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Show A-10 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 24-27, 2013 The Park Record Continued From A-1 LABOR DAY SALE After fire, assistance fundraiser. Another individual who resided in Bridge Hollow also donated 150 chicken quarters and Trever Johnson, current Coalville mayoral candidate, donated pork for sandwiches. Another fundraiser for the Rasmussen family also took place last Thursday during a junior league football game at Coalville High School. This Saturday, Aug. 24, there will be another game held at 4 p.m. where the total amount raised for the Rasmussens will be announced. Rafter B will also hold another fundraiser on Labor Day weekend where they will be selling the remainder of their food. Alderman says they have research to do on all eight families affected by the fire before they determine where to allocate their money. She says she has been profoundly affected by the whole experience. "It's definitely humbled me. I've learned to stop and listen," Alderman said. "This community has come together to the extent that I didn't know a community could - and I've been here for 20 years." The Christian Center of Park &CLEARANCE FLOOR SAMPLE PLE UP TO SAVE % 70 OFF *Store wide savings based on mfg. retail price 70% off applies to select floor models and stock. City, meanwhile, has been offering food, clothing, furniture and household goods to those affected by the fire. Lucy McIntire from the Center says that, unfortunately, not many people have been utilizing the group's services. "We've only helped a few families - we haven't gotten that many calls yet," McIntire said. "We're more than happy to continue to help people. We can give them emergency assistance for the items we are able to house here." McIntire said they were able to help a woman in need with her pet, which they did in collaboration with the White Pine Veterinary Clinic. She says she has been amazed with the response from all those who helped in both the relief and firefighting efforts. "There are a lot of grateful people out there who have received help or have been pointed in the right direction for help," McIntire said. "Between trying to save homes, lives and livestock and pets, I have heard nothing but great things about all the agencies involved. My hat is off to everybody." Residents of Promontory focused their attention on supporting the volunteer North and South Summit Fire Districts. Promontory Membership Director Beth Armstrong said the Promontory Foundation was taking $10,000 out of its fund to give to local firefighter charities such as these. "Because [the Promontory Foundation] is supporting the Park City Firemen's Fund, we have our members concentrate on the North and South Summit Fire Districts," Armstrong said. "I gave [members] information on how they could mail a donation in. I had about 100 replies saying they will be sending a check to one of the agencies." Donating to the Red Cross is also a great option at any time, Armstrong said. "If you give money to them (the Red Cross) and it is no longer needed in this area, it's still going to people in need." Armstrong said she really pushed donating to the North and South Summit Fire Districts because of their "shoestring budgets." She was impressed with the efforts of the firefighters and Sheriff's officers in their community. "It was such an overwhelming display of working together and community from the firemen to the Sheriff's Department that came in and did the evacuation," Armstrong said. "They not only kept us out but kept everybody else out." Rafter B Gas N' Grub is located at 2246 State Road 32 just off the Wanship exit on Interstate 80. For more information on their fundraising event, call 435-336-2632. The Park City Christian Center is located at 1283 Deer Valley Drive in Park City. Residents looking for aid can call them at 435-649-2260. Bears: over or under road? www.sanfrandesign.com Park City Salt Lake (435) 645-7072 (801) 467-2701 1890 Bonanza Dr. 2970 Highland Dr. Mon.-Sat. 10-6. Sunday and evenings by appointment. Free Outdoor Screening at Red Butte Amphitheatre and Canyons Resort By ALLEN BEST Record contributing writer BANFF, Alberta - A new report from Banff National Park finds that wildlife crossings over the Trans-Canada Highway are indeed being used by both grizzly bears and black bears in important ways. About 20 percent of local grizzly bears have used the crossings during the last three years. The Trans-Canada between the eastern entrance to Banff and the border with Yoho National Park has 6 overpasses and 38 underpasses designed to allow bears, moose, wolves and other wildlife to be able to come and go without being threatened by traffic. The four-lane highway carries about 18,000 vehicles a day. The crossings, supplemented by fences alongside the highway, were installed beginning in the 1980s and with several new overpasses in recent years. Parks Canada estimates roadkill has been reduced 80 percent. But if keeping critters off highways was the only challenge, it could be done with just fences. The harder question to address is the value of the expensive overpasses and underpasses. To get a firmer handle on how the crossing structures were being used, researchers in 2006 strung strands of barbed wire at 420 sites across the wildlife overpasses. The barbs snag bits of fur, which can be analyzed for their DNA fingerprints. Some 497 trees used by bears for rubbing were also similarly outfitted. The research documented that 15 grizzlies and 17 black bears used wildlife crossing structures to access habitat on both sides of the highway. What's more, the study found that 90 percent of the time the bears used the overpasses, and not the culverts or underpasses. "You can put in underpasses cheaper, but this data mean you can justify putting in overpasses," said Mike Sawaya, co-author of the study. Tony Clevenger, a wildlife biologist based in Canmore, Alberta, has been monitoring the wildlife overpasses for the last decade. "We knew that the bears used the crossings. We just didn't know how many, what percentage of each species' population uses them, whether there is preference by male or females to use crossings and if there was a gender or species preferences for underpasses or underpasses." He also noted that there is clear evidence that bears are learning how to use the structures. Another report, from the same body of research, will be issued this fall. It will document the gene flow between bear populations in the Banff ecosystem. The broader issue is of connectivity. A field of research called conservation biology has long maintained that species such as grizzly bears cannot be limited to small islands of habitat, as it limits their genetic diversity. In cases of islands that are too small, the inevitably result is a winking out of populations. New Homes on Utah's Homestead Golf Course from the Mid $400's THE SUMMIT Directed by Nick Ryan World Cinema Documentary Editing Award Wednesday, August 28, 9:00 P.M. | Red Butte Amphitheatre Friday, August 30, 9:00 P.M. | Canyons Resort* In 2008, 18 of 24 climbers reached the summit of K2. Forty-eight hours later, eleven people were dead. Climb through time and discover what truly happened that day. Arrive early: The Utah Avalanche Center will be onsite at both screenings. Learn how to stay safe and have fun in the backcountry. Opportunity drawing for Black Diamond Store gift certificates. 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