June 14, 2018 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Escalante City Council

City Budgets Reviewed; New Ordinances for Delinquent Water Bills, Commercial Dumpsters ESCALANTE – Escalante’s June 5 city council meeting opened with a public hearing on four separate issues. First was the regular budget hearing to discuss the 2018-19 budget, and also an opening of the 2017-18 budget for amendment. In most categories, next year’s budgeted income and expenses are similar or the same as the current year. Projected income from property taxes for the current and next year is $112K. Other taxes: resort, sales and use, franchise, innkeeper, fee in lieu, recreation, are very close to the same. Overall taxes for 2017-18 are 439K; for 2018-19 they are projected to be $454K. The largest budgetary income changes for 2019/19 are in the “intergovernmental revenue” category. In 201819 the city is expecting an airport grant of $450K and a state grant of $848K. This ECC

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Issue # 1259

Highlights from the Entrada Institute’s Fifth Annual “Arts and the Park, Light on the Reef” Watercolor Plein Air Event

Courtesy Annette Lamb

During the 5th Annual Arts and the Park event, plein air watercolorists could be found throughout Capitol Reef National Park and the surrounding area. CAPITOL REEF - Earlier this month 20 artists from the Utah Water Color Society descended upon the Colorado Plateau to create new works of art featuring the landscape of Capitol Reef National Park

Torrey Town Dedicates New Veteran's Memorial TORREY - Memorial Day, is a special day for families. Nationally recognized as our day of Remembrance of American soldiers who have died in military service, it is also a time to remember those no longer with us. Torrey Town did itself proud on Monday, May 28th with the dedication of the new Vet-

eran's Memorial at the Torrey Town Cemetery. Funded by donations in full, it is a testament to the fallen and to those who worked so hard to see it completed. Some of our local musicians in "Rough Around the Memorial Day Cont'd on page 3

and historic sites in Wayne County. “Enriching the body of work of the area is important to our cultural heritage and to sharing a collective story with those who will visit this great place,” Sue Fritzke, Park Su-

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

THURS. JUNE 14 - WED. JUNE 20

Thurs. and Fri. will be mostly to partly sunny. Highs in the 80s; lows 40s and low 50s. Showers possible Saturday and Sunday with highs in the mid 70s; lows in the 40s. Chance of precip 30 - 40 %. Mon - Weds is mostly sunny with chance of thunderstorms on Weds. Highs in the 70s; lows in the 40s.

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BICKNELL / TORREY - Utah Valley University Public & Community Health students and faculty, along with the Central Utah Public Health Department and Wayne Community Health Center will host the Healthy Living Lifestyles Fair at Wayne County Health Center, located at 128 S 300 W Bicknell, Utah 84715 (435) 425-3744 on Friday June 22nd, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Other locations and times to participate will be: Saturday June 23rd, Torrey Farmers Market (Center Street and Main) 4 to 6 p.m., also June 23rd St. Anthony Catholic Church (608 Sand Creek Rd, Torrey) 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Health screenings such as blood pressure check, body composition test to measure body fat, blood cholesterol and blood glucose test will be available at no cost. For more accurate results, those wishing to have their blood glucose and cholesterol tested should not eat 12 hours prior to the test. A non-fasting blood test can also be conducted. In addition to the health screenings, health information on sun safety, nutrition, physical activity, stress, tobacco, seat belt safety and heart disease will be provided. For participating each person will receive a small gift. The UVU students are participating in an engaged learning project in and around the Capitol Reef Field Station and will also be learning about wilderness nutrition and environmental health issues during their visit to the area. —Wayne Community Health Centers

by Tessa Barkan

The new monument dedicated at the Torrey Town Cemetery in honor of veterans was carved by Wayne County local, Wade Hansen.

the Robinson’s Ranch outside of Torrey. The Community show cased guest artist Spike Ress’s

MANTI - An LDS Regional Senior Singles "Friendship" Social in conjunction with the Mormon Miracle Pageant will be held on Friday, June 15. Senior Singles are to meet at the Manti National Guard Armory between 6:30 and 7:30 on the east end of the Armory lawn by the tennis court to obtain a ticket for a free meal. Please register at that time so we know which Stakes are represented. Group seating should be roped off at the temple grounds for the pageant and Sister Reid will have information as to where it is when you pick up your ticket. The temple grounds open at 6:00. This social is for all Senior Singles ages 46 plus in Wayne, Sevier, and Sanpete Counties and also the Fillmore Stake. —Karen Prisbrey

Health Fair June 22 and 23 in Bicknell and Torrey

Boulder Town Council Meeting

Annette Lamb

perintendant, explained. This year artists were inspired by an evening hike to paint nocturnal scenes from Sunset Point and spent time at both the Sandy Ranch in lower Wayne County and at

LDS Regional Senior Singles "Friendship" Social

BOULDER - The Boulder Town Council meeting began by recognizing the Cemetery Board volunteers, who recently conducted a cleanup of the Boulder Cemetery for Memorial Day. Second on the agenda was a presentation by Pam Furches of the Tree City Committee, who discussed a first draft plan for a community orchard in the Boulder Town Park. The Committee announced that they had just won a $1,000 Corona Cares grant for tools to help with orchard and town park maintenance. Next, the Tree City Committee asked for approval for a 1.2 acre site within the 9 acre town park to plan the orchard. The Committee has 44 trees that were grafted from Boulder historic trees and are currently ready to be planted, and would like to begin planting in August. The main goals of the orchard will be to provide an educational space for community memBoulder Town Cont'd on page 5

Utah’s Bonanza Campout Music Festival Attracts Huge Acts June 22 – 24 at Rivers Edge Campground, Heber HEBER – Utah will host one of the west’s largest music festivals, as thousands of music enthusiasts will make their way to Heber City June 2224 to experience the Bonanza Campout Musical Festival, a three-day weekend of music, art and camping. Nestled in the old mining town of Heber, River's Edge Campground provides a secluded compound perfect for live music, camping, activities and local art installations. To round out the full experience, Bonanza Campout 2018 will feature local brews, and food. In addition to the nightly headliners Zhu (Friday), Wiz Khalifa (Saturday), and Halsey (Sunday), performers over the three day event will include Rufus du Sol, Local Natives, Borns, Phantogram and many more. Festival gates open at 3:00pm Friday and music ends 11:30pm Sunday. Full lineup, festival and ticket information is available at bonanzacampout.com. Sponsored by Made in the Shade Records. —Bonanza Campout 2018

Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride. —Anthony Bourdain

Courtesy JB Photo

Bonanza Campout is a three day music festival. Attendees can camp on-site and spend three full days watching their favorite live musical acts. Headliners include Zhu, Wiz Khalifa, and Halsey. Full lineup and festival information can be found on their website, bonanzacampout.com ALL content for THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE NOON to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.

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