The Wayne & Garfield County Insider April 10, 2025
BLM Investigating Deaths Among Wild Burros at Axtell Off-Range Corral in Utah
WAYNE CO. - The Bureau of Land Management is investigating illness and deaths among wild burros recently gathered from the Canyonlands Herd Management Area in Wayne County. The burros (or donkeys), gathered between Feb. 24-28, 2025, were transported to the BLM Axtell Off-Range Corral and remain isolated from other animals at the facility. In total, twentyfive burros died due to the illness. There have been no additional deaths since Mar. 21, 2025. During routine handling for vaccination, equine infectious anemia testing, and preparation for the adoption process, caregivers observed several lethargic burros exhibiting signs of respiratory illness. The first deaths were reported on Mar. 11. Veterinarians worked with the Utah Veterinary Diag-
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PANGUITCH - In Panguitch, bright and colorful murals are now appearing on the walls of local businesses, bringing a lively creative atmosphere to the town and infusing
Recreating Outdoors with Your Pet This Spring? Keep Dogs on a Leash so They Don’t Chase or Disturb Wildlife
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
If you are planning to take your dog on any hikes or camping trips this spring and summer, please make sure your pet doesn’t chase or harass any wildlife.
UTAH - With warmer temperatures on the near horizon, many Utahns may start heading outside more frequently for outdoor recreation. However, if you are planning to take your dog on any hikes or camping trips this spring and summer, please make sure your pet doesn’t chase or harass any wildlife. Utah big game ani-
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Jaynie Connor
the community with vibrancy through art. Besides the vintage painted billboards from the town's past, businesses have been hiring artists to add a bit of excitement to the area.
The most recent mural was added just last week to the north side of the Desert Grill Restaurant, located at 614 N. Main Street in Panguitch. The piece, “Sunflower,” was painted by
GLEN CANYONGlen Canyon National Recreation Area fire team, in partnership with Zion National Park fire team, are planning to burn slash piles in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area between March 28 to April 30th, depending on weather.
The piles that are set to burn are located in Wahweap, Arizona, Bullfrog, Utah, and Halls Crossing, Utah. This is completed on an as needed basis when enough material is gathered. Low staffing of fire personnel has also impacted our ability to execute this project the last couple years.
If you see smoke in any of the above mentioned areas, please refer to this information.
—National Park Service
Eric Gamboni. Gamboni, originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, had been going
sexual abuse is a significant problem in the state of Utah. The Utah Women & Leadership Project provides these statistics to inform Utah decision makers and residents about this troubling trend so that changes can be made to better protect and support Utah’s children. While there is risk for children of all ages, children are most vulnerable to abuse between the ages of seven and thirteen. Children with disabilities are three times more likely to be victims of sexual abuse, and children of single parents with live-in partners are eight times more likely to experience abuse.
Utah Farm to Fork, a statewide initiative dedicated to strengthening the connection between youth and fresh, locally produced food, is set to host its 2025
ment Building
BOULDER - Utah Farm to Fork, a statewide initiative dedicated to strengthening the connection between youth and fresh, locally produced food,
Jaynie Connor
Eric Gamboni poses in front of his mural “Sunflower” located on the North Side of the Desert Grill in Panguitch, 614 N. Main St.
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An ‘Unprecedented’ Merger of 2 Centrist Parties: United Utah Party Looks to Join Forward Party
UTAH - Party leadership of the centrist United Utah Party announced on Wednesday, April 2, they have plans to merge with the Utah Forward Party.
They announced in a news release issued Wednesday morning that a formal agreement for the merger will be presented at a joint organizing convention later this month, scheduled for April 26.
Party leaders say the move would be “unprecedented.”
“If consummated, it is believed to be the first ever merger of political parties in the state of Utah,” the release stated.
The announcement comes less than a month after a Republican state senator, Sen. Dan Thatcher, of West Valley City, unaffiliated with the GOP and instead joined the Utah Forward Party—a centrist party that has the slogan “Not left. Not right. Forward.”
Party leadership said “discussions about a possible merger have been taking place for many months and have been recently accelerated, building on the momentum of the news” that Thatcher was switching parties.
“Since 2017 the UUP has been a home to disenfranchised voters and candidates who bravely opted out of an obviously dysfunctional two-party system,” said Utah Forward Party Chair Adam Teuscher. “They’ve worked tirelessly to give voters a quality third option. They believe that electeds should put the interests of their constituents over those of party bosses. Forward stands for the same, but we do so as part of a fifty-state movement.”
While Teuscher said the United Utah Party “blazed this path,” through the merger, “we hope to widen it.”
United Utah Party Chair Ladd Johnson also applauded the merger as a strategic move to further the centrist movement.
“The United Utah Party’s long-term vision has always been to start locally and buildup a grass-roots political movement in Utah before eventually joining together with similar movements from other states,” Johnson said. “The proposed merger with the Forward Party is an important and exciting step in furthering that vision.” Johnson added that the United Utah Party’s membership will bring “the experience, excellent platform and approach, and dedicated leaders” to combine “with the talent, energy and national presence of the Forward Party.”
According to state voter registration statistics, the United Utah Party had about 2,210 active registered party members as of Monday, March 31, while the Utah Forward Party had 200. That’s compared to 933,827 members of the Republican Party, which dominates much of the state, and 241,633 Democrats.
Johnson told Utah News Dispatch in an interview Wednesday
by Katie McKellar | Utah News Dispatch
morning that even though the United Utah Party currently has more local members than the Utah Forward Party, the merger is proposed to join a growing national movement.
“When (the Forward Party) formed in Utah, we didn’t join them immediately, and we were sort of just checking in and seeing how things are going, but we’ve worked closely with them,” Johnson said, adding that the two parties co-hosted candidate events during the 2024 election. “As they continue to grow nationally, we just felt the timing is really good. Let’s do this. We feel like it’s an hour of need for our country, and so we’re excited to be part of a bigger movement.”
Johnson added that “we’ll still keep all of our Utah values and policies and hard work here, but now we can more easily speak to national matters as well.”
While the United Utah and Forward Party’s registration numbers are small compared to the GOP, Johnson also noted that because the Utah Republican Party holds closed primaries, there are potentially thousands of Utahns who believe in their more moderate platform but don’t register so they can still weigh in on Republican primaries.
“We’ve got tens of thousands of supporters who don’t register with us because they want to vote in the Republican primary,
and we’re fine with that,” Johnson said.
He pointed to United Utah candidate Michelle Quist’s bid for attorney general last year. In that race, Quist got 7.16% of the vote, equal to 103,831 votes. Republican Derek Brown won with 57.8%, with 838,445 votes.
“So we’ve got a lot of support out there, but it’s never going to show up in registered party members until we get rid of the closed primaries,” Johnson said.
The decision to merge —or not—ultimately falls to party members, however. During the organizing convention on April 26, members will vote on whether to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
According to the terms of the MOU, a combined interim executive committee would be appointed from existing party leadership to oversee the merger process in accordance with state law.
Johnson said United Utah party leadership have “taken the temperature” of party members’ appetite for the merger, and “everyone that I’ve talked to is very enthusiastic about it,” though he acknowledged it’s somewhat “bittersweet.”
“There’s been a lot of blood, sweat and tears put into this party to get it up and running and keep it running,” Johnson said. “So it’s kind of like a founder selling his business. It feels a little bit-
tersweet, maybe to some people. But my expectation is that the members will support it, just based on the anecdotal conversations I’ve had.”
Johnson added that Utah’s third-party members and candidates are now “just really excited that we’ll have a bigger platform to attract more folks to be able to work with us.”
In their efforts to shake up a two-party system, Johnson said over the years Utahns have told him, “We really like what you’re doing, (but) it would be great to be part of a national movement.”
“So for those people who maybe haven’t joined us yet, this may be the item that brings them on board officially,” he said.
Party leadership encouraged Utahns to get involved ahead of the state organizing convention.
“While voting to approve the merger will be limited to those who were legacy party members prior to the date of this announcement, the public is invited to attend,” the parties said in the news release. “We welcome all Utahns broadly interested in election reform and the independent political space.”
More information about the state organizing convention is available on the Utah Forward Party’s website.
This article was originally published on utahnewsdispatch.comon April 2, 2025.
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Trump Says He Would Like to Run for a Third Term
TRUMP said “he likes to run for a third term / there should be a way to do this.----.”. US Constitution – 2 terms for US President. (1) This is what PUTIN in Russia did. He had his puppet as the secretary of Russia, respecting the Russian constitution while PUTIN was the puppet master. Then PUTIN ran again for the position. Then he changed the Russian Constitution through the communist party’s 100% vote so that the Russian secretary ( president) could be in office forever. In Russia, there is no requirement for public approval (ratification). Recently, XI in China did it. (2) Here is the windy road for the third term (for TRUMP). In 2028, get TRUMP puppet elected (TRUMP as vice president) with the condition (backdoor contingency) to resign the next day. So TRUMP becomes the US president. (3) In Utah, 2 two-term limit for the governor is in the constitution, but the last governor was in office for >2 terms. (4) Remember, Bill Clinton was splitting hairs about what sex means. TRUMP can throw a lack of clarity in the constitution (consecutive v. aggregate) if the US Supreme Court spins its head on aggregate v. consecutive. All TRUMP needs is 5 to 4. Out of 5, TRUMP has 3 in pocket. ----- I am with TRUMP’s “Everything is possible. Just go about it”. I love to see history (record) “US president with dementia in the white house”. Note – Not too long ago, Salt Lake County had a county clerk/auditor with Alzheimer. Janitor-level people were doing his job.
Harshad
Thank you, Wayne and Robin
I would like to thank Wayne Border, formerly from Grover, for his generosity to Bicknell Town in memory of his beautiful wife, Nancy Noble. Nancy had an immense passion for learning about and teaching gardening to many of us in the community.
Wayne is granting Bicknell $75,000 to build a new greenhouse in the community gardens, along with a beautiful gazebo honoring Nancy. Carrie Brinkerhoff is starting gardening classes with the middle school children. The gazebo will provide
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shade and a place to work, along with accommodating the many garden visitors who stop and have their lunch in the gardens.
Thank you, Wayne and Robin.
Laura Lasco Bicknell
News from Wayne County
The Far Side
by Adus F. Dorsey
With wind and some minor precipitation, as well as a slew of Spring Breakers arriving this past week from who knows where, news from the "Far Side" of Wayne County seems to be appropriate.
WAYNE CO. - With wind and some minor precipitation, as well as a slew of Spring Breakers arriving this past week from who knows where, news from the "Far Side" of Wayne County seems to be appropriate. The "Far Side" is what the eastern half of Wayne County is called, where zero population per square mile is reported in the national census. Its nearest neighbors are those hardy Hanksvillians that prefer their privacy and isolation, except, of course, for the masses passing through to get gas and a burger on their way to Lake Powell and the occasional persons on the run from the law or from their exes.
Oh, but there were folks that chose to dwell in the rugged "Roost Country" in the early days. They were individuals who were tough as cow leather, with kerosene and venison coursing through their veins and living off the land like the wild animals that lurked in the caves and canyons for eons.
Crammed in between the Colorado, Green, and Dirty Devil rivers is a savage stretch of land heavily littered with steep-walled canyons and hidden ravines. For over thirty years, this inhospitable terrain served as a hideout for outlaws of every sort. Robbers Roost was a stronghold of the Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy's motley band of bank robbers, train stickup men, and horse and cattle rustlers.
Although the truth may never be known, two men—Blue John and Silvertip—were supposedly the first to discover Robbers Roost and identify it as an ideal place to keep ill-gotten livestock. They were mostly troubled youth horse thieves and didn't want to bother with cattle. Blue John, aka John Griffith, had split eyes; one was blue and the other brown. He picked up the handle "Blue" because his single azure eye was a deep color and was the first thing anyone noticed about him. Rumor and contemplation has it, he was probably from England and spoke with a thick, lower class British accent. In the bars and saloons, it was said that he had only one set of clothes, and they were threadbare. His blue eye dropped a bit, giving him the appearance that he never slept much, and he had the smell of a horse and always needed a bath.
Silvertip (whose real name was James Howells) was brought up in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. He had a grizzle to his beard that reminded folks of a "silvertip" grizzly
bear, which is how he got his nickname. Legend has it that the two raised quite a fuss in Moab, Utah, and got the law down on their backs. The sheriff was coming up fast when they slipped into the region that would later be known as Robbers Roost. They lost the law in the maze of canyons. If Barbara Ekker were still alive, and her stories still are, over a cup of coffee that never went dry, she could tell colorful Butch Cassidy stories all day long, stories that would rival any dime store novel.
Although, only they considered themselves true residents of the area, there were sheepherders, miners and cattlemen that also called the Roost homesweet-home—if you could call a canvas tent or a stack of logs home—and the Tidwells were just one sort of family.
Confirmation and documentation are practically non-existent about the early lives of the Tidwells in Wayne County, but that never stopped a good storyteller when they got into the hooch.
The story goes that the Tidwells had a nice little spot picked out upper Wayne County in the days when Wayne County was still Piute County, a gash that no suture can ever sew up and a visible scar at sporting events between the Thunderbirds and the Badgers. Anyway, when the other wayward souls found their way to what is now Wayne County and began to encroach near the Tidwell Garden of Eden, the Tidwells up and left for the remoteness of Horseshoe Canyon, home to the famed Great Gallery.
It was during the time of what is deemed the Prohibition era and right before the Great Depression that the Tidwells first encountered crews from Phillips Petroleum searching for oil, “the beginning of the end,” as Delbert Tidwell states it. Delbert Tidwell remembers when Phillips Petroleum built the road through Horseshoe Canyon. “They built it in 1926, to get to a well they were drilling on our place. It took them about a year to build the road. We heard all the noise in the canyon one day and went over to investigate. We got into the canyon on a rope they had hung over the edge. After the road was finished, we used to drive Model As and Ts on it and a Chevy pick-up we had. My brother [Leland] and I used to keep it open after the Philips people left—we used picks to break or move the rocks."
"Yes sir, that's where Philips Petroleum put in the oil well. They started drill-
ing right after they finished the road through Horseshoe [Canyon]. Drilled down about 5,000' as I remember, never did find much oil and then abandoned it in a couple of years. We brought the drillers water sometimes. They left everything here and gave us the buildings in exchange for watching their equipment until they came back to get what they wanted for salvage. Besides the drill rig there were four buildings here; we took over the dining house for our house, had three rooms and a storage closet. It was the first permanent shelter the Tidwells had at the ranch. We used some of the wood and cables to build what we wanted out of their buildings; we made corrals and sheds out of them.
The road from Hans Flat to Horseshoe Canyon was still only a horse trail in 1945.
References: Outlaws and Lawmen, Barbra Ekker memories, and day with Delbert.
Adus F. Dorsey II
Wills, Trusts, and More
You
Can Not Give Your Family a Better Gift
Many surveys indicate that the difficulty people have in thinking about death and planning for it are the biggest factors in not doing estate planning. However, doing estate planning is an act of love. This is especially true when there are young children or grandchildren involved.
There are two primary concerns regarding minor children and estate planning. First, who is going to take care of the children? The person who cares for the personal needs of the children is called the guardian. Second, who will take care of the financial needs of the children? This may or may not be the same person (or institution) as the guardian of the children. The person responsible for the children’s financial matters may be a court appointed conservator or if estate planning was done prior to death, it could be a trustee of a trust established for the children’s benefit.
Significantly, children under age eighteen cannot legally “own” property in their individual capacity. Therefore, in order to have life insurance proceeds or any other assets of an estate distributed to a child under age 18, a conservator must be appointed by the court. The legal proceedings re-
by Jeffery J. McKenna
quired to get a conservator appointed can be at best an additional expense and inconvenience. At its worst, a conservatorship proceeding can be a legal fight between family members about who is to manage the assets of the children. Although these scenarios may be unappealing, the worst part about failing to plan for minor children may be what happens when they ultimately receive their inheritance.
A conservatorship ends when the child reaches age 18 unless special circumstance exist and the court allows the conservatorship to continue until age 21. The result is that at age 18 (or at most 21), the child now has complete control over the assets. While parents or grandparents may envision their life insurance or other assets of the estate being used for their children’s or grandchildren’s education, church service, or other purposes, children at age 18 or 21 may have other plans.
Given the concerns related to expense, court proceedings and ultimate, uncontrolled distributions at age 18 (or 21 in special circumstances), parents and grandparents should consider the use of a trust when minor children are ben-
eficiaries. A trust has many advantages. First, assets can be distributed to the trustee of the trust for the benefit of the minor child. This can often occur without the need to burden the courts. The trustee would then manage the assets as specified in the trust document. Parents can specify that proceeds within the trust are always available for the children’s health, education, maintenance and support. Additionally, parents can specify that the proceeds will not be distributed outright to the children until the children reach a particular age or will be distributed in incremental stages at various ages. In short, through the use of a trust, the parents have the opportunity to provide as much instruction as they want with respect to the inheritance they leave for their children or grandchildren.
In conclusion, estate planning is very important when minor children or grandchildren are involved. If you stop and think about it, you may find it ironic that many of us provide more instruction to the babysitter about how to care for our loved ones for a few hours than we provide for those we leave behind at death.
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country roads
by Lynn Griffin
Husbands for Sale
A store that sells husbands has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store is composed of six floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights.
There is, however, a catch. As you open the door to any floor, you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.
So a woman goes to the shopping centre to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
"Floor 1 - These men have jobs."
The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?" So up she goes.
The second floor sign reads:
"Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids."
The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again.
The third floor sign reads:
"Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking."
"Hmmm, better," she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"
The fourth floor sign reads:
"Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework."
"Wow!" exclaims the woman, "very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up another flight.
The fifth floor sign reads:
"Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak."
"Oh, mercy me! But just think...what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to the sixth floor she goes.
The sixth floor sign reads:
"Floor 6 - You are visitor 6,875,953,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please."
THEME: TV Siblings
ACROSS
1. Newton of science
6. Over the top, in text
9. *Monica Geller's brother
13. Eurasian antelope
14. Public health org.
15. Add together 16. Underground worker 17. Put down 18. Modify 19. *Mitchell Pritchett's sister Claire
21. *Alex P. Keaton's sister 23. Lao-tzu follower 24. ____ it like it is 25. Banned insecticide
28. Wolf, in Mexico
30. Ubiquitous deciduous tree
35. Nevada's ____ 51
37. Passionate dislike
39. What scribes do
40. Lime-rich soil
41. Rocky ridge
43. Flying saucers, acr.
44. Certain "razor" creator
46. Skier's aid
47. Sicilian mountain
48. Activity of the intellect
50. Rush job notation, acr.
52. Stitch
53. Belted out
55. Mad Hatter's beverage of choice
57. *Wednesday Addams' brother
61. *Richie Cunningham's sister
64. Palate lobe
65. Jersey call
67. Notches made by saw
Olympic 4x4 race, e.g. 70. Public house, for short 71. Fill with optimism 72. Wholly engrossed 73. Store posting, for short
74. Slow on the uptake DOWN
1. Any doctrine
"He ____, She Said" 3. Hokkaido language
Actor's representative
____ tunnel
"____ the Lonely," song
*One "Sister, Sister"
Bouquet garni ingredient 9. Sushi choice
Obituaries
Jose Antonio Hernandez
PANGUITCH - Jose Antonio Hernandez, age 81, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, at his home in Panguitch, Utah, under the care of his loving and devoted wife. He was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on November 10, 1943, to Antonio and Luisa Hernandez. Growing up, Jose loved to help his father, a mechanic, repair cars. After graduating high school, Jose attended San Agustin and Hemphill schools of technology in Puerto Rico and secured a job with ITT after completion. In 1967, ITT relocated Jose to the United States (Las Vegas, Nevada), and then to Tallahassee, Florida, which he used as his home base as he traveled around the country installing telephone equipment into offices before phone lines could be up and running in the area. Jose met and married the love of his life, Liselotte (“Lilo”), in Florida in 1976, and they relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, where together they raised their five children.
Jose was known to be able to fix anything from cars to washing machines, from televisions to plumbing and electrical problems. He was always busy, never letting a day go by that he did not accomplish something tangible, and he never gave up on a problem, concentrating on it until it was solved. When Jose began working for Nortel in the 1990s, he was sent all over the country as the go-to trouble-shooter to solve problems that no one else in the business could resolve; he was the “fixer.” When Jose retired from Nortel in 2000, he and his wife built a cabin in Duck Creek, Utah, where they lived for three years, but the altitude was hard on his body. In 2003, they relocated to Panguitch, Utah, which they have made their home ever since. Jose was a kind, gentle, and generous husband and father. Throughout his life, he helped right away if someone needed him. He was respected and loved by everyone who met him, and all were better for having known him.
Jose is survived by his wife of 48 years, Liselotte Hernandez (Troetscher); his daughters Theresa (Eric) Locklar, Stephanie Gregerson, Dina (Roger) Quandt, Esther Medellin, and Charlotte Boyden; grandchildren Angela, Zachary, Katherine, Nicholas, Margaret, Christine, Megan, Ethan, Sabrina, Sophia, Levi, Joshua, Cody and Amanda; 19 great-grandchildren; brothers Miguel Hernandez and Claudio Hernandez; sisters Anita Vega and Lily Mendez; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Antonio Hernandez and Luisa Hernandez (Flores); his uncle and aunt who raised him, Jose and Josefa Hernandez; his brothers, Fredy Hernandez and William Hernandez; sister, Carmen Hernandez; and son-in-law, Brock Gregerson.
Visitation was held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Panguitch, with the rosary being prayed at 3:30 p.m. The funeral followed at 4:00 p.m. and interment was at the Panguitch Cemetery, under the direction of Cedar Valley Funerals, 2086 North Main Street, Cedar City, Utah (435-865-9000).
The family wishes to thank the Intermountain Health hospice team who cared for Jose in his final days and their church family who provided unwavering support throughout his illness.
Online condolences can be sent to www.cedarvalleyfuneral.com.
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. I believe that our recent moisture added another 1”, and that will bring us up to about 9” total. Hopefully, the mountains were better off. It looks like we are going to have some warmer weather these next ten days or so.
The schools from different areas have been, at different times, having spring break. Ours was last week, and our great granddaughter in Cedar will be having hers next week. I can’t remember when Easter has been so late. It is great for the ski resorts, and Brian Head got some new snow, so don’t put away your boards so soon.
A week from this Sat-
FYI PanguItch
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com
urday will be the big Easter Egg Hunt at the Panguitch City Park. Bring your kids, bags for prizes and cameras. It is a fun time, and hopefully, the weather will hold. In the old days, the Easter Egg Hunt was always on the coldest day of the year.
The weight room up on the hill now has a swimming pool, and you can use it against a current that will enable you to swim. This is a great facility, with all kinds of ways to exercise, so sign up, and get fit for the summer.
This has been a crazy week with politics. Saturday saw hundreds of thousands of people protesting the president's tariffs. The last time that a president put tariffs on foreign goods was
President Herbert Hoover in the 1930s. It led to the Great Depression that affected the whole world. Our president put tariffs on all countries, except for Russia, with a minimum of 10% up to 48%. He said that he was doing that because that was what these countries were doing to us. This isn’t entirely true. If you have ever done any traveling, you probably know why.
Many countries put tariffs on all their goods, regardless of where they come from. They call tariffs by their real name, which is taxes. In England and France, that tax is 32%. It is included in the items, not shown as taxes. They use that money to finance their medical expenses, which we would call
Two Charged with Dumping Toxic Wasterwater Near Trust Lands
RICH CO. - In Febru-
ary 2024, the Trust Lands Administration received a tip about semi-trucks dumping what appeared to be wastewater on multiple occasions near the town of Woodruff in Rich County. Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey and Special Agent Brent Kasza from the Trust Lands Administration began investigating the case.
On Special Agent Kasza’s first trip to the site, he detected a strong chemical odor and observed that the vegetation surrounding the pond-like area had turned black and died.
Further investigation revealed that wastewater from a site in Bear River, Wyoming, intended for proper disposal at a facility in LaBarge, Wyoming, was being illegally dumped into a small pond in Rich County. The
toxic water from the out-ofstate oilfield was improperly disposed of by two individual contractors hired to handle the wastewater properly. Investigators concluded that the company had no knowledge of the corners being cut by the contractors, and it has not been charged in connection with the case.
According to reports requested by law enforcement, the wastewater being dumped in Rich County likely contained a mixture of hydrocarbons, including oil, hydraulic fluid, grease, sand, mud, and other contaminants commonly found in wastewater produced during the oil drilling and production process.
Chief Criminal Deputy Attorney James Swink of Rich County filed the case. Jeremy Oliver and Braden Lance have been charged
with four third-degree felonies each.
“The sheer quantity of the pollution was beyond anything I’ve ever seen as an investigator,” said Kasza. “I was able to uncover that the suspects were dumping the toxic water in Utah, a much shorter distance than what they had been hired to do, and were pocketing the money provided for their expenses they didn’t incur,” continued Kasza.
"Discharging pollutants near a small, rural town in Utah is unconscionable," said Michelle E. McConkie, director of the Trust Lands Administration. "This illegal activity appears to have caused damage to the immediate environment and also has the potential to cause harm to the local community."
Obituaries
—Trust Lands Administration
Janice Whipple
1932 - 2025
socialized health insurance. Again, this is on all goods sold in their country. It is expensive to eat there; I think that is why you see so many skinny people. The stock market has gone down 7,000 points since our president took office. It dropped 4,000 points on Thursday and Friday, along with the other two markets. The good news is that Tesla is down another 15%, and Musk has lost over $130 billion. Not to worry, he is still the richest man in the world. There have been many cuts to programs that affect the average person in the country. Last Saturday, the U.S. Senate voted to okay the new budget. This raised the national debt by $5 trillion higher, but the kicker—at least, that's what I thought—was going to be the extension of the half trillion dollar tax cut for billionaires. That cut will now be one and a half trillion dollars, and they want to make it permanent. We are now a country run by the rich, who love depression because they can buy property for a lot less. Last year, the economists all over the world said that the U.S. economy was the greatest in all of the world history. The stock market was up twenty thousand points, sixteen million people were working at new jobs, and we were friends with all of the countries of the free world. All of that is gone in only two and a half months. You knew what you were voting for, so live with it. The only promise that he made that came true is that he wants to be a dictator. Mack O.
HANKSVILLE - Janice Dee Hutton Whipple, age 92, of Hanksville, Utah, died of natural causes Monday evening, March 31, 2025, at her daughter's home in Washington, Utah. She was born June 2, 1932, in Rifle, Colorado, a daughter of Harry B. and Ethyl Evelyn Mullins Hutton and lived a very full life.
Jan, or Grandma Jan as many called her, loved many things in her life. She loved her family. As a young teenager, she cared for her brother and sister, while still attending school. She met and married Floyd LeRoy Whipple Sr. February 22, 1959, in Paquonock Bridge, Connecticut. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. He passed away June 8, 2001. She loved her entire family, but most of all spending time with her children, grandchildren and the greats! That love also included her chihuahuas and any stray cat that she could feed!
Jan loved anything that grew in the soil, flowers, plants and trees and was often found outside weeding and enjoying the sunshine. She loved providing school lunch to children and working with the “lunch ladies.” She loved making people smile, working as a professional clown and enjoyed providing laughter and entertainment to children for years.
In Hanksville, she started and created the weekly “newspaper” and delivered it to everyone in town. She loved Jesus Christ and her Heavenly Father. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions in the church. Jan and Floyd served two full time missions for the church, one in Rapid City, South Dakota, and one in Adelaide, Australia. She also served as a service missionary at the Deseret Industries after Floyd passed away Jan is survived by her children: Mike and Lavonne Whipple of West Jordan, UT, Kathy and Craig Manwaring of Washington, UT, LeRoy and Jennifer Whipple of South Jordan, UT, Curtis and Chylene Whipple of Hanksville, UT, Carolyn Alldredge of Grand Junction, CO, Nancy and Cliff Simpson of Taylorsville, UT.; 35 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren and 6 (with one more on the way) great-great-grandchildren; a sister: Judy and Ted Halling of Davis, CA, sister-in-law: Sigrid Hutton of Tananger, Norway. She also leaves other family members and friends who will sadly miss her.
Jan was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Floyd L. Whipple, Sr.; one brother, Gary Hutton, four grandchildren, Preston Alldredge, Kyle Whipple, Landon Whipple, Trista Whipple, and one great granddaughter, Taylor Lee Whipple.
Jan was a long-time donor to the Arbor Day Foundation. She would love a donation of trees in her memory. If desired, cards could be sent in care of Curtis Whipple, PO Box 97, Hanksville, UT 84734.
Funeral service will be held Friday, April 11, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. in the Hanksville LDS Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Friday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Live streaming of the services can be found at: www.springerturner.com under Jan's obituary about 15 minutes prior to the starting time.
She will be laid to rest next to her husband, Floyd L. Whipple, Sr. in the Hanksville Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.
Online guestbook available at springerturner.com
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Earthshine, Dolphins and the Crew 9 NASA Astronauts, and the Artemis
by Leonard Thomas
II Mission
SPACE - As I went outside after dusk on March 30th, I got a surprise as I looked west into the off and on clouds, and I saw a little fingernail of a moon not far above the horizon.
It was sublime. Captivated, I walked through my neighborhood trying to watch it as long as possible, knowing luna would set soon in the west. According to the SLAS website, and subsequent research from space and telescope, something called Earthshine mornings happen about now. This is where the unlit part of the moon becomes visible. It is also known as the Da Vinci glow.
Earthshine, the dim glow visible on the unlit part of a slim crescent moon, is the reflection of Earth’s light on the moon. It is visible for a few days before and after a new moon, when the moon is in its crescent phase. So if you missed it this time, look again before and after the crescent moon.
The new moon happened on March 29, so the Earthshine was visible on the unlit part of the waxing crescent moon from March 31 to around April 2. And now that its after the 2nd, watch the moon wax or grow each night, getting higher in the west as bella luna visits all kinds of astronomical orbs, until it grows to full on the 12th, when the moon and blue spica almost touch in early evening. On the 5th of April, the half moon hung near Mars and the Gemini twins to the upper left.
After spending nine months on the International Space Station, Crew 9 NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov of Roscomos splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. A fleet of recovery vessels soon converged on the Dragon capsule, but they discovered that some curious marine mammals were already there, checking out this strange object that fell from the sky into their ocean home.
Just after hitting the water on Tuesday, March 18th, Engineer Kate Tice said, "Wow! We got a little pod of dolphins, not just one or two!"
Dolphins and whales sing and communicate on sometimes very high and different frequencies, and some would say that maybe they communicate with entities in outer space. And they already do with us, when we pay attention. Maybe we can learn to communicate, as some have, with our ocean dwelling entities who greet us and smile and laugh with us—and probably at
us. There are many stories of dolphins guiding ships through storms and helping people in distress in the seas.
One of many incidents was in Japan in 1964. After a fishing boat sank, a group of dolphins helped save the lives of four crew members by keeping them afloat until help arrived.
And as it is one sky many cultures, and since our little greeting pod of friendly dolphins visited our outer space dwellers coming back from the International Space Station, lets go into the oceans and into the sky above a bit more and talk on high frequencies about the constellation Delphinus the Dolphin. Many cultures see many things with this little diamond shaped asterism, but my favorite is the dolphin. Of course, it may also be seen as in the black turtle region in China; if looked at in modern times, it may look like a traditional UFO by some.
I like to think Delphinus leaps in and out of the Milky Way on magical summer nights above our heads. But you can still see the apex lozenge diamond that lies in that region of the sky already alluded to as "the Sea," and near-by are the other maritime creatures: the Fishes, the Sea Goat, and the Whale. You can find Delphinus with your naked eyes at a national park near you, or just be creative and find a dark spot behind a pine tree and look west for Altair in Aquila the Eagle with your binoculars. And as we marvel over the moon, our closest neighbor in space, NASA continues to prepare the Artemis II mission that will fire out to orbit the moon with astronauts on board in the next year.
As progress continues, the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is now integrated with the rocket's twin boosters. Technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA's second Space Launch System rocket into position between the vehicle's two solid-fueled boosters.
Working inside the iconic fifty-two-story-tall Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), ground teams used heavy-duty cranes to first lift the butterscotch orange core stage from its cradle in the VAB's cavernous transfer aisle.
After more preparation, ground crews lowered the rocket between the Space Launch System's twin solid rocket boosters already stacked on a mobile launch platform inside High Bay 3, where NASA assembled space shuttles and Saturn V rockets for Apollo lunar missions.
Engineers will stack a cone-shaped adapter on top
SAAM: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child sexual abuse is a significant problem in the state of Utah.
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Utah Stats Key Facts:
• One in seven Utah children have been sexually abused, with girls experiencing higher rates of abuse than boys (one in five girls and one in twelve boys).
of the core stage, followed by the rocket's upper stage, another adapter ring, and finally the Orion spacecraft that will be home to the four-person Artemis II crew for their ten-day journey through deep space.
This will be the first crewed flight of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the lunar south pole and, eventually, build a sustainable human presence on the Moon, with an eye toward future expeditions to Mars. The program's first crewed lunar landing is penciled in for the Artemis III mission, again using SLS and Orion. Artemis II won't land, but it will carry people to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time since 1972.
So keep the faith in our good intentions as a people and in science, and keep looking up, look around and get lost.
Leonard Thomas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Comprehensive Broadcasting and worked as a park ranger as a star guide at Capitol Reef National Park. He is a resident of Torrey, Utah, and is the creator of the podcast SkyWatcher Leo T, which is available to listen to on Spotify.
• One in five Utah high school girls reported that they had experienced sexual violence sometime during the prior twelve months. Nationally, 91% of children know the abuser, and it is reasonable to believe the same is true in Utah.
Child sexual abuse happens in all groups of society.
• Most child victims of sexual abuse delay disclosing abuse until adulthood or may even never tell anyone at all. As a result, rates of child sexual abuse are likely higher than current counts.
• Nearly 13% of Utahns report being molested before the age of eighteen.
More than three-fourths of all sexual assault victims in Utah (78.7%) reported being sexually assaulted before their eighteenth birthday, with more than onethird of these survivors (34.9%) stating they were assaulted before their tenth birthday.
• Children are more likely to be victimized by a family member.
A 2019 survey of high schoolers reported the following:
One in thirteen Utah high schoolers (7.6%) were physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did
not want to—one in nine girls (11.3%) and one in twenty-four boys (4.1%). One in five girls (21.2%) and one in thirteen boys (7.6%) experienced sexual violence in the last twelve months (14.3% total). Utah is significantly above the national statistics for this category (10.8% total, 16.6% for girls, 5.2% for boys). The only two states with higher rates are Idaho (14.9% total) and California (19.0% total).
The Lifelong Negative Impacts Survivors are:
• 40% less likely to graduate from high school;
• five times more likely to be diagnosed with depression;
• more likely to develop a substance use disorder (one in five by age thirty);
• more likely to be detained in the juvenile justice system for nonviolent offenses (referred to as the “sexual abuse to prison pipeline”);
• three times more likely to attempt suicide with Utah Women having a higher rate of suicide than forty-five of fiftyone states; four times more likely to experience PTSD as adults; five times more likely than the general population to be hospitalized for a mental or physical health problem; 1.6 times more likely than the general population to use outpatient treatment for a mental or physical health problem;
• and more likely to be classified as obese by young adulthood at a
rate of 42% compared to 28% of the control group as shown in one study. What can you do about it?
You can "Start By Believing" when someone tells you they have been assaulted.
What to Say?
“I believe you”
• “I’m sorry this happened.”
“I am here for you.”
Be Supportive
“You can tell me as much or as little as you want.”
“It’s not your fault.”
• “Thank you for trusting me.” Ask How You can Help
• “What can I do to support you?”
“I can stay with you tonight. Would that help?”
• “Do you want me to go with you to the hospital or police station?” Avoid “Why Questions”
Even with the best of intentions, “why” questions can sound accusatory and make survivors blame themselves.
For more information about "Start By Believing" and to take the pledge, visit https://startbybelieving.org/
Bolder Way Forward (BWF) seeks to significantly decrease the prevalence of sexual assault in Utah and substantially increase the resources and support for survivors so women and girls can thrive in Utah. If you are interested in working with BWF on this and other projects to support women and girls in Garfield County, contact Cheryl at 435-335-7550 or email garfieldbolderwayforward@gmail.com.
Miguel Claro captured the waxing crescent moon with Earthshine on the early evening of April 8, 2016, from Lisbon, Portugal.
Miguel Claro/APOD
Schools and Sports
PHS Sports Sidelines
by Mack Oetting
The Bobcats track teams are looking really good. A couple of highlights are that Dax Miller had a toss of over 167' in the javelin, leading all of the 1A players.
Kadee Harland also leads 1A in the javelin with a toss of 127.8'.
The Panguitch varsity softball team had two games on Monday and defeated Water Canyon, 21-3 and 21-6.
The victory in the first game came in part to fifteen runs in the second inning. Katie Hatch doubled, scoring one run, and Samantha Larsen was struck by a pitch, driving in a run. Hailey Bangerter singled, scoring one run; Maggie Nappier doubled, scoring three runs; Zoie Fife singled, scoring one run; Hatch singled, scoring two runs; Larsen singled, scoring two runs; a steal of home scored one run; Olivia Jessop doubled, scoring one run; Kayslee Clark singled, scoring one run; and a wild pitch scored another run.
Hatch earned the win for Panguitch. The starter surrendered two hits and three runs (zero earned) over three innings, striking out five and walking five.
Panguitch Bobcats collected twelve hits in the game. Nappier, the number eight hitter for the Bobcats, led the way with four runs batted in. The outfielder went 2-3 on the day. Hatch led with three hits in three at bats. Jessop and Fife each collected multiple hits for Panguitch, while Hailee
Yardley and Larsen each stole multiple bases. Panguitch had patience at the plate, accumulating five walks for the game. The Bobcats ran wild on the base paths, tallying fifteen stolen bases for the game, and turned one double play in the game.
Olivia Jessop drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Panguitch Bobcats past Water Canyon 21-6 in the second game. Jessop singled in the first, scoring two; tripled in the third scoring two; and singled in the second, scoring one.
The Panguitch Bobcats scored eleven runs in the third inning on the way to victory. Katie Hatch singled, scoring one run; Hailee Yardley doubled, scoring one run; Rhema Anderson singled, scoring one run; Jessop tripled, scoring two runs; a passed ball scored one run; Kayslee Clark singled, scoring one run; Yardley doubled, scoring two runs; and a passed ball scored two runs.
The Bobcats scored five runs on two hits in the top of the second inning. An error scored one run; Hailey Bangerter doubled, scoring two runs; Jessop singled, scoring one run; and Maggie Nappier drew a walk, scoring one run.
Zoie Fife started in the circle for Panguitch. The pitcher allowed four hits and six runs (four earned) over three innings, striking out none and walking four.
The Bobcats amassed thirteen hits in the game. Yardley and Jessop each collected three hits. Bangerter and Hatch each collected multiple hits for Panguitch, and Nappier led the Bobcats with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, piling up six walks for the game. Yardley, Hatch, Fife, and Samantha Larsen each stole multiple bases for Panguitch, and the team stole nineteen bases in the game.
Wayne High School Drama Team Wins 1A State
by Amiee Maxwell
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Wayne High School Drama Team won the 2025 1A State Theatre Championship—which took place at Liahona Prep Acadamy in Pleasant Grove—for the first time in twenty years. and high scorers advance to the medal round. Wayne High had a high number of acts make it to the medal rounds, which contributed to their overall win.
WAYNE CO. - On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Wayne High School Drama Team won the 2025 1A State Theatre Championship—which took place at Liahona Prep Acadamy in Pleasant Grove—for the first time in twenty years. Head Coach Tina Peterson looks forward to defending the win next year. “It took the effort of every individual on our team to win this championship, and it will take the same amount of effort to win the next one,” said Peterson.
For the state event, each team can compete with a one-act play, and four entries in each of the individual events: musical theatre, pantomime, humorous monologue, dramatic monologue, scenes from classical plays, and scenes from contemporary plays. Individual events are scored in three rounds,
The team performed the one-act play An Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang. Stetsyn Lamb won “Best Character Actress“ for her performance in the play. For the individual events, Britta Brinkerhoff took first place in Humorous Monologue; Bridget Winters, Oaklee Brian, and Stetsyn Lamb won second place for their classical scene; and Kylee Pace took third place in Dramatic Monologue. Numerous team members received superior medals for their performances, meaning their act reached a certain high score.
Peterson would like to thank her hard working students; assistant coach, Ge-
neva Peterson; team manager, Kassi Johnson; Wayne High’s principal, David Chapell; and all the parents, guardians, and community members who helped make this possible. “We had a lot of students on our team who had never competed in this competition before,” Peterson said. The students put in a lot of hard work to ensure they were well prepared for competition, and their dedication paid off with the state title. “Our students are already presenting us with their ideas for next year so we can have a repeat and, possibly, a three-peat win,” said Peterson.
SEDC Announces Winners of 7th Annual Regional Spelling Bee
CEDAR CITYSouthwest Educational Development Center (SEDC) successfully hosted its seventh annual Regional Spelling Bee on March 25, 2025. The competition, held in the auditorium of Canyon View Middle School in Cedar City, Utah, brought together eighteen talented students from the school districts of Beaver, Iron, Kane, Millard, and Washington counties, as well as spellers from Valley Academy Charter School. Students in grades 3 through 8 were eligible to compete.
The event provided a platform for students to
showcase their spelling proficiency and academic dedication. Participants engaged in multiple rounds of competition, demonstrating their knowledge of vocabulary and orthography.
The first-place winner of the 2025 SEDC Regional Spelling Bee was Jenessi Sawyer, a 4th-grader representing South Elementary within Iron School District. Ms. Sawyer correctly spelled the word "tenacious" in the final round to secure the championship.
The runner-up position was awarded to Hayes Holyoak from Delta Middle
School in Millard School District. Mr. Holyoak reached the final stages of the competition, ultimately misspelling the word "pittance."
Following the initial rounds, a spell-off involving four participants was conducted to determine the third-place winner. Eileen Burrows, also from Delta Middle School in Millard School District, successfully spelled "wherewithal" to achieve third place.
All eighteen participating spellers received a medal and a certificate of participation in recognition of
their efforts. The top three spellers—Jenessi Sawyer, Hayes Holyoak, and Eileen Burrows—were each presented with a trophy. The event commenced with a warm welcome from Lance Hatch, the superintendent of Iron County School District, the hosting district. SEDC also extends its sincere gratitude to Jeralyn Shaw, the principal of Canyon View Middle School, for generously hosting the Regional Spelling Bee. SEDC remains committed to supporting educational opportunities and recognizing student achievement within southwest Utah. The annual Regional Spelling Bee serves as an important event in fostering academic engagement among young learners. Congratulations to Jenessi Sawyer, Hayes Holyoak, and Eileen Burrows on their achievements, as well as to all students who participated in the 2025 SEDC Regional Spelling Bee representing Beaver, Iron, Kane, Millard, and Washington County school districts, and Valley Academy Charter School.
—Southwest Educational Development Center
Murals: It is a daily occurrence of people walking by, noticing it and taking pictures of them in front of it. Whenever I see them, I like to offer to take the group photo. It has been a defining highlight for tourists and myself.
80 N. Main.
door-to-door in Panguitch asking businesses if they would be interested in adding a mural to their curb appeal when he approached the Desert Grill about adding a painting to their exterior.
“It was inspired by the amazing desert landscapes of Utah and the freedom to explore them,” said Gamboni, when describing his inspiration behind his piece. “My process starts on the Sketchbook app, where I work on a design I like. Then, I translate it to the wall. I actually painted this design on a four-byfour foot sheet of wood before making it into a mural. The whole idea started out with the gecko and the sun. I love the sun design, and I have done it before on one of my other murals. It’s actually inspired by the cover of the book ‘The Alchemist.’”
Gamboni originally went to school for communications, but found that he spent more time drawing than paying attention in class. “I have four murals in Virginia, most of which you can find on my Instagram. I also do a lot of canvas work,” said Gamboni.
In May 2023, the Two Sunsets Hotel on Panguitch’s Main Street unveiled their newly renovated space, including a new vibrant mural of the geology, flora, and fauna of Red Canyon in the hotel’s tunnel entryway painted by Patti Lewis. Lewis is a resident of Virgin, Utah, and has worked as a muralist for over forty years (Lewis and Lewis Artistic Endeavors). The Two Sunsets Hotel is not the only place that you can find her work in Panguitch; you can also find one of her pieces on the north side of the Cowboy's Smokehouse Café at
“One of the things we’re interested in, is when people enter the lobby [through the tunnel entryway], we want them to have a great experience. We want them to say, ‘Wow!’” said Roger Kaspar—who owns The Two Sunsets Hotel with his wife, Ruth Henrie Kaspar—in a 2023 Insider article about the grand opening event.
In a recent interview, Loriann Williams, General Manager of the Two Sunsets Hotel, says that she has a front row seat to people enjoying the hotel's artwork. “It is a daily occurrence of people walking by, noticing it and taking pictures of them in front of it. Whenever I see them, I like to offer to take the group photo. It has been a defining highlight for tourists and myself.”
Along with the new artwork, Panguitch is also home to two vintage painted billboards. A “Sweet’s Chocolates” ad is painted along the side of the building located at 55 E. Center St., boasting “Made in Salt Lake” and “Sold from Alaska to Australia.”
The Sweet Candy Company was founded in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, by Leon Sweet and his business partner, T.H. Broderick. Later, Leon Sweet and his brother, Arthur, relocated to Salt Lake City, where the company was officially incorporated as a Utah entity on May 7, 1900. Distribution expanded to eleven western states and even reached Australia. Every year, tourists and locals flock to this iconic spot to take photos in front of it, admiring the history and the numerous names etched into the bricks throughout the years. Each spring, groups of high school juniors can be spotted taking their prom photos at this beloved landmark.
In the 1890s, the Co-
—Loriann Williams, General Manager of the Two Sunsets Hotel
ca-Cola Company began to paint advertisements on brick buildings nationwide, ultimately creating around 16,000 ads before discontinuing this advertising strategy in the 1970s. Panguitch is home to one of those ads; the remnants of a vintage Coca Cola ad can be seen on the north side of the Cattleman’s Steakhouse, located at 95 N. Main St.
If you would like to take yourself on a tour of all the art in Panguitch, new and old, their locations are as follows:
• Vintage Sweet's Chocolate Ad, 55 E. Center Street
Garfield County Barn
Quilt Trail Installation, 32 N. Main Street
• Panguitch Mural, Painted by Jaynie Connor, 32 N. Main Street
• Two Sunsets Hotel Entryway, Painted by Patti Lewis, 50 N. Main Street
Vintage Coca Cola Ad, 95 N. Main Street
“Sunflower”, Painted by Eric Gamboni, 614 N. Main
• Postcard Mural, Painted by Lindsey Dewitt, 730 N. Main
• Dragon Fly and Route 89, Painted by Jennifer Harper, 730 N. Main
Cowboy's Smokehouse
Café Mural, painted by Patti Lewis, 80 N. Main
Those looking to add some art to their buildings in Garfield County, or to see his other works, can contact Eric Gamboni at eric.gamboni@outlook. com, follow along on his social media accounts—Instagram @lone_almond_, Youtube @LoneAlmond— or visit his website at lonealmond.com.
Jaynie Connor
Photo of the tunnel entryway mural, painted by Patti Lewis (above), taken in May 2023 at The Two Sunsets Hotel, located at 50 N. Main Street.
Jaynie Connor
Vintage Sweet's Chocolate Ad, located at 55 E. Center Street in Panguitch.
Jaynie Connor Jaynie Connor Mural on the Cowboy's Smokehouse Cafe in Panguitch, painted by Patti Lewis, at 80 N. Main.
Vintage Coca Cola ad, located at 95 N. Main Street in Panguitch.
Jaynie Connor
Garfield County Barn Quilt Trail installation and Panguitch Mural, painted by Jaynie Connor, located at 32 N. Main Street in Panguitch.
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Jaynie Connor
Dragon Fly Motor Lodge mural, painted by Jennifer Harper, at 730 N. Main in Panguitch.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
BANGERTER FRAZIER GROUP
912 W. 1600 S., Suite A-200 St. George, Utah 84770
Telephone: (435) 628-7004
Email: bill@bfgfirrn.com len@bfgfirm.com
The following described real property will be sold at public auction without warranty as to title, possession or encumbrances, to the highest bidder, purchase price payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time of sale, at the entrance of the Sixth Judicial District Court, 55 South Main St., Panguitch, Utah, 84759, on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. of that day for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed recorded in the office of the Garfield County Recorder on or about November 9, 2010, with recorder's entry No. 257819, book 453, and page 783, executed to secure the performance and obligations of Steven K. Jensen and Dayle D. Heston and the performance and obligations of the Trust Deed. The Trust Deed was recorded against the real property reputed to be owned by Lacy Ward, as personal representative and successor of the estate of Steven K. Jensen and Dayle D. Heston and by way of a Personal Representative's Deed filed for record October 22, 2024, with recorder's entry No. 28673, Garfield County Recorder, and covers the following described real property ("Property") situated and located in Garfield County and more particularly described as:
All of Lot 8 and 9, Block H, UPPER SEVIER Subdivision Unit 2, according to the Official Plat thereof, recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of said County Tax Parcel No. 12-0079-0008, 12-0079-0009.
Together with all improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging but being subject to Easements, Rights of Way and Restrictions of record and those enforceable in law and equity.
Together with 0.50 acre feet of water in water right no. 61-2475, change no. a25806 as on file with the Utah State Water right engineer.
The current trustee is Leonard Carson, and the current beneficiaries are Margaret Excell, Beverly Dinsmore, and Douglas Excell.
The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff, reinstatement, or other circumstance that affects the validity of the sale. If any such circumstance exists, the sale shall be void, the successful bidder's funds returned, and the trustee and current beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damage. A $50,000.00 deposit in the form of a bank or credit union cashier's check or a bank official check, payable to Bangerter Frazier Group is required to bid. A successful bidder who fails to tender the full purchase price will forfeit the entire deposit. The successful bidder must tender the deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 p.m. the following business day. The balance must be in the form of a wire transfer, bank or credit union cashier's check, or bank official check payable to Bangerter Frazier Group. A bank or credit union cashier's check must be pre-printed and clearly state that it is a cashier's check. A bank official check must be pre-printed and clearly state that it is an official check. Cash payments are not accepted. A trustee's deed will be delivered to the successful bidder within three business days after receipt of the amount bid.
THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE 57-1-2
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED:
Contact Information for Successor Trustee:
Leonard Carson, Esq.
912 W. 1600 S., Suite A-200 St. George, Utah 84770
Telephone: (435) 628-7004 9:00 a.m. through 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except holidays
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10, 17 & 24, 2025
SURPLUS SALE
GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Garfield County School District has several items for sale on the Public Surplus website. Available items include interactive TVs, computer monitors, round tables, a fridge, and a dryer.
For more details or to place a bid, visit www.publicsurplus.com
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ANTIMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - APRIL 17, 2025
GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Garfield County School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing during its regular Board Meeting on April 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM at Antimony Elementary School. The hearing will address the potential closure of Antimony Elementary School. Community members are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. For those unable to attend in person, a Zoom link will be available on the day of the meeting for virtual participation.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
BICKNELL TOWN
The Bicknell Town Council will conduct a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on April 24, 2025, at the Bicknell Town Hall, 64 W. 100 N Bicknell UT 84715.
The hearing is to consider an increase on the current irrigation pump and maintenance fees to offset the growing expenses.
The public is invited to provide comments which are generally limited to three minutes per individual.
The regular Town Council meeting will follow this hearing.
Kelsey Brinkerhoff, Town Clerk
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10 & 17, 2025 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 May 7, 2025 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)
61-3171 (a52871): Dean Investment Group LLC, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 2.8 acft. from groundwater (1/2 mile east of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; OTHER: 6 RV pads for 163 days (0.3 AF).
61-3562 (a52902): RJW Legacy, LLC propose(s) using 0.00712 cfs OR 3.15 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles SE of Hatch) for DOMESTIC.
IRON COUNTY
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-1327 (a52895): Erie Heights Trust propose(s) using 0.00149 cfs OR 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (5 miles SW of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC.
KANE COUNTY
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-3242 (a52885): GTClark Trust 4170 6-7-2019 propose(s) using 0.0032 cfs OR 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Long Valley Jct.) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.
WAYNE COUNTY
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
95-5312 (a52889): Aaron P. Jacobs propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.12 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles NW of Bicknell) for STOCKWATERING.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10 & 17, 2025
TRUCK FOR SALE - AS IS!
TROPIC TOWN 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab Pickup ¾ Ton Long Bed Needs New Engine - Currently not running Closed Bid - Make an Offer! (Minimum Offer: $500) Bids will be accepted until April 30, 2025. For more information, contact: Tropic Town Office Phone: 435-679-8713
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2025
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
SUMMONS TO: THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS’ JOHN DOES I-V. KADE FULLMER is seeking quiet title to himself and against you and any other person claiming an interest in the following land located in Garfield County, State of Utah: Commencing at the Corner of Sections 27, 28, 33 & 34 Township 33 South Range 5 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian Running Thence North 89° 21' 02" West along the line between Sections 28 &
Thence North
YOU ARE REQUIRED to file an Answer to the Complaint on file in the 6th Judicial District Court case #250600005 at 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah 847459 within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. Failure to do so will result in a default being entered against you and the relief requested in the Complaint being granted in favor of the Plaintiff. Signed: Barry L. Huntington, Attorney for Plaintiff. 435-676-1103. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2025
Wild Burros: The Bureau of Land Management is investigating illness and deaths among wild burros recently gathered from the Canyonlands Herd Management Area in Wayne County.
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nostic Laboratory on postmortem examinations.
Necropsy results identified the cause of death as bronchopneumonia, complicated by a secondary infection with the Streptococcus equi ssp Zooepidemicus bacterium. The underlying viral infection causing the death of the animals was identified as a gammaherpes virus.
All living affected animals are receiving medical treatment, including antibiotics and antiinflammatory medications to manage symptoms and reduce fever. As a precaution, exposed burros received a long-acting antibiotic to reduce the risk of secondary infections. The burros remain under quarantine away from other animals at the facility un-
til they recover and receive a clean bill of health from the attending veterinarian. No other burros at the corrals are showing any symptoms—indicating that it is not spreading beyond the recently gathered animals.
The BLM remains committed to the health and welfare of wild burros and continues to work closely with veterinary professionals across the state and nation to ensure appropriate management practices are in place.
The current situation is similar to an outbreak of pneumonia that occurred among burros from the nearby Sinbad Herd Management Area in 2016, when the Asinine gammaherpesviruses 4 and 5 were identified as the underlying cause.
While gammaherpesviruses occur in domestic donkeys and horses, they
are not the more common type of herpesviruses that usually cause respiratory or neurologic disease in equines. Equine herpesviruses only infect horses, burros, and mules. They are not known to infect people or other domestic species.
Any additional information will be posted on the BLM Utah Gathers and Removals website. The burros will be available for adoption following their recovery and medical treatment.
To learn more about how to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro, visit the BLM National Wild Horse and Burro website or call 866-468-7826. For additional information regarding the gather, please contact Lisa Reid at 435743-3128.
—Bureau of Land Management
Workshop: The connection between the health of our land and the nutrition of our food is undeniable. This workshop will equip attendees with the tools and inspiration to strengthen local food systems, ensuring healthier school meals and a more resilient agricultural future.
—Natalie McHale, Farm-to-School Marketing Specialist for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Workshop
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the nutrition of our food.
Scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, the workshop provides an opportunity for farmers, educators, food service professionals, and community members to engage with local producers and explore sustainable ranching practices that benefit both the environment and school meal programs. The day’s agenda includes workshops, a tour of Headwater’s Cattle, and discussions on the link between soil health and human well-being.
“The connection between the health of our land and the nutrition of our food is undeniable,” said Natalie McHale, Farm-to-School Marketing Specialist for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. “This workshop will equip attendees with the tools and inspiration to strengthen local food systems, ensuring healthier
school meals and a more resilient agricultural future.”
Examining Soil Health and Nutrition
This year’s program will feature two workshops led by James and Joyce Skeet of Spirit Farms, emphasizing the relationship between soil microbiomes and human gut health. The "Healthy Soil, Healthy Gut" workshop will offer insights into how agricultural practices affect food quality and human health, while "Soil to Soul Awakening" will blend modern regenerative agriculture with Indigenous wisdom to promote environmental stewardship.
A Tour of Farm-toSchool Success
Attendees will also have the chance to tour Headwater’s Cattle, a regenerative ranch supplying nutritious beef to Utah schools. Ranch owners Ron and Brandie Johnson will demonstrate how soil health practices and sustainable grazing methods contribute to both land preserva-
tion and high-quality food production for school meal programs.
Farm-to-Table Celebration Dinner
The workshop will conclude with a fourcourse farm-to-table feast at Sweetwater Kitchen, featuring grass-fed, grassfinished Headwaters beef, generously donated by the ranch owners. This dinner will provide attendees with a chance to network, reflect on the day’s learnings, and celebrate the ongoing progress of Utah’s farm-toschool movement.
For more information or to register for the workshop, visit www.utfarmtofork.org. Questions may be directed to Natalie McHale at nmchale@utah.gov. Participants are welcome to attend individual sessions or the full-day event, but registration is required.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and contribute to the future of farm-to-school initiatives in Utah.
—Utah Farm to Fork
Pets: If they get chased—especially if it happens again and again—it uses up energy they may need to survive these sensitive times of year. While we had a fairly mild winter this year, this is still a sensitive time of year for deer. Their fat storage is often depleted by this time of year, and they often can’t afford to waste energy. If you or a pet force them to move away from where they are trying to feed, it could be harmful for that animal.
Dax Mangus, Utah DWR Big Game Coordinator
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mals often struggle to find food during the winter. By early spring, many of these wildlife species are vulnerable and weak. Dogs that are off leash while in nature may act on their instincts to chase deer and other big game animals they see. However, that is harmful for the deer because by the end of winter, they are usually in survival mode.
“If they get chased— especially if it happens again and again—it uses up energy they may need to survive these sensitive times of year,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Big Game Coordinator Dax Mangus said. “While we had a fairly mild winter this year, this is still a sensitive time of year for deer. Their fat storage is often depleted by this time of year, and they often can’t afford to waste energy. If you or a pet force them to move away from where they are trying to feed, it could be harmful for that animal.”
Deer and other big game animals typically move to lower elevations and south-facing slopes as they seek out new vegetation growth this time of year, which can bring them closer to roads and other populated
urban areas where people and pets may be.
National forests are some of the areas where people may encounter wildlife while recreating. While pets are allowed in all national forests, they must be kept on a leash no longer than six feet while in developed recreation areas (like campsites) and on established, interpretive trails. Most of the other areas within national forests do not require dogs to be on a leash, but they must be under the owner’s control at all times.
“Pets allowed to run at large also are at risk of injury from vehicles, mountain bikes and other types of recreation use,” Dave Whittekiend, forest supervisor for the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest, said.
“If you care about your pets, you should keep them secured while you are recreating outdoors.”
While there are many other areas throughout the state where dogs aren’t required to stay on a leash, pet owners should never let their dogs chase deer, elk, moose or other wild animals. It can be harmful not only for the wildlife, but also can be dangerous for your pet.
“Wildlife is often unpredictable and may injure
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or kill a dog seen as threatening,” Mangus said.
Dogs that are off leash can also disturb nesting ground birds and can chase, injure or kill small mammals, deer, elk or moose. It is also in your best interest to not allow your pet to chase wildlife, because Utah law states that a person may kill or injure a dog that is “attacking, chasing or worrying any species of hoofed protected wildlife.”
Here are some tips from Wild Aware Utah about keeping your dogs safe around wildlife: Keep your dog’s vaccinations up to date.
• Be aware that moose can be especially aggressive toward dogs. Always supervise pets when outdoors, particularly at dawn and dusk.
• If you find an animal carcass, leave the area—it could be a kill that a cougar is guarding or will be returning to.
• Make noise while hiking.
Do not allow dogs to “play with” or chase wildlife. It is against Utah law to allow dogs to chase or harass hoofed wildlife.
—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Wayne County – 18 South Main, PO Box 189 Loa, UT 84747
General Notice:
Wayne County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Wayne Wonderland Airport Lighted Wind Cone and Beacon Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Wayne County Courthouse located at 18 South Main, Loa, UT 84747, until Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM local time. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work: Remove existing beacon and lighted wind cone and foundations, install beacon and lighted wind cone and foundations, electrical conduit and cable, junction box, bollards, and related work. Bids will be received for single contract.
Owner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $133,000. The Project has an expected duration of 45 calendar days.
Obtaining Bidding Documents:
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated websites: https://utah.bonfirehub.com/projects
For first time users, follow the “Register” button at the top right hand corner of the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) portal provided by Utah State Purchasing at utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. Any responses received through the U3P Jaggaer courtesy posting will not be considered responsive, nor will they be evaluated. Questions or needed assistance can be directed to the online knowledge base, the FAQs page, or the Bonfire Support Team at support@gobonfire.com
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. The designated websites will be updated with addenda, plan holders list, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. Official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through the designated websites.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc., 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701
Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website and the Issuing Office.
Questions are due in writing to Jamison Christensen, Project Manager, at jamison.c@jonesanddemille.com on or before Thursday, April 24, 2025 by 2:00 PM.
Pre-bid Conference:
A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM local time at Wayne Wonderland Airport located at 2580 S Airport Road, Lyman, UT 84749. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.
Instructions to Bidders:
This Project is partially funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is subject to Made in America Laws, affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity, minimum wage rates established by the Secretary of Labor, and other federal requirements indicated in the Bidding Documents.
Wayne County (Owner), in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all Bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that for any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit Proposals in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award.
For further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The Owner may reject any or all Bids submitted.
Issued by:
Owner: Wayne County
By: Roger Brian
Title: Commission Chair
Date: April 3, 2025
in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10, 17 & 24, 2025
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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
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
Full-Time Business Teacher at Bryce Valley High School
Full-Time Teacher at Escalante Elementary School
Head Football Coach at Escalante High School
Concurrent Enrollment Para-Professional at Bryce Valley 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.
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All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 is $4.00, and under 60 is $10.00
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Escalante AA Meeting Winter schedule: Tues. & Fri. at 6pm Call 435-676-3653 All meetings are closed discussion
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Facilities Manager / Grounds Maintenance
Position Title: Wayne County Facilities Manager / Grounds Maintenance
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Salary-Exempt
General Purpose: This role involves performing routine maintenance and repairs on county grounds, structures, buildings, and related utilities. It requires proficiency in various trades, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, concrete work, painting, and metal fabrication. The Facilities Manager will oversee special projects and maintain accurate project records. The role also requires experience with heavy equipment operation and basic equipment maintenance knowledge.
Supervision: Reports directly to the County Commissioners.
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform maintenance and repairs on buildings, structures, and grounds.
• Identify and address potential issues related to the care and upkeep of county properties and equipment.
• Manage and monitor budgets within areas of responsibility.
• Maintain and repair lawn sprinkler systems; ensure lawns are properly watered, fertilized, mowed, and trimmed, with vigilant weed control.
• Prepare fairgrounds and related infrastructure for events, including fairs and arena activities.
• Operate and maintain a variety of tools and equipment.
• Ensure snow and ice removal as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: Education and Experience: High school diploma required; college degree preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in maintenance, groundskeeping, or similar roles.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• May require obtaining a CDL in the future.
• Experience in metal fabrication or welding is a plus.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Familiarity with standard office procedures, basic math, computer skills, and telephone etiquette.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to resolve problems diplomatically and collaborate effectively.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and commitment to confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of managing time efficiently
Work Environment: Physical work ranging from moderate to heavy effort, including lifting, bending, kneeling, climbing ladders, and working in various weather conditions (dust, dirt, wind, rain, snow).
• May involve exposure to chemicals such as paints, solvents, and herbicides.
• Requires mental focus, memory for details, and strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Periodic travel may be required for job-related tasks.
Ability to pass background check and drug test
If you're a dedicated, hardworking professional with a passion for maintaining and improving facilities and outdoor spaces, we encourage you to apply for this position! Submit Resume and Cover letter to the Wayne County Clerks Office. Open until filled. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk's Office at 435-8361300.
Felicia Snow, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor
Loa Town is looking to hire a self-motivated individual to handle secretary duties for the planning and zoning commission along with additional secretary duties,15-20 hours per week
If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Michelle Brian at 435-616-2643.
Cleaning Position Available
Loa Town is looking to hire an individual to clean the community center If interested please contact Michelle Brian at 435-616-2643 or Jeanette Taylor at 435-491-0052 with more details. Or Office Phone: 435-836-2160.
Announcement of Position
Business Administrator
The Wayne County School District Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Business Administrator
Basic Requirements – Education & Experience
Master’s degree in business, accounting or educational administration is preferred. Experience may be substituted for some education; a Bachelor’s Degree is required. Experience with budgeting and financial planning is preferred. Human Resources experience is beneficial.
Duties and
Responsibilities
District Business Administrator duties and responsibilities provided by Utah Code (Section 53G-4-403). Supervision and responsibility for business and human resource functions in the School District. Attend and record all meetings of the Board. Be custodian of all school district funds, and coordinate financial and statistical matters with the Superintendent, Principals and Secretaries. Prepare and submit to the Board monthly and yearly budget reports. Budgeting, accounting, and auditing procedures for the district that are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or auditing standards. Represent the Board for all State and Federal reporting. Serve as liaison between School District and Utah State Board of Education in submitting required reports. Work closely with the Superintendent in all matters of finance and human resources. Perform other duties as the Superintendent and/or the Board may require.
Salary and Benefits
This a full-time year-round position, and compensation will be competitive for the size of the school district in Utah. The salary will be determined by professional preparation and successful experience in educational administration, accounting, human resources, and business administration, as well as, other qualifications.
Benefits include: Group health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, life and accidental insurance, spouse life insurance, participation in Utah Retirement System (URS), and employee contributory plans.
Application Timeline To see the complete Announcement of Position please go to https://usba.cc/ wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wayne-BA-2025.pdf
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a single PDF file electronically to Richard Stowell at rstowell@usba.cc and Randy Shelley at randy. shelley@waynesd.org by April 18. The PDF file must contain the following: formal letter of interest, current vita sheet or resume, an application, three current letters of recommendation, transcripts, and copies of certifications and licenses. If there are insufficient applicants at the time to fill the position, the position will remain open until filled. The first review of applications will be on April 18 with initial interviews April 23-25. The BA will be appointed in May, with an immediate start date. Consideration will be given for existing contracts.
Closing Date: Open until filled, with first review of applications on April 18 Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications.
