March 29, 2012 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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

Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Issue # 934

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

PLANNED POWER OUTAGE FOR GARKANE’S SOUTHERN SYSTEM

Loa, Utah, – Garkane Energy will be having two pre-arranged outages in our Southern System on April 15th and May 20th. Each outage will be from 12:00 a.m. Saturday night (Midnight) until approximately 6:00 a.m Sunday Morning. These outages are necessary for the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), at Glen Canyon to do the necessary work to install a backup transformer to feed Garkane’s transmission line out of the dam. After the work has been completed, in association with these two outages, Garkane will have much better reliability out of Glen Canyon in case of a transformer malfunction or failure. This installation will provide Garkane a redundant transformer for backup at Glen Canyon. All of Kane and Garfield counties (except Antimony and Panguitch), and Northern Arizona, (except Colorado City and Hildale) will be affected. We urge all law enforcement, hospitals, telephone entities, and Churches to be aware, as these outages will run from midnight, Saturday Night (12:00 a.m.) to approximately 6:00 a.m Sunday Morning (6 hours total). During these outages Garkane crews will be out working on various projects throughout the system, that need to be accomplished,which can only be done when the power is out. We thank all of our customers for their patience and understanding during these two critical outages. Garkane reminds its members to be prepared for power outages by choosing an easily accessible closet or cupboard for an emergency supply of flashlights, batteries, and other needed items.

RED CANYON VISITOR CENTER OPENS FOR THE 2012 SEASON The Powell Ranger District, Dixie National Forest will open the Red Canyon Visitor Center for the 2012 season, on Friday April 6. The Visitor Center will initially be open Friday through Monday during the month of April, and then expand operations to seven days a week starting May 1. Visitor Center hours of operation will be 9AM to 6 PM daily. The Visitor Center has a book store, art gallery and interpretive displays highlighting the area’s resources, along with current events and activities taking place in the Red Canyon area. “The Red Canyon Visitor Center is a great spot to stretch your legs on a short hike, view local artwork, photograph the surrounding beauty, as well as learn about the natural and culture resources of the Dixie National Forest.” said Powell District Ranger, Karen Schroyer This coming season interpretive programs in geology, solar observation and night sky programs will be presented at the

Visitor Center and Red Canyon Campground. The Red Canyon Visitor Center will again partner with Bryce Canyon National Park to provide the solar scoping and night sky programs, which were very popular during the 2011 season. The Art Gallery at the Visitor Center will have three painting exhibits this season featuring local southern Utah artists. The opening art exhibit will be local Panguitch artist/ painter Virginia Valcourt, who will feature oil paintings along with pen and ink

drawings of the Red Canyon area. The exhibit will run April 6 – June 6 and will be open during regular Visitor Center hours. Come explore your Dixie National Forest this year for a great outdoor family recreation experience and be sure to stop in at the Red Canyon Visitor Center. For more information please contact the Powell Ranger District office located in Panguitch, Utah, 435-6769300, or call the Visitor Center at 435-676-2676 during regular business hours

WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGHTS YOUTH TOBACCO USE Joins National Kick Butts Day Initiative March 21, 2012

The Community Youth Council joined thousands of kids across the country taking part in Kick Butts Day, a nationwide initiative encouraging kids to be leaders in the effort to stop tobacco use in youth. As part of the Kick Butts Day celebration, Wayne School District students made graffiti boards on Why They Choose Not to Use Tobacco. They will be posted around the community during the Easter holiday. Throughout the year, young advocates take part in a variety of activities to protect kids from tobacco. These include working with elected officials to develop policies that reduce youth tobacco use, exposure to

secondhand smoke, and educating their peers about tobacco companies’ deceptive marketing practices. On March 21st, elementary, middle and high school students across the country organized Kick Butts Day events to fight youth tobacco use. Young people participated in a variety of Kick Butts Day activities such as marching to state capitals, holding rallies, meeting with elected officials, and holding flash mobs in busy community spaces. In 2011, thousands of kids carried out hundreds of events. We expect this number to increase in 2012. “Kids are a powerful part of the solution to reducing youth tobacco use,” said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which coordinates Kick Butts Day. “For Kick Butts Day 2012, kids are sending two important messages: they want the tobacco industry to stop targeting them with advertising and they want elected leaders at all levels

to do more to protect them from tobacco.” Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people every year. Every day, more than 4,000 kids try their first cigarettes; another 1,000 kids become addicted smokers, one-third of whom will die prematurely as a result. The Washington, DCbased Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is one of the largest non-governmental education and advocacy initiatives ever undertaken to decrease youth tobacco use in the United States. Tobacco-Free Kids strives to build a healthier future for our children by reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. For more information about the Kick Butts Day event at Wayne School District, contact Julie Jeffery; julie.jeffery@wayne.k12. ut.us For information on the national initiative, visit the Kick Butts Day website at kickbuttsday.org.

SIX COUNTY REGION TO HOST CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE FORUM

The Six County Association of Governments comprising Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne Counties is hosting a “Meet the Candidates Forum for District 2 and District 4 Congressional Seats”. This event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 2012 beginning at 1:30 P.M. at the Snow College Richfield Administration Building located at 200 South 800 West in Richfield. The general public is invited and encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend the event. This Forum has been organized in conjunction with the Six County Leadership Summit sponsored by the Six County AOG/EDD, Utah SBDC Network, Snow College, Utah State University Cooperative Extension, Utah Rural Development Council, CentraCom Interactive, Garkane Energy, Mountain West Small Business Finance, Rocky Mountain Power, Deseret Power, and Panoramaland RC&D Council.

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One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child. Randall Jarrell Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622 Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 472, Loa, Utah 84747 snapshot@live.com ALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.

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