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Show CljUnctil j1La PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, April 21, 2011 • Issue # 319 TRACTOR PULL AT QUILT WALK FESTIVAL Saturday, June 11, 2011 will be the bigger and better Quilt Walk Festival Tractor Parade at 2:00. This year the St. George Tractor Pull Association will be attend- ing and will participate in the parade. After the parade will be the Quilt Walk Races with a team of 7. The parade and races will be down main street. Then everyone PANGUITCH COMMUNITY, As most of you know, Tracy Armstrong was shot by an unknown shooter, Jasson Hines. We recently attended a parole hearing and were asked to tell what our life has been like since the shooting.. An article on KSL.com was posted, and did reveal parts of the parole hearing. Some things in the article were the opinion of the writer. We are heartbroken by his interpretation. We want you to know, as our community, that we LOVE Panguitch. We have lived here over 17 years, and this is our home. We have been taken in as family, LOVED, SUPPORTED, and comforted many times, and especially when Tracy was shot. The support we have received has been so powerful. We had meals, donations, fundraisers, and every other kind of support possible in this horrible situation. And you were there for us. It would have been impossible for us to endure this tragedy if it were not for the support of this community. We have amazing friends, neighbors, and all of you, who continue to support us with your love, friendship, and concerns. We are so eternally grateful for YOU. Every single one of you!! We want all of you to know, that everything you have done for us has been a blessing in our life. You are angels to us, and have helped us to recover from a horrific tragedy. We never could have done it without you! Thank you to everyone! We love you! 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Any one can join and it is $35.00 for the year. It's fun to watch. The St. George Tractor Pull Association is bringing their tractors to make this event a big sensation. We want any and all tractors that we can get to be in the parade and tractor pull. If you need more information Wally Veater will be heading up this event and you can find out more information by calling him at: 676-8375. National Parks Will Waive Entrance Fees During National Park Week Free admission to all National Park Service sites, including Bryce Canyon National Park, from April 16 through April 24 to help celebrate National Park Week was announced. National Park Week provides an opportunity to engage families and communities in America's Great Outdoors, reconnecting them with nature and creating opportunities for people to get outside, be active, and have fun. This year's theme is "Healthy Parks, Healthy People." "Parks are a great untapped resource in fostering health and wellness across the U.S.," said NPS Director Jon Jarvis. "Our national parks have always been loved for their symbolism and scenery, but we aim to increase the awareness of all parks as places for exercise and healthy living." National parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 16 to 24. This fee waiver does not include camping and special permit fees. Bryce Canyon National Park is renowned for its spectacular geology and colorful rock formations. For information check at the park's visitor center, opened daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Here you can obtain information on hiking, trail conditions and ranger programs. You can also purchase books, watch an orientation video and explore the museum. The Lodge at Bryce Canyon, restaurant, gift shop, general store, showers and laundry are open for the season. North Campground is also open. Canyon Trail Rides offers guided horse trips into the canyon. The Bryce Canyon Shuttle begins service on May 6th. Park rangers will be presenting daily geology talks at Sunset Point and evening programs at the lodge. Full moon hikes (reservations required) are offered on the nights of April 16th and 17th and night sky programs on Saturdays. To celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, a special ranger program "Beautiful Nature" will be presented at the lodge at 8:00 pm. In addition, the Bryce Canyon Natural History Association will be offering discounts on selected sales items in the visitor center during National Park Week. Day hiking trails are open, but are snow-covered, icy and muddy. Hiking boots or snowboots with traction devices, as well as hiking poles, are highly recommended. Visitors are reminded to prepare for winter driving conditions, high elevation and to dress warmly for the cool temperatures and snow. Due to rock slides and hazardous trail conditions, the Navajo Loop and Wall Street are temporarily closed for visitor safety. Assessments will be made weekly to determine when the trail can be safely reopened. Visitors can hike down into the hoodoos and canyon along the Queens Garden Trail. For more information, please visit the park's website at: www.nps.gov/brca or call 435-834-5322. If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim". Lyndon B. Johnson 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. FEDERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC EFFORTS AVAILABLE FOR RURAL UTAH REGIONS Applications are being sought from rural communities and entities across Utah who wish to participate in a federal program in regional economic development. Under a cooperative agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency and four Regional Rural Development Centers, multi jurisdictional regions will compete to participate in training and technical assistance to develop a regional economic development strategy. Utah is one of the twelve states across the nation selected for phase II of the program. Applications submitted by Utah regions will be reviewed and scored by the State Partnership Team, their selections will be forwarded to the national team for the final decision, and from there the top two rated applications from each of the twelve states will be awarded. Each selected area will receive training on regional development and be given background data and analysis specific to the region. According to Chuck Gay, Associate Vice President for Cooperative Extension at Utah State University, "The local region, in the end, will have the analysis and expertise at its fingertips to enable it to make informed plans for increasing regional prosperity." The Stronger Economies Together (SET) program is designed to help interested counties to work together to develop and implement a regional economic development strategy or plan. Training will involve active participation by the trainees and span a multi-week period. Training and technical assistance will be done by an outside team, consisting of representatives of USDA Rural Development, Cooperative Extension Service, and other state partnership members including the Governor's Rural Partnership Board, and the Governor's office of Economic Development. "This is free help for hard-hit rural areas who could benefit from a regional approach to economic growth," said Utah State Director for Rural Development Dave Conine. "Communities that work together to solve common economic development issues are more successful and sustainable. We believe this collaborative opportunity will help selected rural communities develop strategies to meet the economic challenges facing our state and our country." For an application or additional information: Log on to http://wrdc.usu.edu/htm/programs; call or email Marion Bentley, USU Extension at 435-797-2284, marion.bentley@usu.edu. Application deadline is May 13, 2011. Send applications to: Stronger Economies Together, USDA Rural Development, Attn: Dave Conine, 125 S State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT 84138. Applications must be received by close of business on May 13th 2011. A teleconference to answer questions from applicants is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27th, at 11:00 a.m. MST. 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