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Free Meals to be Provided to Attending Wayne Middle Summer School Students as Part of Seamless Summer Option Program BICKNELL - Wayne Middle School is participating in the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) food service program during the summer of 2021. Meals will be provided to all children free of charge who are attending summer school. Meal service is restricted to this population in order to feed students who attend summer school and stay through the lunch hour. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Free meals to summer school children will be provided at Wayne Middle School at 12:45, Monday through Wednesday, starting on June 7 and running through July 28 (exceptions being July 5, 6, and 7). —Wayne Middle School
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How Many Dead Cows in the River is Too Many? Wayne County resident documents 22 rotting cow carcasses in the Fremont River; Appeals to neighboring rancher, law enforcement and health officials for immediate and long-term remedies
Kelly Taylor
Kelly Taylor, of Blue Valley Ranch, found and documented dozens of dead cows along a six mile stretch of the Fremont River east of Caineville. The cows have since been removed and buried, but questions linger over water contamination and where accountability lies in order to prevent future occurrences. BLUE VALLEY - A series of events that started with the rescue of an orphaned calf in mid-April, and that resulted in the removal and burial last week of thirty rotting cow carcasses from in and around a six mile stretch of the Fremont River east of Caineville, has a Wayne County man still searching for answers about
Entrada Presents Music in May
Mark Chaney with Twisted Brother will perform on Sunday, May 30. This 2021 version makes a return to the Robbers Roost stage. Familiar names in the Salt Lake jazz tradition include Mark on drums, Kevin Stout on guitar, Dan Walker on saxophone and Dan Waldis on keyboard. The group will play jazz standards and variations from “High Standards,” a two volume CD. Some pieces include Courtesy Don Gomes Bayou, Night and Day, John Flanders is an award-win- Ain’t No Sunshine, Old ning instrumentalist and per- Devil Moon, Mas Que forms primarily on tenor, alto Nada and others. Both events begin sax, and flute. John Flanders and at 7:30 p.m. They will be Chris Hough will perform in Torheld outdoors at Robbers rey on May 23. Roost, 185 West Main in TORREY - The Entrada Torrey. These Entrada events Institute will bring some of are free, but donations are acUtah’s finest jazz, rock, and cepted. Reservations are restandards to the stage at Robbers Roost in Torrey on con- quired. Email sunset@entradainstitute.org. Include name, secutive Sundays in May. On Sunday, May 23, number of reservations, email, John Flanders and Chris and phone. Due to COVID-19 protoHough will perform some of John’s jazz originals, and the col restrictions, attendance at duo will also do some covers events is limited. For outdoor of James Taylor, Dire Straits, events, the first 50 individuals or family units who register The Beatles, and more. John has won numer- will be included. At the gate, ous prestigious City Weekly there will be a temperature "Best of Utah" awards as an and symptoms check. Masks instrumentalist, as well as and social distancing are rewith his classic jazz groups. quired, and hand sanitizer will He performs primarily on be available. Feel free to bring lawn tenor, alto sax, and flute. You may also find him on clarinet, chairs. Temperatures can cool bass clarinet, piccolo, bari- as the sun sets, so dress in laytone and soprano saxes, and ers. —Entrada Institute keyboards.
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More windy days and slightly lower temps this week. Mostly sunny with highs ranging from the low 60s to the mid 70s; lows in the high 20s to high 30s. Thursday and Friday winds are predicted at 23-24 mph. Variable for the rest of the week, from 11 - 18 mph.
how to appropriately manage scenarios of dead livestock in the waterway, should the situation arise again. On April 12, Kelly Taylor was doing maintenance on a river front camp site at his 440 acre Blue Valley Ranch—a camping and RV community that offers sites along the Fremont. “And I look across the
Boulder Town Council May 2021 by Tessa Barkan BOULDER - The May 2021 Boulder Town Planning Commission meeting began with a discussion on development standards for RV parks/ campgrounds and guest ranches, led by Boulder Town Planner Lee Nellis. Boulder’s capacity was discussed, both in terms of how many RV parks it could realistically sustain and, beyond this, the housing capacity in general, in relation to water and septic. A conversation on guest ranches followed, starting with whether guest ranches would be required to have direct access to Highway 12, as is required of other commercial operations. Nellis then suggested the town hold a community meeting to discuss housing options and town capacity, based on directives in the General Plan. Lastly, he brought up how low density and GMU zones have lost their differentiation, and he suggested that discussion occur on whether it makes sense to establish an agricultural zone, with different regulations than low density residential, to help protect green spaces and town character. More discussion will occur on these topics in June. Subdivision infrastructure requirements were brought to the attention of the council by Fire Marshall Pete Benson. Current ordinances Boulder Council Cont'd on page 2
river and there’s a calf,” said Taylor. Cows regularly graze this stretch of the Fremont, most usually those of neighboring rancher Chad Heaton. And now especially with the drought, Taylor says cows Dead Cows
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Garfield County Commission May 10 Brian Bremner, retiring Garfield County Public Works Engineer, officially recognized for 31 years of service
GARFIELD COUNTY Amid some jokes and teasing, Brian Bremner, retiring Garfield County Public Works/ Engineer, was officially recognized for his 31 years of service. Bremner himself recognized the “great commissions” he has served under, as well as the “family” of co-workers in public works and throughout the county. Dave Dodds has already been working into Bremner’s Public Works duties over the past several months and will be taking on that full responsibility. Notes from Commissioners’ Board Reports (Commissioners Tebbs and Pollock, Commissioner Taylor excused): • Commissioner David Tebbs said the Cannonville cell tower will now be located on city property. Also, a full replacement of Cannonville’s 300K-gallon water tank is required. Officials are seeking emergency financing for the likely “couple million dollar” replacement. • UDOT road construction tied up traffic recently for nearly an hour. UDOT will attempt to adjust work schedules to avoid such lengthy delays in the future. • Future cell towers? Tebbs
mentioned Panguitch Lake and possible collaboration with Paiute County and Verizon for a tower in Antimony. • Commissioner Leland Pollock mentioned a Garkane power upgrade that will benefit both Garfield and Wayne Counties. Public Works, Dave Dodds: Ticaboo area and Burr Trail chipsealing was completed, requiring several weeks of hauling material across the county. Red Canyon trail improvements are moving closer to a budget and a cooperative agreement with the Forest Service. In other action, Dodds presented two requests for road closure to be considered by the Commission. Both were denied. The first, Tippetts Lane Road in the Mammouth Creek area, accesses Forest Service land and has been causing ATV traffic problems for a property owner. The second was Class D Road, T34S R6W Section 36, formerly on state land. The new private owners gated off the road that runs through their property. Both Commissioners objected in both cases to restricting pubGarfield Commission Cont'd on page 2
Shooke Roasting Company Shakes Up Torrey’s Coffee Scene by Amiee Maxwell
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Shawn Passey (right) and Brooke Salt (left) of Shooke Coffee. "Shooke" is their "celebrity name," combining both of their first names together. TORREY - When Shawn Passey relocated to Wayne County after 14 years roasting coffee at Caffe Ibis in Logan, Utah, he wasn’t looking to start a coffee roasting business; it just sort of happened. Beth Rumsey, the owner of the Wild Rabbit Cafe, suggested to Passey this winter that he start roasting in Torrey and offered him a corner of her kitchen. Refurbished coffee roasters can be difficult to find especially considering the current climate of supply chain issues and parts shortages. So when Passey called the US Roaster Corp to inquire about a roaster and was told that they
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. —Rainer Maria Rilke
had one ready, he took this as a sign that it was meant to be. Along with his business partner, Brooke Salt, and their restored 1986 Probat coffee roaster, Shooke Coffee roasted their first batch of Columbia Supremo in mid-April. “It just happened so fast,” said Salt. It wasn’t without a few hurdles, though. They had trouble tracking down metric parts to get the exhaust system hooked up and had to convert this German-made roaster to run on propane rather than gas. “Shooke” is their celebrity name, Salt tells me jokingly. They took their first names and brought them together, which
is a symbol of what they plan to do with their small, artisan coffee roasting company. They have high hopes of bringing together their community—from having local artists design coffee bags to simply providing locals with good quality coffee. Passey learned to roast coffee from Randy Wirth, owner, and founder of Caffe Ibis, a Utah pioneer in sustainable business practices, and sustainability will be a top priority for Shooke Coffee Roasters. They’re com-
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Garfield Commission:
Recognition of retiring Garfield County Public Works/Engineer, Brian Bremner, the Cannonville cell tower, UDOT road construction delays, denial of two requests for road closures, lack of updates from the DOI on Monument status, and capital improvement project to remodel Garfield Memorial Hospital's operating room discussed. Garfield Commission Cont'd from page 1
lic land access. In another public lands discussion with Keith Hansen, from Senator Lee’s office, Commissioners Tebbs and Pollock asked Hansen about updates from the Department of Interior on the Monument status. At this point, there’s no news. Tebbs said “there’s no need to negotiate anything away. I think we hold firm and wait for a change of administrations.” Alberto Vasquez presented information supporting a $2M capital improvement project to remodel the Garfield Memorial Hospital operating room, central processing and pharmacy facili-
ties. A public hearing on the Community Impact Board (CIB) funding application will be held during the Commission meeting on May 24. Fred Christensen, with Paiute Trail Committee, presented a 15-minute report on trail status and funding. His presentation can be heard at the 58:00 minute marker on the meeting recording: https://www.utah.gov/pmn/ files/716721.mp3 The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch. There is no set up for electronic participation. —Insider
Boulder Council: Development
standards for RV parks/campgrounds and guest ranches, recommendation to hold a community meeting to discuss housing options and town capacity, subdivision infrastructure requirements, approval of Ray Nelson's application for subdivision, the Deer Ranch subdivision proposal, and the RSTR renewal process discussed. Boulder Council Cont'd from page 1
allow the town to waive infrastructure requirements if only one or two lots are being subdivided, however, this could potentially allow a subdivider to avoid requirements by only subdividing one or two lots at a time, over a longer period of time. Previously, subdivided lots could therefore lack sufficient infrastructure such as fire hydrants or roads. Conversation on this will occur with the town attorney, with the aim of establishing a system where notes on these matters will be apparent in future subdivision applications, and higher standards will have to be met in these cases. A public hearing for Ray Nelson’s preliminary application for a subdivision followed. One 9.5 acre lot would be split off. The application was approved. Following this, the Deer Ranch subdivision proposal was discussed. David Bird in-
troduced the project. 5.5 acres would be split off. Road and water supply issues were discussed, and the conversation on subdivision infrastructure requirements continued. A presentation on the next stage of the application will occur at the June meeting. Both of these applications, though approved at their respective stages, may also be subject to notes added on infrastructure requirements pending the discussion with the town attorney on this matter. The RSTR renewal process was then discussed. RSTR applications are supposed to be renewed on a yearly basis with documents such as tax records provided. A town procedure will be established, including the possibility of having all RSTR licenses renew automatically on the same day. The Boulder Town Planning Commission meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7p.m.
May 20, 2021
2021 Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Details Released
This year’s festival will feature events modified for public health and safety
Source: National Park Service
Bryce Canyon's 2021 Astronomy Festival will take place from June 9 - 12. BRYCE - There’s no place quite like Bryce Canyon by day, and no time like a new moon in June to enjoy it by night. The park is pleased to announce that its annual Astronomy Festival will resume this year and is scheduled from Wednesday, June 9th through Saturday, June 12th. As always, the festival is free with park admission, though those familiar with past festivals should anticipate numerous modifications in the interest of public health and safety. This year’s festival will feature family-friendly daytime activities and ranger-led evening programs and constellation tours. Daytime activities will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Visitor Center Plaza and are open to the public. Evening programs will be held each night at 9 p.m. on a variety of astronomy-focused topics, while constellation tours
will be held at 9:45, 10:15, and 10:45 p.m. Evening programs and constellation tours will have limited capacity and require same-day reservations to attend. Reservations will be made by visiting the outdoor Information Tent in the Visitor Center Plaza beginning at 8 a.m. the day of the program or tour. While traditional activities such as telescope viewing, model rockets, and a keynote speaker at Ebenezer’s Barn and Grill will not be offered this year, the park plans to resume these in the future. Additional information about this year’s festival can be found at go.nps.gov/bryceastrofest. Visit www.nps.gov/ brca or call the park’s information line at (435) 834-5322 for more information on the park, including visitation tips and how to recreate responsibly. —National Park Service
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mitted to knowing exactly where their beans are coming from and how they’re handled and processed. Salt was shocked to find out most coffee bags contain small amounts of plastic and never fully degrade, so they chose to go with 100% compostable packaging materials, and even the labels are made from biodegradable powdered stone. “This is something really important to us,” said Salt, “and it’s one of the best ways we can think of to
show how much we care about Utah.” Shooke Coffee Roasters will be served at Wild Rabbit Cafe, and whole beans will be available at the Wild Rabbit, Etta Place, and online. They plan to offer standard coffee varieties including Costa Rica La Rosa, Kenya Peaberry, and Bali Blue Moon but also note that their small artisan business will allow them to experiment more with unique varieties from around the world. Find Shooke Coffee Roasters inside the Wild Rabbit Cafe and at www.shookecoffee.com.
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May 20, 2021
Update on South Monroe Prescribed Fire Project
Courtesy Bureau of Land Management
As of May 13, crews on the Richfield Ranger District accomplished approximately 20 acres of prescribed fire on the South Monroe Prescribed Fire Project. RICHFIELD RANGER DISTRICT - As of May 13, crews on the Richfield Ranger District accomplished approximately 20 acres of prescribed fire on the South Monroe Prescribed Fire Project, 4 miles west of Greenwich and Koosharem. Crews slowly buffered a Ponderosa pine tree and a couple Douglas fir stands utilizing drip torches. Crews planned another installment of ignitions on May 14 and will continue understory ignitions along ridgetops and within the Ponderosa pine stand. The district began aerial ignitions utilizing small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) on Saturday, May 15. —Richfield Ranger District
Courtesy Bureau of Land Management
In 1994, this tree sample was collected from a Ponderosa pine tree on Monroe Mountain, just north of Box Creek Reservoir, near 8,800 feet elevation. This tree shows fire scars in 1623, 1667, 1690, 1707, 1728, 1745, 1763, and 1788. From 1623 to 1788 (165 years), fire scars indicate the Mean Fire Return Interval (MFRI) was 18.3 years. From 1788 to 1994 (206 years), this tree shows no fire scars. Today, the Fishlake National Forest is burning an area that has not seen fire since 1788.
Capitol Reef National Park Proposes Campground Fee Increase TORREY - Capitol Reef National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to increase the nightly camping fee for Fruita Campground and the Group Campsite beginning
area. In 2020, more than 1 million park visitors contributed to the local economy. Capitol Reef’s small and remote Cedar Mesa and Cathedral Valley campgrounds remain first-come, first-
care_fees@nps.gov Faxed comments may be sent to (435) 425-4128. Feedback provided though these comments will help determine how, or if, changes to the park’s fee
Nightly Campsite Rate
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$10.00
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Proposed campground fee changes for Capitol Reef National Park. in 2022. All other fees will remain the same. The Fruita Campground is a developed campground with Capitol Reef National Park with 71 campsites. It is open year around and operates on a reservation system from March 1 - October 31. November 1 to the end of February, the campground is first-come, first-served. The Group Campsite has a 40 person capacity with a season that runs from April 1 - October 31. At Capitol Reef National Park, 100% of fees collected stay at the park and are used to provide enhanced visitor services, repair and maintenance of facilities, capital improvements, enhanced amenities, resource protection, and additional visitor programs and services. Past fees have been used to plant new fruit trees, install water bottle filling stations, maintain trails, install new exhibits and signage, and make improvements to the Fruita Campground and bathroom facilities. The last camping fee increase was in 2015 when the fee went from $10.00 to $20.00 for campsites at Fruita campground. The proposed fee increase would bring the park inline with other parks that provide similar services and experiences. Capitol Reef National Park is a strong economic engine for the surrounding
served and free of charge. Comments on the campground proposal may be sent to: Capitol Reef National Park Attn: Fee Proposal HC 70, Box 15 Torrey, UT 84775
Source: National Park Service
structure will be implemented. The deadline for comments on the proposed fee changes is thirty days from announcement, June 9, 2021. Thank you for your feedback and ideas. —National Park Service
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Schools & Sports
PHS Sports Sidelines by Mack Oetting
Results of the Region 20 Track Championships and Panguitch Horseshoe Team takes 2nd Place at State
Results of Region 20 Championships Boys 1600m: Porter Shoppee 2nd, Carter Yardley 7th Girls 1600m: Lacey Marshall 4th, Abbie Holmen 5th. Boys 3200m: Carter Yardley 7th Girls 3200m: Abigale Holman 3rd, Lacey Marshall 5th Girls High Jump: Tabatha Henrie 1st Girls Long Jump: Tabatha Henrie 1st Boys Shot Put: Kyler Bennett 3th, Klyn Fullmer 7th Girls Shot Put: Alexis Allen 6th, Kalynn Cox 7th Boys Discus: Kyler Bennett 1st, Tucker Chappell 3rd, Cody Frandsen 5th
Girls Discus: Hailee Eyre 1st, Alexis Allen 2nd Boys Javelin: Tucker Chappell 1st, Kyler Bennett 2nd Girls Javelin: Hailee Eyre 1st, Brocklin Brinkerhoff 5th Boys 4x100: PHS 4th. Girls 4x100: PHS 1st. Boys 4x400: PHS 2nd. Girls 4x400: PHS 1st Boys Sprint Relay: PHS 1st Team scores: Boys - 1st Milford 181, 2nd PHS 127, 3rd Water Canyon 119 Girls - 1st Bryce Valley 145, 2nd PHS 164, 3rd Bryce Valley 102
State is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, at BYU. It seems like it always rains when we go there. I hope to make it there on Saturday. Coach Troy Norris is a great handicapper. He knows where to put the students where they can score the most points. He has won a lot of championships without taking any first place events.
The Panguitch High School Horseshoe team, in their second year, took second place at state. The team is coached by Leo Harrison, and he is really good at teaching the team in the art of pitching. The team is made up of Cole Harland, Kadee Harland, Skyler Frandsen, Brayden Frandsen, Hunter Bridges, Stetson Marshall, and Rylee Ward.
The state team consisted of Cole Harland, Kadee Harland, Skyler Frandsen, Brayden Frandsen, and Hunter Bridges. The matches were held in Cedar City, and the team was only two points out of first place.Horseshoes can be played, like golf, till you are really old. Practice, practice, practice makes winners.
ST. GEORGE - Dixie State University celebrated the accomplishments of 2,273 degree candidates at the institution's 110th Commencement Ceremony. During the ceremony, held on May 7 in Greater Zion Stadium on the DSU campus, the university honored its 2021 graduates, including 25 master's candidates, 1,212 baccalaureate candidates, 773 associate candidates and 263 certificate candidates. Being honored among the 2021 graduating class are: • Micaela Nuckles, from Hurricane, CA, graduated with a Associate of Science in General Studies. • Carter Robinson, from Ivins, UT, graduated with a Associate of Science in General Studies. • Ali Schmidlapp, from Joseph, CA, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. • Davis Chipman, from Paradise, UT, graduated with a Associate of Science in General Studies. • Karlee Clark, from Payson, UT, graduated with a Associate of Science in General Studies. • Jordan Dockstader, from Redding, UT, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Bio-
informatics. • Kensington Holbrook, from St. George, UT, graduated with a Associate of Science in General Studies. • Aida Venegas-Correa, from Victorville, UT, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN. "I am so proud of the Class of 2021 for persevering through unprecedented times, committing to their academic pursuits and accomplishing their educational goals," Dixie State University President Richard B. Williams said. "Thanks to the knowledge and skills our students have gained by participating in Dixie State's second-to-none active learning experiences, they are well prepared to enter the workforce and make a difference in their industries and communities." The featured speaker at the event was the 17th Governor of Utah Gary Herbert, who served from 2009 to 2021. During his tenure, Herbert focused on economic development, education, energy and efficiency in government. As a result, Utah is recognized as a premier business destination and a great place to live and raise families with an unsurpassed quality of life. Herbert was also awarded an honorary doctor-
ate during the event for his significant contributions to education. Also as part of the ceremony, graduates heard from Dixie State's first-ever International student valedictorian, Leonardo Lupiano. As a double major in Criminal Justice and Business, Lupiano attributed much of his educational success to his professors and mentors who have supported him during his time at Dixie State. "When you attend DSU, you are going to be put in the best position to succeed," Lupiano said. Dixie State University is a premier open-enrollment teaching institution that offers more than 200 academic programs at one of the lowest tuition costs in the Western United States. With a commitment to its "active learning. active life." approach to education, Dixie State provides personalized and engaged learning experiences that prepare students for rewarding careers and enriched lives. Outside of the classroom, students have the opportunity to enjoy the unparalleled opportunities for an active life that accompany DSU's location in picturesque Southern Utah. For more information about Dixie State University, visit dixie. edu. —Dixie State University
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Boys 100m: Klyn Fullmer
Girls 100m: Debijean Henrie 4th, Lexie Palmer 7th, Kyan Orton 8th Girls 200m: Lexie Palmer 3rd, DebiJean Henrie 4th, Hailee Eyre 6th Girls 400: Jaci Draper 3rd Girls 100m Hurdles: Kyan Orten 3rd, Kambre Albrect 5th Boys 100m: Justice Savage 5th Boys 300m Hurdles: Theron Evans 6th, Kenaer Henrie 7th Girls 300m Hurdles: Lexie Palmer 4th, Kyan Orton 5th Girls 800m: Abigail Holeman 4th
Dixie State University Honors Graduates at 110th Commencement Ceremony
Melanie Dabb, Extension Assistant Professor, Wayne County
What to Look for in a Budgeting App There are a lot of budgeting tools, tricks and apps out there to help you manage your finances, and unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer for what works best for everyone. You will need to decide which system for managing your money works best for you. However, there are some key characteristics and steps to budgeting you do want to make sure you have in your financial management plan. It’s also important to make sure you have a budgeting system that is flexible and will allow you to adjust as your goals and circumstances change. The first step in creating a budget is to write down your goals; what is it you are trying to accomplish with your budget? Having a place to record your goals can help keep you on track with your spending and saving plan. Next, you will want to account for all your income. Start with paycheck income and then add in funds you receive from other sources such as SNAP benefits (otherwise known as food stamps), etc. After you have accounted for all your monthly income, then track your expenses. You want to be as accurate as possible when listing your expenses. Track how much you typically spend on fun things like going to the movies or purchasing a wanted item, as well as other items like food, clothing, and transportation. Look at everything you spend in a typical month. It helps to go back and look at receipts, transactions, and your bank and credit card statements. This is one reason that budgeting apps that connect directly to your bank and credit card accounts can be helpful. All of your transactions can be tracked automatically. Make sure you include what you put into savings and set aside for goals as expenses! This is really important in helping you build up your savings. You want to make sure to account for special expenses.
These are things like gifts for birthdays, holidays, family vacations and school registration. In a basic budget, add up what you estimate spending on each of these expenses and divide that number by 12. Add that number to your monthly expenses to set aside each month. For more in depth planning for special expenses visit: https://extension. usu.edu/finance/faq/budgetfor-non-monthly-expenses. Whichever method you use, you will want to make sure this amount is set aside for your special expenses. After you have calculated all your monthly expenses, subtract this number from your total monthly income. Ideally, this number will be zero, which means that every dollar that comes in has a job. If you end up with money not
accounted for, this article has tips on where to assign those dollars: https://extension.usu. edu/finance/faq/how-to-manage-your-cash-flow. Remember, when shopping for a budgeting app or creating your financial management system, use a system that keeps your goals visible to help you stay on track, utilize a system that will let you track money that comes in and money that goes out in close to real time and choose a method that will let you make adjustments to your budget as your circumstances change. For more information visit: https://extension. usu.edu/finance/budgetingand-saving Written By: Melanie Dabb, USU Extension Assistant Professor
May 20, 2021
Wills, Trusts, and More
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by Jeffery J. McKenna Having been an estate planning attorney for over twenty years, I have had many people ask, “Can I do my own estate planning documents?” I don’t hesitate with my answer. “Yes, definitely.” And then I add, “You can also deliver your own babies, many people do, or build your own house or repair your own cars.” My point is that we generally go to others who are much more trained and experienced than us to perform certain services. An avalanche of do-ityourself legal forms has descended upon us lately, spun out by people anxious to make money “helping” you. The fact is that such forms can be extremely risky to use. The most popular forms are "end-of-life documents"— wills, estate planning forms, living wills, or "delegation documents," giving certain tasks to another person when you're incapacitated or otherwise unavailable. These include powers of attorney (medical and financial) and naming a guardian for minor children. There are some advantages to using do-ityourself forms. You can save legal fees and can sometimes handle a matter faster than a lawyer would. Forms are usually in plain English rather than "legalese." They can be customized by striking out irrelevant information or adding extra clauses. However, there are many more disadvantages. The big-
gest pitfall is a false sense of security. It looks so simple—just pick a form, gather information and fill in the blanks. But few forms come with enough explanation to assure the user that he or she is using the instrument in the right way. And many "legal forms" are contracts, with power to bind you to a commitment you may not want. Sometimes it is just plain foolhardy to use do-it-yourself Estate Planning kits. It could cost far more to unravel the problems they can cause than it would to hire a good Estate Planning attorney in the first place. One size does not fit all, particularly in regard to Estate Planning. Another reason to look beyond the “do-it-yourself” forms is if you own enough assets to have estate or income tax issues. Few middle class clients know whether they need tax planning or not because they don't know what property is counted or how to value it. Examine tax issues in detail, or consult an Estate Planning attorney who can look at your individual situation and let you know your individual issues. Legal forms should make your life easier, not harder. Use them appropriately, and don't let your quest to avoid legal fees cloud your judgment. If you've taken a good portion of your lifetime to accumulate assets, it's worth going to an attorney to make sure that the beneficiaries you want to get your assets get them with the least amount of hassle and family strife.
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NOW WITH A PANGUITCH OFFICE AT 46 NORTH MAIN STREET TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AND AROUND GARFIELD COUNTY. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com.
The Irish Intelligence Agency loses track of one of its agents, so they call in their top spy hunter. The head of the Agency says, "All I can tell you is that his name is Murphy and that he's somewhere in Dublin. Once you think you've located him, say the code words, 'The weather forecast calls for mist in the morning.' If it's him, he'll answer, 'Yes, and for mist at noon as well.'" The spy hunter goes and stops in a bar on the outskirts of Dublin. He says to the bartender, "Maybe you can help me. I'm looking for a fella named Murphy." The bartender says, "There's lots o' guys named Murphy around here. There's Murphy the baker, who runs the pastry shop on the next block, there's Murphy the banker, president of the savings bank, there's Murphy the blacksmith, who works at the stables, and, as a matter of fact, my name's Murphy, too." Since the guy's a Murphy, the spy hunter says to himself, "I'd better be tryin' the code words on this lad." He says, "The weather forecast calls for mist in the morning." "Oh, you're looking for Paddy Murphy the spy. He lives in the apartment above the butcher shop."
Long Wait
sudoku
When I took my Weed Eater back to the home-andgarden store to get it fixed, I was asked if I wanted to wait until the job was done. "How long will it take?" I asked. The clerk answered, "A day or two."
To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9
Push-Up
I did a push-up today. Well, actually I fell down and had to use my arms to get back up...so close enough. Now I need chocolate!
Today's Thought
Taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back.
PUNishment
I lost my job at the bank on my very first day. A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over
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THEME: SCREEN-FREE PLAYTIME ACROSS 1. Ivory, in the bathroom 5. Letter of the ____ 8. Kiln for drying hops 12. Marine eagle 13. Muffin Man's Drury 14. Zest 15. Landlord's collection 16. Chieftain in Arabia 17. Frequently precedes "nonsense" 18. *Tabletop fun (2 words) 20. Passage in a coal mine 21. Clear the whiteboard 22. Sean's mom Yoko 23. Alpine structure 26. Slabbered 30. Clothing border 31. Incense burning container 34. Gauche or Droite, in Paris 35. In a frenzy 37. Unagi 38. Fancy necktie 39. Eye protection, sing. 40. Not dangerous to health 42. Dwight the President 43. Worked the dough 45. *Screen-free message 47. Hairpiece, slangily 48. Libra symbol 50. Buenos ____ 52. *Dirty hobby? 56. African prairie 57. Like family lore 58. Don't let it hit you on your way out 59. *Ten-pin establishment 60. Challenge 61. Purse to match a gown 62. Lake of Scottish
lore
63. *Between 'game' and 'match' 64. Deliver a tirade DOWN 1. Belgrade native 2. Dessert sandwich 3. Pavlova, e.g. 4. Tube-nosed seabird 5. Tibetan priests 6. Japanese cartoon 7. Used to be 8. *Explore the great ____ 9. ____ spumante 10. Editor's mark 11. Craggy peak 13. Official emissary 14. Bird-deposited fertilizer 19. Same as schlock 22. Famous Bobby, on ice 23. *Sidewalk art medium 24. Macho man 25. *Tell jokes, e.g. 26. Sub station
e.g.
27. Permissible 28. Extract a memory,
29. Try to prevent 32. It's not a want 33. ____ Bernie Sanders, abbr. 36. *Guessing game 38. Administer an oil 40. "Don't make me ___!" 41. With pleasure 44. Full of bunnies? 46. Full of gentleness 48. Ranee's wrap 49. *Macrame or wood carving, e.g. 50. Expunge 51. Bodily disorders 52. Hermes and Apollo 53. 'I' in Greek alphabet 54. Person, place or thing 55. John Wayne's "True ____" 56. Delivery vehicle Solution on page 10
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Don Gay Van Dyke
LYMAN - Don Gay Van Dyke, 83, died May 10, 2021 at his home in Lyman, Utah. He was born January 24, 1938 in Richfield, Utah to Delmar H. and Romania Carrell Van Dyke. He graduated from Wayne High School in 1957. Gay spent most of his life in Lyman and briefly lived in Hanksville and in the Salt Lake area for a few years prior to his father's death in 1965. He came back to raise his family and care for the family farm. He worked for the Wayne School District as Maintenance Supervisor for 35 years, retiring in 2002. He met the love of his life, Marielin Huish, in Pleasant Grove, and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple, August 29, 1958. They had ten children they dearly love. Leading by example, he taught them to be hardworking, resourceful, kind, always giving and respectful to others. A humble man who loved babies and children, Gay enjoyed many family trips exploring and building memories with them. There were always one or more children in his arms. He developed an endearing bond with some kittens his brother gave him when the grandchildren weren’t around as much. Several cats were dear to him and provided comfort and joyous moments in later years. Gay is known for his hard working hands, and talented mechanical mind. He stayed busy fixing radios, TV’s, cars and farm equipment and creating in his carpentry or rock shop. He obtained many guns and enjoyed hunting and shooting with his father, brothers and sons. Gay was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and had various callings. He enjoyed the temple especially seeing his children and grandchildren be sealed. Gay is survived by his loving wife Marielin; children Susan (Alan) Kent, Rulon (Becky) Van Dyke, LeGrand (Sally) Van Dyke, Joyce Van Dyke, Lynn (Annette) Van Dyke, Gaylene (Mark) Greenwood, Bruce (Jenny) Van Dyke, Erin (Tammi) Van Dyke, Tonia (Joshua) Lewis; thirty-five grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; brother Alden (Montez) Van Dyke, sister Beverly (Lloyd) Beichner; he was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Blake Van Dyke, Merrill Van Dyke, Larry Van Dyke; sister Faye Cannon; son Daniel Van Dyke. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. in the Lyman LDS Ward Building, where friends may call for viewing from 10:30 to 12:30 prior to the service. A live stream of the services can be found about 15 minutes prior to the service underneath Gay's obituary at https://www. springerturner.com and will also be available on Facebook Live: facebook.com/springerturner. Burial will be in the Lyman Cemetery.
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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com May looks like a really good month to retire. We have three great employees that are leaving their jobs. Arlin Sawyer, after 32 years of heading up Garfield County's road crews, has decided to join his wife, Connie, and sleep in. Arlin told me that he hasn’t had a summer off since he started to work in a gas station in 1968. Arlin has been a great help for Panguitch. I know when I was on the school board, he helped get grass for the high school for the back and the running track. He also spent his weekends helping to build the baseball fields and running track. (Remember that the ball field was in the middle of the running track). He has been a track and field coach forever, helping with the field events, and being very careful not to let any of the athletes break any of his records. Brian Bremner is also retiring after 30 years as the Garfield County Engineer, however, lately he has been very good at acquiring grants for the county. Brian served on the Garfield County School Board for four years. He also is a referee for the basketball games. Connie Orton is also hanging it up at the Senior Citizens' food program, Meals on Wheels and the luncheons served at the Center. She has been there for seven years, and it is not an easy job. Since the pandemic set in, it has become a very difficult job to get out over 100 meals around town. Each meal user calls in their order, and it has to be recorded and delivered. We used to have 30 people that came into the center to eat, and the Meals on Wheels delivery drop-offs went from 20 a day to 45. The Center is again serving meals, and if you would like some company with your meal, come on in. These three folks have made living in Panguitch a little easier. Thank you all of you for your great service. I don’t know why this slipped through the news, maybe it was the pandemic. Last January was Utah’s 125 birthday. It only seems like yesterday that Claudia, Leon Crump and Pat and I were decorating the Social Hall for the 100th Anniversary of Utah being granted statehood. We had a dance, and over 400 people were there and plenty of goodies. It was a grand time. Pat and I got tickets on the railroad train that went from Cedar City to Salt Lake so that we could attend the celebration at the Tabernacle. On the train, we got to meet Senator Bob Bennett. He was such a kind man who stopped and spoke with each rider on the train. He had a bro-
ken arm. I asked what happened, and his wife replied that he had slipped on some ice and that they couldn’t wait to get back to Washington D.C. In Utah in the 1920s, the place that people went for fun was Saltair. The beach resort and amusement park lived up to its reputation as the Coney Island of the West. Families would take the train for a 15 mile ride there to ride on the roller coaster or the merry-go-round or float in the briny water. In the evenings, dance bands played and the folks danced on what was billed as the largest dance floor in the world. Saltair was built in 1893 by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints so that people could have some wholesome fun. But on April 22, 1925, while workers were preparing the place for the summer, a fire broke out. It burned for 36 hours and nothing was left but a network of wooden posts. A second Saltair was rebuilt the next year, and it was open till 1958 when it closed for good. This resort also burned 12 years later. A third Saltair opened in 1982, but the rising waters of the lake submerged it in five feet of water. In the 30s, with the 1929 stock market crash, it made the state especially vulnerable when the Great Depression struck. By 1933, Utah had the nation’s fourth-highest unemployment rate at 35.8%, compared to the nation’s 24.9%. When Franklin D. Roosevelt launched his New Deal, help arrived. Utah was a huge beneficiary of the influx of money and jobs. The new deal program that made the biggest impact was the Civilian Conservation Corps, or the CCC. It put 22,074 Utah men to work. The CCC built roads, bridges, phone lines and other improvements, including many of the trails, cabins and campgrounds still found today in Utah’s national parks and monuments. You can see some of the work on Highway 12 in Red Canyon in the small tunnels there. In the 1940s, Utahans went to war. WW11 had a profound impact on Utahans, and 65,000 served in the military and 1450 lost their lives during the war. Tens of thousands of civilians contributed to the war effort, manufacturing arms and equipment. Hill Field, now Hill Air Force base, was created because of its central location. At the start of the war, Utah’s economy had yet to emerge from the Great Depression. By 1945 and the war's end, Utah was booming thanks to military investment in the state and private defense contractors. The influx of jobs also had a huge effect on the
state’s population which grew 25% during the 40s. Also during the 30s, an event happened that changed my life forever; Pat was born. In Wendover, a town of 100 people became the air force training facility for bombers. The town swelled to 17,500 military personnel. It was the training facility for the Enola Gay, which dropped the first A-Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another Wendover plane dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. Less than a week later, Japan surrendered. Because the GOP lost the last election, by 7 million votes, instead of going out and getting their members to vote for them, they have presented in 48 states over 400 bills to suppress the vote. Some don’t want people to give out water to those that are standing in long lines. One congressman wants to go back before the equal rights amendment and give black people only 3/5 of a vote. Most of the bills are there to make voting harder, especially in the poorer states in the south. Texas, who just barely had 50% of people vote, plans on making it even harder. They only had one ballot box for each county in their state, which is a state that has 12 million voters and is 300 miles across. Here are some of the facts on voting: 1776, White male landowners; 1856, All White men; 1870, Black men; 1920, women; 1924, Native Americans; 1952, all Asian Americans; 1961, District of Columbia residents given presidential vote; 1965, discriminatory barriers removed from people of color voting; and in 1971, minimum voting age lowered to 18. On November 1, 1872, Susan B. Anthony went to register to vote and was turned down by three young registrars. She read them the 14th amendment that gave Black people the vote, and they let her register. She and a number of her women friends voted on Nov. 5 and, being a Republican, voted for Ulysses S. Grant. She was arrested two weeks later and charged with a federal crime of casting an illegal vote. She was convicted and fined $100 dollars, which she never paid. Susan B. Anthony died in 1906, fourteen years before women had a right to vote. She died knowing that one glorious time, she cast her vote. Mia Love, our former Congresswoman, was on the news the other night and said that the GOP should be trying to get as many votes for them and not cut down on the vote. Utah has gone to write-in votes and has one of the highest % of voter
turnout. Now, they want to go back to the old way of voting by machine. Congratulations, Garfield County; It has been two weeks in a row that we don’t have new cases of the virus. That is just great. President Biden has lifted the mask mandate, too. If you have had your shots, you can go without it, but wear one if you haven’t had them. At the services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they had a big crowd, and they were maskless. Isn’t it grand to know that you are getting back to your normal life because you had your shots? Fourteen of the "Red" states have less than 40% of their people with one shot. The Governor of Ohio, a "Red" state, is going to have a million dollar raffle. Get a shot, and you will get a chance to win $1 million bucks. He is going to do this for five weeks to get his folks covered. Our governor is looking into this, but it might be hard with our constitution. I heard a reason that makes sense about why so many Republicans aren’t getting the shots. When the search for a vaccine came about back in July, Bill Gates donated 100 million dollars to this endeavor. Bill Gates retired and is spending his billions to make the world a better place, something like our own Huntsman, in his quest to wipe out cancer. Well, QAnon tells their people that Gates is using the vaccine to control the minds of the people that receive the shots. Make sense? I went out to the Region 20 track meet at Bryce Valley, and the tourists are here. It took me an hour to get there. They are building a roundabout at the road into Bryce Canyon and really have the road tore up. Then, at the dump, they are also working on the road there, and it is one lane. What a great day for a track meet, not too warm and no wind. The competition was great, with many great performances. The NBA season is over, and most of the teams have their good players back. Hopefully, the Jazz will have their star back for the playoffs. They have a new way of doing things. There will be two play-in games to determine who will be the 7th and 8th place for the finals. The good thing is that the finals will run into June, and they will start up again in October. This was a killer season with the teams playing games every other day and with many injuries. Don’t make me call you mother to make you get a shot! Mack O.
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LegaL Notices NOTICE OF TAX SALE WAYNE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on May 27, 2021 At 10 o’clock am, at the front door of the county courthouse, in Wayne County, Utah, 18 South Main, Loa, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provision of Section 59-2-1351, 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 2: 01-0010-0058 / O-63-1 Financial Source Inc a UT Corp c/o Sam Heaton Beginning North 706.66 feet & East 540.95 feet from the SW Corner of Section 9 T27S R3E SLB&M Thence N00°03'50" West 1971.01 feet thence N89°39'19" E along the 1/4 Section line of said Section 9 270.86 feet thence S00°06'44" W 1987.11 feet thence N86°52'22" W 265.16 feet to beginning. Containing 12.168 ac m-l Parcel 3: 01-0096-0606 / O-603-3 Craig McLachlan Beginning at a point 585 feet West of the SE corner of the SE1/4NE1/4 Section 17 T28S R11E SLB&M thence West 675 feet along the 1/4 Section line thence N45°24'19" E 608 feet thence SE 470 feet to a point 58 feet N45°24'19" E from the point of beginning thence 58 feet to point of beginning. Containing 3.29 acres Parcel 4: 04-0014-0013 / TRR-B-13 Jeni Scholes All of Lot 13 Rainbow Rim Plat B Subdivision. Containing .56 Acre Parcel 5: 04-0014-0014 / TRR-B-14 13 Jeni Scholes All of Lot 14 Rainbow Rim Plat B Subdivision. Containing .56 Acre IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on April 30, 2021. Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Auditor Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Douglas Otis Jones aka Douglas O. Jones—Deceased Probate No.: 213600001 Notice is hereby given that Debra Allen, has been appointed as the Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the above estate are required to present them to the undersigned or to the Clerk of the Court Sixth District Court—Loa, Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, P.O. Box 189, Loa, Utah 84747-0189, within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims shall be forever barred. Debra Allen C/O Allred, Brotherson & Harrington, P.C. 72 North 300 East (123-14) Roosevelt, Utah 84066 Clark B Allred Attorneys for Petitioner 72 North 300 East (123-14) Roosevelt, Utah 84066 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 6, 13 & 20, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE PANGUITCH CEMETERY DISTRICT Please remove flowers and any items around headstones, so the cemetery can be made ready for Memorial Day. Thank You, Panguitch Cemetery Board Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27, 2021
REQUEST FOR BIDS WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County is requesting bids for a re-roof project at the Wayne County Travel Council building located at 45 S SR 12, Torrey, UT 84775. The bid will be for the tear off and removal of all existing roofing, removal of an unused HVAC unit, repair all water and or structural damaged areas, and reinstall a new metal roof to code. Bid needs to include labor, material and cleanup including hauling all old roofing and scrap to the landfill. Bids will be accepted at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2021. Please call the Wayne County Clerk's Office at 435-836-1300 with any questions. Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 13 & 20, 2021 NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Jun. 9, 2021 either electronically using the Division`s online Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 841146300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information. NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5444 (A82601): Anne Taverne propose(s) using 1.1077 ac-ft. from groundwater (4 miles SE of Torrey) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. 97-2464 (A82596): Glampwest, LLC propose(s) using 1.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (6m SE Escalante) for DOMESTIC. EXTENSION(S) 97-2307 (A76943): Alan Burnham, Shirley Pierce is/are filing an extension for 0.5 ac-ft. (Southeast of Boulder) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 95-5184 (A76915): Frank S. and Jodi L. Cox is/are filing an extension for 1.48 ac-ft. (Grover) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. NONUSE APPLICATION(S) 61-3259: J N S Holdings, LLC, a Utah limited liability company is/are seeking a nonuse period for 0.666 ac-ft. from the Castle, Minnie or Little Creek (North of Long Valley Junction) for IRRIGATION. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 13 & 20, 2021 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING LOA TOWN Loa Town Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a meeting on Thursday, May 20 at the Loa Town Hall at 7 pm to discuss a variance application that was submitted on May 4, 2021. Any public is welcome to attend this meeting. There is also a need for a new member to join the Loa Town Planning & Zoning Commission. If you are interested in learning more about this, please contact Michelle Brian at 435-836-2160. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 13 & 20, 2021
SALE OF SURPLUS SCHOOL BUS GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION The Garfield County School District Board of Education has declared a school bus as surplus. The District will accept bids to purchase the bus by the highest acceptable bidder. The bus is located in Panguitch. 1998 Blue Bird All American School Bus (84 passenger, 8.3 Cummins motor, Allison transmission) Bid Time and Date: Sealed Bids to purchase the bus will be accepted at the District Office, 145 East Center, Panguitch, Utah, until 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Bids will be publicly opened at the District Office immediately following the bid closing. Additional Information: To make an appointment to inspect the bus or requests for additional information prior to bidding, should be directed to Mike Edwards at 435-676-8821 or mike.edwards@garfk12.org. All vehicles and equipment will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final. Purchases can be made with cash or certified check. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Notice is hereby given that Garfield County, Utah, will hold a Public Hearing on May 24, 2021 at the Garfield County Courthouse, in Panguitch, Utah which will begin at 11:00 a.m. Garfield County proposes to apply for funding from the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board (CIB) to remodel the Garfield Memorial Hospital Operating Room, Central Processing and Pharmacy facilities. The public is invited to attend and provide comments on the proposed application. If you need special accommodations to participate in the above meeting, please notify the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, (435) 676-1120 at least 3 working days prior to the meeting. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20, 2021 LAND FOR SALE UTAH TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
Utah Trust Lands Administration is offering a one acre lot in the historic Widtsoe Townsite area of Garfield County at a public auction to be held online June 9-15, 2021. The Widtsoe Townsites are located in the John's Valley area along Highway 22, approximately 13 miles north of Bryce Canyon. For more information about the auction and the parcels being offered, please call (877) 526-3725 or visit our website at trustlands.utah.gov. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on MAY 20 & 27 and JUNE 3, 2021
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Dead Cows: The only reason to do this is to get something accomplished in the end.
So we all handle it in whatever way we agree to but it’s not just swept under the carpet and ignored any more. That’s the end result that I want. I just want accountability. —Kelly Taylor
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that would normally be miles away up on the benches come down to the river where there’s something to eat. “The neighboring slopes are covered with greasewood and the cows can do very well on that,” said Taylor. So he didn’t think it unusual that a cow would stash her calf while she went off to forage. But the calf was stuck between the steep river banks and couldn’t get out, so he helped it up onto the bank. The calf was still alone in the same spot the following day, and again for a third day. “On the fourth day I thought there’s something really wrong here, so I walked down there,” said Taylor. Taylor says he called Heaton and said, “’Hey, I think you’ve got an abandoned calf down here, come and get it. I’m with it right now.’” He aimed to send Heaton a picture. “I walked up to get a better picture of the calf for him. And there was a dead cow.” Taylor guessed that the dead cow was the calf’s mother. “This little animal had been abandoned.” Taylor said he sent pictures of both the calf and the dead cow to Heaton and his ranch foreman. “His foreman tells me he came down to look but that he couldn’t ride a horse in there.” On around day six, Taylor says, “I said I’m not leaving this calf until somebody comes and gets it. I’m going to hand lead you down here.” While he was walking to look for the ranch foreman, Taylor says he, “Passed one cow, two cows, three, eight, nine, ten dead cows in less than half a mile.” Taylor said the corpses were rotting in varied states of decay, with maggots and guts streaming out in the water. “They were stinking to high heaven.” Taylor, who was born in Loa and raised in a farming family in Fremont, and eventually got a degree in Agronomy from Utah State University, considers himself a “cow man.” Taylor’s father Vance Taylor was a brother to Don Taylor who ran cattle all up and down Capitol Reef when it came into park status. “I love’ em. I’m a farm
Kelly Taylor
While rescuing an orphaned calf, Kelly Taylor found dozens of dead cows along a six mile stretch of the Fremont River east of Caineville and spent days and weeks documenting deceased cows and their locations. “It’s horrid, it’s putrid,” states Taylor.
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Kelly Taylor mapped, photographed, and documented twenty-two dead cows along a six mile stretch of the Fremont River east of Caineville over the course of a few weeks and with the help from reports from floaters and hikers. boy. And I know that cows die, and I’m not making an issue with one or two or three a year—it happens.” But over the course of days and weeks, and through additional reports from river floaters and hikers, Taylor documented in photographs
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and mapped locations of twenty-two dead cows over a six mile stretch of the Fremont, and more up on the banks. “It’s horrid, it’s putrid,” said Taylor. The situation led him to appeal to Chad Heaton to find a remedy to remove the rot-
ting carcasses, and moreover, to prevent the situation from happening further. Taylor said, “Chad is a top notch guy but was faced with a situation.” Taylor submitted calls to the Wayne County Sheriff and state health department, the BLM, local and state gov-
ernment representatives, the Governor’s office, the Farm Bureau, the state agriculture department, and even animal welfare advocates, basically looking for anyone who would look at the public health and animal welfare implications. “The caveat to all of this is that I’m learning. The BLM, the health department, their response is that what happens on private land is an exception in everybody’s rule book,” said Taylor. Wayne County Sheriff Deputy Micah Gulley made a site visit during the first week of May, as did Eric Larsen, Director of Environmental Health and Emergency Services at Central Utah Public
Health Department and John Chartier, District Engineer with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Larsen said, “We saw three dead cows; two in the water and one on the bench. That was enough. We didn’t see a need to go see the rest.” And added that, “No, I’m not aware of anything,” that he’s ever seen or heard about that resembles the scope of this situation. Larsen said that the CUPHD’s job in this case will be to support the Utah DEQ. He added that there is Utah Code related to Control of Animal Disease, under Title IV, Chapter 31, which states that it is the duty of an owner of domestic animals to bury or otherwise dispose of them. But he said that language is vague, and there is nothing in that part of the code related to the contamination of waterways. John Chartier, who referenced seeing the same three dead cows, said the staff at the Utah DEQ, “Will need to check around to see whether they have jurisdiction and authority to act. It won’t be up the chain for some time,” he said. Taylor said that on May 11, Chad Heaton came in with equipment, and said that Heaton, himself and two hired hands, over the course of two and a half days, hauled out and buried all the cows they could find. “They did show up with a little unit and we’ve extracted twenty-four head out of the river, plus another six just along the river channel passageway,” said Taylor. “As of noon today [May 13] all of the cows are buried underground.” Meanwhile, Taylor had taken water samples from down stream of the carcasses and sent them to CUPHD for testing. CUPHD’s Larsen said the coliform tests did come back and they were “high but not alarming,” although he said that the Fremont River tends to run high in coliform counts on a regular basis, anyway. A heterotrophic plate count result is expected this week. Taylor says he’s scheduled some time at the next Wayne County Commissioners meeting on June 7 at 11 a.m., to see what might be done moving forward. “Now is the time to get some rulings done,” said Taylor. “The only reason to do this is to get something accomplished in the end. So we all handle it in whatever way we agree to but it’s not just swept under the carpet and ignored any more. That’s the end result that I want. I just want accountability.” —Insider
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May 24 - May 30 by John Mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.
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Source: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Times are MDT.
An illustration of the upcoming lunar eclipse on May 26. This week’s main event is a total eclipse of the moon on the morning of Wednesday, May 26. A total eclipse of the moon happens when the full moon moves through the shadow of the earth and grows dark. Everyone on the side of the earth that faces the moon can watch the eclipse simultaneously. This eclipse is visible from all of North and South America except the eastern portions and most of the Pacific Ocean. We’ll see the moon set while the eclipse is still in progress. Eclipses happen in stages; follow the diagram (pictured). The moon enters the outer part of the earth’s shadow (penumbra) at 2:46 am MDT, but you won’t notice the moon’s left edge darken until about 3:45 when the moon enters the inner, dark part of the shadow —the umbra. The moon is fully within the umbra and the eclipse is total only from 5:11 to 5:26 am. At 6:16, the moon is half-way out of the
umbra, but the moon sets moments later, while still partially eclipsed—an interesting photo opportunity. The moon’s orange color comes from sunlight from all the earth’s sunrises and sunsets that are refracted around the edge of the earth and onto the moon. Excellent visualizations are at https://svs.gsfc.nasa. gov/4903. Venus is very low in the west-northwest during early evening twilight. I wrote that last week was the last week to see Mercury, but it will be tempting to try on the 28th when Mercury passes slightly less than ½° left of the planet Venus. The problem is that Mercury is such a slim crescent that it’s only 1/200th as bright as Venus, plus you need to look for it with a telescope in early twilight, 45 minutes after sunset, when it’s only 5° high. It’ll certainly be a challenge. Look for faint Mars once the sky is dark 1/3 of the way up the western sky amidst the
stars of Gemini. Jupiter and Saturn are in the morning sky. Jupiter is brilliant and Saturn is 1/15 as bright and to the right of Jupiter. A nova that brightened and then faded in March has, to everyone’s astonishment, brightened again, and at midmonth was an easy binocular object. Who knows what it will do next! Look for it in Cassiopeia near the star cluster M53; a great reference with finder charts is at https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/ nova-in-cassiopeia-brightenssuddenly/. 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.
SERVICES
When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne and Garfield Counties
For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732
New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294
Counseling Services Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office 255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236 24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822
Southwest Behavioral Health Center
601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176 24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WAYNE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT Position: Full time with benefits Construction / Maintenance Mechanic / Noxious weed control Required Duties and Responsibilities Be a Team Player – Work well with others • Qualified applicant must possess the ability to perform entry level - construction, repair, maintenance, and up keep of county roads, bridges, culverts and flood channels. • Knowledge and qualifications to locate and treat noxious weeds and operation of Weed-mosquito abatement spraying equipment. Understanding of regulations relating to chemical storage and application, (training provided.) • Some mosquito abatement duties may require working evenings. Minimum Qualifications • Utah Commercial Drivers License • Willingness and ability to obtain chemical applicator licensing Entry-level knowledge of; • General maintenance and construction, • Vehicle repair and specialized equipment operations General Purpose This is an entry-level position, which includes job training and experience. The position will report directly to the Wayne County Road Foreman and Supervisor. Wayne County is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, age, national origin, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap. Applications can be picked up at the Wayne County Clerk's Office Please include cover letter and resume. Job is open until filled. Call the Wayne County Clerk's Office at 435-836-1300 with any questions.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
One office space is now available at 520 W. Main St. in Escalante. Unit accommodates two to three working people, 13' x 14'. Building includes kitchen, lobby. Quiet, ample parking, office storage space available. Call 435-826-4400.
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GENERAL DENTIST WANTED ESCALANTE / PANGUITCH (GARFIELD COUNTY, UT) General Dentist (Full Time) position available in Escalante / Panguitch (Garfield
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITIONS
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Wayne School District is hiring for the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.waynesd.org. • Secondary Science Teacher at Wayne High School • Elementary Principal at Loa and Hanksville Elementary Schools • Elementary Teacher at Loa Elementary School • Part-Time Beverly Taylor Sorensen Arts Teacher at Loa Elementary • Cooks at Wayne High School (head and assistant) • Paraeducators and Substitute Teacher SALARY: Please see the Salary Schedule on the website. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit classified or certified application that can be found on the website. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications.
We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests. P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: Front Desk Agents Laundry Services Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen
County, UT) General responsibilities: • Must have or attain a Utah unrestricted License to practice Dentistry. • All aspects of General Dentistry including Exodontia, Root canals, Crown and Bridge, etc… • Some reimbursed travel will be expected weekly to commute between offices (Panguitch and Escalante). • New graduates may apply. • To start as soon as possible Benefits • Vacation hours. • 401K Match up to 5%. • Sick hours. • Holiday pay. • Continuing education days offered (5 Days leave and $2000/Year.) • Health/Dental Insurance (1/2 covered for family.) • Malpractice insurance covered. • Licensure and credentialing is covered. • Disability insurance (1/2 covered.) • Salary is negotiable and Contingent on experience. Pay Range: $115,000 - $130,000 /year WCHC is an approved nonprofit organization that allows one to apply for the PSLF program (loan forgiveness). Although, it is up to you to apply for these programs on your own and it is not guarantee you will be awarded. We are happy to offer advice during this process.
Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by in person to complete an application. We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761
CAPITOL REEF CIDER WORKS BICKNELL Capitol Reef Cider Works of Bicknell, Utah is looking for intelligent dedicated employees to advance our apple orchard and cider operation. Reliability and good physical fitness are required. Full-time and part-time positions available. Preferred Skills: Construction, Welding, Automotive Mechanics, Biology, Horticulture. Email resumes and questions to: capitolreefciderworks@gmail.com
HELP WANTED AUSTIN’S CHUCKWAGON DELI IN TORREY Austin’s ChuckWagon Deli in Torrey is looking to hire a dedicated, hardworking, responsible employee in the Deli for the season. Please call Sheri at 435-425-3102 for more information
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Full-Time Custodian in Panguitch Full-Time Art Teacher in Panguitch Full-Time Custodian in Escalante Half-Time Teacher at Escalante Elementary Bus Driver between Panguitch & Cedar City Every Other Day Para-Professional for Bus between Panguitch & Cedar City Every Other Day Bus Route Drivers in Panguitch/Hatch Substitute/Activity Bus Driver in Panguitch Food Service Worker at Bryce Valley High School Para Professional at Garfield County Jail Para-Professionals at All Schools Bus Route Driver in Boulder Food Service Worker at Boulder Elementary School SALARY: Please see 2020-2021 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements. APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application. Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Robin Gibbs (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Pete Peterson (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205) PES Principal Robert Prince (435-676-8847) PMS/PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent John Dodds (435-676-8821) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews. DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position. Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.
KENNY RAYS PANGUITCH Kenny Rays restaurant in Panguitch is looking for quality chefs. Both breakfast and dinner shifts available. Pay is competitive and negotiable based on experience. Please stop in for an application or email us at kennyrays2015@gmail.com.
SERVICES
SENIOR CENTER MENUS BRYCE VALLEY AREA Senior Lunches at the HENRIEVILLE Senior Center TUES May 25th
Hamburgers / Lettuce / Bun, Macaroni Salad, Potato Chips, Mandarin Oranges, Chocolate Cake
WED May 26th
Chicken Cordon Bleu, Whipped Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad Bar / Peaches, Oatmeal Cake
THURS May 27th
Fish & Chips, Coleslaw, Corn / Pears, Applesauce Cookie
sudoku Answers for this week
Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666 All meals are served with milk & bread Suggested donation is $3 for seniors and $7 for those under 60 years of age.
Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues. May 25th
Beef Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Frozen Pea Salad, Brownies
Wed. May 26th
Chef Salad w/ Ham,Turkey, French Bread, Applesauce, Sweet Rolls
Thurs. May 27th
Meatloaf, Baked Potato, Green Beans / Bread, Mandarin Oranges, Pumpkin Dessert
All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00
SERVICES WAYNE COUNTY FOOD BANK IS OPEN 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 1-3PM COMMUNITY CENTER IN BICKNELL PRE-MADE BOXES, READY FOR PICK-UP. REGULAR AND SENIOR PROGRAMS. EASY APPLICATION! QUESTIONS? CALL 435-691-3923
MEETINGS Tropic AA Meeting Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion. rtn Escalante AA Meeting Call for times and locations. 435-676-3653
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 4th Thursday of each month 5:30-7:30pm Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E. Center St. Panguitch ADULTS ONLY Questions? Call Melissa Veater 435-690-0911
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