Good morning Byway readers! Hopefully you survived losing an hour of sleep over the weekend. Here are some significant events happening this week:
- Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12 — State FBLA at the Davis Conference Center in Layton.
- Friday-Saturday, March 14-15 — State FFA at Utah State University in Logan; and state speech and debate at Ogden High School. Panguitch won region debate on Saturday. Read about last year’s debate winners here.
Also coming up in the next couple of weeks are ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ March 20-22 at Bryce Valley High School, FFA donkey basketball March 25 at the Wayne High School gym, State FCCLA March 25-26 in Layton, and Circleville Town’s birthday party on March 31.
Weather:
The National Weather Service shows mostly sunny weather today at Bryce Canyon Airport with a high near 52 degrees Fahrenheit and a low around 25 tonight.
Wednesday there is a 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Snow is likely Thursday, with accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. The weekend is forecast to be mostly sunny with clouds at night. The weekly low is 11 degrees Friday night.
Public meetings:
- Piute Commission, Monday, March 10, at 10:00 a.m. @ 550 North Main Street, Junction
- Panguitch City Council, Tuesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m. @ 25 S 200 E
- Marysvale Town Council, Tuesday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. @ the Community Building
- Piute School Board, Tuesday, March 11, at 3:30 p.m. @ 500 North Main, Junction
- Wayne School Board, Wednesday, March 12, at 6:00 p.m. @ 79 N 100 W, Bicknell
- Circleville Town Council, Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. @ 210 South Center Street
- Torrey Town Council, Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. @ 75 East 100 North
- Loa Town Council, Thursday, March 13
- Tropic Town Council, Thursday, March 13, at 6:00 p.m. @ 20 North Main Street
- Henrieville Town Council, Thursday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. @ Town Hall
- Junction Town Council, Friday, March 14, at @ 155 North 200 West
*Please check with the county or town for additional details.
– by Abbie Call, signing off.
Feature image caption: A view of the mountains just outside Circleville, Utah. The town of Circleville celebrates its 161st birthday this March.
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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.
Find Abbie on Threads @abbieb.call or contact her at [email protected].