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Show WEDDINGS POKER HISTORY/TRIVIA... By Norman McKee Deer and elk are another type of problem. If they are eating your tulips by your mountain cabin, plant something else. However, if your business is farming or you have an orchard, call the local wildlife biologist. He has the ability and authority to do some control, compensate for damages and help protect your property. In addition, landowner association permits and issuing depredation harvest permits are two ways of mitigating your concerns. Fencing is available to protect haystacks and commercial orchards. If reasonable populations of most native species of wildlife are to be here for our kids and grandkids to see, enjoy and use, we must be sensible in our toleration and management of these important resources today. Economists tell us that outdoor recreation and tourism are Utah's largest industry. Wildlife is a big, big part of that picture. Our opportunity to regularly interact with wild animals, especially on Utah's open public lands, is something most people in the world can only dream about. As our human population continues to grow in Utah, the daily impact to wildlife will continue to increase. Choices you and I, as adults, make today with regards to the natural world will surely influence the quality of life that our kids and grandkids will have in their lifetimes. Time Professional Trailsj Full Real Estate Services En Receipts: 683; Last Week: 563. Last Year: 579. Feeder Steers: mixed, but mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Holstein Steers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Cows: firm. Slaugher Bulls: 2.00-3.00 higher on similar kinds. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200250 lbs 129.00-133.00; 250-300 lbs scarce; 300350 lbs 131.00-137.00; 350-400 lbs 128.00-135.00; 400-450 lbs 121.00-134.00; 450-500 lbs 122.00-132.00; 500-550 112.00-124.75; 550-600 lbs 113.00-121.50; 600-650 lbs 112.50-116.50; 650-700 lbs 105.00-114.00; 700-750 lbs 104.75-110.00; 750-800 lbs 102.00-108.75; 800-850 lbs 99.50-105.00; 850-900 lbs 97.50-105.25; 900-950 lbs 93.00-103.75; 950-1000 lbs 95.50-101.50. Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: 200-300 scarce; lbs 99.00-101.50; 300-500 lbs 90.00-95.50; 500-700 lbs 78.25-83.50; 700-900 lbs 66.50-75.25; 900-1000 lbs 69.00-74.75. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200250 lbs pkg 124.00; 250300 lbs 119.00-124.50; 300-350 lbs 113.00123.00; 350-400 lbs 110.00-118.00; 400-450 lbs 112.50-117.50; 450500 lbs 113.00-117.00; 500-550 lbs 109.00118.50; 550-600 lbs 101.50-112.00; 600-650 lbs 105.50-109.50; 650-700 lbs 101.50-108.25; 700-750 lbs 94.75-106.50; 750-800 lbs 92.00-104.50; 800-850 lbs 93.50-101.75; 850-900 lbs pkg 100.00; 900-950 lbs lot 95.50; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 55.50-73.00. Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame 1: scarce. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% Lean: 55.00-65.25; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 55.25-62.25; Commercial: scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 46.00-54.50. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1000-1500 lbs 66.50-72.00; 1500-2000 lbs 72.75-82.00; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2198 lbs 61.75-71.25. Feeder Bulls: 945-1120 lbs scarce. You may be aware of the lugely increasing popularity of on-line poker...and of Texas Hold-Em on television. Here is some History and fun Trivia about POKER: There are several different theories as to the origin of the history of poker, but it is most likely that the game of poker was formed from several different games. Some historians believe that the history of poker derives from Chinese dominoes and was first played in China around 900 A.D. Others believes that poker descends from the French "poque" which closely resembles a 17th century 25 card Persian game called "asnas" and that the game was taught by Persian sailors to the French settlers in New Orleans. The game then made its way from New Orleans by steamboat up the Mississippi river and all the way by wagon and train to the west side of America. The first written words on the history of poker comes from Jonathan H. Green in his chronicles from 1834. He wrote about a very popular game amongst gamblers on the Mississippi riverboats called the "cheating game". The deck contained only 20 cards and was played by a maximum of 4 players. In the early 1900s all gambling including poker was declared illegal in the state of Nevada. This decision was later on changed since the Attorney General of California declared that draw poker was based upon skill and not solely on chance. On a deck of cards, the king of spades represents David, King of Israel; the king of Clubs represents Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia; the king of Hearts is Charlemagne, King of France; and the king of Diamonds is Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome. It is commonly believed that the 4 suits in a deck of playing cards -- spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs, derive from French decks of cards. In French decks, the suits represent the four classes: Spades represent nobility, hearts stand for the clergy, diamonds represent merchants, and clubs are peasants. John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, was a man of doubtful integrity and a compulsive gambler who lived in the 1700s. He was so reluctant to leave a card game even for a meal that he had a servant bring him a piece of meat between two slices of bread so he could eat with one hand and play cards with the other. The new invention was dubbed a sandwich. When Columbus landed on U.S. shores in 1492, his men plucked wide leaves from trees, marked them with images, and played cards. From New Orleans and the Mississippi riverboats, Poker spread to the West, and cowboys thoroughly embraced the game. Among the colorful enthusiasts the game attracted was Wild Bill Hickok, whose last residence was in Deadwood in the Dakota Territory. Hickok came to Deadwood to prospect for gold, and he spent his leisure hours playing Poker at a saloon. Wild Bill had killed 36 people; gunslingers considered him a challenge, and several made threats on his life. On August 2, 1876, Hickok and three other men were playing Draw Poker at Carl Mann's saloon. Author Frank Jennings Wilbach reports that "for the first time known, Wild Bill was sitting with his back to a door...Jack McCall, the assassin,...sauntered around to a point a few yards behind Wild Bill. He then swiftly drew a .45-calibre Colt and fired." Wild Bill Hickok died holding two pairs: aces over eights. This holding has come to be known as the Dead Man's Hand. Ex-President Richard Nixon won $6000 during his first two months in the U.S. Navy in World War II, playing poker. His winnings were used to fund his first (and successful) campaign for congress. Groucho Marx got his name because he used to carry all his poker money in a Grouch Bag. What's a Grouch Bag? It's a bag that hangs around your neck to keep your possessions in. 1 in 5 Americans play poker regularly? That's 40-50 million people all told. In the US each year over 70 million decks of playing cards are sold. Next Time: Current Texas Hold-em (Television) Trivia... LIVING WITH WILDLIFE L AG MARKET NEWS . Errol - 435-275-8628 - embutahegmail.com Chelsea Bybee and Cody Pollock both from Cedar City, will be married on September 10, 2010. Chelsea graduated from Richfield High School in 2004, and is the daughter of Lee and Diane Bybee of Richfield. Chelsea is employed with the BLM as a dispatcher for the Wildland Fire Crew in Cedar City. Cody is the son of Royce and Debbie Pollock of Panguitch, Utah. Cody graduated from Panguitch High School in 2003, and is currently employed with the BLM as an assistant Engine Foreman with the Wildland Fire Crew in Cedar City. Grandparents of the bride are Garth and Mona Lee Michaelsen of Richfield, both deceased, and Walden and Laura Bybee of Annabella, both deceased. Grandparents of the groom are Glenna Pollock and Adrian Pollock (deceased) of Tropic, Utah and Frank and Donna Stoddard of Grace, Idaho. A reception in their honor will be held at the home of Jim and Laurie Terry, 765 W. 570 S. in Richfield, September 10, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. The couple will reside in Enoch, Utah. How can wildlife exist and thrive with so many humans impacting their once pristine environment. Perhaps, it just takes a bit of good sense and tolerance for us all to enjoy life and get along. Take for instance, the beaver. If the tree is so important, how hard would it be to loosely wrap it with some chicken wire up 4 or 5 feet so the beaver can't chew on it. Or maybe just paint the tree truck with thick paint and throw sand on the un-dried paint. Problem solved, at least for several years. Happy people, happy beaver! Rock chucks dig their holes in rocky places. If your new home has to be built in such an area, move the rocks, plug the holes, especially in your house foundation, or be a good new neighbor and live with them. A bear can be a nuisance, and sometimes a dangerous one if not handled properly. Usually, a report to wildlife officials of a nuisance bear means the bear does not have long to live. So what to do if you don't want the bear killed. First, clean up your place, no garbage left out, especially if you live in a mountain area or are camping in the mountains where bears are known to live. Second, don't be nice to a bear. If one is observed, no treats! ! ! Throw rocks at it. Don't be nice to it. Make it want to stay away from people. PRIUMERS Izt Cdsitd Lddrillo Flips EmmolikEmpoutmag Over the years as a wildlife officer and biologist how often have I heard "those dang deer are eating all my alfalfa", or "your beaver are chewing down my favorite aspen tree", or "the rock-chucks are digging holes everywhere", or even "the wild turkeys are in my back yard and leaving poop on my walkway". Oh boy, it seems that nature is s000 tough to live with. Makes me wonder why so many of us want to leave our comfortable city life and move to areas where all those irritating wild critters live. And yet, as the human population grows, and technology makes life reasonably comfortable almost anywhere, people are increasingly moving to rural areas to live closer to 'nature.' The beauty of Southern Utah seems to be especially enticing to `live in the wild.' For most people who are able to build a home and live away from city life in a mountain canyon or by a bubbling stream, the native wild animals that are now their neighbors are something to enjoy. Trouble is, it only takes one person among many to muddy the pot. Take a streamside sub-division, for example. Everyone who lives there loves watching the activities of the local beaver colony. Besides, the fishing in the beaver ponds is great! However, last night, a beaver chewed down the cottonwood tree along the creek by the neighbor's cabin. He won't be here for several weeks, but he hates the beaver and is going to be furious. My friends built a house on a rocky hill in a mountain valley. Yellow bellied marmots (rock-chucks) live in the area. Now they are digging under the house. "Dang rock-chucks. Hand me the rifle ma, I'll show them." "Hey George, did you hear a bear around here last night? It got into my garbage and sure made a mess. At least it liked the casserole that I didn't care for. Anyway, call the fish and game guy. It's got to be moved. It seems like we can't go trailer camping in the mountains without a bear bothering us." Page 7 The Garfield County Insider September 9, 2010 Serving Escalante, Boulder & St. George www.trailsendre.com STARGAZING WITH TELESCOPES For Great Real Estate Service.... Come Visit Us at 10 W. Main St., Escalante or Call Leslie Venuti 435-668-0540 or Denise Olson 435-680-4663. We can show all properties in the area and assist you with all your buying or selling needs. ESCALANTE Ready to Enjoy! Charming cottage w/ wood stove, shed & full landscaping. $129,900. Opportunity! Commercial building on Main St. w/ existing lease. $150,000. 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