Sensible Future for Grand Staircase
A recent edition (September 21, 2023) of The Insider featured an op-ed by Norman McKee titled “What is the future of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?” In the piece, McKee rightly points out the absurdity of the proposed Andalex mine on Smoky Mountain, which was never a feasible option. Fossil fuels are decidedly not the future.
What he suggests instead is that GSENM “remain in public hands” and be “managed sensibly”.
Several times McKee uses that term, “sensible.” The cultural and paleontological resources on the Monument, for instance, deserve “sensible protection.” McKee, however, never defines what he means by sensible management, except to suggest that stakeholders come together to seek compromise and common ground. The term is loose. One person’s idea of “sensible” can mean, to another, unnecessary bureaucratic regulations or shortsighted ecological destruction.
by Kevin Berend
Take for example the assertion, as McKee writes, that “several organizations have opposed sensible vegetation improvements.” Too often, jargon such as “vegetation improvement” is a euphemism for destructive conversion of pinyon-juniper woodlands or sagebrush habitats to rangelands, in order to justify increased cattle stocks. I’m not opposed to proactive management. Compared to those who would endorse such projects, I just have a different idea of what is sensible.
Pinyon-juniper woodlands are crucial habitat for birds such as the pinyon jay, populations of which have fallen by over 85 percent across the West in the last fifty years. The decline has been attributed largely to habitat loss and degradation. A warning sign, one of many.
To “come to your senses” means a moment of clarity or awakening, opening your eyes to see things as they are, rather than how you wish them to be. Each year, ranchers see their margins grow slimmer,
each year harder to make ends meet. I know that any right-minded person would do whatever it takes to provide for their family. But climate change and drought are not going away. In southern Utah, that means that ranching will only get tougher, the margins—and the cattle—slimmer. Is it really sensible to run cows in a desert?
The point is, ultimately, not even about the birds, or cows. It’s about respecting ecological limits and preserving the links—water, air, riparian corridors, wildflowers and their pollinators—that form an intricate network that envelops and supports us all. On Grand Staircase, we sever those links at our peril.
If managed well, Grand Staircase holds great potential as a climate refuge. Its diverse landforms, springs, and hollows will shelter rare and threatened species that provide the backbone for resiliency and adaptation. Its waters, riparian areas, and wooded mesas will act as migration corridors for birds, fish, mammals, and
plants seeking more favorable ground. On a landscape where life is already tenuous (though tenacious), connectivity matters.
Native peoples have known this for millennia. In order to be truly sensible, we must first become sensitive—to see, listen, and feel with organs other than the wallet, to notice when the links begin to fray. I suspect that McKee and I agree on many points. For example, that wildlife protection should be included as part of any coherent, forwardthinking management plan. But our thinking must go beyond that, to all levels of healthy, functioning ecosystems. A viable future for Grand Staircase will be one in which we respect ecological integrity and interdependence as guiding principles, not an afterthought. Is there anything more sensible than that?
Kevin Berend is the Conservation Programs Manager for Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, and a resident of Escalante.
Tanker Fire: It was a great exercise in interagency cooperation and points out that in the stress of an intense event like this, clear lines of communication, preassigned radio frequencies and more interaction among agencies before a serious incident can help everyone feel confident about safety and common incident goals
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which was closed initially for about 5 hours, and reopened but had to be closed again later to allow salvage and environmental crews to remove wreckage and contaminated soil.
Luckily, heavy sage exposed to the intense fire did not burn. SR 24 suffered serious damage but is passable. Drivers are urged
—WCFD Fire Chief Steve Lutz
to be cautious as the surface is soft and rough. WCFD Fire Chief Steve Lutz noted that while the response was successful and nobody was injured, that communications on scene led to some confusion. “It was a great exercise in interagency cooperation and points out that in the stress of an intense event like this, clear lines of communication, preassigned radio frequencies and more interac-
tion among agencies before a serious incident can help everyone feel confident about safety and common incident goals. We have some training to do on some of those.”
Lutz also said, “Wayne County Fire is seeking community members to become firefighters to increase our forces for adequate response levels. We have quite a few openings in most of our towns and we are just starting a new round of training
on both structural and wildland fire. Volunteers receive a stipend for their efforts and can really make a difference in people’s lives. I’ve been fighting fire for 48 years. It’s still a thrill and a rewarding experience.”
Email dobrosteve90@ gmail.com to find out more about getting involved with Wayne County first responders.
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—Wayne County Fire District planner is also now available to assist municipalities with updating their General Plans, to include changes required by the legislature.
· Ron Harris, Tropic Fire Department, reported that Tropic City is interested in acquiring two refurbished Jaws of Life extrication equipment. These items were used for training, prior to refurbishment. New units cost over $43K; these are available for $31K. Tropic’s current equipment would be donated to another county mu-
nicipality, likely Antimony. Harris asked the county for $15K, with Tropic City planning to donate the remaining $16+K. The Commission approved the $15K and more as needed for Tropic to meet the remainder. Harris also spoke on the county’s Fire Protection Agreement. It needs to be updated to include hazardous materials as part of the agreement. Not every municipality has certified HazMat handlers, so services that do exist need to be able to legally provide those, and general protective services, to all areas of the county. An MOU or
other verbiage is needed to ensure the service is covered for liability, regardless of where in the county they are called. A mayor’s meeting after the Oct 9 Commission meeting may be a good place to bring this up with the towns.
· Panguitch Elementary PTO Pres., Brittany Feller, asked for a discount on the Jail Inc.-printed fundraiser sweatshirts. Total was for $6K; the county approved $2K. The money is used to provide the students and teachers with materials they usually don’t get.
· Four business licenses were approved: Three for
VOTE FOR HARSHAD for Panguitch City Council
The Pines: JAFCO Holdings LLC (management company); the motel and restaurant, and the gas station/convenience store and campground, and for Boulder Tree Services. The Commission went into executive session on litigation and personnel, Mark Ward (public lands litigation consultant), Dave Dodds, and Kaden Figgins attending.
(The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m.
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VOTE FOR HARSHAD – part V. Lack of diversity, exclusion of outsiders, etc; is obvious for local government cronies (especially in rural / remote / mountain regions with homogeneous and sparsely populated areas). Criminal acts (like stealing stuff, robbery, rape, woman beating, school employees tangle up with kids, etc; are common in all societies (backward Bengla Des to USA) . (1) Panguitch city / Garfield County has its share (proportionately may be larger share). To cover up (push things under the rug, put a lid on, etc.) requirements are “people alike”, “You scratch my back and We scratch yours when you get an itch. Hell with public”, etc. That requires exclusion of outsiders / absence of diversity. Simple – to cover up, arm twisting is required. In most cases, reaching out to diversity (for cover up) is difficult. (2) HARSHAD is not for exposing everything on his own. HARSHAD means looking at the process followed thru (let the system do the job and make sure one is not holding the rug). (3) Diversity is the answer / cure to cesspool. If a builder complains about theft and a city employee / law enforcement (local white) guy is engaged in grand theft, HARSHAD likes to see A thru Z + how he became a city judge. If an adult in local school (local white) is tangled up with a school boy, HARSHAD likes to see A thru Z and how it was pushed under the rug. If a county employee (local white) is beaten up by the spouse, HARSHAD likes to see how it was covered up. If the County government’s big shot (local white) is caught in DUI but a law enforcement officer was forced to resign and leave the community for doing her job, HARSHAD likes to see how it was covered up (A to Z). If a bank employee (local white) passes confidential information to state employee (local white) to go after her/his enemy, HARSHAD likes to see the process thru (A to Z). Local white guy was pocketing large sums of kids' education money and the board members (local whites) were sleeping at a light switch. How is that not a big thing for taxpayers ? (4) UK with 60% racists put Rishi Sunak (Brown, Hindu, son of Indian Immigrant in UK) as prime minister of UK. The UK is not on fire. Salt Lake County put Simarjit Singh Gill (Brown, Hindu, son of an immigrant from India) as district attorney. Salt Lake County is not on fire. (5) Culture of cover up in rural / remote / mountain areas with homogeneous and sparse populations, is a cancer. Exclusion of diversity / outsiders is not the solution + is systematic illegal activity by the gang of local governments. HARSHAD is not to dismantle the Panguitch community. HARSHAD lives in Panguitch for >30 years. This is my home. What we have is like a guy who has lung cancer and is a chimney but he / she doesn’t want to go to the doctor because the doctor will recommend to quit smoking. (6) Confusion - If local governments are cesspools, how is it best for the community / residents / citizens / taxpayers ? It is pathetic when “pillars of the community” ( lawyers, church goers, educated, accomplished, etc.) love cesspools ( local governments with zero diversity).
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The Eclipse: Bring it On
WAYNE COUNTYWayne County’s first skyscraper is taking shape in Bicknell on the very ground where the swimming pool once sat. On any given day in the past week numbered steel beams could be seen floating effortlessly in the air only to be captured and put in place by vested construction workers in stickered hard hats. A big city scene rarely seen in these parts but becoming more familiar as cranes looking like a mechanical praying mantis have found Wayne County with their mechanical arms and concrete chutes stretched out majestically into the early morning sky.
The skeletal frame of what will one day be the new and improved Wayne High School is becoming a reality and not just a line item on a yearly tax notice. An artist's rendition of the new building sits somewhat obscured in the fenced-in yard surrounded by parts and puzzle pieces, so many that it boggles the mind of the casual passerby to the point that they are mostly ignored when they disappear into the construction site.
It is the huge job of Hogan Construction and VCBO Architects to oversee the high school construction project through to completion. Wayne School District reports that construction is on schedule with new classrooms to be in place, complete with furnishings, to welcome eager-to-learn students by Fall 2024, and a spanking new gymnasium, sweet smelling locker rooms and weight rooms scheduled to be completed by fall of 2025.
The very thought of a new high school sort of makes one want to brush up on their English and Math skills and maybe even consider a rigorous Jane Fonda exercise routine to get back in some sort of shape in time to be seen at the Grand Opening.
In the event you haven’t tried to get out onto the highway from any side street in any town in Wayne County, undoubtedly you have noticed an increase in traffic coming out of nowhere on Highway 24. Sitting at a stop sign down county almost requires a
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good book or at least an internet connection. Campers and trailers by the thousands seem to be coming over the mountain packed to the gills with bikes, tricycles, and coolers larger than most refrigerators. If John Steinbeck were still alive, he could probably find enough new material to write another chapter in his best-seller book, the Grapes of Wrath.
The Autumn mountain colors have not been a disappointment this year, Fish Lake, Boulder, and Thousand Lake are ablaze with reds, oranges and yellows. A mountain drive or hike should be on everyone’s schedule as we are talking peace of mind beautiful this year.
Not to go unnoticed are all the cows gathered near gates and cattle guards on the mountain waiting for cowboys and cowgirls to come along and let them through so they can drop in elevation to more familiar winter grazing areas and large bales of hay in stackyards just waiting for them to eat without a lot of effort.
Gathering cows is a seasonal event and a time for ranchers to work together to figure out whose cow is whose, which takes a trained eye and at times a cattle prod.
In the event you have spent the last six months in a sweat lodge or a cave somewhere on the Kaparowitz Plateau, on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar
eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. To many this celestial event rivals Santa Clause's late December midnight spin around the globe or the arrival of Haley’s Comet, complete with Samuel Clemens holding the reins.
Conversations concerning the 2023 eclipse can be heard everywhere two or more people are gathered these days, and it eclipses everything else that is presently taking place in our world like the fact that Halloween will be here before you know it. Let’s get our priorities straight, people.
True, there are probably some chubby women in curlers and fat men smoking cigars lined up at a window in Vegas placing bets on whether or not the world as we know it is going to come to end on October 14th, and little do they realize, and oblivious to fact if our world really does come to an end, where ever it is that they end up after being blasted out into the cosmos, they will not be holding a winning ticket no matter how much of their Social Security check they bet on it. But like the Bible says, “Bless the simple minded for they might not make it to heaven anyway.”
Bring on the Eclipse, see you (and everybody else) at the Temple of the Sun and Moon, or at the Hanksville Rodeo.
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The Autumn mountain colors have not been a disappointment this year, Fish Lake, Boulder, and Thousand Lake are ablaze with reds, oranges and yellows.
Wills, Trusts, and More Estate Administration: Choosing an Executor or Trustee
by Jeffery J. McKenna
handling paperwork, not afraid to ask questions, and have decent communication skills. An executor or trustee may have to manage an investment portfolio and make important investment decisions.
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In your will you name an executor to handle your estate. A commonly known term for the executor is “personal representative.”
If you die without a will, the Court will appoint a personal representative to carry out this function, so it is preferable for you to make the choice. If you use a revocable trust for your estate planning, you will name a successor trustee.
Who should you name as your executor or trustee? It is important to be sure that your executor or trustee is capable of handling the responsibility.
The executor or trustee must be detail-oriented, be able to persevere in dealing with bills and insurance reimbursements, hospital paperwork, Medicare, ambulance, and doctor costs incurred in a last illness. The executor or trustee must be someone who is comfortable in
Your executor or trustee may also have to cope with relatives who may be wondering why it’s taking so long to receive their inheritance or why their bequests are smaller than they expected.
This can happen if, for example, the decedent’s money was aggressively invested in the stock market, and those stocks nosedived after he or she wrote the will or trust. The executor or trustee is responsible for various tax returns, and may have to manage the decedent’s property throughout the probate process. The process can last more than a year. The process can involve managing an investment portfolio and making important investment decisions.
Some people name a professional executor or trustee, rather than naming their spouse or another relative. This assures that the executor or trustee has no
possible conflict of interest, since the executor or trustee does not stand to gain from the will or trust.
An additional benefit of a professional executor or trustee is that it lessens the possibility of personal liability for a family member. In conclusion, there are many factors to consider in naming a successor trustee or executor.
NOW WITH A PANGUITCH AND RICHFIELD OFFICE TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD AND SEVIER COUNTIES.
We purchased an old home in northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching, and I was concerned about the house's lack of insulation. "If they could live here all those years, so can we!" my husband confidently declared. One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost. My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a brief conversation, he hung up. "For the past 30 years," he muttered, "they've gone to Florida for the winter."
Homebody
While I was dining out with my children, a man came over to our table and we started talking. He asked where my kids go to school. I told him we home-school them. With a raised eyebrow he asked if my husband is the sole breadwinner for our family. I said no, I also work—out of our home. Then, noticing our two-month-old son, he mentioned that his daughter had just had a baby, and he wondered what hospital our son was born in.
"He was born at home," I answered.
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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 paperplate 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 son walked in the door, home for a surprise visit. Taking one look at my coathanger friend sitting on the couch, he said, "Mom, it's not that bad, is it?"
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Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna. com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday. Mattress description 30. *Positively charged particle 35. Elevator manufacturing giant 37. Horsefly 39. Rabbit trap 40. Sure or uh-huh
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Imaginary Friend
The man looked at me, then said, "Wow, you don't get out much, do you?"
We do not like to think about death. We are not wild about paperwork and procedures, either. Administering the estate of a deceased person (decedent) unfortunately involves death and taxes and careful accounting and attention to detail.
Dan Tebbs
PANGUITCH - In loving memory of J Daniel Tebbs, who was born on April 20, 1938 in Panguitch. Dan peacefully passed away surrounded by family members on September 28, 2023 at the age of 85 in Washington City. He was a beloved father, husband, friend, and community member.
Dan was known for his unwavering dedication to his family, his passion for taking care of those he loves, and his tireless commitment to providing and building security for his family.
Dan was a loving husband to Karen Houston Tebbs and a devoted father of six children. He is survived by his wife Karen; children: Daniel Craig (Lisa) Tebbs, Susan (Brian) Hadley, Tracee Tebbs, Kathleen (Randy) Mecham Johnson, Jennifer (Nate) Moos, and Douglas Joseph (Mary) Tebbs; 26 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren; siblings: Veda Hale, Louis (Lolly) Tebbs, and Joyce (Kent) Miller; brothers-in-law, Robert Gottfredson, Robert Judd. He was preceded in death by his parents Daniel Asay Tebbs and Nedra Henrie Tebbs; granddaughter, Camille Neilson; siblings: Janice Gottfredson, Lucinda Ruth Judd; brother-inlaw, Glen Hale.
His family meant everything to him, and his love and support knew no bounds. He always gave sound advice and guidance to his children and others he served. He enjoyed family gatherings, especially at his beloved Panguitch Tebbs Ranch, where the family created lasting memories that will be cherished by all.
Professionally, Dan had a successful career as an electrical engineer for Sandia National Laboratories, where he worked for over 30 years in Albuquerque, NM and Tonopah, NV. He was respected by his colleagues and admired for his dedication and expertise in his work.
He was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, demonstrating his commitment to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ and serving those in need. He served his church throughout his life, including many years as branch president of the Panguitch Lake Branch. He also served an 18 month mission with Karen in the Rancho Cucamonga California Mission.
In his younger years, Dan spent his leisure time playing sports and coaching his children’s athletic teams. He also found fulfillment in taking care of his family farm and ranch. The family ranch which was started by his grandfather, Fielding Burns Tebbs, is a legacy that he worked hard to continue.
He was particularly known for being able to solve difficult problems. He shared his skills with his family and others in need, often imparting his wisdom to those around him.
Dan leaves behind a legacy of love, kindness, and community spirit that will be remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and all whose lives he touched.
Funeral services to celebrate Dan's life will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 1st Ward Chapel. The viewing will be from 9:30 to 10:30. Burial will be in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
Do you think that we are skipping autumn and going into winter? There was snow up at Brian Head, maybe it will get a jump on snow season. We sure got the wind on Saturday all day long, but it didn’t seem to take down the leaves on the trees. The leaves are changing and it looks like we will have autumn in town shortly.
This last week going along with 100 year birthday out at Bryce, there was a 3 day Heritage Days Festival. There were many demonstration booths at the Visitor Center. Families from both the Piute and the Navajo tribes entertained the crowds most of the day. They invited the original founders of the Quilt Walk festival in Panguitch. Elaine Baldwin, Claudia Crump and Pat Oetting, Shannon Fawson also helped out. The event ran from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and I hear that they told the story of the Quilt Walk at least 100 times. Spinning, morse code, rope making and cattle roping were also part of the 3 days' entertainment.
I was at the Quilt Park watering some trees for the winter, when a woman came up and said that they were out at the park and a charming older woman told them to come into Panguitch and see the Park. There were three of them and they took a lot of pictures. They were from England and were inter-
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ested in quilting and loved the park. I missed out on not telling them about our relationship with England and our red brick homes.
I have been taking care of the Quilt Walk Park since it was built, in the last few years the City has been mowing the grass to help out. We have been covering the benches in the fall, with the exception of one year and many of the benches cracked. This year that duty has been taken over by Shannon Fawson and what a great job she has done. I trimmed the bushes a couple times a year, Shannon really has done a great job on everything in the Park. I noticed how well the benches looked and she had gotten some people from a Cedar headstone company to come over and patch up each bench. They didn’t look that good when they were new. Thank you so much for your service on the Park, Shannon it has never looked so good.
Many of the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in town watched the 193rd Semi Annual Session of Conference. As always it is enlightening to watch and get so many words of wisdom. We are going on a trip to Israel and I enjoyed the sister’s talk on her experience there with a broken ankle and her desire not to let anything stop her. I always like to stop and see the sights on the journey, and usually guides want to
hurry on to the next stop and I don’t walk too fast anyway, I am not going to let anything or anyone ruin our trip.
Also a Brother spoke of false idols that many of the people have become attached too. Athletics, movie stars, and political figures, when they interfere with their following of Jesus Christ and his teachings.. We were celebrating our daughter Kelly’s birthdate, during the last session and heard President Russell M. Nelson speak on our car radio. He had fallen and injured his back and wasn’t able to attend the Conference. What a brilliant speaker the President is and he announced at the end of his talk that 20 new Temples will be built in the near future. He is in his 100 year and still going strong and his talks always strengthens one's testimony of Christ’s Church.
My timing is all messed up, I always thought that the Conference was on the first weekend of October, but this one started on the 30th of September, oh well!
The last of the Lincoln party republicans has called it a day. Senator Millard ‘Mitt’ Romney has called it a day and won’t seek another term. The Senator last week said that he was stepping aside after a single term, it says a lot about Utah’s best known and outside the radical right wing of his own party, most
admired politician, most of it good. His beloved Grand Old Party has been hijacked by a carnival barker with fascist leanings. He literally stood in the middle of a violent revolt inspired by that traitor and came perilously close to being a victim of violence himself. Having to hire a security company to guard his family is also hard on his family. It makes sense that the Senator is ready to just pack it in and spend more time with grandchildren. (From the SL Tribune 9-17-23).
A government shutdown looked like it was coming about on September 30th. House Republicans failed to pass even a stopgap measure loaded with spending cuts that the Democrats were certain to reject. It would cut nondefense programs by 8%, which was proposed by the GOP. But at least 16 GOP hard-liners rejected the measure, saying the proposed cuts were too shallow and wanted more “Woke policies”. Even though the former president told his followers to shut down the government, both parties voted to extend the government for 45 more days, while discussion continued on. These GOP rebels made a motion to discontinue aid to the Ukrainian and received 93 votes. They are also planning to oust Speaker of the House McCarthy and get someone who will do their will even if it destroys America.
I have been trying to buy a new Maverick Pickup from Ford for over two years. I finally got my order in and now the UAW are going out on strike, maybe it isn’t to be. Isn’t great that we live in Grand Old Panguitch. Mack O.
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Obituaries
Electric Motorcycles:
Per Utah code 41-6a-102, an electric motorcycle is defined by its speed capacity, weight and motor power. Due to their potential speed and weight, they are not permitted on trails where motorized vehicles are prohibited
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Per Utah code 41-6a102, an electric motorcycle is defined by its speed capacity, weight and motor power. They have powerful motors capable of 4050 mph speeds and faster, a dedicated throttle and foot pegs or aftermarket pedal kits. Due to their potential speed and weight, they are not permitted on trails where motorized vehicles are prohibited, as they can pose significant safety risks to other trail users and the land.
“It is important that we understand the differences between electric motorcycles and E-bikes as it’s a matter of public safety,” said Sgt. Jeremy Needles with the St. George Police Department. “By clearly defining these distinctions and guidelines, and providing the necessary educational opportunities, we aim to foster a safer, more enjoyable experience for all Utahns.”
While they offer an exciting ride, electric motorcycles, including popular brands such as Surron, Talaria, Cake and Segway, are fundamentally different from E-bikes and come with distinct regulations.
“Just like gasolinepowered versions, electric motorcycles are classified as “motorcycles” under Utah law and need to be registered when operated on public lands and roads,” said Monte Roberts, director of the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles. “This registration ensures that every user understands the rules of the road, or trail, and can be safely identified.”
For electric motorcycle riders, Utah law stipulates specific safety requirements. Riders must wear certified helmets that adhere to safety standards. Additionally, all adults must complete the free OHV education course to operate an OHV, including off-highway electric motorcycles on public lands in Utah. The new education course was launched at the beginning of 2023 to increase rider knowledge and safety and to help preserve access.
Additionally, operators under 18 must have a youth OHV education certificate to operate an OHV on public land, road or trail. Drivers under 18 must take the existing, separate youth OHV safety course for $35 or take an approved, inperson, hands-on skills course and exam.
“Our goal is to increase overall awareness and education of Utah’s OHV laws and rules to help increase rider safety and responsible recreation,” said Pili. “Increased user education will directly benefit the entire recreation community by promoting respectful, sustainable, and on-trail OHV operation and respect for the communities affected by OHV operation and recreation.”
E-bikes come with
permanently affixed cranks used in combination with the bike's electric assistance, have motors of 750 watts or less, and be incapable of speeds greater than 28 mph on level ground.
E-bikes are categorized into three distinct classes: Class 1 E-bikes do not have a throttle and are pedalassist up to 20 mph; Class 2 E-bikes have a throttle and pedal assist, also with a maximum speed of 20 mph; and Class 3 E-bikes do not have a throttle, and are pedal-assist up to 28 mph and require a speedometer. All e-bike riders are encouraged to familiarize themselves with trailspecific regulations. While many trails in Utah welcome E-bikes, some may have restrictions based on the bike's class or other ecological or safety concerns.
“Utah's trails and roads offer some of the most breathtaking experiences in the country, but these spaces are shared among various users and are subject to specific laws,” said Rachel Fussell, policy and program manager for PeopleforBikes. “Our collaboration with the Division of Outdoor Recreation allows us to jointly address the importance of respecting those laws and each other, creating a harmonious outdoor environment for everyone to enjoy.”
Understanding regulations is especially important when regional trails and other recreation facilities cross boundaries and are governed by more than one jurisdiction. The Jordan River Trail, for example, extends across three counties and 16 municipalities, and each has the independent authority to regulate trail usage by equipment type and speed. While an e-bike may be permitted in Utah County, it may not be allowed when crossing into Salt Lake County.
"While we're working to address consistency across jurisdictions to make it easier for users to navigate regulations, safety remains a top priority," says Soren Simonsen, executive director of the Jordan River Commission. "Certain classes of E-bikes and electric motorcycles designed for higher speeds pose serious safety concerns for someone pushing a stroller or walking a dog, and are just not appropriate on the Jordan River Trail. We are fortunate to have partners constantly working on opportunities for all kinds of outdoor recreation uses at the Jordan River Parkway, such as the recently expanded Jordan River OHV State Park in Davis County, which is the perfect place for these types of equipment."
For more information on where E-bikes are permissible and the obligations of e-motorcycle riders, please visit ohv.utah. gov.
—Utah Dept. of Natural Resources
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Wayne, Wendover Drop Moquis in Regional Volleyball Action
by Nancy Goude
PHS Sports Sidelines
by Mack Oetting
It was another great week of sports for our entertainment. Both the Boys and Girls took first place in Cross Country. The Girls took first place with a score of 12, followed by Valley 33 and Piute 48. 1st Brooke Albrecht, 2nd Tabi Henrie, 3rd Amie Yardley, 7th Paisley Henrie and
Coach Sabrina Hughes uses a timeout against Wendover on Friday to talk the team through the needed adjustments.
The Escalante volleyball team endured a tough week with back-to-back losses to Wayne on September 27 and Wendover on September 29 to drop the Moquis to 2-4 in Region 20 1A volleyball action.
On the road, Escalante dropped a tough fiveset, back-and-forth match to Wayne 14-25, 25-18,
25-21, 21-25 and 8-15 and then fell short at home against Wendover in three straight sets, 16-25, 15-25 and 20-25.
CC Cook turned in a solid all-around performance in the match for the Moquis with 5 kills, 7 digs and 8 service points while also sharing the setting duties with teammates Taylie Carlisle and Ryen Treanor.
Lexi Osburn had 3 kills, 1 stuff block, 1 dig and 4 points. “I felt very good about my performance against Wendover and Wayne. I gave it my all. I feel like the team is progressing well because even though we might not be winning all of our games, we are fighting and we are closer than we have ever been,” said Osburn,
who is the team’s only lefthanded hitter.
Treanor tallied 3 digs, 3 service points and 1 kill. Carlisle added 9 service points and 3 kills on the night.
“This week has had a lot of twists-and-turns, but the team is rallying and ready to finish out the season strong!” said Treanor.
The Moquis rounded out their offense with Kira Roberts’ 2 kills, 6 points and 1 dig and Ellie Nelson’s 5 points, 4 digs and one kill.
“We had a new rotation and I thought CC and Taylie stepped up with good energy. I thought they (the home team) all played great,” said Coach Sabrina Hughes.
Upcoming Matches:
• October 4 at home vs. Diamond Ranch (nonregion)
October 11 at home vs. Bryce Valley (region)
• October 13-14 at SVC
Tourney
• October 17 at home vs. Beaver Dam
• October 21 first round of state tourney
October 27-28 State
Tournament at Utah Valley University
Alexa Marshal 8th. The Lady BobCats haven’t lost a meet so far this year. The BobCat boys finally finished ahead of Escalante by a narrow margin PHS 18, Esc. 20 and BV 46. 1st went to Josh Perez, 3rd to Jake Marshall, 6th Max Woolsey, 8th Mark Tebbs and Curtis Henrie @13th. This week the Cats ran at South Sevier yesterday and have a meet down at Valley on the 12th and it starts at 4:00 and I think it is at the golf course. The following week the region will be at Escalante on the 17th.
Those of the many that were at the volleyball game on the 26th were treated to the best game that I can recall in thirty years of watching the game. It was against the #1 2A school undefeated Parowan and
the #1 1A school Panguitch. After the Cats beat North and South Sevier and Kanab all 3 2A schools, it turned out to be a real close game. The Rams were really loaded and the Cats were up to the task and were able to return the Rams college degree servers and they only made a few points off their serves. There were long rallies where our girls made really great saves, sometimes going up into the stands. It was a real fun game to watch but in the end, you could see why Parowan was undefeated. They were really good and took all three sets by close scores. Wednesday the Cats played Piute there and they will be playing up at the Richfield tournament on the 6-7 at the SVC tournament. Their first game will be with the host team Richfield at 2 pm and another game at 7. How these games turn out will be when they play on Saturday. On Saturday Richfield will be having a festival in their park and will have a car show and a lot of music.
The BobCats baseball team had their 1st game at State @ Spanish Fork and if things go as usual we will win both games and will be going to the finals. The finals won’t be played in Dixie this year, where though I don’t know, it is somewhere up north.
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Lexi Osburn (13) nails a kill against Wendover on Friday.
Nancy Goude
Halfacre's: There’s something about touching the soil, it’s hard to find anything more honest. With farming, I am more in touch with myself. —Josh Michels
Halfacre's Cont'd from A1
spent building—both infrastructure and soil. This entailed lots of research about how to forge a vegetable farm from scratch, using online resources, books and scores of YouTube videos. “I may have backed into this but I’m not a knucklehead,” he said. He provided for his own education in farming.
The vacant lots were full of alluvial gravel and resolving that involved a lot of literal sifting, along with bringing in loads of composted chicken manure, horse manure and humates. Now, in just his third year of production, you can stick your arm practically up to your elbow in dark, soft, loamy soil.
“I should win a prize,” he said. (And yes, he should.)
Today the farm is producing forty-six different vegetables and fruits, “everything from the regular to the weird,” and many varieties within each category, such as twelve different kinds of carrots and sixteen varieties of potatoes.
To passersby, from the street, Halfacre’s Farm may not appear to be this much of a going concern. There are things lying about, lots of weeds. On one hand, Michels apologizes for the weeds, saying it’s just not possible to get to them all. On the other hand, he says the weeds, in strategic locations, serve a purpose. They hold in soil moisture. They keep the wind from blowing the topsoil away. And they provide habitat for some good things that help with pest control in the garden. He doesn’t mind insect pests, and even makes room for them. “It’s all about inviting the ecosystem in and learning how to mitigate it once it shows up,” said Michels. As a demonstration of the system, he pointed out a row of old Brussels sprout plants serving as a “trap” crop. Completely loaded with aphids, a gang of ladybugs was happily munching away on them. Just one step away in an adjacent
row, another brassica crop (maybe kohlrabi or broccoli) was clean as a whistle, not an aphid in sight.
Four greenhouses, installed in spring of 2023, have upped Michels’ game. If the outer garden looks a little weedy, the greenhouse rows are virtually spotless. Here, Michels’ other key strategies—intercropping and succession planting— are easier to see. “I’ll have kale interplanted with onions and lettuce, potatoes with radishes and turnips.”
Once a crop is harvested, another is likely to go right back in the same spot. Propagation is done entirely from seed, with an emphasis on organically-produced and heirloom varieties, and an eye towards saving seed from crops that do best in his system. Seeding begins indoors in February, with harvests happening as early as March and April. With the greenhouses in play, Michels thinks he may have harvestable crops year-round.
Chatting with Michels, even on a Sunday, the vegetable orders are streaming in on his phone. Despite having delivered four hundred pounds of vegetables to Boulder the previous afternoon, these orders are from Boulder. Michels’ prime customers are restaurants.
“Most of the places you go out to eat around here, you’ll find our produce,” he said.
Halfacre’s delivers to Magnolia’s Kitchen, North Creek Grill, Hell’s Backbone Grill, Chihuahua Garcia Mexican Grill, Mimi’s, Sweetwater Kitchen, Circle D Eatery, Georgie’s, Wild Indigo Café, Yonder, Boulder Bread and Cache Canning Company.
For local customers in Escalante, his marketing style is welcoming, but informal. Need vegetables? Give him a call. Tell him what you want, or perhaps how much you want to spend, and he’ll have the items ready or a box made up for you. Or you can get a standard $20 box with six items and three herbs.
This season, Michels’ farm has been providing upwards of seven hundred to eight hundred pounds of organic produce each week
to local families and businesses. Nevertheless, it’s important to Michels that he does all farm work by hand to cultivate, harvest and process the crops. Which means a lot of labor. He does this with the help and support of Alyce Donmoyer.
“The timing of everything is hard. It’s incredible to plant things from seed and see the evolution. The vitality of the circle of life; it takes the passion and the will to make it all as good as possible. We are living our values of repurposing, reusing and quality control. I am fascinated by what we grow,” said Donmoyer.
At times, Michels questions both the lifestyle and economics of starting a farm. “In order to do this, you have to be born a farmer. It takes all your savings. It’s sixteen-hour days, eleven months of the year, and if you want to be good at it, you give up parts of your life,” he said.
But then there’s the flip side. “There’s something about touching the soil, it’s hard to find anything more honest. With farming, I am more in touch with myself. A great farm is like a church. It is a great way to figure out who and how I want to be in this world.”
And what he wants to be, essentially, is a servant of a piece of land and of a community. Michels becomes most emotional when he describes the importance, for him, of filling a need for locally grown, healthful food to his neighbors, while turning formerly vacant land into a thriving and highly productive space towards this purpose.
“We’re in the market of feeding our neighbors. You could say we’re building a community, one carrot at a time.”
It would be reasonable to assume that the name Halfacre’s Farm refers to his farm’s size. Yes, this is true, but for Michels it’s more deeply rooted even than that.
“I am a Halfacre. Grandson of Fritz Halfacre, great grandson of George. It’s more than just a name, it’s our roots,” said Michels. The name of the farm is a tribute to his family, and Halfacre is his mom’s maiden name. “It’s an English habitational name from Halfacre in Northill, Cornwall, or a topographic name for someone who farmed and lived on a half-acre of land.”
“Sounds about right,” said Michels.
Vegetable boxes from Halfacre's Farm can be ordered by visiting www. halfacresfarm.com with deliveries to Boulder on Saturdays and daily deliveries in Escalante. Additionally, the farm is open seven days a week for the community in Escalante.
If you are looking for a specific item, Michels suggests reaching out to see if the farm has it by calling 435-826-4104 between 8am and 8pm daily. Halfacre’s Farm is located at 53 S 300 West just off Scenic Byway 12 and Main Street, Escalante.
Nancy Goude contributed reporting for this story. —The Insider
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At left, a full line of Halfacre's Farm produce is available at Hill's & Hollow's in Boulder. At right, community members get involved in the picking at Halfacre's Farm in Escalante.
Alyce Donmoyer (and friend) working to clean and prep freshly harvested produce (left). At right, a box of several types of squash and eggplant highlights the beauty of the products grown on the farm.
On October 1, 2023, Josh Michels points out rows of freshly sprouting beets in the greenhouse. Mature crops like kale and peppers are intercropped with other crops for future harvests.
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Halfacre's Farm
Another greenhouse at Halfacre's Farm shows meticulously weeded rows of lettuces and other greens in various stages of production.
Images: Nancy Goude Halfacre's Farm
Images: Halfacre's Farm
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST
A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Oct. 25, 2023 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.
GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-1431 (a50754): Jason Leslie Cooper propose(s) using 0.0004 cfs OR 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles S of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC.
EXTENSION(S)
97-2345 (A78389): Catherine Anne Vinning is/ are filing an extension for 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (Northwest side of Escalante) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
97-2343 (A78363): Lois Mulcahy Living Trust is/ are filing an extension for 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (Within Escalante City) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
KANE COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-3443 (a50780): William L Bernard Trust Agreement dated October 19, 2005 propose(s) using 0.0058 cfs OR 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (8 miles south of Hatch, UT) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.
State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 28 and OCTOBER 5, 2023
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, on the steps of the Garfield County Sixth District Court, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759, on OCTOBER 30, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a trust deed originally executed by Emery Valley Water LLC as trustor, in favor of Pitzal LLC, covering water rights in Garfield County, and more particularly described as:
Water Right # 61-3143, 16.2957 ac ft, 5.4319 acres, includes one Water Right Equaling 16.2957 ac ft.
The current beneficiary of the trust deed is Pitzal LLC and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the notice of default are Bristlecone Water Improvement District.
Bidders must tender to the trustee a $20,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 2:00 p.m. the day following the sale. Both the deposit and the balance must be paid to Crook Legal PLLC in the form of a wire transfer, cashier's check or certified funds. Cash payments, personal checks or trust checks are not accepted.
Dated October 5, 2023.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5, 12 & 19, 2023
NOTICE TO CREDITORS DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY
55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL A. AUSTER, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 233600014, Assigned Judge: MARVIN D. BAGLEY, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PAMELA A. AUSTER was appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of DANIEL A. AUSTER and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY
L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.
DATED this 12th day of September, 2023. BARRY
L. HUNTINGTON
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 21 & 28 and OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2023
ACCEPTING BIDS
WAYNE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
The Wayne County Fire District seeks a contractor to remove a broken sloped driveway slab at the Teasdale Fire Station located at 25 E Rustler Street In Teasdale 84773 and to replace it.
New 16’x18’ slab shall have:
4500 PSI concrete
#4 rebar on 2’ centers
6” thick
Bids must be delivered to the Wayne County Clerk's Office by close of business October 13th 2023
For Questions call Steve Lutz, 801 376 2027
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 5 & 12, 2023
C lassified a ds
We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
Front Desk Agents
Laundry Services
Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen
Positions to start April 1st through October 31st
At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within.
Please stop by in person to complete an application.
We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761
Gunnison Valley Hospital
Gunnison Valley Hospital is hiring a P/T Home Health CNA for the Wayne County area. Please go to gvhospital.org/careers to apply or call 435-528-3955.
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
To place your ad, call 435-826-4400 or email snapshot@live.com
Classified ads start at just $7.50 per week for 25 words or less.
HELP WANTED
Position Announcements
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org
Remediation Specialist/Librarian at Panguitch High
Part-Time Custodian at Bryce Valley High
Part-Time Custodian at Boulder Elementary Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High
Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Route Bus Driver in Boulder
Para-Professionals/Aides at All Schools
Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers
SALARY: Please see 2023-2024 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.
MEETINGS
TROPIC AA MEETING
Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.
LDS ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM
PANGUITCH
The LDS Addiction Recovery Program meets every Wednesday at 7pm at the Panguitch Stake Center, 550 S. 100 W Panguitch. Call 559-908-1498 for information.
FOR RENT
Wayne County is accepting applications for the following position:
Deputy Clerk/Auditor
FLSA Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt
GENERAL PURPOSE
SENIOR CENTER MENUS
Bryce Valley Senior Lunches at the BRYCE VALLEY Senior Center
TUES Oct. 10th
Fried chicken, potatoes/gravy, mixed vegetables, salad bar/pears, apple caramel cake
WED Oct. 11th Mexican casserole, spanish rice, refried bens, salad bar/tropical fruit, chocolate pudding
THURS Oct. 12th
BBQ pork ribs, cheese potatoes, peas & carrots/cole slaw, Jello w/fruit, lemon cake
Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666
All meals are served with milk & bread. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors and $10 for those under 60 years of age.
PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140
Suggested donation $4.00 60 & older, $10.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot. Meals include milk & bread.
Tues. Oct. 10th Wed. Oct. 11th Thurs. Oct. 12th
Chicken tortellini w/alfredo sauce, Italian vegetables, salad, pears, cake
Club sandwich, veggies, chips, potato salad, fruit, dessert
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes & gravy, mixed vegetables, salad, peaches, cake
NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.
Escalante Senior Citizens Menu
Tues. Oct. 10th
Wed. Oct. 11th
Thurs. Oct. 12th
Pizza, green salad, fruit cocktail, fruit pizza
Chicken croissant sandwich, frito salad, 3-bean salad, Jello salad w/cottage cheese
Hot hamburger, mashed potato/gravy, carrot/roll, pears, peach cobbler
All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 is $4.00, and under 60 is $10.00
Studio Apartment for Rent in Panguitch. Full bath, full kitchen. Washer/dryer. Off street parking, private entry. No smoking/pets. $800/month, utilities included. Cash discount. Call Gary or Connie 435-229-9381 or 435-229-9380.
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Answers for this week
Performs a variety of professional clerical duties related to the following: Human Resource, Building permits, business licenses, passports, elections, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and District Court.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the supervision of the County Clerk/Auditor
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Performs various clerical and secretarial duties; Operates personal computer and custom software applications; Drafts or composes correspondence; Performs over the counter customer service as needed.
Human Resources: Maintains personnel files related to payroll and benefit administration; ensures separation and privacy of related files in compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), and HIPPA guidelines. Assists with annual performance reviews and the promotion of programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, such as training, safety, health and wellness, counseling and welfare; Schedule and conduct employee meetings as needed to inform and train employees on policies and procedures and new laws or regulations affecting the County
Accept applications for and issuing of building permits.
Accept applications for and issuing of business licenses, including annual renewal.
Passport Acceptance Agent: Accepting and processing of passport applications and related forms. Job requires training, certification and annual recertification.
Various duties related to Elections such as Voter Registration, filing, processing of ballots and election returns, etc.
Various duties related to accounts payable such as computer entry, printing and filing reports, Various duties related to accounts receivable such as billing, receipting, and preparing deposits. Some duties related to payroll such as printing reports, copying and filing, and updating employee files.
Long term records maintenance.
Various duties related to Sixth District Court Clerk.
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Education and Experience
a. Graduation from High School; College degree a plus;
AND b. Two (2) years experience performing above or similar duties.
OR
c. An equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
A. Knowledge of standard office procedures and policies; good grammar and spelling; basic mathematics involving the use of addition, subtraction, multiplications and percentages; operation of standard office machinery; complex filing systems, alphabetical and numerical; computer operations; telephone etiquette; basic interpersonal skills; basic application processes;
B. Skill in the art of diplomacy and cooperative problem solving; leadership and organizational behavior management; confidentiality; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships other staff; the operation of personal computer, calculator, fax machine, copy machine, and telephone.
C. Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; make basic decisions where established procedures do not always apply; maintain quality work production while dealing with deadline pressures imposed from within and without the division; operate personal computer and apply various program applications related to word processing, spread sheets, and other; develop effective working relationship with supervisor, fellow employees, and the public.
D. May be required to be bonded.
3. Work Environment Incumbent of the position performs in a typical office setting with appropriate climate controls. Tasks require variety of physical activities, not generally involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, and seeing. Common eye, hand, and finger dexterity required to perform essential job functions but may be accommodated. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, discriminating thinking and creative problem solving. Periodic travel required in normal course of job performance. Submit Resume and Cover letter to the Wayne County Clerk’s Office. Open until filled. If you have any questions, please call the County Clerk's office at 435-8361300.
Felicia Snow Wayne County Clerk/Auditor
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