The Wayne & Garfield County Insider March 9, 2023

Boulder Town Council

by Tessa Barkan

March 2023

BOULDER -

Utah Wildlife Walls Brings Big Art to Small Towns

A Salt Lake City celebration of native trout spawns a grassroots program to bring wildlife art and education to every county in Utah

GARFIELD CO. -

In February’s only Garfield County Commission meeting, most of the reports centered around legislative actions, state funding, and the results of several weeks of shoulderrubbing with both state and national politicians.

Commissioners Jerry Taylor and Leland Pollock both spent most of the month “on the hill” in Salt Lake City, leaving for one weekend to attend the National Association of Counties in D.C., then returning to Salt Lake.

The state allows municipalities to set up a local ethics board, though they do not recommend this because of the high costs to the town and instead recommend using the state board. The town will need to talk about what it takes to hold the public trust. If they were to write an ordinance, it would basically have to match state law, but if they created an aspirational policy, it could be more specific to Boulder. An aspirational ethics policy could have a number of parts, including that the conflict disclosure form already in use be filled

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UTAH / GARFIELD CO. / WAYNE CO. - Living in rural southern Utah has many unique qualities. Ranging from stunning landscapes, dark skies and tight-knit communities, another commonality is the proximity to wildlife.

Wayne Company DUP Spotlights Camp Radiare and the History of the Torrey Log Church and School

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is dedicated to preserving our local pioneer history and treasures. We would like to share a story of those efforts by “spotlighting” one of our seven camps, “Camp Radiare,” located in Torrey and organized in 1935.

To begin, I was recently asked by the headquarters of the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers what our Torrey Camp name “Radiare” (pronounced “Ray-de-air”), meant, or where the name originat-

ed. I reached out to Camp Captain Jessie Pace, but she wasn’t sure. Even longtime member Donna Cook recalls she heard it was a Native American word, but knew nothing more. With a little help from Jessie’s daughter-in-law and Google, we came up with the following meaning: Radiare, “to shine or give out rays; to illuminate from the center or spoke.” Seems a fitting name to give a “centered” group whose efforts illuminate pioneer history.

This led me to ask Jes-

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Deer pick through gardens and haystacks, coyotes yip at the edge of town, fish crowd the creeks and innumerable birds can be seen flying overhead. So why not celebrate these animals and provide educational opportunities to residents

Utah Snowpack Currently Above April Peak

SALT LAKE CITYUtah’s snowpack is currently above the April peak. More snowstorms are needed to keep our snowpack above average. Many reservoirs are expected to fill, while larger water bodies will take multiple years of above-average snowpack to fill. Cold temperatures and an effective melt are needed to begin refilling reservoirs.

“This is our opportunity year!,” Candice Hasenyager, director of the Division of Water Resources, said. “In order to take full advantage of our plentiful snowpack, we must continue to use our water wisely. One good snow year won’t pull the state out of drought. And by using less water, we will become more drought

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and visitors alike?

This was the thought that drove artist Chris Peterson and Utah Wildlife Federation chair of the board Brett Prettyman to start the Utah Wildlife Walls project. “I wanted to use my art to make a difference. I

had gotten a grant to do a mural and I wanted it to be about wildlife,” explained Peterson. “So I reached out to Brett, who is an outdoor writer and worked for Trout

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Commissioner Taylor mentioned the value of the Congressional Staff Briefing, a few days in August where D.C. reps and staffers tour Utah and are hosted in Garfield County. Taylor called the $2,500 per “scholarship” money worthwhile given the relationships he’s built among previous attendees now in NACO and in Washington. Commissioner Pollock continued the theme, saying they met with Sen. Joe Manchin, who indicated support for an upcoming bill that would “settle RS2477 (contested Garfield Commission Cont'd on A5

Marinia's Country Café in Loa Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary

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Lisa Jeppson

LOA - Sometimes— just like the theme song from a program a few of us watched in the 1980s—we all want to go where someone knows our name and they are very glad that we

A place you can go to congregate, have a good meal and see friends and family. As soon as you walk in the door, Trinity Hunt is Marinia’s Cont'd on A6

It was Greg and Marinia Lambertsen Ellett's dream to one day own their own "mom-and-pop" restaurant, and this year, their business, Marinia’s Country Café, in Loa is celebrating its five-year anniversary. came. The fine people of Wayne County are blessed with just such a place, Marinia’s Country Café, which is celebrating its five-year anniversary. Most locals just call it Marinia’s.

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The Torrey Log Church and School was rededicated and added to the Utah State Historical Society register in September 1998.

'This is our opportunity year!';

These small wooden fish were painted by attendees of the 2022 Bonnie Ball Street Festival. The activity, like many at the event, was designed to encourage creative interaction with wildlife. Chris Peterson’s Bonneville Cutthroat inspired mural served as a backdrop for the workshops and education activities.

Goings on...

GMH Again Receives National Press Ganey Guardian and Pinnacle of Excellence Awards

Letters to the Editor

In Truth, Most Things That Help the Rich Get Richer Also Help the Poor Get Poorer

@GarfieldMemorial Garfield Memorial Hospital has received the national Press Ganey Guardian and Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for three years in a row.

PANGUITCH - Proud to have done it again! We have been awarded the national Press Ganey Guardian and Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for our Emergency Department, medical providers and Outpatient Services, and we've received this now for three years in a row!

These awards mean we are above the 95 percentile nationally in areas like quality, ratings, teamwork, and experience.

It's a huge accomplishment, due to the incredible work, caring, and dedication of every single person at Garfield Memorial. Congrats to every one of our caregivers for this prestigious national recognition!

—Intermountain Garfield Memorial Hospital

Cannonville BLM Visitor Center is Now Open for Season

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is pushing a tired, old political theology, one which is as false as fool’s gold. He says his program of public assistance for first-time homebuyers is win/win/win for God, family, and country.

Mr. Adams says, “Whenever you own your own home, something just happens. It does something to you.” I’ll tell you what it will do to Utahns today. It won’t build wealth, pride, and self-esteem like he says, but will instead push folks deeper into debt servitude, self-doubt, and depression.

His bill provides a loan of $20,000 to help

Thank

Thank you to all those who donated to the fundraiser for Color Country Animal Welfare, held at Royal's Food Town February 24th and 25th. Your support is greatly appreciated.

with a downpayment on a newly constructed, socalled “starter home,” costing upwards of a third to half a million dollars. This is a transparent effort to enrich the home construction folks, while the working poor will be forced to find shelter for monthly expenses in another sector of Utah’s exploitative commercial scene, payday and auto title loan companies charging triple digit interest rates.

In truth, most things that help the rich get richer also help the poor get poorer, including tax breaks for the wealthy.

Kimball Shinkoskey, Woods Cross

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Special thanks to Joe Hiskey for his generous support of CCAW. And also special thank yous to Lisa Curt and Corrine Jensen for their assistance.

Diane Borgerding, Torrey

Courtesy Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management Cannonville Visitor Center opened for the season on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

CANNONVILLE - The Bureau of Land Management Cannonville Visitor Center opened for the season on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

The Center will be open Wednesday - Sunday and closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

ERWP to Hold Free Two-day Symposium March 16 & 17

ESCALANTE - Join the Escalante River Watershed Partnership for a free, two-day conference on land management, Indigenous perspectives, and the plants and animals of the Escalante River watershed on March 16-17, 2023, at the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 W Main St., Escalante, Utah, or virtually through Zoom.

Learn about this unique landscape—the high plateaus of the Dixie National Forest and hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park down through the valleys and canyons of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area—from land managers, researchers, tribal partners, and conservation groups. Sessions will cover plants, water, wildlife, Indigenous perspectives, research, history, and engagement.

This is a free symposium, open to everyone. Attend in person at the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, or join us virtually. No preregistration required.

—Grand Canyon Trust

Lawmakers Approve New Utah State Flag

Drought Update:

This is our opportunity year! In order to take full advantage of our plentiful snowpack, we must continue to use our water wisely. One good snow year won’t pull the state out of drought. And by using less water, we will become more drought resilient.

—Candice Hasenyager, director of the Division of Water Resources

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—Bureau of Land Management resilient.”

The Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality recently partnered to create greatsaltlake.utah.gov. The website serves as a onestop-shop for all things Great Salt Lake. The site can springboard visitors to activities such as the Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated Plan, Growing Smart Initiative and current conditions on the lake.

“Before the website, we didn’t have a central place to direct people for Great Salt Lake information,” Hasenyager said. “Now, we have this important tool for Utahns to check out what is being done and why the lake matters.”

At-a-glance highlights:

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After much debate, Utah lawmakers have approved the new Utah state flag, which now just awaits the signature of Governor Spencer Cox.

SALT LAKE CITY - After much debate, Utah lawmakers have approved the new Utah state flag, which now just awaits the signature of Governor Spencer Cox.

The new flag features a gold hexagon surrounding a beehive, and a five-pointed star, which represents Utah's five Indigenous tribes. The white band across the middle bears the outline of five mountain peaks, and the red band on the bottom represents the red rocks of southern Utah.

What is now known as the "historic flag" won't be retired completely, and the two flags will be flown together on state holidays and during the legislative session.

Source: KUER 90.1

• According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service in their latest report, Utah is now guaranteed to have an abovenormal snowpack. From now until the onset of snowmelt, every additional inch of snow will push the state farther above normal. The only years that have had more snow at the beginning of February since the SNOTEL network was installed were 1984 and 1997.

• January precipitation in Utah was well above normal at 196%, making it one of the best winters in the past 20 years. 2017 and 2005 were slightly better than 2023.

Great Salt Lake has risen a foot and a half since its historic low two set in early November 2022.

This is due to direct precipitation and inflows to the lake. For context, the

lake rose just over a foot all of last year. We are off to a good start as we look toward spring runoff. On Feb. 3, Gov. Cox issued an executive order to raise the Great Salt Lake causeway berm from 4,187 feet to 4,192 feet. The purpose of raising the earth fill berm is to take advantage of the above normal snowpack this year and capture as much water from the spring runoff as possible. Raising the berm helps prevent hyper saline water in the north arm of the lake from flowing into the less salty south arm. This temporary measure will have impacts to the lake level of the north arm. However, the north arm does not support the same ecosystem and is already at or near saturation of salinity. The north arm has a thicker mineral crust that is not as prone to erosion. It is very likely that the berm management plan, which is part of the governor’s executive order, will include periodic strategic releases of water to the north arm when conditions support the release.

Twenty-four of the fortyseven reservoirs the division monitors are below 55%, which is about the same as last year but still about 10% lower than normal for this time of year.

• Of the 63 measured streams, 24 are currently flowing below normal. The number of streams measured has decreased due to ice on the stream gauges.

• Residents can find watersaving tips at SlowtheFlow.Org.

—Utah Division of Water Resources

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DUP: The entire process came together just as it was supposed to and I think we had some help from the early pioneers and settlers from Torrey who have gone before! Gene Russell, who was the main craftsman that worked on the building, told me he could feel their presence and they were delighted in the work it took to save and renovate this building.

—Jessie Pace, DUP Radiare Camp Captain

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sie where her interest of the DUP organization began. She responded: “I grew up in Fremont across from the little white DUP building. My Grandmother and my Mom were active members of the DUP and I heard about meetings and activities from the time I was small. On my mother’s side, my Grandmother Tanner’s grandfather was William Wilson Morrell who came to Utah in 1849. His information is what I used to become a direct-line member.(Author’s Note: William Wilson Morrell and William Taylor built the little white DUP building in Fremont, the first public building in Wayne County.)

Also, my GreatGrandmother was Reba Stewart who was the first Wayne Company (County) DUP president in October 1934. She was my dad’s grandmother! I have come from a long line of dedicated DUP women and it was important to them that I also became a member! Now my work is to pass along the same interest and dedication my ancestors had, and that I now have, onto my daughters (Trish and Amanda) so they will join and help further the interest and in the work of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers!”

What a great pioneer heritage Jessie comes from. She is devoted to DUP work and is supported by her husband (Phillip) and family, as well as the Torrey Town community, in efforts to maintain and preserve pioneer treasures, such as, in particular, the historic pioneer Torrey Log School and Church.

Most everyone knows of the DUP building that sits on Torrey’s Main Street, amid the majestic, and over one-hundred year-old cottonwoods. I asked Jessie about the history of that building that Camp Radiare owns, and whose members are custodians of. She gave me a brochure that she had written in September 1998 when the log building was rededicated and added to the Utah State Historical Society register. Here is her story (modified) of the Torrey Log Church and School:

"In 1890, settlers were living on the present Torrey town site, known at various times as Youngtown, Central, Popular, Poverty Flat and Bonita. (It seems the town was finally named after a certain Colonel Torrey from Wyoming; who had led the “Rough Riders” during the Spanish-American war.) During the next decade, other settlers arrived and water was finally obtained.

In September 1898, work on the meeting house for the Torrey Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) began. This one-room log structure was constructed on the

church lot, with local settlers providing labor, cash, or materials. Logs were cut and hauled to the saw-mill owned by Robert Adams. William and John Burgess and Sam Coleman supplied shingles; George Chaffin Jr. donated doors and windows.

To celebrate initial completion of the building, the people of Torrey and surrounding ranches spent the night dancing to violin and accordion music. Proceeds from other public dances went to purchase the bell for the tower. The building was heated by a pot-bellied stove.

In 1898, the little log building was used as a school, but as the number of students increased, the building was no longer adequate, so another building was erected, and school was conducted there. The little log building was still used for meetings of the LDS Relief Society; an extra church classroom; for voting; and for meetings of the local DUP Camp Radiare; which continued for these purposes into the 1970s.

In 1947, the building was renovated with an enclosed kitchen and a propane wall heater installed for a source of heat.

Throughout the years, many tourists had stopped by the old log building to take pictures and admire its simple beauty. During the 1980s, the LDS church began to renovate the building again, but the project was abandoned. Later, the church proposed to give the building to the local DUP Camp Radiare, if they moved from the church property.

A few years went by and some funds were raised by the DUP members, but purchasing a small amount of land or finding a place on town property for the building, was unsuccessful. Just when no options seemed possible, Mark Austin from Springdale, Utah purchased the vacant lot adjacent to the west side of the church property. He had an active interest in the preservation and restoration of unique pioneer buildings. He and the DUP reached an agreement that provided the DUP with a small corner of his property through a ninety-nine year lease. Both parties would be entitled to use the building as a museum for pioneer memorabilia, local artists’ displays and small meetings or gatherings.

On February 1991, the task of moving the old log building from church property was undertaken. Local farmers, loggers and contractors donated the labor and equipment necessary to complete this monumental task. Twenty-ton jacks were used to raise one side of the building off the pink sandstone rock foundation. Two 40 ft. telephone poles were slid under each long side of the building. Two 25 ft. poles were put across the smaller sides of the building and the four corners were chained together.

A local logger hooked onto two chains on the back of

the building with his skidder, but could only move the building with a backhoe pushing on one front corner and a small caterpillar pushing on the other front corner. The building was slowly “skidded” backwards across the LDS church lot and pulled up into Mr. Austin’s lot. (Note: At the time of the 1998 rededication, the property was generously deeded over to the Torrey DUP, by Mark Austin.)

During the summer of 1994, the building was moved for the second time to its final resting place. With a grant from the Utah State Historical Society, the building was lifted up by a crane and gently placed on a new cement foundation. On the outside, local pink sandstone was used as a veneer to disguise the cement foundation and steps were added. The outside chinking was removed and replaced, the roof shingles and belfry repaired, window frames and glass panes were also replaced, new double-doors with a transom were installed and the whole exterior was given a treatment of linseed oil.

Inside the building, the floor was replaced; walls and ceiling repaired and other finishing touches completed. Earlier there had been updating and modern installation of heating and lighting. Landscaping and a rock marker signifying that the building has been placed on the National Register as a Historical building was completed.

The Torrey Log Church and School House is a unique structure. Few unaltered pioneer examples remain throughout Utah. Continued use of this early meeting house is also uncommon. Its dual use as a meeting house and public school reflects the growing importance of education at the turn of the century. It remains a significant building, both locally and throughout Utah."

In closing, Jessie reflected on the project:

“The entire process came together just as it was supposed to and I think we had some help from the early pioneers and settlers from Torrey who have gone before! Gene Russell, who was the main craftsman that worked on the building, told me he could feel their presence and they were delighted in the work it took to save and renovate this building.”

In the past few months, the building has hosted the Wayne Company DUP Jubilee and the Torrey Town Christmas party. We love the building and appreciate all who have cared for and maintained its beauty. Again, much thanks to Radiare Camp Captain Jessie Pace.

If you have an interest in pioneer history and would like to help in the effort to preserve its treasures, while socializing with like-minded women, we invite you to join us.

—Wayne Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers

Wills, Trusts, and More Planning for Possible Incapacity

Thorough estate planning includes considering what happens if you become incapacitated and are unable to make medical or financial decisions for yourself. The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions (sometimes called a Special Power of Attorney) and the Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Matters allow you to appoint whomever you want to have the authority to act for you if you become incapacitated.

You dictate whatever conditions and limitations you want on the powers you grant the person you appoint to act for you (the "Attorney-in-Fact"). You can keep all control over your affairs unless and until incapacity occurs. These documents are reasonably short. You don't need to transfer title of your assets. You can revoke them at any time, unless you become incapacitated. No court review or approval is needed. They don't have to be filed or recorded with any governmental agency.

If you have had drafted the Special Power of Attorney and the Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Matters, you are

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well on your way to the peace of mind of knowing that you have made provisions for decisions pertaining to your medical and financial affairs to be made by someone you have selected based on your trust in them.

There is, however, another document that is becoming used more frequently that is a valuable help in the event an adult becomes incapacitated to the point that he/she can no longer care for his/her own personal safety and/ or sustenance and necessities such as seeking medical care, providing for meals, shelter, etc. because of a physical, emotional, or mental deficiency. This document is called a “Nomination of Guardian by an Adult.”

By nominating a guardian for yourself before you become incapacitated, you are assured that, should you become incapacitated, your preferences will be taken into consideration when the decision is made who should care for you until and unless you recover. Within the Nomination of Guardian by an Adult, you can even state who you do NOT want to care for you should you have strong objections to a specific person. The most important aspect of drafting a “Nomination of Guardian by an Adult” is that YOUR wishes are set forth. The alternative is for the Court to nominate a guardian for you should you become incapacitated.

You have no guarantee that the Court would select the

Einstein

One day, Einstein has to speak at an important science conference.

On the way there, he tells his driver that looks a bit like him:

"I'm sick of all these conferences. I always say the same things over and over!"

Genie

Three friends stranded on a deserted island find a magic lamp. Inside it is a genie who agrees to grant each friend one wish.

“I want to go home,” says the first friend. The genie grants her wish.

Leftovers

My wife is trying to economize by finding new things to do with leftovers. So far, she's used the leftover spaghetti to make an afghan.

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Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 20 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEYMCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you.

same guardian for you that you would have selected for yourself.

Like the Power of Attorney for Financial Matters and the Special Power of Attorney, the Nomination of Guardian by an Adult is perhaps the most valuable tool for making your wishes known in advance of your becoming incapacitated. Your personal wishes only come into effect at the time you become incapacitated. You select someone you trust to care for your most important personal needs.

The driver agrees: "You're right. As your driver, I attended all of them, and even though I don't know anything about science, I could give the conference in your place."

"That's a great idea!" says Einstein. "Let's switch places then!"

So they switch clothes and as soon as they arrive, the driver dressed as Einstein goes on stage and starts giving the usual speech, while the real Einstein, dressed as the car driver, attends it.

But in the crowd, there is one scientist who wants to impress everyone and thinks of a very difficult question to ask Einstein, hoping he won't be able to respond. So this guy stands up and interrupts the conference by posing his very difficult question. The whole room goes silent, holding their breath, waiting for the response.

The driver looks at him, dead in the eye, and says : "Sir, your question is so easy to answer that I'm going to let my driver reply to it for me."

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“I want to go home, too,” says the second friend. And the genie sends her back home.

“I’m lonely,” says the third friend. “I sure wish my friends were back here."

PUNishment

Two antennas got married last Saturday. The reception was fantastic.

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

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We got a touch of spring this last week and a lot of wind. First, it blew from the north, and then from the south. It made delivering for meals on wheels fun. It is staying cold up on the mountains where most of the snow is. I finally figured out why there wasn’t much snow up north. It is on the north side of the mountains, and when you go north, you don’t see it. Coming back at night, and going south, there is plenty.

This Sunday morning is one of my favorite days; it is spring forward time, and we go on daylight saving time. Over the last few years, I set our clocks ahead on Friday so that I go to bed earlier and get up earlier on Saturday morning instead of Sunday.

I forgot about St. Patrick’s Day, and it is on Friday the 17th. I already have my corn beef and am ready for one of my favorite meals corn beef and cabbage. This is just a couple of days ahead of the first day of spring on the 20th. Hopefully, it will bring some warm weather. There will be a showing of the Tabernacle in Monroe on the 27th to the 31st. It is a copy of the Tabernacle from the Bible that Moses’ party carried with them as they wandered the desert for forty years. It will be on display throughout Utah for some time.

Football season is over and basketball is winding down, with the playoffs for the college championship underway. This week, it has been their league playoffs, and then it is the countdown

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to March Madness. Utah has teams in the playoffs. Utah’s women were rated 4th. They lost to Washington State, but they will still be going, as will Utah men’s team and Utah State. I don’t know about BYU.

The NBA only has about fifteen games left, and there are about five teams fighting for a place in the playoffs, with only one game between them, including the Jazz. The NBA games are mostly settled in the last three minutes of the game, and that makes for exciting entertainment.

Believe it or not, baseball has started its spring training last week. They have some new rules to speed up the game. The pitcher has to pitch within 20 seconds or the call will be a ball, and they can only do two pickoffs with runners on base. This is supposed to speed up the game by 25 minutes.

I got this email from Joan Norton, and there is a big time addition to the education availability for the town. There is a new Ednet Facility at Panguitch High School (PHS). Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) received a grant for a complete overhaul of our system here. They installed what is called a DIRTT system. It has connecting glass partitions divided into five different rooms that house the monitors and equipment that broadcasts from colleges across the state to our facility through UEN (Utah Educational Network). We get broadcasts from Utah State University, Snow College and Utah Tech. We have had broadcasts from Southern Utah University also. The high school students, beginning with juniors, can take concurrent college classes at a significantly reduced rate. These classes can also

count as high school credit towards graduations, and it allows students from our area to get a jump start on their college career. The facility can also serve Utah University students from within our area. On April 3, 2023, there will be an open house for the public to view the new facility. We would like adults to come and see the facility and see what options are open for adults to take classes here, if they are interested. There are night classes available through different universities. If you have any questions call Joan Norton, Facilitator, or Gary Bennett, PHS School Counselor.

In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate—look to his character.—Noah Webster Mack O.

Garfield Commission: Commissioner reports, an in-kind match to an NRCS grant for an Emergency Watershed Protection project for Henrieville flood channel renovation, a report from GCSD Superintendent John Dodds, approval of 100K to assist Panguitch City in acquiring their new fire truck, and the RS2477 bill discussed.

rural roadways) at the Congressional level.”

Pollock said the Legislature’s budgetary “bill of bills” includes $100K for the Bryce Canyon Centennial; $40M for B and C roads, potentially doubling the road budget; permanent, ongoing funding for jail contracting; and $3M one-time and $3M ongoing for statewide water projects, although monies can still be “moved around.”

Public Works, Dave Dodds secured approval by the Commission for an in-kind match to an NRCS grant for an Emergency Watershed Protection project for Henrieville flood channel renovation. Dodds also mentioned the first of the county trucks up for bid, until March 10: four diesel trucks—two Chevies and two Dodges.

Garfield County School District Superintendent, John Dodds Dodds first thanked the Commissioners for helping him represent the school district at the Legislature, despite losing a battle to retain both teachers’ raises and public school funding. He referred to the $43M that will be taken from the $4500/student district funding and replaced with $8000/student vouchers that can be used for any “private school” despite no accountability or transparency. He noted that the 1000 student population in the district is roughly the same today as in 1950— “ups and downs but generally pretty stable.” He said the district’s “significant challenge” is to maintain the district’s student population. “Taking 10 students

out of one of our schools would have a major impact on how we can provide services,” he said. He mentioned Garfield’s online school that started this year, a successful venture currently serving 300 students, all but five of whom reside outside Garfield County. He said this has created three high-paying jobs and a fund balance.

Mental health is the district’s number 1 issue. Dodds said there are numerous county and state resources, but a lack of coordination. He’s received a $70K grant this year to identify at-risk persons, teach resiliency and coping skills, and set up more individualized services. He said the $70K provides the initial steps, but he needs ongoing funds to build the program, noting, “We’re seeing bigger behaviors at younger ages.” Dodds will return in March to describe specific needs for a mental health program serving the district.

Commissioner Pollock would like the 5th and 6th class counties exempted from the $43M calculation. He will assign Kaden Figgins to research a way to amend the bill. Dodds said if he wanted to hurt a system, he’d “overregulate and underfund” it. Currently 75 sources feed into the $4500 per public student funding. Now, there’s an $8000 voucher, with a single funder and no regulations.

The Commission approved $100K to assist Panguitch City in acquiring their new firetruck. Supply chain delays caused a delay in the city’s receipt of the expected CIB and CDBG funding. The Commission’s approval was

contingent on Panguitch receiving those funds and repaying the $100K to the county.

Commissioners approved Planning Department’s recommendation for combining lots within Hidden River Estates (Joe Martel).

A representative from Sen. Lee’s office reported on the RS2477 bill: Rep Chris Stewart will sponsor it in the House. Lee’s office is working on a Democrat, such as Nevada’s Sen. Cortez Masto, to sponsor it in the Senate so it’s seen as a “western” bill. The Commissioners will continue their conversation with the staff member when they recess for lunch.

An unbudgeted addition will be added to the County Attorney’s staff: Commissioner Tebbs said his son-in-law was interested in an internship with county attorney Barry Huntington. With Tebbs recusing himself from voting, the other two Commissioners approved hiring him for a May through August, 20 hr/week position at $16/hour.

The Commission approved a business license for Prickly Puncher, an online and popup boutique.

The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch. There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meeting recordings are uploaded to the Utah Public Meetings Notice board, https://www.utah. gov/pmn/.

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Wildlife Walls: We are dependent on locals who care...there is not really a budget for public art in rural towns. Murals have a big bang for their buck. Now really is the time for public art.

—Chris Peterson

it was lacking full community support,” said Kaspar, noting that some town residents had trepidations over inundating Panguitch with murals. “But one mural is not a slippery slope to murals being put up everywhere.”

March 13 - March 19

by John Mosley

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Chris Peterson

The Bonneville cutthroat trout, which served as inspiration for the first of Utah Wildlife Wall’s murals, is native to an area once submerged under the late Pleistocene—Lake Bonneville. In Garfield County, you can find this fish in the Sevier River and its tributaries. It is the state fish of Utah and has been subject to large scale conservation, as they are considered a sensitive species.

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Unlimited at the time, and we looked up and down the Wasatch Front, from Ogden to Salt Lake City, before we settled on a wall in Sugarhouse at the Neighborhood Hive.”

The Neighborhood Hive is a cooperative market where, as it turned out, an acquaintance of Prettyman’s worked. Jed, who operates the Bean Whole coffee roastery at the market, had helped Prettyman install a live trout aquarium at a nearby school to help educate students about native fauna. “There is no escaping the fact that many people, both in urban and rural areas, have experienced a disconnect with wildlife.” said Prettyman, who’s career in journalism, advocacy and authoring of guidebooks has largely served to get the public back in touch with the natural environment.

This convergence of like-minded people spawned the idea to make the Bonneville cutthroat trout the subject of the Neighborhood Hive’s 120ft long mural. Surrounding a parking area beside the building, the artwork displays the myriad colors and patterns that define the Bonneville ‘cutty.’ “And from there,” Peterson said, “it just took on a mind of its own.”

The duo crowd sourced money to fund painting supplies, a live Bonneville cutthroat exhibit at the market and host an event which they dubbed the Bonnie Ball Street Festival. The event had fly casting and tying practice, a writing workshop with Terry Tempest Williams, a DJ, facepainting and more. Despite bad weather, it drew a crowd of almost 400 people. “We wanted to create a space for communities to fall in love with wildlife and be

able to explore that through different creative processes,” said Peterson.

Another highlight from the event held in Sugarhouse was having Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) biologists and bird handlers from Hawk Watch International present. This gave attendees the chance to learn about animals and their integral connections to landscapes, but to also get hands on by having the chance to hold a bird of prey. Peterson and Prettyman felt that the festival served as a pilot. A major goal of the Utah Wildlife Walls project has become bringing artwork and educational events like the Bonnie Ball to each of the 29 counties in Utah. Events like these could serve rural communities well by being both fun and novel for locals but also educational for tourists passing through the area.

“Wildlife is part of the value for outfitters,” said Peterson, “and this is not just about trout, but we have been using them to highlight water issues across the state.” Peterson continued to explain how a big part of the program will be working with local communities to figure out what matters most in a given region. This will then be reflected in the murals and programming that follow.

One of the current locations being considered is the Gem Theatre in Panguitch. The main street location not only has what owner Chris Kasper describes as a “big, blank wall” but also has interior space for an art show and room to host an event associated with the unveiling of a mural.

Hopes to have the painting done by mid-summer this year were dashed, however, after the Garfield County Office of Tourism declined their request for funding. “When our grant got declined it seemed like

The cost to paint the mural and host an event would be between $15,000 and $20,000. Chris Peterson has been approached by independent donors who have pledged smaller amounts of money to help the artwork become a reality. The Gem Theatre mural could contain a cutthroat trout, a bobcat representing the Panguitch High School mascot and a star-scape to celebrate Garfield County's world-renowned dark skies.

A location in Wayne County has yet to be found, although partners are actively being sought out.

“We are dependent on locals who care,” said Peterson, explaining that “there is not really a budget for public art in rural towns. Murals have a big bang for their buck. Now really is the time for public art.”

His and Prettyman’s project can help provide grassroots funding and support for rural communities to bring these arts and events into rural areas where they might not be as common. Ultimately, they are dependent on community participation.

“What a better way to remind Utah residents about the creatures we share this amazing state with than a big, beautiful mural in their community?” Prettyman asks. “We hope Chris’ art work will remind people of their connection to wild places and the animals that call them home.”

Garfield and Wayne counties are home to numerous at-risk and endemic species. Peterson and Prettyman’s hopes are to utilize Wildlife Walls to bring people together over those creatures and introduce wildlife more widely into management decisions.

In addition to being partnered with the DWR, Hawk Watch and the Utah Wildlife Foundation, Utah Wildlife Walls is also working with the Utah Museum of Natural History to provide opportunities for citizen science. They will also be holding an art contest with cash prizes which will be taking submissions for everything from written to visual and recorded arts until May. The contest will be open to people 5 years old and above across the state of Utah. Art submission or nominations for potential art and event locations can be made at the project's website—celebrateutahwildife.com.

This week, we’re happy to see three planets in the evening sky since by month’s end, we’ll be down to two.

The brightest planet —and the brightest astronomical object in the night sky except the moon—is brilliant Venus. Venus was behind the sun last fall, and it very gradually reappeared to view beginning in December, gaining altitude slowly day by day. Now it’s high in the west as the sun sets, about 33° above the horizon or more than a third of the way to overhead at sunset. Venus is on the far side of the sun, 118 million miles from earth, and, telescopically, it looks like a tiny, featureless nearly-full moon. It’s much prettier without a telescope than with, and it’s bright enough to photograph with most cameras.

Half-way between Venus and the sun, as we see it, is the giant planet Jupiter. It’s been in the evening sky all winter, but this is our last week to see it as it slowly slips behind the sun. Actually, Jupiter isn’t doing much; it orbits the sun so slowly that it takes 12 years to move once around

the sky, which is the rate of one constellation of the zodiac in one year. The earth is moving 12 times faster—once around the sun in one year—so it’s really our orbital motion that makes Jupiter set four minutes earlier each day. In two weeks, Jupiter will disappear behind the sun, not to reappear until May in the morning sky. Jupiter is 1/16 as bright as Venus and only 7° high 45 minutes after sunset, so finding it is for people with binoculars who like a challenge.

Mars orbits the sun at a similar speed as the earth so it will linger in the evening sky until July, moving eastward through the constellations of the zodiac— Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer—while crossing the winter Milky Way. As winter began, Mars was one of the brightest objects in the sky, but now it’s lost among the many brighter stars near it, and you’ll want to know the constellations to pick it out. It’s nearly overhead as twilight ends. Face south then, and Mars is 20° directly above Betelgeuse, the orange star in Orion’s left (easternmost) shoulder as we see him. Betelgeuse

is slightly (¼ magnitude) brighter—can you see the difference? Mars is in easternmost Taurus, near the Bull’s horns, and in front of the billions of stars that make up the Milky Way. It crosses into Gemini next week, using modern constellation boundaries, and with a telescope or binoculars, you can watch it approach the bright star cluster M35, which it passes at month’s end. Mars’ motion is ½° per day, fast enough to see it move against the many background stars night by night with any telescope and even binoculars. Little Mars is 125 million miles from earth, nearly the same distance as Venus, and too small to see surface features through a telescope.

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

Sometimes—just like the theme song from a program a few of us watched in the 1980s—we all want to go where someone knows our name and they are very glad that we came. The fine people of Wayne County are blessed with just such a place, Marinia’s Country Café, which is celebrating its five-year anniversary. Most locals just call it Marinia’s.

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letting folks know to “just sit where you like.” She knows what you want to drink even before you sit down, even if you haven’t been there in awhile. It’s not just Trinity who knows what you want to drink before you sit, Autumn, Darla, Kayleigh, Toni, Keisha, Vikki and Lisa all have the same ability. It’s like they can read your mind.

I sat down with Marinia Lambertsen Ellett, and we talked about her life and her dreams. She was born in Wayne County, and at a young age moved to Montana with her mother. When she turned 18 years old, she moved back to Wayne County, and she’s been in the food industry for over 30 years. She’s had the privilege to work at the Aquarius, Sunglow, Red Cliffs, and now at her very own place, The Country Café. When she first started out, she was a waitress and a cashier. She’s done every job from busing tables, doing dishes, mopping floors and, finally, working herself into the position of breakfast cook at the Sunglow. At this point, she had done every job that one can do in the restaurant industry.

She met Greg “Guido” Ellett, and they were married on February 16, 2008. They had a dream, and their dream was to open a “mom-and-pop” restaurant. On Father’s Day of 2017, while having dinner at The Country Café, a conversation with Don O’Brien started. Don stated, “... that’s funny, we just had the café appraised,” and so

the dream began. Marinia sold her home in Bicknell as a down payment on the Café. “Things just fell into place,” she said. So on January 15, 2018, Marinia’s Country Café was born. It’s been a roller coaster of a ride, with all of the ups and downs of trying to work all of the kinks out of the system, finding the right staff and turning into a well oiled machine.

Marinia made the decision to be closed on Sundays, which really rocked the community. The Country Café was one of the only restaurants open on Sunday. But, at the time, Marinia was teaching a Sunday School class that she didn’t want to give up. Now, her Sundays are being used to prepare the menus for the week, getting the orders ready, scheduling employees and getting the restaurant ready for Monday.

If Marinia is the soul of the café, Guido is the heart. When the café opened, Greg was hired by Wayne County and works at the landfill, “which was a great blessing to our family.”

Greg worked out of town before the café was opened and was gone a lot. Guido will stop by each of the tables and visit, tell you a story or a joke and will leave you with a smile. When he sees a family walk in with children, he used to have a basket filled with candy that the children could pick from. Now, he gives them a bag filled with lollipops. He helps clear the tables, mops the floor, does the dishes and helps in anyway he can at closing time in order to get everyone home on time. This past year, he started

“Broom Races” on Main Street at the end of each shift in the summer. Even some of the patrons would get involved. If you’d like to watch the videos from these races, visit Marinia’s Country Café Facebook page. You can also find out what the special and soup of the day is. There is a coffee group that meets every “Waffle Wednesday” at 9:00 a.m., and I’m sure they would love for you to join them anytime.

Marinia and Greg made the decision to move into a travel trailer that they have setup behind the café. “I’ve got to be here. This is my responsibility, my job, my life,” stated Marinia. Every year, the café has gotten better and better. COVID was a scary time for the café, when everything was closed down. The decision was made to be open for eight hours a day and to do take-out only, and the community rallied and helped keep the café open.

Every employee

I spoke with from the cooks, Jay and Debbie, to the back of the house staff, Lisa, Vikki and Donnell, all said the same thing, “We are family, the patrons are family.” Jay stated, “I’ve never worked at a place where I feel so appreciated, not only by my co-workers and boss, but by the patrons. The patrons come in the back and thank me for the food, that’s never happened before.”

So, if you want to go where they know your name and are so very glad you came, stop by Marinia’s Country Café. Here’s to another five years.

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

Schools and Sports

WHS Girls Basketball Team Wins at 1A Region 20

by Lisa Jeppson

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

ting 16 and Justin Osburn chipping in 15. The third game had the same results against Tabiona, 48 to 36, with Tucker Chappell leading all scorers with 14 and Cache Eyre having 13.

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ing the 2011/2012 school year, the Wayne High School girls basketball team took the Region 20 Tournament. Seniors Haley Robins Michaelis, Sarah Taylor Luke and Whitney Coleman Harold led their team to win that year. Skip ahead eleven years to the 2022/2023 school year, and the Wayne High girls basketball team has done it again. They had some tough competition this year from Panguitch, Escalante, Valley, Piute, Bryce Valley and Dia-

mond Ranch. Watching the girls play as a team is like watching a well choreographed dance. During the championship games on Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th, Emma Hallows—along with AnDee VanDyke and the rest of the team—led them to the regional win. Hallows was nominated as the "Player of the Game" on both days and was given the privilege to cut the net down. This is a celebratory tradition in basketball when a team wins a region-

al championship. Upon talking with Emma Hallows, she stated, “I could never have achieved this without the help of ALL of my teammates.”

This year, the Wayne High Basketball team has six seniors, each of them an acting team captain. They are Haylie Durfey, Kate Taylor, AnDee VanDyke, Emma Hallows, Hadlee Taylor and Aspen New. Each of these six young ladies not only excelled on the basketball court, but also in the classroom. These young ladies have

also earned the Academic All-Region Honors. This honor is awarded to athletes who have maintained a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.75 or higher.

The families and all of those who helped shape these young ladies into great athletes and scholastic achievers should be very proud. We wish all of you the best of luck at the State Championship games, which are being held at the Sevier Valley Center on the campus of Snow College.

Garfield County School District Teacher Highlight

by Shawn Caine

Tracee Tebbs - Panguitch Elementary School

much-valued member of the Panguitch Elementary staff. Prior to teaching at Panguitch Elementary, Tracee Tebbs taught in Las Vegas. Tebbs stated that she is very grateful to be here now, and loves living and teaching in Garfield County.

Lisa Brienholt, principal at Panguitch

For over 15 years, Tracee Tebbs has been working hard to help every student in her classroom succeed. Her experience and dedication make her a

Elementary, said of Tebbs, “She is an excellent teacher. She is always learning and implementing new ideas into her classroom that will benefit her students. She loves her students with all her heart and would do anything for them.”

This year, Tebbs has

been busy incorporating computer science learning into her classroom. She has spent hours creating engaging lesson plans surrounding the 2nd-grade software programs and tech tools. The students’ favorite computer programs in her classroom are Lexia, i-Ready, Kahoot!, and Keyboarding Without Tears.

The children especially love the 2nd-grade CS/ Tech tool Ozobots. “The students are so excited to use this tech tool. It is really fun and educational for them to learn about computer programming,” said

The 2023 State Basketball Championship belongs to the Panguitch Bobcats, with a win over Piute, 58 to 46. Clint Barney clinched his third state championship behind what might be the best basketball team Panguitch High School (PHS) has produced. It was a hard fought game, with the Cats leading by 5 going into the fourth quarter, but they outscored the T-Birds, 14 to 7. In each game, the scoring was headed by a different player. In the final game, Cache Eyre finished with a high of 16, and the Cats most exciting player, Klyn Fullmer, had 14. This is the third state championship win for PHS this year, with wins in girls cross country and boys wrestling. There is a possibility of two more championships with the finishing out of track season.

When the Cats reached the finals, they had wins over Tintic, 61 to 84, with Tucker Chappell having 20 and Cache Eyre having 17. In the second game, they beat Rich, 61 to 44, with Klyn Fullmer get-

The Lady Cats did not have a very good tournament. They won their first game against Manila, 54 to 28, and looked real good. They fell on hard times, and lost to the number 1 team in the tournament, Rich, by the score of 36 to 31. The Cats led at half time, 21 to 14, through a tough defensive play, but the Rebels owned the 2nd half by 28 to 14. It was more of the same against Monument Valley, with the ladies only scoring four points in the last quarter. The Cats had over 40 turnovers and scored only 31 points.

Region 20 ruled the tournament, with the Cats and T-Birds playing for the championship win. Wayne won the girls championship in a really ugly game against Tabiona, 29 to 26. A win is a win, no matter what. We got there in the second half of that game. The scoreboard said the score was 12 to 8, but it had a "2" up there for the quarter. So I think that that might have been the 1st quarter score.

Activities and Event Schedule 2023

MARCH

• The coalition will be trained to facilitate a QPR suicide prevention class for the community.

• Guiding Good Choices parenting class - March 8, 15, 22 & 29 and April 5

APRIL

• Resiliency Town Hall with Jennie Taylor, guest speaker - April 6th, 1:50 pm for students, 5:30 for parents

• Easter Egg Hunt dates and Family kits - time is TBD

MAY

• Community QPR training, suicide prevention training - TBD

JUNE

Tebbs. This CS/Tech tool looks and acts a lot like R2D2 from Star Wars. Students have learned how to program the bot to follow a color-coded line, go “turbo speed,” spin around, switch directions, and dance.

When asked about the new Computer Science program, she said, “In the future, these students will be picking careers…I believe many of them will choose to go into computer programming because of their Computer Science education in Garfield County Schools.”

• Splash Pad open day - June 2nd at the City Park

• Southwest Youth Summit (Beaver) (youth training)

• Utah Youth Summit in Bryce Canyon (youth training)

JULY

• Scavenger Hunt - date and time is TBD

• CADCA mid-year youth training institute in Dallas TX (coalition member and youth training)

AUGUST

• Soap box derby, Family game night - August 19th

SEPTEMBER

• Community QPR training, suicide prevention training - TBD

OCTOBER

• Take Back Drug Day and Community Town Hall take back day - TBD

NOVEMBER

• Community QPR training, suicide prevention training - TBD

DECEMBER

• Ginger Bread family kits (Elementary Christmas play)

*Check Escalante Prevention Coalition's Facebook page for dates times and details on events and activities

Courtesy Breann Taylor Hallows

Wayne

School girls basketball team (above from L to R: Haylie Durfey, Kate Taylor, AnDee VanDyke,

Hallows, Hadlee Taylor and Aspen New) won the 1A Region 20 Tournament on February 17-18, 2023.

Courtesy Shawn Caine

For over 15 years, Tracee Tebbs has worked for Panguitch Elementary School.

USU Extension Partners to Offer Free Professional Tech Sales Training

by Shelby Ruud, Utah State University Extension

Tuition Waiver Makes Higher Education More Accessible for Utah’s Native American Students

CEDAR CITY - As of spring 2023, the Utah Native American Tuition Gap Award will give undergraduate students that are members of Utah’s eight federally recognized tribes the opportunity to obtain a tuition waiver at Southern Utah University.

“We are thrilled to offer this tuition waiver to current and future Native American students,” said SUU President Mindy Benson. “We want our students to experience the transformative power of higher education and pursue their degrees at SUU without financial barriers.

UTAH - Registration is now open for a free certification course designed to train technology sales professionals. The new 45-hour Certified Tech Sales Professional course is a partnership between Utah State University Extension and MarketStar, a Utah-based leader in the outsourced B2B inside sales industry. The program is ideal for people who live in rural areas as it allows professionals to work remotely. It guarantees participants an interview with MarketStar after completing the training course. The partnership is made possible by Utah Works Grant through the Utah System of Higher Education’s Talent Ready Utah.

“These are wellpaying positions with upward mobility that allow employees to work from home,” said Paul Hill, USU Extension professor. “We know from our research that remote jobs bring higher incomes and a greater quality of life for individuals and families in our rural communities, which in turn stimulates economic growth and diversity.”

Registration is limited to 20 people per month, with a goal of 200 program participants over the

two-year project. “We are thrilled for this partnership with MarketStar and the opportunities it will create for economic diversity and financial mobility in our rural Utah communities,” said Ken White, USU Extension vice president. MarketStar will hire for an estimated 1,000 positions in 2023-24 across all tech sales, tech enablement, and support roles.

“We are excited to partner with USU Extension to develop the new Certified Technology Sales

Professional certification,” said Justin Nalder, executive vice president of corporate operations for MarketStar. “There are more than 750,000 new inside sales jobs created in the U.S. each year, and Utah technology companies will need talented and trained sales professionals as our technology sector continues to grow and thrive. The new certificate program will connect talented people from Utah’s rural communities to high-demand sales skill training, and then to some of the most interesting and contemporary brands in technology. We are excited to participate in developing the program.”

A recent $500,000 Utah Works Grant funded

the program. The grant is awarded through Talent Ready Utah, housed within the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. Talent Ready Utah works closely with industry and education to develop workforce development solutions to build Utah’s talent pool by providing increased access to career and educational opportunities in high-growth industry sectors that result in career placements.

“The Utah Legislature graciously provided appropriations to Utah Works— a program that increases partnerships between businesses and the Utah System of Higher Education to provide short-term technical skills training to fill high-demand positions,” said Vic Hockett, director of Talent Ready Utah. “MarketStar is a visionary organization that is growing at a rapid rate. We are excited for the lives that will be changed through this expert-designed training offered by USU Extension to directly fill tech occupations.”

To register for the Certified Tech Sales Professional course, visit http:// remoteworkcertificate. com/sales.

I appreciate the collaboration with SUU’s current indigenous students and dedicated staff who assisted in the development of this opportunity and continue to create meaningful relationships and partnerships with Native communities.”

As of October 2022, 450 Native American students had been admitted to SUU, but only 84 were currently enrolled. The program seeks to help students with financial barriers to access, attend and complete their higher education. Once awarded, the waiver is renewable for up to eight semesters, ensuring students receive support to complete their degrees at SUU.

“This award is an important way to put investment behind our goal of serving our local and surrounding indigenous community who we know face barriers to start and to fin-

ish their education,” said Daneka Souberbielle, chief diversity officer at SUU.

“Even though this may not address all of the financial barriers our Native American students face, it’s a critical starting point for us to be intentional about our commitment to support current and potential indigenous students. ”

To be eligible to receive the Native American Student Award, students must meet all of the following criteria: Must be an admitted SUU student.

• Must be a Utah resident or a non-resident student who qualifies for resident tuition.

• Must be enrolled fulltime (12+ units) in a degree-seeking program.

• Must be an enrolled member of one of the federally recognized Utah tribes or any federal tribe and a graduate from a Utah high school

and eligible for in-state tuition.

• Must have a current completed FAFSA on file at SUU by the first day of classes each semester receiving the award. If a student is selected for verification, verification must be completed before funds are disbursed onto the student's account.

• This award will be renewable for up to eight semesters. In order to renew, students must continue to make satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion. Students that are interested in applying for the tuition waiver should visit SUU’s Financial Aid and Scholarships Office or contact their financial aid counselor.

—Southern Utah University

Courtesy Utah State University Extension

Registration is now open for a new, free 45-hour Certified Tech Sales Professional course designed to train technology sales professionals.

Courtesy Southern Utah University

As of spring 2023, the Utah Native American Tuition Gap Award will give undergraduate students that are members of Utah’s eight federally recognized tribes the opportunity to obtain a tuition waiver at Southern Utah University.

out on an ongoing basis, rather than once a year, and that opportunities to disclose conflicts occur regularly in meetings. If there will be a quorum either way, even if it is unclear whether there is a conflict, members should choose to recuse themselves from voting.

The member of the public who filed the complaint about ethics violations stated that the public trust has been repeatedly violated, including another issue on the agenda for tonight. Having an ordinance would make responsibilities and repercussions crystal clear and would stop this behavior immediately. Recusal has not been happening in situations when it should be. If this ordinance isn’t written, the complaint will be pushed up through the state.

The Town Planner stated that in Utah, disclosure is the norm rather than recusal, however, given the penalties, recusal should be chosen for the sake of protection. If the State Ethics Commission were to find a violation, the TC member would be removed from office and potentially prosecuted. The town needs to find a way to clear the air with the public. The TC could discus the problem in an Executive Session or in a public meeting.

A TC member asked if they can put together an ordinance that matches State Law. They can, however, all the penalties are already in place on a state level, so it would basically be a photocopy. The Mapleton Ethics Ordinance, which was included as an example with the complaint, includes a requirement of recusal but otherwise matches State Law. Another TC member stated that requiring recusal could be an issue in a small town because possible conflicts are common. It was responded that this isn’t an issue as long as there’s still a quorum. Two other TC

members stated that they could start with a resolution and could try to identify times when recusal should occur. The Town Planner stated that state law may be interpreted as not allowing jurisdictions to mandate recusal, but more research must be done. Drafts will be created and made available to the public. Conversations will continue with the Utah League of Cities and Towns.

The TC should also review the Bylaws that the Planning Commission (PC) is currently testing.

Next on the agenda was a complaint from Boulder Tree City. A letter from Tree City was read aloud. Ordinances state that any removal or trimming of trees in the town right of way must be approved by Tree City. In January, a number of trees were trimmed without prior approval. Tree City asked the trimmer and the town to desist until they could meet. At the February TC meeting, a presentation was given about Tree City roles to make sure codes were understood. TC members agreed during that meeting that they would only remove the most damaged tree by the town dumpsters. After this meeting, however, not only the one severely damaged tree was removed but also another tree. The permission for this tree removal was given by a TC member who actually did not have jurisdiction over trees, as according to code, this is a role of the Mayor. In addition, the TC member in question stated at a meeting that they had read the tree ordinance, and, therefore, should have known that they were in violation. The code states that a fine not exceeding $2500 for a first violation be assessed. The TC also did not receive permission to trim trees along Burr Trail and, in addition, town funding was allocated to trim trees on private land, which is prohibited. The TC member also stated that permission had been granted for trimming trees on private land, but when a Tree City member asked the landowner about it, the land-

owner stated that they had not given permission. Town funds were also allocated to remove trees on the water line, which is a conflict of interest as the water line is owned by a private company that the TC member in question works for. The letter asked that the TC hold the TC member in question accountable under the ordinances. This TC member also must be told that they have no authority over trees in the future. As the TC member was not present, more discussion will occur next month. The TC was also asked to rescind approval of the town funds for tree trimming on Burr Trail. A motion was made and passed to rescind this approval. The TC agreed to consult with Tree City in the future. Three members of Tree City were present and spoke. It was reiterated that they are making this complaint not because of the original violation, but because the agreement made after Tree City approached TC about the violation was still not followed.

A member of the TC stated that they need to hold themselves accountable, make sure there is a paper trail, and post information accurately so that the community knows what will be discussed. All TC members were part of the situation. Nothing should be voted on that isn’t explicitly in the agenda. Moving forward, the point person between Tree City and TC will be the Mayor. Responsibilities will include communicating with private property owners. Another TC member cited points that they believe should be altered in the ordinance, including that the town should have the final decision about trimming trees.

The tree invoices from A-OK are still unpaid. The town will pay for the two trees that were taken down by the dumpsters. The town will ask the Water Company to cover the cost of the trees above the pipe. For the rest, the town may have to raise

money to pay for it so that it doesn’t come out of the town budget. Communication will happen with landowners. In the future, according to code, private owners will be responsible for paying for trimming the trees on their land that are growing into the right of way. There are some issues with the invoices that A-OK will have to redo. The Mayor apologized and promised to be on top of this ordinance in the future.

A member of the public then cited the Municipal Ethics Act, stating that if any transaction is entered into, in combination with not disclosing a conflict of interest, the municipality shall dismiss the officer and void any contract entered into. They asked that the Town Planner and town consider this when prepping for the meeting next month. More conversation will occur at the next meeting when the TC member is present.

A Staff Report was made by the Zoning Administrator. Two home businesses were approved by the PC last month. A subdivision application will be presented next month, as will a CUP application for the Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch. Surveyors are coming to survey Robison Road and agreements will have to be written up with landowners. The Fourth of July celebration was discussed. A committee will be formed. Last year, the food was on a by-donation basis, and the costs were close to covered. Steve Johnson was chosen as the TC member for the committee and will reach out to other community members to make a five person committee.

Employee duties were discussed. A treasurer is needed to ensure separation of duties. Deposits need to be made more frequently. The state requires that all checks have two signatures. A current town employee could take on this role on a trial basis to determine what duties the treasurer would have, and then it could be advertised. All town jobs

should be defined in the ordinances.

Pay rates were discussed. A draft pay rate chart had been created. Rates should be based on skill set, responsibilities, and number of years in the position. Rates were voted on and approximate hours for each job were provided. The hours and responsibilities will be reevaluated in six months. The Town Clerk position will now begin at $21 per hour, at up to thirty hours per week, with renegotiation after six months based on training and job performance. The current Town Maintenance person will now receive $21.01 per hour, at up to thirty hours per week, based on three years in this position. The current PC clerk will now receive $27.91 per hour, at up to fifteen hours per month for PC duties (though the current clerk has been working more hours than this filling in duties for the TC clerk), based on eighteen years in this position. The current Zoning Administrator will now receive $21 per hour, at up to forty hours per month, based on two years in this position. The current Landfill position will now be at $12.99 per hour. The Deputy Clerk position will now be at $20 per hour.

Town money could be moved in order to make more on interest, however,

this may have to wait until the town approves a treasurer. A motion was made and passed to assign a temporary treasurer and evaluate the roles and time commitment of this job. More on town funding will be discussed next month.

Department reports followed.

The free box area has been recently cleaned.

• The Travel Council will be meeting in Boulder on Wednesday, March 15.

The Library continues to provide hot drinks and baked goods.

The elk in the Town Park will be burned in effigy on Sunday, March 5 at 7pm.

A new virtual key system is in place at the Town Hall.

A few TC and PC members have not yet completed required training.

Upcoming business for next month includes looking at the tree ordinance, conflict of interest, A-OK tree invoices, Zoning Administrator Staff Report, and a Fourth of July update. The Boulder Town Council meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. The April meeting may be rescheduled, possibly for Friday, April 21. This will be confirmed and notice will be provided.

Obituaries

Bonnie Shelton King

1931 - 2023

BICKNELL - Our kind, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Vera Bonnie Shelton King, passed away February 27, 2023, in Richfield, Utah surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Bonnie was born on October 5th, 1931, the youngest of five children, three boys and two girls, born to Verland Findley and Vera Willie Shelton. She was raised in Mendon, Utah in the Cache Valley. Bonnie attended South Cache High School graduating in 1949. She went to work at various departments at Utah State University as a secretary.

She met her future husband Jack V. King as he attended USU. They were married March 1, 1957 in Mendon, Utah. They then moved to Wayne County, Utah to work on a livestock operation that Jack and his family owned. Jack preceded her in death February 4, 2007.

In 1963, she went to work for the Dixie National Forest at the Teasdale Ranger Office. After 25 years of government service, she took early retirement, as a GS-7 Business Management Assistant. She was known fondly by the locals that worked with the forest service as “Ranger King”.

Bonnie loved being outside gardening and landscaping her home. She canned the produce from her garden, her salsa and pickles were the best. She was a skilled quilter, winning awards at county and state fairs. She made quilts for all of her grandchildren, that they will cherish forever. Bonnie taught her children and their spouses the art of canning, baking, and sewing. Each have their own recipe of “Bonnie’s Best” homemade bread.

She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving where called.

Bonnie is survived by her children: Kenneth Hugh and Virginia King, Riverton, WY; Verland Jack and Terri King, Bicknell, UT; Camille and Dennis Blackburn, Bicknell, UT; and Vance Volney and Jodi King Vernal UT; 12 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren; brother Don and Judy Shelton, Mendon, UT; sister-in-law Shirley Hanscomb.

She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, parents in law Hugh V. and Fern Pace King; daughter Teresa King Sharp; grandson Jesse Verland King; grandson in law Justin Giles; siblings Ruth & Clark Ellerman; Doug & Marilyn Shelton, Ross & Kathryn Shelton.

The family wishes to express our thanks to Connie Durfey and the staff at the BeeHive Home in Richfield for the kind care given to mom.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel in Bicknell, where friends called for viewing from 11:0012:30 P.M. prior to the services.

Burial was in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home in Richfield and Salina, Utah.

Online guestbook and livestreaming of the services at springerturner.com

Online guestbook at springerturner.com

Utah Food Bank Southern Distribution Center Expands as Need Increases

by Alex Gonzalez, Utah News Connection

NOTICE TO WATER USERS

The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. 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 on or before Mar. 29, 2023 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

61-3398 (a49973): Don Jensen, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (3.5 miles NE of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC.

61-3399 (a49975): Gabriele Kiss propose(s) using 0.0127 cfs OR 1 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile east of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.

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Announcement of Positions

Wayne School District is accepting applications for the following positions:

Elementary Teacher

Loa Elementary — Full time benefitted position. Grade level to be determined. This position will start in August for the 2023-24 School Year.

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree and Utah Elementary Teaching License or be working toward these credentials. Candidates seeking an intern position will be considered. Salary will be based on qualifications and Wayne School District teacher salary schedule. A current resume, a university transcript showing all course work, a copy of applicant’s teaching license, and two letters of recommendation should accompany the application

SOUTHERN UTAH -

The need for emergency food in Utah's six southernmost counties is on the rise, so Utah Food Bank is expanding its Southern Distribution Center in St. George to meet the demand, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Ginette Bott, president and CEO of the Utah Food Bank, noted the Southern Distribution Center opened in 2011, but the state's dynamics and population have evolved since then. Changing economic outlooks in places like Beaver County could result in higher need for food assistance. Bott said the center will serve Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, San Juan and Washington counties.

"Its footprint, its ability to store fresh food, have more volunteers—all of the things we need to be able to serve Southern Utah better—will come alongside with the expansion of this building," Bott explained. "We're so pleased and so excited to see it happen."

Bott pointed out it is part of overall expansion plans for the food bank. In

addition to the St. George location, the organization is working to build two other distribution centers; in Blanding, in San Juan County, and Springville, in Utah County.

Bott reported the Southern Distribution Center sends food to 43 local food pantries, that pass it along to 31,000 Utahns who face food insecurity. It is an area where one in six kids is unsure where their next meal will come from. Coming just as extra federal pandemic food benefits end, Bott sees the expansion as a crucial piece to keep fighting hunger in the Beehive State.

"This is only good news for those who are in that situation, to be able to have a bigger, broader range of inventory," Bott observed. "This is going to be a 'win-win' for the folks of Southern Utah."

The expansion includes more warehouse storage space and a walkin refrigerator. Bott added Utah Food Bank must track and adapt to the changes the state undergoes. She encouraged people to continue volunteering and donating when they can.

Legal Notices

ACCEPTING BIDS PANGUITCH CITY

Panguitch City is accepting bids for the installation of a chain link backstop structure at the softball field located at the Panguitch Elementary School. Engineering drawings are available at the Panguitch City Office. Bids needs to include permanent chain link fence on a mow strip along two sides of the field and a temporary outfield fence. Engineering drawings on the fence are also available at the Panguitch City Office. This project will need to be completed in the spring of 2023. Bids will be received until March 23, 2023 at 5:00pm at the Panguitch City Office, 25 South 200 East, PO Box 75, Panguitch, UT 84759. Panguitch City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Panguitch City is accepting separate bids for the construction of two dugouts at the softball field located at the Panguitch Elementary School. Engineering drawings are available at the Panguitch City Office. This project will need to be completed in the spring of 2023. Bids will be received until March 23, 2023 at 5:00pm at the Panguitch City Office, 25 South 200 East, PO Box 75, Panguitch, UT 84759. Panguitch City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 9 & 16, 2023

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY

PROPOSED CHANGE FROM: RESORT RECREATION WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

TO: RESIDENTIAL/AGRICULTURAL

INTENDED USE: RESIDENTIAL/ AGRICULTURAL no longer used in conjunction with existing approved RV/

61-3381 (a49994): Cameron and Jennifer Norton propose(s) using 0.0039 cfs OR 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (Mammoth Creek Area) for DOMESTIC.

EXTENSION(S)

61-3389 (a15500a): D&G Property Holdings, LLC is/are filing an extension for 0.138 cfs from the South Fork Sevier River (9 miles north of Panguitch) for IRRIGATION. KANE COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

61-3392 (a49993): Family Trust of The George R. Aiken Jr. and Donna M. Aiken Revocable Trust propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NE of Long Valley Jnct) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.

EXTENSION(S)

61-176 (a31910): Kane County Water Conservancy District is/are filing an extension for 0.85941 cfs OR 174.35 ac-ft. from groundwater and spring (Duck Creek/ Strawberry Valley) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

61-2703 (a31910a): Kane County Water Conservancy District is/are filing an extension for 0.2625 cfs OR 82.02 ac-ft. from groundwater and spring (Duck Creek/ Strawberry Valley) for MUNICIPAL: In Kane County Water Conservancy District.

Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 2 & 9, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BICKNELL TOWN

DOCUMENT 001113

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Bicknell Well Development Project will be received, by Bicknell Town online at Quest CDN until 2:00pm local time on March 29th, 2023 at which time the Bids received will be opened. The Project consists of the following: Drill and log a pilot exploration borehole, then ream a production borehole and construct a production well.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Ensign Engineering, 225 N. 100 S., RICHFIELD, UT 84701 Kelly Chappell; 435-896-2983, kchappell@ensignutah.com. Electronic copies of the bid documents will be made available at the following website: https:// ensignutah.com/bid-access/

A pre-bid meeting will be held via Google meets on March 15th at 2:00 PM local time. The last day for questions is March 23rd, 2023

Bicknell Well Development Pre-Bid Meeting

Wednesday, March 15 · 2:00 - 3:00pm

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cfc-bwccben

Or dial: 0303-806-3(US) +1 42 PIN: 705 960 400#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/cfc-bwccben?pin=4808014525304

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

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 2 & 9, 2023

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE TO ENGINEERS GARFIELD COUNTY

HENRIEVILLE FLOODING EWP PROJECT

Garfield County is seeking the services of a qualified engineering company to provide design services for flood and water control structures in Henrieville Town.

Work will be conducted in Henrieville Town and shall conform to NRCS standards and specifications and current local laws and codes. Pre-bid Review Leaves Henrieville Fire Station, 70 W Mainstreet, Henrieville, Tuesday March 14, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, information on the Request for Proposals can be obtained from Garfield County Public Works Department, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone (435) 238-0935, Email: dave.dodds@garfield.utah.gov.

The deadline for submitting the proposal is 4:00 p.m. on March 24, 2023. The County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all proposals.

Garfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2023

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MARCH 9, 2023

Social & Emotional Wellness Teaching Assistant Wayne School District is seeking a part-time Teaching Assistant who will work alongside our Social & Emotional Coordinators. This person will work at all of our schools to teach students to develop social & emotional wellness skills. Candidates must have the following skills: good communication, conflict resolution, professionalism, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Preference will be given to individuals who have or are seeking a social science degree.

This position is for 20-27 hours a week, with no benefits. The starting wage for this position is $16.41 per hour

Interested individuals may fill out a written application at Wayne School District Office, or found online at the district website www.waynesd.org

Applications for any positions may be submitted in person or electronically to tyler.newton@waynesd. org and/or randy.shelley@waynesd.org

Applications will be accepted until these positions are filled. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications.

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

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Front Desk Agents Laundry Services

Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen

Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by in person to complete an application. We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761

Weed Specialist

Panguitch

Garfield County is accepting applications for a Weed Specialist in Panguitch and other areas of Garfield County.

The position is part-time from April to September. The successful candidate will be required to obtain Utah Commercial Pesticide Applicator License.

Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, 55 South Main, Panguitch or at www.garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2023.

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

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

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The Utah Food Bank's Southern Distribution Center works closely with 25 local grocery stores to help provide fresh food to Utahns in need.

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Classified ads start at just $7.50 per week for 25 words or less.

HELP WANTED

Housekeepers Wanted

Bryce Glamp and Camp

We are looking for hardworking, detail-oriented housekeepers! Ability to work into front desk desired. Full-time and part-time position available GREAT PAY. Housing accommodations may be available for those who live far. For inquiries, please call (725) 270-9383. To apply, please visit our office, which is open from 10am-7pm daily. Located at 555 West Yellow Creek Road, Cannonville, UT 84718.

at the Panguitch Stake Center, 550 S. 100 W Panguitch. Call 559-908-1498 for information.

SERVICES

When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne & Garfield Counties

For

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

Panguitch High Agriculture/Ag Systems Tech/ Welding Teacher

Drama/Music Teacher at Panguitch Middle/High Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High District Wide IT Specialist

Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Para-Professionals at All Schools

Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers

SALARY: Please see 2022-2023 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

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

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

Please direct questions to:

AES Head Teacher Robin Gibbs (435-624-3221)

BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322)

BVES Principal Pete Peterson (435-679-8619)

BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835)

EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205)

PES Principal Lisa Breinholt (435-676-8847)

PMS/PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805)

Superintendent John Dodds (435-676-8821)

Online application available: www.garfk12.org

Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position. Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

ISO RENTAL/LEASE

Seeking a Long-term Rental/Lease in the Torrey/ Teasdale/Grover/Loa Area.

We are building a home near Grover and would like a place to stay while we do it.

To place your ad, call 435-826-4400 or email