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Show rem uunne YS fcCG'ESfc! cresfc Orem-Geneva Times October 13, 1977 Takes Cross country runners from Orem High will get one of their toughest tests of the dual meet season tomorrow during the half-time half-time of the Orem-Hillcrest game when they run against the Huskies. So far this season in a building year, Coach Bill Delaney's crew has defeated Spanish Fork, Lehi, Bingham, Granger, and Brighton after losing the opener to South High. The Tigers will be among the favored teams in the region meet also. As for last week, Orem finished 14th out of 36 schools entered in the Eighth Annual Orem Kiwanis Invitational cross country meet last Tuesday at the Cascade Golf Course in north Orem. This marked the first time in the invitational in-vitational history that the Tigers did not finish among the top five teams. More than 350 young men-varsity and junior runners- from around the state entered the largest meet of its kind outside out-side the state meet itself. Four girls' teams also competed com-peted in that new division. First to finish for Orem was David Bobo at 67th, the only senior among the top six runners. Finishing in order or-der behind him were Mel Graff, John Washburn, Mark Melendez, Dutton McCauley, and David Rock. All runners but Rock have finished in first place in dual meets this season. Orem took sixth in the Junior Varsity division, with David Monson heading the team by coming in 29th. He was followed by John Larson, Greg Baum, Walter Wilson, Jim Lambert, Doug Harmon, and Frost Steele. liuGiiis Uleev V Tony Anderson, nephew of former Orem High School coach Harry Anderson, won the Varsity division first place at the Orem Kiwanis Invitational last week. Bonneville 175, Intermoun-tain227. Intermoun-tain227. Four girls teams entered, en-tered, with Intermountain winning with 42 points, followed by Davis with 44, Provo 131, and Bonneville 132. Winning the Varsity division was Davis with 121 points, followed by Bonneville Bon-neville with 132, East 158, Hillcrest 184, and Brighton 189. Davis also won the Junior Varsity division with 42 points, followed by Timp-yiew Timp-yiew with 47, Skyline 145, Hunting Addition Reasons Unfounded Those dedicated to the abolition aboli-tion of hunting for sport insist that hunters and wildlife managers man-agers are primarily responsible for the elimination of wildlife species. But what are the real facts? According to the Department of the Interior, 32 species of birds native to the 50 states are now extinct. Twenty-four of those lived in Hawaii and were never hunted by sportsmen. They 1 $1,QG000 Rgugfc! It is of great importance to me whether or not 1, and You, have a spirit or soul, independent of our physical material bodies, that survives the grave. I can find no evidence of one. I offer $1,000, for proof of a spirit or soul in addition to our bodies. The scriptures define FAITH: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen. " (Heb. 11:1) That EVIDENCE is what I seek; not hearsay. The legal definition of proof says: "Proof is the sufficient reason for the truth." Paul says we should "Prove all things; and hold fast (only to) that which is good." (1 Thes. 5:21) Ecclesiastes tells us: "The dead know not anything; neither have they anymore a reward." Therefore,..."Whatso-ever Therefore,..."Whatso-ever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might for there is not work, nor devise, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." (EccL 9:5, 10-11) In world history millions have been wrong from time to time. Recall the flat earth theory, and that the earth was the center of the universe, and that diseases were the results of devils, etc. Great numbers num-bers believing a thing is unimportant and proves nothing. Truth ie paramount. The Bible also says that there is no destinction between "sons of men and beasts." (Eccl. 3:19) And in the U.S.A., we butcher over 1,000,000 beasts every week for food. Do those beasts have a spirit or soul that survives and goes to some staging area? (P. of G.P.Moses 3:19) The hallucinations of sick and abnormal persons or those mentally desturbed, nor the lies and UNSUBSTANTIATED UN-SUBSTANTIATED declarations of various Church leaders and representatives, are not acceptable, without proof. We are told that, "God is no respecter of persons." per-sons." (Acts 10:34; DC 1:35, etc.), so if you have had a genuine experience confirming life after death, why not roe and all other people, too? Churches and religious people, please produce reasonable EVIDENCE for humans individual, independent spirits or souls, or you should be ashamed to continue such teacliings. G. T. Harrison 836 West 6th South St. Orem, Utah-84057 PAID ADV. f Orem Sinks Granger in Girls Swim Action, 77-75 ''Sflt . ;i s f i ; , fl J ;.J 'iff . ! A ;j 1 f r f ' .... r- V ! It til, t , V " ' t, --" ' r J Some of the 350 high school cross country runners from around the state Deer Season Opener Set October 22 For State October 22 will mark what will be, perhaps, the most important im-portant date of the year for Utah's big game hunting enthusiasts. enthu-siasts. On that date the eleven-day general buck deer season will open, and nimrods across the state will begin pursuit of the number one game animal in the United States. But if being forewarned is being be-ing forearmed, it might be well to review some of the general regulations for taking deer. One of the primary concerns is having the proper license, and the law states that all persons engaged in hunting or the transportation of wildlife will have in their possession the proper license, permit or tag required. begin the 3-mile course at Cascade. Dogs are prohibited at all times while hunting deer or other big game. For the sake of safety, remember re-member that a minimum of 400 square inches of hunter orange is required apparel during the gun season; and in that same vein remember that it is unlawful unlaw-ful to carry loaded firearms in a vehicle. Consider the folly of hunting while under the influence of alcohol or illefial drugs, and recognize that to do so is against the law. And remember that to trespass is not only unlawful, un-lawful, but that your action could have a negative effect on the opportunities for someone else. Utah Farm Bureau Sponsors Contest "How Important is the Farmer'" is the title of the 1977 Ebiay Contest sponsored by the Utah Farm Bureau and the Intermountain Inter-mountain Farmers Association. There will be a County contest and all first place winners will compete in the State Contest. There are four classes or groups: Class age. Class age. Class 3: 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Class 4: Adults College students, stu-dents, farmers and non-farmers. non-farmers. (Students may enter either in home county or college location). ' - Cash awards will be made to first, second and third place winners in all classes. Orem High School Girls Swim Team placed first and third in the final event of Wednesday's meet to give them a 2 point margin mar-gin over Granger. The score was very close the entire meet with the Freestyle Relay determining the final score of Orem 77 and Granger 75. Nancy Dean, Merlene Christiansen, Christ-iansen, Virginia Bartlett and C yd Halberslaben swam to firstplace in the Free Relay, with Gwen Farnsworth, Deann Gardner, Teri Hansen and Teri McCowan placing third. Medley Relay swimmers Becky Peterson, Kim Koerner, Nancy Hansen and Tracy Halberslaben placed second with Evelyn Roper, Bonnie Lewis, Courtney Ekins and Patty Wilson finishing third. Individual results were: 200 Yard Free, Kim Koerner first, Bonnie Lewis fourth, Evelyn Roper fifth; 200 Yard I.M.,Cyd Halberslaben second, Nancy Dean fourth; 50 Yard Free.Tracy Halberslaben Hal-berslaben second, Merlene Christiansen fourth, Virginia Bartlett fifth; 100 YardButterfly, Nancy Hansen first, Tracy Halberslaben Hal-berslaben third; 100 Yard F ree, Cyd Halberslaben second, Nancy Dean third; 100 Yard Backstroke, Nancy Hansen first, Becky Peterson Peter-son third, Evelyn Roper fifth; 100 Yard Breast, Kim Koerner first, Bonnie Lewis third and Courtney Ekins fourth. The next meet will be Wednesday, Wednes-day, October 19, at Kearns High School at 3 p.m. Coach Cherie Harris is pleased with the team improvement and she invites all interested persons to come and extend their support to the team as they attempt their third victory vic-tory in a row. Cougars Plan Homecoming V7ee!i October 24-29 1: Elementary school 2: Junior high school succumbed to the predatory attentions of the domestic cats and mongooses introduced by man to the islands. No sportsmen were involved. Of the remaining eight extinct species of birds, only two-the heath hen and the passenger pigeonwere ever hunted for sport. The heath hen was eradicated era-dicated by spreading civilization in the densely populated Northeast. North-east. The passenger pigeon was destroyed by market hunting and habitat change. Sportsmen were simply not a factor in either case. Nine species of modern-time United States mammals are extinct. ex-tinct. Only three such could have been pursued by hunting sportsmen: eastern elk, Mer-riam Mer-riam elk and Badlands bighorn sheep. All were wiped out before be-fore 1910, during the settlement of their respective ranges. They were hunted for food by the pioneers pio-neers and for market, but they were long gone before sport hunting hunt-ing achieved any popularity in their range area. Having had absolutely no part in the extermination of any American wildlife species, the sportsmen-wildlife manager partnership has been almost totally responsible for returning return-ing many species to healthy population popu-lation levels, including elk, wild turkey, deer, pronghorn antelope, beaver and wood duck. Those are the real facts. Vcslhor Darr.psns Woterfowl Opener As anticipated, manythousands of Utah waterfowlers turned out for the opening of the annual Utah duck season recently, but Mother Nature provided a number num-ber of ingredients that may have been factors in keeping hunter success lower than anticipated. Division of Wildlife Biologists, in a waterfowl census taken just prior to the opening of the season, sea-son, censused more ducks in the marsh areas than during 1976. But a storm just two days before the season opening, coupled with drought-caused restricted re-stricted food supplies in certain of the marsh areas, may have prompted many of the ducks to continue south. The issue was further complicated com-plicated when the opener dawned sunny and nearly windless, and the ducks that remained seemed reluctant to fly. Harvest figures from the opening open-ing weekend, although im-complete, im-complete, indicate that hunter success was down by nearly one bird per hunter from the 15-year 15-year average that has been charted by the Division biologists. bio-logists. But paradoxically, in some areas, primarily private shooting club areas and state wildlife management areas away from theGreatSalt Lake marshes where food supplies may have been better, hunter success bettered the averages of previous years. The only conclusion possible for the moment is that for most hunters the season opener was less than might have been hoped. Remember, too, that hunting of big game is allowed only during dur-ing daylight hours and daylight hours are defined as that period between one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half one-half hour after official sunset. Finally, remember the rules of common sense, and know the complete regulations of the deer hunting proclamation. If you have questions, contact the Division Divi-sion of Wildlife Resources for further information. Essays must be handed in to the Utah County Farm Bureau office at Provo, 379 North University Uni-versity Avenue, or to the Woman's Chairman Myrth Burr, 1185 Columbia Lane, Provo, before October 31. Plans for Homecoming Week, October 24-29, at Brigham Young University are in final stages and centered around the theme "Days of Future Passed," according to student chairman Noah Sifuentes, a sophomore in public relations from Galveston, Texas. Tickets for the Homecoming Spectacular, formerly called Frolics, are now on sale at the Marriott Center for the 8 p.m. performances on Friday andSat-urday andSat-urday nights of Homecoming Week by the best musical and dancing talent at the University. Dozens of young women are expected to enter the Homecoming Home-coming Queen contest next week, climaxed by final judging and announcement of the queen and her court at a banquet October 20, Sifuentes said. For Homecoming Week, stu-, dents at campus residence halls and off-campus apartment buildings build-ings will decorate for the traditional tradi-tional contest and prizes adding color for alumni returning to BYU for the celebration. At the traditional Alumni Banquet Ban-quet Friday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the main ballroom of the Wilkinson Center, the Alumni Association will present four special awards. BYU President Dallin H. Oaks will be featured speaker and a special media presentation pre-sentation will also be shown. The colorful Homecoming parade par-ade will begin at 9;30a.m.Satur-day, 9;30a.m.Satur-day, October 29, followed by the football game at Cougar Stadium at 1:30 p.m. between BYU and the University of Arizona. Club and class reunions are scheduled for both Friday and Saturday. Dances will be held both Friday Fri-day and Saturday nights at several places on campus and in Provo, beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday. I r Susan Thomas Salt Lake Division St A - Kathy Davis Salt Lake Division .J Janet Murri Rexburg Division Vivian Taylor Preston Division A' Jiei It. "jtua Pat Anderson Salt Lake Division M r Linda Kettering Salt Lake Division 'r. Meriam Kienke Salt Lake Division Divisions Salt Lake Div. 350-3121 Ogden Div. 399-2115 Southern Div. 756-7611 (American Fork) Telluride Div. 896-4434 Richfield) Preston Div. 852-1916 Rexburg Div. 356-7366 W " ' v-V : iiliiil ; ''i'f-KkKfi.fffi . I gv ..v..,.....y,y. f- "-MiSS-'Jmt !ps. Ogden Division ;......,...... ; 4" ' llJlljpill -; Wyoming J S'1. j 1 -... llllliiill ,?ilIJjll I if,,' I Joanne Roueche I Marian Martin Salt Lake Division J SR l ' ' 9den Division WsihW llSilllPilllii , - ' S. .... i: ! I Clara Christensen Telluride Division (Richfield) Marilyn Manning Southern Division (American Fork) op wy ODD Meet Utah Power's new staff of Home Energy Advisors- home economists specially trained to help householders conserve electricity. They are available to work with small groups in your home, or larger gatherings such as civic, club or church auxiliary meetings. For this service, contact the Utah Power Customer Service Department and ask for a Home Energy Advisor. DDQCjD RGQJGO3 J & LIGHT COMPANY |