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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Issue # 1203

Zinke Reviews GSENM, No Meetings with Pro-Monument Groups by kelton Manzanares

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Zinke speaks to the press at Kanab Airport flanked by State Rep. Mike Noel, Rep. Chris Stewart, and Garfield County Commissioners David Tebbs, Jerry Taylor, and Leland Pollock KANAB - Kanab was a busy place on Wednesday, May 10, with the culmination of Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s “Listening Tour.” During the tour, many groups vied for Zinke’s ear on the proposal to reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Many were denied meetings with Zinke, even after repeated requests, including the Escalante-Boulder Chamber of Commerce. When questioned about rejecting a meeting with the Chamber, Zinke listed all of the groups he met with and said, “If I missed one, that’s the breaks.” The list of successful

hearings with the secretary notably didn’t include outfitters and guides that hold permits on the Monument, indigenous groups who have ancestral connections to GSENM, or advocacy groups such as Grand Staircase Escalante Partners.

Residents of GSENM gateway communities, especially business owners, had hoped to speak to Zinke at a pro-monument rally held in central Kanab earlier in the day, or later in the afternoon at the Kanab Airport during Zinke’s press conference. The appearance made by Zinke at the airport was for press only.

“Tragedy in the Desert” A Monument Dedication LOA - As many of you may recall, the Insider published a story called “World War II comes to Wayne County”, in November of 2013 which depicts the event of a WWII airplane which crashed in the Middle Desert.

This past year through the efforts of many individuals and donations a monument has been assembled which honors the lost airmen as well as the cowboys who assisted in the recovery, and will be dedicated at the Veteran’s War Memorial in Loa on Memorial Day, May 29th.

Here is what happened.

On July 14, 1943 a military aircraft encountered difficulties over Wayne County, the outcome was tragic. The plane, a Lockheed AT-18A left Mather Field in Sacramento, California at 8:05 a.m. Pacific Time destined for Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The last communication from the aircraft was over Milford, Utah. When the plane did not

reach Colorado Springs, an intensive search was launched.

Thirty planes left Mather Field as part of the search effort that stretched from Milford to Colorado Springs. The search aircraft was divided into flights based at Milford, Salt Lake City, Grand Junction, and Albuquerque. In addition the Civil Air Patrol participated in the air search while civilian authorities undertook search efforts on the ground. With no success, the search was abandoned on July 25, 1943.

On Friday, October 29, LaVor Brown, Lon Brown and Heber Rees, along with Grant Brown, Les Morrell, Alton Morrell, Cliff Morrell, William Taylor, David Taylor, Ivan Ernstsen, Barney Jeffery, Frank Barney, and Andrew Hunt, Wayne County ranchers, were pushing cattle from their summer range in Dedication

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Nevertheless, the public made sure Zinke could hear and see them, with signs waving and chants of, “We are local, listen to us,” from the other side of a fence.

All of this was in response to President Trump’s recent executive order for a review of 27 national monuments. The first step in the review process was the four day listening tour across Utah to collect testimony from stakeholders on the fate of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. The review has now moved into a comment period with comments from the public being accepted on regulations.gov.

During the Kanab rally, a crowd of about 300 local

residents and business owners from monument gateway communities and other monument supporters braved rainy and cool weather to gather and hear speakers in support of the monument.

Starting off for the rally was resident of Kanab and owner of the Rocking V Cafe, Victor Cooper. At 2:30pm, as the skies began to clear, Cooper talked about differing visions for GSENM. “These lands, these unique and exquisite national monuments belong to all Americans and can in fact be lands of many uses rather than lands of many abuses as the Utah Delegation seeks to sell them off to the highest bidders.

We cannot let that happen. It’s only a matter of time before the state of Utah is forced to change its marketing slogan from ‘Life Elevated’ to ‘Life Excavated’.”

Cyrus Mejía, a co-founder of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest employer in Kane County, spoke about the repression of voices not considered “local.” “I know there is a small group of very vocal opponents to these lands being protected, but they do not speak for the majority of business owners in our communities. You say you want to have local input and hear local voices speak on this issue. Well Secretary Zinke, we are local.”

The crowd joined in with Mejía Zinke Tour

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Clean Up Day in Teasdale

A Lockheed AT-18A, the plane that crashed in Wayne County in 1943.

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

THURS. MAY 19 - WED. MAY 24

PUDDLE WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY - Rainshowers expected but only Wednesday in the morning. Mostly sunny without too much wind, with the MPH will varing between 16 and 10 throughout the week. Highs for the week in mid to high 70s. Lows in the mid to low 40s throughout the week.

ESCALANTE - From April 24 – May 2, Grand Staircase Escalante Partners on behalf of the Escalante River Watershed Partnership (ERWP) welcomed the excited Utah Conservation Corps (UCC) crew leaders in-training on a 9-day backcountry restoration and training extravaganza. The ERWP field team hosted the UCC crew leaders to work exclusively on a new technique, appropriately named “hack and squirt,” that has been deemed the most efficient restoration technique for the removal of Russian olive, a woody invasive species, within

the Escalante Watershed. This invasive has been the focus of the partnership along the river corridor since the inception of ERWP in 2009, and work was performed within both Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument before that time starting in 2000. Restoration work along the Escalante River has been greatly enhanced by conservation corps crews like the UCC, and they remain to be one of the partnership’s longest companions through this project.

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UCC crew leaders and ERWP field staff preparing for a day of Russian Olive work .in the backcountry.

$700,000 Raised for Bryce Canyon National Park as Funding Decreases

BRYCE CANYON CITYOver the past 13 years, Ruby’s Inn has raised $700,000 for the Bryce Canyon National History Association through its “Dollar Check-Off” program.

The program allows guests to give back while visiting the famous Bryce Canyon National Park.

“Ruby’s Inn, my family and I wouldn’t be where we are today without Bryce Canyon National Park,” Lance Syrett, general manager of Ruby's Inn said. “My ancestors didn’t plan to start a hotel, but they ended up opening Ruby’s Inn so everyone could experi-

ence Bryce Canyon’s beauty.

This is the reason why we do the dollar program today, to help preserve Bryce Canyon for all visitors.”

Guests at each of Ruby’s Inn’s three hotels are given the option to donate to the “Dollar Check-Off” program. If a guest decides to participate, the visitor is charged $1 each night of their stay, which goes directly to the Bryce Canyon National History Association.

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Garfield Commission Holds Two Hearings at May 8 Meeting Courtesy barb Walkush PankoW

Jasper Pote 'gets after it' during the annual Teasdale Park and Highway Cleanup Day last Saturday, May 13. Story on Page 3, by Barb Walkush Pankow.

Public Comment Period for Monument Review is Now Open

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Russian Olive Treatment Continues Along the Escalante River

The Department of the Interior is now collecting comments from the public regarding National Monuments.

On April 26th, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order evaluating National Monuments designated from 1996 through 2017 and over 100,000 acres, book-ending the review with the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments.

Comments may be submitted at http://www.regulations. gov by entering "DOI-2017-0002" in the Search bar and clicking "Search," or by mail to Monument Review, MS-1530, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Users have reported that the site is not mobile-user friendly and the site easier to access on a desktop.

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PANGUITCH - The Garfield County Commission meeting on May 8, 2017 opened with a personnel item under closed session, and then reopened to a relatively light agenda, other than two short public hearings.

The first hearing was to create Resolution No. 2017-3 declaring local government responsibility in freedom from domestic violence, and a second Resolution No. 2017-4 recommending the reversal of the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument.

Commission chair Leland Pollock explained that the genesis of Resolution 2017-3 declaring freedom from domestic violence as a fundamental human right came from a woman named Heather Woolsey, who championed the cause in the state legislative session. County governments came on board at the behest of the Utah Associa-

tion of Counties, which encouraged local governments to put this on their agendas.

The resolution states that 42% of homicides in the state of Utah of are domestic violence related, and one in three women and one in eight men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

Pollock noted that it does not mean that more resources will be directly allocated to domestic violence issues, but that they hope to raise general awareness of the issue, and that the resolution is about “Reaffirming our commitment to those services in our community.”

One member of the public, Peg Smith, of Boulder, commended the commission for the resolution during the public Garfield Commission

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American Public Lands Stewardship

Glen Canyon Seeks Proposals for River Raft Concession Contract PAGE, AZ – The National Park Service issued a prospectus Thursday, May 4, soliciting proposals for the award of a concession contract to provide interpretive river raft trips within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Proposals for the contract, which covers the 15mile portion of the Colorado

River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry, must be received by 4 p.m. Mountain Time on July 19.

The draft contract has a term of 10 years and is projected to begin Jan. 1, 2018.

No preferred offeror for the contract exists, and this solicitation is fully competitive.

For further details about

this business opportunity, including how to submit questions and proposals, access the prospectus at https://concessions.nps.gov/glca001-18. html. Details for obtaining a physical copy are available at the same link.

To learn more about Glen Canyon and how the National Park Service works with local

communities to preserve their history, conserve the environment and provide outdoor recreation, visit www.nps. gov/glca or contact Brandon Honig, public information officer, at 928-640-3478 or brandon_honig@nps.gov.

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Dedication

Mather Air Force Base.

The crew assembled and left Loa on Monday, November 1, 1943 en route to the crash site. They spent the first night at the Jeffery Ranch.

The journey was not easy, as there were no roads through the area. Sand, washes and cliffs made it extremely difficult to cross. They arrived at the crash site on Tuesday, November 2, 1943. Major Heston, LaVor, Grant and Captain Thayer were in a jeep on lead.

Arriving at the crash site first, Major Heston spent time investigating. He had covered a large area when he came across the body of Major Paul E. Spence, who had been flying the plane. Major Spence and Major Heston had been good friends and went through training together. Major Heston, knelt down by his friend and said, “Good God Spence, I never expected to pick you up like this.” The crew of the AT-18A were returned to Loa on Thursday, November 4, 1943. An investigation determined the aircraft's structure failed due to extreme pressure caused by two storms in the area at the time of the accident. The wreckage was scattered over a mile in the desert.

The men who perished in the plane were the pilot Major Paul E. Spence of Boise, Idaho age 26 and who had logged in 1,331.4 hours of air time; navigator Captain Robert D. Spitzer of Anderson, Indiana age 28; navigator First Lieutenant Leonard A. Keyes Jr. of Newark, New Jersey age 27; navigator Second Lieutenant Orion Levi Mock of New Albany, New York age 25; engineer Staff Sergeant Allen G. Hebert of Iota, Louisiana age 28; and radio operator Sergeant Charles F. Royse of Sac-

ramento, California age 21.

In a lengthy letter written to his parents in Oregon, shortly after the recovery mission was completed, Major Heston provided a detailed account of the discovery of the crew’s remains by the Wayne County cowboys, his experiences with the local residents, and the exhausting effort to recover the bodies. When the now, Colonel Heston, passed away all of his memoirs were donated to the Josephine County Historical Society Grants Pass, Oregon, so many were there, they nearly fill a room by themselves.

Two gentlemen from the area became fans of the Colonel after examining his documents.

They found the letter he had written about the incident and determined it needed to be delivered to LaVor and the people of Wayne County. One of the men, on a trip to visit his son who was a professor at the University of Utah, took a de-

tour and flew into the airport in Loa. He borrowed the vehicle that was left there for this purpose, drove to Loa and asked where he could find LaVor Brown, the letter was delivered on May 25, 1989.

In conjunction with the Memorial Day events the monument to honor the great sacrifice made by these six men, their families and the cowboys who found them, will be dedicated at the Veteran’s Memorial on Main Street in Loa, Utah. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. there will be the American Legion Breakfast, followed by a Program and Military Honor Guard Ceremony at 10:00 a.m, and a Unites States Air Force Flyover. For More Information Call Kade Brown 435.979.2383, Rick Lindsay 435.201.1398, or Stew Baker 435.849.1172.

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Sheep Valley to their winter range in Hanksville through the desert when they came across a clean hand towel on a bush. As they rode across Salt Wash, they also found an army coat, cap and wallet belonging to Charles F. Royse.

Then, Lon saw something shining on a side slope of the wash. As they got closer, the men recognized a star on an airplane wing. They rode on for a quarter mile and found pieces of the wreckage and six men who had been killed.

Leaving the men with the cattle, LaVor rode his horse a great distance back to Jeffery Ranch. There, he contacted Salt Lake Army Air Base by phone regarding the situation and a plan was made to recover the men and wreckage.

LaVor later said “that horse gave me everything he had”.

Major LeRoy Gray Heston, who was stationed at Mather Field, was assigned to oversee the recovery efforts.

Major Heston was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, attended the University of Michigan. In 1929 he joined the Army Air Corps and received his wings in February 1931.

Following his release from the service, he went to the Philippine Islands where he joined two other pilots in establishing an inter-island airline. After four years of flying over the jungle islands in extremely hazardous conditions, he took a contract with Colonel C.L. Chennault in Kunming, China, to help train young Chinese pilots. After the United States entered World War II, he returned to full-time military duty and was assigned to train pilots at

Attention Change in WCHC Clinic Hours

We'd like to announce that on April 10, 2017, Wayne Community Health Center updated our Bicknell clinic hours to start scheduling patients at 7 am. WCHC works hard to accommodate everyone’s schedule, therefore we will have one medical provider that will begin each day, Monday through Friday at 7 am. Our Saturday schedule will stay the same from 9 am till 1 pm. To schedule your appointment please call the main clinic number at 435425-3744.

We now have our PA-C, Daniel Palmer, certified by the State of Utah to perform CDL physicals!! We can accommodate same day appointments most days so give us a call!!

We are excited for our recent changes and look forward to serving our amazing community!!

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Nearly 300 gather to hear gateway community residents and local business owners speak on behalf of GSENM Zinke Tour

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chanting, “We are local.” Mejía continued, “It’s time to take that word back. I’ve been here thirty-some years and some people still don’t call me a local. We are local!”

Many indigenous rights advocates have expressed the importance of including indigenous voices in discussions of land protection when those lands are ancestral and have sacred artifacts. A member of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Travis Duran, attended the rally from St. George to help with, as he said, “Protecting the Grand Staircase and giving support as much as I can.” The first ethnographic observations of the Paiutes were made within GSENM near Kanab, which helps explain Duran’s connection. “We came from this area.

Our ancestors originally came from this area. We have [archeological] sites on this side” of the Colorado Plateau, referring to lands within GSENM. Some of the speakers at the rally read from letters that had been written to Secretary Zinke in support of GSENM, of which over 200 hundred were collected and delivered to the Department of Interior.

The letter readers included Megan Miles Smith, a fifth generation resident of Kanab. “Our community is fortunate to have a monument that brings vitality to our hometown,” she said.

Scott Berry, owner of the Boulder Mountain Lodge and lifetime resident of Utah, talked about the process that was conducted for years leading up to the creation of GSENM. “That [Boulder Mountain Lodge] was started back in 1994 and at that time we were actively involved in the discussions and the process that was going on then to create the monument.”

Joshua Baird, a Kanab

resident, owner of Baird Art Media and a high school teacher, spoke to the inability of economics to measure the value of protecting GSENM. Quoting Wallace Stegner, he said “What is such a resource worth...anything it costs.”

As the rally transitioned into a local business press conference, it was opened up to the press for questions and speakers touched on different aspects of the economy for gateway communities.

“In Garfield County there is not a business, or a school, or a clinic, or a road crew that isn’t hiring,” said Hell’s Backbone Grill owner Blake Spalding, from Boulder. “There are not enough people to fill the jobs we have. So this idea that we need a coal mine to create jobs is wrong. The line that the county needs more jobs, “Is a false narrative. It’s alternative facts,” said Spalding.

Brandie Hardman, operator of the Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch shared her dismay with the lack of communication from officials. “There have been no maps produced of where the reduction will lie in the Grand Staircase. There have been no short or long term viable plans.”

Following the rally and press conference, Zinke held a late afternoon press conference on the tarmac at the Kanab Airport. When asked why he’d rejected a meeting with the Boulder-Escalante Chamber of Commerce, Zinke responded, “I didn’t reject the meeting.”

However, in email exchanges with the Chamber prior to the listening tour, the Department of Interior said that it was, “Unlikely that [Zinke would] be able to accommodate any additional engagements,” even though they had extended a Zinke Tour

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Dear Secretary Zinke: Your responsibility as Secretary of the Interior is to steward America’s public lands on behalf of all Americans. Our public lands represent a fundamental part of our nation’s heritage. A legacy that belongs not just to us now, but to all future generations of Americans. As part of that heritage, Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument needs to be preserved in its entirety.

I am a geologist, paleontologist, author and professional guide and I have lived and traveled throughout this region for more than 30 years. I want to address one aspect of this monument that has come under attack. That is its size, and the useless, “vanilla lands” to quote a Kane County commissioner, that are protected as part of it. Some people say that the Antiquities Act should not be used to set aside millions of acres of land. But the Antiquities Act in this case was invoked to preserve not just a few archaeological sites, or one particularly pretty canyon. This entire region is filled with extraordinary and unique biological, geological, archaeological, historical and paleontological resources.

As one example in the years since the monument’s establishment, dozens of new species of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures and plants have been discovered. The fossils from this monument have proven to be of global significance, and have put Utah on the map with many people who would otherwise not know a thing about this region. Stories in publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Smithsonian Magazine have introduced literally millions of people to the paleontological riches of this monument. Nearly every week during field season something extraordinary is found. And scientists have only begun to scratch the surface of what is out there. The areas that the Utah politicians would like to exempt from protection are where the greatest concentration of these fossils lies. These are not “vanilla lands,” or a bunch of sage brush as local and state politicians claim. They are instead a repository of our continent’s past. This monument brings visitors from around the globe—along with their money. And as the national parks become more crowded people are discovering the expansive beauty and freedom and the scientific importance of Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument.

During the past 20 years I have seen the towns of Kanab, Escalante, Tropic and Boulder become thriving centers for recreation, tourism and science. Kanab has the only paleontological lab in the entire Bureau of Land Management system. And it is producing incredible results. People know about Grand Staircase’s dinosaurs and they want to come learn more. I personally have met and talked with dozens of people who learned about this monument from the publicity surrounding its paleontology. And once they come, they return.

There are thousands of people in Utah alone who oppose any reduction in size for this monument and they have made their opinions clear. State and county lawmakers have paid no attention. Nor, apparently, have you, Secretary Zinke, by ignoring requests for meetings with the business community and other leaders that support this and other monuments. If you truly care about public input as you claim, you must also listen to everyone who supports this and other national monuments. These lands belong to all Americans.

Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument has been in existence for more than 20 years. It attracts people from around the country and from all over the world. Please remember, Secretary Zinke, that this already was federal land. It was not “grabbed” from the State of Utah. It is just now more protected from the kinds of uses that would destroy it permanently. Please help us continue to care for and protect this piece of our country’s heritage. Please don’t let destruction of our public lands be your legacy. History will prove that preserving Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument in its entirety is the right choice.

Christa Sadler, Flagstaff

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Home Owner’s Association (HOA)

Russian Olive

by aDus F. Dorsey II 14 MAY, 2017 - I live on a street that has a Home Owners Association (HOA). There are five members, maybe six if somebody got divorced and failed to report it, or if someone is contemplating taking on a new partner. There are three active homeowner members, a reliable renter, and two absentee owners, one of which is the President of the MWM Home Owners Association (HOA) but he does not know it or do we intend on ever telling him.

(It works out to a lot better this way, believe me.)

We do not hold regularly scheduled meetings, we learned way back when to never consider doing that, our philosophy is “if it ain’t got a crack in it why try and fill it?”

Ohhh, we do have by laws and semi-strict rules that as a member of the MWM HOA have all loosey gossey agreed to abide by, but nobody ever thought to write them down so they change a lot. It is like if your nextdoor neighbor, on a weekend whim chooses to buy a betterlooking truck than yours, all of sudden there is flurry of emails back and forth between the other two members in the HOA of an upper and lower dollar amount that everyone can spend on a new pick-up.

When I hold MWM HOA meetings at my house, that no

one ever comes to…. I am always the one to lobby heavy and hard for something more on the lower end of the Crazy Lady Auto pick-up price scale.

It hasn’t worked out so well thus far but I am persistent. As ordered by the MWM HOA Board I will be up-grading my rusted out eighties outfit soon.

Something along the lines of a Ford, GMC, or an impending re-possessed import, mid 1990’s range, depending on Wayne County credit scores.

It might take place as soon as I can legally find a way to pay Ronny Yingitch’s attorney’s fees without having to spend too many of my summer weekends in jail serving time on a clean up gang on Bicknell’s Main Street.

I have filed for an extension on the MWM HOA pickup price decision, but nobody thought to accurately write the details of the agreement down…. so I am just going with the rusted pick-up I already got and will be calling it good until someone on the WMW HOA Board says different at my next midnight meeting.

Another all time favorite topic of discussion at the MWM 100 North block Barbeques and International Beer Fest of the MWM HOA Board of Directors is lawn care products and the heavy-duty property maintenance machinery.

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The Vote always is, and I can quote… “Only one member can own all the cool stuff…. tractors, trailers and dirt diggers. You know the types, the kind that requires constant grease gun action and a carton of 4” inch wide Band-Aids.

Let it be noted that in the statute other MWM HOA members are only allowed to own up to, 2 HP Brigg’s and Stratton motor push mowers, without mufflers that must consistently blow blue smoke.

I voted for that one and won.

It was a surprise meeting late one night held without much advance notice. I have in my constant possession the absentee MWM HOA President’s proxy and often use in the case of a tie vote.

I have to readily admit I am not a real fan of the MWM HOA fall leaf-raking schedule. It really sucks, especially since my neighbor put up those Internet connected spy cameras on his side of the fence. Sometimes in late October, on windy days I go over to the barbed wire that separates our properties and flip a few cottonwood leaves into the air so on the video replay it looks like I am actually raking… my neighbor has been known to sneak into my yard on Thursday or Friday nights to write my name on leaves from my big trees. When I find them I

Salina CCC/POW Camp Receives Heritage Award SALINA - Salina City has been named a 2017 Preservation on Utah Heritage Award winner for its restoration on of the Civilian Conservation on Corps and Prisoner of War Camp.

The project to restore the camp’s three buildings including commander’s quarters, a bunk house and a motor pool and repair shop was completed in early November 2016.

“We are absolutely thrilled and honored to receive this award,” project coordinator and fundraising director Tami Olsen said, “It will bring wonderful recognition on for the community and city of Salina.”

Originally built to house CCC employees, the camp gained notoriety years later during World War II when it was being used to as a POW

scratch my name out with a Sharpee and write in his.

Usually about property tax time every year the MWM HOA holds its annual fundraiser. It is a big black tie affair, not much money is collected but a lot of oatmeal cookie and zucchini bread recipes get exchanged. Sometimes someone cracks the sealed lid off a purple bottle of Mad Dog 20-20 and passes it around until it is gone. Lots of HOA business gets taken care of on that November evening but nobody ever remembers what it was and at the December Christmas party acts like the November HOA fundraiser never took place.

Over time I have learned to never attend the MWM HOA February New Year’s resolution gathering and Bow Flex demonstration. My Glenwood Dugway psycho therapist and New Age Dog Groomer softly says “do not stress, take a deep breath and go to your happy place…. The middle age spread happens to just about everyone over sixty in Wayne County that doesn’t ride a horse or do yoga on a regular basis, or ever.” Then she sells me a $45.00, one inch in diameter bundle of pitched pinion fire starter sticks before she will release my truck keys so I can go get groceries at Wal-Mart in Richfield, before it gets dark.

HOA’s and stricter property maintenance requirements are always a good thing… said no one in Hanksville… ever.

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The restored CCC/POW camp in Salina, Utah, will now serve as a museum. tucci peppered the barracks movement in the state. with 250 rounds because, he Nominations are judged later said, he “just didn’t like by a jury of architects, and Germans.” preservation and planning proHe killed six POWs and fessionals from throughout the injured 23, three of whom later state. died at Salina’s hospital. BerThe restored CCC/POW tucci was later declared insane camp is now being operated and sent to a mental hospital. as a museum. Beginning April Last year, a local 18, hours will be Tuesday-Frigroup restored the build- day 4-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 ings from glorified stor- a.m.-2 p.m. age sheds into near-origGroup tours or special arinal condition. A broad rangements may be made by range of individuals and calling Salina City. The camp groups helped finance the also has a Facebook page: $103,000 project, includ- CCC & POW Camp Salina, ing the Mormon Pioneer Utah.

National Heritage Area.

The Mormon Pioneer The award will Heritage Area is a federally be presented to Salina designated area of central and Mayor Dustin Deaton southern Utah running along on Thursday, April 6, at the beautiful and historic U.S. Preservation Utah’s an- Highway 89 — including the Courtesy MPnha The restored CCC/POW central nual meeting and award All-American Road Utah ceremony at the Falls State Route 12, and Capitol tower in the former camp.

Event Center, Trolley Reef Scenic Byway Utah camp for 250 German prison- Square, Salt Lake City.

State Route 24, which ers.

Salina City has restored both intersect with U.S. 89 and On July 8, 1945, two this CCC/POW camp to its together form the MPNHA’s months after the war ended former state.

Boulder Loop. The area inin Europe, Private Clarence According to Alison Flan- cludes the counties of Sanpete, Bertucci, a guard stationed at ders, Preservation Utah public Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield the camp, opened fire with a outreach director, recipients of and Kane. .30-caliber machine gun on 43 the award are nominated by —Mormon Pioneer National tents where the POWs were the public for their efforts in Heritage Area sleeping. preserving historic structures In just 15 seconds Ber- or furthering the preservation

formal application for a meeting to the Chamber.

Zinke elaborated on whom he’d met with during his tour.

“I met with these gentlemen which are the county commissioners,” gesturing to the three Garfield County Commissioners standing behind him. “I met with business folks. Let’s see. Let me list the people that I’ve been with here, just so you know. I met with the congressional delegation, once in D.C., once here. I’ve met with the governor’s office...the state legislature, both house and senators...the county commission-

These soon-to-be crew leaders had a unique opportunity to engage in an introductory hitch along Harris Wash within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The crew leaders saw the Escalante River first hand, learned about the environment, and prepared for the responsibility of crew leadership role, which will be most important when these crew leaders return in the fall as restoration season will be underway. The group was introduced to the hack and squirt method along with safe handling practices of herbicide in the backcountry, sprayer maintenance, hand tool operation, camp and work site know-how and of course overall safety.

ERWP field staff and UCC crew leaders were enthusiastic during the 9-day hitch. The UCC crew leaders took to the challenge with vigor and completed nearly 3 miles of Russian olive res-

toration within Harris Wash.

The results were unprecedented and thrilled both the UCC members and ERWP team, leaving both organizations with high hopes for the fall season. Starting August 21, four AmeriCorps partner groups will be back in Escalante for the annual 10-day training where nearly 80 conservation corps youth will be prepped for restoration work along the Escalante River.

The Escalante River Watershed Partnership is a collaborative group of businesses, federal and state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community members who seek to restore and maintain the natural ecological conditions of the Escalante River and its watershed and involve local communities in promoting and implementing sustainable land and water use practices. To learn more about ERWP, contact Stephanie Minnaert 435-826-4737.

—Kristen Buck, Escalante River Watershed Partnership.

Courtesy erWP

Close up of hack and squirt method on Russian olive tree. ers....the Nature Conservancy.

I’ve met with the Friends of...” someone in the surrounding group assisted Zinke by saying, “Cedar Mesa.” Zinke went on, “I’ve met with the tribes coalition, once in D.C. and once here. I’ve met with the Navajo tribes that are in the chapters in Utah that have a different view across the street [from the tribal coalition]. I’ve met with BIA, BLM, the folks that run the Monument.”

All of the groups who Zinke met with are either groups focused on Bears Ears National Monument or groups neutral or opposed to GSENM. While Zinke said he, “Met

with business folks”, shook “hands from all sides”, and spent time with local officials, part-time Kanab resident Christa Sadler was among those not happy with the process and disregard for broad monument support. “State and county lawmakers have paid no attention. Nor, apparently, have you, Secretary Zinke, in ignoring requests for meetings with the business community and other leaders that support this and other monuments. If you truly care about public input as you claim, you must also listen to everyone who supports this and other national monuments.”

Clean Up Day in Teasdale

TEASDALE - Saturday, May 13 was the Annual Teasdale Park and Highway Clean Up Day. A dedicated group of citizens assisted in the Event. Their help was totally appreciated and made such a difference. Rob brought his loader to assist in placing big stuff in the Dumpster. At the end of the Event, the Dumpster was filled to the brim. Many projects were completed. New chips were spread in the play area. The soccer field lines were painted and the nets set out. The horseshoe pits received new sand and paint. The new airplane ride was reset in to place. The Teasdale Park easement was cleaned up. Highway trash was collected. And a delicious Potluck followed the Event.

Thank you to all our awesome volunteers who toiled tirelessly in windy weather.

Be an active part of the Teasdale Community, consider being a Teasdale Park Board Member.

To reserve the Teasdale Park for family get-togethers, reunions, or picnics, email Teasdalepark@gmail.com or Facebook message Teasdale Park and Community Facebook page.

—Barb Walkush Pankow

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The Bobettes are Back at Panguitch High School

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by MaCk oettIng

Region Track 2017

Read more about the Bobettes in the FYI Panguitch column on page 6.

Winners Of Some of the Panguitch High Competitions

When you get old you worry about getting dates wrong, I though the Region track meet was going to be on Wednesday when it appeared on Tuesday I panic a little. Because of the weather the day had been changed and a good thing because it did rain on Wednesday.

The Region 20 track meet was owned by the Bob Cats, they left the competition in the dust.

The Boy Scores: The Girls scores: Combined scores: Panguitch 151 Panguitch 158 Panguitch 309 Bryce Valley 66 Parowan 88 Parowan 143 Valley 59 Milford 83 Milford 130 Events: Girls 3200 M Brittney Henrie 1st, Corryn Anderson 3rd, Brenley Veater 5th.

Boys 3200 M Luke Reader 3rd, Kaden Beckstead 4th, Bosten Englestead 5th.

Girls 300M hurdles Kapri Orton 2nd.

Boys 300M hurdles Trenton Stowe 1st, Tyrel Henrie 4th.

Girls 100 M hurdles Kapri Orton 2nd, Boys 100 M hurdles Cory Lee 4th Girls 100 M Shantae Miller 1st Boys 100 M Chasyn Campbell 5th.

Girls 1600 M Frittney Henrie 4th Corryn Anderson 5th, Brenley Veater 6th Boys 1600M Bosten Englestead 4th Girls 4x100 relay Panguitch 1st Boys 4x100 Panguitch 1st.

Girls 400 M Abbey Blevins 6th Boys 400M Trevor Wolfley Girls 800 M Taylia Norris 1st Matayla Barney 5th, Brittney Henrie 6th .

Boys 800m Acey Orton 4th and Jonah Schoppe 5th.

Girls sprint relay Panguitch 3rd Boys sprint relay Panguitch 3rd.

Girls 4x400 relay Panguitch 1st Boys 4x400 relay Panguitch 1st.

Boys high jump Acey Orton 1st and Kanyon Lamb 2nd.

Girls high jump Kapri Orton 1st.

Girls 200 M Shantae Miller 2nd Boys 200m Kanyon Lamb 3rd Girls discus Jonee Holman 1st, Karlee Eyre 2nd, Abbey Blevins 3rd, Taylia Norris 4th, Tana Frandsen 5th.

Boys Discus Bryson Marshall 1st, Jaron Frandsen 2nd, Jace Eyre 3rd and Trey Barney 4th.

Girls shot put: Kambree Fullmer 4th Boys shot put Trey Barney 3rd.

Girls Javelin Mataya Barney 4th Karlee Eyre 5th. Boys Javelin Trey Barney 1st .

Trey Barney Javelin throw of 182’11” was the longest throw in the State this year.

Coach Norris and his many helpers have a real powerhouse of a team this year and the State meet will begin tomorrow Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th at BYU, good luck to all of you.

Wayne and Garfield County Bookmobiles are moving to their summer schedules!

Check out the new schedules on-line Wayne County - http://bookmobiles.utah.gov/tri/schedule.html Garfield County - http://bookmobiles.utah.gov/multi/index.html

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STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP 4-day workshop, taught by builders of their own straw bale homes!

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QUESTIONS AND REGISTRATION: (435) 425-2228 marybedingfieldsmith@ yahoo.com

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Wills, Trusts, and More "Pain Free" Charitable Giving

Doing certain things in life, makes you feel good.

Giving to a charity or worthy cause is one of the things in life that “fills one’s soul”.

As an estate planning attorney, I have enjoyed helping clients create charitable bequests and even legacies.

Although there are more complex ways to leverage your charitable bequests, you may be surprised how simply you can create a charitable legacy.

With permission from the client and Dixie State College, I would like to share a specific example. This particular client loves music. At age 80, she continues to take personal piano lessons and enjoys attending symphony productions. She talked to me about doing something special for the Dixie State Orchestra.

Please know the client’s estate is very “normal” in size. It consists of a comfortable home, a bank account and a modest retirement ac-

by JeFFery J. MCkenna count. This wonderful individual is not in the “rich and famous” club. She is a normal person doing something extraordinary.

As part of her estate plan, she established a “legacy bequest” to the Dixie State Orchestra. To create the “legacy bequest” we simply established that upon her death a trust would be created benefiting the Orchestra.

It is a “legacy bequest” because it will go on forever.

Each year, 90% of the net income generated from the trust will be distributed to the Orchestra. The other 10% of net income will be retained in the trust to help it grow.

In a 100 years from now, the Dixie State Orchestra will still be benefiting from this client’s charitable bequest.

In fact, with the 10% added to principal each year, in 100 years from now the annual bequests of 90% of net income will be significantly greater. As the years turn to

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decades, this client’s simple act of charity will be benefiting the lives of more and more Orchestra members through partial scholarships, as well as the Dixie State Orchestra in general.

“Legacy bequests” benefit charities for generations to come. With a simple amendment to an existing estate plan or a small addition to a plan being created, you can leave a charitable bequest that will benefit the lives of musicians, students, athletes, single mothers, animal sanctuaries, religious affiliations or any other charitable organization for generations to come.

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 435 628-1711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com.

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He Leaves

After my nephew and his kindergarten class had excitedly investigated the wonders and strange equipment inside an ambulance, they got to chat with a paramedic. When they were seated in a circle, their teacher asked, "Well, what questions do you have for the ambulance attendant?" There was a moment of silence before one little girl spoke up. "How come my mom doesn't make muffins anymore?"

In order to process a medical claim, I asked a patient's mother to send details of her son's accident to me at our hospital's business office. The boy had suffered a broken arm, so the file was coded: "Treatment of limb." Aptly so, I thought after reading her description of the accident: "My son was running through the yard and turned into a tree."

Girl Scouts Are Evil!

A father believed that his daughter was spending way too much time playing video games.

In an effort to motivate her into focusing more attention on her schoolwork, the father said to his daughter, "When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was studying books by the light of the fireplace."

Without looking up from her game she pointed out, "When Lincoln was your age, he was President of the United States."

These Thin Mints are broken, I just keep getting fatter.

Punishment

Went to the Air & Space Museum but there was nothing there.

Need Some Aloe?

Today's Thought

If you are the only one benefiting from the use of your power than you might just be the villain.

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

This week's answers on page 9

Sleepy Food

Three months after the birth of my first child, I finally managed to get to the supermarket alone. As I stood in the check-out line with my full cart, someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked, "How old is your baby?" I turned around and was surprised to see an unfamiliar face. "How do you know I have a baby?" I asked. "Because," she replied with a smile, "You're rocking your groceries and humming 'Hush Little Baby.'"

I'll Try?

As the owner of an expeditions company, I was with a group of campers near the Copper River in Alaska when I woke up to someone screaming, "Bear in camp!"

Later I realized the bear had run off with the bag holding my clothing and credit card.

When I called the credit-card firm, the concerned representative asked, "is there a chance someone could take the card from the bear?"

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o bituaries Michael Robert LeFevre 1938 - 2017

BOULDER - In loving memory of Michael Robert LeFevre, husband, dad and grandfather, born November 3, 1938 and died May 7, 2017 of complications from recent surgeries.

Michael was a teamster and a serviceman for 40 years. He loved HAM radio, fishing, going to the swap meets, and spending time with his family. He lived in California for close to 60 years but his wishes were to be buried next to his family in Boulder, Utah.

He is survived by his wife Diana Wendy LeFevre; daughter, Michelle Wendy Wright; grandchildren: Cole and Madison; sister, Sharon Poos; and brother, Dell LeFevre.

Preceded in death by his parents, McGregor and Lenora Hall LeFevre.

Graveside services will be held May 20, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Boulder Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www. maglebymortuary.com We love you Dad!

M issions Elder Marc and Sister SusAnn McLemore

Marc and SusAnn McLemore have been called to serve as area auditors in the Central America area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They will enter the MTC in Provo on June 12 and will serve for eighteen months. They will speak in the Escalante First Ward at 11:00 am on May 28th.

May 18, 2017

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com A couple of great signs in town, first at the Gem Theater on their marque: New owners look for an opening soon. I truly do miss the local movies; actually we haven’t been to one since the theater closed down. The other signs were the no vacancies at many of the Motels; I don’t know if it was Mother’s day weekend or just the start of the tourist season, I hope it was the latter.

Volunteering out at the Park, I pass Ruby’s Inn and they have been booked up for the last 6 weeks, so let’s hope it is going to be another record year for us all.

It will be Memorial weekend coming up shortly and if you want to save your flowers out at the cemetery, you need to pick them up soon. Because of the weather the mowing out there will be starting soon. I

am having some new flag holder, crosses made for the Veterans grave sites, please notify me if I have missed one of your loved ones, call at (676-2418).

Also get all of those sale items out of your garage and have them ready for the City’s Main St. garage sale on Main St. If any of your prize positions do not sell, you might consider giving them to the DUP for their Chocolate fest store, on June 7th.

This Sunday will be the Panguitch Business Women’s Graduation Seniors Tea. It will be held at the Panguitch High School auditorium at 3:00 pm. This is a fun event for the Seniors and parents and grandparents; with a Scholarship awarded to the one of the students.

Following the Senior Tea,

at the LDS Stake Center at 5:00pm (check the time on this event) it will be the Seminary Graduation for all of the senior LDS students. This graduation is open to all that wish to attend.

This week the City started reading the water meters, and your water use will show up on July’s water bill. Hopefully it will rain this next week and you won’t have to water your lawn. Dave tells me that the irrigation water will be turned on the first week in June. The Lake looks pretty high and hopefully we will have water to last us through the summer. Don’t forget to close your water outlets.

In October 2016 we started a dance club for Panguitch High School and Panguitch Middle School. We had 8 girls on the team. They were hard

working and dedicated. They woke up early twice a week for practice at 5:30 am. They performed at the girls and boys basketball games. On April 28-29 they competed in the Rammette Dance Competition Invitational. The performed a contemporary, jazz, and hip hop routine. They scored an Excellent in all three categories. Four of the girls also competed in the solo division. They all placed well in their categories and divisions: Ransom Reynolds took 3rd attendant, Lexi Oldham took Queen, Leah Mooney took 2nd attendant, and Kamree Albrecht took Queen.

We look forward to next year when we bring back the Bobettes and start building the dance program for Panguitch High School.

Mack O.

Bryce Canyon

eral essential improvements needed in Bryce Canyon, including fixing parts of the famous Navajo Loop trail. Now the program has grown to a 98 percent participation rate among guests, with an estimated 118,000 participants in 2016.

“Since 2004, the funds have been utilized to enhance the visitor experience at Bryce Canyon,” Pollock said.

“Funds have been expended for free publications and the popular, “I Hiked the Hoodoos” program. Equipment for

search and rescue events and a visitor comfort station were purchased with the funding as well. These are just a few examples of how Bryce Canyon National Park has benefited from the Dollar Check-Off program.”

Donations also support educational events including the annual Astronomy and Geology Festivals, printing of educational materials about the park’s natural and cultural resources for visitors and field trips for area school children, preservation of historic pho-

tos, documents and records, paleontology research and wildlife studies, among other activities.

Since January of this year, Ruby’s Inn has already collected over $12,000 for the Bryce Canyon National History Association and hopes to raise $5,000 more than 2016, which was over $75,000. Find out how you can donate and support the national parks service, visit rubysinn.com.

—Ruby's Inn

Cont'd from page 1

for the Association.

“The dollar donation program is a valuable resource to Bryce Canyon National Park by filling funding shortfalls that have become an annual reality for the National Park Service,” Gayle L. Pollock, CEO and director for the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association, said.

The Dollar Check-Off program started in 2004 as a way to raise money for sev-

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BY WaY oF Boulder

by Peg Smith, pegenias@gmail.com

Boulder residents gather for an historic re-creation of a town photograph.

History does repeat itself. Even in Boulder.

The Boulder Community Alliance board got hold of an early 20th century

photograph of Boulder Town residents posed in front of the schoolhouse (now Community Center), and they decided to replicate it.

The call went out to all area residents to show up at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6.

Photographer Ace Kvale arranged with a cherrypicker

Courtesy Cheryl Cox

Boulder residents all together for the original photo, approximately 100 years ago.

BrYce ValleY area neWs

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 orvickidiane36@hotmail.com Hope all the Mom's out there had the most wonderful of Mother's Days and enjoyed being with or hearing from their families. Moms are what makes our world work out for us and help us to be moms ourselves. We thank them for their many sacrifices on our behalf in helping us to grow up and be what we have become today.

A lovely Wedding Shower was given by Luciene Syrett for her niece, Harlee Monroe. She is the daughter of Andy and Tahnee Monroe of Scipio and granddaughter of Fred and Tonya Syrett of Bryce Canyon City.

Her great-grandmother, Gloria Clark was in attendance.

It was a nice day and a light dinner was served and there were many in attendance..

Harlee used to attend school at Bryce Valley Elementary before they moved to Scipio and she will be getting married on June 10th to Brandon Aagard of Nephi. We wish them a happy life together.

Congratulations to Carson and Beth Johnson who had a beautiful baby boy.

They have named him Ketch and he joins older siblings (sisters), Dallie and Arena.

Grandparents in Henrieville are Jeff and Kim Johnson.

The third graders have been learning about simple machines and have made projects learning what they have learned. It was a pleasure to have parents, grandparents and friends come and see the work the kids have done. They all did a great job and love talking about it to the people who came to see their work.

First, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders celebrating the end of the Sage tests hiked Bryce Canyon. It was a celebration and they ended up at Cook's Ranch above Tropic Town. They had a great day of it.

This week the Art Show for the students was held on Tuesday and students were able to show off what they

had learned from the teacher.

It was held at Bryce Valley Elementary.

The second and third graders went to Coral Pink Sand Dunes to celebrate their study of Desert Habitats.

What a fun way to see it first hand and have a good time at the same time.

On Thursday the 4-8 grades Track meet will be held at the Bryce Valley track.

This is always a great day and everyone enjoys the events.

While this is going on the Kindergarten through third grades will be holding their own field day.

Pre-school Graduation will be held next Wednesday. We send congratulations to the students and teachers, Hilary Bonner and Geni Senary. Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Thursday May 25th.

Have a nice weekend and be safe. Please call any news to me or email it. Thanks VS

operator to hoist him above the crowd. Scott and Chris Bigler set out trays of cookies to munch while waiting for the crowd to be assembled. The actual shoot only took a couple minutes. But we did it!

The town has been captured again, this time in color, probably about 100 years after the original photo. True even down to the guy hanging off the ladder at the side aCe kavale of the building, thank you Josh. (If anyone has more information about the date or reason for the original, please let us know. It would be a wonderful little snapshot of history to write up.)

Thanks to all who took a few minutes out of their Saturday to make a little memory for posterity.

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LegaL Notices NOTICE OF TAX SALE WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on May 25, 2017 At 10 o’clock am, at the front door of the county courthouse in Wayne County, Utah, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provision of Section 59-2-135 1, the following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax sale. Bids for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty and administrative costs which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.

PARCEL 7: 03-0045-0023 / LY-23 J. Ray Jensen and Inez DeLeeuw Jensen All of Lot 2 Block 2 Plat A Lyman Townsite Survey Containing 1.25 acres IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on April 27, 2017.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Auditor Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2017 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOULDER TOWN The Boulder Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 5, at 7 p.m. in the Boulder Community Center Meeting Room, 351 No 100 East, Boulder, UT, to hear comments on the Fox Grove Preliminary Application for Subdivision.

The proposed plat is available for public review during office hours of the Boulder Town clerk.

The public is welcome to attend the hearings or submit comments in writing to Peg Smith, at femmith@scinternet.net.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017 MEETINGS NOTICE UPPER SEVIER CONSERVATION DISTRICT The Upper Sevier Conservation District meets on the first Monday of each month at noon at Kenny Rays Restaurant at 80 North Main in Panguitch, UT (summer months) or the Flying M Restaurant at 614 N. Main Street in Panguitch, UT (winter months) except on holidays when the meeting will be held the second Monday. Meeting dates for the upcoming year are: June 5, July 3, August 7, September 11, October 2, November 6 and December 4 in 2017 and February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7 and June 4 in 2017. All meetings are open to the public.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017 ACCEPTING BIDS BRYCE CANYON CITY Bryce Canyon City is accepting bids on the following items: Items 1 and 2 Basketball Goal Systems-White powder coated 1/4" Heavy-Duty solid steel backboard with Extra Heavy-Duty Double Rim with Chain Net. Items 3 and 4 Basketball Goal Systems-White powder coated 1/4" HeavyDuty solid steel backboard with Extra Heavy-Duty Double Rim with Chain Net. Still in Box. Also for bid are three older basketball backboard and rims.

These do not include the poles.

All items can be viewed at 70 West 100 North, Bryce Canyon City, UT near the Public Safety Building. Inquiries can be made by emailing Mayor Syrett at shiloh@visitbrycecanyoncity.com. All bids must be submitted to this email address by May 31st, 2017.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18 & 25, 2017 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 Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before JUNE 14, 2017. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2417 (A80871): Tad Lostlen propose(s) using 1.73 acft. from groundwater (Southwest Escalante) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-1374(a42598): USA Forest Service propose(s) using 0.005 cfs or 1.071 ac-ft. from the Sidehill Spring, Cold Spring, West Fork Asay Seep (12 miles southwest of Hatch) for STOCKWATERING; OTHER: from Jun 15 to Sep 30Wildlife: Inclusive, Reservoir evaporation: 0.17 ac-ft (for 108 days).

95-4768(a42576): Capitol Reef Resort Inc. propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 3.7 ac-ft. from the groundwater (Torrey) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. EXTENSION(S) 61-2513(a26883): Mario and Cindy Ortiz, Courtney and Kathleen Arford are filing an extension for 0.0094 cfs or 0.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (3.25 miles SW of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18 & 25, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF BUDGET PANGUITCH CITY Panguitch City will hold a public hearing on May 23, 2017 at 6:50 p.m. at the Panguitch City Office, 25 South 200 East, to adopt the 2017/2018 budget. The public may inspect the budget at the city office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. after May10, 2017.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY THE GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2017 AT 1:00 P.M. IN THE GARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS TO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUESTS: 1:00 Bonanza Estates Subdivision Lot 4 ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18 & 25, 2017

NOTICE OF FINAL TAX SALE GARFIELD COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of May, 2017, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 59-2-1351.1, the following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax sale.

A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative costs which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.

NOTICE: The Garfield County Recorder’s Office has maps available upon request for a nominal fee. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER TO DETERMINE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAND, ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OR VALIDITY OF WATER RIGHTS. PARCEL 1. Eva Moore East 1,567.50 feet to Corner PO Box 62 #2; thence South 70°17'00" Ben Lomond, California East 843.75 feet to Corner 95005 #3; thence South 23°34'00" BF-1 East 1,229.55 feet to Corner 02-0014-0001 #4; thence South 62°38'00" All of Lot 1, Boulder Fields East 175.55 feet along a line Subdivision. between Corners #4 and #5 Total Fees and Taxes Due: of said HES #113; thence $6,604.26 South 34°20'30" West 595.40 PARCEL 2. Cindy Hopkins feet to Point on a Line beC/O Katy Fife tween Corners #7 and #8 of Panguitch, Utah 84759 said HES #113; thence North P-361-4 55°39'30" West 469.50 feet 07-0063-0702 along said Line to Corner #8; Beginning at the Southeast thence North 74°48'30" West Corner of Lot 3, Block 45, Plat 1,685.24 feet to Point of BeB, Panguitch Town Survey ginning. and running thence West 77.00 Total Fees and Taxes Due: feet; thence North 231.00 feet $2,418.91 thence East 77.00 feet; thence PARCEL 4. Rodney PinkerSouth 231.00 feet to the Point ton and Candice Grigg of Beginning.

4437 Socrates Street Total Fees and Taxes Due: North Las Vegas, Nevada $3,258.93 89031 PARCEL 3. Chief Longtail HRE-A-3 Inc 14-0044-0003 529 South Woodsview Circle All of Lot 3, Block A, Hidden St. George, Utah 84770 River Estates.

ECD-7 Total Fees and Taxes Due: 11-0024-0007 $327.98 Beginning at Corner #1 of PARCEL 5. Rodney PinkerHES #113 located South ton and Candice Grigg 84°24'00" East 1,300.69 feet 4437 Socrates Street from the Northwest Corner North Las Vegas, Nevada of Section 31, Township 34 89031 South, Range 1 East, Salt Lake HRE-A-4 Base and Meridian and run- 14-0044-0004 ning thence North 35°25'30" All of Lot 4, Block A, Hidden

River Estates.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $407.59 PARCEL 6. Rodney Pinkerton and Candice Grigg 4437 Socrates Street North Las Vegas, Nevada 89031 HRE-A-14 14-0044-0014 All of Lot 14, Block A, Hidden River Estates.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $407.59 PARCEL 7. Rodney Pinkerton and Candice Grigg 4437 Socrates Street North Las Vegas, Nevada 89031 HRE-A-20 14-0044-0020 All of Lot 20, Block 1, Hidden River Estates.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $401.41 PARCEL 8. Dorothy M. Hughey 1651 Pampas Lane #9 Anaheim, California 92802 HU-6-1 14-0053-0205 All of Lot 1, Block 6, Hercules Subdivision.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $469.20 PARCEL 9. Reginald G. Montano PO Box 4022 Apple Valley, California 92307 HU-8-38 14-0053-0274 All of Lot 38, Block 8, Hercules Subdivision.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $469.20 PARCEL 10. Ellard W. And Ruth E. Fisher c/o Diane Patterson 315 Rivaway Lane Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 HU-1-26 14-0053-0555 All of Lot 26, Block 1, Hercules Subdivision.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $469.20

ANNUAL NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Adopted Wayne School District Board Meeting Schedule All board meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and are held at the Wayne Middle School Library unless otherwise noted..

July 5 August 9 September 13 October 11: Wayne High School November 8 December 13: Wayne Middle School January 10 February 14: Hanksville Elementary March 14 April 11: Loa Elementary May 9 June 13 Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING UPPER SEVIER CONSERVATION DISTRICT The Upper Sevier Conservation District will hold its annual budget hearing for the 2018 fiscal year on Monday, June 5, 2016 at 12:00 noon at Kenny Rays Restaurant located at 80 North Main Street in Panguitch, Utah. This budget hearing is open to the public.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING CANYONLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT Please take notice that the Canyonlands Conservation District will hold its annual budget hearing on June 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM at 475 West Main Street in Escalante.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOULDER TOWN The Boulder Town Council will hold a public hearing on June 1, 2017, at 6:45 p.m. in the Community Center (351 N. 100 E.) for the purpose of receiving public comment on the Planning Commission's recommendation that the Council approve a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which would clarify the terms of Planning Commission members. A copy of the proposed ordinance can be seen at the Clerk's office during regular office hours. Written comments can be sent to Town Clerk Judi Davis at boulderutah@scinternet.net or PO Box 1329, Boulder, UT 84716.

Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on MAY 18, 2017

PARCEL 11. John A. and Joyce D Wood 484 South 150 East Cedar City, Utah 84720 WR-114-1-3 16-0081-0918 The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 35 South, Range 2 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $805.33 PARCEL 12. Paul B. Chaffee and Rosemary C. Arrigo 49262 Sherman Way Oakhurst, California 936449647 WR-114-5 16-0081-0929 Beginning North 75°57'50" West 417.78 feet from the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 35 South, Range 2 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running thence North 75°57'50" West 417.78 feet; thence North 990.00 feet; thence South 75°57'50" East 417.78 feet; thence South 990.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $787.20 PARCEL 13. Paul B. Chaffee and Rosemary C. Arrigo 49262 Sherman Way Oakhurst, California 936449647 WR-114-6 16-0081-0930 Beginning at the Northwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 35 South, Range 2 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running thence South ; thence South 990.00 feet; thence North 75°57'50" West 525.06 feet; Thence North 990.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $837.93 PARCEL 14. Security Maintenance Inc c/o Linda Fielding 1424 Southern View Drive Cedar City, Utah 84720 WR-721-1 16-0081-1205 Beginning South 88°05'14" West 328.63 feet along the Section Line from the Southeast Corner of Section 5, Township 37 South, Range 6 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian and running thence South 88°05'14" West 6.30 feet; thence North 0°30'00" West 1,338.42 feet; thence North 40" East 1,338.62 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $418.82 PARCEL 15. Security Maintenance Inc c/o Linda Fielding 1424 Southern View Drive Cedar City, Utah 84720 WR-725-8 16-0081-1229 Beginning South 88°05'14" West along the South Line 328.63 feet from the Northeast Corner of Section 8, Township 37 South, Range 6 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, running thence 32 feet; thence South 88°27'34" West 6.54 feet; thence North 0°06'51" East 1,333.29 feet; thence North 88°05'14" East 6.30 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $551.66 PARCEL 16. Bruce C. Murphy and Esther C. Murphy 10092 Sunrise Lane Santa Ana, California 92704 WR-737-9 16-0081-1409 The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 37 South, Range 6 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian.

Total Fees and Taxes Due: $1,228.07 IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 20th day of April, 2017.

Camille A. Moore Garfield County Auditor Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on APRIL 27 & MAY 4, 11 & 18, 2017

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS - JUSTICE COURT CLERK Garfield County is accepting applications for a Justice Court Clerk. The position is full-time with benefits. Applicants need to work well with the public and have basic office and computer skills.

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hearing. The commission adopted the motion unanimously.

The hearing for the second resolution, No. 2017-4 requesting and recommending the reversal of the designation of the Bears Ears Area as a national monument also received just one comment from a member of the public, Peg Smith. No others being present to comment, the commission gave her as much time as she wanted for her statement.

Ms. Smith stated that she had previously sent printed copies of a letter to the county commission on April 6. She said her letter had nothing to do with the Bears Ears monument proposal specifically, but, rather, “What I consider to be county business.”

Smith said she would like to create a discussion with the commission about the use of technology to enable participation of people in throughout the county, to facilitate more back and forth communication between county government and citizens. “I’m one of those that looks at the agendas and reads the minutes. So I was surprised to see it [Bears Ears resolution] on this week’s commission agenda.” She continued, “I probably just missed it but the bottom line for me is community engagement and local input into decisions of any nature that are made. There are a lot of people whose voices in this county have been stifled or not heard.

People who have lived here 5, 10, 20 years. They come with education and resources and capabilities that are unheard.”

“You have the power to lock the doors and shut people out. You may feel that public input was not taken during creation of GSENM. If we have an honest and fact-based discussion we would find that there are more elements in common than you might think,” said Smith. “You can facilitate public process.”

The public hearing on

the Bears Ears resolution was closed, and the commission approved the Bears Ears reversal resolution unanimously.

Alberto Vasquez, Administrator of Garfield Memorial Hospital, provided a brief update on the hospital’s Critical Access Hospital conversion.

He said there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the Critical Access conversion is completed and the nursing home inspection has taken place, and they received their temporary license effective January 1. The state completed their inspection first, which GMH passed, and then the federal inspection took place, and some items related to the fire safety plan were found – though nothing related to care of residents or patients. The difficulty is that the hospital will not be able to bill Medicaid for approximately three months of services during that period that they were completing corrections for the federal inspection. The commissioners offered to do what they could to find a way, if at all possible, for the hospital to bill for services during that period of time.

Vasquez also noted that the new GMH mobile clinic is up and running, and making regular rounds.

Several members of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, led by Kevin Bunnell, made a presentation of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) check in the amount of $302 to the county. (Commissioners joked later that is why they call it “Pennies in Lieu of Taxes”). DNR also discussed an agreement to help put in the docks at Panguitch Lake, and moving forward on a proposal for delisting of Prairie Dogs as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act, due to recovered and high populations of Prairie Dogs throughout the region. They are working with BYU on a population viability analysis, and if it comes out the way they expect it to, they will petition for delisting.

Bunnell also noted that “Fishing in the county is as good as it’s ever been.” And

that they are, “Continuing to try to market fishing opportunities in southern Utah to places like the Vegas market.”

The commission unanimously approved a land lease agreement at the Bryce Canyon Airport for Bryce Canyon Towing.

County Economic Development Director Justin Fischer reported on a letter the county received from the Ticaboo Utility Improvement District regarding expansion of their services down to the Kane County Line. County Engineer Brian Bremner discussed changes in state programs for equipment leases, and requested direction from the commission on a new lease for a loader for Ticaboo.

The commission noted that the state has directed all counties to do Resource Management Plans. The County has a contract with PLPCO and the planning commission has approved and submitted it to PLPCO to make sure it meets all their requirements.

The RMP needs to be “Signed, sealed and done bu August 1s.”

There will be a public hearing on the Garfield County RMP July 10 at 1:30pm.

Falyn Owens with the Garfield County Travel Council requested funds to purchase VisaView, which, for every Visa transaction, tracks the category that the purchase was spent on, and where the spender is from. The last time the county did this was for 20132014. The cost is $20,040. Owens obtained a small discount on the package because she has recruited three other counties to the program. The commission approved the expenditure.

Commissioners also agreed on the need to thank local EMTs for their hard work and service, and local businesses who employ EMTs for giving their employees the time off to do their service. The county will hold two appreciation dinners mid-summer to thank the volunteers as they are bound to have another busy season.

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May 18, 2017