Show 16-- THE RICHFIELD REAPER Wednesday Mav 18 1991 As I See It BERT'S BIASES By Bert Lowry I never cease to be amazed at the wide distribution The Reaper has I've received leuers from the east coast and the west coast I have received leuers from the South the Southwest and other areas around the country Folks who write are interested in the issues of the day and apparently are concerned about the issues that are going on right here in the Reaper Realm Last week I received a letter from CapL Larry S Ray a highway patrolman in Mobile Alabama and one from JD Bowman from Chula Vista Calif Both sent me copies of the news releases in their area which told of the tragic death of a young mother of two who was attacked killed partially eaten and her remains cached by a mountain lion She apparently gave a futile attempt to defend herself against the big cat but in a physical contest against the large predators of our world man is woefully inadequate without his weapons Manicured nails and flat teeth arc no match for claws which sink into our hairless flabby flesh to hold us while iron hard muscles drag us up to a gaping mouth full of sharp teeth and inch-lon- g fangs that can pierce our skull or puncture our spinal column w ith case This now adds California to the list of other states which have had deaths in recent years to cougars As our population continues to grow and continues to expand residences into the foothills combined with wildlife and other managers bow ing to pressures from the "conflict industries" we can expect to have other incidents like these It’s a simple to understand formula If wc increase human popula- Champs The Richfield tennis team won the Region 11 championship but finished eighth at state Team members are Mike Christensen front left Mike Morford and Jeremy Busk Also Moss rear left Brad Skinner coach Larry Black John Xowling and Chad Johnson TJ CounSfsets Area Athletes Excel Driver Class At State Track Meet The Utah Safety Council is offering a defensive dm ing course for people in the Richfield area The class will be held Saturday June 4 from 8 a m to 5 p m at Sevier Valle) Applied Technology Center course teaches The eight-hou- r how to recogme and react to difler-en- t hazards including bad weather rush-hou- r traffic sharing the road with other cars cyclists and pedestrians Drivers who succcssfullv complete the course receive a reduction from their Utah driving record once during a three-yea- r period Individuals 55 scars of age and older mav qualify for insurance discounts after completing the course Registration is $20 per person or $7 for those age 55 and over who desire a reduction in their insurance rates For further information con2 tact the Utah Safety Council or 50-poi- 262-548- PROVO — Richfield's Aubrey Goodwin was voted 3 A Athlete of the Year and the North Sev ier Lady Wolves took the 2A girls championship to highlight area performances at the state high school track meet here at Brigham Young University Goodwin a senior sprinter won the 100 meters (1276) the 200 meters (2571) and the 400 meters (5664) Her time in the 400 was the fastest in Utah this year and broke her own school record by more than a second Lady Wildcat Heidi Harrison won the 1600 meters (5:2730) was third in the 800 meters (2:2060 and fourth in the 3200 meters (122194) The medley relay team of Heidi Gibb Shaylene Allan Came Quamberg and Harrison took first (42473) TTie 1600 relay team Han of Maria Henry Quarnberg and Goodwin finished third (4 1072) Lady Wolf Wendy Sperry won the 800 meters (22658) and 3200 meters (12:0801) to lead the North Sevier girls to a state championship Shauna Squires won the 400 meters ( 1 :0009 ) and w as a member of the winning 1600 relay team (4:1418) with Beckie Hales Haley Wadsen and Audrey Hales Squires also placed fifth in the 100 meters The Lady Wolves also 400 relay (51:942) with Hales Wadsen Mario Okerlund and Squires and the medley relay (42659) with Hales Okerlund Wadsen and Sperry Also contributing to the team win was Wadsen fifth place in the 400 meters and Shadoe Shaheen's sixth in the 300 meter hurdles Audrey Hales won the discus (106-52- ) and Beckie Hales was second ( 04-51 3) The South Sevier Lady Rams were 1th led by Shauna Woolsey fourth in the 3200 meters and sixth in the 1600 meters Jill Hamblin was fifth in the 800 meters In 1A competition the Wayne girls were 13th and Piute 19th The Lady Badgers were third in the medley relay and Patricia Pace was 1 fourth in the 3200 meters (12:2803) Piute's Genny Poll was fifth in the javelin (104-46- ) and a sixth in the shot put from Sorenson's Ranch was second in the 00 meters (1331 ) Wildcat R)an Hawley was the state champion in the 200 meters (2253) and placed third in the 100 meters (1 133) to lead Richfield to a (29-82- N'e-sh- 1 sixth place finish Jeremy Cardon was second in the while Brandon long jump Harrison was fourth in the 1600 (4:5376) fourth in the 3200 (10:1202) and fifth in the 800 Third Brumiey v Utah State Tax CoTim'n JucJcial District Court of Salt Lake County Utah No OV TO: ALL FEDERAL AND MILITARY RETIREES WHO PAID INCOME TAX ON FEDERAL RETIREMENT INCOME FOR ANY OF THE YEARS 1985 1986 1987 AND 1988 THEIR ESTATES AND HEIRS You are a class member h the Brumiey v Utah State Tax Comm'n lawsuit The State of Utah has agreed to pay full tax refunds of state income tax paid on federal retirement income to all class members or their heirs This notice will Inform you what UTAH STATE action you must take to claim a refund HOW TO CLAIM A REFUND: You must file a claim form with To obtain a claim form you may call the Ext 8 or 1 Utah State Tax Commission at (801 ) 530-60- 1 6018 or you may write and request a claim form from the Tax Commission at PO Box 168000 SLC UT 84116-800- 0 the state Tax Commission CLAIMS MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN JULY 31 1994 CLAIMS NOT MEETING THIS DATE WILL BE BARRED Claim forms must be filed by July 31 1994 or by the appropriate date If an extension Is obtained prior to July 31 1994 If you are unable to file a claim by July 31 1994 you must file for an extension by JiJy 31 1994 Extension forms are included with the claim form information available from the Tax Commission If you need to obtain copies of tax records to assist in filing tax for a claim refund a you may obicln copies fom the Tax Commission at a cost of $650 per year The Tax Comm'n has mailed notices to al identified federal retirees if you have not received written notice from the Tax Comm'n you must contact the Tax Comm'n and obtain the needed forms The Tax Comm'n will mail to you an Information needed including special simplified federal retiree refund forms Informing class members of the procedure by which you may claim refunds No refunds win be Issued except pursuant to the forms and procedures to be established In the Court approved agreement If you have questions or need assistance call the Tax Comm'n or caB the attorneys representing the class Helgesen or write to 4768 Harrison Blvd Waterfall & Jones at (801) UT 84403 Ogden By order of the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County Utah 479-477-7 David S Young District Court Judge L — --'n' the limelight and stirring up controversy Some we know well and hear from so often that their rhetoric is starting to get stale and doesn't hold together w hen the facts arc known Rumor mongering calamit) hollering and preaching of boogie men and conspiracies around every comer is a way of life with some folks By the wav — if you truly care about the ecosystem of our Utah mountains and forest and the animals they contain you need to get involved Especially if you re a sportsmanoutdoorsnick or hunter you need to check off some of your application for big game fees to the predator management fund and then you need to demand that something be done to bring cougars and coyotes in to sine with their dwindling habitat and food supply tions expand human habitation increase into cougar habitation take away the number of lions the ability of the humans to prey on the lions we get - cougars which eliminate their ordinary prey base cougars which lose their caution of man which is their only serious predator an overpopulation of hungry cougars with weird behavior patterns which in turn may result in the loss of defenseless humans Now there is no need to punch the panic button or as humans tend to do overreact But there is a need to get back to reason and use more logic in our efforts to manage ecosystems We need to realize that as things continue to change there needs (o be a change in the component parts of the ecosystem Suri'h if ill- I ihUmI Malo right lo presenl il - hair South Sevier Babe Ruth Results May 10 Minors: Hunt and Gleave 3 12 L & D Trucking 10 Monroe 8 Rose Drug ChiropracticEvans Co 6 Mavors: Hometown Realty 14 J P Satellite 13 Brown Construction 1 R & D Mighty Mart 13 May 12 Minors: Monroe Drug 4 Hunt & Gleave 3 8 Hunt & Gleave 4 22 L & D Trucking 10 Majors R & D Mighty Mart 8 Hometown Realty 6 J P Satellite 15 Brown Construction 2 a rigli! to make war they have a t —Janus Monroe Those who would have us believe that we can maintain all the neat populations and abundance of wildlife and the habitat needed to do that and still keep up the pace of human population growth are akin to those who believe we can maintain the "way of life" people enjoyed in the 1930s '40s and into the '50s Many of the folks in the conflict industry just plain enjoy being in (21-02- (2:0127) FEDERAL RETIREES NOTICE OF TAX REFUND Gunnison Saturday Return was named best conditioned horse for the second time in a row Wiley of Monroe will ride next at the Shifting Sands Ranch in Bicknell over Memorial Day Weekend The medley relay team of Lance Norris Mark Henry Rodney Anderson and Harrison placed fourth (3:4531) and the 400 meter relay team with Cardon Justin Jepson Anderson and Hawley was fifth (4495) The 1600 meter relay team of Anderson Norris Hawley and Henry was seventh (3:3640) South Sevier's John Jenkins won the 2A state championship in the 400 meters (5038) and took second in the 200 meters (2343) to lead the Rams to a sixth place finish Clayton Jones was second in the pole vault (12-3- ) and Colby Gull was sixth (10-6- ) Jordan Jenkins was fourth in the 400 meters (51445) and fourth in the 800 meters (2:0439) Travis Weimer was second in the 300 meter hurdles (4139) Mike Prisbey was seventh in the 3200 meters (11:03) and Matt Jenkins was eighth ( 1 1 :07) The North Sevier 1600 meter relay team took second (3:357) as n the Wolves placed ninth Ace was sixth in the 200 meters and Kyle Rosequist was fourth in the 1 600 meters In the I A boys competition Brian Christensen of Piute was fourth in the 100 meters (11615) and third in the 200 meters Sha-hee- (23:274) Big Game Hunt Applications Deadline Nears There is just one week left for hunters to to mail in applications for the 1994 big game hunt Applications must be postmarked no later than May 25 Prior to 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