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Thursday, January 31, 2013 • Issue # 981

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one’s preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element

of the bizzare which seems inherent in them. —Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)

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wayne/Capitol reef Blood Drive Feb 4 & 5

The American Red Cross will be sponsoring a blood drive in Wayne County on February 4th & 5th, 2013. It will be hosted by the Wayne County Emergency Services Depart-ment and Capitol Reef National Park.

Monday February 4th, 2013 2 pm -7 pmLocation: 88 Center Street, Loa

Tuesday February 5th, 2013 10 am -2 pmLocation: Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center

According to the American Red Cross, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed daily. One donation can help save the lives of up to three people.

If you have questions about the Wayne County blood drive, please contact Jeri Johnson, Wayne County EMS Di-rector at 836-1319 or Capitol Reef National Park at 425-3791.

Back on “Discovery Road” Local TV Show Asks:

Did Maude Adams Perform Here? Kicks Off Look-Alike Contest

MT. PLEASANT - The heritage-themed television se-ries “Discovery Road” and its producers, the Mormon Pio-neer National Heritage Area and the Mormon Pioneer Heri-tage Institute at Snow College, are conducting a star search.

Beginning Feb. 17, they’ll be looking for one of the great American stage ac-tresses of all time, one who got her start right here in Utah: Maude Adams.

Don’t be surprised if her name doesn’t seem familiar.

“Sometimes you’d men-tion her to someone, they’d ask, Who’s Maude Adams?’ People forget,” said Schnect-ady Mayor Mansfield Show-ers...in 1953.

Forty years earlier, people knew who she was. “The leg-ends that have grown up about Maude Adams are without end. She is the most guessed-about person in stage life,” wrote the New York Times in 1914.

Now, the producers of “Discovery Road” are guess-ing whether the actress may have appeared on the local stages of performance houses in central Utah.

Regardless of whether she did or didn’t, the search is on for her modern-day dop-pelganger in a Maude Adams look-a-like Contest for young women at Utah colleges.

Adams at one time was one of the highest-paid stage actresses in American theatre, earning $1 million a year. She

ESCALANTE – The Head of the Rocks Overlook is a favorite stop for visitors traveling between Escalante and Boulder, Utah, along Scenic Byway 12, Utah’s Only All-American Road, the most prestigious designa-tion within the National Sce-nic Byway Program. It is the perfect place for travelers to take in the natural beauty of the region. Sweeping views over the Escalante Canyons region of Grand Staircase-Es-calante National Monument (GSENM) and beyond to por-tions of Dixie National Forest, Glen Canyon National Recre-ation Area, Capitol Reef Na-tional Park, all the way to the Henry Mountains, have kept cameras clicking for decades.

The years, however, had not been kind to the overlook. Storm drainage had created deeply eroded gullies around the edges of the site, traffic flow and parking were disor-ganized and haphazard, and the site did not meet National accessibility standards.

GSENM, the flagship of the Bureau of Land Manage-ment’s (BLM) National Land-scape Conservation System, in partnership with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Scenic By-way 12 Foundation decided it was time to give the overlook a face-lift.

Using decisions from the

Head of the rocks Overlook Gets FaceliftScenic Byway 12 Corridor Management and Interpretive Master Plans, and the prin-

ciples of BLM’s Guidelines for a Quality Built Environ-ment, the BLM planned and designed the project as well as provided construction over-sight. The Federal Highways Administration, via UDOT, provided Transportation En-hancement Funds to pay for the $150,000 project.

A local firm, Harward & Rees, from Loa, Utah, won the contract for the construc-tion that began last fall. They built a natural stone-veneered retaining wall with integrated seating and interpretive panels and a universally-accessible viewing platform; delineated parking for passenger and

oversize vehicles; performed erosion remediation and con-structed control features; and

put in a vegetated median to separate the overlook from highway travel lanes. Work was completed in mid-Decem-ber just before freezing tem-peratures set in for winter. The last task - planting more than 400 native plants and spread-ing seed on disturbed areas of the site – was accomplished as snow began to fall.

BLM construction over-sight was provided by State Engineer Trent Duncan, Dis-trict Engineer David Barfuss, and GSENM Landscape Ar-chitect Allysia Angus.—Bureau of Land Management

The project team, (left to right) Allysia Angus, GSENM landscape architect, Darcy Edwards and Shannon Brian, Harward & Rees, and David Barfuss, BLM District Engineer, try out one of the seat walls on project closeout day.

The completed project at the Head of the Rocks Overlook, which looks out across the Escalante Canyons region of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Photos: AllysiA Angus

Flu Season Has Arrived,O Negative Blood Donors

Urgently NeededThe American Red Cross is in urgent need of type O nega-

tive blood donors. As a universal donor, your blood can be trans-fused to nearly anyone, and because of this, your blood type is often in demand. Now that flu season is affecting donors across the nation, the number of healthy O negative blood donors avail-able to help sustain the blood supply may decrease.

Currently patient demand for type O negative blood is out-pacing donations, creating an urgent need situation. If you are healthy and feeling well, please schedule an appointment to do-nate and help save lives now. Hospital patients are counting on the generosity of donors like you.

Donating blood will not cause you to be more susceptible to the flu. There is also no waiting period to donate blood after re-ceiving a seasonal flu vaccine, as long as you are feeling healthy and well the day of donation.

Thank you for making a difference!—American Red Cross

was the original Peter Pan in the stage musical of the same name. She was the inspiration behind the film “Somewhere In Time,” one of the greatest romances of all time in which a man falls in love with photos of a starlet and somehow trav-els back in time to romance her.

Adams was born in Utah, a descendent of the pioneer stock who settled the Salt Lake Valley under the direction of Mormon leader Brigham Young.

She left Utah and became an actress on Broadway and on international stages in the early 20th Century.

“Utah can be very proud of the fact that Maude Adams was a local girl who not only made good but in her time be-came the most famous actress of all,” said Clive Romney, director of Utah Pioneer Heri-tage Arts.

With local connections, could she have performed lo-cally?

“Rumor has it she acted here in Sanpete County on one or more of these stages. We have no proof of that. She might have gone underground, but it is an interesting pos-sibility that Maude Adams, the highest paid actress in the world at that time, might have come back home and acted here,” Romney said.

The fifth episode of “Dis-covery Road,” airing on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. on KJZZ Chan-nel 14, asks that question as it

explores the role and impor-tance of the performing arts in early Utah, particularly in the small, rural towns that dot the U.S. Highway 89 corridor and make up the MPNHA.

Opera houses and play-bills were nearly as impor-tant a feature in frontier Utah as were churches and Bibles. From the beginning of Mor-mon history in Utah, church and civic leaders promoted the arts and their importance in the spiritual and cultural life of the people they cared for.

“The pioneers brought with them - along with their wagons, recipes and Bibles - music, theatre and entertain-ment,” says Discovery Road host James Nelson. “In the churches, hotels, boweries, dance halls, even the saloons, they sang and danced and act-ed every play they knew.”

MPNHA Executive Di-rector Monte Bona said, “The pioneers had a commitment to the arts.”

The venues for those per-formances were community centers, though many of them fell into disuse and disrepair in the mid- to late-1900s. How-ever, an awareness of cultural and architectural heritage has caused a resurgence of inter-est in these locations. In San-pete County alone, (where this episode of “Discovery Road” takes place), five such venues have been restored to match

Images of early 1900s actress Maude Adams (from left): 1) Adams in her signature role as the first Peter Pan in the J.M. Barrie musical of the same name; 2) portrait; 3) As Suzanne in “The Masked Ball”; 4) portrait.

Maude Adams is the subject of an upcoming episode of “Dis-covery Road” on Feb. 17 on KJZZ Channel 14, as well as a look-alike contest sponsored by the Mormon Pioneer Nation-al Heritage Area and the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Institute at Snow College.

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We wish to extend our appreciation to everyone who voted for Emily’s video in the Joe

Foss scholarship competition. Because of your support, she earned enough votes to advance to the final round. We are grateful for all the won-derful response we received, for those who posted it on Facebook, and contacted family and friends about it. We couldn’t have done it without you!

McNey Family

SALT LAKE CITY - Since its launch in January 2011, approximately 400 Utah tow truck drivers have re-ceived their tow truck driver certification through the Utah Safety Council’s online pro-gram. This is the first tow truck driver certification pro-gram that is entirely online.

This course has been ap-proved by the Motor Carrier Division of the Utah Depart-ment of Transportation and meets the requirements to ob-tain designation as a Certified Tow Truck Driver in the state of Utah. This certification cov-ers topics specific to Utah’s laws and driving conditions.

The Utah Safety Council Tow Truck Driver Certifica-tion Course is convenient, quick, comprehensive, inter-active, local, and affordable. It is vastly superior to any other tow truck driver certification program anywhere outside of Utah and is the best available solution to certify Utah tow truck drivers.

While the service offered by national companies cer-tainly allow Utah towing & recovery companies to meet the legal requirement of hav-ing all their drivers certified to operate tow trucks, the out of state solutions are time con-suming, more costly, and very generic in content. The Utah

SPANISH FORK - Carol Kracht and Melanie Boone, representing the Canyon Country Chap-ter of Back Country Horsemen of Utah, attended the Annual BCHU General Membership Meet-ing at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 19. Carol, who is president of the local chapter---the newest in Utah--- gave the organization a report of our first year’s progress, which included membership numbers, volunteer hours and plans for the future. There are currently 13 separate chapters in Utah as well as approximately 174 chapters nationally, including over 13,000 members. All are organized under the 501 c 3 umbrella of Back Country Horsemen of America, a national organization now over 40 years old. BCHA is dedicated to service projects that keep our country’s trails open for everyone to use, whether by riders, hikers, or hunters, so that these areas will pass on to future generations for their continued enjoyment.

There were representatives from all the state’s chapters attending so Carol and Melanie were able to connect with a lot of people from around the state, many of whom expressed an interest in coming to Escalante to visit, hike and ride. (As an aside—a lot of these people inquired about places to stay where they could keep their horses, so any local business person who has clean, safe horse facilities is invited to contact Carol and that information will be added to our webpage.)

When the business meeting was concluded, and after lunch, State Chairman Craig Allen in-vited Carol to demonstrate her pole-packing technique during a packing clinic he was conducting. Her technique, derived from many years of mule-packing for the National Park Service in Hawaii, is unique and was very well-received. She also brought along her adjustable-tree pack saddle (not shown in the photo), a relatively new innovation in packing technology, which many of the packers had not seen before.

—Gwendolyn Zeta

BCHU representative Craig Allen (in black hat) observes Escalante’s Carol Kracht give a horse packing demonstration on a plastic horse during the BCHU general membership meeting in Spanish Fork. The horse behaved very well during the demo.

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or exceed their former glory: the Fountain Green Dance Hall, Fairview’s Peterson Dance Hall, the Moroni Opera House, Spring City’s Victory Hall, and Gunnison’s Casino Star Theatre.

“It’s a tribute to that mar-velous area,” says Maurine Smith, executive director of Daughters of the Utah Pio-neers, who is interviewed in the “Discovery Road” episode.

Smith said the DUP val-ues the theatre history associ-ated with the pioneers.

“The facade of our DUP building is a replica of the original Salt lake Theater,” she said.

As theatrical venues in rural Utah are being restored, the performing arts them-selves are experiencing a bit of a renaissance in the area as a result.

This episode of “Dis-covery Road” also explores the modern extension of the importance of the performing arts in pioneer Utah — the thriving performing-arts pro-gram at Snow College, which started as an academy for the pioneers in the late 1800s.

Snow, a junior college, initiated its first four-year pro-gram last year in commercial music. It is the only institu-

Deep Creek Pile Prescribed Fire

The Bureau of Land Management - Richfield Field Office plans to burn approximately 181 acres within the Deep Creek area, near Antimony, Utah. The Antimony Piles Burn Plan covers the piles of slash that has resulted from the Deep Creek mechanical project. The project was a vegetation management project; to expand watershed conditions, increase community wildfire protection, improve wildlife habitat and help restore rangelands.

The primary objective for this pile burn is to reduce the ex-isting wildland fire hazard, which resulted by removing dense, closed canopy pinyon and juniper trees, thus reducing potential negative effects from future wildland fire, while restoring fire-adaptive ecosystems to federal, state, and nearby private lands.

—BLM Richfield Field Office

tion west of the Mississippi to have a lasting, collaborative partnership with the Juilliard School in music, theatre and dance.

Tying the performing arts, pioneer performance houses and Maude Adams all together, Snow College (which produces “Discovery Road” through the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Institute, housed at the college) is spon-soring a Maude Adams Look-Alike Contest, which will kick off on Feb. 17, the day of the “Discovery Road” broadcast.

Details of the contest will be forthcoming, but the con-test will be open to all college females, including those at cosmetology schools. Winners will be the MPNHA’s guests

at the Somewhere In Time Weekend in October at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Is-land, Mich., where the movie “Somewhere In Time” was filmed.

Efforts are underway to organize a showing of “Some-where In Time” at Gunnison’s Casino Star Theatre sometime during the contest period.

“Discovery Road” is planning an hour documentary to take an in-depth look at the life of Maude Adams and her possible local connections. Dates and times of future epi-sodes will be announced.

The Moroni Opera House, in Moroni, Utah, is one example of the live-performance theatres and performing-arts houses that dot the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Agrea. The performing arts were an important part of pioneer culture, and there has been a local resurgence of late in restoring these architectural jewels, which the MPNHA is prout to help facilitate and promote.

The Grand Ho-tel on Mackinac Island, Mich., was the site of the filming of “Somewhere in Time.” It is also the site of the va-cation getaway that will be the grand prize in a look-alike con-test based on Maude Adams, the movie’s in-spiration. The movie’s fan so-ciety, the Inter-national Network of Somewhere in Time Enthusiasts, holds an annual Somewhere in Time Weekend at the hotel. Partici-pants dress in period attire and honore and celebrate the film with a full agenda of activities. The upcoming 22nd annual SIT Weekend is October 4-6.

—MPNHA

GRAMA WATCH Up and Running

for 2013The Utah Media Coali-

tion once again is launching GRAMA WATCH during the upcoming Utah legislative session to review pending leg-islation for its effects on open government.

GRAMA WATCH was started in the wake of the 2011 Utah Legislature’s attempt to overhaul Utah’s premier open government law, the Govern-ment Records Access and Management Act. Last year GRAMA WATCH reviewed more than a dozen bills for their transparency, and leg-islators followed GRAMA WATCH’s recommendations more than half the time.

Again GRAMA WATCH notes will use a three-tiered scale to rate legislation. Bills receiving a “bright light” would enhance public access to government and are wor-thy of passage. Bills receiving a “pale light” are essentially neutral, neither increasing nor decreasing access to govern-ment information. Bills get-ting a “lights out” designa-tion have been found to work against open government.

GRAMA WATCH notes will be published in Utah newspapers and on the web site www.UtahsRight.com.

The Utah Media Coalition represents a broad group of Utah news organizations and serves to protect the public’s right to open government. The coalition encourages Utahns to contact their government representatives to voice their concerns about keeping all levels of government open and accessible.

—Utah Media Coalition

Utah’s Only Online Tow Truck Driver

Certification ProgramSafety Council’s program is a more convenient course of-fered entirely online. The en-tire process, from registration to completion, takes approxi-mately one hour. Once the driver completes the course, the certification card is re-ceived in the mail within 1 to 3 days or alternatively it can be picked up at the Utah Safety Council headquarters in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Safety Coun-cil goes beyond just offering a certification program. The Utah Safety Council partners with their customers to provide safety products and services and has several resources to help tow truck companies con-tinue to train and drive safely after their certification is com-plete. This includes portions of the Safety Media Library and the Members Only Web-site resources that are specific to the towing industry.

The Utah Safety Council is excited to be able to provide this interactive online pro-gram for the tow truck drivers in Utah. The cost to certify is $55 per driver for Utah Safety Council member organiza-tions and $75 per driver for non-member organizations. To access this certification program visit www.utahsafe-tycouncil.org.

—Utah Safety Council

Local Backcountry Horseman Chapter Participates in Statewide Meeting

Local Boarder Medals in regional Competition

SUN VALLEY, ID - Miles Austin of Boulder won three gold medals and one silver medal at the United States of Ameri-ca Snowboard Association competition last week in Sun Valley, Idaho. He won two golds in Boardercross events, one gold in Slalom and a silver in Giant Slalom. He is currently in training with Team Utah and competing in the western region hoping to qualify for the nationals later this season.

Miles is attending the Winter Sports School in Park City.—Mark Austin

Miles Austin (center) on the podium winning gold at the USASA snowboarding competition in Sun Valley, Idaho, last weekend.

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SHOwTIMES

The Wayne Theatre

General Admission: $6.00Seniors 59 and over & Children 11 and younger: $5.00

11 East Main • Bicknell, UT 84715

www.facebook.com/TheWayneTheatre

the hobbitPG-13

Running time: 2 hrs. 45 min.

Cat ballou(1965 )

Special Classics MatineeRunning time: 1 hr. 36 min.

2/1 (FRI) - 7:00pm2/2 (SAT) - 7:00pm

Wayne Sports by lAuren JAckson

Boy’s Basketball Beats the Number one 1A Team in the State!Last Thursday the 24th, the boy’s basketball team had a

home game with Panguitch. Panguitch recently was the number one ranked team in 1A boy’s basketball. The Badgers came out on top in the end and won 47-37!

Coach Hinkle said that the difference between losing their first match-up against Panguitch and winning that night was that, “In the first meeting we played well enough in the first half to have the lead at the break, then we played really poorly in the 2nd half. We thought analyzing that game gave us a good game plan for what we had to have tonight to get the win and we made our game plan off that and the boys played really hard and executed our game plan about flawlessly.”

He went on to say that, “Panguitch has a really good team and they are very well coached. We knew going in that it would have to be a team effort and that we would have to play a com-plete game from start to finish. We knew that going in and that’s just what we did, it was a full team effort. We knew it had to start with defense and I thought Broc Taylor and Rhett Blackburn turned in their best defensive performances of the year.” The boys also had a game yesterday at Piute, and that game will be posted next week.

Girl’s basketball had a home game last Friday the 25th against Bryce Valley. It was a hard-fought, intense game. By the fourth quarter the Lady Badgers were behind by ten but they caught up and were only behind by two points with 21 seconds left on the clock. The Lady Badgers lost by three points, but they had improved considerably since they last played Bryce Valley, so good job, Badgers! They also had a game last Tuesday against Escalante, which will be posted in the next issue, and one today at Valley. The Lady Badgers will soon be competing in region February 6th-8th. Best of luck, ladies!

There is nothing on wrestling this week because their only match against South Sevier was cancelled, but they do have a home match with Gunnison today. Good luck, wrestlers!

Coming up:• BBBwithEscalante

-Feb.1st• WrestlingTournament

@Enterprise-Feb.1st-2nd

• BBBwithDiamondRanch-Feb.5th

• GBBRegion-Feb.6th-8th

• WrestlingRegion@BryceValleyHighSchool

LEFT: Freshman Brenden Robins of Wayne soars for 2 against the Panguitch Bobcats. Brenden banked 7 points in the JV game held in Wayne County on Thursday January 24. After a see-saw battle the Bobcats were able to pull ahead in the last quarter for a seven point victory.

2/2 (SAT) - 4:00pm

ABOVE: Sixteen teams from Garfield, Kane, Piute and Wayne counties battled snow cov-ered roads to participate in a fifth through eighth grade basketball tournament in Bryce Valley last Saturday. Pictured are the 5-6 grade teams for Piute and Wayne. This coming Saturday the teams will play in Piute.

S p o r t s P a g e

PHS Sports Sidelines by MAck oetting

The Bob Cats had a mixed week. Their unbeaten Region 20 streak came to an end over at Wayne. The Badgers held the Cats to their lowest output of the year, winning 48 to 38. The Cats took out their anger on Diamond Ranch and came away with a 90 to 62 victory. All of the Team contributed in this game and all played. Tyce Barney scored 24 points and Dalan Bennett and Kadin Figgins chipped in 21 each. The Cats are still in first place in the Region. Last night the Cats traveled out to Escalante and have another away game down at Valley on Friday the 1st. Next week there will be a home game against the always tough Bryce Valley on Tuesday Feb. 5, BV is currently in 2nd place in the Region.

Coach Clint T. Barney received the following letter from National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS). “Dear Clint, it is my honor and privilege to advise you, on behalf of the NFHS Coaches Association, that you have been selected to receive the 2012 West Sectional Coach of the Year award for the Sports of Baseball. The West section includes the states of Ari-zona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. The NFHS recognizes coaches at the state, sectional, and national level, and notifies recipients by letter for the highest level of award they will receive. Congratulation on your sectional award recognition! Sincerely, Robert B. Gardner, Executive Director and Jeff Arbogast Chair, NFHS Coaches Association Advisory Committee”. Way to go Coach!

The Lady Cats avenged their two loses by two decisive wins over Bryce Valley and Piute. Now there is one team in first place in Region 20 and it’s the Lady Cats with these two wins. At Bryce Valley, the Ladies really took it to a very tough BV team, winning 58 to 48. This was a re-ally a show of the team of the future with mostly the Freshmen and Sophomores playing. BV won here by one in overtime earlier, so the victory was sweet.

Piute easily beat the Cats earlier in the season at their place. I felt this game against Piute was the Cats best effort of the season. As rough as the Thunderbirds were the Cats didn’t back down and really took it to them. The score was 15 to 14 after the first quarter and Piute didn’t score again in the first half and trailed 25 to 14. The Birds cut the lead to ten by pressing, but the Cats broke the press and pulled away with an 18 point lead, winning 50 to32. This was a very physical game with pinching and shoving to keep the girls away from the basket. All of the play-ers were great and Whitni Orton was able to break the press and Darie Frandsen was so smooth with her inside play, the Birds no matter what tried on her couldn’t stop her inside scoring.

The Lady Cats only have two more games left in Region play, last Tuesday they met up with the Valley Buffaloes and they have a game tonight, 31st out at Milford. At the games with BV and Piute, I have never seen such large crowds for the girl’s games. Many fans made the trip over to BV and the players really appreciate the crowds.

The tough guy wrestlers are doing really well and they took out Diamond Ranch 54 to 24. The Cats only have two more matches and they are at home Jan. 30 against Piute and the 31st Milford also will be here. Come on out these tough guys need love too. Region will be on Feb. 9th TBA and State will be at UVU on the 15th and 16th.

Coach Clint Barney Receives Recognition from National Coaches Association

ABOVE: Junior Taylor Talbot sets a pick for soph-omore Ashlee Chynoweth in last Friday’s Varsity basketball game against the Wayne Badgers. The visiting Mustangs were able to squeak out a 3 point victory in this 32 minute barn burner.

BELOW: Freshman Kaitlyn McCoy of Wayne and Bryce Valley’s Emily Garcia battle for a loose ball in the JV ball game held January 25. The Lady Badger’s went on to win the game.

RIGHT: Panguitch’s Kelden Norris #10, gaurded by Wayne’s Ty Rees #12, looks to pass to Tyce Barney #54 in Thursday night’s Varsity game at Wayne High School in Bicknell. The Wayne Bad-ger’s were able to defeat the #1 ranked Bobcat’s 47-37.

All Photos & cAPtions by lisA stevens

January 31, 2013Page 4 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

Bryce Valley elementary

News by MAren stewArt,

Fifth Grade

BVHS Newsby erin hAyden

Safety Inspections:

$10Snowplows for

ATVs & Side-by-Sides Sold and Installed

I would like to thank Garfield Memorial Hospital Board for their willingness to help the students in Gar-field County School District

with scholarship opportunities. The Hospital Board recently approved twelve scholarships to be awarded to students in the District beginning with current seniors. The District is currently work-ing with the Hospital Board on the application process. Each scholarship will be accompanied by $500 for the student to advance their post-secondary education. Garkane recently donated $5,000 along with an additional $5,000 in matching grant monies to Kane, Wayne, and Garfield County School Districts. This money will be used for programs that will benefit all students in the District. I would personally like to thank Garfield Memorial Hospital Board and Garkane for their chari-table donations to the students in Garfield County School District. I know the money will be very appreciated by the students when they enroll in post-secondary classes.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

School NotesCharitable Donations Loa elementary Snippets

by lisA stevens

Last Friday students at Loa Elementary School cele-brated the 100th day of school. Mrs. Potter’s said her first grade class celebrated with “partying, counting, celebrat-ing, counting,” then they will look forward to the 80 days of school still left. One of the festivities held for the 100th day was a school wide art day. Mrs. Libby Torgerson; a third grade teacher, said “My class was so excited! They love art. I have some pretty good art-ists in my class. I can’t wait to see their work!”

The first grade classes are also hard at work perfecting their school play that will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. Mrs. Laura Brinkerhoff said “All of the students are excited to per-form.” The play is titled

E-I-E-I- Oops!, “It is very comical and fits our funny little personalities com-pletely!” said Mrs. Potter. The first grade students have also been working on snowmen stories, Mrs. Potter shared this one written by Violett;

“Once there was a snow-man. His name was Frost. He was my friend. One day

he came alive. The next day was very hot. Then he started to melt.”

In second grade news, teach-ers are still looking for fabric dona-tions. If you have any fabric scraps in shades of brown/tan, yellow or orange, that would look good in a lion’s mane, please take them to the school office or send them with a second grade student. Ms. MarJean Davis mixed math and art this month; she asked her students to write a story problem with a penguin and fish and then create a picture to match. Ms. Davis was kind enough to share Braxton’s; “Braxton the Pen-guin went fishing. He caut 2 blue fish and 2 yellow fish. How many fish? 4 fish.” Daily reporter, Kassie, also posted on the second grade blog; Wednesday, Janu-ary 23; “Today we played hangman to practice our spell-ing words. It was really fun!”

DATES TO REMEMBER…!

• Feb1-(Tomorrow)Firstgradeplay@9a.m.

• Feb5-(T)Bookmobile• Feb13-(W)Mid-termParent/

TeacherConf1-8

Congratulations to the fifth grade students who served on the student govern-ment in January; Ian Fillmore, son of Richard and Kristen Fillmore; Maggie Taylor, daughter of Brian and Carrie Brinkerhoff; Micha Welch, daughter of Mike and Heather Welch; Thomas James, son of Michael and Debbie James.

LES Celebrates the 100th Day of School

Wayne High SchoolYearbooks

Buy your yearbook NOW!

Books purchased January 3-April 1, 2013 will be $40.00.

April 1, 2013 is the LAST day to buy a book!

Senior photos and baby pictures aredue to the Yearbook Staff on or

before February 1, 2013.

PARENTS:Purchase an ad for your senior!

$5.00 for a picture and twenty words.Senior ads are due on or before

February 1, 2013.

Kindergarten: We have been learning about animals and are going to do animal re-ports! This week we also have had a PJ party!

1st grade: We have been learning and doing place value and are getting to be pros at it! We are also getting ready for parent/teacher conferences and can’t wait ‘til the 100th day of school and all of the activities!

2nd grade: Second has been doing reports on polar animals. At school they made dioramas for the reports.

4th grade: We earned our reading award by reading 20 min. each day, adding up to 1020 minutes each! In math we have been learning how to do algebra.

5th grade: Our class has been learning about genetics and how they make us differ-ent. We have tried PCT papers, some can taste it and some can not.

Wayne High School Yearbook/FFA clubs

are selling 2013 calendars.

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TROPIC - The Homecoming Queen Pageant was held on January 22nd, and was hosted by Taylor Talbot who was the Queen for 2012 while her mother, Shauna Talbot, served as the MC. They both did a great job and had everyone laughing. Contestants were Susan Mitchell, daughter of Mike Mitchell, Emily Pierson, daughter of Clint and Denice Pierson, Whitni Syrett, daughter of Brady and Shawnee Syrett, Erin Hayden, daughter of Lance and Marie Jagger and Keith Hayden, Mariah Hansen, daughter of Curtis and Pauline Hansen, Marilee Platt and Lizzy Platt, both daughters of Nathan and Lori Platt. All the contestants did so well this year. The Queen for 2013 was Whitni Syrett, 1st attendant was Erin Hayden, and 2nd attendant was Mariah Hansen. Megan Brinkerhoff and Jessica Stewart (Pageant Coordinators) want to thank all the contestants who participated. They all did an excellent job!!

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Hey everyone! I’m so sor-ry I haven’t written in a while. I was busy and didn’t have ac-cess to a computer on Sunday nights. It’s been crazy lately, with all the basketball games, wrestling meets and homecom-ing.

The homecoming queen pageant took place on the 22nd of January. All participants were Susan Mitchell, Emily Pierson, Mariah Hansen, Whit-ni Syrett, Marilee Platt, Lizzy Platt, and myself. The pageant went really well and everyone did such a great job! Special thanks to Jessica Stewart and Megan Brinkerhoff for putting it all together! Homecoming royalty for the girls are, Mariah Hansen, 2nd Attendant; My-self, 1st Attendant and Whitni Syrett as Homecoming Queen. Congrats to everyone who par-ticipated!

Homecoming king has not been crowned yet (As least when I wrote this article). This week is homecoming week and the dress up days are as follows. Monday: Neon Day; Tuesday: Rival School day; Wednesday: Saddle-Up Day; Thursday: Retro Day; and Fri-day: Green and White Day.

Both homecoming games are against Milford. The girls is on Tuesday the 29th and the boys is on Friday the 1st of February. Come support!

Thanks for reading! I’ll keep you updated!

SPOTLIGHTWayne High School Seniors 2013

McCoy BrianÒMy name is McCoy Brian I live in Lyman, UT with my wonderful parents Shane and NaTasha Brian. I am planning on attending USU or Bridgerland Ag Mechanics, and specializing in welding and Ag Business. My plans are to graduate from one of these schools and open my own mechanic and welding shop. My Grandpa Harry has inspired me the most, growing up with him teaching me how to run a business and many other things. My father also inspires me very much because he is the one that taught me how to work and has encouraged me to follow my dreams.Ó ......McCoy

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This weekly student spotlight is brought to you by Wayne High School and the Entrada Institute Scholarship committee. These spotlights are not only to inform the people of Wayne County about these fine seniors, but to encourage contributions to the ÒScholarship of ExcellenceÓ program for students at WHS. For more information about tax deductible donations, please contact Candence Peterson at WHS.

BV Homecoming Queen Whitni Syrett (center) and atten-dants Erin Hayden and Mariah Hansen. Congratulations, girls!

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How You Own Property Affects estate Planning

by Jeffery J. MckennA

Lady in the Park

A little girl asked her mother for a dollar to give to an old lady in the park. Her mother was touched by the child’s kindness, and gave her the dollar.

“There you are, my dear,” said the mother. “But, tell me, isn’t the lady able to work any more?”

“Oh yes,” came the reply. “She sells candy.”

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By Cynthia Kimball

AG MARKET NEWS

CandleA couple, desperate to

conceive a child, went to their priest and asked him to pray for them. “I’m going on a sab-batical to Rome,” he replied, “and while I’m there, I’ll light a candle for you.”

When the priest returned three years later, he went to the couple’s house and found the wife pregnant, busily attend-ing to two sets of twins. Elated, the priest asked her where her husband was so that he could congratulate him.

“He’s gone to Rome, to blow that candle out” came the harried reply.

Find God, Find You

Collection Plate

A teenager was sitting in church, and when the collec-tion plate was passed around, he quickly pulled a dollar bill from his pocket and dropped it in.

Just then, the person be-hind him tapped him on his shoulder and handed him a $20 bill. The boy smiled, placed the $20 in the plate, and passed it on, admiring the man’s gener-osity.

Then the boy felt another tap from behind and heard a whisper: “Son,” the man said, “that was your $20 bill that had fallen out of your pocket.”

In the Old Days

My daughter was six and excited about learning all the wonderful things about the world that first-graders learn. She turned to me one day and asked, “Mom, back in the old days when you were a kid, had they learned how to make the wheel yet?”

I replied, “No, Sweetie, back then we were just grateful to have fire.”

Lawyer’s Handshake

Learning that several of his empAfter the two lawyers agreed on a matter and proceed-ed to shake hands, one said, “It’s a deal, but just to be on the safe side, let’s have our lawyers look at the handshake.”

Lots O’ Snow

I just got off the phone with a friend who lives in north-ern Newfoundland. He said that since early this morning the snow has been falling and is nearly waist high. The tempera-ture is dropping way below zero and the north wind is increasing to near gale force.

His wife has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and just stare.

He says that if it gets much worse, he may have to let her in.

How your property is titled will affect what happens to your property when you die. Therefore, it is very important to examine how property is owned. This is especially true if you are married and live in or have lived in a community property state. Four common forms of ownership that will be discussed in this article are the following: Property Owned in Trust, Property Owned in Indi-vidual Name, Co-Ownership of Property and Community Property.

Property Owned in TrustAs was discussed in a

previous article, the use of a revocable trust has become a popular way to own property. With the help of a competent estate planner, an individual or couple can form a trust and then change ownership from their individual capacity to their capacity as trustee of their trust. Because the trust now owns the property, if something happens to the in-dividual, the successor trustee named in the trust assumes ownership and manages or distributes the property as specified in the trust.

Property Owned in Indi-vidual Name

There are advantages and disadvantages of owning prop-erty in your individual name. One disadvantage of sole ownership is that if something happens to you, a probate pro-ceeding will probably be nec-essary to clear title to the prop-erty. For example, real estate that you may want to pass to your wife or children must be transferred by a deed. If you

are dead, you cannot sign a deed. If the deed is in just your name, it will be necessary to have a personal representative appointed by the court. After being appointed by the court, the personal representative will then have the authority to sign a deed conveying prop-erty to your beneficiaries.

The biggest advantage of sole ownership (or owner-ship in trust) is that you have control over your property. If property is owned with anoth-er individual, the other person can affect your ownership. If the other owner desires to sell the property, he or she can sale their interest. Additionally, the property can be subject to

creditors of the other owners. This potential loss of control and potential creditors’ claims is a problem of co-ownership. For many older individuals, these concerns are a major reason why co-ownership with a child or children should be avoided. Many property own-ers have been surprised to learn that after placing their child’s name on their property the property they once owned outright is now subject to claims of their child’s creditors or child’s spouse in the event of a divorce. Co-ownership of property with non-spouses is almost never the best planning alternative.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney, McKenna, Olm-stead and Pack, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or call 628-1711.

Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, Jan-uary 22, 2012Receipts: 1,798; Last Week: 1,267. Last Year: 1,025. Feeder Steers: wts under 600 lbs steady; wts over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder Heif-ers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on similar kinds. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: firm to 1.00 higher on similar kinds. Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar kinds.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 161.00-170.00; 300-350 lbs scarce; 350-400 lbs 165.50-184.50; 400-450 lbs 163.50-181.00, pkg 189.00; 450-500 lbs 150.50-165.50; 500-550 lbs 145.50-161.50; 550-600 lbs 141.50-159.00; 600-650 lbs 135.50-148.00; 650-700 lbs 135.00-145.50; 700-750 lbs 127.50-143.25; 750-800 lbs 135.00-142.25; 800-850 lbs 129.00-140.75; 850-900 lbs 127.00-138.50; 900-950 lbs 118.00-119.50; 950-1000 lbs 114.00-115.75.Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs scarce.Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs pkg 156.00; 250-300 lbs 142.00-160.00; 300-350 lbs 146.00-155.00; 350-400 lbs 135.00-140.50, pkg 156.00; 400-450 lbs 138.50-150.50; 450-500 lbs 132.50-144.00, pkg 150.50; 500-550 lbs 129.50-144.50; 550-600 lbs 126.50-148.00; 600-650 lbs 126.00-138.00; 650-700 lbs 125.00-134.00; 700-750 lbs 122.00-131.00; 750-800 lbs 124.00-129.00; 800-850 lbs 118.00-127.75; 850-900 lbs 114.00-115.50; 900-950 lbs 113.50-120.50; 950-1000 lbs 112.00-114.50; Heiferettes: 62.25-111.00. Stock Cows: Bred Cows: 925.00-1,400.00.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 65.75-75.25; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 66.50-75.75; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 56.00-64.50.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 81.25-86.00; 1500-2105 lbs 85.00-93.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 74.50-75.00; 1500-2059 lbs 75.00-85.00; Feeder Bulls: 765-945 lbs 71.00-115.00.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.)

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In the New Testament, in the book of Matthew, spe-cifically, in 10:39, we are told: “aHe that findeth his life shall blose it: and he that closeth his dlife for my sake shall find it” (LDS.org. 2013). Thus, which one are you doing? Only one will help you find out who you really are, even your purpose in life, as well as determine your eternal happiness.

Growing up I thought that having a lot of friends and be-ing popular defined a person. I thought that if you were an all-star athlete that did, too. I also thought that if you lived in a beautiful home, had nice things, even cars, boats, second homes, country club member-ships, or were in a prestigious profession or attended a pres-tigious school or came from a good family line, meant something, even someone’s worth. And that if you didn’t, you were nothing. But I was wrong. Completely wrong. Dead wrong.

Thankfully, though, while living in Japan, an unselfish Army Chaplain taught me that if I lost my life to know God that I would truly find out who Cynthia was. At first I didn’t understand. And it’s not that I understood what he meant overnight. But eventually I did and still am.

However, before losing myself to know God, I was that ship without a rudder, just float-ing aimlessly in water. I was just bobbing up and down not knowing what port I was going to dock in. I had no anchor. I

had no map. I had no captain. I had no life vest. No dinghy. No food or water. No emer-gency plan. In short, if a storm came, I was in trouble and that’s exactly what happened over and over and over again. Yet, I believe, God saved me so that I could know Him.

And as I did, I gradually became a ship with direction because God was my captain. I also added a rudder, anchor, life jackets and a dingy. I used a map. Had emergency plans. Added plenty of food and wa-ter. Still, I found, that even though God was my captain and I was on His crew, that there were still storms, but that I was better able to withstand them. And in all of this, I found

out who Cynthia was. And I still am.

Put the world aside to know God. Even ask yourself, “Am I in this world or of it?” Become a spiritual being hav-ing a human experience and not a human being having a spiritual one. I promise you that when you find God, you will find you and your purpose. And you will eventually find a life of eternal happiness even amidst the storms.

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ESCALANTE - Nick Reznick lived an amazing life of love, laughter and adventure. While exploring the beauty of the can-yon country that he enjoyed so much, Nick was lost in a small aircraft accident near the town of Escalante, UT. A resident of Escalante, and formerly of Flagstaff, AZ, he was a well known farmer, river runner, horseman and outdoor enthusiast.

Nick’s parents were co-founders of Arizona River Run-ners, now the largest river-rafting company in Grand Canyon. He spent his younger years exploring the rivers and byways of the American West with his family, fostering a passion for river rafting that spanned his entire life. A thousand stories and a mil-lion laughs will be recounted of Nick’s exploits and antics. His sense of humor and his generosity and willingness to help oth-ers endeared him to countless friends. Nick could fix just about anything. As one local farmer said, “Losing Nick is like losing a third and fourth hand.” If it was stuck, he could unstick it. If it was broken, he could usually fix it.

After being raised in Southern California by parents Bar-bara and Nick Sr., Nick moved to Flagstaff and teamed with his brother Peter in real estate development. In 1984 he pursued a degree in business management from the San Jose State Uni-versity, and then returned to Flagstaff, joining with his brother in refurbishing an old dairy building, acquiring Mountain Dell Water, Inc., and building University Terrace Subdivision. Nick became a skilled backhoe operator and was handy with tools. He also worked as a commercial river guide and location scout for the film industry.

In 2005, Nick and his wife Melanie moved to Escalante af-ter purchasing the Fire Rock Farm. At the farm he grew certified weed-free horse hay, fruits, berries, and vegetables…especially asparagus. Nick was an avid horseman roaming the countryside astride his beloved horse, Rooster. He was also a successful bee-keeper and was the go-to man whenever a renegade swarm was on the loose. An accomplished heavy equipment operator, Nick could often be found helping his neighbors excavate a founda-tion or dig a ditch. As the secretary of the Pine Creek Irrigation Company he was well known to the farmers in the Escalante area.

Nick is survived by his wife Melanie, brothers Peter (Zai-ra), Flagstaff, AZ, and Greg (Olga), Berkeley, CA; sister Neva, Seattle, WA; brother-in-law Blake, Dallas, TX, and 10 nieces and nephews. Nick will be remembered as everybody’s favorite uncle, even to the children of his many friends. A celebration of his life is planned in the spring and will be announced at a later date.

In honor of Nick’s memory, please perform a random act of kindness, lend a hand to your neighbor and put a smile on someone’s face.

BrYCe VALLeY AreA NewSby Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

Carl and Mary-Miller Boyd spend a fun, if hot and humid, Christmas holidays with their daughter Emiy Naylor in Queensland Aus-tralia. It was especially en-joyable to see grandchildren Riley and Maya Christmas morning. They had Christ-mas dinner with son-in-law Adam’s mom Margaret Nay-lor, who visited Tropic in 2006. The warm weather did permit several trips to the beach with Adam’s family. They took several train rides, including one to Bundaberg, where Obie Shakespear spent part of the war. A highlight in Bundaberg was getting to see Loggerhead turtles come to shore for egg-laying. . It was quite a shock returning from Australia’s “great heat wave of 2013” to sub zero tempera-tures in Utah!

The Senior Citizen van will be making two trips to St. George each month if there are enough riders. The trips for February are planned for the 8th and the 22nd. Please call Vicki Ahlstrom at 679-8921 or 467-8929 or Donna Chynoweth at 616-4339 to let them know you would like to go with the group. Also you can call 679-8666 for this and also for a meal if you want one. There is a sug-gested nominal donation of $5.00 in County or $10.00 out of county to help defray the

costs of using the van. Don’t let this cost keep you home if you want to go. The van will go to Escalante on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to the Care and Share Center. Please call if you want to go with the van.

Please take note about the Ice Skating costs at Ruby’s Inn. It is $3.00 for tourists and locals are $2.00. Cross Country Skiing is $7.00 for 1/2 day and $10.00 for a full day. Sleigh Rides are $10.00. Please call Ruby’s Horse Ride Desk to make reservations for the sleigh rides. For local and employee rates please check with the appropriate depart-ment. Some rates are listed such as Ski rental is $5.00 full day, ice skating is $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children 11 and under, and Sleigh rides are $8.00 for locals and kids 3 and under are free. There is Hot Chocolate and soda avail-able. This is a fun activity for families so come out and join in the winter fun if you are brave enough to take the cold weather.

Congratulations to Lon-nie Pollock who was called as High Priest group leader with Herb Baugh as first Coun-selor and Rick Bybee as sec-ond counselor. Aaron Bybee is the new secretary in the Tropic Ward. In Cannonville Ward Eric Jessen was called as HP leader and counselors

are Monte Twitchell and Alma Dean Fletcher. They replace Bob Ott as leader and Qwin Willis and Joe Hughes as counselors.

In the Elementary the Chess Tournament is starting this week and PTA Conferenc-es will be held on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. The students will go to school un-til after lunch and the confer-ence will start at 12:20 P.M.

In Henrieville Shauna Mortensen was called as Achievement Days Leader with Lyllian Le Fevre as As-sistant Achievement Days Leader. Congratulations to you ladies.

Kami Mangum and Jill Phillips have been released as Stake Girl’s Camp Directors with a big vote of thanks for a wonderful job.

We are glad to hear the children of Carlon and Heather Johnson and Nathan and Lori Platt are home from the hospital after a bout with RSV. The two little children are doing so much better now and it is a relief that they are home.

Our heartfelt congratu-lations to the Homecoming Queen Whitni Syrett and her two attendants Erin Hayden and Mariah Hansen. We are so proud of all the girls who entered and took part in the competition. Please see a re-lated article in this paper.

Congratulations to Blaine and Shauna Anderson who are the proud grandparents of a beautiful little girl born to Jar-ed and Holly Lemke. Gwen-dolyn Rose was born on Janu-ary 15th and weighed in at 7 lbs. and 8 ozs. She joins three brothers and two sisters who are very excited.

Have a great week and keep up the good work. Please call or email your news. Can’t do the column without you. Thanks VS

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHES:

Please call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a meal 679-8666. Suggested donation is $3 for seniors 60 years and older and $7 for those under 60 years of age. Milk is served with each meal.

THURSDAY 31st: Meat-loaf, Potatoes, Carrots, Roll, tropical Fruit, Cake.

TUESDAY Feb. 5th: Swiss Steak Fried Potatoes, Country Blend Veg. Roll, Peaches

Cake w/Cherry Topping.WEDNESDAY 6th: Fried

Chicken, Potatoes & Gravy, Carrots, Roll, Pears, Apple Crisp.

THURSDAY 7th: Sweet & Sour Pork, Rice, Green Beans, BreadStick, Peaches, Cake..

Are any of you taking bets on the weather? It’s a safe bet that we can’t depend on it being the same two days in a row! One night last week it rained most of the night. The next day we had rain and snow, then we had fog and on Sunday morning we had ice on the ground! I guess we should just be thankful that it didn’t all combine for an ice storm!

I think the ground hog may be totally confused to-morrow!

The deer are already con-fused. One big buck was using main street for his main trail through town last Friday. He doesn’t lack for company be-cause they are all over town!

Shannon and Jenifer Steed opened the Cowboy Blues on the 26th for the sum-mer, but before they could do so they had to make a lot of renovations. The water had frozen, broke the pipes, etc. in their building and made a heck of a mess. They really appreci-ated all the help they got from friends and relatives in help-ing to get things up and going again. Hope you have a good summer. Guys!

Julie Lyman came to town to baby sit the children of Jared and Cassie Lyman while they went to Nashville, Tennessee. This gave Julie a chance to spend time with her mom and dad also, Norman and Ardis Christensen. No re-ports from Jared and Cassie but they were back in time for church last week.

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Honor was held for Kayson Durfey last Sunday. Congratu-lations to him! Kayson is a son of Dirk and Eva Durfey, grandson of Marie and Weldon Porter. A list is being compiled of all our Eagle Scouts. If you think yours may not be on the list contact your scoutmaster or your bishop.

Tom and Marilyn Jackson were in town over the week-end. They said it stormed on them all the way from Boise, Idaho to Escalante. They were doing their good Samaritan thing for all their friends and neighbors again. They bring a truck load of potatoes, and sometimes a few onions, from Idaho at least twice a year and distribute them all over town! Big job for them much appre-ciated by their friends!

Drew Parkin had surgery on his shoulder last week. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Martha Schow fell and hurt her shoulder. Hopefully it will heal okay.

Cindy Calbaum had knee surgery almost a month ago and says she is doing great.

Our basketball teams only have one more game here before the season is over.

The girls play Piute here tonight (Thursday). The boys play Diamond Ranch Febru-ary 12. Our boys lost their game at Valley last Saturday night by one point. Escalante won by 10 points when they played Valley here.

We have some good play-ers but their team is small this

year. In the game Saturday night Kyler Nelson made 20 points, Cort Durfey made 18 points (20 in the game before) and Jared Noyes 15. It’s good to see that Jared is playing again since his injury.

The young Women’s group from the Escalante First Ward went to Ruby’s Inn re-cently for an ice skating party. They say they have some great facilities over there and they had a lot of fun. Included in the group were: Jacee Nez, Lacey Fowler, Toree Talbot, KrysTelle Noyes, Harley Hay-cock, Sisilee Drown, Tayler Duthie, Tanner Girr, Chesney Steed, Josie Dutton and lead-ers: Cassie Lyman, Heidi Shakespear and Renee Single-tary.

Danny and Sherri Mei-senbach are grandparents again and Lane and Geraldine Liston are the great grandpar-ents. Daniel and Coco Meisen-bach, Orange, California, are the parents of a new little baby girl. 7 lbs. 3 oz. 20 in tall. She has two brothers to welcome

her into the family, Carter and Turner. Danny and Sherri were in Reno, Nevada when they re-ceived word so they went right on to California. This makes 10 great grandkids for Lane and Geraldine. Colngratula-tions to all!

An open house was held at the Outfitters last Saturday afternoon. A large number of Friends and family payed their respects to the families of Paul Bowmar and Nick Reznick. There will be other services later on.

Our sincere condolences to Bernice Porter Losee and family. Her son, Michael, passed away last week after a long courageous battle with cancer.

I’m still working on the mind reading thing, but it’s not working. I really need your news folks! If you don’t e-mail me please give me a call. The telephone still works the same as ever! If you want a roving reporter to write the column you are going to have to recruit a younger one!

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TORREY - Our beloved husband, father, son and brother, Peter Bolin Daniels, age 66, died January 7, 2013 at his home in Torrey, after a brave and valiant two year battle with lymphoma.

He was born May 23, 1946 in Newark, New Jersey, a son of Courtney Robert and Marian Fay Bolin Daniels.

Peter received a BA in English from the University

of Utah and served in the United States Air Force as an Air-craft Mechanic. He worked in the movie production industry for many years, based in the Salt Lake City area.

Peter married Tanya Renee Winkel, January 28, 2010 in Loa, Utah. He is survived by his loving wife, Tanya, of Torrey; a daughter, Jessica Daniels of Des Moines, Iowa; his father, Court-ney “Dan” Daniels of Salt Lake City; four brothers: Courtney “Dan” and Melinda Daniels II of Ohio; Jonathan and Jacqueline Daniels, Michael and Cherie Daniels, Joseph and Natalie Dan-iels, all of Salt Lake City; two sisters: Suann and Jerry Wright, Sally and Lynn Young, all of Salt Lake City; a sister-in-law: Sa-brina Daniels of Salt Lake City; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Marian Daniels and a brother: Mark Daniels.

Peter, you are loved by so many. We will miss you.Memorial services were held at the family home in Torrey. Funeral Directors: Springer Turner Funeral Home of Rich-

field and Salina, Utah. On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Peter B. Daniels1946 - 2013

BICKNELL - Yahra Pastel Truman was born on January 14, 2013 to Mandi Raeanne Truman in Sevier Valley Hospital.Yahra was 5 lbs, 7 oz and 18 inches.

Congratulations, Mandi!

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January three years ago, no one could remember that it was ever warm enough to rain in January. Well it is now be-coming common place, as this is the third year in a row that we have had rain in January. The good news is that it has melted most of the ice, howev-er with the bitter cold we have had this last couple of weeks, the ground is still froze and it has made a lot of mud. Never fear—it’s supposed to snow the next couple of days and the process will start over again.

Congratulation to Eric Houston, he is our new Mayor. Because he was a Council-man his position is open and you can file for the job if you live in the City of Panguitch. I may be wrong but I think both positions will be up for elec-tion in November.

Ken Osborne has called it a day, after 22 years of driving the Book Mobile. Ken also was a teacher for three years and will retire with a total of 25 years. The Book Mobile is indispensable for our small communities and the school children. Ken traveled all over So.Utah in all kinds of weath-er. Enjoy a long retirement, your service for the Children of our area, was incredible.

Sad news, our long time eye doctor, Dr. Shane Jensen is moving his business to the Price area. He will be joining an Opthomologist. Shane will be here through February, so if you need to get fitted for new glasses you had better make an appointment. I lucked out and got an exam and pair of badly

FYI PANGUITCHby Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

needed specs last week and now I can see, thanks Shane. A company out of St. George has purchased his business here and will be open on the same days, Monday and Thursday. The new company will not run a clinic trailer out to Escalante, or be at WalMart in Richfield. Shane’s wife Diane will stay here with their children till their house sells. Shane grew up in the Price area and his parents still live there. Shane has a wonderful sense of hu-mor and always has a smile on his face. The Jensen fam-ily will be a big loss for Pan-guitch.

The Allen and Carolyn Tinsley (Diane Jensen Par-ents) will also be leaving, to follow their Children and Grandchildren to Price. Allen has been our Family History computer guy for some time.

The Tinsley’s will be moving when their house sells, anyone need a four bedroom, two bath home on a large lot. Call Allen at 690-9105.

On our way back from Cedar, our car transmission went out on Hwy. 20 and it is very comforting to have peo-ple stop and offer assistance. Danny and Michelle Perkins stopped, but by then Craig from Circleville was on his way with his tow truck. UHP Sam Cox from Panguitch also stopped by and helped with the towing service. Many thanks to all for your help.

Next Tuesday, the 1st Ward Scouts will be putting on their annual Pine Wood Derby car races. All are welcome so bring out your cars and get in-volved.

Get the snow shovels out!Mack O.

Clinics - Call For an AppointmentGarfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch .................................................. 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri)Kazan Clinic, Escalante ..........................................................435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.)Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville ............................................... 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.)Circleville Clinic, Circleville ....................................................... 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.)Physical and Speech Therapy .............................................................................435-676-8840Mammography .....................................................................................................435-676-1267 Diabetic Counseling (Jan Frandsen) ................................................................... 435-676-8811Garfield Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center ............................................435-676-1265

Family practice Speech TherapyDr. Richard Birch Flora HowardDr. Todd Mooney Certified Nurse midwifeDr. Mitchell Miller DeAnn Brown, CNMBecky Roberts, FNP, GNP AnesthesiologyTim Dennis, PA-C Lewis Barney, CRNADr. Colin Marshall

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR FEBRUARY 2013

February 20 - PanguitchMarch 7 - Panguitch UCCPMarch 13 - Milford

March 19 & 20 - Kanab March 24 - Escalante UCCPApril 3 - Beaver

Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics. Please call clinic for available dates and times.

Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment.To schedule an appointment for Mammography, please call 435-676-1267.

FuTuRe 2013 mAmmo DATeS:

200 North 400 East • Panguitch, Utah • 676-8811www.garfieldmemorial.org

Dr. Robert Pearson Feb.12th Ear, Nose Throat ................................. 676-8842Dr. Randy Delcore Feb. 14th Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Eric Maxwell Feb 13th -27th Audiologist ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Brad Webb Feb. 4th - 18th Podiatrist........................................800-260-3668Dr. Robert Nakken Feb. 28th Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Ronald Crouch Feb. 20th pm Urologist ............................................... 676-8842Dr. Ben Adams Feb. 7th Dermatology ..................................435-586-6440Dr. Aaursh Manchanda Feb. 21st Cardiology ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Michael Stults ? General Surgeon ........................... 435-586-8192

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Call before 10 AM of the day of attendanceto reserve a spot

Meals include milk & bread. NOTE: PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND CALL AHEAD.

The ladies work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough

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Garfield Memorial Hospital is offering a Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) class this February through April. Participants must be 18 years or older.

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Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, dancing, obstacle course, and lots of food are only a few of the activities youth participated in at the 2013 Winter Retreat held at the Aspen Grove up Provo Canyon.  Workshops on analyzing family and friends “love languages” were held and tons of get acquainted activities  kept the fifteen youth and three leaders from Wayne County busy and enlightened.  The youth participating were Roland Adams, Veldon Noyes, McKenzie Syme, Porter VanOrden, Tessa Lamb, Megan Sorenson, Saren Faddis, Charity Faddis,  Braydon Wilkins,  Ashton Stringham, Tristin Harker, Kaitlyn Failner,  BreAnna Smith, Kayla Reynolds, and Andrew Faddis.  When asked what she enjoyed the most, McKenzie replied, “I loved it all!” 

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New Uses for Old Ski Equipment

PARK CITY - Skis and snowboards, ski boots and helmets can only be traded at ski swaps for so long before they’re worn out and no lon-ger safe to use. The ski indus-try is working on new lives for old gear, starting in Utah and Colorado.

The Snow Sports Recy-cling Program is collecting outdated equipment by the ton and sending some of it to Washington State University (WSU) for testing recycling options. The old equipment is being ground up and pressed into panels, like particleboard.

Professor Karl Englund of WSU’s Composite Engi-neering Center, says ski gear is made to be tough, so it has been quite a challenge.

“Different types of poly-mers in there all have different attributes, different processing requirements, and a lot of ‘em don’t blend together very well. Thus, it becomes more of an economic hurdle to get these things into a usable material again.”

Other recycling possi-bilities are making flooring or blocks for landscaping, or incorporating the material into cultured rock. Englund says they can most definitely make products out of the decon-structed ski gear. The question is, can it be done profitably in the long term?

Greg Schneider, who heads the recycling program for SnowSports Industries America (SIA), says they want to get more retailers on board and expand the program into other states. Stores have to work out the logistics for stockpiling the old gear. And skiers have to realize that al-though it is sturdy, even the best equipment does not last forever, he says.

“We’re encouraging peo-ple to clean out your garages, clean out your attics and bring this equipment in - to find a home, let’s say, for these old skis that nobody’s using any-more,” Schneider explains. “And then, it also gives them the opportunity to try the new equipment, the new technolo-gies that are out there.”

Making other items from ski equipment is only a tempo-rary solution, Schneider adds. The industry wants to create a

sustainable design model that would allow the materials in an old snowboard or pair of ski boots to someday be re-purposed as new ski gear, he says.

More information about the program and a list of plac-es that accept used gear for recycling are online at www.snowsrp.org.

—Chris Thomas, Utah News Connection

January 31, 2013Page 8 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

LeGAL NOTICeS

ANNOUNCeMeNT OF APPOINTMeNTAND NOTICe TO CreDITOrS

Estate of Olton Keith Clingman,Deceased Probate No. 123600007Debbie Taylor, whose address is 750 N. Hwy 72, HCR 61

Box 342, Fremont, UT 84747, has been appointed Personal Rep-resentative of the above-entitled estate. Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to: (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative at the address above; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative’s at-torney of record, E. Scott Awerkamp, at the following address: 555 South Bluff, Suite 301, St. George, Utah 84770; or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the District Court in Wayne County, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

Date of first publication:January 17, 2013./ E. Scott Awerkamp / SNOW CHRISTENSEN & MARTINEAU E. Scott Awerkamp555 South Bluff, Suite 301St. George, Utah 84770(435) 673-8288

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 17, 24 & 31 2013

NOTICe OF TrUSTee’S SALeThe following described property will be sold at public

auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the Front Main Entrance of the Garlfield County Courhouse, whose address is 55 S. Main Street, Panguitch UT 84759 in Garfield County, Utah on Febru-ary 13, 2013 at 10:00 am of said day, for the purpose of foreclos-ing a Trust Deed originally executed by Innovision, LLC, a Utah Corporation as trustors, in favor of Panguitch Lake Resort, LLC now assigned to Lake Front Estates, Inc., covering real property located at 345 E. Anglers Loop, Panguitch Lake, UT 84759 and more particularly described as:

All of Lot 3, Block A, Lake Front Estates, a Subdivision ac-cording to the Official Plat thereof, recorded in the office of the County Recorder of said County.

Excepting therefrom all oil, gas and/or other minerals, in, on under said land, together with the right of ingress and egress for the purpose of exploring and/or removing the same.

The Current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is Panguitch Lake Resort, Inc. assigned to Lakefront Estates, Inc. and the re-cord owners of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default are Innovision, LLC.

The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff reinstatment or any other circumstances that would affect the validity of the sale. If any such circumstance exists, the sale shall be void, the successful bidders funds returned and the trustee and current beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damage.

This Notice of Trustee’s Sale is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Bid-ders must tender to the trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 noon the day following the sale. The deposit must be in a form of a cashier’s check or bank official check payable to Security Title Company. The balance must in be in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check, bank official check (credit union official checks are not accepted) or U.S. Postall money order payable to Security Title Company. Cash payments are not accepted. A Trustee’s deed will be delivered to the successful bidder within three business days after receipt of the amount bid.

Security Title Company of Garfield County, Trustee/s/ Hilery Morgan, President15 No. Main Sttreet/P.O. Box 177Panguitch, UT 84759(435) 676-8808

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 17, 24 and 31, 2013

NOTICe OF TrUSTee’S SALeThe following described property will be sold at public auc-

tion to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, on the sidewalk in front of the main entrance doors to the Sixth Judicial District Courthouse located at 18 South Main, Street, Loa, Utah, at 10:00 A.M. ON MON-DAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed originally executed by Wilford Duain Brinkerhoff as Trustee of the Wilford Duain Brinkerhoff Family Living Trust Dated January 20, 2003 and Debra K. Brinkerhoff as Trustee of the Debra K. Brinkerhoff Family Living Trust Dated January 20, 2003, collectively as Trustor, in favor of First Western Capi-tal Company, L.C., a Utah limited liability company, as Benefi-ciary, which was recorded on December 29, 2009, as Entry No. 148673, in the office of the Wayne County Recorder, regard-ing the following real property located in Wayne County, Utah, commonly known as 1201 S. 600 W., Bicknell, Utah 84715, and more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL 1: The Southeast of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast of the Southeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian.

(Tax Parcel No. 02-0004-0636)PARCEL 2: The West half of the Northwest Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian.

(a portion of Tax Parcel No. 02-0003-0621)PARCEL 3: Commencing at the Southeast Comer of the

Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 2, Town-ship 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian; thence North 20 rods; thence Northwesterly 86 rods; thence North 12 rods; thence West 2 rods; thence South 80 rods; thence East 80 rods to the point of beginning.

ALSO, Commencing at the Northeast Comer of the North-east Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian; thence South 60 rods; thence Northwesterly 86 rods; thence North 12 rods; thence East 78 rods to the point of beginning.

ALSO, the North half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the North half of the South half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the North half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the North half of the South half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian.

LESS AND EXCEPTING FROM ALL OF PARCEL 3 the following described land: Commencing at the intersection of the extension of two fence lines which is located South 89 deg 52’29”East along the Section line 1146.86 feet and South 1794.71 feet from the Northwest Comer of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 3 East, Salt Lake Base and Meridian; thence South 3 deg 01 ‘09” East along a fence line 257.15 feet; thence South 53 deg 26’20” West along a fence line 197.74 feet; thence South 2 deg 59’49” East along a fence line 154.73 feet; thence South 89 deg 59’14” West along the South line of the North half of the South half of the Southwest Quarter of the North-west Quarter of said Section 2, 182.85 feet; thence North 1 deg 34’38” West along a fence line 131.77 feet; thence North 1 deg 45’53” East along a fence line 93.64 feet; thence North 31 deg 58’00” West along a fence line 279.47 feet; thence North 81 deg 53’55” East along a fence line 473.4 7 feet to the point of begin-ning.

(all the remaining portion of Tax Parcel No. 02-0003-0621)LESS AND EXCEPTING from all parcels those portions

identified as roadways, as evidenced by the county plats.The current Beneficiary of the Trust Deed is First Western

Capital Company, L.C., and the record owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default was Wilford Duain Brinkerhoff as Trustee of the Wilford Duain Brinkerhoff Fam-ily Living Trust Dated January 20, 2003 and Debra K. Brinker-hoff as Trustee of the Debra K. Brinkerhoff Family Living Trust Dated January 20, 2003.

Bidders must tender to the Trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the time of sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 Noon the next business day following the sale. Both the deposit and the balance must be in certified funds payable to First West-ern Capital Company, L.C. Cash and Bank “Official Checks” will not be accepted. A Trustee’s Deed will be made available to the successful bidder within three (3) business days following receipt of the bid amount.

The sale is made without any warranty whatsoever, includ-ing, but not limited to, any warranty as to title, liens, possession, taxes, encumbrances, or condition of the property. The Trustee is not currently aware of any bankruptcy filing, payoff, reinstate-ment or any other condition that would cause cancellation of the sale. If any of these conditions occur, the sale will be null and void, the successful bidder’s funds shall be returned without in-terest thereon, and the Trustee and the Beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damages.Dated this 16th day of January, 2013. /s/ Dwayne A. Vance, Trustee Vance Law 3100 W. Pinebrook Road, Suite 2400 Park City, Utah 84098 vance@vancelawutah.com (435) 659-4176

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 24 & 31, and FEBRUARY 7, 2013

LOA TOwN OFFICe HOUrS AND TOwN BOArD MeeTING SCHeDULe FOr 2013

Loa Town Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm

Loa Town Board meeting schedule is as follows:Wednesday, February 13 @ 7 pm

Thursday, March 14 @ 7 pmThursday, April 11 @ 7 pmThursday, May 9 @ 7 pmThursday, June 13 @ 8 pmThursday, July 11 @ 8 pm

Thursday, August 9 @ 8 pmThursday, September 12 @ 8 pm

Thursday, October 10 @ 7 pmThursday, November 14 @ 7 pm

December (no TB Meetings)Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

JANUARY 31 and FEBRUARY 7, 2013

NOTICe TO wATer USerSThe applications below were filed with the Division of

Water Rights in Wayne County.These are informal proceedings per Rule R655-6-2.Protests concerning an application must be legibly

written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand deliv-ery to a Division office during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 27, 2013. Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)97-2186(a38651): Joseph K. and Kathleen M. Borshanian

propose(s) using 0.75 ac-ft. from groundwater (Black Boulder Mesa - Parcel 10) for IRRIGATION; DOMESTIC.

95-4588(a38669): Toni Thiriot propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 1.256 ac-ft. from groundwater (1/2 mile South of Grover) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

EXTENSION(S)61-1905(a22007): Rickey L. and Pamela A. Freeman, Don-

ald and Susan Geoffroy, Kane County Water Conservancy Dis-trict, Tyssen L. and Stacie L. Booth, Michael and Victoria Gill, Thomas & Jennifer Hardina, Victor A. Richard A. Lello, Long Valley Development L. C., Paul and./or Denise Martin is/are fil-ing an extension for 0.0377 cfs or 4.5 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 mi. N. of Long Valley Junct.) for DOMESTIC.

Kent L. Jones, P.E.STATE ENGINEER

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 7, 2013.

PUBLIC NOTICeLoa Town Board has changed its February Town Board

Meeting from Thursday, February 14, 2013 to Wednesday, Feb-ruary 13, 2013 at 7 pm. All meetings are welcome to the public and are held at 80 W. Center at the Loa Town Hall. If you need to get on the February agenda, please contact Michelle Brian at 435-836-2160.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 7, 2013.

NOTICe OF MUNICIPAL OFFICeSto be voted on in the

Loa Town November Electionson

November 5, 2013Mayor 4 year term

and(2) City Council Member 4 year term each

Candidate Filing Period Begins. June 3, 2013Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nomination Petition must

be filed in person with theLoa Town Clerk at 80 W. Center Loa, Utah on Monday through

Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm.Candidate Filing Deadline Ends June 17, 2013 UCA 10-3-301.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 7, 2013.

NOTICe OF INVITATION TO BIDBids for construction of the Loa Town Storm Water Control

Improvements will be received via sealed envelope at the offices of Loa Town until 2:30 PM Mountain Time on Thursday, Feb-ruary 21, 2013. Bids will be opened and tabulated at that time. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. The outside of the envelope should be labeled “Storm Water Control Improve-ments Bid.”

It is the intent of the Owner to award this project to the lowest responsible bidder. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid.

A mandatory pre-bid conference and project walk-through will be held at 11:00 AM Mountain Time on Wednesday, Febru-ary 13, 2013, beginning at the Town office at 80 West Center, Loa, Utah. The Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project. All prospective bidders are required to attend.

This project will include the installation of approximately 7,270 feet of 18-, 24-, and 30-inch diameter culvert and approxi-mately 33 concrete catch basins; grading of existing storm-water swales as needed; removal and replacement of approximately 510 feet of curb and gutter; removal and replacement of approxi-mately 310 feet of sidewalk; installation of approximately 520 feet of new curb and gutter; and additional services as detailed in the project plans and documents.

Copies of the Contract Documents and Project Drawings may be obtained from the following beginning February 24, 2013:

Owner: Loa Town 80 West Center Loa, Utah 84747 Contact: Michelle Brian, Town Clerk Phone: 435-836-2160 Email: loatown@scinternet.netEngineer: EarthFax Engineering, Inc. 7324 South Union Park Avenue Midvale, Utah 84047 Contact: Richard White, P.E. Phone: 801-561-1555 Email: rbwhite@earthfax.comThe non-refundable cost of the Contract Documents and

Project Drawings is as follows:Electronic copy by email: FreeElectronic copy by CD: $25.00 (payable to Loa Town)Hard copy: $100.00 (payable to Loa Town)A Bid Bond will not be required for this project. Guarantee

Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and a Labor and Ma-terials Payment Bond, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the Bid, will be required of the successful bidder.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider onJANUARY 24 & 31, and FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Sub-zero temperatures are making life difficult for people throughout the coun-try. Although you may be con-centrated on making sure your fingers and toes don’t freeze right now, it is also important to make sure your plumbing doesn’t freeze.

A frozen pipe can lead to a pipe burst, which can lead to more than $5,000 in water damage. Despite the current cold temperatures, there are still some last-minute actions you can take to reduce your risks of costly damage.

First, find out the truth about frozen pipes below, and then reduce your risks using frozen pipe resources

1. Only A Plumber Can Prevent Frozen Pipes

Not true. There are many things that you can do your-self to prevent your pipes from freezing, including sealing windows and doors, adding extra insulation, or use heat trace tape around various pip-ing. Find more details at http://www.disastersafety.org/freez-ing_weather/prevent-frozen-pipes/.

2. Your Risks Go Away

Frozen Pipe MythsWhen Temperatures Begin To Warm

Actually, signs of a pipe burst are often only seen when temperatures begin to warm. When a pipe freezes the frozen water may act as a plug, allow-ing any problems to go unno-ticed. Before checking to see if you have any issues when temperatures increase, shut off the water supply to reduce your water damage risks.

3. All Frozen Pipes BurstA pipe can freeze and not

burst. However, a frozen pipe leads to a pipe burst, which can cause more than $5,000 in water damage. Prevent a pipe from bursting by not let-ting them freeze. Use guidance available at http://www.disas-tersafety.org/freezing_weather/prevent-frozen-pipes/.

4. A Propane Torch Can Be Used To Thaw Pipes

Don’t even think about it! You may think it will thaw the pipes and prevent significant damage, but you are only in-creasing your risk of fire dam-age.

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PArAPrOFeSSIONAL wANTeDWayne School District is accepting applications for a Para-

professional. This position will be for 19 hours per week without benefits. This position will require lifting and working specifi-cally with special needs students. Applications will be accepted until February 1, 2013 at 4:00 P.M.

Applicants must meet the requirements to be “Highly Qual-ified” to be considered. “Highly Qualified” requires at least two years of higher education or an associate’s or higher degree, or pass a rigorous academic assessment.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on non-discrim-inatory basis. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Please send applications to:

Wayne School DistrictPO Box 127Bicknell, UT 84715

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HOME FOR RENT IN LOANice home for rent in Loa located at 244 S. 100 W. All kitchen appliances are includ-ed, 3 BR, Bathroom, Laundry Room, Lg. Family Room. For more info, please contact Stan Chappell at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795. 1/31FOr SALe

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HOUSE FOR RENT IN LOA - 3BR new tile, coal furnace, 2 car carport, outside corrals. No smoking, no in-door pets. $500 a month. Call Sharon @435-691-1991 to get an application. 1/31

APTS FOR RENT IN LOA - 3BR, 1BA apartments. $475/month, security deposit re-quired. Contact Mel, (435) 491-0899 1/31

HOUSE FOR RENT IN LOA- 4BR, 3BA home in Loa, large fenced yard. Pets OK with extra deposit. $850/mo., $400 deposit. Available mid-Jan. (435) 491-1517.

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CrOSS COUNTrY COACHWayne School District is seeking to fill the position of Cross

Country Coach for the 2013-2014 school year.This position will require adequate knowledge of Cross

Country rules, skills schedules, and safety procedures to prop-erly prepare girls/boys for high school league participation.

Applicants must have all c:ertificates required by the UH-SAA. Also will need to have the ability to work and interact well with student athletes, demonstrate professional and ethical character and have excellent communication skills.

Applicants must commit to the appropriate amount of time and effort to facilitate effective practice and schedule meets.

He/she must be able to work cooperatively with high school faculty, staff and administration. Applicant must exhibit a will-ingness to promote and encourage healthy, safe and sportsman-like conduct.

This position will start approximately June 1, 2013 and fin-ish approximately Oct. 30, 2013.

Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2012 or un-til the position is filled. Wayne School District is an equal oppor-tunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Please send applications to: Principal Mark Elmer, C/O Wayne High School P.O. Box 217, Bicknell, UT 84715 2/14

TrACK COACHWayne School District is seeking to fill the position of Track

Coach for the 2012-2013 sichool year.This position will require adequate knowledge of Track

rules, skills schedules, and safety procedures to properly prepare girls/boys for high school league participation.

Applicants must have all certificates required by the UH-SAA. Also will need to have the ability to work and interact well with student athletes, demonstrate professional and ethical character and have excellent communication skills.

Applicants must commit to the appropriate amount of time and effort to facilitate effective practice and schedule meets.

He/she must be able to work cooperatively with high school faculty, staff and administration. Applicant must exhibit a will-ingness to promote and encourage healthy, safe and sportsman-like conduct.

This position will start approximately February 1, 2013 and finish approximately May 25, 2013.

Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2012 or un-til the position is filled. Wayne School District is an equal oppor-tunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis. Wayne School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Please send applications to: Principal Mark Elmer, C/O Wayne High School

P.O. Box 217, Bicknell, Ut. 84715 2/14

NOTICE

Garfield County is accepting applications for a part-time Cook for the Senior Citizen’s Center in

Panguitch.

Applications are available at the Garfield CountyClerk’s Office 55 South Main, Panguitch and will beaccepted until 5 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2013.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or allapplications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity

employer.

MeDICAL ASSISTANTWayne Community

Health Center( WCHC) is ac-cepting applications for the position of Medical Assistant (Estimated 2 days per week). The role of the Medical Assis-tant (MA) is to provide com-passionate care to patients and customers through friendly, caring, courteous, and profes-sional services and to ensure that our patients feel welcome in our health center. The MA is responsible to provide a vari-ety of patient care tasks includ-ing: preparation of patients to be seen by physicians, perfor-mance of diagnostic tests, and appropriate documentation. MA’s have the opportunity to work every day with a variety of patients and provide excep-tional care in a friendly clinic environment.

Preferred Experience* One or more years ex-

perience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting

* One or more years of Medical Assisting or similar work experience

* One or more years ex-perience using electronic med-ical records (EMR)

* Comfortable with IV’s and other medical procedures.

* Bilingual in English and Spanish

This position will close on February 10th. There will be a working interview to de-termine skill set. Please send resume to Gina Flanagan… gi-naf@waynechc. org ..or mail to Gina Flanagan, PO Box 303, Bicknell, Utah 84715. If you have any questions please feel free to call Gina 435-425-1102.

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What is the flu? The flu includes any one of the many strains of influenza, a viral in-fection which often has rapid onset and symptoms which include high fever, headache, body aches, fatigue, sore throat, and cough. Symptoms can be debilitating and last for several days. The milder cold often includes coughing and sore throat but rarely a fever

What is the “stomach flu”? Stomach flu is not influ-enza. The flu only occasion-ally causes nausea, diarrhea or vomiting. The term refers to illnesses that are most likely caused by food poisoning or gastrointestinal viruses like no-rovirus.

How is the flu spread? The flu is spread by droplets from coughing or by touching a sur-face containing germs from an infected person. In turn, you be-come infected when you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with your hands.

Is this a bad flu season? While last year was unusu-ally mild, the flu arrived ear-

SALT LAKE CITY - Youth Service America an-nounces the Utah Commission on Volunteers will serve as a State Farm Lead Agency, orga-nizing Utah’s young people to lead projects that improve their communities. As a State Farm Lead Agency, the Utah Com-mission on Volunteers receives a $2,000 grant, as well as ongo-ing training and expert consult-ing, to develop high-visibility, youth-led community service projects in the lead-up to Glob-al Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 26-28, 2013. The Utah Commission on Volunteers will sub grant these funds to local organizations who will engage in projects throughout the state.

Projects in the past in-cluded environmental cleanup and restoration efforts, col-lecting and sorting donated supplies for teen refugees, and preparing educational games, hygiene kits, and other supplies for schools in Uganda.

The Utah Commission on Volunteers to engage Utah’s Youth in Projects for

Youth Service DayDesignation includes $2,000 grant for community improvement through

youth-led serviceProject planning begins

on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (January 21, 2013), and projects culminate on Global Youth Service Day, the world’s largest service event. As a State Farm Lead Agency, these local organizations will engage at least 600 youth in their GYSD events.

Applications for sub grants will be available on volunteers.utah/gov beginning January 25, 2013 and will close on February 21, 2013.

Now in its 25th year, GYSD reaches more than one million young people via part-nerships with schools, com-munity groups and faith-based organizations. Service projects will occur in more than 100 countries and will address com-munity needs such as healthy living, childhood hunger, and environmental conservation.

“We are thrilled Utah is stepping up to lead Global Youth Service Day activities

throughout the region,” said Steven A. Culbertson, presi-dent and CEO of YSA. “Every youth should have the opportu-nity to make a difference.”

“ Global Youth Service Day helps to strengthen, edu-cate, and create safer commu-nities and we feel confident that young people will be at the forefront of these efforts,” said Kathy Payne, senior director of Education Leadership at State Farm.

The Utah Commission on Volunteers is one of 100 recipients of the State Farm Lead Agency grant, which was available to organizations in the United State and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. In part-nership with YSA, State Farm awarded a total of $200,000 in Lead Agency grants to support youth-led projects designed to improve communities.

—utah.gov

Flu Q & Alier than usual this year and we are seeing more cases than we typically would this time of year. Hospitals and emergency rooms are reporting high rates of flu-like activity.

How can I protect myself? Get vaccinated at the health de-partment, your healthcare pro-vider, or local pharmacy. Wash your hands often with warm soapy water, disinfect surfaces, and avoid touching your face. If you get sick, protect others by staying home and covering coughs with your arm. Main-tain a healthy immune system with good nutrition, sleep, and exercise.

Does the flu shot protect against this year’s flu? Most of the flu being detected in our area is the Influenza A H3N2 strain, which is covered in this year’s shot.

Why did I get sick even after I got the shot? You may have become infected before building up full immunity from the vaccine (which takes about two weeks), caught a flu virus not covered by the shot, or had

an illness similar to influenza but not the flu itself. Finally, although the flu vaccine helps prevent infection, it is not 100% effective. Still, the vac-cine can lessen the effects of the flu even if you still get sick. The flu vaccine cannot give you the flu.

Should I go to the doctor if I have the flu? Most people re-cover on their own using home treatment (fever-reducing med-icine, plenty of fluids and rest). You should get medical help if you experience breathing prob-lems, altered consciousness, or have a medical condition that worsens with illness. People under five years old or over age 64, pregnant women, and those with chronic health issues are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu.

For more information (in-cluding vaccine availability), call the Southwest Utah Public Health Department (673-3528) or visit www.swuhealth.org

—Southwest Utah Public Health Dept.

January 31, 2013Page 10 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

Practical Money MattersAvoiding Tax refund Identity Fraud

by JAson AlderMAn

At Sevier Valley Medical Center, you can receive excellent care from specialists without the long drive.

Our visiting physicians utilize the latest technology and best practices to ensure you get excellent healthcare.

So don’t take that long drive for medical care. Get what you need right here where you live. Call 435-893-4100

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Scott Bingham, MDCardiology

Ronald Crouch, MDUrology

Benjamin Adams, DODermatology

Walter M. Snihurowych, MDUrology

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Many people file their income tax returns as early in the year as possible. Some are eager to claim their tax refund right away, while oth-ers are simply following their New Year’s resolution not to procrastinate until midnight, April 15.

Let me add another good reason to file your taxes right away: tax refund identity fraud.

That’s where someone uses your Social Security number (SSN), birth date and other private information to file a fraudulent income tax return in your name and then pockets the resulting tax re-fund. Often, a victim’s first clue is a letter from the IRS contesting their legitimate tax return, saying one has al-ready been processed under that name. It can take months – and mounds of paperwork – to unravel the mess.

This scam has prolifer-ated in recent years thanks to a confluence of events:• There’s a thriving black

market in personal informa-tion stolen from healthcare facilities, nursing homes, schools, insurance compa-

nies and other institutions that require an SSN as iden-tification.

• The IRS is pressured to be-gin issuing refunds shortly after taxpayers start filing returns in mid-January, even though employers and financial institutions aren’t required to submit with-holding and income docu-mentation until the end of March. Thus, disparities often aren’t caught until months later.

• The growing popularity of electronic filing, where hard-copy documentation (like W-2 and 1099 forms) isn’t required.

• Many people receive re-funds via direct deposit and prepaid debit cards. Criminals open and close accounts using bogus ad-dresses long before the theft has been detected.

Thanks to severe budget cuts and chronic understaffing – not to mention constantly playing whack-a-mole with thieves who dream up new schemes – the IRS is hard-pressed to keep up. In one ex-treme example, the agency is-sued more than $3.3 million in

refunds for 2,137 tax returns filed to a single address.

But all is not lost. The IRS has significantly beefed up its fraud-prevention ef-forts. In 2011, they intercept-ed nearly 262,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking almost $1.5 billion in refunds related to identity theft. And they now issue special personal iden-tification numbers (PINs) to impacted taxpayers to protect their future tax filings.

So what should you do if you’ve been victimized? Typ-ically, the IRS will send you a notice that:• More than one tax return

for you was filed;• You have a balance due,

refund offset or have had collection actions taken against you for a year in which you didn’t file a re-turn; or

• IRS records indicate you received wages from an employer you don’t recog-nize. This could indicate that someone has used your personal information to get a job.

If you receive such a no-tice, don’t ignore it. Complete an Identity Theft Affidavit

(IRS Form 14039 at www.irs.gov) and return it with a copy of the notice to the address provided on the notice. If you did not receive a notice but be-lieve you may be at risk, the form contains separate sub-mission instructions.

The IRS’s Identity Theft Protection website (www.irs.gov/uac/Identity-Protection) includes tons of helpful in-formation, including ways to tell whether your identity may have been stolen, how to re-port a breach and tips to avoid identity theft.

And finally, file your tax return as early as possible to beat potential scammers to the punch. If you owe money, you can always file your return now and mail the payment by the April 15 deadline.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education pro-grams. To Follow Jason Al-derman on Twitter: www.twit-ter.com/PracticalMoney.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authoriza-tion of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) for many Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) com-modity, disaster, and conservation programs through 2013. FSA administers these programs.

The extended programs include, among others: the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP), the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE), and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). FSA is preparing the following ac-tions:• FSA will begin sign-ups for DCP and ACRE for the 2013 crops

on Feb. 19, 2013. The DCP sign-up period will end on Aug. 2, 2013; the ACRE sign-up period will end on June 3, 2013.

• The 2013 DCP and ACRE program provisions are unchanged from 2012, except that all eligible participants in 2013 may choose to enroll in either DCP or ACRE for the 2013 crop year. This means that eligible producers who were enrolled in ACRE in 2012 may elect to enroll in DCP in 2013 or may re-enroll in ACRE in 2013 (and vice versa).

• All dairy producers’ MILC contracts are automatically extend-ed to Sept. 30, 2013. Eligible producers therefore do not need to re-enroll in MILC. Specific details regarding certain modifica-tions to MILC will be released soon.

FSA will provide producers with information on program requirements, updates and signups as the information becomes available. Any additional details will be posted on FSA’s website.

For more information about the programs and loans admin-istered by FSA, visit any FSA county office or www.fsa.usda.gov.

Farm Service Agency Program Updates

SALT LAKE CITY - One hundred years ago, a lumber-ing steam shovel bit into win-tercold soil on a hill just north of Salt Lake City. It was De-cember 26, 1912, and Utah’s state capitol was finally being built—65 years after the ar-rival of the first pioneers and 16 years after Utah attained statehood.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the con-struction of the Utah State Capitol, the Capitol Preserva-tion Board is pleased to pres-ent a new Visitors Center ex-hibit, Step Back in Time: A

Utah State Capitol Visitors Center Unveils New exhibitStep Back in Time: A Centennial Celebration

of the Utah State CapitolCentennial Celebration of the Capitol Construction. Using a collection of striking historic photographs, this new exhibit breathes life into the fascinat-ing stories behind the planning and construction of the Capi-tol.

“We are thrilled to pro-vide a unique and educational opportunity for all Capitol visitors to experience the vi-brant history of this wonderful building,” said Allyson Gam-ble, executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board.

The exhibit opened on January 24, and will be on

view weekdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On January 24, at 10:30 a.m., there was a special pre-sentation to formally welcome the public to the exhibit.

Admission to Step Back in Time is free. Digital images used in the reproduction of the exhibit’s historical photo-graphs were provided courtesy of the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, the Utah State Archives and Re-cords Service, the Utah State Historical Society, and the Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum.

—Utah State Capitol

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Join the Arbor Day Fdn. in February; Receive 10 Free

Blue Spruce TreesJoining the Arbor Day

Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring plant-ing. Anyone from Utah who joins in February 2013 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when the weather turns warm.

Trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May 31, with enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow, or they will be replaced free of charge.

To become a member of the Foundation and receive the free trees, send a $10 contribu-tion to TEN FREE COLORA-DO BLUE SPRUCE TREES, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Ar-bor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by February 28, 2013, or visit arborday.org/february.

—Arbor Day Foundation