On October 21st the Sheriff’s Office awarded

Bill Johnson with a clock and a plaque for his

efforts to bring last falls Jail escapees to jus-

tice. Sheriff Rick Ellsworth also recognized Bill

as an honorary Daggett County Deputy

Sheriff.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

RESEARCH EQUIPMENT STOLEN ON FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR

GREEN RIVER—Nets intended to catch burbot (a.k.a. ling) in Flaming Gorge Reservoir are disappearing

and the Wyoming Game & Fish Dept. is asking for the publics help in solving the mystery.

Green River Fisheries Supervisor Robb Keith said he learned of the disappearing nets from fisheries bi-

ologists with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR).

"Since we learned burbot were illegally introduced into the Green River Drainage we have been work-

ing closely with UDWR to learn more about burbot in Flaming Gorge Reservoir," Keith said. "Part of these

efforts includes a Utah State University (USU) research project funded by UDWR studying the distribution

and biology of burbot in Flaming Gorge Reservoir."

"Cod traps are one of several different gear types being deployed to target burbot and evaluate

numbers, growth, food habits, habitat selection, etc. "Data collected during the university project and

through other sampling efforts by the cooperating agencies is critical to future management and control

efforts that will be designed to keep burbot in check so they do not disrupt the popular sport fisheries in

Flaming Gorge Reservoir."

"Unfortunately, so far this year, five cod traps intended to catch burbot have disappeared, they have

either been cut or stolen. The gear is essential to ongoing sampling efforts. UDWR and USU researchers

need the gear to complete the important research they are conducting. We are requesting the gear be

returned to either the Green River Regional office (351 Astle Avenue in Green River) or to the UDWR office

in Dutch John, UT. No questions will be asked."

Anglers may still encounter research gear, such as the cod traps, on the reservoir as the research is on

going. Keith is requesting that anglers don’t touch the gear and recommends to anglers that if the gear

looks suspicious, contact the nearest game warden and he/she will determine its legitimacy.

Anyone with information on the missing cod traps may call the Green River Game and Fish Office at

307-875-3223, the nearest game warden or UDWR at 1-800-662-DEER.

Volume 6, Issue 12 December 2008

DAGGETT COUNTY

Library Board 2

Winter Security Checks 3

Jarvie Family Fest 4

Public Hearing Info 5

Affordable Housing 6

Calendar 7

Most Festive House Contest Deadline ex-tended until 5pm on December 2nd. Judging will take place the night of December 2nd!!

http://www.daggettcounty.org/festive

HOLLY DAYS

FESTIVAL AND

TOWN OF

MANILA

CHRISTMAS

TREE LIGHTING Saturday, December 6th

Daggett County Library Board The Bookmobile books and other donated books have all been cataloged and are

in the process of being entered into a computerized list and sorted. Once a com-plete computerized list is generated the books will be prepared for check out. Help

is needed on both aspects of this project. If you are interested and available to

help this winter please contact Brian Raymond at (435) 784-3218 ext. 134.

Dennis Edward Breer, 59, passed away Nov. 6, 2008. He was born March 1949 in Salina, Kan., to Bernard and Edna Glatz Breer. Dennis married Grace Miller, and for the last 22 years had lived in Dutch John.

Dennis loved the Green River and was so fa-miliar with the area that he became a fishing guide; he owned and operated Trout Creek

Flies. He loved flying and racing homing pi-geons. But his pride and joy was his family whom he loved very much. Dennis is survived by his wife, Grace; son, Terry

Loskoski of Agustas, S.C.; daughter, Melissa (Douglas) Roloson; brother, David (Terri) Breer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister, Bernadine Appo-

linaro of Washington; two grandchildren, Kelsey Marie and Dennis William Roloson; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Nov. 10 at the LDS

Chapel in Dutch John; visitation took place one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment was in the Dutch John Cemetery under the di-

rection of the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.

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VACANCY NOTICE

THE DAGGETT COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

HAS SEVERAL OPENINGS FOR VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY SEND A LETTER OF INTEREST to:

The Daggett County Commission

Planning & Zoning Vacancy

PO Box 219

Manila, UT 84046

(435) 784-3335 (fax)

OR COMPLETE THE FORMS FOUND AT:

http://www.daggettcounty.org/pnzmember

INTERESTED PARTIES MUST BE:

RESIDENTS OF DAGGETT COUNTY AND

WILLING TO COMPLETE CITIZEN PLANNER TRAINING

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL

12:00 P.M. ON DECEMBER 12, 2008

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE:

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION SECRETARY AT:

(435) 784-3218 EXT. 134

OR THE

DAGGETT COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE AT:

(435) 784-3154

The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting security checks of homes that are unoccu-pied during the winter months. We’ve had several requests to “Keep an eye on my place” during the winter. Anyone interested in having their home checked periodically, may fill out the informa-tional form below and return to the Sheriff’s Office at the Daggett County Courthouse. If you have any questions about this program call 784-3255.

Winter Security Check Request/Authorization

Property Owner Name(s)________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Daggett County Property Location/Address______________________________________________________________________________________

Winter Contact Address_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Winter Phone # Cell Phone #____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other Phone #__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Comments______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I authorize the Daggett County Sheriff's Office to inspect the exterior of my home during the winter months and notify me at the num-bers above if they discover any problems.

Return to Daggett County Sheriff’s Office; PO Box 219; Manila, UT 84046

Winter Security Checks

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We are looking for people to dis-play/sell their crafts at the 2nd An-nual Holly Days Festival in conjunc-tion with the Town of Manila Christ-mas Tree Lighting at the Senior Center on December 6th, 2008.

The booths are free again this year and we encourage all you tal-ented people to come and par-ticipate. This will start at 3pm.

If you are interested, please contact Sara Lamb at 784-3475 or Andrea Scott at 784-3143.

CRAFT VENDORS for

HOLLY DAYS FESTIVAL

BAR MENU

Hub Tub $6.95

Steak Fries, Cheese Sticks, & Jalapeno/Cheddar Poppers

Cheese Fries $4.95

1/2lb Garlic Burger $8.95

Steak Sandwich $8.95

1/3lb Hamburger $5.95

1/3lb Cheeseburger $6.45

Club Sandwich $7.95

Cheese Quesadilla $5.95

Quesadillas $7.95

(Steak or Chicken)

Grilled Cheese & Fries $4.99

Chicken Strips & Fries $4.99

Corndog & Fries $4.99

All Sandwiches Come with Fries

Add $1.00 - Bacon, Grilled Onions, Grilled Mush-rooms, or Guacamole

THE HUB PIZZA

16 Inch Pizza

Mighty Meat $21.00

Pepperoni, Sausage, Ham

Hub Combo $21.00

Pepperoni, Sausage, Onions, Mushrooms, Olives, and Bell Peppers

Hub Chicken $21.00

Chicken, Bacon, Tomatoes, Ranch or Pizza Sauce

Ham & Pineapple $19.00

Canadian Style & Pineapple Chunks

Cheese Pizza $16.50

1 Topping $17.50

2 Toppings $19.00

3 Toppings $20.00

Additional Cheese $2.00

Additional Toppings $1.50

Choose Your Toppings

Pepperoni, Ham, Beef, Sausage, Chicken, Mush-rooms, Onions, Bell Peppers, Olives, Jalapenos, To-

matoes, Pineapple

Phone: 307-874-6066

POST ON YOUR FRIDGE OR

NEXT TO YOUR PHONE

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Come one… Come all… to the Jarvie Ranch Holiday Festival

Saturday, December 6, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

What: Jarvie Holiday Festival

Where: Historic John Jarvie Ranch at Browns Park

When: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Who: Public – everyone welcome – free!

Why: Experience turn-of-the century days gone by!

Throughout the Jarvie Ranch pine wreaths and boughs are being hung… supplies for crafts are being set out... games are being organized… musicians are tuning their instruments… logs and being placed in the fire pit… and all of this is being done in anticipation of the arrival of the Jarvie visitors.

This is your invitation to attend and participate in the Jarvie Ranch Holiday Festival. If you would like more information about this event you can contact the Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office at (435) 781-4400 or call the Jarvie Ranch directly at (435) 885-3307.

THE DAGGETT COUNTY COMMISSION

ANNOUNCES TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS

TO RECEIVE COMMENTS

ON THE DRAFT DAGGETT COUNTY GENERAL PLAN

The First Hearing Will be Held by the

Planning & Zoning Commission on

DECEMBER 10th, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.

The Second Hearing Will be Held by the

County Commission on

DECEMBER 16th, 2008 at 10:30 A.M.

Both Hearings will be held at the

DAGGETT COUNTY COURTHOUSE

95 North 1st West in Manila, Utah

A PDF version of the Draft is available online at http://www.daggettcounty.org/gpdraft or may be pur-

chased from the Clerk’s Office for $30.50. Additional planning documents can be found at http://

www.daggettcounty.org/generalplan

Information and comments may be sent to the Daggett County Planning Commission at PO Box 219; Ma-

nila, UT 84046 or by e-mail to braymond@daggett.state.ut.us .

For additional information, please contact Planning & Zoning Secretary, Brian Raymond at (435) 784-3218

ext. 134.

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should

notify Vicky McKee at 95 North 1st West,

Manila, Utah 84046 or by telephone at (435) 784-3154 during regular business hours.

Tower Rock Run T-shirts T-shirts from this year’s Tower Rock Run are still available in

some sizes and would make great Christmas presents.

They are a nice shirt promot-ing this annual event and our local busi-

nesses. Contact

Brian Ray-mond at (435) 784-

3218 ext. 134 to pur-chase a shirt

or two!

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Flaming Gorge Quilt Retreat

Red Canyon Lodge hosted the 2nd Annual Flaming Gorge Quilt Retreat on November 7-9. The retreat was a great success and Red Canyon Lodge owner Mark Wilson and his employees made the weekend absolutely wonderful. The cabins were nice and cozy and the food was outstanding.

Everyone quilted from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon staying up till midnight Friday and Saturday nights. The quilters made many quilts over the weekend.

Please check upcoming newsletters to find out about he next re-treat that will be held in February.

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Daggett County is still accepting ap-

plications for its affordable Housing

program. We currently have an ap-

proved application for our remaining

house, but it’s not too late to apply for

one of our last two lots. There are sev-

eral options for putting housing on that

lot, but time is running out on our

Down Payment assistance grant from

the Community Development Block

Brant (CDBG). The program is open to

anyone who will be a permanent resi-

dent of the county and meets the fed-

eral HUD (Housing and Urban Devel-

opment) low to moderate income

guidelines. These income guidelines

are based on the median income for

our area and the number of persons in

the household. Applications are

evaluated by the Uintah Basin Asso-

ciation of Governments. Contact

Brian at (435) 784-3218 ext. 134 for

more information or to get an applica-

tion.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

MOSQUITO DISTRICT Daggett County Mosquito District is hold-

ing their annual Budget Hearing on Tues-

day, Dec. 2nd at 6 pm at the Daggett

County Courthouse. Comments will be

accepted on the District’s tentative ap-

proval of a tax increase to offset money

that will not be available from the State

Agriculture Department grants in 2009.

December 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Commission Mtg. 9am

Mosquito Abatement

Budget Hearing 6pm

3 4 5 6

Town of Manila Holly Days Festival and Christmas Tree Lighting

7 8 9 10

Soil Cons. Mtg. 10am

County P & Z Mtg. 6:30pm

General Plan Hearing-7 pm

11

Mt. View Special Service

District Hearing 1pm

Water District Service Budget Hearing 6pm

12 13

14 15 16

Commission Mtg. 9am

General Plan Hearing-10:30

17 18

County General Truth In Taxa-tion Hearing-

6pm

Mosq. District Truth In Taxa-tion Hearing-

7:30 pm

19 20

21 22

County Budget Hearing at

10am

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CHRISTMAS

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28 29 30 31 JAN 1

NEW YEARS DAY

JAN 2 JAN 3

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95 North 100 West

PO BOX 219

Manila, Utah 84046

Phone: 435-784-3218

Fax: 435-784-3335

Daggett County Newsletter

• County Commission Meetings will be held on

Tuesday, December 2nd and 16th at 9am.

• The Soil Conservation District’s monthly meeting is

set for December 10th at 10am.

• County Planning & Zoning will meet on December

10th at 6:30pm. There will be a public hearing at

7pm.

• Mosquito Abatement District Budget Hearing will

be held on December 2nd at 6pm.

• Mt View Special Service District Budget hearing

will be held on December 11th at 1pm.

• Water District Service District Budget Hearing will

be held on December 11th at 6pm.

• County Budget Hearing will be held on December

22nd at 10am.

• Town of Manila Holly Days Festival and Christmas

Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 6th.

Board and Committee Openings

Daggett County currently has open-ings on the Economic Development Board, Mosquito Abatement District Board, Tourism Tax Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Dutch John Advisory Committee, Dutch John Cemetery Board, Museum Board, and the Public Lands Advisory Committee. If you have an interest in being a part of any of these organiza-tions, Daggett County Commissioners are accepting applications until 12 pm on December 12, 2008. Boards and Committees are a way to get involved, keep informed and help out the com-munity. The short application is avail-able at the County Courthouse during business hours or online at http://www.daggettcounty.org/DocumentView.asp?DID=5 .