Car Services

The wife and I took a long, leisurely drive out to the country and pulled over to fill up our car's gas tank and tires... She was surprised to see that the station had a fee to fill the tires and asked me, "Why in the world do they charge for AIR?!" I responded, "Inflation."

Sudoku

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

This week's answers on B6

74. Pep gathering

DOWN

1. Annoying pop-ups

2. "Yes, ____!"

3. Beige

4. E-wallet content

5. Resentment

6. Musketeer's sword

7. *Smallest bones location

8. Work the dough

9. Diamond in a cutting tool

10. "Wonderfilled" cookie

11. a.k.a. Indian Lilac

12. Grammy of sports

15. Like a Haunted Mansion visitor?

20. Minimum

22. Endorsement

24. Alfresco

25. *It contains cerebellum and parietal lobe

26. Big Dipper shape

27. Hiker's path

29. *Largest organ

31. Fogginess

32. Speak one's mind

33. *AB+ or B-

34. Vigorous fight

36. Outback birds

38. Dam-like structure

42. Snail trail

45. Like certain Crüe

49. Giannis' league

51. Cup holder

54. Orderly arrangement

56. Popular movie genre

57. J in B. J. King

58. Serve as motive

59. Em's and Dorothy's last name

60. CPO, in auto industry

61. Glowing gas

62. Iridescent gem

63. Byproduct of wool combing

66. Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem

68. Canny

Obituaries

Jeremy Wiley

ANTIMONY - Jeremy Van Wiley, 80, passed away March 26, 2023 in Richfield. He was born January 16, 1943, in Richfield to Van Arlin and Betty Lou Coppinger Wiley. He attended Antimony Elementary and graduated from Piute High School. He played basketball in high school.

Jeremy worked alongside his parents and siblings on the farm irrigating, cutting/baling/hauling hay, milking cows, riding for cattle and building a dairy barn. He started driving truck at a young age and spent many years driving diesels. He drove the first cattle truck over Hell’s Backbone and down into Boulder before the highway was built because he didn’t know he couldn’t. Later he got bored with truck driving and went into the construction business, hauling and moving dirt. He owned his own construction company, and he built many projects such as: MGM in Reno; I-215 in Salt Lake County, jails and Davis Monthon Air Force Base in Arizona, border patrol fence between Arizona and Mexico. He served on numerous boards in Arizona, including St. David Water and State Contractor’s Association.

At the end, Jeremy was most proud of having been honest, always completing every project he took and doing so to the satisfaction of the company, always paying his bills, and paying on his “fire insurance.” He served wherever and whenever he was asked for the town of St. David, Arizona. He was pretty transparent, what you saw was what you got. He spoke his mind, whether or not you wanted to hear it. But, he said he always had good intentions.

His passions were fast cars, hunting and riding his horse. He owned a 1964 Dodge race car which he used as it was intended. He spent his last Sunday watching Nascar races.

He loved hunting on the Boulder mountain and had many stories to tell of his escapades with “the boys.” He spent many Sundays riding his horse with his dog into the deserts of Arizona.

He joined the National Guard and Army and served his country faithfully. Patriotism was real to him as were other values such as: honesty, integrity, family love and community responsibility instilled in him from his parents and his country upbringing.

He was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was reactivitated and spent the last 30 years serving in many capacities including, stake presidency, bishoprics, two service missions, home teacher, Gospel Doctrine teacher, Elders Quorum president. He said he had lived on both sides of the line, and he found the most happiness was on the Lord’s side. He remained faithful to the end.

Survived by son, Jeremy (Dawanna) Wiley; grandchildren: Mashayla, Evan and Christian; great-grandchild, Kamari; siblings: Marcia Tobiasson, Roma Henrie, Bill Wiley, Tom Wiley.

Preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Sally East.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Antimony Ward Chapel, where friends called from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Burial was in the Antimony Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

This Saturday is the 28th annual Easter Egg Hunt down at the pavilion at the fairgrounds. The Easter Bunny will be there at about 10:00 a.m. at the start of the hunt. There will be plenty of prizes for all, and there will be eggs with candy and prizes inside of them. This will be a fun event, so bring your bags, baskets, and cameras. The weatherpeople say that it should be a good day. If not it, will be in the fair building.

It looks like the City has put in some more fun playground equipment at the park. The Baptist Church will again have their fun blow up games, and it will start at 11:00 a.m. Dress the kiddies

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

warm and have a fun morning with them.

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, which was probably the nicest day of the year so far. Palm Sunday was the day that Jesus came into Jerusalem riding a donkey, as was prophesied in the Old Testament, and the people lined the road with palm branches. This week is the holiest time of the year for Christians. Monday was the cleansing of the Temple, Tuesday and Wednesdaywas the teaching in Jerusalem, Thursday was Christs’ suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane. Good Friday was his trial, crucifixion and burial. Ascension Day is on Saturday, where he ascended into Heaven and sat on the right hand of his Father. Easter Sunday is the day he was resurrected and overcame death. No doctrine in the Christian canon is more important to all mankind than the doctrine of the resurrection of the Son of God.

This weekend, we were blessed to hear from the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. It was the 193rd Conference of the Church. Many of the messages were to stop all of the hatred of one another and love thy neighbor as thyself. Hatred is destroying God's own country, with people trying to overthrow our government. The closing prayer included a suggestion to carry the love for

BLM Prepares for Visitor Surge to Little Sahara Recreation Area During Easter Weekend

FILLMORE - With approximately 20,000 visitors expected at Little Sahara Recreation Area during Easter Weekend, the Bureau of Land Management will welcome the public through enhanced safety measures and a new visitor center. To ensure the safety of visitors and to protect the unique desert environment, the BLM is implementing several measures to manage the increase in visitors—increased staffing and law enforcement patrols, as well as technologies to better serve the public.

“Little Sahara Recreation Area is an incredible resource for outdoor enthusiasts, and we want to ensure that visitors have a safe and enjoyable experience,” said BLM West Desert District Manager Michael Gates.

“We encourage visitors to follow all rules and regulations, to respect the environment and practice safe off-road vehicle use, and we thank our partners for prioritizing visitor safety through their continued public service.”

Due to a large influx of visitors, the BLM, Juab County Sherriff’s Office, Juab County Emergency Medical Services, Juab Search and Rescue, Utah Highway Patrol, Utah State Parks, and University of Utah AirMed staff will be onsite.

Recreation area visitors this season will be welcomed at the newly constructed Little Sahara Visitor Center that boasts improved energy efficiencies, easier pay systems, improved Wi-Fi capabilities, and a small conference room for educational events. The new visitor center replaces the 44-year-old Willard R. Fullmer Visitor Center.

“The public should be prepared for long wait times to access the recreation area,” said BLM Fillmore Field Manager Cindy Ledbetter. “We encourage the public to purchase their passes ahead of time through Recreation.gov, so they can bypass the fee booth and enjoy America’s public lands faster.”

Passes can be purchased on Recreation.gov at https:// go.usa.gov/xz7mc, through the Recreation.gov app, or by calling the national reservation hotline at 1-877444-6777. Passes should be printed and displayed on the vehicle dashboard. Visitors who purchase annual passes on Recreation.gov must present the QR Code at the visitor center, BLM Fillmore Field Office, or BLM Salt Lake Field Office to get a vehicle sticker. The QR Code can also be printed and placed in the vehicle dashboard and is valid until a sticker is obtained. Vehicles displaying the current annual pass or pre-purchased onenight permit fee passes will be directed past the fee booth and into the recreation area.

Learn more at: https:// go.usa.gov/xuqk2.

—Bureau of Land Management one another home with you, and let it control your decisions.

Don’t forget the car show down in Hurricane at their city park. Like all car shows, it will probably close at 4:00. We usually go through Zion for some sightseeing, and then after the show, we go on down to St. George for shopping and a meal to finish off the day.

Four years ago the then president cut out most of the benefits for seniors. One of them was the Meals on Wheels program. The program has, for the last few years, been using money from other grants to keep the program going. But now all things have been grinding to a halt, and only home-bound people will be able to have meals delivered. Others can come into the seniors center and eat their meals and enjoy some company. Also, you can come in and pick up a meal to take it home with you. The drivers of the trucks in Panguitch are volunteers, and the only cost is for gas to deliver the food. I understand that this is a Five County decision. Utah is made up of many small towns like ours. They think that the program is working for one place, but it should work everywhere. Pat and I have made many friends over the ten years that we have volunteered with the program, and we know how important these meals are. Many will choose to go without, rather than go to the trouble to go after their meals.

Try to remember when it was last September and the lawns were greener and the folks were mellower.

Mack O.

April 10 - April 16

by John Mosley

On the left, Mercury at its greatest separation from the sun on August 10, 2023, and at right at its greatest separation on April 11, 2023, both 45 minutes after sunset. The difference in Mercury’s altitude is due to the angle the ecliptic (yellow line) makes with the horizon, and that angle changes with the seasons. Note the Pleiades near Venus on April 11.

This is the best week this year to see the elusive planet Mercury. Mercury never strays far from the sun, and you can see it only in the morning, just before sunrise, or in the evening, just after sunset. Speedy Mercury orbits the sun in 88 days, so it reappears several times each year, but all appearances are far from equal; the attached graph shows why. Visualize the ecliptic, the path of the planets, which we see edgeon. The planets follow near it. But, because the earth is tilted on its axis, the angle the ecliptic makes with the horizon changes through the year; in spring, that angle is steep and in the fall, it is shallow. (The sun follows the ecliptic and this is also the reason why the sun is high in the summer and low in the winter.) So in the spring, 45 minutes after sunset, Mercury stands relatively high above the western horizon while in the fall Mercury may be the same angular distance from the sun 45 minutes after sunset, but it is very low.

Mercury’s greatest angular separation from the sun—19°—comes on the 11th, but it heads back toward the horizon surprisingly quickly (It’s moving between the earth and sun), and we’ll lose it before this week is over. Look very low in the north-northwest —where the sun has just set—and pick a spot with a low horizon.

Venus is 20° or so above Mercury, and it’s the brightest thing in the night sky after the moon. It sets 3-1/3 hours after the sun so it shines in a very dark sky after twilight ends. Then look at the Pleiades Star Cluster, aka The Seven Sisters, which Venus passes. Venus is 2½° from the center of the Pleiades on the 10th and 11th, 3° on the 12th, 4° on the 13th, and so on. Be sure to watch Venus nightly to watch it pass this prettiest of star clusters, and, of course, any binoculars will greatly enhance the view.

Recently, Jupiter was below Venus and only a few weeks ago, they made a really pretty pair. On the 11th, Jupiter is behind the sun and officially moves from the evening to morning sky. We’ll see it reappear before sunrise in early June.

The third planet you’ll see, after Mercury and Venus, is Mars, which is very high in the west during the early evening, then lower as the hours pass, not setting until 2 a.m. Mars is making its way eastward through the Gemini twins. It’s starting to leave the Milky Way, but there are still plenty of bright stars nearby, most noticeably Castor and Pollux which are above it. On the 14th, the star Epsilon Geminorum is a scant ¼° from Mars. This star helps define Castor’s body if you look for people in the sky. Castor and his brother Pollux were familiar action heroes in ancient times and everyone knew their adventures.

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.

Garfield County School District Teacher Highlight

by Shawn Caine

Kami Savage - Panguitch Elementary School

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

dles, Halie Wilcox took 2nd.

In the Girls 800m, Brooke Albrecht took 1st.

In the Girls 4x400, PHS took 2nd, and in the Boys 4x400, PHS took 3rd.

The Bobcats finally have a 1A track meet, and now, they can see what their competition is going to be like. Many of the Panguitch teams are made up of freshmens and sophomores, and the future looks really bright for the school.

In the Girls 3200m race, Brooke Albrecht took 1st.

In the Boys 3200m, Cutter Weil took 7th.

In the Girls 100m Hurdles, Kieran Mooney took 3rd, Cloee Orton took 7th and Klavity Edwards took 8th.

In the Boys 100m Hurdles, Tyler Cox took 1st, Justis Savage took 4th, Anthony Albert 5th, and C.D Henrie took 4th.

In the Girls 1600m, Tabetha Henrie took 1st.

In the Boys 1600m, Josh Perez took 4th.

In the Girls Sprint Relay, PHS came in 1st, and in the Boys Sprint Relay, PHS took 4th.

In the Girls High Jump, Tabetha Henrie took 2nd, Lexie Palmer took 6th, Katie Hatch took 7th, and Oaklee Woolsey took 8th.

In the Girls Javelin girls, Lilee Torgerson took 6th. In the Girls Discus, Alexis Allen took 1st, and Gayli Frandsen took 5th. And in the Girls Shot Put, Alexis Allen took 3rd and Bynthe Owens took 4th.

The Bobcats have a real star in Tucker Chappell; he won all three of the field events: the Shot Put, Javelin, and the Discus. I may be wrong, but I don’t recall anyone else winning all three field events. Way to go, Tucker.

PANGUITCH - Kami

Savage was born in Panguitch and is a first-grade teacher at Panguitch Elementary School (PES). She has taught at PES for eight years and taught in

St. George, Utah before that. She loves reading and spending time with her family doing anything. She is married and has four kids. One of her children is still in high school, and one is in college. Two of them are married; she has three grandsons and a granddaughter. According to Savage, they are the best thing ever.

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