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Garfield County Sheriff's Office Welcomes Two New Deputies
Thursday, July 3, 2014 • Issue # 1055
Balloon Rally Creates "Joyful Atmosphere"
Garfield County Sheriff's Office
Tom Talbot and Bryan Moore will serve as Garfield County's new deputies. PANGUITCH - Garfield County Sheriff Danny Perkins is proud to welcome two new deputies to Garfield County, Tom Talbot and Bryan Moore. Both of the new officers are from Panguitch. The new officers had to go through approximately 560 hours of extensive training at the Larry H. Miller Public Safety Acadamy in Salt Lake City. Some of the training encluded Scenarios, Hands On Training, Emergency Vehicle Operations, and also Firearms. In a class of 18, Deputy Tom Talbot was honored with the Utah Peace Officer's Association Outstanding Achiever Police Trainee Award and also received the Outstanding Firearms Award.
Tom Talbot and Bryan Moore are both dual certified in Corrections and Law Enforcement along with Lloyd Brinkerhoff, Chad Justus, Jeramy Henrie, Jimmy Oldham, and Dave Roberts of the Garfield County Sheriff Office. We are also proud of our corrections officers within the Garfield County Jail: Arthur Miller, Mike Owens, Mark Henrie, Steve Floyd, Jason Miller, Sid Fullmer, Nick Matthew, Klancy Ott, Garrett Owens, Rawley Burningham, Kasey Owens, Kelly Hailstone, and our new Jail Commander Chris Hatch. —Garfield County Sheriff's Office
Stephanie Frazier
Great weather and a full complement of balloons and spectators made the 15th Annual Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally an outstanding event again this year. Event coordinator Cheryl Church called this year's rally "A joyful atmosphere to be a part of."
Balloon Ride Spectacular in Hands of "Balloon Maestro" by Mariella Minton, Contributing Writer
PANGUITCH - Early this past Friday morning—the first morning of the 15th Annual Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally—as the sun came up over the mountains and shone its first rays upon town, I found myself with a bird’s eye view of the Panguitch Valley floor riding the air currents in a hot air balloon. It was a bit surreal to be floating 1,000 feet above the other balloons still on the
Staszak Selected to Lead GSENM SALT LAKE CITY - Cindy Staszak has been selected as the new monument manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, with offices headquartered in Kanab, Utah. Staszak is currently serving in the position as a temporary appointment, and will take over reins permanently within the next two months. “We are very fortunate to have Cindy Staszak as the monument manager. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in managing both people and projects; has great people skills and is very familiar with issues facing western states. Cindy has proven to be an excellent leader throughout her career, and I am very pleased she is joining our BLM Utah Leadership Team on a permanent basis,” said Juan Palma, BLM Utah state director. Staszak has served as the acting monument manager since April, and comes to BLM Utah after serving as the Associate Deputy State Director of Resources in the BLM California State Office. In that position, Cindy was responsible for oversight and direction to the Resource programs within California, with an emphasis on realty and lands, recreation, wilderness and National Conservation Lands.
and federal government positions in parks, recreation and natural resource management throughout her career in Montana, Idaho and Illinois. She has a degree in Wildland Management from the University of Idaho. Cindy has two daughters and a granddaughter in Sacramento and extended family in Illinois and Texas. —Bureau of Land Management
ground, tipped on their sides, fans slowly filling them with air. They looked like multicolored beached whales becoming more bloated by the minute. I was enjoying myself and my view until I realized that four carabineers, some steel cable, and a few seemingly sporadic bursts of flame were the only thing keeping my skull from crashing down to earth. All of a sudden questions come to mind like, “how much does this thing weigh?” or “do we have enough propane?” or “what if the winds pick up?” Then I remembered I was with ballooning pro Bryan Hill, also
known as “the balloon maestro.” Hill has been ballooning for 16 years ever since a friend took him up on a ride in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shortly thereafter he decided to get his own hot air balloon pilot’s license, an easy task seeing as he already had an airplane pilot’s license and had been flying a Piper Arrow for years. He also has a background as a hang glider pilot and a bungee jumper. He loves the thrill of being up in the sky. “Any form of aviation is 98% boredom 2% sheer terror,” says Hill, quoting an age-
old pilot’s phrase. He does make the pilot’s work look easy and carefree, but thankfully our ride, or “hop,” was terror free. Hill’s balloon, which he has named "Basketcase," has two burners, each hooked up to one of four five-gallon propane tanks. These four tanks, carrying 20 gallons of propane between them, allow the balloon two hours of fly time. The burners have a lever and when Hill wants to lose or gain altitude he simply flips the lever, igniting the propane and fillBalloon Ride Cont’d on page 3
2014 Fruit Harvest at Capitol Reef National Park
Courtesy of BLM
Cindy Staszak, currently serving as a temporary appointment with the GSENM, will take over as m onument manager within the next two months.
“My current detail as the Monument Manager for the Grand Staircase-Escalante is the most challenging and rewarding position I have held within BLM. I am pleased to accept this position and really look forward to working with the outstanding Monument staff, all the surrounding communities, as well as the other state and federal agencies in the area, to strengthen our ties to the land,” said Staszak. Prior to her California position, Cindy was the Associate Deputy State Director of Resources and the Lands Branch Chief in the BLM Montana State Office. She has worked in state, county
REGIONAL Weather forecast for some but not all regions represented in our newspaper coverage area
Thurs. JULY 3 - wed. JULY 9 HOT but partly cloudy throughout the week which hopefully will help take off some of the heat. Highs Thursday through Wednesday hovering around 90, lows around 60. Winds light at 7-11mph. No rain in the forecast.
Rabbit Valley Quilters to Hold Quilt Show at Apple Days TORREY - Rabbit Valley Quilters will hold their Annual Quilt Show and Sale during Torrey Apple Days Celebration on Saturday, July 5, 2014. The historic DUP Building in Torrey will house these beautiful works of art. Our Opportunity Quilt will be on display and tickets will be available. Proceeds from this sale provide materials for our Charity Projects. The group recently donated ten hand-made quilts to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Drop by the DUP Building for your annual visit. —Marsha Chappell
The fruit harvest begins early July at Capitol Reef National Park and up-to-date information can be found by calling the park's fruit hotline or through their Facebook page or Twitter feed. CAPITOL REEF N.P. Fruit season is upon us. Cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, apples, and pears are typically available for harvest each summer at Capitol Reef National Park. The prediction for the 2014 fruit season shows that apples, pears and peaches should be in good supply. “Fruit harvest times should range from early July through October” says Superintendent Leah McGinnis. Up-to-date fruit harvest information and pricing is recorded on the Capitol Reef Fruit Hotline as fruit ripens
and specific harvest start dates are determined. The fruit hotline may be reached by calling (435) 425-3791. Once the park number connects, press "1" for general information and, at the voice prompt for the orchard hotline, press "5". Fruit harvest information is also posted on the parks Facebook page and Twitter feed. Information on the Fruita Orchards is available on the parks website at www.nps.gov/care under “plan your visit.” Climbing fruit trees is not permitted in the park. The National Park Service provides
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special fruit picking ladders. Use care when picking fruit and carefully read and follow posted instructions on fruit picking and ladder use. Capitol Reef National Park uses the receipts from fruit sales to defray the cost of maintaining the orchards. The historic Fruita orchards are among the largest in the National Park System and were established beginning in the 1880s by Mormon pioneer residents of Fruita. —National Park Service
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