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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Wayne County Commission Meeting
February 20, 2020
Issue # 1348
Ace Hardware Offers New Level of Retail Service to Garfield County
State Bank of Southern Utah ro Open Next Month in Escalante
Grand Opening scheduled for April 17-18
ESCALANTE - The former Wells Fargo Bank building located at 250 West Main Street in Escalante is being remodeled and will open for business next month as State Bank of Southern Utah’s sixteenth location. “We are pleased to expand our footprint in Garfield County and serve the individuals and businesses in the Escalante area who share the vision of community banking,” said State Bank President, Eric Schmutz. The bank will provide a full suite of banking products to customers in the area, such as online and mobile banking products, remote deposit capability, debit and credit card services, and ATM access just
by VeroniCA egAn WAYNE COUNTY Commissioners Blackburn and Wood were present for the February 20 meeting; Commissioner Newell Harward has resigned due to health concerns. We wish him well. Roger Brian has been appointed as interim Commissioner. Mike Riddle, (R) of Bicknell had also applied for the position. Following the prayer and Pledge, the first agenda item was the presentation of a PILT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) check for $337.23, for 2019. to the commissioners by the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). Gary Bezzant, Stan Gurley and Kevin Gunnell of DWR then described proposed DWR projects on Boulder, Thousand Lake and Parker Mountains utilizing the partnerships and resources of the Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI.) (Launched in 2005 and managed by the Utah DWR, the WRI is a partnership-driven effort to conserve, restore and manage ecosystems in priority areas across the state.At times, the WRI funding allocated by the Utah Legislature has been leveraged at a 9:1 ratio with funding from WRI partners.) They explained Wayne Comm. Cont'd on page 7
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Panguitch's Legacy Ace Hardware and Sporting Goods store opened January 2, 2020. Store owner Jeramy Joe Henrie (left) and staff are ready to show all the store has to offer. PANGUITCH – Almost any way you look at it, the new Legacy Ace Hardware and Sporting Goods store is the biggest thing to happen in Panguitch in quite some time. Let’s start with its size. As retail stores go, it’s certainly the most commercial space in terms of square footage that’s come to town.
But that’s also what makes it big—it has a lot to offer. “My goal is to help the people of the area,” said store owner Jeramy Joe Henrie. “So they don’t have to drive for hours to get the products that they want. And we we want to keep Garfield County tax dollars in Garfield County.” One step inside the door
Entrada Dinner Celebrated Early Utah's 'Mountain Man' History
Donald Coombs, a member of the Spanish Trail Party of the American Mountain Men, shared the history of the Utah mountain man. WAYNE COUNTY The early history of Utah is closely tied to the fur trade. Along with the native peoples, traders and trappers established trails that were later followed by settlers. According to Donald Coombs of Teasdale, 1840 marks the end of the mountain man era in Utah. Coombs is a member of the Spanish Trail Party of the American Mountain
Men. During the second cultural heritage dinner of the 2020 season, Donald Coombs shared his passion for the mountain man era of the early 19th century. In addition to creating an encampment complete with period clothing, food preparation items, blankets, candles, furs, and saddles, Coombs shared a dozen antique muskets and rifles from the 19th and 20th century.
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In addition to the mountain man exhibition, other volunteers shared their passion for shooting sports, safety, and history. Local flint knappers Terry Barker and Ricky Newman demonstrated their arrowhead making skills. Jim Lamb has been working with the 4-H youth on hunter education and safety. He brought a wide range of guns to share. Finally, Sharon Crowley created a display of awards and materials related to her pasMountain Man Cont'd on page 3
'Roadmap' Poses Utah Policy Solutions on Air Quality, Climate Change
and the space has the look and feel of any top-notch hardware store you’d find in a metropolitan area. Fully stocked and well organized, the emphasis is on quality brands, and, not just a few but a range of choices within any of the departments. Benjamin Ace Hardware
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to name a few. “We look forward to being part of the community and helping residents achieve their goals," said Schmutz. State Bank currently operates 15 full-service offices in Tropic, Cedar City, Parowan, St. George, Santa Clara, Hurricane, Gunnison, Fillmore, Richfield, Circleville, Orderville and Kanab. This will be the bank’s second office in Garfield County. The bank is large enough with over 1.2 billion in assets to offer all the technology of a large institution, but small enough to provide the service you've come to expect from a community bank. —State Bank of Southern Utah
SALT LAKE CITY U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, RUtah, sent Utah into a frenzy when he announced that he would resign from Congress in June 2017. Only six months into his term, Chaffetz generated political infighting in the wake of his resignation as Utah lawmakers sparred with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert over the proper way to fill Chaffetz’ vacated congressional seat. According to Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley, Chaffetz’ resignation revealed a gap in Utah Code about what to do in a vacancy situation. “We didn’t have a procedure, a policy,” Thatcher said. “The problem has always existed, we just didn’t know it existed.” Utah lawmakers are looking to fix the so-called gap with an amendment that would provide an immediate election procedure for filling congressional vacancies. HB17, sponsored by Rep. Merrill Nelson, R-Grantsville, would require the governor to call for a special election within seven days of a congressional vacancy. It also provides Vacancies
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Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. —Josh Billings
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The Salt Lake Valley experiences a choking air inversion every winter due to tailpipe emissions and other pollutants. SALT LAKE CITY Could members of the conservative Utah Legislature be considering a plan to deal with climate change? The answer is a definite "maybe." As lawmakers returned to the Capital, they found copies of The Utah Roadmap, a paper
aimed at developing policies to improve air quality and address changing climate. The document was developed by a University of Utah think tank and contains several strategies—or mileClimate Change Plan Cont'd on page 2
Fatality Near Angel Point Cove Trailhead in Hanskville
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Wayne County Sheriff and deputies, along with Wayne County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue, responded to a notification of a female having fallen during a rappel. The female, unfortunately, did not survive, despite life resuscitating measures taken. WAYNE COUNTY - At approximately 9:00 AM on February 18, 2020, Wayne County Sheriff's Office was notified about a female that had fallen about 40 feet during a rappel. Wayne County Sheriff and deputies, along with
Wayne County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue responded to Angel Point Cove trailhead, in Hanksville, Utah. The reporting party that was doing the canyon rappel stated that the female was Fatality
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