park activities, including publications, festivals, resource management research, and cultural outreach programs.

For more information

on Bryce Canyon National Park and the centennial events, visit the park's website and the Bryce Canyon Association's website at brycecanyon. org.

Southern Utah University

The celebration continued into the evening with a concert on the rim of Bryce Canyon featuring the renowned musical group, The Piano Guys.

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Obituaries

UT Doc: Unchecked Stress Levels Can Lead to Health Consequences

by Alex Gonzalez, Utah News Connection

Harold Bauer

August 25, 1926 - May 31, 2023

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The American heart Association encourages people to spend time in nature as one way to relieve stress and anxiety.

UTAH - For Community Health Improvement Week, one Utah family care physician wants people to use the time to think about the effects that stress may be having on their mental and physical health.

Dr. Christopher Valentine, Medical Director for Optum in Utah, said stress in the short term is an important response, a signal to the body that

something isn't right. But chronic stress, over time, can affect the heart and manifest itself in other ways—from back pain and digestive issues, to fatigue, depression and trouble sleeping. He says the first step is recognizing the source of the stress.

"We have to identify which are the things that we have control over, and which are the things that we really don't have con-

trol over?," he said. "By really defining things into a couple of different buckets, and then looking and saying, 'What are some things where I can take some steps in order to kind of resolve that issue?'"

He added meditation and deep breathing are often underutilized, but can make a big difference.

He suggests breathing in, counting to four, holding it for seven seconds, and

BLM Announces 30-Day Comment Period for Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance

Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management Richfield Field Office announced a 30-day comment period for the Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance environmental assessment.

RICHFIELD - The Bureau of Land Management Richfield Field Office announced a 30-day comment period for the Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance environmental assessment. The environmental assessment evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the removal of pinyon and juniper regrowth in areas that have previously undergone pinyon-juniper treatments on public lands in Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, and Garfield counties.

“Public participation is the foundation of the NEPA process,” said Richfield Field Manager David Mortensen. “The public’s input at this point in the environment assessment process is critical to a thorough analysis.”

The Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance environmental assessment considers the effects of addressing the infilling of pinyon-juniper woodlands into sagebrush systems restored through previous pinyon-juniper vegetation treatment actions. Some of the potential Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance action areas encompass Greater-Sage Grouse Priority Habitat Management

Areas, Utah Prairie Dog Habitat, and other critical seasonal habitats for sagebrush obligate species.

Throughout the last six decades, the Richfield Field Office has completed approximately 66,000 acres of pinyon-juniper treatment projects across Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, and Garfield counties. If approved, the Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance action aims to maintain the sagebrush steppe habitat restored by previous treatments, reduce fuels for wildfire, protect wildlife habitat, support ecosystem resiliency, maintain forage to wildlife and livestock, and increase perennial plant cover and diversity in previously treated areas.

This 30-day comment period is an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to weigh in on the proposed Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance environmental assessment. Comments received will contribute to the development of a final environmental assessment that will evaluate all potential environmental impacts of the proposed plan. Comments will be accepted until July 13, 2023.

To review the draft environmental assessment visit https://eplanning.blm.

gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018909/510.

Comments may be submitted in the following ways: • Email to: BLM_UT_ RF_Comments@blm. gov, • US Mail to: - Attn: Pinyon Juniper Project Maintenance - Bureau of Land Management - Richfield Field Office Planning and Environmental Coordinator - 150 East 900 North Richfield, UT 84701 or • Online via the “participate now” feature on the National NEPA Register at https://eplanning.blm. gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018909/510.

Before including an address, phone number, email address or other personally identifiable information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time.

Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.

—Bureau of Land Management

finally releasing the breath over seven to eight seconds —and repeating that several times—can help "reset" the body under stress.

Valentine explained the human hormonal and nervous systems have not adapted well to modern life. When people deal with uncertainties at work or at home, or even with themselves, he said the body ramps up to fight what it senses is "an existential threat." Over time, this can take a toll on the heart and brain. Valentine added other factors—like diet, exercise and genetics—also come into play, but being able to manage stress is important. And that means cultivating healthy daily habits.

"Speaking from personal experience, the best that I feel and I guess enhancement of my coping mechanisms in being able to deal with stress, is most strongly correlated to sleep and exercise," he continued.

The American Heart Association has also laid out three simple tips to manage stress. They are online at "heart.org."

PANGUITCH - Harold Prince Bauer, our wonderful dad, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-greatgrandfather, passed away on May 31, 2023, in Cedar City, UT after 96 years.

Harold was born August 25, 1926, in St. Thomas, Nevada to Albert and Lottie Prince Bauer where he grew up with his two brothers, Glenn and Edwin “Bud”.

Harold was briefly married to Edith M. Wise and had three children, eight grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, whom he loved dearly.

In a time when single parents were less common, Harold was a pioneer by raising his children as a single father. Harold loved camping in the mountains and hunting and taught his sons and grandsons to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors.

He worked for Southern Nevada Operating Engineers Local 12 and retired as a heavy machine operator and pursued his true passion, hunting and fishing.

Harold is survived by his son, Harold P. Bauer Jr., brother Glen Bauer of Panguitch, UT; and proceeded in death by his son Cory Bauer, daughter Robin Melendez, Son John Albaugh, sister Larue Bauer Cannon, and Brother Edwin “Bud” Bauer.

Memorial Services will be Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Utah time, at the Panguitch First Ward Chapel, 550 S. 100 W., Panguitch, UT 84759. Friends may call prior to the service 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. before the services. Interment will be at the St. Thomas Cemetery in Overton, Nevada next to his beloved son Cory and daughter Robin.

His family will lovingly remember him and his legacy Bauer Ranch as a welcome sanctuary for the family to gather for getaways and reunions.

—FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

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Legal Notices INVITATION TO BID HENRIEVILLE TOWN PLAYGROUND INSTALLATION THE TOWN OF HENRIEVILLE INVITES BIDS FOR INSTALLATION OF NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT THE HENRIEVILLE TOWN PARK LOCATED AT 70 WEST MAIN, HENRIEVILLE, UTAH 84736.

THE WORK INCLUDES EXCAVATING THE GROUND AT A 6 INCH DEPTH (SOIL STAYS ONSITE); FRENCH DRAIN UP TO 50 FEET; CONCRETE CURBING ALL AROUND AT 6 INCHES TALL X 6 INCHES WIDE AT 26 LINEAR FEET; INSTALLATION OF A KING KONG 46 FT X 28 FT PLAYGROUND; 3 BAY 5 SINGLE POST SWING FRAME; SEATS; PLACEMENT OF RUBBER MULCH; PLASTIC LANDSCAPE TIMBER WITH SPIKES; ADA PLAYGROUND RAMP. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A GRANT THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS AND ATTENDANT LAWS, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE MOST CURRENT DAVIS-BACON WAGES AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3 TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOWER INCOME PERSONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. LOCAL, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BID. THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WILL BE SELECTED. BIDDING DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING DAVID-BACON WAGE DECISION INFORMATION, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HENRIEVILLE TOWN OFFICE LOCATED AT 70 WEST MAIN, HENRIEVILLE, UTAH 84736, BEGINNING JUNE 12, 2023 AT 9:00 AM. IF AWARD IS NOT MADE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DAVIS BACON WAGE DECISION NOTICE, THE WAGES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE HENRIEVILLE TOWN OFFICE, 70 WEST MAIN STREET, HENRIEVILLE, UTAH 84736 ON OR BEFORE JULY 7, 2023, AT 5:00 PM. BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ AT THE HENRIEVILLE TOWN BOARD MEETING TO COMMENCE AT 7:00 PM ON JULY 13, 2023, IN THE HENRIEVILLE TOWN HALL. BIDDER MUST BE A UTAH LICENSED CONTRACTOR. BID BOND MUST ACCOMPANY EACH BID TO BE CONSIDERED. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 22 & 29 and JULY 6, 2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TROPIC TOWN Notice is hereby given that Tropic Town will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Tropic Town Heritage Center 20 North Main Tropic Utah Amend the 2022-2023 Budget Approval of the 2023-2024 Budget The Public may inspect the proposed budgets at the Tropic Town Office 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING I, the duly appointed and acting clerk for the Town of Tropic, hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing notice was posted within the municipality this 16th day of June 2023 at the following places: 1. Utah Public Notice Website 2. Tropic Town Office 3. Tropic Town Website 4. Tropic Town Post Office Dani Harding, Tropic Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 22, 2023

SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Diesel, Crew Cab, 4WD Automatic, Short Bed, White 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Diesel, Crew Cab, 4WD Automatic, Short Bed, White 2021 Dodge Ram 2500, Diesel, Crew Cab, 4WD Automatic, Long Bed, Red 2021 Dodge Ram 2500, Diesel, Crew Cab, 4WD Automatic, Long Bed, White 2020 Chevrolet, Malibu, Sedan, White BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., JUNE 23RD, 2023.

BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2023 IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. All vehicles 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.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2023 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS GARFIELD COUNTY - HENRIEVILLE EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION DOCUMENT 001113 Garfield County, PO Box 77, Panguitch, UT 84759 General Notice: Garfield County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Garfield County– Henrieville Emergency Watershed Protection.

Bids for construction of the Project will be received at the Garfield County Offices located at 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759, until July 7th at 2:00 pm local time.

At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: three concrete low water crossings, gabion basket bank protection and grad stabilization structures, 400 feet of CHDPE pipe, and related work. Bids will be received for a single contract.

Owner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $180,000. The Project has an expected duration of 30 calendar days.

Obtaining Bidding Documents: Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated websites: www. jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated websites for a fee of $30.00. The designated websites will be updated with addenda, plan holders list, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. Official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated websites.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc.,1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701 Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays or may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.

Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated websites and the Issuing Office.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office upon payment of $40.00 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Make checks payable to Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc. Pre-bid Conference: A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on June 29th at 2:00 pm local time at Henrieville Fire Station 40 North 300 West Tropic,Utah, 84776. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.

Instructions to Bidders: For further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The Owner may reject any or all bids submitted.

Issued by: Owner: Garfield County By: David Dodds Title: Public Works Director Date:6-14-2023 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 22 & 29 and JULY 6, 2023

SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 2011, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, WHITE, 4WD, 1500 LT BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., JULY 7TH, 2023.

BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, JULY 10TH, 2023 IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. All vehicles 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.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 22 & 29 and JULY 6, 2023 2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTION CANDIDATES GARFIELD COUNTY ANYTIMONY TOWN ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL Kasey A King Blaine P Porter Marnie Reynolds Lenza Wilson BOULDER TOWN Marlene Stowe COUNCIL (4 YEAR) HATCH TOWN Josh Ellis COUNCIL Cynthia Wilson Janell Barney Jim Catmull Kurt O Sawyer Mark M Austin HATCH TOWN John M Veranth MAYOR BOULDER TOWN Kerry G Barney COUNCIL (2 YEAR) HENRIEVILLE TOWN Ray Gardner COUNCIL Steven Cox Diane Ward BRYCE CANYON PANGUITCH CITY CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL Cherrie Tebbs Harshad P. Desai Kameron Bo Roundy Durell Darr CANNONVILLE Tracy Wright TOWN COUNCIL Jeremy Raeszler Stewart Ivie Mike Sarles Bruce Long TROPIC TOWN Alma Fletcher COUNCIL CANNONVILLE Dennis R Pollock TOWN MAYOR Merrilee Mecham Aubree Thompson Eugene Anderson Bill Scoffield Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 15 & 22, 2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BICKNELL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION The Bicknell Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on June 27, 2023, at the Bicknell Town Hall, 64 W. 100 N. Bicknell, UT 84715. The hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to review the building and zoning ordinance.

The public is invited to provide comments which are generally limited to three minutes per individual.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 15 & 22, 2023 NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Jul. 19, 2023 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 89-114 (a50461): USA Bureau of Land Management propose(s) using 0.022 cfs from groundwater (Upper Paria Allotment) for STOCKWATERING. WAYNE COUNTY EXTENSION(S) 95-5438 (A32509d): Stuart and Heidi Dobson, Wayne County Water Conservancy District is/are filing an extension for 0.0197 cfs OR 10 ac-ft. from groundwater (near Caineville) for IRRIGATION. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 22 & 29, 2023

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SERVICES

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Wayne School District Announcement of Position 2023-24 School Year

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Jun. 27th

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Wed. Jun. 28th Thurs.

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Turkey Casserole, Carrots, Green Salad, Pears/ Bread, Cupcake Fish, Baked Potato, Coleslaw/Rolls, Grapes, Oeey Goeey Cake

All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $4.00, and under 60 is $10.00

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Wayne School District is accepting applications for the following position: Speech & Language Technician The Speech & Language Technician is responsible for organizing and implementing a therapy program to meet the needs of speech-language delayed, and deaf or hard of hearing students under the guidance and supervision of a certified or licensed SLP. This person will report directly to the School Principal and the Director of Special Services.

Goals: To assist identified speech-language delayed/impaired students to achieve their communicative potential both receptively through listening comprehension and/or expressively through oral expression.

Education: Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology preferred. Bachelor’s degree in speech language pathology or related field from an accredited college/university considered.

Experience: One to three years-experience performing speech language pathology related duties.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Special Qualifications/Licenses: Candidate must hold appropriate licensure or be working toward licensure, to be acquired within determined timeframe. Candidate must have a valid Utah state driver’s license. Candidate must successfully pass a fingerprinting background check.

This is a part-time position. Salary will be based on qualifications and Wayne School District teacher salary schedule.

Interested individuals may fill out a written application at Wayne School District Office, 79 North 100 West, Bicknell, UT or found online at http:// www.waynesd.org/images/pdf/Employment/TeacherApp.pdf A current resume, a university transcript showing all course work, a copy of applicant’s teaching license, and two letters of recommendation should accompany the application.

Please contact Jamie Webb, Special Services Director, with any questions. Applications may be submitted in person or electronically to jamie.webb@ waynesd.org CLOSING DATE: Open until filled Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications. Applicants are considered on the basis of employment qualifications without regard to race, color, political affiliation, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, or disability

SERVICES When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne & Garfield Counties

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault

Canyon Creek Services Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732 New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294 Counseling Services Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office 255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236 24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822 Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176 24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763 Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

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

LDS ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM PANGUITCH The LDS Addiction Recovery Program meets every Wednesday at 7pm at the Panguitch Stake Center, 550 S. 100 W Panguitch.

Call 559-908-1498 for information.

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Position Announcements

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Para-Professional in Preschool at Bryce Valley Elementary Part-Time Secretary for Adult Education Program Part-Time Custodian at Boulder Elementary Remediation Specialist / Librarian at Bryce Valley High Full-Time Teacher at Escalante Elementary Food Service Manager in Panguitch Computer Science Para-Professional at Panguitch Elementary Drama/Music Teacher at Panguitch Middle/High Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Route Bus Driver in Boulder Para-Professionals/Aides at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers SALARY: Please see 2022-2023 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.

P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: Front Desk Agents Laundry Services Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within.

Please stop by in person to complete an application.

We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761

Wayne School District Announcement of Position 2023-24 School Year Wayne School District is accepting applications for the following position: Elementary Teacher Loa Elementary – First Grade Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree and Utah teaching license or be working toward these credentials.

Candidates seeking an intern position will be considered.

This is a full-time position with benefits.

Salary will be based on qualifications and Wayne School District teacher salary schedule.

Interested individuals may fill out a written application at Wayne School District Office, 79 North 100 West, Bicknell, UT or found online at http:// www.waynesd.org /images/pdf/Employment/ TeacherApp.pdf A current resume, a university transcript showing all course work, a copy of applicant’s teaching license, and two letters of recommendation should accompany the application.

Applications for any positions may be submitted in person or electronically to wendy.potter@ waynesd.org and/or randy.shelley@waynesd.org CLOSING DATE: Open until filled Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications. Applicants are considered on the basis of employment qualifications without regard to race, color, political affiliation, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, or disability

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