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Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday, November 19, 1997 roqpirtt UHS basketball team announced! s iF? . ,i iv. v ; -Hri r -iu i? : II Members and coaches of the UHS basketball team for 1997-98 will i . .. ) . 'MA' ' ll'.lTO'm l(l ; IS? Im W Itff Pf:' ! ICS , f I iJ "'IIIl St .ill 1r?V':" ' - 'Vfl J ii e ;. pi Coach Kristina Putnam and the 14 ildlife rules for 1998 season The Utah Wildlife Board met .''ov, 12 and approved the 1998 I ucks, bulls and oncc-in-a-lifetimc I inting proclamation. Hunters may : so use VISA or Mastercards to .pl for big game permits. The r .iard acted on these and oilier rec- mnicnd.iiinns ii received from the I 'i vision of Wildlife Resources ( )VR) and the public who provid-c provid-c I input through their Regional Jvisory Council (RAC). Season d.ues for the 1998 hunts v ore set b i!ic Nutd three years ii 'o and v. ill remain- General rchcry Deer. Aug. 22 Sept. II; ( eneral Se.ison Deer. Oct. 17 - 25; ( eneral Mulelo;uler Deer. Oct. 2i - Nov 5; General Archery Lilk, 5 -pi 3 I; (Jcner.il Season l-lk. (wt.7-15. According ! a news release sum-i. sum-i. arimg the boarJ actions, the I WR indicates that (wo decisions v crc made that affect local big tine units in the Uintah Basin. The Mirth AMniaquin elk unit, formerly a limited entry bull area, will now : in.in.iecd as a spike only unit, The bo.ud also concluded lo leave the Hook Clifls deer unit closed for t! c I99S season, Tins action will n jkc the third eonsccutixc year of c oscd deer hunting in the Book ( llfls The boarJ ikium allowing big f imc hunters to nuke permit appli t lions with VISA and Mastercard v ill requite a longer processing f 'Nod According lo Judi TuUirow, I WR t.icrrivng Coordinator, the t awing result will he posted three v ecks later than I.H e,if Tulotow said that application v ill he a,iilahltf hv J.iit 7. f nm DWR offices and license a ?enis. Appkaiiotis must he rc s ivcJ lhr.nif.li the mail, ot an r.crnighl mail ctKe, h 3 p.m., i h. 2, In he included in the dtaw. 1 1C dr1mg fei!u v ill he pmlcd b April it. three wcck l.ttcr than I. l cat. The later draw result poting date member Lady Utes basketball team. board sets also will result in a later dale thai general buck deer and bull elk permits per-mits may be purchased. General buck deer and bull elk permits w ill be available beginning May IS, on a first-come, first-served basis, from hunting license agents and the six DWR offices. Board action will also allow general gen-eral archery deer hunters hunting in the Division's Northern Region lo take either a buck or a doe in I99K. "Deer herds in the region are close to meeting the population objectives ob-jectives called for in our deer management man-agement plans," said Mike Welch. DWR Big Game Program Coordinator. "We think by the fall of 1 998, wc will have reached dial objective." The board look action on ihe state "bonus point" hunt application system. sys-tem. Those with the greatest number num-ber of bonus points will now have a greater chance of drawing a big gumc permit, thanks lo changes made in the Male's bonus point system. sys-tem. Beginning in IW8, 50 percent of ihe permits for each hum unit and specie will he reserved for applicants appli-cants wiih bonus poinls. According li the DWR, ihe reset ved permits w ill be designated by random drawing draw-ing number to eligible applicants with the greatest number of bonus points, based on applicant's firM choice. If reserved permits remain, the reserved pcrnuis will he designated by random number lo eligible ap plicanl with the ne greaicM mirm her of bonus points, based on ihe applicant first choice. This procedure proce-dure will continue until all reserved pcmiils have been issued or no ap plications for thai species remain. Applicants earn t bonus point for each year they apply for a limited entry of oncc in a lifetime species and ate not drawn. In i related change, the hoard de tcrmined that a hunter will not lic his bonus points if he skips three play their first game on Dec. 2 against Carbon. consecutive years in applying for the same bonus point species. Beginning in 199S, a hunler will only lose his bonus points if he successfully suc-cessfully diaw-s a permit for that bonus point species, or obtains a permit remaining alter the draw for thai bonus point species. Utah's bonus point system was implemented in 199.1 as a way to increase the chances those unsuccessful unsuc-cessful in diawmg a limited entry or coopcratisc wildlife management manage-ment unit buck deer, hull elk or buck ptotiflioni petniii. or a once-iiKi-lilctime species permit would draw a permit in subsequent years. When the bonus point ss.is implemented, imple-mented, the v-ommiitec ili.il pro-posed pro-posed the system could not guarantee guaran-tee a peiniii to applicants and Ihe DWR promised lo review the sys-lem sys-lem alter u operated for a few' years, "Al ihe request of hunters and sporting groups, the DWR reviewed re-viewed the system nnd hx.kcd at sevei.il possible niodific.iiions lo improve the odds of obi.uning a pcmiil for individuals who apply the longest while still providing new applicants a chance ('r a permit." per-mit." said Alan Cl.uk. DWR Thinning Manager This modification meets those ctiieria by guaranteeing 50 percent of the permits to individuals with the greatest number of bonus points while going all applicants an op portunity at the remaining 50 pct cent of Ihe permii." Clark saij The board also estemkd the "Help Slop reaching" reward pet' mils. The )lcm reputedly has helped deter poaching on the Paiinaugunl and I ik Ri'U'e liini'cd entry units and has now been ts panded Ii all limited entry bg gme units in 199. The beard al approscd iid luikey bm-.iifg ps-tnut )(! ,-r., (ie iin!inu3'H.e of i!e Ivd'ca'cd Humet Program with s"'"e shnges. Lady Utes look to another great year The Lady Ute basketball team hopes to build on last year's success. suc-cess. A week of open tryouts culminated culmi-nated in the announcement of the fourteen member squad for this season. sea-son. According to head coach Kristina Putnam, only one senior graduated from the state tourney team of last year. Senior class team members for varsity play are Liz Cranney, Serena Galley, Katie Richardson and Decna Van Tasscll. Rounding out the varsity and junior varsity team arc juniors Trisha Gardiner, Sally Caldwell, Ambrc White, Lori Long, Kim Kerns, Jade AVitbcck, Deni Sorcnson and sophomores Katie Job, Rhonda Tollefson and Janelle Heincr. Putnam has coached Lady Ute soccer previous to assuming the 1998 UTAH DEER, ELK SEASON DATES The 1998 general season dates, set by the board three years ago, are as follows: General Archery Deer: General Season Elk: Aug. 22 -Sept. 11 Oct. 7 -15 General Season Deer: General Archery Elk: Oct. 17-25 Sept. 3 -18 General Muzzleloader Deer: Oct. 28 - Nov. 5 Troy Poocts lads a la'gs ra'ibow boul just minted alef tashrig hs The Uintah High School open basketball tryouts are complete and the new fifteen man team has been announced. The squad will include eight seniors. The 1997 team will include seniors se-niors Chris Deets, Jared Lucero, Lucas Loveland, Brett Boren, Cory Kebert, Jeremy Pierce, Aaron O'Dell and Andy Long. Filling out the roster are juniors Trevor Richins, Jeremy Strange, Brett Johnson, Dustin Wilkins, Adam Madsen, Matt Labrum and Beau Barker. Sophomores on the boy's team are Chirs Busch and Josh Gardner. The 1997 coaching staff is lead by new head, John Nielson. Shannon Johnson will coach the Junior Varsity team and assist with Varsity. Lee Gibbons heads the Sophomore crew and Gary Galley the Freshman team. head basketball position. She anticipates antici-pates another successful season. "I think our prospects are good again this year," Coach Putnam said. "Only one team member from last year graduated and I expect this team to do well." Putnam said that last year the Lady Utes tied with Union for first place in regional play. In postseason state tournament play, Putnam said that the Lady Utes lost the championship champi-onship in a heated overtime period. She said that the loss to Carbon was disappointing and stemmed from a missed free throw. "We're expecting a lot this year and have a hard preseason game schedule to look forward too," she noted. The Lady Ute season opens at home against Kcarns Nov. 28. I . ,, ' i " , '-: . vrw vV"'V?-' V' '' ; IN.,- 1 : - vfv .- s- Vs. ; - N - X I i I -;xV07 Nielson is new blood to the Uintah staff but coached the Sophomore program at Union last year. Previous to his arrival in the Uintah Basin, Nielson coached in Perry, Okla., in both High School and Junior High School levels. According to Nielson, this year's team holds good promise. "I have some high expectations for these kids," Nielson said. "They are really hard workers - in the practices we've had already, they've really put out." "And another thing, they all seem to have great attitudes," he added. The Ute's first game is scheduled for Dec. 2, against Carbon. Ski registrations accepted The Uintah Recreation District is accepting registration for the 1998 Ski Program. The Ski Program will be traveling travel-ing to the Canyons Ski Resort (Formally Wolf Mountain) this winter and will run for six consecutive consecu-tive weeks, Saturday, Jan. 3. through Saturday, Feb. 3, 1998. Cost for the program is $225 for transportation and lift ticket or $260 for transportation, lift ticket and lessons. Ski and snowboard rentals are also available. Buses will leave each Saturday at 5:30 a.m. from the Vernal Middle School and will return to the school at about 7 p.m. Registrations will be accepted on a first come basis and will be taken at the Recreation Office on the 3rd floor of the StateCounly Building, 781-5486. Deadline extended The Ashley Valley Amateur Hockey Association is extending the deadline for sign-ups of youth and adults interested in playing hockey this winter season. The Uintah Parks and Recreation Department will continue to accept sign-ups until Dec. 1. Any youth ages 9-17 and adults 18 and over, interested participants may pick up sign-ups at the Recreation Department office. Cost for the hockey this season is $30 for youth, $50 fur adults and $80 for families. Contact Al Brown, 789-2893, or Colleen Skjcrvcn, 781-0878. if you have any questions. line, while fson, Kai Pollock, |