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Show The Garfield County Insider HEAVY WINDS CAUSE POWER OUTAGE IN EASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IMP Local Friendly Pricing Auto Repai Rick Miner - Juarez Nunez Garkane Energy Customers in Boulder and Escalante, Utah experienced a power outage Thursday morning, June 17, 2010 due to heavy winds, which hit the area on Wednesday afternoon. 60 years combined experience. • State of the Art Computer Diagnostics • Free tire rotation with Oil Change upon request. Except Dullies. • If warning lights are on dash, we can help! [ 475 East Center St. • Panguitch, Utah 435-676-8994 Complete Auto Service & Repair SAFETY INSPECTIONS We can give you a second opinion on your needed repairs. Receipts: 549; Last Week: 1,020. Last Year: 800. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 highSame Day Service, er, instances 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: Most Cases. mixed but mostly 1.00"We Do It Fast" 2.00 higher, instances 8.00-10.00 higher. Holstein Steers: to few for compariBest transmission pricing son. Slaughter Cows: weak to 1.00 lower. S laugher on rebuilds Bulls: 1.00-2.00 lower. or remanufactured. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200Certified Locksmith. 250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 131.00-136.00; 300-350 Se Habla Espanol pkg 140.00; 350-400 lbs 121.00-132.00, pkg 136.00; 400-450 lbs 129.00-132.00; 450-500 lbs 112.00-119.00; 500-550 lbs 110.00-122.00, pkg 129.00; 550-600 lbs BLM will move forward 109.50-122.00; 600-650 lbs with scheduled gathers 107.50-119.00; 650-700 in the near term. "These lbs 110.75-114.75; 700-750 gather operations are be- lbs 89.00-100.00; 750-800 ing carefully analyzed, lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs engaging the public in the 92.00-100.00; 850-900 lbs planning process." Abbey 95.25-98.25; 900-950 lbs added, "Based on the best 86.50-93.75; 950-1000 lbs information the BLM cur- 88.25-92.75. rently has, without these Holsteins Steers: Large gathers the land will suf- Frame 3: Baby Bull fer, wildlife will suffer, and Calves: scarce; 200-300 ultimately, the horses will lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs pkg suffer. While these gathers 398 lbs 87.50; 500-700 lbs are necessary in 2010, the scarec; 700-900 lbs scarce; BLM will simultaneously 900-1000 lbs scarce. be listening to and working Feeder Heifers: Medium with those offering other and Large Frame 1-2: 200constructive options to ful- 250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs filling our mandates." pkg 145.00; 300-350 lbs To gather feedback, 125.00-131.00; 350-400 the Strategy Development lbs pkg 140.00; 400-450 Document outlines specific lbs 110.50-116.00; 450-500 areas where the BLM is lbs 106.00-116.00; 500-550 seeking public input over lbs 106.50-112.00; 550a 60-day comment period. 600 lbs 109.50-113.50; To ensure input from the 600-650 lbs 100.50-109.00; broadest number of stake- 650-700 lbs 94.50-104.50; holders, the BLM is using 700-750 lbs 92.00-98.00; 750-800 lbs 89.00-95.00; ePlanning. The BLM estimates that 800-850 lbs 85.00-94.75; more than 38,000 wild hors- 850-900 lbs 88.00-93.00; es and burros roam BLM- 900-950 lbs 82.00-92.00; managed rangelands in 10 950-1000 lbs scarce. HeifWestern states. Another erettes: scarce. 35,000 wild horses and bur- Stock Cows: Medium and ros are fed and cared for at Large Frame 1: Few Pairs short-term corrals and long- 710.00-1,225.00. term pastures. Costs for the Slaughter Cows: Boning program, particularly those 80-85% Lean: 54.00-63.50; for animals in holding facil- Breaking 75-80% Lean: ities, have risen dramatical- 57.25-59.50; Commercial: ly in the last several years. scarce; Cutter 85-90% In Fiscal Year 2009, for ex- Lean: 46.00-53.50. ample, approximately $29 Slaughter Bulls: Yield million, or about 70 percent Grade 1000-1500 lbs of the total wild horse and 63.50-71.75; 1500-1910 lbs burro program budget of 74.75-83.25; Yield Grade 2 $40.6 million, was spent on 1000-1500 lbs 59.00-60.25; lbs 63.50animals held in corrals and 1500-2265 73.00. Feeder Bulls: 920pastures. 1130 lbs 63.00-77.50. BLM Director Seeks Input for New Direction in National Wild Horse and Burro Program Power was off in Boulder for approximately four hours from 5:00 am to 9:00 am. Escalante was only off while switching occurred. The outage occurred due to heavy winds (estimated at 70 miles per hour) Wednesday afternoon, June 16, 2010. Garkane crews canvassed the lines Thursday morning and located the problem. During the wind-storm, a wire was blown into and lodged on a rock outcropping at Calf Creek. This phase burned through by 5:00 am, separating the line and causing the outage. The Boulder Hydro-Plant was "Black-Started," which carried the town of Boulder until Friday, when a permanent fix was completed. Due to the long span across Calf Creek, a helicopter was brought in to help with the new wire — Thursday afternoon. "It is Garkane's goal to provide reliable power to all our customers. We are in the business of providing low cost, reliable power. We take this responsibility very seriously. Unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances, such as this make it difficult to guarantee uninterrupted power. We appreciate your patience and support and we will do everything we can to keep power flowing. The Boulder Hydro Plant certainly helped us again for Boulder town," Stated Rob Wolfley and Kay Brooks, Garkane employees. Garkane reminds its customers to plan ahead for weather-related power outages. Choose an easily accessible closet or cupboard for an emergency supply of flashlights, batteries, blankets, and other needed items. COLOR COUNTRY NURSERY 378 W. Center, Panguitch Closed on occassion. Call Ahead 676-8301 or cell 616-8301 Bureau of Land ManageThe Institute partnered ment Director Bob Abbey with the BLM in preparing today announced that the a detailed assessment and agency is taking the Fed- plan for public outreach eral Wild Horse and Burro and engagement around a Program in an unprec- new strategy for the proedented new direction, and gram. The BLM used the is seeking in-depth public Institute's report to develop comment on a Strategy De- its Wild Horse and Burro velopment Document im- Strategy Development plementing Secretary of the Document. Both documents Interior Ken Salazar's Wild are available on the BLM's Horse and Burro Initiative. Website at www.blm.gov. "It's a new day, and we Abbey said that as the need a fresh look at the new strategy is developed, Wild Horse and Burro Pro- certain topics and options gram," Abbey said. "As will be off the table, inpart of this effort, we want cluding the euthanasia of all those with an interest in healthy excess animals or wild horses and burros and their sale without limitation their public lands to consid- to protect the animals from er our initial ideas and offer slaughter. He said other their own." difficult topics and even The BLM will consid- some controversial options er the public's input as it will be up for discussion. prepares a long-term strat- Among them: implemenegy for the management of tation of a comprehensive America's wild horses and animal welfare program; burros. The BLM's strat- the potential reintroducegy will be presented in a tion of wild horses or burdetailed report to Congress ros into herd areas where later this year. they currently don't exist; "When Secretary Salazar increased use of fertility announced his Wild Horse control or other methods and Burro Initiative last to slow population growth; October, we contacted the opportunities to make more independent and impartial forage available for wild U.S. Institute for Environ- horse and burro use; the mental Conflict Resolution. establishment of preserves We asked them to take a de- to care for unadopted wild tailed look at how the BLM horses; the designation of could best engage the public selected wild horses and in creating a new strategic burros as treasured herds; plan for the program," Ab- opportunities to place more bey said. "We requested the excess animals into private Institute's assistance with care; and continued emphathis effort for two reasons: sis on science and research to let people know that we to ensure the BLM is using are committed to working the best available science to with all stakeholders in a manage our wild horse and transparent manner, and to burro herds now and in the encourage an open, positive future. dialogue with the public." Abbey clarified that the Replace anxiety with confidence. a nxiety is a natural feeling when you're diagnosed with cancer. But here at Intermountain Healthcare Cancer Services, you can also feel confidence knowing our skilled and experienced specialists utilize proven technologies, clinical best practices and the latest research. You can know that your treatments have proven effective, giving you more confidence and fewer anxieties. 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