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Show A8 Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Vernal Express David Ellis puts on horse clinic David Ellis, Parelli five star premier instructor from Ba-kersfield Ba-kersfield California, held a four day Advancing HorseManShip clinic at Western Park August 30 through September 2. Seventeen riders attended the four day clinic, several from the Vernal and Salt Lake City area with one rider coming from Durango, Colorado and another from Cortez, Colorado. Ellis, one of only three Parelli five star instructors in the world, offered students a variety of information in-formation on subjects as basic as tips on saddling horses, to lead changes, trailer loading. According to Ellis, "The class, Advancing HorseManShip, includes all levels of horsemanship horseman-ship that starts from the level of horsemanshiparider is currently working at and helps that rider advance to a higher level of skill and understanding.'' Attendees commented that the clinic was valuable. Ellis will return to the Vernal area next year for another four day clinic at the end of August. " ' W'a Janet Conway, Park City, attended the Davis Ellis horse clinic at the Western Park in Vernal last weekend. Participants learned better ways in untacking a horse. David Ellis explains to Cheryl Smith, executive director of the Utah Adoption Center in Salt Lake City, the proper proceedures to saddle a horse. Ellis is from Bakersfield, Calif., and presented a clinic in Vernal over the weekend. Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex sets Sept. 15 open house Uintah County is holding an open house Sept. 15 from noon to 5 p.m. for its Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex and the event promises to offer something some-thing for a wide array of outdoor enthusiasts. For shooters, the Northeastern Northeast-ern Utah Defensive Pistol Club (NUDPC) will host a free shoot open to the public in conjunction with the open house. Everyone is invited to bring a handgun and holster to try the exciting sport of defensive combat shooting from noon to 5 p.m. The courses of fire will include realistic scenarios with moving and reactive targets. Participants are required to wear eye and ear protection and should bring 100 rounds of ammunition. The event will be held at the new Buckskin Hills Pistol Range developed by Uintah County and the NUDPC with help from National Rifle Association grants and private donations. The 10 bay pistol range, includes five 360 degree shooting bays and is part of the Buckskin Hills Shooting Facility, which is a part of the larger recreation complex. The new range is north of the Diamond Mountain Road about two miles east of the Uintah County Landfill. NUDPC, which is associated with both the NRA and International Inter-national Defensive Pistol Association, As-sociation, holds monthly shoots at the Buckskin Hills Complex on the third Saturday of each month. Although this style of -J'Ji An ATV and dirt bike training area for Utah State Parks and Recreation is one of the many parts of the Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex that will be open to the public during an open house this month. Affordable homes starting at only $148,950 Why rent when you can own for less? Monthly payments as low as $950! No money down! No closing costs!! Open Monday - Friday 9 5 and Saturday 10 rSFmnished-ModeMChoose-From 5 Family Oriented Community 3 Parks Playgrounds BBQ's 3-4 Bedrooms 2 Full Baths 2 Car Garage Landscaped Lot mm mam Directions to Sales Center and Model Homes: From Main Street (Hwy 40), go South on 500 West approximately 2 miles, then turn left into Sunburst Terrace. shooting competition is designed to sharpen the skills of concealed weapon permit holders and law enforcement officers, anyone from beginners to experts can enjoy its challenges. That same afternoon, the club will also be hosting a .22 rifle metallic silhouette match at the Buckskin Hills Public Rifle Range. The primary intent is to show young shooters and new shooters that it is possible to have a ton of fun in the sun with a gun, safely, responsibly, without destroying someone else's property. prop-erty. There will classes for all ages of shooters and young and old alike will have fun plinking at the reactive targets. The club is also challenging shooters to bring their deer rifles and demonstrate their skill. If they can hit a 9-inch plate (the approximate chest cavity of a game animal) four out of five times, they'll qualify to shoot for a new rifle of your choice based on the value of a Remington 700. Shooters may attempt to qualify as often as they wish, but for every missed shot, they'll put $1 in the Poor Shot Prize Pot. If things go to as anticipated, this pot; intended to be second place prize; could be worth more than the new gun. See complete shoot descriptions descrip-tions at any Uintah Basin gun dealer. If you prefer ATVs over firearms, fire-arms, the Buckskin Hills Open House will give you an opportunity opportu-nity to check out the new ATV and dirt bike areas. These areas are open to the public, but will also be used as a Utah State Parks and Recreation ATV and OHV training area for riders 8 through 16. The state course "Know Before You Go" is designed to teach kids the basic ATV operation and safety. It is about four hours long and the cost is $10 per student. State law requires young riders rid-ers to take this course before they can ride on public land. Other important laws to remember: Anyone under 18isrequired to wear an approved helmet. Children under 8 are not allowed to ride ATVs on public land. ATVs and dirt bikes are not allowed on public highways. ATVs and dirt bikes must be registered to ride or transport in the state. And out-of-state riders are also required to have their ATVs and dirt bikes registered. The Buckskin Hills ATV training area is located off the Brush Creek Road about two miles east of the Uintah County Landfill. Cleanup Committee Volunteers needed to fidfill 'dream' By ViAw PreTWCH Uintah Basin News Service There are too many weeds and too much trash around Roosevelt. That's the conclusion Vivian Winterton has come to. She has also decided she'd like to see the weeds and trash removed and is looking for volunteers who want to join her cause. Some of those willing to help met today, Sept. 4, and discussed ideas to enhance community involvement in the movement to spruce up the town. They are still looking for ideas and help. "Tell people to call me! " Winterton Win-terton declared. "I'd like all the ideas and help we can get." Of course, evencontactingthe Roosevelt native for this story was not particularly easy. When Winterton finally answered her phone she laughed as she explained why she had been unavailable. "I was out chopping weeds! Here I am wanting everyone to clean up something and I look at the alley in back and I'm not any better," she said. "So I was out there chopping away!" Winterton said she really no ticed how cluttered the Roosevelt area had become with overgrown weeds and windblown trash after she and her husband returned from serving an LDS mission to eastern Canada. "The eastern part of the country coun-try is so prolific with greenery that it covers up the garbage and weeds," Winterton explained. "When we came home, I really started to notice how unkempt some of the areas are." While Winterton can see the work waiting to be done, she also finds plenty to brag about when it comes to her love for her community. com-munity. "Our main street has been prettier than it has ever been," she said ,"but some of the other areas look like a ghetto. If we could get a community cleanup established that would last for years and years, wouldn't that be great?" Having a permanent committee commit-tee that would deal with cleaning clean-ing the city is Winterton's goal. Anyone willing to help her should call 722-3294. IfWinterton is out cleaning up weeds, just leave a message. m mm EjiipecBeiroced Housekeepers Night Auditor Premium wages for all positions! |