August 13, 2015 The Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Issue # 1111

Tourism Success and Challenges to be Discussed in Byway 12 Meeting BOULDER - The Scenic Byway 12 Committee will hold their next bi-monthly meeting in the Boulder Town Hall on August 18, 2015 at 1pm. The public is welcome to join the meeting and are invited to attend. This meeting will include a discussion of the success of tourism in recent years as one of the items for presentation and discussion. While the growth in tourism and the impacts of that growth to the local economy are well documented and measured, the question for consideration will be the impacts of our success on the experience of visiting and living here. Earlier this summer a regional meeting was held in

Richfield where tourism marketing organizations and public land managers from across southern Utah addressed the same subject. That forum was organized by leaders in Grand County in response to overcrowding in Arches National Park. On one hand you find tourism businesses enjoying increased revenues while on the other hand you have public lands managers looking to relieve the stresses that millions of visitors create on the natural and recreational resources visitors come here to enjoy. Though the parks, monuByway 12 Meeting Cont'd on page 2

Top World Guitarist to Perform Friday, Aug 21st in Torrey

Courtesy Jessica Miller

Panguitch's McClain Miller during a ride in the junior boys bull riding competition at the National Little Britches Rodeo finals in Pueblo, Colorado, in late July.

Panguitch Returns Yet Another National Little Britches Rodeo Champ PANGUITCH - Fourteen year old McClain Miller, of Panguitch, has returned from the National Little Britches Rodeo finals as the latest individual NLBRA event champion fielded by Panguitch. Miller won the world championship in junior boys bull riding during the event, which took place in Pueblo, Colorado on July 20-25, 2015. Miller won two out of three rounds for the championship, among approximately 30 other competitors. "There was a first go, a second go, and a short go, and I rode in the first go and the short go. To place, you have to

ride for 6 seconds in the junior boys," said McClain Miller. When asked how it felt to win a bull riding championship, Miller said, "It was cool." Miller's mother, Jessica Miller, said McClain started out riding sheep as a toddler, moved up to calves and is now riding bulls. He has ridden in several other rodeos, such as the Little Britches franchise events held in Panguitch, Salina and Hurricane, and at the Bryce Canyon Rodeo, and has made short go at the national Little Britches finals several years in a row. Last year, he made the short go in bull riding ending up 15th in the world standings.

Terry Wadsworth Warne Invited for Repeat Presentation

Courtesy Jon Weisberg

Michael Chapdelaine will perform at the DUP Schoolhouse in Torrey on Friday, August 21 at 7pm. TEASDALE - Legendary American guitarist, Michael Chapdelaine will give a free concert, 7:00PM, Friday, August 21, at the DUP Schoolhouse, Main Street, Torrey. It will be the final concert in Utah Classical Guitar's 2015 Wayne County series. "We're ending the season with a big bang and hope individuals in the community will be inspired to provide financial support for next year's concert series," said Jon Yerby, president of Utah Classical Guitar, the cultural non-profit which supports classical guitar performance and education throughout the state. Among the ways to support the series are memberships in Utah Classical Guitar and donations to the organization, which is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Chapedelaine is the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world's top competitions in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres: the Guitar Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition and the National Fingerstyle Championship at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kansas. His performances, played on both steel string and classical guitars, include musical styles ranging from blues to Bach to country to

rhythm 'n' blues. A reviewer for Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote "... Chapdelaine's beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia's that I can recall." Chapdelaine is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University of New Mexico. He has performed extensively on four continents and given master classes in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Peru, Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia, and at major educational institutions throughout the US. The August 21 concert in Torrey is being supported in part by a grant from the Western States Arts Federation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Utah Arts Council. The UCG mission is to promote music and music education in the State of Utah through classical guitar performance, clinics, master classes, outreach concerts, and public school education programs. To become a Utah Classical Guitar member, support the 2016 Wayne County series, and/ or be notified of upcoming classical guitar concerts in Wayne County, visit the Utah Classical Guitar Society website http:// www.ucgs.org. —Utah Classical Guitar

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA

THURS. AUG. 13 - WED. AUG. 19 THUNDERSTORMS possible Thursday and through the weekend, highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Sunny Monday through Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 80s. Lows all week in the 50s.

ESCALANTE - The Escalante LDS Stake has invited Terry Wadsworth Warne to speak in Escalante for a repeat performance on September 12 at 7 pm, at the Escalante LDS Stake Cultural Hall. Last year, Warne spoke during a special Veteran's Day event, and her moving presentation has prompted another invitation so that people can hear her story about her experience as a POW survivor during World War II. Terry was born in Terry Wadsworth Warne will the Mission Hospital in speak at the Escalante LDS CulCagayan, a little coastal tural Hall on September 12 at town on the island of 7pm. Mindanao in the southern important people who were inPhilippines. Before Terry was vited guests found Del Monte born, her father, Norris Wada beautiful, hospitable place. sworth, was sent from the San For Terry, life was sweet. Francisco corporate headquarIn November of 1941, ters of Del Monte to help start the U.S. Army's 5th Air Base a pineapple plantation and canGroup traveled from Salt Lake nery in the Philippines on the City to Del Monte in the Philisland of Mindanao. With some ippines to establish a secret air trepidation, Terry's mother, Vifield. Terry's father and anotholet Fry Wadsworth, and their er member of the Del Monte young son, Dick traveled with management helped build the him. The Philippine plantation airfield by supplying manwas in a remote area 7,000 power, dynamite, and equipmiles from California and even ment. Two 10,000 foot grassy farther from their home town, runways were constructed and Morgan, Utah. deep tunnels were dug into a They lived in a company mountain for a hanger, men's compound located on a plateau quarters, the storage of muni17 miles inland from Cagayan tions and 100,000 gallons of where Terry was born. The fuel. The runways were long compound, which they named Del Monte, consisted of 7 Warne homes, a schoolhouse, a guestCont'd on page7 house, and a clubhouse. Many What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise. —Jerome K. Jerome

"This year has proved to be extra special for him. They had over 900 contestants from 28 states competing in the finals in Pueblo. McClain placed 6th in the first go, and got bucked off 6 hundredths of a second too early on his second go. He won 2nd in the short go, winning the average and also winning the world in the junior boys bull riding," said Jessica Miller. McClain came home with several buckles, $710 in cash winnings and a scholarship to the college of his choice, and a trophy saddle. As to the secret of his success, McClain said, "I don't re-

ally practice I just go out and ride sometimes." McClain, who will be a freshman in high school this year, is the second family member to win a National Little Britches title. His sister, Kailey Remund, won a world title in the barrels in 2012. McClain was excited to bring his own world title home to Panguitch. He has two younger brothers, and he helps them ride sheep. McClain also enjoys riding his dirt bike, snow boarding and wrestling, and plans to wrestle with Panguitch High School this coming school year. —Insider

Speak up! Campaign Gives Kids a Voice When it Comes to Texting and Driving ST.GEORGE - Not long older siblings. We want them after the motor-pedestrian ac- to know that their voice matcident that took the life of ters when it comes to texting David Henson and severely and driving.” injured his wife, Leslee, their The Henson family in grandson was getting a ride conjunction with Dixie Refrom a coach who was texting gional Medical Center, the and driving. Knowing that Intermountain Foundation at it was a texting driver who Dixie Regional, Dixie High caused his family’s heartache, School Executive Council, Cole Warner bravely spoke and Kohl’s Cares will be up and told his coach that he promoting Speak Up! at the shouldn’t do that. Speak Up A similar scene played Cont'd on page 2 out when the Henson’s nephew was getting a ride to work from his boss who started texting while driving. But instead of listening to his passenger, the driver just kept texting. “Even after he heard the story of what happened to us, he didn’t put the phone down,” said Leslee Henson. “So my nephew found a new job.” These experiences were a catalyst for the Henson family who after Courtesy Terri Draper their tragic experience al- Dave Henson with his grandson, ready had become advo- Cole Warner. On March 4, 2013, cates of stricter cell phone Henson was killed and his wife laws, and distracted driv- severely injured by a driver who ing awareness to begin was texting behind the wheel. The the Speak Up! Campaign. Henson family has since become “Young kids riding in our advocates of hands-free driving cars have a right to be laws, and Warner was the insafe, and we don’t want spiration behind the Speak Up! them to learn from our Campaign when as a passenger bad habits,” said Henson. he asked the adult driving the car “They can also be a big not to text and drive. influence on parents and ALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.

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