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Thursday, October 5, 2017
Issue # 1223
Take a Stroll Down Town
Panguitch Local Looks to Defend Senior Pro Rodeo National Title
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Lance Miller wows the crowd at last year's Senior Pro Rodeo. He hopes to defend his title this year, Oct 3 - 7, in Panguitch at the Triple-C Arena. PANGUITCH - Lance Miller, a 44-year-old Panguitch cowboy and the 2016 National Senior Pro Rodeo Saddle Bronc champion, is ready to hold on to his rodeo
title at the Triple C Arena. Miller and hundreds of others will compete in the 2017 Senior National Finals Rodeo on Oct. 3-7. The National Senior Pro
Rodeo Association (NSPRA) voted Panguitch as the 2017 rodeo of the year. The NSPRA is different than other rodeos as it’s only motto is that competitors have to be 40 years and older. Miller’s 44 years qualifies him and fires up his competitive desire to jump on a bucking horse again and again. “I absolutely love riding bucking horses,” Miller said. “I’m like a skier with fresh powder, a racecar driver with a fast car. Golly, I wish I were 20 years younger.” The Triple C Arena— where Miller is the arena director—was such a fantastic host for last year’s national finals that it will entertain the rodeo for a second year in a row. Miller has invested many hours in new upgrades, including refinished stalls and facilities for the contestants, in order to prepare for this year’s rodeo. “I’ve been working nonstop all year, about 700 hours worth of work, to get the arena ready,” Miller explained. “I even bought two bucking horses, but every time I go to ride them, my kids win the battle and ride them instead.” All seven of Miller’s children have grown up riding in rodeos. Two were junior world champions in bull riding and barrel racing in
An Unforgettable Experience on Boulder Mountain (Part One)
The abandoned old army surplus half-track vehicle on Boulder Mountain. (This story will be continued next week.) BOULDER - On Boul- ries of the experience of what der Mountain near Row Lakes happened all those years ago and on the road to Purple when a snow storm came upon Lake is an old army surplus them while they were logging half-track vehicle, deteriorat- in the area. ed from age and weather. It’s Logging has been gobeen taken over by the foliage ing on in the Wayne County of the mountain, vandals have mountains since 1872. Wayne shot at it, parts of been taken County’s earliest settlers from it, but still there it sits. knew the importance of the Many have passed it on a fish- timber that was abundant in ing trip, a deer or elk hunt, or the Thousand Lake and the on a four wheeler or dirt bike Boulder Mountain ranges. and yet many do not know In 1937 the lumber business the story of how it came to be took a turn to “prop hauling.” here. The Engelmann Spruce on the On a recent visit to Boulder Mountain had been Wayne County, Royce Allen, infested with the spruce beetle one of the players in this sto- killing them. This dry timber ry learned that the half-track was the preferred type for the was still sitting where they coal mine companies located left it nearly 63 years ago. It in Carbon and Emery Counwas Dwight Brinkerhoff, the ties, and was used as “props” son of Bliss, the other player, in the mines. This was a lucrawho conveyed the news. This tive business and it brought event brought all the memo- thousands of dollars into the
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
county. In 1946, Royce’s dad Paul, or Doc as he was fondly called, began hauling timber from Boulder Mountain. He acquired a contract with the Lion Coal Company owned by Wattis Coal Company out of Price, Utah. Doc had gone to a man by the name of Hildebrant and delivered a load of smaller timber, and said “use this timber and see if you like it. If you do I can get you all you want.” The miners really loved it because it was smaller and they could use it in the mines. So they told him to keep bringing it. Doc got the smaller timber from the other “cutters” timbering. They wanted the bigger logs, and saved the smaller ones for Paul. The company paid him once a month for his deliveries. In 1951, Doc came through Emery County and had encountered two men who said they wanted to work doing timber, so Doc brought them to Bicknell and sent them upon the mountain with Royce. He was 16 years old. Doc had provided Royce with the training to do the job without supervision, and to do it well. “You take the saw. You are in charge of it. Do not let anyone else use it,” were the words Doc conveyed to his son as he sent him on the mountain. But once on the mountain Royce knew they didn’t know anything about timbering and Boulder Mountain Cont'd on page 3
the National Little Britches Rodeo Association. Like father, like children, Miller also rode in rodeos when he was old enough to crawl over the chutes. “When I began my rodeo career, I started out riding bulls; I was scared to death of bucking horses,” Miller said. “One rodeo night, the saddle bronc was the only contest available, so I did it. Right off the bat, I was like ‘oh my heavens, this is the best thing in the world!’” Miller says he is grateful to the NSPRA because he can continue to compete and enjoy his lifelong passion. He hopes many people will come out to Panguitch and support this year’s participants. In October, hundreds of camping rigs and horse trailers will surround the Triple C Arena to accommodate over 180 contestants. These competitors will participate not only in saddle bronc, but also in bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, calf roping, ribbon roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and ladies breakaway. The rodeo begins on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 9 a.m. with a Tiedown Jackpot and ends on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. with the third and final performance. On Thursday, visitors can also enjoy a concert by cowboy entertainer, Dave Stamely, in the fair building. Located just off Scenic Highway 89 on Main Street in Panguitch, the rodeo is $10 at the gate. Afterwards, guests can enjoy other activities in Garfield County including visiting Bryce Canyon National Park. For more information and to register online visit, seniorrodeo.com. To find out more about what to do in Garfield County, go to brycecanyoncountry.com. —Garfield County Tourism
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National Fossil Day at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area PAGE, AZ – Everyone who loves fossils is invited to join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s celebration of National Fossil Day™ on Wednesday, October 11. This free event is being held at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center from 12 to 5 p.m. Kids can earn their Junior Ranger Paleontology Badge, dig for fossils and decorate a Jurassic landscape. The Carl Hayden Visitor Center also has a permanent dinosaur track exhibit. According to Superintendent William Shott, “Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has many canyons with exposed rock layers, revealing fossils, traces of past life forms and chapters of the earth's history. The National Park Service preserves and protects these resources for future generations, so we love engaging directly with kids and their families at special events like this.” National Fossil Day is a
THURS. OCT. 5 - WED. OCT. 11
OH IT IS ROCKTOBER ALL RIGHT! Winds picking up to 16 MPH at the beginning of the week. Sunny with more sun the rest of the week! Our highs in the low 70s and high 60s, lows in the upper and mid 30s, low 40s. Humidity hits about 53% on Sunday.
PANGUITCH - Randy Houston at Shed, Inc. sells everything you need for your upcoming hunt, fishing trip or day in the woods. Pop by and see the new stuff he's got. The Sweet's Mural Chocolate still looks really cool down by the chiropractor's office. Lynn Barnson at Straight Arrow Saddlery is already creating custom pieces for Christmas gifts, call now if you are looking for something custom and amazing. The Panguitch Drug Store has a billion Halloween decorations, candies and costumes. Mike Sarles and Corrine Englestead are posing below with just a small sample. Shop Downtown!
It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own. —H.G. Wells
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Fossil of a Theropod track. celebration organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational value. More information about
the Junior Paleontologist Program and additional educational resources is available at this link: https://www.nps. gov/subjects/fossilday/index. htm. —National Park Service
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Some Comparisons of School District Funding
In the drive to increase tax revenue for the Wayne School District it has been reported that the district receives about $6,500 per student from the state and approximately the same from county and other tax sources, for a total of around $13,000 per year for each student. The Utah Taxpayers Association’s most recent report (available online) covering the 2014-2015 fiscal year agrees, showing that Wayne District spent $13,610 per student, which is more than $1,000 higher than the national average according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The Taxpayers Association reports that in 2015, with 469 students, Wayne District’s student/teacher ratio was 13.2. Only 2 of Utah’s 41 school districts had a lower ratio, and the state average was considerably higher at 22.2 students per teacher. Compensation for Wayne District's teachers was average for the state at nearly $77,000. Certainly, Wayne District is able to afford a robust teaching staff with current funding. In arguing for higher taxes it is repeatedly stated that Wayne County has one of the state’s lowest “local tax efforts,” based on the property tax rate as a percentage of assessed property value. However, Wayne County's property assessed value per student is among the highest in the state, being from approximately double to nearly triple that of 21 of the 41 districts. This difference in the per student assessed property values makes the property tax rate a deceptive measure, not accurately comparing the actual amount taken from taxpayers for each student. In reality, Wayne County’s taxpayer burden for public education is far closer to the per student state average than is suggested by simply looking at the tax rate. Even more telling is that only 4 school districts spend more per student than the Wayne District’s annual expenditure of over $13,000, with the statewide average being $7,896. Alpine District, the state's largest by student enrollment, spent $7,202. Clearly Wayne District is not under-taxing or under-spending compared to the rest of the state or even the entire nation, and the effort to draw county residents into a competition to see which district can get and spend the most money only distracts from the real issue of whether children can be provided a quality education with current funding. While fixed costs for school facilities do require higher per-student spending in low population districts like ours, annual spending of around $6 million should be more than sufficient to serve the needs of the 432 students the school board reports were enrolled in 2016. For comparison, exploring the cost of homeschooling programs yielded the following results: • High quality textbook and workbook materials for a complete homeschooling curriculum can be purchased for a few hundred dollars per year. • A high quality private online homeschool program that offers real-time interaction with instructors and other students, including field trips, increases the cost of homeschooling to a few thousand dollars per year, with high school curricula available for under $4,000 and primary and middle school programs costing less. • The average rate for private in-home tutoring is around $18 per hour. For the $13,000 Wayne District currently spends per student each year, a student could be enrolled in a high quality homeschool program and receive another 500 hours of private tutoring providing one-on-one instruction tailored to the student’s individual interests, talents and needs. It's argued that with more money Wayne District could offer specialized training programs such as Advanced Robotics. With its small student population, spending many thousands of dollars on programs that would interest and benefit only a few of the district's students would be to ignore the cost-benefit relationship that necessarily underlies all economics. Individual students with such specialized interests can pursue them much more cost-effectively through increasingly available online programs. By objective measures of spending, far from being deprived or short-changed, Wayne District schools are among the most generously funded. With wise and effective use, current funding should be more than adequate to provide the children in the district with a very high quality education, and if it’s not, perhaps the entire public school concept needs to be reexamined. Wayne Mein, Grover
Who Put Our Czar in the White House ?
Capgemini SE, branded as Capgemini, is a French multinational information technology consulting corporation headquartered in Paris, France. It provides IT services and is one of the world's largest IT consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with almost 190,000 employees in over 40 countries. 2016 report – the world liquidity reached $63.5 trillion (in hands of 16.5 million millionaires). 66.6% millionaires are in just 4 countries – USA, Japan, Germany, and China. 4.8 million millionaires in USA holding 18.47 trillion in cash. Million means – 1,000,000, billion means 1,000,000,000, trillion means 1,000,000,000,000. Our beloved president wants his filthy rich to get even richer cutting their tax rate from 35% to 15%. USA population – 76% anglo / white. In our country, 5% holds 90% of liquidity ($) means 95% has only 10% liquidity ($). Our beloved conservative republican president Regan first reduced tax to please people but then he increased taxes 11 times in 6 years. George W. H. Bush (conservative republican president) – “Read my lips. No more new taxes” – increased taxes 5 times in 4 years. Who put our czar in the white house ? – 95% who are scraping pans. This is exactly what Russia, Cuba, Haitti, Venezuela have. Sample – In NY, a lady bought 2 bed room condo for $11 million. I am for capitalism – work, make, and keep it. This is not that. This is to screw us all. I am socialist limited to food for hungry, place to stay, healthcare for sick, and free education. We not only got cartoon but we got zombie in white house. Where is our cronies (Congressmen/women, senators) ? What are they doing ? Where do they stand on this cesspool / time bomb ? Warren Buffet (true human, nationalist, financial genius)- “My secretary paying higher rate than I am required to pay” – This means our congress and senate is gang of zombies / brainless. By HARSHAD P. DESAI, Panguitch
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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Hole-in-theRock Road Repairs Project KANAB - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is soliciting input on the Hole-inthe-Rock Road Repair Project for Garfield County, UT. Garfield County is proposing to repair deteriorating conditions of the road such as, erosion, down cutting, and flooding at ephemeral washes. Repairing the road would enable effective long-term maintenance of Hole-in the-Rock Road (HITRR) and protect GSENM resources found along the road. Repairs are proposed for the 16 mile section of HITRR within Garfield County, UT (see Project and Analysis Area Map). The project analysis area begins 5.0 miles southeast of Escalante and includes the entire length of the HITRR (57 miles), which terminates at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area within Kane County, UT. The purpose of this news release is to inform interested and affected parties of the proposal and to solicit comments to assist with the NEPA review of the proposal. Analysis of the proposal will be documented in an Environmental Assessment (EA). Comments received in response to this solicitation will be used to identify potential environmental issues related to the proposed action and to identify alternatives to the proposed action that meet the purpose of and need for the project. A copy of the scoping letter (DOI_BLM-UT-03002017-0068-EA) is available on the project website on the BLM NEPA Register, https:// go.usa.gov/xRz8R. A hardcopy of the scoping letter may be obtained by contacting the GSENM Headquarters Office located at, 669 South Hwy 89A, Kanab, UT or by calling (435) 644-1200. We would like to hear from you regarding any issues or concerns
you feel we should consider in development of the project and associated EA. If you are interested in providing us with information, potential issues, or alternatives, please write to Matt Betenson, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 669 South Hwy 89A, Kanab, UT on or before November 9, 2017. Scoping comments can also be emailed to blm_ut_gs_comments@ blm.gov please include "Hole in the Rock Road" in the subject line. Two public meetings will be held in October 2017 to provide details to interested parties about the project and give an opportunity to hear questions, comments, or concerns. The first scheduled public meeting is October 25, 2017 in Escalante, UT at the Escalante Community Center, located at 85 North 100 West. The second meeting is scheduled October 26, 2017 in Boulder, UT at the Boulder Community Center located at 351 North 100 East. Both meetings are scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. Before including an address, phone number, e-mail, or other personal identifying information in any comment, please note that the entire comment, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be requested, but cannot be guaranteed. The public’s interest in the management of public lands is appreciated and encouraged. If you have any questions or need further information please contact Matt Betenson, Associate Monument Manager, at mbetenso@ blm.gov or (435) 644-1200. —The Bureau of Land Management
Rep. Stewart Participates in App Challenge U.S. may be short by many as a million programmers by 2020. These are high-paying, high-demand jobs. To maintain American competitiveness, it’s crucial that the United States invests in our youth now, and helps them acquire these valuable skills. The CAC encourages students to pursue those skills and recognizes them for their efforts. For further information please visit www.CongressionalAppChallenge.us. —Chris Stewart, Congressperson
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Chris Stewart’s office is excited to announce that Utah’s 2nd Congressional District will be participating in the third annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in high school and below. “I invite all students from Utah’s 2nc Congressional District to participate in the Congressional App Competition. Computer science and STEM education are crucial proficiencies for the rising generation. By recognizing our nation’s young programming talent, I want to help encourage students to continue engaging in these fields.” The Challenge runs until November 1, 2017. The competition is open to all students who meet the eligibility requirements, regardless of coding experience. We strongly encourage students of all skill levels to participate and to learn how to create their own apps. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and be given Congressional recognition for their achievements in STEM and computer science. Their apps will be featured on a display in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on house. gov, and on the Congressional App Challenge website. By some estimates, the
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really didn’t want to work. He had been trying to teach them how to do the work but “they couldn’t hack it,” according to Royce. A few days later when they had finished lunch, the men said they wanted to go have a snack, Royce said “okay.” They never came back! He went to see about them, but they had left camp, and had taken all of their stuff, and had even stolen his pocket knife! Royce went back to work and about one hour before sundown he decided to cut some more trees and fired up the saw. Tarvel and Sherwood Albrecht (father and son) were cutting timber below and heard the saw. Bliss Brinkerhoff said “Royce is up there alone!” Bliss got on a horse and came up and got Royce and brought him back to their camp where he stayed for the rest of the week. There is a “lumbering rule” – never leave a man alone on the mountain, and it surely had been broken here. Royce found out from the Albrecht’s that the men from Emery had dropped down to their camp asking for a ride, and had obtained one from one of the truckers. They went to Doc and asked to be paid. Doc asked them “how much timber did you cut?” They didn’t know so they didn’t get paid. This experience is how Royce got a job working for Bliss Brinkerhoff one summer logging on the Boulder Mountain in 1954. The last yield of the season took a turn for the worse, and in his own words, he describes the events. (Note: The following event is an experience I had with two men on the Boulder Mountain as we experienced a major snow storm and is what transpired to the best of my recollection.- Royce) In early November 1954 Bliss Brinkerhoff, Jack Shiner and myself were on the Boulder Mountain cutting timber. We had been cutting and hauling timber during the summer. It was late in the season, and we determined these loads of timber would be the last of the season. The timber was cut and loaded onto three trucks. It was late afternoon when we finished, and we decided not to drive off the mountain in the night time. We would wait and leave early in the morning. At this point it had started to snow. We were camped at Row Lake and had been living in a tent during the summer while on the mountain and this was the case now. We took our evening meal with the intent to break camp early the next morning and travel to the valley below, and we retired for the night. I awoke many times in the night, snow still falling. Each time I arose I would push the snow off of the tent. Come morning I said to Bliss and Jack, “There is a lot of snow outside.” They said, “maybe two inches.” I got up to look out and the snow was still falling and at least knee deep. After breakfast we installed tire chains on all three trucks hoping this would give us the momentum we needed to drive across a flat area to where the road went downhill. But when nightfall came we had only moved the trucks about 100 yards. Realizing we weren’t going to go with the trucks in this depth of snow, we retreated to camp. At camp the decision was made to go several miles up to Purple Lake and retrieve an Army surplus vehicle (half-track) Bliss had there to assist in his logging efforts. With the aid of this machine we would make our way off the mountain. (The U.S. Army half-track was an American armored person-
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Bliss Brinkerhoff sits on the half track on a recent visit. nel carrier widely used by the could pull the trucks to an area Allies during World War II and where they would be able to in the Cold War. The designers move down the hill to the valused the front end of a jeep, to ley below. As the half-track give it better steering control, engine was idling, we decided and the back end of a tank, and to let the horses go, for we could virtually go anywhere. knew they would not stop at This particular vehicle was the camp site, but would conpurchased by Alvin Brinker- tinue down the mountain to the hoff and brought to Wayne valley below. County who later sold it to Now we boarded this reBliss. He used it to pull the cut markable machine and headlogs out of the forest. GPS: N ed down the hill where we 38°04.35’ W 111°34.85’) could move everything off the The next morning after mountain into town out of all breakfast we removed batter- this snow. With Bliss driving, ies from the trucks and gaso- me in the passenger seat, and line from the tanks, and loaded Jack on the back we started them on the two horses we down the hill. The snow was had there. Making our way to so deep the half-track was where the half-track was locat- pushing the snow over the ened took great effort, especially gine hood. It was my job to for the horses who struggled keep the floor peddles (gas, through the waist deep snow. break, clutch) cleared of snow At the half-track the depth of for there was no windshield to the snow was unbelievable. prevent the snow from comWe uncovered this machine ing in and interfering with the by removing all the snow. We vehicle controls. With water drained the engine oil into a in the radiator the temperature pan and heated it over a fire became a factor in keeping the and melted snow to fill the ra- radiator from freezing. As we diator. Then we filled the en- reached the bottom of the hill, gine with the hot engine oil, Bliss said “Oh No!” I looked put water in the radiator, and at the temperature gauge, the attached the batteries. Much needle was in the red zone. to our amazement the engine Bliss maneuvered the vehicle started on the first try! At this around to a patch of trees. He point in our situation, things hollered “get a fire going in were really looking up! This the trees.” His thought was machine was built to Army to thaw the frozen radiator by standards to maneuver in this To Be Continued kind of terrain. Now with the Next Week's Edition Oct. 12,2017 power of this machine, we
A reader recommended I write about non-profit entities. Nonprofits are organizations whose purpose is to serve a public interest. The Red Cross, religious organizations, and groups like Friends of National Parks organizations are typically nonprofit businesses. They receive state and federal tax exemptions. Nonprofits can have more income than expenditures with the understanding that the profit is spent to fulfill the mission of the organization. Below is information about the different types of nonprofit organizations and where to find out more information. A nonprofit business must be established through federal and state procedures. “501(c)(3)” is a term thrown around and refers to a section of IRS code allowing organizations to be tax exempt and is referenced as nonprofit organizations. Corporations, trusts, LLCs, unincorporated associations, and nonprofit corporations can all be a nonprofit organization. Organizations such as Teach for America, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts are nonprofit organizations each with unique business structures. Public charities, private foundations, and private operating foundations are the most common organizations who use nonprofit status. Churches, animal welfare agencies, and conservation organizations are examples of public charities. A public charity must earn a majority of its revenue from the general public or government entities. To continue as a nonprofit, at least 1/3 of its donated revenue must be obtained from public individuals, companies, or public charities. Public charity donors can deduct up to 50% of their income donated as an individual and up to 10% as a corporation. Public charities require a govern-
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Local Lawyer: Thinking of Starting A Non-Profit? by Megan Mustoe ing body of unrelated individuals and are actively involved in their cause. For instance, the Red Cross is a public charity with a board of directors that depends on donations from private individuals, organizations, and grants. It provides services to people in need and responses to disasters. Private foundations are also called non-operating foundations and do not have any active programming. Private foundations usually consist of a limited number of donors or single donors. Private foundations do not require a governing board. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is an example of a private foundation with two primary donors and managers, Bill and Melina Gates. Donations to a private foundation are tax deductible for up to 30% of the donor’s income. Private operating foundations maintain active programs similar to public charities but can have the same governance structure of a private foundation with one or two people. They are a hybrid between public charities and private foundations. So if Red Cross continued its efforts to help those in need but was managed by only a few donors, such as Bill and Melinda Gates, it would be considered a private operating foundation. Nonprofits are highly regulated in their governance structures and activities. For instance, no earnings can unfairly benefit the employees of the nonprofit or public individuals. Further, nonprofits cannot endorse/oppose candidates for public office and must keep legal advocacy and
legislative activity limited in proportion to their annual budget. Nonprofits must also annually disclose their financials to the IRS who publically publishes this information. Still excited about your nonprofit idea? After deciding on your federal nonprofit structure, you must next file with the IRS and incorporate within the state of Utah. This includes filing for a tax identification number, incorporating with the state of Utah, creating a conflict of interest policy, and applying for federal and state exemptions. Nonprofits must also file for a Charitable Solicitations Permit and provide an annual report to the Utah Division of Corporations. Unless your organization is exempt (such as churches and organizations receiving less than $5000, annually), you must also file federal 990 forms. The Utah Nonprofits Association (utahnonprofits.org) provides excellent resources for Utahans planning to start a non-profit organization. So as fall begins, let the dreaming start and determine if your next big idea would be a nonprofit organization. Before you begin, remember that planning and establishing a nonprofit can take three to six months – just for the paperwork. Until then, please contact me with your legal questions at megan@mustoelaw.com Disclaimer. As always, my column is not legal advice. If you have questions or topics you would like me to cover, please email me at megan@mustoelaw.com.
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October 5, 2017
PHS Notebook by aBBey BlevIns
Debbie Pollock, Hope Squad Bryce Valley High Sports Schedules CROSS COUNTRY Thurs., 21-Sep Escalante Thurs., 28-Sep Water Canyon Thurs., 5-Oct - Valley Thur., 10-Oct Region @ Valley 4:00 Wed., 18-Oct State @ Sugarhouse Park BASEBALL Wed., 20-Sept BV @ Diamond Ranch Fri., 22-Sept Piute @ BV Wed., 27-Sept BV @ Valley Sat., 30-Sept State First Round TBA Tues., 3-Oct Quarter Finals D i x i e High Fri., 6 Oct. Semi Finals @ Spanish Fork UVU Sat., 7 Oct. Finals, UVU VOLLEYBALL Wed., 20-Sept Panguiitch @ BV Sat., 23-Sept Soph Tourney @ Panguitch Tues., 26-Sept Escalante @ BV Wed., 27-Sept Piute @ BV Wed., 4-Oct Valley @ BV Wed., 11-Oct BV @ Water Canyon Fri., 13-Oct Freshman Tourney @ Milford Tues., 17-Oct, BV @ Wayne Fri., 20 Oct. Region Volleyball @ Wayne TBA Fri., 27 Oct. State Volleyball @ UVU Sat., 28 Oct. State Volleyball @ UVU
Hello students of PHS. We know that many of you may know this already but the community and the school have suffered the loss of Debbie Pollock. As a school we want to show our support for her family and loved ones by letting them know how much we appreciated and loved Debbie and that they have our condolences. Last Friday we had a wonderful assembly by Hank Smith. He talked to us about making good choices and the effect that they can have in our lives if we don’t make good choices now. He also talked about depression and suicide. If anyone is feeling like they can’t do this anymore please go to a trusted teacher or the school counselor. We also have the Hope Squad which we just started up and you can always go and talk to those people if you don’t feel comfortable talking to an adult. They volleyball girls are having their last home game on Thursday against North Sevier. The baseball boys will also be playing their last game before the first round of state starts on September 30. The student body and the faculty want to wish them the best of luck and hope they play to the best of their abilities. The FFA kids went to Cedar to judge livestock contests. Also be watching for lunch meetings for FBLA and FCCLA. We also want to thank FCCLA and American Red Cross and all of those who donated to the blood drive.
USDA Agrees to Work with Bobwhite Quail Group to Improve Habitat, Nesting, Sporting Opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Administrator Chris Beyerhelm
Wed Sep 13 4:30pm – 7:30pm, Volleyball - Escalante vs Bryce Valley Thu Sep 14 1:00pm – 7:30pm, Cross Country - Piute Fri Sep 15 4:30pm – 7:30pm , Volleyball - Escalante vs Pinacle Wed Sep 20 12:30pm – 11:00pm Volleyball - Diamond Ranch Thu Sep 21 1:00pm – 5:30pm Cross Country - Escalante Tue Sep 26 8:00am – 11:00am ASVAB for EHS Juniors Wed Sep 27 6:00pm – 7:00pm Back to School Night Thu Sep 28 10:30am – 11:30pm Volleyball - Fredonia 11:00am – 9:00pm Cross Country - Water Canyon
announced today that USDA has signed an agreement with the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) to improve habitat for bobwhite quail and other grassland bird populations. “NBCI is a major supporter of USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program, providing technical services that benefit northern bobwhite, pollinators and other wildlife,” said Beyerhelm. “This agreement will help create a flourishing environment, conserve soil, protect valuable water resources and enhance wildlife habitats.” Recreational hunting, fishing and bird watching are important contributors to rural communities. According to a 2016 study funded by
the National Shooting Sports Foundation for the North American Gamebird Association, the game bird industry contributes “almost $1.7 billion annually to the U.S. economy” and generates an estimated 12,000 jobs. The agreement between FSA and NBCI promotes native grassland and northern bobwhite habitat restoration and management, and establishes a framework for NBCI staff to work with USDA in a consultancy role to share technical information. For more information about FSA conservation programs, visit the FSA office or the local USDA service center or go to www.fsa.usda.gov. —Utah Farm Service Agency
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Wills, Trusts, and More How Can Taxes be Saved Upon Death? by Jeffery J. MCKenna
"Cost basis" is the term used to describe the original cost of an asset. It is used to determine the taxable gain on the sale of that asset. For instance, if you purchased a parcel of vacant real estate in 1980 for $50,000, your cost basis in the property is $50,000. If you sell the unimproved parcel of land for $150,000 (its fair market value), your taxable gain would be $100,000; the sale price less the cost basis ($150,000 - $50,000 = $100,000). You would therefore be subject to capital gain tax on $100,000. In situations where property is used for business purposes, the cost basis must be reduced by the depreciation taken against the property during the period of business use. When you give an asset away during life, the recipient of the gift assumes your original cost basis. For example, if a father gave his son the real estate we discussed above, the son's cost basis would also be $50,000. If the son likewise sold the property for $150,000, he, too, would have a taxable gain of $100,000. However, when you
leave an asset to someone upon your death, the recipient receives what is referred to as a step-up in basis. The stepup in basis is the fair market value of the asset on the date of the decedent's death (or on the date 6 months after death if the alternative valuation date is used). Using the previous example, if the father died and left the property to his son upon his death, the son would receive a step-up in basis in the property, which would be the $150,000 fair market value. If the son subsequently sold the property he inherited from his father for its fair market value of $150,000, the son would have no taxable gain. Although it makes sense at times to give away assets during life, one must consider the possible income tax ramifications to the recipient of the gift on the subsequent sale of that asset. In many cases it is preferable to leave an asset upon your death rather than to give it away during life to take advantage of the step-up in basis rule. Many people give away assets to children during their life to avoid the delays and
expenses of probate upon their death. In doing so, they lose advantage of the step-up in basis rule. A better alternative may be to create and fully fund a Living Trust during the parents' lifetime and leave the assets to children upon their death. The assets in the Living Trust would pass to the children free of probate, and they will receive a full step-up in basis. 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.
t H e Careered
My five-year-old, Christina, asked what I did at work. I explained that part of my job in the research lab was experimenting with mice and rats. Weeks later, at a school function, Christina's teacher expressed nterest in my job. "The children were describing where their parents work," she chuckled, "and Christina told us that her mom works for rats."
Sweet
My husband and I took our two-year-old daughter to the home-improvement store. Madison got tired of walking, so my husband let her ride on his shoulders. As he walked, Madison began pulling his hair. Although he asked her to stop several times, she kept on. Getting annoyed, he scolded, "Madison! Stop that!" "But, Daddy," she replied, "I'm just trying to get my gum back."
Punishment
He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
Today's Thought
Ask for support from people who care about you and who will listen to your concerns. Receiving support and care can be comforting and reassuring. It often helps to speak with others who have shared your experience so you do not feel so different or alone. Locate resources in your community on ways that you can help people who are also suffering. Helping someone else often has the benefit of making you feel better, too.
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 page 9
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l A u G h i N g Cattle pOiNt!! Guard It was reported recently that a Washington bureaucrat sent a letter to the state of New Mexico requesting the number of cattle guards in the state. The state promptly responded and was told by Washington, "That's too many. You'll have to fire about half of them."
So Long
An elderly lady was invited to an old friend's home for dinner one evening. She was impressed by the way her lady friend preceded every request to her husband with endearing terms, such as: "Honey," "My Love," "Darling," "Sweetheart," etc. The couple had been married almost seventy years, and clearly, they were still very much in love. While the husband was in the living room, her lady friend leaned over to the hostess to say, "I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your husband all those loving names." The elderly lady hung her head. "I have to tell you the truth," she said, "his name slipped my mind about ten years ago, and I'm scared to death to ask the cranky old man what his name is."
Do Come In
Our son lived at home all four of his undergraduate years. He moved out only when he went to grad school and got an apartment. The first time my husband and I went to see his new place, Matt greeted us, saying, "I'm glad to finally be the host." As we walked in the door, my husband whispered to me, "Instead of the parasite."
Gobble, Sigh
I have become very cholesterol-conscious and am trying to change he family's eating habits. We are now consuming lots of oat bran, and I've substituted turkey for most of the meats we used to enjoy. I use ground turkey in spaghetti sauce and we eat turkey hot dogs. My 18-year-old daughter was getting tired of all the turkey and cholesterol talk. One day she came home from school and asked the usual, "What's for dinner?" "Chicken," I replied. With a tired sigh she inquired, "Real chicken or turkey chicken?"
Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues.
Ham mac & cheese, salad bar, broccoli, french bread, pears, oatmeal yummy bake
Wed.
Swedish meatballs, rice, roll, mixed veggies, mandarin oranges, lemon cake
Thurs.
Spaghetti, bread sticks, corn, salad bar, peaches, applesauce cookie
Oct. 10th Oct. 11th Oct. 12th
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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O bituaries Debbie Pollock 1952 - 2017 PANGUITCH - Debra Lee Stoddard Pollock, age 64, passed away in her home on September 26, 2017 after a valiant 19-year battle with cancer. She was born December 20, 1952 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Frank H. and Donna Hall Lloyd Stoddard. Growing up in Grace, Idaho, Debbie enjoyed horseback riding, every aspect of farming, spending time out in the fields with her dad, and herding cows to Blackfoot Reservoir on horseback. In high school, Debbie was part of the cheer team, she and her debate partner took 6th overall in the state of Idaho, and she loved playing softball with a very successful church team. She graduated from Grace High School as the Salutatorian in 1971. She then attended BYU where she graduated in 1975 with a major in English and teacher education as well as psychology. Debbie started her first teaching position at San Juan High School in Blanding. There she met Royce Pollock, the love and hero of her life. They were married in 1978 in Grace, Idaho and later solemnized in the St. George Temple. Shortly after, Debbie took a teaching position in Panguitch where they made their home and raised their three sons. Debbie was passionate about public education teaching English for 33 years. She loved her students and believed in their potential and goodness. She served as Garfield Education President for 14 years and served on the Utah Education Association Board of Directors for two years. Debbie was always involved in community service and service in the church. Here she held various callings, her favorite being Gospel Doctrine. Debbie also had a love and passion for family history and indexing for the church. She also found great satisfaction in being an arbitrator for family history. She loved her family with her whole heart. Especially her six grandchildren and whom she spent countless hours teaching them to garden, explore, collect rocks, feed the birds, and whatever else their imaginations came up with. Besides her family, Debbie’s life was centered around service to others, a trait she claims to have learned from her parents. She hopes she has taught us all to love and serve others. She is survived by her husband, Royce; sons: Trevor (Callie) Pollock, Joshua (Hailie) Pollock, and Cody (Chelsea) Pollock; grandchildren: Sadie, Judson, Hendriks, ChezLee, Carter and Crue; brother: Curtis (Jane) Stoddard. She is proceeded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 12:00 Noon in the Panguitch LDS Stake Center, 550 S 100 W. Friends may call at the stake center on Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00-11:30 am. Interment will be held at the Panguitch City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
Bruce Pratt Taylor 1942 - 2017 LOA/FREMONT - Bruce Pratt Taylor, age 74, passed away September 25, 2017. Bruce was born December 8th, 1942 to Pratt and Hazel Jackson Taylor in Loa, Utah. Proceeding him in death were his parents, his wife Karen Archibald Taylor as well as his brother Merlin Taylor. He is survived by his four children, Connie (Joseph) Hurtado of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lane (Heather) Taylor of Heber City, Utah, Ben Taylor of Phoenix, Arizona and James (Malissa) Taylor of Fremont, Utah . 9 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters Rosemarie (Joseph) Stephens of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Calva (Stephen ) Rich, of Frisco, Texas, Prall (Mary) Taylor of Loa, Utah. Joseph Taylor of New Harmony, Utah and EvaDean (Richard) Starr of Richfield, Utah. Bruce graduated from Wayne High School in 1961. He worked on his farm and later was drafted into the Army and deployed to Germany. When discharged he met and married Karen in the Manti Temple in 1969. Bruce was active in the LDS church and held many positions within the church. He loved the outdoors and being with his family. He loved to Hunt and Fish and fast cars. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Fremont Ward Building. A Viewing will be held from 9:30-10:30a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be at the Fremont Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. Online condolences can be made at www. sumortuary.com He always wore a smile and was a true gentleman.
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Bliss Brinkerhoff, Thurber, Utah by adus f. dorsey II, Wayne County eConoMIC developMent dIreCtor but they had forgot about a brain so they scratched their heads and looked around then said there is a place down the street that has some criminal brains, lets go get one of them and put it in him. So they goes and gets this criminal brain and puts in him and sews his head up. There we The old Brinkerhoff place, the last remaining remnants of Thurber, were these 8 / 10 slowly disappearing into the history books in what is today known as the year old kids there Bicknell Bottoms. a looking at all this It is never out of my way to portant that he had to say. a going on with big eyes, and take Sandy Lane down through What I heard in Bliss’s then they goose him with some the old Wayne County town slow fatherly voice was total electricity of some kind and site of Thurber, it is always like respect for everybody he ever he started to shake and blinka drive back in time. A simpler knew or didn’t know, ask Jan ing his eyes and looking over time when it wasn’t uncommon Ellett and he will tell you that to these fellars. It is a picture to see someone placidly lean- Bliss was a true Saint, a Saint show still as clear in my mind ing on a shovel or plowing their that snored louder than anyone as the day we three went to see fields with a horse, phones, cars he ever heard. it,” said Bliss. and electricity were still a thing “When he got a little life One of my favorite Bliss’s of the future, and supper came stories was when he went to the in him the first thing he done out of the garden not a can. show house to see the movie was reach over and tries and Through his vivid sto- Frankenstein, to hear Bliss tell grab one of them guys that built ries Bliss Brinkerhoff brought it always sent chills up my him and he comes up off the taThurber back to life for me, to spine. ble and starts in a chasing them hear Bliss share his memories Bliss remembered a time around the room. I don’t reabout Thurber was like a living when he was young that there member how the movie ended. history lesson and I was a wide was a (silent) movie playing But there was three little kids a eyed barefoot kid in bib over- in town that he really wanted mile and half from home and it all’s sitting at his feet. to go see with his friends Carl was at ten o’clock at night and “Just south of that was and Cula Taft. (Movies only it was not a full moon, it was the Willard Brinkerhoff farm, came to town about three times dark and we had a mile and half down across the fence over a years so it was a really big to get home, down a dark lane there was the Dee Brinkerhoff deal.) His Mother Myrtle told with tall rabbit brush on both place. Willard, George and him it would be all right but he sides of the road for most of Lee Brinkerhoff were broth- would have to walk the mile the way. And there was a slight ers and they came here from and half to town to watch the breeze a blowing that was wigdown around Circleville. Wil- show. gling those brush and there we lard’s wife was sister to George “So these three young kids were, three wide eyed kids a Durfey, a daughter of Alma go to see this show about these going back home in the dark.” Durfey.” On and on Bliss sharp scientists that wanted to “We would go down would go, listening to Bliss make a man and they made through there a lookin and see was like a reading from the him six or seven feet tall and a big bush and it would be a Bible and hearing him preach he had big bones and a square moving “Hey that fellar might about Thurber was like sitting head. We went to see that show be in there what are we gonna in Sunday School. When I was and being and at that age it was do?” We would round up and with Bliss I didn’t dare flinch quite a time. Them scientists have a conversation, the only or take my eyes off of him for got to building that old grizzly thing we kin do is see if we fear of missing something im- fellar and they got him all built could out run him. And we
would get set and say “go” and take off and run past that bush and get to where it was a little bit open and look around to see if he was a coming, but he didn’t. That is the way we went for about three fourths of way down through there on the lane until we got down to the old town of Thurber. It was there Carl and Cula was to take another little old road that slaunched off to the east to their house and I had about… half a mile left to go it alone. Oh boy!” Bliss leans back in his chair and belly laughs, remembering watching for old Frankenstein in the rabbit brush just like it was yesterday. “So anyway I would go on down through there, and finally I decided, well if he is gonna get me, he is gonna have to get me a runnin. So I took off a runnin just as fast as I could run for about a half a mile and I didn’t even stop to turn the knob on the door on the old farmhouse.” Bliss leans back again in his favorite chair with a smile on his weathered face and says, “it is times like those that just stick in yer mind, and make life worth it.” While driving down Sandy Lane last Tuesday after Bliss had passed, Andy Taft had cut his corn and it was all laying in neat rows, not far away an old combine was sitting all alone and idle. I drove on down to the cabin where Bliss grew up as a kid, the old Brinkerhoff place that Bliss always wanted to bring back to life was on its knees, the last remaining remnants of Thurber, slowly disappearing into the history books in what is today known as the Bicknell Bottoms. Standing there in the early morning light two sand hill cranes, slowly flying south squawked above me. Bliss and Nina are finally together again and going home.
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FyI PaNguItch
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com We sure jumped from summer to winter, while skipping fall. The day that fall started was our first hard freeze; I hope you got all of your vegies picked. As been the case for the last few years, we have been getting a hard freeze in September, only to see it warm back up until the middle of December, when the really cold stuff sets in. The trees are starting to change colors, this is my favorite time of the year, I hope that the wind lies off so we can enjoy the fall colors. Since the 23 of June, we have lost 3 hours of daylight. Sunset is at 7:39 and sun rise is at 7:00, oh I do love the summer sun and the long evenings. I guess I will tell you about my fun time this last week. About three months ago Pat had some dental work done over in Cedar and they took her blood pressure which was just fine. I always like to check mine and it was fine also, however the pulse rate showed my heart rate was only 40 bpm, thinking that the machine was off, I ignored it. Then a couple days before we were to go on vacation, I broke a tooth and had to have it removed. So they again checked my BP and my pulse again was at 40. I had no signs of any heart problems, so rather than lose all of our vacation money; I felt that there wasn’t any problem so we went. I checked my pulse each day and it still remained at 40, except when I exercised
I could get it up to 79 beats per minute. We got home on Saturday morning and it still was at 40, so on Monday I called to make an appointment with Dr. Birch and the beat had dropped down to 35, still no symptoms. Dr. Birch made an appointment with the cardiologist the next morning. She was real serious and put me into the emergency room, where after a few tests, ordered an ambulance to go down to St. George. The next thing I know the cardiologist was in my room and she told me that I needed a pace maker put in. Not knowing anything about the heart! It seems you are born with a pace maker of sort that makes your heart beat correctly and mine had conked out. As I watched the heart monitor that night before the operation it got down to 29 beats and eventually got down to zero. Well they do this procedure while you are awake and there is really no pain connected with putting in a pacemaker. I can’t do any lifting with my left arm for a month, which will drive me crazy. My many thanks to Dr. Birch for recognizing that I had a problem and getting me the care that I needed. The staff at both the Cedar City Emergency Room and the staff at the outpatient facility at the Dixie Regional Hospital were exceptional and I really appreciate their expertise. According to Pat, I still have work to do. This week is a really big event down at the Triple C
arena. From the 4th thru the 7th it is the Senior National Rodeo Finals. This is a really big event, with Cowboys and Girls coming from all over the Country to compete. Come on out and cheer on our own last year’s Champion Saddle Bronco rider, Lance Miller defend his title. These are great events and are more fun to watch than most rodeos, the events are run smoothly and you are not spending the night watching pole benders. If enough people attend this event maybe it could become an annual event. I was reading in the last week's Insider that the City Manager said that our springs had to be shut down because of E. coli. E. coli is a common bacterium which can be spread to people when tiny pieces of feces enter the mouth through unwashed hands, contaminated soil, water and food. Infected animals and manure are also sources of the infection. Some of the signs of E. coli can include stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and fever. These symptoms usually occur in three to ten days after exposure. Most people will recover within a week. You should seek emergency help if you experience any of these HUS symptoms following a diarrheal illness: urinating less often; fatigue’ pale skin’ or small unexplained bruises or bleeding from the nose or mouth. Info from “Southwest Utah Public
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Health magazine”. The City is to be commended for their ongoing testing of our water system, keeping our drinking water safe. Time really flies, but the stores don’t help matters any. At the end of August COSTCO had their Halloween costumes on sale, last week we went there again at the end of September and all of their Halloween stuff was gone and now it is time for Christmas. While we were gone on vacation, I asked Kathleen Sullivan to write the sports column for me. I ask her because I know what a hard worker she is and helps out with the school sport programs anyway she can. Right now she is the score keeper for the volleyball team and has access to the team scores and the cross country meets. She has done an outstanding job with the column and I have asked her to do it as long as it is fun for her and she has the time. Oct. is the end of the fall sports programs, Baseballs State finals are this weekend at UVU. Next week it will be the region finals for the cross country team at Valley on Oct. 10 a Tuesday. This weekend it will be the Sevier Valley Tournament for the Volleyball team. Blessed are the Dreamers, for they make the impossible, possible. Mack O
Shelia H. Lewis 1961 - 2017 MONROE/CEDAR CITY - Sheila Sue Hansen Lewis, 55, passed away September 28, 2017 in Cedar City after an extended battle with Scleroderma. She was born November 27, 1961 in Richfield to Roland Fred and Mable Sue Troutt Hansen. She married Bradford A. Lewis on August 24, 1996 in Monroe, Utah. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Utah Temple. In spite of her many health concerns, she volunteered for several programs, many of which were with youth. She was an inspiration and friend to those who knew her. She worked with the U.S. Forest Service. She ran the day care center for Brian Head. She owned her own tax consultant and preparation business for many years in Cedar City and recently had to close it because of health issues. She loved being in the mountains, fishing, hunting and camping. She enjoyed riding ATV’s with her friends and with her riding club. She adored her nieces and nephews and especially enjoyed being with her family whenever possible. She is survived by her husband, Bradford, Cedar City; mother, Sue, Monroe; sisters: Wendy (Scott) Parsons, Heather (B.J.) Peterson, both of Monroe; Amber (Greg) Somjen, Succasunna, New Jersey and best friend since college (and favorite partner in crime), Karen Scott of Hatch; 12 Nieces and Nephews; 8 Great-nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father and grandparents: Albert & Elva Hansen and Lee & Murrell Troutt. Graveside services will take place on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 12:00 Noon in the Monroe City Cemetery. Funeral Directors, Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
W eddings
Johnson - Fuentes
Bryce Valley area News
by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 orvickidiane36@hotmail.com
Congratulations to Kaleb and Kelsey McInelly who are excited about their first baby to be born around November 17th, 2017. There was a shower held in Panguitch on the 5th of October and we hope all had a great time. The upcoming wedding Reception of Erik Fuentes and Jordan Johnson will be held on October 7th at 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the Henrieville Church. Best of luck to the newlyweds and wishes for a great life of love and adventure together. Robert and Lexi Jewkes had a very nice reception on September 29th in the Tropic Ward Cultural Hall. We wish the newlyweds a great life full of lots of love and building good memories together. Lexi is the daughter of Tracy & Barbie Feltner of Cedar City and Mark & Trish LeFevre of Salt Lake. Grandparents in Tropic are Reed and Mary LeFevre,
Stan & Nellie Mecham, and Lamar & Cheri Feltner. Tropic Town Updates: Public Hearing on Nightly Vacation rental and other business venues allowed in residential areas. Election for town Mayor on November 7th. The election is only a mail-in ballot and ballots must be postmarked by the day before election, Nov. 6th. There will be NO polling place at all. Mail-in forms are available at the Tropic Town Office. If not registered please do so at vote. utah or in person at the County Clerk's Office in Panguitch until Oct. 23rd. The LAST day Mail-in voter registration will be accepted is Oct. 10th. Also this week will see Tropic getting new sealings on the city roads. You are cautioned to drive slowly as the oil being used can be flipped up on your car and cause permanent damage. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE IN THE FRESH
OIL. Tropic Town will not be responsible for cleaning the oil off your car and anyone driving in fresh oil will be responsible if they damage the new oil surface. Refer to your Public Notice bulletin mailed to your home for more information. Just know that there will be one lane roads all over town and you must drive slowing. Thank you for your cooperation on this issue. Please do not alter ditches/trenches that were put in place to channel the water and result in better water drainage. Also it will be more successful if you remember to fix the sprinklers that are watering the roads and not the lawns or gardens. It is a big waste of our valuable water. Again thanks for your help on this item. It was a beautiful day for conference. In our end of the state anyway. They were walking in rain in Salt Lake. It was a good conference that
Bryce Canyon Opens Comment Period for New Cellular Tower
BRYCE CANYON Bryce Canyon National Park is considering the issuance of separate right-of-way permits to Verizon Wireless and South Central Communications (SCC) to install a cellular telecommunications tower and fiber-optic utility right-of-way. The National Park Service (NPS) is required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to consider all applications for the installation of wireless communication facilities on NPS lands. The park is preparing an Environment Assessment (EA) for this proposal and invites you to participate by providing your thoughts on the alternatives being considered and potential issues and impacts. In the fall of 2015, Verizon Wireless, in partnership with South Central Communications, approached the NPS with a proposal of in-
stalling a fiber optic connected cell tower in the area known as “Science Hill” near Inspiration Point where it could provide improved service to Bryce Canyon Lodge, Sunset Point, and the trails within the canyon below. All three locations have poor or zero coverage from all cellular providers. The EA will evaluate the impacts and explore mitigation measures applicable to building a single cell tower in the developed region of Bryce Canyon National Park. Potential sites being considered include a location near Science Hill, and a location near the Manzanita Dorm adjacent to the Old NPS Historic District. Please submit your comments by Monday, October 30. You can submit your comments online and obtain more information on this proposed action at: https://parkplanning.
nps.gov/verizonproject Additionally comments can be submitted by mail to: Superintendent, Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce, Utah 84764 Before including your address, telephone number, electronic mail address, or other personally identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment (including your personally identifying information) may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Additional information can be obtained at www. nps.gov/brca or by calling the park’s information line at (435) 834-5322. —National Park Service
was a bit saddened at the news of the death of LDS Apostle Robert D. Hales. He will be remembered by many as a great man. I haven't received the menu's yet for the Senior Citizen lunches. Sorry but as soon as I get them they will be in the news. Please everyone have a safe week and call or email you news to me. Thanks to those who take the time to do just that. VS
Together with their families
Jordan Johnson and
Eric Fuentes are excited to announce their marriage in the St. George temple on Oct. 6, 2017. A reception in their Honor will be held Oct. 7, 2017 at the LDS church building in Henrieville, UT from 6-8 pm. Parents of the bride: Carlon and Heather Johnson of Henrieville. Parents of the groom: Eudaldo and Alba Fuentes of Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras
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LegaL Notices
NOTICE OF MEETING VOTED LEVY TAX PROPOSAL WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The School Board has scheduled a public meeting to share information about the Voted Levy tax proposal and to receive public comment. The meeting is scheduled for October 16th at 7:45 pm at Wayne High School in the auditorium. If you have questions or need assistance please contact the School District Office at 435-425-3813. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2017
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 NOVEMBER 1, 2017. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-2805 (a42949): Edward Evans propose(s) using 0.0026 cfs or 0.5 ac-ft from groundwater (2 miles SW of Hatch) for STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. 61-3124 (a42979): 12979, LLC propose(s) using 0.0032 cfs or 0.25 ac-ft from groundwater (11 miles West of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2017 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HENRIEVILLE TOWN Notice is hereby given that the town of Henrieville, Utah will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the Henrieville Town Hall, in Henrieville, Utah, which will begin at 7:00pm. The town proposes to apply for loan and/or grant funding from the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board (CIB) for Road Improvements in the town of Henrieville, Utah. The public is invited to attend and provide comments on the proposed application. If you need special accommodations to participate in the above meeting, please notify Marie Jaggar, Town Clerk, at 435-679-8581 at least 3 working days prior to the meeting. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TROPIC TOWN A public hearing will be held Thursday Oct 12 at 5 pm Tropic Town Heritage Center 20 North Main Topic of Discussion: Nightly Vacation Rentals in Residentially Zoned Areas Not able to attend, please address comments and concerns to PO Box 130 Tropic UT 84776 or tropic@color-country.net Marie H. Niemann Tropic Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 28 and OCTOBER 5, 2017 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS TORREY TOWN Torrey Town is requesting submissions for the following project. Qualifications submittals and subsequent bids will be received by Torrey Town for: Torrey Town Supply Line and Distribution System Improvements Project Number SU1228D Torrey Town is entering into a Two-Step Bidding Process for Construction services. A short-listing of contractors will be based on the selection criteria outlined in the Two Step Bidding Process for Contractors Request for Submittals document. Short-listed contractors will be invited to submit bids on the project described above. The only contractors allowed to bid on this project will be contractors short-listed by the selection committee. All contractors responding to this procurement process must comply with, and require all of their subcontractors to comply with, the license laws required by the State of Utah. The short-listing requirements and the schedule were prepared by Torrey Town and Ensign Engineering & Land Surveying, hereinafter referred to as “A/E” as defined in the GENERAL CONDITIONS. Ensign Engineering & Land Surveying 225 North 100 East Richfield, Utah 84701 Attention: Kelly Chappell Phone 435-896-2983 Email: kchappell@ensigneng.com All two-step bidding documents and addenda will be distributed through Ensign Engineering & Land Surveying website. To receive the Request for Submittal visit http://www.ensignutah.com/index.php/bid-access fill in the required information to download the documents. A mandatory pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for Wednesday October 18, at 9:00 AM. Further details about the mandatory meeting will be in the Two Step Bidding Process for Contractors Request for Submittals document. When bidding on this project, short listed contractors will be required to submit a bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, made payable to Torrey Town. THE BID BOND MUST BE ON THE BID BOND FORM PROVIDED IN THE SUBSEQUENT BIDDING DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO SHORT LISTED CONTRACTORS. Torrey Town reserves the right to reject any or all submittals or to waive any formality or technicality in any submittal in the interest of the Town. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2017
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NOTICE OF VOTE BY MAIL TORREY TOWN The town of Torrey will vote by mail for the municipal election of November 7, 2017. The registered voters of Torrey will receive a ballot in the mail around the 16th of October and thereafter. A voter may mail the voted ballot as soon as they receive it, or they may bring in into the Torrey Town office during regular office hours. If mailed, it must be postmarked by November 7th. The voter may also bring the ballot into the town office on the 7th of November between the voting hours of 7 am and 8 pm. Anyone who did not get a ballot and feels they should have, may come into the office on November 7th and vote a provisional ballot. Any questions please call the office 425 -3600. Paula Pace, Torrey Town Clerk. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2017
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Boulder Elementary School Custodian Boulder Elementary School Food Service Worker Boulder Elementary School Para Professional Bryce Valley Elementary School Para Professional Escalante Elementary School Preschool Para Professional Substitute Teachers for all schools CONTRACTS AVAILABLE: Structural/Engineering evaluation contract for PES gymnasium SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application. Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Julie Allen (435-624-1100) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-1110) BVES Principal Layne LeFevre (435-531-0405) EES & EHS Principal Chip Sharpe (435-704-4199) PES Principal Nick Reynolds (435-231-9028) Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-1379) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position. Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.
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