August 9, 2012 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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

Thursday, August 9, 2012 • Issue # 956

And the Winner Is...! Panguitch’s Jamie Cooper is Crowned Miss Garfield County

Miss Garfield County Royalty: Jaylen Dodds- 2nd Attendant, Jamie Cooper- Queen, Alexis Tebbs- 1st Attendant

Miss Garfield Outstanding Teen Royalty: Tyerah TebbsQueen, Kenzey Veater- 2nd Attendant, Rylen Veater- 1st Attendant

TROPIC - The annual Miss Garfield Outstanding Teen and Miss Garfield County Pageant was held on August 3 at Bryce Valley Auditorium. The talent and poise that was shown that night was superb! The areas of competition were Interview, Talent, Active Wear/Swim Wear, On-stage Question, and Evening Wear/ Party Wear. It began in the morning with private interviews with the 5 judges. The girls did an excellent job letting the judges get to know them. The young women that participated were Kenzey Veater- Panguitch, Tyerah TebbsBryce Canyon City, Dakota Stevens- Bryce Canyon City, Rylen Veater- Panguitch, Lizzy Platt- Henrieville, Kobbi Smith- Escalante, Alexis Tebbs- Bryce Canyon City, JaCee Pratt- Escalante, Jamie Cooper- Panguitch, Sierra Allen- Panguitch, and Jaylen Dodds- Panguitch. The evening started off with the Little Miss and Jr Miss Pageant began at 4pm and they were unbelievable! The young girls that participated ranged in ages 6-12 years. Participants were; Paisley Tebbs- Bryce Canyon City, Halle Stevens- Bryce Canyon City, Oaklee Williams- Tropic, McKynlee Cottam- Escalante, Lyndee Armstrong- Panguitch, Tyree King- Escalante, Shianne Shakespear- Escalante, Brooklyn Syrett- Bryce Canyon City, Casia Brinkerhoff- Tropic, Morgan PlattHenrieville, Kendra Armstrong- Panguitch, and Mady Beers- Hatch. These beautiful young women are wonderful examples to all of those in our county. —Tari Cottam

Hwy 14 Now Open for Travel CEDAR CITY, – Beginning August 4, State Route 14 will be open during daytime hours seven days a week. For leisure travelers visiting southern Utah, having 24 hour

admittance means easier access to outdoor recreation sites located in the Dixie National Forest and Cedar Breaks National Monument. A massive mountain landside and the

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subsequent construction had made normal travel to mountain recreation locations challenging. With the full time opening of State Route 14 this allows access without having to take the alternate adjacent circuitous route through neighboring towns of Parowan and Brian Head. According the website monitoring progress on the project (www.restore14.com), the road way is 80% complete and is still an active construction zone. Travelers are encouraged to “please use caution, obey posted speed limits and watch for construction crew members.” —Cedar City/Brian Head Tourism Burean

Courtesy of Francine Hallows

The Road Creek Inn at the old Loa Co-Op Building: L to R: David Chappell, Gary Hallows, Francine Hallows, and Travis VanOrden, team management for Road Creek Management.

Loa Co-Op Celebrates its 100th Birthday LOA - This year, the Loa Co-op Building turns 100 and owners of the newly renovated Road Creek Inn—the business which currently occupies the historic structure—are inviting the public to an open house centennial celebration. The Loa Co-op was initially established in 1904 by a group of Wayne County investors, and W. Scott McClellan was its first manager. On December 11, 1911, the original building burned down and a new building was erected on the site. Mr. McClellan continued to operate the business from 1912 until 1920. It was also the official outlet of ZCMI (Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution), “America’s First Department Store.” Others who carried on a mercantile business in the building were Ike Wax, Loren Webster, Nelden Ellett and Reed Brian. The building was purchased from Ike Wax on June 30, 1937, by the Utah Poultry Association. Operated by Myrtus Adams and Virgil White, the association maintained their offices in the back and candled eggs in the basement. In 1952 the building was sold to the Wayne County Poultry Association. In 1979 the building was purchased by Dixie and Anne Leavitt, who restored and refurbished it. It became the Road Creek Inn and Res-

taurant until Aspen Achievement Academy leased the building from the Leavitt’s for several years, turning it into offices. When Aspen shut down in the spring of 2011, it was decided to restore it back to the Road Creek Inn under a new management team of Dixie Leavitt, Gary Hallows and Travis Van Orden and David Chappell. Francine Hallows, who works at the Inn, says they’d like to find out more from community members about the building and its history. “We just don’t have that much,” she says. “My mother, who is 92, remembers coming here as a little girl when it was the ZCMI store. We also once found a picture in a book of Butch Cassidy running in a race in front of the building, but unfortunately we don’t currently have access to that picture.” In January 2012 the Road Creek Inn Management team began a new restoration of the building, and it’s been completely refurbished. The Inn officially opened on Memorial Day weekend. The Inn offers standard king and queen rooms and also offers suites with three king beds. Other amenities include game and exercise rooms, a sauna, free wi-fi, in-room microwave and frig and a free continental breakfast.

Ms. Hallows says the best thing about running the Inn is, “Meeting people from all across the world-- and even from the state of Utah!” The Loa Co-Op Centennial open house is Monday, August 13th from 5:00 until 8:00p.m. They would like to invite the public to come see and take a tour of this historical landmark and help celebrate. Free hot dogs and drinks will be served and a drawing will be held for a free night’s stay. The co-op is one of four facilities operated by Road Creek Management. Others include the Road Creek Lodge, the Victorian Farmhouse and the Retreat at Road Creek. If anyone has any pictures or stories about the Loa Co-op, to please contact Francine Hallows at 435-836-2000 or gary. hallows@gmail.com. They would like to compile a book about the co-op and its history and would love anything you have to offer. The Road Creek Inn is located at 98 S. Main St., Loa. Their reservation number is 800-388-7688. Let us know if you have a new business you’d like to see featured in the Insider. Call 836-2622 (Wayne) or 6762621 (Garfield) or email us at snapshot@live.com

Courtesy of Francine Hallows

The Loa Co-Op Building under construction, ca. 1912. This picture was taken from a postcard owned by Ruth Hallows, Francine Hallows’ mother-in law. The Hallows’ have had a blow-up of the photo made which is now hanging at The Road Creek Inn.

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