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Show f J by Sam Manes Division of Wildlife Resources The Great Basin goose, a native of Utah, is the second largest of the Canada goose species. Most of the geese taken by hungers in Utah are raised within the state. Canada geese begin their nesting by March 20 which makes it the earliest of the waterfowl to nest. This year, due to a mild winter and early spring, nesting generally began around the first of March. The nest is usually built on the ground near water. It is a depression lined with layers of nearby vegetation and various amounts of down plucked from the gooses breast. The number of eggs varies from four to ten but the usual set consists of five. The period of incubation is 30 days and is performed by the goose alone. While the gander generally doesnt sit on the eggs, he is always in close attendance, ready to protect the family from any danger. At Ogden Waterfowl Bay Management area, located west of Hooper, young broods of geese were first observed on April 9 of this year. Initial surveys indicated the average survive from each brood. Some nesting pairs will make a second effort to renest if something befalls the first clutch of eggs. The second nest is usually built by early May with young being hatched the first of June. The young geese grow rapidly during the months of May and June. By July their flight feathers are complete. Once flying, their survival is more assured. In about two years from now, the geese produced this year may be returning to Ogden Bay to begin searching for the perfect nest site and beginning their own broods. number of gooslings were at about six per brood. Several problems face these early nesting geese. An early spring thaw followed by a heavy water runoff will flood some ground nests and destroy the eggs. Late winter-lik- e storms, as experienced this year, undoubtedly affect nesting success. Also desertions of the young may occur because of harassment by humans. Any human disturbance will add to the detrimental affects of late spring storms which stress the young birds and tend to reduce the number which will OUT for a rhubarb. Coaches Craig Hansen, 35, and the Granger game. TIME CLEARFIELD COURIER, The old Brighton Hex returned to do a job on Clearfield at Ken Price Park in Murray last week. Remember the opening game of the state 4A basketball Tournament9 When the dust had settled, Clearfield was on the short end of a 4 score, and for the Falcons the season had ended Clearfield began the ball game in pi sice in stofl e 4A 9-- three-ru- edged Shaunna Vranes of Skyline for first place dash at the Utah State 4A finals last week. JACKIE BEENE ); (75-66- (56-75- ); (61-80- ). v The Girls from Clearfield scored 32 points to take seventh place in the Utah State Girls Track and Field Meet held last week at BYU. Team tennis underway Jackie Beene led her team with first place finished in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, and she ran anchor on the relay team with Collette Clements, Tami Roberts and Jackie Perkins. Joyce Anderson tossed the shot 385V for second place to round out the scoring for Clearfield. The Ogden Team Tennis has reserved courts from 6 to 9 p.m. Before stepping into the blocks for d the dash, Jackie Beene 440-yar- d 100-yar- beginning May 29 and continuing through Thursday, June 1. The following courts have been reserved on the following days: Monday, May 29: South Ogden, IPCWD Friendship Park and Riverdale; Tuesday and Thursday, May 30 and June 1: Liberty, 23rd Street, and Bonneville; Monday and Wednesday, May 29 and 31: Ben Lomond; Wednesday and Thursday, May 31 and June 1: Weber High; Wednesday, May 31: North Ogden and Clearfield. the 1 00-yar- round-trippe- the r. Brighton lead. Clearfield looked strong behind the pitching of Mike Arrant but he developed a sore arm and had to be relieved after only two innings. Roger Vincent came on m relief, but was pulled a few innings later, as the Bengal barrage continued. Glen Abeyta relieved Vincent, but was taken out in the sixth inning in favor of Scott Frew who finished the game. Clearfield had come into the state play-offafter losing a flip for second, third or fourth .place, and. after pounding Granger 10-- 4 on the Lancer's field. They took it on the chin seeded Cottonwood from number-on- e in the tourney opener, and then battled back to whip Viewmont in game number two In that game, the after four Falcons were trailing innings, but then exploded for four runs in the fifth to tie the game up, and scored again in the sixth to win the game. game in the Craig Adams tied into a fast ball in the fifth inning, that sailed over the home run, left field wall for a two-ruand that tied up the ball game. That had to be the biggest hit of my life, said a smiling Craig. I really went after it, and it was there, he concluded. In the sixth inning, Scott Hartung got on base with a walk, then stole second, and took third, when the attempt. Vikings missed on a pick-of- f He scored the winning run on a passed d f J 4 dedicated the race to a friend and former teammate who was killed a year or so ago in an automobile accident. She vowed to win the race for Jana Beckman, who ran on the 1976 Clearfield championship team which took state in 1976. She was a real neat I just wanted person, said Jackie. to win this one for Jana, And win it she did but it wasnt easy. Jackie got off to a slow start and was a stride behind the other runners for the first 20 yards. She finally passed Skylines Shaunna Vranes and won by an eye lash. 4-- 0 d , alg)S Pre-seaso- flir2)irD3pII2n)flal The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will again transplant Utah prairie dogs this spring in several southern Utah counties. The Utah prairie dog is one of three species in the state. The larger white-taileprairie dog occupies the northeastern Dart of the state; the Zuni prairie (jpg. the southeastern. The Utah prairie dog is found in no other state and has received considerable attention in recent years because of its decreasing range in southern Utah, It was listed as an endangered species in 1968, removed from that classification in 1970 and reclassified as endangered in 1973. The status of the Utah prairie dog has been of some concern to us,,' says A1 Heggen, chief of nongame Swim classes set locally d Clearfield Municipal Pool officials report that the summer swim training schedule will begin its first session the week of June 12, with the second session planned for the week of July 17. of- fered Monday, Wednesday and 18 Friday at 8 a.m. at a cost of $10 for 825-417- in Clearfield girls take seventh in Class 4A"toumament play (87-54- ); er The Falcons tied for second place in Region One, got into the state finals with a big win over Granger on the Lancers field, and showed a lot of class against the best in the state. The Falcons should be stronger next season. They are losing some great seniors, but most of their pitching power will be back next season. field. come-from-behi- B With they could never overt ome the e. sessions. At 9 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday there will be a class for The ten mothers and lessons will cost $10. Special training in the Red Cross water adjustment through swimmer 11 program will be offered at 10, and 12 noon on Monday and Wednesday at a cost of $10 for ten lessons. The same course will also be offered on Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a.m. The Red Cross program will also be offered on Tuesday and Friday at 11 a.m. and 12 noon with the mother and program being offered also on Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Cost of both of these will be $10. The pool will be open to the public from 1:30-- 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 2:30-- 9 p,m. on Fridays and 1:30-- 7 p.m. Saturdays. The pool is closed on Sundays. For further information call the cashier at the swimming pool, ; v. .. , . n Then the Bengal s got their own game going. They came up with seven runs in the first three frames, and added two more in the fifth for in surance and it was all over. The Falcons managed only one hit after the big blast in the first inning, and got one run in the fifth inning, but 440-yar- d A ladies exercise class will be ball, just as the rams came on to halt the ball game. Clearfield lost ball games to the two teams that eventually battled for the championship, and both were great teams. Cottonwood eventually defeated the Bengals in a game, for the state 4A title. It has been a good year for Clear first three Falcons at bat crossed the plate in the opening inning and the Falcons were out front Miller by three. Adams walked, doubled, and .Scott Hartung planted one over the right field fence for a 440-yar- d (99-42- ); in good fashion. The Scott Wallace leaped 66 for 6th place in the Utah State Track and Field Meet last week in Provo. He was joined by Kevin Jamison who earned fifth spot in throwing the javelin 1927 and the Falcons finished fourth in the relay and sixth in the mile relay. Falcon runners on the relay were Scott Carter, Mike Hatch, Steve Cash and Jeff Trussel. On the mile relay were Jeff Trussel, Robert Heinze, Gary Dixon and Calvin Nickel. For the senior members of the Clearfield squad, this was their last race for the They had a surprisingly good year. They had dual victories over Roy Viewmont (108-33Layton ). Bountiful and Sky View They lost contests to Weber and Bonneville The Falcons will be losing only 18 seniors from-- a squad; totaling 95 men. Better than half (49) of the returning tracksters are sophomores. (82-59- ); race on to the field to protest a call Brighton hex returns to heiunlt CHS, hopes dwindle May 24, 1978, Page 13 Wallace, Jamison green-machin- Ken Hicks, 42, management , with DWR. three years. The purpose of the transplanting program is not to restore the Utah prairie dog to all of its original range. Rather, the program will relocate dogs to parts of its historic range on Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and state of Utah lands, The dogs will receive more protection on public land than on private land, where more than 50 percen tof the animals live now. Heggen points out that the DWR is not trying to saturate the state with Utah prairie dogs. It is attempting, however, to eatablish a diversity of colonies on public lands that can be maintained for posterity. - We hope, through our management program, to remove it from the endangered species list. Heggen points out that there is only one good gauge for the success of the Endangered Species Act, and that is removal of a species from the endangered list. The decline of the species has been significant. In 1920 there were approximately 95,000 Utah prairie dogs. Today, there are less than 7,000. Some losses can be attributed to natural causes such as disease and drought. However, the plight of the Utah prairie dog is more closely related to poisoning, indiscriminate hunting and habitat loss during the twentieth century. But Heggen indicates that the prairie dogs situation has improved recently. There has been an increase in numbers during each of the last Get boat inspected at Willard j Boat safety inspection is one of the free services offered by the Coast Guard Auxilary. The Flotilla staff officer will be on hand beginning at 9 a.m.1, at the North Marina, Willard Bay, Saturday and " f Sunday, May 27 And 28. I V i , n 6-- 0 In anticipation of the June 3 fishing opener, anglers are busy making preparations and asking questions. To aid the fishing sportsmen, the Division of Wildlife Resources is' " holding two public meetings. The first will be held in Logan at the Mountain 1 i Fuel Supply Company auditorium, 45 E. 200 N., May 31 at 7:30 p.m. The ,, second meeting will be held in Ogden at the Utah Power and Light auditorium, 457 26th Street, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. A movie will be shown at both meetings with some specatcular footage of the DC 6 used to chemically treat Lost Crrek Reservoir last fall. Personnel will be on hand to visit and answer questions. All are invited and encouraged to bring their friends, according to Jack Rensel, Northern Regional supervisor for the Division. He indicated that these meetings . are a continuation of a public meeting program started in 1975 and are designed to provide the public in, that year. John Flint brought a lot of credentials to his coaching profession at Clearfield High. He won e and honors in football, basketball and track at Davis and was honored as outstanding athlete in his School, High senior year. He graduated from Davis in 1971, and was recruited for track at Utah State University. At USU, John concentrated on the intermediate hurdles. His 52.0 clocking in that event still stands as a record at Utah State. John is assistant varsity basketball coach at Clearfield, and coaches the sophomore football team. His teams have always been winners, but track and field is his first love. John believes that a good cross country team is the backbone of any track program, and plans to expand cross country in all-are- a, all-stat- 440-yar- d Falcon-Land- . them Utah lakes and streams. John and Shaunna Staynor Flint make their home in Farmington with daughters Brenda, age 8, Bridgette, age 5; and Brischelle, age 2. 1 asked him if his daughters were interested in track. Cheerleaders, he smiled, with a touch of pride. But of course, if they can run a 10.0 hundred, or if they show promise in the hurdles, or even the shot put, Ill probably find room for them on the team. 1978 was supposed to be a building year at Clearfield High School and it was. Of the 95 man roster, 28 are juniors, and there are 49 sophomores in cleats. Those kidsi will be one year faster and stronger and wiser and more dedicated next year, and the year following. Congratulations to John Flint and his capable assistant, Scott Tennis. Together, these men are molding a bunch of green, but determined kids into great competitors in track e and field. Both are firm believers in the man, and they are helping a lot of young athletes to reach their full Anglers will learn what to expect from Rensel ' said. potential. Things are looking up in track and field at Clearfield ? G , , High School. , 1 formation about,' this season's and fishing outlook. regulations ' This spring's meeting will be of special interest to fishermen because Division biologist's have had a chance to look ; 1978 wasnt supposed to be Clearfields year for track and field The Falcons lost everything from last years Region championship team, after taking fourth in the state. This years crop of athletes was unable to match the speed and distance of seven Region One competitors, but still managed to win five of seven dual meets in region action. The Region One battle of supremacy supposedly had no place for the likes of Clearfield, but the Falcons were in the thick of it down to the last event. (They finished third in the mile relay; a first place finish would have given them the Region Championship ) Clearfield didnt capture its share of first place honors, t Tut' with depth anJ deterrnination piled up enough" second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth place points to stay close in all dual meets. The Falcons had a lean year for talent, but won a lot of track meets on guts alone. They lost only to Weber and Bonneville in Region dual meets. In a region tournament for tenth graders, the young Falcon team had only one first place trophy and managed only three second place honors in the whole tournament. Clearfield had good depth, and with that depth, rolled up 145 points to surpass Weber with 124, Layton with 62, Bonneville 55, Bountiful 48, Roy 38, Viewmont 38 and Sky View 0. The Falcon sophomores dominated the tournament but won only one first place honor. Why has the Clearfield program achieved so much success, with limited talent, and to what do the Falcons attribute their army of dedicated competitors? What secret weapon do the Falcons have to get such mileage out of apparently limited talent? Clearfield has a young energetic and dedicated coach named John Flint. Clearfield didnt have much to shout about in its track and field program, prior to 1975. The Falcons of yesteryear have come up with talented track and field stars, but were never considered to be much of a threat to the likes of Bonneville, Layton, Roy and the others. One or two stars never did make a championship track and field team. Coach Flint came directly from college to his present job at Clearfield. He took over a track program in 1975, and in his first year, organized a winning combination. John did a lot of recruiting in the halls of Clearfield High, and inspired some 70 kids to try out for the team. His Falcons didnt win the region title that first year, but they did have a winning season. Clearfield won four of six dual meets, in 1975 took third in region and finished in the top ten in the state. In 1976, 80 athletes turned out for track. In that year, the in dual competition, finished second in Falcons went region and fifth in state. The 1977 crop at Clearfield was the best in the history of . the school. With 85 participants, the Falcons won all six dual meets in region action, and won the region title for the first time in CHS history. They finished fourth in state competition so-s- o fishing meeting planned J d IQ at the drought effect 'their favorite fishing hole, ,,,,4. on Nor i self-mad- iM V ) i I d Hurt 'T Jr Ttl , SSiJ ?J i F |