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Show Locat 9ezus Volunteers help disabled youth enjoy outdoor experience As a result of the news story , the program received positive publicity, which led to a class for a group of students in the Ogden area in the summer of 1992. The following November and December, Whiting and Gorringe were able to fill n elk permits, again on the Porcupine Adventures property. After that hunt, Gorringe told a group of his friends who had gathered to see his trophy, Mines the biggest one! Also in November 1992, Ryan Minson of Riverton, Utah, went on his first deer hunt. Minson had a heart attack at age 12 and went through the class in 1990. At 16, post-seaso- he went to the Porcupine Adventures propkill on erty and made an assisted one-shhis first deer. His comment on the way home was, This is cool! This is fun! His large family greatly appreciated the extra meat. Ryan has recovered from his heart attack to the point he can drive and is a member of the Bingham High School track team. He looks forward to more outdoor experiences with his family. Anyone interested in taking part or assisting the Challenged Hunter program can contact the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Hunter Education department at ot 5384727. voters exercise their rights College-age- d in the Utah Hunter Ryan Minson and instructor Steve Beckstead are participants Instructors Association program for disabled youth. This photo was taken during a November hunting trip in Cache Valley. . by Steven Beckstead Forum staff writer Since 1957, Utah has been a leader in the Hunter Education movement. It continues to lead with a program sponsored by the Utah Hunter Education Instructors Association (UHEIA), which assists disabled youths in obtaining their hunter education certification. The roots of the program go back to 1 988 when A. Lee Robertson envisioned a plan to help the physically less able become more involved in the outdoors, particularly the sport of hunting. Robertson was the first coordinator of hunter education in Utah and had sought information for the new program from volunteer instructors throughout the by Elys Bank Forum staff writer celebrated Franks accomplishment. His family benefited as the meat was cut, wrapped and frozen for their use that winter. The experience also helped his selfesteem and changed how his family viewed him. Some families with disabled children consider them a problem and burden. IJrank Wade showed with his accomplishments he wasnt. In the summer of 1990, a class was given for a scout troop made up of disabled boys in the Sandy area. Interest began to pick up as more instructors and people heard about the program. Private landowners offered access to the hunters. The Cache physically-challenge- d Valley area has long been known for its state. greatdeerand elkhunting.RolandLeishman, I was asked to be chairman, because I owner of Porcupine Adventures in Paradise, have a disabled child, and the program was Utah, donated the use of the historic John M. off and running. Browning ranch and hunting lodge to the The current state coordinator, Ed Comia, Challenged Hunter program. Browning is assisted with industry contacts and also acted recognized as the most prolific firearm deas a liaison to private landowners who ofsigner in U.S. history. Wade had his hunt on the Browning propfered to allow program participants to hunt on their land. Donations of ammunition, erty. Leishman told the instructors he wanted rifle single-shand a special equipment valuleast at two hunters the next year. followed Comias help. He also gave Two young men came through the reguable assistance with modifications to the existing class materials to allow students to lar hunter education classes the next year. Tal Gorringe and Shilo Whiting took the adapt to the state requirements. classes and passed with a few modifications In the summer of 1989, the first student, Frank Wade of West Valley City, began his to allow for their disabilities. Gorringe had been injured in a snow-tubin- g accident, while class. Wade was bom with a form of cerebral palsy that affected his legs and muscle Whiting was injured in a vehicle accident.-Bot-h tone. He was active in sports and a member boys were in wheelchairs. Their famiof the Madrigal choir at Kearns High School. lies were supportive through the classes and Wade passed the classroom part of the their later hunting experience. December 1991 found both boys with course with flying colors, even teaching his their fathers and friends at the Browning instructors a few things. The firearms qualification was harder for him. His muscle ranch. Gorringe, with his dads help, made a shot and bagged his first difficult up-hi- ll problems slowed him down, but after practice and extra help, he passed. He was lucky deer. Whiting followed the next afternoon. Their experience was taped by KUTV sports, enough to draw a post season deer pass. and was later broadcast as part of KUTVs The state of Utah allows disabled hunters to shoot from a vehicle, as long as they Roughing It program. The first evening have assistance in retrieving their game. was spent in the hunting lodge, where tall Wade used this waiver, and got his first tales were told and reality was enhanced. deer in December 1989 with a single, well-place- d Memories the boys wont forget were made shot. Those helping on that day that weekend. once-in-a-lifeti- ot Page 6 forum February 2, 1993 me Voter participation among 18 to rose 20 percent since the last national election, said Rock the organization Vote, a California-base- d founded to encourage voter participation. According to the organization, in the 1988 election only, 36 percent of Americas youngest voters actually voted. In the last election, that number rose to 43 percent in an unprecedented increase in the number of ballots cast by that age group. In absolute numbers, 2,185,000 voters went to more 18 to 24 year-old 1992 than in 1988, said the polls in -- Rock the. Vote. During those four years, the population of the age group grew by only three percent, meaning a relatively small part of the 20 percent increase is due to population growth. The vast majority of the new votes can be traced directly to increased political interest among the youngest voters. In fact, the elections total increase in voter participation was more than increase. twice as significant among the i8 to In the past 20 years, voter participaas with the general popution, especially with the younger votcast by older voters inBallots lation. The ers, has been steadily declining. increase of young voters in the 1992 creased by just 9 percent over the four election translates into a 20 percent years. Big business year for potholes ry Christy Johes-Fend- er Forum staff writer said Meier. Potholes have proven to be a big business this year. According to Meier, the material used to create a permanent patch has been completely sold out. Consequently, temporary patching material is being used and will be replaced with a permanent hot mix in the summer. Due to the unanticipated and overwhelming snow removal efforts this year, the states hard surface and pavement preservation budget has been somewhat depleted. Meier, however, is optimistic about adequate and continued repairs. A special appropriation from the Utah State Legislature is being sought. Federal aid may also be granted because a state of emergencynatural disaster was declared and the National Guard was called out. Potholes may be reported by contact-sin- g Public Information, Salt Lake County Motorists have temporarily been relieved from the stress and hassle of driving on roads more suitable for dog sleds than automobiles. Unfortunately; however, the recent thaw.has created another challenging obstacle potholes. These menacing obstacles are surfacing nearly everywhere and range in size from a few rattling inches to gaping ravines comparable to the Grand Canyon. Why such a recent abundance of potholes? The harsh, freezing conditions can cause the pavement to crack and erode. Melting ice and snow then seeps into the cracks and saturates the underlying soil. The pavement cannot carry the structural loads and eventually breaks apart. ' ??; Dana Meier, maintenance engineer for the Utah Department of Transportation, Public Works office at 562-640said that the repair crews are working as It is requested that the location of the to as roads. state s possible quickly repair pothole be promptly stated so that referWe have just been really inundated, first ral to the correct entity state, county or with the snow and now with potholes, city may be given 1 0. |