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Thursday, January 10, 2013 • Issue # 978

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.

— Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

PANGUITCH weATHer

LOA weATHer

INSIDERGARFIELD & KANE

CO. - Utah State University Extension held 4-H ice fish-ing classes in both Kanab and Panguitch on December 27. In these classes, 4-H youth learned about ice safety, ice fishing laws and regulations, ice fishing equipment, ice fish-ing techniques, and how to make an ice fishing jig.

Local fish and game of-ficers Josh Pollock and Zed Broadhead educated the youth about the kinds of fish they would be catching and also informed them about the laws and regulations of ice fishing.

Garfield and Kane Coun-ty extension agent, Kevin Heaton, taught the youth ice safety, ice fishing techniques, ice fishing equipment and also demonstrated how to make an ice fishing jig.

On the following day, December 28, USU Exten-sion sponsored an ice fish-ing derby at Panguitch Lake. Thirty-three local 4-H youth and seventeen parents partici-pated in the derby and com-peted for prizes for catching the first fish, biggest fish, and most fish.

Remington Veater of Pan-guitch caught the first fish and

Historical accounts of Utah before large-scale an-glo settlement tells of an area somewhat different than what we view today. Streams flowed through wet, lush mountain meadows and canyons. Val-leys had grasses that grew as tall as a horse’s belly. Trout were abundant in lakes, riv-ers, streams and beaver ponds. Though not always abundant, native wildlife species were found in all available habitats.

For pioneers, emigrating from Europe or the Eastern U. S., Utah seemed dry and some-what inhospitable. However, compared to today’s standards, Utah looked really good. As widespread settlements estab-lished in most of Utah’s val-leys, the environment so criti-cal to all life, started to change. It’s important to recognize that all animals, including humans, require the critical elements of water, food, shelter, and space. Unregulated over-use of one or more of these ele-ments in many areas, either by intentional greed, or by unin-tentional lack of knowledge

Fishing Class and DerbyAttract Youth to the Ice

by Katelyn Peterson, UsU extension intern

won an ice fishing pole. Mikell Kabonic of Kanab caught the biggest fish, an 18 inch cut-throat trout which broke her pole as she was reeling it in, winning a tackle box. Dave Bischoff from Kanab won the award for catching the most fish ending the day with five catches. He won a tackle box as well.

4-H youth also received a prize if they caught a fish on a jig they made at the class. Ap-proximately, 15 youth caught fish on their handmade jigs. The 4-H ice fishing class and derby was filled with knowl-edge, skills and fun for 4-H youth and parents.

Garfield County Exten-sion has an inventory of ice fishing equipment available for 4-H members and clubs. Equipment available for rent is as follows: Underwater Cam-era - $5.00/day, 2 ice augers - $1.00/ea./day, 5 ice fishing poles - $1.00/ea./day, Jig mak-ing kits- $0.10/jig, and Sled- Free.

Contact the USU Garfield County Extension office at (435) 676-1113 to check avail-ability of the ice fishing equip-ment.

wildlife, A Driving Forceby norman mcKee

about how arid environments function, seriously affected the natural productivity of the land. Eventually, as knowl-edge and understanding of the natural world increased, some regulations and many projects were instituted in an attempt to restore the somewhat degraded environment.

As we begin the new year of 2013, there are many oppor-tunities to further the work of making Utah’s outdoors a more productive and vibrant place to live and enjoy. Healthy wildlife populations are a major driv-ing force in Utah, and provide a multi-billion dollar annual infusion to our economy. Gar-field, Wayne, Kane, and sur-rounding counties are blessed with large areas of public lands. As such, sustaining and enhancing healthy habitat is the driving force to improve the land for both wildlife and for other users, such as livestock grazing.

Near Panguitch, sage grouse habitat restoration proj-ects are the driving force in changing the landscape. Large-

scale removal of encroach-ing pinyon and juniper trees is re-vitalizing thousands of acres of BLM lands back to the productivity of pioneer times. Not only are the sensitive sage grouse populations expected to increase, but pronghorns, deer, and elk will benefit. Livestock producers are especially ex-cited as the money spent for wildlife is also restoring many thousands of acres to produc-tive livestock grazing.

Elk has especially been the driving force in generating needed funds for many projects on higher elevation areas, such as the seeding and restoration efforts of the 2002 Mt.

Dutton fire. Funding for deer winter range on the Buck-skin Mtn. area of Kane County is restoring valuable grazing lands in that area. The bison of the Henry Mtns. are the driving force for several range projects in that unique area. Incidental-ly, the Henry Mtn. population in Wayne and Garfield Coun-ties is the largest herd of wild bison hunted in North America.

Beaver are the driving

Brent stettler, Utah DWr

force to restore many degraded mountain watersheds. While a few people have expressed reservations about the value of beaver and their role in sustain-ing healthy water systems, as knowledge and understanding of the role of beaver increases, other wildlife, fishermen and hunters, livestock-men, and downstream farmers will see the positive results that come from improving degraded, eroded watersheds.

The recent transplant of 49 Nevada desert bighorn sheep to Kane County will further increase the interest of hunters, backcountry guides, and locals and visitors alike, as the population establishes and flourishes in historical habitat. They are the driving force in the enhancement projects of that arid environment, such as water developments.

There are several other wildlife species of interest in our counties that can and will improve outdoor activities, as they expand and establish in historical habitat areas. They include quail, pronghorns, mountain goats, wild turkeys, river otters, Colorado River cutthroat trout, and Bonneville cutthroat trout. As these popu-lations establish and grow in improved habitat areas, new opportunities will emerge for both economic and enjoyment of these wildlife species, for both locals and visitors alike.

We live in such a unique and beautiful area of the world. Our appreciation can best be expressed by how we handle our stewardship of the earth’s resources that our Creator placed here for us to use and enjoy. The wildlife resources are a huge part of the driving force to restore and enhance the renewable natural resources that are so critical to our area. Let’s mark 2013 as the year that our local officials, elected or agency, showed real leader-ship in making projects happen that will make our counties even better than before.

Norman McKee, a resi-dent of Panguitch, is a retired wildlife biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

wayne & Garfield Share a Friendly Game On the Court

ESCALANTE – Loa resident Janet Adams sent in this photo of “Our first annual visit to Escalante’s Pickleball Club,” which took place on Saturday, Decmber 29th. She said it was a fun event with lots of good food.

Ms. Adams belongs to a group of about 10 folks from Loa, Torrey, Teasdale—and even Notom—who play pick-leball at Wayne’s Community Center, where they have room to set up one court.

In Escalante, about ten regular players gather to play pickleball at the old gym where they have two courts set up. They generally play Tues-day and Thursday night at sev-en o’clock, and sometimes on Saturday night (but no guaran-tees).

Escalante resident Craig

Sorenson invited the Wayne group to come over and play in a social. No real competi-tion—just play whomever—rotating in and out and taking turns. This was followed by an “overwhelming” potluck in the Sr. Citizen’s Building.

Pickleball is a cross be-tween tennis and volleyball. It is played on a court approxi-mately half the size of a ten-nis court and with small solid paddles and a whiffle ball. The front third of the court behind the net is called the kitchen. You must stay out of that area at all times unless a ball bounces in there. Then you can step into the kitchen to the hit ball—and immediately get out of the area. The remain-der of the court is divided into a right and left side which is your serving area. Like ten-

nis you have to serve from one side of the court into the opposite side. Unlike tennis, the ball must land in the back part of the court, and you have to serve the ball from below your waist. Scoring is some-what like volleyball. You play to eleven, and you only get points when you are serving. So long as you are winning

points, you get to keep serv-ing. In doubles, both players on a team get a chance to serve before the serve goes back to the opponent.

Apparently, dogs can play pickleball, too.

—Insider Report, with lots of coaching from

Melanie Boone-Reznick

Pickleballers from each side of the mountain shared a court for the day.

A 4-Her bites a doughnut while waiting for a fish to bite.

Participants bundled up for the 4-H Ice Fishing Derby at Panguitch Lake.

Photos: Kevin heaton, UsU extension

January 10, 2013Page 2 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

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Seeking relief from Insurance Hikes

Dear Editor:A question for your readers: I recently was told by my in-

surance carrier in Moab that the reason my premium was 25% higher than last time for my motorcycle was because of “Super Storm Sandy,” and that every insurance company is going to raise their rates.

I would like to know if this is true. And if it is, is this fair that the people that live in areas of the country that don’t have tor-nadoes floods or hurricanes should pay a higher premium? The government is sending billions of our tax dollars there already. Is this just another way for the insurance companies to justify raising their rates? If they get millions more will the CEOs get a raise for doing a good job again like after New Orleans? They will put forth as much effort as they can claiming that Sandy was an Act of God and that they don’t have to pay. But they will raise our rates saying they have to spend all the money they have tak-en in from their customers up till now and they need more. I sent money to the Robin Hood charity because you can see they’re helping. Where are the insurance companies? They are telling as many as they can they don’t have to pay. Those people will have to hire lawyers and threaten to sue to get anything from them. And they [the insurance companies] want more money now sup-posedly from every one that has insurance.

Does any one else see anything wrong with this? What do they do with the billions they take in every year? They can’t pay that gecko that much. Talk about being stuck—what option do we have? We are stuck with this and there isn’t anything we can do. Really? After they get done with this storm if there is another storm next year will they do this again for every storm? ‘Hey another storm just hit Florida, lets raise our rates again.’

Dave Genge Lyman

WASHINGTON, D.C., —Shoppers paid a bit less for food at the grocery store during the fourth quarter of 2012, with some popular fruits and veg-gies showing a decline in retail price. Lower retail prices for Russet potatoes, bagged salad and apples, among other foods, resulted in a slight decrease in the latest American Farm Bu-reau Federation Quarterly Mar-ketbasket Survey.

The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to pre-pare one or more meals was $50.54, down $1.36 or about 3 percent compared to the third quarter of 2012. Of the 16 items surveyed, 10 decreased and six increased in average price compared to the prior quarter.

“While prices were down from the third quarter, com-pared to a year ago, the mar-ketbasket price was actually higher compared to a year ago, by about 3 percent,” said John Anderson, AFBF’s deputy chief economist. “Through-out 2012, food prices were relatively stable, thanks to very slow but steady growth in the general economy coupled with fairly stable energy prices. For this year, we expect food prices to rise by 3 to 4 percent, which is slightly higher than the av-erage rate of inflation over the past 10 years.”

Items showing retail price decreases for the third quarter included Russet potatoes, down 39 cents to $2.62 for a 5-pound bag; bagged salad, down 35 cents to $2.59 per pound; deli ham, down 31 cents to $4.89 per pound; apples, down 26 cents to $1.60 per pound; sir-loin tip roast, down 22 cents to $4.52 per pound; flour, down 20 cents to $2.37 for a 5-pound bag; chicken breasts, down 7 cents to $3.10 per pound; veg-etable oil down 5 cents to $2.86 for a 32-ounce bottle; eggs, down 4 cents to $1.90 per doz-en; and bacon, down 2 cents to $4.21 per pound.

These items showed mod-est retail price increases for the

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2013 – “While much work remains on addressing the spending side of the ledger, the fiscal cliff package that was just approved injected a good dose of certainty into our nation’s tax policy. That is a major achieve-ment. The measure restored the $5 million exemption level for the estate tax, which was in danger of falling to just $1 million. On the minus side, the top estate tax rate increased from 35 per-cent to 40 percent. Permanent capital gains tax provisions that retain lower rates was a positive point, as was the inclusion of enhanced expensing provisions for businesses.

“Extension of the 2008 farm bill, however, is little more than a stop-gap measure. We are glad that a measure is in place for most of this year, but we are disappointed that Congress was unable or unwilling to roll a comprehensive five-year farm bill proposal into the fiscal cliff package. Now, it will be up to the new 113th Congress to put a new farm bill in place, and we will continue to insist on the kind of reforms that were included in the proposals approved by the Senate and the House Agriculture Committee during the 112th Congress.

“As the new Congress punches in, members already face a huge work order. While the fiscal cliff package addressed the revenue side of the equation, it did not do enough to cut federal spending in a meaningful way. Without progress on the spending side, we are on a one-way road to fiscal disaster. It is our hope that the new Congress will exercise the leadership needed to put our nation on a path toward fiscal responsibility and agricultural innovation and prosperity.”

—American Farm Bureau Federation

Wayne County Senior Corner Monthly Senior Dinner - The monThly dinner is held The second monday of each monTh. The nexT dinner will be on Jan. 14Th aT 1:00 pm aT The senior cenTer (communiTy cenTer) in bicknell. The menu will be: chili, cornbread, Jell-o, & cake. sTeve Taylor will give a presenTaTion on early lower seTTle-menTs along The fremonT river. a donaTion is suggesTed for each monThly dinner ($5 for seniors under 60, $3 for seniors 60 and up). call The bakers for a ride aT 425-3178.

appointMent tranSportation - TransporTaTion is available To richfield on The 2nd Thurs. and lasT Thurs. of each monTh. you can also schedule a Trip To gunnison for medical appoinTmenTs only if needed. The six counTy agency re-quires ThaT The schedule be posTed and adhered To. no excepTions are allowed; please make your appoinTmenTs accordingly. call The bakers aT 425-3178 To schedule your ride. a $5 volunTary conTribuTion is suggesTed for gas.

We neeD you... pleaSe Volunteer - We neeD SeVeral VolunteerS to join uS on the Wayne County Senior Citizen Board. we need represenTaTives from The following communiTies: fremonT, loa, lyman, and bicknell. please Join us To make The lives of our wonderful senior ciTizens even beTTer. Call Ginny at 425-2089.

MealS-on-WheelS - There are currenTly openings available if you or someone you know needs lunch broughT in several days a week. call ginny aT 425-2089.

We’re on the WeB - The senior ciTizens are now on facebook: hTTps://www.facebook.com/waynecounTyuTseniorciTizens . we are also on The official wayne counTy websiTe Thanks To michelle coleman: www.waynecounTyuTah.org/senior-ciTizen-corner . click on The facebook link here, even if you aren’T a facebook user. Join us on The ‘web’ for updaTed informaTion.

note: if you neeD a riDe to any eVent, Call the BakerS at 425-3178.

Thanks for Your SupportToys for Tots 2012

The Marine Corp Toys for Tots wants the communities it serves to show their involvement in supporting the program. It is exciting to be able to report to the Marine Corp how fantasti-cally the Toys for Tots was supported by the residents of Garfield County!

Toys for Tots served 237 children through out Garfield Coun-ty. The program worked with the three Angel Tree Foundations in the County: Escalante, Tropic and Panguitch. We also served children in Boulder, Hatch and Antimony.

Donations were received primarily in three forms: The Brig Gig, Individuals purchasing a train car, and People placing new, unwrapped toys in the donation boxes through out the county. The total amount of money raised was over $2000.00. This is in addi-tion to the toys received. The toys were used for Christmas morn-ing this year and the money donated will be placed in the Toys for Tots account and will be used next December for children in our county.

Many people helped with the fund raising and toy distribu-tion. Their efforts are much appreciated. The Toys for Tots pro-gram would like to recognize and give The Commander’s Award, (highest award given) to Debbie and Justin Hatch. Justin and Deb-bie donated fifty Brig Gig T-shirts to give to those who participat-ed in the fund raiser. Justin Hatch designed the T-Shirt specifically for Garfield Toys for Tots program. I hope many people have seen individuals who were “arrested” and placed in the Brig wearing these shirts. The other Commander Award recipient will be given to John Yardley for his providing space for toy distribution. Cer-tificates of appreciation will be given to many people who helped make this first Toys for Tots year successful.

THANK YOU GARFIELD COUNTY!Garry HolbrookPanguitch

USU 4-H After School ProgramStarts January 8, 2013

Who: 3rd through 5th grade students.

What: Opportunity for students to receive tutoring, participate in hands-on projects, nutrition, and physical activity.

When: Tuesday and Thursday after-noons from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm.

Where: USU Extension office (downstairs in the court-house).

Why: Safety and security for students after school, to improve educational skills, improve critical thinking skills, and have fun!

* Must turn in registration forms to the Extension office

* Parents will need to pick up the student at 5:00

ST. GEORGE – The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) is alerting the community that flu season has arrived in our region.

“We’re seeing elevated influenza activity in our five county area”, says Dr. David Blodgett, SWUPHD Health Officer. “Early reports of con-firmed cases and deaths na-tionwide indicate this may be a worse flu season than we’ve had in recent years.”

While a variety of infec-tions and flu-like illnesses are now circulating in the commu-nity, the flu usually includes a high fever, fatigue, body aches, and cough. Symptoms often have rapid onset and can be severe, lasting for several days.

Prevent infection by:

Flu Season Hits Southwest Utah

· Getting vaccinated· Washing hands frequent-

ly with soap and warm water· If sick, keep your dis-

tance from others and stay home from work and school. Cover coughs and sneezes with your arm

“The elderly, young chil-dren, and chronically ill people are at especially high risk of complications from the flu”, says Dr. Blodgett. “Make sure you’re vaccinated if you have contact with those groups and avoid contact if you’re sick.”

Flu vaccine is still avail-able at SWUPD clinics: St. George 986-2540 Cedar City 586-2437 Beaver 438-2482 Panguitch 676-8800 Kanab 644-2537

—SWUPHD

Thank You to AllWe don’t know how we were chosen to receive so much

Christmas joy. The high school senior class’ Big Box Christmas Dinner, and the sack of dog food, and the ham from the 2nd Ward, and the Christmas Jar from...?

Thank you, thank you all. Have a wonderful New Year and God bless all of you.

Bill and the Rabbit LadyPanguitch

CARPINTERIA, Calif. – January 7, 2013 – Carrying on its commitment to advanced education, Carl‟s Jr.® is pleased to announce the commencement of its 14th annual Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders‟ Scholarship program. The schol-arship application is now available at www.carlsjr.com/scholar-ship. The submission deadline is Feb. 1, 2013.

Through the scholarship program, 60 deserving students will receive $1,000 each to the two- or four-year college or vo-cational school of their choice.

The scholarship program was established by the company founders to reward hardworking youth. Carl N. and Margaret Karcher started their company as a young married couple in 1941, believing they could earn success through their commit-ment to faith, service and hard work. Now, more than 70 years later, Carl‟s Jr. is proud to honor the late founders‟ commitment to the community.

“Carl Karcher was not only a great businessman but also a very compassionate man,” said Andrew F. Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., parent company of Carl‟s Jr. “Carl said, „Whenever you‟re successful, you owe it to the people in the community.‟ The Founders‟ Scholarship program is part of our ongoing efforts to give back to people in the communities throughout the West who have helped Carl‟s Jr. succeed over the past 72 years.”

Scholarship winners will be selected based on academic re-cord, school and community leadership and participation, work experience and future goals. Financial need and other family cir-cumstances also will be considered. In economic tough times, scholarship programs like this are invaluable to the community. Giving back to hardworking youth in need is part of the core value structure of Carl‟s Jr.

Applicants for the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Found-ers‟ Scholarship must be high school seniors or graduates, age 21 or younger, who are planning to enroll for the first time at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational school. Ap-plicants must be residents of the states in which Carl‟s Jr. oper-ates restaurants: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Washington.

Since the inception of the program in 1999, Carl‟s Jr. has granted $570,000, with this year‟s scholarships pushing the total to $630,000.

Complete information about the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders‟ Scholarship application process and a down-loadable application are available only on the Carl‟s Jr. website at www.carlsjr.com/scholarship.

The Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders‟ Scholarship is administered by Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®. Scholarship Management Services is the nation‟s largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Employees, affiliates and franchi-sees of Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., Scholarship America, af-filiated agencies and their immediate families are not eligible to receive a scholarship pursuant to this program.

—CKE Restaurants, Inc./Carls’s Jr.

Carls Jr. Offering $60,000 in Scholarships

Applications now available online for the 14th annual Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders’ Scholarship program

quarter: whole milk, up 18 cents to $3.73 per gallon; orange juice, up 11 cents to $3.41 per half-gallon; white bread, up 10 cents to $1.85 for a 20-ounce loaf; ground chuck, up 8 cents to $3.55 per pound; shredded ched-dar cheese, up 5 cents to $4.31 per pound; and toasted oat ce-real, up 3 cents to $3.03 for a 9-ounce box.

The year-to-year direc-tion of the marketbasket survey tracks with the federal govern-ment’s Consumer Price Index (http://www.bls.gov/cpi/) re-port for food at home. As retail grocery prices have increased gradually over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch fam-ilies receive has dropped.

“Through the mid-1970s, farmers received about one-third of consumer retail food expenditures for food eaten at home and away from home, on average. Since then, that figure has decreased steadily and is now about 16 percent, accord-ing to the Agriculture Depart-ment’s revised Food Dollar Series,” Anderson said. Details about USDA’s new Food Dol-lar Series may be found online at http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-re-search-report/err114.aspx.

retail Food Prices Decline Slightly in Fourth Quarter

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding Fiscal Cliff Package and

Farm Bill Extension

Using the “food at home and away from home” per-centage across-the-board, the farmer’s share of this quarter’s $50.54 marketbasket would be $8.09.

AFBF, the nation’s largest general farm organization, has been conducting the informal quarterly marketbasket survey of retail food price trends since 1989. The mix of foods in the marketbasket was updated in 2008.

According to USDA, Americans spend just under 10 percent of their disposable an-nual income on food, the low-est average of any country in the world. A total of 107 shop-pers in 31 states participated in the latest survey, conducted in October.

—American Farm Bureau Federation

Tracking Milk and Egg Trends

1 gallon regular milk, $3.73; 1/2 gallon regular milk, $2.38; 1/2 gallon organic milk, $4.00; and 1/2 gallon rBST-free milk, $3.15.

1 dozen regular eggs, $1.90; 1 dozen “cage-free” eggs, $3.38.

Let the resolution begin!

Weightwatchers Class: Tuesday, January 15, 6pm

at Bicknell Town HallQuestions? Call Colleen Chappell @ 836-2640

The Insider welcomes letters from our readers. Letters to the editor must be signed and include the author’s address and phone number. We may edit letters for length and clarity. We reserve the right to refuse or eliminate libel-ous or tasteless material.

January 10, 2013 Page 3The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

Wayne County PageThe Wayne Theatre

General Admission: $6.00Seniors 59 and over & Children 11 and younger: $5.00

11 East Main • Bicknell, UT 84715

www.facebook.com/TheWayneTheatre

Jack ReacheRPG-13

Running time: 2 hrs.

SHOwTIMES

1/11 (FRI) - 7:00pm1/12 (SAT) - 4:00 & 7:00pm

1/14 (mon) - 7:00pm

Loa elementary Snippetsby lisa stevens

wayne Sportsby laUren JacKson

T h r e e … t w o … o n e …BLASTOFF, Mrs. Jan Brown and the preschool staff are rocketing into the new year with a super space unit.

“This month our dramatic play center is SPACE”, said Mrs. Brown, “The students will have fun learning about the different planets.”

Students will also have opportunities to work with microscopes, and magnify-ing glasses, “So they can see up close the rocks and spiders they explore.”

Along with the dramatic play area the staff has integrat-ed the space theme into other curriculum areas; in language the students will learn the meaning of vocabulary words such as, astronomer, constel-lation, satellite, solar system, telescope, universe, astronauts and more. “With our space unit theme this month we are mem-orizing the nursery rhymes, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and The Cow Jumped over the Moon.” The students will also enjoy listening to the story book Arrow to the Sun,

SPOTLIGHTWayne High School Seniors 2013

SteviRee BarneyÒMy name is SteviRee Barney and my parents are DesiRee Potter and Steve

W Barney.  I have a few colleges to choose from, but I'm taking my time to

choose the one with the best offer. I want to become a Dermatologist in the

future.My parents and sis, Haylee, have helped me throughout high school and have inspired me to achieve my goals.Ó ....... SteviRee

<----------------------------------------------->This weekly student spotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the ÒScholarship of ExcellenceÓ program for students at WHC. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.

No School on wednesday, January 30ATTENTION ALL WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

NOTE THIS CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR!!

THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013!

This FULL DAY is set aside for teacher professional development.

—Burke Torgerson

SPOTLIGHTWayne High School Seniors 2013

LORYN BLACKBURNÒMy name is Loryn Blackburn and IÕm the daughter of Howard and Cherie Blackburn. I live in Bicknell Utah.  I would like to attend the University of Utah or Utah Valley University.  IÕm interested in going into the medical field andhope to move on to Optometry. Brandi Bradbury, along with my parents, is ahuge inßuence on me.Ó ....... Loryn

<----------------------------------------------->This weekly student spotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the ÒScholarship of ExcellenceÓ program for students at WHC. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.

written and illus-trated by Gerald McDermot. The book is an adap-tation of a Pueblo Indian myth, about a young pueblo In-dian boy who is searching to find his father and is turned into an arrow that is shot into the sun. The boy must go through many trials. Finally he finds him.

“This [book] has a beau-tiful story. The art work is as-tounding, with vibrant colors and bold geometric forms.” Mr. McDermot was awarded the Caldecott Metal in 1975 for the illustrations.

It is business as usual in Mrs. Ashlee Jackson’s kinder-garten class. The students con-tinue to spend time writing, counting and identifying num-bers. In language students are doing some fun activities to help learn sight words and are starting to learn word families and are learning on two nurs-ery rhymes; Mary Has a Little Lamb and Old Mother Hub-

DATES TO REMEMBER…!

• Jan 10- (TODAY) End of 2nd Quarter

• Jan 21- (M) No School• Jan 22- (T) Bookmobile

bard. Mrs. Jackson has also implemented a new computer program into her classroom called Imagine Learning. “This is a really good program because it is individualized for each student. They will be able to move ahead based on their own progress.” stated Mrs. Jackson.

The community coun-cil would also like to remind EVERYONE that the school is still collecting BoxTops, Coke Rewards points and used print-er ink cartridges. If you have any of these items PLEASE send them to school with your student, bring them by the of-fice, or drop them in the mail; Loa Elementary School, PO Box 130, Loa, UT 84747.

The Wayne Badgers host-ed their annual Holiday Clas-sic the 27th and 28th of Janu-ary. Competing in the boy’s tournament was Uintah, Green River, and Wayne. The Bad-gers beat both teams and took first! The JV boys also won. The girl’s team beat Millard and took second to Parawon. The JV girls also won the tour-nament. Overall, it was a fan-tastic turnout for the Wayne Badgers.

Last Wednesday, January 2nd, the boy’s basketball team had a home game against Piute. It was a hard-fought game with the Badgers winning 66 to 57! Ty Rees had 37 of the points, Marc Simmons 14, Broc Tay-lor 8, Rhett Blackburn 4, and Brigg Blackburn 3. The boy’s basketball team has won four

of their last five games. Coach Hinkle says that the team had a good job of coming together and had a good concept of de-fense. He says that after their loss to Monticello, they talked about their identity as a team. Last Friday the boys also won their game against Escalante by about nine points. Keep up the gook work!

The Lady Badgers basket-ball team traveled to Escalante on the 3rd and won 54 to 48. The Badgers made four three-point shots in the first minute. The JV team also won their game. Great job, Badgers! Last weekend the 4th and 5th, Wayne hosted the Sophomore Tournament with Piute, Val-ley, Panguitch, Bryce Valley, and Milford. The girls won their first game against Bryce

Valley but lost their following games.

Coming up:

• BBB @ Diamond Ranch (today)

• Wrestling @ Panguitch (today)

• BBB Soph. Tourn. @ Piute- Jan. 11th-12th

• GBB with Panguitch Jan.11th

• Wrestling Tourn. @ Canyon View High School Jan. 11th-12th

• Wrestling with Escalante and Bryce Valley Jan. 5th

• BBB with Bryce Valley Jan.16th

• GBB with Milford Jan.17th

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PHS SPOrT SIDeLINeSby macK oetting

95 East Center St. l Panguitch, UT 84759PHONE (435) 676-2212 l FAX (435) 676-8850 Steve Marshall, Shaunna Rechsteiner-Pharmacists

Clinics - Call For AppointmentsGarfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch .................................................. 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri)Kazan Clinic, Escalante ..........................................................435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.)Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville ............................................... 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.)Circleville Clinic, Circleville ....................................................... 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.)Physical and Speech Therapy .............................................................................435-676-8840Mammography .....................................................................................................435-676-1267 Diabetic Counseling (Jan Frandsen) ................................................................... 435-676-8811Garfield Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center ............................................435-676-1265

Family practice Speech TherapyDr. Richard Birch Flora HowardDr. Todd Mooney Certified nurse midwifeDr. Mitchell Miller DeAnn Brown, CNMBecky Roberts, FNP, GNP AnesthesiologyTim Dennis, PA-C Lewis Barney, CRNADr. Colin Marshall

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR JANuARy 2013

January 23 - PanguitchFebruary 20 - PanguitchMarch 7 - Panguitch UCCP

March 13 - MilfordMarch 19 & 20 - Kanab March 24 - Escalante UCCP

Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics. Please call clinic for available dates and times.

Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment.To schedule an appointment for Mammography, please call 435-676-1267.

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Dr. Robert Pearson No Jan. Ear, Nose Throat ................................. 676-8842Dr. Randy Delcore 10th Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Eric Maxwell No Jan. Audiologist ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Brad Webb 7th & 21st Podiatrist........................................800-260-3668Dr. Robert Nakken 31st Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Ronald Crouch No Jan. Urologist ............................................... 676-8842Dr. Ben Adams 3rd Dermatology ..................................435-586-6440Dr. Aaursh Manchanda 17th Cardiology ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Michael Stults 21st General Surgeon ........................... 435-586-8192

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Some nonprescription products may not be cleared from your body and become toxic, while others may cause kidney stones. If males have prostate enlargement that is common with aging and often slows the flow of urine, there is also a set of products that can further slow the urine flow or even shut it off completely.

Kidney ProblemsMany medications are eliminated from your body in your urine. In order for this to occur as it should, you must have

adequate urinary flow from kidneys that produce the normal amount of urine daily. However, many patients have any of sev-eral kidney diseases that cause problems producing an adequate quantity of urine. Physicians may alter the dose of prescrip-tion medications when prescribing them to take the altered ability to eliminate them into account. The doctor may reduce the dose or prescribe it less often (such as once daily instead of twice).

However, when you wish to purchase nonprescription products, physicians are not usually involved in that decision. Therefore, you cannot know how to adjust the dose of nonprescription medications that might be dangerous. In these cases, the label simply warns against use if you have kidney disease. Pharmacists can assist you in locating this warning when it is present and can also recommend alternative products that do not present problems to patients with kidney disease. Examples of products that may present problems include acid reducers, laxatives, antihistamines, internal analgesics, and alli for weight loss.

Prostate ProblemsSeveral groups of nonprescription products cause problems for men with urinary difficulty due to an enlarged prostate,

usually due to a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Most often, the products have the potential to cause a further reduction in urine flow. If the man uses them without medical advice, he may have to be catheterized to empty the bladder. You should first ask your physician if the products might present problems. Prostate issues must be seen by a physi-cian to rule out more serious conditions such as prostate cancer or prostate infection (prostatitis).

If you do not have a physician or are unable to contact your health care provider, you may ask the pharmacist for a recom-mendation. Nonprescription products presenting potential problems for men with BPH include some antihistamines for the common cold or allergic rhinitis, motion sickness products, sleep aids, nasal decongestants, some hemorrhoid products, asthma products, and some eye drops. Once again, your pharmacist can assist you in discovering whether this warning is present on a product you wish to purchase, and can direct you to a more suitable product.

Remember, if you have questions, Consult Your Pharmacist

Proceed with Caution When You Have Kidney or Prostate Conditions

Improving School SafetyGarfield County School District is continually working toward improving school safety. I

have met with Sheriff Perkins, Deputy Houston, and Deputy Gardner to review the District emer-gency preparedness plans. The District gave master keys to Garfield County Police Officers to allow access to every room in the buildings for emergency situations. Each school will meet with a police officer in their area to review their individualized emergency plans on January 21st. The District installed a new intercom system at Panguitch Elementary over the holiday break to allow communication between the school office and classrooms throughout the three separate buildings. A new intercom system will be installed at Bryce Valley Elementary in the next few weeks.

On a different note, GCSD will be providing professional development training for all teach-ers in the District on January 21st at Bryce Valley High School. The District will not hold school on this day, but teachers will meet to participate in a wide variety of trainings related to improving the quality of education in their classrooms. If you are a certified teacher, not currently employed by the District, and would like to attend the training for re-licensure points, please know that you are invited to participate in the professional development training.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

PHS teams all had a good week. The Lady Cats were perfect for the week taking out Valley there 55-36. At

the sophomore tournament in Wayne the Lady Cats ran away with the tourna-ment, beating Piute for the Championship by 40 pts. Previously they also beat Piute by 30. The future sure looks good for these great athletes. The Lady Cats played last night against another talented team in Milford. Milford has a couple of new players that are twins and are very good. On Friday the 11th they travel over to Wayne, who the Ladies beat here, should be a fun game. The following week they have an early game with Cross Creek and Diamond Ranch JVs on the 17th that starts at 5:00 pm. Look for a photo of the Wayne Tournament.

The Bobcats only had one game, also against Valley and came away 55-43 winners. The Bob Cats have a game over at Bryce Valley tonight Jan.10, this is always a very entertaining game, so warm up the buggy and head on over. The Boys sophomore tournament will be on the 11th & 12th and will be at Piute. The Cats have a game next Wednesday at Piute on the 16th.

The Wrestlers took out Gunnison 30 to 36 in what Coach Matt Houston describe as an ugly win but they will take it. The Cats don’t get a lot of rest before the Regions on Feb.9th, they have 9 more matches before then.

The annual Region 20 Girls basketball Sophomore Tournament was held at Wayne High School on Janu-ary 4-5 2013.

On Friday the Lady Bob-cats were given a first round bye and then played Valley who was a first round winner over Milford. The lady Cats jumped out to a 30-17 half-time lead which they never re-linquished, going on to win by a score of 62-39.

On Saturday the Bob-cats Semi-final game matched them up with a tough team from Piute. The Lady Cats had

Lady Bobcats win Sophomore Tournament

a great first quarter, jumping out to a 20-9 lead. They would go on to win the game by a fi-nal of 69-39.

Piute was able to go in the back door and work their way back to the championship game against Panguitch. The Lady Cats were focused and on top of their game as they once again jumped on Piute early, getting a 26-10 first quarter lead. The Cats never looked back and finished the championship game by a score of 73-32.

The success for the lady

cats was their speed, size, depth and very unselfish play. A total of five girls scored in double figures in the cham-pionship game.

The champion-ship team consists of two Sophomores in Darri Frandsen and Catania Hol-man, and eight Freshmen con-sisting of Taylor Bennett, Brianne Bremner, Cait-lyn Brinkerhoff, Chesney Campbell,

Andrea Heaton, Mazie Mill-er, Whittni Orton and Marlee Torgersen.

Congratulation Girls as the 2012-13 Region 20 Sopho-more Tournament Champions.

—Tammi Bennett

January 10, 2013 Page 5The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

every1Counts

Do You Have an estate Plan?by Jeffery J. mcKenna

AG MARKET NEWS

Dental workDuring the year that my

husband was undergoing ex-pensive dental reconstruction, he got to know everyone in the dentist’s office. When a couple of staffers teased him about his garbled speech after he got a mouth-numbing anesthetic, he replied, “Well, it’s hard to talk with $5,000 in your mouth.”

New Year’s DinnerAs in many homes on New Year’s Day, my wife and I faced

the annual conflict of which was more important - the football games on television, or the dinner itself. To keep peace, I ate dinner with the rest of the family, and even lingered for some pleasant after-dinner conversation before retiring to the family room to turn on the game.

Several minutes later, my wife came downstairs and gra-ciously even bought a cold drink for me. She smiled, kissed me on the cheek and asked what the score was. I told her it was the end of the third quarter and that the score was still nothing to nothing.

“See?” she said, continuing to smile, “You didn’t miss a thing.”

Attorney Jeff McKenna hiking with his son in Zion National Park

By Cynthia Kimball

Information from the Janu-ary 8 auction will arrive next week.

The simple answer to the above question is yes. Even if you have never signed a will or trust, you have an estate plan. Some of you may be ask-ing, “How?” The answer is the state has a “default estate plan” for those without their own.

In Utah, if you die without an estate plan, the law provides that your entire estate will be distributed to your spouse if he or she is alive unless you have children from a prior marriage. If you do not have a surviving spouse, the estate will be dis-tributed to your children and if a child predeceases you, then to that child’s children. If you have no surviving children or grandchildren (commonly called your “issue”), then your estate will be distributed to other relatives. If you have a surviving spouse and chil-dren from a prior marriage, a certain amount is distributed to your surviving spouse and then one-half of the balance of your estate will be distributed to your surviving spouse and one-half to your children.

Although the state “de-fault estate plan” attempts to represent what most people would want to do with their estate if they had done their own estate planning, it may not be what you want. There are many concerns about rely-ing on the state’s “default es-tate plan.”

If you rely on the state’s “default estate plan,” your

desires may not be met when you have children from a prior marriage. As previously stat-ed, the state’s “default estate plan” provides that one-half of your estate will go to children from a prior marriage and the other one-half to your surviv-ing spouse. Often, it may be desirable to allow the surviv-ing spouse to have a lifetime interest in all or a part of your estate until his or her death and at that time the estate could be distributed to your children. Additionally, if you marry lat-

er in life, you may desire that all your assets be distributed to your children from a prior marriage because your surviv-ing spouse has sufficient assets of his or her own.

Hopefully, you can see that although we may all have an estate plan, it is very benefi-cial and sometimes crucial that you take the time and effort to develop your own estate plan and not rely on the “default estate plan” established by the state legislature.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, Olm-stead and Pack, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or call 628-1711.

InsomniaMy husband, an accoun-

tant, and I both suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia. One night I suggested we try a technique I’d read about, which was to encourage relaxation. Laying with our eyes closed, I described a relaxing scene: “We’re in a beautiful, oceans-ide bungalow on a tropical is-land. A gentle breeze is coming through the French doors that lead to our private ocean path.”

My husband’s quiet voice startled me from my peaceful place. “How much is this vaca-tion costing us?”

Snake Feeding

One of the highlights of the freshman university biolo-gy class was the monthly feed-ing of a caged rattlesnake kept in the laboratory. One time, the entire class gathered around the cage and, in complete silence, watched as the feeding took place.

“I’m jealous of the snake,” the instructor said. “I never get the class’s undivided attention like this.”

A student answered mat-ter-of-factly, “You would if you could swallow a mouse.”

what’s for Dinner?

In helping my daughter prepare for a dinner party, I volunteered to clean the re-frigerator and freezer to make room for the extra food.

I restacked all the fro-zen dinners, but one casserole blocked my progress. Uncov-ering it, I found something re-sembling sauerkraut, noodles and hot dogs in a cream sauce ... definitely a disposal item.

I asked my daughter about tossing it out.

“Oh, no,” she said. “You can’t throw that away. Every time my husband comes home and sees it defrosting, he sud-denly remembers seeing a new restaurant we have to try.”

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

Share Your Knowledge

With the Next Generation:

Consider Foster Grandparenting

The Five County Volun-teer Center is currently looking for seniors wanting to work in Garfield County Schools. The Foster Grandparent Program places volunteers (55+) into the classroom to assist teach-ers and students. You will be working one-on-one with stu-dents that are having issues in reading, math or science. We can place volunteers at any grade level where they feel they can make a differnce, Kindergarten and up.

Some of the benefits in-clude a modest stipend for those with low incomes, lunches and transport costs covered by the program, and the admiration of students and the community! Volunteers will work four hours per day, four or five days per week. You will receive 20 hours of training, and also have the support of a teacher while you are working with students.

Sharing your knowledge and experiences with the next generation is great way to give back to your community! Feel free to contact Matthew Mann at 435-867-8384 with any questions.

—Matthew Mann

Interview with a Late Bloomer:

One who’s Overcome the Odds and Just Keeps Going

I had an opportunity to in-terview a 45 year-old woman who has struggled with alco-hol, drugs and promiscuity. She was conceived through the act of rape and was also mo-lested as a child by an uncle. Many people approach their 50s and they’re getting ready to settle down and retire, but this woman, Jo, is just finding herself and figuring her life out and what’s most important. She’s one of the most beautiful people I know and I love her. Below are some highlights from my interview with her. I hope that if you read yourself in Jo, or know a “Jo” you will endure and or help your Jo en-dure. After all, this life isn’t just about us; it’s about help-ing others find themselves and their greatness.

CK: You’ve been through a lot of adversity in your life, Jo. When you hear the word “ad-versity” what does that mean to you?

JO: Overcoming and to adapt.

CK: What do you do to overcome adversity?

JO: I adapt to what I know and what I feel and what I trust.

CK: Have you ever turned adversity into opportunity and if so, how have you done that?

JO: Most definitely. As-long-as you adapt and recog-nize what it is and overcome.

CK: How would you tell someone to do this?

JO: Pray. Just work it through.

CK: What do you think about believing in yourself?

JO: Believing in you is about faith and triumph . You go to sleep at night and know that you start all over again. And you just keep going. It’s another day tomorrow. It’s knowing you’re waking up in the morning and knowing that you’re breathing and starting all over again.

CK: If I had a magic wand, what would you wish for?

JO: I would wish that there was a special little pill that

could take away any addiction in life to be closer to God.

CK: You love to serve man-kind. What are your secrets?

JO: Serve with kindness and love especially unconditional love. You walk by someone and you say “hello” to them, you smile and you treat them with hopes that they will feel good that day.

CK: If someone wanted to give up on life what would you tell them?

JO: I’d say, “No, you’re not! Are you kidding? You’re still here. You’re still breath-ing and living and you’re still here. The answer is: “You’re still here and keep going!”

CK: If you believe in God, how do you know there’s one?

JO: Through my mother be-cause she gave birth to me.

CK: Any thoughts on for-giveness?

JO: Let it go so you can be better. I was molested as a child and I faced my molest-er and forgave him. You also have to forgive and love your-self.

CK: I’ve heard you say that you’re a later bloomer. Tell us a little more about that.

JO: I’m like a flower that blooms in the summertime.

CK: What’s the best advice you ever got?

JO: Let go and let God. It’s hard, but it works if you pray every day. It works. And it doesn’t matter where you’re at just pray.

CK: What’s your favorite quote?

JO: Romains 8:28 “And we know that all things work to-gether for a good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his pur-pose” (LDS.org, 2013).

CK: What’s your greatest moment?

JO: Giving birth to my ba-bies (three girls ages 18 – 26).

CK: Greatest thing some-one’s ever done for you?

JO: Acknowledged me.CK: And your purpose in

life?JO: To live to let other peo-

ple know that I might not be

an anybody, but a somebody. To keep that strength to keep living. To give to someone else who might need it. I just want everyone to be happy. I’m tired of the funk and the junk and the trunk.

CK: Who’s been the most influential person in your life and why?

JO: My mother’s my queen, she’s my everything. Even though I was a rape child she’s always been there for me. I’ve never asked her for money or anything, but she’s always taken me in.

CK: What advice would you give other rape victims?

JO: To delete it. Just delete it.

CK: Any words of hope?JO: If you have issues in

your life and they are awful and they happened when you were younger just move on and forgive because it’s go-ing to be okay. I promise you. It’s going to be up to you and you’re going to be okay.

CK: How has someone made you feel important?

JO: Anywhere that anyone would hire me for a job. I feel important when anyone calls me for an interview.

CK: What do you want to be known for?

JO: For me. For my Nana. My Nana always makes me feel super beautiful. She’s 98 years old. She always makes me feel really, really pretty.

CK: Any last words?JO: Thank you and thank

you for listening to me. I ac-tually feel better. And you’re a living gift from God. It all comes down to forgiveness. Forgive others. Forgive your-self. Be happy. Keep going.

Cynthia Kimball is a profes-sional speaker and trainer through her company Every-1Counts, LLC, and a doc-toral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She also writes frequently through Deseret Connect. E-mail: kim-ball@every1counts.net

Garage SaleI took four tires to a friend’s

garage sale and was asking $30 apiece. I needed to leave for a few minutes, so I asked him to watch them for me.

“Sure,” he said, “but if someone offers less, how low are you willing to go?”

“Try for more, but I will accept $15,” I said, and left.

When I returned, my tires were gone. “How much did you get for them?” I asked excitedly.

“Fifteen dollars each.”“Who bought them?”“I did!”

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

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Chicken noodle soupMashed potatoesCorn RollTropical fruitChocolate chip cookie

SpaghettiBread sticksGreen salad 2/ toma-toes, cucumbers and carrotsApple sauceRice pudding

Country style ribsBaked potatoesBaked beansHot rollGreen beansPeach cobbler

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

BrYCe VALLeY AreA NewSby Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

Well did you miss the Bryce Valley News? I think my brain went on a vaction for two weeks because I totally spaced out the required days for turn-ing in the article. I apologize and hope you will all please call and report your news to me or email me if you prefer. I will try not to miss again.

We welcome to Tropic the family of Bob and Lou-ise Skankie. They come to us from California where they are serving a Mission. Bob is a retired doctor and he is tak-ing care of the missionaries out there as part of his mission. We are thrilled to have them here even if it is only part time.

Congratulations to Trevan Harris who was moved to a Teacher in the Aaronic Priest-hood. He is the son of Ron and Susan Harris.

Lexi Le Fevre has earned her Young Womanhood Rec-ognition Award. This is equal to the Boy Scouts getting their Eagle award. Congratulations to you Lexi. She is the daugh-ter of Barbie Le Fevre and Mark Le Fevre.

I have always known we had the best EMT’s in the world but it has been verified to me by a mom of a young man who was saved by the EMT’s for the third time. She was so happy and in tears when she talked to me about how much she appreciates them. We often don’t realize how much they do for us until we are in need of their loving care. Thanks EMT’s of Garfield County we all love and appreciate you and your fine work.

Ernie and Wynona Hen-derson are excited to announce the arrival of their new grand-son. Born to Mitch and Pam Henderson on 12-12-12 was little Graydon Krew Hender-son. He weighed in at 6 lbs and 3 oz. and was 19” long. He came three weeks early and joins older brother Tabian. Ernie and Wynona went down to spend Christmas with them and enjoy their new little boy. While they were down there they traveled over to Santa Clara to visit with Jeremy and Jobeth Davis who had just moved there from Virginia. Jeremy is a grandson to the Henderson’s. They had a fam-ily dinner on Christmas Day at Pam’s mother’s house. Jeanne Rogers, Pam’s mom, and her six sisters and one brother were all there and it was a grand time for all.

The Henderson’s then

drove to Salt Lake to help Doy-la and Joan Jackson move into a assisted living place in Lay-ton. Wynona said it was really nice but very small. The Hen-rieville ward met and packed all the Jackson belongings into a U-haul trailer and Ernie drove the trailer and Wynona drove their car. Doyle went with Ernie and Joan went with Wynona. When the caravan reached Layton the members of the Jackson’s new ward were waiting to help them unpack and get moved in. Everyone certainly was appreciative of the efforts at both ends of the journey because it was a huge job. The name of the Assisted living place is “The Legacy” in Layton if anyone would like to write to the Jackson’s.

Ernie had appointments to see his doctors at the VA on Friday so it all worked out well for them to be able to do both things at the same time.

Congratulations to Lloyd Roberts on his baptism. He was baptized by family friend, Aaron Barborka. Lloyd is the son of Krisette Roberts and the grandson of Kathy Shake-speare all of Tropic.

Also congratulations to Rylan Roberts who was bap-tized by his father, Riley Rob-erts. He is the son of Riley and April Roberts of Tropic. Grandparents are Moyle and Tracy Johnson of Tropic and Ken and Valene Roberts of An-timony.

Carlon Johnson was called as a Primary teacher in Henrieville.

Lance and Marie Jagger and daughter Erin have been in California for the birth of a granddaughter to their daugh-ter Carla and her husband. Our prayers are with this family as they welcome this new little lady to the family.

Nathan Cloud is engaged! We are excited for him and his fiancee and their coming wed-ding in April. He is the son of Dan and LaNae Cloud of Tropic.

Chelsea Thompson re-ceived her mission call to the Tallahassee Florida Mission and will enter the MTC on Feb. 6th. Her farewell will be held on 27 January in the Cannon-

ville meeting that is held in the Henrieville Ward. She is the daughter of George and Teresa Thompson. We are excited for her.

Hopefully next week we will get back into rhythm with the news and you will have both elementary and high school news back.

The 3rd graders are in charge of the Hall Bullentin Board. They have passed out stars to students in the elemen-tary school and want them to list their goals for the year 2013. It is a schoolwide project and their are a lot of stars going up. It is impressive.

The 4th graders celebrated the 117th birthday of Utah with Ice Cream Sandwiches and they talked about Utah State and the Constitution of Utah.

The 5th graders made New Year’s packets and fin-ished up reading the “Island of the Blue Dolphin”. They said it was somewhat sad but they enjoyed reading it together.

If you are looking for a fun winter activity be sure to remember their is Ice Skating from 11 AM to 9 PM, Cross

Country Skiing and Sleigh Rides at Ruby’s Inn. You can rent the equipment at the Eb-enezer’s Barn and Grill for all activities except the Sleigh rid-ing and you go into the lobby of Ruby’s to make arrange-ments for that. Skating is $2 and $3, CCSkiing is $7 1/2 day and $10 full day, and sleigh rid-ing is $10. There is Hot choco-late available to warm you up.

Have a safe and good week and PLEASE call or email your news to me. Thanks VS

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHES:

Call by 10 AM if you want a meal - 679-8666. $3 for se-niors and $7 for all others.

THURSDAY 10th - Roast Beef, Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Roll, Apples, Brownie.

TUESDAY 15th - Roast Turkey, Potatoes & Gravy, Stuffing, Corn, Roll, Jello w/fruit coctail.

WEDNESDAY 16th - BBQ Ribs, Baked Potatoes, Carrot Salad, Roll, Peaches, Cookie

THURSDAY 17th - Chicken Noodle Soup, Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Pineapple with Cottage Cheese, Cake.

Benefit Dinner Monday Evening for Sarah Sorenson

Sarah Sorensen of Henrieville was recently diagnosed with a rare eye cancer called Ocular Melanoma. Sarah and Duztin are the parents of 8 beautiful children ages 1 to 16 years. Tests will be repeated at the end of January to estab-lish rate of growth and make the treatment decision. There are only two treatment options for this kind of cancer: radia-tion plaque treatment, or, eye removal. Initial prognosis is very hopeful with her cancer estimated at stage 1b to 2—prognosis will be solidified after the tests at the end of the month The Sorensen family is not insured.

The famous Huntsman Cancer Center in SLC cannot ac-cept her because they do not treat this kind of cancer (unless it metastasizes, which we are praying doesn’t happen). This is unfortunate because the Huntsman has access to donors who would cover treatment for a young uninsured mother. At this point, Sarah’s diagnosis and treatment is scattered among various independent physicians and offices and the bills for testing and consultations are already piling up.

Our small local communities are uniting and putting on a benefit dinner and auction for Sarah Monday, January 14th at 6 pm at the High School in Tropic.

We realize that many of you are not in a position to do more than offer prayers in Sarah’s behalf—I want you to know that your prayers are deeply appreciated and valued by all the family.

See back page of The Insider for more benefit and auction information.

Happy New Year every-one! I hope we got started on the right foot! The world didn’t come to an end, we didn’t fall off a cliff (or did we?), gas prices are down and everyone is doing their after Christmas shopping for next Christmas!

I don’t know how many of you made New Years reso-lutions but I think I’ll stick to the same one I’ve had for a few years. “Just take things one day at a time and hope for the best!”

It was so good to see all the young college students and servicemen home for the holi-days, along with all the fami-lies who come back home to spend it with moms and dads and grandparents.

My kids have a meeting place now where they take me so I can spend time with some of my other family members. My son, Robert, took me to Panguitch after Christmas to meet my daughter, Jillyn Sorensen, and we went from there to St. George where we spent a few days with Bran-don and Sarina Haws and their family.

Deon and Arnold Al-vey went to Las Vegas be-fore Christmas to spend the holidays with their daughter, Raylene Whitefield, and fam-ily. They didn’t get back until after New Years. They always stay to help their grandson, Justin, celebrate his birthday, Dec. 29th.

Gene and Thais Griffin had Melanie Johnston and 2 daughters, from Las Vegas; Stephanie and Matt Volker and family, St. George and

Gary and Sheila Griffin and 2 children, from Woodland Hills (near Payson). They also visited with Brent and Kathy Griffin and family while they were here. Then some of them went to Brigham City for a couple of days where they vis-ited with Mark and Tina Grif-fin at the hospital that Mark is in now.

Thais has been trying to keep up with her doctor ap-pointments, but she says she may be alright for a while now ‘cause she has been checked out from head to toe. First with the eye doctor then the foot doctor.

Brent and Patrice Cottam had all their kids here during the holidays. Elisa and Nathan Lyman and children, Kanab, were here for Christmas; Chad and Jordon Cottam, Cedar City, got to spend Christmas day with them and the family of Shondelle and Reggie Gil-lins, Cedar City, came before the holidays were over.

The weekend after Christ-mas Ryan and Tari Cottam and family went to St. George to join with the Feltner family to help celebrate the 50th Wed-ding Anniversary of LaMar and Cherie Feltner, Tropic. Congratulations to them!

Norman and Ardis Chris-tensen went to Cedar City to join with some of their chil-dren there for a Christmas din-ner. Then, of course, they are like the rest of us and always have to check things out at Wal Mart!

Will and Kate (Griffin) Godsey and family went to Florida to spend Christmas

with Will’s family. I’ve been worried about their little son, Dax, since he told me he want-ed a cow whip and a calf for Christmas. I hope old Santa left a calf for him here in Es-calante, it would have been rather difficult to get one all the way here from Florida!

Robert Haws has a new grandson. Colton Robert Haws, born to Justin and Mi-chelle Haws in Fruita, Colo-rado. This makes 9 grandchil-dren for Robert and 22 great grandchildren for me, with one more due in May.

Myron and Sannette Cot-tam had half of their children here sometime through the holidays. Nicole Ballard and her two children came before Christmas, Garrett and Me-gan came from Cannonville, Melanie came from Provo and of course Natalie was already here. But Stephanie had to work and Travis said he was too busy pushing snow to go anywhere!

So as time goes on each Christmas is just a little dif-ferent than the year before for most of us!

I know there are more sto-ries out there, I’m just waiting to hear about them. My phone number and e-mail address are at the top of this article! I don’t need to keep writing about me and mine. I already know what is going on with them, just thought some of the rest of you might be interested? But we would like to know about your families too! They are still important to the rest of us.

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PANGUITCH - Loa Smith Sevy, 70, passed away January 4, 2013 in St. George. She was born April 23,1942in Henrieville to Robert Earl and Caroline Evelyn Goulding Smith, the young-est of 11 children, all with 3-lettered names. She married Max L. Sevy, January 7, 1960 in Pioche, Nevada. The marriage was later solemnized in the Oakland, California Temple.

Loa was a faithful member of the LDS Church and served in every women’s position at the ward level. She was a gourmet cook, famous for her cookies and candy. While her kids were in school she sent the athletic teams on their way with a bag of chocolate chip cookies. She dearly loved the youth and during her life was adopted by many youth as their “grandma” or sec-ond mom. She was an expert seamstress making Halloween cos-tumes for all her children and most of her grandchildren, includ-ing 28 Star Wars costumes. For the last 15 years of her life she, with her husband, played Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus. They made 15-20 appearances each year without charge, getting all the pay they needed from the joy they gave the children. She made her last appearance this year 10 days before she passed away.

Loa is survived by her husband, Max; sons: Robert Sevy, Panguitch; Eric (Amber) Sevy, Las Vegas, NV; Carl (Alisha) Sevy, Cedar City; daughters: Caroline (John) Embleton, Deca-tur, IL; Jan (Jeffrey) Crowell, Enoch; 14 grandchildren; brother, Roe (Kolleen) Smith, Enoch; sister, Ida Stoddard, Washington; numerous nieces and nephews who loved her dearly.

Preceded in death by parents; daughter, Becky; brothers: Guy, Van, Jed, Lee, Don, Vee; sisters: Amy Clark and Joy Bal-lard.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the Panguitch 2nd Ward Chapel, where friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Sa-lina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com.

Loa Sevy

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Breanne Bateman and

Connor Mooneywill be married

in the Salt Lake Temple on January 10, 2013A reception celebrating their marriage will be held on

Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.at the Panguitch Social Hall, 65 East Center.

Parents of the Bride are Richard & Cheryl Church and the late Brian Bateman

Parents of the Groom are Todd & VaLynda Mooney.

Bateman-MooneyConfused and honking Canadian Geese by the hun-dreds have been circling Tor-rey Town for the past week ei-ther searching for their just as confused long lost mates or a warm place to spend the night. Little may they know that their smarter relatives are probably somewhere south of the U.S. border enjoying the Mexican coastal waters and left over tourista’s fish tacos or fresh caught shrimp near Puerto Pe-nasco. As a point of interest the cows east of the Bagley’s homestead are just as confused by the large flock of Canadian Geese and their presence and as whole the bovine breed as well as local residents are gen-erally avoiding the big north-ern birds in the pasture.

Although nightly tem-peratures have been well be-low the shivering point over the 2012 holiday season, the recent 2013 New Year sunny days have provided many folks in the Torrey area an opportu-nity to replenish their front porch firewood pile. Chain saws have been busily buzzing and wood splitters could be heard all over town snapping large wood rounds into lasting and comforting nightly wood stove-size pieces.

As is generally the case this time of year local irriga-tion companies have been holding their annual share holders meetings. On Satur-day the 5th of January at 2 p.m. the Torrey Canal compa-ny held their public meeting. 1,947 shares of 3,802 Torrey canal shares were represent-ed by those in the audience and enough that the meeting could proceed. In fine fashion, President Philip Pace presided over the meeting and Secre-tary Cathy Bagley did most of the talking. The minutes from the 2012 January meet-ing were read and approved. Visibly and vocally missing from the Torrey Canal pro-ceedings was Dave Van Dyke

of Teasdale. President Phil Pace asked the share hold-ers in the audience if anyone was wanting to fill a position on the Board of Directors and Reda Harriet of River Road of-fered her name, Kay Hickman then made a motion that the original board be held over for another year as it was done at last year’s meeting, the motion passed and the meeting moved on. The Financials were then read into the minutes, a bank balance of $1,083.72, with a bank loan of $14,900.00, and assessment and fees collected in the amount of $16,863.00 for a total of $32,648.72. For a complete Torrey Town Canal financial report contact Cathy Bagley.

A point of concern ad-dressed to Ken Garret was ca-nal maintenance access to his property north of town. Ken Garret’s gate has been locked all year long with property access denied and no one has dared go in there for fear of reprisal. Ken Garrett stated that two arrows were found in his hayfield and his concern is of the danger to the cows that graze and are fed on his prop-erty. Ken Garrett did agree that some kind of agreement is needed that should ultimately result in access to his property for canal maintenance and will be granted at some future date,

Reda Harriett raised con-cerns about the level of her head gate and her ability to access her 10 shares of Tor-rey Canal water on the River Road section of the canal. Tor-rey Canal Company Secretary Cathy Bagley explained in de-tail that access to water shares are based on the availability and amount of water in the Torrey canal at any given time at the location of the owners head gate. As it turned out the head gate situation owned by Reda Harriet was left un-re-solved.

After much unrelated canal water discussion and a

long conversation about who in the Torrey area was still able to climb in and out of a horse saddle the meeting was adjourned.

The most exciting and informative thing to happen at the Torrey Irrigation Company share-holders meeting was when Ken Garrett pulled into the parking lot and his engine was steaming and hissing. Af-ter the meeting was adjourned it was undeniably determined by a large group of Torrey Ca-nal share holders staring under Ken’s van hood that a compro-mised section of Ken’s van’s cooling system was spewing anti freeze liquid all over his engine resulting in toxic steam spewing into the atmosphere and dripping green liquid on the new cement partition in front of the Torrey fire house.

At Ken Garrett’s request on call emergency response personnel from Brian Auto were dispatched to tow Ken’s van to Loa for repairs.

The Torrey Sand Creek Irrigation shareholders meet-ing is scheduled for the 19th of January at the Torrey Town Hall. Contact Dean Bogedahl for more information about the agenda.

The much discussed new holiday Torrey Town tree lighting and local Torrey Town Christmas displays have been stored away for the 2013 season much to the delight of many who dedicated many volunteer hours to continue the celebration of the annual holiday season. Thanks to all the Torrey volunteers that willingly donated their time and effort to celebrate the sea-son of giving.

As a re-cap of 2012 Tor-rey Town projects that in-volved community wide assis-tance, participation State wide and federal funding from agencies such as the Mor-mon Pioneer National Heri-tage Area (MPNHA) Board for a new rock entrance wall

at the Torrey Cemetery, The Utah State Historical Society and the (MPNHA) for fund-ing restoration efforts on the Camp Raidiare Daughters of the Utah Pioneers building on Main-Street in Torrey , the Utah Community Impact Board and gracious assistance from the Six County Associa-tion of Governments Board for helping procure funds for up-grades and improvements to the Torrey Town Water system and the Forestry Partnership Grant through the Utah Divi-sion of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and Division of Natural Resources for assisting in ob-taining funds to maintain the iconic cotton-wood tree cano-py on Torrey’s Main-Street.

In retrospect, through the dedicated efforts of the Torrey Town Council and the Torrey Town professional of-fice staff by Treasurer Colleen Duddleston and Office Man-ger Paula Pace, Torrey Town has received in excess of $1,300,000.00 in much need-ed and appreciated grant funds for Torrey Town improvement projects in the year 2012.

Anticipated future Torrey Town projects for 2013, are the clean up and restoration of the original Torrey Cemetery with the blessing from the present private property owner Melvin Miles under the expert direc-tion of council person Jenni-fer Howe, the ever continuing Main-Street tree maintenance program as required to maintain the Tree USA status presently being supervised by council person Janet Hansen, the never ending Torrey Town Water sys-tem and road improvements projects supervised by Coun-cilman Curtis Cook, and the in-tricately and complicated much needed Planning and Zoning implementations supervised by council person Ty Markham.

Torrey Town congratu-lates Newel Harward on his new position as Wayne Coun-ty Commissioner.

It’s a New Year—have you kept your resolutions? I don’t make any so I don’t wor-ry about them. After working out a couple of weeks ago in December when I came down stairs, Niki Dastrap was lead-ing her Toneage class and there were 14 hardy souls sweating up a storm. This is really a great exercise pro-gram, because it works dif-ferent muscle groups continu-ally so they don’t get used to the same exercises. The best part was there were a couple of guys with the group, and I didn’t think that there were any guys that tough around. They didn’t wait till the New Year to make this decision to get in shape.

I have been gone for two weeks, one week with the plague and the other with a vacation to California. I don’t know what I had, but I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, it took two weeks to recover. California’s weather was great, mid 50s and no wind. We went to our family reunion, which is always fun, to see what is left of my family. We went to visit a number of friends whose health is going, one who has

Pancreatic Cancer and he has lost about 130# and won’t last much longer. Another passed on a month earlier and another who just got home from the Hospital had a football size tu-mor removed from her stom-ach. We had nice visits and I think it won’t be long before we are going back. We ate a whole lot of good food and just relaxed.

The lowest gas prices we found on the trip were in Mesquite at Smith’s market, $2.73. California prices were higher at $3.39, but they were coming down very fast. SLC prices are down in the $2.60s.

Well some good news, Connor Mooney and Breanne Bateman were married this week and their reception will be held at the Social Hall on Saturday. There should be some great music, both fami-lies are very talented.

We have a new school board that started Jan. 1st and I wish them all the best. Our only Legacy is our children and the school board has the power to grant them a first class education.

Mack O.

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HOUSE FOR RENT - Wayne School District has a house for rent. The house is located at 393 W 200 N in Bicknell, be-hind the high school. The rent is $400 a month. There is also a $400 security/cleaning de-posit, which includes a non-re-fundable $100 carpet cleaning fee, plus a fee to pay for any heating oil that is in the tank at the time the rental agreement is signed. For more informa-tion call the District Office at (435) 425-3813. rtn

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HANKSVILLe eLeMeNTArY CUSTODIAN/MAINTeNANCe POSITION

Wayne School District is accepting applications for a main-tenance/custodian position for Hanksville Elementary School. This position is for part time, year-round employment. Appli-cants must be in good physical condition and be willing and able to complete various strenuous physical tasks, typical of a main-tenance or custodial position.

Some general tasks will include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Grounds keeping, typical yard work, lawn mowing, wa-tering, weeding, lifting, etc.

2. Simple maintenance such as: changing light bulbs, chang-ing air conditioning filters, sprinkler repair and maintenance, etc.

3. Daily school janitorial/cleaning during the school year4. Deep cleaning during the summer and at various times

during the school year.5. Ability and willingness to be trained and use approved

cleaning and maintenance chemicals appropriatelyApplicant must be willing to work a flexible schedule as

school needs dictate. Applicant must demonstrate initiative and be able and willing to work alone and without direct supervision before and/or after regular school hours.

The hours for this position include:a. Twenty hours per week during the regular school year.b. Summer hours (June through August) include a total of

180 hours, with daily/weekly schedule to be determined in con-sultation with the school administrator.

Starting salary is $10.16 per hour. There are no benefits with this position beyond retirement and Social Security require-ments. Interested applicants must pass a fingerprint background check.

Applications may be picked up at The Wayne School Dis-trict office, or at Hanksville Elementary School. You may obtain further information for this position by contacting Mrs. Corri Robinson, Head Teacher at Hanksville Elementary School. Ap-plications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

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The Fishlake National Forest will soon be advertising two GS-0303-4/5 Customer Ser-vice Representative positions. The positions are permanent full-time appointments; one duty station will be located in Beaver, Utah and one located in Loa, Utah. The positions will be advertised both Merit (Current Permanent Employ-ees) and Demo (Open to all U.S. Citizens). The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to in-form prospective applicants of this opportunity.Anyone interested is encour-

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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR PET LOVERS - Look-ing for a retired couple or single person to live in a rent-free house. 3BR, 1,500 sq. ft. in Torrey, in return for watch-ing pets when owner next door travels. Call 435-425-3844

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PUBLIC NOTICeTorrey Town 2013Meeting Schedule

Torrey Town, Wayne County, Utah.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to 52-4-6 Utah Code Annotated

Torrey Town public bod-ies will hold meetings at the Town Hall, 75 East 100 North on the following days in 2013:

Council meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.

Planning and Zoning are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

All meetings will adjourn when business is concluded. Any person wishing to be on the agenda of any meeting must give 48 hours’ notice during business hours prior to the meeting. Office is open on Wednesday and Thursdays, 10-2p.m.

All agenda and notices will be posted at the Post Of-fice, Chuckwagon General Store and and Town office.

/Paula Pace, ClerkPublished in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 3 and 10, 2013

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DAY SERVICE HOURS COMMUNITY STOPPING PLACE

Monday 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Torrey 56 E. Main Street 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Teasdale 122 S. State (Old Church) 2:30 p.m. - 3:15p.m. Fremont 200 W. 100 S. (LDS Church)

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Loa 18 S. Main (Courthouse) 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Lyman 179 S. Center (LDS Church) 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Bicknell Library (79 N. 100 W.)

Mark your calendar for the following dates: Jan. 14, 28 Feb. 11, 25 Mar. 11, 25 Apr. 8, 22 May 6, 20

DAY SERVICE HOURS COMMUNITY STOPPING PLACE

Tuesday 8:45 a.m.. - 11:15 a.m. Loa Elementary School (34 S. 100 E.) 1:30 p.m.. - 3:00 p.m. Hanksville Elementary School (50 S. Center St.)

Mark your calendar for the following dates: Jan. 15, 29 Feb. 12, 26 Mar. 12, 26 Apr. 9, 23 May 7, 21

2013winter-Spring Schedule

HeadquartersP.O. Box 250 79 N. 100 W. Bicknell, UT 84715 Phone: 435-425-3170FAX: 435-425-3176

Office Hours8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Library Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Monday thru Thursday Closed on holidays.

Librarian: Becky Lopshire

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Library Technician: Faun Jackson fcjackson@utah.gov

MAYOR POSITIONPANGUITCH CITY

Panguitch City has an opening for Mayor of Panguitch. Position will be filled at a regular City Council Meeting

on January 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.

Interested parties may submit a letter of interest and qualifications to Panguitch City, PO Box 75, 25 South 200

East, Panguitch, Utah, 84759 by January 16, 2013.Interviews may take place on January 22, 2013 and will

be conducted by the City Council

Panguitch City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NOTICe OF TrUSTee’S SALe The following described real property will be sold at

public auction to the highest bidder, purchase price payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time of sale, at the main entrance of the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, on Monday, February 11, 2013, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. of that day for the purpose of foreclosing a deed of trust originally executed by Christopher W. Henrie, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, covering real property located at approximately 260 East 300 South, Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, and more particu-larly described as:

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 3RD SOUTH STREET AS SHOWN ON THE PANGUITCH TOWNSITE SURVEY PLAT, SAID POINT BEARS SOUTH 89°42’59” EAST 585.92 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 5 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND ME-RIDIAN, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 0°08’35” WEST 366.41 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°42’59” EAST 91.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SITUATE IN GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH.MORE CORRECTLY DESCRIBED AS:BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY

RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 3RD SOUTH STREET AS SHOWN ON THE PANGUITCH TOWNSITE SURVEY PLAT, SAID POINT BEARS SOUTH 89°42’59” EAST 585.92 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 5 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND ME-RIDIAN, AND IS MONUMENTED WITH A 5/8 REBAR AND CAP MARKED RLS 5870; AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 0°08’35” WEST 366.41 FEET TO A 5/8 REBAR WITH CAP MARKED RLS 5870; THENCE WEST 94.81 FEET TO AN EXISTING FENCE LINE; THENCE ALONG SAID FENCE LINE AS FOLLOWS: NORTH 2°26’20” EAST 135.54 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0°29’06” WEST 231.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID 3RD SOUTH STREET; THENCE LEAVING SAID FENCE LINE EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE SOUTH 89°42’59” EAST 91.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SITUATE IN GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. P-516-1

The current beneficiary of the trust deed is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and the record owner of the prop-erty as of the recording of the notice of default is Christopher W. Henrie. The trustee’s sale of the aforedescribed real prop-erty will be made without warranty as to title, possession, or encumbrances. Bidders must be prepared to tender $20,000.00 in certified funds at the sale and the balance of the purchase price in certified funds by 10:00 a.m. the following business day. The trustee reserves the right to void the effect of the trustee’s sale after the sale based upon information unknown to the trustee at the time of the sale, such as a bankruptcy filing, a loan reinstate-ment, or an agreement between the trustor and beneficiary to postpone or cancel the sale. If so voided, the only recourse of the highest bidder is to receive a full refund of the money paid to the trustee. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

DATED this 2nd day of January, 2013 ______________________________

Marlon L. Bates, successor trusteeScalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen, P.C.15 West South Temple, Ste. 600Salt Lake City, Utah 84101Telephone: (801) 531-7870Business Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Trustee No. 94100-2484

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 10, 17 & 24, 2013

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SALT LAKE CITY – Much as Sundance recognizes innovators in film, Utah recog-nizes innovators of science and technology. Governor Gary R. Herbert along with the State Science Advisor and the State Advisory Council on Science and Technology announced today the 2012 winners of the Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology.

“Utah was built on a heri-tage of innovation. We have the pleasure of recognizing the leaders who strengthen this foundation.” said Governor Gary Herbert. “The tireless ef-forts of these innovative indi-viduals continue to accelerate Utah’s economy.”

The Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology are awarded to residents and companies who have provided distinguished service and/or made significant contributions toward advancing scientific knowledge, education and in-dustry in Utah and the nation.

The award ceremony will be held on Thursday January 17, 2013, from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Discovery Gateway, children’s museum.

Medals are awarded in fields of academia, science education, industry and gov-ernment. This year’s recipients are:

Utah rolls Out red Carpet for Leaders in Science and Technology

Wayne County Leader Among Those Honored at Annual Gala

Thure CerlingUniversity of UtahDr. Thure Cerling is

a geochemist and a distin-guished professor of geology and biology at the University of Utah. He uses isotopes — different forms of chemical

elements — to study the ancient environments and diets of hu-man ancestors; how global changes in climate and plant eco-systems influenced human and animal evolution; the dating of landscapes from tropical to Arctic zones; animal physiology for wildlife conservation purposes; and for forensic purposes such as helping identify murder victims. His field work has taken him to all seven continents. He has served on federal and state boards that review nuclear waste disposal plans.Photo credit: Lee Siegel

David KiedaUniversity of UtahDr. David Kieda is professor and chair of physics and as-

tronomy at the University of Utah. Since 1988, he has worked to establish the university’s astronomy program. He helped set up a public observatory on campus and a high-altitude, research tele-scope in southern Utah. He enrolled the university in major as-tronomy efforts like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He leads sev-eral major gamma-ray observatory projects. Kieda discovered numerous gamma ray sources, including exploding stars and black holes. He pioneered several techniques, used worldwide, for observing high-energy cosmic rays and gamma rays, and is co-discoverer of the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed. Kieda has 15 patents, including safer electrodes and other devic-es made by a Utah company and used in electrosurgery, during which tissue is cut by electrical current rather than mechanically by a blade. Photo credit: Lee Siegel

Geraldine MineauUniversity of Utah/

Huntsman Cancer InstituteDr. Geraldine Mineau,

is a demographer, Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator and research professor of on-cological sciences at the Uni-versity of Utah. She helped put Utah in the forefront of re-

search to identify human disease genes by developing the Utah Population Database since it was conceived in the 1970s. The database, which Mineau directed during 1994-2010, contains 19 million records, including extensive family histories, vital sta-tistics and medical information. The database has enabled sci-entific advances dealing with several cancers (including breast, colorectal, skin, prostate and pancreatic cancers), autism, obe-sity, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, longevity, fertility and prenatal care. Photo Credit: University of Utah

Adam JohnstonWeber State UniversityDr. Adam Johnston is a professor of physics at Weber State

University where he teaches courses in general physics and sci-ence education. His research interests are in the learning of sci-ence concepts and processes, leading to publications in journals such as American Education Research Journal, Science Educa-tion, and Children, Youth, and Environments. His work has led him to co-organize a national conference in science education reform, Science Education at the Crossroads (sciedxroads.org), which hosts about 50 science educators from around the coun-try at each meeting. Adam works closely with teaching majors at Weber State, as well as with practicing teachers locally and around the state through various programs and presentations. He has also been active in community outreach, working closely with schools, Weber State’s Center for Science and Math Edu-cation, the Ott Planetarium, and other local organizations and initiatives. This has included a program he started in 2007 called

Academia: Dr. Thure Cerling, Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the Uni-versity of Utah. Dr. Cerling has greatly advanced geologi-cal, hydrological, and nuclear waste science in Utah.

Dr. David Kieda, Univer-sity of Utah Professor and De-partment Chair of Physics. Dr. Kieda pioneered techniques for observing high-energy cosmic rays.

Dr. Geraldine Mineau, Investigator and Research Professor in the department of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. Mineau developed a one of a kind genetic research tool for human disease.

Science Education:Dr. Adam Johnston, Professor of Physics at Weber State Univer-sity. Dr. Johnston is the founder of “Science Education at the Crossroads”.

Amy Pace, Chair of the Department of Science of the Open High School of Utah. Amy is the science curriculum developer for the Open High School of Utah.

Industry:Dr. Theodore Stanley, managing director of Upstart and Founder of Anesta and ZARS. The “Stanley Re-search Foundation” has donat-ed more than five million dol-

lars to the University of Utah and other universities.

Ceramatec, is a pioneer in research and development in oxygen and hydrogen genera-tion systems.

Government: Ted McAleer, Executive Director of Utah Science Technology and Re-search initiative (USTAR). In six years Ted has grown USTAR from an idea to a fully functioning innovation driver for Utah’s economy.

Nicole Toomey Davis, CEO of Enclavix LLC and former Director of the Cen-ters of Excellence Program / Technology Commercializa-tion and Innovation Program. Nicole was instrumental in the enhancement of the Centers of Excellence Program, and the development of the Utah Fund of Funds.

Lifetime achievement: Scott Anderson, President and CEO of Zions Bank. Scott has worked diligently and tirelessly to create more high paying jobs in Utah. He also led the vision and charge to create the Utah Science Technology and Re-search initiative.

The Governor’s Medal award program was initiated in 1987 and nominations are re-viewed by the State’s Science Advisory Council before for-mally presenting winners to the Governor.

“Science in the Parks,” which brings a carnival of science activi-ties into parks where Ogden School District serves free lunches during the summer months.

Amy PaceOpen High School of UtahAmy Pace lives in beau-

tiful Bicknell, Utah with her husband Jamie and three of her four children. Amy has 14 years of teaching experi-ence, and currently teaches Biology and Chemistry. She received her BS in Biology from Southern Utah Univer-sity in 1998. Previously, she taught at Wayne High School in Bicknell, Utah and at Des-

ert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. She currently teaches for the Open High School of Utah; a fully online public charter school.

Theodore StanleyUpstart VenturesDr. Ted Stanley, is a faculty

member and Professor of Anesthesi-ology at the University of Utah. He is recognized as an international expert on intravenous anesthesia, opioid an-algesics, drug delivery systems and wildlife immobilization techniques. Dr. Stanley has published hundreds of research manuscripts, abstracts, chapters, and books and visited, lec-tured, and consulted at medical cen-

ters, veterinary schools and zoos all over the world.Stanley became a “serial entrepreneur” 30 years ago and

has founded or co-founded ten life science companies to date. One of Dr. Stanley’s companies, Anesta, produced a pain prod-uct – Actiq – which has helped many thousands of patients and resulted in billions of dollars in revenue and tens of millions of dollars of royalties to the University of Utah.

CeramatecCeramatec, Inc. was founded in 1976 and was a spin-off

from the University of Utah. As an R & D business, Ceramatec’s core strength is in electrochemistry and advanced materials in-novation and technologies. Ceramatec’s focus is in technology development and commercialization in the Energy and Environ-ment sectors.

Ceramatec has pioneered research and development in a variety of technologies based on solid state ionics and electro-chemical systems such as oxygen sensors, oxygen and hydrogen generation systems, fuel cells, biomass conversion to fuels, and upgrading crude oil with ongoing collaborations with corpora-tions and Government organizations.

Ceramatec has established a track record of developing in-novative products seeded by federal government and corporate grants to speedily move these technologies into commercial products. Ceramatec has become a worldwide leader in the de-velopment of ionic technologies and devices through hard work and a strong commitment to innovation and R & D.

Doug Coors is the Chief Executive Officer of Ceramatec. Since 2008 Mr. Coors has been overseeing the research and de-velopment business operations for Ceramatec.

Dr. Ashok Joshi has been with Ceramatec for the last 28 years and is the acting President. In the last ten years, Ceramatec has successfully spun off nine different business entities. Dr. Joshi’s professional life has been dedicated to the development and commercialization of ionic technologies.

Dale Taylor has been with Ceramatec for the last 23 years and is Vice President of the Oxygen and Industrial Gases divi-sion that includes well over 50% of company business and op-erations.

Ted McAleerUSTARTed McAleer, is the Executive Director of USTAR. Prior

to USTAR, McAleer was the Director of Business Development for The University of Utah’s Technology Venture Development organization. Ted has 20 years of experience in technology inno-vation; business development; and product, services and opera-tions management in both start-up and mature corporations. He has been Chief Operating Officer for Teleoptic Digital Imaging, LLC and the Sr. Director of Implementation services at Campus Pipeline, Inc. He has also worked for SunGard SCT, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo. and the US Army. He holds a MBA from Har-vard Business School, a Master of Engineering from the Univer-sity of Virginia and a BS in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Nicole Toomey DavisEnclavixNicole Toomey Davis is

the President, CEO and co-founder of Enclavix, LLC, a machine intelligence software company. She is the former President, CEO and co-found-er of DoBox, Inc., launched in 1999 and successfully ac-quired in 2002.

Ms. Davis served for six years as the Director of Utah’s COE / TCIP Program for GOED, bringing her experi-

ence as an entrepreneur to help accelerate the commercialization of Utah’s University-based technologies.

Ms. Davis has served on industry boards including MWCN, UTC, and the Women Tech Council and has been included seven times in the vSpring v|100. Ms. Davis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Scott AndersonZions BankA. Scott Anderson is

president and chief executive officer of Zions First National Bank. Zions Bank is Utah’s oldest financial institution and is the only local bank with a statewide distribution of branches. Zions operates 107 full service branches through-out Utah and 25 full service branches in Idaho. In addi-tion to a wide range of tradi-

tional banking services, Zions offers a comprehensive array of investment, mortgage, and insurance services and has a network of loan origination offices for small businesses, nationwide. Founded in 1873, Zions Bank has been serving the communities of the Intermountain West for nearly 130 years.

A native of Salt Lake City, Anderson joined Zions Bank in December of 1990. Anderson received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and economics from Columbia University in New York. He also received a master’s degree in economics and in-ternational studies from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Active in community affairs, Anderson is currently serving on a number of business and non-profit boards.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) charter is based on Governor Gary Herbert’s commitment to economic development statewide. The mandate for this office is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment of companies to Utah and to increase tourism and film production in the state. GOED accomplishes this mission through the administration of programs that are based around in-dustries or “economic clusters” that demonstrate the best poten-tial for development. GOED utilizes state resources and private sector contracts to fulfill its mission.

—Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

recipients of the Governor’s Medals:

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Practical Money MattersAvoid These Home-seller Mistakes

by Jason alDerman

Benefit Dinner & Auction for Sarah Sorensen

Monday, January 14th @ 6pm * BVHS Commons Area * Chili & Sweet-Roll Dinner *

Sarah has been diagnosed with and needs our help. She and her family Ocular Melanomalive in Henrieville Utah and do not have health coverage for treatments.

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A donation account has been set up at State Bank, in Tropic, in Sarah’s name.

Now that the housing market has finally begun to stabilize and interest rates re-main at historically low levels, more and more homebuyers and sellers are dipping their toes back in the water.

If you’re planning to sell your home, you need to un-derstand the tax implications of selling a home as well as be aware of structural and cos-metic flaws in your home and neighborhood that could un-dermine your asking price or keep the property languishing on the market for months.

First, the tax tips:• In general, if you make

money on the sale, you can exclude the gain from your taxable income (as outlined below) if you’ve owned and used the home as your resi-dence for two out of the past five years.

• You may be able to ex-clude up to $250,000 of the gain from your income ($500,000 on most joint re-turns).

• If you can exclude all of the gain, you don’t need to report the sale on your tax return.

• Gains that cannot be ex-cluded are taxable. You must report them on Form 1040, Schedule D.

• You cannot deduct a loss from the sale of your main home.

• For more information, see IRS Publication 523, Sell-ing Your Home (at www.irs.gov).

Many factors can nega-tively impact your being able to attract buyers and ulti-mately get the price you want. Sometimes there’s not much you can do:• If you’re located on a busy

street or the local school district is subpar, you prob-ably won’t fetch as much as for the same house in a bet-ter neighborhood.

• If your house is the only contemporary model in a sea of colonials or if your remodeled McMansion is surrounded by two bed-room/one bathroom cot-tages, many buyers might be turned off. Not everyone wants to stand out from the crowd.

• If you started remodeling

and didn’t complete the job, many people won’t want to take that on, even with a sig-nificant reduction in price.

However, there are many relatively minor changes that may boost your home’s mar-ketability. For example:• If your interior or exterior

walls are painted with bold colors or textures, it might be worth toning it down with a more neutral palette.

• If you can afford it, have your home professionally staged, since they know how to maximize space and show off a home’s strong points (while hiding its defects.) But if you’re using your own furnish-ings, thin them out.

• Mismatched appliances, cabinetry and plumbing fixtures stand out like sore thumbs. The same goes for worn floors or carpeting. Discuss with your real-tor which improvements might be worth the invest-ment.

• Make sure your yard is well-tended and has at least basic landscaping.

Overgrown weeds and abandoned junk don’t help your curb appeal. The same principle applies for common areas if you live in a condominium.If there are foreclosed

homes in the neighborhood, chances are they aren’t being well-maintained. Make con-tacts with the lenders taking over these properties so you can report problems such as vandalism, trash or overgrown yards. If they’re unrespon-sive, ask your city’s building department whether they can charge fines or penalties.

Also, work with your neighbors to keep an eye on empty homes. Take turns mowing the lawn, picking up trash and removing graffiti. Anything you can do to bring up the quality of the neigh-borhood will improve your chance of selling.

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

Do you know where your Social Security card is locat-ed? Hopefully, it’s in a safe place, tucked away securely with your other important pa-pers. It certainly should not be in your purse or wallet and should not be carried with you every day since it can be more valuable than cash to an iden-tity thief.

Do you know your Social Security number? Chances are you have it memorized. If you know your number, you may never need your card again. It is the number, not the card, that is most important.

In the event that you lose your Social Security card and really need a replacement, you

Social Security Cards and Numbersby micKie DoUglas

can find out all the details on how to obtain a replacement card and what specific docu-ments you need to provide at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber. Each situation is unique, but in most cases you simply need to print, com-plete, and either mail or bring the application to Social Secu-rity with the appropriate docu-mentation (originals or certi-fied copies only).

If you need to apply for a Social Security card and number for your child, you can do that the same way, and get the specific information at the same website. In almost all cases, though, an application for your infant’s Social Secu-

rity card and number is taken in the hospital at the same time that you apply for your baby’s birth certificate.

Why does a baby need a Social Security number? There are a number of reasons, but the main one is so that you can claim your child as a de-pendent on your tax return. Social Security numbers are also needed for children to ap-ply for certain government and social service benefits.

As you prepare for tax season, just around the cor-ner, make sure the kids (and all the dependents) that you list on your annual tax return have Social Security num-bers. If you want to claim your

child as a dependent on your tax return (and who doesn’t?) your child will need a Social Security number. Note that all dependents listed on your fed-eral tax return will need Social Security numbers, including a dependent parent who lives with you and receives support from you.

Learn more about Social Security at www.socialsecu-rity.gov. And learn more about your Social Security card and number at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber, where you can print out an application and find out everything you need for your specific situation.

Mickie Douglas is a So-cial Security Public Affairs Specialist in Salt Lake City

The Wayne County Farm Service Agency reminds produc-ers that producers receiving less than $600 will no longer receive IRS Form 1099-G (Report of Payments to Producers) or IRS Form 1099-MISC.

In past years, IRS Forms 1099-G would be issued to show all program payments received from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), regardless of the amount. However, starting with calen-dar year 2012, producers whose total reportable payments from FSA are less than $600 will not receive IRS Form 1099-G. In addition, producers who receive payments from more than one county will only receive one Form 1099-G if the total of all pay-ments from all counties is $600 or more.

If the payments were subject to voluntary withholdings or subject to backup (involuntary) withholdings a Form 1099-G will be issued regardless of the total amount of the payments.

The same changes will apply to producers and vendors who normally receive IRS Form 1099-MISC from FSA.

For more information regarding IRS reporting changes, please contact the Wayne County FSA Office at (435) 836-2711.

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