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Show ifield County' f PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Thursday, May 13, 2010 • Issue # 268 FORMER GARFIELD COUNTY 5,000 TEACHERS REGISTER FOR BRYCE CANYON SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR ARRESTED ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP May 18th electronic field trip supported WILDLIFE BOARD APPROVES ANTLERLESS BIG GAME HUNTING CHANGES -a+ SAT U RDAY 111Mit ••••~■••• MOSTLY SUNNY Expending minds—one story at a time HIGH: 70 LOW: 36 HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY DAD! SUNDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 72 LOW: 39 MONDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 72 LOW: 39 We Love You! TUESDAY MOSTLY SUNNY HIGH: 70 LOW: 39 \INIM11 WEDNESDAY PARTLY CLOUDY Member of: ,Utah Press, HOGSBACKHERITAGEPROJ ECT If they have a cow elk permit for the same area, all bull dollars yearly, and by Eccles FoundationTeachers invited to register now for elk hunters—including rifle hunters—can take a cow elk FREE program at www.brycecanyoneftorg during this fall's bull elk hunt. wrote large travel That change was among the antlerless big game hunting expense checks. The National Park Foun- nationwide to the Bryce The charges also dation announced today Canyon Electronic Field changes members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved at allege Baugh asked that 5,000 teachers have Trip has been fantastic, and their May 6 meeting in Salt Lake City. All of the changes the board approved—including perdistrict employ- registered for the upcom- there's still time to regisees to shred docu- ing Electronic Field Trip ter," said Neil Mulholland, mit numbers for individual units—will be available in the ments that could to Utah's Bryce Canyon President and CEO of the 2010 Utah Antlerless Guidebook. The guidebook should implicate him, and National Park. Nearly National Park Foundation. be available at wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks by May 17. to keep quiet about 100,000 students will be in "We believe that these field Permit numbers The following are the number of antlerless hunting perthe shredding. the classrooms with those trips are a win-win, as they Baugh could teachers on the date of the help connect kids to parks, mits that were available in 2009 and the number the board face up to 35 years live broadcast, participat- and help teachers provide approved for this fall: in prison if con- ing in activities led by Park rich learning experiences Taking cow elk during the bull elk hunts Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have used victed. He is being Rangers and calling into the for their students free of several strategies to keep elk herds within population obtransported right show to have questions an- charge." jectives outlined in Utah's elk unit management plans. Justin Baug , ormer y now to the Garfield swered live on air. The Foundation also anOne of those strategies involves archery and muzzleof Tropic, Utah, was ar- County Jail under 25,000 The Electronic Field nounced today that sevenrested without incident by dollars bail. (Baugh's mug Trip , which is a free re- teen students from schools loader bull elk hunters. If they have a cow elk permit for Garfield County Sheriff shot will be available in the source, will take place on surrounding Bryce Canyon the same unit on which they're hunting bulls, archery and deputies in West Jordan, morning.) His first appear- Tuesday, May 18th, 2010. National Park have been se- muzzleloader elk hunters have been allowed to take a cow after being charged with 3 ance in court will be May The program, Discover- lected to host the show with elk during the bull elk hunts. Now rifle bull elk hunters will have the same chance. felony counts of Misuse of 13th in 6th District Court. ing the Mysteries of Bryce Park Rangers. Students "Allowing hunters to take a cow elk during the rifle Public Money, CommuniBaugh started his job Canyon National Park, will were selected from Pancations Fraud, and Tamper- as Business Administrator include two live hour-long guitch Elementary School bull elk hunts will be good for the state's elk herds and the ing with a Witness. Mis- with the Garfield County broadcasts (loam ET and and Panguitch Middle state's rifle elk hunters," says Anis Aoude, big game cooruse of Public Money and School District in June of 1pm ET) from Bryce Can- School in Panguitch, UT dinator for the DWR. "Doing so will help ensure enough cow elk are taken," Communications Fraud are 2008. Last May (2009), yon National Park, made and Bryce Valley Elementasecond degree felonies and Baugh resigned to take a available on participating ry School and Bryce Valley he says. "Rifle hunters have the highest success rate. "Also, allowing hunters to take a cow elk during the the Tampering With a Wit- job at the Canyons District public television stations. High School in Tropic, UT. ness charge is a third degree in Sandy as Assistant Di- The broadcast will also be To date, schools in 46 bull elk rifle hunts will reduce the number of hunters who felony. rector of Finances. Baugh available online at www. states and Japan, Canada, hunt during the cow elk-only hunts later in the year," he 6th District court docu- came under intense media brycecanyoneft.org, which Germany, Cuba, Italy, and says. "That will reduce hunter crowding and reduce presments filed this morning scrutiny in September of also features interactive les- Switzerland have already sure on the elk while they're on their winter ranges." by the Garfield County At- 2009, after it was found son plans and games. The signed up to participate Deer and crops Almost 90 percent of the doe deer permits the board torney's office say that the his contract with Garfield FREE program is designed in the program. Educators Utah State auditors report County had provisions in for students in 4th through wishing to sign up to par- approved will be used to control deer that are damaging found that Baugh had al- it that allowed him to be 8th grades. ticipate can visit www.bry- crops on farm land. The remaining 10 percent of the permits-200 of the legedly stolen between 50 paid his salary even if he "The response from cecanyoneft.org . 2,025 permits the board approved—will be used to keep to 80 thousand dollars of quit or was fired before his teachers and educators deer herds on the Paunsaugunt and Panguitch Lake limitschool district money while contract expired; to receive ed-entry units from growing beyond the number their habiworking as Garfield County health benefits until he and ALWAYS REMEMBER: tat can support. School District Business wife turned 65 years old; LIFE STORIES "The deer herds on these two units are at their populaAdministrator. and his children to receive tion objective," Aoude says. "We need to make sure we The audit found multi- health benefits until at least AND balance the number of deer with the habitat that's available ple checks that Baugh had age 26; and all this whether SPIRITUAL WILLS to them." BY MEG BRADY written to his wife and to he worked in the district or Pronghorn on the Parker Mountains himself; one of which was a not. Date: May 15, 2010 In 2009, the board approved 1,107 doe pronghorn check for over 30,000 dolGarfield County Sheriff Time: 7:00 p.m. permits. Most of those permits were used to reduce the lars that he allegedly depos- Danny Perkins says "This Location: Boulder Town Hall number of pronghorn on the Parker Mountains in southited into his own personal case has been very extenFree and open to the public western Utah. account. The audit further sive and time-consuming, (The population objective for the unit is 1,500 prongEveryone has a story to tell; the greatest gift is the preservation found that Baugh allegedly and further charges are of that life story for future generations. This two-hour introductory horn.) created generous travel sti- anticipated in conjunction workshop provides the basics of how to interview and record life "The unit is getting closer to its population objective," pends for himself of 12,000 with this investigation." stories for your family and community. Join us for this workshop. Aoude says. "Because it's getting closer to the objective, we can start reducing the number of doe pronghorn permits offered for it." Meg Brady is an English Moose: Nearing their objective Professor at the University Aoude says the number of moose in northern Utah is tt:43-, tLy,. THURSDAY of Utah. 40 approaching the population objective. At the May 6 meet-- • HIGH: 57 LOW: 32 ing, members of the board approved a slight decrease in SHOWERS the number of cow moose permits available for hunts this This speaker is provided by the Utah Humanities Council through the Utah year. FRIDAY Public Square program. For more information, call the nearest Division of WildHIGH: 64 in Utah life Resources office or the DWR's Salt Lake City office LOW: 34 PARTLY CLOUDY Pair H uman i ties at 801-538-4700. Council HIGH: 67 LOW: 36 ** * ** I FPA. INDEPENDENT FREE PAPERS OF AMERICA Lac_i ■11r What is right for one couple is wrong for another. I would say that there are many more important factors to a happy marriage. Elizabeth Aston THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and is distributed weekly to all of Garfield County. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper. Thank you for your support. PANGUITCH YARD SALE On Main Street Saturday, May 29th Over 30 tables of treasures, collectibles, cracts and goodies. 9 AM until ??? Tables available for $10. 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