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Show The Garfield County Insider Page 8 August 13, 2009 HEAD START ENROLLMENT Southern Utah University Head Start is still accepting applications for enrollment in the Panguitch Center for fall 2009. Head Start child applications can be picked up at the Workforce Services Office or by calling 1 800 796 6070. We would like to welcome our new teachers: Kimberlee Rose and Kayleen Goldstein. Class starts August 31, 2009, so register now! SUU Head Start is a federally funded preschool program whose purpose is to promote school readiness of low-income children aged 3 and 4 (first priority is given to children that are four by September 1, 2009), by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Eligibility for Head Start is based on income (less than $22,050 for a family of 4), family size, child need and family need. Families of children with special needs who do not meet the income guidelines are also welcome to apply. Horse Fun Day Friday August 14, 2009 ~ 1pm till done 5 events: Barrels Poles Keyhole Goat Tying Sweetheart Race (Team Event) 4 Age groups: Riding Age to 8 9-13 14-17 18 through Adults Cost: Free (Horses are not provided) The top three placings in each event in each age group will be awarded cash prizes. A buckle will be awarded to the High-Point winner of each age group. To be eligible for High-Point Buckle a contestant must participate in a minimum of 3 events (of their choice). Points will be given to the top 5 in each event in each age group (first place being awarded 5 point and fifth place 1 point). In the team event contestants will compete in the age group of the oldest rider, this means adults and youth can team in an event but will be competing at the adult level. Pre-registration is favored but not required. Contestants can pre-register by e-mailing cassie.lyman@usu.edu or calling Cassie at 435-826-4088 with the following information: the contestant name, events in which he/she will be competing in, and phone number were they can be reached. We would like everyone to be registered so we can start at 1:00, so if you plan to register at the event please come early! Another lack bear shot and killed in Utah This latest incident is a good reminder that garbage and food are among the items that attract bears to people. The latest shooting happened on private property in John’s Valley. John’s Valley is on the west side of the Boulder Mountains north of Bryce National Park in south-central Utah. According to information provided by witnesses, on the evening of Aug. 3, 2009 a large black bear was seen pulling garbage from a dumpster on a private ranch. The landowner chased the bear away, but it returned a short time later. This time, the bear pulled grain sacks from the back of a pick-up truck. It ripped the bags open and started eating the grain. The landowner chased the bear away and didn’t see it again that night. On the evening of Aug. 4, 2009 the bear appeared again at the dumpster. This time, the landowner turned his cattle dogs loose to try and scare the bear away. The bear left. But a short time later it appeared again, this time at the landowner’s front door. The landowner again chased the bear with dogs. But a short time later, it appeared at his front door again. This time, the landowner used dogs and a gun to chase the bear away. About one hour later that night (at about 1 a.m. on Aug. 5), the bear appeared at another home on the same property. This time, the bear was shot and killed. The landowner called the DWR’s Cedar City office at 8 a.m. on Aug. 5 to report what happened. Conservation officers with the Division of Wildlife Resources say the bear was a large male that weighed about 300 pounds. The animal appeared to be healthy. The officers are investigating the incident. Once they’re done, they’ll turn their report over to the Garfield County Attorney’s office. The county attorney will determine whether the shooting was justified. |