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Show PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, August 26, 2010 • Issue # 283 COMMUNITY APPRECIATION NIGHT Garfield Memorial Hospital would like to express their appreciation to the community for their continued support. On August 27th at 9:00 pm. at the last Community Movie in the Park, the hospital will be sponsoring the movie, "Bedtime Movies." Come and enjoy the movie. Popcorn and other treats will be provided by the hospital. _ '"Int" 0. ...Koltwoxe Intermountain Garfield Memorial Hospital UTAH MOBILE VET CENTER SCHEDULE The Utah Mobile Vet Center (MVC) will be visiting Utah Workforce Services offices at Loa, Panguitch, Kanab, and Beaver, Utah, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the last full week of August. The MVC will be at the Loa Workforce Services office (located at the Wayne County Court House, 18 South Main Street, Loa, Utah) on Monday afternoon, August 23th, from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm. The MVC will be at the Panguitch Workforce Services office (located at 665 North Main Street, Panguitch, Utah) Tuesday morning, August 24th, from 8:00am to 11:00am. The Mobile Vet Center will relocate to the Kanab Workforce Services office (located at 468 East 300 South, Kanab, Utah) Tuesday afternoon, August 24th, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. On Wednesday morning, August 25th, the Mobile Vet Center will again be at the Kanab Workforce Services office from 8:00am to 12:00 noon. Veterans and the public are welcome to visit the MVC. However, those interested in meeting with the Readjustment Counselor are encouraged to make an appointment. Anyone wishing to schedule an appointment with the Mobile Vet Center Readjustment Counselor may do so by contacting Brian Hunnewell (located at the Provo Vet Center) at 801 — 377 — 1117. Also, if there is a question regarding this announcement, please feel free to contact me, Dave Brown at 801 — 584 — 1294. Please accept our regrets and apologies for the late notice of this tour. Attention to, and, efforts to correct this problem have been made to avoid this in the future. Your understanding with this is appreciated. ESCALANTE COWBOY RECOGNIZED When the U.S. Senate declared July 23rd, 2010 as National Day of the American Cowboy, it was to honor the values and pioneering spirit that helped establish the American West. Ogden City took the opportunity during their annual Pioneer Days Rodeo to recognize one Cowboy from every Utah County. It was no surprise that Arnold Alvey of Escalante was chosen from Garfield County. Arnold was born December 13, 1928 to Samuel James Alvey and Sarah Haws Alvey. He married Deon Mechan on December 23, 1952. They have 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. There are approximate 800,000 ranchers conducting business in all 50 states and their spirit continues to infuse this country with is solid character, family values and common sense. Arnold and Red Rock have seen the greater parts of the Grand Staircase and Dixie National Forest. At one time all of Utah fell under the domain of the cowboy. From Grouse Creek in the northwest, to the vast expanse of the deserts of Garfield, Kane and San Juan Counties, the hard working and often forgot cowboy was found. Through their courage, hard work, integrity and honesty Utah's Cowboys continues as an integral part in adding to the deep, solid foundation on which Utah was built and the lifestyle we all cherish, and as such, deserve to be honored and recognized. Congratulations to Arnold and the other 29 Utah cowboys recognized as an American Icon. Approaching Sign-Up Deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) The USDA Farm Service CRP participants with exist- tural producers protect their Agency (FSA) reminds pro- ing contracts that are sched- environmentally sensitive ducers that the deadline to uled to expire on Sept. 30, land. Producers enrolling enroll in the Conservation 2010, may elect to re-enroll in CRP plant long-term, ber of bobcats in Utah may Reserve Program (CRP) under a new 10-15 year resource-conserving covers have reached its lowest general sign-up is quickly contract. Cropland that is in exchange for rental paypoint since the Division of approaching. Farmers and highly erodible, or within ments, cost-share and techWildlife Resources started ranchers have until close of a national or state Conser- nical assistance. keeping bobcat records in business on Friday, Aug. 27, vation Priority Area, or is In addition to the gen1983. But Justin Dolling, game 2010, to offer eligible land covered under an expiring eral sign-up, CRP's conmammals coordinator for for CRP's competitive gen- CRP contract is generally tinuous sign-up program is the DWR, says more rab- eral sign-up. Applications eligible to be enrolled into ongoing. Continuous acres bits in Utah should lead to can be completed by land CRP, provided all other represent the most environowners at the FSA county eligibility requirements are mentally desirable and senmore bobcats. "Bobcats prey mostly on office where their farm re- met. sitive land. rabbits," Dolling says. "Un- cords are maintained. The Contracts awarded under For more information on fortunately for the cats, rab- 2008 Farm Bill authorized this 39th sign-up are sched- the general CRP sign-up, or bits go through a 10-year USDA to maintain CRP en- uled to become effective the continuous CRP signpopulation cycle." rollment up to 32 million Oct. 1, 2010. up, producers should conEvery five years, Dolling acres. CRP is a voluntary pro- tact their local FSA county says Utah's rabbit populaIn addition to producers gram that helps farmers, office, or visit http://www. tion bottoms out. Then the population builds again for signing up for the first time, ranchers and other agricul- fsa.usda.gov/crp. the next five years. "Rabbit populations are starting their upward climb again," he says. "That's EVERETT RUESS DAYS 2010 good news for the state's bobcats." Escalante presents its Seventh Annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival/Everett To give the bobcats some extra help, the board ap- Ruess Days on September 24-25, in venues at or near the Escalante City Center, 100 West between Main and 100 North. Registration and painting for the Plein Air Competion will proved the following: The number of bobcat be 9/19-23. This year's Featured Local Artist is J. Howard Hutchison, multi-media artist from trapping and hunting permits has been capped at Escalante. Keynote Speaker for 2010 will be James Aton, English Professor at Southern 4,600. Utah University, whose topic will be "John Wesley Powell: Exploring Each trapper and hunter Escalante and Beyond". may not have more than Speakers' presentations begin on Thursday evening. Other Festival activities for the three bobcat permits. (Last public will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. They include a variety of Speakseason, each trapper and ers, Vendors, Entertanment, Demonstrations/Workshops, the Art Show, Auctions, Food, hunter could have up to Fun and the Gala. four permits. Each permit Escalante is located on Utah's All-American Scenic Byway 12, midway between Bryce allows a trapper or hunter Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. Surrounded by the Dixie National Forest and to take one bobcat.) The season will be one the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument, Escalante abounds in natural Fall week shorter this year. It spectacular beauty and the town's pioneer heritage is evident throughout the community. starts on Dec. 1, 2010. It Being a small, rural town, accomodations are limited, so, early reservations are suggested. ends about two months latDetailed information and applications for artists, vendors and donars is available on the er, on Feb. 6, 2011. website: www.escalantecanyonsartfestival.org RULE CHANGE COULD HELP BOBCATS The number of bobcats in Utah may have bottomed out a year ago. But some trapping and hunting changes approved on Aug. 19, 2010 should help the small cats rebound. The Utah Wildlife Board has also reopened six areas to beaver trapping. All of the rules the board approved will be available in the 2010-2011 Utah Furbearer Guidebook. The guidebook should be available at wildlife.utah.gov/ guidebooks starting the week of Sept. 6, 2010. The following is a summary of the furbearer action the board took: Beaver Trappers will have more chances to trap beavers in Utah this season. Board members closed three areas to beaver trapping. But six areas that were closed to trapping in the past have been reopened. Bobcat Biologists say the num- WEATHER THURSDAY ISOLATED T-STORMS Escalante Canyons Art Festival HIGH: 86 LOW: 55 FRIDAY ISOLATED T-STORMS dole* : SCATTERED T-STORMS HIGH: 79 LOW: 52 SATURDAY HIGH: 76 LOW: 47 SUNDAY ISOLATED T-STORMS HIGH: 75 LOW: 47 MONDAY I SOLATED T-STORMS ISOLA HIGH: 74 LOW: 46 TUESDAY ISOLATED T-STORMS HIGH: 72 LOW: 44 WEDNESDAY"! SHOWERS Member of: fir Utah Press, HIGH: 77 LOW: 47 * **** IFPA. INDEPENDENT FREE PAPERS OF AMERICA Aficp ViAll 11J•" l• ''' Ma liana NM •tig hr. Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have. Doris Mortman 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. 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