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Show PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, July 28, 2011 • Issue # 333 "CRITTER CAMP" AT BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL. PARK Adventures in Science "Critter Camp" hosted 112, 4th-6th grade students from our local Garfield County Schools; Pangutich, Bryce Valley, Antimony and Escalante. This year's camp, "Looking for Critters" was a 2 day experience with 4 sessions under the direction of educator, Marilyn Bulkley, Education/Outreach Specialist for Bryce Canyon Natural History Association. Marilyn stated: "Adventures in Science Camp is such a great opportunity for our students to learn about Core Objectives in science on their grade level, and best of all it is in a National Park ." The students learned about animal scat, signs, skulls and tracks. Special experts were brought in; Larry Glickman from the Escalante Grand Staircase/ Cannonville taught about "Critters of the Night"-- BATS and Sarah Haas, Biologist for Bryce Canyon National Park taught about a "Keystone Species" the White Tailed Prairie Dog with an infield study at a Prairie dog colony in the park. Each student was given $25 in supplies which included; journals, binoculars, fanny packs and Tshirts. This camp was funded by Bryce Canyon Natural History Association. Gayle Pollock, director of the Association stated: "Educating our students in science is at the top of our priorities WEATHER THURSDAY HIGH: 82 LOW: 53 MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY HIGH: 85 LOW: 54 ISOLATED T STORMS SATURDAY di qiao HIGH: 78 LOW: 55 SCATTERED T STORMS SUNDAY HIGH: 75 LOW: 53 SCATTERED T STORMS MONDAY/ k2k. :;e SCATTERED T STORMS HIGH: 79 LOW: 52 TUESDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 81 LOW: 52 WEDNESDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 80 LOW: 52 at Bryce Canyon National Park." We would like to express a special thank you to Bryce Canyon National Park and the Bryce Canyon Shuttle station for sponsoring a bus to transport the students each day. Critter camp was very successful, informative and fun for everyone who attended. Next year Adventures in Science will present "School of Rock", where the students will be learning about rocks and fossils. Watch for applications at local schools in April 2012. WA TO ENGAGE STATE LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN BIPARTISAN WILDERNESS AGENDA As part of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's push to build a bipartisan wilderness agenda that can be enacted in the 112th Congress, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state offices will solicit suggestions and recommendations from state and local elected officials, Tribes, and other federal land managers on areas that deserve wilderness protection and that have broad support for congressional designation. "The focus of this effort is to identify lands that have strong backing for protection as wilderness and that might be appropriate for congressional action," BLM Director Bob Abbey said. "The best ideas for conservation come from the ground up, and we hope this effort will help lay a foundation for a bipartisan wilderness agenda in this Congress. We've heard from the public and many people have expressed how much they value wilderness areas." This effort is an extension of Secretary Salazar's June 10, 2011, letter to Members of Congress requesting their ideas on "crown jewel" areas of public lands that have strong local support for permanent protection as Wilderness under the Wilderness Act. This fall, the Department of the Interior will submit to Congress a list of "crown jewels" that it believes are ready for Wilderness designation by Congress based on the combined input from Congressional, state, local and tribal partners. In addition, the BLM will issue updated guidance to its offices affirming — as directed by a June 1, 2011 Secretarial memo — that pursuant to the 2011 Continuing Resolution, the BLM will not designate any lands as "Wild Lands." As required by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the BLM will continue to maintain inventories of public lands and their resource and other values, including lands with wilderness characteristics. Also, consistent with FLPMA and other applicable authorities, the BLM will consider the wilderness characteristics of public lands, in accordance with its multiple-use mandate, when undertaking land use planning and when making project-level decisions. Secretary Salazar has directed Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes to work with the BLM and interested parties to develop recommendations regarding the management of BLM lands with wilderness characteristics. The BLM's Instruction Memoranda is available at http://on.doi.gov/mUeSTZ 1ST ANNUAL WESTERN JUBILEE HATCH: NEW STUDY CONFIRMS COSTS SMALL BUSINESSES FACE UNDER PARTISAN HEALTH LAW NFIB Study: Majority of Those Surveyed Say Costs to Increase, Rights Infringed Upon, Deficit to Increase, Taxes to Go Up According to a new study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the majority of American small businesses say the partisan $2.6 trillion health law won't drive down the costs of health care, will increase taxes on employers, threatens the rights of the American people, and will add to the nation's deficits. U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee issued the following statement: "This study is irrefutable proof of how harmful the partisan health law is to our nation and our small businesses," said Hatch. "Tax hikes, increased costs, more debt and an assault on the American people's liberty is a recipe for disaster and our job creators know it. It's time for the Administration to recognize the huge costs of this law on top of a dangerously high unemployment rate and a perilously weak economy. We need to peel back the greatest expansion of the federal government in a generation and put in place real reform that empowers people and the states to do what's best for them." Specifically, the NFIB study found: • 65 percent of small businesses say it does nothing to slow down the cost of health insurance — the primary cost driver facing our nation's job creators despite President Obama's pledge to reduce premiums for American families by $2,500. • 65 percent of small businesses say it infringes on the rights of the American people. • 71 percent of small businesses say it adds to the exploding federal deficits. • 77 percent of small businesses say it will increase taxes which in turn will directly affect their ability to create jobs. • 58 percent of small businesses believe that it will lead to a government takeover of health care. Hatch has championed efforts in Congress to repeal the new health law. He has introduced S. 19, the American Liberty Restoration Act, to repeal the individual mandate that Hatch has repeatedly called unconstitutional and that is being challenged in a lawsuit put forward by over 20 states. He has also introduced S. 20, the American Job Protection Act to repeal the job-crushing employer mandate that would force more layoffs and increase taxes on businesses at a time when unemployment continues to push past 9 percent. I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye. Chuck Sigars Soikgs the Cowboy Cannonville Town Park : August 5, 6, 8r. 7, 2011 The 1st Annual Western Jubilee - Featuring Poetry and Songs of the Cowboy comes to Cannonville, Utah in an outdoor dinner and concert scheduled for Friday August 5, and continuing on Saturday the 6th, and Sunday morning the 7th. Singer/songwriter Brenn Hill will take the Cannonville Town Park Stage at 8:00 pm on Friday, August 5 following a dinner program featuring the exquisite Bar B-Q prepared and served by Rollin' West Barbecue with dinner entertainment by a couple of local cowboys, Kenny Hall and Doug Keller, starting at 6:30 pm. Tickets for the Friday night dinner program are $26 in advance and $30 at the gate. On Saturday, August 6, The 1st Annual Western Jubilee continues with a poetry workshop hosted by Jolynn Kirkwood at 3 pm, and a horseshoe tournament at 5:30 pm. Sign-up for both at the Cannonville Park before the events. Saturday evening's program featuring several talented, local poet/musicians including Raymond Shurtz and Kenny Hall, and a "Take Your Turn" session, will begin at 8pm. Sunday morning a Cowboy Church Service will be held at 9:00 am followed by a short program of Farewell Songs. Saturday and Sunday events are free-of-charge and will be held in the Cannonville Town Park. 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