Show t tL L ITi Li LiTHE THE UINTAH BASIN Chapter of Ducks Unlimited displays one of the waterfowl paintings to tobe tobe tobe be au auctioned at al the annual fund fund raiser Holding the painting are John Bud Phelps recently retired Director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources left and Jim chairman of the local chapter Committee members left to right Bob Guy Neldon Kunz Clair Huff Bud Phelps Gail Herrmann Ben Bridges and ond Chad Crosby Ducks Unlimited plans fund raising The Uintah Basin nasin Chapter of Ducks Unlimited has confirmed a date and place for the annual raising fund banquet According According According Ac Ac- cording to Jim chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man the event will be held Inthe in inthe inthe the Vernal Elks Lodge on Saturday April 30 The banquet will mark the debut of Ducks Unlimited to Vernal TilE THE BANQUET will feature a prime rib dinner catered by bythe bythe bythe the Ladies of Elks Gail Gall Herrmann chairman of the arrangements committee and Barbara Holmes president of the Ladies of Elks will be in charge of the banquet Numerous waterfowl and wildlife paintings will be auctioned at the raiser fund-raiser as aswill aswill aswill will a special edition shotgun made only for Ducks Unlimited by Winchester Arms Other items donated by local merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants will be auctioned THIS TillS Y YEAR AH marks the anniversary of Ducks Unlimited Since 1937 45 million has been raised to preserve wetlands in Canada where 4 out of ot every 5 ducks arc are born Since revenue collected collated from duck stamps cannot be used outside the US U.S. Ducks Unlimited serves a vital pur pur- pose Two million acres of wetlands have been protected for waterfowl since 1937 and many more mor acres need to be preserved Private contributions contributions contributions con con- and fund raisers are the only means to obtain revenue for waterfowl conservation con con- |