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Thursday, July 21, 2022
4K Ride for Cancer Makes Stop, Once Again, in Escalante
Issue # 1470
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Getting a Grip on Glamping
A new lodging niche challenges planners in southern Utah by Rachel Fixsen, Corner Post
ESCALANTE - The 4K for Cancer program is a team of 36 runners and bike riders dedicated to raising funds and awareness for young adults battling cancer. Every year, they ride or run across the country from Baltimore to San Francisco, and for the first time since 2019, they will be coming through Escalante on their way to Bryce. 4K for Cancer originally began in 2001. They started as a group of undergraduate students who combined their dream of riding across the country with their desire to fight cancer. They started promoting the ride to young people whose families have been affected by cancer. Since then, they have raised over $7 million for young cancer patients. This year, the riders left Baltimore on June 5th, and the runners left on June 26th. Both will make their way toward Escalante, where they will sleep for the night. 4K for Cancer Cont'd on page 2
Wayne County Residents Invited to 2nd Annual Pioneer Day Celebration in Bicknell, July 23 by Lisa Jeppson
Courtesy Glamping Canyonlands
Glamping Canyonlands along State Route 211 in San Juan County, Utah, has four tents on wooden platforms available for nightly rental
SOUTHERN UTAH State Route 211 traverses rolling desert shrubland in Southeast Utah, passing rust and buff-colored sandstone domes and the foothills of the Abajo Mountains before winding
Construction Continues on Torrey Main Street; Delays Possible
down into the Indian Creek valley. In 2020, a new development joined the few structures peeking out from among the shrubs: several canvas tents on wooden platforms, a small
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wooden office building, a shared outdoor kitchen and a bathroom facility. Branded as Glamping Canyonlands, the modest resort is open seasonally to guests interested in exploring the area in comfort
while staying remote and offgrid. Owners Keshia and Erik Joot built much of the devel-
BICKNELL - Get ready for some fun times! Bicknell will be holding their second annual Pioneer Day celebration on Saturday, July 23rd, and would like to invite all Wayne County residents to attend this years' festivities, which will be held at the Bicknell City Park located at 100 North 200 East and at the Wayne County Swimming Pool. Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. with a children’s cornhole tournament. A hot dog lunch will be served at noon. The Wayne County Commissioners have offered the use of the Wayne County Swimming Pool from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is going to be a Pine Wood Derby (adults only), so parents should get those cars ready. A cornhole tournament for adults will start at 4 p.m., and there will
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8 PHS Students Compete at National FCCLA Leadership Convention
July 11, 2022
Courtesy Utah Department of Transportation
Current and upcoming construction on Torrey Main Street includes placing a preliminary asphalt base, widening shoulders, extending culverts, and placing new guardrail east of Torrey and into Capitol Reef National Park. TORREY - As early as July 26, crews will return to Torrey Main Street to begin placing a preliminary asphalt base referred to as a lane leveling course. As crews work in the area, side street traffic onto SR-24 will be periodically detoured around the active construction zone. The detours may shift dur-
ing the week and should cause only minimal inconvenience. Through traffic on Main Street will be subject to lane shifts and alternating one-way traffic with flagging operations. Work continues to progress on widening shoulders, Construction Cont'd on page 4
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
GARFIELD COUNTY The July 11 Garfield County Commission meeting was a short meeting. In brief: • Primary election canvassing results were approved; • Commissioner David Tebbs will represent the County on the Monument Advisory Committee; • The Commission approved a motion to participate as a cooperating agency on the GSENM Resource Management Plan; • Transient Room Tax collection is up by 9 percent this year, but occupancy is down; • Justice Conference, attended by Commissioner Leland Pollock, discussed necessity of jails providing receiving areas for prisoners’ substance abuse/mental health issues. • Planner/Economic Development Director Kaden FigGarfield Commission Cont'd on page 7
Courtesy Tammi Bennett
Panguitch High School students (from left to right) Jaren Henrie, Hailey Yardley, Madelyn Frandsen, Kenli Hatch, Brayli Frandsen, Samantha Peterson, Tyler Cox, and Tylee Barney traveled to San Diego, California, to compete at the National Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Leadership Convention. PANGUITCH - Eight Panguitch High School (PHS) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students had the opportunity to travel to San Diego, California, to attend and com-
new friends, and enjoying the sites that San Diego has to offer. FCCLA is a student leadership organization; the FCCLA
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UPCOMING EVENTS... 2022 Pioneer Day
July 24, 2022 Celebrations set to take place in many locations on Sat. July 23
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THURS. JULY 21 - WED. JULY 27
Partly cloudy this week, with increased chances of PM thunderstorms on Sunday and into next week. Highs in the 80s and low 90s; lows in the 50s. Chances of precip 20 - 60%, Sun - Weds.
pete at the National FCCLA Leadership Convention. The students spent a week attending leadership trainings, competing in STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) events, meeting many
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2022 Garfield County Fair
July 30 - August 6 Red, White, & Blue in '22! Garfield County Fair Building ALL content for THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER MUST BE submitted by FRIDAY AT NOON to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.
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