by Abbie Call — Lyle Talbot, Garfield and Kane county’s well-beloved bookmobile driver, is retiring after 11 years in the position.
Category: Garfield County
![Some pink and gold fireworks in the sky.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4th-fireworks-scaled-e1688590931712.jpg)
by Abbie Call & Ari Hurdsman — Here are the details for the Fourth of July activities in small towns of Piute, Wayne and Garfield counties.
![voting ballot and "I voted" stickers](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/I-voted-e1686956989133.jpg)
by Abbie Call & Elaine Baldwin, The Byway — The unofficial results for Piute, Wayne and Garfield counties for the 2024 primary election as of 10:15 a.m. on June 26.
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by Abbie Call, The Byway — An 11-year-old girl was rescued Thursday evening after being seriously injured by a rock fall at the Lower Calf Creek Falls.
![A family of four rides their bikes through the ponderosa trees and red rocks of Red Canyon.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/red-canyon-bicycle-trail-crt-utah-trails-4-e1718826981658.webp)
by Abbie Call, The Byway — The NRCS and Garfield County are in the planning stages of building a bike path extension from Red Canyon to Panguitch.
![Quilts in the Panguitch gym at the quilt walk festival.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/panguitch-quilt-walk-festival-crt-tracy-brooks-wright-e1718672070590.webp)
by Elaine Baldwin — Panguitch and the Quilt Walk have been growing side by side ever since the tradition of holding festivals began in the 1990s.
![Piute girls dressed in traditional attire perform a dance at the Escalante Showhouse.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cedar-city-paiutes-dancing-crt-harriet-priska-scaled-e1717696400990.webp)
by Harriety Priska — Escalante celebrated the 4th annual Wild Potato Days on May 24 and 25, 2024. A good time was had by all in spite of bad weather.
![School photos of Bryce Valley teachers Cheryl LeFevre and Jeff Brinkerhoff.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cheryl-lefevre-jeff-brinkerhoff.webp)
by Abbie Call — Bryce Valley is losing not just one, but two dedicated faculty members who retired this year: Cheryl LeFevre and Jeff Brinkerhoff.
![The Henry Mountains on distant the horizon.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/henry-mountains-crt-blm-scaled-e1717017167760.jpg)
by Abbie Call — May 28, BLM held a meeting over Zoom to inform the public of preliminary travel management alternatives in the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge.
![Gayle Pollock at SUU.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4-gayle-pollock-crt-SUU-news-e1715031227361.webp)
The Byway — Gayle L. Pollock of Tropic received an honorary Doctorate of Public Service for his extensive service to SUU and students of Rural Utah.