August 23, 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 23, 2012 • Issue # 958

Women’s Redrock Music Festival Offers Music By Women, For Everyone TORREY - The 6th annual Women’s Redrock Music Festival exceeded expectations, even by the organizers who had anticipated a great festival. Held August 10th and 11th at Robber’s Roost Bookstore in Torrey, the festival attracted over 600 attendees, vendors, and volunteers. Torrey’s mayor Adus Dorsey welcomed the festival goers, and the town of Torrey placed signs at both ends of town welcoming the music festival visitors. The area’s motels, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, and campgrounds had been booked for months preceding the festival. Café Diablo, a festival food vendor, anticipated the need of the crowds and opened for breakfast for both Saturday and Sunday. Carol Gnade, festival director, is happy with the enthusiasm of the businesses in Torrey who have helped foster a good working relationship with the festival. Each year, as festival goers from cities as distant as Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix and New York City converge in Wayne County, word of its beauty, warm friendly residents, and fantastic music gets out and the festival continues to grow and improve. The Festival provides a scholarship to a deserving young woman interested in studying the arts. Scholarship

More than 600 people participated in two days of music, art and food at this year’s Women’s Redrock Music Festival, held at Robber’s Roost in Torrey. funds are raised through a raffle. Local businesses provid goods and services make an impressive list: Austin’s Chuck Wagon, Backcountry Outfitters, Bicknell International Film Festival, Café Diablo, Castle Rock Candy and Coffee Company, Ancient Artwork, Hondoo Rivers and Trails, Red Cliff Restaurant, Red Sands Motel, Redrock Adventure Guides, Rimrock Motel, Robber’s Roost, Royals, and The Saddlery. Local residents volunteered to run the beer and wine booth, and showed up Sunday morning to help with the dismantling of the festival.

Jeri Tafoya, who works year round listening to CD’s, watching video, talking with agents and performers, produced a magical line up that kept the happy and dancing. The crowd experienced powerful as well as diverse music from 13 different performers/ groups. The festival began with “gleaming, grooving, and gritty” Megan Slankard and ended with American Idol finalist Chrystal Bowersox. Powerehouse Toby Beard, a 2011 forvorite from Austrailia), came back to play in the festival, soulful Victoria Lagerström from Sweden, and local Utah

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performers The Debi Graham Band and Renee’ Plant. Additional artists included Natalia Zuckerman, Adrianne Gonzalez, Jen Foster, Shannon McNally. Slam poet Andrea Gibson, who was at the festival three years ago, had a sun-drenched crowd captivated with and haunted by her compelling poems. Torrey residents Lynsey Shelar and Stanie Todd helped introduce a new young fiddle player who will be the recipient of the 2012 WRMF scholarship. Emcee Georgette Leventes kept the crowd entertained and informed between acts and stage director Lu Prickett kept the music coming. Operations director Laurie Wood worked with volunteers, and Judi Teasdale brought in a record 19 vendors.

Chrystal Bowersox, well-known to millions now as an American Idol contestant and finalist, performed as the festival’s Saturday night headliner. Festival attendees found tasty food by Sweetwater Pizza and Café Diablo and beer from sponsor Budweiser. The Festival’s mission statement states: The Women’s Redrock Music Festival was created to empower and support independent women musicians from around the U.S. and the world, by providing a beautiful venue to bring their music to the public. Fortunately for all of us, Torrey and surrounding towns are the real beneficiaries. —Carol Gnade

Squirrel Causes Outage in Boulder BOULDER - Garkane Energy Consumer/Members in the Boulder area experienced a power outage Thursday, August 15, 2012 due to a squirrel that had climbed into a voltage regulator. Power was out to the area for about five hours. Garkane was first notified at approximately 10:00 am of the outage. Garkane crews began searching the line to locate the problem. Crews discovered a squirrel that had climbed into a voltage regulator. The activity of the squirrel triggered bushings to flash over both phases and caused the outage. The regulator and other equipment damaged by the squirrel had to be replaced. Power was restored to the area at approximately, 3:00 pm that day. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience any power outage causes. We strive to restore power as quickly and as safe as possible”, stated Rob Wolfley, Garkane’s Garfield Area Manager. “We appreciate your patience.” Garkane reminds its customers to plan ahead for power outages. Choose an easily accessible closet or cupboard for an emergency supply of flashlights, batteries, blankets, and other needed items. —Garkane Energy

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That’s a lot of badges: Eagle Scouts Uriel Zubia and Joseph Vasquez proudly show the results of their dedication to scouting.

Eagle Scouts Honored PANGUITCH - Joseph Vasquez and Uriel Zubia were awarded the Eagle Rank by the Boy Scouts of America on August 19th at the Panguitch 3rd Ward, Unit 681, Court of Honor. Dozens of merit badges were presented, along with several scout badges, a couple of 1st Class ranks, and the Life rank to Bosten Englestead. The scout leaders have had the boys very busy this summer with many interesting scout activities. Uriel (16) is junior at Panguitch High School. He is the son of Uriel and Michelle Zubia. Joseph (13) is a Panguitch Middle School student. His parents are Alberto and Meri Vasquez. Each boy wanted to have their fathers make the Eagle presentation, who were very proud of the opportunity. Joseph may be the youngest scout to earn the coveted rank in the Panguitch District. Each of these young men are prime examples of the living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. As they continue to live the ideals of scouting, their futures look bright indeed. Each new Eagle expressed their appreciation to parents, scout leaders and friends for helping them to reach this important goal in their life. —Norm McKee

SALT LAKE CITY - Dry conditions have led to extra chances to hunt cow elk in Utah this fall. Anis Aoude, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says Utah’s elk herds are doing well. But dry conditions this year have affected plants on the ranges elk rely on in the winter. To help protect the plants, on Aug. 16, the Utah Wildlife Board approved 1,450 additional cow elk hunting permits for this fall’s hunts. Aoude says the extra permits will allow extra hunters to hunt in northern and eastern Utah. “Winter ranges in central and southwestern Utah are doing much better,” Aoude says. “Additional elk do not need to be taken in those areas at this time.” You can see which units have permits, and the number of permits available for each unit, on the Web at www.wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2012_ emergency/12-08-16_emergency_elk_permits.pdf. Sept. 6 is the first day you can get a permit. Starting at 8 a.m., you can buy a permit at www.wildlife.utah.gov. Permits will also be available at DWR offices and from more than 300 hunting license agents across Utah. Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR, says you can have up to two cow elk permits each year. “If you already have a permit,” she says, “this is a great chance to get a second one.” If you already have a cow elk permit, or two cow elk permits -- but you’d rather hunt on one of the units that has additional permits -- you can surrender your current cow elk permit for a chance to get one of the additional permits. You must surrender your current cow elk permit before the season the permit was issued for begins. You won’t receive a refund for the permit you surrender. For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700

“Willow Stories” Travels to Boulder BOULDER - “Willow Stories,” a Navajo basket exhibit curated by the Utah Arts and Museums, and sponsored locally by the Boulder Arts Council, is currently on display in the Boulder Community Center Gallery through October 12. This Utah traveling exhibit features basketwork created by four generations of Navajo women, and illustrates how the role of the basket has changed over time in their society. For various reasons, Navajo basket weaving was on the decline until the 1970’s, when a revival of these traditional skills took place among communities in the Monument Valley area. A new hybrid style of weaving developed using animals, humans and geometric designs to depict traditional beliefs, stories and legends. “Willow Stories” showcases ten contemporary Navajo basket weavers from Utah, including their photographs and biographies. The exhibit may be viewed on Wednesdays 11-2, Saturdays 10-2, and during other hours when public meetings are held at the Community Center. —Dianne Oberhansly Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622 Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105, Escalante, Utah 84726 snapshot@live.com

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