Return to HanksvilleBurpee Dinosaur Quarry in 2025
HANKSVILLE -
This summer, trade screen time for fossil finds. Free daily dinosaur tours are returning to the BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry for five weeks in May and June 2025. Visitors can join paleontology experts from the Burpee Museum of Natural History for a thirty-minute guided tour through one of Utah’s most fossil-rich public land sites.
Tours will run the following weeks:
• May 12-17
• May 19-24
No tours May 26-31 (due to the University Rover Challenge)
• June 2-7
June 9-14
• June 16-21
Tours are offered Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 11
Following Public Hearing, Garfield County Board of Education Postpones Decision Regarding Potential Closure of Antimony Elementary School
by Kathryn Chamberlain
ANTIMONY - With no students signed up for fall, Antimony Elementary is on the verge of closing— and the town isn’t ready to let go. At a public hearing held by the Garfield Coun-
Easter Bunny Arrives in Style on New Panguitch Fire Engine to 2025 Easter Egg Hunt by
Jaynie Connor
Jaynie Connor
Kimber Jo Millett poses with her stuffed bunny prize at the 2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building.
PANGUITCH - On Saturday, April 19, the Easter Bunny made a stylish entrance into Panguitch aboard the brand
new Panguitch City fire engine. He warmly welcomed a large crowd of enthusiasEaster Egg Hunt Cont'd on B2
ty School District Board of Education on April 17 held at Antimony Elementary, parents, teachers, and longtime residents gathered to ask: What would it take to bring the school back?
Three Places to Fish for Bass in So. Utah
SO. UTAH - With warmer temperatures in the air, many anglers may be planning their next spring or summer fishing trips. If you want to target largemouth or smallmouth bass, Utah has three stunning locations that not only offer great fishing, but that also need more bass harvest.
Gunlock and Sand Hollow reservoirs are both state parks in Washington County that offer largemouth bass fishing. Lake Powell is primarily located in Garfield, Kane and San Juan counties in southern Utah, with a small portion in Coconino County in northern Arizona. Lake Powell lies within the Glen Bass Fishing Cont'd on B4
For many in the room, this wasn’t just about enrollment. It was about the identity of their town.
Julie Allen, who taught at the school for sixteen years, said the idea
of closing it “breaks my heart.” She raised four kids who went there. “We put our heart and soul into this
of southern Utah is already in serious drought territory, and if you have a home in the forest, or any other area where natural vegetation is near your home, you are in danger from potential wildfire destruction. We call the areas with this type of hazard, WUI, which stands for Wildland Urban Interface. You may also be in danger of losing your homeowners insurance. The Wayne County Fire District (WCFD) wants to help make your place safer. The first step is to identify hazards, and then start the mitigation process. To facilitate that, we can come to your property and do a Site Risk Assessment. This includes looking at vegetation, structure fire resistive fea-
Long-time Panguitch Banker to Retire
PANGUITCH - After a 33-year banking career in Panguitch, Susan Sawyer is retiring. To celebrate her contributions to the bank and the community, Zions Bank will host a public open house at its Panguitch branch on Friday, May 2. The public is invited to
Wildfire
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Zions Bank employee Susan Sawyer (left) poses with Panguitch branch manager Marc Henrie (center) and branch service manager Paula Palmer (right). After a 33-year banking career in Panguitch, Susan Sawyer is retiring on Friday, May 2.
Cox Considers Emergency Declaration as Drought Worsens in Southern Utah and Lake Powell Levels Drop
LAKE POWELLWith drought conditions worsening in southern Utah, Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s working on issuing an emergency declaration.
Despite northern Utah seeing average snow this year, counties in the south are exceptionally dry. Cox said he’s currently working with local officials on the declaration, which could extend to a handful of counties in the southwestern corner of Utah that have seen a meager snowpack this winter.
“We feel really good about where we are,” Cox said about water conditions on Thursday, April 17, during his monthly PBS Utah news conference, calling it a “pretty normal year for most of the state.”
“However, I will say it wasn’t a great year for all of the state. And southern Utah, especially southwestern Utah, was well below average and they are seeing some elevated drought conditions there. I would say, yes, there is a very real possibility; in fact, we’re working on it right now, of an emergency declaration,” the governor said.
Statewide, the snow water equivalent—which is basically the amount of water currently in the snowpack—is at about 78% of normal, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, which tracks the snowpack at sites around the state. Much of northern Utah is between that or higher, with Snowbird’s site at 96%, and a site in Big Cottonwood Canyon at 115%.
But many NRCS sites in southern Utah are below 50% of the median snow water equivalent, some with just 1%, even 0%. Much of Washington and Iron counties are currently in extreme drought, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources, while swaths of Beaver, Millard, Juab, Tooele, Uintah, Grand and San Juan counties are in severe drought.
The rest of the state is either in moderate drought or abnormally dry, except for a sliver of northwestern Box Elder County and the high elevation portions of Salt Lake, Utah, Morgan, Wasatch and Summit counties.
“The Drought Response Committee has been meeting more regularly to address concerns in drought-impacted areas,” said Candice Hasenyager, Utah Division of Water Resources director, in a statement Friday, April 18. “Many state agencies are coordinating their response to drought conditions that will likely intensify heading into summer.”
Hasenyager reminded Utahns to hold off on irrigation until “your landscape needs it.”
“Most of northern Utah can hold off on irrigating until Mother’s Day or until temperatures are in the mid-70s for several days,” she said.
The state’s reservoirs somewhat mirror
by Kyle Dunphey | Utah News Dispatch
Boats can be seen at anchor at the Wahweap
Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.
the snowpack, with northern Utah looking good and southern Utah falling behind. In the north, the larger lakes and reservoirs—Strawberry, Bear Lake, Jordanelle, Flaming Gorge, Utah Lake, Deer Creek, Starvation and Pineview—are all above 75% capacity, with some hovering just below 100%.
But south of Price, all but five reservoirs—Huntington, Joes Valley, Otter Creek, Quail Creek and Sand Hollow—are above 75%. Some, like Yuba Reservoir or Panguitch Lake, are below 50%.
The outlook is particularly bad for the country’s second-largest reservoir, Lake Powell, which is federally controlled by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. As of Friday, April 18, the reservoir was at about 32% capacity.
According to the Utah Rivers Council, Lake Powell is about seventy feet above the minimum level for the Glen Canyon Dam to generate hydroelectric power. That level will continue to decline into the summer and fall, the council said, pointing to an
“increasingly dire runoff future.”
“The countdown can start on Utah having to cut its portion of Colorado River water,” said Zach Frankel, executive director of the Utah Rivers Council. “Other states in the basin are putting odds on how soon that will happen and it’s definitely coming, alongside the shutdown of Glen Canyon hydropower.”
During the news conference on Thursday, Cox said he is “always worried about Lake Powell,” and has been for years, with the Colorado River plagued by drought and decreased flows.
“The good news is that Lake Powell, that water going into Powell does not come from the southwest side of the state,” said Cox, referring to the source of the Colorado River, which is in alpine areas of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. “The water content in the mountains is a little bit better there.”
The governor can declare a state of emergency in response to natural disasters or public health threats. However, after
tension brewed between the Legislature and former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers passed a law in 2021 limiting emergency declarations to thirty days.
The Legislature could extend that emergency declaration if lawmakers pass a joint resolution.
Cox hinted that lawmakers could convene in May for a special session— so if he issues an emergency declaration this month, he’ll have the opportunity to work with legislators to extend the declaration, since it’s likely drought conditions will worsen during the spring and summer months.
Although he didn’t elaborate on what the order will entail, Cox issued executive orders related to drought in 2021 and 2022. Both orders allowed drought-effected communities and agricultural producers access to state and federal emergency resources.
This article was originally published on April 18, 2025, on utahnewsdispatch.com.
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Callousness Has Become Fashionable in MAGA-land
The Insider’s coverage of the “Hands-Off” rally in Boulder included a photo of counter demonstrators who showed their loyalty to Trump with big flags, big trucks, and little red hats. Conspicuously absent from the Insider photo was a giant flag that read “F*CK Your Feelings” (with the “u” included). The flag was telling. While the “Hands-Off” demonstrators objected to Musk’s ham-handed cuts that are causing hardship, suffering, and loss, the Trump fans are more interested in “owning” the libs regardless of the dire consequences to their fellow citizens or themselves.
Callousness has become fashionable in MAGA-land. Elon Musk recently identified empathy as a “fatal flaw” that threatens the collapse of Western civilization itself. That is plain nonsense. Empathy built America. It is why generations of patriots fought to win freedom from a king, then fought
the scourge of slavery, and then fought to keep our nation safe from the barbaric cruelty of the Nazis.
A regard for the feelings of our neighbors is why food banks get filled, why volunteers rush to help after natural disasters, why people become nurses, doctors, teachers, firemen, or any profession or job that speaks to our better angels. Ultimately, empathy is the basis for morality (the Golden Rule) and law itself. A just and lawful society is very much about protecting feelings, otherwise rape would be regarded as harmless if there was no pregnancy.
A callous disrespect for the feeling of others is a pre-requisite for the ruthless expulsion and persecution of scape goats. Before Hitler could commit genocide, he had to make sure his followers were callous enough to accept horrific violence towards others. Taken to its extreme, an absence of empathy is the definition of a sociopath.
Correction:
The Insider ran an article entitled "Wayne Company DUP Hosts Elegant Tea Party Celebration at WCCC" in the April 24, 2025, issue.
In that article, a DUP member was identified as being "Marsha Taylor" in a photo cutline. Her name is Marsha Chappell. Taylor is her maiden name. Apologies and thank you to Marsha Chappell for the correction. —Insider
The
America has a proud history of protecting the vulnerable and honoring the dignity of everyone. That is why our ancestors came here one generation after another. From their diverse roots, we enhanced our bonds, shared civil liberties carefully, and learned tolerance. Ironically, the person who flew the "F Your Feelings" flag demonstrated the dire effect Trump’s rude regime has had on the very fabric of American society, where we are divided, fearful, and angry instead of united. Those are the “feelings” the Hands-Off demonstrators condemn. I guess that the person carrying the vulgar flag feels vindictive and angry. I hope someday that person realizes that the protestors that flag was meant to demean were out there struggling to make a nation where all us, including that flag bearer, can feel better than that.
Chip Ward, Torrey
Spenser Heaps | Utah News Dispatch
Marina in Lake Powell near Page,
News from Wayne County
Wayne County Extremes
by Adus F. Dorsey
Adus F. Dorsey II
If you choose to slide down to the eastern boundary of Wayne County to the Green River, you can be sitting on a beach at 3,000 feet, relaxing and sipping on your favorite beverage at the confluence of the mighty Colorado and waiting to ride the rapids down Cataract Canyon and be flushed out somewhere on Lake Powell.
WAYNE CO.Wayne County is in a spring state of transition. Every open field, up and down the county, is in a different mood; some are still brown but groomed, some are in the early stages of green, some are being plowed under, some are just resting and taking the growing year off. Depending on the elevation where you live in Wayne County, the temper differs too. Hanksville, Wayne County’s equator, sits right at 4,295 feet in elevation,. This is still relatively high for someone who is from, say, Iowa or Nebraska, but in Wayne County, when it comes to numbers and attitude, it is a huge difference from the nosebleed section of Wayne County that we call Fremont, where the folks are living with their heads way up in clouds at 7,218 feet, and they like it that way.
Surprising to some is the fact that the elevation difference between Loa and Torrey is only 227 feet—Loa being 7,064 feet and Torrey being 6,837 feet in elevation. But when it comes to state of mind and cultural variety, the difference is more comparable to the distance between Venus to Pluto in the Wayne County universe, especially when it comes to the environment and gravel pits. (See meeting minutes from various county public hearings.)
Moving down county another few miles and a thousand feet is Capitol Reef National Park, a horse of a different color, if there ever was one. Depending on where you find yourself in the park, you could be extremely high (Thousand Lake Mountain) or looking into the belly of the beast at the bottom end of the scale (the Goosenecks.) Those types of elevation extremes in a space the size of Capitol Reef National Park tend to wreak havoc on the minds and hearts of the interpretive staff from places like Louisiana, or better yet, Alabama. (Capitol Reef National Park in Utah covers an area of 381 square miles—or 243,921 acres. It is approximately sixty miles long on its north-south axis and six miles wide on average.) Up or down county, it is pretty easy to pick a “parkie” out in a crowd. They have that fresh air look to them, and they talk different with terms like "y’all," and those from Boston use
"wicked" a lot. Then, there is the rare one from North Dakota, where "Uff da" is real popular. ("Uff da" is a Scandinavian phrase, specifically of Norwegian origin, that's common in the Upper Midwest, including North Dakota. It's often used to express surprise, disbelief, or sometimes mild frustration, and can be translated as something like "oh dear," "good heavens," or "wow.")
Speaking in terms of elevation extremes in Wayne County, on Highway 24 west of Loa, the Fish Lake summit is in the range of 9,000 feet, and if you choose to slide down to the eastern boundary of Wayne County to the Green River, you can be sitting on a beach at 3,000 feet, relaxing and sipping on your favorite beverage at the confluence of the mighty Colorado and waiting to ride the rapids down Cataract Canyon and be flushed out somewhere on Lake Powell.
When it comes to Wayne County weather, the joke at Gordy’s in Loa is that in Hanksville, they can be growing bananas by early May, while folks in Fremont still have a huge pile of firewood to burn and won’t break ground until the first of June. Truth is the weather in Wayne County is hard to predict. If Barbra Ekker (may she rest in peace) were still around, she could attest to that fact.
The National Weather Service reports temperature averages in Wayne can be in the range of 20 degrees in January to the 90s in mid-summer. It is clear that those U.S. weather folks have never spent a full year anywhere in Wayne County, where there are years when Santa Clause bypasses Wayne County in December because the temperature is subzero by 20 or more points, and the thermometer sign at Brian
Auto is shivering and gave up the ghost when temps in Loa began to drastically drop into the teens and farmers mustaches frost over and sometimes break off.
But in the overall scheme of things, the weather in Wayne County is quite tolerable and can change minute to minute, and like in many other places, day to day and month to month, depending on El Niño and his cousin, La Niña. (El Niño is characterized by warmer-thanaverage surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, while La Niña features cooler-thanaverage surface waters in the same region.) Either way, weather has always been hard to predict, and in some circles, the weather man/woman has the perfect job, where he/she only has to be counted on to be right or wrong 50% of the time.
The real indication of what to expect weather wise is the migrating birds in Wayne County, and who better to report on that than the “bird counters.”
The bird counters are out at various times of the year, surveying and identifying and counting what birds are doing and when they are doing it. Surely, there is a science to it, and the data gathered must occupy some special place in a vault that will be revealed at a later date in history.
According to local birding enthusiasts’, birds of a different feather pass through Wayne County at different times of the year, which is always a surprise to early risers who, when looking out their kitchen windows in the morning, see ten people with binoculars looking back at them. I am guessing that there is a special place on the bird watchers' notes for who is doing what at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning on May 10th.
Wills, Trusts, and More
What Controls the Distribution of My Assets: My Beneficiary Designations (“The Box”) or My Will?
To answer the above question, I must first tell you what I mean by “the box.”
When I say “the box,” I am referring to the beneficiary designation box found in many financial instruments. For example, life insurance policies, annuity contracts, IRAs (individual retirement accounts), and other retirement plans allow the owner to designate (usually in a box or line on the form agreement) who is to be the beneficiary or recipient of the proceeds upon the owner’s death.
In addition to the above categories of beneficiary designations, many bank accounts, investment accounts, stock certificates and CDs (certificates of deposit), allow for a POD (Pay On Death) beneficiary. As with the insurance, annuity and retirement account beneficiary designations, the designation of the POD beneficiary is usually done by inserting one or more names in a box or line on an account agreement.
Now that I have explained the question, what is the correct answer? If someone has designated a former spouse as the beneficiary on a life insurance policy or retirement plan,
by Jeffery J. McKenna
can a new will designating a new spouse as the beneficiary of all the individual’s assets supercede the earlier designation? In other words, does the designation in the will supercede the designation in the box? The answer is no. In almost all cases, the will does not supercede the contractual designation.
Many people mistakenly believe that the will controls the distribution of all their assets and supercedes any earlier beneficiary designations. It is understandable that many people have this mistaken belief. First, a will has many formalities associated with it.
A will generally has to have the signatures of at least two unrelated witnesses. An attorney normally prepares the will. It is usually notarized. Often much time and thought accompanies the signing of the will, as well as other formalities. On the other hand, the beneficiary designation is usually very simple. Usually, it involves nothing more than printing or typing a name in a box.
There have been many spouses and children very
surprised to learn that although a loved one’s will was reviewed and updated the older beneficiary designations control.
Another matter to be considered with regard to beneficiary designations is that they are limited. If the beneficiary designation is just a line or box, there is no opportunity to describe how the proceeds should be used or who should receive the proceeds if one of the named beneficiaries predeceases the owner. It should be noted that if the beneficiary designated in the financial instrument has predeceased the owner and there is no surviving contingent beneficiary or if the named beneficiary is designated as the “estate,” the terms of the will or state statute governing the distribution of assets when there is no will will govern the distribution of the proceeds.
In conclusion, proper estate planning involves a thorough review of all assets and beneficiary designations. It is very important that beneficiary designations be coordinated with an individual’s estate plan.
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country roads
by Lynn Griffin
Dog Funeral
A farmer named Muldoon lived alone in the countryside except for a pet dog he for a long time.
The dog finally died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest, saying "Father, the dog is dead. Could you possibly be saying a Mass for the poor creature?"
Father Patrick told the farmer, "No, we can't have services for an animal in the church, but I'll tell you what, there's a new denomination down the road a bit, and no telling what they believe in, but maybe they'll do something for the animal."
Muldoon said, "I'll go right now. By the way, do you think $50,000 is enough to donate for the service?"
Father Patrick replied, "Why didn't you tell me the dog was Catholic?"
Golfer
Bob, a golfer, is just about to take his shot at the tenth hole when he sees a funeral cortege driving down the road adjacent to the course.
He stands to attention, removes his hat and bows his head.
His friend says, "Well that's a surprise, Bob, I've never seen you so well behaved and respectable before."
Bob replies, "Well, it's the least I can do. I was married to her for thirty years."
THEME: Mother's Day ACROSS
1. T. Rockwell's "How to Eat Fried ____"
6. Pro football org.
9. Tea servings
13. Relating to axis
14. Gershwin or Levin
15. Break of day
16. Repeat, in music 17. Red Cross bed
18. Arm bones
19. *Mother ____, personification of physical world
21. *Mother ____, fictional dog owner
23. Opposite of hence
24. Sleeveless garment
25. Money source
28. Golfer's destination
30. Pass, as time
35. "Metamorphoses" poet
37. *The Beatles: "Mother ____ comes to me"
39. "The Goldbergs" sibling
40. Unacceptable, to a baby
41. Alpine singing
43. Resembling wings
44. Fill with optimism
46. Fill to satisfaction
47. Orion's ____
48. Like funereal atmosphere
50. Lice eggs
52. Morse code dash
53. Remainder of a cigarette
55. Before skip and a jump
57. *Mother of ____, a.k.a. Daenerys Targaryen 61. *Mother ____, Missionaries of Charity founder
Pass
Stir or fuss
Add together
Anomie, alt. sp.
Decompose
Very angry
Semi-Final
It's the semi finals of the FA Cup at Wembley, and a man makes his way to his seat up in the stands. He sits down and notices that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks the man sitting in the next seat if someone is sitting there.
He responds, "No, the seat's empty."
The first man exclaims, "What?!? Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the FA Cup semi finals and not use it?"
The second man responds, "Well, the seat is mine, but my wife passed away, and this is the first cup match that we haven't been to together."
The first man responds, "I'm sorry to hear that. Wasn't there anyone else, a friend or relative, that could've taken that seat?"
The second man responds, "No, they're all at the funeral."
Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9
Obituaries
Joshua Lee Griffin
September 14th, 1978 - April 22nd, 2025
PANGUITCH - Josh left us and went back to Heavenly Father on April 22nd of 2025 due to a tragic accident. He was born on September 14th, 1978, to Randy Griffin and Annette Bridges.
Josh had an amazing 46 years and was surrounded by so many people that loved and cared about him. He was the hardest working person you could ever meet. No matter what circumstances, Josh would help anyone in need no matter what time of the day.
He met the love of his life
Sarah Griffin in 2002. They met in Escalante, Utah, while she was working at the Prospector Restaurant. He would always tell people that he knew he was going to marry her because she was a good cook. Josh and Sarah were married May 17, 2008. As Sarah says, “He was and always will be her best friend and the love of her life.”
In those 23 years, they had two daughters, Lexi and Josslyn Griffin. He would always tell his girls he didn’t need a boy because he had girls that loved to do all the things he loved to do. Josh was the absolute best GIRL DAD, and you could always find him at their volleyball games, track meets, and dance competitions. No matter what, he always made sure to be there. Anywhere Josh went, he was always bragging about his girls.
Josh and Danny worked together for many, many years. If you asked each of them, they would say that they were each other's best friends.
Josh had so many nieces and nephews that he loved and cared about. He was always willing to do whatever was needed for them. Josh was considered the fun uncle because he was down to go hunting, riding dirtbikes, or snowboarding.
In this last year, he welcomed a new grandbaby, Brooks Jolley Packard. Brooks was Josh’s absolute best friend, and he was so happy to have a boy in the family. Grandpa was Brooks’ favorite hands down; as soon as he walked through the door, Brooks would get the biggest smile on his face and reach for him.
Josh is survived by: wife: Sarah Griffin; parents: Annette and Russell Bridges; grandparents: Lamar Jolley and Joyce Jolley; daughters: Lexi and Josslyn Griffin; siblings: Jen, Ang, Tom, Des (Tony), Joe (Katie), Dani (Gordon), Shay (Rory); many nieces and nephews; grandson: Brooks.
Josh is preceded in death by: father: Randy Griffin; niece: Oaklee Sidwell; and many other loved ones.
Josh, we will miss you, immensely. You were our “go-to” when life got rough; you were our sanity and comfort when we needed it the most. You were always someone we could count on. We love you so much.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 12:00 Noon in the Panguitch 2nd Ward Chapel. There was a viewing prior to services from 10:30 - 11:30 am at the church. Interment was in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook www.maglebymortuary. com. Live streaming could be found below Joshua's obituary.
The wind is back, but it brought warm weather with it. The wind just dries out everything. Cinco de Mayo is just a few days away. It is a celebration of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is tradition for my family to go down to Kanab for Mexican food at Escobar’s Restaurant.
Mat and Jen Houston’s family has had some excitement lately. Cael, their son the wrestler, went to Nationals this last month. He is a sophomore in college and finished up by winning two matches and losing two. It was a real strong showing. One of his losses was to a wrestler who finished third. The Houstons go to his matches to cheer him on.
FYI PanguItch
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com
was a two time
at State when he was here in Panguitch. Cortney, their daughter, was one of ten that received an award for her outstanding grades and for her charity work; eight hundred students applied for this honor.
The NBA second season is underway, and Oklahoma knocked out Memphis in four games. My team, the Lakers, aren’t doing so well. They seem to want to shoot three-pointers that don’t go in. They are losing, three games to one; all of the games have been close, right up to the end. Most of the series look like they will go for at least five games, which will most likely drag the season into June.
Well, the president just finished his first one
hundred days, and based on all of the polls, he is doing about as badly as possible. One of the things that you don’t think about is the damage he is doing to the tourist business. Vegas has had many of the tours coming there cancel, and many of the hotels are laying off their help. Out at Bryce, someone I know, who has been working there for five years, has had to make out a new resume because they are cutting back on help. People from Canada are cutting back 40% of their travel to the states. Asia and Europe are doing the same thing, and it will most likely cut back on the tourists travelling to the parks.
He is laying off staff at the EPA. It is just so that there won’t be any restric-
BLM Approves Natural Gas Randlett to Aurora Interconnect Pipeline
VERNAL - The Bureau of Land Management approved the Randlett to Aurora Interconnect Pipeline in Uintah County. With this approval, Finley Resources, Inc., can construct two twelve-inch surface natural gas pipelines crossing less than a mile of public lands from existing wells to regional markets through the Timberline Compressor Station.
"Approval of this pipeline addresses the national energy emergency and will help drive down energy costs," said BLM Green River District Manager Elijah Waters. The total pipeline will be approximately two miles long and originate from an existing lease on tribal lands. Projects like this support Secretary’s Order 3417 titled, “Addressing the Na-
tional Energy Emergency,” by tackling the critical need for a reliable, diversified, growing, and affordable supply of energy. Additional information is available at the BLM National NEPA Register. For further information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-7814400.
—Bureau of Land Management
Obituaries
Diane Davis
1937 - 2025
LYMAN - On a beautiful spring day, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Diane Louise Johnson Davis, age 87, passed away peacefully in Richfield, on April 22, 2025, returning to her Heavenly Father and many loved ones who have gone before her. She has been looking forward to this day to be able to embrace her baby boy once again.
Diane was born on December 17, 1937, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Louis Albert and Edith Helene Williams Johnson. She was their firstborn, and later came her brother, Robert (Bob). When Diane was 3 years old, her family moved to Bremerton, Washington, where she lived till she was 18. She attended Bremerton High School. After graduation, she attended BYU where she met her loving husband of 67 years, Richard LeRoy Davis. They were married and sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on August 5, 1958.
tions on the billionaire’s companies. Oil prices are down to the low 60s, but the gas prices are going up, as ais everything else. The big losses in the stock market are hurting many who have their retirement invested there. One friend I know has lost over $200,000. My stocks are also down. They are with Ford and General Motors. They get a lot of parts from countries that have big tariffs on them. I have been alive for a long time, and I know that our country is one where no one is above the law, not anymore. The president is using his pardon power to extort political favors and become ever more wealthy. He pardoned seven who were guilty of fraud. One of them was convicted of defrauding investors of tens of millions of dollars via his electric vehicle startup, Nikola. He secured a pardon after doling out $2.85 million to the GOP and another $930,000 to the president's political fund. The other six were found just as guilty as he was, but the president pardoned them all for the same reason: money, money, money. It is nice to not to have to wear layers of clothes to keep warm.
Mack O.
They bought a tiny little 1-bedroom home in Provo, while Dad finished his degree at BYU. They had their first 2 boys, Rick and Darren, in Provo. Once Dad graduated, they decided to move to California where there were a lot of opportunities at that time. During the next 7 years, they had 3 more children, Wendy, Kerri and Ryan. Dad and Mom decided they wanted a simpler life, where they could teach their children good work ethics. With the help of the guiding Spirit, they set out to look for a little homestead. They were led to good Ole Wayne County, Utah, and have lived there for 52 years.
Diane loved her life in Lyman. She loved animals, and they loved her too. Diane was talented at whatever she did, from cooking, sewing, crocheting, decorating her home and gardening. She was artistic, smart and well read. She had beautiful handwriting as well.
Diane was a volunteer at Loa Elementary School for many years and was presented with the Silver Bowl Award for her years of service there. She also worked for Dr. LeMoyne Peterson in Bicknell, as a dental assistant for 4 years.
A faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Diane served in various callings, including Relief Society President, Young Women’s, Primary, Temple worker at the Manti Temple and years assembling and extracting genealogy.
She leaves behind a legacy of love and faith. She was a “mom” to so many more than her own children.
Diane is survived by her husband, Richard L. Davis of Lyman; her children: Darren (Marcia) Davis of Syracuse, UT, Wendy (Mark) DeLisle of Liberty Hill, TX, Kerri (Grant) Giles of Burnet, TX, Ryan (Cynthia) Davis of Loa, UT and Sophina (Rocky) Holland of Phoenix, AZ.; 20 grandchildren, 36 greatgrandchildren, a brother, Robert (Jan) Johnson of Lubbock, TX.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Edith Johnson, and her son, Richard LeRoy Davis Jr.
The family would like to extend their appreciation and thanks to her caretakers at the Beehive House in Richfield, Utah, and Connie Durfey for their compassionate care for our sweet wife and mother.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. in the Lyman LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.
Live streaming of the services can be found at: www.springerturner.com under Diane's obituary about 15 minutes prior to starting time.
Burial will be in the Lyman Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.
Online guest book at: www.springerturner.com
Cael
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Ask an Expert Dwarf Fruit Trees Bring Fruit to Small Spaces
by Taun Beddes, Utah State University Extension Horticulturist
UTAH - Many people love fresh fruit, but it isn’t easy to grow in today’s smaller yards. Luckily, many dwarf fruit trees are available that fit well in compact landscapes, but they will likely need to be ordered online.
Dwarf fruit trees come in two broad categories—genetic dwarfs, and fruit trees that are not typically dwarf but are grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks. Those grafted onto dwarfing rootstock are far more available, but most will need to be supported with a strong stake or trellising wire for the duration of the tree’s life. Genetic dwarf fruit trees are generally sturdier and may not require staking. Consider these dwarf fruit tree options.
Peach Trees - The peach tree is the most popular fruit tree grown in Utah, with more genetic dwarf options available than other species. Some can be found at local retailers in the spring. Dwarf peaches can be quite ornamental and look like miniature palm trees as they
mature. The most common variety is “Bonanza,” but “Pix Zee” is becoming popular. “Bonfire” features dark red leaves and darker pink blossoms. Some dwarf nectarines, which are fuzzless peaches, include “Nectar Babe” and “Garden Delight.” A few columnar peaches can be found, such as “SunHigh,” which stays narrower, but can grow to fifteen feet tall if left unpruned and may reach ten to twelve feet wide.
ies include: “Blushing Delight,” “Tasty Red,” “Tangy Green,” “Scarlet Sentinel,” “Golden Sentinel,” “North Pole,” “Golden Treat,” “Stark Emerald Spire,” and “Stark Scarlet Spire.” These columnar apples could easily be used as an edible hedge row.
Plum Trees - Plum trees were more common in the past, but many people still enjoy them. Look for “Nadia” cherry plum, “Mirabelle,” “Gras Romanese,”
Apple Trees - Apple trees are also popular in Utah, with only one genetic dwarf found, the “Apple Babe.” Numerous apple varieties are grafted onto dwarfing rootstock. Thus, if you want a dwarf “Gala” or dwarf “Golden Delicious,” among other common varieties, they are available. Several columnar apple varieties can grow twelve to fifteen feet tall and three to four feet wide, which can be maintained at a shorter and narrower size. Some variet-
and “Hollywood.” Raintree Nursery, an online retailer, has a variety of dwarf plum trees available.
Cherry Trees - There are fewer dwarf cherry tree varieties. Those available are usually grafted onto Gisela 5 rootstock, which keeps the trees under ten feet tall. After two to three years, cherries grafted onto this rootstock do not require staking. Some of the available dwarf tart cherries (pie cherries) were bred in Canada, including “Romeo,” “Juliet,” and “Wowza,” which appears to be the most promising, as it is more productive than the other two. Other options include “Northstar,” which can be found online, and the Nanking bush cherry, which was once commonly used as a screen and hedge. It is very cold-hardy, tolerates Utah soils, and its fruit can be used for jams, syrups, and other foods.
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Deimos and Phobos, the Two Moons of Mars
by Leonard Thomas
SPACE - As we look to the skies, we see Venus and Saturn in the morning, with the moon nearby.
In the evenings, Jupiter, Mars, Castor and Pollux hang in the cosmic mix just after dark. High above, we see the Big Dipper late these evenings; nearly crossing the zenith, are three pairs of dim, sublime naked-eye stars, all marking the "Great Bear's" feet.
They're also known as the "Three Leaps of the Gazelle," from early Arab lore. They form an eastwest line that lies roughly midway between the bowl of the Big Dipper and the sickle of Leo. So, have a look for these cosmic cue balls dancing in space.
Also, the long, dim sea serpent Hydra snakes far across the southern sky. Find his head, which is a rather dim pattern in the southwest. Hydra's tail stretches all the way to Libra rising in the southeast.
Also in our solar system, while we're in the area, let's check out the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos. They were discovered in 1877. Phobos is only fifteen miles across and orbits a mere three thousand and seven hundred miles from Mars. Deimos is just nine miles
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wide and fourteen thousand miles out. Their origins remain mysterious, but we may find out more as we go along. Scientists believe that Phobos is spiraling toward Mars, and in another fifty thousand years, it could be pulverized by the planets' gravity. Deimos, however, is pulling away from Mars and could eventually go rogue.
And from a fresh Star Date magazine, you see a rare photo of the rogue, Deimos, as it floats above the Red Planet in March. The photo is sublime and weird and is from Hera, which is a European spacecraft that is enroute to an asteroid. Hera used Mars' gravity to cut its travel time by months.
And the latest Perseverance state of the art rover from JPL has been exploring like a park ranger or a geologist. A short while ago, it climbed over the rim and is searching for more evidence of past life, and just maybe, there are some ghosts hanging around.
For fun, I'll loan you my video tape of a late 70s TV adaptation of Ray Bradbury's famous book The Martian Chronicles with Rock Hudson, Darren McGavin and Bernadette Peters, where they encoun-
Martians who kind of hang out in another dimension and visit the visitors from Earth at times. As it is one sky, many cultures, let's look at spiders. This information is from Susan Seddon Boulet and Pomegranate cards. The spider's symbolism is protection and wisdom, and there is one protecting us in the skywatcher bathroom. Spiders are found throughout the world and appear in the legends of nearly all peoples. They are frequently depicted as helpers, protectors and creators. The Ojibwe hang hoops of spider webs over their infants to protect them from harmful influences. Maybe that's where dream catchers came from. There is a spider nebula, or two, in deep space as well.
Keep looking up, look around, and get lost in space.
Leonard Thomas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Comprehensive Broadcasting and worked as a park ranger as a star guide at Capitol Reef National Park. He is a resident of Torrey, Utah, and is the creator of the podcast SkyWatcher Leo T, which is available to listen to on Spotify.
Tours: Free daily dinosaur tours are returning to the BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry for five weeks in May and June 2025. Visitors can join paleontology experts from the Burpee Museum of Natural History for a thirty-minute guided tour through one of Utah’s most fossil-rich public land sites.
Paleontologist dig up dinosaur bones at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry. Free daily dinosaur tours are returning to the BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry for five weeks in May and June 2025.
a.m. and 1 p.m. (weather permitting). There are no tours on Sundays. Tour group sizes are limited to twenty-five people and are first-come, first-served.
Located approximately ten miles northwest of Hanksville, the HanksvilleBurpee Dinosaur Quarry is an active excavation site where visitors can see
real dinosaur fossils still embedded in the ground. Tours include stops around the quarry with explanations of the area’s geology, prehistoric environment, and the ongoing scientific work being done by the Burpee Museum of Natural History from Rockford, Illinois.
High-clearance vehicles are recommended due to unimproved road conditions.
The Richfield Field Office manages over 2.1 million acres of public lands and offers diverse recreational opportunities, including three developed campgrounds and a range of trails and scenic drives. For more information, visit the field station at 380 South 100 West in Hanksville, or call 435-542-3461.
—Bureau of Land Management
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Mars' moon Deimos as seen by Hera, which is a European spacecraft that is enroute to an asteroid.
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Schools and Sports
Garfield County 4-H Youth Participate in Utah Mock Legislature at State Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY
/ GARFIELD CO. - Ten youth from Garfield County recently took part in the 37th annual Utah 4-H Mock Legislature at the Utah State Capitol on April 23 and 24, joining students from across the state in a hands-on experience that brought the legislative process to life.
Hosted in partnership with a Utah Representative and members of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the event allows Utah 4-H youth to step into the role of state lawmakers. Participants prepared by studying real bills, presenting their positions in committee meetings, and debating legislation on the House Floor—just like actual members of the Utah Legislature, an invitation exclusive to Utah 4-H Members.
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Two Garfield County youth took on leading roles by sponsoring and presenting bills during the session. Jaxen Cottam introduced House Bill 181, School Week Schedule Amendments, a proposal aiming to address flexibility in school scheduling across the state. Thomas Dodd presented Senate Bill 130, Firearm and Firearm Accessory Modifications, sparking thoughtful discussion on firearm regulations and public safety. In addition, Rylee
Ward, a Garfield County 4-H member and current Utah 4-H State Ambassador, played a key leadership role in supporting the event. Ward and the other State Ambassadors
worked alongside the legislative planning team and served as a committee chairperson, guiding her peers through bill hearings and ensuring respectful, productive debate.
Loa Elementary Named Outstanding Elementary School by ResilientYOU
LOA - Loa Elementary School (LES) has been honored with the Outstanding Elementary School Award by ResilientYOU,
a statewide initiative that recognizes schools and individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to resilience, adaptability, and
student well-being. This award celebrates the strength and unity of the Loa Elementary community, especially in the
face of major transitions and challenges over the past year. The announcement was commemorated with a school-wide assembly inside the LES gym on April 15, bringing together students and staff for a celebration of resilience and growth.
Loa Elementary, which serves students from PreK through sixth grade, has grown significantly this year—welcoming back sixth-grade students and launching a new three-yearold preschool program. Despite being at full capacity in an aging building, the school community has met each challenge with optimism and a solutionfocused mindset.
As the school looks ahead to the construction of a new facility in the coming years, the ResilientYOU award serves as both a celebration and a reminder; resilience isn’t just something we talk about, it’s something we live every day at Loa Elementary.
4-H's strong commitment to youth leadership and civic engagement.
“This is an incredible educational opportunity,” said Callie Adams, USU Extension Associate Professor and 4-H After School Administrator. “The Mock Legislature gives youth a deep understanding of the legislative process, while also building public speaking skills, civic awareness, and confidence.”
Utah 4-H Mock Legislature is designed to mirror the full legislative process. Youth prepare ahead of time by researching assigned bills and roles. On the day of the event, they participate in committee hearings, engage in floor debate, and cast votes. The experience cultivates a greater appreciation for civic responsibility and the importance of informed decision-making in public service.
Even though Garfield is one of the smallest and most rural counties in Utah, the delegation stood out as one of the largest groups in attendance, demonstrating Garfield County
Garfield County 4-H youth continue to lead the way in civic engagement, demonstrating that the next generation of leaders is already making their voices heard.
—Garfield County 4-H
PHS Sports Sidelines
by Mack Oetting
The seasons are coming to an end. If the Panguitch girls softball team wins this Sat. May 3, they will be going to State the following week. Golf had Region at Richfield on the 30th, and State will be at West Jordan on May 13-14. Track will have races both at SUU and BYU on May 2 - 3. Region will be here on May 7th, and State will be at BYU on the 16 - 17th.
The Panguitch Bobcats have played five games since the last report and have defeated the Monticello Buckaroos twice, lost to Milford twice, and beat the Wayne Badgers.
The Bobcats won big over Monticello, 11-0, on Tuesday, April 8.
Panguitch jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Lillee Torgerson was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.
The Bobcats, then, added to their early lead in the bottom of the second inning after Katie Hatch tripled down the right field line.
Hatch earned the win for the varsity team. The pitcher gave up two hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking two.
The Bobcats had trouble keeping up with the Milford Tigers in an 18-4 loss on Thursday.
Hailee Yardley, Hatch, and Harland each drove in one run for the Bobcats. Hatch went two-for-three at the plate to lead the Bobcats in hits.
The Panguitch Bobcats defeated Monticello, 150, on Friday thanks in part
to twelve runs in the first inning. Lillee Torgerson drew a walk, scoring one run; Kadee Harland hit an inside the park home run, scoring three runs; Rhema Anderson was struck by a pitch, driving in a run; Brooklyn Harland singled, scoring two runs; Hailey Bangerter singled, scoring one run; a steal of home scored one run; Samantha Larson tripled, scoring two runs; and Olivia Jessop was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.
The Bobcats added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after Torgerson hit an inside the park home run.
Harland earned the win for the Bobcats. The starter gave up zero hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out six and walking none.
Katie Hatch collected four hits in five at bats, as the Bobcats defeated the Wayne High Badgers softball team, 20-8, on Tuesday.
The Bobcats scored eleven runs in the third inning on the way to victory. Hailee Yardley singled, scoring one run; Hailey Bangerter singled, scoring two runs; an error scored one run, Samantha Larson singled, scoring one run; Brooklyn Harland singled, scoring one run; Hatch singled, scoring one run; Lillee Torgerson doubled, scoring two runs; Kadee Harland singled, scoring one run; and Yardley singled, scoring one run.
The Bobcats piled up twenty-two hits in the game. Larson and Torgerson each drove in four runs. Yardley, Olivia Jessop, Bangerter, Harland, and Zoie Fife each collected multiple hits, and Jessop and Bangerter each stole multiple bases. The Bobcats ran wild on the base paths, amassing eleven stolen bases for the game.
—Loa Elementary School
Courtesy Tacey Wood
Barbara Smith from ResilientYOU (right) presents the Outstanding Elementary School Award to Loa Elementary School (LES) Principal Wendy Potter (left) inside the school gym on April 15. LES has been honored with this award by ResilientYOU, a statewide initiative that recognizes schools and individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to resilience, adaptability, and student well-being.
Garfield County 4-H youth (from left to right) Justice Jones, Paisley Henrie, Max Woolsey, Rylee Ward, Sadie Pollock, Sophie Fawson, Ryan Reynolds, Jaxon Cottom, Siri Syrett, and Thomas Dodds pose for
photo at the Utah State Capitol. On April 23-24, Garfield County 4-H took part in a Utah 4-H Mock Legislature at the Utah State Capitol, joining students from across the state.
Courtesy Garfield County 4-H
Easter Egg Hunt:
On Saturday, April 19, the Easter Bunny made a stylish entrance into Panguitch aboard the brand new Panguitch City fire engine. He warmly welcomed a large crowd of enthusiastic Easter egg hunters at the Garfield County Fair Building—due to an unanticipated cold front and a spring snowstorm on Friday, the hunt was relocated indoors.
Shannon Fawson and her grandson, Jettson, prepare for the 2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building.
tic Easter egg hunters at the Garfield County Fair Building—due to an unanticipated cold front and a spring snowstorm on Friday, the hunt was relocated indoors.
The annual Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt is orga-
Wildfire Mitigation:
The Wayne County Fire District (WCFD) wants to help make your place safer. The first step is to identify hazards, and then start the mitigation process. To facilitate that, we can come to your property and do a Site Risk Assessment.
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tures, and access measures. If you email wcfd0601@ gmail.com, we can schedule a time to come out and walk through the process with you.
There will also be some educational events coming later this spring, that are currently in the planning stages, that will be announced via The Insider and Wayne County social media sites. We will also be adding a prerecorded webinar to our new website (https://www.waynecountyfire.org), along with links to WUI fire mitigation info.
Once you have taken steps to reduce wildfire fuels, particularly tree limbs and trunks, WCFD will have a way for property owners in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) to safely turn tree branches and small trees into piles of chips for mulching. This is intended to reduce accumulations of potential wildfire fuels on private property. This is a particularly acute problem this year after the heavy snow and wind event that damaged many trees last spring and because of the lack of snowpack this winter.
between the crowns. Then remove tree limbs up four feet from the ground and remove dead material out to at least one hundred and thirty feet from your structure. You also need to harden the fire resistance of your buildings. Complicated? That’s why we offer the assessment and the soon-to-be-available helpful links from the website. The dates for chipping will be announced later. To get on the list for chipping, send an email to wcfd0601@gmail.com. You must include the following information: your name, address of property, phone number, the amount and description of material to be chipped, GPS UTM, if possible, and the amount of time you spend trimming, collecting and stacking the material. No roots, brush, weeds or trees in excess of eight inches in diameter will be chipped. Incomplete applications and phone calls will not get you on the list; we need complete information.
There is no charge for this service again this year, thanks to state help, but WCFD would gratefully welcome your donation.
nized by Mack and Pat Oetting, along with a dedicated group of volunteers. This event is open to all youth in the area in sixth grade and under, ensuring that everyone leaves with candy, prizes, and even some eggs containing quarters, and the Easter Bunny was available to pose and take photos with families.
The plan is for property owners to haul branches and small trees (without roots) to a location accessible to a truck pulling a chipper. Branches must be stacked, with the butt ends out and perpendicular to a driveway or road that will allow the rig to turn around easily. These WUI areas are primarily outside of towns or bordering incorporated areas, and wildfire events in these locations could endanger populated areas. You must trim trees up far enough that fire in ground fuels is less likely to ignite trees. Also, try to trim or remove trees that are close enough to each other, which can spread fire from tree to tree or from trees to buildings. As you develop your defensible space, generally you need to remove any flammables within six feet of your buildings, with trees being at least thirty feet away and with ten feet
Retirement:
In other fire department news, about twenty firefighters just completed Structural Firefighter I training. By the time they pass certification testing and basic HAZMAT training, they will have spent about one hundred and sixty hours training, reading the textbook, and taking practice tests. We are so proud of them and thankful for their dedication. Unfortunately, the cuts to FEMA by DOGE, which includes some preexisting grants, have resulted in suspension of a grant to WCFD to pay for a full-time volunteer coordinator and stipends for volunteer service. We hope to eventually receive part of that grant funding, which is essential to recovering costs already incurred from 2024.
—Wayne County Fire District
Susan is able to call nearly all of the clients by their first name when they walk into the branch and greet them with a warm and welcoming smile. She has always provided excellent customer service and has been a great example to everyone.
—Marc Henrie, Zions Bank Panguitch branch manager
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to visit with Sawyer and enjoy light refreshments.
Sawyer joined Zions Bank in 1992 as a teller in the Panguitch branch, where she has built lasting relationships with clients and coworkers.
Active in her community, Sawyer has been involved in the Panguitch Business Women and volunteers weekly in the local care center.
In retirement, the Sawyer looks forward to spending time with her husband Rick, volunteering, and chasing her grandkids in all their events.
—Zions Bank
“Susan is able to call nearly all of the clients by their first name when they walk into the branch and greet them with a warm and welcoming smile,” said Marc Henrie, Zions Bank Panguitch branch manager. “She has always provided excellent customer service and has been a great example to everyone.”
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Volunteers Tera Connor and Tess Meyers at the 2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building.
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Kids line up for the 2025 Easter Egg Hunt by grade level on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building.
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2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt volunteers Tess Meyers, Shawn Caine, Kelly Anderson, Jax Sheppard, Lemont Olsen, Pat Oetting, Laura Patterson Adams, Lamont Olson, and Mack Oetting.
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Tayci Kabonic (right) and Sladen Reck pose with the Easter Bunny at the 2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building.
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Antimony
Elementary: I’m a parent-choice guy; I believe in it strongly. Every parent here is doing what they believe is best for their kids... If there’s a path forward, we want to find it.
—John Dodds, Garfield County School District Superintendent
A sign points the way to Antimony Elementary School (AES). A public hearing was held on April
to discuss the school's potential closure due to lack of student enrollment.
school,” she said. “What incentive is there for families to move here if there’s no school?" She expressed concern that once the decision takes place to close it, the school will never reopen again.
The current building, constructed in the early 2000s, replaced the original structure. Locals helped plan it, helped build it.
“Now it’s just sitting empty,” one speaker said. “It’s sad.”
Holly Westwood, who worked at the school for twenty-five years and
SUWA Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Rescind the Landmark Public Lands Rule
SALT LAKE CITY -
The Department of the Interior announced it plans to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule.
Among other things, the Rule reiterates that conservation is a key component of the BLM’s multiple-use mission and ensures that the agency will consistently manage for that use across the nation’s western public lands.
The Rule was the product of an extensive, years-long public process with multiple in-person and online meetings and opportunities for public comment. Ninety-two percent of the comments received by BLM supported the Rule.
Below is a statement from SUWA Legal Director Steve Bloch and additional information.
“Doug Burgum often invokes President Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy as a model for his own tenure as Secretary of the Interior. Teddy Roosevelt is rolling over in his grave at both the comparison and Burgum’s everdarkening legacy over the nation’s public lands,” said Steve Bloch, Legal Director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. “Secretary Burgum routinely trashes the very concept of conservation of public lands —likening them to a corporate balance sheet to be monetized, applaud-
ing as President Trump fired thousands of employees at BLM and the National Park Service, and now this: undoing the wildly popular Public Lands Rule. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance opposes these efforts and will work to keep the Public Lands Rule in place.”
Additional information:
The Public Lands Rule, currently in effect, established a “… framework to ensure healthy landscapes, abundant wildlife habitat, clean water, and balanced decision-making on our nation’s public lands.”It does not preclude any uses on BLM-managed public lands; it puts conservation on equal footing with grazing, mining, and energy production, and promotes restoration, provides for responsible development, and conserves intact healthy landscapes.
The Public Lands Rule is currently the subject of litigation brought by Republican-led states and industry groups in several federal district courts around the country. In February 2025, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) re-introduced the Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act; this federal legislation would require the Director of the BLM to withdraw the Rule. —Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
raised six kids who went there, said, “It was a good school. I know my kids felt safe and loved here. It’s been part of our lives for decades.” She added, “I just feel really bad that it would close this beautiful school that we have here and that has employed so many people. It just feels like we’re giving up too soon.”
Antimony School’s declining enrollment has intensified due to parents deciding to send their children elsewhere for school. Some families said they didn’t want to leave but felt like they were left with no choice.
Keisha Glee, a former PTA president, has fought for the school, including going to the Garfield County School Board several times to advocate
for an additional full-time teacher. This year, she said her twin daughters would have been two of just three students enrolled at Antimony Elementary. She ultimately opted to enroll them instead in Circleville Elementary, in Piute County, because, socially, it wouldn’t have been fair to them. “We felt like it would be more of a homeschooling environment rather than a public school environment.”
Others shared that their decision to transfer their children to Circleville Elementary arose from problems at Antimony Elementary. Trista Allen said her daughter was bullied and, despite multiple attempts to get help, “nothing changed.” She told the board the entire school year seemed to unravel—
partly because of a local family dispute that spilled into school dynamics. “The school pretty much shut down the year my daughter was there,” she said. Longstanding events like the Veterans Day program, Christmas concert, and end-of-year barbecue were canceled. Even the science fair was handled strangely, she said, with parents split into groups by last name and only a few allowed in at a time. After repeatedly pressing the district for help, Allen said she was given two options: keep her daughter at Antimony or transfer to Circleville Elementary. Her family chose Circleville—an hour round trip each day. “We didn’t get the support we needed.”
Noah Bennett, a bus driver and grandparent, said his grandkids thrived at Antimony, but he also claimed the school often felt ignored. “It didn’t get the attention it needed,” he said.
Board members listened attentively, thanked speakers, and emphasized their support for the town. But rather than respond point-by-point to the complaints, they shifted the focus toward what might be done next.
Garfield County School District Superintendent John Dodds acknowledged missteps. “I’ve made many mistakes along the way…I don’t want to overcommit again,” said Dodds, who continued by saying that the district is trying to balance support for the community with the needs of parents. “I’m a parent-choice guy; I believe in it strongly. Every parent here is doing what they believe is best for their kids.” He added, “If there’s a path forward, we want to find it.”
Board president Ralph
Perkins became emotional during the meeting. “The last thing I want to be is the president of the board that shuts Antimony School down,” he said. “The heart of your community is your school. We want to help but we need help from this community too.” He added, “We’re at a crossroads. Everyone has different opinions, and we need help finding a middle ground—something that works within the rules we have, while still serving the kids here. We can’t keep paying for an empty building, that’s not fair to the 500 other elementary students in the district. It’s not easy, but we’re committed.”
In the end, during the April 17 meeting, the school board didn’t vote to close the school. Instead, they postponed a decision, giving the community time to try and rally enough students to keep it open. The district says it will need clarity by summer. While the official enrollment count happens October 1, staffing and scheduling decisions must be made much earlier. In the meantime, the district may meet with families one-on-one. Some community members have already stepped up, offering to go doorto-door and find out what families need to feel confident bringing their kids back. “We need to find out what’s keeping these kids away and see if we can fix it,” one speaker said. The future of Antimony Elementary rests on more than just numbers. It will depend on how many students return, how soon the district can make staffing decisions, and whether the community and school officials can work together to rebuild trust and a path forward.
Kathryn Chamberlain
17, 2025,
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Bass Fishing: Bass are a really popular sportfish around the country and even around the world—and it is no different here in Utah, because who doesn't love the thrill of fighting a bass on the end of your line?
Trina Hedrick, DWR Sportfish Coordinator
With warmer temperatures in the air, many anglers may be planning their next spring or summer fishing trips. If you want to target largemouth or smallmouth bass, Utah has three stunning locations—Gunlock Reservoir, Sand Hollow Reservoir, and Lake Powell, which is within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area—that not only offer great fishing, but that also need more bass harvest.
Canyon National Recreation Area and offers fishing for both largemouth and smallmouth bass.
“We would like to see an increased harvest of bass at Sand Hollow, Gunlock and Lake Powell,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Southern Region Warmwater Biologist Jonathan Hudson said. “Increasing harvest at Sand Hollow will help improve the size, age structure and condition of the bass there. Recent fishery surveys showed evidence of a stunted largemouth population—with few larger than twenty inches—and angler groups have voiced support for trying to improve fish growth and condition at these waterbodies. But arguably the best reason for harvesting bass is how delicious they are. Bass have a light, mild-tasting meat that takes on flavors well and doesn't have a strong ‘fishy’ taste.”
If you want to take home some of these tasty fish, here is some information to help you target them in Utah:
Time of year
Largemouth bass can be caught throughout most of the year, but fishing success really improves when the water temperatures warm up. Largemouth bass are a warmwater fish species, and they start to move into shallower habitats to spawn as the water warms in the spring. In the northern part of the state, bass spawning typically occurs in late May or early June. In the southern part of the state, spawning typically takes place in midApril.
Smallmouth bass are considered a coolwater fish—preferring slightly cooler temperatures than largemouth bass—and they are more difficult to catch through the ice. They tend to spawn later than largemouth bass.
In general, April through June and September through October are the more productive fishing seasons for both smallmouth and largemouth bass in Utah.
Equipment
Both of these species will aggressively respond to plastic lures, which are typically inexpensive. If the water is really
clear, focus on using more natural-colored lures, like browns and blacks, with colorful flecks that will get the fish’s attention. If the water is more turbid, then brightly colored lures can be a good option. (This also applies if you are fishing deep later in the summer where the light doesn't penetrate as far). There are many other lures you can use successfully, however, including crank baits, buzz baits and spinner baits, depending on the time of year.
Techniques
The most successful fishing techniques will depend on the time of year when you are targeting bass and also on which species of bass you are targeting. Largemouth bass typically prefer vegetative cover, and smallmouth bass really like rocky habitat.
“Typically, techniques for one species will work for the other, but imitating small crayfish in rocky habitat will help you better target smallmouth, while using bigger, moving baits near brushy areas will draw more largemouth,” Hudson said.
If you are bass fishing in early spring (between mid-March and mid-April), you can typically find the bass in twenty to thirty feet of water, so a boat can be helpful. Once you locate a school of fish, cast swimbaits and drop-shot rigs and work them slowly. As water temperatures warm to the mid-50s, you can find bass in ten to fifteen feet of water near spawning areas, and they typically react to jigs, spinnerbaits and swimbaits.
When water temperatures hit the 60s, you can often see bass in shallow water, actively fanning and guarding their nests during spawning season. They will react aggressively to any baits that come near their nests, including topwaters and jigs. After spawning ends—typically in mid-May—the bass will return to ten to fifteen feet
of water. Fishing early and late in the day, with moving lures like cranks and swimbaits, can be effective at this point, as the bass are typically feeding on sunfish and crayfish.
During the hot summer months, bass will move into deeper water near contours and other structures. Anglers will find the most success targeting them early or late in the day when it’s cooler, and they may be a little shallower. While boats make bass fishing easier, shore anglers can also have good success targeting them during the spring and fall when the fish are in shallower water.
“Bass are a really popular sportfish around the country and even around the world—and it is no different here in Utah, because who doesn't love the thrill of fighting a bass on the end of your line?”
DWR Sportfish Coordinator Trina Hedrick said.
“They are also typically a low-maintenance fish for us because we only need to stock bass for a few years in a waterbody before they take off on their own and start naturally reproducing. Because of this, bass are an efficient species for us and free up more of our fish hatchery space. The greater issue for us is getting enough harvest. Anglers who keep the bass they catch are actually helping the overall population. Without harvest, there will be an abundance of smaller fish competing against each other for a limited supply of food. If anglers are concerned about overharvesting at a bass fishery, they can contact their local DWR office for more information.”
While Gunlock and Sand Hollow reservoirs and Lake Powell are great places to fish for bass in Utah, you can find other waterbodies that also offer bass fishing by visiting the Fish Utah map on the DWR website.
—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
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NOTICE OF FINAL TAX SALE
Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of May, 2025 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 59-2-1351.1, the following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax sale. A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative cost which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.
NOTICE: The Garfield County Recorder’s Office has maps available upon request for a nominal fee. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER TO DETERMINE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAND, ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OR VALIDITY OF WATER RIGHTS.
PARCEL 1.
Alan Isaacson II
C/O Lacey James
P.O. Box 120032
Antimony, UT 84712
A-11-2
01-0001-0101
Beginning 185.63 feet South and 264.00 feet East of the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 10 Township 31 South Range 2 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence South 110.00 feet; Thence East 164.00 feet; Thence North 110.00 feet: Thence West 164.00 feet to point of beginning.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,808.89
PARCEL 2.
Donald K Johnson Trustee
Sandra L Johnson Trustee 1066 South Guthrie Road Golden Valley, AZ 86413
HE-72
06-0043-0122
Beginning at a point
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,462.00
PARCEL 3. Mark Graydon 7170 Eldora Ave Las Vegas, NV 89117 HCM-98
12-0042-0098
Beginning at a point North 770.90 feet and West 1832.20 feet from the South East corner of Section 32 Township 36 South Range 5 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence South 61° 07’00” West 167.53 feet; Thence North 29° 20’00” West 120.44 feet; Thence North 53° 01’00” East 104.55 feet: Thence South 54° 33’00” East 150.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,339.37
PARCEL 4. Hercules Properties INC
C/O Arnold R Hyland Dwayne Hyland 16038 State Highway 16
North 746.50 feet and East 689.10 feet and North 16° 02’30” East 375.71 feet from the South quarter corner of Section 22 Township 37 South Range 2 West Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running Thence North 16° 02’30” East 113.33 feet; Thence North 89° 25’00” East 512.88 feet; Thence South 0° 35 0’00” East 108.60 feet; Thence South 89° 25’00” West 545.31 feet to the point of beginning.
Springvalley, MN 55975
HU-5-11
14-0053-0181
All of Lot 11 Block 5 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 5.
Henry J. Buschmann
Elsie C. Buschmann
3526 Rock Ridge Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92010
HU-11-6
14-0053-0368
All of Lot 6 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 6. Henry J. Buschmann
Elsie C. Buschmann
3526 Rock Ridge Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92010
HU-11-7
14-0053-0369
All of Lot 7 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 7.
Guerdan F. Taylor JR Jeanette T. Taylor C/O Anthony Taylor 1755 Horseshoe Circle Round Rock, TX 78681
HU-11-18 14-0053-0380
All of Lot 18 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 8.
Guerdan F. Taylor JR
Jeanette T. Taylor C/O Anthony Taylor 1755 Horseshoe Circle Round Rock, TX 78681
HU-11-18
14-0053-0381
All of Lot 19 Block 11 Hercules Subdivision Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $641.38
PARCEL 9. Kyle Schmitz 60167 Popular Rd. Montrose, CO 81403
ERTS2-1114
20-0031-0114
All of Lot 114 Ticaboo Subdivision Plat II 2nd Amended.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $12,371.28
PARCEL 10. Fredrick Steed 1883 South 20 East Washington, UT 84780
TC1-39
25-0074-0039
All of Lot 39 Mammoth Creek Ranchettes Tommy Creek Unit 1.
Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,989.69
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 17th day of April, 2025.
in The Wayne and Garfield County
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
& 15, 2025
The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before May 21, 2025 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.
WAYNE COUNTY
NEW APPLICATION(S)
95-5560 (A84637): Erica McCarroll propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5561 (A84638): Andrew McCarroll propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5562 (A84639): Claire Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5563 (A84640): Eric Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5564 (A84641): Paden Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
95-5565 (A84642): Baylee Fairbanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Hanksville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
95-572 (a52950): Road Creek Water Users Association propose(s) using 1500 ac-ft. from groundwater (SE of the Town of Loa) for IRRIGATION; FISH CULTURE. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.
State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
NOTICE OF 2025 ELECTION
LOA TOWN
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Loa will hold a Municipal Election this November 4, 2025 to elect persons to the following offices:
One (1) four year term - Mayor Position
One (1) four year Town Council Position
One (1) two year Town Council Position Declaration of Candidacy Submission Deadline: June 2-6, 2025
Those interested in becoming a candidate for municipal office in Loa Town shall file a Declaration of Candidacy in person with the Loa Town Clerk between June 2 and June 6, 2025 at the Loa Town Hall at 80 West Center.
Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, a registered voter, and a resident of Loa Town for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the election and not been convicted of a felony. See Utah Code 20A-9-203 for more details. Candidates will be required to timely file certain financial disclosure related to their campaign or be disqualified. Municipal Primary Election if necessary, August 12, 2025. General Municipal Election Day is November 4, 2025. For more information, please contact Michelle Brian at loatownandwaterworks@gmail. com or 435-836-2160.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 1, 2025
NOTICE OF ELECTIONS 2025
BICKNELL TOWN
Notice is hereby given that the dates of persons wishing to file as candidates for Bicknell Town Mayor and Council Members are between June 1, 2025, and June 6, 2025, during business hours.
Positions up for election are: Mayor- 4-year term (2) Council Member – 4-year term
Each person wishing to become a candidate for a municipal office shall file a Declaration of Candidacy form or a Nomination Petition in person with the Bicknell Town Clerk/Treasurer at 64 W. 100 N., Bicknell, Utah, during regular business hours or by appointment, and no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2025. Our business hours are Monday 12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., Tuesday 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m., Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., AND Thursday 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Also, we can be reached through email at kelseybicknellutah@gmail.com or carriebicknellutah@gmail.com and by phone at (435)425-2215.
Kelsey Brinkerhoff, Town Clerk
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 1 & 8, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WESLEY LYNN JACKSON, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 253600004, Assigned: JUDGE LARSEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PRESTON WILLIAM JACKSON was appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of WESLEY LYNN JACKSON and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. DATED this 7th day of April, 2025. BARRY L. HUNTINGTON Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 17 & 24 and MAY 1 & 8, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE PANGUITCH CEMETERY
It is that time of the year we are getting the cemetery ready for Memorial Day, and the summer months. If there are any flowers or items not attached to the headstones, Please remove them by May 5th.
Thanks,
Panguitch Cemetery Board
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF CANNONVILLE BOARD MEMBERS & MAYOR
There will be three board member positions, and a mayor position open in the 2025 election. The filing period will be June 1st through June 6th, 2025. Declaration of Candidacy Forms can be obtained from the town Clerk, Mondays 9-12:30 p.m.; phone (435) 679-8784. Candidacy Forms must be returned to the Clerk any time before the noon, June 6th, 2025 deadline.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1 & 8, 2025
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE APPLICATION
TEASDALE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT
Teasdale Special Service District (TSSD) intends to file an application for federal financial assistance with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service. This is a planning grant that will include completion of an Environmental Analysis (EA) and Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). Any comments regarding this application should be submitted to TSSD.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 24 and MAY 1, 2025
LAND FOR SALE AT AUCTION: UTAH TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
or visit trustlands.utah.gov. (C-27211) Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on
& 15,
CASE NO. 253600007 IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Jenelle Theresa Molenda a/k/a Jenelle T. Molenda a/k/a Jenelle Molenda, a deceased person . Steven Molenda, whose address is c/o Jen-nifer E. Decker of Fabian VanCott, 95 South State Street, Suite 2300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 has been appointed personal representative of the aboveentitled estate. Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to: (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the personal representative at Steven Molenda, c/o Jennifer E. Decker of Fabian VanCott, 95 South State Street, Suite 2300, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the personal representative’s attorneys of record, Jennifer E. Decker of Fabian VanCott, 95 South State Street, Suite 2300, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111; or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the Court of Garfield County, 55 S. Main St., Panguitch, UT 84759, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.
DATED: April 24, 2025
FABIAN VANCOTT /s/ Jennifer E. Decker
Jennifer E. Decker
Attorneys for Personal Representative
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 1, 8 & 15, 2025
Camille A. Moore, Garfield County Auditor Published
C lassified a ds
We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Front Desk Agents
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Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by
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
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.
Seasonal Wildlife Technicians (Full-Time)
Garfield County is now accepting applications for two seasonal, full-time Wildlife Technician positions. This is a great opportunity for individuals passionate about wildlife and the outdoors to gain valuable hands-on experience.
Application Deadline: All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, May 16, 2025
How to Apply: Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, located at: 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, UT 84759 You can also download the application online at garfield.utah.gov
Need More Info? Contact Dave Dodds at (435) 676-1119 for additional details about the position.
Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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2BR 1 BA apartment, 1,000 sq ft. Laundry included. No pets, no smoking, includes community fire pit.
209 E 100 South Bicknell, $1,250 per month. Call Miguel @ 801-870-9381.
Wayne Community Health Center Part-Time Dental Assistant at Escalante Dental
Join our team as a motivated Dental Assistant.
Are you a dedicated and enthusiastic individual seeking a rewarding career in the dental Field?
• Escalante Dental is currently seeking a Part-Time Dental Assistant to join our dynamic team. Why choose Escalante Dental
• Competitive benefits package tailored to your working hours
• An inclusive and supportive work environment
• Opportunity for professional growth and development Position Overview:
As a Dental Assistant at Escalante Dental, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our dental practice.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Interacting with patients in a friendly and compassionate manner
• Proficiently taking X-rays and supporting chair-side procedures
• Managing scheduling, charting, and documenting dental visits using computer systems
• Ensuring thorough sterilization of dental instruments
• Setting up and maintaining a clean and organized operatory and office space Preferred Qualifications (not required): We value experience, but are also excited to provide training to individuals new to the field. If you have any of the following qualifications, it’s a plus:
• Dental assisting experience
• Exposure to Pediatric, Endodontic, Oral Surgery, and General Dentistry
• Familiarity with computer charting and Digital X-rays
• X-ray Certification
• CPR Certification
How to Apply: We encourage all interested candidates to apply, regardless of your level of experience. I you’re passionate about dental health and eager to contribute to a supportive team, we want to hear from you! Please email your resume to aellett@waynechc.org and take the first step toward an exciting career with Escalante Dental. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients. Apply today!
The Wayne Community Health Centers are committed to providing high quality health services to our communities’ residents and visitors. Its purpose is to provide quality health services to all people including those facing financial, geographic and/or cultural barriers to healthcare.
