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Program to Help Veterans Remain at Home Now Available to Six County Veterans RICHFIELD Six County Association of Governments Aging Services announced it is working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring the Veteran Directed Home and Community Based Services (VDHCBS) Program to Rural Utah.

This has been a long time coming for Veterans of all ages to receive an opportunity for benefits and services beyond the Wasatch Front. The VA has worked to expand the VDHCBS program throughout Utah and is now available in all but three counties in Utah.

Veteran-Directed Care is for Veterans who need skilled services, case management, and assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, getting dressed or instrumental activities of daily living such as fixing meals or taking medicine; and are isolated or their caregivers experiencing burden.

The Veteran themselves choose who they will hire to provide needed services which could be a family mem-

ber or neighbor. Six County will provide a Case Manager to work with the Veteran for them to self-direct the care.

This program can be used to help Veterans continue to live at home or in their community.

Veterans and their caregiver have more access, choice and control over their long term care services.

The Veteran decides on services that will best meet their needs and may purchase items and services that will help them live independently in the community. Since Veteran-Directed Care is part of the VHA Standard Medical Benefits Package, all enrolled Veterans are eligible IF they meet the clinical need for the service and it is available.

Additional program information and other in home programs available within the Six County region is available through Six County Aging Services (435) 893-0736 and the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

—Scott Christensen, Director of Aging Services, Six County AOG

Community Dinner Celebrates Cultural Heritage

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SUU Opens Capitol Reef Field Station at Loa's Road Creek Inn LOA - Road Creek Inn, located near Capitol Reef National Park, Fishlake National Forest, Canyonlands National Park and the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument, is a historic hotel in Loa, Utah that now serves as Southern Utah University’s Capitol Reef field station.

The current building replaced the Loa Co-op originally built in 1904 that was destroyed by fire on Dec. 11, 1911. A fresh water pipeline supplying Loa with water from nearby Road Creek was finished in 1911, unfortunately, a fire hose had not been constructed yet or the old building might have been saved.

The new Loa Co-op building would go on to house many merchants, including being a part of the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI) from 1912 to 1920 managed by W. Scott McClellan. Others operating in the mercantile business after McClellan were Loren Webster, Nelden Ellet and Reed Brian from 1920-1928.

In 1928, a Jewish immigrant from Russia by the name of Isaac Wachs, later changed to Wax, purchased the Loa Coop store, at the time known as “Ikie’s Store,” and managed it from 1928-1940. Wax and his wife, Sadie, had four children; Harry (1906), Yetta (1908), Ida (1913), and Morris (1920).

In 1945, after completing his military service, Harry bought Field Station Cont'd on page 2

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A current photo of Road Creek Inn in Loa, Southern Utah University’s new Capitol Reef Field Station. The acquisition of Road Creek Inn in further solidifies Southern Utah University’s title as the official University of the Parks.

Ruby’s Inn to host 33rd annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival

Adventurers are invited to take advantage of free events and activities

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USU Extension Agent GaeLynn Peterson shares the Cat’s Cradle game.

WAYNE COUNTY Over 80 people participated in the first of six Wayne County community dinners this year focusing on local cultural heritage themes. USU Extension FSNE Nutrition Education Assistant and local chef Kate Chappell prepared foods that Wayne County pioneers would have eaten this time of year including beef and wild rice. The appetizer course was traditional Johnny Cake (cornmeal flat bread) with smoked duck. Pioneers would have been eating smoked meats this time of year.

The cornmeal flat bread was a local family recipe. Kate stated that she'd "served the smoked duck as part of a healthy living snack during one of the afterschool youth activity. Although kids thought they'd hate it, most of them loved the smoked duck."

Participants enjoyed a healthy meal, played games, and shared their memories of

game playing. Children shared games they had invented and challenged adults to checkers, chess, and other traditional games. Participants could vote for their favorite board game, traditional game, outdoor game, and video game. Games including Jacks and Yahtzee along with conversations cards were placed on each table.

These cards included memories of local residents, lists of games, and other discussion starters along with questions to jumpstart conversations. Those competing a series of activities were awarded a special prize.

During the month of February, Wayne County 4-H youth will be exploring our cultural heritage of wood and crafting through four after-school programs (Feb 6, 8, 13, 15). Activities include exploring how native peoples and pioneers used Community Dinner Cont'd on page 2

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

THURS. FEB. 1 - WED. FEB. 7

SUNNY. WARM. Consistently sunny to mostly sunny throughout the week with highs in the 50s, lows in the upper 20s, low 30s. A little breezy with winds 8-11 mph. Not a drop of rain or snow in the forecast.

BRYCE CANYON CITY - Ruby’s Inn is set to host its 33rd annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival, which will be held President’s Day weekend, Feb. 17-19. The event will feature several free and paid family-friendly clinics, demos, tours and activities, including a balloon glow after dark—an activity that was introduced at last year’s festival.

“One reason we hold the Winter Festival is to provide opportunities for visitors to enjoy the beautiful winterland of Bryce Canyon Country,” Deanna Moore, Winter Festival director at Ruby’s Inn, said.

“The festival is a great yearly tradition that has seen a lot of success—it not only gives our guests dozens of great activities to participate in, but also showcases the unique winter scenery of Bryce Canyon.”

“We’ve had several people ask if we are still having the festival with the low amount of snow, but I tell them that 90 percent of our activities are not dependent on weather, so plan on coming.” Moore said.

Some of the outdoor activities included in the threeday festival schedule are cross country ski tours, archery clinics, snowshoe tours and ski clinics. In addition, the festival highlights several indoor activities for those looking to stay out of the cold. These activities include photography

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Bryce Canypn's 33rd annual Winter Festival, Feb. 17-19, will have scores of activities for all ages, regardless of the weather. clinics, dance instruction, pottery making, photo contest, crafts for kids, kayaking demos, watercolor painting, cookie decorating and family history clinics. Adventurers will also find several other activities at the Winter Festival.

“We want everyone who attends to feel like they have plenty to do,” Moore said.

“The various activities ensure that kids, teenagers and adults will all be entertained.”

Aside from the activities available at the Winter Festi-

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

—Fred Hoyle

val, Ruby’s Inn also provides additional adventures that are available all winter long.

These activities include outdoor ice skating, horse-drawn sleigh rides, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.

Depending on weather conditions, events at the Winter Festival are subject to change; however, the event will still be held regardless of snow levels. Those wishing to sign up for competitions or who are looking for more information on the event

can visit rubysinn.com/brycecanyon-winter-festival or call 1-866-866-6616.

Since 1916, Ruby’s Inn has been making it easy for visitors from around the world to experience the epic scenery of Bryce Canyon National Park. Ruby’s Inn is located at the entrance to the park and offers the closest lodging with everything from luxury hotel rooms to RV parks and campgrounds.

—Ruby's Inn

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the small company San Diego Janitor Supply and Chemical Company and was later joined in business by Morris. The company was renamed Waxie Sanitary Supply in 1954 and now has outlets in California, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Utah, employing more than 800 people.

Wax’s grandson, Charles Wax, is the current CEO of Waxie Enterprises.

“The Wax family was known for going above and beyond to care for their customers, and many people in the Utah communities still tell stories of their extraordinary customer service,” according to the Waxie Sanitary Supply website. “This is where our story begins.”

During the The Great Depression, dancing helped raise the spirits of Wayne County residents as one of the more affordable amusements. Wayne County High School teacher Sam Chidester organized the Chidester Orchestra in 1920

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Isaac, Ida, Morris and Sadie Wax pose in Loa, Utah in this undated photo. The Wax family owned the building that is currently the Road Creek Inn and Capitol Reef Field Station. that would go on to perform waltz. Locally accomplished 9,050 concerts and dances. The performers such as Enoch Soyouth of Wayne County al- renson and Nettie Brian were ways knew where a dance was, crowd favorites, and dancers and in Loa, they traveled to could move between the two the Loa Co-op or old Billings floors on the same night for the Store to dance the polka, schot- price of one ticket. tische, quadrille and Danish Wayne County govern-

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The Road Creek Inn is conveniently located near Capitol Reef National Park, Fishlake National Forest, Canyonlands National Park and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

ment officials also leased part of the building from 19121940 until the Wayne County Courthouse was constructed.

The Wax's moved to Aurora in 1940 and sold the Loa Co-op to the Utah Poultry Association. Myrtus Adams and Virgil White maintained offices in the back of the building while candling eggs in the basement. In 1952, the building was sold to the Wayne County Poultry Association.

Dixie and Anne Leavitt purchased the historic building in 1979 and established the current Road Creek Inn. The hotel was completely renovated in 2012, and today, with 15 guest rooms, large gathering areas, and a full kitchen, Road Creek Inn is perfect for educational programs, family reunions, weddings, youth camps and conferences. Now more than 100 years old, Road Creek Inn offers state-of-the-art amenities such as Internet access, a sauna for relaxing after a day of hiking, in-room microwaves and refrigerators, standard king and queen rooms and two deluxe suites with three king-sized beds.

SUU’s Capitol Reef field station is now open to the community for rental, and to SUU student groups. This beautiful, quaint facility is the perfect getaway surrounded by several historic Mormon pioneer towns and buildings, national parks, lakes, Native American ruins and protected forest lands, and a great environment for student clubs and large groups to get away to another of Utah’s phenomenal outdoor activities.

The acquisition of the historic Road Creek Inn hotel, located at 98 South Main Street, in Loa, further solidifies Southern Utah University’s title as the official “University of the Parks.”

—Southern Utah University Community & Academic Enrichment

by Jenna aLton, byu CaPitaL west news serviCe

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Jeremy Roberts, Kenyon’s father, said he was impressed by Kenyon’s proactive attitude.

“I look at my kid like, ‘how do you know what a bill file is?’” Roberts said.

As Kenyon said, the Utahraptor fossil has only been found in Utah. However, there was some controversy to making the Utahraptor the state fossil and replacing the Allosaurus, which also has significant ties to Utah.

Many Allosaurus specimens have been found in Utah’s quarries, and the Natural History Museum of Utah claims to have the best collection of Allosauruses in the world.

To compromise, the Allosaurus will remain the state fossil, and the bill would make the Utahraptor Utah’s first official dinosaur.

“When I suggested that to Master Kenyon, he was thrilled,” Bramble said.

Some legislators have called bills like this one a

waste of time, but Roberts and Bramble said they disagree.

“The legislature indulging a little 10-year-old boy like this … It’s a really good use of the 30 seconds they’ll debate this bill,” Roberts said.

Apart from the indulgence, both Roberts and Bramble see wider benefits of discussing the bill. Bramble said the experience will give Kenyon the opportunity to understand state government.

Kenyon’s love for dinosaurs has led him to read often, study world history, learn geology and even use mathematics to calculate by what percentage a T-Rex is taller than a Utahraptor, according to Roberts.

“Anything that gets kids talking about STEM education is worth having the conversation,” Roberts said.

The bill will be discussed in committee on Friday, Feb. 2. Kenyon will be there to testify, and Bramble will invite the committee to test his knowledge of dinosaurs.

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“It makes me proud of him,” Roberts said. “This is something he’s passionate about and wants to learn about, and he’ll be able to tell his kids one day that he created the state dinosaur, which is cool.”

Ten-year-old Kenyon Roberts fist-bumps his Utahraptor foot fossil. Roberts is responsible for SB43, which would make the Utahraptor the first state dinosaur. (Jeremy Roberts)

Garfield Memorial Hospital’s Mobile Clinic

Our women’s health provider, Shannon Thurston PA-C, will be scheduling PAP test screenings all day.

10-year-old Convinces Provo Senator to Make Utahraptor First State Dinosaur SALT LAKE CITY, JANUARY 29, 2018 - For every letter of the alphabet, 10-year-old Kenyon Roberts can name a dinosaur whose name begins with that letter — even X. “Xenotarsosaurus,” Kenyon said. “Lived in the cretaceous period 65 million years ago. Carnivore. Has really stubby arms. And it was a very close relative to the Carnotaurus.”

But Kenyon is not nearly as passionate about the Xenotarsosaurus as he is about the Utahraptor. He loves the Utahraptor so much he convinced Sen. Curt Bramble, RProvo, to sponsor bill SB43, which would make the Utahraptor the first official state dinosaur.

“They’re unique to the state they have always lived in,” Kenyon said. “It’s cool, and it’s one of the biggest raptors to ever be found.”

Kenyon first proposed the Utahraptor to replace the Allosaurus as the Utah state fossil. Bramble, a family friend of the Roberts, said he didn’t even know Utah had a state fossil until Kenyon asked him about it at the dinner table.

“Here’s a young man, who, through his own initiative, said, ‘I think I wanna change the world. I’m gonna do my homework. I’m gonna study this, and I’m going to make the case,’ and he’s 10 years old, for heaven’s sake,” Bramble said.

After Kenyon explained why the Utahraptor should be the state fossil, he told Bramble he needed to open a bill file.

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our forests and trees through history, learning about wood tools and creating wood crafts, and playing games focusing on wood projects, Utah trees, and local Wayne County sawmills.

These activities are designed for young people grade 3 and up.

In addition, the entire community is invited to join in the fun on Wednesday night February 21 at 6PM for a free dinner, conversation, and chance to explore wood and wood crafting at the Wayne County Community Center in Bicknell including exhibits and demonstrations of locally made wood products. To register for the free meal, call the USU Extension/4-H Office at 435-836-1312. Parents can register their children for the after school programs online at http://ut.4honline.com.

This project is made possible through a generous donation from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Entrada Institute. For additional information, contact Project Director Annette Lamb at info@entradainstitute.org.

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—Annette Lamb, The Entrada Institute

Call Garfield Mammo Unit to schedule Mammo @ 435-676-1547 or 676-1267 *If uninsured or underinsured: Our Sliding Scale program may help with costs of PAP test and Public Health offers a Mammogram Voucher for those who qualify. Bring three months pay stubs or last years taxes for PAP test to appointment (if not already on sliding scale). Call Taleah Moosman, RN at Public Health to discuss Mammogram Voucher options @ 836-1316.

From the Publisher's Desk

The Utah State Legislature is in now in session, with activity scheduled from January 22 through March 8. Perhaps not as exciting as the Winter Olympics, but still a good thing to pay attention to--since their activities are designed to affect us all around the state. We'll bring you a number of stories covering the state legislature from BYU's excellent Capital West News service. BYU students do an excellent job covering Utah's Capitol Hill when they are in session. Also, if you've never checked out BYU's Daily Universe news site, it's an excellent Web site covering state-wide as well as campus news. BYU's students are skilled reporters and it's also intriguing to see what they choose to cover and how they cover it.

—E.W.

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Desert Bighorn Sheep Get New Home by norman mCkee

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Populations of Bighorn sheep are doing well in Zion National Park. In December, fifty of the wild sheep were trapped in the park and relocated to other areas of Southeastern Utah.

ZION NAT'L PARK “Mama, where are you?" The Desert Bighorn Sheep lamb could be thinking just that. But not really, since the mama ewe was nearby when the photo was recently taken. However, in December, fifty of the wild sheep were trapped in Zion National Park and translocated to other areas of Southeastern Utah. Why, isn’t the habitat in Zion N.P. good enough? Yes, it is. The habitat is great in the Zion N.P. area, but a growing population is a concern for other reasons.

The Desert Bighorns are native to the Park, as well as many other areas of Southern Utah. The Escalante Expedition, and later, the John Wesley Powell Expedition of 1869, reported observing large numbers of Desert Bighorn Sheep in Southern Utah. So what happened to them?

With pioneer settlement in the 1800’s, large herds of domestic sheep and goats were herded onto or nearby traditional use areas of the wild sheep. Unfortunately, the domestic animals were carriers of several diseases that

soon infected the wild sheep populations that had no immunity. The result was the wild bighorns largely disappeared from most of their traditional homelands. The last observation of the Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Zion N.P. area was in 1953.

In recent decades, as domestic sheep were replaced in many ranching operations by cattle, opportunities arose to restore the native wild sheep back to their traditional homelands. A plan to restore the bighorns resulted in a small group of Desert Bighorn Sheep being released in Zion N.P. in 1973. For nearly two decades, the bighorn population stayed small and well hidden in the Parunoweap Canyon and the other isolated canyons of the southern part of the Park.

About 15 to 20 years ago, the populations began to increase significantly, and were being frequently seen along Highway 9, in the eastern part of the Park. They continued to increase in numbers to where they are now continually observed on and along the highway.

The problem is, the new diseases that were introduced by the domestic sheep and goats in many areas throughout the West still remain, to a small degree, in a few bighorn carriers. Thus, having a large and growing population of bighorns, confined to a limited area, becomes a real concern.

In several areas of large bighorn populations, some limited evidence of those diseases is still observed. Consequently, wildlife managers have resorted to keeping populations reasonably controlled and healthy.

In several areas of Utah, such as Zion N.P., hunting is not an option for population management. Thankfully, a plan was developed and approved to trap some of the excess wild sheep from the Park and relocate them to areas where they are really needed.

Thus, the trap and transplant occurred in December, 2017.

Hopefully, the Desert Bighorn Sheep in Zion N.P., and adjacent areas, will remain healthy and be an important part of the historical wildlife landscape of Southern Utah.

Perdue Names Appointees to the Utah USDA Farm Service Agency State Committee SALT LAKE CITY - U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced the individuals who will serve on the Utah USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. The state committee is responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving appeals from the agriculture community, and helping to keep producers informed about FSA programs.

Each state committee has five members, one chairperson

and four members. Additional appointees will be named at a later date. The individuals appointed to serve on this committee include: · Committee Chair William Talbot – Piute County · Scott Mower – Sanpete County · Randy Sessions – Morgan County · Mike Yardley – Beaver County The Farm Service Agency serves farmers, ranchers and agricultural partners through the delivery of ef-

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fective, efficient agricultural programs. The agency offers farmers a strong safety net through the administration of farm commodity and disaster programs. FSA continues to conserve natural resources and also provides credit to agricultural producers who are unable to receive private, commercial credit, including special emphasis on beginning, underserved and women farmers and ranchers.

Under the direction of Secretary Sonny Perdue, the USDA will always be factsbased and data-driven, with a decision-making mindset that is customer-focused. Secretary Perdue leads the USDA with four guiding principles: to maximize the ability of American agriculture to create jobs, sell food and fiber, and feed and clothe the world; to prioritize customer service for the taxpayers; to ensure that our food supply is safe and secure; and to maintain good stewardship of the natural resources that provide us with our miraculous bounty. Understanding that we live in a global economy where trade is of top importance, Secretary Perdue has pledged to be an unapologetic advocate for American agriculture.

—Farm Service Agency

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines by maCk oetting

The Lady Cats had a pretty easy time of it this week. They went down to Water Canyon for a game and took them out 77 to 24. Kapri again led all scorers with 21 and 2x3 pointers, Mataya Barney put in 14 points with some extended playing time.

Brittney nailed another 3x3 pointers. The good news at least to me is that Water Canyon is going to either 2 or 3A next year. The reason I say that is I am over joyed for the kids in that area, I think about 2002 the head of their church closed all of the schools.

Now these kids are getting an education and will be able to make their way in life.

Friday night the Lady Cats hosted the Escalante Mo-

quas and it was more of the same thing, with the Cats taking them for a ride 86 to 22.

Again Kapri was the leading scorer with 27 and Brittney finished with 19 and 3 more 3 pointers. Brittney now has 41 3s through 14 games, tying her with Taylor Bennett’s moon shots from a couple of years ago. Escalante’s Bobbie Griffin had 19 of her teams 22 points. Tonight the girls play @ Bryce Valley and on Saturday the 3rd the Cats meet up with the Piute Thunderbirds here and it will be matching up the #one and # two team in the state. The game in Piute went into overtime, so this one will be another heart beater. Next week the Cats go down to Valley to play a very scrappy Buffalo team on the 7th and finish up their season with a game here against Water Canyon on the 9th. The boys and girls region playoff will be at Canyon starting on the 16th. Canyon View has a game on Friday so

the finals will be on Sat. the 18th. The State games will be at Richfield and they will also be the boys and girls playing on the same days on Feb. 28th.

As always the boys' game over in Bryce Valley was an exciting affair. The first half was what one might call butcher ball with the refs not calling anything that wasn’t a knockout punch. After a little chatter from the Bob Cat fans, advising the refs to watch the game and not the crowds, the second half was played in control. Both teams got in the bonus free throw time early on in the fourth quarter. Every time the Cats built up a twelve or fourteen point lead, here came the Mustangs roaring back cutting down the lead to six.

Much like the Valley game this was another team effort with everyone chipping in. Bosten Englestead wowed the crowd with 5x3 pointers and Acey had another big night with 19 and Jace finished with 14. The

Cats came out winners 59 to 48, in a very hard fought battle. Last night the Cats hosted the Diamond Ranch team and that is always a tough team, you can only hope no one gets hurt, then on Feb. 2 they go down to Water Canyon and the Cats have their final home game against Escalante on the 8th and finish off the season with a tough game against the Piute Thunderbirds on Sat the 10th ; put it on your calendar.

The tough guy Bob Cats finished off their season with two victories over Manti and North Sevier. The Cats have their Region finals on Sat. the 3rd, the coaches are very optimistic with some really good wrestlers in the lower weights.

The Cats lost one of their best wrestlers in Hunter Marshall, when a Gunnison wrestler dumped him on his head after the whistle blew, breaking some of his ribs.

Education Excellence Commission Presents Plan to Improve Utah Education by hannah Lafond, byu CaPitaL west news

SALT LAKE CITY, JANUARY 28, 2018 - Members of Gov. Gary Herbert’s Education Excellence Commission presented their plan to improve the quality of education throughout Utah at a State

roadmap that will help all Utahns achieve their educational goals.

Commissioner of Technical Education Dave Woolstenhulme said it is important for all educational systems to

Tami Pandoff wears an astronaut suit while teaching her fifth grade class at King Elementary School in Layton, Utah on August 2016. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP) Capitol news conference on Jan. 26.

This plan is called the Education Roadmap and its vision is to “increase educational achievement and attainment for every learner at each level of education.” The plan focuses on four priorities: to ensure early learning, to strengthen and support educators, to ensure access and equity, and to complete certificates and degrees.

Members of the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents and Technical Colleges Board of Trustees have worked together to create a

collaborate to make this plan successful.

“It gives an opportunity for everybody to understand what each system is doing,” Woolstenhulme said.

Superintendent for Utah’s Board of Education Sydnee Dickson said they are focused on principles of equity, quality learning and systems values.

“We think these three items are moral imperatives and a foundation to our strategic plan,” Dickson said.

Some strategies provided by the Education Roadmap to improve early learning are increasing high quality pre-

school, expanding optional extended-day kindergarten and providing parents with resources for at-home learning.

“Early learning is often overlooked because we have such strong family values and think about children being in their homes, but we also have to think about brain development and all the resources that go into the most critical time of a child’s life,” Dickson said.

In order to recruit and retain educators, the commission hopes to invest in the funding of teachers supplies, provide opportunities for educators advancement and invest in school support staff such as counselors and social workers.

“So each child has access to a quality educator every day in every classroom,” Dickson said.

The third goal the the Education Roadmap highlights is to ensure access and equity.

“With Utah’s fast-growing, diverse student population education institutions will need to develop culturally and linguistically responsive services and appropriate systems,” the Education Roadmap says.

Suggested strategies to increase equality and equity include developing a diverse teaching workforce, offering state funding based on student risk factors and increasing out-

reach to students and parents in underserved communities.

Sen. Ann Milner, R-Ogden and former president of Weber State University, said the roadmap highlights students as individuals.

“This is about helping every child, every individual, have access to education that will allow them to achieve their goals,” Milner said.

The Commission also wants to increase the number of students receiving degrees and certificates. Some of the strategies to accomplish this are ensuring Utah high schools prepare students for college, increasing the number of career counseling services available and increasing workbased learning opportunities.

Commissioner of Higher Education Dave Buhler said he was concerned at the number of students leaving secondary education without a degree or credential.

The Governor’s Education Advisor Tami Pyfer said the top priority for this year is to “focus on students who are at risk for academic failure.”

The roadmap contains plans to improve Utah’s education from 2018-2027. The commission hopes by collaborating and measuring progress they can adjust and improve the plan as it progresses.

Wayne Middle School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll High Honor Roll – 4.0 GPA 8th Grade: Tamara Ayala, Miles Guerrero, Millie Ice, Mizuki Ito, Kassen Pace, Hali Peterson 7th Grade: Brinlee Brian, Alexandra Christensen, Haylie Durfey, Emma Hallows, Bryndis Maw, Elena Peterson, Ali Rees, Hadlee Taylor 6th Grade: Lacey Ellett, McClain Nelson, Savannah Williams High Honor Roll – 3.8 to 4.0 GPA 8th Grade: Kaydence Brown, Riley Edwards, Maggie Ekker, Jasper James, Willow Lawton, Shaleen Nelson, Aleydis Pineda, Greta Portmann, Halley Spencer, Whitney Woolsey 7th Grade: Kassidy Christensen, Reed Edwards, McCrae Fillmore, Hunter Mitchell, Aspen New, Garrett Robins, Kate Torgerson 6th Grade: Jake Batty, Brylee Brown, Jake Peterson, Ryker Peterson Honor Roll – 3.5 to 3.8 GPA 8th Grade: Eli Beecher, Rykker Ellett, Gentry Hallows, Victorya Rascon 7th Grade: Daisy Dellinger, Cheyanne Jensen, Amanda Morrill, Braxton Pembleton, JT Potter, Skyler Provstgaard, Manny Rascon, Hayden Shelley 6th Grade: Gabrielle Christensen, Roper Cropper, Ambria Giles, Ammon Peterson

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Wills, Trusts, and More Estate Planning When Relocating to a New State

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by Jeffery J. mCkenna Relocating to a new state often creates issues affecting estate planning. Many people wonder if they need a new will or trust when they move from one state to another. Although a will or trust validly executed in one state should be valid in a different state, it is a good idea to have the estate planning documents reviewed. By addressing issues related to the relocation, an individual can avoid certain problems and maximize possible benefits.

One problem that can be avoided relates to references to another state's laws. Often, estate planning documents reference a particular state's law as the governing law. Many times specific state statutes are referenced. If someone dies in a "new" state, the references in the estate planning documents to the “old” state's laws can be problematic. By executing an amendment to the trust or codicil to the will that changes the state law references to the "new" state's law, one can avoid possible problems.

Another concern that should be addressed pertains to special health care documents. In a complete estate plan, one should have legal documents pertaining to medical treatment decisions. These documents usually consist of what is commonly referred to as a "living will" (more formally titled “Directive to Physicians”) and a durable power of attorney for medical matters. These documents are very useful if an individual becomes incapacitated and unable to make his or her own decisions. The documents allow one to specify what medical treatment he or she desires.

Additionally, the living will directs the treating doctor or health care facility to allow the termination of life support if the individual is determined to be in a vegetative state without possibility of recovery.

Significantly, these documents are created by state law.

Many states have special provisions related to these medical treatment documents. Although a living will or power of attorney validly executed in one state should be valid in

another, the doctors or health care facilities will probably be most familiar with the documents used in their state Another issue related to relocating to another state that should be addressed in order to maximize potential tax benefits pertains to community property. There are ten community property states (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Texas, Washington, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Alaska – with Alaska recently adopting a form of community property ownership). Many married couples have relocated to Southern Utah from community property states. If a married couple has moved from a community property state or is planning to move to a community property state, they should have their estate plan reviewed.

The preceding issues are just a few of the estate planning items that should be considered when relocating from one state to another.

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WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com.

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When the icemaker in our new refrigerator broke, my husband dropped by the store to arrange for repairs.

Because the sun was bright, my husband's eyes hadn't adjusted to the dim light inside in time to see a woman sitting on the floor examining carpet samples. He stepped on her leg and she screamed, causing him to jump into a display of fireplace tools that went crashing in every direction. Unnerved, my husband stumbled over to the service desk, and as he went to rest his hands on the counter, he flipped over a bowl full of little mints, scattering them everywhere. After taking a deep breath to calm himself, he announced to the wide-eyed woman working there, "My refrigerator doesn't work."

"I don't doubt it," she replied.

On my birthday I got a really funny card from a friend.

It joked about how our bodies might be getting older, but our minds were still "tarp as shacks." I wanted to thank the friend who sent the card, but I couldn't. She forgot to sign it.

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On the way back from a Cub Scouts meeting, my grandson asked my son the question. "Dad, I know that babies come from mommies' tummies, but how do they get there in the first place?" he asked innocently. After my son hemmed and hawed for a while, my grandson finally spoke up in disgust. "You don't have to make something up, Dad. It's ok if you don't know the answer."

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24-Hour Service

Needing some clothes cleaned in a hurry, a man searched this small Georgia town in which he was visiting until he found a sign which read: "Cleaning and Pressing, 24-Hour Service."

After explaining his needs, he said, "I'll be back for my suit tomorrow."

"Won't be ready till Saturday," replied the proprietor.

"But I thought you had 24-hour service," the customer protested.

"We do, son," the proprietor said reproachfully. "But we only work eight hours a day. Today's Thursday - eight hours today, eight hours Friday, eight on Saturday. That's 24-hour service."

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A family was celebrating their daughter's fifth birthday at a local restaurant when the little girl's father noticed her looking sadly at a moose head on the wall. Someone had place a party hat on its head.

Her father knelt beside her and explained why some people hunt animals. "I know all that," the child sobbed. "But why did they have to shoot him at his birthday party?"

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O bituaries Peggy Soren ESCALANTE - Peggy 'Rose' Gray Soren, 87, left this earth peacefully in the morning hours of Jan. 28, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born in Sandy, Utah in 1930 and lost both of her parents early in life. She was raised during the depression in Salt Lake City by loving family, but later was put in a series of adoptive homes. Peggy married Floyd Soren in 1950 and had 5 children with him. They were later divorced, and she raised the children mostly single-handedly. It was a struggle, but she persevered and was a proud mother.

At the young age of 47, with her children grown, she received a scholarship to the University of Utah and continued on to earn two Bachelor degrees in Sociology and Fine Arts.

A highlight of her time at the U was a semester studying in France—she joked that she was old enough to be a mother to the other students.

After retiring from a long series of jobs in the medical field, among other things, she finally had time to paint to her heart's content. Peggy won many awards for her art, and eventually opened a little gift shop where she sold her paintings and homemade jewelry.

Her final years were spent in Escalante where she gardened, painted, and dabbled in genealogy and writing. She also made many friends that sat patiently listening to her stories and were there with her to the end. The family is extremely appreciative of them for all their kindness and everything that they did for her. And a special thanks to everyone from hospice, as well.

Peggy is survived by her 3 sons, Randy and Wally in Salt Lake City, Mike (& Donna) in Escalante, her daughter, Trudy (& Keith) in Stephensport, KY, and one grandchild, Sadie. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aunt Carrie, siblings, her son, Denny, and a grandson. There will be a family gathering to celebrate her life at a later date. In lieu of casseroles, please commit an act of kindness, because kindness is all that matters.

We all walk a separate path, but meet the same end.

Billie Allen ANTIMONY - Billie Lorraine Gleave Allen, 86, Antimony, passed away peacefully January 24, 2018 in Orem. She was born, the youngest of seven children, March 8, 1931 in Richfield to Herbert Samuel and Lora Vilate Stewart Gleave. She lived her entire life in Antimony and had a happy childhood. She had wonderful memories of her friends and growing up on her father’s ranch. She graduated from Piute High School in 1948.

Billie married her sweetheart, Phil Allen, June 1, 1948 in Salt Lake City. The marriage was solemnized December 16, 1948 in the Manti Temple. The newlywed couple began their married life in Antimony where they raised their four children. In the beginning, the Allen’s bought a general store where they sold everything from tires and saddles to clothing and food. They, then, bought a ranch and started raising purebred Polled Herefords, which became their life and passion. Billie supported Phil in everything he did with the ranch, driving truck to feed cattle and haul hay and having food on the table when the day was done.

Billie was a wonderful homemaker and cook.

She sewed clothes, made quilts, and raised an enormous vegetable garden and took great pride in her beautiful flowers. She was famous for her spudnuts, sour cream sweet rolls, pecan rolls, English toffee, and other Christmas candy. She loved being a homemaker and caring for her family. Her family was the most important thing in her life.

A member of the LDS Church, Billie spent her whole life serving and fulfilling callings such as stake Young Women presidency, stake Relief Society board, ward Relief Society presidency, but her favorite calling was teaching Primary. She was always an excellent visiting teacher right to the end when she would faithfully call her sisters each month. She had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, loved the Lord and the scriptures. Her children were raised in a home where the gospel was taught and lived. Even when her health prevented her from attending church, she and Phil read their scriptures and studied the lessons together.

She is survived by her husband, Phil; children: JoAnn (Steve) Peters, Nibley; Bradley (Bobbe) Allen, Salina; Shannon (Julie) Allen, Antimony; and Tracie (Scott) Peterson, Orem; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, with 2 on the way.

She is preceded in death by her parents; siblings: Ione Smoot, Reine Anderson, Adrene Dean, June Neath, Dahl Gleave, Coy Burr.

The family would like to thank Valeene Roberts for the friendship and love she has shown Mom over the past few years.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 12:00 Noon in the Antimony LDS Church. Friends may visit with the family Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Magleby Mortuary in Richfield, or Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Antimony Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It was a busy week for the Oetting’s, just not enough time in the day. These events are not in any order, starting with Wednesday, the Middle Schoolers were treated to a day of skiing at Brian Head Ski Resort. On the way up we passed Panguitch Lake and this was in January, mind you, the Lake, for the first time ever it wasn’t frozen over, this time of the year. Around the shore there were people ice fishing but it looked pretty scary.

However the next day the lake had a thin skin of ice on it and it snowed giving you a feeling that it would be safe to fish farther out, now that’s scary. Kay Englestead likes to ice fish and landed a 5 ½ pound trout recently, which he released.

Most of the middle schoolers had a great time learning how to ski and one great thing that they do at Brian Head is that all of the learners have to wear helmets for safety. When I got back of the bus run, I glanced at the basketball schedule and saw that there was a game that night, so we rushed out to Bryce Valley, unfortunately the game was down in Water Canyon instead, but we had a nice ride.

On Monday Pat and I took Pat’s friend up to SLC for her annual physical and we stopped by and saw our daughter Kelly who had just had her hip replaced and was in recovery. In the old days this would mean a long stay in the hospital, now it is an outpatient procedure and she was released the next day. We ran Pat’s friend back home and the next morning went back up to SLC and picked up Kelly to

bring her home for recovery.

She had some X-rays of the operation and I had no idea how this procedure worked, but the X-rays revealed that the replacement part is cone shaped and they cut off the old socket and drive the new one into the femur and it really has a solid base. Kelly is making really great progress and is hoping to go back to work next week.

Monday was also the end of the government shutdown, with the Democrats getting an additional six years on the CHIPs insurance plan. The bad part is that a new deadline is only 17 days away and they will go through the whole thing again. The President says that he could go for the DACA program if they will only give him $35 billion for his wall. The DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), nationwide, 82% of the voters approve of the program and even in Utah at 69%. The new LDS Leaders are urging Congress to save DACA. There are 10,500 Dreamers living in Utah, to belong you have to either work or attend school (no they don’t get free tuition) have a Social Security number, pay taxes and stay out of trouble, to stay in the country.

Thursday was another long day, meals on wheels and then off again to Bryce Valley for the game. Our granddaughter Teah’s adopted family from Mexico came to visit, picking up Teah in Las Vegas and bring her home with them.

Her family had left Mexico at 4:30 in the morning and Teah had delivered a baby Wednesday night at 11:00 pm and had

to get up at 5:00am to go to work on Thursday morning.

They finally got here at 2:30 am in the morning and all were dead tired.

Friday all were up in the morning for a day of skiing.

Where they live is close to the Equator and some of them had never seen snow before. As kids do they took to skiing really well and really enjoyed themselves. That evening Pat made dinner for all of us and this is a fun event, they never stop laughing and really enjoy themselves. Teah translates what is going on for us, Jorge the father, does speak English, both he and his wife are doctors. This time they brought the wife’s sister’s family and their two beautiful daughters and a son.

Saturday we took them out to Bryce Canyon and they enjoyed Sunset Point and the kids had a snow ball fight.

Then it was up to Brian Head for another day of skiing and that evening we all went over to Rusty’s for a great dinner.

Then they headed back to Las Vegas for a week and Teah went back to San Diego to work. Teah is going to Guatemala for a month to promote a program that she has. I tried

to talk her into going to Paris but she doesn’t speak French, I told her that didn’t matter I would find plenty of fun things for her to do.

The fund raiser at the Triple C Arena went well with a lot of Cowboys taking part for young Brevyn Leach, there was also a bake sale that went on. These small towns really turn out when it comes to helping families in time of need.

Ileta Dix’s ninetieth birthday at the Social Hall was also a big success, with many coming to wish this wonderful lady the best.

Next week starts the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea on February 7th. PyeongChang is 14 hours ahead of U.S. eastern time and you will probably have to get up early to watch some of the events. Being at home watching the events figures to be a lot cozier, it is predicted to be the coldest games since 1994, with an average temperature of 23 degrees at the Alpine events. This years event will be broadcast on NBC. I hope I didn’t bore you with my week.

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HB12: Legislative Committee Passes Medicaid Family Planning Services Bill by kateLyn stiLes, byu CaPitaL west news serviCe SALT LAKE CITY , JANUARY 28, 2018 - A Utah House committee passed a bill Jan. 24 on family planning service amendments that would require the Medicaid program to cover the cost of contraceptives immediately after childbirth.

Rep. Raymond Ward, RBountiful, is sponsoring HB12 which would require the Medicaid program to cover “long-acting reversible contraception,” such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) or contraceptive implants, offered immediately after childbirth while the mother is still in the hospital.

Contraceptives, including such long-acting devices, are already covered for Medicaid patients, but have not been previously available for coverage in hospitals immediately after childbirth.

The bill would also provide family planning services to low-income individuals such as: sexual health education, family planning counseling, medical diagnosis, treatment or preventative care.

“Family planning services” referred to in this bill do not include abortion, and would be available to individuals with an income level equal to or below 95 percent of the federal poverty level, or to individuals who do not qualify for full coverage under the Medicaid program.

Ward invited Dr. Jessica Sanders, a research professor at the University of Utah School

of Medicine who specializes in OB-GYN, to testify in favor of the bill.

Sanders said she was involved in a research project from March 2016 to March 2017 where they offered no-cost long-acting contraceptives to low income individuals who did not currently have insurance.

During that year, they served about 2,000 women.

“What we saw was an increase in the use of more effective methods which have been shown to have better outcomes for those individuals, as well as cost savings,” Sanders said.

“We’ve also seen that when people are not satisfied with their method, they don’t use it.”

Aside from his responsibilities as a representative, Ward is a practicing family physician.

He said he believes there are many benefits to this bill, but two main reasons he focused on were finances and the lives of individual women.

“The states that have done this waiver and then looked at it have found savings to their state budget,” Ward said. “Those savings accrue because of decreased unwanted pregnancies, decreased amount of women needing WIC services they have to cover, decreased abortions that the state has to cover, decrease in pre-term births that happen more often when pregnancies are spaced more closely together.”

He said Utah is now one

of only seven states that doesn’t have this waiver, but not only because of the financial benefits.

“When a woman is able to choose when to form their family, it makes sense that they would be able to make their life turn out better,” Ward said. “To finish school in the proper way that they want to before they have a family, to have their life stable to be able to take care of their children, it makes sense to me that this would benefit them.”

Rep. Norm Thurston, RProvo was the only representative who opposed the bill in committee. He said he was concerned some people who are now paying for their own birth control would switch over to this form so the state could take care of their bill.

“I’m not convinced, at this point, that there aren’t already resources out there for people who are in need. This is not about what’s best for people or not best for people, I believe people should be able to choose what’s best for themselves,” Thurston said. “The challenge that I have is with the argument that we should take financial responsibility for this decision so that we can avoid the responsibility for other bad decisions.”

Reps. Paul Ray, RClearfield, and Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, both said they believe the bill would shrink costs for the state in the long run.

“This is the better thing to pay for,” Ray said.

Rep. Edward Redd, RLogan, who has also practiced internal medicine and worked as a medical officer for the Bear River Health Department, said situations differ from case to case, but he ultimately believed HB12 would have positive impact.

“I think the one thing we’re trying to prevent here is unintended pregnancies, which have their own long-term complications in the form of, sometimes, really bad outcomes in families, and sometimes problems with children being raised in situations that are not optimal,” Redd said. “When parents are stressed out financially and have unintended pregnancies, sometimes they step up to the plate and do a wonderful job, but sometimes it doesn’t always happen that way.”

Many people showed up to testify on the bill.

Some of the concerns included effect on transmission of STDs, not knowing how many women it would affect, high pressure on women to make this decision immediately after giving birth and whether it is necessary to create yet another government program.

Despite these concerns, HB12 was sent out of committee with a favorable recommendation. It will move on to the House floor, where the House of Representatives will discuss it collectively and determine its fate.

b irthday Ileta Dix 90th

O bituaries Ronald N. Story 1940 - 2018

FREMONT/SAN DIEGO, CA - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, Ronald Neal Story, age 77, of San Diego, California, passed away January 22, 2018 at his home in San Diego, where he had been living with his daughter for the past year.

Ronald was born February 28, 1940 in Winters, Texas, a son of Albert D. and Nina Lois Broadstreet Story.

He married Judy Tanner, July 19, 1960 in Cortez, Colorado. Judy preceded him in death on August 19, 2013.

Ronald was a member of the LDS Church.

He grew up in San Angelo, Texas. He and Judy raised their family in Winnemucca, Nevada.

He enjoyed cars, airplanes and drawing.

He was the owner and operator of a drilling and mining supply company in Nevada.

Ronald is survived by his children: Leesa and Ashok Nayudu of San Diego, California, Tom Neal Story of Lebanon, Kansas, Paula and Steve Cook of Elko, Nevada; 4 grandchildren: Arianne Nayudu of Spokane, Washington, Levanna and Adam Layton of Elko, Nevada; Travis Story of Lebanon, Kansas and Brandy and Casey Andersen of Oakley, Kansas; 7 great-grandchildren: Byron Bird and Taylor Pedersen-Nayudu, both of Spokane, Washington; Hannah Layton and Waylon Layton, both of Elko, Nevada, Bailey Andersen, Cory Andersen and MaKenzie Andersen, all of Oakley, Kansas; 3 sisters: Judy Davis of San Angelo, Texas, Shirley Meredith of Austin, Texas and Jan Kendrick of Dallas, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Judy; and a daughter, Penney Story.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. in the Fremont, Utah Cemetery. Friends may call for viewing at the Fremont LDS Ward Chapel Thursday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services.

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

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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Happy birthday to our mother, Ileta Dix, who turned 90 on the 25th of January.

We love you Mom!

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TROPIC - Ben Smith Riddle, 92, of Tropic, passed away January 21, 2018 in Washington, Utah. He was born February 1, 1925 in Cedar City to Isaac Ervin and Abby Smith Riddle. He married Luana Wood, June 21, 1942 in Cedar City. The marriage was solemnized September 16, 1943. She preceded him in death May 24, 2013.

Ben was very proud of his family and every chance he had he would brag about them. He dearly loved each of his 135 grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren, along with their spouses.

Together Again.

Serving in the US Navy in WWII, Ben was stationed on the destroyer USS Craven, as a radar man. He loved his country.

As a young man, Ben played the trumpet and french horn.

He had a beautiful bass singing voice and sang in many church choirs. He was a collector of music of every kind.

He was a loving husband and caregiver to his wife, Luana, of 71 years until she passed away. She was the love of his life.

He is survived by his children: Cheri (LaMar) Feltner, Tropic; Benjamin (Judy) Riddle, San Diego, CA; Shauna (Joseph) Smith, Litchfield Park, AZ; 25 grandchildren, 93 greatgrandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Marlene Riddle (Cedar City).

Also preceded in death by parents; son, Michael Riddle; granddaughter, Tina Cherie Feltner; great-granddaughters: Corinne Trepanier and Kimber Ann Christensen; siblings: Cluff Riddle, Bernice Farnham, Rixey Riddle, Bud Riddle.

Funeral services will be held Monday, January 29, 2018 at 12:00 Noon in the Tropic Ward Chapel. A viewing will be held at the ward chapel in Tropic from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Tropic Cemetery with military rites by the Bryce Valley American Legion Post #18. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday February 12th, 2018, at 11:50 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: MINOR LOT SUBDIVISION PROPERTY BOUNDARY: JAMES BURDELL HENRIE MINOR LOT SUBDIVISION Beginning at the South 1/4 Corner of Section 33 and 34, Township 34 South, Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base & Meridian, Utah, and running thence North 89°49'12" West along the eastwest centerline of said Section 33, 1327.64 feet to the CenterEast 1/16 Corner of said Section 33; thence South 00°36'24" West along the north-south centerline of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 33, 1331.62 feet to the Southeast 1/16 Corner of said Section 33; thence North 89°52'19" West along the eastwest centerline of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 33, 494.31 feet; thence North 29°47'14" West 215.42 feet to an existing fence line; thence along the following existing fence line courses: North 67°15'22" East 54.19 feet; thence North 33°06'49" West 379.75 feet; thence North 35°19'13" West 380.45 feet; thence North 57°32'53" West 21.51 feet; thence South 49°17'47" West 529.53 feet; thence South 39°12'35" West 110.77 feet; South 59°18'34" West 155.62 feet; thence North 01°44'09" West 680.20 feet; thence North 00°53'35" West 520.70 feet; thence North 89°33'59" East 409.87 feet; thence North 89°47'04" East 717.14 feet; thence North 43°08'29" East 231.06 feet; thence North 15°57'17" East 49.21 feet; thence North 13°22'34" West 12.67 feet; thence North 28°05'48" West 130.54 feet; thence North 31°28'09" West 206.39 feet; thence North 21°01'34" West 58.57 feet; thence North 32°12'19" West 115.53 feet; thence North 11°38'11" East 128.16 feet; thence North 30°13'48" East 79.76 feet; thence North 07°55'00" East 352.81 feet; thence North 11°06'34" West 32.61 feet; North 33°04'25" West 113.45 feet; thence North 52°31'35" West 120.18 feet; thence North 55°34'04" West 33.18 feet; thence South 87°45'34" West 624.30 feet; thence South 88°28'13" West 789.60 feet; thence North 00°08'03" East 714.91 feet; thence North 88°40'43" East 767.54 feet; thence North 88°39'02" East 638.88 feet; thence South 89°36'08" East 696.72 feet to the north-south centerline of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 33; thence South 00°20'05" West leaving said fence lines, 1019.87 feet to the Northeast 1/16 Corner of said Section 33; thence South 89°48'08" East along the east-west centerline of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 33, 1328.48 feet to the North 1/16 Corner of said Sections 33 and 34; thence South 00°22'15" West along the boundary between said Sections 33 and 34, 1325.00 feet to the point of beginning containing 134.985 acres.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Governing Board of Wayne County, Utah will consider the adoption of the following Ordinance at its next regularly scheduled meeting on February 5, 2018. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, UT 84747.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO GARKANE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, INC. ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER FRANCHISE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF County Commissions of Wayne County, Utah as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby granted to Garkane Energy Cooperative, Inc., its successors and assigns (herein called the Grantee), the full and complete authority, right, privilege and franchise, for fifty years from date hereof, to construct, operate and maintain electric power lines and facilities together with all the necessary and desirable appurtenances (including but not necessarily limited to underground conduits, poles, towers, and wires as well as telephone wires and other compatible communications equipment and facilities), for the transmission and distribution in and through said County of electricity to present and future residents and inhabitants thereof and all other persons and corporations desirous of using the same, along, in, upon and across the present and future roads, highways and public places of said County.

Section 2. Poles and towers shall be so erected as to interfere as little as is reasonably possible with traffic over said roads and highways. The location of any poles, towers and appurtenances over 60 feet in height, shall be fixed under the supervision of the CountyCommissioners, but not so as to unreasonably interfere with the proper operation of said lines.

Section 3. All lines constructed under this grant shall be constructed in accordance with established practices with respect to electrical construction.

Section 4. The County shall in no way be liable or responsible for any accident or damage that may occur in the construction, operation or maintenance by the Grantee of its lines and appurtenances hereunder, and the acceptance of this franchise shall be deemed an agreement on the part of said Grantee, its successors and assigns, to indemnify said County and hold it harmless against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage or expense which may accrue to said County by reason of the neglect, default or misconduct of the Grantee in the construction, operation or maintenance of its line and appurtenances hereunder.

Section 5. The Grantee shall file its written acceptance of this franchise with the Clerk of Board of County Commissioners within thirty days after its passage.

Section 6. In the opinion of the members of the County Commissioners of Wayne County, Utah, it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the said inhabitants of Wayne County, Utah, that this ordinance become effective as soon as legally possible.

Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect as soon as it shall be published by required law, deposited and recorded in the offices of the County Clerk, and accepted as required herein.

Ryan Torgerson Wayne County Clerk/Auditor Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1, 2018

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ESCALANTE & BOULDER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Escalante & Boulder Chamber of Commerce will meet February 22, 2018 at noon in the conference room of the Canyon Country Lodge in Escalante. Lunch provided. Those interested in joining the Chamber are invited to attend.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 25 and FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday February 12th , 2018, at 11:40 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: ZONE CHANGE TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY: ZONE CHANGE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONBEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE & MERIDIAN, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S.00°29'34"E., A DISTANCE OF 2,640.16 FEET; THENCE N.89°59'36"E., A DISTANCE OF 3,958.73 FEET; THENCE S.00°14'20"E., A DISTANCE OF 1,315.23 FEET; THENCE S.89°45'40"W., A DISTANCE OF 1,312.31 FEET; THENCE S.00°00'41"W., A DISTANCE OF 870.53 FEET; THENCE N.78°32'57"W., A DISTANCE OF 2,252.09 FEET; THENCE N.78°32'49"W., A DISTANCE OF 1,000.22 FEET; THENCE N.78°32'38"W., A DISTANCE OF 926.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVE OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT, OFWHICH THE RADIUS POINT LIES N.11°26'56"E., A RADIAL DISTANCE OF 5,629.58 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE ARC, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 12°55'47", A DISTANCE OF 1,270.40 FEET; THENCE N.00°13'58"W., A DISTANCE OF 965.61 FEET; THENCE CONTINUE NORTHERLY ALONGSAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 2,649.05 FEET; THENCE S.89°53'33"E., A DISTANCE OF 2,074.61 FEET; THENCE N.89°57'47"E., A DISTANCE OF 567.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 17,434,130.59 SQUARE FEET OR 400.2326 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 25 and FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday February 12th, 2018, at 11:55 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: PLAN AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION PROPERTY BOUNDARY: REX ESTATES AMENDED AND EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 2 EAST, OF THE SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN; THENCE S89°51'33"E, ALONG THE SECTION LINE, 990.00 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE AND RUNNING S07°50'52"W, 2,661.89 FEET TO A POINT LOCATED ON THE EASTWEST CENTER SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE N89°40'59"W, ALONG SAID LINE, 660.42 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 16, OF SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE S86°22'27"W, ALONG THE EAST-WEST CENTER SECTION LINE, 2,380.07 FEET TO THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE N05°13'30"W, ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTER SECTION LINE, 1,380.28 FEET TO THE CENTER NORTH 1/16TH CORNER; THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE AND RUNNING N87°51'58"E, ALONG THE 1/16TH LINE, 762.30 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE AND RUNNING N12°52'42"W, 28.57 FEET TO A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 225.00 FEET, AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 38°28'16"; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 151.08 FEET; THENCE N25°35'34"E, 94.81 FEET TO A CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 150.00 FEET, AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 33°22'20"; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, 87.37 FEET; THENCE N89°31'35"E, 100.49 FEET; THENCE N28°08'01"E, 91.21 FEET; THENCE N07°57'46"W, 260.43 FEET; THENCE N76°28'59"E, 304.06 FEET; THENCE N02°18'42"W, 609.19 FEET TO THE EAST 1/16TH CORNER; THENCE N89°11'58"E, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 16, 1,330.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 171.45 ACRES. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday February 12th, 2018, at 11:45 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: MINOR LOT SUBDIVISION PROPERTY BOUNDARY: TONY & SONNI BECKSTEAD MINOR LOT SUBDIVISION BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Section 34, Township 34 South, Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base & Meridian, Utah, and running thence South 89°26'37" East along the north boundary of said Section 34, 376.23 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence South 89°26'37" East along the north boundary of said Section 34, 858.88 feet; thence South 00°05'52" West 308.89 feet; thence South 30°45'39" West 399.28 feet; thence South 00°28'39" West 157.40 feet; thence North 89°33'53" West 13.15 feet; thence South 00°24'48" West 223.05 feet; thence North 89°58'22" West 137.17 feet; thence North 00°09'30" East 42.82 feet; thence North 89°57'23" West 183.16 feet; thence North 00°00'41" East 331.45 feet; thence South 89°57'54" West 326.23 feet; thence South 00°00'41" West 152.32 feet; thence North 89°33'53" West 111.69 feet to the centerline of an existing ditch; thence North 12°59'11" East along the centerline of said ditch, 104.83 feet; thence North 33°56'54" East along said centerline 141.37 feet; thence departing said centerline and running North 00°21'48" East 152.99 feet to a point on an existing fence line; thence South 89°26'36" East along said fence line 13.79 feet; thence North 00°21'48" East 445.60 feet to the said point of beginning containing 16.03 acres.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before FEBRUARY 21, 2018. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3128 (a43247): Troy Pearson, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.8 ac-ft from groundwater (4 miles North of Panguitch) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. 61-3133 (a43271): Derrik Folks and Heidi Turpin propose(s) using 0.0086 cfs or 1.0 ac-ft from groundwater (4 miles Northeast of Hatch) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 25 and FEBRUARY 1, 2018 DOCUMENT 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ESCALANTE CITY Owner: Escalante City P.O. Box 189 Escalante, UT 84726 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Escalante City – Senior Citizen’s Multipurpose Center, which includes Construction of New Multi-purpose Center and surrounding parking area, and related work, will be received by Escalante City at the office of Escalante City at 56 North 100 West, until 11:00 am local time Thursday, February 15th, 2018 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

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

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing office during business hours, upon payment of $140.00 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Electronic copy (PDF) may be obtained for download at www.jonesanddemille.com or www.questcdn.com. for $50.00.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the office of Escalante City, 56 North 100 West. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bid Form.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

January 12, 2018 Melani Torgersen Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 18 & 25 and FEBRUARY 1, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ESCALANTE CITY Owner: Escalante City P.O. Box 189 Escalante, UT 84726 Separate sealed BIDS for commercial kitchen equipment for the Escalante City – Senior Citizen’s Multipurpose Center, which includes a range, microwave, ovens, tables, sinks, and related equipment, will be received by Escalante City at the office of Escalante City at 56 North 100 West, until 11:30 am local time Thursday, February 15th, 2018.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Jones & DeMille Engineering, 1535 South 100 West, Richfield, UT 84701, (435) 896-8266. For questions regarding obtaining bidding documents email Heather at heather.n@jonesanddemille. com; for project specific or technical questions, email Kendrick Thomas at kendrick@jonesanddemille.com.

A pre-bid conference will not be held.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis, itemized as indicated on the bidding information and as indicated in the Bid Form.

Posted in The Insider February 01, 2018 and February 08, 2018.

January 23, 2018 Melani Torgersen Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TORREY TOWN PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Torrey Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 8th 2018 at 6:00 PM in the Torrey Town Hall, located at 75 East 100 North, Torrey, Utah for the purpose of accepting comments on a proposed ordinance to halt the issuance of new short term rental permits for up to but not more than six months. The regular monthly council meeting will follow.

Paula Pace Torrey Town Clerk.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 25 and FEBRUARY 1, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING PANGUITCH CITY Panguitch City will hold a Public Hearing on February 13, 2017; at 7:00 p.m. for public input on Ordinance 2018-5 amending Ordinance 1999-7 and 2005-3 regarding reasonable regulation governing the operation and use of off highway vehicles within Panguitch City. The meeting will be held at the Panguitch City Office; 25 South 200 East in the library conference room.

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Substitute Custodians Substitute Food Service Workers Substitute Teachers SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

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

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application. Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Julie Allen (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Layne LeFevre (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES & EHS Principal Chip Sharpe (435-826-4247) PES Principal Nick Reynolds (435-676-8847) PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-8821) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

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

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

Closing Date: 5:00 p.m. Friday February 2nd, 2018.

Baker Sous Chef Waitresses Hostesses Please pick up an application at the Broken Spur or call 435-425-3775 to have one emailed.

Apply today by calling Andrew at 610-235-6973.

RETAIL - ESCALANTE - Part-time job training program retail associate position at Skyhoopi Thrift Store. Must be 55+ and qualify for Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain's Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) program.

Apply in person: 40 W. Main, Escalante. Wed-Sat 11am-4pm.

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NOTICE OF AUDIT BID SIX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS The Six County Association of Governments is hereby accepting bids for an independent audit. The period to be audited is July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, with possible extension for up to four additional years. The independent auditor must be familiar with generally accepted auditing standards, as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); the AICPA Audits of State and Local Governmental Units audit and accounting guide; and the Governmental Auditing Standards, published by the US. General Accounting Office.

Federal compliance test work will be done in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. The Yellow Book - audits of state and local governments, Federal Single Audit Guide - A-133, Governmental Auditing Standards, and State of Utah Compliance Audit Guide.

Audits must be completed by November 30 for each fiscal year. A “Request for Proposal” (RFP) will be mailed upon request. Please contact JaLyne Ogden, Chief Financial Officer, 435-893-0747 or jlogden@sixcounty.com with questions or to request a RFP. Bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2018.

Six County Association of Governments reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 1 & 8, 2018

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The Insider has a part-time position opening for a staff writer/reporter. This person will provide standard content, such as news reports and features. Required skills will include excellent verbal communication and writing skills and a genuine interest in in the communities located within Wayne and Garfield counties. Duties will include, carrying out research, pitching ideas, attending events and writing content on a weekly basis for the newspaper. On the job training will be provided. This position is located in Escalante, hours are 1012 hours per week, with flexibility in work hours. Wage at $14/hour. To apply, send letter of inquiry, resume and writing sample to snapshot@live.com.

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Café Diablo is hiring for the 2018 season!

Salary depends on qualifications and experience.

A personal interview will also be required.

The Broken Spur Steakhouse opens March 1st and The Saddlery will open Easter weekend.

For more information check our website: www.boulder-utah.com or contact Susan at 435-335-7460 Monday-Friday between 9:00am and 3:00pm or email susan@boulder-utah.com.

Minimum Qualifications: • Must pass Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T) Pre-entrance exam.

• P.O.S.T. Certified Peace Officer is preferred • High School Diploma • Utah Resident • Must pass drug screening and background check • Must pass an oral interview and written test • Physical fitness requirements • Be skilled in and committed to accurate and timely reporting • Understands and has the ability to implement investigative procedures • People skills a MUST…enjoys working with others, is pleasant, helpful, patient and fair.

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The Broken Spur Steakhouse and The Saddlery, located in Torrey, Utah are now hiring for the following positions:

Boulder Mountain Lodge is looking for people to join our team in 2018! Available positions include full time and part time housekeeping and laundry. Pay is hourly wages (depending on experience) plus tips. Housing may be available to qualified candidates.

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Old or expired medications can be dropped off at the Garfield County Jail, 375 N. 700 W., in Panguitch. Drop off is in the lobby of the jail. In the event the gate is closed, push the button and you will be let in. Open 24 hours.

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

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Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center 2nd Annual Valentine’s Dinner Fundraiser CEDAR CITY - Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center is inviting the community to share the love at its Valentine’s Dinner Fundraiser on February 14th in the SUU Great Hall on Southern Utah University’s campus.

The second annual CCWCC Valentine's Dinner fundraiser will include a three course gourmet dinner, and live entertainment from the SSUU Jazz Band. Proceeds from the dinner will go towards helping fund CCWCC programs for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

"This dinner is an extra special way to celebrate Valentine's Day that goes beyond a regular date. The beautiful venue, amazing menu, and live music create an incredibly romantic atmosphere, and supporting this important cause is an added bonus. It will be a night attendees will not soon forget!" says Tessa Douglas, CCWCC board member and fundraising chair.

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Great Hall, the dinner makes a great night out for Valentine's.

CCWCC will be seating diners in half hour intervals between 5:00 and 7:30.

Reservations are needed and can be made online at ccwcc. org/valentine. Seating times will be 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $35 a person, $60 a couple and $240 for a table of 8. All tips will be donated to Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center.

“Our first attempt at this event last year was a wonderful success, and we want to keep going because Valentine’s Day offers us as an organization and community the chance to celebrate healthy relationships and love based on mutual respect.

Plus, its just a really wonderful evening!” said CCWCC Executive Director, Dr. Brant Wadsworth.

Menu items include a

SALT LAKE CITY - The Trump administration's recent decision to add work requirements for people with Medicaid benefits may sound reasonable, but critics say the move would end up taking health insurance away from more than six million Americans, including 97,000 Utahns.

Stacy Stanford, a health policy analyst with the Utah Health Policy Project, says taking health coverage away from people who are unemployed won't help them find work any faster.

"A majority of people on Medicaid across the country are working, and that's true in Utah as well," she says. "They're either already employed or they're disabled, they're caregivers, or they're students going to school."

Utah is one of 10 states that has filed for a waiver to implement Trump's plan that would allow states to place work requirements on certain Medicaid recipients, more than 7 in 10 of whom are caregivers or in school, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Proponents of the move argue that people are healthier if they're employed or contributing to their communities as volunteers, and claim that reliance on government programs such as Medicaid can lead to dependency.

Studies have found that having health insurance is connected to improved health, increased work capacity, and higher wages and earnings.

Stanford says for many people struggling with health issues, requiring work first is like putting

choice of salmon, filet mignon, prime rib, Maximillian chicken or pasta primavera. Each meal includes soup or salad, a main dish and a choice of dessert. Reservations and more information can be made online at ccwcc.org/ valentine or by calling Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center main offices at 435-867-9411.

Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center provides provides advocacy services and emergency shelter services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties.

—Rachelle Hughes, Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center

Medicaid Work Requirements Could Leave Utahns Without Coverage

USCD Awards Banquet Honors Marilyn Soper, Kade Fullmer

PANGUITCH - The Upper Sevier Conservation District held it's annual awards banquet in Panguitch on January 8, 2018. The board chose to honor Kade Fullmer for his 8 years of service on the CD board. They also chose to honor the late Jack Soper and his wife Marlynn Soper for their over 16 years of service to the CD board.

—Anne Excell, Zone 5 Conservation Districts

the cart before the horse.

"The first thing that needs to happen is to have your health care taken care of, to be able to go see the doctor and address any chronic issues or acute issues," she explains. "And then you can look for employment and be able to hold a job better."

Stanford adds that politicians who believe work requirements will help lift people out of poverty are out of touch. She notes that jobs that pay a living wage are not available in all areas of the state, and argues that the common refrain that poor people just don't want to work is untrue, because many people living below the poverty line are already working at least one job.

—Eric Galatas, Utah News Connection

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