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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Issue # 1341

Cubanidad on Display at Boulder Community Center as part of Traveling Exhibition Program

Panguitch Prevention Coalition Offers Cash for Survey Responses

by Tessa Barkan

PANGUITCH - Panguitch Prevention Coalition is in our 11th year of working to help reduce and prevent substance use in our youth. We also strive to build strong family bonds that increase protective factors that will help youth make better choices throughout their teenage years and into adulthood.

We do this by having community family nights, town hall education nights, parenting classes, positive messaging throughout our community and helping our sports programs. To see how much our efforts have been recognized in our community, we are offering $25 cash to all adult community members (parents and grandparents) who take our short online survey through the month of January. You can find this survey by going to http://www. surveymonkey.com/r/Panguich2019.

Panguitch Prevention Coalition operates through federal grants that make it possible to carry out free, fun and educational events in our community that promote family bonding and prevent underage substance use. With your continued support and by taking this survey, you can Surveys

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Stephen Trimble is among the eight artists to contribute to Cubanidad. The above photo was taken by Trimble in Trinidad, Cuba. The traveling exhibition Cubinidad will be on display at the Boulder Community Center until March 10.

BOULDER - On January 2, an opening was held at the Boulder Community Center for an art exhibition entitled Cubanidad, which features pieces by eight Utah artists who visited Cuba. The exhibit comes from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums Traveling Exhibition Program, and it was presented by the Boulder Arts Council and Boulder Town.

“Cubanidad is the exploration and celebration of Cuban identity, and the people of Cuba have long been con-

DWR Reminds Public About not Illegally Keeping Wildlife

sidered its greatest resource,” explains the placard from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums about the exhibit.

The pieces represent efforts to “report and record what Cubanidad might look like to one looking in from the outside,” it continues. The colors, people, and culture of Cuba are reflected vividly in these photographs.

The artists include Pete Ashdown, Niki Chan, Russel Albert Daniels, Bernardo Flores-Sahagun, Lewis Francis, J. Edgar Gomez, Gini

Boulder Town Council January

by Tessa Barkan

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A wild raccoon, which is one of four wild animals that is considered non-protected wildlife in the state of Utah.

VERNAL - Baby animals are often hard to resist, especially wild baby animals.

Utahns often come across baby wildlife while recreating outdoors, but it is important not to pick them up or take them home.

A five year old boy was significantly scratched by a family's pet raccoon in Uintah County on December 11, requiring emergency surgery.

Because of this recent incident, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Tri-County Health Department would like to remind the public about the dangers and

legalities of trying to keep a wild animal as a pet.

Illegal to possess wildlife without proper permits Some wild animals are not protected under Utah state law, meaning you do not have to possess a valid hunting or trapping license to harvest them. However, there are different rules in order to keep one in your possession. Wild animals, like raccoons (which are not native to Utah) and coyotes, require a federally issued permit in order to house them in captivity. The imporIllegal Wildlife Cont'd on page 3

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

THURS. JANUARY 9 - WED. JANUARY 15

Chances of precip increase steadily as the week goes on. Highs in the 20s and 30s; lows range from the single digits to the teens. 10-20% chance of precip over the weekend increases to 40% chance of snow showers Mon. and Tues.; 20% Weds.

BOULDER - The January 2020 Boulder Town Council meeting began with the swearing in of the newly elected town council members, Judy Drain and Elizabeth Julian.

Assignment by the Mayor of Departments and Committees/Boards followed.

Gladys LeFevre is responsible for the Buildings Department, Travel Council, and the Cemetery Board. Conrad Jepson is responsible for the Enforcement and Landfill Departments and the Park Committee. Judy Drain is responsible for the Planning and Roads departments, will coordinate between the county and town commission meetings, and will be the town council member in the work group created by the Boulder Planning Commission to revise the Table of Uses. Elizabeth Julian is responsible for the EMT and Fire Departments, Arts Council, Fire Council, and Library Board. Mayor Steve Cox will be responsible for the Tree Committee.

The meeting schedule for 2020 was then set. The Boulder Council Cont'd on page 9

Pringle, Jun Song, and Stephen Trimble.

The exhibition will be on display until March 10. It can be viewed while the Community Center is open, including library hours, Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Thursdays 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The Boulder Arts Council receives two exhibits each year from the Traveling Exhibition Program. The next exhibit will also come from this program, and it will feature Prize Photography of the 2019 Utah State Fair.

BLM Utah Announces Five-Year Agreement with the Utah DNR

Financial agreement transfers up to $75 million to state to support Water Restoration Initiative

SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a proud contributor and supporter of Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI), which uses locallydriven projects to improve watershed health, biological diversity, and water quality.

BLM Utah and the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have entered into a new five-year financial cooperative agreement supporting the WRI. The BLM may contribute up to $75 million over the lifetime of this five-year agreement.

In fiscal year 2019, the BLM contributed over $10 million dollars to the partnership which resulted in treatment of nearly 93,000 acres of upland habitat, 2,369 acres of riverine and riparian habitat, and 162 miles of stream and river corridors. Projects range from improvements to rangeland, riparian and aquatic habitat, Greater Sage-grouse and large game habitat to projects focused on hazardous fuels reduction, post-fire emergency stabilization and rehabilitation, and noxious and invasive weed reduction.

“The WRI is an important component of our wildfire fuels reduction efforts and wildlife habitat improvements

across Utah,” said BLM Utah State Director Ed Roberson.

“We are proud to be a part of such a meaningful and innovative partnership and thank the Utah Department of Natural Resources for their leadership. This five-year agreement is just one of the ways we work together to manage our Nation’s natural resources.”

“The continued support of our partners is critical to the overall success of WRI. As Utah expands and our population increases, we have a growing obligation to manage, protect and restore watersheds throughout Utah,” said DNR Executive Director Brian Steed. “Our joint efforts are invaluable as they reduce catastrophic wildfire risks, increase water quality and yield, protect and rehabilitate vital habitats for many species and provide economic benefits for local economies.”

“Utah’s WRI is improving habitat for mule deer and all wildlife at a landscape scale not seen anywhere in the Western United States,” said President/CEO Mule Deer Foundation Miles Moretti.

“The WRI is successful because of the partnership beWRI

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What Western States Can Learn from Native American Wildfire Management Strategies

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Aja Conrad, the Karuk Tribe’s workforce and internships coordinator, lights a prescribed fire in Orleans, California.

CALIFORNIA - For several months in 2019, it seemed wildfires wouldn’t rage across the West as they had in recent years. But then came the dry autumn and California’s Santa Ana and Diablo winds, which can drive the spread of wildfires. Utilities are shutting off power across the state to reduce the risk of damaged equipment or downed trees on wires causing fires.

There’s no lack of proposals for managing wildfires

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

—Mitch Hedberg

more effectively: California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed 22 wildfire-related bills in one day. But what’s missing are perspectives from indigenous communities across North America, who have lived with fire for thousands of years.

In our research on climate change and people’s reactions to it, we have worked with the Karuk Tribe in northwestern California and southern Oregon on their plan to manage

their land under these evolving conditions. American Indian tribes across the West are working with an increased sense of urgency to manage fire-adapted landscapes in the face of climate change. The Karuk Tribe’s climate adaptation plan directs their efforts to do just that.

This work has convinced us that this is an exciting political moment to restore Wildfire Management

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January 9, 2020

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Letters to the Editor

Disappointing Tone at Garfield County Commission Meeting To the Editor, The Insider, I was so disappointed by the tone and by some of the comments made during the 12/30/2019 County Commission meeting. I have been attending for many months now, and thought I had a pretty good idea of how people talk to and about each other in this public, government meeting.

But, apparently, when money is involved, the gloves come off.

I’ll be specific. Commissioner Tebbs, whom I don’t know personally, but who seems to be a pretty nice guy, said that we live in a Republic, which is true, as far as that goes, but he also said that the current slate of Commissioners had been elected by a majority, also true, and that as a result, that group of Commissioners represents the majority, and as for the minority, not so much. My feelings were actually hurt. Does being in the minority render me stateless? I don’t accept that.

We live in a democracy. Our elected officials represent all of us, including, by the way, those who don’t or can’t vote.

I heard from the floor, the suggestion that anyone who queries elected officials, as it regards their official decisions or actions, is a bad person, is disloyal or even is the enemy.

I strongly disagree. I believe that it is, in fact, the responsibility of the electorate (voters) to ask questions, to be curious about how their government

works and to be vocal about that which they do not understand or with which they disagree. How am I, as a voter, to know whether to vote for the same guy again, if I don’t know, in some detail, what he has done and how he makes his decisions?

And from the dais, came the suggestion that those with questions do not understand the intricacies of government.

That is true. So, help me to understand. I live here, I pay taxes, I vote, I attend public governmental meetings. I am trying to get to know how Garfield County works. If our elected officials have served us well and faithfully, then they should document their actions. Laws exist that provide a means for them to do that.

And by the way, I have walked, bicycled, ATVed, driven and skied these beautiful hills and valleys, since before at least one of the Commissioners was shaving. I have met and come to like and admire people whose ancestors settled here, and others who are visitors or who have settled here more recently than pioneer descendants. I think I know how to appreciate the beauty I feel so lucky to enjoy.

Garfield County is vast enough, and the people here have hearts big enough to welcome folks with different points of view.

Sincerely, attentively and actively, Ellen Fisher, Hatch

Many Thanks for Years of Torrey Postal Service Over nearly two decades, the Torrey family handled mail for the residents of Torrey. That era has come to an end.

Many thanks to the Torrey's for their friendly service and personal touch. The Torrey Post Office became a gathering place...for people, for information (and rumors), and for goods needing a new home.

The Torrey's chose to not renew their contract. Now, the slowly grinding wheels of the USPS will determine a successor. The latest deadline for applicant information is January

17. Anyone want to make bets on the date of the new opening? In the meantime, Torrey residents will pick up mail at the Bicknell Post Office.

Some in Torrey want to explore how to have a "real" Post Office in Torrey. The numbers alone would justify this. We'll see.

For now, again thanks to the Torrey's for their service.

Torreyites have always adjusted and come out ahead.

This will be no different.

See you in Bicknell...for now!

Don Gomes, Torrey

Disrespectful Conditions at Escalante Cemetery

I am writing this letter because I am past the point of even being flustered. I’m like about 90% of the people. I sit back and talk, but it never goes any further. I have complained for years about how bad the cemetery is looking and going downhill. It is reverting right back to weeds. It isn’t pretty and green anymore. My family has pulled weeds, raked, and reseeded twice, but still no grass.

It came to an end in October, when I came over to put fall flowers out. My brother's grave (DeeLynn Norman) was sinking. The whole grave headstone and all was at least 6 to 8 inches deep in the ground. When I inquired about it, I was told to go to the board meeting on November 14. We complained. I showed them pictures of some other sinking

graves, big holes, and sprinkler pipes stacked on headstones (leaning against) them. I was back again December 16th and still nothing. I talked to Trudy Stowe, called Melanie Torgensen, Camille Moore, and Jerry Taylor. Everybody just seems to be passing the buck.

I know it is too late now to get anything done to fix my problem (til the spring thaw), but I think the issue needs to be addressed and some changes made before the start of the new season.

It is disrespectful and embarrassing.

The cemetery is under the county and not the town, which I don’t understand. Board members are Trudy Stowe, Jay Brooks, Marvin Porter, and Gene Quilter.

Linda Overall, Escalante

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Goings on...

Winners in the Big Fish Ice Fishing Derby

Winter Dining in Escalante

Devil’s Garden Grill 5:30 - 9pm, Tues-Sat

until the end of the year

Nemo’s

11am - 7pm, Mon-Sat

4th West Pub

7 - 10am, Mon-Fri and 5 - 11pm, Tues-Sat

Canyon Country Grill 5 - 9 pm, everyday

Mimi’s Bakery

8am - 4pm, Weds-Sat

Subway

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Grand prize winners of the Panguitch City Big Fish Ice Fishing Derby were John Bayles (left), $1,000 cash in the adult division, and Rylee Ward (right), $250 cash in the youth division.

PANGUITCH LAKE - The weekend following Christmas, over 100 anglers braved the snow and wind at Panguitch Lake to participate in the fifth annual Big Fish Ice Fishing Derby.

Youth and adults competed for $1,250 in cash as well as daily prizes for the longest fish and the heaviest overall catch. Each day of the tournament, December 27th and 28th, participants took their catch to Panguitch Home Center by 3:00 p.m. to be weighed and measured, after which prizes were awarded.

The daily prize winners were: Longest Fish: Dave Dodds (20 inches) & Nathan Allred (19 inches) Heaviest Catch: Tyler Mackay (8.89 pounds) & Jeremy Black (8.22 pounds) Kids Longest: Brody Black (18.25 inches) & Riley Black (18 inches) Kids Heaviest Catch: Chantel Adams (6.08 pounds), Rylee Ward (5.81 pounds) & Peyton Jackson (8.31 pounds).

Contestants were trying to catch a tagged fish to win $1,000 cash for adults and $250 cash for youth 12 and under. Since no tagged fish were caught, the cash prizes were drawn for from all registered participants. The Grand Prize winner was John Bayles, who took home $1,000 and Rylee Ward was winner of the youth award of $250.

Panguitch Home Center sponsored this year’s event, and donated lots of prizes. Additional funding was provided by the Garfield County Travel Council.

—Steven Lee, Panguitch City Events Coordinator

8:30am - 8pm, Mon-Sat

Circle D

Opens again Super Bowl Sunday

Brought to you by the Escalante & Boulder Chamber of Commerce

New Events Coordinator for Panguitch City PANGUITCH – Panguitch City has recently hired Steven Lee to serve as the new full time city events coordinator. Lee started his job on December 2. He’s a recent college graduate, receiving a BS in Marketing Management from Western Governors University. He is 30 years old, married and is father of two boys, Easton, 7 and Emmet, 4.

Lee says that all questions, comments, concerns, feedback recourTesy sTeve lee lated to Panguitch City’s Steve Lee, Panguitch City's new events can be sent to the Event Coordinator. Get in touch following email: foodwith him at food4feedback.com.

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Wayne County Firefighting Course Starts January 10 & 11

LYMAN - Instructors from the Utah Fire & Rescue Academy return to Wayne County on January 10th to bring all new Wayne County firefighters the critical life saving skills that they need and refresh the knowledge of veteran members. The Fundamentals of Firefighting Course is offered free of charge to all firefighters. It will be held at the Lyman Fire Station starting at 6 pm on Friday, January 10th and resuming Saturday the 11th.

The course will continue into the spring. Call Chief Steve Lutz at 801-376-2027 for further information.

—Wayne County Fire Dept.

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Wildfire Management: Indigenous peoples have long set low-intensity fires to manage eco-cultural resources and reduce the buildup of fuels – flammable trees, grasses and brush – that cause larger, hotter and more dangerous fires, like the ones that have burned across the West in recent years.

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western forests and protect the public from dangerous wildfires – and that tribes are uniquely positioned to lead the way.

From colonization to fire suppression News media coverage of wildfires commonly frames them as “natural disasters” – dangerous elements of the natural world over which humans have little control. The language of climate change, fear of fire and the sense that it has become inevitable can be overwhelming, leaving people with the view that little can be done to manage these events.

But in fact, people aren’t helpless. While fires can be dangerous, they are inevitable and necessary in many ecosystems, and humans have long adapted to them.

Across North America, indigenous peoples have actively managed forest ecosystems through the use of fire.

Euro-American settlers were struck by the rich biodiversity of California’s forests, woodlands and prairies, but they didn’t understand that indigenous people’s use of fire was responsible for them. Instead, they sought to suppress fires wherever possible. The outright violence of the mission and gold rush periods toward indigenous peoples, followed by the U.S. Forest Service’s fire suppression policies, so thoroughly disrupted historic fire regimes that the effects are visible in tree ring data.

While many view climate change as the major driver of today’s mega-fires, one 2016 study demonstrates how Euro-American colonization caused the largest shifts in fire behaviors in California over the past 400 years. In other words, the genocide of indigenous peoples directly relates to today’s catastrophic burning.

The interplay between

humans, fire, plants and animals The Karuk people have developed complex systems of indigenous knowledge over at least the last 10,000 years through direct interaction with their environment. Indigenous sciences include traditional ecological knowledge of the interplay among humans, plants, animals and natural phenomena.

Indigenous peoples have long set low-intensity fires to manage eco-cultural resources and reduce the buildup of fuels – flammable trees, grasses and brush – that cause larger, hotter and more dangerous fires, like the ones that have burned across the West in recent years. Before fire suppression, forests in the West experienced a mix of low- to high-severity fires for millenia. Large, high-severity fires played an important ecological role, yet their spread was limited by low-severity fires set by indigenous peoples, much like the “prescribed burns” land management agencies use today.

Karuk use of fire has been central to the evolution of flora and fauna of the midKlamath region of Northern California. Sophisticated Karuk fire practices include using frequent, low-intensity fires to restore grasslands for elk and maintain tanoak and black oak acorns. Fires also maintain grasslands that provide quality basketry materials, and provide smoke that shades the Klamath River, cooling water temperatures and benefiting fish during the hot late summer months.

As Dr. Frank K. Lake, a Karuk descendant and U.S. Forest Service research ecologist, explains, “the Karuk Tribe, among others, sees fire as medicine, and as such views traditional burning as a human service for ecosystems.” Places where fire has been excluded, he said, “are sick, as are the people who live there, from a tribal perspective. Eventually, those

places then get too much fire (i.e., catastrophic wildfire), like an overdose.”

Fire suppression as colonial violence Research in partnership with the Karuk Tribe demonstrates how fire suppression and the outlawing of Karuk fire management changes forests from food pantries to food deserts. We understand this exclusion of Karuk management practices as a form of colonial ecological violence.

“Without fire the landscape changes dramatically,” Ron Reed, a Karuk dip net fisherman, told us. “The traditional foods we need for a sustainable lifestyle become unavailable. The spiritual connection to the landscape is altered significantly.”

As federal forest researchers Jonathan W. Long and Frank K. Lake have found, colonization and the suppression of indigenous management caused incredible harm to Native peoples and created a social-ecological trap, in which the very practices that enhance ecosystems become more difficult to achieve within present legal and political constraints. The recommendations presented in the Karuk Climate Adaptation Plan understand that socio-ecological solutions are needed to address these traps.

Combining indigenous and western science The Karuk Climate Adaptation Plan calls for using indigenous burning methods as an adaptation for emergency conditions, such as cooling off streams that have become lethally hot for fish. It includes an entire chapter on using prescribed fire to protect critical electrical infrastructure, as an alternative to power shutoffs.

The plan centers around revitalizing Karuk management and fire science, including use of 23 Karuk cultural indicators across seven habitat management zones. Some of these species, such as salmon Wildfire Management Cont'd on page 6

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tation, distribution, relocation, holding in captivity or possession of live coyotes and live raccoons in Utah is governed by the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board and is prohibited under Utah Code Section 4-23-11 and Rule R58-14, except as permitted by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.

Unpermitted animals may be seized immediately by the DWR, Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture and Food, animal control officers or peace officers if the person possessing the animal cannot produce a valid permit for each individual animal. The following wild animals are considered non-protected wildlife in the state of Utah: • Raccoons • Striped skunks • Coyotes • Red fox You may be written a citation for illegally possessing these animals, which is a Class B misdemeanor.

"It's important to protect the health, welfare and safety of the public, as well as other terrestrial wildlife," Tonya Kieffer-Selby, DWR Outreach Manager, said. "We do not want the public to avoid supporting wildlife, but we do want people to do it legally and safely."

Disease concerns Diseases, viruses and parasites from non-protected wildlife can be transmitted to humans and pets via saliva, feces or urine. Viral diseases of raccoons include rabies, canine distemper, raccoon

parvoviral enteritis, infectious canine hepatitis and pseudorabies. Raccoons can also carry and transmit Leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis, which can be lethal for unborn babies.

Raccoons can also be infected by a Baylisascaris parasite, which is caused by a roundworm. Raccoons seldom display any symptoms of having these roundworms and can transmit them via their feces.

If infected, this parasite can cause extreme damage to the human eye, organs and brain.

Chemicals do not kill roundworms or their eggs, so it is extremely important to avoid coming into contact with feces and to wash your hands when outdoors.

"If you do experience a suspicious bite, seek medical attention; local health care providers are educated on how to handle these situations," Cynthia Mattinson with the Tri-County Health Department said. "We work closely with our hospitals, emergency departments, emergency medical services and clinics to en-

sure the safety and health of the public during these kind of incidents."

What to do if you come across a baby wild animal?

Typically, when people encounter a baby animal in the wild that they think has been abandoned, its mother is actually nearby. It is recommended to leave the animal where you found it and to not touch it. If you do have concerns, please contact the nearest DWR office.

For more tips about how to safely live with wildlife, visit the Wild Aware Utah website.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Surveys

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help us to preserve and receive these grants. Together, we can uphold Panguitch’s reputation of being a healthy and safe place to raise a family.

—Panguitch Prevention Coalition

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack oeTTing

Bob Cats suffer narrow losses to Valley and Bryce; Ladies run a good game against Piute; Wrestlers win at Milford Tournament The Bob Cats, while finishing off the year with winning six of their last sevengames, came up a little short against Valley and Bryce in two away games. Against Valley a team that has had only one loss, the Cats led by five points going into the last

quarter. The Buffalos fought back to tie the game in the last seconds of the game and their player was fouled making a three point shot and made all three of his foul shots and Valley came away with a 39 to 36 win.

Against Bryce Valley it

was a real close game, with the Cats leading most of the way, but in the end it became a free throw contest and the Mustangs made theirs, coming away with another three point win, 49 to 46. The bright spot for the Cats was their threepoint shooting, making six of them, this really opened up the inside scoring. The Cats are a very young team, (only one senior starting) and are getting better with each game.

Next week the Cats have two home games, Milford will be here on the 8th and Diamond Ranch will be here on the 10th.

Then they go back on the road against Wayne and Piute.

The Lady Cats had only one game and it was against the always tough Piute TBirds. The Cats were in the game till the end, just coming up short 48 to 40. For the first time in the last seven or

eight years they don’t have an outside shooter and that makes it really hard to score against the better teams on the inside.

Mataya Barney did have thirteen points scoring all of her points inside.

Next week on the 9th Valley will be here in Panguitch, the following week the Lady Cats will be hitting the road again, against Milford and Wayne.

There are not a lot of home games this year, so make sure you get out to cheer the Bob Cats on their road to the Championships.

Well the tough guys wrestlers did it again by winning the Milford tournament.

For the Bob Cats wrestlers it doesn’t get any easier, they have Manti here on the 7th, on the 8th they are at Piute and them it is the Gunnison Tournament on January 10 and 11.

Four matches in 5 days.

Next week there will be two 2A teams here, Beaver on the 15th and Kanab on the 16th. The Cats have a real good team this year and will be very competitive at state.

Money Tips for Students

Avoid These Common Student Financial Aid Mistakes

by TiM Ballard

UTAH - Many students spend more for college than they should by making some common mistakes when seeking financial aid. Follow these tips from KHEAA to make sure you get the help you need.

Some people don’t bother to apply for financial aid because they don’t think they’ll qualify. But they should submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to find out if they’re eligible for state and federal student aid programs. Not filing may hurt their chances of getting more free money for college.

Another common mistake is waiting until the last minute to apply for financial aid. Some programs have deadlines, while others have

limited funds.

Colleges send each student who has applied for student aid a financial aid package. Students and their families should look it over carefully. They should compare offers if they have received packages from more than one school to see which is the best deal. Of course, students should also consider other factors, such as whether a school offers the academic program a student wants or if it meets other expectations.

Students who need loans to help pay for college must be good consumers. Not all lenders offer the same rates and benefits.

Borrowers should pay close attention to what lenders call the back-end benefits: the interest rate and

principal reductions offered when repaying the loan.

KHEAA is 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.

KHEAA 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 for its sister agency, KHESLC. For more information about Advantage Education Loans, visit www.advantageeducationloan.com.

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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Young, Single, and in Need of an Estate Plan Remember that great episode of "Friends" where Ross convinces Rachel, Phoebe and the others to sit down and write their wills and designate durable power of attorney in the event something should happen to them? Of course you don't; it never happened.

The fact is, singles don't bother with estate planning.

For sure, part of the joy of being single is the no-stringsattached lifestyle. The term "estate planning" sounds like something only grandparents do.

Not to be overly grim, but singles can face the inevitable as much as anyone else.

In fact, many estate planning attorneys believe that singles need it more. In a marriage, it is pretty much assumed that a spouse, even in the absence of any planning, is going to be the person that the court is going to appoint as the guardian over your personal and health care decisions and conservator over your financial matters. But if you're single, who is it going to be? If you're single, you need to appoint the people to make your personal, health care and financial decisions or the court will decide, and it may not be the party you would want.

Consider these scenarios. If you're single without kids and you die without a will ("intestate"), your assets would likely flow to your next of kin in this order: surviving parents, siblings, nieces and nephews. If you are divorced with children, your

by Jeffery J. Mckenna assets would likely go to your children as next of kin, but if something happen to them, your assets could wind up with your ex-spouse as their next of kin. That's right! If you don't specify otherwise, your ex-spouse (and his or her new spouse) could get your money when you die. Is that OK with you?

Many singles consider estate planning to be too expensive. Most singles figure they don't have much money, and they usually don't do estate planning. But often they find they have more assets than they think. Add up assets to get a real awakening to your financial situation. Singles often have a life insurance policy through an employer, perhaps a nominal retirement account fed by their paychecks, equity if they own a home, and often assorted accidental death benefits from credit cards. Once their estate has been settled, a parent, a sibling, a niece or nephew will most likely end up with this modest windfall.

We plan in order to designate who will be responsible for our health care and financial decisions when we are no longer able to do so ourselves.

Seven out of ten Americans have no estate plan at all, and most of the 30 percent who do have not kept them up to date with current tax laws.

You may have every intention of leaving your nephew your Jimi Hendrix autographed guitar, but without a will or other estate planning vehicle, the court may sell it off in an

Now with a 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 6281711 or jmckenna@barneymckenna.com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM. He would enjoy hearing from you. estate sale so the money can be distributed.

What is the solution to most of these issues? Make a goal to get your affairs in order. I would be dishonest if I said, “Estate planning is fun.”

However, I have seen over and over the peace of mind that comes when it is completed.

In the end, the peace of mind far outweighs the worry of not having a plan.

Waiting Rooms

A waitress became violently ill while at work and was rushed across the street to the hospital's emergency room.

She knew many of the interns who ate at the restaurant where she had a rep as an unfriendly waitress.

She was placed on an examining table and then all but ignored for the next half-hour.

Finally, she saw a doctor out in the hall and yelled, "Please Help me!"

"Sorry," he replied, "it's not my table."

Shipping Bay

The shipping/receiving bays at the company where I work are very busy with trucks coming and going. Potential for accidents is very real. So for safety reasons, a sign was posted that reads "Warning!

Truck Area. Pedestrians Not Allowed."

To emphasize the point, the following was added: "Violators Will Be Squished."

Vet Clinic

A little boy and his dog were waiting outside a veterinary clinic.

When asked if he was there to see the doctor, he replied, "Yes, I'm having my dog put into neutral."

l A u G h i N g pOiNt!!

Coffee Spill

The chef of the upscale restaurant I managed collided with a waiter one day and spilled coffee all over our computer. The liquid poured into the processing unit, and resulted in some dramatic crackling and popping sounds.

After sopping up the mess, we gathered around the terminal as the computer was turned back on. "Please, let it work," pleaded the guilt-ridden waiter.

A waitress replied, "should be faster than ever. That was a double espresso."

Weight Loss

This guy that continually gains weight and is very sick and very fat. He is always eating turkey right from the refrigerator. It keeps making him sick and fatter but he can't stop.

His friends and family worry about him, but he keeps on with his addiction.

Finally, after years of sickness, he stops and loses a lot of weight and looks great.

His friends ask him how he did it.

He says... "I quit cold turkey."

Rusty

Clearly, my husband and I need to brush up on our flirting.

The other night, after I crawled into bed next to him, he wrapped his large arms around me, drew a deep breath, and whispered, "Mmm ... that Vicks smells good."

OCD

I'm starting meetings at my house for people with OCD. I don't have it, but I'm hoping that they will take one look and start cleaning.

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

Today's Thought

I won't rise to the occasion, but I'll slide over to it.

THEME: MOVIE CHARACTERS ACROSS 1. Curaçao neighbor 6. Lungful 9. Not on a rolling stone 13. British unemployment checks 14. Schiller's famous poem, e.g.

15. "Will comply" in radio communication 16. Opposite of liability 17. Napoleon Bonaparte or Louis Vuitton, e.g.

18. Embedded design 19. *Teen with telescopic powers 21. *Adventurous professor with fear of snakes 23. *He played it in "Casablanca" 24. Sign of escape 25. Steampunk decoration 28. Thanksgiving tubers 30. Fear of flying, e.g.

35. Bun baker 37. "CliffsNotes," e.g.

39. Bound by oath 40. Nay, to a baby 41. Bread spreads 43. *She takes on PG&E 44. Sacrificial spot 46. Wedding promise?

47. Not yet final 48. Eats between meals 50. Blood-related problem 52. Ship pronoun 53. Diamond's corner 55. Be obliged 57. Name before X 61. *Orphan who wanted more gruel 64. Love between Abélard and Héloïse 65. Pitching stat 67. Nostrils, anatomically speaking 69. Pine 70. Fleur-de-____ 71. Novelist Wharton 72. *Adopted orphan of Green Gables 73. Auction set 74. Like a disreputable neighborhood

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How do you balance your budget? You rotate creditors.

PUNishment

I can't believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off!

DOWN 1. Palindromic title 2. CISC alternative 3. *Female Superman foe alongside General Zod 4. Afrikaners' ancestors 5. Off course 6. First-rate 7. Nuptial agreement 8. Version of a song 9. Mr. Bean's ride 10. Paella pot 11. Diagnostic test 12. Bean that rhymes with Goya 15. Distance from side to side, pl.

20. Insect in adult stage 22. Tiny bite 24. Most vital part 25. *A barbarian 26. Convex molding 27. Ladies and ____, for short 29. *a.k.a. The Mayor of Castro Street 31. *Hutch actor in 2004's "Starsky & Hutch"

32. *Famous Frankenstein portrayer 33. Like Michael Collins 34. *One of Miss Hannigan's orphans 36. *Russell Crowe's Biblical role 38. ____ of the trade 42. Bar seat 45. Type of realistic baby doll 49. *Pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing" 51. Strings 54. Olfactory sensation 56. Avoid 57. Poet Angelou 58. Flock's affirmation 59. Bank's provision 60. Dry or salt 61. Brewer's kiln 62. Great Lake 63. Retired, shortened 66. Spanish river 68. Like a wallflower Solutions on page 10

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Alta Orton "Granny" PANGUITCH - Our loving mother, grandma, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, Alta Met Bird Orton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on January 4, 2020 in Panguitch.

She was 97. Alta was born on November 10, 1922 on her family’s ranch in Circleville, Utah to Laura Bird. She was raised by her grandparents, whom she adored, Ezra and Celia Bird.

Alta was a great story teller and had an amazing memory. She could recall nearly every detail of her childhood. Her family loved hearing stories of her growing up on the ranch, working hard from a young age, milking her own cow to earn money at age 6, learning to cook, wash and sew from her sweet momma, singing in her grandpa’s blacksmith shop. She told stories of riding around in the white topped buggy, riding her favorite horse "Old Bob", dances at the Purple Haze and being crowned the youngest Goddess of Liberty.

Alta married Don L Orton on July 28, 1940 in Kingston, Utah.

Their marriage was later solemnized in the St George LDS Temple. Alta and Don lived in Panguitch, Utah where they raised their 6 kids. Don passed away in 1969, leaving her widowed the past 50 years.

Alta worked hard her whole life. She enjoyed working at the Curio Store, the Senior Citizens center, and the Forest Service, but the job she enjoyed most was being the librarian at Panguitch High School. She was lovingly called Granny by everyone there. She has gone by that name ever since.

Granny never met a stranger. She loved having company in her home. There were many lively conversations held there, which usually involved her colorful vocabulary. She had a great sense of humor and was very witty. She had the heart of an angel and the mouth of a sailor.

A great cook, Granny made the best chicken noodle soup.

She baked bread weekly that she shared with all of her family well into her 90’s. When she was raising her kids, she made 24 loaves of bread every week. There was always a hot meal ready for them. You never left her house hungry. She loved to sew and has made hundreds of quilts for her family and friends.

Granny loved her family. She was so proud of all of them and their accomplishments. Granny never missed sending birthday cards to her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. She made sure to send everyone a 2 dollar bill. Granny had a way of making everyone feel like you were her favorite. She never missed an opportunity to let you know how much she loved you. She was always so patient and kind and offered loving advice to her family.She selflessly served others, and did it with a positive attitude. She was always helping those who were less fortunate. She lovingly cared for her ailing parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Her home and heart were always open to her kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews.

The words she lived by and her favorite song were "Have I Done Any Good in This World Today". She was a wonderful example to those around her. She will be dearly missed.

She is survived by her children: Judy Mann, Ivins, UT; Wally (Lynette) Orton, Diamond Valley, UT; Denny (Jean) Orton, Panguitch, UT; Barbara (Glenn) Leach, Beaver Dam, AZ; Kenny Orton, Panguitch; 22 grandkids, 68 great-grandkids, 26 great-great-grandkids; brother, Clarence Johnson, Ely, NV; and many special nieces and nephews whom she loved and cared for dearly. Alta’s posterity is 157 total.

She is preceded in death by her mother; grandparents; husband, Don; daughter, Donna JoAnn Jones; son-in-law, Carl Mann; daughter-in-law Paula Orton; grandsons: Steve Pollock and Spencer Johnson; special aunt and uncle, Met and Don McIntosh; her sisters, Maud (Jay) Dickinson; Cleola Leithiser; Creta (Jerry) Reno; Carolyn (Jim) Whittle; her brothers, Carl and her very special sister-in-law Donna Johnson; Sam (Joyce) Johnson; Vernon (Maris) Johnson.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 12:00 Noon in the Panguitch 2nd Ward Chapel, 176 North 400 East, Panguitch, UT. A visitation will be held Friday evening from 6:00-7:30 pm and also on Saturday from 10:00-11:30 am prior to the services. Burial will be in the Panguitch City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com Words cannot express our love and appreciation to the entire staff of the Panguitch Long Term Care Center. Thank you so much for the sweet and tender care you gave her, but mostly for loving her like she was your own. You are all amazing!

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It is January and a new decade, but in the world news nothing much has changed, it looks like we are trying to get into another war. January was named for the Roman God Janus, protector of gates and doorways. Janus is depicted with two faces, one looking into the past, the other into the future. Question; what is the longest word in the dictionary? (Answer at end of the column).

The City finished off the year with their annual New Year’s Party and there were a lot of folks ringing out the old year with their friends and neighbors. There were a lot of fun things for the kids, a money pit, climbing wall, (a lot of the kids I watched were making it up to the top) and plenty of blow ups for the little ones to play on. Being the party poopers that we are, we ate and we left early and I don’t know who the big winners in the bingo games were.

The big event from last year was all of the snow that we got and how well our Lake filled up. There wasn’t a lot of run off from the fire that got into the Lake and it wasn’t polluted. Almost as good as our Lake filling up was, for the first time in a long time the Piute reservoir was full all summer long and I can’t remember it ever being full in the winter time. Skiing up at Brian Head, was at its best with all of the snow they had.

In the State it was the 150 year anniversary for the Golden Spike, uniting both the East and West of our Country with a railroad that ran from coast to coast. This ceremony was held at Promontory, before a large crowd.

All of the events that are put on during the year, (Easter Egg hunt, Quilt Walk Festival, Balloon Festival, 4th of July, Fiddlers Festival, 24th of July, County Fair and the ATV Rally, the Veteran’s dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, the Craft Fair, Christmas in the Country, Christmas home tours and the Sub for Santa program) came off great as usual. However (not that it matters) the Balloon Festival for the 3rd year in a row was hit by wind and it shut down the Balloon Glow on Main Street. It still brings in a lot of folks to town and it has become a second home coming event.

PHS brought home six more State Championships, with the girls their third straight Championships in Basketball, Volleyball and Track. The Debate Team and the Drama team brought home the Gold also.

To change the subject, at most of the funerals that the American Legion’s Honor Guard presents Honors for the Veterans, one question always comes up, who is going to be next? The answer is always, we will know when winter is here and it is really cold. We have done funerals in snow storms and freezing rain. I think that some of us hate the cold and that they will do anything to get away from it. I came across this article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The risk of having a heart attack in the winter is twice as high as it is during the summertime. Not all of the cause is related to the cold weather.

When a person gets cold, the body responds by constricting blood vessels to help the body

maintain heat. Your blood pressure goes up and that makes the heart work harder.

Snow shoveling studies have shown that heart attack rates jump dramatically in the first few days after a major snowstorm. Shoveling is a strenuous activity that raises blood pressure and stresses the heart. Combine those factors with the cold and the risks for heart attack surges. Don’t shovel the snow push it rather than lift the snow. Best of all hire a kid to shovel your walk ways.

People tend to eat and drink more and gain weight during the holiday season and tend to put the pounds on, that also puts a strain on your heart.

My favorite is the shorter days and less daylight. The winter months can cause many people to develop “seasonal affective disorder” a wintertime depression that can stress the heart. The wintertime depression also leads to a greater number of suicides. In north Alaska because of the total darkness in the winter time the workers are flown out for six weeks and they have found that it helps with the depression. Studies have found that heart attack patients usually have lower levels of vitamin D (which comes from sunlight). Take a supplement of vitamin D. In the winter time people tend not to be as active, or work outside. This will also put on the pounds.

I am trying to make a point with this article. The Legislature is meeting in about six weeks and are considering doing away with daylight sav-

ing time and this will cause us to have 4 more months with less daylight. Most people who work for a living, need that extra hour of daylight to do things that needs to be done outside. There are only two states that don’t go on daylight saving time, Hawaii and Arizona, it get so hot in Arizona and this saves them running their air conditioners as much. A lot of the outside work in Arizona starts at 4:00 am to beat the heat. Many states are trying to stay on daylight savings year around, to cut down on the problems caused by lack of daylight.

Many of our farmers, work at another job and do their farming in the evening. Most of us don’t even know who our Legislature or Senators are, but if you do know any of them call them and urge them not to do away with daylight savings time.

Twenty-one states have raised their minimum wage on Jan. 1st. Seattle was the first City to raise their minimum wage to $15.00 and the City is booming. Last year California raised the minimum wage, however their success is so great that people are leaving the state because the cost of housing has sky rocketed and they can’t afford to live there.

Just think that it was only 10 years ago that California was in a depression with 15% unemployment, compared to 11% for the rest of the nation, it is now at 3.8%.

Mack O. (Answer: Smiles. It has a mile between the first letter and the last.)

Wildfire Management

and black oak, are commonly referenced in nontribal climate plans. Others, such Pacific giant salamander, Indian potatoes and multiple honeybee species, have received far less attention.

“These species have stories to tell – lessons of how to

Burning as restoration Federal, state and local government agencies are increasingly recognizing indigenous burning as an ecosystem component and restoration technique. We believe the crisis of climate change offers land managers an opportunity to remedy inappropriate socio-ecological actions and create success-

get back to traditional management,” Bill Tripp, Deputy Director of Eco-Cultural Revitalization, Karuk Tribe, and Lead Coordinating Author of the climate plan, told us.

Much of the plan centers on specific strategies for returning fire to areas that have not burned due to fire suppression. It emphasizes the need for collaboration with the community and land management agencies, increasing public awareness, and policy advocacy to get Karuk traditional management and fire back onto the land.

ful collaborations to promote collective survival.

We agree with Karuk Natural Resources Director Leaf Hillman’s statement that “We have to reestablish a positive relationship with fire. Fear of fire has gotten us to the place where we need to be afraid of fire today.”

Bill Tripp, Deputy Director of Eco-Cultural Revitalization at the Karuk Tribe, and a Karuk tribal member, contributed to this article.

This article was originally published in The Conversation in October of 2019.

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tween Federal and State agencies, private landowners and wildlife conservation groups all working toward a common goal and that is high quality habitat in our forests and rangelands."

The WRI is an innovative partnership. Over 500 agencies, organizations, and individuals have contributed to WRI projects by providing funding and/or in-kind assistance. Partners include local governments, universities, state agencies, federal agencies and other organizations.

Since the WRI’s beginning in 2005, the BLM has contributed over 80 million dollars

in funding to support WRI projects. Through the WRI, partner organizations have completed 2,120 projects on 1,824,842 acres throughout the State of Utah.

For additional information about the BLM’s participation in the WRI, contact Tom Adamson, BLM Utah State Forester at tadamson@ blm.gov or 801-539-4044.

For more information on the partnership and local projects, contact Tyler Thompson, Watershed Program Director with Utah Department of Natural Resources at tylerthompson@utah.gov or 801510-7062 or visit https://watershed.utah.gov/.

—Bureau of Land Management

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January: New Beginnings, New Hopes, and Planning!

PANGUITCH - January—a time of new beginnings, new hopes, new dreams, new plans and goals, and a welcome break in the list of month’s ending in “brrrr” and often accompanied by a too short-lived mid-winter thaw.

January is often thought of by gardeners as the month to pour over all of those beautiful seed catalogs and prepare orders in anticipation of summer’s bounty. This brings me to the first garden “chore” for January—seed catalogs. Ha! Would that all chores were this much fun!

If you’ve been gardening for very long, you probably already receive a goodly supply of these beauties. If you don’t receive any, here’s a list of some of my favorites: • Seed Savers Exchange – heirloom, open pollinated, and organic seeds • Sustainable Seed Company – heirloom, open pollinated and organic, including grains • Johnny Selected Seeds – both hybrid and heirloom seeds • Rare Seeds, also known as Baker Creek, has two web addresses, this one and heirloomseeds.com – heirloom seeds • Burpee – both hybrid and heirloom seeds • Gurney's – both hybrid and heirloom, but mostly hybrid • RH Shumway – both hybrid and heirloom, not always marked for number of days to harvest, though, so be prepared to do some research All of these catalogues are also available online!

Not only is January the time go through the new seed catalogs, it’s the best time to order seeds!

Most of the seed companies offer specials during January. The most popular (often the best) varieties get sold out later in the year, so ordering early gives you the best chance of getting the varieties you want.

Some of the companies offer free shipping, but, if you talk with neighbors, you may be able to combine orders to save on shipping.

Also, talking with neighbors can be a good idea for avoiding an excess of certain vegetables, for example, most neighborhoods could easily be

overrun by having seven or eight families all planting zucchini!

If you’ve been gardening for a few years, you may have a stash of older seeds, or seeds that you picked up on clearance last fall. It’s a good idea to inventory them before you order more, and you should check their germination rates.

Research plant varieties for the fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals you want. Try to find ones that are drought tolerant and disease resistant.

Figure out how many of each variety of vegetables you need to plant in order to feed your family for the time you want, and the space you have. But, when planting, stagger your plantings so that you don’t end up with 400 lbs of tomatoes in one week! Even with children helping, that was too much for me to handle along with my employment and all of the routine household chores.

Plan your garden. I have fallen in love with the garden planner at almanac.com but have done many a garden plan on graph paper in bygone years when I was raising my family.

Do you have goals for your garden this year? Write them down!

Winter snows can be hard on plants, birds, and animals.

• Keep your evergreens free of heavy snow that could break their limbs • Fence around tender trees and bushes that the deer and antelope may find tasty • Feed the lovely winter birds for just a couple of dollars a month, and enjoy their songs and beautiful colors—even if you don’t have a bird feeder. No feeder?

How about a scrap of plywood or a scrap of carpet?

Even a plate will do in a pinch to keep the seed out of the snow.

• Speaking of birds, they need liquid water every day, just like you.

• Move as much of the snow to your garden as you can since it provides the garden with a touch of nitrogen, needed to help green things up in the spring. Yes, snow absorbs some atmospheric nitrogen and can deposit it in your garden when it warms up. It’s not a lot, mind you, but if you have soil like I have on this brand spankin’ new homestead, every little bit helps!

• Watch your trees, especially any fruit trees, for the slightest sign of rodent activity around them. Rodents have a tendency to feast on that yummy bark near the ground. Protect the trunks and, if necessary, set traps.

Better yet, get a cat, or encourage the neighbors’ cats to visit frequently. If you do set traps, please be careful to not place them where children or pets can get at them.

• If heavy snow breaks limbs, trim them quickly to minimize damage to the tree.

Treat the wound if it’s large.

• If you have perennial bulbs in your garden, check every time it thaws to make sure the freeze/thaw cycle hasn’t caused them to heave out of the ground. If it has, gently bury them again. Mulch helps to reduce this problem. Use liberally.

• If you had a “live” Christmas tree, recycle by trimming the branches and using them to help protect your garden.

• Houseplants need to be pruned regularly to encourage bushy growth rather than leggy.

• Group houseplants together as much as possible to help with the dry winter air. They each give off a bit of humidity thus helping each other maintain a happy hydrated state.

• Keep those houseplants away from chilly windowsills and drafty heat vents.

• Use sand or sawdust on your sidewalks after it snows to increase traction and melt without danger to your lawn or garden. In fact, sawdust can help your soil by increasing organic matter. Just don’t overdue it or you’ll need extra nitrogen in the spring.

• If you’re suffering from gardening withdrawal, especially in your diet, consider growing some microgreens in your kitchen, or a kitchen herb garden to spice up your winter cooking while brightening your kitchen and cleaning the air.

January is here.

With eyes that keenly glow, A frost-mailed warrior Striding a shadowy steed of snow.—Edgar Fawcett

Utahns’ Growing Confidence in Job Market Bolsters Consumer Attitudes SALT LAKE CITY - The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) increased 2.1 points to 119.1 in December. The year-over-year CAI bumped up by 3.3 points.

In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence Index® decreased 0.3 points to 126.5 this month.

The Utah Present Situation Index rose 3.6 points to 133.4 in December, driven by increased optimism regarding the current job market. In December, only 8% of Utahns believed that jobs are hard to get, down 2% since November and back to the lowest level recorded since November 2018.

Utahns also believe business conditions are favorable; 95% of Utahns feel business conditions are either good or normal. The Utah Present Situation Index has increased 1.3

points since December 2018.

The Utah Expectations Index edged up by one point to 109.5 in December. Job availability was once again a bright spot as Utahns’ expectations improved compared to November. In December 12% of Utahns believed that there will be fewer jobs available six months from now, a 3% drop from last month.

Additionally, compared to December 2018, more Utahns are optimistic about their personal household income increasing; 39% of Utahns believe that their income will increase in the next six months, compared to 33% of Utahns who held that expectation one year ago.

Utahns’ positive perceptions regarding the job market are supported by strong fundamentals. The Utah Depart-

ment of Workforce Services announced that Utah’s unemployment rate just dropped to the lowest level ever recorded in Utah at 2.4%, compared to the nation-wide unemployment rate of 3.5%. Additionally, job growth in Utah held steady at 3.3%, more than twice the national rate of 1.5%.

“It’s heartening to see such strong numbers regarding Utah’s job market,” said Scott Anderson, Zions Bank president and CEO. “Forbes just ranked Utah as the thirdbest state in the nation for business in 2019. And earlier this year, U.S. News ranked Utah as the fourth best state in the nation overall. The good signs for Utah’s economy keep coming and that bodes well for our residents.”

—Zions Bank

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On January 1, about 60,000 more Utahns were eligible for full Medicaid coverage after more than a year of wrangling over the program.

SALT LAKE CITY Thanks to the state's "fallback plan," about 60,000 more Utahns will become eligible for Medicaid benefits on January 1, 2020.

Federal officials approved a waiver for the state that includes a full Medicaid expansion with work-reporting requirements. That comes almost a year after Utah voters approved Proposition 3, an initiative directing the state to accept a full Medicaid expansion.

However, state lawmakers overturned that vote and replaced it with a plan to install a partial expansion.

Stacy Stanford is a health policy analyst with the Utah Health Policy Project. She says federal officials rejected the partial expansion, triggering a contingency or fallback plan that is part of SB 96, the enabling legislation.

"Full Medicaid expan-

sion makes it so the only thing needed to qualify is to be poor enough," says Stanford.

"Utah has done that with some strings attached. So, if your income is low enough, you're in—if you can meet the work reporting requirement."

The expansion extends coverage to individuals making less than $17,000 a year, or families earning up to $35,000.

However, advocates such as the Utah Health Policy Project say work requirements could bump about 7,500 or more Utahns from the rolls.

"They're kind of giving care with one hand but taking it away from some people with the other," says Stanford.

"Because these work requirements we've seen in the only state where it's been implemented—in Arkansas—that 18,000 people lost their health insurance. " Utah officials were pay-

ing 32% for the partial Medicaid program, but the state will receive the 90% - 10% match rate, and will cover more individuals at a lower cost.

Stanford says the battle to expand Medicaid has cost Utah's taxpayers a lot.

"Utah has lost an estimated $5.5 billion in federal tax dollars that we have paid but not regained by delaying the expansion," says Stanford.

"And then we've also lost so many human lives. There is a real human cost to this."

Stanford says her group and others will continue to fight against unnecessary waiver provisions sought by the state that do not contribute toward public health and make it harder for Utahns to get care.

—Mark Richardson, Utah News Connection

Iron County Assessor Represents Utah in Rose Bowl Parade

courTesy Becki Bronson

Iron County Assessor Cindy Bulloch (right) was chosen to represent Utah at the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year's Day. Also pictured is Cheri Helt, Oregon State Representative (left), and and Diana Carpenter-Madoshi, retired registered nurse from California (center).

IRON COUNTY - In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th Amendment, Iron County Assessor Cindy Bulloch represented Utah in the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on Jan. 1, 2020, with the First 36 Coalition, that recognizes the first 36 states that ratified the amendment. Bulloch, along with 35 other women leaders from their home states, including legislators, commissioners, mayors, and more, dressed as pioneering women ancestors did in 1910, and walked in the parade to honor their "vision, hard work and powerful legacy in ensuring each human being, both men and women, had equal voice with the sacred right to vote," said Bulloch.

Bulloch said she is equally proud to share ancestry with one of the local noted cham-

in the entire nation to grant suffrage to women within our state, and we were the first state where a woman actually cast a ballot," said Bulloch.

Bulloch has been serving as the Iron County Assessor since 2011.

She is an appraiser, and before being elected, worked for many years as an appraiser for State Bank of Southern Utah.

She also owns and opercourTesy Becki Bronson ates a cattle ranch in Iron Lillian Rosilla Dalley, Cindy BullCounty with her husoch's great grandmother. band, Jeff. They are the pions of women's suffrage proud parents of four and exin southern Utah, her great tremely proud grandparents grandma Lillian Dalley from of eight.

Summit. "I walked with her Bulloch has filed to run in mind as I represented our for a seat on the Iron County incredible state. We were the Commission for 2020.

17th state in the nation to ratFor more information on ify the 19th Amendment, but, the parade, please visit https:// actually, as a state we were pasadenacelebrates2020.org one of the first three states —Becki Bronson

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, January 13th, at 10:20 a.m., 2020, in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Minor Lot Sub-Division and Zone Change LAND ON HOLMS BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN; THENCE N89°56'36"E 143.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,BEING THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING COUNTY ROAD. RUNNING ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID ROAD, THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) COURSES: N39°59'22"W 32.16 FEET; THENCE N44°08'31"W 100.76 FEET; THENCE N50°43'45"W 139.02 FEET; THENCE N47°49'16"W 160.56 FEET; THENCE N49°50'20"W 128.55 FEET; THENCE N53°00'01"W 290.87 FEET; THENCE N47°40'56"W 196.39 FEET TO THE 1/64 SECTION LINE;THENCE N00°31'26"E ALONG SAID LINE 630.59 FEET, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION;THENCE S89°24'39"E ALONG THE 1/16 SECTION LINE, 656.41 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE S89°37'41"E ALONG THE 1/16 SECTION LINE, 1357.32 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE S01°03'53"E 1297.01 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE S89°56'49"W ALONG THE SOUTH SECTION LINE, 1250.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ZONE CHANGE BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN; THENCE N89°38'25"W, ALONG THE SECTION LINE 655.55 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION;THENCE N00°31'57"E678.99 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING COUNTY ROAD. THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID ROAD,THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) COURSES: S47°40'56"E 196.39 FEET; THENCE S53°00'01"E 290.87 FEET; THENCE S49°50'20"E 128.55 FEET; THENCE S47°49'16"E 160.56 FEET; THENCE S50°43'45"E 139.02 FEET; THENCE S44°08'31"E 100.76 FEET; THENCE S39°59'22"E 32.16 FEET TO THE SOUTH SECTION LINE; THENCE S89°56'36"W, ALONG SAID SECTION LINE 143.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 26, 2019 and JANUARY 2 & 9, 2020

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WAYNE WONDERLAND AIRPORT WAYNE COUNTY 18 SOUTH MAIN / PO BOX 189 LOA, UT 84747 DOCUMENT 00 11 13 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Wayne County – Wayne Wonderland Airport Runway 13/31 Reconstruction, which includes reconstruction of 75’ X 5693’ asphalt runway, safety area grading, drainage improvements, and related work, will be received by Wayne County at the offices of Wayne County, 18 South Main, Loa, Utah 84747, until 11:00 am local time on Monday, February 3, 2020, and then at said office publicly opened an read aloud.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701, (435) 896-8266. For questions regarding the Bidders List and accessing project manual & plans, email Heather at heather.n@jonesanddemille.com; for project specific or technical questions, email Lyndon Friant at l.friant@jonesanddemille. com or Micklane Farmer at micklane.f@jonesanddemille.com.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing office during business hours, upon payment of $40.00 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Electronic copy (PDF) may be obtained for download at www.jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com for $30.00.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the office of Wayne County, 18 South Main, Loan UT 84747. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Contract Documents. Bidders shall submit evidence of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Contract Documents. Wayne County has the right to reject any and all bids.

The work is subject to minimum wage rates established by the Secretary of Labor and other federal requirements indicated in the Contract Documents.

Wayne County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantage business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Ryan Torgerson, Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2020

BRYCE CANYON CITY NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS 70 WEST 100 NORTH In 2020, the Bryce Canyon City Town Council will hold their regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 10:00 AM at the Public Safety Building located at 70 West 100 North.

The Planning Commission will hold their meetings the as needed at the same location.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 9, 2020 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAYNE COUNTY WAYNE COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT #3 Notice is hereby given to the public of Wayne County by the Wayne County Special Service District #3 that a public hearing will be held Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lyman Fire Station, 85 South Main, Lyman, UT 84749, to adopt by resolution a general fund budget for 2020.

A copy of the tentative budget for 2020 is on file with the Wayne County Clerk-Auditor and is available for public inspection during regular office hours, Monday through Friday.

Ryan Torgerson Wayne County Special Service District #3 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 9 & 16, 2020 COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2020 WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Wayne County Board of Commissioners will meet on the following dates in 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until the business of the day has been completed, at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, Utah.

January 6 January 21 * February 3 February 18 * March 2 March 16 April 6 April 20

May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17

September 8 * September 21 October 5 October 19 November 2 November 16 December 7 December 21

* Denotes meetings that are on a Tuesday Ryan Torgerson, County Clerk/Auditor Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 9, 2020

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January 9, 2020

LegaL Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON TICABOO CLASS II LANDFILL PERMIT Garfield County has submitted an application for a permit renewal for the Ticaboo Class II Landfill located approximately one mile north of Ticaboo, Utah. The application renewal for the Class II landfill has been reviewed and determined to be complete and in compliance with the Utah Solid Waste Permitting and Management Rules. A draft permit has been prepared which allows the facility to continue to operate the Class II landfill for ten years after final approval.

The Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control is now seeking public comment on the Draft Permit. The public comment period to receive comments on the Draft Permit will commence on January 10, 2020 and end on February 10, 2020.

Documents related to this application can be reviewed at the following location/s: Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Multi Agency State Office Building 195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 For the public’s convenience, an unofficial copy of the Ticaboo Class II Draft Permit is available on the Internet at “https://deq.utah.gov/waste-management-and-radiation-control/ waste-management-radiation-control-public-notices”.

Written comments will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2020 and should be submitted to the address below. Comments can also be hand delivered to the Division address above and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2020.

Ty L. Howard, Director Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 Comments can also be sent by electronic mail to: “dwmrcpublic@utah.gov”. Comments sent in electronic format should be identified by putting the following in the subject line: public comment on “Ticaboo Class II Permit”. All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

Under Utah Code Section 19-1-301.5 a person who wishes to challenge a Permit Order may only raise an issue or argument during an adjudicatory proceeding that was raised during the public comment period and was supported with sufficient information or documentation to enable the director to fully consider the substance and significance of the issue.

For further information contact Allan Moore of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at (801) 536-0211. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Larene Wyss, Office of Human Resources at (801) 536-4284, Telecommunications Relay Service 711, or by email at “lwyss@utah.gov”.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 9, 2020

Kaibab National Forest Employee Honored for Forwardthinking Safety Initiatives KAIBAB N.F. - A Kaibab National Forest employee was recently recognized for his outstanding leadership in developing innovative approaches to employee safety and in assessing risk in complex and potentially hazardous working environments.

James "Jim" Burton, who serves as the assistant fire management officer for the Williams Ranger District, was the recipient of the Regional Forester's Excellence in Safety and Occupational Health Award for the Southwestern Region of the Forest Service. The award recognizes "outstanding contributions toward the advancement of the Southwestern Region's Safety and Occupational Health program goals and objectives" through "exceptional, proactive and innovative approaches to hazard recognition, prevention and employee protection," according to the nomination guidelines.

"Jim has helped to shift the dialogue on how leadership makes decisions regarding safety, acting as a driving force in regional discussions about how we analyze and accept risk," said Geordie Beck, forest safety manager for the Coconino National Forest and former forest safety manager for the Kaibab National Forest. "He continually educates employees about the values and principles of Operational Risk Management, allowing for more safe, effective and efficient operations."

Burton was honored, in part, for sharing his expertise in Operational Risk Management and working to build awareness of its usefulness and applicability across disciplines on the Kaibab National Forest as well as more broadly throughout the Southwestern Region.

Operational Risk Management is described as "a continuous, systematic process of identifying and controlling hazards" in order to "ensure that the actions taken on a daily basis result in the best possible outcome for our

BLM Utah Announces Key Leadership Changes

SALT LAKE CITY As we begin a new year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing some changes in key leadership across the State: • Edwin L. Roberson, BLM Utah State Director, retired on January 3, 2020. Ed has served as the BLM Utah State Director since October 2016. He is moving to North Carolina to be with his family after more than 40 years of public service with the BLM. He leaves a legacy of collaborative problem-solving.

Under Ed’s leadership, BLM Utah built lasting relationships and accomplished many important projects for Utah residents and the American public.

• Anita Bilbao, Associate State Director, has agreed to serve as the Acting State Director while the BLM fills the post permanently.

Abbie Jossie, Deputy State Director for Natural Resources will fill the role of Associate State Director in an interim capacity.

• Lance Porter has been selected as the Green River District Manager. He brings experience balancing multiple uses including

recreation to this new role.

He previously served as the Canyon Country District Manager in Moab. As Green River District Manager, he will oversee much of BLM’s management of the designations in the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 and continue to lead the way in energy development.

• Gary Torres, Monticello Field Manager, has served temporarily as the Acting Canyon Country District Manager and has been asked to serve as the Acting State Director for BLM Eastern States. While the BLM seeks a long-term interim District Manager, Brian Quigley, Assistant District Manager will fill that role.

• Harry Barber has been selected as the District Manager of the BLM’s new Paria River District.

He previously served as a monument wildlife biologist, the Kanab Field Manager, and the Acting Monument Manager for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This new district combines the Grand Staircase-Escalante

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National Monument and the Kanab Field Office into one district co-located in Kanab. Whit Bunting has been selected as the permanent Kanab Field Manager. Vicki Tyler is currently serving as the Acting Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument Manager.

• Ahmed Mohsen and Kevin Oliver continue to serve as Color Country District Manager and West Desert District Manager, respectively. Ahmed, Kevin, and their teams have built strong relationships with local partners that continue to help the BLM accomplish important work within their districts.

“It has been a privilege to be the Utah State Director for the last three years,” said Ed Roberson, retiring BLM Utah State Director. “We’ve built a highly effective team here in Utah. I am confident in their commitment to the BLM’s multiple use mission and that they will continue to responsibly manage public lands for present and future generations.”

—Bureau of Land Management

Boulder Town Council: New Town Council members

sworn in and given their assignments by the Mayor of Departments and Committees/Boards, Capitol Improvement List and EMS Training Incentive Program discussed.

Boulder Council Cont'd from page 1

Council will continue to meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Laws regarding open and closed meetings were then reviewed by Town Clerk Judi Davis. Laws regarding open meetings include providing advanced notice before meetings, and making minutes and recordings accessible as part of the public record.

Following this on the agenda was the adoption of Nepotism Resolution 20201, which would follow Utah State Code 52-3.

Council members were then asked to go through the budget and consider where the remaining funds of $81,000 could go towards. They could dyan Bone go towards departments and Jim Burton was the recipient of the Regional Forester's Ex- committees, as well as the cellence in Safety and Occupational Health Award.

Capital Improvement list. Input from the public will also agency, the land we manage, land fire - across the United be taken at the next meeting.

The Capital Improveour employees, our partners, States. By working with these ment list is due on January 7. and our public," according teams to examine alternative This last year, the Town saved to the Forest Service's Op- strategies that better consider approximately $30,000, as the erational Risk Management exposure tradeoffs, assess risk purchasing of fire department website. The process works to to highly valued resources and improve operational effective- assets, and seek opportunities ness by anticipating hazards for realizing the beneficial efand reducing the potential for fects of fire, Burton has helped to foster broad awareness and unintended outcomes.

"Over the years, most of increased use of Operational our safety efforts have been Risk Management tools.

"Jim's advocacy for Opcompliance-based. I've been working to shift decision- erational Risk Management making and communication directly supports the Forest around risk, allowing our em- Service's core values of safeployees the ability to make the ty and service," said Heather most informed risk decisions Provencio, forest supervisor to increase the certainty of of the Kaibab National Foroutcomes," said Burton. "This est. "Thanks to his leadership, is important to me because we dedication and willingness to are increasing the probabil- freely share his expertise, our ity of successful operations employees have new, comprewhere everyone comes home. hensive tools to help assess This award was an affirmation risk and hopefully make the that this effort is a valuable most safety-conscious decisions possible." endeavor."

The award was presented Burton was also recognized for his commitment to by Southwestern Regional sharing risk management ap- Forester Cal Joyner at a cerproaches with key members of emony in Albuquerque this incident management teams. past summer.

—Kaibab National Incident management teams Forest are available for assignment to manage large-scale, complex incidents - such as wild-

equipment had been included on the one-year list. However, funding was instead received from the County. The two-tofive year list for this year will include improving the Town Hall parking lot and moving the playground; and installation of a walking trail along Highway 12, which would have to first include an engineering study.

The EMS Training Incentive Program was then discussed. The intention is to encourage volunteers to take the training, and then to continue to volunteer. The Town would continue to pay for training and lodging during training.

A monetary bonus would be offered at the point of certification, and another bonus of $1,000 could be applied for from the Town Council after 3 years. Current volunteers would also receive this bonus.

A contract would be signed by participants that, upon the town paying for their lodging and training, they must volunteer for a set amount of time or risk having to pay the money back. It was also brought up that more trainings

in Town should occur so that emergency service volunteers have regular opportunities to work together and build their skills as a team.

Public comments included concerns about road safety, particularly about the two right-angle turns on Lower Boulder and the similarly sharp turns on Upper Boulder near the Elementary School.

A concern about the amount of time it took to plow around the Fire Department was also voiced. Use of the Town’s plow, kept at the Town Park, will be looked into as it may need repairs.

Peter Benson, who just finished his service on the Town Council and will continue in his role as Fire Marshal, was recognized for his work.

A public hearing will occur next month at 6:45 p.m. before the regular meeting to ask for input on opening the budget.

The Boulder Town Council meets at the Community Center on the first Thursday of each month at 7p.m.

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SENIOR CENTER MENUS

HELP WANTED

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues.

Taco Soup w/ Tortilla Chips, Green Salad, Bread,Tropical Fruit, German Choc. Cake

Jan. 15th

Wed.

Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Roll, Peaches, Peanut Butter Cookie

Thurs.

Jan. 16th

Tater Tot Casserole w/ Green Beans, Beef, Salad Bar, White Bread, Pears, Brownie

Jan. 14th

All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

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 14th

Wed. Jan 15th

Thurs. Jan 16th

Taco Salad w Meat, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Onion, Pickled Beets, Pears, Salad Bar, Cinnamon Roll

Chicken Salad Sandwich, Chips & Pickles, Peaches, Salad Bar, Brownies

Pork Loin Roast, Potatoes & Gravy, Cali Blend Veggies, Salad Bar, Applesauce, Cherry Fluff

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.

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 English Teacher for Escalante High School Preschool Para Professional for Bryce Valley Elementary Para Professionals for All Schools Para Professional for Bryce Valley High w/ Retirement Substitute/Activity Bus Driver in Escalante Substitute Custodians, Food Service, and Teachers Food Service Worker for Boulder Elementary School SALARY: Please see 2019-2020 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 Layne LeFevre (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205) PES Principal Robert Prince (435-676-8847) PMS/PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) District Office Tracy Davis (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.

MEETINGS Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 4th Thursday of each month 5:30-7:30pm Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 East Center St. Panguitch ADULTS ONLY Questions?

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COULD YOU USE A LITTLE EXTRA INCOME? The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring temporary positions for the 2020 census.

Apply online at 2020census.gov.

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Grace Christian Church Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7-8:00 p.m.

Psalms 119:105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path

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