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Show . / • • ' . ' " • . ' ' • • : The Beaver Prea\- July 9, 2009 - Page 2 THE BEAVER ; - You part *a(sd ^tore'/ypur 'fobrfin a bosir^i^f/cdn^ifier.1 USDA Wants You! '&A please ren^enifiierthat most containers, including 'plastic Are you a farmer or ranchfood coolers, are';NOT bear , A Summertime Treat For A Backyard Campout ' er? Ifs time once again to parproof. You can find containers (NAPS>—According to a recent that are bear proof at various ticipate in the annual Farm national survey, nearly 60 percent Marlow L Draper . Publisher/Editor Agency County sporting goods stores and out- Service of Americans may celebrate one of Committee ; ' election. doors stores. Sue Draper Bus. Mgr. their family vacations with a "staycation* this year. To help Nominations .' for County • Don't scatter garbage, food SUBSCRIPTION RATES those families looking to save Committee positions will be scraps and fat drippings around money while still making family ' In Beaver County .'• $17.00 accepted through Aug. 3, 2009 your campsite. And don't leave time a priority, contributor for Beaver County Senior Citizens $15.00 for LAA #2 (Minersvllle area). them in your fire pit, either. GoodHousekeeping.com, blogger ' , Outside Beaver County. .$20.00 "Our goal is to have as of MommaSaid.net and author of Instead, place them in an airthe "Stop Second-Guessing Your- A backyard "staycation" can be a many eligible candidates nomitight ' container, lock them Postmaster please send change of address to: self* parenting book series, Jen fun, affordable summertime nated to serve on FSA county securely in the trunk of your car The Beaver Press, Box 351, Beaver, Utah 84713 Singer, has come up with ways to or inside your trailer and take committees as possible. We have "s'more" summertime fun option for many families. bpress@xmission.com them home with you. If bearwant to encourage everyone to right in their own backyards. on hand and snap away. Kids love proof garbage cans-are availto get in on the action, so have Singer, along with Hershey's Phone: (435)438-2891 Fax: (435)438-8804 get involved," said Kathy able in your campground, you them take pictures of their own. — and Kraft Foods, offers the followHendricks, County Executive 40 East Center Street, Beaver, UT 84713 • Create cookout classics. A ing suggestions for converting the can also leave them in the cans. Director. This'year we hope backyard into a stay-at-home- backyard getaway is a great • After you're done cooking and you'll consider nominating a vacation destination or fun week- opportunity to enjoy family • For further information on eating, clean your cooking grills favorites. Preparing classics such end activity: farmer or rancher you know will deer-resistant plants, visit immediately. And clean anvas hot dogs, hamburgers and • Treat a stay cation as a,tramake a real difference in his or kebabs over the campfire is a fun http://wildlife.utah.goV/habitat/d ditional vacation. The fun of a thing you used to prepare, eat or her community." backyard getaway is making it feel alternative to the traditional bareer-browse.php or contact your clean up food. Committees apply their , How can I prevent doer damlike a real, vacation but with the becue. Give each family member ft local Utah State University • Don't keep any food in the judgment and knowledge to convenience of being just steps cooking fork with his or her choice age to trees? Extension Office. For the area where you're sleeping. away from home. Families should of entr6e to h-eat until fully make decisions on county comAnswer by: Terry Messmer, address of the office nearest • Cook away from your tent or pack must-have items in a back- cooked. Supervise children at all modity price-support loan eligiUtah State University Extension pack just as if they were packing times and sot up a picnic table* you, go to sleeping area. And don't sleep bility, establishment of allotwildlife specialist for a camping trip. Be sure to with plates, napkins and condihttp://extension.usu.edu/. in the clothes you wore while ments and yields, conservation include water, snacks and warm ments for all the fixings. Many homeowners have cooking or the clothes you wore programs, disaster programs, clothes and blankets for cool nights. • Treat the family to a wonexperienced the heartbreak and while cleaning fish. Leave, those employment and other farm proderful campfire companion. • Make it authentic. Be sure frustration of discovering trees Making s'mores is the ultimate clothes at your cooking area, to cover all the camping essengram-related issues. and plants in their yards that complement to any backyard gettials, such as pitching a tent, to along with utensils, rags and Individuals may nominate have been reduced to naked DWR provides tips to keep make the experience exciting and away. Start by placing half of a anything else used to,prepare, themselves or others as a can- realistic. Setting up a tent will Hershe/s Milk Chocolate bar on stems, stripped of all greenery. you safe cook, eat or clean up food. Or, didate. Nominations and elec- help to foster family teamwork top of half of a Honey Maid.GraHungry deer, elk and other People are seeing black better yet, seal the items inside tions are open to all eligible can- and allow a comfortable night's ham Cracker. Then, lightly toast a wildlife can wreak havoc on bears as they camp and hike in a vehicle or in a bear-proof condidates and voters without sleep. Plus, campfires are great large Jet-Puffed Marshmallow plants and trees, seemingly Utah's backcountry. for storytelling, singing, cooking Creme .over the campfire, and tainer. ,; . , • . regard to race, color, religion, and, of course, keeping everyone place it on top of the chocolate bar. overnight. Mule deer are espeJustin Dolling, game mamIf you're camping in the nation origirt, age, sex, marital warm. Remember to supervise Finally, top the toasted marehmalcially fond of hazelnut, Austrian mals coordinator for the Division backcountry, hang your food Status or disability. "The nomina- children at all times when around low with another graham cracker pine, arbor vitae, barberry,*- of Wildlife Resources, says the half and press together. This deliand the clothes you used while tion form1 (FSA-669A) is avail- the campfire. cotoneaster and viburnum. DWR has responded to about cooking between two trees and • Capture memories. Every cious treat can'help make any able at l)SDA Service Centers Utah's foothill bench areas as 12 black bear incidents, most of backyard campout complete. at least 12 feet off the ground, and < : online at: vacation has special family well as many valley floors are them sightings, in various parts For more recipes and tipa, visit moments that you want to cap• Don't bring items with you that traditional wintering and foragof Utah this summer. Spotted by www.fsa.usda.gov, click on ture. Remember to have a camera www.SmoreaTruly.com. have a strong odor. Bears have ing areas for mule, deer and elk. campers and hikers, those 12 News & Events, then County very sensitive noses.. Anything The areas also provide attracbears represent a smalt fraction Committee Elections. thai has a strong smell to it, tive and highly desired sites for of the 3,000 to 4,000 bears that Producers should keep in Including deodorant, perfume homes and communities. Thus, biologists estimate live in the mind several important dates and certain soaps, could draw,-a these areas are prime for state. regarding the upcoming county bear to your campsite. increased human-wildlife concommittee elections. Producers "As far as bear sightings go, flicts in winter as wildlife search" this is a pretty typical year," • Never feed a bear. v .;, can request, fill out and submit for food. With proper planning Bear safety tips (NAPS)—If you ask most kids _ nomination forms up to Aug. 3. Dolling says. now, the intensity of these conwhat they are looking forward to More tips. on how to st^y Ballots will be mailed to eligible He says two things happen doing this summer, chances are it flicts can be managed while at safe in bear country, including voters by. Nov., 6. The deadline • has something to do with water. in the summer that tend to the same-time providing habitat j what to do if you encounter a to return 'ballots to FSA is Dec. increase the number of.bear From days at the beach or local for Utah's wintering wildlife and bear while hiking, are available 7. Newly elected committee- public pool to running through sightings reported to the DWR. attractive residential landa t "• members' and alternates take the sprinkler or tossing water bal"The hot weather draws loons, summer equals a splashing scapes. www.wiic3ilfe.ut3h.gov/bearsafeV. office Jan> i| l : 2010,', - / , !., people into the backcounVy, so good time. Indeed, few things there are more 'eyes' out there For more information about beat a good dip in the water in At this time of year, many to see bears,*1 he says. "At the FSA county committees, visit the summer heat, but amid the Utah homeowners are purchassame time, mother bears are ing new shrubs and trees to the Farm Service Agency at 620 • laughter and smiles, it is important to be aware of the outdoor kicking out the cubs they gave. landscape their yards. If you live N Main jo, Beaver or cajl 435 : -summertime risks.,Whether it is in an area-whererelk.^efifrand- birth-to a year "ago. They .kick, 4^8-5088. 1 - '- preventing' sunburn'or tfie possi- Packing with safety In mind can help keep your family's day by the cubs out so the females'can other wildlife winter, it is imporble infection in open wounds, be the water smooth smiling. prepare for another breeding tant to be aware of the orna'sure you are taking the proper ••• season." y' steps to care for your kids and •helps minimize the appearance of mental plant species that are Age is a matter of feeling...'not keep them safe thiB summer. scars, all while allowing kids to especially appealing as food Dolling says these young of years. ., be kids. Safety Tips sources. —George William Curtis bears tend to wander as they So when you are preparing for The National Safety Council look for food and explore* their **• • The best option to mitigate suggests that you always keep an a day of summer fun, be sure to new world. "If you see a bear in eye on your kids if you're visiting pack the following: deer and elk damage on your a public pool or water park, follow • Band-Aid* Brand plus Antibithe* summer, it's probably; a yard is to select and plant trees, • • * • posted safety precautions, use otic Waterproof (prevent infection younger bear," he says. shrubs and flowers that are LOGAN — T h e Utah State approved personal flotation of minor cuts and scrapes) As a man grows older it is either deer resistant or can Even though these bears University Extension 4-H Youth devices and have a first-aid kit • Sunscreen with a minimum harder and harder to frighten recover quickly from -browsing. are young, they're just as wild and emergency contacts handy. and Family with Promise SPF of 15 (apply liberally and him.. For this reason, native species and dangerous as older bears.' often throughout the day) Program shared its success Pack Properly —Jean Paul Richter • Insect repellent (keep the Most people have no problem such as Gambel oak, 'You .don't need to be sacred of story with the Federal Mentoring ','.**• remembering to pack sunscreen, mosquitoes away) chokecherry, hawthorn, sumac bears, but you do need to Council in Washington D.O. in but remember, even the smallest • Calamine lotion (to relieve and serviceberry should be con- respect them," Dolling says. June. ' • '• cuts can easily become infected if itching from insect bites) sidered first since they have Dolling says you can do not cared for correctly. The new The council is creating a ' *•• • Eyedrops (to soothe itching evolved under deer browsing Band-Aid" Brand plus- Antibiotic or burning from salt, water, sand, several simple things to lessen None are so old as those who National Mentoring Working Waterproof is a convenient one- or pool chemicals) pressure and are better adapted have outlived enthusiasm. the chance that a black bear visGroup consisting of the leading step infection protection that • Tweezers (to remove any to Utah's climate- Other plants —Henry David Thoreau its your campsite this summer: national mentoring experts and includes antibiotic ointment on splinters). to consider in your planting that *•* Don't leave food and scentpractitioners, including 4-H. The the bandage pad, healing wounds Learn More are seldom preferred by deer faster than with only a bandage, ed items, such as deodorants council wanted a better underFor more information on how include several species -of and it is 100 percent waterproof. to prepare yourself for'whatever and tooth paste, out where a standing of the Utah' YFP It prevents infection in minor life throwB your maple, ash, blue Engiernan and *** ^STfltft bear can get them. Program, which helps promote cuts, scrapes and burns and www.bandaid.com or To me old age is 15 years older blue spruce, holly and* narrow developmental assets in at-risk Keep your campsite and than! am. leaf cottonwood. Blending a . cabin area clean. Don't toss youths. —Bernard M. Baruch variety of native and ornamental food scraps and other trash T h e presentation seemed *** plants into a home landscape around. to be right on the mark," said can create a people-friendly Kevin Kesler, director of 4-H and1 Don't keep any food in the environment and provide winter same area where you're sleep- Youth Programs in Utah'.'The wildlife cover and native browse goal was to let other agencies ing. species that can recover from • .If an item has a strong smell know about the success of our use. to It, consider leaving it at home. program and see if they could improve their own programs by • If you have a landscape that • Never feed a bear. includes highly desirable plants "If you follow these rules, following some of our designs. Based on the number of questhat deer and elk have already you'll noi only help yourself, tions and expressed interest we found, now is the time to also you'll help other people too," he received, I believe we accomconsider other options. Another says. ; M plished the goal." ' way to mitigate browsing by A bear may not visit your deer and elk is to enclose the Others In attendance at the 1 campsite while you're there, but area with a fence that is at least the food you leave out and the 4-H YFP presentation were rep7 feet high. Fences that are resentatives from the U.S. litter you leave behind could tower or that are made of decobring a bear to that same area Departments of Education,' v after you leave. And that could rative slats, wood or metal may Labor, Justice, Health and create a serious problem for reduce the damage, but won't Human Services, Housing and people who camp in the area eliminate it. If the snow is deep Urban Development, USDA and' after you." and the animals are hungry, the Mentoring Working Group. Keeping your camp clean even good fences won't make Led by the Corporation for good wildlife. If you are experiDolling says strong smellsDairies work hard every day to bring you fresh, great tasting, wholesome milk products. 99% of our National and Community encing damage throughout the and the food that's usually assodairies dre family-owned, and as active members of their communities, farm families take pride in Service, the newly formed year, fencing remains the best ciated with those smells-are Federal Mentoring Council is maintaining natural resources. That means preserving the land where they live and work, protecting option. what attract bears to people. seeking to increase collaborathe air apd waterihey share with neighbors, and providing the best care for their cows - the IrfeWobd * Repellents such as systemic You can do a few simple things, tion among federal agencies of their business •, - insecticides, human hair, soap though, to cut those smells and develop policies to enhance down. Cutting the smells down and other chemicals, as well as mentoring. The council will prooutdoor lighting and artificial will greatly reduce the chance Dairies continue to provide healthy products, vide input into policymaklng, that a bear visits your camp or noise, aren't reliable. Hungry share effective practices, while working to provide a healthy cabin: animals will ignore repellents to increase collaboration and help environment for our communities. browse available plants. In win- » Don't leave food out. Instead, build a culture of mentoring.' ter, thoroughly wrapping plants lock your food and coolers For more information about with both burlap and several layinside your Vehicle. 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