The Wayne & Garfield County Insider August 23, 2018

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Issue # 1269

RESEP Clinic Dixie Regional Medical Holding Center 400 East and River Public Road Campuses are Meetings in Growing Together

No Closure for Escalante High School Parents Remain Concerned About Resources Dedicated to EHS

Panguitch and Escalante

Courtesy Terri Draper

After a $300 million dollar expansion, Intermountain Dixie Regional Hospital will host a public grand opening on September 12 - 15 with events and public tours for the community.

ST GEORGE - In June of campus so the hospital can grow 2016, Intermountain Dixie Re- together into the future.

The grand opening celgional Medical Center kicked off the major $300 million ebration was scheduled for Sepexpansion and consolidation tember because all of the buildendeavor that is the largest con- ings are complete enough to tour struction project in the history and the weather is enjoyable for of Washington County. The ex- those who tour both the main pansion has more than doubled building and the cancer center. the size of the existing campus Two of the four new buildings bringing the total hospital space opened earlier this year and two to more than 960,000 square will open this fall.

“It is exciting to see the feet.

Now that the construc- hospital growing,” said Mitchtion is nearing completion, the ell Cloward, Administrator of hospital is planning a public Dixie Regional Medical Center. grand opening event and tours “Having all hospital services on for the community on Septem- one campus means seamless ber 12-15, 2018. The festivities coordination of care, more efare themed Growing Together ficiency, and less redundancy of and are a celebration of all of staff and equipment. Having all the clinical services on the 400 hospital services in one location East campus reuniting with Growing Together the services on the River Road Cont'd on page 7

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Freedom of the Press: Under Attack

by Brian Allfrey

UTAH - When will it stop? The last few years have seen an unprecedented attack against the freedom of the press and those that tirelessly work to protect our freedoms.

Known as the Fourth Estate, the press has the essential responsibility to inform the populace of the functionality of its democracy. Our Founding Fathers knew the importance of a free press when they established the First Amendment.

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

In 2018, high ranking members of our government (all branches) now attack and condemn the free press and

journalists who play such a vital role in our democracy.

They are called names such as “liars,” and their work sullied by the label “fake news” by politicians who don’t agree with them. Our government enacts punitive tariffs that are a very serious threat to immediate future of many newspapers. Journalists now face the most imposing landscape and most perilous career path than in any other time in the history of this great nation.

In October 1996, Fox News entered the 24-hour cable news business. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from their competitors, they hired Republican Party media consultant Roger Ailes to run the network. They figured that if they were to base their programming from the conservative viewpoint, they could potentially capture 50% of the viewership.

CNN countered by moving their programming to the libOp-ed

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

THURS. AUGUST 23 - WED. AUGUST 29

Mostly sunny with slight chances of rain, 20%, Thursday through Sunday and next Tuesday. Rain chances increase to 40% Monday and Wednesday . Highs in the upper 70s and low 80s; lows in the upper 40s.

P A N G U I T C H / ESCALANTE The RESEP (Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program) from Dixie Regional Medical Center will be holding public informational meetings in Panguitch and Escalante on August 24, 2018.

Information will be presented about the RECA law and the possible compensation available to “Downwinders” in the area. The term Downwinder is used to describe the more than 60,000 people who were exposed to radioactive fallout in southern Utah during the nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Meetings will be held at RESEP

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The Garfield County School District Board met in the Bryce Valley High School auditorium on August 16, 2018 for their final summer meeting before school starts.

GARFIELD COUNTY – The Garfield School District Board made assurances during their August 16 meeting that they are not considering plans to close Escalante High School and bus Escalante stu-

Episode Seven – Sheltering at Home

by Bonnie Mangold WAYNE COUNTY - Like world one I would want to be the info on the Grab and Go part of or alive in?” This and Bag, this episode is not meant other what-if questions are deto address “end of the world” serving of family discussions or scenarios. This is not to say that individual consideration. such a scenario is impossible, It may be worth noting and perhaps the preparations however that a remaining popusome folks have made (think lation and world based on folks underground bunkers, etc.) “going it alone” would be demight indeed allow people to void of some of the aspects that survive, but into what kind of we value in humanity: compasa world? Certainly such a sce- sion, empathy and altruism. The nario is a possibility that should be addressed, the first question Episode 7 perhaps being, “Is the resulting Cont'd on page 2

Commissioners' Lunch Dishes Up Great Food and Clear Skies at the Garfield County Fair This Past Weekend

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PANGUITCH - Mother nature delivered fine weather for Saturday's events at the Garfield County Fair. The food lines moved swiftly during the Commissioners' (free!) Lunch thanks to the fast work of Commissioner Leland Pollock, and Sheriff Danny Perkins and an army of volunteers cooking and replenishing the serving tables. Commissioner Tebbs was also busy working the neighboring line. Commissioner Pollock said this year was the best lunch turnout he's seen.

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dents to Bryce Valley High.

“There has never been a discussion on this board about closing Escalante High School or bussing. It may have been an idea thrown out in other discussions but not on this board,” said board member Frank Houston.

Apparently, this is precisely the idea that had gotten around, as several dozen individuals, many from Escalante, attended this month’s school district meeting held at the Bryce Valley High School auditorium—their final summer

meeting prior to school starting on Tuesday of this week.

Closing Escalante High School may not be imminent, yet deep concerns still exist for Escalante parents. Following years of cost-cutting measures, dwindling class selection and reduction in numbers of teachers at Escalante High, this year Escalante will start the school year without a high school math teacher or a social studies teacher. The School Board Cont'd on page 4

Glamping (Glamour Camping) Got a lot of Attention at the Aug 13 Garfield County Commission Meeting.

GARFIELD COUNTY The result of the discussion was a vote to approve a moratorium on all glamping permits in the county for the next six months (excluding municipalities) while the Planning Department determines the best way to establish requirements and controls. A resolution to that effect will be drafted for the Aug 27 meeting.

Glamping became a hot button primarily due to a proposed sale and development of SITLA property near Ticaboo last spring. The Planning Department had already initially approved a conditional use permit for the proposed glampground, when it became known that SITLA had revoked the grazing permit from that parcel and the permittee was given 30 days to remove his animals. This action triggered the wrath of Commissioner Pollock, who has been demanding remediation from SITLA since then. Besides the grazing conflict, subsequent issues have arisen regarding the development’s plans for infrastructure, including water, fire equipment access, and power.

Alexa Wilson, from SITLA’s Property Planning and Development department was present at this meeting.

She offered the services of a planning consultant to assist in developing requirements to address the county’s health and safety concerns. “I appre-

ciate your responsibility to keep visitors safe… Glamping is a fairly new thing and it’s entirely appropriate to take a minute to make we know how to do that in a safe way….We have no intention to shortcut that process in any way,” she said, while hoping to avert a full moratorium.

The Commissioners asked again why the development couldn’t have been planned on the 540 undeveloped acres within Ticaboo proper, where full services already exist.

She said the “view from that area looks onto a trailer park, which Is not the kind of place you can get people to spend $200/night in a tent.”

Commissioner Pollock asked her what would happen if SITLA followed this policy statewide. He said, “There are a bunch of places where the SITLA grazing permits are in beautiful areas. What will the tourists think when they look out at and see hundreds of tents [instead of cows]? …You kick a rancher off his grazing permit, you’re taking away his livelihood.” Pollock referred to plans in the upcoming legislature to protect ranchers. Wilson responded that legislation is probably the right way to go, given that it is the state’s mandate to SITLA that they are to maximize revenue, which was all they were trying to do with this property

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Interested in County Government Decisions?

Garfield County holds bimonthly meetings at which decisions affecting the county and towns are discussed and voted on. It is difficult for citizens to follow the issues, decisions or provide input. I have been requesting an improvement: uploading the audio recordings of their public meetings for over a year. Kane and Wayne Counties upload audio recordings of their commission public meeting, within three days on-line at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html In Garfield County here are your options to stay informed: • Attend the meetings in Panguitch, from 10-12 (generally) 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month; • Wait a month + to read minutes on-line • Submit a GRAMA request for a copy of recordings to be mailed, fee applied: http://garfield.utah.gov/departments/building click forms • Make an appointment with the County Clerk and travel to Panguitch to listen to the meetings at the courthouse during business hours.

I believe these options are unreasonable physical and financial burdens on the citizens of Garfield County. Contact your Garfield County Commissioners if you agree. Request that audio recordings of public meetings be available on-line within three days following their meetings.

Commissioners: Leland Pollock (chair), David Tebbs, Jerry Taylor and County Clerk Camille Moore. Contact information at http://garfield.utah.gov.

Tina Karlsson, Boulder

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The Schools are Here to Stay. Period.

Escalante citizens would like to permanently put to rest the decades-old notion that our schools are closing. The schools are here to stay. Period. We would also like to make it clear to all concerned individuals that we will not be bussing our children. It simply is not a viable option for 56+ reasons. Plus, wouldn’t we lose 60% of our small school funding if we joined with BVHS? We do not need to combine our student bodies to enjoy the benefits of a good education. One newly established citizen moved here precisely because we DO have a small school setting. He was educated in a one room school and became an accomplished attorney.

We have many alumni who are testament to that same kind of success.

In Malcom Gladwell’s book, Outliers, about factors that contribute to success, he asserts that students educated in a “population trough” have a definite advantage. The key is to keep the services going, not reduce them. Our town stopped growing when we had a moratorium on water, like the one imposed on Tropic now. Local citizens have given birth to 11 babies this year. We are back on the rise. We need those services to continue for those who are now in the “trough” and be in place when the enrollment grows.

Town leaders are addressing the housing challenge and the district is working with finances, yet I think our main concern is of attitude and perspective. A state of emergency was called a few years ago by the County Commissioners at the request of Superintendent Dalton to generate ideas for more industry to build the county’s population and school enrollment. That purpose became distorted and the resultant media hype hurt us more than helped. We still need diversity in the job market and growth in commerce, but not more rumors that our schools are closing. No one wants to move to a dying town.

In recruiting new teachers, we do not need to plead for them to please consider moving to this desolate remote town for one or maybe two years as posted on one site. Rather, we should be promoting Escalante as a destination rich in geography and culture where educators would want to reside for the balance of their career and raise their families. And they do need to be recruited, with updated and accurate web postings and subscriptions with a wide range of access. I had a CTE teacher in the store last Saturday who had just signed on to a school in Arizona. When he learned of our situation he regretted signing in Arizona because he wanted so much to live here. He is the kind of teacher we want. If an employee doesn’t want to be in our schools, we don’t want them either.

Thank you to Bryce Valley for sharing your math teacher. Could you help us further by helping us recruit our own math teacher so we can both have full programs? Thank you to the school board for really listening to our concerns, learning about what has been negatively impacting our schools and addressing those things over which you have control. Thank you to all the concerned citizens who showed their support and who are willing to continue doing what it takes to keep our schools thriving. And finally, thank you again and again to those Escalante teachers who repeatedly go the extra mile to give our students what they deserve.

Sincerely, Karen Munson, Escalante Episode 7

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idea of “survival of the fittest,” as meaning the survival of the biggest, strongest and meanest individuals, as we have mistakenly come to interpret this phrase, is a distortion of the original concept. It turns out that in social species—humans, dogs and many others—those individuals and groups that survive best are the altruistic ones, the cooperative ones. It seems they are the “fittest” and contribute most to long-term survival. It is different with solitary species—the predators that don’t live in groups.

We humans are complex beings and have the capacity to act in both competitive and cooperative ways, but this series of articles is based on the premise that in a disaster we will choose to work cooperatively to help each other, that we will act like a true community. That being the assumption, any and everything we can do to strengthen a sense of community is valuable: another reason to take the CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) training.

Philosophizing aside, the idea of sheltering-in-place is

meant to address short term emergencies where it is best to remain in your home and take appropriate precautions, such as in the case of dangerous chemicals or gases being released, or in the case of certain types of biological agents and radiation.

In this case warnings would apt to have been issued, code red calls made, telephone trees engaged. In these scenarios the idea is that you want to isolate the air in your house from outside air, not allowing any mingling, and have ample supplies on hand to outlast the danger period. (Think here in days, not weeks or years.) To accomplish this you would need to take certain immediate actions and have on hand more supplies than are in your evacuation bags.

Immediate Actions • Get children and pets inside, preferably while covering your nose and mouth with a damp cloth (tee-shirt, blouse, anything).

• Close all windows, doors, stove dampers; turn off fans and all heating and air conditioning systems; block any other ventilation that brings in outside air, including vents.

• Go to a designated above

ground room with the fewest windows and doors, taking with you your grab and go bags (be sure you have included a radio for the allclear notifications that you hope will be forthcoming before your clean air supply runs out).

• Make use of the towels and plastic sheeting that you have previously stored in this room. Jam wet towels in the cracks under doors and tape plastic sheeting (with the duct tape you have on hand) over all windows, doors, exhaust fans, vents and electrical outlets.

• Close any drapes or shades and stay away from the windows.

Then stay tuned for info on when it is safe to emerge, or you are told to evacuate. Once it is safe to stop sheltering-in-place, you would need to vent your house thoroughly.

In a shelter-in-place situation you also want to have on hand, in the designated room, needed sanitation supplies.

These include: • Medium-sized plastic bucket with tight lid (An empty five gallon paint bucket works.)

• Chlorine bleach

• Toilet paper • Heavy duty plastic garbage bags and ties • Soap and liquid detergent • Towelettes The idea of course is that you are going to create a makeshift toilet. One way is to line the bucket with many plastic bags nestled inside each other.

The first used is the inner-most bag, pulled up to overlap the rim, which then gets treated with a disinfectant (bleach or other appropriate chemical), tied off and stuffed to the bottom of the bags. Having a toilet seat around to lay on top of the bucket rim can make usage more comfortable, if not entirely pleasant.

Don’t forget your pets’ needs as well. As I write this, I am considering just how best to do this.

Cats are easy, dogs not so much.

Improvise!

A last thought for today: In addition to the underlying premise that we survive best as a community working together, these articles are based on the old cowboy adage: Trust in God but tie your horse. That way you don’t have to worry; you’ve done what you can to be prepared for unpleasant scenarios, and the rest is out of your hands.

You can get on with your life.

WAYNE COUNTY OFFERS EMT CLASS Wayne County EMS is pleased to announce an online, self-study, Basic EMT class.

If you enjoy serving, are interested in the medical field, this class might be for you. We answer the call when others feel helpless, when tragedy strikes, when hope is lost, when there is no one else to turn to.

We are your local EMTs! Class will begin Monday 10 September.

For more information contact

Michael Stephenson @ 435.691.0364

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There are four forms of county government permitted in Utah. Two forms are County Commissions and two are County Councils. And each of these two forms has two further options. The question before Wayne County voters in November is whether a study committee should be appointed to see which of these forms of government best serves the citizens of the county.

County Commissions involve commissioners who serve as both the county legislative body (enacting laws, ordinances, and resolutions) and the county executive (overseeing all administrative functions and employees). This combines all county functions under the commissioners. The first commission option consists of three commissioners, as we have now in Wayne County. The second option consists of an "expended commission" of five or seven members.

County Councils involve council members whose sole responsibilities are legislative (enacting laws, ordinances, and resolutions). All administrative functions are the responsibility of a senior administrator. This separates legislative and administrative functions, so council members have fewer duties. The first council option consists of an elected county executive overseeing all administrative functions. The second option consists of a county administrator appointed by the council members. County councils may consist of five, seven, or nine members.

If the study committee recommends a change in county government, residents of the county must approve the change at a future election. The study committee will also recommend whether elections should be held at large, by district, or by a combination of the two. Of course, the study committee could also recommend no change at all.

Since 1988, six Utah counties (21% of all Utah counties) have changed from the county commission form of government to one of the two county council forms. And the National Association of Counties says that 40% of all U.S. counties operate under the county council format.

Please remember: the question on the November ballot in Wayne County is NOT whether to adopt a new form of county government; that question is quite a way off. Rather, it is whether to create a study committee to research county government and decide which form of government will best represent ALL county residents. WCTA supports the creation of a study committee, though it does not currently take a position on any form of government.

Board of Directors, Wayne County Taxpayers Association (WCTA)

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sale and development. “Until they [the legislature] tell us something different, it’s my job,” she said. Pollock said, “If you’d took your time, you wouldn’t have sparked a war with Leland Pollock.” “I hate to think of this in terms of war,” said Wilson. Wilson said she’d been in touch with Boone Taylor, the permittee, and reiterated SITLA’s offer to assist him with the move.

He will be provided with an improved area for loading animals and also replacement of water lost to a dried-up spring.

Commissioner Tebbs said he is concerned with the long-term precedents of SITLA lands and glamping, and with the potential impact on hotels. Tourism is clearly a desirable revenue source, as Wilson noted the likelihood of a strong, ongoing tourism market. Although tourism may fluctuate year to year, she said, the population on the Wasatch Front is going to keep going up, and “people are avoiding the most popular sites because they’re crowded.” Sheriff Perkins, who also holds a SITLA grazing permit, jumped into the discussion saying people “have been worried for years about the federal government, but the only people who actually have taken stuff away is the state of Utah.”

County Attorney Barry Huntington suggested a sixmonth maximum for the moratorium, while working with the SITLA people and holding Planning discussions.

Commissioner Taylor said glamping is happening elsewhere in the county, not just Ticaboo. He stated concern about the county having no code by which to monitor or set development standards for glamping. Taylor said regardless, the developers are building a high-end resort, and they will need to work together with Ticaboo to do that. In the meantime, the commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on glamping development, with the option to extend it as necessary.

Returning to other meeting topics: Commissioner Tebbs reported on the late July group hike to Calf Creek Falls with Congressman Chris Stewart. He said he was surprised by the amount of support he heard for the National Park idea, especially coming from guides and outfitters. He said they also expressed the need for more facilities such as restrooms down Hole-in-the Rock and camping facilities.

Commissioner Taylor reported being called out three times during the previous week on search and rescue runs. He said, “We’re beating

our vehicles to pieces because of the [Hole-in-the-Rock] road, and it's taking us longer.

Poor signage is a reason people are getting lost.” On economic development, Taylor said different businesses have been looking at the Panguitch area: Paul Davis, Barco, a meat packing plant— 20-50 jobs potentially, all dependent on infrastructure that currently doesn’t exist, specifically three-phase power. He also mentioned a hut-to-hut bike path that’s been discussed for a few years with the Forest Service. Commissioner Tebbs mentioned a possible fit with a Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) state grant, Mitchell springs timber, and Garfield County resident Mark Lisonbee. He said it’s a state program that would make it feasible for Lisonbee to get the contract and do the job—9-12 jobs over the next four years. “The Forest Service just needs to get application in [to WRI].”

Commissioner Pollock reported on a $20M drought relief bill sponsored by Rep. Stewart and passed out of the House. Pollock said he needed to travel back to Washington, D.C. in September to meet with Sen. Hatch, who “is the only hope in the Senate to help us get this through.” Pollock asked for commission approval for the trip so he could “sit with Hatch to prioritize this. It’s good for livestock, good for wildlife.”

County Engineer Brian Bremner reported on road issues. He said he’d talked to BLM about Hole-in-the-Rock road repairs. Pollock said, “We need title to the road because the BLM won’t allow us to fix it. This is like a state of emergency.” Sheriff Perkins weighed in: “The searches are only a small part of the usage we do down that road.”

He said he’d driven 500-600 miles on Hole-in-the-Rock just to go check trailheads and report on overdue parties.

“The only thing that’s going to solve this is pavement.”

Bremner gave commissioners an initial draft he’d prepared “in our ongoing effort to strengthen coordination, cooperation, and consistency in land use planning.”

He’s been working with the state’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) to develop state and local language tailored off federal NEPA documentation.

Bremner wanted to know if the Commissioners wanted to meet again with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss delisting prairie dogs from endangered species protection in Garfield County.

Commissioner Pollock said the county had worked hard, gone out of their way to protect the species and get the numbers up, with the promise

that the species could be delisted. Bremner said the rules have changed and the agency doesn’t want to delist. While Pollock said he was ready to litigate, Bremner said there are other options to achieve the same end. He said the dogs could stay listed, but with permission for greater flexibility on private land and moving toward a state managed plan.

Commissioner Tebbs agreed with Pollock pursuing litigation to get the prairie dogs delisted.

Finally, Bremner reported that the state will proceed with a state roadless rule, with hopes of completing the plan by the end of the year. There will be a public hearing coming up on the plan. Commissioner Pollock said this action opens those roadless areas to state management.

County Planning Justin Fischer recommended a minor lot subdivision and re-zoning requested by Kevin Barnhurst.

Following a public hearing at which no one came forward to speak, the commission approved both actions.

Fischer added a comment to the glamping discussion, describing increased difficulties when people want to build things outside existing building code. He said the county inspector can inspect what is in the building footprint based on what is submitted to him. Outside regular code, he doesn’t have much to go on. “When we’re into issues of tents, yurts, glamping, etc.— either permanent or semi-permanent— we don’t have good standards to go by.” He would like to see new standards in place that better address requirements such as fire protection, sufficient water flow, and necessary equipment. He said this applies not only to glamping, but for general policies and ordinances.

Fischer agreed with the need to spend some time stepping back to develop these. He appreciated SITLA’s offer of assistance, but emphasized Garfield County bearing the responsibility.

Following a lunch break, County Clerk Camille Moore opened a discussion on Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments and PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes). There was a question about the payment of $514K so far and what period it covered. Commissioner Pollock will follow up on additional money due.

As a final business item, Attorney Huntington noted a resolution had been drafted giving notice of vacancy to dissolve Bristlecone district, previously discussed in commission meetings. The resolution will move forward with a public hearing to be scheduled.

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

Fundraising Dinner

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

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

Dinner is $35 per guest.

A buffet dinner will be served. Dress is casual.

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

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

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

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district plans to fill the gap in math instruction by broadcasting a math class taught by Bryce Valley’s math teacher, Cheryl LeFevre.

Escalante parents made at-times emotional comments to the school district superintendent and board to remedy the situation, and, moreover, to more openly and creatively work on options to increase funding for teachers and programs at Escalante High School.

“I’m concerned about broadcasting—I’m not concerned about teacher Cheryl LeFevre, she is an excellent math teacher,” said Simone Griffin, who served as Escalante’s math teacher last year. “I’m concerned about what might get lost due to the broadcasting. I think we may see a decline in math scores.

These kids need a teacher over there,” she said.

Griffin and other parents suggested that the board think more broadly about funding.

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the following dates and sites: Friday, August 24, 2018 Panguitch City Office 3:004:00pm Friday, August 24, 2018 Escalante City Office 6:007:00pm Qualifying cancers include: • Leukemia, but NOT Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia • Multiple Myeloma • Lymphomas, other than Hodgkin’s • Primary cancers of the: • Pharynx • Small intestine • Salivary gland • Brain • Stomach • Urinary bladder • Colon • Thyroid • Pancreas All local residents are welcome to attend.

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get funding. San Juan [county] has acquired grant money to increase their teacher salaries because they have a retention problem, too. They’ve increased retention and test scores. How proactively are we seeking that out?” she asked.

Escalante resident Sheila White echoed these concerns.

“There are problems with our school, not just one person.

We are willing to work, to volunteer and compromise.

I have five kids, three in elementary and two in high school. I do not feel that enrollment or class sizes are the only problem. The biggest problem is lack of creativity and imagination,” she said.

Other parents and citizens stepped up to the microphone and expressed concerns about lackluster—and even negative—teacher recruiting efforts by the district.

Board members noted that the EHS teaching jobs are listed on the Indeed.com jobs website. However, the listing posts these teaching jobs as a “plea” and that Escalante’s math and social studies positions are “in desperate need of filling.” The listing adds, “We are looking for interested persons who want to come and teach for a year or two and stay if they want. Sometimes there are situations where you just need to escape for a year or so and then return to your predetermined life’s path.”

Escalante parent Dirk Durfey and husband of Escalante Elementary teacher Eva Durfey, said, “Teachers are told Escalante is a dying school. We want to put out that Escalante is a wonderful place to live. When we have leadership saying negative things about our school that is not helpful.”

A string of other parents and citizens expressed their interest in being involved in creative ways to help with the staffing issues and funding. Jerry Taylor, Escalante resident and Garfield County

Commissioner, said, “Talking about corporate sponsors, we have as of this morning $6,000 to help with the salaries.”

In other business, the district switched the meeting over to a public hearing at 6pm to take comment on a proposed school district tax increase.

District Business Administrator Bruce Williams explained that in 2016 the school district paid off its General Obligation debt, and that there was approximately $1 million left in the debt service fund after paying off this debt, and that this amount had to go back to taxpayers. Therefore, in 2016 the board reduced tax rates by $500,000 per year for 2 years to pay back the $1 million to taxpayers, and this current tax increase will raise taxes to a level similar to what was in effect before taxes were lowered.

The tax increase was approved by the board, and they indicated that the tax revenues will be used to rebuild Bryce Valley Elementary (this year), Panguitch Elementary (next year) and Escalante Elementary at some point in the future.

Superintendent Tracy Davis noted that the footings are currently being poured for Bryce Valley Elementary. He also discussed that the district will need to continue a search for a bus driver for the Antimony route—that there is a temporary driver until November. Healthy Happy U did not get their funding for the next few years. “We want to try to use local money to try to keep it open one day per week,” he said, as education funding can’t be used for after school programs.

In other business items, the district offered surplus items for sale, (lockers, copy machine, shelving), they approved the district reading plan, they approved the 2018-19 district budget, and approved an increase in the supply stipend for teachers by $200 per teacher.

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August 23, 2018

Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

The season has already started and both the Baseball and Volleyball teams are coming away winners. The Baseball team beat both Bryce Valley and Piute this last week by a sizeable amount. Last year’s

State Championship Lady Cats Volleyball team, has even improved over last year’s team, with victories over Hurricane (a 4A team) 3-0 and more of the same to a Cedar City team. The Lady Cats had

their first home game on last Tuesday and tomorrow. I will go over to the school and get their fall schedule so I can let you know when their games are and where.

Lady Moquis Preseason Volleyball Champs

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ESCALANTE - The Freshman/Sophomore Lady Moquis volleyball team aced their preseason tournament held at Cedar View High School on August 18. They played over 10 games and won their championship game against South Sevier. The Escalante High School girls were matched against 2A and 3A schools, and were the smallest school represented.

Coaches are Simone Griffin, and Heather Dunton, assistant coaches, and Sabrina Hughes, head coach. Congratulations, Lady Moquis! The girls play Wayne at home on Tuesday, August 21 and the next home game after that is against Piute on Wednesday, August 29.

Freshman games start at 4:30pm, followed by JV at 5:30 and Varsity at 7pm.

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With school starting across southern Utah, teachers and parents are once again turning their attention to this state’s educational needs. Utah student populations rank near the top in the nation, so providing adequate funding to maintain quality education is an annual challenge.

The rural schools of Utah’s House District 73 face specific challenges with a smaller tax base and fewer students. We depend on Necessarily Existent Small Schools funding (NESS) to help cover the cost to our rural schools and to keep educational opportunities reasonably equal to those in urban areas of the state. In order to have our students receive equal quality services, we must have a strong voice in the State legislature. I would like to be that voice for Legislative District 73.

Our rural districts have done an amazing job with the current levels of school funding, which cover basic school costs. In order to improve programs, we must look at other funding sources especially through the State legislature where crucial decisions are made regarding the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) spending. The State legislature is where appropriations for early childhood programs, early educator programs, and early literacy and social service support for students at-risk and in Title 1 schools are made.

In District 73 the majority of our schools are Title 1 schools and have a larger proportion of students at-risk despite having fewer pupils. School counselors and social workers will help our at-risk kids but they require dedicated funding.

I believe that focusing resources on early childhood education (0 - 6 years old), extended kindergarten and teacher retention incentives have the best return on investment and ensure quality education down the road.

A strong education can directly benefit a trained and able workforce so I also support Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs and STEM programs.

Our schools are the heart of our communities. Making District 73 a great place to live will mean keeping our “heart” strong. By partnering with our schools I believe we can diversify and strengthen our economy for the future.

Developing broadband throughout all of District 73 will allow us to link our schools to advanced technology, innovative business, vocational training and CTE programs thus creating opportunities in the current job market. Skilled tradesmen are needed in our communities now. We must continue to focus on training the next generation in our schools today to meet this demand. Ensuring a successful education for our children and young adults will provide pathways to a diversified economy, a solid future and a great place for all of us to live.

As a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives in District 73, ensuring that all children have the same access to quality instruction is a top priority for me. I will seek feedback from local education experts as they pursue ideas for public education legislation, seek support for ballot initiatives and determine their funding needs. I will help build partnerships between schools and the business community. And I will work within the Utah State Legislature to increase the resources available to our public school system.

August 23, 2018

Wills, Trusts, and More

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Cohabitation Agreements

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by Jeffery J. McKenna

Cohabitation is a way of life that has become more common even among older couples. There are many reasons couples chose to live together rather than marry, including reducing living expenses, or not wanting to give up certain assets (i.e., social security or other retirement benefits) that may be lost if a person remarries. However, unless you define your partnership through a written legal contract known as a Cohabitation Agreement, you may be taking a great risk.

Although you may regard your partner as a family member, the law may not. As a result, your partner may not be taken care of in the manner in which you wish, or inherit your estate should you pass away. Paradoxically, the law may provide certain benefits for your partner that you had no intention of giving to him or her. It can happen that a common-law marriage arrangement can be assumed by the courts if you have a general reputation of being husband and wife. The courts have precedent to use equitable doctrines to apportion assets between cohabitants to prevent hardship and injustice.

It is far better to be proactive and to define your own partnership through a Cohabitation Agreement, a private contract between cohabitants.

It is a powerful tool for disclosing the financial and personal expectations of the relationship. It can prevent misunderstandings and legal battles. It contractually establishes the rights and obligations of the parties.

The attorney drafting the Cohabitation Agreement will outline the parties’ wishes regarding property and the possible sharing of any assets, as well as the terms of the relationship. It can cover

any financial aspect of the relationship, including, but not limited to, the distribution of property in case of death or breakup, obligation for (or elimination of) financial support during the relationship or upon its dissolution, the responsibility of each party for specific debts, ownership of the principal residence upon breakup of the relationship, definition of support, custody or visitation rights for minor children, specification of health insurance coverage, determination of the right to serve as guardian/conservator in the event of incapacitation, and establishment of the right to make medical decisions.

Each partner should have individual legal advice, and the contract ideally should be drawn up prior to living together.

It is important to note that there is a difference between Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements.

Cohabitation Agreements are governed almost exclusively by general contract principles.

They usually are no longer valid if the parties eventually marry. A Prenuptial Agreement goes into effect only upon marriage and is binding throughout the marriage unless both parties agree to modify it.

From the viewpoint of Estate Planning, a Cohabitation Agreement can eliminate concerns that your cohabitating partner may, against your desires, attempt to access your assets upon dissolution of the relationship or upon your death. Your rights and obligations would have already been set forth in your Cohabitation Agreement. Conversely, a Cohabitation Agreement can help ensure that your assets will go only to your choice of beneficiaries, which may include your cohabitating partner if you so wish.

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At times I was asked to provide references for former employees by companies considering hiring them.

On one firm's form was the question: "Was this person a steady worker?"

Since the guy was a wellknown do-nothing, I entered: "Not just steady, but motionless" in the space provided.

Born in a Barn?

Our son was constantly wandering in and out of the house, leaving the front or back door wide open.

"Once and for all, will you please close that!" my exasperated wife pleaded one day. "Were you born in a barn?"

"No, I was born in a hospital," he replied. "With automatic doors."

A friend of ours from another city was on her way to our house when suddenly she realized she had made a wrong turn.

She stopped and asked a lady for directions. "Go back down this road through a couple of traffic lights," she was instructed, "then stop and ask someone else."

Out of Gas

When my father ran out of gas, he called my mother to pick him up in her car. They went to a gas station, filled a gas can, and returned to his car. After a few minutes, he got into her car again.

"We need to go back to the gas station," he said.

"One gallon wasn't enough?" she asked.

"It would have been if I'd put it in the right car."

In the Doghouse

First guy: "I'm really in the doghouse. I ran afoul of one of those trick questions women ask."

Second guy: "What kind of question?"

First guy: "She asked me if I would still love her when she was old, fat, and ugly."

Second guy: "That's easy. You just say, 'Of course I will.'"

First guy: "Yeah, that's what I meant to say. But what came out was, 'Of course I do.'"

Punishment

I ran into a girl at a vegan restaurant who said that she knew me.

But I never met herbivore.

Today's Thought

Whatever you do, always give 100% (unless you are donating blood).

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"Oops!"

From Fence Lines,

by Ray Conrad.

Published by Avalanche Creek Productions, 2009.

The manifestation of bovine digestion/ Comes out the back end of a cow./ I regret to inform you of this, but you're standing in some right now./ It's nothing to be ashamed of./ It probably won't do you no harm./ The optimists tell you to 'keep looking up,' but not when you visit a farm./ Now, bull defecations ain't really that gross. Not too aromatic, but big!/ But you have to be careful that you dont...oh dear!/ I was gonna say,"...step in some pig."

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will be married on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 in the Payson Utah Temple.

There will be a reception on August 25, 2018 from 6:30 - 8:00 at the Spanish Oaks Golf Course, 2300 Powerhouse Road, in Spanish Fork Utah.

Another reception will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 at the Wayne County Community Center, 605 South 350 East, in Bicknell Utah.

Maddie is the daughter of Carl and Loraine Hanson of Spanish Fork and Rhett is the son of Riley and Joni Taylor of Bicknell Utah.

Maddie graduated from Spanish Fork High School and is currently a senior at Brigham Young University.

Rhett graduated from Wayne High School and Utah State University, and is currently employed as a landscape architect for LMS in West Jordan Utah.

They plan to make their home in Spanish Fork.

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by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Last year the fir trees were covered with pine cones, and the old timers said that it should have be a cold winter. But it was the warmest winter on record with very little snow. So much for that theory. This year there aren’t any pine cones, but have you ever seen so many lilacs this last spring? If it hadn’t been for the wind, they probably would still be blooming. Then came a record year for yellow roses, oh my! Weren’t they beautiful? Again, gone in too short of a period, because of the wind? Now every apple tree in town is loaded with a record amount of apples. Our neighbor up the street has a wheel barrel full of them, and there are three times that many left on the trees. Unlike most recent years, the wind is still blowin. Usually it stops around the first of July. What does it mean? Who knows?

I didn’t get to see much of the County Fair this year, but I did make it to the Commissioners lunch. Talk about a record crowd. They looked like they might run out of meat when I was there, but what I got was really good. It is great to see so many at the luncheon, Fairs are a lot of fun, and there so many things to do there. Brent Leach, again, was the singer. Oh, how I love to hear him sing.

I did learn at Church that

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ers from all over the Country to enjoy. There will be rides for all skill levels. Breakfast will be served before each of the morning rides, by the Panguitch Lions Club, on the first three day, and then on Saturday the PHS wrestlers will be putting on the breakfast as a fund raiser. Breakfast starts really earlier at 6 am and will finish up about 8 am, and many of the rides will be leaving then.

Last but not least, is the Garfield Memorial Health Care Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner. It will be held out at Ebenezer’s Barn and Grill, at Ruby’s Inn. This is a fun event and a big fund raiser for the hospital. There will be a lot of prizes and loot that you can bid on in the silent auction or the main event live auction. The food is always great, so I’ll see you there.

National news, the President has promised the farmers from the soy growing states that because of his tariffs on China, he will give them 12 billion to make up for their losses. However, the farmers said they didn’t want a handout, just for him to drop the tariffs. If this is the case, the cost for all of the lost trade will run the government over 100 billion dollars, for all of those that are effected by his tariffs. We have over 2 ½ mil-

lion pounds of meat in storage for the same very reason, lost trade.

Wholesale gas prices are going down about $10 a barrel from a month ago.

Nationwide gas prices are at $2.93 a gallon. Over in Cedar, the price is down to $3.15, and the cheapest of the fuels as usual is COSTCO in St. George at $2.79. As long as it is summer, don’t expect our gas to go down anytime soon.

Alana Pollock earned her RN this last semester.

Congratulations to her!

Last Friday night a couple got lost out at Red Canyon and the Search and Rescue were called out. The lost couple was last spotted walking in the river bed; but they must have come back to their camp and taken a trail that led out of the campground, over the hill. They were finally heard by the Rescue team, who walked them down the trail in the dark. It is always nice when the people that you are looking for are safe; usually that is not the case. The Search and Rescue is a great service that is made up of volunteers, and they always find their person.

I was always taught to respect my elders, but they are really getting hard to find.

Mack O.

by Peg Smith ~ pegenias@gmail.com

reducing the fuel load), that size of fire was not sufficient to reach the tree canopy and cause the devastating forest fires we see now. As everyone who has even driven over the mountain knows, the massive amounts of “dead and down” fuel throughout our forest will eventually get torched and “burn like a wildfire.”

Communities are being encouraged to develop their own wildfire preparedness plans. They serve two purposes: one is to self-identify a community’s areas of risk, priorities of protection, and available resources. The other purpose is sobering: Killpack said when a crew is called in to fight a fire, the first thing the Incident Commander will ask for is the CWPP. Given that the commander and firefighters will likely be from all over country, with no local area familiarity, a single document that summarizes it all, along with maps, coordinates, addressing, is an obvious benefit.

County Commissioner David Tebbs also attended, and will likely report back to the county on this effort and encourage other Garfield

County communities to initiate their own actions.

The group agreed to meet monthly until the CWPP is produced. Interested individuals are encouraged to get involved as this will ultimately be a full-community effort. Your own efforts at implementing firewise pro-

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The nearly continuous presence of smoky air underscores our vulnerability, living in an area surrounded by crispy-dry forest and desiccated rangeland.

At the request of Mayor Steve Cox, following up on a suggestion by residents Bill and Judith Geil, Bevin Killpack, of Five County Association of Government, was invited to kick off Boulder’s Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan (CWPP). On August 13, over 20 Boulder area residents saw Killpack’s scare-your-pants-off presentation and learned the new reality: Wildfire is not “if,” but “when,” and that fire prevention is no longer even desirable. Fire mitigation is the key now; preparing as much as possible to minimize damage to homes and structures when a fire occurs.

Dixie National Forest used to be known as “the Asbestos Forest” according to Killpack. That was because of its predominant ponderosa pines and the protective nature of the ponderosa bark. While the understory of forbs and grasses would burn every three to five years (thus continually

tections for your property won’t amount to much if your neighbors don’t participate.

The next Boulder meeting will be Monday, September 10, at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. Even if you’re just curious, please plan to attend.

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LYMAN - Tyler Joseph Chappell has been called to serve in the Costa Rica San Jose East Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. Tyler is the son of David and Lori Chappell of Lyman. He is the grandson of Dilworth and Carla Lyman and the late Thomas Chappell, and Thomas and GaeLynn Peterson.

Tyler will speak in Lyman Ward on August 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM and will report to the Provo MTC on August 29, 2018.

Bryce Henrie won the Grand Champion ribbon for his outstanding steer. Bryce is the son of Marc and Hollie Henrie. Bryce is only 13. What a great honor. Something that will last him a lifetime.

Last Monday, we went out to Tropic to a fund raiser for Geni Senary. Judging from the crowd, there must have been everyone from Cannonville, Henrieville and Tropic there. It is wonderful to live in a small town where you can depend on your neighbors to help out in trying times.

School started last Tuesday. Oh, where did the summer go? The high school has gotten new flooring, I believe it could be slate. This should cut way back on how much vacuuming that will be needed. The floors will also be easy to clean when the snow hits. With all of the events that were going on in the teachers lives, they didn’t get much time off.

We still have a couple more events on the summer schedule; the ATV rally will run through Saturday. You can still sign up for this fun event, and you can do that down at the Fair Building.

After breakfast all of the rides will start at the Fair building where the guides will lead you on trips that you didn’t even know were there. This is a fun time for all ATV rid-

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Elder Brock Brinkerhoff BICKNELL Elder Brock Brinkerhoff has returned home from serving in the South Carolina Columbia Mission. He will speak in the Thurber Ward, August 26 at 10am.

Brock is the son of Dwight & Laura Brinkerhoff of Bicknell.

The grandson of the late Bliss and Nina Brinkerhoff of Bicknell and the late Eugene and Loma Blackburn of Loa.

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again will transform the patient experience and support our ongoing efforts to offer compassionate, collaborative, cuttingedge healthcare.”

To better serve the community, the new Women and Newborn Center will open in November to house all clinical services for women and newborns. These include: maternal fetal medicine, OB/GYN providers, labor and delivery services, C-section surgical rooms, Simply Birth – low intervention birthing rooms, NICU, and mom and baby recovery rooms.

Behavioral health will also be located in this building on the top level.

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eral viewpoint, and broadcast journalism started to die. The war for ratings and advertising dollars in a vicious 24 hours news cycle turned these powerful networks into entertainment companies, not news outlets. They have more in common with Howard Stern than they do with Walter Cronkite. Fueled by corporate greed, many other national media outlets have dropped the ethics of unbiased reporting and followed down the same path.

The damage that has been done to journalism is drastic, but not irreparable.

These media entertainments companies are not the source of true journalism in America.

They produce entertainment designed to get ratings, not to tell the public the truth.

At the same time, the exploding emergence of social media has enabled everyone to say anything that they want without fear of real repercussion. Instead of working together to solve the problems faced by society, we choose to hide behind digital identities and fight with anyone that has a different viewpoint than our own. We are no different than our politicians, shouting at anyone and everyone that doesn’t agree with us, and approving of everyone that does. As a society, we have lost our ability to peacefully disagree and then find a common ground from which to work a solution. We have been polarized into right and left and radicalized in our thoughts and actions by the false security of digital anonymity.

Additionally, social media is flooded with posts that are created to intentionally deceive the public in thinking they are legitimate news stories. They are as click bait to generate advertising revenue, and they are shared thousands of times over by social media users who cannot distinguish this trash from legitimate, credible news. Social media is flooded with actual “fake news” that most people cannot detect as fake.

All of this makes our country a powder keg, ready to explode.

Bipartisan testimony of 20 Congressional members last month before the International Trade Commission in opposition to tariffs on Canadian imported newsprint is a good indicator that not all our government leaders are attacking newspapers. They fought to reduce or eliminate tariffs put in place that are driving the cost of newsprint and squeezing the profit margins of newspapers across the country. These men and women know the importance of community newspapers and their imperiled status in

of our growing community,” said Brian Chadaz, governing board chair of Dixie Regional.

“This project enables Dixie Regional Medical Center to continue to offer the great healthcare our community has come to expect and also allowed Dixie Regional to expand specialized services and add new technology.”

The new diagnostic and treatment building – on the northeast corner of the hospital – opened in March and contains all clinical lab services, 50 observation/specialty recovery beds, and two new high-tech surgical suites. The new neurosurgical suite is home to Intermountain’s first intraoperative MRI. This machine enables surgeons to view updated MRI images during surgery.

Across the hall, the new hybrid angioplasty surgical suite is modern culture. They know the men and women who work at the local paper are most definitely not the enemy — nor the problem.

In today’s society, where the “wicked media” is hurled relentlessly on Twitter or cable news channels, real journalists get amalgamated into a cynical act of political theater that’s threatening to the very fabric of democracy.

We as a nation are beginning to give a collective shoulder shrug to the fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.

In a Quinnipac University poll released on 8/14/18, 26 percent of voters polled say the news media is the enemy of the people. However, 51 percent of Republican voters say that the news media is the enemy of the people rather than an important part of democracy.

These are dangerous times, and we’ve got to snap out of it.

Thomas Jefferson — who had a notably tempestuous relationship with the press — was a president who still often rose to defend it.

He once wrote while serving in Paris as Minister to France: “The people are the only censors of their governors: and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution…

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.”

We’ve got to accept that not all news is happy or affirming. We’re not always going to get what we want.

We have to support our local journalism and the vital role they play, even when we disagree with them. Support your local newspaper, buy a print or digital subscription.

When you disagree, share your opinion civilly with your newspaper. Let’s change the discussion taking place in our country today.

If we’re unwilling to accept news that upsets us, or if we’re indifferent to differing views simply because we don’t want to deal with them, we’re essentially giving up on the notion we can ever truly be “one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Today more than ever, we should be supporting journalism, and freedom of the press.

We all need to do our part to safeguard this basic freedom.

Support your local newspaper today.

Brian Allfrey is Executive Director of the Utah Press Association. His email address is ballfrey@utahpress.com.

used for catheter-based surgical procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

“Having cutting edge technology such as the new interoperative MRI for brain surgery and the hybrid angiography suite in a community the size of ours is amazing,” said Chadaz. “Planning for the ability to house these large technology items was integral to the design for the expansion. Leaving room for future technology was also important.”

The new East Tower opened in June and houses more of the services previously located on 400 East. Those services include the wound clinic, a larger dual chamber hyperbaric chamber, inpatient Neuro Specialty Rehabilitation, a larger 32-bed adult intensive care unit, a pediatrics unit, and shelled space for future growth.

A specially designed rehabilitation terrain park is designed into the courtyard between the East Tower and the existing hospital.

Lastly, the Intermountain Cancer Center of St. George will open in October and is located in a standalone building east of the hospital. The center is 120,000 square feet and will contain all traditional oncology patient services as well as the leading edge technology of Intermountain Precision Genomics including research labs, a DNA-sequencing facility, and a Stanford University Cancer Research Lab. “This expansion project would not have been possible without the tremendous financial support and commitment of our great community,” said Cloward. “The spirit of giving that we have felt over and over again has made Dixie Regional and this expansion project a reality. We are extremely grateful.”

The public is invited to enjoy Opening Night festivities from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12. “We hope

the community will come learn a little more about this expansion and enjoy popcorn, great music and fireworks,” Cloward said. “A few respected leaders will speak; KC Heaton, who is one of our patients, will cut the ribbon; and then we’ll kick back and enjoy at least a half-hour of beautiful Piano Guys hits.

We’re so grateful this amazing group of talented musicians are willing to come perform for us.”

Opening Night will be held in the new tiered east bowl parking lot on Medical Center Drive and is late-summer casual seating: please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit on. There is no charge. In case of inclement weather, this event will be held in the DSU Burns Arena.

The Piano Guys started locally and have grown together in worldwide popularity through their classically influenced instrumentals and music videos that showcase incredible locations. Those interested in attending a full-length concert will be pleased to learn the group will be performing at Tuacahn November 8-10.

On September 13 at 5 p.m. a Growing Together Ceremony will commemorate the two hospital campuses becoming one.

Self-guided tours will be offered from 3-7 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday. The Growing Together Ceremony will take place at the entrance of the Women and Newborn Center (the building on the northwest corner of the campus).

On Saturday, September 15, public, self-guided tours are offered from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a variety of screenings and services will also be included as the 28th Annual Dixie Regional Community Health Fair. All tours will be self-guided, assisted by volunteers stationed along the tour route, and Dixie Regional is grateful for their help.

—Dixie Regional Medical Center

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Mildred Chappell Wood 1918 - 2018 ST. GEORGE / LYMAN - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Mildred Chappell Wood, age 99, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at her home in St. George, with her family at her side. She was born November 3, 1918 in Lyman, a daughter of George Alvin and Ethel Mae Maxfield Chappell.

She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1936. She married her eternal companion, Ivan Wood, December 19, 1938 in the Manti LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on September 7, 2010.

Millie was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the Primary, Sunday School, MIA and Relief Society. She also served in the Manti Temple for many years.

Millie was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, the High Country Quilters and she served on the Wayne County Fair Board and as a Voting Judge.

She enjoyed doing genealogy, Temple work, quilting, gardening and horse back riding.

Millie is survived by her children: Sandra Mae and Jim Stoddard, Trena Wood, Margaret and Gary Atkinson, all of St. George; Karla and Jack Finnegan of South Jordan; 20 grandchildren and 9 step-grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren and 23 great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Michael Wood; 2 great-grandsons: Drex Jade Taylor and Adam Ray Lloyd; and her siblings: Sperry Alvin Chappell, Alton Hiett Chappell, Niel Vee Chappell, George Eldon Chappell, Helen C. Morrell; Glen Sherman Chappell, Roscoe Verl Chappell, Max Elijah Chappell and Don Austin Chappell.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the Lyman LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Thursday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Lyman Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Local Lawyer The Infamous DUI

by Megan Mustoe This week, I encountered the comingled headache of administrative agencies and criminal law while working on a few DUI cases. I thought I’d share what I’ve learned so you can help yourself and be more informed while working with an attorney on your case.

First and foremost, you can be charged with a DUI while driving your ATV. What is a DUI? Driving under the influence includes driving while intoxicated, driving while misusing prescriptions or over-the-counter medications (such as Benadryl), ingesting illegal or unprescribed medications, or having the remnants of an illegal substance in your system (such as metabolite 30-40 days after ingesting marijuana).

Getting arrested. If you are pulled over and think you are going to get a DUI, be polite to the officer. However, you do not have to answer any of their questions beyond providing your driver’s license, registration, and insurance. You do not have to give them the reason they pulled you over or answer if you’ve been doing DUI-able things. You should complete the roadside test at the officer’s request and complete the breathalyzer test.

You should consent to a blood test. Failure to do these things will only hurt your case in court. Do not chit-chat with the officer. If you are uncomfortable with the officer’s questions or you feel the officer is asking too many questions, state you have the right to remain silent and request an attorney before answering any other questions. You’re going to get arrested. But that was probably going to happen anyway at this point. Affirmative silence will help you and your case, even if the officer says otherwise.

Charged with DUI. After your arrest and release, you must

contact the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within 10 days of the citation and request a hearing. If you do not, your license can be immediately suspended by the agency and you can’t drive for at least 120 days. Even if you are not convicted.

Go to your court date. Ideally hire an attorney beforehand, but remember you do have the right to use the local, free public defender.

CDL repercussions. If you have a CDL and are convicted with a DUI while driving a commercial vehicle or personal vehicle, you lose your CDL for one to three years. Your second conviction results in CDL suspension for 10 years to life. If you have a blood alcohol content of .04%, while driving a commercial vehicle, you face the same license suspensions.

Individual repercussions. Utah takes DUIs seriously. For your first DUI, you lose your license up to 120 days, can pay up to $1310, and spend at least 2 days in jail or must complete 48 hours of community service. For your second, you must spend 5 days in jail or have 30 days of electronic monitoring, pay up to $1560, and your license is revoked for 2 years. Your third in 10 years can result in a felony and losing along with increased jail time, fines, and license suspension.

So, don’t drink and drive. Don’t irresponsibly take prescription drugs and drive. Don’t take too much antihistamine. Don’t legally smoke marijuana then drive suspiciously while in Utah.

You know better and the consequences are devastating to your ability to travel, work, and be a part of your community.

Disclaimer. As always, my column is not legal advice, instead merely insight into the law and legal profession. If you have a general question about the law or legal profession, please email me at megan@ mustoelaw.com or call my office at 435.610.1431.

Megan Mustoe, Attorney, MustoeLaw.com Richfield

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS GARFIELD COUNTY Separate and sealed bids from licensed contractors and building suppliers for the Garfield County, Panguitch Road Shed Project will be received by Garfield County on or before 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2018 , at the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, P.O. Box 77 Panguitch, Utah, 84759. Garfield County is a tax- exempt local government and reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids.

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NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before SEPTEMBER 19, 2018. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538 7240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2430 (A81358): Eric G Woolsey and Sheri M Woolsey Trust propose(s) using 1.53 ac-ft. from groundwater (Water Canyon) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. 95-5385 (A81346): Jerry J and Ella C Stubbs propose(s) using 0.015 cfs. from groundwater (Five miles South of Grover) for DOMESTIC. 95-5386 (A81360): Allan H. and Sandra Dietlein propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (Grover) for DOMESTIC. EXTENSION(S) 61-2578 (a28728): Berg Family Trust is/are filing an extension for 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (6.5 mi. WSW of Hatch) for STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 23 & 30, 2018 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BRYCE CANYON AIRPORT PAVEMENT PRESERVATION & FENCING GARFIELD COUNTY ACI No. 186498 Sealed bids for improvements to the Bryce Canyon Airport, will be received by Garfield County in the County Offices at 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84729 until September 5, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. MDT and then opened and read aloud.

The work involved includes the following: SCHEDULE I TAXIWAY & APRON PAVEMENT PRESERVATION SCHEDULE II PERIMETER FENCE IMPROVEMENTS For a complete set of Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents all purchases must be made through our website at www.armstrongconsultants.com. A digital copy may be downloaded for $25.00. There will be no refunds.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier's Check in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the total bid made payable to Garfield County, or by a Bid Bond in like amount executed by a Surety Company.

The Bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications and must bid on all items of every schedule. Garfield County reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all portions of the various bid items. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the opening thereof.

A Prebid meeting will be held at the Bryce Canyon Airport on August 27, 2018 at 1:00 p.m., MDT. All bidders are advised to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions.

The proposed contract is under and subject to the following federal provisions: Debarment and Suspension Any questions regarding this project are to be directed to the office of Armstrong Consultants, Inc., Denver, Colorado, (303) 296-4949 for interpretation.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 16, 23, & 30, 2018 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the 6th District Court – Garfield County, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, on September 11, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a trust deed originally executed by Gayle Harman and Cameron Properties, L.C., as trustors, in favor of Mt Olympus Financial LC, covering real property located at 78 West Center St., Panguitch, Utah 84759, and more particularly described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 3, Block 29, PANGUITCH TOWNSITE SURVEY; running thence North 00°55'45" West along the West line of said block 114.17 feet; thence departing said West line and running North 88°11'54" East 96.06 feet; thence North 00°46'19" West 60.82 feet; thence North 88°29'20n East 136.88 feet to a point on the East line of said Lot 3; thence South 00°57'02" East 175.90 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 3; thence South 88°35'36" West along the South line of said lot 233.16 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel # P-230-2. The current beneficiary of the trust deed is Mt Olympus Financial and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the notice of default are Gayle Harman and Cameron Properties, L.C. Bidders must be prepared to tender to the trustee $10,000.00 at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 noon the day following the sale. Both payments must be in the form of a cashier's check or certified funds. “Official” checks and cash are not acceptable. If the highest bidder refuses to pay the amount of the bid, the bidder forfeits its deposit and is liable for any loss as a result of the refusal, including interest, costs and trustee's and reasonable attorney fees. TRUSTEE CONTACT INFORMATION: Michael Anderson (801) 991-0076; 10714 South Jordan Gateway, Ste 100, South Jordan, UT 84095.

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Cameron Black, MD Cameron was born and raised in Bountiful, received his bachelor’s in Biology at BYU, and went on to get his MD at The Ohio State University.

He completed his general surgery residency at Mount Carmel Hospitals, in Columbus, Ohio.

Cameron is married, with three young children, and says he’s very much looking forward to locating to Cedar City, as he Dr. Black is with loves the family-friendly Utah Surgical Associates, atmosphere and the many and is setting up a new ways to enjoy the outdoors in office in our area.

Cedar City, at Cameron has family ties to 166 W., 1325 N., #200, southern Utah, as his father Cedar City. grew up in Delta, and his mother lived in Cedar City for a time.

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Trevor Day, DO

Trevor grew up in Mapleton, Utah, received his bachelor’s degree in Biology at Brigham Young University, and later completed his general surgery residency at Oklahoma State University Medical Center.

Trevor is married with three daughters, ranging in ages from six to a three-month-old. Trevor says, “The best part about being a surgeon is getting to see the immediate results of your work, and how your patients can directly benefit from the work you do. It’s very fulfilling to be able to take something that’s not working right and fix it.”

Trevor says he’s excited to come to southern Utah, and enjoys skiing, hiking, biking, and being with his family. Dr. Day has family in Cedar City and throughout southern Utah as far north as Fillmore.

Dr. Day is with Utah Surgical Associates, and is setting up a new office in Cedar City, at 166 W., 1325 N., #200, Cedar City.