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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Issue # 1166

Election Complaint in Wayne County Republican Primary Contest Dismissed by Judge

Tornadoes and Funnel Clouds..."Oh, My!"

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRIMARY ELECTION RESULT STILL STANDS

Deadline for filing as a write-in candidate in November general election is September 9 LOA - Following a bench trial at the Wayne County Courthouse on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 for Wayne County Deputy Clerk Coral Brinkerhoff and her husband, David Brinkerhoff, who ran for county commissioner in the Republican primary, Judge Lyle R. Anderson determined that Mrs. Brinkerhoff did engage in malconduct in relation to her duties as deputy county clerk. However, in his decision in the case he determined that the outcomes of her misconduct were not shown to be sufficient to change the result of the June 28 Republican primary election for county commissioner. In his decision posted two days after the trial, Judge Anderson stated that, “…while Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s actions are troubling and have probably undermined the public’s confidence in the election, the court cannot find that the malconduct was sufficient to change the election.” In his written decision, Judge Anderson outlined a series of findings in which he enumerated the potential effect on votes related to each of Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s alleged actions, which Judge Anderson called, “at least improper and, in some cases dishonest and wrongful behavior.” He nonetheless found that her actions could possibly have affected,

with certainty, up to 45 votes, and that this was not enough votes to change the election. As a result, David Brinkerhoff’s Republican primary election win, by 55 votes, still stands. The primary election was held on June 28, 2016 and was conducted by mail. In the Republican primary for the Wayne County commissioner seat, 789 votes were cast. David Brinkerhoff received 368 votes, Gary Hallows received 313 votes, and Bart Albrecht received 108 votes. A complaint filed by the petitioners in the case, County Clerk and Auditor Ryan Torgerson, Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox, and Gary Hallows, stated that Mrs. Brinkerhoff had engaged in a variety of activities of misconduct, including distribution of campaign flyers at the courthouse, improper acquisition of voter registration forms, inappropriate procurement of party affiliation among registered voters, improper voter registration changes in the Utah State Voter Information and State Tracking Application (VISTA) database, and improper use of information contained in the VISTA database to track the activities of registered voters in Wayne County, for the purpose of targeting voters to seek votes for her husband’s election campaign.

Made in Escalante Hosts Grand Opening Celebration Sept. 2nd

In the court room, Wayne County Attorney LeEllen McCartney represented petitioner Ryan Torgerson, and Assistant Utah Attorney General Thom D. Roberts represented Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox. Respondents Coral and David Brinkerhoff were represented by attorney Marcus Taylor. Judge Lyle Anderson, who normally serves as a judge for Utah's Seventh Judicial District, was assigned the case at the request of Sixth Judicial District Judge Wallace A. Lee. During court room proceedings, Wayne County Attorney LeEllen McCartney stated, “This is an election contest. And that’s all it is. The complaint makes clear, there are grounds for contesting this election.” McCartney presented the petitioners’ evidence as to how Mrs. Brinkerhoff improperly used her official position to manipulate and use voter information to support her husband’s election campaign. Several witnesses called to the stand said that because Mrs. Brinkerhoff contacted them about their voter registration or their party affiliation that they did not vote because they were concerned that Mrs. Brinkerhoff had access to information about how they voted.

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PANGUITCH/BRYCE - Last Saturday afternoon brought in an unusual strain of stormy weather. Funnel clouds were sighted south of Panguitch at about 1:20 pm and reported to the Garfield County Sheriff's office. Escalante resident Ryan Fisher captured this tornado, which appears to have touched down between Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon along Highway 12, sometime after 3pm.

Moqui Motor Madness - The Wheel Deal

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Garfield County Junior Livestock Show a Huge Success

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A sample of the wares offered at the new Made in Escalante store at 325 W. Main Street, above Utah Canyon Outdoors. ESCALANTE - Made in Escalante spent its inaugural year, 2015, supporting Escalante’s artisans and craftspeople with Street Fairs, workshops and participating in community events. This year the group has turned its efforts towards creating a permanent space where those artisans and craftspeople may show their work to the world as it passes through our great little town. Made in Escalante: Local Art & Crafts is located upstairs at Utah Canyon Outdoors, 325 W. Main Street. The shop is home to a wide variety of local work including paintings and sculptures, hand knit and cross stitch items, jewelry, hand made stuffed animals, note cards, pottery, homemade

soaps and bath salts, rope baskets and quilts. The shop Grand Opening will be Friday September 2nd from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come meet the artisans, have a snack and enjoy the sights! Made in Escalante is a group of Escalante residents that have come together to support the independent nature of Escalante; to strengthen the local economy through the sale of locally grown and made products; and to encourage creativity and collaboration throughout our community. The group welcomes all makers and growers living in Escalante. If you would like to be on the mailing list please email us at madeinescalante@gmail.com. —Kimberly Muller

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

THURS. SEPT. 1 - WED. SEPT. 7 MOSTLY SUNNY, no rain expected in the 10 day forecast. High winds 16 - 17 MPH Friday - Sunday. Highs all week in the low 80s. Lows in mid. 40s.

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Hazen Burningham (Panguitch) showing off his fat lamb to the livestock Judge during the Garfield County Junior Livestock Show. PANGUITCH - Another ity to show off their livestock). year has come and gone and Our youth work very hard wathe Garfield County Jr. Live- tering, feeding, and caring for stock Show could not have their livestock. The responsibeen more of a success. Youth bility that is learned is tremenparticipants showed over 30 dous. It doesn’t all end when lambs, 17 hogs and 2 steers. they show up for the livestock Youth begin preparing for the show that is when they really show over a year in advance have to shine. Youth wash and by selecting choice steers, and clean animals, clip hair and by breeding quality standards groom, clean and wash stall into their lambs and hogs in panels, put down shavings, advance. In the late spring clean up shavings and show it they meet with livestock show all off in the arena. At the end representatives to tag-in and of it all they show them off learn the rules for the upcom- one last time for the auction ing livestock show held at the where they keep the proceeds end of the summer. and some lucky new owner Youth participate in sev- fills their freezer with the best eral (judged) events, Mar- meat money can buy. ket class (where the animal —Jake Schoppe is judged for its condition), More County Fair Pictures and Showmanship (where the for Wayne & Garfield youth are judged on their abilCounties on Page 3 Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. —Franz Kafka

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The Moqui Motor Madness "Best of Show" trophy prize was awarded to a 1965 Chevrolet Impala and the proud owners Allen & Bonnie Keiser of Ephraim, UT. ESCALANTE - The Escalante residents have wanted a car show in town for years and the Garfield County Office of Tourism offers marketing grants to put on a new event and with that partnership, Moqui Motor Madness was launched on Saturday, August 20th. All who attended were pleased with the show and requested that it be a regular, annual event. This first ever show in Escalante had 37 entries from local residents and nearby counties, to a traveler from Texas passing through- who of course received the "Furthest Away"

prize. Prizes were drawn every 15 minutes during the whole show so the $1 raffle ticket bought the spectators greats odds in winning a car care prize or one of many gift certificates donated by Escalante's generous businesses. Introducing a new event right on the tails of the big Tour of Utah week was no easy feat, but organizer Suzanne Catlett networked with local Chamber of Commerce members and car show planner "Kermit" to launch a successful

ESCALANTE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proud to host an evening concert by the U.S. Navy’s “Snoqualmie Winds”, an acoustic saxophone quartet. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m., on September 6, 2016, at the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 West Main Street, in Escalante, Utah. The quartet, from the Navy Band Northwest, performs for official military functions as well as a variety of events and public concerts throughout the United States. Comprised of four saxophones, their repertoire embraces many different

musical styles, including classical quartet music, patriotic marches, jazz and Broadway. Join us for a lovely night of live music to help celebrate the anniversary of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Unless inclement weather requires moving into the visitor center’s theater, it will be held in the breezeway, outside the entrance. The concert does not require tickets; it will last about an hour and is free. Call 435-644-1300 for more information. —Bureau of Land Management

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U.S. Navy Saxophone Quartet Performing at Escalante Interagency Center

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Register to Vote

Dear Garfield County Resident, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage each and every eligilble voter in Garfield County to take the time and register to vote in the upcoming election. It is easy to do if you go to https://secure.utah.gov/voterreg/index.html. We live in a great country that affords us great freedoms. One of the greatest freedoms we have is the right to vote. Your vote will count, and your vote will make a difference. Please make sure that you are registered to vote. Thank you, Jerry Taylor, Escalante

Solar Could Employ Laid Off Coal Workers, Study Finds and wind, Utah is in a good position to become more energy independent and a leading exporter of renewable power. "To transport the wind blades, to install the wind turbines - and then also all the jobs it would take to upgrade the transmission lines to handle that high percent of renewables - then there's more than enough positions," he explains. Louie notes coal jobs have

Charles Hall Ferry Improvements Public Scoping Notice PAGE, AZ – The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to provide comments related to proposed improvements to the Charles Hall ferry terminal road and ramps on State Route 276 (SR-276) in Bullfrog and Halls Crossing, Utah within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The proposed ferry terminal road and ramp improvements would be completed in partnership with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The extension and improvement of the ferry roads and ramps is needed in response to a trend of decreasing lake elevations over the past several years which has affected the ability of the ferry to maintain normal operations and operating schedules. By improving and extending the ferry roads and ramps, the NPS and UDOT plan to: implement environmentally sound, cost-effective management strategies that pose the least possible risk to people, park resources, and the environment; provide for the continuing operations of the Charles Hall Ferry to a lake elevation of 3,555 feet in response to trends of decreasing lake levels; reduce operational

costs, traveling distance, and time per trip; and maintain visitor experience during construction. We invite you to submit written comments by September 9, 2016 in one of the following ways: Online: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/lakepowellferry By mail; Superintendent, Attn: Charles Hall Ferry Ramp Improvements. PO Box 1507, Page, AZ 86040 By fax: 928-608-6204 In person: Monday – Friday 7:30-4:00, Glen Canyon Headquarters, 691 Scenic View Drive, Page, AZ 86040 The NPS is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The EA will evaluate potential impacts to natural and cultural resources, visitor use and experience, and park operations. We anticipate the EA will be available for public review and comment this fall. For more information please contact Erin Janicki, Chief of Planning and Compliance at erin_janicki@nps.gov. —National Park Service

become increasingly at risk because of falling natural gas prices and new Environmental Protection Agency rules targeting coal-fired power plants to limit climate pollution. He says if the U.S. goes completely renewable, nearly 1,400 Utah workers - and 75,000 nationally - will need to find new jobs. The solar industry already employs more than 200,000 people and is creating jobs 12 times faster than the overall economy, according to the study, which also determined closest equivalent solar positions and salaries. Louie says a coal operations engineer, for example, could retrain to be a manufac-

turing technician in solar and expect about a 10 percent salary increase. "Obviously there are some jobs that are very specific to coal mining, and those workers will probably need some retraining to find a job in the renewable energy industry," he says. The study also found that a coal CEO's annual salary would be more than enough to retrain every company employee for a job in renewables. Louie adds other possible funding sources include federal and state dollars, and he says coal workers also could choose to pay for training themselves. — Eric Galatas, Utah News Connection

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is a great way to involve all classes of automobiles; this years' sponsors were diligent in their duties and took time to evaluate the unique attributes each entry had, it was very hard to choose the trophy winners. The "Best of Show" trophy prize was awarded to a 1965 Chevrolet Impala and the proud owners Allen & Bonnie Keiser of Ephraim, UT. They were quite excited and a little speechless when their car was announced; the Impala had pristine, original features and a beautiful finish. —Suzanne Catlett, Moqui Motor Madness

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show. To increase the chance of bringing outside revenue to the local economy, a concert was put on the night before the car show, to ring in the fun weekend activities and promote staying in town for a night, or two. The Muddy Boots Band entertained a modest-sized crowd, who enjoyed how the band participated with the audience. This year's entries included: hot rods, classics, antiques, works in progress, 21st century sports cars, even a Miata with optical illusions painted all over it. Sponsor judging

Torrey Gets Closer to Becoming Utah's First Dark Sky Community TORREY - In April of 2015, Capitol Reef National Park was designated a Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park. Since then, Torrey and nearby

owned lights with fully-shielded lights that meet individuals’ needs. In the near future, we plan to launch an education effort, which will provide information to local businesses, residents, and tourists about the multiple benefits of dark nighttime skies. A major feature of the education program includes a Dark Sky Information Exhibit at the local visitor center and at the future home of the Entrada Center. The Milky Way over the desert. This will be named for Linton Rohr, a Wayne county residents have local dark sky advocate who expressed a desire to hitch their recently passed away. Many wagon to the Sky Park star people remember Linton as the by working toward Dark Sky author of Star Gazing Tips colCommunity status. This would umn, which regularly appeared make Torrey Utah’s only com- in The Insider. munity recognized as such! Replacing Torrey Town’s To begin working to- streetlights is one of the first ward this designation, Torrey steps in becoming a dark sky Town, in partnership with the community. However it will Entrada Institute, launched have an immediate affect on The Dark Skies Over Torrey Torrey Town’s budget by recrowd funding campaign on ducing the tariff paid for elecAugust 1st. The campaign ends tricity by almost $650 each on September 24, one week year. Already, the seven lights before the Heritage Dark Sky on main streets have been reFestival. Following that, Tor- placed with dark sky friendly, rey hopes to start implement- fully-shielded LEDs. If you are interested in ing its three-point initiative to become Utah’s first Dark Sky learning more about this project Community. The first step is or would like to make a donato replace all of Torrey Town’s tion, go to IOBY.org and search city-supported streetlights for Dark Skies Over Torrey or with fully shielded, dark-sky contact Mary at 435.425.2228. The sight of stars makes friendly, LED lights. Next we hope to assist interested Torrey us dream. — Dark Skies Over Torrey residents in replacing privately

Boating Fatality at Lake Powell

PAGE, AZ – A Lake Powell houseboater died while attempting to rescue her twoyear old son, who had fallen overboard, on August 23. The cause of death is presumed to be drowning, but is pending coroner’s confirmation. This is the sixth fatality in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area this year. A 33-year-old woman

was boating near Halls Crossing at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, when her 2-year-old son fell overboard. The woman went into the water to rescue the boy and was able to hold him out of the water until her brother could reach them in a runabout boat and pull them out of the water. The woman was unresponsive when pulled from the water. National Park Service Rangers responded to reports received via marine band radio, channel 16, that CPR was in progress. Rangers continued resuscitation efforts. Ultimately resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The 2-year-old child was flown to Flagstaff Medical Center in stable condition for precautionary medical evaluation. “A common denominator in more than 120 fatalities at Lake Powell in the last decades is that victims were not wearing life jackets, said Meri Sias, Acting Chief Ranger at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.” While life jackets are required for children 12 years of age and under, all boaters on Lake Powell are encouraged to wear life jackets. “There are no words to convey the tragedy of losing a loved one like this,” said Teri Tucker, Acting Superintendent for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. “Our hearts are with the family and friends of the victims during this time of unexpected pain and loss." This incident is being investigated by the National Park Service, San Juan County Sherriff’s Office, and Utah State Parks. —National Park Service

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SALT LAKE CITY - The growth of solar and wind energy related jobs could easily absorb coal industry layoffs over the next 15 years and provide full-time careers, if investments are made to retrain workers, according to a new study by researchers at the Oregon State University and the Michigan Technological University. Edward Louie, the report's co-author, says between solar

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Assessment Data Goes Public

While district student’s take most required assessments in the spring, results don’t make it back till after the summer vacation ends and school starts in session. This year is no exception. Recently, the ACT results for the district wide application of the spring ACT became public with Garfield County students scoring a combined composite of 19.6 close behind the state average of 20.2. In the last five years, 19.6 is right in the middle of our low of 18.7 in 2014 and our high of 20.4 in 2015. ACT started in 1959 as a college readiness assessment. Later it was expanded to define college and career readiness standards. Several Utah districts are using the ACT as a baseline to show student growth and a comparative analysis of students, schools, and district performance. Students can take the ACT on their own multiple times per year but the district and state only require the ACT to be taken as a school wide group in the spring of student’s 11th grade year. Our spring summative exam, the SAGE, is administered to all students from 3rd through 12th grades. The number of exams a student takes each year may vary, but usually a student takes a Math, Science, and Language Arts exam. This year’s results show that the district as a whole performed great in math as compared to the state 55.6 to 46.5, Language Arts 43.6 to 44.1, and Science 42.1 to 48.7. Individual schools compared one with another; student and teacher results also varied. In Career and Technical Education, 9th through 12th grade students are required to take a Skills Test for each course in the CTE schedule. Skills test scores provide immediate feedback on competency skill attainment. These competencies are based on both curriculum and industry standards. Welcome Back to School! —Tracy Davis, Superintendent, Garfield County School District

3 Tips for Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free this School Year

UTAH - All parents want to feel confident that their children are happy, healthy and focused on the future. The unfortunate reality is that drug use can derail these goals and put a strain on families. Parents can do a lot to curtail their child’s risk. Here are three tips to help keep kids drug-free this school year and beyond. 1. Get kids active in extracurricular activities. Adolescents aged 12 to 17 who participate in extracurricular activities are less likely to use alcohol, cigarettes and illicit drugs, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Many extracurricular activities are known to have positive effects on students’ grades, attention span and behavior. Afterschool activities will keep kids engaged in something positive while they are outside the classroom and

also provide an incentive for staying healthy. If your school lacks a particular activity in which your child expresses interest, investigate offerings at local community centers. 2. Open the lines of communication. The importance of communicating with your child can’t be overstated. A regular, open dialogue will make children more likely to talk to you about peer pressure and stress—the kinds of factors that can lead to drug use. You can foster communication by regularly sitting down to dinner as a family and checking in on homework and school projects. Encourage children to invite friends over, so you know more about others with whom they spend their time. 3. Test your child. If you suspect your child is experimenting with drugs, there are tools that can help

you find out for certain in the privacy of your own home. Seventy-five percent of high school students have used addictive substances, according to CASAColumbia. Additional research by NSDUH showed that 1.8 million adolescents had used marijuana in the past month since the time of the study. Home drug testing kits are readily available at your local pharmacy so you can get answers quickly and confidentially. For example, First Check home drug tests detect up to 12 of the most commonly abused drugs in five minutes with over 99 percent accuracy. Testing tips and resources for parents can be found at firstcheckfamily.com. Be proactive. You have the power to help kids make healthy choices this school year and beyond. —StatePoint

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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How Do I Discuss Estate Planning With My Family and Loved Ones?

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by JeFFery J. mCkenna

Throughout my twenty years as an estate planning attorney, I have experienced the effects of the above question. Too often, the problem has been that estate planning has not been discussed. I always advise my clients to let their family members know that they have done estate planning and where the documents are located. I encourage more discussion; but, at a minimum, family members must know that planning has been done. Estate planning is a very personal and private matter. As a result, many children and grandchildren are not aware of estate issues or the personal wishes of their parents and grandparents until it is too late to plan. Parents and grandparents are often reluctant to discuss such issues. Perhaps the best way to start the discussion with a parent is to ask questions such

as, "Have you done any estate planning?" or "Are there any estate decisions that I need to be aware of?" Another alternative would be to ask your parents for advice on your own estate plan. This may lead to a discussion of their own plans. The questions do not have to initially focus on financial issues or on what individual beneficiaries will receive. Instead, the questions should focus on understanding the overall wishes of a parent and how you can help. A parent may not want to discuss issues relating to death; however, by waiting, the discussion may never occur. They could die without you knowing whether they have estate planning documents, where they are located, wishes pertaining to their illness, and final services. You should also remember that a discussion of your parents’ es-

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tate planning needs may affect your own estate planning, and you may need to consider revising your own strategies. Conversely, if you are the parents, you may be uncomfortable talking about your own death. Or you may feel that your children would be uncomfortable speaking of your death. But by taking the time now to plan your estate, and to make your wishes known to your loved ones, you may experience a sense of security. You will have peace of mind knowing you'll be able to financially provide for your loved ones after you're gone, and you can rest at ease that you were able to discuss your wishes with those who may need to know, but are reluctant to ask. WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com

My sister's husband drove right into a radar trap. And because she was following him in her car, the police officer nabbed her too. After the officer had written up one ticket, he approached my sister. Her defense was that she was merely following her husband. When that appeal failed, she tried another tack: "Do you give family discounts?"

Lovin' it

After my husband asked me to help him shed some unwanted pounds, I stopped serving fattening TV snacks and substituted crisp celery. While he was unenthusiastically munching on a stalk one night, a commercial caught his attention. As he watched longingly, a woman spread gooey chocolate frosting over a freshly baked cake. Then slowly took a big bite, with chocolate dripping down her chin. When it was over, my husband turned to me. "Did you ever notice," he asked, "that they never advertise celery on TV?"

Today's Thought

The words, "extra fries" and "exercise" sound very much alike and yet produce completely different results.

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

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues.

Taco salad w/ beans, corn, mandarin oranges, iced oatmeal cookie

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Grilled turkery & swiss, piccadilly chips, cabbage salad, melon, lemon cake

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Chicken cordon blue, mashed potatoes/ gravy, mixed veggie, roll, mixed fruit

All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00am. 826-4317 Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

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Art Project

Before going on vacation, I went to a tanning salon. I was under the lights a bit long and the protective goggles I wore left a big white circle around each eye. Gazing at myself in the mirror the next day, I thought, "Man, I look like a clown." I had almost convinced myself that I was overreacting until I got in line at the grocery store. I felt a tug at my shirt and looked down to see a toddler staring up at me. He asked, "Are you giving out balloons?"

I am a first-grade teacher and a new empty nester. One night I was trying out an art project: making a person with simple materials. I took a coat hanger, attached a paper-plate face, put a shirt on the hanger and stuffed it. Then I sat it on the couch to see how it looked. Later that evening my adult son walked in the door, home for a surprise visit. Taking one look at my coat-hanger friend sitting on the couch, he said, "Mom, it's not that bad, is it?"

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City Folk

A roommate is someone who, after taking the trash out,gives the impression that they just cleaned the whole house.

Follow-up

I telephoned my 12-yearold son from work and asked him to go down to the laundry room and take the clothes out of the washer and put them into the dryer. About 20 minutes later, he phoned me back and asked me if I would like him to turn the dryer on.

In Los Angeles, a police officer asked a stopped motorist how he happened to hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk. "I didn't even touch him," explained the driver. "I saw him in the crosswalk, came to a complete stop, and motioned for him to cross. That's when he fainted."

Critters

What if the coins you find randomly at the bottom of drawers and in-between couch cushions are actually from spiders trying to pay rent?

AG MARKET NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah August 17, 2016 USDA-Utah Dept of Ag Market News Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday August 16, 2016 Receipts: 533; Last Week: 543. Last Year: 429. Feeder Steers and Feeders Heifers: steady instances slightly lower. Holstein Steers: no test. Slaughter Cows: slightly owerl . Slaughter Bulls: steady. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2; 200-250 lbs pkg 214.00; 250-300 Lbs 145.00-167.50; 300-350 lbs 158.00160.00; 350-400 lbs 143.50-157.00 400-450 lbs 148.00-164.00; 450-500 lbs 147.00-170.00; 500-550 lbs 141.00-158.50; 550600 lbs 141.00-158.50; 600-650 lbs pkg 140.00-148.00;650700 lbs 128.00-145.00; 700-750 lbs 132.50-154.50; 750-800 lbs 129.00-140.25; 800-850 lbs 128.00-135.00; 850-900 lbs 126.00-132.00; 900-950 lbs pkg 137.00; 950-1000 lbs 116.00122.00. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: n/q; 200300 lbs scarce 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1100 lb pkg 96.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 170.00-197.50;250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 146.50166.00; 350-400 lbs 143.00-153.00 400-450 lbs 138.00-143.00; 450-500 lbs 133.00-144.00; 500-550 lbs 133.00-141.00; 550600 lbs pkg 166.00; 600-650 lbs scarce; 650-700 lbs pkg 134.50; 700-750 lbs scarce; 750-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 123.00125.00; 850-900 lbs pkg 125.00; 900-950 lbs pkg 123.00; 9501000lbs scarce. Heiferettes: pkg 116.00. Stock Cows: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 64.00-72.75, high dressing to 74.00; Breaking 75-80 Lean: 74.00-83.50, High Dressing to 86.00;Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 53.00-65.00. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade: 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2100 lbs 91.00-95.00; Yield Grade 2: 1000-1500 lbs 81.00-89.50; 1500-2200 Lbs 82.00-91.00; Feeder Bulls: 7501100 lbs 115.00-122.00. Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT (435-230-0402.)

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McCartney said it would be difficult to know just how many votes had been similarly “chilled,” but that word-ofmouth discussion about Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s activities, as it spread through Wayne County’s small communities, could have had a significant impact on voting. “That is why it is so insidious,” she said. “Yes, it is difficult to quantify, but because it is so egregious it doesn’t need to be tied to a number.” She addressed the judge directly, referring to how Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s actions may have affected citizens’ inclination to vote. “I don’t necessarily want to throw apple pie in your face, but we’re talking about voting rights,” she said. Taking the stand as the chief witness in the case, County Clerk Ryan Torgerson said he had placed Mrs. Brinkerhoff on administrative leave on June 28, as a result of phone calls he received from voters who complained that Mrs. Brinkerhoff had contacted them. They were particularly concerned because she seemed to know whether they had voted or not. This, coupled with a request by Mrs. Brinkerhoff to Mr. Torgerson about whether reports generated by VISTA would show who had not voted, led Mr. Torgerson to be concerned about Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s activity. Mr. Torgerson began to investigate voter records entered into VISTA under Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s log-in account, and noted numerous irregularities in data entry protocol. Also, that she had generated fourteen reports about Wayne County voters from the VISTA database, despite not being authorized or requested to do so. She had not submitted a GRAMA request and provided payment for the fourteen reports as is required by any candidate running for office or another third party requesting this information. One voter report was run by Mrs. Brinkerhoff on the eve of the election. Mrs. Brinkerhoff claimed during her own testimony that she was not familiar with how voter reports were generated—other than watching Mr. Torgerson demonstrate the process to her one time when he created a report for another candidate in an unrelated race. Yet, it was discovered that one voter report generated by Mrs. Brinkerhoff was saved on her Google Drive account. Torgerson also discovered that Mrs. Brinkerhoff had deleted all of her emails from May and June from her workrelated Google mail account. It was determined that she accessed her work email account several times during her administrative leave. She had most recently accessed her account on August 8, and several times during July. Mr. Torgerson described in his testimony how, upon David Brinkerhoff’s filing for candidacy for the commissioner seat back in March that he held a special meeting with Mrs. Brinkerhoff. “I told Coral we’d have to be really careful how we handled things. I did not separate her duties because I trusted her.” On the witness stand, Coral Brinkerhoff, confirmed some of the allegations. When asked whether she had deleted her emails, she replied, “Yes. I didn’t want people to see all my JC Penneys and Cabelas.” When asked whether there were official emails related to her work duties also included in those emails that she deleted, Mrs. Brinkerhoff replied that she almost never received email related to her work activity in her work email account. When asked, “And you logged onto VISTA and generated a report on the day before

the election?” Mrs. Brinkerhoff replied, “Yes. I was curious. I wanted to see,” she said. Mrs. Brinkerhoff confirmed that she has used VISTA regularly since 2006 when the statewide voter database was implemented, but that she has never had occasion to produce voter reports. She explained that at this time she simply wanted to learn how voter reports were generated. Another concern stated by the petitioners was that Mrs. Brinkerhoff actively sought and hand-carried changes in party affiliation to individual voters and again back to the clerk’s office, during a period of time when declaring party affiliation was required in person, at the courthouse, by the voter. Under examination by Attorney LeEllen McCartney, Mrs. Brinkerhoff said she took “about 15” voter registration forms from the courthouse, and that she was not aware that anybody involved with a campaign needed to pay for these forms. McCartney asked, “So you thought you could take them, ‘willy nilly’”? “Yes,” Mrs. Brinkerhoff replied. “And,” McCartney continued, “When you took forms from the Clerk’s office it was to get people to affiliate to the Republican party?” “Yes,” Mrs. Brinkerhoff replied. Attorney Thom Roberts, representing Lt. Governor Cox as a petitioner, noted in his remarks, “The lieutenant governor is not ordinarily a party to these [kinds of cases]. But is concerned about input in this case.” Roberts stated that there were two potential grounds for setting aside the election. First is whether malconduct took place, and second is whether such malconduct, if is it shown, was sufficient to change the election result. He cited a previous Utah Supreme Court case related to an election, Cox v. Laycock. He stated that previous to the decision in that case, actions “had to” have changed an election result. In the case of Cox, a standard of “probably” would have changed the election was applied. He said that as a result of Cox, the state may apply this more lenient standard, now. Roberts argued to the court that Mrs. Brinkerhoff affirmed in her testimony that her boss, Ryan Torgerson, had held a conversation with her about being ‘careful’ about separating her official duties as deputy clerk from her husband’s election campaign. But that, “She was not only not careful, but unlawful. This is a small community. Everybody knows what’s going on. People got to thinking… 'the clerk’s office knows how we vote.' So that concern was wider than those counted, throughout the community. Who didn’t vote? Was that big enough [to change the election]? How pervasive was the effect? Seventy-four percent of registered Republicans voted. Twenty-six percent did not. A certain percentage did not vote because of her misconduct. This is a small community. Everybody knew about it, talked about it. It’s more than just the individual numbers because of the pervasiveness.” Taking his own turn on the witness stand, co-petitioner Gary Hallows said he initially had no interest in joining the petition. But he did because he had heard about things going on at the courthouse. In particular that, “Mrs. Brinkerhoff was saying that I was not making a stand on the gravel pit issue. She was politicking in the work place, which she shouldn’t have been doing.” He added that he had been a long-time friend of David Brinkerhoff’s, and that he ran cattle with him. “But I wanted

to preserve the integrity of Wayne County elections." He added, "I lost the election and do not want to be the candidate, even if offered.” In his closing courtroom remarks, Judge Anderson framed his discussion in terms of what he didn’t know, and what he did know. Judge Anderson said, “What I do know is that Coral Brinkerhoff is asking me to believe in too many circumstances. It just happened that she decided to check VISTA the day before the election? I don’t believe her, I don’t believe she is telling the truth. And [referring to David Brinkerhoff] I don’t believe him either. What I am trying to analyze here… she was doing what she did because her primary goal was in getting her husband elected. Fifty-five votes [difference] is not a lot, but it is a lot in Wayne County. If she—as I think she was—targeting unaffiliated voters or democrats, how many did she do that we don’t know about? And then were there others who were seeing this who were scared off from voting—people who were discouraged from voting overall?” “In candor, I am taking it the way I see it. I am not through with the analysis of did it affect enough votes,” Judge Anderson said, just prior to recessing the court for the day. In his written decision two days later, Judge Anderson stated that, “Mrs. Brinkerhoff acted improperly by campaigning while working as a Deputy County Clerk, especially in light of her role as an election officer. She also obtained voter registration forms without paying for them as required and the court is persuaded that she did this knowingly in light of her conversation with Mr. Torgerson. She also inappropriately created copies of the voter affiliation letter responses and not only accepted them after the deadline set by her office, but went out and actively sought them out. The court is persuaded that she knew that only in-person affiliations were allowed during that time. Finally, Mrs. Brinkerhoff used the voter registration database to identify voters that had not yet affiliated or voted and contacted them.” Judge Anderson, nevertheless, closes his written decision with the following: “…the court concludes that the improper activities of the Brinkerhoffs most likely did not affect enough votes to alter the result of the 2016 Wayne County Republican Primary and that it should decline to annul the election and instead should dismiss the petition.” It is noteworthy, however, that while Judge Anderson told Mrs. Brinkerhoff in court and stated several times in his written decision that he did not believe her testimony, and that, “Mr. Brinkerhoff’s attempts to corroborate Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s incredible testimony only serve to place his own credibility in question,” several of Judge Anderson’s findings regarding the number of potential votes affected are linked to information that each of the Brinkerhoffs provided in their courtroom testimony. Coral Brinkerhoff currently remains on paid administrative leave as Wayne County deputy clerk. This being a civil, not a criminal case, there was no penalty handed down by the court for Mr. or Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s actions. The general election will take place on Tuesday, November 8. The deadline for filing as a write-in candidate is Friday, September 9. Pub. note: Judge Lyle Anderson’s findings and decision can be found at The Insider website, at www.insiderutah. com —Insider

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We could still use a couple more players for our 1st & 2nd grade soccer team! Text or call if interested! Katie 801.656.9936 Games 5pm Tuesdays, Aug 30- Oct.3rd. Practices on school field after school Wednesdays, for one hour. Alice Elizabeth Chynoweth Ormond, 87 of Annabella, passed away August 22, 2016 in Monroe. She was born December 7, 1929 in Henrieville to Lawrence and Lavina Goulding Chynoweth. She married Reed Ormond July 3, 1946 in Las Vegas. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple on November 4, 1978. Reed preceded her in death. Alice was raised in Henrieville. Some of you may remember her. The Bryce Valley PTA is looking for people to help with PTA before it is lost to the school for lack of interest. The PTA does many things to help at the school and your volunteering would be a big help to them. Call the school if you are willing to help them out to keep the projects going for out kids.

Today in Henrieville Ken and Artoise Platt and son Landyn Platt spoke before starting to serve their missions. Collette Mathews and Krista Neighbor did a very special musical number for them. Many of their family members and friends were in attendance to support the Platt family. The rains have been very refreshing and even violent a couple of times. If you haven't seen the pictures on facebook lately, Panguitch even had a tornado. It was quite interesting. Things are really greening up and we sure hope the hail didn't hurt the plants and produce already growing. In Tropic Ward, Dan and LaNae Cloud were released as Primary Teachers and Dan was also released as the Bear Cub Scout Leader. Chance and Jessica were called to teach the Course 18 class. Speakers in Tropic were Blaine and Shauna Anderson who talked about their Temple Work. Blaine works in the Cafeteria and Shauna is and Ordinance worker. Also Lamar and Cheri Feltner talked about their ex-

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periences as Temple Workers. David Hill and his wife sang a beautiful song for the meeting. September 6th will be the Annual Relief Society Mother's and Daughter's Party at Tropic Town Park. It will begin at 6:00 P.M. You are being asked to bring socks and panties for children for a service project. Bryce Canyon City people are busy fixing up their town park. They have put in new restrooms, fountains and other equipment. It is looking really nice and the kids are enjoying it so much. Some changes took place in the Cannonville Ward with the changing of the Young Men Presidency. Released were: as President Cole Twitchell, Counselors George Thompson and Rusty Rich with Secretary Trevor Henrie. Called to fill these postions were: President Stewart Ivie, Counselors George Thompson, Garrett Cottam and Secretary Fred Beesley. Speaker today was Patriarch Reed Munson of the Escalante Stake. DO NOT forget the Senior Citizen Picnic on September 16th at Tropic Town Park. Congratulations to Steven and Annie Hansen of Henrieville on the birth of their beautiful little daughter. Serenity Hope. She was born on the 23rd of August and is so cute we have been told. Grandparents are Curtis and Pauline Hansen of Cannonville and Lowell and Tonja Jessop with great-grandparents being Alma and Anita Fletcher also of Cannonville. I ask again...if you are a BVHS student and would like to be the reporter for the school year for the paper then please call me or email me. It is a good experience and people like to read the news for the HS students. Also if you are an elementary student and would like to do the news for the elementary then let me know. Please have a safe and happy week and call or email your news to me. Thank you for helping with the newspaper column. Thanks VS

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Election 2016: Voting in Rural Utah

Edward Eckersley

by Peg Smith ~ pegenias@gmail.com

While voters elsewhere will be struggling with getting to and standing in long poll lines, Garfield and Wayne County citizens will be able to vote again in the peace and privacy of their own homes. The Mail-in Ballot Some of us reflect nostalgically on the communal sense of doing our civic duty, greeting one another as we go to a common place to cast a ballot. Yet there can be little dispute about the cost savings and simplified process of the mailed in ballots. Last week, I talked with Camille Moore, Garfield County Clerk, about the 2016 election, and specifically about the mail-in ballots, the counting process, and voter registration. (Although our context was Garfield County, most of Moore’s comments are applicable to Wayne County as well.) Voter Registration Moore agrees that voter registration really is a twostep process. Whether you’ve signed up by mail, online, or through the Division of Motor Vehicles when you got your driver’s license, your information has to be verified at the county level. The clerk’s office pulls up the records forwarded to them and verifies your residency, your correct street address and mailing address, your scanned signature against your driver’s license or other official documents on file. “By all means, I encourage people to call our office to check on the status of their voter registration. It takes two seconds for us to look you up and make sure your name is there,” said Moore. (Garfield County Clerk: 435-676-1120; Wayne County Clerk: 435836-1300). She also noted that registrations through the DMV don’t capture mailing addresses, which is obviously crucial to get a mailed out ballot. Her office works with the county’s post offices or municipal offices to try to find mailing addresses, but it’s certainly preferable for a prospective voter to call the clerk to make sure that information is on file. What about squaring Garfield County’s “new” official street addressing with the made-up addresses many of us have been using for years? The

Recorder’s office is the keeper of the street addresses. Moore said her office checks with the County Recorder to crosscheck addresses before the new registration will be added to the voter rolls. Moore said this is a universal issue for all county residents, particularly for people who live outside municipalities. “When the county went to the new 911 system, they had to fix the addressing,” she said. Many people haven’t been using, and really don’t know their real county address. Most of these have already been corrected on the existing voter rolls. Again, new registrants should call the clerk’s office to check their official street address if there is any question. The default method of checking residency has been to produce a utility bill, mortgage papers, or other document that includes an address. However, for Garfield County’s renting residents, the housing crunch usually guarantees that many people don’t necessarily remain in the same habitation, even for a few months. Moore said her office is willing to work with individuals on a case-by-case basis if they are legitimate residents and simply lack the documentation to prove it. With new residents, the concern is about duplicate registration. She said the state databases can identify duplicate registrations within the state. However, they are unable to identify duplicates on other states’ rolls, so they take the steps they can here to verify residency. Processing the Ballots Ballots can be returned anytime between October 18 and Election Day. Moore said many people, particularly Panguitch locals simply walk their ballots up to the courthouse to deliver in person. Ballots are not counted as they come in; they are counted only on Election Day. However, as soon as a ballot is received in the mail, the intake process begins: You’ve signed your ballot, added your phone number, then folded down the top and sealed it. The clerk’s staff slits the top so the envelope remains sealed but the ballot barcode is revealed. The barcode is then scanned. Your signature pops up, either from your driver’s license, your voter registration

or both. They check for a match on the signatures. “You can tell,” said Moore. “If there’s a question, we set it aside, then try to contact the person to make sure they voted that ballot. Maybe the person was in rush, maybe it’s an elderly person who had help with their ballot. If we can’t get hold of the person and really can’t tell about the signature, or there is no signature, the ballot is set aside.” Once the barcode is scanned in, the envelope is stored in boxes separated by precinct and locked in the office “vault” until Election day. You can go online to track your ballot. Once the barcode is scanned, it’s in the system, so you can verify the arrival of your ballot that way. If a ballot has been set aside for any reason, that reason is flagged, such as “no signature” or other reason. Moore said her office makes an effort to locate the voter so the mistake can be fixed. To make sure mailed-in ballots arrive in the Clerk’s office by Election Day, Moore said many post offices will agree to hand-stamp the ballots coming in at the last minute, rather than chance routing them through Provo. Counting the Vote Moore said the counting process usually begins on the afternoon of Election Day. “Of course, someone can walk in up to 8 p.m. and hand us a ballot,” but the counting can begin. “We have a big table, with two optical scanners in the back room. We’ve developed quite a routine,” she said. She and her staff work as far into the night as needed. One person slits the envelopes, the next person removes the ballots and stacks them, and the third person opens the ballots. The ballots at that point are separated from the mailing labels, so no one can tell who the voter is. Votes are counted by feeding the ballots, one at a time through the optical scanner, with another person counting the scanned ballots against the paper copies in groups of 10. She said that occasionally they have to duplicate a ballot. For example, if a ballot is ripped and unreadable the workers will create a new copy, duplicating what the voter marked. If that happens, they “spoil” the original ballot

and mark it as such. “There are three of us sitting there watching.” Voters can leave blank spots on races, but two marks within a single race will also be kicked out. Also, if a voter crossed out and re-marked a different bubble, that will need to be set aside with a duplicate created. Moore said as long as the intended vote is obvious, they can duplicate the ballot. Otherwise, if they can’t tell what the voter meant, they have to leave it out of the ballot. Moore said that people have every right to express concern about how their voting is handled. "We welcome people to come and talk with us. Once they see how we do it, they’ll feel better about it,” she said. Speaking of the mail-in process, Moore said, “I feel good about how we’re doing it. It’s a good system, it allows us some control and we can stop a lot of the problems that could happen. It’s better than the machines and the punch cards and all the election judges having to be sent out. This is absolutely the best of all the ways we’ve tried.” Other areas of the state are currently experimenting with same day registration elections as pilot projects. “That’s probably the direction we’re all going too,” she said. People now can register to vote up to November 1. Ballots will be mailed out to all registered voters on October 18 to be returned on or before Election Day on November 8. “We really, really try,” she said, to make sure everyone who is eligible can get registered, get a ballot, and have that ballot count. “We want every vote to count.”

1949 - 2016

ELMO/TEASDALE - Edward A. Eckersley, age 67, of Elmo, returned to his Heavenly Father on August 20, 2016 in Sandy, Utah. Edward was born January 6, 1949 in Panguitch, Utah. His parents are Lois Dutton Eckersley and the late Lyman W. Eckersley. He is survived by his mother, Lois Eckersley of Elmo, a sister: Diana Eckersley of Oklahoma; two brothers: Delmer D. and Laurie Jo Eckersley of Salina; and Lyman Eckersley Jr. of Elmo; many nieces and nephews; his Uncle Lark and Aunt Georgia Flanigan of Cedar City; many other family members and his faithful dog, Pee Wee. Ed was a Vietnam era Veteran. His work experiences included farming, cowboy, cheese maker, beekeeper, sheepherder, Volunteer worker and story Teller. He enjoyed the outdoors including fishing when his health permitted it. Edward was always willing to help others. He helped his mother and the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers who gave him a certificate of excellence for his hard work. He belonged to the Volunteers of America Utah Chapter. He served as Chairman of the Volunteers of Emery County where he made many friends. Edward enjoyed crocheting. He made many small hats and booties for infants and donated them to castle View Hospital and the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City. He also crocheted many rugs and shared them with others. Ed was also very glad to teach others how to crochet. Edward had many friends in Green River and looked forward to going to Melon Days each year. He always returned to Elmo with melons to share with others. Graveside services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. in the Teasdale Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the Utah Honor Guard. Burial will be in the Teasdale Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah. On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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LegaL Notices DOCUMENT 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS OWNER: WAYNE COUNTY PO Box 189, Loa UT 84747 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Wayne County – Connector Bike Path, which includes 620 tons of HMA, 1,000 C.Y. untreated base course, 1,400 C.Y. of borrow, signing and striping, and related work, will be received by Wayne County at the offices of Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc., 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701, until 2:00 p.m. September 7, 2016, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701, (435) 896-8266. For questions regarding the Bidders List and accessing project manual & plans, email Heather at heather.n@jonesanddemille.com; for project specific or technical questions, email Carson at carson@jonesanddemille.com Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing office during business hours, upon payment of $40.00 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Electronic copy (PDF) may be obtained for download at www.jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com. for $30.00. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall submit evidence of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 18 & 25 and SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Town & County MEETING Board GARFIELD COUNTY Garfield County office hours are Mon-Fri 9-5, closed 12-1 for lunch. Commission meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays at 10am in the commission chambers, 55 S. Main St., Panguitch. Agenda deadline: noon Friday before meetings. Clerk: Camille Moore, camille.moore@garfield.utah.gov. 435-676-1120. Antimony - Antimony Town Council meetings are 1st Thursdays at 7pm at the Civic Center. Clerk: Roma Henrie, antimonytown@scinternet.net. 435-624-3488. Boulder - Boulder Town office hours: Mon 11-1, Wed 1-2. Council meetings are 1st Thursdays, 7pm at Community Center. Agenda Deadline: 48 hours before the meeting. Clerk: Judy Davis, boulderutah@scinternet.net. 435-335-7300. Bryce - Bryce Canyon City Council meetings are 1st and 3rd Thursday at 10am at the public safety building. City manager Jean Seiler, ajeansiler@gmail.com. 435-231-1603. Cannonville - Cannonville Town Council meetings are 3rd Wednesdays at 7pm., canvtown@scinternet.net, 435-679-8784 Escalante - Escalante City office hours are Mon-Thurs 8-4, Fri 8-noon. Council meetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm at the city council chambers. City recorder: Debbie Allen, escalant@scinternet.net, 435-826-4644 Hatch - Hatch Town Council meetings are 3rd Wednesdays at 7pm at Hatch Town Hall. Clerk: Jacie Torgerson, hatchut@ color-country.net 435-735-4364 Henrieville - Henrieville Town office hours are Mon-Fri 10-4. Council meetings are 2nd Thursdays at 7pm at the Town Hall. Clerk: Marie Jagger, henrievilletown@scinternet.net 435-6798581. Panguitch - Panguitch City office hours are Mon-Fri 8-5. Council meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:30pm in the city offices. Agenda deadline: Noon Thursdays before meetings. Manager: Lori Talbot, lori.panguitchcity@gmail.com 435-676-8585. Tropic - Tropic Town office hours are Mon-Fri 8-2. Council meetings are the 2nd Thursdays at 6pm at Tropic Town Heritage Center. Agenda deadline: 1st Thursday. Clerk: Marie Neimann, tropic@color-country.net, 435-679-8713. WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County office hours are Mon-Fri 9-5, closed 12-1 for lunch. Commission meets 1st & 3rd Mondays at 10am in the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 S. Main., Loa. Agenda deadline Thursdays before noon. Clerk: Ryan Torgerson, ryan@ wayne.utah.gov, 435-836-1300 Bicknell - Bicknell Town council meetings are 1st Thursdays at 6pm (7pm May-November), Bicknell Town Hall. Agenda deadline 1st Tuesdays at noon. Clerk: Connie Durfey, bicknelltown@scinternet.net, 435-425-3315 Hanksville - Hanksville Town office hours are Tues-Thurs 10-2. Council meetings are the first Thursday of each month, at 7pm in the Hanksville Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 1st Mondays. Clerk: Lisa Wells, 435-542-3451. Loa - Loa Town office hours are Mon-Thurs 10-5. Council meetings are 2nd Thursdays at 8 pm in Loa Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 2nd Tuesdays by noon. Clerk: Michelle Brian, 435836-2160. Lyman - Lyman Town Council meetings are the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lyman Town Hall. Clerk: Dortha Chappell. 435-836-2346.Mayor Clenn Okerlund 435836-2826. lymantown@scinternet.net Torrey - Torrey Town office hours are Wed-Thurs 10-4. Council meetings are 2nd Thursdays at 6:30pm at Torrey Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 1st Thursdays by noon. Clerk: Paula Pace, paula@torreyutah.gov, 435-425-3600

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HENRIEVILLE TOWN Notice is hereby given that the Town of Henrieville will hold a public hearing to discuss submitting an application to the Permanent Community Impact Board for funding of the construction grant for the drinking water system improvements, engineering costs, and costs already incurred. Henrieville Town will solicit comments concerning the size, scope and nature of the funding request for the above project. All interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be hold on Thursday, 8 September 2016, at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall in Henrieville, Utah. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Marie Jaggar, Clerk, at least three (3) working days prior to this meeting. Dave Roberts, Mayor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 18 & 25 and SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 21, 2016. Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information. NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2409 (A80690): Gladys LeFevre propose(s) using 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (Boulder) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 25 and SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Wayne School District Board of Education regular Board Meeting scheduled for September 14, 2016 at 6:00 PM has been rescheduled for September 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM. The Wayne School District Board of Education regular Board Meeting scheduled for November 9, 2016 at 6:00 PM has been rescheduled for November 16, 2016 at 6:00 PM The meetings will be held at the Wayne School District Office Building at 79 N 100 W Bicknell, UT 84715. If you have questions please contact the district office at 435-425-3813. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

PUBLIC HEARING LOA TOWN Loa Town will hold a public hearing with its regularly scheduled town board meeting on September 8, 2016 at 8 pm at the Loa Town Office located at 80 West Center. This public hearing will be held to discuss the adoption of The Loa Town Annexation Policy Plan. All public is welcome to attend this hearing. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 1 & 8, 2016 INVITATION TO BID WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE REMODEL Wayne County School District is seeking bids from qualified contractors to remodel two rooms of the district office building. Details may be obtained by contacting Wayne School District office at 435-425-3813 during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Sealed bids will be accepted until 5:00 P.M. on September 13th. Please mail bids to Wayne School District, PO Box 127, Bicknell, UT 84715. As per state procurement policy, the successful contractor may be required to provide a performance and/or payment bond equal to 100% of the price specified in the contract. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 18 & 25 and SEPTEMBER 1 & 8, 2016 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE FROM: RES/AG TO: INDUSTRIAL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: PERMANENT ANIMAL SHELTER, SHORT TERM DOG & CAT BOARDING SERVICE, PART TIME SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: COLOR-COUNTRY ANIMAL WELFARE A UT CORP A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 @ 7:00 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: 11.80 acres in Section 11 T29S R4E located at 1150 W HWY 24 Torrey, UT 84775. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 1 & 8, 2016

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What important lessons will you teach your child this summer? Riding a bike? Sharing with others? How about teaching them important financial skills. Financial literacy may not immediately come to mind when parents think of essential skills for students, but what children know about money at a young age can shape the way they manage money in adulthood. In fact, a 2015 study by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) found that credit scores among young adults improved in states with mandatory financial education. However, not all states implement financial education. So how do we close the gap between what American students currently know about money and what they need to know? Edutainment – one of the key personal finance instruction tactics that Visa uses to reach people of all ages – is an innovative learning method that strikes a balance between education and entertainment. Students can learn financial lessons without feeling like they're studying, and edutainment can help them retain the information better. According to a 2013 study commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, students who played educational games in addition to the standard curriculum performed better on tests than students who didn't. Here are a few simple ways your child can learn about money this summer. Learn together: Mymoney.gov offers activities and lessons for all ages, ranging from fun cartoons about American coins to guides on

how to budget effectively. The website features World of Cents, a child-friendly game for ages 5 and up designed to help teach the value of money through the concepts of earning, saving and spending money, while incorporating basic math concepts. Begin with the basics: Knowing the value of money is essential to financial literacy. The sooner children learn how much everyday items are worth, the better. Visa's Practical Money Skills initiative has developed a game, Peter Pig's Money Counter, which helps children improve basic financial skills such as sorting and counting coins to learn their monetary value. The free game is available online, as an Android app and from Visa's Practical Money Skills website. Animate it: Educational favorite Schoolhouse Rock! makes finance fun with songs about interest, savings accounts, paying bills, and more. Dynamic animation and catchy songs help children learn basic financial facts while having fun. Search for clips on YouTube or pop in a DVD to teach your children these important and practical lessons in a fun and memorable way. Play the market: The Stock Market Game is an online simulation of the global capital markets that engages students grades 4-12 in the world of economics, investing and personal finance, and has prepared 15 million students for financially independent futures. The game is part of a program provided by the SIFMA Foundation. Make it comical: Visa recently teamed up with Marvel Custom Solutions to cre-

ate a Guardians of the Galaxy comic that promotes saving and smart spending and introduces young children to the difference between wants and needs. The comic, "Rocket's Powerful Plan," features an exciting storyline where saving money in an emergency fund is crucial to helping the Super Heroes. If your children are fans of Rocket, Groot and Ant-Man, they're bound to love this comic featuring the same iconic characters. Bring it to life: Jump$tart Clearinghouse offers a variety of games and resources that demonstrate how money skills transfer to real life. Children are challenged to plan their budgets, stretch their money, and be financially responsible. The website also provides a range of educational materials for both parents and teachers. Additional edutainment resources include: • MyMoney.gov Youth Resources • TreasuryDirect Kids MoneyMemory and Perry's Pennies • The United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Exchange games • Visa's Financial Football and Financial Soccer Bottom line: It's important to teach your children about finance, and edutainment is both an effective and engaging way to do so. Use these summer months to teach your children important basic personal finance skills that they can use for the rest of their lives. Nathaniel Sillin directs Visa's financial education programs. To follow Practical Money Skills on Twitter: www. twitter.com/PracticalMoney.

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