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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES Sleighs Readied At Hardware Personnel of the Utah Division of Fish and Game at Hardware Ranch are making last minute preparations to begin the annual sleigh rides to the elk feeding grounds. The sleigh rides are a popular winter activity for families and offer a chance to see elk at ai close range. Primary purpose of the ranch is to provide a winter ground for elk thus keeping them out of the agricultural area of Cache County. The ranch is also an ex cellent trapping site where the Division biologists can tag and mark elk to learn their seasonal movements. Research, is currently under way at the ranch to determine reproductive capacity and methods of increasing production. Bruce Giiinta, Wildlife Management Area Superintendent at the ranch, indicated that sleighs would be in operation after Jan. 11. A schedule will be released later indicating times of opera-to- n for .weekdays and weekends. Sleigh rides are rated G so plan to bring your whole family. Celestial Traffic In Morning Sky For a month now, early risers have enjoyed the bright display of stars in the eastern sky just before the sunrise. Actually the thre bright objects visible in the southeast are not stars at all but planets. The brightest of these three is Venus, which at the moment is ten times brighter than the brightest star. Nearby, the second brightest object is Jupiter, which currently equals in brightness the skys brightest star. Lying close to Jupiter is a red dot of light, not nearly as bright as Venus or Jupiter, but still stars brighter than most of the Mars. is visble. This third planet Two ther objects of astronomical interest but also to be found at this time in this tiny patch of be sky, but they are too faint todisseen with the eyes alone, the tant planet Neptune and the asteroid Vesta. However, with the small telescopes it is easily possible to view these objects. These celestial wanderers will be joined by the moon in wanmorning crescent phase on the ings of Jan. 22 and 23. A planethis, intary grouping such asand Jupivolving Venus, Mars several ter, occurs only every goes years. Each of the planets definite a at sun around the move speed and thus Venus will eastward faster than Mars and Jupiter; while Mars, moving beeastward, will leave Jupiter hind. On Monday evening Jan. less than 25, Mars will be passing half a degree south of Jupiter. if its printing. . . 4 dial 364-846- New Astronomy Club Statewide Snowmobile Cancer Clinic Set And All Terrain For Nephi Vicinity Opens at Planetarium The STAR Association is a A clinic offering free cancer Vehicle Program new astronomy club sponsored checkups for women will be held A number of land administerSaturday, Jan. 23, by the Ameriing agencies have closed certain can areas to recreation vehicle use of Cancer Society for residents Juab County. this past year. Since the agencies Dr. Adolph M. Nielsen, are not specifically in the busiof the project, said the ness of promoting recreation it be held in the Juab clinic will has been their only means to solve recreation vehicle connect- Stake Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, 351 ed problems problems like N. team West. A 1st of volunteer controlling the few who condoctors nurses and will give the tinue to tear iip the environment or those who have no regard to breast and uterine examination. Mrs. Thalia Mickelsen, county the feelings or safety of others chairman for the Cancer unit or seem to be incapable of using good common sense. These in- Society, is heading the drive to creasing problems and growing trend to close recreation areas has resulted in an effort by a wide variety of interests to prepare and submit to the Legislature a comprehensive recreation vehicle bill. Harold J. Tippetts, director of the Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation, reports that his staff became involved in drafting a proposed recreation vehicle bill after a citizens committee on natural resources had finished its work in determining general legislative goals for recreation and several other areas. This group was appointed by the Legislative Council and was led by Dr. Merrill Ridd and Fred Montmorency, former mayor of South Ogden. During the last four weeks, meetings have been held with many snowmobile, motorcycle, trail bike, four wheel, government and other involved groups and individuals. Mr. Tippetts said that their valuable has been combined with the experience gained by other states in passing both good and bad legislation. Of value also has been the Divisions eleven years of responsible management of Utahs boating program. The result, through refinements of five previous drafts, is a proposed bill which, hopefully, not only incorporates solutions to most of the recognized problems, but to also provide the means to encourage this growing recreational activity. In describing the basic proposed bill, the director pointed to an important section which would create a recreation vehicle advisory council. The body representing appropriate interests, would be the recreationists voice in recommending policies and regulations to the Board of Parks and Recreation. The bill would allow the board to set an annual registrtaion fee not to exceed $5. However, vehicles registered for highway use would be exempt from dual registration when used on access roads solely for transportation to fishing, hunting, and camping activities. Also, recreation vehicles brought into Utah by a non resident would be exempt for 30 days. In summing up the Division involvement to date, the director explained that since it appears that there will be some sort of legislative enactment this session probably placing administrative responsibility on the Division, it has become both appropriate and imperative to do everything in our power to help create the most refined, comprehensive, acceptable and enforc-ablbill possible. There is a growing feeling that this mush rooming recreational activity will be in much better shape in three, four or five years from now with pasage of this bill and improvements gained through experience, rather than with no bill at all. in-p- ut e i$ sometime s t Page Three FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1971 UEFgRfcEP IV As THE 'ttrn&p i contact every woman in the county. Registration for the clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.ixi. on the day of the clinic. The free survey is part of the Memorial Whitney Virginia to a conduct program Project areas smears cancer in rural of the state where there are few by the Hansen Planetarium. Its purpose is to promote popular and amateur astronomy in the Salt Lake Valley through activities such as star parties, NASA doctors. Breast and uterine checkups are emphasized and Pap smears taken at the clinics because these two types of cancer account for a large percentage of the malignancies which strike women. They also can be treated effectively if discovered early. Previous clinics in other areas of the state have drawn hundreds of women for examination at each one. In a number of cases a previously unknown discovmalignancy was found the lives ery that may have saved of these persons. films, special planetarium dem- onstrations, popular lectures and are no age limits or professional qualifications for membership. Anyone with a sincere interest in astronomy is invited to attend a meeting or inquire further. The next monthly meeting of the association will be at 7:30 a club newspaper. There p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, at the Planetarium. Dan Beecher will speak on the Comet Encke and John Mosley will tell of the upcoming highlights of the Apollo 174 moon landing. Plans will be made to observe the total lunar eclipse in February. The meeting will conclude with an award winning NASA film on Apollo lls flight. Meetings ate held on the third Monday of each month. For further information contact Tom L. 4 Refese, Club ptesident at or call the Planetarium. 467-401- A snack in the grass. Picnic WHEN YOU FLICK A SWITCH IN YOUR HOME TONIGHT, there will be plenty of power to answer your call. There'll be more than enough power for the precipitators and other air filtering devices used in homes and factories, power to spare for the new sewage treatment plants and other equipment and installations used to clean up our environment. Theres power to spare, too, for the electric typewriters in your office-- or the computers, or electric saws or paint spray guns, or big motors' at your job. Next fall a huge new generating unit will go "on the line at our Naughton Plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming with enough additional generating capacity for another Salt Lake City. Several years ago, planning and engineering began on a new plant that will be the on our before end probably the of this decade the Huntington largest system Canyon Plant near Price, Utah. It has its first huge unit scheduled for Completion in June 1974. Thats why there & Lieht Co. is and will be power to spare in the area served by Utah Power - -- A |