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Show ALI-TuWn 101141NITH EXPLORE How about that snow last night, it made everything look like Christmas and it warmed up enough on Sunday to melt most of it off the sidewalks. Be careful there is ice on the north sides of the buildings, watch your step. The community Thanksgiving dinner was a huge success, with about 80 in attendance. It is nice to be with friends on Thanksgiving and enjoy good food. The entertainment was supplied by the Porter family, with some fun country songs. The Panguitch Lions Club which sponsored the dinner, were out in force. They were cooking, serving and most important helped with the cleanup. The senior center is a great place for events like this, with a wonderful kitchen and enough area for seating for about sixty people comfortable. Thank you Dora, I think everyone had a good time. We are hoping to continue this dinner again next year; we are learning what works and how much food to buy, so it should just keep getting better. The Lions outdid themselves this week, putting in a long day on Thanksgiving and coming back Saturday at the Social Hall, to work on Christmas decorations for the City. Eleven Lions were there for 6 hours putting garlands together that go on the light posts, throughout the town. The Lions are the only ones that work cheaper than the Chinese, it was done for very little money. Greg Payne and the City Workers will have the lights up by the time this article is printed. These garlands should make Panguitch the town to see on "89". So when you wonder who did all the work, and you see a Lion give them a big roar, and give the city workers a big "Thank you" they are really under appreciated. Mayor, City Council and City Manager that financed the decorations, we appreciate your Christmas Spirit and support when an idea crosses our minds. December 9th the Pan- guitch Lions will have their annual Christmas dinner, and this too will be at the Senior Center. It will also be the Clubs 80th birthday party; their Charter was signed December 30th 1929. Art Cooper's father was one of the original members. The Lions are 80 years old and still going strong. This Saturday, December 5th is Christmas in the Country. Didn't we just eat Thanksgiving dinner? Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Saturday Dec 5, at 10:00 am. Santa visits the "nice" children @ the Social Hall; Noon: Santa visits the Extended Care Patients; 1:00 pm. Main Street Drawing @ the Social Hall 6:00-9:00 pm Christmas Home Tours, a Sub for Santa Event. Donation $5:00/ person. The homes that will be on the tour this year are Paul and Denise Dastrup-248 East 200 South; Jerry and Suzanne Jorgensen -268 West 400 South; Chad and Melissa Veater-195 East Sagewood Circle; Lynda Marcks -280 West 1100 South (Panguitch Lake Rd) and Mack and Pat Getting 295 North Main Street. Tickets are available at any tour home. Please come and support this Sub for Santa event. ALL proceeds go to the Sub for Santa program. The bike trail is finished up to the Tropic Reservoir turn off and is an additional 3 miles longer, and did they do a great job on it, or what? I can't wait till spring so I can see if I can make it all the way to the end. It took me 5 times till I could make it to the end of the original 5 mile trail, it's all up hill, however coming back is a snap, you only have to peddle once. It looks like the badly needed repairs to highway 12, between Escalante and Boulder, (called the Hogs back), is a step closer to starting the project. The next step is a request by the Federal Highway Administration to get a 200 foot right of way from the BLM. This section of road is inside the Grand Staircase National Monument. (HEAT) HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE TARGET HEAT is now open, November 2, 2009 through April 30, 2010 or until funds are exhausted. The H.E.A.T. program is Utah's version of the federal LIHEAP program ( Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LIHEAP). It is funded 100% by the Federal Government through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HEAT provides winter utility payment assistance to low-income households, targeting those who are truly vulnerable - the lowest-income households with the highest heating costs: the disabled, elderly, and families with preschool-age children. Utah will receive $32 million in federal funds for the HEAT program in this fiscal year 2008-09. A family does not need to receive other public assistance to qualify for HEAT. It is a federally funded energy assistance program administered by the State Energy Assistance and Lifeline (SEAL) Office located in the Division of Housing and Community Development, Utah Department of Community and Culture. Households that meet the following three points of eligibility are eligible for LIHEAP/HEAT benefits: 1. Total household income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty. 2.The household is "vulnerable," i.e. they are responsible (either directly or indirectly) for paying their home energy costs. Indirectly means that a household pays rent and a landlord, trailer park, etc., uses part of that rent to help cover the cost of utilities. 3.The household has at least one person who is a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien with acceptable United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) documents The project will include turnouts, widening and improvements where the road is being undermined by erosion. It will be made safer for bicyclist, and make it a whole lot safer for the school bus that runs from Boulder and Escalante. This project will have to be funded, and that can't happen until the engineering is done. It is estimated it will take ten years to complete this project. Sounds like if you have a wheel barrow and a shovel you might be able to find work for a long time. The letter in last week's paper written by Bruce McMahan about the open pit mine in Alton, should be a big concern to all of Panguitch. I am going to express my opinion. I attended a Panguitch City Council meeting some time ago, with between 20 and 30 residents in attendance. They spoke against the mine and the additional truck traffic that will bring to our town. No one gave me one good reason that would benefit Panguitch or Garfield County by this additional truck traffic. The mine is in Kane County who will receive the taxes; the truck terminal will be in Cedar City, as will be all the jobs. The real estate agent who thinks his going to sell a home to the investors from Florida or the restaurants owner who think these drivers will stop for a sandwich will be disappointed. These trucks will be driving through Panguitch every 8 minutes and they won't be stopping for food or fuel. I feel sorry for the people of Alton, one the most pristine areas anywhere, will be looking for water within 3 years. So what if all the complaining is done by move "INS". My wife Pat was there and was one of the protesters. Go down Main and Center and see how many of the businesses are owned by locals, maybe 3 or 4 at the most. Same with the homes, these so called move "INS" have sunk their life saving into a business or a home, only to have them destroyed by the greed of a few. Like Salina the only jobs this heavy traffic will bring is repairing the roads. Salina had to lay a 12" concrete road base, to handle the additional truck weight. In the middle nineties, a man came to the City Council with a scheme to retread auto car tires; he was going to employ 15 people. The problem was nobody has a market for retread car tires. He convinced the town to give him twenty acres for a dollar a year. Not one tire was retreaded in ten years; he used valuable industrial property for dumping tires, 50,000 or more of them. He also used his property off highway 20 to dump even more tires, they are still there. Do you see the similarities between these problems? Talk to your County Commissioners and City Council; ask them if they think this mine is good for Panguitch? Sony I try to put only good stuff in my column but I felt someone needs to take a stand on this situation. Mack 0 mackoetting@gmail.com After 13 years on the Escalante City Council, Mayor Porter will retire from being an elected official and can concentrate on his family, his work and being Fire Chief. He'll have lots to keep him busy with just catching up on the "honeydo" list, let alone putting together the crews and volunteers to finish the fire station. During the three years I've attended the Council meetings I've seen Donnie in all sorts of situations and have come away with a great deal of respect for his kindness to people and willingness to serve. During the last three years Donnie and the council have put things into motion that will provide the basic infrastructure repairs and upgrades to hold the city in good stead for many years to come. I ESCAIIANTEI jana@exploreescalante.com Looking back to the on one of the water tanks; number of changes in the new wellhouse and chloritown we've seen: The buz- nation system (underway); zard tree blew down; the water rights for the well; postmaster retired; a new city sewer line camera manager at the Interagency; purchased; dumpster area a new city treasurer; new cleaned and fenced; comEscalante representative on munity recycling program; the School Board ; new businesses; remodeled Heritage Center got a business; and more. UDOT grant for the rest In the works: Escalante area; Turn About Ranch got Fire Station No 1; masa land exchange with the ter plan for improving the BLM. 16 new/remodeled city parks when city funds houses; A new police truck, are available for matching a new backhoe, two new grants; welcome signs at (to us) dump trucks, safety each end of town; complete vests and equipment for the revamp of the city planning maintenance crew; new day and zoning ordinances; a trucks; a new clinic; stucco new map brochure for Eson the Lions Pavillion to calante promotions. And so match the clinic; a new thrift we change. store; new signs for the sce- "Nothing in the world is nic byway kiosk; 4 new permanent, and we're foolhangers; a new pilots info ish when we ask anything to sign; better access to the pi- last, but surely we're still lots lounge; a new electrical more foolish not to take deroom at the airport; a crack light in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy" W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Razor's Edge, 1943 I'll pick up a senior meal calendar and post meals and the January basketball games next edition. Until then ADVERTISE IN Mayor Porter, Diane Lamoreaux , representing CIB and CDBG and Margret Stones of USDA pose with their coal shovels at the meeting where all the documents were signed and funds committed for Fire Station No. 1. seal on the runway; helicopter scenic flights; new runway lights; new labels on native plants; 13 miles of new water line(almost done); every water main replaced in the city and all new valves; water looped for fire protection; new lid INSIDER C 764 621 ADS ITT& AT JUST $5/WEEK Intermountain Garfield Memorial Hospital 200 North 400 East • Panguitch, Utah 676-8811 www.garfieldmemorial.org Family Practice Dr. Richard Birch Dr. Todd Mooney Becky Roberts, FNP Tim Dennis, PA-C Dr. Mitchell Miller Speech Therapy Flora Howard Anesthesiology Lewis Barney, CRNA Certified Nurse Midwife DeAnn Brown, CNM VISITING SPECIALISTS FOR DECEMBER 2009 Dr. Robert Pearson 8 Ear, Nose Throat 676-8842 Dr. Randy Delcore 10 Orthopedist 676-8842 Dr. Eric Maxwell ? Audiologist 676-8842 Dr. Mark Hansen 17 Gen Surgeon 676-8842 Dr. Brad Webb 7, 21 Podiatrist Dr. Robert Nakken ? Orthopedist 676-8842 Dr. Ronald Crouch 23, p.m. Urologist 676-8842 Dr. Jeffrey Osborne 10 Cardiologist 676-8842 (800)260-3668 Our Pharmacist, Tim Smith, will provide Coumadin testing and results at outlying clinics. Please call clinic for available dates and times. Coumadin testing and results at the Garfield Memorial Clinic will be by appointment. Mammography will be available in Piute Dec. 2nd and Panguitch on Dec. 3rd & 9th. To schedule an appointment please call 435-676-1267. Clinics - Call For Appointments Garfield Memorial Clinic, Panguitch Kazan Clinic, Escalante Bryce Valley Clinic, Cannonville Circleville Clinic, Circleville Physical and Speech Therapy Mammography Diabetic Counseling(Jan Frandsen) Garfield Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Center 435-676-8842 (Mon - Fri) 435-826-4374 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) 435-679-8545 (Tues. & Thurs.) 435-577-2958 (Tues. & Thurs.) 435-676-8840 435-676-1267 435-676-8811 435-676-1265 |