by Karen Munson — Garfield County Commissioner Jerry Taylor was presented the One Utah Summit Transformational Leadership Award on October 9 at SUU.
![Little Egypt in the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge area. Courtesy of Utah.com.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/little-egypt-crt-thomas-dodds.webp)
by Thomas Dodds — Recently, the BLM developed a plan to limit access to the Henry Mountains where Southern Utahns have hiked and hunted for generations.
![Panguitch number 0 hits the baseball at a home game against Wayne. Courtesy of AJ Martel, The Byway.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pang-v-wayne-crt-aj-byway-8-28-24.webp)
by Abbie Call — This year’s state baseball tournament was a close battle between three teams: Panguitch, Bryce Valley and Piute. In the end, Panguitch won.
![Graphic: A shoe stepping on a plant in the ground. Courtesy of Abbie Call, The Byway.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/active-civility-crt-abbie-call.webp)
by Abbie Call — Anger is easy, passive, and lazy. Kindness — civility — is active. Recently, I found four ways to be more active in interactions with others.
![Kadee and Zoey. Courtesy of Eric Fawson/Facebook.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kadee-and-zoey-crt-Eric-FawsonFacebook.webp)
by Abbie Call — Despite day one of 2024 state mountain biking being canceled, Panguitch seniors still raced and came home with spirit and leadership awards.
![Ghosts made out of sheets and a spiderweb made from a long rope gridwork decorate a pole on Circleville Main Street. Courtesy of Circleville Town/Facebook.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/circleville-pole-decorating-ghosts-web-crt-circleville-town-fb.webp)
The Byway — The top three winners of the Circleville pole decorating contest were announced Tuesday. The first place prize is a $50 gift card.
![Trevor Andersen. Courtesy of State Bank of Southern Utah.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Courtesy-of-State-Bank-of-Southern-Uta.webp)
The Byway — State Bank of Southern Utah recently announced the appointment of a new president and CEO, Trevor C. Andersen, as Eric Schmutz retires.
![Wayne's prom royalty at their prom. Courtesy of Tacey Wood.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Wayne_s-prom-royalty-crt-tacey-wood-2.webp)
The Byway — With school barely begun, Wayne’s juniors pulled together a fun prom night “on cloud nine” hanging out with their class.
![A rocky outcropping and wilderness area in the Henry Mountains.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/henry-mountains-crt-blm-2-e1717017137475.jpg)
The Byway — On September 25, BLM released the draft environmental assessment on the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge for public comment.
![Meme: What we expect Elder Uchtdorf to talk about: an airplane. What he actually talks about: a tree with visible roots. (Courtesy of Abbie Call, The Byway.)](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/what-we-expect-Elder-Uchtdorf-to-talk-about.webp)
by Abbie Call — The following is just a meme — or ten — referencing the 2024 October conference talks by Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring and others.