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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Big Smiles, Big Floats, and Big Dinos Promenade Down Main Street for this Year's Pioneer Day Parade in Escalante

Courtesy Caitlin Clery

ESCALANTE - The Escalante Lions Club would like to Congratulate the winners of the 24th Float Parade.

Sweepstakes - US Forest Service First Place - South Central Communications (South Central Communications Second Place - Julie Ford & Family Third Place - Boots Cafe (Boots Cafe) Fourth Place - Griffin Shoot-Out ( Marlene Griffin Stowe) Fifth Place - Escalante 1st Ward Relief Society —Escalante Lions Club

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From Uncharted Water to Right as Rain The First Time in Utah’s History a Healthcare Facility Had to Use an Emergency Water Filtration System was a Highly Successful Response PANGUITCH - Early Saturday morning, July 14, 2018, flash flood waters that ran over the site of last year’s Brian Head fire overwhelmed and contaminated the spring water collection boxes that feeds into Panguitch City’s culinary water system. It caused the city to have to declare an immediate “No Water Use” order for anyone that uses Panguitch city culinary water. What that meant is: absolutely no water use whatsoever, even if boiled, if you used Panguitch’s culinary water.

What would this mean for Garfield Memorial Hospital, who uses the city’s culinary water? When one starts to consider just how much water is used in so many different ways inside a hospital, it’s daunting. Water isn’t just Water Filtration Cont'd on page 7

“We’re Here – You’ve Got This” E.M.T. Delivers Local Service on All Things Digital

nologies is coming as of September,” said Connie Foutz, from the company’s inaugural booth at Torrey Apple Days. “We’re making a clean break and moving into this company with the partnerships of these other companies.”

In addition to continuing their local ISP services that IWebConn customers are familiar with, E.M.T. will offer both sales and service for Verizon and AT&T Cellular, Vivint Smart Home, SR Solar, DirectTV and Dish.

“What we’re doing with E.M.T. is we’re here to Insider The Essential Mobile Technologies booth at Torrey Apple Days in- help people with cluded, standing L to R: Travis Pearson, Connie, Brandon and Brady all of their technologies—anything Foutz; and in front, Don and Kamani Foutz. that has to do with WAYNE COUNTY - A vider IWebConn. Staying true digital equipment or internet short quiz: Who among our to their long-standing entre- or computer repair. Stereos, local businesses has this cool preneurial spirit, IWebb Conn home theater systems, gaming mission statement? owners—the Foutz family of systems, solar power systems, “To inspire personal Don, Connie, Brandon and and cellular service—all of excellence within our team Brady—are transitioning their it,” said Connie.

So, how did the Foutz’s members and encourage a business to an expanded viget into this high tech busipositive influence in the lives sion and model, called Essenness, anyway? of people we touch every tial Mobile Technologies.

It all started in the ‘way And that’s their mission day by providing caring, deback’ time, in 1998, when they pendable service, access to statement.

Who but the Foutz family were living in Hanksville. the highest quality products “Hanksville didn’t have and offering intellectually would have the backbone and internet service, nobody empowering information, drive, not only to operate a would bring it out there,” and by making available life- family-owned ISP (what other said Don Foutz.

“I was talkchanging technological ideas family does that?), but then to ing to a guy in Richfield, and partner with some tech giants and advances.” he said, ‘Don, you should just If you live on the Wayne to provide the best technoloside of the mountain, you gies and service to local cus- put it in.’ So I ended up with a punch list, and got a server, know this company already tomers?

“Essential Mobile Tech- and started Hanksville Interas the internet service pronet Connection in 1998 (aka

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

THURS. AUGUST 2 - WED. AUGUST 8

Rains chances continue through this week, with best chances being Thursday the 2nd and Tuesday the 7th. Otherwise, we will be mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the 80s; low in the upper 50s. Happy August!

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Courtesy Garfield Memorial Hospital

On July 14, flash flood waters contaminated Panguitch City's culinary water system. Garfield Memorial had to react fast to solve the issue that came with the "No Water Use" declaration after this event. Cooperation between multiple people and facilities resulted in the hospital being able to acquire a robust filtration system that could filter between 120 gallons and 720 gallons of water an hour. Along with these, there were eight five-gallon water containers used for handwashing stations and a hot water heater to supply much needed hot water for long term patients.

Blood Drive

LOA- There will be a blood drive at Wayne Community Loa Stake Center on Wednesday, August 8 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Cultural Hall at 20 South and 100 West in Loa. To schedule your appointment please log on to redcrossblood. org. Contact Dan Taylor at 691-1093.

—Jeanette Taylor

Garfield County Commission July 23

GARFIELD COUNTY The raccoon bounty has been a success so far. After the first three weeks, the initial allotment of $5K to cover the $25/ animal bounty only has $75 remaining. The commission approved leaving the bounty the same and adding to the allocation to cover it. Only Garfield County residents are eligible to collect.

Both Commissioners Taylor and Pollock reported

separately on their attendance at the National Association of Counties (NACO), held in Nashville July 13-16. Taylor said he worked with the Economic Development committee discussing, among other things, Main Street revitalization. He’d like to meet with Garfield County’s mayors to discuss ideas. Pollock said the exciting thing to him was GCC

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Boulder Rocks!

Music in the Park Event in Boulder on August 4 Features Fiery Furnace

Courtesy Cheryl Cox

Fiery Furnace Marching Band will play at Boulder Town Park Pavilion for their Music in the Park event on August 4th.

BOULDER - Come to the Boulder Town Park pavilion on Saturday, August 4th for another great First Saturday – Music in the Park event. August will feature the Fiery Furnace Marching Band at 7pm with warm-up music by the Salt Gulch All Stars at 6pm and Bob Phil-

Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.

Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.

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lips at 5pm. The Fiery Furnace is a mobile dance party.

Based in Moab, UT, the band can show up anywhere, anytime and start a rocking party.

Their mix of gypsy, New Orleans brass band, and Latin music has gotten crowds of young and old folks grooving. The band formed in 2012

and has performed in parades, at the starting lines of trail marathons, festivals, backyard floor stomps, bars, boat ramps, under bridges, weddings, funerals, and parties.

They are thrilled to be coming back to Boulder for a second Music in the Park

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Garkane Giveaways

I have been a Garkane co-op member for nearly 54 years. During that time I have seen Garkane giveaways grow to the point of ridiculousness. Those of you that have grown old with me have seen the same.

When the Garkane board announced a planned expansion of their giveaway program in late 2016, it moved me to write the letter of protest I had printed in the July 2018 HIGHLIGHTS. I also requested that Garkane provide members with an ''all inclusive itemization of giveaways and pet projects, complete with price tags in cash outlays, equipment use and employee involvement on Garkane time." (Such an itemization would make further discussion unnecessary.) CEO McClendon's response was incomplete and misleading.

Mr. McClendon would have us believe that scholarships and general donations to community events are all funded from an unclaimed capital credit account. In response to this, let me call your attention to the little dark rectangle on page five of the July 2018 HIGHLIGHTS where we are told that unclaimed capital credit expenditures for 2016-2018 totaled $67,949. Of the total, $29,799 was used to fund scholarships. Then, on page eight of the same paper he said, ''In 2017 we awarded $23,000 and in 2018 we awarded another $23,000." So, $46,000 was spent on scholarships in two years but only $29,799 came from the unclaimed capital credit fund. At least $16,201 of the total outlay for scholarships came from a source other than unclaimed capital credits, and that's just for scholarships. Do any of you really think the bulk of Garkane giveaways are being funded with ''free money?''

I believe the price tag for Garkane giveaways would shock any member. That's why such a disclosure will be very difficult to secure.

I don't think any member believes giveaways aren't part of their energy bill; and, to have an administration try to give the impression that giveaway inception and growth are the result of H.B. 266 or that H.B. 266 has been funding, or will even come close to funding these giveaways in future years is smoke a desperate attempt to mislead. I ask you, where did all the money for giveaways come from in all those years prior to 2016? And, where will the money for giveaways come from when ''free'' H.B. 266 moneys fall short (which they apparently already have)? Why would I suspect or assume that the bulk of unclaimed capital credit funds are already spent? Well, because there were many, many Garkane giveaways deliberately omitted in CEO McClendon' s recital; and, over $16,000 in scholarship funding came from somewhere else.

The real issues at stake here are about whether Garkane is actually a co-op, and whether co-op members are being properly served. After all, co-ops are supposed to be nonprofit entities that cut out the middleman and deliver services at the lowest possible cost. Are we a nonprofit co-op if we insert a middleman and hatch schemes to separate members from their money?

Capital credits are supposedly moneys returned to members when revenues exceed expenditures. In other words, capital credits are the footprints of overcharge.

Rather than asking what capital credits are, we should be asking why they are. Why is an overcharge not returned to ALL members in the form of a rate reduction, serving all members, and their children equally?

LaVoy Tolbert, Loa favorite Vikki Thorn, and lo- EMT every day as soon as kids got Music in the Park cal band, the Gypsy Boyz. Cont'd from page 1 out of school.”

Cont'd from page 1 The second event is a FUNdIn 2014, Don and Contime. This event is sponsored raiser. If you’ve ever wanted the humorous acronym ‘HIC’ nie moved north to American by the Garfield Travel Counto learn Samba, the Boulder which, according to Don, was Fork, leaving the customer cil, Utah Arts and Museums, Arts Council will be hosting completely intentional). service aspect of IWebConn and the Boulder Arts Council. this event with the Boulder “For anyone who is a te- to their son, Brandon. The Two other events you Creek Canyon Ranch. It will chie this is hilarious: We ran move also opened up some should definitely put on your include a great band and Sam- it on a 425 megabyte hard new opportunities. “Up north calendar are the final First ba instruction. This will be drive,” said Don. we made connections with Saturday – Music in the Park held on Tuesday, September But Don Foutz says the other companies,” said Conand a fundraiser on September 25th. Check out our website service stopped working af- nie. Which got them thinking 25th. Saturday, September 1st at boulderartscouncil.com or the Park will be rocking once ter about three years because about the possibilities for excall 335-7550 for more inforagain with Country Mountain the log files had filled up the panding their services. Also, mation. by this time Beehive TeleBand from Salt Lake, along server.

—Boulder Arts Council with local and Australian “And then, over time, I phone had replaced all of the discovered they had this new equipment coming into the technology called ‘Wi-Fi,’ and system, more than doubling I set up a Wi-Fi network across the available bandwidth. “We Hanksville in 2001-2002. We have secondary loops and did a satellite dish connection backup lines now, so if things to provide internet. Then two go out, our customers won't satellite dishes. That worked even know,” said Connie.

Don and Connie have real great for a while, but then the satellite company started now moved back to Wayne restricting the bandwidth as County (and with a newly well as the speed. It couldn't adopted young son, Kamani), serve more than our 30-40 and are ready for the next customers, and was having challenge in growing their difficulty maintaining that, be- business, including the ISP cause they kept changing the component.

“The biggest things we rules,” said Don. Around 2007, Don re- want our customers to know solved the issue by obtaining is the equipment in our back a Community Connect Broad- haul is new. All the equipment that feeds our service is new, band Grant from USDA. “We did some research and increased bandwidth. on it, did some writing and New. All of it,” said Connie.

At Torrey Apple Days, ended up applying for it, and got a $565,000 grant. We the E.M.T. crew was on hand founded Beehive Telephone at their booth to roll out their Company. They helped us fin- new enterprise, including Travis Pearson, a 2018 Wayne ish it up.”

High School graduate who is In addition, IWebConn Renee Reinholdt, O.D. and Todd Albrecht, O.D. was established, providing doing a summer technology Inside Walmart Vision Center internet service from Fremont internship that is offered each Richfield, Utah to Torrey and everything in year by E.M.T. “I’ve been screwing in a lot of radios, between down to Hanksville.

435-893-8478 Other ISPs also came in setting up a lot of radios and We accept most vision and medical insurances. to serve the area, but Connie routers to the internet,” said explains, “The difference with Pearson, discussing his work us is we are customer ori- and what he is learning on the ented—if people have ques- job.

Connie Foutz reflected tions we can come and help them. We enable people to on their family’s gratitude help themselves. We’ll come to all of their customers and over and program your TV in particular their long-term remote, or if you have any customer base. “We've had a problem with your internet or lot of people who have been your computer we’ll be right consistent customers, we really appreciate them. We don’t there.”

As one might expect, charge a lot for service calls, running a technology compa- and sometimes we even get ny presents some curve balls. paid in bread and cookies and Consider what happens with bottles of jam.”

Our motto is, ‘We care, your own home electronics, we're here…you’ve got this’” only on a larger scale. said Foutz.

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passing Public Lands resolutions that he, Brian Bremner, and legal consultant Mark Ward had drafted. One had to do with prairie dogs. The other was a resolution supporting the 2017 proclamation reducing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, effectively “indicating support from every county in the United States,” he said.

The Commission heard a request by Panguitch City Mayor Kim Soper for assistance in acquiring funding to repair the Panguitch water supply. Recently the city had to declare an emergency and require people to boil their drinking water, due to contamination caused by flood damage to the existing wells, pumps and filters. The springs, that have functioned flawlessly for 130 years until the Brian Head fire, are completely offline and cows have breached the protective area that had been fenced, probably causing the e coli contamination. Mayor Soper reported at length on the condition of the infrastructure and that millions of dollars are needed to get the springs back in shape.

According to Pollock, this flooding was created by poor management by the Forest Service and by closing the sawmill in the county. “The day they closed the sawmill, we knew this was going to burn,” he said. A year ago, Panguitch spent $1.7 million to drill another well after the Brian Head fire. Pollock said the county had proposed action that would alleviate damage and protect the city’s water supply, but the forest service didn’t respond. He said “it’s unacceptable the city has to borrow millions of dollars because of someone else’s problem they caused.”

He wanted to enlist the other commissioners' support to stand with Panguitch City in support, and if possible have legislation drafted to obtain an appropriation that could be turned over to Panguitch City.

In the meantime, according to County Engineer Brian Bremner, $450-500K are available to divert to Panguitch City.

Commissioner Pollock said Mark Ward is drafting a demand for policy changes protecting Garfield County’s communities. Pollock read a draft resolution declaring a county state of emergency and inviting the state and federal government to initiate government-to-government coordination at the earliest possible date. Resolution passed.

Escalante Science Center Request for Proposal: Consultant Drew Parkin reported on the results of the RFP for a feasibility study, published during the past two weeks in the Spectrum. One proposal was received, that by Informal Learning Experiences, Inc. from Denver. That company is owned by retired paleontological teacher and researcher Dr. Robert West, who has also had experience handling other museums. Based on a review of his qualifications, Parkin recommended awarding the contract to ILE. The reasons for conducting the feasibility study are 1) deciding if the county wants to move forward with the plan for such a center, and 2) if feasible, the

scope of effort and steps to implement it, and 3) evaluate means of funding it. Work on the study is to start Aug 1, with end of November completion, and total not to exceed $40K. The Commission approved the contract award.

Public Works: County Engineer Brian Bremner said he was contacted by the state’s Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant manager, revealing approximately $500K available for fire mitigation. That is the amount which could go directly to Panguitch City.

Planning Commission.

Chip Shortreed, district manager of the Ticaboo Utility Improvement District (TUID) and fire chief, reported on a recent, inspection of Ticaboo commercial properties with County Building Inspector Jared Woolsey. Shortreed said he took 265 pictures of violations, which included exposed wiring, lack of appropriate fire suppression resources, zoning violations, trailer skirting, and more. The inspection was routine following a new commercial entity request for development, in this case the proposed glamping development near Ticaboo. In addition to the building code violations, Shortreed said the developers had requested information on fire requirements for the proposed glampground, but he can’t adequately respond based on the plans he has received so far from Jones and DeMille.

That plan shows a well site, a plan for a six-inch main, and 30 campsites, each featuring one-two bedroom setups.

Shortreed said he had concerns regarding public safety in that there was no plan for powering the sites, no indication of type of fuel to be used or how it was to be stored. He said there were 30 sites on a ridgeline, but no discussion on access for equipment. County Planner Justin Fischer said the Planning Commission had initially issued a Conditional Use Permit for the development, which was since revoked given grazing permit conflicts and other zoning/water/safety concerns. The Commissioners recommended a moratorium on glamping to be discussed at the next meeting.

On a further note, Shortreed added that the development of this Bullfrog parcel “makes no sense to us.” He said there is no money being spent in Ticaboo through this development, despite it being the only full service community in 60 miles. “We have running water, sewer, and 200 vacant lots totaling 540 undeveloped acres within the town. Why develop another 800 acres in Garfield County outside of that?” He said if all Ticaboo properties were sold “you’d be able to collect property tax from those. There’s an opportunity sitting in Ticaboo that’s not being developed.”

The Commission closed the public meeting at this point and moved to executive session.

Returning to public meeting, Building Department business. Currently, when an applicant wishes to renew a cancelled building permit (due to 12 months elapsing with no work being conducted), the department has been charging $100 renewal fee. A new recommendation was to instead charge a percentage of square footage that had already been inspected based on the plan

that was initially submitted.

The Commission approved that recommendation.

County boards and personnel: Clerk/Auditor Camille Moore reported that the Planning Commission is having trouble achieving a quorum for its meetings.

Justin Fischer had submitted some potential replacements; Moore suggested accepting Allen Henrie to the Planning Commission. Also, the Antimony Cemetery Board needs a replacement, and Doug Higgens was recommended. The Commission approved putting both names forward as replacements.

Henrieville Senior Center: Mayor Roberts from Henrieville had expressed concern about utility bills at the senior center. Moore said a 1982 agreement between Henrieville and the county says the county will pay 80 percent of the senior center utility bill.

That hasn’t been happening.

The Commission agreed to assist Henrieville by paying them a couple hundred dollars per month for their utilities.

The Commissioner and Clerk had a long discussion on county road crew staffing. With retirements coming up, positions will open up for road crew workers. Positions can be filled using internal replacements, but otherwise, a committee will need to handle hiring. Brian Bremner suggested discussing a long term plan—do you want a foreman over each shed or have one county foreman? He asked if the county is going to look for a replacement for the retiree before he leaves, or are they just filling the road crew position? Commissioner Pollock said the people who have decades of experience will be hard to replace. He suggested addressing this at the next budget meeting, saying the county will need to make adjustments given that many of the people today are each handling five different jobs. “They need to find a “pup… Someone to follow them around for a year or so.” He suggested starting to look at individuals to train. Moore suggested starting with in-house advertising, and if needed, to advertise outside for a new person. The Commission agreed that having one foreman over all the county sheds will be the most efficient way forward.

Commissioner Pollock took one comment from the public: Tina Karlsson, Boulder resident, wanted to share information she’d gathered on uploading audio recordings to make them available to the public online. She started reading from her prepared statement that Kane and Wayne counties upload their audio onto the state’s Public Meeting Notice website. Commissioner Pollock stopped her and said Garfield County doesn’t have anyone assisting Clerk Moore, and that they’d “take your letter under advisement.”

[Note: Garfield County website does name two individuals titled as “deputy clerk/ auditor.”]

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Dine for a Good Cause Garfield Memorial Health Care Foundation will host its annual

Fundraising Dinner

at the Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill, Bryce Canyon Utah.

Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 6:00 pm.

Dinner is $35 per guest.

A buffet dinner will be served. Dress is casual.

Fundraiser will include a live auction, silent auction, and door prizes.

Call Amber Matthew at (435)676 1262 or send ticket requests to PO Box 389, Panguitch, Utah, 84759.

Proceeds benefit not-for-profit healthcare provided by Garfield Memorial Hospital.

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Schools & Sports Ground Breaking for Bryce Valley Elementary School

BRYCE - I hope you have seen the updated progress on the new Bryce Valley Elementary School. The construction has several phases with the removal of the old high school portion of the building being the current priority. This is now completed.

The contractors have had to completely dissect the building maintaining the office, gym, and kitchen facility in addition to the old elementary side classrooms as a working solution for the 2018-2019 school year while removing and rebuilding the new school on the north portion of the property after re-

moving the old portion that was occupied by the higher grades.

There were a few issues on the ground compaction capabilities of the site.

Those seem to have worked themselves out and the solution will allow the building phase to begin this week. The district would like to begin construction with an official ground breaking for anyone wishing to attend. This will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the elementary construction site.

Parents, students, and anyone interested is invited to attend the short ceremony.

The cost of construction has taken drastic increases making this new school quite an undertaking for Garfield County School District. From a projected $4.2 million starting point, the building has

more than doubled with the current projection at closer to $10.2 million barring any major change orders along the way. The new building is a great investment for the citizens and students of Garfield County and in specific, the Bryce Valley area. The district will still be able to pay cash for this building from district reserves but procurement of the new Panguitch Elementary School will likely involve some type of financing option to be able to start on it next spring.

Again, the ground breaking will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the elementary construction site in Tropic. I hope to see you there.

—Tracy Davis, Superintendent, Garfield County School District

Man Drowns in Lake Powell GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA - At approximately 11:24 a.m. on July 25, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area dispatch received a call of a possible drowning in Lake Powell in Warm Creek Canyon. National Park Service rangers responded from Wahweap Marina, arrived on the scene at 11:36 a.m., and located the reporting party.

Witnesses relayed that the victim, a 47-year-old male from Cedar City, Utah, was attempting to retrieve a boat

anchor in 10 feet of water approximately 30 feet from the shore. He was not wearing a life jacket and did not resurface after diving for the anchor. Family members dove into the water in attempts to rescue but were unsuccessful.

During the initial response, National Park Service rangers retrieved the anchor line and discovered the victim entangled in the line. Rangers began resuscitation efforts which continued during transport to Wahweap Marina where assistance was provided by Page

Fire Department, Utah State Parks and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was transferred by Page Fire Department ambulance to Page Hospital where he was declared deceased. The victim will be transported to the Coconino County coroner for autopsy. The case is still under investigation and the victim's identity will not be disclosed until family members have been notified.

—National Park Service

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Wills, Trusts, and More

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by Jeffery J. McKenna An effective estate plan has many benefits. In the broadest sense, estate planning includes the process of accumulating, managing, and distributing property over the course of a lifetime. Satisfaction comes from knowing your objectives, taking practical approaches to achieve them, and avoiding hazards in the process.

An effective estate plan involves recognizing and coping with four financial challenges: 1. Dying Too Soon. For those with a sense of responsibility to loved ones, one of the greatest concerns is providing for them. Savings plans, retirement accounts, life insurance, and estate plans are just a few of the ways to assure financial security for loved ones.

2. Outliving One’s Resources. As time passes, the possibility of outliving one’s financial resources can be a concern. Many people will reduce what they spend today to ensure that they have ample funds for the later years. It can be a challenge to balance present and future needs.

3. Emergencies. Estate planning may ease the hazards of illness, accidents, and other unforeseen economic hardships. We can accumulate savings in order to be prepared, but insurance assumes greater importance as costs

increase. Medical, automobile, homeowners, and other insurance policies can help lessen the possibility that an emergency will unnecessarily deplete economic resources.

4. Mental and Physical Disability. It is vitally important to plan for adequate income and management of assets, in the event that a mental or physical disability impairs a person’s ability to manage his or her property. A number of financial arrangements, including various types of trusts and powers of attorney, can be created to help deal with the need for assistance in asset management. These trusts can also be set up for disabled family members.

Addressing each of the above concerns is the essence of an effective estate plan.

Many people view estate planning, and particularly addressing the above concerns, as an overwhelming task. A good estate planning attorney can help bring order to what may otherwise seem to be too difficult to accomplish on your own.

Your estate planning attorney will take an organized approach to decide what is needed. Your attorney will help you focus on the “essential elements” of estate planning – the people in your life, the property you own, your plans for the future, and the persons who will assist you in

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Career Choice

Long Trip

Before leaving home with our family for the drive from Maine to Disney World in Florida, the children were warned that it was a long trip and no one was to ask, "How much farther is it?" or "When will we arrive?"

The journey was remarkably question-free until 9 a.m. on the third day, when the youngest of the children sighed, "Will I still be five when we get there?"

Punishment

I remember being in so much debt that I couldn't afford my electricity bills, it was a dark time.

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.

achieving your goals.

Like a building project, with the help of your attorney, you will start with your “blueprint” for setting out a plan.

You will determine the essential elements. In a few short days or weeks, your plan can become a reality.

Regional Singles Friendship Social in Gunnison, August 9 GUNNISON - Plans are underway for an enjoyable evening of socializing with Adult Singles (ages 36-plus) at the Gunnison City Park on Thursday, August 9, 2018.

This Regional Singles Friendship Social includes singles from 12 Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the south-central area of Utah including those found in Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties and the Fillmore Stake.

This Friendship Social will be hosted by the Gunnison, North Sanpete, and Fillmore Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints at the Gunnison City Park southwest pavilion (south of the swimming pool) at 6:00 P.M. where a wonderful dinner will be served by members of the Gunnison Stake High Council and Stake Relief Society Presidency.

Live music by recording artist LuDon Peterson Augustus and her band Sound Quest, a popular band in Sanpete County, will entertain us during the meet and greet as well as following dinner.

We invite all adult singles in Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne and Fillmore to join with us at 6:00 P.M. on August 9, 2018 at the southwest pavilion of the Gunnison City Park for a fun entertaining evening.

—Karen Prisbrey, Gunnison Stake Singles Leader

Today's Thought

Being an adult is basically that feeling when the fireworks show is over and you have to go home ... only all the time.

Silver Lining

The parents were very disappointed in the grades that their son brought home. "The only consolation I can find in these awful grades," lamented the father, "is that I know he never cheated during his exams."

Birthday Song

It was our buddy's birthday, so we decided to call him up and sing "Happy Birthday."

Only trouble was we dialed the wrong number.

"Don't let it bother you." said the voice on the other end, just before he hung up, "You need all the practice you can get."

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Beef Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Corn/ Salad Bar, Pears, Peanut Butter Bars

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An older couple had a son, who was still living with them. The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his future career.

They decided to do a small test. They took a tendollar bill, a bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table, and hid, pretending they're not home.

The father's plan was: "If our son takes the money, he will be a businessman, if he takes the bible, he will be a priest - but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a drunkard."

So, the parents waited nervously, hiding in the nearby closet.

Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive.

The son saw the note they had left. Then, he took the 10-dollar bill, looked at it against the light, and slid it in his pocket. After that, he took the bible, flicked through it, and took it also. Then, he grabbed the bottle, opened it and took a whiff, to get assured of the quality.

Then he left for his room, carrying all the three items.

The father slapped his forehead, and said: "Darn.

Our son is going to be a politician!"

Heat Wave Fence Lines

by Ray Conrad

It's sure been hot in Fremont, at least it seems to me.

But heat, if you'll excuse the pun, is a matter of degree.

I just returned from Phoenix, from my grandson's birthday do, And Phoenix, in July, is not a place to travel to.

"Heat Wave" From Fence Lines,

by Ray Conrad.

Published by Avalanche Creek Productions, 2009.

The temperature was one-sixteen, and not a cloud in sight.

The air was brown and breathless, and so it went at night.

The forest fires here and there provided some chocking haze.

So go spend a month in Phoenix. It only takes three days.

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W eddings

LeFevre - Bradshaw

Layne and April LeFevre are pleased to announce the marriage of their son

Logan LeFevre to

Dailey Bradshaw

daughter of Dwayne and Denise Bradshaw, on Friday, August 3, 2018 in the Cedar City, Utah Temple Please join us to celebrate.

Reception: Friday, August 3rd 6 to 8pm Bradshaw Hay Barn 150 North Main Street, Hwy 357 Manderfield, UT Open House: Saturday, Aug 4th 7 to 9pm Heritage Center 20 North Main Street Tropic, UT The couple is registered at Amazon & Target

O bituaries Anne Coombs Spencer

ESCALANTE - Anne Coombs Spencer, age 84, passed from this life to a more abundant one on July 24, 2018 in St. George, UT. Her life has been one of generosity, love, and service to others.

Born in Boulder, UT to Ephraim Hyrum Coombs and Florence Mary Snow on January 6, 1934. She was a star pupil in school, skipping first grade then graduating from Escalante High School, Dixie College and Brigham Young University. She taught elementary school in Boulder, UT, worked in the Genealogy Library in Salt Lake City, and then served as a missionary in England.

She married Karl Spencer in the St. George, UT Temple on July 8, 1960. Her teaching career really began in a detention center for girls in Caliente, NV. From there she and Karl taught school in Idaho, Guam, American Samoa, Marjoram in the Mariana Islands of the Pacific, Escalante High School, St. George High School, the reservation at Keams Canyon, AZ, and then at Turnabout Ranch in Escalante, UT. She held many positions of leadership and as a teacher and temple worker in the LDS Church.

Anne is survived by daughters Sunia Spencer, Helena Spencer, and five grandchildren. Siblings: Sara May Miller, Karen Cramer, Elaine Roundy, Mary Lyman, Anthony Coombs, and Vard Coombs. Preceded in death by Husband Karl Spencer, parents, and siblings Clinton, Kay, Ross, Eva, Theresa, Larry, and Robert Alonzo.

Funeral service will be held July 31, 2018 in the Escalante Stake Center at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow at the Escalante Cemetery, under the direction of Serenity Mortuary of St. George, UT. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Anne Coombs Spencer please visit our Sympathy Store.

August 2, 2018

FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com The monsoons have surely been welcome here in So. Utah, and the badly needed moisture it brought to our area. It seems that for the last 3 weeks, we have been blessed with the wet stuff almost every day. This has really cut down on the fire danger in our area, which was getting a little scary after last year. These monsoons have been going on for the last six or seven years, and they have bailed out our areas big time droughts. From the start of the rain gathering information that starts on Oct. 1, our area had little or no moisture until these storms came along. Up north, after a really wet winter, isn’t getting any of our storms and only have registered .25 of inches since July 1st. They have plenty of heat and all of the smoke they can handle. There are over 60 wild fires burning in the western part of our nation, with California getting the brunt of these fire storms.

Not a lot of celebration going on here for the 24th, but spotted at the Pioneer Day Parade up in SLC, was the Daughter of Ralph and Natalie Perkins, Lindsey. Lindsey is the Queen of the Dixie Roundup, in St. George. Lindsey is a very good horseman, and also is an excellent singer.

I heard some good things with this year’s High School Pioneer Rodeo at the Triple C Arena. Lance Miller, who manages the Arena, at the beginning of each night event, staged a Pioneer History of the events that came about in the founding of Utah. He even included the Quilt Walk in his history lesson for the youth that took part in the rodeo. Thanks Lance!

August has a whole lot of events going on here. The first up will be at Panguitch Lake with the Panguitch annual Heritage Arts Festival, that will be held at the LDS Chapel on Aug. 10 and 11th. On Friday the 10th there will be a music & storytelling workshop at 4pm, at 6pm there will be a Dutch oven dinner and at 7pm it will be time to sharp up your bow and do a little Square Dancing. On Saturday from 10am to 7pm there will be Pioneer Games, arts and crafts demonstrations, live entertainment and food vendors.

The live entertainment will feature Clive Romney, Lyndsey & Russell Wulfenstein, Adam and Deborah Crimshaw and Nino Reyos.

The following week, it will be the Garfield County Fair with all kinds of planned events for three great days of fun. Loosen up your horseshoe arm, and give it a go.

My favorite is the fish catch-

Karl Freeman Spencer

ESCALANTE - Karl F. Spencer, son of Eva Griffin Spencer and Ushur Lazell Spencer, returned to his heavenly home on July 22, 2018, and joined his parents and brother, Usher Stanley Spencer. Patsy Spencer Cottam is his last remaining family member.

Funeral Services will be held at the Escalante LDS Stake Center at 10:30 am on July 31st 2018. Graveside services will be held at the Escalante Cemetery following the Funeral.

In high school, Karl played the Clarinet. He valued his education and studied hard while also working the farm with his father.

After high school Karl went to BYU and became a Math teacher. He also served an LDS mission to Peru, Ohio. In 1946 he joined the Air Force. Karl worked for a time in California before going back to Escalante and working again on the farm.

Karl married Anne Coombs in the St. George Temple and later served there together for 4 years. They have two children, Sunia and Helena Spencer, and 5 grandchildren, Schyler, Tyen, Tristen and Karley Howell and Kaleo Wills.

Karl and Anne taught school in Idaho, Nevada, Guam, Western Samoa and the Marshall Islands. Karl and Anne taught school in Keams Canyon, Arizona for 20 years, driving back to Escalante on the weekends to work the farm. They traveled around the world twice. After Karl retired from teaching he decided to teach at Turnabout Boys Ranch well into his 80's.

Karl and Anne lived a full life and served others selflessly. He was a loving husband, father and brother and will be sorely missed by his surviving family and his only sister, Patsy Spencer Cottam.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Karl Freeman Spencer please visit our Sympathy Store.

ing pond. Watching those little ones getting soaked while trying to catch one of those fish.

On Saturday, lots of things going on with the Commissioners springing for their annual luncheon at the City Park.

This is followed by the talent show, and it is fun to see all of the youth and the many hours they have put into entertaining the folks. I am sure there will be rides for the kids and games to play. This is a fun event, and a lot of work goes into it to see everything runs smoothly.

Next up will be the annual ATV Rally. The number of people signing up for this event just keeps growing because there isn’t a better place anywhere with this kind of terrain that you can ride in.

With volunteer guides that help out with the many different rides, they handle all different skill levels. This year the event has expanded to four days; and breakfast will be furnished each morning by the Panguitch Lions Club and the PHS wrestlers. The breakfast will be early, starting at 6am until at least 9am, but if you would like a good meal to start off your day, come on over to the Fair Building. The cost is $7.00.

Garfield Memorial Healthcare Foundation’s has fundraisers coming up. August 10, 2018 is the Annual Golf Tournament at the Cover View Golf Course in Richfield, Utah. If you are interested in bringing a team or sponsoring a golf hole call Bob Lowe 714310-4967 or email him at Rob. lowe51@yahoo.com. Also, on August 30th is their Annual Foundation Dinner at Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill at 6:00 p.m.

Contact Amber Matthews if you would like dinner tickets.

Her number is 435-676-1262 or email is amber.matthew@ imail.org. Garfield Memorial Hospital and Clinics 435-6761262 Oh where did the summer go? The kids at PHS are already practicing for fall sports. Baseball, Cross Country, and Volleyball start off the year, and I am sure will lead to many more State Champi-

onships.

I see where Boulder City had fundraisers for their firefighters, for their fine work controlling a fire in their area.

Much of Utah and the rest or rural America is made up of volunteer workers and as our country grows older, there is a great need for people to replace them. As an ex firefighter, it was a job that I looked forward to every day. It was a job that you could serve and help people every shift, but the rush that you got from fighting a fire is second to none and sometimes really scary. When I first moved herec I could see that there was a real need for a fire stationc and I started going to City Council meetings. Ray Barnes was at one of those meetings and they asked him if he would remove the interior of the old high school to make it into a museum. To get rid of me, they asked me if I would help out.

Ray worked 5 and I worked 3 days a week on the project and, with the help of others,

the museum was finished by the end of winter. I asked Ray how he was able to do so much volunteer work and he said “Never do something you don’t want to do and never expect a thank you”.

Another person said that the people here don’t thank you, because your thanks are the satisfaction that you get from helping someone out. Both stuck with me to this day.

There are plenty of things you can do to help out, work one day at the Thrift Store, become an EMT, or a Firefighter, Search and Rescue, join the Lions Club, volunteer out at the Park, working with ATV Rally, helping with the youth in Scouting, or youth sports teams. These are all fun things you can do. These are only a few things of ways to help out with, but they will all give you the satisfaction that you are helping the community.

Get ready for a fun August.

W eddings

Hagel - Hilton

Brittney Ann Hagel and

Dallin J Hilton

will be married on August 11, 2018 in Torrey, Utah.

Brittney is the daughter of Beverly and Mark Hagel of Bicknell and the granddaughter of Sharon Cowley of Bicknell and Anna Hagel of Bismarck, North Dakota. Dallin is the son of Bret and Leisa Hilton of Bicknell and grandson of Duane and Viola Buchanan of Fremont and Eddagay and the late Blaine Hilton of Bicknell.

Brittney and Dallin both graduated from Wayne High School and later from Dixie State University. Brittney works at Dixie Regional Medical Center as a Registered Nurse and Dallin is applying to graduate schools.

There will be a reception held in the couple's honor at Cougar Ridge Lodge in Torrey, Utah from six to eight in the evening on August 11th.

GARFIELD MEMORIAL CLINIC FEATURES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Our medical providers offer: • Obstetrical/women’s care • Adult and pediatric primary care needs – Well-adult checks – Well-child checks – Adult and child immunization • Diabetic • Geriatric services • Colonoscopy/colon cancer screenings • and more

Call (435) 676-8842 for an appointment today.

August 2, 2018 Water Filtration Cont'd from page 1

used to drink, or bathe. What about food preparation, dishwashing, laundry services, hand washing, sterilization of instruments? Nick Frandsen, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, was ready.

He immediately responded to the notification, putting into action the water disruption emergency response plan for the hospital. Nick says, “The Plant Operations Manager Justin Woosley and I arrived at Garfield Memorial Hospital at 7:28 a.m., and performed a quick assessment, then provided directions to the staff. All water usage was stopped other than toileting. My next action was to call Steve Ikuta, Emergency Management Southern Area Manager.”

Steve says, “We immediately knew we needed both bottled water and filtrated water, and not knowing how long the “No Water Use” order would be in place, we also needed water filtration systems.” Steve called Steven Rossberg, Regional Medical Surge Coordinator of the Southwest Utah Healthcare Preparedness Coalition.

This coalition is comprised of healthcare representatives from five southwest Utah counties, including those from the six hospitals that fall in this area, three of which are Intermountain hospitals. This coalition was formed in January 2010 to be able to pool knowledge, resources, and support in case of emergencies. In 2011 and 2013, the Coalition used federal grant funds to purchase low and high-density water filtration systems. The low-density unit can filter 120 gallons of water in an hour, the high-density unit can filter 720 gallons of water in an hour. The high-density was at Bella Terra in St. George, and the smaller units were at Cedar City Hospital and Dixie Regional Medical Center. None of them had ever been made fully operational, even though coalition members were trained on how to use them.

These filtration systems were picked up and transported to Garfield Memorial by Paulette Valentine of the Southwest Utah Public Health Department as well as Steve Rossberg. Along with the filtration systems, there were eight five-gallon water containers supplied by Cedar City Hospital for needed handwashing stations that were brought to Garfield.

While those were being picked up and transported, Steve called Eric Wilkinson, Operations and Facilities Director with Intermountain. “I told him we would need to provide one-gallon bottled water, and 16.9 ounce bottles of water for residents, caregivers, visitors and patients at the hospital,” says Steve. “Eric said, ‘I’m on it.’” Eric went straight to Harmon’s grocery store in St. George and purchased 150 one-gallon spring water bottles, which he then had Harmon’s put on a pallet so they could easily be picked up, put on a trailer, and transported.

“In our emergency cache at Dixie we have thousands of 16.9 ounce bottles of water for emergency situations, so we put two pallets with 2,880 bottles of water and sent that up to Garfield as well,” says Steve. “In addition, Eric sent food service items like disposable plates, cups, bowls and cutlery, as they couldn’t use the dishwasher.”

Eric called Garfield Memorial’s sous chef, Bob Bryant, to create three-day food plans for all the inpatient, caregiver and long-term care residents, and coordinated those needs for how those would be prepared and managed without use of culinary water. As Bob came up with the three-day food plan there was uncertainty as to when the hospital’s culinary water

system would be back online.

Bob ended up creating a sixday food plan.

When the water filtration system arrived, Steve says its use was “uncharted waters” for our state. “It’s the first time a water filtration system has ever been used in a real incident for any healthcare facility in the state of Utah,” says Steve.

“There are 53 hospitals in the state. Some hospitals use the systems during an exercise, but never really operationalize the actual filtration system. This was a first.”

A large white, plastic tank was filled with contaminated water in preparation for filtering. By 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the filtration system was fully hooked up, filtering the dirty water through a fourstage filtration process that cleaned the water, and then pressurized the water to run to a filling station: a clean water distribution manifold system, with four spigots that delivered the filtered water. A nearby containment clean tank held 300 gallons of surplus water.

Before the filtered water was actually used, though, a sample of the water was taken by the health department and tested, to make absolutely sure the filtration system was functioning properly. The testing showed the water was clean and safe to use, and so the filtered water was used for drinking, handwashing, bathing and food service operations.

Another situation to solve was laundry services. Garfield Memorial washes their laundry on-site, unlike Cedar City Hospital and Dixie Regional, that outsource laundry services to an external company. “I called my counterpart, Jesse Lewis at Sevier Valley Hospital, and asked if we could coordinate somehow so that Garfield Memorial could use the laundry services at Sevier,” says Steve.

Cade Harland, Lab and Support Services Manager at Garfield Memorial reached out to his colleagues within the system by writing a SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation, used with the Zero Harm training within Intermountain) on some recommendations for laundry service support. “Sevier was fantastic, extremely responsive and helpful,” says Steve.

“They set their laundry schedule to work around what was needed. Every day, the laundry caregivers drove to Sevier (about an hour and 20-minute drive) and spent four hours washing, drying and folding the laundry, and then drove the clean laundry back.”

What about hygiene?

John Taylor, Supply Chain Operations leader, gathered and sent disposable, bathing wipes that could be used with the bottled or filtered water. On Monday, the emergency preparedness personnel were able to hook up a portable hot water system, fueled by propane. “It takes the filtrated water, and heats it to 103° degrees Fahrenheit, and then it is distributed from a commercial grade rubber hot water hose to the longterm care tub room through the window,” says Steve. “That was the way we were able to fill up the bathtub so our longterm care residents could take a sponge bath. We used 300 feet of garden hose from the filling station to the propane hot water shower system equipment.”

Another highly-effective response idea was the portable handwashing stations, which were filled with filtrated water, where a foot or arm could pump the water out so caregivers, patients, visitors and all at the hospital could wash their hands at the sinks. Alberto Vasquez, Garfield Memorial Hospital administrator, says ‘Those portable handwashing stations were handy! They are really easy to use and were great to have.”

Sunday afternoon, July 15th, Panguitch City moved from the “No Use Water” or-

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der to “Boil Water” order. This meant that only water that had been boiled could be used by those on the culinary water system for Panguitch. By this time the filtration system had been deemed to provide safe, clean water, and it was being used to provide water for drinking, handwashing, personal hygiene and food service operations. But the “Boil Water” order did not mean it was yet OK to use the culinary water system at the hospital, even if the water was boiled.

“In healthcare our safety standard is extremely high, and that’s how it should be,” says Steve. “So even though the water could be boiled for use elsewhere in the city, at the hospital we still only used bottled or filtrated water. It was important that our caregivers knew they had two sets of directions: one from the city regarding their own homes, and another, different one from the hospital. It was imperative all of our caregivers get the correct information at the same time, so working with the hospital’s Public Information Officer Becki Bronson, we sent out update emails to everyone at Garfield Memorial with the latest information, as we got it.”

The “Boil Water” order for Panguitch was lifted on Wednesday. At this point, it was time to fully clean the hospital’s water system. The process was a highly systematic, thorough one. “A company called NALCO, a subsidiary of Ecolab that specializes in water treatment, arrived at Garfield Memorial Thursday morning to fully drain the culinary water out of water pipes at Garfield, fill the water system with chlorinated water, allow it to sanitize for two hours, then fully flush the system,” says Steve. “Once that’s done, the water is tested once again to ensure it’s clean and safe. The testing came back the water was finally clean and safe to use as normal.”

And what could have been a catastrophe was a triumph. “Uncertainty was a word brought up throughout the incident,” says Steve. “For example, when will the city notify us to move from a “No Use Water” order to a “Boil Water” order to a “Post Boil Water” order? All we could do at Garfield was to maintain daily or as-needed communication with the city officials and the Garfield County Sheriff’s office, but because we had a solid emergency response plan in place, uncertainty became a minimal risk in the overall response to the incident. It’s because to be prepared you must build contingency plans to address issues that could arise during the incident. So, for example, if issues had arisen, maybe a filtration pump stops working or the four-stage filters need replacing, or the propane hot water equipment doesn’t work, contingency plans were built, ready, and in place: we could request another high capacity water filtration system from Hurricane Rehab; we had another set of four-stage filters that came with the unit; we had another propane hot water unit on standby at Dixie Regional.”

Steve says it comes down to: communication, collaboration, and cooperation.

“Throughout the incident, a text message group was created that involved the four Emergency Management area managers, Emergency Response Officer, and all the key internal stakeholders,” says Steve. “A second text message group was established of all the agency representatives involved from the community.

There were daily phone and in-person hospital command staff meetings to approve the Incident Action Plans, as well as an afternoon phone call with the agency representatives. A helpful idea was presented by Paulette and Steve with the health department on a call

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after the city issued the ‘Boil Water’ order; it was to dump the initial dirty water that was in the collection container, and refill with the water that came from the drained, flushed and sanitized city tanks. This great idea was in part to prolong the four-stage filters, since it was unknown as to how long the “Boil Water” order would be in effect. Great ideas like these come from collaboration!”

These three “C’s” occurred on all levels, too, says Steve. “Internally, all the way from Craig Allen, Emergency Response Officer at the corporate level, through all the chains of command and with all stakeholders, community partners and agency representatives,” says Steve. “We set up a command center at the hospital, and created messaging that was critical to ensure safety and keeping all informed and involved. As teams we created 12-hour Incident Action Plans (IAP) that looked at all the needs in that 12-hour period, like, what resources are needed during this time period?

What are the financial costs of the resources? How best to achieve certain operational goals? In all these things and more, the collaboration and partnerships with the communities was outstanding. Sheriff Danny Perkins with the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Denise Dastrup with Garfield County Emergency Management, Panguitch City officials, Paulette Valentine with the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, Steven Rossberg of the Southwest Utah Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, Jesse Lewis, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator of Sevier Valley Hospital and Central Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, Jody Johnson, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at Cedar City Hospital, Kevin McCulley with the Utah Department of Health, Jeff Gallacher and Scott Alvord with Utah’s Department of Emergency Management, Marc Harrison and Joe Mott of Intermountain Healthcare’s senior leadership, Craig Allen, Emergency Response Officer, Jed Trumpet, Kevin Arthur, and Kirsten Mills, emergency management area managers, courier services, Supply Chain Organization caregivers, Bryce Taylor, compliance officer, Yvonne Clark, compliance coordinator, Terri Draper and Becki Bronson, public information officers, and most of all, Garfield’s caregivers, espe-

cially Justin Woolsey, Nicholas Frandsen and Anthony Matthew of the maintenance team all worked together to bring about a successful resolution.”

Nick adds, “Laundry services and plant operations both went above and beyond during this incident. I want to recognize their efforts, they were fantastic.”

Steve has the highest praise of the Garfield Memorial caregivers, too. “This was a first for everyone, including those that had to make many adjustments and still stayed at the top of their game in their role. And each were champions, accommodating, quick to identify backup plans if needed, and true professionals. We even accommodated a commercial video shoot at Garfield Memorial on Monday, right in the middle of the incident. The video shoot had been scheduled to happen a month ago, and so despite the challenges, everyone adjusted very well.”

Nick says, “Our staff worked hard! We all came together and got the job done.

I'm grateful for the relationships and partnerships we have with Southwest Utah Healthcare Preparedness Coalition.

The other facilities within Intermountain are so willing to support each other. I really appreciate how emergency preparedness program caregivers Steve Ikuta and Craig Allen helped us gather resources and assets in order to make sure we were taken care of. The reason this incident had a successful outcome is that everybody came together and did their part and that we had relationships developed ahead of time to know who to call and where

to get things to make it all happen.”

Alberto Vasquez, administrator at Garfield Memorial, says “I am so proud of our team and how our hospital has responded. When a hospital has never experienced something like this before in our state, it’s hard to know what to expect and there are so many elements that must be considered and handled proactively for the safety of all. And having been able to ensure the safety of all has been a testament to the above-and-beyond attitude of all involved, along with the training, foresight, and everyone working together.”

Looking forward, Steve says this incident is a good reminder to stay trained, prepared, and ready. “As we in emergency preparedness provide training, information, tips and preparation, this is a great opportunity for each to take the education back to our units or departments, and to our own homes, to best prepare ourselves for emergency incidents like this. It was great to see the Garfield Memorial caregivers that lived in Panguitch City making sure that before they came to work each shift that their loved ones including their children had enough clean water to sustain them while they were at work, and helped all around them know what to do while the “Boil Water” order was in place. One of my favorite quotes comes from Steven Cyros, and it says, ‘Remember; when disaster strikes, the time to prepare has passed.’”

—Garfield Memorial Hospital

M issiOns

Elder Clay Lyle Mortensen TROPIC - Elder Clay Lyle Mortensen has been called to serve in Bolivia Santa Cruz.

He will leave for the Mexico City Missionary Training Center to learn the Spanish Language on August 7th 2018. Elder Mortensen is the son of Crystal and Shawn Mortensen of Tropic Utah and the grandson of Paul and Keela Mangum, Tropic and Lyle and Nancy Mortensen of Cedar City. We will see you in two years Elder!

The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area would like to thank the Glen Canyon Natural History Association for supporting our Dinosaur Camp and our float We had such a great time making masks, our life size Diablocerato ps and learning abou t paleontology !

We also would like to thank these amazing businesses and people.

We couldn’t have done it without you!!

Shannon Holt, the visionary, National Forest Service•Karen Terry•Bob Stevenson• Jimmy Poteet•Alex Waters•Griffins Grocery•The Escalante Home Center•Lindsay Martindale•Rayden Robinson•Dave Eckenrode•Donna Owen•Brent Griffin•Chris Celata•Gus, Kris and Nate Wagonner•Escalante Outfitters•Mark and Annette Thomas•Mia and Tegan Thomas•ToriAnn• Ellie•Madisyn and Jax Nelson•Ryen and Brody Treanor (cousins Liam and Jace)• Mary Kate Knaphus•Emily Leach•Annabelle Peterson•Elizabeth & Max Eagar•Cecelia Knaphus•Aliciah & David Cooper•Megan Saylors•Abbie Mason•Allie Mason•Soren Mason•Alex Engel•Steve & Lucy Henry•Chris Celata•Gene Quilter.

Thank you! —Kandee DeGraw, Park Ranger, National Park Service

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday August 13th, 2018, at 11:40 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: KEVIN BARNHURST ZONE CHANGE Beginning at the Center-East 1/16 Corner of Section 15, Township 34 South, Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base & Meridian, Utah, and running thence South 00°41'25" West along the north-south center line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 15, 72.40 feet to the northerly right-of-way line of the Panguitch Airport Road; thence North 88°12'52" West along the said northerly right-way line, 521.25 feet; thence North 00°04'09" East along an existing fence line, 57.69 feet to the eastwest center line of said Section 15; thence North 00°41'58" East 417.44 feet; thence South 89°49'51" East 521.80 feet to the north-south center line of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 15; thence South 00°41'58" West along the north-south center line of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 15, 417.44 feet to the point of beginning containing 6.16 Acres.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JULY 26 and AUGUST 2, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday August 13th, 2018, at 11:35 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: KEVIN BARNHURST MINOR LOT SUBDIVISION Beginning at the Center-East 1/16 Corner of Section 15, Township 34 South, Range 5 West, Salt Lake Base & Meridian, Utah, and running thence South 00°41'25" West along the north-south center line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 15, 72.40 feet to the northerly right-of-way line of the Panguitch Airport Road; thence North 88°12'52" West along the said northerly right-way line, 521.25 feet; thence North 00°04'09" East along an existing fence line, 57.69 feet to the eastwest center line of said Section 15; thence North 00°41'58" East 417.44 feet; thence South 89°49'51" East 521.80 feet to the north-south center line of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 15; thence South 00°41'58" West along the north-south center line of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 15, 417.44 feet to the point of beginning containing 6.16 Acres.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JULY 26 and AUGUST 2, 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 R655-6-2. 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 AUGUST 22, 2018. Please visit waterrights. utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 97-2377 (a43860): Joette Rex propose(s) using 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (4 miles West of Escalante) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. 61-3151 (a43866): James and Nicole Rigoni, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 1.0 ac-ft. from groundwater (Panguitch Lake) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5384 (A81318): Robert G. Williams Irrevocable Trust propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 0.53 ac-ft. from groundwater (4 miles south of Torrey) for STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JULY 26 and AUGUST 2, 2018 ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Wayne School District is accepting sealed bids on 15 used bus tires. 11 rear drive tires & 4 Steer tires. Tires are 1100 R 22 in good condition. Minimum bid is $100.00 per tire. Tires can be viewed at Wayne School District bus garage. Call Shane Bradbury at (435) 691-4126 for appointment to see the tires, or if you have any questions.

Bids will be accepted until August 10, 2018. Bids will be opened at Wayne School District Office at 12:00 noon on August 15, 2018. Verify number of tires you are bidding on and indicate front or back in your bid. Bids can be mailed to: Wayne School District Attn: Tire Bid P.O. Box 127 Bicknell, UT. 84715 Wayne School District is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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DENTAL ASSISTANT PANGUITCH DENTAL Panguitch Dental is looking for a motivated Dental Assistant to join their team.

This position will be part-time, working two or three days per week.

The position responsibilities include: • Patient Interaction • Taking X-Rays • Chair-side assisting • Scheduling, Charting, Documenting dental visits on computer • Sterilization of dental Instruments • Set-up and cleaning operatory and office Experienced applicants would have the following: • Dental Assisting Experience • Pedo, Endo, Oral Surgery and General Dentistry Experience • Knowledge of Computer Charting and Digital X-Rays • X-Ray Certified • CPR Certified We are willing to train those with no assisting experience.

Starting wage is $10.00 an hour. Wage is negotiable if you have dental experience.

Email your resume to: smemory@waynechc.org Or you can drop it off in person at Panguitch Dental.

75 N 200 E, Panguitch, UT 84759 GENERAL DENTIST (FULL TIME) BICKNELL (WAYNE COUNTY) General Dentist (Full Time) position available in Bicknell.

(Wayne County) General responsibilities: • Must have or attain a Utah unrestricted License to practice Dentistry All aspects of General Dentistry including • Exodontia, Root canals, Crown and Bridge, etc…

• Some reimbursed travel will be expected weekly to commute between offices (Panguitch and Escalante.)

• To start as soon as possible Benefits • Vacation hours • 401K Match up to 5% • Sick hours • Holiday pay • Continuing education days offered (5 Days leave and $1500/ Year.)

• Health/Dental Insurance (1/2 covered for family.)

• Malpractice insurance covered • Licensure and credentialing is covered • Disability insurance (1/2 covered.)

Salary is negotiable and Contingent on Experience.

This position is one that will allow you to apply for government programs such as the NHSC or the PSLF programs (Loan Forgiveness.) Although, it is up to you to apply for these programs on your own and it is not guarantee you will be awarded, we are happy to offer advice during this process.

PRN/ PART-TIME FRONT DESK POSITION KAZAN MEMORIAL CLINIC ESCALANTE The Kazan Memorial Clinic in Escalante is accepting applications for a PRN/Part Time Front Desk position for Thursday from noon to 8pm and Friday 9 to 5. This position includes the following duties and requirements: • Answering phones • Scheduling Appointments • Collecting and balancing money • Assisting Medical Staff/Team • Accommodate and greet patients with professionalism • Self-Motivated and task oriented Benefits are also offered with this position, which include: • Insurance • 401K • Sick/Vacation Leave • Medical/Dental/Pharmacy discount If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to Cindi Steed at csteed@waynechc.org or drop it off in person at the Kazan Clinic.

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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 Part-time STEM Teacher for Antimony Elementary School Para Processional 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 Part-time STEM Teacher for Escalante Elementary School Secretary for Escalante Elementary School Math Teacher for Escalante High School Librarian for Panguitch Elementary School Para Professionals for Panguitch Elementary School Sped Para Professional for Panguitch Middle School 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.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Wayne School District is seeking applicants for the following positions for the 2018-2019 school year: Loa Elementary: Reading/Classroom Aides – 27 hours per week Technology Aide* – 10 hours per week Library/Reading Aide – 27 hours per week Special Education Aide – 27 hours per week Food Service – 24 hours per week (M-Th 7:30-1:30) Wayne High School: Technology Aide* – 27 hours per week Special Education Aides – 27 hours per week Fill in substitute – 27 hours per week Various: Custodian – location and hours to be determined Pay starts at $11.66 per hour with no benefits and the positions will remain open until filled.

Hanksville Elementary: Classroom Instructional Aides – up to 27 hours per week Preschool Instructional aide 6 hours: Involves teaching 3-4 year olds 2 days per week Technology Aide/Webmaster* – 2 hours per week *Experienced applicants for these positions may begin at $15.24 per hour, please call for more details.

Applications can be mailed to Wayne School District, PO Box 127, Bicknell, UT 84715 or dropped off to the district office at 79 N 100 W Bicknell, UT. You may contact either Mrs. Wilkins directly 435-691-0312 or call the district office at 435-425-3813, with any questions. Please indicate on your application which position(s) you are interested in.

Please submit applications as soon as possible as we will be filling positions throughout the summer. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and provider and reserves the right to reject or accept any or all applications.

WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVER Wayne School District is accepting applications for a bus driver for the Fremont and North Lyman elementary run. This position is for approximately 15 to 18 hours per week no benefits.

Wayne School District is also accepting applications for substitute bus drivers to help with all bus runs. Interested applicants for these positions will be trained by Wayne School District to receive their CDL with the proper endorsements for school bus driving. If you are interested in these positions, or have any questions call Ned Taylor 435-425-3813 to set up a training date.

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The Insider is seeking community reporters to help cover local activities and events in all areas of Garfield and Wayne counties. These are part-time, hourly positions. This is an opportunity to translate your interest in civic activities and community events into a small wage. Hours and compensation commensurate with interests and experience. To apply, send letter of inquiry, resume and writing sample to snapshot@live.com.

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Triple C Arena Upcoming Events Senior Pro Rodeo

Horse & Mule Sale, Ranch Rodeo, Barrel Race & Futurity

Sept 28, 29 & 30

Team Roping

August 14 & 28

Garfield County Fair!

August 14-18

Panguitch ATV Rally High School Rodeo

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Southern Utah residents enjoy music in downtown St. George at Georgefest.

Serving Wayne & Garfield Counties, Utah

Loa • Fremont • Lyman • Bicknell • Teasdale • Torrey • Grover • Fruita • Caineville • HanksvillePanguitch • Panguitch Lake • Hatch • Antimony • Bryce • Tropic • Henrieville • Cannonville • Escalante • Boulder

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Cedar Music Fest Brings New Nightlife to Historic Downtown

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Coming 2019: Summer Journalism Internships For students who exhibit outstanding work throughout the school year, The Insider will begin offering in 2019 a summer internship with a stipend for covering a specific number of events and activities in their community over the course of the summer. We expect this to be a parttime job (about 6-10 hours per week) that will be flexible and compatible with other work or activities a student may be engaged with over the course of the summer.

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CEDAR CITY - A music festival is coming back to the Festival City two years after the popular Groovefest was canceled. Cedar Music Fest (CMF) is scheduled to take place on Sept. 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. in the parking lot at 50 W. University Blvd., where the Cedar City farmers market takes place.

The director of SUU Community and Academic Enrichment, Melynda Thorpe, is also known as the founder of Georgefest, a block party in the historic portion of downtown St. George that brings food, music, vendors and street performers together once a month and has significantly revitalized the area.

Thorpe said there is a history of those who settled the So. Utah area to gather downtown after a long day’s work and enjoy each other’s company, break out some musical instruments and enjoy an evening of food and music to end the day.

“We are not trying to recreate Groovefest by any means,” Thorpe said. “Tim Cretsinger is a legend in the music community who could never be replaced. I believe downtown areas are important spaces for communities to gather and enjoy live music and art, good food, and fun.”

In a study Thorpe conducted with SUU master’s degree students, those attending Georgefest were questioned on their likes and dislikes of the event. Almost 70 percent of those taking part in the survey responded that they shop in downtown stores while attending the event.

Cedar City Councilman Scott Phillips, who also serves on the Historic Downtown Economic committee and the new CMF committee, said an event like this has been needed in downtown Cedar

City since Groovefest ceased operations.

“This is just what we were looking for, something to draw more locals and tourists alike to the downtown area and see what the great merchants in the area have to offer,” Phillips said.

The new Cedar Music Fest has been in the works with several entities contributing time and effort in the ini-

Courtesy SUU

Music Fest, committee members are working on plans to hold up to four events next year to help draw more tourists to downtown Cedar City during off-season times. As well as drawing tourists to Cedar City, the festival will draw bands and musicians from neighboring states to stay in motels, shop and eat in local establishments.

“As an artist, there is

If you go: What: Cedar Music Fest When: Sept. 15, 6 - 10 p.m.

Where: 50 W. University Blvd., Cedar City, Utah Cost: Free tial planning stages, including; SUU Alumni and Community Relations, Cedar City and the Historic Downtown Economic Committee, Southern Utah Museum of Art, and several of the businesses in downtown Cedar City who stepped up and pledged $2,350 in funds for the first event.

“When I first heard about a music festival coming to Cedar City, I was interested in supporting the idea both personally and professionally,” said Jessica Farling, director of the Southern Utah Museum of Art and CMF committee member. “I wanted SUMA to be involved in some capacity because I see the potential that a music festival will have for our downtown area, as well as extending to the Beverley Center for the Arts.”

After the inaugural Cedar

always a drive to share your work,” said Steven Swift, who serves on the CMF committee and plays in the local band Full Tilt Boogie. “The icing on the cake is when you find an event, or a town, that makes sharing your creativity an enjoyable experience.

Those are the gigs that keep you coming back.”

Thorpe noted that along with music, there will also be food, vendors, street performers, a farmers market and artists to browse during the music festival. Those interested in becoming a volunteer or sponsor for the inaugural Cedar Music Fest can contact event manager Jessica Burr by phone at (435) 586-7759, or email at jessicaburr@suu. edu.

—Southern Utah University

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Top Interior Officials Ordered Parks to End Science Policy, Emails Show

by Elizabeth Shogren, Reveal News

WASHINGTON DC - As deputy director of the National Park Service, Michael Reynolds played a key role in developing a sweeping new vision for managing national parks. The new policy, enacted in the final weeks of the Obama administration, elevated the role that science played in decision-making and emphasized that parks should take precautionary steps to protect natural and historic treasures.

But eight months later, as the first acting director of the Park Service under President Donald Trump, Reynolds rescinded this policy, known as Director’s Order 100. Newly released documents suggest that top Interior Department officials intervened, ordering Reynolds to rescind it.

A memo addressed to Reynolds states: “Pursuant to direction from (Interior) Secretary (Ryan) Zinke, I hereby instruct you to rescind Director’s Order #100.”

Reynolds, now the superintendent of Yosemite National Park, did not respond to requests for an interview.

The emails were among 170 pages of documents released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Union of Concerned Scientists, an activist group.

Some top officials in the National Park Service were dismayed that the policy was canceled in August of 2017, according to the emails. Chris Lehnertz, superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, called it “hard news for me to swallow,” according to an email she wrote to Reynolds and others.

Jonathan Jarvis, who was President Barack Obama’s Park Service director, said now that the order has been rescinded, national parks could become more welcoming to drones, jet skis and private companies that want to build luxurious accommodations.

“We’re back into the era when those kinds of things will be proposed,” Jarvis said.

“I’m sure we’re going to see some.”

Jarvis, who signed Director’s Order 100, said he thinks the Trump administration objected to the policy because it stressed that parks follow the “precautionary principle,” preventing actions or activities that plausibly threaten park resources and human heath, even when there is uncertainty. It also

acknowledged the significant impact that climate change has on parks and directed them to incorporate climate change science in management decisions.

One memo to Reynolds said that Zinke will replace the order with his own strategy for the national parks, “including potential changes to the Department’s piorities (sic) and organization over the next 100 years.”

The emails show that Daniel Jorjani, Interior’s principal deputy solicitor, played a key role in reversing the order. Jorjani is a Trump appointee who was an attorney from 2010 to 2016 for foundations funded by the Koch brothers, fossil-fuel billionaires who support the spread of freemarket principles throughout government. During the Bush administration, Jorjani was an Interior Department counselor and chief of staff.

In one June 13, 2017, email exchange heavily redacted by the Interior Department, a lawyer in the solicitor’s office said Jorjani “or someone else may want to change the language, but …”

The next part of the email is blanked out. The next day, another lawyer asked Jorjani in an email: “Do you want us to hold this pending your review or should we start moving it through to get it signed?”

On June 19, Jorjani emailed another lawyer, asking her to “strengthen the language” on the rescission memo. Later the same day, Jorjani emailed Reynolds and another top Park Service official asking: “Do you have a preferred date for withdrawing DO-100?” Later that day, Jorjani sent the memo to the Park Service.

Jarvis, who worked with Jorjani during the Bush administration, wasn’t surprised that Jorjani directed the withdrawal of the order.

“This fits well with Jorjani’s worldview — the private sector can do better anything than government,” Jarvis said. During the Bush administration, Jorjani pushed to transfer various activities in the national parks to the private sector, Jarvis said.

The rescinded policy was developed in response to the 2012 “Revisiting Leopold” report from the science committee of the Park Service’s advisory board. The scientists urged the Park Service to update the vision of national parks to reflect the many changes underway in parks

due to climate change and other factors. (In January, most members of that board quit in protest after Zinke hadn’t met with them even once.)

The Trump administration has repeatedly downplayed climate science and eliminated efforts by previous administrations to address climate change. The National Park Service pressured a scientist to remove every reference to the human role in causing climate change from a scientific report projecting the risk to parks from sea level rise and storm surge.

Tony Knowles, the last chairman of the Park Service’s advisory board, said the Trump administration is veering far from the principles outlined in Director’s Order 100.

For example, in May, the Trump administration proposed canceling rules that ban certain types of hunting in much of Alaska’s large national preserves. These rules, developed in 2015 through an extensive scientific and public process, prohibit using artificial light to kill black bear sows and their cubs at their dens, using bait to lure black bears to their deaths and shooting swimming caribou from a motorboat.

If the order was still in place, “it would be very difficult to justify doing away with these regulations,” said Knowles, a former governor of Alaska.

The trove of documents also provides insight into the Interior Department’s public relations strategy. Officials drafted news releases to explain the rescission of the policy but the day the withdrawal became effective, Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum told top Park Service officials that Interior’s communications team had decided there would be no press release. Reynolds emailed the press official asking: “If no press I’m curious how we are now to notify folks.” No response to his question was included in the released documents. Barnum declined to comment.

Elizabeth Shogren can be reached at eshogren@revealnews.org. Follow her on Twitter: @ShogrenE. This story was produced

by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization.

Learn more at revealnews.org and subscribe to the Reveal podcast, produced with PRX, at revealnews.org/podcast.

Panguitch Lake Heritage Arts Festival Slated For Second Weekend in August Event Harkens Back to 1890s Beat-the-Heat Tradition

PANGUITCH LAKE The fourth annual Panguitch Lake Heritage Arts Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, August 10 and 11 at the Panguitch Lake LDS Chapel grounds located at 25 UT143 (Highway 143). The free, two-day learning and entertainment celebration features live music, arts and crafts demonstrations, storytelling, square dancing, workshops in music, art and storytelling, creative vendors and a Dutch oven dinner -- all held against the backdrop of Panguitch Lake, one of Utah’s hidden gems. The event harkens back to summer festivities that took place in the area in the 1890s.

“The Panguitch Lake Heritage Arts Festival echoes with the same excitement visitors felt when they came to enjoy this exquisite location more than a hundred and twenty years ago,” said musician and arts innovator Clive Romney, who has been working closely with Garfield County Tourism and local residents to organize this year’s event. “In those early days, people came from Nevada, California and Arizona and stayed at the lake for a month or more, escaping the heat to enjoy theatrical plays, ceremonial Indian dances, nightly fish fries and even a

floating dance floor on the lake.”

This year’s featured headliners including storyteller / musician Clive Romney, Kanab-based newgrass / folk band The W Duo, native American dancer / flute player / storyteller Nino Reyos, and Joshua Baird and Tara Timpson -- a husband and wife team who entertain with mandolin, banjo, guitar and vocals.

The schedule of events for this year is as follows: FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 (4-9pm) 4pm Music, Art & Storytelling Workshops 6pm Dutch Oven Dinner (pay the amount you wish) 7pm Square Dancing SATURDAY, AUG. 11 (10am-7pm) Pioneer Games Live Entertainment Food Vendors Arts & Crafts Demonstrations (including blacksmithing, wool spinning,

treadle lathe woodworking, banjo making and the pioneer-era craft of fashioning human hair into artistic flowers, trees and other designs) “Two of Panguitch Lake’s best selling points have always been its cooler temperatures and its excellent fishing,” Romney said.

“Local residents are working hard to make the Panguitch Lake Heritage Arts Festival yet another reason to visit, to take in the area’s beauty and to enjoy some fine entertainment and learning in the process.”

The Panguitch Lake Heritage Arts Festival is sponsored by Utah’s Bryce Canyon Country, KB Oil and KB Express, Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts, Jones Paint & Glass and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums.

For more details, visit http:// www.panguitchlakefestival. com/ —Utah Pioneer Heritage Festival

Pole Canyon Fire Dicovered in Richfield on July 27 in Fremont Ranger District Crews to Manage Fire in Order to Return it to its Role in Ecosystem RICHFIELD – The Pole Canyon Fire was discovered on July 27, 2018 burning approximately 14 miles east of Fremont Utah on the Fremont River Ranger District. The lightingcaused fire is burning in mixed conifer and is estimated to be .5 acres in size.

Fire managers have made the decision to manage the fire to provide an opportunity for fire to return to its role on the ecosystem.

In doing so, management actions will be used to reduce forest fuels, enhance aspen, and improving forest health and resiliency.

As with all fires the number one objective in managing the Pole Canyon Fire is to provide for public and firefighter safety.

Crews are monitoring the fire area, collecting data on fuel moisture, and conducting fuels reduction work around Elk Horn Campground as a precautionary measure to protect one of the values at risk.

Additional information will be made available as the fire situation changes.

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