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Show The Garfield County Insider EFHADVAIIIIEWAREAPAIUI FS EXPEOREESCAIIANTEI by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail. ana@exploreesca ante.com The snow storm of two weeks ago prevented our wrestling team from attending their match in Wayne County. However, they did attend and wrestle in the two-day match in Enterprise. With 11 teams competing Bret Brooks competed in 10 matches in his weight class — won5 and lost 5; Gus Torgerson wrestled in 9 matches — won 3 andlost 6; and Neil Owens wrestled in the 125 pound weight class with 9 matches — he won 6 and lost 3. Good job guys. Good luck in the upcoming Regionals. With over 30" of snow on the ground, it's hard to think spring is on it's way. But the Home Decor and Picture Framing Trade Show was all about spring. The framing/decor color for spring is Turquoise with Coral accents. You'll probably see much the same, only in different tones, from the garment industry. Think silver and black to go with it. If you want a softer look, use copper tones. That combination radiates warmth. And remember, Turquoise is a combination of blue and green — there's a wide range of turquoise between pure blue and pure green. Not sure what combinations to use? You're welcome to come in and use my color wheel if you don't own one. I received a new quilting catalog and was surprised at how many patterns and kits were based on the turquoise pallet. I don't quilt, but I bead quilt patterns and I'm helping put together a small show on "The Life of Quilt". You'll hear more about it as we get closer to the Heritage Festival Memorial weekend. Winter openings — Circle D open Super Bowl Sunday at 2 PM and will serve a special buffet only. Starting Feb. 12th they'll open Fri and Sat. from 3 —8 PM. Sunday brunch 11 —3. Cowboy Blues should reopen about the same time and Georgie's will close for a while. Check with Georgie for exact dates. Are you ready for the coming year? Why not plan on attending some local events —here's the dates as I now know them. March 1 — 1st Round Photo Competition Closes at Gallery Escalante — Open Theme April 4th — Easter Sunday and Red Canyon Visitor Center Opens with the Pho- tography of Tracy Hassett May 1st — 2nd Round Photo Competition Closes at Gallery Escalante — Check for Theme May 29th — Heritage Festival at Escalante High School July 3rd — Potato Valley Lions Club Celebration Dinner at the Pavillion and Fire Works at dusk. July 4th — 3rd Round Photo Competition Closes at Gallery Escalante — No Theme July 24th — Escalante Pioneer Heritage Festival — Escalante City Park and Rodeo Grounds - Parade and Griffin Family Shoot-Out Sept — October — People Choice Award Voting for Student and Adult Photographs at Gallery Escalante Sept 24th/25th — Everett Reuss Days November 15th — Holiday Open House and Photo Competition Awards Gallery Escalante Until next week - Recently Separated OPEN SWIM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 6-8 pm Saturdays: 2-4pm LAP SWIM Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6-7 am Tuesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Thursday: 5-6 pm Saturday: 8 - 9 am SWIM TEAM Tuesday & Thursday: 3:15 - 4:30 pm Congratulations on your divorce from tobacco, Fred, and cheers to a new, healthy beginning! We can't say we're sorry to see tobacco go. For free help quitting tobacco, call 1.888.567. TRUTH or visit utahquitnet.com . BRYCE VALLEY SCHOOL NEWS: The Girl's Baskeball team has had a great week. They won out over Wayne, both the JV and the Varsity teams. The game was played in Bryce Valley HS and they had lost to Wayne on their home floor earlier in the season. They traveled to Milford and won both games their also. This puts them in third place in the Region. They will play Escalante on Friday in Escalante. The coaches say the girls are performing very well and will need to up their defense and foul shooting to win in the future. Their goal is to make it into State finals and that goal has been met since Tyson Brinkerhoff and Bart Palmer have been coaching the girls. They are proud of their team and we wish them well. The Boy's Basketball team has done very well. The excitement of winning this last week has been high. They won over Panguitch by 11 points and over Valley by 12 points. Both the varsity and JV teams won. This week they go to Milford to play on Thursday. As of right now they are tied for third place with Milford and Valley while Panguitch and Piute are tied for first. Good luck to every one. Coach Jessen would like to thank the fans who support the teams and come to the games both at home and away. It means a lot to the boys to hear their own fans cheering them on. The coaches would like the team to know that they appreciate the boys playing together as a team and that they are doing a super job of basketball!! Coach Jessen would also like to say how much the voice of Pat Dix was missed at the Panguitch games. He was a part of the games there in the past and was a big supporter of the basketball teams throughout the area. Pat has always been a big part of the basketball scene and no matter the team you knew he was behind you all the way!! The elementary is looking forward to the "Human" Chess Tournament and the awards that will be given at this game. They are also excited to take part in the "Snow Day" activities now that they have enough snow to make it really fun. Parent-teacher conferences went well and are over for a few weeks now. February 4, 2010 SENIOR CITIZEN MEALS: Call by 10:00 A.M. if you want a meal at 679-8666. Wed 3rd: Baked Chicken, Fried Pot., Green Salad, Jellow Salad, Banana Bread. Thurs. 4th: Chili, Saltine crackers, Carrots & Celery Stix with Ranch, Orange, Brownie. (th: Hot Turkey, Potatoes and Gravy, Carrots, Fruit Cocktail, Strawberry Shortcake. Wed 10th: Corn Chowder Soup, Grilled Cheese on Wheat Bread, Greens, Applesauce, Rice Krispies. Enjoy a good lunch with good friends. Mary-Miller and Carl Boyd have returned from their Kentucky Christmas with their daughter Katherine and son John and their families. They enjoyed seeing Carl's brother and MaryMiller's sister and friends. They were also there to celebrate January birthdays with grandchildren Madeline aged 11 and Willow aged 3. Their son John surprised them with the announcement of his engagement just before the Boyds left for the west. They got back just in time to see the big snow and start shoveling with everyone else. The weather has been very wintry and the fog on Saturday was strange. Wynona Henderson mentioned that when she came down from the top she saw a huge cloud of fog below. Spooky! ! So much snow. Saw people on their roofs shoveling snow off and hoped no one fell. We luckily have and aluminum(steel?) roof and it slides off by itself and makes a huge noise. The drifts around the area are huge. This will be wonderful for the summer. Moisture wise that is. This February marks the 100th birthday of Scouting. The Cub Scouts in the Bryce Valley Area will celebrate it with a great Blue and Gold Birthday party for scouting. They had a wonderful time at their Pinewood Derby Pack Meeting in January. We have wonderful Cub Scout leaders guiding our boys. Marie Barton and Sarah Rose for the Wolf Den, Phyllis Jones for the Bear Den and Jerry and Carol Pollock work with the Webelos Den. Lonnie Pollock is the Cub Master. You do a great job people. Zak Holm has been called to serve in a Mexico Mission and gave his farewell talk today in Tropic along with the full-time Missionaries who just happen to be from Mexico. They also spoke in the Henrieville Ward. Congratulations to Pete and Keela Mangum for being honored by being added to the "Wall of Fame" at Bryce Valley High School. They were honored for the fine contributions they make to our community and both were graduates of the school. Good choice for this honor. Carl and Kay Shakespear are very excited because their daughter, KayLynn is coming home from her mission this week. She has been serving in the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission. Talk about cold, brrrrr! Jim and Mikki Shakespear were seen around home visiting their parents the Franz Shakespear's and the George Thompson's. How fun. Joe and Trish Thomp- son have been up visiting daughter Rosalee White who had to have emergency surgery. She is married to Ryan White and they are expecting their first baby in a few months. It was good to see Patriarch Jim and Erma Clarke around as he came back to Cannonville to speak in church with the new Patriarch Lynn Munson and Pres. Klin Chynoweth. Always good to see old friends again. Wade Moore, Pres. Klin Chynoweth, and Shawn Chynoweth attended a Youth Conference at Ruby's Inn for the Annabella 2nd Ward Youth. They were very impressive and the youth presented them with specially embroidered hats for the conference. Our grandchildren Joshuan and his sister Joannna Jensen were among those present for this. They all went cross country skiing in the fog on Saturday and they want Ruby's Inn to know how much they appreciate the kindness and service they all received while here. It was a very successful conference and it has become somewhat of an annual affair for these kids. They sure had plenty of snow to do it on. Our son David Jensen was one of the chaperone's along with the Youth Leaders from that ward. Our Scouts from the Escalante Stake were also busy on Friday and Saturday as they were on their Annual Klondike Camp-out at the Ruby's Inn Campground. They had a great time. Alfred Foster of Tropic was in charge and it was a fun experience in all this snow. Again with the brrrrr!! Ernie and Wynona Henderson received word that one of their dear friends, Jim Kinder of Norco California passed away. He was married to Jeanene who was a Haycock from Cannonville. His death was sudden and was a shock to family and friends. We send our condolences to the family and wish them well. Wynona Henderson went to St. George with the 5 County Group on the Senior Van last Tuesday. She said they had green lawns and the sun was out and she was ready to move there right then. They had meeting for the 5 County Committee members. Clare Ramsay and Clem Griffin went and they took turns driving the van. Some others from here that attended were Lael Chynoweth, Donna Chynoweth, Joyce Griffin, and others. It was a good meeting Wynona said. The talented Winegar sisters sang in their Sacrament meeting today. The Nathan Platt family are in and settled in their new home. YOUR 2010 ADVERTISING BUDGFT A Only $50/month, NOW... There is CALL RYAN FOR DETAILS! 435-676-2621 CHANGE you Can 0BELIEv•• in! f;.4 Lyllian LeFevre's grandson Shane and his wife have moved to Henrieville and we welcome them. Theron Rose is recovering from heart surgery and hopefully will be home this week. He is well on the road to recovery and we are happy for him. His fun personality has been missed while he was in Salt Lake in the hospital. Kix Roundy, son of the Cornforth-Roundy family and Noah Sorenson, son of Durtin and Sarah Sorenson, were ordained Deacons in the Henrieville Ward. Released from callings were Sarah Rose and Janece Pollock as teachers in the Relief Society. Beverly Thompson was released as the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and Sarah Rose was called to fill that job. Nancy Chynoweth, Beveryly Thompson, and Shirly Barker were called as new teachers in the Relief Society. There was a Visiting Teaching Fireside presentation on Sunday and was called "An Instrument in His Hands". A youth Fireside was held and Pennie Stewart invited her brother Kirk and his wife Misty Christiansen from Emery to be the speakers. It was a tri-ward event. By now everyone is aware of the fire house roof collapsing in Henrieville and trapping two of the firetrucks inside. It is very unstable and they would like people to not be around the building for fear of it collapsing on them. It is going to have to be torn down. Hopefully the trucks will be gotten out without much damage to them. It was good to see Andy and Shauna Mortensen, and son Cody Mortensen and his wife here for a visit with LaKay Quilter, Shauna's mom. As I said earlier it is always good to see old friends again. Casey Chynoweth, son of Danny and Robin Chynoweth will be getting his Eagle Scout Award next Sunday. His project was a Blood Drive and he got enough people out to be able to pass this off. The blood was for the Red Cross. Congratulations Casey. Word has it that Chrishell Leech is now out of the hospital and home with her family. She is married to Tim Leech and his mom, Elaine Haas is coming up to help out for a few days. Rod and Kathern are Chrishell's parents and they had been up previously. We hope she has a speedy recovery. A scary time for the family. Hope you all have a great week and enjoy the snow. He he he!! I know I sure will right through my window. Please call with your news or email it to me. Thanks. ADVERTISE THE INSIDER Cill 676=2621 place ads. 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