July 24, 2014 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Thursday, July 24, 2014 • Issue # 1058

Preparedness Committee Continues Work to Solidify Emergency Plan Group has identified emergencies and need for a community survey

More than 200 riders participated in this year's Capitol Reef Classic cycling event.

Adus Dorsey

Capitol Reef Classic Burns Some Rubber in Wayne County WAYNE CO. - A lot of people think things happens for a reason and I for one happen to agree. On Saturday, July 19th in Loa, Utah, Scott and Tina Andersen’s Capitol Reef Classic made a much anticipated and triumphant 2014 return to Wayne County. Preparations began to take shape many months ago when a key list of organizers were called together in Dr. Andersen’s Dental Office in Bicknell for a root canal sized event. Plans were laid out on the table, jobs were assigned and after a quick shot to numb the senses things were off and running and there was no looking back. Along with local volunteers, elite racers from everywhere began to descend on Wayne County Friday night to receive last minute instructions and to register for the race. A race of that would consist of varying sizes, lengths and racer abilities. On Saturday morning Turner Park and the Veterans Memorial with all the new flags flying were buzzing with the excitement of a carnival come to town. Racing bikes and shoes surely costing in the thousands were being prepped and fine-tuned. Also costing well into the thousands was a gang of Harley Davidson motorcycles riders and local volunteers that would ultimately lead the pack around almost ever inch of upper Wayne County as Race Officials. Just as important as all the registered racers in their welldecorated and sponsored spandex uniforms were the local sponsors and especially all the local volunteers that lined the highways, intersections and feed stations through out the 94 mile race route. Things do happen for a reason and it takes a lot of people to make them happen. Thanks to all the volunteers and racers for making the 2014 Capitol Reef Classic special! —Adus Dorsey

Capitol Reef Classic Race Results

In this year's Capitol Reef Classic Bike Race there were well over 200 participants. The cyclists that competed came from all over the country, including a men's elite racer that has recently moved to Utah from South Africa. There were so many wonderful people involved to make this the success that it was, that it would require and entire newspaper to list them! Thanks to Loa town as the host, Wayne and Sevier Co.'s Sheriff's dept., Wayne Co. EMS, UDOT, Fishlake Forest Service, Utah Highway Patrol, just to name a few. The local volunteers are absolutely the BEST... second to none! A special thanks to all of the sponsors; Kelson Custom Cycles, The Lodge at Red River Ranch, Muley Twist B&B, The Tooth Ranch, The Broken Spur Hotel and Restaurant, Castle Rock Coffee and Candy, Red Cliff Restaurant, Royal's Market, Days Inn Hotel, Howard Johnson Hotel, Café Diablo, The Saddlery Bar and Grill, Harward and Reese Construction Co., and Garkane Energy. The Capitol Reef Classic/Utah State Road Race Category Championship 1st Place Winners are as follows: Men Cat 1/2 Joe Waters 94.0 mile 4:08:48 Men Cat 3 Joergen Trepp 94.0 mile 4:20:52 Men Cat 4 Shaun Johnson 62.5 mile 2:49:39 Men Cat 5 Jed Christensen 62.5 mile 2:56:54 Wmn Cat 1/2/3 Melinda McFarlane 62.5 mile 3:10:15 Wmn Cat 4 Annette Bowman 62.5 mile 3:32:10 Men 35+ A Louie Amelbaru 94.0 mile 4:13:50 Men 45+ Mark Shaefer 94.0 mile 4:13:50 Men 35+ B Joe Hicks 62.5 mile 3:07:55 Men 55+ Jerald Hunsaker 62.5 mile 3:00:30 Wmn Masters Rachel Holzer 62.5 mile 3:12:10 Gran Fondo Bradley Wood 62.5 mile 3:33:45

Congratulations to the Utah State Road Race Champions, and all others! —Scott Andersen P.S. Next year's CRC will be a stage race on the same weekend in July.

ESCALANTE - Members of different organizations in Escalante have formed an Emergency Preparedness Committee. They are following guidelines with three steps: 1) identify possible and likely emergencies including natural and man- made disasters; 2) survey all members of the community to identify needs and resources; and 3) implement a plan of action to respond to an emergency. The City of Escalante has long had an emergency plan. The committee’s goal is to make use of that plan through

communicating to all citizens. Emergencies the committee has identified include forest fires, flooding, and earthquakes. Furthermore, traffic on Highway 12 has been stopped on different occasions when there was a rock slide and also when the Henrieville bridge washed out. In the 1950’s the town’s culinary water system froze leaving residents with either their personal supply or stream water to drink until the pipe was thawed out several days later. There have Preparedness Cont'd on page 2

Tourism to Bryce Canyon Creates $105.7 Million in Economic Benefit Report shows visitor spending supports 1,442 jobs in local economy BRYCE CANYON N.P. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,311,875 visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park in 2013 spent $105,745,800 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,442 jobs in the local area. “Bryce Canyon welcomes visitors from across America and around the world,” said Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh. “Our park staff and partners are delighted to share the stunning scenery, natural beauty and human history of the area and to provide exemplary outdoor experiences for visitors. We are pleased to help introduce visitors to Bryce Canyon Country and Scenic Byway 12 and all that this part of the

country has to offer. National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy - returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service - and it’s a huge factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate the partnerships and support of our public land neighbors and local businesses, and are glad to be able help sustain local communities.” The 2013 economic benefit figures differ somewhat from the 2012 results, which were reported earlier this year. At Bryce Canyon National Park 1,385,352 visitors in 2012 spent $108,946,200 in communities near the park, supporting 1,501 jobs in the Tourism

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Panguitch Lake Fire Chief Awarded Grant to Upgrade Equipment County-Wide

New Digs

Mark Austin

ESCALANTE - Crews have broken ground and construction has begun on a new five-unit commercial office building at 520 West Main Street in Escalante. The office building will serve as a new home for The Insider and will also offer additional office spaces available to other local businesses and organizations. Above, crews from Munson Construction and Mark Austin Designer Builders worked together on setting up forms for a concrete pour. The building will be completed and office space will be available in Fall of 2014. —Insider

PANGUITCH LAKE – All ten of Garfield County’s fire departments will be obtaining equipment upgrades thanks to funding obtained by Panguitch Lake Fire Chief Dave Etter, who recently applied for and received a major grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide each department with new self-contained breathing apparatuses. Mr. Etter says the grant took him almost two years to put together, and after being turned down by FEMA on a dozen other proposals he decided to expand his request beyond his own department to a county-wide benefit, which turned out to be successful. FEMA awarded a grant for $700,106 for a total of 99 selfcontained breathing apparatuses that will be purchased and distributed among the departments. “When firemen are in-

Panguitch Lake Fire Chief Dave Etter (right) chats with a representative from Weidner Fire Equipment Company during a PLFD fundraiser held on July 5th. volved in a smoke environment, it kills firemen really early in life. A lot of firemen die of heart attacks or emphysema. Even approaching dumpsters on fire we don’t

Thurs. JULY 24 - wed. JULY 30 HOT and mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, with highs in the low 90s. Partly cloudy the rest of the week, taking the heat off just a notch. Lows all week in the upper 50s to low 60s. No rain in the forecast.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. —Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)

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know what’s in them, and we have to protect ourselves, so it‘s very important,” says Etter.

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