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Garfield County Commission Mar. 24, 2025 GARFIELD CO. According to Garfield County Commissioner David Tebbs, burning restrictions may come early this year, even April, depending on spring rains. He had also attended a drought meeting in Cedar City with various state and federal agencies describing their programs for addressing drought. Tebbs listed a few: Farm Service Agency providing water to (non-cattle) animals based on a drought monitor; a program to provide cattle with water and feed or reimbursement; the NRCS and its water conservation projects; SITLA’s program to provide reimbursement to permittees; the DWR managing reduced elk populations; grasshopper/cricket mitigation through the Dept. of Agriculture; and Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) livestock sales assistance. Tebbs said he can help connect people Garfield Commission Cont'd on A3
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Utah Film Trail Creates Unique Opportunity for Movie/TV Lovers to Explore Their Favorite Filming Locations
by Kathryn Chamberlain
Mar. 17, 2025
by Jaynie Connor
shows that were filmed at those locations. This initiative is a partnership
WAYNE CO. - The Wayne County Commission met for their regularly scheduled Monday meeting on March 17, 2025. The commission gave the go-ahead for a letter of support for Torrey Town’s plan to build a splash pad near its current playground. The project is part of a bigger plan to improve the park, and the town is applying for a state grant to help pay for it. Commissioners asked about water use and were told the splash pad would need to use drinking water, not irrigation water. Next on the agenda was a discussion about the state’s new regional outdoor recreation planning effort. Brock Jackson explained that the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation is launching a Central Region plan, which includes Wayne
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Photos Courtesy Falyn Owens
A scene from “The Deadwood Coach”—filmed at Bryce Canyon National Park—fades into a present day photo of the park. A Utah Film Trail marker—situated in the parking area of Sunset Point—indicates its location. In March 2025, the Utah Film Trail was officially launched, and film lovers are being encouraged to visit sites marked throughout the state with physical plaques that celebrate significant movies and TV shows that were filmed at those locations. UTAH / GARFIELD CO. - In 2024, Utah celebrated 100 years of film production, having featured a variety of stunning landscapes in renowned
Hollywood films. In March 2025, the Utah Film Trail—established by the Utah Film Commission, alongside the Utah Office of Tourism—was officially
Samie Ott Selected as New Principal at BVES
Utah Water Conditions Update: nounce that Samie Ott has been selected as the So. Utah SWE principal of Bryce Valley Elementary School 'Trends (BVES). She will begin Much Below her new responsibilities at the start of the Normal' 2025-2026 school year.
Ott is a lifelong resident of Tropic and a twenty-year veteran teacher of BVES. She has also served as the district reading and litCourtesy Garfield County eracy specialist and has School District worked as an instrucSamie Ott has been select- tional coach. ed as the principal of Bryce We at the GCSD Valley Elementary School are confident that she (BVES). will be a great addition to Bryce Valley TROPIC - Garfield Elementary in her new role. County School District —Garfield County (GCSD) is pleased to anSchool District
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. APR 3 - WED. APR 9
Partly cloudy for most of the week, with chance of snow showers on Thursday (50%). Highs range from the 40s to the high 50s, lows from the teens to the low 30s. **Weather is subject to Change
UTAH - Utah is grappling with varied water conditions. While recent storms have brought the statewide snow water equivalent to 82% of normal peak for the year, southern Utah continues to trend much below normal. “We are seeing our snow water equivalent decline as the state warms up,” Jonathan Jennings, meteorologist at the Utah Division of Water Resources, said. “We may have peaked for the year. With the warm week we have had, I don’t Water Conditions Cont'd on A3
launched, and film lovers are being encouraged to visit sites marked throughout the state with physical plaques that celebrate significant movies and TV
Bryce Canyon Wildlife Conservation Museum Celebrates 30 years in Garfield County with the Wildlife Conservation Book Release
Courtesy Ton Schless
Terri and Robert Driedonks, the owners and curators of the Bryce Canyon Wildlife Conservation Museum, hold their book's two volumes alongside fine art photographer Ton Schless. BRYCE CANYON located at 1945 Utah Hwy fact conservation. CITY - The Bryce Canyon 12. They are thrilled to unDeveloped over five Wildlife Conservation Mu- veil a two-volume educa- years with Las Vegas seum, also known as Bryce tional photo book that cap- photographer Ton SchWildlife Adventure, has tures the museum’s history Book Release long been a beloved local in- and dedication to wildlife Cont'd on B3 stitution in Garfield County, and Native American arti-
UPCOMING EVENTS... Escalante Hometown Spring Market
April 12
Escalante Old Community Ctr. 10 AM to 3 PM It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. —Lewis Carroll
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