The Wayne & Garfield County Insider April 24, 2025
Utah DOR Launches 'Adopt the Outdoors' Program
SALT LAKE CITYThe Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (DOR) has launched the “Adopt the Outdoors” program, a new initiative designed to strengthen public/private partnerships and support the ongoing maintenance of Utah’s iconic outdoor recreation infrastructure and experiences.
Created by House Bill 360 (2024), the Adopt the Outdoors program connects private individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations with state and federal land management agencies to help care for Utah’s most cherished and most heavily used recreation assets. Due to public lands staffing shortages and the immense mileage of trails that Utah boasts, the program aims to help address the backlog of maintenance needs.
“As Utah continues to grow and more people
‘Jump
for Jump,’ Local Panguitch Youth Bull Rider Will Take on 2025 IMBA World Finals, Sept. 3-6
by Jaynie Connor
Fourteen-year-old Panguitch local Zoson Van Tassell competed at the 14th annual Intermountain Ice Breaker Rodeo held from March 5-8, 2025. He placed second in the “Short-Go” event, and placed 6th overall, and has qualified for the 2025 International Miniature Bullriders Association World Finals being held September 3rd through the 6th at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden, Utah.
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teen-year-old Panguitch local Zoson Van Tassell has qualified for the 2025 International Miniature Bullriders Association (IMBA) World Finals being held
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
The weather is warming up, and if you are starting to make plans to take the boat out to the lake, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind you of a few requirements before you hit the water.
SALT LAKE CITYThe weather is warming up, and if you are starting to make plans to take the boat out to the lake, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind you of a few requirements before you hit the water.
No changes have been made to the state’s aquatic invasive species
boater requirements this year—all regulations remain the same as last year for anyone boating, paddleboarding or kayaking in Utah. Here are the main rules to be aware of:
• Anyone who launches a boat or any other watercraft in Utah—whether
September 3rd through the 6th at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden, Utah. He achieved this by placing at the 14th annual Intermountain Ice Breaker Rodeo held from March 5th
through the 8th. He placed second in the “Short-Go” event, and placed 6th overall. This is his second year qualifying for the IMBA Finals, but his first time directly qualifying for the
event at the first rodeo in which he was eligible: the Intermountain Ice Breaker. The IMBA was found-
GARFIELD CO.First order of business at the April 14 Garfield County Commission meeting was to recognize three employees for their years of service: Marlin Francisco (thirty years), Hayden Barney (five years), and Kellen Mooney (five years).
Commissioner Jerry Taylor was excused; Commissioners David Tebbs and Leland Pollock moved to proceed with the sheriff’s request to fund a full-time school resource officer (SRO), as mandated by a new state law. The SRO will then train “guardians” for each of the other schools in firearms use and safety. According to Pollock, the school district is declining to participate, so at present, full funding for this requirement will come from the general fund.
Commissioners’ Board Reports: Based on community input, Commissioner
SALT LAKE CITYOn April 15, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a thirty-day public scoping period to receive public input on 46 oil and gas parcels totaling 68,263 acres that may be included in a December 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends May 16, 2025. Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin,
Curtis Joins Bipartisan
Bill to Reduce Wildfire Risks in the West After Years of Devastating Blazes
The bill is backed by a bipartisan group of senators from California, Montana and Colorado, but environmentalists worry about other consequences by Alixel Cabrera | Utah News Dispatch
WESTERN U.S. -
Amid a growing number of wildfires, mostly across Western states, a U.S. Senate bill is aiming to protect areas where communities are most vulnerable to fires, using “good neighbor” agreements, cross-boundary collaboration and the expansion of tools to prevent fire hazards.
The bill, titled the Fix Our Forests Act, was introduced Thursday, April 10, by Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Tim Sheehy R-Mont., and Alex Padilla D-Calif. to “combat catastrophic wildfires, restore forest ecosystems, and make federal forest management more efficient and responsive,” according to a news release.
“After months of bipartisan cooperation and consensus-building, my colleagues and I are introducing comprehensive legislation to support forest health, accelerate restoration, and equip local leaders—from fire chiefs to mayors—with the tools and data they need to protect lives, property, and landscapes,” Curtis said in the release.
In a call with reporters on Friday, April 11, Curtis said the bill comes after recent massive fires in California. He called the issue a “huge deal” for Utah, the West and anyone who worries about forest fires.
“It’s about managing our forest in a way that is in harmony with those who definitely want to preserve and protect them, and by the way, count me as one of those,” Curtis said. “But also in a way that doesn’t tie hands, that helps these people make good decisions and do so quicker.”
The U.S. House version of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., passed the House in January. The legislation designates the top 20% of the landscape areas where wildfires are likely to spread and impact communities, including tribal areas, as so-called Fireshed Management Areas. The areas would be selected based on factors including risks to communities and to municipal watersheds.
It would also establish the Wildfire Intelligence Center, an office within the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Interior, which would work like the National Weather Service, a sort of “national hub for wildfire intelligence, prediction, coordination, and response,” according to a summary of the bill.
However, environmental advocates worry that the bill would “stifle citizen voices, remove science from land management decisions, and facilitate a large-scale rollback of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act, and National Environmental Policy Act on millions of acres of federal land,” according to a news release from Earthjustice.
Curtis rejected that
notion Friday, arguing that the bill does the opposite.
“It gives a real loud voice to the public in public comment period and local stakeholders,” he said on Friday. “I could just assure you my two Democratic colleagues would not have signed on, nor would I, quite frankly, signed on to anything that eliminated that public process.”
Blaine Miller-McFeeley, senior legislative representative at Earthjustice, said the proposal doesn’t invest in proven wildfire prevention. Instead of funding and staffing key agencies, it “would codify the Trump administration’s attacks on our national forests and open the door for the timber industry to recklessly log our forests under the guise of forest management,” Miller McFeeley said in the release.
The bill includes easing some regulations to control vegetation on federal lands, allowing electric utilities with permits on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land to remove vegetation near power lines without requiring a separate timber sale. And, it propels advancing innovations on biochar, a carbonized biomass that according to a Utah State
University article, has the potential to moderate wildfires and limit the amount of greenhouse gases released when hazardous fuels burn.
According to the environmentalists—who have also criticized the Trump administration’s executive order proposing expanding timber production on public lands—the senators’ bill would “open millions of acres of federal land to logging without scientific review and community input—potentially increasing the risk of wildfires.”
Additionally, the bill also contains provisions to expand the country’s toolkit to reduce wildfire risk, and other actions to restore forestry, such as extending the time of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, a stewardship contract, from ten years to twenty. It also raises the cap on Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program awards from $4 million to $8 million.
Beyond wildfire prevention and forestry management, the legislation would ensure federal assistance for firefighters who are injured or killed in the line of duty, offering a program to help their next of kin with notifications, travel reimbursement, case management for survivors
and centralized access to benefits.
The proposal comes after the Utah Wildfire Annual Report indicated a 54% increase of wildfires over a year. Nationwide that spike was of 231%, with nearly nine million acres burning in 2024.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox expressed support for the legislation, arguing that decades of reduced forest management have left the country with unhealthy, overgrown forests that are more vulnerable to catastrophic wildfires. He also referred to a provision from the bill directing the secretaries in charge of the program to evaluate opportunities to establish wildfire-resistant structures and communities using different materials, including mass timber.
“The Fix Our Forests Act, along with the tools provided by President Trump’s executive order, will help us actively manage our forests—protecting our watersheds, improving wildlife habitat, reducing wildfire risk, and providing the timber we need to build strong homes and neighborhoods,” Cox said in the release.
This article was originally published on April 11, 2025, on utahnewsdispatch.com.
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy— they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
I read Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in 1966. Now, a hundred years after its publication and fifty-eight years after I first read it, the quote about careless people still rings true.
We are now living with a president and his billionaire cabinet who are the epitome of the worst of careless people. Their determination to create a trade war with China and their wild calculation of other tariffs will create personal and institutional "messes" for others. Cleaning up the mess they have wrought will be long lasting and will
Careless People
destroy the hard work millions have put in to develop businesses and farms.
We are now living with a House of Representatives under Republican control that has abandoned its Title II constitutional rule to an unelected billionaire who is systematically dismantling the government of the United States. Elon Musk is unilaterally firing federal employees with carelessness. These civil servants do everything from making sure Social Security benefits are delivered correctly and timely to rangers who protect our national parks.
The Republicans have begun a budget process that will cut $800 billion from the Medicaid program. The health and dental clinics in Wayne and Garfield counties count on Medicaid funds for their operations.
Garfield Memorial Hospital is likely to be closed with-
out funds it receives. If you doubt this, ask the boards that are responsible for the operation of our local medical services. Even more carelessness.
I could go on. The likelihood of default on our debt is real. The refusal to comply with court orders is now a fact. The demands that universities follow dictates of outsiders. The threat that the Insurrection Act be enacted to provide for military forces to be used for domestic law enforcement. None of this is making America great again.
If you have previously supported Trump, give some thought to how all of this is affecting the lives of others. Consider how it’s going to affect you and your family. Think about how it’s going to affect our communities.
Bob Hartman, Escalante
Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital Expands
Hyperbaric Services with Two New Single-Person Chambers
ST. GEORGE - In-
termountain Health St. George Regional Hospital is proud to announce the installation of two new monoplace, or single-person hyperbaric chambers, enhancing the hospital’s ability to provide life-saving treatment to patients across the region. This expansion comes in response to a growing need for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
During the last year, Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital’s hyperbaric chambers have been at the forefront of care during four major critical incidents, treating nearly one hundred patients.
These chambers, often little known to the public, are critical for treating a wide variety of conditions as they use 100% oxygen administered in a pressurized chamber at levels greater than sea level pressure, typically twice the atmospheric pressure.
“Our hyperbaric chambers have been instrumental in treating patients for carbon monoxide poisoning, oxygen therapy for severe wounds, and even suicide
attempts,” said Dr. Dallas Wright, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Physician at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “These new monoplace chambers will bolster our capacity to deliver critical care, especially as the only facility in the area offering these services. We regularly receive patients from as far away as Las Vegas who rely on our unique capabilities.”
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides benefits by using a large volume of oxygen to saturate the blood and tissues with the oxygen's healing properties. This occurs from wearing a sealed hood or an airplane pilot like mask in the multiplace chamber or by breathing in the oxygen that fills the monoplace chamber.
The hospital currently operates a large, multi-person chamber that seats twelve people. The addition of the two new monoplace chambers will significantly enhance the hospital’s ability to treat more patients with greater flexibility, ensuring that the hospital remains at the forefront of hyperbaric care in the region.
Garfield Commission:
Caregivers were given the opportunity to submit numerous creative name options for the new monopods, along with the current multi-person chamber. Then they voted on the final names.
The final voting picked the following names: Zion for the multi-person chamber, then Bryce and Kolob for the new monopods.
“We are deeply grateful for the trust our patients place in us and for the continued support of our community. As we move forward, these new hyperbaric chambers will stand as symbols of our commitment to providing the best care possible, no matter the circumstance,” said Dr. Wright.
Hyperbaric therapy can be offered in ways that don't always provide 100% oxygen. If you have questions about the benefits of these methods, need more information about Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital’s hyperbaric services or to learn more about the naming process, please visit intermountainhealth.org.
—Intermountain Health
The sheriff's request to fund a full-time SRO; Commissioner Board reports; plans for county roadwork; John's Valley road signage; approval of America 250 Utah, Resolution 2025-2, making Garfield County an America 250 Utah county; and Bryce Canyon Airport and a comprehensive presentation by Five Star Helicopter Tours owner John Powers discussed.
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Tebbs would like to draft a letter to SITLA stating his constituents’ opposition to Promise Rock and Red Ledges development. Commissioner Pollock said Rep. Carl Albrecht, heading the Natural Resources interim co-committee, will be discussing a way to protect historic sites. Pollock called the state water engineer’s initial decision to drain Tropic Reservoir before opening intake pipes “unconscionable;” this will also be discussed in Albrecht’s committee.
• Commissioner Pollock attended a Grazing Improvement Program meeting regarding rancher Dustin Cox, who has been applying for an “improperly closed” allotment for many years. Powell Forest Service District Ranger Chris Wehrli has met with Cox and said the decision will depend on water development on the allotment. Pollock encouraged ranchers to apply to GIP that can fund seventy percent of water projects on allotments.
• Commissioner Pollock said progress of Panguitch Lake dam is stymied due to Army Corps of Engineers misidentifying a “wetlands” area that does not exist. Public Works Director Dave Dodds will meet with West Panguitch irrigators on a plan to siphon water from the lower part of lake to start flow from there.
• Commissioner Pollock expressed displeasure regarding the coverage of Commission board reports and will be pub-
lishing them in full on the Garfield County website and Facebook pages. [Verbatim discussion is also available on the meeting recordings.] Dave Dodds, Public Works, discussed ongoing work to construct the OHV shed and plans for county roadwork. He said grading will be the main focus until weather warms sufficiently to fix potholes. He said they plan to chipseal seven miles on John’s Valley Fish Hatchery road.
Antimony Town Business: The mayor revisited the town’s request to add Trump’s name to John’s Valley road signage. Commissioner Tebbs had reported Bryce Valley City’s proposal to improve the road by changing it to a state road. Commissioner Pollock said the state gave that road to the county in 1969 due to the cost of bringing it to state highway standards. Following a lengthy discussion of options, at present, no change can be made to the road name.
In other Antimony business, Commissioner Pollock recommended Antimony apply for federal funding to help build out their fire station to accommodate the larger Panguitch firetruck. Matching grant funds could come from the county’s Fire and Rec budget, assuming fire chiefs’ approval.
Finally, Antimony landfill pits need to be excavated or burned, and the state said their permit doesn’t permit them to burn. This will need to be addressed with the state.
The Commission approved America 250 Utah, Resolution 2025-2, making Garfield County an America 250 Utah county and authorizing a community committee to be headed
by Elaine Baldwin to make celebration plans. Baldwin is seeking committee volunteers from across the county and will be visiting each city council. She said besides banners for all the towns, she’d like to plan three large events in the eastern, middle, and western portions of the county. She asked for the Commission to request approval for fireworks and for a national park “free day” on July 4, 2026.
Airport business: Following a comprehensive presentation by Five Star Helicopter Tours owner John Powers, and input from Airport Director Tye Ramsay, the Commission approved Ramsay’s minimum standards recommendation and a ground lease agreement for Bryce Canyon Airport. They further ratified the lease agreement for two office spaces in the airport for Utah Helicopter Services, LLC.
Powers' company, based in Las Vegas, plans to begin helicopter tour operations out of the Bryce Canyon Airport, including leasing office space and additional hangar space, and hiring local maintenance staff. The possibility also exists for using helicopters to provide emergency support in the county.
The Commission approved a business license for Lazer Construction Inc, in Escalante.
The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch. There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meeting recordings are uploaded to the Utah Public Meetings Notice board, https://www. utah.gov/pmn/. —Insider
Wills, Trusts, and More
Estates and Probate
When having discussions about estate planning, we often hear the statement, “I want to avoid probate” or “I don’t want my family to go through the horrors of probate.” But when you ask these same individuals, “What is probate,” many do not have an answer.
Probate is one of the least understood of court processes. However, it is a procedure that can affect the family and heirs of every mature adult following his or her death.
Simply stated, probate is a special state court legal process for settling the debts of someone who has died, and distributing the remaining property to rightful heirs.
In a probate, the person who is authorized by the probate court to administer the estate of a deceased person is called a personal representative (or executor or administrator in some states).
A primary purpose of the probate process is to
by Jeffery J. McKenna
have a personal representative appointed for the deceased individual. The personal representative must be appointed in order to “sign” the decedent’s name after death.
During life, a person signs a deed or bill of sale to transfer property. When a person dies, it is still necessary to have some document to show a transfer of title. In other words, a “signature” of the decedent is necessary. The probate process provides one method of doing this. By appointing a personal representative, the court authorizes that person or persons to sign for the deceased individual.
Many people believe that if they have a will there will be no probate. Nothing could be further from the truth. Whether you have a will or do not have a will, your estate must go
through a probate proceeding if the assets are in your sole name.
The only difference between dying with a will and dying without a will is that if you die with a will, you tell the probate court how you would like to have your property distributed after your death. If you die without a will, the state legislature tells the probate court how to distribute your estate. In either case, probate will take place.
When considering whether to “avoid probate” or not, it is important to understand what is being avoided.
In all cases, it is important to be educated about the different estate planning tools. After you have reviewed the different estate planning possibilities, you can then make a decision as to what is best for you.
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country roads
by Lynn Griffin
Nude Modeling
John, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist.
Over a short number of years, his fame grew and soon people from all over the country were coming to his town to get him to paint their likenesses.
One day, a beautiful young woman arrived at his house in a stretch limo and asked if he would paint her in the nude.
This being the first time anyone had made such a request, he was a bit perturbed, particularly when the woman told him that money was no object; in fact, she was willing to pay up to $10,000.
Not wanting to get into any marital strife, he asked her to wait while he went into the house to confer with Mary, his wife.
They talked much about the rightness and wrongness of it. It was hard to make the decision, but finally his wife agreed, on one condition.
So in a few minutes, he returned.
"My wife says it's okay," he said. "It will be my pleasure to paint your portrait in the nude, but I will have to at least leave my socks on, so I have a place to wipe my brushes."
PUNishment
I would tell you my autumn joke but you probably wouldn't fall for it
THEME: Fill-in-theBlank
ACROSS
1. Little rascal
6. Center of activity
9. d'Ivoire lead-in
13. Tree, in Latin
14. *Common ____ or ____ of Good Feelings
15. Supreme Teutonic god
16. Large violin family member
17. *Gravely ____ or ____ at ease
18. Speak up
19. *Holiday ____ or ____ weather
21. *Butter____ or ____ tape
23. Zeppelin lead-in
24. *Batman's ____ or ____ Cod
25. What, in Oaxaca
28. Whimper
30. Smells
35. Defender of skies
37. Like debatable point
39. *Stem to ____ or ____ parent
40. *Ill at ____ or ____ up
41. Famous fabulist
43. Brain wave
44. Opposite of digest
46. "Will be," to Doris Day
47. *Kitchen ____ or ____ or swim
48. *Willie ____ or ____ Mandela
50. To, archaic
52. Had a meal
53. Voyeur's glance
55. Anger management issue 57. *Passenger ____ or ____ post
*Grammatically ____ or ____ answer
Past participle of bear
Go wrong
Empower
Assumed name
Fair attractions
Catch one's breath
Daiquiri Doc
A tired young doctor got off a night shift at the hospital and stopped into a bar called "Dick's" across the street for a drink.
"Hey what can I get you?" asked Dick.
"How about a daiquiri?"
The bartender makes a drink and slides it down the bar.
He takes a sip and loves it. "Whoa, that's great. What's your secret?"
"A little bit of almond extract. Gives it a little something extra."
The two hit it off, and a lifelong friendship develops.
One night the doctor enters, and, like clockwork, the bartender goes to make his favorite drink, only to realize that all the almond extract is gone.
Thinking on his feet, he substitutes it with a little hickory flavouring he has on hand.
The doctor takes a sip. A little confused, he takes another.
"Is this an almond daiquiri, Dick?"
"No, it's a hickory daiquiri, Doc."
FYI PanguItch
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com
Easter Sunday was a beautiful way to end Easter Week. We have had such a warm spring, so who would have thought that the Easter Egg Hunt would end up taking place on what turned out to be the coldest day of the year? It snowed on Thursday evening, and the wind started blowing on Friday. So the Easter Bunny did the next best thing, and it worked out great being in the fair building. When you do an event like the Easter Egg Hunt, you really realize what a great town we live in.
The fair building had stands that were really heavy, and the county and the city building were closed, but we saw Jon Orton unloading some of his freight with a fork lift. Jon stopped what he was doing and came over and cleared out the stands, and we had a great place to hold the hunt. We made a few calls, and we had a lot of help setting up everything that was needed for the areas for each grade.
Lots of kids showed up, and there was plenty of candy and eggs with surprises in each one. All of the kids got at least one or more stuffed rabbits to take home. Those kids that wanted to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny could do so. For the last thirty or more years, I have been driving the Easter Bunny to the hunt in one of the fire engines. This year, they have a new engine, and I didn’t want to take a chance that something might happen to it. So, instead, I rode along this time. It will be my last ride because these new engines aren’t made to have ninety-year-olds getting into them. I brought a small ladder to get in, but going from the step to inside of the cab was really high. It wasn’t any easier getting out of
Pat and Mack Oetting setting up for the Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt at the Garfield County Fair Building on Friday, April 18.
the engine either. When we first moved back to Panguitch some thirty years ago, our home needed a lot of restoring. We had only one bathroom, and now, we have four. Electrical, roofing, and building a garage also needed to be done. We had a place over in Parowan that we spent our down time in. They had an Easter Egg Hunt there, and Pat said we could do that in Panguitch. Pat grew up here, and they did not have a hunt. So we started with help from the city and the Lions Club. It grew bigger when we discovered that, after Easter, Wal-Mart sells Easter bunnies for at least 50% off, so we bought all we needed for the next year. Joe’s Market got us candy, and we have been able, with a lot of help from the town, put on the hunt, regardless of the weather. Well, Pat and I have reached an age where it is way too much work for us to do the hunt anymore. So, Pat looked for the busiest person she knows and asked her if she would take over. So, Tera Connor will be doing the hunt, along with her daughters and our daughters, Kelly and Shawn. We will help out where we can. It has been a really fun event to have in town, and we would like to really thank all of those that have helped out over the years.
We have two new
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businesses in town that will be open shortly. Tug Nay Butcher shop is that new big building that has been built north of town. Tug is the grandson of Jr. Nay who started the business forty years ago. I believe they will be able to sell meats to the local markets and will have a meat counter for sales to the public. I have been buying Tug’s beef jerky for a long time; it is the best jerky out there.
Then there is a new trailer place to stay in on Center Street. It belongs to Jaynie Connor, who has been building it for the last three years. It has a number of small trailers and really nice bathrooms and washers and driers. Jaynie will be having an open house in the near future, so come and check out these really cute trailers.
Also the Red Rock Nursery will be open on the 28th, I think. They have plenty of plants and trees for your garden, so check them out.
Ah, Easter, the holiest day in the Christian World. It is the day after Ascension Day, when Jesus Christ went to Heaven and sat on the right hand of God. His rising from the dead on Easter gives all the knowledge that there is life after death.
Thank you, Lord, for providing us with a haven of rest, peace and safety here in Panguitch.
Mack O.
As Utah continues to grow and more people get outside, the need for sustainable infrastructure maintenance becomes even more critical. This program offers a powerful way for the community to give back and ensure these spaces remain open, safe and enjoyable for generations to come.
—Patrick Parsel, DOR’s statewide trails program manager
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get outside, the need for sustainable infrastructure maintenance becomes even more critical,” said Patrick Parsel, DOR’s statewide trails program manager. “This program offers a powerful way for the community to give back and ensure these spaces remain open, safe and enjoyable for generations to come.” Through monetary contributions or volunteer labor, program participants can adopt and support everything from trail segments and campgrounds to water access points and wildlife viewing areas. In return, partners receive public recognition and regular updates highlighting the tangible impact of their efforts.
Program Goals: Enhance Utah’s out-
door recreation infra-
structure
Promote environmental stewardship through community involvement
Support responsible recreation education
Empower land management professionals and volunteers
“This program represents a major step forward in how we care for our public lands,” said Parsel. “By inviting private partners to take ownership in outdoor stewardship, we’re not only maintaining critical infrastructure, we’re building a culture of collaboration and responsibility.”
Examples of trails currently available for adoption include the Fish Creek National Recreation Trail near Scofield Reservoir and the Lake Fork Trail, which provides access into the High Uintas Wilderness. Adopting these trails will ensure that critical yearly maintenance, like clear-
ing trees and erosion control, will be taken care of. Donors will be recognized through trailhead signage, website and newsletter mentions, social media features and free registration to DOR’s annual outdoor recreation conferences.
The announcement comes ahead of the division’s upcoming 2025 Utah Trails Conference, which took place yesterday and today, April 23-24, in Kanab, Utah. With the theme “Trailblazers Wanted,” this year’s conference calls on trail professionals, advocates, and enthusiasts from across the state to join in two days of immersive learning, networking, and celebration of Utah’s trail community.
For more information on the Adopt the Outdoors program or to get involved, visit recreation.utah.gov/ adopt-the-outdoors.
—Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
Tera Connor
Ask an Expert
Recession-Proof Your Finances One Step at a Time
by Amanda Christensen, Utah State University Extension Professor and Accredited Financial Counselor
Courtesy Utah State University Extension
In times of economic uncertainty, many people ask, “How can I protect myself financially if a recession hits?” While no one can predict the future, there are steps you can take today to build financial stability and peace of mind.
UTAH - In times of economic uncertainty, many people ask, “How can I protect myself financially if a recession hits?” While no one can predict the future, there are steps you can take today to build financial stability and peace of mind. Whether you’re just starting or looking to get back on track, these expert-recommended strategies can help recessionproof your finances.
Budget: One of the most powerful things you can do in times of uncertainty is create a budget. A well-planned budget puts you in the driver’s seat of your finances. It helps ensure that your most essential needs—housing, utilities, food, and transportation—are covered while also making space for long-term goals.
Quick Win: Try a zero-based budget—where every dollar has a job. When setting up your spending plan, your income minus your expenses (including savings, investments, and debt payments) should equal zero. This helps you be intentional with every dollar you earn.
Track Expenses: Do you have too much month left at the end of your money? Tracking your expenses is like turning the lights on in a dark room. It helps you see exactly where your money is going and spot areas where you can adjust.
Quick Win: Pick one week and write down every dollar you spend. You might be surprised to find where your money is leaking and how small changes
can make a big difference.
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Schools and Sports
USU Southwest Celebrates 2025 Graduating Class
RICHFIELD - Utah
State University Southwest is proud to have celebrated its class of 2025 on April 17 during USU’s 138th commencement ceremony. The class of 2025 consists of one hundred and eighteen individuals earning three undergraduate and three graduate certificates and eleven associate, sixtyfour bachelor’s, and thirtyseven master’s degrees. The graduation ceremony was held at Richfield High School in Richfield.
“Many of you were working in full time positions, raising families, volunteering in your church and community, all while successfully completing your degrees through a USU Southwest Center, and I say, year after year, that you USU graduates in the southwest are truly my rock stars for accomplishing what you have accomplished with all of those things on your plate,” said Nancy Glomb, associate vice president for the Southwest Region.
Glomb began the
ceremony by welcoming graduates. The class was then addressed by student speaker Lorna Olsen. Olsen is receiving her master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.
Olsen spoke of her love of hiking and related several life lessons she has learned from this passion to her educational journey.
“Our journey so far has been much like a challenging, yet rewarding hike,” Olsen said. “The path was rarely easy, but as we stand at this summit tonight, we can pause for a moment to reflect on how far we've come, the struggle it took to get here, and all the possibilities that lie ahead.”
Olsen shared her personal story of slowly, one step at a time, working her way toward her bachelor’s degree. Then, after a time, she decided to complete a master’s degree, this time at a fast pace. Through the struggle and hard work, Olsen came to realize that "growth is found in the living and doing of hard things."
“It’s when we push ourselves beyond what we thought were our limits and discover that those limits weren’t our boundaries at all—they were stepping stones to something greater,” she said. “The transformation isn’t just in reaching the summit—it’s in the climb itself…The only thing standing between us and the next peak is our willingness to continue the climb.”
The students then heard the commencement speech, given by Glomb, who is retiring from her position as associate vice president of the Southwest Region in June. In the speech, Glomb shared how her career evolved, all focused on helping other access education. She found her passion early in life, and encouraged the graduates to find and follow their own passions.
“If you use the skills and knowledge you’ve developed through your education to address your passion, you will do great things,” she said. “You will affect positive change in yourself, your family, your
workplace, and your community if you are using this powerful tool called ‘an education’ to do what you love.”
USU Provost and Executive Vice President Laurens H. Smith then provided a short message and conferred upon the students their degrees. Once the graduates received their diplomas, Whitney Boudrero, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement, delivered a welcome address from the USU Alumni Association.
With locations in Beaver, Bicknell, Cedar City, Delta, Ephraim, Junction, Kanab, Nephi, Panguitch, Richfield, and St. George, Utah State University provides higher education access to rural communities via USU Southwest. With degree options ranging from associate to doctorate degrees and technical education opportunities, USU offers programs that help fuel local economies and empower individuals and their communities. Learn more at southwest.usu.edu.
—USU Southwest
by Mack Oetting
Track has a few more meets before they have Region 20 finals here on May 7th. The softball team has a game on April 25th at Altamont and a home game on April 26th. Then, it is the first round playoff on May 3rd. Golf is having Region on the 30th at Richfield. The Panguitch Bobcats have played five games since the last report and defeated the Monticello Buckaroos twice. They lost to Milford twice and beat the Wayne Badgers.
The Bobcats won big over Monticello, 11-0, on Tuesday, April 8.
Panguitch jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Lillee Torgerson was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.
The Bobcats added to their early lead in the bottom of the second inning after Katie Hatch tripled down the right field line.
Hatch earned the win for the varsity Panguitch Bobcats. The pitcher gave up two hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking two.
Panguitch Varsity Bobcats had trouble keeping up with the varsity Milford Tigers in an 18-4 loss on Thursday.
Hailee Yardley, Hatch, and Harland each drove in one run for the Bobcats. Hatch went two-for-three at the plate to lead in hits.
The Bobcats defeated Monticello, 15-0, on Friday, thanks in part to twelve runs in the first inning.
The Bobcats added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after
Lillee Torgerson hit an inside-the-park home run. Samantha Larson tripled to center field, and Hailee Yardley doubled, each scoring one run.
Brooklyn Harland earned the win for the Bobcats. She gave up zero hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out six and walking none.
Katie Hatch collected four hits in five at bats, as the Bobcats defeated the Wayne High Badgers softball team, 20-8, on Tuesday. Hatch singled in the third inning, singled in the sixth inning, singled in the first inning, and singled in the seventh inning.
The Bobcats scored eleven runs in the third inning on the way to victory. Hailee Yardley singled, scoring one run; Hailey Bangerter singled, scoring two runs; an error scored one run; Samantha Larson singled, scoring one run; Brooklyn Harland singled, scoring one run; Hatch singled, scoring one run; Lillee Torgerson doubled, scoring two runs; Kadee Harland singled, scoring one run; and Yardley singled, scoring one run.
The Bobcats piled up twenty-two hits in the game. Larson and Torgerson each drove in four runs. Yardley, Olivia Jessop, Bangerter, Harland, and Zoie Fife each collected multiple hits. Jessop and Bangerter each stole multiple bases, and the Bobcats ran wild on the base paths, amassing eleven stolen bases for the game.
Levi Sim | USU
The USU Southwest class of 2025 consisted of one hundred and eighteen individuals.
Boating: The aquatic invasive species funds are used to help prevent quagga mussels from spreading from Lake Powell to other Utah waterbodies. These funds help pay for new dip tanks being installed around the state that more efficiently decontaminate boats and also pay for staff to help inspect and decontaminate boats in areas without dip tanks...We are so appreciative of all the boaters who are committed to doing their part to prevent the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species in Utah.
—Bruce
they are a resident or nonresident—is required to take an annual mussel-aware boater course. This includes individuals with paddle boards, kayaks and other nonmotorized watercraft.
Anyone who wants to launch a motorized boat must also pay an annual aquatic invasive species program vessel enrollment fee. The aquatic invasive species fee is separate from a boater registration fee, and each will have separate decals. This fee helps the DWR operate the state’s program and keep AIS from spreading around Utah. When leaving any waterbody and when transporting watercraft, any drain plugs must be removed. Boaters should also remove any sea strainers while transporting their watercraft.
• All watercraft leaving Lake Powell—currently the only Utah waterbody with confirmed quagga mussels—are required to have an exit
cies, such as quagga mussels and invasive Eurasian watermilfoil plants.
The boater registration payment can be made through the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles, and the aquatic invasive species fee can be paid online. The fee is $20 per watercraft for residents, and $25 per watercraft for nonresidents. The annual musselaware boater course must be completed before the aquatic invasive species program vessel enrollment fee can be paid, and then a current-year boat decal will be mailed to you.
“The aquatic invasive species funds are used to help prevent quagga mussels from spreading from Lake Powell to other Utah waterbodies,” Utah Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Aquatic Invasive Species Statewide Operations Lt. Bruce Johnson said. “These funds help pay for new dip tanks being installed around the state that more efficiently decontaminate boats and also pay for staff to help inspect and decontaminate boats in areas without dip tanks.”
around Utah—with some located at boat launch ramps and others along highways—and five decontamination dip tanks. See a map of inspection and decontamination stations on the STD of the Sea website.
“We are so appreciative of all the boaters who are committed to doing their part to prevent the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species in Utah,” Johnson said.
Negative impacts of quagga mussels
• They plug water lines, even lines that are large in diameter.
Negative impacts of Eurasian watermilfoil
• This invasive plant is negative for aquatic ecosystems because it spreads quickly and grows in thick mats. Its density blocks out sunlight, and it outcompetes native plants, negatively impacting fish and other native aquatic species.
Transporting even one piece of milfoil to another waterbody can start a new population of the plant in that waterbody.
Utah, including: Bear Lake
• Bottle Hollow Reservoir
Browns Canyon Reservoir
Bullock Reservoir
• Cottonwood Reservoir
Fish Lake
• Gulf Pond
• Johnson Reservoir
Little Montes Reservoir
Midview Reservoir
• Otter Creek Reservoir
Panguitch Lake
• Pelican Lake
• Starvation Reservoir
Strawberry Reservoir
• Eurasian watermilfoil (also called milfoil) can clog irrigation pipes. It also can tangle around boat propellers and cause damage.
• Removing milfoil from a waterbody once it’s found there is extremely expensive. Eurasian watermilfoil is currently found in several waterbodies around
There are over forty inspection stations located
If they get into water delivery systems, it will cost millions of dollars annually to remove them and keep the pipes free, which can result in higher utility bills. They remove plankton from the water, which hurts fish species. Mussels get into your boat’s engine cooling system. Once they do, they’ll foul the system and damage the engine. When mussels die in large numbers, they stink and the sharp shells of dead mussels also cut your feet as you walk along the beaches.
Youth Bull Rider: My grandpa and uncle rode bulls, and my mom has always been involved with the sport. Also, my ‘Bonus Dad,’ Zach Owens, rode bulls. So, I am surrounded by bull riders and people who have been involved with the sport. Zoson Van Tassell
Zoson Van Tassell at the 2024 Professional Miniature Bullriding Association (PMBRA) finals in Tremonton, Utah. Van Tassell has directly qualified for the 2025 International Miniature Bullriders Association World Finals being held September 3rd through the 6th at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden, Utah. He achieved this by placing at the 14th annual Intermountain Ice Breaker Rodeo held from March 5th through the 8th.
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ed in 2017 to establish a platform that supports and celebrates emerging young bull riders. According to the IMBA website, “IMBA is the world’s largest youth bull riding organization, with over twenty contractors spanning the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. From local events to the renowned True World Finals, IMBA provides young athletes with the opportunity to showcase their talent, develop their skills, and compete on a global stage.”
Van Tassell started riding bulls when he was eleven, but his rodeo days started much younger than that; he has been riding
sheep and horses since he was a toddler.
“My family has always been involved with rodeo; rodeo really comes naturally,” said Van Tassell. “My grandpa and uncle rode bulls, and my mom has always been involved with the sport. Also, my ‘Bonus Dad,’ Zach Owens, rode bulls. So, I am surrounded by bull riders and people who have been involved with the sport.”
Van Tassell set an ambitious personal goal for himself to qualify for the IMBA this year. “Leading into the Intermountain Icebreaker, I knew that I had a chance of qualifying directly to the IMBA Finals through this event,” said Van Tassell. “I had decided to stay focused on riding each bull ‘jump for jump.’”
And with this “jump for jump” mindset, he was able to achieve his goal.
“After riding my first two bulls and making a good ride in the Short-Go, I felt really good about my week,” said Van Tassell. “Placing second in the Short-Go, I knew that I had directly qualified for the 2025 IMBA finals. This is a huge accomplishment early in the year. It takes stress off of the rest of the season, so I can focus on achieving other goals.”
Van Tassell says that his family supports him in every way possible, assisting him with training and preparation for events, and they attend all his competitions to cheer him on.
“They help me become a better bull rider and push me to believe in myself. They also give me every opportunity to practice and make sure that I have the best and safest equipment possible. Zach [Owens] also helps me get better by giving me pointers. We review my videos together and go over where I can improve, so I can do my very best,” said Van Tassell.
Van Tassell has attended multiple bull riding schools, including some put on by Gary Lefew and Joe Frost. He rides his horse bareback to help with leg strength training and balance and trains at home on his drop barrel training device. He is also a member of the Panguitch Jr. High Wrestling team, as a way to help with strength and conditioning.
“I am a huge advocate of a positive mindset,” said Van Tassell, who has a few podcasts he likes to listen to before his rides to
get in the right headspace, such as, “Let’s Freaking Go Rodeo,” hosted by sixtime National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier Ty Harris and filmmaker Cole Harris, and “Your World Within” by Eddie Pinero.
Navigating teenage life in 2025 can be challenging, and it becomes even more complex when you factor in being a professional miniature bull rider.
“It is impossible to block out all the nerves and pressure, so I try to think positive thoughts,” said Van Tassell. “I try to use the pressure and nerves to my benefit. Some of my positive thoughts are, ‘No bull can buck me off.’ I find confidence in knowing I have put in the time and work, and I replay some of the best rides I have ever made in my head.”
Van Tassell has many role models, including professional bull riders Stetson Wright (who happens to be from the Milford, Utah, area), J.B. Mauney, Ky Hamilton, and The Frost Brothers (Joe and Josh Frost). “My goal some day is to accomplish what they have done and more,” said Van Tassell. “I am also extremely blessed to have Zach Owens, and my grandpa, Kenny Hall, as mentors. There are many reasons why I look up to all of these men.”
The 2025 International Miniature Bullriders Association World Finals will take place from September 3-6 at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden. A full schedule of events will be posted to www.imbabullriding.com/2025-imbaworld-finals closer to the event dates.
• Tony Grove Lake Boaters should be aware that, as of this year, the Lake Powell–Bullfrog Local Boater Program has been discontinued. Learn more about how to prevent the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species on the STD of the Sea website.
—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Oil & Gas Leases:
Johnson, Utah Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Aquatic Invasive Species Statewide Operations Lt. inspection during the inspection station's hours of operation. Inspections are not the same as decontaminations. After a watercraft is inspected, it must still be professionally decontaminated before that watercraft can launch at a different waterbody. If a decontamination can't be performed, the watercraft must follow the recommended cleaning and draining guidelines, and wait the required dry time before launching again. Utah's required dry times after boating at Lake Powell are seven days in summer, eighteen days in fall and spring, or thirty days in winter. However, wakeboard boats are defined as complex boats, which always require a thirty-day dry time—regardless of the time of year—unless they are professionally decontaminated by a DWR-certified aquatic invasive species decontamination. All watercraft users should always clean, drain and dry their watercraft when leaving any waterbody to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive spe-
On April 15, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a thirty-day public scoping period to receive public input on 46 oil and gas parcels totaling 68,263 acres that may be included in a December 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends May 16, 2025.
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an operator must submit an application for permit to drill detailing development plans. The BLM reviews applications for permits to drill, posts them for public review, conducts an environmental analysis and coordinates with state partners and stakeholders.
All parcels that are included in a federal oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources. Information on current and upcoming BLM leases is available through the National Fluid Lease Sale System. The parcels BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment, are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm. gov/eplanning-ui/project/2037591/510.
—Bureau of Land Management
Courtesy Stacie Hall-Owens
Tea Party: We are grateful to gather together to celebrate our shared history and honor those who built the foundation for the community we live in today. This event is not only a chance to enjoy each other’s company, but serves as an opportunity to reflect on the resilience and strength of our ancestors and encourages future generations to carry on the important work.
The Wayne Company (County) Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) held a charming and elegant tea party that brought together members and guests for an afternoon of history, tradition, and community bonding. The event was held April 7, 2025, at the Wayne County Community Center in Bicknell.
fascinators and attire
(some vintage)—arrived to a beautifully decorated venue, adorned with antique teapot table settings, miniature teapot favors labeled "DUP is Our Cup of Tea," and tea party quilts. The atmosphere was filled with fanciful music, and included a Company activity slide-show, a photo booth, and lively conversation as attendees gathered to honor the legacy of their ancestors.
President Lauralee Williams welcomed all and thanked all those who contributed to the event, including current and incoming Wayne Company Board members: VeeAnn Pace, Marsha Chappell, Diane Taylor, Marcie Taylor, Tammy Perkins, Debbie James, Dana Christensen and MarJean Davis, as well as Jessica and Phillip Gober, and sponsor, Wayne County Seniors. She also recognized distinguished guest Marianna Taylor, Regional Representative from International headquarters.
The gathering was in celebration of three main events: Daughters of Utah Pioneers' 124th birthday, organized April 11, 1901; recognition of an elite group of Company member’s anniversaries of more than twenty-four years with the organization; and the installation of new Company Officers.
A history of “tea parties” was given, relating the tradition to pioneer ancestors, who often packed up their treasured tea sets only having to discard them along the overland
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NOTICE OF FINAL TAX SALE
trek to "make room" or "lighten the load."
Refreshments were served and featured a delightful selection of herbal tea blends, and many attendees brought their own vintage tea cup. Teas were paired with an assortment of delicious cupcakes, croissant sandwiches, and fruit salads.
Company business included notable achievements such as: almost onehundred new members in the past couple of years; tributes to parting Camp Captains, Mona Wells and
Monte Laing; and welcoming new Captains Deanna Mecham, VeeAnn Pace and Marla Dee, who were each presented with a "Camp Captain" pin. Additionally, Camps were praised for their efforts of raising much needed funds to care for the buildings and properties they are custodians for. Appreciation was expressed to supporting citizens, as well Wayne County.
The highlight of the event was guest speakers Sharon Cowley and Marsha Chappell, who each received fifty-year anniversary commemorative pins. Sharon and Marsha shared personal anecdotes and told why they joined DUP and delivered heartfelt tributes to their pioneer ancestors.
Each of the seven Camp Captains then awarded anniversary pins to their members who had achieved more than twenty-five years as Daughters of Utah Pioneers; there were thirty in all.
Lastly, new Company Officers for 2025-2027 were sworn in. Officers pledged to "do our best to
uphold the Constitution and Bylaws and promote the work of this Society with love, dignity, and honor." New officers include Tammy Perkins, Vice-President; Dana Christensen, Treasurer; Debbie James, Secretary; and MarJean Davis, Registrar. Marcie Taylor will continue as Parliamentarian and Lauralee Williams as President.
We are grateful to gather together to celebrate our shared history and honor those who built the foundation for the community we live in today. This event is not only a chance to enjoy each other’s company, but serves as an opportunity to reflect on the resilience and strength of our ancestors and encourages future generations to carry on the important work. For more information on upcoming events or to learn how to become involved with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, visit ISDUP.org or contact any Wayne DUP member. —Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of May, 2025 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 59-2-1351.1, the following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax sale. A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative cost which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.
NOTICE: The Garfield County Recorder’s Office has maps available upon request for a nominal fee. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER TO DETERMINE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAND, ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OR VALIDITY OF WATER RIGHTS.
PARCEL 1.
Alan Isaacson II
C/O Lacey James
P.O. Box 120032
Antimony, UT 84712
A-11-2
01-0001-0101
Beginning 185.63
feet South and 264.00 feet East of the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 10 Township 31 South Range 2 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence South 110.00 feet; Thence East 164.00 feet; Thence North 110.00 feet: Thence West 164.00 feet to point of beginning.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,808.89
PARCEL 2.
Donald K Johnson Trustee
Sandra L Johnson Trustee 1066 South Guthrie Road Golden Valley, AZ 86413
HE-72
06-0043-0122
SALT LAKE CITYUtah reached this year’s snowpack peak on March 23 at 14.3 inches, which is equal to the state’s typical annual peak. Southwestern Utah continues to experience extreme drought conditions.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,462.00
PARCEL 3. Mark Graydon 7170 Eldora Ave Las Vegas, NV 89117 HCM-98
12-0042-0098
Beginning at a point North 770.90 feet and West 1832.20 feet from the South East corner of Section 32 Township 36 South Range 5 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence South 61° 07’00” West 167.53 feet; Thence North 29° 20’00” West 120.44 feet; Thence North 53° 01’00” East 104.55 feet: Thence South 54° 33’00” East 150.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,339.37
PARCEL 4.
Hercules Properties INC
C/O Arnold R Hyland
Beginning at a point North 746.50 feet and East 689.10 feet and North 16° 02’30” East 375.71 feet from the South quarter corner of Section 22 Township 37 South Range 2 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence North 16° 02’30” East 113.33 feet; Thence North 89° 25’00” East 512.88 feet; Thence South 0° 35 0’00” East 108.60 feet; Thence South 89° 25’00” West 545.31 feet to the point of beginning.
Dwayne Hyland 16038 State Highway 16
Springvalley, MN 55975
HU-5-11
14-0053-0181
All of Lot 11 Block 5 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 5. Henry J. Buschmann
Elsie C. Buschmann
3526 Rock Ridge Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92010
HU-11-6
14-0053-0368
All of Lot 6 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 6. Henry J. Buschmann
Elsie C. Buschmann
3526 Rock Ridge Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92010
HU-11-7
14-0053-0369
All of Lot 7 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 7.
Guerdan F. Taylor JR
Jeanette T. Taylor
C/O Anthony Taylor 1755 Horseshoe Circle Round Rock, TX 78681
HU-11-18
14-0053-0380
All of Lot 18 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 8. Guerdan F. Taylor JR Jeanette T. Taylor C/O Anthony Taylor 1755 Horseshoe Circle Round Rock, TX 78681
HU-11-18
14-0053-0381
All of Lot 19 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 9. Kyle Schmitz 60167 Popular Rd. Montrose, CO 81403
ERTS2-1114
20-0031-0114
All of Lot 114 Ticaboo Subdivision Plat II 2nd Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $12,371.28
PARCEL 10. Fredrick Steed 1883 South 20 East Washington, UT 84780
TC1-39
25-0074-0039
All of Lot 39 Mammoth Creek Ranchettes Tommy Creek Unit 1.
Total Fees and Taxes
Due: $1,989.69
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 17th day of April, 2025.
Camille A. Moore, Garfield County Auditor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 8 & 15, 2025
“The Drought Response Committee (DRC) has been meeting more regularly to address concerns in drought-impacted areas,” Candice Hasenyager, director at the Utah Division of Water Resources, said. “Many state agencies are coordinating their response to drought conditions that will likely intensify heading into summer.”
The DRC is scheduled to meet twice a year—in March and October. Meeting twice a year, regardless of the drought conditions, allows the DRC to be proactive and identify needs that may be beyond the scope of the local community. At times when drought conditions are changing, the DRC meets more frequently.
During this time of year, we see a lot of swift water incidents with the spring/summer runoff. Rivers and streams are running high, fast and cold–even with air temperatures rising. Safety is a top priority as recreators head outside for much-needed sunshine. Check out the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation’s boating webpage for further tips and their free online boating course. All boaters—whether you are a Utah resident or nonresident—must take the annual Utah mussel-aware boater course and have proof of course completion
in your launch vehicle (a printed copy or downloaded to your DWR Hunting and Fishing mobile app). This includes users of all kinds of watercraft, including motorized boats and human-powered kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, etc. Utah’s reservoir storage continues to be a buffer for our water supply as summer approaches. Water managers are timing water releases for the incoming spring runoff. “Be a water hero this summer,” Candice Hasenyager, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources, said. “Hold off on irrigating until your landscape needs it. Most of northern Utah can hold off on irrigating until Mother’s Day or until temperatures are in the mid70s for several days.” In Utah, about 95% of our water supply comes from snowpack. Reservoir storage helps us preserve that water for use in dry summer months and drought years. To encourage water conservation among Utahns, the Department of Natural Resources continues to promote initiatives such as the Agricultural Water Optimization Program for farmers and SlowtheFlow.org for residents. These programs aim to educate and incentivize water-saving practices, ensuring Utahns become more droughtresilient and prepare for future conditions. Many indoor water-saving tips are available on the Slow the Flow website.
—Utah Division of Water Resources
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE APPLICATION TEASDALE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT
Teasdale Special Service District (TSSD) intends to file an application for federal financial assistance with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service. This is a planning grant that will include completion of an Environmental Analysis (EA) and Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). Any comments regarding
TSSD.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
Courtesy Lauralee Williams
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
FRAZIER GROUP
BANGERTER
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
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ELECTION FOR ANTIMONY TOWN BOARD MEMBERS
There will be two board member positions and a mayor position open in the 2025 election.
The filing period will be June 1st thru the 6th, 2025.
Declaration of Candidacy forms can be obtained from Clerk office, call 435-6243350.
The clerk will be in the office at 10 AM each business day (June 2nd to 7th, 2025) to receive declarations.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 17 & 24, 2025
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
Wayne County will hold a public hearing to discuss the project determined to be applied for in the CDBG Small Cities Program in Program Year 2025. This project includes the purchase of a new ambulance. Comments will be solicited on project scope, implementation and its effects on residents. The hearing will begin at 10:00 A.M. on May 5, 2025, and will be held at 18 S. Main Loa, Utah, Commission Room. Further information can be obtained by contacting Teresa Brian at 435-836-1348. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this hearing should notify Teresa Brian at 18 S. Main Loa, Utah at least three days prior to the hearing. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call the Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah: 1.888.346.3162. Published the State of Utah’s Public Meeting Notice Website – www.utah.gov/pmn on April 10, 2025.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 17 & 24, 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
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) BICKNELL TOWN
Bicknell Town will hold a public hearing to discuss the project determined to be applied for in the CDBG Small Cities Program in Program Year 2025. This project includes the purchase of a greenhouse kit for the Bicknell Town Community Garden located at 64 W. 100 N., Bicknell, UT. Comments will be solicited on project scope, implementation, and its effects on residents. The hearing will begin at 6:45 P.M. on May 1, 2025, and will be held at the Bicknell Town Hall, 64 W. 100 N., Bicknell, UT. Further information can be obtained by contacting Carrie Brinkerhoff at 435-425-2215. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this hearing should notify Carrie Brinkerhoff at Bicknell Town Hall, 64 W. 100 N., Bicknell, UT, at least three days prior to the hearing. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call the Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah: 1.888.346.3162.
Published the State of Utah’s Public Meeting Notice Website – www.utah.gov/pmn on 04/17/2025. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 17 & 24, 2025
DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WESLEY LYNN JACKSON, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 253600004, Assigned: JUDGE LARSEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PRESTON WILLIAM JACKSON was appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of WESLEY LYNN JACKSON and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. DATED this 7th day of April, 2025. BARRY L. HUNTINGTON
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 17 & 24 and MAY 1 & 8, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
WAYNE COUNTY
DOCUMENT 00 11 13.17
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
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 10, 17 & 24, 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 21, 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.
WAYNE COUNTY
NEW APPLICATION(S)
95-5560 (A84637): Erica McCarroll propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5561 (A84638): Andrew McCarroll propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5562 (A84639): Claire Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5563 (A84640): Eric Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5564 (A84641): Paden Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5565 (A84642): Baylee Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
95-572 (a52950): Road Creek Water Users Association propose(s) using 1500 ac-ft. from groundwater (SE of the Town of Loa) for IRRIGATION; FISH CULTURE.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.
State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF CANNONVILLE BOARD MEMBERS & MAYOR
There will be three board member positions, and a mayor position open in the 2025 election. The filing period will be June 1st through June 6th, 2025. Declaration of Candidacy Forms can be obtained from the town Clerk, Mondays 9-12:30 p.m.; phone (435) 679-8784. Candidacy Forms must be returned to the Clerk any time before the noon, June 6th, 2025 deadline. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1 & 8, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE PANGUITCH CEMETERY
It is that time of the year we are getting the cemetery ready for Memorial Day, and the summer months. If there are any flowers or items not attached to the headstones, Please remove them by May 5th.
Thanks, Panguitch Cemetery Board
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
C lassified a ds
We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Front Desk Agents
Laundry Services
Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen
Positions to start April 1st through October 31st
At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by in person to complete an application. We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761
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 Instructional Coach/Reading Specialist
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.
SENIOR CENTER MENUS
Bryce Valley Senior Lunches at the BRYCE VALLEY Senior Center
TUES Apr. 29th Sweet and Sour Pork, Rice / Egg Roll, Mixed Vegetables, Salad Bar, Peaches, Peanut Butter Cookie
Sloppy Joes, French Fries, Corn Salad, Applesauce, Chocolate Trifle Cake
Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666
All meals are served with milk & bread. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors and $10 for those under 60 years of age.
Escalante Senior Citizens Menu
Tues. Apr. 29th Chicken Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Veggie Tray, French Fries, 3-Bean Salad, Apples, Salad Bar, Left Over Dessert
Wed. Apr. 30th Biscuits and Gravy, Stewed Tomato, Sausage, Eggs, Hash Browns, Fruit Bowl, Apple Turnover
FREE TO GOOD HOMES
FREE GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES DUE TO RELOCATION, THESE PUPPIES NEED FOREVER HOMES:
* 1 Male, 1 Female * Excellent Temperament
* House Trained INTERESTED?
EMAIL FIRST AT: STEPHANIE CHRISTENSEN59@ GMAIL.COM IF NO REPLY, THEN TEXT 541-655-9477
SERIOUS ENQUIRIES ONLY! WILL NOT RE-HOME TO JUST ANYONE.
MEETINGS
TROPIC AA MEETING Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.
Escalante AA
Meeting
Winter schedule: Tues. & Fri. at 6pm Call 435-676-3653 All meetings are closed discussion
FOR RENT
For Rent
2BR 1 BA apartment, 1,000 sq ft. Laundry included. No pets, no smoking, includes community fire pit.
209 E 100 South Bicknell, $1,250 per month. Call Miguel @ 801-870-9381.
MISC
$$ PAYING TOP DOLLAR $$ for Sports Card Collections & Pokemon. Premium Paid for Vintage. Please leave a detailed message and phone number. Call Corey 541-838-0364.
Thurs. May. 1st TBA If Veterinary Care is Unavailable or Unaffordable, ask for Happy Jack® products to treat mane dandruff, yeast infections, and skin allergies. At Tractor Supply® (www.happyjackinc.com) PETS
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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Wayne
Community Health Center
Part-Time Dental Assistant at Escalante Dental
Join our team as a motivated Dental Assistant. Are you a dedicated and enthusiastic individual seeking a rewarding career in the dental Field?
• Escalante Dental is currently seeking a Part-Time Dental Assistant to join our dynamic team.
Why choose Escalante Dental
• Competitive benefits package tailored to your working hours
• An inclusive and supportive work environment
• Opportunity for professional growth and development Position Overview:
As a Dental Assistant at Escalante Dental, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our dental practice.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Interacting with patients in a friendly and compassionate manner
• Proficiently taking X-rays and supporting chair-side procedures
• Managing scheduling, charting, and documenting dental visits using computer systems
• Ensuring thorough sterilization of dental instruments
• Setting up and maintaining a clean and organized operatory and office space Preferred Qualifications (not required):
We value experience, but are also excited to provide training to individuals new to the field. If you have any of the following qualifications, it’s a plus:
• Dental assisting experience
• Exposure to Pediatric, Endodontic, Oral Surgery, and General Dentistry
• Familiarity with computer charting and Digital X-rays
• X-ray Certification
• CPR Certification
How to Apply:
We encourage all interested candidates to apply, regardless of your level of experience. I you’re passionate about dental health and eager to contribute to a supportive team, we want to hear from you! Please email your resume to aellett@waynechc.org and take the first step toward an exciting career with Escalante Dental. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients. Apply today!
The Wayne Community Health Centers are committed to providing high quality health services to our communities’ residents and visitors. Its purpose is to provide quality health services to all people including those facing financial, geographic and/or cultural barriers to healthcare.
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