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Thursday, October 6, 2011 • Issue # 909

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VEGETATION ENHANCEMENT TO CONTINUE SOUTH OF PANGUITCH

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Color Country District will implement approximately 2,000 acres of vegetation enhancement to public land about three miles south of Panguitch, Utah and west of Highway 89 in Garfield County starting after October, 11.

Projects like this are designed to improve watershed conditions, enhance crucial mule deer winter range, elk, pronghorn and sage grouse habitat in addition to reducing hazardous fuels for enhanced community wildfire protection. Dense vegetation will be removed using “bullhogs” also know as mechanical chipper shredders. It will be removed in an environmentally friendly manner, creating a mosaic pattern, leaving islands of treated and untreated vegetation.

This site will be aerial seeded and thinned mechanically to remove encroaching pinyon and juniper trees. The project is scheduled to be completed by April 01, 2012. A specific seed mix designed to promote favorable cool season grasses, forbs, and shrubs will be used. The treatment will be located adjacent to a previous treatment completed in 2011.

Mechanical thinning of pinyon and juniper trees is one of many treatment options used by land management agencies to restore important sage brush habitats and provide ecological benefits to various locations throughout southern Utah.

This is a cooperative project between the BLM and Utah Partners for Conservation and Development (UPCD), a statewide consortium of local sportsmen groups, landowners, and other state and federal partners.

For additional information and/or to add your email address to our local information contact list, please contact Paul Briggs at (435) 865-3002 or Nick Howell at (435) 865-3026.

WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING CHANGE

Wayne School District Board of Education will be changing the board meeting to Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at 8:30 P.M.

PANGUITCH WEATHER

The Escalante Farmers Market just wrapped up its fourth season, and what an amazing, bountiful season it was! The farmers market committee would like to thank the growers, artisans and vendors who participated this year! Your talents and produce delighted and nourished us! A huge THANK YOU is also extended to all those who attended and supported the market each week.

Special thanks to Escalante City and St. Sylvester’s Catholic Church and parishoners for hosting us on their lovely grounds. If you missed us this season, come and see what’s growing next summer.

Looking forward to season five in 2012!

PUSH UP’S IN THE PARK

A Fundraiser for The Torrey Town Park - Adus Dorsey On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Wayne Athletics Inc., under the direction of Rick and Ellen McCartney, staff, parents, and many community volunteers, brought together the Broncs, Wayne County’s own football team, to the Torrey Town Park for a fundraiser. shape and as disciplined as and others.

Team members had the team is.

Torrey Town is very appreviously scoured the After what seemed like an preciative of the continued county in search of “push- hour of grunts and groans, community support proup pledges” for the com- mostly from the crowd, the vided by Wayne Athletics, munity cause. A portion of Broncs rose from the park Inc. and the Broncs football the funds, collected from lawn with high-fives for team. supportive families and each other in a proud show Go Broncs!!! friends, will provide con- of team support and accomtinued enhancements to the plishment.

Torrey Town Park for all to When all the individual enjoy. push-ups were calculated, a Come in and see The Broncs football much-deserved dinner was Lynn Griffin’s team performed in excess dished up to over 80 particilatest work, of 8,000 push-ups (!) under pants and supporters in the including The two the watchful eyes of their Torrey Town park pavilion.

Hole-in-the-Rock coaches, parents, and some The dinner volunteers inpaintings, out-of-shape adult onlook- cluded Janet Hansen, Col“Undaunted” and ers, who could only wish leen Duddleston, Vanetta “The Last Wagon”. they were in as good of Brinkerhoff, Paula Pace

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HANKSVILLE POST OFFICE TARGETED FOR CLOSING

Susan Wells, Hanksville The United States Postal Service is one of the few government agencies authorized by the U.S. Constitution. Further, Section 101(b) of Title 39 of the U.S. code reads as follows: “The Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal service to rural areas and small towns where post offices are not selfsustaining. No small post office shall be closed solely for operation at a deficit, it being the specific intent of the Congress that effective postal service be insured to residents of both urban and rural communities.”

Currently, there is a bill before Congress - HR 2309, the Issa-Ross postal package, which takes aim at postal services that help sustain and invigorate outlying communities, tying these communities to the rest of th nation and the world. This bill, among other things, seeks to eliminate the requirement that the USPS provide “a maximum degree” of postal services to rural areas, and would strike from the statue the current prohibition against closing a post office because its expenses exceed it revenues.

Even though small and rural post offices account for only 0.7% of USPS operating costs, every one of them could end up being closed with communities having no meaningful input into the decision.

Hanksville’s post office has been targeted for possible closing. I fee that this would be a terrible blow to our community our citizens and our small businesses.

Jason Chaffetz, Utah’s Representative for District 3 is on the Committee for house Oversight and Government Reform and is a sponsor of this bill. I urge everyone to call the Capital Switch board and (202-224-3121), ask for his office and tell them that you are not in favor of this bill! Here in rural Southenr Utah, yours could be the next post office to be considered for closing. The alternatives to postal delivery as we know it are simply not acceptable.

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

George Burns

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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS The baseball season ends on this Saturday. The Bob Cats took out Escalante with a score of 23 to 3. It was their last league game.

Now it’s off to State, on last Tuesday Oct. 4th the team played Tinitic at Spanish Fork and hopefully will be playing in the semi-finals at UVU on Friday and again on Saturday in the finals.

The Boys in blue are a very solid team, but in these finals, pitching is the King and the pitcher can only pitch 14 innings in a week, good luck Bob Cats you’re the best. Bryce Valley won the last spot in Spanish Fork and will also play on Tuesday.

The Lady Cats volleyball team only had one game and it was on Friday against Wayne.

As usually Coach Heidi had her team ready and they gave the Ladies a good match, with a lot of long rallies, it was a fun match.

The Lady Cats took out the Badgers in three. The girls

BY MACK OETTING travel up to South Sevier on Wednesday the 5th and one of the new teams in our Region comes to town, Diamond Ranch and the Varsity plays early at 5:45, the girls have been drawing big crowd and the team support is greatly appreciated.

Because the team is made up of a lot of freshmen and sophomores they just keep getting better. The heart and soul of the team are the two seniors Carly Holman and Natashia Barney. Both of these girls are the setters and are doing an outstanding job of setting the ball back from the net, the Cats haven’t any tall girls and this allows them to really hit the ball hard. Each game is important, as there isn’t any region play offs this year.

The traveling cross country team went out to Escalante for this weeks run.

The runners are doing really well and each week they keep getting better, with both set of twins scoring

well, the Norris twins came in 2nd and 4th and the Anderson also did well with a second and seventh place finish with the 7th and 8th graders. Again Whitney Orton easily crossed the finish lines before another girl entered the stadium and Breanne Birch has won a medal in each of the races she has entered, her parents will have to add on to her room for all of her trophies and she is only in the seventh grade. Again this week the Boys and Girls again placed second, the Mustang boys again took first, for the fifth time and the Wayne Badgers girls took first their forth win in 5 tries. The team travels out to Milford for their last meet and its on to the league finals at Valley on Oct 11 at 4:00 and then State the following week at Sugarhouse on October 19th. Danny and Gen have made this a fun year for the runners and I think with these eight graders coming up, are going to be really good.

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Admission is free.

Bring whatever instruments you would like to play and something to sit on.

Storytellers, vocalists, or observers welcome.

Tuesday, October 11th at 6:00 pm at the Old Cheese Factory on hwy 24

WHS VOLLEYBALL HOSTS PINK MATCH

Daniel Evans has been chosen as the WAI’s Athlete of the week.

Daniel is a member of the Broncs football team, he has worked hard this week and is emerging as a leader.

Athlete of the week is sponsored by Slacker’s Burger Joint.

Wayne High School Volleyball will be hosting a Pink Volleyball Match vs Piute on October 12, 2011. This match will be in honor of not just Breast Cancer but all cancer victims/survivors. All victims and survivors will be honored at the match and will be admitted into the match free of charge.

Also if you have been a victim/survivor or have had a family member who has had cancer please notify Coach Heidi Woolsey so that you may be honored at this volleyball match.

If you could please notify me before October 10th this will help in making sure we are able to honor you or your family member. The match times are 4:30, 5:45, and 7:00 pm. If you have any questions please contact Heidi Woolsey at 425-3411 or email at heidi.woolsey@wayne.k12. ut.us

TIME TOGETHER 2004 (c) The National Healthy Marriage Institute LLC

Can you remember how much time you spent nurturing your relationship when you were first dating? Everything else took a backseat to spending time with your future spouse. No wonder your relationship grew so quickly.

Over time you started spending less and less time nurturing your relationship.

This often occurs out of necessity since the neglected areas of your life demand your attention.

By now you have probably realized relationships are like plants. You can only neglect them for so long before they begin to die. The longer you neglect plants and relationships, the more time and effort it takes to revive them.

The best approach to nurturing plants and relationships is to give them what they need to stay healthy.

The following steps will help you take time to nurture your marriage.

First, place nurturing your marriage at the top of your priority list.

Next, find time to nurture your marital relationship.

Write down what you do each day and go through the list asking yourself, “Can I sacrifice some or all of this activity and use that time to strengthen my marital relationship?”

You will be surprised at how much time you “find”.

Ask yourself if you can change any of the activities on the list so it nurtures your relationship at the same time you are doing the task.

Look for activities you both do each day. Coordinate your schedules so you can do them together. For example you both have to eat and shower. Why not use this time to nurture your relationship?

Housework also provides you with an opportunity to spend time together. Doing housework together will

only nurture your relationship if you have an attitude of relationship efficiency instead of housework efficiency. For instance, if your goal is to wash the dishes as quickly and efficiently as possible, then you might do more damage to your relationship by washing them together.

Don’t rush to finish the housework you do together.

Instead, take time to enjoy working side by side nurturing your marriage.

Most importantly, set aside time to go on a weekly date. Choose a time of the week to be your regular date time. Do not let anything keep you from going on a date each week.

Finding time and energy in your busy life to nurture your marriage is not easy.

However, by spending more time nurturing your marriage you will experience more of the joy and happiness that comes from a healthy marriage.

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Every1Counts

By Cynthia Kimball When someone makes a verbal “dig” at you, it doesn’t feel too good. Take for example, someone saying, “Your dad DOESN’T have a job?” or “You live in WHAT part of town?” or “You buy your clothes at a THRIFT store?” or “You had a baby when you were HOW old and NOT married?” or “That is the BEST you can do?” or even, “You USE food stamps?” Point blank, digs are negative and they can hurt. And they are usually made by what are known in the “Dealing with Difficult People” world as snipers. Just like a military sniper might take shots at an enemy, so, too, do verbal snipers. The worst part is that many snipers, enemy or not, know what they are doing, but they chalk up their behavior by saying things like, “Oh, you can’t take a joke,” or “You’re just too sensitive (or insecure),” or “Geez, I didn’t mean anything by it,” or by playing dumb and saying, “What are you talking about?”

I recently was around a sniper and that sniper took a pot shot at me (in fact, more than one pot shot and yes, I’ll spare you her comments). But, I actually called this sniper on the carpet.

“Did you mean it that way?” I asked.

“What?” asked the snip-

Snipers Aren’t Nice; So Don’t Be One

er looking dumbfounded.

“You know, what you just said. It was hurtful.”

“You also rolled your eyes when you said that.”

“Oh my gosh,” said the sniper. “I’m so sorry.”

Now this kind of response is not sniper-like. Yet, this response also told me that my sniper friend was aware of what she was doing.

This is one way to stop a sniper. Yup, you call them on the carpet. Chances are they won’t “snipe” with you anymore because they now know that you’ll call them out. Another solution is to just not hang around a sniper. Avoid them at all costs.

But if you are a sniper, know that these reasons don’t justify your actions: “We’ve always been like this in our family,” or “Its fun,” or “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” and my favorite, “It’s who I am.”

Last I checked we are here to help people. To build them up. To take others to

new heights. To serve. To be a light and provide hope.

This is what life’s all about.

Not destroying souls by tearing them down through needless and hurtful comments.

So next time you run into a sniper, call them on it, don’t hang with and avoid them.

And if you’re a sniper, change that behavior that you supposedly inherited and start finding good in people. And who knows, once rehabilitated you just might be the one calling snipers on the carpet. I guess this is one way to pay it forward.

Cynthia Kimball is a professional speaker and trainer through her company Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She also writes a column for the Deseret News which appears regularly appears on deseretnews. com. E-mail: kimball@every1counts.net.

THANK YOU!

To whom it may concern: We would like to thank all those who reported sightings of elk to us, and those who helped.

Thanks again.

Kathy and Steve Dalton

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

AGE IS A FUNNY THING Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions. How old are you?.... “I’m four and a half” .... You’re never 36 and a half .... you’re four and a half going on five!

That’s the key. You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to the next number. How old are you? “I’m gonna be 16.”

You could be 12, but you’re gonna be 16.

And then the greatest day of your life happens .... you

become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony .... you BECOME 21 ... YES!!!

But then you turn 30 .... ooohhh what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk .... He TURNED, we had to throw him out.

There’s no fun now.

What’s wrong?? What changed?? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you’re PUSHING 40 ..... stay over there, it’s all slipping away ........

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, you’re PUSHING 40, you REACH 50 ..... and your dreams are gone.

Then you MAKE IT to 60 ..... you didn’t think you’d make it!!!!

So you BECOME 21, you TURN 30, you’re PUSHING 40, you REACH 50, you MAKE IT to 60 ...... then you build up so much speed you HIT 70!

After that, it’s a day by day thing. After that, you HIT Wednesday .... You get into your 80’s, you HIT lunch.

My grandmother won’t even buy green bananas .... it’s an investment you know, and maybe a bad one.

And it doesn’t end there .... into the 90’s you start going backwards .... I was JUST 92 ...

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again .... “I’m 100 and a half!!!!”

Last week I discussed the pool, so I thought I would discuss the topic usually following the pool discussion and that is the Escalante Well project. In June of 2007 a feasibility report was presented to the Board of Water Resources.

I will refer to this report for the majority of the information in the article. I am writing this article as point of information to the public. I am not trying to take sides on the issue one way or the other; I just want to give factual information on the Escalante well project.

In 2007 Garfield County School District was paying $13,000-$18,600 per year for culinary water to irrigate about 11 acres of lawn for sports fields and playground planted in 2004 at the elementary and high school in the town of Escalante. At the time, the town of Escalante was proposing doubling the overage rates and restricting the ability to water after July 1st.

In an attempt to remedy the situation, Garfield County School District used 50 acre feet of Flaming George water rights to drill and equip a 1,000 foot deep 10 inch well. The District went through the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Right to change the location of 50 acre feet of surface water to be diverted to the well rights to irrigate 12.5 acres of ground from April

1 to October 31. Some people have told me, if the water rights were not filed on we would lose these rights, I do not know if this is a true statement or not I have not found any documentation to support or deny this claim.

To cover the financial cost of the well, 15% was covered by sponsors equating to approximately $81,000. Patrons from the Escalante Community donated thousands of dollars in equipment and labor for project. It should be noted the sponsors were denied funding by the Permanent Community Impact Board for this project due to statutory restrictions on funding school districts with mineral lease funds. The Board of Water Resources granted the Garfield School District a bond totaling $459,000 to be repaid in 23 years at 3.0% interest with payments of about $28,000 per year. The total cost of the well was approximately $540,000. Many people discuss the well costs to be in excess of this number but the fact is we do have note from the Division of Water Resources for $450,000 to be paid back at 3% interest for 23 years. The cost of the well was planned to be paid back with “recreational levy” (tourism tax) in the amount of $16,222 with rest of the money coming out of the reserve funds. The note will be paid off September 1, 2031.

The common thread with the pool and the well is they were both going to be paid for out of recreational tax monies. Last year Garfield County School District received approximately $118,000 from the recreational tax levy. Last year the majority of the money was spent to pay approximately $80,000 in coaching stipends in the district.

Additional costs for the well include utility bills.

When the well is pumping water the costs range from $568.00 to $1,074 per month. When the well sits unused we pay a power demand charge of approximately $77.00 per month.

We also pay $600.00 per year to the School Land Trust Fund to lease the property for the well.

So, you probably have more information on the well in Escalante than you would have liked but at least you know the facts associated with the project.

Some people tell me to turn the well off in Escalante but that doesn’t solve the payment of the note. I know many people have put countless hours into the project, I do not want to demean their efforts in any way, I just want the common tax paying person to know where the funds are committed to be spent for the next several years.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.- Winston Churchill Superintendent Ben Dalton

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FYI PANGUITCH By: Mack Oetting ~ E-mail: mackoetting @gmail.com Do you think that Mother Nature knows when it’s the first day of fall or what?

The trees are really changing, Frank Houston and his wife Jeri Lou went up on the mountain by the lake and said its an outstanding fall leaf time and don’t wait too long because one big wind and it is gone. Frank had his knee operated on Friday and plans on being back to work on Tuesday, is he as tough of a guy that I know. Pat and I checked out the colors down in Arizona, by going to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

There is five miles of rummage done to the forest by fire, it is really ugly. Then there was the Kiabab, in its finest and the colors were magnificent. I forget what great trees there are down there and it goes on for miles, just beautiful. I love the North Rim, because of the serine feeling you get there. Not many people this time of the year and we walked out on Bright Angel Point, only about 10 people on the whole walk, the drop offs and the views are really something. If are going down to the North Rim do it soon, the Park closes on October 15th and they close it at the ticket office about 10 miles from the Lodge.

Tammy Barton says the County has gotten a new Ambulance.

Panguitch does all the transporting to SLC, St George and Cedar and puts about 90,000 miles on the vehicles in two to three years. So the new ambulance always goes to Panguitch, the current ambulance, if got it right, is going out to Rubies and that one will go to Bryce

Valley, which in turn will be the reserve ambulance in Panguitch. The current reserve is about 12 years old and on its last leg. Because of Tammy, Garfield County has the best equipment in the State, as well as the best EMTs. If you are going to be sick or injured, do it in Garfield County.

Bryce Canyon City is building a new fire station north of the town, it is really needed.

Right now they park their ambulance in the shop with zero room.

The Cemetery committee is investigating the possibility of water and grass out at the Spry cemetery.

This means that the “Adopt A Plot” idea is on hold or eliminated. I will keep you informed.

PHS Year book ads are still available, contact Ms. Caine at the high school (676-1347) and she will have the advertisement staff contact you.

Ardeth Davis recently returned from a 3 week vacation on a Mediterranean Cruise. Her whole family went with her, thirteen in all. The ship was the Star Princess and they stopped at the following ports in Italy, Rome, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Florence, Pisa, Naples, Capri, Sorrento and Venice. One day at sea to go to Greece Ports, Athens, Olympia, Kalaheo, Corfue, and Split Croatia. After 14 days they sailed back to Venice and took two extra days to see Monaco and Melano and two more days in Rome before boarding the ship. She visited Rome and Florence in those two days. In Venice Ardeth’s son in law, while they were

on the square, put corn in each of her hands and on her head, so the pigeons could eat and do their thing on her hair. She felt like they were back in four hundred BC all the way up to the 18th century and it was unbelievable. The highlights of her trip were the Coliseum, Sistine Chappell, Trivia Fountain, St. Peters, Church of Bones, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa all in Italy.

On the Island of Split, it was the first place where people lived after the flood and there was a castle built there in 400 BC. The draw bridges were still there, and she would like to go back there and take a complete tour of the Island. The family did a lot of the traveling on their own and recommends that anyone going there do the same thing.

What a wonderful trip it was.

Mark your calendar for these up and coming events.

The Great Shoot out at the fire station, where last year around 600 people received flu shots.

Veterans day program and dinner will be held at the Senior Center on 11-11-11. The Craft Fair ( 2nd Saturday in November), Thanksgiving Dinner will be served again at the Senior Citizens Center and is designed for small families that do not have family here, however all are welcome. Christmas in the Country (1st Saturday in December) will have Santa just waiting for your lists, so check them twice.

Oh what a great area we live in. Mack O.

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Tues, Oct 11 homemade chicken noodle soup w/vegetables green salad peaches cake

Wed, Oct 12 shepherd pie w/beans & corn pickled beets fruit salad rice pudding

Thurs, Oct 13 French dip sandwich potato wedges coleslaw pears brownies

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

HERITAGE STARFEST SUCCESS

The Second Annual Heritage Starfest was a wonderful way for families to learn about the heritage of dark skies, the science of astronomy, and the beauty of the universe. The festival included family activities, a 5K dark sky fun walk/run/bike event, night sky viewing through telescopes, an award-winning documentary film, dark skies programs, campfire storytelling, vendors, and much more.

Activities included a solar system game played with balls and paper plates.

The active game got everyone moving while learning about astronomy. Linton Rohr shared his amazing meteorite collection with participants. The new 4-H iPad and Starwalk App was an exciting tool for identifying the constellations.

Kate Magargal and Steve Taylor were featured speakers. Kate discussed

the dark skies of the Colorado Plateau. Steve talked about local place names and the role of stars in geographic location.

Each evening, telescopes were set up in the parking lot of the Wayne County Community Center. The afternoon began with overcast skies, but ended up with clear view-

ing by dark. Visitors of all ages were able to view Jupiter and four of its planets, the Andromeda galaxy, and much more. Thanks to the many volunteers and participants who made this event a great success!

BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWS

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com Short news day today.

I think everyone forgot to turn in their news. So here is what I have for you.

Congratulations to Vaughn and Mae Twitchell on the event of their 68th Wedding Anniversary.

They were maried in 1943 in the St. George Temple.

They have had a great time together over the years.

Their kids are Lori and Karl Munford of Hatch City, Arjean and Stewart Ivie of Cannonville, Craig Twitchell and Chris Twitchell of Bountiful, Ron and Leah Twitchell of Salt Lake, Doug and Tammy Twitchell of Cedar City and Ross who died as an infant. They have many grandchildren and great-grandchildren but the count will come later. We are excited for you Vaughn and Mae and congratulated you on a long and happy marriage.

More congratulations to Nate and Jentre’ Leishman on the birth of their third child, Solae Leishman who weighed almost 7 lbs. She has the distinction of being born on Great-Grandpa Carl Syrett’s birthday, Siblings Jaxton a brother, and Tinley a sister are very excited to have a new little darling baby at home. Grandparents are Rod and Kathern Syrett of Bryce Canyon City and Bruce and Carolyn Leishman of Logan, Utah.

The little girl was born in the new IHC Hospital in Cottonwood, a part of Salt Lake City.

Conference weekend was beautiful. No rain here. It was a nice weekend to enjoy the cool weather and smell the fresh air.

PLEASE call or email your news to me. You see what happens when you don’t. Let’s hear from you.

Thanks VS

CROSS COUNTRY Nathan Platt - Coach The Cross Country meet was held in Escalante this week. We were missing a number of our usual top finishers due to conflicts, but the other runners on the team stepped up. The Bryce Valley Varsity boys again took first place. It is a credit to their team spirit and dedication. Our top five finishers were: Adam Platt - 1st, John Cloud - 6th, Joshua Rose - 7th, Chandlyr Tebbs - 8th, and Tanner Barton - 11th. Eight of our runners finished in the top 20. For the Varsity girls Lizzy Platt took 5th, Alexis Tebbs - 15th, and Ashlee Chynoweth 16th.

The JV Boys and Girls who medaled were: Gerald Nez - 1st, Landyn Brinkerhoff - 5th, Daxtyn Tebbs - 9th, Danica Rose - 4th, Saman-

tha Chynoweth - 5th, and Danielle Brinkerhoff - 8th.

Great job to all!!

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCH MENU: Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a meal - 679-8666.

Suggested donation is $2.50 for those 60 and over, $6.00 for those under 60.

THURS. 6th: Bread Cod, Cole Slaw, Fried Potatoes, Corn Bread, Apricots, Pudding.

TUES. 11th: Hamburger Goulash w/pasta & tomatoes, Squash, Mandarin Oranges, Cake.

WED. 12th: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Roll, Peaches, Apple Crisp.

THURS. 13th: Roast Beef, Green Beans, Carrot Salad, Rolls, Fruit.

All meals include juice or milk.

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OBITUARIES Frank A. Brinkerhoff 1920 - 2011

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Bicknell, Utah - Frank Allen Brinkerhoff, age 91, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, in Loa, of natural causes. He was born June 23, 1920 in Bicknell, Utah a son fo Willard Duain and Mary Allen Brinkerhoff.

Frank was raised in Bicknell and spent most of his life on the mountains herding sheep with his father and brothers. When he got older he had his own herd of sheep.

He graduated from Wayne High School and spent a short time at BYU. He was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the New England States Mission. Shortly after he returned from New England, he served his county in World War II in the 34th Infantry Division of the US Army.

On May 7, 1954, Frank married Maurine Morley in Axtell, Utah. They started their life together in Wayne County and then moved to Salt Lake City and raised their family of six in the Sugarhouse area. They were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 12, 1962. Frank served in many callings in the church.

Frank worked for Kennecott Copper Corporation as a Machinist for many years and when he retired, he and Maurine moved back to Bicknell, where they have been for the past 35 years.

HE loved the outdoors. Hunting and fishing were among his favorite activities. With his sweet wife, Maurine, they would fish every chance they got. Their retirement years were spent traveling. Frank loved to garden and had a beautiful one every year until he was 90. Frank is survived by his wife, Maurine of Bicknell; children: Janice and Joe Crookston of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jean and Jerry Oswald of West Jordan; Jill and Ron Corbitt of Sandy; Margo and Mike Benard of Salt Lake City; Marlene and Larry Myers of Loa; Garth Brinkerhoff; 11 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; two brothers: John and Blanche Brinkerhoff of Bicknell; Joe and Josephine Brinkerhoff of West Valley City; a sister-in-law: Hilma Brinkerhoff of Provo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Stanley Brinkerhoff.

The family would like to thank The Veterans Administration and Dr. Nord, Gunnison Valley Hospice and Serenity Springs Assisted Living for all of their kindness and care.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel, in Bicknell, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Burial with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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EHS UPDATE

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It’s always a big change to leave elementary school, but especially when the change is not to middle school but to a 7-12 high school. Our 7th graders from Escalante this year are Braxton Barney, Cayse Barnson, Bobby Bolyard, Josie Dutton, Mike Dutton, Britney Ganz, Kai Griffin, Shantel Gurr, KrysTelle Noyes, Fabi Plancarte, Dakota Stowe, Tyler Talbot, and Jaden Young. From over Boulder way we welcome Larkin Brodie, Keyera Churilla, Lars Gardner, Rachel Gardner, and Xavey Udy. Our newest 7th grader, Danyle Leavitt, come to us from Cedar City last week.

Academic Achievers for September 9 are 7th grader KrysTelle Noyes and 10th grader German Velazquez in social studies; for September 16 are 8th grader Alexxia Johnson and 10th grader Jesse Barney in math; for September 23 are 12th graders Emily Singletary and Alex Christensen for English.

Parents, midterm grades were printed this first term; but to save postage and time from now on, please look at your student’s grades online at http://www.ehs.garfield. k12.ut.us/. Grades, citizenship, lunch, attendance, etc. is under SIS, Student Information System. Call the school (826-4205) if you don’t know your ID and password. If you want to use school computers and Internet, we can always find a spare computer where you can look in privacy.

If you need a printed report, call the school for that, too.

You don’t need to wait for midterm! Parents and students should look at grades and scores on individual assignments at least once a week. Dates and times of extra-curricular activities and the whole school schedule is also on the EHS website.

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Weston Bruce Johnson son of Bruce and Noreen Johnson on Saturday, October 8, 2011 An open house barbecue will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at the Torrey Park, 114 East 100 North Torrey, Utah

In case of inclement weather, the open house will be held at The Wayne Community Center 475 S. 300 E, Bicknell, UT

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WAYNE COUNTY DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT

LET’S FIGHT TOGETHER TO HELP KNOCK-OUT CANCER. The mobile digital mammography unit will be at the Wayne County Courthouse on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Please call the Public Health Department at 8361317 to schedule an appointment.

son of Bruce and Noreen Johnson were married on September 17, 2011 Thanks to all who made the day special.

ADVERTISE IN THE INSIDER Call 676-2621 or 836-2622

WAYNE COUNTY SENIOR CORNER Volunteers Needed

We need representatives on the Senior Citizens Board for Fremont, Lyman, and Bicknell. Call Ginny (425-2089) if interested.

Monthly Senior Dinner The monthly dinner is held the second Monday of each month. The next dinner will be on Oct. 10th at 1:00 pm at the Senior Center (Community Center) in Bicknell. The menu will be: A variety of soups, rolls, vegetable tray, and pie. A donation is suggested for each monthly dinner to help defray the cost of the meal ($5 for seniors under 60, $3 for seniors 60 and up). If you need a ride, call the Bakers at 425-3178.

Senior Citizen Board Meetings The public is invited to join us at our Board Meeting, which is usually held just before each monthly luncheon. Check with Ginny (425-2089) or Janet (8363070) for the next scheduled meeting. Come help us decide on our menus, or call us with ideas.

Medicare A representative will be at the luncheon on October 10th to talk about changes in Medicare. You will especially want to be there if you have Humana as a supplement.

What Would Entice you?

What activities would encourage you to attend the Senior Center more often, and also the luncheons? The center is open Mon. through Thurs. 9:00 am until 11:00 am. We would love to see more seniors there. If you have ideas, let us know at the next luncheon, or call Ginny (425-2089) or Janet (836-3070).

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ESCALANTE NEWS Jackie and Larry Withers were in town again last week. They say they want to be home so they are going to start traveling back and forth between Escalante and Glendale, Arizona every two weeks so Jackie can get her treatments. She is getting along a little better with the ones she is taking now so that’s good news.

They asked that I would express their gratitude to all of you who planned, and worked on, the project and did such a great job cleaning up their yards on 9-11.

Larry said, “When we got home we parked the car on the street and I walked up the driveway. To see the beautiful flag, sewn by John Parkin, along with all the others waving in the breeze, then the beautifully cleaned yards it made this old man cry. I have never been able to keep the yards looking that good myself.”

Jackie too was tearful and they said, “We probably don’t even know half those people, but we want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts.” So thanks to all of you. You know who you are. This was a great thing you did.

Joe Brotherson, grandson of the Withers’ is now a full fledged airman. He graduated from the academy at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas and is now stationed at Sheppard Airforce Base in Wichita, Falls, Texas. They are really proud of him.

Mary Lynn Sidwell called to say that she is a great grandmother again.

Her granddaughter Tasha Sidwell and Cris Gowan, Panguitch are the parents of a new little baby boy,

Gaden J. born on September 23, 2011. Grandparents are D. J. and Krista Sidwell, Panguitch. Other grandparents are Terry Simper and Ken Leslie.

Joe Sidwell’s fiancée, Marty Parker, is living with Mary Lynn at the present and has a job working at the bank. Marty is a daughter of Effie Kay Spencer who was born and reared in Escalante but now lives in Vernal.

Mary Lynn’s daughter, Shauna and Pat Perkins live in Mont, North Dakota.

They recently had a visit from Jon and Jillyn Sorensen, Salina. Shauna and Jillyn have been lifelong friends.

It was good to see Arina Mortensen here last week for the Art Festival. She and Ron and their family live in Texas now. She came up alone to paint her picture and enter it in the art contest. She was a winner last year so wasn’t eligible this year, but I hear her picture sold for a good sum of money. We were so glad to see her but sad for her too because she would still like to be living here.

Kory Haws, son of Rick Haws and Randie Haws has been home from Iraq on a ten day leave. He is hoping he will be back in about a month and will then be stationed here in the states.

There were lots of people at church in both wards last week. Babies were being blessed and given a name, some came for that, others for the Arts Festival and others just to visit. It was a big weekend. Jean (Lewis) Griffin came from Provo and brought her sister and an aunt. In fact they probably brought her, because I think she said she had just

Marlene Haws 826-4859 or had eye surgery. Gary Griffin, her son, came to church with them and Jean was really excited that he is doing a lot of work in genealogy for their whole family.

The little baby daughter of Ryan and Tari Cottam received a name and a blessing, given by her father.

Her name is Marlee Treece.

That is always a special time and when you get, even part of, the LaMar and Cherie Feltner family there, not to mention the Cottams, Hawses, Shakespears and other family and friends it raises the attendance quite a lot.

On Saturday the offspring of Rolain Alvey shared a bunch of the same kinds of blessings in their family. Baptisms and blessings mostly for Tyler and Lisa Lyman’s grandchildren.

Kaitlyn Marrey Lyman, daughter of Jaimie Lyman was baptized and confirmed by her Uncle Donnie Porter.

Baby Payton Emma Hardison, daughter of Jonie and Eric Hardison, was blessed and given her name, also by her Uncle Donnie Porter. She was named for her great grandmother Emma Rolain Alvey. Berklee Lynn Lyman, daughter of Kaylee and Justin Lyman was blessed and, Rolain didn’t say for sure, but I’m guessing Uncle Donnie did the honors there too? Lilian LeFevre, another great grandmother came from Henrieville for the occasion.

Rolain turned another year older in September, Her daughter, Faye Lyman, took her for a ride to the reservoir and when they got there Rolain’s whole family was waiting to surprise her with a birthday party. Her

marleneh@color-country.net brother and sister-in-law, Freland and Phyllis Alvey were also there to help her celebrate. Or help her to recover from the surprise?

On the weekend Ed and Camille Shakespear had sons, Dustin and family from Kanab and Deven and family from Circleville. Dustin is the basketball coach at Kanab High School and Deven is a councelor at Piute High School.

Garrett and Megan Cottam and family, Cannonville, visited with Myron, Sannette and Natalie Cottam on Sunday.

Reggie and Shondelle Gillins and their four little boys were at the home of Brent and Patrice Cottam.

Wade and Shelley Barney are on cloud nine!

Their son Lynn and his wife Sara decided their little family needed to come back to Escalante to live.

The little boys were not used to being cooped up in the house all the time in St. George, so they are now back where they can enjoy the wide open spaces and their grandparents can enjoy them!

Dave and Raylene Whitefield, daughter Jessica and son Justin came from Las Vegas, Nevada to visit Arnold and Deon Alvey over the weekend.

Mark and Tina Griffin, St. George, visited with Gene and Thais Griffin and Mark’s two sons, Jesse and Cody, came a few days later to hike on the Fifty Mile Mountain.

Visiting at the home of Weldon and Marie Porter was their daughter, Brenda Brinkerhoff, Cedar City.

Ronald Mecham, his son Russell and Russell’s son, James, all of Las Vegas,

Nevada spent the weekend at the Mecham home. They did some work that needed to be done before winter, but they also managed to get quite a bit of fishing time in too! (Needed to be done before winter!)

The Art Festival seemed to be a great success. Lots of Artists, beautiful paintings, crafts of all kinds, food concessions, lectures, speakers, exhibits, farmers market, breakfasts, dinners, entertainers, etc. I don’t know where all the entertainers were from but I’ll tell you who they were.

David and Tamara Hauze; Billy B and Grace T.; Dave McGraw and Crow Wing, Flagstaff.

Local talent: Raymond Shurtz, Boulder; Quinn Griffin and family,

Escalante; The Quarrelling Society – Ladies of Boulder (They probably started out as The Choral Society of Boulder. Ask them why they changed the name!)

Megan Cottam and her Fiddlers-Fiddling Medley, Cannonville; Tari Cottam’s Making Moves Dance C o m p a n y - C h i l d r e n ’s Dance Medley, Escalante; Kenny Hall, Cannonville; The Mecham Sisters and Lynn and Brent Griffin, Escalante; Matt Graham, Boulder ballads. Other events on History, Hole in the Rock, Everett Ruess, etc. At the awards ceremony our own Natalie Cottam received the “Peoples Choice Award” for her painting. Way to go, Natalie!

PANGUITCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORTS

546 elementary schools throughout the state of Utah recently received from the Utah State Office of Education their School Performance Reports and School Report Cards for school year 2010-2011.

These reports are available for viewing on the website of the Utah State Office of Education.

Panguitch Elementary test results showed a ranking of 8th in Mathematics and 36th in Language Arts out of the 546 elementary schools. The overall test score for the elementary was 95% in Mathematics on the Federal AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) Report and 94% on the CRT (Criterion-Reference Test). Language Arts scores were 92% on the AYP and 91% on the CRT. Also, 5th grade students at the school scored a 97% proficiency rate on the DWA (Direct Writing Assessment).

Staff members at Panguitch Elementary School recently reviewed the Performance Report and School Report Card and found lots to smile about along with a sense of relief resulting from the excellent scores on the high stakes, year-end testing. As well as enjoying outcomes from the reports, each teacher examined scores to determine academic areas and skills for individual professional development plans to implement this current school year.

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LEGAL NOTICES For Sale

Old Fire Station • Panguitch, Utah PANGUITCH CITY Panguitch City is selling the old fire station located at 38 North Main Street in Panguitch, Utah. Conditions of the sale are as follows: 1. Minimum bid is $148,000.00. The City will accept $5,000.00 down payment and will allow 30 days from bid opening to finalize the sale and pay the City in full The $5,000.00 down payment is due within 24 hours of receiving the winning bid.

2. The building will be sold “as is.”

3. The City will furnish clear title and title insurance. Sales closing will be through Security Title of Panguitch, Utah. The building is in a Commercial zone (C2).

4. Bids must be turned into Panguitch City by November 7, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

5. Bids will be opened at a regular City Council Meeting on November 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

6. City Council can accept or reject any or all bids.

7. For a walk-through of the building, or if you have questions, contact Allen Henrie at 25 South 200 East, PO Box 75, Panguitch, Utah 84759 or call 435-676-8585.

8. The City Council has final say in case of a tie. However, generally speaking, the highest bid will win as long as all conditions can be met in a timely manner.

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on October 6, 2012 UPAXLPLP PUBLIC HEARING The Boulder Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, October 11, at 7 p.m., in the Boulder Firehouse (west end) to discuss a conditional use application for operating a sand/fill “borrow pit” on Gibbs Smith’s property off Highway 12 across from the UDOT shed. Send comments to Peg Smith, Planning clerk, at femmith@scinternet.net Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on October 6, 2012 UPAXLP

SERVING ALL OF WAYNE COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE 2012 CONSERVATION DISTRICT ELECTION A Conservation District (CD), is a governmental limited purpose local district. Its purpose is to improve and protect land and water resources for public benefit. A 5-member elected citizen board governs a CD. They serve 4-year terms of office. They give local direction and priority to federal, state and local government conservation programs.

Board decisions are made in meetings open to the public.

Elections are in progress to fill 2 Supervisor positions on each of the state’s 38 CD boards. Candidates were selected by a local nominating committee. Ballots are mailed to private agricultural land operators listed with the Utah Conservation Commission (UCC). Any registered Utah voter, or private agricultural land owner/manager not on the list, may vote by requesting a ballot. The UCC and the UT Dept. of Agriculture and Food direct and conduct these elections.

Ballot request forms are available from your CD chair, Co. USU Extension office, USDA Service Center, County Clerk; or writing UCC, Box 146500, SLC, Utah 841146500; calling 801-538-7120; fax 801-538-9436; email UDAF-SoilCons@utah.gov, or voters may register for this election to receive a ballot on the Internet at http://webapp. ag.utah.gov/CDElection/.

Completed ballot request forms must be at the UCC office by October 25, 2011.

Returned ballots must be postmarked by November 5, 2011, the close of the elections.

Candidates for the CD(s) in your area are: Fremont River Conservation District Wayne County Dean Chappell - Lyman Richard Fillmore - Fremont Aaron Jacobs - Bicknell Douglas Pace - Teasdale Canyonlands Conservation District - Garfield County Link Chynoweth - Escalante Lonnie Pollock - Tropic Daniel Rose - Henrieville Monte Twitchell - Cannonville Upper Sevier Conservation District - Garfield County Allen K. Henrie - Panguitch Jack Soper - Panguitch Michael L. Tebbs - Panguitch Robert P Veater - Panguitch Published in The Garfield County Insider on October 6, 2012 UPAXLP

FIVE STEPS FOR HANDLING YOUR INHERITANCE

Of all the money that may pass through your hands during your lifetime, none is more emotion-laden than an inheritance. After all, you got it because somebody died. If the inheritance was unexpected, or large compared to your lifestyle, before you spend it, evaluate your situation: 1. Figure out exactly what you have and what you’re owed. Typically, you don’t just receive a check from the administrator of the estate; you get bits and pieces of different investments.

Usually, you get a “steppedup basis,” meaning that the cost-basis of the assets are determined as of the date of death. So even if your father bought stock in IBM when

it was $5 a share, if it was worth $125 a share when he died (and after multiple stock splits), your cost basis is $125. If you sell the stock at $130 a share, your capital gain is only $5. You also won’t necessarily get all of the assets at the same time.

Getting bits and pieces of your inheritance at different times is confusing, and it makes figuring out what you have all the more difficult. But you must know how much your inheritance is, how it is invested and what the cost basis is to make good decisions.

2. Make a list of your shortterm and long-term goals.

Assign dollar amounts to each goal and then compare your inheritance with how much you’ll need to meet your goals. When you inherit money, it is very tempting to spend it on short-term goals such as

remodeling the kitchen or buying a new car. However, many of us are going to have difficulty meeting our long-term goals such as retirement and education for our children, and an inheritance may be the only way we can achieve them. Write down those long-term goals next to the short-term ones.

3. Decide how much you’re going to splurge. If you know that you can meet your long-term goals, you can set aside money for short term goals, like that new car. Set up a separate bank account for this money, and when it’s gone, that’s it -- no dipping into the rest of the inheritance.

4. Set aside three to six months’ worth of your regular expenses in an emergency fund. If you don’t already have an emergency fund, this is important.

Emergency fund money could be put in a short-term, fixed-income investment such as a money-market account.

5. Establish an investment strategy for your long-term goals. The rest of your in-

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Here we go round the merry go round.

On September 26, 2011 I went to the Wayne County Courthouse to retrieve the results of my Board Of Equalization papers. Ryan Torgeson explained the document to me & it appeared my mysterious, non-existent third garage had finally been removed. That was the good news. I asked Ryan if he had a copy of my new Standard Report as I wanted to see how it paired up with my now new Master Tax Record. Ryan told me to see Carolyn Moosman as those documents are prepared & stored in the County Assessors Office. I strolled down to Carolyn's office & asked for the Standard Report. Carolyn told me to go to Ryan's office for that document. I told Carolyn that would be wasted energy as Ryan had just dispatched me to her office for the document.

Carolyn then told me it would be five to ten days before she could produce this document.

I told Carolyn that was unacceptable. As of this date I still do not have that document. Is this because Carolyn doesn't possess the necessary skills to produce a Standard Report on her own? If so, let's find out who does this for her.

I am told that a person by the name of Valli D. Smouse of Moab, UT. licensed on September 3, 2001, was paid

by Wayne County as an independent appraiser to assist Carolyn with property assessments. Carolyn was appointed as Wayne County Assessor on July 1, 1989 due to the retirement of Nad Rassmussen. We dearly miss you Nad. Carolyn did not pass the required certification requirements to become a certified appraiser until April 11, 2001, TWELVE long years. What took you so long Carolyn? Thus Wayne County continued to pay Valli Smouse to do the job that Carolyn was not qualified to perform. Carolyn FINALLY passed her testing requirements on April 11, 2001. Valli Smouse continued to receive pay from Wayne County for many years. I have not been able to document exactly how long Valli had this arrangement with Wayne County. Perhaps Carolyn will enlighten us.

There should be a steadfast rule / law that would prevent any person from filing for, or being elected to any government office, unless they meet licensing standard & requirements for said position. Wayne County has authorized & spent

/ wasted many thousands of dollars by not having & enforcing such a law.

August of 2008, I twice appeared in front of the Wayne County Commissioners to discuss a couple of issues. The first issue had to do with my now infamous $48,650.00 detached garage. Ruthie & I have since, affectionately referred to this garage as the " TAJ MA - HAl. The second issue had to with Carolyn Moosman illegally awarding "primary residency" to unqualified Wayne County taxpayers.

Signed Statement Of Primary Residence.

Pursuant to Section 59-2-103 UCA I understand that, pursuant to Utah Code Section 59-2103 ( 2 ), any misrepresentation on this statement subjects the owner to severe penalties.

It goes to say " I am the owner of the following described property: Please print name, property address or condo unit number and mailing address.

Name -------------Tax account Property Address-------- Parcel serial # --------City -------- State -----------Zip ---------------And the property is my permanent residence either in the State Of Utah or any other State. Date of Occupancy -----Owners Signature ----------Date -------------Or As owner I am leasing the above described property on a year round basis to the tenant below, as of the - day of -------Attached is a copy of the lease Name of the Lessee -------Mailing Address ---------City ------------ State -- zip ---------Owners signature -----------Date ----------------Attach this signed statement to your appeal application Criteria for determining Primary Residence It was by pure accident, in 2008, that caused me to research Utah Law as it applied to primary residency requirements. I then decided to pull a master tax record on a property. This property had a new garage that was also built by our builder, soon after the completion of our garage. As I looked at this document I discovered this tax bill showed a mailing address of another Utah County. This property was receiving the "primary residency" discounted rate. I then pulled the master tax re-

cord for an older home that compared to mine so I could compare taxable values. Lo & behold, this master tax record was being mailed to another Utah County & this individual was receiving the primary residency discount. Knowing that this second individual purchased two more homes in Bicknell, I decided to pull the corresponding master tax records. All of these, Wayne County Tax bills showed a mailing address of a different Utah County. This becomes a violation of Utah law if an individual falsifies the document that is required for qualification to receive primary consideration. These individuals DID NOT ask for this consideration & most likely NEVER even noticed this. I only learned to look for this after my experience's with Carolyn Moosman. Carolyn illegally awarded this designation. I will never believe it was a mistake on Carolyn's part.

Utah law requires a County Assessor to have this form completely filled out & signed by a home owner prior to awarding this status. Carolyn, how many years is it going to take before you fully understand all of the legal requirements that pertain to your job?

I seriously doubt that, as of today, you are in full compliance with this law. I recently asked several Wayne County property owners if they have filled out & signed this form.

Everyone of them responded NO. They are not aware of this requirement. What's going on here Carolyn?

In August of 2008 I presented this & other information to the County Commissioners.

One Commissioner expressed immediate anger & disgust that this was happening. He accepted as fact & truth the information I presented. On the day of my second meeting with the Commissioners, I learned that the then acting County Attorney, Marvin Bagley would be attending a "closed" meeting with the three County Commissioners, Carolyn Moosman & perhaps Ryan Torgeson. I was told that the subject of this meeting had to do with Carolyn Moosman's numerous violations as it pertained to her fiduciary responsibilities. I believe that this meeting was required by law to be recorded. I bet it was not. If in fact it was, it begs to be listened to.

I was first at bat when the Commissioners meeting began. I immediately noticed a decidedly different atmosphere as I began speaking to the Commissioners. As I began presenting some documents & speaking to the Commissioners I was interrupted by a loud voice, from behind me, that said, " he rented that house". I asked Commissioner Jeffery if he knew who was speaking to me. He replied, " He is the County Attorney". I was somewhat taken back by the lack of decorum exercised

by Mr. Bagley. I am certain that the now Honorable Judge Bagley, would not tolerate such behavior in his courtroom. Behavior such as Mr. Bagley's leads to chaos, which makes it virtually impossible to conduct any type of meeting with expected desirable results to occur. Mr. Bagley was obviously trying to discourage my efforts to obtain justice.

I am still here & kicking Mr. Bagley, kind of like the "ever ready bunny rabbit".

The current Wayne County Attorney, Mr. Mark McCiff, was in attendance for my most recent appearance with the County Commissioners. Mr. McCiff was extremely polite, he did not interrupt those that spoke. When Mr McCiff did speak he was polite & did not speak in a condescending way to anyone.

I have to wonder, how much longer will Carolyn Moosman's continual failures of her fiduciary responsibilities & malfeasance, be considered as just honest errors by our Wayne County elected officials.

Frank Shearer

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The following is not intended to offend fans of tennis, basketball, football or baseball. It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in it’s proper perspective...

Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don’t even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV? The following truisms shed some light...

• Golf is an honourable game, with the overwhelming majority of players being honourable people who don’t need referees!

• Golfers don’t have some of their players in jail every week.

• Golfers don’t kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other people.

• Professional golfers are paid in direct proportion to how well they play.

• Golfers don’t get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when the travel between tournaments.

• Golfers don’t hold out for more money, or, demand new contracts because of another player’s deal.

• Professional golfers don’t demand the taxpayers pay for the courses on which they play.

• When golfers make mistake, nobody is there to cover for them or back them up.

• The PGA (professional Golfers Association) raises more money for charity in 1 year than the NFL does in 2!!!

• Even in the nosebleed section a ticket to the Super Bowl will cost you over $300 - or $1,000 from a sclaper!

• You can watch the best golfers in the world up close, at any tournament, including the majors, all day everyday for $25 or $30.

• Try that at one of the taxpayers funded baseball or football stadiums. If you bring a soft drink into a ballpark, they’ll give you two options: get rid of it or leave!

• In golf you cannot FAIL 70% of the time and make $9 million a season, like the best baseball htters (.300 batting average) do!

• Golf dosen’t change its rules to attract fans.

Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area each week.

• Golfers keep their clothes on while being interviewed.

• Golf dosen’t have Free agency. In their prime, Palmer, Norman, and other stars, would shake your hand and say they were happy to meet you.

In his prime, Jose Canseco wore t-shirts that read, ‘Leave Me Alone.’

• You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during a tournament.

• At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayersfunded sports stadiums and arenas) you won’t hear a steady stream of four letter words and nasty name calling while you’re hoping no one spills beer on you!

• Tiger hits a golf ball over twice as far as Barry Bonds ever hit a baseball!

• Golf courses don’t ruin the neighborhood.

• And Finally...

Here’s a little slice of golf history that you might enjoy: Why do courses have 18 holes not 20 or 10 or an even dozen???

• During a discussion among the club’s membership board (meeting) at St Andrews in 1858, a senior member pointed out that it takes exactly 10 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch per hole, the Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the Scotch ran out!

NOW, you know!

(Pass this on to an avid golfer.)

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

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

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR OCTOBER 2011 Dr. Robert Pearson Dr. Randy Delcore Dr. Eric Maxwell Dr. Brad Webb Dr. Robert Nakken Dr. Ronald Crouch Dr. Ben Adams Dr. Aaursh Manchanda

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Ear, Nose Throat .......................... 676-8842 Orthopedist.................................... 676-8842 Audiologist..................................... 676-8842 Podiatrist................................ 800-260-3668 Orthopedist.................................... 676-8842 Urologist........................................ 676-8842 Dermatology........................... 435-586-6440 Cardiology..................................... 676-8842

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

Please call clinic for available dates and times.

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

$1 DVD RENTALS $1.50 BluRay 24 hours/day 7 Days / week

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

Oct 11 - Orderville Oct 19 - Panguitch UCCP

FUTURE 2011 MAMMO DATES: October 20 - Escalante October 27 - Wayne Co. UCCP

November 9 - Panguitch UCCP Nov. 15 & 16 - Kanab

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

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

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

Receipts: 816; Last Week: 664. Last Year: 1,229.

Feeder Steers: mixed, wts under 700 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00-12.00 higher; over 700 lbs mixed but mostly steady. Feeder Heifers: mixed, wts under 400 lbs and over 750 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower; other wts 1.00-2.00 higher.

Holstein Steers: steady on similar offerings. Slaughter Cows: 4.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter Bulls: 4.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 154.00-165.50; 350-400 lbs 147.00-150.00; 400-450 lbs 138.00-151.50; 450-500 lbs 132.50-146.00; 500-550 lbs 132.00-145.00; 550-600 lbs 124.50-138.50; 600650 lbs 124.00-137.50; 650-700 lbs 125.00130.50; 700-750 lbs 121.50-126.50; 750-800 lbs 112.00-123.25; 800850 lbs 118.00-121.50; 850-900 lbs 106.50-115.75; 900-950 lbs 98.00-108.75; 950-1000 lbs 92.50-100.00.

Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs 65.00-86.00; 500-700 lbs 69.00-87.00; 700-900 lbs 76.00-90.00; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs 129.00-143.00; 250-300 lbs 126.00-133.00; 300-350 lbs 131.00135.00; 350-400 lbs 125.00-138.00; 400-450 lbs 129.00-139.00; 450-500 lbs 127.50-138.00; 500550 lbs 117.00-129.00; 550-600 lbs 114.50-125.00; 600-650 lbs 118.00-120.00; 650-700 lbs 113.00-126.00; 700-750 lbs 110.00-120.00; 750-800 lbs 112.50-113.50; 800-850 lbs 104.25110.00; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 55.00-90.50.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 50.5060.00; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 55.50-61.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 43.25-50.90.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 63.25-65.50; 1500-2170 lbs 70.25-77.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 57.5062.25; 1500-1645 lbs 60.25-66.00; Feeder Bulls: 710-890 lbs scarce.

TO THEATER, MUSIC, DANCE AND ALL SUPPORTERS OF THE ARTS

A New Panguitch Arts Council is being formed.

You are invited to attend a ‘Brainstorming Luncheon’ on Saturday, October 15, Noon at Foy’s Country Corner Cafe, 80 N. Main to share ideas on how to bring the arts to Panguitch.

Please RSVP to: Linda Rabin 676-2080 or 702429-1483 If you are interested and can not attend this lunch please contact Linda.

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1st/last & $100 deposit. Bicknell, HOUSE 4 BR, family room, living room. MOBILE HOME - 3 br 1-1/2 bath. All in Bicknell, Call 435-425-3723 APARTMENTS Two apartments for rent in Lyman. $325.00 per month, plus utilities. No smoking.

No pets. Cleaning deposit required. Call 836-2344 evenings HOUSE FOR RENT 2 Bedroom, 1 bath home for rent in Loa. Please call 435691-1169

LIVESTOCK BLACKFACE BUCK LAMBS Call Beverly Hagel at 425-3579.

HELP WANTED LUNCH WORKER Wayne School District is accepting applications for a lunch worker. This position is part-time with retirement only.

Applicants will be required to have a Food Safety Managers Certification or to acquire one

by November 1, 2011. Applications for this position can be picked up at the District Office and will be accepted until noon on September 23, 2011.

Applications can be mailed to the Wayne School District Office, P.O. Box 127, Bicknell, Utah 84715. Please contact the Wayne School District Office at 435-425-3813 for further information. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a non discriminatory basis. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

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Receptionist/Cashier in the Escalante Business office: Receives cash, checks, and other tender from customers in payment of bills and purchases. Posts amounts to customer accounts and issues receipts, if requested.

Searches records to verify accuracy of billings and payments. Receives and routes telephone calls. Greets and screens visitors. Provides information or refers visitors to appropriate parties. Will perform backup functions for Service Reps when needed. Balance cash drawer daily. Friendly, outgoing customer oriented attitude a must. Excellent benefits and competitive compensation. Please reply by 10/10/11.

Submit resumes to: South Central Communications PO Box 555, Escalante, UT 84726 Attn: HR or email HR@socen.com GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH Wayne School District is seeking to fill the position of Girls Basketball Coach for this the 2011-2012 school year.

This position will require adequate knowledge of basketball rules, skills, schedules, and safety procedures to properly prepare girls for high school league participation.

Applicants must posses the ability to work and interact well with student athletes, demonstrate professional and ethical character, and posses excellent communication skills. Applicant must commit to the appropriate amount of time and effort to facilitate effective practice and scheduled games.

He/she must be able to work cooperatively with high school faculty, staff, and administration. Applicant must exhibit a willingness to promote and encourage healthy, safe, and sportsmanlike conduct.

This position will start approximately Nov. 1, 2011 and finish approximately February 29, 2012.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a non-discriminatory basis. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Please send applications to: Wayne School District Wayne High School PO Box 127 PO Box 217 Bicknell, UT 84715

PART-TIME PARAPROFESSIONALS POSITION AVAILABLE: Garfield School District is hiring part-time Paraprofessionals district wide. These positions will be 19 hours weekly, no benefits.

SALARY: Beginning paraprofessional hourly rate according to 2011 - 2012 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule ($9.16 hourly).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a High School Diploma, two years college education preferred, or may complete the Para Pro Test. Must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Must work well with children.

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

For file to be complete there should be a completed application, resume`, 3 current letters of recommendation, and a transcript.

Please direct questions to Superintendent Ben Dalton, 435-676-8821, and application packets to: Garfield County School District, Annie Eldredge , P.O. Box 398 / 145 East Center St. / annie. eldredge@garfk12.org , Panguitch, Utah 84759, (435) 676-8821 Online application available www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Open until filled.

BRONCS LOSE TO MILFORD

Despite several outstanding Wayne individual performances, Milford beat the Wayne County Football Broncs on Saturday, October 1st by a score of 2816. Two of Milford’s touchdowns came as a result of Wayne County fumbles.

Wayne County scored first, scoring a touchdown early in the first quarter of the game. Ryan Lee ran the ball 55 yards to cap a 5-play, 62-yard touchdown drive.

Quarterback Brendan Robins scored the extra points to make the score 0-8.

Milford came back in the second quarter to tie the score and 8-8, and then converted a Bronc fumble for a touchdown seconds before the half ended, to take the lead. Milford was unable to convert the extra points, and the teams went into half-time with a 14-8 score.

In the second half, Milford came out strong, stopping Wayne’s offense and taking over the football on downs.

Milford scored again early in the half, but again failed to convert the extra points, making the score 20-8. Wayne’s offense put together an offensive drive early in the Fourth quarter, moving the ball 60 yards in 6 plays.

Running back Anthony D’Andrea had two impressive runs in the drive, one for 30 yards and one for 25 yards. Lee scored the touchdown on a 1-yard run, and Robins again scored 2 extra points to make the score 20-16. Milford’s final touchdown, and 2-extra point score, came late in the Fourth quarter and the game ended with a 28-16.

Wayne Broncs had outstanding performances from several players. On defense, Daniel Evans made 8 tackles, three behind the

line of scrimmage. Evans also blocked a punt and tipped a Milford pass.

Lee had 9 tackles, sacking the Milford quarterback 3 times, and combined with Evans on the blocked punt.

Ralph Gianette also had a great defensive game, making 7 tackles. D’Andrea and Justin Hunt each had 6 tackles. Kelton Cropper and Tavae Pei added 5 tackles each. On the offensive side, D’Andrea and Lee both rushed for more than 100 yards.

In the “mini-game,” the Wayne Broncs also lost to Milford by a score of 14-0.

Running back Kolby Taylor ran for 83 yards, including a 47-yard run that ended with a Milford defensive player stopping the touchdown by tackling Taylor on the 10-yard line. Time ran out in the game before Wayne could score. Taylor also played outstanding defense, making 6 tackles. Braydon Erickson also played a great defensive game, making 4 tackles, assisting on 2 other tackles, and causing a Milford fumble, which was recovered by Wayne’s Garrett Chappell. Barlow Pace also contributed with 3 tackles and 1 assist.

This Saturday, October 8th, Wayne County will host Fredonia in the first playoff game starting at 12 noon. Come out to the football field and support your Wayne County Football Broncs!

The Garfield County Insider

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8th ESCALANTE CANYONS ART FESTIVAL HUGE SUCCESS

The 8th annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival held in Escalante, Utah on September 23-24 was a resounding success on all fronts. More than 75 artists from near and as far away as Florida and Hawaii participated in the Plein Air Competition. Vendors selling art, photography, fabric goods, ceramics, and food were busy with customers both Friday and Saturday. And the entertainment ranged from locals acts – the Griffin Family, the Mecham Sisters, and Boulder’s Quarrelling Society Ladies – to Flagstaff musicians Dave McGraw and Crow Wing.

It was repeatedly noted by those in attendance that the festival “just gets better and better” and that the “quality of the art is always improving”.

Plein Air artists could begin painting for this year’s competition on September 18 and were also able to enjoy a one-day Paint-Out at the Slot Canyons Inn, just west of Escalante off HWY 12. For the Plein Air Competitions, prizes totally more than $8000 were awarded in two categories, Oil/Acrylic and Mixed Media.

This year’s Best of Show winners included David Nakabayashi from New Mexico for his oil painting titled, “Landscape #328, Calf Creek Cliffs” and Arlene Braithwaite of Cedar City for her pastel titled, “First Light River Bend” painted by Henrieville Creek just off HWY 12. The winner of the Paint-Out Competition was Royden Card, of Virgin, Utah. During the festival, attendees are asked to vote for their favorite work to determine the winner of the People’s Choice Award.

Natalie Cottam was the proud winner of this award

for 2011. Additionally, all participating artists vote for their favorite piece and Brad Holt of Cedar City was honored with the Artist’s Choice Award.

Each year the festival provides scholarship money to help fund Southern Utah University art stu-

dents travelling to participate in the festival. Additionally, the Dixie National Forest Service - Red Canyon Visitor Center offers the space for a two-month solo Student Exhibit to honor the Student Award winner.

This year’s student award winner was Eva Chau, who

to Future Astronauts”, and she wowed the crowd with comparative images of Mars and Titan to our very own Utah canyonlands.

The similarities were truly amazing.

On Saturday morning of the festival, the Everett Ruess Chautauqua fea-

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will prepare a show featuring landscape paintings done in the vicinity of Red Canyon between now and next fall, when her show will be on display to the public.

This year’s Speaker Series, funded by the Utah Humanities Council, drew consistently solid crowds and included the following speakers and topics: * Joel C. Janetski (Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Brigham Young University) “Archaeology and the Early Human History of Utah” * Jerry Roundy, Ph. D. (Ph.D., Western American History, Brigham Young University) “The Incredible Journey: The Hole-in-theRock Route to the San Juan 1879-1880” * Ken Sanders (Owner, Ken Sanders Rare Books) “Books and Authors Met On and Off the Trail” * Dr. James R. Swenson (Assistant Professor, Brigham Yo u n g University) “Photographing a Staircase: A History of Imaging Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument” A keynote program was presented at the high school

by Dr. Bonnie J. Buratti, a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Dr. Buratti’s talk was titled, “The Canyon Lands of Utah, Mars, and Titan: Explorers from Everett Ruess

tured lively conversation about the mysteries asso-

ciated with Everett Ruess, the young artist wanderer that disappeared in canyon country in the 1930s.

Chautauqua participants included Ken Sanders (owner

of Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City), Phillip Frandkin (author of the recently published Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife), and Gibb Smith (owner of Gibb Smith Publishing).

The 2011 Featured Artist was Valerie Orlemann, a realistic landscape painter who now lives in Cedar City (but began painting seriously while a resident of Escalante a few years back) and has won numerous art awards throughout the southwest region. An exhibition of her work was on display during the festival and a program focused on Orlemann’s work was included in the speaker series and was presented by Paula McNeil of Valdosta State University in Georgia.

All festival events were free as the festival is supported by the generous donations of area businesses, residents, organizations, and local, state, and federal government partners. The 2011 Escalante Canyons Art Festival Committee would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all the supporters, donors, volunteers, artists and festival-goers.

The success of this wonderful event is only made possible by the efforts of many.