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Thursday, August 1, 2013 • Issue # 1007
Grazing Authority Draws Crowd in Boulder by Bob Phillips Contributing Writer
BOULDER - A move toward more intensive livestock grazing management — rather than reducing or removing cattle from public lands — could benefit public rangelands as well as livestock operators, a specialist in sustainable grazing management told a crowd of 60 people Saturday night in Boulder. The presentation at the Boulder Community Center featured the Permaculture Research Institute’s Owen Hablutzel, a consultant who tours the world advocating holistic but intensive livestock grazing schemes developed by African grazing researcher Allan Savory. Those methods, which to some seem to fly in the face of conventional wisdom, seek to mimic historic relationships between native vegetation and ungulates such as once existed in post-glacial North America and still exist in the African Serengeti. “These plants and animals have lived together for a very long time,” Hablutzel said. “Grass and herbivores function as a single whole. Nature isn’t dainty. Nature doesn’t try to avoid stepping on plants.” Hablutzel told the audience that years of research have demonstrated that significantly higher numbers of animals can be grazed on a given amount of rangeland, if they are forced to remain clustered and on the move and plants are then given sufficient time to recover. The result, he added, can be greater soil and vegetative health as well as an improved bottom line for livestock operators. The trampling of vegetation and other “herd effects” from livestock mimic historic processes by native ungulates, he said, and can actually be
used to improve degraded rangeland, especially in arid environments. Land grazed intensely but briefly then left for periods of months frequently shows greater soil and vegetative health than areas with no ungulate grazing at all, Hablutzel said. Hablutzel cited a number of examples of ranchers in Wyoming, Arizona and elsewhere who had succeeded in having their livestock numbers increased — including on Bureau of Land Management and other public land allotments — due to range improvements based on the methods he advocates. On the other hand, lower numbers of animals left on a piece of land for long periods — the model now essentially in place on public lands — is a formula for degradation of the range, he said. “Most of the West is understocked and overgrazed,” he said. “They’re spread out very thin and they’re overgrazing plants every day.” Hablutzel emphasized that the total removal of livestock from rangeland will not necessarily produce healthy vegetative communities. He cited an example of ecologist and author Dan Daggett, who once vocally advocated removal of cattle and other livestock from public lands, but has since written a book (“Gardeners of Eden”) in which he advocates the highintensity, long-rest methods developed by Savory. Fundamental to the entire equation is precipitation and how it affects soils, Hablutzel said. Ungulate trampling of vegetation for brief, but Grazing
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Intensive grazing management clusters livestock herds on rangelands, grazing areas intensely but briefly and then leaving that location for long recovery periods. Some western ranchers have succeeded in increasing their stocking rates using this management method.
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The Garfield County bookmobile and librarian Lyle Talbot offer continually rotating stock, friendly and knowledgeable service, and links to the world.
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County bookmobiles provide valuable resources to rural comunities ESCALANTE - Garfield county’s bookmobile librarian Lyle Talbot is a lean guy with a big smile, and offers a gracious and relaxed welcome to visitors who venture onto his coach. Talbot, actually the bookmobile’s “new” librarian, has been at his job for about three months, replacing Kent Osborn, who retired from the position after 20 years. Though relatively new to his post, Talbot’s enthusiasm for what the bookmobile has to offer is infectious. Some may think that the bookmobile is just a resource for little kids, or that
it’s been driving around the county for years with the same musty old titles. On the contrary, what it offers is a continually rotating stock of new material, as well as a link to valuable resources available through the Utah State Library system. Pointing out the contemporary nature of his stock, during a recent browse of the stacks, Talbot noted, “Over, there, in adult fiction, the oldest release on our shelf is from 2011.” The bookmobile offers a wide variety of materials, including eight or nine shelves
Famed Landscape Photographer Donates Work to Monument “Friends” Group KANAB - Imagine a magic window that could bring a dramatic western vista or iconic landscape image right into your office or living room. Nationally renowned photographer Darby Hayes’ large-format, panoramic landscape photographs make such an experience possible. Mr. Hayes recently donated four of his stunning pieces to Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (GSEP). Three images are on display at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Visitor Center in Kanab, and the fourth is displayed in Escalante, Utah, at the Circle D Restaurant. Darby Hayes’ fine art photographs hang in the collections of 21 national parks, monuments, and national forests, in addition to four museums. Several of his images are currently displayed in the offices of the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior in Washington, DC. Mr. Hayes says, “I enjoy donating images to national parks and forests, monuments, and seashores because they give the public a glimpse into
their public lands.” Mr. Hayes specializes in western landscapes and wildlife images. His photographs feature dramatic lighting and color, and images of well-known western areas. They are printed directly from digital negatives onto archival photographic canvas, which makes them look threedimensional. Through his camera lens, Mr. Hayes captures the magnificent beauty of the lands that belong to all Americans, and he made his donation to Partners because, “Most of my wildlife and landscape images are taken on public lands, [and] it only seems natural that I should ‘pay’ for the privilege by giving something back and providing images of the scenery and wildlife that I enjoyed during my visits.” Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is the not-for-profit “friends” group of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Mr. Hayes’ donation (along with support from BLM, members and foundations) enables GSEP to Photographer cont’d on page 2
each of adult fiction and non-fiction, and four shelves of DVDs including movies, travel videos and documentaries. Audio books are available both on CD and as well as a stand-alone format called a “playaway,” which is an MP3 you can plug into your earbuds and be on your way. And, of course, there are lots of little kid’s books -- the collection offers about 1,300 picture books for 6-7 year olds on down. All that’s required to use the bookmobile is a library card, and getting a card is really easy. There is no I.D.
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Scoping Process Opens on Torrey Town Chlorination System TORREY - Torrey Town has a special use permit (LOA186) with the Forest Service for a culinary water system. Torrey Town has submitted a request to amend special use permit LOA186 to include a chlorination facility on National Forest lands. The proposed site of the chlorination facility is in the Sand Creek drainage, approximately 50 feet east of FR 207 between Birch Springs and the junction of FR 207 and FR 1597 (NE ¼ Section 34, T28S, R4E, SLB&M). An access road to the site would be constructed. The chlorination facility would consist of: a buried 500 gallon propane tank; a partially buried concrete vault measuring approximately 8 inches above ground, 12 feet long and 6 feet wide; and a concrete closet measuring 10.5 feet tall by 6.5 feet wide by 5 feet deep. The chlorination facility would be enclosed by a non-reflective chain link fence 10 feet tall covering an area 20 feet long by 22 feet wide. The purpose of the project is to ensure that Torrey Town continues to supply its residence with potable water. The location was selected so that one chlorination facility could treat water that flows to two
different storage areas. Your comments are being requested to help identify potential issues related to the proposed action. Please be as specific as possible in expressing your comments so they can be effectively addressed. Comments received, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record for this project and will be available for public inspection. Scoping comments should be sent to Fremont River Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest, Attn: Cody Clark, P.O. Box 129, Loa, UT 84747. Although your comments are always welcome, comments received by August 29, 2013 will be most helpful. E-mailed comments must be submitted in MS Word (*.doc) or rich text format (*.rtf). Send e-mail comments to: comments-intermtn-fishlake-loa@ fs.fed.us. For more information about this proposal, please contact Cody Clark, 138 South Main, Loa, UT 84747, phone: (435) 896-1023 or on the web at www.fs.usda.gov/projects/ Fishlake/landmanagement/ projects. —Fremont River Ranger District, Fishlake N.F.
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The Outsider by Bob Phillips
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To All Wayne County Fire Fighters We want to extend to you our most heart felt gratitude for you efforts to save our home on the morning of July 2. Every single one of you is a hero in our eyes and we appreciate your efforts more than words can say. THANK YOU to each of you for your response and valiant effort. Dean and Peggy Chappell, Lyman
Pre-Arranged Power Outage For Loa, Lyman, and Fremont WAYNE CO. - Garkane Energy members in Loa, Lyman, and Fremont will experience a pre-arranged power outage the morning of Wednesday, Aug 7th at approximately 7:30 AM. The outage should last no longer than one hour. Garkane crews will be finishing work on a new transformer installed in the Lyman Substation. Bob Phillips For any questions please contact Neal Brown by email Grazing consultant Owen Hablutzel of the Permaculture Research nbrown@garkaneenergy.com or call 435-644-5026. Institute spoke to at the Boulder Community Center Saturday night, offering a different take on how intensively managed live—Garkane Energy stock grazing can benefit both ranchers and public lands.
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intense periods, increases organic matter both on the surface and in the root zone below it, and dramatically boosts the ability of the soil to absorb water – but complete rest following the high intensity grazing is essential, he noted. Once plants die from overgrazing, and ground cover grows sparse, rainfall absorp-
in agriculture, can only be successfully done in a holistic fashion, Hablutzel said — that is, all the diverse factors of rainfall, soils, drought, past grazing practices and other variables have to be understood as a connected whole. With development of new grazing schemes, longterm plant and soil health — and adequate time for plants to rest from grazing — must trump all other concerns if operators wish to survive into the future, he said. Partial resting of rangelands does not work, he added. “You’re making a plant recovery plan, not a grazing plan,” Hablutzel said. But that kind of planning will pay off with increased productivity and an increased bottom line, as well as a better quality of life, he argued. While ranchers have frequently balked at the methods he advocates, many have ultimately been compelled to embrace changes - to save their rangelands and their livelihoods, Hablutzel said. “Our responsibility goes beyond just growing grass or making money. Our responsibility goes far beyond that,” he said. “If our children are going to inherit a future that’s viable … we have to consider carefully how we’re managing these landscapes.” The presentation was co-sponsored by the Boulder Community Alliance and True Nature Farm.
“You’re making a plant recovery plan, not a grazing plan.” tion is dramatically minimized and vegetative recovery is slow to non-existent – desertification begins, Hablutzel said. “It’s the story all across the West,” he added. One of the attendees, David Holiday of Boulder, said that early settlers wrote how the Circle Cliffs area and other locales once had abundant tall native grasses — a “high grass paradise” — until overgrazing by sheep and cattle over decades made vegetation much more sparse. Hablutzel said that such rangelands would recover more quickly via intensive grazing followed by long rests than by removing cattle entirely from the range as some advocate. Development of a grazing management plan on the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is currently underway. Management of rangeland, like other issues involved
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435-836-2047 Saturday, August 3 n Escalante Farmers Market, St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 9am n Wayne County Farmers Market, Red Cliffs Restaurant, Torrey, 9am n Entrada Saturday Sunset Series Larry Estridge, An Evening of Music Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey, 7:30pm
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School starts for Wayne County Students on August 21st Wayne High School Registration schedule and class change schedule: All new students will need to register for school on August 14th. Any student that needs to change their schedule, or ednet student that needs help with admission or registration for SNOW or SUU, they can come in August13th from 1-3:30 p.m. and August 14 from 8:30 to 1:30.
Powell Point (taken from GSENM) (25” x 46”) taken in late January from Highway 12, between Tropic and Escalante. The image is one of four works that photographer Darby Hayes has donated to Grand Staircase Escalante Partners.
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provide science, education, and conservation programs and volunteer opportunities at GSENM. For example, in 2012, GSEP’s education program introduced over 1,000 students – in schools from Page, AZ to Boulder, UT – to archeology, paleontology, and geology. Contact the GSEP office to learn how making a donation to GSEP benefits your public lands. The framed “Calf Creek Landscape” piece can be yours for a donation of $600, plus shipping. Stop by the GSENM Visitor Center in Kanab or the Circle D restaurant in Escalante to see this work of art in person. For more information contact GSEP at partners@kanab.net or call 435 644 1308. See more amazing photographic images of Darby’s work at http://www.dar-
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byhayesfineartphotography. ifp3.com/. Photo captions: #1) Powell Point (taken from GSENM) (25” x 46”) taken in late January from Highway 12, between Tropic and Escalante. #2) Calf Creek Landscape (25” x 54”) taken in January along Highway 12 as the north-bound road rises toward the ‘Hogback.’ —Grand StaircaseEscalante Partners
Dusk descends over the Escalante as I park the car along the Hogsback, catching the last rays of sunlight on the clouds to the West. The day’s worldly affairs have at last led me here, where nature’s ineffable artwork places all human enterprise in a different light. The silence of the vast, sprawling landscape quickly quiets my thoughts and places me in a contemplative mood. Such states of mind come easy here. As with many other places of intense natural splendor across the American West, the space, the wildness, the rugged and often imposing landscapes cannot help but color the lives of us frequently oblivious humans. With the western sky still filled with the dying light of day, and a soft cool grey covering the desert evening, I hear her voice. At first I am uncertain who this woman is, across the way 50 yards, chanting what sound like Native American songs. Is this simply some modern day flower child, emulating what she believes is a kind of sacred tribute to the land? If so, that’s good. But soon it is clear that this woman is singing an authentic native song, probably a very old song, for purposes known only to her. The smell of burning sweet grass wafts over to me along the slopes dropping into Calf Creek. For a while I listen, soaking in the wild ambiance of the place accompanied by her song. Then she is silent, and I too remain silent. Finally, I depart, uttering a quiet and simple, “Thank you.” The woman looks but says nothing. Now I don’t know who this woman was on that fall evening last year, or to which tribe she belonged. There are many mysteries still quite unknown to me in this place I now call my home. I do know that she was paying tribute, in some fashion, to something that is out there in that incredible, wild and broken landscape — something that she feels but may or may not be able to describe in words. But it is the same something that the modern day cowboy stops and feels sometimes, the same thing that the early settlers stopped and soaked in. It is the same thing one would
hope the many thousands of tourists would find a way to sense, if not ever understand. In the American West, there are many incredible landscapes, but probably none that surpass the Escalante. And all across the American West, for generations, people’s lives have been inexorably shaped by the beauty and power and mystery of the land that surrounds them. The land is part of who and what they are. They have fought over that landscape, and still do, and may always. They have made claims, and counterclaims, and drawn lines in the sand. They have pointed across the way to “those people” who are either newcomers perceived as intruding upon the old, or old timers perceived as impeding the future, or some other artificially imposed distinction. And it’s unfortunate that too often people forget that they hold far more in common than they realize. The polarities they create are more in their own minds than real. After all, the land out there doesn’t care about our political, religious, business, economic or social affiliations. It doesn’t care if we are Ute or Irish, old school or progressive. All of us — cowboy, artist, entrepreneur, seasonal worker, church member or agnostic — live under the same immense dome of sky. All of us sense that something is out there bigger than us. We may try to reach it through a book, through church, through science, through New Age spirituality, through burning sweet grass and singing ancient songs up along the Hogback. Our diversity is strength, and the free and independent spirit of Westerners contains within its thorny self many worthy aspects. Yes, we do argue, especially over the land and the future. But the best we can do, as residents of this special place called the Escalante, is to respect our diversity and differences while celebrating our common love for the profound landscape that surrounds and sustains us. Bob Phillips is a writer currently living in Boulder. A Montana native, he worked for newspapers there for 25 years before moving to this area several years ago.
Dixie N.F. Temporary Closure Near Navajo Lake CEDAR CITY, UTAH. The Rendezvous Mineral Material Pit on the Dixie National Forest located just north and west of Navajo Lake will be closed for public health and safety until September 30, 2013. During the closure period, the public will not be allowed in the area because of heavy
equipment working in the pit. Material is being mined to assist in Forest Service road improvement operations. A closure order and map of the closure area are available on the Dixie National Forest website. For more information about this closure, contact the Cedar City Ranger District at (435) 865-3700. —Dixie N.F.
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Canyon Country Cooperative Weed Management Area East Fork Virgin River Work Day When: Friday, August 9th, 7:00 AM Where: The Rock Church in Mt. Carmel, Utah. What: The Canyon Country CWMA will be removing Tamarisk and other invasive species along the east fork of the Virgin river. Personal protective equipment and lunch will be provided. There will also be dedicated hunter hours available. For more Info contact: Carl Gurr, Kane County Weed Dept. 435-644-5312 Kevin Heaton, Utah State University Extension 435-676-1117
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Tour of Utah On August 6 and 7, The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will travel through Wayne and Garfield counties during stages 1 and 2 of this world class bicycle race. A total of 16 professional cycling teams will compete in this year’s tour, representing seven countries — Australia, Brazil, China, Italy, Luxembourg, South Africa and the United States. This is the first year that southern Utah has been included in this race, and it provides a great opportunity to witness an exciting event and share our beautiful area with race participants and viewers throughout the world.
Tour of Utah Road Closures From August 6-11th, Utah will host The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, one the largest professional cycling races in North America. Residents along the course will have the opportunity to watch 128 of the world’s top professional cyclists racing through Panguitch. On August 6th, Stage 1 (Brian Head to Cedar City) will pass through Panguitch. The race will reach Panguitch Lake on Hwy 143 by 12:15pm and the Panguitch city limits by 12:50pm on Hwy 143 at 500 S. The race will make a right hand turn onto Hwy 89 by 1:00pm. The race will stay on Hwy 89, until it turns right on to Hwy 14 by 2:00pm and continues into Cedar City. Below, are road closures that may impact your personal or business travel. Please plan accordingly. Affected Roads with Closures from 12:30pm to 1:00pm on August 6th will include: • NB Hwy 143 – between Center Street and 980 S Affected Roads with Closures starting at 12:45pm on August 6th will include: • People travelling on Hwy 89 will need to reach it ahead of race’s arrival. If you reach Hwy 89, after the race has already made the turn off of
Hwy 143, you will not be able to pass the race until it reaches Hwy 14. On August 7th, Stage 2 will begin in Panguitch and finish 131 miles away in Torrey. The race will start promptly at 10:00am. The race moves at 25-30 mph so it should pass by any given point in about 5 minutes. The entire race caravan (128 riders and 100 support vehicles) is about one mile in length. UHP will accompany the race and make every effort to minimize the impact on the residents, businesses, and traffic. Below, are road closures that may impact your personal or business travel. Please plan accordingly. Affected Roads with Closures from 5:00am to 1:00pm on August 7th will include: • Main Street – between Center Street and 300 N • Main Street, north of 100 N, should reopen by 11:00am Affected Roads with Closures starting at 9:45am on August 7th will include: • Hwy 89 between Main Street and Hwy 12 • Once the race begins at 10:00am, you will need to follow behind the race on Hwy 89, until it reaches Hwy 12. Affected Roads with Ex-
tended Closures starting at 10:10am on August 7th will include: • NB Hwy 12 at the intersection of Hwy 89 • People travelling on Hwy 12 will need to reach it ahead of race’s arrival at 10:15am. If you reach Hwy 12, after the race has already made the turn off of Hwy 89, you will not be able to pass the race for the 123 miles into Torrey. All times are approximate. All roads will reopen to normal traffic conditions as the race passes each intersection. Major Points for Residents and Business Owners: Oncoming traffic will be stopped about 15 minutes before the race. Traffic going the same direction of the race will be allowed until the race approaches. All driveways exiting onto the course will be closed as the race passes. Traffic will be allowed to cross the course until the race is approaching. Emergency vehicles will not be affected by road closures. Residents should remain patient when driving in the area of the event. Everyone should drive cautiously and speeds should be kept down. —Garfield County Office of Tourism
TRAFFIC IMPACTS 2013 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and southern Utah Stage one presented by Zions bank – Tuesday, August 6 Start – brian Head, Giant Steps Lodge, 11:35 a.m. Finish – Cedar City, main Street at Harding Avenue, 3:30-3:50 p.m. A portion of the 2013 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, August 6-11, will pass through or near eight national forests, monuments and parks this year, with the first three stages set in southern Utah for the first time. Listed here are probable impact areas and timelines for motorists and tour groups who will be using the same roadways as the Tour of Utah in southern Utah.
The Tour of Utah will pass through a portion of Cedar Breaks National Monument and a section of the route will overlook the northern portion of Zion National Park. The course will pass through Dixie National Forest. The Tour will use SR143 to enter Cedar Breaks National Monument. Expect road closures in this area of SR143, as well at intersection of SR148, from approximately 11:30 a.m. to Noon. The Tour is expected to enter Panguitch at 12:45 p.m. via SR 143. Roads will be impacted with closures beginning as early as 12:15 p.m. Impact through Garfield and Kane counties will be experienced until 2 p.m., when Highway 89 is expected to reopen to traffic. The Tour will turn west from Highway 89 onto SR14 to travel to Cedar City. This stretch of road will experience lengthy delays from approximately 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Once in Cedar City, the pro cyclists will have three downtown circuits. The streets closed for this include Main Street/SR130, 200 North, 300 West,TRAFFIC UniversityIMPACTS Avenue, 1300 West, Thunderbird Way. The finish line is located at Main Street Harding Ave., and the of race should finish between 3:30-4 2013and Larry H. Miller Tour Utah and southern Utah p.m.
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Two presented byany Utah office Stage No passing is permitted by motor vehicle along the road being used by the professional cyclists or ofauthorized Tourismrace - Wednesday, August caravan vehicles. Traffic7is allowed to follow behind the race, but only at race speed. If you are traveling toward the race (in the opposite direction of the race), the Utah Highway Patrol will Start – panguitch, main Street, 10 a.m. treating this as a rolling road closure. control all traffic at certain intersections, Without alternate routes, please be patient as some substantial delays may occur. Finish – Torrey, Hwy 24 at Center Street, A portionp.m. of the race routes for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah pro cycling race will be located partially on the Dixie 3:30-3:50 National Forest and Uintah–Wasatch–Cache National Forest.
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Utah, August 6-11, will pass through or near eight national forests, monuments and parks this year, with the first three stages set in southern Utah for the first time. Listed here are probable impact areas and timelines for motorists and tour groups who will be using the same roadways as the Tour of Utah in southern Utah.
The Tour will pass through portions of Bryce Canyon National Park and cross through Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument, the nation’s largest national monument. The 131-mile road race will also pass Kodachrome Basin State Park, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, Anasazi State Park Museum, and Capitol Reef National Park. In Panguitch, the race will use Hwy 89 for the overall start and the road closure will begin 9:45 a.m. The Tour will use a long portion of Highway 12 for Stage 2. The complete closure will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Hwy 12 and Hwy 89. The Tour will travel west to east on SR 12 from US 89 to Torrey. Traffic heading east may experience very lengthy delays. Traffic will not be allowed to pass the race, and will be required to travel at the same pace as the race. Traffic heading west may experience delays between 15-45 minutes. Visitors going to Capitol Reef Visitor Center may experience delays in Torrey between 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Special Notice for Motorists
No passing is permitted by any motor vehicle along the road being used by the professional cyclists or authorized race caravan vehicles. Traffic is allowed to follow behind the race, but only at race speed. If you are traveling toward the race (in the opposite direction of the race), the Utah Highway Patrol will control all traffic at certain intersections, treating this as a rolling road closure. Without alternate routes, please be patient as some substantial delays may occur. A portion of the race routes for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah pro cycling race will be located partially on the Dixie National Forest and Uintah–Wasatch–Cache National Forest. For more information and route maps, visit www.tourofutah.com
TOUR OF UTAH LOCAL RACE TIMES This is an estimate of times that bikers with the Tour of Utah will be at the following locations. Everyone is encouraged to get out in your towns and cheer the cyclists along the route. If you have a business in the area, please post this and tell your guests what time they can get involved and cheer for the cyclists. Depending on speed of travel bikers can arrive anywhere between the two listed times. * = Sprint lines. August 6th (STAGE 1) • Mammoth Creek Road- 12:00-12:15 p.m. • Panguitch Lake General Store- 12:11-12:15 p.m. • Bear Paw Resort- 12:15-12:30 p.m. • Panguitch- 12:30-1:10 p.m. • Bryce Canyon Western Resort- 1:00-1:28 p.m. • Hatch- 1:20-1:50 p.m. August 7th (STAGE 2) STARTING TIME 10:00 a.m., Panguitch Main St. • Reaching Highway 12- 10:14-10:18 a.m. • Junction of Highway 63- 10:45 a.m.-10:56 a.m. • Tropic- 10:54 a.m. – 11:08 a.m • *Cannonville KOA- 11:09 a.m. - 11:28 a.m. • Henrieville- 11:14 a.m. -11:34 a.m. • *Escalante- 12:20 p.m.- 12:59 p.m. • Boulder- 1:20 p.m.- 2:15 • Torrey- 2:39 p.m.- 3:56 p.m. • FINISHED- 4:00 p.m.
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School Notes Garfield School District FTE
The District recently compiled the total number of students, teachers, administrators and other employment positions over the past seven years. The numbers in the student column represent the number of students enrolled in the District on October 1st of each year. The numbers reported under the teacher, administrators and other category represent Full Time Equivalent or FTE. The Utah State Office of Education (USOE) calculates pupil-teacher ratios by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school on October 1st by the number of teacher full time equivalents (FTE) assigned to the district. In the table below you will notice a continual decline in student enrollment from 2002 through 2009 dropping from 1049 students in 2002, to 911 students in 2009. The District receives compensation from the USOE for each student enrolled on October 1st each year. In the 2012-2013 school year, the District had 948 students enrolled in school, which is very comparable to 2006 with 940 students. If you compare just these two years you will notice the District currently has ten less teachers, two less administrators and twelve less employees in the “other employment body” for a total of 24 less full-time employees working for the District in 2012 than we had in 2006 with similar numbers of students. I understand this can be viewed as both positive and negative depending on how you look at the numbers. On the positive side, the District is more efficient with the tax revenues, which is good news for the common taxpayer. On the negative side we have less teachers and support staff in the buildings to help with the educational process. Everyone in the District has increased the amount of work because of the decrease in staffing. Even with the decrease, Garfield School District is ranked in the top five districts in the State of Utah with the lowest student to teacher ratio. The average class size in the State of Utah is 22 students to every one teacher. In Garfield School District, the average class size is 16 students to every one teacher. Please know some classes are larger than 16 students while others are smaller. Smaller class sizes typically result in better test scores because teachers have more time to spend with each individual student. YEAR
Total Students
Total Teachers
Administration Staff
Other Employment Body
2002
1049
2003
1040
2004
969
2005
947
2006
940
67
18
52
2007
938
62
27
54
2008
933
64
28
55
2009
911
65
27
52
2010
931
61
20
48
2011
925
61
20
48
2012
927
57
17
42
2013
948
57
16
40
The teachers are classroom teachers only. The administration count includes Superintendent, Principals, Directors of Programs, School and District Office Secretaries, Guidance Counselors. Other staff includes Child Nutrition workers, Custodians, Para Professionals, Bus Drivers, and School Nurse. —Superintendent Ben Dalton
August 1, 2013
How Long Have You Been Married?
When a woman on the staff of the school where I worked became engaged, a friend and colleague offered her some advice. “The first ten years are the hardest.” “How long have you been married?” she asked. “Ten years”, he replied.
Missing Equipment
One morning a local highway department crew reaches their job-site and realizes they have forgotten all their shovels. The crew’s foreman radios the office and tells his supervisor the situation. The supervisor radios back and says, “Don’t worry, we’ll send some shovels ... just lean on each other until they arrive.”
New Trend
My neighbor, who has alwThere is a strange new trend in our office ... putting names on the food in the company refrigerator. Today I had a tuna sandwich named Kevin.
Mass Hysteria
A professor of clinical psychology at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, included a lecture on crowd psychology in his annual course. To illustrate mass hysteria, he regularly showed TV news footage of teenage crowds greeting the Beatles at the local airport in the 1960’s. One year, when he ran the footage, he heard squeals and bursts of laughter from his students. When the film ended he asked what had caused the hilarity. Replied one student, “We recognized some of our mothers!”
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Wills, Trusts, and More
What If You Owe More Than You Own? by Jeffery J. McKenna
When formulating your estate plan, it is good to figure what you own and what you owe before deciding what to leave to whom. However, it is possible to add all your assets and debts and find that you owe more than you own! What to do? First, don’t panic. Your creditors truly can’t touch you. You may, however, worry about how the bills that trickle in, and sometimes flood in, after your death will affect your loved ones. Your spouse will continue to be responsible for debts you incurred jointly—such as the house, the car and all others. But if you are the second spouse to die, what will your children and other loved ones owe your creditors? After your death, banks will want the money you still owe on your house and your car. Your credit card companies will wonder where your monthly payment has gone. Hospitals will want their balances paid. Utility companies will send out their usual monthly bills. Who is responsible for paying? You owed this money. After your death, those debts will be passed on to your estate. Banks might repossess, if no one is paying what you owed on the car and the house. Credit card companies and other creditors may place liens against your estate. If you had nothing to leave in the first place, these organizations are pretty much out of luck.
Your good-hearted and responsible children may feel compelled, when faced with mounting debts, to start paying them off themselves. This is absolutely unnecessary--and unfair. They didn’t incur these debts. You did. Their failure to make good on what you owe will in no way (despite what some overzealous collection agencies may say) affect their own credit histories. It is not necessary for them to use their assets to pay your personal bills. Every large lending corporation includes a substantial
Attorney Jeff McKenna hiking with his son in Zion National Park
line item in the “expenditures” section of its annual budget for write-offs, or uncollectible debts. Yours will be one of these. Of course you have a responsibility to try to live within your means and to try to ensure that all of your bills are covered. However, sometimes people go through periods of unemployment or illness or hard luck that was unpredictable and unavoidable. If this occurs, your children should know that they are not personally liable to pay your debts. 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. He is a past President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.
Answers for this week
HARSHAD P. DESAI Vote for HARSHAD P. DESAI as your Panguitch City councilman if you want (i) Transparency (Want the current entourage doing ?) (ii) to know and understand games of free loaders how they eating your lunch. A few examples – Communication tax (>$50,00 / year) going in General Fund. Law Enforcement should cost >$300,000 / year (norm – 25% of city budget) but costing <$50,000 / year. >$150,000 / year in resort tax. Where are these bounties going ? All these bounties are going in General Fund which is drained into free loaders as bonuses, raises, full time pay for less than part time work, pension, 401K, Cadillac health plans, etc. (iii) Swimming pool needs scheduled chlorination, change of water, filtration, etc; otherwise it turns into cesspool infested with bacteria and viruses. Then bacteria and viruses become incharge of cleaning the cesspool (pseudo owners of the system - modern day slavery). In 2007, tens of thousands of $ were unaccounted for and the city entourage had no clue. In 2008-9, the school district board was sleeping at light switch (for tens of thousands of $), etc. Did 300 million Americans efford to keep an eye on Richard Nixon (a crook of the century) ?, Did we know what Bill Clinton was doing burning later night candles ? (iv) Guaranty – Harshad P. Desai is not in this for $60 / meeting pay or fill his resume. Harshad means a drop of Chlorine (Brown in skin color, Hindu by religion, Immigrant from India, intimidation free, etc.). (v) Panguitch City – 1400 population in 1990 and 1400 population in 2013. 11% unemployment for 20 years. There are conies who are free loading under beautiful title of “Czar of Economic Development”. Free loaders are not dumb. They have to deprive to deceive and keep on digging in Goldmine. Thank you. Paid for by Harshad P. Desai
Dating Service
A woman went to a computer dating service and said she didn’t care about looks, income or background. All she wanted was a man of upright character. Then a man came in and told them the only thing he was seeking in a woman was intelligence. The service matched them together at once because they had one thing in common - they were both compulsive liars.
Big Birthday
My mother-in-law asked her granddaughter if she was excited about her upcoming birthday. “Yes,” the granddaughter gravely replied, “it’s a big birthday. I’ve waited my whole life to be five.”
AG MARKET NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah July 24, 2013 USDA/UT Dept of Ag Market News No Sale on July 24 closed for Pioneer Holiday ***** Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Receipts: 384. Last Week: 469. Last Year: 795. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly steady on similar kinds. Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly steady on similar kinds. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: steady on similar offerings. Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar offerings. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 163.00-178.00; 250-300 lbs 155.00-167.00; 300-350 lbs 151.00-155.00; 350-400 lbs 149.00-162.50; 400-450 lbs 146.00-157.50; 450-500 lbs pkg 161.00; 500-550 lbs 154.00-158.50; 550-600 lbs scarce; 600-650 lbs 135.00141.00; 650-700 lbs scarce; 700-750 lbs 127.50-135.00; 750-800 lbs 124.00-132.00; 800-850 lbs 118.00-130.00; 850-900 lbs 130.00-131.00; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs 102.50-110.50. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs pkg 86.00; 300500 lbs 74.50-78.50; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs 74.5078.50; 900-1000 lbs scarce. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs 149.00-166.00; 250-300 lbs 132.00-142.00; 300-350 lbs pkg 136.00; 350400 lbs scarce; 400-450 lbs 136.00-139.00; 450-500 lbs 131.00-135.50; 500-550 lbs 130.00-135.00; 550-600 lbs 129.00-135.00; 600-650 lbs 122.00-135.00; 650-700 lbs 124.00-132.00; 700-750 lbs scarce; 750-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 110.00-119.00; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs 100.00-109.85; Heiferettes: 62.00-96.00. Stock Cows: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 66.00-74.75; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 68.25-78.75; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 55.50-65.00. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 82.5083.00; 1500-2355 lbs 91.0094.25; Yield Grade 2 10001500 lbs scarce; 1500-2230 lbs 78.75-89.00; Feeder Bulls: 725-1020 lbs 73.50-88.50. Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT (435-2300402.)
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Schedule of Events: Wednesday, August 14th
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Enter Exhibits (Home Arts, Fine Arts, 4-H at the Fair Building)
Thursday, August 15th
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Enter all Fruits, Vegetable and Flowers at the Fair Building Judging - Exhibits closed to the public 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ---- Livestock Show Weigh- In @ Triple C Arena 7:00 p.m.- 4-H Rabbit Show (Triple C Arena)
Friday, August 16th
9:00 a.m. - Livestock Show @ Triple C Arena 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Fair Exhibits, open to the public *Free Admission* 11a.m. -Noon – Premium Bank Open/ Prize Money NOON- Rides/ Laser Tag (Outdoor Arena)/ Inflatble’s/ Bucking Bull (Fri & Sat) / Games until the end of day 1:30 p.m. - Horse Fun Day @ Green Outdoor Arena (pre-register by 1:00 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. - Bingo @ Fair Building *Great PRIZES* 4:00 p.m. – Mud Volleyball 5:30 p.m. - Greased Pig Contest 6 p.m. - Ping Pong Ball Drop (East of Fair building, 11 and under first, 12 and up directly after) 6:30 p.m. - Beautiful Baby Contest. We will start with youngest to oldest 0-6 months, 7-12 months, ending with 13-24 months (Outdoor Park) 6:30 p.m. - 4-Wheeler Rodeo, Infield by Outdoor Arena
Saturday, August 17th
8:00 a.m. - Fun Run (Meet at Fair Building) 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Small Animal check in 8:30 a.m. - Rabbit Arba Show and Presentation @ Triple C Arena 9:00 a.m. - Horse Shoe Tournament @ City Park –sign-ups start @ 9:00 a.m. that morning & ends @ 9:20 sharp. Tournament will start @ 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - Fish Grab @ City Park Area (Split pond AGES: Up to 10, 11 and up) 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Fair Exhibits, open to the public *Free Admission* 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.- Judging Small Animals 10:00 a.m. - Livestock Auction 10:00 a.m. - till end of day- Rides/Games/Laser tag/Bulls, etc. 10:30 a.m. – Pet show (Arena) 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. – Premium Bank Open/ Prize Money 11:00 a.m. - Bingo @ Fair Building Noon - Pet Look Alike Contest (Triple C Arena) Noon - Commissioners BBQ @ City Park *FREE* Noon - Livestock Award Ceremony 2:00 p.m. - Talent Show @ Triple C Arena 2:00 p.m. - Dutch Oven Cook Off 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - Eat Dutch Oven Cook Off ($2 a plate) 5:00 p.m. or after talent show is over - Exhibits Released- Premium Bank Open (Exhibits cannot be picked up until talent contest is over, approx. 5 p.m.) 7:00 p.m. – Demolition Derby (outside arena)
Wayne County Fair August 13-17, 2013 Loa
Living Our Western Heritage
Looking for a great way to spend a summer evening? Join us for the Saturday Sunset Series!
SATURDAY SUNSET SERIES
The Entrada Institute
presents a program by Larry Estridge
An Evening of Music
Enjoy an evening of music by songwriter, singer, guitarist and sculptor Larry Estridge. Estridge appeared on television, in film, and on public radio in the 1970s and 80s. EstridgeÕs incisive songs, which are steeped in blues and folk idioms, but also draw on funk, gospel and jazz motifs, include biting social criticism as well as tender love ballads. His idiosyncratic, percussive fingerpicking guitar playing combined with his
versatile voice and powerful songs will make for a memorable evening.
Who:
Everyone is welcome!
What:
Musical Program
When: Saturday, August 3, 2013 7:30-8:30PM Where: RobberÕs Roost Bookstore, Highway 24 in Torrey, UT Cost?
This series is FREE and open to the public.
Supported by the Wayne County Travel Council at www.capitolreef.travel Weather permitting, weÕll be outdoors. Bring camp chairs for comfort. Coolers are permitted with the exception of events when liquor is sold. (Utah law) Donations made to Entrada to assist in funding our programming are greatly appreciated. For more information, go to http://www.entradainstitute.org
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FYI Panguitch
obituaries
Karleta Lowder Riggs
PANGUITCH - Karleta Lowder Riggs, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to all, went home to her Father in Heaven on July 23, 2013, due to an accidental fall at her home in Hatch, Utah. She was born November 2, 1949 in Panguitch, Utah, the third child of Karl and Reva Lowder. She graduated from Panguitch High School in 1967, and attended LDS Business College and Dixie State College. She married Ronald K. Riggs on July 12, 1969 for time and all eternity in the St. George LDS Temple. They resided for the first few years in Cedar City, later moving to Panguitch where they raised their 3 children, Becky, Angie and Willie. She and Ron moved to her hometown of Hatch in 2007 where they were warmly welcomed into the loving Hatch Town Family. Karleta was an active member of the LDS Church, particularly enjoying working in Primary. She had a firm, unshakable testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel, exemplifying her great faith in her Heavenly Father and His Son by the way she lived and treated others. She was an accomplished seamstress and “crocheted faster than the speed of light”. She was well known for her homemade dinner rolls and delicious cinnamon rolls. She worked in the school lunch program as a cook/manager for over 20 years where her amazing “made from scratch” lunches were enjoyed by all. She truly loved this job but had to retire early due to health problems. She was a breast cancer survivor and had conquered cardiac issues. She was loved by all who knew her for her generosity, compassion and unconditional love. She will be greatly missed. Survivors include her husband of 44 years Ron; children Rebecca Huntington, Angela (Dave) Stone and William (Alicia) Riggs; grandchildren Troy and Brandon Huntington, and Alyssa, Nathan, Aidan, Jenna and Quincy Stone; and siblings Velta (Les) Scott, Jess (Ronda) Lowder, Mary Beth (Wally) Veater and Laretta (Philip) Crofts. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Hatch Utah LDS Church. Viewings will be held Friday evening from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Hatch Church and Saturday from 9:30-10:45 AM at the Church. Burial will be in the Hatch Cemetery. Services were arranged with Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab.
Escalante Farmers Market
August 1, 2013
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com How is your lawn doing? Mine has a great crop of mushrooms that you are welcome to. The SLC Tribune reported that this would be a record year for high temperatures—it has been over 100 degrees in SLC for 16 days already this year and we aren’t even into August yet. There has been flooding everywhere, my Granddaughter that lives in Cedar said that their Church members helped the families in the Ward sandbag their homes that were flooded. So don’t tell anybody about the terrible weather we are having, 80 degrees and gentle rain storms, its hard to beat living in paradise. We were worried about having the 24th being on Wednesday, but it was a big success, with a lot of people showing up for Home Coming. The 2nd Ward’s Scouts breakfast was reminiscent of years gone by. They had so many customers that they had to extend the time by 45 minutes. The 2nd Ward has a large group of Scouts and leaders that made everything run smoothly. The Parade was very entertaining, it had everything: horses, great floats, old cars, tractors, marching girls, plenty of candy and best of all the Class of 53 float. It is so good to see so many young people ridding on it, this was the year I graduated and I almost jumped on it, but they probably didn’t want some one as old as me making them look bad. It was fun seeing the little league teams marching in the parade, one of their mothers commented, “No wonder people like little towns, there is nothing like this in California.” The DUP program held at the Stake Center was well attended. The Rhythm Band performed the prelude music. Debra McKee is the DUP president and conducted the meeting with Robert Tanner and friend on the accordion and guitar. Val Church gave a brief history of the brick making in Panguitch as well as the two brick makers
still alive and well living in Panguitch. Of course the 1957 State basketball champions were part of his interesting speech. His sister Kathleen was in town but left when she heard that Val was speaking (ha ha) . Kathleen”s friends Pat, Mamie and Maxine want to know the real reason for her departure from town, it seems to be a yearly thing!!! It has been a long time since I missed a Fire Fighters luncheon, (I had to work) but I hear their food was excellent as usual. They didn’t lose their touch with a two year lay off; cooking in a deep pit can’t be beat. Next week the Larry Miller Tour of Utah comes to town. This race has been going on for some time and this is the first time that it has been in Southern Utah. Last week I had the wrong days listed. The 2nd day of the race starts here on Wednesday the 7th at 10:00 am, but there are all kinds of events before the race. At 10:10 there will be a kids race on the course. Brinda Blair the Marketing Director for Panguitch is still looking for volunteers to help out on the race (call at 676-8585), if we can show that Panguitch can host an event as large as this it will go a long ways towards having them come back next year. Tuesday the 6th is the start of the race at Brian Head, I have been told it will be at 11:30. It will come down Highway 143 and go through Panguitch around 12:00, this should be an exciting sight with 130 riders coming down the mountain and turning onto Center Street, just flying, (best viewing should be in front of the Social Hall)The leaders will be giving extra points, in a speed run through town on their way back to Cedar City. The race will be televised and around 1,000 people will be here, from the support teams and news media. This could be a one time event so don’t miss out on it. On the 9th and 10th will
be the High School rodeo at the Triple C arena. This event brings in High School cowboys from all over the Western States and is rodeo at its best. Later in the month, the 15th through 16th is the County Fair, so get those entries going and pick up ribbons. There will be a lot of fun events, from fish catching to horse shoes.There will be the Commissioners free luncheon, cooked by the Lion Club. This is a County wide event, not just Panguitch. At the end of the month, on the 21st through the 24th is the ATV Rally, with many, many tours planned and from what I understand there will even be a 100 miler for the hearty ones. Register now and it will cost you $50, after the 8th the cost will go to $75, with each registration you get a ticket for a chance on an ATV, which you can give to me for a birthday present. With the government cut backs, Panguitch is losing its Head Start program. What a shame, this is a great program that has helped hundreds of students here, to get ready for elementary school. Education can’t start too early and this is a truly successful program. Some good news: the U.S. Senate is reversing the student loan interest rate that they failed to continue on July 1st. It will be brought back to 3.4%
from 6.8%. Utah’s Senator Lee was the only Republican to vote against this reduction; however 17 Democrats also voted against it, for a different reason, they wanted a lower rate. Senator Hatch voted yes on the bill, making it his 13,000 vote during his 37 years career. Bryce Canyon on Thursday was invaded by 200 Model Ts. This club came from all over the country and the cars were on trailer till they got near to where they wanted to tour. They started out at Kanab to come to Bryce. The next day they were on their way to Zions when one of the cars pulled off the highway to allow cars to pass, when its front wooden spokes wheel collapsed and the 1915 T rolled killing one of its passengers. Our Granddaughter Teah was here and went to Vegas to see her friend Hailey Sawyer. Hailey has moved from Fort Defiance, to Fargo, North Dakota and is the Woman’s Assistant Coach at North Dakota University. Hailey’s former Utah Coach called her to offer her this job. Hailey was in Vegas scouting players from that area. From what I have seen of Hailey’s coaching around here, she will land a head job somewhere, she is good! Isn’t summer grand, if only we could make it last year around? Mack O.
Panguitch Senior Center HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot. Mon. Aug. 5th Wed. Aug 7th Thurs. Aug. 8th Meatloaf Potatoes & gravy Corn Pears Cookie CLOSED TUESDAY for the BIKE RACES!
Macaroni & cheese Ham Mixed vegetables Gr. salad Tropical fruit Bread pudding
Fish French fries Peas & carrots Coleslaw Peaches Pudding
Meals include milk & bread. NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The ladies work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.
ESCALANTE News
by Marlene Haws ~ 826-4859 • marleneh@color-country.net
Every Saturday 9 AM – Noon @ corner of Center & Main A project of the non-profit Envision Escalante, “a catalyst for a vibrant, self-sustaining community”.
I received a call from Mae Vonn Taylor the other day. Did you know she has had a pet peacock running around her place? But it has come up missing lately. She thinks it is off chasing a female bird and she can’t understand that because it is an ugly gray color. Mae Vonn doesn’t get out much any more but she is still full of that wit and good humor. Jimmy and Ethel Taylor and their son, Haden, have been here visiting the Taylors, MaeVonn, Jerry and family and Louie and Janalee Bernardo. Haden stayed on for a few days then Ethel came back and got him. Heath Spencer and one of his daughters have also been here visiting his grandma Mae Vonn and his mom, Janalee and Louie who is home from the hospital and, hopefully, doing better after a bout with pneumonia. Larry Christensen is home also after spending time in the hospital with pneumonia. Hope he is doing well by now. We need to pray some more for rain. Maybe this dry weather isn’t helping with our health problems! The most water we have seen all summer was that from the fire trucks during the parade at the 24th celebration! Sandra Miller tells me that the Lyman Reunion, in Boulder, turned out really well. She was glad to have all her siblings and families there and she has also had two of her college roommates here visiting with her. Rachel Parkin, daughter of Mary and Drew Parkin, was recently admitted to the Master of Business Administration program at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. She also received the school’s MBA Achievers Scholarship, given for “outstanding academic and professional success and potential for leadership.” Rachel graduated
from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and works for a company in Cambridge, Massachusetts that develops computer software for use in science and technology. She will continue to work there while she completes her graduate degree. Needless to say, her brother John, as well as her parents, is very proud of her! The boys baseball little league committee did well with their fund raiser on the 24th. Prize winners were: The Camp Chef was won by Dave Richins; the Binoculars by Stephanie Steed and a gift certificate by Dan’l Lindsay. Congratulations to all. My daughter, Jillyn Sorensen, Salina, works for Barney Trucking as a secretary in their office. On the 24th of July they held their first annual “Summer Truck Roadeo” in conjunction with their Annual Family Party. Their truck drivers were supposed to compete and the competition was divided into 6 categories: Slalom Course, Written Test, Bobtail Course, Pre-Trip Inspection, Backing to the Dock and Overall Winner. Jillyn signed up to drive, just for fun, and won the Slalom Course! In her younger days she used to operate the Fork Lift at Steed’s Sawmill and load the lumber trucks when they came in. Do you suppose that helped? Chad and Jordon Cottam were here from Cedar City last weekend and took Jordon’s sister, Lacee Leach, her brother Cameron Leach and his wife, Jayli, on an excursion to The Hole in the Rock. Sounds like a HOT trip to me. Cameron and Chad probably didn’t sweat that much when they played their last HS Basketball game between Panguitch and Escalante! The Girls Camp was held at Tropic Reservoir last week and the boys went to
North Creek for theirs. No details except Derlynne Brooks told me they had a great time at the Tropic Reservoir. Carolyn and Vergean Porter had 51 of their 69 family group here for the 24th. All of their kids, Vergeania, Kevin, Sloan and Clint were here but, like so many other families, their grandkids are all scattered. Some live out of state, some are on missions and some probably taking a turn with their in-laws this year. But it’s good when the ones come who can and they all had a good time. Almeda Haycock had grandkids here. Jon and Brittney Loder, from Sandy; Christopher and Jana Haycock and family, Cedar City. Even though it was her kids who were coming Charlene Bernardo had to go on another fire and take care of the secretarial work with supplies, timekeeping, etc. But part of the kids stayed with Augie and part with grandma Almeda and they enjoyed their visit. Jason Porter is also on another fire and there may be others from here, but I don’t know who they are. Almeda said Doug and Barbara Haycock, Las Vegas, were here for a while last Saturday. They had been at Panguitch Lake staying in their cabin there and were on their way to Posey Lake for a few days of camping. Woody Haycock had part of his family here and they camped and fished at Barker Reservoir. Martha Schow had most of her Homer family here from Salt Lake for the celebration. Her daughter Stephanie and husband Chad Homer had: Jeanette and Ryan and daughter, Katelyn; Josie, Trent and Tristen, James and Laura, Jessica, Zander and Jarrica. After they celebrated they went to Lower Bouns for a camping
trip. Now Martha is headed out with her granddaughter to attend a rodeo in Scipio. Martha has her home here up for sale. We will miss her. Eva Dean Liston has gone back to be with her daughter and son-in-law, Utahna and El Von Poulson in Salt Lake City. She enjoyed her visit here and her granddaughter-in-law, Amy (Jimmy) Alvey, stayed an extra day for her before taking her back. Ron and Linda Mecham and 3 grandsons have returned to Las Vegas. They wanted to be home to celebrate Ron’s 71st birthday with all their kids on Sunday, July 28th. Kay Gates was probably celebrating his birthday too, in Eureka, Ut.! He and Ron were born on the same day. If you get your paper early in the day on Thursday, August 1st. That’s today! You still have time to make arrangements to help with the main street cleanup at 6:00 P. M. The bicycle tour will be coming through next Wednesday, August 7th. Your help would be appreciated. Also, make plans to begin visiting the Farmers Market this summer. It will be open On Saturday, July 20, on the corner of Main and Center streets. Now, Questions for us older folks: Do you miss the days when everything worked with just an “On” and “Off” switch? You forget names? Well it’s okay because some people have forgotten that they ever knew you! The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don’t care to do them anymore? Well, today is the oldest you’ve ever been, yet the youngest you’ll ever be so…… enjoy this day while it lasts!
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TORREY NewZ Adus Dorsey
Children / Kahlil Gibran
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Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable. To see the world through a child’s eye is to see it for the first time, a magical place full of wonder and adventure and an opportunity of the highest caliber to walk hand in hand and re-live all that life has to offer. For the past week I was fortunate enough to experience and truly see Wayne County through new eyes like I have never seen it before, and all it took was a visit from my Daughter Melissa, her husband Michael, Blake, Karinne and Shane, my Grand kids. For the past three and half years as Mayor of Torrey Town I have been called a lot of different names. But to hear little voices while doing back flips in the yard at the Gifford House saying “Grand Pa look at me” was as delightful as the cup of ice cream we got from Rachelle on a hot summer day when we visited Capitol Reef National Park. For three kids from Shawnee, Kansas, Capitol Reef National Park is a super sized “Worlds of Fun” and as Michael put it, “without any lines”. A kind of playground that only a loving Mother could have dreamed up, complete with the camel rock, the elf’s slipper, images of the dogs face and praying girl, water slides, secret caves to hide in and towering rock walls so high that you can barely see the sky in some places. Capitol Reef National Park is also somewhere that is full of educational opportunities, a place where anyone can walk right up and see Dinosaur aged lizard tracks, ancient Fremont Indian carvings (petroglyphs) that describe life of long ago in a language anyone can understand, no matter where you are from. Capitol Reef National Park is very unique in the fact that the geology of Earth
is colorfully exposed, layer upon layer as life was laid down like in the pages of a very big book, page after page filled with wild imagination. Wayne County is a place that is some times best experienced by foot and for a flat-lander like Shane Neumer after seeing pictures of Wayne County on the internet the first thing he wanted to do when he woke up at six a.m. after his arrival in Utah was to “climb a mountain”. Find his own path and feel his own way, scrambling up and over rocks and stopping along the way to follow a quick, camouflaged lizard, excited and screaming at a profusely sweating 30 to 40 pounds over weight Grand Pa to hurry and come and take a look at “What I found”. Then, as any smart, day-after-a-hike-with-threeGrand-kids, sore and 30 to 40 pounds over weight Grand Pa should be able to figure out, four wheels are a better way to get around, and you get to carry a cooler. Thanks to Julie at the rental shop and a Visa card we all were able to sit together strapped in, cover more ground and see more of what Wayne County has to offer than we would have been ever been able to do by foot on the Fishlake National forest north of Torrey. To access the spectacular expansive views above Teasdale for a family of six would not have been comfortably possible with out the four wheel drive power of a Polaris six seater and at least two, 200 mg of ibuprofen gel caps. As anyone that loves living in beautiful Southern Utah knows there are some special secret places we all individually know of and like to go to that we rarely talk about in public. Places that we make those special kinds of memories that are best kept
private and only are spoken of in hushed voices around a campfire while roasting hot dogs and making marshmallow smores. Places that a log race in a clear mountain stream are just as exciting as any Cub Scout Pinewood derby, a place where a kid that has lost a flip flop in the flowing water is just as fascinating as making wishes on falling stars in the Utah night sky. Utah in general has a place for everybody of all ages. For my daughter Melissa, and my Grand Daughter Karinne, as well as the rest of us, and many, many others the “Best Friends Pet Sanctuary” in Kanab has plans to continually provide new public awareness of the need to be better pet stewards and reduce homeless pets world-wide. For more information about how you can volunteer, be part of the effort to reduce the homeless pet population, or to make reservations for tours of Best Friends Sanctuary visit http:// bestfriends.org/ Just as important as the super natural beauty of places like Capitol Reef National Park and kid friendly Goblin Valley are the special people of Wayne County. People like Lora Bowen and her never ending love and support, Donna Sall that can turn a rock into a work of art in an instant, the wonderful ladies at the bank in Loa like Camille Blackburn that know just what to say when my Grandson Shane asks where they keep “the large bills”? And my neighbor Jen Howe that is always willing to saddle up “Raven” for horse rides, and the most photographed individual in Wayne County “Deputy Sheriff Parker Do-Little” a constant moving reminder to always “ obey the law”. And the many, many folks like my best friends Dee and Berneal Hatch, Janet and
Fred Hansen, the Coffee’s, Sheriff and Tanya Taylor, Nycole, Brody and Haylie Durfey, Julie Jefferies, the Wayne County commissioners, DeRae Fillmore, Rob Williams and Newell Harward, Michelle Coleman, Sheri Clark, Ryan Torgerson and his staff, Donald Coombs, Dunc Taylor, Dwight Williams, Dennis and Camille Blackburn, Bliss Brinkerhoff, my ever helpful friend Colleen Brinkerhoff, the Mitchell Pace family and my many others that make visiting Wayne County and Torrey a life changing experience. As an elected Torrey Town official, certified Fire Fighter and part of Wayne Counties highly dedicated volunteer service organization, my Grand Daughter Karinne wonders if these things make her famous? To Karinne I would have to say yes, because we as Wayne County volunteer citizens and all community volunteers everywhere are fine examples of possibilities through continued education and the ability to immediately drop what ever we are doing at a moments notice to provide a community service at every beeper call or fire alarm. In the eyes of a Kansas child like Karinne, and most likely all of the rest of us everywhere, it is the willingness and giving human quality that makes every community minded volunteer, famous. There is nothing that makes me more proud than to have my Daughter Melissa, her husband Michael and my three Grand Kids Blake, Karinne and Shane to have the opportunity to intimately experience the people and what life can be truly like in Wayne County. Life is not a problem to be solved only an experience to be realized…
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cation of passing of First Aid, Outdoor Cooking, and Nature and Outdoor Skills. The first night Pres. Klin Chynoweth and Shawn Chynoweth did a program called CTR. Pres. Chynoweth surprised the girls with a replica of the St. George Temple that he built himself from inspiration. Renon Bybee painted the murals that were on the walls inside. It was large enough that eight people could fit inside. The three to five mile hikes were headed up on Wednesday by Shawn Chynoweth and Max Eagar. Instead of skits this year they did a Project Runway and the Young Women had a bag of fabric and items that they used to design modest clothing. Then they modeled their creations. They were very creative and it was a fun, fun night. Jennifer Christensen taught the EFC lessons. Emily Clark was in charge of the camp craft and each girl made a wedding can. Shantel Manning did a Carealot Spa and each girl washed each others feet. Thanks to the Tropic Fireman who helped with the Renaissance Fair. Activities included two dunking machines, archery, juggling, wrist rockets, photo booths and they made head bands. Dale Pollock held a class on respect for the flag, how to fold it and flag etiquette. Ma-
rie Niemann helped the girls write to the Missionaries and sign pillow cases for each one. The guest speaker was Brenn Hill a western songwriter and singer. Merrilee Mecham invited him to the outing. He brought his family with him to enjoy the event. Big thanks to the camp cooks this year for the delicious meals. Donna Chynoweth, Jill Phillips, and Cherrie Tebbs were those cooks. Thanks to the Young Men who made the music video for the Young Women. They were from all the towns in Escalante Stake. Thanks to all involved who had a part in making this week very memorable for the girls. Jeff and Kim Johnson went to get their granddaughters, Dallie and Arena Johnson from Kansas so Dallie could attend Girls Camp. Parents are Carson and Beth Johnson. They met them in Colorado and brought the girls home to Henrieville. This moisture we have been receiving is just wonderful. Everything looks so green and fresh and the air smells absolutely wonderful. Hope we still get some more of the same. Hey all you folks out there we would love to hear your news. Please call or email so we can get it in the paper. EVERYONE is welcome. Thanks VS
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pleased to see their son, Dallas come to join them from Kearns. Jeremy and JoBeth Davis came from Santa Clara, Shane and Candace and baby Zoe came from Ephraim, Trish Dixon, Lynn Grainger, and Nikki Di Sera, Trish’s daughter, all came to join in. Nikki just returned from China and will soon be leaving to go to Odessa, Texas to go to college on a softball scholarship. The Scouts will all be at scout camp this week and next week the Venture Scouts will be going to the Henry Mountains for a camp out. (August 7th - 10th) Kathy Goulding and Lylian Le Fevre are Assistant Enrichment Activity leaders in Relief Society. Theron and Marily Rose had a family reunion. Their family all came to participate in the reunion. Ken And Artoise Platt had his family get together this past week-end. Girl’s Camp was held this past week the 23rd through the 26th at King’s Creek Group Site. The theme was “Your Happily Ever After”. It was just fabulous. Teresa Thompson, Maria Oman, and Amy Syrett were the camp directors. Nick Pollock designed the purple and gray sweatshirts that the girls wore. Angie Steele headed up the Certifi-
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The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER
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August 1, 2013
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Security Title Company Of Garfield County No. 00020352 The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the West Entrance of the Garfield County Courthouse, located at 55 South Main Street, Panguitch UT 84759 in Garfield County, Utah on August 26, 2013 at 10:00 of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed originally executed by Walter Joe Jourdan as trustor, in favor of Lillie Mae Jourdan, as beneficiary whose beneficial interest has been assigned to Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% interest, covering real property located at 227 North Main Street, Hatch, UT 84735 and more particularly described as: PARCEL 1: All of Lot 3, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY. PARCEL 2: All of Lot 2, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the South 144 feet of the West 75 feet. The Current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% interest and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default are Terry Arnold Messer The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff reinstatment or any other circumstances that would affect the validity of the sale. If any such circumstance exists, the sale shall be void, the successful bidders funds returned and the trustee and current beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damage. Bidders must tender to the trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 noon the day following the sale. The deposit must be in a form of a cashier’s check or bank official check payable to Security Title Company. The balance must in be in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check, bank official check (credit union official checks are not accepted) or U.S. Postal money order payable to Security Title Company. Cash payments are not accepted. A Trustee’s deed will be delivered to the successful bidder within three business days after receipt of the amount bid. Dated: July 23, 2013 Security Title Company of Garfield County, Trustee TRAVIS V. HATCH, Vice-President 15 No. Main Street/PO Box 177 Panguitch, UT 84759 (435) 676-8808 THIS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 1, 8 & 15, 2013 NOTICE OF HANKSVILLE TOWN ELECTIONS FILING The following offices to be voted on in the Hanksville Town Municipal General Election on 5 November 2013: Mayor - 2 year term and (2) Town Council Member - 4 year term each. Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nomination petition must be filed in person with the Town Clerk at 30 S. Hwy 95, Hanksville, Utah. Filing dates are from 20th August to 22nd August 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lisa Wells, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 1, 8 & 15, 2013
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On August 13 2013, at 7:00 p.m. the Panguitch City Council will hold a meeting at 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the issues of: Panguitch City Ordinance NO. 2013-7 An ordinance amending the Panguitch City Ordinance No. 6.08, Amending Section .040, adding fines/penalties for dogs at large and providing repealer within the City of Panguitch. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the city conference room, 25 south 200 east, Panguitch Utah 84759. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Dated this 25th day of July 2013. Posted by order of the Panguitch City Council. Draft ordinance NO. 2012-7 is available for review at the Panguitch City Office at 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning July 29, 2013. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 1 & 8, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE: CIRCLEVILLE CLINIC DESTROYING PAPER MEDICAL RECORDS OF BIRTH DATES PRIOR TO 1992 The Circleville Clinic will be destroying all paper medical records of patients with birth dates before the year 1992. If you would like your medical records, please contact Connie Sawyer at Garfield Memorial Hospital at #435-676-1278 before August 12, 2013. After this date, the medical records will no longer be available. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 25 and AUGUST 1 & 8, 2013
Notice OF TORREY Town Elections Filing Anyone wishing to file as a write in for a town office in Torrey must do so by September 6, 2013, at the town office. Mayor 4 year term and (2) Town Council Members, 4-year term each. Declaration of candidacy forms must be filed in person with the town clerk at 75 E 100 No Torrey Utah Paula Pace, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 1, 8 & 15, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAURA ANN MOSDELL Deceased Probate No. 133600008 Jody R. Mosdell , whose address is P. O. Box 834, Panguitch, Utah 84759 has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate, Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to : (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative at the address above; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative’s attorney of record, Jerrald D. Conder at 341 South Main Street, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the District Court in Garfield County, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the firs publication of this notice or be forever barred. Date of first publication: July 25, 2013 Jerrald D. Conder Attorney for Personal Representative 341 South Main Street, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Telephone number: 801-359-5534 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JULY 25 and AUGUST 1 & 8, 2013
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HELP WANTED PARA EDUCATORS AT BOULDER ELEMENTARY Garfield County School District POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Garfield School District is hiring two part-time Para Educators at Boulder Elementary. One position will be 28 hours per week and the other will be 18 hours per week. SALARY: Beginning Para Educator hourly rate according to2012 - 2013 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule ($9.16 hourly). QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a High School Diploma, two years college education, or may complete the Para Pro Test. Must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Head Teacher Cindy Sanchez, 435-335-7322, and application packets to: Boulder Elementary, P.O. Box 1447 50 School House Lane, Boulder, UT 84716 (435) 335-7322 Online application available:www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: Open until filled Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 8/8 Vacancy for Paraprofessional Wayne County School District Wayne Middle School has a position for a paraprofessional. This position will be for 27 hours a week with no benefits. Call Mary Bray at 491-0498 with questions. This position will close at August 12, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. Please send applications of: Wayne School District PO Box 127 Bicknell, UT 84715 Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 8/8
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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 AUGUST 28, 2013. Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-5387240 for additional information. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 97-962(a39177): Gerald Roundy, USA Bureau of Land Management - GSENM propose(s) using 6.6 ac-ft. from the Unnamed Spring and Moody Creek (Moody Canyon) for STOCKWATERING. 61-3000(a39188): Coyote & East Fork Irrigation Company, J. Robert and Mira Loy Ott, Robert J. Ott propose(s) using 0.01 cfs or 1.397 ac-ft. from groundwater (8 miles NW of Tropic) for STOCKWATERING. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 1 & 8, 2013
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TIMBER/FIREWOOD - I have a lot of timber, cut and stacked, for sale located in Grover. Originally saw-timber, it is now going for a firewood price, $1,800. Come and get it. Call Graydon at 435-201-1646 8/22 LOWELL’S COLLECTIBLES - Fifty years of collectibles & antiques. Selling everything and moving on. Taft Storage Units south of Bicknell. Call 435-425-3824 or 435-896-7092 and I’ll meet you there. Watch for signs and flags on the road. rtn
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REAL ESTATE ESCALANTE PROPERTY - 575 S. Center St. 1/2 to 3 acres for sale, price negotiable. Out of greenbelt, all 7 years back taxes paid, making perfect building lots. Water neg. Flat ground w/mature trees on west boundary. Seller motivated. 435-826-4982 or 435690-9455 or 535-690-9456 rtn 3 ACRES FOR SALE - In Loa. Beautiful views, power and water accessible. $23,999. Call 435-691-0689 8/29 TORREY - SANDCREEK RV PARK AND CAMPGROUND is for sale. Serious inquiries, only. Call 435-4258/29 3577
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August 1, 2013 Bookmobiles
The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER brary, and the state continually purchases new stock for the rotation. “We want to make sure we get the best and the newest and the hot titles,” says Morris. In addition to the regular title purchases, in coming weeks the bookmobile system is going to be flush with new material as a result of funding through the Library Services Technology Act. The LSTA is designed to help provide rural areas with services that urban people have available at their fingertips at any library. In next two weeks, new titles in all categories will be coming into bookmobile units. “We
did several thousand dollars in the spring,” says Morris, “and cont’d from page 1 we’ll do several thousand serve. Similarly, Wayne Counmore in the next few weeks. ty’s bookmobile serves comWe’re spreading it out so we munities in Wayne, Piute, and get newly published items all Sevier. There are about 5,000 year long. We want to make items on every vehicle. sure best sellers are available But, according to State whether they are in print or Librarian Donna Jones Morris, on audio. We probably have who is with the Utah State Li$100K to spread throughbrary in Salt Lake City, those out the year among the eight 5,000 items available at any bookmobiles,” she says. given time per bookmobile Another key feature, are just part of the 20-25,000 Morris notes, is that beyond a items that the state makes continual supply of new titles, available for each bookmoeach bookmobile offers acbile unit. Each bookmobile is cess to the entire Utah State constantly rotating their stock Library System electronically. from their headquarters liPeople can access the system either from a bookmobile or from their home and can make a request of any book in the system, and the item will be delivered through their bookmobile unit. The complete catalogue is available at bookmobile.utah.gov. Morris also noted that a with a library card you can access premium databases throughout the state. Using your internet at home, there are resources to help kids with homework and test taking, and for high school and college students there are reBookmobile librarian Lyle Talbot, and a sample of a “playaway” sources for doing research for that he provided as an example of an easy-to-play, stand alone de- online and obtaining access vice for listening to audio books — plug your earbuds in and go. to journal articles that would normally cost hundreds of dollars. The state buys them and makes them available statewide. The online system also provides access to premium databases such as Learning Express, which can help students who are preparing for student, professional and civil service tests such as the NCAT, GRE, ACT, SAT, the Post Office test and many others. Individuals can prepare and take pre-tests to help familiarize them with the materials and the testing process Inside, the bookmobile is light, airy and organized, with lots of and ultimately improve their
test scores. But Morris keeps coming back to the customer service philosophy of the bookmobile system. “I think the best thing we offer is trained staff who can offer help with everything the library has to offer when they walk through the door,” says Morris. “And if someone has a question they don’t know they have the backup of the state library system. Each of our bookmobile librarians has a very thorough training in library science, and every bookmobile works hard to meet the needs of their customers.” While things are a little quiet over the summer for bookmobile librarians, business picks up a lot once school starts. Talbot says when school is in session they go through about 1,000 books every two weeks. “We have an overstock of books for kids,” says Talbot. We have ten shelves of kids books on the truck and many more in stock. The schools really rely on the bookmobile to make books available to the kids.” School starts August 20 and bookmobile schedules will shift a bit as they add the elementary and high school locations to their route. While wrapping things up with Lyle Talbot, a bookmobile visitor came onto the truck to return some items and peruse the audio section. “My husband and I, we travel to St. George all the time and it really helps us on these trips,” she said. “I mean visiting is nice, but sometimes you want to listen to something else.” She smiled. —Insider Report
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Garfield County Bookmobile Summer Schedule
Tuesday Every 2 Weeks August 6 & 20 Tropic Scout House 10:30am - 3:45pm Cannonville City Park 4:00pm - 4:45pm Henrieville Main Street 5:00pm - 6:00pm Bryce Canyon Residential Area 6:30pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday Every 2 weeks August 7 & 21 Panguitch Library 8:30am - 12:00pm Thursday Every 2 Weeks August 8 & 22 Escalante Phone Office 9:30am - 11:30am Boulder Elementary 12:30pm - 2:15pm Escalante Phone Office 3:00pm - 5:45pm Monday Every 2 Weeks August 12 & 26 Duck Creek 2:00pm - 3:00pm Hatch 3:40pm - 5:30pm
WAYNE COUNTY Bookmobile Summer/Fall Schedule Monday Every 2 weeks August 12 & 26 and September 9 & 23 Torrey East Main St. 12:30pm - 1:15pm Teasdale Old Church 1:30pm - 2:00pm Fremont LDS Church 2:30pm 3:15pm Loa Courthouse 3:30pm - 4:30pm Lyman LDS Church 5:00pm - 5:45pm Bicknell Library 6:00pm - 6:30pm Tuesday Every 2 weeks August 13 & 27, Sept. 10 & 24 Hanksville Elementary 1:30 - 3:00pm (Tuesdays @ Loa Elementary starting in September)
Decorative Rock Sand Gravel Driveways Culverts Amy Jackson, Owner Local pit located in Torrey Call 435-425-3030 or 435-691-5745
room to browse.
Golf for a Good Cause Garfield Memorial Health Care Foundation will host its 2013 “Links for Life” fundraiser scramble golf tournament at the Thunderbird Golf Course in Mount Carmel Junction. Friday, August 2, 2013. Start time is 8:00 am.
Family Practice Becky Roberts, FNP, GNP
Family Practice Colin Marshall, DO
Family Practice Mitch Miller, DO
Family Practice Tim Dennis, PA-C
Family Practice Todd Mooney, MD
Anesthesiology Lewis Barney, CRNA
Certified Nurse Midwife DeAnn Brown, CNM, MSN
Family Practice Richard Birch, DO
$200.00 per team, 4 players per team. The cost to sponsor a hole is $250. Call Danny Yardley at (435) 616-2240 or email at dy2240@hotmail.com for information on entering a team or sponsoring a hole. Proceeds benefit not-for-profit healthcare provided by Garfield Memorial Hospital.
CLINICS - CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri)
Extended hours on Tuesday and Thursday until 7:00pm and now open thru lunch.
$10 Fill-it-Fresh Produce Bags This Thursday and Friday Only August 1st & 2nd
Kazan Clinic, Escalante Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville Circleville Clinic, Circleville
435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.) 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.) 435-577-2958 (Mon. & Wed.)
VISITING SPECIALISTS AUGUST 2013 Dr. Robert Pearson Aug. ? Dr. Randy Delcore Aug. 8th Mr. Eric Maxwell Aug. 14th & 28th Brad Webb Aug. 5th & 19th Dr. Robert Nakken Aug. 30th Dr. Ben Adams Aug. 1st Dr. Aarush Manchanda Aug. 1st Dr. Michael Stults Aug.? Devin Anderson Aug. 6th & 20thpm
Ear, Nose Throat Orthopedist Audiologist Podiatrist Orthopedist Dermatology Cardiology General Surgeon Audiologist
676-8842 676-8842 676-8842 800-260-3668 676-8842 435-586-6440 676-8842 435-586-8192 676-8842
200 N 400 East • Panguitch, Utah • 676-8811 www.garfieldmemorial.org
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Practical Money Matters
Steer Clear of Auto Repair Scams If you feel frustrated or intimidated whenever you take your car in for repairs, you’re not alone. According to the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau, auto repair fraud consistently ranks among the top consumer complaints they receive. Although most auto repair shops are legitimate, some unscrupulous operators will rip off inexperienced car owners by performing unnecessary or unauthorized repairs, substituting counterfeit or used replacement parts, or even doing such shoddy work that lives are endangered. Here are tips for becoming a more informed consumer and a few common scams to avoid: Try to have a trusted repair shop already lined up before you need one. Ask friends or your auto insurance company for recommendations, or search the Better Business Bureau’s website (www.bbb. org) for accredited businesses. Also: • Ask the state Attorney General’s office (www.naag. org) whether any complaints have been filed against prospective mechanics. • Look for mechanics currently certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (www.ase.com) or who belong to your insurer’s authorized repair network. • If your car’s warranty is still in force, you may be required to use only authorized dealerships. If your car needs major work, gather several estimates for comparison. Once you’ve chosen a shop, ask for a detailed estimate (with no sections left blank) before you authorize repairs. Specify that you must be called to grant permission before additional
by Jason Alderman repairs. Make sure the work order clearly specifies: • Repairs to be done. • All fees, including parts, labor, storage, loaner car, etc. • Whether new, reconditioned, or used parts will be used. • Acceptable payment methods. • Completion date. • Diagnostic or reassembly charges if you decide to get a second opinion or have the work done elsewhere. Make sure the final repair bill contains itemizes all work completed and parts used. (Ask them to show you the work done and replaced parts.) Also have the bill spell out any guaranteed items (including exclusions), in case problems occur later and you need contractual proof. Watch out for these common scams: • They give you a verbal estimate then charge a higher price. Always get it in writing. • A shop lures you in with low-cost specials (oil change, brake inspection, etc.), then pads the work order with other repairs you don’t want or need. If in doubt, have the initial work done and get a second opinion on the rest, unless there’s an immediate safety issue. • Charging for services that are covered under the car’s warranty. (Always read your warranty carefully.)
• Dishonest mechanics have been known to inflict intentional damage during an inspection in order to boost needed repairs. • They don’t want to return replaced parts to you, which could mean the work wasn’t actually done, or they used inferior parts. (Keep in mind that there could be discarded parts lying around that they could pass off as yours.) • Going against your car manufacturer’s recommendations. If your manual recommends getting an oil change every 10,000 miles but the mechanic says every 3,000, make sure there’s a good reason. • Offers to waive the deductible – for example, offering to install a used part and bill your insurance company for a new one. This insurance fraud could land you in a world of hurt. • High-pressure sales tactics. Just because you don’t completely understand what goes on under the hood doesn’t mean you can’t protect yourself against auto repair scams. To learn more, visit the FTC’s comprehensive Auto Repair Basics site at www.consumer. ftc.gov/articles/0211-auto-repair-basics. Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs. To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney
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Sand & Gravel
Road Base Gravel Sand Landscape Rock Fill Dirt Ronnie Hunt: 435-491-0497 Delivery & Leveling Ron Moosman: 435-691-2993
we are ready to serve
The Rim Rock Restaurant
evenings Fine dining
The Patio
lunch and dinner casual dining