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Show I C2 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Vernal Express Uintah Basketball camp set for June 2 j ft d v7 HI AREA LITTLE LEAGUE The Major League Phillies and Braves game last Thursday took ten innings to finish. The two teams played well, recording very few errors and pitching well throughout the game. Brayden Brooks, of the Phillies, hit the game winner with two outs and two on. His shot shot to left field scored the run. The Phillies celebrate their win. MORE RAINBOW TROUT FOR STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR Anglers donate 410,000 rainbows Anglers should catch more rainbow trout at Strawberry Reservoir in comingyears. DWR biologists are planting 410,000 eight-inch rainbows in the reservoir res-ervoir in 2008. For years, Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have worked to establish a healthy population of Bear Lake cutthroat trout in Strawberry. In addition to being be-ing a beautiful and fun fish to catch, Bear Lake cutthroat trout are great at keeping Utah chub populations under control. The cost to do a rotenone treatment on the scale needed to remove chubs from Strawberry would be massive. If chubs ever take the reservoir over again, the trout fishery will probably collapse as it did in the 1980s. Special regulations at the reservoir are designed to keep plenty of chub-eating Bear Lake , cutthroats in the reservoir. But if you like to keep fish, there's a downside to the regulations - many of the cutthroats fall within the 15- to 22-inch slot limit that anglers aren't allowed to keep. And others are longer than 22 inches. Anglers are allowed al-lowed to keep only one cutthroat longer than that length. On the other hand, there is no length restriction on rainbow rain-bow trout or kokanee salmon in Strawberry. But anglers aren't finding many rainbows to catch; , when they're stocked in the reservoir at their usual 5-inch length, the numerous, large cutthroat cut-throat trout in the reservoir eat them too. DWR biologists have some good news, though. They've found that if rainbows are grown to eigh inches before they're stocked, it's easier for them to avoid predation in Strawberry. Stocking eight-inch rainbows could be the key to providing - more rainbow trout for anglers stepped-forward. - to catch. But growing rainbows to eight inches means they must remain in the hatcheries longer. And like so many other items, the cost to buy food to feed the fish is going up. As DWR hatchery personnel looked forward to the 2008 stocking stock-ing season, one of their goals was to raise 410,000 rainbows to the eight-inch length for Strawberry. But the cost to raise that many rainbows has escalated. In response to a budget shortfall at the DWR's hatchery hatch-ery in Logan, there's been an outpouring of support from the angling public. About 40,000 of the 410,000 rainbows scheduled for stocking into Strawberry this year would be raised at the Logan hatchery. Even before the DWR could search for funds on its own, a coalition of fishing groups, conservationists and others who care about Strawberry Reservoir Tired of being turned down for a home, call 801-975-7781 and get pre-approved over the phone Clayton Homes 3768 So Redwood Rd West Valley Utah Fax: 801-975-7782 Phone: 801-975-7781 John and Paul Phillips of the Strawberry Bay Lodge and Don and John Mecham of Trail of the Sportsman led the group. They gathered a coalition that included the Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Trailtv.com, the Strawberry Anglers Association, the Strawberry Straw-berry Bay Marina, Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse. Their goal? Raise the money needed so the DWR could reach its goal of raising 410,000 eight-inch rainbow trout for stocking into Strawberry. On April 30, a group of sportsmen sports-men led by Don Mecham pre sented checks totaling $14,000 to the DWR. This contribution will help the agency reach its goal of raising 410,000 rainbow trout to the desired eight-inch length. All of these fish will be planted into Strawberry. Mecham said he and his company, com-pany, Trail of the Sportsman, are committed to wildlife conservation. conserva-tion. Ten percent of the money they receive on their Web site (trailtv.com) is donated to wildlife conservation causes. They chose to put money into the Strawberry Bay Rainbow Enhancement Project because Strawberry is where they learned to fish as kids. "We want to help make Strawberry Straw-berry and the rainbow trout enhancement project an enduring endur-ing priority for years to come," Mecham said. "We invite other - business Owners and individuals to become part othe solution. We want to see new families start new family fishing traditions at Strawberry. Planting larger rainbows rain-bows that they can take home and eat will do just that." The DWR's new and improved fish hatcheries are producing more fish than ever before. Just four years ago, in 2003, the DWR put 80,000 pounds of trout into Strawberry. This year, the agency plans on stocking 1 75,000 pounds of trout into the reservoir. These fish will be a mix of eight-inch sterile rainbow trout, Bear Lake cutthroat trout and kokanee salmon. Northeastern Utah Mountain Bike Festival May 30, 31, June 1 MrlKtiicirn llib Hauncain Bikeri for information visit wwwjiortheasternutahmtnb.com !IJPIIJH'''JW'I 1 ir- A ' r s 1 -, - A " No charge or entry fee Group rides for all ability levels Social gathering after daily events Door prizes and lots of FREE Schwag All events in and around Vernal & the Uintah Basin All group rides will start from Altitude Cycle My FREE Cannondale Bike Demo Center" SWA cannondale l it "-nf v..fc. - . Saturday night wrap up party at Dinosaur Brew Haus FREE Hot Wings $500 Brats, Brisket or Pulled Pork $200 Drafts Sponsored by: TriCounty Health Department 147 Eail Main Verrwl, UT B4078 (435) 781-547S .A. Mountain America CREDIT UNION www.altitudecycle.com 580 East Main Vernal, Utah (435) 781-2595 Uintah girls' basketball team will be hosting a skills camp June 2-5 at Uintah High School. The camp will feature two sessions, one for grades three through eight and one for grades nine through 12. The cost is $30. Players can register at the door and the fee includes a t-shirt. "The basketball camp is put on by the coaching staff and players at Uintah High School," explained Head Girls' Basketball Coach Shannon Johnson. "It is a great way to spend a few hours ' during the summer. Players will learn to dribble, shoot, pass, defend, rebound and team play. Players will be split into their own age groups at camp. To go to a college or professional camp to learn these skills usually costs a couple hundred dollars. We feel like we can offer the same skills at a cheaper cost." "Experience isn't necessary," continued Johnson. "With a little practice we feel like we can help everyone improve their skills and jump start them on their way to playing a fun, life long sport. This is a great camp for anyone who wants to play church, recreation or school basketball or anyone just willing to try their hand at the sport. Usually if a player goes to camp one summer, the fun and positive experience will bring them back the next one." Local drivers featured at Diamond Speedway May 10 race results at the Diamond Mountain Speedway included heat winners mini stock driver No. 64 Gene Hunting, Hunt-ing, pure stock's own Clinton Richens No. 45 and No. 01 Veldon Rowley, Aaron Eaton No. 89 local lo-cal street stock driver and in the IMCA modified, Carbon County residents No. 33 Jon Stringfellow and No. 13 Dave Madill each snaring snar-ing a win. Although there were several dwarf cars in attendance, they were unscheduled and had the night off due to conflicting races at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs, Wyo. No results were awarded but some used the night as practice. prac-tice. May 24 DMS will host round five starting at 6 p.m., with all classes ready to give spectators specta-tors a dirt flinging good show. Grandstands open at 5 p.m., with concessions available at the speedway. Trophy winners for the weekend's race rounded out with Dustin Dahms, No. 93 clinching another win followed by No. 55 Mike Baker collecting his first trophy win. Dylan Hatch No. 52 and finally No. 16s Ghery Smith each scoring big wins. DMS closed the nights racing action with few caution flags in the main events. Drivers were forced to maintaining their cars on the slippery surface after the water truck knocked the dust down for the crowd. Main event winners included No. 64 Gene Hunting, No. 351 Scott Bradford. Aaron Eaton No. 89 and No. 20C Chase Hansen nabbed high honors for the most points of the night. Races were very tight at the end of the night, with each driver wanting to score the big win. Cars are awarded points for where they place in the heat and the main events, there are no points awarded for the trophy tro-phy dash, so during the nightly events every position counts for a winning pay-out. Points are also accumulated over the season and in years past the highest in the standings have received a custom jacket, second and third positions are also recognized with awards. More information on race procedures, DMS point system and standings are locate on their website at www.dms-ut.com. To obtain driver information call AllenHackingat 790-1098. DMS will have many specialty races coming in the next month with U.R. Sprint Cars June 7. On June 19, 20 and 21 the raceway will host the regional dwarf car race with drivers coming from several surrounding states to compete. ' 4x4 Polaris 450 Sportsman Drawing " Sponsored by Meadow Gold Vernal Sports Center Beers Harley Davidson Drawing July 12th, 2008 $1.00 per ticket or six for $5.00 Tickets Available at: Davis Jubilee Vernal Rodeo Committee Members . 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