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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Wanted: Rural Utah Applicants to Manage Small Retail Liquor Stores SALT LAKE CITY The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) announces applications are now being accepted from businessminded Utahns interested in operating retail liquor stores known as package agencies. DABS Director Tiffany Clason says package agencies are mostly located in rural communities and operators manage the stores through threeyear contracts with the state of Utah. “Package agencies often look like small retail liquor stores located in rural parts of Utah where state liquor stores are sparse. These stores are built into the fabric of tight-knit small towns, serving local residents and tourists visiting Utah’s scenic attractions. Utahns are known for their entrepreneurial spirit, and we hope to receive a diverse
Issue #1602
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In Boulder, the Arts Are a Priority
Boulder Arts Council Stewards an Ongoing Culture of Arts Participation, Appreciation by Don Budzinski
Wayne County Commission by Kathryn Chamberlain
Jan. 21, 2025
Right now at Boulder’s Community Center, visitors can enjoy the latest traveling exhibit from
WAYNE CO. - The Wayne County Commission meeting on January 21, 2025, opened with the announcement that the county is selling the civic center building in Loa to the town for $250,000. The county will retain the right to still use the building for the county fair and various 4H activities and other larger events. The next item on the agenda was the approval of three new volunteer drivers for the senior bus program. They will be Connie Brown from Hanksville, Thomas Nixon from Bicknell, and Duran Brian from Loa. The bus provides rides to and from Richfield and other recreational trips for seniors in the community. Driving records of the new volunteer bus drivers will be checked to ensure they are qualified.
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Courtesy Cheryl Cox
Cheryl Cox, president of Boulder Arts Council (BArtC), at Boulder Community Center with current BArtCsponsored exhibit, 125 Years of Collecting: Selections from the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection, a traveling exhibit from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. BOULDER - How do arts and culture take center stage as an engine of community in a small town? For over a dozen years, the Boulder Arts Council (BArtC) has cultivated
art, craft, and performance as a key element of town life, instilling a spirit of art enjoyment for residents and visitors alike. Over time, Boulder has become known as a community
that is highly participatory in creating and sharing art, drawing out the talents of local residents and amplifying that talent with artistic energy from around the state and beyond.
Is Utah at Risk for Wildfires Similar to Those in LA?
BLM Seeks Information on Vandalism at Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel
Where You Can See Bald Eagles in Utah This February
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by J. Bradley Washa | Utah State University Extension Assistant Professor | Wildland Fire Science
Courtesy Utah State University Extension
Removing potential fire fuel around a cabin on Tavaputs Plateau in Utah. UTAH - As we see the devastation that took place in the Los Angeles Basin, many wonder if Utah could experience a similar wildfire event. My experiences as a wildland firefighter and work with Utah State University Extension could provide a few insights. My Discoveries In June of 2012, I
was assigned to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado. The fire started from an abandoned campfire and moved from the forest into the wildland/urban interface, where homes are built into the forests and rangelands. At the time, the fire became the most Wildfire Risk Cont'd on B4
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
PRICE - The Bureau of Land Management is investigating recent vandalism at the Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel, a significant prehistoric cultural resource within the San Rafael Swell protected under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. This recent graffiti, reading “Silvia P.”, is etched across four iconic petroglyphs of bighorn sheep carved by indigenous Americans up to 3,000 years ago. This act of vandalism was discovVandalism Cont'd on A3
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February is the best time of the year to see America’s national bird—the Bald eagle—here in Utah. SALT LAKE CITY - farther north. By the time bald eagle viewing events February is the best time of February arrives, hundreds in February this year, the year to see America’s of eagles are typically in there are plenty of spots national bird here in Utah. the state. around Utah where you Bald eagles fly to Utah in While the Utah DiviBald Eagles the winter to find food and sion of Wildlife Resources Cont'd on B5 escape colder conditions isn’t holding any formal
UPCOMING EVENTS... Valentine's Day
Feb. 14
President's Day
Feb. 17
FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. FEB 13 - WED. FEB 19
50-60% chance of snow showers on Thurs and Fri, and partly cloudy for the rest of the week. Highs range from the high 30s to low 50s; lows in the teens and 20s.
**Weather is subject to Change
Without Valentine's Day, February would be, well, January. —Jim Gaffigan
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