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Glen Canyon Welcomes Nichelle Rich as Chief of Commercial Services

GLEN CANYON Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon) is pleased to announce that Nichelle Rich has been selected as our new Chief of Commercial Services. Rich has nearly a decade of National Park Service (NPS) experience in several parks.

Glen Canyon Superintendent Michelle Kerns stated, “Nichelle Rich brings important skills and experience to the Glen Canyon Commercial Services Program. We are excited to promote her to her new position as Chief of Commercial Services, and to also welcome her as a member of our Park Management Team.”

As Chief of Commercial Services, Rich is responsible for managing the Commercial Services Office for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. This Nichelle Rich Cont'd on B4

Garfield County's Kade Fullmer Awarded Outstanding Appraiser of the Year

by Jaynie Connor

County's property assessments are conducted with integrity and in compliance

GARFIELD CO. The main business for the last Garfield County Commission meeting of 2023 was the budgets: opening the 2023 budget for adjustments and approval of the 2024 budget.

Hearing no public comments on the 2023 budget, the Commission approved it as presented

by Clerk/Auditor Camille Moore. In the 2024 budget hearing, one member of the public, Harshad Desai, asked that his comment be included in the record. Desai cited state code regarding county salary increases, interpreting that code as meaning that employees are required to appear in a public meeting to state their case for receiving a salary increase. However, Clerk/Auditor Moore refuted that statement, reading from the public notice for the budget hearing that stated “a market adjustment increase for all Garfield County employees

Kade Fullmer

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Garfield County’s Kade Fullmer (left) has been awarded Outstanding Appraiser of the Year by the International Association of Assessing Officers Utah Chapter.

GARFIELD CO. Garfield County’s Kade Fullmer has been awarded Outstanding Appraiser of the Year by the International Association of Assess-

Courtesy Zions Bank

More than 200 children from Panguitch Elementary School helped ring in the holidays at Zions Bank for the annual “Lights On” ceremony on Thursday, December 7.

Elementary hung their handmade ornaments on the Christmas tree inside Zions Bank’s Panguitch branch. The children also performed holiday songs and received a contribution to their school. The decorated tree will be on display in the bank’s lobby through Lights On Cont'd on B1

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

ing Officers Utah Chapter.

Fullmer has worked for Garfield County for nineteen years, and his current job is Chief Deputy Assessor. Along the way, Fullmer

has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in property assessment.

As Chief Deputy Assessor, Fullmer plays a crucial role in ensuring that Garfield

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Cold holiday weather, with a high of 36° on Mon. Partly cloudy, with 50% chance of snow showers on Sat. Highs range from the 30s to the high 40s; lows from the teens to mid 20s.

**Weather is subject to Change

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Businesses and Leaders Honored for Efforts BLM Oil in Economic and Community Development and Gas Lease Sale in Utah Nets $92,397 SALT LAKE CITY The Bureau of Land Management Utah conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale on December 12, 2023, offering one parcel covering 761 acres near Vernal. The parcel sold for $92,397.

The environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and proposed lease stipulations are available online at the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm. gov/eplanning-ui/project/2022373/510.

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Courtesy Six County Association of Governments

The Chuckwagon was Wayne County’s Business of the Year at the Six County Association of Governments' (SCAOG) 34th annual Recognition Banquet on December 6.

RICHFIELD - Six County Association of Governments (SCAOG) held their 34th annual Recognition Banquet on December 6, 2023.

• Juab County Commis-

sioner, and SCAOG Board Chair, Clinton Painter officiated at the event. Businesses and community leaders were honored for their outstanding efforts and

contributions to the area’s economy and community development.

Those honored as counRecognition Banquet Cont'd on B3

UPCOMING EVENTS...

Christmas Eve Service

December 24

10:30 AM 1041 N. Highway 12, Tropic

Panguitch City New Year December 30 6:00 PM Triple C Arena

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THURS. DEC. 21 - WED. DEC. 27

Garfield County Commission Dec. 11, 2023

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PES Students 'Light Up the Holidays' at Zions Bank

PANGUITCH - More than 200 children from Panguitch Elementary School helped ring in the holidays at Zions Bank, joining teachers, parents, and bank employees in the branch’s lobby for the annual “Lights On” ceremony.

On Thursday, December 7, kindergarten grade students from Panguitch

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Opinion

Just during the last week, I almost collided with two deer. In both situations, the young yearlings (last year’s fawns) were among several deer somewhat off the roadside. The deer all looked up as I approached and moved farther away from the highway. However, the young deer, both times, made a mad dash away from the other deer and crossed the road directly in front of me. Thankfully, each time I was alert and not speeding, and was able to brake and avoid a collision.

In Utah, figures are not definite, but it is estimated that between 12 to 20 thousand deer are killed each year on Utah’s roads and highways. This is in addition to the thousands of other wild and domestic animals that are slaughtered on the highways, such as elk, pronghorns, rabbits, eagles, and, of course, horses, sheep and cattle.

These figures not only are a great loss and waste of animal life, but

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Slow Down and Live!

occasionally result in deaths of people. In recent years, approximately 5-7 people die each year in Utah from collisions with animals. This number approaches nearly 250 each year in the United States.

Not only is the loss of life of major concern, but damage to vehicles can run into the millions of dollars!

Utah is somewhat proactive in at least some ways in trying to alleviate this problem. In recent years, fencing and over-passes have been constructed to help in the annual migration of animals, largely deer and elk, from summer to winter rangelands.

In our area, the overpass built on I-15, south of Beaver, has helped a lot in that area.

In the 1990s, I assisted in the study that involved radio-collaring approximately 85 deer east of Kanab on the Paunsaugunt and North Kaibab deer units. We followed those deer closely with airplane telemetry flights and hand-held antennas to keep tabs on their migra-

tory movements. This, and other data, proved valuable in implementing the large highway fencing project completed in recent years on a significant stretch of US Highway 89 east of Kanab. Thankfully, vehicle collisions with deer has since dramatically decreased. The project was costly, but can you put a dollar value on the life of a family member, friend, neighbor or stranger that was saved from a life changing collision?

Unfortunately, many other highway areas are unprotected from wildlife movements. Several stretches of US 89, in Kane and Garfield counties, are of concern. State Highway 9, from Mt. Carmel to Zion N.P., has many deer collisions. In addition, State Roads 20, 12, and 24, in southern Utah, have areas of wildlife use at various times of the year.

The highways, especially attract wildlife use in the early spring. The warmth of the asphalt causes early plant green-up directly alongside the high-

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way. In addition, storms cause water runoff from the road surface and helps with more plant growth at other times of the year. Spring and fall are also migration times for many animals, especially deer. Also, some areas are no-fence grazing zones, such as much of John’s Valley, and can have livestock along or on the highway at all hours of the day and night. Believe me; black cows are very difficult to see at night!

So the only reasonable and sensible answer is to slow down!! Driving the speed limit can oftentimes be excessive in some areas, especially in evening and night-time hours. Be alert!

Do not drive distracted or drowsy. Sensible driving saves the wildlife, vehicles from being damaged, and perhaps your own life!

Slow down and live!

Norman McKee is a retired wildlife biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and is a resident of Panguitch.

This article was originally published in The Insider on March 24, 2016.

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Treat People with Respect

sioners, who are running the meeting, to insure it is run in a civil manner.

Pollock, as commissioner, makes almost twice the medium income of Garfield County residents; shouldn’t taxpayers expect a minimal amount of professionalism? Perhaps hate filled rants, particularly by one of the commissioners, turn people off from attending?

Although I don’t agree with some of their “perspectives,” I respect the ranching community, their hard work, and traditions.

Utah would be “poorer” without them. Unfortunately, a drying climate, increased competition for the use of public lands, and a republican congress eager to reduce spending, are genuine threats to grazing on public lands.

Facts, not hyperbole, are necessary for a meaningful dialogue. Facts are tough though, we can’t even agree on what was printed in the local paper. I’m not asking Mr. Weppner to agree with me.

All I’m asking is for him, or someone, to tell the county commissioners to treat people with respect.

David Hensel, Garfield County

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In support of continued dialogue, I want to respond to Mr. Weppner’s comments on my letter to the editor (11/30/23). My letter was in response to Commissioner Pollock’s comments, as published in The Insider (11/2/23). Mr. Weppner denies the quote I used was in the article (Thanks to the editor for clarification that it indeed was). He (Weppner) continues, that even if he had [said this], Mr. Pollock was simply using “hyperbole.” Mr. Weppner states, “Hyperbole is meant to elicit a strong emotional response...” That’s what my letter was about—irresponsible, inflammatory and dangerous language by an elected official.

I guess the Garfield County residents who disagree with Pollock (and pay taxes, which go in part to the commissioner’s remarkably generous employment package) should take comfort in Mr. Weppner’s opinion that Pollock wasn’t calling them terrorists and scum of the earth—not as individuals anyway. What would be the response of the ranching community if SUWA labeled ranchers “scum” and ”terrorists”? Hopefully, someone would call them out for using unproductive, inflammatory language.

I’ve been told by someone who was at the meeting that no one told Pollock to stop talking like an idiot.

Meetings about the use of public lands have been going on in the community for decades. The different perspectives are pretty well known. My letter wasn’t about land use. If you want “open dialogue,” if you want everyone to attend meetings, if you want people to share their perspectives, perhaps a useful first step would be for the commis-

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DWR Stocks More Than 10 Million Fish Throughout Utah in 2023

Mark Hadley | Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Midway State Fish Hatchery stocks 24,000 3-inch kokanee salmon into Weber River inlet to Rockport Reservoir.

SALT LAKE CITY In an effort to enhance fishing and boost native fish populations, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources stocks a variety of fish species throughout Utah every year, and in 2023, over 10 million fish were stocked into waterbodies across the state.

A whopping 10,634,431 fish—totaling a combined 1,171,098 pounds—were stocked into 604 Utah waterbodies this year. That was a moderate increase over the 8.2 million fish that the DWR stocked last year. Here’s a look at the fish stocking totals from other years: • 2021: 9.6 million fish were stocked • 2020: 8.2 million fish were stocked • 2019: 10 million fish were stocked Over the past few years, the DWR has made several changes to stocking, including stocking fewer, but larger, fish where needed to increase their survival rate, and also stocking more small fish in locations with higher growth rates. The DWR has also made proactive changes to address drought concerns. A few of those changes include: • Stocking fewer fish in waterbodies with low water levels or that are projected to have low water levels during drought conditions • Evaluating the fish species stocked at droughtimpacted waterbodies, including stocking more warmwater fish species at certain waterbodies • Changing the timing of when certain fish species are stocked to help minimize the potential impacts of warmer water The practice of stocking fish in the Beehive State goes back more than 150 years, as fish were first formally stocked in Utah in 1871. At that time, fish were transported from other states by train and were stocked into lakes along the train route. In 1897, Utah opened its first hatcheries and started raising trout locally.

“These original hatcheries were really impounded streams where we put fry that we got from the federal government,” DWR Aquatic Section Assistant Chief Craig Schaugaard said. “We opened our first traditional fish hatchery —where we produced our own eggs and used raceways like we have today— in Murray in 1899.”

Over time, the DWR

expanded its fish hatchery operations. There are now 13 facilities across Utah, with the Mantua Fish Hatchery recently undergoing upgrades and plans underway to build a new Loa Fish Hatchery. The bulk of the fish stocked in 2023 —1,063,571 pounds of the total 1,171,098 pounds —came from these DWR hatcheries. The remaining fish were transported from disease-free certified hatcheries across the U.S. “Our hatcheries are important because they provide the majority of the fish we stock in the state,” Schaugaard said. “Stocking is a crucial management tool that we use to provide Utahns with the numbers and species of fish they desire. Stocking fish helps ensure that the public has a great fishing experience. It also helps in the recovery of threatened or endangered fish. June suckers were downlisted from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2021 because of recovery efforts, which included stocking.”

The DWR stocked several different fish species in 2023, including: • Arctic grayling • Crappie (black and

white) • Bluegill • Bonytail chub (listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act) • Brook trout • Brown trout • Channel catfish • Cutthroat trout • Grass carp • Green sucker (recently identified as a distinct native species separate from bluehead sucker) • June sucker (listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act) • Kokanee salmon • Lake trout • Largemouth bass • Rainbow trout • Splake • Tiger muskie • Tiger trout • Walleye • Wiper The DWR fish hatcheries produce multiple strains of some species, and some of the fish are sterile (meaning they can’t reproduce).

Producing sterile fish is an important management tool that helps control fish populations in various waterbodies.

Find more details about the DWR’s stocking strategies on the DWR website.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Lease Sale: The Bureau

of Land Management Utah conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale on December 12, 2023, offering one parcel covering 761 acres near Vernal. The parcel sold for $92,397.

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the Inflation Reduction Act, the BLM will apply a 16.67% royalty rate for any new leases from this sale.

More information about the Act is available on the BLM's online fact sheet.

Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin, an operator must submit an application for permit to drill detailing development plans. The BLM reviews

applications for permits to drill, posts them for public review, conducts an environmental analysis and coordinates with State partners and stakeholders.

All parcels leased as part of an oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources.

Information on current and upcoming BLM lease sales is available through the National Fluid Lease Sale System.

—Bureau of Land Management

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What’s the Best Present You Can Give Your Family?

No one likes to think about death, much less plan for it. Many surveys indicate this is one of the biggest factors in not doing estate planning. However, doing estate planning is an act of love. This is especially true when there are young children or grandchildren involved.

There are two primary concerns regarding minor children and estate planning. First, who is going to take care of the children? The person who cares for the personal needs of the children is called the guardian. Second, who will take care of the financial needs of the children? This may or may not be the same person (or institution) as the guardian of the children. The person responsible for the children’s financial matters may be a court appointed conservator or, if estate planning was done prior to death, it could be a trustee of a trust established for the children’s benefit.

Significantly, children under age eighteen cannot legally “own” property in their individual capacity.

Therefore, in order to have life insurance proceeds or any other assets of an estate distributed to a child under age 18, a conservator must be appointed by the court. The legal proceedings required to get a conservator appointed can be at best an additional expense and inconvenience.

At its worst, a conservatorship proceeding can be a legal fight between family members about who is to manage the assets of the children. Although these scenarios may be unappealing, the worst part about failing to plan

by Jeffery J. McKenna for minor children may be what happens when they ultimately receive their inheritance.

A conservatorship ends when the child reaches age 18, unless special circumstance exist and the court allows the conservatorship to continue until age 21. The result is that at age 18 (or at most 21), the child now has complete control over the assets. While parents or grandparents may envision their life insurance or other assets of the estate being used for their children’s or grandchildren’s education, church service, or other purposes, children at age 18 or 21 may have other plans.

Given the concerns related to expense, court proceedings and ultimate, uncontrolled distributions at age 18 (or 21 in special circumstances), parents and grandparents should consider the use of a trust when minor children are beneficiaries. A trust has many advantages. First, assets can be distributed to the trustee of the trust for the benefit of the minor child.

This can often occur without the need to burden the courts. The trustee would then manage the assets as specified in the trust document. Parents can specify that proceeds within the trust are always available for the children’s health, education, maintenance and support. Additionally, parents can specify that the proceeds will not be distributed outright to the children until the children reach a particular age or will be distributed in incremental stages at various ages. In short, through the use of a trust, the parents have the opportunity to

provide as much instruction as they want with respect to the inheritance they leave for their children or grandchildren.

In conclusion, estate planning is very important when minor children or grandchildren are involved.

If you stop and think about it, you may find it ironic that many of us provide more instruction to the babysitter about how to care for our loved ones for a few hours than we provide for those we leave behind at death.

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He is licensed and serves clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, please feel free to contact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna. com or visit the firm’s website at WWW.BARNEY-MCKENNA.COM, he would enjoy hearing from you. Additionally, you can RSVP to attend one of his FREE Estate Planning Seminars in Richfield, at 159 North Main Street, every Third Thursday.

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While I waited for my cataract surgery, I overheard an exchange on the other side of the hospital curtain: “Are those your own teeth?” asked the intake nurse. “I hope so,” answered the elderly man. “I paid for them.”

Fish Story

When we immigrated to Canada in 1966, one of the first things we wanted to do was visit Niagara Falls, and we especially wanted to see the aquarium on the U.S. side of the border.

While preparing for the trip, our friends warned us that at the border we would be asked, “Where are you going?”

I practised my answer: “Aquarium.” The day arrived, and while we were in the checkpoint queue, I kept repeating, “Aquarium, aquarium.”

Finally, we got to the front and the guard asked me, “Where were you born?”

“Aquarium!” I told him.

Literal Delivery

I used to work as a courier in a large city. I had a small designated route and was expected to deliver a package every five minutes. Sometimes, when I was running behind, I would rush in carrying a box for delivery to a customer, who would look up slowly from their computer and ask, “What’s that?”

I would answer honestly, “It’s a box!”

Dentist

Last week I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. At one point during the cleaning, a stream of saliva shot out of my mouth.

When I apologized, the hygienist replied, “That’s okay, spit happens.”

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Why did the thief hire a maid to plan his vacation? He wanted a clean getaway.

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Growing up in the ’70s as the youngest of 11 children, I used to beg my dad to get a TV with a remote control. He would reply: “Why do you think we had kids in the first place?”r them.”

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December 21, 2023

Obituaries Gary Orton

PANGUITCH - Gary Hugh Orton passed away December 9, 2023, in Cedar City. Gary was born June 6, 1934, to Lawrence Orton and Hazel Woodard Orton in Panguitch. He grew up in Panguitch working with livestock alongside his dad. He attended school in Panguitch.

He loved sports and was happy the day he graduated.

He was a hero to all of us; father, grandfather, and dear friend.

He met and married the love of his life, Colleen Ann Moore, on September 23, 1955, in the Manti Temple. They had six children. Colleen preceded him in death August 30, 2010.

He loved Mom and the six children, but was most proud of the grandchildren.

You could hear him say, “There was not a bad one in the bunch.” Dad loved having the family together of any kind. He loved to have family cookouts whether it was at Red Canyon or the Wahweap.

Gary is survived by his six children: Dwaine (Linda) Orton, Gaylene (Than) Cooper, Kelly Orton, David Orton, Harold (Rena) Orton, Holly (Jared) Pedersen; brother, Bob Orton; brothers-in-law, Lige Moore and Birch Moore; and sister-in-law, Lavinda Moore.

Gary was also preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Brent and Don; and sister, Donna Mae. Funeral services were held Monday, December 18, 2023 at 12:00 Noon in the Panguitch 3rd Ward Chapel, 550 South 100 West, where friends called from 10:30 11:30 a.m. Burial followed in the Panguitch City Cemetery.

Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

Reba Johnston PANGUITCH - Reba Dellis LeFevre Johnston, 70, passed away December 8, 2023, in Panguitch. She was born February 22, 1953, in Panguitch to Ozro and Dellis Sudweeks LeFevre. She married Larry Gleave, in Panguitch. He preceded her in death on February 8, 1997.

She married Robert Johnston in Antimony.

Reba was a very special woman. She touched the lives of so many people. She always had a smile on her face. She will be missed by many people.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Ashley Gleave; 3 grandchildren; siblings: Grant (Darlene) LeFevre, Claude LeFevre.

Preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Velma (James) Elmer, Doris (Ken) Leslie, and Myrna (Alvin) Delong.

Funeral services were held Friday, December 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 1st Ward, where friends called from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Burial was in the Antimony Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com

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Garfield Commission: Opening of the 2023 budget for adjustments

and approval of the 2024 budget, the Hatch Town Dam project, the County's 6th grade trip to Washington, D.C., and an error in property taxation on three Escalante lots discussed.

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and elected officials has been included in the 2024 budget.” She, the Commissioners, and County Attorney Barry Huntington claimed the public hearing requirement for the salary was met with the notification and this public hearing.

Commissioner Pollock said the cost of living increase is different from merit increases; all 127 employees in the county were receiving the same rate of adjustment. The Commission approved adopting the 2024 budget.

Commissioner Jerry Taylor had attended a Six Counties Association of Governments dinner at which a Business of the Year was recognized. Taylor said he’d like to bring that practice to Five Counties as well and will propose that at the next FCAOC meeting.

Commissioner Pollock praised Garfield County’s debt-free status. He also announced availability of a video recording of the county’s Tropic meeting discussing the Monument’s Resource Management Plan. A link to the video is being made available on the county’s website, on Youtube, Facebook, and X. Pollock also reported on the Hatch Town Dam. He said Governor Cox had asked each county to prioritize a dam site, and the Hatch dam, a project first initiated in 1956, will finally receive adequate funding and support. Piute and Garfield canal companies both

voted to relinquish some of their early spring flow to go toward storage in the dam.

The Commissioners lauded the County’s 6th grade trip to Washington, D.C. Commissioners Tebbs said there are “efforts to bury our real history, so it’s good they’re learning about real history.” The Commissioners plan to honor the Bryce Valley Elementary principal for initiating this program for county 6th

graders.

Clerk/Auditor Moore reported an error in property taxation on three Escalante lots. She said the error has since been corrected, but the taxation notices that went out to the three owners were incorrect. Two of the three have already paid. The Commission approved refunding the excess tax to those two owners and waiving that amount for the third.

The Garfield County Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 10 a.m. All meetings are held in the County Courthouse in Panguitch.

There is no set up for electronic participation, but all meeting recordings are uploaded to the Utah Public Meetings Notice board, https://www.utah. gov/pmn/.

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Intermountain Health Hospitals Ranked as Top Providers for Maternity Care and Designated as Critical Maternity Access Hospitals ST. GEORGE / CEDAR CITY U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care for 2024, and Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital and Intermountain Cedar City Hospital were recognized as high performing facilities.

The annual rankings are designed to help inform expecting families on where they can receive the best care in their area.

U.S. New & World Report determines their rankings by analyzing labor and delivery data from a host of topics including newborn complications, Caesareansection and breastfeeding rates, along with whether a hospital meets new federal criteria for “birthingfriendly” practices.

This year, the publication gave a new second recognition to select facilities as vital Maternity Access

Hospitals. This designation recognizes care provided to areas, that if not for the hospital being there, they would be considered maternity deserts.

Intermountain St. George Regional and Cedar City hospitals were the only two facilities in Utah to receive this special designation.

“It’s exciting to be nationally recognized for the exceptional care we give to new moms in our community,” said Tonya Riddle, RN, a nurse at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “In my decades working here I’ve seen how our maternity services have grown along with our community and the vital role it’s played in having the best outcomes possible for new moms.”

Along with exceptional care inside the hospital, Intermountain St. George Regional and Intermountain Cedar City hospitals

recently expanded its outpatient lactation consultation services by using telehealth to assist mothers once they’re home.

Telehealth lactation services allow moms who are breastfeeding to speak with a lactation consultant using their computer or phone to get guidance about breastfeeding and help answer any related questions or concerns.

Because a mother doesn’t have to come into a medical office, it saves time and expands access to care.

“We know how vital access to care is for the health and wellbeing of a new mom and baby,” said Eric Packer, president of Intermountain Cedar City Hospital. “This recognition shows our caregivers are innovating and going the extra mile for patients in the community.”

—Intermountain Health

FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com I thought that I would come in with just a short note on a few things that happened this last week.

On Tuesday morning, I let the cat out, but she held up because there was a buck deer laying on the grass in our backyard. What made this so different was the buck had Christmas lights

tangled in his antlers. By the time I got my camera, he had turned toward the fence, and I didn’t get a picture of the lights. He will be losing his antlers soon, but it was quite amusing.

Whiskers, our cat, was then in the bathroom getting a drink from the fau-

cet, when she turned and put her head in the tissue box and couldn’t get loose.

I finally took the box off her head, and when I looked inside, her toy mouse was there.

The Garfield Country 6th graders have returned from Washington D.C. There were 153 in the

pack. They made the most of their four days there.

Bryce Valley started doing this trek three years ago, and what better way to teach than to see our nation's capital in person.

Again, we wish you a Merry Christmas.

Mack and Pat Oetting and family

Obituaries Renee W. Albrecht 1936 - 2023

BICKNELL - Renee Weber Albrecht passed away December 12, 2023, in Monroe, Utah, at the age of 87 years old. She was born July 6, 1936, in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Ford John and Ida Almira Mecham Weber.

On the 2nd of June, 1954, she married her soulmate, Sherwood LeRoy Albrecht, forever sealing themselves to one another in the Manti LDS Temple. They would live the rest of their lives by each other’s side, almost 70 years, before both would pass within only a few short months of one another. Sherwood died September 7, 2023.

Renee would take up the title of Postmaster in Fairbanks, AK, for a short time before moving back to Bicknell where she would be the postmaster there for 35 years.

Renee was as intelligent as she was caring. An expert in many things, things that coincidentally happened to benefit everyone around her, such as gardening, cooking, bottling, filleting fish, butchering elk and deer, crafting, upholstering, and painting.

If you had a problem and Renee could help solve it, she would go to the ends of the earth and back for you. An example, it was impossible to go hungry if you were in the same house as Renee. She simply wouldn't let you, and she would make sure you're arms were full when you left.

The highest priorities in Renee’s life were family and faith, and she humbly served them both with never so much as a fuss, continually striving, and being a beautiful example of a Christ like existence. Throughout her life, she would fulfill many church callings in the Thurber ward and Loa stake.

She is survived by her children, Tamra Kay Lyman of Bicknell; Cherie Albrecht-Snow (Doug) of Boulder; and Monica LeFevre of Richfield; 8 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; and her sister Cheryl (Bud) Avery of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Greeted in heaven by her eternal companion, parents, her sisters, Audrey and Jeannine, granddaughter, Lexis LeFevre, and grandson, Dillion Jones.

Renee's daughters would like to give a special thanks to family, dear friends, neighbors, and caregivers during Renee's final days.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel in Bicknell, where friends may call for viewing Thursday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.

Live streaming of the funeral services can be found at: ww.springerturner.com under Renee’s obituary about 15 minutes prior to starting time.

Burial will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

Online guest book at: www.springerturner.com

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Schools and Sports Attendees Encouraged to 'Sparkle Like Sweden' at EHS Boys' Basketball 'Gold Game' Against Milford

by Nancy Goude

Courtesy The Sweden Sorensen Family

(Above) The junior cheerleading squad leads the crowd in cheering "Sparkle Like Sweden" at the "Gold Game" on December 12.

(Left) A collage of pictures of two-year old Sweden Sorensen and family were on display at the "Gold Game" on December 12, where everyone was encouraged to "Sparkle Like Sweden."

Courtesy The Sweden Sorensen Family

ESCALANTE When two-year-old Sweden Sorensen was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, her home town, Escalante, went right into action organizing a fundraiser to help support the family as they will be traveling to Salt Lake City to the Primary Children’s Hospital for treatment for the next two years.

It was decided that the December 12 boys’ basketball games against Milford would be the “Gold Game,” and all would be encouraged to “Sparkle Like Sweden.”

All proceeds from ticket sales, to concessions with multiple dinner options, a silent auction and three raffles would go to the Sorensen family.

“We had a lot of people rally together [to] help this event come to life.

In these small ranching communities, people really know how to support each other,” said event organizer Autumn Gleave.

“It was a great event with great turnout and I’m so glad we were able to raise money for Sweden and her family!” said Gleave.

Raffle Winners: • Full Beef: Kayson Durfey. Donated by: the Barnson family.

Cut & Wrapped by: Bloods Custom Meats • Shotgun: Marla Olsen.

Donated by: Asa & Daniele Bradford • Smoker: Don Porter.

Donated by: Legacy Ace Hardware The Orton Farm Center in Panguitch donated $100 per each threepointer for both the junior varsity and varsity games.

A total of 11 treys were sunk for a total donation of $1100.

“The idea was born because unfortunately ranching families in our

community face a lot of hardship due to the monument and constant attack on their livelihoods, so we wanted to ensure that they (Sweden’s family) had the community support to help raise funds for the long journey ahead. It was a great night because of a great community,” said even organizer Simone Griffin.

“The list of people who helped, in some capacity, is long but the

Gleave family and Erica Shakespear were the stars of the event pulling everything together,” said Griffin.

T-shirts saying “Sparkle Like Sweden” on the front and “Her Fight is Our Fight” on the back were designed by Gleave and Griffin and were worn by organizers, the basketball players and were for sale at the game. The basketball players also wore gold socks.

The junior cheerleaders led an answer back crowd cheer of “Sparkle Like Sweden” during halftime of the JV game, and the always-crowd-pleasing dance teams—led by Tari Cottam—performed

at halftime of the varsity game to inspire and keep the community members engaged when the teams were in the locker rooms.

Unfortunately, Milford’s offense overpowered the home team Moquis, and they walked away with a 53-47 win.

Rayce Jenkins led the Escalante offense with a season-high 16 points and Kendal Gardner added 10.

Milford’s Kilo Tsosie led all players with a gamehigh 21 points, and Sadler Barnes added 15.

Escalante has a record of five wins and six losses overall to end play for 2023. The Moquis will return to action in Valley on January 4.

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

Last Tuesday, the Bobcats played El Capitan (formerly Water Canyon) and defeated the Eagles, 54 to 40. The Cats' star for the night was Cache Eyre. He ended up with 22 points and made five 3-pointers.

The team is really forming up nicely, with all of the players making the score book. The Eagles have a

lot of tall players and gave the Cats a good game for a change.

On Thursday night, the Cats went over to Bryce Canyon and took it to the Mustangs, 60-17. The star for this game was Remme Chappell with 17 points, and all of the rest of the team got into the score book. The Cats have one more home game for the year against Grand County.

The Lady Cats had a game on Wednesday against the Milford Tigers and came away with an easy win, 62 to 29. The Cats pulled away in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. Mallory Henrie had fourteen, followed by Makena Owens

with twelve.

On the next night, the Cats had a game with the 2A Duchesne Eagles and came away with an 82 to 65 win. The Cats had their A team on the floor. Again, it was a team effort, but the star of the night was Tabi Henrie with 35 points. You don’t see that kind of scoring in high school. Mallory Henrie also had a good night with 20 points. The girls have one more game this year at Valley, and finally, they are playing 1A schools.

This has been a really good year for Panguitch sports. Hopefully, 2024 will be more of the same.

Lights On: We love this annual tradition because it gets

us into the holiday spirit. We hope everyone in the community will enjoy the children’s ornaments as much as we do.

—Marc Henrie, manager of Zions Bank’s Panguitch branch Lights On

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the holidays.

“We love this annual tradition because it gets us into the holiday spirit,” said Marc Henrie, manager of Zions Bank’s Panguitch branch. “We hope everyone in the community will

enjoy the children’s ornaments as much as we do.”

More than 4,000 students from 72 Utah and Idaho elementary schools are participating in the “Lights On” tree-trimming tradition this year by making colorful decorations for Christmas trees in Zions Bank branch lobbies. In

addition, a number of Zions Bank branches have invited students from special-needs classes and Title 1 schools to decorate the trees in their lobbies. Zions Bank has been inviting students to participate in this annual holiday event for 51 years.

—Zions Bank

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Schools and Sports SUU Named as One of Nation's Top Schools for Online Degrees and Certificates in Healthcare Field

Courtesy Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University has been named as one of the nation’s best schools for online degrees and certificates in the healthcare field going into 2024.

CEDAR CITY Southern Utah University has been named as one of the nation’s best schools for online degrees and certificates in the healthcare field going into 2024. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), there are 747 RN to BSN nationwide programs available, including more than 650 programs that are offered at least partially online. With only six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earning a ranking position, SUU is ranked 35th in the nation. This places SUU in the top 4.7% of RN to BSN programs nationwide.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Southern Utah University is accredited by the

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The master's degree program in nursing at Southern Utah University is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

Additionally, the nursing program at SUU has received a myriad of awards such as; • #97 in the West region (Nursing Schools Almanac) • Fastest BSN Program (Best Value Schools) • #3 Ranked Nursing Program in Utah (Registered Nursing.org) • Best RN to BSN Programs in Utah (RN to BSN Program) • 8th Best Nursing

Schools in Utah for 2022 (Nursing School Hub) • #35 Most Affordable Online RN to BSN Online Programs in the Nation (EDUMED) • #41 Most Affordable Online Nursing Program in the Nation (EDUMED) SUU offers several nursing programs that are either partially or fully online; RN to BSN, MSN, RN to MSN and MSN/ MBA Dual degree online. Online program length varies between one to two years depending upon the school's requirements, program type and the student's previous academic achievement.

"We are very proud of our accomplishments here at the Department of Nursing at SUU,”said Selwyn Layton, nursing department chair. "Our faculty work hard to create quality programs and it shows."

Whatever the intended career trajectory, online nursing students are sure to receive an affordable and quality education from SUU Online that is dedicated to the success of students in an academic and professional setting.

"Our faculty believe

in nursing education and put their all into student learning, creating a safe and fruitful educational environment, and hold our students to the highest standards of the nursing profession," said Layton.

"But it goes further than that. Our staff work hard at making sure the department functions like a ‘well-oiled machine’. Our students are of the highest caliber and their professionalism shows in all their accomplishments, patient care, and work that they put into their education."

SUU’s Online Nursing program is dedicated to helping students grow and develop their skills in providing quality care to patients, gaining vital expertise in nursing, encouraging leadership and innovation, improving local community wellbeing and implementing exceptional patient care and building on preexisting nursing background. Through SUU Online Nursing, students are able to play an integral role in shaping the future of healthcare.

—Southern Utah University

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Recognition Banquet: Six County Association of Governments (SCAOG) held their 34th annual Recognition Banquet on December 6, 2023.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. 233600022 IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY In the matter of the Estate of Raymond Stewart Webb (dob, April 28, 1943), Deceased, (dod October 11, 2023).

Laura Shell of P.O. Box 1300, Pinedale, WY 82941 has been appointed Personal Representative of the aboveentitled Estate. All creditors of the estate are hereby notified to: (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative at the address above; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representatives attorney of record, Steven A. Christensen, Christensen Young & Associates, PLLC, 9980 So. 300 West, #200, Sandy, Utah, 84070; (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the District Court at 55 South Main Street, PO Box 77 Panguitch, Utah 84759, Probate No. 233600022, in Garfield County, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or be forever barred.

Dated this 28th day of November 2023, /s/ Laura Shell Personal Representative /s/ Steven A. Christensen Attorney for Personal Representative 9980 So 300 West, #200 Sandy, Utah 84070 801-676-6447 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 7, 14 & 21, 2023 PUBLIC NOTICE UTAH SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration has received applications to remove ordinary sand and gravel from the following described land: WAYNE COUNTY Township 28 South, Range 14 East SLB&M, Section 36: NE4NE4 Containing 40.0 acres, more or less Township 29 South, Range 15 East SLB&M, Section 36: NE4NE4 Containing 40.0 acres, more or less Township 30 South, Range 16 East SLB&M, Section 16: SE4SE4 Containing 40.0 acres, more or less The Administration will accept competing applications to remove the sand and gravel, and also competing applications to lease, purchase, or exchange this property, a portion thereof, or a parcel including any of the abovedescribed acreage.

The Administration will accept competing applications during the following period of time: From 8:00 A.M. December 14, 2023 Until 5:00 P.M. January 11, 2024 TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION 102 South 200 East, Suite 600 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 801-538-5100 In the absence of competing applications for lease, purchase, or exchange, the Administration will evaluate the applications for the removal of ordinary sand and gravel and award the permit for such removal. The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject any application or subsequent bids. For additional information, please contact Mr. Andy Bedingfield at (801) 538-5100.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 14 & 21, 2023 NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Jan. 17, 2024 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

GARFIELD COUNTY CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 89-1717 (a51067): David Mathews propose(s) using 1 ac-ft. from groundwater (SW of Henrieville) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. EXTENSION(S) 61-2894 (a35946): Valeria Arevalo, Martin Garcia and Leticia Garcia, Alvin Peralta and Elizabeth Peralta, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company is/are filing an extension for 1.8 ac-ft. from groundwater (6 miles North of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 21 & 28, 2023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS GARFIELD COUNTY Garfield County is seeking the services of a qualified contractor to provide asphalt emulsion and distributor trucks for our 2024 chip-sealing projects. Work will be conducted in Garfield County.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, information on the Request for Proposals can be obtained from Garfield County Public Works Department, 55 South Main, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone (435) 238-0935, Email: dave.dodds@garfield.utah.gov. The proposal submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals.

Garfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer Dated this 15th day of December 2023 Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 21 & 28, 2023

Courtesy Six County Association of Governments

Straight Arrow Ranch and Saddlery was honored as the Piute County Business of the Year at the Six County Association of Governments' (SCAOG) 34th annual Recognition Banquet on December 6.

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ty 2023 businesses of the year include: • Barnes Bullets received Juab County’s Business of the Year recognition.

The award was presented by Juab County Commissioner Clinton Painter.

• Antelope Valley RV Park was honored as Millard County’s Business of the Year. The award was presented by Millard County Commissioner Trevor Johnson.

• Straight Arrow Ranch and Saddlery was honored as the Piute County Business of the Year.

Commissioner Sam

Steed presented the award.

• Big Pine Sports was Sanpete County’s Business of the Year. Commissioner Reed Hatch presented the award.

• Mason Diesel was honored as Sevier County’s Business of the Year.

The award was presented by Commissioner Scott Johnson.

• The Chuckwagon was Wayne County’s Business of the Year. The award was presented by Commissioner Roger Brian.

Regional Recognition Awards were presented by Commissioner Scott Bartholomew and Commissioner Jerry Taylor to De-

spain Livestock, Gregory Sheehan, Gus Warr, and Redge Johnson in honor of their dedicated efforts and commitment to the success of the Utah Congressional Briefing.

Commissioner Painter explained the traditional rotation process in which the mantle of the Chair for the SCAOG is passed to another commissioner. He then expressed appreciation for the opportunity he had of serving in this capacity over the past year. After his remarks, he introduced Commissioner Roger Brian of Wayne County who will assume responsibilities of Chair for the SCAOG Board.

Commissioner Clinton

Painter recognized Darin Bushman, former Piute County Commissioner and Six County Board Chair, for years of dedicated service to the region.

The SCAOG sponsors the Six County Recognition Banquet annually. The SCAOG General Board consists of all eighteen commissioners and one appointed mayor from Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties. The SCAOG Executive Board comprises one appointed commissioner and the appointed mayor from each county.

—Six County Association of Governments

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December 21, 2023

Utah Allocates Funds to Build More Wildlife Crossings

by Alex Gonzalez, Utah News Connection

Where to go in Wayne and Garfield counties for great food and drink THIS WINTER!

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Last year, there were 4,900 collisions with deer, 166 with elk and 20 with moose. The actual collision number is likely twice as high, though, as many incidents go unreported, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

UTAH - Budget legislation was signed into law in Utah that includes $20 million for building wildlife crossing infrastructure.

Utah joins other Western states in enacting bills that allow them to receive millions of dollars in federal matching funds to install wildlife overpasses, underpasses and fencing.

Bill Christensen, volunteer government relations representative for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, said Utah has a long history of investing in wildlife crossings, and the state's $20 million ap-

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propriation will turn into $100 million. He said one potential project is around Echo Junction.

"This is about 50 miles northeast of Salt Lake City," he said, "and during the legislative session last year, in one week, 32 elk were hit and killed.

No people were killed, but the property damage was just huge and significant."

Christensen said these crossings help not only preserve wildlife connectivity and migration routes, but also improve public safety for Utah roadways.

He said this issue has gar-

nered strong bipartisan support.

While Christensen called the latest one-time state appropriation "a huge win," he'd like to see the state continue to solidify its commitment to building wildlife crossing structures through a recurring allocation of funds from the Utah Legislature.

Christensen said funding is always a challenge when dealing with these projects.

"Wildlife crossings can be as inexpensive as fencing along a highway, or as expensive as a large overpass or underpass," he said. "I think that there is big support from our citizens now, as they've seen the positive effects of, number one, public safety—and number two, the preserving of wildlife."

Christensen said the state also has invested in tracking how these crossings are used. He added that research on wildlife crossings across the West by a former Utah State University professor, Patricia Cramer, has been a pioneering effort that informs project development.

Nichelle Rich: Nichelle Rich brings important skills

and experience to the Glen Canyon Commercial Services Program. We are excited to promote her to her new position as Chief of Commercial Services, and to also welcome her as a member of our Park Management Team.

—Michelle Kerns, Glen Canyon Superintendent

Your Ad Here Courtesy National Park Service

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon) has announced Nichelle Rich (above) as their new Chief of Commercial Services.

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Commercial Services Office is one of the largest in the National Park Service (NPS), managing all of the contracts and permits that authorize businesses operating within both park units. This includes large marinas, boat and raft tour concession contracts, the Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) program and the Special Use Permit (SUP) program for events.

The concession contracts and CUA program span two states, and include operations on the Colorado River and the remote backcountry of Glen Canyon. Commercial Services partners with the Navajo Nation, Grand Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Bureau of Reclamation, and several Bureau of Land Management units.

In 2021, Rich moved to Glen Canyon from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which is the most similar Commercial Services Program in the NPS to the Glen Canyon Commercial Services Program.

Rich worked for the Lake Mead Commercial Services Division managing the CUA program, and the 1965 concessions law and

1998 concession law contracts, with large marina services. Rich was a Supervisory Visitor Use Assistant at Lake Mead before transi-

tioning to the Commercial Services Office. In 2019, Rich attended Desert Parks Leadership Academy, a year-long leadership program modeled after NPS’s Generating Organizational Advancement and Leadership (GOAL) Academy. Rich graduated from Humboldt State University in 2006 with degrees in Anthropology and Art History. After taking a break from studies to travel, Rich graduated from Seton Hall University in 2012 with a graduate degree in Museum Studies.

Rich likes to travel, hike, camp and spend time with her family.

—National Park Service

Kade Fullmer: I like working

for Garfield County because it's home.

The people of Garfield County have always treated me like family; it's easy to put in a forty-hour week when your time is spent across Garfield County.—Kade Fullmer, Garfield County Chief Deputy Assessor Kade Fullmer Cont'd from A1

with state and federal regulations.

Fullmer is a Panguitch local with family history in the area and has decided to raise his own family in Garfield County. “I like working for Garfield County because it's home. The people of Garfield County have always treated me like family; it's easy to put in a forty-hour week when your time is spent across Garfield County.”

Garfield County is home to a wide variety of landscapes, with varying property types and values spread out across its vast footprint. “We work with diverse properties every day as we all know the many differences in the county. We face these challenges by maintaining and

updating our mass appraisal software, continuing with our education hours to stay licensed,” said Fullmer. He added that the most crucial part of ensuring thorough and accurate appraisals is getting “... boots on the ground, doing our field work and updating data.”

Throughout the years, Fullmer has consistently demonstrated his passion for the industry and his commitment to delivering high-quality work. His professionalism, attention to detail, and willingness to stay up-to-date have made him and the assessor's office a valuable asset to the county and state. “I have always been taught, and truly believe, to work hard and put forth an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay.”

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Position Announcements

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is hiring for the following positions. For the application process and description of each, please see the district website www.garfk12.org Remediation Specialist/Librarian at Panguitch High Part-Time Custodian at Bryce Valley High Part-Time Custodian based in Escalante (requires travel to Boulder) Head & Assistant Track Coach at Bryce Valley High Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers in Escalante Route Bus Driver in Boulder Paraprofessionals/Aides at All Schools Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers

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

SALARY: Please see 2023-2024 Garfield County School Districts Classified, District Office, and Certified Salary Schedules on the district website.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

Garfield County School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

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When in Need, There are Resources in Wayne & Garfield Cos.

PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $4.00 60 & older, $10.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot.

Meals include milk & bread.

Tues. Dec. 26th

Wed. Dec. 27th

Thurs. Dec. 28th

Closed for the Closed for the Closed for the Holiday Holiday Holiday

Canyon Creek Services Emergency Safehouse 435-865-7443 Mobile Team 435-233-5732 New Horizons Crisis Center 145 East 100 North, Richfield Office Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Shelter is open 24 hrs, 7 days a week Phone Number 435-896-9294

Counseling Services Central Utah Counseling Richfield Office 255 S Main Street, Richfield Office Hours 435-896-8236 24 Hour Emergency Service 877-469-2822 Southwest Behavioral Health Center 601 E Center Street, Panguitch 435-676-8176 24 Hour Emergency Service 800-574-6763 Wayne Community Health Center 128 South 300 West Bicknell, 84715 435-425-3744 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988

NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD. The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu Tues.

Dec. 26th

Closed for Holiday

Wed. Dec. 27th

Closed for Holiday

Thurs.

Dec. 28th

Closed for Holiday

All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 is $4.00, and under 60 is $10.00

Bryce Valley Senior Lunches at the BRYCE VALLEY Senior Center TUES Dec. 26th

Christmas Holiday Center Closed

WED Dec. 27th

Christmas Holiday Center Closed

THURS Dec. 28th

Christmas Holiday Center Closed

Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666 All meals are served with milk & bread. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors and $10 for those under 60 years of age.

Mother/Daughter are in Search of Property/ Home to Purchase in Escalante for permanent residence, not short term and not to rent out. The ideal situation would be separate living units on the same property, but are open to renovating or adding on.

Please reach out with any thoughts or suggestions. wildflowerwest @hotmail.com

MEETINGS TROPIC AA MEETING Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

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