by Karen Munson, The Byway — Escalante Stake Relief Society Presidency invites everyone to help them do 100 Acts of Service for President Russell M. Nelson’s birthday.
Category: Garfield County
![Paper bags of float kits with 4th of July flyers on them.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/float-kits-crt-bvpc-e1720573289390.webp)
by Abbie Call, The Byway — BV Prevention Coalition has become very involved in Tropic’s Fourth of July, including hosting a fun and competitive “Battle of the Families.”
![Hot air balloons slowly inflating in the morning on Panguitch's Main Street.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Panguitch-Balloon-Rally-Crowd-website-crt-AJ-scaled-e1720026448575.webp)
by AJ Martel, The Byway — Hot air balloon pilots and enthusiasts descended on Panguitch Valley for its 25th annual Balloon Rally as festivals get into full swing.
![Lyle Talbot, sitting in the Bookmobile.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Is101-Karen-Munson-Lyle-Talbot-crt-Lyle-scaled-e1719336395350.jpg)
by Abbie Call — Lyle Talbot, Garfield and Kane county’s well-beloved bookmobile driver, is retiring after 11 years in the position.
![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 9:02 a.m. on July 3.
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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.