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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1029 Community Applications to be taken for National Wildlife Refuge Fire Crew positions must the MountainPrairie The Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be accepting applications for seasonal wildland firefighter and prescribed fire crew member positions from December 1, 1999 until December 22, 1999. Applications received during this period will be used to fill firefighter jobs in the spring, summer and fall of 2000. Positions may be filled at many of the National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management Districts in Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado and Montana. Hoop Shoot winners Fire positions generally last Kanab Elementary Hoop Shoot winners were front row: Girls Cortney to six months. While many row: three Garett Girls Orton. Back Glover, Boys Boys Shelly Crosby, - Jeffrey Perkins, Girls - AH Cooper. Congratulations!!! 1 positions are filled by students 12-1- 8-- 12-1- 10-1- 9 3- 1 10-1- 3 i$ it mm i the Convenience of CALLER ID for Christmas! You Need 455A. Applications summer months, there are also a number of opportunities for employment early or late in the year. Selected individuals can expect to work at a variety of refuges within the region and may be sent to other areas of the country on wildfire suppression or prescribed burning assignments. When not involved with fire related activities, fire crews just during conduct marked by December 22, 1999. Information on these jobs can also be found in the federal jobs website USAJOBS, http: www.usajobs.opm. gova.htm. Check under the Clerical and Technical heading of the Current Job Openings section. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their natural resource 236-812- Order Caller ID 0- Specializing in Oil Furnaces and Small Refrigeration in December and Receive a FREE CALLER ID BOX Maintenance Contracts Available Call 435-644-21- 40 Mickey D. Houston - Owner fora Merry Christmas from SOUTH CENTRAL COMHUNICA'ilCNS Helping You to Stay Counseled in Today's CHANGING WORLD OF COMMUNICATIONS Automotive Parts Truck Parts Small Engine Parts EV Parts i Largest Inventory in the Area! t C.C. Auto 435-644-25- WOES' H (l;l C$iil WstlMPm be post- projects to benefit wildlife. All U.S. citizens may apply, but habitats for the continuing bentheymustbe 18yearsofageatthe efit of the American people. The Service manages the time they are hired. No previous National Wildlife federal experience is required. Since firefighting jobs require Refuge System comprised of hard physical work, selectees are more than 500 national wildlife required to pass an arduous physi- refuges, thousands ofsmall wetcal fitness test which consists of lands, and other special manbeing able to walk three miles agement areas. It also operates with a 45 pound backpack in 45 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 minutes or less. Salaries range fish and wildlife management from around $7.98 to $12.19 per assistance offices and 78 ecohour depending on previous ex- logical services field stations. The agency enforces federal perience and education. Many of the refuges in this region provide wildlife laws, administers the housing for their seasonal fire Endangered Species Act, mancrews for a nominal fee. ages migratory bird populaMore information on these jobs tions, restores nationally sigand application materials may nificant fisheries, conserves and be obtained from the U.S. Fish restores wildlife habitat such and Wildlife Service Regional as wetlands, and helps foreign 1 Office in Denver at (303) governments with their conserx 257, or by contacting any vation efforts. It also oversees of the National Wildlife Refuge the Federal Aid program that or Wetland Management Dis- distributes hundreds ofmillions of dollars in excise taxes on fishtrict offices invyour area. AnnounceRequest Vacancy ing and hunting equipment to ment Number state wildlife agencies. FWS6-OTR-0- WMl 16 Parts Que JIAP 26 418 East 300 South Kanab, UT 84741 TimaiiMftiM iiSra,. |
