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Onxy Lowery is Cedar City Hospital's New Year Baby of 2022 CEDAR CITY - It’s going to be a good luck birthday when you are born on 1-122, right? Yes! Onyx Lowery was born at 7:26 a.m. on New Year's Day at Cedar City Hospital, making him the first baby born at Cedar City Hospital for 2022. Onyx is six pounds, five ounces, and is 18.5 inches long. His proud parents are Heather Lowery and Colton Roberts of Cedar City, and mother and baby are doing extremely well. Onyx will be joining his big brother, 9-year-old Liam, who has been “very anxious to meet his little brother!” laughs Heather.

Heather decided that she wanted to have a natural birth with her second child. “After my delivery with Liam, I had some trouble with the epidural, and it did not feel right for me,” says Heather. “I felt like with this pregnancy I wanted to trust my intuition and let my body do what it naturally knows to do. I worked with my doctor, and we talked at length about different options.

I also did a lot of research on my own on natural childbirth, like how to get through hard New Year Baby

Snow in Escalante After a Blustery Winter Storm on New Year's Eve

Garfield Co. Awards $160K in Rural County Grant Projects PANGUITCH - The Garfield County Commission approved the County Economic Development(CED) Board’s recommendation for the 2021 Rural County Grant Program funding allocations. Eligible businesses in Garfield County can apply for funding through a competitive grant process administered by the County’s CED board.

Kaden Figgins, Director of Planning & Economic Development, said,“The grant process was very competitive this year. We have some exciting new developments, and I am pleased that through this program, we were able to award funding to five different projects to help stimulate our local economy and bring more jobs to the communities.”

In addition to the competitive grant projects,the CED board recommended four additional projects that align with the County’s economic goals. The non-competitive projects include an ASAP study for the County, buying into a regional Chamber of Commerce, conducting

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A light dusting of snow on the cliffs surrounding Escalante on December 31, 2021.

ESCALANTE - A New Year's Eve snowstorm brought more much needed moisture to South Central Utah on December 31, 2021.

The snow was mostly gone in town in Escalante by the afternoon, and, according to the National Weather Service, snow accumulation was minimal in the lower elevations.

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Intermountain Healthcare COVID Community Briefing Hospitalizations expected to rise following the holiday season as omicron becomes dominant variant

Courtesy Intermountain Healthcare

Dr. Eddie Stenehjem is an Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Diseases Physician.

cases of omicron start to spike, hospitals will start to see those numbers going back up.

As omicron spreads, Stenehjem said to keep in mind that, at this time, a high proportion of the population is either vaccinated (60% plus) and or have immunity based on a previous COVID infection; the difference with the omicron variant being that there is a higher chance for breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals—as opposed to the spread of delta, which was mainly among those that were unvaccinated.

And though hospitalization numbers may be lower than in previous spikes, “a significant spike in omicron, just by sheer COVID Update Cont'd on page 5

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA

THURS. JAN. 6 - WED. JAN. 12

Partly cloudy, with minimal chances of precipitation through the week. Highs in the 30s to mid 40s; lows in the teens and 20s. Winds variable from 6 to 11 mph.

Grant Projects

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SALT LAKE CITY The December 30, 2021 Intermountain Healthcare COVID Community Update with Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Diseases Physician Dr. Eddie Stenehjem began with a discussion about the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant in Utah since the Christmas holiday, and the probability of rising hospitalizations due to the omicron variant in the coming weeks.

“On December 24, [Utah was] over the threshold of over 50% of [COVID] cases being omicron, according to Intermountain data,” said Stenehjem. Before the holiday, hospitalizations had been coming down, but that decline represented those patients that had been infected with the delta variant. As

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Groups Scour 2022 Utah Budget for Funds to Fight Hunger

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Four New Utah Fishing Records Set in 2021

by Mark Richardson, Utah News Connection SALT LAKE CITY - Advocates in the battle against food insecurity are urging lawmakers to find room in the upcoming Utah state budget to increase aid to food banks and other nutrition programs.

When the Utah Legislature's 2022 session opens, state agencies and social-service groups are hoping to make an ad hoc task force formed during the pandemic permanent, and that its recommendations will result in new policies in the battle against poverty and hunger.

Alex Cragun, food security advocate for the group Utahns Against Hunger, said the committee brings likeminded entities together to fight food insecurity.

"It is a working group of people that lead out on various federal nutrition programs like SNAP, WIC and others, where they come together and talk about how they can better work together to address issues," Cragun explained.

Cragun noted Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, is planning a bill to turn the informal Task Force on Food Security into a permanent entity. He said the coalition aims to find another $1.3 million for food banks, and to bolster state and federal nutrition programs.

Cragun pointed out Gov. Fighting Hunger Cont'd on page 3

Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Brett Bardsley set a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources catch-and-release record for his Colorado River cutthroat trout that he caught at Pine Creek Reservoir on May 15. The trout was 19 inches long.

SALT LAKE CITY Anyone who goes fishing knows how thrilling it is to catch a fish, especially if it is a large, potentially recordbreaking one.

The DWR began tracking records for harvested fish in the early 1900s. Since then, the record fish program has expanded to also include catch-and-release records and records for fish caught using alternate tackle, like spearfishing, archery and setline.

There are currently thirtythree state catch-and-keep angling records, thirty-eight state

It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon, you can find humor in our everyday lives.

And sometimes, it can be a lifesaver.

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catch-and-release records, twenty-one state spearfishing records, six state setline records and three state archery records in Utah. View all the state fishing records on the DWR website.

“The primary reason that the DWR tracks record fish is to provide anglers with recognition of their achievements,” DWR Aquatics Assistant Chief Craig Walker said. “The public records are also a fun way to encourage anglers to get out on the water and hopefully encounter some of the large fish Utah has to offer.”

While these records were set at various waterbodies around Utah, those are not the only waters that offer large fish in the state. Visit the DWR Fish Utah map to find other waterbodies— ncluding Utah’s Blue Ribbon fisheries—that also offer trophy fishing opportunities.

Here is a look at four new state fishing records that were set during 2021: Catch-and-release records • Bear Lake cutthroat trout: Fishing Records

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January 6, 2022

Goings on...

Multiple Agencies, Including Wayne Co. Deputies and Ambulances, Respond to Greyhound Bus Crash in Emery County

Lets Expose Garbage— It's Not About Socialism But Humanity

Grant Projects: This is a great

program to help local businesses succeed in the area. Housing is a primary need throughout Garfield County, and it is exciting to see housing projects receive needed funding, along with the expansion of already established small businesses.—Jerry Taylor, Garfield County Commissioner Grant Projects Cont'd from page 1

a NEPA study for a proposed High School Mountain Bike Course and an extensive Economic Development Marketing Campaign.

Garfield County is proud to announce the 2021 Competitive Grant Program awardees: 1. Beaver Housing Authority - $35,000 ($1,128,455 total project cost) • Construction of five affordable housing units in Panguitch. Each unit will be four bedrooms with a two-car garage. The allinclusive monthly rent will be in the range of $800 $1,100. Beaver Housing Authority saw a need in the Panguitch community and wanted to ensure families that are desperate to find housing will have an affordable place to live.

2. Hoodoo Builders - $40,000 ($155,170 total project cost) • Relocate and renovate 4,000 sq.ft. of office space in Panguitch and negotiate a lease agreement with South Central Communications to retain 11 fulltime jobs, which equates to roughly 40 community members. Of the 40 community members, 18 are under 18 and are, or will be enrolled in, Garfield County schools.

3. Nay’s Meats - $30,000 ($750,000 total project cost) • Construction of an indoor kill facility north of Panguitch to become feder-

ally certified, which would allow Nay’s Meats to sell processed meats to local grocers and restaurants, hire 5-7 more FTEs at $18$20/hour, and increase from processing 20 beef/week to 75 beef/week and cut lead times in half.

4. Bryce Valley Home Center - $40,000 ($2,000,000 total project cost) • Construct a new 15,000 sq. ft. store in Tropic, including a True Value hardware store with an indoor lumber yard and a Family Dollar.

5. High Desert Strategies - $15,000 ($39,500 total project cost) • Renovate an old laundromat into a 300 sq. ft. long-term housing unit in Escalante and offer comfortable and convenient accommodations for 1 - 2 people.

This grant provides a way to incentivize businesses and non-profits investing in Garfield County that will help promote economic growth.

Projects are ranked higher if a small business makes a capital investment or creates new jobs, more specifically, higherwage, full-time jobs. Commissioner Jerry Taylor said, “This is a great program to help local businesses succeed in the area.

Housing is a primary need throughout Garfield County, and it is exciting to see housing projects receive needed funding, along with the expansion of already established small businesses.”

—Garfield County Economic Development Office

Courtesy Emery County Sheriff's Office

On December 27, 2021, Emery County ambulances and fire departments—as well as ambulances from Wayne, Sevier, Sanpete, and Carbon counties—responded to the scene of a Greyhound bus crash. In total, thirty-two people were transported by twelve ambulances to three hospitals.

EMERY COUNTY - At 11:48 p.m. on December 27, 2021, Emery County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center started receiving calls from passengers on a Greyhound bus stating that the bus had crashed on Interstate 70 and that a lot of people were injured. One caller stated that the bus had left the roadway and was upside down in a ditch.

Emery County ambulances and fire departments were paged and responded, as well as ambulances from Wayne County, Sevier County, Sanpete County and Carbon County. Additional Emery County EMTs responded in personal vehicles. Emery County Sheriff’s Office personnel, AP&P agents and members of the Emery County Search and Rescue Team responded, joining deputies from Wayne County and UHP personnel.

Helicopters were paged but were unable to respond due to weather conditions. The Carbon County Road Department was dispatched for snow removal at the Carbon County Airport in Price to clear the runway and allow for the University of Utah Air Med fixed-wing plane to land and be on standby for patient transport. Lowell Morris and Gabe Sermon, who are two medical professionals from Emery Medical Center in Castle Dale, responded to the scene. Green River Medical Center was on standby to receive injured passengers.

Initial reports from passengers were of possibly 50 passengers on the bus. After response, it was determined that there were 36 passengers and one driver on the bus. Emery School District responded to the scene with a school bus in case it was needed for transport.

The accident happened at MP 112 in a remote section of Interstate 70. The accident site is 48 miles from Green River (no hospital), 36 miles from the small town of Emery (no medical services), 71 miles from Richfield (nearest hospital) and 92 miles from Price (hospital). Emery County Sheriff’s Office designated a temporary shelter location at a church in the town of Emery for ten passengers who were not taken from the accident scene by ambulance. Emery residents responded with blankets and food for these passengers and also cooked breakfast for them. After Morris and Sermon were finished at the scene of the accident, they responded to the church in Emery. After further evaluation and triage of the ten passengers that were sheltering at the church, six of them were transported to hospitals by ambulance.

In total, thirty-two people were transported by twelve ambulances to three hospitals.

Emery County Sheriff Greg Funk commented, “I cannot say enough about the cooperation between counties. To get that many ambulances from five counties to such a remote location, as well as support from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and AP&P to help with the injured passengers...it was an incredible effort on a frigid winter night.

Emery County EMS was able to send numerous EMTs to the scene in addition to those working on the ambulances. A phone call was made to the bishop of the Emery Ward. He opened the church building and arranged for food and bedding for those not initially transported by ambulance. At least ten residents of Emery were at the church cooking for and serving the stranded passengers. I am very grateful for the way they responded to show kindness to the stranded passengers. I want to thank our Search and Rescue volunteers who responded to help triage at the scene of the accident and who helped pack injured passengers to the ambulances. Two members of our Search and Rescue Team who responded, Seth Gardner and James Byars, are also EMTs. They quickly took control of tracking patients and triage at the scene and did a phenomenal job. Search and Rescue volunteers also used their personal vehicles to transport some of the passengers to the church in Emery. I am proud of the Emery County Deputies who also triaged and cared for passengers at the scene, and who gathered up food and bedding from the Emery County Detention Center and transported it to the church.”

Emery County Commissioner Kent Wilson stated, “I am extremely proud of our EMS staff and the way they responded. They performed above and beyond. Emery County has five separate ambulance garages, and our EMTs are paid volunteers.

Every garage responded at midnight during the holiday season.

I am, also, grateful for our neighboring counties who helped in time of crisis.”

UHP is investigating the accident.

—Emery County Sheriff's Office

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(1) Per US Census (2020) – Garfield County median household income is $ 54,565.00. (2) Family earning below 80% of area’s median household income is considered poor families ( poor people). (3) There are families that earn 70% ($38,195 / year), 60% ($32,739 / year), 50% ($27,282 / year), 40% ($21,826) (4) Garfield County population – 5,083. 9.7% (495 heads) are poor in Garfield County. (5) Simple math – 40 hours / week X 52 weeks / year = 2080 hours / year. Areas norm - $ 10 to 15 / hour. 2080 hours X $15 / hour = $31.200 / year but is for 6 to 8 months only ($31,200 X 65 % = $20,280 / family).

(6) Are Ranchers and farmers ( with grip on local governments) paying $ 15 / hour ? Are they job creators ? (7) Are retirees with $ 75,000 to $100,000 / year income creating jobs for $15 / hour ? (8) Where is Garfield County government (richest county in state of Utah with millions in surplus + zero debt) ? (9) Where is Panguitch City Government with rain of sales tax (from online taxes) ? (10) If this is like apartheid in South Africa (“Hell with poor which happened to be 100% African blacks”), who is benefiting from this sealed fat purse (in Panguitch City Government and Garfield County Government) ? (11) Where is office, phone # to call for poors to contact for “We are here to help you.

Let us know if you need a ride to get out of this area. -------- We will be glad to provide that service free of charge. -------.” (12) We had red carpet for Vietnam refugees, Cambodian refugees, German refugees, Italian refugees, Afghanistan refugees, Cuban refugees, Central American refugees, Japan refugees, Eastern European (former USSR block) refugees, etc. Our owns are struggling. How pathetic is this ? The cesspool is getting wider and deeper.

Harshad P. Desai, Panguitch

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Fighting Hunger: Advocates in the battle against food

insecurity are urging lawmakers to find room in the upcoming Utah state budget to increase aid to food banks and other nutrition programs.

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The continuing pandemic and poor economic conditions in rural communities are keeping demand high at Utah's food banks.

Fighting Hunger

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Spenser Cox has left the door open in his budget proposal to find additional funds to make infrastructure improvements to dozens of Utah food banks, as well as help to feed more families.

"While the Legislature is still looking at an income tax cut, which Utahns Against Hunger opposes, the governor's budget provides certain

alternative paths to better utilizing some of that funding, rather than simply cutting it," Cragun emphasized.

Cragun added the governor's budget also calls on lawmakers to either mitigate or eliminate the state's "food tax," which, depending on local options, added between 2% and 5% to Utahns' grocery bills. He thinks those resources should be aimed at families who fall outside the current benefit programs.

"Investment in working Utahns and those that needed help, and especially those that haven't benefited from federal programs," Cragun outlined.

"I would mention members of the undocumented community, who don't have access to federal programs, depending on their household circumstance."

The 2022 session of the Utah Legislature opens January 18th and is scheduled to run 45 days.

BLM Begins Anasazi Valley Trailhead Improvements at Santa Clara River Reserve

Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management improvements to the Anasazi Valley Trailhead at the Santa Clara River Reserve include expansion of the parking area to accommodate up to 54 vehicles.

ST. GEORGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah St. George Field Office announced construction improvements will begin to support growing visitation and diverse populations at the Anasazi Valley Trailhead located south of Ivins, Utah, starting in December and continuing through early 2022. The BLM Utah project will be “seamless” and allow the public to visit Washington County’s Santa Clara River Reserve without interruption, but visitors should be aware heavy equipment will be used. Improvements will promote public safety and protect resources on public lands.

The year-round trailhead allows access to recreation areas for mountain biking and hiking, and for viewing cultural resources and archeological sites. The red sandstone cliffs of the Santa Clara Bench provide a scenic background for the area best known for trail access to ancient petroglyphs and as a gateway to the Land Hill plateau, which boasts approximately 40,000 visitors annually, with 32,000 entering from the Anasazi Valley Trailhead.

“The Santa Clara River Reserve construction project at the Anasazi Valley Trailhead supports growing visitation in this popular location, as it enhances user experience, expands facilities, protects resources, and provides for diverse populations to explore and visit safely,” said St. George Field Manager Keith Rigtrup. “Importantly, we ask the public to please use caution when navigating the project area and trailhead, which will remain open and operational for use.”

Improvements engi-

neered—and to be completed by—BLM employees, include parking spots for up to 54 vehicles, a widened entrance to the trail, a new vault toilet restroom, wood and wire fencing, grading for pavilion installation and flood prevention, an information kiosk, bicycle repair station, and a nonmotorized singletrack trail that features an accessible pathway for people with disabilities.

The new pathway will grant access to dozens more people, helping serve diverse populations. The expansion supports BLM Utah’s and the Department of the Interior’s commitment to improving access in keeping with Biden-Harris administration priorities.

“These trailhead improvements will help protect natural and cultural resources,” said Color Country District Manager Gloria Tibbetts.

“When visiting any BLM Utah

site, we ask visitors to please be aware of your surroundings, to recreate responsibly and to proceed with caution during the construction and after the project is completed.”

Recommendations for safety and resource protection include: • Park in designated spots • Obey way-finding signage • Stay on marked trails • Recreate responsibly and pack out trash • Practice “Leave no Trace” ethics when visiting public lands The weather-dependent construction project is expected to be completed by early to mid-February 2022.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental assessments were completed in 2020. Members of the public can view the plan and related area maps by visiting the ePlanning site at EplanningUi (blm.gov).

For additional information, please contact Keith Rigtrup at 435-688-3200 and email utgmail@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-8778339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

—Bureau of Land Management

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

Bobcats and Lady Cats will be on the road for their next few games and the wrestlers have a home match against Kanab on the 18th Tonight, the Bobcats meet up with another unbeaten team. The Piute Thunderbirds will be here for a great match up. It is a game you don’t want to miss. The Cats go to Tinic for a tournament on the 7th and 8th. The Cats will be

on the road to Water Canyon on the 12th, and the JVs will play out at Escalante the next day.

The Lady Cats hit the road for their next three games, the 5th at Water Canyon and a Sophomore Tournament at

Bryce Valley on the 7th and 8th. They will meet up with Escalante in Panguitch on the 13th.

The wrestlers have ten matches in January, and their next home match will be against Kanab on the 18th.

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January Garden Planning Tips

by Utah State University Extension

Courtesy Utah State University Extension

Some tips to planning your 2022 garden, according to the Utah State University Extension Gardeners Almanac, include perusing seed catalogs, designing your vegetable garden, checking the condition of stored bulbs, and performing maintenance on small engine garden equipment.

If the spike in gardening interest the last two years is any indication of what 2022 will be like, now is the perfect time to start planning! Consider these tips and links from the Utah State University Extension Gardeners Almanac.

• Peruse garden and seed catalogs and select new vegetable varieties to try this year.

• Plan and design your vegetable garden. Try to implement crop rotations of vegetable families to reduce disease buildup.

• Consider growing herbs and microgreens indoors to add fresh greens to your diet.

• Use deicing compounds sparingly to avoid salt damage to landscape plants.

• If you are storing bulbs, check their condition to ensure that they are firm, and remove any that are soft or rotten.

• Perform routine maintenance on lawn mowers and other small engine garden equipment.

• For information about Mas-

ter Gardener classes around the state, visit extension. usu.edu/mastergardener/ find-a-program.

• Specific gardening information can be found at garden.usu.edu, including fruit, vegetable, and herb growing guides as well as information on soil, lawn, yard, tree, shrub, and flower care. In addition are monthly tips, the basics of gardening, information on events, classes, and more.

Money Tips for Students

What Students Need to Know About Checking Account Fees Students interested in opening a checking account should first research the fees they may be charged by a financial institution. Understanding what service fees may be can help students choose the option that best suits them and could save them hundreds of dollars a year, according to KHEAA. Establishing good financial practices early is essential for students as they build their financial futures. One way to do this is to open their first checking account, being careful to avoid costly fees.

Fees vary by institution.

The most common are maintenance and overdraft fees. To avoid maintenance fees, you may be required to maintain a minimum daily or an average

by Tim Ballard daily balance. To avoid the monthly fee, you have to deposit enough money into your account to meet the minimum balance requirement.

Overdraft or non-sufficient funds fees occur when a transaction costs more than you have in your account.

These fees can be expensive, so try to avoid them. Most institutions offer overdraft protection that will cover the transaction, but you’ll have to pay a fee each time.

ATM fees are another cost factor to consider. Financial institutions charge a fee when you use ATMs that aren’t part of their network. In addition, you’ll be charged a separate fee by the ATM owner. It’s important to take these fees into consideration when mak-

ing withdrawals from other banks’ ATMs. KHEAA a public, nonprofit agency established in 1966 to improve students’ access to college. It provides information about financial aid and financial literacy at no cost to students and parents.

The agency also helps colleges manage their student loan default rates and verify information submitted on the FAFSA. For more information about those services, visit www.kheaa.com.

In addition, KHEAA disburses private Advantage Education Loans on behalf of its sister agency, KHESLC. For more information, visit www. advantageeducationloan.com.

January 6, 2022

Wills, Trusts, and More

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If I Die, What Happens to My Animals?

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by Jeffery J. McKenna If a client does not have a trusted friend or family member to name in their will or trust as caretaker of their pet, what can be done?

For over twenty-five years, I have worked with clients regarding their estate planning and end of life affairs. As part of my planning, I have spent much time addressing concerns related to pets.

Many clients have become very attached to their pets. Some clients after losing their spouse have relied on the love of their pets to help them through the most difficult time in their lives.

In doing their planning, these clients feel strongly they want to provide for these “extensions” of their family.

A problem arises when there is no one in the area that can take care of the pet. In helping these clients, I have come to rely on local organizations established as 501(c) (3) non-profit organizations formed to help animals. Many of these organizations are operated on a purely voluntary basis.

These organizations are

comprised of men and women that do much to better the lives of all animals. The organizations are equipped to make sure the person selected to care for my client’s pet, really is the right “fit.”

An extensive application, and a home visit to the person wanting to care for the pet are part of the process.

I have found these organizations well suited to help with caring for animals of estate planning clients.

As part of their estate plan, many clients set aside part of their estate for the care of their animals. The funds can be retained by the trustee, personal representative of the will or the client can designate a representative of the organization named as caretaker of the animal. The funds are then used to care for the client’s pet and to be administered to the individual or family providing the care.

In conclusion, many of us love animals. Planning for the animals we love most, our pets, can sometimes be hard.

Using an estate planning attorney to prepare the necessary documents, and relying

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PANGUITCH OFFICE AT 46 NORTH MAIN STREET TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD COUNTY. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 20 years. 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. on charitable organizations equipped to help, can make the process easier and rewarding.

COVID Update: Where we are now is much different than

where we were last year. We have multiple vaccines, we have booster shots that we know are effective against omicron, new oral antivirals, and we know what works. We know masks work, social distancing works, avoiding large crowd works. We can take that knowledge and apply it.

Now is the time to employ those mitigation efforts that we know work.

—Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Diseases Physician COVID Update Cont'd from page 1

numbers, may stress our health systems,” said Stenehjem.

Stenehjem believes that, within the next couple of weeks, 100% of COVID patients will be infected with the omicron variant, and while this may make treatment easier, unlike with delta, all but one of the standard monoclonal antibodies are not effective for patients infected with the omicron variant. With limited available quantities of this single treatment option, healthcare providers are having to assess those patients with the highest risk and choose how those are to be distributed.

Anecdotal data has suggested that symptoms of the delta and omicron variant are similar—as mild as a runny nose and cough to more severe symptoms of fever and shortness of breath—but with common winter respiratory illnesses in circulation, Stenehjem stressed getting tested, even with the presence of milder symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recently released new guidelines regarding individuals who have gotten COVID but who are asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms. The CDC now recommends that infected individuals selfisolate for five days, and then continue to wear a mask for five days after that. For healthcare workers experi-

encing zero to mild symptoms, it is suggested that they can come back to work at day five.

Intermountain Healthcare, according to Stenehjem, has not yet made the decision to go in this direction, and Stenehjem said he would like to see a testing requirement to be reinstated, but they will confer with the Utah Department of Health before they make that determination.

Stenehjem urged that testing for COVID-19 needs to be ramped up nationwide, and widespread availability of athome, antigen tests needs to be improved. “At home tests are not perfect,” said Stenehjem, but they can be effective as a screening process. Even so, he recommends following up with a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, especially for those who are symptomatic and get a negative antigen test result.

This is especially imperative after the holiday season and with kids going back to school at the beginning of the new year. Stenehjem suggests that school districts think through their COVID mitigation strategies and implement

the things that we already know to be effective, such as masking, distancing, increased ventilation, etc.

COVID boosters have also been shown to be significantly effective against the omicron variant at preventing symptomatic illness and severe symptoms which may lead to hospitalization or death, but while there are reasons for optimism, Stenehjem still stressed the need for concern and best practices regarding the omicron variant.

“Where we are now is much different than where we were last year. We have multiple vaccines, we have booster shots that we know are effective against omicron, new oral antivirals, and we know what works. We know masks work, social distancing works, avoiding large crowd works.

We can take that knowledge and apply it. Now is the time to employ those mitigation efforts that we know work,” said Stenehjem. “None of us wants this to be happening, but we can get through it, and we have the tools to get through it safely.”

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My boss, who was out of the office, phoned me today.

He asked, "Is everything okay at the office?"

I answered, "Yes, it's all under control. It's been a very busy day, so I haven't stopped to even take a breath."

My boss then asked, "Can you do me a favor?"

I replied, "Of course.

What is it?"

He said, "Pick up the pace a little. I'm in the foursome behind you."

Newsworthy

A newspaper editor offered a reward for people who phoned in with news stories.

The editor received a call from someone saying that a truck had lost its brakes on a hill and, after picking up great speed, had crashed into and demolished a house.

"I'm not interested," he said. "That sort of thing happens all the time. It's not news."

"I know what you mean, and I thought you might feel that way, but you'll probably be more interested," said the caller, "when I tell you that it was your house."

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Irking Through it

A man's incessant remote-control channel-surfing was driving his wife nuts.

"It really irks me when you flip through the channels like that," she said.

When he began to whistle, she snapped, "Now what are you doing?"

He answered, "I thought I should whistle while I irk."

PUNishment

Smaller babies may be delivered by stork but the heavier ones need a crane.

Today's Thought

The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together in the form of furniture, finished, and put inside boxes.

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

Shower Thoughts

Lasers were once the greatest scientific breakthrough in history; now, we use them to play with cats.

This week's answers on page 10

THEME: American Authors ACROSS duel

1. Cause for a

5. Nelson Mandela's org.

8. "____ in the shade" 12. Andean people's chew 13. "White Wedding" singer 14. Like a haunted mansion 15. South American tuber, pl.

16. Type of cotton fiber 17. Desired forecast?

18. *"The Underground Railroad" author 20. Like West Wing office 21. Not silently 22. "When We Were Kings" subject 23. Hand over (2 words) 26. Barbecued 30. The Jackson 5 1970 hit 31. Repressed 34. "Alice Doesn't ____ Here Anymore" 35. State of dishonor 37. Three, to Caesar 38. Brightest star in Cygnus 39. Performer's time to shine 40. "No.1 Ladies Detective ____" book series 42. African migrator 43. *"The Night Watchman" author 45. *"Little Women" author 47. Poor man's caviar 48. Analyze 50. Canter or gallop 52. *"A Farewell to Arms" author 56. Latin dance 57. Club on the links 58. Kind or courteous 59. Los ____, CA 60. Round feed storage 61. Not odd 62. Colonial times laborer 63. Band performance 64. Theodores, to friends

DOWN 1. Flat-bottomed boat 2. Scottish lake 3. Antioxidants-rich berry 4. Popular primo dish in Italian restaurant, pl.

5. Bye, to Edith Piaf 6. Wanderer 7. Garbed 8. *"Moby Dick" author 9. Length times width 10. Call someone, in the olden days 11. Poetic "ever" 13. Apple invention 14. Food contaminant 19. Run off to wed 22. Jean of Dadaism 23. Out of style 24. Find repugnant 25. Burn with coffee, e.g.

26. *Ursula K. Le ____ 27. Jargon 28. It happens at a certain time and place 29. First novel, e.g.

time loss

32. Near in space or 33. Not a win nor a

36. *"Song of Solomon" author 38. *"Chronicles" author and songwriter 40. *NY Times bestselling author Atkins or playing card 41. Gambling venue 44. Smidgins 46. Young swan 48. Eagle's nest 49. Young salmon 50. *"Miss Lulu Bett" author 51. Highest adult male singing voice 52. Snake's warning 53. Take as a wife 54. Got A+ 55. Desires or cravings 56. Sticky substance

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Gwen Petersen McInelly

HENRIEVILLE - Gwen Petersen McInelly, 86, passed away December 23, 2021 at her home in Henrieville. She was born October 24, 1935 in Salt Lake City to Lorraine Blackham and Peter Julius Wall Petersen.

Gwen was a great lover of animals. She could prepare a team of horses for work and work with them on a haying crew. She was always attending county fairs. She won many blue ribbons with her animals.

Gwen met her husband, Robert while working with him on the Aurback Ranch south west of Kamas, Utah.

They were married in September of 1953 in Kamas. Their marriage was solemnized on October 1, 1968 in the Los Angeles Temple. She was blessed with two children: Donna and Robert.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; children: Donna (David) Rush and Robert Dean (Julie) McInelly; 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her parents; a great-granddaughter; and brother, Phil Blackham Petersen.

Funeral services were held Monday, January 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Henrieville Ward Chapel, where friends called from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Burial was in the Henrieville Cemetery.

Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

Bonnie Clark

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Mother Nature saved her best for our area on the last day of 2021. We received snow without wind, and it kept up most of the day. The white snow brings out the beauty of whatever it touches. With all of its beauty came the cold.

One brother at church said it was -140 at his house, and my car registered -80. It has been a long time since we have had this much snow and cold.

Things went not so well in Colorado, where fire burned 1,800 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes. These weren’t trailer homes, and the winds that left Utah at 30 mph, increased to over 100 mph, which then fanned a fire into a blow torch, and nothing could stop it. So far, no one was injured, but on the evening news, it did say that two persons were missing. They are being looked for under 6” of snow.

2021 was a really bad weather year, with hurricanes, tornadoes in December, flooding, and the worst was the ongoing drought in the West that affected 200 million people.

There were record high temperatures worldwide. A town in northern Russia, above the Arctic Circle, registered triple digit temperatures this last summer. Over Christ-

mas, Alaska registered temperatures of 62 degrees. One good note is that the northern Sierras in California received snow that measured 193” and one 24 hour period of 39” in December. It would be nice if some of that came our way.

Panguitch City put on a nice New Year’s Eve dinner, and Becky Henrie’s dance party was a huge success, with many of the younger folks dancing the night away.

I watched the Rose Parade, which I never tire of.

My old city that I worked for, Torrance, which always has a float in the parade, really went cheap this year. They used an old fire engine that I used to drive and put flowers on it.

They did carry the president of the parade on it. That reminded me that 2021 marked my retirement date and equaled the same amount of time I spent on the job. This may sound strange, but I have made three times as much money being retired than I did working. I started 60 years ago and made a whopping $585 a month. I remember one of Pat’s uncles asking me what I did for a living, and I told him that I was a fireman. He asked me what railroad I work for. For the first 15 years, I worked two jobs.

Fire fighting was the best job

in the world; I couldn’t wait to go to work because you never knew what excitement would hit, whether it be from house fires, to tanks exploding at the Mobil refineries, or going on paramedic calls and saving lives. It was a job that I hated to leave, but age was catching up to me. However, coming to Panguitch really helped out.

Russell Bulkley let me go on fire runs.

I hope you didn’t miss the game of the ages, as one national commentary said.

Utah was playing Ohio in the oldest bowl game, the Rose Bowl. Boy, was it entertaining. Utah would get ahead, and then, Ohio would score. A Ute ran back a kickoff for 100 yards that put them ahead by two touchdowns at the half.

Ohio came alive in the second half and went ahead, 45 to 38. When the Utes quarterback was injured, they put in a quarterback from Milford, and he led them to a touchdown to tie up the game at 45 all. However, there was a minute and a half left in the game, and Ohio’s quarterback, who passed for over 500 yards, worked the ball down the field to where they kicked a field goal with nine seconds left. Utah had a great season, beating the 2nd ranked Oregon

Ducks twice, and they won seven games in a row to get to the Rose Bowl. The two championship games laid an egg, with Alabama trouncing Cincinnati big. And Georgia did the same to Michigan, boring.

The economy has rebounded better in the last 11 months than ever before. Two weeks in a row, we had the lowest unemployment claims in 15 years. The holidays saw record sales, up 15% from last year. Gas prices in town are staying California high, while Richfield to the north has 85 octane for $3.29 and Costco in St. George is $3.39 for 87 octane. In California, we stopped for gas at Costco and paid $4.07, which isless than our 88 here. At Salina, the gas is below $3.00 at all of their stations. Most of the people in Panguitch don’t leave town much, so the cost of gas to them doesn’t mean much.

We are shortly coming up on the second anniversary of the COVID-19 virus.

In two years, over 800,000 have died needlessly. 75% of those deaths, or about 600,000, were people over FYI Panguitch Cont'd on page 8

O bituaries Robert D. Brian 1943 - 2021

NORTH LOGAN / PANGUITCH - Yvonne Lee “Bonnie” Boucher Clark, 85, of North Logan, Utah, died peacefully in her sleep on December 24, 2021. She leaves behind a legacy of love, devotion, and care. Born in Murray, Utah, on February 29, 1936, to James and Luzell Cahoon Boucher, the Leap Day child, was a talented musician like her parents.

On June 15, 1955, she married Thomas Cecil Clark in the Manti, Utah LDS Temple. She and Tom would have a long and happy marriage, sharing both the love of family and a commitment to deaf and hearing impaired education. Together they raised seven children and taught at Utah State University in Logan.

After putting her education on hold to raise her family, Bonnie proudly completed her bachelor’s degree at USU, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1985. She was the lead author of Communication in Sign Language: A Series of Lessons for Beginning Signers, a book that is still in print after 35 years. Bonnie and Tom traveled the world and were called to two missions serving deaf and hearing-impaired members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Washington, D.C. and Palmira, New York. After Tom’s passing in 2010, Bonnie served her church once more with a mission to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Her friends and family will remember her fierce card playing, fondness for beautiful things, and her kindness to all.

She is survived by her seven children: Julie (Gary) Shubert, Rebecca (James) Holland, David (Kimberly) Clark, Jenny (Russell) Henderson, Bonnie J. (Kathleen) Clark, Thomas H. (Tammie) Clark, and Jonathan (Rachael) Clark; 16 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and her siblings: Lynette Barnes and James Boucher.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; her parents; and siblings: Wayne Boucher and Laura Seavey.

A family graveside services was held in the Panguitch City Cemetery on Monday, January 3, 2022. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be planned at a future date when it can be held safely. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Full obituary at www.maglebymortuary.com In lieu of flowers, donations to support USU Deaf Education Students can be made to Utah State University, 1590 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322, or using the secure online giving form: https://www.usu.edu/advancement/clark/.

LOA - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Robert Dick Brian, died peacefully in his home on December 31, 2021 in Loa, Utah at the age of 78. He was born October 26, 1943 in Loa, Utah; he was 5th of 11 children born to Reed Bastian and Marjorie White Brian.

Robert enjoyed growing up with so many siblings. He spent a lot of time at the sheep herd on Boulder Mountain with his father and brothers. Robert, along with his family, all loved to dance. His younger years were full of mischief, and he only knew one speed when driving—FAST. He graduated from Wayne High School in 1961 and Salt Lake Community College in 1964.

Robert married Edra Ellett on August 29, 1963 in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. They had 4 sons: Brent, Gary, Troy, and Brad. The first 6 years of their married lives they lived in Richfield before they moved to Loa in 1970. Together, they successfully owned and operated Brian Auto Parts & Service. He was a fabulous mechanic and enjoyed working on cars. He was known as the master of the quadrajet carburetor, the 350 engines, and front end alignments. There was not a piece of equipment that he couldn’t repair, or at least attempt to. Robert enjoyed operating his tow truck and Edra loved going with him every chance she could. When he wasn’t busy fixing cars or driving tow trucks, he was thinking of some remodel job he could do. He also enjoyed farming, and could produce a lot of hay on a small acreage.

Robert served in many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including: Bishop, High Council Member, Scout Master, and Temple Worker. He had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ, and was a Christ-like example to his family and everyone he came in contact with. He loved his family very much and enjoyed spending time with them. There were many holidays, Sunday afternoons, and summer evenings spent with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Edra, of Loa; children: Gary and Monica Brian, Troy and Brenda Brian all of Loa, Utah, and Camille Brian of Washington, Utah; grandchildren: Heston Brian, Zack and Alexis Taylor, Trevor and JaCee Johnson, Regan Brian, Trace and Jentry Miller, Kaitlyn Brian, Landon Brian, Cammi Brian, and Connor Brian; great-grandchildren: Huxson and Dicey Johnson, and Jake Taylor; siblings: Emily Lee of Boulder City, Nevada; Beverly Brian, Lois Brian, Harry and Dawna Rae Brian, all of Loa; Pamela and Russell Peterson, Sheila Torgerson, all of Lyman; Michelle and Dale Coates of Aurora; Debbie and Bobbie Edwards of Loa. He is preceded in death by his sons Brent Ellett Brian and Dr. Brad Nelden Brian; parents: Reed and Marjorie Brian; siblings: Reed Brian Jr., Julia and Elwood Sorenson, H. Dudley Brian, Stanley Brian; brother-in-laws: Sherrill Torgerson and David Lee. Graveside service will be held Friday, January 7, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. at the Loa Cemetery.

Friends may call for viewing at the Loa LDS Stake Center Friday morning from 10:30 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Loa Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Terry Leavitt, Julie Jeffery and Connie Durfey for their tender care of Robert during his last days. Also thanks to Springer Turner Funeral Home for all their help during this trying time.

LaRee Olsen 1925 - 2021

LOA - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend LaRee Maxfield Olsen passed away on December 28, 2021 at the age of 96. She was surrounded by her family. She was born August 23, 1925 in Lyman, Utah, 20 minutes before her identical twin, LaVee. She is the daughter of Nathan Grant and Delta Okerlund Maxfield.

Mom and her twin had lots of fun growing up. They liked to switch places because they looked so much alike. They were inseparable. She attended Wayne High School, where she was a cheerleader and in the royalty of the Wayne Centennial in 1947. Six months before her graduation, she left to work at the parachute plants in Manti and Ogden, Utah to support the war effort.

Mom married Clifford Olsen on December 17, 1947, in the Manti, Utah Temple. They lived in Wayne County, Weiser, Idaho, Henderson, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. They were blessed with five children: Jeffery Mack, Pamela, Denise, Candis, and Teresa. After we were all in school, she worked at various jobs until she retired and they moved to Loa. Mom and dad were called to serve in the Western Australia Mission. They loved their time there and made many wonderful friends. After returning home, they faithfully served as ordinance workers in the Manti, Utah Temple for 21 years. Mom served in every auxiliary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a strong testimony of the restored gospel. We were very fortunate to have both parents for as long as we have. When we asked mom if there was something she thought she still needed to do before she died, she said, “Well, if it’s genealogy, I’m going to live forever, cause I’m not doing it!”

Family was most important in her life. We never entered or left their home without a hug from mom. She was loving and very appreciative of all the kindnesses shown to her. She had a great laugh and sense of humor. Her older grandchildren loved to bring their friends to Loa to meet their feisty grandma. She was active. She loved to square dance, bowl, camp, and play games. She taught many of us the fine art of sewing, making bread, and quilting. She enjoyed playing cards and having a Pepsi daily with her sisters.

LaRee is survived by her husband of 74 years, Clifford; her children, Jeff (Chris) Olsen, Pam (Les) Park, Denise (Rob) Schofield, Candy (Reed) Hawkes, Terry (Steve) Jensen; and Delma Naef, Sister-In-Law. She has 20 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, seven siblings: Grant Lamar, Erma, Ole Leo, Nathan Doyle, Etta, LaVee, Ann, and their spouses; Clinton Olsen, grandson, and Aubrey Jensen, great-granddaughter.

Special thanks to Connie Durfey, Terri Jeffery, and Julie Jeffery with Six County and Hospice for your compassionate and loving service to our mom.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Loa LDS Stake Center where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Lyman Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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Fishing Records: The primary reason that the DWR tracks record fish is to

provide anglers with recognition of their achievements. The public records are also a fun way to encourage anglers to get out on the water and hopefully encounter some of the large fish Utah has to offer.—Craig Walker, DWR Aquatics Assistant Chief

Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Colby Woodruff set a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources catch-and-release record with a walleye at Bear River on March 12, 2021. The walleye was 32 inches long.

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Set by Travis Hobbs at Bear Lake on Jan. 17. The cutthroat was 31 inches long.

• Walleye: Set by Colby Woodruff at Bear River on March 12. The walleye was

32 inches long.

• Colorado River cutthroat trout: Set by Brett Bardsley at Pine Creek Reservoir on May 15. The trout was 19 inches long.

Catch-and-keep records • Wiper: Set by Tavin Quigley at Newcastle Reservoir on April 8. The wiper

O bituaries James Alvey

MAPLETON - James Ariel Alvey, passed away December 23, 2021 in Murray, Utah. He was born August 11, 1950 in Panguitch, to Aerial Haws and Fay Little Alvey. Jim spent his childhood in Escalante and graduated from Escalante High School in 1968. He married Leola Rae Liston, his high school sweetheart, on May 11, 1970. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti Utah Temple on August 31, 1974.

After graduation Jim attended trade schools in Richfield and Provo. He worked as a union carpenter and worked on many buildings and projects at BYU. In 1980, he cofounded Western Quality Concrete, where he proudly worked until about 1996. Some of his highlight projects include Bangerter Highway, Provo Canyon Phase 1, and State Street in Orem. Shortly after that, he formed 7A Construction where he built a business park, several commercial buildings, numerous roads, and subdivisions in Utah County.

His crowning achievement was helping his boys establish Rocky Mountain Industrial, where he worked with all his boys until his “official” retirement in 2019.

Jim and Lola raised five sons! Jim helped teach them to be hard workers, good people, and he set an example of being a loving husband and father for them to follow.

Jim loved hunting and the outdoors. He spent as much time as possible on the Boulder Mountain with his family. He and Lola have loved traveling together; they’ve spent time in Mexico and many other places with their 4-wheeler group. Jim was the best tour guide and storyteller.

He is affectionately known as “Big Jim” to those close to him and most everyone he worked with. You could always find Jim taking care of someone either in the neighborhood, ward, or at work. He could do it all, from cooking for everyone to teaching a new skill. He served his family and the community, including serving on the Stake High Council for many years and as a bishop for five years.

We will miss his calm and level head in the sea of chaos.

He was always a strong and steady influence in our lives and in the lives of those who knew him. He was a devoted husband, father, grandpa, and friend.

Survived by his wife, Leola; sons: Jimmy (Amie) Alvey, Eagle Mountain, UT; Justin (Savannah) Alvey, Mapleton, UT; Jeramy (Lindsay) Alvey, Sandy, UT; Jesse (Nicole) Alvey, Rawlins, WY; Jeffery (Lacey) Alvey, Mapleton, UT; 14 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson; sisters: LaVee (Steve) Wiscombe, Mapleton, UT; Dot (Anthony) Coombs, Boulder, UT. Preceded in death by his parents; sister, ReNae Bundrant.

The family wishes to express their heartfelt thank you to the staff at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray for the excellent care they gave Big Jim and the loving way they accommodated the family during this time. We are so thankful for the support and love we have felt from all our family, friends, and work associates. We feel very blessed to be surrounded by so many loved ones and so many good people.

Funeral services were held Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mapleton Stake Center, 970 N 400 E, Mapleton, Utah 84664, where friends called Wednesday evening from 6-7 p.m. and Thursday morning from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Burial was in the Mapleton Cemetery. Live streaming of the services and online guestbook could be found at www. maglebymortuary.com under Jim’s obituary. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

weighed 15 pounds, 4 ounces. It was 28 1/8 inches long and 23 1/4 inches in girth.

However, the record was later broken by Trevor Cooper at Newcastle Reservoir on May 23. Cooper’s fish was 15 pounds, 5 ounces and 29 1/4 inches long and 23 ⅝ inches in girth.

Eleven statewide fishing records were set in 2020, and five were set in 2019.

If you think you may have caught a record catch-and-release fish, you can submit it on the DWR website. Your submission must include a photo that shows the fish next to a measuring device such as a yardstick or tape measure, and your release of the fish must be witnessed and certified in writing.

To submit a catch-andkeep record, you must submit a photo of the fish, as well as its total length, girth and weight.

The fish must be weighed using a certified commercial scale, and the weighing must be witnessed and certified in writing by two independent witnesses who are not members of the individual's fishing party or family. A Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employee must witness and certify in writing the species, total fish length and girth verification.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

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Darrell Cecil Alvey

ESCALANTE Darrell Cecil Alvey, age 72, died in his sleep at his home in Enoch, Utah on December 30, 2021.

Darrell was born to Cecil A. and Alice (Lloyd) Alvey on April 13, 1949 in Price, Utah. He was raised in Boulder, Utah.

As a youngster, he loved to roam and hike the outdoors, climb the slick rock ledges, hunt arrowheads, play trucks in the dirt, fish with a willow pole and hunt. Darrell attended Boulder Elementary through 6th grade. Boulder students were bussed to Escalante High School for grades 7th through 12th.

Upon graduating in 1967, he was drafted into the US Army, where he served a tour of duty in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in September 1970. Upon returning home, he worked on the M-L Ranch while trying to adjust to civilian life. He married Danna Lyman on November 10, 1973. They attended Utah Technical College in Provo, Utah, where Darrell earned his two-year welding certification. His welding projects were displayed as an example for incoming students. Darrell was a hard worker and provided for his family. He worked for the U.S. Forest Services on the Dixie National Forest before moving to Cedar City, where he owned a painting business for several years, and then worked at Zion National Park on the maintenance and trail crew until his retirement. He was very particular and took pride in the fences and trails he built. Darrell enjoyed fishing, hunting, and hiking. He always had a hand made bow and arrow or sling shot for the grandkids. He was a solitary man who found solace and comfort in the mountains and with his dogs.

Darrell is preceded in death by his parents, Alice and Cecil Alvey, and sister, Kathleen Hope Winter. He is survived by Danna, his wife of 48 years; his daughter, Alisa Marie Alvey (Spanish Fork); his sons Christopher (Kaila) (South Weber), and Shiloh (Jordan) (Hurricane); his grandchildren, Ryker, Teagan, Dillon, Charlie, Kray and Amidy Lou; mother-in-law, Rolain Alvey; William Winter, brother-in-law and other relatives. He will be sorely missed by his little dogs, Bowzer, Colby and Jack. May he find the peace he never felt since returning from Vietnam.

A private memorial will be held Friday, January 7, 2021 at Escalante, Utah.

Burial and military rites will be at the Escalante, Utah Cemetery at 1 PM.

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by John Mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

Courtesy Rich Csenge

This view of the ice and rock nucleus of comet Borrelly was taken from a NASA spacecraft that flew past it in 2001.

With Venus gone but Mercury trying to take its place, we’re left with three planets in the evening sky, but only Jupiter will be easy to spot. It’s the brightest thing in the sky, other than the sun and moon, and it’s low in the southwest after sunset, setting three hours after the sun.

To the lower right of Jupiter, at the 5 o’clock position, are Saturn and Mercury, but they’re so low—and they’re much fainter—that you will have trouble seeing them.

Look 40 minutes after sunset.

Most of this week, Mercury is about 4° to the lower right of Saturn, and the two are equal magnitude. Use binoculars.

This is about the final week to see Saturn, and we lose Jupiter next month. These two planets set 4 minutes earlier each night, or a half-hour earlier each week, not because of anything they’re doing, but because of what the earth is doing, as was explained in an earlier "Sky Report." (Sky ReFYI Panguitch Cont'd from page 6

65. Between 750,000 and 1.3 million are “long haulers” in the U.S., suffering unbearable fatigue and other maladies that have left them unable to resume their former lives.

Those afflicted— who include children—face a bewildering array of maladies, including dizziness, crippling fatigue, labored breathing, gastrointestinal problems, memory loss, and confusion. Many, including doctors, have had to give up their careers. Most of these “long haulers” don’t qualify for disability benefits because no medical test will prove them sick. So, they lose their business or careers and their homes and savings.

COVID is worse than polio ever was; instead of weakening limbs, it works on the internal organs, kidneys, lungs, livers and intestinal organs. The difference is that one party decided to make it political. In a recent fundrais-

ports are archived at https:// stellarvistaobservatory.org/category/sky-reports/.) Basically, the earth is orbiting the sun quicker on an inside path, and we’re leaving them behind.

The planets Uranus and Neptune are out this evening too, and you can see them in a small telescope if you know precisely where to look. This too was described in a recent "Sky Report."

The moon is near the Pleiades on the 12th and the Hyades on the 13th, two prominent star clusters easily visible to the unaided eye. Both are in Taurus, the Bull. You can see hundreds of star clusters with even a small telescope, but these two are the best known because they’re so bright and so compact. All the stars in a cluster were born together and are the same age; they’re siblings. The stars of the Pleiades are roughly 100 million years old (the same age as the Rocky Mountains) and the Hyades are 600 million years old, and

gravity holds them together.

Gradually, individual stars drift away, one by one, and the clusters disperse. "Uncle" Google can tell you more about each.

If you have a telescope and an astronomy app for your smartphone or tablet, try to find Comet Borrelly. It’s slowly moving through Cetus and is expected to reach maximum brightness at 9th magnitude early this month. The nucleus is shaped like a bowling pin, only five miles long, and it’s 110 million miles from earth.

John Mosley was Program Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binoculars and Telescopes.” He and his wife live in St. George, where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory committee for Stellar Vista Observatory.

er, the former president told those there that he has had the booster shot and that they all needed to get vaccinated, saying that they work, and he was booed.

In the American Rescue Plan from last year, the IRS has been paying advanced monthly checks for families with children from July 15 to December 15. You will receive the other half of this money as tax credit on your 2021 tax bill. The IRS will be sending you a letter letting you know what you will have coming shortly.

This is for the gentleman out in Escalante who wrote a very long letter criticizing the local motels, which were only here in Panguitch. For those in Escalante who read my column know that I always refer to Escalante as the gold mine of Garfield County? No one expects anyone to change sheets on a bed when the guest is staying more than one night.

However, clean sheets are expected when you stay for the

first night! We have stayed in places where we have been for a week, and no, they don’t change the sheets, but they do tidy up the room and change the towels. In my opinion, Escalante is the center of all of the attractions, and I felt returning the National Monument to its original size would really help business. We need something to bring people to Panguitch for longer stays, like our ATV trails, fishing at the many reservoirs, sightseeing buses to Bryce Canyon or Red Canyon. The number of B&Bs in Panguitch makes me think we are doing something right.

Thursday the 6th is the first anniversary when our Capitol was stormed by a bloodthirsty mob seeking to overturn the election. For all of our faults, America is still the leading power of the free world, and we must push back decisively against the enemies of freedom.

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January 6, 2022

LegaL Notices ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RYAN WAYNE HAWS , Deceased Probate No. 213600025 Oakley Wayne Haws, C/O Bangerter Frazier Group, PC whose address is 912 W. 1600 S., STE. A-200, St. George, UT 84770, has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate on November 24, 2021. Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to: (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative at the address above; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representatives’ attorney of record, William E. Frazier at the following address: 912 W. 1600 S., STE A-200, St. George, UT 84770; or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of Court of the District Court in Garfield County, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

Date of first publication: ____December 23, 2021____ William E. Frazier BANGERTER FRAZIER GROUP, PC Attorneys for the Personal Representative 912 W. 1600 S., STE A-200 St. George, UT 84770 Telephone No. 435-628-7004 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 23 & 30, 2021 and JANUARY 6, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE UTAH SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration has received an application to remove ordinary sand and gravel from the following described land: GARFIELD COUNTY Township 36 South, Range 5 West SLB&M, Section 16: SE4 Containing 160.00 acres, more or less The Administration will accept competing applications to remove the sand and gravel, and also competing applications to lease, purchase, or exchange this property, a portion thereof, or a parcel including any of the above described acreage.

The Administration will accept competing applications during the following period of time: From 8:00 A.M. December 22, 2021 Until 5:00 P.M. January 21, 2022 TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION 675 East 500 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 801-538-5100 In the absence of competing applications for lease, purchase, or exchange, the Administration will evaluate the applications for the removal of ordinary sand and gravel and award the permit for such removal. The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject any application or subsequent bids.

For additional information, please contact Mr. Andy Bedingfield at (801) 538-5100.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 30, 2021 and JANUARY 6, 2022 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: STORAGE BUILDING - FOR WOOD BUNDLES FOR SELL IN CONNECTION WITH FIRE & ICE BUSINESS REQUESTED BY: LEE TAFT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: JANUARY 12, 2022 @ 7 PM AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: 5 AC LOCATED 335 S SR 24 BICKNELL, UT 84715 NE1/4NW1/4 SECTION 36 T28S R3E Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 30, 2021 and JANUARY 6, 2022 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNING & ZONING LAND USE ORDINANCE INTENDED USE: AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO COMPLY WITH UTAH CODE SECTIONS 17-27A-1101 1104 TO ADDRESS CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO and AFO) REQUESTED BY: WAYNE COUNTY A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING A SPECIALLY SCHEDULED PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: JANUARY 19, 2022 @ 7 PM AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 6 & 13, 2022 REVISED SCHOOL BOARD SCHEDULE WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT January 12th, 4:00 p.m. at Loa Elementary February 10th, 4:00 p.m. at Hanksville Elementary March 16th, 4:00 p.m. at Wayne High School April 13th, 4:00 p.m. at Wayne Middle School May 11th, 6:00 p.m. at Wayne High School June 8th, 6:00 p.m. at Wayne High School Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 6, 2022 COMMISSION MEETING DATES 2022 GARFIELD COUNTY January 10 & 24 February 14 & 28 March 14 & 28 April 11 & 25 May 9 & 23 June 13 & 27 July 11 & 26 (Tuesday)

August 8 & 22 September 12 & 26 October 10 & 25 (Tuesday) November 14 & 28 December 12

Commission meetings are held at the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah. Commission meeting will begin at 10:00 on the second and fourth Monday of each month, excluding holidays.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 6, 2022 NOTICE OF STUDENT RECORDS TO BE DESTROYED GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

IEP and 504 File records for previous GCSD students born in 1983 – 2013 will be destroyed in April 2022.

If you would like your personal student file, please contact the district Office at 435-676-1313 and leave a message or email phoebe.wiseman@garfk12.org.

We will contact you and set up a time for you to pick up your records. You will be required to provide picture identification.

If you are picking up records for another person you will need to provide notarized permission signed by the student and provide picture identification.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 6, 2022

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As Climate Change Parches the Southwest, Here’s a Better Way to Share Water from the Shrinking Colorado River

by Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah, The Conversation duced the Colorado’s volume. tribes continued to press their A “megadrought,” now in its claims through numerous 21st year, has reduced flows by negotiated settlements, startnearly 20%, and studies pre- ing in 1978 and continuing dict that it will fall 20% to 35% to this day. They now have or more by midcentury. In late rights to over 2 million acreAugust 2021, Lake Mead, the feet of water in the Lower Banation’s largest reservoir, was sin and 1.1 million acre-feet just 35% full. Lake Powell, the in the Upper Basin. And 12 second-largest U.S. reservoir, tribes have unresolved claims that could total up to 405,000 was less than 30% full.

That month, the Bureau acre-feet.

Currently, however, of Reclamation declared an official shortage, which will tribes are not drawing all of force Arizona, Nevada and their water because they don’t Mexico to make significant have the pipelines and other cuts in water use. In short, the infrastructure that they need original fixed allocations are to divert and use it. This allows non-Indian communities no longer anchored in reality.

In my view, a much better downstream to use the surapproach would be to allocate plus water, without payment water among the states and in most cases. I believe a new Climate.gov tribes in percentages, based on compact should include tribes The Colorado River and its tributaries drain parts of sev- a five-year rolling average that as equal partners with states en Western states and 29 Indian reservations. would change as the river’s and give them meaningful flow changes. Without such a and significant roles in all fuSOUTHWEST, U.S. - ders when they allocated water shift, the compact will merely ture negotiations and policyThe Colorado River is a vital in 1922. First, they appraised perpetuate a hydrological fal- making in the basin. lifeline for the arid U.S. South- the river’s volume based on in- lacy that leads water users to A new vision west. It supplies water to seven accurate data that wildly over- claim water that does not exist.

The compact states are states, Mexico, 29 Indian res- estimated it. Actual annual No Native participation now renegotiating interim ervations and millions of acres historic flows were far below Beyond these errors, the river management guidelines of irrigated farmland. The what was needed to satisfy the compact also rests on a funda- that were first adopted in river and its tributaries support dictates of the compact. mental injustice. The 30 tribal 2007. This process must be There is evidence that the nations in the Colorado River completed by 2026 when that 16 million jobs and provide drinking water to Denver, Salt commissioners did this pur- Basin are the river’s original agreement expires.

Lake City, Albuquerque, Las posefully: Reaching an agree- users, and their reservations I see these discussions Vegas, Los Angeles, San Di- ment was easier if there was encompass huge swaths of as an excellent opportunity ego, Phoenix and Tucson—in more water to go around. This land. But they were complete- to discard the compact’s unstrategy guaranteed that the ly left out of the 1922 alloca- workable provisions and neall, 40 million people.

These rivers also course compact would allocate more tions. gotiate a new agreement that through several of the world’s water than was actually in the Compact commission- responds to the unprecedentmost iconic national parks, in- river, a situation now referred ers, whose views reflected the ed challenges now affecting cluding the Grand Canyon in to as the “structural deficit.” overt racism of that era, as- the Southwest. As I see it, Second, the compact al- sumed Native peoples did not an agreement negotiated by Arizona and Canyonlands in Utah. Today, millions of peo- located water in fixed amounts deserve their own allocation. and for white men, based on ple visit the Colorado River rather than percentages of the Making matters worse, nearly egregiously erroneous data, Basin to fish, boat and explore. river’s actual flow. That ap- every statute, compact and in an age when people drove Southwestern states, proach would be viable if regulation promulgated since Model T cars cannot possibly tribes and Mexico share the river flow were constant and 1922—a body of rules known serve as the foundation for a Colorado’s water under the the agreement were based on collectively as the Law of the dramatically different future. century-old 1922 Colorado sound science. But the Colo- River—has either ignored or In my view, the 1922 Compact and updates to it. rado’s flow is highly variable. marginalized Native water us- compact is now an albatross The compact divided the ers. Many tribes, scholars and that can only inhibit innovaBut today, because of climate change and rapid develop- river artificially into an Upper advocacy groups view this as tion. Eliminating fixed rights ment, there is an enormous Basin (Wyoming, Colorado, an injustice of monumental to water that doesn’t actually gap between the amount of Utah and New Mexico) and proportions. exist could spur members to water the compact allocates to a Lower Basin (Arizona, NeTribes have gone to court negotiate a new, scienceparties and the amount that is vada and California), and al- to claim a share of the Colo- based agreement that is fairer, actually in the river. With us- located 7.5 million acre-feet of rado’s water and have won more inclusive and more effiers facing unprecedented wa- water to each basin. An acre- significant victories, begin- cient and sustainable. ter shortages, the compact is foot is enough water to cover ning with the landmark 1963 hopelessly inadequate to deal an acre of land to a depth of Arizona v. California ruling, with current and future reali- one foot, or about 325,000 gal- in which the U.S. Supreme This article was origilons. ties.

Court recognized water rights nally published in The ConIn 1944, a treaty allo- for five Indian reservations in versation on November 17, I have studied water resource development for 35 cated an additional 1.5 mil- the Colorado River Basin. The 2021. years and written extensively lion acre-feet to Mexico, for a “We were cheerleadabout Native American water total of 16.5 million acre-feet. ers together in high rights and the future of Amer- However, actual flow has typischool, and Kendra’s ica’s rivers. As I see it, the cally been below that amount. compact rests on three funda- River volume at the time of husband was Homemental errors that now plague the compact was about 18 coming King and I was efforts to develop a new vision million acre-feet per year, but Homecoming Queen for the region. I believe the the 20th-century average was at Canyon View High most productive way forward closer to 14.8 million acreSchool!” says Heather. is for states and tribes to ne- feet. And then things got much “I was so thrilled when gotiate a new agreement that worse. shift change happened Drought and climate reflects 21st-century realities. and Kendra became my Flawed data and alloca- change have pushed the Colonurse. It’s so amazing rado River to a crisis point. tions she was going to be here In the past 20 years, cliThe compact commiswith me through this. sioners made two fatal blun- mate change has further reCourtesy Becki Bronson She was definitely my Born to Cedar City residents rock through labor.”

Choosing this darHeather Lowery and Colton Roberts, Onyx Lowery is Cedar ling little boy’s name City Hospital's 2022 New Year came from Heather’s love of stones and the Baby.

NOTICE TO WATER USERS kind of person Onyx alThe applications below were filed with the Division of WaNew Year Baby ready is. “I wear black onyx at ter Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings Cont'd from page 1 all times,” says Heather. “The per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address moments when you want to onyx stone is for protection of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER give up, trusting your body. and is a warrior stone. Onyx PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and One thing I loved was utilizing is about taking negativity and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST hypnobirthing. It’s a method of transmuting it into positivity, BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. pain management during labor and I feel like my baby Onyx Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or and birth that uses a mixture of has already done that so much before Feb. 2, 2022 either electronically using the Division`s onfor my life. It’s been a hard line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division visualization, relaxation and year for many people. He’s deep breathing techniques.” office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114taken a dark time and turned it Those techniques came in 6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for very handy as Heather came into one of the best moments additional information. into Cedar City Hospital about ever. He lives up to his name GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve, in already! He’s very calm, still, 61-3328 (a48229): Adams Family Living Trust propose(s) full labor. Without an epidural, and grounded. All the nurses using 0.0068 cfs OR 1 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles north- “it was definitely intense!” noted that about him already, east of Hatch) for IRRIGATION. says Heather, “But I’m really and I agree.”

WAYNE COUNTY And a birthday of 1-1glad I stuck with the natural EXTENSION(S) birth plan. And it was so fun 22? “I feel that’s a good luck 95-1798 (A55766): Fremont Irrigation Company is/are birthday!” says Heather. “It’s filing an extension for 150 cfs (2 miles NE of Fremont) for to have the New Year Baby. a pretty awesome day to come I got to watch the New Year HYDRO-POWER. into the world!” ball drop on TV here in the Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer It turns out in 2021, Cehospital as I walked the halls!

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider Snowstorms typically bring dar City Hospital has had exon JANUARY 6 & 13, 2022 babies, but even with the snow actly 900 births, which is the NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING we had in Cedar, it was just a most births Cedar City HospiTEASDALE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT The Teasdale Special Service District will be holding a pub- super quiet and calm experi- tal has had for over 15 years lic meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the ence, and really the best way now. In comparison, in 2020, Cedar City Hospital had 817 Teasdale Fire Station. The Board will be discussing and adopting to ring in a new year.”

As it turns out, Heather’s births, and in 2019, Cedar new Resolutions pertaining to commercial connections. labor nurse, Kendra Hansen, City Hospital had 799 births.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 6 & 13, 2022 —Cedar City Hospital and Heather are great friends.

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C l a s s i f i e d ads

January 6, 2022

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HELP WANTED

Capitol Reef Cider Works Bicknell

Corrections Officer

Garfield County is accepting applications for a Corrections Officer.

Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office or online at www.garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until January 14, 2022.

Anyone interested in applying for this position must pass the National Peace Officer Selection Exam prior to making application. The Exam is given at the Browning Learning Center on the Dixie College Campus. For additional information regarding the Exam and registration requirements, contact the Browning Learning Center at (435) 652-7696. The exam is also given at Southern Utah University. Call 435-586-5419 for additional information.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

Part-time Secretary West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company

West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company is looking for a part time Secretary.

Hours are approximately 10 per week.

Position requires excellent organizational skills, public relations, and attention to detail.

Work will be done from your home with the company’s computer.

Candidate will manage approximately 500 stockholders, mail and receive yearly assessments, transfer water certificates, monthly bills, stockholder rentals and allocation of water, take and distribute minutes, and any other secretarial duties as they arise.

Pay range is $400-$500 per month depending on qualifications.

Please submit a resume to westpanguitchirrigation@ yahoo.com by Friday, January 21, 2022.

For more details, please call Allen Henrie at 435-6168588 or Anne Excell at 435-676-8464.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Position Announcements

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Computer Science Para(s) at Panguitch Elementary and Bryce Valley Elementary SpEd Para-Professional at Bryce Valley High Full-Time Elementary Teacher at Boulder Elementary Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Bus Route Driver in Boulder Para-Professionals at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers SALARY: Please see 2021-2022 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application.

Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Robin Gibbs (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Pete Peterson (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205) PES Principal Lisa Breinholt (435-676-8847) PMS/PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent John Dodds (435-676-8821) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

Capitol Reef Cider Works of Bicknell, Utah is looking for intelligent dedicated employees to advance our apple orchard and cider operation. Reliability and good physical fitness are required. Full-time and part-time positions available.

Preferred Skills: Construction, Welding, Automotive Mechanics, Biology, Horticulture.

Email resumes and questions to: capitolreefciderworks@gmail.com

FOR RENT

We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.

P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: Front Desk Agents Laundry Services Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within.

Please stop by in person to complete an application.

We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761

SENIOR CENTER MENUS

PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot.

Meals include milk & bread.

Tues. Jan. 11

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Chicken Salad Sandwich, Chips & Pickles, Veggies, Salad, Pineapple Slices, Cake

Wed. Jan. 12

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Stuffed Shells, Creamy Red Sauce, Green Beans, Salad, Pears, Brownie

Thurs. Jan. 13

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Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Veggies, Salad, Mixed Fruit, Cake

NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.

BRYCE VALLEY AREA Senior Lunches at the HENRIEVILLE Senior Center TUES Jan. 11th WED Jan. 12th THURS Jan. 13th

Vegetable Beef Soup, Salad Bar, Cottage Cheese, Pineapple, Cherry Bars Poppy Seed Chicken w / Rice, Mixed Veggies, Salad Bar / Pears, Apple Cake Swiss Steak, Rice / Mixed Veggies, Salad Bar, Peaches, White Cake

Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666 All meals are served with milk & bread Suggested donation is $3 for seniors and $7 for those under 60 years of age.

When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne and Garfield Counties For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault

Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center

Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732 New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294 Counseling Services Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office 255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236 24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822 Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176 24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763 Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

MEETINGS TROPIC AA MEETING Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

ESCALANTE AA MEETING Call for times and locations.

435-676-3653 BICKNELL AA MEETING AA Open Meeting at Bicknell firehouse 6:30 Wednesday Evening

MEETINGS Take the First Step Find hope, peace and joy in life again through the Addiction Recovery Program.

Meetings are every Sunday, 4:00 P.M. at the Escalante High School Seminary Building. (behind the school) Individual meetings are available.

(435)772-6527 *If you have completed the program, join us for maintenance and support.

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