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“FYI Panguitch” is a weekly Insider column written by Panguitch resident Mack Oetting. Insider

It looks like we are going to get through May without any moisture, I wish we could get something out of the north besides the cold wind. These warm days, even with the wind, are sure to be welcome.

May still has a few things to go, tonight is the High School Graduation and there will be 40 that will be receiving their diplomas. They will be off to make the world a better place. It seems that each year the kids get better and smarter. There is a new world out there and it is run by computers of all kinds. You don’t have to know everything now, you just Google it and there it is. Whatever your profession, or whatever you want to know.

Monday is Memorial Day and the Cemetery is really looking good. The American Legion will be putting out the Flags honoring all Veterans for their service. I have put out 4 new markers this year, but I always forget someone so give me a call and I will bring one out. Call (676-2418). Memorial Day seems to be the start of summer and the tourists start coming. The City will be holding their annual garage sale on Main St. So get out all of your items that have been drawing dust all of these years and put it up for sale. So come early and get some of the best items that you can’t live without.

Did you ever think that when you are retired you wouldn’t be getting any three day holidays or vacations or sick leave. If you are a new retiree you might want to start volunteering, all of the small towns in Utah depend heavily on volunteers. Fire Fighters, EMTs, Lion Clubs, the ATV rally, the County Fair, the Churches all need folks to help out with them.

With June comes the Quilt Walk, this is their 24th year and most of the events will still be on. You need to get registered for the Quilt Classes. The only event that won’t be on will be the Quilt Walk play. Elaine Baldwin took a story that Pat had heard from a fellow Professor at Fullerton College, who was a Louder and told her about the seven men who walked on Quilts to Parowan and wrote the play and directed it all these years. She retired last year with someone to take her place. Last week her replacement called and said they can’t do it. With only three weeks left it is not enough time to find another replacement. Hopefully someone will come up to do it next year. Elaine has come up with something else to entertain our quilters, so just because there is no play doesn’t mean there is not Quilt Walk entertainment. Check it out!!! The Lions Club will be putting on their great breakfast on Saturday morning and can always use some help. Hey you chocolate makers!!! Don’t forget the Chocolate Fest on Wednesday evening. Bring your donated chocolate food—at the middle school—and buy someone else’s chocolate. Money to the Sub for Santa. April Hookham is heading the Chocolate Fest this year.. Please come and buy and bring your chocolate. We have a new musical group to entertain you!

Joe Orman who heads up the ATV Rally each year, would like to host a Veterans ride sometime in June. He did this two years ago and it is a fun ride, I did it then and will be doing it again, give Joe a call at, (477-2400) you need a cell phone.

Over the years we have lost a couple of events that brought a lot of people to town. In the 90s the BMW riders and the Fiddlers were here for many years, but because of age and the COVID they won’t be back. Our big event the Balloon Fest will be on, bringing thousands to town, hopefully the wind will hold off. We went 18 years without a problem, but the last 3 or 4 years the wind has cut down on the balloon glow.

At the end of month there will be a primary, those of us that vote American (for the best person not the party) won’t get a ballot.

Every year about this time, a person that I know comes down with the Shingles and is in a real lot of pain. If you are over 50 go for a shot, it doesn’t hurt and most health insurance pays for it. You can get the shots at the drugstore. You have been eating Big Macs and hot dogs your whole life and you won’t get a shot because you don’t know what is in it!

Pat and I went up to the State Track meet at BYU. The Y also was having a baseball game and it took us an hour to find a place to park. Also they were having 1A through 6A track and field, it took forever for each event to run through each group. Read the sports to get the GREAT results. There weren’t any seats available and people were standing along the fence. They need to go back to 1A – 3A like before, there were way too many people there.

On our way up to Provo we passed by the Piute reservoir and it is down to August and September levels, it looks like the Sevier River is really down also. They have joined Lake Powell and Lake Mead in levels. For each down side of anything there is a bright side. They are opening up many of the artifacts from Powell that have been covered up for 50 years. We went up to Rainbow Arch when the dam was filling up. It was a half mile up from the water. They have found one of the largest arches with the down water. Colorado got 4’ of snow out of the last storm; it might help with the water shortage. In Nevada they are putting pumps in place to pump water at the dam.

America, America, God shed your grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.

Mack O.