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Thursday, September 3, 2020

Garfield County School District August Meeting

ESCALANTE - The Garfield County School District held their August 27, 2020 meeting in the Escalante High School auditorium, with plenty of room for social distancing as well as an option to attend by Zoom.

Following a few technical issues, the board moved swiftly through their consent agenda—approving previous meeting minutes, hiring recommendations and accepting resignations, financial report and home school affidavits.

Superintendent John Dodds gave an enrollment report with figures for each school. District-wide, 2020 is showing an increased enrollment of 29 students, up to 930 students from 901 last year.

Panguitch Middle School and Bryce Valley High School showed slight decreases in student numbers, with the remaining schools showing increases. The largest increase in enrollment is at Escalante High School, with 77 students, which is 10 more than last year.

“People want to come back to schools,” said Dodds.

He’s receiving reports from principals that high school students, in particular, are doing well with distancing and mask requirements—that students are motivated to be in school and making the effort to enGCSD Meeting Cont'd on page 10

Issue # 1375

A Local SBSU Branch Opening Celebration, Long-Awaited

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Garrett Cottam, Commercial Loan Officer for State Bank of Southern Utah in Cedar City, cuts the ribbon during SBSU’s Escalante Branch grand opening ceremony on August 28, 2020.

ESCALANTE - A much anticipated celebration of Escalante’s “new” State Bank of Southern Utah branch finally took place on Friday, August 28, 2020, attracting a goodsized crowd to the lunch-time ribbon cutting ceremony.

Garrett Cottam, a native of Escalante who now works for SBSU as a commercial loan officer in Cedar City, was bestowed with the ribbon cutting honors.

The Escalante SBSU branch opened its doors for business on March 16, 2020,

just as the coronavirus pandemic was getting underway.

“We’ve been waiting to cut a ribbon here since March,” said SBSU CEO Eric Schmutz, who addressed the crowd and described the process leading up to the local branch opening.

The Escalante SBSU branch location was previously occupied by Wells Fargo, which closed its doors on October 9, 2019 during a spate of branch closings that left Escalante—as well as a number of other rural Utah communities—without a bank.

“When Wells Fargo closed there was a lot of concern,” said Schmutz. “The first call I received was from [Garfield County Commissioner] Jerry Taylor.” Taylor asked Schumtz whether SBSU could come in to Escalante with banking services.

Schmutz said his initial response was, “‘I don’t know if we will or not.’”

“But this got the ball rolling,” he said.

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Garfield County Commission August 24 GARFIELD COUNTY This article was produced from the clerk’s recording available on Utah Public Meeting Notice board.

Garfield County Commission met August 24 in regular session to discuss the past two weeks’ activities, hear status updates from county departments, hear the results of their 2019 Audit, and meet Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners’ two new staff members.

Commissioner David Tebbs told the commission: • Bryce Airport rehabilitation project is about a week ahead of schedule; • UDOT and the county are planning a major highway repair project from Bryce to Henrieville next summer; • Over 700 bike riders participated in Bryce Canyon City’s Canyon to Canyon bike ride this year; • More Garfield County residents need to complete the 2020 Census; • Conversations continue with Sen. Lee’s office on fixing Cannonville’s cell service.

Commissioner Jerry Taylor reported on: • Meeting with the mayors and the importance of more people completing the 2020 Census; • An abbreviated Congressional staff briefing with Utah-only participants: legislators, Lt. Gov., Senators Romney and Lee, and vari-

ous county commissioners. They discussed forest health, watersheds, PILT, SRS, NEPA, and plans to return to the full event next year; • Garfield County Fair was a huge success. Claude Phillips, of Escalante, received the Lifetime Cowboy Award.

• Meetings with County Economic Development Board (CED), Five County Association of Governments Steering Committee, and Southwest Public Health.

SW Public Health’s daily report are on their website.

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and a new Meals on Wheels truck. He’ll see if COVID funds can be used to buy generators for the senior centers.

Commissioner Leland Pollock said: • Garfield County Commissioner and the municipalities’ mayors work as a team, covering everything from garbage to COVID-19 concerns; • He’s been “working every day on public lands and multiple use access needed to hunt, fish, drive ATVs, ranch, hopefully log, "… and you can’t close roads and expect to enjoy our beautiful public lands."

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Escalante Artist Go Behind the Bears Ears Entrada Institute Hosts Featured with Archaeologist and Author First Annual Blues & Views Festival in New Mural R. E. Burrillo on September 12 SALT LAKE CITY / ES-

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R. E. Burrillo, author of Behind the Bears Ears: Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred Landscape, will take part in an author event co-hosted by the Entrada Institute and Torrey House Press on September 5.

TORREY - The deep Burillo will discuss his sandstone canyons, des- forthcoming book Behind the ert mesas, and ancient cliff Bears Ears: Exploring the dwellings of the Bears Ears Cultural and Natural Histories area hold pottery and pro- of a Sacred Landscape, which jectile points, baskets and takes readers on a journey of petroglyphs—and countless discovery through the narrastories. Join archaeologist R. tives and controversies that E. Burrillo and the Entrada make the Bears Ears area so Institute for a celebration and unique, from traces of its earliexploration of these stories est inhabitants through its role during a socially-distanced, in shaping the study of Southoutdoor evening of cultural west archaeology itself—and and natural history on Satur- into the modern battle over its day, September 5 at 7:30 PM protection. This event is free at The Entrada Institute, 70 S and open to the public.

200 W Torrey, UT 84775.

—Torrey House Press

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

THURS. SEPTEMBER 3 - WED. SEPTEMBER 9

Temperatures vary this week, with sunny days and no chances of rain. Highs in the 80s to the low 90s; lows in the 40s and lows 50s. Wind variable from 8 to 14 mph.

CALANTE - Escalante-based artist Megan Hallett appears in a new five-story mural designed by the co-creator of an iconic Beatles album. Hallett is among 250 Utah women, past and present, featured on Jann Haworth and Alex Johnstone’s “Utah Women 2020” mural.

The public art piece was unveiled on Women’s Equality Day, August 26, marking 100 years since the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

The 5,000-square-foot mural celebrates the character and impact of Utah’s women with a cast of colorful characters that span the history and geography of the Beehive State: Olympian Logan Tom dives for a volleyball; pediatric surgeon Rebecka Meyers peers down through surgical loupes; and painter Edie Roberson soars above the crowd.

Zions Bank commissioned the public art piece for its Dinwoodey building, 37 W. 100 S., in honor of the women’s suffrage milestones that fall in 2020. This year marks 100 years since the ratification of voting rights for women and 150 years since Utahn Seraph Young became the first woman in the modern nation to cast a ballot.

Haworth, who co-created The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s New Mural

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The Bristlecones, of Torrey, will play at the Entrada Institute's Blues & Views event on September 12. Band members (from left to right) are Robert March (C. Graham Nickle), Don Gomes (Hawk Thurber), and Barry Scholl (Wingate).

TORREY - “The blues is a tonic for what ails you. I could play the blues and not be blue anymore.”—B.B. King On Saturday, September 12, the Entrada Institute will present its own tonic for the “COVID-19 Blues” when it hosts its first annual Blues & Views Festival at Robbers Roost, 185 W. Main Street in Torrey.

“A festival that combines top-quality blues music with Wayne County’s world-class scenery could only be called ‘Blues & Views," explains Marci Milligan, president of

I have a lot of growing up to do.

I realized that the other day inside my fort.

—Zach Galifianakis

the Entrada Institute. “We wanted to provide a fun Saturday event during these times when fun is in short supply.”

The festival kicks off at 3:00 p.m. with a free harmonica workshop led by Delta Sonics frontman Al Chesis, widely regarded as one of Denver’s best blues harp players. Chesis will offer harmonica tips and guidelines over Zoom.

Students can participate from the comfort of home or view the lesson at Robbers Roost, where a limited number of new harmonicas will be given to the first few students in at-

tendance.

At 6:00 p.m., Torrey’s own Bristlecones will offer a set of roots-rock and canyon country blues.

From 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Denver’s Delta Sonics will headline the event from a Colorado studio. Milligan explains that the original plan for the band to perform live at Robbers Roost was scuttled by the global pandemic, “so we decided to feature the band in a webcast that we will

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High-Density Subdivision Proposal Contrary to Why People Moved to Boulder Not long ago I served on the Economic Development Committee for Boulder. During the numerous meetings, I was struck by the diversity of the members of the committee and community. We spanned a wide range of political, religious, economic

and professional backgrounds.

We disagreed on many things (though we were always civil), but we all agreed on a couple of things. Specifically, we all agreed that we wanted Boulder to stay small, quiet, and agriculturally based. Most, if not all, moved to Boulder to

get away from traffic, noise, and crowds. With that in mind, I question why some of the town leaders are pushing a high-density subdivision in the middle of town. Do we really want Boulder to look like the places we worked hard to get away from? We’ve

all seen what happens when towns start down the path of turning farms into subdivisions. I hope town leaders will listen to their neighbors and not just to the smoothtalking land developers.

Kevin Gardner, Boulder

If you enjoy camping in the desert or mountains away from crowds, and if you enjoy hiking, horseback riding, climbing, hunting, fishing, rock and mineral collecting, fossil collecting, riding ATVs, exploring in your truck or side-by-side or if you just enjoy being alone in the wild, then you better resist the attempts by Herbert, Cox, Mike Noel, Mike Lee, Chris Stewart, John Curtis, Rob

Bishop, Felony Phil Lyman and many others to steal your public lands from YOU! In 2016 the Utah State Legislature created a $14 million fund of your tax dollars to support the legal efforts of getting federal land in Utah turned over to the state.

Why are certain parties so determined to do this? Big money for a very few. How will it benefit Utahns? It won't.

Instead, large out-of-state

companies will gobble up the prime real estate for mining, grazing, timber, and development, while a few small state parks will be created for us peons. The places you used to visit will be fenced off to the public and the very lifestyle you love will be gone.

Numerous studies are available about the negative economics of a large federal land transfer to the state. The state would have to choose

between bankruptcy or selling the land. Once it is gone—it is gone forever! Don't take my word for it. Try to camp in the Oquirrh Mountains west of Salt Lake.

Don't let this happen!

Contact your senators and representatives and voice your concern or better yet— vote them out!

Tom Stechschulte, Hatch

The Boulder Town General Plan states, “All land use decisions (shall) be bound to be consistent with the provisions of the General Plan.”

The General Plan is replete with the following phrases and citizen’s desires to maintain: Open Space, limited development, small-town feeling, protect against unmitigated growth, preserve the rural/agricultural “custom & culture,” cattle industry rights, protection of agricultural land, preserve ranching, rural/frontier spirit, quiet country-style atmosphere, preserve Boulder’s rural agricultural atmo-

sphere, preservation of natural environmental, “right to farm” and a myriad recitation of these same themes throughout this hard-fought-for document.

Now that General Plan is under assault by outside developers. Here are the facts: 1. A 27-acre pasture in the middle of town is proposed for high density housing.

2. This parcel has been active farming acreage since before the arrival of Anglos in Boulder.

3. This inserts high-density-clustered-housing squarely in the middle of what the General Plan is intended to protect.

4. It removes agricultural land from protection and production.

5. It decimates an openspace area which other towns would be extremely jealous to maintain.

6. It adversely impacts wetlands that are home to migratory birds and other significant species.

7. It will significantly increase traffic past our school with a proposal for 13 lots.

8. It claims to be for affordable housing, but, factually, cannot be characterized as such.

9. By changing from ag-

ricultural land to high-density housing it will change the character of Boulder Town forever. Since the scoping meeting less than two weeks ago, several unsolicited offers from outside developers have been received by ranchers for large tracts of land for development.

The slippery-slope has already begun and backbones must be stiffened by planning and zoning and our elected town officials to say “no,” this does not comply with the General Plan or desire of Boulder’s citizens.

Scott Bigler, Boulder

Public Lands Giveaways

Boulder's Future in Peril

"YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED!" "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!" —Boulder Borg Arts Council

Mark Nelson, The Nelson Family, Boulder

Goings on...

Chris Stewart Holds Town Hall in Bicknell

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Chris Stewart held a town hall meeting at the Wayne County Community Center in Bicknell on August 26.

BICKNELL - On Wednesday, August 26th at 5 PM, Congressman Chris Stewart held a town hall meeting at the Bicknell / Wayne County Community Center.

After the pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited, an across the board crowd, some as far away as Panguitch, gathered to hear him speak, listen and answer audience questions.

Social distancing was on full display, for various reasons.

According to the Wayne County Commissioners that were present, Congressman Chris Stewart has always been a stalwart supporter to Wayne County’s concerns and needs.

—Adus Dorsey

BLM Seeks Nominations to the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council

PRICE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking nominations for two positions on the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council (Council). This action is a result of the signing into law of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (P.L. 116-9) and Secretary’s Order 3374. As published in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations received through Sept. 21, 2020. The Secretary of the Interior signed the charter establishing the Council on Dec. 19, 2019.

P.L. 116-9 requires the Council to provide advice regarding the preparation and implementation of the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area management plan. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint council members to serve three-year terms.

Nominations are being accepted for the following positions: • a representative of conservation organizations; and • an elected leader of a federally recognized Tribe that has significant cultural or historic connections to, and expertise in, the landscape, archaeological sites, or cultural sites within the county.

Individuals may nominate themselves or others to serve on the Council. Nominees will be reviewed on the basis of their training, education, and knowledge of the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. Nominations must include a letter(s) of reference, a completed application, and any other information that speaks to the nominee’s qualifications. The application form

can be downloaded at http:// www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/nearyou/Utah.

Implementing P.L. 116-9 is a top priority for the Department of the Interior (DOI). Secretary Bernhardt, through Secretary’s Order 3374, has formed a task force including affected DOI agencies to ensure that the act is implemented in a timely, consistent, coordinated manner among all DOI offices and Bureaus. P.L. 116-9, which incorporated more than 100 lands bills, included the designation of the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, covering approximately 217,000 acres in Emery County, Utah.

Nominations must be postmarked or emailed by Sept.

21, 2020, and should be sent to Chris Conrad, Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501, Attention: San Rafael Swell Advisory Council Nominations; or by email to cconrad@blm.gov with the subject line “San Rafael Swell Advisory Council Nominations.”

For more information, contact Chris Conrad, BLM Price Field Manager, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501; telephone (435) 636-3637 or email cconrad@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

—Bureau of Land Management

COVID-19 Community Resources • Utah Coronavirus Information Line: 1-800-456-7707

• State of Utah COVID-19 Updates: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/

• Garfield County Email Hotline: COVID19@garfield.utah.gov

• Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell: (435) 425-3744

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Garfield Commission: Commissioner board reports, status updates from county departments, the results of the 2019 audit, and the Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners’ two new staff members and GSEP's stance on grazing, multiple use, watershed restoration and GSENM policies discussed.

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• Local businesses need our support, so shop Garfield County; • The hospital may be adding another emergency room. The county-owned hospital receives customer satisfaction and quality control reviews around 9395 percent. They will not be cutting services like other hospitals are doing.

Public Works, Dave Dodds: Dodds received authorization to spend up to $50K on the Mossy Cave parking expansion project.

He said the county is involved because it has the people and equipment to do the work.

Parking will be expanded to accommodate 50 vehicles and a pedestrian pathway along the highway behind barriers.

UDOT is getting bids on asphalt. While UDOT is coming up with funds, Dodds said county authorization of funds enables the project to move forward. Commissioner Tebbs said visitation is down 50 percent, but people are going to places like Mossy Cave to access the outdoors. He suggested finding out if COVID funding could be used.

Planning Dept, Kaden Figgins: Figgins said census workers will be at Joe’s Market in Panguitch for the next few Fridays. Accessing the census link is also available through the county’s website.

He said census workers will be knocking on doors during the upcoming weeks.

He said the CED Board

has received $95K to allocate to county applicants. Applicants can submit an RFI for any type of project—nonprofit, housing, business investment, etc.—to the board.

Panguitch Lake resident issues and Short-Term Rentals: The Commission heard complaints from area residents on mayhem produced by transient STR visitors. They promised to fix this.

Figgins said he’s planning to procure six additional microphones and a handheld mic for use in commission meetings. These are allowed expenditures under CARES Act funding.

2019 Audit Report, Rick Roberts, Kimball and Roberts CPA. The county received a “clean, unmodified opinion” from the auditing firm, “finding no errors or discrepancies.” The auditors spent several minutes highlighting the report, noting in particular the county’s AAA bond rating, no bond payments, positive balance on revenue over expenditures, and good internal controls. Roberts noted “other small towns have $812M [debt], and are continuing to bond, so it’s admirable you have nearly eliminated the debt you have.”

Pollock explained the $8.9M healthcare restricted funds were “rainy day funds” sometimes needed to help the hospital meet payroll. “One payroll is about $500K; it’s there to protect our employees.”

In comparing budget to actuals, Roberts said the county was $2M under in total

expenditures. He further noted a carry-forward in road funds “that most counties don’t have.” Pollock acknowledged Clerk/Auditor Camille Moore, as well as former county commissioners, for their foresight on county budgeting.

Moore said Transient Room Taxes (TRT) and sales taxes are about 45 percent of last year. Since the county had budgeted assuming a normal year, she estimated needing about $2M of that rainy day fund to get through this year.

Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, Executive Director Sarah Bauman and Brad Murrell, Dir. of Marketing and Development: Both Bauman and Murrell starting working with GSEP earlier this year. She introduced the new GSEP facility in Escalante and noted new community programming for adults and youth. She said GSEP would love to collaborate with the county in developing its science center.

The commissioners questioned Bauman on GSEP’s stance on grazing, multiple use, watershed restoration, and GSENM policies. Bauman said GSEP favors restoring GSENM to its 1996 boundaries because its protections spanned a greater area, that some cultural sites are no longer included within the reduced monument and therefore funds that were in place to protect those areas are no longer available, that increased travel in certain areas have resulted in less protection for paleontological and cultural resources. She said GSEP is

New Mural:

Zions Bank has long recognized the value women add to our communities. On the day Zions Bank opened in 1873, four of the 15 depositors listed on the original ledger were women. Despite the mural’s enormous size, it represents only a snapshot of the decades-long leadership and impact of Utah women.—Scott Anderson, Zions Bank president and CEO

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Escalante artist Megan Hallett (right) is featured on a new mural created by the artist of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover. The mural was unveiled on Women’s Equality Day and is located on Zions Bank's Dinwoodey building in Salt Lake City.

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Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover and reinterpreted that concept in the downtown “SLC Pepper” mural, and artist Alex Johnstone created “Utah Women 2020” as a collaborative community project.

The project began with community-led workshops in which participants were guided in creating stencil portraits from photographic images. When the series of in-person workshops— which took place at locations from YWCA Utah in Salt Lake City to Granary Arts in Ephraim—was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, the mural team created an online tutorial and launched a statewide call to Utahns who were at home and willing to participate. Haworth also enlisted the help of national and

international artists—most of whom were on lockdown at the time—to compose 24 additional portraits. In total, more than 175 artists contributed to the mural.

Haworth and Johnstone photographed the painted stencil portraits, then sized and digitally arranged the images into a collage, which was printed on nine 10-by-55-foot vinyl mesh banners.

“This mural is for me, the most extraordinary of my career because of the arc of time during which it is being made,” Haworth said. “I believe that this gives it another level of historical significance that is a tribute to the 200-plus people who made the mural.”

One difficulty in designing the artwork was identifying which women to include —and which to leave out. The 250 individuals depicted on the mural were selected through a democratic process, reflect-

ing a diversity of characters and contributions. Two faces were intentionally left blank to allow observers to place the faces of women important to them—or themselves—in the mural.

A long-time supporter of the arts, as well as a champion of women in leadership, Zions Bank president and CEO Scott Anderson asked Haworth to create the mural to celebrate the impact of Utah women as the state marks 150 years since a woman first cast a ballot.

“Zions Bank has long recognized the value women add to our communities. On the day Zions Bank opened in 1873, four of the 15 depositors listed on the original ledger were women,” Anderson said.

“Despite the mural’s enormous size, it represents only a snapshot of the decades-long leadership and impact of Utah women.”

—Zions Bank

not anti-grazing but strives to protect watersheds, taking into account the science associated with the impacts, soil, vegetations, etc.

Commissioner Pollock disagreed with GSEP’s claim that AUMs (animal units/ month) had not been reduced since 1996. Commissioner Tebbs disagreed with the handling of some watershed restoration projects saying methods not allowed by GSENM or GSEP, such as pinyon/juniper removal, actually rejuvenated ground water.

Murrell said his goal was to help GSEP and the county find common grounds within the bounds of GSEP’s mission.

Garfield County Fair, Callie Ward, Kevin Heaton,

and Lance Miller: Ward said despite COVID, this was one of the better fairs ever. The Junior Livestock Show brought in $128K, all of which stays with the youth. With the county’s assistance, they awarded five $250 Jr. Fair Board Scholarships and provided $100$200 stipends for organizing volunteers. They asked the commission to be flexible in scheduling next year’s fair to try to avoid scheduling conflicts with other major events in the area. The commission also approved Miller’s request that the county sponsor two or three nights of the Bryce Valley rodeo just before the fair and to assist with the Senior Pro Rodeo to be held in Tropic next year per request of the rodeo organizers.

CARES act funding: Clerk Camille Moore said the second funding distribution arrives this week. The first distribution covered EMS wages/benefits, PPE and courthouse expenses, leaving about $30K unexpended.

Moore asked the commissioners to approve a list of ideas generated by county personnel for the second distribution. [Contents of the list was not described or made available.]

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, and there is no set up for electronic participation.

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COVID Crisis Could Force Closures, Job Losses at Utah Nonprofits

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines by mACK oettinG

Bobcats Baseball win against Green River and Wayne, Lady Cats Volleyball beat Water Canyon, and Panguitch Cross Country does well at Bryce Valley

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Utah's food banks are among the state's nonprofit organizations that are struggling to provide services due to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SALT LAKE CITY During the crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Utahns and millions of Americans have turned to nonprofit groups to help them weather the storm.

But what happens when those organizations also fall into a crisis?

Utah has more than 10,000 nonprofit organizations, but with donations falling off, many are struggling to find the resources to continue their mission.

Kate Rubalcava, chief executive officer for the Utah Nonprofit Association, said charities feed, heal, shelter and nurture people in need, no matter their age, gender, race, faith or economic status.

"Nonprofit organizations, especially here in the state of Utah, we are the safety net," Rubalcava said. "We are the place where people go when their world has spiraled out of control."

Rubalcava said Utah's nonprofits had almost $15 billion in gross revenues in 2019, but the pandemic will force significant financial losses in 2020. That means thousands of Utah's most vulnerable people must look elsewhere for assistance.

She said her group recently surveyed its members and found about one in four organizations said it was unlikely it would survive the crisis.

That would mean unemployment for 20,000 or more

employees of Utah nonprofits.

"How do we do all the service delivery, how do we gain revenue to be able to do that service delivery, and how do we also then make sure that the critical work that we're doing within our communities can actually continue?" Rubalcava said.

She added it will take money from a variety of sources to restore Utah's private safety net.

"We're going to need contributions from the community," Rubalcava said.

"We're going to need government interventions, and we're going to need business and corporate to also step in to help nonprofit organizations weather this crisis."

Rubalcava said charities depend on private donations and grants to funds their operations, and government programs like Paycheck Protection Program loans and the CARES Act have helped keep their doors open during the crisis. But now, she believes their future is uncertain.

—Mark Richardson, Utah News Connection

he Bobcats had another really good week in all of the sports programs.

The baseball team took command in their two games, taking out Green River, 23 to 2, in just in four innings. Then, against one of their Region 20 teams, the Wayne Badgers, they came with a big win, 8 to 2. The next three games should be winners for them.

They played Pinnacle on the 2nd, Diamond Ranch on the 4th, Bryce Valley here on the 9th and Piute here on the 11th.

This is a team that just gets better with each game. Come out and support them. Their season isn’t very long.

The Lady Cats Volleyball team split their two games, coming away with an easy three game win against Water

Canyon. On the 27th, Cedar came to play. They are a 3A team. The Cats had them in the first two games, but they couldn’t quite pull it off. In the first game, they were leading 24 to 22, but they came up just one little play short, losing 27 to 25. The second game was more of the same. The Cats tied up the score late in the game, but they just couldn’t quite pull of the needed points, losing 25 to 22. The ladies need these 3A teams to play against to make themselves better. They played Diamond Ranch last night and travelled down to Kanab on the 3rd.

Kanab is only about an hour away, and they always play a good game against us. On the 9th, they go out to Milford, and on the 11th, they go up to So. Sevier. The Cats have some

tournament games coming up. On the 12th, it is the freshmen and the sophomore tournament here on the 19th, and finally, they are back home on the 23rd against Piute.

The cross country team did really well at Bryce Valley with the middle school The boys took 1st and the girls, 2nd. The boys varsity team took second with Porter Shoppe took 1st, Carter Yardley, 9th, Tom Marshall, 15th and Theron Evans, 20th.

The girls do not have a team yet, but are working on it. In the race, Lacey Marshall took second and Mckayla Reeder, 8th.

Their next meet will be at Wayne on the 3rd, and Panguitch will be hosting their meet on the 10th. So, come on out and cheer the Cats on.

SUU Receives Grant to Offer Seven New, Free Certificate Programs

CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah University has been awarded a grant from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and its Talent Ready Utah team, in partnership with the Utah System of Higher Education, to develop and deliver free professional development certificate programs to help those displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.

The funding will be used to provide training for 265 participants in seven certificate programs designed to help tool individuals for new jobs or career advancements.

"This one-time opportunity is exciting to be able to offer to those who are displaced from employment, looking to upskill into an in-demand occupation or advance within their industry. We are honored to partner in this investment to be part of southern Utah’s recovery. With this grant, online professional development certificate programs will be deployed to support key in-

dustries within the region and support an economic response to the impact of COVID, " said SUU’s Executive Director for the Office of Regional Services Stephen Lisonbee.

"Rural counties in the region have been especially hard hit.

These funds will help us get the necessary training and counseling to our neighbors in outlying communities."

Launching at various starting points this fall for completion by spring, the list of SUU’s no-cost certificate opportunities includes Parks and Public Lands Stewardship, Online and Remote Teaching Basics, Better Your Business, Community Health Care Worker, Basic Cybersecurity Certificate, Enriched Teaching Skills for Professionals, Entrepreneurship Case Studies and Application, and an Aviation Maintenance General Training Certificate.

"Each certificate is designed to prepare individuals for immediate and relevant

workforce opportunities," said Melynda Thorpe, SUU Community & Professional Development Executive Director. "Our certificates can also stack into SUU bachelor and master degree programs providing participants who are interested in completing degrees with a financial head start."

In July, the Utah State Legislature allocated $4,500,000 to the Utah System of Higher Education to create in-demand, short-term educational programs to promote furloughed, laid-off, or dislocated workers, as well as underserved or other populations affected by COVID-19 in accordance with the federal CARES Act. For more information on opportunities and training, visit www.suu.edu/learnandwork.

—Southern Utah University

September 3, 2020

Wills, Trusts, and More

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No Will, No Trust . . . What Happens?

Even if you have never signed a will or trust, you have an estate plan. Some of you may be asking, “How?” The answer is the state has a “default estate plan” for those without their own.

In Utah (as in many states), if you die without an estate plan, the law provides that your entire estate will be distributed to your spouse if he or she is alive unless you have children from a prior marriage. If you do not have a surviving spouse, the estate will be distributed to your children and if a child predeceases you, then to that child's children. If you have no surviving children or grandchildren (commonly called your “issue”), then your estate will be distributed to other relatives. If you have a surviving spouse and children from a prior marriage, a certain amount is distributed to your surviving spouse and then one-half of the balance of your estate will be distributed to your surviving spouse and one-half to your children.

Although the state “default estate plan” attempts to represent what most people would want to do with their estate if they had done their own estate planning, it may

by Jeffery J. McKenna not be what you want. There are many concerns about relying on the state’s “default estate plan.”

If you rely on the state’s “default estate plan,” your desires may not be met when you have children from a prior marriage. As previously stated, the state’s “default estate plan” provides that onehalf of your estate will go to children from a prior marriage and the other one-half to your surviving spouse. Often, it may be desirable to allow the surviving spouse to have a lifetime interest in all or a part of your estate until his or her death and at that time the estate could be distributed to your children. Additionally, if you marry later in life, you may desire that all your assets be distributed to your children from a prior marriage because your surviving spouse has sufficient assets of his or her own.

Hopefully, you can see that although we may all have an estate plan, it is very beneficial and sometimes crucial that you take the time and effort to develop your own estate plan and not rely on the “default estate plan” established by the state legislature.

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WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com.

THEME: FALL FUN ACROSS 1. Domenikos Theotokopoulos, a.k.a. El _____ 6. Org. striving to attain "the highest possible level of health" for all 9. Faculty member, for short 13. Rekindled 14. Western omelet ingredient 15.

Trailblazer Daniel 16. Not a minor 17. Spud bud 18. Nonsense 19. *Colorful autumn attraction 21. *Popular fall decor item, pl.

23. Leave speechless 24. Thailand money 25. Belfry dweller 28. Dwarf buffalo 30. Eccentric one 35. 2nd word in fairytale?

37. Overnight lodgings 39. Marilyn Monroe's given name 40. Between a trot and a gallop 41. *Pressed beverage 43. ____ Blanc 44. Type of saltwater fish 46. Like a broken horse 47. Larger-than-life 48. Sound setup 50.

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52. Fifth note 53.

Genuflecting joint 55. "____ he drove out of sight..."

57. *Back to what?

60. *____ weather 64. Cell dweller 65. Tokyo, pre-1868 67. Out of the way 68. Be needy 69. Sticky stuff 70. Conical dwelling

71. Heidi's shoe 72. Asian capital 73. Move furtively DOWN 1. Famous Steffi 2. Do over 3. Twelfth month of Jewish year 4. Locomotive hair 5. Canadian capital 6. Cry of glee 7. *Wagon "cushion" 8. Last letter, to Homer 9. Standard's partner 10. Crucifix 11. Change for a five 12. Funny Poehler's funny friend 15. Himalayan kingdom 20. Relating to genes 22. Unit of electrical resistance 24. Boo-boo wrap 25. *Next spring's flowers 26. To the left, on a boat 27. Safari hat 29. Fonzie: "Sit ____ ____!"

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32. *Fall bounty 33. Prenatal test, for short 34. *Pumpkin garden 36. Not far 38. Big rig 42. Stitch again 45. Vietnam river 49. Lennon's widow 51.*Celebrant's bagful 54. Lament for the dead 56. Artist's tripod 57. Exchange for money 58. Greek muse of history 59. Before Kong 60. Any time now 61. #70 Across, alt. sp.

62. Biblical paradise 63. Stink to high heaven 64. Broadband access overseer 66.

Unidentified John Solution on page 9

While attending a Marriage Weekend, Walter and his wife, Ann, listened to the instructor declare, 'It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other.'

He then addressed the men, 'For instance, can you name and describe your wife's favorite flower?'

Walter leaned over, touched Ann's arm gently, and whispered,'Gold Medal AllPurpose, isn't it?'

And thus began Walter's life of celibacy.

PUNishment Clones are people two.

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Vacationing

A married couple was vacationing in Yosemite. The wifeexpressed her concern about camping because of bears and said she would feel more comfortable in a motel.

The husband said that he'd like to camp. To calm her concerns, he suggested they talk to the park ranger to see what the likelihood of a bear encounter would be.

The ranger told them, "Well, we haven't seen any grizzlies in this area so far this year, or black bears, for that matter."

The wife shrieked, "There are TWO types of bears out here? How can you tell the difference? Which one is more dangerous?"

The ranger replied, "Well, that's easy—see, if the bear chases you up a tree and it comes up after you, it's a BLACK bear. If it SHAKES the tree until you fall out, it's a grizzly."

The motel room was quite nice.

sudoku To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

Car Troubles

One rainy evening, my husband, Nate, and I emerged from a restaurant only to find that he had locked the keys in the car. He insisted he could open the door with a wire coat hanger, so we went back to the restaurant to get one. There were none to be found.

Nate then ran to a department store a quarter-mile away and returned with a hanger. After a few attempts, he got the door open and we climbed in. As we sat there, soaked and cold, he stuck the hanger under his seat. With a smug grin, he said, "Now if this ever happens again, I'll have one."

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O bituaries Beverly J. Kuhns

ESCALANTE Beverly J Kuhns, 90, passed away August 25, at home in Escalante, Utah. Beverly was born in Los Angeles.

She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William, son James Kuhns, sister Barbara Skopeck. She was preceded in death by son Gary.

She graced everyone around her, always remembering birthdays and special occasions. As Bill says “if they were alive and breathing, she loved them.” Being selected as Grand Marshalls of this year’s parade meant so much to her. Bev enjoyed Escalante‘s monthly Bingo evenings and socializing with her many friends. This kind and thoughtful lady will be missed greatly by her extended family and friends.

Howard Miller

ESCALANTE - Howard Miller, 85, of Escalante, Utah, passed away in Panguitch, Utah. He was born on January 18, 1935 to George and Elizabeth Miller in Bayard, Nebraska.

He is the oldest of 5. He was raised on a farm near Bayard, Nebraska.

After leaving home, he was drafted into the Army and was a helicopter and airplane mechanic. He loved flying and was a licensed pilot and at one time owned his own plane.

His career was in the oilfield.

He held many positions and was highly respected for his knowledge and work ethic. He married Loretta Jane Harimon and had Ricky and Candace.

They later divorced. He later married Sandra Mae Leibenguth and eventually moved to Escalante.

Howard was an active member of the community while living in Escalante. He and Sandra owned and ran "H & S Services" for a time. There, he worked tirelessly as a mechanic and operating "Brutus" the tow truck. He was the mayor for years, a member of Sons of Utah Pioneers, Escalante Lions Club, Garfield County Search and Rescue to mention a few.

After retiring, he loved tilling gardens around town and raising a garden of his own. He looked forward to watching the Jazz play.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra; daughter, Candace (Adu) Asante, Anchorage, AK; step-daughters: Paula (Greg) Shakespear and Lisa Ann Nez, both of Escalante; 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Bob (Charlie) Miller, Cortez, CO; and sister, Kathy (Tom) Mitchell, Crawford, NE. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Ricky; sister, Sharon; and brother Dick.

Cremation services have been performed and a celebration of life in honor of Howard will be held, Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Pavilion in Escalante. Family requests attendees follow all current COVID-19 regulations.

Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Oh, where has the summer gone. It is more than 2/3 of the way over, and it has been a scorcher. Maybe the good news is that the wind has finally calmed down, but the weather report is that it is supposed to warm up again for the weekend.

"September" is from the Latin word septem, “seven,” because this had been the seventh month of the early Roman calendar.

We only have one more month until October, and that is when they record the moisture for the year. This has to be the driest year in history, at least in our area. We have only had one half of an hour storm in the last six months. I understand that the ditch water will be ended on September 13th. Good idea! Piute reservoir is way down again, and all of that water goes out to Delta to cool their coal driven generators.

When I was on the city council in the 90s, the city got a "6 to 1" grant through the Main Street program. The city put up $100,000, and the state kicked in $600,000 to resurface Main and Center Streets. They also put in street lights and sidewalks with this money. It has been over 20 years now, and our roads are still in tip-top condition. The down side is that at that time, it took them three summer months to complete paving ten blocks. This caused a lot of financial pain to some of the businesses on Main Street.

This company that has been doing our roads paved south Main, which is five blocks long, in just three days.

These new machines are really something, and those that run them are really experts at their trade. I really liked the flag team. They really worked with us when we were delivering Meals on Wheels. It was a husband and wife team, and the wife always danced

as she let the traffic through.

I think their work is about finished, almost two months ahead of schedule, putting in the rumble strips on the side of the road, and striping the road will be it.

This weekend is the last of the three day holidays for the summer. We always go over to Parowan for the parade and to see their car show.

We usually go to see all of their displays in the fair building and get some food. It is a fun place to visit, and it is only an hour away.

The annual craft fair won’t be coming this year due to the concerns of the Coronavirus. The sponsors are just looking out for the folks in town. This event brings in many out-of-towners, and the risk just isn’t worth it. Our neighbor had a yard sale for the "Sub for Santa" program when she heard that the craft fair would be eliminated this year. The craft fair has always been a good fundraiser for Santa because the wonderful candy and treat makers always donate to the cause.

Thank you, Carletta.

I am trying to figure out something for the Veteran's Day dinner this year, and I may have something going for it, so stay tuned. Our 11th annual Thanksgiving dinner is probably not going to happen. As of now, the senior center will be closed until after the year's-end. We will miss having dinner with the city’s families and friends.

The firefighters that I worked with for thirty years have a reunion every two years, and this has been going on for about 35 years. This year, it was supposed to be in Mora Bay, California, but it has been put off until next year. With most of us circling the drain, age-wise, it was a good idea. In those years, we have lost over 85 brothers.

Firefighting is a very danger-

ous occupation. When I was hired on, the life expectation was 58 years. With all of the safety devices and knowing that almost anything that burns can cause cancer or heart problems, that age expectation has gone way up.

I was the union president for ten years, and the last contract I signed was one that did away with cigarette smoking for new hires. Years later, when I was talking to the city manager, I asked him how the smoking was going. He said terrible and that now the guys are living forever and bankrupting the retirement system.

I see in my e-mail that he is retiring after 57 years. He has made Torrance a major city in southern California. I did have one firefighter friend of mine ask me what Mormon idea I was planning in the next contract.

It hasn’t been a very good year for the president.

He was turned down by England to use his failing golf course in Scotland for the British Open. Then, he broke a long time treaty with Russia and China and six other countries that restricted anymore testing of atomic weapons. Nevada, after hearing the president wanted to start up testing again, passed a bill forbidding any more testing in Nevada. They sighting a number of facts. One hundred and ten thousand to two hundred thousand was the death toll of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. One thousand and twenty-one was the number of detonations that occurred in nine hundred and twenty-eight tests that occurred in Nevada. One hundred above-ground bombs were detonated in Nevada from 1951 to 1962. Eleven thousand died stemming from above-ground testing, many of them in Utah. This number is disputed, with one study

estimating that the minimum number of dead stands at 145,000.

The GOP had their convention. Hearing all of the people complaining about how the country is going, you would have thought that Joe Biden was the president.

I tried watching it each night, but my stomach couldn’t take anymore. Then, I watched the president, who claims to be a law and order person, breaking the law by holding his speech at the White House, ignoring the Hatch act. That act states that you can’t use any government property for campaign purposes. You can’t even write a campaign letter from your senate office. Then, he claimed all of these things that weren’t true within five minutes, including the one about letting veterans go to their local doctors instead of the VA if it is too far away.

Congress put this benefit into effect in 2014. The fact check showed that he did this 20 times in his speech. For the first time in the history of these conventions, he didn’t have a plan for the next four years. When asked why he didn’t have a plan, he said that he had some ideas on his plate. One is that he has a court case that will do away with the Affordable Care Act, which will leave 20 million Americans without health insurance, and which he had put off at the Supreme Court until after the election.

The other is doing away with the payroll taxes. These go into the Social Security fund and Medicare and would cause the system to come to a halt in three years. But, it would save his business seven percent and would tell his followers that he gave them a seven percent tax savings.

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LegaL Notices PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 10:40 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Zone Change Agricultural to Commercial Petitioners Phil Dunn Physical Address 655 North Bench Road, Panguitch, UT 84759 Legal Descriptions BEGINNING AT THE EAST 1/16 CORNER OF SECTIONS 22 AND 27, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 5 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE & MERIDIAN, UTAH, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 89"55'05" WEST ALONG THE LINE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS 22 AND 27, 652.59 FEET TO THE WEST-EAST ¼ CORNER OF SAID SECTIONS 22 AND 27,·THENCE NORTH 00"1-28" EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 22, 1301.99 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89"52'58" EAST 67.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00"11'.28" WEST 1006.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89"55'05" EAST 318 44 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54"03'.34" EAST 99.17 FEET; THENCE NORTH 51"19'.29" EAST 240.65 FEET TO THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 22,·THENCE SOUTH 00"19'.32" WEST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 22, 387.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 6.00 ACRES. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 27 and SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT INTENDED USE: DUPLEX ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: BANNER HILINE ESTATES LLC / TONY & AMY JACKSON A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 @ 7:00 PM AT THE WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. LEGAL DES: Lot 7 Hi-Line Views Subdivision Phase I cont .57 acre Located at approx: 1482 S 70 W Fremont, UT 84747 Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 27 and SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 INVITATION TO BID WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT Wayne School District is accepting bids for coal delivery to school district buildings in Loa and Bicknell. The coal bid will be for freight only to and from the Sufco or Skyline Mines, as requested by school district. Coal should be 1 ¼” oiled coal – no fine coal and should not be loaded out of stockpile.

Sealed bids should be submitted to the district office (PO Box 127, 79 N 100 W, Bicknell, UT 84715). Please indicate on the outside of the envelope what you are bidding on. Include inside the envelope your name, phone number, and bid amount.

Bids must be received by September 11 at 4:00 P.M. and will be opened at the district office at that time; anyone is welcome to be present.

Escalation of prices, if any, will be negotiated between the Wayne Board of education and the successful bidder, upon mutual agreement during the school year. Bidder must furnish proof of their price escalation.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and provider and reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 3 & 10, 2020

SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE:

2004 Chevy Silverado 4X4 K2500HD with Snowplow Mileage: 97,200

Starting Bid: 6,500.00 BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING UNTIL 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2020. BIDS WILL BE OPENED ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 10:00 A.M. IN THE ADMINISTRATION BOARD ROOM, 200 NORTH 400 EAST, PANGUITCH, UT. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. Vehicle will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final. Purchase can be made with cash or certified check.

Garfield Memorial Hospital reserves the right to accept and reject any and all offers. For additional information contact the Administration Office at 435-676-1262.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 3 & 10, 2020 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. 30, 2020 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. NEW APPLICATION(S) 97-2453 (A82136): ZACHARIAH TAPPAN PROPOSE(S) USING 0.25 AC-FT. FROM GROUNDWATER (3 MILES SE OF ESCALANTE) FOR DOMESTIC. 97-2454 (A82144): VANESSA BATTAINI, TODD COLEMAN PROPOSE(S) USING 1.73 AC-FT. FROM GROUNDWATER (BOULDER TOWN) FOR DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-2692 (A46111): BETSY RUTH TUEL TRUST, FORT SANTA CLARA RANCH, LLC, LUCKY 7 RANCH HOLDINGS, LLC, GLEN N THOMPSON LIVING TRUST, TODD J. HUMPHREYS PROPOSE(S) USING 0.0756 CFS OR 11.25 AC-FT. FROM THE SOUTH FORK SEVIER RIVER (1.5 MILES NE OF HATCH) FOR IRRIGATION. 89-1103 (A46115): OTT`S RANCH INC. PROPOSE(S) USING 2.679 CFS OR 307.6 AC-FT. FROM THE YELLOW CREEK (SOUTH OF CANNONVILLE) FOR IRRIGATION. 97-2424 (A46138): DESERT ISLAND LLC PROPOSE(S) USING 1.25 AC-FT. FROM GROUNDWATER (NORTHWEST OF TEN MILE SPRING) FOR DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. TERESA WILHELMSEN, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 3 & 10, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS TORREY TOWN Torrey Town requests bids for the construction of a new post office building next to the current Town Hall at 75 East 100 North in Torrey.

It will be a 24' x 20' building on a cement slab, with a 6' front porch and wheel chair ramp. Standard, stick-built construction, with pre-fab roof trusses and some interior framework to house mail boxes. Includes electric service for lights and heating, but no plumbing.

Contact the Torrey Town office for information about when bid packets will be available for review, 435-425-3600. Bids must be submitted by 3 PM, September 24, 2020.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 3 & 10, 2020

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Visitor Restrictions at Cedar City Hospital Eased as of August 21

Courtesy BeCKi Bronson

Due to decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases and number of hospitalizations, Cedar City Hospital has eased visitor restrictions as of the end of August.

CEDAR CITY - As of August 21, all Intermountain facilities in Utah and Idaho eased visitor restrictions, including at Cedar City Hospital. Of course, the ongoing safety of patients, caregivers, and Intermountain communities remains a top priority, but because of decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, rate of positive tests, and number of hospitalizations across Intermountain’s service areas, Intermountain can safely accommodate more visitors.

Also, anyone entering the facility will still be required to be screened, hand sanitized, and wear a face covering.

Visitors are defined as people who are not Intermountain caregivers, business partners, affiliated providers, or patients/individuals seeking care or services for themselves. These changes, while serving as a benefit to patients and their loved ones, are dependent upon the continued downward trend of COVID-19 spread and impact. The specifics are below: To enter an Intermountain Healthcare facility, visitors must still: • Be in good health. We don’t allow visitors with signs of illness, those who have active COVID-19, or those with a pending COVID-19 test result.

• Complete a screening at the front entrance of the facility. This includes a short series of questions about symptoms performed by greeters at all facility entrances.

• Note: This “screening” does not mean visitors

must get a COVID-19 test.

But if visitors are experiencing symptoms, we ask that they refrain from visiting and recommend they reach out to their healthcare provider for advice.

• Wash their hands or use alcohol sanitizer before entering and after leaving our facilities and rooms to prevent the spread of viruses on high-touch areas.

• Maintain social distance from others while in the facility. This includes staying six feet away from other guests and avoiding gathering in waiting rooms, lobbies, or entrances.

• Wear appropriate protective equipment. All visitors must wear a face covering and are encouraged to bring their own cloth face coverings or masks. In some circumstances, masks and other protective equipment will be provided.

Intermountain hospitals and emergency rooms For visitors of patients who ARE NOT COVID-19 POSITIVE (or are not suspected to be positive): • Patients who are 18 or older may have a maximum of two designated visitors throughout their stay, with a maximum of one visitor at a time.

• Patients younger than 18 may have a maximum of two designated visitors at a time, with a maximum of one designated visitor at a time if treatment is occurring in an intensive care area.

• As determined by the care team, a maximum of four

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designated visitors will be allowed for clinical conferences or care planning discussions, with a total of two at the bedside at a time.

• Visitors who have cognitive or physical needs and require support to safely arrive at their destination may be allowed help from one companion to enter the facility. Please speak with the front desk upon arrival about specific circumstances.

For visitors of patients that ARE COVID-19 POSITIVE (or are suspected to be positive), no visitors will be allowed, except in the following circumstances: • Patients who are younger than 18 may have a maximum of two designated visitors throughout their stay, with a maximum of one designated visitor at a time.

• Patients who need an adult to keep them safe may have a maximum of one healthy designated visitor throughout their stay.

• Mothers in labor may have a maximum of one designated visitor throughout their stay.

• For patients at end of life, up to four total designated visitors will be allowed while in the hospital, two at a time in the patient room.

These visitors must be older than 12 and must wear specific protective equipment.

• As determined by the care team, a maximum of four designated visitors will be allowed for clinical conferences or care planning discussions, with a total of two at the bedside at a time.

A “designated visitor” may not switch with other individuals through the course of a hospital stay. For example, if a patient younger than 18 designated their mother and father as visitors, the father may not switch with a grandparent. Any exceptions to these hospital and emergency room guidelines will require approval through the hospital and medical leadership at the facility.

Although there are limitations on the number and type of visitors to our hospitals and emergency rooms, Intermountain understand that commuVisitor Restrictions Cont'd on page 10

September 3, 2020

Capitol Reef Visitor Center Operations Soon to See Changes

CAPITOL REEF N.P. Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center and Park Store operations will see significant changes in the near future. After years of planning and design, a multi-month improvement project is beginning. The visitor center will undergo building rehabilitation followed by the fabrication and installation of new interpretive and informational exhibits. The project will commence this month, September 2020, and is expected to continue through late spring 2021. The newly rehabilitated

visitor center restrooms are now open to the public and will remain open during building rehabilitation.

A temporary visitor center and park store building will be installed adjacent to the current visitor center parking lot. While operations will continue mostly as normal, there will be occasional delays and temporary closures of parking lots and buildings to accommodate construction. Please check the park website for updates and use caution near construction areas.

These improvements are

being financed primarily by your recreation fee dollars at work. To learn more about recreation fee dollars at Capitol Reef visit https://www.nps. gov/care/learn/management/ your-dollars-at-work.htm.

In late spring 2021, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a safe modernized visitor center and park store with new and timely interpretive exhibits to provide the opportunity to learn more about this valuable resource.

—National Park Service

FYI Panguitch:'September' is from the Latin word

septem, 'seven,' because this had been the seventh month of the early Roman calendar.—Mack Oetting FYI Panguitch Cont'd from page 6

There is a lot of turmoil in the country. Last week in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a teenager with an automatic rifle killed a protester for throwing a plastic bag at him, and he killed another man who was trying to take his gun away.

He also wounded a volunteer medic. He walked down the highway with his hands in the air. He passed some cops, all the while with people yelling that he had just killed someone. Their police chief said that if they hadn’t been out after curfew, they would still be alive. In Portland, Oregon, a caravan of the president’s supporters drove down the street through the protesters, shooting them with paint guns and spraying them with something. Then, one of them shot into the crowd, killing a man with a right-wing cap on.

These folks that don’t want freedom of speech are making this teenager into a hero.

When will we ever learn.

With a broken heart and tears in my eyes, I have lost my best friend, Tink. She had been sick for a couple of days, so we took her over to Cedar City to a vet. He told us that her kidneys were failing, and she might live for another week at most. I went to the dollar store to get her some water, and when I came back, she was dead in Pat's arms. Wednesday morning, as I walked down the steps, she wasn’t there with her tail wagging, smiling, waiting to go on our morning walk for the first time in 14 years.

Pomeranians are bred to be

watch dogs, and Tink owned our property and kept everyone or anything away. She wasn’t afraid of any dogs, regardless of their size. One winter night, I let her out, and she went running over to the neighbor’s yard. There was a herd of about ten deer, and they took off. She gave chase until they were all gone. I have had friends, relatives and brother firefighters die, and I have never felt like this before. She was truly a gift and my best friend.

So, if you see me with tears in my eyes, you know that I am thinking of her.

Mack O

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C l a s s i f i e d ads

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To place your ad, call 435-826-4400 or email snapshot@live.com

Classified ads start at just $7.50 per week for 25 words or less.

HELP WANTED

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

This position will be part-time, working three to four days per week. Must be 18 or older.

The position responsibilities include: • Patient Interaction.

• Taking X-Rays.

• Chair-side assisting.

• Scheduling, Charting, Documenting dental visits on computer.

• Sterilization of dental Instruments.

• Set-up and cleaning operatory and office.

• Experienced applicants would have the following: • Dental Assisting Experience • Pedo, Endo, Oral Surgery and General Dentistry Experience.

• Knowledge of Computer Charting and Digital x-rays • X-Ray Certified.

• CPR Certified.

We are willing to train those with no assisting experience.

Wage is negotiable if you have dental experience.

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

75 N 200 E, Panguitch, UT 84759

DENTAL ASSISTANT ESCALANTE DENTAL Escalante Dental is looking for a motivated Dental Assistant to join their team.

This position will be part-time, working two to three days per week from 8AM-5PM. Must be 18

or older.

The position responsibilities include: • Patient Interaction.

• Taking X-Rays.

• Chair-side assisting.

• Scheduling, Charting, Documenting dental visits on computer.

• Sterilization of dental Instruments.

• Set-up and cleaning operatory and office.

• Experienced applicants would have the following: • Dental Assisting Experience • Pedo, Endo, Oral Surgery and General Dentistry Experience.

• Knowledge of Computer Charting and Digital x-rays • X-Ray Certified.

• CPR Certified We are willing to train those with no assisting experience.

Wage is negotiable if you have dental experience.

Email your resume to: cness@waynechc.org

We are looking for friendly, hardworking professionals who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Para-Professionals at All Schools Part-Time Sanitization Custodians at Bryce Valley, Escalante & Panguitch Substitute/Activity Bus Driver in Bryce Valley Half-Time CTE Teacher at Escalante High School Food Service Worker at Bryce Valley High School Substitute/Activity Bus Driver in Escalante Substitute Custodians, Food Service, and Teachers Food Service Worker at Boulder Elementary School SALARY: Please see 2020-2021 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application.

Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Robin Gibbs (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Pete Peterson (775-962-1878) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205) PES Principal Robert Prince (435-676-8847) PMS/PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent John Dodds (435-676-8821) Online application available: www.garfk12.org Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: See the district website for closing date of each position.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

P O S I T I O N S AVA I L A B L E: Front Desk Agents Laundry Services Housekeepers Maintenance Bellmen Positions to start April 1st through October 31st At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within.

Please stop by in person to complete an application.

We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761

WANTED JEANS WANTED DON'T throw away those old jeans!

Any denim or Levi's! I'll take 'em!

Preferably real denim. Clean. Not Oily, for Levi's quilts.

Call 307-786-2068 in Loa.

SERVICES

SERVICES

STOWE'S BOOKKEEPING SERVICE Full service bookkeeping.

Restaurants, small business, payroll, remote services available.

Located in Escalante.

435-826-4399

When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne and Garfield Counties

sudoku Answers for this week

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center 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

OFFICE RENTAL

MEETINGS

One office space is now available at 520 W. Main St. in Escalante.

Unit accommodates one to two working people, 10' x 13'. Building includes kitchen, lobby.

Quiet, ample parking, office storage space available.

Call 435-826-4400.

Tropic AA Meeting Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion. rtn Escalante AA Meeting Call for times and locations.

435-676-3653 Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 4th Thursday of each month 5:30-7:30pm Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E. Center St. Panguitch ADULTS ONLY Questions? Call Melissa Veater 435-690-0911

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

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Melissa Veater 435-690-0911

DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY Garfield County is accepting resumes for a Deputy County Attorney.

A detailed description of duties can be found at www.garfield.utah.gov.

Resumes and attachments will be accepted at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office until 5:00 p.m. on September 22, 2020.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

DEPUTY SHERIFF Garfield County is accepting applications for a Deputy Sheriff.

The successful candidate will be required to live in the Escalante area.

Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk's Office or online at www.garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until the position is filled. Utah Post Certification is preferred, but not required.

Anyone interested in applying for this position that is not Post Certified, must pass the National Peace Officer Selection Exam prior to making application. The Exam is given at the Browning Learning Center on the Dixie College Campus. For additional information regarding the Exam and registration requirements, contact the Browning Learning Center at (435) 652-7696. The exam is also given at Southern Utah University.

Call 435-586-5419 for additional information.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITIONS POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Wayne School District is hiring for the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.waynesd.org.

Part-time Technology aide for Loa Elementary Part-time Custodian at Wayne High School SALARY: Please see the Salary Schedule on the website.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

Applicant must work well with children. See the job description for additional requirements.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit classified or certified application that can be found on the website.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to reject any or all applications.

SENIOR CENTER MENUS BRYCE VALLEY AREA Senior Lunches at the HENRIEVILLE Senior Center TUES Sept 8th

Cheeseburgers/ Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Potato Chips, Pears, Banana Cream Pie

WED Sept 9th THURS Sept 10th

Vegetable Beef Soup, Salad Bar, Mandarin Oranges, Peanut Butter Bar Roast Turkey, Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Salad Bar/ Tropical Fruit, Pumpkin Cake

Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666 All meals are served with milk & bread Suggested donation is $3 for seniors and $7 for those under 60 years of age.

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Blues & Views: The blues is a tonic for what ails you.

I could play the blues and not be blue anymore.—B.B. King Blues & Views Cont'd from page 1

project onto the large screen at Robbers Roost. It’s the next best thing to seeing the event live!”

The Delta Sonics perform original and classic blues, Delta blues, and R&B. They have opened for B.B. King twice, Robert Cray three times and Jimmie Vaughan twice, among others. They won Westword's Best Blues Band six years run-

ning in their 18+ years of playing in Colorado’s Front Range.

The band members include Al Chesis on harmonica and vocals, Bob Pellegrino on guitar and vocals, Alissa Chesis on bass, and Willie Panker on drums.

“We wish we were going to be there in person, but we’re going to scorch virtually,” Chesis said. “If you miss it, you’ll regret it,” A donation of $15 is suggested for virtual or live attend-

ees. Audience size is limited to 40 and masks are required of all attendees.

The event is made possible by Westaf, the Old House, Royals Food Town and Etta Place Cidery.

For more information visit entradainstitute.org.

Event features Denverbased headliner The Delta Sonics, Harmonica Workshop, and the Bristlecones.

—Entrada Institute

GCSD Meeting: Enrollment figures are up district-wide, Canvas training for teachers, capital improvement projects—current and upcoming, and a $36,750 CARES Act grant discussed.

GCSD Meeting

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gage in practices that will allow schools to remain open.

Shawn Caine, Digital Teaching & Learning Instructor at Panguitch High School, reported on Canvas training for teachers. Canvas is a learning management system that supports online learning and instruction. Each teacher can customize their interface with students.

Caine describes the program as, “Like grabbing a folder and putting your stuff in it.

A teacher opens it up and puts their information in it for the day.”

Caine reported that the tool is simple to use and that both experienced and new teachers are excited about the program and doing well with it. To date, 38 teachers within the district have completed the training and 15 are in the process of coming on board.

Bruce Williams, business manager for the district, gave a report on capital improvement projects. The district has been doing work on three school projects, with the construction of a new Panguitch Elementary School being the largest project underway. Williams reported that construction is, “On sched-

ule or slightly ahead of schedule,” with the plan of having it roofed and dried in by the end of October. The school is scheduled for opening at the beginning of the next school year.

Additional projects are renovations of the Panguitch High School gymnasium and locker rooms.

Work in the boys and girls locker rooms should be completed within the next two months. Also, Panguitch Middle School restrooms for both students and faculty have been completely renovated. Cosmetic work is taking place at the Panguitch Elementary School gymnasium.

Coming up are exterior renovations at Escalante High School, removing berms from the building, some asphalt work, and a master plan for replacement of Escalante Elementary. The district is also looking into air conditioning systems for BVHS and EHS gymnasiums.

Williams also reported that the district is undergoing a fraud risk assessment that is a new requirement by the Utah State Auditor’s office. Small districts such as GCSD will have challenges due to the small number of staff to create necessary separations of duties related to managing cash, reconciliations, and

purchasing. The assessment checklist includes items such as a fraud reporting system and hotline. Williams said the district will be working through the assessment checklist to implement controls. “This is brand new, and the first time we’ve had to look at it,” said Williams. He also noted that the district just completed an annual audit last Friday.

Slader Matthew, the district’s technology director, gave a short presentation related to a $36,750 CARES Act grant that the district will use to expand Wi-Fi services throughout the district for students and teachers. The majority of the grant, about $26,000, will be spent on wireless improvement—improving access so that students get strong signals within and close to school buildings. The additional $10K will be spent on enhanced wireless security.

An important part of the package, Slader reported, is a wireless survey tool that directly measures the strength of Wi-Fi signals to help target accessibility. The board approved a winning bid on packages to provide these services.

GCSD’s next meeting is scheduled for September 17 in in Antimony.

—Insider

Branch Opening: A much anticipated celebration of

Escalante’s “new” State Bank of Southern Utah branch finally took place on Friday, August 28, 2020, attracting a good-sized crowd to the lunch-time ribbon cutting ceremony.—Insider Branch Opening

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Schmutz added that one hurdle was that Wells Fargo normally places a moratorium on other banks opening in branches that they have vacated. “But we were grateful they did not do that in this case,” he said.

SBSU now has sixteen branches throughout Utah, including the three new branches in Escalante, Delta and Fill-

more that were placed when Wells Fargo left these communities.

SBSU was well represented at the event with many Cedar City employees and Kami Brinkerhoff, the Tropic SBSU branch manager, attending.

David Duncan, Branch Administrator in Cedar City, said he sees the new branches as, “Providing a lot of opportunity for us to grow. We’ve always focused on these small communities.”

True to small town form, Escalante Mayor Melani Torgersen provided lunch for the event. Commenting on the importance of SBSU’s connections within the region and presence in Escalante, she noted that she still has the first SBSU bank account that she opened when she was twelve years old.

“Having them here, it’s key to our community,” said Torgersen.

—Insider

Visitor Restrictions: Of course, the ongoing safety

of patients, caregivers, and Intermountain communities remains a top priority, but because of decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, rate of positive tests, and number of hospitalizations across Intermountain’s service areas, Intermountain can safely accommodate more visitors.—Cedar City Hospital Visitor Restrictions

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nicating with loved ones and friends is still an important part of a patient’s healing.

They continue to encourage hospital patients to communicate electronically or by phone with loved ones and friends.

Video chat, voice, and texting options are digital alternatives and help patients and loved ones feel connected. Should patients desire to visit others virtually and lack a device (e.g. smartphone or tablet), please let the patient care team know so that they may help you with devices and technical support.

Visitors/companions to patients at Intermountain

clinics and InstaCares • All patients may have a maximum of one person accompany them to an appointment.

Intermountain appreciates your help in protecting the community from the transmission of COVID-19.

Everyone holds an important public health responsibility in supporting the rules and recommendations set forth by the CDC, local health departments, and healthcare organizations, which include visitor guidelines in healthcare facilities. Moving forward, Intermountain will continue to monitor the risk of COVID-19 closely and will adjust visitor guidelines as appropriate to keep patients, visitors, and

caregivers safe.

Intermountain thanks each of you for your wonderful support as they continue to work together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and best protect patients and caregivers. It has certainly been a time of change and knowing how difficult these changes can be, leadership, calm, understanding, and tremendous support is what has helped navigate the community through. Cyndi Wallace, Nurse Administrator for Cedar City Hospital encourages you to reach out to her, the leadership team, or anyone at the hospital if you have questions, concerns, feedback or ideas.

—Cedar City Hospital