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Thursday, June 27, 2013 • Issue # 1002

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

—Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)

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PROVO - The Utah High-way Patrol Association annual awards banquet was recently held in Provo where two Sec-tion 10 officers were recognized by their peers as recipients.

Senior Trooper Gaylen Moore was awarded the Lynn Pierson Award based on his in-tegrity and character. In honor of Trooper Ray Lynn Pierson who was killed in the line of duty in Garfield County in 1978, this award is presented to an officer with at least ten years of service in uniform with the Utah Highway Patrol who has shown outstanding character while serving the Department of Public Safety. The officer must actively participate in community projects and be an outstanding example for young-er generations to follow.

Gaylen has been with the UHP since 1984, stationed in Garfield County. A very posi-tive, self-motivated officer, Gaylen works well with oth-ers and is very well respected by other officers, public safety personnel, and members of his community. Born and raised in Garfield County, Gaylen has lived in Panguitch most of life, has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America for 21 years, has served as a Panguitch High School Rodeo Commit-

UHP Honors Local Highway Patrolmen

Sergeant Kevin Wright, Colonel Daniel Fuhr, Senior Trooper Gaylen Moore, Darlene Pier-son Evans, Laura Pollock during an awards ceremony honoring Utah highway troopers.

ESCALANTE/KANAB - The Bureau of Land Man-agement will host two special presentations with very differ-ent perspectives into the past. The first highlights the geol-ogy of Boulder Mountain and Aquarius Plateau, while the second takes a closer look at a historic trail.

On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, Dr. David Marchetti will present “Black-boulder depos-its in the Escalante Canyons section of GSENM”. Begin-ning at 5:00 p.m., Dr. Mar-chetti will explain about the origin of the volcanic rocks, how they came to be deposited around the upper Escalante basin, and what these deposits tell us about landscape evolu-tion of the GSENM over the past few million years. The presentation will be held at the Escalante Interagency Visi-tor Center located at 755 West Main, in Escalante, Utah.

Dr. David Marchetti is an Associate Professor of Geol-ogy at Western State Colorado University. He has studied the landscape evolution of the Escalante and Fremont River drainage basins since 2000. Dr. Marchetti research offers new observations about gla-cial deposits in the Escalante region.

On Thursday, June 27, 2013, Jim Page, President of the Armijo Chapter of the Old Spanish Trail Association will present “Armijo and the Cockscomb - Obstacle or Op-portunity?” This presentation concentrates on the Armijo route of the National Historic Old Spanish Trail (OST). Es-tablished in 1829, the OST became a major trade route between Santa Fe, NM and southern California.

Based on his extensive research, Page offers new in-sights into the route Armijo and his men may have taken to traversed the geologic bar-rier called the Cockscomb be-tween Page, AZ and Kanab, UT on Hwy 89. The program will begin a 7:00 p.m. at the BLM Kanab Visitor Center lo-cated at 745 East Highway 89, in Kanab, Utah.

Both presentations are part of Grand Staircase-Es-calante National Monument Walks and Talks Lecture Se-ries, last about an hour, and are free to the public. Call 435-644-1200 for more informa-tion.

—GSENM

Special Presentations

to Focus on Past

Landscapes

ESCALANTE - High school track finals were last month but this great shot of hurdler Lind-sey Phillips just arrived in our inbox. A graduating Escalante High School Senior, Phillips took state in the girls 300 hurdles at the state track meet at BYU on May 18. She ran a close second to Clarissa Johnson of Wayne High School in the 100 meter race. Lindsey was also a Deseret News pick on the All State Basketball team this year. She consistently maintained an average of 18 points a game all year. Lindsey Phillips is the daughter of Todd and Jill Phillips. At present Escalante High School is one of the smallest schools in the region but still produces some outstanding ath-letes. Submitted by Escalante correspondent Marlene Haws.

PANGUITCH - The au-tumn buttercup is a perennial, bright yellow wildflower that can grow up to two feet tall, but only in one place in the world: the Sevier Valley. In or-der to save this native flower from extinction, botanists, stu-dents and volunteers planted 350 seedlings at The Nature Conservancy’s autumn but-tercup rare plant preserve near Panguitch, Utah.

“Any loss of biodiversity is a bad thing,” said Michele Skopec, a zoology professor at Weber State University who worked on the project. “Being able to maintain an endangered plant means you’re also main-taining a healthy ecosystem in the Sevier River Valley.”

In 1991 The Nature Con-servancy, with help from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice, acquired and fenced much of the species’ remain-ing habitat. For years, experts were convinced that trampling from livestock damaged the

Managed Cattle Grazing Might Help endangered

Flowerplants, so the conservancy al-ways kept the preserve care-fully fenced. However, the preserve protects only a small population, and subsequent habitat surveys, population monitoring and genetic stud-ies had botanists worried they were losing the battle.

They needed a new strat-egy.

“Another private proper-ty, north of the preserve, main-tained grazing, and yet still had the autumn buttercups on their property,” Skopec said. “Our hypothesis is that the plant might need disturbance in order to grow.”

Skopec said when the cows were kept out, the area experienced an overgrowth of plants, which allowed small herbivores, such as voles, that need a lot of cover to move in and eat the plants.

“The great thing about

tee member since 1992, on the Triple C Arena Advisory Board since 1999, and is a member of the Panguitch Invitational High School Rodeo Committee. An avid rodeo fan, Gaylen gives freely of his time to the youth of his community as they pur-sue their interest and talents in the rodeo arena. He has also been involved in school athlet-ics for more than 20 years.

Trooper Moore’s quiet de-meanor conceals his dedication and commitment to the Depart-ment of Public Safety and the citizens of the State of Utah, but that dedication and com-mitment as well as his commu-nity involvement make Gaylen the recipient of this prestigious award.

The Paul V. Mangelson Award is dedicated to the ca-reer and accomplishments of retired Sergeant Paul Mangel-son and his efforts in the area of criminal interdiction. Trooper Bronson Wood was selected as the 2013 recipient of this pres-tigious award.

Trooper Wood is a seven-year veteran of the UHP and has been assigned to Section 10 since 2009. Another self-moti-vated, hard-working officer, he continuously leads the Section in enforcement, excelling in criminal interdiction. Trooper

Wood continually strives to display the six values of the Utah Highway Patrol (Service, Teamwork, Professionalism, Integrity, Courage, and Knowl-edge). He represents the State of Utah, the Department of Public Safety, and Section 10 in a professional manner. His expertise in the criminal in-terdiction field is already well developed and he continually works to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of laws and policy regarding enforcement chang-es. He willingly shares his expertise and experience with other officers and works well with other agencies throughout the Section.

When learning of the se-lection of officers for these awards, Lt. Thayne Carlisle, Section 10 Commander stat-ed, “These are two of the top awards given to Utah State Troopers. We are fortunate to have such fantastic troopers in this area. Both of these men set an example for all in the state to emulate and are will-ing to serve the citizens at any time. They are well deserving of these awards. I am honored to be able to associate with this caliber of men.”

—Utah Highway Patrol

Photos: Ian MathIas/the nature ConservanCy

NOTICeNo Open

Burning in wayne County

Open burning season was over on May 31 and will

not open again until Sept. 15

—Wayne County Fire Marshall

No Big Hurdle for Her

Volunteers head out to the field (above) in the Sevier River Valley near Panguitch on June 8 to plant autumn buttercup. One part of the restoration project is to test the effect of managed graz-ing on the native wildflower, pictured at right (with hov-erfly).

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this project is showing that grazing or managed grazing actually may be part of main-taining a healthy ecosystem,” she said.

Two years ago, project partners collected seed from the Utah preserve to use as starting material. They then propagated individual plants from 35 genetic lines to pro-duce more than 350 rooted shoots in the lab at the Cin-cinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. The plants were then transferred to the Arboretum at Flagstaff, Ariz., for growing and monitoring. There the but-tercup plants were acclimated to soil in pots.

Scientists from each of these organizations, as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice and Partners for Fish and Wildlife, all helped plant the seedlings back into their home soil June 8, bringing a new population of this endangered species to life in the wild.

“We have this great de-sign where half the preserve has been grazed by cattle and half has not been grazed,” Skopec said.

Half the seedlings were planted on each side, which will allow the scientists to monitor the plants and com-pare how well they flourish under different circumstances.

Two of Skopec’s zoology students, James Abbott and

GARFIELD CO. - Nes-tled in the heart of some of the most rugged, unforgiv-ing natural outdoor area in the world is where you’ll find two of the most highly-trained and award-winning search and rescue crews anywhere: Tropic Fire and Rescue and Bryce Canyon Fire and Res-cue. And at the head of these elite groups of dedicated vol-untary rescue crew members is Ron Harris, who is the Fire Chief of both Tropic and newly-formed Bryce Valley City, both located in Garfield County.

For being as remotely lo-cated as they are, you might be surprised to learn that Chief Harris’ crews have responded to every kind of extreme res-cue call imaginable: rope res-cues off hovering helicopters and sheer cliffs, devastating floods so bad propane tanks floated down the street, ho-tel fires, near-drowning vic-tims in freezing waters, and HAZMAT decontaminations just to name a few. Then compound those potentially life-threatening situations with the fact that they occur in a response area of over 52 hundred square miles, and it would be daunting for any res-cue personnel.

But Chief Harris says time and again, a critical com-ponent in their ability to help and save lives has been Gar-field Memorial Hospital. “I cannot say what a blessing it is been to have Garfield Me-morial here in our county. The alignment with Intermountain Healthcare helps us have the greatest staff and support sys-tem anywhere. Couple that with our newer facility and latest equipment, and we have world-class health care right here in our backyard. And that is a fact that we in rural emer-gency response never take for granted.”

Mikenzie Lynn, helped create caging to go around the plants to protect them from small herbivores. They will return and look to see if grazing by the cows affects the amount of grazing by small herbivores.

WSU botany student Ty-son Sandoval was in charge of taking all the data about the plants and helping coordinate the actual planting day. He will return to study the sur-vival of the plants and see how well they grow and whether the soil is sufficient.

“We dug all the holes and got all the plants organized,” Skopec said. “We tagged each plant with a number, so we know where each one is, and later we’ll be able to see how each of those plants survive.”

Skopec said in addition to helping save an endangered species, it was rewarding to see her students get hands-on experience.

“Because it’s such a col-laborative project, it really shows them how much effort and collaboration you need in order to implement a project like this,” she said. “They re-ally got to see how much work goes into science.”

Visit weber.edu/wsutoday for more news about Weber State University.

—Allison Hess, Weber State University

Appreciating Alton CoalThanks Alton Coal. There are many people in Garfield and

Kane Counties that understand how much you mean to us as a community. Alton Coal and Barney Trucking provide well over 100 good paying jobs for our neighbors.

And it’s time we let you know.I think we should start a campaign….a lights and horns, and

waving campaign. Every time you see a coal truck in Kane or Garfield counties, flash your lights, honk your horn, and wave.

Let’s let the truck drivers know how much we appreciate them. They’ll go back and tell the miners.Alton Coal is good for Utah and great for Kane county. We appreciate you. Charlie Saba, Kanab

If you have diabetes and are on Medicare, you have an important decision to make in less than one month.

You have probably heard that Medicare is changing the system through which you get your diabetes testing supplies. So unlike now, when you can order supplies from thousands of mail order companies, be-ginning July 1 you’ll only be able to order from 18.

There is little question that this new system will be better in the long run. The government will save money and you will see your co-pay and deductible amounts de-crease. For example, patients testing one time a day, before July 1, have an average co-pay of approximately $14.47 on their testing supplies. After July 1, for the same order, the co-pay will decrease to ap-proximately $4.49. This is a savings to you of almost 70%! The actual cost may be even lower or no cost at all if you have secondary insurance.

Yet despite these sig-nificant benefits, in the short term this new system is caus-ing confusion for patients who must change providers. They don’t know where to begin. And this makes them vulner-able to scammers who might see an opportunity to trick patients into giving personal information.

At Diabetes Care Club, we have heard these types of concerns from people who call searching for a new provider. They are rightly apprehensive about moving to another com-pany and don’t know exactly what questions to ask.

Patients wonder what matters most when choosing a provider. And, of course, the answer to that question depends on what the patient values most. Still, after years in the diabetes care industry, I believe there are some key points that patients and their caregivers should consider before selecting a provider to trust with their healthcare needs.• How much experi-

ence does the provider have? A provider should have a proven record of excellence in distribut-ing diabetes supplies and responding to large num-bers of customers. If you receive a call or email from a provider and are unsure of their legitimacy, it is important to check your sources before pro-viding any personal in-formation. Medicare will not call patients about this change so if you receive a call claiming to be from Medicare, it is a scam.

• Is the provider big enough to handle more customers without disrup-tion? A provider should be able to explain in de-tail how it has prepared to take on thousands of new

Diabetics on Medicare Face Critical Deadline,

Need Information by terry BlankenshIP

customers beginning on July 1.

• Is diabetes the provid-er’s main focus? Ideally, a provider should make dia-betes care its top priority rather than spreading its resources over a range of medical issues.

• What ordering options does the provider offer? A provider should allow patients to order testing supplies by phone, email, or online and offer conve-nient hours for customer support.

• Does the provider ac-cept “assignment?” All mail-order providers must accept assignment, which means they cannot charge more than the prices set by Medicare. But retail outlets like pharmacies do not have to accept as-signment and can charge more. It is important to ask to make sure you are not paying added costs.

• What products does the provider stock? A qual-ity provider should offer a wide range of products so that patients can get a product that best meets their needs.

• Does the provider han-dle all the paperwork? A quality provider will handle any paperwork as-sociated with Medicare, saving patients time and effort with these confus-ing forms.

• Does the provider de-liver on time and for free? Patients should expect their provider to cover the costs of shipping and guarantee that testing sup-plies will arrive on time and in proper condition. I also recommend that pa-

tients and their caregivers visit www.NationalDiabetesSup-plyFinder.com, a website that helps people find the names of all 18 providers authorized by Medicare and link to their services. Additionally you can contact Medicare directly.

My hope is that by arm-ing people with a few key questions and more informa-tion, we can help them make a seamless and stress free switch to a provider they trust. In that way, they will be able to rest assured after July 1 that their supplies will be waiting for them in the mailbox, just as always.

Terry Blankenship is vice president of patient care at Diabetes Care Club, the na-tion’s 3rd largest provider of diabetic testing supplies and one of only 18 companies au-thorized to serve Medicare patients. He invites people to email questions to tblanken-ship@simplexhealthcare.com. For further information on Di-abetes Care Club, visit www.diabetescareclub.com. Or call 1-800-376-7521.

rescue & Fire Chief Calls Garfield Memorial a “Hero” in Health Care

As stoic and tough as Chief Harris is, he begins to choke up as he talks about how time and again, individu-als they’ve rescued who seem to face certain death end up walking out of the hospital…due to Garfield Memorial. “I could tell you story after story of miracles where someone would code, or have experi-enced such trauma we felt cer-tain their chances of survival were slim to none. And yet, the staff and doctors at Gar-field Memorial would be able to save them because of their dedication and expertise, and using what we have access here to in Garfield County. Life Flight right here in south-ern Utah has saved so many lives in Garfield County, in-cluding my very own teenage daughter’s life after she went into sudden cardiac arrest. How do you put a price on that? You just don’t.”

For those who voluntari-ly put their lives on the line to rescue someone else’s, Chief Harris, whose day job is man-

ager of the popular Ruby’s Inn Resort at Bryce Canyon, says he sees the parallel be-tween what his crews do and what those at Intermountain Garfield Memorial do. “The people who choose a job like emergency response, or nurse, or doctor, have know-ingly dedicated their lives to service,” Chief Harris says. “And when you have a hospi-

tal like Garfield Memorial in your county, you come to ap-preciate how not only have the outstanding staff at Garfield dedicated their lives to help others, but how that service and dedication has been the hero factor in saving countless lives here in Garfield County.”

—Garfield Memorial Hospital

Ron Harris, fire chief of both Tropic and Bryce Valley City, leads two of the area’s most highly-trained search nd rescue crews.

A life flight rescue crew flies to Mt. Dutton in response to an ATV accident.

We Invite You to Join Us for a Ground-Breaking Ceremony

for the New

Friday, June 28th at 9:30 a.m. at their future site at 425 E. Highway 12

(west of Escalante High School).

There will be short speeches by Loa Builders, Reed Munson, Mayor Taylor, Scott Campbell of

Zion’s Bank. Everyone is Welcome.

Cinnamon rolls and juice served and door prizes.

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School Notes The Wayne Theatre

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

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4th of July Celebration Boulder Community CenterParade 4:30 p.m. Program Following the parade Dinner: 6:00 p.m.$5.00 per person $30.00 a family

Dance 8:30 p.m.

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Garfield School District Board DecisionsGarfield County School Board approved the FY 14 Budget in the last School Board meet-

ing. If you would like to view the budget, it can be found on the District web page. The School Board also approved the high school Fee schedule as required by law. When parents register their students next year, they will notice a decrease in student fees. The School Board approved to drop the “Text Book Rental” fee. This will save the parents $15.00 next year. All of the high schools in the District will have the same fee schedule regardless of where the students live.

On a different note, the bids came in for the Bryce Valley Elementary Heating and Cooling upgrade. The District had budgeted $600,000 for this project. Last year, the District completed a similar upgrade at Panguitch High School that cost about $450,000. We thought we would have sufficient funds to finish the project but when the bids came in, they totaled $850,000 which in-cluded $170,000 in electrical upgrades alone. The District went into the original plan and removed items that may be considered excessive; the new bids came in at $750,000. The architect and the general contractor recommended to the Board to not move forward with the original project and look at alternatives. The School Board is currently looking into replacing the boiler system instead of roof top units at Bryce Valley Elementary. Some of the alternatives to the heating project will be discussed in the July Board meeting which will be held on July 25, 2013 at Escalante High School. —Superintendent Ben Dalton

Friday, June 28 6:30am media Flight 30+ Hot Air balloons 2pm-7pm Vendors & Inflatable Rides next to Zions bank 5pm national Anthem Contest, 57 n main 7pm Live entertainment on main & Center Saturday, June 29 6:30am mass balloon Ascension 35 Hot Air balloon 7:30am 5K Race ~ 390 e 100 South 7:30am- Lions Club breakfast 10:30am Zions bank 10am-??? Vendors, Dunking booth, Inflatable Rides next to Zions bank 10:30am bikerparade on main & Center 11:30am Waggin’ Tails Dog Contest, prizes Registration 11:00 am 255 e. Center ~ Free 1pm-3pm balloon Rally bingo at Social Hall ~ $1 per card 4pm Amateur Karaoke Contest, includes category for children 12 & under Registration 3pm-4pm Cost $5 Social Hall ~ Cash prizes! 4:30pm biker Rodeo ~ FRee, panguitch High 5pm bike Show, blue pine motel-130 n main Trophies-public votes for the winner 6pm Chocolate Fest/Home & Garden Show - 8pm oetting Residence 295 n main brent Leach performing 6:30pm Raffle drawing, Thomas Auto,18 n. main 7pm- Live music on main & Center 11 pm Watson 349 & music Garage Kids Dusk GLoW on main & Center Streets 9pm After The Glow Dance ~ FRee Dj Rockin’ Rick, Zions bank parking Lot Sunday, June 306:30am mass balloon Ascension 35 Hot Air balloons

To get to launch site, park at baseball field. All activities are weather permitting.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah continues to be among the best states for child well-being, but its ranking nationally continues to fall, according to a new re-port. The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book looked at 16 indica-tors for economics, health, edu-cation and family. Utah came in 14th.

However, as Terry Ha-ven, deputy director, Voices for Utah Children, noted, just four years ago the Beehive State was ranked third.

“I don’t usually concen-trate on the rankings,” Haven said, “because little changes can make a difference in those rankings, so things can change. But the reality is we keep go-

“We DIG DINOSAURS” was the theme for the June 18, Utah State Library - Tri-County Book-mobile summer reading program. The children’s story hour was packed full of activities to help the children learn more about dinosaurs. Paula Pace started off the festivities by reading to the chil-dren. Then the dinosaurs came alive as Paula and Emily McNey led the children in a dinosaur march around the room.

Next up was Jen Kolm from Capitol Reef Na-tional Park. To help the students learn how dino-saur bones have been preserved Jen had some of the kids help her create dinosaur fossils by acting out how sand and water mixed together millions of years ago and then trapped the bones in their

layers. Jen also had the children draw their favorite dinosaur. The final activity of the day was a dinosaur egg hunt outside on the lawn. 73 people attended Tuesday’s program.

Be sure to mark your calendars for next weeks story hour. Tuesday, June 25, “Burrow into a book and Go-pher it!”

Thank you to Utah State Library and all the volunteers: Paula Pace, Jen Kolm, Elva Jackson, Liz McNey, Emily McNey, Jeanie Harrison, Madison Davis, and Ellen Anderson.

—Faun Jackson, Tri-County Bookmobile Library

Digging In to Summer reading...

Utah Again Drops in the rankings for Childhood well-Being

UT Falls from 11th to 14th Nationallying down, which is a negative trend. There are things that we can do that would really help our situation.”

One effort that would help, Haven suggested, is re-ducing the number of Utah children without health in-surance, currently at around 100,000. Another focus must be on getting more at-risk kids into preschool, she said, be-cause quality early education has been proven effective.

“A pilot program with Granite School District showed that kids who tested at special ed levels when they entered preschool changed. We’ve got data through fifth grade, and some of them are testing ahead

of their peers. Those are kids who without preschool would have been in special educa-tion as they entered school and stayed that way throughout their career,” she said.

Education was the area where Utah fared the worst, ranking 30th. Haven said the other finding that was most troubling was the across-the-board worsening in economic well-being, including the num-ber of children living in pov-erty: nearly 140,000.

The full report is available at www.utahchildren.org.

—John Michaelson, Utah News Connection

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LOGAN — Every year the Utah History Fair, based at Utah State University, en-courages Utah students to par-ticipate in hands-on learning experiences that culminate in regional competitions where projects are evaluated. Each region’s top student projects go on to the Utah History Fair and from there, top students travel to the Washington, D.C., area to compete at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest.

The national contest con-cluded Thursday, June 13, with an awards ceremony, and Utah students did extremely well, according to Utah History Fair Director Nicholas Demas.

Two projects placed sec-ond nationally in their cat-egories, Demas said. Several projects were noted as “Out-standing State Entry” and mul-tiple projects were among the top ten in their categories.

The two second-place projects included a Junior Group Documentary and a Se-nior Group Exhibit.

Utah Students Do well at National History DayJourney Began on the Local Level with the

Utah History Fair Junior Group Documenta-

ry participants Maya Holliday and Aidan Moore took second place for their documentary, “The Distance Between the Heart and the Stomach: Up-ton Sinclair’s ‘The Jungle’ and the Movement Toward Clean Meat.” Both are students of Tacy Hymas at Mount Logan Middle School in Logan, Utah. As part of their project the pair interviewed USU history pro-fessor Colleen O’Neill.

Students Bovey Rao, Sa-mantha Bemis and Amy Zhan also placed second with their Senior Group Exhibit “The Open-Door Policy: Turning the Economic Tide of China.” Ac-cording to Demas, the students have competed for several years in the Utah History Fair and they do so independently. They all attend Hillcrest High School in Salt Lake City.

Other students recognized with awards at the national competition include Anna Bryner, Raymond Li and Beth-any Anderson.

Bryner received recogni-

tion as an “Outstanding State Entry” for her eighth-place Senior Individual Website “Radio Free Europe: Defeat-ing Communism with the Truth.” She attends Carbon High School and is a student of Tom Alleman.

Li, a student at Mt. Lo-gan Middle School, placed fifth with his Junior Historical Paper “California Gold Rush: The Effects of Persecution and Environmental Degradation on Native Americans.” He is also a student of Hymas. He also received an “Outstand-ing State Entry” award for his project.

Anderson is a student of Jeff Low and Haley Robbins at Thomas Edison Charter School — North Campus in North Logan. She placed sev-enth for her Junior Individual Performance titled “Hungry for Treatment: The People and Ideas Behind the Discovery and Production of Insulin.”

Demas, along with par-ents, accompanied 65 Utah students who competed at the

history day contest. The annual event is held on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park just outside of Washington, D.C. The 65 stu-dents were among the 1,329 students who competed in nine regional events in Utah. Those selected to represent Utah at the history day contest placed first or second in their respec-tive categories at the Utah State History Fair in April. More than 350 Utah students competed at the state contest.

Nationally, more than 2,500 students competed in nine categories and two age di-visions at the national contest.

In addition to competing, the Utah student delegation, along with parents, took advan-tage of the contest’s proxim-ity to the nation’s capital. They toured the U.S. Capitol follow-ing meetings with members of Utah’s congressional del-egation, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, Rep. Rob Bishop, Rep. Jim Matheson and Rep. Chris Stewart. They were also able to watch democracy in action thanks to passes to the gallery of the House of Representatives supplied by Rep. Stewart’s of-fice. The tickets were distrib-uted by former USU student Nathaniel Johnson who is now with Rep. Stewart’s office. Nearly 60 parents and students watched the house in action.

In his role as Utah History Fair director, Demas spent the academic year working with schools and students preparing for the regional, state and na-tional competitions. He made visits to schools statewide with tips to improve projects and to encourage participation. Demas attributes these visits to the stu-dents’ successes this year. He also created a number of elec-tronic newsletters to supple-ment the site visits and provide information to teachers.

“I am so proud of our Utah History Fair students and their accomplishments at the national competition,” Demas said. “The quality of our stu-dents is reflected in the final results.”

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Pet GoldfishThe six-year-old son

begged his parents for a pet, and they told him he could have a goldfish. They noticed that the local pet shop was having a sale on goldfish kits, which included the fish, fish-bowl, food and colored stones for the bowl’s bottom.

When the mother said that they would be buying him a goldfish kit, he looked sur-prised.

“You mean,” he said, “I have to put together my own fish?”

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Kithen rulesYou can’t put plastic in

the dishwasher, metal in the microwave or utensils in the garbage disposal. There are so many rules in the kitchen that it’s just safer to eat out.

ForgetfulMy brother lost his cell

phone while on a business trip, so he panicked the following week when he thought he’d left his BlackBerry at a res-taurant. After a frantic search, he was relieved to hear it ring-ing in his desk. His relief was short lived, however. On the line was the restaurant, calling him to let him know he’d left his credit card there.

The MuleA Pastor went to his

church office on Monday morning and discovered a dead mule in the church yard. He called the police. Since there did not appear to be any foul play, the police referred the pastor to the health depart-ment. They said since there was no immediate health threat that he should call the sanita-tion department. The manager said he could not pick up the mule without authorization from the mayor.

Now the pastor knew the mayor and was not to eager to call him. The mayor had a bad temper and was generally hard to deal with, but the pas-tor called him anyway.

The mayor did not disap-point. He immediately began to rant & rave at the pastor and finally said, “Why did you call me any way? Isn’t it your job to bury the dead?”

The pastor paused for a brief prayer and asked the Lord to direct his response. He was led to say, “Yes, Mayor, it is my job to bury the dead, but I always like to notify the next of kin first!”

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The personnel manager wasThe husband had an an-noying habit of searching through the refrigerator for a snack, usually while his wife was preparing a meal.

Once, after he had gone through this routine for the third time in as many minutes, she snapped, “Nothing’s any different than it was a minute ago.”

“I know that,” he assured her. “It’s just that this time I’ve lowered my standards.”

MileageA man was asked about

the gas mileage he got on his new car.

He said he thought he got about four miles to the gallon, while his teenage son got the other thirty.

Producers Livestock Auc-tion, Salina, Utah Tuesday, June 18, 2013Receipts: 486. Last Week: 486. Last Year: 1,013. Feeder Steers: 3.00-4.00 higher ex-cept 600 lb wts 3.00-4.00 lower on similar kinds. Feeder Heifers: mostly steady, ex-cept 400-500 lb wts 3.00-4.00 higher on similar kinds. Hol-stein Steers: steady on simi-lar offerings. Slaughter Cows: steady on similar offerings. Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar offerings.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 162.00-172.00; 300-350 lbs 159.00-172.00; 350-400 lbs 143.00-154.00; 400-450 lbs 139.00-149.50; 450-500 lbs 137.00-147.00; 500-550 lbs 136.00-150.00; 550-600 lbs 128.00-140.00; 600-650 lbs 131.50-135.50; 650-700 lbs 122.00-134.50; 700-750 lbs 112.00-124.50; 750-800 lbs 116.50-127.00; 800-850 lbs 106.00-118.00; 850-900 lbs pkg 115.00; 900-950 lbs 111.50-119.50; 950-1000 lbs scarce.Holstein Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs 89.00-103.50; 300-500 lbs pkg 345 lbs 97.50; 500-700 lbs 75.00-78.00; 700-900 lbs 76.00-80.00; 900-1000 lbs scarce.Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 127.00-140.00; 300-350 lbs 127.00-138.00; 350-400 lbs scarce; 400-450 lbs 128.00-140.50; 450-500 lbs 122.00-136.00; 500-550 lbs 124.00-136.00; 550-600 lbs 122.00-129.00; 600-650 lbs 115.00-123.00; 650-700 lbs 114.00-118.50; 700-750 lbs 116.00-116.50; 750-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 106.00-115.00; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs 105.00-109.50; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 59.00-95.50. Stock Cows: scarce.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 66.50-76.50; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 69.50-78.75; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 56.00-66.00.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 78.00-84.50; 1500-2340 lbs 88.50-96.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 70.00-77.75; 1500-2100 lbs 78.00-87.25; Feeder Bulls: 765-1010 lbs 72.00-93.00.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.)

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I was having a conversa-tion with a good friend. We were talking about how faith in God is a lot like trusting your driver.

“Are we there yet?” you might ask. “Or say, “This is boring.” Or even, “But you told me we were going to stop for ice-cream!”

You do not know the course God has for you, but this is where you exercise faith and trust Him. After all, no one wants Him to say, “.O ye of little faith.” as Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 16:8.

One person I know once took a job as a leader of this organization; however, after just three and a half weeks, she knew it was not going to work out. “Yet, I had re-ceived confirmation from the spirit that that was where I was supposed to be,” she told me (even though it was three and a half hours from the home that she and her husband lived

in and also the town where most of her children and other relatives lived, too). But they rented an apartment in this new city anyway. Signed a year lease. And when they weren’t together, they read scriptures over the phone and one of them was driving to see the other each weekend.

“It was awful,” she said. So she resigned after just

three and a half weeks. About a year later, though, after her husband took a new job in an-other city, she also found her dream job in this same city (very similar to the one she had resigned from). Yet, if God had sat down with her and said, “Look, I want you to take this job in this city three and a half-hours from your home, but three and a half weeks after you begin, you will re-sign,” she may have thought, “Really God, that is like ca-reer suicide?” and or, “That’s the craziest plan I have ever

heard!” But that is how He works sometimes. He does not plan like man. He plans like God because He is God. His ways are not our ways.

So the next time you let God drive your car (which you should be doing anyway), tell Him things like, “Take your time,” and “This is exciting,” and “You have never steered me wrong before.”

He knows what plan is best for you. Even if it seems ridiculous. You just got to trust Him and listen.

Especially since, “.faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” (Hebrews 11:1).

Cynthia Kimball is a speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Lead-ership. She sometimes writes for Deseret Connect. E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net

A personal representative is the person named in a Will to handle the Will-writer’s prop-erty after death. The personal representative is in charge of winding up the deceased per-son’s financial affairs. That means taking care of property, paying bills and taxes, and see-ing that assets are transferred to their new rightful owners. If probate court proceedings are required, as they often are, the personal representative must handle them or hire a lawyer to do so.

A personal representative doesn’t need special financial or legal knowledge. Common sense, conscientiousness and honesty are the main require-ments. A personal representa-tive who needs help can hire lawyers, accountants or other experts and pay them from the assets of the estate. The person you choose should be honest, with good organizational skills and the ability to keep track of details

Many people select some-one who will inherit a substan-tial amount of their property. This makes sense because such a person is likely to do a consci-entious job of managing your affairs after your death. He or she may also have knowledge of where your records are kept and an understanding of why you want your property left as you have directed. Whomever you select, make sure the per-son is willing to do the job. It is a good idea to discuss the position with the person you’ve chosen, before you make your Will.

When it comes time, a per-sonal representative can accept

or decline the responsibility. Someone who agrees to serve can resign at any time. For this reason, many Wills name an al-ternate personal representative, otherwise a court can appoint one.

The main reason for serv-ing as a personal representative is to honor the deceased per-son’s request, but the personal representative is also entitled to payment. The exact amount is regulated can be affected by factors such as the value of the deceased person’s property and what the probate court decides is reasonable. Often, close rela-tives and friends (especially those who are inheriting part of the estate) don’t charge the

estate for their services. Your personal represen-

tative will usually hire an at-torney to assist with the legal documents needed for the es-tate administration. The per-sonal representative should choose a lawyer that is capable of explaining the estate admin-istration process. A lawyer may charge by the hour ($150-$200 or more is common), charge a lump sum, or charge a certain percentage of the gross value of the deceased person’s estate. The lawyer’s fee is paid from the assets of the estate. The lawyer should relieve the per-sonal representative of the re-sponsibility of personally han-dling all the details and should help protect the personal rep-resentative from any liabilities associated with serving as per-sonal representative.

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

women Helping women in UtahSecond “Giving Circle” Forms in St. George Area

ST. GEORGE - Women and girls in southwestern Utah have a new group of advocates - who are also women and girls. The new Three Corners Women’s Giving Circle is the second such grassroots fund-raising group in the state. The women who join each pledge an amount of money every year to be pooled and spent helping others.

Founder Stephanie Martini of St. George says some “giving circles” in other parts of the country set high dollar amounts to join and high expectations for members’ involvement, but that isn’t the case in Utah. Instead, she said, it’s a learning experience for women of all ages.

“Part of this is to educate us about philanthropy and the local nonprofits that are available. We’re focusing just locally. There are a ton of good causes out there, but we just felt that if we start at home, hopefully the movement will spread outward.”

The Three Corners group is named for the area that encompasses parts of Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Martini said they want to learn about nonprofit opportunities in all three states. The goal is to fund projects in the areas of safety and health, education, and economic advancement and leadership for women and girls.

Like its counterpart, the Utah Women’s Giving Circle formed two years ago, there are three membership levels. The highest donation amount is $250 a year. There are $100 memberships for younger women and students, and a $50 membership for girls under age 18, to encourage their input.

In the first two months, Martini said, they have raised $8,000.“I was a little bit hesitant, because I’m not the kind of person to go out and ask people for

money,” Martini said. “Now, I’m completely ecstatic about it - and I’m ecstatic about the pos-sibilities.”

The group is operating under the guidance of the Communities Foundation of Utah. The Three Corners Women’s Giving Circle will have its first meeting in July.

—Chris Thomas, Utah News Connection

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Rabbit Valley Quilters Annual Quilt Show

Saturday July 6th at the historic DUP Building on Main street in Torrey.

Quilts will be for sale and tickets will be available for the “Opportunity Quilt”

made by the group and giv-en away during the

Wayne County Fair Week in August.

VENDORS WELCOMED!!

Torrey Apple Days Swap Meet July 6th, 2013 Torrey Apple Days committee would like to invite Vendors to participate in its annual swap meet. Spaces are $25.00 for a 10x10 foot space. Artists, collectors, those with specialty/handcrafted items, school clubs and sports organizations, food and vendors of all types. Or if you wish to clean out your garage and make some extra cash this is a great avenue for sales. Schedule early and have your space included in pre-event advertising. Contact Bob 435-979-5050 or Torrey Town at (435) 425-3600.

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times “floating” down Tor-rey’s main street, decorate

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Volley Ball Tournament: Get your teams together and play to win!! Sign up sheets at the Town Hall

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WASHINGTON, DC - During National Business Week last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack high-lighted USDA’s actions to help rural small businesses create jobs, get access to capital and spur economic growth. He also announced the selection of recipients for USDA’s Ru-ral Business Enterprise Grants. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, de-spite a time of significant bud-get uncertainty.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the economy in small towns and rural com-munities, just as they are in our biggest cities,” Vilsack said. “USDA supports small businesses by providing job training, business develop-ment opportunities, strategic community planning and other resources. We’re focused on making sure that Main Street businesses have the tools they need to grow.”

Secretary Vilsack an-nounced 54 awards under the Rural Business Enterprise Grants program in 21 states – Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachu-setts, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Ver-mont, Washington and Wis-consin. The following awards were given to Utah businesses:

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USDA has several ini-

tiatives underway to support small businesses and the com-munities they serve. Alto-gether, USDA business and cooperative development pro-grams have had a significant impact on rural communities – achieving record results under President Obama. Since 2009, USDA has provided more than 15,000 loans and grants through its business programs, helping more than 60,000 ru-ral small businesses.

This assistance has also been directed toward histori-cally underserved communi-ties. For example, USDA Ru-ral Development is working closely with the Appalachian Regional Commission on a public/private partnership to help economies prosper. This partnership is intended to cre-ate a stronger and more diver-sified Appalachian economy. It compliments several other initiatives USDA has in place.

Additionally, USDA is work-ing in persistent poverty areas in 16 states to leverage lo-cal partnerships and grow the economy through its Strike-Force for Rural Growth and Opportunity.

Rural small businesses are encouraged to contact their nearest USDA Rural Devel-opment office for information about available assistance. A list of these offices is available at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/StateOfficeAddresses.html.

The funding announced today under the Rural Busi-ness Enterprise Grants pro-gram will help support the Obama Administration’s vi-sion by providing rural com-munities with resources to support small businesses, im-prove public facilities, and create new, sustainable jobs. Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the con-ditions for the grant.

Rural Business Enter-prise Grants and other USDA programs help rural small businesses manufacture new products, expand local food systems and create jobs. Sec-retary Vilsack continued a call this week for Congress to pass a comprehensive, multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible. Leaders from both parties have signaled a willingness to come together and get this critically impor-tant legislation passed. On

June 10, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan version of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. Secretary Vilsack noted that he is encouraged by signs that the House of Representatives will consider a bill this week.

President Obama’s plan to revitalize the rural economy has brought about historic in-vestment over the past four years – including in America’s small towns and rural com-munities. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, has a portfolio of pro-grams designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, resi-dents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.

USDA has made a con-certed effort to deliver results for the American people, even as USDA implements seques-tration – the across-the-board budget reductions mandated under terms of the Budget Control Act. USDA has al-ready undertaken historic ef-forts since 2009 to save more than $828 million in taxpayer funds through targeted, com-mon-sense budget reductions. These reductions have put USDA in a better position to carry out its mission, while implementing sequester bud-get reductions in a fair manner that causes as little disruption as possible.

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Babies must be in “Western Wear” there will be three catagories: 0 to 6 months 7 to 12 months 13 to 24 months Judges will judge on looks, attire, and personality!We will be giving away 3 wagons, filled with prizes!!!

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SALT LAKE CITY - Ag-riculture Secretary Tom Vil-sack announced on June 20 that USDA is accepting appli-cations for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes. USDA remains focused on car-rying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget un-certainty. Today’s announce-ment is one part of the Depart-ment’s efforts to strengthen the rural economy.

“The Obama Administra-tion and USDA are working to ensure that rural homeown-ers and renters have safe, af-fordable and sanitary places to live,” Vilsack said. “These grant funds will help low- and very-low-income residents in our rural communities main-tain and repair their homes and make them more energy-efficient.”

For fiscal year 2013, USDA is making available up to $3.8 million through the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program.

Grants are provided to qualified intermediaries such as town or county govern-ments, public agencies, com-munity organizations, feder-ally recognized Indian Tribes, non-profit and faith-based organizations. The grants are then distributed to qualified

USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Improve the Quality of rural Housing

homeowners or owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents. The grants can be used to weatherize and repair existing structures, in-stall or improve plumbing or provide access to people with disabilities. In addition, the program assists rental property owners and cooperative hous-ing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available to low- and very low-income persons.

For additional informa-tion on eligibility for Housing Preservation Grants, please see the June 18, 2013 Federal Register.

President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural com-munities. Under the Presi-dent’s leadership, these invest-ments in housing, community facilities, businesses and in-frastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthen-ing America’s economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA’s investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. President Obama and

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack are committed to a smarter use of Federal resources to foster sustainable economic pros-perity and ensure the govern-ment is a strong partner for businesses, entrepreneurs and working families in rural com-munities.

USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, has a portfolio of programs designed to improve the eco-nomic stability of rural com-munities, businesses, resi-dents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. USDA has made a concerted effort to de-liver results for the American people, even as the Depart-ment implements sequestra-tion – the across-the-board budget reductions mandated under terms of the Budget Control Act.

USDA has already un-dertaken historic efforts since 2009 to save more than $828 million in taxpayer funds through targeted, common-sense budget reductions. These reductions have put USDA in a better position to carry out its mission, while implementing sequester bud-get reductions in a fair manner that causes as little disruption as possible.

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ing of the Dixie National For-est Resource Advisory Com-mittee (RAC) meeting has scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in Dixie National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 1789 North Wedge-wood Lane, Cedar City, Utah. The RAC will revisit previous-ly recommended and approved projects whose funding may be affected as a result of Fed-eral budget cuts. The meeting is open to the public.

Additional information concerning Title II projects is available at the National For-est Service website: www.fs.fed.us/srs or by contacting Janice Minarik for more in-formation about the RAC and projects at (435) 865-3700.

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As little notice as the horse race meet had it was quite successful. Brady Eyre put on a good show, the rac-es were really handicapped well, with each race pretty even. Brady’s wife Wendy did a good job in the conces-sion stand, and she had a lot of good help. I believe that if the races were held each year, this could become as big event as it was many years ago, when the stands were full. It is al-ways heart warming to see so many volunteers come to help make these events successful.

The Cities redevelop-ment of the City Park is com-ing along nicely. The concrete work beneath the Pavilion is complete, as is the walk way to the south. The work being done is first class and it was badly needed for a long time.

This is the big weekend with the Balloon Festival com-ing, if only the wind hold off for the weekend. Tomorrow morning (Friday) there will be balloons lift off at about 6:30. Saturday morning is when it all happens and another lift off, a 5K race, and the famous Panguitch Lions breakfast will be held at Zions Bank starting at 7:30 till 10:00. Zions Bank is a great place to view the balloons as they fly by while you are waiting or eating your breakfast. The Harley riders will have their parade at 10:00 am and this gets bigger each

year. There will be entertain-ment all day long leading up to the balloon glow at dark. There will be plenty of food in back of Zions Bank. For a full schedule of events see the City ad in the paper.

Pat will have a fund rais-er for Debbie Pollock at her home at 295 N. Main. Lots of Chocolate provided by some of the local chocolate makers, tour of the house and garden. There will be entertainment by Brent Leach, one of our own. It starts at 6:00 pm until 8:00 or so.

Next week is the 4th of July our Countries big holiday of the summer. I am putting this in this week Column be-cause the 4th falls on Thurs-day and the Post Office will be closed. It also starts off with Lions Breakfast, (can you ever get enough of that bacon? ). Followed by the kids parade and other events around town and the Triple C, will follow through out the day. The eve-ning will be capped off with the best fireworks display in Southern Utah, put on by our Fire Fighters.

This week the Lamont and Linda Olsen’s are hosting a family reunion and they are expecting around eighty fam-ily members to attend.

The Community Devel-opment Block Grant (CDBG) funding is received from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and

Urban Development (HUD) and is funneled through the State of Utah. Panguitch City received $150,000 to purchase a fire truck to replace the old work horse Dodge which is a 1983 vehicle. Normally fire apparatus are replaced after 20 years, not because they are wore out, (even though this engine is) because you can’t find replacement parts for them. This engine has served Panguitch well. These CDBG funds help out small rural communities, a few years ago Hatch received a like amount and that was used for a com-munity center and fire station. Escalante also received funds for a new fire station. Acquir-ing these funds takes a long time, there is a ladder process that you go through and you move up the ladder one year at a time, usually it takes at least three years to receive this grant money.

The Panguitch Lions Club has a new President, Bob Lowe. It’s kind of scary being President of the Lions, Bob is the third one this year. Pete Larson had to quit because of poor health and Donna Jefferson passed away. Bob is the announcer at the Bob Cats basketball games. Joe Armand will be his 1st V.P. and Kevin Barnhurst is the 2nd V.P. The Club is in good hands and is always looking for new members. Volunteer-

ing is great, helping people is what it is all about.

The Bob Cats are going down to the Dixie Basketball Camp this week. The Lady Cats were at this camp last week and did really well, los-ing in the Championship game to a 5A school out of Las Ve-gas.

I went to the School Board meeting and I was the only outsider there. When you get a good board like this one is, the public trusts them to make good decisions. Su-perintendent Dalton is first rate and takes the time to put a column in the paper to let the public know what is going on in the School District.

It’s coming up really fast (no pun intended) the Bryce Canyon half marathon and 5K run. It will be held on July 13th, I think it starts at 6 am. The hard part about the race is getting up that early, much of the race is down hill. So you had better get your running shoes ready and hit the street.

We are surrounded by 2000 miles of ATV trails, so take advantage of the weather and get going. You can ride up to Canada or down to Mex-ico from here, to Richfield or Fillmore and Parowan, just take plenty of gas with you.

Pray for the wind to stop, the rain doesn’t seem like it wants to cooperate.

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Last week we had an invite for trout supper with our neighbor,An evening relaxation from our day of tedious labor.So we went walking over at the stated time of night,The cooking fire was burning, but he was not in sight.A little note upon his door said “Fix you a toddy, can you?I’ve just run up to Forsyth Lake to catch the evening’s menu.”Is this guy an optimist, or what? The geek word is ‘prospicient’,To set the table, and light the fire, and then go do the fishin’.If I tried using that approach, tried showing that much nerve,Well, peanut butter sandwiches is prob’ly what I’d serve.But here he com, right on the dog, with a limit of lake-grown food,A mess of tasty fishes for our little multitude.He cleaned ‘em nice, shook on some spice, and wrapped ‘em up in foil.Quoth he, “I like to serve ‘em fresh. I hate it when they spoil.”So, everything worked out just right, and the meal was just ducky,But I wonder still, was it all a plan, or was he just plain lucky?

Fence Lines by Ray Conrad

“Menu Planning”(2005). From Fence Lines, by Ray Conrad, published by Avalanche Creek Productions, 2009.

SATURDAY  SUNSET  SERIES

Each year, the Entrada Institute is proud to present a theatrical performance.

LOUNGE is a theatrical story and music of one man's experience as a lounge singer. "Singing lounge is an art form," says Raymond, "and sadly, much of it is disappearing in the computer age."

Filled with stories of the road and stories behind the microphone, LOUNGE is filled with that romantic longing within us all.

Playwright, poet, performer, musician, director, designer, and teacher,

Raymond Shurtz is a fourth generation pioneer from Garfield County. His work includes 33 plays, scores of songs, and 25 years of performing much of his own work.

Who: Everyone is welcome!What: Musical Theatre When: Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:30-8:30PMWhere: RobberÕs Roost Bookstore, Highway 24 in Torrey, UTCost? This series is FREE and

open to the public.

The Entrada Institutepresents a program by Raymond Shurtz

Lounge: A Theatrical Story & Music

Supported by the Wayne County Travel Council at www.capitolreef.travelWeather permitting, weÕll be outdoors. Bring camp chairs for comfort.

Donations made to Entrada to assist in funding our programming are greatly appreciated.For more information, go to http://www.entradainstitute.org

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

PAGE, AZ - Glen Can-yon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument are one of 22 na-tional park units across the country selected to receive a 2013 Active Trails grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of Ameri-ca’s national parks. Now in its fifth year, the Active Trails pro-gram supports hands-on proj-ects that encourage the public to lead healthy lives by actively engaging in trail work, special events and community activi-ties that help restore, protect and/or create land and water trails across the country.

Glen Canyon/Rainbow Bridge staff, Page High School UNITY Club, Coconino Coun-ty Health Services District, Grand Canyon Youth, Utah Conservation Corps, and Glen Canyon Natural History Asso-ciation will use the 2013 Ac-tive Trails grant to connect un-der-engaged youth and adults to their national parks through participation in land and water-based trail activities. Project participants will explore the beautiful Colorado and San Juan Rivers by kayak and don boots to trek along the Hang-ing Garden Trail and Rainbow Bridge North Trail. Each event will include thematic activities based on topics such as physi-cal wellness, nutrition, and natural and cultural resource stewardship. This project will enable schools, families, and communities to unite to create healthy lifestyle changes, and provide a bridge between local communities and their national parks.

“It is an honor and a privi-lege to be selected to receive this grant. This is a great op-portunity to work with local partners and community mem-bers to showcase our parks and improve overall community wellness,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle.

Since 2008, the National Park Foundation has granted nearly $1.7 million through its Active Trails program. To date, Active Trails has engaged

PAGE, AZ – Due to recent dry conditions and high fire dan-ger in southwest Utah and northwest Arizona, fire restrictions are now in effect in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rain-bow Bridge National Monument. Current and forecasted weather patterns coupled with extremely dry vegetation have created haz-ardous fire conditions throughout Arizona and Utah.

The following acts will be prohibited until further notice:· Igniting, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire out-

side a fire structure that is provided by the National Park Service within a designated area, (agency approved fire pits and grills pro-vided for in developed recreation sites and picnic areas). Stoves or grills that are solely fueled by liquid petroleum fuels are al-lowed in all locations.

· Campfires and charcoal fires will continue to be allowed below the high waterline in areas devoid of vegetation.

· Smoking outside an enclosed vehicle or building unless stopped in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter that is clear of all flammable materials.

· Discharging, or using any kind of fireworks, tracer ammuni-tion or other incendiary devices in any location on federal lands is always prohibited.

Violation of the above, prohibited acts is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or both (43 CFR 9212.4).

Information concerning these fire restrictions may be ob-tained at: 928 608-6200

—National Park Service

Fire restrictions at Glen Canyon N.r.A. and

rainbow Bridge National Monument

Adus is taking a break this week.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Receive 2013 Active Trails Grant from the National Park

Foundationmore than 4,700 volunteers and 131 project partners who combined have contributed more than 21,000 hours to help promote, refurbish or build national park trails that were ultimately enjoyed by 304,000 visitors (and counting!).

This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foun-dation through the generous support of Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola Foundation. A list-ing of parks and their Active Trails project descriptions can be found on the National Park Foundation website.

—National Park Foundation

June 27, 2013 Page 7The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

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Hey, kids! Have you been to the park yet to try out the new playground equipment?

It looks like it would be a lot fun. It has taken a long time to gather funds and there have been many hands involved in it, but it has all been worth it. Even kids on Facebook are getting excited and can hardly wait to get here for vacation so they can join in the fun at the playground.

Derlynne Brooks, her daughter Whitney and her sis-ter Tracy Robison are home from their vacation in Califor-nia. It sounds like they went to San Francisco, Lake Tahoe and all places in between and had a great time. Derlynne says Whitney was the Chauffeur and they couldn’t have asked for a better one. She probably didn’t charge them much either so that was good!

Marilee Miller spent an-other night in the hospital last week. She had a bad reaction to some new medication. Her sister, Joy Carter, started to Panguitch with her but they finally had to stop and go the

A heads up on July 20th the Pioneer Celebration for the Bryce Valley area will be held at the Tropic Town Park. The theme this year is “Hasten The Work in 2013”. Parade line up will be at 9:30 A.M. Parade will begin at 10:00 A.M. Flag Ceremony will follow at 10:30 A.M. Races at 10:45 A.M. and lunch will be from 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. There will be Indi-an Tacos, hamburgers and hot dogs. From 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Inflatables (includ-ing one water slide), games, sno cones, cotton candy and cold drinks will be going on.

The Carl Boyds are home from Kentucky after having their whole family together there in May. Daughter Em-ily, from Australia, with her children were in Kentucky for three weeks. She and her sister Katherine enjoyed time together, especially camp-ing at a music festival. (The Boyds camped at a motel) On Memorial Day they all con-verged at son John’s farm for a fun day of kids playing in the woods, adults talking lots, and family pictures. Everything was green in Kentucky but it was also hot and humid, so they were very happy to point the car west toward Tropic.

Watch around the towns for posters about the blood drive on July 11th.

There is a big raffle go-ing on for the safe sidewalk. There is a HUGE 51” TV, a BBQ grill, and a GPS up for grabs along with several other neat prizes. Tickets are avail-able at the bank, the store and the town office, at $5.00 each. The drawing will be held on July 4th at 12:30 at the park. Need not be present to win.

The Mystery Market is temporarily on hold until it gets set up again. The wind took it on a trip across the road. The Mystery Market is for ANYONE to use at any time during daylight hours. You do not need a reservation and it’s free. It is for yard sales, bake sales, craft fairs, farmers mar-kets, lemonade stands, fund-raisers, etc. Anything legal.

Art and I spent the week-end in Richfield at our grand-son, Joshua Jensen’s, Mission-ary Farewell. He enters the MTC on Wed. and is really excited. We were excited to see Edith Garcia and Lexie Le Fevre in attendance. Nice of them to come all that way to say goodbye to Joshua. They got acqainted when Joshua and Alex were working down

here in the summers.Joshua, Alex and David(Joshua’s dad) took part in the Summer Games in Cedar City and won some medals in tennis. On their way home they ran into the Scott Barton family at Cove Fort. It was the Family Reunion for the Barton’s and they visited for awhile. Ma-rie said they had a lot of fun at Cove Fort. While there

David took a spill and really scratched up his leg and has a huge bandage on it.

Keep your eyes open for the 4th of July happenings. Haven’t heard anything yet but I know something is in the works. I just seem to be out of the loop. Have a great week and please call or email your news to me.

Thanks VS.

rest of the way in the Tropic ambulance. She is back home and doing better.

Mac Edmiston spent a little time in the hospital also to get his breathing straightened out. He was grateful that they have good friends who stayed with Darlene until he could get back home and be with her. She has her problems too. Our best to both of them.

The bus from the care center in Panguitch brought six of its citizens, and patients, to the Escalante Senior Citizen Center for lunch last Thursday. Velma Boulter, Parley Pratt, Cal Porter and Garneal Smith, all of Escalante; Bea Reynolds, Cannonville and Ella Bybee, Tropic. Carolyn and Vergean Porter joined Vergean’s sister, Velma

Boulter for lunch; Duanne Dutton joined his father, Parley Pratt, and even took him for a little ride while the others were visiting; Marie and Weldon Porter joined Weldon’ssister, Garneal Smith; Lillian Cole-man joined her brother, Cal Porter, and Mary Shumway

joined her sister, Ella Bybee. Others, I know of, who were in attendance were: Beth Smith, Margean Schow, Pat Sorensen, Fred and DeEtte Spencer,

Florence Alvey, Jerry and Sherree Roundy, Clem and Joyce Griffin, Jaleen Vance,

Link and Donna Chyn-oweth, Julie Ford, Lane and Geraldine Liston. I know there were others but I did not have access to a list of names. My apologies to the ones I missed.

Arnold and Deon Alvey went to Panguitch last Thurs-day for Arnold’s appointment with his heart doctor. From there they went on to Richfield to his hearing specialist. Then they met with their daughter Janeen Duncan, from Loa, and her two granddaughters, Hai-ley and Hannah Snedegar, for lunch and shopping. Then back home! That used to be a fun filled day, but for me, now, that is a week’s worth of work!

Ardis Christensen kept her appointment with the heart doctor in Panguitch on Thurs-day also.

Tari and Ryan Cottam and

family were in Salt Lake all last week. They should be able to tell some great stories about the Miss Utah Pageant!

There is lots of camping and fishing going on now. Peo-ple are heading into the hills to get out of the heat.

The family of Quinn and Doneen Griffin camped at Blue Spruce or in the Cowpuncher area last weekend.

Nathan and Elisa Lyman and family and Brent and Pa-trice Cottam camped at Blue Spruce.

My neighbors, Ben and Jodi Carter, had their trailer pulled up to their back door like they were loading it to go somewhere also.

Congratulations to our little league baseball team and their sponsors. Hope you have a great season next year. We are so happy that the Salt Lake Bees team was so great in wel-coming you back into the world of baseball, when you went to their game in Salt Lake! What a great experience!

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It’s time to get ready for the

Bryce Valley 4th of July Parade!

We’d like patriots, pioneers,

veterans, war heros, scouts, business entries, kids on bikes and trikes, horses, wagons, 4 wheelers, tractors, motorcycles, classic, snazzy, sexy, shiny, sporty cars and trucks, flags, dance groups, cheer groups, sports teams, families, dressed up dogs or sheep or goats (on leashes, please!), strollers, costumes, candy! Here’s your chance to strut your stuff!

Please meet at the Elementary school at 9:40 am on Thursday July 4th. The parade starts at 10 am SHARP! There will be designated parking at the Tropic Town Park for a car and motorcycle show after the parade.

Hope to see you there!

Seeing a rattlesnake in your yard or in the wild can be a frightening experience.

But it doesn’t have to be. If you respect the snake and give it some space, there’s almost no chance you’ll have a negative encounter with it. And, if you can find a safe place to observe the snake, you’ll have a chance to watch one of the most unique critters in the world.

“Rattlesnakes are a very important part of Utah’s eco-systems,” says Krissy Wilson, native aquatic species coordi-nator for the Division of Wild-life Resources.

“They control pests,” she says. “And they’re fun to watch.”

Tips to keep you safe in rattlesnake country are avail-able in a free brochure titled “Living with Venomous Rep-tiles” from www.swparc.org.

Wild Aware Utah also pro-vides free rattlesnake safety in-formation. WAU’s information is available at www.wildawa-reutah.org/utah-wildlife-infor-mation.

Staying safeWilson says summer is the

time of year when you’ll most likely encounter rattlesnakes in Utah.

Eight rattlesnake subspe-cies live in Utah. The most common is the Great Basin rat-tlesnake, which is found across the state.

Rocky, talus slopes are the places in Utah where you’ll most likely encounter rattle-

rattlesnake Safety Tips

If you see a rattlesnake, give it plenty of space. And don’t harass it. Photo by Lynn Chamberlain

snakes. In fact, Wilson says there’s a good chance you’ve been close to a snake while hiking and never knew it. “A snake’s camouflage allows it to blend into its surroundings,” she says. “They’re tough to see.”

If you encounter a rattle-snake, the way you act will likely determine the experi-ence you have. Like most ani-mals, rattlesnakes fear humans. “They’ll usually do everything they can to avoid us,” Wilson says.

Respecting the snake, and giving it plenty of space, are the keys to avoiding problems. One thing you don’t want to do is approach the snake.

“I can’t overemphasize how important it is to give snakes space, to watch where you step, to watch where you place your hands when you sit down, and above all, to re-sist the urge to harass or kill a snake,” she says.

Wilson also reminds you that rattlesnakes are fully pro-tected by Utah law; it’s illegal to harass or kill one.

Hiking tipsIf you encounter a rattle-

snake while hiking, Wilson says you should do the follow-ing:

Remain calm. Do not panic.

Stay at least five feet from the snake. Give the rattlesnake plenty of space.

Do not try to kill the snake. Doing so is illegal and greatly increases the chance

the snake will bite you. Wilson says most venomous bites hap-pen when untrained people try to kill or harass a snake. “Usu-ally, the snake is simply mov-ing through the area, sunning itself or looking for a place to hide,” she says. “If you leave the snake alone, it will leave you alone.”

Alert people to the snake’s location. Advise them to use caution and to respect the snake. Keep children and pets away.

Keeping snakes out of your yard

Rocky, talus slopes aren’t the only place in Utah where you might encounter a rattle-snake. Depending on where you live, you could find a snake in your yard.

Aside from building a fence that rattlesnakes can’t pen-etrate, Wilson says the following are the best ways to keep rattle-snakes out of your yard:

Reduce the number of places where snakes can find shelter. Brush, wood, rock and junk piles are all items you should get rid of.

Control rodent popula-tions. Bird feeders and water are two of the main items that attract rodents to yards.

Avoid scaring away harm-less snake species, such as gopher snakes. Having other snake species on or near your yard may deter rattlesnakes from wandering through it.

Wilson says she’s heard of people using “snake repel-lents.” But she isn’t aware of any scientific testing that shows these products are effective.

For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at 801-538-4700.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

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June 27, 2013Page 8 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

LeGAL NOTICeS

SPeCIAL ONVehicle Inspections: $10

CerTIFIeD LIST OF CANDIDATeS The following candidates have Declared Candidacy for the upcoming election on November 5, 2013 for Escalante City.

MAYOR (4 YR. TERM) (one vacancy) Jerry A. TaylorCOUNCIL MEMBER (4 Yr. Term) (two vacancies) Melani Torgersen Marian Louise BarnesDated: June 11, 2013Vickie L. Schulkoski, City Recorder, MMCPublished in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

CANDIDATeS FILeDThe following individuals filed to run for office for Hatch

Town in the upcoming election: MAYOR (4 yr Term) - Lucinda JosieCOUNCILMEMBER (2 yr Term) - Merrill K BurrowsCOUNCIL MEMBER (4 yr Term) - Tony Dinges There are two - 4 year terms available & only one person

has filed. Interested individuals may fill out a WRITE-IN DEC-LARATION OF CANDIDACY to run for office until September 23, 2013.

Jacie Torgersen, Hatch Town ClerkPublished in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

eLeCTION NOTICeThe following names

will appear on the ballot for Boulder Town’s municipal election to be held November 5: Mayor: Bill Muse; Council Members: Gladys H. LeFevre, Colleen Thompson, Cindy Wilson.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

NOTICe OF PUBLIC HeArINGOn July 9, 2013, at 6:45 p.m. the Panguitch City Council

will hold a meeting at 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the issues of:

Panguitch City Ordinance NO. 2013-6An ordinance amending the Panguitch Municipal code to

add a section pertaining to the regulation of retail tobacco spe-cialty businesses.

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. in the city conference room, 25 south 200 east, Panguitch Utah 84759.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Dated this 14th day of June 2013. Posted by order of the Panguitch City Council.

Draft ordinance NO. 2013-6 is available for review at the Panguitch City Office at 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning June 17, 2013.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICeThe following individuals

have filed for Mayor of Anti-mony Town: Shannon Allen.

The following individuals have filed for Antimony Town council member 4 year term: Tom King

Any questions please contact the Town Clerk

Roma Henrie, Town Clerk

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

NOTICe TO wATer USerSThe applications below were filed with the Division of

Water Rights in Wayne County.These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2.Protests concerning an application must be legibly

written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand deliv-ery to a Divisionoffice during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE JULY 17, 2013.

Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S)97-2384 (A79738): Stephen J. Seymour propose(s) using

1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (3.5 miles South of Escalante) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

Kent L. Jones, P.E.STATE ENGINEER

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 20 & 27, 2013.

LOA TOwN 2013 CANDIDATe FILINGThe following Loa Town residents have filed for the No-

vember 2013 Election:Jeffery M. Olsen - Mayor (4 year term)Gary R. Brian – Town Council Member (4 year term)Ryan Rees – Town Council Member (4 year term)Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

LOA TOwN ANNUAL DrINKING wATer QUALITY rePOrT 2012

Loa Town Water System is pleased to be able to present its Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2012. At the present time, Loa Town water system has not had any violations and the drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal and State require-ments. The EPA has determined that your water is SAFE. If you would like to see how we’re doing, stop by the Loa Town Office during the regular office hours Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 20 & 27, 2013

AA Meetings Monday Evenings

6:00 Flying M

Restaurant Panguitch

PUBLIC HeArINGS Notice is hereby given that the Boulder Town Council will

hold two public hearings on Thursday, July 11, 2013, beginning at 6:00 at the Community Center, 351 N. 100 E., for the purpose of receiving public comment on the Planning Commission’s rec-ommendations on:

1) Boulder Town’s application for a change in side yard set-backs in Commercial Zones that abut a public road; and

2) Changes to Boulder’s General Plan.Copies of both can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s office

during regular office hours.Judith Davis, Boulder Town Clerk

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 27, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICeTorrey Town Elections

Notice is hereby given the following individuals

have filed for the following offices.

*Mayor (4 yr. Term)Adus F. Dorsey ll

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 27, 2013

HeNrY MOUNTIAN CABIN LeASe OPPOrTUNITYThe State of Utah Trust Lands Administration is seeking

proposals for a lease for the following property:Township 31 South, Range 10 East, SLB&MSection 36: W½NE¼SW¼NE¼, E½NW¼SW¼NE¼ (10

Acres M/L)SUBJECT TO all easements of record or prescriptive.Proposals are due no later than July 31, 2013 and should be

sent to the address below. Interested parties must submit a check for $950 for the application and processing fees along with a check for their proposed first year rental bid. All proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

1.Income potential to the Trust Land Administration2.Enhancement of adjacent trust lands by the proposed use3.Desirability of proposed use4.Proposed timetable for development5.Ability of applicant to performA map and legal description is available upon request and

may be obtained by:- Calling Bryan Torgerson at (435) 259-7417- Visiting our Southeastern Area Office (address below)- Or emailing bryantorgerson@utah.gov

Utah Trust Lands AdministrationSoutheastern Area Office217 Center Street #230

Moab,UT 84532Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 27 and JULY 4 & 11, 2013

HANNA - Utah DWR personnel recently teamed up with several oil and gas com-panies to install pipe fencing along portions of the Tabby Mountain Wildlife Manage-ment Area.

A view of the new wild-life-friendly fence along Tab-by Mountain Wildlife Man-agement Area.

The fence is designed to help regulate livestock and human use while allowing safe crossing by wildlife.

“Wildlife fences need to be sturdy. They also need to allow deer and elk to jump over without catching their legs on the wires, and allow fawns, calves and other small wildlife to safely crawl un-derneath,” said Ben Williams, DWR project manager.

A pipe fence meets all of those needs. The top bar is easily seen and smooth, so it doesn’t snag animals’ legs if they misjudge a jump.

Berry Petroleum, E&P, QEP and Newfield donated excess drill pipe, which cut down the cost of installation. Williams said pipe fences of-ten cost more than others to install, but pay for themselves in the long run. While other fences in the region need re-pair often, pipe fences require little maintenance.

Fences like these allow deer and elk to jump over without catching their legs on the wires. Photo by Ron Stewart

wildlife-friendly Fencing at Tabby MtnThe fence is ideal for wildlife crossing,

and requires little maintenance

Because of this partner-ship, the wildlife manage-ment area now has a sturdy, almost maintenance-free fence at a price only slightly

more than other types of fenc-es.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

PUBLIC NOTICePlease take notice that the Garfield County Commission has

scheduled a public hearing on August July 8th, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Pan-guitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following:

MINOR SUB-DIVISIONSUBDIVISION BOUNDARY:PARCEL 1:THE E1/2 OF THE SW1/4 OF SECTION 35, T33S, R5W,

S.L.B.&M., CONTAINING 20.26 ACRES.PARCEL 2:THE SE1/4 OF THE SW1/4 OF THE NE1/4 OF SECTION

35, T33S, R5W, S.L.B.&M. CONTAINING 10.13 ACRES.PARCEL 3:THE SW1/4 OF THE SW1/4 OF THE NE1/4 OF SECTION

35, T33S, R5W S.L.B.&M. CONTAINING 10.13 ACRES.Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

JUNE 27 and JULY 4, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICePlease take notice that the Garfield County Commission has

scheduled a public hearing on July 8th, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following:

MINOR SUB-DIVISIONSUBDIVISION BOUNDARY:Total Property 13.14 acres:Beginning at a point N89˙40’03”W along the North section

line, Section 21, T34S-R5W S.L.B.&M. 282.36 and 501˙30’46”E 25.50 feet from the Northeast corner of said Section 21, said point being on an existing Eastwest fenceline and South right-of-way of a county road: Thence departing said fenceline and right-of-way, running S01˙50’46”E 1317.47 feet to a point on an existing Eastwest fenceline: Thence S86˙26’48”W along said fenceline, 516.87 feet: Thence departing said fenceline runnin N00˙07’05”E 1356.26 feet to a found Grimshaw Rebar Cap, said point also being on an existing Eastwest fenceline and said South right-of-way of a County road: Thence S89˙05’39”E along said fenceline and right-of-way, 470.70 feet to the point of beginning and containing 15.14 acres.

Road Parcel Description:Beginning at a point N89˙40’03”W along the North Section

line, Section 21, T34S-R5W S.L.B.&M., 252.36 feet from the Northeast corner said Section 21: Thence S01˙50’46”E 25.50 feet point being on an existing Eastwest fenceline and the South right-of-way of a County road: Thence N89˙05’39”W along said fenceline and right-of-way 470.70 feet to a found Grimshaw Rebar Cap: Thence departing said fenceline and right-of-way, running N00˙07’05”E 20.77 feet to a point on the North seciotn line. Said Section 21; Thence S89˙40’03”E along said North line 469.78 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.25 acre.

Bangeter Parcel 1:Beginning at a point N89˙40’03”W along the north sec-

tion line, Section 21 T34S-R5W S.L.B.&M., 552.14 feet and S00˙08’06”W 22.77 feet from the Northeast corner of said Sec-tion 21, said point being on the South line of an existing County road, Thence departing said South line running S00˙08’06”W 1340.71 feet: Thence S89˙26’48”W 200.00 feet: Thence N00˙07’05”E 1356.26 feet to a point on the South line of said existing County road: Running thence S89˙05’39”E along said South line 200.00 feet to the point of beginning and containing 6.18 acres.

Bangeter Parcel 2:Beginning at a point N89˙40’03”W along the North Sec-

tion line, Section 21, T34S-R5W S.L.B.&M., 552.14 feet and S00˙08’06”W 22.77 feet from the Northeast corner said Section 21; said point being on the South line of an existing County road; running thence S89˙05’39”E along said South line 270.70 feet: Thence departing said South line running S01˙50’46”E 1317.47 feet to a point on an existing Eastwest fenceline, running thence S86˙28’48”W along said fenceline 316.87 feet; thence departing said fenceline running N00˙08’06”E 1340.71 feet to the point of beginning and containing 8.96 acres.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JUNE 27 and JULY 4, 2013

reQUeST FOr BIDSWayne County will ac-

cept sealed bids for chip seal-ing approximately 4 miles of County road: 2.0 miles of Teasdale Road, 0.75 miles of Sand Creek Road, 0.35 miles of River Drive and 0.9 miles of Rustler Street. The chip seal is to be an average of 24 feet wide. The oil for the chip-ping will be furnished by the County. The bid will include A chips at State specs, sweep-ing and preparing the road surface, laying and rolling the chips, sweeping the road surface after laying the chips, and striping the finished road. The chipping must be com-pleted by September 31, 2013. Prospective bidders may re-view the specifications and road location at the Wayne County Road Shed, 195 North 100 West, Loa, Utah, contact Rhett Jeffery at 435-836-2682 or at the Wayne County GIS Dept Office, Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, Utah, contact Brandon Jensen at 435-836-1323.

Bids will be accepted in the office of the Wayne Coun-ty Clerk until 10:00 a.m. on Monday July 15, 2013.

Wayne County may ac-cept or reject any and all bids.

Ryan Torgerson,Wayne County Clerk-

AuditorPublished in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 27 and JULY 4, 2013

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HeLP wANTeDHOME FOR RENT IN LOANice home for rent in Loa located at 244 S. 100 W. All kitchen appliances are includ-ed, 3 BR, Bathroom, Laundry Room, Lg. Family Room. For more info, please contact Mar-cus Lewis at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795. 6/27

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HOUSE IN BICKNELL - 4BR, 2BA, family, living, din-ing, laundry and fruit rooms, pellet stove, wood fireplace, oil furnace, carport, on 1/2 acre. $550/month, $12 gar-bage, 1st, last and $600 depos-it. Call 435-425-3723. Also available - a home on Main St. and 2 mobile homes. rtn

LOA OFFICE AND DANCE STUDIO SPACE FOR RENT - Former Insider build-ing, 45 N. Main St., Avail. July 1st. Office space $350/mo; dance studio $350/mo. Call Ryan 435-691-0263 rtn

LOWELL’S COLLECT-IBLES - Fifty years of collect-ibles & antiques. Selling ev-erything and moving on. Taft Storage Units south of Bick-nell. Call 435-896-7092 and I’ll meet you there. Watch for signs and flags on the road.6/27

BUS DRIVERSWayne County School District

Bus Drivers needed! Wayne School District is currently seeking substitute bus drivers for all the bus routes in Wayne County. The district will provide the training to become certified, as well as the information to get the proper endorsements on your driver license. Anyone interested in a bus driving job contact Ned Tay-lor at 435-425-3813. 6/27

Sprayers for Rent The Upper Sevier Conservation

District has two slide-in sprayers for rent.

Rates: $1/acre with $50 minimum Contact: Anne Excell 676-8189

QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS - Premium natural latex mat-tress, firm, virtually new, Ari-zona Latex Mattress Company brand. $350. 435-826-4579

6/27

Do You Need Help with yourSpring Cleaningor with Everday Upkeepon your home?

Call Jan 435.836.2691

STONE HOUSE MASSAGE

Susan Kendall, LMTTeasdale

Hours by appointment435.491.0087

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AA OPEN MEETINGS

Every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:00 pmBicknell Town Hall

FLATBED DRIVEREdwards Trucking

Edwards Trucking is looking for an OTR flatbed driver. Valid CDL, 3 yrs driving experience and clean MVR required. Call Derik at (435) 691-1169. 6/27

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435-616-50743 ACRES FOR SALE - In Loa. Beautiful views, power and water accessible. $23,999.Call 435-691-0689 7/25

TORREY - SANDCREEK RV PARK AND CAMP-GROUND is for sale. Serious inquiries, only. Call 435-425-3577 8/29

wANTeDPRIVATE PARTY wants to buy old wrist watches, pocket watches, wind-ip clocks, any old turquoise.Call Greg at 435-676-8631

7/4

FIRST GRADE TEACHERPANGUITCH ELEMENTARY

Garfield County School DistrictGarfield School District is hiring a full-time First Grade

Teacher for Panguitch Elementary.SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 2012-

2013 Garfield County School District Certified Salary Schedule.QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a valid Utah

Teaching License and a current transcript of credit. Previous teaching experience is preferred, but not required. All applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District Certified application, resume, three current letters of recommendation, and a transcript.

Please direct questions to Principal Nick Reynolds, 435-231-9028, and application packets to: Garfield County School District, P.O. Box 398, 145 East Center, Panguitch, Utah 84759. Online applications are available at: (http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment)

Applications will be screened and the most qualified candi-dates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: June 28, 2013Garfield School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer,

Affirmative Action and ADA 6/27

STATE BANK OF SOUTHERN UTAHTROPIC BRANCH 20-HR TELLER POSITION

Open thru: June 28, 2013 Employment Type: 20 Hr M-F 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Duties:• Assist customers with their deposits, cashing checks, loan

payments, sell money orders, cashier checks, gift cards, com-plete cash advances etc.

• Balance cash drawer • Follow Bank policy • Inform customers of other bank products available

Qualifications: • Computer and ten key skills a must • Must have excellent customer service skills • Bi-Lingual a plus • Previous cash handling experience • Be self motivated and able to work independently Applications can be picked up/turned in at the Tropic Of-

fice, 200 N Main, Tropic, UT 84776 or at our Cedar City Main Office, 377 N Main, Cedar City, UT 84721. You can also visit our website at sbsu.com to print an application.

Pre-employment background check and Credit check re-quired

State Bank of Southern Utah is an Equal Employment Op-portunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

State Bank of Southern Utah participates in the E-Verify.6/27

VACANCY FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHER/PARAPROFESSIONAL

Wayne County School DistrictWayne Middle School has a position for a substitute teach-

er/paraprofessional. This position will be for 27 hours a week with no benefits. Applicant will be expected to report to Wayne Middle School every day and then receive their assignment whether substituting for a teacher or acting as a paraprofessional. Call Mary Bray at 491-0498 with questions. This position will close on July 10, 2013 at 4:00 P.M.

Please send applications of: Wayne School District, PO Box 127 Bicknell, UT 84715Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer

and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 7/4

ESCALANTE HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH

Garfield County School DistrictEscalante High School is seeking applications for an assis-

tant baseball coach. SALARY: Coaching Stipends will be paid according to the

2012-2013 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule. ($1,045 per season)

QUALIFICATIONS: This position will require adequate knowledge of baseball rules, skills, schedules and safety. Appli-cants must have, or be willing to obtain, coaching, and CPR/First Aid certificates. Applicants must satisfactorily pass an em-ployment background check. Applicants must work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Eugene King at 435-231-9041 and applica-tions packets to: Escalante High School, PO Box 228, 800 East Hwy 12, Escalante, UT 84726. Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2013Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. 7/4

ESCALANTE HIGH SCHOOL HEAD GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH

Garfield County School DistrictEscalante High School is seeking applications for a Head

Girls Basketball Coach. QUALIFICATIONS: This position will require adequate

knowledge of basketball rules, skills, schedules, and safety. Ap-plicants must have, or be willing to obtain, coaching, and CPR/First Aid certificates. Applicants must satisfactorily pass an em-ployment background check. Applicants must work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Eugene King at 435-231-9041 and applica-tions packets to: Escalante High, PO Box 228, 800 East HWY 12, Escalante, UT 84726. Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Open until filled. 7/4

Royal’s Food Town, 135 S. Main St. , Loa

ANNIVERSARYSALE

Monday, July 1 Visit the Coke Wagon between 11-2

for free hotdogs, chips, & drinks

Free Drawings for:BBQ Grills

Summer FurnitureSalt Lake Bees Tickets

Fishing gear-Sporting EquipmentFree Coke for a year

and $25 Gift Card Drawings Every Hour from 10am until 6pm

One Day Anniversary Specials:Bakery: French Bread 2 for $1.00 (limit 2 per customer) Brownies 6 pk tray $2.99

Deli: Chicken Strips and Fries $3.99 Oven Roasted Turkey $3.99 per lb.

Meat: Western Family 2 lb. Medium Cheese $4.99 Land O Frost Premium Lunch Meats 16 oz. $3.69 Sunny Roast Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs .99 cents per lb. Petite Sirloin Steaks $3.49 per lb.

Produce: Watermelon 5 lbs for $1.00 Pineapple .69 cents lb. Fresh Salsa $1.99 Corn 12 for $2.99

Grocery: Fresh Curd $1.99 per bag Happy Drinks 10 pk. $1.99

Fabric: Ruler Demonstrations: Scallop, Prarie Point Minky Strip demo quilt and Sale on Minky Fabric

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How to Protect Your Family from

Cyber ThreatsTechnology has swept the

heartland of America, provid-ing families new, more efficient ways to use their home com-puters to manage household finances, maintain personal his-tories and records and store pre-cious digital photographs.

But what happens when a computer virus or invader attacks a family’s computer? Worse still, what happens when an Internet interloper misuses technology and gains access to a family’s bank account, personal passwords and other sensitive information?

Luckily, there are easy steps you can take to mitigate cyber threats and also limit children’s access to undesirable Internet content. Look for a pro-tection package that offers the following:

• Computer security that protects against viruses, spy-ware, rootkits and other mal-ware for Windows and Mac computers, and offers e-mail filters, firewall protection, URL blocking, parental controls and real-time protection against new threats.

• Backup and sharing ser-vices that automatically, silently back up unlimited computer in-formation and provide remote access to files and documents from other Internet-enabled de-vices.

• Technical support that includes unlimited remote tele-phone support from certified experts around-the-clock, and access to information about wireless network setup, trouble-shooting, diagnostics and re-pairs, PC tune-ups and security checks, iTunes and social media basic installation and training, e-mail setup on multiple devices, Microsoft software applications setup and troubleshooting, and file back-up and storage trans-fer.

“The need for digital pro-tection will only grow in the coming decade as information becomes more accessible and advanced security threats are created,” says Morgan.

More information about protecting your digital life can be found at www.Frontier.com/secure.

Don’t take your cyber se-curity for granted. By taking measures now, you can save yourself from heartache and headache in the future.

—Statepoint

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Practical Money MattersHow to Dispute a Credit Card Charge

by Jason alderMan

To better serve our communities...Garfield Memorial Clinic

is announcing expanded clinic hours.

We’re now open through lunch...

...and open until 7:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday

Garfield Memorial Clinic200 North 400 East

Panguitch

General hours 9am - 5pm, MWF 9am - 7pm T,Th

Colon cancer is preventable. Get screened.

Stick around for the best memories to come.

cancerutah.org or call 1.800.717.1811

Torrey's Red Rock Race

5K-10K Race Saturday July 27th 2013

Registration signup beginning at 7:00 A.M. at the Torrey Park Pavilion. 100 N. 100 E.

Pre-registration available at active.com.

Race begins at 8:00 A.M., transportation provided to the starting point at the

Teasdale Forest Service Building.

A Light breakfast will be served following the race.

Cash prizes will be awarded to overall winners in the 5K — 10K race

and medals awarded in individual age groups.

Entrance fee 5K $25 - 10K $30

Family rate (families only) 4-6 entries receive a $10 discount Age groups: young people to 15, 16 to 25, 26 to 35,

36 to 45, 46 to 55, 56 to100! Entrance fee includes T-shirt and sun visor

Carb Fest Dinner served on Friday July 26th at 6 pm $7 a plate, $5 kids plate (11 and under)

Sponsors: Owen & Jan Olpin, Fred & Janet Hansen, Rudy Pace, Sullivan's Rainbow, The Tooth Ranch, Jones & DeMille Engineering, Dragonfly Ranch, Pace Tax Service, Bonnie L. Kaufman, LLC.,

Royals Market and Wags to Whiskers Pet Service

Advertising funded by the Wayne County Travel Council, www.capitolreef.travel

Have you ever ordered something online that was de-livered damaged ‘ or never arrived at all? Or been dou-ble-billed by a merchant? Or spotted a charge on your cred-it card statement you didn’t make? Most of us have.

Fortunately, the 1975 Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) pro-tects your rights during such credit card billing disputes. It also outlines the process for contesting charges made to your account. Here’s how it works:

First, FCBA protection applies only to “open-end” credit account transactions ‘ those involving credit cards or revolving charges (e.g., depart-ment store accounts). It doesn’t cover installment contracts you repay on a fixed schedule, such as car loans.

Billing errors that are cov-ered by the FCBA include:• Fraudulent or unauthor-

ized use of your credit card, whether it was stolen or mer-chants charged unapproved items to your account.

• Charges that list the wrong date or amount.

• Charges for goods or servic-es you either did not accept or that weren’t delivered as agreed.

• Math errors, such as being charged twice for a transac-tion.

• Failure to post payments or other credits.

(Note: Report suspected fraud immediately. By law, you’re only liable for the first $50 in unauthorized charges; however, most card issuers waive that liability if you report the charges quickly.)

Review all billing state-ments carefully upon receipt because in order to be cov-ered under FCBA rules, most disputed transactions must be reported within 60 days of the statement date on which the er-ror appeared.

First, contact the mer-chant and try to resolve the

dispute directly with them. If this good-faith resolution at-tempt doesn’t work, you can escalate the process by filing a written report with your credit card issuer within the 60-day window.

The card issuer is then ob-ligated to investigate the dis-pute on your behalf. They must acknowledge your complaint, in writing, within 30 days of receipt and resolve the dispute with the merchant within two billing cycles ‘ but not more than 90 days.

Send your letter via cer-tified mail to the card issuer’s billing inquiry address, not the payment address. Include your name, address, account num-ber and a description of the billing error. Include copies of sales slips or other documents that support your position.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), you may withhold payment of the disputed amount and related charges during the investiga-tion. In fact, many card issu-ers may voluntarily remove the charge until the matter is resolved since they are repre-

senting you, their client, in the dispute.

If it turns out your bill contains a mistake, the credi-tor must explain, in writing, the corrections that will be made. In addition to crediting your ac-count, they must remove all fi-nance charges, late fees, or other charges related to the error.

However, if the card is-suer’s investigation determines that you owe part ‘ or all ‘ of the disputed amount, they must promptly provide you with a written explanation. If you disagree with the investi-gation’s results, you may fur-ther dispute your claim with the creditor, as outlined by the FTC at www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0219-fair-credit-bill-ing. (That site also contains a sample dispute letter and other helpful FCBA information.)

If you believe a creditor has violated the FCBA, you may file a complaint with the FTC or sue them in court.

Hopefully, you’ll never have a billing dispute that goes to these extremes. But it’s good to know how consumer laws protect you, just in case.

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Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri)Extended hours on Tuesday and Thursday until 7:00pm and now open thru lunch.

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FAST Action is Vital Upon the Onset of Stroke Symptoms

Thousands of Brain Cells Die as Minutes PassSALT LAKE CITY - One of the key points in the event of a stroke is FAST action. Dr. Ziad

Darkhabani said certain clot-busting drugs can only be given within a short timeframe, so people need to call 911 immediately upon onset of symptoms, which can be memorized with the acronym “FAST.”

“Facial, Arm, Speech and Time,” the doctor spelled out. “Facial - any facial weakness, basi-cally - that’s going to indicate possible stroke. Arm weakness or drift. Speech problem. And they added the ‘T’ just to show how important time is.”

Time is also vital, Darkhabani explained, because with a stroke, brain damage begins to mount right away.

“Every minute passed, thousands of cells will die,” he said. “Thousands of connections be-tween the cells also will die, and that’s why time is extremely important for the treatment of stroke.”

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Utah, claiming around 700 lives a year. It is also a leading cause of long-term disability. Risk factors for stroke include high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking.

More information is available at http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/.—John Michaelson, Utah News Connection