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Show CJuntril Ica PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, September 9, 2010 • Issue # 285 KANE COUNTY WINS ITS FIRST R.S. 2477 ROAD - THE SKUTUMPAH ROAD On August 30, 2010, in a Kane County quiet title suit in the United States DisVFD trict Court, the United States acknowledged ► 1 Kane Counownty's ership and jurisdiction of approximately 26 miles of the 33 mile long Skutumpah PHOTO: Commissioners Mark Habbeshaw, Daniel Hulet and Doug Heaton along with Utah road. The State Representative Mike Noel stand next to the recently erected RS2477 road sign on the County will Skumtumpah Road which is the first Interior Department recognized RS2477 road in the nastart signing, tion. The United States Attorneys office stipulated to an order that grants title of the road to Kane County. After almost 3 years, the county can now maintain the road which is in serious maintaining disrepair. Safety concerns prompted the county to ask for an expedited motion to grant title and repairing to the roads. The court agreed to hear the case and the United States decided to not fight the the road tovalidity of the road stipulating that Kane County owned the road. day. The Skutumpah road is the West. The majority of having any R.S. 2477 rightbelieved to be the first Utah roads crossing public lands of-way recognized as valid. R.S. 2477 highway with were established under R.S. For the last two years title confirmed in court, and 2477 and our communi- in court Interior denied that may be the first R.S. 2477 ties depend on the secure Kane County had any right road adjudicated on lands and continued existence of to the Skutumpah Road, but managed by the Depart- these roads. Although re- it separately informed the ment of the Interior (Inte- pealed by the Federal Land public that Kane County rior). Policy and Management should maintain it. U.S. The State of Utah joined Act of 1976, all established District Court Judge Clark Kane County in the suit to R.S. 2477 highways were Waddoups recently advised quiet title to twelve roads, grandfathered as valid ex- U.S. attorneys that the fedincluding the Skutumpah isting rights. eral government had placed road. Several environIn 1997, Secretary Bruce Kane County in a "catch mental groups were denied Babbitt directed Interior to 22" and suggested that the intervention in the case by ignore R.S. 2477 rights and attorneys coordinate with the Tenth Circuit Court of created unnecessary contro- the county to resolve some Appeals. Kane County will versy and conflict. Interior of the roads in the county. continue to press its case agencies, such as the BuThe failure of the BLM and expects to quiet title to reau of Land Management to maintain the Skutumpah the remaining roads, and (BLM), have closed and road resulted in many pubthe rest of the Skutumpah restricted numerous coun- lic safety dangers along road, within the next few ty roads across the West the road that warranted an months. claiming that R.S. 2477 expedited court hearing. R.S. 2477 public high- rights must be "determined" When pressed, the United way rights-of-way were before the agency will "re- States finally acknowledged granted to states and coun- spect them as valid existing Kane County's ownership ties from 1866 to 1976 to rights," and yet Interior has of the Skutumpah road. Alfacilitate the settlement of vigorously worked to avoid though the full extent Kane County's rights are yet to be defined in the litigation, the County now has the necessary jurisdiction to properly maintain, repair and manTHURSDAY age the Skutumpah road as WINDY! HIGH: 68 it historically has done. LOW: 36 Kane County is in the process of securing quiet title or formal recognition of FRIDAY HIGH: 71 all of its roads documented LOW: 37 SUNNY as R.S. 2477 roads. y. 0 0 0 SATURDAY Wife Art acatery HIGH: 76 LOW: 42 SUNNY SUNDAY HIGH: 78 LOW: 42 SUNNY Sale20% off MONDAY II HIGH: 77 LOW: 43 SUNNY TUESDAY HIGH: 77 LOW: 43 SUNNY HIGH: 77 LOW: 43 Member , Utah IF*VA: 0.—afcp. PressrI * **** NDEPENDENT FREE PAPERS OF AMERICA In 1996 Kaibab Saw Mill closed their business for the last time in Panguitch. We were all heart sick. What had been a viable sustaining force in the community was gone forever and nothing we could do would bring it back. Some retired and others scraped by doing both husband and wife working two jobs or what ever they could to make a living. Some had to leave the community to find work that would sustain their families. Our schools, churches and organizations were all affected by this blow that left us reeling. After the initial shock Panguitch did what Panguitch has always done. They picked up and pulled together to try to survive. We first created the Quilt Walk Festival, Ball Parks, Tripple C Arena, and then later the Balloon Festival, Desperado Dual, Fiddlers Festival and many biking events to make Panguitch a destination point. It has taken many hours by countless volunteers to keep Panguitch thriving. There will never be adequate words to thank these volunteers. This week we are dedicating the Quilt Walk Statue as a memorial to the seven men who helped to save Panguitch from starvation the first time. For some of us this is a completion of a dream that has taken 13 years to finish. To me this it simply shows that Panguitch will always survive because when the going gets tough we will pull together. Many of you have helped pennies at a time. Not only have you participated in building the festival you have also helped in our many other fundraisers. Again "Thank You" seems so much less than enough but it is all we have. I shall not name names as you know who you are and I would surely leave some out. Remember the struggles of our ancestors and know that we shall never match their sacrifice but we may say thank you by our service. I join with Pat and Claudia in saying thanks to all. Elaine Baldwin Garfield County CANstruction Americorps VISTA volunteer for Garfield County, Heather McKnight, was able to pull off an awesome CANstructure project this year for the county fair and k: • for our county Care & ••• ••+ • 17, Shares. What CANstruction is is a national food drive with a twist. Instead of just donating food to the local Food Bank or Care & Share Centers, the food is first built into a CANstructure and displayed at the local county fairs. This is done so that while people are visiting the fairs, they can be made aware of the hunger issues that are happening right here in our home towns. The food is then donated to the local Care & Shares or Food Banks afterwards. This year we were able to donate all of the food to the Panguitch Care & Share. Not only were we able to donate over 600 cans of soup and over 220 cans of tuna to our Care & Share Center, but we were able to purchase much needed supplies such as peanut butter, peaches, and pears. Special thanks to Karin Simmons and Aspen, Sadie, and Hayden McKnight who were the team of volunteers that helped to put the structure together at the fair a couple of weeks ago. Also a very big thank you to our sponsors. It could not have been done without you and your generous donations. Garkane Power of Garfield County Garfield Ready Mix of Cannonville Escalante Sand & Gravel of Escalante Shandon Industries of Escalante Panguitch City Cottams Oil/Subway Sandwhich of Escalante Thomas Automotive of Panguitch Flying V Ranch of Escalante Bryce Valley Pines of Bryce JT Steel of Salt Lake (Thank you Jerry T family of Escalante) Karin Simmons of Escalante Rubys Inn of Bryce Griffin Grocery of Escalante Clarks Grocery of Tropic • • • -••■ •••■ • Y- 1 ,v ■■ Thank you all for a great 2010 CANstructure. WEDNESDAY di SUNNY Many new works Some of old Panguitch houses 63 North Main PANGUITCH WILL ALWAYS SURVIVE Ul • n t • “Aavam Nrt's ••igirs Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose. Evan Esar THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and is distributed weekly to all of Garfield County. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. 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