January 19, 2010 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GRANTS CREDENTIAL

AWARDED Only 5 Utahans have earned GPC credential

Torrey, Utah: Janet Borg, who owns consulting firm Biz Workx, is Utah’s fifth person to earn the nationally recognized credential in the grants field. The recognition is conferred by the Grant Professionals Certification Insti-tute, Inc. (GPCI, pronounced “gypsy”), an affiliate of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA). Ms. Borg is one of 331 certified grant writers, designers and managers in the USA who are conferred the “GPC” title as Grant Pro-fessional Certified. The credential recognizes proficiency in standards that include tenure in the profession, educa-tion, demonstrated achievement and a commitment to ser-vice for public and private philanthropy. “The past decade of activity by the American Associa-tion of Grant Professionals shows this field now requires skills far beyond just the staff-level ‘writer’ role,” said GPCI Past President Marcia Ford. “Today, grant profes-sionals are held accountable not just by their employers, but especially by charitable and corporate foundations and governments. They come from many walks,” she said, “and are more likely to have more nonprofit management and program development skills than the typical proposal writer from the last generation.” Ms. Borg has sixteen years experience in the nonprofit world, gaining expertise as the founder and creator of the George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan, Utah. In 2006 she founded Biz Workx consulting (www.biz-workx.com), in order to focus on sharing her skills and knowledge with 501(c)3 organizations throughout Utah. She has raised more than $5 million in grants, gifts and endowment funds for a variety of organizations. To date, 42 states boast GPCs. Distribution of certifi-cations by the states can be found at the GPCI website: www.grantcredential.org.

Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?

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NPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT WILL DEVELOP RED CANYON BIKE PATH EXTENSION PLAN

The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded the Sce-nic Byway 12 Committee technical assistance from the Rivers, Trails and Con-servation Assistance Pro-gram (RTCA) to develop a plan for extending the Red Canyon Bicycle/Pedestrian Path to Bryce Canyon Na-tional Park. The Red Can-yon Trail project is one of five projects awarded NPS assistance for fiscal year 2012. The planning project begins in March 2012 and community involvement is encouraged. The first five-mile phase of the project was initiated in 1996 and completed in 2004. It was built for safety reasons to separate bicycles from motor vehicle traf-fic on Utah State Road 12. The road is also known as “Scenic Byway 12 All-American Road” and takes millions of visitors through Red Canyon to Bryce Can-yon National Park. The sec-ond phase of the project in 2005 extended the bike path 3.5 miles to the Tropic Res-ervoir Road. The RTCA program is the community assistance arm of the National Park Service. The award for the project consists of $5,000 of in-kind planning assis-tance. “RTCA is excited to help with planning for the missing link in the Red Canyon Trail”, said Marcy DeMillion RTCA Com-

munity Planner. “Having a completed plan will help the communities compete well for grant funding to build the final five miles of the bike path.” The Scenic Byway 12 Committee was established in 2002 after Route 12 was designated a National Sce-nic Byway and All-Amer-ican Road by the Federal Highways Administration. The committee’s role is to implement the Scenic By-way 12 Corridor Manage-ment Plan. “We are thrilled that the Red Canyon Bike Path extension will receive this assistance”, said John Holland, coordinator for the byway. “Now it’s time to fulfill the vision for the

bike path. Local communi-ties are working with our state and federal partners to extend and finish the path to Bryce Canyon. Land own-ers, citizens and businesses are also invited to join the planning sessions begin-ning March 8th.” “The bike path extension will be a tremendous asset for our community and the visitors we all serve”, said Jeff Bradybaugh, Bryce Canyon National Park Su-perintendent. “Having a well developed plan for the bike path extension will help attract funding for its

construction in the future.”The U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest led the first two phases of plan-ning and construction. Russ Bacon, Dixie’s forest su-pervisor said, “The Dixie National Forest is a proud partner with the Scenic By-way 12 Committee in com-pleting the plan to extend the Red Canyon Bike Trail to Bryce Canyon National Park. The scenic trail pro-vides a unique non-motor-ized recreational opportu-nity for visitors to connect between the Dixie National Forest and Bryce Canyon National Park.”

2012 DCP/ACRE Sign Up Begins January 23

USDA Utah Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Ex-ecutive Director Arthur Douglas reminds producers that enrollment for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) or the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program for crop year 2012 begins January 23 and runs through June 1, 2012. “Farmers in Utah who are interested in enrolling in these programs need to add this important deadline to their watch list,” Douglas said. “Producers should contact the local county office now to set up appointments.” Annual contracts are required to be signed to receive program benefits. All signatures of producers receiving a share in DCP and ACRE payments are required by June 1, 2012. For more information about DCP and ACRE programs or other FSA programs, contact your county FSA office and visit the state FSA website at: www.fsa.usda.gov/UT.

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BRYCE VALLEY ELEMENTARY CHESS TOURNAMENT

The Annual fourth through sixth grade chess tournament took place over the last few weeks. Sixty one students participated and did and excellent job of showing good sports-manship and skillful playing. The organiz-ers were 5th grade teacher-Scott Barton, 4th grade teacher-Gayle Moore, Special Ed.-Nathan Platt, and 6th grade teacher-Michelle Keefe, teachers in the elementary school. As a final part of this tournament the students have a “Human Chess Game”, where students

dress up like the chess pieces and are moved by the play-ers. The ac-tual game is played on a regulation board but the pieces are moved by these players on the large size board in the gym. (Life Sized Players) Michale Nez the champion from last year came down and played Landon Holm the champion from this year. Also playing a game was second place winner Bi-anca Eagan who chal-

lenged 4th place winner Karleen Roundy. The games are timed and when the time is over the game is over. It is very exciting for the students to watch and to see the ac-tual life size pieces being moved around the chess board. Awards were given out and all sixty one players received a certificate of participation at the game on January 13th. This years winners were Fifth grader Landon Holm, first place, Sixth grader Bianca Eagan second place, Fourth grader Alex Eagan in third place, Fifth grader, Karleen Roundy in 4th place, Sixth grader Breanna Nelson in fifth place, and Fifth grader Colby Wiseman in sixth place. A great big thank you to all the students that participated and to the teachers who took the time and effort to organize this exciting event for the students.

From left to right: Josh Henrie-Visual Art; Chandler Campbell-Photography; Kenzey Veater-Multimedia; Evan Perkins-Best in Show;

and Slader Matthew-3D Graphics & Animation. Pictured above are the PHS Art Students, winners in the recent “Winter Exposure” Art Exhibit celebrating the Arts at Panguitch High School on Thursday January 5th. The winning art work in each category was selected by “Personal Fa-vorites”, because each student’s work brought to the show unique talent, art and computer skills, and creativity that should not be judged, but ap-preciated on individual merit. The students are enrolled in Ms. Caine’s Digital Art Classes. The art-work included: Multimedia, 3-D Graphics and Animation, Photography, and Visual Arts. A school assembly was held the following Tuesday and the Art Show winners were announced and were honored with individual trophies and awards in each category. There was a great turnout and those who attended were amazed at the art that was generated by student’s computer art skills. If you missed this exhibit; you won’t want to miss the next one held in the spring which will include both high school and middle school students. Mr. Frandsen’s shop classes will display their work as well as Miss. Chid’s art classes. Additional information will be available in the future.

PHS ART SHOW WINNERSFuture Garfield County Nursing

Assistants!

This was a great week for sports starting with the Bob Cats game against the Bryce Valley Mustangs. This had to be the largest crowd that I have seen in a long time, most of Tropic was there, cheering on their team. The Mustangs showed why they were the favorite to win it all this year, they played a smothering defense that all but shut down our big scor-ers. They completely shut down our main weapon the end side shots and force the Cats to shoot from outside. The crowd was great, and both student rooting sec-tions were filled with cheer-ing students adding to the excitement. The Mustangs won by 12, however this is only the first game with BV, we do play them there again and I am sure the Cat Coaches will figure it out to make it a closer game. This is the first Bob Cat loss in Region 20 play. Last night the 18th they played a home game against the always tough Piute and I expect there will be a big crowd for that game. The Thun-derbirds are undefeated so far and this will be another big game.

The Bob Cats Sopho-more team won the tourna-ment down at Valley. They ended up playing BV for the Championship. Next week game with Piute was on the 18th and the Cats travel out to Mil-ford for a game on Friday the 20th. The following week there is two home games on Thursday 26th the always tough Wayne team will be here and on Friday the 28th Diamond Ranch is here also. There is only one more home game and that’s against Valley on Feb. 7th. So come on out and support the Cats. The Lady Cats had two real squeaker games, both decided by one point. Against Valley the Ladies played real tough defense and shut the Buffalos down in the last 30 seconds, stop-ping them from scoring, it seemed like Valley shot a bunch of attempts but none would fall and the Lady Cats came away with a one point victory. In Milford it was much of the same, with the Cats coming up just a little short and losing this game by one point. The Cats trailed the Tigers by 14 going into the last quarter and they ral-lied to pull within one point with only a few seconds left, the Cats stole the ball and got off a shot only to see it come up a little short. These girls are getting bet-ter with each game and they are a happy team, with a big heart. On the 19th the Wayne Badgers come to town and this game is tonight, the La-dies play a JV game against Diamond Ranch on Friday the 20th and it will start at 1:30. On Wednesday the 25th E s c a l a n t e will be here and we beat them by one point game in a game

play in Escalan-te. The girls only have one away game left for this season and that will be at Piute. Hey the Bob Cats won another State Champion-ship; the Cheer Leaders went up North and took the 1A Championship. The Girls out scored a number of 2A teams. The wrestlers had a banner week with a lot of matches. Wednesday we had a home duel with Kanab we won 66-21. Thursday we had a duel in Gunnison we won 48-27 Saturday we went to the Milford Invitational. Teams that attended were Mil-ford, Bryce Valley, Piute, Diamond Ranch, Beaver, Escalante, Pine View, and Panguitch. Panguitch won the tour-nament with 211 points the next closest team was Beaver with 119 points. Panguitch had 10 wrestlers in the finals.113- Jory Owens 1st 126- Sam Vasquez 1st 132- Brandon Birch 1st160- Kolton Julander 1st 285- Tyler Brinkerhoff 1st 106- Sam Brophy 2nd 120- Jake Beackstead 2nd 138- Max Smith 2nd152- Paxton Cooper 2nd 195- Rowdy Josie 2nd182- Austin Josie 3rd 220- Donnie Corwin 3rd132- Jacob Brophy 4th 170- Hunter Owens 4th A side note Cade Coles wrestled this weekend in The Rumble wrestling tour-nament at UVU one of the toughest tournaments in the nation and took 8th place in a bracket of 64 wrestlers!

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COAT DRIVE

Please donate new, or gently used coats, hats, mittens and scarves. All items collected will be do-nated to the home-less shelter. Boxes to donate the items can be found at Royals Market, Wayne High School and Wayne Middle school. For large pickups please call Danielle Batty at 691-2995 or Jennifer Batty at 691-1695..

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WAYNE COUNTY TRAVEL COUNCIL MEETING

The Wayne County Travel Council will be having their next board meeting on Thursday January 26, 10:30 a.m. at the Community Center in Bicknell. If you have any ques-tions or concerns that need to be addressed please contact your town representative so it can be added to the Agenda.

Fremont/Lyman: Troy Anderson, Loa: Francine Hallows, RaeLynn Cooper,

Bicknell: Patty Krause, Howard Blackburn, Teasdale:Debbie Gates,

Torrey: Kelli Hansen, Don Torgerson, Gary Pankow, Caineville/Hanksville: Forrest Sims, Mike Flanders,

Thank you, Nycole Durfey - Director Wayne County Travel Council

NOTICE TO ALL WAYNE PARENTS AND STUDENTS

January 26 has been scheduled as a teacher in-service day and there will not be any school held for students. Typically this has been a half day but this year it is going to be a full day. Please “pass the word around to anyone that you know, no school on January 26.

SCHOLARSHIP OF EXCELLENCE

Every year Wayne High School has awarded quali-fied seniors the Scholarship of Excellence Award. This award is made possible through donations from lo-cal businesses and alumni. The aide from this schol-arship has helped numbers of students in their educa-tional goals and is greatly appreciated. We’d like you to meet our seniors who may be ap-plying this year. We will spotlight our seniors very soon so you can see who will be the recipients of your donation. Watch for them each week!If you are able to contribute to this cause donations can be sent to:

Wayne High SchoolScholarship of Excellence

P.O. Box 217Bicknell, Utah 84715

Donna’s Keepsake inside

is having a HUGE fabric sale February Monday, 6th & Tuesday 7th. Moda, Henry Glass, Riley

Blake, Buggy Barn, etc. will all be on sale at huge discounts. Fabric will be between $2.00 - $6.00 a

yard. You won’t want to miss this sale.....

Upcoming quilt classes:January25th - Loa Civic Center from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. (At 6:00, Marsha will be teaching 1/2 square triangles. This is a repeat for those who missed the January 11th class) Feb. 8th 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Loa Civic Center

Feb. 22nd - 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. - Loa Civic Center

Everyone is invited.... You can bring your own projects or work on the projects that we will be fea-turing from Donna’s Keepsake. We hope that this day and one day a month we will accommodate the women who work. We had a great crowd last Wednesday and want this to continue. Please come and sew with us!

85th Birthday

Celebration Joan Moore Hunt turned 85 on January 12, 2012 her Family and Friends have organized a Commu-nity Open House at the Old Church in Hanksville to be held in her honor, January 21, 2012. Please stop by anytime between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. The Public is invited. No Gifts Please

GUNNISON WRESTLING TOURNAMENT RESULTS

TEAM 1ST PLACE OUT OF 9 TEAMS

Wayne Pineview JV

Grand Gunnison

American Leadership Academy Manti JV

Richfield JV Parowan Summitt

Individual Results: Wrestlers each wrestled 9 matches in 2 days.

1st Randy Ellett 1st Bryan Batty 1st Hagan Ekker 2nd Brady Foutz 2nd Drue Fivecoat 2nd Luke Wells 3rd Damon Davis 3rd Colton Roberts 3rd Isak Pei 3rd Jared Alvey 4th Ryan Lee 4th Celtin Johnson

Wayne wrestles Dia-mond Ranch at Wayne High School this Thurs-day at 7:00 p.m.

Above: Damon Davis

Above: Brady Foutz

Above: Colton Roberts

Above: Josie Morrell

Above: Randy Ellett

DUELTHIS WEEK AT HOME

TWO RETIRE FROM WAYNE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT

In December Mr. Chad Brinkerhoff retired after 30 years of service to Wayne County. Chad is an excellent blade man and he sure could push snow in that grader. He has maintained roads from The Robbers Roost to Parker Mt. Quiet and steady is his demeanor and we appreciate all he has contributed to the county and making us able to travel where we wanted to go. We wish Chad a happy and satisfying future. Thank youfor your service and the job you did for all of Wayne County. Mr. Ted Taylor also retired from the County Road De-partment the last of December. Ted served Wayne County as a Road crew member and then Department Supervisor for almost30 years. He brought a good knowledge of how structure and form should work and was great at designing tasks for road improvements. He was well known all over the state andhad a great list of contacts. His personality made him stand out and thus so did Wayne County. He left the road department with great equipment and progress has been accomplished under his supervision. Thank you for your years of service and we wish you better health and abright future.

Wayne County Commission

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By Cynthia Kimball

Customer Service is Friendship

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Contingency An indigent client who had been injured in an ac-cident went looking for a lawyer to represent him without cost. One lawyer told him that he would take the case on contingency. When the client asked what “contingency” was, the lawyer replied, “If I don’t win your lawsuit, I don’t get anything. If I do win your lawsuit, you don’t get anything.”

Lesson in Marketing

learned a lesson in mar-keting from a man who bought an old boat, a trail-er and a motor from me. “Thanks,” he said as he loaded them up. “I’m plan-ning to resell them.” Good luck, I thought. I had been trying to get rid of them for months. But when I ran into him a few weeks later, he’d sold everything. “How did you manage that?” I marveled. “I took out an ad: ‘Heavy-duty boat trailer with free boat.’ When the buyer came to get it, I asked if he had a motor. He said no. I told him I happened to have one in my garage. He bought that, too.”

Mixed Signals

My father’s hearing aid oc-casionally emits

a brief high-pitched squeal that can be heard by anyone near him. One day my little niece was sitting on his lap when the device started to beep. Surprised, my niece looked up at him. “Grandpa,” she said, “you’ve got mail.”

Quality Assurance A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty boxes, without the tube inside. This was due to the way the production line was set up, and people with experience in designing production lines will tell you how difficult it is to have everything happen with timings so precise that every single unit coming out of it is per-fect 100% of the time. Small variations in the environment (which can’t be controlled in a cost-effective fashion) mean you must have quality assurance checks smartly dis-tributed across the line so that customers all the way down to the supermarket don’t get mad and buy another brand instead. Understanding how important that was, the CEO of the toothpaste factory got the top people in the company together and they decided to start a new project, in which they would hire an external engineering company to solve their empty boxes problem, as their engineering depart-ment was already too stretched to take on any extra effort. The project followed the usual process: budget and project sponsor allocated, RFP, third-parties selected, and six months (and $8 million) later they had a fantastic solu-tion on time, on budget, high quality and everyone in the project had a great time. They solved the problem by us-ing high-tech precision scales that would sound a bell and flash lights whenever a toothpaste box would weigh less than it should. The line would stop, and someone had to walk over and yank the defective box out of it, pressing another button when done to re-start the line. A while later, the CEO decides to have a look at the ROI of the project: amazing results! No empty boxes ever shipped out of the factory after the scales were put in place. Very few customer complaints and they were gaining mar-ket share. “That’s some money well spent!” he says, before looking closely at the other statistics in the report. It turns out the number of defects picked up by the scales was zero after three weeks of production use. It should’ve been picking up at least a dozen a day, so maybe there was something wrong with the report. He filed a bug against it, and after some investigation, the engineers come back saying the report was actually correct. The scales really weren’t picking up any defects, because all boxes that got to that point in the conveyor belt were good. Puzzled, the CEO travels down to the factory, and walks up to the part of the line where the precision scales were installed. A few feet before the scale, there was a $20 desk fan, blowing the empty boxes out of the belt and into a bin. “Oh, that,” says one of the workers. “One of the guys put it there because he was tired of walking over every time the bell rang.”

“Come sit over here,” said the Thai restaurant employee. “That way, I can talk to you,” he smiled. Seeing that I was the only customer in this restaurant and am always wanting to find out more about ex-cellent customer service I said, “Okay, sure.” “My name’s Mike,” he said as he extended his hand. “I’m Cynthia. Nice to meet you.” I shook his hand then sat down. “What do you do here, Mike?” “I’m the manager.” “Well, you’re a good one. Just the mere fact that you asked a customer to sit closer to where you were working so that you could get to know them better speaks volumes.” “Thanks. I do like to get to know my customers.” “I already know what I want,” I smiled. “You’ve been here be-fore?” “Yes.” “When do you come in?” “I haven’t really been here since the summer. I’m not always over this way.” “Oh, okay.” “But I’ll take the house brown rice with chicken, shrimp and vegetables,” I smiled. “Oh, that’s good.” “I know. And I’m starv-ing,” I chuckled. “I’ll get that right for you. I’ll even have them, if you want, put extra veg-

etables on there for you.” “Awesome. Thank you so much, Mike!” After Mike gave my or-der to the kitchen, we pro-ceeded to talk and I asked him about his customer ser-vice. He told me that it’s all about emotional connection and that he really works to connect with each cus-tomer. Just then a woman walked in. “Hey Janet!” he shouted. “Hey Mike, how are you?” she shouted back. “Great, great. Ready for your take out.” “Yes!” Mike proceeded to ask Janet about her dogs. Ap-parently Janet had recently lost one. “You know, I’m so sor-ry,” he told her. Watching Janet and Mike talk was like watching friends or family converse. And part of me wondered if some of the reason Janet maybe came in this night was to be consoled by Mike about her dog. Then another man came in and Mike was friendly toward this newcomer. He was suggesting things on the menu, asking this man about himself. Already I could see this man was at ease. Mike had made an emotional connection within seconds. It was like magic, this gift of his. Now, it didn’t hurt that he carried himself well; very confidently. He was also

unpretentious. And he knew his stuff. This restau-rant was his domain. This was his stomping grounds. You walk into his stomp-ing grounds and he takes care of you. He is the only one working the floor and has his system down pat. Jerry Gregorie, CIO of Dell Computers, said, “The cus-tomer experience is the next competitive battleground” (Customer1, 2011). For-tunately for this Thai res-taurant, Mike’s making customer experiences in droves. As Mike proceeded to tell me a little bit more about himself I found out that his life wasn’t always easy. He’d gotten into some trouble and said he wasn’t always able to hold down jobs. I’m so glad, though, that he had finally found success. “The owner’s real good to me,” he said. “I can see why, Mike. It’s hard to find good em-ployees you can trust.” “I take care of her cus-tomers. She takes care of me. I can eat whatever I want, and she trusts me to shop at COSTCO and other places.” “That’s good, Mike. That’s really, really good.” After I couldn’t eat any-more, Mike packed up my leftovers and offered me a can of soda for the road. “Sure, thanks, Mike.” “You’re welcome.” “Come back, again, soon, okay?” “Definitely.” As I got up to leave, I thought about how Mike and I were now friends. And how Janet was his also. And so was that newcomer. And so must be all the others that come in day in and day out. American businessman J.C. Penney said, “Ev-ery great business is built on friendship,” (Custom-er1, 2011). If that is true, Mike’s done that by way of emotional connection. That night, all I wanted was brown rice with chick-en, shrimp and vegetables. Instead, I got a friend also. Two reasons to return. Cynthia Kimball is a professional speaker and trainer through her com-pany Every1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Lead-ership. She also writes frequently through Deseret Connect. E-mail: [email protected]


BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWSby Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or [email protected]

FYI PANGUITCHBy: Mack Oetting ~ E-mail: mackoetting @gmail.com

Congratulations go out to Brad and Yolanda Cow-an on the birth of their third son, wonderful little Spen-ce. He is joined at home by his parents and siblings, Cameron and Byron Judd. Grandparents in Tropic are David and Katherine Pol-lock and Larvin and Eva Pollock are the great-grand-parents in Tropic. Lisa Chynoweth was re-leased as the Stake Young Woman’s Secretary with a vote of thanks. Travis Shakespear as been called to be the Deacon Quorum Ad visor Second Counselor. Terry Clark was released from this position with a big thanks. It has been very warm for January and the news tonight said we have not just one storm to look for-ward to but four this week. Well it was nice while it lasted. Having been home-bound thanks to the flu and a sprained ankle and knee the Syrett family here has been taking it easy. Sure would like some of you to call with your news how-ever. We love to hear what you are doing. Anyone and everyone is welcome to do that. Please have a great and safe week and I will be looking forward to your news by email or phone. Thanks VS

BRYCE VALLEY SCHOOL NEWS

.....By Vicki D. Syrett On Tuesday the 17th will be the Homecoming Queen Pagent. Running for this honor are Edith Garcia, Emily Pierson, Taylor Tal-bot, Christa Pearson, and Susan Mitchell. We wish all the girls good luck and will be watching. The Bryce Valley Fourth Graders have been very busy working on their State/County Reports. They finally finished after much research, learning, and creativeness. They dis-played their final reports on diorama boards for the student body, teachers, and parents. This work covers all areas of the curriculum and it all showed what ex-perts they had become as they perfected their work for display. They also cel-ebrated the 116th birthday of the State of Utah. We became a state on Jan. 4th, 1896 and the students and teacher talked about the Utah Constitution and good citizenship that was shown as they munched on Ice Cream Sandwiches to cel-ebrate the birthday. The Character Theme in the elementary is “Be-ing a good citizen and help-ing others. They used the example of Martin Luther King to come up with this theme. The fourth through sixth grades finished up the Chess Tournament and had a big celebration with a hu-man chess game. The winners of the week of Jan. 9th Citizenship and Academic Awards are:Kindergarten: Alex MillerFirst Grade:Carter BrinkerhoffSecond Grade: Kandi HolmThird Grade: Tanner NeilsonFourth Grade: Jacqueline BustamanteFifth Grade: Morgan PlattSixth Grade: Isaac Johnson

HOOFBEATSby Sam Cloud

for BVHS Salutations, peoples. Greetings once again from he who pretends to write a news article. As always and almost until forever, life here is once again pretty good and rolling along. I think I’m going to have to think up another intro-ductory phrase, ‘cause that one is really getting old. The second half of of our standard incarceration has almost managed to get started properly, as students and teachers scramble to figure out exactly how the class changes so common of the second semester are supposed to work with the block schedule. The one P.E. class is up to about 30-40 students, and both Coach and Principal B are frantically trying to con-vince some of the kids to take up some other less crowded interests. We had the honor of celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday, bringing joy to high school-ers everywhere. The teach-ers of those high schoolers were considerably less hap-py with the arrangement, as they had to give up one of their few days up in order to meet in a supposed “official teacher training.” Though the event was actually host-ed at our school, despite the best efforts of non-existent people anywhere, we were unable to gather any sig-nificant intel that could be used to deduce (and thereby counter) the teacher’s dia-bolical plans for the next half of our legal imprison-ment. Sorry. The Homecoming Queen Pageant has come and gone, taking place this Tuesday. The Queen for this year is none other than the infamous “Unknown Person” from somewhere in Utah. This is largely due to the fact that the time and effort involved in printing this paper requires me to be writing this article exactly 2 days before this event has already taken place. How-ever, since most of you al-ready know who the Queen is, and all of her attendants, and their favorite colors, I don’t think it’s too much of a problem that I do not. The question of the Homecoming King (or School Popular Jester Dude) is still to be decided, and it is a question that will not be settled for several more weeks. Due to com-plications dealing with the tight schedule of Basketball games over the next few weeks, the King Contest and official Homecoming Week will be taking place the week of Jan. 29 -- Feb. 3. As already briefly mentioned, the basketball schedule for the next few weeks is positively load-ed. The boy’s had a Home Game just yesterday with Wayne, and they have an-other big Home Game (note the capitals) with Diamond Ranch due to be played out tomorrow. After that, the boys get a break until go-ing up against Escalante on Thursday of next week. The girls have it a bit tougher, with no less than 4 games to be played before the next paper comes out. The first of these is actually Today, with a Home Game against

Escalante. They are then due to travel to Piute on Sat-urday to conquer our mortal enemies there. Following this match, they only have a few days’ respite before competing in a series of Home Games on Tuesday and Wednesday against Parowan and Valley. After they manage to live through that grueling trial, they will be expected to play on Fri-day and engage none other than our ultimately Arch-Nemesis of Panguitch. We wish them luck as they prepare for this week, and all that we can spare of the Mass x Acceleration to be with them. Until next time.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Vicki Syrett The girls will play Es-calante at Bryce Valley on Thursday and Piute on their floor on Saturday. We played Milford last week and came out on top with a 53-43 victory.

BOYS BASKETBALL

We played Panguitch last week and both the Varsity and JV teams won their games. The season is about half over and we feel the boys are doing very well. On Wednes-day we will play Wayne at home and on Thursday it will be Diamond Ranch on our floor. The Sophomore Tournament in Valley gave us a second place win over all. We lost in the champi-onship game to Panguitch. This was the ninth and tenth grade boys playing.

WRESTLINGby Carlon Johnson, Coach

This week our Mustang wrestlers had a fun tour-nament at Milford High School. The tournament was well outlined and gave each of our wrestlers at least two matches. Ultimately we had two wrestlers make it to the Finals, they are Miles Holm and Billee Jones. Miles had an exciting first match and ended up getting a 2nd place metal. Billee survived one of his hard-est matches of the year to pull off a pin and 1st place! We are having a great time learning and growing as a wrestling team. Each day we get better.

SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHES:

Please call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch either here or delivered. The suggested donation is $2.50 if you are 60 years or over and $6.00 if you are younger than 60. The food is good and milk is served with each meal. 679-8666WED 18th: BBQ Ribs, Baked Potatoes, Carrot Sal-ad, Roll, Peaches, Muffin.THURS. 19th: Ham, Scal-loped Potatoes, Mixed Veg-etables, Roll, Pineapple, Applecrisp.TUES. 24th: Hot Beef Sandwich, Potatoes & Gra-vy, California Blend Veg., Pears, Turnover.WED. 25th: Meatballs & Gravy, Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll, Tropical Fruit, Poke CakeTHURS. 26th: Hot Turkey Salad, Stewed Tomatoes, Relish Tray, Roll, Apricots, Cookie. Where has January gone to. Whew!!

A $336,156 grant from the Federal Highway Ad-ministration, Scenic By-way program was obtained and will be used to install signs along Highway 143, the “Patchwork Parkway.” This scenic highway runs from Parowan to Panguitch and was named the Patch-work Parkway after the his-torical Quilt Walk. These signs will contain histori-cal information in Iron and Garfield County. The goal is to use these signs and kiosks to tell the story in a way that it is honest to the area. Parowan’s Mayor Donald Landes said that he is excited for the project as it will bring a positive eco-nomic impact on the area. The work on the signage is expected to be completed by July 1913. This should be a boost to Panguitch also, bring in those that make the trek over from Parowan. Twelve years ago when I was on the City Council, I served on the committee that made Highway 12 into an All American Highway. All American Highway designations are few in our Country and Highway 12 is the only All American des-ignated highway in all of Utah. Highway 12 received this designation because of the variety of terrain along it. Going west to east, High-way 12 starts off with Red Canyon and goes by Bryce Canyon and actually goes through the north end of the Canyon. It passes Moss y Cave, Tropic, by Koda-chrone State Park, through the gap on into some beau-tiful scenery road. The Pet-rified Forest is only a mile out of Escalante. Here you can go on the Hole in the Rock and pass the Devils Rock Garden. It is 50 miles to the Hole in the Rock, his-toric trek by pioneers that crossed the Colorado River down through this rocky area. Or you can go over the Hells Back Bone road to Boulder, caution don’t do this in the winter. Staying on 12 you come to checker board rock, similar to Zions and some of greatest vistas anywhere, on to Calf Creek falls where and easy 5 mile hike gets to a beautiful wa-terfall that is as peaceful a place as you will ever find. On to Boulder, a small town that has some excellent res-taurants and access to the Burr Trail, which will lead you to Capital Reef Nation-al Park and unbelievable

scenery, back on 12 through a mountain area to Torrey. Does anyone beside me knows this? Only this year has our area travel guides even mentioned the high-way designation. In my humble opinion, having traveled much of the Coun-try, this is the best of the best in scenic by ways and maybe in the world. This highway runs through Gar-field County and like The Patchwork Highway sig-nage would be a huge posi-tive boost to the economy to the communities that are along 12 and especial Bryce Valley and Escalante. Es-calante is sitting on a gold mine of scenery and things to do in that area. I like it when someone points out my mistakes, it shows that someone is read-ing my ramblings. Art Coo-per a former Texan pointed out that Abilene is in Kan-sas not Texas. The City that has the Steak House that has the 5 pound steak chal-lenge is in Amarillo. I did get the A part right, thanks Arthur. We have a Girl Scout Troop in town and they will be selling cookies, from January 14-27. They are Troop 300 and Alicia and Jessica will be selling in our area. The cookies run $3.50 a box and you can call 676-2333 to place your

order. Cookie sales have been a Girl Scout tradi-tion for ever. Both of my girls Shawn and Kelly were Brownies then Girl Scouts over 40 years ago, it was a fun time for both of them. I am glad to see a Troop here; it is the Girl Scout 100 an-niversary this year. My favorite TV per-sonality Mat Houston is at it again. Hopefully Mat is doing a show up at the Lake and is going into the ice fishing wonders of Pan-guitch Lake, this next week. With the warm weather we have had, I hope the Lake is frozen, I haven’t been up there lately. Mat is a natural for this show and is knowl-edgeable in most of the out door sports that we have in our area. Mat and his dad Randy own the Shed Sport-ing good store in Panguitch and this is the second show that he has done, the last one showed off his bass fishing skills. These shows are on the VS channel and when it plays we will let you know when, last time it was a 2 month wait. Speaking of the warm weather if you have planted new trees you will need to water them, because they won’t make it through the winter with out some mois-ture.

Stay Healthy, Mack O.


LEGAL NOTICESNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

The following described property will be sold at public auc-tion to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the Garfield County Temporary Of-fices, located at 740 N. Main Street, Panguitch UT 84759 in Gar-field County, Utah on February 14, 2012 at 10:00 of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed originally executed by Walter Joe Jourdan as trustors, in favor of Lillie Mae Jourdan-which has been assigned to Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% interest, cover-ing real property located at 227 North Main Street, Hatch, UT 84735 and more particularly described as:PARCEL 1:All of Lot 3, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY.PARCEL 2:All of Lot 2, Block 2, Plat “A”, HATCH TOWN SURVEY.EXCEPTING THEREFROM the South 144 feet of the West 75 feet. The Current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is Lillie Mae Jour-dan which has been assigned to Dave Higham and Christine Higham, husband and wife as to an undivided 50%, Eddie Joe Fox and Reatha R. Fox, husband and wife as to an undivided 25% and Comstock Financial Inc as to an undivided 25% inter-est and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default are Walter Joe Jourdan. The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff reinstatment or any other circumstances that would affect the validity of the sale. If any such circumstance exists, the sale shall be void, the suc-cessful bidders funds returned and the trustee and current benefi-ciary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damage.This Notice of Trustee’s Sale is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Bidders must tender to the trustee a $5,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 12:00 noon the day fol-lowing the sale. The deposit must be in a form of a cashier’s check or bank official check payable to Security Title Company. The balance must in be in the form of a wire transfer, cashier’s check, bank official check (credit union official checks are not accepted) or U.S. Postal money order payable to Security Title Company. Cash payments are not accepted. A Trustee’s deed will be delivered to the successful bidder within three business days after receipt of the amount bid.Dated: January 5, 2012

Security Title Company of Garfield County, TrusteeTRAVIS V. HATCH, Vice-President

15 No. Main Street/PO Box 177, Panguitch, UT 84759 • (435) 676-8808

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 12, 19 & 26 2012 .

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ABUSIVE TRUSTS Can a trust be too good to be true? The simple answer is yes. Can a trust reduce or eliminate income or self-employment tax? Can a trust create the opportunity to take deductions for personal expenses paid by the trust? Can the use of a trust allow someone to take depreciation deductions on an owner’s personal residence and furnishings? The simple answer to the above questions is no. Trusts that attempt to achieve the above are just “too good to be true.”

In fact, the IRS has characterized such trusts as “Abusive Trusts.” In recent years, the IRS has become very aggressive in its treatment of abusive trusts. Abusive trusts are called many different names. Some of the more common names are “Constitutional Trusts,” “Pure Equity Trusts,” “Common Law Trusts,” or “Common Law Trust Organizations.” There have been a number of other names used to market these trusts as well. Generally, the trust is established when the trustee issues units in the trust to the set-tlor (person forming the trust). The trustee, someone other than the settlor, has absolute discretion over making any distributions of income or principal back to the settlor. Promoters claim that the settlor is no longer income taxable on the income and that both gift and estate taxes are avoided. Needless to say, the IRS does not share the same belief. The IRS has recently undertaken a national coordinated strategy to address fraudulent trust schemes. IRS Public Announcement Notice 97-24 warns taxpayers to avoid fraudu-lent trust schemes that advertise bogus tax benefits. In the public notice, the IRS warns that these abusive trust arrangements will not produce the tax benefits advertised by their promot-ers; that the IRS is actively examining them and that in some circumstances, taxpayers who participate in them may be subject to civil and/or criminal penal-ties. IRS Notice 97-24 can be found on the Internet at www.irs.ustreas.gov. It must be noted that the IRS has specifically distinguished the “abusive trusts” explained in this article with le-gitimate trusts used in estate planning and charitable giving. The Internal Revenue Code provides numerous provisions for the use of trusts for minimizing taxes in an estate plan-ning and charitable giving context. In all IRS publications regarding abusive trusts, the IRS distinguishes between abusive trusts and legitimate trusts. Hopefully, by writing this article, those who have unfortunately become involved in abusive trust arrangements will be made aware of the serious problems related to such arrangements and will take steps to undo the problematic trust arrangements before the IRS confronts them. 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, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have questions you would like addressed in these articles, you can contact him at 435 628-1711 or [email protected].

TROPIC TOWN PUBLIC HEARING

Sewer Service Expansion Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held January 23, 2012 in the Tropic Town Heritage Center located at 20 North Main at 6:00 p.m. All interested parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard.

Marie H. Niemann Tropic Town Clerk

Published in The Wayne & Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 19, 2012 .

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NOTICE TO WATER USERS

The State Engineer received the following Application(s) in Wayne County (Locations in SLB&M). For more infor-mation or to receive a copy of filings, visit http://water-rights.utah.gov or call 1-866-882-4426. Persons objecting to an application must file a CLEARLY READABLE pro-test stating FILING NUM-BER, REASONS FOR OB-JECTION, PROTESTANTS` NAME AND RETURN AD-DRESS, and any request for a hearing. Protest AND A $15 PROCESSING FEE MUST BE FILED with the State En-gineer, Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300 ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 2012. These are informal pro-ceedings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division of Water Rights. (The Period of Use is generally year-round except irrigation which is generally from Apr 1 to Oct 31 each year.)NEW APPLICATION(S)95-5288 (A79241): Margo Hendrickson, M.D. Inc. DBP propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 0.45 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles South of Teasdale) for DOMESTIC.EXTENSION(S)95-1798 (A55766): Garkane Power Association Inc. is/are filing an extension for 150.0 cfs. from the Upper Fremont River (2 miles NE of Fremont) for HYDRO-POWER.

Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEER

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 19 & 26, 2012.

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PUBLIC HEARING Six County Association of Governments will hold a public hearing to consider potential projects for which funding maybe applied under the CDBG Small Cities Program Year 2012. Sug-gestions for potential projects will be solicited, both verbally and in writing, from all interested parties. The expected amount of CDBG funds for this program year will be discussed along with the range of projects eligible under this program and a review of previously funded projects. The hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. on January 24, 2012 and will be held at Sevier County Ad-ministration Building 250 North Main Richfield, Utah. Further information can be obtained by contacting Todd Thorne 435-893-0714. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during these hear-ings should notify Todd Thorne at Sevier County Administration Building 250 North Main Richfield, Utah. At least three days prior to the hearing to be attended.

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on JANUARY 19 & 26, 2012.

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NEW WAYS TO HUNT BLACK BEARS Starting this spring, bear hunters will have opportu-nities they’ve never had be-fore in Utah. The new opportuni-ties have been made pos-sible through a new bear management plan the Utah Wildlife Board approved in 2011. John Shivik, mammals coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says the plan is giving more peo-ple a chance to hunt bears in Utah. “At the same time,” Shivik says, “the plan pro-vides some important safe-guards to keep the state’s bear populations healthy and safe.”Board approves hunting rules At their Jan. 12 meeting, members of the Wildlife Board approved black bear hunting and pursuit rules for Utah’s 2012 seasons. All of the rules the board approved will be available in the 2012 Utah Black Bear Guidebook. The guidebook should be available at wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks by Jan. 31. The following are some highlights: In the past, most of the bears that were hunted in Utah were tracked with hounds and ran up trees. A few hunters have also used bait to lure bears in so the hunters could make a clean and effective shot with a bow and arrow. But starting this spring, more spot-and-stalk-only hunts will be offered in

Utah. Hunters may not use hounds or bait during spot-and-stalk hunts. Instead, they must spot the bear and stalk it.In the past, all of Utah’s bear hunting areas were limited-entry areas. Only those who draw a permit for a limited-entry area can hunt on it. Starting this spring, though, the state will of-fer some harvest-objective hunts. The number of hunters who can hunt on a harvest-objective area isn’t limited, so switching a limited-entry area to a harvest-objective area gives more people a chance to hunt the area. To protect bears on har-vest-objective areas, the number of bears that can be taken on each area is lim-ited. Once that limit—also known as the area’s quo-ta—is reached, the hunt on the area ends for the season. Harvest-objective hunts will be offered on three ar-eas: The Wasatch Moun-tains, Currant Creek, Avin-taquin unit in north central Utah, the Beaver unit in southwestern Utah and the Nine Mile unit in southeast-ern Utah. The spring hunts on some of Utah’s bear hunting units will run a little longer this year. The longer spring sea-sons will allow biologists to put more pressure on bears in areas where livestock are often killed and camp-grounds raided by bears.

Protecting the bears In addition to provid-ing some new hunting op-portunities, the new plan provides bears with some important safeguards: In the past, Shivik says three hunting-related fac-tors have been used to de-termine the health of Utah’s bear population—the per-centage of bears taken that are female, the average age of the bears taken and the number of adult bears that survive each hunting sea-son. You won’t find those three factors in the new plan. Instead, biologists are focusing on two key fac-tors: the number of female bears and the number of adult male bears that hunt-ers take.(An adult male bear is a bear that’s five years of age or older.) Shivik says the number of females and the num-ber of adult males hunters take gives important infor-mation about how a bear population is doing: The number of females hunters take is important because females give birth to cubs and then care for the cubs after they’re born. “But the best early in-dicator we have about the health of a bear population is the number of adult males hunters take in relation to the number of females,” Shivik says. Shivik says adult males wander more than other bears. The wandering the

adult males do helps bear populations expand. Because they wander more, adult males are also the bears hunters usually encounter first. If biologists see that the number of adult males hunters are taking is going down—and the number of females is going up—they know the bear population in the area is declining. “Once hunters start find-ing more females,” Shivik says, “we know the popu-lation is declining in num-ber.” In addition to the number of female bears and adult male bears hunters take, bi-ologists are also using two important bear studies to monitor the health of Utah’s bear population: One study involves snag-ging hair from bears at sites across Utah. After the hair is snagged, DNA tests are used to determine how of-ten the bears that left the snagged hair visited the sites. This study is helping biologists measure how fast or slow the state’s bear pop-ulations are growing. In the second study, bi-ologists visit bear dens in the winter to see how many cubs are in the dens. The biologists also assess the health of the cubs and their mothers. This study is giv-ing biologists important in-formation about the number of new bears that are being brought into Utah’s popula-tion each year.


ESCALANTE NEWSMarlene Haws Ph: 826-4859 • [email protected]

Everyone seems to have found their way back home since the holidays. Christmas decorations have, mostly, disappeared. Now me? I had just about decided to leave my tree in and hang red hearts on it for Valentine! I hated to put it up and I hated taking it down! Dale and Marty Henry are back home after spend-ing the holidays with their family in California. Ray and Lois Barney are home again after spending two weeks with their family in Kaysville. Lois said she either took a cold to the kids or they gave it to her after she got up there, but she has it conquered now and ev-eryone else is on the mend. Shelley Barney waited until after the holidays to have knee surgery, but she has had it done now and is on the road to recovery. Hopefully she won’t be down long or she will have to take nerve pills! She is a goer and her walking part-ners will be anxious for her to be up and at it again! The kids at the high school will be waiting for her to get back to school also. Connie Noyes took a fall and broke her shoulder. Seems like these things come in threes, so she and Pat Sorensen can swap sto-ries until a third one joins the group. I really hope that doesn’t happen! Get well soon ladies.

City employees, Terry Olsen and Valerie Sparks, have been busy at the city offices painting, cleaning and sprucing up the confer-ence room. They have done a terrific job. If nothing else compels you to attend the city coun-cil and planning and zoning meetings, you should come a few times just to see the improvements. It just might give you some incentive to come and support your mayor and council mem-bers. We don’t give them enough credit for what they do for us. Word is that we will soon be losing three fami-lies from our community. All have been employed at Turnabout. Luke and Kayce Hatch, Yancey and Cherry Whipple and Nick and Ju-lie Smith are all moving out. They will be missed, not only at Turnabout but in their LDS Wards, in the town and in the schools. We wish them all well and hope we get some new families just like them to take their places. They have been an important part of our town. I had an e-mail from Janet Kraft, in Colorado, telling me of the birth of a new granddaughter, Madi-lyn Paige. She belongs to Janet’s daughter, Randie. So that means MaeVonn Taylor has another great grandchild. MaeVonn’s son, Emmorn Dodds, is the grandfather. Congratula-tions to all! I heard from three former Escalante residents dur-ing holidays, all from the Shurtz family. Verl Shurtz,

Salt Lake, his sister Re-non Shurtz Peterson, Cedar City, and their cousin Elma Shurtz George, Salina. All will soon have birthdays. Renon and Elma will be 90 and Verl can say (this year) that he will be the same age as he will turn 92! In their 90’s and every one of them still consider Escalante to be their HOME! I also heard from Connie and Alfred Jepsen in Cedar City. They are doing okay and their son Conrad had just come from Boulder to visit with them. Mildred Gates and Ter-ry Dowdle called me too, from the Salt Lake area. They were really upset be-cause they hadn’t been get-ting their “Insider.” Mil-dred said, “I’ve just got to have my Escalante News.” I hope you are getting it by now, Mildred. Many friends and rela-tives attended the viewing and graveside services here for Kent Cottam last week. Our little community has been hit hard with funerals this past year. And death is no respecter of age. We have seen it hit all ages. We truly sympathize with all the families who have ex-perienced this kind of loss and hope 2012 will treat you more kindly. Now…….my son Rob-ert, and I are on our way to Salina to watch my two granddaughters, Devyn and Shaylynn Sorensen play basketball. So….See ya’ next week and PLEASE call or e-mail me with your news if you want me to keep writing this column!

LDS, 1ST WARD500 So 100 West

676-22543 Brady EyreSunday service 11:00 AM Sunday School 12:10 AM

Priesthood/Relief Society 1:00 PM

Youth-Tuesday 7:00 PM

LDS, 2ND WARD190 No 400 East

616-2240 Danny YardleySunday service 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:10 AM

Priesthood/Relief Society 12:00 PMYouth-Tuesday 7:00 PM

LDS, 3RD WARD500 So 100 West

676-2517 Troy HenrieSunday service 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:10 AM

Priesthood/Relief Society 11:00 PMYouth-Tuesday 7:00 PM

VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, BAPTIST585 E 50 North • 676-2157Sunday service • 11:00 AM

ST GERTRUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

So Main St(this is a mission church)

676-8404 Art, general information586-8298 Christ the King Church

Sunday mass 1:30 PM

Panguitch Churches

TOP GIFTS FOR HER UNDER $50 Finding a perfect gift doesn’t always mean spending a ton of cash. Whether it’s a handy gadget, a fashion accessory or a day’s worth of spa-quality pampering, the following gift ideas for women are all available for $50 or less.An MP3 player for musical enjoyment A workout partner, a travel compan-ion, a convenient way to enjoy music on the go; an MP3 player makes the perfect gift. The tiny Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player is affordable, easy to use and comes packed with features such as an FM radio, a stop-watch for timing laps and a larger color screen. The player is compatible with virtually all audio formats, including DRM-free iTunes, and comes in seven colors. Scarves for keeping cozy Scarves are the perfect accessory for the stylish woman’s wardrobe. For sophistication, choose a soft pashmina; for a casual, organic look, a chunky knit scarf should do the trick. Classic colors like black and beige are always a hit, but bright hues of purple, blue or red are also popular this holiday season. With so many materials and designs available, you’ll find the perfect one to fit her unique personality. At-home pampering Women love the spa, but with treatments so expensive, many consumers are opting for the affordable indulgence of at-home pampering. A foot bath can revitalize tired feet at the end of a long day and a back or neck massager can relieve tension. For a personalized present, create a gift basket of manicure essentials such as files, buffers, scrubs and fun shades of nail polish. Remember, not all gifts come wrapped with a bow; take the kids for an outing and give mom some alone time, or cook her favorite meal and do the dishes

afterward.Glam up the cell phone Every modern woman owns a mobile phone, and it’s not just for texting, call-ing and surfing the Inter-net; a phone can serve as an extension of personal style. Mobile phones and matching accessories come in every theme imaginable, from diamond sparkles to sleek black leather and bright neon designs. For an added touch, mix fashion with utility by including a helpful accessory like a car charger, hands-free headset or pair of ear buds.

BECOMING ILLEGAL (Actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his senator) The Honorable Tom Harkin 731 Hart Senate Office Building Phone (202) 224 3254 Washington DC , 20510 Dear Senator Harkin , As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service , I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Home-land Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.. My primary reason for wishing to change my sta-tus from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill’s provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out. Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I’m excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005. Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year. Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications , as well as ‘in-state’ tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son. Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver’s license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums .. This is very important to me given that I still have col-lege age children driving my car. If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative.

Thank you for your assistance. Your Loyal Constituent,

Donald Ruppert , Burlington , IA

(hoping to reach ‘illegal alien’ status rather than just a bonafide citizen of the USA )

Accidents .......................................................................... 4Animal calls ..................................................................... 2Assaults ............................................................. 5 - 1 assistAssist agency ................................................................... 3Assist ambulance ............................................................. 4Assist citizen .................................................................... 3Assist officer .................................................................... 6Attempt to locate .............................................................. 1Burglary ........................................................................... 1Call outs ........................................................................... 4Citations ......................................................................... 12Civil disturbance2Court bailiff hours ............................................................ 5Court security hours ......................................................... 2Criminal mis/vandalism ................................................... 1Crowd control ................................................................ 11Disturbing the peace ......................................... 3 - 1 assistDomestic dispute ............................................... 2 - 1 assistDrugs/narcotics ................................................................ 1Finger prints ..................................................................... 2Fires.................................................................................. 1Follow-ups ..................................................................... 15911 Hang-ups/Mis-dials ................................................. 10Illegal consumption .......................................................... 1Intoxication ...................................................................... 1Investigative hours ......................................................... 27Juvenile problems ............................................................ 3Juvenile referrals .............................................................. 1Keep the peace ................................................................. 1Meetings ......................................................................... 21Misdemeanor charges ...................................................... 4Papers served ................................................................... 3Public relations ............................................................... 13Special assignment ........................................................... 8Stolen prop. recovered ..................................................... 1Suspicious circumstances ................................................. 5Suspicious person............................................................. 1Suspicious vehicle ............................................................ 1Theft ................................................................................. 3Tobacco compliance checks ............................................. 1Training hours ................................................................ 18Warnings ........................................................................ 60

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RENTALSHELP WANTED

LIVESTOCK

SERVICES

APARTMENTSTwo apartments for rent in Lyman. $325.00 per month, plus utilities. No smoking. No pets. Cleaning deposit required. Call 836-2344 eve-nings

CLASSIFIEDSGarfield: 676-2621 • Wayne: 836-2622

8 HEAD PREGNANT COWS

$1200 each. Contact Ned Taylor at 691-1183. ALSO: 3 year old Buckskin Gelding. $300

HOME FOR RENT IN LOA

Nice home for rent in Loa lo-cated at 226 South 100 East. All kitchen appliances are included, three bedroom, two bathrooms, laundry room, two large family rooms, wood burning stove in basement, and much more. For more in-formation please contact Stan Chappell at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795.

FLAT BED TRUCK DRIVER

Over the road flatbed truck driver needed. Clean driving record and 3 years experience needed. Please call Derik @ 435-691-1169 for more info.

HOUSE FOR RENT4 Bedrooms, 2 Car Garage, Wood Burning Stove, No Smoking, Outside Pets Only In Loa. $400/month Call Sha-ron at 435-691-1991.

HOUSE FOR RENT3 Bedroom, 1 Large bath House across from the ele-mentary school in Loa. $575/month. $300 Deposit, 435-616-3045

Position Opening Utah State University Ex-tension and Garfield County are now accepting applications for a Part-time (5 hours/week) 4-H Assistant. The position will be serving in the Panguitch area of Gar-field County. Applicants must live in Gar-field County. Responsibilities include: recruiting and train-ing volunteer 4-H leaders and enrolling 4-H members into club units. This position will also help in developing local, county and state 4-H contests and activities. 4-H experi-ence is preferred. (For a full description of qualifications, please see Garfield County Clerk’s Office).Applications can be obtained from the Garfield County Clerk’s Office. Applications due by January 26, 2012. For more information con-tact the Utah State University Extension office at (435) 676-1114. Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal op-portunity employer.

DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED

compassionate, hard work-ing, self-motivated Part Time. Experience preferred, but we will train. $9.00/hr. (more if trained) Call – Panguitch Dental at 676-2443.

FREMONTLog Cabin for rent fully fur-nished at the edge of town with 3 acres and pasture. $1350- 3 bed, 2 bath. Call 702.521.1022

HOUSE FOR RENT Wayne School District has a house for rent. The house is located at 393 W 200 N in Bicknell behind the high school. The rent is $400 a month. There is also a $400 security/cleaning deposit, plus a non-refundable $100 carpet cleaning fee, plus a fee to pay for any heating oil that is in the tank at the time the rent-al agreement is signed. For more information call the Dis-trict Office at 425-3813.

ASK A SPECIALIST: Growing Crops Indoors a Tasty Challenge

During the winter, many miss fresh garden produce and some are even willing to try growing it indoors so they can enjoy eating it. One local gardener seeded ‘Early Girl’ tomatoes in October in a greenhouse. They grew well but did not ripen until March. The tomatoes tasted excellent, but were very expensive after having to heat the green-house for the entire winter to ripen them. Some gardeners have successfully grown other crops indoors more cost ef-fectively using basic techniques such as providing addi-tional light and optimal temperatures. Consider these tips. • West or south-facing windows provide sufficient light for many crops. Another option is inexpensive florescent lighting. The key factor to using this is that the light must be within approximately 6 inches of the plants. Incandes-cent bulbs should not be used since the wavelengths of light they produce are not readily utilized by plants. Addi-tionally, grow lights do not work any better than florescent bulbs and are much more expensive. • Grow plants at an appropriate temperature. Some gar-deners have attempted to grow plants in an unheated ga-rage during the winter with no success. This is not surpris-ing since the garage acts as a natural refrigerator in the winter. A good temperature for most plants is around 70 F. • Grow plants in potting soil rather than soil from the garden. Inexpensive seed starting supplies are available from local retailers. Once plants have been growing for about a month, they often require fertilizer to keep them healthy. Mild, liquid house plant formulations or slow re-lease granular products such as Osmocote™ work well. • Monitor plants closely for insect pests and diseases. When a plant appears to be infested, isolate it from the others to prevent further spread. Heavily infested plants should be thrown away. • Lettuce, peas and many herbs generally work well when grown indoors. Dwarf varieties of peas or other crops that may grow too large for limited indoor spaces can be used. These are often available from online seed companies and sometimes from local retailers. The USU Crop Physiology Lab has specifically re-searched growing crops in artificial environments such as indoor spaces for many years and has identified several “super dwarf” species, including Early Green Pea and Microtina Tomato. These varieties and others have actu-ally been grown on space shuttles or the space station. For more information about starting seeds indoors and how to purchase these specific crops, visit the USU Crop Physi-ology Lab webpage at: http://www.usu.edu/cpl/outreach.htm.

HELP WANTEDThe Lodge at Bryce Canyon is hiring all seasonal positions for 2012 season. If interested, apply online at CoolWorks.com.

HANDYMAN SERVICESPlumbing, Electrical, Drywall, Painting, Etc. Free Estimate. Licensed & Insured. Soren-sons Repair Service, 435-638-7574. 20% Discount for Se-nior Citizens

ESCALANTE CITY JOB OPENING

• FULL TIME POLICE POSI-TION• POST CERTIFIED WITH THREE MONTHS MINI-MUM EXPERIENCE• STARTING SALARY - $34,000.00 • BENEFITS PROVIDED• RESUMES ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:00 P.M. ON JANU-ARY 24, 2012 PLEASE SEND RE-SUMES TO ESCALANTE CITY, PO BOX 189, ES-CALANTE, UTAH 84726 ESCALANTE CITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNTIY EMPLOYER ESCALANTE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY AND ALL RESUMESFOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ESCALANTE CITY OFFICE AT 435-826-4644

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S RECESS APPOINTMENTS UNCONSTITUTIONAL,

RECKLESS..... Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah On Jan. 20, 2009, Presi-dent Obama took the oath of office and swore to “pre-serve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” On Jan. 4, 2012, the President violated his oath and the Constitu-tion by making four “recess appointments” when there was no Senate recess. Article II of the Consti-tution allows the President to make appointments to certain positions with the consent of the Senate. It also allows the President to make temporary appoint-ments during Senate recess-es without Senate consent, but if that exception swal-lows the rule, the Senate would no longer be a check on the President. It does not take a con-stitutional scholar to know that if there is no recess, there can be no recess ap-pointment. For more than a century, the Senate and the Justice Department have agreed that a “recess” re-quires breaking for a bare minimum of three days. The Senate was in ses-sion on January 3, 2012, to start the second session of the 112th Congress and then adjourned. President Obama made his recess ap-pointments the next day. Look at your calendar and do the math. This was the first time in American histo-ry that a President bypassed the Senate to make appoint-ments when there was no recess. Everyone knows that the

confirmation process for ju-dicial and executive branch nominees has become in-creasingly confrontational. Four years ago, Democrats sliced up the break between sessions of the 110th Con-gress by coming into and out of session every few days. Call it a stunt, a gim-mick, or something else, but it prevented President Bush from making another recess appointment for the rest of his Presidency. There is no evidence, by the way, that then-Senator Barack Obama had any objection to this new practice. The brief Senate sessions being held this month are mandatory rather than vol-untary. The Constitution requires the consent of the House or Senate for the oth-er body to adjourn for more than three days. The Senate has been coming into and out of session every few days because the House will not consent to anything longer. But the effect is the same. The Senate is either in session or it is not. The breaks are either longer than three days or they are not. President Obama sim-ply did not have authority to make those recess ap-pointments on Jan. 4. This unlawful act is an assault on the Constitution and the separation of pow-ers that is so important for limiting government and protecting liberty. The political ends do not jus-tify these unconstitutional means. There are very real

differences of opinion and policy between Republi-cans and Democrats, be-tween conservatives and liberals. I understand that. But the Constitution sets the rules for debating and trying to settle those differ-ences. Breaking those rules attacks the very foundation of our system of govern-ment and is beneath the of-fice of the President. Far from being a trifling matter, the President’s reck-less action could have grave consequences. Aside from provoking a constitutional crisis and further damag-ing relations with Con-gress, it may well result in a legal quagmire that could drag on for years. President Obama’s own Justice De-partment issued a supposed defense of these recess ap-pointments – two days af-ter they were made, by the way – and admitted that “the substantial arguments on each side create some litigation risk for such ap-pointments.” That is an un-derstatement if I ever heard one. As I have traveled the state during the past week, many Utahns have expressed an-ger over this White House’s manifest contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law. Like Americans ev-erywhere, they are alarmed and furious by this brazen power grab, and they also want some answers. I will continue to press as hard as I can to ensure that they get them.

HELP WANTED Wayne County is accepting applications for the following position: Title: Road Supervisor

Department: County Roads • FLSA Status: Exempt ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Serves as liaison to the public and various local and state agencies as needed to establish and maintain effective public re-lations and develop cooperative solution to common problems and goals; develops action plans for departmental operations. Coordinates departmental projects with Federal and State agencies as well as private companies and other agencies as is necessary to expedite completion of the same. Recruits, hires, disciplines, and dismisses department em-ployees; assigns personnel and equipment to maintain scheduled operations; oversees the training of personnel in the operation of equipment; establishes priorities for equipment repair and pur-chase. Oversees quality assurance on various in-house and con-tracted projects. Supervises and participates in the design, engineering, con-struction and maintenance of roads, bridges, drainage systems and road sign installation; analyses projects and determines quantity and quality of materials necessary and orders the same if not readily available; oversees departmental materials and equipment inventory control functions; establishes bid specifi-cations for competitive pricing and buying. Determines project priorities, establishes work schedules and deadlines; inspects work in progress to assure that workmanship conforms to specifications and that construction and mainte-nance schedules are adhered to; oversees record keeping of all work performed, hours worked by individual employees, time records for departmental payroll, leave records, etc. Prepares and recommends departmental budget; administers departmental budget and directs procedures to assure compli-ance with established budgets; ensures all equipment purchases, requisitions, supplies and materials conform to departmental needs and goals. Supervises and coordinates departmental risk management program in cooperation with county administrators. Directs de-partmental safety program. Manages County signing program in compliance with appli-cable standards; supervises construction and work zone signing, i.e. barricades, flashing lights, etc. Directs overall departmental public relations activities; re-sponds to public complaints and inquiries. Oversees GIS/GPS operations; provides general guidance and direction related to the development and maintenance of county GIS system. Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Education and Experience: a. Graduation from high school plus two (2) years of specialized training or trade school related to above duties, AND b. Eight (8) years of general road and bridge construction expe-rience; basic civil engineering, public works construction man-agement or related field, two (2) years of which must have been in a position equivalent to that of foreman or crew leader; OR c. An equivalent combination of education and experience. 2. Required knowledge, skills and abilities: Thorough knowledge of: blue prints, grades, machinery, materi-als, and methods on constructing roads, bridges, drainage sys-tems, culverts; principles of supervision and worker motivation; general accounting principles and practices; budget develop-ment and control programs; safety standards related to road and bridge construction; hazards common to heavy equipment op-eration; equipment maintenance and repair standards; engineer-ing/architectural design development procedures, cost analysis and scheduling practices. Working knowledge of engineering processes and procedures; engineering principles and methods; civil engineering standards; road construction methods, practic-es, materials, tools and equipment. Skill in interpersonal communications and cooperative prob-lem solving; the operation of heavy mechanized equipment as required, i.e., Road Grader, Front End Loader, Dump Truck, Snow Plow, Belly Dump, Forklift, Dozer, etc. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; plan, organize, and direct the affairs and operations of a depart-ment engaged in a variety of construction projects related to road and bridge systems; visualize completed projects in planning stages and estimate the end results; estimate quantity of mate-rials accurately; develop and maintain effective working rela-tionships with elected officials, federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, subordinates, and the public. 3. Special Qualifications: May be required to be on call. Must be emergency management certified. Must posses or be able to acquire a valid Class “A” Commercial Drivers License (CDL). Must posses a valid Utah Drivers License with no DUI, ARR, or no more than two (2) moving violations in the past twelve (12) months. Must be able to pass ICC physical and maintain medical certificate. Must be flagger certified or be able to attain certification when required. Must be able to comply with ap-plicable County and departmental policies and safety standards. Must be willing to maintain a flexible working schedule, and oc-casionally work weekends and shifts. Must submit to and pass randomly administered drug tests. May be required to be or be-come a certified weed control applicator. 4. Work Environment: Tasks require a variety of physical ac-tivities, occasionally involving muscular strain, such as walk-ing, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, and lifting. May be required to lift up to 50 pounds or more on occasion. Talking, hearing and seeing is essential to the performance of daily job functions. Common eye, hand, finger, leg and foot dexterity ex-ist. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal in-structions, emotional stability, discriminating thinking and some creative problem solving. Daily travel in automobile or heavy equipment required in job performance. Applications can be picked up at the County Clerk’s office. Along with the application, please submit a resume and a couple of short paragraphs about your past work history and qualifica-tions. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Friday Febru-ary 3, 2012. For more information about the position, please contact the County Clerk’s office at 435-836-1300.

Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk/Auditor

Barney Trucking is looking for truck

drivers in the Panguitch, UT area.

Great pay and benefits. Valid CDL with

Doubles endorsement required.

To apply, go to www.barneytrucking.com

or call 435-529-4422.

MISCSHELVING

AND ASSESSORIESGridwall and slatwall brackets and lots of accessories. First class. Ideal for gift shops and store displays. See at The Snuggle Inn. 55 South Main, Loa. Dick Davis 836-2898

SEASONAL LABORERCapitol Reef has a job opening for summer seasonal Laborer, the announcement is open for one week and closes on Wednesday, January 25.Other jobs currently open on USAJOBS are Seasonal Park Guide and Park Ranger. Ap-ply on line at Website: http://www.usajobs.gov search un-der Torrey, Utah as location or 84775 as zip code. To get started, log onto the USAJOBS website, set up an account, find the job announcement, attach your resume or com-plete the application on line, complete the on-line question-naire and submit via computer or you may fax your applica-tion by printing the fax sheet from the USAJOBS Website. Check the USAJOBS website weekly for other job openings. For questions, contact HumanResources at Capitol Reef Na-tional Park at 435-425-4121.


August 20, 2009Page 10 The Garfield County Insider September 23, 2010Page 10 The Garfield County Insider January 19, 2012Page 10

Cathy Bagley, Broker - BrokerAmanda Brown, Sales Agent

BoulderMountainRealty, Inc. 245 East Main, P.O. Box 9, Torrey

425-3200

www.bouldermountainrealty.com

BOULDER BOULDER KING ESTATES – LOTS 54 & 55. One acre lots with utilities and private water system. Nice views & healthy trees. Variety of plants and bushes. In Upper Boulder. Lot 54 - $40,000; Lot 55 - $35,000. SOUTHERN PORTION OF LONG NECK, LOT 7. Ten acres with sizable building envelope on high point of lot. Views of Boulder Mountain & the Henry Mountains. Price includes water & electricity in-stalled at driveway. Outstanding, unbelievable price of $119,000. Seller financing possible. WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO BOULDER. 10 acres with city water connection. Pinyon, juniper and a variety of high desert plants & bushes. Located on the west side of Highway 12 and bordered by the National Forest Service. Price recently reduced to $120,000. TERRIFIC PRICE FOR MESA LOT. Complete wilderness views with a myriad of textures, shapes and colors of nature at her best. Located on the north rim of The Mesa with one of the best building envelopes available. Price includes all utilities at lot line. Lot 4, Long Neck. $169,000. ELEGANT SLICKROCK WESTERN VIEWS from the rim of the Black Boulder Mesa. Lot 20 facing south and west. Ten acres. Water and electricity. Very private. Priced to sell quickly. $170,000.

Check the website for price changes and new listings.

Food has gone global. Hopefully, the beef in the burger you ate yesterday was raised locally but it may have come from Ar-gentina. The wheat in the hamburger bun may have come from Canada and the tomato from Mexico. On the one hand, a global food system is wonderful. We get to eat what we cannot grow locally, like bananas, avocados, and oranges, and we can also eat foods that we can’t grow in winter like lettuce and tomatoes. Our food is amazingly diverse and relatively cheap. On the other hand, our global food system makes us vulnerable because so much of what we eat is shipped from so far away. It is not hard to imagine several ways that those shipments could be dis-rupted. We already know how sudden changes in fuel prices can spike food pric-es. We already know how a drought, a flood, a blight, or some other age-old cause of crop failure can cause an interruption in the sup-ply of this food or that. But suppose a global pandemic struck and airports and sea ports all around the world shut down as panic spread. What if shipping lanes were closed by war or terror-ism? Most cities have only a one-week food supply in the pipeline - imagine the second week. Sadly, we can imagine a number of awful scenarios that could disrupt a global food system. Gladly, we can also find ways to be more self-sufficient today so that we will also be more resilient should a crisis hap-pen in the future. Emergency storage is wise and certainly help-ful when a natural disaster strikes. However, in the midst of a long-running crisis, like a deepening re-cession, more financial meltdowns, a pandemic, or a war, emergency supplies eventually run out and have to be replaced. Growing more of our food locally and having a viable local market makes us less vul-nerable to those protracted disruptions.

By the end of World War II, about half of America’s produce was grown in fam-ily and neighborhood “vic-tory gardens.” Spurred by patriotic fervor, Americans ramped up a homegrown food security system in just a couple of summers. A true market, after all, is not a mere building where goods are bought and sold but a dynamic and creative means of connecting people with mutual needs. The more energy put into it, the more it grows. Buying and eating lo-cally not only builds secu-rity, it also grows the local economy because it pro-vides jobs, creates opportu-nities for small businesses and family farms, and it ties us together as neighbors in communities. As individuals and fami-lies, buying more of our food locally could save on gas and on all those addi-tional costs we accept when we go to a big box store and walk out with so much more than what we planned to buy because we ran into a sale on something we didn’t know we wanted or needed but, hey, they were just so darned cheap we bought two on our way out the door. Shopping for food local-ly becomes a social event where we meet and talk to neighbors we may not have met if we didn’t go there. If you go to the farmer’s mar-ket in Torrey or to Royals market in Loa (residents of Panguitch, Boulder, etc. can substitute here their own lo-cal markets), chances are you will stop and have at least one friendly conver-sation that you won’t have when you go to a big box store far away. Whether we were raised in Loa, Salt Lake, or California, most of us would rather know our neighbors than to live among strangers. Eating locally helps us do that, too. One-stop shopping is convenient and fast, but we lose something important when that is the only way we shop. When my wife and I moved back to Wayne County we rarely ate red

meat because we were sus-picious about how it was raised. We wanted to avoid hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals found in meat. But now we enjoy lo-cally raised beef and lamb. We like having a relation-ship with the ranchers who grow our meat. The eggs and cheese we buy from neighbors are delicious. At the farmers market we get food that is healthier and tastes better. We like that we are creating a market for what our neighbors grow rather than handing our food dollars over to some big, distant, faceless chain store. We shop at Royal’s rather than Wal-Mart for the same reason. Imagine a day when Wayne County’s garden-ers grow a little more than they do today so that once a week they can gather what-ever greens, vegetables, and fruit is abundant and sell it at the local farmers market. They look forward to visit-ing with friends, meeting neighbors, and enjoying local musicians. The cash they make supplements their income or maybe it pays for holiday gifts, a much-needed family va-cation, or is put away for tuition or a mission. Tour-ists who hear about Wayne County’s vibrant farm-ers market make a point of stopping on their way through and stocking up on fresh produce and bread. Eventually, local green-houses and small farms are able to make a living by selling fresh food to neigh-borhood markets. Since Aspen folded, Wayne County is shar-ing the same hard times and challenges as much of the rest of the nation. We will find out that to be vi-able over the long run, our communities have to be re-silient through tough times. One way we could do that right away without govern-ment assistance, mandates, or ideological squabbling is to be mindful of where our food comes from and then buy and eat locally. It’s a solution that is also deli-cious.

- Chip Ward

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As I read the letter put in The Insider by a Mr. Murray from San Diego, I thought, “Now wait a minute.” He has concerns about the knowledge of the proposed dam site and recreational development. Why should it bother him. He doesn’t live here. We don’t go to California and tell them what they can and can’t do. We used to be this little unique place like one happy big family. Now, wherever you go, you don’t know anybody. Your first concern: Non Loa residents will have to pay to use reservoir for boating, etc. while fishing and hunting. Benefits who? Do you get everything for nothing in San Diego? Why are you worrying over who benefits? You are not forced to come here and spend any of your money. If our roads are so busy, its because out of state people. Why should you be concerned with who benefits? Why should you be concerned about what Dixie Leavitt is do-ing? He has done a lot of good for Wayne County and I will bet he doesn’t owe anybody anything. Why would his financial gain be a great personal loss to everybody? Aren’t there recreational places everywhere you go? Everything Dixie has in Wayne County, he has fixed up really nice, and I for one appreciate all he has done. I don’t think this project will increase noise or roadside debris. Why should Mr. Murray worry over us? We are fine. He doesn’t have to come here.

~ Elda Ellett

FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESILIENCY WHY DOES IT MATTER MR. MURRAY?AG MARKET NEWS

Receipts: 2,145; Last Week: 944. Last Year: 1,522. Feeder Steers: wts under 450 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower; over 450 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: wts under 450 lbs steady; over 450lbs 6.00-8.00 high-er; Holstein Steers: to few for comparison; Slaughter Cows: steady on similar kinds; Slaugher Bulls: steady.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 160.00-171.00; 300-350 lbs 175.00-198.00; 350-400 lbs 184.00-194.50; 400-450 lbs 160.00-178.00; 450-500 lbs 160.00-175.00; 500-550 lbs 149.00-166.00; 550-600 lbs 139.50-155.50; 600-650 lbs 147.00-155.00; 650-700 lbs 140.50-153.00; 700-750 lbs 140.50-152.25; 750-800 lbs 141.00-147.50; 800-850 lbs 141.50-146.75; 850-900 lbs 128.50-147.00; 900-950 lbs 129.00-140.25; 950-1000 lbs scarce.Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs 66.00-80.50; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs 83.00-88.00.Feeder Heifers: Me-dium and Large Frame 1-2: scarce; 250-300 lbs 154.50-174.00; 300-350 lbs scarce; 350-400 lbs 149.50-161.00; 400-450 lbs 142.00-158.50; 450-500 lbs 145.50-158.50; 500-550 lbs 135.00-148.00; 550-600 lbs 130.50-145.50; 600-650 lbs 128.50-147.00; 650-700 lbs 128.50-141.25; 700-750 lbs 130.00-142.00; 750-800 lbs 125.50-139.75; 800-850 lbs 128.00-140.00; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs 117.50-123.25; 950-1000 lbs scarce. Heif-erettes: 56.00-94.50. Stock Cows: Young Bred Cows: 1,225.00-1,425.00/hd; Older Pregnant Cows: 700.00-1250.00.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 57.25-68.75; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 62.25-71.00; Com-mercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 48.00-56.50.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 68.00-79.25; 1500-2070 lbs 75.50-85.00; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-1780 lbs scarce; Feeder Bulls: scarce.

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January 19, 2010 Wayne & Garfield County Insider

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