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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Issue # 1262

Enjoy Meadows of Blooming Color at the Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival

Courtesy Cedar City Tourism

With summer here in full force, many are looking for an enjoyable escape from the heat.

The Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival, which will feature thousands of beautiful flowers poised against the monument’s scenic backdrop, is a great option for those looking to cool down. This year’s festival takes place July 7 to July 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cedar Breaks National Monument. The event is free to visitors who have paid for park admission and includes wildflowers, guided walks, special programs and more.

CEDAR CITY - Returning for its 13th consecutive annual appearance, the Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival will feature thousands of beautiful flowers poised against the monument’s scenic backdrop. This year’s festival takes place July 7 to July 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cedar Breaks National Monument. The event is free to visitors who have paid for park admission and includes wildflowers, guided walks, special programs, a photography contest and more.

“The wildflower festival brings a stunning addition to

an already beautiful destination,” said Amber Bennett, marketing assistant of the Cedar City - Brian Head Tourism Bureau. “Visitors will not only be impressed by the sites of Cedar Breaks National Monument, but also by the many wildflowers that will be scattered throughout the mountaintop. For those who are looking for a worthwhile summer activity to escape the heat, the wildflower festival is a perfect option.”

Several different types of wildflowers bloom in late June and early July, with displays peaking in mid-July.

These flowers include aspen bluebells, kittentails, cushion phlox, scarlet paintbrushes, little sunflowers and more, which paint the monument’s meadows with a brilliant array of colors.

To help visitors identify and enjoy these various wildflowers, two different “tour” options are available. The first is a guided hike led by a specialist (a park ranger or volunteer) who is familiar with the different wildflowers found in the monument. These hikes

Social Hall in Panguitch Closed Due to Fire

PANGUITCH – A fire in the basement of Panguitch’s Social Hall has closed the building until repairs can be made.

On the afternoon of Monday, June 25, city workers were welding inside the basement, when it caught fire.

“There was welding going on and some breakers popped,” said Lori Talbot, Panguitch City Manager. Talbot could not speculate on the exact cause of the fire.

“It could have been electrical but there was also lots of heat from the welder,” said Talbot.

A fire inspector was scheduled to look over the building and assess the cause of the fire on Monday, July 2.

Talbot confirmed that the Fire

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Forty-Three Years and Over a Million Miles, of Dedicated Service to Boulder Families

Courtesy Vikki Thorn

Vard Coombs retires after driving the children of Boulder over what he estimates would be a million miles in his years as their bus driver.

BOULDER Vard Coombs reckons that in his forty-three year career with the Garfield County School District, he has driven the school bus back and forth from Escalante to Boulder over one million miles. This number does not include any

of the field trips, sporting events, or other excursions that took Vard and his precious cargo all over the state of Utah. Vard Coombs has kept the children of Boulder safe and secure on his route Vard Coombs

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The Bryce Canyon Half Marathon Celebrates its 15th Anniversary Nearly 1,500 Racers are Expected to Participate in this Year’s Event

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Take the Stage Youth Workshop & Performance: Drumming & Dancing Presented by the Entrada Institute with Samba Fogo

Courtesy Lynsey Shelar

Samba Fogo will be leading workshops and participants will learn about Brazilian history and culture and will take part in Brazilian drumming, dance, and song.

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

THURS. JULY 5 - WED. JULY 11

Hot, sunny days will continue, but with chances of rain building as we go into the weekend and next week. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s; lows in the 50s. Chance of precip, starting Friday into next week, is between 10 and 20%.

TORREY - Samba Fogo is a Salt Lake City-based arts and education organization that will be leading the workshops with hands-on curriculum and research-based teaching practices that address diverse learning styles and nurture creativity. Youth, ages 12-18, are invited to participate in Brazilian drumming, dance, and song. In addition, participants will learn about Brazilian history and culture, broadening their global perspective. Drums will be provided for each participant during the workshops and performance, in which several ensemble drumming pieces will be performed. A variety of drumming techniques and rhythms will be introduced.

Although both drumming and dancing will be presented, participants may choose to focus on one or the other.

Who: Youth Ages 12-18, *Please inquire if participant is younger than 12 years of age.

When: Friday & Saturday, August 3rd & 4th, 2018.

Workshops are from 9am-1pm Friday & Saturday, culminating in a performance on SaturSamba Fogo Cont'd on page 2

Courtesy Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

The Bryce Canyon Half Marathon is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The marathon— which takes place Saturday, July 14 in Cannonville—was initiated in 2004 with the intentions of bringing visitors to the area. Now, the event is expected to have around 1,500 participants, including individuals from foreign countries such as Norway and Colombia.

In addition to the 13.1-mile race, the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon includes a 5K and a Color Me Fun Run. The Color Me Fun Run takes place in Cannonville on Friday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m., while the 5K will be held in Cannonville on Saturday, July 14 at 6:30 a.m.

BRYCE CANYON What started as a local scouting project 15 years ago has grown into a popular annual activity in Bryce Canyon Country. The Bryce Canyon Half Marathon—which takes place Saturday, July 14 in Cannonville—was initiated in 2004 with the intentions of bringing visitors to the area.

Now, the event is expected to have around 1,500 participants, including individuals from foreign countries such as Norway and Colombia.

“Many of our guests are international visitors, which goes to show how special the area really is,” said Lance Syrett, general manager of Ruby’s Inn. “Bryce Canyon Country is definitely one of the world’s most unique and beautiful regions, and we excitedly welcome everyone who travels to spend time with us. Between the sites,

Better never means better for everyone...it always means worse for some.

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activities and events—such as the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon—guests will have plenty to enjoy.”

The half marathon starts at Ruby’s Inn on Saturday, July 14 at 6 a.m., traveling along Highway 63 and Scenic Byway 12 before finishing in Cannonville. Over the course of the race, runners will drop more than 1,800 feet in elevation. Runners that are unable to complete the half marathon by 9 a.m. will be picked up by a shuttle so that Scenic Byway 12 can open both lanes of traffic. The top five overall male and female runners receive cash prizes divided out from $3,000.

In addition to the 13.1mile race, the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon includes a 5K and a Color Me Fun Run. The Color Me Fun Run takes place in Cannonville on Friday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m., while the 5K

will be held in Cannonville on Saturday, July 14 at 6:30 a.m.

The fee to register for these races before June 30 is $50 for the half marathon, Half Marathon Cont'd on page 2

Garfield County Commission Meeting June 25 GARFIELD COUNTYCommissioner Taylor and Consultant Drew Parkin spent a couple days in Denver during the week prior to the meeting touring the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to gather information related to performing a feasibility study for the Escalante Science Center and Museum.

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Suggestion to Garfield County

Voting issue. We have huge problem (cesspool never cleaned). June 26, 2018 – I visited the county office. I am unaffiliated.

I received mail-in to vote for republican party (primary). Since I am unaffiliated, republican party has right to seek my vote. Tarla (my wife) never had been a republican in her life. She is always democrat. The county record says that she is a registered republican (by default). Confusion – If one fail to mention party affiliation, unaffiliated is default (not republican). I was also concerned what she was doing in back room with the records. While the clerk was going thru records in back room, there was a guy who complained that he never received mail-in ballot. For him, the other clerk looked up and came back that he was unaffiliated. The guy said that he was die hard republican. Suggestion- publish all voters (names) and their party affiliation in local weekly. This is public record (there is nothing private / confidentiality in this). This is not New York city with 14 million people. Our population is 5,000 with may be 2,000 voters. This way public look up and chance to correct it. At this point, nobody knows how big the cesspool is. For those who claim their name and party affiliation are private / confidential, it is not. I can submit GRAMA request and get (CD) for all names and party affiliation.

Harshad P. Desai, Panguitch

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leave from the visitor center at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day of the event.

The second tour option is a self-guided hike. Guests can pick up a wildflower checklist and a “What’s in Bloom” handout to assist them as they explore the meadows and forests. The National Park Service has also created a free app entitled, “The Wildflowers of Cedar Breaks National Monument” (available for iOS and most Android devices). The app allows visitors to quickly and easily identify more than 100 of the area’s most common wildflowers.

One of the most popular activities connected with the festival is photography.

Those who take pictures at the event can send images to cedarbreaksinfo@nps.gov for a chance to win a prize and

have their submitted photograph featured on next year’s wildflower festival poster.

“Photography is growing in popularity among all ages,” Bennett said. “Whether you are a professional photographer looking for great outdoor shots or just hope to share your adventures with those on your social media pages, the Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival has something for all.”

In addition to wildflower hikes and photography opportunities, the festival also features other family-friendly activities. These activities are held at the visitor center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends during the event.

For more information about the festival, visit nps. gov/cebr/wildflower-festival. htm. To learn more about other activities available in the area, visit visitcedarcity.com.

—Cedar City Tourism

Courtesy Vikki Thorn

Coombs started driving the school bus in 1975. Boulder Elementary school hosted a dinner in his honor the day before his last day in order to thank him for all of those years of service to the children and the community.

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over many miles and many years.

Vard grew up in Boulder, number thirteen of fourteen children. He was born in a log cabin next to where his sister, Elaine Roundy, currently resides. He was nine years old when his family got electricity. As a child, his job was milking ten-twelve of the family’s cows. This milk was shipped to the cheese factory in Panguitch. Vard’s father, Eph Coombs, bought the first Boulder bus, first driving, then sharing the responsibility with other families, until the school district bought the bus and took over the route.

Vard honed his ranching skills before serving in the Air Force. After his service, he moved to Orange County, California to work for a friend who introduced him to a smart and lovely lady, Mary Jane, from St. Paul, Minnesota. They married in autumn and the following spring the couple made their home on the Redwing Ranch, now Boulder Canyon Ranch, where Vard was employed as the Ranch Manager. Those early years were tough. The house was rough and cold in the winter. When the Coombs children started arriving, it always seemed to be a winter birth, preceded by a harrowing drive to Panguitch or Cedar City through ice and snow

in a VW bug Vard started driving the school bus in 1975. He was supposed to take over the route from Doyle Moosman a couple of years before, but passed the job to an Arizona man with a family of seven kids who needed work to support his family. Two years later, the family returned to Arizona, and Vard began his career behind the wheel. The winter after Vard started driving the bus, Boulder had record snowfalls. The National Guard was called in to plow the roads and dig out the cows. Vard would wait at the top of the Calf Creek grade for the plow to come before he’d venture down the canyon.

There are many stories Vard shares about his years on the road between Boulder and Escalante. As a child on Vard’s school bus, were you surprised when one Spring Friday when you found the Easter bunny driving? Or how about that day at the end of October when there was a jailbird behind the wheel? Vard had to be ever watchful of the shenanigans of inattentive drivers (including logging truck drivers!), and ever watchful of his passengers caught being naughty in his rear view mirror. All you grown up kids who got called up to the front seat behind Vard, well, you know who you are….

When asked if he ever got tired of the drive back and

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day at 7:30pm.

Where: Workshops & Performance to be held at the Entrada Institute, 70 South 200 West, Torrey, UT. Why: An understanding of rhythm is beneficial to one's musical education. Participants develop personal, social, and intellectual skills while they learn to work and "play" together in an ensemble.

Cost: $40.00 per participant.

Registration: Visit: www.facebook.com/takethestageutah/ OR www.entradainstitute.org (follow links to Take the Stage) OR https:// goo.gl/forms/uBzIMPX9V9ObEFuh2 Questions? contact Lynsey Shelar at 435-531-3599 or lynseymshelar@gmail.com —The Entrada Institute

forth, Vard said he never did as there was something new to see every day along the way.

Always observant, he witnessed the new light of early morning playing on the canyon walls and the perishing shift to gold of cottonwood leaves as the weather cooled.

The landscape always had something to offer. He saw children too, caught by his eye in the rearview mirror, transformed into instant angels before he could blink.

Boulder Elementary School hosted a celebration dinner on Thursday, May 24, the evening before his last day. It was an opportunity for the community to gather and recognize Vard for his many years of service and dedication and to share stories of bus antics and memories told by parents and riders, past and present. Those in attendance were fortunate to listen to Vard share his stories and rebuttals between the many thankful Boulderites.

Generations of parents thank you, Vard, for delivering their children home safe and sound every school day.

Although thank you doesn’t seem enough for the years of service, care, and support Vard has given to our community as our loyal bus driver and for his many years of taking care of Boulder Elementary School’s building and grounds. Friends and neighbors will miss the dip of your black hat as you drive by them on the road.

Now Vard has retired, the school bus will be parked in someone else’s yard, and he and Mary Jane will be able to spend more time with their kids and grandchildren. But he also knows the doors at the school will always be open for him to join us as a volunteer to read with the younger students who won’t have the opportunity, to ride over the Hogsback with him.

—Garfield County School District

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$30 for the 5K and $10 for the Color Me Fun Run. After June 30, some registration fees increase. Registration includes a Finisher’s Medal (awarded at the finish line) and a runner’s shirt designed for this year’s event. Runners will also have access to water stations and portable toilets along the routes as well as bagels, fruit and chocolate milk in the runner’s corral at the end of the race. Race packets can be picked up on Friday, July 13 between noon and 10 p.m. at the Grand Staircase National Monument Visitor Center in Cannonville.

In connection with the event, a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Bryce Valley Booster Club is being held on Friday night from 5-7 near the finish line in Cannonville.

The meal includes spaghetti, a dinner roll, salad and lemonade. The dinner is a separate event from the race and costs $8 for those 13 and older and $5 for those under 12. Funds raised from the dinner will go toward supporting athletics at Bryce Valley High School.

“We are privileged to be such an integral part of the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon,” Syrett said. “The event is perfect for families of all ages and is sure to be memorable for those who attend.”

Aside from the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon and associated activities, Bryce Canyon Country features many other summer adventures that can be enjoyed. These activities include hiking, biking, exploring, swimming, horseback riding and off-roading. Ruby’s Inn also offers several great activities, which can be found at rubysinn.com/activities-inbryce-canyon.

For more information about the event, visit brycecanyonhalfmarathon.com or follow Bryce Canyon Half Marathon on Facebook. To book a room at Ruby’s Inn, visit rubysinn.com.

—Ruby's Inn Fire

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workers were making repairs to help keep kids from breaking into the building. The fire burned just in the basement, but caused significant damage to floor joists, in particular under the stage, which may require replacement.

The Panguitch Social Hall, built around 1900, hosts many of the city’s public events. Items stored in the basement for events such as the Panguitch Quilt Walk have been destroyed, and according to Talbot and other reports, Panguitch citizens are already stepping forward to help with donations to replace the lost items.

The Social Hall would have served for Panguitch’s next upcoming event, the Fiddler’s Festival in mid-July, but the venue will not be serviceable by that time.

“It’ll be out of commission for a while,” said Talbot.

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Willow Patch Fire Causes Extended Outages in Wayne County

WAYNE COUNTY Garkane would like to thank all the first responders and fire firefighters for their quick response to the Willow Patch Fire on Friday night. We are grateful no one was injured or hurt. We appreciate ev-

lines and power was again lost Saturday, June 30th for multiple hours. Due to safety reasons, Garkane crews were not allowed to enter the fire zone and assess or repair any damages to the transmission lines. Without being able to evaluate the damages, this made our communication efforts on restoration times very difficult. We communicated what we could through Facebook, so if you are Courtesy Ken Freeby able to follow Garkane’s Firefighters responded to a fire in Facebook page, we feel Wayne County on Friday night. like this is the best way Due to the proximity of the fire to correspond with our to power lines, there were several members during a powoutages reported. There was mini- er outage.

Garkane was lucky mal damage, no one was injured to have minimal damor hurt, and the outages were age occur to our structemporary. tures in the fire as it eryone’s patience as we dealt is presumed that the heavy with the uncontrollable and smoke density caused the outunfortunate situation. ages. Garkane gives credit Fires are unfortunate at and thanks to our maintenance any time, but especially when crews for keeping the trees a fire ignites next to the main and brush under the transmistransmission line that feeds sion lines trimmed, which we all of Wayne County resi- believe is the main reason the dents. Due to the fire located poles were saved from being between Glenwood, UT and destroyed. We sincerely thank Koosharem, UT, power was our linemen who were on site lost Friday, June 29th, at ap- late into the night and their proximately 6:30 p.m. and readiness to implement restowas out for multiple hours. ration efforts as soon as conOn Saturday, the fire con- ditions allowed. We thank the tinued to burn closely to the inter agency firemen for their

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efforts in managing the fire as well.

Message from Garkane Director Tracy Potter Most take for granted that when we open a faucet, water will come out, or when we flip a switch, the lights will come on. Until we go without, we truly don’t appreciate the small conveniences we enjoy most every day. Being without electricity the last few days has hopefully helped us appreciate how valuable electrical energy is in our daily lives. I am grateful for and give my thanks to the hardworking men and women at Garkane who make sure this resource is provided to us.

Because of the around the clock efforts of Garkane’s line crews and managers, combined with the efforts of the interagency fire fighters, the outages that occurred from the Willow Patch fire were only temporary. If you are sitting comfortably in your air-conditioned home, filling your car with gas, getting ice cream out of the freezer, or surfing the internet, remember to thank a Garkane lineman next time you see one!

Tracy Ray Potter Director Garkane Energy District #3 —Garkane Energy

Local Communities to Receive Record $552.8 Million in PILT PILT Program Compensates Communities for Supporting Nation’s Public Lands, Waters; Invests in Firefighters, Police, School and Road Construction WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced today that over 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $552.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2018, $40.7 million of that going to 20 local governments in

ernment can fulfill its role of being a good neighbor to local communities.

Using a formula provided by statute, the annual PILT payments to local governments are computed based on the number of acres of federal land within each county or jurisdiction and the population

Federal Revenue Sharing payments are made to local governments under programs other than PILT during the previous fiscal year, including payments such as those made under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, the Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund, the National Forest Fund, the

PILT Payments Made to Garfield and Wayne County Since 1999 County/ Amount of Non-taxable Federal Lands Garfield County/ 2,610,583 acres Wayne County/ 1,327,789 acres

1999

2004

2009

2014

2018

$209,702 ≈$.08/ac.

$428,693 ≈$.16/ac.

$713,077 ≈$.27/ac.

$869,069 ≈$.33/ac.

$908,974 ≈$.35/ac.

$118,091 ≈$.08/ac.

$240,126 ≈$.18/ac.

$396,766 ≈$.30/ac.

$475,554 ≈$.36/ac.

$492.589 ≈$.37/ac.

Acreage and $/ac. is based on the 2018 data. Since 1999, acreage has fluctuated up and down in these two counties but by a statistically marginal amount.

Source: Data provided by the Department of the Interior at www.doi.gov/pilt.

Insider the state of Utah. This is the largest amount ever allocated in the program’s 40-year history. A full list of funding by state and county is available at www.doi.gov/pilt.

PILT payments are federal payments to local governments that help offset losses in property taxes due to non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-andrescue operations. The payments are made annually for tax-exempt federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (all agencies of the Department of the Interior), the U.S. Forest Service (part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture), and for federal water projects and some military installations. PILT payments are one of the ways the federal gov-

of that county or jurisdiction.

Since PILT payments began in 1977, Interior has distributed approximately $8.5 billion dollars to states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Department collects more than $9.6 billion in revenue annually from commercial activities on public lands, such as oil and gas leasing, livestock grazing and timber harvesting. A portion of these revenues is shared with states and counties. The balance is deposited in the U.S. Treasury, which in turn pays for a broad array of federal activities, including PILT funding.

Individual county payments may vary from year to year as a result of changes in acreage data, which is updated yearly by the federal agency administering the land; prior year Federal Revenue Sharing payments reported yearly by the Governor of each State; and population data, which is updated using information from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Taylor Grazing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act, the Federal Power Act, and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, when authorized.

“Payments in Lieu of Taxes provides important resources to rural communities throughout Utah, where federal lands can sometimes exceed 90% of a county’s acreage,” said Congressman John Curtis. “The PILT program provides valuable services to our rural residents.

“Two thirds of the land in Utah is owned by the federal government and therefore is un-taxable. PILT payments are vital for Utah’s rural communities,” said Congressman Chris Stewart. “With this funding, Utah is now better equipped to provide essential public services such as: law enforcement, search and rescue, public health and critical transportation infrastructure."

—Department of the Interior

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The County is publishing a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Insider as soon as possible to solicit proposals for conducting such a study.

Taylor also spent a week in Washington, D.C., by invitation of the White House to all Utah legislators and county commissioners. He said it was a great opportunity to talk with all of them, with the Utah Congressional delegation as well as Forest Service and other department officials.

Commissioner Pollock has been working with the state to move forward towards filing a lawsuit challenging California’s right to exact a 25 percent transmission service charge on electricity supplied by Utah’s coal-powered plants. “A lot of the Alton coal [from the Kane County mine] goes to IPP (power plant), and encounters the same restrictive charge going to California.”

“There are a lot of jobs at Alton,” said Pollock. The action requires a funding appropriation from the legislature, and Pollock spent time during the last two weeks with Rep. Mike Noel and Gov. Herbert, and “got things finalized.”

He said, “We’ll have to use all the resources we have available” to move forward on this. (An April 2017 Utah Foundation report shows Alton Coal Development, which includes Coal Hollow surface mine and Burton #1 underground mine, employing 52 people in Kane County. Garfield County is not mentioned in these reports.)

County Engineer Brian Bremner continues working with finalizing the county’s contract with NRCS for Brian Head fire rehabilitation projects. The Commissioners approved his plans to proceed as long as the required match of funding can be accomplished by non-cash means.

Bremner reported on the sale of seven surplus vehicles clearing $2,300-$2,500 for the county. These vehicles were acquired through a 25year long discount program with the manufacturers. There will come a day, he said, when the manufacturers won’t have a discount program and the county won’t benefit from resale, “but meanwhile, we’ve benefitted from 25 years of

having vehicles for almost nothing—no maintenance, no cost.”

Bremner talked with Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) representatives who suggested Garfield County should create its own NEPA-equivalent county ordinance. A Garfield County Environmental Policy Act could be used as a directive to federal agencies when interacting on projects.

Finally, he reported on the status of the (GSENM) Monument Management Plan, saying the County will have an internal draft available for review this week (after June 25), two weeks to look through it, and available to the public by the end of July.

Justin Fischer of Planning Department reported on population projection materials given to him by Five County Association of Governments and asking for his input. He revealed the maps and numbers to the commissioners and all agreed both “real” numbers and 2050 projections were way off, super high. Fischer said he would like the Commissioners to get their communities looking at these materials and providing some input. The study was conducted by an engineering firm contracted by UDOT to help them develop a transportation plan. The materials show population areas, number of households, and number of jobs to residents, both currently and projected. He said Five Counties is aware of his concerns with the data. He would appreciate input from community leaders.

The Commission approved a resolution for a county-wide, $25 bounty on raccoons. They will look for additional funding from other counties or wildlife groups to help fund the bounty, which is available to county residents only.

Commissioner Tebbs reported on ongoing meetings and presentations to develop a Coalition Strategy for preventing opioid abuse. He said Garfield County is “leading the state and maybe the nation in reduction of opioid abuse,” and this is due to its messaging and to actions by the prevention coalition. Right now, Southwest Behavioral Health, who employs the prevention specialist, is focusing on Panguitch, but has also been in Bryce Valley. The Coalition

is also targeting the effects of medical marijuana messaging, claiming that people are starting to think marijuana is good for you. Tebbs said State Prevention Coalition Director Logan Reed has a strategy to get prevention specialists in each Garfield County community: If the county could come up with $20K, his agency could match that to a total of $60K, which would pay for the prevention specialist at full-time, and part-time positions in Panguitch, Bryce Valley area, and the Escalante area. In addition, there are various mentoring grants for starting up new coalitions, offering $75K for each one.

The Commission supported the idea of helping fund such an activity, but Commissioner Pollock expressed concern about the duration of the state director’s funding. For now, the county approved a startup program and expenditure of $20K towards the Prevention Coalition Strategy, conditional on the director’s ability to meet grant requirements to fully fund those positions.

The Commission approved paying registration for the National Association of Counties Convention for Mark Ward, a legal consultant working with many Utah counties.

Other counties will each pay an equivalent amount to cover his travel costs to the conference.

During final questions from the audience, Boulder resident Dan Pence asked about the county’s Economic Development Plan. He had read Insider reports on several past commission meetings at which the plan was mentioned as being used in discussions with various outside agencies.

Commissioner Taylor questioned his interest and said the Governor had asked counties, as part of his 25K jobs initiative, to “develop strategies.” “We’ve done that and have presented it to the governor. Now we have a (written) plan in draft. It would be a good thing for people to see it when it’s done. No one else in the county has asked to see it except for a few people from Boulder.” (Three years ago, June 2015, the Garfield County Commission declared a “State of Emergency” regarding the county’s dire economic situation, reduction in school population, and lack of jobs.)

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4-H Youth Attend Teen Council Summer Retreat at Elk Horn Ranger Station

by Gaelynn Peterson, USU Extension, Wayne County

Courtesy Gaelynn Peterson

Thanks to Jamie Blackburn and 4-H Leader Mary Sorenson, several youth attended a Teen Council Summer Retreat at Elk Horn Ranger station. Youth enjoyed hikes, camp fires, outdoor cooking, games, leadership training and lots of life lessons. Ryan Torgerson also assisted in making primitive bows. Memories were made that will not soon be forgotten.

Hopefully this is the start of a great new tradition that will continue to be a part of the 4-H Teen Council. Youth included: C. J. Torgerson, Jaden Blackburn, Stran Beeler, Eric Alexander, Miriam James, Samantha Wray, Marinda Burns, and Whitney Woolsey.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY - The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) is reporting a recent human exposure to a bat which was infected with rabies. The individual is receiving preventive vaccination.

“Rabies vaccine is very effective when given soon enough”, says Dr. David Blodgett, SWUPHD Health Officer. “Every year, dozens of people in our district are vaccinated after actual or suspected exposure to rabid animals.

Once a person shows symptoms, the disease is nearly always fatal.”

Human cases of rabies in the United States are rare, with only one to three cases reported annually. Some of those cases were infected outside of the country.

Rabies is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals. In the US, those animals include bats, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and skunks. Cases in domestic dogs and cats are fewer in number due to vaccination programs, but can still occur. Most of the rabies cases identified in southwest Utah occur in bats or animals that have been bitten by bats.

To avoid rabies infection: • Back off and don’t touch any wild animal that lets you get close to it or seems sick.

• Seek immediate medical care if you’ve been bitten by any animal. If the animal can be contained or captured without further injury to yourself or others, do so. It can then be tested for rabies to determine if you should receive rabies shots.

• Seek immediate medical attention if you may have been exposed to an animal suspected of having rabies, even if you’re unsure you were bitten. If you have physical contact with a bat or awaken to find a bat in the room, assume you’ve been bitten. Consultation with a doctor and the SWUPHD can determine if vaccinations are a good idea based on the circumstances of your situation.

• Vaccinate your pets against rabies.

• Visit swuhealth.org/rabies for more information and resources.

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where you want when you die. However, in order to do that, both spouses must sign a written agreement that explains which assets belong to each partner separately. There are rules that may apply when attempting to separate commingled funds, that is, funds of each spouse that have been deposited into a joint account.

Therefore, it is important to consult an attorney to make sure that there is no question or misunderstanding that may cause conflict when you least expect or need it.

Other states give your spouse the right to claim a prescribed portion of your estate, no matter what your will provides, or even if you have a will at all. In these cases, it is impossible to completely disinherit a spouse, unless your spouse is willing to sign a marital agreement waiving his or her right to your estate.

Ex-spouses. Your exspouse has no claim to the assets of your estate, unless he or she has some claim against your estate before you die, such as a court order that has awarded a portion of a retirement benefit or pension. It would depend on how the assets were separated at the time of the divorce. Significantly, insurance policies with an exspouse inadvertently left as beneficiary take precedence over a will that leaves those same assets to another.

Children. In most cases, you can disinherit a child or grandchild simply by stating so in your will. However, simply omitting to mention a child does not automatically disinherit a child. The omitted child can contest the will if you do not make your wishes clear. Most states have laws that protect against accidental disinheritance; for example, if a child was born after you drafted your will. Again, unless you specifically state that

One evening I was driving my six-year-old daughter to her grandparents' home for an overnight stay. It was late, there was little traffic and we were enjoying a peaceful ride. It was a far cry from the usual chaos surrounding us when I drive her to various activities during rush hour.

My daughter seemed deep in thought when she said, "I have a question."

"What do you want to know?"

"Mom, when you're driving," she asked, "are you ever the idiot?"

Squinting

WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com. the child is disinherited, the child will be legally entitled to the same share as the other children.

Disinheritance is a personal issue. One who wishes to disinherit a family member may find that there are other effective options, such as putting assets in a trust for that heir, with a trustee making the decisions of what the money can, and can not, be used for. It is wise to consult an estate planning attorney before making decisions that affect the distribution of your estate and the harmony of your family, once you are gone.

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Perhaps one of your children is a wealthy entrepreneur and another has special needs, or perhaps you are in a second marriage and want to provide for your children from a previous marriage – but not your ex-spouse.

Disinheriting anyone other than members of your nuclear family is easy – just leave them out of your will. But states have special protections for spouses and children.

Spouses. If you live or have lived in a community property state like Arizona and Nevada, the law assumes that your spouse automatically owns half of everything you both earned during your marriage. There are ways to define money that is yours, separate from the community property, to make sure it goes

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One day, when I noticed my husband squinting at the TV, I told him he'd better get his eyes checked.

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Several women, each trying to one-up the other, appeared in court, each accusing the others of causing the trouble they were having in the apartment building where they lived.

The judge, with Solomon-like wisdom decreed, "Okay, I'm ready to hear the evidence ... I'll hear the oldest first."

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As I drove into a parking lot, I noticed that a pickup truck with a dog in it was rolling toward a female pedestrian. She seemed oblivious, so I hit my horn to get her attention. She looked up just in time to jump out of the way of the truck and the vehicle bumped harmlessly into the curb and stopped.

I rushed to the woman's side to see if she was all right. "I'm fine," she assured me, "but I hate to think what could've happened to me if that dog hadn't honked!"

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I’d love to know how the Earth rotates. It would totally make my day.

New Duty Station

After two long, dark, icy winters of duty in Alaska, my daughter and her husband were assigned to Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico.

One week after their arrival it snowed -- the first snow in that desert region for years.

"The Air Force is great," said my son-in-law. "They not only moved us down here, bag and baggage, they also flew in the weather."

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CANNONVILLE - Violet Rae Smith Hughes passed away on Saturday June 30, 2018 in Panguitch, Utah surrounded by her family.

Violet Rae was born in Henrieville, Utah August 25, 1927 to Elmer and Violet Rose Smith. She grew up in Henrieville and graduated from High School in Tropic, Utah in 1946. In August of that year she married Max W. Henderson and they made their home in Cannonville, Utah.

They had 3 daughters together, Catherine, Charlotte and Maxine. Max passed away after an accident in 1954.

She married Joseph Hughes of Panguitch, Utah on October 4, 1955 and they were later sealed in the St. George Temple on March 12, 1966. Joe passed away October 7, 2013 and they are now together again.

Violet Rae is survived by her 3 daughters, Catherine (Marion) Littlefield, Tropic; Charlotte (John) Mathews, Cannonville; Maxine (Daryl) Veater, Panguitch; 15 Grandchildren, 38 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great Grandchild.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday July 5, 2018 in the Cannonville LDS Chapel located at 95 South Main, Cannonville, Utah at 1:00 pm with a viewing prior to services from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Burial will be in the Cannonville Cemetery following the services.

Arrangements are under the care of Hughes Mortuary, St. George, Utah. Please visit our website at www.hughesmortuary.com to sign guestbook and view complete obituary listing.

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It is July 1st and the wind is still blowing. However, last Friday, the wind really let up for one day, and the temperature even went down. Last week we enter in to the Summer Solstice on June 21st.

That day has the most sunlight of the year. A total of 15 hours and 58 minutes and 7 seconds, and don’t you just love it? I wish it would stay like this all the time. We get so much more done each day, and I finish the day off with a bike ride around town. If you haven’t noticed, there aren’t any shadows on the buildings because the sun is in its farthest northward travel. It is hard on little dogs to find shade, and they usually find it under a table or bench.

Check out your utility bills.

With all the heat, our gas is down to nothing. To cool off the kids the City has a new water park that the kids can run through, and it is a lot of fun during these hot summer days.

Did you enjoy the celebrating birth of our Country? We even had July 4th on the right day. Hope you made it up to the Lions breakfast and the Kids parade. Weren’t the fireworks by the Firefighters great?

They always are! Hopefully no one bought their own fireworks and caused a fire somewhere. They are a lot of fun, but can cause a lot of damage. The High School students put on the entertainment down at the City Park during the afternoon and they also had concession stands with food.

The big excitement for the week was a fire in the Social Hall’s basement, and what a great turn out from all of the Firefighters, who quickly knock down the fire so it did not cause any structural damage, just a lot of smoke damage. All of the quilts that were used at the

Quilt Festival in the basement were destroyed. If you have an old quilt lying around and want to get rid of it, give Elaine Baldwin a call at (676-2403). Elaine has spent many years rounding up these quilts that are used for the decorations on Main and Center Streets.

Like all disasters, the important thing is no one was hurt.

Broken things can be fixed, and the Social Hall will be up and running in no time at all.

We went out to Widtsoe today, and the work on the tunnels in Red Canyon looks like they are finished. I believe that it took longer to build the road around them than it did for the repair work on the arches. They look really good. The color is a little off, but maybe with a little wear and tear they will blend in nicely. That road was built by the CCC boys in the 20s and has been an Icon for that area ever since. May they stand there forever more.

We still have things going on in our area this week. The Truckers will have their Chicken Light parade down Main St. this Friday and Saturday. They will be testing their truck driving skills down at the City Park on Saturday.

Then up at the Lake the Panguitch Lake Firefighter’s will be having their annual Summer Festival at the Fire Station.

A free hamburger and hotdog feast will be starting things off on Saturday from 11:30 to 1:30.

There will be entertainment, and the main attraction will be Clive Romney a singer, story teller.

There will be a raffle during the day, and some of the items are a rifle, shotgun and a very valuable quilt, among just some of the prizes. The Red Cross will be there handing out smoke detectors for your house, and they are free. The lake is a great place to just relax and enjoy yourself.

Next week, the Fiddlers will be here and playing some great music on Thursday and Friday nights. I really enjoy this group of musicians. They play my kind of music, you know the stuff that

you can understand the words too. My favorite is the guy who uses his voice to do the train whistle in the Orange Blossom Special. After all these years, that he still has a voice left is really something.

This is their 20th year here and, like me, they never seem to get any older, and this event is fun for them to get together and enjoy each other’s talents.

The Fiddlers are free entertainment, but you can donate to help them off set their costs.

Friday night it will be the annual Taste of Panguitch, and it will again be held behind Zion’s Bank. This is a wellattended event, so come early if you want some food. After dinner, you can go across the street and join in with the Fiddlers.

The next morning it will be the last Lions Club Breakfast for the summer; this is to honor all of those musicians that entertained this week.

The breakfast will run $6:00 for adults and $4:00 for kids 6-10 and 5 and under are free.

I kind of got thrown for a loop; Panguitch will be the only City in Utah that won’t be celebration Pioneer days on the 24th. With the 24th on Tuesday, this would have been an ideal 4 day family reunion week, with the local businesses and motels loading up. But for some reason we are having it on Saturday the 21st. No one from the City knows why.

Maybe who is responsible will let me know.

On the National news there were over 7 hundred Cities, with millions of protesters taking to the streets throughout the Nation protesting the treatment of the people coming to our boarders seeking asylum from the terror that is taking place in the countries that they are fleeing from. Reports say that 2,500 children have been taken from their parents and not even documenting them so they can be returned to their parents. That is not the American way! It

was not too long ago during the Reagan years, that those fleeing from the terror in Cuba only had to touch a foot on America’s land and they were granted asylum.

Many of these Cubans died trying to make it to America on make shift boats.

You need to fill up your gas tanks, the President has cut off buying oil from Iran and with his getting OPEC to cut back a million barrels of oil a day, oil has rising from $45.00 to $73.00 a barrel, over $7.00 a barrel in the last 3 days. The Canadian tariffs are to cost U.S. an extra $12.2 billion.

China has put tariffs on the soy that we export to them, causing a loss of $400 million in sales from the farmers in the Middle West. Brazil also exports soy to China, and they can get by really easy without our products. He also wants to put tariffs on cars made 20% or more in Europe, so get ready prices are going up.

Harley Davidson's Company is moving a factory to Europe to build their products because they have put a $2,000 tariff on their bikes, and they do have a big market there.

The killings in Annapolis last week of 5 people, brings the total of those killed in mass shooting to 154 this year, in only 165 days.

I did get a copy of Lamont’ Olsen’s new book that is just out, about his Space Train Odyssey. This is the second of his series and it is as riveting as his first one was. Lamont has captured the skill of writing that paints a picture of what is going on and believe me there is a lot going on. His book can be ordered on Amazon.

Pat and I are going to San Diego for a wedding of my Nieces Daughter on Saturday, so if we don’t make it back on Sunday, don’t forget all that is going on in our area. Half of the year is gone already!

Mack O.

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by Peg Smith ~ pegenias@gmail.com

Please, do yourselves a favor, and check your voting status. https://secure.utah. gov/voterreg/index.html In my ideal world, every eligible citizen votes.

Period.

For that to be possible, every eligible citizen has to be registered. Total voter registration and total voter participation should be sought-after goals. States and counties spend the extra dollar to make that happen: making sure the databases are continually updated, conducting voter drive outreach, making sure eligible citizens are informed and aware.

Citizens themselves

make sure their records are current, make sure they are receiving the information they need, and make sure they show up at the polls or mail back their ballots.

So much for aspirations.

Here are some basic facts: County clerks, in the state of Utah, are responsible for running their county’s elections and maintaining their county’s voter database. The state maintains a sort of guardian role over elections, in general, but the real action takes place within the counties. If there’s a discrepancy between the state’s list of voters and county’s list, the county’s list takes priority.

You need to reside in a given county for a minimum of 30 days before you can register

to vote there. It doesn’t matter if you have been registered to vote elsewhere. “Residing” in a place means you are intending for that location to be your principal residence and the one to which you return even if you leave for a period.

Think of snowbirds, off-season employment, traveling, or military/church service, etc.

They still have a ‘home base’ place of residence. It frankly doesn’t matter whether you live in a tent or a mansion, as long as you have a street and a mailing address to which a ballot can be mailed.

Once the clerk’s office receives your completed voter registration, they are to register you and confirm that status by mail, or else inform you

by mail that your registration was not completed, and why.

When you register, you sign a statement that acknowledges the truth of what you are submitting and that you recognize it’s a felony to attempt to vote in another state or Utah precinct. Check out Title 20 of Utah State Code if you’d like the horse’s mouth version of the rules: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/ Title20A/Chapter2/20A2-S105.html The primary elections are over. The slate of candidates for the November election is known. The time to clean up your paperwork and make sure you are registered is NOW.

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July Jamboree: Hot-Rods, Music, Family and Friends Rotary Club uses funds generated by the event to make donations to the Boy Scouts, Little League Baseball, SUU Athletics, Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center, Iron County Care & Share, scholarships for Southern Utah University and Southwest Tech

at www.julyjamboree.com or email them at julyjamboree@gmail.com.

The July Jamboree would not be possible without the sponsorship from a wide variety of locally owned and operated businesses.

The Cedar City Rotary Club

If you go: What: 21st Annual July Jamboree When: Saturday, July 14 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Main Street in Cedar City Cost: Free

Courtesy SUU Community Education

The 21st annual July Jamboree will take place on Cedar City's Main Street. The event will include live music and a food court with various vender options, along with a beer garden that will feature food prepared by Southwest Tech Culinary Arts. A car show will also be featured and participants can register starting Friday, July 13th.

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CEDAR CITY - Fast cars, fun times, good music and old friends are what make Cedar City’s July Jamboree one of the greatest events in southern Utah. In 2018, the good times only get better with the 21st Annual July Jamboree presented by the Cedar City Rotary Club and sponsored by Tink’s Superior Auto Parts.

On Saturday, July 14, more than 200 classic cars, and highly modified custom street rods, will take over Main Street in Cedar City for one of the biggest block parties in the Festival City. Last year the event had 240 car entries from several states and drew approximately 15,000 visitors to historic downtown Cedar City.

“The Cedar City Rotary Club is proud to bring this special event to town once again as it showcases what a great place Cedar City is,” said Wayne Clark, who cofounded the July Jamboree with Byron Linford more than two decades ago. “It brings tourists and residents together in our historic downtown to enjoy friends, food, classic cars and some great local music.”

The event kicks off on Friday, July 13 at 6 p.m. with a welcome party at Toadz featuring 50s and 60s music from DJ Lance, a barbecue dinner and prizes for best dressed towards the theme.

Registration for car show entries into the car show begins Friday evening, July 13, from 5-7 p.m., and at 8:30 a.m. on July 14 at the Southwest Technical College with a breakfast buffet. At noon, Rotarian staff will shut down Main Street from 400 North to University Blvd. and more than 100 vendor booths will begin setting up.

The July Jamboree officially kicks off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 with live bands performing on a stage in the parking lot of Charlie’s Southern Barbecue. A food court offering many varieties of cuisine will be offered in the same parking lot, including a beer garden offering fare prepared by Southwest Tech Culinary Arts.

“This year we are excited to have some great local talent playing such as Full Tilt Boogie and Radio Flyer,” said Dolly Trujillo-Wearn, Rotarian Chair of the Food Court.

“We have some of the best local food establishments selling food as well — so come hungry.”

Large crowds are again expected at this year’s July Jamboree, one of Festival City’s premier family-friendly festivals that is free to the public.

Locally, the Cedar City

students, The Happy Factory and the Rotary Centennial Veteran’s Park, to name a few.

Current humanitarian projects by the local Rotary Club include; new stoves for the Mayan people of Guatemala and assisting in building Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Kenya.

All are invited to attend the 21st Annual July Jamboree on Saturday, July 14 and experience Cedar City hospitality at its finest. For more information, visit their website

would like to thank Southern Utah University Community Education, The Iron County Today, Boulevard Home Furnishings, Grifols, La Quinta Inn & Suites, Jenkins Oil, Mountain America Credit Union, Centro Pizzeria, Best Western Town & Country Inn, SUU Athletics, Cherry Creek Media, State Bank of Southern Utah and the many other sponsors who make this event happen.

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Elder Parker S. Davis

BICKNELL - Elder Parker S. Davis has been called to serve a mission for Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. He has been assigned to labor in the Charleston West Virginia Mission and reports to the Provo MTC on July 18th, 2018. Parker is the son of Shawn and Chris Davis of Bicknell Utah.

Parker will be speaking at 10 a.m. on July 8th in the Thurber Ward. Parker is a graduate of Wayne High School.

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE TORREY TOWN PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Torrey Town Planning and Zoning commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Torrey pavilion, 100 North 100 East. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comments on Torrey's short term rental ordinance. Copies of the ordinance can be obtained at the Torrey Town Hall.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 28 and JULY 5, 2018 PREAMBLE TO ORDINANCE IS AS STATED BELOW: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TORREY TOWN COUNCIL ON THE APPROVAL, LICENSING, CONSTRUCTION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS OR OTHER TRANSIENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN TORREY TOWN Whereas, Torrey Town is an incorporated city in Wayne County Utah; Whereas, Torrey Town wishes to preserve its peaceful residential community as one in which its residents are invested in one another’s lives in the form of informal friend groups or church, school and other community-based organizations; Whereas, conversion of residential units into short term rentals can result in less availability of affordable residential housing options, higher rents for long-term renters in the community, erode neighborhood attributes, increase noise and refuse, and create parking conflicts and other traffic concerns; Whereas, Torrey understands local residents, through short term rentals, may choose to add to the economy of Torrey and earn additional income in order to continue residing in Torrey Town; Whereas, Torrey Town values the entrepreneurial spirit and wants to protect the business interests of short term rental owners and their properties; Whereas, lack of proper regulations or limited enforcement of existing ordinances may create unsafe situations for renters and property owners alike, as well as cause tension or hostility between short term rental landlords and their neighbors; Whereas, On February 24, 2018, Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Commission caused to be mailed a questionnaire to all property owners in the Torrey Water District, the purpose of which was to gather public opinion regarding short term rentals; Whereas, on March 21, 2018, a representative of the Short Term Rental ad hoc committee appointed by the Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Commission, presented their findings from the completed questionnaires and resulting recommendations to the Commission; Whereas, the ad hoc committee’s recommendations addressed neighborhood impacts, community impacts and processes regarding the regulation of short term rentals; and Whereas, based on the impacts short term rentals are having in residential neighborhoods, the Torrey Town Council finds that limiting the number of short term rentals and adopting a short term rental licensing program is in the best interest of the general health, safety and welfare of Torrey Town, its residents, and visitors alike.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE FROM: RESIDENTIAL/AGRICULTURAL TO: RESORT RECREATION WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: 7 CASITA’S, RESORT CENTER, POOL HOUSE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: GARY BAGLEY A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON JULY 11, 2018 @ 7 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: 6.83 acres adjoining an existing Resort Zone located in the SW portion of the NE1/4SW1/4 Section 18 T29S R5E located at 650 E Cougar Ridge Lane Parcel: 02-0044-0892 / O-883-1 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 28 and JULY 5, 2018

INVITATION FOR BIDS PANGUITCH CITY PANGUITCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PANGUITCH, UTAH AIP PROJECT NO. 3-49-0025-012-2018 Sealed bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, for improvements to the Panguitch Municipal Airport, Panguitch, Utah, AIP Project No. 3-49-0025-012-2018 will be received by Panguitch City, 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah, 84759, until Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The work involved will include the following: Schedule I - Taxiway Turnaround, Safety Area Grading and Electrical Adjustments The approximate quantities of major bid items involved in the proposed work are: Asphalt Pavement Removal (Partial Depth) – 170 SY Asphalt Pavement Removal (Full Depth) – 2,430 SY Clearing and Grubbing – 5 AC Unclassified Embankment In-Place – 20,700 CY Subgrade Preparation – 12,800 SY Aggregate Base Course – 400 CY Bituminous Surface Course – 610 Ton Bituminous Tack Coat – 2 Ton Temporary Runway Threshold – 2 LS Install 12” HDPE Pipe – 270 LF Install 12” F.E.S. – 1 EA 4’ x 4’ Drainage Box – 1 EA #8 AWG, 5000V, Type L-824C Wire – 1,140 LF #6 AWG, Bare Copper Counterpoise – 1,150 LF 2” Sch. 40 PVC Conduit (DEB) – 1,010 LF 2” Sch. 40 PVC Conduit (CE) – 150 LF L-861T Taxiway Edge Light – 32 EA Remove Runway or Taxiway Edge Light – 7 EA Install L-858 Taxiway Sign (2-Mod) – 2 EA Install Lighting Conduit Drain – 1 EA Construction for this project is expected to take 25 working days.

Contract Documents. The complete set of Specifications and Contract Documents can be downloaded from Jviation, Inc.’s bid site (http://bid.jviation.com), beginning on July 2, 2018. In order to submit a responsive bid as a Prime Contractor and to receive all necessary addendum(s) for this project, you must be on the Planholder’s List. To view all planholder documents (contract documents, plans and addendums) you must fill out the online form located at (http://www. jviation.com/bidrequest). By filling out and submitting this form, you agree to be publicly listed on the bid site with your contact information as a planholder for all projects requested. It is the planholder’s responsibility to review the site for addendums and changes before submitting their proposal. For additional information, please contact us via email at bidinfo@jviation.com. *Note that contractors will NOT be automatically added to new projects. You will need to re-submit the online form for access to new projects. Once granted access, additional projects will use your same login credentials. Note: Plan ahead when submitting the online request form and allow up to 2 business days for approval and access to projects.

Pre-Bid Conference. The pre-bid conference for this project will be held on July 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., in the Panguitch City Offices, 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, UT 84759. An onsite inspection will be made on the airport immediately following the meeting. All bidders are required to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions.

Bid Conditions. The bidder is required to provide all information as required within the Contract Documents. The bidder is required to bid on all items of every schedule or as otherwise detailed in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids may be held by Panguitch City for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of evaluating bids prior to award of contract.

The right is reserved, as Panguitch City may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received.

All questions regarding the bid are to be directed to Dane Hurst with Jviation, Inc., 35 South 400 West, Suite 200, St. George, Utah 84770, (435) 574-5313, Fax: (435) 673-8484, or email dane.hurst@jviation.com.

Bid Bond. Guarantee will be required with each bid as a certified check on a solvent bank or a Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) % of the total amount of the bid, made payable to Panguitch City.

Performance & Payment Bond. The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate performance and payment bonds each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 as Amended. In accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, the Contractor will be required to comply with the wage and labor requirements and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Requirement. The proposed contract is under and subject to 41 CFR Part 60-4 and Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and to the equal opportunity clause and the Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract specifications including the goals and timetables for minority and female participation.

Title VI Solicitation Notice. Panguitch City, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

DBE Requirement. The requirements of 49 CFR part 26 apply to this contract. It is the policy of Panguitch City to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract. The Owner encourages participation by all firms qualifying under this solicitation regardless of business size or ownership. The Panguitch Municipal Airport has a DBE participation goal (to be obtained through race/gender neutral means) of 6.31 percent.

Contractor shall provide a certified statement signed by the subcontractors, indicating actual amounts paid to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) subcontractors and/or suppliers that were used on the project through race neutral means.

Buy American Preference. The Contractor agrees to comply with 49 USC § 50101, which provides that Federal funds may not be obligated unless all steel and manufactured goods used in AIP funded projects are produced in the United States, unless the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a waiver for the product; the product is listed as an Excepted Article, Material Or Supply in Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 25.108; or is included in the FAA Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued list.

A bidder or offeror must complete and submit the Buy America certification included herein with their bid or offer. The Owner will reject as nonresponsive any bid or offer that does not include a completed Certificate of Buy American Compliance.

Certification Of Offeror/Bidder Regarding Debarment. By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, the bidder or offeror certifies that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred or suspended by any Federal department or agency from participation in this transaction.

Other Federal Provisions. Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal Provisions: • Trade Restriction Certification • Lobbying Federal Employees • Recovered Materials • Government-wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace • Other Federal Provisions included in Part A of the Special Provisions Panguitch City Panguitch, Utah Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider JULY 5 & 12, 2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE SITLA The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration hereby gives notice that the following properties are being considered for disposal through sale in Garfield County: Township 37 South, Range 3 West, SLB&M, Section 36: N2, N2S2, SE4SE4, which contains 520 acres more or less.

Any party asserting a claim to a temporary easement or right of entry in the subject property pursuant to 72-5203, Utah Code Annotated who wishes to make such easement or right of entry permanent may file an appropriate application, as set forth in Utah Administrative Rule R850-80-250(2). Applications will be accepted during the following period of time: From 8:00 A.M. July 5, 2018 until 5:00 P.M. August 3, 2018 at TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION, 675 East 500 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, (801) 538-5100. Reference No.: C-26785. Applications will be evaluated pursuant to Sections 53C-1-302 and 72-5-203(1)(a)(i), Utah Code Annotated. If no application is received, or if an application to make the temporary easement or right of entry permanent is not approved, the temporary easement or right of entry will be extinguished.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider JULY 5, 12, & 19, 2018

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-62. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before JULY 25, 2018. Please visit waterrights. utah.gov or call (801)5387240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2429 (A81241): Ryan and Shelia White propose(s) using 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (Southeast of Escalante) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. C H A N G E APPLICATION(S) 95-5381 (a43766): Allan H. Dietlein propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from the Underground Water Well (existing) (1 mile north of Grover) for DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JUNE 28 and JULY 5, 2018

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BRYCE – Local residents now have increased opportunities to be hired at Bryce Canyon National Park, thanks to a special hiring authority (officially called a Contiguous to the Area Appointing Authority) obtained by the park’s management.

The change allows Bryce Canyon to fill jobs with individuals living within the local commuting area to the park.

“Being able to utilize this local hiring authority will be a great benefit to the park and Garfield County residents as we work to fill critical needed positions,” says Superintendent Linda Mazzu.

This authority can be used to fill technical, maintenance, and clerical positions at or below grade GS-7 or WG-10 or equivalent (i.e.

WL-8; WS-5), that have no

known promotion potential.

Applicants must reside within 50 miles of the park, and indicate their place of physical residence has been established for the past two years. Veteran’s preference applies to all hiring processes.

Advertisements will be posted in job service centers, the local newspaper, as well as online at https://www.nps. gov/brca/getinvolved/workwithus.htm. Applicants will still have to apply through USAJOBS website at https:// www.usajobs.gov/.

Additional information can also be obtained by visiting the park’s website at www. nps.gov/brca, or by calling the park’s main information line at (435) 834-5322.

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NEW RESTAURANT STAFF 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 STEM Teacher for Antimony Elementary School Bus Driver/Custodian for Antimony Elementary School Food Service Worker for Boulder Elementary School Para Professional for Boulder Elementary School Para Professionals for Bryce Valley Elementary School Food Service Worker for Bryce Valley High School Principal for Escalante Elementary/Escalante High School STEM Teacher for Escalante Elementary School Math Teacher for Escalante High School Bus Route Driver for Escalante High School Para Professionals for Panguitch Elementary School Teachers for Panguitch Middle/Panguitch High School Part-time Nurse for Garfield County School District Substitute Custodians, Food Service, and Teachers SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 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 Julie Allen (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Layne LeFevre (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES & EHS Principal Chip Sharpe (435-826-4247) PES Principal Nick Reynolds (435-676-8847) PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-8821) Transportation Dir Curtis Barney (435-231-3330) 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.

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Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

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The Insider has a part-time position opening for a staff writer/reporter. This person will provide standard content, such as news reports and features. Required skills will include excellent verbal communication and writing skills and a genuine interest in in the communities located within Wayne and Garfield counties. Duties will include, carrying out research, pitching ideas, attending events and writing content on a weekly basis for the newspaper. On the job training will be provided. This position is located in Escalante, hours are 1012 hours per week, with flexibility in work hours. Wage at $14/hour. To apply, send letter of inquiry, resume and writing sample to snapshot@live.com.

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