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REGIONAL WEAthER fOREcAstthuRs. NOv. 14 - WEd NOv. 20

More or less the same as last week but a little colder, with highs at beginning of the week hovering around 60, and going down to high 40s as the week progresses. Sunny to partly cloudy and maybe a chance of rain on Sunday. (A 50% chance currently projected.) Lows throughout week anywhere from low 20s to low teens.

Military AircraftCont’d on page 5

I always take care of the troops first and they would be here shortly so I thought of bedding them down inside the courthouse, or in the school building. “Reckon my Uncles got a key fer’ em,” said LaVar, quietly. I began to wake up

FREMONT - The Fish Lake Chapter of the Old Span-ish Trail Association held their inaugural meeting and fund-raiser in Fremont on Saturday, Nov. 9th. There were approxi-mately 25 people in attendance to enjoy the food, beverages and hospitality of Steve Tay-

lor. The people in attendance ranged from Bostonian Col-lege professors to locals with lifelong ties to the Fish Lake area.

The program consisted of an overview of the history of the OSTA in the adjacent three county areas by Steve Taylor, Wayne County historian. The second speaker was Dave Og-den, resident of Sevier County and recently elected mayor of

WAYNE, GARFIELD, SEVIER & SANPETE COUNTIES - As the nation’s health care system makes the

t r a n s i t i o n mandated by the recently instituted Af-fordable Care Act, many unanswered questions re-main for area hospital ad-ministrators as they grap-ple with the already com-plex and often murky world of health care regulation.

The jury is still out on how the ACA will affect both

consumers and medical pro-viders over the long term, but the early stages of the transi-tion haven’t gone smoothly, as noted in news reports from around the country. Some peo-ple have obtained significant reductions in health insurance premiums promised under the

For Local Hospitals, First Weeks of Administering Affordable Care Act Have Been Murky, Burdensome

by BoB PhilliPs, ContriButing Writer

act, others who are eligible for coverage have not rushed to sign up, and there remains significant confusion over who will qualify for subsidies under the program.

Snafus with the federal insurance exchange website allowed only a relative hand-ful of Americans to log on dur-ing its first days of operation, and it took the entire month of October for the Wayne Community Health Center in Bicknell to sign up their first applicant, said Gina Flanagan, director of the center.

“It hasn’t gone very smoothly for us,” she said. “It’s pretty much not working at this point.”

Many details of how providers will obtain reim-bursement from the federal government remain unclear at best, Flanagan said. Among other concerns, she expressed unease over changes in the nature of patient co-payments —which will theoretically be partially subsidized under the ACA—as she has so far been unable to determine how the center will obtain federal re-imbursement for the tempo-rarily lost revenues.

If you’d like to share a story (good or bad) about signing up—or trying to sign up—for coverage through the Affordable Care Act, email us at snapshot@live.com, or leave a comment on the Insider’s Face-book page.

In general, Flanagan and other area administrators said it’s an open question as to how many people will actually sign up for health care insur-ance, which is mandated under the act, and what percentage of those people who do par-ticipate will be healthy as op-posed to high risk.

Many Wayne County residents don’t have any ad-ditional money available in their budgets to pay for even minimally priced insurance, she said, and it still isn’t clear who qualifies for how much of a discount. It also isn’t cer-tain that as many people will sign up for insurance as the program supposes, even with subsidies, “Because I think the population we’re talking about is already struggling to get by,” she said.

“We’re just hoping we can help our community un-derstand their options. It’s pretty frustrating when you really don’t have the answers. They really don’t have the product to offer to us at this point,” added Flanagan.

Local Chapter of the Old Spanish Trail Association Holds Inaugural Meeting

by lyman Forsythe

Richfield Utah. He has been an avid supporter of the OSTA organization, was instrumental in organizing the OSTA con-ference in Richfield, Utah in 2012. Dave has acted as its lo-cal spokesman for the last sev-eral years. Our third speaker was Fishlake National Forest

archaeologist Bob Leonard. He gave an informative over-view of the challenge, as well the progress of his work in identifying, documenting and formalizing the role of Red Creek on the Old Spanish Trail Fish Lake Cutoff.

The goals of this group were identified as 1)The iden-tification and promotion of The Old Spanish Trail in the counties surrounding scenic

Fish Lake, Utah and 2) Utiliz-ing the chapter as a vehicle for the education and enjoyment of all.

OSTA, based in Las Vegas, New Mexico, describes its mis-sion as: to study, preserve and protect, interpret and educate, and promote respectful use of

the Old Spanish National His-toric Trail and closely related historic routes. The group pro-motes public awareness of the Old Span-ish National Historic Trail and its multi-cultural heritage by encouraging research and publication and partnering with governments and private or-ganizations.

The Next Fish Lake OSTA chap-

ter meeting is tentatively set for January 2014 in Rich-field, Utah. For meeting up-dates and chapter news look on Facebook at URL https://www.facebook.com/fishlake-chapter or contact chapter president, Stephanie Moulton at 2 North SR 25, Fish Lake UT 84744 phone #435-683-1000 email:fishlake@scinter-net.net

Members of the Old Spanish Trail Association board are (Left to right)Steve Taylor, co Vice President/Historian, Stephanie Moulton, President, Sharon Anderson, Secretary/Treasurer, and Lyman Forsythe, co Vice Presi-dent/Historian.

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GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE N.M. - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) range specialists offered a series of workshops—beginning last week with two events in Escalante—to share rangeland monitoring techniques and land health evaluation methods with the public. Out on Big Flat, BLM staff demonstrated methods for monitoring key grass species, which on this particular allotment are galleta, blue grama and sand dropseed. BLM offered the workshops to engage public participation in the scoping process, seeking to prompt public input on the Livestock Grazing Monument Management Plan Amendment and Associated Environmental Impact State-ment (EIS) that will replace existing grazing management decisions and amend the Monument Management Plan. The 60 day public scoping period for comment on the EIS began on November 4. The BLM is seeking input from the public to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM by any of the following methods: Mail: BLM/GSENM, 669 S. HWY 89-A, Kanab, Utah 84741, Email: BLM_UT_GS_EIS@blm.gov, Fax: (435)644-1250. Please reference “GSENM Livestock Graz-ing Plan Amendment” when submitting comments. —Insider

GSENM’s range specialists pro-vided public workshops last week on rangeland monitoring systems as part of the upcoming grazing EIS process. Shown above dur-ing last Thursday’s session near Escalante are Richard Madril, Nephi Noyes, Allan Bate, Jared Lyman and Jason Bybee. At right, Nephi Noyes (l) and Jared Lyman (r) demonstrate forage sampling techniques.

WW II Comes to Wayne CountySeventy Years Ago This Month, the Wreckage of a Military Aircraft is Recovered Near Factory Butte

Part II: Recovery Leader Major Heston Gets Further Acquainted with Loa Town and Embarks with Convoy of Soldiers and Cowboys Toward the Crash Site

by DeBra allen young

This article first appeared in the Fall 2010 issue of Utah Historical Quarterly. Debra Allen Young is the grand-daughter of LaVor and Mary Brown, who are featured in this article. She has authored two family histories and is a history enthusiast. The article has been abridged for publi-cation in the Insider.

to the fact that this uncle was maybe the spark-plug of the community. “Whats your un-cles name?” I asked. “Grant,” said LaVar. “He’s called Grant Brown.” He said the name proudly, respectfully. I looked at LaVar and then at the crowd as he spoke these magic words and I knew then I had found the answer to our present problems and possibly to our future ones as well.

LaVar was a slight small man, looked a lot like a stove poker, only twice as tough. He wore Levi-straus trousers that plainly showed the wear and tear of leather chaps. His high heeled boots clacked along the road when he walked, double timing ours, and his legs seemed to swing in an arc when me moved. His leathery face had a kind of blue-brown skin stretched tight across it. His small but powerful hands always hung cupped at his side and somehow they reminded me of the bottom of a dogs foot.

His thin leather jacket was very worn. I would have been aw-fully cold dressed as he was but he seemed comfortable enough.

LaVar’s uncle lived back from the hiway a short dis-tance and as we drove up to the ranch we could hear the endless bawling of cows. “My uncles gonna weigh I guess, to-morrow, maybe.” I could hear the cow hands riding around a mess of corrals in the dark, yip-ping at the cows and pushing

In our previous installment, in November 1943, a crashed mili-tary aircraft has been discovered west of Factory Butte, and Ma-jor LeRoy Heston, with a con-voy of soldiers, has arrived from Mather Air Base to Loa to lead the effort to recover the wreck-age and bodies of 6 crew mem-bers. It is the troops’ first night in Loa and they have just been met by LaVor Brown. (Major Hes-ton’s misspellings in his letter are his own.) In this installment, Heston continues to desribe, in a long letter to his folks, his expe-rience of getting acquainted with the locals, and with a group of cowboys led by LaVor and Grant Brown, the convoy heads out to-ward the airplane crash site and wreckage.

BLM Rangeland Workshops Kickstart Grazing EIS Public Comment Process

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Thursday, November 21n USU Extension Marriage Date Night Chimney Rock Restaurant, Torrey, 6pm

Friday, November 22n Nathan Osmond at Ruby’s Inn, 8pm

Fri. & Sat., Nov. 22-23n Escalante Holiday Festival Escalante Community Center 1-7pm Friday, 10am-4pm Saturday

Dear Parents of Garfield County:It has come to the attention of the Garfield County Sher-

iff’s Office and the Utah Highway Patrol that we have an unusu-ally high number of ATV and OHV usage. The problem is with young individuals using OHV and ATV’s for transportation to attend school, school functions, athletic events, church activi-ties and shopping at local businesses. This is not only against the law as outlined in Utah State Code 41-22-30, it is a safety concern for those individual engaging in this practice. The Gar-field County Sheriff’s Office and Utah Highway Patrol will be stepping up enforcement of Utah State Law. This is to enhance safety of all of the children in Garfield County.

Thank you for your help with this matter.The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office and Utah Highway

Patrol.

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RICHFIELD - The Forest Service is seeking people from communities in and around central Utah as nominees for vacancies on the Fishlake Re-source Advisory Committee (RAC). Application forms must be received at the Fish-lake National Forest office by 4:30 p.m. on December 20, 2013.

National Forest Resource Advisory Committees were established under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (SRS). Under Title II of SRS, RAC’s review and rec-ommend projects on or adja-cent to National Forest System (NFS) lands that have a direct impact on NFS lands.

The RAC consists of 15 members representing a wide range of interests. The com-mittee’s duties include review-ing proposed land management projects on or adjacent to the Fishlake National Forest. The committee recommends which projects to fund and is respon-sible for coordinating with land management agencies and county officials. Projects are located in Beaver, Millard, Se-vier, Piute, Garfield and Wayne counties.

The four-year term would begin upon appointment by the Secretary of Agriculture. Com-mittee members serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expens-es. Members must be Utah residents, preferably living in Beaver, Millard, Sevier, Piute, or Wayne counties. Meetings are held at least once during the year, primarily in Richfield, UT.

The 15 members of the Fishlake RAC are split equally between the following three categories. There may also be a non-voting replacement member in each category. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture will make the appointments to the RAC based on the applica-tions received, striving to ap-

Citizens Sought for Fishlake Resource

Advisory Committeepoint members who have dem-onstrated the ability to work collaboratively with others of different viewpoints.

Category A represents the following interests:• Organized labor or non-tim-

ber forest product harvester groups

• Developed outdoor recre-ation, off-highway vehicle, commercial recreation

• Energy and mineral devel-opment

• Commercial or recreational fishing

• Commercial timber industry• Federal grazing permit hold-

ers or land use permit hold-ers within the RAC area

Category B represents the following interests:• Nationally recognized envi-

ronmental organizations• Regionally or locally recog-

nized environmental organi-zations

• Dispersed recreation• Archaeological and histori-

cal interests• Nationally or regionally rec-

ognized wild horse or burro groups, wildlife or hunting organizations or watershed associations.

Category C represents the following interests:• State-elected office holders• County or local elected of-

ficials• American Indian tribal rep-

resentatives from tribes within or adjacent to RAC areas

• School officials or teachers• Citizens representing the af-

fected public at largeCitizens interested in ap-

plying for RAC membership are encouraged to retrieve an application form (AD 755) on-line at http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/fishlake/workingtogeth-er/advisorycommittees, or by contacting Fishlake RAC Co-ordinator John Zapell by phone at (435) 896-1070 or email at jzapell@fs.fed.us.

Applications must be re-ceived at the Fishlake National Forest, 115 E 900 N, Richfield, UT 84701, ATTN: John Zapell, no later than 4:30 p.m. De-cember 20, 2013. Applications must contain original signa-tures.

More information on the Secure Rural Schools Act and the resource Advisory Com-mittees can be found at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/pts/.

—U.S. Forest Service

WASHINGTON, DC - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced last week that the processing and dis-bursement of 2013 crop com-modity loans has resumed. Crop year 2013 commodity loan-making was suspended Oct. 1, 2013, to make changes necessary to accommodate the automatic funding reductions known as sequester. Seques-tration is mandated by the Bal-anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as amended by the Budget Con-trol Act of 2011.

“We must comply with the laws established by Con-gress to reduce funds in ac-cordance with sequestration policy,” said Garcia. “We re-gret the delay this has created in USDA issuing marketing assistance loans because we know how critical the loans are to many farmers’ cash flow at this time of year.”

The commodity loan programs provide interim fi-nancing to producers for ag-

A recent road-trip to visit relatives in Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, re-emphasized to me how blessed we are to live in Southern Utah. The beauty and productivity of the forests, rivers, and plains of those states were clearly evident. However, most of the landscapes were relatively flat or undulating, without the va-riety of features we often take for granted in Southern Utah. Even in the hilly Ozarks of Ar-kansas and Missouri, one had the feeling of a bit of claustro-phobia. In travelling the back highways, it was difficult to view past the fields carved from the forested landscape. The awesome views that we enjoy daily were just not avail-able.

However, the real con-trast in those states, when compared to Southern Utah, is the freedom to stop and really feel the countryside. East of the Rockies, nearly all the land is privately owned. Access beyond the public highways is largely non-existent. Those people accept that situation. They have never known any other way.

Our lifestyle here in Southern Utah is soooooo much different. The extensive public lands are the golden egg. Some of our state and local politicians and business leaders resent the goose for laying the egg. They would gladly sell or lease the golden egg for short-term gain.

State Representative Ken Ivory, the large Salt Lake area developer, who wrote House Bill 148 that would convert most Utah federal lands to state control, has stated that we need to privatize our lands and be more like Kansas, Tex-as, and Indiana. How? Why? Those states are largely flat or with rolling hills. Much of their land area receives 20-40+ inches of annual precipitation, compared to our 6-15 inches. They are not dependent on mountain snowpack for wa-ter, as we are, to irrigate their extensive farmlands. Large desert areas are also lacking, unlike much of Utah.

The Homestead Act worked for those folks. One hundred and sixty acres could be settled and farmed without dependency on other areas for irrigation water. Utah is dras-tically different. The Home-stead Act was in effect here also. However, 160 acres on the high mountains or dry des-ert was not workable. Even in the valleys, irrigation systems had to be improvised to gather water from other areas to ir-rigate the farms. For Ken to compare Utah to those states is total foolishness.

Another problem con-cerns me. We drove through many hundreds of miles of countryside and dozens of small towns where the majori-ty of the dwellings were small, old and ramshackle looking. Many were old house trailers. Abandoned houses and closed businesses were common. It

Utah’s Golden Egg

made our small Southern Utah towns look pretty dang good. If privatization of our land is to make us all wealthy, what happened in those states?

Our politicians assure us that in converting the federal land to state control, it would still be kept as public land. Ha!! Without federal funding to manage the lands, obvi-ously, the most productive ar-eas would have to be sold or leased to generate significant tax revenue for management of the remaining lands. Land offered for sale wouldn’t be cheap. Most livestock grazers would take a serious hit. Hunt-ing and fishing would drasti-cally change. Without public access, it would get very cost-ly. Even now in Utah, hunters pay over ½ million dollars a year to access trust lands for hunting.

Tourism is Utah’s largest industry and is growing each year, especially in Southern Utah. Access to camp, hike, and enjoy the land and scen-ery is critical. Some complain that access to federal lands is a problem. Is access through a locked gate to private lands easier? Don’t get me wrong. Most private landowners 40-50 years ago allowed reason-able access to their property. However, a few irresponsible users created problems, thus public access is now largely denied. It’s just that if the state gains control of the lands, it is obvious that the best proper-ties would be sold or leased for short-term gain to wealthy individuals or corporations.

Land is finite. No more is being made. The human popu-lation is growing. Undevel-oped land is quickly becom-ing more valuable. The unique lands of Utah are unmatched in the world. The golden egg will melt if this issue heats up too much.

The recent government shut-down was largely caused by egotistical politicians want-ing attention, including sever-al from Utah. Instead, our fed-eral, state, and local politicians need to devote their time, en-ergy, and expertise, to solving problems that will not only help us now, but really help guarantee that our children and grandchildren have some-thing to cherish. For sure, in many places, the federal lands could be managed somewhat better. Our government and agency leaders, supported by politicians at all levels, need to discreetly work together to streamline sensible manage-ment decisions.

Most of us would not re-locate to Texas, Kansas, or In-diana, or any other private land state, for twice the income. Our quality of life in Southern Utah is not all about money. Because of this, we attract people and businesses from all over the world to Utah. Let’s keep it that way!

Norman McKee is a re-tired biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. He resides in Panguitch.

by NormaN mcKee

Critical Deadline for Wayne County Farmers & Ranchers

LOA - There has been a significant change in crop reporting deadlines for farmers and ranchers that participate in programs administered by the Wayne County Farm Service Agency. For 2014, you are required to report all perennial forage, which in-cludes alfalfa and grass, by December 15, 2013. Grass includes all pastures and BLM, Forest Service, and Stateland permits. If you do not report timely, a minimum late fee of $46.00 per farm will be charged. This could be a significant amount for those farmers and ranchers who own and/or lease more than one farm, and have several grazing permits. Each is considered a different farm.

We know it is difficult to know what you will be planting next year, but once the crop report is filed, you can make chang-es without being charged a late-filing fee.

If you have questions, please call Paul Pace or Sheila Torg-erson at (435) 836-2711.

—Sheila Torgerson, Wayne County USDA Farm Service Agency

Join us for a Traditional Thanksgiving

BuffetOn Thanksgiving Day

3pm - 8pm

$19 per person

Call for Reservations435-425-3797

RED CLIFF Restaurant 156 E. Main, Torrey

3rd Annual Escalante Holiday FestivalNovember 22nd & 23rd

Escalante CityCommunity Center Esplanade

Friday, November 22nd

Vendors from 1 :00 P.M. To 7:00 P.M.City Lighting 5:00 P.M.

Presentation of the Community Service Award 5:00 P.M.Santa Arrives 5:15 P.M.

Visit with Santa 5:15- 7:00 P.M.Nativity ExhibitHanuka Display

Hall of Trees(To benefit the Angel Tree)

Have some hot chocolate and visit with your neighbors around the fire

Saturday. November 23rd

Visit with Santa 10:00-12:00. and 1:00-3:00lO:OOA.M. To 4:00 P.M.

VendorsNativity ExhibitHanuka Display

Hall of Trees

General Information-Marty 435~ 772-6527Vendor Information- Karin 826-4946

Hall of Trees- Marian 826-4945Nativity Exhibit- Camille 826-4479

FSA Announces Resumption of

2013 Crop Commodity Loan Disbursements

ricultural commodities stored after harvest and then sold throughout the year. Pro-ducers requesting 2013 crop commodity loans on their harvested commodities now will have a 5.1 percent reduc-tion to the loan amount upon its disbursement, due to the sequestration. Commodity loans issued by marketing as-sociations and loan servicing agents are also subject to the sequestration reduction.

During the period that loan-making was suspended, producers were still able to submit loan applications to their county FSA offices, mar-keting associations and loan servicing agents. The pro-cessing and disbursement of these applications will begin immediately.

For further information about commodity marketing loans, farmers may contact their local county FSA office or go online to www.fsa.usda.gov.

—USDA Farm Service Agency

Bicknell Town Election Results

Office Candidates Total Votes CastMayor Gilbert Hunt 107Council member Noreen Johnson 51Council Member Kerry Stevens 56Council Member Julie Howard 34Council Member Maurice Albrecht 82

Following are Bicknell Town results from the Nov. 5 election, as submitted by Connie Durfey, Town Clerk:

Additional local election results for Wayne and Garfield county towns will be provided as they become available.

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The Wayne Theatre

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Senior Angel ProjectThis program provides a Christmas package for Wayne County Seniors over the age of 84.

This year there are 81 seniors over 84 years old.

If you would like to donate items for the packages or cash to buy the items, please contact Diane at 435-491-0135.

SALT LAKE CITY - There will likely be less off-road vehicle use on some of Utah’s most pristine public lands following a recent court action.

The U.S. District Court for Utah has struck down sig-nificant parts of the Bureau of Land Management’s Re-source Management Plan that covers 2 million acres in four counties.

The action could limit off-roading at Dirty Devil Canyon, the Henry Moun-tains and Factory Butte, said David Garbett of the South-ern Utah Wilderness Alliance. The court determined that the management plan enacted un-der President George W. Bush didn’t offer enough environ-mental protections, Garbett said.

“This area is a treasure trove of cultural resources,” he said. “But unfortunately, the BLM sacrificed these re-sources in favor of off-road vehicle use, and other inten-sive resource allocations.”

CEDAR CITY – Unplug the children and take the fam-ily chopping. This year, take a walk in the woods and go chopping. Yes, that’s right; take your family chopping for a Christmas tree. Start a new tradition of cutting the fam-ily Christmas tree together in southern Utah’s Dixie Nation-al Forest.

Trees up to ten feet can be purchased for $10 or $20 for trees above ten feet. Ac-cording to Joe Harris, Public Affairs Officer for Dixie Na-tional Forest, “Receipts from this special forest program go back into a local fund that di-rectly benefits recreation users on the Dixie National Forest”.

Permits are available at all Dixie National Forest Of-fices (St. George, Cedar City, Panguitch, and Escalante) and through partner vendors: Ace Hardware – Cedar City; Boulder Exchange – Boulder; Clarke’s Market – Tropic; An-timony Merc – Antimony; and Cottam’s Canyon Country – Escalante.

Special regulations dic-tate what types of trees can be cut in different areas of the forest. “For instance”, Harris adds, “on Cedar Mountain it is legal to cut white fir, sub-alpine fir, pinion, and juniper. On the Powell and Escalante Ranger Districts, all tree spe-

monique Beeley

Mark Dalley, administra-tor of Gunnison Valley Hos-pital in Gunnison, said he has concerns over the funding of the new system, as well as over how the changes will af-fect current operations and the ability of his and other facili-ties to continue operating in the highly marginal economic situations that face rural hos-pitals.

Matters like insurance deductibles and patient co-payments are worrisome since health providers already have to write off a lot of bad debt even under the current system, Dalley said. In theory, under the new system things will im-prove, but he wonders about where the money will come from to foot the bill.

In spite of insurance-re-lated changes under the ACA, which include a requirement for insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions, “some-body’s still going to be left with a pretty sizable bill,” whether it be patient, private insurer, the federal govern-ment or the health care provid-ers, Dalley said.

“Most of us live on pretty slim margins if any margins,” he said. “The more people that can have insurance the better, but I just wonder if we’re try-ing to do something we can’t afford.”

Early difficulties with the federal computer system didn’t help build faith among people, he added.

“When the people went out to sign up it was just a nightmare, so it’s hard to say how many people will go back and how many will give up.”

At Garfield Memorial Hospital in Panguitch, Admin-istrator Alberto Vasquez ex-pressed bottom-line concerns as well.

Improvements in the cur-rent system are clearly needed, and the emphasis on preventa-tive care as well as proper af-tercare is welcome, he said. It’s too early to pronounce the ACA either a success or a failure, but it’s also clear that it has created confusion over what kind of a world in which providers will operate in the future, Vasquez said.

Administrative overhead and bureaucratic paperwork – already high due to the com-plexities and effort required to obtain payment from private

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insurers as well as the federal Medicare program – are only increasing and look to become more onerous, he said.

In addition, according to Vasquez and the other admin-istrators, increasing federally contracted investigations of their facilities and proce-dures have cost them money and even more administra-tive overhead, often over ex-tremely minor coding errors and other minutiae. Diverse changes in federal regula-tions – regarding coding of procedures, definitions of pa-tients’ hospital stay status and other matters - preceded the ACA and are not necessarily directly related to the act, but they’ve added greatly to staff workload and have cost mon-ey, they say.

Vasquez added that while the ACA is aimed primarily at the insurance end of the equa-tion, attempting to address the cost and availability of health insurance, it does relatively little if anything to reduce the cost of health care over-all. There is also little in the act to provide any guidance to small and rural hospitals to maintain economic viability in an increasingly complex en-vironment – one that seeks to reduce hospital stays and the amount of procedures typi-cally provided while offering nothing to replace that and other lost revenue, he said.

“You have one foot in one world and you have an-other foot in another world,” Vasquez said. “We just have to make it less complicated. Let’s do what’s right for medicine. Let’s work on the prevention, let’s go out into the communi-ties. It’s not a perfect world, but let’s not complicate it with more regulations and more loopholes.”

Gary Beck, administrator of Sevier Valley Medical Cen-ter in Richfield, echoed con-cerns over increasing scrutiny of health care providers. While such scrutiny is necessary, be-cause unscrupulous providers do exist, the impact of seem-

ingly never-ending changes in procedures and federal over-sight has made business diffi-cult at times for hospitals, clin-ics and others, he said.

“There’s a lot of abuse out there in the Medicare world. So I appreciate the fact that they’re looking over the shoul-ders of some people,” Beck said. He added that some pro-visions of the ACA could aid the bottom lines of providers, such as reimbursements for hospitals that achieve speci-fied targets toward attaining full electronic records conver-sion.

However, he added that “It’s as though the rules con-tinue to change as to what needs to be reimbursed. There are these agencies that con-tract with the government that come in and make sure you’re doing everything fairly. And two or three years later the rules change. And what you got accustomed to doing has changed.”

Kinks in the new system may work themselves out as Americans look toward a mid-December deadline to obtain insurance in effect by the first of the year, and the adminis-trators emphasized that it’s too early to pass judgment on a system that is ostensibly aimed at helping improve the affordability of health care to millions of Americans. But in the already challenging world of the American health care system, more answers need to be forthcoming from the fed-eral government, they said.

“If the success of this new legislation is put on the small businesses or whoever is pro-viding health care to manage and figure out how to make it work, you will see more busi-nesses closing than you will see providing health care,” said WCHC’s Flanagan. “Be-cause the burden is already huge on us even to get paid by our insured patients. We spend a lot of time and effort try-ing to get people’s insurance to provide the things people need.”

Court Overturns Bush-era Plan for Utah’s Public Lands

SUWA was among the conservation groups that chal-lenged the BLM plan in court. The plan included some road closures and use restrictions, but the judge didn’t think that was sufficient to protect these areas.

Garbett called the court ruling a big win for some of Utah’s natural wonders.

“This litigation was an opportunity for us to get a court to say, ‘No, BLM, you are governed by the law, and the law requires that you con-sider other resources.’”

The court reversed the BLM’s off-road vehicle trail designations because the agency failed to minimize the impact of off-road vehicle use on streams and soil, na-tive plants and wildlife, as well as cultural sites and arti-facts, Garbett said. The BLM has been ordered to complete intensive, on-the-ground sur-veys for historic and cultural resources before authorizing ORV use.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

Take a Family Christmas Chopping Trip in Utah’s Dixie National Forest

cies except bristlecone pine can be taken”.

Whi l e taking on the quest for the per-fect tree Cedar City · Brian Head Tour-ism Bureau offers a few more sug-gestions for maximizing a trip into the woods and sug-gestions for e n j o y i n g the win-ter season. “ T a k i n g in winter views and vistas at every turn is a natural benefit, yet there are various winter activities to take advantage of in the Di-xie National Forest. Popular activities include: cross coun-try skiing, snowshoeing, and guided snowmobile excur-sions at the higher elevations,” Bonnie Char Hallman, Public Relations Specialist for Cedar City · Brian Head Tourism Bureau advises.

For suggestions on where to cut a tree, visit your local

Forest Service office or call (435) 865-3700. For more activity ideas, gear rental, lodging deals, more on area attractions and trip planning information visit: www.Sce-nicSouthernUtah.com. For an A-Z Guide for winter activi-ties and attractions stop in at the Iron County Visitor Center (581 North Main Street, Cedar City).

—Cedar City/Brian Head Tourism Bureau

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School Notes

Garfield County School District Voted Local Levy

Mrs. Potter’s First Graders Have a Busy

Month

Loa Elementary Snippetsby lisa stevens

PHS Notebookby Donnie CorWin

Bryce Valley Elementary Newsby viCki D. syrett anD gayle moore

BVHS Newsby viCki syrett

Wayne High School First Quarter 2013HIGH HONOR ROLL 4.00 - 3.809th GRADE: Ashton Albrecht, Landon Chappell, Kolbi Clark, Courtney Jackson, Samantha Knutson, Rebecca Oyler, Easton Rees, Ruger Torgerson 10th GRADE: Brock Brinkerhoff, Jaden Ellett, Kaitlyn Failner, Amanda Giles, Alyssa Hakala, Bethany Peyton, Brogan Reynolds, Brendan Robins, Breanna Smith, Larissa Wells 11th GRADE: Madison Davis, Brielle Ekker, Hannah Ellett, Morgan Jackson, Chandler Myers, Amanda Pace, Katelyn Robinson12th GRADE: Colby Banner, Rhett Blackburn, Bridgette Brian, Brinlee Chappell, Tayy Dalton, Maggie Ellett, Brittany Hagel, Tristan Harker, Tasha Hilton, Bethany Lamb, Rebekah Rasmussen, Sarah Taylor

HONOR ROLL 3.50 - 3.809th GRADE: Devan Barlow, Kailee Blackburn, Makayla Brian, Montana Cartmell, Kas-sidy Ellett, BrieAnne Jacobson, Baylee Pace, Connor Rees, Rachel White, Jasmine Wilson10th GRADE: McKenna Brian, Andrew Faddis, Porter Van Orden11th GRADE: Brenna Ander-son, Brooke Barney, Regan Brian, Amberly Brill, Ashley Brittain, Carlie Chappell, Mor-gan Chappell, Morgan Jeffery, Brandon Oyler 12th GRADE: Connor Chap-pell, Kelbi Christensen,Saren Faddis,Tasha Jackson, Mckenzie Syme, Kayden Vandyke, Bray-don Wilkins

Panguitch High Goes into the Woods! Highlight on Hanksville Elementary

by Jasmine Wilson

Escalante High School News

Escalante, Bryce Valley, and Panguitch went to UVU and looked at the trade schools. They toured the culinary arts program and were also fed by the students there. Students were first broke up into two groups in the woodworking department. The wood shop program was where students built projects for assignments and for their leisure. The other part of this program was the construc-tion program. There, students learn how to test concrete and get material. They also learn how to use the backhoe and front end loader through a simulator. Students also got to tour the mechanic shops. They toured all mechanic programs from collision repair, hot rod classes, and the diesel me-chanics program. Later they toured the school’s computer sciences and animation programs. After all, it was a very educational trip, and the schools are looking forward to more activities like this.

UVU Tripby aFton nez

For students October is one of the most fun filled months of the year, and Mrs. Wendy Potter’s first grade class is no exception! This past month students not only worked on seasonal art, writing and of course had a party, but their classroom was filled with special classroom visitors too. Music specialist, Mrs. Teona Jensen, came to entertain the students and teach them some Halloween songs. The lucky six and seven year olds also had dental assistants visit with a lesson on healthy teeth, “We learned about tooth health and cleanliness,” said Mrs. Pot-ter. Plus in honor of Veteran’s Day the students were thrilled to have guest speaker, Army 2nd Lieutenant Nick Black-ham, visit their classroom. He

Many weeks and long hours have been spent by the dedicated members of the PHS drama club on their anticipated production of “INTO THE WOODS.” It all comes down to this, as the cast and crew had their final dress rehearsals Monday and Tuesday after school, wrapping up the preparation for the show. With no room for nervousness (alright, maybe a little bit ) and the sup-port of school and community members alike, the lights officially went on at 7:00 p.m. Wednes-day night, and didn’t go off until Saturday. I think it’s safe to say that the show was a success, as many smiling faces were seen emerging from the PHS auditorium on all four nights of the play.Theater director Elaine Baldwin would even go on to say, while chuckling through a grin, “It cer-tainly went a lot better than I thought it would!”

From the lights of the theater, to the shine of the basketball court we go! With the Fall/ Winter season drawing to a close (Bringing PHS Two State championships as well as 2nd and 3rd place state honors) the athletes of Panguitch were given a week to collect themselves before pre-paring to dive into the intensity of Winter sports. Open gym was declared at the start of the week, and many students took an opportunity to throw on those gym shorts and shake off some summer rust (I’m sure the wrestlers savored every last bite of what could be their last donut Thursday for a while, as well. ) Indeed, it promises to be a fun, challenging, and successful season for Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Wrestling alike.

As this exciting (and chilly) week comes to a close, I’d like to say good job to the members and producers of the drama club, and wish good luck to the athletes who will be sporting bobcat blue in the coming weeks!

Donnie Corwin is a senior at Panguitch High School and serves as high school historian.

I would like to update everyone on the Garfield School District Voted Local Levy. The num-bers that were reported by the Garfield County Auditor’s office on November 6, 2013 were 1487 ballots cast with 2806 registered voters; this would calculate to 53% of the total registered voters exercising their right to vote.

After visiting with the County Auditor, she indicated that the mail-in ballots increased the number of recorded votes when compared to voting booths. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and submit his or her ballot back to the County. I would also like to thank everyone who took the time to become familiar with Voted Local Levy information. The votes will not be certified by the County until Tuesday, November 12; but for now, the count shows 727 for and 707 against the Local Levy. As you can see, every vote counted, especially when the deciding margin was 20 votes.

To those who voted for the Voted Local Levy, please know the District is dedicated to allocat-ing the money to the areas discussed in the informational campaign prior to the elections. To those of you who voted against the Local Levy, please know the District will continue to work towards building your confidence and trust in Garfield School District by being transparent, and account-able to the taxpayers. If you would like to review a complete list of the voting tallies, you can ac-cess the information at http://garfield.utah.gov/files/2013%20Election%20Results.pdf. Thank you again for your support.

—Superintendent Ben Dalton

Hello, people of Wayne County, I am here to tell you the exciting things that hap-pened at Hanksville Elemen-tary last month. The week of Oct. 28th through Nov. 1st was Red Ribbon Week and let me tell you, there was a lot of fun stuff happening. Monday of that week, students were asked to wear red to show that they would say no to drugs. On Tuesday, the students were encouraged to dress up as any occupation. Some of the oc-cupations we saw were police-man, fireman, and a worker for Stan’s Burger Shack! It was so adorable. For Wednesday, stu-dents were challenged to try to have the craziest hair. On Thursday it was HALLOW-EEN and students were en-couraged to wear hats, socks, or even both! On Friday, the last day of Red Ribbon Week, students got to wear their paja-mas to school since they stayed up all night Trick or Treating. The Hanksville Elementary PTA would like to thank the Wayne Sheriffs Office, Arden Sellers, and Sharon Lopez for coming down to teach our stu-dents at Hanksville Elementary about bullying and how to say no to drugs.

Did everyone have fun on Halloween? Well, Hanksville sure did, because we had the most amazing time at the an-nual Halloween Carnival that is held at Hanksville Elemen-tary every year. This year was a little different because the PTA decided to have a Chili Cook Off for the dinner and give three chances to win a quarter of a pig cut and wrapped. The Cook Off was a contest to see who in Hanksville could make the most delicious chili for a

taught the class about patrio-tism and answered student’s questions. In November stu-dents will be work-ing hard to improve their reading flu-ency to 40 words per minute, they will continue working on learning addi-tion and subtraction math facts and they will be writing directions for “How to Cook a Turkey.”

Principal Cherie Black-burn would like to thank the students who served in last month’s student government for all of their hard work, and welcome those students who will serve in November; Abby Stevens, Dallas Failner, Ethan Morrill, and Paxton Davis. The

Loa Elementary SchoolDates to Remember:

• November 27th- (W) Minimum Day

• November 28th-29th (R-F) Thanks-giving Break

“Catch of the Month Students” for November are… Kinder-garten: Paizlee Jackson- Mrs. Blackburn; First Grade: Rus-sell VanDyke- Mrs. Brinker-hoff, Danilyn Knutson- Mrs. Potter; Second Grade: Vin-cent Davis- Ms. Davis; Fourth Grade: Halley Spencer- Mrs. Barlow; Fifth Grade: Jaxson Luddington- Mrs. Brown, Bryce Jensen- Mr. Ellett.

chance to win the other quarter of the pig. We want to thank ev-eryone who entered chili in our Cook-Off, everyone’s chili was delicious. The winner of the Cook-Off was Brenda Johnson with her delicious Diamond Valley Chili.

Before I announce the win-ners, I want to thank all of the students who sold raffle tickets this year and to the people who bought raffle tickets. The peo-ple who won the raffle were; Ninaeve Mcintosh, Jeanette Hartman, and Sue Fivecoat. This isn’t all that happened on Halloween night, no siree! We had the most amazing costumes this year for sure. We had prin-cesses, ghouls, ninjas, and all sorts of awesome costumes. We want to thank everyone who dressed up this year. Your costumes were the highlight of the evening. In my opinion anyway. The PTA would like to thank Mona Wells for being our Box Tops coordinator, Mar-

geret Re and Tina Sullivan for doing the PTA store, Jan Hunt for letting us use her kitchen, Daisy and Nicole Whitehair for cooking the Fry Bread, Duke’s Slickrock Grill, and Blondies for your donations. And the countless other people who are always so willing to help make theses events happen.

It’s time now for the high-light of this article: our Stu-dents of the Month. The Stu-dents of the Month for October were: Shawn Lusko, 3rd grader in Mrs. Wilkins’ class, Aly-sia Lusko, 5th grader in Mrs. Robinson’s class, and Ninaeve Mcintosh, 1st grader in Mrs. Wells’ class. These students excelled this month and are in the running for the big prizes to be given away at the end of the year. That’s all for the month of October folks, but be sure to look out for our next article, and see what the great kids of Hanksville are up to!

Hanksville Elementary Students of the Month: Ninaeve Mc-intosh, 1st grade; Shawn Lusko, 3rd grade, Alysia Lusko, 5th grade.

There will be music classes starting in the elementary with Jana Lee Jackson as the teacher. They will be studying theory and learning songs to perform programs with the first one being December 20th. This will coincide with a visit from Santa to the school. Watch for announcements at a later date. Parent-Teacher conferences went very well with a huge turnout. The elementary teachers and high school English teacher Lacey Jensen will be doing a “Step Up to Writing” program. Jeri Rigby of Utah Professional Develop-ment Center will be the guest lecturer. It was started on Monday November 11th. All students and teachers are keeping busy and working hard to accomplish their goals. We salute our teachers as they are doing a great job. Paying tribute to our men and women in the Armed Forces there will be a Vet-eran’s Day Assembly held to show our gratitude for the wonderful job they do of protecting our country and our freedoms.

BRYCE VALLEY COMING EVENTS:

• Wrestling Hydration test Saturday, Nov. 16

• Spring IVC/EDNET regis-tration opens for Snow Col-lege, Tuesday, Nov. 19

• School Board @ Escalante Thursday, Nov 21

• GBB Preview @ SVC Green River 11:30 Fri, November 22, 1pm–2pm

WE STILL ARE LOOK-ING FOR A COLUM-NIST.

Wayne Sports This Weekby Bethany lamB

In the last couple of weeks we have ended two sports sea-sons. Girls cross country went to Sugar House and took 3rd overall behind Monticello and Panguitch. Brooke Barney and Hannah Ellett placed in top ten. Well done ladies! Our girls vol-leyball competed at UVU and ended up in 6th place. Congratula-tions to all who went and helped gain the victory! This week we have basketball and wrestling tryouts so good luck to all those going for the team!

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them through gates.We entered the typical

looking ranch house, clean but very cluttered. LaVar yelled, “Emmy, oh Emmy.” Emmy filled the door as she shoved into the room from the kitch-en, sleeves rolled up, hair in a knot on her head. She was a powerhouse with a big smile. “Evenin’ LaVar, my land, sol-diers and all, officers aint yu? sit down, Spot get off that chair and let the men folks sit down, and I suppose you came about the wreck in the Middle Des-ert? awful to lose boys like that – theres a picture of my old-est in his navy get-up, strong boy too – and theres my next, marines he is, last letter from Guadalcanal, sez he likes it, land how that boy can shoot, used to make Grant ashamed, then here is my next, army just got him and ----”

Just then entered a tall lanky kid of 16, cowboy hat hi-heeled boots and chaps. Came in and stood looking at us and saying nothing. Mrs. Brown was still talking and surging about the room, picking up clothes, pushing up chairs to the fire. She, looking at the boy, said, “get out of this room and take off those stinking chaps, you know better than to come in here like that,” and she turned to me and said, “they never learn, do they – says he wants to be in the flying army but I always say he’s got to learn to mind first – “Fred” she yelled at him, “get Grant in here right away, these men didnt come here to listen to me.”

The room suddenly seemed straightened and we found we had our laps full of family pictures, we all had chairs by the fire, a plate of ap-ples was beside us a new pile of wood lay by the stove, and it all done so quick you could hardly see how it happened. And she stood, towering over us like a battleship only twice as fast. Then a couple of kids, heads together, timidly peaked around the kitchen door. “Git” was all she said, and they got.

A man came quietly thru the kitchen door. Tough, lean and brown, just like LaVar Brown, but older. He pulled off his ear muffs, stretched out his knarled hand to the fire and said, “Grants my name.” I both felt and saw Grant Brown. So did the others. I saw why La-Var kept saying, “my uncle knows.” His uncle did know. For what we wanted to know it was almost as good as looking into an encyclopedia. Among other things it was decided we would sleep the 21 men and 5 officers in the courthouse. We would also need to round up 6 or 7 riders and a dozen or so horses. Feed for the horses. Gas to take with us. And water cans full of drinking water for all hands.

Then came the convoy, tooting their horns, the soldiers sticking their heads out into the freezing dark and yelling wise cracks at each other. As the boys piled out of that truck convoy, carrying barracks bags, I was standing by Grant. He’d been intently watching the soldiers, listening to their cussing and gripping and jok-ing. He said “looks just like my bunch back in France last war. I sure do hope more of these boys come back than of what my bunch did. Ranchin’ is fine but I sure wish I was with them.”

An hour or more before daylight I kicked the gang out of their blankets. They didnt have to dress, they slept with their clothes on and con-tinued to do so from there on out. They came up out of their sleep, gripping as usual.

The farmers fed them. Good old pork and eggs and flapjacks. Then making sure the trucks were ready to roll, extra gas, water and so forth. Then they pushed off with Grant in the leadcar, a Jeep. It was light enough to see by then and off they went onto a side road leading right up into the snow covered peaks. I was to meet them at the last water hole that night. A cattle ranch called Jefferys ranch.

It was an odd sight to

me, not yet dawn, yet every house was lighted. When it was light I saw cow horses stand-ing steaming in front of each home, its head down and the lines falling on the ground. A few minutes later horses and riders were taking off in every direction, but I noticed each one would take a pass around where the soldiers were. Every one in the country knew we were there and they all wanted to see them. The cow hands would wave and grin and look back as they trotted away to their work for the day.

The soldiers, one from Brooklyn would say, “Hi, cow-boy, wheres your guitar?” They would grin and answer, “guess I wont need it where I’m goin and if you got one better leave it behind, “ w h e r e you’re goin you wont need it ei-ther.”

L e s [Morrell] was a great guy. He was my prize cow-hand on the whole trip. 55 years old and never was off the range except to fight in France for a year. Its all he knew and all he wanted to know. They say he has been on every impor-tant range in the U.S. I believe it. Horses do what he says. His make-up is beyond description. Average size and as hard and tough as a boot. Happy-go-lucky and loves to break horses, which he does every year.

That early morning LaVar and I rounded up extra saddles and threw them into my car. Les was out rounding up good horses that were not in use. He would just ride into a ranch and take a couple. He said, “Slim wont need these for a few days.” Slim didnt have them for a few days anyway.

I finally saw Les, with his weather beaten leather chaps flopping out thru the frost with several horses trotting a head of him. I asked LaVar when we would get to the last water hole and he said, “about the time we get there,” and that was 30 miles away over very rough country and over a divide near-ly ten thousand feet high. Of course he would take short cuts and we couldnt in a car. Then LaVar said he wanted to go to his house before he left.

We drove into his ranch and up to the rattle trap house. The kids came piling out, six of them about an inch apart in height. A deer trotted up the yard toward us and the kids patted its neck. I was nearly frozen with all my warm cloth-ing and yet these kids had on one thin piece of clothing and standing with bare feet on the cold frosted ground.

He went into the house and met his long, thin, over-worked wife. She had a bright face and talked and talked and smiled. The kids swarmed in after us and stood on one leg and looked at me, sniffing their overburdened noses. Like all ranch women she got busy, doing too many things at one time, fixing the fire with one hand and her hair with the oth-er. Making excuses for the dirt. Said the kids were just getting ready for school. “Where is the school,” I asked. And she pointed down the road. “Just down the road a piece,” and I knew it to be the school in town several miles away.

As we talked the deer pushed open the kitchen door and came into look me over too. I reached out to touch it but it wouldnt let me. If I stayed real still it would even go thru my pockets but it wouldnt per-mit me to touch it. The wife said, “LaVar, git that critter out of this here kitchen, you know how it dirties up the floor, and besides its botherin the major.” She chased the deer out of the kitchen.

A few hours later we were climbing over the high divide, up where the snow began to show up on all sides. It’s a bar-ren open country with clusters

of sage and quaken-asp and Cy-prus type of growth.

Then came the sight of all sights. We broke out on top over the bumpy, one-way dirt road. LaVar said, “just take a look at that, its sure somethin aint it.” We got out of the jeep and stood there, looking. We were up near-ly 10,000 ft. looking east over the painted desert. It is called the badlands. But its beautiful to look at. Endless miles of the most beautiful colors I’ve ever seen. It was Hollywood, it wasnt real. I told LaVar so, but he said “Hol-lywood aint that good, yit.” He pointed his lean crooked finger out over the desert and all that color and started showing me things. Far in the distance was a great mesa sticking up in the sky,

called the Factory [Butte]. Now he says, “look north and west, there, about 4 hours fast ride and we will see a dark spot kinda. Well, that is about the location of the wreck.” I said, “there is noth-ing to that, we can be there in no time. In a plane I could make it in ten minutes, easy, maybe five minutes.” He grinned, “yeah, but wait till you get there major.” I sure found out what he meant.

Then he pointed down at the foot of the divide and showed me where Jefferys ranch lay. I could see where the sage was cut out in squares. That would be real hay or alfal-fa. That was the last water hole.

The convoy was ahead of me, moving down off the divide toward this water hole. We would stay there that nite and I would make a reconnais-sance that afternoon by jeep or on horseback. The men would get a chance to loaf and rest up perhaps for the last time until we came back out of the desert.

LaVar pointed out a great range in the distance covered, with snow [Henry Mountains]. “Colorado river,” he said, “Last Chance lays over there and Starvation [Salvation] comes down thataway.” I was looking at a sight that is only bested by the Grand Canyon.

Once we got down off the divide we pulled right into the Jeffreys ranch. Here was an-other movie scene again. Paint-ed cliffs all around. The finest cattle you ever saw. A creek running right through acres of land and corrals. Fences were used only to keep the cattle away from the main houses. All buildings were made of logs, log cabins with mud and thatched roof. Most of the cowhands were out so the log bunk houses were ready and waiting for the soldiers. When I got there they already had a crap game going strong and the cook had his modern army por-table stoves all ready to start a meal going. He had them set up under a bunch of cotton-wood trees near a corral which was filled with calves just newly weaned, and they were bawl-ing their lungs out. Their moth-ers, nearby, were bawling even louder, and what a racket. Ev-erybody could hear it, all over the bottomlands. They bawled all nite long. It was awful.

The cook came over to me and said, “Listen Major, do I got to feed this army with only this private for help. I tried to break the game up in there by getting into it -- they took all my dough, whats a guy goin to do?” Just like soldiers. I stuck my head in the bunkhouse and said, “OK fellas, break it up – fall out and give cookie a hand.” One soldier yells, “Just in time Major, they was takin me to the cleaners.”

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Remains of the Lockheed AT-18A, photographed for the accident report in November 1943.

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FYI PANGUITCHby Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com

Panguitch Senior center hot Lunch PrograM

87 N 50 W • 676-2281/676-1140Suggested donation $3.00 60 & older, $7.00 under 60

Call before 10 AM of the day of attendance to reserve a spot.

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

The kitchen staff work diligently to prepare a good dinner, and a head count helps them prepare enough for everyone.

tues. nov. 19th Wed. nov. 20th thurs. nov. 21st

Beef enchiladasSpanish riceCornPearsCherry crisp

Ham & beansCorn breadGreen saladPeachesRaisin apple turn-over

THANKSGIVING PARTYRoast turkey & stuffingPotatoes & gravyYamsGreen peasFruit saladPumpkin pie

OBITUARIESIvadell Stapley Yardley

BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWSby Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com

PANGUITCH - Ivadell Stapley Yardley, 83, of Panguitch, Utah passed away November 7, 2013 in Panguitch. She was born January 26, 1930 in Joseph, Utah to Sim Adams and Necha Estella Jackman Stapley.

After graduating from high school, she worked at Ruby’s Inn where she met John S. Yardley. They married September 4,

1949 in Ely, NV, and were sealed March 29, 1957 in the St. George Temple, recently celebrating 64 years together.

I v a d e l l lived in Pan-guitch most of her married life, she worked at the New West-ern Motel and with Petrolane Gas before she started work-ing for the US Postal Service in

1969 and retired 23 years later as the Post Master of the Hatch Post Office.

She was an active member of the LDS Church, teaching, serving in the nursery and was the ward librarian. She was also active with the BPW, American Legion Auxillary and the DUP. She was the Panguitch 4H coordinator for many years.

Ivadell is survived by her husband, John, of Panguitch; children Connie J. (Kay) Davis of Overland Park, MO; Rob-ert D. (Barbra) Yardley of Richmond; Shirley Yardley, David C. (Cauleen) Yardley and Kathy (Richard M.) Carpenter all of Las Vegas, NV; Karen D. Yardley of West Hills, CA; Thomas Alan (Shelley) Yardley of Panguitch; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters: Sharon Moore of Panguitch; Vonda Rae (Ray) Patton of West Jordan; Norine Hinton of Hurricane.

She is preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Michael Dakota Yardley; siblings: Thora Platt, Erma Reiners, Floyd Sta-pley, Leland Stapley.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 1st LDS Ward Chapel, 550 South 100 West, where friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30. Burial will be in the Panguitch Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guest book www.maglebymortuary.com

FISH CREEK - Mary, finally, at her home on Fish Creek, was able to let all her earthly struggles slip away. She was surely welcomed unto God’s unchanging hands on November 6, 2013. She’s no doubt, joyfully in the Eternities with all her loved ones. She died from metastatic colon cancer.

M a r y touched many lives while on her bold adven-ture of life. Her smile and voice were truly in-fectious. Peo-ple first met, didn’t remain strangers long. She was not very receptive to recognition, but she was accomplished and gifted in so many areas. She was always true to her word and did the best

job possible. Mary touches so many peoples’ hearts. Through her faith, she set a great example for others. She loved life and people. She was a giver. She had a joyful heart and one would feel that. When she entered a room, she stood out in a crowd with her loving presence. A wonderful organizer and worker, on so many community projects. She was a devout Catholic. It was said more than once, “Mary - you need to change and join the Church. You’d make a great Relief Society President”. Mary’s faith was so very strong. Because of that faith, she was able to overcome many of life’s adversities.

Mary’s older brothers, “Pud and Max”, both died in 2008. She is survived by a brother, Joe and wife Marilyn, in Texas.

A sincere appreciation is expressed to the Doctors and Staffs of the Wayne County Medical Clinic and Pharmacy, the Central Utah Clinic in Provo and the Gunnison Valley Home Health and Hospice.

At a future date, a Mass will be offered up for Mary. Also in the spring, a memorial get together for friends and family will take place in Torrey.

She asked that remembrances of her be in the form of do-nations to St. Anthony of the Desert Catholic Church in Torrey, Utah 84775.

As she would sign her notes, “Blessings”On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Mary Elliott1949 - 2013

Carl and Mary-Miller Boyd were delighted to have their daughter Katherine and her husband Pleas Carter come to visit from Kentucky with their six children. The two youngest had never been to Tropic. Hadden, Willow, and Lake enjoyed making new friends here. All the family visited Bryce Canyon and Ko-dachrome. Hadden celebrated his ninth birthday with a Hal-loween party. Carl-Thomas accomplished the 50 mile bike ride with the scouts. Sunday was special with both Zola and Nara being blessed.

Born on November 7th was adorable little Korver An-drew Brinkerhoff. He weighed in at 6 lbs.13 ozs. and was 18 1/2” long. He joins older brother, Kyson who is still not sure about having a brother but thinks he is cute anyway. Parents are WaLon and Kami Brinkerhoff with grandparents Danny & Wendy Brinkerhoff of Tropic and Andy & Shau-na Mortensen of Henrieville. Great-grandparents are LaKay and the late Gene Quilter of Henrieville and John & Clau-dia Niemann of Tropic. Con-gratulations to the family on this great event in their life.

Speaking of great events congratulations to WaLon Brinkerhoff who was re-elect-ed to another term as Mayor of Tropic. Jason Bybee and Travis LeFevre also won their town council seats.

On November 4th the DUP Garfield Company held a meeting of the executive of-ficer from each camp. There were thirteen ladies present from Tropic, Hatch, Panguitch, and Escalante. They had a great meeting and learned lots of new ideas to help bring in

new members and then en-joyed a great luncheon and conversation together. Guest speaker was Regional Repre-sentative Marianna Taylor of St. George. They would like to stress that the DUP meet-ings are held once a month, third Monday at 3:00 P.M. in Tropic, and that all women are invited to attend. Whether you have pioneer heritage or not we would love to have you come and join us.

Cub Scouts would like to remind you of the Pack Meet-ing on November 21st at 6:00 P.M. with the core value being Citizenship and the cubs will be working on the citizenship belt loop.

Doug and Vicki Ahlstrom along with Mike and Lesa Ahlstrom, and Julie Ahlstrom took a family trip to San Di-ego, California. They were gone for a week and of course the grandkids went along for the trip also. How fun is that!

We want Mark Whitfield to know we have him and his mother in our thoughts and prayers at this time and wish her the best. She is very ill and we hope she can soon get back to better health.

Sami Ott fell and broke her foot when she missed the bottome step. Ouch Sami hope you are feeling better.

Kristen Stewart sprained her wrist by walking down the hall at school and falling. San-dy Johnson is also sporting a broken wrist when she fell on a sidewalk in St. George. Oh-oh Sandy how are you going to finish up all those grandkid gifts you need your hand for?

It was Escalante Stake Conference this weekend and there were some wonderful speakers and lots of changes.

The Stake Primary was reorganized. Released were President Patrice Cottam, 1st counselor Yvonne Roundy, 2nd counselor Renon Bybee and Secretary Victory Craw-ford. Called to fill these po-sitions were President Laura Pollock, 1st Counselor Kris-tine Nez, 2nd Counselor An-gela Steele and Secretary Kim Reeves. Congratulations to all of you and thanks to those go-ing out for a job well done.

The Relief Society was also reorganized with the release of Pres. April LeFere, 1st Counselor Sue Bassett, 2nd Counselor Dixie Burbidge and Secretary Cherish Syrett. The new presidency consists of President Sherrie Woolsey, 1st Counselor Peggy Palmer, 2nd Counselor Margaret Hendrick and Secretary Keela Mangum. Congratulation ladies and thanks to those leaving for a wonderfully done job.

Dirk Chynoweth and Bil-lie Jones were both made El-ders as they prepare to serve their missions entering the MTC on December 4th.

On the 14th of Novem-ber Henrieville town will hold its annual Cemetery Budget Meeting at 7:00 P.M. All citi-

zens are invited to attend. It will be held in the old school house by the town park.

Spike Jones was in an accident and we wish him a speedy recovery from his inju-ries and are glad he did not get hurt too badly.

As Monday the 11th is Veteran’s Day we want all of our military personnel to know how much we appreciate the sacrifices they make for us and our country. We wish them well and hope they know how much the people back home think of them and send prayers out for them to be safe.

Bryce Canyon Bible Church of Tropic is celebrat-ing their “Grand Opening” of their newly renovated facility on Sunday, November 17 at 9:00 am. Pastor Rob Brannon would like to cordially invite the entire community to come and join them for this Grand Opening.

To all of you out there reading this column. If you can think of a high school student that would like to do the high school news column please let me know. Thanks.

Have a great week and be sure to call or email your news to me. VS

The week in review had a lot of fun events going on. Tuesday was Janzon Orton and my birthday and I spent the day driving the students over to UVU listening to them sing Happy Birthday, to both of us. Wednesday night at the Lions Club meeting, we had 6 new members join up, anx-ious to get involved and make a difference in Panguitch. Dean Braxton, Jeff and Diana Cooper, Randy and Samantha Swanson and Randy Muir-head are the new members. This brought the membership of the Lions to 36, this is the most Lions we have ever had. Welcome to the Lions ROAH!

Also on Wednesday it was the start of the PHS’s play, “Into the Woods”, a musical that takes in quite a number of Fairy Tales. Cindrella, Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Ridding Hood and one with Rapunzel, I can’t remember which one that was, they are all tied in with a very funny plot. We finally got a chance to see it on Saturday night. I am in awe of how good these kids are with their singing, danc-ing and acting. How do they learn these songs that have so many words that aren’t famil-iar, at all? It was a fun eve-ning. Many thanks to Elaine Baldwin, Cheryl Church and this year Stephanie Frazier for helping out. These women are true artists and Panguitch is so lucky to have them. There were 58 cast members taking part in the play, many of the parts were double cast, to give all a chance to take part. Many of the members were from the Middle School and will be future stars. The scenery, costumes, sound, lighting and props were outstanding.

To those who hide in the background “thank you.” You all make a difference!

Friday was a triple event night. First was the 16th An-nual Panguitch Lions Club, All Star Volleyball game. This is always a fun night for the se-nior girls, for the first time in their life they got to play vol-

leyball, without a worry of making a mistake. The 1A plays the 2A and they are all winners, no losers are allowed. The games were close with the 2-A, coming out ahead. The Lady Cats were represented by McKayla Heaton and Kam-bree Josie. The Wayne girls showed up in their new uni-forms, I really like the yellow look, you wear purple when you get old, or belong to the Lions Club.

Second was the dinner, for the Search and Rescue out at Ebenezer’s, there were be-tween 100 to150 volunteers in attendence. This is always a fun evening, with great food and company. Thank you Sheriff Perkins, it is always nice that you put on this thank you dinner; it goes a long way in the moral part of the vol-unteerisms. The Search and Rescue members will do any thing you ask of them, when they get treated so well.

Third event “Into the Woods” also played on Friday and had a good crowd, for so many things going on.

Saturday day was the Christmas Craft Fair. The Fair opened at 10:00 but there were a bunch of early shop-pers there at 9:00am wanting to get the best deals. Lots and lots of shoppers and many of the craft booths did really well, including the Sub for Santa candy booth, with re-cord sales. Pat would like to thank all of those great candy and gourmet cooks for their delicious donations that made this year “Sub for Santa” sales so successful. It’s great to see some of the local craft workers share their skills and talents. They cane up with many great gifts ideas. Many vendors do-nate a prize for the drawing so there were a lot of prizes at the “Sub for Santa” raffle booth, with Shelly Yardley winning the $100 shopping spree prize, for the second year, in a row. Mandy Soper and Carla Ow-ens were the sponsors of the Craft Fair, thanks to them for bringing this event to Pan-

guitch. They donate the “Sub for Santa” booth space and with the food donations it was a win-win situation for Santa again this year! Lots more women shoppers than men. Ha ha! Claudia Crump, quilt-ed another great quilt that will be raffled off for the “Sub for Santa” fund. The quilt will be on display at Zions Bank next week. You can purchase tick-ets there. The drawing will be on Dec. 7th so get your raffle tickets early. PTO did real well with their excellent chili and soups raffle booth.

Pastor David Payne (for-merly the minister of the Bap-tist Church here) has a new Church over in Loa, I think. Pastor Dave said “Hi” to all of his friends here.

On Monday, the PTO at the Elementary School had a program that honored the Pan-guitch and Hatch veterans. It’s great that the students learn of the service these men and women have put in to keep our country free. The kids sing songs and the Veterans are in-troduced, with their branch of service and time they served. Zions Bank has a great display of military memorabilia and will be kept for viewing for the rest of the week. Check out the kid with the sailor hat.

In the evening the Ameri-can Legion hosted a dinner for the Veterans and their wid-ows. It was well attended and there was great entertainment and the food was outstand-ing. Many thanks to all that made this a successful eve-ning, helping us honor those that took time out of their lives to serve our country. The Panguitch Lions Club put up American Flags on Main and Center St, to honor Veter-ans Day. They purchased 20 flags for Main and Center to celebrate special occasions. Thanks Lions.

The next big event will be the 5th Annual Lions Club sponsored Thanksgiving Din-ner. This is a free meal for those who do not have family close by to celebrate Thanks-

giving It will be held at the Senior Center and will start at 1:00 pm till when, so come and visit with your Panguitch friends and neighbors. I am going to see if we will be able to provide rides for those that do not have a way to dinner.

On Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, there will be the Great Turkey Shootout basketball tournament. There are 7 teams signed up so far and they need one more. So some of you couch potatoes get up a team and contact Ty-ler Pollock, at the Chevron. Each team will be guaranteed to play at least two games.

Santa has the month of December pretty well planned out, with each Saturday, having something exciting happen-ing. Starting with “Christmas in Country” Santa is coming to the Social Hall at 10 am on December 7. Have your kids come with their lists. Santa will visit the Extended Care af-terwards and visit the residents there. In the evening there will be 5 Christmas homes on dis-play, all funds from this event will go to “Sub for Santa”. On the 14th, home grown Brent Leach will be here at the Social Hall to entertain with his great voice, performing Christmas music. The opening act will be the dance team “Sunshine Generation” from Panguitch and Piute. This will be a fun evening with refreshments served at intermission. The cost is $5.00 and the proceeds go to Santa. On the 21st at the Social Hall there will be many, many Nativities and Ginger Bread Houses on display. The Main Street Committee will sponsor the Merchant Drawing each week before Christmas in December so shop at home and win prizes. Another win-win situation!

With the cold tempera-tures on the way, you might want to let your faucets run through the night, to keep your pipes from freezing.

Do not worry, all will be well!

Mack O.

BRYCE VALLEY AREA Senior Lunchesat the HENRIEVILLE Senior Center

TUES Nov. 19th

Meatballs and gravy, potatoes, green beans, tropi-cal fruit, cookie

WED Nov. 20th

Hot beef sandwich, potatoes & gravy, carrots, pears, turnover

THURS Nov. 21st

THANKSGIVING: Turkey w/dressing, potatoes & gravy, sweet potatoes, roll apple salad, pumpkin pie

Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a lunch or need a ride. 679-8666Suggested donation is $3 for seniors and $7 for those under 60 years of age.THERE WILL BE NO MEALS SERVED FROM THE 26th to the 28th of NOVEMBER.

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TORREY NEWZAdus Dorsey

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Over 25 years of professional real estate service to Wayne County.

Escalante Senior Citizens Menu

All meals are served with milk or juice. If you would like a meal, please call us by 10:00 am. 826-4317.

Suggested donation for seniors over 60 $3.00, and under 60 is $7.00

Tues. Nov. 19th

Wed. Nov. 20th

Thurs. Nov. 21st (EVE)

Pulled pork sandwichMacaroni salad/veggiesBaked beansMandarin orangesBlonde brownie

Taco soupBread stickChipsSalad barApplesauceCaramel pudding cake

THANKSGIVING DINNERTurkey roll upsStuffingSweet potatoesPotatoes & gravyRelish trayRoll/peachesPecan pie

Myrica Harding, Stylist Specializing in cuts, colors, perms, manicures, pedicures, waxing and basic facials.

Call or text for an appointment 435.979.7614

Changes by Desi Salon 220 E. 700 N., Loa

Only a few embarrassed scarecrows remain standing in Wayne County with nothing left to scare but themselves, the last vestige of the passing of seasons. Even the leaves on the trees decided it was time to give it up, having lost all hope they arduously let go and slowly drifted to ground only to be swept up or blown away by some modern piece of ma-chinery.

To the adventurous late autumn traveler searching for something to eat or a place to stay in Torrey, the choices are as limited as finding anything made in America at Wal-Mart. It is as if Halloween zapped all the life out of Torrey Town, and the only sounds of life are the buzzing of chain saws or leaf blowers far off in the dis-tance.

It is that time of year when it is especially important to have all your blinkers and brake lights in working order and tags up to date. A time to dust off the old drivers hand-book and review all the rules of the road, like the one about coming to a full halt at stop signs and staying in your own lane while putting your make up on. It is also a good time and a challenge to remind your self of all the changing speed zones there are between Loa and Torrey, 30 to 65 to 35 to 40 to 55 to 65 to 30 to 55 to 65 to 35. For many of us, we have been made well aware of the speed limit in front of Serenity Springs in Loa, for those that don’t want to know it would be wise to take the

scenic loop around the Wayne County Seat.

Capitol Reef National Park is another critical area in Wayne County that locals would be encouraged to set their cruise control at 45 mph and refrain from stopping on Fruita Hill during rush hour traffic to catch up on county gossip. With a crack staff of law enforcement officers that in size rivals that of the Wayne County Sheriff’s office; it would be wise to remember where you are and how many of them are armed and waiting to enforce safety measures, even if they out number us two to one.

If you happen to have any outstanding warrants, judgments, tickets, or alimo-ny payments that just might be due, this might be a good time to take care of those too. Those types of legal over-sights seem to take on a new priority when the population of Wayne County halves dur-ing the winter season, and like the old saying goes, “It is like catching fish in barrel.”

For all the folks that have made Wayne County their home “all year long,” and those that have endured all the seasons of the year for more than a ten year stretch; a varying number that is often a point of contention and is contestable by some, but by a growing majority it is certain that they too deserve the des-ignation as a hardy breed of individual.

Speaking as a relative new comer, having only lived

in Wayne County for twenty-five plus years, I find it very troubling that the some timers often place a very heavy bur-den of proof on the all timers. As history reminds us and the entire world knows, “Rome was not built in one day.”

It is no secret we here in Wayne County all know we have work to do and we “do not” go into winter hibernation when some decide to retreat for half the year to the season-ably warm Tucson, Arizona or to the margarita filled beaches of California. It is a well-known fact that small com-munities like Torrey and even Wayne County are continually open to and can benefit from the travel and experiences our seasonal residents. Yet let it be known the local and our com-munity wide work continues all winter, long after the win-ter sun dives into the darkness at five o’clock and late nights are continually interrupted during calving season.

A daily and recurring sea-sonal request, when nightly “the all timers, and even the some-timers” find it imperative and part of our nightly routine to ease to our knees and look heavenward, or where ever, and inwardly ask for personal inspiration and insight. A genu-ine human heart felt and inspi-rational request and individu-ally personal opportunity to give thanks for another day of thoughtful contemplation and insight. And the chosen few that are elected to serve as ded-icated and personally informed community leaders.

There is a reason why lo-cal, state and federal represen-tative elections take place in early November. November is the time of year when real-ity sets in. As Wayne County residents we begin to enter into the real season of reflection. A time in Wayne County when as “all timers” we can critically question if all of our seasonal hard work will adequately get us through the winter? A time when the “all timers” and all registered Wayne County and publicly minded individuals are locally required to be po-litically informed and exercise our right as Americans to cast our vote.

Public office in Wayne County is not or should not be a popularity contest, or a down county vs. up county supposed boundary battle. Countywide decisions and policies should be foundationally based on community and county wide based input. A present and highly commendable Wayne County policy and decision-making process that I person-ally feel provides the public with open and transparent com-munication at the County level.

Without question it should be a well known fact that as we quickly approach the New Year that the November 2014 Wayne County election will surely provide as much excite-ment and verbal fireworks as does any spectacular night at the Wayne County Fair. Hope-fully dirty personal details and unscrupulous political tactics can be set aside and the con-tent of character can prevail.

The Cowboy Hat

Fence Lines by Ray Conrad

The subject we are dealin’ with is the common cowboy hat.I’m wearing an example, which the crown is kind of flat.Some of them are round and high. They’re mostly broad of brim.Each man wears the type which he things looks best on him.

The mainest thing a hat will do is shield you from the sun.It’s also good at blowin’ off when your pony starts to run.There’s many a waddy’s used his hat to give his horse a drink.You turn it upside down and kind of use it as a sink.

You could stuff your money in it. Letters you got from home.Kind of a safe deposit box, right up there in your dome.A hat works good for swattin’ flies from both you and your horse,‘Though swattin’ your bronc might cause a little rodeo, of course.

It makes a fine umbrella when it starts to rain like heck,Except most times the run-off will pour right down your neck.It ain’t too good for freezin’ days, ‘cause your ears don’t fit inside ‘er.But if you want to be comf ’terble, then maybe you ain’t a rider.

It makes a decent pillow when you’re sleepin’ on the prairie.You deserve a brand new 40X when you go to the church to marry.A cowboy hat is dee rigoor for a country-western star,And you’d feel nude without one in a common redneck bar.

I guess the point I’m makin’ is, sombreros is awful pretty,But there’s fewer of them in cowtowns than there is up in the city.Those drugstore cowboys look real fine in their big old hats, god bless ‘em,But there ain’t as many true cowboys as there is big hats to dress ‘em.

The Cowboy Hat (1999), from Fence Lines, by Ray Conrad, published by Avalanche Creek Productions, 2009.

OBITUARIES

ROY/LYMAN - After an enduring battle with Lewy Body Dementia, Newell J Van Dyke returned to his Heavenly Father on November 10, 2013 at his home in Roy. He was born No-vember 3, 1940, in Lyman, Utah, the fourth of twelve children to Welby J and Katie Alean White Van Dyke.

Newell joined the Air Force at the young age of 17 and was stationed at various locations including service in the Vietnam War.

He met his beloved wife Peggy Lynn Jarnagin while sta-tioned at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. They quickly feel in love and were married on July 8, 1963. Newell and Peggy were sealed for time and eternity on November 27, 1996 in the Boun-tiful Utah LDS Temple. They shared much love and devotion for one another and recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Newell enjoyed spending time with his family with many memorable camping trips including hunting, fishing, and 4-wheeling. He also enjoyed woodwork and tinkering in the garage.

Newell was a peacemaker and kind to all he came in contact with, he was supportive and loving to all his family members. We will all look forward to our heavenly reunion.

He is survived by his wife Peggy Lynn Van Dyke of Roy; three children Tim (Gaby) Van Dyke of Aurora; Melanie (Brett) Giles of Clinton; Kevin (Karen) Van Dyke of North Ogden; along with eight grandchildren: Ashley, Cody, Abigail, Dashel, Magnus, Cadence, Stratten and Noelle. He is also survived by ten brothers and sisters: Leon (Beris) Van Dyke of Murray; Karl (Lenora) Van Dyke of Stansbury Park; Neta (Mardell) Topham of Sandy; Judy Lefevere of West Valley; Jeannine (Zane) Gilbert of Midvale; Ronald (Geraldine) Van Dyke of Salt Lake City; Richard (Rose Marie) Van Dyke of Aurora; Rene (Coleen) Van Dyke of Roosevelt; Albert (Marion) Van Dyke of Montpellier, ID; Joe (Fern) Van Dyke of Lyman.

He is preceded in death by his parents Welby J. and Katie Van Dyke; sister Emma Van Dyke and granddaughter Audrey Van Dyke.

Funeral services will be held Friday, November 15, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. in the Lyman LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services.

Burial with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the Utah Honor Guard will be in the Lyman Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com

Newell J. Van Dyke1940 - 2013

All 3rd grade students in Garfield County had the opportu-nity to participate in a world-wide science experiment! Through Utah State University Extension 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram (and interest of teachers at each of our elementary schools) students got to be scientists for the day. They answered question about scientists, scientific experiments, observations, and collect-ing data. They learned about following protocol and dissecting a living organism. Student dissected tulip bulbs and identified each part of the tulip, then recorded their finding in a journal. Fol-lowing the dis-section each stu-dent was giving an Emperor Red Tulip to plant in a test plot site at his/her school. Now student will make obser-vations and re-cord data (on the online recording site) from their tulip garden through spring when the tulip bloom. To learn more about the Tulips Journey North Program visit http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tulip/index.html or contact Garfield County 4-H Assistant Cassie Lyman 435-826-4088. Be sure to ask your 3rd grader about his/her participation in the world-wide science experiment, ask where he/she planted the tulip bulbs, and when they think their tulip will bloom.

—Cassie Lyman

3rd graders Participate in 4-H Tulips Journey North

Students planting bulbs at Bryce Valley Elementary

Cassie lyman

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tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!!

Every1Counts

Attorney Jeff McKenna hiking with his son in Zion National Park

Find the “Janes” and“Johns” in Your

Life: Forgive, Be There & Love ThemBy Cynthia Kimball School

Health Office

While I waited in our high school health office, I over-heard another student explain to the nurse how badly his eyes hurt. “My head is spinning,” he moaned. “and I can’t see straight.”

After listening to his ail-ments for ten minutes, even the often skeptical nurse was convinced. “I am calling your mother to come pick you up,” she said, dialing the telephone.

“Oh that won’t be neces-sary.” the student instantly re-plied. “I can drive myself home.”

Finding Your Row

Returning to her seat after visiting the restroom, the wom-an asked a man at the end of the row, “Pardon me, but did I step on your foot before?”

Expecting an apology, the man said, “It so happens you did.”

The woman nodded. “Good. Then this is my row.”

Speech Therapy

My grandfather had a stroke a few years ago, and since then he hasn’t been able to speak much.

Hospitalized after a recent heart attack, he was visited by his speech therapist. As if talk-ing to a child, she said, “All right, I’m going to put three items in different places in the room, and I want you to tell me where I put them.”

My grandfather answered, “The pen is on the table, the book is on the bed and the glass is on the nightstand.”

“Very good!” said the therapist in the same patroniz-ing tone. “I’ll be back to see you again in two days.”

As she reached the door, my grandfather added, “And your keys are on the window ledge.”

SoupMy four-year-old grand-

son stood on a chair by the kitchen counter, watching me throw bones into a pot as I de-boned a turkey.

“Why are you putting the bones in the pot, Grandma?” he asked.

“I’m going to make soup,” I replied.

He thought awhile, then asked, “Do I like bone soup?”

Do-It-Yourself Legal Formsby JeFFery J. mCkenna

Wills, Trusts, and More

Late for WorkBeing the office supervi-

sor, I had to have a word with a new employee who never arrived at work on time. I ex-plained that her tardiness was unacceptable and that other employees had noticed that she was walking in late every day.

After listening to my complaints, she agreed that this was a problem and even offered a solution. “Is there an-other door I could use?”

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Having been an estate planning attorney for over sev-enteen years, I have had many people ask, “Can I do my own estate planning documents?” I don’t hesitate with my answer. “Yes, definitely.” And then I add, “You can also deliver your own babies, many people do, or build your own house or repair your own cars.” My point is that we generally go to others who are much more trained and experienced than us to perform certain services.

An avalanche of do-it-yourself legal forms has de-scended upon us lately, spun out by people anxious to make money “helping” you. The fact is that such forms can be extremely risky to use. The most popular forms are “end-of-life documents” -- wills, estate planning forms, living wills, or “delegation docu-ments,” giving certain tasks to another person when you’re incapacitated or otherwise un-available. These include pow-ers of attorney (medical and financial) and naming a guard-ian for minor children. There are some advantages to using do-it-yourself forms. You can save legal fees and can some-times handle a matter faster than a lawyer would. Forms are usually in plain English rather than “legalese.” They can be customized by striking out irrelevant information or adding extra clauses.

However, there are many more disadvantages. The big-gest pitfall is a false sense of security. It looks so simple -- just pick a form, gather infor-mation and fill in the blanks. But few forms come with

enough explanation to assure the user that he or she is us-ing the instrument in the right way. And many “legal forms” are contracts, with power to bind you to a commitment you may not want. Sometimes it is just plain foolhardy to use do-it-yourself Estate Planning kits. It could cost far more to unravel the problems they can cause than it would to hire a good Estate Planning attor-ney in the first place. One size does not fit all, particularly in regard to Estate Planning.

Another reason to look beyond the “do-it-yourself” forms is if you own enough assets to have estate or in-come tax issues. Few middle class clients know whether they need tax planning or not because they don’t know what property is counted or how to value it. Examine tax issues in detail, or consult an Estate Planning attorney who can look at your individual situ-ation and let you know your individual issues. Legal forms should make your life easier, not harder. Use them appropri-ately, and don’t let your quest to avoid legal fees cloud your judgment. If you’ve taken a good portion of your lifetime

to accumulate assets, it’s worth going to an attorney to make sure that the beneficiaries you want to get your assets get them with the least amount of hassle and family strife.

Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He is the former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council and a share-holder at the law firm of Bar-ney, McKenna, and Olmstead with offices in St. George and Mesquite. If you have ques-tions you would like addressed in these articles, you can con-tact him at 435 628-1711 or jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com.

Producers Livestock Auction, Salina, Utah Tuesday, No-vember 5, 2013Receipts: 2,533. Last Week: 2,481. Last Year: 2,384. Feed-er Steers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 lower; except 650-800 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs 5.00-7.00 lower; 550-700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Holstein Steers: few for comparison. Slaughter Cows: 2.00-3.00 lower on similar offerings. Slaughter Bulls: steady on similar offerings.Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 193-199.00; 250-300 lbs 217.00-220.00; 300-350 lbs 198.00-219.00; 350-400 lbs 200.00-221.00; 400-450 lbs 190.00-202.00; 450-500 lbs 172.00-190.00; 500-550 lbs 158.00-175.50; 550-600 lbs 156.50-169.50; 600-650 lbs 153.00-164.00; 650-700 lbs 147.50-160.00; 700-750 lbs 151.50-160.00; 750-800 lbs pkg 154.25; 800-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs 143.00-149.50; 900-950 lbs 131.00-134.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce.Holstein Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-700 lbs 82.00-101.50; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs scarce.Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300-350 lbs 162.00-179.00; 350-400 lbs pkg 170.00; 400-450 lbs 155.00-168.00; 450-500 lbs 156.00-171.00; 500-550 lbs 149.00-161.00; 550-600 lbs 148.00-157.00; 600-650 lbs 141.00-152.25; 650-700 lbs 137.50-149.00; 700-750 lbs 131.50-144.50; 750-800 lbs 134.50-139.00; 800-850 lbs 129.00-138.00; 850-900 lbs 114.00-133.50; 900-950 lbs 120.00-128.00; 950-1000 lbs 116.50-130.50; Heiferettes: 55.50-109.50. Stock Cows: scarce.Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-90% Lean: 60.00-69.75, high dressing to 75.25; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 68.50-76.25; 85-90% Lean: 52.50-59.75.Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 76.75-79.50; 1500-2090 lbs 83.50-86.75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-1840 lbs scarce; Feeder Bulls: 810-1000 lbs 64.50-84.50.Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News, Salt Lake City, UT(435-230-0402.)

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A speaker in church on Sunday spoke about his sister-in- law, Jane*, who commit-ted suicide. Apparently, she had gone off and done things, even up until her death, that were not always Christ like. When the family all congre-gated around the time of her funeral, they went around the room with their thoughts. One of Jane’s brother’s sobbed uncontrollably and wished he hadn’t judged her. Others sec-onded his comment and added they’d wished they loved and reached out to her more.

Hearing this story made me think of a talk I’d heard on BYU TV, “Lay Aside the Things of This World, and Seek for the Things of a Bet-ter” by Sharon Eubanks, of LDS Humanitarian Services,

from this year’s BYU Women’s Conference. Sister Eubanks (2012) asks, “What do you need to lay aside? What’s getting in the way of your peace?” For the family above, perhaps judgment, em-barrassment, disappointment, disagreement, hurt, grudges, careers, hobbies, and time were just some of the things that got in the way of loving and being there for Jane. Sister Eubanks (2012) alludes that “…we all have them” essen-tially, we all have things that get in our way (perhaps even, of doing the right thing/s).

One has to wonder, would Jane still be alive to-day if someone or several had loved, reached out more and not judged her? We may never know the answer, but, hopefully, you can be there, forgive and love a “Jane” and or “John” in your life no matter what choices they’ve made and are making. Sister Eubanks provides four steps to help lay aside things of this world that can even aid

in connecting once again to those Jane’s and John’s. Those steps are:

1.Approach situations with humility. You don’t know everything that’s going on. You aren’t the only one that’s right. We all have pieces of the truth, but we don’t have the whole thing. And only the Lord has the whole thing. So be humble, because your per-ception could be wrong.

2. Be a builder. Assume that other people have good intent even if you aren’t in agreement—that they aren’t just stupid. But they actually want things to work out may-be as much as you do. Jesus was a master at building with the available materials. Em-phasize what is positive and what you have in common, and then see what happens.

3. Practice tolerance and love. Forgive slights, and when you can’t feel that way, when it just feels too hard for you to do, then go to the Father in prayer and ask for some help. Because the power of the Atonement can change the way we feel, and it can change the way we perceive things,

and it can change the way we act. And that brings unity.

4. When something has to change, then deal with that person directly— and then practice one, two and three

above. Their success is really your success. Let me give just a couple examples of some of these things. This world oper-ates by the doctrine of Nehor, and that is that we prosper by the things that we hoard, by the things that we obtain, that we get, that we buy. And Jesus has counterintuitive doctrine to that. He says the things that we secure for our real, perma-nent life are

the things that we absorb, the things that we sacrifice, the things that we lay aside, and the things that we forget. (Eubanks, 2012)

So, my friends, as you go about your life, look for those “Jane’s” and “John’s” you may have judged, avoided and even stop loving because they embarrassed, wronged, hurt, or disappointed you. Get rid of the grudges. Get rid of the anger and hate. Get rid of the awful feelings you’ve carried around and save a life. Not just “Jane” and or “John’s” but yours, too, and all those others that you lead and are watching you.

Cynthia Kimball is a pro-fessional speaker and trainer through her company Every-1Counts, LLC, and a doctoral student in Workforce Edu-cation Leadership. She also writes frequently through De-seret Connect. E-mail: kim-ball@ every1counts.net

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sultant to prepare plans, specifications and a final bid package and perform preliminary engineering services for the improve-ment of the Burr Trail Switchbacks in Garfield County. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, information on the Re-quest for Proposals and Guidelines for Preparing Proposals for Engineering Services can be obtained from the Garfield County Engineer, at 55 South Main, P.O. Box 77, Panguitch, Utah 84759, Telephone (435) 676-1101. The deadline for submitting the pro-posal is 5 p.m. on December 4th, 2013. The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Garfield County, being an equal opportunity employer, suggests that qualified DBE’s and WBE’s consider this notice.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2013 Published in the Wayne and Garfield County Insider on

NOVEMBER 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2013

NOTICE TO WATER USERSThe applications below were filed with the Division of

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

written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights, PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300, or by hand deliv-ery to a Divisionoffice during normal business hours ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 4, 2013.

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

NEW APPLICATION(S)95-5316 (A79876): Shirley Hanks propose(s) using 0.015

cfs or 1.48 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile NW of Grover) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

95-5317 (A79879): Joseph Sterling Hanks propose(s) using 0.015 cfs or 1.34 ac-ft. from groundwater Grover) for IRRIGA-TION; STOCKWATERING; DOMESTIC.

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Published in The Wayne and Garfield County Insider on NOVEMBER 7 & 14, 2013

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTBVHS Library Paraprofessional

Bryce Valley High School is hiring a part-time Library Para-professional. This position will be up to 28 hours per week with no benefits.

SALARY: Beginning paraprofessional hourly rate accord-ing to 2013-2014 Garfield County School District Classified Sal-ary Schedule ($9.16 hourly).

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a High School Diploma, two years college education preferred, or may complete the Para Pro Test. Must be

fingerprinted and satisfactorily pass an employment back-ground check and work well with children.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a Garfield County School District classified application. Please direct questions to Principal Jeff Brinkerhoff, 435-679-8835, and application packets to:

Bryce Valley High School, P.O. Box 70, 721 West Bryce Way, Tropic, Utah 84776

Online application available www.garfield.k12.ut.us Appli-cations will be screened and the most qualified candidates will be granted interviews.

DEADLINE: Open until filled.Garfield School District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

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NOTICEThe Wayne County Assessor’s / Motor Vehicle office

will be closed on Fridays at 11:30 am beginning October 4th thru December 27, 2013.

We are beginning our 2014 re-appraisal of the Teasdale, Torrey and Grover areas.

We will be out in the field doing the Inspections of each property during this time period.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE On November 7, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Ticaboo

Utility Improvement District reviewed and approved a tentative budget for the fiscal year 2014. On the same date, the Board also scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative budget to be held on November 21, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the Board’s regular meeting place at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, PO Box 2140, LDS Church - Ticaboo Branch, Ticaboo, Utah 84533. The purpose of the public hearing will be to give all interested persons in at-tendance an opportunity to be heard on the estimates of revenues and expenditures or any item in the tentative budget of any fund. After the public hearing has closed, the Board may adopt the tentative budget as the final budget, subject to amendment or revision. A copy of the proposed budget can be examined at the District’s offices located at Hwy 276, Mile Marker 27, Lot 97, Ticaboo, Utah 84533 during normal business hours at any time prior to the public hearing.

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LOWER FREMONT RIVER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMWATER COMMISSIONER POSITION AVAILABLE

The Lower Fremont River Distribution System is seeking applicants for Water Commissioner to be appointed by the State Engineer for regulation & reporting the use of water along Fre-mont River (Torrey–Hanksville) & Pleasant Creek.

The commissioner’s duties include visiting the diversions at least twice a week during the irrigation season to record & regu-late water being diverted, to conform with water rights, and sub-mit annual report to the State Engineer office about this work. The WC will be trained and directed by the State Engineer’s office. The applicant must be dependable and willing to learn as-pects of the WC’s position and should have a HS Diploma. The work requires the ability to walk & hike, perform routine math and data entry via the internet.

The work hours are flexible to fit the WC schedule. Pay is set by the water to be negotiated with the WC applicant. The commissioner must supply transportation but travel expenses are compensated.

Applicants should respond with a resume to all 3 addresses below by 12/1/2013 to:

Water CommissionerP. PACE PO BOX 148 TORREY UT 84775 R. ALBRECHT PO BOX 61 HANKSVILLE UT 84734 M. SILVA PO BOX 146300 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84114

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In the Sixth Judicial District Court for Garfield County, State of Utah

Civil No. 133600015Judge Marvin D. Bagley

In the Matter of the Estate of: CATHERINE P. MON-GINI, Deceased.

Michael E. J. Mongini, whose address is 302 N. Verde Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, has been appointed Personal Rep-resentative of the above-entitled estate. Creditors of the estate are hereby notified to: (1) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative at the address above; (2) deliver or mail their written claims to the Personal Representative’s attor-ney of record, L. Edward Robbins, at the following address: 190 West Center Street, Kanab, UT 84741; or (3) file their written claims with the Clerk of the District Court in Garfield County, the court’s address being 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759, or otherwise present their claims as required by Utah law within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

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Search & Rescue - On October 2, 2013, Deputy Brown was dispatched to the Robbers Roost Canyon area, for an overdue person, by the name of Brian Wood from Colorado. Wayne County SAR High Angle team and DPS helicopter was dispatched. Emergency personnel, with the use of the DPS helicopter, lo-cated Mr. Wood in the one of the canyons. Where Mr. Wood had sustained two broken an-kles. He was then flown to the Moab hospital.

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Illegal Consumption by Minors - On October 11, 2013, Deputy Gulley, assisted by Trooper Brinkerhoff, respond-ed to a party at a residence in Bicknell, where six minors were cited into Justice Court for possession/consumption of alcohol.

Stolen Vehicle - On Oc-tober 18, 2013, Deputy Hobbs

stopped a vehicle for speed-ing, during the stop, Deputy Hobbs determined the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Washington County and a passenger in the vehicle was wanted for three outstanding warrants. Assisted by Trooper Brinkerhoff, the vehicle was impounded, subject was trans-ported to Sevier County Jail.

Possession of a Con-trolled Substance/Proba-tion Violation - On October 27, 2013, by request of Adult Probation and Parole, Depu-ty Webster performed urine analysis test on a male subject who was on probation. Test did show positive for Metham-phetamine, suspect was arrest-ed and transported to Sevier County Jail on a AP&P hold.

Vandalism - On October 27, 2013, Deputy Robinson

was dispatched to the Rim Rock Motel area, where he met with Scott Grundy, (an employee of Garkane Energy) where a power transformer had been damaged by a vehicle. The investigation revealed that a party had ensued sometime prior to the damage. There was a high probability that the transformer was dam-aged at this time.

Unattended Death - On October 30, 2013, Sheriff Tay-lor, Deputy Gulley and Deputy Don Adams was dispatched to the Loa area on a unattended death. When they arrived, they found a 55 year old male de-ceased. Unable to determine cause of death, the subject was then transported to the Medical Examiners Office for further investigation. Our sympathies to his family for their loss.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah’s premature birth rate could decline as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Julie Drake, director of Program Services and Govern-ment Affairs with the March of Dimes Utah Chapter, says her organization is pinning its hopes on the ACA, because many women have premature births when they lack access to vital prenatal healthcare.

She says the new health care law will help matters through insurance coverage and elimination of pregnancy as a preexisting condition.

“We’re certainly hoping so,” she says. “We hope that women will be able to get in and get better care and get care earlier, too.”

The March of Dimes an-nual Premature Birth Report

SALT LAKE CITY - Adoptive parents should con-sider a foster child, according to Deborah Lindner with Utah Foster Care.

November is National Adoption Month and Lind-ner says there are hundreds of wonderful children available for adoption.

Utah Foster Care is a non-profit organization that helps find homes for foster children.

Lindner says part of the challenge is overcoming the myth that the majority of foster children have behavioral prob-lems.

“Many people say they’re worried that children in foster care are there because of things they have done, and that’s not true,” she stresses. “Most kids

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are in foster care because of the actions of their biological par-ents.”

There are about 2,600 children in the state’s foster care system at any one time.

Lindner says most adop-tive parents want a baby, but she says an older child can be just as rewarding.

“They can find that this child will have as big an impact in their lives as a baby would,” she says, “and that they can still become a family even if they adopt an older child.”

Lindner adds that becom-ing a foster parent is often a first step in the process of adopting a foster child.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

March of Dimes Hopes ACA Means More Healthy

Babies for UtahCard gives Utah a B. That means that the state’s 10.2 per-cent rate is among the nation’s lowest. The national average is 11.5 percent.

A premature birth is a baby born before 37 weeks. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks.

Drake says babies born too soon can have lifelong health problems.

“The babies that are pre-term have more problems with cerebral palsy,” she explains. “They may have respiratory problems, breathing problems - intellectual disability.”

The March of Dimes has a goal of reducing the national preterm birth rate to 9.6 percent by 2020.

—Troy Wilde, Utah News Connection

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For something whose nickname sounds so innocent, the “kiddie tax” certainly can wreak havoc on unprepared taxpayers’ yearly returns.

Congress first introduced the kiddie tax as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to discourage wealthy parents from sheltering their invest-ment income in accounts under their children’s names, thereby avoiding paying taxes on the amounts. The rules have been tweaked periodically ever since.

Although the kiddie tax once applied only to the un-earned income of children un-der 14 (hence the nickname), it now impacts all children under age 19 (as well as full-time stu-dents under 24), provided their earned income does not exceed half of the annual expenses for their support.

Moreover, the kiddie tax is not just a wealthy person’s problem: Any outright gifts parents or grandparents bestow on young children, whether to avoid triggering the gift tax or simply out of generosity, could actually be generate invest-ment earnings that would be subject to the kiddie tax if they exceed a threshold amount.

Here’s a primer on how the kiddie tax works and whom it impacts:

As it does with adults, the IRS differentiates between income children earn (paper routes, summer jobs, etc.) and unearned investment income they receive such as interest, dividends and capital gains – usually by way of accounts opened in their names by par-ents.

Taxation of the first $1,000 of a child’s unearned income is generally offset by the $1,000 standard tax de-duction for dependents and thus won’t be taxed; the next $1,000 is taxed at the child’s own income-tax rate (e.g., it’s 10 percent for taxable income up to $8,925). However, all unearned income over $2,000

is taxed at the parent’s mar-ginal tax rate, which can be as high as 39.6 percent for married couples with taxable income over $450,000.

There are two ways to report your child’s investment income to the IRS: File a sep-arate return for your child us-ing IRS Form 8615; or include it on your own tax return, us-ing IRS Form 8814 – the lat-ter only works if they had no earned income to report. The tax owed will be the same ei-ther way.

Important note: Although including your children’s in-vestment income on your re-turn may be more convenient, doing so could increase your adjusted gross income so much that you become subject to the alternative minimum tax or ineligible for certain income-based deductions and credits. For example, eligibility for the American Opportunity Tax Credit begins phasing out for individuals whose modi-fied adjusted gross income ex-ceeds $80,000 ($160,000 for married couples).

Other kiddie tax rules:• To be considered full-time

students, children must at-tend school full time during at least five months of the year.

• The kiddie tax does not ap-ply to children who: are 19 to 23 and not full-time stu-dents; provide more than half of their own support from earned income; are over 24 and still depen-dents of their parents; or under 24 but married and file a joint tax return. These children are all taxed like adults at their own tax rate.

Remember, gifts them-selves are never taxable to the recipient. If a gift generates unearned investment income, however, that’s when taxation comes into play. Also, any gifts over $14,000 per indi-vidual, per year, will trigger the gift tax – although most of us will never come close to

the $5.25 million lifetime gift exemption.

For more details on tax filing requirements for chil-dren, see IRS Publication 929, “Tax Rules for Children and Dependents.”.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education pro-grams. To Follow Jason Alder-man on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney