January 26, 2012 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

Panguitch • Panguitch Lake • Hatch • Bryce • Tropic • Antimony • Henrieville • Cannonville • Escalante • Boulder • Fremont • Loa • Lyman

Thursday, January 26, 2012 • Issue # 925

Bicknell • Teasdale • Torrey • Grover • Fruita • Caineville • Hanksville

GSEPARTNERS AWARD

Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners (GSEP) awarded the Public LandsFoundation 2011 Landscape Stewardship Certificate.From L to R: Associate Monument Manager, Sarah Schlanger, GSEP volunteers,Sue and Don Fox, GSEP Executive Director, Roger Cole, Monument Manager, Rene Berkhoudt, and Bill Lamb of the Public Lands Foundation.

Monument support group receives award for Landscape Stewardship

HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEBATE AT STATE CAPITOL

More than 500 Utah high school students will converge on the capitol January 25, 2012 for an inside look at lawmaking. They are participating in the Utah League Cities and Towns, “Local Officials Day at the Legislature.” The students will come from all parts of the state: Hurricane to North Logan, Vernal to West Valley City and they represent youth councils from their respective cities.

These young citizens will gain an understanding of the inner-workings of state government by taking part in live debates over heated issues: such as, teenagers’ use of cell phones while driving and auto idling ordinances in Utah’s cities. Joining their debates will be various city leaders and state legislators.

Following the role play and debates at the State Capitol, the students will attend lunch at Grand America, where they will hear two featured speakers. Liz Murray will then share her story of going from homelessness to Harvard. Murray’s profound story has been featured on national television talk shows, in a movie and in her autobiography, “Breaking Night.”

Our keynote speaker in a native of Salt Lake City. Clayton Christensen is now a Harvard Business Professor and award winning author. He will discuss his theory of “Disruptive Innovation,” or breaking out of unsuccessful societal modes. It’s a model being used in corporate growth and healthcare.

8:15-9:30am Debates: State Capitol Hall of Governors, Auditorium, the White Chapel 10:45am-12pm Lunch and Liz Murray Address: Grand America Hotel Imperial Ballroom 1:00-2:00pm Clayton Christensen Address: Grand Ballroom, Grand America Hotel

ADVERTISE IN THE INSIDER

The Public Lands Foundation (PLF) recently presented its 2011 Landscape Stewardship Certificate of Appreciation to the Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (GSEP). The PLF awards this recognition to private citizens and organizations that work to advance community-based stewardship on landscapes that include public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

GSEP Executive Director Roger Cole said, “We are honored to receive this certificate that acknowledges the importance of community stewardship in managing our public lands. We dedicate this award to the remarkable volunteers who give so much of their time and enthusiasm to provide education, conservation, and science programming at the Monument.”

GSEP is a non-profit or-

ganization that works with the BLM’s Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (GSENM) to protect the magnificent features of the Monument. GSEP provides funding and/or labor in support of many BLM education, interpretation, research, and volunteer programs.

NPL specifically cited several GSEP programs: the Native Plants Restoration Project at Kanab High School, which involves 67 students and educators collecting seeds from native plants, germinating them in the school’s greenhouse, and planting the seedlings back in the field.

NPL cited the Southern Utah Oral History Project, which has conducted over 300 interviews with individuals either involved with GSENM, or in communities neighboring the Monument; and NPL also

recognized GSEP’s collaboration with the Southern Utah University’s Sherratt Library to post GSENM research papers and thesis documents on SUU’s server. Oral histories and research documents are available @ http://www.li.suu. edu/ (Click the Digital Collections tab, and then click Digital Archives) And NPL also recognized GSEP’s Site Steward Program, where 25 volunteers monitor archeological and paleontological sites in the southern section of the Monument. Another 15 stewards have been trained in Escalante and –in the spring of 2012- these volunteers will be assigned sites located within GSENM’s northern region.

To volunteer for projects at GSENM, or to learn more about GSEP activities, contact the GSEP office at 435 644 4689, or visit (www. gsenm.org).

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PANGUITCH WEATHER

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HALL’S CROSSING BOAT PUMP-OUT TO CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE

The boat pump-out at Hall’s Crossing Marina will close January 29, 2012 and will reopen to the public March 2nd, 2012. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area personnel will be conducting a variety of maintenance projects related to the pump-out in order to improve the facility.

Boaters in the Bullfrog and Hall’s Crossing area can continue to use the pumpout facilities at Bullfrog Marina.

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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

BRYCE VALLEY HOMECOMING ROYALTY

by Megan Brinkerhoff

Five girls entered the competition for the Homecoming Queen of Bryce Valley High School. They all did an excellent job of their talent, good sportsmanship, and in all other areas of the contest. Taylor Talbot, daughter of Gerald and Shauna Talbot was selected as the Queen. Her talent was a beautiful vocal selection while playing the piano. First Counselor is Christa Pearson, daughter of Tyson and Carla Wilcox. She chose to do a wonderful dance routine. Second Counselor is Emily Pierson, daughter of Clint and Denise Pierson. She performed a lovely vocal selection for the evening. Edith Garcia and Susan Mitchell also performed very well in the evening’s events.. We congratulate all girls on their fine presentations and participation. Directors for the event were Megan Brinkerhoff, Jessica Stewart, and Rita Twitchell.

Homecoming Week is the week of the 30th of Jan. through the 4th of Feb. There will be many events planned, including a King Contest, daily activities, and of course the Homecoming game.

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3rd Garfield Business Conference

Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 23, 2012 for the Garfield County Business Conference. The conference will begin at 12:00 noon with a Taco/Fajita bar luncheon at Ruby’s Inn. Guest speakers and workshop presenters will include Mike Whitesides, USU Extension Assistant Marketing Director, Craig Isom, Business Resource Center Director as well as local presenters.

Whether you own a business already or interested in starting one, this conference will have something to offer you. The pre-registration cost will be $20. Watch for more information.

BOULDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE

On December 15th Boulder Elementary School students treated the Boulder community to their annual winter holiday performance. This year the performance took the form of a puppet show performed by the Boulder Elementary School Puppeteers, their second puppet show to date. The Play, based on the book Plum Pudding for Christmas, by Virginia Kahl is about the panic that sets in when the King requests plum pudding for Christmas and the Duchess cannot find enough plums to make this special dessert. According to their teacher Miss Lara Ackerman “the inspiration for the puppet show came from a discarded refrigerator box.” The students expertly converted the box into a castle & stage for the puppet show. The puppets, made by the students, represented the King, the Duchess, the Duke, the Wizard, the Cook, a Poor Boy, a Lady, Messengers and Children.

Following the performance Miss Lara Ackerman lead the community in a sing-a-long with Mrs. Judy Davis at the piano. Suddenly Santa appeared and the children lined up to sit on Santa’s lap and receive presents. The evening ended with socializing and indulging in Christmas treats made by the community.

PHS SPORTLINE

BY MACK OETTING Both of the basketball ferent story the Cats went teams had heart break back to their winning way games last week.

The and made it a team game.

Bob Cats played the first The Cats easily took out place Piute Thunderbirds the Tigers by a score of 56 on Wednesday night and to 38. Kaden Figgins had a pulled out to a 12 point lead dream game while connectat one point. The refs real- ing on 7 out of 9, 3 pointly took control of the game ers and a total of 25 points. and all of starters went into Tyce Barney even though the last quarter with at least he was heavily guarded, 3 fouls on them, as well as scored 18 points. the Piute team. When we Tonight the always tough were ahead by 8 the team Wayne Badgers will be here got away from what had Jan. 26 and if Diamond can worked so well for them, field a team the will be here that was team play. The on Sat. the 28th.

Birds kept pecking away The Lady Cats also at the Cats, till with only had a hard breaker against 3 seconds left in the game the Wayne Badgers. At they tied it up. Because one time the Ladies had three of our starters had a 10 point lead in the sec4 fouls on them, Piute’s ond half, only to see it slip smaller players were able away. The Badgers have to score inside. Even so some really good players Tyce Barney and Bran- and they started to connect don Lee both fouled out. on their shots, in the last In the overtime you knew quarter. The Lady Cats lost that things weren’t going to Wayne there by 8 and the Cats way, when on the that also came in the last jump ball, Dallon Bennett of the game. This time it stepped on the other centers was by 5, the Ladies just foot and came up with a keep getting better with painful upper ankle sprain. each game, they just can’t Then Mcade Christian seem to come up with the fouled out and this left Tom big play for the win. FriAdams as the only starter day’s game with Diamond left. The Sophomores did Ranch was forfeited, due real well and kept the game to their lack of players. close, but finally losing by Last night the Cats played two. This game dropped Escalante Mouqis here, a the Cats into third place in team that they barely beat Region 20. They still have by one point, back in Noreturn games both with vember. Escalante only has Bryce Valley and Piute on 7 players and they are havtheir turf. ing a good deal of success Friday night against the this year, winning 5 games.

Milford Tigers it was a dif- On Friday the 27th the top

ranked Bryce Va l l e y comes to town. This game went two overtimes in BV and our girls match up well with them and should be a good game.

The Girls BB season is winding down and they only have two games left, one in Piute and the other here against Valley. The attendance at the both of the teams games have been great, and the players really appreciate the Panguitch fans.

The tough guy Bob Cats had an interesting week losing to a 2A school, Enterprise 40 to 32. In six of the matches the Cats were leading only to lose in the end.

On the other hand against Piute they got their heads straight and won 75-6.

At the Richfield Beehive Brawl the young wrestlers 8th grades and under, did real well. This is a national tournament and draws about 900 wrestlers.

Five of the twelve members from here placed. In all the years of going to this tournament Panguitch only had one wrestler ever place. Austin Miller who is from Piute took 1st, Kellen Mooney 4th, Kaden Beckstead and McClain Miller took 5th and Cael Houston a 1st grader and the Coaches son took 6th. It looks like the future looks good for the wrestling team.

ADULT EDUCATION DIPLOMA

At the beginning of the school year, I briefly discussed an upcoming Adult Education program in Garfield County School District. The District’s Adult Education Director, Curtis Barney, applied and received additional funding from the State Office Education for adult learners in our area. The additional funding was approximately $15,000, with a portion of the money designated to help adults or high school dropouts gain an Adult Education Diploma. The monies for Adult Education are separate from monies used in the regular K-12 classroom so this money could not be used in the regular classroom setting, it must go directly to adult learners.

I am pleased to announce the Garfield Adult Education program is ready for enrollment. The new program is called A+; it is available to adults or high school dropouts. The program can be taken from the comforts of your own

home as long as you have an internet connection or it can be taken in any location with internet access such as public libraries. There are no costs associated with the program, we will receive additional funding from the state as learners progress through the program. With the completion of the A+ program, the student will receive an Adult Education Diploma from Garfield County School District; which is equivalent to a regular diploma or a GED. If you have ever wanted to complete your high school diploma but never had the means to do so, this new program could be the answer. If you have questions, or would like to enroll in the program please contact Curtis Barney at 435-676-1151.

Garfield County School District is working closely with SWATC (South West Applied Technical College) to improve adult learning in our communities. With the possible increased need for CDL licenses in our

county, we have the ability to electronically transmit classes from SWATC to the Panguitch High EdNet facility. If we have three people in our communities who would be interested in the class, SWATC will send an instructor to teach the class. For more information please contact Peggy Green at 435-586-2899.

We currently have two adults enrolled in college classes in the Panguitch High EdNet. If you are interested in completing your high school diploma, gaining a certificate from SWATC or continuing on with your college classes, we can help facilitate your needs.

As an information item we would like to inform you that our Surplus Auction link is up and running on our District website. Various District surplus items will be put up for auction as they become available.

Please visit our website at www.garfield.k12.ut.us Superintendent Ben Dalton

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January 26, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

“CONSERVATION FARMERS OF THE YEAR.”

The December monthly meeting of the Fremont River Conservation District board was held on December 12, 2011. This was a recognition dinner to honor David and Teri Christensen, who were selected as the 2011 “Conservation Farmers of the Year.”

The Christensens were presented with a plaque honoring their conservation efforts.

Congratulations Dave and Teri!

WAR HORSE

WE BOUGHT A ZOO PG • Running time: 2 hrs.

PG-13 Running time: 2 hr. 26 min.

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1/27(FRI), 1/28(SAT), 1/30(MON), 2/1(WED) 8:30PM 1/28(SAT) - 3:00PM

1/27(FRI), 1/28(SAT), 1/30(MON), 2/1(WED) 6:00PM

For more movie information, scan this code with your Smart phone for link to The Wayne Theatre facebook page.

General Admission: $6.00 Seniors 59 and over/Children 11 and younger: $5.00 Sunday matinees: $5.00

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SCHOLARSHIP

COAT DRIVE

Please donate new, or gently used coats, hats, mittens and scarves. All items collected will be donated to the homeless shelter. Boxes to donate the items can be found at Royals Market, Wayne High School and Wayne Middle school.

For large pickups please call Danielle Batty at 6912995 or Jennifer Batty at 691-1695..

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The Wayne Wrestlers travel to Monroe on Wednesday for a dual meet with South Sevier.

On Thursday, Wayne has their final home match of the year hosting the Piute Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. They then travel to Panguitch on Thursday, February 2nd for their final match before the Region tournament in Monticello on February 11th.

WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2ND QTR HONOR ROLLS

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WAYNE WRESTLING

Dean Chappell, Board member presents Conservation Farmers of the Year Award to David and Teri Christensen.

HIGH HONOR ROLL: 3.9 - 4.0 6th Grade: Tyler Chappell, Luke Dahl, Parker Davis, Makara Morgan, Makennah Morrell, Balrow Pace, Britton Taylor, Makayla Torgerson 7th Grade: Samanth Knutson, Chase Morgan, Ruger Torgerson 8th Grade: Amanda Giles, Bethany Peyton, Brogan Reynolds, Brendan Robins, Larissa Wells HONOR ROLL: 3.8 - 3.7 6th Grade: Kindy Brown, Hayden Giles, Natalie Gittins, Paden Peterson, Haylee Snedegar, Kristin Stephenson, Logan Stevens 7th Grade: Devan Barlow, Montana Cartmell, Landon Chappell, Kolbi Clark, Kasidy Ellett, Zane Taylor, Jasmine Wilson 8th Grade: McKenna Brian, Brock Brinkerhoff, Brennen Chappell, Riley Cook, Andrew Faddis, Kaitlyn McCoy, Breanna Smith, Porter VanOrden HONOR SOCIETY: 3.6 - 3.5 6th Grade: Jay Jackson, Citialli Juarez, Kenadie Leavitt, Destiny Saunders, Lucas Smith, Morgan Torgerson 7th Grade: Kailee Blackburn, Carson Grundy, Jason Hunt, Klace Lyman, Dean Mathews, Baylee Pace, Easton Rees 8th Grade: Sierra Cartmell, Zack Davis, Jaden Ellett, Kaitlyn Failner, Brickelle Gittins, Tessi Kezos, Kayla Reynolds

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Wayne County

Hagan Ekker shown in picture will wrestle his last home match on Thursday against Piute, along with 5 other seniors: Randy Ellett, Stetson Labrum, Celtin Johnson, Jay Alvey, and Dusty Johnson.

OF EXCELLENCE

Every year Wayne High School has awarded qualified seniors the Scholarship of Excellence Award. This award is made possible through donations from local businesses and alumni.

The aide from this scholarship has helped numbers of students in their educational goals and is greatly appreciated.

We’d like you to meet our seniors who may be applying this year. We will spotlight our seniors very soon so you can see who will be the recipients of your donation. Watch for them each week!

If you are able to contribute to this cause donations can be sent to: Wayne High School Scholarship of Excellence P.O. Box 217 Bicknell, Utah 84715

THANK YOU!

The Wayne County Blood Drive that was held on 21st of December. This year we had a combined effort with the High School, and they held theirs on the 20th.

The combined total was 84 units for our community and according to the individuals that I spoke to that equates to over 250 individuals that were effected from this effort. Thank you to our community!

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL 2ND QTR HONOR ROLLS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE OF OUR OWN !

Gloria Lemmon, of Bicknell, and life long Wayne County resident, has been acknowledged by Governor Gary Herbert for her service and care, and making a difference, in other peoples lives, through her volunteer service. Gloria has always been so extremely willing to take people to their Dr. appointments, or beauty salon appointments, or just on an enjoyable ride, to get them out of the house.

She is also willing to do Extra favors, like caring for animals while their owners are away. Doing household needs, as well as harvesting gardens. She is willing to do anything for people who need help. She is also a very good friend and companion. Gloria also served an L.D.S. Mission to Australia, and is the mother of 5 children She is a joy to have in our lives.

We are proud to have a local Wayne county Girl receive this honor from our Governor.

Keep up the good work Gloria. We love you !

HIGH HONOR ROLL: 3.8 - 4.0 9th Grade: Regan Brian, Alexie Davis, Madison Davis, Brielle Ekker, Hannah Ellett, Ryan Lee, Jerika Morgan, Brandon Oyler, Amanda Pace, Katelyn Robinson 10th Grade: Coby Banner, Bridgette Brian, Brinlee Chappell, Maggie Ellett, McKenzie Ellett, Bethany Lamb, Rebekah Rasmussen, Sarah Taylor, Katelynn Torgerson 11th Grade: Jamen Brindley, Drue Fivecoat, Jessica Hamilton, Lauren Jackson, Shyann McCoy, Jocee Morrell, Haley Peyton, Whitney Robinson, Trenton Taylor, Luke Wells 12th Grade: Haylee Barney, Shelya Brill, Coby Christensen, Darci Clark, Whitney Coleman, Amber Cook, Tyler Erickson, Chase Jackson, Dustin Johnson, Hannah Peyton, Zack Taylor, Loni Wells HONOR ROLL: 3.5 - 3.8 9th Grade: Brenna Anderson, Brooke Barney, Briana Dalton, Brennan Hunt, Morgan Jackson, Chandler Myers, Jacob Stevens 10th Grade: Connor Chappell, Kelbi Christensen, Saren Faddis, Brittney Hagel, Tristan Harker, Tasha Hilton, Tasha Jackson, Veldon Noyes, Marc Simmons, Braydee Webb 11th Grade: SteviRee Barney, Loryn Blackburn, Preston Hanks, Ty Rees, Megan Sorenson, Caroline VanDyke 12th Grade: Malene Aase, Taylor Albrecht, Danielle Batty, Jacee Brian, Josie Jackson, Drayston Nelson, Dylan Sadler

Donna’s Keepsake inside

is having a HUGE fabric sale February Monday, 6th & Tuesday 7th. Moda, Henry Glass, Riley Blake, Buggy Barn, etc. will all be on sale at huge discounts. Fabric will be between $2.00 - $6.00 a yard.

You won’t want to miss this sale.....

Upcoming quilt classes:

January25th - Loa Civic Center from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. (At 6:00, Marsha will be teaching 1/2 square triangles. This is a repeat for those who missed the January 11th class) Feb. 8th 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Loa Civic Center Feb. 22nd - 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. - Loa Civic Center Everyone is invited.... You can bring your own projects or work on the projects that we will be featuring from Donna’s Keepsake. We hope that this day and one day a month we will accommodate the women who work. We had a great crowd last Wednesday and want this to continue. Please come and sew with us!

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January 26, 2012

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Every1Counts A TALE OF TWO KINDS OF DOCTORS

By Cynthia Kimball There are doctors who really know their specialty.

They are confident in their knowledge and thus, you, as the patient are confident in them as well. These same doctors also have excellent bedside manner. You feel good in their presence. They smile and shake your hand not afraid of catching something from you (at least if they are they aren’t showing it). They take time for you. They don’t look at their watch.

They may not even have a clock in the examing room.

They ask about your overall health and your family history. They also ask you about the latest and greatest in healthcare even though it may interfere with their two minute patient speel allotment. Doctors like this laugh with you. They aren’t rushed. This kind of doctor’s time with you, even the way his body language speaks to you, says, “You are the only one who is most important to me right now.” This type of doctor connects with you emotionally. He asks you about your life and family. He is genuine. He is humble and unpretentious.

He doesn’t care about a title. He doesn’t care about his salary. He does, though, sometimes lose sleep at night because he cares that much for you.

You are not just a number on a list to him. And he just might even become part of your extended family. He

doesn’t herd his patients through like cattle. And oh yeah, he knows your name.

Compare this doctor to another type of doctor who doesn’t know your name until he reads it from a chart. This type of doctor does herd patients in and out like cattle. He cannot remember anything about you (unless he jotted this information down in your chart notes). His concern for you is not your health.

It is instead to see how many products and services he can sell you. This type of doctor is afraid to touch you and afraid to catch something from you. Title means everything to him and he is very pretentious.

This type of doctor looks at his watch and or clock. He also disappears often during your appointment without word to you. This type of doctor does not ask about your family history. There is no emotional connection with this type of doctor because he doesn’t have bedside manner or even know what it is.

So there you have it,

two types of doctors or two styles of practicing which could essentially fall into any profession.

Decide where you fall as a provider, businessman, educator, neighbor and individual. I recently heard Marlan J. Walker, a well know humanitarian, speak.

He said we should be concerned about two things in this life: Service and humanitarian work. If you are like the first type of doctor above, you are probably more service and humanitarian oriented. If you are our second type of doctor, you’ve got a little work to do. Thus, find your purpose and do it well just like our first type of doctor. Then, find others and help them find their purpose even if it’s in an examing room.

Cynthia Kimball is a professional speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She also writes frequently through Deseret Connect.

E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net

Governor Calls Latest Jobs Report Great News

Answers for this week

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert called the Dept. of Workforce Services “Employment Summary for December 2011” great news for the people of Utah.

“Utah’s policies are working.

Employment growth of three percent is certainly something to cheer about. We are steadily creating jobs while ensuring Utah maintains a predictable and stable environment for capital investment, and focused on our target of 100,000 jobs in 1,000 days.

It’s clear that Utah is leading the nation out of this economic downturn,” the Governor said.

Just three months ago, the state unemployment figure was 7.4% and today’s report indicates that figure is now 6.0%. The Governor remains optimistic that Utah is heading in the right direction, “This is great news-great news for Utah and great news for Utah’s future.”

The chief economist in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, Juliette Tennert, said, “The numbers may bounce around a bit over the next year, but Utah has come a long way since the depths of the recession. While we are still challenged by labor force participation and unemployment, this state is posting growth that outpaces national averages.”

About Two Miles

A unit of soldiers was on a long dusty march across the rolling prairie. It was a hot blistering day and the men, longing for water and rest, were impatient to reach the next town.

A rancher rode past.

“Say, friend”, called out one of the men, “how far is it to the next town?”

“Oh, a matter of two miles or so, I reckon,” called back the rancher. Another long hour dragged by, and another rancher was encountered.

“How far to the next town?” the men asked him eagerly.

“Oh, a good two miles.”

A nearly half hour longer of marching, and then a third rancher. “Hey, how far’s the next town?”

“Not far,” was the encouraging answer, “only about two miles.”

“Well,” sighed the optimistic sergeant, “as least we’re holding our own!”

Razor Request

Ronnie goes down to the barber shop. He gets his hair cut and then he is getting a shave. After being nicked by the barber several times Ronnie says, “Hey buddy, have you got an extra razor?”

The barber replies, “Well, yes sir, I do. Would you prefer shaving yourself?”

Ronnie said, “Well not exactly but I thought I could defend myself.”

Shhhh...

A woman, employed as a telemarketer, was making phone calls to different households.

A little boy answered and whispered, “Hello”. The woman asked if his mother was there. The little boy whispered, “Yes”. The woman asked if she could speak with her. The little boy whispered, “No, she’s busy.”

The woman asked if his father was there. The little boy whispered, “Yes”. The woman asked if she could speak with him. The little boy whispered, “No, he’s busy too.”

The woman asked if anyone else was there and the little boy whispered, “Yes, the fire department is here”. The woman said, “May I speak with one of them?” The little boy whispered, “No, they’re all busy.”

The woman asked if anyone else was there, the little boy whispered, “Yes, the police department “. The woman said, “May I speak with one of them?” The little boy whispered, “No, they’re all busy too.” The woman said, “May I ask what they’re all doing?” The little boy whispered, “They’re all looking for me.”

Personalized Plate

One of my customers at the Department of Motor Vehicles wanted a personalized license plate with his wedding anniversary on it.

As we completed the paperwork he explained, “This way I can’t forget the date.”

A few hours later, I recognized the same young man waiting in my line.

When his turn came, he said somewhat sheepishly, “I need to change the numbers on that plate application.”

The Physical

During my physical yesterday, my doctor asked me about my daily activity level, and so I described a typical day this way: “Well, yesterday morning, I waded along the edge of a lake, escaped from wild dogs in the heavy brush, marched up and down several rocky hills, stood in a patch of poison ivy, crawled out of quicksand, and jumped away from an aggressive rattlesnake.”

Inspired by my story, the doctor said, “You must be some outdoors man!”

“No,” I replied, “I’m just a lousy golfer.”

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Website offers information, demographics and opportunities for energy project funding USDA Rural Develop- ments data and funding op- in a more coordinated and ment Utah State Director portunities.” efficient effort to increase Dave Conine along with USDA’s energy website public awareness of USUSDA Secretary Tom Vil- provides access to all USDA DA’s energy research, comsack announce the launch energy resources, includ- mercialization of new techof a new website, designed ing: agricultural, forestry, nologies, program delivery, to provide stakeholders economic, and social data. outreach, and education fast and efficient access to This is done in part through activities. It also provides a USDA energy efficiency a set of new complementary form or technical assistance and renewable energy data. web-based tools: the USDA to people thinking about Today’s announcement Renewable Energy Invest- adopting an energy project. builds on the Secretary’s ment Map, the Renewable The new site replaces a precommitment to develop a Energy Tool and Energy vious site which was estabmodern and efficient ser- Matrix. These tools focus lished several years ago. To vice organization as out- on USDA’s energy, energy access the site, go to: www. lined in USDA’s Blueprint efficiency and renewable usda.gov/energy. for Stronger Service an- energy investments and Secretary Vilsack said last nounced last week. projects; provide informa- week, “As we continue to “Improving and modern- tion and data to a broad invest in rural communities izing access to USDA en- spectrum of stakeholders; across the country, USDA ergy data and resources is and empower the user with has heard from producers essential in today’s highly the ability to easily navigate about the need for reduccompetitive rural busi- USDA’s energy web re- ing red tape and the need ness environment,” said sources. In addition, the site to modernize its services.

Vilsack. “Farmers, ranch- provides a link to all USDA We are answering this chalers and small businesses state and local offices and lenge by making the best across the country will ben- energy resource coordina- use of taxpayer resources, efit from easier navigation tors. and providing the best posand retrieval of energy and Vilsack said this newly sible service to the Amerirenewable energy invest- designed tool is a great step can people.”

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January 26, 2012

FYI PANGUITCH

BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWS

By: Mack Oetting ~ E-mail: mackoetting @gmail.com

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

A funny thing happened while I was walking our dog Tink on Saturday. There were a few snow flakes when we left the house, but after only going about a hundred yard, we got caught in a white out and in only about 2 minutes Tink looked like a snow man. I went to get the camera, but like dogs do she shook all the snow off her before I could find it. The snow really came down for about ½ hour and it was great while it lasted, hopefully it is only the start of the white stuff.

The CHP crosses from all over the state have been taken down and our two at ten mile were the last ones to go.

However Darlene Evans tells me they will be refinished and moved over the fence on to the private land directly behind their current location. All of the other crosses will also be placed on private land and there will be new logos on them.

If you have any spare food there is always a need for it at the food bank. The food distribution center in SLC is going through hard times and all of the food banks are low.

Winter is always a slow time for employment in our area and the demand for this service is big, this time of the year.

There is a barrel at the Share and Care for your donating.

I am learning all about the geography of Texas, there is also an Abilene there. Actually there a whole lot Cities with the same names, I believe that Springfield is the most common of names. Isn’t nice that we live in Panguitch, a one of a kind name, but in our area we also have Koosharem and Tickaboo, I believe that all three have made the funny named cites list.

It is leap year and February has 29 days in it. Art Cooper said an easy way to remember this, which it happens every presidential election year.

PHS FBLA Club members are going to Snow College in Richfield to compete in the Annual FBLA Region competition on Jan. 31. Ms. Caine and Mrs. Adams are taking 24 students to compete in entrepreneurship, business, computer, and job interviewing skills tests.

Want to learn to be a Certified Nursing Assistant there is a class being offered here in Panguitch on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The starting time for this class was the 17th of January; however call the Southwest Applied Technology College in Cedar City to see if you can still get in to the class. (435) 586-2899. I know a number CNAs who have used this as a stepping stone to a nursing career.

In Utah cigarette sales declined nearly 10 million packs this past year. A trend that is blamed on the State raising the tobacco tax from 69.5 to $1.70 per pack. The sad news is this is only a 15% decline in sales and the good news; the State won’t lose any revenue.

Stay safe. Mack O.

Agnes Littlefield was thrilled to have her grandson, Eric Grindler and wife, Erin with baby Carson come for a visit for four days. They came from California. He is the son of Linda, Agne’s daughter.

On Saturday everyone celebrated an early 94th birthday for Agnes. A good time was had by all twenty five people in attendance. Happy Birthday to you Agnes.

You are a special lady and we all love you.

Congratulations to Slate and Pennie Stewart on the birth of a beautiful new son, Cade Reg Stewart. He was born on Friday at the Valley View Medical Center.

He weighed in at 6 lbs. 6 ozs and was 18 1/2” long.

Proud grandparents are Max and Linda Stewart of Tropic and Ken and Earlene Christiansen of Emery. Waiting at home for the new little brother were Mason and Jacob his brothers and Daley his sister. Of course aunt Jessie was excited as well.

Congratulations also goes out to McKay and Janelle Thompson of Cedar City who welcomed a first baby daughter on Christmas Eve. They have named her Bridget and of course she is beautiful. Grandparents in Cannonville are Joe and Trish Thompson. McKay works as WalMart while going to SUU and he is always so pleasant and happy to see people from over in Bryce Valley. It makes it a

pleasure to go into the store to see him there.

Congratulations also to Rusty and Trista Rich on the birth of their beautiful little daughter, Josie. She came home to see her sister who was anxiously awaiting the new baby. Grandparents in Cannonville are Marty and Ethel Rich and Steve Beagley in Tropic.

Wynona Henderson called to say she had a great holiday season and that all of her children and grandchildren were able to visit.

Ernie Henderson, her husband, had his uncle, David Baxter and son, Shawn of Orm come and stay for an overnight visit. Last week the Henderson’s drove to Salt Lake to attend a Family Dinner at daughter, Trich Dixon’s home. They were able to visit with Vicki DiSera before she left for college in Carson City, Nevada. While in Salt Lake Wynona was able to go to lunch a few times with some friends, such as Marth Scow and Dolly Willis among others.

Logann and husband Max Eagar came for the Christmas Holidays. She just had major surgery last week and it took eight and one half hours to complete.

She is doing pretty well now and will be in the hospital for a few nights. She is in the Hunstman Center. We wish her a speedy recovery.

The Henderson’s little son, Calvin aged 8 years, had surgery on one of his feet and will have the other one done later after his mother is better. He had a fun time having everyone sign his cast and is now wearing a walking boot. Good luck young Calvin. Logann is the Henderson’s daughter.

The Wolf Cub Scouts will have their meetings for Group A on Feb 7th and 21st in the BVES Library at 3:00 P.M. Group B will be meeting Feb. 14th and 28th in the same place. Pack Meeting this month will be the Blue and Gold Banquet on Feb. 22nd in the Tropic Cultural Hall. This is for all Cub Scouts and their parents, Primary Presidency and Bishoprics from Cannonville, Henrieville, and Tropic wards. The Wolf Theme for February will be Resourcefulness. Please en courage your Cub Scout to use human and other resources to their fullest.

The Webelos Den had a Pack Meeting the past week.

Several Webelos earned awards including: Kolby Wiseman, Kwincey Mortensen, Jacob and TJ Brinkerhoff, and Liam Le Fever. Several graduated Webelos also earned awards.

The youth attended a broadcast celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Seminary organization. It was held in Tropic and was well attended by the youth and adults alike.

Everyone got together to hold a baby shower for Jennilee Shakespear. The baby is due on February 1st. It is going to be a boy and Mom and Dad are very excited.

We would like Steve Pollock to know he is in our prayers and thoughts each day. We wish him, Machele and family many blessings.

We heard that some folks got together and gathered at his home and sang him and

the family some hymns to help bolster them up as they prepared to have further treatments. Our best wishes and love go with you Steve and hope all goes well.

Well we finally got the snow. Icy, Cold, and all over the place. Since we have been kind of housebound the past few days I enjoy just looking at it out my windows. Everyone have a great week and please call or email your news to me. Thanks VS BRYCE VALLEY SCHOOLS:

by Vicki D. Syrett The 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball teams have been busy this week. They traveled to Salina the day it snowed on us and played some good games. The 7th grade lost their game by 3 points and the 8th grade won their game by two points. Making the trip with coaches Tyson Brinkerhoff and Randall Leslie was 7th graders: Emilee Courtright, Danielle Brinkerhoff, Tyerah Tebbs, Ambree Leslie, Kodi, Kierra Smith, Alycia Flores, Keni Floyd, and Samantha Chynoweth. 8th grade girls were: Taylyr Stevens, Taylor Nelson, Britney Shakespear, Elisabeth Ahlstrom, Natalie Pollock, Alyissa S. and Emily Garcia. Good job girls, keep it up.

CITIZENSHIP AND ACADEMIC AWARD: Week of Jan 3rd: Kindergarten, MaKyndie Clark, 1st grade - Andrew Larson, 2nd grade - Braysyn Brinkerhoff, 3rd grade - Michael Rose, 4th grade - Casia Brinkerhoff, 5th grade - Oakley Pollock, 6th grade - Austyn Brinkerhoff.

Week of Jan 16th: Kindergarten - Skyler Ott, 1st grade - Jaxon Brinkerhoff, 2nd grade - Mira Platt, 3rd grade - Navee Mathews, 4th grade - Cameron Cowan, 5th grade - Jacob Brinkerhoff, 6th grade - Tate Elmer-Poteet Congratulations to all students for getting their work done, in on time and having good citizenship as well.

The Elementary Students are working hard and getting ready for the 100 days celebration.

Sydney and Shelby Cornforth have been invited to join a traveling Volley Ball team out of Cedar City.

They go all over to play Volley Ball and it is a lot of fun. Congratulations girls.

Mrs. Gayle Moore along with other teachers in the

district attended a Winter Writing Conference in Cedar City. It was a multidistrict event. Teachers in the district did training on President’s day while the students had the day off of school. The presenters were from the Garfield School District.

GIRL’S BASKETBALL: The girls played Piute on Saturday and won by 3 points. They played at Piute High School. On Thursday they played Escalante and won that game as well. This week they will be playing Parowan on Tuesday at BVHS, Valley on Wednesday at BVHS, and Friday they go to Panguitch to play.

BOY’S BASKETBALL: The boys play Diamond Ranch on Friday and won by 20 points. On Wednesday they played Wayne and won. Both the JV and Varsity Teams won their games.

Our record standing now is 12 - 1. On Thursday we will play Escalante at their school. On Saturday we play Piute here. Piute and Bryce are the two top rated teams as it stands now so this should be a great game.

BRYCE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL COMING EVENTS...

1/24/2012 GBB PAROWAN @ BVHS 1/25/2012 GBB VALLEY @ BVHS 1/26/2012 BBB BVHS @ ESCALANTE 1/27/2012 GBB BVHS @ PANGUITCH 1/27/2012 - 1/28/2012 Wrestling - Enterprise Tournament 1/28/2012 BBB PIUTE @ BVHS 4:00, 5:15, 7:00 PM 1/30/2012 - 2/4/2012 HOMECOMING WEEK SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCH MENU: Please call by 10:00 A.M. if you would like a meal. The suggested donation is $2.50 for those 60 years and older and $6.00 for those under 60. 679-8666 Milk is served with each meal.

THURS. 26th: Hot Turkey Salad, Stewed Tomatoes, Relish Tray, Roll, Apricots, Cookie. TUES. 31st: Enchiladas, Rice & Refried Beans, Green Salad, Chips & Salsa, Mandarin Oranges, Pudding. WED. 1st: Fried Chicken, Potatoes & Gravy, Carrots, Roll, Pears, Turnover. THURS. 2nd: Sweet & Sour Pork, Rice, Green Beans, Breadstick, Peaches, Cake.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer received the following Application(s) in Wayne County (Locations in SLB&M). For more information or to receive a copy of filings, visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call 1-866882-4426. Persons objecting to an application must file a CLEARLY READABLE protest stating FILING NUMBER, REASONS FOR OBJECTION, PROTESTANTS` NAME AND RETURN ADDRESS, and any request for a hearing. Protest AND A $15 PROCESSING FEE MUST BE FILED with the State Engineer, Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300 ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 2012. These are informal proceedings as per Rule R6556-2 of the Division of Water Rights. (The Period of Use is generally year-round except irrigation which is generally from Apr 1 to Oct 31 each year.)

NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5288 (A79241): Margo Hendrickson, M.D. Inc. DBP propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles South of Teasdale) for DOMESTIC. EXTENSION(S) 95-1798 (A55766): Garkane Power Association Inc. is/are filing an extension for 150.0 cfs. from the Upper Fremont River (2 miles NE of Fremont) for HYDRO-POWER. Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 19 & 26, 2012.

UPAXLP PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Boulder Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 351 N. 100 E., Boulder, Utah, to receive public comment on a proposal to apply for grant and/or loan funding from the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board (CIB) for the purpose of developing a park on the BLM tract property which the Town leases under the Recreation or Public Purposes program. If you need special accommodations to participate, please notify Judi Davis, 435 335-7300, at least three working days prior to the meeting Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012.

UPAXLP NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE TORREY TOWN COUNCIL The town of Torrey gives notice the Town will hold its regular Town Council meetings for the year 2012 on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Meetings begin at 6:00 and are held at the Town Hall, 75 East 100 North, Torrey, Utah. Paula Pace Town Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012.

UPAXLP LOA PLANNING/ ZONING COMMISSION WILL RECOMMEND TO ACCEPT THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST MADE BY GARKANE ENERGY Loa Planning /Zoning Commission met on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7 pm in the Wayne County Commission Chambers for a public hearing regarding a request for a rezone from residential to commercial submitted by Garkane Energy. The request was made concerning 4 properties that Garkane had recently purchased. The issues were discussed and the decision was made to recommend the change of zone from residential to commercial. This recommendation has been sent to the Loa Town Board. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7 pm at the Loa Town Hall. All Loa residents are invited to attend.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on Jan. 29th and February 2nd, 2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the Garfield County Temporary Offices, located at 740 N. Main Street, Panguitch UT 84759 in Garfield County, Utah on February 14, 2012 at 10:00 of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed originally executed by Walter Joe Jourdan as trustors, in favor of Lillie Mae Jourdanwhich has been assigned to Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% interest, covering real property located at 227 North Main Street, Hatch, UT 84735 and more particularly described as: PARCEL 1: All of Lot 3, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY. PARCEL 2: All of Lot 2, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the South 144 feet of the West 75 feet.

The Current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is Lillie Mae Jourdan which has been assigned to Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% interest and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default are Walter Joe Jourdan.

The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff reinstatment or any other circumstances that would affect the validity of the sale.

If any such circumstance exists, the sale shall be void, the successful bidders funds returned and the trustee and current beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damage.

This Notice of Trustee’s Sale is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Bidders must tender to the trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 noon the day following the sale. The deposit must be in a form of a cashier’s check or bank official check payable to Security Title Company.

The balance must in be in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check, bank official check (credit union official checks are not accepted) or U.S. Postal money order payable to Security Title Company. Cash payments are not accepted. A Trustee’s deed will be delivered to the successful bidder within three business days after receipt of the amount bid.

Dated: January 5, 2012 Security Title Company of Garfield County, Trustee TRAVIS V. HATCH, Vice-President 15 No. Main Street/PO Box 177, Panguitch, UT 84759 • (435) 676-8808 Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 12, 19 & 26 2012 .

UPAXLP PUBLIC HEARING Six County Association of Governments will hold a public hearing to consider potential projects for which funding maybe applied under the CDBG Small Cities Program Year 2012. Suggestions for potential projects will be solicited, both verbally and in writing, from all interested parties. The expected amount of CDBG funds for this program year will be discussed along with the range of projects eligible under this program and a review of previously funded projects. The hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. on February 1, 2012 and will be held at Sevier County Administration Building 250 North Main Richfield, Utah. Further information can be obtained by contacting Todd Thorne 435-893-0714. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during these hearings should notify Todd Thorne at Sevier County Administration Building 250 North Main Richfield, Utah. At least three days prior to the hearing to be attended.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012 .

UPAXLP SALE/LEASE OF “OLD FIREHOUSE” 38 North Main - Panguitch, Utah Panguitch City is selling/leasing the “Old Firehouse” located at 38 North Main in Panguitch, Utah. The preference is to sell the building, however a lease will be considered if there are no qualified buyers for the building.

The structure is 6389 square feet and currently consists of retail space in the front and shop/warehouse in the rear of the building.

Asking price is $148,000.00, as per appraisal dated August 2004, however all bids/leases will be considered. Building will be sold or leased “As Is” and all utilities must be paid by the leasee.

Successful Leasee will have the option to purchase building at the end of lease upon successful negotiations with Panguitch City Council. Lease will be for two years and the City Councilreserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. The Council in not interested in financing the building purchase and the winning bid will have 30 days to pay the building in full unlessother arrangements or made through the City Council.

Sealed bids/lease Options will be accepted through February 14, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. and bids/lease options will be opened at regular City Council meeting on February 14, 2012.

Sea1ed bids/leases to 25 South 200 East, PO Box 75, Panguitch Utah, 84759. To view the building or or if you have any questions please contact city staff at the above address or call 435-676-8585.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on Jan. 29th, February 2nd & 9th, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Boulder Farmstead P.O. Box 1340 • Boulder, UT 84716 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Boulder Farmstead – Culinary Water Well, which includes approximately 400 feet of 18 inch drill hole, 1,100 feet of 12 inch drill hole and 400 feet of 12 inch well casing, and related work will be received by the Boulder Farmstead at the office of Jones and DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701, until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, February 9, 2012, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: 1. McGraw Hill-AGC, 2195 W 5400 S, Ste 101, Taylorsville UT 84129 2. AGC-McGraw Hill, 1680 E 230 N, Ste B-1, St. George, UT 84790 3. Mountainlands Plan Room – 583 West 3560 South, Ste 4, Salt Lake City, UT Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Issuing Office, Jones & DeMille Engineering located at 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701 Phone # 435-896-8266, upon payment of $60.00 for each set or an electronic copy for $30.00. Connie Reid, President Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on Jan. 29th, February 2nd & 9th, 2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, at the West Main Entrance, Garfield County Courthouse, 45 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, on March 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., for the purpose of foreclosing a Deed of Trust for Utah (“Trust Deed”) dated April 10, 2008 and originally executed by Brandi Y. Schraft, as Trustor, in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service or Successor Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, as Beneficiary, covering the following real property located in Garfield County, State of Utah: Beginning 320 feet North and 40 feet East from the South Quarter Corner of Section 8, Township 35 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running thence East 234 feet; thence North 279.30 feet; thence West 91.74 feet; thence South 159.06 feet; thence West 147.18 feet; thence South 118.92 feet to the point of beginning.

Serial No. E-263-1; Parcel No. 04-0022-0498 The current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is the United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, United States Department of Agriculture and the record owner of the property as of the recording of the notice of default is Brandi Y. Schraft.

Said sale will be made without any covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Trust Deed. The address of the property is reputed to be at 140 North 200 East, Escalante, Utah. The approximate opening bid representing the Net Recovery Value shall be $67,403.00.

This Notice of Trustee’s Sale is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Bidders must tender to the trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by noon of the day after the sale.

Both the deposit and the balance must be in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check or certified funds payable to Backman Title Services, Ltd. Cash payments are not accepted.

Dated this 20th day of January, 2012.

Backman Title Services, LTD., a Utah limited partnership, Successor Trustee By: Backman Title Company of Utah, a Utah corporation, its general partner Paul D. Newton, Vice-Pres.

167 East 6100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Office Hours 8 a.m.– 5 p.m.

(M-F) (801) 288-8818 File No. 5-070739 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on January 26 & February 2 & 9, 2012.

UPAXLP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Bryce Canyon City will hold a public hearing to discuss submitting an application to the Permanent Community Impact Board for funding of the Main Street improvements.

Bryce Canyon City will solicit comments concerning the size, scope and nature of the funding request for the above project. All interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel, 30 N 100 E, Ponderosa Room in Bryce Canyon City, Utah.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Shiloh Syrett, Clerk, (435) 231-2052, at least three (3) working days prior to this meeting.

David Tebbs, Mayor Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012 .

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Boulder Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, February 7, at 7 p.m., in the Boulder Community Center Meeting Room, 351 No 100 East, Boulder, UT. The hearing will be to gather input on miscellaneous revisions to the Sign Section (1018) of the Boulder Zoning Ordinance. Any resident with any comments regarding any type of signage in Boulder should plan to attend. Or send comments to Peg Smith, Planning clerk, at femmith@scinternet.net.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012 .

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Boulder Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, February 7, at 7 p.m., in the Boulder Community Center Meeting Room, 351 No 100 East, Boulder, UT. The hearing will be to gather input on a Conditional Use Permit (applicant Jack Pollack) to operate a bed and breakfast in Lower Boulder. Or send comments to Peg Smith, Planning clerk, at femmith@scinternet.net.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012 .

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DOCUMENT NO. 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Garfield County 740 North Main Street P.O. Box 77 • Panguitch, UT 84759 Separate sealed BIDS for the reconstruction of the Garfield County - Notom Road, which includes approximately 142,000 c.y. roadway excavation, 33,500 tons untreated base course, road obliteration, pipe culverts, concrete box culverts, signage, guardrail, riprap, fencing, and related work will be received by Garfield County at the Triple C Arena, 50 East 900 North, Panguitch, UT 84759, until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at Jones & DeMille Engineering and the following locations: 1. McGraw Hill-AGC, 2195 W 5400 S, Ste 101, Taylorsville UT 84129 2. AGC-McGraw Hill, 1680 E 230 N, Ste B-1, St. George, UT 84790 3. Mountainlands Plan Room – 583 West 3560 South, Ste 4, Salt Lake City, UT Copies of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Jones & DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701 Phone # 435-896-8266, upon payment of $60.00 for each set or an electronic copy for $30.00, no part of which will be refunded.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:30 a.m., local time on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, beginning at the north end the of project site. January 20, 2012 Brian Bremner, Garfield County Engineer Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, FEBRUARY 2 & 9, 2012 .

UPAXLP MEETING SCHEDULE 2012 Fremont River Conservation District PURSUANT TO 52-4-6, Utah Code Annotate, the Fremont River Conservation District will hold regular monthly meetings for the year 2012 on the 4th Thursday of each month with the exception of December and holidays. Meetings may be canceled or re-scheduled due to exigent circumstances. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m., in the Commission Chamber at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main Street, Loa, Utah.

Tracy Balch, Clerk, Fremont River Conservation District Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 26, 2012.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WILL THE STATE CLOSE MAMMOTH CREEK FISH HATCHERY?

By Norman McKee - Panguitch

Some genuine concerns have surfaced regarding the possible closing of the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery. A recently released legislative audit made a recommendation that the closure was necessary because operating costs exceeded the costs of operation of other Utah hatcheries. However, several glaring issues seemed to be entirely missed or were passed over without reasonable consideration.

- Transportation Costs : Stocking fish in Southern Utah from more distant hatcheries, as fuel costs increase, were not adequately considered. In the future, fisheries in distant areas of Southern Utah, may become somewhat neglected because of high fuel costs and longer haul times from more northern hatcheries.

- New Built Hatchery: Mammoth Creek was rebuilt new and opened in about 2005 at the cost of millions of sportsman’s dollars. Start-up costs are usually higher for a new facility. This was not adequately considered when comparing it to other hatcheries that have been in operation for many years. As some of these older hatcheries are re-built or refurbished, obviously, they also will have new costs and expenses.

- Non-residents & More Li-

cense Revenue: A very high percentage of fishermen in Southern Utah are nonresidents. The fish stocked and caught in our area bring in much higher license revenue for the state than fish stocked in creeks or lakes in areas of the state with mostly Utah residents. It is expected this will only increase in the future. Much of the interest by businesses and others to locate in Utah, especially Southern Utah, is because of the opportunities to use and enjoy our outstanding outdoor resources.

- Fishing Will Increase: The future of hunting opportunities in Utah is limited as the human population increases and land and other resources are required. Increased opportunities for fishing look much more promising.

The new state-of-art facility at Mammoth Creek is what is needed to keep up with the future. Hopefully, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will not try to solve a fiscal problem now that will only cause a greater fiscal problem in the future.

- Expensive Filter System: The Mammoth Creek Hatchery required a water filtering system that significantly raised the cost of operation, especially for the first few years. Three other hatcheries in the state are soon slated to be equipped with similar costly systems.

This will add operational costs to these other hatcheries. In the future, all the state hatcheries may be required to install this expensive equipment. However, future comparative costs were not adequately considered, only cost comparisons of the past five years.

An apples to oranges comparison.

- Very Efficient Hatchery: The Mammoth Creek Hatchery produces more pounds of fish per cubic foot of water than any other hatchery in the state system. That fact was not mentioned in the audit.

- Loss Of Permanent Jobs: The loss of permanent jobs at the hatchery will be bad for Garfield County. However, the ripple effect will be much, much greater in the area. When all things are really considered, the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery is a blessing to Southern Utah, not the burden as portrayed in the audit.

If you share my view of this issue, then immediately contact your legislator and perhaps other state officials to share your concern.

The 2012 legislative session starts on January 23rd.

Representative Mike Noel (Kanab) and Ralph Okerlund (Monroe) represent the counties served by this newspaper.

Diabetes Overload: How to Overcome True or False: Many people with diabetes are too lazy to manage it properly.

FALSE - According to Dr. Paul Rosman, endocrinologist and past president of the American Diabetes Association’s Ohio Chapter, this is not true.

“The most common approach is for people to work very hard at managing their diabetes,” says Dr. Rosman.

“But people don’t understand how to categorize diabetes data into manageable pieces in order to sustain a happy life with diabetes.

Dr. Rosman recently worked with DiabetesDaily.com, a leading online resource for people with diabetes, to launch “Workshop for Better Blood Sugars” through Diabetes Daily University. This new online diabetes education course provides patients with the fundamental knowledge and know-how to use information about their diabetes in the most effective way. The course demonstrates how to make active behavior changes based on data and arms course participants with the tools to achieve sustainable success.

Dr. Rosman has identified five critical components of successful blood glucose management to help people with diabetes navigate all measurements

and data they obtain – and avoid diabetes information overload.

1. Know where to start.

It’s overwhelming to see a sheet of paper filled with blood sugar readings. Keep things small and manageable to stay focused. Start by recognizing when you have good numbers.

2. Use your best to fix the rest. It’s easier to extend the good parts of the day than it is to fix high and low blood sugars after they happen.

When numbers go from good to bad, figure out what happened. Was it exercise?

Eating more carbohydrates than expected? A stressful conversation with family (which can raise blood sugars quickly)?

3. Identify roller coaster blood sugars. Look for periods when your blood sugars go up and down like a rollercoaster. What events happened to trigger the pattern?

If you have a low blood sugar followed by a high blood sugar, be careful of taking too much medicine to treat it. Once you have had one low blood sugar, you are very susceptible to another later in the day.

4. Recognize the warning signs of burnout. Excellent blood glucose management routines can be side-

tracked by seemingly small incidents. Watch out for scheduled changes in life events, like adjusting work and sleep schedules, the transition between seasons or major life events-like holidays, weddings, birthdays, etc. These things can all derail good management and lead to burnout if you are not prepared.

5. Understand your doctor’s checklist and articulate your problem/concern in his terms. Expectations for the outcome of a doctor’s appointment are glaringly different for a doctor versus a patient. Legally, doctors need to meet certain standards and even have a checklist of things they need to accomplish, while the patient is often looking for answers or worried about disapproval. Tell your doctor you know they have a list of things to accomplish during your visit, but that you also need their help with a specific problem. This sets the agenda in advance and ensures that your needs are also met.

Patients can access in depth course content and take advantage of group and one-onone support by registering for “Workshop for Better Blood Sugars” at http://university.diabetesdaily.com/.

ESCALANTE NEWS

Marlene Haws Ph: 826-4859 • marleneh@color-country.net Have you ever read my phone number or e-mail address, right below where it says ESCALANTE NEWS? I came back from Salina last Sunday expecting my answering machine or e-mail inbox to be FULL of news, but NEGATIVE! So let’ see…..I guess I could begin to print some of my personal history each week. Now that should bring some results!

We spent a great weekend in Salina. Got to see some great basketball games.

My granddaughter, Devyn Sorensen, played a great 15 point game and was Prep of the Week! Her 13 year old sister, Shaylynn, put on a show for us during the half, at the 3 point line, shooting for pop and candy. Then we watched her in a game of her own on Saturday.

As we came home on Sunday it was obvious that the small towns between there and Escalante don’t show any more activity on their streets than we see here in Escalante. I know most people are at church on Sunday but it wasn’t much different on Thursday. Everyone seems to be experiencing the winter lull and waiting for tourist season to start.

I was sorry to hear that our girl’s basketball team lost their game with Piute when they had had such a good game. Apparently in just the last few minutes they got into foul trouble and ended up having to play with only 4 team members.

Then when they played in Bryce Valley, Lindsey Phillips sustained an injury to her back. She was just getting over an injury after a fall from her horse. We really appreciate these girls and their sportsman like demeanor.

They have only had seven girls on their team all winter, but they have been real troupers.

Seems like our citizens are on the road a lot going to doctor appointments. A lot of them are just followup appointments so that is good news. It’s good that we have had good weather most of the time.

Lane and Geraldine Liston went to St. George again for Lane’s doctor appointment. He seems to be doing well.

Karl and Anne Spencer kept appointments in Cedar City. They are both doing better. Anne as a patient and Karl as the care giver, which is no easy task, especially as we get older.

Pratt and Arcola Gates had a dentist appointment in St. George one day and a doctor appointment the next day.

Deon Alvey visited with Velma Boulter at the care center in Panguitch.

She said Velma is doing well and wanted her to tell everyone in Escalante “Hello!”

Deon and Arnold also visited their kids in Loa. The Brad and Janeen Duncan family.

Their son, Danny Duncan, was visiting there from Las Vegas.

They were thrilled to see how well he was doing.

Danny had brain surgery not too long ago and is getting along very well.

Congratulations to Bill and Bev Kuhns who have just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary!

That’s a long time to be married to one man, isn’t it Bev? Just kidding! Bill is a great guy! We hope Bev is doing better now. She has had some bad back problems.

Natalie King and Amanda (Porter) Hamilton will be finishing out the year with the head start children.

New hiring will take place in the Fall.

Our Postmaster, Ryan Crosier, his wife Katie and their son, Jaxon, were able to move into their new home in time for Christmas. A neat Christmas gift!

They bought the house that Monty and Sylvia Luker built when they lived here.

For those of you who are interested, or eligible, Katie will be working with the Heat Assistance Program this year.

Angelique Griffin used leftover food, which had been frozen, along with some cash that wasn’t used at Thanksgiving time, and was able to make pot pies and put together a dozen plates of food , which was delivered to shut-ins for Christmas dinner. A very thoughtful gesture on Angelique’s part!

Members of the South Central Telephone Co., from Escalante, attended a strategic planning meeting for 2012 in St. George.

Namely, Michael East, CEO, Keleen Owen, Sec. and Brent Griffin, telephone board member.

Jerica (Durfey) and Robert Grow are moving to California, where Robert is employed by the Park Service.

Gabe Tilley arrived home from Iraq just in time for the birth of his baby daughter, Brooklyn, 8lbs. 8 oz. The mom is Becky, daughter of Richard and Victory Crawford. They will be moving to Texas where Gabe will be stationed with the Army, at least for the present. Congratulations to the parents and grandparents!

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CLASSIFIEDS

AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 1,649; Last Week: 2,147. Last Year: 1,937.

Feeder Steers: wts under 650 lbs 3.00- 4.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher; over 650 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers: wts under 600 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher; over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower; Holstein Steers: to few for comparison; Slaughter Cows: weak to 1.00 lower; Slaugher Bulls: firm to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs pkg 183.00; 250-300 lbs 191.00-201.00; 300-350 lbs 181.00-213.00; 350-400 lbs 177.00-195.00; 400-450 lbs 166.00-181.50; 450-500 lbs 165.00-181.00; 500-550 lbs 155.50-178.00; 550-600 lbs 147.50-162.00; 600-650 lbs 142.50-150.50; 650-700 lbs 138.50-150.50; 700-750 lbs 134.00-148.00; 750-800 lbs 135.50-144.00; 800-850 lbs 137.50-141.00; 850-900 lbs 128.50-139.50; 900-950 lbs 128.50-132.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs 83.50-95.50; 700-900 lbs 84.00-92.75; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: scarce; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 153.00-172.00, pkg 175.50; 350-400 lbs 152.50-163.00; 400-450 lbs 151.50-165.00; 450-500 lbs 148.50-161.50; 500-550 lbs 137.50-151.50; 550-600 lbs 138.50-147.00; 600-650 lbs 130.50-143.50; 650-700 lbs 128.50-142.25; 700-750 lbs 129.00-137.50; 750-800 lbs 122.50-135.50; 800-850 lbs 123.50-130.00; 850-900 lbs 115.00-122.00; 900-950 lbs 110.00-122.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Heiferettes: 56.00-99.00.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 58.25-67.75; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 63.50-69.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 48.75-56.75.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2355 lbs 79.00-85.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 68.50-69.50; 1500-2125 lbs 73.00-77.00; Feeder Bulls: 885-1185 lbs 66.5088.00.

Garfield: 676-2621 • Wayne: 836-2622 Penicillin...Who Would’ve Thought...

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.

There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself.

Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. ’I want to repay you,’ said the nobleman. ‘You saved my son’s life.’ ’No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,’ the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel. ’Is that your son?’ the nobleman asked. ’Yes,’ the farmer replied proudly. ’I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.’ And that he did.

Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.

What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill ..

His son’s name?

Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said: What goes around comes

Survivor Benefits for Social Security Recipients

Social Security survivor benefits can be an important part of one’s estate plan as they relate to monthly living expenses. This article provides a brief summary of survivor benefits for Social Security recipients.

How do I apply for survivor benefits from Social Security?

When someone who is receiving Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse is eligible for “survivor” benefits. Apply for those benefits as quickly as possible.

You’ll need a copy of the deceased’s death certificate and evidence of your relationship, marital situation and age. In addition to monthly checks, the Social Security Administration will give you a one-time $255.00 payment to help meet burial or other expenses.

Survivor benefits are also available to minor children when a parent dies, even if the parent wasn’t old enough to collect Social Security retirement benefits. These monthly payments can be quite substantial, subject to the maximum allowable earnings limit prior to taxation, and are a good source of cash to meet the child’s living expenses and savings for college.

Will I lose the survivor benefits I collect from Social Security if I remarry?

If your spouse has died and you are receiving Social Security survivor benefits, you won’t lose those benefits if you marry as long as you have already reached the age of 60. If you’re blind, you can continue receiving survivor benefits as long as you have reached 50.

In fact, if you remarry, you might even see your monthly Social Security check increase. That’s because you may qualify for higher benefits based on your new spouse’s earning history. You get to choose the higher of the two figures. If you have children who are also receiving benefits, their status will be unaffected by remarriage.

My wife and I are both drawing Social Security checks, what will happen when one of us dies?

When both partners in a marriage are receiving Social Security payments and one dies, the survivor is entitled to receive the greater of 100% of the late spouse’s monthly benefit or his or her own monthly benefit. This does not mean that you will begin receiving two monthly checks when your spouse dies. Instead, it means that you will be able to choose whether to continue collecting the amount that your spouse received when he or she was alive.

For example, if your spouse’s monthly check was $1,100.00 and yours is $600.00, you would choose to collect payments under your spouse’s plan so you could receive $1,100.00 a month.

This is a brief summary of some issues related to survivors’ benefits for Social Security Recipients. Hopefully, it provides some assistance to guide you in planning for and receiving survivor benefits.

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

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Wayne County is accepting applications for the following position: Title: Road Supervisor Department: County Roads • FLSA Status: Exempt ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Serves as liaison to the public and various local and state agencies as needed to establish and maintain effective public relations and develop cooperative solution to common problems and goals; develops action plans for departmental operations.

Coordinates departmental projects with Federal and State agencies as well as private companies and other agencies as is necessary to expedite completion of the same.

Recruits, hires, disciplines, and dismisses department employees; assigns personnel and equipment to maintain scheduled operations; oversees the training of personnel in the operation of equipment; establishes priorities for equipment repair and purchase.

Oversees quality assurance on various in-house and contracted projects.

Supervises and participates in the design, engineering, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, drainage systems and road sign installation; analyses projects and determines quantity and quality of materials necessary and orders the same if not readily available; oversees departmental materials and equipment inventory control functions; establishes bid specifications for competitive pricing and buying.

Determines project priorities, establishes work schedules and deadlines; inspects work in progress to assure that workmanship conforms to specifications and that construction and maintenance schedules are adhered to; oversees record keeping of all work performed, hours worked by individual employees, time records for departmental payroll, leave records, etc.

Prepares and recommends departmental budget; administers departmental budget and directs procedures to assure compliance with established budgets; ensures all equipment purchases, requisitions, supplies and materials conform to departmental needs and goals.

Supervises and coordinates departmental risk management program in cooperation with county administrators. Directs departmental safety program.

Manages County signing program in compliance with applicable standards; supervises construction and work zone signing, i.e. barricades, flashing lights, etc.

Directs overall departmental public relations activities; responds to public complaints and inquiries.

Oversees GIS/GPS operations; provides general guidance and direction related to the development and maintenance of county GIS system.

Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Education and Experience: a. Graduation from high school plus two (2) years of specialized training or trade school related to above duties, AND b. Eight (8) years of general road and bridge construction experience; basic civil engineering, public works construction management or related field, two (2) years of which must have been in a position equivalent to that of foreman or crew leader; OR c. An equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Required knowledge, skills and abilities: Thorough knowledge of: blue prints, grades, machinery, materials, and methods on constructing roads, bridges, drainage systems, culverts; principles of supervision and worker motivation; general accounting principles and practices; budget development and control programs; safety standards related to road and bridge construction; hazards common to heavy equipment operation; equipment maintenance and repair standards; engineering/architectural design development procedures, cost analysis and scheduling practices. Working knowledge of engineering processes and procedures; engineering principles and methods; civil engineering standards; road construction methods, practices, materials, tools and equipment.

Skill in interpersonal communications and cooperative problem solving; the operation of heavy mechanized equipment as required, i.e., Road Grader, Front End Loader, Dump Truck, Snow Plow, Belly Dump, Forklift, Dozer, etc.

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; plan, organize, and direct the affairs and operations of a department engaged in a variety of construction projects related to road and bridge systems; visualize completed projects in planning stages and estimate the end results; estimate quantity of materials accurately; develop and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, subordinates, and the public.

3. Special Qualifications: May be required to be on call. Must be emergency management certified. Must posses or be able to acquire a valid Class “A” Commercial Drivers License (CDL).

Must posses a valid Utah Drivers License with no DUI, ARR, or no more than two (2) moving violations in the past twelve (12) months. Must be able to pass ICC physical and maintain medical certificate. Must be flagger certified or be able to attain certification when required. Must be able to comply with applicable County and departmental policies and safety standards.

Must be willing to maintain a flexible working schedule, and occasionally work weekends and shifts. Must submit to and pass randomly administered drug tests. May be required to be or become a certified weed control applicator.

4. Work Environment: Tasks require a variety of physical activities, occasionally involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, and lifting. May be required to lift up to 50 pounds or more on occasion. Talking, hearing and seeing is essential to the performance of daily job functions. Common eye, hand, finger, leg and foot dexterity exist. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, discriminating thinking and some creative problem solving. Daily travel in automobile or heavy equipment required in job performance.

Applications can be picked up at the County Clerk’s office.

Along with the application, please submit a resume and a couple of short paragraphs about your past work history and qualifications.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Friday February 3, 2012. For more information about the position, please contact the County Clerk’s office at 435-836-1300.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor

VEHICLES

SERVICES

1987 FORD F350 TRUCK Flatbed, 4X4 Duals, New Engine (Gas). $3500 Firm. Great Shape, Ready to work. Call Dean at 435-836-2864

HANDYMAN SERVICES Plumbing, Electrical, Drywall, Painting, Etc. Free Estimate.

Licensed & Insured. Sorensons Repair Service, 435-6387574. 20% Discount for Senior Citizens

Barney Trucking is looking for truck drivers in the Panguitch, UT area. Great pay and benefits. Valid CDL with Doubles endorsement required.To apply, go to www. barneytrucking.com or call 435-529-4422.

DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED compassionate, hard working, self-motivated Part Time.

Experience preferred, but we will train. $9.00/hr. (more if trained) Call – Panguitch Dental at 676-2443.

ESCALANTE CITY JOB OPENING • FULL TIME POLICE POSITION • POST CERTIFIED WITH THREE MONTHS MINIMUM EXPERIENCE • STARTING SALARY $34,000.00 • BENEFITS PROVIDED • RESUMES ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 24, 2012 PLEASE SEND RESUMES TO ESCALANTE CITY, PO BOX 189, ESCALANTE, UTAH 84726 ESCALANTE CITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNTIY EMPLOYER ESCALANTE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL RESUMES FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ESCALANTE CITY OFFICE AT 435-826-4644 SEASONAL LABORER Capitol Reef has a job opening for summer seasonal Laborer, the announcement is open for one week and closes on Wednesday, January 25.

Other jobs currently open on USAJOBS are Seasonal Park Guide and Park Ranger. Apply on line at Website: http:// www.usajobs.gov search under Torrey, Utah as location or 84775 as zip code. To get started, log onto the USAJOBS website, set up an account, find the job announcement, attach your resume or complete the application on line, complete the on-line questionnaire and submit via computer or you may fax your application by printing the fax sheet from the USAJOBS Website.

Check the USAJOBS website weekly for other job openings.

For questions, contact Human Resources at Capitol Reef National Park at 435-425-4121.

HELP WANTED Full Time Cowboy Sandy Ranch Call Steve Dalton at 435-456-9652

MISC HAY FOR SALE 75LB BALES, CALL 435-836-2779.”

RENTALS APARTMENTS Two apartments for rent in Lyman. $325.00 per month, plus utilities. No smoking.

No pets. Cleaning deposit required. Call 836-2344 evenings TORREY HOUSE FOR RENT Newer two bedroom house at 310 N. Center Street in Torrey available March 1. No smoking or pets. $550 per month; 1st and last month’s rent and $350 cleaning deposit. Call: 435-425-3249.

HOUSE FOR RENT 3 Bedroom, 1 Large bath House across from the elementary school in Loa. $575/ month. $300 Deposit, 435616-3045 HOME FOR RENT IN LOA Nice home for rent in Loa located at 226 South 100 East.

All kitchen appliances are included, three bedroom, two bathrooms, laundry room, two large family rooms, wood burning stove in basement, and much more. For more information please contact Stan Chappell at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795.

FREMONT Log Cabin for rent fully furnished at the edge of town with 3 acres and pasture. $1350- 3 bed, 2 bath. Call 702.521.1022 HOUSE FOR RENT Wayne School District has a house for rent. The house is located at 393 W 200 N in Bicknell behind the high school. The rent is $400 a month. There is also a $400 security/cleaning deposit, plus a non-refundable $100 carpet cleaning fee, plus a fee to pay for any heating oil that is in the tank at the time the rental agreement is signed. For more information call the District Office at 425-3813.

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DOWNWINDERS ACROSS WEST COMMEMORATE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

ASK A SPECIALIST:

Want to Raise Honey Bees?

Those with experience in gardening recognize that fewer numbers of honey bees visit blooming fruit trees than in the past. Reduced populations have been blamed on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The origins of CCD are unknown, but a survey of beekeepers who manage 15 percent of the hives in the United States indicates that 30 percent of their colonies were lost during the 2010 to 2011 winter. This rate of loss has been relatively consistent over the past five years and far exceeds the 13 percent loss of hives considered normal.

With all the concern about the reduction in honey bee numbers and an increased interest in self-sufficiency, more people want to try their hand at raising honey bees. Those who order their first package of bees will quickly find they are surprisingly docile. The queen comes in her own little cage, and once she is placed in the hive, the rest of the bees are literally dumped in with her. Usually within a day, the bees are out foraging and come back with their leg baskets bulging with orange pollen. In a week or so, they build white wax combs with six-sided cells where honey and pollen are stored and the queen can lay eggs. Around three weeks later, the first new bees will usually hatch and the hive population will soar. It’s thrilling to go out on a summer evening and watch them work.

This may all sound idealistic and a little romantic, and in many ways it is ― when everything goes as planned.

However, there are things to be aware of before beginning to raise bees. Consider these tips.

• As a hobby, it costs money rather than making it. Each hive costs about $200 to build and supply with a package of bees. Additional expenses include protective clothing, extracting equipment and the space to store unused bee boxes. There is also the very real risk of getting stung ― usually several times. For those with a bee sting allergy, this can be life threatening, so it is definitely something to be aware of.

• Once the bees establish the hive, they become more protective of their honey stores, and some bees are genetically more prone to aggression. If you end up with what is termed an “angry hive,” replace the queen as soon as possible. Hives that are aggressive can cause serious pain to pets and neighbors. In order to have zoning ordinances that allow honey bees in residential areas, beekeepers must be careful in managing their colonies to prevent the bees from becoming a nuisance to those who live nearby.

• Reading books on the subject as well as attending workshops can help. Much of the necessary information for beekeeping comes from experience; however anything you can learn before beginning is beneficial. It is wise for beginners to find a mentor or someone to consult as they begin this new hobby. The ideas and support of an enthusiastic partner can help bolster your confidence as you get started.

USU Extension bee specialist Cory Stanley has developed a bee website. For further information, visit it at: http://utahpests.usu.edu/bees/htm/beekeeping-discussionforum. Another helpful site is http://utahpests.usu.edu/ bees/htm/honey-bees/.

Across the West, downwinders are staging events to mark what the U.S. Senate has designated a national Day of Remembrance for victims of nuclear weapons testing on Friday, January 27, the date in 1951 on which the first nuclear weapons tests were conducted at the Nevada Test Site.

The Senate resolution was introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who is also one of six western senators pushing for the expansion of compensation to downwinders. During the Cold War, the United States detonated more than 1,000 nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site. Clouds of fallout filled with radioactive isotopes spread across the U.S., exposing a generation of Americans. The West was particularly hard hit.

In Utah, Governor Gary Herbert, local leaders in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Kane County and Springdale have joined with the U.S. Senate in designating Jan. 27 as a Day of Remembrance.

“It’s important that we preserve the past, but it’s also important that we protect the future,” says downwinder Eve Mary Verde.

“The cancers we’ve suffered and the loved ones we’ve lost demand more than one day of remembrance. They demand that we act. We must bring a permanent end to nuclear weapons testing and we must ensure justice for downwinders affected by past tests.”

In Salt Lake City, downwinders will honor the silent victims of the Cold War in the Hall of Governors at the Utah State Capitol at noon on Friday. Making remarks at the event will be Rep. Jim Matheson, a longtime advocate for downwinders and Salt Lake City downwinder Mary Dickson; Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, presenting his proclamation; and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, presenting his proclamation. They’ll be joined by a bi-partisan group of current and former state representatives who sponsored past resolutions concerning nuclear weap-

ons testing and downwinders.

That evening, the Utah Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, will hold a candlelight vigil honoring and remembering downwinders at 5:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church Center of Utah, 75 S. 200 E. Remarks will be made by the Very Reverend Raymond Joe Waldon, Jr., Dean and Rector of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Marks in Salt Lake City and the Reverend Steve Klenz, Pastor of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City.

A commemoration is set for noon Friday at Utah Valley University in the Library Lecture Hall, room 120. The event will include films as well as a history of fallout in Utah County by J. Preston Truman, head of Downwinders, Inc. Elsewhere in Utah, resolutions and proclamations marking the Day of Remembrance have been passed by Springdale Mayor Pat Cluff. The Kane County Commission passed a resolution Monday. Ironically, the mayor of St. George, which was the epicenter of fallout, for undisclosed reasons declined to declare Jan. 27 a Day of Remembrance.

Elsewhere in the West, vigils are scheduled in Boise, Idaho; Kingman, Arizona.

Downwinders

will gather across northern New Mexico and southwest Colorado and in Montana, as well.

The Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City and Springdale resolutions include support of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty – which would put in place a global ban on nuclear weapons testing -- and the expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Currently RECA covers only 10 counties in Utah, even though studies have documented that counties across Utah and the West received dangerously high levels of fallout.

A 2005 Congressional Report from the Committee on Government Reform found that “radiation associated cancer is actually more common in counties where residents are excluded from compensation than in those counties where residents are included under RECA law.”

A bipartisan group of six western senators introduced

a bill into Congress which would provide RECA coverage to all areas hit by fallout in the West. The bill , being pushed by Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Sen. Jeff Bingaman (DNew Mexico), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Risch (R-Idaho), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Sen. Mark Udall, (D-Colorado), has currently stalled in Congress.

“This about getting justice and medical assistance for all those who were harmed by fallout,” says J. Preston Truman. “We’re not willing to forget nor to forgive.

We’re going to make sure it never happens again, which is why it’s so important to remember what started on that day 61 years ago when we were told, ’There is no danger.’ We owe it to ourselves, those who have died, but more importantly to our children and future generations that we pass the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty so no new downwinders will be created.”

200 North 400 East • Panguitch, Utah • 676-8811 www.garfieldmemorial.org Family Practice Dr. Richard Birch Dr. Todd Mooney Dr. Mitchell Miller Becky Roberts, FNP Tim Dennis, PA-C

Speech Therapy Flora Howard Certified Nurse Midwife DeAnn Brown, CNM Anesthesiology Lewis Barney, CRNA

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR FEBRUARY 2012 Dr. Robert Pearson Dr. Randy Delcore Dr. Eric Maxwell Dr. Brad Webb Dr. Robert Nakken Dr. Ronald Crouch Dr. Ben Adams Dr. Aaursh Manchanda

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Ear, Nose Throat .......................... 676-8842 Orthopedist.................................... 676-8842 Audiologist..................................... 676-8842 Podiatrist................................ 800-260-3668 Orthopedist.................................... 676-8842 Urologist........................................ 676-8842 Dermatology........................... 435-586-6440 Cardiology..................................... 676-8842

Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics.

Please call clinic for available dates and times.

Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment.

To schedule an appointment for Mammography, please call 435-676-1267.

FUTURE 2011- 2012 MAMMO DATES: February 23 - Panguitch March 8 - Panguitch March 6 - Milford March 14 - Panguitch UCCP

Clinics - Call For Appointments

Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch ................................................... 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri) Kazan Clinic, Escalante . .........................................................435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville ................................................ 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.)

Circleville Clinic, Circleville . ...................................................... 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.)

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OBITUARIES CHARLES SHELDON TAYLOR

Charles Sheldon Taylor, age 76, of Roosevelt, Utah, passed away peacefully, January 20, 2012, in Quartzsite, Arizona.

He was born May 8, 1935, in Bicknell, Utah, to Charles Ephraim and Mildred Brinkerhoff Taylor.

He married Eileen Jackson on November 20, 1960. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Sheldon was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving in many different callings, some of which included, bishop, member of the stake presidency and temple ordinance worker in the Vernal Temple. He lived his life as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ and could always be found doing missionary work, as his greatest joy was found in teaching the gospel. Sheldon was a spiritual giant that lived what he taught with love and conviction. Through his example, many lives were blessed.

At age 19, Sheldon served a two year LDS mission in the Western States mission. Along with his eternal companion, Sheldon also served an LDS mission in Kayenta, Arizona, gaining a profound love for the Navajo Nation.

Together they served as CES missionaries, as well as Drug Addiction Recovery missionaries. Sheldon is especially proud of his grandson, Elder Carson Buxton, currently serving a two year mission in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Grandpa felt that he too had a mission to serve there. We know that as he accepts his final calling, he is with Elder Buxton teaching about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and will be there in spirit as the rest of his grandchildren choose to serve missions.

Sheldon was highly regarded and loved throughout the trucking industry. He felt blessed to be able to work along side one of his best friends throughout his career, one of whom shared his same love and enthusiasm, his little brother Darryl. During his many years in the transportation industry, Sheldon gained countless friendships which he treasured.

Sheldon was a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend who made us all smile with his teasing and playful ways. His favorite place to be was spending time with his family. A good time was sure to be had by all when Uncle Sheldon was around! He was the best husband, father and Grandpa ever! He is precious to us and will be deeply missed.

Sheldon is survived by his wife of 51 years, Eileen; children, Cory (JayeCee) Taylor, Roosevelt; Meshell (David) Hausman, Lemon, SD; Carmen (Guy) Coleman, Roosevelt; Charles (Mindy) Taylor, Blanding; Doniell (Justin) Arnold, Roosevelt; Candace (Brad) Webb, Loa; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Darryl (Dorotha) Taylor, Roosevelt; a sister, Donna Cook, Torrey, Utah; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Don Cook.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Roosevelt 4th Ward LDS Chapel.

Viewings will be held Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary and Saturday 11-11:45 a.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints General Missionary Fund.

RILEY ANN MITCHELL

Riley Ann Mitchell, age 58, of Torrey, Utah, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Hospice House of Holland, Michigan. Riley had a unique zest for life and caring for the people around her.

Riley was born in Hammond, Indiana, graduated from Ball State University, and taught school in Indiana in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After spending time in Washington, DC, and Chicago, she moved to Marble Canyon, Arizona, in 1984, and that is where she first met and fell in love with the canyon country of the southwest; she was especially moved by the Colorado River.

Once arriving in the desert, she worked as a Field Assistant for the Bureau of Land Management at the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area and as an Elderhostel Instructor at Yavapai Community College in Arizona. Though now far from Chicago, her devotion to her beloved ‘Cubbies’ was undiminished, and she frequented their spring training camp.

Riley began her National Park Service career in May, 1986. She worked as a seasonal interpretive park ranger at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah from 1986 to 1990, then as the Sub-district Interpreter at Glen Canyon from 1990 to 1997. She was the Chief of Interpretation from 1997 to 1999 at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming before moving to Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, initially serving as Lead Interpreter and then as Chief of Interpretation. She retired from the National Park Service in January, 2011.

Riley married Andy Karoly, and together they owned a 200 acre ranch on Deer Creek near Boulder, Utah, enjoying many hours together there and at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area where Andy worked as a Boat Captain while Riley was employed as a Park Ranger. They later worked together at Capitol Reef National Park, with Andy volunteering at the front desk of the visitor center while Riley held positions as an Interpreter. Riley was among the most personable people in the National Park Service; many visitors and colleagues enjoyed her energy, sense of humor, adventure, and love of life.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy Karoly, in 2007, and her parents, John Mitchell in 1974, and Nedra Mitchell in 2010.

Surviving are her stepchildren, Keith and Lynn Karoly; her siblings, Robin and Charles Malayter, of Onalaska, WI, Pat and Pam Mitchell of Bentheim, MI, Kacey and Edward Malayter, of Holland, MI; her uncle, Norman (Bryce) and Marilyn Cobb, of Holland, MI; four grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Private services will be held at a future date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Labre Indian School (www.stlabre.org) or a charity of one’s choice. To offer condolences, visit the online registry at http://www.lifestorynet.com/memories/76914.

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EHS UPDATES

Students for the Month for December are Bowdy Stowe and Audrie Lindsay. These are all-around excellent students and both are well deserving of the recognition.

Academic Achievers during December included 10th graders Jacob Christensen and McKinzi Stowe in science, 11th grader Kayson Durfey and 12th grader Eryn Keefe in math, 11th grader Canyon Owens and 10th grader Sarah Gardner in business. In January, Academic Achievers include 9th grader Trace Torgersen and 11th grader Tori Lindsay in English, and 10th grader Afton Nez and 11th grader Rudi Montoya in social studies.

Honor Roll students for the second term have GPAs of at least 3.75 and include 7th graders Rachel Gardner and KrysTelle Noyes, 8th grader Dylan Barney, 9th grader Caleb Christensen, and 11th graders Lindsey Phillips and Savannah Steed. Three especially high achievers and notoriously hard workers earned perfect 4.0 GPAs: 8th grader Audrie Lindsay, 10th grader Sarah Gardner, and 11th grader Tori Lindsay.

The winning class for the Spirit Contest is once again the ninth grade with 79 points. Coming up fast is the senior class with 76 points for the term. The ninth grade was rewarded with a movie party with eats. Besides academic competition, community service hours are counted in this comprehensive contest. Faculty and staff members encourage individual students or groups of students to per

UTAH ARTS & MUSEUMS ANNOUNCES ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS

Utah Arts & Museums is now accepting online applications for arts education grants for the 2012-13 school year. The due date for submitting applications is 5 p.m. on March 1, 2012.

There are two arts education grants. The first is for teacher-initiated projects, which provide funding for teachers to gain skills in an artistic discipline of their choice. The second is for grants to schools and school districts, which offer either an artist-in-residence, which provides schools with funds to bring an artist into a school for 40 hours of instruction, or arts education projects, which provide funds for a comprehensive project using the services of artists or artistic companies.

“Arts education grants are a valuable aid for teachers and schools who seek to provide high-quality arts learning to their students,” said Margaret Hunt, Director of Utah Arts & Museums. “We encourage schools from throughout the state to apply for this vital funding opportunity.”

The grant guidelines can be accessed by visiting artsandmuseums.utah.gov and clicking on “Funding,” then “Grants.” The grant applications can be found online at utahdcc.force.com/portal. For assistance with the application process, please contact Jean Tokuda Irwin at jirwin@ utah.gov or 801.533.5760, Alyssa Hickman Grove at agrove@utah.gov or 801.533.5760, or Katie Woslager at kwoslager@utah.gov or 801.236.7550.

LAMONT EKKER 1955 - 2012

Hanksville, Utah - Our kind and beloved father, grandfather and brother, Darys LaMont Ekker, age 56, died January 20, 2012 in Salt Lake City.

He was born December 2, 1955 in Grand Junction, Colorado, a son of Darys Fredrick and Clella Mae Lance Ekker. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1974 and attended Utah State University in Logan.

LaMont married Jeannie Cowan, September 26, 1980 in Green River, Utah. They were later divorced.

LaMont had a passion for rocks and fossils. After years of working in construction, mining and truck driving, he was finally able to do what he loved to do full time. He opened a rock shop in Torrey.

More than his passion for rocks, was his passion for his children, whom he loved dearly and his wonderful grandchildren, who where the apple of his eye.

He is survived by his children: Christa Ekker of Salt Lake City; Amber and Gregg Golden of Gillette, Wyoming; Stacy and Wayne McIntosh of Hanksville; Brett and Jenny Ekker of Cedar City; and Rachel Ekker of Cedar City; 4 grandchildren: Nynaeve, Trajan, RanDee and Bekka; sisters and brother: Ina Bloxhan, Perry and Cody Ekker, all of Boise, Idaho; and Connie King of Cedar City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Darys and Clella Ekker.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 12 Noon in the Hanksville LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Wednesday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 prior to the services.

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

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

PATIENT INFORMATION

Lifestyle Changes If you have insomnia, try these helpful hints. Perhaps you go to sleep and wake up at wildly varying times. For example, you may stay up playing video games until 3 am on Friday and Saturday nights, then try to go to sleep at 10:30 pm on Sunday. Your body will not be ready for the early bedtime, and you may suffer insomnia. Instead, try to adopt a standard time to awaken and go to bed and stick to it as closely as possible.

In addition, you may not sleep well at night but nap during the day, and then wonder why you have trouble sleeping at night. It is better to avoid naps during the day, which facilitates a normal drowsiness at bedtime. Try to avoid jobs that require periodic night shifts and rotating or alternating shifts.

Halt all use of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and any legal or illegal drugs of abuse (e.g., pain tablets, meth, cocaine, marijuana).

All disrupt sleep, and becoming free of addiction to any of them is an added benefit for your overall health.

Obtain regular exercise as recommended by your physician and physical therapist. However, do not exercise too close to bedtime, as that can disrupt sleep. Instead, exercise 5 to 6 hours before bedtime. Do not go to bed hungry, but don’t eat right before bedtime either. Try to finish dinner 3 hours before bedtime.

Never engage in physically or intellectually stimulating activities too close to bedtime. Do not play video games that require lightning-quick reflexes and intense concentration. Instead, give yourself time to wind down with more routine activities, such as reading a book, listening to soothing music, watching a favorite movie or television show, or taking a warm bath.

If your job requires you to accomplish tasks the following day, make a checklist of those responsibilities prior to bedtime. This may satisfy your mind, preventing you from worrying about them while you are trying to fall asleep.

Alter your bedroom so it promotes sleep. Keep the temperature comfortable, shut light out of the room, and take steps to stop noise with earplugs, or make it less noticeable with a fan or a “white noise” device.

Nonprescription Products If lifestyle changes do not provide relief, Consult Your Pharmacist about the use of OTC products. There are two safe and effective ingredients: diphenhydramine (e.g., Sominex, Tylenol PM) and doxylamine (e.g., NyQuil, Unisom SleepTabs). These antihistamines must be used as directed on the label. However, no herb, dietary supplement, or homeopathic product has been proven safe or effective for insomnia.

See Your Physician When nonprescription products should not be used (as advised by your pharmacist), it is time to see your doctor. If your physician writes a prescription, make sure to take the product only as directed. Do not take more than specified on the label.

Remember, if you have questions, Consult your Pharmacist.

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TORREY NEWZ Change: “It’s less dangerous to change horses in the middle of a stream than to change your mind in the middle of the road.” The discussion of change in rural Utah is not often a very a popular subject, nor has it ever been an easy idea to implement. Necessary or not change is something we all have to personally confront on a regular basis. The world, in which we presently live, is full of good as well as bad examples of change. What is good for the goose does not necessarily mean it is good for the gander, but the real art of compromise is dividing the biscuit in a way that the goose and gander have to dig real deep to distinguish which one is getting the best piece.

Unlike the finicky farmer’s garden where proper planting techniques, persistent weeding and constant attention to detail, results in perfect rows of like vegetables and provides an esthetically pleasing view to envious passers by, a community is more like a garden fresh salad with all the colors and individual ingredients indiscriminately tossed together in a hodgepodge result. It is ultimately the sum of all its parts, various as they might be.

On any given sunny summer day in Torrey Town, the Torrey Water Department supplies clean, untreated mountain spring water to 400 plus households and commercial establishments in the Torrey Water Service area. However, less than 180 of those connections are actually with in the Tor-

Adus F. Dorsey II rey Town limits. On that same busy summer day, Torrey Town makes available 350 to 600 plus gallons per minute of clean, untreated mountain spring water that passes through Torrey Town’s water storage tanks. In 2010 Torrey Town spent $149, 983.96 in water related expenses and received $158,897.95 in water related revenues.

The always and ever more need for maintenance, improvements and addressing catastrophes are considered extra.

Over the course of Torrey Town’s 100 plus years’ history and existence, thousands and thousands of hours of volunteer effort by past and present Torrey Town residents, and dedicated members of the Torrey Town Council, have been invested into the Torrey Town community to make it what it is. In addition, and just as important, are the millions of dollars in hard-fought for funding through grants and loans for our water system, which is the elixir of life that brought this beautiful area of Wayne County into being. It is the heart that pumps the clear mountain spring water through the ever extending arteries and veins to the Torrey Town community.

Proximity is, and always has been the glue that has historically bound us together, whether it is all of Wayne County, or our individual stations in Loa, Lyman, Fremont, Bicknell, Teasdale, Torrey, Grover, Capitol Reef, Caineville, and our down-county friends in Hanksville.

What constitutes a community is different than what constitutes a family. According to Webster’s (who ever she or he was), a community is defined as “any group living in the same area or having interests, work, etc, in common”.

It is not that I will ever take the small minded position, or advocate that proximity should result in like-mindedness, but I can say in all honesty I personally feel that all communities should find a way to come together for common causes. History and our greatest minds teach us that with persistence, open-mindedness, and the positive constant search for common ground, we can overcome and conquer; closed-mindedness and dividedness will most likely result in discontent and failure.

Volunteerism is a hallmark of the American way of life. In most cases throughout America, our cities and towns are operated by our closest friends, neighbors and dedicated community-minded volunteers that want nothing more in return than to provide a better way of life.

The Torrey Town Council extends our sincere appreciation to all volunteers that make the time to graciously provide their much needed assistance in making our world and our town a better place to live.

The Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Committee under the direction of the Torrey Town Council invites and encourages your participation in the upcoming Public Hearing to discuss the potential annexation of the Torrey Town water service area into the Torrey Town limits. A Public hearing is scheduled for February 2 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the historic Camp Radiare Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) Building on Main Street, in beautiful downtown Torrey, Utah.

The meeting should provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the annexation process being explored by the Torrey Town Council. Please consider this your personal invitation to openly express your ideas, comments and community concerns.

Please plan to attend this important Torrey Town community event, no firearms allowed.

UTAH FARM BUREAU LISTS ‘ISSUES TO WATCH FOR IN 2012’

List includes priority areas for 2012 Utah legislative session as well as national priorities greatest concerns of farmThe Utah Farm Bureau intra-state movement of ers and ranchers. Those in has released its list of ‘Is- food products and the costs agriculture know it is insues to Watch For in 2012’ associated with maintaining evitable that changes take upon returning from the na- food safety. place with the legislation tional agricultural conven- An Available, Legal and – especially with the fistion for the American Farm Reliable Labor Supply cal changes taking place in Bureau Federation and at The availability of labor Washington, D.C. – but as the start of the 2012 Utah from state and federal im- changes are made, lawmakgeneral legislative session. migration policies will con- ers need to make sure that Though not exhaustive tinue to be an area of great agriculture in Utah and in in scope, the list is based off concerns for Utah’s farm- the U.S. is protected by a the Farm Bureaus farmer & ers and ranchers. Utah and flexible and sensible safety rancher generated policies U.S. agriculture relies on net from devastating natuadopted at its recent con- the ability to get products to ral and economic catastrovention in November. The market quickly. For this to phes that could otherwise policy book will guide the happen, an adequate supply threaten the stability of U.S. general farm and ranch or- of reliable and available la- and global food supply. ganizations public policy bor is needed. Farmers and “Farmers and ranchers actions throughout the up- ranchers are suffering under are fully prepared to take coming year – including the the current, ineffective poli- cuts in the spirit of fiscal legislative session. cies that cause crops to sit responsibility; however, it “It is important to note in fields and leave livestock is important and essential that the policies advocated ranchers understaffed. State that our food producers are and defended by the Utah and national discussions protected in a way that enFarm Bureau come from and policies are imperative sures they can continue to the grassroots level, from to keep the discussion alive provide our most basic of actual farmers and ranch- and to encourage a national needs – food,” Hogan said. ers on the ground and in the policy ensuring a legal supOver-Regulation trenches – not simply from ply of workers in agriculRevisiting the topic of the ideas of one leader or ture. over-regulation, current or board,” said Leland Hogan, Protection of Private Propproposed regulatory bura cattle rancher from Tooele erty Rights dens by Environmental and President of the Utah Lastly, ensuring that Protection Agency, the DeFarm Bureau Federation. surface property rights are partment of Labor, and the “These policies are in re- protected as oil and gas Department of Transportasponse to issues felt on the exploration continues on tion could put farms and farm of the smallest town Utah’s landscape is critiranches out of business or in Utah and through debate cal. This concerns farmmake them uncompetitive and deliberation, have the ers and ranchers on two in today’s global market. opportunity to make it to fronts. First, public lands “While agriculture is a the American Farm Bureau need to be managed with bright spot in the economy, and debated in the halls of a multiple-use philosophy the overall jobs picture is Congress in Washington, that protects livestock grazdaunting. One reason is the D.C.” ing, recreation, and energy incredible regulatory burRegulatory Burdens production, etc. History has den facing farms and ranchEnsuring that Utah’s proven that this method can es,” said Bob Stallman, a farmers and ranchers do work. Second, federal burice and cattle farmer from not face undue or over- reaucracy has made it hard Texas and President of the burdensome regulations on for oil and gas exploration American Farm Bureau the state and national level to take place on public land Federation. “According to is an issue to watch in 2012. – resulting in energy cominformation released by the Current or proposed regu- panies moving further onto Small Business Administralations that could impact private property, leading to the sustainability of farm- conflicts with surface and tion, one of every three dolers and ranchers is of great mineral property right own- lars earned by Americans concern because it threatens ers. Utah Farm Bureau is in goes to pay for or comply the ability to make the long- favor of domestic energy with federal laws and reguterm planning decisions production, yet still con- lations. Much of this burden necessary in agriculture. cerned that surface property falls on the backs of small In Utah, regulations of right owners be protected businesses like familygreatest concern involved from abuse by oil and gas owned farms and ranches.”

As Utah Farm Bureau bethe management of water development companies. gins this new calendar year rights, water quality, and with the state legislative simply the availability and National Concerns session and then followsfunding of water. Addition- 2012 Farm Bill al items of regulatory conOn a national level, the up with the many planting, cern include the inter- and 2012 Farm Bill is one of the nurturing and harvesting decisions of the growing season, its public policy process will lead the way in helping government and community leaders understand the needs of a successful agriculture industry.

For further detail on priority issues, please contact the Utah Farm Bureau Federation at 801-233-3003.