Good morning Byway readers. Happy Presidents’ Day! Here are some significant events happening this week:
- Monday, February 17 — Presidents’ Day and Bryce Canyon Winter Festival wraps up.
- Tuesday-Saturday, February 18-February 22 — Gary Leffew Bull Riding School at the Triple C Arena in Panguitch. Contact Lance Miller for more information.
- Wednesday, February 19 — Rural County Career Fair.
- Thursday, February 20 — The last day of the Ruby’s Inn Ice Ribbon.
- Saturday, February 22 — State basketball play-ins begin at home sites. Panguitch won both region basketball championships. See the region bracket here. It is also the grand opening of The Loop, a new business in Escalante and a Chizle’s Ranch Sorting day in Panguitch.
- Sunday, February 23 — Marysvale ice cream social at the Community Center at 7:00 p.m.
Weather:
The National Weather Service shows mostly sunny weather today at Bryce Canyon Airport with a high near 47 degrees Fahrenheit and a low around 17 tonight. Tuesday and Wednesday the weather is similar.
Thursday there is a 30 percent chance of snow after 11 a.m., while Friday and Saturday are mostly sunny and clear, with a high Saturday of 48.
Public meetings:
- Wayne Commission, Tuesday, February 18, at 10:00 a.m. @ 18 S Main, Loa
- Escalante City Council, Tuesday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m. @ 56 North 100 West
- Hatch Town Council, Wednesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m. @ 49 W Center
- Cannonville Town Council, Wednesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m.
- Bryce City Council, Thursday, February 20, at 10:00 a.m. @ 70 West 100 North
- Garfield School Board, Thursday, February 20, at 5:00 @ Escalante
*Please check with the county or town for additional details.
– by Abbie Call
Feature image caption: The new yoga studio called “The Loop” located on Main Street in Escalante.
Find updates on last week’s Plonk here.
Abbie Call – Cannonville/Kirksville, Missouri
Abbie Call is a journalist and editor at The Byway. She graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in editing and publishing from Brigham Young University. Her favorite topics to write about include anything local, Utah’s megadrought, and mental health and meaning in life. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with family, quilting and hiking.
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