What’s Happening Here in Wayne County, Utah August 2010
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11 am to Sundown Disc Golf. Course guide and instruction available.
Meet at the Rim ‘Rock Patio Torrey 435-425-3389
Come in and enjoy a candy sample any day of the week. CastleRock Coffee and Candy.
Junction of Highways 12&24 Torrey 435-425-2100
Check schedules at Capitol Reef Visitors Center for Ranger Programs.
Capitol Reef National Park 435-425-3791 ext. 111
First Run Movies, Wayne Theatre, Bicknell
Call for movie and time. 435-425-3123
Pool tournament at 7:00 pm. Chillzz Restaurant, Torrey.
For more information please call 435-425-2600
Farmers’ Market. Fresh produce and herbs - organically grown; goat cheese
stone oven baked bread, and cinnamon buns. 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Robber’s Roost. Torrey. 435-425-3265
6:00 pm on Wednesdays and 10:00 am on Saturdays Power Plant Fitness Center group bike rides.
Meet at the Fitness Center. Bicknell Call for information 435-425-3331
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Events in August
August 6-7
Women’s Redrock Music Festival.
Friday 5pm – 11pm and Saturday 12pm – 11pm. Held at Robber’s Roost Bookstore. Torrey.
For a complete schedule please visit www.redrockwomensfest.com
August 16-21
Another Day in Paradise at the Wayne County Fair
Monday August 16
9-10am - WHS Mini Cheer Camp
3-4:30pm - Seniors Bingo (55 and up)
4:45-6pm – Ugly Hat Contest
6:15-6:30pm – Opening Ceremony
6:30 pm – Free, Aspen Group Dinner
7-10pm – Free, Live Entertainment Mary Kay and Richard Van Codie
Tuesday August 17
9-10am – WHS Mini Cheer Camp
11:30am-1:30pm – Free, Far West Bank Customer Appreciation Lunch
2-4pm – Pet Show, Fair Grounds Multi-Purpose Building, Loa
3:30 – Carnival Games
4:30-5:30pm – Line Dance Lessons, Fair Grounds Multi-Purpose Building
6:00pm – Rodeo Queen Contest, Fair Grounds Multi-Purpose Building,
8:00pm – Comedy & Magic Show, Al Lampkin, Family Entertainment $5 Adult, $3 Kids, (4 and under free). Wayne Theatre, Bicknell
Wednesday August 18
9-10am WHS Mini Cheer Camp
12-2pm – Free Pool Games, County Swimming Pool, Bicknell
4:00pm – Kids/Youth Cowboy Poetry Contest Fair Grounds Multi-Purpose Building, Loa
6:00pm – Small Fry Rodeo, Free admission, Fairgrounds, Loa
8-11:30pm – Youth Dance (ages 13-18) $3 Single $5 Couple, Fair Grounds Multi-Purpose Building
Thursday August 19
7:00am Mini Sprint Triathlon $5 – Pre-register, Wayne County Swimming Pool
11am-1:30pm – Free, Brian Farm Service Center Customer Appreciation Lunch,
5:00pm – Adult Cowboy Poetry Mutton or Chicken Dinner ($6 Adult, $4 Child 5-10, 4 and under free)
Live Entertainment Local Groups, Turner Park, Loa
8pm – The Michael King Band Open air dance Big Apple Torrey, $6 Single/$10 Couple
Friday August 20
Run-Bike-Horse Relay $5 per team, pre-register 836-2666 - Julie Chappell, Fairgrounds, Loa
10:30am – Lecture by Steve Taylor – “How Did We Get Here” (to Wayne County), Fairgrounds, Loa
11:00am – Book Report “The Journey Takers” Leslie Albrecht Huber, Author, Fairgrounds Multi-purpose Building, Loa
12:00 noon – Free, Royal’s Food Town Customer Appreciation Lunch
1-7:30pm – Free, Mechanical Bull (Utah Army Guard) Fairgrounds Loa
2-5pm – Horse Show & Extreme Competition, Fairgrounds, Loa
8:00pm – Rodeo – Ranch Rodeo $7 Adults, $5 Kids, Under 4 Free Fairgrounds, Loa
Saturday August 21
7-9:30am – Dutch Oven Cook Off Breakfast $5 Adult, $3 Kids, 4 and under Free, Turner Park, Loa
10am – Main Street Parade – Loa
Fun at the Park: Continuous entertainment at the pavilion, Games, Concessions, Vendor Mall, Climbing Wall, Mechanical Bull
1pm – Sporting Clay Shoot
4pm – Duck Derby, SpringCreek, Loa
6pm – Demolition Derby – Fairgrounds, Loa
FIREWORKS
Saturday August 21
7:30 pm The Mangold Sisters, An evening of music for cello and piano, With a Spanish Flair.
Please see website for directions to venue. Not at Robber’s Roost. www.entradainstitute.org
Saturday August 28
7:30 pm “Wallace” (a play) “An evening with Wallace Stegner” performed By Richard Scharine (from Plan-B’s WALLACE) Robber’s Roost, Torrey
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What’s Inside
Capitol Reef National
Park Ranger Programs
Featured Bike Ride
Capitol Reef Country
Wildlife
Featured Scenic Drive
Bull Creek Pass
This scenic back way is accessed from SR-95
approximately 20 miles south of Hanksville. It
runswest to McMillan Springs through Steven
Narrowsand loops east to SR-276, file miles south
of SR-95.This drive climbs from the desert floor to
10,500feet at Bull Creek Pass.
Word Scramble
Bull Creek Pass Road is a single lane, dirt road.
There are several rough places and steep grades.
High clearance vehicles are required and four-wheel
drive vehicles are recommended to travel this back way.
Local Church Service
Schedule
Bull Creek Pass Road provides unique vistas into the Colorado Plateau and often a glimpse of
free-roaming buffalo. There are beautiful canyons, colorful red cliffs,multi-hued hills and stark
badlands at the lower elevations to mountains, forested and lush, grassy slopes higher up.
Poetry by
Ray Conrad
Activities Calendar
August Events
The Town of Teasdale
Weather in August
Average High 88º F
Average Low 61º F
Moon Phases
for August
10th 16th 24th 3rd
This drive requires 6-7 hours driving time and is 68 miles long. It is often impassable through
June due to snow drifts.
Featured Hike
Fremont Gorge Overlook
The Fremont Gorge Trail is one of Capitol Reef
National Park’s more challenging trails, where the
end result is worth the effort to get there. Starting
at the Fruita Blacksmith shop climbing steeply to the
top of Johnson Mesa. You then stroll in a westerly
direction into red desert country. The trail climbs
slowly but steadily through pinyon and juniper
redrock terrain for two miles where you reach
arock cairn marking the overlook. Don’t fall in; the
views are very exposed here. Turn around and look
northeast. If you can see the La Sal Mountains
which are near Moab, Utah, you are looking out 90
miles or more! The return trip back the way you
came is a lot easier since it is all down hill.
Distance: 4 miles round trip
Average hiking time: 3-4 hours
Elevation change: 1000 feet
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Capitol Reef National Park Ranger Programs
Yucca
Capitol Reef National Park will offer ranger guided programming throughout
the month, consisting of:
• Campground Evening programs
• Geology talks in the visitor center
• Prehistoric Culture talks at the Highway 24 Petroglyph Panel
• Short hikes, etc.
Family-oriented activities and children’s programs include:
Capitol Reef Visitor Center Bookstore & Historic Gifford Homestead
The Visitor Center (vc) features a great selection
of books, maps, postcards, and more.
• Family Fun Packs
• Junior Ranger booklets
• Junior Geologist ranger-led programs
The Ripple Rock Nature Center, located 3/4 mile south of the visitor center on
the Scenic Drive, Open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 12 noon - 5:00 pm
Children’s program at 3:00 pm
Also visit the Historic Gifford House (one
mile south of the vc) a restored pioneer
home and charming old time store with many
specialty items including bottled fruits,
vegetables, pie and ice cream made daily.
Your purchase help support Capitol Reef National Park.
www.capitolreefnha.org ~ 435-425-3791
An agave, yuccas have a tall dense cluster of creamy white globe shaped flowers atop a
stout leafy stem. The numerous leaves grow from the base and are very sharp! Yuccas are
members of the lily family and may grow single or in clusters. They are pollinated by the
yucca moth that cannot reproduce
without the yucca.Yuccas grow in
sandy, rocky areas on dry mesas
80 EAST MAIN STREET, TORREY, UTAH 84775
or slopes. Native Americans ate the
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flower buds and seeds. They also
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wove the fibrous leaves to make
NAVAJO RUGS
mats, sandals, baskets and cloth.
contemporary and antique
paintings
UTAH ART
sculpture photography
First Baptist Community Church:
66 West Main
Torrey, UT 84775
435-425-3272
Sunday:10:00am Sunday school
11:00am Worship
Wed: 7:00pm Bible Study
The Historic Gifford Homestead, located one mile south of the visitor center
on the Scenic Drive, is open daily 8 am - 5 pm.
Check ranger Activity Schedules posted in all park bulletin boards for
specific program and facility times and locations, or call the visitor center at
425-3791extension 111.
Ranger Program Schedules are available on our website: www.nps.gov/care.
St. Anthony of the Desert Catholic
Church:
600 North Sand Creek Road
Torrey, UT 84775
435-425-3319
Mass every Saturday afternoon at
5:00 pm (April – October)
1st and 3rd Saturday’s at 3:00 pm
(November – March)
Harvest Time
Fruit picking is a great way for the whole family to enjoy Capitol Reef National
Park. The historic Fruita orchards contain over 2,700 fruit bearing trees.
Pick and eat all you want for free in the orchards or take some home for a
nominal fee. The orchards open to picking as optimal ripeness is reached.
Refer to the chart for approximate time for harvest.
245 EAST MAIN STREET, TORREY, UTAH 84775
435-425-3200
www.bouldermountainrealty.com
FRUIT
FLOWERING
HARVEST
Cherries
March 31 - April 19
June 11 - July 7
Apricots - early
February 27 - March 20
June 27 - July 22
STEVENS LOCKER PLANT
WILD GAME PROCESSING
Apricots - regular
March 7 - April 13
June 28 - July 18
RETAIL/WHOLESALE MEATS • JERKY PROCESSING
Peaches
March 26 - April 23
August 4 - September 6
Pears
March 31 - May 3
August 7 - September 8
BUY 2 BAGS OF ICE/GET 1 FREE
Apples
April 10 - May 6
September 4 - October 17
168 South Main LOA • (435)836-2660
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Local Church Services
SPECIALIZING IN UNIQUE PROPERTIES
LAND, RANCHES, COMMERCIAL AND HOMES
SLAUGHTER • CUTTING/WRAPPING/FREEZING
WHOLESALE ICE
(Must present this ad)
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints:
Bicknell . . . . . 435-425-3461
Fremont . . . . . 435-836-2862
Hanksville . . . . 435-542-3201
Loa . . . . . . . . . 435-836-2322
Lyman . . . . . . 435-836-2706
Torrey . . . . . . 435-425-3292
Sunday Teasdale Meditation
19 Center Street
Teasdale, UT 84773
Sundays 9:45-11:30 am
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Yacca in Bloom
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Wayne County/Capitol Reef Country Information Center
The Town of Teasdale, Utah
Please visit the Wayne County/Capitol Reef Country Information Center located at the junction
of Scenic Byway 12 and Highway 24. The friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you with
planning your stay, local lore and history, or backcountry conditions. The visitors’ information
center has free maps, brochures, and posters, plus Capitol Reef National Park information.
Stop in and say “Hello!” We are glad you are here.
Elevation: 7,000 feet. Named after the LDS Apostle George Teasdale, the town
is located at the foot of the Boulder Mountain with a beautiful view of Capitol
Reef National Park and the colorful velvet ridges. Settled in 1882,the town was
originally called Bulberry. Crafts practiced in Teasdale today were begun by the
pioneer women, including quilting and weaving.
Teasdale’s First Public Building: In 1885, the LDS church purchased a piece
of land in Teasdale for $9.98 and the first public building in the settlement
was constructed. The building was twenty feet by thirty feet and was made of
sawed logs. A large fire-place was built in the west end of the building. Cost
of the building was $323.86 which was contributed in cash, labor and grain.
The building served the community for many years as the church, school and
recreation center. At the present time, the building is owned and maintained by
the Mountain View Camp and the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Alpine Anglers &
Boulder Mountain
Adventures
Rich Cropper
Locally Owned and
Operated Since 1995
435-425-3660
www.alpineadventuresutah.com
Located in Torrey, Utah.
First class guided trips on
Boulder Mountain, Thousand
Lakes Mountain, Henry
Mountains, Fish Lake, & the
Fremont River.
Hunting, Fly Fishing,
Horse Back Rides
Information Center
High Altitude Sickness
Anyone coming from lower altitudes to 6000
feet or more may complain of headache,
unusual fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite,
difficulty sleeping, and/or shortness of
breath. This may be altitude sickness. The
best treatment is: do not go up until the
symptoms go down. Take it easy. Drink
plenty of water. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. If
symptoms persist consult a doctor and get
to a lower altitude.
Teasdale Cultural Hall
Teasdale Cultural Hall. Originally known as the Ward Amusement Hall, the
building was constructed in 1917-1918.
Located in Torrey Utah,
Featured Bike Ride
SkyRidge Inn
Cathedral Valley Loop
is a delightful alternative
to motel lodging near
Capitol Reef National Park
The Inn is nationally recognized for
its service, magnificent views and
artfully decorated rooms. SkyRidge
has been featured in National
Geographic Traveler and selected by
Sunset Magazine as
“One of the West’s Best 24 Inns.”
We are open from
April - November 31st.
$119 to $164 per night plus tax.
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Main Street * Torrey
* Burgers*
* Shakes *
* Onion Rings*
* Free Wi-Fi *
* Playground *
Riding into Cathedral Valley can be very challenging and a rewarding
experience. This is one of the more remote areas of the park. Finding water
is difficult and the summer heat can leave you parched, so this ride is better
suited for the Spring or Fall, and can be shortened with a shuttle. There are
steep hills, switchbacks, wash crossings (muddy when wet), stretches of
deep sand, and a river ford. The park does have a small primitive campground
about mid-way through the ride. Water is NOT available but the views are
spectacular.
Rating:
Skill Level:
Length:
Surface:
Location:
Strenuous, with steep, downhill stretches
Intermediate-advanced
60 miles plus
Dirt, sand and fording of the Fremont River
Caineville on Highway 24
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Cathedral Valley
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Fish Lake Lodge
Capitol Reef Country Wildlife
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Have you visited Fish Lake Lodge? It is
the huge log structure sitting right off of
Fish Lake on the Fish lake Scenic By way
U-25. It has breath taking views of the lake
surrounded by high mountain peaks. The
construction is reminiscent of the great
lodges of the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone
National Parks. Here is a short history of
Fish Lake Lodge:
The bighorn sheep is one of the more elusive animals you might see in Capitol
Reef Country. The bighorn is grayish brown with a white rump. It is a very
stocky animal that may weigh up to 250 pounds. The male bighorns have
massive C shaped curved horns and the females have thin slightly curved
horns. They feed on a variety of desert grasses and shrubs. The rams challenge
each other in head butting contests and the impact of these duels can be heard
from a mile away. These contests establish dominancein the small herds.
1911 Charles Skougaard sets upcamp
with 12 tents on board floors on the lake
shore.
1913 A single story lodge with an open
air dance hall was completed.
Fish Lake Lodge
1917 Extreme flooding caused the lodge
to collapse into the lake.
1920 Mr. Skougaard builds a two story
building which soon burned.
1928 Construction on the present lodge
begins. Logs that were cut during the
summer on the northeast side of the lake
are skidded across the ice in winter to the
current lodge site.
1932 Construction is completed and the
lodge opens for business. This lodge,
which was once the largest wooden
structure west of the Mississippi, still
operates today as Fish Lake Resorts.
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Fish Lake Lodge
Bed-Ridden
By Ray Conrad
Torrey Texaco
& Taco Time
Full service gas station
and C-Store
Taco Time Restaurant
Open Daily
Junction Hwys 12 & 24
(435) 425-3345
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Gramma was a hundred, and still alert and spry,
Her mind was there, and she had her hair, and a twinkle in her eye.
The radio and the TV came, to interview her, live,
For clues to longevity, and why she appeared to thrive.
They asked about her diet. She ate what she was served.
Did she drink? An evening toddy, now and then, just to calm her nerves.
Did she ever have serious illness? She answered, “No, I didn’t.”
And one reporter asked, amazed, “You’ve never been bed-ridden?”
“Bed-ridden?” Gramma cackled, “Why you’re too dang-tootin’ sonny!
I been bed-ridden so goshdang many times it isn’t funny.
Bed-ridden? Lawsy, yes, my boy, and I’d hate you to think I’m braggin’
But I remember a couple of times in the back of a buckboard wagon.”
Poems by Ray Conrad and other cool stuff can be found on his web site:
www.RaymondConrad.com
For more information call 435-425-3790
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