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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Autumn Approaches at Bryce Canyon NP

BRYCE - 2020 has been a year full of the unexpected, but the changing of the seasons can still be counted on to bring cooler temperatures, shifting colors, and changes to park operations at Bryce Canyon. Here are the upcoming construction projects, operating hours, and important dates for park visitor services and concessions.

Safety improvements along Utah SR-12 between mile markers 14-16 and near Mossy Cave will be on-going this fall. These improvements are intended to stabilize road surfaces and increase visitor safety in these areas. Construction will likely continue through the fall season and traffic delays of ten to fifteen minutes should be expected for both east and westbound traffic.

The park Visitor Center and Bookstore is currently open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and will transition to fall hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27th. Winter hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will take Autumn in Bryce Cont'd on page 3

Issue # 1379

Torrey Town U.S. Mail Service to Resume Soon

Wayne County Commission September 21

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Torrey Town will once again receive mail service from the U.S. Postal Service, which is set to resume on November 14. Service was cut off on December 31, 2019, and, since then, residents have been required to drive to Bicknell or Teasdale for their postal needs.

TORREY - Following a considerable hiatus from basic U.S. Mail service, Torrey Town has a plan in place to re-establish mail service to the town.

U.S. Mail service was cut off from residents of Torrey Town on December 31, 2019, following a breakdown in negotiations to renew a contracted postal unit location with

the previous provider. Unlike most other towns throughout Wayne and Garfield counties (notable exceptions are Duck Creek and Ticaboo), Torrey has long been served by a Contract Postal Unit Supplier, as opposed to an official US. Post Office unit.

Since January 1, 2020, Torrey Town’s mail has been re-routed to Bicknell, which

Fire Restrictions Law Enforcement Officers Continue from Dixie NF Investigate Graffiti for BLM on Hell's Backbone Bridge in Central and Southwest Utah

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Graffiti found on September 19 on Hell's Backbone bridge is being investigated by law enforcement officers of the Dixie National Forest.

DIXIE N.F. - Officials of vandalism on public lands with the Dixie National For- appear to be on the rise durest are asking the public for ing the COVID-19 pandemic. support investigating graffiti In a news report last week, the National Park Service reporton Hell’s Backbone Bridge.

The vandalism incident ed “unprecedented” levels of occurred on September 19, graffiti in Zion National Park.

In a report to ABC-News4 2020.

The Dixie National For- on September 24, Zion Chief est posted on their Facebook Ranger Daniel Fagergren said, page that they are “encour- “Some of our new visitors aging anyone with informa- don’t necessarily appreciate tion to reach out to us as we and understand the ethics of continue to investigate this protecting our public lands.”

Kevin Abel, Dixie Naincident.”

USFS law enforcement tional Forest Public Affairs is requesting that people call Officer, says that the graf(435) 865-3200 if they have fiti on Hell's Backbone Bridge any information that will help was removed by the Forest Service last week. identify those responsible.

—Insider Graffiti and other forms

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

THURS. OCTOBER 1 - WED. OCTOBER 7

The first days of October bring temperatures in the 70s. Lows will be in the high 30s. Sunny every day, with no chance of rain.

Winds variable from 8 to 11 mph. Happy October!

CEDAR CITY - In order to protect public health from preventable human-caused fires, fire restrictions will continue for the foreseeable future on Bureau of Land Management public lands in Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield and Kane counties due to a continued lack of adequate monsoonal moisture.

BLM managers acknowledge it is unusual to maintain fire restrictions this late into the year, but the increased fire danger warrants it. With this late season focus on safety, came a sizeable amount of public inquiries regarding the topic, particularly “are campfires or pellet stoves permitted?”

“Campfires are not permitted unless they are in an existing permanently constructed cement or metal fire pit at BLM managed camp grounds,” said acting Color Country District Manager Paul Briggs. “People ask if they can bring their own metal barrels or dig a hole in the ground. None of that is ok.

The vegetation is extremely dry, in many cases at record low levels of moisture. We’re asking for the public to help us through the remainder of this unprecedented fire season.”

“Pellet stoves are also not Fire Restrictions Cont'd on page 8

has required Bicknell’s Postal Service employees to process mail for 322 additional P.O. boxes for an entire separate town, and has also required an 18 mile round trip drive for Torrey residents to retrieve their mail.

Early this year, proposals Mail Service Cont'd on page 8

WAYNE COUNTY Commissioners Blackburn, Brian, and Wood were present, as well as County Attorney Mike Olsen, Felicia Snow, Sheriff Jensen, Adus Dorsey, and Joe Giles. Following a prayer for rain and the pledge of allegiance, the agenda for the meeting was approved.

The first item was a minor subdivision proposal by Rand Torgerson. The proposal was presented by Jerry Torgerson and approved by the commissioners.

Next, Joe Giles, a member of the Planning and Zoning committee, offered his resignation. Giles expressed a “big thank you for the opportunity to serve this community.” Commissioner Brian said, “I very reluctantly accept his resignation,” noting that “Joe’s been a great asset. He’s brought a lot to the planning committee.” He will continue to serve until his replacement is found.

Next on the agenda was Adus Dorsey’s request for a letter of support for a UDOT Technical Planning Assistance grant. The goals of this grant

are to assist in transportation planning and maximize investment in public infrastructure. Then, the Annual County Beer Tax Report was reviewed by the commissioners and approved.

The meeting concluded with a discussion about how to best proceed with a proposed baseball-softball complex at the fairgrounds. A recently deceased and anonymous St. George donor has provided a grant to create the complex. Considering its potential impact on the existing race track, the commissioners are interested in receiving community input into the proposal and decided the best way to proceed is to hold a public discussion at a future commission meeting. Once scheduled, the date and time of the meeting will be publicized in the newspapers and on the county website.

The meeting then transitioned to a closed meeting to discuss personnel issues.

The Wayne County Commission meets the first and third Monday of every month at the Wayne County Courthouse in Loa.

Intermountain Healthcare Launches New Saliva-Based COVID-19 Community Testing

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Intermountain Healthcare is shifting to saliva-based COVID-19 testing in order to streamline the testing process and to make it more comfortable for patients.

UTAH - Intermountain Healthcare is transitioning to saliva-based COVID-19 testing at its community testing sites throughout Utah for patients ages six and older in an effort to make the testing process more comfortable and streamlined for patients.

This method of sample collection requires 3 mL of saliva (not sputum or mucus).

Children ages five and younger, as well as those who cannot produce enough saliva, will still be tested by nasopharyngeal swab.

“This new process should be much more comfortable for patients and enable us to collect

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.

—Oscar Wilde

samples from more patients at one time while continuing to maintain a high quality of our testing,” said Bert Lopansri, MD, associate medical director for infectious diseases and medical director for microbiology for Intermountain Healthcare.

Though the collection method is changing, the test itself is not. Intermountain will continue to utilize the same Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing process to maintain a high level of quality.

Patients who are planning on being tested shouldn’t take anything by mouth at least 30 minutes before their sample collection. This includes eating, drinking, brushing teeth, using mouthwash, chewing gum, using mints, smoking, or chewing tobacco.

For more information, see intermountainhealthcare. org/COVID19.

—Intermountain Healthcare

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Letters to the Editor Send us your letters.

Your thoughts, opinions, and notes to the community are important to us and we welcome your submissions of 500 words or less.

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Unnecessary Spending?

Months ago, my husband was exploring the transparent.utah.gov website. He was curious about compensations for the Wayne School Board. Surprisingly, Wayne School District allocated approximately $115,118.72 in the 2019 tax year for its five members.

A considerable amount for the poorest district in the state. The compensation packages include insurance benefits for four of its members ranging from $16,018.84 to $23,497.25 a year. The fifth member receives en lieu of insurance for $2,173.89, but a much higher wage. It is curious that about half of the Wayne District employees do not receive insurance, but our elected officials do.

In addition to the insurance benefits, $250 is allocated to each member per monthly board meeting.

Rightly so, however, most

agendas designate 120 minutes which equates to board members receiving $125 per hour. The board is allowed an additional meeting per month as well, which pays individuals $90. According to the website, the board has taken advantage of this 10 of the 12 months in 2019.

Upon further research for 2019, additional monies were received by board members in the amounts of $116.58, $278.40, and $4,349.56. Curious, I filed a GRAMA request for board travel and spending. GRAMA requests are required to obtain public information not posted. Asper district policy, Wayne employees receive $0.14 per mile reimbursement to use personal vehicles to attend professional development (Policy DMD).

The Wayne Board members have been reimbursed $0.58 per mile. They follow their BBG Policy which referenc-

es the state travel policy. If board members choose to take a personal vehicle, they get reimbursed $0.38 per mile, but $0.57 per mile if a state/district vehicle is not available.

Regardless, funny how school employees get far less and follow a separate policy.

More surprises came from the GRAMA request with over $5,500.00 reimbursed to board members for meals, lodging, and mileage in 2018 for conferences outside the county, and over $6,100.00 in 2019. These conferences include NSBA and USBA (national and state school board conferences), meetings on Capitol Hill, and UHSAA. During the NSBA conference in 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, board members who attended collectively spent $2,375.23. Additionally, $880.11 was spent at Ruth Chris Steakhouse for a group dinner. In 2019, $3,089.80

was reimbursed. For a poor district, is this wise spending?

The truth about public positions and organizations is public knowledge of spending.

Community members have a right to know if their taxes and donations to schools are used responsibly. As members of the community, we are obligated to ensure elected officials uphold outlined responsibilities and make wise decisions. Be aware of the financial restraints of your local school districts and why, and know that board members approve their own spending.

I write this only with the intent to inform. I hope elected officials can spend their efforts on their constituents ethically. Open and honest communication for our public education system is needed and respected.

Magon Bowling, Bicknell

I recently received a political mailer that was a disheartening reminder of how common inflammatory political language has become.

I expect more from elected representatives than language designed to vilify and polarize.

Surely many recognize these techniques, but, sadly, I fear they still influence voter’s decisions. Attributing motives to a political rival with no examples to justify that judgment amounts to using emotion to manipulate voters. Claims such as, “These are the things he/she wants to do to you/take away from you.” and “They are a tool of groups working to destroy your way of life.” OK fine, easy to say, but statements must be backed up with SOMETHING or any reasonable person will recognize it as self-serving, manipulative and an insult to voters.

I may be old fashioned, but I believe a majority still

cares about honesty and integrity. We have a responsibility to pay attention to the language candidates use and to question vague charges. Legitimate criticism requires explicit examples. Otherwise we are left with, “You should trust only me because we are of the same tribe and only I can be trusted to work for your interests because I say so.”

In a perfect world, citizens ask, “Please kindly demonstrate how you support that claim/reached that judgment, then I will consider adjusting my opinion of your rival.”

Next question, “How specifically will you address our common concerns and most pressing problems?”

Did you say, “Fat chance of that exchange ever occurring?” Indeed not likely when there are few, if any opportunities for candidates to address voters directly in a forum they do not control. This essential democratic function would be a public event, moderated im-

partially with generous time for response, counterpoint and informed follow up leaving no place to hide for those with canned answers or shallow understanding. It is not just great entertainment but a very efficient way for voters to cut through the campaign c_ _ p. Every voter can then use their good sense to size these folks up in the harsh light of sustained open discussion.

They really do owe it to us.

Media of all types can request candidates to participate in open forums. (Including The Insider.) If a candidate optsout, I would wonder what they have to hide or are afraid of, wouldn’t you?

Entrenched incumbents and representatives of gerrymandered districts will avoid this scrutiny, all the more reason for voters to demand participation as a requirement of their support.

In this not-so-perfect world we are left with packaged perceptions of well-paid

pundits and crafted messaging, sometimes false, often misleading and sadly at times resorting to warnings designed to arouse fear and distrust.

This type of cynical manipulation undermines reasoned discussion and promotes uncritical partisan loyalties.

Thanks for listening; I want to believe that credibility and integrity still matter. Doing better requires us taking the time to ask, “Explain how you know your opponent intends to do what you claim?”

“What special interests/groups and how are they influencing this race,” and, “What’s the source of that statistic?” Without us demanding the minimum levels of accountability candidates are free to indulge in the corrosive techniques of name-calling, emotional manipulation and misleading information. Do we want that to be the norm for campaigns at every level of government?

Mark Saunto, Escalante

It has become clear that the presidential election this year will define the nature of our national government and the soul of our society. Donald Trump has said that he will decide if he accepts the results of the election only if he decides that “it [is] fair and honest.” He alone will make that determination. Presumably, if he wins the election, it is a fair and honest but if [he] loses, he is prepared to refuse to concede and will use state and federal courts to block the orderly transition of the executive branch.

What is equally frightening is the acquiescence of the Republican Party and its failure to denounce this extraordinary defiance of law and order. Students of history know that democracy is only as strong as the society that defends it. The rise of Mussolini, Hitler, Franco, Salazar took place in what had been representative western democracies. Why should we believe there is something exceptional about the United States? While we have a constitution, laws and institutions without the acceptance and practice of the norms and customs that have developed over the past two and half centuries we too can slide into an authoritarian government.

The Republican Party enters this election with no platform.

In 2020, for the first time in its history, it abandoned the adoption of a set of government ideals and principles and choose to accept what-

ever Donald Trump’s personal whims might be. It is as complicit as its leader who uses the office of the presidency to further his personal agenda.

Continuing with this observation, it’s clear that a sizable minority of our fellow countrymen have fallen under the influence of conspiracy theories. Among these, Qanon has become widespread and is one of the FBI’s domestic terrorist organization. In addition, there are social media channels that are the conduit for conspiracy theories as well. We know from our national intelligence agencies that foreign governments, most notably, Russia, are actively fermenting disinformation and internal discord.

And let’s not forget the unbelievable influence that Fox News has in shaping the public’s perception of its declared reality. This psycho babble is enough to drive a person over the edge.

Which leads to my greatest fear. There are tens of thousands of our fellow countrymen who believe they are the adjudicators of truth and patriotism. They’v armed themselves with military caliber weapons that were developed for killing people in combat situations. Fueled by extreme rhetoric from within their circles and encouraged by some public officials it may be just a matter of time before there is bloodshed.

On top of all of this we have faced a pandemic which has resulted in more than 200,000 deaths in the past sev-

Electioneering

en months. The economic toll it has taken has been enormous and continues to be a hardship throughout the country. None of us like the restrictions it has placed on our social activities, our children’s education, our work and business arrangements or the freedom to live our lives as we did before the virus arrived in our communities.

How we come together in the coming weeks will have a lasting imprint on the charac-

ter of our experiment in self government. Let’s respect our fellow citizens and engage civil discourse. We can campaign for candidates for offices without vindictive expressions.

They in turn can respect citizen’s right to engage in elections that are administered by state and local governments that are following normal routine procedures in conducting this year’s election.

Bob Hartman, Escalante

Goings on...

Man Arrested Following Harassment of Airbnb Customers, Guns Seized

HATCH – Following reports of harassment of customers at an Airbnb in Hatch, Garfield County Sheriff deputies responded on September 17, 2020 and took Michael John Rudolph into custody.

Mr. Rudolph has been charged with twenty-seven counts of purchase, transfer, or possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.

Additional charges against Mr. Rudolph include five counts of distribution of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony, and five counts of use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.

Officers were initially dispatched to a property at 530 North Highway 89 on September 13, following reports of a “possible threat” which was called in by the owner of a neighboring Airbnb. In a probable cause statement, the reporting officer said, “Rudolph explained to me that he meets some of the guests when they trespass on his property with a shotgun.”

The reporting officer ran a background check on Mr. Rudolph and determined that he’d been convicted of two felony charges in California in 1983.

On September 17, several Garfield County Sheriff’s officers were dispatched to the property with a search warrant, and found 27 different firearms, and drug paraphernalia. Mr. Rudolph was taken into custody, with a bail amount set at $143,730.

—Insider

Torrey Town PO

This week, we’re reporting on Torrey Town’s good news that they will be able to recoup their U.S. Mail delivery services to the town, and Torrey residents, some time in the near future, will no longer have to drive to Bicknell to retrieve their mail. Hopefully, plans to build a new building for post boxes next to the city office building will go smoothly and delivery service can start as planned in mid-November.

But it’s not a complete win. The new Torrey postal building still won’t have counter service. Mailing packages, picking up large packages, or purchasing stamps or other USPS services will still require a trip to Teasdale or Bicknell.

It’s great that citizens and Torrey Town have pulled together to find a solution for mail delivery, but it hardly seems fair that they’ve had to go through this.

Torrey’s previously Contracted Mail Unit provided service at a fraction of the cost of other official post offices in the county. And while the providers had requested an increase in pay for 2020, chances are that request would still have been a deal for the USPS. So why did the USPS decide instead to kill delivery service to the town instead of renewing the contract? Because they could. Because closing a contracted unit is a cinch compared to closing an official Post Office, and Torrey was scapegoated so that USPS could save, in the overall scheme of things, a miniscule amount of money.

Now, a combination of donations, local volunteer time, and local taxpayer dollars are having to fill the gap for a service that the federal government should be providing.

One question I’ve had just out of curiosity but that hasn’t been answered yet—clearly I haven’t asked the right person— is how is it that Torrey had a Contracted Postal Unit in the first place, rather than an official Post Office? This unusual circumstance—though it worked for years—has contributed to the situation, and I've wondered why Torrey's PO arrangement has been different from the rest of us.

—EW

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When One Picks Up a Stick, They Pick Up Both Ends Recent letters to the editor of this newspaper have been amusing as they attempt to point out differences in Liberal vs Conservative values. I hope those reading will open their eyes and notice that only the virtues of Liberals are being aired with the demonizing of Conservatives. When you are only searching for the bad, you will surely find it. Conversely, looking for the positive, good things will appear.

There may be much to

support in both ways of thinking, however, there are drawbacks as well. Keep in mind that when one picks up a stick, they pick up both ends.

A major difference I know about these two viewpoints is how abortion is treated. One supports a woman using the sacred powers of procreation then being able to kill an innocent child if she wants to. They claim that a woman has a right to choose what happens to her body. She made that choice when she en-

gaged in behavior that could result in conceiving a child (There are, of course, exceptions for rape and health of the mother). Murder is against the law but murdering a baby isn’t under the Liberal agenda.

Then they want my taxpayer money to fund it. For many reasons, but especially for the stand they take on this issue, I cannot and will not support the Liberal agenda.

Patricia Foy, Panguitch

Our ballots start arriving in our PO boxes a little over a week from now: Mailings begin October 13. If you don’t receive your ballot within five days of that, contact your county clerk to find out where it is.

Despite the so-called “leader of the free world” telling us he may not accept the results of the upcoming

election; despite massive attempts by counties across the country to deny eligible voters their legal access to registration and to the ballot box; despite kowtowing to Russian interference and whoknows-who attempts to sow chaos, dissention, doubt and fear across the “home of the brave”—let it be known: Our voices will be heard. Every

ballot will be counted. One oligarch and his enablers and fear-mongers will not destroy the democratic process or our system of government. Believe it.

And vote because, yes, it matters.

Peg Smith, Boulder

Don’t Let Them Get You Down

Vote for Byron Ellis for Garfield County Commissioner

There are principled stands steeped in American democratic traditions, and I am astonished and deeply saddened that the following two are ignored by our Garfield County Commissioners, including Jerry Taylor. First, that citizens can ask their elected officials questions at commission meetings; and second, that our elected officials openly discuss, explain,

and clearly disclose exactly where and why it spends our hard-earned public dollars the way it does. That our commissioners do not have the courage or interest to hear citizen questions on the record, or be frank about finances, is a blow to the integrity of our county and cheats its citizens of the accountability and representation they deserve.

It is with genuine grati-

tude, then, that I thank Byron Ellis for his commitment to uphold these basic American values when he is elected to Garfield County Commission. Honor our founding fathers—stick with principles, stand with democracy, and vote for Byron Ellis. Let’s keep America great.

Jennifer Geerlings, Boulder

Autumn in Bryce: 2020 has been a year full of the unex-

pected, but the changing of the seasons can still be counted on to bring cooler temperatures, shifting colors, and changes to park operations at Bryce Canyon.—National Park Service Autumn in Bryce Cont'd from page 1

effect on Sunday, November 8th. Thursday, November 26th and Friday, December 25th are the only days that the park’s Visitor Center and Bookstore will not be open, in observance of Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

The park remains open yearround.

Sunset Campground remains open for camping by reservation through Recreation.gov until October 16th, when it will transition to firstcome-first-served camping.

Sunset Campground closes for the season on November 1st, or earlier if overnight temperatures drop consistently below freezing. North Campground is currently open for first-come-firstserved camping. While Loop A will remain open yearround, Loops B, C, and D and the North Campground dump station will close November 1st or earlier if overnight temperatures drop consistently below freezing.

The Bryce Canyon Shuttle is currently operating from 8:00 a.m. until the final outbound bus departs the Visitor Center leaving the park at 8:10 p.m. The shuttle transitioned to its shoulder

season schedule on Sunday, September 27th, and will provide service from 8:00 a.m. until the final outbound bus departs the Visitor Center leaving the park at 6:15 p.m.

Shuttle service will continue in the park through Sunday, October 18th. Modifications for visitor safety remain in place, with capacity limited to 20 passengers and free face masks available.

Concession lodging and food services will be available most of the fall and winter season at Bryce Canyon.

On Friday, November 1, the Lodge at Bryce Canyon will close for the season at 11 am, the General Store will close at 6 pm. These facilities will resume operations in the spring of 2021. Sunset Hotel will continue offering overnight accommodations into the winter of 2020. Visit www.

brycecanyonforever.com or call 877-386-4383 for all park lodging rates and availability.

The final day for horseback and mule rides operated

by Canyon Trail Rides will be October 31st, unless weather dictates an earlier closing.

Canyon Trail Rides will resume operations on May 1, 2021 or earlier if conditions permit. Visit https://www. canyonrides.com/ or call 435679-8665 for more information.

We hope visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park will enjoy their fall experience. Additional information on modifications to park operations can be obtained at www.nps. gov/brca and clicking on the park’s COVID-19 Alert or by calling the park’s information line at (435) 834-5322.

—National Park Service

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melAnie DABB, extension AssistAnt ProFessor, wAyne County

Creating a Holiday Fund The holidays may look a little different this year due to COVID-19, but it’s not too early to start planning your holiday spending so that you can go into the new year with your budget still intact. The first step is to write down all the extra expenses you might have during the holidays.

The first thing most of us think about is gifts, but here are some additional expenses you might run in to: • Extra Groceries: Often people cook bigger meals and do more baking and snacking during the holidays, which can add to your shopping list. Also, having children home from school for holiday breaks may add to the grocery budget beyond routine meals. Make sure to account for extra food when you are tracking your holiday expenses.

• Travel Expenses: Extra trips to the grocery store means more gas in your vehicle. Also, considering extra trips to visit family you wouldn’t normally take and traveling usually involves eating meals out more often than normal, which can add to your holiday expenses. The good news is that with COVID-19 guidelines, these expenses will probably be lower this year due to people not travelling as much or hosting as many get togethers.

• Gifts: Don’t forget about the last-minute gifts, hostess gifts (or taking a dish to a holiday party) and stocking stuffers, along with gift wrapping and tax. One specialist from the University of Tennessee recommends planning to add an extra 10%-15% to the cost of the gifts to account for tax and gift wrapping.

• Decorations: Retailers like to tempt us with the perfect holiday décor and accessories along with the new wardrobe to match. If you are someone who changes their decorating scheme each year, make sure to plan for those expenses.

Also, keep in mind decorations that are used from

year to year will need to be replaced periodically, so check your decorations while you’re budgeting and see if you will need to get anything new. If you can hold out through this season, decorations often go on sale right after the holidays, and you might be able to get ahead for next year.

• Extra Activities: Enjoying time with family also includes extra activities such as going to the movies or hitting the slopes. Make sure your holiday spending plan includes these activities so you aren’t blindsided when they come up. Again, with the current COVID-19 situation, this might be less than what you would plan in a normal year.

A good place to start when estimating how much you will need for each of these expenses is to look at what you spent last year and make any adjustments for this year.

After you have estimated what your holiday expenses will be this year, the next step is to decide if your expectations are realistic. Can you afford to spend that much without going into debt or raiding your emergency fund? Remember, the holidays are not an emergency, and it’s important to keep that emergency fund intact should something unexpected happen, and it’s not a good idea to go into debt for the holidays unless you can pay it off within a few months. Otherwise you could be paying for the holidays for months to years after the season is over.

If your expected spending is not realistic, here are a couple things you can try.

There is a booklet written by USU faculty members called "Slashing Expenses," which is available for download at: finance.usu.edu/topics/

savings and has some really good ideas for lowering your expenses so that you can put some extra money towards your holiday budget.

Another technique you can use is called the stepdown principle. The idea is that you put your current version of whatever you are planning on buying on top and the least expensive version on the bottom and go from the top to the bottom in steps. An example of this is going to a movie.

The most expensive version of this is an opening night, night show. The least expensive option would be borrowing a movie for free, either from the library or a friend. If we start at the top the next expensive option for a movie would be a new release but you go to a matinée showing, a step down from that would be going to a movie in a cheaper theater, a step down from that might be a movie rental that multiple people go in on which then takes us down to our bottom step of borrowing a free movie. The nice thing about using the step-down principle is that you don’t have to plummet all the way to the bottom. You can decrease your spending by going down one or two steps.

So, if you have added up your expected holiday expenses and they aren’t realistic, try using this step-down principle for your holiday expenses and see if you can cut back some of your other expenses. Use your creativity and come up with a plan for the holidays that won’t leave you feeling stressed out and paying off debt for months afterward.

Written by: Melanie Dabb, Extension Assistant Professor Article Referenced: Wise, Dena. Watch for Hidden Holiday Expenses. Retrieved from: https://extension.tennessee. edu/VanBuren/Pages/FCS— Holiday-spending.aspx

Lady Cats Cross Country finishes first in Escalante, Panguitch Baseball season is coming to a strong close, and Lady Cats Volleyball has a good game against Piute

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he Cats had another good week. Starting off with the cross country team, the Lady Cats, out at Escalante, finished first with another great finishing score of eleven points. Adelaide Englestead took first, Hailie Wilcox took second, Tabatha Henrie took third and Mikalay Reader ended up 5th. This is a really great team. I can’t wait to see them run down in Valley on October 13th. For the boys, Porter Shoppee took 2nd and Carter Yardley finished 9th.

The baseball team had a great week, beating Wayne here 3-1. I didn’t hear the score of the Pinnacle game.

It is hard to believe that the baseball season is coming to an end. The Cats go up to Spanish Fork for the Quarter Finals on Monday, October 6th. Then on the following weekend, they will be playing in the State Finals @ Dixie on the 9-10th. That is if they do well at Spanish Fork.

The Lady Cats Volleyball team had a great game against Piute. The Cats' best asset is their great serving.

Their serves have become too automatic, and they missed too many against the Thunderbirds and came up on the losing side of a five game set.

Piute won the 1st, 3rd, and 5th game. All of the games were close, and the many rallies made it exciting to watch.

The Cats went down to a JV tournament in St. George.

All of the teams were 3 and 4A, and The Cats were the only 1A team there.

They played Dixie, Hurricane, Crimson Hills, Cedar and finished up in the finals against Desert Hills.

Against Desert Hills, they split the first two games and in the final game, came up a little short. What a great workout and getting some badly needed competition.

Kanab will be here, today, October 1st. On the 2nd, they will be at a tournament at Milford, and next Tuesday, the 7th, they will be at Bryce Valley. On the 9-10, they will be at Richfield at the Sevier Valley Tournament. On October 14th, it will be the last game here, and it will be against Valley. State isn’t until the 29-30 @ UVU.

News from Bryce Valley Schools

by Brooklyn syrett

Bryce Valley Schools welcome new staff members, Mustangs Cross Country excels, Mustangs Baseball finishes their regular season, and Mustang Volleyball Lose to Wayne Lady Badgers and Escalante Moquis

We are excited to welcome several new faces in our Bryce Valley Schools.

Over the next few weeks, we will highlight them. The new staff this year includes the Principal, Pete Peterson; Kindergarten Teacher, Geni Senary; and Sixth Grade Teacher, Trista Rich. Every Thursday morning before their bell rings, the students do dancing in the gym, and the students have absolutely loved it. Next Tuesday, we are doing a Community Cares Safety Day. They have people coming from the fire department, Sheriff’s office, UHP, Park Service, Forest Service (Smokey the Bear), and the Prevention Coalition.

The high school also saw some change to our faculty staff. The high school welcomed Mrs. Shayne Chynoweth as the new Family and Consumer Science/Art teacher; Mrs. Kara Syrett as the Seventh and Eighth Grade Art Teacher; Mr. Dane Shake-

spear as the Agricultural Science and Shop Teacher, and Mrs. Melinda Overson as the librarian. Our kids have been adjusting well to school, and our Executive Council is making sure we have fun and enjoy the year.

Our PTA had a successful Back-To-School dinner to-go, and the members are appreciative of the support the community continues to show.

Creative minds are determined to make some traditions safe during COVID. A Halloween craft fair is scheduled to take place instead of the carnival this year. The PTA is looking for talented individuals who can share their creative minds with others during this fun event.

The running Mustangs continue to impress and are looking forward to some exciting meets. During the cross country meet in Escalante, the young Mustangs, once again, excelled. The top four JV female runners are Kira Platt (1st place), Grace Leech (3rd place), Haven Syrett (6th place), and Siri Syrett (8th place). Our JV girls team got first place overall. The top four JV male runners are Eli Beesley (1st place), Chris Beesley (12th place), Taj Mecham (13th place), and Jonathan

Platt (22nd place). The JV boys team took third overall.

The high school team is full of great runners as well. The competition is tough, but the Mustangs prove to be a team that will be a contender in our region. Our top four varsity female runners are Shandi Syrett (4th place), Kristen Stewart (6th place), Bradi Gates (7th place), and Kezli Floyd (8th place). The Varsity girls team took second overall. Our top four varsity male runners are Brock Syrett (4th place), John Ahlstrom (10th place), Randen Leslie (15th place), and Dallen Platt (19th place). The meet next week will be on Friday, October 2nd in Cedar City.

The baseball team got a win from Pinnacle on Friday, September 21st. They had a tough loss on Wednesday, September 23rd and finished off the regular season with an away game with Piute on Friday, September 25th. The first round of the playoffs will begin on Friday, October 2nd.

Thanks to our great coaches, Austin Owens, Karl Roundy and Tyson Brinkerhoff, for a great year!

The Mustang Volleyball team met the Wayne Badgers.

The Lady Badgers walked away with a win, as the Lady Mustangs learned some valuable lessons in teamwork.

They celebrated our Senior players during a home game with Escalante on Wednesday but fell short in some close sets against the Moquis. Holly Mathews, a sophomore, on the Mustang Volleyball team had some great blocks and kills, but the Mustangs still came up short in three of the four sets to lose a tough home game. The team met the Pirates in Green River on Friday, September 25th, the Tigers in Milford on Wednesday, September 30th, and will meet the Lady T-birds in Piute today, October 1st.

The regular season will finish with the following games: home game with Panguitch on October 8th, and two away games with Pinnacle on October 8th, and Escalante on October 20th.

October 1, 2020

Wills, Trusts, and More

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Estate Planning When Relocating to a New State

by JeFFery J. mCkennA Relocating to a new state often creates issues affecting estate planning. Many people wonder if they need a new will or trust when they move from one state to another. Although a will or trust validly executed in one state should be valid in a different state, it is a good idea to have the estate planning documents reviewed. By addressing issues related to the relocation, an individual can avoid certain problems and maximize possible benefits.

One problem that can be avoided relates to references to another state's laws.

Often, estate planning documents reference a particular state's law as the governing law. Many times specific state statutes are referenced.

If someone dies in a "new" state, the references in the estate planning documents to the “old” state's laws can be problematic. By executing an amendment to the trust or codicil to the will that changes the state law references to the "new" state's law, one can avoid possible problems.

Another concern that should be addressed pertains to special health care documents. In a complete estate plan, one should have legal documents pertaining to medical treatment decisions.

These documents usually consist of what is commonly referred to as a "living will" (more formally titled “Directive to Physicians”) and a durable power of attorney for

medical matters. These documents are very useful if an individual becomes incapacitated and unable to make his or her own decisions. The documents allow one to specify what medical treatment he or she desires. Additionally, the living will directs the treating doctor or health care facility to allow the termination of life support if the individual is determined to be in a vegetative state without possibility of recovery.

Significantly, these documents are created by state law.

Many states have special provisions related to these medical treatment documents. Although a living will or power of attorney validly executed in one state should be valid in another, the doctors or health care facilities will probably be most familiar with the documents used in their state Another issue related to relocating to another state that should be addressed in order to maximize potential tax benefits pertains to community property. There are ten community property states (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Texas, Washington, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Alaska—with Alaska recently adopting a form of community property ownership). Many married couples have relocated to southern Utah from community property states. If a married couple has moved from a community property state or is planning to move to a community proper-

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

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

The preceding issues are just a few of the estate planning items that should be considered when relocating from one state to another.

t H e Border Crossing

While crossing the US/ Canadian border, my scout master was telling us to not be smart towards the customs officers.

When the officer asked, “Do your all of your parents know you’re coming to Canada?” the scout master, without thinking, says “Nope. I kidnapped these kids.”

PUNishment

I usually take steps to avoid elevators.

Neighbors

Terry and Judy, two old ladies, are chatting.

Terry: "People can be so helpful. There are Mike and Lee, who are maintenance men, who let themselves into the apartment with their passkey so I don't have to make the stairs. They pick up my trash and carry it out to the dumpster.

Then there's Steve, my mailman who gathers my accumulated mail from the box and delivers it to my door and carries the occasional package up the stairs for me.

And there's Bob with the food catering service who even makes an extra stop at the grocery store to pick up milk... But there's a problem."

Judy: "What problem?"

Terry: "My neighbors think I have too many boyfriends."

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l A u G h i N g pOiNt!!

Geology Degree

My parents scoffed, but I knew my college degree in geology would come in handy one day.

It was during basic training, at Sheppard Field, Texas, and I was pulling KP duty. When the sergeant asked me what I did in civilian life,I proudly said that I was a geologist.

"Good. I'm looking for someone with your background," he said, while dropping a bulging sack onto the table.

"You've got just the right qualifications to pick the rocks out of these potatoes before Vacation is what you you peel them. take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer.

Today's Thought

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

This week's answers on page 9

THEME: IN THE KITCHEN ACROSS 1. Capital of Ghana 6. Paris in Tour de France 9. Wild ox of India 13. Admiral's group 14. "Mele Kalikimaka" wreath 15. Julian Barnes' "The ____ of an Ending" 16. Telephone company 17. Acronym in a bottle 18. Birth-related 19. *Set briefly on fire 21. *Separate solids from fat in melted butter 23. *Crusty dessert 24. Uncouth person 25. Westminster broadcaster, acr.

28. Coffee break spot 30. *Scald quickly in boiling water 35. Like desert 37. Like Civil War reenactment battle 39. *Like old chips 40. Delhi dress 41. Subculture language 43. *Good or bad it emanates from stoves 44. "As the World ____" 46. Like Jekyll and Hyde's personality 47. This over matter?

48. Encryption device, a.k.a. ____ machine 50. Practice in the ring 52. Low-____ image 53. Competitive advantage 55. NBA coach "____" Rivers 57. *Dissolve browned food bits with liquids 61. *Thicken by simmering 64. Love, to Catherine Deneuve 65. Pigeon sound 67. Pianist's exercise 69. Resembling a fish 70. Hawaiian Mauna 71. Smart candy?

72. Tire swing holder 73. Bruin legend Bobby

74. *Yummy reward DOWN 1. Back of the boat 2. Staff symbol 3. Text messenger 4. Short version 5. Like number 1 to hydrogen 6. Besides 7. Opposite of paleo8. '70s music genre 9. Wheel in grandfather clock 10. ____-perspirant 11. Defender of skies 12. Count on 15. Growls angrily 20. What lighthouse does 22. Williams sister's return 24. On account of 25. *Turkey action 26. Hitler's Eva 27. Wispy clouds 29. *Incorporate an ingredient 31. Niels Bohr's study

object 32. Rock bottom 33. Star Wars attacker 34. Shepherds' flocks 36. Sound at door 38. ____sack 42. Clearing in the woods 45. Viscous 49. Wood-shaping tool 51. Capybara, e.g.

54. GEICO's mascot 56. Like a button, but more so 57. Cuckoo 58. Dubai dignitary 59. Departed 60. Debussy's "Clair de ____" 61. Serengeti sound 62. *Preserve by adding salt 63. Old Norse texts 66. "____ the ramparts..."

68. D.C. time Solution on page 9

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O bituaries Mardene Dalton

PAYSON/CIRCLEVILLE - Mardene Godfrey Dalton, 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away in Payson, Utah on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Mardene was born in Logan, Utah on July 18, 1929.

She was the first child born to Ervil and Sarah Myler Godfrey.

She was raised in the small farming community of Clarkston with her siblings: Lloyd, Joe and Sharron, surrounded by her grandparents and great grandparents.

Mardene attended Utah State University where she graduated and received her teaching degree in Home Economics Education.

She taught English and Home Economics at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah for 3 years. She saved all her money to support herself on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was called to the Northwestern States Mission where her grandparents were already serving. It was on her mission that she met her future husband, Keith Dahlmayne Dalton, from Circleville, Utah. He proposed to her on their first date, and they were married on March 24, 1956. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year. Mardene and Keith moved to Columbus, Georgia to fulfill Keith’s commitment to the U.S. Army at Ft. Benning. It was here that they welcomed their first child, Julie. They lived in Georgia until March of 1958 when they returned to Circleville, Utah to raise their family.

Mardene was an excellent homemaker.

She was known for her skills as a seamstress, cook, and gardener. Her homemade rolls, sweet rolls, bread, pies, pickled beets, sweet pickles and home grown carrots were coveted among her family.

Mardene and her husband served for eight years in the St. George temple, and later served a second mission as temple workers at the Atlanta, Georgia temple. To the very end of her life Mardene’s complete devotion was to God, her husband and her eight children. Proverbs 31:10-31 is an accurate description of our dear beloved mother, Mardene.

Mardene is survived by her husband Keith and her children: Julie (Michael) Willis, Lisa (Alan) Millett, Kendall (Robin) Dalton, Tonya (Donald) Brugger, Kris (Brent) Hale, Dahl (Melanie) Dalton, Wade (Cindy) Dalton; 34 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, soon to be 41; her brother, Joe Godfrey; and sister, Sharron Bodily. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ervil and Sarah; brother, Lloyd; and infant sister, Mathell; her infant son, David; her grandson, Jonathan Hale; and her great-grandchildren: Austin and Daniel Zollinger, Jordan and Shelly Bohman, and Brody and Caitlin Gifford.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 12:00 Noon in the Circleville Ward Chapel. Burial will be in the Circleville Cemetery. Live streaming of the services and online guestbook can be found at www.maglebymortuary.com under Mardene’s obituary. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Bowdy Michael Stowe

ESCALANTE - In loving memory of our angel, who was returned to Heaven on September 26, 2020. Bowdy Michael Stowe was born July 17, 1997 to Michael and Trudy Stowe in Cedar City, Utah.

Bowdy was a very smart and witty person.

He loved to make everyone laugh and smile, and he touched so many people's hearts, from family to friends to co-workers. He loved wearing all styles of hats, and had a passion for cooking and talking in many accents, such as an Irish man, Australian, Russian, British and even German.

Bowdy loved music, dancing, and singing Irish songs with his friends. He was a very talented artist and enjoyed drawing.

He was very involved in politics and kept up with everything going on, and that was always very important to him. Bowdy also loved his two little pugs Boo and Chucky with his whole heart.

He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Bowdy is survived by his mom and dad, brother Dakota James Stowe of Escalante, sisters Mckinzi Lynn Stowe and Angela Lynn Stowe of Enoch, Chyvonne Stowe of Hurricane, Grandma Gracie of Escalante, Grandpa Gracie of Vernal, Grandpa and Grandma Stowe of Escalante and lots of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Graveside services will be held today, October 1, 2020 at the Escalante Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome to visit with the family at the cemetery from 12 to 12:30, with graveside services to follow at 12:30. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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October 1, 2020

fyI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Hey! Panguitch made the state news last Tuesday.

We had the most rain from the storm that hit us—eight tenths of an inch. This is pretty pitiful, but we will take it. Our water measurements are up this week, but my guess is that for the year, in total, it won’t be much more than four inches. We made it through April, May and the summer without any moisture. This is the 20th year of the drought that has effected the western states.

There are still 25 fires burning on the west coast, and five million acres have burned so far, with no relief in sight.

For the first time in history, the fires are burning in the Giant Redwoods, taking down 1500 year old trees. These trees have survived all of these years because they are so wet and small brush doesn’t grow under them. These trees are magnificent, and their size is a sight to behold. The bad news is that it looks like the Santa Ana Winds are here, and California is having another heat wave.

October comes from the Latin word, Octo, meaning eight. This had been the eighth month of the early Roman calendar.

This is a puzzle from the Farmer's Almanac: What word of six letters contains seven words, besides itself, without transposing? Answer at the end of the column.

While we are into October, it is that time of the year for flu shots. At the Mar-

shall’s Drug Store on the 2nd, they will have a drive through place to get your shot. Then on the 15th, it will be the great "Flu Shoot Out" at the fire station from 11:00 until 4:00. Just roll up your sleeve, and you will be on your way.

Walk- ins are always welcome. The doctors and scientists feel, with the virus still going on, it would really be a good idea to have your shot.

With all of the traffic on the road, it looks like the second season is here in full steam. No foreigners are coming, but it looks like there are a number of motels with "no vacancy" signs that are up.

TV sports have been going my way, with the Lakers in the finals against the Miami Heat, and the finals started last night. I love LeBron James.

There has never been a player like him. With the NFL, there are two teams that I like to watch, which are the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys. The Seahawks because of their coach and Russell Wilson their quarterback.

The Cowboys, because I like any team they play against, and when they lose, it makes my day. I don’t like their owner. Well, both teams met up, and the Seahawks won with a last minute TD pass from Wilson. It was the second game in a row that he has passed for five touchdowns.

We are having a spike in the COVID-19 virus in Utah.

Friday, there were over 1,500 cases, followed by Saturday

Federal Judge Orders Removal of Acting BLM Director

Courtesy BureAu oF lAnD mAnAgement

Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management, William Perry Pendley (center), tours outdoor trails near Moab in 2019 with several BLM staff members.

MOAB - The Bureau of Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.

The agency said Pendley Land Management (BLM) began this week without a di- will immediately step down, pending an appeal. There's no rector.

In a win for conservation word yet on who might be his groups and a number of West- successor.

In his ruling, Judge Brian ern states, including Utah, a federal judge ordered William Morris gave Montana's goverPerry Pendley be removed nor ten days to submit a list of from his post, which he had specific actions to be set aside.

Weiss pointed out that been filling illegally for more than 400 days without a Sen- while the ruling applies only to Montana, its impact could ate confirmation.

Pendley was nominated be far-reaching.

"The immediate effect in June to permanently lead the BLM, but his name was is going to be to overturn two specific Resource Manwithdrawn in August.

Aaron Weiss, deputy di- agement Plans in Montana," rector at the Center for West- Weiss said. "My question is ern Priorities, said not only going to be the long-term efdid Pendley's tenure exceed fect, because if other goverthe statutory limit, but he nors or conservation groups named himself to the interim point to this ruling and say, 'Well, if it's illegal in Monjob, which also wasn't legal.

"The judge spent a lot of tana, it's illegal everywhere time in his ruling going over else.'"

Pendley was a controverjust how absurd the series of succession orders were: sial figure from his first day on signed by [Interior] Secretary the job. He's been an oil-and[David] Bernhart and signed gas industry attorney, publicly

by William Perry Pendley doubted climate change, and himself, in his acting capacity, headed a conservative foundamaking that acting capacity tion that called for the elimipermanent," Weiss said. nation of all public lands.

—Mark Richardson, The court's finding is the Utah News Connection result of a lawsuit brought by

with 1,170 cases. The scientists are predicting that this fall will be the second season for the virus, and don’t let your guard down and mask up. At one of the president's gatherings, he announced that over 200,000 "nobodies" had died from the virus, and those that were there cheered.

He said that all had something else wrong with them that caused them to pass on.

I wonder if all those doctors and nurses feel they were nobodies while they were helping those in need when they contracted the virus.

The president says that a vaccine will be ready by November and that if the FDA won’t okay it, he will override them. Here is a guy that wants you to drink Lysol to kill the virus. Anyone for a shot? Not only did he not tell the country about how deadly the virus was when he heard about it on February 7th, but in April, the U.S. Postal Service was going to send out 650 million masks to the public around the country, and he stopped them. Same stupid reason, which was that he didn’t want to scare the public Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away, and the president couldn’t wait until after her funeral to nominate her replacement. The GOP said that as long as they were in charge, there wouldn’t be any nominations for the Supreme Court during an election year. Even Utah's Senator Lee signed such a bill.

So much for their word. The president has a bill before the court on November 10th to do away with the Affordable Care Act. This will put 20 million people without insurance and do away with the insurance for people with ongoing health problems.

Also, he plans to throw out all of the ballots and let the Supreme Court make him president. He keeps saying

that the election is rigged.

The only rigging is like last time with the Russians helping him out. The FBI says that there hasn’t been any problem in the past. First, he tried to get a judge to stop the voting by mail, which turned him down. Then he put a guy in charge of the U. S. Postal Service, and he disassembled the automatic sorting machines (they took out parts so they couldn’t be fixed) to delay the mail service. Now, it is the Supreme Court that he thinks will allow him four more years.

The other day, while I was at Costco, I wanted to buy some soda for the concession stand. They have a big row of sodas, with all kinds, but the only pallet that was there was Mountain Dew. It seems that there is a shortage of aluminum. The president has put into place his “new NAFTA” with a new name USMCA—same treaty, new name. He put on another 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum after two well-connected U.S. aluminum producers had lobbied for new tariffs. The tariffs will raise prices for end users, such as beer companies (most of the beer was in bottles), soda companies, automakers and Whirlpool, which complained in 2018 of the president's tariffs on steel and aluminum. Canada, predictably, responded with $2.7 billion in additional taxes on U.S. exports on bicycles, golf clubs and refrigerators. This is the president at his worst. He hurts U.S. industry and consumers, while telling America’s friends that his word on trade can’t be trusted (This is from my news magazine, called The Week).

Answer to question: Herein (I, he, in, her, ere, here, rein).

Mack O.

By Way of Boulder

by Peg Smith ~ pegenias@gmail.com I’d like to offer someone else’s words this week that encapsulate a positive rendition of my current feelings.

From Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s Facebook post: “I think of all the ways that this one woman, Ruth Bader Gins-

burg, changed the world as we know it now. ‘Fight for the things you care about,’ she said, ‘but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.’

Yes. Yes. Thank you, RBG, for teaching us another way to fight.”

IN THE STEPS OF RBG

By rosemerry wAHtolA trommer Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.

—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as quoted in Notorious RBG So let me take one step right now, one step toward respect.

And give me strength to take another toward clarity. And though my feet might feel like stones, let me take another step toward justice.

And another toward equity. And another toward truth. And though my legs may feel leaden and slow, though someone else may step on my toes, may I inch toward forgiveness. May every step be toward a bridge. Enough divisiveness.

And as I go, may I find joy in the stepping, grace in the edging toward great change.

But if there’s little joy, let me step anyway.

Then take another step. And another. And another.

—from Poets Respond, September 20, 2020 [Poem published by permission of the author.]

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News from Wayne County

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Utah Miata Group Takes Over Torrey

by ADus F. Dorsey ii

October 5 - October 11

by JoHn mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

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Mars is the size of a small lunar crater.

Mars is in the news this week because it is now closest to earth, so it’s at its biggest and brightest. The moment when it’s closest is 8:19 on the morning of Tuesday, October 6th, when it is 38,568,243 miles away. The news media will play up the 6th and advise you to look at it this night, but in reality Mars will look the same for a few weeks as it slowly begins to fade as the faster-moving earth leaves it behind. Mars comes this close only every 26 months, so enjoy it now.

Next week you’ll hear that “Mars is at opposition”—it’s opposite the sun in the sky. Although an orbital milestone, it’s not as significant as Mars’ closest approach.

Mars rises shortly after sunset, and by midnight,

it’s well up in the southeast.

It’s the brightest object in the night sky other than the moon, and Venus after it rises, and it’s presently slightly brighter than Jupiter (which sets by 1 am). You can’t miss the Red Planet’s orange color which caused many earlier peoples to associate it with blood and war but which is caused by oxidized, or rusted, minerals on the surface.

Mars is disappointing through all but the most expensive home telescopes. It’s only twice the size of our moon but it’s 160 times as far away, so you have to magnify it 80 times for it to appear as large as our moon does to your naked eye, and then your telescope optics must be excellent and the air steady to see even the major surface markings.

Astronomy apps like SkySa-

fari will show you which features face earth at any given time.

Mars will fade in months to come but remains visible in the evening sky through next spring, fading week by week.

The earth will next catch Mars on December 1, 2022.

For additional information Google “Mars opposition 2020.”

Elsewhere in the sky, Jupiter and Saturn are a third of the way up the southern sky at 8 pm; Jupiter is brighter than any star while fainter Saturn is to the left. Venus rises in the east after 4 am and is brilliant through morning twilight.

Venus is four times brighter than Mars and is pure white in color. The star above Venus is Regulus, in Leo. John Mosley was Program Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binoculars and Telescopes”. He and his wife live in St. George where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory committee for Stellar Vista Observatory.

ADus Dorsey

The Utah Miata Group takes over Torrey during their annual Utah road trip.

WAYNE COUNTY - The Utah Miata Group took over Torrey on Saturday night the 26th of September on their annual rural Utah road trip.

Leading the pack of 27 miniature cars and 47 Mazda enthusiasts was Erik and Kathy Kankainen in the pace car. This years' fall Miata excursion consisted of a stop in Payson, where the Miata gang connected up with the Nebo Loop, had lunch in Salina, and took a ride on the famous Gooseberry roller coaster

road. After this, they cruised the colorful west side of Fish Lake, drawing the attention of a flock of sun bathing pelicans at Pelican Bay and a large group of Garfield County fisherman on the lake.

Then it was down SR 62 to Otter Creek Reservoir and through John’s Valley, where they took an overnight stop to visit the Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon. Once rested, it was like a scene from the Mel Gibson movie “Road Warrior,'' as they made their way up scenic

Highway 12, throwing caution and toupees to the wind.

In Torrey, it was dinner at the Rim Rock, where owner Jon Sabala greeted them with open arms and wearing a chili pepper mask.

Sunday morning, at nine a.m. sharp, a trail of Mazda Miatas stretching a quarter mile rolled through downtown Torrey with occupants carrying Dark Sky coffee cups and frantically waving goodbye while headed north to points unknown.

O bituaries Mary Lyman

BOUNTIFUL/ESCALANTE - On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, Florence Mary Coombs Lyman, loving wife and mother of four sons, passed away at the age of 83, concluding a 27-year struggle with cancer. Mary was born on February 21, 1937 in Boulder, Utah, to Ephraim and Florence Snow Coombs, the 11 of 14 children. She was raised in Boulder, gaining a healthy regard for work and play as a rancher’s daughter. She attended high school in nearby Escalante, where her courtship began with Richard "Dick" Lyman— and where in 1954 they were voted King and Queen of the Kriss Kringle Ball.

After receiving her diploma in 1955, she extended her education completing an associate degree from Dixie College in St. George in 1957. She then began an early career in secretarial work at U & I Sugar in Salt Lake City; later she worked in a similar capacity for McDonnell Douglas in California.

On August 26, 1960, Mary and Dick were married in the Salt Lake Temple. Living in various locations in both Utah and southern California, they raised their four sons, ultimately settling in Bountiful, Utah. She was a dedicated wife and mother, anxiously concerned for her sons’ health, education, and personal character. A devoted homemaker, she took pride in the cleanliness of her home and was a generous hostess to family and friends when they needed a place to stay. She was known to always serve a balanced meal—her holiday breakfasts will never be forgotten. She enjoyed unique and beautiful curios which adorned the walls and shelves of her home, including a charming family of teddy bears that eventually had a bedroom to themselves.

A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mary gave of her time and talents to serve others. Her secretarial skill helped as she served as a secretary to a stake patriarch, transcribing audio records of blessings for the benefit of the blessed. She would also serve in the Relief Society presidency of both the Bountiful Barton Creek Ward and the Bountiful Central Stake. She supported each of her four sons on missions for the Church, and wrote them every week. And for many years she took time each week to perform extraction work in the records department of the Church, transcribing documents with inspired attention and care.

In later years, Mary occupied her summers as proprietor of the Padre Motel in Escalante, Utah. Her rooms were often reviewed as the cleanest in town—she felt that if you were a guest at her motel, it was as though you were a guest in her home. Spending a vacation with Grandpa and Grandma at the motel has been a special memory for her many grandchildren.

Mary is lovingly remembered by her husband Dick Lyman; sons: Richard "Randy" (Rebecca) Lyman, Ephraim "Kendall" (Lisa) Lyman, Cray (Kari) Lyman, and Charles "Russ" Lyman; along with 13 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. She is also survived by her siblings: Sarah May Hansen Miller, Karen Cramer, Elaine Roundy, Anthony Coombs, and Vard Coombs. Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Mary Snow Coombs; father, Ephraim Hyrum Coombs; and siblings Clinton Coombs, Kay Coombs, David Ross Coombs, Eva Whitaker, Theresa Coombs, Anne Spencer, Larry Coombs, and Robert Alonzo Coombs.

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Escalante Ward Chapel. Friends may call Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. in the Barton Creek Ward, 640 S 750 E, Bountiful, and Friday from 9:30 - 10:30 at the ward chapel in Escalante.

Burial will be in the Escalante Cemetery. Live streaming of the services and online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com under Mary’s obituary. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

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LegaL Notices SURPLUS SALE GARFIELD COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 2002 F350 AMBULANCE 1967 B73 Bulldozer BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2020. BIDS WILL BE OPENED MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2020 AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 55 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. All vehicles and equipment will be sold in “as is” condition, and all sales will be final. Purchases can be made with cash or certified check. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers. For additional information contact the Clerk’s Office at (435) 676-1100 or www.garfield. utah.gov Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 24 and OCTOBER 1 & 8, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 10:40 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Zone Change Agricultural to Commercial Petitioners Lori Talbot Physical Address 220 West Westview Circle, Panguitch, UT 84759 Legal Descriptions ALL OF LOT 7 WESTVIEW SUBDIVISION CONT 6.03 AC M/L Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 24 and OCTOBER 1, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Minor-Lot Subdivision of PC-115 into 2 total lots (12.41 acres total).

Petitioners Troy and Sunny Calleros Physical Address 105 West 3600 North, Panguitch, UT 84759 Legal Descriptions BEG AT THE SW-NE 1/64 COR OF SEC 5 T34S R5W SLB&M AND RUNNING TH N1°12'24"E ALONG THE N-S CENTERLINE OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SAID SEC 5 A DISTANCE OF 663.55 FT TO THE CENTER-WNW 1/64 COR; TH N89°44'54"E ALONG THE E-W CENTERLINE OF THE NE 1/4 OF SAID SEC 5 A DISTANCE OF 881.71 FT TO THE W'LY R/W LINE OF US HWY 89; TH S12°32'23"W ALONG SAID W'LY R/W LINE 680.56 FT TO THE E-W CENTERLINE OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SAID SEC 5; TH S89°46'25"W ALONG SAID E-W CENTERLINE 95.43 FT TO THE CENTER-S-NE 1/64 COR OF SAID SEC 5; THE S89°46'25"W ALONG THE E-W CENTERLINE OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SAID SEC 5 A DISTANCE OF 652.49 FT TO THE POB CONT 12.41 AC M/L Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 24 and OCTOBER 1, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday October 12, 2020 at 10:50 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Garfield County Ordinance No. 2020-13 Mobile Home & Recreational Vehicle Amendments Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 24 and OCTOBER 1, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE GARFIELD COUNTY Please take notice that the Garfield County Commission has scheduled a public hearing on Monday October 12, 2020 at 10:55 a.m. in the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah, to receive public comment regarding the following: Subdivision of ER-51-A into 2 total lots (14.33 acres total).

Petitioners Ron Lisenbee Physical Address 37 South Ponderosa Trails Drive, Boulder UT 84716 Legal Descriptions BEG AT THE N 1/4 COR OF SEC 31 T33S R5E SLB&M AND RUNNING TH S26°39'27"E 517.95 FT; TH S89°54'07"E 1386.07 FT; TH N38°42'37"W 111.52 FT; TH N5°21'34"W 146.60 FT; TH N59°00'08"W 25.44 FT; TH N0°02'04"W 210.89 FT; TH N89°46'49"E 1265.21 FT TO THE POB CONT 14.33 AC M/L Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 1 & 8, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE BICKNELL TOWN The Bicknell Town Planning and Zoning Committee needs to change their next meeting schedule. They will meet on Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00 P.M. at the Bicknell Town Hall.

We apologize for the changes, but are trying to coordinate with other meeting schedules.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on SEPTEMBER 24 and OCTOBER 1, 2020

PUBLIC HEARING WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Wayne County School District Board of Education will be holding a public hearing to amend budgets for the current fiscal year at the scheduled board meeting on October 14th at 6:00 pm at Wayne High School, located at 265 N. 400 W. Bicknell, Utah. Budgets are available for review in the District office, located at 79 N. 100 W. Bicknell, Utah, during normal business hours.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 1, 2020 NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Oct. 28, 2020 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)5387240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5427 (A82195): Ryan Rymer propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.48 ac-ft. from groundwater (1/4 mile north of Teasdale) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 95-5426 (a46177): Durfey Family Trust propose(s) using 0.6926 cfs OR 34.335 ac-ft. from the Pleasant Creek (Notom) for IRRIGATION. 61-3240 (a46201): David Federwisch and Donna Federwisch propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (11 miles west of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. 61-2458 (a46238): Karl and Sheri Revels propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles SW of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 61-3243 (a46240): W. A. Young and Carol A. Young Living Trust propose(s) using 0.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile south of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. EXTENSION(S) 95-5126 (A76399): Matthew C. Lindon is/are filing an extension for 1.95 ac-ft. (1/4 mi. N of Hwy 24) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 95-5124 (A76400): The Ruth Ellen Boswell Trust Agreement dated August 8, 2013 is/are filing an extension for 1.284 ac-ft. (Teasdale) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. 61-2696 (a31620): Jimmy J. and Janine L. Isom, Mario and Cindy Ortiz is/are filing an extension for 0.0124 cfs OR 0.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles Southwest of Hatch) for DOMESTIC. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 1 & 8, 2020

Fire Restrictions: BLM

managers acknowledge it is unusual to maintain fire restrictions this late into the year, but the increased fire danger warrants it. —Bureau of Land Management Fire Restrictions Cont'd from page 1

permitted. Pellets still create ash that must be disposed of and could potentially cause a fire,” said Paria River District Manager Harry Barber. “We have to be vigilant about protecting our lands from humancaused fires when we have the type of unusual fire conditions that we are currently in. Right now, only devices like camp stoves that are fueled by liquid petroleum are allowed.”

Other restrictions include: • No grinding, cutting, and welding of metal.

• No operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order as determined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practices J335 and J350. Refer to Title 43 CFR 8343.1.

• No possession and/or detonation of explosives, in-

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cluding exploding targets as defined by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in 27 CFR 555.

• No fireworks and incendiary or chemical devices, and pyrotechnics as defined in 49 CFR 173.

This fire season, the Bureau of Land Management issued multiple fire prevention orders that outline fire restrictions in southwest and central Utah. You can find those prevention orders at https://utahfireinfo.gov/active-fire-restriction-documents/ or at https:// go.usa.gov/xGnDx. Restrictions of specific activities will remain in place until human caused fires and fire dangers decrease.

For more information on preventing unwanted human caused wildfires, visit www. utahfireinfo.gov and www. wildlandfire.az.gov or on Twitter @UtahWildfire.

—Bureau of Land Management

a considerable hiatus from basic U.S. Mail service, Torrey Town has a plan in place to re-establish mail service to the town.

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for a new Contract Postal Unit were submitted to the USPS from a few Torrey businesses.

They were all declined by the USPS. In a written statement, Floyd Wagoner, Strategic Communications Specialist for the USPS WestPac Area, stated, “In our desire to continue service in Torrey UT, the U.S. Postal Service formally solicited new contract postal proposals on two separate occasions, with each resulting in the receipt of ineligible bids.”

Torrey Town then submitted a proposal of its own in early June. The town has offered to build and maintain a postal facility, at its own expense, if the USPS would provide daily mail and package delivery. In late July, the USPS accepted this proposal.

The Torrey Town Council has now agreed to move ahead with this project. A building has been designed and bid requests were advertised in The Insider. Bids were accepted through September 24 and opened on September 28.

The hope is that construction can begin immediately and the building completed in early November. The USPS plans to resume mail delivery to Torrey on November 14.

The new building will be located adjacent to the Torrey Town Hall, with lobby access to postal boxes available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The building will house all of the mailboxes from the previous Torrey post office, and residents will retain their current P.O. Box numbers and use the same keys. In addition,

there will be parcel lockers, allowing residents to retrieve most packages 24/7, and an outgoing mail drop box outside.

However, the agreement does not provide counter service, so residents will still have to go to Teasdale or Bicknell, for example, to pick up larger packages or to send packages.

The new plan to reinstate mail service has been the result of a joint effort by local citizens and Torrey Town, and will continue to be an effort made possible by donations and volunteer time.

Torrey resident Bill Barrett drew up an initial building plan, and since a more complete set of plans was in order for purposes of bid solicitation, Marcie Taylor of Loa’s Taylor Built Construction donated her time for an official set of construction drawings. And while the construction bid will include all of the basics for the building, Barrett states that the finishing work, such as painting and additional finish interior work will be conducted by town volunteers.

Torrey Town will be funding construction through a bank loan and community donations. This is an unexpected expense on top of a serious, virus-related cut in the town's budget. Torrey really needs the residents' support to build this new post office.

Contributions are tax deductible and may be mailed to Torrey Town Hall, PO Box 750027, Torrey, 84775-0027.

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C l a s s i f i e d ads

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

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

HELP WANTED

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

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

The position responsibilities include: • Patient Interaction.

• Taking X-Rays.

• Chair-side assisting.

• Scheduling, Charting, Documenting dental visits on computer.

• Sterilization of dental Instruments.

• Set-up and cleaning operatory and office.

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

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

• CPR Certified.

We are willing to train those with no assisting experience.

Wage is negotiable if you have dental experience.

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

75 N 200 E, Panguitch, UT 84759

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

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

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

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

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

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

GENERAL DENTIST WANTED BICKNELL, WAYNE COUNTY General Dentist (Full Time) position available in Bicknell, UT. (Wayne County) General responsibilities: • Must have or attain a Utah unrestricted License to practice Den-

tistry.

• All aspects of General Dentistry including Exodontia, Root canals, Crown and Bridge, etc…

• Some reimbursed travel will be expected weekly to commute between offices (Panguitch and Escalante).

• New graduates may apply.

• To start as soon as possible Benefits • Vacation hours.

• 401K Match up to 5%.

• Sick hours.

• Holiday pay.

• Continuing education days offered (5 Days leave and $2000/Year.)

• Health/Dental Insurance (1/2 covered for family.)

• Malpractice insurance covered.

• Licensure and credentialing is covered.

• Disability insurance (1/2 covered.)

• Salary is negotiable and Contingent on experience.

Pay Range: $115,000 - $130,000 /year WCHC is an approved nonprofit organization that allows one to apply for the PSLF program (loan forgiveness).

Although, it is up to you to apply for these programs on your own and it is not guarantee you will be awarded. We are happy to offer advice during this process.

PART-TIME OFFICE EMPLOYEE BICKNELL TOWN Part-time office employee. Flexible hours. Salary negotiable.

Preferably a Bicknell resident. Send resume to: Bicknell Town, PO Box 96, Bicknell, UT 84715, by 15 Oct. 2020.

Any questions, call 435-425-3315.

Connie Durfey, Town Clerk

PANGUITCH ROAD SHED FOREMAN Garfield County is accepting applications for a position as the Panguitch Road Shed Foreman. Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, 55 S. Main, Panguitch, or online at www.garfield.utah.gov. Applications and resumes will be accepted until 5:00 p.m.

Friday, October 16, 2020. For questions please call 435238-0935.

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

OFFICE RENTAL

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

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

Please stop by in person to complete an application.

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

WATER SHARES

SERVICES

10 SHARES SPRING CREEK Irrigation Water. Tropic.

Accepting offers through Monday October 19, 2020 at 5 pm. Will not sell earlier. Call Clay for mail address or physical address to submit sealed offer.

435-679-8406

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

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

sudoku Answers for this week

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It's Your Money America’s Unique Race to the White House

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by gArFielD County tAxPAyers AlliAnCe PANGUITCH - The Garfield County Taxpayers Alliance is more than about taxes and transparency. In addition to looking at how and where various levels of government spend our money, it’s also important to know how government works at each of its levels, and how effectively it works and who it benefits.

This article will highlight our country’s Electoral College and how it impacts our vote.

We’ll be hearing much more about it in the weeks to come.

Everybody knows that Senator Hillary Clinton won the “popular” vote for president in 2016, but Donald Trump won the presidency.

Two million more people voted for Clinton than Trump.

Did you know that this is only the fifth time in the history of the United States that the outcome of the presidential election did not reflect the popular vote. How did that happen— Trump, not Clinton, won the Electoral College.

The Electoral College was established by the Founding Fathers presumably to protect against an uneducated 18th century population of “rabble” having undue influence during elections; an uneducated mob could lead the country astray by disrupting the carefully constructed balance of power designed in the Constitution. The founders thought that the use of electors would give our country a representative president, while avoiding a corruptible national election.

In a nutshell, the Elec-

toral College, fashioned after a system used in Ancient Rome, is the name used to describe the official presidential electors who come together every four years during the presidential elections to give their official votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Each state has electors; the electors for each state are chosen from a slate of candidates who represent their respective political party.

The party that gets the most votes in a given election are thus able to select electors. Of course, the winning party usually chooses electors of their own party affiliation. After the election, the electors vote in their respective states for the President and Vice President.

Unless the states’ Electoral Colleges go very, very, rogue, the outcome of their voting is already known. There is no law that requires the electors to cast their vote according to their state's popular vote, however, that is often times the case.

Historically, a few states have tried to cast their electoral votes in proportion to their popular vote with somewhat disastrous results.

How many electoral votes a state gets is determined by adding together the number of senators and representatives in that state. As such, Senators Romney and Lee and Representatives Bishop, Curtis, McAdams and Stewart add up to six, therefore, Utah has six electoral votes. It is very important to recognize that the population of each state has a

big impact on its number of electoral votes. For instance, Nevada has four while California has fifty-three electoral votes. This is one more reason why participation in the current ten-year census is so consequential; data is used to determine population, which in turn determines the number of representatives a state is allotted. This is another way the census helps shape the many different aspects of our community.

In spite of efforts by Congress, other governmental bodies and individuals to even-out inequities in representation of the Electoral College, inequities remain and the Electoral College remains controversial.

The Electoral College has always been and continues to be an unhappy compromise regardless of the results of the most recent election and the results of the upcoming election. What you need to remember is this: when all the electoral votes are counted up from each state, there are currently 538 total possible electoral votes, 270 are needed to be victorious. Therefore as electoral votes are reported to “election central,” 270 electoral votes are required to "call" the results of the 2020 election in favor of one candidate over the others.

If you are registered to vote, keep an eye out for your ballot arriving in the mail around the thirteenth of October. Vote, and insure you mark, sign and mail your ballot as directed in the ballot instruction materials.

The Garfield County Taxpayers Alliance (GCTA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization dedicated to fostering an accountable and fiscally responsible government by obtaining information, conducting research, and educating the public. For more information on GCTA, or to join, go to www.

GCTAutah.org

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