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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Free Daily Dino Tours Return to HanksvilleBurpee Dinosaur Quarry in 2025 HANKSVILLE This summer, trade screen time for fossil finds. Free daily dinosaur tours are returning to the BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry for five weeks in May and June 2025. Visitors can join paleontology experts from the Burpee Museum of Natural History for a thirty-minute guided tour through one of Utah’s most fossil-rich public land sites. Tours will run the following weeks: • May 12-17 • May 19-24 • No tours May 26-31 (due to the University Rover Challenge) • June 2-7 • June 9-14 • June 16-21 Tours are offered Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 11
Following Public Hearing, Garfield County WCFD Will Board of Education Postpones Decision Again Offer Chipping Regarding Potential Closure Services, of Antimony Elementary School Wildfire
Antimony Elementary
Wildfire Mitigation
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Kathryn Chamberlain
Easter Bunny Arrives in Style on New Panguitch Fire Engine to 2025 Easter Egg Hunt
Three Places to Fish for Bass in So. Utah
by Jaynie Connor
Jaynie Connor
Kimber Jo Millett poses with her stuffed bunny prize at the 2025 Panguitch Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the Garfield County Fair Building. PANGUITCH - On Saturday, April 19, the Easter Bunny made a stylish entrance into Panguitch aboard the brand
of closing it “breaks my heart.” She raised four kids who went there. “We put our heart and soul into this
WAYNE CO. - Much of southern Utah is already in serious drought territory, and if you have a home in the forest, or any other area where natural vegetation is near your home, you are in danger from potential wildfire destruction. We call the areas with this type of hazard, WUI, which stands for Wildland Urban Interface. You may also be in danger of losing your homeowners insurance. The Wayne County Fire District (WCFD) wants to help make your place safer. The first step is to identify hazards, and then start the mitigation process. To facilitate that, we can come to your property and do a Site Risk Assessment. This includes looking at vegetation, structure fire resistive fea-
At a public hearing held by the Garfield County School District Board of Education on April 17 held at Antimony Elementary, parents, teachers, and longtime residents gathered to discuss the school and its potential closure due to lack of student enrollment. The decision was, ultimately, postponed to give the community time to try and rally enough students to keep it open. ty School District Board of Education on April 17 held at Antimony Elementary, parents, teachers, and longtime residents gathered to ask: What would it take to bring the school back?
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Mitigation Resources
by Kathryn Chamberlain
ANTIMONY - With no students signed up for fall, Antimony Elementary is on the verge of closing— and the town isn’t ready to let go. At a public hearing held by the Garfield Coun-
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new Panguitch City fire engine. He warmly welcomed a large crowd of enthusiasEaster Egg Hunt Cont'd on B2
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
SO. UTAH - With warmer temperatures in the air, many anglers may be planning their next spring or summer fishing trips. If you want to target largemouth or smallmouth bass, Utah has three stunning locations that not only offer great fishing, but that also need more bass harvest. Gunlock and Sand Hollow reservoirs are both state parks in Washington County that offer largemouth bass fishing. Lake Powell is primarily located in Garfield, Kane and San Juan counties in southern Utah, with a small portion in Coconino County in northern Arizona. Lake Powell lies within the Glen Bass Fishing Cont'd on B4
For many in the room, this wasn’t just about enrollment. It was about the identity of their town. Julie Allen, who taught at the school for sixteen years, said the idea
Long-time Panguitch Banker to Retire
Courtesy Zions Bank
Zions Bank employee Susan Sawyer (left) poses with Panguitch branch manager Marc Henrie (center) and branch service manager Paula Palmer (right). After a 33-year banking career in Panguitch, Susan Sawyer is retiring on Friday, May 2. PANGUITCH - After a 33-year banking career in Panguitch, Susan Sawyer is retiring. To celebrate her contributions to the bank
and the community, Zions Bank will host a public open house at its Panguitch branch on Friday, May 2. The public is invited to
stop by the branch, 90 Center Street, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday Retirement Cont'd on B2
UPCOMING EVENTS... 2025 Memorial Day
May 26
2025 Panguitch Quilt Walk Festival
June 11 - 14
FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. MAY 1 - WED. MAY 7
May brings partly cloudy days with chance of showers into the weekend. Highs range from the high 40s to the mid 60s; lows n the 20s and 30s. Winds from 7 to 19 mph. **Weather is subject to Change
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well. —Mark Twain
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