J i ••.. I • Beaver Press Publication No. 047-400 County Seat Newspaper Since 1904 Serving Att of Beaver County Beaver County Sheriff's Report Mule deer and bighorn sheep will receive some extra protection in six areas in Utah. The DWR has approved a slight increase in the number of cougars hunters can take on harvest objective units in the areas, photo by Ron Stewart, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources More Cougars Will be Taken in Six Areas in Utah Taking more cougars will help deer and bighorn sheep Deer and bighorn sheep in six areas in Utah will soon receive some added protection from cougars. On March 3, Division of Wildlife Resources Director Jim Karpowitz signed an emergency change to Utah's cougar hunting rules. The change increases the number of cougars that hunters can take on six hunting areas in Utah. Three of the areas are in southern Utah. The number of deer that died in these areas during the winter of 2009 - 2010 was higher than expected. And the number of fawns compared to the number of does in me'three areas has been low for the past three years. The remaining three areas are in central and southeastern Utah. Each area has a bighorn sheep population that's either declining in number or is stable in number but Is still heavily preyed on by cougars. If you're among those who have a cougar harvest objective hunting permit for this season, or you're thinking about getting one, you'll want to pay close attention to the changes-some cougar hunting areas that closed earlier this season will reopen to hunting. A complete list of the areas in question, and how many additional cougars can be taken, is available at http://go.usa.gov/4CI. After clicking on the link, scroll down to the "Changes to the guidebook" heading to find the changes. You can also stay updated on which harvest objective areas are open to hunting, and which have been closed, by visiting http://go.usa.gov/4CN. Beaver Ranger District Preparing for Prescribed Fire Projects Beaver, Utah- The Fishteke National Forest, Beaver Ranger District Fuels personnel are planning to implement several prescribed fire projects located approximately 25 mites north of Beaver in the Sulphurdate area and Wildcat drainage this Spring. The fuel reduction project objectives are to reduce the accumulation of old and decadent vegetation, and improve winter range for wildlife habitat . The projects are part of several continuing hazardous fuel reduction projects that management and fuel personnel have been working on over.the last 7 to 10 years. Areas that have been treated in the past have responded well with grasses and fbrbs. Prescribed fire will only be implemented within parameters that meet specific management objectives; these parameters include but are not limited to temperature, wind speed, soil moisture, and fuel moisture. This project will be visible along the Beaver Ranger District boundary on the north end of the district For further information on these fuel reduction projects please contact the Beaver District Office at 435-896-1030. SINGLE COPY 50 CENTS BEAVER, UTAH THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 VOLUME 11 NUMBER 10 Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting March 17,2011 Senior Citizens Center 6:00 p.m. Support your post, please attend I What counta in a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you arc, but how you deal with incompatibility. —LeoTbUtoy Your News Could Be Here February 28,- March 6, 2011 Included in the 59 calls for assistance received by Beaver County Dispatch were: 2 Agency Assistance 1 Alarm 4 Animal Problem 3 Non-sufficient Check 4 Citizen Assist 1 Custodial Interference 1 Diabetic Shock/Coma 1 Domestic Violence 6 Controlled Substance Problem 1 Fire 1 Intoxicated Person 2 Keep the Peace 1 Kidnapping 2 Livestock Problem 4 Medical Emergency 1 Missing Person 1 Traffic Accident w/ Damage 2 Traffic Accident w/ Injuries 1 Stray Animal 5 Suspicious Person/ Circumstance 3 Theft 1 Threatening 2 Traffic Hazard 5 Patient Transfer .Vagrancy . 1 Vandalism 1 VIN Number Inspection 1 Welfare Check BHS Speech and Debate Team Wins BiRegional Tournament. Prepares for State by Cesar Vega On March 2-3, the BHS Forensics Team competed at a Bi-Regional Tournament in Gurnlson, Utah. The Beavers took First-Place at the event, narrowly crowding out rivals Moab (2nd Place), Gunnison (3rd Place), Salina (4th Place), and South Sevier (5th Place). The Beavers will compete at the State 2A Tournmament on March 11-12 at Dixie State College, where they will face off against first-ranked Maeser Preparatory Academy. The Beavers are winding up a successful season, with previous winnings at 3A, 4A, and 5A tournaments which include the following: jSnow Canyon High School (Feb. 5th); Meili Christiansen 1st Lincoln Douglas "DebafeV " 1st Impromptu, 1st Dramatic Interp. Shashi Patel 3rd Lincoln Douglas Debate Lane Yardley 4th Impromptu On Monday March 6, 2011 Steven Wayman & Kenny there were 388 Inmates housed Bradley 4th Public Forum fn Beaver County Jail. Debate Breanna Call 5th Oratory (Team won 3rd Place Sweepstakes) West Laka High School (Jan. 28-29): Breanna Call & Braden Combs 1st TV News Reporting Shashi Patel 4th Tabloid Extemp. Cesar Vega & Wyatt Marshall February 28 - March 6, 2011. 4th Radio DJ (Novice) This report does not infer Zac Welling 4th Humorous any guilt or Innocence, only the Interpl (Novice) name and charges of those Jake Smith 4th Congress booked during that time period. (Novice) John Melvin Patterson of Meili Christiansen 5th Prose & Beaver, Utah was booked on Poetry Interp. the charges of Assault/Domestic Chance Jolley Best Congress violence. Chair, 5th Place Congress Vivian Pimentel of Beaver, (Novice) Utah was booked on the Tina Smith & Jake Smith 5th charges of 15 Counts of Radio DJ Burglary of a dwelling, 15 Spencer Jones 6th Novice Counts of theft. Dramatic Interp. Dustin Charles Knowtes of Cesar Vega 6th Congress Milford, Utah was booked on the Lane Yardely & Jake Smith 6th charges of Disorderly conduct. TV News Reporing (Novice) Intoxication. Lane Yardley 7th Storytelling Joel Catrambone of Provo, (Novice) Utah was booked on the TaylorsviHa High School charges of Driving under the (January 21*22): Influence of alcohol or drugs, Jake Smith 2nd Novice Follow to close, Drive on a susCongress pended or revoked drivers Meili Christiansen 3rd Place license. Speaker Lincoln Douglas Jerusha Lynn Stubbs of Debate Washington, Utah was booked Grand High School on the charges of 3 Warrants, (December 17*18): Theft, Theft Chancy Call 1st Humorous Lt Keith Draper Beaver County Correctional Facility interp.; Meili Christiansen 1st Dramatic Interp., 2nd Impromptu, 2nd Prose & Poetry, 3rd Lincoln Douglas Debate; Beaver County Correctional Facility Booking Report (Beaver DEADLINE FOR ARTICLE AND CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SUBMISSIONS IS TUESDAY AT 11:00 a.m. This Is What Happens When You Let Your Dog Run Loose Living around 400 West and 300 North in Beaver your dog killed 17 of my laying hens and mauled 3 or 4 more that will likely die. This was on Feburary 28, 2011. It was an old mans hobby. Now I have to get a new hobby. This is the third time this year dogs have killed my chickens, approximately 38 hens have been killed. Yes the law says you can't shoot a gun in the city limits, it also says dogs must be confined. I have called Mary Lou four times about dogs in my yard this year so you don't care about anybody else. The dog yesterday also chased my three legged cat and my 15 year old cat up a tree about 25 feet tall. You make it bad for people who take care of their pets. I think we need another animal control officer. It is too much for one officer-we need two. Mary Lou puts in some hellish hours and it seems people know when her days off are and let their dogs run on those days, /s/William Kehr Tina Smith 2nd Dramatic Interp.; Zac Melting 4th Humerous Interp.; Megan Call 4th Novice Oratory, Finalist Novice Span Steven Wayman & Kenny Bradley 5th Public Forum Debate; Autumn Smith Finalist Novice Impromptu; Cesar Vega Finalist Spar; Amber Mitchell Finalist Congress; Chancy Call Finalist Congress; Sam Hill Finalist Congress; Jacob Smith Finalist Novice Congress. Cedar High School (Pec. 4): Meili Christiansen 1st Dramatic Interp., 1st Impromptu Speaking, 2nd Place Speaker Lincoln Douglas Debate; Shashi Patel 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking; Amber Mitchell 3rd Impromptu Speaking; Jake Smith 3rd Student Congress. Home Country Slim Randies Old Sally is our harbinger of spring here in the valley. Some places have groundhogs or robins or some-such, but around here, it's Old Sally. She's an antique Treeing Walker hound of questionable ownership. Several people claim to have owned her at one time or another, and many of her pups have become part of the coon hunting community here. But she hasn't had pups since the Carter Administration, and her life today does not involve coon hunting, but slides more toward comfort hunting. She spends the nights with whichever family she happens to grace with her presence at supper time. During the day, she makes the rounds of the back doors of various cafes in town. If it's warm, she'll waddle down to Lewis Creek and keep watch on the children there. She's basically the neighborhood Mama Dog. We're all her puppies in one way or the other. She'll meander up to each of us in the course of a day as if to inspect us as we go forth to seek our fortunes. If we stoop to pet her, chances are terrific that well collect a motherly slurp or two. Old Sally loves us all, you see. If we pass muster, and our faces are clean, shell go on Jo the next "pup" and let us go our own way. She realizes the job of a mother is to become increasingly unnecessary and allows us maximum freedom. * Her job as harbinger of spring takes place when the sun begins to give off heat once again. It warms the pavement, and Old Sally wanders slowly out to the middle of our main drag and sprawls across the yellow line, soaking up the heat. This happens each day of spring, from "finally warm enough," until "too hot to handle." Her favorite places are in front of Fran's "Curl Up *N Dye* beauty salon and a repaired pothole just south of the feed store. Someone bought her a reflective collar that can be seen from passing aircraft, and that helps. We smile, slow down, and go around. It's just Old Sally, and it's spring. Brought to you by "Sweetgrass Mornings,m a collection of outdoor memories, at www.sllmrandles.com. Snow - Precipitation Update Snow Water Equivalent Total Precipitation % Average Current Average % Average Site Elevation Current Averaae Mine 122 24.0 Kimberiy 9129 ft. 17.3 14.2 117 141 Big Flat 10349 f t ' 15.9 24.5 154 28.1 16.3 172 8703 ft. Merchant Valley 16.6 11.8 141 21.8 13.7 159 Area wide percent of Average 139.0 157.3 Reference period for average conditions is 1971-2000. Snow Water Equivalent Columns represent inches of water in the snow pack. Total Precipitation Columns represent total inches of water received since October 1, 2010.