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Few people are capable of expressing with equanim-ity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable

of forming such opinions. —Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

PANGUITCH weATHer

LOA weATHer

INSIDERVisitors enjoy

“Hike the Hoodoos!” Challengeat Bryce Canyon National Park

BRYCE CANYON N.P. - To encourage visitors to stay healthy while having fun, Bryce Canyon National Park has developed a new activity called “Hike the Hoodoos!” Part hike, part scavenger hunt, visitors must hike at least 3 miles on specially-marked trails and find “Hike the Hoodoos” benchmark survey markers along the way.

Visitors may either obtain rubbings of the benchmarks, or take pictures of themselves with the benchmarks, to prove they hiked the required dis-tance. Upon showing their rubbings or photos to the visitor center ranger, they are then presented with a special reward.

There are nine “Hike the Hoodoos!” benchmarks located along eight different hiking trails in the park. Al-though only 3-miles of hik-ing (and finding benchmarks) are required to earn a reward, some visitors are opting to attain rubbings/photos of all nine benchmarks – for a total of 18.4 miles of hiking! Quite an accomplishment, indeed!

Not only is the ―Hike the Hoodoos!” program prov-ing to be wildly popular, but this activity complements First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” Initiative—dedicated to solving the problem of child-hood obesity by encouraging kids and their families to eat healthier and exercise more.

As part of the ―Let’s Move!” Initiative, the Departmentof Interior has created “Let’s Move Outside!”— which encourages kids and their families

to take advantage of America’s Great Outdoors by engaging in outdoor activity that gets hearts pumping and bodies moving.

Says National Park Service Director, Jon Jarvis, ―National parks are amazing places where exercise is disguised as adventure, and we sneak in some learning, too!‖

The “Hike the Hoodoos!” program was made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Park Foundation through the generous support of the Coca-Cola Foundation.

SALT LAKE CITY - Ef-fective at midnight on Sep-tember 6, state fire managers rescinded all 2012 fire clo-sures on all BLM, state and unincorporated private lands. Campfires and other nor-mally permitted activities are now permitted. National For-est restrictions put in place in 2012 for Utah were lifted on August 2nd. Cities and towns still have varying fire restric-tions, so the public is advised to check with local authorities. While the statewide fire re-striction on target shooting is rescinded, the BLM still has a temporary shooting restriction in place on about 900 acres of land west of Utah Lake.

Firefighters continue to respond to wildland fires on a daily basis throughout the

Fire restrictions to Be Lifted on BLM, State and

Unincorporated Private Lands Statewide

Dr. Colin Marshall Joins Staff at Garfield Memorial

PANGUITCH - Garfield Memorial Hospital welcomes Dr. Colin Marshall as the newest member of the medical staff. Dr. Marshall is board certified in family medicine and earned his medical degree at A.T. Still University in Missouri. Dr. Marshall completed a family medicine residency at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. As part of his residency, he received specialized training in obstetrics, endoscopy, emergency and sports medicine.

Dr. Marshall and Julianne, his wife, have three children; Thomas, Jacob, and Alexa. He was born in Cedar City and returned to Panguitch at age five, when his father, Steve, joined his Grand-father Monte at the Panguitch Drug Store. At that time, Dr. Marshall’s uncle, Dr. Tom Marshall, was one of the area physicians in Panguitch. Colin wanted to follow in Tom’s footsteps and return to Panguitch as a doctor.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Marshall, call Garfield Memorial Clinic at (435) 676-8842.

Dr. Colin Marshall is the newest doctor at Garfield Memorial Hospital.

Ray Poe obtains a rubbing of a benchmark survey marker along the “Hike the Hoodoos!” challenge.

state, but fire danger has de-creased as cooler temperatures and higher fuel moisture lev-els make fire spread potential lower. Caution is still advised.

State Forester, Dick Bue-hler warns, “The danger isn’t gone and fire season isn’t over yet. We still need to use good safe campfire practices and ev-eryone needs to be careful do-ing anything that might lead to wildfire.”

The closed burn season is still in effect until October 31, and individuals wishing to conduct agricultural or de-bris burning are still required to obtain a permit from their county fire warden or other designated county official. For more information on fire prevention, fire restrictions or other wildland fire topics, visit

www.utahfireinfo.gov. Follow us on Twitter @UtahWildfire.

—Bureau of Land Management and Utah

Dept. of Natural Resources

Basset Hound Gives Birth to Kittens!!

OK, not really.But when Page Witzdam, of Escalante, saw her neighbor’s

Basset Hound coming up the road toward her house, and trailing close behind her was a pack of kittens, she thought to herself, “That’s kind of weird.”

It turns out that “Harley,” a five year old Basset Hound owned by Witzdam’s neighbor, Cantrail Juggert, is “mama” to not just one, but several litters of kittens. Harley’s never had a litter of her own pups, and it all started when there were kittens in the household being weaned. It seems that Harley decided something needed to be done about that, and she began lactating and nursing her first litter. And then another litter. And then an-other one, making her now kind of a super-foster-dog-cat-mom.

So, don’t even try telling Harley they’re not hers. “She goes wild if she can’t find them,” says Juggert. “We’re expecting soon the cats will start barking and the dog will start to meow.”

—Insider report

Harley, stylin’ in her pink nail polish, with some of her brood.

USU Offers resources for National Preparedness

MonthLOGAN – Each year,

disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives in the Unit-ed States and throughout the world, leaving lasting impacts. According to the American Red Cross, however, less than half of Americans have an emergency preparedness plan in place.

“When people are pre-pared, fear, anxiety and losses that accompany disasters are reduced,” said Carolyn Wash-burn, USU Extension associate professor. “September marks the ninth annual National Pre-paredness Month, an annual campaign led by FEMA to en-courage all Americans to take the necessary steps toward emergency preparedness.”

To assist Utahns with di-saster preparation, USU Ex-tension offers many resources to encourage the development of family preparedness plans.

The Extension Disaster Education Network at eden.lsu.edu/ offers disaster prepa-ration tips and information on such topics as drought, fire, floods, hurricanes, swine influenza, West Nile virus, fi-nancial preparation, family preparation and animal health.

In addition, the USU Ex-

tension site, fire.usu.edu, was created specifically because of the extreme fire danger in Utah this year. The site offers infor-mation in wildfire preparation, fire wise tips for the home and landscape and rangeland fire resources.

Washburn said there are several USU Extension-spon-sored preparedness events going on around the state this month. Salt Lake County Ex-tension offers an emergency preparedness class titled “Pre-paring Your Important Papers for Emergencies” Monday, Sept. 17, at the Salt Lake County Government Center from noon to 1 p.m. The class is free of charge, but pre-regis-tration is required. Further in-formation can be found at ex-tension.usu.edu/SALTLAKE.

Washburn said it is wise for all families to make a plan, have a 72-hour kit on hand for each family member and be-come educated on preparation for specific emergencies and disasters.

“Preparation reduces a great amount of anxiety and fear,” she said. “September is a good month to focus on get-ting your family prepared.”

—Utah State University

September 13, 2012Page 2

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah State Bar is preparing to kick off its statewide Civics Education Program in elemen-tary, junior high and high school classrooms across the state in honor of Constitution Day on September 17.

Already more than 200 teachers and classrooms have signed up to participate in the program, while attorneys and judges – including Justice Christine Durham of the Utah Supreme Court and Judge Dee Benson of the Federal District Court for the District of Utah – have generously volunteered their time to the program.

The Bar’s Civics Educa-tion Program places attorneys and judges in Utah classrooms to engage students in a one-hour lesson focused on fostering par-ticipation in, understanding of and excitement about democ-racy, separation of powers, the rule of law and the role of an independent judiciary.

Utah State Bar Partners with Utah Schools to revitalize Civics education

“We believe the legal community has an obligation to assist teachers with the re-sponsibility of educating stu-dents about our Constitution and government. It is a privi-lege to have the opportunity to partner with schools across Utah in educating students on such important issues,” said Angelina Tsu, Civics Educa-tion Committee chair. “The Utah State Bar is committed to supporting public education on this issue, and we are pas-sionate about this program.”

The Utah State Bar’s Civ-ics Education Program is a re-sult of national concern over an alarming decline in Amer-ica’s knowledge of the fun-damentals of democracy. For instance, recent national sur-veys found that only one-third of Americans could name the three branches of U.S. gov-ernment, while another third couldn’t name any.

On the latest National As-

sessment of Educational Prog-ress for civics, more than two-thirds of all American students scored below proficient. The Bar hopes to help reverse the trend by challenging its mem-bers to do their part and volun-teer in Utah’s classrooms.

Attorneys, teachers, and schools who are interested in participating in this program in the future can visit http://www.utahbar.org/highschoolciv-ics/welcome.html or contact Christy Abad at 801.297.7031 or Christy.Abad@utahbar.org for more information.

With more than 10,000 members, the Utah State Bar’s mission is to represent lawyers and to serve the public and le-gal profession by promoting justice, professional excel-lence, civility, ethics and re-spect for an understanding of the law. For more information about the Bar, visit www.utah-bar.org.

FYI PANGUITCHby Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

Another good deed by the folks of Panguitch. Saturday was wood gathering day, wood for those that were in need of fire wood for the winter which is coming up too quick. Rand Padgett rallied the troops and rounded up about 40 hardy souls who went above the town and hauled in about 16 cords of wood and delivered to 13 homes in town. There were 4 lumberjacks that were over 80, Bob Smith topped out that group at 84, the youngest was 5 years and he was an excel-lent worker. Bob is the most dependable person I know, he always shows up if there is needed help: Lions Club breakfasts, Demolition Derby, what ever. He has been telling me he is too old for this for ten years now, but he keeps chug-ging along, I don’t know what we would do with out him. Anyone in need of wood give Rand a call at (676-8152) or Dale Baldwin at (676-2403). With many signs pointing to an early and long winter are out there, geese already flying south, Kevin Barnhurst report-ed seeing two Golden Eagles out at his house, near the air-port. The leaves are already turning up on the mountain, so this fire wood is going to come in handy.

Wyatt Moore is off to Bra-zil as a foreign exchange stu-dent. Wyatt has done so much in his short life, recognized by the Diabetic Society for his fund raising. With One Day,

One Cause, Type 1 Diabe-tes, way of raising money for diabetic research. His Eagle project of a monument for the fallen Sheriff Deputy David C. Jones from Escalante was very touching and thoughtful. Wyatt will be back in time to graduate with his class in the spring. The best way to learn a foreign language is to go there and this will help Wyatt in whatever his pursuits are.

We have a couple of Mis-sionaries that have returned: Trac Norris and Conner Mooney. Trac got back in time to get into UVU and he will be red shirted in track so he can get into shape for next year. Seems there are more impor-tant things to do on Missions than running. Trac picks up another year of schooling on his track scholarship. Conner is getting back this weekend and will miss the fall semes-ter at the Y by three weeks. Talking to Conner’s mother, VaLynda, I said it seemed like Conner was only gone a cou-ple of weeks, she assured me that it was nine years since he left.

DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) are starting their monthly meetings; They meet at the Senior Citizens Fa-cility the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm. Their first meeting will be September 11, at 4:00 pm. If you are female, 18 years or older, enjoy learn-ing the histories of people, places,and special events in

Utah’s early history, DUP might be of interest to you. Do you have a pioneer ancestor? Must meet one of the follow-ing requirements:* Crossed the plains before May10. 1869;* Member of the Mormon Bat-talion;*Worked on the Railroad in the Utah Territory before May 10.1869;*Member of Johnston’s Army;*Trapped or Hunted in Deser-et/Utah territory;*Freighted through the Deser-et /Utah Territory;*Traveled to San Bernardino on the Ship Brooklyn;*Anyone who traveled through Deseret /Utah Territory while heading further west between July 1947 and May 10, 1869.

Membership chairperson is Pat Oetting at 676-2318; call with your ???

Keep this Saturday night open, there is going to be a fund raising dinner for Rick Irish. It will be held at the So-cial Hall and will start at 6 pm and run till 8 pm or until ev-eryone is fed. The cost will be $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for kids under10 and families $20.00. There will also be a silent auc-tion in addition. Rick’s long illness and recovery has cre-ated some hardships on his family. Rick’s recovery has been miraculous; he was at church this morning and could use people stopping by at his home for company.

Mack O.

LeTTerSThe story in last week’s Insider “Staffing Shifts and Changes at Loa Elementary” said, “Every

teacher is teaching at a new grade level.” As a newly retired fifth grade teacher, I am appalled. I’m worried about damaging the learning.

Here’s why: For example, State curriculum requires five specific science units in fifth grade. If you think it is easy for a person to step in and instantly teach all those specific concepts that are required, you are mistaken. That is the case in every subject in every grade. Also, many teachers spend years and money adding to their collection of classroom materials for enrichment. In reality few teachers use much of someone else’s stuff, so most of that will be wasted.

I also wonder if the changes were made with the teachers’ enthusiastic agreement? Did the principal make sure the teachers had the training they need especially for science and math? Did research show that both students and teachers would benefit from so much change? Why shake up the entire school at once? The article made it sound like great fun, but there are serious conse-quences here. The problems I mentioned would happen with any new teacher. Loa Elementary has turned its whole staff into new teachers all at once.

Student learning takes place when children are happy to be at school, and it takes a happy teacher to be a good teacher.

Elizabeth LarsenSandy, UtahElizabeth Larsen recently retired from the Canyons School District in Sandy.

Happy, well-trained teachers make good teachers

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BICKNELL - Wayne Community Health Center is introducing our patient portal as we con-tinue to expand our services and encourage patients to become proactive in their own healthcare.

Our patient portal provides communication services between patients and providers electroni-cally. WCHC grants patients access (with a secure username and password) to information through a web connection. Patients can log in to the system to:

* Check appointment schedules* Request an appointment* Check lab results* Examine last statement* Request a prescription refill (You will need the number on your bottle)* Complete new patient intake formIf interested in getting your log in please contact Holly Woolsey at the clinic. Her direct line

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Sept. 21-22 - Utah Beaver Festival , Escalante Petrif ied Forest State ParkSept. 28-29 - Escalante Canyons Art Festival & Everett Ruess Days, EscalanteOct. 12-13 - Heritage Starfest, Wayne County Community Center, BicknellOct. 13 - Escalante Canyons Marathon & Head of the Rocks 10-MilerOct. 20 - 29th Annual Holiday Fair. Bicknell Community CenterSaturdays 9am - Escalante Farmers Market, St. Sylvester Catholic ChurchSaturdays 4pm - Wayne County Farmers Market, Robbers Roost, TorreySundays 8am - Boulder Farmers Market, @ Hwy 12 & Burr TrailDaily - Mystery Market, Tropic Town Heritage Center

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CalendarLOGAN – Utah State

University Extension co-spon-sors the 3rd annual Southern Utah Biomass Field Days Sept. 18-20 at Eagle Point Re-sort, 18 miles east of Beaver.

The event will provide those in attendance an op-portunity to interact and learn from a diverse group of ex-perts in the biomass field who will share information on res-toration and biomass topics.

Featured speaker is Steve Wilent, editor of “The Forest-ry Source.” His presentation will describe some of the latest

Booths are availablecall DeAnn at 435-836-2307 cell-691-0242 or Julie at435-836-2764 cell 691-3301

29th Annual Holiday Fair

Bicknell Community CenterOctober 20, 2012

There is a lot of interest in starti ng a new Weight Watchers program in Wayne County.

If we have enough to start again we will. We need 35 to start. Cost is $119 for 10 weeks or $42.95 monthly, which includes all internet apps.

Call: Colleen Chappell 836-2640 or Sheri Clark 425-3102

Come meet Bill Barron, citizen candidate! Robber’s Roost

185 W. Main in Torrey, Utah 5 p.m. Sunday, September 16th

Come hear Bill speak on Supporting carbon fee and dividend

Transition from fossil fuels to clean energy Reducing emissions, stimulating the economy and

creating jobs And more!

Dwr Southern Utah Fishing

reportBARKER RESERVOIRS

(NORTH CREEK LAKES): (9/10) Anglers report fair to good fishing for stocked rain-bow trout at Barker and Lower Barker reservoirs, and slow to fair fishing at the other lakes.

BOULDER MOUNTAIN: (9/10) Anglers report fair to good fishing across the moun-tain. The less-pressured lakes are producing the best fishing. Fishing will get even better in the next few weeks as water temperatures start to cool. For up-to-date conditions and fish-ing reports, call the Quiet Fly Fisher fly shop at 435-616-2319.

DUCK CREEK POND / ASPEN MIRROR LAKE: (9/ 10) Rainbow trout have been stocked. Fishing pressure has been very heavy this summer because of the poor fishing at Navajo Lake.

EAST FORK SEVIER IN KINGSTON CANYON: (9/10) The water flow has dropped to 90 cubic feet per second. The Circle Valley Anglers fly shop reports good fishing with a va-riety of fly patterns: yellow sal-ly, Caddis, and hoppers for dry flies; woolly buggers, prince nymph, hare’s ear, midge and Caddis pupa imitations for sub-surface fishing. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-267-1063.

EAST FORK SEVIER BLACK CANYON: (9/10) The Circle Valley Anglers fly shop reports excellent fishing with a variety of flies. For dries, try hoppers, madam X, elk hair caddis, and X caddis. For sub-surface fishing, try prince nymph, pheasant tail, cad-dis pupa, woolly buggers and leech imitations. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-267-1063.

FISH LAKE: (9/10) Troll-ers are seeing fair to good fish-ing for rainbows. One angler reports good to excellent fish-ing with woolly buggers in the evening. Jigging for perch is producing fast action. The perch near the weeds are small—larg-er fish can be found in deeper water. Jigging at depths of 60 feet along the east shore may help you catch some splake or a few small lake trout. As always, catching a large lake trout will require a lot of time and pa-tience. Try trolling large plugs deep with a down rigger.

FREMONT RIVER: (9/ 10) Water flows from Johnson Reservoir have been shut off, so the upper Fremont is now being maintained by Mamoit Spring. The Quiet Fly Fisher fly shop in Loa reports good fishing with nymph patterns. Occasional caddis hatches also provide good action. The lower Fremont below Highway 12 is often murky, but when it clears up fishing can be very produc-tive with streamers. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-616-2319.

LOWER BOWNS RES-ERVOIR: (9/10) The Quiet Fly Fisher fly shop in Loa reports

SATURDAY  SUNSET  SERIES

John Kuehnert is an Interpretive Park Ranger at Capitol Reef National Park. Originally from southern Arizona, he attended college at Northern Arizona University and has worked at several national parks in the Western US.

ÒSolid as a RockÓ explores the geology and geologic processes that lead to the creation of Capitol Reef National Park. The park is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Come join the celebration!

Who: Everyone is welcome!What: Saturday Evening Program When: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 7:30-8:30PMWhere: RobberÕs Roost Bookstore, Highway 24 in Torrey, UTCost? This series is FREE and

open to the public.

The Entrada Institutepresents John Kuehnert, Park Ranger

Solid as a Rock: Geology of Capitol Reef

For more information on this presentation and all of the Saturday Sunset Series, go to http://www.entradainstitute.org

Looking for a great way to spend a summer evening? Join us for the Saturday Sunset Series!

SALT LAKE CITY – Starting September 11, voters will have access to increased information about 25 Utah judges eligible for retention on the November ballot.

Today, the Judicial Per-formance Evaluation Com-mission will post results from its evaluation of the jurists on its website, www.judges.utah.gov.

The data will include: the Commission’s retention recommendations for each ju-rist; results of a survey of at-torneys, court staff and jurors for each judge; and reports from a courtroom observation process, which is the first of its kind in the country.

Judicial evaluation Data to be Posted Online

“For the first time in 2012, Utah voters will have access to meaningful informa-tion about the jurists for whom they are casting a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ vote,” said Anthony Scho-field, chairman of the Utah Ju-dicial Performance Evaluation Commission and a retired 4th District judge.

The data posted online to-day is the result of legislation passed in 2008. The goals of the statute are:

· To collect and dissemi-nate valid information about each judge’s performance so that voters may make informed decisions about whether or not to retain that judge in office;

· To provide judges with

useful feedback about their performance so that they may become better judges and to thereby improve the quality of the judiciary as a whole; and

To promote public ac-countability of the judiciary while ensuring that the judi-ciary continues to operate as an independent branch of gov-ernment.

“Our hope is that Utahns take advantage of this infor-mation, which really is unprec-edented in terms of its depth and breadth,” said Joanne Slotnik, executive director of the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.

The 13-member commis-sion includes retired judges, attorneys and citizens appoint-ed by the Utah Supreme Court, the Governor and the Presi-dent of the Utah Senate and Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives. The statute mandates that no more than seven members of the Com-mission be attorneys and that no more than half appointed by each branch of government may belong to the same politi-cal party.

For more information about the Commission or to view the 2012 data, visit www.judges.utah.gov.

fast fishing with brown woolly buggers and leech patterns. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-616-2319.

MAMMOTH CREEK: (9/ 10) The Circle Valley An-glers fly shop reports good success with a variety of flies, including hoppers, yellow stimulators, San Juan worms and popular nymph patterns. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-267-1063.

NAVAJO LAKE: (9/10) Highway 14 in Cedar Canyon is now open, though there are some short delays due to ongo-ing construction. The lake level is now as low as it is likely to get. The trout limit has been doubled for the remainder of the year in anticipation of fish losses. There are plans in place to patch the breach before the end of September in an attempt to save a portion of the fish population. Fishing success is picking up, though getting to the fish is the hard part. Fish-ing from shore is nearly impos-sible. Take a float tube, raft or canoe and fish the holes in the weeds. Cut bait (chub, sucker, or minnow) is working well for small and medium-sized splake. Lures and flies may also produce some success.

OTTER CREEK RESER-VOIR: (9/10) Fishing is fair to good. Morning is the best time for shore anglers, who report catching small and medium-sized rainbow trout on Power-Bait. Trollers are using heavy tackle to catch larger fish in deeper water. Anglers report fair to good fishing for small-mouth bass. We have received

several reports of trout with sores, spots or other skin con-ditions. When the water gets warm in the summer, trout get stressed and are more suscepti-ble to attack by a variety of par-asites. These conditions will go away when the water cools in the fall. The fish are still edible if the meat is properly cooked.

PANGUITCH LAKE: (9/10) Trollers report slow to fair success for small and me-dium-sized cutthroat. Bait fish-ing from shore and boat is slow to fair for rainbow trout. Re-member that you must release all cutthroat and tiger trout be-tween 15 and 22 inches.

PINE LAKE: (9/10) There haven’t been any recent angler reports, but summer fishing is usually fair to good for stocked rainbows.

THOUSAND LAKE MOUNTAIN: (9/10) The Quiet Fly Fisher fly shop in Loa re-ports that the best fishing is at Morrell with prince nymphs and pheasant tails. Meeks and Floating Island have produced fewer but bigger fish on mohair leech patterns. For up-to-date conditions and fishing reports, call the shop at 435-616-2319.

TROPIC RESERVOIR: (9/10) Anglers report fair to good fishing for stocked rain-bow trout. Shore anglers are doing well with PowerBait. Anglers in small boats have found good fishing trolling small lures.

WIDE HOLLOW RES-ERVOIR: (9/10) It is no longer possible to launch a boat with the water level dropping below the boat ramp. A few anglers have been catching small bass up to 12 inches in length.

USU extension Co-sponsors Southern Utah Biomass Field Days

U.S. Forest Service steward-ship contracts, including the 10-year, 300,000-acre Four Forest Restoration Initiative in Arizona. He will also offer an update on legislative efforts to extend the agency’s authority to enter into stewardship con-tracts.

On Sept. 18, the Biomass Summit is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eagle Point. A dinner and social is held that evening from 6 to 9. On Sept. 19, “In the Woods” equipment dem-onstrations are from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. with an evening BBQ

and live music at the Main Street Park in Beaver. On Sept. 20, the Pinyon/Juniper wood-lands restoration tour is led by Southern Utah Biomass board member Dayle Flanigan at sites within 20 miles of Beaver.

According to Darren McAvoy, USU forestry Exten-sion associate, Sept. 19 eve-ning events will feature Utah’s first wood-powered concert featuring the Muddy Boots Band powered by USU’s new mobile woody biomass gasifi-cation machine, known as the Dragon Wagon.

“There will also be dem-onstrations of the Biolite camp stove that will cook a camp dinner while powering a USB device, all on sticks and branches,” he said. “It should be an interesting, entertaining evening.”

For further information about the field days and to reg-ister, visit utahbiomass.com. Contact McAvoy with ques-tions at 435-797-0560 or Dar-ren.mcavoy@usu.edu.

Panguitch Farmers’ Market Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday10am - 6pmin the Panguitch Drug parking lot

LK Farms will have lots of different melons, squash, sweet corn, peaches, pears and apples.

Box and “by the pound” sales for canning and preserving are available

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87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60

Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot

Meals include milk & bread. NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD.

The ladies work diligently to prepare a good dinner and without a head count they cannot prepare enough to feed everyone.

Tues. Sept 18 Wed. Sept. 19 Thurs. Sept. 20

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Garfield County School District Adopts “Next Generation”

Paperless Meeting TechnologyGarfield County School District is leveraging the power of the internet to radically improve

the governance process while saving time, taxpayer dollars, and the environment. The new Board Docs program will replace the old and costly method of compiling, printing, binding and distribut-ing paper agenda packets by hand. The remarkably powerful, easy-to-use solution will enable the district to maximize the effectiveness of their board meetings with increased transparency, provid-ing a basis for better and more open communication with the public, while dramatically increasing productivity and saving thousands of dollars annually.

The paperless meeting solution, called BoardDocs® LT, is a 100% Web-based service. By making meeting agendas and supporting documents available on the Internet, Garfield School District will be able to distribute documents associated with board meetings more quickly and ef-ficiently, at a dramatically reduced cost to the District.

Electronic distribution will not only save time and resources, it will also provide unprecedent-ed public access via the District’s Web site to agenda items and other board-related information. This process will allow interested parties to review information prior to board meetings or during board meeting. All documents associated with the meeting are automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting date or by using the system’s comprehensive search feature.

Additionally, BoardDocs will increase the amount of time board members have to review agenda information, enabling them to better prepare for meetings. Under the old paper system, the meeting packet could not be distributed until every document had been prepared, submitted and approved. Once all the documents were submitted, staff members would typically spend two days assembling the documents into packets before distributing them to the Board members. Through the MetaSearch feature, Board members will also have access to best practices from other dis-tricts that are using the system, allowing them to gain important knowledge about initiatives other boards have considered and implemented.

The new Board Docs features can be accessed via the District’s website at: http://www.gar-field.k12.ut.us/ Once you access the District web page, select the School Board tab and then select Board Docs. You will then select “Enter Public Site”. The District is also using Board Docs for Ad-ministrators and Special Education meetings, which also allows public access. You are welcome to view Garfield School District’s Board Docs at any time. For more information, or if you have prob-lems accessing the Board Docs program, please contact us at the District office for additional help.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

BrYCe VALLeY eLeMeNTArY NewS by Maren Stewart

Kindergarten is learning about colors and site works. We have been reading brown bear, brown bear.

2nd grade. WE have been learning about friendship, we made Rice Krispies with chocolate chips and called them friend-ship bars. We with people that we don’t play with much.

The third graders have been studying the sun and learning to measure temperature. We also have been working on building a community within our class.

4th grade had a great turn out at back to school night. The fourth graders did a numbers form, math task for their parents with fruit snacks and use the Place Value Flips. WE read about the Utah state bird and made seagull and cricket mobiles.

The 6th grade, What’s pulling you down? We know...GRAVITY!

Last Thursday there was a cross country meet at Fish Lake. This is always a good training run as well as a very competitive race. In addition to the schools

from our region, North Sevier was also in attendance. A number of runners on our varsity team did not attend this meet for various reasons. While we missed them, it did give some of our other runners a chance to score, and they did an admirable job. It was impressive to see the determina-tion on the faces of the runners as they assailed the final hill. The Varsity boys and girls teams took third overall with Adam Platt taking 2nd and Chandlyr Tebbs in 10th. Junior High boys and girls placed second with Tyerah Tebbs placing 4th; Danielle Brinkerhoff, 6th; Samantha Chynoweth, 7th; and Roman Platt,10th.

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We went to Valley on Wednes-day and won 3-9 in ten in-nings. On Friday we lost to Panguitch. Next we play Piute on Wednesday at Bryce Valley and on Friday we play Wayne also at Bryce Valley. Go Team.

—Clint Brinkerhoff, Coach

The boys in blue had another super week. The Bob Cats baseball team went out to Escalante on Wednesday and took it to the Mokies 16-zip. On

Friday it was over to Bryce Valley with the same results 22 to 3, the Cats gave up three unearned runs. So far the Cats are undefeated and are rolling over the competition. This week they have a number of home games, on the 11th Green River comes to town, followed by a game on the 12th against Wayne and then they are off to Valley for a Friday game. These early seasons are all too short; the quarter finals in baseball are on Oct. 2. So come on out and see the last home games of the season. There are only two games left after this week—Sept.21, against Escalante and on the 26th Bryce Valley comes to town.

The Lady Cats had a mixed week. They went out to Milford on Wednesday and took them out in three games. The next night they went all the way out to Enterprise and they played tired. The first two games were close, but the third ended up 25 to 12. Not making up excuses for the girls, this year’s schedule has been murder, to go all the way out to Milford and come back, go to school and take off again for Enterprise and back again for school. All of September’s games for Volleyball are on the road. Their next home game is on October 3rd against Bryce Valley and the only other home game is on October 10th against Valley.

This week’s Cross Country was hosted by Wayne and again it was at Fish Lake. The Lake is at 10,000 feet, but it is beautiful there, the thin air up there is really hard on the runners. The 7th and 8th race was first and we had some good results from some of the younger runners with Joe Vosquez and Jonah Schoppe taking 8th and 9th. The girls also had some good results with Bremley Veater placing 5th, Miranda Salies 12th and Indiana Houston in 13th.

The Varsity run was really something, driving the runners to the starting line, it began to pour buckets and the wind was blowing about 50 mph, at least. One comment was if I couldn’t find any better weather, I should turn around, while backing the bus into position the rain and the wind com-pletely stopped and there was a beautiful rainbow over the Lake. I wish I would have had a camera to take a picture of the start; the rainbow was over the runners. There were about 150 runners for this race, because of the local some of the 2A teams in the area came. The added competition didn’t seem to bother the Bob Cats—they really won this meet big: 39 to 78 for Piute and 80 for Bryce Valley. Coaches Yardley and Jen Houston have 29 high school students running on this team. Kyler and Keldon Norris came in 3rd and 5th, Cade Cole 8th, Garrett Finch 11th and Ian Anderson 12th, both Finch and Anderson are freshmen. Again Wayne’s girls took the girls’ trophy.

Today, Thursday the 13th the meet will be here and for the first time the girls from the vol-leyball team will be running. The meet starts at 5 pm; come on out and see how good the Cats are, who knows maybe two titles this year.

Running is a fun sport and the only person you are competing against is yourself. It doesn’t matter if you are really fast or come in last place it’s the same. A good example is Katie Draper—she came in last place in the Piute race, she had just started running and had shin splints. At Fish Lake; Frank Houston taped up her legs and she finished ahead of about twenty other runners, she didn’t give up. Good to see so many kids taking part in this fun sport.

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Victories of the weekVolleyball:

September 5th the girls played in Valley and won freshman, JV, and varsity! Then last Friday it was a home game here against Dushesne and pulled ahead winning three of the four games! Way to win all your games this week ladies!!Cross-Country:

It was a hometown race this week for XC! The runners raced up at Fishlake in the high alti-tude and remained undefeated. With Lauren Jackson taking 1st, Brooke Barney 3rd, Stevi Barney 5th, Hannah Ellett 6th, and Tessa Simmons 10th, the badgers came out with their third win. Also Brig Blackburn took 6th for the boys team. Keep up the good work XC!Baseball:

The boys played a home game on the 7th against Escalante and beat them hard 9-0. Nicely done boys!

what’s on the agenda?• September 13th XC in

Panguitch (today)• September 14th volley-

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Loa elementary School Snippetsby liSa StevenS

The fifth grade teachers, as well as Principal Blackburn are excited to introduce the individu-als who will act as the schools student government for the month of September; Aubree Brian, daughter of Cathy and Rodger Brian; Hikari Ito, daughter of Chiemi and Setsuo Ito; Braige Ja-cobson, son of Jakelle and Michael Pace; and Logan Chappell, son of Lori and David Chappell. The duties of the student gov-ernment include, raising the flag each day, helping with assemblies, making morning announcements, and helping where needed. Congratula-tions to these young men and women.

Star Student program: each month throughout the school year teachers will pick a pupil whom they feel best represents the qualities of a star student. A star student… has imagination, has courage, friendship, new beginnings, is responsible, has determina-tion, good manners, respects others, and they believe in themselves! September’s star students are; Koyo Ito, Makayla Jones, Jake Peterson, Violett Taylor, Parker Mor-gan, Hadlee Taylor, Samuel Neff, Shaleen Nelson, Lyndee Harker, Burgan Torgerson, Ian Fillmore and Ty Hilton. Great job students, keep up the good work!

Mrs. Brinkerhoff and Mrs. Potter’s first grade classes would like to thank the anonymous donor who gave them $150 to be spent on morning snacks. If our bellies are full, our minds work bet-ter!

Thank you!

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September 7, 2012

Abandoned ATV - On 8/3/12, Deputy Webster was dispatched to the Capitol Reef Café where an abandoned ATV was blocking the entrance to the business. ATV was impounded and removed from the premises.Hit and Run - On 8/5/12, Deputy Webster was notified of a Hit and Run accident with vehicle damage in the Torrey area. Evidence was collected, investigation was conducted and male subject was charged with “Leaving the Scene of Accident”, and “Failure to Report”.Accident - On 8/5/12, Deputy Webster responded in Loa for a 4-wheeler accident. Female juve-nile was driving southbound on back street when a dog ran out in front of the ATV. Driver swerved to miss dog, which caused ATV to flip over. Driver sustained injuries and was transported to Se-vier Valley Hospital by ambulance.Dogs in Sheep - On 8/9/12, Sheriff Taylor responded to a farm near Lyman where dogs had report-edly killed at least two sheep. Dogs had later returned to the area, one had been caught in a trap and died, and the other one shot. Dogs were identified and dog owners agreed to reimburse sheep owner for the dead animals. Criminal Trespass - On 8/10/12, Deputy Webster responded in the Torrey area for a reported trespass and theft of hay. Investigation showed that there was a lease agreement in place involving the suspect, and the reporting party. Involved parties worked everything out and no charges will be filed.Accident - On 8/14/12, Deputy Robinson responded to a car/cow accident on SR24 outside of Hanksville. There were no injuries, vehicle was damaged and cow had to be dispatched.Accident - On 8/14/12, Deputy Gulley responded in Torrey for an accident where driver of vehicle forgot to put vehicle in park. Vehicle rolled forward into a patio support post, breaking it from its foundation. Minor surface damage to vehicle.Lost Property - On 8/14/12, a foreign female subject reported to the Sheriff’s Office, that she had lost her passport. Passport was most likely left in some hotel, but unsure of location. Subject needed police report so she could return to her own country.Assault - On 8/15/12, Deputy Webster responded to Serenity Springs in Loa for report of an assault. Upon arrival Deputy Webster found that one of the patients and a staff member were engaged in a physical confrontation. Patient was restrained from leaving the facility and sustained a laceration to her arm during a scuffle. She was transported to Sevier Valley Hospital by ambulance.Accident - On 8/18/12, Deputy Robinson responded for an ATV accident that took place near Neff’s trail. Rider had struck a rock, which caused him to fall, landing on the rock, and possibly breaking his arm.Burglary/theft - On 8/24/12, Deputy Webster responded on a call where a vehicle (parked near Elk Horn Campground) had been vandalized and personal items stolen from the truck. Stolen items include ACER laptop, Camouflage backpack, Cannon Camcorder, leather gloves, black flash light, 2 Motorola radios, first aid kit, red 4” pocket knife, large metal Igloo Cooler, 2 Cabelas Camo jackets (1 medium and l large), and prescription medications. Anyone having any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308.Theft - On 8/25/12, Deputy Webster responded to an address in Loa where Reporting Party in-formed him of a theft of dyed diesel fuel (full 5 gallon can) that had been taken from the bed of his truck. Anyone having any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308.Theft - On 8/27/12, Deputy Robinson responded on a theft call in Hanksville. Some 55-60 steel siding sheets (still in the bundle) had been taken from a stor-age yard in town. Anyone having any information please con-tact the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308.Accident - On 8/30/12, Sheriff Taylor responded to an acci-dent on Horse Valley road. When approaching turn, driver could not make the turn, over-corrected and lost control of vehicle. Vehicle went off road and rolled, coming to rest on its wheels. Vehicle damage only. Driver was cited for “Speed too Fast for Conditions”.Theft of Diesel - On 8/31/12, Deputy Robinson responded to a farm in Bicknell where diesel fuel had been stolen out of a 500 gallon tank. The locked valve handle had been pried off and approximately 230 gallons of fuel had been taken. Value of fuel is over $800.00. Anyone having any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308. Theft - On 8/12/12, Sheriff Taylor took a report concerning welder leads that were taken from the Peterson farm some-time during the night. Anyone information, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308.ATTENTION:

During the past few months we have had an uncommon amount of thefts throughout our county. Most thefts seem to occur during the night time hours. A large percentage of these thefts have been recyclable metals.

Some people would rather steal from you, than earn their own way. Wayne County Sheriff’s Office will prosecute to the full extent of the law when these thieves are apprehended. We will be increasing our enforcement and encourage the public to report any suspicious activity. If anyone has any informa-tion that could help solve these crimes and lead to the arrest and conviction of these individuals, please call the Sheriff’s Office at 836-1308.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORTYOUR WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wayne Babe Ruth Baseball League

General Public Meeting

September 20th, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

At the Wayne Community Center in Bicknell.

We have a new President, and will be discussing the affairs of the league.

Everyone is invited. Please attend! Contact Pam

if you have any questions 435-836-2017

Photos: Loa Elementary’s Star Students (above right) and student government of the month (below right).

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By Cynthia Kimball

On Becoming a writer

Answers for this week

To Play:Complete the grid so that

every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

websterLike a lot of husbands

throughout history, Webster would sit down and try to talk to his wife. But as soon as he would start to say some-thing, his wife would say, “And what’s that supposed to mean?”

Thus, Webster’s Diction-ary was born.

I had an opportunity to interview someone whom I believe will be a forthcoming New York Times best-selling author: Oregon author Colleen Colby. I hope you enjoy my interview with her as much as I did. I also hope it inspires you to pursue your dreams and become who you were des-tined to be.

KIMBALL: Colleen, I understand writing is really important to you, how come?

COLBY: It’s a way I can express events in my life that may help other people and may help uplift them or at least make them so that they can survive the trials they’re going through.

KIMBALL: So when did you realize you had a gift for writing?

COLBY: I guess I didn’t really until I started writing about the events at my ranch. I had no background for it. I just started writing things down that occurred there. At first it was never meant to be a book; just trying to clarify ev-erything in my mind that hap-pened there and it just turned into a book.

KIMBALL: So what do you write about?

COLBY: Personal expe-riences. And there’s a novel I’m working on; a World War II one. Everything is based on true events. I try to keep it real.

KIMBALL: Any other writers in your family?

COLBY: My mother when she was 17. She wrote a poem for a book and it was published in that book. But she never told me what book it was and she didn’t have a copy of the poem anymore so I never found out any more than that.

And when I was 14, I en-tered a national contest to win an Arabian horse (the contest was for 14, 15 and 16-year olds). You had to write a 1500 word essay. I won first place for Oregon, but not the nation-al contest. It was the summer before my freshman year. My mother mailed my essay off, but she never made a copy for me.

KIMBALL: What would you tell someone who wants to write?

COLBY: You have to get rid of any self-doubts if that’s what you want to do; just go for it. And if you don’t have the education for it, don’t let it stop you. And if you can get an education, it will just help you. Write about what you know about and then you can expand from there.

KIMBALL: When did you start to really get serious about writing and how often do you write?

COLBY: I started in June 2005 and once I got into that I just knew I felt so good about it. I knew it would be some-thing I would be interested in doing for the rest of my life.

And part of the reason I wrote was because so many things were going/went on in my family. Like my rela-tives in Holland in World War II who hid two Jews in their home and were later awarded the highest medal of honor given by the Israeli govern-ment. There’s just all this ma-terial I’ve got to write.

I even made a list of books I want to write.

Now I’m writing every day (at least a few hours). I try to get into a rhythm and I know this year’s going to be a better year. I’d Iike to write two books a year and finish them!

KIMBALL: So what mo-tivates you?

COLBY: I love what I’m doing. I love writing. Even when I’m not at the computer it’s going through my head all the time. I mean conver-sations or different scenarios. One thing that motivates me is I want to write a variety of things. I want to uplift people; write things that will make people feel good. Write things that are true that will make people realize that if they’re in a difficult situation that they can survive and will come out okay on the other side. The sooner you look forward in-stead of backward, the better off you will be. I like to help people. I love people. If I can give them something good, even enjoyment for them, open a window for them; that does it for me.

KIMBALL: What in-spires you?

COLBY: I like to be in Oregon. I mean, I love the ocean, rocky cliffs and can picture them in my mind when I’m writing. I love nature and I love to be where I can go outside away from my work and walk on the beach or go up into the woods. It just kind of renews me. The Lord walks on the beach with me; He’s in the woods with me.

When I was a child I used to go sit in a little clearing in the woods and would pray that my Lord and Heavenly Fa-ther would be closer to me or I would climb a tree and talk to them and I knew I wasn’t alone. And on the beach, I knew the Lord walked alone by the sea. There’s a close-ness with nature and the earth to them. Its’ an energy.

KIMBALL: Any last words?

COLBY: Eliminate nega-tive people, places, habits, and things because they can bring you down. You don’t need that and it doesn’t matter if it’s a relative, whoever it is. Just do it and hang onto your dreams and make it happen and don’t procrastinate. You have to want it to achieve it. You cre-ate your future and control your destiny.

Cynthia Kimball is a pro-fessional speaker and trainer through her company Every-1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Educa-tion Leadership. She also writes frequently through De-seret Connect. E-mail: kim-ball@every1counts.net

September 8th turned out to be a wonderful day for the Senior Citizens of Garfield County. The source of all the enjoyment was a very well planned and organized luncheon at the Henrieville Town Park, which all the Senior Citizens of Gar-field County were invited to attend. The luncheon consisted of a Dutch Oven flair with plenty of fresh garden vegetables and best of all freshly made scones with honey butter. The event planner, Garfield County Senior Citizen director Donna Chynoweth, was very happy that 83 of the Senior Citizens of the County were able to attend. Direc-tor Chynoweth was assisted in the event by area directors Dora Galvin, Vicki Ahlstrom and Tenna Pitman. A special treat was presented by Miriam Wagstaff with multiple violin musical selections and she received many rounds of applause from the delighted guests. After everyone was served a hot apple or cherry dessert, door prizes and games were enjoyed. Lula Moore of Henrieville was rec-ognized as the oldest guest at the dinner at 92 years young. Director Chynoweth said, “I hope this get together for the Senior Citizens of Garfield County will be the first of many gatherings and next year we hope to have 125 in attendance.” She also wished to thank all of those who helped support her in this event including those who helped provide transportation.

Henrieville BBQ: Great weather and a Great Time for everyone

Director Donna Chynoweth assisted by Dora Galvin and Vicki Ahlstrom prepare fresh hot scones for the special guests.

Lula Moore of Henrieville was recognized as the oldest in attendance.

With hunting seasons underway, officers need your help You might not know it, but you’re the key to fighting poaching in Utah.

“You’re crucial to our law enforcement efforts,” says Captain Rick Olson with the Division of Wildlife Resourc-es. “We need your eyes, your help and your support.

”We need your help to protect your wildlife.”

Olson says DWR officers catch plenty of wildlife viola-tors on their own. But many more violators -- including many who commit serious wildlife crimes -- are caught because someone was watch-ing and called the DWR.

With many of Utah’s hunting seasons underway, Olson says it’s vital that you report any suspicious activity you see. You can report this activity the following ways: Witnessing a violation

● If you see a wildlife violation occur, calling Utah’s Turn in a Poacher (UTiP) ho-tline is the best way to get an officer to the scene.

The hotline -- 1-800-662-3337 -- is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you can’t remember the UTiP number, pull out your Utah hunting or fishing license or permit. The number is writ-ten on the license or permit.

Olson says when you call 1-800-662-3337, the person who takes your call will patch you through to the DWR offi-cer nearest to where the inci-dent is occurring.

In the war Against Poaching, You’re the Front Line

● If you can’t remem-ber the UTiP number, and you don’t have your license or per-mit with you because you’re not hunting or fishing, call the nearest police department or sheriff’s office.

The office will send a DWR officer or another law enforcement officer to the scene.

Sharing information

● If you find something suspicious that isn’t an emer-gency -- for example, a big game animal that’s missing its head -- or if you have any other infor-mation you want to share about a possible wildlife violation, you can report it two ways:

o Call 1-800-662-3337 o Email the information

to officers at turninapoacher@utah.gov.

Olson says if you provide information via email, officers won’t receive the information immediately. “If you send in-formation to us via email,” he says, “it might be a day or two before we can get back with you.

“If you need to reach us right away,” he says, “call 1-800-662-3337.”

What to look for If you see anything that

seems suspicious or out of the ordinary -- such as a person raising a gun to shoot some-thing and then lowering the gun as soon as he or she no-tices you -- let the DWR know.

“Please call us,” Olson says. “Even if what you saw

doesn’t look like a big deal to you, let us know about it. Some of our most significant cases started when someone called us with a small tip that led us to more information.”

If you see something sus-picious or out of the ordinary, Olson says you shouldn’t con-front the person who is com-mitting the violation. Instead, contact the DWR immediately.

Be a good witness

A license plate number is the most important piece of information you can give to officers. Olson says callers often provide only the color of the suspect’s vehicle. “That’s good information to have,” Olson says, “but what we re-ally need is a license plate number.”

A description of the per-son and the location where the incident is occurring are also crucial. “If you have a GPS unit with you,” Olson says, “give us the coordinates. GPS coordinates are really helpful in getting us to the right scene as quick as possible.”

“Officers on patrol” Web page

Visiting the “Officers on patrol” Web page is a great way to learn about some of Utah’s most recent poaching arrests and to stay current on poaching cases DWR officers need your help with.

—Utah DWR

Similar Symptoms

Several months ago, my daughter and I had similar flu-like symptoms. She decided to consult a doctor so as not to lose any more time from her job.

I said, “Good. You see the doctor, then tell me what’s wrong with both of us.”

The next day she called to say, “Guess what, Mom! We’re pregnant!”

Kimball, cont’d

Interpreta-tion

Son to Mother: Aw c’mon, Mom. Don’t be mad at me. I never said my room was clean. What I said was, “I’m done cleaning my room.”

Dangerous CriminalOne night, a lady stum-

bled into the police station with a black eye. She claimed she heard a noise in her back yard and went to investigate. The next thing she knew, she was hit in the eye and knocked out cold.

An officer was sent to her house to investigate, and he returned 1-1/2 hours later with a black eye.

“Did you get hit by the same person?” his captain asked.

“No,” he replied. “I stepped on the same rake.”

Dating ServiceA woman went to a computer dating service and said she

didn’t care about looks, income or background. All she wanted was a man of upright character.

Then a man came in and told them the only thing he was seeking in a woman was intelligence.

The service matched them together at once because they had one thing in common - they were both compulsive liars.

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OBITUArIeSM. John Hales

RICHFIELD - Marwood John Hales, 68, passed away sur-rounded by his loving family, at his home in Richfield, Septem-ber 7, 2012. He was born June 3, 1944 in Salina to Marwood J. and Alice Maurine Butterfield Hales. He married Lael Torger-son, November 15, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death February 2, 1997.

John served his community in many ways. He was a mem-ber of the Richfield City Council, was a life member of the Elks organization and served in many leadership positions with the local lodge in Richfield. He ran for Utah State Representative. But John will be best remembered as a successful business lead-er at Hales Sand and Gravel. He knew how he wanted it done and he literally moved the earth to get it done.

He is survived by his children Anne (Gary) Childs of Cen-terfield, Christine (Lance) Nielson of Richfield; grandchildren, Ryley Hales, Ross Nielson, Logan Nielson, Ashtyn Childs, Bryndee Childs, Austin Nielson and Cameron Nielson ; siblings, Mary Ellen (King) Anderson of Salina, Tom (Jan) Hales of Red-mond, Janeen (Russell) Chazell of Kearneysville, West Virginia, Newell (Tammy) Hales of Salina and Brother-in-law, Russell Anderson of Joseph.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife; daughter, Ran-di Hales; sister, Loralee Anderson.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 12:00 Noon in the Richfield LDS Tabernacle, 200 West Center. Friends may call at the Magleby Mortuary, 50 South 100 West in Richfield on Friday evening from 6 to 8 and on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Richfield City Cemetery.

Online guest book www.maglebymortuary.com

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In Cannonville they had Elder Trevor Pierson talk. He is leaving for his mission to Texas. Carlon Johnson also spoke.

Erica Fletcher Hood has been staying with her parents, Alma and Anita Fletcher for the past 3 1/2 months and is now returning, via Mesa, to her home in Iowa. She had a nice long and enjoyable visit with family and friends.

In Henrieville the Bish-opric spoke. It included Bish-op Jeff Johnson, Dale Pollock, Ralph Chynoweth, Klin-ton Chynoweth and Frankie Moore. The Rose family per-formed a special musical num-ber.

In Tropic we heard from Elder Cajun Syrett who is leaving on his mission to In-diana Indianapolis this month. Speaking with him was Marty Rich and the Young Men of the ward presented a musical number, “Called to Serve.” It was quite a wonderful sound-ing bunch of young men.

All wards had huge crowds attending, especially at the missionary farewells. Families and friends filled up the congregation.

On October 9th through the 23rd, the DI Trailer will be in Tropic for your conve-nience. You can take you do-nations to the trailer and they will be much appreciated.

On Saturday the Scouts will be doing their 50 mile bike ride. Whew.

Baby boy, Kempton De-var Pollock was blessed by his father, Sheldon Pollock. His mother is Jaimie Pollock and grandparents are David and Kathryn Pollock of Tropic. He was born on July 16th.

To the people in the white car that think it is such fun to drive around and shoot at the cats in town, shame on you. You don’t know that the cats might be a loved pet of some-one and even if it isn’t it is a living thing from God. Leave

them alone. What would hap-pen if a child was nearby and you missed the cat? We hope someone takes your gun away from you. You need to learn how to use it safely and for a good purpose not to kill just for the thrill of the kill.

Take a few minutes and visit the Mystery Market in Tropic. Every day from sunup to sunset. You can sell or buy! Fry bread on Thursdays from 4 - 7 PM.

Ernie and Wynona Hen-derson report that their an-nual family reunion went off successfully. They had all their children there: Dorsie and Kevin Denny of Pleas-ant Grove, Logann and Max Eagar, Dallas Henderson of Kearns, Wendy and Dan Davis of Mesa Arizona, Trish Dixon of Riverton, Lynne Granger of Herriman, and Mitchell

and Pam Henderson of St. George. Of course they all had their families with them and most of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren were able to attend. Wynona says, “If you want to know where your happiness lies, it is in your own backyard.” She de-scribed it as a small city and was one fo the best reunions in years. Lots of fun. They even had a grandson and his sons that they hadn’t seen for years attend. It was fun seeing them since they came back to live in St. George. A bunch of them decided to go out and hike the Sand Ridge up to the flag that is on top. Along the way they collected rocks. Everyone de-cided that family is important.

Hope you have a great week and stay safe. Please call or email your news. Thanks VS

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHES:

Call by 10 AM if you want a meal - 679-8666. $3.00 for those 60 and older and $7.00 for those under 60 is the suggested donation.

THURS 13th: Hogie Sandwich w/lettuce, tomato, pickles, Baked Beans, Maca-roni Salad, Chips, Pears, Con-go Bar.

TUES. 18th: Roast Pork, Potatoes & Gravy, Stuffing, Corn, Roll, Jello w/ Pineapple, Cookie.

WED. 19th: Sheppard Pie, W/Potatoes, Cheese & Green beans and corn, Relish Tray, Apples, & Roll, Pudding.BIRTHDAY DINNER THURSDAY 20th: BBQ Ribs, Potato Wedges, Roll, Green Salad, Peaches, Cake.

eSCALANTe NewSby Marlene Haws ~ 826-4859 • marleneh@color-country.net

All that Labor Day holi-day company and no reports! Come on folks do you want a column or not?

Brent and Kathy Griffin and family went to the airport in St. George on September 4, 2012 to pick up their son, Kev-in, as he was returning from his LDS mission to Ecuador.

The family celebrated all week as it was grandma Thais’s birthday on the 1st. They all stayed in St. George the night of the 4th and returned home the next day. Brent said Kevin and his older brother, Kaden, had been speaking Spanish all day and, “Maybe they are talk-ing about us. We don’t know!”

Lynn Griffin had a little bout with his heart last week and had to be taken back to his doctor. He was able to get it back in rhythm and is back home again. Hopefully it will behave for a long time now!

Drew Parkin has been laid up and not feeling too well after a fall from a ladder. He is remodeling his house and that will slow the job down for a while. Hope he will be feel-ing better by the time you read this.

Woodrow and Helen Haycock spent the labor day weekend here before returning to their home in Taylorsville.

Bob and Debbie Wil-liams and family came from Cedar City to spend the week-end with Bob’s parents, Lee and Kathleen Williams. They probably visited with Bob’s sister and brother-in-law also, Lori and Clayne Coleman.

It was really good to see Verl and Maxine Shurtz here for the funeral of Loretta Shurtz. They live in Salt Lake and both are in their 90’s. Verl has been wanting to “come home” for quite some time, so his brother, Gordon Shurtz, made sure that he could come

for the funeral. As I watched Verl and Maxine and Verl’s sister, Renon Peterson, walk down through the cemetery I was thinking, “They are really doing well for their ages!” Re-non says she won’t be going back to Cedar City until the snow flies.

It was good to see the whole Shurtz family. Isn’t it too bad that’s the only time we get to see families like that un-less it is for a funeral.

Robbie Woolsey was here from Hurricane and Sharon and Robin Griffin were here…from Monroe…I think! Alvin and Joan Cowles were here from Monroe. And of course it was great to see all of Lo-retta’s children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Our Mecham family grew up next door to the Shurtz’s and they requested that Deon, Geral-dine and I sing, “That Wonder-ful Mother of Mine.” Which we did and Brent Griffin and Ted Engberg sang “The Es-calante Song.”

Johnny and Peggy Mei-senbach were here for a few days and Johnny spent a lot of his time out at the Robert Liston Ranch, which he now owns, with Will Godsey, his foreman and caretaker.

Dwight and Jaleen (Lis-ton) Vance packed up and went back to Texas for the winter.

Seems like it’s been a short summer.

Stanley and Marlene Stowe have been busy making elderberry jelly etc. stopping in between to take a ride on their motorcycle over to Pan-guitch to visit their son Brian and family. They also visited Panguitch Lake while they were over there. Didn’t see any pictures of Stan with a big fish from there though.

Jerry and Sherree Roundy

and Ben and Renee Porter had some of their family here over the Labor Day weekend.

By the time you read this the irrigation water will prob-ably be gone. The reservoir doesn’t have much water in it right now. But we’ve had a beautiful green summer with a great new reservoir and the rains have been wonderful.

Jon and Jillyn Sorensen and family traveled from Sa-lina to Boulder to attend the wedding of Clinton and Jay-leen Shakespear, which they said was lovely, then on to my house for an overnight stay. They picked apples from the orchard of Freland and Phyllis Alvey, had a visit from Sherri and Katie Meisenbach and visited at the home of Ryan and Tari Cottam while they were here. There’s just never enough time to visit with ev-erybody in one short weekend, but they enjoyed the time they had here.

Kevin Griffin reported his mission in the Escalante Sec-ond Ward last Sunday.

Other speakers were President Klin Chynoweth, Bishop Link Chynoweth and his counselor, Brent Griffin, who is also Kevin’s father.

Greg, Sabrina, Tim and Steph-anie Hughes sang a beautiful song.

The family of Danl and Michelle Lindsay spoke in the First Ward.

Doyle and Myron Cott-tam, Greg Allen and Garth Noyes went to Green River for their watermelon last week, so many, many friends and rela-tives have had watermelon de-livered to their doors. Then on Saturday they had their annual Watermelon Bust at the pavil-ion. Sorry, I don’t know if the stake or the ward hosted that. But it was fun!

Don’t forget the Boulder/Escalante Marathon on Oc-tober 13th. You can find out all about it on the website: escalantecanyonsmarathon.com They are still needing volunteers and runners are still welcome. A lot of you who jog all the time ought to be able to do the 10 mile run even if you don’t want to tackle the big one. Sabrina Hughes is the volunteer coordinator and can be reached at 435-826-4576 or hughess@gmail.com You would never be able to find more beautiful country to run in!

TUES. 11TH WEDS. 12TH THURS.13TH (EVE)

Taco salad w/ lettuce, tomato, onions & sour creamFruit cocktailLemon pie

Chicken noodle soup w/ mashed potatoesRollCornPearsCherry cobbler

Fish & chipsCole slawBread stickMandarin orangesRootbeer float

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu

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 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

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LeGAL NOTICeSPUBLIC NOTICe

Interest has been expressed to The Utah School and Insti-tutional Trust Lands Administration in purchasing the surface of the following described acreage:

GARFIELD COUNTY TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST SLB&M SECTION 3: SE¼SE¼ SECTION 4: S½, SW¼NW¼ SECTION 9: E½, E½SW¼, SW¼SW¼ SECTION 10: N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼Containing 1,040.00 acres, more or lessAny individual wishing to submit a competing interest to

purchase, lease, and/or exchange for this property, a portion thereof, or a parcel including any of the above-described acre-age, should also file an application or letter of interest and the appropriate application fee(s).

The Trust Lands Administration will accept competing let-ters of interest or applications during the following period of time:

From 8:00 A.M, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012Until 5:00 P.M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION130 N. MAIN, RICHFIELD, UT 84701(435) 896-6494Reference No.: PS 8531The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject

any letter of interest or application or subsequent bids.Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

AUGUST 30 and SEPTEMBER 6 &13, 2012

house For rent in BickneLL - 116 S. 400 W. First/last month rent + $600 deposit. 4BR, 2BA, fam-ily room, living room, din-ing room, front room, office space, carport, pellet stove and fireplace w/insert, oil furnace. On 1/2 acre.Call (435) 425-3723 rtn

PUBLIC NOTICeBicknell Town Culinary Water System:

Important Information About Your Drinking WaterOur water system recently violated a drinking water stan-

dard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our cus-tomers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct this situation.

We routinely monitor for drinking water contaminants. We took five (5) samples to test for the presence of colifomn bacte-ria during August. Four (4) of our samples showed the presence of total coliform bacteria. The standard is that no more than [1 sample per month/5 percent of samples] may do so.What should you do?

• You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.• People with severely compromised immune systems. in-fants, and some elderty may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

What does this mean?This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have

been notified immediately. Coliform bacteria are generally not hamnfulthemselves. Colifonns are bacteria which are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that oth-er, potentially-hannful, bacteria may be present. Colilonns were found in more samples than allowed and this was a waming of potential problems.

Usually, colifomns are a sign that there could be a prob-lem with the system’s treatment or distribution system (pipes). Whenever we detect coliform bacteria in any sample, we do fol-low-up testing to see if other bacteria of greater concern, such as fecal coliform or E. coli. are present. We did not find any of these bacteria In our subsequent testing, and further testing shows that this problem has been resolved.What happened? What was done?

The chlorinator at the Brinkerhoff Spring failed to function properly. It did not release chlorine into the system on a regular basis as it is programed to do. We manually put chlorine into the lines and flushed them. The new tests were fine.

For more infomnation, please contact Scott Woolsey at (435) 691-3129.Please share this infonnation with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this no-tice.

This notice is being sent to you by Bicknell Town Culi-nary Water System. ID# 28001. Connie Durfey, Town Clerk

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onSEPTEMBER 13, 2012

SARGENT STEAM CLEAN-ER - Clean and sanitize your home with steam. Comes with all attachments, manual and cart to organize it all. New $1,500 - will sell for $300. Call 425-3352. 9/13

CLASSIC NISSAN 1990 240SX COUPE - Excellent Condition 140,000 miles. $3KOBO 435-691-3277435-836-2302 9/20

DISTrICT COUrT, STATe OF UTAH, GArFIeLD COUNTY55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759,

Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOREN WAYNE SMITH, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 12360005, Assigned Judge: WALLACE A. LEE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ALAN DANE SMITH, was appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of DOREN WAYNE SMITH, 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 5th day of August, 2012 BARRY L. HUNTINGTON

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onSEPTEMBER 13, 20 & 27, 2012

LOST DOG - Lost on 8/30 near Parker Lake, SW of Loa. Female, looks like a beagle, answers to “Strudel.” Please call if found or seen. (435) 826-4346 or 616-4305.

SerVICeSBuLL Feeding - If you are interested in a place to winter your bulls, call (435) 836-2076 evenings.

AG MARKET NEWSReceipts: 774; Last Week: 847. Last Year: 658. Feed-er Steers: wts under 400 lbs 6.00-8.00 lowerover 400 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: wts under 400 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower, wts over 400 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: firm to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar kinds.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 191.00-197.00; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 196.00-213.00; 350-400 lbs 186.00-195.00; 400-450 lbs 171.00-186.00; 450-500 lbs 158.00-173.00; 500-550 lbs 152.00-163.25; 550-600 lbs 145.00-150.50; 600-650 lbs 133.00-148.00; 650-700 lbs 132.50-145.75; 700-750 lbs 123.00-137.00; 750-800 lbs 118.00-133.00; 800-850 lbs 124.00-134.00; 850-900 lbs 121.00-129.00; 900-950 lbs 115.00-130.00; 950-1000 lbs 110.00-117.75.Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs 89.00-100.00; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs pkg 89.00; 900-1000 lbs scarce.Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 169.00-182.00; 250-300 lbs 174.00-181.00; 300-350 lbs 171.00-179.00; 350-400 lbs pkg 155.00; 400-450 lbs 145.50-161.00, pkg 165.00; 450-500 lbs 145.00-162.00; 500-550 lbs 143.00-151.00; 550-600 lbs 129.00-144.00, pkg 155.00; 600-650 lbs 128.00-138.00; 650-700 lbs 116.50-127.00, pkg 132.00; 700-750 lbs 121.00-130.00; 750-800 lbs 122.00-128.00; 800-850 lbs 116.00-119.00; 850-900 lbs 108.00-119.00; 900-1000 lbs scarce. Heif-erettes: 53.00-101.50. Stock Cows: scarce.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 66.75-77.00; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 71.25-77.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 58.00-66.50. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 80.00-85.50; 1500-2295 lbs 89.00-93.00; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 78.00-80.00; 1500-1920 lbs 76.75-88.50; Feeder Bulls: 935-1085 lbs 75.00-90.00.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.). Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, September 4, 2012

No doubt many wannabe first-time homebuyers have been sitting on the sidelines of the volatile housing market, unsure when or how to enter the game. If that describes you, you’re probably fortunate to have missed out on the hous-ing bubble and lax lending standards of a few years ago, when millions of people took out mortgages they couldn’t afford – or understand.

Homeownership is a long-term commitment filled with expenses (both expected and unexpected) and respon-sibilities. The upsides – not to mention the tax advantag-es – are why approximately two-thirds of Americans own instead of renting. But hom-eownership is not always right for everyone or at every stage of life.

Here’s hoping that now, as home prices have plummet-ed and loan interest rates are at historic lows, you can resist the temptation to get in over your head and first bone up on the many one-time and recur-ring costs involved in owning

Practical Money MattersGovernment Proposes Simplified Mortgage Disclosure Forms

By JaSOn alderMan

your own home.A good place to start is

Know Before You Owe, the financial education initia-tive launched last year by the Consumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau (CFPB) to ensure that people receive concise, easy-to-understand informa-tion regarding mortgages, credit cards and student loans, among other major financial decisions (www.consumerfi-nance.gov).

After soliciting input from thousands of consum-ers, lenders, mortgage bro-kers and consumer advocates, the CFPB recently developed new prototypes for the federal disclosure forms borrowers receive after applying for a mortgage and before closing on the loan.

“When making what is likely the biggest purchase of their life, consumers should be looking at paperwork that clearly lays out the terms of the deal,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray.

The proposed forms combine several different but

overlapping documents now required by various federal agencies. But they will sim-plify the language and format and make it easier to com-pare different mortgages and more easily understand loan terms, including interest rates, monthly payment amounts, closing costs and how the loan amount might change over time (e.g., with an adjustable-rate loan). They also highlight features borrowers may want to avoid such as prepayment penalties and negative amor-tization.

In the meantime, if you’re considering buying a home, review the proposed forms to get an idea of which costs you should be watching out for. And, even if you’re already comparing loans or in escrow, ask your lender to show you where the various costs high-

lighted in the new forms are located in your current dis-closure documents – it might help avoid costly last-minute surprises.

Here are some factors fu-ture homebuyers should keep in mind:

Start planning now. It could take years to save enough for a down payment and closing costs.

Don’t forget ongoing ex-penses like a monthly mort-gage payment, mortgage insur-ance, homeowner’s insurance, property taxes, furnishings, maintenance and repairs.

People with poor credit ratings usually either don’t qualify for loans or pay much higher interest rates. Work on repairing your credit at the same time you launch a sav-ings plan.

If your down payment isn’t at least 20 percent, you’ll probably be required to buy Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), which protects the lender if you default.

For a comprehensive overview of how different types of mortgages work, check out Bankrate.com. Also, watch the easy-to-follow video explaining mortgages at Prac-tical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com), a free personal financial management program run by Visa Inc.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education pro-grams. To Follow Jason Al-derman on Twitter: www.twit-ter.com/PracticalMoney.

AA OPeN MeeTINGSEvery Wednesday and Sunday

at 6:00 pmBicknell Town Hall

12-Step Addiction recovery

meetings are held at the Bicknell Semi-

nary every Thursday@ 7:00 PM

MATTRESS KING - Twins from $79.95, Queens from $139.95, Kings from $349.95. In Richfield. Can deliver. (435) 201-4368. Sofas, Sec-tionals, Recliners available. *Call me*

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SPECIAL DEALS Backcountry Outfitters. The days are getting cooler & the colors are starting to pop. Time to play outside! We’ve got you covered with outdoor clothing, gear, rentals,

& guided tours. All Wayne, Sevier, & Garfield county locals get 10% off. Visit our Torrey retail store for your outdoor recreation needs. Junction of Highways 12 & 24,(435) 425-2010. www.backcountryoutfitters.com, email: info@backcountryoutfitters.com

Linda’s Floral. Come in and see our selection of KrisAnn Jewelry, purses, hair accessories, fresh flowers & home decor that can be displayed year round! 33 S. Main, Loa.

Brian Farm Service Center. All of our greenhouse pots and planters, yard and garden decor is on clearance. 50% off. Come check out all of the end-of-summer deals!! 33 E 300 S Loa.

Castle Rock Candy and Coffee. NEW AND EXCITING CHILE TRUFFLES. Our test market is telling us this is a winner. It ’s handcrafted at Red Desert Candy Co, in Torrey, but you can find it at Castle Rock Coffee & Candy located in Torrey at the junction of Highways 12 & 24, Torrey.

Garkane, local retailers extend discount card programThis fall, Garkane Energy is reminding its consumer/members about the benefits of its Co-op Connections Card. At

the same time, the co-op is expanding the program to included even more businesses who offer discounts to local Garkane member/consumers. Carl Boyd Jr., Board President for Garkane Energy, said, “Anytime we can provide benefits to our members, we feel like that’s a good thing for the Co-op. Because our members are the Co-op.”

Two years ago, when Garkane joined Touchstone Energy, a nationwide alliance of over 700 local, consumer-owned electric cooperatives in 46 states, Garkane launched a Touchstone discount program focused on prescription drug discounts. At that time, all member/consumers in Wayne County were sent a card and 2 key fobs.

Garkane members using the card can chalk up significant savings at pharmacies. In the “first five months of this year, members used the card for an average savings of $27 per use, totaling in over $11,000 in savings” says Boyd. The co-op is currently expanding the list of businesses that accept the discount card from clothing stores, to auto stores, to restaurants in Wayne, Garfield and Kane counties. Locally, businesses including Royal’s Food Town, Loa Builders Supply and the Wayne Theatre have already signed up. Business owners who want to use this marketing avenue can contact Garkane to join the program.

Helping local businesses is another Garkane goal for the Co-op Connections Card. Joe Hiskey, owner of Royal’s Food Town in Loa, Utah, says, “Our discounts will range from savings in produce, meat, the deli or the bakery. We feel the value is wonderful and our main objective is to encourage more people to shop locally and stay within our area here.”

All Garkane consumer/members received a card when the program rolled out. If you don’t have a card, simply contact the Garkane office and a new card will be mailed to you.

“I’m excited to introduce this card to Wayne County and hope to see businesses benefit from people making more of an effort to shop locally. We hope to see our member/consumers benefit from the discounts offered. It’s a free program and one way that Garkane is able to give back to its members,” said Marcus Lewis, Garkane’s representative to the WCBA.

Garkane will roll out the new program in October 2012. Business owners can sign up to offer discounts by calling the local Garkane office.

THIS WEEKTHURSDAY 9/13SPIN, 5:30 a.m. Power Plant Fitness Center, Bicknell. 425-3331. Members free/$5 drop-in.

SPIN, 8:30 a.m. Power Plant Fitness Center, Bicknell. 425-3331

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by The Adaptors at 8:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24. Find us on Facebook for updates on upcoming performers and specials, www.facebook.com/thesaddlery.

FRIDAY 9/14The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by Great Basin at 9:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

SATURDAY 9/15Farmers Market, Torrey. 4 - 5:30 p.m. at Robber’s Roost Bookstore in Torrey. Fresh produce, cheese and bread from Mesa Farm, Farm Fresh eggs, Native Plants, Anderson Furniture, crafts, original artwork and more.

Entrada Institute Sunset Series, John Kuehnert, an Interpretive Park Ranger at Capitol Reef National Park, presents “Solid as a Rock: Geology of Capitol Reef,” in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the park. Free (donation requested), starts at 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by Great Basin at 9:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. The Wayne Theatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

SUNDAY 9/16Country Cafe, All You Can Eat BBQ Ribs, Loa. 289 N. Main, Loa. 4 p.m. to closing. $10.95 per personThe Wayne Theatre, Check local listings or facebook page for showtimes, www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by Lyndsey Shelar, fiddle soloist, at 7:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24. Find us on Facebook for updates on upcoming performers and specials, www.facebook.com/thesaddlery.The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.MONDAY 9/17The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

U P C O M I N G (mark your calendar)September 22 (Sat) Sunset Series. Gypsy Jazz, Bluesy Folk, Back Porch Pickin’ & Lyrical Freestyle Flow; Billy & Grace, Musicians. Free (donation requested), starts at 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

September 29 (Sat) Sunset Series. The History of Forest Service in Utah and the NFS in Wayne County Today,; Kurt Robins, Fremont River District Ranger. Free (donation requested), 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

October 6 (Sat) Sunset Series. Stewardship and the Creation: LDS Perspectives on the Environment; Steven Peck and George Handley, BYU Professors. Free (donation requested), 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

October 12-13 (Fri-Sat) Heritage Starfest. The annual Heritage Starfest encourages people to enjoy the dark skies of the Colorado Plateau, share the heritage of night skies, and encourage preservation of dark skies. The Heritage Starfest

includes a wide range of activities for individual and families including campfire storytelling, dark sky fun run/walk, dark sky movie matinee, exhibits, speakers, 4-H activities, and stargazing. Wayne County Community Center, Bicknell.

October 18-19 Fall Break. Wayne County School District.

October 24 (Wed) Wayne County Business Association General Meeting. Election of new officers. 11 am, Road Creek Inn, Loa. Lunch provided.

Spaces still open for free Hondoo sponsored Horseshoe Canyon trip

Some of the most significant archaic rock art in America is found right here in Wayne County and Hondoo Trails is offering a trip to Horseshoe Canyon for local residents.

If you have never seen the Great Gallery  pictographs and petroglyphs, take a day trip in the beautiful fall weather to see this amazing site with your friends and neighbors.

“If you haven’t been to Horseshoe Canyon (and even if you have), it’s a fabulous, leisurely fall hike,” said WCBA member and Hondoo Trails owner Pat Kearney.

Hondoo Trails will lead a day hike on September 20 to the Great Gallery.  Group size is limited; the  first 10 responses can ride in the Hondoo van.  It is a 6.5 mile round trip hike requiring about 6 hours. Donation for fuel is the only request and at your discretion.  Phone 425-3519 for additional details.

General WCBA meeting to be hosted by new Road Creek Inn, Loa

Mark your calendars for the next general meeting of WCBA members, hosted at the new Road Creek Inn in Loa on Wednesday, October 24. Agenda items include the election of new officers. Lunch will be served after the meeting.

Wa y n e C o u n t y r e t a i l e r s ,

including Royal’s Food Town,

join Garkane discount program.

This page is a membership service, provided by the Wayne County Business AssociationWCBA Phone: 435.425.3950email: waynecountyba@gmail.comweb: waynecountyba.orgFacebook: facebook.com/WayneCountyBA

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will and Trust ContestsBy Jeffery J. Mckenna

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Ever since the ancient laws of primogeniture (the el-dest son gets it all) were swept away by the right to make a will, heirs have objected to even the best made wills and trusts. Conflicts can arise be-fore or during the adminis-tration of an estate or a trust. Here are a few common ex-amples of how a Will or Trust could be challenged.

Validity: Everybody has the right to dispose of his or her property as they wish, without consideration for the wishes or opinions of fam-ily, friends or anyone else. It IS possible, however, to set aside a will or trust. A person contesting the estate plan must prove that at the time it was signed, the deceased lacked mental capacity, or that the will or trust was procured as the result of undue influence, fraud, or duress. Also, some wills or trusts are invalid be-

cause they were not properly executed. For example, if the witnesses to the will signed the will after the fact, and did not actually see the decedent sign the will, then the will may be invalidated.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty: A fiduciary duty con-sists of a duty of good faith and fair dealing, and a duty of competency. A fiduciary

must always consider the best interests of the trust or estate before his or her own interests. When a personal representa-tive or trustee profits from his or her position, or fails to safe-guard assets, they may have breached their fiduciary duty. The beneficiaries damaged as a result can file a lawsuit against the personal represen-tative or trustee.

Contract to Make a Will: Sometimes people make promises they don’t keep. Some of these promises relate to wills and trusts. Here’s a common one, “Someday, son, all this will be yours.” So what does the son do when dad dies without fulfilling his prom-ise? Sometimes, it is possible to enforce what the courts call a “Contract to Make a Will.” If the “contract” was not in writing, it still may be enforceable if the person to whom the promise was made changed his or her position in reliance upon the promise, and suffered a detriment as result. For example, Mom promises to one of her daughters that if she moves in and cares for mom at home for the rest of her life, then that daughter would inherit the home. Then, the daughter gives up her job, sells her home, and takes care of mom around the clock for two years. But after mom’s death, the dutiful daughter dis-covers that mom’s will divides mom’s entire estate, including the home, between all six chil-dren. The daughter may have a valid claim against mom’s estate for a breach of contract.

If you are in the process of doing your estate planning, you should consider the issues set forth above in making your estate plan. Your goal should be to create an estate plan that would be as free as possible from any grounds for a will or trust contest. If you are a bene-ficiary that has been disinherit-ed because of actions taken by other individuals, this article can provide some information related to your situation. In an ideal world, there would be no will or trust disputes. Unfortu-nately, it is unrealistic to think there would be no will or trust contests. In doing your estate planning, you and your attor-ney should be mindful of how to create an estate plan that minimizes the possibility of it being contested.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@bar-ney-mckenna.com.

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