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Show Recapping Events Year 2000 We continue our recap of the significant events of the past year: JULY Shuttle Dedicated Fred Fagergren, superintendent at Bryce Canyon National Park, welcomed some 100 special guests, current and former National Park Service employees, architects, engineers, shuttle service providers, and interested spectators to the official ribbon-cutting for the Bryce Canyon Shuttle System and the groundbreaking for the Rehabilitation Rehabilita-tion Project for the BCNP Visitor Center. Bristlecone Water District Gets Underway The newest municipal culinary water system in the county was officially launched as principals in the project, contractor representatives representa-tives and county officials came together near Bryce Canyon Airport to announce the Bristlecone Water District that will supply water to several businesses and private parties within the boundaries of the district. Pioneer. Days Festivities Garfield County residents and visitors to the area all over the county gathered in several communities countywide to celebrate the traditional July 24ih Pioneer Day with rodeos topping the list of favorite activities. Garkane Board Votes To Begin Closing Process For Richfield Office Following an executive session that lasted more than two hours, Garkane board members voted unanimously to close the company's com-pany's Richfield office by January 2003, consolidating the company's office into three. Escalante Pleads For. New Reservoir As Water Dries Up Short of several miracles, farmers farm-ers and gardeners alike using irrigation irri-gation water piped in by the New Escalante Irrigation Company were likely to be out of water for the remainder of the growing season. Along with the struggle to build a new and larger reservoir, the lack of precipitation and a city-wide shortage short-age of culinary water for outside (See RECAP on page 3-A) RECAP From Front Page use, the implications of the water shortage were seriously threatening to the local agricultural economy and the community's historical lifestyle' life-style' AUGUST Posey Lake Wildfire Firefighters from local federal agencies were supplemented by those bussed in from other areas to fight a fire that consumed approximately approx-imately 160 acres near Posey Lake, 13 miles, northwest of Escalante. By Aug. 1, the Escalante Ranger District of the Dixie National Forest reported the fire nearly 70 percent contained, with all flanks under control and full containment estimated for Aug. 3. Escalante: 21st Century City Mayor Marjie Lee Spencer accepted an ' award, presented by Curt Hutchings of the Five County Association of Governments, on behalf of Escalante City, in recognition recog-nition of the city's involvement in Gov. Michael Leavitt's 21st Century Cen-tury Communities program. The plaque was awarded in light of Escalante City's commitment to prepare for the growth and development devel-opment of the 21st century. Elaine Baldwin Retirement After working for Utah State University Extension Service in Garfield County for 15 years, Elaine Baldwin of Panguitch retired. She had been a committed County 4-H Assistant serving residents across the county. She had served as a member of the Panguitch City Council and as the City's mayor, as a member of the county library board, the Panguitch Arts Council, and the Utah Museum Board, and either as vice-chair or chair of the Garfield County Republican Party for many years. She and her husband Dale are currently serving an LDS mission in Phoenix, Ariz. County Takes Over Hospital After months of planning and preparation to help make Garfield Memorial Hospital a viable health care facility for the future, the Garfield County Commission announced an-nounced Aug. 15 that ownership of the hospital had been transferred from Intermountain Health Care (IHC) to Garfield County. IHC reached an agreement with the county to manage the hospital. County Fair The annual Garfield County Fair got underway in Panguitch at the county fairgrounds, kicking off (See RECAP on page 7-A) RECAP From Page 3-A with the annual Miss Garfield County Contest at which Megan Pollock was named Miss Garfield ; County. Several days of fun and festivities followed. Back-To-School Students, some for the first time and others entering their senior year, headed back to school on Aug. 23. Several schools started with new teachers and one with a new principal. Students throughout the district, would be attending a four-day four-day week, Monday through Thursday, Thurs-day, with the exception of two pre-scheduled pre-scheduled Fridays. 1 |