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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Garfield Memorial Hospital to Host Educational Medicare Seminar for Residents
PANGUITCH - Garfield Memorial Hospital will offer an educational seminar for Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries on Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. at the Panguitch City Office (25 S. 200 East). This free event takes place during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, an important time each year for individuals to review their current coverage, compare available plans, and make informed decisions about what’s right for them. “Changes to Medicare offerings this year are prompting questions for some of our seniors,” said DeAnn Brown, president of Garfield Memorial Hospital. “This is an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect with professionals who can help.” Licensed independent Medicare Seminar Cont'd on A3
Quilts of Valor Honors Local Veterans
QOV volunteers seek support in organizing local group in Garfield County by Crystal Farinella & Melyssa Holbrook
Garfield County Commission by Peg Smith
Oct. 13, 2025
The quilt had made this dramatic change. The message of my dream was quilts equal healing,” said Roberts.
GARFIELD CO. Several aspects of a piece of 2025 legislation— HB48 Wildland Urban Interface Modifications— came into the October 13 Garfield County Commission discussion. First, in his board report, Commissioner David Tebbs said municipalities are not getting much direction in the WUI fire protection plans they are supposed to have in place by Jan 1, 2026. Near the end of the meeting, Tebbs was able to ask Roger Carter, local administrator advisor for Five County Association of Governments (FCAoG) if he could assist with those plans, given that fire suppression funding would not be accessible without meeting the deadline. Carter said he’d follow up with his state contacts, hopefully acquiring a template that towns can follow. Lastly, during
Quilts of Valor Cont'd on A6
Garfield Commission Cont'd on A5
Melyssa Holbrook
A Quilt of Valor is a quality, handmade quilt that is machine or hand quilted. It is awarded to a service member or veteran who has been touched by war. The quilt says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.” Above, veterans and service members Mark Liston, Crockett Dumas, Art Moss, Marian Casse and Guy Graham are awarded their Quilts of Valor by Sherwood Preece, also a veteran, during the May 2025 Escalante Heritage & Wild Potato Festival. ESCALANTE - The Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream—literally a dream. At the time, founder Catherine Roberts’ son Nat was deployed in Iraq. “The dream was as
Henrie's Hitch-N-Post RV Resort Builds Out Their Amenities in Panguitch by Jaynie Connor
Ariana Speirs
With upgraded amenities, welcoming spaces, and a friendly staff eager to help visitors explore the surrounding scenic routes, Henrie's Hitch-N-Post has quickly earned a reputation as a favorite destination for families, road-trippers, and outdoor enthusiasts alike. PANGUITCH - Henrie’s Hitch-N-Post RV Resort, on Main Street in Panguitch, is just minutes from Bryce Canyon National Park and scenic Highway 12. Under the ownership for the past four years of John and Tonja Henrie, it has undergone a revitaliz-
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ing transformation, becoming more than just a pit stop on Route 89. The resort offers full-hookup RV sites, modern amenities such as laundry facilities and showers, pet-friendly areas, and vacation-style short-term Henrie's Cont'd on B2
REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA
THURS. OCT. 23 - WED. OCT. 29
Possible showers Thursday morning, followed by a sunny/partly cloudy week. Highs in 50s/lower 60s, lows in 30s. **Weather is subject to Change
vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. I could see his war demons clustered around,
dragging him down into an emotional gutter. Then, as if viewing a movie, I saw him in the next scene wrapped in a quilt. His whole demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope and well-being.
Senators Lee and Curtis Introduce New Bills that will Authorize ORVs in Capitol Reef N.P.
2025 ECAF Wraps Up Diverse Arts Program
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced he had introduced two new bills that would open national parks to off-road vehicles (ORVs), fundamentally altering the visitor experience and damaging landscapes that draw millions of visitors each year: the State Motor Vehicle Laws in National Park System Units Act and the OHVs in Capitol Reef ORV s in Nat'l Parks Cont'd on A2
by Karin Simmons
Kathryn Chamberlain
Noriko Kishi of Salt Lake City, one of the many artists selling at the festival, holds one of her anchovy-themed pottery pieces. ESCALANTE - The Escalante Canyons Art Festival once again offered an excellent experience for all participants. While planning this year’s festival, which took place September 19-28, 2025,
UPCOMING EVENTS... Panguitch Halloween Carnival
October 31 Center & Main 4-6pm
I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part. —Tom Clancy
organizers considered a wide variety of workshops, entertainment, and classes. They aimed to include something of every interest for everyone, from writing to gourd painting. And of course, there were
plein air painting and printmaking workshops, watercolor and abstract art classes and music. Getting into the landscape through Roving ECAF 2025 Cont'd on A6
Halloween 2025
October 31
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