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Show PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, June 2, 2011 • Issue # 325 5K RACE HONORS ESCALANTE ATHLETE Friday, May 27, 2010 Escalante, UT Potato Valley Lions Club will host the 2nd Annual Clayte Durfey Memorial5K Run on Monday, July 4th at 7 AM. Began as a way for Clayte's parentsto give back to so many that helped them, the proceeds are given tofamilies of children with life threatening diseases. Clayte, a multisport althlete from the tiny town of Escalante in southernUtah passed away at the age of 15. He had barely started to participatein varsity athletics as a freshman at Escalante High School. During histime at the school he was their "superman" and he attended as many of thegames as his health would allow. The 5K run starts at Escalante High and ends at Escalante Town Center Parkwhere the Escalante Volunteer Firemen hold a fundraising breakfast, thereare art and craft booths along with Farmer's Market folks, and The PotatoValley Lions Club will have a PulledPork Sandwich lunch available whileyou stroll around the park. Fireworks, funded by the club, will be displayed on Sunday evening July3rd at dusk.Anyone interested in having a booth can contact Jana Hassett at435-826-4080. Cost is $5.00. To enter the race go online towww.bubbaspud. com. Fees of $28.00 may be made online. EQUINE HERPES VIRUS PRECAUTIONS Extended at Bryce Canyon National Park Due to the recent outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) in northern Utah, the State Veterinarian advises that precautions should be taken to control the spread of the disease. Therefore restrictions to the use of private horses and mules in the park, first implemented on May 20th, will be extended: Bryce Canyon National Park is closed to the entry and use of private horses and mules for recreational riding through June 4, 2011. This closure may be extended if conditions warrant. Equine herpes virus is a common DNA virus that occurs in horse populations worldwide. EHV-1 causes abortion, respiratory disease and neurological disease in these animals. Animals under stress are more susceptible to the symptoms of the virus. The disease is not transmissible to humans or animals other than equine (horses, mules, burros) or camelid (llamas, alpacas, camels) species. Most horse owners are aware on the need to confine movements of equine animals during this time. A measure of caution is appropriate to protect the horses and mules of the park's concessionaire, Canyon Trail Rides, from potential spread of the virus. Canyon Trail Rides continues to offer two 2-hour and two 1/2-day guided horse rides each day. Experiencing Bryce Canyon on horseback is a popular activity and continues the tradition which dates back to the 1930's. For more information call 435-679-8665 or visit: www.canyonrides.com. ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER EQUIPMENT FAILURE CAUSES OUTAGE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH "BOULDER ARTS COUNCIL TO HOST 1ST EVER EVENT The Boulder Arts Council is hosting its first-ever event on June 4th at the Boulder Elementary School. Starting at 2PM, the "Artluck!" will begin with a variety of demonstrations and workshops. For the kids there will be a tie-dye party (bring a shirt!), and for the adults there will be a "recycled art project" where various materials (bring something old and interesting!) will be formed into...well, you'll have to come help us figure that out! Later in the afternoon there will be a drumming workshop, a story-telling workshop, a pottery demonstration, and a dance workshop. In the evening, at around 5PM, performances will commence by several local artists in the areas of music, dance, and storytelling. Festivities are scheduled to conclude at 7PM. The Boulder Arts Council will be holding a raffle and a silent auction during the Artluck! to raise money for future events. For more detailed information, contact Cheryl Cox (435-3357550)." Garkane Energy consumer-members located in the Cooperative's Northern System including all of Wayne and parts of Sevier, Piute, and Garfield Counties, experienced the loss of power Monday morning, May 30, 2011 at about 9:20 a.m. for approximately five hours. Bruce Blackham, Operations Manager for Rocky Mountain Power, stated that the outage was caused due to an equipment failure at Rocky Mountain's Sigurd Substation, which triggered the outage. The reason for the equipment failure is being researched by Rocky Mountain Power. The outage created a hardship for those recreating in the area for the Me- The GliformoncliraclePageant Manti, Utah June 16-18&21-25,2011 Begins at 9:30 p.m. Free admission erVkrAti t. A `°1\A= Information: 1-866-961-9040 or pageants.lds.org PUBLIC TOURS AVAILABLE AT HANKSVILLE-BURPEE DINOSAUR QUARRY Education personnel from the Burpee Museum will be on site at the HanksvilleBurpee Dinosaur Quarry to conduct guided tours for the public. Tours will run from June 6 through June 15. Guides will provide information related to various paleontological excavations and will answer questions concerning this important and valuable site. The Bureau of Land Management, Utah and the Burpee Museum are working together on this long-term research initiative and interpretive plans to provide for educational and recreational opportunities in coming years. Museum personnel have scheduled public tours beginning daily on June 6-11 and June 13-15. No tours will be held on June 12. Tours will only be offered under favorable weather conditions— if inclement weather conditions occur, tours will be cancelled. Notification signs will be posted off of Highway 24 detailing whether the quarry tours are operating each day. Tours will start on the Lions /WI potato Valley on THURSDAY". HIGH: 63 LOW: 36 MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY icensreo s manyDrial Rum HIGH: 65 LOW: 42 MOSTLY SUNNY ark. 7 AM start at the High School. Ends at To Sign up at Gallery Escalante Proceeds for Children with life threatening illness. SATURDAY giremaleo HIGH: 71 LOW: 46 PARTLY CLOUDY Fresh local produce and product Town Center Park II AM to 2 PM S MONDAY II 0 TUESDAY HIGH: 68 LOW: 44 MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 68 LOW: 42 SUNNY 0 WEDNESDAY HIGH: 70 LOW: 45 SUNNY Member of: Utah Press II * * * * * * IFPA. 7. * if* INDEPOIDINT FRU PAPtItt Or *erne* as2 Tar im= It HIGH: 69 LOW: 44 PARTLY CLOUDY 'rea 7:30 AM at Escalante Fire Hall. Pancakes, Ham & Eggs Help equip our volunteer fire fighters. SUNDAY ork Sandwich, Beans, Coleslaw, Drink & Dessert 8 AM to 2 PM Towne Center Park Courtesy Potato Valley Lions Club, Escalante Volunteer Fire Department & EMT Ambulance Crew Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot afcp] r week Its a " to Oft Nrill •.N/ . morial Day Holiday weekend. Many could not get gas to return home. If you have access to the internet through a cell phone during an outage — please go to Garkane's website at: GarkaneEnergy. com or "like us" on facebook and we'll keep you up-to-date on information about the outage, i.e estimated outage time frame, cause of the outage, and restoration efforts. Garkane reminds its members to be prepared for power outages by choosing an easily accessible closet or cupboard for an emergency supply of flashlights, batteries, and other needed items. 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. hour, every hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will last approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Groups will be limited to a maximum of 25 people per tour on a first come, first served basis. All visitors are required to sign in at arrival. Summer temperatures may reach the upper 90's; visitors are expected to carry water and should arrive prepared for such conditions. There are no developed facilities located at the quarry site. The Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Hanksville, Utah. The road into the site is not maintained for passenger cars, high clearance vehicles and four-wheel drive may be necessary during and/or after storm events. This summer marks the fourth season that paleontologists from the Burpee Museum of Rockford, Illinois have conducted excavations at the site. The quarry has yielded at least four long-necked "sauropods," two carnivorous dinosaurs and a possible herbivorous, stegosaurus. The Hanksville-Burpee site is approximately 145-150 million years old. Located in a preserved river channel, the quarry contains the fossilized remains of multiple dinosaur skeletons, animal burrows and large petrified tree trunks. For more information regarding the site, please call or visit the BLM office in Hanksville, Utah at 380 South 100 West, 435-5423461. 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 FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. BOXHOLDER PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID LOA, UTAH PERMIT No. 5 |