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Show . 't :. I ' ' r" ' ' " . - : ' ' ' ; , v.- , ' i , " ..... . : I " ! , ... I . , , : . ' . - RALPH PREECE OF Vernal,(2nd from right) and his guests Jon Bartoshek and Marty Young of Denver, Colorado met Smokey Bear at the Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center recently. 'Smokey Bear' visits Flaming Gorge Rumors at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley National Forest indicate that Smokey Bear has been seen at the visitor centers at Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge Dam. Smokey says that, though he has been busy fighting fires lately , he hopes to be able to stop by the visitor center at the dam on weekends in the early afternoon. after-noon. Both visitor centers are open daily dai-ly from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Although the recent Lodgepole fire was caused by lightning, the size and difficulty involved is indicative of the present fire danger. As always, Smokey asks that visitors to the forest be careful with fire. |