The Wayne & Garfield County Insider August 3, 2023

Dixie N.F. Temporarily Closes North Creek/ North Creek Reservoir

DIXIE N.F. - Beginning July 31, the Dixie National Forest has temporarily closed North Creek and North Creek Reservoir for the protection of public health and safety while the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conducts a native trout restoration project using the pesticide rotenone in the Barker’s Recreation Area.

A temporary closure order has been issued for North Creek and its tributaries and North Creek Reservoir and is anticipated to expire August 8, 2023.

The Dixie National Forest and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources signed a conservation agreement to alleviate factors that would warrant listing the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout as an Endangered Species. Additionally, both agencies worked with a Sport Fish Advisory Committee to develop the Boulder

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Field Trip!

UVU and UTU students, faculty, and staff return to Capitol Reef Field Station for Wayne Co. health fairs

Garfield County Commission

July 25, 2023

GARFIELD CO.July activities included the National Association of Counties conference in Texas for Commissioners Jerry Taylor and Leland Pollock, with Commissioner Taylor attending the Commission meeting remotely from the conference. Said Pollock, “I don’t fly around on [Garfield County residents’] dime for nothing; I pass important resolutions.”

He was referring to his chairmanship of the Public Lands subcommittee in which he pushed forward a resolution passed at the conference to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Planning process.

From June 21 - 25, 2023, Dr. James Bemel, an Associate Professor for the Department of Public Health at Utah Valley University (UVU), led a group of UVU and Utah Tech University (UTU) students, faculty and staff on a trip to UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station, located in the heart of Capitol Reef National Park.

WAYNE CO. - From June 21 - 25, 2023, Dr. James Bemel, an Associate Professor for the Department of Public Health at Utah Valley University (UVU), led a group of UVU

Over 14,000 Boats Inspected for Quagga Mussels During Pioneer Day Weekend

Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Boat propeller covered with invasive quagga mussels. Law enforcement officers and technicians with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other agencies had a busy 24th of July weekend, working to inspect and decontaminate boats across the state.

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Law enforcement officers and technicians with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other agencies had a busy 24th of July weekend, working to inspect and decontaminate boats across the state. Their efforts focused on preventing the invasive quagga mussels in Lake Powell and in other states from spreading to other Utah waterbodies.

Statewide, Aquatic Invasive Species technicians with the DWR, Utah State Parks, Arizona Game and Fish Department and

the National Park Service inspected 14,885 boats and performed 355 decontaminations from Friday to Monday. Of those total numbers, 2,292 of the boat inspections and 75 of the decontaminations took place at inspection stations in the Lake Powell area.

During the 2022 Pioneer Day weekend, 12,197 inspections were performed statewide, and 252 boats were decontaminated.

Statewide, DWR conservation officers issued

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and Utah Tech University (UTU) students, faculty and staff on a trip to UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station, located in the heart of Capitol Reef National Park. The fourteen-person

Cliff Jumping Fatality at Lake Powell

LAKE POWELL - On

Thursday, July 20, 2023, at approximately 11:43 a.m., the National Park Service (NPS) Glen Canyon Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a possible cliff jumping fatality approximately onequarter mile south of Buoy 89 on Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Buoy 89 is located in Kane County, Utah approximately 89 miles from the Glen Canyon Dam. The victim has been identified as Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, a 36-yearold male from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Witnesses reported observing a person cliffjump from a height of approximately 50 feet, who then failed to resurface.

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group consisted of Bemel, a UVU Department of Public Health program advisor, two representatives from the UVU Wellness Programs office, one faculty member from UTU, four

students from UTU—all public health majors—and five UVU students, two in public health, one from the

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The Commissioners consider the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as an overreach, containing mostly range and scrub land with “a little bit of canyon country over by Escalante—very little.” Pollock said a draft BLM Resource Management Plan would

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Photos: 2023 Panguitch Pioneer Day

Above: Panguitch Bobcat cheerleaders perform during the 2023 Panguitch Pioneer Day parade on July 22, 2023. Right: Children gather candy during the 2023 Panguitch Pioneer Day parade on July 22, 2023.

PANGUITCH - The 2023 Panguitch City Pioneer Day parade took place on Saturday, July 22, starting at 10 a.m.

Events following the parade included a DUP program at the Panguitch Stake Center, kids games at the Panguitch City Park, and the Panguitch Invitational Rodeo finals at the Triple C Arena.

—Insider

Tera Connor

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Heartfelt Thanks

On behalf of Camp Geyser (Fremont)Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP), we express heartfelt thanks and want to recognize those who supported and donated to the success of this year’s

DUP John C Fremont

Park - Pioneer Day

Breakfast

Under a bright-blue sky on Saturday, July 22, at 8:30 am sharp, members of American Legion Post #92 raised the flag with Reveille and a twenty-one gun salute to honor our fallen service members.

Tracy Jones provided a beautiful rendition of our beloved “Star-Spangled Banner.”

All were welcomed as we honored our early pioneers and settlers and their sacrifice. A hearty breakfast was then served to a steady line of over one-hundred eighty hungry supporters from all over Wayne County and beyond.

It takes a village!

Thanks to our incredible crew of; food-preppers/ egg-crackers/scramblers/ cooks/pancake mixers/ flippers/drink makers/table servers/table and chair arrangers/decorators/runners/trash detailers/greeters/waiters and cashiers.

They are, in no particular order: Steve Taylor, Marla Dee and Bob Flugrad, Jeff and Val Oyler, Jessica, Phil and Samantha Gober,

Nathan and Calla Cox, Dani May, Joan Hutchison, Elva Jackson, Kathy and Vance Warner, Ricky Norman, Dick Williams, Ashley Orgill, Tammy and Ron Perkins, Lesa and Steve Rasmussen, Amber Fullerton, DD Wetherell, Russell Reading, and to any and all we’ve neglected to mention.

And who doesn’t love to ride the “Fremont Express” train! A shout out to engineer Spencer May who is now carrying on the tradition, even leading our children’s parade. We also appreciate all the cool car/ truck cruiser participants!

Thank you for keeping this community tradition thriving. Camp Geyser (currently seventeen members) owns and is responsible for the John C Fremont Park, the Rock Church and Wayne County’s first little public building. We rely upon donations, with some assistance of Wayne County, to maintain the grounds and buildings. We appreciate those who generously supported our “Friends of Fremont” letter campaign. And remember, if you are interested in joining our efforts to preserve and honor our pioneer heritage, give us a ring.

Until next year, happy trails!

Closure:

By working with local anglers, fishing guides, and other interested members of the public, our agencies were able to find a way to advance Colorado River Cutthroat Trout conservation, while maintaining excellent recreational fishing opportunities in the North Creek Lakes area. Restoring native fish species is a priority to maintain and improve the quality, diversity and uniqueness of the Boulder Mountain Lakes.

—Kevin Wright, Dixie National Forest Supervisor

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Mountain Sport Fish Management Plan in 2014 and revised it in 2022.

“By working with local anglers, fishing guides, and other interested members of the public, our agencies were able to find a way to advance Colorado River Cutthroat Trout conservation, while maintaining excellent recreational fishing opportunities in the North Creek Lakes area,” said Dixie National Forest Supervisor Kevin Wright.

“Restoring native fish species is a priority to maintain and improve the quality, diversity and uniqueness of the Boulder Mountain Lakes.” The rotenone treatment will remove fertile brook trout to prepare to stock and expand the native Colorado River Cutthroat Trout in White Creek, which is a tributary to North Creek. Rotenone applications will run for three to eight hours to ensure water sources are simultaneously treated.

The active ingredient in liquid rotenone is a powder derived from the roots of a South American plant. Rotenone is specifically poisonous to gilled organisms and is relatively benign to humans, but fish treated with the chemical have not been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for human consumption. For that reason, fish that die during the project cannot be salvaged.

In the 2000s, the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout population in White Creek was expanded into Twitch-

ell Creek, another tributary to North Creek. Nonnative brook trout were removed, and barriers were built to prevent the fish from returning. The current project will reconnect historic habitat in North Creek with both the White and Twitchell Creek populations and maintain sportfishing opportunities in the North Creek Lakes area.

Joe Lay Reservoir was included in the first rotenone treatment in 2022. Although annual stocking in Joe Lay Reservoir was converted to sterile brook trout in 2013, some fertile brook trout remained in the lake. After removal of those fish during the first treatment, annual stocking of sterile brook trout resumed in August 2022. Joe Lay Reservoir will continue to be managed as a trophy sterile brook trout fishery into the future.

View the closure orders on our website. For more information on this project, please contact Dixie National Forest Wildlife Program Manager Chuck Chamberlain at (435) 8653732 or Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Southern Region Aquatics Biologist Michael Hadley at (435) 691-2204.

—Dixie National Forest

Harshad Needs Your Vote to Clean Following Cesspool

PART IV. (1) If you have cancer, you need to see an oncologist – not gynecologist. If you are pregnant, you need to see a gynecologist – not a dermatologist or dentist. (2) Prosecutors are to go after criminals. In the criminal area, it is highly structured. A person caught as a robber, there are videos, finger prints, etc. A rapist is put in jail because DNA is there. In general, prosecutors are not civil experts. (3) All prosecutor departments have civil (civil right / constitutional) experts. The AG of Utah has attorneys for civil issues. The DOJ ( federal government) has a Civil division. (4) Midwife with a record of delivering 100 babies in Hatch, UT is not qualified as health director of the state or gynecologist in any hospital. (5) Look the other way – You are pregnant with complications and you have a midwife or dentist as your doctor, you have cancer and you have a butcher with knowledge of anatomy at your table, etc. (6) Billionaire crooks (Bernard Madoff, Kenneth Lay & Jeffrey Skilling, Dennis Kozlowski, John Rigas, Joe Nacchio, James McDermott Jr., Sam Waksal, Sam Israel, Bernie Ebbers, Epstein, etc. had attorneys ( >$1,000 / hour) but attorneys walked away with millions in fees and the crooks wound up in public palaces ( federal / state prisons). Epstein and Kenneth Lay committed suicide. (7) Immunity – How does it work ? – It is not a blanket protection for government cronies. Example – (a) If the City government has established a policy like “For local white only”, and city mayor + city council members following, mayor + city council members have protection of immunity. The city government is liable and one has to litigate city government. (b) If city policy is “Equal Opportunity” but city cronies ( city council members + mayor) are engaged in “Local White Only”, the immunity protection is not available to city cronies. Wrong doers is not city government as an entity but cronies engaged in the activities. (8) (JUNE 2023) - U.S. District Judge David Nuffer ruled (a) the St. George city’s actions an overreach and a violation of the Avalōx’s (CEO of Drag Show) constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression. ------ “Public spaces are public spaces. Public spaces are not private spaces. Public spaces are not majority spaces. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution ensures that all citizens, popular or not, majority or minority, conventional or unconventional, have access to public spaces for public expression,” Nuffer wrote in granting the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction. (b) In granting the injunction, the judge scolded city officials for abrogating their duty to be trustees of all citizens’ constitutional rights, explaining further it isn’t the rule of elected officials to “merely serve the citizens who elect them, the majority of citizens in the community, or a vocal minority in the community.” (c) “The governing body and its members must never use pretended or pretextual reasons to hide the real reasons for denying individuals their constitutional rights,” the judge wrote. “This is not only a fundamental breach of their oath and trust but also less than honest.”---------- The judge recognized that the underlying reason is the myth that Drag Show turns kids into gay. The court also recognized that the St. George city has ordinance but there is no consistency in it’s enforcement (meaningIt is not the tool for government cronies to use whenever they feel like using it). (d) Where is the full time attorney(s) of St. George City ( > $ 200,000 / year taxpayers money)? (8) (e ) JUNE 2023 - US Supreme Court – Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court’s six conservative justices. “all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands.” (9) It is illegal to have an under qualified low skilled attorney to intimidate people, provide substandard services, etc. Like – Drug dealers maintain bull dogs to guard drug warehouses, a bar / club owner hires bouncers to intimidate customers, etc. If the bouncer rape or kill customer, the owner / employer / retainer is/are equally responsible / liable. (10) NOTE: Garfield County has 4 employee legal department (with >3 lawyers ?) but hired a private law firm ( STRONG & HANNI - > $ 400 / hour ?) to handle civil cases / matters.

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Lauralee Williams, Camp Geyser Captain and Wayne Company President

Courtesy Lauralee Williams Camp Geyser (Fremont) - Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) appreciates all the cool car/truck cruiser participant at the 2023 DUP John C Fremont Park - Pioneer Day Breakfast.

News from Wayne County Try That in a Small Town

While wandering aimlessly around in the orchard of life looking for low hanging fruit to write or report on, the media seems to have found a Macon, Georgia country music artist, with a WalMart guitar, that has been going around the country preaching the dos and don’ts of what you should or shouldn’t do in a small town, or you will get your butt kicked by some good ole boys.

Really, I just can’t see that happening in many small towns, unless you were to pull up to some unfamiliar local Circle K, say about 4 in the afternoon, and there were some guys standing in the shade of the old oak tree. You, not paying that much attention because you are on your way home from a hard day at work, accidently bumped the biggest ole boy's pink moped with your car door. He sees it happen out of the corner of his blood shot eye and spills Colt 45 down the front of his already soiled Lynyrd Skynyrd t-shirt.

I mean, if there really was such a thing as a good ole boy in a small town that would come out of a country and western song to try and kick your butt, the cops already know him as the guy that spends most of the time in the county courthouse wearing handcuffs and leg irons, and, truth be known (by all 150 people in town), his pivot does not go all the way around his field.

It has been my experience living in a small town that stepping over the line in places like the Royal’s Food Town parking lot, it is more likely for you to get a real “what for” from a four-foot tall, finger wagging, white-haired granny than you would get being confronted by any good ole boy with a beer belly.

I am guessing that there might be a small town country western hit in there somewhere, but real small town life isn’t about raising hell on Saturday night—unless it is Halloween or kids with bad aim using road signs

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for shooting practice because they haven’t learned to hit the side of a barn or a pop can with a BB-gun yet.

No doubt those rowdy good ole bad boy places do exist, but you generally have to drive a long way out of your way to get to them, and this is only if your wife didn’t take the time to check if they have bad burger reviews on Yelp, so why bother going there anyway.

So what does living in a small town look like?

Well, actually there are some, and most likely a lot, good ole boys in many small towns. You see ‘em every morning at the gas station telling exaggerated fish stories to anybody that will listen, but they won't say where they caught ‘em. They are in and out of the feed store a half a dozen times a day wearing crusty old cowboy hats with a pair of leather work gloves constantly falling out of their back pockets, and, more times than not, they smell of diesel, which is the farmers' cologne. “You need a hand with that 50-pound bag of fertilizer? Here, let me help you to your outfit with that, Fred.” In a small town, you plan your trip to the auto parts store first thing in the morning if you want to get your tire fixed or a hydraulic hose made. Otherwise, you will find yourself standing in front of a garage door listening to some motormouth passing through town from Montana with two weeks left on his vacation going nowhere in particular and in no real rush to get there.

Generally, Main Street in a small town and places like Torrey at lunch time are lined with work trucks from every construction company in the county, plus them South Central Communication boys that have become experts at poking holes under the highway and anywhere else that requires high speed broadband. So, if there is someone that you have been wanting to talk to, show up at noon in the deli line at the Chuckwagon. Sheri and her team of sandwich artists, Haylie and Abby, are sure to be in

fine form in the back going about a 100 miles an hour making sandwiches with a side of pickles and a bag of chips and everything else that is special on the menu. Now that is something you need to see and sing a song about.

Driving down a country road near a small town, you would be hard pressed to find anyone hanging on a fence post waiting for a plow to come by so that they had someone to talk to. Those farmers, male and female alike, have probably been in the cab of the tractor since before daylight, cutting and baling hay, and listening to the farm report and the obituaries on a radio station in Manti or in somebody's basement broadcast center in Koosharem.

When there is work to be done on the farm in a small town, there is no time for specialty bagels with cream cheese and a double espresso; it is a grab some sausage on a homemade biscuit on your way out the door, "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am" kind of situation.

The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. We might add the freedom to sing any song we want to this, even if you decide to put your own spin on it and think of yourself as a good ole boy, then you spill a quart of Colt 45 on yourself, take the law into your own hands, and end up in the drunk tank every Saturday night. We are not personally responsible for what people choose to say or sing about, or how anyone perceives or takes what we have to say. Just go on about your business like you have a real goal in life.

Let us not be the one to place the actions of some on the backs of our small towns. Be proud.

The National Park Service and Kane County Sheriff’s Office express our condolences to the victim’s family and friends.

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and Kane County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, July 21, the Utah Department of Public Safety Dive Team used a side scan sonar to locate the victim and divers recovered his body at approximately 10:20 a.m. (Utah time), in about 30 feet of water.

The deceased was transported by DNR Officers to Bullfrog, Utah for transfer of custody to the Utah State Medical Examiner in Salt Lake City for an autopsy. The incident is under investigation by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office and National Park Service.

The National Park Service and Kane County Sheriff’s Office express our condolences to the victim’s family and friends. Also, appreciation to the Department of Public Safety Dive Team and Utah Department of Natural Resources for their quick response and assistance with this diffi-

cult operation. No further information is available at this time.

People who recreate on or around Lake Powell are advised it is prohibited to jump or dive off rock cliffs, ledges, or man-made structures (excluding ves-

sels) from a height of 15 feet or more from the surface of the water. More safety information is available at nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/safety.htm.

—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Wills, Trusts, and More Personal Representatives

A personal representative is the person named in a Will to handle the Will-writer's property after death. The personal representative is in charge of winding up the deceased person's financial affairs. That means taking care of property, paying bills and taxes, and seeing that assets are transferred to their new rightful owners. If probate court proceedings are required, as they often are, the personal representative must handle them or hire a lawyer to do so.

A personal representative doesn't need special financial or legal knowledge. Common sense, conscientiousness and honesty are the main requirements. A personal representative who needs help can hire lawyers, accountants or other experts and pay them from the assets of the estate. The person you choose should be honest, with good organizational skills and the ability to keep track of details

Many people select someone who will inherit a substantial amount of their property. This makes sense because such a person is likely to do a conscientious job of managing your affairs after your death. He or she may also

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have knowledge of where your records are kept and an understanding of why you want your property left as you have directed. Whomever you select, make sure the person is willing to do the job. It is a good idea to discuss the position with the person you've chosen, before you make your Will.

When it comes time, a personal representative can accept or decline the responsibility. Someone who agrees to serve can resign at any time. For this reason, many Wills name an alternate personal representative, otherwise a court can appoint one.

The main reason for serving as a personal representative is to honor the deceased person's request, but the personal representative is also entitled to payment. The exact amount that is regulated can be affected by factors such as the value of the deceased person's property and what the probate court decides is reasonable.

Often, close relatives and friends (especially those who are inheriting part of the estate) don't charge the estate for their services.

Good Sense

Before my daughter went on her first date, I gave her "the talk."

"Sometimes, it's easy to get carried away when you're with a boy," I said. "Remember, a short moment of indiscretion could ruin your life."

Family Matters

"Why doesn't your mother like me?" a woman asks her boyfriend.

"Don't take it personally," he assures her. "She's never liked anyone I've dated. I once dated someone exactly like her, and that didn't work out at all."

"What happened?"

"My father couldn't stand her."

NOW WITH A PANGUITCH AND RICHFIELD OFFICE TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD AND SEVIER COUNTIES.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna. com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.

Your personal representative will usually hire an attorney to assist with the legal documents needed for the estate administration. The personal representative should choose a lawyer that is capable of explaining the estate administration process. The lawyer should relieve the personal representative of the responsibility of personally handling all the details and should help protect the personal representative from any liabilities associated with serving as personal representative.

"Don't worry," she said. "I don't plan on ruining my life until I get married."

Prepared

I was not thrilled with the idea of letting my clueless 13-year-old son babysit his younger sisters, even though he begged me to. "What about a fire?" I asked, referring to my No. 1 concern. "Mom," he said, rolling his eyes, "I'm a Boy Scout. I know how to start a fire."

Just Following Directions

My wife is a by-therecipe baker. But that attention to detail still hasn't made her chocolate chip cookies taste any better.

One day, after the cookies had been in the oven a while, I smelled a familiar odor.

"They're burning," I shouted.

"I know," she said nonchalantly.

"Aren't you going to take them out?"

"No. They still have six minutes."

THEME: Fruits & Vegetables ACROSS

Itsy Bitsy Spider's

as in

Shower Thoughts

Let's take a moment to appreciate that mother nature not only pre-sliced but also pre-wrapped oranges.

PUNishment

What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a bicycle and a nicely dressed man on a tricycle? Attire.

sudoku

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

This week's answers on B5

quince, botanically speaking

41. California and Nevada lake

43. Raja's daughter

44. Uncouth ones

46. Of two minds

47. René Descartes' "therefore"

48. Make wealthy

50. Use a surgical beam

52. Gingerbread creation

53. *When fruit is ready

55. Red-white-and-blue inits.

57. *"Hot" vegetableshaped toy

60. *L in BLT

64. 3-D picture in a book

65. U.N. workers' grp.

67. Owned house or car, e.g.

73. British peers DOWN

1. Block of concrete, e.g.

2. Pocket bread

3. Baker's baker

4. Dickens's Heep

5. Serena's sport

6. Prefers

7. *Fairytale princess test

8. Virgo's brightest star

9. Letter opener

10. Ship to Colchis

11. Airhead

12. The loneliest number?

15. Concerning this

20. Nautical "Stop!"

22. College assessment test, acr.

24. Camera's tiny aperture

25. *Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter

26. Sing like Tony Bennett

27. Madagascar primate

29. Myanmar currency

31. Bébé's mother

32. Rooster, in the olden days

33. Polynesian kingdom

34. *Layered bulb

36. Giant Himalayan?

38. Lady Grantham of "Downton Abbey"

42. Follow as a consequence

45. Claw mark

49. "Battleship" exclamation

51. Heir's concern

54. *At the end of a hot pepper or many a sweet potato

56. Cruising

57. Prepare to be shot

58. October birthstone

59. What Little Toot does

60. *Fruit of the ____

61. Brezhnev's domain

62. Jailbird's home

63. Airline postings

64. Dog breed from China

66. Grazing ground Solution

Obituaries

Elnora Burgess

1940 - 2023

TORREY - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Elnora D. Burgess, age 83, passed away at her home on July 20, 2023.

Elnora was born on May 12, 1940, to Homer A. Duncan and Tressa Knighton, and was raised in Wayne County with her brothers, Val and Niel. She married Doan Berboyle Burgess on May 29th, 1958, in the Manti LDS Temple. Together, they raised 5 children: Don, Nora, Louise, Jean, and Joan. Doan passed away on July 11, 2009.

Elnora was a loving and supportive wife and mother and spent many years caring for her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and quilting. She was a member of the LDS church and served in many callings, including in the primary and as a visiting teacher. She was well loved by her family and will be dearly missed.

Elnora is survived by her children: Don and Cathleen Burgess of Willow Springs, Missouri; Nora and Johnny Baca of Kerns; Louise and Pete Archuleta of Peoria, Arizona; Jean Clark and Leonard Richardson, both of Mesa, Arizona; Joan and Terry Medford of Farmington, New Mexico; her brothers: Val Duncan of Lindon and Niel Duncan of Hurricane.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother-in-law Vance Clark, sister-in-law Dana Burgess.

Funeral Services were held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, in the Torrey LDS Ward Chapel, where friends called for viewing from 11-12:30 PM prior to the services.

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

Online guestbook at springerturner.com

Things aren’t slowing down this summer. The Garfield County Fair starts next Monday, and the programs are really loaded. I received our program, and it is a lot better than trying to get it from the paper. I hope the programs went out to the whole county, because it is a Garfield County event.

Last Saturday, Tera and Jaynie Connor taught a class down at the Triple C Arena on how to make barn quilts. These are the colorful prints on the outside of many houses/barns in town. They had about 25 in attendance, and everyone had fun and turned out great prints. All of them will be on display at the fair. The Connors are talking about doing another class at Christmas time. They have some great patterns for this time of the year. Stay tuned. There are many that would be interested in taking this class, including at least three people at my house, so that is a little hint for you, Tera!

Tonight is the Garfield Memorial Hospital Foundation's annual dinner out at Ebenezer's Barn & Grill at Ruby's Inn. This is always a fun evening, and you might win something. There is always a silent auction and a live one; save your money for the last. The bidding goes really high for the cakes and pies—as much as $600—depending on how hungry those bidders are.

It won’t be too long before the ATV Rally will be here, and the count keeps going up because there are a lot of repeaters that come each year. The cut off is 300, so get over and sign up for four fun-filled days.

Time is really flying. Summer is a third gone, and it is August already.

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

We have lost an hour of daylight. The teachers are going back shortly, and the kids start school on the 16th, which is a Wednesday. The girls volleyball team has their first games on the 10th in Panguitch against North Sevier. The team did real well at the Richfield tournament and are looking good. I know that the baseball team will start their season sometime soon, but I don’t have a schedule yet. They are always competitive each year. In high school, like in the major leagues, pitching is what it is all about.

Panguitch's own Whittni Orton won her first professional 5K race in southern California at around fifteen minutes, which is five minutes faster than she was running in high school. She is now in training for the summer Olympics trials, which come up this next spring. Best of luck to her in her endeavors.

August was named to honor the first Roman emperor (and grandnephew of Julius Caesar) Augustus Caesar (63 B.C. - A.D. 14). Our sky has been really beautiful blue this year, and when you add Cirrus clouds (thin, feather like, wispy clouds), it is like no other sky in the world. The gray clouds that cool things down are called Altocumulus. They are patches of solid clouds and can carry moisture. Our rain in southern Utah is really spotty, and if you are in the right place, it really comes down. Recently, it rained at the post office and not at our house. We have been in the right spot these last three or four days, so we didn’t have to water much this week.

The heat is still a killer in much of the country, with it staying hot in southern

Utah and in all of the southern states. This is scary. I know Utah is the land of coal and oil, but when we were in Florida, I loved to swim in their ocean waters because it was 80 degrees, compared to California’s 54 degrees. Well, in the last 50 years, that water has been heating up. It has reached temperatures of over 100 degrees, and this has caused a mass coral bleaching event and die-off. It doesn’t do any good to get in the water to try and cool off. The weatherpeople do say that we, hopefully, might be getting some monsoon rain this week.

Every year the world sets new records for global temperatures, and this year isn’t any different; June and July were the hottest temperatures worldwide ever recorded. It isn’t just our country that is having problems. If you look to the north, Canada is having all of those fires, and it isn’t even fire season. Europe has also been hit with record temperatures. In the Alps, they are having to make snow for the first time ever. Panguitch is the only place we ever lived where we didn’t drink water out of a plastic gallon container. There isn’t any better water anywhere, but the leading money maker at the concession stand is—you guessed it—water in a plastic bottle. Some countries and states here in the U.S. have banned plastic containers because plastic doesn’t decompose like most products. People are working on trying to find a use for all of these bottles, and hopefully, they will have success.

Have you ever been out to the Panguitch dump? It is fairly new—maybe 25 years—but you can see how

high the trash is. We are a town of 1500. Can you even imagine what a city of 15 million does with their trash? Much is being railroaded out to the desert. I know not too long ago that New York used to put their trash on barges and dump them out at sea. Well the Feds raised the interest rate up another ¼ %, but it hasn’t affected the work force and the gains our country is making. It didn’t bother the stock market either, but what made the difference is the cost of living (COL). However, that may come to an end with oil going up in price per barrel. It probably will increase the COL, even though Panguitch seems to be the only town to raise their gas prices around here.

COVID is now being treated as an ordinary illness. Over the last three months, excess deaths have fallen to near zero, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Credit that to the fact that about 97% of U.S. adults have developed some form of COVID immunity from vaccines, infections or both. When vulnerable people do get COVID, antiviral treatments like Paxlovid can reduce the severity and mortality, making nearly all COVID deaths preventable. Every day about 80 people die in the U.S. from COVID, mostly older unvaccinated people. More than 1.1 million had died of the virus in the U.S. in three years, and it has now turned into an ordinary illness.

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation and one flag.

Mack O.

Garfield Commission: A draft BLM Resource Management Plan, a request for additional funding for Grazing Improvement Projects, the Commissioners' committal to hauling 100 loads of rock to handle Hatch irrigation diversion repair, a vacancy on the Planning and Zoning board, the recent countywide services survey, funding for emergency radio equipment, and a grant to fund part-time victim services for the county discussed.

be available at the end of August and that the county would be “pushing back.”

In other activities, Pollock met with lawmakers to request additional funding for the Grazing Improvement Projects.

Last year, 377 water development projects were completed on public lands. He and other commissioners are requesting an additional $3M to fund every project in the state.

Commissioner Pollock asked for patience regarding ongoing road maintenance, saying the 12 full-time road crew employees are still catching up on projects delayed from the extra work caused by spring flooding.

However, those crews received a new task: The Commission committed to hauling 100 loads of rock to handle Hatch irrigation diversion repair. As presented by irrigation rep Lloyd LeFevre, serious erosion of Hatch’s irrigation diversion system has been exacerbated by recent events, resulting in potential collapse of adjacent structures and now a complete shutoff of irrigation water in that area until the repairs are made. The Hatch company has obtained state assistance for materials and excavation but needs immediate assistance to haul the rocks to the location.

Planning Director

Kaden Figgins announced a vacancy on the Planning and Zoning board. He said an Escalante resident,

Simone Griffin, had been approached to fill in the remainder of Sheila White’s term. The County Commission will need to approve an appointment at the next meeting.

Figgins also introduced the consultants who conducted the recent countywide services survey. Residents were asked about the types of services they leave the county to obtain, how often, and how much they spend on such services. The greatest number of respondents (45%) said they leave the county twice a month for services, with most spending over $100, and with groceries named as the number one reason for the trip, followed by medical services, then entertainment, lumber/construction material, financial services, and lastly childcare. When asked if they’d ever considered relocating due to lack of services, 37% said "yes," but 62% said "no." The Commissioners discussed the grocery situation, specifically Joe’s Market in Panguitch.

Joe’s Market has a sizable expansion in the works, but escalating costs have slowed that project. Figgins was asked to find out if the county can offer any assistance. A non-agenda item —funding for emergency radio equipment—was presented and briefly discussed. The Commissioners recommended following procedure of submitting such requests via the Fire Chiefs meetings, from which they make a request of the County Commission.

Clerk/Auditor Camille

Moore noted that for any special services district to raise taxes on its constituents is a 2-year process, with a deadline of Sept. 1 to be on tax notices this year that would affect 2024 taxes.

Garfield County Sheriff Eric Houston received a grant to fund part-time victim services for the county. There was also discussion about Garfield and other counties not receiving their full funding allocation for inmate housing and programming. Commissioner Pollock felt a phone call should resolve the matter.

Business licenses were approved for Cozy Cottage short-term rental in the Hercules Subdivision and Recon E-bikes in The Pines. Figgins and the Commissioners discussed ongoing problems with sewage dumping and illegally parked vehicles in the Hercules Subdivision. There are remedies that the county will pursue.

The Commission approved $2K for a Platinum sponsorship for the Garfield Memorial Fundraiser.

Commission went into closed session to discuss personnel and potential litigation.

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

—Insider

August 7 - August 13

by John Mosley

Perseid meteors

Choosing the topic for this week’s "Sky Report" is simple—the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, which peaks on the night of Saturday the 12th and the morning of the 13th—a weekend even!

Meteors are bits of dust or rock that came from elsewhere in the solar system and that collide with the earth. Perseid meteors fall through our atmosphere so fast, at 37 miles/second, that the air abruptly heats them to 3,000°. The outer surface ablates, or is swept away, as soon as it gets that hot, sometimes leaving a glowing trail that lasts several seconds or more. Then the next layer is instantly heated and ablates away until nothing is left. A bright meteor is caused by something the size of a pea, and you see it because it’s dazzlingly bright against a dark background. Meteors

typically are consumed while still more than 50 miles high.

Perseid meteors come from a comet named SwiftTuttle for its discoverers.

Comets are “dirty snowballs”—mixtures of dust and ice—that orbit the sun on elliptical paths that take them far from and then close to the sun. When close, the sun heats the ice which evaporates (sublimes, actually, in a vacuum), releasing the dust. That dust follows in the orbit of the comet. Gradually, the dust disburses into a cloud, which then stretches into a river, millions of miles wide along the comet’s entire orbit. When the earth passes through that river, we see a swarm of meteors that can last one night or weeks.

The Perseid Meteors (which radiate from the direction of the constellation Perseus, and hence their name) began in midJuly when the earth entered the outer edge of that river, and they continue through August, but the night of August 12th is when we

are in the deepest part and see the most meteors.

To see them, find a comfortable spot where it’s dark with a wide view of the sky (perhaps a lounge chair in a clearing) and look up. You’ll see a few as darkness falls, but you’ll see many more as the hours pass; the later the better, and the best time is early morning. They’ll radiate from the direction of Perseus in the northeast, but they’ll appear all over the sky.

Note that the ones nearest Perseus leave short, slow trails —because they’re coming nearly straight at us—while meteors farther from the radiant point are traveling laterally and leave swifter, longer streaks.

If you’re in a dark location, expect to see up to 60 meteors per hour in the early morning. The waning crescent moon won’t interfere—a huge bonus. One-third as many meteors fall the night before and after, so it’s not a one-night event.

While watching meteors notice bright Jupiter, which rises around midnight, and fainter Saturn, which is halfway up the southern sky around 2 a.m. Mars is very low in the west in evening twilight. And Venus passes closest to the sun on the 12th.

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

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

Garfield Commission Cont'd from A1

Courtesy Rafael Schmall/Universities Space Research Association

Out & About for the Summer

Spring Runoff at Lake Powell Peaks at 3584.67 Ft.

Quagga Mussels: Thank

you to all the boaters who work with our staff and are cooperative in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species.

—Bruce Johnson, DWR Aquatic Invasive Species Lt.

June 21, 2023. Lone Rock is once again a beach, surrounded by water and some vehicles parked on the beach to the right. Lake elevation 3579.22'.

LAKE POWELL -

1. Rainbow Bridge National Monument Access

Restored: Floating docks, walkways, and restrooms have been re-anchored at the back of the canyon providing access to the Rainbow Bridge trail. Visitors will enjoy an approximately 1.2-mile hike to the national monument. Concession operated boat tours to the popular destination have resumed, starting on July 29.

2. Lake Powell Water Levels Slowly Declining:

The 2023 spring runoff rose Lake Powell water levels approximately 65.75 vertical feet. On April 13, 2023, the lake’s lowest elevation was 3519.92 feet (Above Sea Level, ASL). Spring runoff appears to have peaked at 3584.67 feet ASL on July 9, 2023, when Lake Powell’s elevations began to slowly decline. On July 20, the Lake Powell elevation is 3582.8 feet ASL.

3. Castle Rock Cut: Travel is at your own risk and is not recommended. Submerged rocks and hazards are present. Castle Rock Cut was previously dredged to elevation 3580 feet ASL. Depending on the vessel, a water depth of at least four to six feet of water is required for safe navigation and two-way traffic. The boat owner is liable for self-rescue, salvage, and restoration of damage to the environment if problems

Ask an Expert Snake-Free Fun in the Sun: How to Avoid Rattling Reptiles

by Nicki Frey, Utah State University Extension Wildlife Specialist

UTAH - Humans aren’t the only ones eager for the sun this summer. Snakes are out in abundance and can be found warming up along roads, sunning themselves on rocks, and slithering casually to their next meal. And with more people hitting the trails than ever before, reports of snakes and snakebites are becoming common.

The good news is that most snake species in Utah are non-venomous—only seven of the 31 species produce venom. And, most Utah snakes are nocturnal, so you likely won’t see them often. Snakes are ectotherms, or cold-blooded, meaning they get warmth from their environment. As the sun warms our rocky Utah landscapes, snakes use that to their advantage to heat up and save energy. Most snakes encountered during the day are curled up and napping. When they are startled by humans walking, climbing, or sitting next to them, they may strike; however, most snakes generally sit quietly, hoping to go unnoticed.

Except for the western terrestrial garter snake, all venomous snakes in Utah are rattlesnakes, classified as pit vipers (Viperidae). Their thick bodies, rough scales, and distinct necks give them a diamond-shaped head, making them relatively easy to distinguish. No diamondshaped head? No worry.

While dangerous, rattlesnakes are also mildmannered. They are timid and usually hide, using their rattle to avoid confrontation. Unprovoked rattlesnake bites are rare. Their bodies need to be coiled in order to strike. Rattlesnake diets vary by species, but some can eat

animals as large as a rabbit.

Consider these tips to avoid a snake confrontation.

1. Be aware of where you walk, sit, and play when outdoors. Utah’s rocky terrain and intense sun are perfect for snakes. Rock climbers are particularly susceptible to accidental encounters.

2. If you see a snake, admire it from a distance. Give it space so it doesn’t feel cornered and defensive and can move away to a place where it feels safe.

3. Don’t touch the snake. Seriously. Don’t touch the snake. It’s surprising how many people become intrigued and want to touch them!

4. If you hear rattling, freeze. Look around to locate the snake, back away to a safe distance, then leave the area. Don’t jump or run, since you could jump or run toward the snake, increasing your chances of getting bit.

Rattlesnake Bites

1. If a snake has bitten you or someone you are with, the wound should be treated immediately. Wash it thoroughly with soap and water or alcohol. Place a bandage over the wound to protect it from dirt. Even if the snake is non-venomous, seek medical attention as soon as possible to be safe.

2. Don’t kill the snake, but take a picture of it for identification. Each species has a different type of venom that reacts at a different pace, but all rattlesnake bites are treated with the same anti-venom.

3. Avoid common misconceptions about treating snake bites. Do not apply a tourniquet above the bite, use venom extractors, slice the wound to increase bleeding, or apply ice. Rattlesnake venom does not travel through veins, it

travels through connective tissue and the lymphatic system. Do not take any medication until a medical professional advises you to do so.

4. Keep the wound clean, stay calm, and seek medical attention immediately. Take off any rings or restrictive items, as the wound and associated tissue will swell. If you are not close to a hospital, call 911 to arrange for someone to meet you. You can also call ahead to the nearest hospital and alert them to prepare the anti-venom.

5. All rattlesnake bites will cause discomfort, but a bite from a Mojave rattlesnake has neurotoxic properties that can sometimes cause death. All rattlesnake bites result in necrosis, or death of the skin and tissue near the bite, which can be reduced with prompt medical attention. The bite location will quickly swell and begin to discolor. Other symptoms include nausea, rapid pulse, and loss of muscle coordination. In some cases, neurological issues can appear.

6. Because of the variety of symptoms, monitor the victim to ensure his or her safety. Check breathing, heart rate, muscle coordination, and signs of shock. In many cases, it is safe for the victim to walk to a vehicle and travel to a hospital. However, depending on the individual’s health, age, size, and the bite intensity, some reactions can instantly become severe. In this case, have the victim lie flat and call 911. Continue to monitor their status until emergency services arrive.

25 citations and warnings for violations of Utah laws established to prevent the spread of invasive mussels. The majority of the violations this year were due to: Boaters and others with watercraft not stopping at an inspection station • Boaters failing to take the mandatory musselaware boater program course and not paying the associated aquatic invasive species fee

and at Port of Entry stations throughout Utah. Visit the STD of the Sea website for a list of all the decontamination stations around the state and for further information regarding boater requirements, including new requirements that went into effect July 1.

Why quagga mussels are bad

They plug water lines, even lines that are large in diameter.

occur. 4. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 24-Month Study: BOR’s July 2023

Most Probable projections indicate almost all Lake Powell boat ramps will be operable for some kind of vessel, either motorized or paddlecraft, throughout the 2023 and 2024 boating seasons. (The one exception is Bullfrog Main, which will become inoperable at elevation 3578 feet ASL, currently projected to be reached sometime in August 2023.)

BOR Projections can be viewed here: https://www. usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/ studies/24Month_07.pdf Information is also available on BOR Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/coloradoriverbasin. (BOR updates Lake Powell elevation projections around the 15th of every month, so stay tuned for future BOR announcements.)

For information available 24/7 about the status of NPS boat ramps and marina services on Lake Powell: https://www.nps.gov/glca/ learn/changing-lake-levels. htm.

Lake level information is also available 24/7 at these websites: http://www. lakepowell.water-data.com/ and https://waterdata.usgs. gov/monitoring-location/09 379900/#parameterCode=6 2614&period=P7D).

—National Park Service

"Thank you to all the boaters who work with our staff and are cooperative in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species,"

DWR Aquatic Invasive Species Lt. Bruce Johnson said. "We appreciate the effort and time boaters take to comply with laws to protect our waters in Utah. Visit the STD of the Sea website for all the details about the mandatory education course, how to receive your required aquatic invasive species decal, and to learn all the rules for watercraft inspections and decontaminations."

There are over 40 inspection stations located at various waterbody boat ramps, along highways

• If they get into water delivery systems in Utah, it will cost millions of dollars annually to remove them and keep the pipes free, which can result in higher utility bills. They remove plankton from the water, which hurts fish species in Utah.

Mussels get into your boat's engine cooling system. Once they do, they'll foul the system and damage the engine. When mussels die in large numbers, they stink and the sharp shells of dead mussels also cut your feet as you walk along the beaches.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Courtesy National Park Service

Quagga Mussels Cont'd from A1

Field Trip: From June 21 - 25, 2023, Dr. James Bemel, an Associate Professor for the Department of Public Health at Utah Valley University (UVU) led a 14-person group of UVU and Utah Tech University (UTU) students, faculty and staff on a trip to UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station.

Brian Boyd Owens

PANGUITCH - Brian Boyd Owens was a man of many admirable qualities. He was born in Panguitch, Utah, on July 5, 1957, and he joined his parents and sisters in heaven on July 15, 2023 after losing his battle with cancer. His life was a testament to compassion, empathy, humility, and a unique sense of humor that endeared him to everyone he met. Brian was the kind of person who made a room brighter simply by being in it. As the Irish proverb says, "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything," and Brian was an expert at providing the former.

One of several health fairs in Wayne County that

Tech University students,

A 14-person group of Utah Valley University and Utah Tech University students, faculty and staff took part in a health fair at the Wayne County Farmer’s Market in Torrey, Utah on Saturday, June 24.

healthcare administration program, one from the nursing program, and one from the biology program.

On the way down to the station, the group toured the Central Utah Public Health Department and had discussions with various health department professionals regarding the work they do and how their work in rural areas differs from urban areas, such as Utah County.

Stopping at the CRNP visitor center, the group

was provided with an introduction to the park, and on arrival to the field station, the group was given a tour by the onsite manager, who described how the station remains “off the grid” (solar power generation, water filtration, water sanitation, etc.) and attempts to lessen the environmental impact.

During their time at the field station, the group took part in hikes in Capitol Reef, a tour of a local organic farm, a wilderness survival presentation, and several Wayne County health fairs.

The first two health

fairs that the group attended were located at the Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell and at Royal’s Food Town in Loa. These health fairs each consisted of two components: education on topics such as vaping/tobacco use, diet/ exercise, cardiovascular health, and mental health and health assessments measuring blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and body composition, which evaluates muscle to fat ratios. Between the two locations, the group engaged approximately 200 people and performed 44 health assessments. Though test results were not retained due to privacy issues, students provided anecdotal evidence that several assessments resulted in levels concerning enough to recommend follow-ups with their primary care physicians.

The main health fair was located at the Wayne County Farmer’s Market in Torrey, Utah on Saturday, June 24. This event was much larger than in Bicknell and Loa, and the group engaged approximately 300 people and performed 137 health assessments. Again, many of the assessments resulted in referrals to primary care physicians.

During the drive back to UVU and UTU, the students talked about how much they enjoyed their time at the station, the farm tour, the health fairs—particularly at the farmer’s market location—and how much they learned from the

trip. Many students even revealed that they had never stepped foot in a local health department.

The funding that UVU received from the Gibson Family Foundation was instrumental in providing this engaged learning opportunity. Many students mentioned how much of an eye-opener this trip was, and that wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of the Gibson Family Foundation. The financial support provided also had an unintended impact as several students mentioned that it had been a long time since they had actually eaten three meals a day. Overall, this was a fantastic learning opportunity for the students, and Bemel and the staff at UVU look forward to continuing their relationship with the Gibson Family Foundation to provide ongoing support for future engaged learning opportunities.

—Utah Valley University

Brian's journey led him from his birthplace in Panguitch to places such as Cheyenne and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, before finally settling in St. George, Utah. Regardless of where he resided, Brian's heart remained firmly rooted in the love of his family. He was a treasured son, brother, uncle, and cousin, whose presence was a comforting constant in the lives of his loved ones. His dedication to family was rivaled only by his passion for the great outdoors. He found solace in the simple pleasures of camping and fishing, and he had a particular fondness for reading that allowed him to explore worlds beyond his own.

Before his retirement, Brian had dedicated many years of his life to Walmart, where he worked as a maintenance laborer. His work ethic was a reflection of his humble and down-to-earth nature, always putting in the effort to ensure tasks were completed to the best of his ability. Brian put aside his working life to come live in Panguitch to take care of his parents when they had age related health issues. He was so good to them until their deaths. As Helen Keller once said, "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." Brian was a living embodiment of this sentiment, demonstrating resilience and tenacity in all aspects of his life.

Brian is survived by his loving siblings, Karen Hoppes (Kenny), Tonya Johnson (Rex), and Steve King (Lela), and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Renee Owens, and his sisters, Patty Morgan, Maralyn Law, and Suzanne Schow. His spirit lives on in the hearts of those who loved him, and his memory will continue to inspire those who knew him.

We encourage you to share your fond memories or photos of Brian on his memorial page, as a celebration of a life well lived. His legacy of love, laughter, and humility will continue to light our path as we remember his extraordinary life.

We will have a graveside service at the Panguitch Cemetery on Sept. 2nd at 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society.

Damon Brinkerhoff

TROPIC - Damon Brinkerhoff, a beloved husband, devoted father, brother and son, passed away at his home in Tropic, Utah on the morning of Wednesday July 26, 2023 after a long physical and mental battle. He blessed this world with his entrance on April 18, 1983. He is the third son of Danny and Wendy Brinkerhoff.

From an early age, while on top of his father’s shoulders, Damon learned the value of hard work. From this bird's eye view, he learned how to build and operate tools. These tender moments, being mentored by his father, would eventually transform Damon into a well-known community handyman. As his family lovingly reminisced, his mother commented that even as a young child, Damon has always enjoyed soaking in the tub. His family wondered if he had fins. Damon loved his family. He loved his mother and father, and he knew that they loved him.

Megan thought he was good looking in his jersey #45. He was nicknamed “Ponderosa” by his teammates for recognizing the need to get out of his way as he drove to the hoop. He also loved baseball, and had quite the heater from the mound. He had many friends and always put the needs of others above his own.

Damon met and fell in love with Megan Lee Pollock, and they became high school sweethearts. They were married on October 19, 2001, and were sealed in the St. George Temple. He attended Southern Utah University where he studied construction management. Throughout his various employment opportunities, he created lasting friendships. Damon loved spending time outdoors with his family and friends hunting, fishing, and camping.

Damon, alongside his wife, built much of their home in Tropic. From this home, they have been raising their four children: Casia Lee, Damon Carter, Cavry Rae, and Creighton John. They are his greatest gifts, and they brought him much comfort and joy. He was a gentle giant who taught his children in love and righteousness.

He was a faithful example to all as he served in many callings and capacities as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His faith strengthened him as he endured many physical and mental challenges. Damon possessed many Christlike attributes, he was especially a peacemaker. Through all of his infirmities, Damon always maintained a positive demeanor. We will always be grateful for his love and example.

Damon is survived by his wife; children; parents; brothers: Tyson (Kayce) and Walon (Kami) Brinkerhoff; grandfather, John Niemann; many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, brothers and sisters-in-law.

Damon is preceded in death by his grandparents: Eldon “Dutch” J. Sr. and Ora Brinkerhoff, Claudia Niemann; and niece Demi DelRae Brinkerhoff; parents-in-law, Sam and LaRae Pollock.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Tropic Ward Chapel where friends may call from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Tropic Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

Courtesy Dr. James Bemel | Utah Valley University

a 14-person group of Utah Valley University and Utah

faculty and staff participated in during a trip to the Capitol Reef Field Station throughout the second-to-last week in June was at Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell.

Courtesy Dr. James Bemel | Utah Valley University

SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY

GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

2021 CAT 938M Loader. Like new condition with approximately 400 Hours. BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., AUGUST 11, 2023. BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, August 14, 2023 IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION.

All vehicles will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final. Purchases can be made with cash or certified check. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. For additional information, contact the Clerk’s Office at (435) 676-1100 or www.garfield.utah.gov.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 27 and AUGUST 3 & 10, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM (VCP)

The public is invited to provide comment on a Remedial Action Plan that describes mitigation activities related to residual ore and tailings from historical operations at the former Antimony Mill located in Antimony Canyon about 5.5 miles to the east of the town of Antimony in unincorporated Garfield County, Utah (Site). The Site has been impacted by past uses and mitigation actions to minimize potential human and environmental exposures to potential contaminants include excavating residual ore piles, mill tailings, and impacted soil; and transporting and disposing of these materials at a permitted facility. Mitigation actions will be carried out by The Richard William Davis Trust, the applicant of record to the VCP. Copies of the Remedial Action Plan are available for review at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental Response & Remediation, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. Or online at https://deq.utah.gov/environmental-response-and-remediation/public-notices-utahdivision-of-environmental-response-and-remediation

For information, contact Chris Howell at (801) 536-4100 (cjhowell@utah.gov). The public is encouraged to comment on the RAP through Sept 2, 2023.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 3 & 10, 2023

INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BRYCE CANYON AIRPORT REIL REPLACEMENT

BRYCE, UTAH

AIP NO. 3-49-0041-027-2023

Online bids for improvements to the Bryce Canyon Airport, AIP No. 3-49-0041-027-2023, will be received by Garfield County via online bidding through Quest CDN at www.armstrongconsultants.com until August 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., MDT. Online bidding will begin on August 21, 2023.

The work involved includes the following: SCHEDULE

I

REIL REPLACEMENT

For a complete set of Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents all purchases must be made through our website at www.armstrongconsultants.com. A digital copy may be downloaded for $60.00, this will include access to online bidding. There will be no refunds.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond executed by a Surety Company in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the total bid made payable to Garfield County.

The Bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications and he/she must bid on all items of every schedule. Garfield County reserves the right to waive any informality in, or to reject any or all portions of, the various bid items. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days from the opening thereof.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held via videoconference on August 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., MDT. Meeting access instructions will be sent to all planholders. Questions should be emailed to Thorsen Milton at tmilton@armstrongconsultants.com

The proposed contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246 of 24 September 1965, as amended and to the equal opportunity clause and the Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications, including the goals and timetables for minority and female participation.

The proposed contract is subject to the provisions of Department of Transportation Regulations 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation).

Minimum wage rates as established by the Secretary of Labor are applicable to all schedules awarded for this project.

The proposed contract is under and subject to the following federal provision(s):

Affirmative Action Requirement

Buy American Preference

Civil Rights – Title VI Assurance

Debarment and Suspension

Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (Federal Minimum Wage)

Trade Restriction Certification

Procurement of Recovered Materials

Any questions regarding this project are to be directed to the office of Armstrong Consultants, Inc., Grand Junction, Colorado, (970) 242-0101 for interpretation.

BRYCE, UTAH

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 3, 10 & 17, 2023

The Insider Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY

55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EDMUND MACCACHREN, deceased, NOTICE

TO CREDITORS, Case No. 233600009, Assigned Judge: MANDY LARSEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MAREE DUNCAN AND ROBERT MACCACHREN were appointed as Personal Representatives of the estate of ROBERT EDMUND MACCACHREN and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

DATED this 17th day of July, 2023.

BARRY L. HUNTINGTON

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 27 and AUGUST 3, 10 & 17, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

GARFIELD COUNTY

DOCUMENT 001113

Garfield County, PO Box 77, Panguitch, UT 84759

General Notice:

Garfield County(Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Garfield County–Henrieville Emergency Watershed Protection.

Bids for construction of the Project will be received at the Garfield County Offices located at 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759, until August 10th at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

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

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

Obtaining Bidding Documents:

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated websites: www. jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated websites for a fee of $30.00. The designated websites will be updated with addenda, plan holders list, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. Official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated websites.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc., 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701 Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays or may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated websites and the Issuing Office.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office upon payment of $40.00 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Make checks payable to Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc.

Pre-bid Conference:

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on August 2nd at 2:00 p.m. local time at Henrieville Fire Station, 70 West Main Street, Henrieville, Utah, 84776. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders:

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

Issued by:

Owner: Garfield County

By: David Dodds

Title: Public Works Director

Date: 7-26-2023

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 27 and AUGUST 3 & 10, 2023

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS

GARFIELD COUNTY

Garfield County is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to work with stakeholders to develop a Transportation Master Plan and Active Transportation Plan. Work will be conducted in Garfield County.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, information on the Request for Qualifications can be obtained from Garfield County Public Works Department, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone (435) 238-0935, Email: dave.dodds@garfield.utah.gov. The proposal submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 2023. The County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all proposals.

Garfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Dated this 26th day of July 2023

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 3, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

WAYNE COUNTY

As required by Utah Code, Public and Logic and Accuracy testing will be performed on the voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming Primary Election. The testing will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, UT. Any interested person may attend and observe the testing.

Felicia Snow, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 27 and AUGUST 3, 2023

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

WAYNE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

WAYNE COUNTY LANDFILL MATERIAL EXTRACTION PROJECT

Wayne County is accepting proposals from qualified Contractors for identifying, processing and removing sand, gravel, rock and other construction materials from the Wayne County Landfill located south of Loa, UT. Availability of material is ongoing and will continue until the County Commission determines it is no longer in the County’s interest to allow material removal. The project may include a single type or multiple types of material and may continue over several years. An onsite visit can be scheduled by contacting the Landfill Supervisor. Proposals will be accepted by the office of the Wayne County Clerk until the County Commission ends the proposal process. Wayne County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals; and more than one proposal may be accepted.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, information on the Request for Proposals and Guidelines for Preparing Proposals can be obtained from the Wayne County Clerk, at 18 South Main, P.O. Box 189, Loa, Utah 84747, Telephone 435-836-1300. Currently, there is no deadline for submitting the proposals. Wayne County, being an equal opportunity employer, suggests that qualified DBE’s and WBE’s consider this notice.

Dated this 25th day of July, 2023

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 3, 10 & 17, 2023

NOTICE OF VACANCY

LOA TOWN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

Loa Town P/Z Commission is seeking to fill one vacancy! If you are interested in joining this great group of people and serving your community, please contact Michelle Brian or Jeanette Taylor at 435-836-2160 for more details. Or you may stop in the Loa Town Hall at 80 W. Center Loa between the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You must be a resident of Loa to apply for this position.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JULY 27 and AUGUST 3, 2023

NOTICE TO WATER USERS

The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Aug. 30, 2023 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

61-3431 (a50546): Grady Keyser, Jesse Keyser, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 4.8016 ac-ft. from groundwater (17.6 miles north of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.

97-2511 (a50584): James Kevin Walker and Mary Elizabeth Walker propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (Southeast of Boulder) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.

EXTENSION(S)

97-2408 (a20863a): Melvin and Judy Brooks is/are filing an extension for 0.4624 cfs OR 87.6 ac-ft. from the Escalante River & Existing Underground Water Well (Saw Mill) for IRRIGATION.

WAYNE COUNTY NEW APPLICATION(S)

95-5507 (A83865): C. Kay Peterson propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.48 ac-ft. from groundwater (1.8 miles N of Lyman) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.

Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.

State Engineer

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 3 & 10, 2023

C lassified a ds

Classified

SERVICES

Position Announcements

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org

Part-Time Custodian at Bryce Valley High

Para-Professional in Preschool at Bryce Valley Elementary

Part-Time Custodian at Boulder Elementary

Remediation Specialist / Librarian at Bryce Valley High Food Service Manager in Panguitch Computer Science Para-Professional at Panguitch Elementary Drama/Music Teacher at Panguitch Middle/High Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Route Bus Driver in Boulder

Para-Professionals/Aides at All Schools

Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

SALARY: Please see 2023-2024 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

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

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Front Desk Agents Laundry Services Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen

Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by in

Wayne

The Wayne County Fire District seeks a dynamic, self driven and dedicated individual for a position that offers unique professional challenges and opportunity for professional advancement.

The Wayne County Fire District Volunteer Coordinator (VC) will function under the supervision of the WCFD Chief and the WCFD Board. This position is funded by a FEMA grant and is authorized for 4 years by that funding source. No assurance is given beyond that period and is dependent on continued funding. The rank of the successful candidate for this position will be determined by qualifications set by the Chief and the Board. The person selected will be required to reside in Wayne County to serve in the position.

The VC will be responsible for the following:

• Act as training and recruitment officer

• Develop and coordinate a recruitment and retention program

• Establish and maintain records systems to track training and certification of FFs

• Assess needs for PPE and other fire equipment.

• Establish regular monthly training programs for each station and assist BC’s in providing that training.

• Coordinate District wide training programs using UFRA, FFSL, USFM, local and other training providers.

• Insure that as part of station training activity that all equipment is inspected, tested and used

• Tracking the time spent by each FF participating in any department program, based on data received from BCs

• In cooperation with the Treasurer and the Chief, provide data and reports required by FEMA for the SAFER grant funds.

• Establish professional development plans for personnel and facilitate enrollment in classes and completion of task books, certification records etc.

• Submit documentation for the award of training and response stipends.

• Act as liaison with the Utah FF Certification Office.

• Respond to fires, other emergencies and requests for service.

• Assist the Chief with departmental planning, operations, recordkeeping, public education, grant writing and administration and other official duties.

Preferred initial qualifications include:

Structural Firefighter I& II; Wildland FF I& II; Haz Mat awareness & Operations; Fire Instructor I. If the candidate does not currently possess those, they are required within 1 year of hire. A salary and benefit package is available based on qualifications, experience and skills at the discretion of the Fire District Board. Wayne County Fire District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Call 435 836 1300 for an application packet.

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Communications Manager Position

An opportunity to work with us and support Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument!

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (GSEP) is seeking a creative and innovative Communications Manager to develop and implement our communications strategy, including preparing and disseminating e-blasts, newsletters, donor communications, marketing materials, and reports. The CM will also manage the organization’s communications channels and digital platforms, including email, website, and social media accounts. We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrated success in developing impactful and engaging communications and is passionate about the protection of public lands.

This position has the option of working remotely with a salary range of $50,000 - $65,000 DOE. Please visit gsenm.org/communications-manager for a full description of this position and application instructions.

SENIOR CENTER MENUS

PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140

Suggested donation $4.00 60 & older, $10.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot. Meals include milk & bread.

Tues. Aug. 8th Wed. Aug. 9th Thurs. Aug. 10th

Cheese Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Corn, Salad, Fruit, Cookies

Asian Chicken Salad, Almonds, Green Onions, Mandarin Oranges, Crunchy Noodles, Pears, Cake

Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Salad, Tropical Fruit, Cake

NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.