The Wayne & Garfield County Insider October 20, 2022

Learn to Spot Scammers in Disguise

PANGUITCH - Trickor-treaters aren’t the only ones who wear costumes. Scammers love to dress up as well. One of their favorite dis guises? Pretending to be your bank.

Consumers lost $5.8 bil lion to phishing schemes and other fraud in 2021, a 70% jump from 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commis sion.

In honor of Cybersecu rity Awareness Month, Zions Bank is joining the industrywide “Banks Never Ask That” campaign to educate consum ers about the persistent threat of phishing scams.

“It’s important to re member that there are some things your bank will never ask you,” said Marc Henrie, manager of Zions Bank in Panguitch. “If you receive an email, text, or phone call ask ing for confidential informa tion, consider it a red flag.”

Criminals use phishing scams to trick consumers into giving up their personal infor mation, like a bank account number or social security number. They may use email,

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ESCALANTE - The 18th annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival - Everett Ruess Days—held in Escalante, Utah, from September 12 through September 25, 2022—once

Look Out! Beware!

The Witches Harvest Festival is Coming…

Celebration of

and Community

again brought plein air artists and festival goers from around the country and beyond to our corner of southern Utah for two weeks to celebrate “art in spired by place.” The festival

$66 Million in Mortgage Assistance Available for Eligible Utahns Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY - Eli gible Utah homeowners can now apply for mortgage as sistance online at homeowner sassistance.utah.gov. The state has $66 million in federal pan demic relief funds available to help homeowners who are unable to pay their mortgage due to financial hardships as sociated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

was held in the Escalante City Park for the second year in a row. This venue allows festival goers to be able to participate in hands-on art programs, lis ten to live music on the stage,

wander amongst the many arts and craft vendors, appreciate the plein air artist competition,

ECAF

Garfield County Commission

Oct. 10, 2022

GARFIELD COUNTYBig items in the October 10 Garfield County Commission meeting included passage of the Underground Wastewater Disposal Ordinance, presen tation of Tourism Market Ca pacity findings, and a discus sion on Forest Service trail maintenance plans.

Planning and Econom ic Development Director Kaden Figgins reviewed the Large Underground Waste water Disposal ordinance, which had been tabled last meeting. Some elements per tain county-wide, but Fig gins said the focus was on three problem areas: John’s/ Henry’s Valley near Bryce, Panguitch Lake area, and the smaller lots along the Sevier River. The ordinance addresses the Bryce area aquifer protections provided in the 2019 Water Concur rency ordinance, as well as mitigations to contamina tion of Panguitch Lake and Sevier River due to substan dard waste treatment. The ordinance mandates that all underground wastewater sys

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Harvest Fest Highlights: Part 6 Weaving it All Together

by Boulder Skills Foundation

BICKNELL - Hear

Courtesy Laura Lasco Beware! The witches of Bicknell will be hosting the Witches Bike Ride and Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 29, at Bicknell Town Park. 3:30pm at the Bicknell Town Park.

ye! Hear ye! Bicknellians!

Wayne Countians! It’s time to throw your pointy hat on and come on down to a grue somely awesome party.

The Witches Bike Ride and Harvest Festival is com ing to Bicknell. Witches— and we are told ghouls too— will be gathering on Saturday, October 29, from 1:00pm to

Local enchantresses are brewing up fiendish ideas for the afternoon. One of them called it an “old-fashioned little thing.” And, “a fun day for all ages.” But can we trust them? You decide. They are:

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The first application pe riod is open now and runs through November 7, 2022. The program will first be avail able for applicants whose in comes are equal to or less than 100% of the county area medi an income (AMI) in which the household resides, or 100% of

Mortgage Assistance

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BOULDER - Harvest Fest Highlights is a six-part series in the six weeks leading up to this year’s Harvest Fest on Satur day, October 22. Harvest Fest

is a celebration of local food, craft, skill, and resilience, full of informative, practical, fun workshops and lectures for all ages. For the last few weeks,

we’ve been delving into dif ferent skills and classes that will be offered.

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The 18th annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival - Everett Ruess Days—held in Escalante, Utah, from September 12 through September 25, 2022—once again brought plein air artists and festival goers from around the country and be yond to our corner of southern Utah for two weeks to celebrate “art inspired by place.” Entertainment for this year's festival included a variety of performances, culminating with the award-winning band Sihasin (top), a brother and sister duo from the Diné (Navajo Nation).

Mikhaal Chillier and TinaLuna Bonzon Ana Sanders teaches adults and children how to make cattail dolls at the Boulder Harvest Festival.

your letters.

L etters to the Editor Davina Can Deliver

Wayne and Garfield County voters have a unique opportunity this election. We can send to the Utah Legisla ture a woman who personifies the enthusiastic, civic-mind ed, can-do spirit of the people in this District.

Davina Smith has logged over 100,000 miles in her campaign, listening to indi viduals and hearing about the issues important to them. Davina understands that “lo cal control” refers not only to powerful county commission ers but also to the people who comprise the unique commu nities across her District.

She understands that each locality may need a dif ferent array of solutions to ap ply to generic challenges such as affordable housing.

She’s heard the concerns of young people who feel they need to leave this area for better opportunities. She sees many of those opportuni ties could be built right here through expanded job training

and apprenticeship programs.

She’s seen how each community relies on its Post Office and how Utah’s county clerks have maintained one of the safest and best run voteby-mail systems in the country that she will work to protect.

Most of all, Davina Smith understands the hard work of building bridges to reach com mon objectives. She knows the only way to begin a bridge is to gather people together to work with each other. She’s not afraid to speak with those who don’t share her point of view. She understands that each person in this District not only deserves a voice, but has useful experience to share. She understands the importance of being listened to. She answers her phone and her email.

I will be proudly casting my vote for Davina Smith as our next District 69 Utah State Representative, and I hope you will too.

Peg Smith, Boulder

Don’t Miss Your Opportunity to Defend Our Democracy with Your Vote

This November, I’m sup porting the pro-democracy ticket. This single issue mat ters more than party affiliation or any specific priority. I urge you to use the same test.

Which candidate un equivocally supports the guardrails that keep our dem ocratic republic on track? Which candidate will honor ably accept a loss in a free and fair election and actively work to guarantee that elections re main free and fair?

In the United States sen ate race, Evan McMullin is a clear choice over Mike Lee. Senator Lee nearly went along with the former president’s at tempt to overturn the people’s election of Joe Biden. Lee en couraged Trump to listen to the advice of his now-disgraced lawyers, though more than 60 courts of law rejected the former president’s unfounded claims.

Though Lee defines him self as a constitutional scholar, he has only weakly conceded that Joe Biden is the legiti mately elected president. Lee spends his time in the Senate obstructing even bipartisan bills with such obscure and stubborn positions that his col leagues rarely join him. In con trast, first on Evan McMullin’s list of priorities is: “Strengthen our democracy and stand up to extremists.” McMullin sup ports: “ensuring voting rights for all eligible Americans; ending partisan gerrymander ing and other electoral corrup tion; toughening transparency and ethics laws; reducing the influence of money in politics; uniting Americans on com mon ground.”

While I may disagree with him on many issues, none will matter if we allow autocratic rule in America. McMullin has my vote.

Another crucial race un derscores these same high stakes. Davina Smith is chal

lenging incumbent Phil Lyman for Utah House District 69, the largest legislative district in the state, covering one-third of Utah, including Wayne and Garfield counties. In the 2021 legislative session, Lyman in troduced a bill to abolish voteby-mail statewide and institute onerous record-keeping. His bill would have made voting incredibly difficult for rural residents of Wayne and Gar field counties—and even more so in remote corners of the Navajo Nation. To the legisla ture’s credit, the bill went no where.

Davina Smith, Lyman’s challenger, is Diné, a member of the Navajo Nation, born in Monument Valley and now living in Blanding. She un derstands the need for isolated rural folks to vote by mail— and for all of us to have easy and safe access to the ballot. Smith’s website makes clear her position on democracy. She writes: “Voter suppression and gerrymandering efforts silence the voices of underrepresented communities in Utah…we must protect voting access and universal vote-by-mail.” A vote for Davina Smith is a vote to preserve our democracy.

We must elect candidates who work to ensure that we can cast our vote easily, securely, safely, and universally—and who accept the results, win or lose. We then can go back to disagreeing about what poli cies and laws best serve our country.

All Utahns will be able to vote for Evan McMullin. And from Monument Valley to Ferron, Moab to Panguitch, rural Utahns have the chance to elect Davina Smith to the state legislature. Don’t miss your opportunity to defend our de mocracy.

Writer and pro-democracy advocate Stephen Trimble lives in Torrey.

Facts are Pesky Things

Once again the GOP has shown how deft it is at creat ing false information. The newest lie, just in time for the midterms, is that Joe Biden and the Democrats caused rag ing inflation. In fact, COVID, not Biden, caused massive, world-wide supply chain dis ruptions, which caused infla tion. But they don’t want you to know that. In fact, the war in Ukraine and the recovery from COVID, not Biden, caused the spike in gas prices. But they don’t want you to know that.

High inflation is a GLOB AL problem. In fact, countries in Europe have higher infla

tion than we do. Biden didn’t cause that. But they don’t want you to know that. The GOP says Biden’s $2 trillion CO VID rescue package caused our inflation. In fact, they con veniently ignore the $2 trillion rescue package when Trump was president. Biden didn’t cause that. But they don’t want you to know that.

The GOP continues to dis tribute misinformation in the hope they’ll get votes from a few more undecided voters. Don’t be fooled. Facts are pes ky things.

Bill Barrett, Torrey

Goings on...

Fremont Indian State Park Fall Festival to Take Place

Oct. 21 & 22

Courtesy Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

Enjoy the Haunted Hike, Haunted Hayride, pumpkin painting, pumpkin games, caramel apple dipping—and more—during the Fall Festival at the Fremont Indian State Park and Museum on October 21 and 22.

SEVIER - The Fremont Indian State Park and Museum is getting ready for you.

Their annual Fall Festival will take place this year on Octo ber 21st and 22nd, from 4pm to 9pm. Cost for the Festival is $3 per person. (Kids four years and under are free.) Come out and enjoy the Haunted Hike, Haunted Hayride, pumpkin painting, pumpkin games, caramel apple dipping and so much more!!

If you have littles, they suggest arriving at the start, closer to 4pm. As it gets darker, the hayride and hike get spookier. Come all dressed up and enjoy a night of Halloween fun.

—Fremont Indian State Park and Museum

Witches Festival: Hear ye! Hear ye! Bicknellians! Wayne Countians! It’s time to throw your pointy hat on and come on down to a gruesomely awesome party.

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Laura Lasco, Bekkah Petree, Carrie Brinkerhoff, Noreen Johnson and Kate Chappell.

They have been planning and scheming and stirring their big pot. Their idea of a Witches Festival is:

Chili dinner! At $6/plate.

And a Taste of Wayne County with comesti bles from Luke & Sunny Fowles/Capitol Burger, Beth Rumsey/Wild Rab bit Cafe, Bronson & Josie Oyler/Oyler Family Farms, Kate Chappell/Pando Mtn. Provisions, Aaron Torrey/ Broken Spur. • Games! A putt putt course. A photo both. “Monster al ley.” And face painting.

Pie! At $2/slice.

Music! From the Capitol Reefers, Lynsey Shelar’s String Students, and the Pe tree Drumming Family.

And worst of all, there will be a Witches and Ghouls Bike Ride and Walk-Along. If you don’t want to get run over by a witch, stay away! But for those who are very brave, or very curious, there will be peculiar and strange things to see! Or be! But beware! The Headless Horseman…

The witches tell us that everything is free except for dinner. And what is a witch if not prepared for anything?

“Since the town park has an indoor facility, if the weather is bad, we’ll go inside,” said one.

—Insider

Scammers: It’s important to remember that there are some things your bank will never ask you. If you receive an email, text, or phone call asking for confidential information, consider it a red flag.—Marc Henrie, manager of Zions Bank in Panguitch Scammers

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text message or a phone call to “phish” for this type of in formation. Victims of phishing scams can lose hundreds, even thousands, of dollars.

Henrie offers the fol lowing tips on how to spot a phishing scam.

• If you receive a text mes sage from someone claim ing to be your bank asking you to sign in, or offer up your personal information, it’s a scam. Banks will not ask you to confirm personal details or send passwords through text.

• Beware of emails that ask you to click on a suspicious link or provide personal in formation. The sender may

claim to be someone from your bank or other legiti mate organization, but it’s a scam.

• Your bank will never call you to verify your account number. If you’re ever in doubt that the caller is legit imate, hang up and call the bank directly at a number you trust.

• If you receive a suspicious email or text, do not down load any attachments or click on links and do not call any phone numbers provided in the message.

Report phishing attacks to the Federal Trade Commis sion at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

More tips are available at www.BanksNeverAskThat. com.

—Zions Bank

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One goal of the Boulder Skills Foundation is to en courage the revitalization of a fiber culture. After all, the sheep and alpacas are here, as are the people who know

how to make clothing “sheep to shawl.” A few classes at this year’s Fest aim to help our community become more suffi cient in the broad areas of fiber and cordage—and of course also aim to help participants make some beautiful, usable works to take home.

Andria Rice of Gwendale Woolen Goods and Kristen Barsch will be teaching "How to Spin Your Own Yarn" with a drop spindle and local 100% wool, providing a basic knowl edge of fiber and fiber tools. “If you are intrigued by the title of this workshop for other rea

sons, feel free to come prepared with stories (true or otherwise) of fish you’ve caught, moun tains you’ve climbed or drag ons you’ve battled. All tales are welcome while we practice this skill,” says Rice. Pre-sign up is required, and info is available at http://boulderskillsfounda tion.org/.

Morgan Reedy and Jer emy Danger will be teaching "Natural Dyeing" with native and local plants. Participants will have the opportunity to dye a tea towel using local plants and flowers and will learn about the process of using mordants and tannins.

In need of a new belt? How about one that you weave yourself? Pam Furches will be teaching "Inkle Loom Weaving 101: Skinny Starter Bands," and participants will have the chance to weave a skinny strap or belt to learn the technique. Space is limited and pre-signup is required, so make sure to check http://boulderskillsfoun dation.org/ for sign-up info.

Anna Ford will be teach ing "Make a Hex-Weave Bas ket." This open-weave tech nique creates a 6-pointed star design in the basket. Bring along scissors or garden shears

and enough patience to provide you with a few hours of focus. Pre-signup is also required for this class.

Judith Geil and Jeanne Zeigler will be teaching "Fun with Fiber," a weaving class for kids.

And here’s a last class that we literally can knot wait for: Kak the Desert Sailorette will be teaching "Let’s Get Knotty," to help us brush up on our knot skills.

So let’s weave it all to gether, tie a knot around our community, spin the day away. It’s almost time! We hope to see you on Saturday, October 22 at Red House Farm. More information about the Boulder Skills Foundation and Harvest Fest, including information about classes with pre-regis tration, is available at http:// boulderskillsfoundation.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/ BoulderSkillsFoundation/.

Weaving: One goal of the Boulder Skills Foundation is to encourage the revitalization of a fiber culture. After all, the sheep and alpacas are here, as are the people who know how to make clothing “sheep to shawl.”

Jennifer Geerlings

Participants take the first step of weaving tule reed baskets in a class taught by John Olsen at the Boulder Harvest Festival.

Schools &

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

The Lady Cats Volleyball team finished off the season in grand style. Going out to Es calante, they took out a very good team in three games.

The big night was Thursday when Richfield came to town; they were the #1 team in 3A.

The first game looked like a disaster, when their server made 11 straight points, and it looked like the Cats were in for a bad night. Coach Norris called time out and straight ened out the sinking ship, and the Cats played them out even the rest of the game. The sec ond game was the Cats play ing at their best, and the score went back and forth right down to the end. Throughout the game, the Cats would be leading, fall behind, and then lead again, but the final score

came out to 28 to 26 in favor of Richfield. The third game was more of the same, with a final score of 25 to 22; oh, so close!

These games are wonderful.

It was so exciting to watch, and there was a large crowd there. Panguitch fans are the best and really cheer for good plays. This was the last game of the regular season. This volleyball season was one for the ages, with them playing in many tournaments against teams in 2-4A. During regu lar season games, I think that they only lost three, and all losses were close. State starts on the 28-29th and will be at SVC. Many thanks to Sarah Griffin for doing such a great job running the concession stand. They raised enough money, and for the first time,

the team will stay at a motel and eat in Richfield; usu ally, they would have stayed at Coach Norris’ mother’s place. Go Cats; we wish you the best at State!

Hope you got to see the last cross country race this season; it was here in Pan guitch. If you were there, you got to see the girls cham pionship team do what they have done for the last seven years, win! It will be inter esting what the boy’s team will do. They have a lot of runners, but it is a team; you never know what will hap pen. State is at a new place called the Regional Athletic Complex, so you might want to ask Coach Danny Yardley where it is. The meet will be on Oct. 25.

USU Extension to Offer Free Professional Tech Sales Training in Partnership with Marketstar

by Shelby Ruud Jarman, Utah State University Extension

UTAH - Utah State Uni versity Extension recently re ceived a $500,000 grant to fund a two-year program that trains rural Utah residents as technol ogy sales professionals who can work remotely for Market Star, a Utah-based leader in the outsourced business-to-busi ness inside sales industry.

The Utah Works Grant is awarded through Talent Ready Utah, housed within the office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. Talent Ready Utah works closely with indus try and education to develop workforce development solu tions that build Utah’s talent pool by providing increased ac cess to career and educational opportunities in high-growth industries that result in career placements.

“The Utah Legislature graciously provided appro priations to Utah Works—a program that increases partner ships between businesses and the Utah System of Higher Ed ucation to provide short-term

technical skills training to fill high-demand positions,” said Vic Hockett, director of Tal ent Ready Utah. “MarketStar is a visionary organization that is growing rapidly. We are ex cited for the lives that will be changed through this expertdesigned training offered by USU Extension to directly fill tech occupations.”

The grant will fund a new 45-hour Certified Technology Sales Professional training pro gram, offered free of charge through USU Extension. It will prepare rural residents across the state to work as remote sales representatives for Mar ketStar, headquartered in Og den.

The program guarantees an interview with MarketStar after completing the training course.

“We are excited to partner with USU Extension to devel op the new Certified Technol ogy Sales Professional Certi fication,” said Justin Nalder, executive vice president of corporate operations for Mar ketStar. “There are more than 750,000 new inside sales jobs created in the U.S. each year, and Utah technology compa nies will need talented, trained sales professionals as our tech nology sector continues to grow and thrive. The new certificate program will connect talented people from Utah’s rural com munities to high-demand sales

skill training and then to some of the most interesting and contemporary brands in tech nology. We are truly excited to participate in developing the program and meeting the first cohort of certified graduates in 2023.”

MarketStar will hire for an estimated 1,500 positions across all tech sales, tech en ablement and support roles.

“These are well-paying positions with upward mobil ity that will allow employees to work from home,” said Paul Hill, USU Extension profes sor. “We know from our re search that remote jobs bring higher incomes and a greater quality of life for individuals and families in our rural com munities, which in turn stimu lates economic growth and diversity.”

Training will begin in January 2023 with a goal of 200 program participants over the two-year project.

“We are thrilled for this partnership with MarketStar and the opportunities it will create for economic diversity and financial mobility in our rural Utah communities,” said Ken White, USU Extension vice president.

To learn more about the Certified Tech Sales Profes sional course, visit http:// remoteworkcertificate.com/ sales.

Lady Cats Volleyball finish off their season with a win vs. Escalante and strong showing vs. Richfield, and cross country goes to State on Oct. 25

Wills, Trusts, and More Survivor’s Checklist and Legal Procedures at Death

One of the greatest chal lenges in this life is the loss of a loved one. Unfortunately, in addition to the terrible, emo tional strain associated with this loss, there are many legal issues that must be addressed.

This article attempts to provide a brief checklist of some of the legal issues that should be addressed upon the passing of a loved one.

Legal Documents: De termine whether the deceased left a will, trust or other docu ments to take effect upon death. Whether there is a will or trust will effect how the estate administration should proceed. If there is no will or trust, state laws will govern the administration process. It should be noted that pow ers of attorney that may have been used while the decedent was alive terminate upon death.

Individuals Cared for by the Deceased: Minor children or incapacitated adults that were being cared for by the deceased must have someone else appointed to take care of their needs. Usually, a court will appoint a guardian and/or conservator for the minor or incapacitated adult. This person can be des ignated in the deceased’s will.

Inventory of Assets: It is very important to locate

by Jeffery J. McKenna

all of the deceased’s assets and ensure that they are pro tected and sufficiently insured. Secure and inventory family heirlooms, antiques and other personal property items of val ue. If the deceased lived alone, it may be wise to promptly change the locks on the home. In doing an inventory of the assets, it is helpful to take pho tos or videos.

Payment of Creditors: Determine that there are suf ficient assets in the estate to cover funeral expenses and other debts before paying any bills. If some creditors are paid and it is later determined that there are insufficient assets to pay others, there can be prob lems.

Social Security: Con tact the social security office to determine what benefit, if any, may be available for the surviving spouse and/or minor children.

Tax Returns: Often, state and federal tax returns includ ing the deceased’s final 1040 income tax return, the estate or trust’s 1041 income tax return.

The preceding is a brief list of some of the items that should be considered upon a loved one’s death. Although proper estate planning can do much to minimize and help simplify procedures at death, there are legal issues that must

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be addressed when a loved one dies. An estate plan that ad dresses and minimizes these legal issues is truly a wonder ful gift for those that are left behind.

Planes, & Trains

Fog forced our Puerto Rico-to-New York plane to be diverted to Washington, D.C.

As I left the cockpit, a passenger complained, "A little bit of fog never stopped a train from getting to its des tination."

I was about to respond, but his wife did the honors.

"That’s right, Louie," she said. "Next time you want to go from San Juan to New York, you take the train."

Smoking Kills

A tobacco company sent Dave several packages of cig arettes with the explanation: "We are sending you some of our finest cigarettes. We hope you enjoy them and will want more."

After several months the tobacco company received this reply from Dave: "I got your cigarettes and soaked them in a quart of water which I sprayed on my bug-infested rosebushes. Every bug died!

Shower Thoughts

There has been an alarm ing increase in the number of things you know nothing about.

PUNishment

Sign

My friend Cindy was walking up Third Avenue in Manhattan thinking about her impending wedding. Strung across the street in midtown was a large protest banner. When she arrived home, she said to her fiancé, “There is a giant sign across Third Avenue that says, ‘Free China,’ but they don’t tell you where to get it."

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cigarettes make best poison

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more next year in case any bugs survived."

Today's Thought

When a habit begins to cost money it is called a hobby

James Brown

ANTIMONY - James Edward Brown was born Febru ary 6, 1942, in Vaughn, NM, to James A and Sueretta Owens Brown. He passed away on October 6, 2022, at home in Anti mony, at the age of 80 years. He was raised with four siblings: Beulah, Bob, Earl and Richard.

At age 15, his family moved to California. He and his brothers competed in rodeos participating in bull riding and team roping events.

James met his love at age 18, Billie Lou Edwards. They were married in 1962 and celebrated their 60th wedding an niversary in June 2022.

He earned his livelihood by working in the construction industry, iron work, carpentry and wireless infrastructure. Plus, he was a rodeo contractor for 13 years in southern California.

Retiring in 2004, he and Billie moved to their home in Antimony, Utah. He enjoyed his retired years hunting, helping with cowboy work on the King Ranch, Antimony, and raising hay on his 28 acre farm.

Jim and Billie have two sons: James E. Jr., (Stacey L), M. DeWayne (Melinda L.); grandchildren: James D., Tayler R., Kelsie C., Coltyn R., Garrett D. (Amber A.), Wade M., Trace L.; and great-grandson, Casey Scott.

Preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Beulah and Earl.

Cremation services have been held at the Magleby Mortu ary and Cremation Center. Memorial services were previously held. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

When it comes to the deer hunt, I miss the good old days. With the bow hunt and black powder season, no one seems to know when the sea son starts. It always snowed, and many of the families went out for a week of family gettogethers and some hunting. Everyone wore orange. There was a deer hunter’s ball, and the motels were all full. All of this came to a halt with the draw outs, and the out-ofstaters went elsewhere. It is not that there aren't hunters out there, but things have re ally changed. The only way that I knew that last Monday was Columbus Day was when I went to the post office; it seems to me that there used to be Columbus Day sales to re mind you. That is one holiday we could do away with and no body probably would notice.

The second season has passed with mixed reviews; the restaurants have done real well, and the motels haven’t had too many "No Vacancy" signs up. I talked to a friend out at the park, and they were ham mered for six weeks. Many of the overlooks had to be closed down because of lack of park ing, and 80% were from other countries. They were delighted with our low gas prices. It seems that when the last day of the second season stops, it re ally stops. Many of the restau rants will close next week, as will a number of motels. It has been a good summer for Gar field County, and with some of the best scenery in the world,

FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

they will come.

The weather is hold ing nicely, but with the cold nights, you shouldn’t have to mow your yard anymore. One crummy thing is that last March, the Senate voted unanimously to stay on Day light saving time year-round; however, congress hasn’t even brought it up. Congressman Stewart said that was going to be one of his priorities. So, we will be going back to having sunset at 6 o’clock and higher lighting bills. Daylight saving time will end the first Sunday in November on the 6th. Utah was one of nineteen states that already signed on for the bill.

Oil went up to $92 a bar rel, but it is back down to $85, but who knows what the gas will be at. The Saudis, who make up most of OPEC, have decided to side with Russia and cut back on oil for the rest of the world. Doing so can raise their prices, so they can sell less and make more money. These production cuts will take place beginning in November, and you can ex pect gas prices to go up. No matter what some of the poli ticians say, Saudi Arabia is not our friend. Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers that blew up the World Trade Center were from Saudi Arabia. I heard that when the U.S. Congress comes back in session that they will vote to cancel the billions of dollars on war machinery contract that the last president signed with them.

It looks like David Dodds

is going to retire from being fire chief. He has been a vol unteer fireFighter for at least 40 years. If you have worked with him, you would know of all of the work that he puts into making our town safe. He is so good about training his men that several have been hired in paid departments. Thirty years ago, he and Russell Bulkley designed the fire station we have—over breakfast at Foy’s restaurant. If you look at the front of the station, it has the same outline as the Cowboy's Smokehouse. Dodds and Tal bot even got to build the fire station, and it will stand for at least another hundred years. I tried to get Panguitch City to put up a plaque that described who was Mayor, City Man ager, City Council and the builder when the station was finished in 1998. I believe that our department is a Class 3 de partment, the highest that you can be and still be a volunteer department. Dave has also gotten the City new fire trucks and safety equipment, and he has another new fire engine on order. The one new engine was purchased from the Winter Olympics at a really low bar gain price.

Dave also has overseen the 24th of July dinner at the fairgrounds, which forever has been a fundraiser for the fire department. People like Dave are extremely hard to find. Thank you for all that you have done, not only for my family, but the whole town. Stay ac tive, and enjoy your retire

ment. God bless.

October still has some time left, with Halloween on Monday the 31. The elemen tary school will be having their annual parade around Joe’s Market and down Cen ter Street and back to the school. My birthday, one day everyone will like to see go, is the 8th, Election Day. That Friday will be the Veterans Day dinner by the American Legion, who will be hosting at the Senior Citizens Center to honor all veterans in our area, including Hatch Town. On the 24th will be the Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Senior Citi zens Center. We will be host ing our annual Thanksgiving dinner. Why spend the day alone or with a small family when you can spend the day with your town, family, and neighbors—especially those that get meals on wheels lun cheons.

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our ex istence hangs.

—Patrick Henry Mack O.

The 18th annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival took place this year from September 12 - 25, 2022. The festival in cluded open studios, a Roving Talks program, workshops, hands-on arts programs, a plein air competition, and an Arts and Crafts Fair and live entertainment at Escalante Town Park on September 23 and 24.

and watch master artists create works of art in a friendly open space.

Outside of the park ven ue, many festival goers visited open studios and participated in Roving Talks, a program

ranging from wooden utensils and bowls to jewelry made from found metal objects, to flutes, pottery and handcrafted soaps and candles.

Painting and linocut print ing workshops began Septem ber 12, making the festival length to just shy of two weeks. Plein air artists who came from

petition—with four age cat egories—enticed young artists to join the fun. For the Plein Air competitions, prizes val ued at more than $11,000 were awarded in two categories: Oil/ Acrylic and Watercolor/Pas tel/Mixed Media. More than 70 artists from across the US and Canada registered for the

and paper during her monthlong residency. Featured Artist, Irit Read, an immigrant from Jerusalem, Israel, and now a lo cal Escalante resident, has been invited annually to show her work at the Anasazi Museum State Park and the Red Canyon Visitor Center. Her love for the landscape is captured in her

2022 Escalante Canyons Art Festival Winners

Best of Show ($1500 Purchase Award) - Oil/Cold Wax

Sue Martin (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Best of Show - Watercolor/Mixed Media

Jennifer Gubler (Altamont, MO)

Junior Best of Show ($100)

Kenna McKight (Escalante, UT)

People’s Choice ($250) Gary Hooper (Centerville, UT)

Artists’ Choice Honorable Mention (Plein Air Magazine ¼ page ad)

Eileen Guernsey Brown (Salt Lake City, UT)

Most Experimental Honorable Mention

Sharon Marquez (Olathe, CO)

Sheila Wooley Faulkner Memorial Award, Award of Merit ($500)

Helga Watkins (Las Vegas, NV)

Woodcut Print-Award of Merit ($500) Michael Keyes (Aurora, CO)

sponsored by Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and offered for free to the public. Talks and walks focused on envi ronmental, geological, paleon tological, wildlands, cultural and historical features within Grand Staircase Escalante Na tional Monument. Attendance at the variety of festival pro grams was strong to overflow ing, and there was a vibrancy to the town.

The eclectic and ener getic entertainment lineup saw solid crowds throughout the main weekend and ranged from Annie Platt, painter and musician; Kenny Hall of Bryce Canyon; Salt Gulch All Stars, a local favorite; Matt Burke from the Nashville Mu sic scene; and award-winning singer and songwriting artists Patrice Webb, Mel Soul and the Hugh Phillips Band. As a special highlight at the cul mination of the festival—and funded by Grand StaircaseEscalante Partners—the multi award-winning and world rec ognized band Sihasin—com posed of brother and sister, Jeneda and Clayson Benally from the (Dine) Navajo Na tion—set the stage on fire with their “organic and conscience raising” protest music. Their grandfather also made a spe cial appearance and danced a traditional hoop dance.

Vendors selling handmade items in a full spectrum of creative forms were busy with customers both Friday and Saturday, selling wares

Mortgage Assistance:

For Utahns facing economic uncertainty, there’s nothing more important than knowing that they can remain in their home.

—Nate McDonald, deputy director at the Department of Workforce Services Mortgage Assistance

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AMI for the U.S., whichever is greater, and applicants facing immediate foreclosure.

“For Utahns facing eco nomic uncertainty, there’s nothing more important than knowing that they can remain in their home,” said Nate Mc Donald, deputy director at the Department of Workforce Ser vices. “We want to make sure these funds go to those truly in need and in danger of los ing their home. To help make this program run as smoothly as possible, we ask that only people who meet the income eligibility criteria and are de linquent in the payments ap ply so the system doesn’t get bogged down with ineligible applications.”

Eligible Utah homeown ers also need to have experi enced a documented financial hardship associated with CO VID-19 after January 21, 2020 and own the Utah property for which they are applying for assistance. Approved appli

cants will be required to par ticipate in either homeowner counseling or a homeowner education program.

The Department of Workforce Services has part nered with Community De velopment Corporation of Utah to administer program funding. “We are happy to as sist in keeping Utahns in their homes with this program. Before applying, applicants should gather documentation that will help expedite the process, including their most recent mortgage statement, demand letter or foreclosure notice, income documenta tion, and their government issued identification”, said Mike Akerlow, CEO of Com munity Development Corpo ration of Utah.

Visit homeownersas sistance.utah.gov for more information on what the pro gram can assist with and to fill out a pre-screening ques tionnaire to help determine if you are eligible.

—Utah Department of Workforce Services

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF DORAN LYMAN

CASE NUMBER: 223600010

Kimball A. Forbes (12511)

Bruce C. Jenkins (5972)

Watercolor/Mixed Media-Award of Merit ($500)

Scott Geary (Santa Fe, NM)

Oil/Acrylic –Award of Merit ($500)

Sue Tyler (Tetonia, ID)

Oil/Acrylic - Award of Merit ($500)

Helga Watkins (Las Vegas, NV)

Oil/Acrylic–Honorable Mention ($250)

Gunther Haidenthaller (Alpine, UT)

Watercolor/Mixed Media ($250) Sharon Marquez (Olathe, CO)

Watercolor/Mixed Media - Honorable Mention ($250) Ward Stroud (Williamina, OR)

Nocturne - First Place ($300) Deb Harwick (Boyertown, PA)

Nocturne - Second Place ($200)

Loretta Domaszewski (Bozeman, MT)

Nocturn - Third Place ($100) Amber Hooper (Irvine, CA)

all corners of the United States and Canada began painting for this year’s competition on Sep tember 16. In addition to the main competition, they were able to enjoy Nocturne and Quick Draw competitions; a Group Demonstration at the Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners; and a Paint-Around at the Slot Canyons Inn. The Paint-Around is a lively event where several teams of four artists take turns to create one artwork; the proceeds from the sale of those artworks go to the local Care and Share Food Pan try. The Junior Plein Air Com

Quick Draw - ($250)

Ward Stroud (Williamina, OR)

Junior Award: K - 3rd Grade

Willow Rex (Escalante, UT)1st place ($50)

JadaMcDonald (Escalante, UT)2nd place ($35)

Junior Award: 4th - 6th Grade

Addle Peterson (Escalante, UT)1st place ($50)

Madisyn Nelson (Escalante, UT)2nd place ($35)

Wesley Rex (Escalante, UT)3rdplace ($25)

Junior Award: 7th - 9th Grade

Jessie McDonald (Escalante, UT)1st place ($50)

Tyler Leavitt (Escalante, UT)2nd place ($35)

Lacy Leavitt (Escalante, UT)3rd place ($25)

Junior Award: 10th - 12th Grade

Sadie McKnight (Escalante, UT)1st place ($50)

Plein Air competitions. About a dozen budding young artists participated in the Junior Plein Air categories.

Popular exhibits at this year’s festival were those by the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s Artist in Residence, Claire Giordano, an environmental artist, writer, and educator who creatively tells the stories of science, cli mate change, and the modern experience of nature. She led workshops with youth and adults and demonstrated her technique at observing nature and putting it down on canvas

bold and vibrant paintings.

Most festival events were free, as the festival is support ed by the generous donations of area businesses, residents, organizations, and local and state partners. The 2022 Es calante Canyons Art Festival Committee would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all the sup porters, donors, volunteers, art ists, vendors and festival-goers. The success of this wonderful event is only made possible by the efforts of many. Remember to mark your calendars now for the 19th annual Escalante Can yons Art Festival scheduled for September 19 –24, 2023.

—Escalante Canyons Art Festival

JENKINS BAGLEY SPERRY, PLLC

285 West Tabernacle, Suite 301

St. George, UT 84770

Phone: (435) 656-8200 kaf@jenkinsbagley.com

bcj@jenkinsbagley.com

Attorneys for Personal Representative IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

In the Matter of the Estate of Doran Lyman, Deceased.

Announcement of Appointment and Notice to Creditors (Utah Code 75-3-602)

Probate No. 223600019

Judge Mandy Larsen

Brandy Christensen has been appointed personal represen tative of this estate. All persons having claims against the de cedent must present their claims in writing within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred. Written claims may be: (1) delivered or mailed to the personal representative or her attorney at the ad dress above, or (2) filed with the Clerk of the District Court in Garfield County.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 13, 20 & 27, 2022

ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING PANGUITCH LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT

SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT

The Panguitch Lake Fire Department Special Services District will hold its annual budget meeting Thursday, October 27th at 6pm at the Panguitch Lake Fire Station at 811 West Clear Creek Canyon Road. All are invited to attend and give input.

J. Arthur Clark, PLFD Fire Board chair.

For information, please call Art at 435-676-2628

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 20 & 27, 2022

ECAF: The 2022 Escalante Canyons Art Festival Committee would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all the supporters, donors, volunteers, artists, vendors and festival-goers. The success of this wonderful event is only made possible by the efforts of many

Ron Rogers

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

JUNCTION TOWN, JUNCTION, UT

JUNCTION TOWN 350,000 GALLON WATER STORAGE TANK DOCUMENT 001113

Sealed Bids for the construction of the JUNCTION TOWN TANK PROJECT will be received at Junction Town Hall until 2 P.M. sharp local time on November 8, 2022. At which time the bids will be opened and read out loud. The Project consists of construction of a new 350,000 gallon concrete water tank and appurtenances and the necessary piping to connect the tank to the existing water system.

Bids will be received for the Junction Town Tank Project. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Ensign Engineering, 225 North 100 East, Richfield, UT 84701; Tyson Jewkes; 435.896.2983, tjewkes@ensignutah.com. Electronic copies of the bid documents will be made available on Ensign Engineering’s website at www. ensigneng.com/index.php/bid-access

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2 P.M local time on November 2, 2022 at Junction Town Hall located at 105 North 200 West in Junction, Utah. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Owner: Junction Town By: Greg Pearson Title: Mayor Date: September 28, 2022

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 20 & 27, 2022

GENERAL ELECTION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 WAYNE COUNTY, UTAH

The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in Wayne County, Utah. The election will be conducted by mail. Therefore, there will be no regular precinct polling places on Election Day. However, if you wish to cast your vote using an electronic voting device, you may do so as follows:

EARLY VOTING will be conducted at the Wayne County Clerk's Office, 18 South Main, Loa. Hours of Early voting will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday November 1, 2022 through Friday November 4, 2022, weekends excluded. A person must surrender their paper bal lot to vote electronically.

ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTER

An Election day Vote Center will be open for anyone wishing to surrender their ballot and cast their vote on an electronic voting device. The Election Day Vote center will be located at the Wayne County Clerk's Office, 18 South Main, Loa, and will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 8th, 2022.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Ballots were mailed to all eligible registered voters on October 18, 2022. If you did not receive a ballot and believe that you should have, please contact the Clerk's Office at 435836-1300.

RETURN YOUR BALLOT IN ONE OF THE FOLLWING WAYS

- Mail your ballot. Remember that it must be postmarked the day before the election (No vember 7, 2022) in order to be counted.

- Deposit you ballot in one of the drop boxes which are available from October 18, 2022 to November 8, 2022, at the following locations and times.

Loa - Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa, UT 84747 - 24 hours, unattended

Lyman - Lyman Town Hall, 115 South Main, Lyman, UT 84749 - 24 hours, unattended

Bicknell - Bicknell Town Hall, 64 West 100 North, Bicknell, UT 84715, Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm.

Torrey - Wayne County Travel Center, 45 South SR 12, Torrey, UT 84775, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5 pm.

Hanksville - Hanksville Town Hall, 30 South SR 95, Hanksville, UT 84734, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 am to 2 pm.

LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING A public Logic and Accuracy test will be per formed on the electronic voting equipment for the upcoming election. The test will be held on Monday November 7, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa. Any interested person may attend and observe the testing.

Please call the County Clerk's office at 836-1300 if you have any questions about this year’s election process. Or you may visit www.elections.utah.gov for information about Elections in Utah.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 20, 2022

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 AP PLICATION 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 Nov. 9, 2022 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY

NEW APPLICATION(S)

97-2502 (A83548): State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands propose(s) using 1.708 ac-ft. from groundwater (31 mi SE of Boulder, Utah) for STOCKWATERING.

EXTENSION(S)

61-2654 (a31088): Coyote and East Fork Irrigation Company, Gregory and Kristy Shields is/are filing an extension for 2.1 ac-ft. from groundwater (#3 City Limits Ranch, Antimony) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.

WAYNE COUNTY

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

95-5255 (a49330): Torrey Town propose(s) using 0.401 cfs OR 290.31 ac-ft. from Sulfur, West Sulfur, Hell`s Hole, East Sand Creek (Torrey Town) for MUNICIPAL: In Torrey.

EXTENSION(S)

95-4839 (A67915): Keith Duffy and Stephanie Duffy is/are filing an extension for 0.015 cfs (2 miles south of Torrey) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING.

Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E., State Engineer

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 13 & 20, 2022

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

Venue: In the Sixth Judicial District Court, in and for Garfield County, State of Utah

Parties: TOWN OF TROPIC, CANNONVILLE TOWN, CANNONVILLE IRRIGA TION COMPANY, TROPIC & EAST FORK IRRIGATION COMPANY, McLAIN MECHAM, BRETT CHYNOWETH, AND ROBERT OTT v. TERESA WILHELMSEN, the State Engineer, 7070 HOLDINGS, LC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, 7070 Holdings, LLC, a Utah Lim ited Company, ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN WATER RIGHT NO. 89-1694, identified as JOHN DOES 1-10.

Action: Complaint and Petition for Judicial Review

Case No.: 220600018

Judge: Honorable Mandy Larsen

To 7070 HOLDINGS, LC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, 7070 Holdings, LLC, a Utah Limited Company, ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN WATER RIGHT NO. 89-1694, identified as JOHN DOES 1-10.

A complaint and petition for review has been filed by Plaintiff/Petitioners Town of Tropic, Cannonville Town, Cannonville Irrigation Company, Tropic & East Fork Irrigation Company, McLain Mecham, Brett Chynoweth, and Robert Ott (collectively “Protestants”) requesting that Judge Mandy Larsen to review and reverse the Utah State Engineer’s May 11, 2021 Order ap proving Permanent Change Application No. a45875 with conditions (“Order”).

7070 Holdings, LC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, 7070 Holdings LLC, a Utah Lim ited Liability Company and any and all persons claiming an interest in Water Right No. 89-1694 is hereby required to file an answer with the Clerk of the Sixth Judicial District Court in Garfield County, Utah, located at 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, and with the Protestants’ legal counsel at 257 East 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, within 21 days of this publication, or default judgment will be entered in favor of the Trust.

DATED this 13th day of October 2022.

/s/ Ethan M. Smith

J. Craig Smith Ethan M. Smith SMITH HARTVIGSEN,PLLC

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on OCTOBER 13 & 20, 2022

Garfield Commission: A review of the Large Underground Wastewater Disposal ordinance, a Tourism Market

Capacity study to get a read on local attitudes regarding shoulder season or year-round tourism promotion, trail maintenance, ongoing roadwork, and Garfield County jail being highlightesd as a model for housing state inmates in county facilities discussed.

tems be a minimum of 100 feet from a well, barring spe cially-approved exceptions.

The new ordinance supersedes the Water Con currency ordinance and eliminates the redundancy of county will-serve appli cations. It will take effect in 60 days, giving time for the water districts in the county to adopt necessary revisions to their own applications and procedures.

County Tourism Ex ecutive Director Falyn Owens introduced the Tour ism Market Capacity study, which was prompted by a state Office of Tourism plan to promote shoulder season or year-round tourism. Some communities in the county favor that; some don’t. This summer, Honey Communi cations conducted surveys of both residents and businesses, as well as four focus groups to get a more definitive read on attitudes. They reported 66 percent of county residents and 62 percent of the busi nesses believed year-round tourism to be beneficial. Broken down by communi ties, support for year-round tourism was strongest in Panguitch (86 percent favor ing year-round; 14 percent summer only). In Boulder, only 38 percent favored yearround tourism versus 60 per cent favoring regular summer season; Escalante was a 52/48 split, respectively, while Tropic edged closer to Pan guitch numbers with a 71/28 percent divide of year-round to summer only. Sample size was 39 business owners and 170 residents, yielding a +/-

six percent error rate.

In the focus groups, workforce housing was the biggest issue, at all times re gardless of season. Also of concern were the lull periods even within peak season.

The researcher’s draft recommendations include building out the shoulder sea sons, staying open into No vember and starting earlier in the spring; more coordination cross-county around total visi tor experience, including bet ter education and promotion on county-wide opportunities; and promoting Garfield Coun ty as a unique destination with a diversity of attractions. The state office can better assist the county by not creating programs that don’t match local needs. Garfield County Tourism Office is also looking at running its own aggregated booking port to aid in both co ordination as well as data col lection.

Commissioner Leland Pollock agreed with the need for better education at the state level, saying, “They like to use this as a playground but they don’t like to pay for their playground during the legisla tive session.”

Forest Service Ranger Chris Wehrli opened a dis cussion on trail maintenance, specifically the quandary of needing motorized equipment work on non-motorized trails. He said, “As soon as you open a trail wide enough for the equipment, you’ve opened it to ATVs.” The Commission ers acknowledged equestrianonly or bike-only trails but wanted to know why other ar eas couldn’t be promoted for those. There was also discus sion about recruitment efforts for youth to provide seasonal

maintenance.

Public Works Director Dave Dodds reported on on going roadwork, including the week-long camping required to work on remote roads. The Commissioners discussed procuring a camp trailer for such purposes. Dodds said the county’s more than 500 page Resource Management Plan is being revised, in coordina tion with Kane County. It will be referenced in the county’s input to the new Monument Management Plan. All the Commissioners expressed concern about the new Monu ment plan and encouraged public involvement in the pro cess.

Commissioner Pollock reported that a state sena tor was highlighting Gar field County jail as a model for housing state inmates in county facilities, citing its em ployment opportunities for the county as well as good recidi vism rate compared with other jails. Pollock evoked a bit of a chuckle when he noted there was “a waiting list to get into the jail” because of its good reputation. Pollock also re peated the need for ranchers to contact their range cons start working on NEPA approv als for water projects because funding will again become available. He also will ask the mayors and local city coun cils to join for a meeting with UDOT officials.

The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Pan guitch. There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meetings are recorded.

—Insider

There’s a fine partial eclipse of the sun on the morn ing of the 25th—but you won’t see it unless you’re in Europe, the Middle East, or west ern Asia. The middle of the eclipse is at 4:49 a.m. MDT, but at that moment—when the moon is in front of the sun —they won’t rise for an other three hours, until about 8 a.m. as seen from Utah. From Germany, the eclipse happens around noon. We’ll next see the moon beginning a day or two later when it appears as a thin crescent low in the south west immediately after sunset.

In the days that follow, the moon moves approximate ly 13° eastward each night as it orbits the earth, passing each bright planet in turn, begin ning with Saturn, but that’s in November—a topic for the

October

by John Mosley

urban areas, you won’t see Pisces at all. Saturn is in Cap ricornus, which has no bright but some medium-bright stars, but Saturn is as much brighter than the brightest stars of Capricornus as Jupi ter is brighter than Saturn.

next "Sky Report."

The center of attention this week is the planets.

Jupiter and Saturn appear early as the sky grows dark. Jupiter is the brightest object in the evening sky, so you’ll see it first, soon after sunset. (How soon? Look at it one night, mark its position rela tive to the horizon, and look there ten or so minutes earlier the next night, and repeat. Try with your eyes alone and with binoculars.)

Saturn is one-eighth as bright as Jupiter, so it becomes visible some minutes later. (How many minutes, from your own observation?) Ju piter is in the southeast, and Saturn is higher in the south. Jupiter is in Pisces, a constel lation with no bright or even medium-bright stars, and from

Mars rises around 10ish, and it’s midway between Jupiter and Saturn in bright ness. In complete contrast, it’s in the middle of the win ter Milky Way, where it’s sur rounded by the sky’s greatest concentration of bright stars. It’s to the upper left of Orion, in eastern Taurus.

Jupiter and Saturn (but definitely not Mars) lie in the most boring part of the sky. When we look into the Milky Way, we see endless treasures that delight amateur astrono mers with telescopes, but Jupiter and Saturn lie below the Milky Way, and there are few interesting objects in the background. The Milky Way arches almost straight over head, and you’ll find many things to look at there, but the most interesting parts of the Milky Way are, in the early evening, below the south west and northeast horizons, one part setting and the other about to rise. Enjoy lying on your back on a comfortable lawn chair while you scan the Milky Way overhead.

Only a few weeks re main to look at Saturn, es pecially through a telescope, before it becomes too low.

With a good telescope, you’ll see the rings, tilted 14° to our line of sight, perhaps Cassi ni’s Division, which splits the rings, and an equatorial dark cloud band.

John Mosley was Pro gram Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binocu lars and Telescopes.” He and his wife live in St. George, where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory com mittee for Stellar Vista Obser vatory.

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, appreci ate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobserva tory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

Graphic Created with SkySafariAstronomy.com Saturn as it appears in 2022.

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HELP WANTED

Dental Assistant/ Scrub Tech Panguitch Dental

Panguitch Dental is looking for a motivated Dental Assistant/scrub tech to join their team.

This position will be part-time/ full 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 com puter.

• Sterilization

Position Announcements

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Para-Professional for music at Bryce Valley Elementary Food Service Worker in Panguitch Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Para-Professionals at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers

SALARY: Please see 2022-2023 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 de scription for additional requirements.

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

Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Robin Gibbs (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-7322) BVES Principal Pete Peterson (435-679-8619) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES/EHS Principal Peter Baksis (435-826-4205) PES Principal Lisa Breinholt (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.

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

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 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

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