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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Issue # 1232

Community Prompts Inspire Artists of All Ages at Boulder Elementary School BOULDER - What do people imagine when they hear the words, “something with two heads,” “pattern,” and “light”? An array of delightful ideas, no two the same! This school year, imaginative interpretations of these simple words have been on stage at monthly Community Prompt events at Boulder Elementary School (BES). The theme, or prompt, for each event is different. In

have drawn participation from BES students and from community members of all ages, from preschool to retirement.

When Elizabeth Julian, Principal and Lead Teacher at BES, originally conceived the idea of Community Prompts, she invited the Boulder Writer’s Group to collaborate.

They envisioned an opportunity for students to practice and present their own creative writing, as well as to

have been treated to original songs, paintings, dances, poems, sculptures, performance art, and even a piece done on roller skates.

Participants' interpretations of the prompts have been as diverse as their media. As Peg Smith, a Boulder community member, put it, “Part of what's great about these prompts is that not only are the types of expression so broad, but the interpretation of a simple word or two can be nearly infinite!

Two Heads took the shape of aliens, insects, flowers, biffy's, rocks, and even humans.”

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Ruby’s Inn Thanks the Bar G Wranglers for Nine Years of Entertainment New musical act coming to Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill for the 2018 season BRYCE CANYON CITY, Utah (November 29, 2017) — On Oct. 21, the Bar G Wranglers performed their last show at Ruby’s Inn after providing entertainment at Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill for nine years. Ruby’s Inn would like to thank the Bar G Wran-

glers for the impact they made in Bryce Canyon Country and wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

“We enjoyed working with the Bar G Wranglers,” Hayley Pollock, food and beverage manager of Ruby’s Inn, said. “They created memo-

Powell Ranger District Office Hours are Changing Panguitch Office will be Closed Fridays PANGUITCH The Powell Ranger District office located in Panguitch, Utah has changed its office hours and will no longer be open on Fridays. “We plan to continue to offer the same great services to the public at the office that we always have” says Paul Hancock, the District Ranger for the Powell Ranger District of the Dixie National Forest.

The change is due to business management decisions made by the Dixie National Forest that have resulted in staffing challenges on the Powell Ranger District.

The district office located at 225 E. Main Street in Panguitch, UT will be open Monday through Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm.

“Our long-term goal is to eventually offer more visitor services at the Red Canyon

Visitor Center along Highway 12 in Garfield County, UT.” This change will increase the opportunities for improved public services as we move to make improvements at the visitor center and make changes to operate the visitor center earlier and later into the season. “The visitation to the area is changing and we need to do the best we can with what we have to meet the demand,” states Paul Hancock.

If you are planning to visit the Powell Ranger District office and would like information or are simply looking for firewood or Christmas tree permits, please take note of the change.

For more information, please contact Paul Hancock, District Ranger, at 435-6769301 or phancock@fs.fed.us.

—US Forest Service

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

THURS. DEC. 7 - WED. DEC. 13

SUN, SUN & SOME SUN. A very sunny week ahead with a warmer weekend. Temperatures will be in the mid-50s, with nights generally in the high 20s. Winds should calm down towards the weekend and hover around 10 MPH. No snow or rain in the forecast this week.

rable experiences for so many of our customers and set high expectations for future entertainment.”

Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill is a western-style chuck wagon restaurant that features nightly musical entertainment along with a western dining experience all season long.

Ruby’s Inn is enhancing the experience at Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill for the 2018 season, which runs from late April through late October.

Among these planned improvements is an updated gourmet menu of Western classics, including Dutch oven potatoes and cowboy beans. Ruby’s Inn is also exploring ways to better incorporate greater variety in the entertainment portion of the experience.

“Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill has always been about great food and live music,” Pollock said. “We pride ourselves in satisfying our customers and are always seeking to make the experience even better.

The changes for the upcoming season are intended to do just that.”

In addition, Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill will feature a new musical act for the 2018 season. More information about the act and entertainment portion of the experience will be made available in the upcoming weeks.

To book a reservation at Ebenezer’s Barn & Grill for the 2018 season, visit ebenezersbarnandgrill.com.

—Ruby's Inn

Brown Brothers Construction Wins UDOT “Outstanding Contractor Partner Award for 2017” Racing against rising waters to pour new concrete ramps for Lake Powell users Brown Brothers Construction completed quality work ahead of schedule

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SR 276 Ferry Ramp Extensions at Lake Powell.

LOA -Brown Brothers Construction was notified last week that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) was honoring the company as its “Outstanding Contractor Partner” for its work earlier this spring on the SR-276 Ferry Ramp extension project which service thousands of Lake Powell visitors.

The clock started ticking in late February of 2017 with the construction of cofferdams so the ramps could be extended. Water levels were expected to rise around midApril, but higher than normal snow pack and warming temperatures caused water to rise a month early at a rate of a quarter foot per day.

Keeping water out of the temporary dams for excavation and concrete pours became an overwhelming task.

With the help of thirteen 12” diameter pumps burning nearly 750 gallons of fuel a day to keep the water out, Brown Brothers Construction and their crew of 32 people moved a total of 71,100 yards of dirt and rock—the equivalent of 22 Olympic sized swimming pools—some of which had to be blasted.

Once the excavation was done, 3,500 yards of concrete, batched in Monticello, was poured to create the ramps.

“It was a race against mother nature,” says Ellis Brown, of Brown Brothers

Construction, “but we did not sacrifice quality.”

In his nomination letter to UDOT, Devin Monroe the Resident Engineer wrote, “In spite of the rapid rise in elevation, the remoteness of the location, and the amount of solid rock, Brown Brothers Construction completed the project ahead of schedule giving UDOT and the National Parks Service an excellent product.”

“We are honored to receive this award from UDOT,” says Albert Brown, of Brown Brothers Construction, “and we thank our talented and hardworking crew for getting the job done and for their great work.”

—Utah Dept. of Transportation

Annual Holiday Open House at Capitol Reef National Park

CAPITOL REEF N.P. Winter is a wonderful time to explore Capitol Reef. “Hiking in the off-season gives visitors a chance to experience solitude,” says park volunteer Angela Oppelt. Visitors can enjoy dark night skies, few crowds on the trails, and quiet camping. Please join the staff at Capitol Reef to celebrate the holiday season on Friday, December 8th. At 2:00 p.m. Loa Elementary school children will decorate the holiday tree and sing holiday songs. This Courtesy Capitol reef national park year’s theme is the starry night An ornament hangs in front of the Capitol Reef Visitor Censky in honor of the park’s inter- ter sign. national dark sky designation.

Refreshments will be provided. The Capitol Reef Natural History Association bookstore will offer a 20% discount on all items on December 8, 9, and 10, 2017. Proceeds support park operations.

More information about Capitol Reef National Park can be found at www.nps.gov/care and about Capitol Reef Natural History Association at www.capitolreefnha.org.

—National Park Service

25th Annual Christmas Bird Count Dates Set

SOUTHERN UTAH Share the gift of nature this holiday season by participating with your family and friends in the 118th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Nationally, birders have been participating in the event for 116 years. More than 50,000 volunteers from all 50 states, Canadian, Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies, and Pacific Islands count and record every individual bird and bird species seen in a specified area

Clean up your own mess.

—Robert Fulghum

found during one 24-hour period in a designated circle 15 miles in diameter or about 177 square miles.

Locally, the CBC is holding its 25th annual event. Last year, individuals and local school children from every walk of life turned out for the event. Everyone had a great time, identifying more than 3,000 birds representing over 70 bird species in and around Bryce Canyon, Kanab, Escalante, Utah; and Page, Arizona including many mi-

grating birds such as Golden eagles, Ring-necked ducks, and wild turkeys.

This year, the Bureau of Land Management’s Kanab Field Office and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the National Park Services’ Bryce Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the Anasazi State Park are planning to host events on:

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A Brief Rebuttal

As usual, Mr. Barrett responded to my last letter with judgements about my personal competence and grasp on reality, and I won’t bother to address such schoolyard tactics beyond pointing them out. He did, however, offer a few weak arguments against my views.

First, his statement that the Wayne District business officer’s compensation is the “lowest in the state for that position” is refuted by data from utahsright.com which shows that at least 3 districts (Daggett, Tintic, and Piute) have lower compensation for their comparable positions. Such a comparison, however, misses my point, which was to suggest that perhaps a school district staff that is more than one third as large as the student body is excessive, and that there may be no real need for some positions, like that of business officer, in a small school district where those duties could be handled by other administrators.

Second, Mr. Barrett dismisses the idea of classroom consolidation and defends higher taxes by arguing that “we’ve long ago moved away from” one-room schools “for many good reasons”, which are not disclosed, in favor of a “people intensive” education system, implying that this approach should not be questioned and should be continued simply because it is now well established.

No evidence is offered that this move toward increased staffing has led to improved education quality, while there’s no lack of easily obtainable evidence demonstrating that on a national scale it has not. For example, information from the Brookings Institution (brookings.edu) shows that student literacy in the U.S. peaked in 1975 and has since steadily declined despite large increases in education spending at all levels. In 2013 spending for primary and secondary public schools was 4.7 times higher than in 1980, and college tuition was more than 11 times higher (yes, eleven) in 2015 than in 1980, while overall personal consumption spending as a measure of population increase and monetary inflation climbed by 2.5 times during that period. The fact that higher spending in real terms has not resulted in better education outcomes can’t reasonably be dismissed, as Mr. Barrett has done with other credible data, by simply claiming that the data is flawed or that I personally don’t understand it.

Finally, Mr. Barrett seems to imply that regulatory and other pressures are justification for a large staff, again missing the point that it’s the imposition of these unnecessary and wasteful pressures by a highly bureaucratic government structure that I question, particularly since the growth in bureaucracy and taxation has not resulted in improved education outcomes.

Wayne Mein, Grover

Trump Does Not Exemplify LDS Values

Letter To The Editor: Local citizens and Americans across the nation—sportsmen, business leaders, Native Americans, veterans, conservationists, outdoor enthusiasts, members of the faith community—agree that national monuments should be preserved for future generations.

In addition to providing places for recreation and solitude, our nation’s monuments protect wildlife habitat. But President Trump has indicated that he intends to reduce protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah—by more than 2 million acres.

There is strong adversity to his plan by monument supporters and advocates of biological diversity. This is a big deal for the people of Utah and the country -- to save these pristine lands.

Aware of the strong sentiment for Monument protection, Senator Hatch has arranged a "photo take" of LDS General Authorities greeting President Trump, with the ulterior motive of lending approval of strong influence of LDS faith to President Trump's action and his leadership.

LDS leaders are being used for political purposes. Yes, it is proper for Church Authorities to meet with the President of the United States -- under appropriate circumstances. But, the meeting contrived by Senator Hatch is political grandstanding and gerrymandering. Church Authorities don’t have any choice but to welcome any sitting president. One might prefer that they refused to meet with him, but that too would appear political.

The offender, in my view, is Hatch who continues to praise Trump and asked for this action on behalf of the state. His support for reducing the Monuments and for Trump suggests just how out of touch he is and what poor leadership he is showing. There is the questionable morality of this President, and what this visit might imply to church members and the world. With all due respect, I don’t want my faith leaders to appear to be associated with such a vulgar racist sociopath who imposes a danger to our country and the world. Trump does not exemplify the values of the LDS faith.

Sincerely, Craig H. Sorenson, Escalante

December 7, 2017 Bird Count

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December 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 W Main Street, Escalante, Utah. Call (435) 826-5607 for more information.

December 15, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM GSENM/Kanab Field Office Headquarters Complex, 669 S Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.

Call (435) 644-1273 for details.

December 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Center, Bryce Canyon, Utah.

Call 435-834-4744 for more information. The event is free, and will begin at 8:30 a.m. with hot drinks and pastries in the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center. Beginners will be paired with experienced birders, and groups will be provided with everything needed to conduct the count within the fifteenmile radius assigned to the park. Following the morning bird count, a hot lunch and souvenir t-shirts will be provided back at the Visitor Center, thanks to the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association.

Currently Bryce Canyon National Park is looking for volunteers to help with the 2017 count. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ranger Peter Densmore by phone at 435-834-4744 or by e-mail at peter_densmore@ nps.gov. Those who volunteer

will receive free park admission. Additionally those in the local area who would like to contribute data by counting from their home feeders are invited to contact the park as well.

December 19, from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Anasazi State Park Visitor Center, 460 Highway 12, Boulder, Utah. . Efforts will be made to pair inexperienced birders with experienced birders. Call (435) 826-5607 for details.

January 3, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Headquarters, 691 Scenic View Road, Page, Arizona.

Call (928) 608-6200 more information.

Several area schools are also participating by having students count birds at feeders and around their own schools.

Check off sheets may be coming home with your kids in their homework. Just send them back to school and event sponsors will pick them up.

The 25th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is an event for everyone, not just for the birds!

According to Lisa Church, Kanab Field Office wildlife biologist, “Anyone can contribute. Folks can even count birds in their own yard.

If they would like more adventure, they can drive or hike along local birding routes. So, come join us and learn more about the feathered residents of your public lands.”

—Christmas Bird Count

Living in a small town

Living in a small town requires a lot of understanding and to a certain extent the learned ability for forgiveness. Nowhere in the newcomer’s welcome packet, next to the homemade bread and jam does it make room for criticism and condescension.

Moving into a small town is kind of like being invited to dinner at Grand Ma so and so’s house. You take a bath and put on your best duds and you mind your manners, if you have any. You bow your head when someone is saying the blessing on the food and you wait until you are served before you pick up your fork and dig in. It is as simple as that, and then it is homemade cookies and lemonade on the porch for life, as long as you know how to behave.

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Two ravens conspiring on snow-top hoodoos in the Bryce Amphitheater.

Resource Development Loans Available for Sustaining Agriculture in Utah Low Interest Loans can be Combined with Other Income Sources

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at BES, describes the Community Prompts as “an outlet for anyone in the community to show up and practice presenting... with a generous and friendly audience of all ages.”

Another important aspect of the original vision remains: students and community members have been inspired by one another. Says Logan Navar, age 6, “I was inspired

by Molly [Benson] to make my own stop-motion movie.”

At the Something with Two Heads event, Molly had entertained the audience with her stop-motion animated video of a head made of rocks eating crackers. Logan followed suit the next month for Pattern by creating a stop-motion

ment of Agriculture and Food, Federal Agencies and local Conservation District’s goals are to conserve soil and water and to improve and keep water quality safe, along with other goals which promote safe food production and production increases through conservation.

To assist in achieving these goals, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food administers the Agriculture Resource Development Loan (ARDL) program. This program was established in 1976 to help rural farmers and ranchers with loans to purchase equipment and install conservation pracanimated video of his drawing of a “Pattern Monster” taking shape.

The schedule for upcoming Community Prompts is below. Everyone is invited, to present or join the audience. As Peg Smith attests, these events are “a great way for students to engage with people other than their own parents and teachers. And it's just fun... even if you only go to watch.”

• December 8 – Light • January 12 – Something with Wings • February 9 – Under the Bed • March 9 – Object on your Desk • April 13 – Trash • May 11 – Animal Hybrid All events are held at Boulder Elementary School and begin at 10:15am.

—Elizabeth Julian

tices, and to provide technical assistance from local Conservation District. Farmers and Ranchers whose projects are funded by these loans incorporate the goals of conservation on their own farms.

These low interest funds through the ARDL Loan Program can be combined with grants and/or other sources

from federal or private entities for maximum benefit. If you are a farmer or rancher and interested in this program, please contact your local Conservation District office at (435) 893-3336 for more information.

—Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food

US Forest Service Publishes Notice of Intent Agency Seeking Comment on Greater Sage-grouse Plan Amendments

OGDEN - The U.S. Forest Service published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to seek comments on the sage-grouse plan amendments that were adopted in 2015. The NOI was published to the Federal Register Tuesday, November 21.

After two years of implementing the sage-grouse plans, the Forest Service is seeking public comment about how well plans are working, or where they may be improved.

Using public comments, the Forest Service will consider the possibility of amending some, all, or none of the Forest Service land management plans that were amended or revised in 2015 regarding greater sage-grouse conservation.

The Forest Service’s action follows a recent Bureau of Land Management NOI asking for public comment on the existing land use plans, which were developed in close cooperation with the Forest Service. The Forest Service

has committed to continue to work with the Bureau of Land Management in future analyses and will attempt to align any identified solutions with the Bureau while allowing for differences between missions of various agencies.

John Shivik, National Greater Sage-grouse Coordinator, says “The Forest Service remains committed to working with each state to explore how to best to align the policies and practices of all agencies for sage grouse conservation in the short and long term.”

Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed action are invited to participate in the scoping process initiated by the NOI. For additional information contact: John Shivik, National Greater Sage-grouse Coordinator, 801-625-5667 or johnashivik@fs.fed.us —US Forest Service

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SALT LAKE CITY - In the Envision Utah study completed in early 2015, sustainable agriculture within the state was listed as one of the primary needs for the future of Utah. The Envision Utah study estimates that Utah’s population will continue to explode and reach five million people by 2050. If we are going to continue to produce food for our doubling population, we must continue to increase production on the same amount of land or less but with fewer resources and less waste.

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2018 Co-op Marketing and Event Funding Applications Are Being Accepted by The Garfield County Tourism Office GARFIELD COUNTY - The Garfield County Tourism Office is currently accepting applications from local nonprofit/501C3 organizations and municipalities for event funding and cooperative (co-op) marketing. The Garfield County event funding applications are due on Dec. 29, 2017, and the co-op marketing applications are due on Jan. 26, 2018.

Both the co-op marketing and event funds are designed to increase the budget of local organizations in order to boost tourism in Garfield County.

The funds are specifically to be used for these marketing and event costs to enhance the Garfield County community.

“Several years ago the tourism board wanted to develop new and more streamlined processes to give our local communities and nonprofit organizations a way to market their own information how they want to,” said Falyn Owens, executive director of the Garfield County Office of Tourism.

Oral presentations are set for Feb. 6 for the marketing projects and Jan. 9 for event funding projects. Each oral presentation will include five minutes for the applicant to

present their proposal and an additional five minutes will be allotted for board members to ask any questions regarding the event or project.

Each event and marketing project must have the potential to bring in tourists from out of state. The marketing and event funding applications are open to both new and old events and marketing projects.

The Garfield County Tourism Office requests that organizations only apply for the amount of money needed for the specific event/project.

A $3000 request cap per event application is in place. For the marketing project applications, applicants must come up with 35 percent of the project budget, which will be matched 65 percent by the Garfield Office of Tourism Advisory Board.

Some specific changes for the event funding applications include: The Garfield County Tourism Office requests approval on all advertisements or sponsorships that the tourism office's logo will be displayed on.

After each event, a survey is required to be given to participants in regards to their event attendance and stay in Garfield County. Survey questions are provided within the

application.

All events must provide a full event budget. An example of specific budget information is provided in the application.

No events will be funded during the Garfield County Fair on Aug. 13-18, 2018.

“The tourism board has made the process more competitive in the last few years and it is starting to pay off,” said Owens. “Entities are building onto the projects developed the previous year, and we are very excited to see some of the new projects from many of the communities throughout Garfield County.”

Last year the Garfield County Tourism Office provided $53,000 in event funding and close to $50,000 for marketing and tourism infrastructure projects to organizations county-wide. The majority of these events are put on with a limited number of resources and on a volunteer basis.

For more information on the criteria, request process and applications for co-op marketing and event funding, visit garfield.utah.gov/departments/ tourism. For more information on Garfield County, visit brycecanyoncountry.com.

—Garfield County Tourism Office

Certified Organic Survey show the continued interest and growth in organic foods,” according to Hubert Hamer, NASS Administrator. “The survey provides the only comprehensive source of national and state data on certified organic production. It was expanded in 2016 from previous years to include fresh and processed information separately for all fruit and berry crops, as well as to include grape data by variety.”

Ten states accounted for 77 percent of U.S. certified organic sales, virtually the same share as in 2015 and 2014.

Crops accounted for 56 percent of the sale of certified organic production; livestock, poultry, and their products accounted for 44 percent. Organic production encompasses a wide range of commodities, including livestock and poultry products (primarily milk and eggs), with 2016 sales of $2.2 billion; vegetables, $1.6 billion; fruits, tree nuts, and berries, $1.4 billion; livestock and poultry, $1.2 billion; and field crops, $763 million.

The top commodities in

2016 were: Milk – $1.4 billion, up 18 percent, Eggs – $816 million, up 11 percent, Broiler chickens – $750 million, up 78 percent, Apples – $327 million, up 8 percent, Lettuce – $277 million, up 6 percent.

NASS conducted the 2016 Certified Organic Survey in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).

“RMA relies on the information to expand crop insurance options and set price elections for organic production, “said RMA Acting Administrator Heather Manzano.

The survey is a census of all known U.S. farmers and ranchers with certified organic production in 2016.

Producers must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program and be certified compliant by an approved agent of the program. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda. gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at https://quickstats. nass.usda.gov.

—U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up 23 Percent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Results of the 2016 Certified Organic Survey show that 2016 sales were up 23 percent from $6.2 billion in 2015. During the same year, the number of certified organic farms in the country increased 11 percent to 14,217, and the number of certified acres increased 15 percent to 5.0 million.

California, with $2.9 billion in certified organic sales, continued to lead the nation in certified sales, accounting for 38 percent of the U.S. total. It also had the largest share of certified organic acres and farms.

Three states had more than 1,000 certified farms: California (2,713), Wisconsin (1,276), and New York (1,059).

“The results of the 2016

Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan

National Park Service Extends Public Comment Period to January 5 and Provides Additional Open House on December 12 in Phoenix

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Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

GLEN CANYON NRA - In response to public requests, the National Park Service is extending the scoping public comment period for the Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Environmental Assessment from December 15, 2017, to January 5, 2018. The National Park Service is also conducting an additional open house in Phoenix the evening of December 12 (6:00 pm to 8:30 pm) at the following location: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Quail Room, 5000 W Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086.

Public scoping is the first opportunity for public comment. All comments, questions and suggestions related to the proposed action are welcome. The NPS will consider input received during this scoping period while preparing the EA. The NPS will provide an additional opportunity for public participation when releasing the EA for public comment, currently scheduled for the spring/summer of 2018.

—National Park Service

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Schools & Sports What is NESS?

The term NESS is a very important program for Garfield County School District and even more important to our students. NESS or Necessarily Existent Small Schools is a state program that was created to recognize that the costs of teaching students in rural areas costs more than in an urban setting. The program is specific to assist small schools that are located in remote areas and are, therefore, expensive to operate. Created with the 1972 finance study by the Utah Legislature, the state was cognizant that “all children of the state are entitled to reasonably equal educational opportunities regardless of their place of residence in the State and of the economic situation of their respective school districts.”

The program is based on student transportation travel times from their home to school and their potential travel time should their school be closed due to consolidation. Since Garfield is labeled as a frontier district with a density of 1 or less student per square mile, most of our schools meet at least one of the definitions needed to receive additional funding under NESS. In our district, we have multiple locations where the time it would take to drive a car from the specific address of the hypothetically closed school to the nearest operating school of the same type would exceed the statutorily established minimum travel time allowing the school to have met the requirement.

Of Utah’s 41 districts, 25 receive NESS money. Since all students are guaranteed an appropriate education, the NESS program is the only method to make sure the additional costs of school operations in small isolated Utah communities give all Utah students a fair chance at getting their needed education as close as possible, rather than being bused for too many miles and too many hours.

How much does this program mean to us at Garfield County? How does $2,472,021 or 26% of our budget sound. Tell your legislator to support NESS! —Tracy Davis, Superintendent, Garfield County School District

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PHS Notebook by abbey blevins

Hello students of PHS and the people of the community. I hope you guys had an awesome thanksgiving that you were able to share with your family and friends!

We want to congratulate our girls basketball team for winning both games at the previews! We also want to tell them good job for their game against Kanab which they almost won but just barely came

up short. We also would like to Congratulate our basketball boys on both their Enterprise and Kanab game! They played great and we look forward to seeing both teams in the future. Our wrestlers did awesome as well in Piute!

This monday our student leaders had the wonderful opportunity to go to Saint George for an awesome leadership camp and Dixie State.

We learned so much and we would like to thank them for inviting us and we hope to make the school a better place by using what we have learned there.

The Bob Cats continue on their winning ways, with a couple of victories this last week with two away games. In the game down in Kanab, the Cats were run away victors, taking out the Cowboys 75- 51. Jace Eyre led the way with 25 points and 11 boards. Boston Englestead chipped in 15, followed

by Acey Orton with 14.

The Cats went over to Parowan and avenged their only loss last year in a really tough game 38 to 26. The Rams came out with their football team and muscled their way to a 20 to 20 half time score, it was a really rough 16 minutes. But Jace Eyre shut down their big guy in the second half and the Cats defense limited Parowan to only 6 points in the remaining half of the game. It was a hard fought battle, with Jace coming away with 17 and Acey added 11 more. The story of the game was the Cats really tough defense.

Next Friday the Cats travel up to SVC in Richfield for a game with Tinic @ 5:30. On the 13th they travel down to Valley and a game with the Buffalos. The Buffalos have that returning shooter that was so good with his 3 pt. shots, last year. Then on Friday the 15th the Cats will host the Bryce Valley Mustangs, this should be the game of this year for the Cats (it is the only home game they have left this year). The Mustangs are returning with a number of their starter from last year and are undefeated this year. On the 20th the Cats move up to Wayne for their only game with the Badgers.

The Lady Cats only had one game last week and it was against the Cowgirls from Kanab. I hear that Kanab beat the Ladies in a summer league game. The game looked like a blow out in the first half, with the Lady Cats trailing 30 to 18. The second half, was all Bobcats, they scored the first eight point to start the 3rd quarter and kept pecking away at the Cowgirls lead. Finally at the 6 minute mark in the 4th quarter the Cats took a 40 to 39 lead, giving the crowd something to cheer about. As with any rally in basketball it really wears out the players, and the lead see sawed back and forth, with the Cats forced to foul in the end, they lost a very hard fought game 46-51. Kapri Orton and Karlee Eyre finished with 12 each. Crowd wise it was a fun game to watch and the girls didn’t give up and fought hard to the end.

The Ladies go out to Wayne on the 6th for a game against the Badgers. This is their only game for the week. There will be a big game against Milford on the 13th. Milford has some new players this year and could be really tough. With the new realignment we only play Milford and Wayne once each year, because they are in other leagues now. Upcoming for the girls will be at the Mesquite Tournament and that will be a two day tournament against some really big Nevada schools. The tournament is on the 15th and 16th and is a lot of fun. If you go down there on Friday one of the casinos has a great fish fry, with all the crab and lobster you can eat.

The wrestlers had a good week, first at Piute they won all of the matches and at the Panguitch tournament they finished 4th against the 18 teams that were there. I only got a partial result from the event, Porter Shoppee and Kadin Beckstead took second in their weight class and Zack Julander took third. I will check with the coaches for our other winners. The Cat’s schedule is a killer the next three weeks: on the 5th @ Bryce Valley, 6th at Beaver, 8th Parowan Tournament and back to Parowan on the 12th. On the 15-16 it is up to the Manti tournament, Wayne on the 19th and finally Richfield on the 20th. That wore me out just typing out their schedule. After all of those matches they ought to be wrestling down a couple of weight classes.

Kids' Sleep Time, Quality Impacted by Screens

SALT LAKE CITY - If your kids are falling asleep watching TV or with a cell phone tucked under the covers, they're probably going to bed later and getting much less sleep than kids without access to electronic devices.

Monique LeBourgeois is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado. She's also the lead author on a new study that says children are uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronic screens.

She says because the eyes of young children are not fully developed, the light has a bigger effect on their internal body clock.

"Many parents believe

that media - like watching a video or playing a game - calms their children before bedtime but in fact, it may be the exact opposite, and we may be creating the perfect storm to disruption of both the circadian clock and sleep," she warns.

Studies have found that screen time is associated with delayed bedtimes, fewer hours of sleep and poorer sleep quality.

A recent report from the nonprofit organization Commonsense Media showed mobile media device use has tripled among young children aged 5 to 16 in the past six years. LeBourgeois says light is our brain's primary timekeeper, and when it comes to children and adolescents,

self-illuminated devices such as smartphones, tablets and televisions bathe kids' eyes in blue light that can keep sleep at bay.

"So this immature eye allows more light to actually hit the retina that signals the internal biological clock," she explains.

LeBourgeois encourages parents to turn off their kids' devices with screens before bed and charge them somewhere outside bedrooms. She also says parents should set an example by keeping TVs, computers, tablets and cellphones out of their own bedrooms.

—Eric Galatas, Utah News Connection

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Wills, Trusts, and More Estate Planning in 2018

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by Jeffery J. MCkenna

Many years ago, as a young couple with young children, my wife and I excitedly boarded a plane. The children stayed with grandma.

As the plane’s engines screeched into take off mode, my wife’s excitement had vanished; she locked my hand in a vice grip and said, “I hate this. What if something happens to us?” At that moment, I didn’t think it was the right time to explain the intricacies of our estate plan.

I am glad, however, that we had one.

As a new year begins, many people make plans and New Year’s resolutions.

If your plans include travel or even if they don’t, you may want to make and keep a resolution to update or get an estate plan.

As an estate planning attorney for twenty years, I have prepared thousands of estate plans. Some for young couples with minor children, others for older individuals with adult children or single

individuals with no children.

In every case, an updated estate plan provides peace.

Peace comes in knowing you have done everything you can to help ease the often strenuous, financial and emotional circumstances related to death.

I emphasize updated estate plan, because very often a plan that may have been perfect for you and your family five or ten years ago, may not now be adequate.

Although you cannot remove all the emotional stress and burdens that come when someone dies, you can help eliminate much of it. I have told many clients upon the completion of their estate plan, “You have done all you can to help make things easier for those your love.”

So, as this new year begins, review your New Year’s resolutions. You may want to add one that can bring peace to you and great benefit to those you love.

t H e Cindy's aunt, whose name is Mary Ellen, has the nickname Harry Melon as a play on words. She's been Harry forever. When she was at her daughter's house, her grandson had a friend over. The friend asked her grandson, "Why is your grandma named Harry?"

He responded, "Oh, that's not her REAL name." The friend said, "What is it?" and he responded, "I think it's Harold!

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

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

Prepared

Our family took shelter in the basement after hearing a tornado warning. My husband told everyone to stay put while he got his cell phone out of the car, in case the lines went dead.

He didn't return for the longest time, so I went looking for him. I was upstairs calling his name, when I heard our answering machine click on. "Hi," a voice said. "This is Dad. I'm locked out of the house."

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Parents On our way to my parents' house for dinner one evening, I glanced over at my 15-year-old daughter. "Isn't that skirt a bit short?" I asked.

She rolled her eyes at my comment and gave me one of those "Oh Mom" looks. When we arrived at my folks' place, my mother greeted us at the door, hugged my daughter, then turned to me and said, "Elizabeth! Don't you think that blouse is awfully low-cut?"

Impressed

We often have daycare groups come to visit our library for storytime.

After reading one such group a story, I gave each of the children a bookmark as a memento of their visit. But one little boy, who was more used to technological gadgets than old- fashioned tools, wondered how to use his bookmark. So I demonstrated how to place it between two pages, then closed the book. "When you start reading again, voila!" I said, holding the book as it opened to my bookmarked page.

"Wow!" he said. "That's so cool!"

Today's Thought

I have no idea what I have forgotten.

Punishment

Have you ever tried to eat a clock?

It's very time consuming.

Golfist

Arthur is 90 years old.

He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. One day he arrives home looking downcast. "That's it," he tells his wife. "I'm giving up golf. My eyesight has become so bad that once I hit the ball I couldn't see where it went." His wife sympathises and makes him a cup of tea. As they sit down she says, "Why don't you take my brother with you and give it one more try."

"That's no good" sighs Arthur, "your brother's a hundred and three.

He can't help."

"He may be a hundred and three", says the wife, "but his eyesight is perfect."

So the next day Arthur heads off to the golf course with his brother-in-law.

He tees up, takes a mighty swing and squints down the fairway.

He turns to the brotherin-law and says, "Did you see the ball?"

"Of course I did!" replied the brother-in-law. "I have perfect eyesight".

"Where did it go?" says Arthur.

"I don't remember."

Fishy

A fisherman accidentally left his day’s catch under the seat of a bus. The next evening’s newspaper carried an ad: “If the person who left a bucket of fish on the No. 47 bus would care to come to the garage, he can have the bus.”

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DWR Recommends Changes to Black Bear Hunting Permits Limits

Courtesy utah Division of WilDlife resourCes

The number of black bears in Utah is growing. Bear populations are doing very well.

UTAH - Black bears are doing extremely well in Utah: in less than 20 years, the number of bears has almost tripled. For that reason, biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources want to give more hunters a chance to hunt black bears during the state’s 2018 season.

This past season, the number of permits issued gave hunters a chance to take 758 black bears in the state. For the upcoming season, DWR biologists are recommending that 860 permits be issued to take black bears in Utah.

(Every hunter won’t take a bear, so the number of bears taken would actually be much lower than 860. Biologists say issuing 860 permits would likely result in about 400 bears being taken. In 2017, allowing hunters to take 758 bears resulted in 365 bears being taken.)

You can see all of the bi-

ologists’ bear hunting recommendations at www.wildlife. utah.gov/public_meetings.

After you’ve reviewed the ideas, you can let your Regional Advisory Council members know your thoughts by attending your upcoming RAC meeting or by sending an email to them.

RAC chairmen will share the input they receive with members of the Utah Wildlife Board. The board—a panel of seven citizens appointed by the governor—will meet in Salt Lake City on Jan. 11 to approve rules for Utah’s 2018 black bear hunting season.

Dates, times and locations for the RAC meetings are as follows: Southern Region Dec. 12 5 p.m.

Sevier School District Office 180 E. 600 N. Richfield Note: The meeting begins at

5 p.m.

Southeastern Region Dec. 13 6:30 p.m.

John Wesley Powell Museum 1765 E. Main St. Green River You can also provide your comments to your RAC via email. Email addresses for your RAC members are available at www.wildlife.utah. gov/dwr/rac-members.html.

The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non-consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person’s email address. You should direct your email to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.

Efforts to protect and manage black bears in Utah are working. Since the first Utah Black Bear Management Plan was drafted in 1998, the number of bears in Utah has increased from an estimated minimum of 1,300 adult bears in 2000 to a minimum of just under 3,500 adult bears in 2016.

The numbers given do not include cubs or bears under two years of age, so Utah’s overall bear population is actually much higher.

“The state’s bear population has been growing steadily since 1998,” says Darren DeBloois, game mammals coordinator for the DWR, “especially in the southeastern part of the state. We’d like to give additional hunters a chance to hunt them.”

In addition to helping the state meet objectives outlined in the Utah Black Bear Management Plan, hunters who take bears provide biologists with vital information.

After taking a bear, a hunter must bring the animal to a DWR biologist or a conservation officer. In addition to assessing the bear’s overall condition, the biologist or officer determines whether the animal is a male or a female. A tooth is also removed and analyzed to determine the bear’s age.

“These two simple procedures give us lots of information about how the population is doing,” DeBloois says.

Since a male bear will breed numerous females, it’s important that a bear population has plenty of females.

Also, since hunters typically target older males, the number of male bears that are five years of age or older provides valuable insight into how the population is doing.

“If the number of older males hunters take holds steady or even increases— despite older males being the part of the population hunters target most—we know the overall population is doing well,” DeBloois says.

Utah’s Black Bear Management Plan provides guidelines that help ensure the state has a healthy and stable bear population. The plan says that statewide, not more than 40 percent of the bears hunters taken over the past three years can be females. And at least 25 percent of the bears taken over the past three years must be males that are five years of age or older.

From 2015 to 2017, only 31 percent of the bears taken were females. And 36 percent of the male bears taken were five years of age or older.

“The state’s bear population is doing really well,” DeBloois says. “We’re excited about that.”

If you have questions about the upcoming meetings, call the nearest DWR office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at 801-538-4700.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

December 7, 2017

FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com Well, Fall only has two weeks to go and still no moisture and none on the horizon. This has been the second warmest year on record in the Salt Lake area. Of the ten warmest years on record eight of them have been in the last eight years in a row. My daughter Shawn says that the snow (manmade) up at Brian Head is good to ride on and play in. However only chair’s 6&3 are open and the snowboard park is also open. Utah depends heavily on their ski resorts for many of the tourist dollars that come our way.

Many of the resorts up north are also open for limited skiing. With this unusual warm weather not many of the resort anywhere in the country are even open.

Christmas in the Country went really well, Santa and Mrs. Claus are “oh so good”, taking their time with each child that came through the line. The lines were long again this year but no one was complaining, as each child received a gift from Santa.

Many thanks to the PHS students that came and helped out, we were really shorthanded. Patty Murphy won the beautiful, Claudia’s snowman quilt, one of these years who knows, with all of those tickets I keep buying, I might win one of Claudia’s artistic creations. Again thanks to Pat for all of her decorating and hot chocolate and cookies.

Panguitch families and their kids are so fortunate that we have Santa and Mrs. Claus living right here. At the Merchant drawing many people walked away with some real fine gifts. This year there will be 4 drawings instead of the usual 3, so make sure that you get your tickets when you purchase items locally.

This Saturday it will be the annual Christmas home tours and all funds from this event, that are collected go to the Sub for Santa fund.

There are flyers around town that have the homes listed on them, I saw a flyer at the Post Office.

Tonight the 7th will be the annual Lions Christmas dinner, at the Senior Citizens Center. There will be entertainment and gifts from Santa and Mrs. Claus. V Henrie will lend his voice to the Twelve Days of Christmas.

We were invited to a Christmas dinner at the Extended Care Unit, tonight(Sunday). The food was great and we were entertained by the Seth Weil family and they sang many old English hymns. Seth is the Pastor at the Baptist Church and has been entertaining the tourist out at Ebenezer’s dinner barn for the last 9 years. Their show out there

is always up beat and fun to watch, how you can get up for each night’s show is hard to imagine, but Pastor Weil says it’s because it is fun for them.

On the 18th the Panguitch Prevention Coalition will be having Winter Family Night out! This event will feature a dinner at the Triple C Arena that starts at 5:30 and if weather permits there will be activities at the City Park, where there will be Hot cocoa and cookies and a photo booth. If you have any questions give Melissa Veater a call at 676-8176.

The Gem Theater has a special deal on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be free Christmas movies and they are sponsored by our local businesses. Their Café will also be open and they have great food, so come eat and enjoy a Christmas Movie.

If you have a special movie that you would like to show the town, you can sponsor it for only $50.00.

The different LDS Ward will be holding their annual Christmas dinners; I know that the 1st ward will be having theirs on the 19th, all are welcome.

A couple of issues ago I made a mistake on the purchasing of the Smoke House.

The Perkin’s are the buyers, however they are partnering up with the Perkins daughter Noelle and her husband Makay Magoon.

Becky and Randy Yard are enjoying their retirement, Becky said that she has worked two and three jobs since she was 15 and is looking forward to enjoying quilting and traveling. I am sorry that this bad information caused so much grief with the Perkins family, I apologize and I won’t mention them again.

Some of the National news, some of you are old enough to know who this is; Charles Manson has died at the age of 83 after serving

40 years in prison. Manson was the mastermind behind the murder of actress Sharon Tate (who was pregnant at the time) and wrote slogans on the walls with her blood.

His group killed seven people, in their crime spree and all of them were sentenced to life in prison. Manson called himself Satan and that title fitted him well.

Also along those same lines the Senate has voted to cut taxes on the 1% and their corporations. Thanks to our own Senator Hatch (head of the finance committee) to help make these cuts they have done away with the CHIPS program, that will leave 8 million children without health care, 20,000 in Utah alone. Also by cutting the penalty from those that chose not to have health care, 12 million with health care now, will lose it, because prices will be forced up and make insurance unaffordable. I don’t blame the Senators for voting for this bill because they are in the 1% bracket and if they don’t look out for themselves who else will? Taxes will go up on the poorest of the earners, because the senators feel they don’t pay enough tax. Their argument that this will create more jobs doesn’t hold water, in the last 8 years the unemployment has gone down from 12% to 4.6%. The claim that trickle down economy is going to make us all rich and it will only take 10 years to do it, is a joke. Also this bill will add 1 ½ trillion toward the National debt. What happened to the President statement that he will cut the debt in half his first four years and all the hullabaloo over how high the debt was, doesn’t seem to matter anymore.

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, yet the youngest you’ll be, so enjoy the day.

Mack O.

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Deadman Road by aDus f. Dorsey ii DECEMBER 1, 2017 Long before the 1940’s when sheepherder and amateur stone mason Lorenzo Larsen of Glenwood, Utah, started stacking stones for his manmade monuments that historically fill the hills above the Glenwood dug way and all the way to the deep waters of Fish Lake. And eight painstaking and economically devastating long years before 1892, when Wayne County, Utah, was nothing more than a large part of Piute County and not even a twinkle in the eye of a state legislator, the Honorable Willis E. Robinson, there was another sheepherder, a man named Olaf C. Christensen.

According to family records, Ole C. Larsen had immigrated to Utah from Denmark, eventually arriving in Utah on 29 September 1862.

Among Danish friends, Ole and his young wife, Christine Olsen, first settled in Springtown (now Spring City), then moved to Ephriam a year later. Having no team or wagon with which to farm, Ole offered his services as a carpenter to anyone willing to hire him, times were tough but the young Larsen family persevered. On 10 October 1863, Emelia gave birth to a twelvepound baby boy; Emelia died two days later, on 20 October the baby died in Ole’s arms.

Ole having been counseled by Orson Hyde that he had both duty and privilege to take another wife, and “the sooner the better.” "You may go on this way feeling sorry, but as soon as you take upon yourself other obligations your mind will be more at ease and be for your blessing.

This is the will of the Lord for you and you must obey."

Ole admitted in his journal

that the "lecture did not agree with my feelings very well ....

My thoughts were more to die than to live." The reluctant widower was not drawn to the "frolic and gaiety" of most of the young women he encountered; however, one filly did catch his eye, Anna Maria Pedersen. "She looked rather puny, if not sickly . . . but the humble appearance and quiet demeanor of the young lady suited me better at that time,"…Ole confided in his journal. Without ever speaking to Anna Maria, Ole went to Anna’s home and asked her parents if they would object to his asking their daughter to marry him. Anna’s, aging folks, were quite willing, and Ole then went directly to find Anna Maria and promptly proposed. Puny Anna accepted, and Ole and Anna married on 23 December 1863.

Several other families including Ole and Anna had left Sanpete in late December, staking claims on Salina Creek and farther south near springs on the west side of the Sevier River. “After a long drive and a hard struggle we finally reached a large valley in a circular shape surrounded by high mountains, with the river flowing down through the center. This valley we called Circle Valley. Here we camped by the river and went on an exploration trip in different directions. We found the hills abounded in cedar wood and fence posts easily reached with a good supply of timber growing in the mountains for building and fencing. We also found a place where we could very easily tap the Sevier River with a reasonable amount of work.” Ole wrote in his journal. Olaf C. Christensen would later be credited with

the founding of Circleville.

About six miles west of the last Christmas lights you pass when you are leaving Loa, right about mile marker 45 on Highway 24, and off to your right, there is a dirt road short cut to Fish Lake. For folks from Wayne County, we have driven passed or on it for years, some know its name many don’t.

For the old timers headed to Fish Lake and the casual traveler looking for a place to pee, Deadman Road is always a welcome sight. And how Deadman Road got its name is one of those tales that was always told around a warm fire around Christmas time when Grand Pa was visiting and there wasn’t anything else better to do.

As most of us that live in Rabbit Valley can attest winter weather on Fish Lake Mountain can be brutal, some times deadly. In an 1884 Deseret Newspaper article, buried on about page 10, next to a ZCMI ad for bloomers, Justice of the Peace John T. Lazenby wrote: Body Found – We have received the following; Loa Fremont, Piute County, Utah June 14th 1884. Editor Deseret News: Word was brought here today by Mr. Burr, mail carrier, that Mr. Ole C. Larsen, out herding sheep, had found a dead body of a man. I at once summoned a jury and proceeded to the shepherd, who then accompanied us to the place, which we found to be on the side of a rocky hill about half a mile from the road at the lower south end of Slag Flat near Fish Lake. We suppose the body to be that of a trapper, as steel traps were found with him, he was about 25 or 30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches

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high, had brown and sandy whiskers and was dressed in a suit of black or dark cloth, with a pair yellow and brown check over-pants.

He was in bed, with his clothes on. His feet being tied up in sacking and had one old gray blanket, one yellow pattern quilt, both sides alike, a piece of wagon cover, a saddle, no bridle, a rope eaten by mice, a pair of buckskin leggings trimmed with pink and yellow beads, two shirts and a blue silk kerchief, boots, two black hats, some cartridge casings, but no shooter, a sharpening rock, but no knife, a camp outfit of frying pan, square oven pan and a small powder can for a kettle. In his coat was found a map of Utah, a pocket book containing five photographs of young men, taken in Berlin, Prussia, two cards of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tuck, but nothing to lead to his identity.

It was supposed he had lost his way and been frozen to death. A man was seen the early part of March, going out leading a horse and walking.

The body was very much decayed, and it was all we could do to bury him near where he was found. We held an inquest, when the following verdict was given: That the deceased came to his death from exposure to the cold. Signed William R. Taylor, Jedediah Taylor, and John Richardson, all of Fremont.

Yours truly; John T. Lazenby, Justice of the Peace.

References; Family records, Ole C. Larsen, Deseret News Article provided by Steve Taylor, Fremont, Utah

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LegaL Notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described real property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, purchase price payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time of sale at the main entrance of the Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah, on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at the hour of 1:00 p.m. of that day for the purpose of foreclosing a deed of trust originally executed by Poli-Gold, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, in favor of Cache Private Capital Diversified Fund, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, covering various parcels of real property located at Panguitch Lake, Garfield County, Utah, and more particularly described as: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” The current beneficiary of the trust deed is Cache Private Capital Diversified Fund, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and La Jolla Cove Bullhead City, LLC, a California limited liability company, and the record owner of the property as of the recording of the notice of default is Poli-Gold, LLC. The trustee's sale of the aforedescribed real property will be made without warranty as to title, possession, or encumbrances. Bidders must be prepared to tender a cashier’s check in the amount of $100,000.00 if the property sells together, and $20,000.00 per parcel if the property sells in individual parcels at the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check or wire transfer received by 12:00 noon the following business day. The trustee reserves the right to void the effect of the trustee’s sale after the sale based upon information unknown to the trustee at the time of the sale, such as a bankruptcy filing, a loan reinstatement, or an agreement between the trustor and beneficiary to postpone or cancel the sale. If so voided, the only recourse of the highest bidder is to receive a full refund of the money paid to the trustee.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATED this 16th day of November, 2017 Scalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen, P.C. successor trustee By: Marlon L. Bates Its: Supervising Partner 15 West South Temple, Ste. 600 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Telephone: (801) 531-7870 Business Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trustee No. 58119-01 EXHIBIT A PARCEL 1: BEGINNING AT A POINT NORTH 88°02'09" WEST 2626.63 FEET FROM THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 7 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAID POINT BEING THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 4 AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 88°02'09" EAST ALONG THE EAST-WEST QUARTER SECTION LINE 257.13 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE RUNNING SOUTH 1°14'17" WEST 17.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 83°52'36" WEST 198.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 70°11'19" WEST 157.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 20°41'12" EAST 321.17 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 41°20'36" EAST 124.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 63°49'49" EAST 222.21 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36°26'17" EAST 132.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 16°43'12" WEST 85.61 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 12°00'28" EAST 204.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 56°49'20" WEST 404.62 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 28°20'36" WEST 209.22 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86°38'40" 35.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 3°21'20" EAST 55.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86°38'40" WEST 345.79 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF PANGUITCH LAKE RESORT, PHASE 1, SUBDIVISION AMENDED; THENCE NORTH 02°09'48" WEST ALONG SAID BOUNDARY LINE 670.45 FEET; THENCE NORTH 68°36'39" EAST 10.29 FEET; THENCE NORTH 65°53'14" EAST 468.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM COMMENCING AT A POINT LOCATED NORTH 1915.35 FEET AND EAST 2333.50 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 7 WEST, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 3°41'23" WEST 49.50 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86°18'37" EAST 132.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 3°41'23" EAST 49.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86°18'37" WEST 132.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 2: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 87°09'49" EAST 2198.28 FEET ALONG THE SECTION LINE AND NORTH 2158.55 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 7 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 0°19'07" EAST 108.56 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86°39'54" EAST 16.01 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 2°09'48" EAST 93.72 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A 15.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT 23.39 FEET THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 89°20'37" WITH A CHORD OF SOUTH 42°30'30" WEST 21.09 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 87°10'49" WEST 5.88 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 3: ALL OF LOTS AND BLOCK AND COMMON AREAS WITH IN PANGUITCH LAKE RESORT PHASE 1, AMENDED, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: LOTS 14, 19, 20, BLOCK 5; LOTS 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, AND 19, BLOCK 6; AND LOT 1, 11, 12, 13, BLOCK 8.

PARCEL 4: LOTS 33, 34, 35, LAKE FRONT ESTATES PHASE II, AMENDED, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. DESCRIPTION OF THE UTAH WATER RIGHTS TOGETHER WITH: ALL WATER RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF ANY KIND IN ANY WATER RIGHTS, INCLUDING: AS DEFINED BY THE UTAH STATE ENGINEER'S DATABASE FILES, WATER RIGHT NO. 61-2826 IS OWNED BY POLI-GOLD LLC AND REPRESENTS 25.58% OR 26.4 ACRE-FEET OF THE FLOW OF AN UNNAMED SPRINGS DIVERTED FROM A POINT SOUTH 740 FT. EAST 2410 FT. FROM NW CORNER OF SEC 09, T36S, R7W, SLBM, FOR THE IRRIGATION OF 13.2 ACRES. WATER RIGHT NO. 61-2826 IS THE SUBJECT OF APPROVED BUT UNPERFECTED CHANGE APPLICATION A34605, AND; AS DEFINED BY THE UTAH STATE ENGINEER'S DATABASE FILES, WATER RIGHT NO. 61-2837 REPRESENTS 4 SHARES OF STOCK IN THE WEST PANGUITCH IRRIGATION AND RESERVOIR COMPANY. WATER RIGHT NO. 61-2837 IS OWNED BY POLI-GOLD LLC, STATE OF UTAH BOARD OF WATER RESOURCES, AND THE WEST PANGUITCH IRRIGATION AND RESERVOIR COMPANY AND REPRESENTS 6.4 ACRE-FEET FROM PANGUITCH CREEK IN GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH, FOR AN UNEVALUATED NUMBER OF ACRES IN A GROUP TOTAL OF 2.133 ACRES. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 30, and DECEMBER 7 & 14, 2017

NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand delivery to a Division office during normal business hours on or before DECEMBER 27, 2017. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3126 (a43096): State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company, Michael M. and Cynthia Winger propose(s) using 0.816 ac-ft from groundwater (1 mile West of Panguitch Lake) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 30, and DECEMBER 7, 2017

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PAUNSAUGUNT CLIFFS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT Paunsaugunt Cliffs Special Service District will hold a public hearing on Friday, December 8, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Town of Hatch Community Center, 49 West Center in Hatch, Utah for a budget opening of the December 31, 2017 budget and to adopt the December 31, 2018 budget. The public may inspect the December 31, 2018 budget at the Town of Hatch Community Center.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 30, and DECEMBER 7, 2017

INVITATION FOR BIDS PANGUITCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Garfield County, Utah UDOT FY18 Pavement Maintenance Sealed bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, for improvements to the Panguitch Municipal Airport, Garfield County, Utah, UDOT FY18 Pavement Maintenance will be received by the Assistant Administrator Panguitch City Office, 25 South 200 East, Panguitch, Utah, 84759, until Thursday, January 4th, 2018, at 1:00 pm, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The work involved will include the following: • Crack Seal, Seal Coat and Pavement Marking The approximate quantities of major bid items involved in the proposed work are: 29,300 LF of Crack Seal; 66,100 SY of Coal Tar Seal Coat; 18,900 SF of Temporary Pavement Markings; and 18,900 SF of Permanent Pavement Markings.

Contract time for this project is 7 working day(s).

Contract Documents. The complete set of Specifications and Contract Documents can be downloaded from Jviation, Inc.’s bid site (http://bid.jviation.com), beginning on December 7th, 2017. In order to submit a responsive bid as a Prime Contractor and to receive all necessary addendum(s) for this project, you must be on the Planholder’s List. To view all planholder documents (contract documents, plans and addendums) you must fill out the online form located at (http://www.jviation.com/ bidrequest). By filling out and submitting this form, you agree to be publicly listed on the bid site with your contact information as a planholder for all projects requested. It is the planholder’s responsibility to review the site for addendums and changes before submitting their proposal. For additional information, please contact us via email at bidinfo@jviation.com. *Note that contractors will NOT be automatically added to new projects. You will need to re-submit the online form for access to new projects. Once granted access, additional projects will use your same login credentials. Note: Plan ahead when submitting the online request form and allow up to 2 business days for approval and access to projects.

All bidders are required to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions.

Bid Conditions. The bidder is required to provide all information as required within the Contract Documents. The bidder is required to bid on all items of every schedule or as otherwise detailed in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids may be held by Panguitch City for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of evaluating bids prior to award of contract.

The right is reserved, as Panguitch City may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received.

All questions regarding the bid are to be directed to Samuel Roth with Jviation, Inc., 35 South 400 West, Suite 200, St. George, Utah 84770, 435-574-5311, Fax: (435)674-4677, or email Samuel.Roth@jviation.com.

Bid Bond. Guarantee will be required with each bid as a certified check on a solvent bank or a bid bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the total amount of the bid, made payable to the Panguitch City.

Performance & Payment Bond. The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate performance and payment bonds each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

Civil Rights – General: The contractor agrees to comply with pertinent statutes, Executive Orders and such rules as are promulgated to ensure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability be excluded from participating in any activity conducted with or benefiting from Federal assistance. This provision binds the contractor and subtier contractors from the bid solicitation period through the completion of the contract. This provision is in addition to that required of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title VI Solicitation Notice: Garfield County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Fair Labor Standards Act: All contracts and subcontracts that result from this solicitation incorporate by reference the provisions of 29 CFR part 201, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), with the same force and effect as if given in full text. The FLSA sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full and part time workers.

The Contractor has full responsibility to monitor compliance to the referenced statute or regulation. The Contractor must address any claims or disputes that arise from this requirement directly with the U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division OSHA Provisions: All contracts and subcontracts that result from this solicitation incorporate by reference the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1910 with the same force and effect as if given in full text. Contractor must provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards that may cause death or serious physical harm to the employee. The Contractor retains full responsibility to monitor its compliance and their subcontractor’s compliance with the applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (20 CFR Part 1910).

Contractor must address any claims or disputes that pertain to a referenced requirement directly with the U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Panguitch City Panguitch, Utah Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2017

TORREY TOWN COUNCIL MEETING CANCELED Public Notice is Hereby Given that the Torrey Town Council meeting scheduled for Thursday December 14, 2017 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Thursday January 11, 2018 at 6:30.

Paula Pace, Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7 &14, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE OF BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE South Central Communications is designated as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier by meeting the guidelines of the Federal Communications Commission and the Utah Public Service Commission. South Central Communications has offered quality and reliable telephone service for over 60 years. We understand basic service is a fundamental aspect of everyday life.

Basic service from South Central Communications includes: · Single party residential service with “unlimited” local usage · Single party business service with “unlimited” local usage · Single party Lifeline Service* (Lifeline is a government supported telephone assistance program.) · Touch tone capability · Voice grade access to the public switched network · Access to emergency services (including enhanced 911) · Access to operator services, interexchange carriers and directory assistance · One complimentary directory listing · Complimentary white pages telephone directory South Central Communications is proud to offer basic service to all members in our serving territory. The rate for residential basic service is $18.00 monthly and our rate for business basic service is $26.00 monthly. Low income individuals may be eligible for Lifeline telephone assistance, which provides discounts from these basic rates. Lifeline members also have toll blocking availability, which lets customers block outgoing long distance calls free of charge.

In addition to the above monthly rates, a $6.50 Federal Subscriber Line Charge applies to business and residential single party lines and $9.20 for a business with more than one line. An Access Recovery Charge of $3.00 applies to business and residential single party lines and $3.00 for a business with more than one line. For Lifeline members, the $6.50 charge is paid entirely by the federal Universal Service Fund. The service is not transferable, only eligible customers may enroll in the program, and proof of eligibility may be necessary for enrollment.

The program is limited to one discount per household, applied towards either wireline, internet or wireless service.

To find out more about the Lifeline program please visit www.lifelinesupport.org. You may also contact the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322.

If you have any questions, or would like to become a customer of South Central Communications, please contact us at 435-826-4211, online at www.socen.com *Additional charges may apply for any incurred toll calls or ancillary services.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7, 2017

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DENTAL ASSISTANT Escalante Dental Clinic is looking for a motivated Dental Assistant to join their team. This position will be part-time, working two or three days per week.

The positon responsibilities include: • Patient Interaction.

• Taking X-Rays.

• Chairside assisting.

• Scheduling, Charting, Documenting dental visits on computer.

• Sterilization of dental Instruments.

• Set-up and cleaning operatory and office.

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

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

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

• CPR Certified.

We are willing to train those with no assisting experience.

Starting wage is $10.00 an hour. Wage is negotiable if you have dental experience.

Email your resume to: escdental@waynechc.org Or you can drop it off in person at Escalante Dental. rtn

HOUSEKEEPER Wayne Community Health Center is looking for a part- time HOUSEKEEPER for the clinic in Bicknell. Housekeeping includes mopping, vacuuming, cleaning walls, equipment and bathrooms. This is done Monday through Saturday and duties will be shared with another employee. Hours will be around 16+ per week at $10 per hour.

You will need to be able to pass a back ground check and to be self-motivated to complete all tasks. Please send resume to, Darci Elmer at Wayne Community Health Center or email darci@waynechc.org.

WCHC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring the following positions. For a description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Boulder Elementary School Custodian Boulder Elementary School Food Service Worker Boulder Elementary School Para Professional Bryce Valley Elementary School Para Professional Substitute Custodians Substitute Food Service Workers Substitute Teachers CONTRACTS AVAILABLE: Structural/Engineering evaluation contract for PES gymnasium SALARY: Please see 2017-2018 Garfield County School Districts Classified Salary Schedule and Certified Salary Schedule.

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

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified or certified application. Please direct questions to: AES Head Teacher Julie Allen (435-624-3221) BES Head Teacher Elizabeth Julian (435-335-1110) BVES Principal Layne LeFevre (435-531-0405) BVHS Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff (435-679-8835) EES & EHS Principal Chip Sharpe (435-704-4199) PES Principal Nick Reynolds (435-676-8847) PHS Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-8805) Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-1379) 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.

12/07

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

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

FOR SALE LUMP COAL, TEASDALE - Sufco or Consol mine coal available.

Quarter, half or full tons available. Call Rex - 491-2494 or 2012831 TRAILER - 1 1/2 ton heavy duty military trailer, 9.00 X 20 tires. $1200 obo. Call Kelly 435 425-2001.

LOOKING TO BUY Local Buyer wants your antiques! Also buys all Native American Indian jewelry, pottery, rugs, knives, also buys old wind-up clocks, pocket watches and old wrist watches. Or anything old. Call 435-676-8631. rtn

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OFFICE SPACE RENTAL

ESCALANTE - Commercial office space for rent at 520 West Main St., Ste. D. 9' x 15' unit, suitable for 1 or 2 person business. Perfect space for real estate, bookkeeping, attorney, software engineer, non-profit or any other small office business. Common space includes kitchen, 2 baths and lobby area. $350/month with annual lease. Call 435-826-4400.

MEETINGS Tropic AA meeting Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion. rtn

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING GARFIELD COUNTY A Public Hearing on the Garfield County Budget for the calendar year 2018 will be held before the Garfield County Commission at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2017 in the Commission Chambers at the Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch. Anyone wishing to examine the tentative budget may do so at the County Clerk’s office. The clerk’s office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Camille A. Moore, Auditor/Clerk Garfield County Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7 & 14, 2017 NOTICE OF BUDGET OPENING GARFIELD COUNTY Garfield County will hold a Budget Hearing, Monday, December 18, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. at the Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch for the purpose of opening the budget for the year ending December 31, 2017. At that time, adjustments will be made to accept unanticipated revenues and adjust expenditures as needed.

Camille A. Moore, Auditor/Clerk Garfield County Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7 & 14, 2017

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW As required by the guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact statements (EIS), a preliminary evaluation has been performed on the proposed State of Utah, Drinking Water Board project identified below to determine if an environmental review or EIS is warranted. The State of Utah has elected to “Categorically Exclude from further environmental review” the proposed drinking water project.

Project: Water line replacement project and spring investigation Water System: Torrey Town (System#28007) Office Location: PO Box 750027 Torrey, UT 84775 Project Number: 3F287 Total Estimated Cost: $2,230,000 Federal SRF Loan: $1,700,000 loan at 0.75% for 30 years This project consists of the replacement of approximately 25,100 linear feet of 6-inch water line with 10-inch water line, replacement of approximately 8,800 linear feet of 6-inch water line with 8-inch water line, the installation of approximately 1,285 linear feet of 8-inch water line within the town to loop the system, installation of 6 fire hydrants, replacement of the existing gas chlorinator with a tablet feeder chlorination and spring investigation. The project does not cross any wet lands, does not affect any endangered or threatened species, or affect any cultural or historical properties, and will be constructed within the existing, previously disturbed, right-of-way for the existing transmission line. The project is needed in order for Torrey Town to meet current and future demand for drinking water.

The review process indicated that the proposed project will not adversely impact the environment. Consequently, a decision has been made to not prepare an EIS. The State of Utah has elected to “Categorically Exclude from further environmental review” the proposed drinking water project, based upon the careful review of the following report.

Torrey Town Water System Improvements Categorical Exclusion from Environmental Assessment, prepared by Ensign Engineering & Land Surveying.

Any and all contractors will be required to comply with all relative federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and executive orders; such as Utah State air quality regulations R307-309. If anything is uncovered or otherwise discovered during construction of the water system improvements that may have cultural or historic significance then Torrey Town will be required to stop construction and notify both the Division of Drinking Water (the Division) and the State Historic Preservation Officer. These two agencies will investigate any such discoveries. If it appears that construction work may be causing an adverse environmental impact, then Torrey Town will be required to stop construction and notify the Division.

The Division will investigate any such discoveries.

A Categorical Exclusion (Cat Ex) from environmental review does not require a formal public hearing or a formal public comment period prior to the Cat Ex becoming effective. Therefore, this Cat Ex will become effective on the day it is published in a local newspaper, which is expected to occur on or about December 1, 2017. Questions or comments may be directed to Lisa Nelson at (801) 536-4348 or lcnelson@ utah.gov.

DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER, DEQ, STATE OF UTAH /s/ Michael Grange, PE Construction Assistance Section Manager Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7, 2017

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW As required by the guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact statements (EIS), a preliminary evaluation has been performed on the proposed State of Utah, Drinking Water Board project identified below to determine if an environmental review or EIS is warranted. The State of Utah has elected to “Categorically Exclude from further environmental review” the proposed drinking water project.

Project: Hanksville Town Water System Improvements Water System: Hanksville Town Water System, UTAH28003 Office Location: P.O. Box 127 Hanksville, UT 84734 Project Number: 3F279 Total Estimated Cost: $1,091,273 Funding: Federal SRF- $328,000 loan at 0% interest for 30 years $763,273 Principal Forgiveness This project consists of installing approximately 3,203 feet of 4-inch transmission line, 10,751 feet of 8-inch transmission line, 3,256 feet of 8-inch distribution line, raising 10 fire hydrants, replacing 5 fire hydrants and installing an Arsenic Removal Plant. The project does not cross any wet lands, does not affect any endangered or threatened species, or affect any cultural or historical properties, and will be constructed within existing right-of-ways and within previously constructed areas. The project is needed in order for Hanksville Town Water System to meet current and future demand for drinking water.

The review process indicated that the proposed project will not adversely impact the environment. Consequently, a decision has been made to not prepare an EIS. The State of Utah has elected to “Categorically Exclude from further environmental review” the proposed drinking water project, based upon the careful review of the following report.

Hanksville Town Water System Improvements Categorical Exclusion from Environmental Assessment, prepared by Ensign Engineering Any and all contractors will be required to comply with all relative federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and executive orders; such as Utah State air quality regulations R307-309. If anything is uncovered or otherwise discovered during construction of the water system improvements that may have cultural or historic significance the Hanksville Town Water System will be required to stop construction and notify both the Division of Drinking Water (the Division) and the State Historic Preservation Officer. These two agencies will investigate any such discoveries. If it appears that construction work may be causing an adverse environmental impact, the Hanksville Town Water System will be required to stop construction and notify the Division. The Division will investigate any such discoveries.

A Categorical Exclusion (Cat Ex) from environmental review does not require a formal public hearing or a formal public comment period prior to the Cat Ex becoming effective. Therefore, this Cat Ex will become effective on the day it is published in a local newspaper, which is expected to occur on or about December 7, 2017. Questions or comments may be directed to Julie Cobleigh at (801) 536-4197 or jcobleigh@utah.gov.

DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER, DEQ, STATE OF UTAH /s/ Michael Grange, PE Construction Assistance Section Manager Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7, 2017

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Familiar Faces Take New Positions at Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center time spent as an advocate she was able to develop relationships within the community that helped her provide adequate resources for clients with varying needs,” said Wadsworth. “She spent a great deal of time both in our main offices as well as onsite at the shelter and has a clear understanding of the unique needs of a Courtesy Canyon Creek WoMen's Crisis Center shelter for women and Niki Venis as Shelter Director for children in domestic vioCanyon Creek Women's Crisis lence situations.”

Center “My vision for the shelter is to create a CEDAR CITY - Canyon strong sense of community Creek Women’s Crisis Center and togetherness for the clirecently appointed long-time ents so that they feel they are employees Niki Venis as Shela more consistent part of their ter Director and Kait Sorensen own healing process.

I’m also as Victim Services Director. eager to invite professionals “We are so pleased to have these two highly capable from within the community to and qualified women stepping teach workshops on budgetinto these positions. They ing, cooking, parenting, etc. to have both already made key help them build their indepencontributions to the quality dence and empower them to and growth of our organiza- move on into the next chapter tion, and to have the opportu- of their lives,” Venis said.

Sorensen has held a vanity to promote internally and riety of leadership positions continue to benefit from their within CCWCC, including dedication and skill will mean two years as a Shelter Case great things for us and the Manager, Interim Shelter clients who so urgently need Director and most recently our services,” said CCWCC the Awareness and PrevenExecutive Director, Dr. Brant tion Director.

She brings her Wadsworth. broad experience within the Venis has been acting CCWCC organization to her as a Victim Advocate for the past two and a half years new position as Victim Serwhere she took initiative to vices Director where she will train and mentor new advo- oversee the advocates who cates. She also spent time as a work with clients within the Children’s Advocate creating shelter as well as those clients lesson plans and facilitating who receive services outside children’s group. As a Vic- our shelter. Sorensen will also tim Advocate, Venis worked continue to oversee the comwith both shelter and non- munity prevention education residential clients to provide aspects of CCWCC includcrisis counseling to victims of ing community trainings on domestic violence, rape, and domestic violence and sexual sexual assault. “During her assault issues and awareness.

“I am excited to continue the excellent work that has already been done and to lead a full team of amazing and capable people who are passionate about the work and the clients, and are hungry to make a difference in the world,” Sorensen said of her move to Victim Services Director.

Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center continues to see growth in the services they provide to men, women and minors in the community. From July to September of 2017, CCWCC served 180 new clients. “Survivors are the most important part of our job.

We are completely focused on serving those clients to the best of our abilities and as we continue to grow we continue to get better at providing those services,” Sorensen said.

“The CCWCC Board of Directors has full confidence in the capability of Venis and Sorensen to move our services in the right direction as we continue to increase the amount of services we provide in the community,” said CCWCC Board President, Bev Larsen.

Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center provides 24 hour crisis intervention, emergency shelter, aftercare, and holistic wrap around services to assist survivors in escaping abuse, breaking the cycle of violence, and supporting them through their healing journey. We also provide preventative education throughout our service area of Iron, Beaver, and Garfield counties.

Hotline: 435-233-5732 Main Offices: 435-8679411 —Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center

December 7, 2017

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Call (435) 676-8842 for an appointment today.