September 6, 2012 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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

Thursday, September 6, 2012 • Issue # 960

Flu Vaccine Available, “Shoot-Out” Planned PANGUITCH – The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) now has flu vaccine available to protect against the 2012-2013 flu season.

It is currently recommended that everyone over six months of age get immunized although young children, people over 65 years of age, and anyone with chronic health problems are especially encouraged to do so.

The SWUPHD is offering flu vaccine in several forms including a shot (for all ages), High-Dose shot (for seniors over age 65), and nasal spray (for healthy individuals ages two to 49).

All vaccines are $18 or no charge with some insurances.

Call the Panguitch SWUPHD office at (435) 676-8800 to make an appointment or attend the “Flu Shoot-Out”, which is a convenient way to get your shot and help emergency responders practice mass-vaccination exercises.

Flu Shoot-Out: Thursday, Oct. 18 @ Ambulance Shed, Panguitch, 11 am-3 pm: Drive-Thru/Walk-In for all ages.

Save time by printing the consent form (found under “Flu Vaccinations” at www.swuhealth.org). Fill out and bring to your clinic appointment or the Shoot-Out. The following insurance cards are accepted: Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, PEHP, SelectHealth, Altius, United Health, and Tall Tree.

—The Southwest Utah Public Health Department

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Garfield County’s new county building and courthouse (left), flows seamlessly into the old courthouse (right). The new building borrows from many of the 1907 Courthouse building’s architetural features, including a tower and arched doorways.

Garfield County Builds a Gem of a Courthouse PANGUITCH - Consider this: In the future, you might actually look forward to a trip to the county assessor’s office, just to enjoy the new building it’s in.

Really. It’s that nice.

Garfield County has just completed their new county building and courthouse after

years of planning and saving.

County staff officially moved into their new offices the week of July 16, after months of “camping out” in a temporary office space at the Fair Grounds.

Panguitch residents have, of course, been closely watching this project as it’s unfolded, but for many county residents who Saddlery, cont’d

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Kick Up Your Heels. The Saddlery Cowboy Bar and Steakhouse staff are ready to offer up a “night out” of dining and dancing.

The Saddlery Delivers Western Flair in a Big Way TORREY - Step into The Saddlery Cowboy Bar and Steakhouse and the first thing you’ll notice is the sheer size of the place. As your greeter leads you past the stationary, perpetually bucking bull— which takes up just a fraction of the foyer—you’ll proceed to a spacious main dining area, which sports an enormous antler chandelier over a massive central bar. This is flanked on one side by five pool tables (with red felt and downlight-

ing, which looks very cool) and five bison mounted on the wall over each table, appearing ready to evaluate your game. On the far end of the bar is a (large) sunken stage area and dance floor. On the other side of the bar, the length of the wall offers up 15 booths and a dartboard range (there you’re accompanied by the head of a bighorn ram), and all of this does not include the additional floor space and indoor table seating and outdoor pa-

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tio, which, according to General Manager Sylvia Arroyo, will accommodate a capacity of 650. People, that is.

Opening this past May 17, Arroyo says, “The idea behind The Saddlery is to offer to people in the tri-county area a place to come for an evening, have dinner, have some beer, and listen to music. It’s a classy place, not a brawling honky tonk. It’s a nice place to come and get food, listen to a band, and go dancing.”

That said, The Saddlery is probably the only place in the tri-county area that employs an Entertainment Manager. Tory Davis is responsible for lining up the bands, and live music is offered dependably every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and most often on Sunday, too. Bands come from around Utah, and so far this summer acts from as far away as Colorado and Nashville have also performed. There is no cover charge.

The Saddlery offers steakhouse style beef and bison, lots of fresh salads, and

interesting offerings like venison chili, tortilla soup, fried pickles and big plates of nachos. Eighty-eight domestic, imported, specialty and draft beers are on the menu, as are 20 varieties of wines, and a large variety of premium liquors and cordials. The restaurant and bar has a Class D liquor license, meaning only those 21 years of age and over are admitted. The managers note that if you are under 35 or if you look especially youthful for your age, be prepared to show your ID. If you are still young enough to manage it, and are missing your horse back at the ranch, you can straddle yourself over one of the twenty western saddle barstools, custom made for the bar by Burns Saddlery in Salina. If you do get on one, though, you might want to think ahead of time about whether you can get off gracefully. Just sayin.’

And yes, there’s more…!

An additional perk just off the foyer is the Cowboy Shop (open to all, no ID required) where you can buy boots, purses, and all sorts of cowboy stuff if you’re looking for something for yourself or for gift items.

The Saddlery employs about 25 staff--full time chefs, part time kitchen support, service staff and greeters, who are ready to serve you. Check out their Facebook page for band schedules and special events including free line dancing lessons and pool tournaments.

The Saddlery is open May 1 through October 31, so you’ve got eight weeks left this season to check it out.

Located at: 422 W. Hwy. 24, Torrey. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 6pm until 1am. Tel. 425-2424 Let us know if you have a new business you’d like to see featured in the Insider. Call (435) 836-2622 (Wayne) or (435) 676-2621 (Garfield) or email us at snapshot@live.com.

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perhaps don’t often get to Panguitch (or who haven’t made a left at the intersection, lately), this has happened practically in the blink of an eye. The project was completed from start to finish in just14 months, and on schedule, at a cost of $5.9 million, or $175 per square foot, including all furnishings and landscaping. The result is a new building that is an appealing marriage of old and new, providing ample room and a modern space for the activities of the county.

“It fits,” says Camille Moore, Garfield County’s Clerk and Auditor.

What was especially important to county staff and officials to remedy, however, was the deteriorating condition of the old building, the lack of storage for permanent records, and the increased need for court security based on new requirements. What many county residents might not generally see on a “regular” visit to the courthouse is the state-of-theart courtroom facility at the rear of the building, which is supplied with secure entrances, judicial chambers and witness and jury rooms.

Equally impressive to the building itself is that it is also already completely paid for.

“I have to credit [former county commissioner] Maloy Dodds,” says Moore. “He insisted that no matter what, we would not borrow money for a new building.”

So instead, Moore says, the county saved for 15 years, each year trying to make sure they were not spending all their income, and stashing that savings away in their capital fund.

Then in 2006-07, the county received a windfall of approximately $3.5 million from mineral lease monies due to the School and Institutional Trust Lands that were traded out as a result of establishing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. At that time, funding from the land trade became available to both Kane and Garfield Counties.

The Garfield County Commissioners decided that rather than divide that money up among a number of different projects, that they would put 100% of the SITLA monies into the Capital Projects Fund for a new county building. And finally, the last piece that helped put it all together funding-wise was a grant of $700,000 from

Courthouse Facts • The old courthouse was completed in 1907 • The cost was $11,399.32 • R.C. Watkins was the architect for a fee of $245 • Renovations took place in both the 1930’s and in 1984 • The architect for the new building was Ben Rogers from CRSA • The project was completed

by Jacobsen Construction • The County Project Manager was Les Barker, County Recorder/Surveyor • The red sandstone at the base of the building was quarried near Kanab —Insider report Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622 Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105, Escalante, Utah 84726 snapshot@live.com

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the Community Impact Board.

Also, coincidentally, by the time the funding came into place, due to economic factors, the projected cost of bids for the project had started to come down. An initial feasibility study in 2004 estimated the project cost at $8 million, but a few years later, a new study showed it to be significantly less.

“Timing was everything in this case,” says Moore.

Before starting however, the county had to decide what to do with the Senior Center and the Care and Share which had been housed in the basement of the old building. The county allocated approximately $480,000, using 100% SITLA/mineral lease funds, to complete those facilities. Once these programs were successfully moved, the project began.

Special attention was paid to the old courthouse building to honor its historic qualities, such as using stain-grade paneling and woodwork. There was also some seismic stabilization done in the historic building, especially the tower.

The tower in the new building was fitted with a turn-of-thecentury period style chandelier to enhance its relationship with its old partner next door.

The entire building is designed with lots of natural light, and artwork from many of Garfield County’s accomplished artists graces the walls. The floor plans include room for modest levels of staff expansion. And, the new building was designed to serve as an emergency command center in the event of a disaster.

“Basically,” says Moore, “we feel like we’ve built to carry the county for the next 100 years.”

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PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID RICHFIELD, UTAH PERMIT No. 122

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Heading East...

Heading West...

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UDOH Launches New Website to Combat Obesity

SALT LAKE CITY – With nearly 60% of Utah adults overweight or obese, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Physical Activity, Nutrition & Obesity (PANO) Program has launched a new website, www.choosehealth. utah.gov, to help individuals and families choose healthy options.

The website contains sections for families, schools, health care providers, and businesses that provide tools and information on general health, fitness, and obesity prevention. The goal is to support Utahns in moving more and eating healthier through changes in their schools, communities, worksites, and in health care settings.

A key feature of the website allows individuals to search a resource list by county or ZIP code to find information on local gyms, community farms, obesity-related conditions, and many other

health resources.

PANO staff say the site is a particularly good resource for parents with children heading back to school. Because research shows parents and caregivers are the primary influences on children, the site provides nutrition and exercise recommendations, and information on numerous school programs to help encourage healthy lifestyles among children during school hours.

“The site gives Utahns critical tools and advice to make those healthy changes in their lives,” said Rebecca Fronberg, PANO Program Manager. “We hope it will help families take steps toward better health.”

Obesity is a public health priority because of its associated risk with many other chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.

For more information, visit: www.choosehealth.utah. gov.

Correction: Last week’s news release release indicated Dave Jones’ wife’s name as Karen...it’s actually Carolyn. Please note the correction. Thank you.

—Becki Bronson, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson

The Bureau of Land Management announced that it is extending its deadline for private land wild horse ecosanctuary proposals from yesterday (August 29) to September 19.

The ecosanctuaries, to be publicly accessible with a potential for ecotourism, would help the BLM feed and care for excess wild horses that have been removed from Western public rangelands. Each proposed ecosanctuary must be able to support at least 100 wild horses.

The official notice of solicitation can be found at www. grants.gov under opportunity number L12AS00140. For more information, please contact Susan Kaller, Grants Management Officer, at 775-861-6559 or Zachary Reichold, Senior Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, at 202-912-7261

New Web Access at Wayne Community Health Center

BICKNELL - Wayne Community Health Center is introducing our patient portal as we continue to expand our services and encourage patients to become proactive in their own healthcare.

Our patient portal provides communication services between patients and providers electronically. WCHC grants patients access (with a secure username and password) to information through a web connection. Patients can log in to the system to: * Check appointment schedules * Request an appointment * Check lab results * Examine last statement * Request a prescription refill (You will need the number on your bottle) * Complete new patient intake form If interested in getting your log in please contact Holly Woolsey at the clinic. Her direct line is 435-425-1119. You may also visit with the front desk.

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Look for a bank/credit union that charges no monthly usage fee, doesn’t require minimum balances and has conveniently located ATMs so you don’t rack up out-of-network ATM charges.

Enter all transactions in the check register and review your account online regularly to know when deposits, checks, purchases and automatic payments have cleared.

Don’t write checks or make debit card purchases unless the current balance will cover them – many transactions now clear instantaneously.

Banks must ask whether you want overdraft protection. If you opt for coverage, understand that overdrafts can be expensive – up to $35 or more per transaction.

Request text or email alerts when your balance drops below a certain level, checks or deposits clear, or payments are due.

Credit cards for young adults can be a useful tool, but they must be used responsibly. By law, people under 21 must have a parent or other responsible adult cosign credit card accounts unless they can prove sufficient income to repay the debt. If you allow your child to become an authorized user or joint account holder on one of your accounts, remember that any account activity, good or bad, goes on both your credit reports, so careful monitoring is critical.

Another way to build credit history is to start out with a “secured” credit card – a card linked to an account into which you deposit money. Typically you can charge up to the amount you’ve deposited and then replenish the account with more funds.

After they’ve made several on-time payments, have your kid ask the lender to convert it to an unsecured card, or to at least add an unsecured amount to the account. Just make sure that the lender agrees to report your payment history to at least one of the three credit bureaus; otherwise, the account does nothing to improve your credit.

If they qualify for an unsecured credit card, have your kids follow these guidelines: • • • •

Always make at least the minimum payment – on time – each month.

Strive to pay off the full balance each month; otherwise, the accumulated interest will add significantly to your repayment amount.

Avoid using credit cards for cash advances, which often incur upfront fees and begin accruing interest immediately.

Look for a card with no annual fee and also compare cash advance, late payment, balance transfer, over-the-limit and other fees.

For more tips on building and maintaining strong credit, visit What’s My Score, a financial literacy program for young adults run by Visa Inc. (www.whatsmyscore.org).

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs.

To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney.

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In conjunction with

Garfield Memorial Hospital Garfield School District

By Jason Alderman

If you’ve got a recent high school graduate who’s getting ready to head off to college or join the workforce, let me share a few lessons I learned the hard way about managing personal finances that you can pass along to your kids.

Young adults are just starting to build their credit history. In the coming months they’ll probably encounter many unfamiliar expenses – and many financial temptations. If they’re not careful, a few ill-thought decisions made now could damage their credit for years to come.

Here are several actions your kids can take to build good financial habits and strong credit – and a few minefields to watch out for: Probably the most fundamental tool to for young adults to help manage their finances is a basic checking account and debit card. A few tips to pass along:

RICHFIELD - The Fish- ects that restore watersheds, lake Resource Advisory Com- decommission or maintain mittee (RAC) will be meeting roads, remove noxious weeds, on Tuesday, September 25 thin tree stands, or otherwise beginning at 1 p.m. The meet- improve the condition of the ing will be held at the Fishlake Forests. The proposed projects National Forest office, 115 E. need not be implemented on Forest Service lands, but must 900 N., Richfield, Utah.

During the meeting the benefit National Forest reRAC will be reviewing and sources. All projects must recrecommending projects pro- ommended for funding by the posed for funding under Title RAC by September 30, 2012, II of the Secure Rural Schools and have funding obligated by Act, as extended under Pub- September 30, 2013.

More information on lic Law 112-141, otherwise Payments to States can be known as Payments to States.

The meeting is open to found on the Forest Service national web site at: http:// the general public.

The legislation encourag- www.fs.usda.gov/pts. Infores individuals, non-profit orga- mation on the Fishlake RAC is nizations, local governments at: http://1.usa.gov/SI56ih. and others to propose projThe Panguitch Shooting Club would like to thank the following fordonations for the Turkey Shoot:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

High School Grads Need to Understand Credit

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Fishlake RAC to Meet September 25

BLM Extends Deadline for Wild Horse Ecosanctuary Proposals

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Panguitch City Invite YOU and all your friends and neighbors to the

First Annual Preparedness Fair Saturday September 8, 2012 At the Panguitch High School Early Bird Classes start at 9:00 a.m.

With Keynote Speaker Eric Palmer at 10:00 a.m.

Class Schedule 9:00 AM early bird classes

Gareld District Emergency Plan

Piute District Emergency Plan

1st Aid for Emergencies

What Do I Have & What Do I Need?

Inventory Information

10:00 AM in auditorium

Keynote address by Eric Palmer: Conceptional Approach to the 72-hour Kit

11:00 am booths open and classes start

Overcoming Gluten Intolerance: Dr. Kyle Christensen

Getting Physi- Preserving RX Meds cally Fit as a Family/ Nutrition Ideas

Spiritual Preparedness Through Faith, Prayer and Love

12:00 noon

Open for Q & A w/ Dr. Christensen

Cold Weather Survival

Alternative Medicine

What Can I do With Wheat?

1:00 PM

Eating Healthy 4 Less Dr. Christensen

Sanitation in a Grid Down

Physically Fit with Frandsen & Albrecht

If Ye Are Prepared Ye Need Not Fear

2:00 PM

Open for Q & A w/ Dr. Christensen

Q & A with Doug and Eric

Sprouting for Health

Yogurt and Cheese Making

3:00 PM

Gareld District Emergency Plan

4:00 PM

Booths close and you go home to practice what you have learned!

Piute District Emergency Plan

Look for class descriptions at your local post office.

See you at the Fair! ***Pressure canning guage testing available.

If interested, bring your canning lid***

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September 6, 2012 Online Voter Registration General Election Day is November 6, 2012 Now it’s easier than ever to register online! Simply visit the Online Voter Registration website to find out more. You need to have a current Utah Driver’s License or ID Card in order to register using the online system.* You may use the voter registration website to:

Local Utah cowboy goes Wild!!!

FREMONT - Wild Mustangs that is.

You see, West Taylor, a native Utahn, hailing from Fremont, has been selected as one of 100 wild horse trainers from around the United States to compete In The Supreme Extre Mustang Makeover in Ft. Worth Texas September 12-15 for $250,000 in cash and prizes.

What is a Mustang Makeover? One hundred trainers have 100 days to gentle and train a never-before touched wild horse from the BLM Wild Horse Program. Taylor, along with 100 pre selected trainers bid in an online auction to select which horse they get to train. The online auction only has about a 15 second video clip of each horse, so the trainers really don’t have much to go on as they select their ponies for this nationwide wild horse training competition.

The pre-selected trainers had the option of bidding and receiving two wild horses if they so choose, West Taylor of Wild West Mustang Ranch

did just that—he bid on and brought home two wild horses for the competition from the Cannon City Correctional Facility where the horses are kept and fed by the inmates. When asked if two horses doubled the work load, Taylor replied, “Yes it does, it also doubled my chances at winning the Grand prize of $50,000!!!”

Each horse adopted during the online auction is eligible to compete in the Ft. Worth Supreme Mustang Makeover.

With only two weeks left until the competition, West is calling on a few favors from other trainers in the industry. Today he and his two Mustangs, Dead Easy and Diesel, are headed to professional horse trainer and clinician Jimmy Smith of Horses Landing in Wanship, Utah, for some fine tunning on the western reining portion of the competition. The two Mustangs that West is taking to Texas are both from Nevada wild horse herds. Dead Easy is from the Winnimucca herd and Diesel

is from the Las Vegas herd.

We asked West how he got started training horses, his answer..... “I don’t train horses, they train me.” West had never “trained” horses until last fall. I have had horses for the past 10 yrs, all I ever did was ride them, then last summer I had a very clear and motivating dream about how America’s wild horses had a message for me. I immediately started researching online about the Mustangs. A few months later I adopted and brought home two mustangs from the Onaqui herd which is near Tooele. From there the Mustangs have taught me how to trust and work with them to create an honorable conversion from a wild horse to a willing and trusting partner.

West has spent the last year fulltime with his Mustangs, now a total of six. He says he has learned more about trust in relationships and trust in life from his mustangs than the previous 40 years of his life.

—Kami Taylor

Register to vote in Utah; Change your name or address on your voter registration record; Affiliate with a party or change your party affiliation.

Your Online Voter Registration must be submitted 15 days prior to the upcoming election to be eligible to vote in that election, however, you will not be eligible for Early Voting unless you register 30 days or more prior to that election. *If your address is not current with the Driver’s License Division, you may still use the online system but will be required to print the form, sign it and mail it in.

If you need to change your address with the Driver’s License Division, visit their website.

After completing your address change with driver license please allow 2 business days for the information to be updated before attempting to register online.

—vote.utah.gov

Produce Overload Episode III

1. Deborah Mc Laughlin (the Garlic Lady at the Escalante Farmers Market) recommends that if you want to retain the color, fresh produce needs to be dipped in an ascorbic acid solution before freezing or drying fruit and vegetables.

The Ball product she uses is” Fruit Fresh” or lemon juice in water. She says the “Ball Book on Canning and Drying” is very informative and helpful.

2. Lots of people have known this for years, but the advice in this bounty year is: “If you have bottles...fill them!”

3. Pears are a particular quandary as they should be picked before they are ripe.

Some put them in the dark to ripen them and others put them in a paper bag.

The sugar content is the key to ripeness and none of us have a gage to punch in the side of the fruit to determine how ripe it is tho the yellow color does give us a key in most varieties!

A fine solution is to slice half of an orange into a quart of pears as you are bottling them. This adds amazing sweetness and the oranges are good to eat, peels and all!

4. Remember that Natural Bounty that is around us!!!

Currants and elderberries make great jelly. I have just started processing the prickly pear cactus fruit which makes a unique jelly.

5. Dilly beans, pickled beets, buttered carrots cut with a fancy slicer, and your own inventive recipes based on what you have on hand are always appreciated as gifts for any occasion!

We live in a unique “Slice of the Past” here in Southern Utah and have the opportunity to bottle as the pioneers did and enjoy the fruits of our labors the rest of the year.

Rejoice in the bounty!

—Harriet Priska

Calendar Sept. 7-8 - NBHA Barrel Racing, Triple C Arena, Panguitch Sept. 21-22 - Utah Beaver Festival, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Sept. 8 - Senior Citizen Bar-B-Que, Henrieville Park Sept. 28-29 - Escalante Canyons Art Festival & Everett Ruess Days, Escalante Oct. 13 - Escalante Canyons Marathon

& Head of the Rocks 10-Miler Saturdays 9am - Escalante Farmers Market, St. Sylvester Catholic Church Saturdays 4pm - Wayne County Farmers Market,

Robbers Roost, Torrey Sundays 8am - Boulder Farmers Market, @ Hwy 12 & Burr Trail Send calendar items to snapshot@live.com

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Garfield County Page PHS SPORT SIDELINES

by Mack Oetting

2012-2013 DIBELS Over the past year, all of the articles I have written have been posted on the Garfield School District web page. The article with the most interest was DIBELS with nearly 1000 hits. With this amount of interest, I have decided to continue with an additional article addressing the new changes in DIBELS. DIBELS is a reading assessment given to all elementary students in First through Sixth grades. Utah State Board rule R 277-403 mandates all districts to administer the reading assessment and report the results to the parents and the Utah State Office of Education.

In the 2012-2013 school year, the District will be required to provide the following information: A. LEAs (Garfield School District) shall administer the Board approved benchmark assessments (DIBELS) at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of grade one, grade two and grade three within testing windows determined by USOE. B. Before the midpoint of the school year, each LEA or school within an LEA, shall identify every student currently enrolled in the school who is in the first, second or third grade who is not reading at grade level.

C. If a benchmark assessment or supplemental reading assessment indicates a student lacks proficiency in a reading skill, the LEA shall: (1) provide notice to parents of student’s lack of proficiency; (2) provide information to the parent or guardian regarding appropriate interventions available to the student outside regular instructional time that may include tutoring, before and after school programs, or summer school; (3) provide focused intervention to develop the reading skill; (4) administer formative assessments to measure the success of the focused intervention; and (5) inform the student’s parent or guardian of activities that the parent or guardian may engage in with the student to assist the student in improving reading proficiency.

D. LEAs shall report to parents in the beginning, by February 15, and at the end of grade one, grade two and grade three, assessment results.

E. LEAs shall also report to parents the student’s reading level at the end of third grade.

F. LEAs shall provide as part of the Clearinghouse Data Submission, the following information: (1) the number of students in each of grades 1, 2 and 3 that were reading below grade level at the beginning, midpoint, and end of the school year; (2) the number of students in each grade level that were reading below grade level at the midpoint of the school year and who received reading remediation interventions; (3) the name of each student in grades 1, 2 and 3 and a designation of whether the student is reading at grade level or below grade level; and (4) the name of each student in grades 1, 2 and 3 who received reading interventions as required under R277-403-3G in the prior school year.

I will be requesting that all elementary schools contact parents who have students reading below grade level in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades. If you are contacted by the school with information stating your student is not currently on grade level, please take time to meet with your student’s teacher to develop a plan for interventions. If you are not contacted by the school, please ask your student’s teacher about the DIBELS testing results. Early intervention is the key to a student’s reading success. If a 3rd grade student is identified as reading below grade level in the third grade, the chances of the student catching up with their peers is very unlikely.

In fact, according to a study done by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, the third grade reading scores are also an indicator of the student’s success in middle school, high school and college enrollment. For students who fall in the ‘below grade level’ category in the 3rd grade the likelihood for the student to pass middle school or enroll in college was significantly reduced. For more information related to this study, please see the following link: http://www.chapinhall. org/sites/default/files/Reading_on_Grade_Level_111710.pdf “The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

The Bob Cats keep on rolling on their winning ways.

The Lady Cats came away with a couple more wins this week. They beat Piute in four games, Piute is maybe their main competition in the region. They followed up the next night with a convincing 3 game victory over Kanab, another 2A team. Coach Charri Frandsen has the team well drilled on the fundamentals, defense, passing and setting and it is very clear that this is what makes the team so good. The Ladies are hitting the road for the month of September, the 5th-Milford, 6th-Enterprise, 12th-Wayne, 14th-Bryce Valley, 19th-Diamond Ranch, and the 26th at Escalante.

The Lady Cats are fun to watch, so hitch up your rigs and treat the family for a night out.

The Bobcats baseball team is still undefeated this year, with three wins last week they kept on with their winning streak. They had victories over Valley on Wednesday 7-4, Piute on Friday also by the score 7-4, giving up two unearned runs, to make it a little closer for some excitement for the fans. On Saturday morning West Ridge (last year’s semi finalist) was taking out 12-2. The Bobcats have some excellent pitching to go along with some timely hitting, that makes them so tough. The Cats are also on the road with away games at Escalante on the 5th and Bryce valley on the 7th. Next week they have a couple of home games against Green River on the 11th and the next day, the 12th, Wayne comes to town, for I believe the fourth time the Cats have played them.

The crowds have been large for both baseball and volleyball this year and this goes a long way with your support for the teams.

The big excitement was at the Piute Cross Country meet. The boys won the meet, winning over the mighty Mustangs. Some of the young runners really came through and the Cats had a winning score of 33 points to Bryce Valley 43 (the lower score wins). Kyler and Kelven Norris took 3rd and 5th, followed by Cade Cole 9th, Garrett Finch 11th and Josiah Sarles 13th, followed by the Andersen twins, we have seven solid runners. Garrett Finch and the Anderson twins are freshmen and will only get better. How many teams can boast of having two sets of twins on their team?

The Lady Badgers from Wayne again looked good taking another first place. With volleyball games being played on Thursday our girls won’t get a chance to run till next week when they will be running here. On that Saturday the 5th the team—both boys and girls—will be running at the BYU invitational.

Tonight, Thursday the 6th, the team will be running at Wayne and the meet will be held at Fish Lake at an elevation of 9,000 ft. On the 13th will be their home race. Each school hosts a cross country meet.

BV CROSS COUNTRY

by Nathan Platt This week the cross country meet was held in Piute. Many of the Bryce Valley runners beat their personal best for the course. The Junior High boys and girls teams both took second place. Those medaling were Austyn Brinkerhoff-8th, Samantha Chynoweth - 2nd, and Tyerah Tebbs - 3rd. The varsity boys also took a close second place to Panguitch who ran strongly this week. There is going to be a lot of competition for the region championship this year. For the first time in a multitude of years Bryce Valley has a girls varsity team. They also placed second after the strong team from Wayne. Varsity runners who medaled were Adam Platt - 2nd, Chandlyr Tebbs - 10th, and Sierra Leech - 9th. Next weeks meet will be at Fish Lake which is a great training course.

Bryce Valley Elementary News

by Maren Stewart (5th grade student)

The Kindergarteners are excited to start school. We are going to have a great year learning, reading, writing, and playing!!!

The first graders have already learned so much. We are excited to be at school every day all day long. Hip Hip hooray for first grade.

Second grade is already busy with spelling, reading, and a new Math program. We get to enjoy show and tell once a month.

The third graders have jumped into discovering many new things in all subject areas. They have been learning the scientific method and what specific scientist they want to be when they grow up. It is going to be an awesome year.

Fourth graders are learning about Utah symbols in Social Studies. They are learning keyboarding skills to write on the computer. They learn about Jermaine and the Lowe children.

Fifth grade is doing a project in groups and writing science plays.

Sixth graders have been having a blast with our science experiments.

We are becoming pros at prime factorization. We are Barnett looking forward to the intensity of our upcoming speed stacking ORTHODONTICS tournament.

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Save the Date Panguitch Senior Center HOT LUNCH PROGRAM 87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot

Tues. Sept 11 Fish w/h tartar sauce Scalloped potatoes Mixed vegetables Peaches Apple crisp

Wed. Sept. 12 Beef enchilada Spanish rice Mexi corn Cottage cheese & pears Pineapple sherbet

Thurs. Sept. 13 Bar-B-Q pork sandwich Potato wedges Green salad Tropical fruit Rice pudding

Meals include milk & bread.

NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The ladies work diligently to prepare a good dinner and without a head count they cannot prepare enough to feed everyone.

Garfield Memorial Healthcare Foundation

a Dinner a

Featuring Stetson Mangum as

Auctioneer

October 12, 2012 Ebenezer Barn 110 E. Center Street, Bryce, UT

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September 6 , 2012

Wayne County Page Changes in School Lunch In response to the alarming rise of childhood obesity and diabetes in school age children, the United States Department of Agriculture has set new standards and guidelines for school meals.

Wayne School District is working to implement the new standards. Some of biggest changes students will notice are more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and fewer desserts.

Below is a chart showing the new federal guidelines.

Additional Changes include: • A minimum and maximum limit on calories, meat/meat alternatives and grains. Sodium will be reduced by specific targets over the next 10 years.

• Grain based desserts are limited to two times per week.

Grades K-5 Weekly (daily)

Grades 6-8 Weekly (daily)

Grades 9-12 Weekly (daily)

Fruits (cups)

2 (0.5)

2 (0.5)

4 (1)

Vegetables (cups)*

3 (0.75)

3 (0.75)

4 (1)

Dark Green

0.5

0.5

0.5

Red/Orange

0.75

0.75

1.25

Beans/Peas (Legumes)

0.5

0.5

0.5

Starchy

0.5

0.5

0.5

Other

0.5

0.5

0.75

Additional Veg to Reach Total

0.25

0.25

0.5

Grains (oz eq)

6.5-7 (1)

6.5-8 (1)

8-9.5 (2)

Meats/Meat Alts (oz eq)

6.5-8 (1)

7-8 (1)

8-9.5 (2)

Fluid Milk (cups)

4 (1)

4 (1)

4 (1)

*Vegetable subgroups must be met weekly

Change can be challenging. Please support our food service staff as they.work towards meeting these new guidelines and improving the nutrition of school meals for our students.

Hanksville Elementary School Receives Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant Hanksville Elementary students will be participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during the 2012-2013 school year. Twice a week for at least 28 weeks students will be able to sample fruits and vegetables, some that they might not otherwise try. We are excited to participate in this program and would like to thank Jan Hunt and Corri Robinson for their interest and their time to complete the grant paperwork.

The Goals of the FFVP are to: * Create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices * Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience * Increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption * Make a difference in children’s diets to impact their present and future health

Staffing Shifts and Changes at Loa Elementary

School is back in session at Loa Elementary, and for those who are counting, it is only 164 days until summer vacation.

Accompanying the new school year are some new changes. The faculty at LES, while still mostly familiar faces, shook it up this year and every teacher is teaching at a new grade level. Mrs. Nicole Blackburn will be in the kindergarten classroom, with Mrs. Ashley Jackson helping in the all day kindergarten program. First grade will be taught by Mrs. Wendy Potter along with Mrs. Laura Brinkerhoff, the second grade teachers are Mrs. MarJean Davis, as well as Mrs. Liz Torgerson. Mrs. Libby Torgerson and Mrs. Stephanie Williams will be teaching third grade, and Mrs. Stacie Ekker and Mrs. Trena Barlow made the jump to fourth grade. Fifth grade students will be taught by Mr. Stephen Ellett and Mrs. Shanda Brown. Mrs. Kaycee Pace is the new special education administrator and teacher, she will be assisted by Mrs. Sharron Durfey, and Mrs. Jan Brown is a new addition to the pre school program.

A new community council has been appointed and are busily making preparations for the new school year, included in those plans will be a weekly article in The Insider to show our community just how amazing, special and talented our elementary students and their teachers are. This year’s community council is represented by: Marie Jensen, Presiden;Tacey Wood, Vice President; Secretary Amber Bray; Treasurer Nicole Brown; along with Lisa Stevens, Jamie Leavitt and Heather Trenka.

We are looking forward to a great new year filled with Learning, Exploration and Success.

Wayne County Senior Corner Monthly Senior Dinner The monthly dinner is held the second Monday of each month. The next dinner will be on Sept. 10th at 1:00 pm at the Senior Center (Community Center) in Bicknell. The menu will be: Potato & Salad bar, Biscuits, & Chocolate zucchini cake. Christi Nebeker will be on hand to give a short presentation about the Medicare Program and answer any questions. Also, Christopher Scott, a Representative from the Veterans Affairs, will talk to us about V.A. Benefits and Dependent Benefits. He will offer free assistance and help with filing disability claims. A donation is suggested for each monthly dinner ($5 for seniors under 60, $3 for seniors 60 and up).

Call the Bakers for a ride at 425-3178.

Community Service Program The Community Service Program through Six County Assoc. of Governments have monies to help replace or repair hot water tanks, or car repairs up to $500 of which the owner must match. If you would like to see if you qualify, call Maureen Allred at Grandparents Raising Grandchildren The Caregiver Advisory Council has monies for Grandparents that are raising Grandchildren. For more information, or for information on the Caregiver Support Program, call Merrilee Payne at 435-893-0731 Senior Citizen Board Meetings The public is invited to join us at our Board Meeting usually prior to each monthly luncheon. Come help us decide on our menus, or call us with ideas. Check with Ginny (425-2089) for definite day and time of our next meeting.

The Senior Citizens are now on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/ WayneCountyUtSeniorCitizens . We are also on the official Wayne County Website thanks to Michelle Coleman: www.waynecountyutah.org/SeniorCitizen-Corner . Click on the Facebook link here, even if you aren’t a Facebook user. Join us on the ‘web’ for updated information.

NOTE: If you need a ride to any event, call the Bakers at 425-3178.

WAYNE SPORTS

by Lauren Jackson

Victories of the week: Last Wednesday the 29th there was a home baseball game and a home volleyball game both against Bryce Valley. Boy’s baseball won by a slide 5 -0. Great job guys! Right after that the Badger gym was loud with cheering as the girls won all three of their games! Nice job ladies! The baseball boys also won their game last Friday the 31st against Valley. They beat them 5-3!

Last week the Cross-country team traveled to Piute for their second race this season. The girls won again! This time they placed five in the top ten with Brooke Barney 1st, Lauren Jackson 2nd, Stevi Barney 4th, Tessa Simmons 5th, and Breeanna Brown 6th. Way to bring another trophy home girls! As for the boys, Brigg Blackburn finished 7th overall and the boys team took 4th place!

What’s on the agenda?

Sept. 6th XC in Wayne (today) Sept. 7th volleyball with Dushesne Sept. 7th baseball with Escalante Sept. 12th volleyball with Panguitch Sept. 12th baseball in Panguitch Sept. 13th XC in Panguitch

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Looking for a great way to spend a summer evening?

Join us for the Saturday Sunset Series!

The Entrada Institute

SATURDAY SUNSET SERIES

4-day School Week-Lunch

presents Marden Pond

Visages In Stone - Voices In the Wind

An active composer, arranger, conductor, producer, author, and educator, Marden Pond is the Entrada Institute 2012 Artist-in-Residence.

This program includes a set of musical soundscapes; a response and tribute to the petroglyphs and pictographs from the earlier inhabitants of the Colorado Plateau, and to the incomparable scenic beauty of the region. A slide-show accompanies the musical work.

Who:

Everyone is welcome!

What:

Saturday Evening Program

When:

Saturday, Sept 8, 2012 7:30-8:30PM

Where: RobberÕs Roost Bookstore, Highway 24 in Torrey, UT Cost?

This series is FREE and open to the public.

For more information on this presentation and all of the Saturday Sunset Series, go to http://www.entradainstitute.org

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September 6, 2012

Every1Counts

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Use Name, Ask Something About, & “How Are You

By Cynthia Kimball Doing?”

The first thing I notice in this doctor’s office waiting room is a plate of cookies.

“That’s nice,” I think, even though it’s not something I would eat. I look around and it looks like I’m the youngest at 48. It’s a small rectangular waiting room to which chairs are placed also in rectangular fashion. This means whomever is in here faces one another whether you want to or not.

Mostly there are husbands with wives or wives with husbands (or at least that’s what it appears).

There’s a TV, it’s on, but a patient holds the remote and channel surfs. The other patients seem not to be bothered by this.

The two office staff are extremely nice. Actually, exceptionally nice. I watch them interact with patients checking in, just like they did me. “This is going to be a great visit,” I’m thinking simply based on their kindness. I figured whomever I made the appointment with had to be one of them.

“Ms. Kimball,” I hear and immediately grab my purse and book bag (I usually pack a lot of stuff. I like to have things to do in the event I have to wait and can study, read or write).

I eventually get led back to an examining room by a very pretty young woman.

She also takes my vitals. I work to make conversation, but to no avail. “Hmmm, that’s strange,” I wonder.

She’s so unlike the two kind office staff up front. Her one word answers and her lack of eye contact tell me that she does not want to communicate (similar to being on an airplane sitting next to someone who wants nothing to do with you or riding on an elevator when that awkward silence is present and you try to make small talk). “Okay, no problem. Maybe she’s just having a bad day,” I tell myself. Yet, I try one more time. “I really

like your hair,” as she exits the room. To which she flashes a quick smile, and to my surprise says, “Thanks,” then robotically disappears.

The doctor eventually comes in 30 minutes later (good thing I brought things to do) and asks, “So, what’s going on?” Heck, he doesn’t even know if I’m the person that matches the patient chart he’s holding. I proceed to tell my story anyway, yet he doesn’t appear to be listening. Instead, he’s reading chart notes (perhaps the ones my primary care doctor sent over?). “Funny,” I wonder, “he never introduced himself to me, said my name or asked, ‘How are you doing?’” Certainly some of the ways a few of my other doctors work to connect with me and other patients.

He determines I need a laparoscopy, opens the door and tells me to meet him in the examining room across the hall where a man is exiting.

Once in the room, however, the non-communicating staff member, the one who took my vitals, is there also.

She tells me to lie down and motions for me to put my feet in the stirrups to which she then places a blanket of that blue medical paper over my lower extremities. After I’ve straightened the paper out, I see this huge metal “thing” sitting to my left on a silver metal table on the same kind of blue paper that’s just been placed on me.

The doctor enters. Takes a seat on this round stool with wheels. I then hear him pick up that huge metal device I just saw and assume he’ll insert in me. “But he doesn’t know my name! He hasn’t even asked how I am. We don’t have this connection,” I’m thinking, yet, he’s entering my lower extremities? And that’s when I blurt out, “Um, excuse me, could you please talk to me and let me know what you’re

doing?” (wondering if I even had the right to ask. “What do I mean, of course I have the right to ask!”). Irritated, both doctor and staff member look at each other and then to me. There is no hand on my leg to reassure me everything will be okay. There’s no, “It’ll only be a second and you’ll be okay. There’s no, “It’s okay, honey, I’m right here.”

Surprise, the doctor’s rough with this instrument, as though I don’t have any feeling. I am tense, but he does not suggest for me to relax. As a matter of fact, neither he or his staff member talk to me.

Instead their body language tells me that I am just a procedure. Just a number. I am just “next” like the man who left 20 minutes prior to me and the woman who is waiting to be in these stirrups. I am a nobody to them. My hair could be blond, red, brunette. My eyes could be brown, blue or green.

They have no idea. I am not a person here. I am an object.

The procedure finally ends. He did not see anything suspicious. Thank goodness.

On two accounts: One, I don’t want anything to be wrong with me and two, I never want to see this doctor again. Yet, as I check out, the kind office staff, whom I’d met earlier, want to schedule a return appointment. “ I’ll call,” I say, even though I know I won’t be back regardless of what symptoms I am experiencing. Part of me wanted, though, to schedule something just because they were so kind.

But then I immediately remembered that only moments ago I was a nobody to the man and his assistant who seem to run this place.

Cynthia Kimball is a professional speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She also writes frequently through Deseret Connect. E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net

Newly Rich

Cold Air

One afternoon, while touring the Canyonlands of southern Utah, my husband and I pulled into the only hotel in a small town. While signing the register, we asked the young woman behind the desk if our room was air-conditioned.

When she shook her head no, we hesitated, wondering if we should push on to the next town.

Sensing our doubt, she brightened as she came up with a solution. “Just turn on the heater,” she suggested.

“Our customers tell us all that comes out is cold air anyway.”

The nouveau-riche realestate developer splurged on a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and couldn’t wait to show it off. So after a meeting with the bank, he offered one of the senior officers a ride home.

“Whaddaya think?” he couldn’t resist asking his passenger after a mile or two.

“Pretty classy, eh? I bet you’ve never ridden in one of these before.”

“Actually, I have,” replied the banker graciously, “but this is the first time in the front seat.”

Instructions

My mother was recently on a flight returning from Utah. As the plane was a small puddle jumper, the flight attendants were required to demonstrate the life vest, the oxygen mask, etc. instead of turning on a video.

After they finished their presentation, one of them said “To those of you who listened, thank you. To those of you who ignored us, good luck.”

In the Bible

Minister: Do you know what’s in the Bible?

Little Girl: Yes. I think I know everything that’s in it.

Minister: You do? Tell me.

Little Girl: OK. There’s a picture of my brother’s girlfriend, a ticket from the dry cleaners, one of my curls, and a Pizza Hut coupon.

New Glasses

A woman walks into the optometry store to return a pair of eyeglasses she had purchased the week before.

“What seems to be the problem, ma’am?” the optometrist inquired.

“Well, I bought these glasses for my husband last week and they’re just not working,” the woman complained.

“Perhaps the lab made an error in filling the prescription.”

“I’m sure they must have,” the woman confirmed.

“My husband’s still not seeing things my way.”

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

Gambling Problem

When I go to casinos, the most ridiculous sign I see is the one that says: “If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER.” I thought about it for a moment and dialed the number. When they answered I said, “I have an ace and a six.

The dealer has a seven. What do I do?”

Answers for this week

Garfield County Fair Award - Winning Entries Thank you to all the volunteers who made the fair a success!

Thank you to all the exhibitors and those who came to the fair.

Here are the top winners in the fair*:

Talent Show Winners Paisley Tebbs- 1st Place Beginner Haskin Lyman- 2nd Place Beginner Blake Syrett- 3rd Place Beginner Chynna Anderson- 1st Place Jr 1st Division Elias Lyman- 2nd Place Jr 1st Division Mira Platt- 3rd Place Jr 1st Division Miriam Waystaff- 1st Place 2nd Division Morgan Platt- 2nd Place 2nd Division Christopher Holbrook- 3rd Place 2nd Division Merrilee Platt- 1st Place Intermediate Division Jordan Johnson- 2nd Place Intermediate Division Danielle Brinkerhoff/ Casia- 3rd Place- Intermediate Division Alexis Tebbs/ Tyera Tebbs- 1st Place Senior Division Eric Fawson/ Tim Smith- 2nd Place Senior Division Emilee Clark- 3rd Place Senior Division Ping Pong Ball Drop Winners Hunter Marshall - Morning Drop Hayden Stafford- Evening Drop Garfield County Fair Entries Joy Sabatino-Panguitch -Reserve Sweepstakes-High Heal cupcakes Thelma Bybee-Pang/Tropic -Reserve Sweepstakes- Crochet Table cloth Julianne Mullenaux-Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Needle Work Jacket LaRetta Olenslager- Pang- Judges Choice- Afghan Gwen Prisbrey-Pang- Judges Choice- Yo Yo Quilt Eldore Myers-Henrieville- Sweepstakes- Mixed Color Square Afghan Kaycee Barker- Henrieville- Sweepstakes- Pink Afghan Sheree Walstad- Tropic- Best of Show- Showing Bucket Marian Cassie Haws- Escalante- Judges Choice- Glazed Ceramic Bowl Shirley Wilhelm- Hatch- Best of Show- Mom’s Covered Jewelry Box May Sawyer- Hatch- Sweepstakes- Illustrated Book Jake Vasquez- Pang- Sweepstakes- Popsicle sculpture Shannon Fawson- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- T-shirt Rug Clarence Davis- Cannonville- Reserve Sweepstakes- Wood Rolling Pin Gwen Prisbrey- Pang- Sweepstakes- Country Doll Indiana Houston- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Black Skirt Gayle Long- Pang- Judges Choice- Book of Mormon Wall Hanging Jerilu Houston- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Table Topper Gayle Long- Pang- Judges Choice- Cheese n’ Crackers Lap Quilt Sandi Shook- Cannonville- Best of Show- Quilt 84x84 Blues

Jerilu Houston- Pang- Sweepstakes- Flag Quilt Cheri Feltner- Troopic- Sweepstakes- Quilt Jerilu Houston- Pang- Sweepstakes- Queen Quilt Pearl Walker- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Pink Quilt Embroidered Adell Riggs- Hatch- Reserve Sweepstakes- Queen Quilt Nancy Porter- Escalante- Sweepstakes- Baby Dress Crochet Mya Eldredge- Hatch- Sweepstakes - Duck Tape Wallet Thelma Bybee-Pang/Tropic -Reserve Sweepstakes- Puzzle Pictures Alecia Heaton- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Pink & White Flowers Grace Benfield- Pang- Sweepstakes- Cut Flowers Jennifer Bremner- Pang- Judges Choice- Zucchini Relish Sophie Fawson- Pang- Sweepstakes- Flowers Marie Orton- Pang- Judges Choice- Jam Joy Sabatino- Pang- Best of Show- Cut Flowers Cassie Lyman- Escalante- Special Award- Mixed Flowers Betty McFarlane-Pang- Sweepstakes- Swiss Chard Cairo Houston- Pang- Sweepstakes- Sage Britain Houston- Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Peas Barbara Orton-Pang- Reserve Sweepstakes- Romaine Lettuce Barbara Orton- Pang- Judges Choice- Pineapple Barbara Orton- Pang- Sweepstakes- Sweet Potatoes Anita Fletcher- Cannonville- Judges Choice- Tomatoes in own juice Cassie Lyman- Escalante- Best Of Show- Cherry Jelly Colette Jackson- Pang- Judges Choice- Canned Pineapple Tarla-Special Award- Spinach Derick Jensen- Pang- Best of Show- Cabbage Scott Long- Pang- Judges Choice- Flowers in Pot Betty McFarlane- Pang- Judges Choice- Potted Plant Alecia Heaton- Pang- Judges Choice- Hot Peppers Brooke Jensen- Pang- Judges Choice- Corn Kendall Brinkerhoff-Pang- Judges Choice- Summer Squash Kristina Kish-Judges Choice- Italian Parsley Katelyn Peterson- Pang- Best of Show- QuiltMathew Jackson- Pang- Sweepstakes- God Bless America Blocks Aubriel Jackson- Pang- Special Award- 3 Wood Fireworks Mathew Jackson- Pang- Best of Show- Ottoman (tire) Aubriel Jackson- Pang- Judges Choice- Ottoman (Crate) Keni Floyd- Bryce Valley- Sweepstakes- Peasom & Skirt Kezli Floyd- Bryce Valley- Judges Choice- Milk Maid Skirt Aubriel Jackson- Pang- Special Award- Banana Bread w/ Praline Mathew Jackson- Pang- Judges Choice- Banana Bread w/ Praline Indiana Houston- Pang- Judges Choice- Tomatoes

Jim Myers- Sweepstakes- Train Painting by Numbers Philicia McCormack- Hatch- Special Award- Elk- Barn Wood Frame Gene White- Pang- Judges Choice- Wood Pheasant Norman McKee-Pang- Judges Choice- Photo- Wood Frame Shannon Fawson- Pang- Special Award- Photo- Black & White Joleyn Smith- Pang- Best of Show- Photo- Powell Point Carl Boyd- Tropic- Sweepstakes- Photo- White Flowers Shannon Fawson- Pang- Sweepstakes-Photo- Black & White Becky Whitney- Pang- Special Award- Oil Painting- Rooster & Chicken Becky Whitney- Pang- Sweepstakes- Oil Painting- Bear Katelyn Leany- Pang- Judges Choice- Oil Painting- Still Life Horse Shoe Contest Winners Del Hulet 1st Place John Hulet 1st Place Richard Rains 2nd Place Benj Rains 2nd Place Brian Bremner 3rd Place Taylor Bremner 3rd Place Garfield County Junior Livestock Show Grand Champion Lamb - Makell Christensen Reserve Champion Lamb - Makade Christensen Grand Champion Hog - Hunter Marshall Reserve Champion Hog - Branson Marshall Grand Champion Steer - Dason Houston Reserve Champion Steer - Logan Houston Grand Champion Rabbit - Toby Woolsey Reserve Champion Rabbit - Ethan Crofts Pet Contest Wylee Fawson - Winner of Pet look-a-like Contest Zoey Fawson - Pee Wee 1st Place Pet Show Remington Veater - Junior 1st Place Pet Show Ken Hepworth - Adult 1st Place Pet Show Trevin Frazier - Senior 1st Place Pet Show Small Animal Show Archer Miller - Sweepstakes Heidi Shakespeare - Special Award Brooke Jensen - Sweepstake *We apologize that we did not receive all the results to include in the paper.

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September 6, 2012

OBITUARIES Loretta P. Shurtz

ESCALANTE - Loretta Pratt Shurtz, 94 of Richfield and Escalante, passed away August 31, 2012 in Richfield. She was born May 5, 1918 in Escalante to Philo and Mable Alvey Pratt.

She married Calvin Shurtz, August 26, 1939 in Ely, Nevada. He preceded her in death June 9, 1976.

She enjoyed gardening, cooking, camping, and spending time with her family; she loved it when they all came home. She sang many years with the Escalante Singing Mothers.

She is survived by her children, Gordon (Ethel) Shurtz of Salt Lake City, Ivan P. (Klea) Shurtz of St. George, Dorothy (Newell) Cowles of Richfield, Don W. Shurtz of Cleveland, Virginia (Delbert) Fry of Richfield; 18 Grandchildren; 39 greatgrandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Parley P. Pratt of Escalante.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; granddaughter, Malinda Lee Shurtz; grandson, Robert Newell Cowles; siblings, Roland Alvey Pratt, Vernon Pratt, Hazel Griffin, Robert Alva Pratt, LuWanna Muir.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Escalante Cemetery. Friends may call at the Escalante LDS Stake Center, 80 South Center, Thursday morning from 11:30 to 12:30 prior to going to the cemetery.

Funeral directors, Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guest book www.maglebymortuary.com

New Zealand Mud Snails Found in State Fish Hatchery LOA - The Loa State Fish Hatchery is under temporary quarantine, the Division of Wildlife Resources announced Aug. 31.

The quarantine comes after aquatic invasive species (AIS) biologists with the DWR found tiny New Zealand mud snails at the hatchery. They found the snails during a routine inspection of the hatchery in mid August.

“We’re not sure how snails found their way into the hatchery again,” says Terry Howick, fish culture supervisor for the DWR. “The number of snails is fairly small, but they’re widespread throughout the hatchery.”

This is the second time mud snails have been found in the Loa hatchery. The first time was in 2007.

As it did in 2007, Howick says the DWR has placed the hatchery under quarantine.

And it will stay under quarantine until the mud snails are removed.

Howick says it will take about four to five months to disinfect the hatchery.

“We’ve found mud snails in the hatchery two times in the last five years,” Howick says.

“Even though it’s rare for a fish to pass a live mud snail into the water, we’re not going to take any chances. From now on, fish from Loa will be placed only in waters that already have New Zealand mud snails in them.”

The Loa hatchery is in the town of Loa, about 40 miles southeast of Richfield. Most of the trout the hatchery raises are typically placed in waters in southern Utah.

Howick says stocking schedules among the Loa hatchery and the DWR’s other hatcheries will be adjusted.

Waters that don’t have mud snails in them, but used to receive fish from Loa, will now receive fish from other hatcheries.

“In return,” he says, “fish from the Loa hatchery will be placed only in waters that have mud snails in them, including waters that are currently being stocked by other hatcheries.”

Preventing their spread New Zealand mud snails are just one of several AIS that have made their way into Utah.

All of the New Zealand mud snails that are found in Utah are female and reproduce asexually.

Because they’re

asexual, only one snail is required to establish a new colony. One snail can produce hundreds of young every year.

And the snails are very effective at colonizing new waters.

There’s good news, though: There are several things you can do to avoid bringing AIS into Utah from outside the state and to avoid transporting it from one body of water in Utah to another: ● To disinfect your equipment, scrub it with a brush and rinse it with water from the stream to remove the mud snails. Make sure you remove the laces from your boots so you can clean under them. After you’ve scrubbed your boots, repeatedly spray your wading boots and equipment with Formula 409 AllPurpose Cleaner, keeping it damp with the 409 disinfectant for 10 minutes. (Formula 409 All-Purpose Cleaner contains an ammonium compound that kills New Zealand mud snails).

After you’ve sprayed your equipment with Formula 409 All-Purpose Cleaner, let it dry in the sun for an hour before reusing it. This process will kill any snails you can’t see. ● If you’re fishing on a

river or stream, disinfect your waders and gear before moving to a different stretch of the same river to fish.

New Zealand mud snails AIS are destructive plants and animals. In other states, they’ve already ruined fishing and affected boating and recreational activities in waters they’ve infested.

New Zealand mud snails arrived in North America from New Zealand in 1987 when they were discovered in Idaho.

Biologists believe they traveled to Idaho in damp felt on the soles of an angler’s wading boots. That seems to be the primary way they’ve been spread in the West.

Once the snails arrived, their populations exploded, literally covering the bottom of lakes and streams by the millions where they were introduced.

You can learn more about AIS at www.wildlife.utah.gov/ dwr/invasive-mussels.html.

Specific information about New Zealand mud snails is available at www.wildlife.utah. gov/habitat/ans/nzm.php.

LOST/FOUND

AA OPEN MEETINGS Every Wednesday and Sunday

at 6:00pm Bicknell Town Hall

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2012 Brent Fox Dr. Bingham

Audiology Cardiology (Referral only)

Dr. Cragum

Cardiology (Referral only)

Dr. Colbert Dr. Adams

Dermatology Dermatology

Dr. Pearson Dr. Duerkson Dr. Hammond Dr. Stephanz Dr. Vincent Dr. Heath Dr. Hunsaker

Ears, Nose, Throat Electrodiagnosis Nephrology Nephrology Neurology OB/GYN Opthalmology

Dr. Jon Obray

Pain Management

Dr. Rick Obray Dr. Crouch Dr. Snihurowych

Pain Management Urology Urology

—Utah DWR

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Wayne Babe Ruth Baseball League General Public Meeting September 20th, 2012 @ 7:00p.m.

At the Wayne Community Center in Bicknell.

We have a new President, and will be discussing the affairs of the league.

Everyone is invited. Please attend!

Contact Pam if you have any questions 435-836-2017

TORREY News Adus Dorsey Weather continues to wreak havoc in the canyons above Torrey. Protecting primary and secondary water sources has been weekly business for Torrey Town and Sand Creek Irrigation Company.

Dean Bogedahl, President and Superintendent of operations for the Sand Creek Irrigation Company, spends more time up Sand Creek than he does with his wife these days and is probably due for a new set of tires on his four wheeler. On a daily basis Torrey Town monitors mountain conditions and at any threat from above mobilizes equipment for repairs.

Residents and water users are asked to report any water related occurrences that appear unexpectedly.

Water systems everywhere are a continuous and serious source of concern for all communities and require a lot of time and effort to meet strict safe drinking water standards. Certified water system operators are required for every water system serving the public. Water operators are required to maintain a high level of knowledge about water system requirements, such as operation and maintenance, safety, source protection, treatment, rules and regulations and much, much more.

These high level-knowledge requirements are paid for by local communities, administered by the Utah Rural Water Association (URWA) and monitored by the State of Utah and the Environmental Protection Agency. Certified water system operators must attend in-depth training on a regular basis to maintain full certification and fully EPA-approved water systems. A good day for a water operator is when the boss has gone to Lake Powell, there is no rain in the forecast, his/her water samples have all come back good, the town’s Division of Drinking Water reports are complete with no deductions, there are no system leaks, it is Friday and pay day.

Torrey Town’s 2012 CIB (Community Impact Board) funded water project is in its first phases of construction.

Torrey Town has contracted with Jones and DeMille Engineering from Richfield, Utah and Jackson Excavation of Bicknell, Utah to complete a $1,600,000.00 water system upgrade. The project will consist of a new 250,000 gallon water storage tank, substan-

tial culinary water line improvements, isolation valves for maintenance and repairs, system wide air vacuum equipment replacement for improved water system operation, newly located fire hydrants for fire protection and minor meter relocation. Residents and water system users of Torrey may experience short water outages, road delays and minor inconveniences for the next 120 days in and around Torrey Town. Your patience and understanding would be appreciated. For compliments or concerns call the Torrey Town office, for complaints call your local clergy. Project details are available at the Torrey Town office for review.

Restoration work continues on the Camp Radiare Daughters of the Utah Pioneers building (DUP) on Torrey’s Main-Street. Historical restoration experts Gene Russell and Haircut (Robert Thornburg) have replaced lost or deteriorated cedar roof shingles, re-chinked and oiled the exterior logs, primed and painted the windows and door, repaired the bell tower so the bell rings again and are in the process of repairing the sprinkler damaged interior walls.

The work is all part of Utah historical buildings restoration program and grants provided by the Wayne County Special Services District, the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA), and the Utah

Bryce Valley Area News

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

Hope you all had a safe and delightful three day Labor Day weekend. We were in Roy, Utah and it rained and thundered like crazy. It was so loud it shook the house. We were celebrating our Great-granddaughter, Kalle Marie’s first birthday. She is so cute and it was fun watching her play with the papers and her brother play with her new toys. David and Debbie Jensen spent the weekend at our house and we got to see them on Sunday and Monday.

Jessica Stewart is starting her dance and gymnastic classes this week and if you are interested you can call her at 679-8495.

It is going to be a fun year!!

Please call or email your news this week so we can have a good column next week. Thanks VS.

State Historical Society.

Unlicensed and nuisance dogs are persistently an unnecessary problem in residential neighborhoods in Torrey Town and can be cause for much neighborly discontent.

Although many residents are reluctant to sign the required complaint form for action out of fear of retaliation, phone messages and late night calls to the powers that be can be mentally troubling and may result in language being used that is not suitable for children.

A Torrey Town ordinance requires that all dog owners provide proof of dog immunizations, that all dogs be licensed and as a common courtesy to your neighbors your ability to control your animals barking.

Failure to do so may result in fines and the dog owner’s financial responsibility for removal and care. Other consequences that might occur as a result of nuisance dog related diligence might vary according to your neighbor’s ability to tolerate noncompliance or insomnia.

Other late night calls that may result in rampant abuse of the English language from some Torrey Town personnel is the increasingly inconsistent Internet and television unavailability or adequate local area bandwidth which is neither a function of Torrey Towns utility or should be confused with anything regarding Torrey Towns responsibility. For

Internet related concerns or worldwide web Internet speed information please contact your local Internet provider.

For cable and antenna television reception complaints and inconsistencies, or problems accessing the gem, rare coin, Victoria Secret or knife shopping networks please refrain from using the emergency Torrey Town phone numbers.

As a personal commentary and from my personal point of view as a new 25 year resident of Wayne County and Torrey, Utah, locally respected and publicly elected forward thinking rural Utah community minded officials are ultimately becoming Utah’s next endangered species. Luckily Wayne County possesses an inordinate amount of dedicated individuals that have a long-term attachment and understanding of Wayne County’s uniqueness to the land that they live on and are willing to accept the call to serve public office with purpose.

On an overall basis, community minded, locally responsible residents and motivated volunteers are governing all of America’s cities, towns and counties. Attend monthly public meetings in your town and counties regularly and learn about the decisions your elected officials are making on your behalf, your vote and voice do make a difference.

Kids Say the Darndest Things...

Last night on a plane back home from Dallas to Tyler, I was sitting with a friend I’ve known for many years, talking about church and a whole lot of political things.

Being a US Congressman, Louie visits a lot of different churches in the area throughout the year and he told me of what happened in a local church on this past Easter that made me roll with laughter, to the point of tears.

The pastor of this Baptist church had called all of the little children to the front of the church, dressed in their cute Easter outfits and had them sit around him.

He said “Today is Easter and you all look so handsome and beautiful. Today we’re going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?”

One little boy raised his hand, and the pastor said “Please tell us what the resurrection is.”

The boy, proud that he knew the answer, said in a clear loud voice “When you get one lasting more than four hours, you gotta call a doctor!”

It took a solid 10 minutes before the pastor could speak and there was so much laughter going on that his sermon was probably forgotten—but that little boy’s voice won’t be.

Speaking of the funny things kids say...

Art Linkletter once asked a really lovely seven year old, “Have you ever been in LOVE?” The girl thought about it for a moment and then replied, “No...but I’ve been in LIKE!!”

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ESCALANTE News

by Marlene Haws ~ 826-4859 • marleneh@color-country.net Labor Day weekend!

And isn’t it funny that very few people are working? They all wait for this weekend so they can go on vacation! More power to them. It may be a LONG winter!

I had a pleasant surprise last week when Elma Shurtz George, Salina, and her son, Roger and his wife Linda stopped by to visit me. Roger lives in Washington but he and his two brothers always see that Elma gets to visit Escalante at least once a year.

She says she enjoys just riding around town and reminiscing about the good old days. She just turned 90 years old. She was the daughter of Leander Shurtz and Gwen Partridge (of Panguitch). Leander was blind from the time he was 2 years old but, when he grew up, was the owner and operator of the Escalante Telephone Company. He operated the old fashioned switchboard for years before selling it to The South Central Telephone Company.

He met Gwen over the telephone when she was a switchboard operator in Panguitch.

Loretta Pratt Shurtz, of Richfield and Escalante passed away August 31, 2012.

She will be buried in the Escalante Cemetery today, September 6. Visitation will be at the Escalante Stake Center from 11:30 to 12:30 followed by graveside services at 1:00 P.M. She was married to Calvin Shurtz who passed away in 1976. Her children are Gordon, Ivan and Don Shurtz and Dorothy Cowles and Virginia Fry. She is a sister of Parley Pratt. Our condolences to the Shurtz family.

Victory Crawford, Captain of the Escalante Daughters of the Pioneers camp, reports that: The DUP will begin its new year on Thursday, September 13th at 6:00 P.M. at the Senior Citizen Center. They are looking forward to gathering together again on the second Thursday of each month for the next nine months. Listening to and sharing stories of our pioneers is not only very

interesting but inspiring and motivating in our own lives.

Each life has its own story and leaves its own legacy. We more often than not do not realize by the small and simple choices of our daily living the influence it will have on those who follow us. Each generation can be strengthened from each other. Julie Ford is our registrar for new members.

(826-4489). If you do not have Pioneer Ancestors who crossed the Plains by May 6, 1869, you still may be an associate member.

Brent and Patrice Cottam were gone most of last week on a trip to Sun Valley, Idaho.

Patrice texted me when they got there and said, “You know you are in Sun Valley when the restrooms are lined with marble!” After they got back home all their kids came to help them do yard work.

Dave Torgerson is the new employee at South Central Telephone Company. He will be moving here from Fremont, in Wayne County. Welcome Dave!

Joy Carter spent the weekend in St. George helping her little Grandson celebrate his 4th birthday. Jaron is the son of Ashley and Brandon Burnett. “Happy Birthday, Jaron!”

Lane and Geraldine Liston have another great grandson, born on August 31st to Sharla and Jaron Foy. He weighed in at 9 lbs. and is 21 inches tall. His name is Garrison. Gary and Sandy Liston, St. Johns, Arizona are the grandparents. Congratulations to all!

Ken and Gayle Prentice just returned from a 2 week vacation to Yellowstone Park and Mt. Rushmore. They also went to the William Cody Museum in Cody, Wyoming. They said it took them two days to go through that, where they had the largest gun collection they had ever seen! They said it was well worth the trip but are glad to be back home.

Ann (Griffin) Alleman has been in the hospital for

surgery and is doing okay.

Debbie Allen also spent a little down time in the hospital following a little skirmish with her horse. Dumb horse!

Doesn’t it know she was riding horses before it was born!

Both ladies have been in our thoughts and prayers.

Janeen Duncan, fromLoa, has been here again helping her mom and dad, Arnold and Deon Alvey, do some more bottling. I think they are about out of bottles and room, so the next thing you know they will probably be out peddling fruit and vegetables!

Danny and Sherie Meisenbach are starting to shop for furniture so it can’t be long now before they will be moving into their new home.

Others are making repairs and getting ready for winter.

George Nez has spent the last few days on his roof getting it all reshingled and I noticed workmen on the roof at Jay and Derlynne Brooks’ place.

Jay and Derlynne and Melvin and Judy Brooks all went to Colorado for a family reunion last week.

Ray and Lois Barney spent the weekend with their kids up North. Cindy and Tom Black, Steve and Tacy Barney and Elizabeth and Mike Herion; and of course all the grandkids.

McKay and Rose Bailey had their whole Bailey bunch here. Stuart and Karma Bailey, Natalie and Jerry Brian and Alan and Sara Bailey and their families. They all stayed in the Red Rock Ranch House owned by Bruce Martin (a beautiful place for a family reunion), went fishing up North Creek, ate a lot of good food and had a lot of good laughs and fun!

Russell Mecham brought his family up from Las Vegas for one last fishing trip before winter.

Brent and Kathy Griffin went to the airport in St.George on Tuesday to pick up their son, Kevin, who is just returning from his LDS Mission to Ecuador.

FYI PANGUITCH

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend and were able to go somewhere.

It looked like a whole fleet of boats going down to Powell for some last minute skiing or water sports. The Fire Fighters were out raising money on Friday night for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Chief Dave Dodds reported they raised $1,256.00 passing the boot. Fire Fighters throughout the country are the largest donors to MDA, collecting over $6 million dollars. Much of that comes from small Departments like Panguitch, the bigger the City the harder it is to get out on busy streets. Did you catch the blue moon last Friday night, when it was really big? If you missed it you only have to wait till August 2015 for another one. Blue Moons happen when you have two full moons in the same month. Where oh where did the summer go? We have two hours less sunlight than we did at the start of summer.

Ann Marie Norris is the new Head Start teacher. This is exciting for the students and parents because the Head Start teacher contracted for this year quit a couple of weeks before Head Start began. Thanks to Ann Marie coming to the rescue; A Win, Win situation! I think there is room for a few more students.

This Saturday, September 8th, the First Ward is going out wood gathering for the widows and those that are unable to haul wood themselves.

If you would like to take part in this endeavor give Rand

Padgett (676-8152) a call, we will be meeting at his house at 8 am and lunch will be severed at the Pavilion at the Stake Center. We are hoping to bring in 14 cords, if you have a need for wood please give Rand a call, it would be easier to deliver to your house, than to store it and have to reload it later.

Also on Saturday there will be a health fair that will be held at the High School, from 8:00am to 1:00 pm. Boy is this great, there will be BP screening, flu shoots, Mammogram information, car seats checks and a bike rodeo. Free bike helmets for (K-5th graders). Huge discounts on lab screening test: Glucose $5.00, Lipid Panel $15.00 and Prostate Scan. $15.00. Check with them about a pneumonia shot.

Rick Irish came home on Saturday, way a head of schedule. He is a little weak but his recovery has been a miracle, three weeks ago he was in a coma. So if you see Rick jogging down the highway, wave.

Out on Hwy 12 near the turn off to Bryce Canyon, there has been some abandoned Forestry housing that has not been used probably in the last thirty years. Well they are no more. They had a crew in their white suits out there taking the asbestos and shingles out and they followed up with bull dozing down the buildings and hauling them off. This was one of the few eye sores along 12.

Hopefully the State will finally be putting up the All American Highway signs, it’s been 12 years since the committee got

together and spent two years bring about this designation.

The State is trying to make the intersection of 89 and 12 a safer stop. They have taken down part of the hill that was blocking the south bound traffic vision. They also have widened 89 to allow traffic turning south off of 12 a lane to turn into and room to allow traffic on 89 going south to pass. There is a double white line in the left hand turn lane that goes about a quarter of a mile. Talking to Trooper Gaylen Moore, he says the problem is those that make the left hand turn because they are going slow, pull into the right hand lane and into faster moving traffic. I have only observed two cars turning left there and they did just what he said, they crossed the double lines and went into the right lane, causing a car to cross over the lines to pass. Maybe an island will have to be put there to keep them in the proper lane. There have been a number of accidents at this intersection and I believe the State is really trying to make the corner safer.

Last Monday was our last day on the agriculture water. This was two weeks longer than was anticipated, not that any one noticed with getting rain almost everyday for the last month. Mother Nature came through for the lawns, but the farmers weren’t too happy, with their cut hay laying in the pasture. I checked the price of hay at IFA, $19.00 a bale.

Garfield

Churches

LDS, 1st Ward 500 So 100 West 676-22543 Brady Eyre Sunday service 11:00 AM Sunday School 12:10 AM Priesthood/ Relief Society 1:00 PM Youth-Tuesday 7:00 PM LDS, 2nd Ward 190 No 400 East 616-2240 Danny Yardley Sunday service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:10 AM Priesthood/Relief Society 12:00 PM Youth-Tuesday 7:00PM LDS, 3rd Ward 500 So 100 West 676-2517 Troy Henrie Sunday service 9:00AM Sunday School 10:10AM Priesthood/Relief Society 11:00PM Youth-Tuesday 7:00PM Valley Christian Fellowship, Baptist 585 E 50 North • 676-2157 Sunday service • 11:00AM St Gertrude Roman Catholic Church So Main St 676-8404 Art, general information 586-8298 Christ the King Church Sunday mass 1:30PM St. Sylvester Catholic Church Main & Center St., Escalante Masses 2nd & 4th Monday at 6PM

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu TUES. 11TH

WEDS. 12TH

POT ROAST w/POTATOES & CARROTS ROLL COTTAGE CHEESE w/PINEAPPLE BROWNIE SUNDAE

TUNA CASSEROLE w/PEAS WHEAT ROLL 3 BEAN SALAD APPLESAUCE RICE KRISPIE TREAT

HAMBURGERS w/TATER TOTS LETTUCE, TOMATO ONIONS VEGGIE TRAY w/PICKLES, BANANA PEPPERS WATERMELON CEREAL COOKIE

THURS.13TH (EVE)

All meals are served with milk or juice.

If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317.

Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 847; Last Week: 545. Last Year: 387. Feeder Steers: 5.00-6.00 higher, instances 10.0015.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: 5.00-6.00 higher, instancees 10.00-15.00 higher. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison.

Slaughter Cows: 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls: 2.003.00 higher.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 194.00-217.00; 250-300 lbs 217.00-230.00; 300-350 lbs 190.00-217.00; 350-400 lbs 176.00-195.00; 400-450 lbs pkg 170.00-180.00; 450-500 lbs 159.00-172.00;500-550 lbs 152.00-160.25; 550-600 lbs 141.50-154.00; 600-650 lbs 131.50-147.50; 650800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 125.50-127.00; 850-900 lbs 119.00-124.50; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs 78.50-98.00; 300500 lbs 82.00109.00; 500-700 lbs 80.00100.00; 700-900 lbs 71.5086.50; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 162.50-183.00; 250-300 lbs 160.00-180.00; 300-350 lbs 164.00-180.00; 350-400 lbs 157.00-176.00; 400-450 lbs 144.00-159.00; 450-500 lbs 146.00-158.00;500-550 lbs 135.00-151.00; 550-600 lbs 127.00-141.50; 600-650 lbs 122.00-133.00; 650-700 lbs 116.50-126.50; 700-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs 101.50114.50; 850-1000 lbs scarce.

Heiferettes: 56.50-103.00.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 66.50-76.00; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 65.75-75.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 57.00-65.00.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs scare; 15002150 lbs 88.00-94.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 70.0074.75; 1500-1935 lbs 77.7587.75; Feeder Bulls: 815-1265 lbs 84.50-91.00.

200 North 400 East • Panguitch, Utah • 676-8811 www.garfieldmemorial.org Family Practice Dr. Richard Birch Dr. Todd Mooney Dr. Mitchell Miller Becky Roberts, FNP Tim Dennis, PA-C

Speech Therapy Flora Howard Certified Nurse Midwife DeAnn Brown, CNM Anesthesiology Lewis Barney, CRNA

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2012 Dr. Robert Pearson

11th

Ear, Nose Throat .................................. 676-8842 Orthopedist............................................ 676-8842

Dr. Randy Delcore

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Dr. Eric Maxwell

12th & 26th

Audiologist............................................. 676-8842

Dr. Brad Webb

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Podiatrist........................................800-260-3668

Dr. Robert Nakken

27th

Orthopedist............................................ 676-8842

Dr. Ronald Crouch

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Urologist................................................ 676-8842

Dr. Ben Adams

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Dr. Aaursh Manchanda

20th

Cardiology............................................. 676-8842

Dr. Michael Stults

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General Surgeon............................ 435-586-8192

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Dermatology...................................435-586-6440

Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics.

Please call clinic for available dates and times.

Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment.

To schedule an appointment for Mammography, please call 435-676-1267.

Future 2012 Mammo Dates: September 5 - Bryce Valley October 9 - Orderville September 12 - Panguitch October 19 - Panguitch UCCP September - 18 & 19 Enterprise October 24 - Wayne County

Clinics - Call For Appointments

Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch ................................................... 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri) Kazan Clinic, Escalante . .........................................................435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville ................................................ 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.)

Circleville Clinic, Circleville . ...................................................... 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.)

Physical and Speech Therapy . ............................................................................435-676-8840 Mammography .....................................................................................................435-676-1267 Diabetic Counseling(Jan Frandsen) ..................................................................... 435-676-8811 Garfield Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center ............................................435-676-1265

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September September August 23, 20, 6, 2010 2009 2012

CLASSIFIEDS

Garfield: 676-2621 • Wayne: 836-2622

RENTALS

REAL ESTATE

APTS IN LOA 2 bedroom & 3 Bedroom apartments for rent in Loa, No Smoking.

Call Megan, (435) 836-2399

BEAUTIFUL 3 Bedroom 2 bath SFH, 1/3 acre, 1800 Square feet. Recently remodeled. New Roof. Move-in Ready. 2 garages and 2 car carport plus 1 storage building. 120 North 200 East, Loa. $105K + cc.

Call (435) 691-0689

8/30

FURNISHED RENTALS IN LOA 3BR furnished apt. for rent in Loa, at nightly and weekly rates, 2 night minimum.

Call (435) 836-2399 9/30 HOUSE FOR RENT IN BICKNELL 116 S. 400 W. First/last month rent + $600 deposit. 4BR, 2BA, family room, living room, dining room, front room, office space, carport, pellet stove and fireplace w/insert, oil furnace.

On 1/2 acre.

Call (435) 425-3723 rtn MODERN CABIN Fully furnished, private fantastic setting, 2B, 2B, Garage, A/C, Gas Fireplace, 4WD recommended, D Country Road, 1st, last and Security Deposit. $680/month. No Animals.

Call Monica at (208)720-2217

LOST I-PHONE lost in Wayne over fair weekend. Purple cover with white I-Phone. If found please call 435-836-2316 or 435-425-1102 Thank you.

3 acres for sale n Loa. Beautiful views. $26,999 Call (435) 691-0689. rtn HOUSE FOR SALE IN Torrey Sleeping Rainbow Estates 40-50 Native Trees, 3 BR 2 Bath, Incredible Views, 2000 Sq ft. with 2000 sq ft. detached garage. 2 Acres. Call Lowell at 425-3824 or cell (435) 896-7092 9/6

ANTIQUES JOAN’S COLLECTIBLES 50 years of Joanns antiques and collectibles. Selling everything and moving on. In Storage Center South of Bicknell. Call 435-896-7092, and I will meet you there, or watch for signs on the road.

9/6

SERVICES

Advertise in

CARPET CLEANING — Attention Wayne County residents! There’s a new carpet and tile cleaning company serving the Wayne County area. We are a locally-based company.

Call Alan (435) 287-9025

676-2621 Garfield 836-2622Wayne

BULL FEEDING - If you are interested in a place to winter your bulls, call (435) 8362076 evenings.

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HELP WANTED Positions Available The New Frontiers for Families Healthy Happy U Elementary After school, is hiring 3 After school Program Assistants in Panguitch. The positions will be 14 hours per week. Qualifications: (a.) Applicants must have a High School Diploma; and (b.) must be able to satisfactorily pass an employment background check; and (c.) work well with children. Interested individuals must submit an application with New Frontiers for Families. For more info or to get an application call Laura Adams 435-6909086 or e-mail laura77sue@hotmail.com 8/30, 9/6

PARAPROFESSIONAL WANTED Wayne School District is accepting applications for a Paraprofessional for Loa Elementary.

This position will require the applicant to work closely with teachers and with individual students or small groups of students.

Preferred ASL certification or willing to become ASL certified.

This position will be up to 29 hours per week without benefits. Applications will be accepted until September 7, 2012 at 12:00 P.M. Applications must meet the requirements to be “Highly Qualified” to be considered. “Highly Qualified” requires at least two years of higher education or an associate’s or higher degree or pass a rigorous academic assessment. Assignment may change upon the needs of the District.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a non-discriminatory basis.

Please send applications to: Wayne School District, PO BOX 127, Bicknell, UT 84715 Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

8/30, 9/6

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FOR ESCALANTE ACTIVITY TRIPS Garfield School District is now accepting applications for a school bus driver for Escalante activity trips. This is a part-time position with no benefits. Position will begin with the 2012-2013 school year. Required training must be completed before driving, which is available from the District.

SALARY: Beginning bus driver hourly rate according to the 2011-2012 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule. ($16.44) QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a current CDL and obtain required school bus driver training. Must satisfactorily pass an employment background check and drug test. Applicants must work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Curtis Barney 435-676-1151 and applications packets to: Garfield County School District, PO Box 398, 145 East Center, Panguitch, UT 84759. Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: September 07, 2012 5:00PM Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

8/30, 9/6

Barney Trucking is looking for truck drivers in the Panguitch, UT area.

Great pay and benefits.

Valid CDL with Doubles endorsement required.To apply, go to www.barneytrucking.com or call 435-529-4422.

LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Interest has been expressed to The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration in purchasing the surface of the following described acreage: GARFIELD COUNTY TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST SLB&M SECTION 3: SE¼SE¼ SECTION 4: S½, SW¼NW¼ SECTION 9: E½, E½SW¼, SW¼SW¼ SECTION 10: N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼ Containing 1,040.00 acres, more or less Any individual wishing to submit a competing interest to purchase, lease, and/or exchange for this property, a portion thereof, or a parcel including any of the above-described acreage, should also file an application or letter of interest and the appropriate application fee(s).

The Trust Lands Administration will accept competing letters of interest or applications during the following period of time: From 8:00 A.M, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012 Until 5:00 P.M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION 130 N. MAIN, RICHFIELD, UT 84701 (435) 896-6494 Reference No.: PS 8531 The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject any letter of interest or application or subsequent bids.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on August 30 and SEPTEMBER 6 &13, 2012 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSED CHANGE FROM NONCONFORMING BCI TO BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL INTENDED USE: CONTINUED CUSTOM FURNITURE & CABINET BUILDING ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: ANDERSON’S CABINETS & FURNITURE / TROY ANDERSON A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZONING MEETING ON: SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 @ 7:00 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGAL DES: Beginning 75 feet South of the NW corner of SW1/4NW1/4 Section 16 T27S R3E SLB&M Thence South 150 feet thence East 216 feet thence North 150 feet thence West 216 feet to beginning .74 ac m-l Tog/w ease to Fremont Water Works along E side of property Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 30 & SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.

INVITATION TO BID Wayne School District is accepting bids for the following service for the 2012-2013 school year.

To deliver coal to Loa Elementary, Wayne Middle School, and the District Office. The coal bid will be for freight only.

Buildings are located in Loa and Bicknell. Coal should be 1 ¼’ oil coal – no fine coal, and should not be loaded out of stockpile. Bid is for a period of one year.

Bids must be received by Wayne School District by 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Bids may also be faxed to 435-425-3806.

Escalation of prices, if any, must be formally negotiated between the Wayne Board of Education and successful bidder, upon mutual agreement during the school year.

The Wayne School District Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.

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 26, 2012.

Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-2913(a38415): Paunsaugunt Cliffs Special Service District propose(s) using 0.082 cfs or 12.2 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles SE of Hatch) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 30 & SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT The Garfield County Commission hereby gives notice of its intent to consider property owners’ requests to abandon several County Roads. A public hearing will be held concerning abandonment of the roads on Monday, September 10th, 2012 at 11:30 in the Garfield County Commission Chambers, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759. The descriptions of the roads are as follows: Parcel 1, Miller family properties, NE ¼, NE ¼ Section 19, Township 36 South Range 7 West, commonly known as Blue Spring Valley. The request is to abandon all existing public roads within the 40 acre tract and allow property owners to manage the roads privately.

Parcel 2, Ellenberg property, WR-544-3, NE ¼, NE ¼, SE ¼, SE ¼ Section 18, Township 36 South, Range 7 West, commonly known as Blue Spring Valley. The request is to abandon the existing road through the middle of the property and replace it with a new road on the west end of the property.

Parcel 3, Upper Sevier Subdivision Cul de Sac, Southeast quadrant of the intersection between Buffalo Berry Street and Bullberry Street. The request is to extend the tangent lines of Bullberry Street, eliminating the 50 ft. radius Cul de Sac at the intersection. The 10 ft public easement to the Sevier River would remain in County ownership.

Parcel 4, , Wall property, EWR- 682 & EWR-683, Sections 31 & 32, Township 37 South, Range 3 West, commonly known as the Sheep Creek Road. The request is to abandon the existing County road and replace it with a dedicated right of way on the North edge of the property.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on August 9, 16, 23, 30 and SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Notice of Construction: Brown Brothers Construction has completed all construction activities on the Notom Road Project. All lanes are now passable. We would like to thank the residents of Garfield and Wayne Counties for their patience during construction. For more information, please contact Brown Brothers Construction at (435) 836-2685, (855) 499-2685, or at info@bbcutah.com.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 30, and SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE Bryce Canyon City announces a vacancy in the office of Council Member created by the resignation of Lee Roberts and thus creating the vacancy on October 1, 2012. Pursuant to UC 20A-1-510, Bryce Canyon City hereby gives notice that the City Council will fill said vacancy at a special Council Meeting to be held on the following date.

Monday, September 10, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.at the Bryce Canyon City Town Office 70 N 100 W, Bryce Canyon City, Utah Any qualified person interested in being considered for appointment to the position of Council Member may make application to Shiloh Syrett through email at shilohsyrett@me.com or contact him at 435-231-2052 Shiloh Syrett, Clerk Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on AUGUST 30 & SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.

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September 6, 2012 WCBA Board of Directors: Ted Winder - President RayLynne Cooper - Vice President Amy Jackson - Financial Officer Vicky Bower - Program Officer Brian Swanson - Past President Ty Markham - At Large Director Jessica Alvey - At Large Director LeEllen McCartney - At Large Director Gary Bagley - At Large Director West Taylor - At Large Director Lore Anderson - At Large Director

This page is a membership service, provided by the Wayne County Business Association WCBA Phone: 435.425.3950 email: waynecountyba@gmail.com web: waynecountyba.org Facebook: facebook.com/WayneCountyBA

Network Connect Facilitate Buy Local Utah’s Own spotlights local food producers to consumers Utah’s Own program, a Utah Department of Agriculture and Food effort, fosters consumer decisions to buy foods grown, manufactured, and served here in Utah. Participating food producers, restaurants, food stores and allied businesses can market their wares using the “Utah’s Own” logo, are promoted on the program website, and can take part in formal and informal networking opportunities to grow their businesses.

Retailers can obtain “shelf-talkers” through the Utah’s Own office that display the program brand and identify locally made products.

The program can also help producers reach new markets. Jed Christenson, the program marketing director said, “We have The Great Gallery. Photo courtesy John Fowler developed relationships with various grocery stores and chains. We are able to introduce a company to buyers and category managers that have to approve products before they are put in the stores. We also have tastings and other events where companies can showcase their product and be exposed to buyers and store owners.”

Horseshoe Canyon contains some Networking through the program can also pay off for businesses of the most significant archaic rock art just starting out. Christenson introduced a Utah’s Own entrepreneur in North America and it is in Wayne that was looking for a kitchen facility to three other start-ups that County! wanted to lease facilities on an as-needed basis. “The guy who Hondoo Trails will lead a day hike purchased the operation couldn’t afford to buy the building without WCBA member and market farmer Randy Ramsley sells produce at the WCBA Farmers’ Market, Saturdays at 4 pm. on September 20 to the Great Gallery. leasing out most of it,” Christenson said. “One of the companies Group size is limited; the first 10 leasing has been so successful that he is looking for his own place which works well for the new owned because he is growing responses can ride in the Hondoo van. and needs to use more of the plants capacity.”

The program also encourages consumers to ask the businesses they patronize to stock more local products on their menus It is a 6.5 mile round trip hike requiring and retail shelves. Besides the economic benefit to the community, consumers enjoy fresher and higher quality products, about 6 hours. Donation for fuel is the only request and at your discretion. while reducing their carbon footprint as less fossil fuel is needed when products don’t have to travel hundreds of miles, Phone 425-3519 for additional details. sometimes thousands of miles. By supporting local food producers, consumers can choose with their dollars to support local agriculture and help preserve the agricultural landscape and lifestyles.

“There are over 800,000 households in Utah. If each one would use $10 more per week of what they are spending already to purchase local products instead of national brands, that would be $8,000,000 additional money going to local companies.

If that $8 million has a modest multiplier effect of three times as it is re-invested in the local community to buy goods and The Sandstone Inn of Torrey was services and pay employees, it becomes $24 million per week in additional economic activity. Over the course of 52 weeks, just recently purchased by Gary and that becomes an additional $1.25 billion in new economic activity per year,” said Christenson.

Join Utah’s Own at utahsown.utah.gov. The site also has listings for consumers who are looking for farmers’ markets, Francine Hallows. “We are excited restaurants and retailers who offer locally-produced options, as well as direct sales of meats, produce, honey and other to start some renovating and get agricultural products. things back up and running as soon as possible,” said Francine. The present name will change to “The Broken Spur For its size, Wayne County has a bountiful collection of food producers and purveyors, from beef ranchers and market Inn and Steakhouse”. New signs will gardeners to candy manufacturers and an world-famous restaurant. The WCBA would like to jump-start a discussion on how be up shortly, bringing a cowboy theme to foster and support its food-related businesses, both for local consumption and as an enhancement to the tourism draw. If you would like to join the conversation, please email us at waynecountyba@gmail.com. to the Inn.

Hondoo to sponsor Horseshoe Canyon trip

Couple buys Sandstone Inn; adding steakhouse

WCBA to launch discussion for county food producers and purveyors

THIS WEEK THURSDAY 9/6 SPIN, 5:30 a.m. Power Plant Fitness Center, Bicknell. 4253331. Members free/$5 drop-in.

SPIN, 8:30 a.m. Power Plant Fitness Center, Bicknell.

425-3331 The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Torrey.

Ken Stevens from Latigo, guitar solo at 7:30 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24. Find us on Facebook for updates on upcoming performers and specials, www.facebook.com/thesaddlery.

FRIDAY 9/7

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by the country band Good Ol’ Boys at 9:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/ thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

SATURDAY 9/8

Farmers Market, Torrey. 4 - 5:30 p.m. at Robber’s Roost Bookstore in Torrey. Fresh produce, cheese and bread from

Mesa Farm, Farm Fresh eggs, Native Plants, Anderson Furniture, crafts, original artwork and more.

Entrada Institute Sunset Series, Musical multimedia tribute to the Colorado Plateau titled “Visages in Stone - Voices in the Wind.” Marden Pond, composer and 2012 Entrada Institute Artist-in-Residence. Free (donation requested), starts at 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Live music by The Adaptors at 9:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/ thewaynetheatre. The Wayne Theatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

SUNDAY 9/9

Country Cafe, All You Can Eat BBQ Ribs, Loa. 289 N. Main, Loa. 4 p.m. to closing. $10.95 per person

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Torrey. Live music by Lyndsey Shelar, fiddle soloist, at 7:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

Find us on Facebook for updates on upcoming performers and specials, www.facebook.com/ thesaddlery.

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/ thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

MONDAY 9/10

The Wayne Theatre, Showtimes at www.facebook.com/ thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

WEDNESDAY 9/12

The Saddlery Cowboy Bar & Steakhouse, Torrey. Pool tournament, $5.00 entry double-elimination at 7:00 p.m., 422 West Hwy 24.

The Wayne Theatre, Check local listings or facebook page for showtimes, www.facebook.com/thewaynetheatre. 11 E. Main St. Bicknell.

U P C O M I N G (mark your calendar) September 15 (Sat) Sunset Series. Capitol Reef National Park 75th Anniversary Capitol Reef Staff. Free (donation requested), 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

September 22 (Sat) Sunset Series. Gypsy Jazz, Bluesy Folk, Back Porch Pickin’ & Lyrical Freestyle Flow Billy & Grace, Musicians. Free (donation requested), starts at 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

September 29 (Sat) Sunset Series. The History of Forest Service in Utah and the NFS in Wayne County Today Kurt Robins, Fremont River District Ranger. Free (donation

requested), 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

October 6 (Sat) Farmers Market. Final weekend, Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

October 6 (Sat) Sunset Series. Stewardship and the Creation: LDS Perspectives on the Environment Steven Peck and George Handley, BYU Professors. Free (donation requested), 7:30 at Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey.

October 12-13 (Fri-Sat) Heritage Starfest. The annual Heritage Starfest encourages people to enjoy the dark skies

of the Colorado Plateau, share the heritage of night skies, and encourage preservation of dark skies. The Heritage Starfest includes a wide range of activities for individual and families including campfire storytelling, dark sky fun run/walk, dark sky movie matinee, exhibits, speakers, 4-H activities, and stargazing. Wayne County Community Center, Bicknell.

October 18-19 Fall Break. Wayne County School District.

October 24 (Wed) Wayne County Business Association General Meeting. Election of new officers. 11 am, Road Creek Inn, Loa. Lunch provided.

SPECIAL DEALS Backcountry Outfitters. Going hunting? Family coming for a visit & you want to hike, ride horses, or rent 4-wheelers? We’ve got you covered with gear, rentals, & guided tours. All Wayne, Sevier, & Garfield county locals get 10% off ! Visit our Torrey retail store for your outdoor recreation needs. Junction of Highways 12 & 24, Torrey. (435) 425-2010. www.backcountryoutfitters.com, email: info@ backcountryoutfitters.com Linda’s Floral. Come in and see our selection of KrisAnn Jewelry, purses, hair accessories, fresh flowers & home decor that can be displayed year round! 33 S. Main, Loa.

A Sign For All Seasons. Do you have a favorite picture that needs a great frame to make it snap? We have a new line of picture frames waiting for your photo or portrait. Order any size frames a variety of colors or unfinished. Also have some new yard art cutouts, so come by and see what’s new. 83 W. Center Loa - you can call for hours 435-691-7737.

Castlerock Candy and Coffee. FIT-LYTE! Only 200 calories in a 16 oz smoothie. Fresh fruit, white tea coconut water, and a touch of Stevia, Fit-Lyte gives you the antioxidants and electro-LYTES your body craves. It’s lite, refreshing and gives you tons of energy.

Mango-Orange, Mixed Berry, and Strawberry. Highways 12 & 24, Torrey.

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Attorneys and Real Estate Contracts

Catch Fish, See Birds See “The Wild World of Predators” at the Utah State Fair SALT LAKE CITY-There will be plenty to do in and around the Wildlife Building at this year’s Utah State Fair.

Kids can catch fish at a fishing pond. Inside the building, you can see fish from across Utah in the building’s aquariums and learn more about Utah’s predators by touring “The Wild World of Predators” display. And a group from Earthwings will provide a bird show in front of the building every evening at 7 p.m.

In addition to live fish, tarantulas and reptiles, a fullsize eagle’s nest, a replica of a bat cave and many other exhibits and taxidermy animals are waiting for you inside the building.

“The building is full of cool stuff about Utah’s wildlife,” says Patricia Engel, events coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.

When it’s open The 2012 Utah State Fair runs from Sept. 6 – 16. The Wildlife Building will be open every day of the fair.

The fishing pond on the south side of the building will also be open from 4 to 7 p.m. every day of the fair. Anyone 13 years of age and younger can fish at the pond. Anglers who are 12 or 13 years old must have a fishing license, though.

The DWR puts the exhibit in the Wildlife Building together every. DWR personnel staff the building and the fishing pond.

The Utah State Fairpark is at 155 N. 1000 W. in Salt Lake City. More information about the 2012 fair is available at www.utahstatefair.com.

—Utah DWR

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as to the legal requirements of the contract and advise if there are ambiguities or issues not addressed.

The purchase and sale of a home is a major event in one’s life. Retaining an experienced real estate attorney in advance of signing a contract for sale or purchase can protect your investment and assist in ensuring that the transaction proceeds smoothly and in accordance with the party’s expectations. Once a contract is signed, however, obligations are defined - whether or not that party understands the details of the contract. The best and most practical advice is simple: See an attorney prior to signing the contract, or make sure that any contract you sign includes the right to seek counsel before it becomes binding on you.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.

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dress is the tax implication of the sale. Would it have been better to wait before selling?

Will the taxes that the seller has to pay on the proceeds of the sale outweigh the benefit of selling? Is there a way to prevent having to pay excessive tax? Failure to understand either the contract, or the implications of the sale, can lead to unpleasant surprises or disappointment.

A buying or selling party should permit the other to add a provision allowing for getting the advice of an attorney within a brief time (a few days). A well-written provision can clearly state that the contract is subject to the review and approval of the buyer’s (or seller’s) attorney.

The job of the attorney should not be to negotiate a better deal for the party or otherwise change the business transaction. The role of the attorney should be to advise the client

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all. Common mistakes include the failure to adequately define the inventory of personal property or appliances included in the sale, too little (or excessive) time having been given to accomplish tasks such as due diligence, financing, or inspections.

Sometimes too much - or too little - deposit money has been put down, not protecting the interests of one of the parties.

At times a buyer will realize that he or she does not have adequate contingencies and can lose a deposit unnecessarily. Or a seller can find that he is bound by the terms of a contract that has overly-liberal contingencies on financing, inspections, time-frames, etc. and wastes time in the process of trying to conclude a sale that actually is never going through, while other, more-qualified buyers may be missed.

Quite frankly, it is risky to sign any contract without a brief consultation with an attorney. What if too little deposit money has been put down to encourage the buyer to go through with the sale if he changes his mind? What if there are unreasonable and unnecessary provisions that, having been eliminated, would have better protected your interests? Another important area that sellers should ad-

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See an attorney before signing any contract for selling or buying real estate. A quick - and often inexpensive - consultation with an attorney can save buyers and sellers heartache, worry, time, and money.

Problems typically arise when an individual, after entering into a contract without the benefit of counsel, realizes, only too late, that something is not right but that it is too late to undo or change it. In many instances the direction of the transaction was determined the moment the client signed the contract without having had an attorney review it first.

Is working with a real estate agent sufficient to protect your interests? Quite honestly, there are certain legal aspects of real estate sales that real estate agents are not trained or educated to deal with. Real estate agents serve very valid roles in the buy-sell process.

One thing to remember, however, is that if the sale does not go through, the real estate agent does not get a commission. This is not to mean that the agent is not honest or truly looking out for the buyer’s or seller’s best interests. In fact, all the real estate agents I have worked with are truly dedicated to serving the clients they work for. However, there are legal aspects of every sale that should be reviewed by an attorney, who has no vested interest in whether the sale is completed or not, and who will be looking at different aspects of the contract than the real estate agent’s area of expertise.

Buyer and seller predicaments arise from so many various circumstances, it is impossible to address them

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