The Wayne & Garfield County Insider February 13, 2025

Wanted: Rural Utah Applicants to Manage Small Retail Liquor Stores

SALT LAKE CITYThe Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) announces applications are now being accepted from businessminded Utahns interested in operating retail liquor stores known as package agencies. DABS Director Tiffany Clason says package agencies are mostly located in rural communities and operators manage the stores through threeyear contracts with the state of Utah.

“Package agencies often look like small retail liquor stores located in rural parts of Utah where state liquor stores are sparse. These stores are built into the fabric of tight-knit small towns, serving local residents and tourists visiting Utah’s scenic attractions. Utahns are known for their entrepreneurial spirit, and we hope to receive a diverse

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BOULDER - How do arts and culture take center stage as an engine of community in a small town?

For over a dozen years, the Boulder Arts Council (BArtC) has cultivated

Is Utah at Risk for Wildfires Similar to Those in LA?

by J. Bradley

Washa | Utah State University Extension Assistant Professor | Wildland Fire Science

Removing potential fire fuel around a cabin on Tavaputs Plateau in Utah.

UTAH - As we see the devastation that took place in the Los Angeles Basin, many wonder if Utah could experience a similar wildfire event. My experiences as a wildland firefighter and work with Utah State University Extension could provide a few insights.

My Discoveries

In June of 2012, I was assigned to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado. The fire started from an abandoned campfire and moved from the forest into the wildland/urban interface, where homes are built into the forests and rangelands. At the time, the fire became the most

art, craft, and performance as a key element of town life, instilling a spirit of art enjoyment for residents and visitors alike. Over time, Boulder has become known as a community

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PRICE - The Bureau of Land Management is investigating recent vandalism at the Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel, a significant prehistoric cultural resource within the San Rafael Swell protected under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. This recent graffiti, reading “Silvia P.”, is etched across four iconic petroglyphs of bighorn sheep carved by indigenous Americans up to 3,000 years ago. This act of vandalism was discovVandalism Cont'd on A3

that is highly participatory in creating and sharing art, drawing out the talents of local residents and amplifying that talent with artistic energy from around the state and beyond.

WAYNE CO. - The Wayne County Commission meeting on January 21, 2025, opened with the announcement that the county is selling the civic center building in Loa to the town for $250,000. The county will retain the right to still use the building for the county fair and various 4H activities and other larger events.

The next item on the agenda was the approval of three new volunteer drivers for the senior bus program. They will be Connie Brown from Hanksville, Thomas Nixon from Bicknell, and Duran Brian from Loa. The bus provides rides to and from Richfield and other recreational trips for seniors in the community. Driving records of the new volunteer bus drivers will be checked to ensure they are qualified.

Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

February is the best time of the year to see America’s national bird—the Bald eagle—here in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITYFebruary is the best time of the year to see America’s national bird here in Utah. Bald eagles fly to Utah in the winter to find food and escape colder conditions

farther north. By the time February arrives, hundreds of eagles are typically in the state.

While the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources isn’t holding any formal

bald eagle viewing events in February this year, there are plenty of spots around Utah where you

Right now at Boulder’s Community Center, visitors can enjoy the latest traveling exhibit from

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Cheryl

president of Boulder Arts Council (BArtC), at Boulder Community Center with current BArtC-

exhibit, 125 Years of Collecting: Selections from the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection, a traveling exhibit from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums.

Will Disbanding Utah’s Public Records Committee Streamline the Appeals Process?

Sen. Mike McKell said he is working on legislation that could dissolve the State Records Committee and send public records disputes to a single administrative law judge.

UTAH - After more than thirty years of deciding disputes over public access to records, the Legislature could consider a bill this session that would disband Utah’s State Records Committee.

Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, said he is working on legislation that could dissolve the records committee and send records disputes to a single administrative law judge.

“We are considering using somebody that’s legal-trained, like an ALJ, with a law degree, with the same appeal process that you have to district court today,” McKell said in an interview. “I think having experience there does matter, and having somebody with a legal background, somebody that’s a licensed attorney, it just makes sense.”

The seven-member State Records Committee was established in 1992 as part of the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). Comprised of trained archivists, citizen appointments by the governor and a representative from news media, the panel hears appeals brought by the public and news outlets when state agencies or local governments deny access to public documents.

Dave Reymann, a lawyer who represents news outlets in records cases, said the State Records Committee was designed to bring together different perspectives on the cases and that Utah’s system has become a model for other states.

The decisions by the records committee that do get appealed to district court are affirmed more than 90% of the time, Reymann said, proving that the committee is getting its rulings right.

“This is not because they are getting things wrong on the law, so the notion that you need someone who is law-trained because the records committee can’t interpret the law is not borne out by what happens,” he said.

Pushing appeals to an administrative law judge would make the system less accessible to the average citizen and potentially more expensive, he said. If there are concerns about the makeup, adding members is an option, but, he said, “Just because the Legislature didn’t like a couple of decisions they made…doesn’t mean they should chuck the whole thing.”

States handle their public records appeals differently, with options ranging from negotiations with an ombudsman, taking cases to a hearing before a committee, going before an administrative law judge or going directly to court.

“I believe that shifting that role to the judiciary, in a GRAMA small claims court of sorts, is the way to go,” said David Cuillier, director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida.

Ohio’s system, as an example, is “worth repli-

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cating in every state,” he said. A party who has a records request denied can take the case to a court of claims, pay a $25 fee and have a ruling relatively quickly without needing a lawyer.

Ohio adopted its system in 2016 and, according to a study last year by Kent State University journalism professor Mitch McKenney, the court has handled more than 700 cases that were usually resolved within a few weeks, and the appellants prevailed nearly 60% of the time.

The key, Cuillier said, is that the entity making decisions needs to be independent to avoid political meddling and be able to issue decisions that are binding.

The work of the State Records Committee has been hamstrung largely because the Senate had failed to confirm three appointments to the committee, leaving the panel without enough members to meet and forcing the board to cancel pending appeals hearings.

Reymann, as well as current and former records committee members, said at the time that the delays seemed intentional to prevent the committee from ordering the release of the records. At the time, Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, who has since retired from

the Legislature, said the nominees to fill the vacancies did not have enough support to be confirmed.

Reymann also pointed to a series of decisions that went against the Republican Legislature’s wishes as contributing to the standoff, including the media’s fight for the official calendars of former Attorney General Sean Reyes.

Reyes had refused to release the calendars, but the State Records Committee ruled that the records of his official meetings were, in fact, public records. The attorney general appealed the SRC decision, but a district judge ruled that the committee was correct and ordered the calendars to be released.

On the day of the judge’s ruling, Bramble sponsored a bill to exempt the calendars of public officials and government employees from the state’s open records law.

Three new committee members were confirmed in December, allowing the committee to resume its work. However, the delays forced the postponement of hearings and aggravated a backlog of cases.

Last year, an audit by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and the Governor’s Office of Planning said that the State Records Committee needed to work faster to address backlogs

in appeals. The audit found that in 2023, it took an average of 156 days to make a decision on disputes from the moment it received an appeal.

And the number of appeals coming to the records committee has increased significantly. In 2022, the committee issued decisions in sixty-one cases; in 2023, it was sixty-four; and in 2024, it issued eighty-five orders—despite the months spent in limbo.

The overhaul of the appeals process for open records cases in Utah is just one of several bills already introduced in this legislative session that would impact the public’s access to government records.

Another bill, Senate Bill 163, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, changes the criteria for what is considered a “record” under GRAMA, requires requests to contain terms with “reasonable specificity,” allows some police reports to be withheld even if they contain information that has already been made public, extends the time government entities have to respond to a request from ten days to fifteen days and replaces one citizen member of the committee with a representative of law enforcement.

This article was originally published on sltrib. com on Jan. 30, 2025.

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Utah Bill Would End Mail-in Voting

HB300, which passed its House Committee last week and heads to the Utah House floor for a vote, will effectively end mail-in voting in Utah.

Among other requirements, ballots would still be mailed out, but could only be returned in person, at a polling location or a municipal drop box, with two paid poll workers checking photo ID upon the drop off Garfield County Taxpayers Alliance strongly objects to this attempted gutting of our voting system:

It’s expensive. A Feb 5 article in the Salt Lake Tribune found, “Significantly more poll workers would have to be hired to administer elections and more drop boxes would have to be placed throughout the state, and county governments would largely shoulder those expenses. According to a fiscal note at-

tached to the bill, counties would immediately have to spend about half a million dollars to execute its changes and around an additional $6 million per election.

• ”It’s unnecessary. According to reporting in that article, state auditors “concluded that there was no evidence of significant fraud in Utah’s elections and told lawmakers the errors represented a minuscule portion of the state’s two million-voter system.” The errors they did find—mostly ballots returned by deceased persons—is simple to rectify before counties mail out the ballots. That would be significantly cheaper than enacting the changes required in this bill.

• It undermines voter participation. In practical terms, small, rural communities can’t afford to staff a drop box with

two people, eight hours a day, over the course of the early voting period. The likely result is fewer drop boxes across the county. Longer drives to vote or drop off a ballot. And more time spent trying to do so. Once again, eligible voters who happen to be older, infirm, non-driving, have regular working hours, or live a long ways away from a polling location are penalized.

Take action now: Call or email our Utah Representative, Logan Monson today, and tell him to vote NO! lmonson@le.utah.gov, 801-834-5270.

And let our Utah Senator, Derrin Owens, know right now how you feel about mail-in voting: derrinowens@le.utah.gov, 435851-1284.

It’s your money. And it’s your vote.

Peg Smith, Garfield County Taxpayers Alliance (gctautah.org), Boulder

News from Wayne County

Telephone by Adus F. Dorsey

| noun - a system that converts acoustic vibrations to

order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance

or radio.

US a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes dis-

or misinterpreted by being passed along to the next person in a whis-

WAYNE CO. - Telephone | ˈteləˌfōn | noun - a system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance using wire or radio. • US a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted or misinterpreted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper.

The advent of the telephone in Wayne County wasn’t so much a sign of the times as it was a phenomenon, a phenomenon that revolutionized the way people communicated, much the way the people do today—semi -anonymously on the computer from the privacy of their own homes.

Several small telephone systems were built in Wayne County before George Eckersley's power plant began operating in Loa in 1929. With the cooperation of the U.S. Forest Service, a telephone line was built from Salina, Sevier County, to Loa in 1907. W. Scott McLellan of Loa and Deseret N. Hickman of Torrey were among those who pushed the project along, and McLellan became the first president of the short-lived system. Before long, telephone lines were run to other upper county towns. In those days, telephone service did not mean that individual families had a telephone in their home; instead, one or two individuals or businesses might have a telephone that could be used as needed by others for a small fee. The switch-board operator in Loa had the challenging task of receiving a call from one station, repeating the message in a loud voice to make sure it was correct, and then calling it on to the next station, if necessary. Ephraim Pectol identified early switchboard operators as Howard Blackburn, Reba Okerlund, Emily and William Blackburn and their daughter, Daisy, and Mrs. Wallace Blackburn. Telephone service in Wayne County at this time was not a profitable business. If the switchboard operator received pay, it was surely minimal. Operators did not sit around waiting for calls but likely stopped what they doing to answer the occasional ring.

On 18 March 1913, Wayne County Independent Telephone Company officers held their

first meeting in Torrey. The company's announced purpose was "to operate the Line already under construction from Torrey to Fruita," to consider the possibility of "extending the Line throughout the county or from the Rabbit Valley to Blue Valley," and to manage the system efficiently.

E.P. Pectol was granted permission "to construct a telephone line and connect a telephone with the line maintained by the Forest Service between Fremont, Utah, and Torrey, Utah." Details of the permit included the right to use forest timber for telephone poles and the requirement to install an approved telephone on the line.

By 1915, it was clear that some stockholders were dissatisfied with service and confused about charges. A motion was passed "that we call all back troubles off and start anew." Fees were set at one dollar a month for those with telephones and ten cents a call for those without a phone.

The new fees were one dollar for a business and seventy-five cents a month for individual use of a phone. When two families shared a single phone, an additional 37.5 cents a month would be charged.

Anyone allowing his or her phone to be used without collecting the tencent toll could be disconnected. Those who wanted to connect to the company's line had to apply, buy a telephone, build and maintain their own access line, and pay the monthly fee. Collecting fees was enough of a problem that the directors voted in December to disconnect any subscriber who had not paid his back phone bill by 5 January 1916.

In 1938, with the WPA financed county courthouse under construction, commissioners called for a bond sale to help complete and furnish it. An estimated $14,000 was needed for the courthouse and $10,000 for a telephone system from Fremont to Hanksville. Expecting half of those amounts to come from the

Vandalism:

We all share a responsibility to protect and preserve our public lands. Vandalizing archaeological sites erases the stories of our past and denies future generations the experience of viewing our great nation’s history in person. It is critical that we work together as a community to prevent these destructive acts. This unique site attracts visitors from around the world to Emery County and is a vital part of Utah’s cultural heritage.

—Nicholas Lafazio, BLM Price Field Office Manager

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ered on Jan. 17, 2025, by law enforcement. It has caused permanent damage to this irreplaceable archaeological site.

WPA, the commissioners ordered a $12,000 bond election to be held on 9 April. Wayne residents voted heavily in favor of issuing the bonds, even though it meant incurring debt. What likely happened next was that the commission discovered it could not legally operate and maintain a telephone system. In 1939, the Wayne County telephone line, probably the upper valley line, was sold to George T. Eckersley for fifty dollars. In 1942, Wayne County evidently acquired title to the Fremont-to-Torrey phone line and offered it for sale. Four years later, there were still no buyers, although Ned Adams of Teasdale had expressed an interest in buying it.

Phone service in Hanksville was still far from urban standards. In 1977, the town had seventeen telephone connections to businesses and ten to private homes, with another ten customers waiting for service. Even the team of emergency medical technicians in Hanksville had to rely on the Utah Highway Patrol to advise them—on foot— that their help was needed. All calls, even to a neighbor, had to go through the exchange at Price and cost forty cents for three minutes. Barbara Ekker— Deseret News correspondent from Hanksville and official weather observer— ran up huge telephone bills with her daily reports to Salt Lake City. Later, the phone line was buried.

As anyone that has lived in Wayne County for more than a month can attest, news and gossip in Wayne County travels faster than the speed of light from Loa to Hanksville.

And like the US telephone game, where a sentence or phrase becomes distorted or misinterpreted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper, all you have to do is wait for the sound of a siren, and the lines light up. References; Rainbow Views / Anne Snow / Conversations with Barbara Ekker, Hankville, Wayne County rumors and gossip, in general.

“We all share a responsibility to protect and preserve our public lands,” said BLM Price Field Office Manager Nicholas Lafazio. “Vandalizing archaeological sites erases the stories of our past and denies future generations the experience of viewing our great

nation’s history in person. It is critical that we work together as a community to prevent these destructive acts. This unique site attracts visitors from around the world to Emery County and is a vital part of Utah’s cultural heritage.”

The BLM urges anyone with information related to this vandalism to contact the Price Field Office law enforcement at:

• BLM Price Field Office 125 S. 600 W. Price, UT 84501

• Phone: (435) 636-3600

• Email: MLMorningstar@blm.gov

Public lands belong to all of us, and it is up to everyone to help protect them. The BLM encourages visitors to recreate responsibly and follow Leave No Trace Principles to preserve these prehistoric sites for future generations. For more information about the Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel, visit Buckhorn Panel | Bureau of Land Management. —Bureau of Land Management

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Wills, Trusts, and More

What Happens to Debts When I Die?

The last thing anyone wants after the death of a family member is calls from debt collectors attempting to collect from the loved one's estate. While some family members can be contacted by debt collectors, the family is protected from abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices.

Usually the estate is responsible for paying any debts the deceased may have left. If the estate does not have enough money, the debts will go unpaid. A debt collector may not turn to relatives to try to collect payment (unless they were cosigners or guarantors of the debt). However, the spouse of the decedent may have responsibility for any debts that were jointly held.

Debt collectors are allowed to contact the personal representative (executor) of the estate, the decedent's spouse, or the decedent's parents (if the decedent was a minor)

by Jeffery J. McKenna

to discuss the debts. They may not discuss the debts with anyone else. The only reason debt collectors may contact other relatives or friends is to get the name of the personal representative or spouse. But they cannot say anything about the decedent's debt to those individuals or even say that they are debt collectors.

When speaking with family members, debt collectors may not mislead the family into believing that the family members are responsible for the deceased person's debts. They also can't use abusive or offensive language.

Even if you are the person who is responsible for paying the estate’s debts, you can request that a debt collector stop contacting you. To do this, you need to send a letter to the debt collector asking the

collector not to contact you again. You should keep a copy of the letter for your records and send the letter "certified" with a return receipt.

Once the collector receives the letter, the collector can contact you only to tell you that there will be no further contact or to inform you of a lawsuit. Remember, the estate is still responsible for paying its debts to the extent that it can.

Probates and trust administrations come with inherent headaches, but these do not need to be added to with improper debt collection. If you have a problem with a debt collector, you can contact our office for help or you can contact the Utah Attorney General’s Office or the Federal Trade Commission at ftccomplaintassistant. gov.

NOW WITH RICHFIELD AND PANGUITCH OFFICES TO SERVE CLIENTS IN AROUND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney whose practice has been focused on Estate Planning for over 25 years. 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.

Queue

Last week, I was shopping at a toy fair. I noticed a long queue at a counter; they were waiting for the shelves to be restocked with Mattel dolls.

As I looked, I realised that in the queue was an old friend of mine. Knowing Len quite well, I was sure that he had no daughters, nor did he have any nieces, so I wondered why he should want to buy a doll at Christmas time

"Hey, Len," I cried, "I hadn't realised you collected dolls."

"I don't," he replied.

"Really," I said, "then you must be buying a Christmas present?"

"No, not at all, my friend," responded Len.

"If you don't mind my asking then," I said, "Why exactly are you standing here?"

"Oh, that," he said, "I've just never been able to resist a Barbie queue."

Shower Thoughts

pos to deter savvy people, those with dyslexia are at a particularly unfair disadvantage.

PUNishment

THEME: The 1960s

ACROSS

1. Unit of electrical capacity F 6. Knicks' org. 9. Herring's cousin 13. City in Belgium

14. *The Beatles hit "Drive My ____"

15. Monument to Buddha

16. Like beer at a kegger (2 words) 17. Affirmative to captain

18. Like a beaver?

19. *Che's last name

21. *Stonewall riots location

23. Division of time

24. West African country

25. Refuse to comply

28. *The Jackson 5 co-founder

30. *Don ____ of Barney Fife fame

35. Soon, to a bard

37. Hyperbolic tangent

39. Sunlight's interference

40. *Apollo Moon Landing org.

41. Operatic solos

43. Alexander Hamilton/Aaron Burr incident

44. Deposit the ashes

46. Related to ear

47. Meat in a can

48. Transport onward, as in letter (2 words)

50. Not written

52. Pilot's estimate, acr.

53. Ill-mannered one

Hawaiian welcome wreath

*Ford's pony car

*Assassinated president

"____ death do us part"

Down Under runner

Hindu caste

Moonshine maker

*Spock's was pointy

How the Sausage is Made

Mom," asks Susie, "why do you always cut the ends off of the sausages before you put them in the pan?"

"Oh, that's just the way my mother always did it. You'll have to ask her."

"Granny," asks Susie the next time her grandmother visited, "Why do you and Mom cut the ends off of the sausages before you put them in the pan?"

"Oh, that's just the way my mother always did it," says Susie's granny. "You'll have to ask her."

So the next time the family visited her slightly senile great grandmother at the nursing home, Susie asked, "Why do you and Granny and Mom always cut the ends off the sausages before you put them in the pan?"

"Oh, no," says Great Granny, "are they still using that stupid little frying pan?"

Obituaries FYI PanguItch

Doris Baker

1945 - 2025

FREMONT / PLEASANT GROVE - Doris Taylor

Baker, a beloved mother, grandmother, friend, and dedicated educator, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, at the age of 79.

Born March 19, 1945, in Provo, Utah, to Kenneth and Elsie Taylor. Doris spent her childhood years on the back of a horse with her father in the mountains surrounding her home in Fremont, Utah. She married the love of her life, Ralph Heber Baker, on November 19, 1967, in the St. George LDS Temple. Together, they raised their three beautiful children, Ryan, Kara, and Cameron, in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Doris spent her life shaping young minds with passion and kindness. For 25 years, she was a devoted teacher, inspiring countless students with her patience, wisdom, and unwavering belief in the power of education. She took immense pride in her work, always striving to make a difference in the lives of those she taught.

Outside of the classroom, Doris’ greatest joy was her family. She cherished every moment spent with her children and grandchildren whether it was sharing family meals, celebrating life’s special milestones, watching the Utah Jazz, or watching the basketball, football, soccer, and baseball games of her grandchildren. She was a source of warmth, guidance, and unconditional love, always putting her family first. Her kindness, laughter, and wisdom will be deeply missed but never forgotten.

Doris is survived by her children: Ryan Baker of Mapleton; Kara (Scot) Harris of Draper; Cameron (Elizabeth) Baker of Salem, 8 grandchildren, and 4 greatgrandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Elsie Taylor; her husband, Ralph Heber Baker; and her daughter in law, Kimberly Baker.

Graveside services were held at 12 Noon on Friday February 7, 2025, in the Fremont Cemetery. Friends called for viewing from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the Olpin Mortuary, 494 South 300 East in Pleasant Grove.

Services are under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Homes of Richfield and Salina, Utah. Service will be recorded and available at springerturner.com under her obituary after the services.

It has been another week without any weather, but there has been lots of wind. The weather people say that there should be a storm here on Thursday and Friday of this week. If not, it will be 77 days since we had any moisture. David Etter, who lives at Panguitch Lake, said there were plenty of ice fishermen there for the ice fishing derby. I haven’t heard any results for the biggest fish yet, but maybe someone else will have the results.

This week out at Ruby’s Inn, they will be having their winter festival there, even though there isn’t any snow. Their ice rink is still going strong, so you can take your kids out there for some fun. This Monday, the 17th, is Presidents' Day, so it would be a good time to make use of the fun skating. Down in Kanab, they are

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having their annual balloon festival, and they are honoring all Vietnam veterans that will be there. Here in Panguitch this week, there will be the Region 20 Basketball Tournament, and it starts with a game with the Lady Cats playing Escalante on Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. Most of the teams have play-in games, with the team with the best record being the home team. The tournament starts Friday, with all of the teams playing games. The teams will alternate between the boys and girls all day long, and one ticket gets you in for the day. So, come out and root for your favorite team. The concession stand will be open with a lot of goodies. This tournament's outcome will determine the seating at the state meet at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield on February 26 -

March 1. It is just in time for March Madness.

Well, tonight (Sunday, February 9) was the Super Bowl, and it was real onesided, with the Philadelphia Eagles leading 40 to 12 when I left. The Eagles' offensive and defensive lines controlled the game, and Kansas City’s quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, had no time to get a pass off. Kansas City only had one first down by half time. The Super Bowl games the last four or five years have lived up to the hype, but not this one. The prices for the first Super Bowl were $40 for tickets and a thirty second commercial for $40,000. This year, average tickets went for $5,600, and a thirty second commercial was $8 million dollars.

The only game in town is my favorite, which is the NBA. You don’t have to

Obituaries

wait all week for a game; they play every night. Since LeBron James became forty years old, he is playing some of his best games ever, averaging twentyseven points and eight rebounds and assists. The Lakers have won twelve out of their fourteen games, and they have traded for the Maverick’s top scorers. The stock market is going down, and much of my Ford and GM stock is going with it. The only bright spot is that Tesla is going down even faster, losing $100 a share off its high two months ago. Their biggest marketplace was California, and they have quit buying them. I saw a bumper sticker on a Tesla up in Salt Lake City that said, "I bought this before I knew how stupid he is."

Mack O.

ESCALANTE - Dale Keith Henrie passed away January 23, 2025, in St. George, Utah, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Dale was born in Cedar City, Utah on December 20, 1946. At the time, his parents, the late Keith and Faye Henrie, were working on the family cattle ranch in Cherry Creek, Nevada. When he was four, his family moved to Southern California. He attended schools there and graduated from Tustin Union High School in 1964.

Dale attended CSU (College of Southern Utah), Cedar City for two years. He transferred to BYU, Provo, Utah, in January 1967. Although they had met previously, it was at BYU that Dale dated his soon-to-be wife, Marty Sanborn. They were married in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints on December 23, 1967. They both received their degrees in May of 1969 from BYU- Dale's, a Bachelor of Arts, in the field of Art.

Dale's first teaching job was in Ogden, Utah. After a year and a half, he decided to continue his schooling at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Design in 1971.

Finishing his degree late in the year made it difficult to find a teaching job. He took a "temporary" job in construction and never looked back. Dale received his contractor’s license and built in the Salt Lake area for fifteen years. He moved his family and business to Danville, California in 1987 and worked there for nineteen years. Dale used his art background to design his homes and was a master woodworker. He specialized in high-end custom woodwork and cabinetry. Attempting to semi-retire, Dale moved to Escalante in 2006. He built a limited number of homes, as well as starting and later selling, two more companies: Red Rock Towing and Recovery and High Adventure ATV Rentals.

Dale spent over twenty-five years working with the Scouts. He mainly worked with the Explorer Scouts and organized High Adventure trips. He loved the outdoors, learning and teaching new skills, and showing the boys that they could do hard things. He was a licensed pilot. He was certified as a bareboat captain. He loved all kinds of boats, motorcycles and airplanes. He was constantly creating things and could fix just about anything.

Dale and Marty are the parents of six children: Micole (Jason Mayfield) of Meridian, Idaho; Jason Henrie (Kathy) of Snohomish, Washington; Sean Henrie (Melissa) of Jacksonville, Oregon; Micah Henrie (Marisa) of Washington, Utah; Chelsea (Jared Northam) of Prosper, Texas and Shae Henrie (Ashley) of Midvale, Utah. They have eighteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Dale and Marty served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first, in 2019, was to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mission, serving the entire time in New Orleans. The second was served at home for two years, in the Addiction Recovery Program. He found deep satisfaction in this service and was dedicated to his wife and family. Family is more than forever. Family is everything.

The family wishes to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness, known and unknown. Dale was a true artist and loved color. We invite all who attend his service to wear color. We want to celebrate him and his love for all things beautiful and bright.

Because of the recent natural disasters, please consider a donation to the Red Cross or the Humanitarian Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of flowers.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 8, 2025 in the Escalante Stake Center, followed by burial in the Escalante Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221. Please visit our website at www.metcalfmortuary.com for condolences.

Dale Keith Henrie

Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital Breaks Ground on New Surgical Tower and Improved Health Services, Thanks to Community Support

ST. GEORGE - In-

termountain St. George Regional Hospital leaders broke ground on a new surgical services tower expansion to help meet the growing needs of area residents and the millions of tourists and adventurers that venture to the national parks and scenic outdoor red rock country.

The new space will house additional operating rooms and state-of-theart surgical services, was made possible through generous community donations to the 2023 Jubilee of Trees community fundraiser.

St. George is Utah’s third-fastest-growing city and is in an area with the highest percentage of seniors in the state.

Additionally, Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital is a Level II trauma center, which requires 24-hour trauma services and surgical coverage by general and specialty surgeons, including cardiology, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology, and critical care.

“As we strive to fulfill our mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible, we continuously work to address the changing needs of our community,” said Natalie Ashby, president of Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital.

“We’ve seen tremendous growth in our area and are so pleased to begin this expansion of our surgical services to meet the needs of our increasing population.”

“The hospital has been adding up to seven new surgeons every year to meet rising demand for services. Additional space and technology, however, is needed to keep pace and optimally serve the com-

munity,” she added.

“We are excited to begin construction on this surgical expansion,” said Patrick Carroll, MD, chief medical officer of Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “We have incredible surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical staff. This expansion will allow us to care for more patients with shorter wait times. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our community and always strive to provide access to world class care.”

Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital cares for patients from the community, as well as outdoor enthusiasts from around the globe.

This also leads to numerous trauma events that can send people into the hospital for needed critical surgical care.

Karen Conner of Lander, Wyoming, was one of those.

As a critical care nurse for twenty-eight years, Conner never thought she would be on the other side of trauma care, but that’s exactly what happened in April 2023.

What started out as a leisurely walk that April day along a dirt road in La Verkin, Utah, with her husband and three dogs ended with Conner being flown in an Intermountain Life Flight helicopter to the trauma center at Intermountain St. George Hospital.

Conner had smelled something foul by a cliff side and went to check it out, when she tripped on a rock, fell and slid down the side—headfirst—falling more than forty feet. Only a small rock and a bush on a ledge kept her from falling further below into the Virgin River.

Her spine and neck were broken in multiple places. She fractured sever-

al bones in her right leg and left ankle, as well as receiving a serious head injury, cuts and bruises.

“I felt very grateful I was still alive and not paralyzed,” said Conner. “Intermountain Health did a great job putting a mess back together.”

Conner still drives eight hours for her posthospitalization care. Including this past September for follow-up surgery on one of her knees.

“I had to have complex surgery. They knew what was performed, and it was important to continue the continuum of care,” Conner said. “Trauma surgery is not always the easiest. The trauma program in St. George is pretty advanced compared to other parts of the country.”

Proceeds from the Jubilee of Trees community fundraiser are helping to build the new space, which will improve patient access to needed surgeries. Proceeds also support technology upgrades to allow more precise, less invasive surgical procedures that yield better outcomes and shorter healing times.

“Our community steps up and helps each other,” said Loriana De Crescenzo, executive director of the Intermountain Foundation at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “We are truly blessed to be a part of a community that embodies the spirit of giving.”

The generosity of the community has been vital to the recent opening of the partial hospitalization program for pediatrics behavioral health, neuroscience services, cancer care, and establishing Intermountain Life Flight services in St. George, in additions to numerous other contributions.

The annual Jubilee of Trees, hosted by the Intermountain Foundation at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, has raised funds to advance community medical services at the hospital since 1983.

—Intermountain Health

Jed Arthur Cooper

PANGUITCH - Dr. Jed Arthur “Art” Cooper passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on February 5, 2025, in St. George, Utah. He was born January 22, 1933, to Jeddie and Laverda (Montague) Cooper in their home in Panguitch, Utah, during a bitter snow storm.

Art was an inquisitive, bright, and quick-witted child and teenager who loved learning and experiencing new things. Stricken with Rheumatic Fever at age six, he was limited in the pursuits typical of many of his friends in the outdoors and so developed a love for reading, art, conversation, and politics. He loved discussing politics and could carry on informed conversations with the adult politicians in town. As a young teenager, he was invited to sit with the Garfield County Republican contingency at the State Convention.

Growing up in Panguitch was forever at the core of who Art Cooper was. His love for the beauty of the valley and the surrounding mountains, lakes, and canyons was effusive and was only second to his love for the people of Panguitch—all of whom seemed to be his cousins!

Trout fishing, painting and photographing scenes from the area, and collecting and telling stories of the people with whom he had grown up, were a major part of his desire to return to Panguitch as soon as he could following his retirement. He loved everything about his boyhood experiences and the foundation it played in his life.

Art attended local public schools in Panguitch and received his higher education at Stanford University, the University of Utah, and George Peabody College for Teachers (Vanderbilt University) culminating in receiving his PhD in Philosophy of Education.

Art married Carol Joy Shirts of Escalante, Utah, in the St. George Temple on August 20, 1959. They were divorced in 1986.

Art was a weather observer in the United States Air Force from 1956 until his election to the Utah State Legislature in 1958 where he served one term as the youngest legislator on record at the time. He taught languages at Bonneville High School in the Weber County, Utah, school district for one year before pursuing additional higher education. He served on the Education faculty at the University of Arizona, 1964-66, and was on the Education faculty at the University of North Texas from 1966 until his retirement in 1998. In 1970, Art moved his family to Panama City, Panama, to be a Resident Consultant for the USAID Contract in Administrative and Curricular Reform at Santa Maria La Antigua University. Those 20 months in Panama served as an amazing cultural experience for all of the family. At the University of North Texas, Art was active in faculty governance and served several terms on the Faculty Senate. He also served on the University Planning Council. Art was a member of the Denton, Texas High Noon Lions Club and served for 10 years on the School Board for the Argyle ISD.

An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Art served for 30 months in the Spanish-American Mission, 1953-56, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and served as a counselor in the Mission Presidency. He often spoke fondly of being a missionary to the Spanish speaking people of Texas and his service instilled in him a life-long love for the foods, culture, heritage, and language of the Latino population. He remained fluent in all aspects of the Spanish language to the end of his life. He served as President of the Campus Branch, Tucson Arizona Stake, as a counselor in three Bishoprics in Denton, Texas, and served many years on the High Council. He was long-remembered and loved by his students as a Seminary teacher and as an Institute instructor.

After his retirement, Art was determined to move back from Texas to his beloved Panguitch—despite the mild objections of his children. While it was difficult to have Dad/Grandpa move 1,200 miles away, it became evident as the years passed that it was exactly what he needed and wanted. With his return to Panguitch, he immersed himself once again in the beauty of the area and with the people. Anyone who knew him well—and even complete strangers—would be treated to commentary from Art about the virtues of the area and all of the reasons why being there was one of the best things they could do. He became active in the community by serving in various organizations which he felt were making the area he loved so dearly more available and more discoverable to all. His service included being elected to the City Council and then elected as “the oldest” Mayor in Panguitch history. He also served with Meals on Wheels, volunteered at the Red Canyon Visitors Center, sat for 17 years on the Garfield Memorial Hospital Board, served on the Scenic 12 Byway Committee and the Panguitch Main Street Committee. He was a member of the Panguitch Lions Club.

As a family, we have witnessed his great joy at spending the last 25 years of his life back in a place he truly believed was the best spot on earth which helped foster his familiar statement when asked how he was doing of “never better.”

While he will be deeply missed, it is of great comfort to us that because of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice, we know Dad is now reunited with his sweet parents, his dear daughter, Carmen, and many, many others of whom he has for years spoken longingly to see. We have all been blessed to have him as the Patriarch of our family—father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. We will carry on and seek to emulate the qualities and characteristics he embodied and instilled in all of us and to carry on the memory of “the two things I am most proud of are my testimony of the gospel and my progeny.”

Jed Arthur Cooper is survived by his children: Christian A. Cooper (Tammy), Sherman, TX; Clifton J. Cooper (Eadie), Denton, TX; Carlton M. Cooper, Argyle, TX; and Carolyn J. Stacy (Lance), Corinth, TX; son-in-law, Darin Standiford, Blackfoot, ID. He is also survived by his sister: Toni Meeker, Guttenberg, NJ.

He was preceded in death by his beloved daughter Carmen Joy Standiford and his loving parents. He has 20 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

We express our deepest gratitude to all of the people of Panguitch and particularly to those individuals who have made Dad a part of their lives so personally and who have made it possible for him to stay in Panguitch to the very end.

Funeral Services were held Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 1st Ward Chapel. There was a viewing prior to services from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment was in the Panguitch Cemetery with military honors.

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

A rendering of a new surgical services tower expansion at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital leaders broke ground on a new surgical services tower expansion to help meet the growing needs of area residents and the millions of tourists and adventurers that venture to the national parks and scenic outdoor red rock country

Courtesy Intermountain Health

Schools and Sports

Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation to Award Over $500,000 to Empower Youth Outdoor Programs

More than 23,000 youth will benefit from $503,545 in funding awarded through the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation's (DOR) 2024 Utah Children’s Outdoor Recreation and Education (UCORE) Grant. The investment supports 38 projects across 11 counties, contributing to programs with a combined value of over $2.4 million.

SALT LAKE CITYMore than 23,000 youth will benefit from $503,545 in funding awarded through the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation's (DOR) 2024 Utah Children’s Outdoor Recreation and Education (UCORE) Grant. The investment supports thirty-eight projects across eleven counties, contributing to programs with a combined value of over $2.4 million.

“Every year, our division’s UCORE Grant program inspires Utah’s youth to explore, learn from, and appreciate our incredible natural landscapes,” said Caroline Weiler, DOR’s youth engagement program manager. “This year’s cycle reflects our ongoing commitment to connecting children to the outdoors in meaningful ways, fostering stewardship and encouraging lifelong outdoor engagement.”

Highlights of the 2024 UCORE Grant Cycle include:

Adaptive Outdoors: $15,000 awarded to Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports for year-round programming for children with disabilities in Weber County. Zion Youth Stewards: $15,000 awarded to Zion National Park Forever Project to teach youth stewardship principles in Washington County.

• Girls Running EmpowHERed: $15,000 awarded to St. Vincent de Paul Parish School to empower young girls through outdoor distance running programs in Salt Lake County.

BEACON Afterschool Program: $15,000 awarded to engage Moab youth with outdoor activities in Grand County.

Know Before You Go Youth Avalanche Education: $15,000 awarded to

the Utah Avalanche Center to enhance avalanche awareness among youth in Salt Lake County.

• For a complete list of the funded projects and more information about the UCORE Grant, please visit recreation.utah.gov.

The complete list of funded projects spans a wide range of outdoor activities, including fly fishing, Nordic skiing, gardening, outdoor science education, adaptive recreation and stewardship programs, all designed to inspire Utah’s youth.

The UCORE Grant cycle underscores the DOR’s commitment and ongoing efforts to ensure that every child in Utah has the opportunity to experience and learn from the outdoors. This cycle's success continues to uphold a precedent for future initiatives aimed at nurturing the connection between Utah’s youth and our natural wonders.

Upcoming Grant Opportunities

In addition to celebrating the UCORE Grant recipients, the DOR reminds organizations that the 2025 Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant (UORG) cycle is open and runs through March 17. This program offers funding opportunities for various outdoor recreation infrastructure projects. The division’s OffHighway Vehicle Recreation Grant (OHVR) spring application cycle is also open through March 31. These two grant programs represent the state's immense commitment to supporting outdoor recreation, with more than $20 million available between them.

For more information on grant opportunities and the complete list of 2025 UCORE Grant recipients, visit recreation.utah.gov/ grants.

—Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

Utah Could Play Stronger Role in Promoting Student Mental Health

UTAH - Advocates for mental health say Utah policymakers need to consider the important role schools can and should play in keeping at-risk students safe and learning.

Studies show many Utah children go without mental-health services, even though the need for them is growing. About half of youths ages 12 to 17 who have depression are not receiving treatment.

Angela Kimball, chief advocacy officer for the mental-health advocacy group Inseparable, said kids learning about mental-health skills is just as important as their history, math and reading lessons.

"Schools can help promote resilience and skills—like getting along with others, healthy coping skills, making responsible choices," she said. "All of those things can help mitigate against mental-health challenges later on. But the other thing that schools can do is provide early interventions and

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support."

She cited an analysis that finds students receiving school-based services are six times more likely to complete a full course of treatment, gain important mental-health literacy and life skills, and do better in school than those who depend only on communitybased services.

Kimball said many factors contribute to a lack of services, including cost, transportation issues, lack of providers, insurance barriers and stigma. Educators have said it's a major concern, as poor mental health can interfere with a child's ability to learn.

"There were growing mental-health needs amongst youth prior to the pandemic," she said, "but one of the things we know about the pandemic is that isolation really exacerbated mental-health challenges amongst youth, and we're still seeing the effects today."

Kimball said schoolbased services improve access to care, and thinks one

of Utah's goals should be to lower the ratio of schoolbased psychologists and social workers to students in the schools. A 2022 report found it is much higher than recommended levels.

"We are starting to see some improvements in student mental health, but the need is still very, very high," she said. "So, we can't let our foot off the pedal now. We really need to do everything we can to build the workforce and to make sure students are supported."

by Mack Oetting

The Bobcats wrestlers have ruled the state championship for the 6th time in a row, as they ran up a score of 236 and beat the second place teams, Altamont and Milford, by 70 points to their 166. Coach Colin Marshall is in his tenth year and has created a dynasty. The team had six state champions: Mitch Dodds (106), James Houston (120) (Coach John Houston's grandson), Braxton Atkin (150) (one of the few four time champions), Kole Fullmer (165), Jacob Marshall (190) (Coach Marshall's son and three time champion), and Maverik Albrecht (215). Coach Marshall has a lot of assistants that work with the boys. This is a sport that requires a lot of training, and many of them started in the sport when they were in grade school.

This is a team sport, and I don’t have the final scores of the team. All twenty of those that went

to state contributed to the score, and they are all state champions.

The basketball teams finished off the season with both teams winning their last game. The Lady Cats played last Wednesday and beat the Valley Buffaloes, 48 to 36. The Cats had a big 4th quarter, outscoring the Buffaloes, 16 to 7. Tayt Miller was leading scorer with fifteen, and Makena Owens had fourteen, with three three-pointers. The ladies finished the season with a record of fourteen to five.

The Bobcat boys also ended their season on a high note, with a 69 to 47 victory over Bryce Valley. Daxton Miller had 20 points and had another dunk. The Cats led in all four quarters, but the third was their best, outscoring the Mustangs, 24-14. The Cats finished the year with a nineteen and three record. Their three losses came in a tournament with nothing but 3 and 4A teams in it. They won all of their 1 and 2A games. This Friday and Saturday will be the Region 20 Tournament for both the boys and girls teams, so come on out and watch some great basketball. It is the end of the season.

Panguitch Public Library

Courtesy Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

BArtC:

Right now at Boulder’s Community Center, visitors can enjoy the latest traveling exhibit from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums: 125 Years of Collecting—Selections from the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection (from Feb. 3 – Mar. 8). The exhibit showcases Utah artists, including acquisitions from living artists to works illustrating the state’s history.

Right now at Boulder’s Community Center, visitors can enjoy the latest traveling exhibit from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums: 125 Years of Collecting—Selections from the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection (from Feb. 3 – Mar. 8).

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the Utah Division of Arts & Museums: 125 Years of Collecting—Selections from the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection (from Feb. 3 – Mar. 8). The exhibit showcases Utah artists, including acquisitions from living artists to works illustrating the state’s history. Boulder is the last stop on the exhibit’s two-year travel schedule, which includes eight locations throughout the state.

“Every year, we do two exhibits from Utah Arts & Museums,” said Cheryl Cox, president of BArtC. Later in the year, BArtC will share a Utah Arts & Museums exhibit on the history of film in Utah. Meanwhile, the exhibit space is almost always full, quite often featuring work by locals.

Among BArtC’s featured programs is the opportunity for residents to apply for the exhibit space, as well as for small grants for projects that provide arts experiences for local residents.

Cox says that the Boulder Arts Council was originally conceived out of the Boulder Heritage Festival, an annual event held each fall. “But that was just one weekend, and we wanted something where we could entertain ourselves all year, and support our local artists” said Cox. This desire for something different crystallized in 2010; a more broad-based approach would be attempted and spread out over the full year. Early obstacles for the council predictably centered around publicity and marketing. Experience with the Heritage Festival was only partially instructive. What would entice Boulderites to venture out

Applicants Wanted:

Package agencies often look like small retail liquor stores located in rural parts of Utah where state liquor stores are sparse. These stores are built into the fabric of tight-knit small towns, serving local residents and tourists visiting Utah’s scenic attractions. Utahns are known for their entrepreneurial spirit and we hope to receive a diverse and qualified pool of applicants interested in the opportunity.

—Tiffany Clason, DABS Director

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and qualified pool of applicants interested in the opportunity,” said Clason.

Clason says there are thirty-seven package agency contracts available—including contracts in Garfield and Wayne counties—to applicants interested in operating a store as an independent contractor. Applications are being accepted online now through March 10, 2025. In May 2025, the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission will publicly review the applications before making their final selection of which applicants will be awarded three year contracts.

“The commission looks forward to a robust, competitive process in search of the best package agency operators to run efficient, customer service-focused stores

in the winter months? This new entity would also encompass classes, so what should those be? Community input was solicited, and the quest was on.

What has resulted from these efforts is a year-long list of programming that includes exhibits, workshops, a summer-long program of Music in the Park, the Cliff Notes Writing Conference, and this year, an upcoming program called “Creative Aging,” which includes arts workshops for seniors.

Music has been a mainstay for the council’s programming from the beginning, and a $10,000 grant from “Music Farming” in 2024 fertilized it further. That foundation attempts to facilitate public performance, as well as community participation and learning. Devaki Murch, a Boulder resident and an administrator for Music Farming, said that the foundation strives to provide music education to under-served areas, “and that includes in a geographical sense.”

The Music Farming events kicked off with a type of “speed-dating” in which attendees circulated among musicians who demonstrated their instruments and answered questions. Represented were banjo, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, oboe, piano, percussion, synthesizer and voice. The range of expertise went from self-taught up to that of players who studied music at the college level. The grand finale was a performance of “Musicircus”, a quirky piece by avant-garde composer John Cage. As a member of

the Music Farming steering committee and leader of this launch effort, it fell upon Richard Woodbury, a former music professor from Chicago, to convey Cage’s intent. “Play simultaneously, on top of each other, for a random, uncoordinated blend,” Woodbury explained to musicians who were somewhat befuddled. As is the thrust of this composition, a joyful cacophony ensued.

“That event was nothing less than awesome,” Cox proudly proclaimed.

The dynamic presence of Mabiba Bagne and Fred Simpson, an African dance, song and drum duo were invited to Boulder and gave rousing performances, as well as lessons for both adults and children. Their clever slogan undoubtedly increased the participation: "If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.” A four-day workshop for the Boulder Elementary School students culminated in a performance of what they had learned for an audience who at the end joined in.

“Voices of Boulder,” an ongoing forum coordinated by Nancy Tosta, is an opportunity for residents of various ages and tenure to tell their stories of what brought them to Boulder, what’s kept them here, and what they’d like to see for its future. These are presented to an audience at the Anasazi State Park Museum and are also available on the town’s library website. Cheryl Cox took a turn with a talk that was especially layered as she described the duration of her ancestry in Utah. Great-grandparents on both

sides settled here in the late 1800s, and many of their descendants stayed on. She explained that the name “King”—as in Boulder’s “King Estates” neighborhood and “King’s Pasture” in the forest above the Garkane hydroelectric facility—is so named for pioneers John and Sally King, her maternal greatgrandparents.

In the realm of literature and writing, BArtC is especially proud of and energized by its annual Cliff Notes Writing Conference, a three-day seminar held each fall. (Upcoming October 2-5, 2025.) Authors of poetry and prose provide workshops during the day and public readings at night, the latter of which are free of charge. Always featured is David Lee, the first poet laureate of Utah. Last year’s program included Robert Hass, the United States poet laureate from 1995-97 during the Clinton administration.

Boulder resident Peg Smith, a participant since it began, said she is always impressed by the high caliber of teachers and the engagement of the attendees. "Some people are published authors, but most are just enthusiastic writers who enjoy learning aspects of the craft," Smith said. "We all end up re-charged and ready to keep writing, no matter where we're at."

Cliff Notes dovetails nicely with the Boulder Writers’ Group, an informal huddle of aspiring scribes that meets monthly, rotating from house to house. Avid member Jeanne Zeigler said, “I really enjoy our monthly gatherings and feel it’s a comfortable place

to explore and exchange ideas.” In-between the meetings is a collaborative story-writing endeavor called “tag-along” which transpires on-line. Somebody volunteers to do a story-starter and then others, in a varying sequence per story, add their own plot developments. Some wacky twists and turns evolve, making it challenging but fun for the next writer willing to give it a go.

Looking back on the council’s inception, Cox said, “It was a grass-roots effort. A group of community members came together and said, ‘We should do this.’ “But that “this” was no walk in the park, as their ambitious pledge declares: “The Boulder Arts Council enriches our community by encouraging the imagination and celebrating the arts… as grand as our land.” To launch and maintain an organization staffed entirely by volunteers, funded totally by grants and donations, the challenges were many.

“Luckily our board of directors was diverse and very talented,” said Cox. To name a few, some of BArtC’s 2025 offerings will include pottery lessons, art and theater workshops, several music events and their first venture into the culinary arts—a Thai cooking class.

Boulder Arts Council programming can be found on their Web site at www.boulderartscouncil. com, and on Facebook. For more information, contact boulderartscouncil@gmail.com.

while following the state’s safety and regulatory requirements,” said Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission Chair Steve Handy. “The commission hopes to see applicants that demonstrate good business management skills and understand the unique nature of the respective communities where they would operate.”

Clason says most package agency operators have successfully managed their businesses for several years and expects many will apply to continue operating under a renewed contract agreement with the state of Utah.

Visit abs.utah.gov/ package-agencies for information about package agencies and to find details on how to apply for a fiscal year 2025-2028 package agency contract.

—Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services

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REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE FOR PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE PANGUITCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

PANGUITCH CITY, UTAH

I. INVITATION

Panguitch City, Utah (referred to herein as “Sponsor”), as owners of the Panguitch Municipal Airport near Panguitch, UT is requesting statements of qualifications and experience from consulting firms (“Proposers”) qualified and experienced in the field of airport planning services.

The Sponsor plans to award a contract for airport planning services subject to review on an annual basis for any and all planning projects subject to federal assistance under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 as amended, or other sources of funding.

Contemplated projects under this contract include the following:

1. Airport Master Plan

2. Airport Layout Plan

3. Terminal Area Update

4. Environmental Studies

5. Airport Strategic Planning

The above-contemplated projects are dependent upon federal AIP or local funding and approval of the Sponsor, so it shall be understood that some of the services related to the above-listed projects may be deleted and that the Sponsor reserves the right to initiate additional services not included in the initial procurement.

II. BACKGROUND

Panguich Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located approximately five miles North East of the City Panguitch, UT, which is seeking to implement improvements to accommodate existing and future aviation demand.

The contract issued to the successful consultant is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 11246 (Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity) and to the provisions of the Department of Transportation Regulation 49 CRF Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Participation). DBR firms are encouraged to participate.

III. REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION

Any requests for clarification of additional information deemed necessary by any respondent to present a proposal shall be submitted by email to City Manager Mat Houston at mat.panguitchcity@gmail.com. Written requests must be received a minimum of five (5) days prior to the submission deadline. Any requests received after this deadline will not be considered. All requests received prior to the deadline will be responded to, by Panguitch City in the form of an addendum addressed to all prospective respondents.

IV. SCOPE OF WORK

The Consultant will follow the guidance in FAA AC 150/5070-6B Change 2 “Airport Master Plans” (or most current version) and assure that all FAA Guidelines and Requirements are met in the preparation of the Airport Master Plan.

Elements of content for inclusion will be, at a minimum:

1. Design Study/Project Scoping

2. Airport Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) Survey*

3. Public Involvement Program

4. Existing Conditions

5. Environmental Considerations

6. Aviation Forecasts

7. Facility Requirements

8. Alternatives Development and Evaluation and Analysis

9. Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Drawing Set

10. Financial Feasibility Analysis

11. Facilities Implementation Plan

V. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Submittals shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Key personnel’s professional qualifications and experience in airport planning and their role anticipated for the proposed project; their knowledge of FAA regulations, policies, and procedures.

2. Qualifications and experience of sub-consultants to be engaged by the consultant under consideration.

3. Please provide a list of all current airport planning projects, as well as any which have been completed in the last three years. List the project manager you assigned to each project. Identify the starting dates for all projects, and the completion dates (where completed).

4. Capability to perform all or most aspects of the project and recent experience in airport master planning projects.

5. Demonstrated ability to meet schedules or deadlines.

6. Understanding of the project’s potential challenges and the sponsor’s special concerns.

7. Degree of interest shown in undertaking the project and their familiarity with and proximity to the geographic location of the project.

The Sponsor invites firms to submit Statements of Qualifications to perform the above-described services.

Interested firms should submit five (5) copies of the proposal no later than 2:00 PM Local on February 25, 2025 to:

Mat Houston Panguitch City 25 S 200 E Panguitch, UT 84759

All packages must be submitted in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside:

“STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR AIRPORT PLANNING SERVICES”

Proposals must contain the name, address, and daytime telephone number for contact persons to whom additional selection process requests should be communicated.

Following the selection process, the proposal for the selected Proposer shall be made available for public review, except for any items that Proposer has requested, in writing, to remain confidential under applicable law.

VI. SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection criteria contained in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14E Chapter 2, will be applied in the following order of importance:

1. Capability to perform all aspects of projects 25 Points

2. Qualifications of the Project Manager and Project Team 30 Points

3. Reputation 20 Points

4. Ability to meet schedules within budget 10 Points

5. Quality of previous airport projects undertaken 20 Points

6. Familiarity with Sponsor and project location 25 Points

7. Understanding of the project and Sponsor’s special concerns 20 Points

TOTAL 150 Points

VII. SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process will be in strict accordance with Federal Aviation Advisory Circular 150/5100-14E, Architectural, Engineering and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects and 49CFR Part 18.

Fees will be negotiated for projects on a task order basis as grants are obtained. Cost or fee information is not to be submitted with this proposal.

A short list may be developed from submittals received. Consultants on the short list may be asked to attend an interview prior to final selection being made. A schedule of fees will be negotiated with the selected consultant for the services to be performed under the initial FAA or other grant or grants. Subsequent fees will be negotiated on a task order basis as additional grants are obtained.

It is the intent of the Sponsor to enter into a contract with the most qualified firm no later than February 25, 2025.

Wayne and Garfield County

Circleville Town

6 & 13, 2025

CIRCLEVILLE TOWN

CIRCLEVILLE, UT 84723

CIRCLEVILLE TOWN ROAD

IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2025

GENERAL NOTICE SECTION 00 11 13

(Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Circleville Town Road Improvement Project 2025 10269B

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at online via Quest CDN online submittal until Thursday, February 20th, at 2:00 PM local time.

The Project includes the following Work:

Approximately 500,000 square yards of chip seal, 50 tons of crack seal, storm drain improvements, 500 tons of hot mix asphalt, and other miscellaneous improvements.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: Circleville Town Road Improvements Project 2025

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.ensignutah.com/bid-access/ or www.questcdn.com

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:

Ensign Engineering and Land Surveying

225 North 100 East

Richfield, Utah 84701

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office by paying a deposit of $100 for each set, no part of which will be refunded. Make deposit checks for Bidding Documents payable to Ensign Engineering and Land Surveying.

Pre-bid Conference

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday February 6th at 2:00 PM at Circleville Town Hall 210 South Center, Circleville, UT 84723. Bidders are highly encouraged to attend non-mandatory pre-bid conference. Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner:

Circleville Town

By: Kristina Westwood

Title:

Mayor

Date: January 24th, 2025

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 30 and FEBRUARY 6 & 13, 2025

Wildfire Risk: While Utah would likely not experience the level of devastation seen in California, there is much to be learned from these firestorms. Wildfire Risk

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destructive in Colorado history, burning three hundred and forty-six homes and killing two civilians. Then, in 2021, my home and many others in Salt Lake and Summit Counties were evacuated due to the Parley’s Canyon Fire near Park City.

After the Waldo Canyon Fire, I examined my home and its surroundings and made some adjustments. My home is on a flat, northern area surrounded by green grass, where vegetation is less likely to burn. Following wildfire mitigation standards, I did not plant any trees or shrubs within thirty feet of my home, and I used river rock instead of wood chips next to the base of the house.

Before I reported to assist in fighting the Parleys Canyon Fire, I looked at my home again to determine if my mitigation efforts would help save it from wildfire. My biggest concern was the possibility of embers flying into wood chips. Though they were away from my house, they were near a wooden fence connected to the house. I also had a small pile of firewood on my patio. Before evacuating, I removed the fence connecting to the house, opened the gate, and positioned a garden hose in the front yard. I also moved the firewood away from the house. Many elements came together for a successful suppression outcome, and no homes were burned in the Parleys Canyon Fire.

Parallels between California and Utah Utah and California

continue to see development in the wildland/ urban interface. Along the Wasatch Front, homes continue to be built further up into the foothills and benches and throughout Utah. As the population increases, we see development farther away from communities in areas at a higher risk of wildfires. Insurance companies have dramatically increased rates or dropped homeowner insurance in California because of wildfire losses. This is also happening throughout the West, including in Utah. While insurance companies have a role in protecting homeowners from losses, they are also a business and need to have a positive overall return on their investment to remain viable. Utah has experienced a number of recent wildfires with structural losses. In 2017, the Brian Head Fire in central Utah destroyed thirteen homes, costing about $34 million to fight. A year later, the Dollar Ridge Fire in Wasatch and Duchesne counties destroyed or damaged eight homes and nearly four hundred trailers, sheds, and vehicles, which was Utah’s most destructive wildfire in terms of structure loss. Last summer, the Sandhurst Fire started on Ensign Peak, just above the Utah State Capitol. While no structures were lost, the fire caused evacuations and demonstrated that Salt Lake City is at risk of wildfire.

Differences between California and Utah

Wayne Commission:

Utah wildland fire response organizations are capable and wellequipped. Compared to federal, state, county, and local fire management agencies and departments, California likely has the largest wildfire response organization in the world. But even so, we saw that suppression alone is not the solution to reducing losses.

• California’s Santa Ana winds are powerful and typically occur under warm and dry conditions. Much of California’s coastal areas are Mediterranean ecosystems where wet winters promote vegetation growth that dries out under hot and dry summers. While Utah’s Wasatch Front experiences strong east winds, they often follow cool, wet frontal passages. But the Wasatch Front encounters downslope canyon winds from nighttime into the early morning hours. The 2017 Uintah Fire was an example of these diurnal winds burning three homes as the fire ran parallel to I-84 and riparian areas along the Weber River.

• California has a much greater population and areas with higher densities, and wildfires have a history of becoming urban conflagrations. Wildfires often leave the wildlands and spread from house to house. In some urban firestorms, vegetation is left unburned, but the homes are lost to fire. What We Can Do We can learn from Greg Chasen, a Santa Monica-based architect who designed a house that

survived the Palisades Fire when all the neighboring homes burned. He shared with KTLA TV in Los Angeles features of the house that contributed to its survival. He said there was no vegetation except for planters, a fire-resistant roof and siding, and a brick-and-mortar retaining wall. There were also no vents or eaves, and the house had tempered glass windows with a solid concrete perimeter.

Shared Responsibility When weather, topography, and fuels align, wildfires will behave on their own terms, no matter how many engines, crews, or aircraft are available or how ample the water supply is. Those who live in the wildland/urban interface have a shared responsibility with those around them to learn to live within the wildland fire zones. This extends from developers using hazard mitigation methods in laying out a neighborhood with sufficient water supplies to homeowners implementing firewise home and defensible space measures. There is also the continued use of prescribed fire and vegetation treatments in the wildlands, and supporting the suppression response to wildfire.

While Utah would likely not experience the level of devastation seen in California, there is much to be learned from these firestorms. For additional information on what you can do now to help protect your home from a wildfire, see "Preparing Homes for Wildfire" and the "USU Extension Firewise Landscaping" publication.

An announcement that the county is selling the civic center building in Loa to the town for $250,000, approval of three new volunteer drivers for the senior bus program, approval of $500 in funding to support the rural college and career education fair for local high school students, a request by Jaron Mayne for help with landfill fees to clean up the old saw mill space in Lyman, and approval of two minor lot subdivisions discussed.

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The commissioners then approved $500 in funding to support the rural college and career education fair for local high school students. The fair has been held for the past four - five years and helps local students learn about job opportunities in the area. This year, it will be held at the LDS church in Panguitch on Feb. 19, 2025. Candi Peterson, a guidance counselor at Wayne County High School, said, “Our kids are our greatest resource. The fair is a great opportunity for junior and seniors as it gives them possible job shadowing opportunities." Peterson concluded, "We noticed a lot of our students don't know what to do, and they don't know what jobs are out there, so this is where we're hoping to show our students that there are jobs that they can come back here to do.” There will be many different vendors and avenues to explore, including work in cyber security, military jobs, forest service opportunities and various positions in law enforcement and education.

Jakelle Pace wanted the commission to recognize the notice of expiration this year for the Water Conservancy Board Members. Phillip Pace, Greg Coleman and Roger Brian will be concluding their service. Applications for the new board will be available and due at the end of May. Representatives will be chosen from Teasdale, Torrey and Bicknell.

Next, Jaron Mayne, who recently bought the old saw mill (Bruce’s Mill) in Lyman, asked for help with landfill fees to clean up the space, stating that the excess debris has been an eye sore for many years. Commis-

sioner Brian agreed saying, “It’s been there longer than any of us in this room have been alive.” There was discussion of whether it was a safety hazard or if people were just tired of looking at it. An audience member reminded everyone that one of the goals of the commission was to make the Highway 24 corridor more appealing and “beautify” the drive going through the county. The commission agreed but are concerned about the cost of the debris removal. They decided they will need to discuss it further before they can make a decision.

The commissioners then approved two minor subdivisions: first,

for Dwight Taylor, who is subdividing his property, which includes the former Keith Taylor home, and second, for the Lyman Waterworks to acquire land (approximately two acres for a new well). They received approval from UDOT to use an existing access point.

Vouchers were signed, and the last item on the agenda was the discussion of IT services and security for the county's computer systems. This included adding a keypad lock to the server room for added protection.

The Wayne County Commission meets the first and third Monday of every month at the Wayne County Courthouse in Loa.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 276 NEAR TICABOO

The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (“SITLA”) is accepting proposals to lease and/or purchase of up to 2900 acres of Trust Lands in Garfield County, Utah, near Ticaboo/Bullfrog Utah. More information can be found on SITLA’s website at https://trustlands.utah.gov/current-real-estate-rfp/ticaboo-bullfrog-copy/. Because of the parcels’ unique characteristics, proposals should respect the location with quality development plans.

Any individual wishing to submit a proposal for this parcel may do so until 4:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Proposals should be mailed to TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION, Attn. Alexa Wilson 102 S. 200 East, Suite 600, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 538-5177, or e- mailed (preferred) to alexawilson@utah. gov. Reference: “Ticaboo-Bullfrog”. The Trust Lands Administration reserves the right to reject any proposal. 2900

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 16, 23 & 30 and FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20 & 27 and MARCH 6 & 13, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF UTAH, GARFIELD COUNTY 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone: (435) 676-1104; Facsimile: (435) 676-8239. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS LUTHER SHERMAN, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Case No. 243600023, Assigned: JUDGE LARSEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BOADY SHERMAN was appointed as Personal Representatives of the estate of DENNIS LUTHER SHERMAN and creditors of the estate are given notice to present their claims to BARRY L. HUNTINGTON, attorney for the estate, P.O. Box 388, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, Utah 84759, within 3 months after the first publication of this notice or be forever barred. DATED this 17th day of January, 2025. BARRY L. HUNTINGTON

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 23 & 30 and FEBRUARY 6 & 13, 2025

NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPOINT TRUSTEES FOR WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting on Monday, June 2, 2025, the Wayne County Commission will appoint (or re-appoint) three trustees to the governing board of the Wayne County Water Conservancy District. Trustees representing the divisions of Torrey, Teasdale and Loa for a three year term. Anyone interested in serving on the Water Conservancy Board should send a resume and cover letter to Jakelle Pace at PO Box 327, Loa Utah 84747 or email jakelle@wayne. utah.gov by 5:00 PM Friday, May 16, 2025. For additional information, persons may contact John Jackson at 435-456-9121.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 30 and FEBRUARY 6 & 13, 2025

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 Mar. 12, 2025 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)

61-144 (a52606): USA Forest Service propose(s) using 0.034 cfs from the Underground Water Well and Orton Spring (Downstream of Panguitch Lake) for STOCKWATERING.

61-3011 (a52632): FM Rushton LLC, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 4.8 ac-ft. from groundwater (9 miles North of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; COMMERCIAL: 39 RV pads for 6 months, 2 washing machines and 2 public restrooms at store.

KANE COUNTY

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

61-3242 (a52635): GTClark Trust 4170 6-7-2019 propose(s) using 0.0032 cfs OR 0.5 ac-ft. from the Underground Water Well (1 mile west of Long Valley Jct) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.

WAYNE COUNTY

NEW APPLICATION(S)

95-5552 (A84530): Emily Warren propose(s) using 0.015 cfs OR 1.2 ac-ft. from groundwater (2.5 miles south of Torrey) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)

95-5553 (a52674): State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources propose(s) using 0.0209 cfs OR 0.9 ac-ft. from groundwater (3 miles south of Bicknell) for DOMESTIC.

Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.

State Engineer

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on FEBRUARY 13 & 20, 2025

Bald Eagles:

While the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources isn’t holding any formal bald eagle viewing events in February this year, there are plenty of spots around Utah where you can see these iconic birds on your own this month. Biologists recommend bringing binoculars or spotting scopes to these locations, in order to better see the birds. Make sure to only view the birds from public areas and to not trespass on private property.

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can see these iconic birds on your own this month. Biologists recommend bringing binoculars or spotting scopes to these locations, in order to better see the birds. Make sure to only view the birds from public areas and to not trespass on private property.

You can also pick up a free, collectible Bald Eagle Month pin at any of the six DWR offices and at the DWR’s George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Wildlife Education Center (while supplies last).

Here are a few places you can see bald eagles across Utah in February:

Northern Utah

At the Eccles Wildlife Education Center at 1157 S. Waterfowl Way in Farmington. Bald eagle-related readings and crafts will also be offered at the center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during February.

In trees along the Weber River, near Croy-

don and just below Echo Reservoir.

• Willard Bay Reservoir, west of Willard. You can often see eagles in trees near the reservoir.

At Compton’s Knoll at the Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area, west of Corinne. You can view bald eagles and other wildlife from the Compton’s Knoll viewing area on the south side of the WMA. The rest of the WMA is closed to visitors.

Northeastern Utah

Along the Green River, at the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (located at 19001 E. Wildlife Refuge Road in Randlett).

• Midview Reservoir, northeast of Bridgeland. You can often see eagles on the ice hunting waterfowl.

Central Utah In a tree about 3.7 miles south of the Fountain Green State Fish Hatchery, along West Side Road. There is a pulloff area where you can park and view the eagles at GPS coordinates,

SENIOR CENTER MENUS

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu

Tues. Feb. 18th French Toast, Sausage/Eggs, Stewed Tomatoes, Hash Browns, Fruit Bowl

Wed. Feb. 19th Pork Roast, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans/Wheat Roll, Mandarin Oranges, Jell-O Cookie

Thurs. Feb. 20th Chicken Cordon Bleu, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Wheat Rolls, Carrots, Jell-O w/ Fruit, Heart Sugar Cookies

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

Feb. 18th Cheeseburgers, French Fries, Green Beans, Salad Bar, Cottage Cheese w/ Pineapple, Cookie

WED Feb. 19th Chicken Noodle Soup w/ Vegetables, Salad Bar, Peaches, Brownie

THURS Feb. 20th Roast Pork, Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Salad Bar, Applesauce, White Cake

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.

PANGUITCH SENIOR

CENTER HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

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. Feb. 18th

Cheese Enchiladas, Beans & Rice, Hominy, Salad, Fruit Cocktail, Tres Leches Cake

Wed. Feb. 19th Thurs. Feb. 20th

Sloppy Joes, Potato Wedge, Green Beans, Salad Bar, Tropical Fruit, Brownie

Orange Chicken, Egg Roll, Vegetable Fried Rice, Salad Bar, Mandarin Oranges, Pastry Bites

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.

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South of Fountain Green along West Side Road into Wales, eagles can also often be seen near Wales Reservoir.

In areas along the San Pitch River in large cottonwood trees with dead snags near 8250 East and 20500 North outside of Mount Pleasant.

• Eagles are often spotted around Utah Lake, especially near Utah Lake State Park, Lincoln Beach and Lincoln Beach Road. The inlets and outlets of Deer Creek and Jordanelle reservoirs are also great locations to spot bald eagles. The Lower Provo River flowing into Jordanelle River, along State Road 32, has cottonwood trees where eagles can often be found.

• The Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Juab County also regularly has bald eagles. Southern Utah At Rush Lake Ranch, located at 9600 N. Minersville Highway (State Route 130). The ranch is located about 12 miles north of Cedar City. If you’re driving and looking for eagles at any of the locations, please do so safely. Don’t drive distracted, and don’t stop in the middle of the road if you see an eagle. Instead, pull completely off the road before viewing. Your safety, and the safety of other motorists, comes first.

—Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Weed Specialist

Garfield County is accepting applications for two part-time weed specialists—one based in Panguitch and the other in the Bryce Valley/Escalante area. The successful candidates will be required to obtain Utah Commercial Pesticide Applicator License. Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, 55 South Main, Panguitch or at www. garfield.utah.gov and will be accepted until 5:00 PM, Friday, February 14th, 2025.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

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

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Front Desk Agents

Laundry Services

Housekeepers Maintenance

Bellmen

Positions to start April 1st through October 31st

At Capitol Reef Resort we promote from within. Please stop by in person to complete an application. We are located at 2600 E SR 24, Torrey, UT 84775 435-425-3761

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

Administrator at Bryce Valley Elementary

CTE/Ag Teacher at Bryce Valley High

SpEd Teacher at Escalante Elementary/High School

Teacher at Panguitch Elementary

Athletic Announcer at Bryce Valley High

Substitute/Activity Bus Drivers

Para-Professionals/Aides at All Schools

Substitutes for Teachers, Custodians, and Food Service Workers

SALARY: Please see 2024-2025 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.

Torrey Town Treasurer

This staff position is part-time with the potential to be full-time.

See the job description below and send your resume to Pat@torreyutah.gov

Torrey is looking for an individual with the following experience.

Job Description:

The town treasurer is responsible for managing the town's finances, including receiving, accounting for, depositing, and investing public funds. The treasurer acts as the custodian of all town money, bonds, and other securities.

Duties:

1. Receive Public Funds: Collect all taxes, licenses, fines, and intergovernmental revenues payable to the town.

2. Maintain Accurate Records: Keep detailed accounts of all money received and ensure compliance with the Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities.

3. Invest Public Funds: Determine the cash requirements of the town and invest funds according to the procedures and requirements of the Utah Money Management Act.

4. Prepare Reports: Prepare and file all reports required by state and town codes.

5. Collect Special Taxes and Assessments: Collect all special taxes and assessments as provided by law and ordinance.

6. Attend Meetings: Attend city council meetings, work sessions, public hearings, and other city meetings as required.

7. Reconcile Accounts: Reconcile cash and investment accounts and ensure sufficient funds are available to meet the town's payable and payroll requirements.

8. Manage Budget: Create and manage the town's budget.

9. Oversee Collections: Oversee the collection of public funds and coordinate with appropriate departments for remedies.

10. Manage Water System Billing and Reporting: Oversee the billing and reporting for the town's water system, ensuring accurate meter readings, timely billing, and proper collection of payments. Maintain records of water usage and generate reports as needed.

MEETINGS

TROPIC AA MEETING

Wednesday at 6 PM. Tropic Heritage Center. All meetings are closed discussion.

Escalante AA Meeting

Winter schedule: Tues. & Fri. at 6pm Call 435-676-3653

All meetings are closed discussion

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Answers for this week

SERVICES

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

For Victims of Domestic Violence, Rape, and Sexual Assault

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

Wayne Community Health Center

Dental Assistant at WCHC Bicknell / Escalante Dental

Join our team as a motivated Dental Assistant

Are you a dedicated and enthusiastic individual seeking a rewarding career in the dental Field?

• Bicknell Dental is currently seeking a Part Time or Full-Time Dental Assistant to become a valuable member of our dynamic team.

• Escalante Dental is currently seeking a Part-Time Dental Assistant to join our dynamic team. Why choose Bicknell/Escalante Dental?

• Competitive benefits package tailored to your working hours

• An inclusive and supportive work environment

• Opportunity for professional growth and development

Position Overview:

As a Dental Assistant at Bicknell/Escalante Dental, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our dental practice. Your responsibilities will include:

• Interacting with patients in a friendly and compassionate manner

• Proficiently taking X-rays and supporting chair-side procedures

• Managing scheduling, charting, and documenting dental visits using computer systems

• Ensuring thorough sterilization of dental instruments

• Setting up and maintaining a clean and organized operatory and office space

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

We value experience, but are also excited to provide training to individuals new to the field. If you have any of the following qualifications, it’s a plus:

• Dental assisting experience

• Exposure to Pediatric, Endodontic, Oral Surgery, and General Dentistry

• Familiarity with computer charting and Digital X-rays

• X-ray Certification

• CPR Certification How to Apply:

We encourage all interested candidates to apply, regardless of your level of experience. I you’re passionate about dental health and eager to contribute to a supportive team, we want to hear from you! Please email your resume to aellett@waynechc.org and take the first step toward an exciting career with Bicknell/ Escalante Dental. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients. Apply today!

The Wayne Community Health Centers are committed to providing high quality health services to our communities’ residents and visitors. Its purpose is to provide quality health services to all people including those facing financial, geographic and/or cultural barriers to healthcare.

Medical Assistant at Kazan Memorial Clinic

Job Opening: 1 Full-Time Medical Assistant and 1 As Needed Medical Assistant

We are seeking a dedicated, professional, and compassionate Medical Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide excellent patient care, assist in clinical and administrative tasks, and work collaboratively with our healthcare providers. Offering a full-time position and an as-needed position.

Location: Kazan Memorial Clinic

Key Responsibilities:

• Greet and prepare patients for examinations and procedures

• Take and record patient histories, vital signs, and other necessary information

• Assist physicians with exams, treatments, and minor procedures

• Administer medications, injections, and vaccinations as directed by physicians Prepare and sterilize medical equipment

• Schedule patient appointments and manage patient flow

• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with billing and coding

• Handle patient inquiries and provide excellent customer service

• Ensure the cleanliness and organization of exam rooms and work areas

• Support the overall operation of the medical office Qualifications:

• Certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA, RMA, or equivalent) is preferred but on-the-job training is available.

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a clinical setting preferred

• Knowledge of medical terminology, office procedures, and basic clinical tasks

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a fast-paced environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and medical software systems Compensation: Competitive wage based on experience

• Medical & Dental Benefits

- Full-Time Employee’s Benefits are covered in full.

- Employees pay 50% of the cost for dependents.

• After a year of full-time employment, Long Term Disability is purchased by WCHC & paid 50% by employee

• Eligible for Life Insurance up to 50k at no cost after 60 days.

• Eligible for supplemental insurance through Aflac/Liberty National.

• 401K is offered on the day of hire—WCHC Matches up to 5%. After 60 days.

• Flex Spending: You will be eligible on January 1st.

• 4 hours of sick leave accrued a pay period.

• 4 hours annual leave accrued a pay period. (Cannot exceed 240 hrs.)

• 8 hours holiday pay:

- New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth (June 19th), July 4th, July 24th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day, The day after Thanksgiving (instead of Veterans Day), Christmas Day

Employees and Families also get a percentage discount in each department.

(Medical, Dental, Pharmacy)

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume to josiem@waynechc.org

We look forward to welcoming a new member to our team, which is committed to providing exceptional patient care!

Wayne Community Health Centers Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. The Wayne Community Health Centers are committed to providing high quality health services to our communities’ residents and visitors. Its purpose is to provide quality health services to all people including those facing financial, geographic and/or cultural barriers to healthcare.