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Show Page 3 The Garfield County Insider February 26, 2009 IN OUR TOWN... Explore Escalante Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title ‘C’ntarea Americii, meaning ‘Ode To America,’ in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei ‘The Daily Event’ (or ‘News of the Day’) An Ode to America... Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs. On 9/ll, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a “hand put on the heart.” Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the Army, or the Secret Service that they are only a bunch of losers! Nobody rushed to empty their bank accounts! Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to gape about. Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a helping hand. After the first moments of panic , they raised their flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on ever car a government official or the president was passing. On every occasion, they started singing: ‘God Bless America!’ I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or thousands of people. How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being? Imperceptibly with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions and millions of dollars were put into collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy! What on earth can unite the Americans in such way? Their land? Their history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours to find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding commonplace, I thought things over, I reached but only one conclusion.. Only FREEDOM can work such miracles. Cornel Nistorescu AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 930; Last Week : 1,007. Last Year: 1,343. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Holstein Steers: steady. Slaughter Cows:1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls:1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 116.00-123.50; 300-350 lbs 125.50-126.00; 350-400 lbs 1 22.00-124.50; 400-450 lbs 104.00-115.50; 450-500 lbs 99.50-109.50; 500550 lbs 99.50-107.50; 550-600 lbs 90.50-98.00; 600650 lbs 89.00-97.75; 650-700 lbs 84.00-94.75; 700750 lbs 82.00-89.75; 750-800 lbs 79.25-88.75; 800-850 lbs 79.50-87.25; 850-900 lbs 79.00-84.25; 900-950 lbs 82.75-83.25; 950-1000 lbs 76.00-81.00. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3 Baby Bull Calves: scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs 48.00-55.50; 500-700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs 57.50-60.75; 900- 1000 lbs scarce. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs 90.50-91.00; 300-350 lbs 92.50-99.50; 350-400 lbs 94.50-105.00; 400-450 lbs 88.00-96.50; 450-500 lbs 86.50-94.00; 500-550 lbs 85.00-94.50; 550-600 lbs 78.50-89.50; 600-650 lbs 78.00-86.00; 650-700 lbs 76.50-82.50; 700-750 lbs 75.50-81.50; 750-800 lbs 75.50-80.75; 800-850 lbs 75.00-81.25; 850-900 lbs 72.50-81.00; 900-950 lbs 72.75-75.00; 950-1000 lbs 70.75-73.00; Heiferettes: 39.75-68.50. Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame 1: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 38.25-44.00; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 41.10-43.00; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 31.75-36.75. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 15002395 lbs 60.00-68.00; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs 42.5047.25; 1500-2790 lbs 49.50-59.50; Feeder Bulls scarce. jana@exploreescalante.com It’s been a week of sports the way of ultimate suc– mostly triumphs; some cess. With a minute to go personal and some team the visiting team is ahead. oriented. In wrestling we’re The two teams trade the delighted to congratulate lead but time is running out. Neil Owens and Keaton The home team fouls and Durfey for their fourth the free throw breaks the place finish in their weight tie. Visitors by one. With class. With 34 schools it seven seconds left the home means they were the top town boy grabs the ball of probably 100 students. from a miss by the visitors, Good Job. dribbles down the court and Our senior girls are play- makes a basket as the game ing basketball at Bryce Val- buzzer sounds. ley this year. They ended Screaming and jumpup in the top of the region, ing with joy, the town folk played Duchsene Wednes- spill out of the stands; the day and won; played Wen- team members hug and dover Thursday and won. high 5 it; and there’s joy in They are playing Panguitch the valley that night. The Friday. If they win they’ll families slowly filter their play either Rich or Piute. way home. The boys start You’ll know by the time appearing from the locker this hits the streets. We room dressed for the homehope it’s been a good year coming dance. The town for the girls. settles down as the music The boy’s basketball starts. And the streamers game Thursday night was a and signs are all that is left different team than played as the custodian sweeps up Panguitch the previous Sat- the gym. urday. Their last two games But in the back of Lowere strong, focused and gan McLemore’s mind he’ll good. On to Regions. But always have the picture and I have to comment on the joy of winning the game. Saturday game. Not giving up even after Have you ever seen one he caused the last foul and of those movies where the not until after the last secwhole town attends the ond. And feeling the pride High School home game? of knowing he made a difIt’s basketball in this case, ference, for himself, for his because the schools’ too team, for his town. small for a football team. Thank you Moqui’s for a Its homecoming and they great team effort. Wherevcrown the king and Queen er we go from here, I know and court at halftime. The that those movies could game is against their arch have been written about rival for the title, but in this our town. A place where case it was position in the everyday life is shared by regionals. everyone interested in beThe game had been close ing a part; and that living all night, each team playing the story is better than the their hearts out, but minor movie. Until next week. . . errors and fouls getting in An Amazing Homecoming at EHS There are only a few words that could possibly describe the past weeks at EHS…..amazing, unbelievable, and a blast! February 9th through the 14th was Homecoming Week and it was so much fun! Each day there were activities for the Student Body to participate in and other activities for the couples running for Homecoming King and Queen. Couples participated in activities ranging from shaving the guys’ legs to dressing as their date to cake decorating. This year’s couples were Tionna Chynoweth and Nick Carrizosa, Ellayna LeFevre and Logan McLemore, Dalton Lisonbee and Kaylee Gladden, Kayden Dutton and Kailey Baker, Bailey Duthie and Daniel Munson, Brandon Ricker and Chyvonne Stowe, Leo Holladay and Audrey Porter, Justine Griffin and Neil Owens, Lissa Cooper and Kolten Alvey, Kevin Griffin and Airamee Beebe, and Jace Taylor and Kelsey Torgersen. Each day they were rewarded points that added up to their final score. Couples were crowned before our heart stopping game against Panguitch on Saturday. Congratulations to the Homecoming Court of 2009: Brandon Ricker and Chyvonne Stowe, King and Queen; Jace Taylor and Kelsey Torgersen, Prince and Princess; and Logan McLemore and Ellayna LeFevre, Duke and Duchess. These couples put in a lot of hard work, but had a lot of fun doing it. We would also like to congratulate our wrestlers for their amazing job at State. Neil Owens and Keaton Durfey both took 4th place. Also congratulations to the basketball team for their great game against Panguitch. I think a lot of people got some grey hairs and hoarse voices due to that game. Nice job, boys! We also have several new Renaissance Partners. Thanks to these amazing people, we are able to have fun activities such as Homecoming. A special thanks to our new Silver Partners: Jerry and Sheree Roundy, Bryce Photo, Moqui Motel, Bryce Canyon Pines, Garfield Memorial Hospital, Griffins Grocery These past weeks have been amazing; there will be more in the future. Thanks to everyone who helped make our Homecoming Week such a success. USDA SIGNS DROUGHT DISASTER DESIGNATION FOR UTAH 19 Utah counties eligible for federal relief. The declaration is in response to damage caused by extreme weather conditions such as drought, cold temperatures, high winds, fire, and freezing temperatures that existed in 2008 in the affected counties; Garfield County included. The vast majority of farmers and ranchers in these counties have suffered crop and forage production losses of at least 30 percent, which qualifies them for disaster declaration. The financial loss is estimated to be at least $28.7 million. Some producers have been severely impacted by grazing losses and have been forced to liquidate their herds due to lack of forage. High forage and feed costs as well as increased transportation costs will weigh heavily on an industry already facing many challenges. Five of the 19 counties (Box Elder, Garfield, Kane, Millard, and Sanpete) were designated primary natural disaster areas. The remain- ing 14 counties are designated secondary disaster areas which also qualifies them for assistance. Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., requested the federal declaration in November, 2008. In a letter to then U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Ed Schafer, Governor Huntsman sought relief for the hundreds of farmers and ranchers who face substantial crop loss due to these conditions. According to newly appointed agriculture secre- tary Vilsack, the designation makes farm operators eligible for consideration for assistance from the FSA. The assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Eligible farmers and ranchers should contact their USDAFarm Service Agency (FSA) office for information about potential assistance or call (801) 524-4530. Bryce Valley Area News by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 or vickidiane36@hotmail.com Dixie Shakespear reports that she has a brand new great-granddaughter in New Zealand. Jordan and Darcy Williams had a beautiful little girl they have named Dakota Summer Williams. This is the first grandchild for grandparents Vard and Nicki Shakespear of New Zealand. Vard is Dixie’s son. She is very happy about this new precious little girl as are the New Zealand families. Congratulations to the family on the arrival of this wonderful little girl. Congratulations to Parker Clarke on receiving his mission call to Stockholm Sweden. His parents are Wes and Ellen Clarke of Tropic. Also receiving his mission call to San Diego California is Brent McCormick a former Cannonville resident and son of Chris and Andrea McCormick who now live in Cedar City. Nathanial Cloud gave his farewell talk today in Sacrament Meeting. He is going to Tai Chung Taiwan for his mission and seems very well prepared. Chad Cottam gave a talk about his mission to Canada and some of the things he learned on his mission. Good job boys. We want to congratulate our girls of Bryce Valley High School Basketball team. We are very proud of our girls and the fine job they did at the Sevier Events Center this past week. They came in Fourth in 1-A State. Girls on the team are Molly Comp, Kara Page, Anne Marie Barton, Alexis Tebbs, Shoney Bybee, Jade Harris, Lesha LeFevre, Samantha Harman, Deysha Twitchell, Kaitlin Pollock, Shyenne Cornforth, Darrian Mathews, Tannia Winegar, Kaylea Shakespear, Chelsea Thompson, Ashley Nelson, Sydney Cornforth, and Martie Dunham. You all showed wonderful sportsmanship and did some beautiful playing on the floor. Good job to the coaches Tyson Brinkerhoff and Bart Palmer. We also give our congratulations to Anne Marie Barton and Kaitlin Pollock for making the Academic All-State Team with a 3.99.0 average. There were ten girls nominated and we are so proud of the two from Bryce Valley. Great job girls!! Two girls from Valley High School also made it on the Academic team, they were Sara Hoyt and Courtney Lamb of Valley HS. Good job girls. For a consistently great job of cheering on our teams during the school year we honor our cheerleaders who give a lot of effort under the direction of Mykele Richards their advisor. The girls are: Jade Harris, Kaylea Shakespear, Maycee Barton, Tarrie Winegar, Darrian Mathews, Alex Turner, Ashley Nelson, Alexis Tebbs, Lonee LeFevre and Malory Clarke. Girls you make us very proud of your enthusiasm and support of our teams. Thank You from the citizens of the Bryce Valley Area. We send condolences to April LeFevre who Mother Hazel Evans passed away this last week. April you and your family are in our prayers and thoughts as you go through this difficult time. April is married to Layne LeFevre the prinicipal of Bryce Valley Elementary. Advancing to the office of Teacher is Logan LeFevre, son of Layne and April LeFevre. Also advancing in the Priesthood to High Priest is Gary Syrett. Congratulations to both of you in your new callings. Visiting in the area today was Shelly Shakespear Clements, daughter of Franz and Margaret Shakespear, Sharon Bybee White, daughter of Thelma Bybee and the late Clive Bybee, and Luciene Syrett had family here in the form of her mother and sister who came to be with the family and the new little baby boy, Brace who joined the family a few days ago. Coming weddings in the next month or two. Karrisa Shakespear and Mikai Porter on the 28th of February. Melinda Ott around the end of March, and Cam Twitchell in May I think. I am sure there are more out there but I can’t think of them. Call if you have a wedding coming up. Susan Thompson has been in Palm Springs, California playing “Slow Pitch Softball”. She has done this for many years and plays all around the United States. Good going Susan. Daughter of Utah Pioneers held their monthly meeting on Presidents Day. They had a good turnout of 18 people including visitors. It was a great meeting with Rella Alvey and Janet Pollock teaching us about Valentine’s and the holiday arround it. Rella also filled us in on the two presidents born in February, Lincoln and Washington. We sure would like to invite you ladies to come out and join us the thrid Monday of each month at 3:00 P.M. and see what it is all about. The Quilt Guild held their meeting at Ruby’s Inn this last week with Bonnie Miles in charge. They did a special project for a Humanitarian Project in Memory of Hannah Wagstaff. They donated over 100 quilts to the event and so there will be many kits made over the planned number. Everyone has been so generous and helpful to get this project off the ground and get the kits put together. It has been very rewarding to see all the willing hands working together. Rebecca Wagstaff is very pleased with the turn out and her heart if filled with gratitude to all the people who have been so good to support the project that was near and dear to her daughter’s heart. Thanks to all you kind ladies for your help and love. Some of the ladies that attended the Quilt Guild from our area are Kathryn Pollock, Phoebe Wiseman, Phyllis Beard, Lyllian LeFevre, Shauna Anderson, Nellie Mecham and possibly Connie Bell if she got back in time. Well everyone have a great week. Pray for the snow so we have moisture this coming summer. Please call with you news or email. Forgive me if I made mistakes in my writing. Thank you VS |