December 4, 2014 The Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Park Service Releases Proposed Rule for Bicycle Use within Bryce Canyon National Park

BRYCE CANYON N.P. The National Park Service has published a proposed rule to authorize bicycle use on 6.2 miles of a shared-use pathway in Bryce Canyon National Park. National Park Service regulations require promulgation of a special regulation to designate new routes for bicycle use off park roads and outside developed areas. The shared-used path would be open to several uses, including running, walking, and bicycling and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. Once completed, this section of the pathway will connect Bryce Canyon City and the Powell District of the U.S. Forest Service to the park. The rule making process is in addition to, but separate from, the public review and comment period on the Draft Multi-Use Visitor Path Envi-

ronmental Assessment. This proposed rule relies on impact analyses conducted through the Multi-Use Visitor Path Environmental Assessment. Additional information regarding the Path, including a downloadable version of the Draft Environmental Assessment, is available on the National Park Service’s Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website at http://parkplanning.nps. gov/brca. The proposed rule and an electronic form on which to submit written comments are available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You can find the proposed rule by conducting a “search for a proposed rule” and entering keywords “Bryce Canyon.” Comments will be accepted through January 26, 2015. —Kathleen Gonder, Bryce Canyon National Park

Notice of Public Hearing: Lowering Garkane Energy's Impact Fees

HATCH - A public hearing is scheduled on December 22nd, 2014, in Garkane’s Hatch office at 11:00 A.M. The Hatch office is located at 468 N. Hwy 89, in Hatch, UT. Comments or questions may be submitted via email at nbrown@garkaneenergy.com or you can mail your comments or questions to: Garkane Energy, Attn: Public Hearing, 1802 S. Hwy 89a, Kanab, UT 84741. All written, or emailed comments submitted prior to Friday, December 19th, 2014 will be distributed to the Board of Directors for review. —Garkane Energy

Thursday, December 4, 2014 • Issue # 1075

The Future Farmers of America Harvest Ball: Back Row L to R: Ashtynn Stringham, Ethan Lee, McKenna Brian, Braden Brian, Klace Lyman, Breanna Smith, Riley Cook, Cooper Williams, McKenna Mitchell, Jace Christensen, Kehl Bradbury, Kelsie Leavitt, Devan Barlow, Morgan Jeffery. Middle Row L to R: Caib Brian, Paden Peterson, Braden Ericson, Jaden Harker, Ryan Lee, Kylee Brown, Brielle Ekker. Front Row L to R: Kourtnee Bredsgaurd, Ashton Hampton, Grace Vandyke, Madison Davis, Bailee Torgerson.

Wayne FFA Has a Ball Farm education club holds traditional Harvest Ball and ALS challenge on behalf of local resident

BICKNELL - Wayne Future Farmers of America hosted our annual FFA Harvest Ball Week on November 14 at the Bicknell Community Center. This is a week -long activity that encourages the students at Wayne High School to learn and understand the traditions of agriculture and the FFA program. Girls participated in weekly activities and were given point scores based on the following areas: Gunny Sack Race, Saddle a Horse, Chase a Chicken, Academics, Agri-

Yesterday Stories Road Builder

Lincoln Lyman Tells of Blazing Roads in Southern Utah— An Interview with the Southern Utah Oral History Project by Mariella Minton, Contributing Writer

culture themed cakes, Onstage questions, Agriculture video clip, Daily dress up participation, FFA involvement at a local level and Activities at or above a state level. FFA members were involved in a school assembly that spotlighted the girls individually while educating the school about the FFA program. These students also participated in the traditional FFA Harvest Ball floor show. This year's royalty are: Queen- Breanna Smith 1st- Madison Davis 2nd- Morgan Jeffery Miss Congeniality- Grace Van Dyke During the Harvest Ball, FFA members held a cake auction and ALS Challenge to benefit a local resident who

has ALS. The Wayne FFA ALS bucket challenge brought chills right from the start. FFA and community members worked together to raise just over $2000 for Linton Rohr and his wife Karen during the Harvest Ball cake auction. The life expectancy for Linton was a maximum of 5 years. Linton has defeated the odds. Wayne FFA is honored to give back to you for your years of service in our community and youth leadership groups. May God bless you! ALS belongs to a group of diseases called motor neuron diseases. It is a disease that attacks the nerve cells that are used in voluntary muscle actions; actions that we can control such as those in the arms,

face and legs. These nerve cells are called motor neurons and are to be found in the brain and spinal cord. As ALS progresses, these cells degenerate and die, ceasing to send messages to muscles, which in turn causes them to weaken and waste away. The brain's ability to control voluntary movement is lost, with all muscles under voluntary control being affected over time. As well as control of the arms, face and legs, ALS can cause people to lose the ability to breathe unsupported, often leading to respiratory failure. ALS greatly reduces an individual's life expectancy; it averages at around two to five years from the point of diagnosis. —Jessica Grundy

History in Your Attic Do You Know These People? Do you know anything about the people, place, or event in this photo? Maybe you have the same photo in your own family album identifying names and dates? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Contact SusAnn McLemore: Email nnasusmac@gmail.com, or phone: 435-826-4812. Help us preserve our history!

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Lincoln Lyman, in a photo taken sometime during the early- to mid-1990s, wearing his famous measuring-tape suspenders, at the controls of a backhoe with grandkids Chad Lyman and Jennifer Lyman.

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ot many people have had such a direct impact on the lands of Southern Utah as Lincoln Lyman of Escalante. Born to Francis Marion and Hazel Mae Snow Lyman of Boulder in 1935, he came into the world just two years after Utah State Route 12 was completed. Growing up the youngest of 12, he and his siblings would help their father Francis bring the cows out to their winter range under what was called “The Ridge,” a stretch of land from Stud Horse Peaks up to Shad Flat and back to the south and clear down towards the Purple Hills. At that time, the main ‘road’ out that way was the Burr Trail, which was then little more than a two-track wagon trail. Little did Lyman know at that age that he would be so involved in turning many of the old wagon trails into cleared and graded roads. On December 3, 1997, Lyman sat down with Jay Haymond and Grant Johnson in his Escalante home for a taped interview for the Southern Utah Oral History Project. He discussed his life’s work constructing and improving roads across southern Utah. Here, we provide exerpts and descriptions from their lengthy discussion.

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

THURS. DEC. 4 - WED. DEC. 10 STEADY 50s. Partly to mostly cloudy all week with highs hovering around 50, lows in the mid- to upper-20s. Some chance of rain especially Thursday (40%), then dropping to a 10-20% chance the rest of the week.

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hat’s like I said, you know," said Lincoln Lyman, "You don’t realize how much you’ve done, how much knowledge you have, ‘til you kind of get right back and get to thinking about what you’ve done, what you’ve caused to be done, you know, and things like that. And that’s what I say, I lived a pretty fast life, I guess, I done a lot and got around a lot and caused a lot to be done, you know.” Lyman cut his teeth on Lincoln Lyman

Photo provided by Yukon Norman & Cheryl Cox History in Your Attic is a collaborative effort to identify and save historic photos from the Escalante – Boulder area. Partners are: Boulder Heritage Foundation, Brigham Young University/Lee Library, Escalante Heritage Center, Escalante River Watershed Partnership, Escalante Utah Stake Family Heritage Center, Sons of the Utah Pioneers/Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and Southern Utah University.

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Town & County Bulletin Board Messages from your town & county leaders to you. GARFIELD COUNTY Garfield County office hours are Mon-Fri 9-5, closed 12-1 for lunch. Commission meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays at 10am in the commission chambers, 55 S. Main St., Panguitch. Agenda deadline: noon Friday before meetings. Clerk: Camille Moore, camille.moore@garfield.utah.gov. 435-676-1120. Antimony - Antimony Town Council meetings are 1st Thursdays at 7pm at the Civic Center. antimonytown@scinternet.net. 435624-3488. Boulder - Boulder Town office hours: Mon 11-1, Wed 1-2. Council meetings are 1st Thursdays, 7pm at Community Center. Agenda Deadline: 48 hours before the meeting. Clerk Judy Davis, boulderutah@scinternet.net. 435-335-7300. Bryce - Bryce Canyon City Council meetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 1:30 at the Fire Station. City manager Jean Seiler, ajeansiler@gmail.com. 435-231-1603. Cannonville - Cannonville Town Council meetings are 3rd Wednesdays at 7pm. 435-679-8784 Escalante - Escalante City office hours are Mon-Thurs 8-4, Fri 8-noon. Council meetings are 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7pm at the city council chambers. 435-826-4644 Hatch - Hatch Town Council meetings are 3rd Wednesdays at 7pm at Hatch Town Hall. Clerk: Jacie Torgerson, hatchut@ color-country.net 435-735-4364 Henrieville - Henrieville Town office hours are Mon-Fri 10-4. Council meetings are 2nd Wednesdays at 7pm at the Town Hall. henrievilletown@scinternet.net 435-679-8581. Panguitch - Panguitch City office hours are Mon-Fri 8-5. Council meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:30pm in the city offices. Agenda deadline: Noon Thursdays before meetings. Manager: Lori Talbot, lori.panguitchcity@gmail.com 435-676-8585. Tropic - Tropic Town office hours are Mon-Fri 8-2. Council meetings are the 2nd Thursday at 6pm at Tropic Town Heritage Center. Agenda deadline: 1st Thursday. Clerk: Marie Neimann, tropic@color-country.net, 435-679-8713. WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County office hours are Mon-Fri 9-5, closed 12-1 for lunch. Commission meets 1st & 3rd Mondays at 10am in the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 S. Main., Loa. Agenda deadline Thursdays before noon. Clerk: Ryan Torgerson, ryan@ wayne.utah.gov, 435-836-1300 Bicknell - Bicknell Town council meetings are 1st Thursdays at 6pm (7pm May-November), Bicknell Town Hall. Agenda deadline 1st Tuesdays at noon. Clerk: Connie Durfey, bicknelltown@scinternet.net, 435-425-3315 Hanksville - Hanksville Town office hours are Tues-Thurs 10-2. Council meetings are the first Thursday of each month, at 7pm in the Hanksville Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 1st Mondays. Clerk: Lisa Rose, 435-542-3451. Loa - Loa Town office hours are Mon-thurs 11-3. Council meetings are 2nd Thursdays at 7pm in Loa Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 2nd Thesdays by noon. Clerk: Michelle Brian, 435836-2266. Lyman - Lyman Town. Clerk: Dortha Chappell. 435-836-2346. Torrey - Torrey Town office hours are Wed-Thurs 10-4. Council meetings are 2nd Thursdays at 6:30pm at Torrey Town Hall. Agenda deadline: 1st Thursdays by noon. Clerk: Paula Pace, paula@torreyutah.gov, 435-425-3600 Clerks: send us your weekly content, up to 150 characters, by noon Fridays. snapshot@live.com or 435-826-4400

An Escalante Thanksgiving for a Hundred ESCALANTE - A hundred people, that is. A free Escalante Thanksgiving dinner organized by volunteers and held at the Escalante LDS Church turned out to be quite the party, attracting a wide variety of diners from individuals to families to couples who decided to come down for a plate of food shared with their community rather than cook at home. “People seemed very, very appreciative,” said Donna Hart, who was among the core group of volunteers working in the kitchen. “So many people said ‘thank you for doing this we really appreciate it!’ I think it’s a good thing for the community,” she said. The dinner was organized by Angelique Griffin, who said that the Community Thanksgiving idea started a few years back among staff working at the Circle D Eatery. Since that time the lead cook, Andy Smith, has gone off to work on the rigs, so Angelique took over the lead coordinating effort. Altogether there were six turkeys and several hams and a wide variety of sides and desserts. Kitchen volunteers and cooks contributing to the event included Mike Soren and Donna Hart, Bobbi and Pat Coughlin, Marian Casse, Devin Cahn, Angelique Griffin, Patrick Hayes, Chris and Al Celata, Rick Rhines, Linda Coonvex, Jennifer Prow, Melani Torgersen, Camille Shakespear and Sheldon Steed. Angelique wanted to thank all everyone that went out of their way to help. “It was a lot of work doing everything, from the setup, and all of the decorating and the cleaning to serving and doing dishes and putting everything away. Everyone’s contributions are really appreciated,” said Griffin. Several Facebook posts elaborated on everyone’s contributions to the day: Mike and Donna cooked and helped prepare food. Chris and Al Celata cooked one of the tur-

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An Escalante Community Thanksgiving: Above: Marian Casse and Mike Soren prepare meals-to-go in the Escalante LDS Stake kitchen. Below: In foreground, Don and Sue Mosier and Sue's mom Pat Sorenson join a table with Peggy "Rose" Soren and Jerry Roundy. In all, more than 100 Escalante residents and guests were served during the Thanksgiving Day meal. keys and decorated the tables Day. Bobbi and Pat Cough- the day they came in for a comthe evening before. Patrick lin made turkey and helped to plete Thanksgiving meal. cooked hams and some carrots serve the food. Linda Coonvex Between those who came for all to eat, (and he took pic- and Jennifer Prow baked a tur- to the church for dinner and tures!)—even while recovering key and helped with serving. quite a number of home defrom rotator cuff surgery on his Devin and Rick and Sheldon livers, Griffin is certain they shoulder. Melanie Torgersen made home deliveries. Devin served more than 112 meals. and Camille Shakespear baked even made gravy. Many others “That’s the most important rolls for everyone to enjoy. made cash donations to support part,” she said, “All the people Rick Rhines helped with set up the event. that came to eat, we especially the night before and for many The dinner party included appreciate all the people that more hours on Thanksgiving the stone masonry crew that has came,” she said. “I really feel been up from Las Vegas work- it’s about the community serving on the stone for Escalante’s ing the community…and benew clinic, and they were hard yond,” she said. at work all Thanksgiving Day —Insider of 11.4 percent is the lowest in until sundown. At the end of 17 years. Drake explains premature births are decreasing in part because hospitals in Utah have implemented polices that a woman's labor cannot be inFriends or family moved away? duced before 39 weeks, unless Give them a weekly present from home... medically necessary. with a gift subscription to The Insider She adds that the cost of a full-term birth is much less than Year-end subscription special: 30% off a pre-term. "A normal delivery usually costs around $4,000," she says. "And if you times that by about 10, then you've got the cost of a Offer available November 1st through December 31st. pre-term baby." Drake says alcohol and toWe mail The Insider first class each week anywhere in the U.S. bacco use, the quality of medical care during pregnancy and high Current subscribers: blood pressure are among the Feel free to re-up for next year at our special rate. factors associated with premature birth. For a personal or gift subscription, call 435-826-4400 It is also the leading cause or email us at snapshot@live.com of newborn death, and babies who survive an early birth face higher risks of lifetime health challenges, including cerebral palsy, blindness, and breathing problems. —Troy Wilde, Utah News P.O. Box 105 Escalante, UT 84726 Connection 435-826-4400 email snapshot@live.com fax 888-370-8546 Publisher: Erica Walz Production & layout: Carol Kracht Circulation: Gwendolyn Zeta Contributing writer: Mariella Minton Tech support: Escalante Business Systems

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December 4, 2014 Lincoln Lyman Cont'd from page 1

the Willow Tank Slide, a road running parallel to Hole in the Rock road up on a shelf of the Kaiparowitz Plateau. He helped Rex Whittaker build the road and that’s where he first began perfecting the art of driving a CAT. He continued some work with Whittaker and also worked for Don Kelly, builder of the Kelly Grade way out on Smokey Mountain Road. Lyman started his own road construction business in the 60s with a single CAT. He was both the boss and the sole employee, so the business was appropriately named Lincoln Lyman Construction. Over time he gathered more equipment and more employees. Lyman had a reputation for being an extremely hard worker, and he expected the same of the men on his crew. “Gad, we’d throw in a grub box and the bed roll and you’d go out there for a week or ten days and you didn’t worry about getting back into town. You went out there and done your work and enjoyed it. But try and get somebody to go out there and camp overnight now and they look at you like you’re crazy.� Lyman told stories of working so far out that the men would take barrels of fuel with them so they could make the 10-hour drive back to Escalante. The jobs weren’t always necessarily far in terms of miles, but they’d make the entire trip without ever passing a town. They were on dirt “roads� the whole time, sometimes even on the fresh CAT tracks they had just made. “You know, you just had to take your time and bounce along this way and that. But that’s the way we went,� said Lyman. “And like I said, it’s still big country, but oh, my gosh, it was big in them days.� Most of the road building and road improvement in the region was due to oil/gas/ mineral exploration. When the uranium boom hit in the 50s, the Atomic Energy Commission (now known as the Department of Energy) and Hunt Oil worked together, along with the BLM and other government funding, to improve the Burr Trail road. That was one of the first big undertakings Lyman remembers. Lyman credits the AEC and the BLM with doing a lot of the road building and improving out in that area and into the Circle Cliffs. But of course there were plenty of mining companies that pitched in too - Exxon, Gulf Minerals, El Paso Natural Gas, Conoco, and other smaller companies. He remembered some of the mines and their accompanying roads: Silver Falls, the Moodies, Wagon Box Mesa, Rainy Day Mine, Circle Cliffs Uranium, Fiddler’s Peak mine, Stud Horse Peak mine, the Moqui Tanks mine, and more.

The way Lyman tells it, one company would find “money,� uranium or oil, in the rocks way out somewhere and they’d just go and improve upon the cow trail or wagon tracks that were there or else build a new road going out toward that direction. But it wasn’t just uranium and oil. People were hunting for copper, titanium, zirconium, coal, and even gold up in the Henrys. Lyman helped build many of the roads, but he wasn’t ever interested in quick money that came with finding the minerals. “I’ve never really got involved that way, I’ll honestly tell you. Oh, I won’t say that I haven’t helped out a little bit, but my primary ambition has been and my primary goal was to do the work. You know, with the dozer, exploration work and building roads and pads and what not. I never really got involved in out and out looking for gold, uranium or anything else. I just never got interested. I decided that if I could do what I went there to do, why it didn’t make any difference and that. I’ve seen it come and go. Well, I did. And like I say, I never really got carried away with the fever of uranium or gold any of it. I really never did. And I guess I come out as well as anybody.� Lyman’s business did indeed come out well. At the height, Lyman employed twenty men. He owned six CATs ranging from D3s to D8s. He had motor graders, dumpsters and backhoes. He hauled gravel, he had a cement truck and did pours all over Wayne and Garfield County. He was charged with grading many of the same roads he was commissioned to blaze, a source of continued revenue. Lyman said he cleared half to two-thirds of all the farmland in Boulder town using two CATs and a 90-pound anchor chain strung between them to take down all the trees and shrubs. As one friend put it, “his hand touched nearly all the country out here.� “I had quite a clientele and a reputation of getting the job done and I moved this way and that way, down around Hurricane and down on the

Arizona strip and that down there, I done work all over down there,� said Lyman, “And it’s been interesting.� Lyman said he worked all across the southern part of the state, from Richfield down, and even had a number of jobs up in Wyoming. “I really enjoyed it and even today, I’m not in the health anymore that I can do it, but it’s been something I’ve always enjoyed. And I’ve prospered. I spent days and days, off alone. Don’t know how I ever got away with it. I wouldn’t send a man out like that today for anything in the world. But I done a lot of it.� Although Lincoln’s health began to falter in the mid-nineties he played an active part in his business up until his passing in 2002, at which point the business was passed on to his family. When asked if his children would be taking over the business he answered, “I won’t say they’re not interested, but, it’s a whole different type of thing now. There’s so much red tape, so much litigation on anything you do that they’re just not interested in fighting the elements of what you’ve got to go through to do anything.� “We’ve seen all the rough and tough building roads, we’re not going to see that anymore. We’re a’going to see occasionally a trail fixed here or there but there’s not going to be any of what I lived though and done, you know, to go out there and go for twenty miles, push the trees out of the way and make an eight or ten or twelve foot right-of-way. We’re not going to see that anymore. I don’t think we’ll ever see that in this country again.� “I think we’ll see them working around here. What should I say, on some of these new home subdivisions, water lines, a street, trenching or something like that, but there’s none of this that I done.� Tyler Lyman, Lincoln Lyman’s son, did take up his father’s business for a time after his father’s passing, but Lincoln’s prediction turned out to be true—there wasn’t any heavy-duty work left to do.

The Southern Utah Oral History Project began in 1988 as a result of local interest from the small towns and ranching communities of Kane and Garfield counties to preserve the cultural history of the area. The aim of the oral history project was to preserve some of the memories and culture of long-time residents of the area. Following completion of transcribing and editing of each interview, a finished copy was given to the interviewee with a copy deposited at the Utah State Historical Society. In some cases, other written material was also collected and included in this oral history collection. This material is created and copyrighted by the Utah State Historical Society. Complete transcripts of interviews can be found at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/ more/cultural___heritage/southern_utah_oral.html Funding for the project came from Bureau of Land Management. The Insider appreciates use of this material and we look forward to publishing additional local histories from the project to connect area readers with our cultural history.

The Sheepherder's Plea I've rode in Wayne County most all of my life, Protecting and tending my flocks. I've seen this wild landscape like few people have, And mostly what I've seen is rocks. There's great sandstone ridges a thousand yards long, And pebbles that gets in your shoe. There's hoonies in piles, and ledge-rock for miles, And boulders and cobble-stones, too. I wonder, way back, in the earliest days, If God, in his Infinite bounty, Took all of the stuff that He hadn't used up, And turned it to rocks in Wayne County. The fellers that farm her learn all about rocks Whilst tryin' to put in a crop. A-plowin'up acres of boulders and such, With an inch of brown dirt on the top. Most of them swear that them stones breed down there In the spring, when they start getting water And each Mother Boulder that lays on the ground Will foal out some fat sons and daughters. When I die, don't buy me no tombstone, okay? Just put old boots by my head. I've wrassled with rocks for my whole stupid life And I ain't wearing one when I'm dead.

Fence Lines

by Ray Conrad

The Sheepherder's Plea, 1996, from Fence Lines, by Ray Conrad. Published by Avalanche Creek Productions, 2009.

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The Sounds of Christmas Who: Everyone who enjoys Christmas

What: An evening of music & fellowship Where: Torrey LDS Church House
 Highway 24, Torrey, Utah When: Sunday, December 14 at 6:00PM Why:
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Schools & Sports

December 4, 2014

The Panguitch Pool The Panguitch pool project began August 9, 1977. At that time, an agreement was reached between the Garfield County School District and Panguitch City to move forward in building a pool on school property adjacent to and made part of the existing Panguitch High School gymnasium facilities. In the contract, Panguitch City agreed to construct the swimming pool with funding from an Economic Development Grant. The agreement stated the Garfield School District would operate and maintain the swimming pool. The School District honored the agreement by operating and maintaining the swimming pool for 34 years from 1977 to 2011. In the School Board meeting on October 27, 2011, proposals were presented to the School Board to consider which type of heating system would be installed at Panguitch High School to replace the 1964 leaking dilapidated boiler system. This boil-

er was used to heat the school and the pool with the District paying for all of the utilities. At the time, the pool was in need of an estimated $133,000 of renovations. The Board made a survey available to the public back in 2011 to acquire additional input on the public’s view relating to the pool and heating system at PHS. The survey had 187 responses. The first question in the survey was, do you support the spending of approximately $133,000 for the pool renovations? 75.9 % said no. The second question was, do you support spending approximately $460,000 to replace the heating system in PHS? 55.1% said yes. The third question said, are you in favor of closing the Panguitch pool? 66.8% said yes. During the October 2011 Board meeting, the bid was awarded to Croft’s Heating to install individual roof top units for each classroom. This decision left no means to heat the pool without additional

SPOTLIGHT 2014 Wayne High School Seniors

Hannah Ellett

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“My name is Hannah Ellett and I am the daughter of Jan and Mary Ellett. I plan to attend either Utah Valley University or Brigham Young University in the fall of 2015. I am interested in becoming either a radiologist or a biomedical engineer. My coaches throughout the years as well as my parents have influenced me the most. They have continually pushed me to do my best in whatever I pursue and I am very grateful for that.”….Hannah ! <----------------------------------------------->!

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This weekly student spotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the “Scholarship of Excellence” program for students at WHC. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.!

Wayne School District

THE WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING FOR DECEMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM TUESDAY, DEC. 9, TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 7:30 P.M.

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

December 2nd-6th Boys Basketball @ Green River 2nd Girls Basketball w/ Panguitch 3rd Times: 5:30 and 7:00 Parent-Teacher Conference 4th Time: 4:00-8:00 5th-6th Boys Basketball Tournament @ Duchesne Time: TBD Wrestling tournament @ Moab Time: TBD FFA ULC December 9th-13th School Play, “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors” @ 7:00 pm 9th Wrestling w/ Piute 10th Time: 6:00 and 7:00 School Play, “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors” @ 7:00 pm 11th 12th-13th Boys Basketball Preview @ SVC in Richfield Times: Fri. @ 5:30 pm and Sat. @ 6:00 pm Girls Basketball tournament @ Duchesne Time: TBD Wrestling Tournament @ Desert Hills Time: TBD

expenses added specifically for the pool. The Panguitch City Council met on January 24, 2012 and passed a motion to request $700,000 from the School District to move the pool from its current location. The District responded to the City with a letter dated February 14, 2012 stating they were not going to pay $700,000 for the pool and requested an appraisal of the facility. In the appraisal it states, “Given the physical incurable obsolescence associated with the pool, it is our opinion the highest and best use of the property is to import fill dirt, level the pool for an alternative use. Our final opinion of value for the subject property is $150,000.” The District compiled the bills directly associated with pool over a four year period, the District spent an estimated $97,347 toward pool expenses. On October 30, 2012 the School Board met with Panguitch City to discuss purchasing the pool and easement discussed in the contractual agreement between the two entities. The School Board made a motion to cancel the pool agreement with Panguitch City, purchase the swimming pool and easement for $181,000 and also provide the District with the option to use the wrestling room in old high school for two years. The money used to purchase the pool came from the District capital account which is not money used to pay for salaries; it is used specifically for capital projects. The swimming pool has been vacant for the past two years. The District has budgeted money over the last two years to fill the pool in to make it a usable space available to the students. Bids for the completion of the project were discussed in the October 30, 2014 meeting that included three options. The first option was to fill the pool with “geofoam”, this bid was $98,093 just for the foam and not including the six inch concrete cap. The second bid was fill the pool with rock including the six inch concrete cap, the bid came in at $178,233. The final bid was to fill the pool with slurry including the six inch cap and the bid came in at $91,720. In the October 30, 2014 School Board meeting the bid was awarded to Bryce Valley Builders Inc. for $91,720. Students will be able to utilize this space for many school activities and events such as p.e., dances, volleyball, wrestling, etc. When the pool is discussed, the recreation tax discussion usually follows. The majority of the collected money under the recreation tax has been used to pay coaching stipends in all three high schools totaling approximately $80,000. The Utah legislature consolidated the recreation tax levy along with other tax levies into the “Board Local Levy” in January of 2013. The Garfield School District has been diligently working to improve the school facilities over past two years utilizing the Capital Project monies that were previously used to maintain the pool. The District has completed the following projects: • Installed new heating systems at PHS and Bryce Valley Elementary • Installed energy efficient lights in all classrooms and gymnasiums • Resurfaced the tracks at PHS, EHS, and BVHS • Resurfaced gym floors in all three high schools • Remodeled two classrooms at PES • Resurfaced the asphalt surfaces and parking lots in all schools • Installed new sidewalks at EES —Superintendent Ben Dalton

Well-Deserved Recognition Wayne District School Board and administration would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of students, coaches and teachers, with the successful accomplishments in academics and extra-curricular activities through the beginning months of school. Wayne District is proud to announce that Wayne High School scored fourth highest in the state on the Secondary Language Arts SAGE assessments given in May. Also impressive, were the Elementary math scores as they scored well above the state average, and also higher than many other elementary schools state wide. Baseball and Cross-Country all posted positive wins through the season and into the

region and state tournaments. The inaugural season of Football was also successful with great improvement shown by each athlete, and impressive community support. Equally impressive were the efforts of the Pep Band, the new Drill Team, and of course the Cheerleaders as they provided tremendous support to the programs and athletes. All teams and athletes represented the District well both as a team and as individuals. We compliment the outstanding efforts of all our students. We encourage them to continue to give their best for their own self-improvement and the success of our schools. We express appreciation to the teachers, coaches, paraprofessionals, and volunteers

for their tireless efforts on behalf of the students. These successes are evidence of our District mission statement in providing successful experiences for our students, and demonstrating the District focus of Excellence in Education. We are excited about the next quarter and the winter sports season along with the other activities related to the winter season. We recognize the great accomplishments of all the schools and students in our District, and we are especially appreciative of the quality day-to-day classroom instruction and experiences provided to our students. Kudos to all, you are awesome! —Superintendent Burke Torgerson

PHS Sports Sidelines by Mack Oetting

Darri Frandsen Signs On to SUU, and Other Bobcat news

This is the picture of Darri Frandsen and teammates, signing her letter of intent on November 12th, to attend SUU. She is one of 5 recruits that signed to go to SUU next year. Darri is excited to play where her mother played and her Grandpa coached. She is grateful to all of her teammates and coaches who helped her reach this great achievement. Darri was last years' State MVP Player of the Year. On Tuesday evening the Lady Cats went to Richfield and played a game with last years 2A second place State Champs, North Sevier. The results were the same as the 1A teams that they played against last weekend. The Cats led after the 1st quarter 23 to 4. They ended up winning 62 to 23 and again a lot of the bench players saw a lot of playing time. Many of the starters are seeing less playing time than they did as freshman. These girls are really, really good. Last night they went out to Wayne. Mark your calendar for the 10th, because a 2A team from Cedar will be here, Pine View and hopefully some competition. On the 12th Valley will be also here. The Ladies go out to Milford for a game on Dec. 18 then down to the Mesquite tournament. There they

get games against some really good teams from all over Nevada; the Lady Cats won the tournament last year. The Bobcats played their opener against North Sevier last Wed. If you had any doubt about this team, think again, this is Coach Clint Barneys 13th year and did he get the Cats ready to play or what? The Cats ran and ran against a very physical team. This is a young team and they really shut down North Sevier scoring. Tyce Barney looked real good, coming off last years, 10 pts. per game average, he looks like he might break his older brother scoring record. The real surprise of the evening was freshman Jace Eyre, who adds some height to the team, really looked smooth with his shooting (13 points) and defense. The Cats are go-

ing to surprise a lot of people and will only get better with time. The North Sevier game was the only game the Cats have at home till Milford come here on Jan. 2. The Cats played over in Parowan last night against the Rams. Games at SVC on the 12 & 13 against Duchesne at (7:00) and Altamont @ 4:30. On the 17th they travel out to Enterprise and a close game that should be fun is at Piute on the 19. In wrestling the Bob Cats hosts their tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Triple C Arena. The Cats have 20 tough guys that are competing this year. This is one of the biggest tournaments of the year with 20 to 30 teams taking part.

Wayne County Senior Corner Monthly Senior Dinner -TThe monthly dinner is held the second Monday of each month. The next dinner will be on Dec. 8th at 1:00 pm at the Senior Center (Community Center) in Bicknell. The menu will be: Ham, scalloped potatoes with cheese, corn, cranberry sauce, green salad, rolls, and red velvet cake role. High Country Harmony will entertain us and door prizes will be given out. Also, Brooke Larsen from the Utah Dept. for the Hearing and Deaf will tell us about a new program that starts in January. A donation is suggested for each monthly dinner ($5 for seniors under 60, $3 for seniors 60 and up). Your children can accompany you, even if they are not senior citizens. Call Jim Adams for a ride at 836-3070. Welcome Nellie - We would like to extend a big welcome to Nellie Welch, our new member on the Senior Citizen’s Board representing Lyman. When you see her, say hello and make her feel welcome. Thank You! - We would like to thank Janet Hansen, Carolyn Moosman, and Becky Pace for entertaining us at our November luncheon. Newsletter Information - Do you have information you would like to share in our Wayne County Senior Citizens Newsletter? Call Joan at 425-3077. Note - If you need a ride to any event, call Jim at 836-3070.

The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

December 4, 2014

Wills, Trusts, and More

Accounting for Gifts and Loans to Children in Your Estate Plan

want to be a gift, then make sure you put these in writing. If you want the loan to be an advance against inheritance, this can also be specified in your estate planning documents. To avoid a child claiming the loan was forgiven, you can require that the forgiveness be in writing. In the 13th century the old English term “hotchpot” began being used to address this problem within an estate plan. A hotchpot clause ensures the blending or combining of property to ensure the equity of division. Modern estate planning rarely uses the term “hotchpot” to address this issue, but you will often see hotchpot clauses in estate planning documents. In essence, such a clause would work this way. A child’s loan or advancement gets added to the estate as if the estate still had those monies. The estate is divided as if the “extra” was there. Each child is allocated a share with the child who has the loan outstanding or who received the advancement getting a share less the advancement or loan amount they already received. The end result is that the monies previously advanced or loaned dur-

tHe lAuGhiNg Churchill pOiNt!! Downs

by Jeffery J. McKenna

No parents want their children to fight among themselves after they are gone. Sadly, conflicts often arise, especially when a parent has gifted or loaned money to one child and not others. However, a few key words in your estate plan can minimize the potential for conflict. If you give money to one child, the other siblings may claim that the child should receive a reduced share of your estate. Clients should make their intent clear in their estate planning documents. For example, the document could state that you are not making any adjustments based on gifts. This would make it clear to everyone that no one should receive a reduced share. Alternatively, you could specify the gifts that have been made and explain why one child is receiving a reduced share. Loans are another problem. Loans can be addressed in a number of ways, depending on your intent. Verbal loans are difficult to prove, so I recommend including a provision in your estate planning documents stating that all verbal loans are a gift. If you have any outstanding verbal loans that you don't

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Attorney Jeff McKenna hiking with his son in Zion National Park

ing the lifetime of the decedent are accounted for and the child that received the money during the decedent’s lifetime gets less at the time of death. In considering this issue, the important thing is to make sure your estate planning documents clearly convey your intent. Be sure to consult your attorney to ensure your documents provide guidance you want regarding gifts and loans. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is the former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council and a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in this column, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.

Practical Money Matters

Vacationing in Kentucky, a friend and I spent the night at a small motel outside of Louisville. In the morning, I asked the woman at the desk for directions to Churchill Downs. Not able to tell us, she called her husband from the back room. "Churchill Downs?" he asked. "That's the race-track, isn't it?" We nodded. He hesitated and then said, "I'm pretty sure it's somewhere south of the university. I'm sorry, but I don't think I can be much help." At that point his wife left the room. The husband looked over his shoulder to make sure she had disappeared. Then he winked at us, leaned over the counter and whispered, "Take Third Street through town, go past the university and turn right on Central Avenue. After that, just look for the twin spires. You can't miss it!"

Aunt Flora

My diminutive Aunt Flora, just four feet, nine inches tall, accepted an offer to visit a health club for a free session. After being greeted heartily, she was shown where she could change and told an instructor would soon be with her. Having changed her clothes, Aunt Flora went back to the exercise area. Along one wall she noticed a silver bar that was not in use, and decided to try her hand at chin-ups while she waited. She jumped up, barely reaching the bar, and managed to strain through two chin-ups before the instructor came to her side. Smiling politely, the instructor said, "If you want to let go of the coat rack and follow me, I'll be glad to help you get started."

Out of Gas

In my early driving days, I had the bad habit of running out of gas frequently. Once, I was stranded at the mall and called my father for help. When he arrived, I was under the hood, poking around. "I think there's something preventing the gas from reaching the carburetor," I said. "Yeah," he shot back. "A twenty-dollar bill."

Smart Tax Moves to Consider Before New Years' Eve contributions for taxpayers 50 or over). In 2015, those contribution limits will go up to $18,000 and $6,000 respectively. 6. Consider HSAs and FSAs. High-deductible insurance plans may offer a health savings account (HSA) option that allows you to deposit pretax dollars to pay for medical expenses high-deductible plans don't cover. Flexible Spending Accounts (http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/fsa) also allow pre-tax dollars to pay for dental care, vision checkups and glasses and over-the-counter drugs. 7. Gather state and local sales tax receipts. If you itemize your deductions, consider whether to deduct state and local sales taxes instead of state and local income taxes. 8. Consider a gift. Individuals can give up to $14,000 a year per beneficiary to as many people as they'd like during 2014 free of gift or estate tax. That amount goes up to $28,000 per beneficiary per year for spouses (both individual and spousal numbers will stay the same in 2015).

9. Make a last-minute charitable deduction. If you itemize, you can deduct for charitable contributions – but do some homework first. GuideStar.org lists every IRS-registered nonprofit organization, so you can do full research on the organization's work and legitimacy as well as its tax status. 10. Take that home office deduction. If you use part of your home for business or if your office is an unattached structure, you may qualify for a home office deduction up to $1,500 a year. 11. Watch the news and keep your tax preparer's number handy. Congress may spend its final days arguing over a variety of expired tax breaks still pending. It's important to keep an eye on tax news between now and New Year's Day. Bottom line: Use the end of the year to gather records and advice and make smart choices taxwise and otherwise. Jason Alderman directs Visa's financial education programs. To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: www.twitter. com/PracticalMoney.

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On a crisp fall afternoon, a four-year-old boy was helping his father rake leaves in the front yard of their farmhouse. The father glanced up just in time to see a flock of geese flying over and pointed out how they flew in a formation shaped like a V. The boy patiently watched them as they disappeared over the horizon and then turning, asked, "Do they know any other letters?"

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I couldn't decide whether to go to Montreal or Toronto for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices. "Airfare to Toronto is $300, the cheery salesperson replied. "And what about Montreal?" "We have a really great rate to Montreal, $99," she said. "But there is a stopover." "Where?" "In Toronto," she said.

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The flurry of activity during the last weeks of December can make it difficult to pay attention to finances. If you want to save on your tax bill come April, now's the time to make some critical moves. If you have a tax advisor or financial planner, it's wise to run these ideas by them first. Here are some suggestions to investigate by year-end with follow-up in the new year: 1. Accelerate your deductions and defer your income. It makes the list every year because it works. To keep your 2014 tax bill low, try to defer bonuses, consulting income or self-employment income until 2015 while taking as many deductions as you legally can in 2014. Deductions may include paying your January federal and state income taxes before Dec. 31, real estate taxes and interest payments. 2. Bunch non-urgent medical expenses this year or move them to 2015. If you have nonemergency medical procedures coming up, it's a good idea to pack them into the same year so people under age 65 can exceed the 10 percent adjusted gross income (AGI) minimum for medical expenses. For those over age 65, the AGI minimum is 7.5 percent. 3. Make last-minute withholding adjustments. If you've started making more money later in the year, make sure your withholding or estimated tax payments are adjusted before Dec. 31 so you don't face underpayment penalties later. 4. Evaluate your traditional and Roth IRA holdings. Many people who expect their tax rate to go up in retirement convert traditional IRAs to Roth accounts in advance. Those who don't do so keep their traditional accounts asis. No matter how close you're getting to retirement, it's a good idea to take inventory of your IRA investments to make sure they're accessible and to contact your tax advisor if you have questions about strategy. 5. Contribute as much to retirement accounts as possible. Putting money away for retirement is always a good idea – for your tax bill and for your future. For tax year 2014, individual 401(k) (http:// www.practicalmoneyskills. com/401k) contribution limits are $17,500 and $5,500 for an IRA (not including catch-up

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OBITUARIES Jay L. Allred 1924 - 2014

CEDAR CITY - On November 24, 2014, in Cedar City, Utah, Jay Loren Allred, age 90, journeyed home to his wife, Wilma Lue. Both from Wayne County, they forged a strong friendship and love for each in their early years, and throughout the sixty-five years of their marriage. Wilma learned to value Jay's witty sense of humor, hard work and empathetic nature. Jay was born February 5, 1924 in Fremont, Utah, a son of Loren Oral and Lillian Odessa Balle Allred. He married Wilma Lou Oldroyd, July 10, 1943, in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, November 17, 1951. She died November 19, 2007. He later married Beverly Spendlove, September 2, 2008, in Cedar City, Utah. Jay's sense of humor often surprised many when they asked him questions. when ordering a Pepsi, he often quipped, "If you don't have Pepsi, put the Coke in a Pepsi glass,". Constantly, the simple greeting of "How are you?? turned into his own question -- "How much time do you have?? If someone responded with "Plenty," he would tease with, "Well, I don't." Jay's trademark, however, was his work ethic. He served in many church callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: a counselor in a bishopric during his middle and later years in Kanarraville, Utah; twice a High Councilor in Batesville, Arkansas; a full time mission with Wilma Lou in Little Rock, Arkansas and Colorado Springs, Colorado; and a stake mission in Cedar City, Utah. Also, as a branch President in Arkansas, Jay supervised his branch's building of its first new chapel. Jay served his country and worked to protect its citizens during twelve military invasions in the Pacific during World War II, finishing his military service in Nagasaki and Hiroshima only days after the atomic bomb was dropped. Jay's diligent work ethic was shown in business, as well. He was one of the three original owners of Western Rock Products, an owner of Cedar Aggregate Products, and co-owner of Allred Enterprises. He often said, "Give more to an employer than he gives to you, and you will always have a job." Not only did Jay have a great sense of humor and a strong work ethic, he also had an empathetic nature. He would travel miles to help a friend, or he would quietly walk next door to say, "Hello." He knew the name and circumstance of most everyone he ever met. Because of his love for others, many will miss him, especially his second wife, Beverly; his children: Galen and Barbara Allred; Leanna and Bud Cammack; MaryJane and George Knight; Tonya and Bill Payne; and his 16 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren......but they know Jay's journey will be a happy one. He was preceded in death by a son, Jaysson Allred and a daughter, Jaylene Allred. Grave side services were held Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in the Lyman Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the United States Marine Honor Guard, under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah. On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com The weather for Thanksgiving couldn’t have been better and this is the end of November. On Black Friday we decided to eat the crowds and go down to Zions. Our Granddaughter and her friend were here and we though we would show them some of the sights in our area. Well I couldn’t have been more wrong, Zions run their buses on Friday and Saturday for the Thanksgiving Holidays. I really wanted to drive up to the narrows in our car, however it turned out that the whole world that didn’t go shopping were at the Park and it was standing room only on the busses and they were running every 5 minutes. With the standard time the river walk was shaded the whole way and cold, but beautiful. Saturday day we went, local to Bryce and they had a pretty good crowd there also. I ask the gate attendant if any of the trails were open and she said all of them were. I said that this is November what’s up, where is the snow, she replied there wasn’t any. We went to Sunset Point and hiked the Navajo trail over to the Queen’s Garden and out Sunrise Pt. Last year I took a couple of Missionaries down that way and I think they ran all the way, this time the kids took pity on me and I got to enjoy the walk. The Queen’s Garden area is the prettiest part of the Park and coming out on Sunset Pt. is by far the easiest way to go, it is longer, but you are not going up hill the whole way. I like to make this hike annually and if I don’t die I know I will be around another year. This week was a wonder of good feelings and Thanksgiving. On Tuesday the Fire Fighter’s fund raiser for little Jac “Budd” was a huge success, with many of the Town’s people turning out. The highlight of the evening was the beard shaving bidding. Two men were really upping their bidding on A.J. Johnson’s, famous “Duck Dynasty” beard. Finally the auctioneer ask them if they would combine their bids and they agreed to it and A.J. raised a cool $1,000 bucks and his wife was thrilled to shave it off her self. Other beards didn’t generate as much money but

give these choice Fire Fighters a hand, a lot of years went into cultivating those beauties. With all that went on the Panguitch Fire Fighters were able to raise between $8,000 and $10,000, depending on the rifle raffle. Thangsgiving Dinner was another fun time for many of the locals. Around 80 meals were served and many stayed the whole time just to visit. Several people stated that the food was really good, but the company was even better, Holidays are not a lot of fun if you are by your self. Many thanks to all that made this dinner possible and we will see you again next year. This Saturday Dec. 6th will be Christmas in the Country. Santa will be at the Social Hall at 10:00 am. He will be taking wishes and will have gifts for all of the kids that attend. There will be hot chocolate and donut holes for all that come to enjoy. Santa will then go over to the extended care at the hospital for treats for the patient. At 1:00 it will be the Merchant drawing, make sure that you get your tickets when you purchase items in Town. There are always some great gifts for those with the winning numbers. The Sub for Santa Wall hanging donated by Claudia Crump will be drawn on this day. The Merchants Drawing will be each Saturday till Christmas Then in the evening it will be the Christmas Home Tour where all of the ticket money will go to the Sub for Santa fund. If you need some help with Christmas, check with Santa’s helpers and get a form, no child in Panguitch should go without a Christmas. Dora Galvan the long time Manger of the Senior Citizen Center, is retiring after 12 years, on Jan. 1st. Dora has made the center the place to come for lunch. With the Meals on Wheels, she has a cliental of over 100 grateful seniors. Dora is super nice to everyone, especially those that work at the Center. Nobody can take Dora’s place but her job is open. Leon and Claudia Crump made it on the Get Gephart, channel 2 news segments. It seems that the Crump’s hired an asphalt crew to pave their driveway. The guy gave them

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a quote and said he would put down 3” of asphalt. After it was laid the company stated it took a lot more product than he though and raised the price. In two weeks the weeds were coming through their paving job, which was only 1” thick. When they called the company, over and over again, with no response they got a hold of Gephart. He couldn’t get anything but a post office # in Hurricane. He finally got a hold of the Company and they threatened him with a law suit if he put their company on TV. Leon and Claudia really looked good on TV and they got their money back very shortly. These fly by night con men will take you for a ride if you let them. I know because someone tried to take us with home repairs and only gave us a verbal quote. A legit contractor has to give you a written quote, before they start to work. October was the warmest weather every recorded world wide. It sure was nice here, but we really need the moister. On our trip, one of our stops was Glacier National Park. Thirty five years ago when we were last there, there were glaciers everywhere, now to see the only glacier left you have to hike 5 ½ miles to see it. Living in Utah the land of honey, coal and oil, we don’t believe in global warming, so don’t pay any attention to this paragraph. I was glad to see the Insider print the election results and the percent of those in Garfield Co. that voted, 62%.

Also Piute did real well with 71%. However the State had the third lowest voters in the Nation, they were tied by N.Y at a lowly 28.8%. Only Indiana with 28.5% and Texas with 28% were lower. When you have a one party state, there isn’t much interest in voting. With Congress having only a 12% approval rating, it seems that if you dump enough money into their campaigns, they come out looking like they walk on water. 4 billion dollars was a record amount of money spent on a mid term election. Good news Judge (hang em high) Wally Lee came out with the highest approval rating of all the Judges up for election this year. This is the time of year that you need to get your shots. If you are on Medicare they will pay for the shots, flu, shingles and Pneumonia are really painless, but if you get any of these illnesses then you will know what real pain is all about. Be sure to get your mammogram and prostate exams tomorrow. Oil has dropped down to 68 dollars a barrel and gas prices are falling along with it. These are futures that are into Jan. and prices will be down for at least two months but should last much longer. OPEC talked about cutting 1 million barrels a day, but changed their mind. However OPEC exports 30 millions barrels of oil each day. Gas prices around here are finally coming down, which is good for the local merchants. Stay healthy my friend. Mack O.

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Report on Poverty: Let's Try Two-Generation Approach In Utah, U.S. SALT LAKE CITY - Efforts to end the cycle of poverty in Utah may advance if policymakers focus on a twogeneration approach that involves parents and children. That's the conclusion of a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Terry Haven, deputy director with Voices for Utah Children, says focusing on children and parents together may provide more long-term benefit than working with them individually. "What's going to work and what really needs to work is a coordinated approach where we're looking at giving kids a good start with early education," says Haven. "But also giving parents the skills and tools they need to help them support their families. So we're looking at a dualgeneration, or two-generation approach to ending poverty." Haven says the report finds 142,000 Utah children ages five and younger are lowincome, and a child raised in poverty is more likely to be-

come an adult living in poverty, and also less likely to graduate from high school or remain consistently employed. Haven says Utah's twogeneration approach may be ahead of other states. She says the state's Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission is already working with agencies to ensure quality child care and education are accessible for children while their parents are working or at jobtraining programs. "They're looking at flexible employment plans, and preschool and kindergarten preparation, and partnering in the schools and doing GED's," she says. "Really taking families and making sure they're getting those wraparound services in the places where they are." Haven adds, Utah's economy can also benefit because parents will likely miss less work if they have access to quality child care. —Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

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When Families Grieve at the Holidays

Recognized Organization in Child Bereavement Offers Advice for Caregivers & Parents Helping Children

WASHINGTON – The holidays can be a magical time of year, but for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or another significant person in their lives, the holiday season can be tough. It also poses challenges for stillgrieving family members and caregivers around them. “The holiday season can be particularly difficult for families, because children carry their own expectations about the holidays, as well as their own grief over the death,” said Bonnie Carroll, military widow and founder of the nonprofit organization Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). “The holidays can be full of bittersweet moments. They can also be an opportunity to honor and remember the person who died and the legacy that special person left for a child.” Since its founding in 1994 by bereaved military families, TAPS has offered comfort and care to more than 50,000 people grieving the death of someone who served in the military and their caregivers, and is a recognized expert in child bereavement. TAPS Good Grief Camps are attended by thousands of children and teens annually. TAPS offers the following tips to help families supporting a bereaved child over the holidays: Talk with your child about the holiday season. Anticipating the holiday, especially if it’s the first holiday without a family member, can be worse than the actual holiday. Talk with your child about their feelings and expectations for the holiday season. Discuss the activities your child would like to participate in or attend. Even if your child does not talk frequently about the death, do not expect for your child to be “over it.” Children grieve on their own time frame and differently from adults. Significant milestones, such as the first holiday after the loss, may cause the child’s feelings about the loss to re-surface, even if the child has not talked about the death for a while. Make holiday plans that help your child feel nurtured, emotionally safe, and comfortable. Review your plans for the holidays with your child. Spend the holidays where you and your child feel supported, nurtured and comfortable. Encourage your child to attend holiday functions. Consider attending holiday parties and activities, especially if you and your child will be able to spend time with supportive family members and friends. Make an escape plan in case the event

is more than you or your child can handle and trust your hosts to understand if you need to slip out. Laughter, play and joy are good for your child. Children do not grieve continuously and they need to take breaks from grieving. Encourage your child to play, run and do recreational activities he or she would normally do. Clowning around and laughing (which releases endorphins into the brain) are healthy and normal for children. Be observant about your child’s emotions. Realize that familiar traditions, sights, smells and tastes, may be comforting, or may jolt emotions. Watch how your child responds to events and be ready to be supportive and comfort your child. Comfort items that remind the child of the loved one who died may help. Allowing your child to sleep in a favorite shirt that belonged to the person who died may offer comfort. Letting your child carry a special item that reminds him or her of the person who died may help the child feel connected. Placing a photograph of the child with the person who died or from a holiday celebration in a special place, may help. Pay attention to your child’s health. It’s often difficult for adults and children alike who have experienced a recent death to sleep. Make sure your child gets regular rest, eats well and drink lots of water. Holiday treats are ok, but in moderation. Bed wetting, acting out and nightmares may be signs of struggling. Talk with your medical care provider if you become concerned about your child’s health. Do not pretend your family has not experienced a loss. Let your child know that you also miss the person who died. Tell your child that you don’t like that things cannot be exactly like they were before the person died, and that you love your child. Children may need to hear this in order to feel it is permissible to discuss their own feelings. Find sustenance for the soul. Your church, synagogue, mosque, or another faith community may offer services, resources and support networks to help you and your child through the holiday season. Talk with your child about holiday traditions and how they will be observed this year. Some children insist that holiday customs remain exactly the same each year. Discuss with your child why he or she wants to hold onto a particular tradition or custom. Do not feel that you

must do something because you have always done it that way, but consider your child’s feelings when making a change. Talk with your child about any changes before they occur. Stick to daily routines when possible. The holidays tend to cause a lot of upheaval in schedules and routines. The friends your child plays with may go out of town. The daily schedule your child is accustomed to may change when schools close for the holidays. Try to keep your child on a regular bedtime routine and talk with your child about any changes. Allow your child to remember a lost loved one through a tribute. Light a candle together at dinner time to remember the person who died. Hang an ornament on the tree that reminds the child of the loved one who died. Help your child offer a blessing at a holiday meal that honors the person who died. Create a picture or collage with your child, display a favorite photograph in your home, or let your child help you set a place at the dinner table to represent the loved one who died. Help your child write a letter to the person who died that honors the legacy that person gave the child. Help your child write a letter to the person they love who died thanking him or her for the gifts the person gave to the child, the special things they would do together and expressing how the child feels about the person. Some children may want to mail their letter to the person, take the letter to the cemetery or “send it to heaven” on a helium-filled balloon. Honor the lost loved one through a gift. Encourage your child to draw pictures or create gifts for others that are inspired by the memories of the person who died. Help your child make a donation to a charity or cause the loved one cared about. Consider volunteering as a family at the charity. Use family connections to help your child. Connections with other family members can help your child feel comforted, loved and safe. These family connections can also help you as a parent or caregiver cope with the holidays. Encourage your child to build ties with other family members, but you may need to remain nearby to reassure your child with your presence. For more tips on dealing with grief during the holidays, go to the TAPS website at www. taps.org and look for our holiday survival guide. —The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO AIRPORT CONSULTANTS Garfield County, Utah is soliciting Statements of Qualifications and Experience from consulting firms to provide professional airport planning services for the Bryce Canyon Airport. A complete copy of the Request for Statements of Qualifications and Experience may be obtained from the office of: GREG POLLOCK 450 NORTH AIRPORT ROAD, PO BOX 640037 BRYCE, UT 84764 435-834-5239 DBE firms are encouraged to apply. All Statements of Qualifications received will be evaluated based on FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14D and on compliance with the req est. Proposed project may include but are not limited to the following: 1. Environmental Assessments 2. CATEX Environmental Updates, as needed 3. EA for Fuel Farm Relocation 4. Land Acquisition 5. Airport Master Plan 6. Wildlife Hazard Assessment Interested consultants are to submit five (5) complete copies of the Statements f Qualifications and Experience by 5:00 pm Local Time on December 22, 2014 to the above address. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 27 and DECEMBER 4, 11 & 18, 2014

NOTICE TO AIRPORT CONSULTANTS Garfield County, Utah is soliciting Statements of Qualifications and Experience from consulting firms to provide professional airport engineering services for the Bryce Canyon airport. A complete copy of the Request for Statements of Qualifications and Experience may be obtained from the office of: GREG POLLOCK 450 NORTH AIRPORT ROAD, PO BOX 640037 BRYCE, UT 84764 435-834-5239 DBE firms are encouraged to apply. All proposals received will be evaluated based on FAA Advisory Circular 150/510014D and on compliance with the request. Projects may include: A. Runway Rehabilitation/Reconstruction B. Acquire Land C. Pavement Preservation D. Apron Rehabilitation E. Fuel Facility upgrade/Relocation F. Airport Lighting G. Fencing and Gates H. Partial Parallel Taxiway Rehabilitation Interested consultants are to submit five (5) complete copies of the Statements of Qualifications and Experience by 5:00 pm Local Time on December 22, 2014 to the above address. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 27 and DECEMBER 4, 11 & 18, 2014 NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Wayne School District Board Meeting for December has been changed from Tuesday, Dec. 9, to Monday, December 15 at 7:30 P.M. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 27 and DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014 ACCEPTING BIDS LOA TOWN TRUCK FOR SALE ’88 Chevy C-1500 4.3 V6, automatic transmission, regular cab, long wheel base. #3 exhaust is burnt. Selling as is. Accepting bids by 5:00 pm on December 10th, please drop your bid off to the Loa Town Office. Minimum bid $400. For more details you may call Michelle Brian at 435-836-2160. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4, 2014

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on December 15th, 2014, at 11:20 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: MERRILL BURROWS MINOR SUB-DIVISION BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: Beginning at a point North 00˚ 08' 11" East, 994.76 feet, and South 88˚ 47' 21" East, 518.95 feet from the South (1/4) quarter corner of Section 1 T37S, R6W, of the SLBM, and running thence; South 88˚ 47' 21" East, 804.12 feet, to the (1/16) West sixteenth ling, thence; along said sixteenth line South 00˚ 11' 35" West, 71.74 feet to the centerline of a 25 foot wide gravel road, thence; following the approximate centerline of said road the following (5) five courses, (1) South 49˚ 55' 53" West, 519.61 feet, thence; (2) South 36˚ 08' 14" West, 145.66 feet to the point of curvature of a 65.00 foot radius curve to the right, thence; (3) 127.12 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 112˚ 03' 20", thence; (4) North 31˚ 48' 25" West, 133.14 feet, thence; (5) North 07˚ 43' 48" West, 679.63 feet to the point of beginning. Contains 10.10 acres more or less. REMAINDER PARCEL: Beginning at the South quarter (1/4) corner of Section 1 T37S, R6W, of the SLBM, running thence; North 00˚ 08' 11" East, 994.76 feet along the center of section line, thence; South 88˚ 47' 21" East, 518.95 feet to a point at the centerline of a 25 foot wide gravel road, thence; along centerline of said gravel road the following (5) five courses, (1) South 07˚ 43' 48" East, 679.63 feet, thence; (2) South 31˚ 48' 25" East, 133.14 feet to the point of curvature of a 65.00 foot radius curve to the left, thence; (3) 127.12 feet along the arc of said curve through a central angle of 112˚ 03' 20", thence; (4) North 36˚ 08' 14" East, 145.66 feet, thence; (5) North 49˚ 55' 53" East, 519.61 feet thence; South 00˚ 11' 35" West, 670.21 feet to a point intersecting the section line between Sections 1 and 12, thence; South 00˚ 20' 29" West, 224.29 feet, thence; North 89˚ 34' 06" West, 1272.35 feet, to a point on the center of section line of Section 12, thence; North 00˚ 25' 57" East, 239.68 feet to the point of beginning. Contains 25.99 acres more or less. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 27 and DECEMBER 4, 2014

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HATCH TOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FIRST PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Hatch Town will hold a public hearing to consider potential projects for which funding may be applied under the CDBG Small Cities Program for Program Year 2015. Suggestions for potential projects will be solicited, both verbally and in writing, from all interested parties. The expected amount of CDBG funds for this program year will be discussed along with the range of projects eligible under this program and a review of previously funded projects. The hearings will begin at 7:00 P.M. on December 17, 2014and will be held at the Hatch Community Center at 49 West Center Hatch, Utah. Further information can be obtained by contacting Jacie Torgersen at 435-735-4364. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during these hearings should notifyJacie Torgersen at PO Box 625 Hatch, Utah 84735at least three days prior to the hearing to be attended. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call the Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah; 1.888.346.3162. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4, 2014

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2014. Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information. NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2392 (A80143): Lynn M. Koshland, Sanford G. Meek propose(s)using 1.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (10 miles SE of Escalante) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 95-4100(a40278): Loa Waterworks Company propose(s) using 0.322 cfs. from groundwater (1.5 miles NW of Loa) for MUNICIPAL: In Loa. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014 PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT W/ A POSSIBLE ZONE CHANGE FROM RES/AG TO BUSINESS/COMMERICIAL INTENDED USE: DAY TREATMENT CENTER ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: LEGACY OUTDOOR ADVENTURES A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: DECEMBER 10, 2014 @ 7:00 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: Commencing 67 rods South of the NE corner NW1/4 Section 12 T28S R2E SLM thence South 13 rods thence West 26 rods thence North 13 rods thence East 26 rods to beginning cont 2.11 ac Located at 504 South Main Loa, UT Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 27 and DECEMBER 4, 2014 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: RES/AG TO INDUSTRIAL/ SPECIAL PURPOSE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: GRAVEL PIT ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: BULL HEAD SAND & GRAVEL A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: DECEMBER 17, 2014 @ 7:00 PM, WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: NW1/4SE1/4SE1/4 SECTION 27 T28S R3E SLB&M 10 AC Located at approx 1025 W Propane Lane Bicknell, UT Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOWERING GARKANE’S IMPACT FEES A public hearing is scheduled on December 22nd, 2014, in Garkane’s Hatch office at 11:00 A.M. The Hatch office is located at 468 N. Hwy 89, in Hatch, UT. Comments or questions may be submitted via email at nbrown@garkaneenergy.com or you can mail your comments or questions to: Garkane Energy, Attn: Public Hearing, 1802 s. Hwy 89a, Kanab, UT 84741. All written, or emailed comments submitted prior to Friday, December 19th, 2014 will be distributed to the Board of Directors for review. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4, 11 & 18, 2014 NOTICE OF COUNCIL POSITION OPENING BRYCE CANYON CITY Bryce Canyon City will be accepting applications for a new Mayor up until December 18th at 12:00 PM. They can be emailed to brycecanyoncity@gmail.com or handed to a member of the council. Please include a resume with your application. Contact Shiloh at 435-231-2052 with any questions. The mayor will be chosen during the council meeting December 18th at 1:30 PM at 70 N 100 W in Bryce Canyon City. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014 NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING GARFIELD COUNTY A Public Hearing on the Garfield County Budget for the calendar year 2015 will be held before the Garfield County Commission at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014 in the Commission Chambers at the Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch. Anyone wishing to examine the tentative budget may do so at the County Clerk’s office. The clerk’s office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Camille A. Moore Auditor/Clerk, Garfield County Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014 NOTICE OF BUDGET OPENING GARFIELD COUNTY Garfield County will hold a Budget Hearing, Monday, December 15, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at the Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch for the purpose of opening the budget for the year ending December 31, 2014. At that time, adjustments will be made to accept unanticipated revenues and adjust expenditures as needed. Camille A. Moore Auditor/Clerk, Garfield County Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2014

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Call 435-826-4400 or email snapshot@live.com HELP WANTED GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Business Administrator Garfield County School District Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Business Administrator. Please address credentials and requests for information to: Garfield County School District Office, P.O. Box 398, 145 East Center, Panguitch, UT 84759 (435) 676-8821 or Fax (435) 6768266 SALARY: Salary to be negotiated based upon experience and education. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates with the following experience or qualifications are encouraged to apply: budget development and management, purchasing, payroll and employee benefits programs, proficiency in word processing, spread sheets, and data base management. Preference will be given to candidates with previous school finance experience and Certified Public Accountants. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Business Administrator is responsible for the coordination and management of all fiscal resources of the District. He/She also serves as an advisor to the Superintendent and School Board on all fiscal issues. The Business Administrator has supervisory responsibilities based on the needs of the District under the supervision of the Superintendent. APPLICATION: Candidates should submit a formal application that includes a letter of interest, a current resume and at least three current letters of recommendation. Online applications are available at: (http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us/index.php/ do/employment) DEADLINE: All applications and other materials must arrive at the Garfield School District Office at 145 East Center Street (P.O. Box 398), Panguitch, Utah 84759. The District reserves the right to hire the most qualified candidate any time after Wednesday, December, 17 2014, 5:00 P.M. Garfield School District is an Equal Opporunity Employer, Affirmative Action and ADA. 12/11 GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT Panguitch High School Head Volleyball Coach Panguitch High School is seeking applications for a Head Volleyball Coach. QUALIFICATIONS: This position will require adequate knowledge of volleyball rules, skills, schedules, and safety. Applicants must have, or be willing to obtain, coaching, and CPR/ First Aid certificates. Candidates must satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicants must work well and establish positive relationships with Panguitch High faculty, administration, athletes, and parents. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Rod Quarnberg at 435-272-6849 and applications to: Panguitch High, PO Box 393, 390 E 100 S Panguitch, UT 84759. Online application available: www.garfield.k12. ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: December 5, 2014 at 12:00PM Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 12/4

GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Part Time Special Education Para Educator Panguitch Middle and High School Garfield School District is hiring a part-time Special Education para educator for Panguitch Middle and High School. This position will be up to 28 hours per week. SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 2014-2015 Garfield County School District Certified Salary Schedule ($9.57) QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a High School Diploma, two years college education preferred, or may complete the Para Pro Test. All applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check at the applicants expense. Applicants must work well with children. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District Classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Rod Quarnberg, 435272-6849, or rod.quarnberg@garfk12.org , and application packets to: Panguitch High School, P.O. Box 393, Panguitch, Utah 84759. Online applications are available at: (http://www. garfield.k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment) Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: December 5, 2014 Garfield School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Affirmative Action and ADA 12/4

GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Escalante Elementary P.E./Special Ed Para Educator Garfield School District is hiring a part-time P.E./Special Ed Para Educator in Escalante Elementary. This position will be up to 24 hours without benefits. SALARY: Beginning Para Educator hourly rate according to 2014-2015 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule ($9.57 hourly). QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a high school diploma, two years college education, or may complete the Para Pro Test. Must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Bert Steele, 435-690-9272, and application packets to: Escalante Elementary P.O. Box 248, 50 North 300 East Escalante, UT 84726 (435) 826-4247 Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us. Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: December 3, 2014 Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 12/4

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GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Panguitch Elementary Para Positions POSITION AVAILABLE: Garfield School District is hiring four part-time Para Educators including: kindergarten intervention, Special Ed para, computer lab, and reading para at Panguitch Elementary. These positions will be up to 28 hours per week. SALARY: Beginning Para Educator hourly rate according to 2014-2015 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule ($9.57 hourly). QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a High School Diploma, two years college education, or may complete the Para Pro Test. Must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Nick Reynolds, 435-231-9028, and application packets to: Panguitch Elementary P.O. Box 386, 110 South 100 West Panguitch, UT 84759 Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: December 5, 2014 Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 12/4 GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Panguitch High School Head Softball Coach Panguitch High School is seeking applications for a Head Softball Coach. QUALIFICATIONS: This position will require adequate knowledge of softball rules, skills, schedules, and safety. Applicants must have, or be willing to obtain, coaching, and CPR/ First Aid certificates. Candidates must satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicants must work well and establish positive relationships with Panguitch High faculty, administration, athletes, and parents. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Rod Quarnberg at 435-272-6849 and applications to: Panguitch High, PO Box 393, 390 E 100 S Panguitch, UT 84759. Online application available: www.garfield.k12. ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: December 5, 2014 at 12:00PM Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 12/4

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Rural Utah Benefits from Earned Income Tax Credit

SALT LAKE CITY - A tax credit that helps many lowincome working families keep more of their earnings is proving to be especially important in rural areas and small towns across Utah and the country, according to a new study by the Center for Rural Affairs. The Earned Income Tax Credit is touted as one of the most effective anti-poverty policy efforts. "The Earned Income Tax Credit was used by more people in rural and small-town, small-city areas than in big urban areas in the country," says Jon Bailey, the center's rural policy director and the study's author. Bailey says the higher use of the tax credit tracks right along with the other economic indicators that point to many rural families still struggling financially. Nationwide, the number of those who claim the credit is less than 19 percent in metropolitan areas, compared with more than 21 percent in rural areas and small towns and cities. Bailey predicts that divide will continue to widen. "Because the gap between rural areas and urban areas has been growing," he explains. "So, if that trend continues, I would suspect that more people are going to need to use the Earned Income Tax Credit. It's going to be even more important." Bailey says the increasing importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit to working families should send a message to federal policymakers to strongly consider proposals to expand its reach, making more people eligible. —Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

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