FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

on Thursday morning, and people come from all over the country to attend these classes and learn all of the new ways to make quilting easier. At lunch time, the quilters will pay their respects to the founders— Elaine Baldwin, Claudia Crump and Pat Oetting— for starting this fun event 25 years ago. They were on the newly formed Main Street Committee, which was a state idea to bring more business to the small towns. They asked those that were there if there were any events that might make for a historical event that anyone knew of. Pat repeated the quilt walk story that Professor Lowder at the college she taught at, who was from Parowan, told her. So she wrote the story down, and Elaine made it into a play. Claudia started the quilt classes with 16 that were there that first year, and now there are over 400, with many repeaters. The slowest week in the summer was always the second week in June, and now it is one of the busiest; the state had a really good idea.

Thursday night will be the opening of the Quilt Walk play. Elaine and I are the only two left from the original play. Raymond Roundy and Cheryl Church are the only other ones that are returning, with over 15 years as members of the cast. All of the rest of the cast are new, with a lot of talent. Sometimes I feel like I was a member of the original party of 1864; those stairs get harder to walk down. Elaine and I will be calling it a day after this week, and we were both hoping that someone would take up this bit of our history and carry it on.

Friday afternoon will be the old home tour, plus one. Tera Conner and daughter Jaynie are tak- ing charge this year. Many thanks to them and the home owners. For once they are all within walking distance. Home #1 is the Red Brick Inn, at 161 North 100 West; home # 2 is Blake and Deborah Jones' place, 205 North, 100 West; home #3 is Kettleson House, 39 North, 100 West (next to the post office); home #4 is Jace and Sydnee Mecham's, 476 North, 100 West; home #5 is Opal Home on Main, 209 North and Main St. The cost is $5.00, and tickets are available at each house; the viewing goes from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday morning will be the annual Lions Club all-you-can-eat breakfast and will be at the Zions Bank starting at 7:30 a.m. They have the best pancakes, sausage, eggs and a lot of different drinks. All of the money the Lions bring in goes back into the town. I have some great news for the youth in the town. There will be a summer Sports Camp. It will be sponsored by the Valley Christian Fellowship, which is the group that brought in the fun equipment after the Easter Egg Hunt. It will start on June 26th and go to the 29th. It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and lunches will be provided. It will be held at the Panguitch City baseball park. It will be a multisports camp for boys and girls that have completed K-8 grade. They will start learning crafts in the morning and play different sports in the afternoon. This will be a fun time for the kids and a break for the parents. Cost is $5 for all four days, and there are funds for those that don’t have the money.

The NBA season is in its final series, with Miami versus Denver. Most of the series leading up to the fi- nals have been close and exciting to watch. Miami, which was a play-in team and was playing the #1 Denver team, didn't have much of a chance. After the first game, which Denver won by 10 points, it looked like I was right, but I was wrong! The Heat built a twelve point margin with three minutes to go in game two and saw it go down three points with eleven seconds remaining. The Nuggets missed the game tying shot at the buzzer. The series moves to Miami on Wednesday, and the fun continues.

Our brothers and sisters to the north in Canada are in a drought, and the fires are really burning, displacing over 21,000 from their homes since last Sunday. The U.S. is sending 300 firefighters, as South Africa is sending 200 more. The smoke from their fire has come down to the Salt Lake area and is covering much of the north of our country. It looks like President Biden cares more about the USA than he does about restoring the taxes on the 1% ers that the last president cut on them. The ceiling on the national debt will be raised for the next two years, which means that the country will be stuck with the $500 billion tax cut for at least the next two years. All of our congressmen and one of our senators voted for it. The last president asked his followers not to sign on to the bill so that the country could go bankrupt, and this would allow him to come and save us all. Utah Senator Mike Lee, and 30 of his other followers, did what he said and voted it down. If we had defaulted on our bills, it would put eight

June 12 - June 18

John Mosley

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The ate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

I usually begin with the moon and planets because they are responsible for most of the action in the sky. A theme of my Sky Reports is that there is motion and change in the sky at multiple time levels that you can see and appreciate with just your eyes or binoculars and that, by looking up night-by-night, you’re rewarded by noticing and then understanding these changes. My job is to guide you to know what to look for.

This week, I’ll guide you to the planets Venus and Mars, both in the west in the evening sky. Venus is brilliant; Mars is a few degrees to its upper left, and all week, you’ll see both together in binoculars. Venus has been moving eastward at twice the rate of Mars (1° vs ½° per day), and they’ve been drawing closer week by week. You might wonder when Venus will pass Mars and how close they will come, but they won’t meet and there won’t be a conjunction. Here’s why.

Mars orbits outside the earth’s orbit, so its motion in our sky is a combination of its and the earth’s. Its own motion causes it to move eastward against the background stars, which it does steadily and without surprises, while a second motion, the earth’s motion around the sun, is causing Mars and everything else in the sky to move uniformly westward night by night, which is why we see different constellations in different seasons. Venus is on an orbit that is inside the earth’s orbit, so it can never be opposite the sun in the sky. As we see it, it can be behind or in front of the sun or to the left (evening sky) or right (morning sky)—but at most by 47°. All spring, it’s been coming toward us and appearing farther from the sun, but on June 4th, it reached its maximum angular distance and then began to move between the earth and sun. We’ll see it leave the evening sky surprisingly quickly this summer.

Note that Venus crosses the northern edge of the bright Beehive Star Cluster on the 13th. Venus is so much brighter than the stars of the cluster that it overwhelms them, and you’ll need binoculars.

So watch Venus continue to approach Mars until it runs out of steam, turns back, and they separate at a rate that increases rapidly. By your own observations, when will Venus come closest to Mars? It’s soon.

Saturn rises roughly an hour after midnight, and at sunrise, it’s half-way up the southern sky. It’s in the middle of Aquarius.

Jupiter rises 2½ hours before the sun and is low in the east in morning twilight. The moon sits 4° from Jupiter on the morning of the 4th.

Still visible is the supernova, or exploding star, that appeared abruptly last month in the bright galaxy M101, near the Big Dipper. It’s fading but should remain visible in a 6-inch amateur telescope. Google “supernova m101.”

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.

Boulder Council: Fire restrictions, a fiber optic update, approval of the budget, preliminary approval of the Rice Subdivision, PC Clerk and ZA vacancies, the Tree City Ordinance, Fourth of July preparations, the pedestrian path proposal, a new attorney, and Department reports discussed.

Boulder Council

Cont'd from A1 rent rates. Culinary and irrigation water, as well as power, will have to be marked by the Irrigation Company, Boulder Farmstead, and Garkane, respectively. In places where the location of the pipes are uncertain, they have equipment to determine where pipes are. Fiber will be coming to all areas of Boulder, including surrounding areas in the County. All areas that already have the service will be covered and those close to the lines who don’t currently have service will be able to hook in. Properties within 300 feet will be able to hook in for free, and properties within 1,000 feet will be able to hook in for free if they dig their own ditch. Those who refuse this service now, but want it in the future, will have to pay.

The new pay schedule for employees was approved. Years in a position will increase with the fiscal year, with a minimum of twelve months before any raise is considered.

The budget was discussed. Money may have to be reallocated for admin salaries, as there may be deputies for both the PC Clerk and Zoning Administrator (ZA) coming in soon to train. The TC needs to determine how many months they can pay those in the role currently and those who are training. The budget was approved.

Declaration of candidacy for TC is now open and will close next week. There are three open positions. The Rice Subdivision received preliminary approval. Final approval will be given once the road is brought up to street standards. Final approval is administrative only and does not require coming back to a town meeting.

PC Clerk and ZA vacancies were discussed. Both will stay on until

SWUPHD: there is a qualified candidate. Discussion of combining roles ensued, including the PC Clerk with the Town Clerk, or the PC Clerk or ZA with the Treasurer position, depending on legalities that have to be looked into. There could also be a permanent Deputy Clerk to support the Town Clerk. Choosing a new PC Clerk was put off pending more discussion. Both jobs will be reposted with the correct starting pay rate for deputies. A member of the PC stated that the announcement said that the PC Clerk would be chosen today, and they should follow up with applicants.

The Tree City Ordinance was reviewed.

A public hearing will be held before any changes are made to the ordinance.

Tree City should submit an annual plan including street trees that should be pruned for safety, collaborate with or report to the Park Committee to discuss adding or removing trees in the park, annually discuss the budget with the TC, and annually send in their paperwork to the Tree City national organization.

Property owners will be notified at the start of each year about necessary trimming on town streets, will be given until January 31 to respond with a plan, and will need to implement this plan by a predetermined date. The Chairman of the Park Committee stated that when the Tree Committee was formed, they were a subcommittee that required their approval, and asked that this be the case.

Fourth of July preparations were discussed. Events planned include the parade, games, a short speech, dinner, the talent show, and dancing. Music options are being considered. Last year, the town paid for the music and food, at a total of $3,000. A silent auction could be held to help cover costs.

The current Fourth of July budget was for $2,000. The earlier motion to approve the budget was rescinded, wanted a job where I could help people. As a Community Health Worker I get to help others find solutions to the difficulties they may be facing.

Shae, SWUPHD Community Health Worker for Garfield County

SWUPHD

Cont'd from A1 adults have that can eventually lead to developing type 2 diabetes and other health problems. If you score 5 or above, we recommend getting a low-cost ($25) A1C blood test at the health department, which will determine if you actually have pre-diabetes and help you get the information you need to stop or and $1,000 was moved from the cemetery into the budget for Fourth of July.

The solar eclipse coming in October was discussed, as Boulder is right in the path. Amenities such as trash and porta potties have to be considered. A TC member will follow up. Updates on the pedestrian path proposal were discussed. Answers to questions from last month’s meeting were provided.

The funding has been awarded to the park as an ADA pathway. Asphalt would be much more ex-

Boulder Council Cont'd on B6 even reverse this common condition.

To make an appointment to get an A1C test or for other clinical services, vital records, and WIC (Women, Infants & Children), call 435-676-8800. Panguitch SWUPHD office hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Fridays by appointment only).

—Southwest Utah Public Health Department