The Wayne & Garfield County Insider March 15, 2018

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BLM to Host Public Scoping Meetings for New Monument Plans Bears Ears National Monument Monday, March 26 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. San Juan High School 311 North 100 East, Blanding UT 84511 Tuesday, March 27 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Bluff Community Center 3rd East and Mulberry Bluff Rd., Bluff UT 84512 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Wednesday, March 28 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Kanab Middle School 690 South Cowboy Way, Kanab UT 84741 Thursday, March 29 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Additional information about the planning effort for GSENM is located at: https:// goo.gl/EHvhbc and for BENM at: https://goo.gl/uLrEae. The public is encouraged to help identify any issues, management questions, or concerns that should be addressed in the planning processes.

The comments will be used to help set the parameters, or scope, of the review of the Insider land use plans.

Phipps Arch in Grand-Staircase Escalante NM, a subject The public of upcoming public scoping meetings. scoping meetings provide the public an land use plan and associated opportunity to talk to resource specialists and submit written EIS for the Shash Jáa unit.

The BLM invites mem- comments in person. Combers of the public to attend Scoping Meetings meetings at the following dates Cont'd on page 2 and locations: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host four public scoping meetings as part of the ongoing land use planning for Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). Scoping efforts were initiated Jan. 16, 2018, for the BENM - Indian Creek and Shash Jáa units; the GSENM- Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon units; and federal lands previously included in the GSENM that are now excluded from its boundaries. In total, the BLM will produce six land use plans and two associated Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). The BLM and U.S. Forest Service will jointly prepare the

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Romney Visits Panguitch During Senate Campaign Tour PANGUITCH – Mitt Romney may already have had his keys in the truck with the motor running when he declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate, on February 16. No sooner had he make his announcement than he was plying Utah’s roadways—with a small supporting cast from his campaign team—on a mission to meet with Utahns all over the state, face-to-face.

Romney is vying for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Orrin Hatch, who will retire from that office this fall after serving for 41 years.

Romney's trip almost seems unnecessary. Rarely has there been a more readily recognizable U.S. Senate candidate than Mitt Romney, and he may be Utah’s most popular adopted son—possibly ever.

Neverthless, he is scheduling appointments and making appearances throughout the state, including in many of the outlying rural areas that rarely receive much attention.

Media coverage during Romney’s Utah campaign trip these past few weeks has already yielded reports about his positions on a variety of major issues. We’ve learned, among other things, that he supports the recent executive order downsizing GSENM and Bears Ears; he supports construction of the Lake Powell Pipeline; he agrees that climate change is real and that human activity is contributing to it; in rural areas that are struggling economically he is looking to county-specific plans for economic growth.

The Insider met with Governor Romney at Panguitch’s Cowboy's Smokehouse, on March 6.

He and his campaign staff were both organized and personable. The candidate and his team appeared relaxed and happy, and eager to meet with people.

Romney himself, at 70, still has a youthful aspect. Conversation with him is warm and easy—you feel like he is talking with you, rather than at you; a laudable characteristic for any public servant.

Following is an abridged, very lightly edited transcript of our meeting (edited only for general readability).

Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate and Governor of Massachusetts, has declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate from the State of Utah. In recent weeks he's been making the rounds throughout the state, meeting with his prospective constituents.                            INSIDER: We assume about public lands, about wa- We ask them what they’re con- gether, having a conversation.

ROMNEY: I think in the you are on the road campaign- ter, and about economic devel- cerned about and what they’re ing—but…what is this trip for opment. So I wanted to go to thinking about. It’s an educa- process of dealing with public the places that I didn’t know as tion. It’s also extraordinarily lands, federal lands in particuyou?

ROMNEY: I’ve lived well. I think we’ve been to fif- beautiful. I’ve been to the na- lar, there needs to be a great along the Wasatch Front for teen counties and twenty-seven tional parks, but I haven’t been deal more local involvement some time and am aware of cities, in the last three weeks. to all the land around the parks. in decision making for the acsome of the issues that we We stop and talk to mayors and I’ve never been to Panguitch cess and usage of public lands.

The idea that these decisions have along the Wasatch Front, county commissioners. And [for example].

INSIDER: One of the are made in Washington, eibut we have eleven counties in then we also stop at diners, Utah that are shrinking. And unannounced, just go in and things it seems you’ve been Romney Tour the people are very concerned sit down and talk to families. good at is bringing parties toCont'd on page 3

Ruby's Inn Receives 2018 Businesses of the Year Award

USDA to Host Roundtables on Rural Opioid Misuse Utah Ranked High Among States with Death Due to Drug Overdose

vice it renders the county. Ruby’s Inn stays open year round and employs over 600 people during peak season. The hotel also donates and provides support to the schools and the communities of Garfield County.

“We appreciate being recognized for our contribution to the rural community and economy,” said Lance Syrett, general manager at Ruby’s Inn. “Receiving this award means a lot not only to the company of Ruby’s Inn, but also to the

SALT LAKE CITY - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett has announced USDA is hosting a series of monthly roundtables on opioids through the summer.

“The opioid epidemic in rural communities is more than a public health issue,” Hazlett said. “This is a matter of rural prosperity. Opioid misuse is impacting the quality of life and economic well-being in small towns, which is why partnering with rural leaders to address this crisis is critical to the future of rural America.”

In 2016, the state of Utah lost 635 people to this epidemic and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked Utah as one of the states with a high death rate at 22.35 per 100,000 due to drug overdose.

Utah also has one of the highest overdose rates among veterans.

“As an agency dedicated to the quality of life for rural communities, we are keenly aware

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Syrett family receiving 2018 Garfield County of the Year award as part of the Businesses of the Year award administered by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

BRYCE CANYON - Rural Utah businesses make a major impact not only to the local economy, but also to the state’s. For this reason, Ruby’s Inn—a historic hotel and resort located just outside Bryce Canyon National Park—received the 2018 Garfield County of the Year award as part of the Businesses of the Year award administered by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

“Ruby’s Inn is not only a great business for Garfield County, but also for the state of Utah,” said Jerry Taylor, Garfield County commissioner. “Ruby’s Inn has an immense business model that focuses on families and building the community. We appreciate all that Ruby’s Inn and the Syrett family do.”

Ruby’s Inn received this award for its growth, the employment it offers and the ser-

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

THURS. MAR. 15 - WED. MAR. 21

Beware the ides of March for cloudy days and rain is in the cards for us this week . Showers, and possibly snow, Thursday through Sunday. Highs in 40s; lows in the 20s. Monday through Wednesday, partly cloudy. Highs in the low 40s; lows in the 20s. Precip chance 20-50% for the week. Et tu, weather?

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No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

— Gaius Julius Caesar

Wayne County Democratic Party to Hold 2018 Caucus

TORREY Wayne County's Democratic Party will hold its 2018 caucus and convention on Tuesday evening, March 20th, from 7:009:00 pm in Torrey's D . U . P. Building located at 50 S. Main Street. All votCourtesy Ty Markham ers residing in DUP building in Torrey, where Wayne Wayne County County's Democratic Party Caucus and are welcome to Convention will be held on Tuesday, attend, including March 20.

17 yr-olds who registered voters as well as will turn 18 before November registered voters, including 6th (date of general election). (but not limited to) Democrats The Democratic Party and "Unaffiliated" voters. conducts "open" caucuses, —Wayne County meaning that it is open to unDemocratic Party

Garfield County Democratic Party to Hold Caucus and Convention

ESCALANTE - The Garfield County Democratic Party will be holding its neighborhood caucus and County Convention on the same night: Tuesday, March 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Escalante High School.

Precinct officers and state convention delegates will be elected at this meeting, which is open to all American citizens, regardless of party affiliation.

—Garfield County Democratic Party ALL content for THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE NOON to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.

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To Name or Not to Name? That is Questionable.

Washington National Airport was renamed for Reagan in 1998, nine years after his death.

The Hoover Dam was dedicated to Hoover three years after his death.

The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was named eight years after his death.

LBJ died eight months before the space center in Houston was renamed for him in 1973.

The Interstate Highway System was authorized in 1956. Championed by Eisenhower who died in 1969, it was completed over the next 35 years and renamed to honor him.

But Rep. Noel wants to name a highway after a disgraced sitting president, right now, in this session.

We are one year into this presidency and it's shrouded in scandal. Six aides and 13 Russian nationals are indicted, and more will be. Can we please wait and see where this is going?

Trump's lawyer paid a porn star to cover up a salacious affair. His staff is riddled with walk-outs. Key staff members are so flawed they are unable to receive security clearances. He tweets like a angsty 12-year-old boy. Betting sites give 4-7 odds that Trump will be impeached.

Wait and see how this presidency is validated first. What's the rush, Noel?

The blow back from the tourism sector will be fast and furious, especially as members of his team have clearly colluded with Russia.

Can't we wait to see if he has, before risking naming a storied, already-popular highway after him?

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of the impact this epidemic has on our smaller, more isolated areas in the state,” said Randy Parker, Utah State Director for USDA Rural Development, “We recognize here in Utah the work to combat the opioid crisis is already underway and we are committed to assisting those efforts.”

Beginning this month, Hazlett will convene regional roundtables to bring together partners in five states to raise awareness and better understand what support rural communities need to address opioid misuse. Key topics will include challenges associated with substance use disorder; strategies for prevention, treatment and recovery; and how these measures can be replicated to effectively address the epidemic in

other rural communities.

Roundtables will be held: March 14 in Pennsylvania April 11 in Utah May 9 in Kentucky June 6 in Oklahoma July 11 in Maine To be notified of roundtable event specifics as they become available, subscribe to receive email updates from USDA on rural opioid misuse.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2016 nearly 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. An overwhelming majority of these overdose deaths involved an opioid. At 174 people each day, this is more than the number of lives lost in car accidents or gun-related homicides. While no corner of the country has gone untouched by this issue, the opioid epidemic has hit rural America particularly hard.

Spring Time in Capitol Reef

Gifford House Opening and 2018 Easter Event

FRUITA - Spring is around the corner. Though the weather becomes warmer, occasional snowfall can still occur. “While planning your trip, check the weather and don’t forget the daylight-saving time change and spring ahead one hour on March 11,” says park ranger Shauna Cotrell.

The Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center is open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm daily. Enjoy the exhibits, park movie and the Capitol Reef Natural History Association bookstore. Geology talks and special programs will be offered as staffing allows, check at the visitor center for times and locations.

The historic Gifford House, located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the visitor center on the Scenic Drive, will be

open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm daily starting Wednesday March 14, 2018. The Gifford House, operated by the Capitol Reef Natural History Association, has pioneer history information on display and sells fresh baked pies (pies will be sold for $3.14 on Pi day, March 14), breads and pastries. Learn about this non-profit park partner at www.capitolreefnha.org and enjoy a taste of Fruita's history!

On Saturday March 31, 2018 the Capitol Reef Natural History Association will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Picnic Area at 9:00 am.

Parking is limited. Kids up to 10 years old can participate and special prizes will be offered for each age group. The Easter bunny will be on site for this family-fun event.

—National Park Service

Garfield Memorial Hospital’s Mobile Clinic is now open each Wednesday starting at 10:30am until as needed.

We are located inside the Bryce Canyon City Fire Station.

Services provided include: Blood Draws, A1C checks, Well checks, CDL Physicals, Sports and Scout Physicals, Immunizations and also Urinalysis.

Call us to set up an appointment!

We also accept walk-ins.

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USDA is committed to being a partner to rural communities to address substance misuse disorder at the local level through program investment, strategic partnerships and best practice implementation.

For more information, go to USDA’s opioid misuse in rural America webpage.

In the area of quality of life, the Task Force included a recommendation to modernize

health care access. The report highlighted the importance of telemedicine in enhancing access to primary care and specialty providers. The Task Force also found that improved access to mental and behavioral health care, particularly prevention, treatment and recovery resources, is vital to addressing the opioid crisis and other substance misuse in rural communities.

—U.S. Department of Agriculture

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through the project ePlanning page at: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc, mailed to 669 S Hwy 89A Kanab, UT 84741, or emailed to BLM_UT_CCD_monuments@blm.gov.

The two planning areas cover approximately 2.1 million acres of federal land in Garfield, Kane, and San Juan counties. The new planning efforts will replace the 2000 Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Management Plan and replace portions of the 2008 Monticello Resource Management Plan.

—Bureau of Land Management

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ments must be received within 15 days of the last scheduled public meeting for the specific planning effort.

Comments on the BENM plan may also be submitted until April 11 directly through the project ePlanning page at: https://goo.gl/uLrEae, mailed to P.O. Box 7 Monticello, UT 84535, or emailed to blm_ut_ monticello_monuments@blm. gov.

Comments on the GSENM plan may also be submitted until April 13 directly Ruby's Inn

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Syrett family. We had four generations of the Syrett family at Utah’s State Capitol to receive this award.”

During the 2018 Utah Legislative Session, Ruby’s Inn, along with 20 other businesses located in rural counties, received the Rural Businesses of the Year award. This is the first year that the GOED has implemented the Business of the Year award program.

“Several businesses were brought to our attention, but Ruby’s Inn stood out to us as a county commission,” Taylor said. “We live and work in rural Utah and what these companies, specifically Ruby’s Inn, do for Garfield County makes a positive impact to the area.”

Governor Herbert wanted to highlight the outstanding businesses in each of the 25 rural counties for the 2017 year. The GOED and county commissioners in each of the rural counties worked together to pick the businesses to represent their county through this award. The businesses were chosen for the size of the company, job opportunities and economic impact it has on the community.

“I believe we need to continue honoring and recognizing the outstanding businesses and people in Garfield County that do so much for our county and state,” Taylor said. “The Businesses of the Year award is a great step towards recognizing this goal.”

—Governor's Office of Economic Development

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ther by a president unilaterally, under the Antiquities Act, or by the Bureau of Land Management or the Department of Interior, is in my opinion not as wise as one that has much more local decision making.

Public involvement where lands are guided not just by a national agenda but by the local interests and perspectives.

So, I look at the decision—on the original decision by President Clinton and the decision

by President Obama with regards to Bears Ears—and think that the idea that a president, without the support of Congress, or the state legislature, can make a designation that dramatically changes the character and usage of land, is in my opinion a mistake, unless it is to protect an antiquity. If there is some kind of antiquity to protect, then yes, of course.

If you’re taking five or ten thousand acres or twenty thousand acres, that makes sense.

But if you’re talking a couple of million acres, you probably ought to involve local participation of elected officials in Congress and state officials.

Lisa Murkowski [Senator from Alaska] has a bill in Congress saying if the president wants to take a massive amount of land, it should take the approval of the local state legislature.

INSIDER: I‘ve read that you approve of that.

ROMNEY: Yeah, I think that makes sense. I haven’t read the bill, but I approve of the concept of letting a state [have a say], particularly a state like ours where 66% of the state is federal land. You want to have some local involvement. Not necessarily as the final word, but for incorporating the views and perspectives of local officials. In Emery County, for instance, the county commissioners and BLM work pretty closely together and have developed a plan where they come together and say, ‘this is the way we can approach it.’ In other counties, it’s a battle. Finding a way to say, ‘OK, how can we get the federal, the state and the local [entities] to collaborate. Let’s make some trades of state land, federal land and other things that might be necessary to meet the interests of all the parties involved.’ But as someone who uses the national parks, and uses state lands, as a person who enjoys taking my grandkids to them, I want them to be kept natural and pure.

But I also don’t like the idea of a president—whether it’s my [party’s] president or the opposition party’s president— unilaterally making these decisions.

INSIDER: It’s true, the Executive Orders in both cases have left people in our area reeling, in different directions.

ROMNEY: Now we can talk about what’s best for economic development. And I’m curious, as to what is best for the economic development for Escalante as well as Panguitch and the other communities.

INSIDER: Well, one thing we all seem to agree on is the need for diversification.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has their 25,000 rural jobs program…. and we recognize that even one or several good jobs in any of our counties is a big deal. But a big concern is that many employers are actually shortstaffed, and one of the biggest reasons is we are in desperate need of housing.

ROMNEY: We were in Springdale this morning and they have the same issue. People love to come there and come and visit but the housing prices are going through the roof. People who work there can’t afford to live there, and they have to come from Hurricane and it’s a one hour drive.

INSIDER: You’ve covered a lot of ground on this trip talking about your basic positions on various issues, including public lands. But…why are you doing

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U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney has been logging the miles meeting with citizens throughout Utah—asking them what they're concerned about. this (running for U.S. Senate)?

ROMNEY: Because I care.

I mean just because you don’t get voted to “general” doesn’t mean you stop fighting. And there are issues at the state level that are important to people in the state I care about. There are also national issues that I think are very, very important. Fundamentally, whether it’s at the state or local level, I think we need more people in Washington with sober judgement. And I categorize myself as being in that group. I think we’re going through what could be over the next 10 or 20 years highly disruptive times, in our country.

In part because of the advent of artificial intelligence and automation, in part because of the emergence of other great powers. And that’s going to change employment in this country, it’s going to change the nature of almost every industry. There‘s a guy, Marc Andreessen, who said that, “software eats everything.” He’s a venture capitalist in California, and the founder of Netscape. His view is that virtually every business is going to be consumed in some way and changed in some way by the advent of software and artificial intelligence. Some others think we’ll lose as many as half the jobs in America over the next 20 years. And hopefully they’ll be replaced with good jobs, but that’s uncertain…we don’t know what they will be.

INSIDER: And how do we deal with that, with the distribution of wealth…

ROMNEY. Yes. This is a very big challenge that the country is going to face, and I think that having spent my life in the private sector, for the most part, but also having some experience in government and also the voluntary sector, allows me to help guide some of the decisions that we make in this regard. And so for me there is an agenda that is Utah-specific for Utah issues, primarily around public lands, water. And then there are issues that are national, which affect

Utah as well as the rest of the country. And economic development, our national spending, our level of debt, our military spending, all of these things come into play as important for the people of Utah as well as for the people of the country.

INSIDER: How do you feel about this tax plan that just went through?

ROMNEY: It wasn’t identical to mine. I wanted to lower the corporate tax rate to 25%.

Interestingly, President Obama I think agreed with me in the debate when I said I wanted to bring the corporate tax rate down to 25%. It’s a lot lower than I wanted, and therefore has an impact on raising the deficit. I am a budget hawk. I like balanced budgets, I want to get us to a balanced budget.

I want to get us to start pulling down the debt burden that we have. Is it [the recent tax plan] going to stimulate growth? Yes. Was it something we needed to do in terms of the corporate tax rate? In my view, yes. It would have been a little different if I’d been president. But it was in the direction I wanted--I would have voted for it if I’d been in the Senate, although I would have tried to shape it a little differently.

INSIDER: What if the growth does not match projections, and the deficit keeps climbing?

ROMNEY: We are going to see deficits grow, in part because of the aging of the American population, and Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security-they are two thirds of federal spending. They are going to be growing. And interest will probably grow, interest costs, as interest rates come up. And you know, we hope that things work [with this tax plan] and if things don’t work you have to go back and make adjustments and go back and change things.

INSIDER: How do we turn this bus around? We’ve got, what is it…a fourteen plus trillion dollar debt right now?

ROMNEY: Twenty tril-

lion. It’s twenty trillion and it’s adding almost 1.5 trillion a year.

INSIDER: If we just allow that train to keep going in that direction, what’s going to happen?

ROMNEY: Yeah, looking at federal spending is kind of interesting. Two thirds of federal spending is automatic.

It happens without vote. Those are our entitlements. It’s nondiscretionary. The other third of all federal spending is in the budget. And half of that one third--or one sixth of the total--is military, and the other half is everything else. And so Congress keeps on looking at how to cut back on the one third. The big one is the entitlements for coming retirees, and the only way to ultimately have a stable budget is not changing the retirement program for [current] retirees or people near retirement, but to say to people who are in their teens, ‘you’re going to have to work instead of to age 65 or 67, you have to work to age 68 or 69 to be able get full benefits in Social Security or Medicare.’ Likewise, saying to people with higher income—you who have higher incomes, you’re going to pay a higher tax.

INSIDER: Do you think that’s going to fly?

ROMNEY: Well…that’s what I proposed when I was running for president, and Paul

Page 3 Ryan did as well, and interestingly, we won among people 65 and older, Paul Ryan and I did.

So it doesn’t change the deal for those in retirement or near retirement but it does change it for young people coming along. If we make modest changes literally adding a year or two to the retirement age, and then taxing higher income people who receive the [Medicare, Social Security] benefits.

That’s down the road, not now, down the road, then we get this back to a balanced budget. So that’s the course. And then of course there are the things--just the size of the federal government, in its bureaucracy, has become a burden. If it’s going to take five years to do an environmental review on a small project, that’s unnecessary spending, you can cut that back. But still, those are nickels and dimes compared to the big dollars on entitlements.

INSIDER: And yet there are a lot things we need to invest in, like infrastructure….

ROMNEY: Yeah. Yeah.

With regards to infrastructure, soon we [vehicles] are going to be all electric, at least within urban or suburban areas, within a decade or two. And so there won’t be a gas tax. Because cars are electric. And that’s already happening. And likewise for Internet sales. Internet sales means no sales tax. States are not getting the revenues they

used to get to do infrastructure projects. So we get to revisit, how we--if we’re all electric-how we tax vehicles and provide for our roads.

INSIDER: Since you’re here visiting Wayne & Garfield this is a rare opportunity for you to send a message directly to our constituents. Anything in particular you’d like to say to them?

ROMNEY: I want to help the people of Utah. Rural Utah needs help perhaps more than some of the faster growing areas. There are different challenges here than there are along the Wasatch Front. I care about people in all those areas, but I want to pay particular attention to those areas that are feeling the greatest pain right now. I came here today to look at the fire, the forest fire, and the Dixie National Forest, and it’s an environmental crisis.

Because with the deforestation we’re now seeing mud slides, and dirty water going into Panguitch Lake, and the challenge here that is by the time the federal government gets around to reforesting the property, irreparable damage has occurred, so speeding the process along, and understanding how to reforest and provide greater habitat for wildlife, is important. All those things are what brought me to this little corner of the county.

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New Bryce Valley Elementary School Plans Close to Completion

BRYCE VALLEY - The new Bryce Valley Elementary School (BVES) plans are getting close to going to bid.

Staff are reviewing the plans to make sure their needs are addressed and that the future for learning at BVES is well addressed in the new building. District staff and Tropic town officials are working to remedy easements where the school borders town parcels.

Currently Bryce Valley residents are being surveyed to show their choice for the masonry patterns and colors for their new building. Plans are available for review at both the district office and at the BVES office.

The district just received the results from an engineering study which was performed on the gymnasium adjacent to the Panguitch Elementary School (PES) campus. There have been questions about the stability and life of the building. The engineering study came back in favor of the existing facility. The report gave the gym a recommendation of at least 40+ years provided some immediate action is taken to remedy water problems

found in the study. Preliminary cost reports show needed fixes will come in way under projections. With this bit of good news and a savings of up $1.5 million, the new PES will not need a full gym and will save on construction costs immensely. The district is planning on starting the replacement process for PES as soon as BVES is under way.

In an effort to make sure all district students have adequate facilities for their education, the Board of Education has worked long and hard to make sure as much money as possible is on hand prior to the building projects.

The board has also voiced approval allowing the newest structure at PES to become a Kindergarten Center. This would take the building located at 200 S 100 E or the South East corner and making its 4 classrooms suited for PreK and Kindergarten students.

This would eliminate the need for Kindergarten classrooms in the new construction. With no gym and no need for K classrooms, the PES bids should come in considerably lower allowing construction to begin much faster.

It is a great time for Garfield County School District and our students. Watch as our progress continues.

—Tracy Davis, Superintendent, Garfield County School District

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ast week I left out the most important award of the night at the 1A Basketball Championships. The All State Academic Awards went to; for the Girls Jordan Bennett and for the Boys it was Bosten Englestead. Both were big time contributors on the court for their teams, but also in the class room. Congratulations to Jordan Bennett and Bosten Englestead.

Saturday I went up to the bunch of shots, they also shared 1A, 2A and 3A All Star Lions the ball.

Club game in Monroe. The 1A In the second quarter the girls had a tough time with the first team again lost ground and 2A girls, but Jordan had a good trailed by 8 at the team change. game. The girls that produced In came Jace and Trevor, and so well at State just had an off by the end of the quarter it was night, and they lost to the 2As. tied at 60. Jace had 16 points The winner of this game met in the first half and ended up up with the 3A team later in the with 26. It seemed that the 3A evening. team really ran out of gas in the However the 1A boys second half, and Coach Barney made up for it, anchored by also made some changes on PHS’s Trevor Wolsley and Jace the team. Moving Trevor to the Eyre, they ran all over the 2A first team made a big difference boys. The 1A team led at the with them. The 1A team really end of the first quarter, 43 to 23. poured it on in the second half, With everyone shooting the ball, winning the game 133 to 103. the 1A team just poured it on Clearly Jace and Trevor were and won the game by 48 points, the best players out there, in 140 to 92, earning a chance to both scoring, defense and passplay the 3A team. The teams ing the ball. had about a 45 minutes warm As I said before, it is a fun up time before they played and game and Jace has one more All got to know each other. Even Star game up in SLC in another though they couldn’t stand each week, I think I will pass on that other during the regular season, one. they became good friends. This We have a new season game is about having fun, and of softball and look for the it is one of the last games these Lady Cats to improve in each stars will get to play. game. The Cats beat 2A Kanab The second game didn’t last Saturday and lost a game start till 7:00, and Pat joined me against 4A Hurricane 9 to 2. for the 1A vs. 3A game. This Kelly Holman is the coach, and game was much more exciting. Jenny Fisher is his assistant.

The first team trailed in the first The Fisher girls are the pitchers, quarter, 27 to 13. By the time and they have many returners they put in the second team, it from last year’s team. As soon contained Jace and Trevor. It as I get a schedule I will post was easy to see why the Cats their games. won the State Championship.

Big time news, Whitni These two guys brought the Orton who runs for BYU, at the team back to a 31 to 28 score NCCA Nationals held in Georat the end of the quarter. In an gia, finished in 7th place in the all-star games not much defense mile at the indoor championis played, but the Cats showed ships. Whit is just a sophomore them what defense was about, and is just as an outstanding runwith Trevor getting a number ner for the Y, as she was here. of steals and Jace blocking a

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Wills, Trusts, and More Death Can Complicate Title to Assets

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by Jeffery J. McKenna You or someone you know may own unmarketable assets as a result of the death of a previous owner. The asset may be real estate, stock in a corporation or some other asset. The title is unmarketable because the property is in the name of the deceased individual.

Many times when someone dies owning property in his or her name, the surviving family members do not take the necessary steps to clear title to the property. Although this is common, it can create future problems.

If a parent, grandparent or some other ancestor died with real estate, stock or other assets in just his or her name and no probate proceeding was commenced, the assets are likely still in that person’s name and presently unmarketable. The assets cannot be sold or transferred because title is in the name of the deceased.

If someone dies with a will, the will states who is to serve as personal representative of the deceased. If there is no will, the intestate statute of the state where the property is located specifies the priority for who is to serve as personal representative.

Once someone is appointed personal representative, the person appointed has authority to sell or transfer assets of the deceased. However, in Utah, if the probate proceeding is not commenced within three years after someone’s death, a personal representative cannot

be appointed. In these situations, a legal action to determine the heirs of the deceased must be commenced.

Although a determination of heirs is usually a more involved process then a probate proceeding, it is an effective way to clear title to otherwise unmarketable assets.

Many families know of assets within their family that were owned by a family member that died more than three years ago. Often, the family does not know what to do about the assets. In some situations, the assets may have significantly increased in value.

Family members are often relieved to know there is a process to clear title.

Determining the heirs of a deceased individual usually involves several steps. Although the process can be involved, it rarely gets easier with the passage of time. Fortunately, with a little effort and sometimes a brief genealogical review to determine the heirs of a deceased property owner, property that is presently unmarketable can once again be sold or transferred.

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Backpacking Trip

My wife and I took our first backpacking trip recently. All the literature we read, including several books, brochures, material at the ranger station, etc, cautioned about the presence of ticks in the area.

We were on the trail one day when a devious plan occurred to me. I started talking about the hardiness of ticks, saying that they were even more adaptable from an evolutionary standpoint than even the much ballyhooed cockroach. In fact, I mentioned, they'd even found ticks on the moon. "Ticks on the moon?" my wife replied. "I don't think so." "Sure," I said. "You mean you've never heard of a lunar-tick?"

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

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

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Name Change

Little Benjamin came running into the kitchen where is mother was working.

"Mom, can I please change my name right now?" he asked.

"But why would you want to do that?" replied his mom.

"Because Dad said he's going to spank me as sure as my name's Benjamin!"

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Early in the summer, our three-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was invited by our next-door neighbors to play with their four-year- old son, Charles in his new kiddie swimming pool. I put Elizabeth's bathing suit on her, and off she went.

A few minutes later, she arrived at our doorstep without any clothes on. I was surprised to see her return so soon and asked herwhy she had taken off her bathing suit. "It got wet!" Elizabeth replied.

Smoky, our family cat, had gotten injured and needed to stay at the vet clinic for several days. Our three children were so concerned that several times a day, my wife and I had to reassure them that Smoky was safe and being cared for by the "animal doctor." Finally, we got the call that Smoky was ready to come home. Driving to the vet's, it became clear that our four-year-old son, Ryan, had been doing a lot of thinking about Smoky's absence when he asked, "Mom, what kind of animal is the doctor?"

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Our favorite museum in town displays quilts from around the country. When I visited recently, I asked the woman at the front desk about a senior discount. It wasn't to be.

"Sir," she said, "this is a quilt museum. We give discounts to teenagers."

Golf

When the doctor asked Chuck about what he did yesterday, he told him about his day: "Well, yesterday afternoon, I waded across the edge of a lake, escaped from a mountain lion in the heavy brush, marched up and down a mountain, stood in a patch of poison ivy, crawled out of quicksand, and jumped away from an aggressive rattlesnake." Inspired by his story, the doctor exclaimed, "Chuck, you must be an awesome outdoorsman!"

"No," Chuck replied, "I'm just a lousy golfer."

Ten Questions

Our local paper runs a popular column called "10 Questions" that spotlights people who live in our community.

In addition to the usual inquiries about occupation and age, people are asked the questions that give a snapshot look of their personalities. Recently one woman was asked, "What's the 'strangest' thing you ever bought?"

She answered, "Dog toothpaste."

Next question, "What is the 'most common' thing people say to you?"

Her answer: "Where did you get such white teeth?"

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It’s Sunday and, I am writing my column in the daylight. Isn’t it wonderful?

I love daylight savings time; I don’t come alive till the evening time myself. I don’t know what happens to me about this time of the year, but I start waking up at 6 am and fall asleep at about 10 during the news. I did set our clocks ahead on Saturday morning and went to bed at 10:30, instead of 11:30, so the change is not much for me. It is Sunday and of course it rained today and it seems that Sunday is our water day, with either rain or snow coming almost every Sunday.

March came in like a lion, and it seems that it is going out like a lamb, with very little moisture hitting us. Another sign that spring is here is Henrie’s drive in is open, but you probably noticed that with all the cars wrapped around the building. Also the Blue Pines Motel is back in business, and I think that it won’t be long before the Fly M restaurant will be open. Actually spring doesn’t officially start till the 20th of March. However one of my favorite days is this Saturday the 17th, St. Patrick’s day, I love corn beef and cabbage, and it is the one time a year that I can have the smelly stuff in the house. If you like corn beef, this is the time of the year that is at its cheapest, so load up.

Easter is coming early this year, April 1st. The 21st annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Wednesday the

28th. School is out at noon on that day and the hunt will be promptly at 1:00. By that time there will be about 300 eager kids waiting for the starting siren, to grab their bounty. The Easter Bunny is always sorry that there are a couple of kids that don’t get there on time, but to hold everyone else up just won’t work. There will be candy, money and many prizes for the gathers and also a fun time for them and their families. The hunt is early because many of the town’s families use the time out from school to go traveling or visiting family members, this being the traditional Easter Break.

The early Easter always hurts the ski industry, because it seems that a week after Easter, out comes the surf boards and the lifts close down. Speaking of ski lifts, Shawn helped out up at Brian Head with the YSL (youth ski League) ski finals. This is a state wide group, and 274 racers took part. This is a big deal for the resort because with each racer comes family, coaches and friends to watch them take part. Roughly about a thousand people attend this event. All went smooth; they had great snow and even picked up a couple inches of the fresh stuff.

An old firefighter buddy of mine sent me this on Medicare and it is important reading, I hadn’t even heard about it. Starting 4-1-18, Medicare will start a yearlong project to replace all current Medicalphanumeric ID numbers.

Currently your ID# is your Social Security number. First of all the new Medicare cards will come to you in the mail, in time. What to be alert for is scammers, who will call you telling you they are from Medicare and offer you a temporary card for anywhere from $5 to 50 dollars, however they want your credit card # to do the business. Medicare will never call you, unless you want them to, so hang up on these scammers LaMont Olsen, from Panguitch, published his first book, Space Train, in June of 2017. It is the first of a six part series on colonizing another planet. I read his first book (Space Train by LaMont Olsen, available on Amazon Books) and found it fascinating, hard to put down. I would encourage anyone interested in futuristic stories to send for a copy. LaMont has submitted his second book in the series, An Uncertain Voyage, to Kindle Scout, a branch of Amazon Books. Kindle Scout is designed for new authors with an unpublished manuscript. They put the book on their website for thirty days, and if enough readers vote to have it published, Amazon will give him a five year contract to publish the rest of his books. He would really appreciate it if anyone out there would take the time to nominate the book. All you have to do is go to https:// kindlescout.amazon.com/ p/3vp7cbmo94clc. I know he would appreciate every vote he can get.

After the politicians split up the Grand Staircase into 3 parts, you probably didn’t think that they could think up anything more to ruin our economy. Well Mike Noel figured out that he could do just that, by naming our highway the Donald J. Trump National Parks Highway. But after receiving 8 thousand calls in 3 days, many laced with obscene words, (the president is not the most popular person in the world, even in Utah), he pulled his bill. I don’t know why, when they decide to make the Monuments a democratic process by urging folks to vote on them. They had over 2 million calls and only 4% were in favor of downsizing the monuments, and the rest were in favor of leaving them alone. However the oil and coal mining industries "Trumped" them. One good thing that came out of this, Mike Noel will not run again for office. He wants to spend more time with his grandchildren.

With the elections coming up you only have a short time to get your signatures in for the office you are seeking.

The Central Republican party has decided if you go with the signature route to get on the ballot, you will not be able to run as a Republican in next year’s elections. However you can run as an independent, unaffiliated, democrat, or libertarian or just about anything else.

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by Peg Smith ~ pegenias@gmail.com

The name of this column is a take-off on our only thoroughfare through Boulder: Scenic Byway 12. It seems fitting to spend a little ink thinking about it.

Both state and county travel council promotions of Scenic Byway 12, the Mighty 5 (National Parks), and the Grand Staircase National Monument have been wildly successful. Each year, it seems, the revenue for local restaurants and motels has increased by double digit percentages over the previous year. Locals driving our highway now are keenly aware of the sudden increase of out-ofstate license plates, even since last week. Travel season is upon us.

Lessons learned from past promotions is that they work. How about a different promotion?

Scenic Byway 12: The slowest road in America.

The idea here is that you’re not taking Hwy 12 as a speedy shortcut to get from Bryce to Moab. It’s not that kind of road, regardless of what the map looks like. Case in point: An ex-coworker, visiting from Switzerland, called us from Torrey and asked how long the drive to Boulder would be. “Oh, about an hour,” I told him. I heard him scoff, and he protested that “the sign says 35 miles.”

An hour and a half later, Mr. Maserati knocked at our door, a little sheepish looking. “My wife kept wanting to take pictures.”

YES! That’s the idea. You don’t take this road if you’re in hurry. You take it because it’s slow-going. It’s windy. There are drop-offs. There are bicyclists. There are deer, and elk,

and turkeys. There are cows.

Speaking of cows, there are a couple times per year when the traveling public gets to be in the literal midst of something that no one ever sees anymore: a cattle drive.

This is a HUGE tourist draw, notwithstanding the speedsters who chafe at being held up for early check-in at their next hotel. This is part of the Americana they’ve supposedly traveled to see. This is what needs to be promoted, and with that, the fact that you aren’t going anywhere fast once you commit to Highway 12. Relax.

You’re on vacation, right?

To my knowledge, Boulder-area portions of Scenic Byway 12 are closed twice or maybe three times per year (not counting UDOT roadwork). One is for Boulder’s 4th of July parade. (We’re thinking this year, we should hand out candy to the waiting cars for them to throw back out at us as they pass by after the parade.) Two is for the fall Marathon from Boulder to Escalante. And three is the Tour of Utah bicycle race that

hopefully will return soon to Byway 12.

Why not close the road one more time for a real show-- cowboys and horses, dogs and cows, ropes and spurs.

The whole nine yards. If there aren’t enough real cowboys left here, as a Boulder rancher says, maybe we hire in some ringers from Nevada or Wyoming. Tourists would come here to see THAT. And then they’d stay, and eat, maybe sleep, maybe buy some local art.

We don’t want tourists, now that they’re actually here, to merely barrel through our towns at 60 mph. (To be fair, some don’t mind the part about tourists moving quickly in and out of town. Just not at 60, please.)

UDOT created Scenic Overlooks, and pullouts for a reason. We have the most spectacular views in the world. We also have amazing and unique things going on just off the road, if people can be enticed to slow down and look.

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New Resort Brings Railroad Back to Sanpete County in Unique Way MT. PLEASANT - Aft er years of planning and discussion, Track 89 North, a railroad resort where visitors will able to stay overnight in restored train cars, is taking

depot and an old caboose just outside the depot.

“We’re putting so much into the property we want to be an owner rather than a renter,” David Grow said.

Courtesy Linda Petersen

Current information center just to the west of the railroad depot, which has served as an information center for years. shape on the south end of Mt. Pleasant.

A crane has lifted seven 37-ton train cars, including a caboose, into place along a segment of rail-road track adjacent to an old Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) railroad depot. Two more cars are expected soon. The site is just off Main Street and west of the city park.

Over the next few months, the train car exteriors will be restored to pristine condition through a process of power-washing, rust repair and painting. When the exterior refurbishment is complete, the cars, which were purchased from Union Pacific Rail-road, will be remodeled to be used as lodging suites.

The project is a publicprivate partnership of Mt. Pleasant City, the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA) and developers George Jones and David Grow.

In February 2016, Mt. Pleasant City, which owned the property where the resort is going in, issued a 50-year lease with an option to buy to Jones and Grow. Last month, the developers purchased the property outright. The purchase includes the historic Denver & Rio Grande (D&R)

that location, 10 railcars provide unique lodging for 2-8 visitors each. Two more are cars are installed and being refurbished.

Funding for the establishment of the Track 89 North railroad resort was provided

by Mt Pleasant City in coordination with the MPNHA, with matching funds from Jones and Grow.

An agreement between the partners requires that historical character of the rail cars be maintained and that the D&RG depot be preserved.

Currently, the depot serves as a tourist information center. The agreement provides that a portion of the building continue to be dedicated to that function.

Courtesy Linda Petersen

A caboose is hoisted into place at Track 89 North, a railroad resort being constructed on the south end of Mt. Pleasant.

Jones and Grow previously developed the Track 89 Caboose Village Resort, another railcar motel near Big Rock Candy Mountain in Marysvale Canyon south of Richfield. At

The developers have promised city officials they will have the boxcars available for lodging by May 2019, but they “anticipate a much faster track,” Grow said.

Sevier Valley Hospital Supports Local High School Seniors through Fifth Annual Kendall J. Willardson Memorial Scholarship lardson Memorial Scholarship program. The scholarship will provide two $1,000 awards to support high school students in Sevier, Piute, and Wayne communities as they further their education.

Now in its fifth year, the scholarship program is held in honor of long-time SVH employee and friend, Kendall J. Willardson.

“This scholarship is our way of remembering KenCourtesy Brooke Heath dall Willardson and Kinley Fautin from Piute High School all of the contribuaccepts one of the 2017 KJW Memorial tions he made – both Scholarship awards from SVH Assis- to our hospital and tant Administrator, Brent Schmidt in to the community,” said Gary Beck, SeMay of 2017. vier Valley Hospital RICHFIELD - Sevier administrator. “Our ongoing Valley Hospital is once again objective with this program is to accepting applications as part give students who have interests of the annual Kendall J. Wil- and goals like Kendall’s, the op-

portunity to gain an education and make an impact in the lives of others, the way that Kendall did.”

To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria: • Currently a High School Senior (at a Sevier, Wayne, or Piute County high school) • GPA of 3.0 or Higher • Pursuing a Career in Healthcare through Higher Education • Actively Involved in Community Service • Actively Involved in Sports (High School or Other) Applications may be obtained at www.sevierhospital.org or from high school counselors.

Completed applications, along with resume, and 300 – 500word essay must be emailed to brooke.heath@imail.org by Friday, April 13, 2018 (no attachments with Google Docs will be accepted). Questions about the scholarship program may be directed to Brooke Heath at brooke.heath@imail.org.

—Sevier Valley Hospital

Part of the D&RG depot will house the resort registration and check-in facility.

In addition, Jones and Grow have leased part of the D&RG depot to a non-profit organization, Wellspring Minis-tries of Utah, which plans transform it into a community gathering place.

The group will set up a specialty coffee cafe with espresso drinks, smoothies, hot chocolate and healthy food items.

The tentative opening date for The Coffee Depot is the end of May. Grow said his organization is currently looking for a vendor for the caboose located next to the D&RG depot. He thinks the caboose would make a great hot-dog stand during the tourist season.

Many communities in the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area have connections to the railroad, says Monte Bona, MPNHA executive director.

In 1893, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad expanded its line from Chester to Manti. In Manti, the line connected with a line running south to the Sevier Valley and north, through Mt. Pleasant, to Thistle Junction.

At its peak, the line ferried passengers to Marysvale, where tour companies would meet the train and take tourists to Bryce Canyon and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Over time, use of the railroad waned, and in 1949, the D&RG dropped passenger service in Central Utah. Freight trains still rode the rails until the Thistle mudslide of 1983 shut down the line completely.

Bona sees the railroad resorts in Mt. Pleasant and at Big Rock Candy Mountain as a first step to bringing a railroad museum and interpretive center to the area, one of the goals of the MPNHA management plan.

—Linda Petersen, Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area

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Robert Johnson

FREMONT - Robert Gayle Johnson passed away March 6, 2018 peacefully in his home in Fremont with loved ones nearby.

He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He was born December 8, 1954 to Jack and Norline Tolley Johnson in Nephi, Utah. When he was 19, he met the love of his life, whom he would spend the rest of his time with, Christina Ann Moosman. They were married July 26, 1975 in Nephi, Utah. Together they had four beautiful daughters: Misty, Melanie, Monica, and Robyn. Through them they had 12 grandchildren who looked up to him dearly.

Robert enjoyed all things outdoors. He thrived on trapping, hunting, going to rendezvous, his NASCAR, and spending time with his friends. Don’t let his tough skin fool you; he enjoyed spending time with his family as well, especially his grand babies. He was not a man of many words, but the few words he spoke hit your heart.

Robert was a man of many talents. He was the one who started the high school rodeo in his hometown of Nephi. He became a police officer and worked for the town of Spring City. He also worked most of his life side by side with his best-friend, companion, and wife.

There is no way to sum such a great life into a few words.

Robert leaves behind his loving wife, Chris Johnson; daughters: Misty Tidwell, Melanie Johnson, Monica Brown, and Robyn Johnson; grandchildren: Bryson Robertson, Cody Robertson, Hayden Christensen, Tylee Bona, Kylee Brown, Kindy Brown, Kayshen Brown, Alyx Tidwell, Avery Parish, Treyger Ellett, Kallyn Ellett and Abby Gayle Ellett; siblings: Jackie Anderson, Jerry (Kaylene) Johnson, Yauna (Gaylen) Cook, Bessie (Eddie) Pedersen; mother-in-law, Virginia Moosman.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and father-in-law, Delroy John Moosman.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Fremont LDS Chapel, where friends may call on Friday from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to services. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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was born at Sevier Valley Hospital on February 26, 2018 to Brandon and Amber Blackburn. Congrats on your new baby boy!

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday March 26th, 2018, at 11:20 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main,Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY: HERCULES SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT NEW LOT 70, BLOCK 4, THE HERCULES SUBDIVISION, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH All of Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25 and 26 NEW LOT 71, BLOCK 4, THE HERCULES SUBDIVISION, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH All of Lots 18, 19, 20 and 21 NEW LOT 35, BLOCK 5, THE HERCULES SUBDIVISION, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH All of Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 NEW LOT 44, BLOCK 8, THE HERCULES SUBDIVISION, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH All of Lots 5, 6, 7, 38, 39 and 40 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 8 & 15, 2018

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Call 435-826-4400 or email snapshot@live.com ZONE CHANGE FROM FOREST REC TO COMMERCIAL GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday March 26th, 2018, at 11:10 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: ZONE CHANGE FROM FOREST REC TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY: JIM VILLANI PARCEL 2 That portion of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 37 South, Range 7 West, Salt Lake Base Meridian, lying North and East of the existing county road right of way and lying East of Lots 37 and 38, River Forest Estates Subdivision No. 1 Excepting therefrom that portion lying within East Mammoth Creek Road Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 8 & 15, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE PAUNSAUGUNT CLIFFS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT Paunsaugunt Cliffs Special Service District passed Ordinance 2018-1 on March 2, 2018, establishing a time and place for holding regular meetings.

The board will hold quarterly meetings in March, June, September, & December on one Friday at the Town of Hatch Community Center at 10 AM. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 15, 2018 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HATCH TOWN A public hearing is scheduled on March 26th, 2018, in Garkane’s Hatch office at 1:00 P.M. The Hatch office is located at 468 N. Hwy 89, in Hatch, UT. Comments or questions may be submitted via email at neal. brown@garkane.com or you can mail your comments or questions to: Garkane Energy, Attn: Public Hearing, 1802 s.

Hwy 89a, Kanab, UT 84741.

All written, or emailed comments submitted prior to Friday, March 23, 2018 will be distributed to the Board of Directors for review. A copy of the full proposed draft will be available at www.garkaneenergy.com under the rates section of the website.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 15 & 22, 2018

INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ESCALANTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ESCALANTE, UTAH Sealed bids for improvements to the Escalante Municipal Airport will be received by the City of Escalante at the City Hall at 56 North 100 West, PO Box 189, Escalante, Utah 84726 until March 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. MDT and then opened and read aloud.

The work involved includes the following: SCHEDULE I CRACK SEAL, FOG SEAL, AND REMARK RUNWAY 13/31 SCHEDULE II CRACK SEAL, FOG SEAL, AND REMARK APRON For a complete set of Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents all purchases must be made through our website at www.armstrongconsultants.com. A digital copy may be downloaded for $25.00. A hardcopy may be purchased for $75.00 for each set. There will be no refunds.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier's Check in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid made payable to City of Escalante, or by a Bid Bond in like amount executed by a Surety Company.

The Bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications and he/she must bid on all items of every schedule. The City of Escalante reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all portions of the various bid items. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days from the opening thereof.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at the Escalante Municipal Airport on March 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. MDT. All bidders are advised to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions.

Minimum wage rates as established by the Secretary of Labor are applicable to all schedules awarded for this project.

Any questions regarding this project are to be directed to the office of Armstrong Consultants, Inc., Centennial, Colorado, (303) 296-4949 for interpretation..

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 1, 8 & 15, 2018

Special Event Funding Wayne County Travel Council is accepting

applications for Special Events funding.

To qualify for funding, advertising must be done outside of Wayne County and have the WCTC web address on the ad.

If you are hosting a Special Event and would like help with advertising, please pick up an application at the courthouse or print one from the Wayne County website www.waynecountyutah.org. Late applications will not be considered for funding.

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt LakeCity, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before APRIL 4, 2018. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-1695 (a43371): State of Utah Board of Water Resources, USA Bureau of Land Management, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 2.8 ac-ft from the Guzzler, 2 ponds, 3 wells and Panguitch Creek (South of Panguitch) for STOCKWATERING; OTHER: reservoir evaporation.

95-4757 (a43355): Wayne A. Border, Nancy Noble propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 1.312 ac-ft from groundwater (1 mile NW of Grover) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC; COMMERCIAL: 0.112 af for use in a green house.

Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 8 & 15, 2018 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 2018-5 PANGUITCH CITY Regulations governing the operation and use of offhighway vehicles including ATV’s, side by sides, go carts, golf carts, and motorcycles within Panguitch City.

All City streets excluding Center Street and Main Street, are off- highway vehicle routes.

Off-Highway vehicle operators must have in possession the appropriate safety certificate and if under the age of 16 be under the direct supervision of an adult at least 18 years old that hold a valid driver’s license.

A person under the age of 18 may not operate or ride on off-highway vehicles without wearing a properly fitted and fastened USDT safety rated protective helmet designed for motorized vehicle use.

THE FULL ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE AT PANGUITCH CITY OFFICE 25 S 200 E, OR AT HTTPS://LIBRARY.MUNICODE.COM/UT/PANGUITCH Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MARCH 15, 2018

Deadline for applications: Friday March 23, 2018

If you have any questions or for more information: Nycole Durfey - WCTC Director 1.435.425.3930 or info@capitolreef.org

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Wade Anderson, PA-C Family Medicine 435-528-7202

Bevan Bastian, MD Radiologist 435-528-7246

Brady Blackham, DO Family Medicine w/ OB 435-528-7227

Eric Hammer, PA-C Family Medicine 435-528-7231

Adam Jensen, DO Family Medicine w/ OB 435-528-2130

Cary J. Judy, DO Family Medicine w/ OB 435-528-7227

Liz Larsen, FNP-BC* Emergency Medicine 435-528-7246

Laurie Miller, FNP-BC Family Medicine 435-835-6000

Richard B. Nay, MD Family Medicine w/ OB 435-528-7231

Jason Okerlund, FNP-BC Family Medicine 435-527-8866

Connie Vail, MD Radiologist 435-528-7246

Amy Vanderherp, PA-C Family Medicine 435-528-7227

Scott J. Walker, DO* Emergency Medicine 435-528-7246

David Watkins, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner 435-529-2215

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Matthew R. Parsons, MD

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• Nursing

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Ben Robinson, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

435-253-0115

• Physical Therapy

Kelly B. Ence, MD

Ear, Nose & Throat

801-465-4805

Jason Waite, DPM

Podiatry

435-528-2130

• Occupational Therapy Specialists

Christopher S. Evensen, DO

Orthopedic Surgery

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Jeffrey M. Wallentine, MD

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• Referral Aid for Other Services

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To place your ad, call 435-826-4400 or email snapshot@live.com

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

HELP WANTED

3/15

Café Diablo is hiring for the 2018 season!

Kitchen and Front of House positions available!

We offer fantastic pay and a fun and exciting work environment!

FULL OR PART TIME AT THE RIM ROCK FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JON 435.691.1180

WANTED WANTED New Escalante Irrigation Water. Will buy half or full share at top dollar!!! My new trees are thirsty. Please call Cate at 435-826-4111

LOOKING TO BUY I buy and collect

older and new Indian jewelry, from squash blossoms, rings, concho belts, buckles, bolos, etc. Also Indian blankets, pottery, and Western memorabilia.

Please call Greg in Panguitch @ 435-676-8631

MEETINGS Tropic AA meeting Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: 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

WAYNE HIGH CROSS COUNTRY COACH Wayne School District has an opening for a Cross Country coach at Wayne High School. This position has no benefits and will remain open until filled. For more information, contact Mary Bray at 435-425-3411 or mary.bray@ waynesd.org.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and provider and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Drivers-Class-A CDL: Increased Pay & New Trucks!!

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

DISHWASHERS/COOKS NEEDED!

WATER METER READER ANTIMONY TOWN Up to 140 meters to be read on the first day of each month for May, June, July, August, and September; includes meters at two springs. It takes approximately 12 to 14 hours; pay is $250 per month for each of the 5 months.

Applicant must be over 18 years of age and in good health to be able to get down on the ground, lift off meter cover, read meter accurately and replace cover. Then fill out report for clerk.

There is a possibility for other town work to be paid on an hourly basis, if the person is interested.

Applications can be obtained from Roma Henrie and then need to be submitted to Roma Henrie before April 1st, 2018. Person will be chosen at town board meeting on April 5, 2018

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

Drivers: $ign-on Bonus!

Excellent Benefits, Vacation, Holidays.

CDL-A, 1year exp & Hazmat/tanker req'd.

EOE. CTI-Milford: 855-216-2418

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org 6th Grade Teacher with math emphasis for BVES 1st Grade Teacher for Bryce Valley Elementary School Pre-school Para Professional at Bryce Valley Elementary Teachers for Panguitch Middle/Panguitch High School Part-time Nurse for Garfield County School District Maintenance Position (summer help) at the District Office Substitute Custodians, Food Service Workers, and Teachers SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

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

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

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

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

AMBULANCE TRAINING/TRANSPORT OFFICER Garfield County is accepting applications for the position of Ambulance Training/Transport Officer. The successful candidate must be an Advanced EMT with Utah Bureau of Emergency Services. Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk's Office, 55 South Main, Panguitch, or online at www.garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2018.

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

Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

Staff Writer/Reporter

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

Community Reporters

The Insider is seeking community reporters to help cover local activities and events in all areas of Garfield and Wayne counties. These are part-time, hourly positions. This is an opportunity to translate your interest in civic activities and community events into a small wage. Hours and compensation commensurate with interests and experience. To apply, send letter of inquiry, resume and writing sample to snapshot@live.com.

Need more info before applying? Call us at 435-826-4400

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Weekly Bible Study with Jonathan Edwards, Pastor of Marysvale Baptist Church, every Wednesday at 7pm, @ Bryce Canyon Bible Church Building, 1041 N. Hwy 12, Tropic. Questions? Call 435-979-3432.

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STAFF Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for FULL and PART TIME positions.

Closing Date: 5:00 p.m. Friday March 30th, 2018.

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

• P.O.S.T. Certified Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) is preferred but not required.

• High School Diploma.

• Utah Resident.

• Must pass drug screening and background check.

• Must pass an oral interview and written test.

• Physical fitness requirements.

• Be skilled in and committed to accurate and timely reporting.

• Understands and has the ability to implement investigative procedures.

• People skills a MUST…enjoys working with others, is pleasant, helpful, patient and fair.

Salary depends on qualifications and experience.

For more information, please contact: Wayne County Sheriff’s Office 18 South Main PO Box 219 Loa, UT 84747 435-836-1308 Wayne County is an equal opportunity employer.

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Pick-Your-Own Fruit Season in Capitol Reef Soon to Open

March 15, 2018

St. Patrick’s Day Sale

Everything in the Fabric Room!!

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Courtesy National Park Service

Historic fruit orchards in Capitol Reef season will soon be starting. Cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, apples, and pears are expected to be available at various times throughout the year.

Capitol Reef National in the National Park System FRUITA - Fruit season is upon us. Cherries, apri- Park uses the money collected and were established begincots, peaches, plums, apples, from fruit sales to defray the ning in the 1880s by Mormon and pears are typically avail- cost of maintaining the or- pioneer residents of Fruita. able for harvest each sum- chards. The historic Fruita or—National Park Service mer at Capitol Reef National chards are among the largest Park. The prediction for the 2018 fruit season shows that the bloom will begin in midMarch and will last two to three weeks. This year we expect to have cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, apples and pears available. Apricots are expected to be available the first week of July. Apples and pears will begin being available in mid-August and the main peach harvest is expected to occur the last week of August. Apples and pears will be available through September.

“Fruit harvest times should range from June through October” says horticulturist Amanda Snodgrass.

Current fruit harvest information and pricing is recorded on the Capitol Reef Fruit Hotline as fruit ripens and specific harvest start dates are determined. The fruit hotline may be reached by calling (435) 425-3791. Once the park number connects, press one for general information and, at the next prompt for the orchard hotline, press five. Fruit harvest information is also posted on the park’s Facebook page and Twitter feed. Information on the Fruita orchards is available on the park’s website at www.nps.gov/care under “plan your visit.”

Climbing fruit trees is not permitted in the park. The National Park Service provides special fruit picking ladders.

Use care when picking fruit and carefully read and follow posted instructions on fruit picking and ladder use. Please bring your own bag.

Saturday, March 17

Tickets for Discounts!

9 A.M to 4 P.M

Scratch Off

Have the Do You Luck of the Irish?

Royal’s Food Town, 135 S. Main St., Loa