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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Oak Hill Area Temporarily Closed for Restoration Work

KAIBAB N.F. - The Oak Hill area and the Keyhole Sink Trailhead on the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest will be closed for the 2023-2024 winter season to protect public safety during logging operations.

Forest restoration projects are conducted to return the forest to more natural, fireadapted conditions by removing overcrowded trees from the forest to reduce the likelihood and severity of wildfires.

The Oak Hill Snow Play Area is located in the center of the closure area and will be closed. Heavy equipment will be working in and around the snow play area. The snow play area will also have a large amount of woody debris and ground disturbance following the restoration work that will make conditions unsafe for snow play.

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Who Will Catch the Biggest Fish? Anglers Compete for Cash and for the Title at 2024 Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby

DWR, UDOT Receive Over 3K Reports of Wildlife Killed Through Roadkill Reporter App

Courtesy Karma Albrecht

Jeff Brown (above) won the "Individual Heaviest" (2.85 lbs.) and "Individual Longest" (19" long) fish in the Adult category at the 2023 Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby on February 4, 2023. This year's event will take place at Panguitch Lake on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

PANGUITCH - Calling all anglers! The annual 2024 Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby will be taking place at Panguitch Lake on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

Public Comment Period Extended for Cross-Tie Project

Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period for the proposed Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project.

Public comments will be accepted through Jan. 9, 2024.

FILLMORE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period for the proposed CrossTie 500-kV Transmission Project that would connect the Clover Substation in central Utah with the Robinson Summit Substation in east-central Nevada.

Public comments will be accepted through Jan. 9, 2024.

“Engaging with the

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community using the public comment process is a vital opportunity to tap into the wealth of knowledge our community can provide,” said Utah State Director Gregory Sheehan.

“Your insights and concerns help us shape decisions that resonate with the needs and values of our diverse publics.”

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REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

Fishing starts at 6 a.m. and goes through 3 p.m.

Participants should then bring their largest fish (only one and only rainbow trout allowed) to the Two Sun-

DWS Appoints New Office of Child Care Director

SALT LAKE CITY The Department of Workforce Services has appointed Heather Thomas, M.Ed. as the new director of the Office of Child Care.

Thomas will oversee and administer programs dedicated to supporting working families through employment-supported child care programs.

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sets Hotel—50 N. Main St. in Panguitch—from 3 4:30 p.m. for weigh-ins.

Prizes will be awarded at 4:30 p.m. after weigh in.

• Youth competition win-

Partly cloudy, with 50% chance of snow showers on Sunday the 7th. Highs in the 30s and low 40s; lows in the single digits and teens. Winds variable from 9 to 12 mph. **Weather is subject to Change

Ice Fishing Derby

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Capitol Reef National Park to Host Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Projects

Courtesy Shauna Cotrell | National Park Service

Join Capitol Reef National Park staff for MLK Day of Service projects on Jan. 15.

CAPITOL REEF N.P. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. In 1994, it was designated a National

Day of Service, the first of its kind. This designation was a call to act on the life and legacy of Dr. King and his vision for a more united America. For the

last 29 years, Americans have joined together to strengthen their communiMLK Day

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UPCOMING EVENTS...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 15, 2024

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ners will receive: - $150 for 1st place "Heaviest" and $150 for 1st

SALT LAKE CITY A year after launching the Utah Roadkill Reporter app, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Department of Transportation have learned some important things about wildlife migration from the submitted data.

The Utah Roadkill Reporter app was released in December 2022 to allow people to easily report the location and description of any dead animals they see on or near roads, so those animals can be removed more quickly from highways and freeways.

The data also provides important wildlife migration information for biologists.

“This app is helping us keep Utah roads safe by helping us more quickly remove carcasses

And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done...

—Rainer Maria Rilke

2024 Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby

Feb. 3, 2024 Panguitch Lake Fishing starts at 6 a.m.

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The USDA is Giving Utah’s Rural Telehealth Services a $1.7 Million Boost

by Sean Higgins, KUER 90.1

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Twenty Utah counties will see expanded telehealth services in the coming year.

UTAH - Utah is getting $1.7 million in grants to help fund telehealth services in rural parts of the state. The funding, announced on Nov. 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. The program aims to increase access to health care and education opportunities that might otherwise be limited or unavailable.

The money has been awarded in two lumps: $719,715 to Gunnison Valley Hospital in Sanpete County and $999,999 to The Utah Department of Corrections. Together, 20 Utah counties will be served in a hub-and-spoke model in which patients travel a short distance to a local clinic or hospital, where they would then be connected with health care specialists.

For rural health care

providers, it’s a welcome addition.

“We're very much invested in trying to ensure that our communities have access to health care,” said TriCounty Health director Kirk Benge. “And I think telemedicine and telehealth can be a very important solution, especially when someone just needs a consultation.”

TriCounty Health covers Dagget, Duchesne and Uintah counties in northeastern Utah and will support the local hospitals and clinics that will be administering the new services.

“I think this is a good boost to help firm up that infrastructure and maybe modernize it,” he said.

Michele Weaver, USDA’s Utah director of rural development, said the money will help fill a service gap where it’s “hard to get experts and sometimes even just anybody

licensed in a small town.”

“I think having that access to expertise [virtually] just makes care so much more accessible for rural areas.”

Telemedicine is also seen as a way for rural patients to save time and money they would otherwise use to travel for care.

The money is geared toward improving mental health and substance abuse services by better connecting medical specialists to those who can’t travel.

According to Benge, those two areas of care could benefit the most.

“I think for some of those really acute situations where time is important, telemedicine and telehealth can offer really good solutions,” said Benge. “Especially in rural areas where we may have a more limited number of qualified professional providers, they can offer the same service as a larger

area.”

In Gunnison, new mobile telehealth equipment will be purchased to expand access at 10 remote locations. And the Department of Corrections will fund equipment and staffing at six hubs and 19 enduser sites across the state.

“The goal of this project is to utilize our staff, whether it's inside of the institution or our community staff and community partners, to expand access,” said Lena Gustafson, the department’s clinical deputy director for reentry and rehabilitation. “This will help be able to serve mental health needs, whether it's, you know, a clinical diagnosis of depression or anxiety and substance use needs.”

Although the grant money is a one-time payment, Gustafson thinks there’s an opportunity to show the programs are worth permanent future state funding.

“If we can truly track and measure the outcome of how successful we are providing services, I think we would have a lot to ask for and I think it would be supported,” she said. “I would love for the state to step in if possible or, you know, look at other grants.”

Gustafson said the new telehealth services should start to come online early next year.

This article was originally published by KUER 90.1 on December 1, 2023.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.

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The Challenge of Diversity of Thought Yes, there is room for consideration of minority opinions, but that necessitates some effort of direct participation in the public process. Mr. Henzel chose non-participation and second hand information to develop his perspective on this subject. I have directly participated in numerous public meetings with Garfield County Commissioners on a variety of public land management issues, and from my perspective, always found them considerate and respectful of all sides of an issue. I have also participated in numerous public meetings with federal public land management, environmental NGOs, and local residents from the eastern side of Garfield County. I found them often to be inflexibly committed to their ideological positions and recalcitrant to anyone with a differing opinion.

Discourse, debate, and open discussions are all reasonable opportunities to understand the diversity of opinions on a subject, but it requires participation. As a fact, southern Utah was the stomping ground of the infamous and radical Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang. He was an influential figure

for many anarchists and eco-terrorists in methods to get their minority opinions across without participating in a public process or understanding the diversity of individual thought and perspective. When individuals or groups work outside of the established public process or subvert that process to coerce acceptance of a particular political or ideological position, they may be referred to as radicals, extremists, or even terrorists from someone else’s perspective. Interestingly, some in our current government openly call parents attend-

ing school board meetings domestic terrorists. Go figure.

I am always willing to have open discourse with anyone on the subject of public land management to understand different perspectives. That is one way to appreciate the challenge of diversity of thought. I hope that 2024 brings an opportunity for personal discussion with either David Henzel or Josh Ellis, or anyone else that is interested in this subject.

William A. Weppner, Ph.D., Former GSENM Advisory Committee Chairman, Escalante

Library Appreciation As this [new year begins], I want to thank our library technician at the Bicknell headquarters, Amber Fullerton. Since coming on board, she has worked very hard developing programming and opportunities for kids of all ages. We really appreciate the work she does in making the library a beautiful and welcoming place for all of our kids.

I attended a recent Wayne County Commission meeting, where Christina Reyes did a wonderful presentation on the bookmobile program. I was im-

pressed that as a tri-county bookmobile, about half of the patron traffic comes from Wayne County residents. A big thank you to our county commissioners for supporting this program, which so many of our residents utilize. As we see other counties defunding their bookmobile program, I'm relieved and appreciative that our commissioners support this awesome opportunity.

Many thanks to everyone that keeps our library thriving!

Katie McDonald, Bicknell

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I missed the holiday shortened deadline for submissions to The Insider, but more time to reflect on the current Weppner/ Henzel public discourse is probably a good thing.

Like any citizen in our democratic republic, Mr. Henzel has a right to free speech, even if it includes hyperbole or gaslighting.

He expressed that right by writing letters to both The Insider and the Salt Lake Tribune to criticize, from his perspective, Garfield County Commissioners regarding their actions in representing the majority of Garfield County residents in public land management issues.

My perspective on Mr. Henzel’s newspaper submissions, especially his very inflammatory comments in the Salt Lake Tribune, was that he was attempting to intimidate Garfield County Commissioners through some sort of public outcry against the Commission. Our Garfield County Commissioners were duly elected by the majority of the residents, and they respectfully represent the majority opinion within our county, especially on a subject like public land management.

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Technology, Ingenuity Deliver Addresses to UT Residents of Navajo Nation

by Peter Yeung, Yes! Magazine | Utah News Connection

App: This app is helping us keep Utah roads safe

by helping us more quickly remove carcasses that can cause traffic hazards. In addition, the data collected from the app will help us determine where to potentially place wildlife fencing and crossings, protecting people and wildlife.

—Matt Howard, UDOT’s Natural Resource Manager App

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Members of the Rural Utah Project identified about 5,600 potential structures across San Juan County in their efforts to distribute "plus codes."

UTAH - About five miles north of the Arizona border, drive straight along a sand-swept road as it snakes through brushcovered foothills, keep going beyond a row of barns with rusting reddish roofs, make a left after a gray boulder, and the road will eventually lead to a culde-sac lined by two dozen homes. This is Navajo Mountain, Utah.

The tiny Native American settlement is named after the sacred, 10,000-foot-high sandstone peak that dominates the craggy skyline. It has been inhabited for centuries. It is in one of the most remote parts of the Beehive State, and in turn, the entire continental United States.

“Everything on Navajo Mountain is scattered and isolated,” says Dalene Redhorse, who was born in the town of Mexican Waters, around 60 miles to the east. “There are many offroads with just one house.

It’s not like a city here. Everything takes time.”

Redhorse is one of two “addressing specialists” at the nonprofit Rural Utah Project who, since 2019, have been going door-to-door visiting every home in the western half of Utah’s San Juan County, which includes Navajo Mountain. Her goal: to connect off-thegrid residents with essential services that they have often been denied.

Across Navajo Nation—the largest and most populous Native American reservation in the country, spanning 27,000 square miles and three states— formal street addresses are a rarity. Out of the more than 60,000 structures, fewer than 500 are on roads with names and house numbers, according to the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission.

The culture of the Navajo, who are also known as Diné, is ancient, but modern American governments have imposed a systematized, Western concept of territory onto these communities. This has effectively erased their holistic relationship with ancestral lands and created staggering inequality.

More than 40% of the Diné live in poverty, 48.5% are unemployed, 60% lack broadband, and 40% don’t have running water at home. Those structural issues played a role when Navajo Nation at one point reached the highest COVID infection rate in the U.S. (though thanks to community mobilization it also achieved a far higher vaccination rate than the national average).

The Diné say they have suffered because fundamental services and amenities such as emergency healthcare, mail delivery, broadband internet, government-issued IDs, and the right to vote often require having a formally recognized address.

“I had to describe landmarks to direct the ambulance,” says Gordon Folgheraiter, 66, recalling an incident when his brother once cut his head after falling off a truck in Navajo Mountain. “I said: ‘Go to the end of the highway, continue for two miles, pass a house on the left with a red roof, and then turn right,’” adds Folgheraiter, who was then told by the dispatcher to stand outside wearing bright clothing to flag down the vehicle.

But steps have tentatively been made in the right direction. Last year, Folgheraiter had a bright blue plaque mounted on his front door after Redhorse visited. All of the 800 or so residents of Navajo Mountain now have one.

Each sign is embossed with a plus code (e.g., 859F365C+W2) in bold white lettering. This acts as a physical confirmation of the home’s location for deliverers, emergency services, and visitors. These fixed, simplified, 10-digit versions of traditional geocoordinates pinpoint a location to within three square meters.

The open-source Plus Code tool, developed by Google, allows codes to be generated anywhere on the globe and instantly located on Google Maps. “It helps everyone get on the same page,” says Patricia Blackhorn, chapter president of Navajo Mountain. “People can just look it up.”

The technology is simple, but the ability to easily communicate a location without a street address could have a transformative impact on the world’s most marginalized populations.

Beyond the sparsely populated expanses of remote Utah, creating addresses for informal spaces could bring change to densely packed urban areas that also lack addresses, such as in Lagos, Delhi, and Rio de Janeiro.

One billion people lived in informal settlements in 2018, according to the UN, and by 2030 that number will triple.

The Rural Utah Project is focusing on Navajo Nation, where it worked to obtain buy-in from local officials. The project is also deploying plus codes in other San Juan County communities such as Bluff, Mexican Hat, and the White Mesa Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. Sepa-

rately, plus code projects are at various stages of deployment by other organizations in dozens of other countries, including India, Egypt, and Brazil.

For Folgheraiter, it means he no longer has to drive 50 miles to the post office to pick up packages from certain delivery companies. In San Juan County, there are countless uses—to buy vehicles, to locate ceremonies in remote areas, and, as one young student needed: to prove her residency for in-state tuition rates. The Utah Navajo Health System uses plus codes for patient home visits, and during the pandemic, they proved invaluable for delivering supplies to those in need.

In addition to the technology, another crucial ingredient has been painstaking: human labor. Initially, Redhorse and her colleague spent months scouring satellite imagery on Google Maps, zooming in over the arid landscape to locate homes. They identified 5,600 potential structures across San Juan County, but when they went to confirm each one in person, which involved long days of driving (the county has fewer than two people per square mile on average), many turned out to be rocks or abandoned houses—only half were occupied homes.

During her visits, Redhorse explains to residents how to use plus codes with emergency services, and also updates household voter registration and provides nonpartisan information about elections. The Rural Utah Project identified voting as a key target because flawed registration of rural, remote households has had a significant impact on democratic rights of the Diné. Research by the nonprofit found 87.7% of Diné residents were registered

by San Juan County at the wrong location and a quarter in the wrong precinct.

“That was a massive problem for democracy,” says TJ Ellerbeck, the organization’s executive director. “There had never been a Navajo majority on the County Commission even though there is a majority Navajo population in the county.”

Since plus codes were deployed in San Juan County, which now accepts them as a valid address for voter registration, democratic participation has reached historic highs. Analysis by the Rural Utah Project found turnout in majority Native precincts has rocketed from 52% in 2014 to 87.6% in 2020. Along the Plus Codes

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that can cause traffic hazards,” UDOT’s Natural Resource Manager Matt Howard said. “In addition, the data collected from the app will help us determine where to potentially place wildlife fencing and crossings, protecting people and wildlife.”

During the first year of the app’s release, a total of 3,843 animals were reported with it. Roughly 98% of the reported animals killed by vehicles were mule deer—a total of 3,611 deer.

However, it’s estimated that only about half of deer-vehicle collisions are reported, and DWR biologists estimate that around 10,000 deer are actually hit and killed by vehicles in Utah annually.

Some of the other wildlife species hit and killed by vehicles in Utah over the past year that were

reported through the app include: • American badger: 1 • Bighorn sheep: 2 • Black bear: 2 • Black-billed magpie: 1 • Bobcat: 1 • Canyon treefrog: 1 • Cougar: 8 • Coyote : 5 • Elk: 157 • Northern raccoon: 17 • Porcupine: 1 • Pronghorn: 22 • Red fox: 3 • Snowshoe hare: 1 • Turkey: 3 “Through this data, we are learning about new locations where animals are being hit by vehicles,” DWR Utah Wildlife Migration Initiative Coordinator Blair Stringham said.

“We are also collecting information about species that we haven't had before, particularly for small animals like badgers. We are using this data to identify wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots on the roadways.

As we collect more data, we will know more about when and where animals are crossing roads, so we can implement projects based on needs in those areas. Things like wildlife fencing, underpasses, overpasses and signs will result from this important data.”

When someone submits a roadkill report through the app, along with including the species of animal and a GPS location, they may also upload a photo of the animal.

However, you should not use the app while driving or get out of your vehicle along a busy highway.

The new Utah Roadkill Reporter app is available for free in both the Google Play store and Apple’s App Store. You can learn more about the app at experience.arcgis.com.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Public Comment: Engaging with the community

using the public comment process is a vital opportunity to tap into the wealth of knowledge our community can provide. Your insights and concerns help us shape decisions that resonate with the needs and values of our diverse publics.

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The 214-mile proposed transmission line would provide access to reliable renewable energy, supporting the Biden-Harris Administration’s priority of a carbon-free electric grid by 2035. For more information about the project, visit the BLM National NEPA Register.

You may submit written comments via email and mail; you may submit verbal comments using the telephone hotline. Please submit comments through the methods listed below: • Email: blm_ut_fm_ cross-tie_project@blm. gov • Mail: ATTN: Cross-Tie Project, Bureau of Land

Management, Fillmore Field Office, 95 East 500 North, Fillmore, UT 84631 • Hotline: 1-888-6740962 Please note, the most useful comments are specific and contain new technical or scientific information relevant to the proposed action. Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process.

Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in any comments, be aware the entire comment—including personal identifying information— may be made publicly

available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.

For additional information, please contact Project Manager Clara Stevens at 435-743-3119.

Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. These services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

—Bureau of Land Management

MLK Day: If you are looking for a project in your own backyard, Capitol Reef National Park will be hosting an invasive plant removal project on MLK Day (Monday, January 15) from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Individuals, families, and groups of all sizes are encouraged to attend.

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ties on this day of service.

This year, join the call, and make MLK Day a “day on” instead of a day off.

Across the country, thousands of volunteers will support countless projects in their communities.

Public lands across the region have projects planned in support of the mission of MLK Day of Service.

If you are looking for a project in your own backyard, Capitol Reef National Park will be hosting an invasive plant removal project on MLK Day (Monday, January 15) from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Individuals, families, and groups of all sizes are encouraged to attend. Volunteers should meet in the visitor center parking lot at 9:50 a.m. and should wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed toed shoes that will protect their

feet. All other necessary equipment will be provided.

You can find other opportunities to volunteer for the MLK Day of Service and engage with your community while honoring the legacy of Dr. King at AmeriCorps.gov/MLKDay. Don’t see a project

that piques your interest?

Consider reaching out to groups like senior centers, food banks, and animal welfare organizations to see if they have any projects to which you could contribute.

—Capitol Reef National Park

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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What is a Personal Representative?

by Jeffery J. McKenna A personal representative is the person named in a Will to handle the Will-writer's property after death. It is the name of the person often referred to as an Executor or Administrator. The personal representative is in charge of winding up the deceased person's financial affairs.

That means taking care of property, paying bills and taxes, and seeing 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 requirements.

A personal representative 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 someone who will inherit a substantial amount of their property. This makes sense because such a person is likely to do a conscientious 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 person 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 personal representative can accept or decline the responsibility. Someone who agrees to serve can resign at any time. For this reason, many Wills name an alternate personal representative, otherwise a court can appoint one.

The main reason for serving as a personal representative is to honor the deceased person'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 relatives and friends (especially those who are inheriting part of the estate) don't charge the estate for their services.

Your personal representative will usually hire an attorney to assist with the legal documents needed for the estate administration.

The personal representative should choose a lawyer that is capable of explaining the estate administration process. A lawyer may charge

by the hour ($150-$250 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 personal representative of the responsibility of personally handling all the details and should help protect the personal representative from any liabilities associated with serving as personal representative.

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Where Do Babies Come From?

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He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna. com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.

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A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on."

The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now."

The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!"

His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."

Overheard at the Hospital

Taking Initiative

My boss told me to have a good day… so I went home

Phone

I asked my grandpa why he wrote his cellphone number on the back of the phone. “So if it gets lost, someone can call that number and find me,” he said.

What's That?

My wife and I were camping in Florida and came across an armadillo.

We stopped to observe it when a camper van pulled up and a small group of Germans got out. Staring at the armadillo, one of their party asked in halting English, “What is it?”

“It’s an armadillo, eh,” I responded. He turned to his friends and shared the information. “Ahhh, armadilloeh,” they nodded.

sudoku To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

While I waited for my cataract surgery, I overheard an exchange on the other side of the hospital curtain: “Are those your own teeth?” asked the intake nurse. “I hope so,” answered the elderly man. “I paid for them.”

PUNishment

Trying to get online at my mother-in-law’s, I scrolled through various Internet access names. One neighbor’s Wi-Fi really stood out: “You Kids Get Off My LAN!”

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THEME:

Winter Fun ACROSS 1. Mulligatawny and gazpacho, e.g.

6. Half of NFL 9. "Oscar" of sports 13. Relating to sight 14. Sargasso ____ 15. Dugout glider 16. Not fresh 17. First H in HRH 18. Face-to-face exams 19. *Ice fishing shelter 21. *"Polar" activity 23. *Type of Christmas tree 24. Diagonal 25. Tax return professional, acr.

28. Kind of cola 30.

Diaphragm spasm 35. Scepters' partners 37. Of two minds 39. ____ Jean Baker 40. *Rabbit's winter one is white 41. Sheik's bevy?

43. Type of dam 44. Butcher's refuse 46. Etna's emission 47. Secret disclosure 48. Stellar 50. Chap or fella 52. Diabetic ketoacidosis, acr.

53. A or O, to blood 55. Unit of electrical resistance 57. *Finger warmers 60. *Certain sleigh ride 63. Courtroom excuse 64. Gobbled up 66. Train runners 68. Land of taekwondo 69. "Caroline in the City" Thompson 70. Relating to Scandinavia 71. Not home 72. *Last winter mo.

73. Klondike river

DOWN 1. Acronym in a bottle 2. Chooses 3. Colorado's neighbor 4. a.k.a. pilau 5. Like a longer route?

6. Grayish 7. ATM extra 8. Carpus, pl.

9. Bring home the bacon 10. Unforeseen obstacle 11. *Skier's aid 12. Da or oui 15. Jenny McCarthy to Melissa McCarthy 20. Engagement, archaic 22. ____-di-dah 24. Onslaught 25. *Warming drink 26. Faculty members, for short 27. Behind a stern 29. *Frosty's eyes 31. Type of hood

32. Apollo of "Rocky" 33. Inuit skin boat 34. *a.k.a. anorak 36. *Betelgeuse, e.g.

38. *Snow, in Italy 42. Lord's estate 45. Lithuania's neighbor 49. NaOH 51. Like a rosebush 54. Church song 56. Meow, alt. sp.

57. ___-in-the-dark 58. Milano moolah 59. Toe the line 60. Product of lacrimation 61. Michael Douglas' dad 62. "The Sun ____ Rises" 63. *What clues #4 and #34 Down have in common 65. High affair 67. Barack Obama, pre-pres.

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January 4, 2024

Obituaries

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

Pratt Gates ESCALANTE - Our loving father, grandfather and uncle, Pratt Gates, passed away on December 18, 2023, at his home in Escalante surrounded by his two daughters. Pratt recently celebrated his 92nd birthday on July 22, 2023; he is the fifth child of William Henry Gates Jr. and Lily Nathalie Pratt who died in childbirth. Charles and Alice Bailey of Escalante raised him.

Pratt attended and graduated from Escalante High School. He enjoyed playing all sports, especially basketball, at which he was exceptionally good. The basketball teams did not have access to busses, so they traveled as a team to surrounding communities in the back of cattle trucks, which he stated was very cold in the wintertime.

Later in life, he enjoyed refereeing local basketball games.

He always supported the EHS basketball teams, and he also helped coach the teams for some years.

He enjoyed being able to watch his son and daughters and grandchildren play different sports through the years.

Pratt attended BYU, and later, he attended CSU (SUU) in Cedar City, Utah. He served a mission in the California Northern Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then returned home to serve in the US Army and was stationed in South Korea during the Korean War conflict. Upon returning home at the end of the war, Pratt married Arcola Spencer, also of Escalante, on May 25, 1955, in the St. George Temple. They made their home in Escalante and were married for 68 years until this past October when his loving wife Arcola passed away peacefully at their home with Pratt by her side. They welcomed three children to their family: Margo, Carol, and Darren.

As a young boy, he was responsible for helping with the cattle and sheep, and at the age of 10 years old, he spent many a night alone tending to the animals down on the Escalante desert in the fall and winter then in the summer took the cattle up to the pastures and valleys of the Escalante mountain, and again, he spent days and nights by himself. At 10 years old, he would drive a team of horses and wagon down the mountain to town to pick up supplies and take it back up the mountain to their camp.

Pratt grew up loving horses; his favorite place to be was in the saddle atop a good horse, which he usually raised and trained himself. The words that best describe Pratt is a true, authentic “Cowboy.” Pratt loved all animals, especially his horses and his dogs, and he raised his children working beside him running the ranch. He taught his children how to work and work hard and to help others in need and love the Lord.

Pratt and Arcola were actively involved in the community and church activities, they were active members of the Escalante Riding Club, and they were involved in many rodeo’s and horse race meets through the years. He worked for the Flying V Ranch. He worked as a wrangler for Pete Mangum at Bryce, Zion’s, and Grand Canyon, taking tourists on horse rides through our national parks.

He moved back to Escalante and worked at Turn-About Ranch working with the youth until he retired and spent the rest of his days every summer raising a big garden and taking care of his three old horses.

Pratt is survived by his children: Margo Smith, Escalante; Carol (Russell) Sorensen, St. George; and Darren Gates, Queen’s Creek, AZ. They have 7 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-greatgranddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Arcola; son-in-law, Jim Smith; great-granddaughter, Genevieve Gates; siblings: Viola (Keith) Shanley, Lois (Leo) Carlton, Leone (Shirley) Gates, and infant, Valeen Gates.

The family wants to thank all the people who have helped with the care of Pratt and the service from Zion’s Way Hospice.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Escalante 1st Ward Chapel, where friends and family may attend the viewing at 9:0010:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Escalante Cemetery with military honors. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

It is Christmas Eve [as of the writing of this column], and there is no better place to celebrate the birth of the Christ child than in Panguitch. We were entertained by the Ward Choir, of the 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, this morning. This evening, we were watching BYU and the Tabernacle Choir singing Christmas songs, and then I came up to write this letter.

Earlier, we went on a light tour of the lighted homes, and there are many, and they are all beautiful. I took a chance to see if the Davis’ had their one-of-a-kind display up, and there it was in all of its glory. The display includes a bigger than life Santa in his sled being led off the roof by his huge reindeers. This time, there were many other additional objects. It is so nice to see their display; thank you for putting it up.

Tomorrow [Christmas day], we will be going over to Cedar City to see our granddaughter, our grandson, and our three great grandchildren. This will be our fourth Christmas—two in California and one here in Panguitch—this year This has been another joyous Sub for Santa season. There are so many wonderful people that have helped out with donations.

Santa showed up this last week (the Millers) with a big check from the Cruizin' Old 89 Christmas Car Show,

which included the money raised by the car show and the lighted truck show. I really hope this event will continue as an annual event; it was fun. Today, Jean Julander brought her big jar of coins and money. She has been working for the Sub for Santa program for many years collecting her change and then bringing it to Santa.

Many thanks to all of those kind souls that donated to this worthy cause, so that no child in our area would go without on Christmas morning. Many thanks to our city merchants that allow donation jars in their facilities and to Joe's Main Street Market for allowing our Sub for Santa Christmas donation tree in their facility. Dave had been very helpful and generous for many years.

Pat would really like to thank Elaine Baldwin, April Hookham and Tammy Houston for all the work that they put into making Sub for Santa successful again.

We had a great trip down to California. First stop was in Palm Springs for our annual family reunion, which was great. My brother, Bruce, is my only living family member, but we have a lot of nieces and nephews to entertain us.

Then, it was off to San Diego to visit my granddaughter, Teah, and her new husband, Alex, and his family. They live in a very quiet area. Across from their

place, there was a nice small house that went on the market for 1.2 million, and they tore it down. I can’t wait to see what is going on there.

As always, we spent time walking out on their pier and had some fish and chips, which were so good.

We also went over to see the Coronado Hotel that is lit up so beautifully. They have 100-foot fir trees that are all lit up, even at the top. Every half hour, they put on a show, with the lights set to music. And it snowed on us, as well. There were thousands of people there watching all of the entertainment.

Even with their closeness to the shore, they had a big ice skating rink, with a lot of people using it.

We do have a skating rink right here in Garfield County at Ruby’s Inn. Our daughter, Shawn, went out there last week and got snowed on, but the ice is really great. Ruby’s has put freezer pipes in, and no matter what the temperature is, the ice will be good. It is really cheap, also—four dollars for skating and skates. I think there is a special for all of the students in Garfield County, but I will check it out. When I was a kid, ice skating was a fun thing to do, even in California.

The weather was great, and actually, it was too great. It was 86° in Palm Springs and in the high 60s in San Diego. I only took sweat shirts to wear.

Remember the reason

for the season.

This Saturday night [December 30] will be Panguitch City’s annual New Year’s Eve party, and it will be held at the Triple C Arena. It starts at 6:00.

I always show up at 6:30, and not much food is left.

There is always plenty of entertainment and a lot of things for the kids to play with. It would be a good time to thank the outgoing Panguitch City Manager, Lori Talbot, for her many years of working for the good of our city. It might be a good time to welcome in the new City Manager, Matt Houston.

Last year, they had a youth dance at the Panguitch Social Hall. I don’t know for sure if it is going on this year. Last year, the kids had a lot of fun.

As we close out the 2023 year, we have so much to be thankful for.

Each family has their events that made things better, and living here in Panguitch or retiring here is pretty high up there on the list of good things.

Each day is a blessing, and if you hate many things, life is not going to be much for you. Be positive, and think of what you can do to make life a little better for our area. Then, you will find out how great life is.

2024 is a leap year, so you should think about what you are going to do with the extra day.

Mack O

Ice Fishing Derby: Calling all anglers! The annual 2024 Panguitch

Ice Fishing Derby will be taking place at Panguitch Lake on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

Courtesy Karma Albrecht

On February 3, 2024, anglers can come out to Panguitch Lake to compete in the 2024 Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby.

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place "Longest" - $75 for 2nd place "Heaviest" and $75 for 2nd place "Longest" • Adult competition winners will receive: - $500 for 1st place "Heaviest" and $500 for 1st

place "Longest" - $250 for the 2nd place "Heaviest" and $250 for the 2nd place "Longest" • Team competition (5 person) will win: - $500 for 1st place "Heaviest Combined Catch" - $250 for 2nd place "Heaviest Combined

Catch" • New Award - $500 "Luckiest Fisherman Award" - Everyone will be entered into a random drawing for a $500 cash prize just for coming out to the derby to fish.

Two Sunsets Hotel is sponsoring this year's

event and will be offering a discounted room rate for anyone participating in the derby.

For questions or for more information, contact Karma Albrecht, Panguitch City Marketing and Event Coordinator, at 435690-0783.

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Obituaries JoAnne McAllister PANGUITCH / LAS VEGAS, NV - JoAnne Dowdell McAllister, 90, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2023, in Washington, Utah. JoAnne was born on September 17, 1933, in Panguitch, Utah to John Erroll and Nettie Arvilla McEwen Dowdell. Married Karl D. McAllister in the St. George Temple on July 17, 1953.

She is survived by her husband, Karl; children: Kim (Randy) Brown, Steven McAllister (Tom Nemec), Melanie (Wesley) Williams; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

JoAnne is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters: Maurine Goff, Donna Smith, June Van Hemert and Lucille Tebbs; her niece Vickie Tebbs Walker; and her nephew Brad Liston.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Washington 10th Branch, 1500 Ridge View Drive in Washington, Utah. Burial will be in the Panguitch Utah Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Full obituary and online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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Rural Counties Dependent on Recreation Industry Show Best Recovery from Pandemic Employment Loss Rural recreation counties added to their pre-pandemic employment numbers, but other rural economies struggled to recover.

by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder U.S. - Rural counties where the recreation industry is a big part of the local economy are more likely than other types of rural counties to have regained the jobs they lost during the pandemic, a Daily Yonder analysis shows.

Rural America overall still hasn’t regained the jobs it lost in the first months of the pandemic in 2020, as we’ve reported. But rural recreationdependent counties— whose economies rely on businesses built around natural amenities, tourism, and activities like hiking and skiing—have 1.1% more jobs today than they did three years ago.

Rural counties that depend on governmental employers like prisons, universities, or public agencies were also in positive territory with jobs compared to pre-pandemic levels, but just barely.

Government-dependent counties had 0.4% more jobs in September than they did the year before the pandemic.

Rural mining-dependent counties were the hardest hit, with 2.4% fewer jobs in September than they had before the pandemic.

Rural counties where manufacturing was the primary industry were down 1.1% from pre-pandemic employment.

Farming-dependent counties were down a quarter of a percent in employment for the same period, while “nonspecialized” counties—ones where there was no single industry that predominated the economy—were down a third of a percentage point.

The county economic types are based on categories created by the Economic Research Service (ERS), a branch of the USDA. Rural Recreation Communities Did Better than Other Rural Places, but Fell Behind Urban Places Monroe County, Florida, a rural recreation county with the third largest growth in employment among rural areas, gained 6,100 jobs by September of 2023, a 14% increase since September of 2019.

Key West is the county seat of Monroe, a coastal destination that attracted 3.5 million visitors in 2022. That’s a lot of tourists for a community of only 82,000 fulltime residents.

Flathead County, Montana, is another rural recreation county that boomed after the pandemic. Glacier National Park, which spans both Glacier and Flathead counties in northern Montana, is home to about 111,000 residents and sees about 3 million visitors annually.

Over 90% of the land area in Flathead is in a national or state park.

Between September of 2019 and September

of 2023, Flathead County saw a 13% increase in employment, adding about 6,000 more jobs to the economy.

Flathead isn’t the only Montana County that saw that much growth.

The eight rural recreation counties in Montana experienced a 9% increase in employment, adding 7,400 jobs to the state’s economy. Montana’s recreation jobs accounted for 22% of the total employment growth in rural recreation counties nationwide, even though they only comprise 3.5% of the recreation counties in rural America.

But despite these economic success stories, fewer rural recreation counties were back up to their pre-pandemic job numbers compared to their urban counterparts. Fiftyfour percent of rural recreation counties fully recovered from the pandemic, while 73% of urban recreation areas recovered.

Urban recreation counties also added half a million new jobs to the market by September of 2023, a 4.4% increase since September of 2019, compared to a one percent growth in rural places.

The Relationship between Population Growth and Job Growth Previous reporting from the Yonder showed that rural recreation counties vote more Democratic, grow faster, and have higher costs of living than other rural places. They might be appealing places to relocate for those who can afford it, but challenges associated with increased demand for housing and natural resources make it hard for long-time residents who could face displacement.

Job growth might therefore be a reflection of rural recreation migrants and not necessarily increased employment rates of the long-term residents.

A rural county that shows a one percent change in job growth could see no decrease in outcomes like unemployment if the increase in the number of jobs were just due to inmigration, for example.

This seems to be the case in rural recreation areas. As the population grows in rural recreation areas, so does the number of jobs (in general). And recreation areas saw the biggest gains in population growth via in-migration between 2020 and 2022, according to the latest census estimates.

Between 2020 and 2022, 169,000 people moved to a rural recreation county. These counties had the highest inmigration numbers of any other rural economic type.

Government Dependent Counties Do Well, Others Fall Behind Other than recreation, the only other type of rural county that gained jobs between 2019 and 2023 were those with economies dependent on government. (These are com-

munities where 14% of the labor earnings come from government employment, or where at least nine percent of the workers are employed by the government.)

By September of 2023, government dependent rural counties had 12,000 more jobs compared to September of 2019.

But rural counties dependent on mining, manufacturing, or agriculture, (along with those without any economic specialization) lost jobs during the same time period.

In September of 2023, areas dependent on mining showed the most job loss as a percent of total 2019 employment. Mining economies in rural areas lost 32,000 jobs, a 2.4% decline in their total employment compared to September of 2019.

Among mining communities, the gap between metropolitan and rural percent change in employment was almost seven percentage points.

Rural areas dependent on manufacturing, meanwhile, lost 51,000 jobs, the greatest employment loss in terms of raw numbers.

But urban manufacturing counties saw a one percent increase in employment.

This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder on December 21, 2023. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder. com.

January 4, 2024

New Director: Heather has demonstrated

exceptional capacity in assisting with operations at the Office of Child Care. With extensive experience and knowledge in early-childhood education, her skills will ensure the ongoing success of our role in supporting working families.

—Casey Cameron, executive director of the Department of Workforce Services

Courtesy Utah Department of Workforce Services

The Department of Workforce Services has appointed Heather Thomas, M.Ed. as the new director of the Office of Child Care. Thomas will oversee and administer programs dedicated to supporting working families through employment-supported child care programs. Thomas assumes her duties as director immediately. She replaces Rebecca Banner, who was recently appointed deputy director for the Department of Workforce Services.

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in early-childhood education, her skills will ensure the ongoing success of our role in supporting working families."

The Office of Child Care serves more than 13,000 children each month with child care assistance.

It provides information to parents so they can find appropriate care. The office emphasizes parental engagement, school readiness, quality programming and professional development for caregivers and teachers.

Thomas joined the Office of Child Care in 2018 where she has worked as a program specialist, program manager and, most

recently, assistant division director. Her career started as a teacher in pre-K and kindergarten. Thomas holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Utah.

Throughout her career, Thomas has forged strong partnerships with state and federal agencies. These partnerships will continue to help provide accessible, affordable and quality child care for Utah children.

"I am honored to take on this new role," said Thomas. "I believe the work we do in the Office of Child Care has a lasting impact, and I look forward to supporting this talented

staff in continually improving our office's services for the people of Utah."

Thomas assumes her duties as director immediately. She replaces Rebecca Banner, who was recently appointed deputy director for the Department of Workforce Services.

—Utah Department of Workforce Services

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Schools and Sports Moquis Fall to Rockwell in Final Seconds

by Nancy Goude

Nancy Goude Escalante junior McCall Dunton goes up for 2 points against Rockwell on December 27.

ESCALANTE - The Escalante girls’ basketball team lost to visiting Rockwell in the final five seconds of the December 27 game, 38-39.

“Having a close game like that makes us want it more and be more competitive. I think the team worked very well today,” said Escalante junior Mc-

Cedar City Named 3rd 'Fastest Growing College Town' in America CEDAR CITY - Cedar City has been named the third fastest-growing college town in America

by BrokeScholar. The study shows the population has nearly doubled between 2000 and 2023 and is forecasted to have a population of 51,000 by 2030. This growth has brought enhanced cultural opportunities, increased educational resources and a stronger local economy.

Cedar City is the home to Southern Utah University and Southwest Technical College. SUU’s student body consists of more than 15,000 students from all 29 counties in Utah and all 50 states with 5.2% of the student population being international students from 77 different countries.

Cedar City has always been a close-knit, welcoming community with a strong sense of identity that SUU is honored to be a part of. For a lot of citizens, that identity revolves around the arts, the outdoors and entrepreneurship.

Community leaders have always provided support to SUU, especially through the Utah Summer Games and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

In the late 1980s, Cedar City adopted the nickname "Festival City" to highlight the significance of the renowned Utah Shakespeare Festival. This moniker also encompassed other festivals, notably the Utah Summer Games, the largest sports festival in the state. As of 2004, Cedar City proudly earned the distinctive title of "Festival City USA" and has become a cultural hub of the southwest, home to festivals like the Midsummer Renaissance Faire, July Jamboree, Simon Fest and Sheep Festival, among

others. The unique terrain of southern Utah also has helped make Cedar City the host of the state mountain biking championships.

The city also attracts outdoor adventurists of every kind due to its proximity to multiple national parks while simultaneously serving as a home base for people visiting the ski slopes in the surrounding mountains. The Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative program utilizes these parks and many other organizations to provide internships to local college students seeking real-world experiences.

Being so close to these national parks creates opportunities for students as it is great for both education and recreation. The location provides hands-on experiential learning for students studying geology, biology, archeology, environmental psychology and outdoor recreation.

SUU works very closely with the community by hosting student events that benefit the public, resources like Head Start, the STEM Center, SUCCESS Academy and the SUU Education program is heavily involved with the Iron County School District and several other community partnerships, positively impacting Cedar City education.

SUU invites alumni and community members to celebrate the success and growth of Cedar City and encourages them to join in the festivals, vote, engage with the vibrant cultural scene and be a part of shaping the future of the fastgrowing college town. Together, the University and community will ensure that Cedar City remains a place that all are proud to call home.

—Southern Utah University

Call Dunton, who finished with 11 points on the night.

Rockwell's offense consisted of just a trio of players: Kiaya Bond with seventeen, Autumn Blackburn with fifteen, and Nahia Maruri with seven points, while Escalante’s Mazee Dunton poured in thirteen on the night.

The Moquis stayed competitive the entire game, also getting points from Sonata Griffin.

“There are definitely things we could have fixed and need to keep working on,” said McCall Dunton, while reflecting on her individual and the team performance.

Dunton is averaging nearly fourteen points per game, followed by Carlisle and Griffin. each averaging six points. The senior is also nabbing 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 teams and 1 block per outing.

“I think my game individually is going pretty good. I score around 14 points a game so I think that’s great for me,” said Dunton. “Our team is doing well defensively. We are very limited on players, so I think we’re doing well with what we have to work with.”

Carlisle’s 6.5 points per game come from shooting a team-leading 54 percent from the field, which has her as the second leading scorer behind Dunton for the season.

After a short break over the new year’s holiday, Escalante will get its next chance to pick up a win on January 4 at Piute.

On January 10, they will play at Bryce Valley, before returning home to host Valley on January 18.

For full stats, go to insiderutah.com.

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

I was away last week, but I got the scores for the games that I missed from the Deseret News. The wrestlers have been taking 2nd place in all of the tournaments that they have fought in. All tournaments have 1A to 4A schools in them, so they are getting a works out with all of the matches that they are in.

The Bobcats had their last home game of the year on Friday, December 16, against Grand County, and it was more of the same.

The Cats won 85 to 57 against the Red Devils. The Cats led from the first quarter on, with Cache Eyre and Paxton Miller both leading the scorers with 22. Justin Osborn ended with 18.

It is kind of sad that

the Bobcats only have three more home games before the Region playoffs. The Cats' next home game won’t be till January 17th, but it will be a good one against Piute. The boys are now 9-1 and will play in a three-day tournament over in Cedar starting on the 27th.

The Lady Cats just keep rolling along with a powerful win over Valley, a 71 to 42 victory. The Cats' victory was largely due to the powerful performance by Tabi Henrie, who finished with a follow-up score of 28—from the last games of 35. Mallory Henrie also had a good night with 15 points. The girls, much like the boys, are getting better each game.

The ladies start off the New Year with three home games. On January 4, they play against Milford; on the 11th, they play against Wayne; and on the 12th, they play Valley. There will be a sophomore tournament on the 5th and 6th here in Panguitch.

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Schools and Sports Escalante Grapplers Pin Opponents, Earn Medals at Recent Wrestling Meets

by Nancy Goude

Nancy Goude A trio of Escalante wrestlers—Elijah Byrd, Clara Peterson and Jazzlyn Ann Bateman—all claim medals at the first annual Salt Flats Scuffle wrestling meet. Byrd took first place in the 138-147 weight class, while Peterson took third in 111-133 weight class, and Bateman took third at 134-158 weight class.

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Results from Paul Williamson Memorial Tournament, December 9 at Parowan

Boys’ Varsity 126 - Justice Jones (Escalante) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points.

Boys’ Varsity 144 - Peter Baksis (Escalante) placed 14th and scored 0.5 team points.

Varsity 150 - Elijah Byrd (Escalante) placed 7th and scored 8.0 team points.

Girls 135 - Clara Peterson (Escalante) placed 5th and scored 31.5 team points.

Girls’ 170 - Jazzlyn Ann Bateman (Escalante) placed 10th and scored 14.0 team points.

1st Annual Salt Flats Scuffle Results at Wendover on December 15-16

• Boys’ Varsity 138-147 - Elijah Byrd placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points.

• Girls’ 111-133 - Clara Peterson placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.

• Girls’ 134-158 - Jazzlynn Bateman placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.

ESCALANTE - The Escalante wrestling teams have been taking the mats and bringing home medals in December as they ready to host their own dual meet on January 10 at 6 p.m.

“January is going to be an exciting month for wrestling. We are expecting a few more wrestlers back from sickness, injury and scheduling conflicts,” said Escalante coach Seth Peterson.

The home meet will be just the second held locally in the past 10 years, but first, the Moquis will compete in the Utah Winter Classic in Richfield on January 5-6. This meet fea-

tures junior varsity, varsity, and girls' tournaments all happening simultaneously.

“Our girls’ team keeps showing improvement and growth. Both girls (Clara Peterson and Jazzlyn Ann Bateman) are finding more wins and having success in techniques they have been working on. Our boys’ team has had more sickness and schedule conflicts, but we keep seeing improvement and more wins. Elijah (Byrd) did well in Parowan but has since been unde-

feated, which included a first place in Wendover and a few wins at a Wayne dual last week,” Peterson said.

Justice Jones was a top finisher for Escalante at the Paul Williamson Memorial Tournament on December 9, placing 8th at 126 pounds, while Peter Baksis took 14th at 144 pounds, and Elijah Byrd took 7th at 150 pounds.

The girls’ team was led by Peterson’s 5th place finish, and Bateman earned a 10th place finish overall

at 150 pounds.

Peterson and the team are looking forward to hosting the home meet and continuing to build interest for the sport.

“Both Bryce Valley and Wayne are invited and planning to compete. Having three teams at a dual helps when we have smaller teams, so that everyone gets a chance to have a match in their weight class,” said Peterson.

For full results, visit insiderutah.com.

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Winter Dining Guide

Plus Codes: People always told me you need to get off

Where to go in Wayne and Garfield counties for great food and drink THIS WINTER!

way, Willie Grayeyes and Kenneth Maryboy were elected as commissioners in 2019 to form the first-ever Native American majority on the County Commission. Plus codes are considered a major factor in that rise, alongside the switch from mail-only voting and the provision of polling places with interpreters, as well as a redistricting of county seats after a court ruled they were gerrymandered against the Diné.

While turnout dropped in 2022, a midterm election, it was still the highest-ever overall number of midterm Native votes cast in the county, only slightly behind the historic high of 2020s presidential election.

Before plus codes, Grayeyes, who is a longtime resident of Navajo Mountain in Utah but was relying on an Arizona mailing address, was temporarily removed from the ballot after a complaint was filed against his residency eligibility. “I threw my hat into the ring and then sparks started flying,” says the 77-year-old, who helped establish the Bears Ears National Monument. “All this time, Native Americans have been disenfranchised and our lands have been taken,” he says. “But we won. We were rewarded for persisting.”

Despite the benefits plus codes have brought, however, they have limits. While UPS and FedEx recognize them, the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Amazon don’t.

For Diné representatives, there’s exasperation at a system that continues to disenfranchise them. “The norm does not factor in places such as Navajo Nation,” says Leonard Gor-

Bicknell

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the Rez to be successful. But I’ve always been proud of being Diné. I believe we can rewrite our own future.

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man, executive director at Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission. “It impedes our people’s human rights.”

A spokesperson for the USPS said plus codes are “not consistent with the sorting and delivery operations used by the Postal Service” since the company is limited to “what is considered a traditional address format.” Amazon said in an emailed statement that it uses the USPS “as our source of truth for U.S. address information.”

In addition, the broader issue of mapping Indigenous lands has led to skepticism due to the historic and ongoing exploitation of Native Americans by outsiders. “Some residents have been worried about being numbered, placed, exposed,” says Redhorse.

“Even my grandfather used to say: ‘Don’t let the white man map your homes.’”

But plus codes are only given out to those who want one, adds Redhorse, and increasingly Diné are proactively reaching out to request them.

Google developed the open-source software so anyone can generate a plus code for any location in the world. It’s free and instantaneous and no data is collected. The Rural Utah Project is using the tool (along with its groundtruthing teams) to confirm the location of homes and install the signs.

Google says the company’s only involvement is to provide the signs for free. “We wouldn’t have designed Plus Codes if it wasn’t open source,” says Doug Rinckes, its creator.

“An address is official, but nobody owns it. For me, an address is something that you are assigned, but not something you have to pay for.”

Temp Closure:

Torrey

The Oak Hill area and the Keyhole Sink Trailhead on the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest will be closed for the 2023-2024 winter season to protect public safety during logging operations.

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Oak Hill Snow Play Area will not be available for use, the general forest is open for snow play, and there are other privately operated snow play facilities in the Williams and Flagstaff area. Many of the roads are not maintained

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in the winter, and travelers may become stuck while trying to access areas.

Please ensure that you plan for winter driving conditions, have a 4x4 vehicle with tire chains, and have appropriate clothing, food, and water for cold and wet conditions.

—Kaibab National Forest

The Navajo Nation Addressing Authority is taking a different, longerterm approach: naming the streets. A team of three is working with the reservation’s chapters to create road names, which must be translated from Navajo into English—Naatsis’áán means Navajo Mountain, for example—before they can produce street signs.

About 20 of the 110 chapters of the territory have put up signs since 2010.

“Plus codes are only a supplement to what we’re doing,” says M.C. Baldwin, who oversees the authority’s rural addressing activities. “The part that’s missing is the physical address for the people that live out there. If we had a physical address for every house on Navajo Nation, it would be postal-compliant.”

So while Baldwin’s efforts and plus codes are making a huge difference for some residents and their representation, these solutions only touch on a fraction of the stark challenges across Navajo Nation: limited cell signals and grid electricity, contaminated water sources, and the threats of infrastructure development.

But a new generation of Diné sees the technological advance as an opportunity to empower themselves and transform their homeland for the better.

Shandiin Herrera, 26, lives in Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region along the Colorado Plateau marked by enormous sandstone buttes. After a lifetime without internet at home, she used her plus code last year to sign up for the satellite-powered internet provider, Starlink.

“I tried every other internet service, but none of it worked because I needed to enter an address,” says Herrera. “But I just tried my plus code on Starlink and it zoomed straight into my address. I was so excited. I can even watch Netflix now.”

A public policy graduate of Duke University and a fellow with Lead for America, Herrera has also used the tool for the betterment of her community.

When the pandemic hit, Herrera became the leader of the Utah Navajo Nation COVID-19 response. Her team delivered food, medicine, and PPE to more than 1,500 households.

“The biggest challenge was finding people’s homes,” she says. “We’d hear: ‘Take the third dirt road, go past the brown house, and look for a place with a red car outside.’ For us, plus codes were easy. It was a luxury. But not everyone has one yet.”

For now, though, Herrera feels that after years witnessing the maddening difficulty in tracking down homes on the reservation, and often having lost ambulances turn up at her house asking for directions, the way forward might finally have arrived.

“People always told me you need to get off the Rez to be successful,” says Herrera, leaning against her wood-paneled home; a tiny speck on the sandy horizon. “But I’ve always been proud of being Diné.

I believe we can rewrite our own future.”

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Legal Notices BICKNELL TOWN BOARD AND PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2024 Meetings are held at 7:00 PM at the Bicknell Town Hall at 64 W. 100 N. in Bicknell 2024 Dates for Town Council Meetings & Town Work Meetings January 4 June 27 January 25 July 3 February 1 July 25 February 29 August 1 March 7 August 29 March 28 September 5 April 4 September 26 April 25 October 3 May 2 October 30 May 30 November 7 June 6 December 5 2024 Dates for Planning & Zoning Meetings January 2 July 2 January 30 July 30 March 5 September 3 April 2 October 1 April 30 November 5 June 4 December 3 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 28, 2023 and JANUARY 4, 2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TICABOO UTILITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT On November 8 and 29, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Ticaboo Utility Improvement District reviewed the need for a fuel surcharge due to the rising cost of diesel fuel and budgetary needs. On the same date (November 29,2023), the Board also scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative budget to be held on February 7, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Board’s regular electronic meeting.

The purpose of the public hearing will be to give all interested persons in attendance an opportunity to be heard on the estimates of revenues and expenditures, rate changes, or any item related to the fuel surcharge need and proposal.

After the public hearing has closed, the Board may adopt the fuel surcharge and Tariff change as the final surcharge, subject to review and approval by the Public Service Commission of Utah. A copy of the proposed surcharge and examples will be posted online by visiting www.ticaboouid.com/recent-news and can be examined at the district’s offices by appointment located at Hwy 276 MM 28 in the Basecamp store buildings, Ticaboo, Utah 84533 during normal business hours at any time prior to the public hearing.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 28, 2023 and JANUARY 4, 2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LYMAN TOWN Notice is hereby given Lyman Town will hold a public hearing January 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. at the Lyman Town Hall, 115 S. Main St., Lyman, Utah 84749 to discuss the following: INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN WAYNE COUNTY AND LYMAN Town REGARDING Emergency Medical Services AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING NOISE DISTURBANCE AND REGULATING UNWANTED SOUND IN LYMAN, UTAH AN ORDINANCE OF LYMAN TOWN, UTAH ADOPTING A MUNICIPAL ENERGY SALES AND USE TAX AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A ONE PERCENT MUNICIPAL TRANSIENT TAX ON ALL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES FOR THE TOWN OF LYMAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and RIGHT OF WAY WITH LYMAN WATER SYSTEM Contact Dortha Chappell, Town Clerk 435-8362877 for further information.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 28, 2023 and JANUARY 4, 2024 NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Garfield County School District is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural design services for a new athletic facility at Bryce Valley High School, and the development of a comprehensive master plan for the Panguitch Middle School and Panguitch High School campuses.

We are seeking innovative and experienced architectural firms to provide high-quality design and planning services. The selected firm will work closely with school representatives and stakeholders to ensure the projects align with our vision, educational goals, and community needs.

RFP Posting: The RFP will be available on the State's procurement website, U3P. Interested firms are encouraged to review the RFP details, submission guidelines, and eligibility criteria on the U3P website by going to purchasing.utah.gov/currentbids and searching for event number NS24-88.

For any inquiries or assistance in accessing the RFP, please contact: Lane Mecham, Business Administrator Email: lane. mecham@garfk12.org This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the educational landscape of our community. We look forward to your innovative designs and strategic vision in enhancing our school facilities.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 4, 2024

January 4, 2024

Intermountain Health Launches Telehealth Lactation Consultation Services in Utah and Idaho for New Moms with Breastfeeding Questions and Concerns UTAH / IDAHO - New moms with questions or concerns about breastfeeding are now able to see an international board-certified lactation consultant over telehealth, thanks to a new program launched by Intermountain Health in Utah and Idaho on November 1.

The program offers video visits through Intermountain’s well-known telehealth platform, Connect Care, and is offered as an option in addition to in-person lactation consultations available in Inter-

mountain clinics after new moms go home from the hospital.

“It’s often day three or day four after childbirth when breastfeeding is the hardest,” said Maurine Cobabe, MD associate medical director for telehealth services at Intermountain Health, who leads the new program. “And that’s typically after moms have gone home from the hospital, when their milk transitions from colostrum to really coming to full volume, and they’re on their own to con-

Legal Notices NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Jan. 31, 2024 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3472 (a51075): William L Bernard Trust Agreement dated October 19, 2005 propose(s) using 0.0064 cfs OR 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile south of Hatch town) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 61-3473 (a51099): Gabriele Kiss propose(s) using 0.0063 cfs OR 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile east of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. 97-2502 (a51107): State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands propose(s) using 1.708 ac-ft. from groundwater (31 miles SE of Boulder) for STOCKWATERING. EXTENSION(S) 61-2592 (a29138): Bristlecone Pine Development Company, LLC is/are filing an extension for 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile South of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. KANE COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3460 (a51120): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. 61-3461 (a51121): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. 61-3463 (a51122): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. 61-3464 (a51123): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. 61-3465 (a51124): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. 61-3466 (a51125): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC. WAYNE COUNTY NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5517 (A84029): Rick Allan Orison and Rachel Scalley Orison propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.2 ac-ft. from groundwater (Grover) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 95-4757 (a51117): Border/Noble Family Trust propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.312 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile NW of Grover) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; OTHER: 0.112 AF for a green house..

95-5413 (a51119): Troy and Amy Lyman propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.48 ac-ft. from groundwater (Grover, UT) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 4 & 11, 2024 PUBLIC NOTICE TORREY TOWN Torrey has one Short-Term Rental Business License Available.

Due to many requests for the license, a drawing will be held during the January, Town Council meeting.

To be included in the drawing, call, or come by the Torrey Town office prior to the January 11th Town Council meeting.

Call 435-425-3600 or come by the office 75 East 100 North, Torrey.

Office hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 3:00 PM. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 28, 2023 and JANUARY 4, 2024

tinue breastfeeding without the help of nurses or lactation consultants in the hospital.”

The idea for the Intermountain telehealth lactation program came out of the pandemic and gave lactation consultants the idea to address breastfeeding needs with outpatient video visits.

“It’s common to have challenges with breastfeeding. There can be a learning curve for first time moms, and even for moms who’ve breastfed before. Every baby’s anatomy is unique and their coordination and learning to latch on can vary,” said Dr. Cobabe.

With many moms doing short, 24-hour hospital stays, there is so much information for nurses and lactation consultants at the hospital to go over with moms about their own healing and how to care for a baby, that it can be difficult for a mom to retain all of that information.

It’s helpful for moms to learn all they can about breastfeeding before they deliver at the hospital.

Breastfeeding is covered in Intermountain’s childbirth preparation class and there is also a separate breastfeeding class offered during pregnancy.

“I have three kids, ages three and under, so it’s a lot easier for me to stay home and have a virtual appointment rather than going in person and having to find a babysitter,” said Madeline Peterson, a patient who recently had a telehealth lactation consultation.

“I had a clogged milk duct and was able to get that resolved through a telehealth visit. I had this same problem with my second child also, but I never got help from a lactation consultant and it was painful and continued for a couple of months. I wish I’d reached out for help back then too,” she added.

“It’s important to get the most current and up to date information about breastfeeding. Friends and family may mean well, but they may not have the most up to date information.

Some breastfeeding recommendations can change, even since a recent, previous birth,” said Dr. Cobabe.

An example of this is there are new sciencebased standards for treating plugged milk ducts and early mastitis, which is an inflammation or infection of the breast. The condition should be treated with cold compresses, rather than warm compresses, as indicated in the past.

“The research shows that breastfeeding moms have lower incidences of breast and ovarian cancer, Type 2 diabetes and postpartum depression,” said Sean Esplin, MD, an OB/ GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist and senior medical director of women’s health at Intermountain Health. “And long-term breastfeeding, up to two years, is associated with protections against diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancers of the breast and ovaries.”

“That’s why, at Intermountain Health we’re working to support pregnant and new moms who want to breastfeed at every point of care—from prenatal appointments to hospital stays to postpartum visits.

Telehealth lactation consultations are an important way to bridge the care from

the hospital to the home, at a critical time for new moms and their babies,” added Dr. Esplin.

“Research has found that breast milk is the best food for infants and breastfeeding is associated with decreased risk for infant morbidity and mortality,” said Peter Lindgren, MD, associate medical director for well newborn care at Intermountain Health.

“Under a new initiative at Intermountain Health and with the American Academy of Pediatrics recent support of the benefits of breastfeeding beyond one year, our pediatricians are helping to support breastfeeding moms and their babies not only at the first well check visit for their newborn, but at subsequent checkups during the baby’s first year and as long as a mom continues to breastfeed,” added Dr. Lindgren.

Telehealth lactation consultation visits can help with these breastfeeding challenges: • Milk supply • Breast and nipple soreness • Feeding positioning of baby • Pumping breastmilk • Plugged milk ducts • Engorgement • Mastitis • Supplementation and bottle feeding • Transition back to work • Re-lactation • Induced lactation, chestfeeding • Weaning In-person lactation consultation visits work better for: • Challenges with baby latching on properly • Baby being tongue-tied, etc.

• Choosing the size of a breast pump flange • Concerns about baby being underweight (pre and post weight from pediatrician’s office required).

In Utah, 92 percent of moms initiate breastfeeding according to state data from 2020. But at six months, only 64 percent of Utah moms are breastfeeding. Intermountain Health is focused on wellness and there are continued health benefits for moms and babies who breastfeed up to two years, which is the current recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Many moms leave the hospital breastfeeding, but many moms stop before they want to, and Intermountain’s Connect Care telehealth lactation consultation appointments are available to support moms in their breastfeeding goals.

Intermountain plans to launch similar telehealth lactation services in Colorado and Montana in January 2024. New moms will want to check with their insurance and ask if telehealth visits are covered.

The Connect Care telehealth lactation visits are covered by SelectHealth insurance.

For more information about virtual or in-person lactation consultations, visit the Connect Care lactation support webpage at intermountain health. org. Intermountain also has a virtual breastfeeding class available for expectant parents. It’s a one session, two-hour class. Cost is $15.

—Intermountain Health

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POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Remediation Specialist/Librarian at Panguitch High Part-Time Custodian at Bryce Valley High Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Route Bus Driver in Boulder Paraprofessionals/Aides at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers SALARY: Please see 2023-2024 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Draftsman SC Broadband has an opening in Panguitch for a Draftsman.

SC Broadband is looking to add to our great team.

This positions' responsibility will primarily be drafting. The successful candidate must be computer savvy with an eye for detail. Experience in ESRI recommended but not required. Experience in Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills. Competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Submit resumes to: South Central Communications PO Box 555 Escalante, UT 84726 Attn: HR or email to HR@socen.com

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