Two Sunsets Hotel Grand Opening Reveals the Best of the Old and the New

Boulder Town Council

by Tessa Barkan

June 2023

BOULDER - The June 2023 Boulder Town Council (TC) meeting began by implementing fire restrictions.

Public comments followed. One commenter stated that the TC should consider meeting twice a month; asked if, during the summer season, the dumpsters could be emptied twice a week; and asked if the dump could be open more than once a week.

Another commented that, in regards to the pedestrian pathway, public infrastructure development is a land use decision that should go through the Planning Commission (PC).

PANGUITCH - Panguitch Main Street’s newly renovated Two Sunsets Hotel was unveiled to the public during a May 27th grand opening event. The 24-room property, formerly known as the Panguitch Inn,

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Courtesy Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival

Join us at the 16th annual Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival. It will be held on June 16, 17 & 18, 2023, in beautiful Salina, Utah.

SALINA - Join us at the 16th annual Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival. It will be held on June 16, 17 & 18, 2023, in beautiful Salina, Utah.

You will want to attend this spectacular event as 24 hot air balloons launch from the North Sevier Middle School and Salina Elementary School in Salina, Utah.

Fundraiser breakfasts will be served at the main launch field Friday and Saturday mornings from 6:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. at the North Sevier Middle School pavillion.

Be a part of the action and enjoy the surreal experience as the hot air balloons are filled, raised, and float gracefully over one of the most beautiful valleys in the State of Utah. Balloon launch preparations start around 6:00-6:30 a.m. Balloons lift off between 6:30-7:00 a.m. and fly for about one hour. Rumor has it Fox 13 News will be joining us on Friday morning, so please come on out and show your community support.

Eyes to the Sky Cont'd on B3 has had a complete makeover, with renovated rooms and lobby, and is graced by a stunning new mural in the hotel’s unique tunnel entryway, by muralist Patti Lewis.

“We wanted the com-

BLM Announces June Virtual Meeting of GSENM

GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE N.M.

- The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to attend a virtual public meeting of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee on June 27, from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a public comment period scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., or until all public comments have concluded, whichever comes first.

The 15-member, citizen-based committee is intended to provide information and advice to the Secretary of the Interior on science-based issues concerning the Monument.

“As the committee continues to meet during 2023, our goal is to ensure consistent public engage-

Virtual Meeting Cont'd on A3 munity to come in and see it,” said Roger Kaspar, who with his wife Ruth Henrie Kaspar, owns Two Sunsets. "It’s an old building, but we wanted people to see it’s been completely redone, and is more of a European style, boutique hotel.”

The hotel’s unusual tunnel entryway, which hearkens back to many of the building’s previous uses

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A representative of South Central provided an update about fiber optics. 1 gigabit fiber will, hopefully, be completed by late summer or early fall. This should speed up the internet substantially and will also allow more people to move here and work from home. The cost will be about $85 per month, about $7 higher than curBoulder Council Cont'd on A6

Outlook Optimistic for 2023 Fruit Harvest at Capitol Reef N.P.

NPS | E. Hagerott Unripe apricots. Fruit harvest season is fast approaching in Capitol Reef National Park. Cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, apples, and pears are available for harvest each summer. Due to good spring weather and a low pest pressure so far, the 2023 fruit outlook is optimistic.

CAPITOL REEF N.P. -

Fruit harvest season is fast approaching in Capitol Reef National Park. Cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, apples, and pears are available for harvest each sum-

Panguitch Quilt Walk

June 7 - 10, 2023 quiltwalk.org mer. Due to good spring weather and a low pest pressure so far, the 2023 fruit outlook is optimistic.

Current field conditions show that there will be strong crop of apricots and an average crop of peaches, apples, and pears. Unfortunately, cherries and plums will both be quite limited.

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