The Wayne and Garfield County Insider August 22, 2024
See Bats in the Wild at Upcoming DWR Viewing Event
DUCK CREEK VIL-
LAGE - Utah is home to eighteen confirmed bat species, and an upcoming Utah Division of Wildlife Resources event will give you the opportunity to learn more about them and to possibly see bats up close.
Bats are unique in that they are the only mammals capable of true flight. They live throughout the state and can be abundant wherever they can find food, shelter and water. Utah’s bats feed almost exclusively on insects.
While southern Utah has the greatest diversity of bat species, DWR biologists conduct surveys statewide to learn more about the different species, where they are located throughout Utah and how their populations are doing.
During these surveys, biologists use special nets —often placed near the water—to snare bats as they swoop down to eat
3rd Annual EPC Family Soapbox Derby Speedsters
Winners of the Escalante Prevention Coalition's 3rd annual Family Soapbox Derby pose for a photo on Friday, August 16 (above). First place went to Layne and Ray Townsend with the Steel Brothers (right).
ESCALANTE - Six teams competed in the Escalante Prevention Coalition's 3rd annual Family Soapbox Derby on Friday, August 16, which took place after the Moqui Mo-
Bryce Canyon National Park Welcomes 30 New Citizens
Courtesy National Park Service
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Bryce Canyon National Park welcomed thirty new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony on the rim of Bryce Canyon.
BRYCE CANYON
NP - On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Bryce Canyon National Park welcomed thirty new U.S. citizens in one of the nation’s most spectacular landscapes.
Since 2006, the National Park Service has partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services to host naturalization ceremonies in national parks across the country. Bryce Canyon National Park held its first citizenship ceremony—which included seventeen people from eleven different
tor Madness cruise down Escalante's Main Street. Designs ranged from more traditional, aerodynamic soapbox cars to tricycles to even a perfect school bus miniature
packed with helmeted youngsters.
After the horn sounded, the cars sped down the approximately 0.2 mile portion of Escalante's Main Street designated for
SALT LAKE CITY -
Precipitation this summer has been underwhelming for most of the state. Heat has also been a major issue over the past months. Continued water conservation efforts are crucial as demand for water increases during these hotter months.
“The state has been drying out this summer. Monsoons have been present in some form, but have been few and far between,”
Candice Hasenyager, director of the Division of Water Resources, said. “We need
GARFIELD CO.Garfield County Commissioners will give further consideration to a policy that would cease dust mitigation on unincorporated subdivision roads. At present, the only subdivision roads regularly treated with magnesium chloride by the county are in the Mammoth Creek subdivision near Panguitch. Public Works Director Dave Dodds had recommended that the county stop those treatments, citing three factors: road budget and increasing costs, availability of manpower during critical treatment periods, and the need for consistency of services provided to subdivisions in unincorporated areas. (High-volume public county roads, such as Hole-in-the Rock and Pine Creek roads, will continue to receive periodic mag chloride treatments.)
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which occurred on August 8, 2024.
Double Arch was formed from 190-million-
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the event, and volunteers waited to greet them at the finish line with checkered flagging. First place went to
Teen Returns to School and Sports with New Kidney, Thanks to Living Donor and Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital’s Dialysis Team Who Went Extra Mile to Provide Care Close to Home
ANNABELLA - A teen from Annabella, Utah, is heading back to school and sports after a rare, second kidney transplant, with an altruistic kidney donor-turned-friend, and help from caregivers from Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital who went above and beyond to bring pediatric dialysis services to the hospital to help the high school student survive and thrive.
Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital coordinated with Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to bring pediatric dialysis to its campus to help 17-year-old Richfield High swim and South Sevier tennis student athlete Henry Coulter get the life-saving care he needed close to home.
Now, thanks to the organ transplant that helped save his life and the support of Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital and the community, Henry celebrated his first plunge in the Richfield pool this month and will start workouts with the Richfield High swim team this fall.
“We have had lots of ups and lots of downs throughout Henry’s health journey, and this year has had some amazing ups because of his organ donor and the pediatric nephrologists who have made sure he had all that he needed,” said Henry’s mom, Alisa Coulter. “I can’t say it enough, how much we appreciate them.”
Henry was 15 months old when he got sick with pneumonia. He then developed the rare disease atypical HUS, a strep infection that typically affects children up to age three.
The childhood vaccine preventing the disease hadn’t been developed yet, and the infection attacked Henry’s liver, lungs, and pancreas, and put him at risk for stroke.
Henry got well, but his kidneys never recovered. He got a kidney transplant at age two, with his dad, Matthew, as the organ donor.
The Coulters knew Henry would need a second transplant by the time Henry reached adulthood.
Henry’s kidneys steadily lost function as he grew. When his kidney function dropped to just 24 percent, doctors put him on the transplant list waiting for a deceased donor, as planned.
They hoped a donor kidney would become available in a year or so, without Henry needing dialysis.
to life, and had sleepless nights as we have called them for help, and kept him alive through many hospital stays. I’m so glad they were able to bring this level of care to Sevier Valley for Henry.”
Still, Henry needed a kidney transplant. Despite his community’s rally in search of a donor, there was no match.
But in a city 150 miles away in Draper, Utah, soonto-be retired Army National Guard Major Monica Leger was looking for a child to donate her kidney to and help save a life.
Unfortunately, Henry got sick with flu last December. In January, on his first day of work as a lifeguard at the Richfield pool, he had intense stomach pain.
He ended up hospitalized, and in kidney failure. He left the hospital on dialysis and needed a kidney transplant within six months.
Dialysis required a 4 a.m. start to the day, three times a week, and drive to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, 165 miles away from his town of Annabella, which has fewer than 900 residents.
Treatments impacted Henry mentally, educationally, and emotionally. He couldn’t be in crowds and was frequently exhausted. He had to switch to online schooling. He was missing out on life and relationships. He couldn’t swim because of the dialysis catheter, and instead watched from the stands as his team competed in the state meet.
"Henry is an incredible young man, but having to travel to Salt Lake from Richfield for dialysis three days a week would take a toll on anyone," said Stephanie Baker, dialysis supervisor at Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital.
The Intermountain Sevier Valley Dialysis team wanted to help Henry get back to the life that he had previously enjoyed, so they went to work to make it happen.
"Since he was only 16, we had to work with Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to obtain the equipment and training needed to provide dialysis care for Henry so he could receive treatment here in our community,” Baker noted.
It was a first for Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital, and a success.
Henry was able to continue playing with his tennis team at South Sevier High, which lifted his spirits. Now, Sevier Valley Hospital will be a care home base for Henry and other children in the community who need dialysis in the future.
“Intermountain Primary Children’s and Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital made it easy-peasy for Henry,” his mom said.
“The pediatric nephrologists are more than just doctors to Henry,” she added. “They have known him since he was small. They joke and tease with him, and truly are a care team for him. They have literally revived him back
up from surgery with a rush of energy he’d never experienced before. “I seriously I sat up and asked if I could stand up because I was feeling so energized, even after anesthesia,” he said. “There was no grogginess at all. It was crazy how different I felt with a working kidney.”
As fate would have it, Henry’s family and Leger have become friends.
Leger had been thinking about donating for about five years. And with her Guard retirement date in sight, she knew everything was aligning to make her wish a reality.
She approached the University of Utah to become an altruistic donor for a child.
“I had two kidneys, and I didn’t need both,” Leger said. “I donated because I could.”
On transplant day, Henry didn’t know who his donor was, or whether they’d ever meet.
He made a thank-you gift basket of the foods he wanted to eat post-transplant, like chocolate milk, potato chips, Takis and dried mangoes; the foods he was eating on the “kidney diet,” including Fig newtons, Cranberry Juice, and candy; and a personalized blanket.
Leger was in her hospital room after surgery, on her 45th birthday, when Henry’s gift arrived. Her birthday was now Henry’s transplant birthday.
"The retirement honors time, the birthday marks time, the kidney donation gives time,” Leger said. “I’m glad Henry will now be here to make those big lifetime decisions.”
Henry recalls waking
In July, Henry celebrated his 17th birthday at Leger’s retirement party. Leger has challenged Henry to a push-up contest, reminding him that she gave him a great kidney that got her through two boot-camps and a couple of marathons.
Henry has started his senior year at South Sevier High, and is well enough to continue his athletic co-op with Richfield High, where he is on the swim team. The first week of August, he was healed up and safe to swim again.
He came back to the Lifeguard job he had for just one day before getting sick. He’ll have his first Richfield High Swim Team workout in September, which his mom calls his “full-circle moment.” His tennis game is getting stronger.
Now, he hopes his story can inspire others to become organ donors and save lives.
“Organ donation is safe, and the donor means everything to people like me,” Henry said. “It’s someone who would sacrifice some of their own body to help another person. Monica has been a big inspiration to other people —even my uncle decided to become an organ donor because of her. I just hope our story brings to light how much of a difference living donors can make to people who need it.”
—Intermountain Health
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Monica Leger donated a kidney to help 17-year-old Richfield High teen Henry Coulter.
Courtesy Intermountain Health
News from Wayne County Wind, Rain and Everything in Between
by Adus F. Dorsey II
Like in the Bible story about Noah, the rains came, and it rained and rained and rained. Water ran everywhere, water in amounts that haven’t been seen since the last one-hundred-year flood that took place last year.
WAYNE CO. - Like in the Bible story about Noah, the rains came, and it rained and rained and rained. Water ran everywhere, water in amounts that haven’t been seen since the last one-hundredyear flood that took place last year. For the most part, those stranded inside M&D during the daily downpours saw the rain as a welcome sight. Crops in the fields were still standing and yet to be cut, so, like they say in "the good book," all was well.
For the adventure seekers and unlucky travelers that found themselves on the remote back roads in Cathedral Valley during the monsoon, life was not so good. Being far from civilization, with AAA nowhere in sight, and stranded in a wash with water passing through their car windows was not a scenario that their Expedia travel agent had prepared them for.
With the exception of the ghost town of Giles, life, in general, does not come to a complete halt during the monsoon season, but life does slow down when windshield wipers can’t keep up.
There is a good reason why the fences in the lower country are only two feet tall. Once a happy place where families thrived, the land was fertile, as on the plains in Kansas, and vegetables seemed to grow without much tending like they do in Louisiana. But then the rains came, and they came and came, and, according to legend, the people moved in with their relatives in Teasdale, never to return.
Although remnants of past lives do exist in the lower country, with dusty graveyards and fading headstones scattered throughout the desert, life as it once was only exists in memory and in stories told around campfires on late summer nights or mysterious moving pieces on Ouija boards.
For the living, the new Wayne High School looks more like a modernday mausoleum, complete with lots of windows, yards of newly poured concrete, asphalt in places that have never seen asphalt before, and strategically placed exotic plants that probably only grow along the Nile in Egypt, or in the south side of St. George.
As for the finishing crews, there are so many of them showing up every day for work that they double the population of
Wayne County on a daily basis. There are so many cars, trucks, and equipment that it makes Bicknell look like they are getting a new shopping mall or county courthouse.
With all of the other community beautification projects that Bicknell continues to do and now with a new high school building, passing through Bicknell can make for a rather pleasant driving experience. Kudos to Bicknell for taking initiative and the show of pride.
In an opportunity to dispel the state worker myth that it takes an army and six months to complete state road maintenance, the road crews that performed the recent chipseal and striping in Loa, through and into Bicknell, at a record setting pace must be commended. They mobilized equipment, blocked intersections and side streets, and went to work with a purpose. One day, it wasn’t, and the next day, it was. It was almost as if it was a dream. A lady drove up from Hanksville on an old road to go get groceries and supplies in Richfield, and when she came back,
she thought she had made a wrong turn somewhere, as Highway 24 looked unfamiliar with its new coat of gravel and oil. It all happened just that fast.
Last week was the Wayne County Fair, and everybody’s attitude was high as a kite. Families came in from as far away as Aurora and Green River for the fair festivities. Camp sites at Forsyth and Polk Creek filled up over a week before the event, and you could get a whiff of Dutch oven cooking wherever you went.
Cache Valley Bank's free lunch on Thursday, August 15, was a big hit. Everybody was there, and they were happy to see their favorite tellers and bank personnel wearing aprons and dishing out food instead of money.
If you needed anything at Royal's Foodtown, you were among friends, all of them. Parking was at a premium, and there were so many people in the aisles that it took all afternoon talking to old friends to get out of the store.
Life in Wayne County doesn’t get much better than Wayne County Fair week.
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countries—in 2022. These ceremonies mark the conclusion of an immigrant’s journey to citizenship and honor the commitment they have shown along the way.
New Citizens: Today, as you take that oath of citizenship and join us in this land of the free and the brave, this land now belongs equally to you just as it does to everyone else in this country. You enjoy the freedoms of this land and the ownership and shared stewardship of this land.—Jim Ireland, Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent ny, a new citizen originally from Australia, said “This is now a land that is a part of me, and I am a part of it. I’m grateful to be someone who can contribute to this country, contribute to all of you as fellow citizens, and I hope that I can uphold my covenant, my commitment, and my oath by doing just that.”
During the ceremony on Thursday, thirty people from twenty countries— including India, Egypt, Denmark, Mexico, and Australia—took their oath on the rim of Bryce Canyon presided over by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett. The ceremony also featured remarks from the National Park Service and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Bryce Canyon Superintendent Jim Ireland remarked, “Today, as you take that oath of citizenship and join us in this land of the free and the brave, this land now belongs equally to you just as it does to everyone else in this country. You enjoy the freedoms of this land and the ownership and shared stewardship of this land.”
In his remarks, Antho-
—Bryce Canyon National Park
Adus F. Dorsey II
Wills, Trusts, and More
Legal Issues Related to Funeral Planning
When you die, who will decide what happens to your body? Who will decide your burial location and the funeral arrangements?
If a daughter from an earlier marriage wants her father buried near her mother in Los Angeles, but the daughter’s stepmother wants her husband buried in southern Utah or Nevada, whose desire will prevail? If a person wants to be cremated but never told those close to her, will she be cremated?
Answers to the above questions depend on you. You must make the decisions in writing regarding your funeral and burial before you die. Part of your estate planning should entail addressing these issues.
State law provides that the person named in your will (an “executor,” or now more commonly referred to as “personal representative”) shall have authority prior to appointment by the court to carry out written instructions of the decedent relating to his body, funeral, and burial arrangements.
This means two things. First, you should have a will naming someone as executor or personal representative. Second, you should provide written
by Jeffery J. McKenna
instructions to your personal representative regarding your burial and funeral arrangements. Both of these steps are vitally important.
If you have not left a will naming an executor or personal representative and written directions (whether in your will or some other document), the law is unclear as to who has authority to make those decisions. This uncertainty can and has lead to terrible disagreements between family members which is something everyone probably wants to avoid.
On occasion, family members have discussed with me and others in our office their desire to change, or their fear that another family member will want to change, the location of burial of a loved one.
Significantly, the courts have stated that it is a sound and well-established policy of law that a person, once buried, should not be exhumed except for the most compelling of reasons. Because burial decisions have to be made very quickly after death and are almost impossible to change once made, you should set forth your desires regarding your funeral and burial when doing your estate planning.
Meeting with a funeral
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Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna. com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.
planner at the mortuary of your choice and having your desires set forth in a prearranged plan can be very helpful to all involved.
country roads
by Lynn Griffin
Just Following Your Instructions
An English teacher told his students that when pronouncing a word beginning with the letter "H" they should ignore the "H" as in hour, honor, and honest.
That day when leaving for class, he left a note for his assistant, "Please heat my rice for me."
When the teacher returned to his office, he met an empty bowl. He asked the assistant, "Where is my food?"
The assistant replied, "You said I should heat the rice for you, but you also instructed us to ignored the 'H.'"
Latitude and Longitude
The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading.
After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees, and minutes, the teacher asked, "Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, four minutes north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude?"
After a confused silence, a voice volunteered, "I guess you'd be eating alone."
THEME:
Music 101
ACROSS
1. Meat chunks 6. Calendar square 9. *____ signature, or notation that describes #34 Down 13. Hiya or howdy
14. Down Under runner 15. West Point student 16. At full speed 17. Big Apple 18. Flounder's domain 19. *Complementary notes sung simultaneously 21. *Not sonata 23. Debate position 24. Painter Chagall
25. Munchhausen's story
28. Casino chip
30. *R in R&B
35. Spanish earthen pot
37. Lobed organs
39. Nest for an eagle
40. Bona fide
41. *Adagio or moderato, e.g.
43. What a willow did?
44. *Type of piano technician
46. Flock member description
47. Fill beyond full
48. Masters of ceremonies, colloquially speaking
50. Jon Krakauer's book "____ the Wild"
52. High craggy hill
53. Church congregation
55. Hole punching tool
57. *A ____, or without accompaniment
61. *Fast
65. Not asleep
66. 2000 lbs.
68. Acquisition through marriage
69. Rubber tree product
70. Director's cry
71. *Five lines
72. Potassium hy-
First Day of School
It was the first day of school.
Harry's mother went into his bedroom and said, "Come on, Harry, get up now. You have to go to school today."
"But I don't want to go to school," replied Harry, "I want to stay in bed. Why do I have to go to school"?
"Because," answered his mother, "you're a teacher!"
Addition
Teacher asks a student: If I give you 3+3 rabbits, how many do you have?
Student says, "I will have seven rabbits."
Teacher asks, "How?"
Student says, "I already have one rabbit."
PUNishment
always say, 'I before E, except after sea.'"
droxide solution, pl. 73. 168 in 1 week
74. Housed DOWN
1. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's title 2. Dharma teacher 3. Resembling wings 4. Good Year balloon, e.g. 5. Mexico City state 6. Say it isn't so 7. Winehouse or Schumer
Not in Impossible
*Nine instruments, e.g.
Bobby of hockey
Just after finishing a four year stint in the Navy, my friend changed her name from Marie to Mary. I asked her why. "It’s like they
GoldenAnniversaryWedding
Dave and Kae Covington of Torrey will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 21.
They were married in 1974 and were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, August 21, 1979. As Dave likes to say, "Fifty years down, eternity to go!" They raised their six amazing children in the mountains near Park City, Utah. They also have 23 (+1) amazing grandchildren.
The monsoons are here with real gusto. The rain doesn’t last too long, but it really comes down. We can really use the moisture, and the hills are coming back really green; it should be really hard for fires to get a start. St. George just missed a record for the most days with triple digit temperatures. They got to fifty-two days, but then had a few ninetyeight-degree days, so they just missed the record of fifty-four days. It really got hot there many times during that time frame, with days of one-hundred and fifteen degree heat. Makes you kind of happy we live where we do.
Joe
Orman’s ATV
by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com
Rally was the best ever. There were a few less that participated, and it made for much smaller groups on the rides. Still, they had over two-hundred and twenty people, and that is good for the town. Many of the riders will be back to see more of the country. The rides were over on Saturday, when the rains came, but the rains sure cut out the dust. They had a closing night dinner at the Cowboy's Smokehouse Cafe, which went well. Joe finally received a much deserved award for all of his hard work. Joe will need time to recover, and then, he will be back at next year’s rally.
At our family din-
Soapbox Derby:
Six teams competed in the Escalante Prevention Coalition's 3rd annual Family Soapbox Derby on Friday, August 16, which took place after the Moqui Motor Madness cruise down Escalante's Main Street.
Soapbox Derby
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Layne and Ray Townsend with the Steel Brothers, second went to Russell and TJ Brooks, and third went to the Meisenbach / Dutton Family Bus.
ner last Sunday, we had a couple of rare guests. A beautiful big bird with its giant wings held wide open landed on our light pole in the backyard. It held that pose for about a half an hour; even when its mate came and left, it stayed. It was a California Condor, America's largest bird. Some are known to have as much as a 10’ wingspan. The two were part of the three-hundred and fifty condors that live in the wild, thanks to federal, state and Tribal partners and their captive-breeding program.
Participants of the Olympics from Hong Kong will receive $768,000 for a gold medal and $384,000 for a silver. By comparison, U.S. athletes get $38,000 for gold, $23,000 for silver, and $15,000 for bronze. I believe that the cost to send six-hundred participants from the U.S. might have to do with what we can give out in money for medals.
last event for the summer is the Cruizin' Old 89 Car show. It will be on Sept. 6th and 7th, and there will be a lot of events going on within those two days. Well, time is flying. College football starts this weekend, and the pros will be starting the following weekend. Baseball will be going on for another two months. The WNBA is still going on, with record breaking crowds, and the Olympic team is back in action. It is a couch potato's dream.
In a message to The Insider, Escalate Prevention Coalition Coordinator Heather Dunton said, "Thank you to Moqui Motor Madness for the partnership [with the Family Soapbox Derby], and to everyone that entered a car."
—Insider
Along with bragging rights, first place received a trophy, and all three winners received a family game.
On Labor Day weekend, there is a Senior Rodeo—August 30 - September 1st—at the Triple C Arena. As always on Labor Day weekend, Iron County holds their county fair. On Labor Day, they have a big parade and plenty of rides for the kids. For us old folks, they have a really big car show. Our
Obituaries
Richard Lyman
ESCALANTE - On Saturday, 10 August 2024, Richard Randel Lyman, devoted husband, and father of four sons, passed away at the age of 87, concluding a decade long struggle with dementia. Richard “Dick” Lyman was born on September 27, 1936, in Richfield, Utah, to Randel and Gwen (Hickman) Lyman, the first of six children. He was raised in Escalante, spending much of his early years at his grandfather’s and father’s sawmill on the slopes of the Escalante Mountain in Main Canyon. Here he had fond memories of the mill and playing with his younger sisters. He loved to retell his experience of being warmly fitted with his sister Deanna upon a load of lumber—the truck cab being fully occupied with his parents and sister, Rosemary—and hauled up to Salt Lake City as a family to deliver the lumber for the war effort. Dick’s family moved to the town center of Escalante in 1944 and purchased the local phone company, his mother being the switchboard operator, and his father being the linesman. Dick accompanied his father while making line repairs in Escalante; west to Panguitch, and east to Boulder. Dick also delivered newspapers for a period of his youth, at first with a motorized scooter, often with a sister riding in the side car, and then on horseback.
It is sad what is happening to the GOP. Even in Utah we have our former congressman complaining like our expresident about the governor’s race, which he lost by over thirty-nine thousand votes. He is joining up with Brian King, who is running for governor on the Democratic side. The Democrats are having their convention this week, and it looks like it will be a lot better organized, with key speakers scheduled for each night. If you get this paper on Thursday, don’t forget about the Garfield Memorial Hospital dinner out at Ebenezer’s tonight. It is always a fun evening. I hope you are able to get what you need and deserve.
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Dick attended high school in Escalante, where he played baseball and basketball and began his courtship with Mary Coombs. In 1954, they were voted King and Queen of the Kriss Kringle Ball. After receiving his High School diploma in 1954, he began attending school at the College of Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah. Using the drafting skills he was learning at CSU, Dick designed the motel that he, his father, and others would complete in 1956—the same year that he graduated from CSU with an Associate of Science Degree. While pursuing additional instruction at Utah State University in 1957, his father persuaded Dick to go to Southern California to get some work experience. He secured a position with Boller and Chivens, where they designed and built a mounted tracking camera for photographing the Sputnik Satellite. While home in Escalante during the holidays, he had an encounter with his grandfather, Vern Lyman, who instructed him that if he had any sense, he would go and court Ephraim Coombs’ daughter, Mary, from Boulder, Utah. He did, and they dated for a few years. Dick also attended the University of Utah and served in the Utah National Guard.
On August 26, 1960, Mary and Dick were married in the Salt Lake Temple. At one time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allowed newly married men to go out on missions, supported by their wives. Dick had hoped that would be the case for him, but the Church decided to discontinue the practice, so he never served a mission. However, he was always missionary minded. Dick served as a Stake missionary, a Stake Seventy, and spoke with anyone who was willing to listen about the Church. Having only sons, he supported the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts programs, serving at different times as Cubmaster and Scoutmaster with the local troop. He served faithfully in the Church throughout his life, eventually becoming a High Priest Group Leader and a Stake High Councilor.
Dick and Mary lived in various locations in both Utah and Southern California, raising their four sons, ultimately settling in Bountiful, Utah. He was a devoted husband and father, ever concerned about providing for his family’s wants and needs. Working on the forefront of a defense industry boom during the Cold War, he was instrumental in pioneering the development of fiberglass and carbon fiber winding technology. Dick worked for a number of high tech aerospace companies, including: Okaw Industries; Engineering Technology; Hercules; Aerojet General; Edo Corporation/Fiber Science; Lear Siegler/ Royal Industries; ALCOA TRE/Fibertek; and Applied Composite Technology. Notable achievements include: fabricating the Beechcraft Starship (the first civilian aircraft with a carbon fiber wound fuselage); designing external fuel tanks for military aircraft, carbon fiber wound rifle barrels and prosthetic feet. Dick holds two US patents for his work with filament wound pressure vessels. Dick and his wife, Mary, would take ownership of the Padre Motel (the same motel he designed and completed) in 1993, and operated it for 27 years until Mary’s death in 2020.
Dick is lovingly remembered by his sons: Richard "Randy" (Rebecca) Lyman, Ephraim; "Kendall" (Lisa) Lyman, Cray (Kari) Lyman, and Charles "Russ" Lyman; along with thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Five siblings also survive him: Deanna Greer, Rosemary Smith, Joyce Woolsey, Blaine Lyman, and Evelyn Corning. Dick was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Mary Coombs Lyman; mother, Gwen Hickman Lyman; father, Randel Wilcock Lyman.
Funeral services will be held in the Escalante Ward Chapel at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Friends & Family may attend viewings in the Barton Creek Ward Chapel (640 South 750 East, Bountiful, Utah) at 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024; and in the Escalante Ward Chapel at 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The burial will be in the Escalante Cemetery. Live streaming of the services and online guestbook at: https://www.maglebymortuary.com/obituaries/richard-lyman Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary; Richfield, Salina and Manti
Utah’s Capitol Reef is Working Hard to Save Fruits You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
by David Condos | KUER 90.1
Capitol Reef National Park is working to bring back heirloom fruit varieties
here decades ago, such as the Lambert cherry and Early Crawford
have become harder to find.
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Peaches named J.H. Hale and Baby Crawford. Black Tartarian cherries. The Winter Banana—which is actually an apple.
This is fruit with a name and a pedigree.
The nineteen orchards of Capitol Reef National Park, part of the vaunted Mighty 5, were planted by the Mormon pioneer families who used to call this part of south-central Utah home. Back in 1880, it was known as the town of Fruita. Today, the park carries on the tradition with roughly 2,000 fruit trees.
“Cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, plums, apples,” said Visitor Services Program Manager Shauna Cotrell. “Occasionally, you might find a few quince trees.”
Many of Capitol Reef’s historic trees, like the century-old apricot giant Cotrell happens to be standing next to, are nearing the end of their life. That’s why the park’s groundbreaking orchard rehabilitation project has planted around 700 new
trees since 2022.
To maintain the orchards in the way settlers did more than a century ago, the focus is on cultivating heirloom varieties. Many have become increasingly rare as more common varieties cornered the market.
For some, like the park’s namesake red apple, these orchards might be their last hope.
“If we lose the Capitol Reef Red here, it's gone,” Cotrell said.
Nearly 24,000 pounds of fruit were harvested last year by 1.2 million annual visitors. You can eat your fill in the orchards for free and take fruit home at $2 a pound.
Unlike the relatively barren high desert that surrounds them, the orchards’ valley is lush green—a meandering oasis that follows the path of the Fremont River. The neighboring red cliffs even lend a hand, soaking up the sun’s warmth and releasing it back into the valley at night to hold off frost. The fertile conditions drew Indigenous
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farmers for thousands of years, long before settlers planted their Europeanstyle fruit.
Even a landscape this idyllic isn’t immune to the threats of climate change, however.
There’s concern the trees may begin to bloom earlier as springs warm up. That could throw the timing off with pollinators like bees and butterflies, whose fluttering work is essential to producing fruit. Another worry is that thunderstorms will become less frequent but more intense and lead to increased flooding, erosion or shifting of the river.
Small environmental changes can pile on top of the other challenges the trees face from invasive species, diseases and humans, said Park Superintendent Cass Bromley. So getting a little extra drought might just tip the scales against them.
“Climate change isn't occurring in a vacuum, it's one more stressor. So … if the trees aren't healthy because the climate has shifted a little bit, and they're
This event serves as a reminder of our responsibility and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake Powell. These features have a life span that can be influenced or damaged by manmade interventions. While we don’t know what caused this collapse, we will continue to maintain our resource protection efforts on Lake Powell for future generations to enjoy. Please enjoy our resources but leave no trace.—Michelle Kerns, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent
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year-old Navajo sandstone originating in the late Triassic to early Jurassic periods. Since formation, this fine-grained sand feature has been subject to spalling and erosion from weather, wind, and rain.
Changing water levels and erosion from wave action is suspected of contribut-
ing to the ultimate collapse of the arch.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Michelle Kerns stated, “This event serves as a reminder of our responsibility and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake Powell. These features have a life span that can be influenced or damaged by manmade interventions.
While we don’t know what caused this collapse, we will continue to maintain our resource protection efforts on Lake Powell for future generations to enjoy. Please enjoy our resources but leave no trace.”
heirloom fruit matters, said Todd Little-Siebold, a history professor at the College of the Atlantic in Maine. One is scientific. Having more varieties means our food system is less vulnerable to pests, disease and future climate extremes. The second is more sentimental—remembering the way our ancestors might have lived through the food they ate, with unique fruit varieties associated with different regions, seasons and purposes.
“In the world that we live in today, inspiration and deliciousness and stories are really good for our souls,” said Little-Siebold, who describes himself as a fruit historian.
not quite getting what they need, then they're more vulnerable.”
The orchard rehabilitation is not easy work.
Park staff have had to become history detectives, identifying which fruit varieties settlers grew here ages ago. Horticulturist Fritz Maslan said that means poring over written records and oral histories. Then they have to find living specimens—if they still exist.
One example is the Early Crawford peach. The park confirmed it once grew here, Maslan said, but then it disappeared. After diving down a research rabbit hole, his team found one or two of those trees in California.
“In another 15 years, if that orchardist was done with what they were doing, and got rid of those trees, it might have been gone,” he said. “You're never gonna get that specific genetic cross back. There's so many millions of genes that would have to combine the right way.”
Once they have samples from those California specimens, they’ll use them to make new trees through grafting—a process of physically joining part of a tree onto a set of roots already planted in the ground.
There are some big reasons why preserving
Utah and the Mountain West had a fruit boom in the 1910s to 1930s, he said, as a few key factors lined up in the region’s favor.
First, Utah’s dry desert conditions meant farmers didn’t have to worry about the pests and diseases that plagued them elsewhere. Second, East Coast orchards were in decline at that time as the country’s founding core urbanized and industrialized. Lastly, railroads made it possible to ship fruit from the West to big cities back East, filling the gap left by those declining farms.
The Western fruit boom faded, he said, during the rise of supermarket chains. And with it, many heirloom cultivars went out of style. Eventually, the typical American produce aisle offered just a few types of apples year-round. Commercial orchards grew larger and more homogenized to meet that demand.
But today, the country has seen a bit of an heirloom fruit renaissance, Little-Siebold said. He’s now part of a nationwide group of researchers working to identify historic apple varieties and educate communities about them.
The work at Capitol Reef and elsewhere “to reintroduce people to these amazing apples—much better than anything you can get in the store today —really helps people un-
derstand what's been lost through this collapse of the diverse food system,” he said. An orchard along State Route 24 in Capitol Reef illustrates this hope. There’s not much shade to be found here —just rows and rows of young trees, no more than a few feet tall. Some, like the Lambert cherry, historically grew in the Fruita area and then vanished. Now, the rehabilitation project is bringing them back.
More than a dozen varieties of apple trees have been planted in this single small field over the past three springs, including some new Capitol Reef Reds.
The project hasn’t been without speed bumps, Bromley said. A lot of new trees died the first year, likely because crews dug up too much of the land—messing with the soil and irrigation ditches The next two springs, park staff adjusted their approach, minimizing how much ground they disturbed and retaining as many older trees as possible.
Even though it’s a pilot project that’s expected to wrap up in 2025, Bromley said, the park plans to continue the work—using what they’ve learned to better protect the orchards for future generations.
When they preserve these trees, she said, they’re also preserving the story behind them. So every time someone pulls an apple or apricot off a branch and takes a bite, they’ll get a fuller taste of Utah’s past.
“We have a little bit of a bully pulpit,” Bromley said. “We've got 1.2 million visitors and we have this good opportunity to raise their curiosity.” This article was originally published on kuer. org on August 1, 2024. This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.
Lightning Strike at Horseshoe Bend Overlook Injures Two Park Visitors
Courtesy National
PAGE - A few minutes before 4:00 p.m. on Monday August 12, lightning struck two visitors while they were standing near the rim of Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Two female visitors aged 22 and 23 years old, one from the Netherlands and one from Australia, sustained injuries. Classic Air Medical and City of Page Fire Department quickly responded to assist National Park Service Rangers with on
scene patient care. Both victims were flown to St. George Regional Hospital in Utah by Classic Air Medical helicopters. Visitors are advised
to use caution while visiting exposed outdoor areas and be aware of changing weather conditions. Thunderstorms are most frequent and severe during the monsoon season, which is typically midJune through September in Arizona and July through September in Utah. If you hear thunder, you are at risk of getting struck by lightning and should immediately seek shelter in a vehicle or building.
More information about safety during lightning storms is available at: https://www.nps.gov/glca/ planyourvisit/safety.htm and https://www.weather. gov/safety/lightning-safety-overview.
—National Park Service
David Condos | KUER
that pioneer families planted
peach. But many historic types of fruit
David Condos | KUER Capitol Reef Superintendent Cass Bromley holds a map that shows visitors the long list of fruit varieties planted in one of its orchards during the rehabilitation project, June 14, 2024.
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A few minutes before 4:00 pm on Monday, August 12, lightning struck two visitors while they were standing near the rim of Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Schools and Sports
IIC Intern at SUU Designed New Junior Ranger Booklet for Dixie National Forest
CEDAR CITY - Allison Berger, a recent graphic design graduate from Southern Utah University, completed an Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) internship by designing a new booklet for the Dixie National Forest Jr. Ranger program. The booklet will be available in the forest visitor centers this September.
“This new, first-ofits-kind, Jr. Ranger booklet will help to educate local youth, visitors to our forest, and future public land leaders of America,” said Daniel Strand, partnership coordinator for the Dixie National Forest.
When looking into the education program, forest personnel realized the Jr. Ranger program for the forest service was outdated. They saw the
Allison Berger (above), a recent graphic design graduate from Southern Utah University, completed an Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC) internship by designing a new booklet (left) for the Dixie National Forest Jr. Ranger program. The booklet will be available in the forest visitor centers this September.
opportunity to connect with youth by creating something with a fresh new look personalized to the Dixie National Forest.
After seeing this need, Strand reached out to the IIC at SUU. They were able to connect him to Berger, who at the time was a senior graphic design student, to do the design work for this new project.
“The Dixie National Forest’s partnership with SUU and the IIC is one of our most valuable and crucial,” said Strand. “Without the local talent pool of students, commitment from the University, and community support, our forest would not be what it is today. We rely on this partnership on many levels with many different positions. We would not be able to complete the amount of
work that we do if it were not for SUU.”
Berger worked with both Strand and Shannon Eberhard, assistant director of Outdoor Pathways, and the IIC on the project. Through them, Berger was able to receive support and ensure that the new design had accurate information.
“I’m proud of the whole thing,” said Berger. “To me, it’s incredible that we’ve reached the finish line—when I say that, I mean because of how the booklet has really come together. I’m so proud of the design and all the activities Shannon, Danny, and myself put together; it’s really awesome to see it as a physical product.”
“I am proud of this project, and even more proud of Allison. Not only did she do a beautiful job in
her graphic design, she also pushed her skills to the limit by creating the artwork seen throughout this book,” said Eberhard. “Professional experiences like this, combined with stewardship of our wild and scenic landscapes are exactly what the IIC is meant to offer.”
The IIC is a partnership between SUU and various land management agencies, outdoor recreation businesses, foundations, nonprofits, and Native American tribes. This partnership develops challenging internship opportunities for students to complement their academic pursuits and help prepare them for successful careers.
To learn more about the program please visit the IIC website.
—Southern Utah University
Snow College to Develop Respiratory Therapy Program
EPHRAIM - Snow College is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from Talent Ready Utah for the development of a respiratory therapy program. The initial funding of nearly $250,000 will facilitate the construction of a respiratory therapy lab with a full range of equipment for studying respiratory disorders. Ongoing funding of $150,000 per year will ensure the future of the program as it grows and develops.
Snow developed the proposal for a Respiratory Care program at the urging of area hospital leaders. They explained that central Utah hospitals are struggling to fill new and replacement positions for respiratory therapists, and many current respiratory therapists are set to retire in the next five years. Without a way to train new therapists, the area will face a crisis for this critical area of healthcare.
As Snow College leadership began looking for a way to fill this critical need in the community, they became aware of the Talent Ready Utah grant. Talent Ready Utah aims to increase coordination between industry and education to prepare a skilled workforce to fill in-demand jobs.
by Mack Oetting
The Panguitch Bobcats' fall season is under way and in full swing. Pat and I went over to see the volleyball game against Beaver, a 2A school. We thought that this was the Cats' best team ever, with players blocking shots, spiking the ball, and performing great serves and sets. All went great, and I could see another championship for the Cats. They beat the Beaver team in three sets, and we made it home in the light. The next night, I went up to Richfield to watch that game. I walked around the Richfield school for a half an hour, looking for where the game was going on. Well, it was a tournament, and it was being played up at the college arena. I finally got there a half an hour late, but the games were running late, also, and
our game hadn’t started yet. Everything the Cats did well at Beaver, it just wasn’t there on Friday, and they lost to North Sevier in three games. They had two more games on Saturday. I was told that they played a lot better, but they still lost both games. All four of these games were against 2A teams. Their first home game was also against a 2A team, Millard, on the 27th. This team has a lot of potential, and I don’t think that they will lose against any 1A teams. Baseball has been going on for a while, and they have won all their games but one. They have a tournament at American Heritage from the 23 - 24th. They do have a home game on the 28th against Wayne. They only have five home games left in the season. The team is always entertaining and plays before big crowds.
Cross country is also underway, and a few of the runners went up to the Richfield Invitational. The schedule is not right, so I will have to check with Coach Yardley for the home race date.
Snow College Provost Michael Austin was thrilled to learn that the grant proposal was accepted and fully funded. He said, “This grant grows out of the close partnerships that Snow College has with our local hospitals. It addresses a critical shortage of respiratory care professionals in our region, and it will prepare dozens of local students for rewarding, high-paying careers that they can pursue without leaving central Utah."
Preparation for the new program will begin immediately. The program
is anticipated to be ready to start with its first cohort in early 2026. For more information about this new program, please contact Provost Michael Austin at michael.austin@snow.edu or 435.283.7300.
—Snow College
Courtesy Southern Utah University
Courtesy Southern Utah University
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital Receives National Recognition for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
ST. GEORGE - In-
termountain St. George Regional Hospital is the recipient of the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guideline’s Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its work to ensure that stroke patients in Southern Utah receive the most appropriate treatment, according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
Because of these efforts, Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital is helping to save lives and reduce disability for stroke patients, according to the AHA.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States.
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.
Get With the Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research and evidencebased guidelines.
“Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” said Tyler
Owens, MD, stroke medical director at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “These national guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work daily, which studies show can help patients recover better. Our goal is to ensure people in Southern Utah who experience a stroke can experience longer, healthier lives.”
Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their hospital or health system has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With the Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, MD, volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “Participation in Get With the Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates, which is a win for health care systems, families, and communities.”
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital also received the AHA’s Target: Stroke Elite Plus
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award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital is also the recipient of the the AHA’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy award by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.
Additionally, Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital received the AHA’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award. This award recognizes hospitals who work to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke. "Patients who experience a cerebrovascular event require fast, efficient, and detail-oriented care. It takes tireless work and attention to create a system of care that provides each patient the best outcome possible,” said Dr. Owens. “It’s a responsibility that we hold with pride. Being recognized as an elite stroke center comes as no easy feat. We’re grateful to our unique community of caretakers, coordinators, and leaders who made this achievement possible. We aim to continue to grow as a team and earn this award again next year."
—Intermountain Health
Garfield County Commissioners will give further consideration to a policy that would cease dust mitigation on unincorporated subdivision roads after public comment from Mammoth Creek homeowners. Approval of $6.3M from the county’s rural hospital tax fund for the county’s portion of the hospital’s renovations, environmental hazards unique to EVs, and Promise Rock discussed.
Creek homeowners were present at the meeting to object. Mammoth Creek is unique, said one homeowner, in that the main road is the only public access to forest land, and that “hundreds” of vehicles—RVs, ATVs, etc. —travel up and down that road, not necessarily abiding by posted speed limits, especially on weekends. Another resident agreed, saying that “ATV trails from Brian Head or Panguitch Lake come directly through our community.” He wasn’t opposing the trail riders, simply noting the high traffic volume and clouds of dust. “It’s not the residents creating this dust,” he said. Another resident said their area has been documented as a “high-volume destination area” and that visitors are spending money in Garfield County for food and gas, plus taxes charged on the rentals and guide services. He argued that there should be some way for the county to continue the treatments, even if the residents need to chip in some of the cost. “I just want to know what options have been considered…we can get this done,” one said. “We need a solution before next Memorial Weekend.” Dodds said one op-
tion used by other counties is to establish or expand a special services district whereby additional taxes are assessed to specific areas for specific purposes. Mammoth Creek now has a special service district established for fire suppression. That could be expanded to cover road maintenance, as well. However, Dodds did point out that the subdivision includes 670 parcels. “It’s not all tourist traffic,” he said. Commissioner Leland Pollock told the landowners, “You’ve made a good case; we’ll take this matter under advisement.” The Commission and Dodds will explore the options and will respond by mail to each landowner. Commissioner Pollock also wanted to involve Commissioner Jerry Taylor in the discussion. Taylor was attending the Congressional Staff briefing activities elsewhere. In other action by the Commission:
They accepted the bid from Harward and Rees for the four surplus Caterpillar loaders, $255 each. They accepted a $2500 check from the Parowan Wool Growers as appreciation for coyote control. They approved $6.3M from the county’s rural hospital tax fund for the county’s portion of the hospital’s operat-
Ask an Expert Six Tips for Planning Menus Around Farmers Market Selections
by Lea Palmer | Assistant Director/Program
Manager | Utah State University Extension Create Better Health
Although variety is a benefit of shopping at local farmers markets, it can be difficult and overwhelming to come up with a menu for the week without knowing what will be available at the market. Being flexible allows you to choose the produce that looks the best and is offered at the best price.
UTAH - Farmers markets are known for offering an ever-changing variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Although variety is a benefit of shopping at local farmers markets, it can be difficult and overwhelming to come up with a menu for the week without knowing
at farmers market.
1. Reverse your menu planning schedule. Shop at the market first, then build a menu for the week based on what you purchased. This will ensure that you use what you bought, which will reduce food waste.
2. Plan the non-vege-
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Apples Pears, Grapes, Cherries
menu with at least two options, then buy the one that is offered at the best price.
4. Bring your menu to the market. If there is something that looks great, but isn’t in your plan, revise your menu on the spot to incorporate it.
Be open to making last-minute changes to your favorite recipe. Consider these fruits and vegetables that work well as substitutions.
what will be available at the market. Being flexible allows you to choose the produce that looks the best and is offered at the best price. Below are tips for planning meals around the unpredictable availability
ing room and pharmacy renovations.
They approved business licenses for Jerney Management (property management) and for Boutique 89 in Antimony.
Commissioner David Tebbs noted a presentation for the county’s fire chiefs on special environmental hazards unique to electric vehicles involved in accidents. He also said the Outdoor Recreation Conference is back in Bryce Canyon City, August 2728. It’s a good place for local businesses to network, plus they offer good classes and other activities, he said.
Commissioner Pollock said ongoing discussions with SITLA and Utah State Parks regarding Promise Rock are looking positive. He said State Parks may be interested in incorporating that area into Kodachrome State Park, thereby removing the threat of commercial development and protecting grazing and other local customs.
The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch. There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meeting recordings are uploaded to the Utah Public Meetings Notice board, https:// www.utah.gov/pmn/. —Insider
table portion of your meals, then add the vegetable part after seeing what looks best at the market.
3. Have a general sense of when different fruits and vegetables are usually in season. Plan your
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meals in your menu that use a variety of produce such as stir-fry, soups, or omelets.
6. Be open to making last-minute changes to your favorite recipe.
The state has been drying out this summer. Monsoons have been present in some form, but have been few and far between. We need more of these monsoons to saturate our soils for an efficient spring runoff next year.
—Candice
Hasenyager, director of the Division of Water Resources
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more of these monsoons to saturate our soils for an efficient spring runoff next year.”
According to the August Climate and Water Report produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, statewide soil moisture at Utah’s Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) sites ended July at 39% of saturation. Concerningly, this is in the bottom 10th percentile of all observations since Utah’s SCAN sites were installed. Recent storms have increased soil moisture, however, more is needed to bring soil moisture up to near-normal levels.
Summer monsoons had a hopeful start this year. Unfortunately, July precipitation was disappointing. All basins in the state, excluding the Raft in northwestern Utah, have had below-average precipitation. Temperatures have been warmer than average over the past 60
days. Higher daytime temperatures also mean higher night temperatures.
“Keep an eye on the sky and adjust your yard’s irrigation schedule accordingly,” Hasenyager said. “Also, fall is a great time to convert nonfunctional lawn to water-wise landscaping. This creates a beautiful, low-maintenance area and saves water.”
Statewide, reservoirs are currently 82% full on average. This level is around 18% higher than normal and 3% higher than this time last year. While this is a welcome sight, recreating on reservoirs can be dangerous without proper safety precautions. The most important safety tip is to always wear a life jacket while on the water. About 80% of boating fatalities occur because boaters were not wearing life jackets. Visit the Utah Division of Recreation’s life jackets and boating safety webpage for more information.
The south arm of Great Salt Lake has dropped nearly two feet since its
peak in May. Typically, the lake level fluctuates 2.5 feet annually, peaking during spring runoff and dropping to a seasonal low in October or November. This drop is mostly due to evaporation and water flowing to the lake's north arm. In Utah, about 95% of our water supply comes from snowpack. Reservoir storage helps us preserve that water for use in dry summer months and drought years. To encourage water conservation among Utahns, the Department of Natural Resources continues to promote initiatives such as the Agricultural Optimization Program for farmers and SlowtheFlow.org for residents. These programs aim to educate and incentivize water-saving practices, ensuring Utahns become more droughtresilient and prepare for future conditions.
—Utah Department of Natural Resources | Division of Water Resources
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NOTICE OF SUMMONS
In the Sixth Judicial District Court, In and for Garfield County, State of Utah, Barbara Derryberry vs. James C. Griscom, Peggy B. Griscom, Ray Derryberry, and Unknown Defendants, Case No. 240600034, The State of Utah to James C. Griscom, Peggy B. Griscom, Ray Derryberry, and Unknown Defendants: A lawsuit has been started against you. You must respond in writing for the court to consider your side. You can find an Answer form on the court’s website: utcourts.gov/ans. You must file your Answer with this court: The Sixth District Court, located at 55 S Main, Panguitch, UT 84759. You must also email, mail or hand deliver a copy of your Answer to the other party’s attorney: Matt A. Munson, 970 S Sage Dr, Ste 109, Cedar City UT 84720. Your response must be filed with the court and served on the other party within 30 days of the last day of this publication, which is August 29, 2024. If you do not file an Answer by the deadline, the other party can ask the court for a default judgment. A default judgment means the other party wins, and you do not get the chance to tell your side of the story. Read the Complaint carefully. It explains what the other party is asking for in their lawsuit. The Complaint seeks to quiet title to certain real property located in Iron County acquired by the Plaintiff by Auditor’s Tax Deed. DATED this 31st day of July 2024. M. A. Munson Law P.C. /s/ Matt A. Munson, Attorney for Plaintiff. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024
NOTICE TO CREDITORS DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY
55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAULA JUNE GRANT DESCHENES, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 243600012, Assigned Judge: MANDY LARSEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ROBIN K. GRANT-CROOKS was appointed as Personal Representatives of the estate of PAULA JUNE GRANT DESCHENES and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. DATED this 15th of August, 2024. BARRY L. HUNTINGTON
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 22 & 29 and SEPTEMBER 5 & 12, 2024
NOTICE
OF
PUBLIC HEARING BICKNELL TOWN
The Bicknell Town Council will conduct a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on September 5, 2024, at the Bicknell Town Hall, 64 W 100 N Bicknell UT 84715. The hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to review the subdivision ordinance. The public is invited to provide comments which are generally limited to three minutes per individual.
Kelsey Brinkerhoff, Town Clerk
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 22 & 29, 2024
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. 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 on or before Sep. 11, 2024 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.
GARFIELD COUNTY
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-89 (a51948): USA Forest Service propose(s) using 0.03 cfs OR 2.92 ac-ft. from the Antimony Creek (10 miles SE of Antimony) for STOCKWATERING.
61-3513 (a51970): Garfield County propose(s) using 0.0044 cfs OR 1 ac-ft. from groundwater (5 miles west of Widtsoe) for OTHER: Industrial and domestic uses associated with landfill.
EXTENSION(S)
61-2629 (a29956): Elk Ridge Estates Water Company is/are filing an extension for 0.375 cfs OR 45 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles NW of Alton) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.
IRON COUNTY
CHANGE APPLICATION(S)
61-3508 (a51977): Carolyn Ray, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 1.6 ac-ft. from the Unnamed Spring (4 miles NW of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.
WAYNE COUNTY
NEW APPLICATION(S)
95-5533 (A84327): Michael Miller propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.2 ac-ft. from groundwater (0.58 miles South of Torrey) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.
95-5534 (A84330): Nicole Syme propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (1.25 miles South East of Grove) for DOMESTIC.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 15 & 22, 2024
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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Bicknell Town Water Improvements Project Phase 2 General Notice
Bicknell Town (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Bicknell Town Water Improvements Project Phase 2 Project #8769A
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received electronically through Quest CDN. Bids will be accepted until Thursday, September 5th, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work: Installation of new water lines, construction of new wellhouse and equipping a new well, wellhouse site development, and site improvements.
Bids are requested for the following Contract: Bicknell Town Water Improvements Project Phase 2
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.ensignutah.com/bid-access/ or www. questcdn.com
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Ensign Engineering and Land Surveying
225 North 100 East Richfield, Utah 84701
Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office by paying a deposit of $100 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Make deposit checks for Bidding Documents payable to Ensign Engineering and Land Surveying.
Pre-bid Conference
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday July 22nd, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Bicknell Town Hall, 64 West 100 North, Bicknell UT, 84715. Bidders are highly encouraged to attend nonmandatory pre-bid conference.
Instructions to Bidders.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
When in
Need,
There are Resources in Wayne & Garfield Cos.
For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault
Canyon Creek Services Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732
New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294
Counseling Services
Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office
255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236
24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822
Southwest Behavioral Health Center
601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176
24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763
Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
This project requires both Davis Bacon wages and American Iron and Steel.
“Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statues mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lines or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.”
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: Bicknell Town
By:
Noreen Johnson
Title:
Mayor Date: August 6, 2024
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 15 & 22, 2024
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE
WAYNE COUNTY
Please take notice that the Wayne County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the following: PROPOSED CHANGE: FROM RES/ AG TO RESORT RECREATION WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: AUGUST 28, 2024 @ 7:00 PM AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
LEGAL DES: A part of the E1/2E1/2SW1/4SE1/4
Section 11 T30S R5E SLM containing 10 acres
Parcel 02-0075-0985 / O-971-5 located at 1199 S Miners Mountain Rd Grover, UT.
Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 15 & 22, 2024
SkyWatcher Leo T
The Cosmic Triangle, Sun Flares and the Aurora, Cygnus the Swan and the Nova Coming in the Corona Borealis Constellation by
Leonard Thomas
TORREY - Did you happen to catch the SkyWatcher Leo T report on the celestial triangle in the east last week? Or see it, as Kathy did on the way to pilates at five in the morning? The celestial triangle is comprised of Jupiter, Mars and Aldeberaon.
Well, the two planets and the big orange star are continuing their cosmic game of pool, with Mars and Jupiter passing each other on the 14th and in conjunction on the 17th. Mars and Jupiter shine one degree apart, with Aldeberon watching nearby.
All of them will be hanging in the east an hour before sunrise.
In the night, as Vega shines nearest the zenith, right after dark now, the Sagittarius Teapot is at its highest down in the south and tipping with the steam of the milky way coming out.
Two hours later, when bright Deneb passes the zenith, it's the turn of little UFO, or Delphinus the Dolphin, which is at its highest due south, leaping in and out of the Milky way. Check it out; it looks like an old fashioned UFO.
Closer to home, geomagnetic storms and solar flares have charged up the aurora around the world. This week, during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, some people around the world were lucky enough to see both at the same time.
We can see some
amazing photos grace us on the Skywatcher Leo T Facebook page.
One photo from outer space and the International Space Station was captured by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick on August 2nd, as auroras danced behind the Russian Soyuz spacecraft on the orbiting complex.
Astronaut Dominick wrote that "Recent solar activity pushed the aurora closer to us. The Soyuz hangs from the station in a stream of aurora."
We’re keeping an eye and our senses above in one of my go to places, the Corona Borealis, for a nova erupting soon.
This is in between the stars in the semicircle of the Chiefs, or the Northern Crown as it’s also called.
This is off of the coast and above big, orange Arcturus to the left of the handle of the Big Dipper. Astrophysicists say that the white dwarf of this double star, which includes a red giant, could blow at anytime. Energy is pulled onto the white dwarf from the red giant until the dwarf blasts a bunch of star stuff into space. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, let’s take a look at a swan overhead in the summer triangle.
Cygnus is the beautiful, crystalline Summer Swan constellation that has star trails and remnants of novas and supernovas, like the Veil Nebula, which as-
tronomers love to show you at a star viewing. Also on the left of the triangle is Cygnus’ brightest star, Deneb.
If you have a dark sky, it’s easy to see the edgewise view into the galaxy, spun across the heavens. Cygnus contains one of star gazers' favorite double stars in the sky, blue and gold Albireo. When you look at the Swan, you peer edgewise into the depths of the Milky Way.
Amongst the star lore, the mythology of Cygnus tells the story of Zeus, who changed into the form of a swan to entice Queen Leda. From their union came the twins Castor and Pollux, the constellation Gemini the Twins. The swan also represents delicate beauty in many cultures. In Greek Mythology, the “swan song” is the beautiful song sung by the swan just before death. It is also a reminder of how beautiful life is on planet Earth.
Keep looking up, feel the magic, and get just a little bit lost in space.
Leonard Thomas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Comprehensive Broadcasting and worked as a park ranger as a star guide at Capitol Reef National Park. He is a resident of Torrey, Utah, and is the creator of the podcast SkyWatcher Leo T, which is available to listen to on Spotify.
Bat Viewing Event: Bats are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. They are often misunderstood, and sometimes feared, when they don’t need to be. We are excited to provide more information about these unique animals and hopefully the chance to see them up close [at the upcoming DWR event.]
—Scott Root, DWR Central Region Outreach Manager
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
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insects. The biologists then quickly detangle the bats from the nets, identify the species, gather other health information and release the bats back into the wild. At an upcoming event, members of the public will have the opportunity to take a close look at the bats before they are released.
“Bats are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem,” DWR Central Region Outreach Manager Scott Root said. “They are often misunderstood, and sometimes feared, when they don’t need to be. We are excited to provide more information about these unique animals and hopefully the chance to see them up close [at the upcoming event.]”
The event will be held on Friday, Aug. 23 from 7-10 p.m. at Mammoth Cave, approximately five miles northeast of Duck Creek Village. Around sunset, attendees will gather under the ponderosa pines to hear an informative presentation about bats. Nets will be placed near the mouth of the cave, and attendees should have a good chance of seeing bats and learning more about them from the biologists conducting the survey. Participants will be required to wear an N95 mask when within six feet of the bats to help prevent health concerns to the bats. If you attend the event, you should bring a camp chair, and a small flashlight or headlamp, as well. Register in advance for this free event on Eventbrite.
—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Darlene Tanner
The northern lights dance over Bashaw, Alberta in Canada on Aug. 11, 2024.
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Full-time Dentist
Escalante | Bicknell
Position: Full-time
Dentist
Location: Bicknell, UT / Escalante, UT Company: Wayne Community Health Center, Inc
About us: Wayne Community Health Center is a reputable dental clinic committed to providing high-quality oral healthcare services to our community. We strive for excellence in patient care, utilizing the latest technology and techniques to ensure optimal dental health and satisfaction. Bicknell, UT is situated in a picturesque valley surrounded by the stunning red rock formations and expansive desert landscapes characteristic of southern Utah. It is located along Utah State Route 24, providing convenient access to nearby national parks and outdoor recreational areas. The landscape surrounding our clinic is nothing short of spectacular, with towering sandstone cliffs, colorful rock formations, and wide-open vistas stretching as far as the eye can see. We enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and mesas, providing ample opportunities for outdoor exploration and photography. Escalante, UT is a small town nestled in the heart of southern Utah, surrounded by stunning red rock landscapes and rugged wilderness. Located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, it's a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers seeking to explore the natural wonders of the region. Whether you're an avid hiker, a nature photographer, or simply someone seeking solitude in the wilderness, Bicknell and Escalante provide a gateway to unforgettable adventures in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled corners of the United States.
Job Description: We are seeking a skilled and compassionate dentist to join our team, willing to relocate to our service area. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and possess excellent clinical skills. This position offers the opportunity to work in a facility alongside a supportive team of dental professionals.
Responsibilities:
• Perform routine dental procedures such as cleanings, fillings, extractions, and root canals
• Diagnose and treat dental issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and preventive dental care
• Collaborate with other members of the dental team to ensure the best possible patient outcomes
• Maintain accurate patient records and uphold high standards of confidentiality
• Stay updated on advancements in dentistry and participate in continuing education opportunities
Requirements:
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an accredited dental school
• Valid state dental license in good standing
• Proven experience in general dentistry, preferably in a clinical setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Dedication to providing compassionate care and building lasting relationships with patients Benefits:
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, retirement savings plan, with a 5% match, and paid time off
• Disability insurance 50% covered
• Malpractice insurance covered
• Licensure and credentialing are covered
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education offered
• Supportive work environment with a focus on work-life balance
How to apply:
If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume and cover letter to AmberLee Ellett, aellett@waynechc.org . Wayne Community Health Center, inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Position Announcements
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org
Concurrent Enrollment/Ed-Net Para at Panguitch High
Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers
Route Bus Driver in Boulder
Paraprofessionals/Aides at All Schools
Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers
Location: Bicknell, UT
Full-time or Part-time Dental Assistant and Front Desk Assistant
Job Posting: Full-time or Part-time Dental Assistant and Front Desk Assistant
Organization: Wayne Community Health Center
Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell is currently accepting applications for a part-time posi-
tion in the Dental Office
Position Overview
Dental Office Hours:
• Monday – Wednesday - Friday, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (hours will vary)
Key Responsibilities: Front Desk Assistant:
• Answering phones
• Scheduling appointments
• Collecting payments
• Greeting and accommodating patients with professionalism
• Performing other tasks as assigned
Dental Assistant:
• Interacting with patients in a friendly and compassionate manner
• Proficiently taking x-rays supporting dentist chairside with procedures
• Managing scheduling, charting, and documenting dental visits using computer systems
• Ensuring thorough sterilization of dental instruments
• Setting up and maintaining a clean and organized operatory and office space
Qualifications:
• Self-motivated and task-oriented
• Team player
• Excellent customer service skills Compensation:
• Pay is dependent upon experience
Benefits:
• 401K
• Sick/Vacation and Holiday Leave
• Medical/Dental/Pharmacy discounts
Application Process: Please email your resume to AmberLee Ellett at aellett@waynechc.org. Wayne Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer. We look forward to welcoming dedicated and motivated individuals to our team!
Two bedroom apartment, Bicknell. 900 sq ft/ $1,250/month. Washer/dryer, dishwasher full bath, firepit out back. Call or text Miguel at 801-870-9381. FOR RENT Town Council Vacancy
Tropic Town announces a vacancy in the office of Town Council created by the resignation of Council Member Gene Anderson, effective August 12, 2024. We appreciate the service, insight, and perspective that Gene brought to our Town Council. The vacancy will be filled at the City Council meeting on Thursday, August 28 at 6:00pm. Any qualified person interested in being considered for appointment to the position of City Council may take an application to Dani Harding, Town Clerk. Applications will be accepted until August 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Applications are available at the city office building located at 20 N Main, Tropic, Utah, 84776.
MEETINGS
TROPIC AA MEETING Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.
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SALARY: Please see 2024-2025 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.
Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer. Garfield County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.
Senior Nutrition Substitute Meal Delivery Drive
Job Title: Senior Nutrition Substitute Meal Delivery Driver Position: Aging and Volunteer Services Summary of Responsibilities/ Duties: Check home delivery list to get meal count for that day, do pre-trip for truck every day, including antifreeze levels, load meals into the delivery truck, deliver lunches as quickly as possible to maintain safe food temperatures, document last meal temperature on temp log, document mileage and meal count after each meal delivery run, clean and disinfect heated truck compartments when needed, be friendly and respectful of participants, co-workers, and supervisor, adhere to Six County policies and procedures, other duties as assigned and reports directly to the Senior Nutrition Site Manager.
Hours/Days of Work: Days as needed, hours approximately 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Minimum Qualifications: Completion of high school and a good driving record. Submit Application and resume to the Clerk of Wayne County (Felicia Snow). (435) 836-1300 18 South Main Street Loa, UT 84747 Wayne County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Ambulance Director
Garfield County is accepting applications for the position of Ambulance Director The successful candidate must be an EMT with Utah Bureau of Emergency Services, AEMT is preferred. Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, 55 South Main, Panguitch or online at www.garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, August 30, 2024. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.
