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Show / A/0" r C,(Junity PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Wednesday, December 2, 2010 • Issue # 299 NEW WEB PAGES PRESENT BLM'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL TO FREEZE FEDERAL DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH THE PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM THE HEART The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has posted new web pages that describe its efforts to respond to climate change and related environmental challenges. The BLM's Climate Change Home Page is found at www.blm. gov. "Public lands managed by the BLM are facing widespread environmental challenges that transcend traditional management boundaries," said BLM Director Bob Abbey. "These challenges include managing wildfire, controlling weeds and insect outbreaks, providing for energy development, and addressing impacts from climate change." These new web pages highlight two connected initiatives the BLM is undertaking to address these complex resource management issues. One initiative is the preparation of science assessments, called Rapid Ecoregional Assessments (REAs), to improve the understanding of ecological conditions, how they might be affected by climate change and other environmental trends, and to inform future management actions. The second initiative is the development of a proposed landscape approach for managing public lands. A landscape approach looks across large geographic areas to identify important ecological values and patterns of environmental change that may not be evident when managing smaller, local land areas. A landscape approach uses this broader understanding of the environment to inform, focus, and coordinate management efforts on-the-ground. "The REAs and proposed landscape approach offer a way to integrate the BLM's conservation, restoration, and development programs in a cohesive manner," said Abbey. "An integrated approach is essential to sustain the diverse values and uses of public lands, and meet the Nation's energy needs, in an era of profound environmental change." Senator Touts His Bill to Cap and Shrink the Federal Workforce Early bird shoppers save 30-percent. Half off sale starts today. Buy one, get one free ends Saturday. Tis the season and everyone's searching for the perfect gift that doesn't break the bank. The more money saved, the more there is to spend. Still, many of us struggle to find the perfect gift. What if, for just one day, you forget the sales and choose to save a life instead? Donating blood helps save up to three lives and the only cost is an hour of your time. If just 10-percent of Americans give blood this holiday season, 34.2 million lives might be saved. Now, that's a deal everyone can appreciate! So, as you flip through circulars and scan retail web sites, take a moment to log on to redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS and make an appointment to give blood. The American Red Cross has created a great video encouraging people to give The Perfect Gift. You can view it at http://www.redcrossblood.org/theperfectgift. Your blood donation this holiday season is the perfect gift...the gift that saves the day. Give life. Your heart, your wallet and countless hospital patients across the country thank you! For your convenience, you may now schedule blood donation appointments online at www.redcrossblood.org . You may also call 1-800-RED CROSS. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R- "The federal government Utah, issued the following is growing at breakneck statement today after Presi- speed, and it is time to rein dent Obama proposed a in our bloated bureaucracy two-year freeze on civilian before it bankrupts our napay for federal workers. tion and the taxpayers," "Freezing civilian pay Hatch said. "To put a halt for federal workers is a to big government requires step in the right direc- more than half measures; it tion, but it does not go far requires an assault on mulenough to shrink the size of tiple fronts to combat this our bloated government," runaway growth." Hatch said. "The President Hatch has proposed a should also cut or freeze the number of solutions to cut number of federal workers, the budget and shrink the which is precisely what the size of government during Reduce and Cap the Federal the 111th Congress. BeWorkforce Act that I intro- sides the Reduce and Cap duced recently would ac- the Federal Workforce Act, complish." Hatch has introduced a Obama's freeze proposal resolution to require Confor 2011 and 2012 could gress to balance the federal save $ 2 billion for the re- budget. He also proposed mainder of this fiscal year. limiting government spendHatch's legislation would ing to the historic average limit and reduce the num- of 20 percent of the nation's ber of civilian federal work- Gross Domestic Product ers to February 2009 levels. (GDP). The federal civilian workforce has increased 20 per/ cent since 2008, going from 1.2 million to 1.43 million. Utah Artist Documentary Showcase Utah Filmmakers Documenting Utah Artists The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is making available a database of documentary films about Utah artists produced by Utah filmmakers. Over 70 short clips searchable by filmmaker, artist and genre can now be found on the division's website at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov. Utah's rich film heritage includes not only feature films shot in the state's beautiful landscape and the cutting edge work of independent movies featured at the annual Sundance Film Festival, but also the work of Utah's documentary filmmakers, many of whom have chosen artists as their subjects. "These films bring together the perspectives of artist and filmmaker to create something unique," says Margaret Hunt, Director of the Utah Division ofArts & Museums. "We hope the showcase will prove to be a valuable resource and inspiration for artists, educators, filmmakers and the general public." Some of Utah's most legendary artists are featured in the clips including Maestro Maurice Abravanel, sculptor Avard Fairbanks, portrait painter Alvin Gittins, landscape artists Doug Snow and LeConte Stewart and modern dancer Virginia Tanner. The project also features contemporary artists such as poet Sharon Bryan, potter Joe Bennion, landscape painter Kathryn Stats and modern dancers Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury, among others. The Utah documentary filmmakers include Jan Andrews, Larry Cesspooch, Mel Halback, Annie Kocherhans, Hank Liese, Steve Olpin, Brian Patrick and Claudia Sisemore. The showcase was made possible by an American Masterpieces Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Utah Educator's Network and University of Utah Media Solutions assisted with the project, which, in addition to creating the database of short clips, enabled the digitization of the original works for archival purposes. Auto) FEW SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY FEW SHOWERS HIGH: 40 LOW: 18 PARTLY CLOUDY MONDAY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HIGH: 40 LOW: 15 TUESDAY PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 40 LOW: 19 WEDNESDA PARTLY CLOUDY Member of: fir Utah Press HIGH: 42 LOW: 18 ***** IFPA. 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FRIDAY You can't put a price on saving a life through blood donation 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. Same Day Service, Most Cases. "We Do It Fast" Best transmission pricing on rebuilds or remanufactured. Certified Locksmith. SPORTS SIDE LINES By Mack Oetting The Lady Cats got the season off to a great start with a win against North Sevier. North Sevier which is a 2A school was easily handled, by the Ladies 49 to 29. The girls have easily won their first two games and are looking very good. Last night December 1 the girls played @ Escalante and will be reported on next week. The Lady Cats will travel to Parowan next Wednesday the 8th and will have a home game against the always tough Wayne Badgers on Friday Dec. 10th. You can still get season tickets for all of the basketball games. The Bob Cats had a very exciting game against North Sevier on Wednesday. The Cats were trailing by 12 going into the last quarter and rallied to get the score within one point and missed a final shot at the buzzer. The Cats lost to the 2A School 44 to 43. This looks like its going to be a very entertaining basketball year for both teams. The Bob Cats have two away games this weekend, at Intermountain Christian on the 3rd and West Ridge on the 4th. On December 8th they have a big game against Beaver and it will be here. Then they are on the road again on Dec. 10th and 1 1 th against Tabiona and White Horse and the games will be at SVC in Richfield. PANGUITCH'S WRESTLING TOURNAMENT HERE ON DEC. 3TH AND 4TH, AT THE TRIPLE C ARENA. This is one of the biggest matches in all of Utah, and has had as many as 30 teams come here. This is non stop excitement with matches going on all of the time. The Bob Cats have a 15 man team and should do really good this year. This is open to all schools and draws teams from all over the State. Multimedia Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 472, Loa, Utah 84747 snapshot@scinternet.net ALL content for THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM BOXHOLDER PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID LOA, UTAH PERMIT No. 5 1 |