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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Entrada Institute to Hold Gala FUNdraiser on Nov. 15 TEASDALE - On Saturday, November 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m., friends and neighbors will gather to celebrate all that the Entrada Institute offers the community. The evening will feature a catered dinner, music by Christoph Luty, and exciting auction items. All proceeds from the evening will go directly to support the 2026 Sunset Series, which showcases incredible performances and programs for the community. The catered dinner will feature a choice of creamy Dijon chicken with garlic wine sauce or a ratatouille layered casserole, each main dish with a variety of flavorful accompaniments. Wine and beer will also be served. To help the caterer plan for the event, please register by November 10 by going to entradainstitute.org and selecting Entrada Annual (Teasdale). Tickets to the FUNdraiser Cont'd on A2
Community Rallies Ahead of Potential Garfield County SNAP Lapse as Bicknell Pantry Commission Prepares for Surge by Peg Smith
by Amiee Maxwell
Oct. 27, 2025
Courtesy Gena Edvalson
Gena Edvalson, one of the organizers of the Good Neighbors Coalition, and Mike Riddle, manager of the Bicknell Food Pantry, hold Royal's Foodtown gift cards. The gift cards will be handed out by the pantry with the hopes that they will help cushion the impact of any SNAP lapse during the federal government shutdown. BICKNELL - As uncertainty grows over federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding during the federal government
From Ruin to Revival: Local Couple Breathes New Life into Historic Panguitch Hotel by Jaynie Connor
Courtesy Zach Cummings
Angie and Zach Cummings, new owners of Adobe Desert, formerly known as the Adobe Sands Motel. PANGUITCH Those traveling down historic US Route 89 through Panguitch may have noticed some big changes happening on the blue motel at 390 N. Main Street. The property, formerly known as the Adobe Sands Motel, has new
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owners, and they are giving the business a complete overhaul all the way down to the name. The business will now be known as Adobe Desert. The new owners are an ambitious Adobe Desert Cont'd on B4
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shutdown, residents of Wayne County are stepping up to ensure no one goes hungry this holiday season. The newly formed Good Neighbors Coali-
Update: Dixie N.F. Begins Prescribed Fires
CEDAR CITY - Dixie National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations starting this November, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue throughout the fall and winter of 2025, and into the spring of 2026, as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown and dead and down vegetation to help mitigate risk to local communities, infrastructure, and natural resources from wildfires. Prescribed fires Prescribed Fires Cont'd on B2
tion, a partnership of local individuals, organizations, and small businesses, has already donated more than $500 in grocery gift cards to the Bicknell Branch of
Central Utah Food Sharing in its first few days. According to a report
GARFIELD CO. Notes from the Garfield County Commissioners Board reports on their activities: Commissioner David Tebbs met with members of Senator Curtis's legislative team and his Southern Utah Outreach Advisor on effects of the shutdown on gateway communities to Bryce Canyon National Park. They heard concerns about visitor center staffing, housing, and federal worker furloughs. On the flip side, Tebbs reported business owners in the area saying the shutdown, which resulted in the “Free National Park Day,” was actually increasing business activity for them during this period. Commissioner Jerry Taylor reported on a meeting with Outdoor Adventure Commission and the $19-20M of funding available for recre-
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New to Bird-Watching? Attend 2 Upcoming DWR Events to Learn Tips and See Birds During Fall Migrations
Emily Leach | Insider
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is hosting two viewing events in November to educate those just getting into bird-watching and to also provide opportunities to see birds during the fall migration. SALT LAKE CITY Fall is here, which means wildlife migrations are in full swing in Utah. Birdwatching is a great opportunity to get outdoors and see a wide variety of
birds during their annual migrations—and enjoy the fun challenge of trying to identify them. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is hosting two viewing events
in November to educate those just getting into bird-watching and to also provide opportunities to Bird Watching Cont'd on A2
UPCOMING EVENTS... Veterans Day 2025
November 11
Festival of Trees
Nov. 13, 14 & 15
Garfield Co. Fair Building
FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. NOV. 6 - WED. NOV. 12
Sunny/partly cloudy, with increasing chances of precipitation as the week goes on. Highs range from the low 50s to the mid 60s; lows in the 20s and 30s. **Weather is subject to Change
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