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Show G H ___Ar T r- PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER q4; Thursday, March 24, 2011 • Issue # 315 1-1111 -4 UTAH CONSTITUTION BOWL Schools from the State of Utah were invited to participate in the State Constitution Bowl held at Pangutich High School on March 17, 2011. Each school was allowed to bring two teams of five individuals that would compete in answering questions about the Constitution of the United States of America. Each student was asked an individual question and then the moderator asked toss up questions which were answered by the first student to hit the buzzer. If they were able to answer the question correctly they were given a bonus question. If they were incorrect the other team was allowed to try to gain the points by answering the question. Teams competed for 20 minutes with the winner being determined by who was ahead at the end of the time. Before the competition started the students listened to a talk by John Swallow Deputy Attorney General for the state of Utah. He spoke on his love for freedom and the responsibility of each generation to maintain the freedom handed to them. Panguitch High School Team A won the $500 prize sponsored by Mark Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General. They were Aubry Parkin, Sidney Palmer, Jaylen Dodds, Zach Brophy, and Trichelle Armstrong. The second place team who won $250, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch, were Rowdy Miller, Makayla Heaton, Macey Stevensen, Natalie Birch, and Kennedy Barney. The third place team was from Bryce Valley High School. They consisted of John Cloud, Emily Pierson, Susan Mitchell, Samuel Cloud, and Hyum Rose. The contest was organized by the Utah State Teen Age Republicans, Garfield County Teen Age Republicans, and hosted by Panguitch High School. The Utah State Teen Age Republican officers are Jaelyn Gillett, Chairman, Jaylen Dodds Vice Chairman, Aubry Parkin, Secretary Cassidy Josie, Treasurer, Trichelle Armstrong, Web Master, Sidney Palmer, Historian and Amanda Shear, County Scholarship Chairman. Lauren Frandsen, Cassidy Josie, Jaelyn Gillett and Amanda Shear served as moderators and the Pangutich Eighth Grade acted as timers and score keepers. Supertendent Maloy Dodds, County Clerk Camile Moore, Jace Willard, School Board Member Kay Englstead were the judges for the event. Our sponsors were Attorney General Mark Shurtluff, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Orrin Hatch, Yardley Insurance Company and Elaine Baldwin. Looking for a local CPA to help you with your Tax Preparation or Business Accounting? Contact Lark today. He has experience preparing Corporate, Partnership, and Individual tax returns. 0 (435) 676-2578 4lark.reynolds@gmail.com *Tax Preparation & Business Accounting Services THANKS LAMAR•• II LaMar Feltner was recognized for his dedica- tion to the Bryce Valley Baseball Complex during Tropic's Town Board meeting held Monday, March 14th. Tropic has benefited greatly and continues to be rewarded from his many hours of volunteer service. Along with a plaque acknowledging his dedication, Mayor Brinkerhoff and Town Council named the road leading to the BV Complex "LaMar Feltner Lane". WEATHER THURSDAY111 HIGH: 44 LOW: 29 FRIDAY HIGH: 42 RAIN/SNOW Funds Will Help Win the Future by Spurring Investment to Increase the Production and Use of Renewable Energy Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications to increase the production and use of renewable energy sources. Funding is available from three USDA Rural Development renewable energy programs authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). "This funding will create green jobs and help America become more energy self-sufficient." Vilsack said. "These investments will help spur new technologies that will enable us to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and build a strong renewable energy industry in rural America that will STRONG WINDS CAUSE OUTAGE IN GARFIELD COUNTY 8 PARTS OF KANE COUNTY Lark N. Reynolds CPA, PLLC SNOW SHOWERS USDA SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FUNDING LOW: 24 Garkane Energy Consumer/Members in Garfield County and parts of Kane County experienced a power outage Saturday night, March 19, 2011 due to extreme winds, which blew through the area. Customers in Garfield County from the town of Tropic west were affected. Kane County customers on Cedar Mountain were also affected. Power was off from 8:00 p.m. Saturday night until 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Garkane crews found a cross arm that had been broken due to the strong winds. The damaged cross-arm was located between Bryce Canyon and the Bryce Canyon Rim, east of Ruby's Inn. Power was restored to the area at approximately, 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Battling miserable conditions at times, Garkane's crews worked throughout the night to locate and fix the various problems. "We commend our crews for enduring difficult conditions in order to restore power to our consumer/members", stated Rob Wolfley, Garken's Garfield Area Manager. "We appreciate their efforts, and we're sorry for the inconvenience power outages cause." 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. enable our nation to `outinnovate' its competitors." USDA is accepting applications for loan guarantees in the Biorefinery Assistance Program, Repowering Assistance Program, and the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. Details on how to apply are available in the March 11, 2011 Federal Register, page 13351. USDA's Biorefinery Assistance Program provides loan guarantees to develop and construct commercialscale biorefineries or to retrofit existing facilities using eligible technology for the development of advanced biofuels. Under the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA), USDA is making approximately $463 million in program level available for loan guarantees in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. For FY 2011, there is only one round of competition. Applications must be received by May 10, 2011. The Repowering Assistance Program is designed to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a replacement fuel source for fossil fuels used to process heat or power in the operation of eligible biorefineries (those biorefineries in existence on June 18, 2008 -- the date the 2008 Farm Bill was enacted). Eligible project costs will be only for project related construction costs for repowering improvements associated with the equipment, installation, engineering, design, site plans, associated professional fees, permits and financing fees. Under this notice, USDA is making available approximately $25 million to make payments to eligible biorefineries. The deadline to ap- ply for funding under this program is June 9, 2011. Details on how to apply are available in the March 11, 2011 Federal Register, page 13349. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels works to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible advanced biofuels producers. USDA may fund up to $85 million under a Notice of Contract Proposal (NOCP) for Payments to Eligible Advanced Biofuel Producers in FY 2011. The deadline to apply is May 10, 2011. To be eligible for payments, advanced biofuels must be produced from renewable biomass, excluding corn kernel starch, in a biofuel facility located in a state. Details on how to apply are available in the March 11, 2011 Federal Register, page 13345. Advanced biofuels are derived from renewable biomass to include cellulose, sugar and starch, crop residue, vegetative waste material, animal waste, food and yard waste, vegetable oil, animal fat, and biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas). This program is an important part of achieving the Obama administration's goal of out-building and out-innovating our global competitors by increasing biofuels production and use. 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