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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Issue # 1183

Join the 2016 Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Bryce Canyon National Park

The Bryce Canyon Annual Christmas Bird Count on January 5th is open to the public.

BRYCE – On January 5th, 2017 nature lovers and birders of all levels of experience will gather at Bryce Canyon National Park to participate in the world’s longest running citizen bird census. The National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, now in its 117th year, is an annual event that brings together volunteers across the United States, South America, Canada, and distant Pacific islands, to assist scientists in the monumental

task of assessing the health of bird populations.

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 fifteen-mile radius assigned to the park. Following the morning bird count, a chili lunch and souvenir t-shirts will be provided back at the Visi-

Wayne County Makes Fire District Plan

Planning Meeting Scheduled for January 13th, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Loa Fire Dept.

by Steve Lutz WAYNE COUNTY - of departmental leadership and What if you had a fire and no- fewer young people joining. body came to put it out? You These factors, all seem to be in might expect that to happen in play in Wayne County. Another some third world country but factor here is a general lack of sadly it has come close to hap- resources. Wayne County allopening in several of our Wayne cates a small amount of general County communities over the fund money to each of the six last year. It would seem that departments in the county but there are fewer active volunteer it doesn’t meet the needs that firefighters in the county than departments have identified. there have been in the past. Of To solve this problem, those that can and do respond some years ago (nobody seems to emergencies, few are trained to remember exactly when), to Utah state or national stan- Wayne County formed Special dards. Fewer still are volun- Improvement District 3, AKA teers who work in the town the Wayne County Fire Diswhere they are firefighters. trict for the purpose of financAdd to this problem the ing and improving fire services fact that most of the fire equip- county-wide. The District has ment in the county is 25 year taxing authority, but curiously old or older and that some of it has never assessed fees or fire stations are too small for taxes and in fact it never had a the apparatus and have little or District Board until this year. no space for training.

In November, the Board, These are not just Wayne consisting of Dennis BlackCounty problems. The Na- burn, Rick McCartney and tional Volunteer Fire Coun- Steve Lutz called its first meetcil estimates that the ranks of ing. Steve Lutz was elected volunteers, nationwide, has Chairman with Ryan Torgerdropped at least 12% in the last son elected Treasurer and Jeri five years. They attribute this to Johnson elected Secretary. In increasing financial burdens on attendance at the first meeting volunteers and their families, was also Commissioner Newincreased training and other de- ell Harward. The main agenda partment responsibilities, lack Fire District of incentives to participate, lack Cont'd on page 7

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

THURS. DECEMBER 29 - WED. JANUARY 4

A BIT OF SNOW FOR THE NEW YEAR. There are some flurries expected on Friday & Monday. The weekend will be cloudy with a chance of sun late Sunday. Highs for the week in the mid and low 30s, lows around -2 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wind picks up with snow on Monday around 13 mph.

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tor Center, thanks to the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association.

Currently the park is looking for volunteers to help with the 2016 count. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ranger Peter Densmore at 435-834-4744. 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.

Other counts have been held locally in the Kanab, Boulder, and Escalante areas, and will also be conducted in Glen Canyon on January 4th. Information on other gatherings in Utah can be found at utahbirds.org.

Additional information can also be obtained by visiting the park’s website at www.nps.gov/ brca, or by calling Peter Densmore at 435-834-4744.

—Bryce Canyon National Park

PANGUITCH - Are you getting ready for the Panguitch Main Street's Ice Fishing Derby? Here are few Ice Fishing Tips from the Division of Wildlife Resources to help you win big this year.

Putting your bait or lure at the depth where the fish are is the key to catching fish through the ice. And using some simple devices that will help you know when a fish is biting your bait or lure is a big help too.

Finding the depth where the fish are is the key to catching fish through the ice.

Randy Oplinger, cold water sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says fish become lethargic when they're under the ice. "Fish that are under the ice usually don't take baits aggressively," he says. "Instead, they'll often mouth the bait before stripping it off the hook or rejecting it. That makes it difficult to know when a fish is investigating your bait. That's why devices, such as bobbers that float on the water or spring bobbers that attach to your fishing pole, are so important."

Oplinger recommends two techniques to help you find fish and then catch fish after you've found them: - The first technique is simple — simply drop your

bait or lure to the depth where you think the fish are, and then let it sit. Keep it still. If you've put your lure or bait near a fish, there's a good chance the fish will take it. Sometimes, though, it's challenging to know if a fish has your bait or lure in its mouth.

"Fish are extremely passive in the winter," Oplinger says. "They can have your bait or lure in their mouth, and you won't even know it."

For that reason, Oplinger recommends lifting your rod from time to time. "If a fish has your bait or lure in its mouth," he says, "as soon as you raise your rod, you'll set the hook."

If you lift your rod, and a fish isn't there, let your bait or lure flutter down to its starting point, and then watch it for awhile before lifting it again.

Also, if you're not catching fish, change the depth at which you're placing your bait or lure.

Sometimes, fish are below you but not at the depth at which you're fishing.

- The second technique is called "lift, drop and hold." To use this technique, drop your bait or lure to the depth where you think the fish are. Then, using only your wrist, lift the

Addiction Recovery Program in Seminary Building at the Wayne High School WAYNE COUNTY Do you find yourself reflecting on the past year and not liking what you see? Are you carrying an old “you” you don’t really like into the new year? Are you looking for a way to make a change and feel the enormity of your load just too much to deal with on your own? Do you feel like there is no hope for you and that you cannot possibly change?

Each of us has lives tangled with depression, anxiety, co-dependency, addictive behaviors and physical addictions of our own or someone that we love. The negative feelings and unhappiness these behaviors and addictions cause in our lives affects our mind, our bodies and our relationships with those we love most.

You need to know: You are not alone. You do not have to overcome addiction or co-dependency alone.

There is a divinely inspired 12 step recovery program that can help. Based on the 12 step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints has an Addiction Recovery Program that is open to all who are looking to make a difference in their life. The new year is a great time to start.

The Addiction Recovery Program applies gospel

principals of repentance and the promise of the power of the Atonement of our Savior to empower you to make the changes required to overcome addictions. It is a program of hope and love. It is a step by step program of reading and applying principals and action steps that will help you do the deep self-examination that can ultimately free you from your addictions. If you participate as a supporter, you will find you better understand the behaviors of those you love who suffer from addiction. This program can help anyone looking to make improvements in their life to make their life more peaceful and satisfying.

The Addiction Recovery Program is held every Thursday night at the Seminary building at Wayne High School. It starts at 7:00 and runs for one hour. If you attend community AA or NA meetings, or Al Anon or any other programs, you might find that there is additional help in these meetings. We welcome you to join us.

If you have questions about the program or need any additional information, you can contact Steve or Joyce Swaner at 435-8362821 or Verland or Terri King at 435-425-3487.

—Addiction Recovery Program

Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby Begins Next Week, Get Ready with DWR Tips Must Be Registered by January 1st

Ice Fishing

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This happy contestant from the January 2016 Panguitch Main Street Ice Fishing Derby wants to remind everyone that you must be registered by January 1st to enter the January Derby. There are mini tournaments each weekend, January 2nd: Heaviest limit; January 7th: Single longest; January 14th: Full limit, combined total length; January 21st and 28th:Ticket drawn for weight—the weight that is the closest to the ticket drawn, wins.

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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Locals Head to Standing Rock To Deliver Donations and Show Support by keLton ManzanareS

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The Standing Rock Sioux Oceti Sakowin Camp with the Missouri River in the background on the left. It is estimated that over 15,000 water protectors, including supporters from Boulder and Escalante, were in the camps on December 5th.

ESCALANTE - Inspired and emboldened by water protectors’ ongoing resistance of the Dakota Access Pipeline, five community members from Escalante and Boulder decided to make the long trip to North Dakota in early December to support members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Over the weekend of December 3rd, the local group joined with thousands of Native Americans and a wide variety of other citizens from all walks of life at the Oceti Sakowin camp. North Dakota’s governor and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had just called for closure of the camp on December 5th, but rather than disbanding, thousands of additional supporters, including our local group, thousands of veterans, and people from all over the country arrived to provide their support for the Standing Rock Sioux.

As the Escalante-Boulder group began preparing for their trip, they received an astonishing amount of support from local community members, as well as friends and family elsewhere in the US. Supplies and cash were donated, trailers were lent, and encouragement was given. The group arrived in North Dakota with hay, firewood, warm clothes and blankets, bulk food, propane, and other miscellaneous supplies for building and staying warm.

In addition, the almost $1,500 of cash donations went toward purchasing high priority supplies and direct donations to the tribal camp fund.

The demonstration at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation began last spring in response to Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), a Dallasbased natural gas and propane company, and their $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project. The majority of easements and permits had been received for the pipeline along its proposed route which runs from the Bakken oil fields in northwestern North Dakota, under the Missouri River just upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, and on through South Dakota and Iowa towards a linkup with another pipeline in Illinois.

A number of camps were set up near the proposed pipeline route in which thousands of native and non-native demonstrators, ‘water protectors’ as they call themselves, have been praying for the preservation of their drinking water and sacred burial grounds.

Their concern is that a spill could contaminate the water that is used for the reservation and for 18 million people who depend on water from the Missouri River downstream of the pipeline crossing.

The route that the pipeline is now being constructed on goes through unceded Sioux territory under the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie and within 1,500 ft of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation boundary. The original route was supposed to go north of Bismarck, ND, but was later

rerouted near the reservation.

Legal battles are being waged against the pipeline because of the controversial use of segmented permitting, where a loophole is used in order to streamline the project without extensive impact assessments.

Concerns have been raised about conflicts of interest given that North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has investments in DAPL and President-elect Donald Trump has investments in ETP. Due to the militaristic and oppressive law enforcement response to Standing Rock, United Nations observers have collected testimonies for an investigation into human rights abuses including “excessive force, unlawful arrests, and mistreatment in jail,” as The Guardian put it. Climate change activists see the pipeline battle as a way to further their own agenda in moving toward a more sustainable energy infrastructure.

Federal support and news coverage for Standing Rock has been minimal, characterized by occasional ‘balanced’ mentions in mainstream media and suggestions from the Army Corps of Engineers and Obama Administration as to how DAPL should handle the situation.

The suggestions have been ignored by DAPL. The time spent in Standing Rock was eventful. One moment, not even 24 hours after arrival at camp, will not be soon forgotten. On December 4th, as those at Oceti Sakowin Camp linked hands in prayer around the sprawl of tipis, tents, RVs, cars, and structures, news began to spread around the circle followed by whoops of joy. The Army Corps of Engineers had denied the easement for DAPL to drill under the Missouri River. Although the water protectors realized their work was far from done, the night was filled with celebrations including fireworks.

All that weekend, car after car, including the thousands of veterans, poured into camp to show solidarity with the native people. The highway coming into camp, which was and still is blockaded by police at a bridge just north of the camp, was filled with cars waiting to get in as far as one could see for much of both days.

Monday, December 5th, was the day of deadline that had been given for the camps to be dispersed. The statement held that it was for their protection, but many think that its intent was to avoid liability in case anything tragic occurred at the main Oceti. The numbers at the camps had swelled to more than 15,000. A peaceful march was held featuring native and non-native veterans with flags singing and chanting.

Around this time, snow began to fly, wind began to blow, and temperatures began to drop. North Dakota winter was closing in on the camps and it was nearing time for 4 of the 5 Utahns to head home. Help was given where needed, whether it was to collect electronics from a donation center for setting up solar charging stations, or pulling an old school bus out of a snow drift with 3 trucks chained in series to get enough traction.

The last of the donations were given to hands in need.

The fate of DAPL is still very much up in the air, with changes dependent on the current and upcoming administrations in addition to the lawsuits filed by the Standing Rock Sioux. What is known, the first of its kind gathering at Standing Rock in support of indigenous people and mother nature is historic. Those who made the trip plan on spreading the movement elsewhere as they’ve returned to their communities.

December 29, 2016

Bryce Valley area News

by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com Condolences go out to Lowell and Kathy Mecham on the passing of Kathy's Mother.

This is a hard time of year to lose a loved one and we want you to know that we have you in our prayers and hearts at this time. Everyone was calling her "Grandma Marker" on facebook and expressing a great deal of love for her. Her full name was Mary Verna Marker and she passed away on December 15th in Ogden Utah.

Grand Staircase Inn and Country Store will be closed for the Holidays Saturday Dec. 24 thur Monday Jan. 2 We wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Please KNAP (kneel and pray) for Charlotte Mathews from the Cannonville ward.

She has been hospitalized in the Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George. Also for Mary Jane Clark who is hospitalized, she

is President and Sister Richard & Victory Crawford's Daughter. Merry Christmas to everyone reading this.

Lonee Shakespear says that "My Christmas is better then yours! Miss Harley Rae Shakespear joined us at 3:10 this morning! She has stolen both of our hearts! She's sure been wonderful...tired just like mommy. Congratulations to Jeff and Lonee Shakespear on the birth of their beautiful little daughter. Their first child. So great a gift for Christmas Day. Grandparents are Tracy and Barbie Feltner of Cedar City, Mark Le Fevre of Salt Lake, and Greg and Paula Shakespear of Escalante. Great Grandparents in Tropic are Stan and Nellie Mecham, Lamar and Cheri Feltner, and in Henrieville, Lyllian LeFevre.

(Hope I didn't forget someone) What a fun Christmas gift for the Shakespears.

Congratulations to Brittney Shakespear on her mission call to Macon Georgia. She will enter the MTC on 15 March. Bailee Mathews will leave on the 22nd of February for her mission in Tennessee Nashville. We wish them both a safe journey and successful mission.

Well the big storm did not materialize like they said it would. We did not get 10 inches at all and we got rain along with the snow. Maybe tomorrow will be different since the storm in our area was supposed to last until Monday night.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas Day and were busy, safe and warm. Wishing everyone a great week and hope you get lots of visiting and catching up with everyone. Please call or email your news to me. Thanks VS.

Ice Fishing

Fortunately, two inexpensive items — spring bobbers and slip bobbers — can help you detect the subtle bites of the fish.

Spring bobbers attach to the end or the top of your fishing rod. After attaching the bobber, run your fishing line through it, and then attach your hook or lure. After lowering your hook or lure to the desired depth, watch the spring bobber closely.

Spring bobbers are extremely sensitive. They'll detect bites long before your fishing rod begins to flex.

Slip bobbers are another effective way to detect soft bites.

Slip bobbers come in various designs, but most have a hole that runs through the middle of the bobber.

To fish with a slip bobber, start by placing or tying a bobber stop on your line. Tie or place the stop at the distance you want your hook or lure to suspend. For example, if you want your hook or lure to suspend 10 feet below the surface of the water, pull out

10 feet of line and tie your bobber stop 10 feet from the end of your fishing line. Next, run your fishing line through the bobber.

Finally, tie your hook or lure to the end of the line.

After you're set up, reel your fishing line in, until the bobber comes to the end of your fishing pole. When you want to fish, simply release the bail on your reel. The baited hook or lure will pull line through the bobber until the bobber stop contacts the bobber and stops the hook or lure from falling.

The bobber will sit on top of the water with your line dangling under it.

"When you see the bobber move," Oplinger says, "you'll know it's time to raise your fishing rod and set the hook."

For information about the Panguitch Ice Fishing Derby please call 453-690-1024 or visit panguitchmainstreet.com —Utah Division of Wildlife Resources & Panguitch Main Street

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bait or lure about six inches, and then let it flutter back down to the starting point. Once the bait or lure reaches the starting point, let it sit for a few seconds, and then lift it again.

Oplinger says fish will watch the bait or lure as it moves and then take it as soon as it stops moving.

Suspended at various depths. The depth at which trout and salmon can be found ranges from just under the ice to as much as 15 feet below the ice. "Once you find the depth at which trout or salmon are suspended in a body of water," Oplinger says, "there's a good chance you'll find them at that depth throughout the day."

To catch trout and salmon, Oplinger recommends fishing your bait or lure just under the surface. If you don't get a bite, lower your bait or lure a few feet. Try that depth for awhile.

If the fish still aren't biting, continue lowering your bait or lure a few feet at a time. If you're using the right bait or lure, and you're still not catching fish, you'll know trout and salmon are not in that part of the lake at that time.

Not only do fish move less under the ice, they also bite less aggressively. And that can make it challenging to know when a fish is striking your bait or lure. "If you're relying on your fishing rod to tell you when a fish is on the end of your line," Oplinger says, "you might not know when it's time to set the hook."

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District Reading Specialist

You may have noticed in the local newspaper that the district is looking for a new position to be hired immediately. The new position is the District Reading Specialist, a position that has been utilized slightly in the past to help with our K-3 reading program. In recent year years, the district has reduced funding in that area using revenues to purchase reading materials.

The history of the program dates many years but the most recent legislation occurred with SB260 in and around 2014. Prior to that, state appropriations gave money to local districts matched by local funds. Most districts participated in the program and grass root efforts were made to formalize a reading program prior to the state mandating progress verification through assessment.

Legislation stipulated that if a school does not meet, or exceed the school's goals, the school district shall prepare a new plan which corrects deficiencies. The new plan must be approved by the board before the school district receives an allocation for the next year. If for two consecutive school years, a school district fails to meet its goal to increase the percentage of third grade students who read on grade level as measured by the third grade reading test administered pursuant to Section 53A-1-603, the school district shall terminate any levy imposed under Section 53A-17a-151 and may not receive money appropriated by the legislature for the

K-3 Reading Improvement Program.

Most districts utilized an assessment that gave immediate feedback to the state and local districts that not only improved reading outcomes but provided evidence of the local districts improvements. These benchmark assessments are given to students three times a year and place every student’s ability so teachers can provide appropriate instruction that improves student reading to at least their grade level expectation. You surely have noticed this extra effort in the past few years with extra emphasis being placed on your students reading expectation or a new term called student literacy.

Garfield County School District receives about $50,000 from the state that

must be matched with an additional $70,000 of local money. Those funds must go to improving student literacy and the K-3 Reading Improvement Program.

These ear marked funds will be used to provide our reading program a Reading Specialist or Reading Coach and also fund numerous reading aides and materials that were previously paid from other sources. All of these new positions will be working in our elementary schools.

GCSD has done an excellent job with the progress of reading and student literacy. This new position and program direction will surely provide continued results that will further our student’s progress.

—Tracy Davis, Superintendent, Garfield County School District

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Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by MaCk oetting

Happy New Year!

Bobcats had another great week, all of the teams coming away with victories.

First up were the Tough Guys, Richfield a 3A team came to town and the Bobcat mopped up the mat with them, taking out the big school 46 to 27. The Cats won the first four matches, 3 of them with pins, all in the first round. Jonah Schoppe 106# pin, Dakota Hatch 113# win, Kaden Beckstead 120# pin, Shawn Hix 126# pin, Kolton Owens 138# pin, Hunter Marshall 145# pin, Kellen Mooney 160# pin and Kelton Cropper 285# pin. Kelton Cropper is undefeated so far this year. I was really impressed with these guys and how quick they came up with pins.

Four of the wrestlers will be going up north to the Best of the State Tournament in SLC. Jonah Schoppe 106#, Kaden Beckstead 120#, Kellen Mooney 160# and Kelton Cropper 285#. This is a real honor to be in this tournament, good luck to all four of the competitors.

The Lady Cats hosted a game against the Milford Tigers on Wednesday night. The Tigers gave the Cats all they could handle and then some. They are a one girl team and she is a really good player by the name of Emily Barnes and she ended up with 26 points. But in the end the Lady Cats came away with the win, 53 to 46. It was the Cats defense against the other Tiger players that made the difference. The Cats shared the scoring with 4 of the starter coming away in double figures, Brieann Birch, Jordan Bennett and Brittney Henrie with 11. Shantae Miller led the Cats scorers with 12. This was an exciting game, with many lead changes, till the 4th quarter when the Lady Cats pulled away.

The Lady Cats season starts next year, with a tough game in Wayne on Jan. 4th and then Parowan comes to town on the 6th. I am going to have to add the Milford Tigers to the list of good teams in Region 20, along with Piute, Wayne, Panguitch and Bryce Valley. It is going to be a fun year.

Finally the Girls All Star Volleyball team has been selected by the Dessert News. Jordan Bennett was selected defensive player of the year, with 203 kills and 78 blocked shots. Shantae Miller was also selected to the 1A first team, with 482 assists, 161 digs and 56 aces.

2nd team, Taylia Norris outside hitter.

3rd team Abbey Blevins, Middle Blocke, McCall Tebbs, Outside Hitter Honorable Mention Alyssa Fisher and Jaylee Torgerson.

I am assuming that the Bob Cats that went out to Milford on Thursday came away with a win, the Tigers lost to Escalante by two points a week ago. Trey Barney and Jace Eyre lead the Bob Cats in scoring with an 18 point average.

The Cats come back on Jan. 5th with a game down at Water Canyon, then Parowan comes here on the 7th. Set your calendar for January 11 the Piute Thunderbirds will be coming to town and this should be a real good game.

See you next year, Happy New Year.

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Wills, Trusts, and More Am I Required To Treat My Children Equally in My Estate Distribution Plan?

No. The manner in which you wish to distribute your assets upon your death is very personal in nature. You may choose to have your assets distributed equally among your children or in whatever proportions you may deem appropriate.

If you do not take your estate planning into your own hands, the state in which you live will normally have its own distribution scheme, which seldom represents a decedent's wishes.

Since every person's situation is different, your estate planning attorney will draft your estate planning documents to comply with your wishes while, at the same time, directing you toward realistic and tax-effective goals.

You may want to disinherit a child for several reasons. Your child may have sufficient resources of his or her own; your child may be undeserving of an inheritance; your other children may have greater or special needs; or you may not want to compound a child's own estate tax liability. Most state laws permit you to totally disinherit a child, regardless of reason.

However, care must be taken in

by Jeffery J. MCkenna order to effectively disinherit a child.

First, it is important that you have a will or a trust. If you die intestate (without an estate plan), state laws provide that your children are entitled to a share of your estate. Therefore, if you die intestate, the child you wanted to disinherit will share in your estate against your wishes.

If it is your intention to disinherit your child, it is imperative to specifically reference that child by name in your will and/or trust and acknowledge that you are intentionally not providing for that child. Failure to do so could allow that disgruntled child to claim that he or she was unintentionally "omitted" from your estate plan and force a share of your estate, thus thwarting your wishes.

Using a trust may provide additional benefits over a will when intentionally disinheriting a child. Because trusts are not automatically subject to the jurisdiction of the probate court, the notification requirements of the probate court do not apply.

The trustee of your trust is under no obligation to provide the dis-

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inherited child with the details of your estate plan since he or she is not a beneficiary. Additionally, should your disgruntled, disinherited child choose to challenge the validity of your trust, he or she confronts a number of obstacles not present in the probate process.

Disinheritance is a personal issue. One who wishes to disinherit a child may find that there are other effective options, such as putting assets in a separate trust for that child, with a trustee of your choice making the decisions of what the money can, and can not, be used for. It may be wise to consult an estate planning attorney to become informed of all your options before making decisions that affect the distribution of your estate, and possibly the harmony of your family, once you are gone.

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 435 628-1711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com

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l A u G h i N g Hi Neighbor!

Cat's Eye pOiNt!!

My quiet Sunday morning ended abruptly when my 14-year-old son, Brian, and one of his friends burst through the door. "Hey Dad, announced Brian, "have you met the new neighbors?"

"No." "Come on Dad, you have to meet them."

"Some other time; I'm busy."

"Dad, you have to meet them now."

From the urgency in Brian's voice, I assumed the neighbors were waiting outside. I set aside my project and went to the front of the house.

No one was there. "Where are they?" I asked.

"Well, Dad," he explained, "we haven't met them yet either, but our football is in their living room."

Hired

Sign in supermarket reads "Wanted: Clerk to work eight hours a day, to replace the clerk who didn't."

Punishment

The police found the missing hairdresser by combing the city.

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

Roast beef, potatoes & gravy, corn, tropical fruit, yellow cupcake

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 $3 for seniors and $7 for those under 60 years of age.

PANGUITCH SENIOR CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140 Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60 Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot.

Meals include milk & bread. rd Tues. Jan. 3 Wed. Jan. 4th Thurs. Jan. 5th

Fish/tartar sauce, french fries, mixed vegetables, tropical fruit, spice cake

Potato bar, with chili & broccoli & cheese sauce, tropical fruit, apple turnovers,

Beef enchiladas, spanish rice, corn peaches, banana pudding

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.

Warmth, Loving Care & Personal Attention Our skilled long term care facility has a hometown atmosphere. It provides true peace of mind in a comfortable and secure facility.

Garfield Memorial Hospital Care Facility 435.676.8811

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Answers for this week on Page 9

Our cats liked to walk up our sliding glass door screens and peer in almost eyeball to eyeball with us. One night as we were sitting in the living room, my husband glanced up and muttered, "Peeping toms."

Learnin'

My grandfather has recently started a course called "Computers for the Terrified." He's nearly eighty and, although used to be an engineer within the British Royal Air Force, is completely stuck when it comes to computers.

He came back from his first evening at this course.

When asked how it had gone, he replied, "Yes, it was really good. I really enjoyed it, but I really couldn't get to grips with my mole."

I stopped for a second, completely puzzled, until I realized he was talking about the mouse.

Pack it in

Having moved 15 times during our 37-year marriage, my husband and I appreciate movers who take the time to label carefully boxes they pack for us. The accuracy of labels can make a huge difference when we try to find something right away.

My favorite was done by one guy who attached this sticker to a box...obviously not knowing how to spell the best one word description: "Animals you hit with a stick at a Mexican party.

Fighting

Our five-year-old twins had been squabbling all day, and I'd finally had enough.

Pulling them apart, I said, "How would you feel if Daddy and I argued like that?"

My son replied, "But you and Daddy chose each other.

We had no choice."

AG MARKET NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah December 7, 2016 USDA-Utah Dept of Ag Market News Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday December 6, 2016 Receipts: 2,613. Last Week: n/a. Last Year: 1,832.

Feeder Steers: mostly Higher. Feeder Heifers: mostly higher.

Holstein Steers: scarce. Slaughter Cows: steady. Slaughter Bulls: steady.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2; 200-250 lbs pkg 150.00; 250-300 Lbs 115.00-200.00; 300-350 lbs 140.00172.25; 350-400 lbs 156.00-170.00; 400-450 lbs 153.00163.00; 450-500 l42.00-155.00; 500-550 lbs 128.50-146.50; 550-600 lbs 123.00-142.00; 600-650 lbs 121.00-140.50; 650700 lbs 121.00-132.00; 700-750 lbs 121.00-131.00; 750-800 lbs 124.00-126.25; 800-850 lbs 121.00-127.00; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 Lbs pkg 105.00.

Holstei-n Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: n/q; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1100 lbs scarce.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 147.00-156.00; 300-350 lbs 132.00-154.00; 350-400 lbs 132.00-148.00; 400-450 lbs 130.00-147.00; 450-500 lbs 128.00-136.50; 500-550 lbs pkg 134.00; 550-600 lbs 122.00-125.50; 600-650 lbs scarce; 650-700 lbs pkg Pkh 115.00; 700-750 lbs pkg 118.00; 750800 lbs 116.00-120.00; 800-850 Lbs 110.00-115.00; 850900 lbs 91.00-115.00; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs pkg 107.00. Heiferettes: 62.00-99.75.

Stock Cows: scarce.

Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 43.25-53.00, high dressing to 54.00; Breaking 75-80 Lean: 54.50-64.25, High Dressing to 67.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 28.50-44.75.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade: 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2100 lbs 68.25-78.00; Yield Grade 2: 1000-1500 lbs 51.00-68.00; 1500-1850 lbs 52.00-56.75; Feeder Bulls: 650900 lbs scarce.

Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT (435-230-0402.)

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O bituaries Mark Gene Griffin 1954 - 2016 ST. GEORGE/ESCALANTE - Mark Gene Griffin, 62, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. He was born Jan. 17 1954, in Panguitch, UT to Thais Roe & Bobby Gene Griffin. He married Tina Marie Arnone, Nov. 7 2007 in St. George.

Mark was raised in Escalante, UT. He attended college in Cedar City, UT before becoming a Realtor and settling in St. George.

Hobbies were Mark’s thing and he had many adventures. Hiking, Music, Guitar, Metal Detecting, River Rafting, Shooting, Camping, History Buff, Traveling, and his Grandkids.

Mark is survived by his wife Tina Marie Griffin of St. George. Parents; Gene Griffin and Thais Roe Griffin. Children; Mickelle, Jesse, Danielle Fenolio, Dominick Vitello, Ashley Lonergan, Trisha Vitello, Cody (Felisha), Dustin and 8 Grandchildren. Sisters; Melanie (J.J.) Johnston, Stephanie (Mathew) Volker. Brothers; Gary (Sheila), Brent (Kathie).

Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. in the Fairway Ward Chapel, 860 N. Fairway Dr., Washington, UT. There will be a visitation Thursday, Dec. 29, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 30, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. prior to services, both held at the Chapel.

Interment will take place Saturday, Dec. 31, at 2:30 p.m. in the Boot Hill (Cemetery), Escalante, UT. Mark’s family would like to thank Country Life Care Center and their entire medical staff for the amazing care given to Mark and our family.

Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT, (435) 6732454. Friends and family are invited to sign Mark’s guest book at www.spilsburymortuary.com.

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By way of Boulder

by Peg Smith, pegenias@gmail.com

“At a distant remove.”

Boulder residents know what “distant remove” feels like. Indeed, many people like living here precisely because it is so removed and remote, distant from the “real world.”

Many rely on online shopping; hence, the discord created by the spate of “lost” UPS deliveries. We’re two hours from participating in county meetings. We’re over four hours from participating in state legislative hearings.

Despite technology and the internet, our “representative” bodies of government continue to resist streaming video or recorded public meetings, even teleconferencing.

We Boulderites tend to be socially conscious, contributing to good causes online and otherwise. Those of us who can afford to be generous are. Even those who seemingly can’t afford it do a surprising amount with what they have.

Still, it is the rare individual who steps out and puts his or her hands on people in troubled areas.

Some of those people live here, and their literal reach is global. Most recently, there are the six or seven Boulder/Escalante individuals (that I’m aware of) who traveled to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota in early December to stand with the water protectors opposing DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline).

Carla Saccomano was one of these. She and I talked

last week about some of her impressions from the trip.

Carla is a relative newcomer to Boulder, most recently having served as a senior assistant to a Chicago alderman. She’s adept within any business/administrative environment, she bakes extraordinary pastries, she works with the local restaurants, she’s one of the newest members of the Boulder Town Planning Commission.

Carla is also one of those people who isn’t content sitting back and letting someone else do it, not when she sees the need and has the capacity to participate.

She and her traveling companions—the whole saga of which deserves its own complete story— arrived at the main Oceti Sakowin Camp at 2a.m. on Dec 4. Through sure happenstance, they ended up parked adjacent to a battered, old mobile home belonging to a combat medic, Vietnam vet, named B.A. He’d driven up from Arizona at the behest of his lawyer daughter who told him he needed to be there.

Carla ended up working with B.A., whose mobile home was kept running 24/7 to serve as a warming house for the medic vets, a safe place for stress venting, a source for warming cups of coffee. She said there was tremendous stress on the medics who were patrolling the camp to make sure people didn’t die of hypothermia.

While the majority of volunteers arrived self-sufficient and reasonably knowledgeable about Dakota weather realities, there were also those woefully unprepared individuals whose hearts were there, but had maybe left their heads back home.

Later on that Sunday came the announcement that the Army Corps of Engineers was putting a hold on continued construction while they reevaluated legal and environmental issues. This announcement came exactly one day prior to the anticipated “mandatory evacuation” order by which North Dakota law enforcement was going to forcibly remove people from the camp. It was that eventuality which was the reason for several hundred Armed Forces veterans to show up as protectors of the water protectors.

According to Carla, all the vet medics fully expected blood to be shed, despite the fact that weapons were expressly forbidden within the camp. (No alcohol, no drugs, no weapons is their continuing policy.) The Army Corps announcement derailed that likely encounter, at least for the time being, and was initially met with exuberance in the camp, albeit tempered with knowing this wasn’t a conclusion.

Carla and companions returned home a few days later. Sadly, upon arriving home, Carla found out that her workmate and camp mentor, B.A., had just died of a heart attack. She immediately headed back to attend his funeral, continues to maintain ties with the people she met there, and imagines returning at some point.

As Carla went on to explain her motivations, “You’ve got this layer up here—the mega corporations and vast moneyed interests— below it, is all the rest of us who don’t benefit from what’s happening at the top; we’re just trying to make our livings. We always had our

differences. But now we’ve really fractured. They’ve managed to really fracture us. We all look at the same thing through these different, broken windows. We have to travel toward ourselves to really see what’s there. That’s what compelled me to go to Standing Rock.

I don’t want someone else’s interpretation. I need to hear what you are saying. I need to see what you’re trying to show me. Now it’s about how you carry that forward.

We need to find a way back to each other again, to talk to each other again, and not get sidetracked from the distractions they’ll keep throwing in our way.”

She continued, “The call that went out was just to show up. In other grave humanitarian situations, you interface with a website and make your tax deductible donation. We’re been trained that way. You’re kept at a remove from the event, no matter how much you feel like really helping out. It separates us from our humanity. They said “come stand with us” They didn’t say come if you’re a medical person, or can donate your truck or whatever. It was “stand with us.”

Of course, not everyone is in a situation to take off several days, weeks, travel to distant places. But can’t “showing up” happen locally, at a town meeting? Can’t “standing with us” include standing up for common rights, even within our own communities?

Mantra for the new year: SHOW UP. STAND UP. BE PRESENT. We will live in what we make, or else we will live in what we allow to be made for us.

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LegaL Notices DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX LIST OF WAYNE COUNTY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016 To all persons whose name appear on the following delinquent tax list. You hereby take notice that unless the delinquent taxes upon the property and in the amount indicated below, together with penalty are paid before 12 o'clock noon on the 31st day of January, 2017 the real property upon which such taxes are a lien, excepting only such property as is held by the county under a proper preliminary tax sale, will be sold to Wayne County, State of Utah, to satisfy taxes and costs and the personal property and improvements will be attached to the real property of said owners and sold according to law.

Interest shall accrue as of January 1, 2017 unless the delinquent taxes together with the penalty, are paid before 12 o'clock noon on January 31, 2017.

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LegaL Notices

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT GARFIELD COUNTY The Garfield County Commission hereby gives notice of its intent to consider abandoning a County Right of Way. A public hearing will be held concerning abandonment of the Right of Way on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in the Garfield County Commission chambers, Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759. The descriptions of the Right of Way is as follows: A pathway between Lots 4 and 5, Block B, Bonanza Estates Subdivision, Section 1, Township 37 South, Range 6 West, SLB&M. The request is to abandon the existing Right of Way that runs through the property and allow the property owners to manage the land privately.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 15, 22, & 29 and JANUARY 5, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE OF DISTRICT MEETINGS WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT Adopted Wayne School District Board Meeting Schedule All board meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

January 11: Wayne Middle School February 8: Hanksville Elementary March 8: Wayne Middle School April 5: Loa Elementary May 10: Wayne Middle School June 14: Wayne Middle School July 12: Wayne Middle School Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 29, 2016 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 JANUARY 25, 2017. Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-3018(a42201): Newell Brent and Susan Carter propose(s) using 0.0016 cfs or 0.25 ac-ft. from the Unnamed Spring (5 miles south of Duck Creek) for DOMESTIC. Kent L. Jones, P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 29, and JANUARY 5, 2016 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 21, 2016 Notice is hereby given that Morgan Ranches of Circleville, Utah, who made Entry No. UTU-90644, under the Desert Land Act, for 304.890 acres within Section 6 and 7, Township 31 South, Range 3 West, Salt Lake Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish claim to the lands before the Bureau of Land Management, Kanab Field Office, at Kanab Utah, on March 1, 2017. Claimant names as witness: Tyler Erickson of Magna, Utah; Mike Dalton of Circleville, Utah; Kendal Allen of Circleville, Utah; TJ Beus of Circleville, Utah. BLM Kanab Field Office, 669 South Hwy 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741 /s/ Harry Barber, BLM Kanab Field Office Manager Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 29 and JANUARY 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2016 Fire District

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topic was the process to be used to create a long-term strategic plan for the District. The process has begun by requesting that each town provide an elected official and a fire department representative and that water districts that supply fire hydrants also provide a representative to a Fire District Planning Committee.

The first meeting of the planning group will be held on January 13th, 2017 at 7:30 pm, following the County Fire Chiefs meeting at the Loa Fire Department. All interested citizens, elected officials and firefighters, past and present, are invited to attend. The agenda includes introductions of the persons involved and the issues to be addressed. The initial list of these issues was gathered at the Wayne Co. Firefighter Appreciation Dinner as follows: Torrey Fire station and new truck; lack of equipment; recruiting and retaining volunteers; community fire education; training; Insurance Services Offices Ratings and last but not least, funding.

The initial goal is to formulate a 5 year strategic plan with a detailed first year operations plan and budget to be adopted by August 2017.

For further information contact Chairman Steve Lutz at dobrosteve90@gmail.com Steve Lutz has been involved with fire and emergency services since 1975. Among other positions he has served as an EMT, police officer, fire chief, and Director of the Utah Fire & Rescue Academy. He currently lives in Teasdale, where he is a firefighter.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WAYNE COUNTY Project Owner: Wayne County School District, Bicknell, UT 84715 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of a Drainage Improvement Project at Wayne High School will be accepted at the office of Wayne County School District, 79 N 100 W Bicknell, UT 84715, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2017. Bids will be reviewed and approved during the regularly scheduled School Board meeting at the School District offices on January 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

A bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, made payable to the Owner, shall accompany the Bid. This project is partially funded by NRCS through the Emergency Watershed Program (EWP). The winning contractor will be given notice to proceed on January 12, 2017. Work must be initiated no later than January 23, 2017 and completed no later than Friday February 17, 2017.

Major items of work: * Re-grade and re-surface a parking lot area and hillside * Construction of a concrete drop structure * Installation of pipe and construction of a concrete channel The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any formality or technicality in any bid in the interest of the School District.

Bids will not be accepted if they are not received timely, regardless of the cause. Vendor selection criteria include price and ability to meet the schedule, as detailed above.

Prospective bidders must be present for a site showing at Wayne High School at 265 N 400 W Bicknell, UT 84715 on January 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Attendance at the site showing by the bidding contractor or a duly authorized representative is mandatory and a prerequisite to submitting a bid for the project.

An electronic copy of the bid documents may be obtained after December 22nd via email from Heather Okerlund, Business Administrator, at heather.okerlund@waynesd.org. When e-mailing please include your full name, company name, address and phone number. A hard copy of the bid documents is available for inspection at the District Office, 79 N 100 W Bicknell, UT 84715.

Questions will be addressed at the site showing on the 4th.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY MEETINGS ESCALANTE CITY Escalante City Office Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Escalante City Council meetings will be held on the dates listed below. They are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., in the Escalante City Council Chambers, 56 N. 100 W. All meetings will be held as listed unless otherwise posted or notified.

2017 MEETINGS January 03 January 17 July 18 February 07 August 01 February 21 August 15 March 07 September 05 March 21 September 19 April 04 October 03 April 18 October 17 May 02 November 07 May 16 November 21 June 06 December 05 June 20 December 19 Escalante City Planning and Zoning meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Escalante City Council Chambers 56 N. 100 W. Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 29, 2016 USED APPLIANCES FOR SALE WAYNE COUNTY Wayne County will accept separate sealed bids for the following used items: 1. Rheem 50 Gallon Electric Water Heater 2. Whirlpool Stacked Electric Washer and Dryer 3. General Electric Range 4. Crosley Electric 2 Door Refrigerator/Freezer 5. Small General Electric Dishwasher Appliances will be sold as is, no warranties and are available for inspection at the County Road shed at 195 N. 200 E. in Loa. Bids will be accepted in the County Clerk=s Office, 18 South Main, Loa, until 5:00 P.M. Friday, January 6, 2017. For additional information contact Rhett Jeffery at 435-836-2682. Wayne County reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 15, 22 & 29, 2016 Wayne County Tax Cont'd from previous page

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GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT - READING SPECIALIST POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Garfield County School District is hiring a full-time Reading Specialist. This position will be up to 40 hours per week. This is a benefited position with retirement, and health/life insurance.

SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 2016-2017 Garfield County School District Salary Schedule ($35,799).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicant must be a licensed teacher with a Level II Reading Endorsement. Applicant must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant must work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District job application. Please direct questions to Superintendent Tracy Davis (435-676-8821), or tracy.davis@garfk12.org. and application packets to: Garfield County School District P.O. Box 398, 145 East Center Street Panguitch, UT 84759 Online applications are available at: (http://www.garfield. k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment), Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Closing date is January 09, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

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BRYCE VALLEY - SECRETARY - POSITION AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is now accepting applications for a full-time secretary at Bryce Valley Elementary School. This position includes benefits (retirement and health/life insurance).

SALARY: Beginning Elementary Secretary hourly rate according to 2016-2017 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule ($13.37 hourly).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a High School Diploma, experience and/or degree is preferred, but not required. Preference will be given to individuals with secretarial and computer experience. Applicant must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check. Applicant will be given a short skills test. Applicant must work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application, resume, three current letters of recommendation, and a transcript.

Please direct questions to Principal Layne LeFevre (435531-0405), and application packets to: Garfield County School District P.O. Box 398, 145 East Center Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, (435) 676-8821 Online application available www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Closing dates is Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

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BRYCYE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL - FOOD SERVICE WORKER POSITION AVAILABLE: Garfield County School District is now accepting applications for a food service worker at Bryce Valley High School. This position will be up to 19 hours per week with no benefits.

SALARY: Beginning food service worker hourly rate according to the 2016-2017 Garfield County School District Classified Salary Schedule ($10.95).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a High School Diploma. Must satisfactorily pass an employment background check and work well with children. Applicants must have or be willing to obtain a current food handler’s permit, food service manager certificate, or serve safe certificate.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff at 435-231-2879 and applications packets to: Bryce Valley High School, P.O. Box 70, 721 West Bryce Way, Tropic, UT 84776 Online application available: www.garfield.k12.ut.us Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

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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BICKNELL - CREDIT RECOVERY/MATH AIDE -Wayne School District is accepting applications for a credit recovery/math aide at Wayne High School. Ideal candidate will have a solid background and interest in high school level math, english, science, and social science. This position is for 27 hours per week with no benefits and will remain open until filled. Contact Mary Bray at 425-3411 or mary.bray@waynesd.org with any questions. Please send applications to Wayne School District, PO Box 127, Bicknell, UT 84715.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer and provider and reserves the right to reject or accept any or all applications.

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REAL ESTATE PANGUITCH MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL - PARA PROFESSIONAL - POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Garfield County School District is hiring a part-time para professional for Panguitch Middle and High School. This position will be up to 28 hours per week. This position does not have benefits.

SALARY: Beginning Step and Lane according to the 20162017 Garfield County School District Certified Salary Schedule ($10.76 per hour).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a High School Diploma, two years college education preferred, or may complete the Para Pro Test. All applicants must be fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment background check.

Applicants must work well with children. Applicants will be working with at risk students.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District Classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Russ Torgersen (435-676-3417), or russell.torgersen@garfk12.org. and application packets to: Panguitch High School, P.O. Box 393, Panguitch, UT 84759 Online applications are available at: (http://www.garfield. k12.ut.us/index.php/do/employment) Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Open until filled.

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