June 25, 2015 The Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Wayne County Celebrates Cowboys

Bryce Canyon Country Prepares for 16th Annual Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally

Courtesy Garfield County Tourism Office

The skies above and around Panguitch Valley will be filled with color as the Panguitch Valley Balloon Ralley gets underway June 26-28.

PANGUITCH - The small, southern Utah community of Panguitch is just a week away from welcoming thousands of guests—essentially quadrupling the town’s population—for the 16th an-

nual Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally happening the weekend of June 26-28.

“This is southern Utah’s premier hot air balloon event,” said Falyn Owens, executive director of the Garfield County

Tourism Office. “Our red rock scenery is already incredible, and adding dozens of colorful balloons to the sky makes the landscape even more picturesque.”

The anticipated surge of

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more than 7,000 visitors makes the balloon rally a very important tourism attraction for Panguitch, which has about 1,600 residents. In fact, the three-day festival is the largest event in all of Garfield County.

“We started with just six balloons our first year,” said balloon rally coordinator Cheryl Church. “Now, our launch field is filled to capacity with 36 balloons.”

Taking place near celebrated wilderness areas like Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally attracts enthusiasts and spectators from across the country.

“The rally’s success is an astounding accomplishment for a tiny community with limited funds and volunteers,” Church said. “Guests return year after year because of the awe-inspiring vistas, friendly people and, of course, the spectacular balloon glow on Saturday night.”

During the balloon glow, live music fills the streets of the National Historic District in downtown Panguitch while the inflated balloons sit anchored along Main and Center streets. When the pilots synchronize the lighting of their burners, the balloons appear as giant light bulbs in the middle of the street.

Other family-friendly activities include a 5k race, parade, food vendors, bingo, rides—including a giant inflatable water slide—and karaoke. Those visiting the rally are welcome to join in the fun by helping the ground crews inflate and launch the 36 balloons. If the pilot likes your work, you may just get invited to go for a ride!

—Bryce Canyon Country

TORREY - The fourteenth annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival will be held on Saturday June 27 beginning at 1:00PM and running through the evening. Sponsored by The Entrada Institute, the festival is free (although donations are appreciated) and will be held on the Robber’s Roost grounds in downtown Torrey.

The event kicks off with West Taylor’s horsemanship demonstration at 1:00PM in the open field behind the Robber’s Roost stage. The afternoon entertainment begins around 2:00PM with Raymond Shurtz (Cowboy Behind the Song), Ray Conrad (Poetry and Music), Dudley Elliott (Music), and Mike Moutoux (Music and Stories).

Local poets and teen cowboy poetry contest winners will be woven throughout the program.

The featured group begins around 6:30PM. The Blue Sage Band has been a crowd favorite in the past and is back to provide an evening of memorable music featuring a banjo, bass, guitar, and mandolin playing high energy acoustic Cowboy, Folk, Western, and Americana music.

In the past, this free festival was held Memorial Day weekend, but this annual event was moved in the hopes of warmer weather. Bring your camp chairs and enjoy a day celebrating cowboy poetry and music. For more information, go to http:// www.torreymusicfestival.com/. Or, LIKE the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cowboymusicfestival.

—Annette Lamb

High School Group Enjoys Our Starry Skies CAPITOL REEF - A group of 23 students and 5 adults from Kennedy Junior High School in Salt Lake City enjoyed an evening of stargazing at Panorama Point as part of their field trip to Capitol Reef. The tight-knit local community made it possible for organizers to get in touch with a couple of amateur astronomers in Torrey who were happy to arrange a “star party”.

Though the site is regularly used by members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, this was the first group to gather there since the park’s recent International Dark Sky Park designation. Their timing couldn’t have been better, as the sky had just cleared up from an early summer rain

storm, and a second one had not yet arrived. The sky was clear and transparent, allowing them optimal viewing conditions.

First on the list was Jupiter, which is the bright planet hovering above even-brighter Venus in the western sky.

Through Paul Smith’s 12” reflector telescope, they were able to observe the prominent cloud bands on the giant gas planet, as well as the four largest of the Jovian moons.

Next was Saturn, Queen of the planets, which is now rising in the southeast, just in front of the constellation Scorpius.

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Garfield County Sheriff Danny Perkins, County Commissioners Dell LeFevre, Leland Pollock and David Tebbs, and Escalante Mayor Jerry Taylor presided during a public meeting about declining Garfield County school enrollment on Wednesday, June 17.

ESCALANTE - The Garfield County Commission held a special meeting at Escalante High School on Wednesday, June 17 to discuss declining enrollment in Garfield County schools, and to propose a resolution calling for a state of emergency in response to the situation. This was the second of two such meetings, with the first being held at Bryce Valley High School the evening prior.

The proposed resolution calls for “federal land managers to coordinate land management activities with Garfield County and the Garfield County School District” and demands “restoration of responsible natural resource extraction programs that sup-

port family life and the public schools of Garfield County.”

Escalante city mayor Jerry Taylor, commissioners Leland Pollock, Dell LeFevre, and David Tebbs and in addition, county sheriff Danny Perkins, each made statements. Commissioner Pollock opened up the meeting by stating, “Traditional jobs that sustained us for so many years can come back again,” a sentiment that was echoed by the other panelists. A graph distributed during the meeting of historic and projected Garfield County student enrollments from 1990 through 2020 showed student enrollment declining following designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National

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Monument in 1996, though no data was provided to indicate whether this was a correlation or a cause. During the panel discussion, commissioners spoke most directly to increasing logging activities on Forest Service lands, and re-opening a sawmill in Escalante.

Following the panelist statements, the public was invited to comment and several commenters extended the resource extraction discussion, while others focused on factors such as the availability of affordable housing, and the quality of education locally as contributing to declining student numbers, noting that some families have moved away, or sent their kids off to other public or private schools for more competitive educational opportunities.

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"Miss Wayne County" contestants are: Kenzy Jeffery, Mariam James, Bethany Peyton, Peyton, Kaitlyn Failner, Charity Faddis. (Not pictured:Tessa Simmons).

BICKNELL - Join us Friday, June 26th, at 6:00pm in the Wayne High School Auditorium for an evening of beautiful girls, entertainment, and excitement at the Miss Wayne County Contest, held under the direction of Julie Chappell and Anna Syme. The winner will be crowned “Miss Wayne County” and will receive a $500.00 scholarship and the two runners up will each receive a $300.00 scholarship. The contestants will participate in a dance number, share a talent, model an evening gown, and answer on-stage questions.

The royalty will attend events throughout the year including Apple Days in Torrey and events during the Wayne County Fair. Thanks to all who have made this event possible.

—GaeLynn Peterson, USU Extension, Wayne County

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tendees. It’s not very often that Jupiter and Saturn are both visible at the same time, so this was a special treat, indeed.

From the planets, they next moved to a couple well known star clusters. M11 is an open cluster, containing perhaps 100 or more stars, with considerable space amongst them. Its shape reminded some early astronomer of a formation of flying birds and gave it the nickname, the Wild Duck cluster. M13, on the other hand is a globular cluster, containing almost a million stars, arranged in a tightlybound spherical pattern, remi-

niscent of a snowball of stars.

It’s often likened it to a pile of diamonds dumped out onto black velvet. The stars in both types of clusters are all gravitationally bound together.

Paul had a couple other items in mind to show them, some neighboring galaxies and nebula, but after a big day of hiking in the park, the group was quite worn out and were getting too tired to continue.

The other volunteer involved was stricken with an untimely illness and unable to attend, but wishes to thank Paul and his wife Margaret for their enthusiastic commitment.

—Linton Rohr

Grover Rocks with Country Music

by Linton Rohr

If you’ve been watching the evening sky recently, you’ve certainly noticed Venus blazing brightly in the west. And you may have noticed Jupiter, a little higher up, but moving closer every night. The two will actually have a “conjunction” on Tuesday, June 30, when they will be within 1/3 of a degree of each other. For comparison, the full moon is ½ degree wide.

To the lower right lie the bright stars Castor and Pollux… the heads of Gemini, the twins. Castor is a well-known double-star that appears like a pair of headlights in a telescope. And to the upper left is Leo, the lion… whose head and front leg stars form a backwards question mark.

Last week, the crescent moon glided alongside the planetary pair, but has gradually moved over to the southeast, where Saturn continues to climb higher as the weeks pass by.

The pair will be adjacent on Sunday night. The “Queen of the Planets” is just in front of Scorpius, but is slowly creeping further ahead. The planets always lie along an imaginary line, known as the “ecliptic”. This is the same path that the sun and moon follow across the sky. It is, essentially, the plane of our solar system.

The Milky Way is rising even as twilight fades, but the increasingly bright moonlight reduces its visibility drastically, so… more on that next time.

Almost directly overhead as darkness falls, lies the red supergiant Arcturus. This aging star is so enormous that if it were somehow swapped with our own sun, it would extend all the way out to the orbit of Mars! In fact, our sun will eventually go into this phase itself, but don’t worry… scientists estimate it will be another 4 billion years!

If you’re an early riser, and have a clear view of the eastern horizon, you might be able to spot Mercury creeping up a half hour before dawn. It will be getting a bit higher in early July, but Mercury never gets very far from the sun, being the innermost planet. And it orbits very quickly too, making it a very elusive one to see.

But that’s a big part of watching the night sky… changing with the seasons… year after year. Stay tuned…

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GROVER - Grover may never be the same again. On June 19 & 20 the intimate little Hale Summer Playhouse exploded with the sound of country music as Ben Hale, star of “Million Dollar Quartet” in Las Vegas, and his amazing band took the stage.

Audience members stomped, clapped and whistled as they heard each succeeding number, and afterward requested again and again that Ben Hale return again next year.

Ben’s roots run deep in Wlayne County, all the way back to Eph Hanks on one side and not so far back to Nathan and Ruth Hale on the other. It has always been Ben’s dream to perform for the people in Wayne County and last night that dream came true.

Now,, after all the excitement, Grover will return to normal and just hear the music of the breezes rustling through the trees and the singing of the birds.

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Following the meeting, several parents commented on the proceedings, with most noting the absence of any discussion about the quality of schools and education.

“I thought we were going to talk about the schools,” said one parent, who noted that she has found it necessary to send her high school-aged kids away to summer programs to make sure they were prepared for entrance into college.

Another parent, who sent their high school-aged student out of the area to attend another high school, noted, “It’s a truism as a parent that you want your kid to have at least as much formal education as you had, and you want it to be similar or greater quality. You hope for your child that they can have as much and as rich an education as you had, and for many parents, they see that as not being available, here.”

Another parent, with a toddler-aged child, said she and her husband are already thinking about their child's education, saying they feel comfortable with their child going through Escalante Elementary school, but are not so certain what will happen after that.

“Right now, we’re not sure we’ll be able to stay through those high school years. I would hate to see it but we may be one of those families that is spending time in another community or splitting our time between communities.”

Garfield County School District superintendent Ben Dalton, who was unable to attend the public meetings, said that it is extremely important to the district to provide an equitable and quality education to all students, but that is it challenging to do so with limited population and resources. He noted that right now, despite rumors, the district has no intention of closing any schools.

“We’re not closing any schools. We’re doing everything we can to keep these schools open. But one of the most important things is the fact that we are experiencing significant loss in revenue due to decreased enrollment,” said Dalton.

Dalton said that what the district has requested from the county is to include the interests of the school district in any formal discussions with federal and state representatives regarding increased opportunities for economic development in Garfield County. “That’s

what we’d like to be part of and what we’d like to see happen,” said Dalton.

Dalton emphasized that Garfield County is not alone in seeing declining student enrollment. Sharing figures from other rural counties, he noted that, for comparison, between 1990 and 2014, Garfield County has seen a student enrollment decline of 15%, Kane County enrollment has declined, 15.5%, San Juan County has declined by 16%, and Wayne County has declined by 22%.

Burke Torgerson, Wayne County School District superintendent, commenting on Wayne County’s declining enrollment, said, “Yes, we are experiencing declining enrollment and we have fewer students now than we’ve ever had, especially for the past three years. But we are taking steps in the district to help alleviate some of the loss of revenue from our decreased enrollment.” He said that Wayne School District is not currently requesting Wayne County for a resolution or specific activity related to their enrollment situation.

Cheryl Cox, a member of the Garfield County School District board, attended both the Escalante public meeting on June 17, as well as the following county commission meeting on Monday, June 22 in which the state of emergency resolution was passed.

Commenting on the funding situation, Cox said, “We need to make sure we have the very best schools. We have opened up the discussion and we’ve had some great conversations. We are not closing schools in part because we passed the voted local levy, which we implemented just as our bonds were being paid off, so our taxes didn’t go up.”

Cox added, in response to the county's state of emergency resolution, “The part I feel concerned about is the idea that if we just get logging and mining and grazing going, then we’ll be OK. I’m a rancher’s granddaughter and I don’t have a problem with any of these industries, but we need to look at them in terms of number of jobs, and I’m not sure that these are the jobs of the future. These are jobs that tend to ‘boom and bust’ and they don’t keep you with a nice, stable economy.

We need to address all of the legs on our economic stool, and not focus too much just on any one. Right now, developing our own overall economic plan as a county is critical,” she said.

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Garfield County’s recently proposed resolution to declare a state of emergency brought to mind the historical truth that times of crisis often compel us to see and do things differently than we have in the past. Concern over declining enrollment at Garfield County schools, regardless of whether it’s an actual or perceived emergency, has given us the opportunity to focus on our many strengths and new opportunities for growth.

Rather than wasting time and energy pining for the past and fighting for options that are no longer viable, the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners encourages county residents and leaders to brainstorm innovative and practical solutions that will build a strong foundation for a bright, new future.

A research report recently released by the Utah Foundation identifies Utah as one of our nation’s fastest growing states. The report predicts that strong economic and population growth in Utah will continue through 2050, although primarily along the I-15 corridor. Rural counties and communities are not projected to see similar growth and some might even experience a decline. For this reason, it’s imperative that we identify our unique strengths and new opportunities to stimulate growth.

Fortunately, Garfield County has been blessed with an enviable abundance of resources including spectacular scenery, mountains, canyons,

breathtaking roadways, hunting, fishing, camping, backcountry and scientific exploration, cultural and heritage resources, clean air, brilliant night skies and much, much more. A series of town hall meetings with a professional facilitator could generate exciting possibilities for an Garfield County economic development plan.

Some possibilities to start the conversation: Actively promote the county’s relatively unknown status as an Enterprise Zone to stimulate interest for new businesses… discuss our Necessary Existent Small Schools (NESS) status with state officials to revise criteria… explore unique curriculum-based educational programs and encourage home-schooled children back into our public schools?

Let’s take advantage of world-class GSENM resources and reconsider a Science Center and public museum devoted to archaeology and paleontology… a program to convert unused homes to affordable housing… facilities to attract shoulder season tourism including small convention use, adult education tours and winter recreation like snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

Working together, thinking differently, establishing a vision and goals… we can build a bright new future if we have the sincerity, the will, and truly want to make this work.

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Summertime brings lots of horse-related activities to Wayne & Garfield Counties.

Here is a (probably incomplete) listing of upcoming events.

On June 26 & 27, a Little Britches Rodeo will be held at the Triple C Arena in Panguitch. Events will include team roping and calf roping, barrel racing and polebending, rough stock, ribbon and flag races. There will be competitions for all age groups and kids do not have to be members of the National Little Britches Association to

participate.

Also at the Triple C Arena in July: July 4th - an FFA rodeo.

This is for kids from 5-18 years and will include roping, rough stock, barrels, goat tying, poles and a flag race.

Come out and root for these amazing kids.

July 10 & 11 - The Panguitch National Senior Pro Rodeo. This rodeo, for competitors 40 years old and older, features all of the regular rodeo events plus Ribbon Roping and Ladies Breakaway.

Ribbon Roping is a sanctioned Senior Pro Rodeo roping event involving a team consisting of a cowboy and cowgirl. The roper tosses a loop on the calf, while his partner, the ribbon runner, waits in the arena. As soon as the roper dismounts from his horse and makes contact with the calf, the cowgirl runs to the calf and snatches the ribbon tied to the calf's tail. The ribbon runner then races back to the finish line.

In Ladies Breakaway success depends greatly on the teamwork of the contestant and her horse. The difference is that the ladies do not rope hard and fast. The tail end of the cowgirl's rope is tied with string to the saddle horn, the loop of the rope must pass over the head of the calf, come tight to the calf and break the rope away from the contestant's saddle horn. Once the rope breaks away the judge drops his flag and a time is given. As in all timed events a 10 second penalty is added if the contestant breaks the barrier at the begin-

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ning of the run.

July 16 - NBHA Barrel Race. The National Barrel Horse Association has three Divisions: the Youth for ages 18 and under, the Open for any age and a Senior for competitors 50 years of age and older.

The races are open for all levels of competition, whether beginning, intermediate or advanced.

July 23, 24 & 25 - Panguitch Invitational High School Rodeo. This event is open to all high school and junior high NHSRA members.

CACTUS Saddles will be given to the first place winner in all events. Events will include bareback and saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, pole, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, goat tying, and team and breakaway roping. For more details about times, rules and entry fees, go to http:// panguitchinvitational. webs.com/.

July 31-August 1 - ZD Cattle Company's 7th Annual Color Country Classic Trailer Roping. A premier roping event with the grand prize to the high-point roper being a two-horse slant trailer.

The Bryce Canyon Country Rodeos are scheduled from Wednesday thru Saturday evenings all Summer long until mid-August. Held at Ruby's Inn Rodeo Grounds, these rodeos are a favorite of tourists and locals alike. Upcoming Jackpot Rodeos will be held July 4, July 24 and August 15.

Escalante will hold their annual Parade and Pioneer Day Rodeo on Saturday, July 25.

These two events are geared

toward family fun with a number of children's activities scheduled during the rodeo.

The Wayne County Fair will be held August 12 thru 15 at the Fair Grounds in Loa. There will be a Gymkhana for ages 8-17 on Wednesday afternoon. The Rodeo Queen Pageant Horsemanship competition will begin at 9 a.m.

Thursday, with the awards celebration that evening starting

The Insider at 5 p.m. followed by a Small Fry Rodeo. The Wayne County Rodeo will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday evening . The Outlaw Extreme Horse Challenge is scheduled for Saturday the 15th at High Noon. This exciting event tests horses and riders to meet unusual and sometimes bizarre obstacles while completing a complex course that no one in the competition has been permitted to see prior to the event. The riders are an open group, meaning kids and adults compete together and the challenges are geared for intermediate to advanced riders. It is judged simply on a pass/fail basis. Call-backs for the top 5 riders will begin at 2:30 with a more difficult course from which an overall winner will be selected.

The Garfield County Fair will also be held August 12 thru 15 at the Triple C Arena in Panguitch. This year a Horse Fun Day is scheduled for Friday the 14th. Starting at 1:30 there will be five age groups (7 and under, 8 to 10, 11-13, 1417 and 18 & up) competing in barrels, poles, a keyhole race, a flag race, a sweetheart race and a hide race.

There's still a lot going on in September. There will be another Little Britches Rodeo on the 5th at the Triple C Arena and another NBHA Rarrel Race the weekend of the 11th, also at the Triple C. The Bryce Valley and Panguitch High School Rodeo, originally scheduled for early in August, has been rescheduled for sometime in September---date to be announced. You can contact Shantel Manning at 616-8444 for updates on this event.

From September 16 thru the 20th, the American Endurance Ride Conference will be holding their Outlaw & the Virgin Pioneer Endurance Ride at Red Canyon. Riders will complete 30 to 50 miles a day for five consecutive days.

These amazing horses and riders will be camped in Red Canyon for anyone wishing to visit and learn more about their sport.

Again on September 26, 27 & 28, endurance riders will take to the trails at Bryce Canyon National Park. This is the Paunsaugunt XP Pioneer Ride, a 155 mile ride to be completed in three days. They will be camping at Tropic Reservoir for this event.

If I have left any events out, I apologize and invite anyone to contact me (gzeta@ scinternet.net) with information concerning an upcoming horse event so that it can be mentioned in the next article.

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Kickoff Event (At 1:00PM) (Grounds behind RR music stage) West Taylor Horsemanship Demonstration Afternoon Entertainment (Around 2PM) Raymond Shurtz Cowboy Behind the Song Ray Conrad, Poetry and Music Dudley Elliott, Music

Local poets and teen cowboy poetry contest winners will be woven throughout the program.

Who? Everyone!

What? Poetry, Music, Cowboys, & Fun! When? Saturday June 27 1:00PM-7:30PM Where? Robber’s Roost, Hwy 24, Torrey For additional information, go to http://torreymusicfestival.com/

Mike Moutoux, Music & Stories Evening Entertainment (Around 6:30PM) Blue Sage Band

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

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June 25, 2015

& Summer Programs Garfield School District Retirees

The Garfield County School District would like to congratulate the 2015 retirees! We would like to recognize two outstanding teachers in our District for the many years of service they have provided to the students. Mrs. Pat Shakespear was hired to teach in the Garfield School District on August 21, 1984. Mrs. Shakespear has given 31 years of her life to the students in our District.

I have known Mrs. Shakespear to have an extensive knowledge of reading and language arts instruction. Her kind personality coupled with her love for students will be greatly missed in the future. The District hired Mr. Scott Barton on January 14, 1987. He has provided the students in our District with 28 years of exceptional classroom instruction. Mr. Barton has a love for science and he has been able to convey his strengths to the students in his class through a high-quality academic instruction. Mr. Barton also helps with the cross county program at Bryce Valley High School. I would personally like to thank Mrs. Shakespear and Mr. Barton for a combined service of 59 years to the students in the Garfield School District. If Mrs. Shakespear and Mr. Barton averaged a classroom of 25 students, they would have taught an estimated 1,475 students over their 59 year career. I would also like to thank them for choosing the profession of education. We wish you the best in your future retirement.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

SUMMER READING with MEDICAL HEROES WAYNE CO. - The June 9th summer reading program was started out with a story titled “How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?” by Paula Pace.

This week’s program focused on Medical Heroes in our community. The children were split up into three groups to learn about three types of special heroes that serve us.

Jeri Johnson represented our Emergency Medical Services and brought the ambulance for the children to get in and see the equipment and supplies the EMT's use in an emergency. She demonstrated how to use a gurney and let the kids try out the backboards. A

noisy but fun time of the tour was when she turned on the lights and sirens! All the children were given EMS pencil to take home as well as more appreciation for the good work our EMT’s do for us. Thank you, Jeri!

Dr. Christopher Harward, a local dentist, talked to the kids about the different types of Health Care Providers. He talked to the children about proper brushing and flossing to prevent cavities. The exam sometimes makes kids anxious so he went over what happens in an exam and encouraged them to have regular check-ups and cleanings. Dr.

Harward read the book “Dr. DeSoto” about a mouse who is a dentist! The kids enjoyed this trip to the dentist! Thank you, Dr. Harward!

Scott Woolsey and Cassie Brown from our county Search and Rescue Team talked to the kids about finding and rescuing people. They showed the kids some of the equipment they used in searching for a lost person. The kids were excited to see the drone they brought and flew around the area taking pictures. They showed the kids the harness they use for climbing, scuba gear used for searching in water and they also brought the “Razor” they use in rescue operations. At the end of the presentation, all the kids received their very own Rescue T-Shirt! Thank you Scott and Cassie!

We had some great helpers, too. Jaden Blackburn, West Saunders, CJ Torgerson, Addison Grundy, Bethany Peyton and Alexis DeBoer. Special Thanks to Adus Dorsey for the wonderful photos taken of the event! The Bookmobile is cooperative agreement between the County and Department of Heritage and Arts / State Library Division —Faun Jackson

New Coach

Wayne high school has a new cross country coach: Magon Bowling. If you are interest in joining the team for this next school year please contact her at 435.491.0245.

Local Students Attend Health Career Camp ST. GEORGE - High school students from all across Utah recently participated in the Health Career Exploration Camp at Southern Utah University on June 8 - 10.

The camp, which has been in operation for 17 years and is sponsored by Southern Utah AHEC, is an opportunity for high school students from rural areas to explore careers available in health care. Students attending the camp included Kylee Brown of Lyman, Breanna Smith of Loa and Marlee Torgersen of Hatch.

At the camp, participants were divided into five groups and rotated among 14 different workshops. Some of the workshops featured health career skills where participants learned to suture, take

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Kylee Brown (left) of Lyman and Breanna Smith (right) of Loa dissect a sheep heart during the Physician Workshop at the Health Career Exploration Camp they both recently attended at Southern Utah University.

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate and current resident at the Texas A&M psychiatric residency program, was the keynote speaker at the camp.

Dr. Bradbury encouraged the students to always give their best effort, reminding them that it’s not always the smartest individuCourtesy Carrie Torgersen Kylee Brown of Lyman practices drawing als who exup medication and giving shots in oranges cel but often those at the Nurse Practitioner Workshop at the times who work Health Career Exploration Camp. The the hardest. camp is designed to help students from rural Participants areas learn about health care careers. also took part in the SUU blood pressures, intubate and Challenge Course where they maintain an airway, provide learned team-work and leaderfirst-aid, patient transfer techship skills.

A visit to a local niques, operating room propark to play volleyball, ulticedures, proper wound care techniques and more. In science labs students looked at blood smears through microscopes, conducted science experiments, learned how diseases are spread, made their own teeth impressions, dissected cow eyes and sheep hearts, and learned about pharmacy by making their own chapstick. Careers that were featured at the camp included, Respiratory Therapy, Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Technologist, Physician, Veterinarian, Dental Hygienist, Public Health, EMT, Pharmacist, Optometrist, and Dentist.

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Marlee Torgersen of Hatch looks in a fellow campers mouth during the Dental Hygiene Workshop at the Health Career Exploration. The goal of the camp is to introduce students from rural areas to possible careers in health care.

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mate Frisbee, soccer and have a dance were also a highlight of the camp.

Because there is a strong need for health care workers in rural Utah, the goal for this camp is simple. “This camp is designed to give students from rural areas opportunities to learn about health care careers in a hands-on way that is not always available to them. It’s also an opportunity for students to spend time on a college campus and get a glimpse of what college life will be like. Our hope is that by introducing students to careers in health care, they will ultimately choose to pursue a health care career and return to a rural area to work after their education is finished,” stated Carrie Torgersen, coordinator of the camp.

After graduating from high school, students interested in health careers have the opportunity to enroll in the Rural Health Scholars Program. The Rural Health Scholars Program, available at Southern Utah University,

More information to come.

Contacts: Michelle Pace Bearnson 801-798-7810 m.bearnson@gmail.com Mitchel Pace 435-836-2303 lbsveeann@hotmail.com Denise Olsen Schofield 801-292-0349 robschofield@msn.com

Dixie State University and Snow College, helps students become successful applicants to medical, dental, pharmacy and other graduate level health professions programs. Student applications are strengthened through a regimen of classes, seminars, community service, job shadowing, research and advisement. Started ten years ago, the Rural Health Scholars program has been instrumental in helping many applicants get into graduate level programs.

For more information about Southern Utah AHEC and the Utah Center for Rural Health programs, contact Rita Osborn or Karen Ganss at 435865-8520 or visit www.suu. edu/ahec.

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June 25, 2015

Wills, Trusts, and More Writing Your Own Will?

by Jeffery J. McKenna A holographic will is a will that is written entirely in your own handwriting. No witnesses are required, and no portion of the will may be typed. If you type some or all of the words, or you incorporate other markings or other documents into the text, you could inadvertently invalidate the will.

The idea behind holographic wills is that since the entire document is in a person's handwriting, there is no need for witnesses to sign it to establish its validity. Holographic wills don't need to be notarized either, but they do need to be signed.

Most lawyers would tell you it's a bad idea to write your own will because you can easily create ambiguities and other defects that can lead to litigation following your death. This is especially true in second marriage situations when one or both spouses have children from prior marriages or relationships.

If you decide to write your own will, you should be sure to say in the introductory sentence that it is your will, and that you are revoking all prior wills. If you don't revoke all prior wills, your handwrit-

ten will and any other wills that have not been revoked will be looked at together to determine who inherits your estate. As you may expect, problems arise when the various documents conflict.

Be sure to identify each bequest clearly and to give away all of your property. A frequent problem with handwritten wills is that they list some accounts and properties, but then leave out others. Property that you don't mention in your will passes to your heirs as determined by the courts. Your heirs may not be the same persons named in your will, and may not be the ones you would have chosen to receive the assets. Also, going to court and figuring out who your heirs are can be an expensive and time-consuming matter. In addition, courts will require two witnesses who are familiar with your handwriting to testify that the will was, in fact, written by you.

It's often the case that handwritten wills don't name a personal representative. Failure to name a personal representative could result in an administration of your estate that is fully court-supervised,

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expensive, and lengthy.

Another important provision that is often left out of a holographic will is a waiver of bond. When you don't request a waiver, the judge can require that your personal representative post a bond. Sometimes, it's not possible to even get a bond, and if your personal representative can get one, it is generally expensive.

There are a number of other provisions that should be included in wills that the average person would almost certainly leave out of a holographic will.

Handwritten wills are valid if they are properly drafted.

However, they are almost always more difficult to probate than typed wills.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.

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Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly steady; Feeder Heifers: 2.00-3.00 higher, except wts over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Holstein Steers: to few last week for comparison; Slaughter Cows: weak to 1.00 lower on similar kinds.

Slaughter Bulls: 2.00-3.00 lower on similar kinds.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 325.00-355.00; 350-400 lbs scarce; 400-450 lbs scarce; 450-500 lbs scarce; 500-550 lbs 250.00-257.50; 550-600 lbs 240.00-266.00; 600-650 lbs 245.00-262.50; 650-700 lbs 214.00-237.50; 700-750 lbs 197.50-217.50; 750-800 lbs 193.00-210.50; 800-850 lbs 197.50-198.00; 850-900 lbs190.00-195.00; 90-950 lbs 182.50-193.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Holstein Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs 157.50160.00; 900-1100 105.00120.00.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 305.00325.00; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 277.50-305.00; 350-400 lbs scarce; 400-450 Lbs 260.00-272.50; 450-500 lbs 250.00-260.00; 500-550 lbs 237.50-258.00; 550-600 lbs 227.50-240.00; 600650 lbs 215.00-235.00; 650700 lbs 205.00-225.00 Pkg 232.50; 700-750 lbs 192.50202.50; 750-800 lbs 172.50185.00;800-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs pkg 187.50; 900950 lbs scarce; 950-1000lbs scarce. Heiferettes: 102.50157.50.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 99.00110.50; Breaking 75-80 Lean: 102.00-112.00; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 89.50-98.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 123.00126.00; 1500-2270 lbs 128.00-133.50; Yield Grade 2: 1000-1500 lbs 107.00-117.50; 1500-2355 lbs 120.00-127.00; Feeder Bulls: 900-1890 lbs 107.50-157.50.

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

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June 25, 2015

FYI PANGUITCH

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There will be a reception Friday June 26th at 500 West 615 South, Escalante from 7 to 9.

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Elder Logan LeFevre TROPIC - Elder Logan LeFevre, son of Layne and April LeFevre recently returned from Mexico City Northwest Mission.

Logan will speak in the Tropic Ward Sacrament Meeting, Sunday June, 28 at 11:45 am.

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Can you believe it, the year's half over; the Summer Solstice is this week and will signal the start of the summer, it is the longest day light day of the year. The sun came up a 5:57am and set at 9:05pm. It has gotten really hot over the last couple of days, even for Panguitch, which rarely see temperatures in the nineties.

One of the good things about this year's weather is that we haven’t had the wind like we had for the last 3 years, it was blowing from April to July and it really wore me out.

This week was really busy out at the Bryce Canyon Park; with school out there are lots of school kids visiting. Most of the Teepees at Ruby’s are filled with families, out having a great time. In April Ruby’s reported an increase of 20% in business over last year. The Park reported an increase of visitors of 35% for the month of May. This year’s increase in visitors at the Park has been incredible, with many of the shuttles running at maximum loads and it doesn’t look that it is going to slow down any time soon. After driving the shuttles for the Astronomy Festival and leaving there at 1am, every motel along Highway 12 had “No Vacancy” signs out, Harold’s Inn and Cabins were jammed and many of Panguitch’s motels also had “No vacancy” signs out, at least to my house anyway. July 1st the fees at all of the National Parks

will be increased, this is to offset the big cuts that the Feds made in the National Parks' budget.

Tomorrow is the start of the 16th annual Balloon Festival and the balloons will be flying early, with all of their majesty, what a beautiful sight.

Saturday’s morning starts with a 5 K run at PHS and the Panguitch’s Lions all you can eat breakfast. There are all kinds of events and food sellers at Zions Bank, going on all day long and the evening will be capped off with the traditional Balloon Glow. A dance at Thomas Auto parking lot will get your heart pumping. There will be music in three different locations (none of it is for the Art Cooper age group, they couldn’t get the Utah Symphony) and there will be huge crowds that will be walking up and down admiring the balloons. It is the biggest day of the summer for guests and there will be more fun than anyone can stand.

It doesn’t stop! Next week it is the 4th of July weekend and the holiday falls on Saturday this year and will be another 3 day weekend. The Fire Fighters start of the morning by blowing off bombs in my front yard at 6:00 am and at 7:30 the Lions Club will be having breakfast at Zions bank. There will be a parade at 10:00 am, so get your kids bikes and ATVs decorated and those with old cars or trac-

tors, lets join with the kids and make this a real big parade. Usually this parade is over with a blink of the eye, but it is really fun. The parade will start at the County Building and will run to 2nd North Main. The Senior Class will have their luncheon at the Fair Building at noon. The Fire Fighters will do their annual Fire Works display at the Fair Grounds, to finish off the celebration.

Our area is losing some really good families, for new positions elsewhere. Kevin and Jana Orton’s family is moving to Fillmore, where Kevin will be their City Manager. Stephanie Fraszer’s (sorry I don’t know her husbands name) is moving to Irvin California. Stephanie and Jana are sisters and the daughters of Joe and Evelyn Black. Brother and Sister Black are on a Mission. Hatch Town is losing

Ryan and Lucinda Josie, Ryan is in the National Guard and is stationed in SLC and they are moving there. Lucinda has been a long time School district employee and she was the Mayor of Hatch. Lucinda was my kind of politician; she was pro active, writing a grant for a New City Hall and Fire Station in Town. All of these fine people will be missed. We do have a new family moving in; I understand it is the Hughes family. They are moving from Milford and are the ones that have purchased Wally and Mary Beth Veater’s trash business. This service is really great for Panguitch and it is one that each home ought to use and it is cheap.

Looks like the summer has a lot of fun things to do, but the most fun is exploring the beauty of our Country.

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Grandma Vicki Syrett took Whitney Roberts and Maren Stewart for their annual shared Birthday "lunch" and they thought she was going to take them to Pines, but they passed it and just kept going.

They went through Panguitch and pretty soon the closest place was only Cedar, but then they passed through Cedar and kept going Whitney saw a bag in the back that looked like hers and Maren saw one that looked like hers. They got suspicious. When they got to St. George, the first thing they did was check in to their hotel, Best Western Coral Hills motel and the girls where so excited they had been surprised with an overnight trip! That night grandma Vicki took us to Tuachaun to see the play "When you wish". We had a blast!! Thank you grandma Vicki!! We have been celebrating their June birthdays for many years and they always have such a great time.

I thank them for being such special young ladies.

In Cannonville today, Shan Thompson, gave his Farewell talk as he prepares to enter the MTC on Wednesday. Speaking along with Shan were the Escalante Stake Young Women Presidency, Teresa Thompson, Argean Ivie, Jennifer Chirstensen and Shayne Chynoweth.

In Tropic the Young Women presented a Father's

Day Program with four Young Women speakers: Keilani Deccio, Maren Stewart, Morgan Syrett and Elaina Le Fevre. Leaders Luciene Syrett and Angela Steele also spoke.

Many locals attended the Dutch Oven Cook-off up at Ruby's Inn and enjoyed wonderful samples of the cooking.

They also watched demonstrations and got some cooking tips to use. There were a lot of people who ventured out to see this event.

Appreciation goes out to some very special ladies who took time to make some cinnamon rolls for all the men in Henrieville to celebrate Father's Day. Lyllian LeFevre, Kim Johnson, Lisa Chynoweth, and Collette Mathews spent a lot of time fixing this yummy treat for the fathers in our community.

The Henrieville Boy Scouts wnet to Camp Tifi and had a wonderful time. There were 10 scouts and 5 leaders in attendance. The Cannonville Scouts went to Mapledell Scout Camp with four boys and three leaders. They had a very good time.

Ordained as Elders were Payton Johnson, son of Moyle and Tracy Johnson, and Joshua Alvey who is the son of Pres. Kerry and JoNeil Alvey all of Tropic. Congratulations to these young men.

On Saturday there was a fire in Tropic and for a few minutes people became very concerned. It was the old home of Laurel and Beatrice Barton that was being burned down and used by the Tropic Volunteer Fire Department as a practice fire training.

Congratulations to Jo-

anna Jensen and Deven Curtis, both of Richfield, on their engagement. Joanna is the granddaughter of Arthur and Vicki Syrett of Tropic and she worked at Ruby's Inn a couple of years ago and knows many people in the area. They have planned their wedding for August 14th and we are all excited for them.

Welcome back to Tropic to Genie Senary and Freddie Mattinson and their son Keller. They are living at Slate and Pennie Stewart's old house and are so excited to be back in Tropic. Keller is 3 and has joined karate class and is looking forward to starting preschool in the fall.

The Bryce Valley Elementary Reading Program has started and there is a correction to the time. It is from 11 am to noon every Monday up to and including August 17th.

Scott Neilson is proud to announce the birth of his first granddaughter..Beautiful little Oakley May McClaren weighed in at 8 lbs 4 oz and is 21.25 in long. Her parents are Charles and Baylee McClaren.

Scott said this was one of the best Father's Day presents he ever received. How fun is that. Congratulations to the family for this joyous occasion in your life.

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June 25, 2015

Remembering Randy Austin

by Adus F. Dorsey II

Those were the days my friend, we never dreamed they would ever end….

On Friday January the 14th 1949 the moon was full, Randy’s mother was in the final throes of her pregnancy, a week later on Friday January 21st Randy Austin was born under a three quarters moon. The day before, Harry Truman, a Democrat, was sworn in to office as President of the United States.

The Democrats were enjoying a five term winning streak. The United States had put and end to World War II with the Japanese in August of 1945, and in 1949 American citizens were settling into to suburbia.

On January 17th 1949, the first Volkswagen beetle arrived in the United States; Dutch businessman Ben Pon brought it to New York. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the funny looking little car, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models would be sold in America that year. Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff thinks the car has no future in the U.S. (The VW Beetle goes on to become the greatest automobile in American history, in the 1960’s every hippie had to have one.)

Harry Truman died on December 26th 1972; in 1973 in a Volkswagen bus, lost and on fumes, hippies Randy and Claudia Austin coasted into Torrey and never left.

The 1960’s hippie counter culture movement involved a variety of social concerns and beliefs. The hippies’ primary tenet was that life was about being happy, not what others thought you should be. Their “if it feels good do it” attitudes included little forethought nor concern for the consequences of their actions. The origin of the word “hippie” derives from the term “hipster”, in the late 1940’s and in the 1950’s hipsters were beatniks.

When the hippie counter culture came to Wayne County,

some folks in the area didn’t like it and weren’t afraid to show it. “A bunch of us Wayne County cowboys were all sitting around down at Raeola’s and a fella from up to Fremont takes a big swig of Ten High whiskey and says, there is a bunch of hippies that have moved into the Chuchwagon, lets’ go kick their asses. We finished off the bottle of Ten High and nobody got up because we couldn’t and the hippies never heard anything about it.”

As the story goes Randy and Claudia were living down by the river at the old Dez Hickman place, Eric and Kathy Kankainen’s place now, it was the party house, just far enough outside of town that they wouldn’t draw that much attention. Joe Hickman knows they aren’t married and rides up one day on his horse and tells them, to go get married!” So Randy and Claudia go to Las Vegas and are married on July 4th 1974.

Names like Tim and Mary Moss, Larry and Cathy Bagley, Haircut, Gene and Lanny Russell, Lanny Beakman, Steve Byrd, Rick Kline, the Thamerts, Dave and Chief Wilson and many more were common in Torrey in the early 1970’s. Locals like the Paces, Coombs, Browns, and many more slowly got used to the hippies, acceptance of their weird ways would still be a ways off.

Randy and Claudia bought

the Chuckwagon from Lavoy Tolbert; it had a small café and store in it. Gene Russell and his wife Jan split shifts cooking; later Chief filled in a lot.

The business grew and grew under Randy’s business savvy and evolved into a bakery, deli, motel and cabins. As far back as anyone can remember the Chuckwagon with its signature blinking yellow lights was and is the center of the universe in Torrey.

When there was a need Randy found a way to fill it and the Wayne County Fire departments were in definite need, especially the Torrey Fire Department. In the 1990s Randy took over as the Wayne County Fire Marshall from Everett Williams and started a county wide training program.

Some how Randy got the idea to burn down the abandoned old cheese factory on the Harward property and gathered up every one around that could hold a hose. Every truck with a pump on it showed up, firefighting gear was optional and near non-existent, Randy was there smoking a cigarette and wearing shorts. Water was flying every which way; guys were spraying each other on either side of the old building.

Nobody even considered the dangers of the overhead power lines; the fire was still burning when the all trucks ran out of water, everyone there was wet.

Less than a year later a large group of Wayne County

men gathered in Loa for a dedicatory dinner where all who completed the Utah State Fire Academy training received Wayne County Fire Department badges. It was a celebrated event after many hours of crawling around smoke filled houses, the basement of the Teasdale Ward house and flash over trailers searching for each other or a two hundred pound dummy.

It was a time that all of Wayne County was brought together for a common cause; even Capitol Reef National park personnel participated.

Gary Olsen was the Fire Chief for the park at the time, one Wednesday night Gary arrived for training in the park's antique truck pulling about a three-foot piece of fire hose. Some how the hose had come loose on the reel and he dragged it all the way up Fruita hill. They found parts of it scattered on the side of the highway from Torrey to Fruita for about three months.

Randy got them some surplus hose from the state to replace it.

The side streets in Torrey were still dirt when Randy found a fire truck in Murray for the Torrey Fire Department, Wayne County paid $10,000.00 for it, the Mayor of Murray wanted 20.

The day Randy drove “Big Yellow” into Torrey with the siren blaring everybody called the Chuckwagon wondering what was going on, Randy informed them “The Eagle has landed”. That is just the way it was back then before cell phones, when everybody knew everybody by cultivating good relationships and people were nice to one another not because they were just in it to get ahead. It was a time when and if you wanted to know what was going on in Torrey you called, or stopped by the Chuckwagon.

Randy passed on June 17th, 2015 at his home in Teasdale. Torrey will never be the same.

ESSENTIALLY ESCALANTE

by Jean Bramble Most times, summer in Escalante is characterized by a quiet, mellow stillness.

This year, June gave us intermittent welcome, heavy rainstorms that filled our low reservoir, lessened the need to water our yards and assisted our favorite weeds, goat heads and Russian thistle, to vigorous growth. Goat heads will likely have two seasons this year, as they usually sprout with a vengeance after the monsoons.

Other unusual activity occurred in the political sphere.

Two city council meetings were held, both covering interesting topics. On June second, Marty Henrie addressed the council with a concern. Marty spoke of our previous policeman, Kevin Worlton, and the assistance he provided with ongoing difficulties she and her husband have experienced with a neighbor who does not effectively manage the waste produced by his multiple animals. Mr. Worlton’s regular attention, she said, was making an impact on the mass of feces accumulating on the property. Since Worlton’s departure, manure and the number of animals have increased and the odor has been oppressive. Marty told the council that she and her husband feel that their concerns are now being “ignored.” Barry Huntington, Esq., who was on the podium with the council, took issue with Mrs. Henrie’s comments. He said that he has had only two official complaints filed by Escalante citizens and consequently held two bench trials. “I did do something.”

He said that he was offended and explained that he did not “ignore” complaints, but could do nothing until he is provided official written complaints.

“Now that there is a new complaint,“ (apparently another neighbor has recently made an official complaint), “we will do something again.”

A new member of the community queried the council about use of black powder and blanks when she trains her horses in the arena. She was referred to Sam Spencer, head of the Old Escalante Riding Club that rents the arena.

Ray Christian, in anticipation of potential loss of the library due to elimination of Ray’s ½ time position there, provided the council and the audience with a written plan as to how the library may be continued on a volunteer basis. After discussion, council approved Ray’s plan for a 6-month trial period beginning in July. Ray feels that the library’s collection of volumes will be valuable for the next 10 to 15 years. The city is currently in process of annexing land east of town, including the Heritage Center and some land owned by the LDS Church. It sounds as if this process is near completion and will help with attempts to get funding for building at the Center. Councilman Greg Allen reported that he is working on storage projects and with Armstrong & Associates.

Armstrong, a consulting, insurance and financial agency, as in the past will shepherd the city through the process of renewing the City’s Master Plan. High Country Auto in Richfield will put a courtesy vehicle at the airport so that those flying to Escalante will have a way to get into town.

Several members of the community have also provided transportation from time to time.

A Public Hearing prior to accepting the 2015/16 budget and the revised 2014/15 budget was held on June 16th.

This kind of hearing is usually routine. However, discussion about the recently established Resort Tax emerged. Since the monies coming from that tax are not yet in the city’s cof-

fers and their amount not yet known, no decisions on how to use the funds have been made.

A committee nominated by the city officers has met and created suggested percentages to go to areas such as beautification, infrastructure, publicity, etc. Until more information is available, the committee is not meeting. Any future decisions regarding the use of these monies will be made in a public forum.

A regular city council meeting followed the public hearing. Planning and Zoning passed three applications: a roof over a porch, storage at the Escalante Home Center, and a new home. City council certified all three applications.

Marty Henrie discussed insurance for the Holiday Festival and obtained assurance that the festival can be covered by the city’s insurance. With the assistance of Louise Barnes, the city council meeting room will be used by the annual Art Festival in order to display art by local artists who, as a group, are the featured artists this year. Marty provided an update on the progress and costs of installing an elevator in the Community Center. Lengthy discussion was devoted to RV hookups in town. Ordinances state that hook ups are not allowed unless in an approved RV park. Serious problems arise when an RV dump containing germ-killing chemicals finds its way into our settling pond. Beneficial microorganisms may be killed by these chemicals, thus inviting the odor of sewage to permeate town. (This recently happened in Tropic). An inoculation of happy microorganisms is required to correct our ponds’ “biosphere” and it must have time to grow, otherwise, the city would stink. Blaine Porter spent time exploring these concerns with state government as well as learning about

another issue: it turns out that several Utah cities have crosscontaminated their city water with irrigation water. The state is now alert to sloppy water practices and will become increasingly strict about water-use rules and compliance. All residents who have irrigation water and outdoor culinary water spigots must have approved attachments to those spigots. Spigots sold by the city several years ago were the ‘wrong’ spigots and likely need to be replaced. Please be alert for updates and availability of approved spigots. Greg Allen reported that 50 planes have fueled-up at the airport, more than anticipated. He is working with “High Country Adventures,” to supply a courtesy vehicle. Look for clarification of the vehicle supplier in a future issue, as at the previous meeting Mr. Allen cited, “High Country Auto in Richfield.” A new cattle guard is needed at the airport.

At the end of the meeting, city officers held an executive meeting concerning litigation.

Finally, amid rumors of school closures, the Garfield County Commission held meetings in Tropic and Escalante to explain why they planned to declare a state of emergency “calling upon federal land managers to coordinate land management activities with Garfield County and the Garfield County school district; and demanding restoration of responsible natural resource extraction programs that support family life and the public schools in Garfield County.” School board officials and the Superintendant of Schools, Ben Dalton, deny that current school closures are being considered. Please see articles and letters regarding county decisions in this and future issues of The Insider.

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OBITUARIES Randy Austin 1948 - 2015

TEASDALE - William Randall Austin, age 66, died peacefully in the home he loved in Teasdale Utah on June 17, 2015.

He was born January 21, 1949 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a son of James Granison and Gertrude Mable Hart Austin.

He married Shirley Jean McClimek, January 29, 1965 in Randolph, Utah. They were later divorced. He married Jeanie Marie McDonald in 1969 in San Francisco, California. They were later divorced.

Randy married the love of his life, Claudia Jacobsen on the 4th of July in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974.

Randy was well known as an entrepreneur in the small town of Torrey, Utah. He and his wife Claudia, purchased the Chuckwagon in 1973 after a wrong road on a trip to Lake Powell led to a right road and to a bright future.

Randy loved serving the community in many ways. Randy was the Torrey Fire Chief for several years, later becoming the Wayne County Fire Marshal. He served under Governor Michael Leavitt on the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for four years. He also volunteered for the Wayne County EMS as an ambulance driver and driver trainer for many years.

The highlight of Randy's day would be to sit on the old bench in front of his store, welcoming visitors, drinking coffee and talking politics to anyone that would listen. If you knew Randy, you knew you wouldn't win a healthy political debate.

Randy enjoyed greeting friends and visitors alike. Randy never met a stranger and welcomed all he met. We will greatly miss his mustache clad smile and many stories.

Randy is survived by his children: Joyce and Dennis Butcher of Richfield; Sheri and Michael Clark, James and Christine Austin, all of Torrey; Chelsea Austin of San Francisco, California; 15 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sisters: Joyce Austin Latham of Littleton, Colorado; Diane Elizabeth Chisholm of Phoenix, Arizona.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Claudia; his parents: JG "Jimmy" and Gertrude M. Austin; a grandson, Tanner Jordan Butcher; a brother, James "Gig" Carder Austin; and a brother-in-law: Albert D. "Bud" Latham.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 222015 at 1:00 P.M. in the Torrey LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Sunday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or Monday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Torrey Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Lenore Heaton PANGUITCH - Lenore Russell Heaton passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at age 83, in Panguitch. Lenore was born September 25, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Eugene and Minnie Carroll Russell. She grew up in Orderville, Utah where she had fond memories of friends, family, and good times. She met her future husband at age 13 while swinging on a picket fence.

They became sweethearts and dated through high school. They married for time and all eternity in the St. George Temple on July 3, 1953. Prior to that she attended Dixie College for one year and graduated from Stephen Henager’s School of Business as valedictorian.

Through her life she contributed to her family, community, and church through various practices, callings, and positions.

She taught her children how to work hard, be good homemakers and provide for their families as well as to be good citizens and keep the Lord’s commandments. She taught them by precept and example. Over her life she served in many church positions including Young Women’s leader, Jr. Sunday School teacher and coordinator, Primary president, Relief Society president and teacher as well as other callings.

She worked in the office for Kaibab Industries for over 25 years and was very well like by all who came in contact with her. She in turn enjoyed her coworkers and associates. Even more she enjoyed her grandchildren. After retirement she continue working in their behalf and spending time spoiling them.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Vaughn W. Heaton; and her children: JeriLu (Frank) Houston, Lorilee (Don) Cannon, Craig Heaton (Margaret Reeves); 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret Ann Barton.

She is preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Austin Craig Heaton; great-granddaughter, Avery Houston; brother, Gene Russell; sister, Ona Crofts.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 26, 2015 at 1 pm in the Panguitch Utah Stake Center, 550 South 100 East where friends may call Thursday, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and Friday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Interment will be at the Panguitch City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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June 25, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES

IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH 76 N. Main, Kanab, Utah 84741 PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of Alaska Smith Richards Deceased.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alaska Smith Richards Probate No. 153600005 Thomas Kevin Richards, whose address is Box 117, Tropic, UT 84776, has been appointed personal representative of the above named estate. Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the personal representative's attorney of record; Carl B. Boyd Jr., Box 88, Tropic, UT 84776; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the personal representative at the address above; or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the Sixth District Court in Garfield County, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. Dated the 30th day of April, 2015 Carl B. Boyd, Jr. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 11, 18 & 25, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING ON POSSIBLE ZONING MAP CHANGES FOR LOA TOWN Loa Town Planning and Zoning Commission will be meeting on June 25, 2015 at 7 pm at the Loa Town Hall to look into adding some zoning changes to the zoning map.

All Loa Town residents are welcome to come and see the possible changes and provide input.

Any changes will be recommended to the Loa Town board for approval or denial at the regularly scheduled Loa Town Board meeting on July 9, 2015 at 8 pm.

This meeting is always open to the public.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 18 & 25, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING TORREY TOWN Torrey's Planning & Zoning committee will hold a public hearing to consider issuance of a Conditional Use Permit for a commercial project on Center St & 100 North in Torrey (halfacre lot). The hearing will occur at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 7th at the DUP building (on Main Street next to the LDS church).

All interested residents are encouraged to attend.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 18 & 25 and JULY 2, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE SEVENMILE-GOOSEBERRY ROAD CLOSURE Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 pm.

Brown Brothers Construction has resumed construction on Sevenmile-Gooseberry Road. The road closure will remain in effect until October 10, 2015. For additional information please contact Brown Brothers Construction at (435) 836-2685 or info@bbcutah.com Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 25 and JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, and AUGUST 6, 13, 20, & 27 and SEPTEMBER 3, 10, 17, & 24, and OCTOBER 1, 2015

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DOCUMENT 00 11 13 Owner: Wayne County 18 South Main PO Box 189, Loa, UT 84747 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Wayne Wonderland Airport – Schedule I Apron Expansion & Schedule II Hangar / Pilots Lounge; which includes approximately Schedule I – 5800 sy pavement removal, 4300 cy excavation, 1700 cy subbase course, 820 cy base course, 850 ton bituminous surface course, 950 lf storm drain piping, catch basins, taxiway and runway lights, 1850 lf electrical conduit, 5520 lf electrical conductors, and related work; Schedule II – 1300 sy pavement removal, existing hangar building removal, new 7712 sf pre-engineered metal hangar/pilots lounge building, and related work., will be received by Wayne County at the Wayne County Commission, 18 South Main, Loa, UT 84747, until 1:00 p.m., July 6, 2015, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West Richfield, UT 84701, (435)896-8266. To be put on the Bidders List, email Heather at heather.n@jonesanddemille.com; for project specific or technical questions, email John Spendlove at john@jonesanddemille.com Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office during business hours, and the following locations: www.jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing office during business hours, upon payment of $70 for each set or an electronic copy for $40.00, no part of which will be refunded.

A pre-bid meeting for prospective Bidders will be held at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, Utah, on, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. The work is subject to minimum wage rates established by the Secretary of Labor. The Bidder must supply all information required by the Bid Form. A five percent (5%) proposal guaranty is required. Wayne County has the right to reject any and all bids.

June 5, 2015 Stanley Wood, Commission Chair Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 11, 18 & 25 and JULY 2, 2015 CANDIDATES FILED BICKNELL TOWN The following persons have filed for office in the Bicknell Town November 2015 elections.

Four-year Council Member: Brian Brill Noreen Johnson Connie Durfey, Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 18 & 25, 2015 CANDIDATES FILED PANGUITCH CITY The following names will be on the ballot as candidates for the Aug. 11, 2015 Primary Elections.

Three 4 year term council seats: Chad Garth Veater Harshad P. Desai Lloyd E. Brinkerhoff Mack Oetting Mike Johnson Rick Miller Todd Breinholt Trudi Owens The following names will be on the ballot as candidates for the Nov. 3, 2015 General Election.

One 2 year term council seat: AJ Johnson Charlie M. Allen Tyrissa P. Howell, Recorder/ Clerk, Panguitch City Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 18 & 25, 2015 CANDIDATES FILED LOA TOWN The following persons have filed for office in the Loa Town November 2015 Elections: Four Year Council Member: Bart C. Brian Cody Grundy Michelle Brian, Loa Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 25 and JULY 2, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY Proposed change from : Existing Non Conforming use to a Conforming BC/Business Commercial Intended use: Continued Motel/Restaurant with 7 new cabins & Restaurant Zoning chnage requested by: Capitol Reef Resort Public Hearing will be held prior to the Planning and Zoning meeting on July 8, 2015 @ 7 P.M. Wayne County Courthouse Legal Description: 21.68 ACRES LOCATED IN SEC 5 T29S R5E 1791 E SR 24 TORREY, UT Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 25 and JULY 2, 2015 CANDIDATES FILED BOULDER TOWN The following have filed as candidates for two fouryear positions on the Boulder Town Council to be filled in the November 2015 election.

Farlan Behunin Peter Benson /s/ Judith Davis, Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 25 and JULY 2, 2015 NOTICE The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting a controlled burn in the Stump Springs area of the Dixie National Forest the week of June 22, to do ground burning of slash to enhance fire breaks around road ways.

Fires will be ignited by helicopter with the goal of producing a quick burn to minimize smoke damage.

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

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

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3052(a40864): Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Resources propose(s) using 0.125 ac-ft. from the wildlife guzzler (N and NW of Hatch) for WILDLIFE. 61-166(a40855): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.4452 cfs or 195.54 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-429(a40856): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 2.382 cfs or 415.34 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-430(a40857): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.5046 cfs or 116.02 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-1508(a40858): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.1711 cfs or 12.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-1901(a40859): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.7582 cfs or 60.15 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-1936(a40860): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.0491 cfs or 2.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-2661(a40861): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.0071 cfs or 0.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-2989(a40862): Kane County Water Conservancy District propose(s) using 0.11535 cfs or 13.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (Duck Creek Village) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 18 & 25, 2015

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The major driver was young adults aged 25-34. According to Pew, nearly 24 percent of these older millennials lived in multi-generational households, increased from nearly 19 percent in 2007 and 11 percent in 1980.

It's possible the "boomerang" family trend will remain in place for some time to come. For homeowner parents who may also be juggling the "sandwich" responsibilities of caring for older relatives, paying attention to the financial and behavioral details of taking in family is critical. Here are some suggestions to consider: Your finances come first.

Operating a full house means higher utility and food costs and additional wear and tear on the property. Taking in family also shouldn't derail a parent's career goals or retirement planning, nor should it diminish other necessary financial objectives like maximizing savings or eliminating debt. That's why dual- or single-parent households might begin with a complete financial assessment before welcoming kids or elders back home. A discussion with qualified financial and tax advisors might be worthwhile to determine how much expense you can take on. For arrangements that go beyond free lodging to direct cash support of family members, gift tax issues should be explored.

Make a real agreement. A home is stability and therefore something of significant value. That is why it is appropriate to consider rent or request in-kind services in exchange for room and board. Young adults – particularly those who were fully under parental support in college – need to learn this important lesson even if they are moving home to save money to pay off loans, to buy a car or put a down payment on a home. Ask trusted advi-

sors about what makes sense in your situation. If you decide to accept rent, know there are potential tax issues (http://www. irs.gov/taxtopics/tc415.html) based on the structure, timeframe and expenses related to such an agreement. Legal paperwork may be required, but there also may be rental expenses you can deduct.

Establish timelines. In the real world, financial arrangements are rarely open-ended.

Depending on the financial, tax and legal advice you receive as well as local tenant law and personal preferences, you may be signing an official lease for your family member's stay with a specific timeline of months or years. Whatever the requirements, make sure you have an effective framework that sets specific financial and behavioral rules you want met.

Start with a family meeting. Before moving trucks arrive, family members should meet for a discussion about the impending move. Start by letting your child or family member talk through why they want to move in, whether they have financial goals tied to the living arrangement and how long they plan to stay. Share the structure you envision, including the payment details you would consider. No matter how agreement is struck, it should begin with a full discussion of needs, preferences, financial terms, and most of all, ways to make the arrangement successful and smooth. Once the move happens, regular conversations should continue about the living arrangement.

After all, boomerang families have unique, ongoing financial issues that will require discussion.

Prepare to track expenses. Once agreed, retrofit your household budget to keep track of higher food, utility and related expenses for cost-sharing and potential tax purposes.

Having people you love living with you will hopefully have many rewards that go beyond simple dollars, but always know what the arrangement is costing you.

Bottom line: Opening your home to returning family members is a real financial commitment. Think through money, tax and household issues before you say yes.

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

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Anyone interested in applying for this position that is not Post Certified, must pass the National Peace Officer Selection Exam prior to making application. The Exam is given at the Browning Learning Center on the Dixie College Campus. For additional information regarding the Exam and registration requirements, contact the Browning Learning Center at (435) 6527696. The exam is also given at Southern Utah University. Call 435-586-5419 for additional information.

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79 $ 23 ¢

lb.

lb.

Colby Jack or Medium Cheese

2

$ 99 lb.

John Morrell 12 oz.

Hot Dogs

21 $

for

Fresh Made

Salsa

for

Fun!

41

Fresh

51

5 lb. Bag

$

Corn on the Cob

for

$

Whole Seedless

Watermelon

lbs

1

$ 99

Cherries

Russet Potatoes

21

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35

Tortilla Chips

$

Western Family 36 ct.

20 pk. 12 oz. Cans

$ 99

$ 99

2

Fresh

Tree Top 64 oz.

Honey Crisp or 3 Apple Blend

Charmin 24 Roll Ultra Stron or Ultra Soft

$ 99

$ 99

$ 99

1 $ 21

88

Bathroom Tissue

32 oz.

Western Family 6 oz.

Bounty 12 ct. Big White

Powerade

Medium Olives

¢

Paper Towels

for

Aluminum Stock Pots

$9.99

Popcorn Chicken

1

$ 49 ea.

Regular Corn Dogs

21 $

for

Hormel Cooked Ham

1

$ 99 lb.

99

Snack Trays

$3.99

Watches

$5.99

Pizza Sticks

¢

ea.

Coca-Cola

9 $ 99 14

Apple Juice

bag

3

Ice Cream Bars

for

1

$

for

On the Border

Curd Cheese

lb.

Western Family 18 ct.

Heartburn Relief

$6.99

Glazed Donuts

50 18 ct.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2

2 21

¢ or $ 99 ea.

$ 49

French Bread

doz

$

for

Powdered Sugar Brownies

61

$ 99

for