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Panguitch Panguitch Lake hatch Bryce troPic antimony henrieviLLe cannonviLLe escaLante BouLder Fremont • Loa Lyman BickneLL teasdaLe torrey grover Fruita caineviLLe hanksviLLe BOXHOLDER THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia, LLC and is distributed weekly to all of Wayne and Garfield Counties, Utah. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia, LLC. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper. PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID RICHFIELD, UTAH PERMIT No. 122 ALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY beFoRe 5:00 pm to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622 Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 105, Escalante, Utah 84726 [email protected] Thursday, November 29, 2012 • Issue # 972 It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. William G. McAdoo US industrialist, lawyer, & politician (1863 - 1941) PANGUITCH weATHer LOA weATHer PAGE, AZ – A new Per- sonal Watercraft (PWC) regu- lation will go into effect on January 1, 2013 which requires PWC operating on Lake Powell to meet 2006 emission stan- dards established by the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency (EPA). The NPS delayed imple- mentation of this regulation for ten years to minimize impacts to PWC owners and provide time for people to plan for this new requirement. “We are actively reaching out to the boating pub- TORREY - The 3rd an- nual Torrey Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Friday, December 14th. Pro- spective counters will gather at 8 am at Castle Rock Coffee and Candy and teams will be assigned there. Absolutely no experience at identifying birds is necessary to participate in this fun filled day! Only a de- sire to learn more about our wintering birds and enjoy- ing the camaraderie of other so minded counters. We will have some of Utah finest bird- ing leaders heading our teams and it will be a wonderful op- portunity to pick up some bird identification skills. It can be a great experience for children and we encourage them to be part of our count. The Audubon Christ- mas Bird Count, the longest- running citizen science wildlife survey in the world, is undergoing several significant changes beginning PANGUITCH - Four Panguitch Boy Scouts celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday last Satur- day evening by thanking their scout leaders, parents, other family members, and friends for help- ing them earn Boy Scouts of America’s highest youth award, the coveted Eagle Scout Rank. Ethen Armstrong, Trey Barney, Hunter Hughes, and Trenton Stowe now join with four other scouts in unit 681, sponsored by the Panguitch 3rd Ward, to earn the Eagle Rank this year. Uriel Zubia and Joseph Vasquez previously were awarded their pins. Jory Owens and Tyler Roundy have earned the rank, but are yet to receive their awards. Konner Hughes and Jaren Frandsen also received the Life Rank, and Chasyn Campbell and Christopher Parkin earned the Star Rank. Several scouts were presented a bunch of merit badges. Ethen, Trey and Trenton are all new 14 year olds in the 8th grade at Panguitch Middle School. Hunter just turned 16 and is in the 9th grade. Ethen is the son of Tracy and Lynn Armstrong. For his Eagle Project he made a bunch of birdhouses to be place by the USFS. Trey is the son of Clint and Melissa Barney. His Eagle project was placing signs at the Panguitch Cemetery to help locate gravesites. Hunter placed signs at the Panguitch Gun Range for his Eagle Project. His parents are Dane Hughes and Shannon Hatch. Trenton’s Eagle Project involved helping organize and equip youth for a bike rodeo. He is the son of Brain and Cristy Stowe. Brian Bremner challenged each boy with the Eagle Charge to now live their lives as explained in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Each scout was then presented the Eagle Rank by his father, assisted by his mother. These young men are great examples for all in our community. As they continue to live the ideals of scouting, their futures look bright. Norm McKee SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the Utah Department of Natu- ral Resources are pleased to announce the selection of Greg Sheehan as the new director of the Division of Wildlife Re- sources. Sheehan, a department employee with 20 years’ ex- perience, has been the DWR’s Administrative Services chief since 2002. He has served in key advisory and administra- tive roles for some of the agen- cy’s most notable successes: * Enhancing more than 1 million acres of important wildlife habitat through the Watershed Restoration Initia- tive. * Boosting fish hatchery production to more than 1.1 million pounds per year by re- building and improving hatch- eries. * Expanding access for Utah’s sportsmen and women through new community fish- eries, the Walk-in Access pro- gram and an access agreement with Utah’s School and Institu- tional Trust Lands Administra- tion (SITLA). A new perspective Sheehan has served as a leader within the DWR for the past decade. He was selected after a nationwide search and an extensive interview process. “Greg brings a business background to the position,” says Mike Styler, executive di- rector of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. “But he’s much more than an MBA. I’ve been in the field with him, and he’s truly committed to a bright future for Utah’s wildlife. Greg will bring a new and different Greg Sheehan Named New Dwr Director Longtime department employee is an avid sportsman photo courtesy of the utah Division of WilDlife resources Local First! Remember, some of the BEST holiday shopping opportunities are available nearby. Last Thursday, a long line of Escalante shoppers camped out overnight to catch the unprece- dented bargains offered during the Black Friday sale at Skyhoopi Thrift Store. (At least, they claimed that they did). Be sure to check local stores for quality holiday gift items and bargains in your area. perspective to the division.” Sheehan is looking for- ward to working with the pub- lic. He appreciates that Utahns interact with wildlife in a vari- ety of ways, and he’s open to new ideas. “I grew up in Utah and enjoy hunting, fishing, wild- life viewing and photography,” Sheehan says. “I understand that the public values wildlife for many different reasons. I am committed to working with our dedicated employees and conservation partners to create more wildlife opportunity in Utah.” Changing of the guard Sheehan will replace Jim Karpowitz, who is retiring on Dec. 1. Karpowitz has led the DWR since 2005. “I have truly valued Greg’s opinions and insights on issues we’ve faced through the years,” Karpowitz says. “He has a really good plan to move the division into new areas and directions. It feels good to be able to hand the reins to a very competent person.” As the DWR’s Adminis- trative Services chief, Sheehan has managed a staff of 55, over- seen a $72 million annual bud- get, directed all of the DWR’s license sales and worked on behalf of the division with the state legislature and the gover- nor’s office. Sheehan is a resident of Layton. He is married and has two children. Utah DWR Incoming Utah Division of Wildlife Resources director Greg Sheehan will replace retiring director Jim Karpowitz. New Crop of eagle Scouts earn Scouting’s Highest Honor Another Great Eagle Scout Court of Honor norm mcKee Pictured left to right are Trey Barney, Ethen Armstrong, Trenton Stowe and Hunter Hughes. Join Torrey’s Christmas Bird Count BoB stevenson New Lake Powell Personal watercraft regulations to Take effect lic about this change and will take the opportunity next sum- mer to continue to educate park visitors on Lake Powell,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle. In recognition of the need to protect park resources while supporting the recreational in- terests of visitors, the National Park Service (NPS) signed a Record of Decision on June 27, 2003 allowing PWC use to con- tinue under a special regulation with additional management requirements. One of the re- quirements, codified in 36 CFR § 7.70(e)(3) states: After December 31, 2012, no one may operate a PWC that does not meet the 2006 emis- sion standards set by EPA for the manufacturing of two-stroke engines. A person operating a PWC that meets the EPA 2006 emission stan- dards through the use of di- rect injection two-stroke or four-stroke engines, or the equivalent thereof, is not subject to this prohibition and will be allowed to oper- ate as described in this sec- tion. 36 CFR § 3.9(a) allows PWC use only in national park areas where authorized by spe- cial regulation. Glen Canyon began a planning effort in 2002 to determine whether PWC was an appropriate use. An Envi- ronmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared to evalu- ate whether to allow, restrict or discontinue PWC use. The EIS examined three manage- ment alternatives and included an analysis of how each alterna- tive affected visitor safety, visi- tor experience, water quality, air quality, soundscapes, wildlife, park resources and park op- erations. Several opportunities for public involvement were provided during the planning process, with over 30,000 com- ments received. Additional information is available at www.nps.gov/glca Glen Canyon National Recreation Area this year, as Audubon builds on the program’s success to entice bird- watchers to lend their eyes and ears year round. Fees to par- ticipate in the count are be- ing dropped to encour- age greater participation, and the annual published report, American Birds, will go digi- tal in 2013, saving more trees for the birds. Christmas Bird Count information will be available online in Spanish for the first time. In 2013, Audu- bon will begin to extend con- servation-focused observation efforts throughout the seasons. Torrey’s Bird Count will begin with a pre-count potluck as well as a post count chili feed for all registered counters. To sign up for the count, please contact Count Coordinator Jay Banta at 435.496.3600 or via email (preferred) at groveri- [email protected]. Jay Banta larry smith, courtesy national auDuBon society Burrowing owl.

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Panguitch • Panguitch Lake • hatch • Bryce • troPic • antimony • henrieviLLe • cannonviLLe • escaLante • BouLder • Fremont • Loa • Lyman

BickneLL • teasdaLe • torrey • grover • Fruita • caineviLLe • hanksviLLe

BOXHOLDER

THE WAYNE & GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia, LLC and is distributed weekly to all of Wayne and Garfield Counties, Utah. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia, LLC. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper.

PRE-SORTSTANDARD

PAIDRICHFIELD,

UTAHPERMIT No. 122

ALL content for THE WAYNE &GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on

FRIDAY beFoRe 5:00 pm to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper.

Wayne Phone: 435-836-2622Garfield Phone: 435-676-2621

Fax 1-888-370-8546PO BOX 105,

Escalante, Utah [email protected]

Thursday, November 29, 2012 • Issue # 972

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. —William G. McAdoo

US industrialist, lawyer, & politician (1863 - 1941)

PANGUITCH weATHer

LOA weATHer

INSIDER

PAGE, AZ – A new Per-sonal Watercraft (PWC) regu-lation will go into effect on January 1, 2013 which requires PWC operating on Lake Powell to meet 2006 emission stan-dards established by the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The NPS delayed imple-mentation of this regulation for ten years to minimize impacts to PWC owners and provide time for people to plan for this new requirement. “We are actively reaching out to the boating pub-

TORREY - The 3rd an-nual Torrey Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Friday, December 14th. Pro-spective counters will gather at 8 am at Castle Rock Coffee and Candy and teams will be assigned there. Absolutely no experience at identifying birds is necessary to participate in this fun filled day! Only a de-sire to learn more about our wintering birds and enjoy-ing the camaraderie of other so minded counters. We will have some of Utah finest bird-ing leaders heading our teams and it will be a wonderful op-portunity to pick up some bird identification skills. It can be a great experience for children and we encourage them to be part of our count.

The Audubon Christ-mas Bird Count, the longest-running citizen science wildlife survey in the world, is undergoing several significant changes beginning

PANGUITCH - Four Panguitch Boy Scouts celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday last Satur-day evening by thanking their scout leaders, parents, other family members, and friends for help-ing them earn Boy Scouts of America’s highest youth award, the coveted Eagle Scout Rank. Ethen Armstrong, Trey Barney, Hunter Hughes, and Trenton Stowe now join with four other scouts in unit 681, sponsored by the Panguitch 3rd Ward, to earn the Eagle Rank this year. Uriel Zubia and Joseph Vasquez previously were awarded their pins. Jory Owens and Tyler Roundy have earned the rank, but are yet to receive their awards.

Konner Hughes and Jaren Frandsen also received the Life Rank, and Chasyn Campbell and Christopher Parkin earned the Star Rank. Several scouts were presented a bunch of merit badges.

Ethen, Trey and Trenton are all new 14 year olds in the 8th grade at Panguitch Middle School. Hunter just turned 16 and is in the 9th grade. Ethen is the son of Tracy and Lynn Armstrong. For his Eagle Project he made a bunch of birdhouses to be place by the USFS. Trey is the son of Clint and Melissa Barney. His Eagle project was placing signs at the Panguitch Cemetery to help locate gravesites. Hunter placed signs at the Panguitch Gun Range for his Eagle Project. His parents are Dane Hughes and Shannon Hatch. Trenton’s Eagle Project involved helping organize and equip youth for a bike rodeo. He is the son of Brain and Cristy Stowe.

Brian Bremner challenged each boy with the Eagle Charge to now live their lives as explained in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Each scout was then presented the Eagle Rank by his father, assisted by his mother. These young men are great examples for all in our community. As they continue to live the ideals of scouting, their futures look bright.

—Norm McKee

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the Utah Department of Natu-ral Resources are pleased to announce the selection of Greg Sheehan as the new director of the Division of Wildlife Re-sources.

Sheehan, a department employee with 20 years’ ex-perience, has been the DWR’s Administrative Services chief since 2002. He has served in key advisory and administra-tive roles for some of the agen-cy’s most notable successes:

* Enhancing more than 1 million acres of important wildlife habitat through the Watershed Restoration Initia-tive.

* Boosting fish hatchery production to more than 1.1 million pounds per year by re-building and improving hatch-eries.

* Expanding access for Utah’s sportsmen and women through new community fish-eries, the Walk-in Access pro-gram and an access agreement with Utah’s School and Institu-tional Trust Lands Administra-tion (SITLA).

A new perspectiveSheehan has served as a

leader within the DWR for the past decade. He was selected after a nationwide search and an extensive interview process.

“Greg brings a business background to the position,” says Mike Styler, executive di-rector of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. “But he’s much more than an MBA. I’ve been in the field with him, and he’s truly committed to a bright future for Utah’s wildlife. Greg will bring a new and different

Greg Sheehan Named New Dwr DirectorLongtime department employee is an avid sportsman

photo courtesy of the utah Division of WilDlife resources

Local First!Remember, some of the BEST holiday shopping opportunities are available nearby. Last Thursday, a long line of Escalante shoppers camped out overnight to catch the unprece-dented bargains offered during the Black Friday sale at Skyhoopi Thrift Store. (At least, they claimed that they did). Be sure to check local stores for quality holiday gift items and bargains in your area.

perspective to the division.”Sheehan is looking for-

ward to working with the pub-lic. He appreciates that Utahns interact with wildlife in a vari-ety of ways, and he’s open to new ideas.

“I grew up in Utah and enjoy hunting, fishing, wild-life viewing and photography,” Sheehan says. “I understand that the public values wildlife for many different reasons. I am committed to working with our dedicated employees and conservation partners to create more wildlife opportunity in Utah.”

Changing of the guardSheehan will replace Jim

Karpowitz, who is retiring on Dec. 1. Karpowitz has led the

DWR since 2005.“I have truly valued

Greg’s opinions and insights on issues we’ve faced through the years,” Karpowitz says. “He has a really good plan to move the division into new areas and directions. It feels good to be able to hand the reins to a very competent person.”

As the DWR’s Adminis-trative Services chief, Sheehan has managed a staff of 55, over-seen a $72 million annual bud-get, directed all of the DWR’s license sales and worked on behalf of the division with the state legislature and the gover-nor’s office.

Sheehan is a resident of Layton. He is married and has two children.

—Utah DWR

Incoming Utah Division of Wildlife Resources director Greg Sheehan will replace retiring director Jim Karpowitz.

New Crop of eagle Scouts earn Scouting’s Highest Honor

Another Great Eagle Scout Court of Honor

norm mcKee

Pictured left to right are Trey Barney, Ethen Armstrong, Trenton Stowe and Hunter Hughes.

Join Torrey’s Christmas Bird Count

BoB stevenson

New Lake Powell Personal watercraft regulations to Take effect

lic about this change and will take the opportunity next sum-mer to continue to educate park visitors on Lake Powell,” said Superintendent Todd Brindle.

In recognition of the need to protect park resources while supporting the recreational in-terests of visitors, the National Park Service (NPS) signed a Record of Decision on June 27, 2003 allowing PWC use to con-tinue under a special regulation with additional management requirements. One of the re-quirements, codified in 36 CFR

§ 7.70(e)(3) states:After December 31, 2012, no one may operate a PWC that does not meet the 2006 emis-sion standards set by EPA for the manufacturing of two-stroke engines. A person operating a PWC that meets the EPA 2006 emission stan-dards through the use of di-rect injection two-stroke or four-stroke engines, or the equivalent thereof, is not subject to this prohibition and will be allowed to oper-ate as described in this sec-tion.

36 CFR § 3.9(a) allows PWC use only in national park areas where authorized by spe-cial regulation. Glen Canyon began a planning effort in 2002 to determine whether PWC was an appropriate use. An Envi-ronmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared to evalu-ate whether to allow, restrict or discontinue PWC use. The EIS examined three manage-ment alternatives and included an analysis of how each alterna-tive affected visitor safety, visi-tor experience, water quality, air quality, soundscapes, wildlife, park resources and park op-erations. Several opportunities for public involvement were provided during the planning process, with over 30,000 com-ments received.

Additional information is available at www.nps.gov/glca

—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

this year, as A u d u b o n builds on the p r o g r a m ’s success to entice bird-watchers to lend their eyes and ears year round. Fees to par-ticipate in the count are be-ing dropped to encour-age greater participation, and the annual published report, American Birds, will go digi-tal in 2013, saving more trees for the birds. Christmas Bird Count information will be available online in Spanish for the first time. In 2013, Audu-bon will begin to extend con-servation-focused observation efforts throughout the seasons.

Torrey’s Bird Count will begin with a pre-count potluck as well as a post count chili

feed for all registered counters. To sign up for the count, please contact Count Coordinator Jay Banta at 435.496.3600 or via email (preferred) at [email protected].

—Jay Banta

larry smith, courtesy national auDuBon society

Burrowing owl.

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Garfield Memorial’s

will be located at Bryce Valley Clinic

Tuesday December 11, 2012 Please call for your appointment today!

676-1267 or 676-1547 Mammography Office

*Walk-ons Welcome* **************************************

Lets fight together to helpKNOCK-OUT   Breast Cancer! 

ST\. GEORGE - Many of today’s families still rel-ish the age-old tradition of roaming the hills together on a cold winter’s day in search of a unique, naturally grown Christmas Tree. The Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service are offering permits to harvest Christmas trees from November 5, 2012 through December 25, 2012.

Permits enable holders to cut personal-use trees on lands managed by the BLM and the Forest Service in the following areas;

Arizona Strip District Bureau of Land Management ($5 per permit)

St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management ($10 per permit)

Dixie National Forest ($10 for trees from 1-10 feet high/$20 for trees 11-20 feet high)

A permit is required for the harvest of each individual tree. The tree tag is validated by attaching it securely to the tree in a visible location and cutting out the date, month, and year. Permit are only good

Christmas Tree Permits Available on Forest Service

and BLM Landsfor the land agency in which the tag was purchased.

The Dixie National For-est is also offering to mail out permits purchased online to the public. Please allow 3-5 business days for receipt.

Important Note:Christmas tree harvest is

not allowed in wilderness ar-eas, campgrounds, developed recreation areas, National Monuments, Research Natural Areas, Areas of Critical Envi-ronmental Concern, or posted tree plantations, within 200 feet of state highways or on private lands. Permit holders can easily avoid non-permit-ted areas by carrying their tree permit and map with them, along with the appropriate Forest Service or BLM map which can be obtained along with a permit purchased at the Interagency Visitor Center at 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790. More in-formation can also be obtained by calling 435-688-3200 or by visiting the following website: https://www.d-asia.org/

—U.S. Forest Service

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined U.S. and Mex-ico delegations in San Diego, California, on November 20 at an official signing ceremony of Minute 319 to the 1944 Treaty with Mexico – an historic bi-national agreement to guide future management of the Colorado River through 2017. The agreement was developed and facilitated by the U.S. and Mexico Sections of the Inter-national Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC).

“The Colorado River is the lifeblood of local com-munities from the peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park to the mouth at the Sea of Cortez, supplying water for millions of Americans, irrigat-ing our farms, and helping to power our cities and towns,” said Salazar. “The Depart-ment of the Interior recognizes the many challenges facing the Colorado River, and this binational agreement demon-strates our shared commitment to cooperation and partnership to protect and promote its fu-ture.”

As part of the ongoing dialogue on Colorado River issues, delegations from the United States and Mexico have been working over the past three years to reach an agreement on a set of coopera-tive measures for management for the next five years. Salazar joined principals to the agree-ment from the seven Colorado River Basin states, represen-tatives from the U.S. Depart-

SANDY – Sand County Foundation, the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the Utah Cattlemen’s Association, Trout Unlimited and Western AgCredit are pleased to name the Heaton Ranch as the re-cipient of the 2012 Leopold Conservation Award.

“The Heatons have made conservation a family tradi-tion,” said Brent Haglund, Sand County Foundation Pres-ident. “Through adaptive man-agement techniques, innova-tion and outreach, the Heaton family are going a long way to ensure that the agricultural op-eration and its natural resourc-es will, not only endure, but thrive for future generations.”

The Leopold Conserva-tion Award, named in honor of world-renowned conser-vationist Aldo Leopold, is comprised of $10,000 and a Leopold crystal. The award is presented annually in eight states to private landowners who practice responsible land stewardship and management.

The other 2012 finalists, listed were Junior Goring of Box Elder County and H.A. Farms (Dennis Stowell fam-ily) of Iron County.

The Heaton Ranch, lo-cated in Alton, Utah, is family owned and operated by Karl and Raymond Heaton – first cousins. The ranch’s 140,000+ private and federal acres sup-

Kane County’s Heaton Family receives 2012 Leopold Conservation Award

port abundant wildlife popula-tions – including sage grouse and a premier trophy mule deer herd – and 1,250 head of cattle. Each fall, the ranch-ers trail cattle 100 miles to the south and graze on winter for-age on the Arizona Strip – the area of land north of the Colo-rado River and Grand Canyon in Arizona.

“These cattle pay for all the conservation work we do. Conservation is a top prior-ity for us, and we recognize that’s what’s kept us in busi-ness today,” said Karl Heaton. “They’d like to put summer homes out here, but we’re maintaining open spaces. We’re an agriculture ranch and that’s how we want to keep it.”

Beef production is the mainstay of the Heaton ranch, and sustainability is critical. The Heatons proactively im-plement restoration activities on their private ranch land and federal grazing allotments, including such projects as ir-rigation and livestock water development, fencing, grazing management, pinion/juniper and shrub removal, reseeding and more.

The family also oper-ates an outfitting business and takes “Dudes” along with them on their cattle drives, to give those unfamiliar with agricul-ture a taste of what it takes to raise cattle as well as the care

the animals receive. The cattle drive was recently featured on an episode of the PBS show America’s Heartland, which can be seen at http://www.americasheartland.org/epi-sodes/episode_611/index.htm.

The Heatons were pre-sented the Leopold Conserva-tion Award at the Utah Farm Bureau Convention in Layton, last Friday.

“We are very excited to present this award on behalf of the farmers and ranchers of Utah,” Leland Hogan said. “This award, however, is great for all of Utah because the rec-ognition and funding helps to preserve and enhance our open space. Utah’s farmers and ranchers have a long history of land preservation and a deep commitment to preserving Utah’s natural resources. As stewards of the land we want to ensure that history contin-ues well into the future.”

The Leopold Conserva-tion Award in Utah is made possible through the generous support of Western AgCredit, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Natural Re-sources Conservation Service (NRCS), Trout Unlimited, Utah Association of Conserva-tion Districts (UACD) and Ag Credit.

—Utah Farm Bureau

New Fallen Officer Memorial Placed on Hwy 89

GARFIELD CO. - A new memorial to officers Ray Lynn Pierson and Monte Luke has been placed on Hwy 89 at the junction of Hwy 20, just across the road from its previous location. Chad McWilliams of the The Utah Highway Patrol Association, the group that placed the memorial, said that the new memorial was installed on November 3, and is among 15 memorials throughout Utah that they are working to replace following a court ruling that called for their removal from state lands. Private lands have been secured for each of the new memorial sites, and so far nine replace-ments have been made, all through the support of private donations.

—Insider Report

Secretary Salazar Joins U.S. and Mexico Delegations for Historic Colorado river

water Agreement Ceremonyment of State and the U.S. De-partment of the Interior, U.S. IBWC Commissioner Edward Drusina, Mexico IBWC Com-missioner Roberto F. Salmon, and U.S. Bureau of Reclama-tion Commissioner Michael L. Connor to commemorate the effort.

“After years of discus-sions, Minute 319 demon-strates our common com-mitment and the potential opportunities for future co-operation between the United States and Mexico on water conservation, system opera-tions, environmental restora-tion, and new water sources projects,” said Commission-er Connor. “Today’s action builds on our past collabora-tive efforts and is a true testa-ment to the power of patience and persistence.”

The five-year agreement approved by both govern-ments provides for a series of joint cooperative actions between the United States and Mexico. Elements of the agreement include:

Implementing efforts to enhance water infrastructure and promote sharing, storing, and conserving water as need-ed during both shortages and surpluses;

Establishing proactive basin operations by apply-ing water delivery reductions when Lake Mead resorvoir conditions are low in order to deter more severe reductions in the future;

Extending humanitarian measures from a 2010 agree-

ment, Minute 318, to allow Mexico to defer delivery of a portion of its Colorado River allotment while it continues to make repairs to earthquake-damaged infrastructure;

Establishing a pro-gram of Intentionally Created Mexican Allocation (ICMA) whereby Mexico could tem-porarily reduce its order of Colorado River water, allow-ing that water to be delivered to Mexico in the future; and

Promoting the eco-logical health of the Colorado River Delta.

Signed by all parties to-day, Minute 319 becomes ef-fective immediately. Many of the projects and programs outlined in the agreement will be implemented through the U.S. Department of the Inte-rior’s Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region. The Lower Colorado Region man-ages the final 688 miles of the Colorado River on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior.

—U.S. Dept. of the Interior

FAIRVIEW, Utah - The third episode of the heritage-themed television series “Dis-covery Road” will take viewers to the small town of Fairview in Sanpete County, where they will find a gateway to the area’s history and heritage, as well as to its present-day recreational opportunities.

The episode will air Sun-day, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. on KJZZ lV Channel 14.

The series examines the culture and history along U.S. Highway 89 through the Mor-mon Pioneer National Heritage Area in central and southern Utah through the eyes of the

“Discovery road” Takes Viewers to Gateway of History, Culture and Fun

riders in a “55 Pontiac named “Love Me Tender.” But for the trip to Farivew, hosts James Nelson and Gena Persinger take a different vehicle, an SUV, appropriate for travel in mountains and snow, should they encounter any.

Fairvew-at 6,000 feet elevation-is an entrance to the mountains of the Manti-LaSal National Forest- reaching up to 11,000 feet-and the famed Skyline Drive. The Drive is part of the Great Western Trail, a nearly 4,500-mile trail system forming a continuous motor-ized and non-motorized corri-dor which traverses five states from the U.S.-Canada border to the U.S.-Mexico. But that’s not what our hosts go to Fairview to see.

As Persinger picks up Nel-son for this episode’s journey, she tells him she’s on a mission to uncover a few stories she’s been asked about as the show’s co-host-namely, more about the area’s pioneers, its ghost towns, and controversial his-torical figure John D. Lee.

Nelson knows where to find answers: The Fairview Museum of History and Art.

The Fairvew Museum offers them a wealth of infor-mation about Sanpete’s past. They see many artifacts, art, pictures and other information that illustrate the pioneer, fron-tier heritage of the area — just what they came to see.

(While they focus on San-pete’s recent past, the muse-um’s main attraction—one not featured in the episode — is the full-scale replica of the skele-ton of a Columbian Mammoth found just a few miles away in Huntingon Canyon, very close to Skyline Drive. It is the most complete such skeleton — 95 percent intact—of any found in the Intermountain West.)

“Fairview Museum has thousands of artifacts, stories and displays for the visitor to enjoy,” says Nelson, who is the show’s producer as well.

“Our road show brings the countless stories, culture and heritage of U.S. 89 forward. Snow College makes sure they have a permanent home and that young people find interest in the past,” Nelson says.

Some of those stories ap-pear in another MPNHA- pro-duced video, “Stories from Highway 89 and the Boulder Loop.” (The Boulder Loop is comprised of All-American Road State Route 12 and Sce-nic Byway State Route, also in the MPNHA).

The video has segments on the very things Persinger and Nelson set out to discov-er—pioneers, ghost towns and John D. Lee, the man convict-ed and executing for allegedly masterminding the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 120 non-Mormon pioneers in 1857.

“‘Stories from Highway 89 and the Boulder Loop’ is a marvelous collection of televi-sion stories we are excited to reprise in our Discovery Road broadcast,” Nelson says. “It’s like opening up a book about the old west, and this time we had a front-row seat to the mys-tery and inspiration on screen.”

MPNHA Director Bona says, given the time of year, the video could make an excel-lent Christmas gift for the right person. It can be ordered by calling 801-699-5065 or send-ing an email to [email protected].

—MPNHA

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Bubble gum, bubble gum, in a dish; teach me to blow a bubble if you wish. Mrs. Stacie Ekker’s fourth grade class has been busy writing directions about how to blow a bubble with chew-ing gum. Here are a few examples;

Lyndee: First you go to any grocery store, and look for the package that says bubble gum on it. Buy it and take it home. Second unwrap package and chew the pink sugary goodness and then when it is soft-ened up, chew it a few min., and then stretch the gum with your teeth and your tongue. Attach the gum to your tongue. Next inhale then exhale and blow, Walla you made your own bubble!

Paxton: First unwrap a piece of bubble gum and enjoy the sweet sweet smell of cotton candy. Then put it in your mouth and chew it all up till it’s soft and chewy. When it’s all soft and chewy put it around your tongue. After it’s around your tongue take a deep breath and blow. If you blow a bubble congratulations but if you didn’t keep trying. After you blow a bubble chew it all up again and put it around your tongue and take a deep breath and blow! Have fun blowing big pink bubbles.

Riley: First you buy some yummy gum. Second you un-wrap, while smelling the sugary delicious smell. Then you put the pink gum in your mouth until chewy. Make a round shape with tongue. Leave hole inside so you can blow, stick edges to teeth, BLOW! Slowly but steadily. But, not to hard or it will pop on your face.

Blake: First you need to buy a flavored package of bubble gum. Take the gum home after you buy it. Third of all, unwrap the gum. Next pop it in your mouth. Afterward chomp until soft. Last, but not least push your tongue through and blow.

Mrs. Ekker has been given some great news this month! She applied for and just received a grant for her class, “The grant is for an internet based program that will help my students become more fluent with their math facts.” Said Mrs. Ekker, “The program adapts itself to each individual student so they are better able to learn the facts they need to learn and not spend time learning facts that they already know. We are going to be starting this program next week sometime.” Along with Mrs. Ekker’s class the grant allows for one other class to use the program; which means Mrs. Bar-low’s class will get an opportunity to use this program as well. Way to go Mrs. Ekker!

Mr. Ellett’s fifth grade class is currently in the beginning stages of a long term writing project. The students are working on a creative story to enter into the annual Farm Bureau Essay contest. This years theme is From Farm to Fork, “This contest has great county and state rewards for well done stories.” said Mr. Ellett. The fifth grades are also teaming up with Mrs. Brinkerhoff’s first grade for 15 minutes, four days aweek, and reading together, “The students from both classes are really enjoying sharing stories with each other.” Mr. Ellett would also like to thank the parents for all they do to help support Loa Elementary, “We had a great Halloween Carnival and Book Fair. The year seems to be going very fast, it is almost mid-term of the second quarter, we still have lots to do but we are having a good year. Thanks again!”

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On Tuesday the 20th, the Badgers hosted a 4-school tour-nament with Beaver, Bryce Valley, and Piute. The Badgers did incredible and took 1st place with a team score 440 with Beaver 2nd, Piute 3rd, and Bryce Valley 4th. Great job wrestlers! Also, there is a tournament in Panguitch this Saturday.

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The New Year is the per-fect time to evaluate your career and take control of your profes-sional life. Doing so may be easier than you think in today’s economy, where one-third of the American workforce is now comprised of freelancers.

Experts say self-em-ployed, independent workers have gone mainstream and are here to stay.

“From computer pro-grammers and nannies to opera singers and anesthesiologists, nearly every industry is now employing freelancers,” says Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union and author of the new handbook, “The Freelancer’s Bible.”

Horowitz contends that with some planning and re-search, a freelancer can survive and thrive in the new economy.

To help, Horowitz found-ed the Freelancer’s Union to empower this growing inde-pendent sector with solutions for affordable health care and retirement planning.

There are several things that can help you become a more nimble, flexible and suc-cessful freelancer:

• Tell everyone: Some-times gigs drop in your lap, but mostly they come from con-necting and sharing with oth-ers. Remember that everything is a marketing opportunity.

• Stay positive: In many ways, having multiple sources of income and multiple money-making skills is less risky than putting all your eggs in an em-ployer’s basket. So don’t think of freelancing as volatile and risky, so much as flexible and opportunity-rich.

• Balance risks and re-wards: Weigh how much time and energy you should invest in various projects and be open to changing the mix depending on the work market and your income needs.

• Negotiate: Negotiating a contract isn’t about displaying bravado. It’s about knowing your power relationship with the client. Get informed by learning your industry’s deal norms, the market’s needs and your market value. Get train-ing, find markets with bigger budgets or gain more experi-ences until you can be reward-ed with higher pay.

• Get a life: Employees get vacation time, sick leave, family leave, bereavement days and personal days. Those policies exist largely because workers advocated for them. Who advocates for you? With-out a 9-5 schedule, it’s easy to forget you have a life outside of your work. Be sure to schedule breaks and vacations and bud-get for time off.

More practical tips on liv-ing the freelance life can be found at the Freelancer’s Union website at www.freelancer-sunion.org. More information on Horowitz’s new book can be found at www.workman.com.

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New Year

Wayne Theatre Food DriveSpecial presentation of Santa Claus is Coming To Town

Admission: one item of non-perishable foodSaturday, December 1 at 2:00pm

All donations go to Wayne County Food Bank

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The Bob Cats got their season off against a very good North Sevier team. North Sevier, a 2A team, played some really good defense and the Cats came up about 10 points short. The Cats have a bunch of away games coming up; on

Nov. 28 @ Enterprise, Dec. 5@ Kanab, Dec 7 @ SVC Manila (5;30pm), Dec, 8 @ SVC Duchesne (12:00-noon). Their first home game will be a JV game against Cross Creek at (6:00pm) on Dec. 13. The Cats have some very good players and it should be a good season for them.

The Lady Cats have a game tonight, Nov. 29th @ Kanab. The Ladies have their first home game against a very tough Wayne Badger team on Dec. 6th. The Badgers did real well at the SVC tournament, winning both of their games handily. On Dec.13th Cross Creeks JV team will be here and then the Cats go down to the Mesquite Tournament on the 14th & 15th . These seasons are so short, come on out and support the Cats, they are an exciting team.

The Annual PHS Wrestling Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1. There could be as many as 30 teams attending. The Tournament will be held at the Triple C Arena, this is one of the biggest tournaments in the State. Come on down and support the Cats, they have some real studs this year. Matt Houston and Kory Owens have been working with many of these kids since they were in grade school. These tournaments are non-stop action, with matches going on all of the time.

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Syrett, wright receive Top Prep HonorTwo Utah High School Seniors have been selected as state winners of the distinguished 2012

Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.Whitni Syrett of Bryce Valley High School and Justin Wright of Monticello High School

will now go on to compete for the national award that celebrates their hard work, dedication and exceptional records in athletics, academics and community leadership.

Colleges want well rounded students and with admissions growing more selective, a national award like the Wendy’s High School Heisman can really help students stand out.” said Archie Griffin, two time collegiate Heisman Trophy winner. Whitni and Justin are inspirations to others in their school and community, and we are honored to welcome them into the Heisman family.

Syrett and Wright were chosen from among 45,000 aplicants, surviving rounds that narrowed contenders to one male and one famile winner from each school, and then to Utah’s group of 20 State finalists.

—The Deseret NewsWhitni is the daughter of Brady and Shawnee Syrett of Tropic and the granddaughter of

Mondell and Florence Syrett of Tropic and Gib and Shan Clark of Kanab. We are all so proud of Whitni for her wonderful accomplishments. —Vicki Syrett

Pioneer Christmas at the HomesteadCEDAR CITY - Celebrate the Holiday season on Monday December 3, with Frontier Home-

stead State Park as they present their fifth annual Christmas at the Homestead. Enjoy hot apple cider and freshly baked bread from our earth oven as you wander through some of the oldest structures in Iron County. Make holiday rag dolls as you cozy up to the fire in the pioneer schoolhouse, create Christmas Cord, make holiday themed decorations, dip candles, and produce special holiday cards in the Museum. You will be entertained by seasonal music played on the pump organ and, of course, a very exceptional visitor from the North Pole. The cost is $5.00 per family. The activities run from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

For more information call 435-586-9290, or visit www.frontierhomestead.org. Frontier Homestead State Park is located at 635 North Main Street in Cedar City.

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Kaibab and Coconino National Forests are offering a workshop in Flagstaff on applying for For-est Service jobs. The workshop is sponsored by the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests’ Civil Rights Action Group.

The workshop is sched-uled for December 4, from 5 to 7 p.m., at The Murdoch Com-munity Center, 203 E. Brannen Ave., Flagstaff. Contact: Scott Francis, (928) 635-5645, [email protected]

Participants in the work-shop will receive guidance and training on applying for perma-nent and seasonal Forest Ser-vice jobs. Current employees will be available to help lead individuals through the applica-tion process.

The workshops are intend-ed for anyone interested in ap-plying for Forest Service jobs. However, to be considered for employment, applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the

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time they begin work.Information will be avail-

able on local, nationwide, sea-sonal and permanent positions with the agency. Career fields within the Forest Service in-

clude fire, range, timber, recre-ation, wildlife biology, botany, geology, hydrology, law en-forcement, human resources, budget administration and more. —U.S. Forest Service

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tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

every1Counts

By Cynthia Kimball

Be arescuer

“Pain-Free” Charitable GivingBy Jeffery J. mcKenna

AG MARKET NEWS

Frozen Turkeys

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any big-ger?”

The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”

WAYNE CO. - The Wayne County Date Night was recently held at the Sunglow Restaurant. After enjoying a delicious meal the couples listened to a short presentation on how they can use the tool of forgiveness to keep their marital gardens weed free. Couples were encouraged to take care of marital weeds quickly and not wait until they become overwhelming. They were also taught that choosing not to forgive is like choosing to hang on to a hot rock that has been handed to you. The longer you hang on to it, the longer you will be burned by it. Steps were laid out on how we can forgive and drop the hot rocks in our marriage.

On December 1st the Wayne County Extension will sponsor the next date night. The event will be held at the Best Western in Torrey and will start at 7:00pm The cost of the dinner is only $5.00 per person. After dinner we will have a short educational and entertaining presentation on how to make happily ever after become a reality in your marriage.

Once again we will have some wonderful door prizes including a one night stay at the Broken Spur Inn.

Please contact Gaelynn Peterson at 435-836-1313 or email her at [email protected] to reserve your spots for the $10.00 per couple dinner. If you decide to come at the last minute without reserving a spot we would love to have you but if there is not enough food you may have to order off the menu at the regular price. —GaeLynn Peterson

Doing certain things in life makes you feel good. Giving to a charity or worthy cause not only makes you feel good, it “fills one’s soul.”

As an estate planning at-torney, I have enjoyed help-ing clients create charitable bequests and even legacies. Although there are more com-plex ways to leverage your charitable bequests, you may be surprised how simply you can create a charitable legacy.

With permission from the client and Dixie State College, I would like to share a specific example. This particular cli-ent loves music. At age 80,

she continues to take personal piano lessons and enjoys at-tending symphony produc-tions. She talked to me about doing something special for the Dixie State Symphony Or-chestra.

Please know the client’s estate is very “normal” in size. It consists of a comfortable home, a bank account and a modest retirement account. This wonderful individual is not in the “rich and famous” club. She is an ordinary per-son doing something extraor-dinary.

As part of her estate plan, she established a “legacy be-quest” to the Dixie State Sym-phony Orchestra. To create the “legacy bequest” we sim-ply established that upon her death a trust would be created benefiting the Orchestra. The charitable bequest can be all or a small percentage of one’s overall estate. Even a small percentage of one’s estate can be a “legacy bequest” if struc-tured correctly.

It is a “legacy bequest” because it will go on forever. In this case, 90% of the net in-come generated from the trust

will be distributed to the Or-chestra. The other 10% of net income will be retained in the trust to help it grow.

In 100 years from now, the Dixie State Symphony Or-chestra will still be benefiting from this client’s charitable bequest.

In fact, with the 10% added to principal each year, in 100 years from now the an-nual bequests of 90% of net income will be significantly greater. As the years turn into decades, this client’s simple act of charity will be benefit-ing the lives of more and more orchestra members through partial scholarships, as well as the Dixie State Orchestra in general.

“Legacy bequests” ben-efit charities for generations to come. With a simple amend-ment to an existing estate plan or a small addition to a plan being created, you can leave a charitable bequest that will benefit the lives of musi-cians, students, athletes, single mothers, animal sanctuaries, religious affiliations or any other charitable organization for generations to come.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna Olm-stead & Peck, PC, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these ar-ticles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or [email protected].

Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, No-vember 13, 2012Receipts: 2,038; Last Week: 2,398. Last Year: 2,696. Feeder Steers: wts under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower; 500-700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, over 700 lbs lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feed-er Heifers: wts under 700 lbs mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 lower; over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaugh-ter Cows: 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar kinds.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 158.00-167.00; 300-350 lbs 173.00-182.00; 350-400 lbs 155.00-170.00; 400-450 lbs 140.00-156.50; 450-500 lbs 135.50-150.50; 500-550 lbs 133.00-146.00; 550-600 lbs 132.00-146.50; 600-650 lbs 128.00-142.50; 650-700 lbs 130.00-139.50, pkg 144.75; 700-750 lbs 126.00-138.00; 750-800 lbs 128.00-134.50; 800-850 lbs 123.50-134.25; 850-900 lbs 118.50-130.50; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs 109.00-119.00.Holstein 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 149.00-153.00; 250-300 lbs 145.00-158.00; 300-350 lbs 143.00-155.00, pkg 159.00; 350-400 lbs 137.50-146.00; 400-450 lbs 128.50-140.50; 450-500 lbs 127.50-141.00; 500-550 lbs 123.00-137.50; 550-600 lbs 122.00-136.00; 600-650 lbs 119.50-131.00; 650-700 lbs 115.50-129.00; 700-750 lbs 124.00-128.00; 750-800 lbs 117.50-128.00; 800-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs 117.00-129.50; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 58.00-98.00. Stock Cows: scarce.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 60.00-70.00; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 67.25-77.25; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 50.00-59.25.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2075 lbs 80.25-87.75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 72.25-75.25; 1500-1735 lbs 66.50-74.25; Feeder Bulls: scarce.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.)

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How to Cook Next Year’s Turkey

Step 1: Go buy a turkeyStep 2: Take a drink of whiskey (scotch)

Step 3: Put turkey in the ovenStep 4: Take another 2 drinks of whiskey

Step 5: Set the degree at 375 ovensStep 6: Take 3 more whiskeys of drink

Step 7: Turn oven the onStep 8: Take 4 whisks of drinky

Step 9: Turk the basteyStep 10: Whiskey another bottle of get

Step 11: Stick a turkey in the thermometerStep 12: Glass yourself a pour of whiskey

Step 13: Bake the whiskey for 4 hoursStep 14: Take the oven out of the turkeyStep 15: Take the oven out of the turkey

Step 16: Floor the turkey up off of the pickStep 17: Turk the carvey

Step 18: Get yourself another scottle of botchStep 19: Tet the sable and pour yourself a glass of turkey

Step 20: Bless the saying, pass and eat out An Irish Toast

A guy raises his glass and toasts his girlfriend. “May you be in Heaven a half-hour be-fore the devil knows you’re dead!”

“What’s that mean?”“That is an authentic Irish

toast.”“Oh. In that case, here’s

to bread, eggs and cinnamon.”“Bread, eggs and cinna-

mon? What’s that?”“That’s French toast.”

Gasoline TankOn my first day working at the gas station, I watched a se-

nior co-worker measure the level of gasoline in the underground tanks by lowering a giant measuring stick down into them.

“What would happen if I threw a lit match into the hole?” I joked.

“It would go out,” he replied in a very factual manner.“Really?” I asked, surprised to hear that. “Is there a lack of

oxygen down there or some safety device that would extinguish it before the fumes ignited?”

“No, the force from the explosion would blow out the match.”

Celebrating Marriage Date Night

In church recently, a woman spoke how she felt church leader, Thomas S. Monson, is a rescuer. That through stories he tells he of-ten humbly speaks of some-one being rescued. It got me thinking that we’ve probably all been rescued at one time or another. We’ve also likely res-cued someone. Isn’t that cool? Someone actually may have saved your life or vice-versa.

I often think of buying an orange life jacket and placing it in the passenger seat of my car solely just to remind me that at every given moment someone needs to be rescued. I think it’s easy to get caught up in the world and forget that others are hurting and in need. And now with the holiday sea-son upon us, time can often zoom by; and before we know it, the new year is here. Yet, since we mostly communicate through body language, let’s, during this holiday season and all throughout the year actually, be on the lookout for someone who needs to be res-cued. For example, one sister was crying in church one time and another sister went over and hugged her. And even though the sister continued to cry, I could tell she felt bet-ter. I’ve even received notes

left on my windshield before. No, not tickets, actual notes with something kind written on them. It’s a great feeling to receive one and to read what’s written. Try that sometime.

One thing I like to do is remember names. So when I’m out and about shopping for instance, I work to learn an employee’s name. For instance, I might say, “Jane, thank you so much for being so kind to me,” or, “Jane, I re-ally appreciate you working over this holiday so that peo-ple like me can get the things I need” as I’m checking out in a grocery store line. Often times I find, that when some-one hears their name, it’s like you just told them they won a lottery. After all, most people just want to be acknowledged. They want to know they are of value and worth. They want to know they matter and that someone cares. One way to remember someone’s name is to text their name to yourself along with something that re-minds you of them.

I love that Mother Teresa quote, “Spread love every-where you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” A person drowning in water or not being thrown

a life vest is gonna be pretty happy you did that, don’t you think? Decide today to be a rescuer. It’s a matter of life and death.

Cynthia Kimball is a pro-fessional speaker and trainer through her company Every-1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Educa-tion Leadership. She also writes frequently through De-seret Connect. E-mail: [email protected]

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You couldn’t go any-where in Torrey Town on Thanksgiving Day that there wasn’t the smell of food waft-ing from windows and doors. The sweet smell of buttered rolls, homemade pies, dump-lings, sweet potatoes and spicy stuffing drifted through the crisp morning air and created memories of Mom standing in the kitchen with her apron on and flour on her face.

In an attempt to take in the full effect of Thanksgiv-ing 2012 I made the rounds to the homes of some of my favorite Wayne County folks where I know food and family play an important role in their lives. Homes where I have spent countless hours sitting on worn cushioned couches or in a creaking rocking chair that have a thousand stories of their own, listening to and recording family histories and stories of happiness and hard-ships. The humble abodes of old folks that can meticulously recount names and memories from long ago that have influ-enced their lives and the lives of others in Wayne County, even to this present day.

My first Thanksgiving Day stop was in Teasdale at Guy and Barbra Pace’s. I had in hand a Capitol Reef Nation-al Park (CRNP) oral history of Max Robinson for Grand Ma Pace (Barbra) to read to Guy on Thanksgivings day. Previously I had delivered two CRNP Guy Pace oral his-tory interviews from 1991 and 2000, one by Brad Frye and the other by Steve Allen.

Walking up the well-trav-eled carport steps to the back-door of Guy Pace’s house I immediately sensed Grand Ma Pace had something special cooking in the oven, I could smell it through the cracks in the door. When Grand Ma Pace answered my knock and opened the door I was not dis-appointed, not by a long shot. The kitchen smells nearly blasted me off the steps and I nearly forgot what my visit was all about, all I could think about was what was slowly cooking in the oven that has surely cooked a million meals, an oven that will someday be enshrined at the Smithsonian Institute of culinary arts or as a prominent statue at the Teas-dale Park.

What nearly knocked me off the porch was the smell of Grand Ma’s Steamed Pudding an old family recipe of her Grand Ma’s. There were so many ingredients that my head was swirling and my smell senses were overloaded, the ingredients I could immedi-ately identify were grated ap-ples, raisins, dates and a top-ping sauce, combined together and simmering on the stove my salivary glands went into high gear. Two days later and I could still smell the sweet aroma of Steamed pudding on my clothes.

Gramps (Guy Pace) is and always has been a stalwart individual in Wayne Coun-ty. Like many of his Wayne County cohorts the likes of the infamous Jack King, the ever vocal Charlie (Tuna) Torger-son, the Fremont River trou-badour Perry Jackson, Dwight Williams, Dunk Taylor, Max Robinson, Boyd Black and many others that did not and do not mince words when it comes to telling you like it is or the way things were.

Unlike Jack King in his Dickey denim overalls and commanding presence,

Gramps (Guy Pace) has always been subtle in his approach. For a 1980 relative newcom-er to the area and a forever Wayne County outsider it only took a few sentences from Gramps to put me in my place and let me know just where the bear shits in the woods. Some of Gramps first words of wis-dom to me were and are just as important as if they had come from Elias Hicks Blackburn or Brigham Young himself. And what has always impressed me the most is that even though Gramps eye sight is now fail-ing Gramps hearing is not, and not once has Gramps ever for-gotten who I am or my voice when I visit, and on my visits he consistently reminds me of where the bear shits in the woods.

For those in Garfield County that do not know Gramps (Guy Pace), he is Wayne County’s elder version of Boulder Town’s Dell LeFe-vre. Like the infamous Dell LeFevre there have been days Gramps could sit all day long and tell long winded wild-west stories of early Wayne County that would make the Louis L’Amour southwest cowboys

stories seem like an pony ride at the local county fair.

Guy and Barbra Pace’s legacy is larger than the majes-tic cottonwood trees that line Torrey’s Main Street. A dinner at Grand Ma Barbra Pace’s noon table is nothing short of a culinary master piece, a cu-linary feat that has yet to be or ever can be recreated in any western American cookbook.

When the Guy Pace fam-ily gathers around Grand Ma’s dinner table, it is to eat, if you are or ever have been lucky enough to be invited to ex-perience such a dinner event at Grand Ma Pace’s table it is something you will never forget. The dinner (lunch) event is as traumatizing as anything you will ever experi-ence. Once everyone is seated around the dinner table that has seen a million meals the feeding frenzy begins. Ad-equately armed with dinner tools, sharp knives, pointed forks and spoons the size of a shovel, Dicky, Philly, Dou-gy, Mark and the farm hands would make short work of Grand Ma’s morning cooking endeavors.

As a happy resident of Wayne County one of the things I am most thankful for this Thanksgiving and Holiday season is Barbra (Grand Ma) Pace. To my knowledge Grand Ma and Guy Pace have always made everyone feel right at home in their Teasdale home. The Pace’s backdoor has al-ways been swung wide open to everyone when knocked upon. When present Grand Ma (Barbra Pace) has graciously made sure there is a special place at her table when there was food to be served for all to enjoy. No matter what time of year it was, when I had the wonderful opportunity to at-tend dinner at the Pace’s it was always like Thanksgiving Day dinner at Grand Ma Barbra Pace’s house.

Our past personal histo-ries are inherently important, they often times define who we are and why we think and act the way we do. We all have come from somewhere else and we all have a story to tell. When we intimately take the time to personally share our life story with one other we often times realize we have much in common with each other.

Pictured: Gramps Guy Pace

Luana Riddle is in the Panguitch Care Center and would love to hear from her friends. We send our love and prayers our to this beautiful and talented lady and hope all goes well for her. She is a beloved person in the Bryce Valley Area and we want her to know we are thinking about her.

Congratulations to Bowdie Pollock and Echelle Challis on their upcoming marriage on December 12th. We are excited for them and wish the the very best life has to offer. Bowdie is the son of Lonnie and Cheryl Pollock of Tropic. Echelle’s parents are from West Valley City, Utah.

Travis Shakespear and Erica Woolsey are getting married this month and we wish them the very best also. Travis is the son of Lyllian Le Fevre and Erica is the daugh-ter of our wonderful nurse around, Sherry Woolsey. Con-gratulations to the couple.

Sam Cloud has received his mission call to Brazil and will enter the mission home in March. He is the son of Dan and Lanae Cloud of Tropic.

Joanna Jensen, our grand-daughter that lived with us this summer has received her call to Tokyo Japan. We are so ex-cited for her and she is really excited. Her parents are David and Debbie Jensen of Central Valley, Utah.

Thelma Bybee was ex-cited to go to St. George to her son Gary’s house to have Thanksgiving with all of her

family. It was a wonderful time for her and being with her family was so special.

The third grade of Bryce Valley Elementary performed a Reader’s Theater for the stu-dents of the elementary. It was on multiplication and they did a wonderful job. Their teacher is Sami Ott. Great work kids.

Released in Henrieville from Relief Society was Sage Roundy as first counselor and Lisa Chynoweth as second counselor. Called to serve in these positions were Sandy Johnson as first counselor and Ashlee Adkins as second counselor. Congratulations ladies. They will serve with Collette Mathews who was al-ready the President.

The release Young Wom-en’s Presidency spoke in Hen-rieville today. Gayle Moore, Karin Barker, Lyllian Shake-spear, and Lael Chynoweth. The ward choir sang a beauti-ful rendition of “My Grateful Spirit Sings”.

Ken and Artoise Platt had son Kenyon and his family here visiting for the Thanks-giving Holiday.

We want Logann Eagar to know we feel sorrow for the passing of her dear friend from pancreatic cancer. The young lady left a young fam-ily behind and we wish them prayers and good thoughts at this time of their grief.

Alma and Anita Fletcher rejoiced in the visits from their children for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Coming to spend the time with them were Stephanie

Scott and her seven children from Mesa, Arizona, Michael and Rimi Fletcher and their four children from Parowan, and Curtis and Pauline Hansen and five children of Cannon-ville. They all had a great time.

Larry and Glenna Fletch-er were delighted to see Da-vid and Denise Broderick and family of Montana and Diane Fletcher of Provo come.

Anita Fletcher was re-leased as the ward choir di-rector and Gayle Tanner was called to serve in that posi-tion. Congratulations to both of you.

Marshall and Aubrey Thompson spoke and sang for the people in Cannonville to-day and it was very nice.

Shawn Syrett gave his Homecoming report from his mission in New York State and Reed Munson also spoke. It was a nice meeting.

Arthur and I traveled to Ogden Utah to spend Thanks-giving with our children at our daughter, Karen Frahm’s home. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day but on Fri-day when everyone wanted to go shopping 6 of us came down with the FLU. Yuck. I had to be one of the six of course and I spent the whole weekend in bed feeling sorry for myself. We ventured home on Saturday where I was in my own bed and happier. Grrrrr!! Oh well at least we enjoyed the Holiday meal together and each others company. Arthur likes to travel down the road that ends up in Tooele so we

miss the freeway traffic and it really is a peaceful and quiet ride.

Sandy and Gary Johnson loved being with their five daughters and their families for Thanksgiving. They sure wished that son Jed and his family could have joined them too!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed your families. Can’t believe the the year has come to this point in time. Wow where does time go so fast. Unbelievable. Have a nice week and please call or email your news. Thanks VS

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHES. . .Please call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a meal. Suggested donation is $3.00 for those 60 and over and $7.00 for those under 60. Milk is served with each meal.

THURSDAY 29th: Sau-sage, Country Fried Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Mandarin Oranges, Blueberry Muffin.

TUESDAY Dec. 4th: Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes & Gravy, Country Blend, Roll, Peaches, Pudding.

WEDNESDAY 5th: Fried Chicken, Potatoes & Gravy, Carrots, Roll, Pears, Turnover.

THURSDAY 6th: Ham-burgers, Green Beans, Fried Potatoes, Apricots, Cake.

Sandy Johnson said she and Gary loved being with five daughters and their families for Thanksgiving! Wished Jed

MISSIONSelder Joseph J. Dunham

BRYCE - Elder Joseph J. Dunham is returning home af-ter service two years in the Bolivia/Santa Cruz Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is the Grandson of the late Jay and Anna Dunham of Cannonville. He will be speaking in the Cannonville LDS Ward on Sunday, December 16th at 12:30 p.m.

& his family could have joined them, too!

aDus Dorsey

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Marlene is taking a break this week.

SALT LAKE CITY - On November 15, the Utah His-toric Preservation Review Board met to review National Register of Historic Places nominations for buildings and sites in Utah. One of the nom-inations was for the Escalante Historic District, the bound-ary of which encompasses the majority of the city limits. The Board was pleased with the nomination and felt that it conveyed well the historical and architectural significance of Escalante. The Board rec-ommended the nomination for approval, and it will soon be forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, which has a 45-day review period. If the Keeper approves the nomination, the historic district will be listed on the National Register the first part of next year.

What will this mean for owners of contributing build-ings (those that retain their historical integrity) in the his-toric district? There are no

Escalante home built by Don Carlos, Sr. He built this house in 1882 before his daughter Maud was born. It was the first adobe structure in town.

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend. Many thanks to all of those that helped out at the Lions Club- sponsored Thanksgiving din-ner. We fed close to 70 with some really, really good food and many were able to take home the best part, leftovers. The Crump’s, Irish’s, Lang-ley’s, Olsen’s and Bob Smith all lent a hand in making this meal something to enjoy and give thanks for all that we have.

The Frank Houston’s din-ner had over 50 in attendance; Frank said that this was the first time in many years that all 7 of their kids and their fami-lies were home.

Our Granddaughter Teah came in from school in Se-attle and we had a great visit. Grandchildren are what makes life all worth while. Teah said that her friend Jennifer Per-kins was visited by her parents Danny and Michele in St. Lou-is and she had a lot of things planned for them. Hailey Saw-yer came down from Ft. Defi-ance to join up with them over the Holidays.

With an extra week in November, maybe it would be a good time to put up your Christmas lights. Boy there are a lot of homes already with their exterior lights up and looking good.

Next week there are a couple of events going on.. Sunday is the LDS Church’s Christmas devotional. This is a Christmas Program that starts the Christmas Season on a high note.On Monday night the Panguitch Lions Club will have their annual Christmas fest and it will be at the Senior Center at 6:30. On Tuesday night, Panguitch’s First Ward will have their Christmas din-ner at the Stake Center. Ward Members are encouraged to bring friends and neighbors to take part in the fun. I heard that Santa might make an ap-pearance.

Saturday Dec. 8th will be “Christmas in the Country”. It

will start off with Santa mak-ing his list at the Social Hall, at 10:00 in the morning. San-ta’s helper will have Sub for Santa applications for you to fill out. Santa will then be off to the Care Center to drop a few gifts for the residence that are there. At 1:00 there will be the Merchants drawing with all kinds of great prizes. There will be three drawing this year, so make sure that you get your tickets, when you make your local purchases.

Pat says that “going with-out chocolate for seven days makes one weak.” This year instead of a home tour, to raise money for Sub for Santa, there will be a Chocolate Fest at the Social Hall, starting at 6:00 pm. There will all kinds of goodies to load up on. Christ-mas entertainment will be sup-plied and it will be a fun eve-ning. .

For all of the curious, that are wondering what is go-ing on at Main and Center, I got the hot scoop. I talked to a UDOT employee, who told me that the solar batteries that run the stop lights have given out. The cost of the batteries runs $11,000 and when they went out, they were hooked up to the street light. UDOT has been digging up the street and running conduit to make a per-manent connection. UDOT has run enough conduits, so if there is ever a need for a signal they won’t have to dig up the street again. Anyway they should be finished shortly with this proj-ect.

Good news, the two High-way Patrol Crosses are back up again and better than ever. They are on the east side of 89, on private property. The State Beehive insignia has been re-placed with a UHP emblems and a flag has been placed along side them. God bless these two Trooper’s families and a special thank you to the person that donated the land to make this tribute possible.

Tis the Season of Good Will.

Mack O.

ESCALANTE - Trenadie Leibenguth, age 29, passed away suddenly on November 21, 2012 in a car accident in Pennsylva-nia. She was born April 3, 1983 to Jake Leibenguth and Kathy Dutton.

Trenadie was a loving and sweet mother, daughter, sister and aunt. She was dearly loved by all who knew her. Her greatest joy was being a mother to her son Jack. He was her whole world and she loved him dearly.

Trenadie is survived by her son, Jack Walter Rollins; par-ents, Jake Leibenguth and Terry & Kathy Dutton; brothers, Wal-ter Grant Leibenguth and Terry Micheal Dutton; sister, Timbra Berlyn Dutton; grandparents, Grant and Avonell Tebbs; nieces, Tinzley & Fenix and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Walter and Flora Leiben-guth and Uncle, Afton Leibenguth.

A memorial service will be held November 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Center in Escalante, Utah with a viewing beginning at 10:00 a.m. under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary.

Trenadie Leibenguth

CEDAR CITY - Evelyn Owens Dettamanti passed away, Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in Cedar City, Utah. She was born July 24, 1936 in Panguitch, Utah to Grendene and June Orton Owens.

She attended school in Panguitch kindergarten through high school graduation. Then attended C.S.U. in Cedar City and Utah State in Logan.

She married Richard A. Dettamanti February 21, 1958. They had four children Michael Richard Dettamanti, Mitchell Owen Dettamanti, Keri Paddock & Kristi Barton. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Evelyn is survived by her husband, her four children, daughter-in-law Jana Dettamanti, two sons-in-law Jeff Paddock & Lee Barney, 13 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, two sisters Shirley Barton and Karen Henrie, two brothers Devon (Vici) Owens and Brent (Patti) Owens, two sisters-in-law Rose-marie (Joshua) Lockett and Lori (Dennis) Wilson. She was pre-ceded in death by her parents, her mother and father-in-law At-tilio and Ena Dettamanti, sister-in-law Cherie Cram Owens, two brothers-in-law Grant Barton and Boyd Henrie.

Funeral services will be held at the Enoch West Stake Cen-ter, corner of Minersville Highway and 3600 North, on Satur-day, November 24, 2012 at 10:30 am. There will be no viewing. Burial in Panguitch Cemetery at 3:30 PM under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary.

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ST GEORGE - Darla Jean Judd Black, 66, returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on November 25, 2012 from complications of pneumonia surrounded by her family. She was born February 8, 1946 in Panguitch, Utah, the first child of good-ly parents. After graduating from Panguitch High School, she attended Holy Cross Nursing School.

Darla married her sweetheart and eternal companion, Ray-mond Morley Black, on May 14, 1965, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Her greatest joys were being a wife and a mother. She was an incredible cook and baker. We will miss her cinnamon rolls, pumpkin pies, and peanut butter fudge. She loved to sew and was extremely crafty and talented. Thanks Mom for the beautiful prom and wedding dresses. She served her Heavenly Father in many church callings and did them well.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond; daughters, Su-san (David) Larsen, Patricia (Matthew) Weber, Natalie (Leon) Webb, and Naida Black, and sons Bryan (Terri) Black and Na-than (Mary) Black, 27 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

A viewing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, No-vember 28, 2012, at Metcalf Mortuary, 140 North Main Street, Hurricane, Utah followed by graveside services at 11:00 a.m. in the Hurricane Cemetery, 350 East 600 North, Hurricane, Utah. Arrangements were made with Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab.

Darla Black

escalante Historic District Application Nominated for

Approval

regulations or restrictions that come with National Register-listed buildings. However, there are some financial ben-efits, the primary one being that the owner can get tax credits for approved rehabili-tation work. The tax credit is administered by the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. The district listing can also be used to educate and promote the history of the city. More information is available for the National Register and tax credit programs at www.His-tory.Utah.gov

LOA - Garkane Energy is providing free electricity again this year for decorative Christmas Street Lighting in the cities and towns served by the cooperative. In making the announcement, Garkane CEO Carl Albrecht stated, “For nearly a half century, it’s been our pleasure to help communi-ties feel the Christmas spirit through the free lighting pro-gram. It’s our way of wishing our member-consumers a most joyous holiday season.”

Albrecht went on to say that community leaders were informed of the program dur-ing the first part of the month, and that Garkane crews have been available to assist com-munities with the installation of the decorations as well as the removal at the end of the

Garkane Provides Free electricity for Community

Christmas Lighting

CANNONVILLE - Evelyn Dutton Heaton, loving mother and grandmother, died suddenly November 26, 2012 in Cedar City, Utah. Evelyn was born October 14, 1933 in Cannonville, Utah to Kendall and Beatrice Dutton. She was the third of nine children.

She married Donald Esplin Heaton Sr. on October 13, 1953 in Fredonia, Arizona

They had seven children together. She and Donald raised their children in the Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park areas.

Evelyn worked hard most of her life working and raising her children.

She worked for many years at the Zion Park Market and Motel in Springdale, Utah,

and then at Bryce Pioneer Village in Tropic, Utah cleaning rooms. Evelyn spent her retirement watching over and spend-ing time with her sister, Bea as well, as visiting family. Evelyn enjoyed working with her hands and was always creating some-thing new. Her family enjoys the many blankets, afghans, and decorations. They always looked forward to a loaf of her home-made bread and a bottle of dilly beans when they came to visit.

She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and three brothers.

She is survived by her children, Jonathan and Vicki Heaton ,Cedar City; Larry and Bonnie Heaton, Washington; Donald Jr. and Crissy Heaton, Kanab; Kay and Kevin Shake-spear, Tropic; Anna and Stan Johnson, Las Vegas, NV; Pen-ny and Eric LeFevre, Chubbuck, ID; Chris and Billy Heaton, Enoch; 22 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Funeral Servicices are pending for Friday, November 30 or Saturday December 1, 2012 in the in the Cannonville LDS Ward. Funeral Directors, Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. On line guest book www.maglebymortuary.com

She will be missed dearly.

evelyn Heaton

season.The free electrical ser-

vice for decorative community lighting runs from Wednesday, November 21, 2012 through Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Lighting hours are 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, daily.

—Garkane Energy Cooperative

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BUDGeT HeArING NOTICeOn November 8, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Ticaboo

Electric Improvement District reviewed and approved a tenta-tive budget for the fiscal year 2013. On the same date, the Board also scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative budget to be held on November 29, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the Board’s regu-lar meeting place at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, PO Box 2140, LDS Church - Ticaboo Branch, Ticaboo, Utah 84533. The pur-pose of the public hearing will be to give all interested persons in attendance an opportunity to be heard on the estimates of rev-enues and expenditures or any item in the tentative budget of any fund. After the public hearing has closed, the Board may adopt the tentative budget as the final budget, subject to amendment or revision. A copy of the proposed budget can be examined at the District’s offices located at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, Lot 97, Ticaboo, Utah 84533 during normal business hours at any time prior to the public hearing.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 15, 22, & 29, 2012.

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NOTICe OF BUDGeT HeArING

A Public Hearing of the Up-per Sevier River Water Con-servancy District Budget for the calendar year 2013 will be held at 7:00p.m., Monday, De-cember 3, 2012 at the Garfield County Courthouse, Commis-sion Chambers, 55 S. Main St., Panguitch, Utah.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 22 & 29,

2012.PUBLIC HeArING

The Town of Hatch will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 7 pm at the Commu-nity Center which is located at 49 West Center. This meeting will be to discuss repealing Ordinance 3-2-1 which states: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell beer within the town.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 22 & 29,

2012.

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 DECEMBER 19, 2012.

Please visit http://waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)-538-7240 for additional information.

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)61-437(a38561): Danny S. and Neila J. Swapp propose(s)

using 0.015 cfs or 3.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (5 miles south of Hatch) for STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

NEW APPLICATION(S)95-5299 (A79507): Cross S Cattle Co. propose(s) using

0.015 cfs. from groundwater (20 miles SW of Hanksville) for STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

Kent L. Jones, P.E.STATE ENGINEER

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 22 & 29, 2012.

NOTICe TO CONTrACTOrSSeparate and sealed bids from qualified bidders for the

Coyote Creek Diversion EWP Project will be received by Gar-field County Public Works Department on or before 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Commission Chambers of the Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch, Utah. They will then be publicly opened and read aloud. Garfield County is a tax-exempt local government and reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Contractors may obtain plans and specifications for a cost of $20.00 per copy from the Garfield County Public Works De-partment located at 55 South Main, P.O. Box 77, Panguitch, UT 84759, phone (435) 676-1101. Prospective bidders may be re-quired to demonstrate qualified status by documenting success-ful completion of similar type and size work and listing equip-ment and personnel to be used on the project. Demonstration of the bidder’s qualified status shall be provided upon the County’s request.

A pre-bid site showing will be conducted beginning at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Prospective bid-ders should meet at the Antimony, Utah Town Hall no later than 9:45 A.M. on that date.

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NOTICe OF PrOPOSeD ZONING CHANGewAYNe COUNTYPROPOSED CHANGE

FROM RESIDENTIAL/AG-RICULTURAL TO BUSI-N E S S / C O M M E R C I A L /INDUSTRIAL INTENDED USE: COMMERCIAL/IN-DUSTRIAL SHOP & BUSI-NESS OFFICE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY: JACKSON EXCAVATION INC CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER: ROBERT TANNER

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE PLANNING & ZON-ING MEETING ON: DE-CEMBER 12, 2012 @ 7:00 PM WAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

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2012.

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This position will require the applicant to work closely with Principal, Counselor, High School Secretary and individual students. This position will be for 19 hours per week without ben-efits. Four of the 19 hours will be after school hours. Applicant must poses computer processing skills, Applications will be ac-cepted until December 7, 2012.

Wayne School District is an equal opportunity employer providing programs and services to all persons on a non-discrimi-natory basis. Wayne School Dis-trict 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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HOUSE FOR RENT - Wayne School District has a house for rent. The house is located at 393 W 200 N in Bicknell, be-hind the high school. The rent is $400 a month. There is also a $400 security/cleaning de-posit, which includes a non-re-fundable $100 carpet cleaning fee, plus a fee to pay for any heating oil that is in the tank at the time the rental agreement is signed. For more informa-tion call the District Office at (435) 425-3813. rtn

FOr SALeMATTRESS KING - Twins from $79.95, Queens from $139.95, Kings from $349.95. In Richfield. Can deliver. (435) 201-4368. Sofas, Sec-tionals, Recliners available. *Call me* rtn

1974 BOARDMAN FIRE TRUCK - Good shape, V8 Ford gas engine. 750-1000 gal. capacity. 17,000 miles. Snub-nose. Water pump in working condition. Would make excel-lent manure truck. Minimum bid: $2,000. (435) 836-1300

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Clinics - Call For AppointmentsGarfield 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 AnesthesiologyTim Dennis, PA-C Lewis Barney, CRNA

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR DECEMBER 2012

December 4 - PiuteDecember 6 - Panguitch

December 11 - Bryce Valley

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 2012 mAmmo DATeS:

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

Dr. Robert Pearson 11th Ear, Nose Throat ................................. 676-8842Dr. Randy Delcore 13th Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Eric Maxwell 5th & 19th Audiologist ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Brad Webb 3rd & 17st Podiatrist........................................800-260-3668Dr. Robert Nakken 5th pm Orthopedist ........................................... 676-8842Dr. Ronald Crouch 5th pm Urologist ............................................... 676-8842Dr. Ben Adams 6th Dermatology ..................................435-586-6440Dr. Aaursh Manchanda 20th Cardiology ............................................ 676-8842Dr. Michael Stults ? General Surgeon ........................... 435-586-8192

reNTALSHOUSE 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. 12/27

APTS FOR RENT IN LOA - 3BR, 1BA apartments. $475/month, security deposit re-quired. Contact Mel, (435) 491-0899 12/27

FLATBEDS - Taking orders ‘til December 22, 2012 for “TEMCO” Pickup Flatbeds. Long or Short. Wide or Nar-row. Call (435) 425-3216 12/20 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Arts & Museums announces

the opening of the exhibition “The Last Fifty: Modern and Con-temporary Works from the Utah State Fine Art Collection” in the Alice Merrill Horne Gallery, located inside the Glendinning Mansion. The show runs from November 26, 2012 to February 8, 2013, and gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Glendinning Mansion is located at 617 E. South Temple in Salt Lake City.

“The Last Fifty” is a selection of works by Utah artists from 1962 to the present. Although there is a chronological sequence apparent in the exhibition, the scope of practice is wide and var-ied. “Included in this exhibition are traditional natural and urban landscapes by LeConte Stewart and Richard J. Van Wagoner,” noted Margaret Hunt, Director of Utah Arts & Museums. “These pieces contrast with works influenced by modernist movements — abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, minimalism — in the work of Lee Deffebach, Edward Maryon and Anna Campbell Bliss.”

The last quarter of the 20th century includes a range of Utah artists that address contemporary themes of place, spirituality, identity and environment. A subset of works from this exhibi-tion will then travel to a variety of venues around Utah as part of the Traveling Exhibition Program. Details can be found at http://utahtravelingexhibits.org.

Utah’s state-owned art collection began in 1899 under the leadership of Alice Merrill Horne, who ran for office on a plat-form of support for the arts. Once elected to the House of Rep-resentatives, she sponsored a bill to create a state arts organiza-tion and to establish a state collection of artwork. Thanks to the efforts of the Collection Acquisition Committee and generous donations from patrons and artists, the Utah State Fine Art Col-lection acquires new artwork by Utah artists every year.

—State of Utah Dept. of Heritage and Arts

“The Last Fifty” exhibition Opens in

Alice GalleryModern and Contemporary Works from the Utah State Fine Art Collection

LeConte Stewart, “The Blue Mountain,” 1962, is among works on display at Salt Lake City’s Alice Gallery.

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SPECIAL DEALS Broken Spur Motel has teamed up with Emily Brinkerhoff to open a year round beauty salon, Hair n’ Stuff is located at the Broken Spur Inn. Hours by appointment only, 435-491-0321..

Brian Farm Service Center. Shop Brian Farm Service Center in Loa for all of your holiday needs. Christmas indoor/outdoor decor, lights, poinsettias, trees and tree ornaments, wreaths and more. Lots of toys for the little ones. Also shop www.brianfarmservice.com/ and check out our holiday specials on facebook, where we’ll feature a daily special everyday in December. Happy Holidays from all of us at Brian Farm Service. 33 E 300 S Loa.

Grundy Gal’s Honey Taffy is taking Christmas orders for their delicious honey candy.  Candy is made from all natural ingredients, with no preservatives.  Taffy is home-made and hand stretched, the perfect gift for those “hard to buy for” people on your Christmas shopping list. For an additional shipping fee, we can ship candy to any address.  Please call and order right away. Call 435-836-2114

Serenity Springs Assisted Living Senior Care Center.  Drop in for a tour and receive a $500 certificate toward admission for your loved ones respite or long term stay. You never know when you might need our services. We hope you choose us. We are not your loved ones home, but we are the next best thing. Loa Utah 435-836-3600

Tosconos Pizzeria: Any Combination order of $50.00 or more, you get two free smoothies of your choice. Open Monday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call us at 435-836-2500. Located inside the Snuggle Inn on Main Street of Loa.Backcountry Outfitters. Thanks everyone for your great support during our very successful sale! Although we aren’t open regular hours this winter, we ARE available by phone or email and can arrange to meet at the store if you’d like to make a purchase.(435) 425-2010.  [email protected]

Power Plant Fitness Center Spin classes Monday and Friday 5:15 am, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am, and Saturday 8:30 am. We’ll be adding a night class soon. Bicknell. 425-3331. Members free/$5 drop-in. Special membership sale, $25/month. No contract. Limited time.

A Sign For All Seasons Boutique has a wide variety of holiday and home decor. New this year is our yard art priced finished and unfinished - Christmas tree with ornament, reindeer, presents, and a snowman. What a fun addition to your holiday decorations. We also have seasonal yard flags with flag holder. Receive a seasonal shelf sitter with your purchase of $30.00. Let us be your first and last stop for all your holiday and home decor needs. Custom orders are always welcome. 83 W. Center Loa.

T o u r I c e l a n d w i t h Ted Winder May 15-21, 2013 Incredible scenery, rugged glaciers, waterfalls, volcanoes, g e y s e r s a n d h o t springs in enchanting Iceland! Join Ted for the adventure of a lifetime. 4 3 5 . 4 2 5 . 3 9 5 0 a l a n m c k a y t o u r s . c o m / e u r o p e /may-2013-enchanting-iceland/.

Torrey Trading Post & Cabins Open all winter! 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All outdoor pottery and metal work 20% off Cabins $35 & $50. Fully furnished cabin home with full kitchen $99 25 W Main, Torrey, 435-425-3716

Brooke’s Country Boutique. Come and get your Christmas Shopping done locally. It helps you out with gas money and time and helps me out too, to bring in new stuff all the time. Thank you for those that have supported me so far. This weeks Special: Buy 2 shirts and get 1 at 1/2 price. Email me for any questions [email protected]. 377 S. Main Lyman

Maria’s Grill is for sale, price reduced. Call 691-2622.

CastleRock Coffee & Candy We are open every day 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come in for a hot breakfast or try our home made soup and sandwiches for lunch. We’re excited about our new bite size nut clusters, really great chocolate and fresh nuts, Yum!

THIS WEEKSaturday 12/1Start the holiday season right by attending USU Extension’s “Celebrate Marriage Date Night” on December 1st at the Chimney Rock Cafe located in the Best Western Inn in Torrey, Utah. The cost for the dinner is a mere $10.00 a couple - the entertaining and informative couples education presentation - priceless! Call the Wayne County Extension office - 435-836-1313 or email [email protected] to reserve your seat.

U P C O M I N G Dec. 7 (Fri) Holiday Hoe-down Program. Torrey’s kickoff to the Holiday Season for children of all ages. Christmas sing-along and refreshments. DUP Building on Main Street. 7 p.m.

Local vendors join forces to organize Christmas Boutique in Lyman on Saturday

Feeling stressed out about holiday shopping? Whether you are running out of time (and burning too much gas), shopping within a budget or having trouble finding that perfect gift for someone special, the first annual Christmas Cottage Boutique will help bring the fun back to your

gift-giving. A dozen Wayne County

vendors (and a couple from a bit further afield) will offer their unique products at the boutique this Saturday, December 1, from 10:00 am until 3:00 p.m., at The Lodge at Thousand Lake Mountain in Lyman in this kid

and family-friendly event.Shoppers will receive free raffle

tickets as they enter the Lodge for hourly drawings of merchandise from the participating vendors. Prizes will include gift certificates, free nail or hair supplies, and a purse giveaway. Vendors will be adding more prizes as the day goes on.

Get all your holiday shopping done at once.

A wide variety of merchandise will be available, from baskets made from authentic cowboy lariats to brand name clothing and accessories and handmade crocheted and quilted items. Even some of the ornaments decorating the trees will be for sale.

“Prices will start from a dollar and up, so if kids need a gift for Mom and they only have three dollars, we can help them with that,” said boutique co-organizer and WCBA member Brooke Jeffs.

“A lot of people have Christmas exchanges where their dollar limit is $5 and they still want a nice gift. And the same is true for grandparents, who may have 20 grandkids, and they need help keeping the overall holiday budget affordable,” she added.

Vendors are ready to help the men out with their shopping needs, both by offering goods like chaps and pocket knives, and by providing men with a little extra help shopping for that special lady.

“If you men are having trouble finding that perfect gift for your wife, come and let our different vendors help and inspire you,” said Brooke.

It was co-organizer Pam Peterson’s idea to hold the event at the Lodge, showcasing this new venue in the community. Five decorated trees and Christmas lights and music will create a festive atmosphere.

“I’m just excited for everyone to see how beautiful the lodge is and its cottagy setting,” said Pam, whose husband Ted helped to build the facility.

In addition to his hosting duties, Bruce Chappell will be firing up the smokehouse to offer pulled pork sandwiches that will add a mouth-watering aroma to the fun.

Jakelle Pace will also be cooking up a storm for the event. She will be preparing cheeseballs and other goodies as a fundraiser for her sister-in-law, who is ill with colon cancer. Jakelle uses her dad’s secret recipes from his time

at the original Parsons Bakery in Richfield.

Brooke and Pam hope this year’s boutique is the first in a new Wayne County tradition. They opted not to bring in vendors from outside, keeping the event a locals-only showcase, supporting the buy local effort to keep dollars circulating in the county economy.

“Since I have been involved in different boutiques, I always wanted to do one of my own because they are fun. But I also wanted to make sure that people knew all the talent that is all around Wayne County and that they don’t have to go shopping in Salt Lake or St. George. We all can help each other by bringing people together this weekend,” said Brooke.

For more information, call Pam at 435-836-2017.

S T I L L O P E N Jackson Excavation 435-425-3354 and Bullhead Sand & Gravel 435-425-3030

2012 Christmas Cottage Boutique VendorsFlute Shop, Elaine Morrill, musical instruments, pocket knivesPam Peterson, Down East clothing for women and kids; nail and hair accessories

Brooke’s Country Boutique, purses, shoes for women and childrenJason Hinton, Pampered Chef cooking suppliesBreann Hallows, Alison’s Pantry holiday and pantry foodsMarina Ellett, Avon cosmetics and giftsAnnette Woolsey, crocheted baby items and kitchen linensBrooke Jeffs, Scentsy candle warmers and scentsLaraine Dearn Anderson, Paparrazzi JewelryLacie Grundy, QuiltsWayne Hanks. lariat basketsWoodsy Creations, Darrel Lowe, Barnwood frames, birdhouse and household decor

Elly Roberts, Christmas Wreaths, Decor and Tree DecorationsDurran Brian, Chaps(Participants confirmed at press time)

Brooke Jeffs and Pam Peterson put signs out for the Christmas Cottage Boutique at the Lodge in Lyman on Saturday.

This page is a membership service, provided by the Wayne County Business AssociationWCBA Phone: 435-836-3600email: [email protected]: waynecountyba.orgFacebook: facebook.com/WayneCountyBA

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WCBA Board of DirectorsRayLynne Cooper - PresidentJessica Alvey - Vice President

Amy Jackson - Financial Officer Loreli Anderson - Program OfficerWest Taylor - Development Officer

Ted Winder - Past President Ty Markham - At Large Director

LeEllen McCartney - At Large Director Gary Bagley - At Large Director

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Practical Money MattersLast Minute ways to Trim Your Taxes

by Jason alDerman

Hunting season is open. But rather than hunting for game, may we recommend set-ting your sights for the Part D Medicare prescription drug plan that’s best for you? You’ll have more time than usual this year, because open season is lasting longer than usual.

If you currently are en-rolled in Medicare and are con-sidering changes to your Medi-care Part D plan, act now. The “open season” runs from Octo-ber 15 to December 7.

The Medicare Part D prescription drug program is available to all Medicare ben-eficiaries to help with the cost of medications. Joining a Medi-care prescription drug plan is voluntary, and participants pay an additional monthly premium for the coverage.

While all Medicare benefi-ciaries can participate in the pre-scription drug program, some people with limited income and resources also are eligible for Extra Help to pay for monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments. The Extra Help is estimated to be worth about $4,000 per year. Many people qualify for these big savings and don’t even know it.

To figure out whether you are eligible for the Extra Help, Social Security needs to know your income and the value of any savings, investments, and real estate (other than the home you live in). To qualify, you must be receiving Medicare and have:

* Income limited to $16,755 for an individual or $22,695 for a married couple living together. Even if your annual income is higher, you

The Hunt is Afoot for Medicare Part D

by micKie DouGlas

Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Salt Lake CityFrom now until New Year’s is probably when you have the least amount of time to spare on mundane financial bookkeeping tasks. But if you can dedicate a few minutes to review your benefits and tax paperwork, you might be able to shave hundreds – or even thousands – of dollars off your 2012 taxes.

Here are a few sugges-tions:

If you haven’t already maxed out on contributions, ask your employer if you can make a catch-up contribution to your 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan before year’s end. Most people can contribute up to $17,000 in 2012 (a $500 in-crease over 2011), plus an ad-ditional $5,500 if they’re over 50.

If you contribute on a pre-tax basis, your taxable income is reduced, which in turn low-ers your taxes. At a minimum, if your employer offers match-ing contributions (essentially, free money), be sure to con-

VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR DECEMBER

Brent Fox AudiologyDr. Bingham Cardiology (Referral only)

Dr. Colbert DermatologyDr. Adams DermatologyDr. Pearson Ears, Nose, ThroatDr. Duerkson ElectrodiagnosisDr. Hammond NephrologyDr. Stephanz NephrologyDr. Heath OB/GYNDr. Hunsaker OpthalmologyDr. Rick Obray Pain ManagementDr. Jon Obray Pain ManagementDr. Crouch UrologyDr. Snihurowych Urology

tribute at least enough to take full advantage of the match.

If you participate in employer-sponsored flexible spending accounts (FSAs), which let you use pretax dol-lars to pay for eligible health-care and dependent care ex-penses, an important change is coming next year: Beginning January 1, 2013, the maxi-mum annual contribution for healthcare FSAs will shrink to $2,500 from the $5,000 limit many employers currently of-fer; however, if your spouse has FSAs at work, you still may contribute up to $2,500 to each account. Dependent care account limits remain un-changed.

It’s vital to calculate and use any untapped 2012 ac-count balances before your plan-year deadline (sometimes up to 75 days into the follow-ing year); otherwise, you’ll forfeit the remaining balance. If you have a surplus, consid-er which 2013 expenses you could pay before December

31, 2012. And, keep the new limit in mind when planning your 2013 healthcare FSA.

You can use your health-care FSA for copayments, de-ductibles and medical devices such as glasses, contact lenses and braces, among other ex-penses; over-the-counter med-icines are only eligible with a doctor’s prescription (an ex-ception is made for insulin).

Charitable contributions. If you plan to itemize deduc-tions on your 2012 taxes, charitable contributions made to IRS-approved organizations by December 31, 2012, are generally tax-deductible. If you’ve got extra cash now and want to lower your 2012 taxes even further, consider moving up donations you would have made in 2013.

Gifts. Unless Congress intervenes, the federal income tax exemption for estate dis-tributions and lifetime gifts will drop from the 2012 limit ($5.12 million) to the pre-2011 level of $1 million (for married

couples, it drops from $10.24 million to $2 million); in addi-tion, the tax rate on gifts or es-tate distributions above those limits will increase from 35 percent in 2012 to 55 percent in 2013.

One way to exceed the lifetime gift limit – and avoid having to file a Gift Tax Re-turn – is by giving separate, annual gifts of up to $13,000 per year, per person. (Married couples filing jointly can give $26,000 per recipient.) Rules for gift and estate taxes are complex, so read IRS Publica-tion 950 (at www.irs.gov) and consult your financial advisor.

This isn’t an ideal time to take on any additional tasks, but if some or all of these situ-ations apply, you could con-siderably lower your tax bill – wouldn’t that be a great way to start the New Year?Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs. To Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney.

still may be able to get some help with monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and pre-scription co-payments. Some examples where your income may be higher include if you or your spouse: Support other fam-ily members who live with you; Have earnings from work; or Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and

* Resources limited to $13,070 for an individual or $26,120 for a married couple living together. Resources in-clude such things as bank ac-counts, stocks, and bonds. We do not count your house or car as resources.

You can complete an easy-to-use online application for Extra Help at www.socialsecu-rity.gov. Click on Medicare on the top right side of the page. Then click on “Get Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs.” To apply by phone or have an application mailed to you, call Social Se-curity at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask for the Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (SSA-1020). Or go to your nearest Social Security office.

And if you would like more information about the Medicare Part D prescription drug pro-gram, visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-2048).

So this open season, hunt for something that could put an extra $4,000 in your pocket — bag the best Medicare prescrip-tion drug plan for you and see if you qualify for the Extra Help through Social Security. That’s a trophy worth displaying in your den.