Utah Wildlife Federation Announces New Board Chair
UTAH - The Utah Wildlife Federation (UWF) board of directors is pleased to announce that Shauna Hart has been elected to the role of board chair, replacing Brett Prettyman, who stepped down after serving as chair for four years.
Hart is a national award winning wildlife and conservation photographer from northern Utah. She brings extensive business experience to UWF and a passion for advocating on behalf of the amazing biodiversity of wildlife not only in the state of Utah, but throughout the western United States.
Prettyman's accomplishments as board chair were many. Under his leadership, UWF grew significantly. Its visibility and role as an advocate for wildlife in the state has become clear. Im-
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Boulder resident Devaki Murch is a survivor of the first flight of Operation Babylift, which crashed outside of Saigon on April 4, 1975, when she was just 8 months old. After years of collecting newspaper clippings, photos and scraps of documents from the incident, Murch has compiled all of her research into an exhibit called the Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived, which will be showing for two months at the Boulder Community Center beginning March 12. The information will also be archived at the Library of Congress.
BOULDER - Boulder resident Devaki Murch has spent much of her life reconstructing a past she doesn’t remember.
Beginning during her childhood in Hawaii, she would piece together her
DNR Law Enforcement Officers Seek Information
After 11 Raptor Species
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Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after several raptor species, including hawks and owls, were illegally killed in southern Utah over the last several months.
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Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after several raptor species, including hawks and owls, were illegally killed in southern Utah over the last several months.
Between December and February, eleven birds have been shot and killed in and around Manderfield and Greenville in Beaver County. Natural Resources officers determined the birds were all killed with a firearm. Some of the birds
story for school reports and presentations—each version built from newspaper clippings, photos and scraps of documents rather than from personal memory. Now, almost five decades later, her story—
BLM Seeks Initial Input for Sept.'25 Oil and Gas Lease in Utah
VERNAL / RICHFIELD - The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a 30day public scoping period on Feb. 25 to receive public input on 25 oil and gas parcels totaling 39,868 acres that may be included in a September 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends March 28, 2025. Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before devel-
and those of others who were part of Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of orphaned Vietnamese children during the April 1975 fall of Saigon—will, through Murch’s efforts, be archived at the Library
of Congress and compiled into a special exhibit called Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived Many years in the Operation Babylift Cont'd on B4
GARFIELD CO.Falyn Owens, Garfield County Tourism Office Director, summarized 2024 tourism in the county. A few notes:
• Website analytics show the top 10 hits; the Burr Trail was #3 on the list.
• July and August typically have lower visitation. Escalante and Boulder were even harder hit than normal with Calf Creek closed for construction.
• Short-term rentals make up 13 percent of Garfield County’s entire tax base.
Bryce Canyon accounts for more than half the tourist traffic and Transient Room Tax (TRT) revenue, followed by Tropic, then Escalante. About $9K remains available funding events within the county for 2025. If the bill to increase TRT to be collected is finalized before July 1,
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GREEN RIVERSpend the weekend in scenic Green River, Utah, for the seventh annual Green River Rocks! festival hosted by Epicenter on the grounds of the John Wesley Powell River His-
River Rocks! The festival's 7th year will include new field trips & activities: Apr. 4-6
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Spend the weekend in scenic Green River, Utah, for the seventh annual Green River Rocks! festival hosted by Epicenter on the grounds of the John Wesley Powell River History Museum from April 4th6th.
tory Museum from April 4 - 6, the festival is free and open to the public and will feature expert-led field trips, rock and mineral vendors, educational activities, food trucks, and fun for the whole family. Visit Green-
RiverRocks.com for the most up-to-date schedule of events, including field trip details. Festivities begin FriGreen River Rocks! Cont'd on A6
As Layoffs and Budget Cuts Hit Federal Agencies, Lawmakers Explore Taking Over Some Public Land
UTAH - Could Utah jointly manage its five national parks with the federal government? What if a stretch of U.S. Forest Service land in Davis County becomes a new state park?
Can Little Sahara Recreation Area be transferred to the state’s control?
Those are a few of the questions posed in a resolution sponsored by Rep. Steve Eliason, RSandy, that passed out of the House Public Utilities and Energy Committee on Tuesday Feb. 25. HCR12 received one “no” vote from Rep. Rosalba Dominguez, D-Murray, and will move to the House for consideration.
As federal land management agencies, which manage about 68% of the entire state, continue to experience layoffs and budget cuts, Eliason and other lawmakers say the state could swoop in to take control of a handful of areas in Utah.
His resolution does the following:
• Explores the idea of jointly managing the state’s five national parks—Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion —with the federal government. That would allow the state to “improve management efficiency and visitor experiences while reducing federal expenditures,” according to the resolution.
• Directs the Utah Division of State Parks to work with the U.S. Forest Service to turn the Antelope Flat Camp-
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ground—located on the southeast side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir—into the Flaming Gorge State Park. “Flaming Gorge is just a fabulous recreation opportunity in the state, but its access is being limited because of the lack of funding and staffing out of Washington, D.C.,” Eliason said.
• Directs the division to explore the idea of either purchasing, leasing or transferring a stretch of U.S. Forest Service Land in the Wasatch Mountains east of Bountiful, Centerville and Farmington. Located along Skyline Drive, local leaders in the area have proposed naming the area Skyline State Park.
• Allows the division to work with the Bureau of Land Management to transfer Little Sahara Recreation Area in Juab County to the state. Utah already authorized this transfer through legislation in 2017, but it would require approval from the BLM, which hasn’t happened yet.
• Directs the division to broadly evaluate “recreational and scenic locations in the state,” to create new state parks, monuments, and campgrounds, with a focus on the Monte Cristo area south of Bear Lake and state land within the San Rafael Swell near Green River.
The resolution “urges” Utah’s congressional delegation to enact legislation that would create a framework for these land pur-
chases, transfers or joint management agreements to take place.
As of now, the resolution is exploratory. There is no fiscal note, meaning lawmakers don’t intend to spend any state funds with the resolution. Eliason called it an attempt to “gather the facts—what are the costs going to be, what are the challenges?”
The resolution is the latest example of state leaders’ interest in controlling federal lands within Utah’s borders. That sentiment culminated last year in an ambitious lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, where Utah tried to argue that it was unconstitutional for the Bureau of Land Management to hold onto federal land without giving it a formal designation. The high court declined to hear the lawsuit in January.
The reasoning outlined in Eliason’s resolution is much different than the lawsuit, and during the committee meeting on Feb.25, he pushed back on concerns that this was an attempt by Utah to take over swaths of public land, including national parks.
The U.S. Department of Interior, under Biden, moved to jointly manage some public land with tribal governments, including Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument, and the agreement Eliason is seeking through his resolution would be similar.
“This is not buying or transferring the national parks to Utah. They remain federally designated national parks, but clearly there is
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a funding void, and the bureaucracy to get things done is immense,” he said.
Eliason said he started working on this resolution before the Trump administration was cutting budgets and laying off thousands of workers with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service and other federal agencies with a footprint in Utah. Now, he said, the goal of taking control of federal land is more pressing.
“As a state, we have a choice, if there was some cooperative arrangement made where we could help mitigate those job losses and those lost recreation opportunities,” he said. “Because I don’t see the federal government addressing it anytime in the near future. So we could just complain and say, ‘this is really too bad for our citizens and our visitors.’ Or we can say, ‘is there a way we can step in?’”
Some lawmakers urged caution during the meeting, including Rep. Carl Albrecht, R-Richfield, who ultimately voted for the bill, but had concerns about the state biting off more than it could chew.
“With the new administration, be prepared for budget cuts. And that’s coming true. And that’s going to affect the state because the state operates a lot on federal grants,” he said. “Before we step into the deep water, we need to know how to swim and we need to know where we’re headed with some of this stuff.”
This article was originally published on utahnewsdispatch.com on Feb. 25, 2025.
Mass Firings Cut the Muscle, Not the Fat
U.S. - The stories are heartbreaking. US Forest Service, National Park Service and other federal workers—some of them within weeks of ending probationary periods— fired. And not for cause; these workers were just starting out on dreamedof careers or taking on new responsibilities in agencies where they’d already been for years.
The Trump administration’s vaunted effort to “trim the fat” from the federal government and curb “waste and fraud” reveal one terrible—but not surprising—fact: The cost-cutters have no idea how government works or who does what in the federal workforce. Probation doesn’t mean poor performers. It simply means that someone has only worked one or two years under authorities such as Veterans Recruitment Authority or Schedule A of a permanent job. Or it’s their first time in a supervisory position.
I worked for the Forest Service in forestry and then wildland fire for over thirty-two years before retiring in 2020. Because I’m now an advocate for firefighters, I’ve heard from many Forest Service workers who were suddenly fired by the Trump administration. I’ll tell you about two of them.
When he was 18, Cyrus Issari was hired to work with the Idaho Conservation Corps, building trail in the Sawtooth Mountains. He’d “found his passion,” he said, get-
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ting jobs as a temporary employee for the Bureau of Land Management and then the Forest Service. He cleared hazard trees with a chainsaw, cleaned campgrounds and also donned the Smokey Bear costume for public events. Best of all, he started fighting wildfires.
In 2022, Issari secured a permanent position— what he called his “dream job”—with a wilderness trail crew on New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. A few weeks ago, his entire eight-person trail crew was fired. Issari had been making $18.96 an hour.
“The land and people will suffer from (this) if nothing is done,” Issari told me.
Liz Crandall was fired last week from her field ranger position in Central Oregon. She started as a volunteer on the Umpqua National Forest in Southwest Oregon in 2016, helping a botanist get rid of invasive weeds.
The recreation shop scooped her up and put her to work doing sign maintenance, improving trails and cleaning campgrounds. Hired into a temporary recreation position in 2018, she also received wildland fire training and assisted on numerous wildfires.
She moved on to work for Oregon’s Willamette National Forest in recreation and then, in 2023, secured her permanent position as a field ranger on the Deschutes National Forest.
“I have dedicated my career and life to the US Forest Service,” Crandall said. Her performance
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evaluations were rated “excellent,” which is why she was outraged by the wording of her termination:
“The Agency finds, based on your performance, that you have not demonstrated that your further employment in the Agency would be in the public interest.”
Liz had been making $19.10 per hour.
There are common denominators in these stories, shared by the thousands (so far, 3,400 from the US Forest Service, 1,000 from the National Park Service, and 400 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service) of others who have been fired.
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These folks love our public lands and have trained to do a variety of needed jobs. They feel a calling to serve the American taxpayers and countless visitors. They seek jobs that always pay more in sunsets than money.
Make no mistake, these hard-working and dedicated people aren’t the fat, they are the muscle.
These firings will have ripple effects. They are your neighbors who pay rent or take on mortgages. They shop in the local grocery stores and feed stores and coach basketball.
Many will have to move, and they will take their small, but meaningful, paychecks with them. They won’t be there to assist with search and rescue, to fight the wildfires that are becoming larger and more unpredictable, threat-
ening the lives and livelihoods of countless Americans. What can we do to support them? Show up for rallies. Write, or better yet call, your elected officials and tell them what effect these firings will have on you, your family, your business, your community. Be kind to those who are still working. Some were forced to fire the very people who never should have been let go.
There’s a big void to fill, now, and everyone needs to pitch in.
Riva Duncan is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about Western issues. She is vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, and also works as an international consultant in emergency management.
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Riva Duncan is a contributor to Writers on the Range,
nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about Western issues. She is vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, and also works as an international consultant in emergency management.
Ross Brown, The Shoe/Boot Repairman
News from Wayne County Landmark Dingell Act Land Exchange Completed
WAYNE CO.Brown’s is a Richfield Main Street icon that is as recognizable as the man himself. Ross, and his shoe/boot shop in Richfield, straddled two centuries and provided exceptional service and friendship to anyone that happened to walk through his door to buy a pair of boots or to have an old pair repaired.
Brown's was a special kind of establishment, where the back door welcomed more people than ever came through the front. To the casual customer, it was never a surprise, while sizing up your feet, to look up and see someone come through the door carrying who knows what.
Brown’s was as rare as an old coin, a place that when you walked in through the door, the hands on the clock and the days on the calendar stood still, and the smell of leather hit you like a hammer. And Ross was like a guardian at the gate, standing there to greet you. It was said that Ross established Brown’s Shoe and Boot Repair on Main Street in 1972. It was a specialized business, if there ever was one, where he operated nonstop for fifty-three years.
If it needed fixing, Ross was there to fix it. “Just give me one more minute to fix this boot, and I will be right with you!” Ross would call from the back.
Ross was a craftsman, a craftsman that repaired everything from purses to trampolines and anything with a sole and made of leather. Ask anyone that knew anything about him and his work, and they would tell you that Ross was the man, and he was there to make your feet look and feel good. Short in stature but a giant among men, Ross, like a psychic, seemed to be able to tell the size of your foot by the size of your character.
Ross was highly valued for his skills by nearly everyone for miles around; his excellence and wit was renowned across several state lines.
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It was said that Ross established Brown’s Shoe and Boot Repair on Main Street in 1972. It was a specialized business, if there ever was one, where he operated nonstop for fifty-three years.
The date was February 7, 2025, when Ross tripped, couldn’t get up, and could no longer carry on. As if a slip of fate, or something meant to be, it was his lifelong friend, Dave Ogden, and his lifelong companion, Kaye, that carried him out. As was always the case with Ross and his work, he wanted to continue working out of sheer loyalty to the community, and because it was in his shop that his many friends and fans could find him. Even when he agreed not to take in new work that day, he still hoped to
recover enough to finish what he had started.
To say Ross Brown will be missed is an understatement; Ross Brown will be irreplaceable.
There is no doubt that when Saint Peter swings wide the pearly gates for Ross Brown, Ross will beeline it straight for the sandal shop, put on his smock, and go to work.
Ross Evon Brown
May 13, 1942 - February 19, 2025 Richfield, Utah https://www.maglebymortuary.com/obituaries/ ross-brown
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Threatened Cuts to HUD Employees
To our elected officials: Are you aware of any HUD monies coming into Garfield and/or Wayne county? I do not have any specifics, but I would be very surprised to learn that the counties don’t benefit from HUD assistance.
SALT LAKE CITYOn Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah Senator John Curtis to sign the agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Trust Lands Administration to complete the final step of a historic land exchange.
Congress mandated the exchange as part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019, known locally as the Emery County Land Exchange. Through the exchange, the State of Utah will gain 47 water rights; approximately 83,000 acres with sub-surface mineral estate; approximately 4,000 surface-only acres; and approximately 5,000 acres of sub-surface mineral, oil and gas, and coal-only estate.
“This mutually beneficial land exchange benefits Utah and the entire country by advancing American energy production, supporting local jobs and economies, and improving the recreation ex-
perience on Utah’s iconic landscapes,” said Acting BLM Director Jon Raby.
“Not only will the BLM’s management of world class recreation opportunities be improved, but this action will help the State of Utah play a critical role in President Trump’s initiative to unleash American energy resources.”
The parcels being conveyed to Utah are estimated to contain approximately 32 million recoverable tons of coal, approximately 2.5 million barrels of oil, and approximately 25,800 million cubic feet of natural gas. Other uses these parcels may be available for include housing development, recreation, livestock grazing, and critical minerals development. The revenues from development of these parcels will directly benefit funding for Utah public schools.
As part of the Dingell Act, Congress created a number of new recreation and conservation designations in eastern Utah, including the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area and the John Wesley Powell
National Conservation Area. In exchange for the rich mineral deposit parcels, the BLM will receive approximately 116,042 acres of isolated state lands within many of these protected areas, which will help consolidate and simplify management of public lands in the areas.
The land exchange reflects the Trump administration’s continued commitment to creating stronger, more prosperous communities across Utah by facilitating the development of abundant domestic energy and mineral resources. The public and state lands are located across eighteen counties in Utah: Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Rich, San Juan, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, and Wayne counties.
More information, including a final map of exchanged lands, is available at the BLM National NEPA Register.
—Bureau of Land Management
Dingell Act Land Exchange Will Result in Better Management of Designated Wilderness Areas in Emery Co.
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - Saturday, Feb. 22, an agreement was signed between the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Utah Trust Lands Administration (TLA) to finalize the Dingell Act Land Exchange, as outlined in the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019.
“The Dingell Act Land Exchange will result in stronger protections for the outstanding San Rafael Swell in southern Utah. It ensures the long-term protection of designated wilderness areas in Emery County—federal public lands that will no longer be at risk from the threat of development and inconsistent management that comes with a checkerboard pattern of state and federal land ownership,” said Tra-
vis Hammill, DC Director for SUWA.
“But let’s be clear: in no way, shape, or form does this land exchange “return” federal land to the State of Utah as Governor Cox and Senator Curtis misleadingly claim. The State of Utah has no legitimate claim to federal public lands, and land exchanges like this one are standard action to streamline land management following the designation of wilderness areas, a national park, or a national monument. The proposed Bears Ears National Monument Land Exchange has languished for years in Congress, and we hope that Utah political leaders, who have so jubilantly celebrated the Dingell Act Land Exchange, will have similar enthusiasm for getting the Bears Ears Land Exchange across the finish
line.”
Additional Information
The Dingell Act, which was signed into law on March 12, 2019, established a process for exchanging TLA lands out of designated wilderness and the 217,000-acre San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. The legislation designated 663,000 acres of BLM-managed wilderness, within 17 new wilderness areas. In addition, the legislation established the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, added 63 miles of the Green River to the National Wild and Scenic River System, and designated the John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area and the Jurassic National Monument.
—Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Garfield Commission: A summary of 2024 tourism in the county, and a suggested policy whereby only constituents speak at public meetings and compromise to a name change to John's Valley Road discussed.
the earliest it could be implemented is Oct. 1.
In 2026, vehicles over 11 feet tall and 35 feet long will be restricted from using the Zion tunnel to travel between the park and Highway 89.
Well, that assistance, if it exists, is under threat from likely cuts to staff at HUD. Up to 84% of staff are likely to be let go. Along with those people will go money. So, goodbye to HUD assistance in Garfield and Wayne county.
If you care about helping people get housing in Garfield and Wayne county, maybe you should talk to your friends in D.C. and tell them to tell DOGE to leave HUD alone.
Good luck.
Ellen Fisher, Hatch
Commissioner David Tebbs noted that Hatch, Cannonville, Henrieville, and Antimony currently do not collect resort tax, though this could be an important revenue source for them to explore.
On another topic, Commissioner Tebbs recounted a recent meeting in Antimony regarding residents’ interest in changing the name of John’s Valley Road. He said about 40 people attended but only 10 were from Antimony. Tebbs said, “I’m tired of people who aren’t our citizens trying to intimidate us [into doing] things that I don’t think our constituency wants us to do.” He said he’d like a policy whereby only constituents speak. He disputed claims by “an elected official from anoth-
er county” assuming “that everyone on that survey I ran is an environmentalist. Even if I threw out all Escalante and Boulder, where most of the left-leaning comments came from, it’s still overwhelmingly the opinion of our people to not change the name of that road.” He noted a suggested compromise: adding the new name beneath “John’s Valley Road.”
In other business, the Commission approved: Underground Wastewater Disposal Amendments. The main change requires a Level 3 system to clean up effluent if a residence is within 500 feet of a waterway.
Zone change from agriculture to commercial for Tru South, south of Cannonville.
• $1500 for the Bryce Valley High School Debate team to attend the state tournament in Ogden. $2000 for Disabled Outdoors Utah to help host a meal for 250-300 participants in the yearly Youth Shed Hunt. Brandon Hatch, representing the group, said the shed
hunt is fun way to get veterans, but mainly youth into the outdoors for a day. Hatch said he’s interested in providing a permanent home for the event in Garfield County. His family is providing this year’s venue. • Business licenses for Caddy Creek Construction, Inc. (Panguitch); E&L Design Build, LLC (Panguitch); Utah Helicopter Services dba Bryce Canyon Helicopters, and a beer license for Ticaboo Base Camp. The Commission went into executive session to discuss litigation. 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
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Wills, Trusts, and More
My Parent Died With a Trust… Now What Do I Do?
Many people are familiar with trusts. In recent years, a trust has become a popular will substitute. Many people have decided to use a trust as opposed to a will in doing their estate planning. The primary purpose is to avoid probate and maintain privacy at the time of one’s death.
However, many people after doing their planning have the question, “What do I do when someone dies, and I am named as a successor trustee?” First, although the trust avoids probate and makes estate administration easier, it certainly does not avoid all headaches. When someone dies, even if there is a trust, there is work that must be done.
One of the first things needed in administering a trust estate is a death certificate. In fact, for most estate administrations it is advisable to obtain many death certificates. You may find it necessary to have an original death certificate for each asset owned by the trust.
Very often, the institution with the record of ownership for the asset wants an original death certificate to show that the successor trustee is now in authority. The good news is
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that if the asset is titled in the name of the trust, nothing more than a death certificate should be needed to clear title.
Upon the death of the trust maker, the successor trustee will need to contact all institutions and show the institutions that they are now the acting trustee and in control of the assets.
In addition to the above directions, the successor trustee must be prepared to do an accounting to all beneficiaries. Additionally, the trustee will be responsible for paying all bills.
If the trustee desires to cut off potential creditor’s claims, the trustee can publish notice to unknown creditors and mail notice to known creditors. By providing notice to creditors, the trustee can shorten the creditor’s right to submit a claim from a one year statute of limitations to ninety days.
Eventually, the trustee will distribute money or assets of the trust to the beneficiaries. When this time comes, a prudent trustee
should get a receipt and release from each of the beneficiaries. This document acknowledges receipt of the monies and releases the trustee from any further liability to that particular beneficiary.
As a final matter, there may be tax matters that the successor trustee must address. Likely, the trustee will need to obtain a tax identification number for the trust. This tax identification number becomes the way to identify the trust for IRS purposes. Upon the death of the trust maker, the social security number can no longer be used. The trustee should be prepared to file an income tax return, if necessary, for the trust, as well as an estate tax return if the trust exceeds the federal estate tax threshold.
Hopefully, this brief article provides some guidance to successor trustees. Although a trust can help significantly the estate administration process, as evidenced by this article, it cannot eliminate all work related to the passing of a loved one.
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Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or visit the firm’s website at WWW. BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.
Comics country roads
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Birthday Drink
A lady goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water.
As the bartender gives her the drink she says, “I’m on this cruise to celebrate my 80th birthday, and it’s today.”
The bartender says, “Well, since it’s your birthday, I’ll buy you a drink. In fact, this one is on me.”
As the woman finishes her drink, the woman to her right says, “I would like to buy you a drink, too.”
The old woman says, “Thank you. Bartender, I want a Scotch with two drops of water.”
“Coming up,” says the bartender.
As she finishes that drink, the man to her left says, “I would like to buy you one, too.”
The old woman says, “Thank you. Bartender, I want another Scotch with two drops of water.”
“Coming right up,” the bartender says.
As he gives her the drink, he says, “Ma’am, I’m dying of curiosity, why the Scotch with only two drops of water?”
The old woman replies, “Sonny, when you’re my age, you’ve learned how to hold your liquor. Holding your water, however, is a whole other issue.”
THEME: March Madness
ACROSS
1. Giant Himalayan
5. *M in MAC
8. Bathtub libation
11. Joie de vivre
12. Do like fly fisherman
13. East side of Jersey
15. Tucked in 16. Diva's solo
17. Length of a forearm
18. *____ Sunday
20. Osiris' wife
21. Freshwater fish 22. Stir fry pan
23. Victorian era overcoat
26. Smallest
30. *Like attending band at the NCAA Tournament
31. Kaa of "The Jungle Book"
34. Great Lake
35. Prep mushrooms for steak, e.g.
37. Cooking fat
38. Bible song
39. Second to last word in some fairytales
40. False
42. Dip oreo into milk, e.g.
43. Tiresome
45. Hoariest
47. NBC's sketch comedy show
48. Misrepresent
50. South American monkey
52. *2025 NCAA Championship game venue
56. Renaissance fiddle
57. "To ____ and to hold"
58. ____-friendly 59. Founding Father Thomas ____
Sheep-ish
A young blonde girl was getting fed up with being labelled as a dizzy, dumb blonde, so she had her hair dyed.
She was out walking down a lane in the country and came across a farmer leaning on a gate, the field was full of sheep.
"My goodness! That's a lot of sheep! If I can guess exactly how many there are, can I have one?"
"Be my guest," said the farmer.
She looked thoughtful, and after a couple of minutes, she announced, "234!"
"Well, that's uncanny, amazing! Absolutely correct! Well, go on and get one then."
She climbed over the gate into the field, and after a few minutes of chasing around the field, she had caught one and had it under her arm, triumphant.
The farmer said, "If I can guess what color hair you used to have, can I get my dog back?"
1. Nay opposers 2. River in Bohemia 3. 1.3 ounces, in Asia
Owes money (2 words)
Angelina Jolie's 2024 singing role
60. Damien's prediction 61. Reunion group 62. Bancroft to Hoffman in "The Graduate" 63. Agreement word 64. Ages and ages
"Kick the bucket," e.g.
*____ Smith, coach of 2 champs and 11 Final Four teams
Mongolian desert
Fleur-de-lis
Obituaries
Donna Rae Barker
MONROE - Donna Rae McInelly Barker, 89, passed away on February 25, 2025, in Centerfield, Utah. She was born April 14, 1935, in Escalante, Utah, to Loral Jeston and Mary Ellen Heaps McInelly. She married Kenneth Joe Barker on February 18, 1952, in Fredonia, Arizona. Their marriage was solemnized on April 21, 1967, in the Manti Temple.
At a young age, she was a nanny in Salt Lake and Provo.
She loved being part of their families and taking care of their children. She worked many years at the sewing factory in Richfield and finished her career at Monroe Middle School as a school lunch lady.
She was a beautiful seamstress and quilter. She loved roses and grew a variety throughout her yard. She enjoyed growing a garden, rock hunting and visiting and helping the elderly in town. She loved her children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. They were her greatest joy.
Donna was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served in many callings. She also worked at the Manti Temple for three years and loved every minute of it.
She is survived by her children, Kenneth (Fay), Glen (Tonya), Sharlet, Kim, Russell (Eileen); 19 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Siblings, Douglas McInelly, Lynn (Garna) McInelly, Irene (Louis) Brown, Valaree (Tobe) Davies.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Loral Jeston and Mary Ellen Heaps McInelly; stepfather, Hyrum Coleman; husband, Joe; infant daughter, Aubrey; granddaughter, Misty Young; grandsons, Brady Joe Tuft, Nick Barker; great-grandson, Drake Mecham; sister, Cleva McInelly Swindle and brother-in-law, Max Swindle.
Graveside services were held Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 12:00 Noon in the Monroe City Cemetery with a viewing prior to services from 10:30 - 11:30 am at the Monroe Stake Center, 140 South Main, Monroe. Interment was in the Monroe Cemetery.
It was wonderful week, weather-wise, with no wind. The week ended with the Bobcats winning the boys state basketball championship. Today, Sunday, March 2, the wind came up again, and there were high wind warnings on the west side of I-15. The weather people keep dangling promises of rain or snow on Monday, with 7” at Bryan Head. It would be nice if it gets here, but I am not holding my breath. We went up to the games on Friday, and after the girl’s games, we made reservations at the Hampton Inn for the night, which is one of the smart-
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est things that I done in a long time. We went to dinner in between games, and when we came back, the Rich and Tabiona game was in its second overtime, and it ended after the third overtime. Then, it was time for our boys game against Bryce Valley, and it was already after 10:00. When we got to the motel, it was 12:30, and I am glad that we didn’t have to go home.
After the girl’s game on Saturday, we had long break, so we went up town to give us something to do. There was a "for sale" sign on my favorite Chinese food place in Richfield. Later on, we went there
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Gayle Ipson
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Gayle Ipson, 76, passed away February 27, 2025, in Provo after a short illness. She was born on July 2, 1948, in Ogden to Neils Christian Jr. and Zelma Twitchell Ipson. She was raised in Washington Terrace, attending Washington Terrace Elementary and South Ogden Junior High and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1966. She graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor Degree in History. She moved with her family to Antimony.
Gayle served in the Tulsa Oklahoma Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When she returned, she received her teaching certificate in special education at Southern Utah State University. She worked on the Navajo Reservation. She retired in 2021 and returned to Antimony.
She is survived by her siblings: MaryEllen Hazen, Beavercreek, OH; William Ipson, Ogden; Russell Ipson, Antimony. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bevan Ipson; sister, Phyllis Moore.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 12:00 Noon in the Antimony Ward Chapel. Viewing from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Antimony Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
and had dinner. The waitress said they were looking for a smaller place, and if the business didn’t sell, they would stay there. Either way, they will still be in business. About three years ago, I purchased a RYOBI electric lawn mower, and it works great amd is far stronger than the gas mowers that I have had. Well, they had a recall on most of their mowers because a wire was shorting out and causing fires. I checked into it, and they told me to cut the wire and send a picture of the numbers on the mowers. I did, and they are going to send me a new one at no cost; this is the first time ever that something like this has happened to me. I have had recalls plenty of times, but you had to bring in the item or car.
Again this winter, there has been many of the locals falling and hurting themselves, including myself. I do not go up or down stairs without railings, and I am working out again at the rehab on Main Street or at the gym on the hill. I have been lucky so far, with only some cuts and bruises. But a number of friends have broken arms, have had knee replacements, and one had a concussion and laid on the floor for many hours; he was in rehab for some time. It isn’t icy, but you have to watch it anyhow.
This next Sunday is one of my favorite days; it is spring ahead day, and we will be on daylight saving time till November. I have found that I turn my clocks ahead on Friday and ease on into the time change a day ahead. It easier for me because I go to bed an hour earlier.
Am I the only one that is having problems with the new gas company?
They keep billing me for a missed payment. I called the number on the bill, and they gave me another num-
ber for someone in billing. There, I told her that I have sent over more than I should have. She said that it is taking four to seven weeks to get the bill payments in and extended my due date twenty days. My check statements finally came, and I checked for my cancelled checks, and they weren’t there. I know what I have said about not watching the national news, but you can’t get away from it. Our president met with two world leaders from France and Ukraine on TV and lied to both of them. He told the president of France that the money that Europe gave to Ukraine was only a loan, and the president from France called him on it, for all the world to see. The president of Ukraine was here to sign an agreement to give the U.S. mineral rights for some of the war equipment we have given them. Our president said that it was over $350 billion dollars, and it was $120 billion instead. Then our president started arguing, and that ended the meeting with nothing getting done. President Zelensky went to England, where he met with friendlier people, and they assured him that he would get the funds to fight Putin and Russia.
To top off all of this mess, the United Nations put up a resolution condemning Putin and Russia for the invasion of another country and murdering innocent women and children. All of the members of the United Nations but three—Russia, North Korea and the United States of America—signed on, and our senator, Mike Lee, is starting a resolution to get the U.S. out of the United Nations. The only defense from this attitude towards WWIII is prayer. Mack O.
Utahns Value Their Public Lands, Want Continued Protections
by Alex Gonzalez | Utah News Connection
Adobe Stock Pollsters found 85% of Utahns prefer decisions about public lands and wildlife be made by career professionals such as rangers, scientists and firefighters rather than newly appointed officials who come from other industries.
UTAH - As President Donald Trump starts dismantling agencies managing and protecting public lands, a new poll indicates it is unpopular in states across the West, including Utah.
The latest "Conservation in the West" poll from Colorado College surveyed more than 400 Utahns, including 40% who identify with the "Make America Great Again" movement. Overall, 76% said they believe it is more important to protect water, air, wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities than to maximize drilling and mining.
Lori Weigel, partner at the polling firm New Bridge Strategy, said the number of people who prefer conservation over energy development has reached an all-time high.
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"This is the widest margin to date that we have seen respondents telling us that they prefer the emphasis be placed on the sort of conservation aspects and recreation aspects of national public lands," Weigel reported. "Fewer than one in four telling us that they prefer the emphasis be placed on energy and extractive activities."
Self-identified "MAGA" voters are split on the issue, with just over 50% favoring the protection and conservation of public lands and 44% wanting to maximize drilling and mining.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided it would not hear a lawsuit brought by the State of Utah, which sought to take control of the more than 18 million acres of public lands. The decision was
The Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office opened a 30-day public scoping period on Feb. 25 to receive public input on 25 oil and gas parcels totaling 39,868 acres that may be included in a September 2025 lease sale in Utah. The comment period ends March 28, 2025.
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opment operations can begin, 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/eplanningui/project/2036690/510.
—Bureau of Land Management
seen as a victory for conservation advocates but concerns linger as other attempts may follow.
Weigel pointed out most Western voters feel it is a bad idea.
"Including in Utah, 57%," Weigel noted. "In fact, Utah was one of the places that it shifted the most in terms of opposition to this idea. I think it was thirteen points, if I'm quoting exactly, an increase in opposition from eight years ago."
The Trump administration has ordered a review of national monument boundaries, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, both of which could be reduced in size. Voters were also asked about the sale of federal lands to build more housing. Weigel added it was the first time the question was asked, as many western states face housing crises.
"Pretty darn clear that voters throughout the West—in fact, in every single state—are saying they would prefer housing be built closer to existing communities," Weigel emphasized.
Intermountain Health River Road InstaCare Clinic to Undergo Construction
ST. GEORGE - Intermountain Health will begin an extensive remodeling project at the River Road InstaCare, located at 577 S. River Road, St. George, next week. The building construction will take place over the next several months and will only affect the InstaCare clinic.
Work has begun and will continue through May. A full reopening is expected by June 1. The construction is an investment in the clinic to bring new WorkMed services among others.
Patient access will be significantly limited during this time at River Road InstaCare. All other clinics located within the River
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portant relationships with government agencies and non-government organizations were created and fostered by Prettyman. Additionally, Prettyman's contributions to other organizations continues to further important advocacy efforts in protection of all that is wild. The UWF board is deeply grateful to Brett for his exceptional leadership and commit-
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Road building will not be affected. To maintain patient satisfaction and prevent unnecessary visits to the emergency department, Intermountain is redirecting traffic to the following nearby InstaCare locations:
Sunset InstaCare, 1739 W. Sunset Blvd., St. George 435-634-6050
Hurricane Valley InstaCare, 75 N. 2260 West, Hurricane 435-6356550
Cedar City InstaCare, 962 Sage Drive, Cedar City 435-865-3440
Southwest Orthopedics Urgent Care (for musculoskeletal care), 652 S. Medical Center Drive, Suite 100, St. George 435-251-6760
ment to excellence.
The UWF board also extends its appreciation and thanks to Charlie Luke, who stepped down as the board's vice chair. Luke brought a unique skill set to UWF. His lead out in committee work and input on internal policy development will be sorely missed.
UWF is an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. UWF is a growing organization poised to be a leader in wildlife policy
“We look forward to the improvements this project will bring to our clinic as well as bringing our WorkMed partners into the River Road building,” said Tyson Gubler, Senior Practice Manager of River Road and Sunset InstaCares. “It’s important to let our neighbors and community know about the construction and limited access at River Road InstaCare, and where they can go to continue to receive highquality Urgent Care services through Intermountain Health.”
A full list of locations and hours can be found at InstaCare.org. —Intermountain Health
development in Utah. UWF's future is promising as well as the future of the land, water, and wildlife as we join with the people and policy makers in our great state of Utah and those nationally in creating an environment for all to not just survive, but thrive. For more information on UWF and how to become involved, please visit www.utahwildlifefederation.org.
—Utah Wildlife Federation
Based on witness reports, it is believed that individuals are shooting raptors from their resting locations at nighttime, and those involved have even trespassed on private property and shot within close proximity to homes during these incidents.
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appeared to have been shot out of their roosts, while others were shot inside of barns.
“Based on witness reports, it is believed that individuals are shooting raptors from their resting locations at nighttime, and those involved have even
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trespassed on private property and shot within close proximity to homes during these incidents,” Natural Resources Officer Jeremy Butler said.
All raptors are protected by state and federal regulations, and it is illegal to kill these bird species. The individual involved in killing these birds could face a third-degree felony.
Green River Rocks!:
Anyone with information regarding the illegal killing of these birds or any other wildlife is encouraged to report it to the Utah Division of Law Enforcement in one of the following ways: By calling the UTiP Hotline at 800-662-3337 The UTDWR Law Enforcement app By texting 847411
Anyone with any information regarding this incident can also contact Officer Jeremy Butler at 435-310-0238. A reward may be available for information leading to the successful prosecution of those responsible. Requests for confidentiality are respected. —Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
This year, Green River Rocks features field trips to incredible locations that put Utah’s geology, paleontology, and archaeology on full display. Field trips are free and depart from the John Wesley Powell River History Museum both Saturday and Sunday.
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day night, April 4th, at the auditorium at Green River High School with a lecture from renowned author and explorer Craig Childs. Rock and mineral vendors, food trucks, artisans, and family friendly activities
will be set up on the John Wesley Powell River History Museum grounds on Saturday April 5th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This year, Green River Rocks features field trips to incredible locations that put Utah’s geology, paleontology, and archaeology on full display. Field trips are free and depart from the John Wesley Powell River History Museum both Saturday and Sunday.
Paleontologists Jim Kirkland, ReBecca HuntFoster, Joshua Lively, and Benjamin Burger return, leading trips to incredible fossil sights around Green River, Temple Mountain, Klondike Bluffs, and the epic San Rafel Swell. We welcome paleontologists Georgia Knauss, Paul Murphey, Emily Lessner, and Nora Noffke to the roster of field trip leaders, as well. Each will be guiding a fascinating new trip for this year’s event. Geologists Paul Anderson, Tom Chidsey, and William and David Little return to guide tours through the stratigraphy of the Swell, and we welcome David Berry, who will lead a field trip exploring uranium mining history in the Yellowcat area. Rock art conservationists Geoff
Smith and Steve and Diana Acerson join us again to guide trips to Buckhorn Draw and Sego Canyon, and Layne Miller will guide a new trip into the glorious Nine Mile Canyon. All field trips require in-person sign up with Epicenter, and are first come, first serve. Sign ups are held Friday from 4 - 5:45 p.m. at the Green River High School, and continue through Saturday and Sunday at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum. All field trips depart from the museum. Visit greenriverrocks.com for field trip information.
Vendor applications are still open for the Saturday marketplace. Vendor booths are free this year. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and we encourage local artists, rock and gem vendors, and food trucks to apply. Visit GreenRiverRocks.com for vendor information or call Zoe Gardner at (435) 5643330. Green River Rocks is sponsored by the Emery County Travel Bureau, the Utah Office of Tourism, the City of Green River, and more. The festival is always seeking additional sponsors, donors, and vol-
unteer support. Email info@greenriverrocks. com or call Maria Sykes at (435) 564-3330 for details. Visit the event website to see the full list of sponsors.
About: Green River Rocks brings awareness to and fosters appreciation of rural places, wilderness, unique sites, and overlooked histories. Specifically, the festival seeks to highlight the area around Green River, Utah, and the stories of this remote place, its people, and cultures; and nearby significant geological, paleontological, and archeological sites. The weekend-long festival, which brings over 350 people to Green River, is hosted by Epicenter and the Bureau of Land Management.
Epicenter: Green River Rocks is brought to you by Epicenter. Epicenter stewards creative initiatives that combine art, architecture, and rural investment in order to build a more resilient, equitable, and vibrant local community. Epicenter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was established in 2009. Visit ruralandproud.org for more info. —Epicenter
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USU Extension Co-hosts Substance Use Disorder and Suicide Prevention Summit: Registration Underway
Speakers from the 2023 Rural Opioid and Stimulant Wellness Summit in Price, Utah. Registration is underway for the 2025 Elevating Hope Summit, a statewide event that addresses the critical issues of substance use disorder and suicide prevention. The summit is held March 20-21 in Price.
PRICE - Registration is underway for the 2025 Elevating Hope Summit, a statewide event that addresses the critical issues of substance use disorder and suicide prevention.
The summit is held March 20-21 in Price. A preconference session is held March 19 for law enforcement, first responders, and care teams. The summit brings together professionals, students, advocates, and community members and is organized by Utah State University Extension, Four Corners Community Behavioral Health, the Southeast Utah Health Department, and a network of partners.
The 2025 summit, themed “Taking Substance Use Disorder and Suicide Prevention to New Altitudes,” follows the success of the 2023 Rural Opioid and Stimulant Wellness Summit, which included more than 200 participants. The 2023 event highlighted how essential it is for communities to address substance use and mental health in a collaborative manner, and helps lay the foundation for this year’s summit.
Session topics from the 2023 summit included substance use disorder stigma, harm reduction, treatment, and prevention. Recordings are available for continued learning and engagement on the summit’s website.
Ashley Yaugher, summit chair and health and wellness faculty member of the USU Health Extension: Advocacy, Research, & Teaching (HEART) Initiative, emphasized the importance of this year’s summit.
“We aim to equip professionals with evidence-based information and practical resources to navigate the complexities of substance use disorder and suicide prevention,” she said. “Our hope is to inspire collaboration and empower those working on the frontlines. Together, we can address these challenging topics.”
The 2025 summit will explore the overlap between substance use and suicide prevention, focusing on the shared risk and
protective factors. It will continue the conversation from previous events about the need for collaborative, cross-sector approaches.
Amanda McIntosh, suicide prevention liaison for Four Corners Community Behavioral Health and co-chair of the summit’s planning committee said while the risk factors for substance use disorder and suicide prevention often mirror each other, they are too frequently approached in isolation.
“The summit will unite a diverse group of professionals and community members to address these challenges in a more connected way,” she said.
Participants will engage with the latest re-
search and explore new ways to advocate for both upstream prevention and treatment as well as advocating for recovery sup-
cide,” said McIntosh. “This summit is an opportunity to inspire change and provide a hopeful path forward.”
Registration spots are
ports and means restriction. Sessions will cover topics ranging from data overviews to mental health supports, ensuring that attendees leave equipped to take action. Continuing education credits will be available for social workers and other professionals.
“We believe that by coming together, we can make real progress toward preventing lives lost to substance use disorder and sui-
by Mack Oetting
The Bobcats have won another state basketball championship, led by Daxton Miller's fifteen points and twelve rebounds and Maddix Johnson's six threepointers, for a total of eighteen points. Panguitch beat the Rich Rebels 50 to 40. Rich had been the number one team all season long, and they put up a great fight. It was close until the fourth quarter, when the Cats put them away with a sixteen to seven run. I believe that this is Coach Clint Barney's sixth championship; no other coach ever had more than one championship title. The Cats were strong in every category, including shooting, rebounding, and assists. The Cats finished the year with a 24-3 record. Their only losses were against 4-5A schools. Trenton Virga, a seldom used player, had five rebounds and four blocked shots. He was taking the place of Remme Chappell, who was in trouble for a foul. This is the Cat's fifth state championship this year, the others being in baseball, girls cross country, volleyball, and wrestling. Some scores from the earlier games include PHS's win over Wendover, 63 46.
filling for the summit. For more information and to register, please visit the Elevating Hope Summit website.
—USU Extension
The Cats built up a commanding lead in the first quarter, and Wendover couldn’t catch up. Remme Chappell had sixteen points, and Daxton Millerhad thirteen. PHS also won over Tintic, 53 to 32. Daxton Miller had a team high of sixteen. PHS won over Bryce Valley, 54 to 46. Bryce Valley went a long way in the state finals and finished in fourth place. The Cats were led by Daxton Miller’s twenty-seven and Remme Chappell's sixteen, and they took down the Mustangs in the semi-finals. The Mustangs had a 12-14 record and saved their best for state. This was one of the hardest games the Cats had. The Lady Cats had a great year and record of 226, with most of their losses being against 2A and 4A schools. In their first game against Altamont, the Cats had an easy time, with 45 to 25 score. The Cats outscored the Longhorns in the 3rd quarter, 16-0. They were led by Mallory Henrie’s fourteen points. It was more of the same against Manila, and PHS won, 56 to 38. The Cats dominated Manila in this game, led by Mallory Henrie (22) and Brayli Frandsen (13). In the semi- finals, they lost to Tabiona, 36-31. This was a really low scoring game, with Tabiona leading, 15 to 14, at the half. The Cats were led by Makena Owens (15). In the final game against Wayne, the Cats were behind against the Badgers, 26 to 12, at the half. Brayli Frandsen came out blazing and made three three-pointers, but the Badgers pulled away again in the 4th.
IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS DOCUMENT WITHIN APPLICABLE TIME LIMITS, JUDGMENT COULD BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AS REQUESTED. IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LOA DEPARTMENT IN AND FOR COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
JANICE J. HUNT, an individual; and CARL A. HUNT, an individual; Plaintiffs, v. SW LINEAR INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE ACTION; Defendants.
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Case No. 250600006
Judge: Hon. Mandy Larsen
The State of Utah to: All Unknown Persons Who Claim Any Interest in the Subject Matter of the Action
A lawsuit has been started against you. You must respond in writing for the court to consider your side. You can find an Answer form on the court’s website: utcourts. gov/ans
You must file your Answer with this court: Sixth Judicial District Court, 18 South Main Steet, Loa, UT 84747. You must also email, mail or hand deliver a copy of your Answer to the other party or their attorney: Morgan Fife, 2500 N. University Ave., Provo, UT 84604 (party or attorney name and address).
Your response must be filed with the court and served on the other party within 30 days of the last day of this publication, which is March 20, 2025.
If you do not file and serve an Answer by the deadline, the other party can ask the court for a default judgment. A default judgment means the other party wins, and you do not get the chance to tell your side of the story.
Read the complaint or petition carefully. It explains what the other party is asking for in their lawsuit. You are being sued for: A judgment declaring Plaintiffs to be the sole owners of Property located at 185 East 100 North, Hanksville, UT 84734, and declaring that Defendant owns no interest in the Property.
Se ha iniciado una demanda en su contra. Usted debe responder por escrito para que el tribunal considere su versión. Puede encontrar el formulario de Respuesta en el sitio de la red del tribunal: utcourts.gov/ ans-span
Usted debe presentar su Respuesta en este tribunal: Sixth Judicial District Court, 18 South Main Street, Loa, UT 84747 También debe enviar por correo electrónico, correo postal o entregar personalmente una copia de su Respuesta a la otra parte o a su abogado: Morgan Fife, 2500 N. University Ave., Provo, UT 84604 (nombre y dirección de la parte o de su abogado).
Usted debe presentar su Respuesta en el tribunal y entregarla formalmente a la otra parte dentro de 30 días después del último día de esta publicación, que es el 20 de Marzo 2025.
Si no presenta y entrega formalmente una respuesta antes de la fecha límite, la otra parte puede solicitar al juez que dicte un fallo por incumplimiento. Un fallo por incumplimiento significa que la otra parte gana, y usted no tiene la oportunidad de exponer su versión de los hechos.
Lea cuidadosamente la demanda o la petición. En esa se explica lo que la otra parte está pidiendo en su demanda. Se le está demandando por: Un juicio que declara al demandante como el único propietario de la propiedad ubicada en 185 East 100 North, Hanksville, UT 84734, y declara que los demandados no poseen ningún interés en la propiedad.
DATED this 25th day of February, 2025. ANDERSON, FIFE, MARSHALL & JOHNSON, LC /s/ Morgan Fife
Morgan Fife
Sean R. Conner
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 6, 13 & 20, 2025
Methane Mitigation Industry Battles Climate Change, Creates UT Jobs
by Mark Richardson | Utah News Connection
short-term particle pollution, and annual particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association.
UTAH - New research found solving the $2 billion methane waste problem is creating economic opportunities for workers in Utah and other energy-producing states.
Studies show U.S. oil and gas operations emit some sixteen million metric tons of methane yearly through venting, flaring and leaks. A study commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund shows the industries developed to mitigate methane leaks have grown by 88% over the past decade.
Isaac Brown, executive director of the Center for Methane Emissions Solutions, said stopping methane leaks has widespread benefits.
"Addressing methane waste is a win-win," Brown contended. "It's a win for the environment, it's a win for public health, but also
it's a win for industry by reducing methane waste, which is essentially lost product and profitability for the oil and gas industry. And it also means high quality, high paying jobs."
Methane has eighty times the warming power of carbon dioxide and drives more than 25% of U.S. climate warming. Utah's methane mitigation industry currently includes eleven service and manufacturing companies, generating millions of dollars to the state's economy and employing thousands of Utahns.
Ashley Miller, executive director of the clean air advocacy group Breathe Utah, said methane mitigation is an important part of cleaning up the state's annual "brown cloud" that occurs along the Wasatch Front during the winter months.
"In order for Utah to
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continue to have a prosperous oil and gas industry, methane is definitely one of the biggest contributing factors to the ozone problem in the Uinta Basin," Miller explained. "Detecting, measuring and reducing methane emissions is crucial."
Brown noted proven solutions can prevent methane leaks along with other toxic pollutants like benzene, offering a costeffective solution that reduces emissions, while making energy operations cleaner and more efficient.
"If you looked at the technologies that were available a decade ago to help the oil and gas industry identify methane leaks and then try to fix those leaks, there was a really limited number of options," Brown recounted. "We're in a very different place today."
215 N. 100 E. Marysvale Utah, 84750
General Notice
Marysvale Town (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Marysvale Well Improvement Project Project Number - 12701
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received on March 26th at 1:00 PM via Quest CDN online bidding network.
The Project includes the following Work:
Drilling and installing a well.
Bids are requested for the following Contract: Marysvale Well Improvement Project
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.ensignutah.com/bid-access/ or www.questcdn.com
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Ensign Engineering and Land Surveying
225 North 100 East Richfield, Utah 84701
Kelly Crane; 435-896-2983 kcrane@ensignutah.com
Pre-bid Conference
A pre-bid conference will be held March 12th at 2:00 PM for this project.
Questions All questions should be directed in writing via quest CDN. In interest of a fair bidding process, verbal questions will not be accepted. The last day for questions shall be March 21st at 1:00 PM.
Instructions to Bidders.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Domestic Preference
This project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58, §§ 70901-70953. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States.
The following waivers apply to this Contract: BABAA De Minimis, Small Grants, and Minor Components
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Owner: Marysvale Town
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Methane is a major contributor to Utah's status among the top ten regions in the U.S. for levels of ozone,
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OPENING
TORREY TOWN
Torrey is taking letters of interest for an open position on the Torrey Planning and Zoning Commission.
Please submit letters of interest to the town office by March 20, 2025, or email to Karen@torreyutah.gov.
Applicants must be a resident of Torrey Town or live within the Torrey Water District.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
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TROPIC TOWN
Separate sealed bids for construction of TROPIC TOWN PARK IMPROVEMENTS 2025 will be received by Tropic Town from bidders.
Bids are due by 2:00 PM on 3/27/2025. Bid results will be posted the following business day.
The work to be performed under this project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to construct the facilities and features called for by the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and as shown on the DRAWINGS.
Project includes the earthwork & grading, landscaping, sprinkler system adjustments, tree removal, fence installation, ADA compliant 5' concrete flatwork, concrete removal, concrete repair, concrete footings for owner supplied pavilions, installation of new post-tensioned concrete slabs for new pickleball and basketball courts, court striping & surfacing, court lighting, new electrical service & meter, wiring, and electrical work.
This project is funded by CDBG (Community Development Block Grant), LWCF (Land Water Conservation Fund)
Plans and specifications have been prepared by Sunrise Engineering, LLC. and will be available after 3/04/2025 on their website plan room at http://www. sunrise-eng.com. Click on “Plan Room” at the bottom of the homepage. Bidders must register and sign-in and choose to become a plan holder to obtain access to CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and DRAWINGS. Notices regarding changes/amendments to the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and DRAWINGS will be sent to the e-mail address associated with the bidder’s registration. Bidders are responsible to maintain current and correct contact information and check the plan room often to receive updates or additional documents/changes/amendments. The ENGINEER for this Contract will be Sunrise Engineering and they will be represented by Jason Brimhall, P.E. as Project Engineer.
A pre-bid tour will not be held.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 6, 13 & 20, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TORREY TOWN
Torrey Town will hold a public hearing to open and close the 2025 Torrey Town budget Thursday, March 13, 2025. The meeting time is 7:00 p.m. at the Torrey Town Office, Bay 1 located at 75 E. 100 N. Torrey, Utah.
The hearing is for the purpose of opening the 2025 budget and accepting comments on the purchase of Civic Review software to create an online process for submitting building permits, paying business license fees and other functions.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TORREY TOWN
Torrey Town will hold an additional public hearing to discuss accepting a Short-Term Rental Moratorium Resolution on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The meeting time is 7:15 p.m. at the Torrey Town Office, Bay 1 located at 75 E. 100 N. Torrey, Utah
The hearing is for the purpose of accepting comments on a moratorium proposed to suspend the awarding of short-term rental licenses for 6 months. The council proposes to update and clarify the criteria and process of awarding short term rental licenses.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6, 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 Mar. 26, 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
NEW APPLICATION(S)
97-2530 (A84544): Ben and Jeanette Ling propose(s) using 1.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (7.3 miles SE of Escalante) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-3205 (a52697): Power Plant Ranch, LLC, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 8 ac-ft. from groundwater (2.5 miles SW of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.
State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6, 2025
REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS FOR SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 276 NEAR TICABOO
The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (“SITLA”) is accepting proposals to lease and/or purchase of up to 2900 acres of Trust Lands in Garfield County, Utah, near Ticaboo/Bullfrog Utah. More information can be found on SITLA’s website at https://trustlands.utah.gov/current-real-estate-rfp/ticaboo-bullfrog-copy/. Because of the parcels’ unique characteristics, proposals should respect the location with quality development plans.
Any individual wishing to submit a proposal for this parcel may do so until 4:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Proposals should be mailed to TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION, Attn. Alexa Wilson 102 S. 200 East, Suite 600, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 538-5177, or e- mailed (preferred) to alexawilson@utah. gov. Reference: “Ticaboo-Bullfrog”. The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject any proposal. 2900
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 16, 23 & 30 and FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20 & 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of the sale, at entrance to the GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE located at 55 S. Main Street, Panguitch, UT on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 3:30 p.m., for the purpose of foreclosing on a Revolving Credit Deed of Trust originally executed by Frank P. Coleman, a/k/a Frank Coleman and Deann Coleman, as Trustors, and State Bank of Southern Utah as Beneficiary. The Deed of Trust is dated August 3, 2016, and recorded on August 22, 2016, as Entry No. 00269239, in the official records of the Recorder of Garfield County, State of Utah, and includes property more particularly described as follows: Parcel No.: 04-0022-0161, E-161
Legal: ALL OF LOT 3, BLOCK 35, PLAT “A”, ESCALANTE TOWN SURVEY.
A Substitution of Trustee was recorded on November 1, 2024, as Entry No. 00287746, and a Notice of Default was recorded on November 1, 2024, as Entry 00287747, in the official records of the Recorder of Garfield County, State of Utah.
The Substitute Trustee has elected to sell or cause to be sold all rights, title and interest of the Trustor in and to the real property described in the aforementioned Trust Deed in order to satisfy such obligations in favor of the Beneficiary.
Bidders must tender to the Substitute Trustee a deposit of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), at the time of sale and the balance of the purchase price is due by 12:00 p.m. MST on the first business day following the sale. The deposit is non-refundable and retained as damage if balance is not paid within 24 hours of sale. Both the deposit and the balance must be paid to J. David Westwood, Trustee, in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check or certified funds. Cash payments, personal checks or trust checks are not accepted.
The Substitute Trustee shall sell the above property at the time of the sale without warranty, express or implied subject to all encumbrances of record. Anyone having questions or desiring information regarding the property to be sold should contact the undersigned. Hours of office operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used to collect this debt.
/s/ J. David Westwood
J. David Westwood WESTWOOD LAW, P.C. 98 W. Harding Ave. Cedar City, UT 84720 (435) 267-2145
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
TOWN OF CANNONVILLE
A meeting to review recommendations for the SITLA Promise Rock lands will be held Saturday, March 15th, at 2 p.m. in the town offices.
Interested parties are welcome.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING - ZONING
TOWN OF CANNONVILLE
A meeting will be held Wednesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. in the Town Offices to update and validate the zoning ordinance for the Town of Cannonville. Interested parties are welcome.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING - ANNEXATION
TOWN OF CANNONVILLE
A meeting will be held Wednesday, March 19, at 5 p.m. in the Town offices to finalize an annexation request for Peter Jensen. Interested parties are welcome.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025
works, the Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived exhibit will have a two-month showing at the Boulder Community Center, beginning March 12 and running through May 6.
Murch’s personal history includes being part of U.S. President Gerald Ford’s planned airlift of 3,300 orphaned children and infants from Vietnam and would be remarkable for this experience in itself. But what makes her story most astonishing is that during the operation’s first flight mission, on April 4, 1975, the C-5A Galaxy cargo plane carrying Murch—and over 300 children, flight crew members and others—crashed. Shortly after takeoff, the plane malfunctioned, turned back, and crashlanded in a rice paddy just outside of Saigon. Of the 313 people on board, 138 perished, but Murch was among those who survived. She was just 8 months old.
This April marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Babylift, which did, eventually, successfully evacuate over 2,000 orphans out of Vietnam at the end of the war. The infants and children on the operation’s tragic first flight were bound for new homes and families across the ocean, many carrying their paperwork with them. Among the passengers were dedicated crew including volunteers, nurses, and Air Force personnel—many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice for their service that day.
As the anniversary approached, Murch began exploring ways to honor their memory and express her gratitude to those who had cared for her on her journey from Vietnam to her adopted family and home in Hawaii.
One of those people was Bud Traynor, the pilot of the C-5A aircraft that crash-landed that day. In 2010, Traynor created a Facebook page for survivors, providing a space for connection and remembrance. Every year since then, on the anniversary of the crash, he has written a message to the adoptees. As more survivors joined the conversation, a community began to form. The same photographs they had seen for decades suddenly took on new meaning—faces once anonymous were now identified, new stories were told. Traynor shared his firsthand account of the crash and understood the importance of preserving everyone’s shared history. “I don’t want this history to disappear when I disappear,” he told Murch.
It is only within the past year that Murch met Traynor and his wife, Pam, in person for the first time. For Murch, the opportunity to thank him directly felt overwhelming. “How do you express gratitude to someone who saved your life?” she asked.
During their meeting, Traynor said to her, “I didn’t do anything—it was just another day.” But Murch felt the need to underscore his importance to herself and other survivors. “April 4th may have been one day of your life, but the result is every day of ours.”
While delving deeply into her personal history,
All these things kept dropping into my lap, and it was inspiring. It was as if the universe was telling me—you really need to do this.
—Devaki Murch
After years of collecting newspaper clippings, photos and scraps of documents about the incident, Devaki Murch—a survivor of the first flight of Operation Babylift, which crashed outside of Saigon on April 4, 1975, when she was just 8 months old—has compiled all of her research into an exhibit called the Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived, which will be showing for two months at the Boulder Community Center beginning March 12.
over the years Murch stayed in contact with Sister Mary Nelle Gage, who had been part of Friends for All Children, a Vietnam War-era adoption assistance agency based in Boulder, Colorado. Gage was a volunteer in Vietnam and continues to work with adoptees, including taking them back to Vietnam for Motherland Tours. In the final days of the war, to protect evacuation collaborators from retribution by the North Vietnamese, evidence that could incriminate those who had assisted the U.S. had been destroyed. Over 3,000 records lining the agency’s office walls were lost forever. This was a devastating loss of personal histories for all of the adoptees and their families.
But all was not lost. The agency’s Colorado office, where Gage worked, had preserved birth certificates, intake records, correspondence with adoptive parents, legal documents, and photographs of the children. When the office closed in the late 1970s, Gage kept over thirty boxes of these records in her basement. Murch had been sorting through just a few of these boxes when she stumbled upon her own file—sitting at the top of a random stack of adoptee records.
"I opened it up, and the whole story came to life," she recalled. "It held the story of me before I was theirs," she said, referring to her adoptive parents, Randy and Sunday Murch. Inside was her mother’s original handwritten adoption application, home studies, background checks, legal paperwork, medical notes, correspondence, followup letters—documentation that, for the first time, gave structure to the fragmented pieces of her past. It was proof of the journey that had brought her from Vietnam to her adopted family in Hawaii. "We hear about it, we know it," she said, "but holding it in my hands made it real." When Gage saw the file sitting at the top of the stack, she turned to Murch and said this was “divine intervention."
Throughout the years, “gifts,” as she calls them, kept finding their way to her. Linda Borris, author of Every Sparrow that Falls, a tribute to the victims and survivors, emailed Murch a list of those who had sur-
and just 8 months old
vived the crash. For the first time, Murch saw her name in print. “It actualized me— proof that I was there, in that place and time. My orphanage name, Mimosa, second to the last on the list.”
In 2003, a friend invited her to dinner, saying, “My dad has something for you.” He pulled out the original San Diego Union from the day after the crash.
Last spring, at a gathering in Boulder, Colorado, with other adoptees, Murch was handed a wrapped gift.
Inside was a piece of insulation from the C-5A plane that crashed. Just a month later, another gift was a framed, limited-edition photograph entitled Babies in Paper Boxes—a powerful image taken by war correspondent Bill Kurtis. The photograph had passed through generations and was now entrusted to her.
“All these things kept dropping into my lap and it was inspiring,” she said. “It was as if the universe was telling me—you really need to do this.”
She had become an “accidental archivist.”
The Operation Babylift collection was no longer just about her—it was about an entire generation of adoptees, their families, the volunteers, and the military personnel involved. There were memories that had never been seen before, and Murch was in a unique position to bring them together. "The files were a heartbreaking, beautiful, mind-blowing reality of war, life, and death," she said. "It's all about iden-
tity and archives. When we choose to emphasize any story, in any form—whether personal, commercial, written, oral, or visual—we put value on that subject."
In September of 2024, Murch took some of her files to the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. She showed a representative from the manuscripts department an overview of the whole project, and she asked, “How do you start a collection?” In November, she received their response: The Library of Congress would be very interested in taking all the administrative files, ensuring they would be preserved as part of the historical record. While privacy concerns prevent them from taking personal reports—many of the adoptees are still alive—the administrative
documents will be permanently archived.
So she did what she knew best—she began organizing information. Murch has a communications degree from the University of Utah, worked for many years in the outdoor retail industry and has over twenty years of experience as a trade show director. She knew how to manage logistics, data, and complex projects. "The goal is to create a custom management system—one that compiles all available records and connects them to individual adoptees," she explained. “Every field, every document, every note helps reconstruct a personal history that was almost lost.” She acknowledges that this project will take time—at least five years— to fully complete, but she
remains committed to ensuring every adoptee has access to their history.
To commemorate the collection’s progress, an opening reception for The Operation Babylift Collection // Arrived will be held at the Boulder Community Center on Wednesday, March 12, from 6-9 p.m. The exhibit will run through May 6, 2025 open during library hours or by request. Many of the items described in this article will be on display, including photographs from orphanages across Saigon and Bud Traynor’s: A Pilot’s Story. To make a donation in support of her ongoing project and for more information, go to: https://www.operationbabylift.org/ To schedule a private tour visit: schedule.operationbabylink.org.
Courtesy Devaki Murch
Copy of The San Diego Union from the day after the first flight of Operation Babylift crashed outside of Saigon on April 4, 1975, killing 138 out of 313 people who were on the aircraft. Devaki Murch was onboard
at the time.
Courtesy Devaki Murch
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HELP WANTED
Maintenance Job Antimony Town
Maintenance job for town to include:
• Maintenance of park to include: spray weeds/dandelions, mow weekly, weed eat edges, clean picnic areas, fertilize lawn; May thru Oct. (6 months/weekly)
• Clean firehouse and restrooms 1 time monthly
• Put up and take down flags on holidays (6 times)
• Put up and take down Christmas lights.
• Repair broken/leaking water lines, as needed.
• Install new water meters, as needed.
• Clean roof and rain gutters at community center to prevent ice dam leaks, 2 times a year.
• Clean driveway at firehouse when it snows.
Maintenance Job Description: Pay will be $700 a month year round with less work in the winter making up for more work in summer months. Repair water lines and install new meters will be PRN and labor included in this pay plan, unless it is excessive hours. Equipment will be billed additionally. Twice a year, all valves on the water storage tanks throughout town must be exercised.
January
• Take down Christmas lights by 10th
• Put up flags for Martin Luther King Day
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies in furnace , etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Clean firehouse driveway when it snows
February
• Put up flags for Presidents day
• Clean gutters at community center and post office and check roof of community center for ice dams/leaks.
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Clean firehouse driveway when it snows
March
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Clean firehouse driveway when it snows
April
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
May
• Start sprinklers at park and start mowing every week. Fertilize and spray weeds
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Put up flags 3 days before Memorial Day at the cemetery and thru town
June
• Mow lawn and maintain park weekly
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Take down flags after Memorial Day and put back up again by the 14th Flag Day
. Take them down after one day.
July
• Mow lawn and maintain park weekly.
• Clean and prepare tables for 4th and 24th celebrations
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Put up flags for 4th of July by the 2nd. Take flags down by the 6th.
August
• Mow lawn and maintain park weekly
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
September
• Mow lawn and maintain park weekly
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Put up flags for Labor Day and take them down within 2 days after
October
• Clean up park, turn off sprinklers, mow one last time, fall fertilizer
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Inventory supply room behind post office and stock with new supplies as needed.
November
• Clean gutters at community center and post office and check roof of community center for ice dams/leaks.
• Put up flags for Veterans Day on the 11th; take down flags by the 13th.
Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Clean firehouse driveway when it snows
December
• Put up Christmas lights by the 1st of month
• Clean firehouse (Vacuum flies out of furnace, etc.) and restrooms - 1 time
• Clean firehouse driveway when it snows
Pay will be $700 per month, year-round. Pay for equipment for the water line and meter installation will be additional. Applications can be obtained from Paige Hoy and then need to be submitted to Paige Hoy before March 31, 2025.
Antimony town PO BOX 120046
Antimony, Utah 84712
435-624-3300
Town Clerk
Antimony Town
Antimony Town has a position for town clerk
The person must be a full-time resident of Antimony Town/area, 21 years of age and live within the Town water meter district/zone.
Person cannot be a spouse or immediate family member (parent/child) of Mayor, Town board members, Planning Commission chairman, or Fire Department chief.
Person must be able to read and write clearly, type at least 30 words a minute, be familiar and able to use computers and online information/data. Must be able to meet various deadlines.
A person must be available to go into the office as needed, cordial, customer service oriented, and confidential.
Person will be taking monthly minutes for Town Board and Planning Commission, recording water meter readings, and sending out water bills, pay and collect invoices, complete numerous State and Federal surveys and documents related to Town grants, landfill, water use, Trust lands, etc. Person must have Records/Grama certification or be willing to acquire them within 6 months.
A person will work an average of 10 hr. per week on a salary.
Applications can be obtained from Paige Hoy and then need to be submitted to Paige Hoy before March 31st, 2025. A person will be chosen at the town board meeting by April 3, 2025.
Antimony Town PO BOX 120046 Antimony, Utah 84712
435-624-3300
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For loved ones of people with mental health conditions Mon, Tues, Thurs 7:00 - 8:30 pm Register at namiut.org
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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
Behavior Intervention Para-Professional at Panguitch Elementary 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.
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
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Wayne Community Health Center 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.
2025-26 School Year Announcement of Position Elementary Teacher
Wayne School District is accepting applications for the following position.
Elementary Teacher Loa Elementary – Grade to be determined
Candidates need to have a Bachelor’s Degree and Utah Teaching License; or be working toward these credentials. Applicants must also possess a knowledge of the subject matter and appropriate instructional methodologies, good communication skills, and be proficient working as a member of a team.
Candidates seeking an intern position will be considered. This is a half-time position with pro-rated benefits.
Salary will be based on qualifications and Wayne School District teacher salary schedule.
Interested individuals may fill out a Teacher Application at Wayne School District Office, 79 North 100 West, Bicknell, UT or found online at http://www. waynesd.org/images/pdf/Employment/TeacherApp.pdf
Interested individuals should submit a letter detailing their interest in the position, their qualifications, and their experience. A current Resume, a University Transcript showing all course work, a copy of Applicant’s Teaching License, and two Letters of Recommendation should accompany the application.
Applications for any positions may be submitted in person or electronically to randy.shelley@waynesd.org and/or jennifer.batty@waynesd.org
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications.
Wed. Mar. 12th Meatloaf, Baked Potato, Mixed Vegetables, Bread, Salad Bar, Lime Cookies
Thurs. Mar. 13th Chili w/Crackers, Salad Bar w/Eggs, Fruit, Sweet Roll
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
