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Thursday, October 31, 2024

New Fossil Mammal Was 'Giant' of the Cretaceous

VERNAL - A research team of paleontologists from Utah State Parks, Dinosaur National Monument, the University of Colorado, Loyola Marymount University, and Appalachian State University have described a collection of fossil teeth and a jaw belonging to a big, new mammal from the Cretaceous Period near the Colorado-Utah border.

Unknowingly collected in 2016, and found during the preparation of rock from a site near Rangely, Colorado, in 2018, the most complete element attributed to the new mammal is a jaw fragment with three molars, each of which is nearly five times larger than typical mammal teeth found in the same rocks.

The new, muskratsized mammal is named Heleocola (“swamp dweller”) and lived roughly 75 to 70 million years ago

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The Lodge at Red River Ranch Hosts Annual Entrada Institute Gala Fundraiser

Courtesy Entrada Institute

Kate MacLeod (above), a neo-traditionalist musician, will play for attendees of the annual Entrada Institute Gala Fundraiser at the Lodge at Red River Ranch on Saturday, November 9.

TEASDALE / BEAVER - The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (DOR) announced its 2024 grant workshop tour which will kick off on Monday, Nov. 18, with twelve stops throughout Utah—including stops in Teasdale and Beaver.

As the central hub for the state’s outdoor recreation grants, the DOR’s grants team will provide a broad overview of all available funding sources and offer hands-on guidance for prospective applicants. The tour is an opportunity for local governments, nonprofits and outdoor recreation advocates to learn about funding opportunities that can enhance Utah’s outdoor spaces and recreation infrastructure. The tour is a great chance for local

TEASDALE - On Saturday, November 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m., friends and neighbors will gather to celebrate all that the Entrada Institute offers the community. The evening

will feature a catered dinner, music by Kate MacLeod, and exciting auction items.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to support the Entrada Institute’s 2025 Sunset Series, which show-

cases incredible performances and programs for the community.

The catered dinner will offer a choice of creamy Dijon chicken with garlic wine sauce or a ratatouille

The Treasures Among Us

BLM Visitor Locations Transition to Winter, Holiday Hours in Nov.

USDA Reduces Energy Costs for More Utah Businesses, Including 2 in Wayne Co.

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Southern Utah Oral History Project transcriptions make their way to local repositories

Courtesy Lula Chynoweth Moore | Southern Utah Oral History Project

Lige Moore, the golden cup holder, was a philanthropist to the community of Henrieville and area and was a transplant from Texas. Marsha Holland, with the Southern Utah Oral History Project, did several interviews with Lula Moore and other members of her family over a twenty year period.

The Moore family still conducts ranching operations on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

SO. UTAH - Are you looking for a little local history? Do you want to find out how to rope a bear or do you wonder what greatgrandma’s favorite dance step was? The Southern Utah Oral History Project (SUOHP) might just have the answers that you are looking for. The SUOHP has collected over threehundred oral histories of long-time southern Utah residents since its inception in 1997. The oral histories

are transcribed onto documents called transcriptions and stored throughout the region in repositories, such as heritage centers and libraries.

Shortly after the designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in 1997, the oral history project began to preserve the memories and cultural hisSUOHP Cont'd on B5

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

THURS. OCT 31 - WED. NOV 6

Partly cloudy and cold, with highs in the 40s and low 50s, lows in the 20s. 20% chance of precip on Sunday. Halloween will be sunny and in the low 50s.

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GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Paria River District will transition to a winter operating schedule for Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument’s four visitor centers and the Kanab Field Office’s Paria Contact Station on a sliding schedule beginning Nov. 11, 2024.

Winter hours of operation are as follows: • Paria Contact Station, which serves as a permit pickup location for Paria Canyon Overnight Permits and provides visitor information for the Winter/Holiday Hours Cont'd on B5

layered casserole, each main dish with a variety of flavorful accompaniments.

Wine and beer will also be

Utah DOR Announces Statewide Grant Workshop Tour, Stops in Teasdale / Beaver

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Courtesy Days Inn - Capitol Reef

Days Inn in Torrey has been awarded a $81,410 grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

SALT LAKE CITY / WAYNE CO. - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director Michele Weaver announced that USDA is partnering with rural small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program

(REAP).

“Economic prosperity is strengthened by investment into communities.

Affordable access to clean energy is just one way the Biden-Harris Administration has committed to support rural economic development.” Weaver said.

“We are proud to have the

opportunity to assist small local businesses grow using long term and sustainable solutions.”

USDA is investing $745,342 in grants that will support five clean energy projects in Utah. All of the projects are funded REAP Grants Cont'd on B4

UPCOMING EVENTS...

Panguitch Halloween Main Street Carnival

Oct. 31

Games, dinner, and tons of fun!

Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet.

Let terror, then, be turned into a treat...

—Nicholas Gordon

Halloween

Oct. 31 Trick or Treat!

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Opinion Keeping Healthcare Top of Mind in Our Recreation Communities

by Michele Weaver | State Director of Utah | Rural Development for United States Department of Agriculture SO. UTAH - Southern Utah’s national parks are some of the top destinations for nature lovers and visitors from all over the world visit annually. When traveling, people expect a good dining, lodging and touring experience. The last thing folks want to think about when trying to relax is how those services are being provided or what happens if there is an accident.

I had the opportunity to tour the Moab Regional Hospital and visit with CEO Jen Sadoff. The facility is in the final stages of completing a renovation funded by a loan provided through USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. Jen proudly showed me the updates that included a new outpatient clinic, a state-of-the-art MRI machine, an infusion unit, re-

tail pharmacy, and electronic medical records system.

The new lab allows for testing on site rather than transporting services an hour and a half away, and easier access to the emergency room from the urgent care center will help in unexpected situations.

As we continued my tour of the hospital, Jen took me down a hallway where, tucked in the corner, was a map of the area with stick pins denoting the frequency and types of injuries that come to the hospital as a direct result of the tourism in the area. It was a fascinating visual representation of the variety of accidents tourists and visitors experience.

Thinking about this deeper, I considered how this impacts healthcare for local individuals.

My mom lived in Moab for over twelve years. Saddled with an autoimmune

disease, she often traveled four hours to the University of Utah hospital for testing and treatments. I remember when she excitedly told me that her blood tests and infusions could be performed just a mere mile from her house. Simply put, having local healthcare services changed her life.

Jen explained to me that without USDA Rural Development’s direct loan the hospital would not have been able to fund the expansion and what it means to the community to have these services in town.

Making memories is an important part of any vacation, and as a rural advocate working in small communities across Utah, I urge you to remember the people that help make your destination an enjoyable experience.

Consider the resources that are needed to preserve their quality of life and consider

your part in supporting their economy.

At USDA Rural Development, we encourage these communities to access our suite of programs so our destination towns can continue to provide memories for generations.

Michele Weaver is the Utah state director for USDA Rural Development.

Her professional experience includes more than 25 years of experience in affordable housing development. Weaver has been instrumental in providing technical assistance and training, assisting nonprofit organizations, tribal housing developments and administering small business lending programs. She is a finance graduate from the University of Utah and enjoys spending time in the outdoors, enjoying Utah’s beautiful and unique geography.

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Say “No” to Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola Project high, to be built on one of the world's most avalanche prone roads (with 64 paths).

Even without waiting in line, the gondola would take 40 minutes to reach Alta, carrying 1,050 people per hour, mostly standing. Notably, the gondola would be prohibited from operating during high wind conditions.

UDOT (Utah Department of Transportation), after a 7-year Environment Impact Study to address traffic congestion concerns in the canyon, came out as strong proponents for a "gondola as the solution" stance. Public opposition to the plan has been loud

and clear, with 80% of comments opposing the gondola as the solution.

The opposition has organized and have proposed 11 proven low-cost solutions, like, restoring historic UTA routes. How can we justify paying for the gondola when public buses (UTA) were cut from 87 per day in prior years to just 23 per day in 2023? Are we paying for an artificially created traffic problem?

Other low-cost common sense solutions include the requirement of permit parking, tolling to incentivize carpooling, enforcing traction laws, and removal of roadside parking. The up front cost of the

gondola would be $1.4 billion and potentially over $2 billion with interest. This is more than the entire transportation budget of Utah.

Taxpayers will fund on-going losses for the benefit of private ski resorts. Because of it's location and magnitude, it is estimated that maintenance costs will be $22 million+ annually.

We must protect our transportation budget and fight for an equitable share of the state budget. Let's not let our hard-earned money be wasted on some new unnecessary toy that feeds special interest that is truly corporate welfare.

Ted Lovato, Teasdale

Support for Davina Smith from District 67 I am writing in support of Davina Smith who is running to represent House District 69. In my opinion, she has a safe, balanced approach when it comes to policy plans surrounding the renewable energy debate. Specifically, regarding nuclear, her support of independent and more stringent regulations of the operations of and shipments to the White Mesa Uranium Mill will also help ensure safety guidelines for locals and protect worker’s rights.

Davina Smith’s history in advocating to protect the local communities of southern Utah are important traits that I want to see in an elected official, and believe she would be a voice of unity and reason. With a long history of roots in southern Utah, I think she is the representation that we need in office surrounding this complicated debate.

When we talk about foreign influence, the reality is that White Mesa Mill is just that. This influence is a Lakewood, Colorado-based company called Energy Fuels who operates the White Mesa mill in partnership with International Uranium Corp

(IUC), which is a Canadian Energy corporation.

What makes White Mesa mill unique is that it accepts contaminated materials not just from surrounding states and U.S. mines, but radioactive waste from other countries such as Canada, Estonia and Japan.

There are no other mills in the United States that are processing radioactive waste that is not produced on site for a nuclear power operation, and it is the only one that also accepts waste from out of the country.

I know nuclear power is often touted as green energy. I also know the mill has been around since the 1980s and ran as a mine until somewhere in the mid-90s before it closed temporarily. I also think that there is enough data and history that the answer is clear when it comes to nuclear not being sustainable or ideal for local economies and job opportunities. But I’m a welder and grew up in Utah—and so did a long line of my immediate and extended family. I mean, nearly 2/3 of the state, if not more, was a part of the fallout and downwinder generations, and qualified for RECA. For those older

generations still around, they remember, and so do their children.

So, I support Davina Smith because she is truly listening to all local voices and communities throughout District 69. She has shown that she is working to find solutions and have meaningful conversations about how these types of operations impact all of us in rural regions across the state. She also has a proven history in working to enact policy that supports and funds EMS, public schools and fire stations in addition to many other important local programs and workforces. She has worked to come up with comprehensive action and policy that ensures affordable housing for the local workforce, veterans and seniors. And whatever happens with the mill and its operations, I think she is the candidate that will fight to make sure that workers and their families are taken care of, in addition to ensuring standards that protect our drinking water and local communities as we go into another potential uranium frenzy.

A.J. Glade, Duchesne County, Utah

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People that I talk to in Wayne County, regarding State of Utah tax revenues, that feel large infrastructure spending in Utah may not impact our rural part of the state, are remiss in thinking that way. Huge amounts of the state's tax revenue are spent on the Wasatch Front and Utah County.

The argument goes that it is only logical that the most populous parts of the state get the largest share of the tax revenues.

OK, fair enough, but, if a future mind-blowing potential spending of our tax revenue worth more than 1 billion dollars is on the horizon and is inequitable and impactful to all Utahns and our precious environment, and worse, it is unnecessary spending just to build a shiny new toy that benefits a handful of private businesses, then it is our responsibility to protect the meager amount of those tax dollars that should benefit rural Utah.

One of the most significant state budgets impacting Wayne and surrounding counties is the state transportation budget. If we don't stop this "shiny new toy," the budget to improve our state highways in Wayne, and other surrounding counties, will certainly be impacted in a negative way.

Can you imagine State Highways 24, 12, and other public highways feeding into our beautiful rural areas, be sacrificed so that a billion dollar+ “dream project" can be financed on the Wasatch Front?

So, what is this very expensive "dream project" we are referring to?

The Gondola Project is designed to provide transportation, mainly to skiers, to world-famous Snowbird and Alta Ski Resorts located up the Little Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Front. The 8-mile gondola would be the world's longest, with 22 towers, some 200 feet

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BLM to Hold Geothermal Lease Sale on Dec. 10 in SW Utah

SALT LAKE CITY In support of the BidenHarris administration’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, offering three parcels totaling roughly 6,061 acres within Fishlake National Forest in Beaver and Millard counties. The sale will be held online at www.energynet.com.

“Geothermal is a renewable energy resource abundant in the West that can be used to heat buildings, operate greenhouses and support aquaculture operations with minimal emissions,” said Deputy State Director of Fluid and Minerals Christina Price.

“Sites are selected for re-

newable energy development following an environmental assessment, which identifies appropriate stipulations to protect endangered species and cultural resources that may occur within the general area.”

BLM issues competitive geothermal leases for an initial ten-year period.

The leases are a contract that allows the lessee to explore and develop any potential geothermal resource.

Leases may be extended if the lessee establishes production or provides proof of diligent exploration.

Additional environmental review will take place during processing of future exploration or development plans, which may include site-specific conditions in addition to the general stipulations already attached to the lease at the time of sale.

The BLM manages subsurface minerals on U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service lands. The USDA Forest Service signed the Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact Statement in December 2023 and consented to lease the parcels in June 2024.

For each parcel leased, 50% of the bid, rental receipts, and subsequent royalties go to the State of Utah, an additional 25% goes to the county where the lease is located, and the remaining 25% goes to the U.S. Treasury.

More information, including environmental documents, maps of the parcels, and lease stipulations is available at the BLM National NEPA Register.

—Bureau of Land Management

Grant Workshops: Our goal is to ensure every

organization with an outdoor recreation project, whether in the planning stages or already underway, has the tools to submit competitive grant applications. Whether you’re in the planning phase or already developing your project, these workshops are designed to foster collaboration and help organizations understand the many funding streams available to bring their vision to life.

By bringing these workshops directly to towns across Utah, we are demonstrating our commitment to supporting the unique needs of our rural and urban communities, ensuring that recreation opportunities are accessible to all.

—Patrick Morrison, DOR’s recreation grants program director

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governments, nonprofits, and outdoor recreation supporters to learn about funding opportunities that can improve Utah's outdoor areas and recreation facilities.

“Our goal is to ensure every organization with an outdoor recreation project, whether in the planning stages or already underway, has the tools to submit competitive grant applications,” said Patrick Morrison, DOR’s recreation grants program director. “Whether you’re in the planning phase or already developing your project, these workshops are designed to foster collaboration and help organizations understand the many funding streams available to bring their vision to life. By bringing these workshops directly to towns across Utah, we are demonstrating our commitment to supporting the unique needs of our rural and urban communities, ensuring that recreation opportunities are accessible to all.”

The free workshops will cover the major grants available through DOR, including the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant (UORG); Recreation Restoration Infrastructure Grant (RRI); Utah Children's Outdoor Recreation and Education Grant (UCORE); OHV Recreation Grant (OHVR); Recreation Trails Program (RTP); Boating Access Grant; Clean Vessel Act Grant and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Attendees will receive practical advice on crafting strong grant applications, managing budgets and braiding funding from multiple sources to maximize project outcomes.

In addition to learning about eligibility and deadlines, participants will gain insights into best practices for submitting successful applications.

The sessions also feature breakout groups, covering

reimbursement strategies and budget management topics to provide deeper engagement with DOR staff.

This year's workshop locations are: • Vernal - Monday, Nov. 18, 9 - 11 a.m.

• Helper - Monday, Nov. 18, 3 - 5 p.m.

• Green River - Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9 - 11 a.m.

• Blanding - Tuesday, Nov. 19, 3 - 5 p.m.

• Teasdale - Wednesday, Nov. 20, 12 - 2 p.m.

• St. George - Thursday, Nov. 21, 9 - 11 a.m.

• Beaver - Thursday, Nov. 21, 3 - 5 p.m.

• Ephriam - Monday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. - noon • Payson - Monday, Dec. 9, 2 - 4 p.m.

• Heber - Tuesday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m. - noon • Nibley - Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. - noon • Salt Lake City - Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m. noon

This year, DOR awarded more than $15 million in UORG funds to one hundred outdoor recreation infrastructure projects in twenty-five counties across Utah, and $3.2 million in OHVR grants to thirty OHV-related projects throughout the entire state.

Since its inception in 2015, UORG has contributed over $65 million to five hundred and eighty-nine projects to build or restore outdoor recreation infrastructure across Utah. To date, the OHVR Grant, initiated in 2020, has funded more than $16 million to three hundred projects to enhance OHV facilities and trails.

Registration for the workshops is required. To RSVP and for more information on the DOR’s grants program, visit recreation.utah.gov.

—Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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Tricks, Treats and . . . a Trust?

by Jeffery J. McKenna

What could Halloween and the process of doing a will and trust and other essential documents have in common? Both can be scary!

I’ll confess, I hate the idea of going to a haunted house or spooky corn maze. While a teenager growing up in Las Vegas, I’d act brave with my friends and later have to sleep with the lights on.

However, having been an estate planning attorney for over 25 years, I’m comfortable planning for one’s demise. I’ve helped thousands of clients take this step. I’ve figuratively held their hand as they contemplated their mortality.

I promise that I do understand how scary the process can be for some.

I know many clients have avoided doing planning because of fear. However, like exiting a spook alley, when it’s over and the estate planning documents are signed, most say, “If

I knew it was this easy, I would have done it earlier.”

Why do people fear estate planning? I will share three reasons.

First, as stated above, many don’t want to think about their death. They will procrastinate and ignore something that is essential. Estate planning, by definition, is the easiest thing there is to procrastinate. This is true because as long as you do it before you take your last breath, you did it in time. Most of us, just don’t know when we will be taking that last breath.

Second, many are scared that their family situation is such a mess that they don’t have the answers to fix it. I’ve had dozens of clients say something like, “I bet you’ve never seen a situation this messed up.” I can

usually smile and say, “Oh, I’ve seen worse.” Addressing what you may consider a “mess” with good estate planning, is always better than ignoring it until you die.

The last reason many are scared of estate planning relates to the many decisions that have to be made. If you have minor children it can be very scary to decide who will raise the children if something happens to you. Decisions relating to terminal medical treatment can also be hard for many to make.

In conclusion, I’ve come to like Halloween.

Once my wife and I had children and I realized they were the reason for the Pumpkin Season, I came to appreciate the holiday. Estate planning is the same.

You don’t do it for you.

You do it for those that you leave behind.

NOW WITH RICHFIELD AND PANGUITCH OFFICES TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AROUND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.

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October 31, 2024

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Flower Shop

There's a small church in town, and the friars are desperate for money because they're running short and the roof of the church is in need of repairs.

One friar gets the idea to open up a flower shop as sort of a fundraiser, so they go ahead and a few monks set up shop.

All goes well for a couple days until someone new in town opens an amazing flower shop across the street, called Hugh's Flowers.

The friars are destroyed by the competition and have to close their shop.

Moral of the story?

Only Hugh can prevent florist friars.

Glass Houses

The king of an obscure country dies, and the prince inherits all his wealth. The prince has a thing for shiny things and for glass, since he just thinks its pretty, so he commissions the construction of a new royal palace made entirely of glass.

The architects warn him that it'll be near impossible, but, lo and behold, they made it. On the day of completion, the prince brought the old royal throne into the mansion. Now, this throne was huge and made of solid gold in places, so you can imagine the weight.

As he had his servants carry it up the staircase, the immense weight caused the stairs to shatter, and, eventually, the entire palace came crashing down.

People who live When I tripped in in glass houses really France, Eiffel over. shouldn't stow thrones.

PUNishment

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

Talking to God

A man is talking to God, and he asks "God, what is a million dollars to you?"

God replies "A million dollars is as a single cent."

The man then asks, "God, what is a million years to you?"

God says "A million years is as a second" Then man then asks "God, can I have a cent?"

"Sure," says God, "Just a sec."

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THEME:

country roads

by Lynn Griffin

Famous Buildings ACROSS 1. Performer's time to shine 5. Selfie, e.g.

8. One of five Ws 11. Très ____, or very stylish 12. Mandolin's cousin 13. Knitter's unit 15. Aren't, colloquially 16. Mimicked 17. *Like House with Oval Office 18. *The Hunchback's home (2 words) 20. Listening devices 21. Flirtatious stares 22. Salt, in Spanish 23. *____ State Building 26. TV shows, e.g.

30. Will Ferrell's "Funny or ____" 31. Steve McQueen's "The Great ____" (1963) 34. Toss a coin 35. ____ & Young financial services company 37. Kimono tie 38. Sweating room 39. Short skirt 40. Batter (2 words) 42. Lake, in French 43. Anise seed (1 word) 45. *____ of Versailles or Buckingham ____ 47. ____ of war 48. Sinbad the Sailor's home 50. Not good 52. *St. Basil's in Moscow or St. Paul's in London 56. *The Parthenon in Athens is made of this 57. Capital of Norway 58. Aeneas' lover 59. More slippery 60. Animal protein 61.

Independent chieftain

62. High degree 63. TV program interruptions 64. Retired, abbr.

DOWN 1. CAT or PET, e.g.

2. *Key Tower, tallest building in this Buckeye state 3. Laundry room fire hazard 4. Type of local tax 5. Pupa, pl.

6. Things 7. Give up a state 8. Dam-like structure 9. Not misses 10. Football's extra point 12. Soup scoopers 13. Make a solemn promise 14. *Burj ____, tallest building in the world 19. Wading bird 22. "Monkey ____, monkey do" 23. Bodily swelling 24. Rice wine 25. 1/100th of Finnish markka 26. Rotisserie skewer

27. Spurious wing 28. Cancer-treating machine, acr.

29. *____ Needle, Seattle 32. For boys and girls 33. Lawyers' org.

36. *____ Chapel, Vatican City 38. Flat replacement 40. "____, borrow or steal" 41. Eventual outcome 44. Leonhard ____, Swiss mathematician (1707-1783) 46. Portable stairs 48. Headquartered 49. Road-tripping guide 50. Carve in stone 51. Emptiness 52. Vegetative state 53. Ice crystals 54. Passage in a coal mine 55. Voldemort's title 56. Small amount of drink

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Obituaries

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

Vickie Marie Peck

PLACITAS, NM / BOULDER - Vickie Marie Peck of Placitas, New Mexico, left this world on September 28th, 2024. Vickie was a shining star from the day she was born. A wild child of the desert, she entered this earth on Nov. 20th, 1960, in Wickenburg Arizona. Vickie was always full of curiosity and adventure. She could be found riding her pony, "Shorty," through the desert with her best friend and sister Barbara. Her love for nature was evident as a child as she would spend most of her time outdoors with her mother and father, Bill and Donna, and Barbara. She learned of hard work as she helped her family in their well drilling business, and she learned of science from her father's work in geology, mining, and metallurgy.

Vickie moved to Boulder, Utah, in 1973 where she made many friends and was popular as a cheerleader.

Upon graduating high school, she went to Dixie College in 1979 in St. George, Utah.

Her curiosity with living systems led her to study biology. Her education would expand to the University of Utah and Utah State University, eventually graduating from University of Arizona in May 1992 with a doctoral degree in Molecular Biology.

Vickie had a brilliant mind and a caring heart. She used her teaching and research to improve the lives of others. She dedicated herself to years of teaching and research first at the University of New Mexico and then at Sandia National Laboratories. Vickie was a global thinker and used her understanding of science to improve quality of life for humanity and the health of the ecosystem.

She participated in many charitable groups, giving of her time and knowledge. She published many academic research papers, and co-authored a book on the congruence of modern science and indigenous Mexican traditional medicine (The Aztec Calendar, Nitrogen and Life, coauthor Tzenwaxolokwauhtli Tzatzeohetzin, 2019).

Vickie married the love of her life, Reid Bandeen, on October 5th, 1989, in a desert ceremony befitting two adventurous souls. Vickie and Reid would combine their love of science and art for improving the world around them for the next 35 years.

They enjoyed the challenges and thrills of paragliding, rock climbing, mountaineering, ocean sailing, skiing, kayaking, river rafting, backpacking and mountain trekking. They worked with family and friends to build wilderness homes in both Arizona and New Mexico. In the early 2000s, Vickie led immersive experience adventure tours for the Pachamama Alliance celebrating indigenous cultures in the Andean highlands and Amazon rain forest in Ecuador, after a two-month tour of duty teaching English to indigenous tribes people deep in the jungles of the upper Amazon Basin. Vickie loved horseback riding her entire life, enjoying back country rides in all of the four corners states, and Wyoming. Even while suffering from Alzheimer's disease in her later years, she enjoyed both arena and back country riding with Tamaya Horse Rehab on the Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico.

Vickie leaves behind her loving husband, Reid Bandeen, sister Barbara Button (Taylor Button), and brother in-law Robert Bandeen and his family; her nieces and nephews Jodie Marie Contreras, Brandee Walker, Janell Shurtliff, Malinda Sanders, Arnold Button, Nathan Button and many great grandnieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Peck and Donna (Davis) Peck.

Vickie was well loved by her large personal and professional communities in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico; her Mexican traditional communities throughout the U.S. and Mexico; and her Pachamama Alliance communities in San Francisco, Ecuador, and Australia.

She will be warmly remembered by all of us who knew her brilliance, bravery, grit, adventurousness, generosity, and her radiant smile. Commemorative donations in Vickie's name can be made to the Pachamama Alliance in San Francisco and Tamaya Horse Rehab in Bernalillo, New Mexico.

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Be careful tonight; the goblins will be out, and you need to keep an eye out for them because it gets dark so early. For the kids, there will be a trunk-or-treat display at Joe’s Market starting at 5. Thursday morning, there will be the great parade that leaves school at 10:00 a.m., continues down to Main Street, passes Joe’s Market, and then goes back to the school. The kids and teachers will be in costumes, and it is a good time to take pictures.

This week is the end of the fall sports season, with the state cross country meet having been held last Tuesday. State volleyball will start tomorrow on the 1st and 2nd, and the girls have a very good team. There are nine seniors on the team this year. Speaking of volleyball, last week’s game with Kanab was cancelled, and Coach Norris had a "Blue Light Special." There are so many seniors that

they had enough players for two teams, and it was a fun evening. Both games were won by 26-24 points, so they were equally divided.

They gave Sarah a nice gift for running the concession stand all season. They gave me, who needs nothing, a picture of the team. That is something that I needed and appreciated. Each senior also got gifts for their parents and for themselves.

They will also have friendships for life.

On the 3rd of November, we have that dreaded day where you turn the clocks back an hour, it starts getting dark at 6 p.m., and your electric bills will start going up. Is it spring again yet? On the news the other night, they said that this was the warmest October on record by thirteen degrees. However, they said that it might rain on Tuesday.

Tuesday is my birthday, and also I heard some-

thing about there being an election.

On the 8th and 9th will be the annual craft fair at the Garfield County Fair Building. You might find some really great Christmas gifts or just an item that you need for your home. The Sub for Santa dessert booth will be there with the best candy anywhere. Thanks to all who donate the money that goes to the Santa fund, and the work goes to Kim Brinkerhoff and Tammy Houston.

To all veterans and their companions, it is Veterans Day on Monday the 11th. This year, it will be held at the Cowboy's Smokehouse Cafe. They have been doing the dinner for the last two years. They have a big room there, and so it will be held there instead of at the Panguitch Senior Citizen Center. Dinner will start at 6:30. The dinner will be free, and you are welcome to bring a guest.

Earlier that same day, the elementary school will have their annual "Honor a Veteran" program, and it will be at 2:00.

That week, the high school will be performing the Oklahoma musical, and it will be a fun show.

Since they usually double cast some of the parts, it is all right to see it twice.

Of course, we will be having our annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Panguitch Senior Citizens Center. With new people moving in, all are welcome. If you have a really large family, please give us some notice (6762418).

Good people in town sometimes do things that go unnoticed. Tera Connor, who lives here and has the Pink Polka Dot craft store, also has a home in Vegas and some FYI Panguitch Cont'd on B3

Obituaries Alan Munson

May 23, 1940 - October 9, 2024 TROPIC - Alan Hubert Munson was born on May 23, 1940, to Silas and Irene Munson, in Los Angeles, California. He died on October 9, 2024, at his home in Ogden, Utah, after a short bout with cancer.

His family moved from California to Tropic, Utah when he was a young boy.

He spent the majority of his life in that small, rural community. He graduated from Bryce Valley High School in 1958, and not long after, joined the military.

He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965, where he worked as a radar technician.

In March of 1965, he married Olva R. Seegmiller, and together they built a life in Tropic, where they had five children before parting ways.

Alan worked as a tradesman most of his life, with incredible talent and skill in every aspect of the construction industry, a legacy he passed on to both of his sons.

His hobbies included fishing, hunting, camping, and gardening. He also had a deep love for books and music. Alan moved to Ogden in 2008, but always thought of Tropic his home. In his later years, he enjoyed spending time with his family and doing crossword puzzles.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Verlyn Munson, of Tropic, his parents, Silas and Irene Munson, also of Tropic, and a grandson, Corey Atkin of Slidell, LA. He leaves behind his brother, Don Munson, his children, Steffani, John, Sharon, and her husband Martin, Darrel, Kendra, and her husband Eric. He also leaves behind 11 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.

He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

A graveside service will be held at Tropic Cemetery, on November 4, at 2 p.m. A Celebration of Life for his family and friends, will follow at 6 p.m., at a home in Tropic. Anyone interested in attending may contact Sharon at 801-6430334, for more information.

His full obituary can be found on leavittsmortuary.com/obituaries

Bonnie Mecham GREEN RIVER / HENRIEVILLE - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, Bonnie Rae Mecham, age 85, passed away on October 24, 2024.

She was born on May 25, 1939, in Henrieville, Utah to Darrel Ray Blackwell and Lois Laura Chynoweth. In Bonnie's early years, she went to school in Henrieville, later attending Bryce Valley High in Tropic, Utah. She was involved in many activities including cheerleading.

On April 29, 1961, she married her high school sweetheart, Jerry Ernest Mecham, and they were later sealed in the Manti Temple on April 29, 1976. They started their life and family together in Bicknell, Utah, later relocating to Thompson, Utah and finally settling in Green River, Utah.

Bonnie devoted her life to raising her family. She was an avid fan of her kid’s and grandchildren’s sports. She loved hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. Deer hunting was her passion; she was an excellent shot. Bonnie and Jerry enjoyed hunting, camping, and fishing. Many weekends and days off were spent on the mountain and in the desert. Some of their favorite sites in particular were Boulder Mountain, Griffin Top, Bryce Canyon, and out in the valley. After moving to Thompson, fishing at Weaver quickly became a favorite.

Bonnie lived for her grandchildren and loved them dearly. She tended them as much as she could. They would watch her expansive collection of Disney movies while they were all piled in the back bedroom drinking their Ovaltine.

Throughout her life Bonnie had many loves and horse riding with her friends was at the top of her list. Her first horse, Tommy, was a thoroughbred quarter horse cross who had a love of running. Her next horse was Honkey, a smaller black Tennessee walker. She broke and trained Honkey herself. Mom forged many friendships and bonds during those long trail rides with her friends. Another little-known fact was that Bonnie loved and played softball. She was very competitive in her league and was a fierce pitcher.

Throughout her life, Bonnie held many jobs, from car hop to telephone operator, flagging for road construction, grocer at Politano’s Grocery, Chow Hound, and lastly worked with her son, Trevor, at the Tamarisk Restaurant.

Bonnie was a member of the Green River LDS Ward and served as primary teacher and later president; although her acts of service didn’t just stay within the church walls. She had a special instinct for knowing who needed a healing touch. If anyone in town was faced with troubling news or a serious illness, Bonnie would make a homemade soup, lend a kind ear, and give a non-negotiable foot rub to help ease their pain and minds.

Once Bonnie and Jerry were both retired, their children grown and out of the house, the nightly car rides began.

They would reliably report on the deer and antelope population and soon adopted a wild rabbit named Bunbun who they would bring generous amounts of scraps for dinner.

Though this time of loss is heavy on our hearts, our family is reassured with the thought of Mom being reunited with Dad. Maybe their nightly rides have resumed, whether with cars, horses or mules. Some girls are born to be princesses, but Bonnie was born to be a cowgirl, and we hope that she and dad are riding off into the sunset together.

The family would like to give a special thank you to CNS Hospice for their service and care for Bonnie, especially Autumn and Tracy.

Bonnie is survived by her children, Darrel (Jayme) Mecham, Trevor Mecham, Ty (Jayne) Mecham, Bobbie (Rudy) Brailsford; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lynda, April and Holly.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Mecham; parents, Darrel and Lois Blackwell; and sister, Fairy Livingston.

Funeral service, Friday, November 1, 2024, 12:00 noon, Green River Ward Chapel, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Graveside service, Saturday, November 2, 2024, 12:00 noon, at the Henrieville Cemetery (200 North Cemetery Rd., Henrieville, UT 84736). Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price and Huntington where friends and family are always welcome daily and may share memories of Bonnie online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.

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Mineral Company’s Plan to Produce Lithium in So. Utah Hit with Lawsuit

by Kyle Dunphey | Utah News Dispatch UTAH - A group of environmental nonprofits and southern Utah residents are suing a mineral company and the state engineer who approved its application to produce lithium along the Green River.

Filed on Tuesday, October 15, in Utah’s 7th District Court in Moab, the lawsuit names Utah Division of Water Rights director Teresa Wilhelmsen, who also serves as the state engineer, and Blackstone Minerals, a subsidiary of Australian-based Anson Resources.

A representative for Anson did not respond to a request to comment.

And the Division of Water Rights said it had not yet been served, but did not comment further.

Blackstone’s plan to produce lithium near Green River, a small community along Interstate 70, was approved in September by Wilhelmsen. The lawsuit asks the court to overturn her decision.

In 2023, the company filed an application seeking nineteen cubic feet per second from aquifers near the Green River—that’s about 14,000 acre-feet of water each year, roughly enough to fill some of the state’s smaller reservoirs.

The water, called brine, has a high concentration of salt. Through a relatively novel process called Direct Lithium Extraction, Blackstone would separate the lithium from the brine using what’s called lithium extraction resin and additional water pulled from the Green and Colorado rivers.

Anson CEO Bruce Richardson called the project “as green as possible” during a meeting with lawmakers last year.

The company markets the process as “non-consumptive,” meaning the brine extracted from the aquifers would be pumped back underground.

Lithium is used to manufacture rechargeable batteries and is essential to electric vehicle production. Most of the world’s lithium currently comes from Australia, Chile and China, according to the World Economic Forum, and Richardson said the Green River project would provide a domestic source, while boosting the country’s push for renewable energy. It would also bring

between three hundred and five hundred jobs to the Green River area, he said.

But environmental groups are skeptical, including Living Rivers and the Great Basin Water Networks, which have opposed the project since its inception and filed the lawsuit.

Holiday River Expeditions, a guiding operation based in Green River, and Gayna Salinas and Kelly Dunham, Utahns who have water rights adjacent to the lithium project, are also suing Blackstone and Wilhelmsen.

“This proposed lithium extraction site will be mere feet from my front yard and the river,” said Salinas, who farms along the Green River, in a statement.

“We are not assured that the State Engineer’s decision follows the letter of the law.

This lawsuit is an important next step for the people and resources of Green River to ensure accountability.”

Blackstone filed its application in July 2023. The environmental groups and some federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, and Bureau of Reclamation, later voiced concerns over the project—the BLM said the application was premature because the company hadn’t yet sought its approval to operate on federal land.

And Reclamation worried the project would withdraw water from the beleaguered Colorado River.

Plus, the company had “not provided sufficient information to demonstrate that water returned to the hydrologic system following mineral extraction would not contaminate or otherwise affect nearby water sources or downstream users,” the bureau wrote to the Utah Division of Water Rights.

Environmental groups and several Green River residents also protested the project over concerns that it would require drilling through an aquifer contaminated by radiation from an old uranium mill.

In May, Wilhelmsen approved the project’s water rights application. Environmental groups again challenged the decision, filing a request for the division to reconsider the application—in June, that request was granted, temporarily pausing Blackstone’s operation.

In September, Wil-

helmsen again approved the application.

That decision gives a “foreign-backed company another free pass from Utah regulators to turn Green River into an energy colony,” said John Weisheit, conservation director of Living Rivers, in a statement. “The courts must consider the arbitrary and capricious nature of the State Engineer’s decision.”

The lawsuit claims that decision should be invalidated because the project could impair existing water rights, while interfering with “the more beneficial use of the water.” The company also hasn’t filed “a contract for payment of royalties” which is required by the state, the complaint alleges.

And, the project is “detrimental to the public welfare,” with the lawsuit arguing the state is unable “to assess the legitimacy of Blackstone’s claims related to direct lithium extraction and its impacts on water consumption and water rights.”

“What happens in Green River will have a ripple effect across Utah, putting deep underground water supplies in the crosshairs of companies throughout the world,” said Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, in a statement. “The Green Energy transition cannot be a gold rush that impacts any water body in the Colorado River Basin. This important action ensures we get the best decisions possible for local communities targeted by companies looking to make a fast buck.”

This article was originally published on utahnewsdispatch.com on October 17, 2024.

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GCSD Board Approves Proposal to Transition to 4-Day School Week

Emily Leach | Insider

Photo of Escalante High School. In a unanimous early decision at their October 17 meeting—after taking into account input from parents, teachers, and faculty—the Garfield County School District (GCSD) Board of Education approved the decision to pursue a transition to a four-day school week and directed GCSD Superintendent John Dodds to request a waiver from the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

GARFIELD CO. - In a unanimous early decision at their October 17 meeting—after taking into account input from parents, teachers, and faculty—the Garfield County School District (GCSD) Board of Education approved the decision to pursue a transition to a four-day school week and directed GCSD Superintendent John Dodds to request a waiver from the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

“We’ve already begun gathering the necessary data and documentation, including trend data on student performance, community feedback, and other supporting evidence of our commitment to sustaining and improving student achievement,” says Dodds in an email to The Insider. “The process [of requesting approval for the four-day week] involves submitting a formal waiver request to the USBE, which requires support from our school board and a thorough review and approval by the state.”

Initially, their decision was expected at the November 21 meeting in Panguitch, but the majority on the Board voiced that their opinion would most likely not change if they prolonged the vote for another month, reasoning that to delay would mean coming up against the logistics of the November and December holiday season. Having to wait even longer for the USBE to make its decision could mean approval of a school calendar being delayed until March or April of next year. They stated that community feedback, including the response to a survey posted to the GCSD website, is what mainly is driving a lot of their decision making. As of the October 17 meeting, 245 people had participated in the survey, and 85-86% were in support of the four-day week.

Community members, parents, and staff expressed strong approval for the four-day week in Garfield County during the public input process,

citing benefits such as improved well-being for students and teachers, more time for family and extracurricular activities, and reduced student absenteeism on Fridays, while some members of the public expressed concerns about access to childcare on that day off.

In the email, Dodds states that there will be “inherent tradeoffs” with the switch, “For example, we need to consider the impact of longer school days on students, as well as how

the additional day off may affect student engagement and family opportunities.

One way we could mitigate the longer days is by building shorter holidays into the schedule. I’ve been asked to work with stakeholders to address as many of these challenges as possible and to develop a calendar that aligns with our district’s priorities while meeting the 990-hour instructional requirement.

[The State of Utah requires 990 hours of instructional time per year. Currently,

the district surpasses that 990 goal, and it must maintain the requisite hours of instruction if a change to a four-day schedule is implemented.]”

According to Dodds, the GCSD plans to submit their waiver request as early as November, and the final decision by the USBE is expected to take a few months. If approved by the state, the four-day week would likely go into effect for the 2025-26 school year.

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Financial Planning: A Great Career Option for Remote Work U.S. - If you’re like most workers today, you see remote work as a major perk. In fact, a Buffer study finds that 98% of all workers have expressed the desire to work remotely, at least part of the time.

Fortunately, highearning potential and the flexibility to work anywhere often go hand-inhand for those on the path to becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. Here’s why, and what it means for you: An in-demand field: The Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that demand for financial planners will increase at a rate of 13% through 2032, meaning financial planners enjoy job security and plentiful career opportunities at firms of many types and sizes. And CFP® certification only makes your job more secure—86% of consumers prefer an advisor who has completed a rigor-

ous education program and passed a certification exam.

Broad parameters: CFP® professionals work in a variety of settings.

Many CFP® professionals start their own business— acting as their own boss, deciding on their pay structure and working wherever they wish. Some financial firms that hire CFP® professionals also have remote options. Holistic financial planning advice can be delivered in person or virtually, allowing for a great deal of location flexibility.

Scheduling flexibility: Where you work is just one piece of the equation. What about when you work? It’s not uncommon to have a lot of schedule flexibility as a financial planner, especially if you lead your own practice. You can design a work week that aligns with your personal life, family needs and outside pursuits.

Job satisfaction: Financial planning is a help-

ing profession. Financial planners help their clients achieve financial goals, navigate life’s challenges and even help close wealth gaps. Many CFP® professionals also serve those in need through pro bono financial planning. In addition, the flexibility of financial planning makes this one career path that provides plenty of job satisfaction. In fact, 89% of CFP® professionals are satisfied with their decision to pursue certification.

To learn more about career options with a CFP® certification, visit https:// www.cfp.net.

As you embark on a financial planning career, be sure to secure credentials that will not only increase your earning potential and drive your career forward but also expand your opportunities so that you can work where and when you want.

—StatePoint Media

SUU Reaches Out to Community for Support in Fundraising for Mental Health Grant CEDAR CITY - Mental health has become an ever-increasing challenge for college students. At the beginning of 2024, the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation generously provided a challenge grant of $850,000 to aid Southern Utah University (SUU) in providing critical aid to students battling mental health issues. However, the challenge grant will match only what SUU can raise in donations by the year’s end.

With the Dec. 31 deadline fast approaching, the University continues to reach out to the community for support. Individuals and organizations willing to help are encouraged to visit the challenge website to contribute.

"There is a crucial need for accessible mental health resources in our region and we want all of our students to have access to quality mental health care,” said SUU President, Mindy Benson. “We must address this, starting today."

The University has taken significant measures to address the issue and funded several additional full-time licensed mental health counselors to ensure students get the support they need to succeed in the classroom, but it hopes to be able to offer more.

SUU has identified a funding need for $1.7 million in equipment, programs, and training that will address some of the most critical mental health challenges faced by our students.

From intimate partner violence emergency kits to psychological and educational evaluations, these additional funds will enable counselors to serve more students and provide a safe environment for the entire SUU community to receive care.

“Emotional stress, anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide are part of my daily conversations with students,” said Vice President for Student Affairs, Jared Tippets.

“They’re dealing with the crush of coursework, challenging jobs, helping family members with caregiving duties, and struggling to meet financial needs.

We need resources to help them right this minute.

That’s why student mental health is a top priority at SUU." By providing students with access to psychological and educational evaluations, biofeedback kits, training for suicide prevention, and third-party virtual counseling services, students can focus on their schooling, better coexist with their roommates, and live healthier, happier lives with their friends and family members.

“We hope to inspire the community to join us in this important endeavor.

Together, we can make a significant difference in the mental well-being of SUU’s students,” said President Benson.

—Southern Utah University

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Intermountain Health Expanding Access to Mammography Screening Services and Streamlining Cancer Care for Women UTAH - For more than 30 years Utah has ranked near the bottom nationally for breast cancer screenings. In the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Annual mammograms are the first and most important step in detecting cancer early when it’s most treatable, and that’s why breast cancer experts at Intermountain Health are urging women to get screened annually starting at age 40, or earlier if they have a family history of breast cancer.

Intermountain Health is helping in the fight against breast cancer by improving access to screening tools and streamlining the cancer treatment process, so women don’t have to wait long periods of time in between appointments.

“We know women may skip their screenings because they have extremely busy lives or are taking care of family, while for some a mammogram can seem scary because you don’t know what a doctor might find,” said Eugene Kim, MD, system chief of breast imaging at Intermountain Health. “Getting an annual mammogram can give women peace of mind and ensure they’re healthy far into the future.”

To improve access, Intermountain Health deploys two mobile mammogram units in Utah.

The mobile mammography unit in southern Utah covers rural hospi-

tals without mammogram equipment so women don’t have to travel far for their annual screening. The unit in northern Utah covers clinics and businesses with large numbers of female employees who want to be screened.

“It’s not an exaggeration to say there are some women alive today because they were screened using one of our mobile units and caught their cancer early,” said Jen Leonce, mobile mammogram coordinator at Intermountain Health.

“Breast screening is the best prevention because if we catch things early there are more options for the patient to fight the cancer.”

In addition, Intermountain Medical Center in Murray will be open every Saturday in October for mammogram screenings to help women who are too busy during the week to get an appointment.

In Salt Lake County, other Intermountain hospitals will be open on at least one Saturday a month through next year. These programs have already shown success in getting women screened without having to take time off work.

One of the most significant ways Intermountain has streamlined cancer screening process is with the option of same day biopsy. If doctors discover a suspicious mass during a mammogram, they can perform a biopsy right then and get it to the lab to determine if it’s cancerous.

In the past, women would have to wait and schedule another appoint-

ment for a biopsy. The entire process could take weeks, leaving women with anxiety and worry over the results. If it was discovered to be cancerous, the appointment for their surgery could be further in the future.

“A breast cancer diagnosis can be devastating, and we want to make sure women get on their path to healing as soon as possible,” said Dr. Kim. Thanks to advancements in technology and procedures there are more options for treating breast cancer, which are less invasive than those of the past.

Studies have shown when caught in the early stages breast cancer has a much higher cure rate.

Also, new surgery techniques allow doctors to cut less breast tissue while removing a tumor. In some cases, women will only need radiation treatments to resolve their cancer.

Even treatments like chemotherapy have become more precise and don’t always have the same side effects of past cancer treatments.

“A lot has changed with cancer treatment over the last 25 years and it’s helping patients live longer, fuller lives,” said Dr. Kim. “At Intermountain we make sure patients have the guidance and help they need at every step along the way with our team-based approach.”

To schedule a screening mammogram, call 801-906-2700, or visit intermountainhealthcare.org/ mammogram.

—Intermountain Health

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Legal Notices

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Legal Notices 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 the sale, “at the steps of 55 S. Main, Panguitch, UT,” on December 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. on said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a trust deed dated June 30, 2020, and executed by 7777 LLC, a Utah limited liability company, as Trustor(s) in favor of Norma J. Meyers, Trustee of the Meyers Family Trust, dated 2/9/2004, as Beneficiary, covering the following real property located in Garfield County: The Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter; The Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter; Lot 3; The South half of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter; The Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter and the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 4 Township 36 South Range 4 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian. Together with all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property. Tax Parcel No.: 15-0075-0203: TCD-203 The address of the property is purported to be 3695 W. Miles Meadow Parkway, Bryce Canyon, Utah 84764.

The undersigned disclaims liability for any error in the address. The current Beneficiary of the Trust Deed is Norma J. Meyers, Trustee of the Meyers Family Trust, dated February 9, 2004, and the record of owner of the property as of the recording of the notice of default is reported to be A & E Development, LLC. Bidders must be prepared to tender to the trustee, VendorTrak Title Insurance Agency, LLC, $10,000.00 at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by noon the day following the sale and deliverable to: VendorTrak Title Insurance Agency, LLC, 20 North Main, Suite 300, St. George, Utah 84770. Both payments must be in the form of a cashier’s check or money order and made payable to VendorTrak Title Insurance Agency, LLC, cash and Bank “Official Checks” are not acceptable. A trustee’s deed will be made available to the successful bidder within three business days following receipt of the bid amount. The sale is made without any warranty whatsoever, including but not limited to any warranty as to title, liens possession, taxes, encumbrances, or condition of the property. The sale is subject to a workout reinstatement, payoff, sale cancellation or postponement, incorrect bidding instructions, bankruptcy, or any other circumstance of which the trustee is unaware. In the event any of the foregoing apply, the sale will be void and the successful bidder’s funds will be returned without any liability to the trustee or beneficiary for interest or any other damages.

Notice is hereby given that Vendortrak Title Insurance Agency, LLC, is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for the purpose, and that the debt may be disputed.

VendorTrak Title Insurance Agency, LLC - 20 North Main, Suite 300 - St. George, Utah 84770 (435) 652-5101 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 31 and NOVEMBER 7 & 14, 2024 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 Nov. 20, 2024 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) 61-2408 (a52197): Jeffrey and Sandra Stokes propose(s) using 0.004 cfs OR 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles West of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 97-2527 (a52211): Craig and Kathy Copeland propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (Black Boulder Mesa) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. WAYNE COUNTY NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5543 (A84433): David Powell propose(s) using 1.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (11 miles W of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 24 & 31, 2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given to the public of Wayne County by the Wayne County Commissioners that a public hearing will be held Tuesday November 12, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the Wayne County Courthouse 18 S Main, Loa for public comments regarding the 2025 General Fund Budget.

Felicia Snow Wayne County Clerk-Auditor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 24 & 31 and NOVEMBER 7, 2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given to the public of Wayne County by the Wayne County Commissioners that a public hearing will be held Friday November 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Wayne County Courthouse 18 S Main, Loa for public comments regarding the Rural Health Care Tax. Felicia Snow Wayne County Clerk-Auditor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 24 & 31, 2024

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land out in Sandy Valley.

Each year, out in Sandy Valley, she and her husband, Jay, have a Serendipity Garden Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival. They invite the public to their land, and there are pumpkins, vegetables, gourds, cantaloupes and sunflowers that are 15’ high. Eighty to ninety folks come out, and they can have all that they need with no limit on pumpkins, and at no cost. There is face painting, and Tera teaches how to make bird houses out of the gourds.

We have gone through our tourist season without much of a raise in gas prices. Oil is back down to sixty dollars a barrel, and it will only go lower.

Gas prices up north are below three dollars a gallon. The best price around is at Costco at $3.22 for 87 octane. The oil companies are producing more than we need and doing a lot of exporting. OPEC freed up three million gallons of oil a day—that was what the last president had them cut—because oil was at $40 a barrel. Our companies couldn’t do fracking for

less than $50 a barrel.

With the job market still strong, a blowout job report for September last week showed that the U.S. has added another 254,000 jobs. The unemployment is holding at 4.1. Almost every day the stock market is setting new records, with the Dow Jones closing out at over 43,000 and the S&P 500 going up 28.8% in the last three quarters. Sixteen million jobs and $18,000 have been added to the Dow Jones in the last three and a half years. The country couldn’t be better.

President Biden and Vice-president Harris inherited a country that had thousands of people dying from Covid each day, and for the first time, there were less people working.

Unemployment was at 6%, and eight trillion dollars was added to the national debt with the tax cuts for the rich and for the companies. The outgoing president had an approval rating of 22%.

With the two hurricanes on the east coast, FEMA has run low on money, however, that money comes from Congress, and they refuse to come back from vacation. The party

Legal Notices NOTICE OF SUMMONS FOURTH DISTRICT COURT NEPHI DISTRICT COURT JUAB COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH BETHANY NAGEL and KYLEE HAMPTON Plaintiffs, V. EDWARD DEVLIN, Defendant

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION Case No.: 240600024 Judge: Hon. Anthony Howell

TO: Edward Devlin PO Box 248 Panguitch, UT 84759 THE STATE OF UTAH TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: A lawsuit has been started against you. You must respond in writing for the court to consider your side. You can find an Answer form on the court’s website: www.utcourts.gov/howto/answer/.

You must file your Answer with this court: Fourth District Court, 102 E 200 N, Nephi, UT 84648. You must also mail or hand deliver a copy of your Answer to the other party or their attorney: Brian Hills Law, 5812 South 900 East Murray, UT 84121. Your response must be filed with the court and served on the other party within 30 days of the last day of this publication, which is 11/7/2024. If you do not file and serve an Answer by the deadline, the other party can ask the court for a default judgment. A default judgment means the other party wins, and you do not get the chance to tell your side of the story. Read the complaint or petition carefully. It explains what the other party is asking for in their lawsuit. You are being sued for damages caused in a motor vehicle crash on 9/25/2023.

DATED this 17th day of October, 2024 /s/ Brian C. Hills_____________ Brian C. Hills BRIAN HILLS LAW Attorney for Plaintiff Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 24 & 31 and NOVEMBER 7, 2024 NOTICE OF REZONING & ORDINANCE PLANNING MEETING CANNONVILLLE TOWN A public rezoning & planning meeting for the Town of Cannonville, Utah will be held Wednesday, November 20th, at 5 p.m., Cannonville Town Offices/Conference Room. Please plan to attend.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 31 and NOVEMBER 7 & 14, 2024 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY Please take notice that the Wayne County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the following: PROPOSED CHANGE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT & VARIANCE INTENDED USE: RESIDENTIAL LIVING AREA IN AN EXISTING BARN ON A PARCEL WITH AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING along with a VARIANCE FOR SEPARATE UTILITIES CHANGE REQUESTED BY: SHANNON D & MICHELLE BRIAN A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: NOVEMBER 13, 2024 @ 7:00 PM AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: Being a part of a 20 ac parcel Located at 305 N. 670 W. Loa, UT Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 31 and NOVEMBER 7, 2024

B3 of hate has lied to people from those states and told them that FEMA has been giving all of their money to displaced people coming to our country, and this might give those people who hate the government reason to vote for the hate party. FEMA workers have to have guards to go around checking the damage because people are shooting at them.

I really liked the very well written letter to the editor in last week’s paper by Gwendolyn Zeta from Escalante. Gwendolyn, in the old days, Utah was one of the last states that allowed you to vote for your party, and the excuse was that "I don’t like politics so I just vote for the party."

On the lighter side, some of the games from this last weekend had really exciting endings to them.

BYU is still undefeated this year and is moving up in the charts; they were 11th last week. Utah won one for a change. But the real excitement was at the World Series last Friday night in LA. The Yankees hit what looked like a home run, but a fan reached out and caught the ball, and they called it fan interference. Because of this, he only got a two base hit and didn’t score. In the 10th

inning, the Yanks scored a run, and the game got down to the Dodgers at the bottom of the 10th. They loaded the bases with two outs and put in a pinch hitter, and the Yanks changed pitchers. On the first pitch, the batter hit it over the wall; it was his first hit and homer in the World Series play. The Dodgers won the game, 6 to 3.

The Salt Lake City teams aren’t doing very well. The hockey team won their first game, but have now lost five in a row. The Jazz aren’t doing much better, starting the season without a win.

Today in an NFL game between Chicago and Washington, Chicago scored the go ahead score with only twenty-five seconds left, but Washington threw a lot of sideline passes, and the last one left them only two seconds on the clock. The quarterback ran around for a while and threw a “Hail Mary” pass into the end zone. It was hit by several Chicago players, but it went up into the air and into a Washington player’s hands for the win.

Being prompt has its drawbacks because there isn’t anyone there to appreciate you.

Mack O.

Legal Notices INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of TROPIC TOWN PARK IMPROVEMENTS 2024 - CONCRETE will be received by Tropic Town from bidders.

Bids shall be submitted to the Sunrise plan room by 3:00 PM on November 7th, 2024. Bid results will be posted on the plan room by 3:00 PM on October 31st, 2024.

The work to be performed under this project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to construct the facilities and features called for by the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and as shown on the DRAWINGS. Project includes the earthwork & grading, concrete landscape curbing, concrete flatwork replacement, and new concrete sidewalks.

This project is funded by CDBG (Community Development Block Grant), LWCF (Land Water Conservation Fund).

Plans and specifications have been prepared by Sunrise Engineering, LLC. and will be available after 3:00 PM on October 30th, 2024 on their website plan room at http://www.sunrise-eng.com. Click on “Plan Room” at the top of the homepage. Bidders must register and signin and choose to become a plan holder to obtain access to CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and DRAWINGS. Notices regarding changes/amendments to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and DRAWINGS will be sent to the email address associated with the bidder’s registration.

Bidders are responsible to maintain current and correct contact information and check the planroom often to receive updates or additional documents/changes/amendments. The ENGINEER for this Contract will be Sunrise Engineering, LLC and they will be represented by Mario Gonzalez, P.E. as Project Engineer.

The prevailing rate of wages, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the DavisBacon act, shall be paid for each craft or type of labor needed to perform the contract. The work to be performed is subject to the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirement of the infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acot of 2021.

Bidders on this project will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11518, 11246, and 11375, as well as other Federal Regulations indicated in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. This is a federally funded project. All bidders are required to make the six good faith efforts to assure compliance with the State’s “fair shar goals” and are required to comply with EEO regulations.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 31, 2024

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Heleocola: Colorado is a great place to find fossils, but REAP Grants: Economic prosperity is strengthened

mammals from this time period tend to be pretty rare. So, it’s by investment into communities. Affordable access to clean energy is just one way the Biden-Harris Administration has really neat to see this slice of time preserved in Colorado.

—Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado committed to support rural economic development. We are proud to have the opportunity to assist small local businesses Heleocola Cont'd from A1 grow using long term and sustainable solutions.

—Michele Weaver, in the wet forests of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director large river delta, similar to that of today’s Mississippi River, that existed in northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado at the time.

Most mammals during the age of dinosaurs were rather small, shrewto chipmunk-sized. But lead author of the study, University of Colorado’s Jaelyn Eberle, explained, “They’re not all tiny.

There are a few animals emerging from the Late Cretaceous that are bigger than what we anticipated 20 years ago.”

While Heleocola is not the largest mammal known from the Cretaceous, most mammal teeth known from its time and area are less than 1/16th of an inch long, whereas Heleocola’s molars are about 1/4th of an inch long each.

In contrast to the several ounces that most mammals of the time weighed, Eberle estimates that Heleocola weighed two pounds or more.

The jaw fragment with three teeth is about an inch long and slightly over half an inch deep. Study co-author John Foster of the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum first recognized the jaw piece when it had just emerged from the rock thanks to the careful preparation work of Museum of Western Colorado volunteer Tom Lawrence.

“The jaw, the teeth, everything was so much

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Illustration by Brian Engh - LivingRelicProductions.com | Courtesy of Utah Field House of Natural History | Utah State Parks

Reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous mammal Heleocola. bigger than most mammal fossils you see out of the Cretaceous rocks around there. I thought that’s huge.” Foster said.

Later analysis of the sandstone in which the jaw was found, done in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey in Denver, has indicated that the jaw is approximately 72 million years old.

Heleocola probably lived in its forested environment surrounded by rivers and swampy bayous, with estuaries and the Western Interior Seaway to the east.

“The region might have looked a bit like Louisiana,” said study co-author ReBecca Hunt-Foster, park paleontologist at Dinosaur National Monument. “We see a lot of animals that were living in the water quite happily, like sharks, rays, and guitarfish.”

Hunt-Foster and Foster have been working in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah to dig up Cretaceous fossils every summer for about fifteen years. Other creatures that have been found in the

same rocks as Heleocola include fish, turtles, lizards, small and giant crocodiles, amphibians, duck-billed and horned dinosaurs, and meat-eating tyrannosaurid and dromaeosaur dinosaurs. There are also a few other, smaller mammals.

“This delta seems to have been packed with a wide variety of animals on land and in the water,” Foster said.

“Colorado is a great place to find fossils, but mammals from this time period tend to be pretty rare,” said Eberle. “So, it’s really neat to see this slice of time preserved in Colorado.”

“We have scientists that come from all over the world specifically to study our fossils,” Hunt-Foster said. “We really are lucky.”

The researchers published their findings on October 23rd in the journal PLOS ONE (see https:// journals.plos.org/plosone/ article?id=10.1371/journal. pone.0310948).

—Utah Department of Natural Resources | Division of State Parks

by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s largest-ever investment in combating the climate crisis. The projects also advance President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to grow the nation’s economy from the middle out and the bottom up.

Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has invested more than $8.7 million through REAP in seventyfive renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements in Utah. REAP enables agricultural producers and rural small business owners to expand their use of wind, solar, geothermal and small hydropower energy to make energy efficiency improvements.

These innovations help them increase their income, grow their businesses and address climate change while lowering energy costs for American families.

The awards announced include: Spitfire Smokehouse BBQ in Moab will use a $99,997 grant towards purchasing and installing a roof mounted 67.16 kilowatt (kW) solar array.

The panels are projected to replace 53 percent of their annual energy use and save this rural small business $6,308 annually.

Aarchway Inn in Moab is awarded a $484,493 grant. The funds will be used to purchase and install a roof-mounted 314.2 (kW) solar array, which is expected to generate enough energy to power

39 homes and save the business $21,666 annually.

Thousand Lake Lodge Holdings in Lyman plans to use $59,442 in grant funds toward the purchase and installation of a roof mounted 28.11 kilowatt (kw) solar array. The project was designed to replace 120 percent of their annual average electric use, save $2,797 per year, and allow the small rural business to grow.

S & S Livestock LLC in Palmyra, is receiving a $20,000 grant to purchase and install a roof mounted 3.65 kilowatt (kW) solar array for their small ranching operation. Each year the system is expected to produce 4,741 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy and save this business $568.

Days Inn in Torrey is awarded a $81,410 grant.

The funds will help to purchase and install a roof mounted 55.845 kilowatt (kw) solar array. The panels will produce enough electricity to power five homes for a year and replace sixtythree percent of their average energy use, saving $9,503 annually.

USDA continues to accept REAP applications and has set aside a portion of the program funds to support underutilized renewable energy technologies, like wind and geothermal power. For additional information, contact Landon Mayer, Landon Mayer, USDA Rural Development’s Energy Coordinator for Utah, at landon. mayer@usda.gov.

USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the qual-

ity of life for millions of Americans in rural areas.

REAP is a part of the President’s Justice40 initiative which sets a goal that 40% of the benefits from certain federal investments go to disadvantaged communities. The program supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and highspeed internet access in rural, tribal and high-poverty areas. Visit the Rural Data Gateway to learn how and where these investments are impacting rural America. To subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit the GovDelivery Subscriber Page.

USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America.

To learn more, visit http:// www.usda.gov/ut.

—USDA Rural Development

FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC

All proceeds will be donated to the Garfield Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home Event located at the Garfield County Fair Building, 725 N Main St., Panguitch, Utah

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Winter/Holiday Hours: The Bureau of

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Gala: On Saturday, November 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m.,

Land Management Paria River District will transition to a winter friends and neighbors will gather to celebrate all that operating schedule for Grand Staircase-Escalante National the Entrada Institute offers the community.

Monument’s four visitor centers and the Kanab Field Office’s Paria Contact Station on a sliding schedule beginning Nov. 11, 2024.

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Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, will close for the season on Nov. 15, 2024, and will remain closed until resuming a sevenday schedule, typically expected to open in mid-March. Beginning Nov. 18, 2024, visitors seeking Paria Canyon Overnight Permits may pick them up at the Paria River District Headquarters building, located at 669 S. Highway 89-A, Kanab, UT 84741, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays).

• Escalante Interagency Visitor Center will provide in-person visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Nov. 11, 2024 through March 11, 2025, but will be closed Nov. 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day;

Nov. 28, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving; Dec. 24 and 25, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays; Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Day; and Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. • Kanab Visitor Center will provide in-person visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday but will be closed Nov. 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day; Nov. 28, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving; Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2025, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays; Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Day; and Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. • Big Water Visitor Center will provide inperson visitor services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday beginning Nov. 17, 2024 through March 1, 2025, but will be closed Nov. 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day; Nov. 28, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving; Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2025, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays; Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Day; and Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. • Cannonville Visitor Center will close to visitors and will not provide services beginning Nov. 11, 2024, through March 11, 2025.

For additional questions about visitor services, please visit https://on.doi. gov/3R1cvsu. For more information on Paria Canyon Overnight Permits, please visit https://on.doi. gov/3DWo8yn or call 435644-1200 or 435-644-5033.

—Bureau of Land Management

Courtesy Entrada Institute

SUOHP: The SUOHP has collected over three-hundred

oral histories of long-time southern Utah residents since its inception in 1997.

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tory of this vast area, while building local partnerships.

The interviews have taken place over twenty-six years, with some reel-toreel taped interviews dating back to the 1960s. There is also a small collection of videos and many donated documents and journals in the SUOHP collection.

The project area is rugged and isolated, traversing over nine-thousand square miles, two states, and five counties: Kane, Garfield, Wayne, Sevier, and Coconino, Arizona.

The collection consists of firsthand accounts of land use, adaptations to the landscape, amazing stories of human ingenuity, and personal perspectives on past events. All the interviews reflect the unique lifestyles of the communities surrounding the GSENM, revealing the secrets to their continued success.

Through volunteer efforts and the generosity of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)/ GSENM, four sets of the collection’s transcriptions were copied in 2013. Each set contains approximately two-hundred interviews and was donated to multiple regional repositories

to make the oral histories easily available to the public starting in 2014. Since then, other repositories have been set up to house portions of the SUOHP. Transcriptions completed in 2022-2024 were added to repositories and libraries including the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Visitor Center, Orderville, the Tropic Heritage Center, the Escalante Heritage Center, the Boulder Town offices, and the Kanab City Library. Recently, transcriptions were donated to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers facility in Panguitch. These new additions augment the hundreds of SUOHP transcriptions already housed at these repository locations.

Archives at the GSENM Visitor Center in Cannonville and GSENM Headquarters in Kanab house complete collections of the transcriptions.

Additionally, an online digital collection with two-hundred and seven interviews is available to browse at https://contentdm. li.suu.edu/digital/collection/GSENM. This collection is located at Southern Utah University’s Sherratt Library digital archives in Cedar City, Utah. All the collections mentioned are continuously receiving additional interview documents.

Courtesy Entrada Institute

The annual Entrada Institute Gala Fundraiser will take place at the Lodge at Red River Ranch (above) just west of Teasdale on Saturday, November 9.

In the future, the SUOHP hopes to have the audio portion for each interview available for people to listen to. After all, the voices heard in the recordings offer the brightest treasure the project has to offer.

For more information, contact Marsha Holland at marsha.history@gmail. com.

—Southern Utah Oral History Project

The annual Entrada Institute Gala Fundraiser will take place at the Lodge at Red River Ranch just west of Teasdale on Saturday, November 9. The fundraiser includes an auction, both silent and live, and one of the items up for bid is a seven day stay in a Paris flat (above) near the Arènes de Lutèce in the Latin Quarter.

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served. To help the caterer plan for the event, please register by November 4 by going to entradainstitute.org and selecting Entrada Annual Fundraiser Gala 2024 (Teasdale). Tickets are $50, and the money that is raised will support Entrada Insti-

tute events in 2025.

Kate MacLeod, a neotraditionalist musician, will charm you with her original songs, fiddle instrumentals, and creative renditions of traditional music inspired

by American old-time, bluegrass, and Celtic music genres. As stated by Sing Out! magazine, MacLeod “channels the spirit of the

great Carter Family classics.” She plays fiddle, guitar, and Appalachian mountain dulcimer. Since her first recording (produced by Charles Sawtelle of Hot Rize), her songs have been recorded by other musicians from California to Europe.

Auction items, silent and live, will include artwork, dining opportunities, shopping in Torrey, a week in a Paris apartment, a home cider-making kit, vacation lodging in Torrey, a kit to make your own ukulele, and excursions into little-known areas of Wayne County.

The event will take place at The Lodge at Red River Ranch, 2900 Utah 24, just west of Teasdale.

We invite you to attend this grand celebration of a great community cause.

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to join your friends in an evening of fun, delicious food, and stellar entertainment.

—Entrada Institute

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C l a s s i f i e d ads

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

Positions Available at Garfield Memorial Hospital and Garfield County Nursing Home

Garfield Memorial Hospital and Garfield County Nursing Home has openings in the following areas – Administrative Asst 1 #R120550 Cook #R108748 New Grad RN #R117860 Recreational Therapy Tech #R98423 CNA Student Long Term Care #R116478 Security Officer PRN #R114321 Apply at Intermountainhealthcare.jobs Any further questions please call Carla Ramsay 435.676.1256

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

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

P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: 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

Loa Town

Full-Time Maintenance Person Needed: Application Deadline, Nov. 14, 2024

Loa Town is looking to hire a full time maintenance person to care for the town.

Individual must be self-motivated and willing to do several different jobs. Individual must become a certified water operator. Job pay is dependent upon experience. Job includes full benefits: health insurance, PTO, and 401(k) plans.

The deadline to turn in an application for this job is November 14, 2024 by 5 p.m.

You may pick up an application at the Loa Town Office at 80 W. Center or contact Michelle Brian or Jeanette Taylor at 435-836-2160 for more information.

MEETINGS

Escalante AA Meeting

Winter schedule: Tues. & Fri. at 6pm Call 435-676-3653 All meetings are closed discussion

sudoku Answers for this week

TROPIC AA MEETING Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

SERVICES

When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne & Garfield Cos.

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault Canyon Creek Services

SERVICES

Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732 New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294

Counseling Services Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office 255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236 24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822 Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176 24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763 Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988

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 Head Wrestling Coach at Escalante High School Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers Para-Professionals/Aides at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers SALARY: Please see 2024-2025 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.