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Show PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, March 3, 2011 • Issue # 312 WHO HAS UTAH'S BEST WATER? We'll find out at the Rural Water Association of Utah "Utah's Best Water" contest on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Dixie Center in St. George. There, Utah's Best Water for 2011 will be selected from entries submitted by water systems from across the state. A distinguished panel of judges will include Joe Liles, President of the National Rural Water Association, Paul Hansen, Chair of the Utah Drinking Water Board, and Dave Conine, Director of the Utah section of USDA Rural Development. The judges will rate the top three water samples of those submitted and select the best water in the State based on taste, smell and clarity. A representative from Utah's award-winning water system will accompany a delegation from the Rural Water Association of Utah to Washington DC to attend the National Water Rally next February. There they will compete against the best water winners from other states in the Nation for the National title. Hopefully the 2011 winner will live up to the reputation set by Beaver, Utah, the 2006 Utah winner who also took home Best Water in the Nation. The Rural Water Taste Test is part of the Rural Water Association of Utah's Annual Conference held at the Dixie Center in St. George, Utah, Feb. 28 — March 4, 2011. This conference is the largest water and wastewater conference in the west, and the 3rd largest in the nation. Each year over 1,600 water and wastewater system employees, elected and appointed officials flock to St. George to receive the training they need and earn state-required CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While at the conference, those in attendance get the added bonus of networking with their peers from all across the state, and of having the latest innovations in the water and wastewater industry to peruse in an exhibit hall of over 200 booths and vendors. The Rural Water Association of Utah provides training and technical assistance to water and wastewater systems, enabling them to stay current with new technologies and rules and regulations so that they may better serve the citizens of Utah. KNOW YOUR LOCAL REPS Garfield County Commissioners Meeting 2nd & 4th Monday, 10:00 AM 676-1162 Dell LeFevre-Chairman Clare Ramsey Leland Pollack Camille Moore, County Clerk 676-1100 gcclerk@mountainwest.net Panguitch City Councilors Meeting 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:30 PM 676-8585 • www.panguitch.org City Manager • Allen Henrie Mayor • Lori Talbot John Orton 676-8148 676-2263 Laura Mosdell Eric Houston 676-2388 Tim Smith 676-8747 Nick Reynolds 676-2754 FRIDAY SUNNY S MOSTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 42 LOW: 23 SATURDAY HIGH: 48 LOW: 29 BEGINNING AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, TO BENEFIT Deputy Agriculture Sec- comments, see page 10090 retary Kathleen Merrigan of the February 23, 2011 today announced changes Federal Register. to the Value Added ProducUSDA Rural Developer Grant Program that will ment anticipates a Notice provide additional opportu- of Funding Availability nities to beginning and so- (NOFA) for Value Added cially disadvantaged farm- Producer will Grants ers. The changes, outlined also be published soon. in an interim rule published To learn more about the in today's Federal Register, VAPG program and how it will also assist indepen- benefits producers, go to: dent producers, farmer and http://www.youtube.com/ rancher cooperatives, agri- watch?v=TF2ac0o2mjI. cultural producer groups, In 2010, USDA Rural Deand will support local and velopment awarded Cornregional supply networks. aby's LLC, in Mapleton, "Improvements to this UT , a value added capital popular program will cre- grant to be used as working ate additional economic capital in creating new marand job opportunities by kets for the branding, sales, helping owners of small marketing and production and medium-sized family of natural reduced calorie farms sell their products in berry fruit spreads. local and regional markets, Value-Added Producer part of our drive to 'win Grants may be used for the future,"' Merrigan said. feasibility studies or busi"USDA investments such as ness plans, working capital these are part of the Obama for marketing value-added administration's work to agricultural products and support farmers, ranchers for farm-based renewable and rural businesses." energy projects. Eligible The regulations address applicants include indeprogram changes includ- pendent producers, farmer ed in the 2008 Farm Bill. and rancher cooperatives, These revisions: and agricultural producer Provide up to 10 percent groups. Value-added prodfunding to beginner farmers ucts are created when a and socially disadvantaged producer increases the confarmers and ranchers; sumer value of an agriculProvide up to 10 percent tural commodity in the profunding to local and/or re- duction or processing stage. gional supply networks that Through its Rural Delink producers with compa- velopment mission area, nies marketing their prod- USDA administers and ucts; manages more than 40 Give priority for grants to housing, business and combeginner farmers, socially munity infrastructure and disadvantaged farmers and facility programs. These ranchers, and operators of programs are designed to small and medium-sized improve the economic stafamily farms; bility of rural communiExtend grant eligibility to ties, businesses, residents, producers who market their farmers, and ranchers and products within their state improve the quality of life or within a 400-mile radius. in rural America. Rural DeThese changes take effect velopment has an existing on March 25, 2011. In ad- portfolio of nearly $146 bildition to the rule changes, lion in loans and loan guarUSDA Rural Development antees. is soliciting comments on For information on prothe interim rule and the best grams offered by USDA way to facilitate the par- Rural Development that ticipation of tribal entities help promote local agriculand tribal governments in tural markets in rural Utah, the Value Added Producer call 801-524-4324, or visit Grant program. For infor- our website @ www.rurdev. mation on how to submit usda.gov/ut. SUNDAY PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 48 LOW: 26 MONDAY SHOWERS HIGH: 42 LOW: 22 111 TUESDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 40 LOW: 20 WEDNESDA PARTLY CLOUDY Member of: fir Utah Press, HIGH: 43 LOW: 24 ** * ** I FPA. INDEPENDENT FREE PAPERS OF AMERICA Lac_i fr04'- 1f Licensed & Insured Professional, Clean & Reliable 25 Years Experience Now Serving Garfield County 435-679-8842 The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting. Charles B ukowski 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. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper. Thank you for your support. USTA MARVIN TOLMAN LIFE LONG SERVICE AWARD Utah Science Teachers Association presented Marilyn Bulkley, Bryce Canyon Natural History Association's Education Outreach Specialist, the Marvin Tolman Life Long Service Award. This award was presented to Marilyn at Thanksgiving Point on February 1 1 th at the 46th Mid-Winter Conference. The award was in recognition of a Life of Service and Dedication to Utah's Elementary Teachers and Students in the field of science. Marilyn begin her formal teaching career in 1979, putting her heart and soul into a job that she loved, teaching various grades from Kindergarten to 5th grade for 28 years. She retired from full-time teaching to pursue a job with the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association as the Education Outreach Specialist from Bryce Canyon National Park. This job provides her with expanded opportunities to instill a love for earth science into the lives of children all over southern and central Utah. She has developed popular classroom presentations based on core subjects along with outdoor based experiential programs. Marilyn uses the public lands of Utah as her classroom, bringing students to explore the wildlife, hike the canyons and experience a National Park, teaching over 4,000 students every year. Marilyn said, "It is a great honor to receive the Marvin Tolman Award, but my greatest "award" is seeing a lifelong love of science develop in the students I have taught throughout the years as they become "great scientist" themselves." SUU HEALTH CARE EXPLORATION CAMP High School students interested in a future health care career are invited to participate in the annual Health Career Exploration Camp at Southern Utah University. The camp will take place June 20 - 22 and is open to all 10th — 12th grade high school students who have a minimum 3.0 GPA (students who have finished their 9th grade year prior to camp are eligible to attend). The camp is designed to teach students about health care careers in a hands-on learning environment with health care professionals. Participants will participate in 7 different workshops, as well as participate in the SUU-Rocky Mountain Power Challenge Course to learn leadership skills. Workshops are hands-on and teach students about careers such as: Veterinary, Dentistry, Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Medical Technologist, Respiratory Therapy and many more. Group activities, including keynote speakers and an outdoor dinner and dance are also included. Cost for the camp is $100.00, which includes housing during the camp at The Eccles Living & Learning Center, meals, workshop supplies and a camp t-shirt. Scholarships are available to reduce or waive the cost of camp for individuals who qualify based on household income. Transportation to and from Southern Utah University is up to the individual attendee. The Health Career Exploration Camp is sponsored by the Utah Center for Rural Health at Southern Utah University. For more information you can contact Carrie Torgersen at 435-638-7449 or torgersen@suu.edu. Application packets for the camp can be downloaded at www.suu.edu/ ruralhealth. Space is limited and participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. Multimedia Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 472, Loa, Utah 84747 snapshot@scinternet.net — I ALL content for THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. BOXHOLDER PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID LOA, UTAH PERMIT No. 5 |