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Thursday, December 13, 2012 • Issue # 974

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when

my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.

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LOA weATHer

INSIDERCafé Diablo Awarded

wayne County Business of the Year

by Michelle coleMan

FILLMORE - The Six County Association of Gov-ernments and staff hosted an Award Ceremony & Banquet where recipients from the Six County Region (Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne) attended and received Business of the Year awards on December 5.

Café Diablo, owned by Gary and Barbara Pankow, was selected because of their out-standing business for the last 18 years. Theirs has proven to be a pronounced business because of the exceptional service, quality and support they give to their customers, community and other organizations.

Gary and Barbara not only employee 48 residents of Wayne County with attrac-tive wages and benefits help-ing Wayne County’s economy, they are also well known for the unique taste of their many varied cuisine dishes and the decadent desserts that tease your eyes and fill your appe-tites. It is not unusual to hear Café Diablo being spoken of in high regard nationally as well as internationally.

Gary and Barb support and make continued dona-tions to organizations such as: Wayne County Travel Coun-cil and the many FAM Tours, Community Events, County Volunteer Fire Departments, Wild Land Firefighter Organi-zations, American Cancer So-ciety, Friends of Scouting and many more other foundations, festivals, schools, & societies that are in and around Wayne County. They are well known for their generous support in the Five County region as well as our Six County region and to other programs and organi-zations throughout Utah.

One extraordinary pro-gram that Gary and Barb of-fer is their internship program. Gary and Barb are generous with this program by sponsor-ing a young person interested in the Culinary Arts by help-ing them with their continued education in Culinary Arts and then reserving a place of em-ployment for the student after they have received their ac-complishment in the Art.

Café Diablo is nestled along Utah’s Scenic Highway 24, near the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, in Torrey. Café Diablo is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, from April to mid-October.

International visitors and local residents alike will en-joy a warm and relaxed atmo-sphere with views of deep red sandstone cliffs to the north and pine covered mountains to south while savoring cuisine worthy of the setting.

Café Diablo opened in June of 1994 after Certified Ex-ecutive Chef, Gary Pankow, a native of Detroit, Michigan and graduate of the Culinary Insti-tute of America in Hyde Park, New York, made his way to Wayne County Utah between the years 1980 and 1994. He loved and enjoyed the adven-tures that Wayne County pro-vided such as hiking, mountain biking and other recreational passions. While visiting the area, Gary was persuaded by Mayor Adus Dorsey to join the community by establishing a restaurant business in Torrey. Since this time, Café Diablo has received numerous awards including “Best in Utah.”

Barbara joined Gary in 2003; she is the catering direc-tor, gardener, events coordina-tor and dining room manager. Barb has strong influences in Public Relations and Market-ing. Barbara is a friend to ev-eryone she meets, she is a very special lady.

Currently, Chef Pankow is involved in many fronts includ-ing providing signature fruit pies and ice cream available at the Historic Gifford House in Capitol Reef National Park. He also caters weddings, busi-ness functions, board meetings, hiking groups, and car clubs, makes innovative desserts, consults with restaurant own-ers, mentors chefs, has written a cookbook, and is involved in his daily passion of cooking specialty lunches and dinners at his restaurant.

Wayne County is pleased to honor a business such as Café Diablo with this presti-gious award. It is businesses such as this that help keep Wayne County’s travel and tourism industry thriving and replenishing our county econo-my with a new hope for a better tomorrow!

Congratulations Gary and Barbara!

Michelle Coleman is Di-rector of Wayne County Eco-nomic Development

See related story: Area Business Leaders Honored, on page 2.

Wayne County Commissioner Robert Williams presented Cafe Diablo’s Barbara and Gary Pankow with the Wayne County Business of the Year Award on December 5.

Newly Hatched:Capital Improvements emerge from

Hatch Town Planning Process

HATCH - The leaders of Hatch town have recently put the elbow grease to a number of community projects that give a new shine to the town’s infrastructure and services.

After several years of plan-ning, followed by aggressive pursuit of funding, the town now boasts a new community center, energy conservation up-grades including grid-tie solar installations, fire station renova-tions, and most recently, a brand new fire truck. The town raised more than $672,000 to com-plete these projects.

“The community center was a process we started back in 2008,” says Hatch Mayor Lucinda Josie. “We set it as one of our five-year priorities.” The town then applied for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Five County Association of Governments and also for a Community Impact Board (CIB) grant.

In all, the town raised over $400,000 for the community center, which was completed in 2011.

Josie, who was appointed mayor this past summer after former Hatch Mayor Kevin El-dredge stepped down from the post, is credited by other town leaders for her grant writing expertise during her terms as both a council member and as mayor.

“I’ve seen more happen within the last four years than in the whole time I’ve lived here,” says Jacie Torgerson, who has served as Hatch’s town clerk for fifteen years. “It’s been re-ally aggressive. Lucinda did all

of the grants and all the credit goes to her.”

“The community center we have now compared to what we had before is awesome,” she added.

For many years, the city council met in a ten by fifteen foot room. Although the former meeting room was small, the structure was sound and has been incorporated into the new building.

Josie notes that the addi-tional funding for energy-re-lated projects arose out of their work on the initial community center grant. “When we were working with Five Counties, they said to us, ‘Hey, all of you who are applying for block grants, there’s energy funding available, too.’ The question was--would we qualify? We found out that if we did solar on the new buildings, that we would qualify for support.”

The energy project fund-ing came through the Energy Efficiency and Conserva-tion Block Grant Program (EECBG), a U.S. Department of Energy program that came out of the federal stimulus package. The town received $55,000, and with this support they installed solar panels on the town well pump, the well chlorination building and on the new community center. “So we actually make enough power to send it back to Gar-kane, and it’s made a big differ-ence on our energy bills,” says Josie.

She said she and others had mixed feelings about go-ing after stimulus funding, but she’s happy that the town is

benefitting from the cost sav-ings of the energy upgrades. “If you are building something brand new it’s just a smart thing to do,” she says.

Josie says that most of the energy grant, however, was used to do a number of renovations to the fire station. “The city was paying out a huge amount in pro-pane for the fire station. The big-gest part of the energy grant was at the fire station for the ground source heat pump, and it also paid for stucco work to create a better envelope for the building, and a new garage door.” As part of the fire station remodel, they also created separate interior spaces for offices and storage, making the space more function-al for the fire crew.

Lastly—but not least as far as the fire department is concerned—is the acquisition of Hatch’s new fire truck, which just arrived in early November. The crew held their first training on the truck on December 1.

Fire Chief Merrille Bur-rows, who’s been with the department for 25 years, is really pleased with the new equipment, noting that it will improve their response times

and their ability to support fire response to the surrounding communities. “It’s new, big-ger, stronger, faster, and more reliable,” he says. “We can put everything on one truck. It has a bigger pump, more water ca-pacity, and it’s warmer—we can actually fit the crew inside it.”

Burrows says the truck will improve their capability to help other towns. “This is the same truck that Bryce Canyon City has. Now the Hatch and Bryce crews will be trained on and familiar with the same equipment, and that’s half the battle.”

The truck cost $198,000, and was purchased with support from an additional $150,000 CDBG grant, and $30,000 in support from Garfield County, with the balance paid by the town of Hatch.

“We were lucky because there were no other building projects and fire trucks com-peting with us at the time we applied for the CDGG funds,” says mayor Josie. With the fire truck, we were able to start the process over, but we also had to have a certain percentage of matching funds. The county had already helped other com-munities with fire trucks, so they helped us out.”

The Hatch Town leader-ship is continuing with im-provement planning, though right now there is nothing so substantial in the works as the recent capital improvements.

Currently, they are plan-ning for Main Street and side street improvements, annexing the town in the direction of the Garkane substation and the Riv-erside Resort and RV park, mak-ing changes in the town beer laws to facilitate the annexation proces—this past week the city council rescinded the law that prohibited beer sales in town—and incorporating the cemetery district into the town district.

Josie may get a lot of cred-it from her community for the planning and funding efforts, but she says, “Let me assure you, it took a whole council and the community for all of this to come together and materialize.”

—Insider Report

Panguitch held their first wrestling duel on December 5 with the Bryce Valley Mustangs and Escalante. The matches were great and the sportsmanship shown was outstanding. The highlight of the evening were the two pins by wrestler Payton Johnson.

—Alberto Vasquez

Members of the Town of Hatch Fire Dept. strike a pose with their brand new fire truck, which was delivered to the town in early November. The crew held their initial training on the truck on December 1.

WGci photo

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SALT LAKE CITY - Four out of 10 young people ages 16 to 24 in Utah don’t have jobs, and many aren’t going to school either. They’re part of a group of six million nationwide in a new Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It says this loss of momentum can have lifelong consequences.

In Utah, the “disconnect” is complicated further when young people also are parents. Terry Haven, deputy director of Voices for Utah Children, says reversing the trend requires a two-generation approach to help young Utahns get work - and keep it.

“If they don’t have a GED, if they don’t have their high school diploma, making sure we get them that - and then, help-ing them find that pathway to success, to get to the job that they want to get. And at the same time, taking care of that child, so that we break that cycle of poverty by making sure that child is getting access to quality preschool.”

Closing the gap will require more cooperation between businesses, educators and lawmakers, as well as money, says Haven. The report says part of the youth disconnect is a lack of jobs in some areas, but also that students are finishing high school without the skills needed for the high-tech positions that are available - and in Utah, nearly one in four doesn’t graduate.

The Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah is seeing the trend firsthand. Lacey Holmes, the center’s public relations coordinator, says its focus is to get young people into internships and volunteer positions to build their leadership skills along with their resumes.

“In this day and age with a college degree, it’s not the ticket for a job like it used to be. Students are really needing experi-ences that show that they can apply what they’ve done and what they’ve learned. And those service learning opportunities really, really give them a great starting point.”

Holmes says young people often say they can’t afford to work without pay, even to gain solid experience, and some po-sitions offer a stipend or scholarship money. She adds there’s always a need for more companies to come forward with entry-level positions that can be matched with willing students.

For recent college graduate Christiana Brown, the message to fellow 20-somethings is don’t give up hope. She says it took her eight months to land a job, and that her unpaid internship experience was key.

“It’s a stepping stone so it’s not, you know, my dream job or my career. You do have to, I think, make those sacrifices finan-cially. Don’t expect to come right out of college, or high school or whatever, and get that big-paying job.”

—Utah News Connection

Torrey Christmas Lights Changed?

I’ve been hearing that the majority of Torrey citizens are loving the new Christmas lights and as a Teasdale resident my opinion is probably not that important but last year was my first Christmas in Wayne County and I remember driving through Torrey and thinking that the pretty, twinkling, white lights in the trees looked so enchanting. This year I was excited to take my kids down Torrey’s Main Street but as we drove closer to the heart of town I was completely confused. “This, is what was chosen as the new Torrey Christmas lights? It can’t be.” Those spotlights just make the giant trees look super creepy and cold...which would be great if it were Halloween. Aren’t Christmas lights supposed to be warm and magical? I can’t be the only one who feels this way?

Olivia Clark , Teasdale

FILLMORE - The Six County Association of Governments (SCAOG) and Six County Economic Development District (SCEDD) held their Twenty Third Annual General Board and Recognition Banquet December 5, 2012 at the historic Utah Ter-ritorial State House in Fillmore. Commissioner Val Jones, Juab County and Board Chair conducted the event at which area busi-nesses and community leaders were honored for their outstand-ing efforts and contributions to the area’s economic and commu-nity development. Local officials of each county presented “2012 Business-of-the-Year” awards to their respective counties:

Millard County honored Great Lakes Cheese located in Fill-more. Tim Ault and Bob Chevalier received the award presented by Commissioner Bart Whatcott.

Juab County honored Greenline Equipment located in Nephi. Commissioner Chad Winn presented the award to Cody Bhrend, Steve Pace and Dave Stoker.

Wayne County honored Café Diablo of Torrey. Commis-sioner Robert Williams presented the award to owners Gary and Barbara Pankow.

Sevier County honored Diamond K Gypsum of Richfield. Commissioner Gary Mason made the presentation to owner Karen Worley and Chris Allred, Manager.

Sanpete County honored Quantum Inginuities located in Manti. Commissioner Claudia Jarrett presented the award to own-ers Dale Henningson, Russell and Wendy Olsen.

Piute County honored Butch Cassidy Café and Motel which is located in Circleville. Commissioner Rick Blackwell presented the award to owners Mike and Kelli Cummings

The District honored Snow College with a Regional Recog-nition Award. President Scott L Wyatt was present to accept the award. The presentation was made by Commissioner Rick Black-well, Piute County and SCEDD Board Chair. Snow College was recognized for their vision, leadership, and commitment to devel-oping educational programs that assist in business retention and expansion of business and industry within the Six County area. Commissioner Blackwell also presented Delta City with the 2012 Regional Beautification Award. Receiving the award were Mayor Gayle Bunker and Robert Banks. The City was recognized for their efforts in completing their beautification goals and objec-tives. These included completion of the City’s 100 Year Celebra-tion Monument, the Great Basin Museum, enhanced Christmas time lighting, and adding a splash pad to the Park to go with the waterfall and stream.

Regional Special Recognition Awards were presented to con-gressional staff members who have faithfully and diligently served the Six County area. They included Ms. Maureen Casper, Field Representative for Senator Hatch – having served 9 years, and Mr. Mike Empey, Field Representative for Congressman Jim Mathe-son – having served 11 years, both of whom have announced their retirements. Additionally, Mr. Dell Smith, Area Representative and Mr. Wade Garrett, Natural Resource Representative for Con-gressman Jason Chaffetz were recognized for their four years of service but who will no longer serve the Six County area due to Congressman Chaffetz’s new District assignment.

Commissioner Val Jones, SCAOG’s outgoing Chair, through a traditional rotation process, passed the gavel to Commissioner Rick Blackwell, Piute County. Commissioner Blackwell ex-pressed appreciation for the dedicated service Commissioner Jones had rendered.

Other recognition awards were presented by Commissioner Blackwell to outgoing Board members: Commissioner Val Jones, Juab County; Commissioner Bart Whatcott, Millard County; Commissioner Kay Blackwell, Piute County; Commissioner Thomas Jeffery, Wayne County; and, Commissioner Spencer Cox, Sanpete. He also recognized Mr. Malcolm Nash, Sevier County Economic Development Director and County Administrator who will assume the Chair of the Six County Technical Committee for 2013.

Area Business Leaders Honored for economic and Community Development

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SALT LAKE CITY - The economic impact of historic preservation in Utah is the focus of a study which is be-ing undertaken by the Utah Heritage Foundation (UHF). According to UHF Execu-tive Director Kirk Huffaker, PlaceEconomics, a Washing-ton, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-con-sulting firm, has been awarded the contract for the study. A final report and recommenda-tions will be delivered in the summer, 2013.

Every year the Utah Heri-tage Foundation honors excel-lence in historic preservation throughout Utah. Projects, or-ganizations, agencies and in-dividuals which exemplify the highest standards of preserva-tion are recognized.

This year the deadline for nominations is Friday, Decem-ber 14. Nomination forms may be downloaded from the Foun-dations’ website: www.utah-heritagefoundation.org. Com-pleted forms may be submitted by mail or email, or delivered to the Foundation.

Awards will be presented in May in the following catego-ries:

Adaptive Use Projects. Includes projects that have successfully adapted an his-toric building for a new use. Residential, commercial, civic, and religious projects are con-sidered. Projects must be com-plete in order to be eligible.

Stabilization, Renova-tion, and Restoration Proj-ects. Includes historic buildings

Nominations for 2013 Heritage Awards Due December 14

or sites that have been stabi-lized, renovated, or restored. Residential, commercial, civic, and religious projects are con-sidered. Projects must be com-plete in order to be eligible.

Compatible Additions. Includes projects that take into account the existing historic structure(s) and create new, us-able space that is complimenta-ry to the existing historic struc-ture. Residential, commercial, civic, and religious projects are considered. Projects must be completed with the past five years in order to be eligible.

Stewardship. Includes property owners who exem-plify the value of stewardship by preserving the historic char-acter of an historic building or site over time through regular and appropriate maintenance. Residential, commercial, civic, and religious properties are considered.

Organizations. Includes organizations involved in fur-thering the historic preserva-tion movement in Utah. Orga-nizations may be recognized

for a variety of activities under-taken within the past five years, such as: educational programs, events to raise public aware-ness of preservation, advocacy, publications, planning, and the protection of historic buildings and sites from destruction.

Firms and Governmen-tal Agencies. Includes profes-sional firms and governmental agencies whose work has fur-thered the preservation move-ment in Utah. Firms and agen-cies may be recognized for a variety of projects undertaken within the past five years, such as: advocacy, infill design in historic districts, and renova-tion, restoration, and adaptive use designs.

Individuals. Includes individuals who have made a significant contribution to his-toric preservation in Utah in the past five years. Individuals may represent a variety of dis-ciplines and may be volunteers, grassroots activists, craftsmen, or paid professionals.

Book Readingand Signing

Join us in celebratingthe launch of localauthor Jana Richman’s new novel. She will be presenting The Ordinary Truth, published by Torrey House Press.

Saturday, December 15at 6pm 310 W. Main St., Escalante

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Booklist reviewer Donna Seaman awarded The Ordinary Truth a starred review and called it a

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Read the full review at booklistonline.com

Utah Heritage FoundationCommissions Historic Preservation study

“Our goal is to determine the direct and indirect ben-efits of historic preservation in Utah,” Huffaker said. “It will help us understand preserva-tion’s impact on jobs and em-ployment, generation of tax revenue, downtown vitality, importance to our economy of maintaining neighborhood and community character, and heri-tage tourism.”

The Foundation issued a re-quest for proposals last fall and a steering committee of partners in the study selected PlaceEconom-

ics to conduct the study. A steering committee has

been created to oversee the project including members that represent Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Salt Lake City Corporation, South-ern Utah University Regional Services, Utah Division of State History, Utah State Parks, Utah Heritage Foundation, and Utah Transit Authority.

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BICKNELL - Congratulations Megan Sorenson “Make Your Mark” bookmark Design contest for winning the Director’s Choice award. Megan is a senior at Wayne High and is the Art Sterling Scholar. For her Director’s Choice Award she received a $100 Utah Educational Saving Plan college savings certificate.

Executive Director, Lynne N. Ward, CPA sent a letter stat-ing, “I’m extremely impressed by your artwork as well as your creativity. Although your bookmark was not chosen by our judges as one of our final winners, I was so impressed with your work that I created a special category called the Director’s Choice Award and selected your bookmark as the winner.”

Megan is the Visual Arts Sterling Scholar at Wayne High School. She is a wonderful student with amazing talent in art. We are proud of Megan and all of her accomplishments.

—Candence Peterson

Educating with a Christmas twist, Mrs. Ashlee Jackson, the all day Kindergarten teacher, is making sure to include this festive season where ever she can. “We will be doing our daily routine as usual we will just be incorporating the Christmas season.” Mrs. Jackson has had the students perfecting math skills by measuring snowmen with standard and non-standard units, building Christmas tree with seriated paper strips and working with patterns, graphing and LOTS of num-bers. The students are focusing on the numbers 1-20 as well as the letters L and N. Students have also spent time decorating the classroom with crayon melt Christmas lights, and they are working on building a snowman. Each time a student exhibits good behavior they will be awarded with a piece of snowman, if the snowman has all his pieces put back together before Christ-mas break the class will have a party.

Mrs. Nicole Blackburn’s is including Christmas activities in her Kindergarten classes as well, learning about family holi-day traditions, drawing simple maps to help Santa find them, and the students made darling elves that are hanging in the hall by her room and each is holding a letter to Santa Claus. Here is a sample of a few of the many wonderful letters;

Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a big rocking horse and boots please. Your Friend, Makayla

Dear Santa, I want toys for Christmas. Your Friend, RandyDear Santa, I have been a really good girl this year! Please bring me: shoes, password journal,

new clothes, and some new toys! Thank you. Your Friend, HannahSpeaking of traditions, a few Saturdays ago eight students from Wayne County participated

in the annual Elks Hoop Shoot. Wayne Middle School sent four participants; Samantha Crane and Braxton Lyman shot in 10-11 year old division; Kassidy Ellett and Wyatt VanOrden were in the 12-13 year old division. Representing Loa Elementary school were; Abby Stevens and Ethan Morrill, in the 8-9 year old division; Paxton Davis and Jesse Webb in the 10-11 year old division. Each did a great job and shot well; Abby Stevens placed third and was awarded a trophy.

The preschool students have been getting into the spirit and wrote letters to Santa; Preschool director Jan Brown said, “It was so much fun to hear some of their responses. (A new real monster truck, a .22 gun, a castle with an ogur and swords, princess dresses, dolls, bracelets and oh, a cell phone.” The preschool students then went to the Loa post office to mail the letters and postmaster Mary Ellett gave everyone a tour. She explained to the children all about the process of getting mail, sorting mail and mailing letters.

“They were so fascinated with everything. To their surprise, Santa had sent candy canes to Mary to pass out to our students. The twinkle in their eyes makes this time of year such a treasure. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with your children. We have had so much fun learning sounds, shapes, colors, sequencing, feelings, communication skills and been working hard in Santa’s workshop. Happy Holidays from all of us at the Wayne School Preschool. We are having the pleasure of sharing your children’s growth and development over the past few months. Time is going TOO fast.”

Merintha Batty, a paraprofessional for the preschool, was selected to receive the Utah State School Paraprofessional of the Year Award; Merintha was nominated by Jan Brown. There will be an article featuring Mrs. Batty in the Richfield Reaper, the Insider, and on Wayne School District home page, be sure to check them out and tell her congratulations!

Loa Elementary and the Community Council would like to remind the community that the school participates in the Coca-Cola companies My Coke Rewards program. Penni Torgerson has been kind enough to enter all the reward points that have been donated to the school. Due to Penni’s dedication the school was recently able to cash in 8,000 points for a sports equipment cart, which is now home to the schools many playground balls. THANK YOU Penni! If you drink Coke products and don’t participate in the My Coke Rewards program please send your points to the school, or open an account at www.mycokerewards.com enter the points online and donate them to Loa Elementary.

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St. Anthony of the Desert

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Torrey

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that Christmas Mass will be celebrated on Christmas Eve

at 7 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s in

Central Valley, 810 N. Hwy 118

Just South of Richfi eld

Please note that there will NOT be a

Christmas Mass at St. Anthony in Torrey

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WHS art teacher Sherry Ellett and Megan Sorenson.

This last weekend, the 7th and the 8th, the Wayne girl’s basketball team traveled to Duchesne for a tournament. The lady badgers played mar-velously, and won their first game against Altamont by thirty-two points! Their next game was with Duchesne. It was a hard fought match, and the scores were close, but in the last minute Bekah Ras-mussen scored and the lady badgers won by three points! The JV also performed ex-ceptionally at the tournament and won both of their games as well. The girls also have a game in Milford today. Best of luck badgers!

With the holidays coming up, don’t forget the most an-ticipated event in badger bas-ketball, the Holiday Classic! It will be taking place the 28th and 29th of December. Hope to see you all there!Coming up:Wrestling here with Gunnison Dec.12thWrestling Tournament at Manti Dec. 14th-15thGBB here with Piute Dec.15thWrestling at Piute Dec.18thGBB here with Cross Creek Dec.19thBBB at Panguitch Dec.20thWrestles here with North Sevier Dec.20th

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Garfield County PageDecember 13, 2012Page 4 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

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District Christmas Card Garfield School District recently held a student contest to design the District Christmas card. I would like to thank all of the students who participated in the contest; it was very difficult to choose just one. After much deliberation, Kaitlyn Bair of Panguitch Middle School was selected as the winner of the contest. I presented Kaitlyn with $30 gift card to Barnes and Nobel along

with a copy of the Christmas card she designed. The District Christmas card will be given to each employee as well as the other forty school districts in the state. I would personally like to congratulate Kaitlyn for her accomplishments and thank her for submitting such a wonderful Christmas design.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

Options for Treating Common Plantar WartsWhich Warts Can Be Self-Treated?

Warts can appear anywhere on the body, although not all types should be self-treated. For example, you cannot self-treat warts on the face. Nonpre-scription wart products work by slowly eating into the area where they are ap-plied. Eventually, they expose the wart and slowly destroy it. There is a slight chance that the skin might look abnormal after the wart is eradicated. If this were to occur on the face, it would be a perma-nent scar.

Similarly, you cannot self-treat warts on the mucous membranes, such as inside the nose or mouth. Wart products are only safely applied to the outer layer of dead skin, and mucous membrane is living tissue.

Finally, you must not self-treat warts of the genital area. They could be signs of a sexually transmitted disease and must be evaluated by a physician.

Be Sure It Is a Wart!Before you try to treat a wart, you should be sure that it is not something else. Never apply wart products to birthmarks,

as they could scar the skin. If the suspected wart has hair growing from its surface, it is best to seek medical advice, as warts typically do not exhibit hair growth. You should never try to remove a mole with wart products. Doing so could cause pain, bleeding, and scarring.

How Do You Use Nonprescription Products?Legitimate nonprescription wart products all have salicylic acid as the active ingredient. You can choose from several

dosage forms. Liquids are easy to use. You simply apply the liquid with the applicator supplied (usually a small brush) until the wart is covered. Make sure you do not get the product on healthy skin, as the salicylic acid will eat into healthy skin just as it does with the wart.

You may also choose a patch; these products are easy to use as well. Some are precut circles. You should first remove the adhesive, then center the patch over the wart, pressing it to ensure it adheres well. Other patches are small rectangles or squares that allow you to cut the size needed before pressing it over the wart.

Gels often come in plastic bottles that make it difficult to apply since you cannot see where the gel is in the squeeze bottle. You may accidentally apply too much. Ask your pharmacist if you have other questions.

How Long Does Treatment Take?If your skin problem is really a wart, nonprescription wart products should begin to slowly eat it away. You should notice

improvement within a week, and complete removal of the wart within a few weeks, although the exact time is dependent on the size of the wart, its location, and whether you apply the product exactly as directed.

You have a maximum time of 12 weeks to try to remove the wart on your own. After that time, you should see a physi-cian. What you think is a wart could actually be a squamous cell skin cancer, melanoma, or any of several other conditions that require a phy-sician’s intervention.

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Congratulation to Katelyn Parkin and Darri Frandsen on their selection to the SL Tribune second team 1A All State Volleyball

team. Both of these player were standouts on the PHS team that finished 5th at State. Making the Tribunes1st team was Lindsey Phillips from Escalante.

Thursday’s night game against the Wayne Badger, the Lady Cats were at their best. In all the years I have been watching the Lady Bobcats, I have never seen a finer performance by a team. The Lady Cats had break a ways, for the first time in years, hit 12 ft jumpers, ran set play and scored 73 points, everything went their way. Their great defense held the Badgers to 39, many of those come late in the game. I don’t think that Wayne had lost a game, they looked real good at the Richfield tournament against Rich and the next night knocked off Duchesne. The Lady Cats are going to the Annual Mesquite tournament this weekend and this is always competitive, playing against much larger teams from Nevada. The Lady Cats next home game is against Bryce Valley on the 19th.and up to Piute on the 21st. Both of these teams are ranked a head of the Lady Cats. I know one game doesn’t mean a lot but this team really looked scary and 2/3 thirds of them are freshmen.

The Bob Cats traveled down to Kanab and came a way with a one point victory over the Cowboys. Up at the Richfield Tour-nament they had mixed results winning against Manila on Friday and coming back the next day, with a JV loss to Rich and then losing to Duchesne in the afternoon.

The Cats meets up with Cross Creek JVs team tonight the 13th at 6:00. Wayne will be here on the 20th also a Thursday night game. The Bobcats are a very scrappy team, with some very good players and give their all in each game. These seasons are really short, become a fan and support your teams.

This past week has been a good week for the girls basket ball team. On the 5th, the girls beat Valley 59 to 38. On the 7th at the Cowboy Classic, the girls beat North Sevier 39 to 22 and on the 8th, they beat Kanab at the Classic with 44 to 42. Great job girls. Their up com-ing games are December 13th at Piute, the 14th at home against Parawan, the 19th in Panguitch and the 21st at home against Wayne.

Boys basketball had a game last week. It was at home against Millard. They won 52 to 46. Their next 3 games are at home. The first is on the 12th against Parawan, the 20th against Escalante and the 22nd against Piute. Good luck bas-ketball.

The wrestling boys have the Milford Duel on the 12th and the Dixie Tournament the 21st and 22nd.

The 20th is a minimum day and the start of Christmas Break. Have a great week and Happy Holidays.

DENVER - Organiza-tions providing educational services to youth, disabled, and the homeless are the re-cipients of $175,000 in grants to Utah nonprofits announced this week by the Daniels Fund.

Grant recipients include Children’s Service Society of Utah – Grandfamilies Kinship Care Services; The Children’s Center – Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Identification and Intervention Services; Utah International Charter School; and YMCA of Salt Lake City – Residential and Supportive Services.

“These organizations set a high standard for excellence in serving the people of Utah,” explained Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Dan-iels Fund. “We are honored to support their efforts to make life better in communities

Grants Awarded to Outstanding

Utah Nonprofitsacross the state,” she added.

The Daniels Fund will award a projected $1.6 million in grants to Utah nonprofits in 2012. Funding areas include: Aging, Alcoholism & Sub-stance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education Reform, Ethics & Integrity in Education, Homeless & Dis-advantaged, and Youth Devel-opment.

Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television who owned the ABA’s Utah Stars, es-tablished the Daniels Fund to operate the Daniels Fund Scholarship Program and the Daniels Fund Grants Program in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Visit www.DanielsFund.org for more information.

—The Daniels Fund

December 13, 2012 Page 5The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

every1Counts

By Cynthia Kimball

Paying-it-Forward

efforts to Avoid Probate Can Cause Problems

By Jeffery J. Mckenna

AG MARKET NEWS

Cleaning Day

Saturday had always been “cleaning day” in at our house, and my mother still adhered to the ritual even after all her chil-dren had left the nest. When I stopped by to visit her one Sat-urday, I was surprised to find her relaxing in a favorite chair.

“Aren’t you feeling well?” I asked.

“I feel fine.”“But you’re not cleaning.”“After all these years I’ve

finally figured out how to get it done in half the time,” Mom told me. “I simply take off my glasses.”

Garden walkwayThe plan: To build a

garden walkway made up of dozens of wooden squares. I decided I’d slice railroad ties into two-inch-thick pieces for the sections. That’s what I told the clerk at the lumberyard.

“Do you have a power saw?” he asked.

“No,” I said. “Can’t I just use my hand saw?”

He nodded slowly. “You could. But I just have one question. How old do you want to be when you finish?”

Answers for this week

To Play:Complete the grid so that

every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

Geriatric CatThe vet prescribed daily tablets for our geriatric cat and af-

ter several battles my husband devised a way to give her the medication. It involved wrapping the cat in a towel, trapping her between his knees, forcing her mouth open and the positioning the pill on the back of her tongue. He was proud of his resource-fulness until one hectic session when he lost control of both cat and the medicine. The cat leaped out of his grasp, paused to in-spect the tablet, which had rolled across the floor, and then ate it.

Pain and MishapMy wife, a registered nurse, once fussed over every pain or mishap that came my way. Recently,

however, I got an indication that the honeymoon is over. I was about to fix the attic fan, and as I lifted myself from the ladder into the attic, I scratched my forehead on a crossbeam. Crawling along, I picked up splinters in both hands, and I cut one hand replacing the fan belt. On the way down the ladder, I missed the last two rungs and turned my ankle. When I limped into the kitchen, my wife took one look and said, “Are those your good pants?”

All sorts of helpful folks, including customer service people, account managers, and other employees of financial institutions give customers ad-vice about how to title accounts and name beneficiaries. How-ever, seemingly harmless ad-vice can cause many problems with estate plans in an effort to avoid probate.

Most new account forms at financial institutions ask you to name a beneficiary. Often when filling out ben-eficiary designations people do not understand how a share of the assets will be treated if

that designated person prede-ceases them. Will the share of the deceased beneficiary go to their own descendants or to other named beneficiaries? Is that what you intended? Other problems occur when there are future children born who were not contemplated at the time the account was created. Filling out beneficiary designations properly is critical.

Avoiding probate can be accomplished through accurate beneficiary designations, or use of a revocable trust. Often a revocable trust can simplify the need to change designa-tions in the event of changes in your life such as a divorce, marriage, or birth or death of a family member.

With a revocable trust, you can simply modify one document and it will take care of all of the accounts that are owned by the trust or has the trust named as a designated beneficiary. Sometimes it is difficult or impossible to make changes to beneficiary designa-tion documents when a spouse becomes incapacitated, but a revocable trust can be drafted

so that the healthy spouse has authority to amend documents without the signature of the incapacitated spouse. It is im-portant to remember, however, that a revocable trust must be completely funded with the assets that would otherwise require probate in order to be effective.

What are “assets that would otherwise require pro-bate?” These include anything titled in your sole name, with-out any other owners or any payable on death designation. It also includes assets you own with another as a tenant in common that have not been funded into the trust. It doesn’t include life insurance and re-tirement accounts, including IRAs, 401(k)s and annuities, as long as at least one designated beneficiary of the insurance policy or retirement account survives you.

Recognizing the benefits and draw backs of beneficiary designations and other tools for avoiding probate is important for structuring your estate plan.

Jeffery J. McKenna is an attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney McKenna Olmstead & Pack, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mcken-na.com or call 435 628-1711

Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, De-cember 4, 2012Receipts: 2,166; Last Week: 1,953. Last Year: 1,584. Feed-er Steers: wts under 550 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower; over 550 lbs steady. Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly steady. Holstein Steers: to few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: 2.00-3.00 lower on similar kinds; Slaughter Bulls: weak to 1.00 lower.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 150.00-166.00; 250-300 lbs 155.00-176.00; 300-350 lbs 153.00-160.00; 350-400 lbs 152.00-167.50; 400-450 lbs 148.50-160.50; 450-500 lbs 141.00-155.00; 500-550 lbs 140.00-155.00; 550-600 lbs 137.00-150.50; 600-650 lbs 132.00-146.00; 650-700 lbs 129.00-142.00; 700-750 lbs 126.00-138.50; 750-800 lbs 120.00-122.50; 800-850 lbs 123.50-132.00; 850-900 lbs 127.00-132.50; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs 115.00-118.00.Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs scarce.Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 130.00-143.00; 250-300 lbs 141.00-150.00; 300-350 lbs 139.00-150.00; 350-400 lbs 136.50-144.00; 400-450 lbs 132.00-144.00; 450-500 lbs 134.00-148.00; 500-550 lbs 129.00-142.00; 550-600 lbs 123.50-135.00, pkg 138.50; 600-650 lbs 121.50-131.50; 650-700 lbs 118.50-128.50, pkg 132.00; 700-750 lbs 119.00-128.00; 750-800 lbs 117.00-128.25; 800-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 57.50-98.50. Stock Cows: scarce.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 64.25-74.50; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 63.00-72.25; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 55.00-64.00.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 79.50-80.75; 1500-2225 lbs 83.25-87.50; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 70.50-74.25; 1500-1850 lbs 76.25-77.75; Feeder Bulls: 570-1110 lbs scarce.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.)

The DiaryLinda: “What’s that

you’re reading?”Jill: “A diary.”Linda: What’s in it?Jill: “I can’t tell you that.

A diary is a highly personal and confidential affair, It has important secret dreams and secret yearnings. It’s private. It’s not meant to be shared lightly with other people. And besides, this diary belongs to Margaret.”

So I recently met this wom-an named Susan. We were both sitting in the pre-admittance lobby of this same-day-surgery building attached to a hospital. And it was crazy. Well, it was a Monday after all. Yet, it was re-ally, really crazy. And there was only one person taking blood and one doing EKGs. But here was Susan, who I knew for all of about 15 minutes if that, telling the admitting representative she was speaking to on her phone that, “…there’s another woman sitting next to me, and she’s also been waiting...can you ad-mit her as well?” (It was then that I found out that you could be admitted for your procedure not only face-to-face, but over the phone). Susan eventually got off with the admitting repre-sentative, but only after she was called up front to be admitted face-to-face. Yet, once there, she told them she only needed blood work and an EKG. Still, she took the time to look back over her shoulder to make sure I was on the phone being ad-mitted. To which I give her a thumb’s up. Susan was amaz-ing. I mean, I didn’t even know her and here she was looking out for me like I were family.

After I was eventually called up front, I was soon sent off to the blood work and EKG

waiting room, to where I found Susan and we reunited. After we said our hellos and caught up since the whole 10 minutes that had passed since we last saw one another, Susan, know-ing that I had another appoint-ment I had to get to said, “When they call my name, I’m going to ask them if you can go in my place?”

“Are you sure?”“Yes.”“Thank you so much, Su-

san. That will really help me out a lot.”

And then she proceeded to tell me that when she was in a Starbuck’s drive thru recently that the person in the car ahead of her had paid for her drink. “I guess I’m paying-it-forward,” she laughed.

“Thank you so much, Su-san. This really does help me out a lot.”

“No problem.”I never did see Susan after

that, but had given her my name card and an invite to my church Christmas breakfast. To which she asked, “Are you Mormon?”

“Yes, I am.”“I figured that when I saw

“ward”. Looking over the invi-tation she said, “I’m not sure I can come, but thanks.”

Yet, because of Susan’s kindness, before I left the hospi-

tal that day, I ended up passing out my name card and church Christmas breakfast invitation to seven more people. And the last one? Well, he was the hos-pital valet drive. And when he read the invitation asked, “Are you Mormon?”

“Yes, I am.” “Me, too,” to which we

both smiled and then he hugged me.

“My name’s Cynthia.”“I’m Eric.”“Just spreading the love,

Eric. Just spreading the love.”“Awesome” he smiled.

“Awesome.”Now that you know this

story, Mormon or not, how will you pay-it-forward doing some act of kindness, particularly anonymously, to someone you know or don’t.

I bet that person at Star-buck’s, who started this particu-lar pay-it-forward chain reac-tion, through Susan, if he knew, would be a pretty happy camper right now. Wouldn’t you?

Cynthia Kimball is a pro-fessional speaker and trainer through her company Every-1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Education Leadership. She also writes fre-quently through Deseret Con-nect. E-mail: kimball@every-1counts.net

WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is initi-ating the process for those enti-ties interested in participating in the 2013 Basin Studies through the WaterSMART Program. To participate in the selection process, interested non-Federal entities should submit a short letter of interest to its respective regional office by Jan. 9, 2013.

Through Basin Studies, Reclamation works with state and local partners to conduct comprehensive water supply and demand studies of river basins in the western United States. Reclamation anticipates funding two-to-four studies in 2013.

Applicants sought for 2013 watersMArT Basin studies

Basin Studies include four main elements:

Projections of water sup-ply and demand, including the risks of climate change.

Analysis of how existing water and power infrastructure and operations will perform in response to changing water re-alities.

Development of options and mitigation strategies to im-prove operations and infrastruc-ture to supply adequate water in the future.

Trade-off analysis of the options identified and findings and recommendations as appro-priate.

Entities must contribute at

least 50 percent of the total costs as cash or in-kind services. This is not a financial assistance pro-gram and Reclamation’s share of the study costs will only be used to support work done by Reclamation or its contractors.

Reclamation’s regional of-fice staff will review the letters of interest. Those selected for consideration will then work with Reclamation to develop a joint study proposal for evalua-tion and prioritization by a Rec-lamation review committee.

To learn more about the WaterSMART Basin Studies please visit www.usbr.gov/wa-tersmart/bsp.

—Bureau of Reclamation

December 13, 2012Page 6 The Wayne & Garfield County INSIDER

TOrreY NewsAdus Dorsey

OBITUArIesOn Wednesday night the

5th of December at the Six County Association of Gov-ernments recognition banquet at the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore, Utah, Torrey’s Café Diablo was awarded Wayne County’s business of the year for 2012. Gary and Barb stood proudly on the stage in front of a large crowd as Commissioner Rob Williams presented the prestigious award.

Café Diablo has always graciously played a prominent part in all community events providing voluntary support and masterful culinary delights; the likes that can be found nowhere else except right here in Wayne County. Café Diablo and Gary Pankow have been very instru-mental in promoting the beauty and accessibility of the Colorado Plateau, Capitol Reef Country, Scenic Highway 12, and Wayne County. On any given summer evening on the patio at the Café Diablo one can hear the lan-guages of the world being spo-ken by continental visitors from all over the globe. Like a smile, extreme culinary surprise and enjoyment is a universal lan-guage and expressed in delight-ful facial expressions that every-one can understand at the Café Diablo in Torrey. For more Café Diablo information visit http://cafediablo.net/ or email gary@cafediablo.net.

As a plug for the Territorial Statehouse State Park and Mu-seum in Fillmore, Utah, if you ever find yourself on I-15 near exit 167 in Millard County and have some time to be historically amazed, a stop at the Territorial Statehouse State Park and Mu-seum in Fillmore, Utah http://www.utah.com/stateparks/ter-ritorial_house.htm is a sure bet. The Territorial Statehouse is easy to find with plenty of park-ing and lots of grassy room for a picnic before or after a historical tour of the museum.

The annual Torrey Town Main-Street Tree trimming proj-ect for 2012 is complete, much to the delight of Highway 24 trav-elers and Main-Street property owners. Torrey Town and the world-renowned Cottonwood Trees that canopy Main-Street in Torrey Town sincerely appre-ciate the patience and gratitude mostly shown by a majority of the understanding residents of Torrey Town during this highly delicate and much needed yearly maintenance operation.

Torrey Town is indebted to volunteers like the ever-present Brian Hansen who diligently gathered up the chunks of trimmed firewood sized Cot-

tonwood chunks and helped keep Torrey Town’s Main-Street safe, clean and clear. The vol-unteer efforts also helped Tor-rey Town fulfill the $8,000.00 grant requirements from the Urban & Community Forestry & Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands adminis-tration, with the persistent and appreciated help of Acting Deputy Director Mer-edith McAvoy Perkins.

As an out-door reminder from Kevin the “Master Arbor-ist”; with the warmer than normal seasonal temperatures and no foreseeable moisture in our short-term fore-cast “your trees need a drink if you want them to survive.” Run some water and make a tree happy. Just because your trees don’t have leaves on them doesn’t mean they don’t get thirsty. Go without a drink for a day or two and see how happy you feel?

It was a week of remem-bering in Teasdale, Torrey and Wayne County. The Pace family and friends began to gather from across the nation to pay their re-spects and because there were chores to do before Gramps’ funeral. Mark’s shop needed to be spruced up for a Friday night gathering, Stu Baker had ribs to be roasted, the fine ladies in the Ward busied themselves mak-ing sheet cakes, fluffy salads and preparing a meal for the multi-tudes to be served at the Teas-dale Cultural Hall, and there were memories to be shared ev-erywhere one went.

The graveled parking lot was overflowing at Friday night’s gathering at Mark’s shop in Teasdale and it was very reminiscent of many gather-ings of the same sort that have taken place there over the years. Those special individuals that have passed on before were present in memory. Like part of the potluck table that was filled with all kinds of delicious good-ies, Gramps stories were being served up like a tasty desert. As usual Stu’s ribs were cooked to perfection and complemented Layne Jones’ potatoes to a T. In addition to just about every thing else that pleases the palate there was a special bean dish that was particularly savory and disap-peared quickly. At our table

there was a dwindling bottle of Mary Elliott’s pickled onions that like Mary I found to be ex-tra special.

December 8th was sunny and breezy in Torrey and Teas-dale but it was a somber Satur-day at the Torrey Ward house.

The parking lot at the Ward house filled quickly near noon as did the seats inside the new chapel. (Guy Pace once told me he was present at the 1925 dedication of the previous Red Rock Chapel in Torrey when it was new and he had out lived it along with many other land-marks which made him a insti-tution and I believe it.)

The main chapel was re-served for the entire Pace family and they occupied every inch of the pew space, a true testimo-nial to Gramps and Grand Ma Barbra’s extraordinary progeny. Bishop Donald Coombs (Neph-ew) presided over the service; Jed Pace (Grandson) offered the family prayer and Doug Pace read the obituary. Speakers An-neli P. Williams (Granddaugh-ter), Ike G. Pace (Grandson) Steven B. Bearnson (Son-in-law) and Richard L. Pace (Son) shared many detailed memo-ries, stories and philosophies of Gramps influence on their lives which at times mirrored many memories of most in the audi-ence, the benediction was given by James A. Pace (Grandson) with postlude music by Kay Durfey.

The musical selections by the Pace Granddaughters, Becky Pace, violin accompanist Lynsey Shelar, and singer Phillip Win-ters, along with solemn remarks by Bishop Donald Coombs and President Paul Pace had many in attendance reaching for Kleenex tissues to dab their eyes of remi-niscing tears.

Interment was at the Teas-

dale Cemetery, and if you have ever have been to the Teasdale Cemetery it is place that is re-flective of what life is like in Wayne County. It is rough and rocky and barren as the day Wayne County was settled, yet it possesses a serene kind of beau-ty and is well suited as a place of rest and solitude for many of Wayne County’s first settlers. Prominent recognizable names that are often spoken in the high-est of reverence when Wayne County’s history is discussed at local gathering places like Mark’s shop, the Texaco, How-ard’s gas station and M&D auto.

On a black boulder filled hillside the Pace family and friends gathered around the fi-nal resting place of Guy G. Pace (Gramps). Phillip G. Pace (Son) dedicated the grave. Military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the Utah Honor Guard were followed by a 21 gun sa-lute and taps were played. An American Flag that Gramps was so proud to serve under in World War II as a Major in the U.S. Army was presented to Grand Ma Barbra.

After the grave site ser-vices were complete the smell of food was in the air a full block away from the iconic Teasdale Cultural Hall where the Ward women had prepared a family style feast for the Pace family and friends. If anyone has lived in Wayne County very long and has had the opportunity to attend events at the Teasdale Cultural Hall, just driving by the round roof building in Teasdale makes you salivate because so many special dinners have been served in there.

Gramps would be right proud of the crowd that gath-ered in Teasdale to pay their respects; he surely was smiling down from above as his great grandkids ran across the Teas-dale Cultural Hall stage behind the curtain chasing each other in sheer happiness at the yet to be realized opportunity at life that Gramps and Grand Ma Barbra graciously and proudly provided for them.

Sunday the 9th of Decem-ber 2012 was totally different weather wise in Teasdale and Torrey. Snow clouds encom-passed Boulder Mountain mak-ing her majesty nearly invisible; below freezing temperatures, snow flurries and a winter cold front is Mother Natures and in a way Gramps reminder that al-though tough times are ahead for a while, better times and spring is on its way.

Goodbye Gramps.

LOA - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Clarence Oldham Finnell, age 84, died suddenly and very unex-pectedly at his home in Loa on Monday, December 3, 2012. He was born January 27, 1928 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Clarence was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II.

He married Earnestine Hazel Belvin Dalton, November 1, 1965 in Yuma, Arizona. Clarence and Tina moved from San Di-ego to Loa in 2010. He had been coming up to Fish Lake from California for years and wanted to be close to that beautiful lake, to be able to enjoy the scenery and partake of the landscape and nature that God had created for man to enjoy. He loved living in Wayne County.

Clarence was a member of the First Baptist Community Church in Torrey. He enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing. He love Fish Lake and would spent hours there, enjoying the scenery and watching the people.

He will be greatly missed.Clarence is survived by his loving wife, Tina, of Loa; his two

children: Mike and Patricia Finnell, Linda and Michael Harkey, all of San Diego, California; two grandsons: Matthew and Teresita Finnell of Prescott, Arizona and Eric Finnell of San Diego.

He was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Wayne Finnell; a brother, Walter Finnell and a sister, Mary Finnell.

Private family services were held at the Springer Turner Fu-neral Home in Richfield.

At his request, his remains have been cremated and will be scattered over the country side that he so loved.

Funeral Directors: Springer Turner Funeral Home of Rich-field and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Clarence O. Finnell1928 - 2012

Dog Bite l On November 1, 2012, Sheriff Taylor responded to a residence in Teasdale for an ani-mal complaint. Female had been out jogging when she was attacked by a large dog bite resulting in a puncture wound/bruising. As per County Ordi-nance dog was taken into custody. Accident l On November 5, 2012, Deputy Web-ster was dispatched to the Cathedral Valley area for a motorcycle accident. Driver hit loose sand, lost control and impacted with a cattle guard. Subject was transported to Wayne Medical Clinic.Accident l On November 9, 2012, Deputy Rob-inson took report for an accident that occurred in Lyman at a previous time. Driver had failed to make the turn, went off right side of the road and through a fence. Driver was later cited with ‘Leaving the Scene’ and ‘Failure to Notify Police of Accident’. Illegal Consumption l On November 10, 2012, Deputy Gulley, while on patrol, conducted a traffic stop. Deputy Gulley determined there was a alco-hol violation in the vehicle, a subject was charged with ‘Possession of Alcohol by Minor’. Gas Theft l On November 13, 2012, Sheriff Tay-lor and Deputy Robinson responded to Teasdale for a possible theft of fuel out dirt pit. Reporting party arrived at work and discovered gas cap had been tampered with. 45 to 50 gallons of fuel was missing.Accident l On November 25, 2012, Deputy Rob-inson responded to a one car accident on the No-tom road. Vehicle was driving North when driver lost control and went off right side of the road, overcorrected, went off left side of roadway and overturned. Driver said the tire went flat. No serious injuries.

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December 7, 2012The song says there are 12 days of Christmas. If there were 13, many of us would be spend-ing that last day in at least one Returns/Exchanges line.

“We can’t guarantee a return-free holiday season, but we can offer some ways to lessen the pain and maybe even shorten time spent in the lines,” says Angie’s List founder Angie Hicks.

Angie’s List 5 tips for a hassle-free return:

Return policies: If you’re hesitant at all that

you haven’t found the perfect gift, check the store’s return policy before you buy it. Great bargain prices might mean a no refund policy applies. Spend some time at the Customer Ser-vice counter now and possibly eliminate a return trip when ev-eryone else wants help, too.

If buying online, determine who pays for shipping returned items and if they can be taken to a store instead. Also ask about handling fees – they’re different and stores may not alert you to the handling charge that comes with free shipping.

Some merchants may have off-site service centers to handle returns so be sure you know the process before you need it.

Got a receipt? Do your-self a favor and scan or copy your receipts them when you

Angie’s List: How to shorten Your Time in the returns Line after

the Gift exchangeget home. Keep the scanned receipts in one file and put your originals in a box where you can find it again. Even if you lose the box, you’ll have a record of your purchases.

A different kind of stock-ing: Many electronic items come along with a restocking fee for any returns, so if you think your gift will be returned, know your recipient might be incurring that cost or loss in value with an exchange.

Tag it: Most stores won’t accept returns unless the item is in its original package and they prefer intact tags, as well. Mark out the price, but keep the tags. If you are the gift receiver and you know when you unwrap that you don’t want the item, don’t open it at all – it may save you a restocking fee.

Don’t wait: The key to a quick and easy return is to act fast. Store return policies may vary from two weeks to 90 days.

Warranties: Electronics and appliance store salespeople may pressure you to buy that extended warranty. Don’t buy without knowing all the facts, and if your recipient always has the latest toy on the market, skip the warranty. Likely there will be an update before anything goes wrong with the current gadget.

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Illegal Consumption l On November 25, 2012, Sheriff Taylor was on patrol, noticed some indi-viduals at a local business in Loa. The activity ap-peared suspicious, upon further investigation it was determined two minors were drinking alcohol. Two subjects were charged with illegal possession of alcohol by minors. Arson l On November 29, 2012, Sheriff Taylor was dispatched to the Fremont area on two dif-ferent calls of a report of fires north of town. Loa Fire Department was also dispatched and put out the fires. The fires were extinguished before any significant damage was done. Case still under in-vestigation.Property Damage l On November 29, 2012, Deputy Robinson took report of property damage done to a vehicle out of Torrey. Owner of vehicle observed property damage to her vehicle, unsure of where or how it happened.Keep the Peace l On November 30, 2012, Sher-iff Taylor assisted by Deputy Robinson was dis-patched to Torrey on a threat with a gun call, where two males were having an altercation over residence rights. Through the investigation it was determined that no guns were involved. Subjects were both warned of being disorderly, no charges at this time.SHOP WITH A COP lOn December 8, 2012, the annual “Shop With a Cop” was held. This year we were able to take 6 of our local kids to give them a shopping spree for Christmas. The kids enjoyed a catered breakfast by McDonald’s. We then traveled to K mart with lights and sirens blaring. Eyes of the kids were bright and sparkling with anticipation and excite-ment for their shopping venture, where they also had the opportunity to see and visit with Santa. We give a special thanks to all who donated to this event. We also want to thank all the officers, chil-dren and families who participated this year.

WE WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. YOUR WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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FYI PANGUITCHby Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

TUES. 18Th WEDS. 19Th ThURS. 20Th

Sloppy JoesMac. salad w/relish trayPickles & peppersSliced applesGerman chocolate cake

Tuna casserolew/noodles & cheeseCorn bread3 bean saladFruit cocktailCherry cheese-cake

Christmas Dinner

Roast beefPotatoes & gravyHot rollGreen saladPeachesApple pie

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu

On December 19 we will be having lunchtime CHRISTMAS PARTY at the Senior Center with live entertainment!

the rest of December: closeD for the holiDays Until Jan. 2All meals are served with milk or juice.

If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317. Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

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hot Lunch PrograM87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140

Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance

to reserve a spot

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

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

to feed everyone.

Tues. Dec. 18 Wed. Dec. 19 Thurs. Dec. 20

Taco salad w/h meat, beans, let-tuce, tomato & cheeseMandarin orangesCookie

Oven fried chickenPotatoes & gravyGreen beansTropical fruit mixTapioca pudding

CHRISTMAS PARTYRoast beefPotatoes & gravyMixed vegetablesFruit saladCake

Tues. Dec. 25 Wed. Dec. 26 Thurs. Dec. 27

MERRY CHRISTMAS

PANGUITCH - Alan Reynolds has returned home from serving an LDS mission in the Idaho Boise Mission. He reported his mission experience on Sunday, December 9th, in Panguitch. He is also the grandson of Glenn and Roberta Pitts of Monroe, and of Bea Reynolds and the late Lark Reynolds of Cannonville.

elder Alan reynolds

Dr. Scott Andersen, DDSThe Tooth Ranch374 S. 300 E., Bicknell NEW days/hours M&F 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.call for appointment 435-425-3391

Yesterday was the last of the multiple number dates for a hundred years. 12-12-12 won’t come around again till 2112, can’t wait. A number of birthdays were celebrated yesterday: Seth Decker, Troy Huntington, Martin Nay, Frankie Anderson and Clint Pollock. Clint our local sher-iff was born in 1956 and has turned 56, Clint will only be 156 years old when 12-12-12 comes around again.

If you wondering why the flags were at Half Mast last week, it was for the re-membrance of Pearl Harbor Day 12-07. “Remember Pearl Harbor” was the rally cry during World War II and needs to be never forgotten.

Saturday’s Chocolate Fest was so successful that it may become an annual event. The Chocolate was divine and the entertainment made for a fun evening. Clau-dia Crump’s Snowman wall hanging was won by John N.Henrie (how lucky was that), between the quilt and the chocolate, a lot of money was raised for the Sub for Santa fund.

The entertainment was put together by Pam Yard-ley (John made a great MC! Thanks), and what a great job Pam did, it was second to none. She put together some wonderful talent, including a number of youth groups. The program started off with a group song “Jingle Bells” and this was followed by: McK-

ayla & Andrea Heaton, Violin duet – Mooney Family singers (look out Osmonds) – Becky Henrie: Vocal – Children’s Choir – Christopher Holbrook: Piano Solo – Robert & Betty Tanner: instrumental – Kylee Osborn: Piano Solo – McK-enna Finch & Josiah Sarles: Vocal duet – Dan Thornton Vocal/instrumental: - Corryn & Chynna Anderson and Cai-ro & Britain Houston: Group Violin: - Cheryl Church: Vocal and finished up with Jimmy Cooper. This was a very en-tertaining two hours; we have so much talent here. Cheryl Church, the Main St. Manager is thinking of using some of this talent to cut a Christmas Album and use it as a fund raiser for Main St. I suggest that Main St. ought to con-sider using this talent during the summer to play at the Gem Theater, to also raise funds.

A lot of work went into this Chocolate Fest; Claudia Crump was the key player in this event. Many thanks to her and her long time commitment to the Sub for Santa projects over the years. Pat would like to thank all that helped out with the candy, cakes and clean up (The Sarles children where part of the chocolate fest sales staff, many thanks to them.). Special thanks to Leon and Claudia Crump for the many chocolate cakes and to Emma Ahlstrom, Pauline Prince, Elaine Baldwin for the great home made candy and other chocolate items.

Others donated but slipped in their chocolate treats when Pat turned her back. Thank you, thank you! As always when Pat is involved with an event her family is also there help-ing; many thanks to them. Two of Santa’s elf’s from the FBLA Club ( Cianna Swartz-miller and Sierra Allen) were active all day with Sub for Santa events. Santa’s appear-ance at the Social hall with the children and again at the hos-pital’s extended care residents was an outstanding success. Santa and Mrs. Clause made “many a day” for the young and old alike. Get ready for next year.

Tomorrow the 14th will be the annual Panguitch El-ementary Schools Christmas program. It will be at 11:00 in morning and will be held at the High School Gym. With 280 kids taking part it is a fun event. Last year with the early hour the stands were filled so come early for the best seat-ing.

The Panguitch High School Choir will be holding a concert at the High School Au-ditorium. Choir leader Nata-lie Perkins says it will be on Monday the 17th and will be at 6:15. We finally have music back at the school, come on out and enjoy this program.

After the musical Joseph and his Coat of many colors, we know we have a lot of good singers at the School.

At the Panguitch’s Lions Club Christmas we welcomed

three new members; Cindy Stewart, Randy and Jodie (the owners of the Hitching Post trailer park). The Hitching Post is our only trailer park that stays open in the winter, got guests visiting this winter with a motor home or trailer, there is a place for them to stay. Welcome aboard!

As the year winds down, there is still the big New Years blow out. This is a City spon-sored event and will take place on Monday the 31st. In the last few years the event has started at 6:00 and is over with at 10:00. There is so many fun things that goes on, dancing, bingo, music, entertainment, blow up slides and rides for the kids and the food is the best. There is a minimal $5.00 charge and is a family event, bring out the whole gang. It will be at the Triple C Arena. I don’t know what the theme is this year, but it will govern what there is to eat.

The weather is unsea-sonable warm, but today on Sunday the temperature took a nose dive, with the wind blowing out of the north. You need to keep your water taps running to try to head off your pipes freezing. We sure could use some snow, our reservoir is still low and it is going to take some big time moisture to bring it back up.

Only 11 more days of shopping till Christmas, I have everything I need, so leave me off your list.

Mack O.

Christmas shoppers are keeping the roads hot and in their travels they sometimes see not only some of Santa’s reindeer but some big elk too, especially in the Upper Valley. So you’d better watch out and stay safe so your Christmas will be merry and bright!

Speaking of merry and bright, everyone in town is getting lit for the holidays! Homes beautifully decorated, Main street decorated and Heritage Park? Splendiferous! I think Tempe Jenkins was the captain of the team that deco-rated all the trees there. She did have helpers who picked the tree they wanted to deco-rate. Great job! Thanks!

I went to Cedar City with Brent and Patrice Cottam, af-ter I submitted the news (ear-ly) last week, for the baptism of our grandson, Davian Gil-lins, son of Reggie and Shon-delle Gillins. Brent and Patrice had their whole family there, Jillyn Sorensen had part of her family there, from Salina and St. George, and Garrett and Megan Cottam and children were there from Cannonville. It was a nice weekend.

Some residents, like Jay and Derlynne Brooks and Brett and Brooke Palmer (Yeah, even though they live in Henrieville we claim them too) have been to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo. Of course I think they had an ulterior motive also and were probably hunting up the malls where they could do the most Christmas shopping. Sounds

good to me!I’m still hearing about for-

mer residents and friends who were here for Thanksgiving. Jimmy and Ethel Taylor spent the holiday with MaeVonn Taylor and not only that they brought Emmorn Dodds with them. However Emmorn got sick while they were here and had to spend a little down time after he got back home. Sorry to hear that. Hope he is doing okay again now.

Danny and Sherri Mei-senbach had their son Daniel and Coco Meisenach and two little boys, Turner and Cart-er, and son Shane here from California for Thanksgiving. While they were here Daniel, Shane and Kaden Dutton put all the outside Christmas lights up for Lane and Geraldine Lis-ton. (I knew Lane and Geral-dine hadn’t been on that roof!)

It’s good to have kids and grandkids when it comes to jobs you can’t do any more in your old age! My son, Robert, and my grandson, Ryan Cot-tam, have been working on my lights again this year or I probably wouldn’t have any. I really appreciate them.

Now on the other hand grandmas make good baby-sitters! Geraldine has been taking turns sitting for Jenifer McLemore in LaVerkin and Emilee Clark in Cannonville so it all evens out!

Marilee Miller got her tests back and will have to have some cysts removed from her thyroid right after Christmas. She was relieved

to find out that they were not malignant.

We are happy for her too!Congratulations to Erica

Woolsey and Travis Shake-spear who are now Mr. and Mrs. Shakespear. They were married by Escalante Justice of the Peace, Beth Chris-tensen, at the home of Elaine Lott on December 2, 2012. Only a small group was in attendance. Parents, Lillian LeFevre and Eric and Sherrie Woolsey. Siblings,Travis’ chil-dren, friends Brett and Brooke Palmer, etc. We wish the new-lyweds much happiness. And, as I said in the news last week, the newlyweds will be living in Henrieville, not far from their friends, Brett and Brooke Palmer.

Norman and Ardis Chris-tensen just got their 60th great grandchild on the 5th of De-cember, 2012. Cade and Leslie Christensen, Spanish Fork, are the parents and Greg and Beth Christensen are the grandpar-ents. Congratulations to all!

Santa Claus visited the preschool kids last week at their Christmas party. They sang some cute songs, served pie to all the parents, grandpar-ents, etc. and then got to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. As usual some of the smaller chil-dren were introduced to him for the first time and KNEW that WAS the first time they had encountered anyone quite like him before. There were a few tears shed, but nothing that time won’t fix! They will

have their list ready for him next year! It was so cute!

Dale Reynolds and a bud-dy from Provo visited Arnold and Deon Alvey last Saturday.

They just made a quick trip down to deliver an old old forge (look that one up) that belonged to Dale’s dad, his grandfather and his great grandfather. Dale wants it to be in our museum when it is fin-ished. They visited with Ann Reynolds and Bea Reynolds as they came through Panguitch, then went back home by way of Boulder Mountain.

Lenza Wilson had his first run with his annual Christmas Train last Saturday evening. TALK ABOUT LIGHTS! Just when you think the train can’t get any bigger or better Lenza surprises us with more lights and more trailers! That thing is a block long, higher than last year and everyone is wonder-ing how he manages to turn the corners this year! I know he has a helper or two but he spends weeks getting that ready each year. Better than a Christmas card by far! Thanks, Lenza!

Please, everybody, call or e-mail me your holiday news. It sure does help!

Come and See Santa!Santa will be at Royal’s Market Tuesday, December 18th

from 2pm to 4pm

Royal’s Foodtown, 135 W. Main Street, Loa

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reNTALsHOME FOR RENT IN LOANice home for rent in Loa located at 244 S. 100 W. All kitchen appliances are includ-ed, 3 BR, Bathroom, Laundry Room, Lg. Family Room. For more info, please contact Stan Chappell at Garkane Energy (435) 836-2795. 12/27

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

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

NOTICE

Garfield County is accepting applications for the position of

Panguitch Care and Share (Food Bank) Worker. The position

is part-time.

Applications are available at the Garfield County Clerk’s Office

55 South Main, Panguitch and will be accepted until 5 p.m.,

Friday, December 21, 2012.

Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications.

Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer.

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 JANUARY 2, 2013.

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

CHANGE APPLICATION(S)61-1364(a38589): Dillon D. and Sarah Smith- Oyler, Rol-

lin E. Magnuson and Joan D. Magnuson Trust, Sharon K. Mag-nuson Survivor`s Trust propose(s) using 0.72 cfs or 89.1 ac-ft. from the Coyote Creek (3 miles Southeast of Antimony) for IR-RIGATION.

Kent L. Jones, P.E., STATE ENGINEERPublished in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

DECEMBER 6 & 13, 2012. Coolant flush $129.99 most vehicles

Get your car heater really working!

Front or rear brake service $169.99 most vehicles

Incudes turning rotors or drums.

PUBLIC HeArINGPaunsaugunt Cliffs Spe-

cial Service District will hold a public hearing on Friday, December 21, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Paunsaugunt Cliffs Sales Office, 1300 N. HWY. 89 in Hatch, Utah for a budget opening of the December 31, 2012 budget and to adopt the December 31, 2013 budget. The public may inspect the December 31, 2013 budget at the Sales Office.Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 6 & 13, 2012.

eMPLOYMeNT OPPOrTUNITY

Wayne School District is accepting applications for a part time Activities Custodian to help clean the High School/Middle School gyms and auditorium after school-sponsored activities. This position would be for 2.5 hours after each activity. Most of these activities are “at home,” sporting events during the typical sports seasons, (Usually from Sept. to April). This season could include 30 to 40 activities per school year. Applicant must be able to perform all physical, strenuous tasks related to typical custodial job descriptions.

The position will require the applicant to pass a background check. Wages will be $10.16 per hour.

Wayne School district is an equal opportunity employer, and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Interested persons may pick up an application at The Wayne School District Office. This position will be open for application until 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013. Employment will be-gin immediately thereafter for the successful applicant. 12/27

LOGAN – Tasty aromas coming from the oven are very much a part of family holiday traditions. Maybe it’s a special pie or quick bread, or perhaps cookies or muffins. What-ever it is, most folks plan on gaining a pound or two over the holidays because of these special foods. Though it’s dif-ficult not to indulge, it’s pos-sible to cut back on calories when baking holiday favor-ites. Consider these tips that will have little, if any, effect on flavor or texture.

Use ingredient exchang-es to lower fat content. Fruit puree, such as unsweetened applesauce, or plain yogurt can replace up to half the fat (shortening or butter) called for in a baked item. Instead of using frosting for cookies, brownies or cakes, substitute a sprinkling (using a sifter) of powdered/confectioner’s sug-ar over the top instead. This significantly cuts fat and extra calories.

Increase whole grains in recipes. Admittedly, get-ting used to whole wheat flour in recipes can take time, not only because of the difference in flavor but also because the weight of the final product can be heavier and harder to digest. It is worth making the change to whole wheat and other grains that add fiber to recipes because of the health

NOTICe OF PUBLIC HeArINGNotice is hereby given to the public of Wayne County by

the Wayne County Commissioners that a public hearing will be held Monday December 17, 2012, at 11:45 a.m. in the Wayne County Courthouse to open the 2012 General Fund budget to reflect revenue received from grants and other sources and to adjust the corresponding expenditures.

A copy of the adjustments is on file with the Wayne County Clerk-Auditor and is available for public inspection during regu-lar office hours, Monday through Friday. Ryan Torgerson, Wayne County Clerk-Auditor

Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 13, 2012.

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DAY SERVICE HOURS COMMUNITY STOPPING PLACE

Monday 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Torrey 56 E. Main Street 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Teasdale 122 S. State (Old Church) 2:30 p.m. - 3:15p.m. Fremont 200 W. 100 S. (LDS Church)

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Loa 18 S. Main (Courthouse) 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Lyman 179 S. Center (LDS Church) 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Bicknell Library (79 N. 100 W.)

Mark your calendar for the following dates: Jan. 14, 28 Feb. 11, 25 Mar. 11, 25 Apr. 8, 22 May 6, 20

DAY SERVICE HOURS COMMUNITY STOPPING PLACE

Tuesday 8:45 a.m.. - 11:15 a.m. Loa Elementary School (34 S. 100 E.) 1:30 p.m.. - 3:00 p.m. Hanksville Elementary School (50 S. Center St.)

Mark your calendar for the following dates: Jan. 15, 29 Feb. 12, 26 Mar. 12, 26 Apr. 9, 23 May 7, 21

2013winter-Spring Schedule

HeadquartersP.O. Box 250 79 N. 100 W. Bicknell, UT 84715 Phone: 435-425-3170FAX: 435-425-3176

Office Hours8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Library Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Monday thru Thursday Closed on holidays.

Librarian: Becky Lopshire

blopshire@utah.gov

Library Technician: Faun Jackson fcjackson@utah.gov

Ask a specialist: Do You Have Tips

for Healthier Holiday Baking?benefits. Start by replacing half the flour in a recipe. An-other option is to use hard white wheat flour so color isn’t the first clue that some-thing is different in the recipe.

Reduce salt. Some baked goods can be very high in so-dium. If a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of salt, try using a scant teaspoon instead. Then, next time, reduce it even more to one-half teaspoon per reci-pe. We can condition our taste buds to be more sensitive to the taste of salt so that we can eventually use much less not only in baking but at the din-ner table as well.

Watch portion sizes. As we prepare holiday foods to share with family and friends, we should consider offering smaller portions. Try making cookies a bit smaller or offer-ing only a few of an item in-stead of an entire plate.

Reduce sugar. While candy making depends on cor-rect amounts of sugar and oth-er ingredients to make the end result turn out properly, there is some freedom in exchang-ing and reducing amounts of sugar in baking. Using one-fourth cup less sugar per each cup in a recipe, the carbohy-drates are reduced and calories as well. If you are tempted to substitute white granulated sugar with a more “healthy” sweetener, such as honey, aga-

ve nectar or maple syrup, keep in mind that these sweeteners still add carbohydrates to the recipe although they are easier to digest and are more natural.

Keep in mind that indulg-ing in foods that are high in fat, sugar, sodium and refined flour for a few days is not an act of diet treason. Those with dietary diseases such as dia-betes do, however, need to be mindful of their limitations. Otherwise, enjoy the holidays and know that you can still remain active and can exer-cise to burn off extra calories. Try a little will power to avoid overeating meal after meal the entire month and keep in mind that this season will come to an end and you can get back to being your healthy self in January.

Make it a goal to imple-ment one or more of the above tips this month. Overall, be smart, be in control and be sen-sible when it comes to baking and eating this holiday season. Some good resources to find healthy recipes and other bak-ing tips include: http://snap.nal.usda.gov/community-cor-ner-nutrition-you-and-your-family/healthy-cooking-and-recipes, www.eatingwell.com and www.bettycrocker.com/tips/.

NOTICe INVITING BIDsThe Scenic Byway 12 Com-mittee will accept sealed bids for Scenic Byway 12 (SB12) Economic Impact Assessment. Work includes economic benchmarking, analysis of 10 years of Scenic Byway proj-ects on Utah SR12 and evalu-ation of specific impacts to the local and State economy. Selected bidder will document and deliver a comprehensive SB12 Economic Impact Study at project close. Specifications can be ob-tained on the Internet at http://www.scenicbyway12.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Proposals-Economic-Assess-ment.pdf or by contacting the Scenic Byway 12 Committee by mail at the address below. Bidders shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the bid submittal. Bids postmarked on or before Friday, January 25, 2013 will be accepted for consideration. All Bid docu-ments will be plainly marked with the project title and shall be addressed to Scenic Byway 12 Committee, P.O. Box 132, Tropic, Utah 84776. Pre-bid questions can be directed to the Byway Coordinator by U.S. mail or by email to jhol-land.sb12@gmail.com.Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

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SPECIAL DEALS

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.

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.

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 435-836-3600

Royal’s Foodtown: Fabric Sale going on now through the end of December. All fabric is $5.00 per yard excluding all minky and all kits. Backcountry Outfitters 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. info@backcountryoutfitters.com Tosconos Pizzeria Ever take a family out to eat and worry about what it’s going to cost? Your best buy is a pizza at Tosconos Pizzeria! So, give Mom a break and order a pizza today! Call us at 435-836-2500. Then come pick it up inside The Snuggle Inn on Main Street in Loa.

Sheri’s Hair Designs open Tuesday through Saturday. 12 West Main Street Torrey. 425-3102. Holiday special. Free Paraffin wax moisture therapy hand treatment with any hair, waxing or pedicure service. Special goes until December 31. Happy holidays!

Mane-E-Acs Hair Salon has gift certificates for that person you don’t know what to get. Call me at 836-2602 or stop by 45 South Main suite 3 in Loa.

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

Brian Farm Service Center is now carrying Amish Wedding food. These items are fantastic! Jams, pickles, salsa, pickled asparagus, eggs and beets. These make great gifts for the holidays!! Also check out our 24 deals of Christmas on Facebook. Happy Holidays from all of us at Brian Farm Service. 33 E 300 S Loa.

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

Red Desert Candy Company is busy handcrafting holiday treats. Caramels and chocolate holiday boxes, Hot Chocolate shavings with peppermint marshmallow snowflakes...wow, or Sea salt chocolate bark is really beautiful! Check them out o n F a c e b o o k . They’re available a t Cas t l eRoc k Coffee & Candy in Torrey.

CastleRock Coffee & Candy We’ll be OPEN Thursday through Monday from 8 to 2.

We have a great selection of Red Desert Candy for the holidays, but it’s going fast. Don’t miss out, we’ll be closing for the season on Saturday, December 22..

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.

Shane’s Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Need your carpets or upholstery cleaned this Holiday Season? Shane Dellinger will be taking over the carpet cleaning business from Brent Hurley. Shane is currently giving a 10% discount on carpet cleaning for the month of December. Call 435-691-3504 for your free estimate.

Brooke’s Country Boutique. Remember I have NEW things arriving just about every week, so those who haven’t been able to come in and stop recently you need to see what I have. Home decor, jeans, clothing for all ages, shoes, Scentsy, homemade lotions, chapsticks, scarves, luggage bags, purses, jewelry and more. So go ahead and stop by. If I can hire someone next week for a couple of days I will be open. Check out my page on aloadofcrafts on Facebook to see what my schedule will be. 377 S. Main Lyman.

A Sign For All Seasons Boutique New wood seasonal banners are in!. We have 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. Come in through the month and 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. 83 W. Center Loa.

UPCOMINGWEDNESDAY 1/23WCBA general meeting 11 a.m., location to be announced.

Measure your path to success with a small business dashboardConsider the maxim, “You

get what you measure.” Are you measuring the right things?

There’s a reason why fast food servers ask, “Do you want fries with that?” Those employees (or their managers) are being measured on sales in dollars per customer interaction.

Duke University professor Dan Ariely explained in Harvard Business Review’s The Magazine that “Human beings adjust behavior based on the metrics they’re held against. Anything you measure will impel a person to optimize his score on that metric. What you measure is what you’ll get. Period.”

The key is tying the metrics you collect and use to the goals you want to achieve. There is no point to increasing sales on loss leader items, or attracting customers who want manicures if your most profitable service is hair coloring.

Have you worked out the cost of selling each (and every) product you offer? Did you add in a cost representing your time, the hours to set up equipment and clean up afterwards? Then there are costs to replenish supplies, maintenance of equipment and a share of each sale goes toward overhead.

Beyond simply preventing you from selling goods and services at a loss, knowing

your costs for each type of sale allows you to ask the harder question: “is this the most profitable use of my time and resources?” Only you can decide what direction you want to take your business, but your metrics should help you steer a straighter course.

Large-scale businesses invest equally large amounts of resources in complex “business dashboards” that aggregate

data from their financial and marketing systems for their decision-makers, but small business owners can track their key metrics with just a spreadsheet and diligence.

What metrics you should be tracking is tied to your goals. A few of the more common examples are how many new customers did you serve, your sales per employee hour worked (don’t forget your own time), and how many people visited your website.

Profiling your sales often leads to important insights. Many businesses fall into the 80/20 rule, where 20% of their

customers generate 80% of their sales. If you know who is represented by that 20%, you can assess how well you are serving them. You may even be able to “promote” a customer from the 80% of the less profitable customers into the higher payoff group, expanding your sales with relative ease.

Or your metrics may help you identify waste and support your efforts to reduce it and

keep that money in your till. Tracking cost trends can help

you make rational decisions about timing purchases for more efficient equipment. Conversely, metrics can help identify idle equipment, which in itself can become an opportunity. Can you rent it to others, sell it outright, or form a cooperative ownership with colleagues to share expenses?

If you put a value on your time in your metrics, you will find out how much you are “spending” on overhead. It may become abundantly clear that it makes sense to bring in a specialist, whether bookkeeper

or cleaning service, so you can put your time toward bottom line activities.

You can also use the “get what you measure” idea to motivate employees. If you pay by the hour, your staff will watch the clock. Incentive pay, tied to your goals, will engage your team, even if it as simple as a bonus for the employee who sells the most of a particular widget in a month.

The metrics process begins when you define your goals. Perhaps you want to increase your sales in the adjacent counties. Then figure out what to measure, which in this case could be sales by zip code. To assess your progress, you need to determine your starting point.

Train your employees to collect the data if you aren’t already doing so. It won’t take long for you to amass enough data to make decisions, and then act. Perhaps you discover your advertising efforts are working in one county but not another. Update your goal and repeat the process.

As you close out the year and review your business financials, it’s a natural time to reflect on how to improve your profits.

Why not create a customized “business dashboard” to track a few parameters that matter for your goals?

More examples of common small business metrics •Sales trends•Cash on hand•How many people “liked” your business page on Facebook this week?•How many miles per sale did your fleet travel?•How many customers are scheduling a follow-up appointment at the end of a service transaction?•Average number of days to fulfill an order.•What is your overall customer average days to pay their invoices?•What products are requiring the most “after-care”? are being returned?•Who is referring you the most leads?•Average production downtime •Unique visitors last month to your website•Abandoned e- commerce shopping carts.•How many people signed up for your company newsletter or subscribed to your blog

Anything you measure will impel a person to optimize his score on that metric. What you measure is what you’ll get. Period.

—Dan Ariely, Harvard Business Review.

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SALT LAKE CITY - As we ring in a new year, we can expect to see a number of changes. Social Security is no exception: in 2013, people who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security In-come (SSI) payments will see their benefits increase.

Beginning in 2013, a 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjust-ment (COLA) was applied to all Social Security and SSI payments. The average monthly Social Security bene-

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If you’ve ever tried to re-move inaccurate of fraudulent information from your credit report and gotten the run-around, take heart: The Con-sumer Financial Protection Bureau is now on the case.

In July 2012, the watch-dog agency, formed as a re-sult of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, gained authority to supervise all of the major consumer reporting agencies.

The CFPB now advocates for consumers who have com-plaints regarding interactions with credit bureaus and iden-tity theft protection services. This adds to the agency’s consumer grievance oversight which already included mort-gages, bank accounts, con-sumer loans and private stu-dent loans.

“Credit reporting compa-nies exert great influence over the lives of consumers,” said CFPB Director Richard Cor-dray in announcing his agen-cy’s new responsibility. “They help determine eligibility for loans, housing, and sometimes jobs. Consumers need an ave-nue of recourse when they feel they have been wronged.”

You can seek assistance from the CFPB if you have is-sues with:• Incorrect information on

your credit report;• How a consumer report-

ing agency is handling its investigation of your complaint;

• The improper use of a credit report;

• Being unable to get a copy of a credit score or file; and

• Problems with credit monitoring or identity-protection services.Here’s how the new sys-

tem works:If you believe your credit

report contains incorrect or fraudulent information, you should first file a dispute with and get a response directly from that credit reporting company before contacting the CFPB. The same goes if you have an issue with how the company is handling its in-vestigation of your grievance – for example, if they don’t respond in writing within 30 days.

If, after filing your griev-ance, you are dissatisfied with the resolution, you may file a complaint with the CFPB us-

ing any of the following meth-ods:

File online at www.cfpb.gov/complaint

Call toll-free at 855-411-2372

Fax it to 855-237-2392Mail to Consumer Finan-

cial Protection Bureau, P.O. Box 4503, Iowa City, Iowa, 52244.

Once your complaint has been logged, you’ll be given a tracking number to check its status. Each complaint will be processed individually and sent to the credit bureau in question for response. The CFPB expects companies to respond within 15 days with information about the steps they have taken or plan to take. You’ll have the option to dispute the company’s re-sponse to your complaint.

Credit reporting compa-nies issue more than 3 billion consumer credit reports a year and maintain files on more than 200 million Americans. Among other things, they track the number and types of credit accounts you use, how long they’ve been open and whether you’ve paid your bills on time.

“The consequences of er-

rors in a consumer report can be catastrophic for a consum-er, shutting him or her out of credit markets, jeopardizing employment prospects, or sig-nificantly increasing the cost of housing,” noted the CFPB’s announcement.

You can order one free credit report per year from the three major credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and Tran-sUnion. (Order through www.annualcreditreport.com; other-wise you’ll pay a small fee.) Proactively ordering your re-ports on a regular basis can help identify bad credit behav-ior and spot fraudulent activity or errors before they can dam-age your credit.

To learn more about cred-it reports and scores, visit the CFPB’s website, www.cfpb.gov. Another good resource is What’s My Score (www.whatsmyscore.org), a financial literacy program run by Visa Inc.

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

A “raise” for People who Get social securityby Mickie douGlas

fit for a retired worker in 2013 is $1,261 (up from $1,240 in 2012) and the average month-ly Social Security benefit for a disabled worker in 2013 is $1,132 (up from $1,113 in 2012). These changes were re-flected in SSI payments dated December 31, 2012 and Social Security payments dated in January 2013.

For people who receive SSI, the maximum federal payment amount has risen to $710 (up from $698).

Other Social Security changes in 2013 are worth not-ing. For example, a worker now pays Social Security tax on up to $113,700 of annual income (up from $110,100 in 2012). A worker earns one credit after paying taxes on $1,160 in earn-ings in 2013 (up from $1,130). As always, a worker may earn a maximum of four credits each year and a person gener-ally needs forty credits (or ten years of work) to be eligible for retirement benefits.

To learn more about these and other changes for 2013, visit the Social Security website at www.socialsecuri-ty.gov, and read our fact sheet about the changes at www.so-cialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/factsheets/colafacts2013.htm.

Mickie Douglas is a Social Security Public Affairs

Specialist in Salt Lake City