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Show THE BEAVER PRESS Trcanes PAGE 6 JULY 4, 1985 Protect Your Eyes During July 4th Events up WARNING: Holiday fireworks can be dangerous to your eyes. Utah, unlike most states, celebrates two holidays in July; celebrations that include the traditional excitement and beauty of fireworks. But fireworks can be dangerous. Last year more than 14,000 people in the U.S. suffered firework injuries, and 3,000 of those were eye injuries. Permanent loss of vision affects 30 percent of the people whose eyes are injured by fireworks. The most Utah taxpayers should brace themselves this year for one of the largest property tax increases in the history of the state, according to Jack Olson of the Utah Taxpayers Association. Said Olson, "Never before have I seen anything to equal what is happening this year. Higher property taxes are being proposed in 27 of the 40 state school districts. Sixty-eigpercent of Utah's school districts have built $16 million of higher 1985 property taxes into their tentative nt 1 ! f ; f budgets." paid In less than a week's time, some 600 acres of public lands in southern '9 "' this e models a lavender skirt and jacket, and on right, Paula two-piec- Bradshaw models a light blue mal. for- BEAVER AUTO PARTS GRAND OPENING Saturday, July 13 celebrate our Grand Opening there will be 10 percent off everything in the store (Sat. July 13 only) To There will be refreshments and drawings for Door Prizes Ask for your tickets for the Door Prizes with purchases this week. You do not need to be present Saturday to win IRIJIDAK llrirHK 438-53- 55 Make it v iNMftERANDnew! j wHARDWARE STORESjJ EMPIRE Utah have been blackened by fires that appear to have been intentionally set, according to local Bureau of Land Management officials. The fires cost taxpayers approx- imately $25,000. In addition, most of the land is steep and rocky and cannot be rehabilitated successfully. The area that can be replanted will push the expense even higher. Cedar City BLM District Manager, Morgan Jensen, said that an arson investigator from the U.S. Forest Service has been assigned to work on these fires. "While we don't have specific suspects yet, there are several good leads that are being actively pursued," said Jensen. He stated that the government is committed to investigating all arson fires and will prosecute those Cartwright models a dusty rose formal, in center, Melinda Roberts Quculitty Big Genome Hunting iPlanmecS When Utah big game hunters take to the field this fall, they'll have a diversity of deer and elk hunting opportunity to choose from. "This year we put the quality back in big game hunting," according to Division of Wildlife Resources spokesman Bruce Andersen. "Quality is a difficult word to define," says Anderson. "Everyone seeks something different from a hunting experience. Some hunt for trophy bucks, some for meat. Some want to get away from civilization, others socialize. To many, it's the kill that counts; to others, seeing game at a distance is enough." Although most of the state remains y buck only deer open to an hunt, Andersen says several hunting units have been set aside to provide alternatives to the traditional hunt. Included in the changes are six limited entry buck deer hunts, two high country buck hunts and four deer hunting areas. "Limited entry buck permits will be available on a drawing basis, and interested hunters can apply to hunt the San Juan-ElRidge, Bumblebee, Comanche Canyon, Thousand Lake Mountain, Paunsaugunt and Vernon areas," says Andersen. The high country buck areas are Black's Fork with 200 permits and the Aquarius Plateau of the Boulder Mountains with 25 permits. Andersen says successful applicants for any of these new permits will have to go through a little more paperwork this year, "but it should be worth it," he adds. There will also be a two year waiting period for anyone who hunts in these areas. Hunters who are unsuccessful in drawing in the areas will still have a chance to hunt during the general season deer hunt. The areas are the Book Cliffs, Wellsville Mountains, Henry Mountains and the Oak Creek area. Two new limited entry elk units will also be available through the drawing. Ten permits on the Paunsaugunt and five for Barney Top Canaan Mountains will be available for 1985. The price for limited entry bull elk permits (formerly called restricted area bull elk permits) has been raised to $50. Although the Board of Big Game Control set up the new deer and elk units primarily to- - provide Uath k 586-702- Mums 4 inch pots 499 c Come back every year! 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"These diversified hunts are also management tools," Andersen says. "Rather than close an area to enhance big game populations, we can set it up as a limited entry area. The Vernon unit is a good example; the buckdoe ratio is low and restrictions on harvest need to be enforced." Other changes in this year's big game season include a new muzzle-loade- r elk hunt from September on the Ashley elk units of northeastern Utah. The archery elk season is one week later than in past years. It starts August 24 and continues through September 2. This will allow archers a week to hunt deer, a week for a combined deer and elk hunt, and one week to hunt elk without the pressure of thousands of archery deer hunters. An archer can still get one deer in the archery season and one during the general season. And although a muzzle-loade- r hunter can't get a buck during the general season and still hunt with the primitive weapon, he may apply for an antlerless deer control permit. Fees for limited entry and high country deer permits will be $20, while the deer control permits will remain at just $10. General season elk permits will also remain at $30, with limited entry antlerless and hunter's choice elk permits holding at $35. Muzzle-loade- r and limited entry bull elk permits will be $50. Resident antelope and moose permit fees are unchanged at $25 and $100 respectively. There have been a lot of changes in big game regulations for 1985, and a lot of new hunting opportunities are available. Details about the new hunts are included in the 1985-8- 6 big game proclamation. Proclamations and application forms are available at all Division of Wildlife Resources offices and most sporting goods stores around the state. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. July 31, to the full extent possible. person convicted of arson can be penalized in one of two ways. Under civil charges, the guilty party can be fined from 100 dollars up to the full cost of putting the fire out. This has a potential for running into thousands of dollars if the fire proves difficult to control. If a person is prosecuted under criminal charges, destruction of public land is considered a federal felony and carries penalties based on the severity of the case. The BLM is asking that anyone with information on arson fires call Callers the'fire center at may remain anonymous. responsible , . 4--H North Main -- Arson November, Olson added. Olson also said that this year's higher school property taxes are contrary to the legislature's intent of providing 1985 property tax relief when they lowered the basic statewide school support levy by .90 THREE BEAVER GIRLS showed off their poise, style and talent at mills. If passed on by the local school Youth Conference at USU in districts, this would provide $8.3 the Logan last week. On left Lenette million in lower 1985 property taxes. Twenty seven local school districts not only absorbed this relief but highest increase of $87.00 in the added $15.6 million of higher taxes Garfield School District. on top of it. Calculation of this property tax The owner of a $75,000 home in increase includes the .90 mills as an the Beaver School District will pay increase if the district increased $20.00 more in property taxes as other levies as an offset. proposed in the district's 1985-8- 6 Only Millard, Rich, Sevier, South tentative budgets. This compares Sanpete and Ogden School Districts with a low increase of $2.00 in the complied with the Legislature's tax Wasatch School District and the relief intent and did not increase 90 ; B. L. M. there are many other taxing units throughout the state that plan similar increases, he said. These property tax hikes are the result of higher tax rates and do not include adjustments in assessed valuations which will skyrocket in many counties this year as the result of a 1985 State Tax Commission factoring order. Total property taxes in Utah in the past five years have jumped 55 percent, from $379 to $588 million. We expect this figure to significantly increase in 1985 and be reflected in taxes -- -- Ogden, Salt Lake City, Murray and Logan and Provo have also submitted tentative 1985-8- 6 budgets that would hike property taxes $3.4 million, and the property frequent victims of eye injuries are children setting off bottle rockets and igniting explosive fireworks. SocThe Utah Ophthalmological iety recommends these tips for avoiding eye injuries this July: Wear protective glasses or goggles when handling fireworks. - Have an adult present to supervise the use of any fireworks, or even better, have only adults handle fireworks. Make sure all bystanders are at a safe distance, Don't permit anyone to experiment with or make fireworks. - Never allow anyone to put fireworks in a bottle, tin can or under a clay pot. These objects can shatter and cause serious injury. - Attend your community sponsored fireworks display on July 4 and 24; it will be safer and more spectacular than your own. - If anyone receives an eye injury, get emergency medical help immediately. MORE-THAN'ONE-COMPA- INSURANCE AGENT. for all Supplies Last 24-lOutdoor Push Broom has tough palmyra bristles 60-ithat really work on dirt. Metal-tippe- d handle fastens securely to molded block. 25 2645 QUANTITIES LIMITED While Your Insurance Needs! n. n. BccaeOsDneaw eocol your WWI earned o.miinniDsGG' True Value Dealer 740 N. Main 438-552- 8 "ft Insurance 15 Northwestern National Great American Mndependtnt agent FMT YOU 1985 HFAl FR MFMRFR OF OSFWCE USF&G Western Call Collect or Come By Today! South Main 6 438-299- SOCIETY FOR PRIVATE A B.C. 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