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Show Page October 14, 201 ELIMPlAlle gYMREDLigrSji MISSIONS by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com Elder Jace Brooks Taylor Elder Jace Brooks Taylor son of Jerry and Monica Taylor, and grandson of Jack Gleave and MaeVonn Taylor, has been called to serve an LDS mission in the Uganda Kampala Mission. Elder Taylor will speak at 9:00A.M. on October 17, in the Escalante 1st ward, Escalante, Utah. He will report to the South Africa missionary training center on October 21, 2010. Stocks Bonds Mutual Funds IRAs 401(k) Rollover FDIC-Insured CDs Envisions' Estate Planning www.bracesbybarnett.com Toll Free 1-888 BRACE ME ADVERTISE IN Temporary increase up to $250,000 per institution through December 2013 N Barnett's ORTHODONTICS J. Brody Orton, CRPC®, Financial Advisor 12660 South Fort Street, Suite 101 • Draper, UT 84020 Office: 801-619-7900 • Mobile: 801-369-2893 • brody.orton@wfadvisors.com F Investment and Insurance Products: ► NOT FDIC nsured ► NO Bank Guarantee ► MAY Lose Value Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. ©2009 Wells Fargo Advisors, ac 0709-0046 [7789241] 6/09 THE INSIDER Call 676-2621 to plaWads. Fire Fighters Continue to Improve Fuel Conditions in the Duck Creek Area The Cedar City Ranger District continues to implement the Duck Creek Fuels Project, which is designed to reduce the risk of largescale high intensity wildfires from occurring within the Duck Creek area. "Fuels treatments in the Wildland-Urban Interface, like the Duck Creek Fuels Project, are designed to reduce the cost and increase the success of future fire suppression activities," said Rob MacWhorter, Dixie National Forest Supervisor. "This type of fuels project will provide for greater public and firefighter safety during future wildfire events." The Duck Creek Fuels Treatment project will treat approximately 11,773 acres in the greater Duck Creek Village area. To date about 4,500 acres have been thinned and piled and about 2,200 acres of piles have been burned In the next several weeks, fire fighters plan to burn piles of fuel accumulated during the fuel treatments. Burning will continue until snow depths preclude effective burning. Once piles are burned the area will look better and the full fire resilient benefits for the area will be in affect. Firefighter and public safety and the protection of private property are the number one priorities on this project. Burnt areas with heat and smoke will be patrolled and monitored to reduce the risk of negative consequences. Smoke will be present in the area while burning occurs. We ask the public and local residents to be patient with the smoke and to realize the huge benefit this project will have on both the surrounding private property and the forest. Effects from burning will be of short duration and the smoke will generally dissipate quickly, with only residual smoke remaining for a day or two. We anticipate that a percentage of trees will be scorched during the burn process, turning some of the needles brown. These needles will fall in a year or two and cover the area where the piles were burned. Therefore the evidence of burning should be of short duration. In the long term the aesthetics of the area will be greatly improved. The most important thing you can do to reduce the likelihood of a wildfire burning down your home is to manage the vegetation surrounding it. To get an idea of what you can do on your private property to make it "firewise" go to: http://www.firewise.org/ or call the Cedar City Ranger District at (435) 865-3700. dun ter Registration for Classes will be on the first night. r more infor curtis.bamey@garflcl/org shavm.caine@garfkl/mg 676-1347 (call between 3 & S p.m.) When: October 27, Wednesday Where: PHS Computer Room Cost: $30 — 12 Week Course — Wednesdays Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Teacher: Shawn Caine BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS Bryce Canyon National Park and Bryce Canyon Natural History Association hosted "Career Day" for all the high school seniors from Piute and Garfield County. The event was held on October 4th at Bryce Canyon. Over 75 students and their high school councilors, attended this event which gave them hands on experience with Careers that are available through the National Park Service. Several weeks before, acting Park Superintendent Kathleen Gonder and the Education Outreach Specialist Marilyn Bulkley for Bryce Canyon Natural History Association, traveled to each of the 4 schools involved to introduce the job opportunities available at Bryce Canyon. The students then were able to select the job they would be most interested in pursuing in the future and coming to the park to 'job shadow' for the morning. Eight work types were involved; Resource Management, Sean Eagen; Law Enforcement, Virginia Theil; Administration, Kathleen Gonder; Visitor Use, Kim Barton; Buildings and Utilities, Dale Pollock; Roads and Trails, Dan Cloud; Interpretation, Dan Ng; and Forestry/structural and wildland fire, Moyle Johnson and Katheryn Sommer. The students met with the Division Chiefs and then worked in their department for several hours. After the work session, the students then met with Steve McCarthy from Southern Utah University to talk about internships through the park while they attend college. Superintendent Gonder and Julie Newland, Contracting Specialist for the park, spent the next hour teaching the seniors how to apply for a government job on the internet. "We want our local students to have the opportunity to work in a National Park that is right in their back yard. Helping them apply and find jobs, is something we hope will help them when looking for good paying jobs next summer and in the future," stated Superintendent Gonder. The day was a great success and a big thank you goes out to the schools, students, councilors, NHA staff and park employees for their time and support. Fall Camp for the Boy Scouts and their Leaders will be held on the 15th and 16th of October. Dinner will be provided by the Henrieville Ward but the Scouts will be responsible for getting their own breakfasts. The Durtin Sorenson family are having a battle with the chicken pox. We hope they soon are well and out and around again. We heard that Helen Willis took a fall but have not been able to reach her. We hope she is soon well and wasn't injured to badly. Callen Barton and Melissa Pyper were married this last Saturday in the Sand Diego Temple and will have their reception on October 22nd in Tropic at the Heritage Center. Word is out the Dixie Thompson got married. Details to follow. Many wonderful folks and scouts banded together to help Anna Dunham get moved up to Salt Lake. They met at her home on Friday and worked very hard packing and loading her stuff into trucks. She is very grateful for the help and we will surely miss this delightful lady, a good friend, and a very giving lady at that. We wish her the best of luck up there in the big city. Congratulations to Kam Roundy, son of Karl and Sage Roundy who was ordained an Elder. Also to Callen Chynoweth who also became and Elder. He is the son of Sean and Lisa Chynoweth of Henrieville. Bob and Billie Sudweeks took Garrett and his friend, Brady Barnes to Disneyland for a short vacation. Can't wait until they get back and share the adventure with us. A reminder to the ladies in Tropic that the Fall Relief Society Social will be held on the 21st of October at 6:00 P.M. and not on the 20th as was previously announced. Hope to see you all there, everyone. Another reminder of the Bountiful Baskets coming to Tropic. You had to order by 8:00 P.M. on www. bountifulbaskets.org to create and account. They will be coming every other week so you can get them on the next go round and we will announce it in this column as well as there are many signs around town to remind you. For more questions call Sara Syrett at 616-7272 or Mindy Grimshaw at 616-5439. They are loaded with beautiful fruits and vegetables and we are told that the bread is very good as well as they have many other items you can order such as an Italian Basket or an Oriental Basket and sometimes even cases of goods like tomatoes or whatever is available. Thanks to the ladies responsible for bringing this to us in Tropic. Doug Ahlstrom was bitten by a wasp and had an allergic reaction. He had to go to the emergency room in Cedar City and hopefully is feeling better and the arm is getting back to normal soon. Greg and Megan Leech are here visiting their families. They are looking great and it is good to see them again. The families they visited are Wes and Ellen Clarke, Elaine Haas, Helma Haas and Lester and Vertis Clarke. Don't forget your flu shots. They will be given in Panguitch on the 14th at 11-4 PM and at Ruby's Inn on the 21st at 11-2 PM. The shots are free but they want you to bring your insurance cards with you just the same. Let's all stay healthy. The Senior Citizen bus will run to Ruby's for flu shots if you need a ride. Call Vicki Ahlstrom at 679-8921 to arrange to be picked up. We want to keep the bus active so we can have it around more often. It can be used to go to St. George, Cedar City, or other places if enough interest is generated. For shopping and doctor appointments mostly and some visits to activities of other kinds can be arranged. Watch for the bimonthly letter from Vicki Ahlstrom to let you know of what is happening and the lunch menu's as well. Some of the many speakers around the valley were in Tropic, Catherine Littlefield, Kathy Shakespeare, and Val Kelly with Whitni Syrett doing a beautiful musical number on the piano. In Cannonville it was Tyson Torgeson who reported on South Africa and Dirk Durfee who gave a very special talk. Janice Twitchell played the piano with a very beautiful number. The Relief Society talking on Service with Pres. Brenda Rose, counselors Lorelei Adkins and Sarah Sorenson. Miriam Wagstaff played the violin with and accompaniment from Collette Mathews. The sidewalks are looking wonderful and the people will be building up the roads so that there isn't a big drop off as you pull into and out of your drive ways or just park in front of your home. Two block are being done with the city's help and through fundraising activities and donations they are working towards getting all the sidewalks taken care of up and down the streets. There is hope of getting a grant to help with some of the expense. We hope you can be patient with us as we go through these changes and repairs to make our city more beautiful and safer for our children and older people as well. We are sending out a special thanks to Annette Chynoweth for all her hard work and dedication to getting this sidewalk laid for us. She has worked tirelessly on this project and it is greatly appreciated. There will be letters out to explain that you might be able to help pay for the sidewalk on your property or buy a plaque that will help defray the cost of this section of sidewalk. You can still donate for this plaque and have your name printed on it or any other thing you would like to say to support the walk. Another great big thank you must go out to Brett Chynoweth and Raymond Brinkerhoff who give a lot of time to the town in taking care of the problems that arise with flooding, sidewalks, roads, etc. They are very important to us and we appreciate their efforts on our part. We want to thank all who participated in the recent flood control and help to prevent further damage than was done. It was great seeing all the people who came out to help us do the work. The city is also working to repair damages done to sidewalks caused by the flooding. NOTICE**The Bryce Valley Lion's Club would like to make you aware of the Deer Hunter's Dinner and Dancing. There will be a delicious spaghetti dinner served and the cost is $5.00 a person. It will be held the 16th of October in the Bryce Valley Elementary Gym at 6:30 P.M. There will be door prize tickets given with your dinner ticket purchase. This will be the Lion's Club "Thirty Fifth" Annual Ball given. Among the prizes and in a separate drawing will be a 243 Rifle and a 22 Rifle. We will have live entertainment and there will even be dancing if you are interested. You can contact Lyllian Le Fevre if you have any questions or any of the other Lion's members. It sure turned cool the last few days but it feels good. Deer hunting is coming up and fall is in the air. There are also some dogs running around town that have almost been hit by trucks and cars on the highway. Please folks keep your pets at home so they are safe. It is scary to witness that almost happening or to come out of your house and find a dog on your lawn where he shouldn't be. They are special little gifts to us and need to be loved and watched over. Everyone have a great week and be sure to call or email your news into me. Thanks VS. BRYCE VALLEY SCHOOL NEWS: by Vicki D. Syrett UEA on the 14th and 15th so there is no school. State Cross Country at Sugar House Park 20th of October. School Board Meeting at BVHS 4:00 P.M. Region Volleyball in Milford on the 22nd CROSS COUNTRY: Our boys Varsity Team took first place at the Valley Pre-region meet. Congratulations boys. Junior Varsity had John Cloud in 2nd, Lizzie Platt came in 3rd, Taylyr stevens 6th, and Danica Rose llth. The Varsity boys saw Adam Platt in 5th place, Cajun Syrett 8th, Braxton Syrett 1 1 th, Joshua Rose 15th, Taryn Syrett 20th, and all ran a good race.Region Cross Country is on this Tuesday at the Mt. Carmel Golf Course. VOLLEYBALL: Lost our game to Piute on Wednesday and won Friday against Valley. There are no games this week but the last home game will be on 20 October and we will honor our Seniors on that night. We play El Capitan. Region is on 22 October. Last week Ballet West Dance Company from Salt Lake City came to Bryce Valley. The students from both schools attended. They told a little bit about the history of dance, explained about the costumes they wear as well as their shoes. There were four dancers that performed a couple of scenes from "Sleeping Beauty". The ballet was neat to watch as the two women performed with Pointe shoes, and the men do some lifts with the women. It is good for the community to see this style of dance, understand a little about the history of itand hear about the hard work and dedication that it takes to become a professional dance. (Jesse Stewart) |