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Show iifcft,, g" 'yfr Tp'ipmiiir yirrmg pn W pfripr3 The New schedule in effect at local Museum Area Wide Week in Review Looking for an old man . . . Price The U. S. Forest Service is continuing to look for prehistoric man near the site of the mammoth found last year in Huntington Canyon. Stan McDonald, Forest Service archaeologist, used local members of the Utah Statewide Archaeological Society to help survey the expanded shorelines of Cleveland and Huntington reservoirs last weekend. "We surveyed the area because virtually no survey work was ever done before the reservoirs were built," McDonald said. He added the mammoth find proved the area was home to a population of "mega-faun(large Pleistocene animals). We felt we had a chance to find a site with human presence with those animals," he explained. $5,000 bounty did the trick $0 1989-B- 1 I The Dan O'Laurie Museum begins its winter schedule on October 1. Beginning on that date the museum will be open Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours will be and 7:9 p.m. The museum's gift shop will be open the same hours as the museum. Any questions please call the museum at W A. " 3kiv 7-- 3-- iMwn i)i'')intinri.w Thursday, Sept. 28, Tlmes-lndepende- v-i- v 1- -5 259-798- ' 5. T JPA - mV '&&& ' j fretted a" Price r 'lyiwBit1 rtf H1 uQW te . . . , Delta The $5,000 bounty offered for recruitment of a new doctor in Delta has paid off: Dr. Robert L. Nix went to work on Sept. 14. The west Millard area around Delta, with a population of about 8,000, can support four doctors, according to Gary Stay, administrator for the Delta and Fillmore Community Medical Centers. When one of three physicians moved this summer to join his family in Tooele, Stay was faced with a recruitment dilemma. Conventional methods had not worked in the pst, so Stay conceived the idea of offering a bounty. Health C re, Inc. officials approved the idea. IHC, based in Salt Lake City, owns and operates the two Millard County hospitals and several other rural facilities in the intermountain region. The idea worked. "We made and distributed 3,000 Wanted posters advertising the reward and had 15 qualified doctors from California to Ohio express interest," Stay said. Nix's Kevin Damron read about the bounty and went to work to get his three childrens' grandfather to move out West from Louisiana. His efforts were successful. Millard Chronicle I rc,gcs ( 4 A 3 m s sf . . w t - son-in-la- Tribe cooperating County, Commission is Vernal The Uintah . . . attempting to do what County no other commission has done before: join with the Ute Tribe in the construction of a road. A member of the Bureau of Indian Affairs road department nd Tribal Council representative Johnny Faussett told the commissioners last week that the B1 A had $800,000 in funding for South road. The two projects: the Whiterocks Road and the and use are Indian receive tentatively approved for high projects this year. Uintah available is the funding resurfacing next year, but B and C road the road of Class the will cost match by using County tax on from the state funds received gasoline. The Vernal Express Aid for hospital The Kane . . . Kanab County Special Service District Hospital Fund drive is underway. A generous $10,000 donation has been reraising ceived to get the drive off to a fast start. The donor asked that his name not be publicized so his request is being honored. A goal of $150,000 was established. These fund will be used to establish a physician recruitment package, purchase and update equipment, retire past due accounts payable, and to meet the day to day operating needs of the hospital. Utah News 1-- 70 now completed . . . the final link of Interstate 70 in Utah, Richfield Dedication of and opening of that last eight miles to traffic took place this Tuesday at 10 a.m. Lt. Gov. Val Oveson represented the State of Utah at the ceremony, and was the principal speaker. Following the program, the traditional ribbon cutting took place and traffic was then placed on the highway. The final link is an eight mile section which runs from the south Richfield interchange to the Sigurd interchange near Vermillion. The final opening comes just over a year after the final section from Belknap Junction in Clear Creek Canyon to south Richfield is the completion of was opened. The only remaining work on the San Rafael area. across two lanes some 47 miles of the second to traffic this fall, with will be opened Around half of that distance the remainder scheduled for completion next summer. The Richfield More jobs in Emery . for Castle Dale The forecast . Reaper . figures employment in Emery County for the month of August 1989 indicate that unemployment is continuing to fall. According to Utah Employment Security statistics released last week, the county's unemployment rate is forecast at 5.3 percent for August. The report shows that a year ago, Emery's unemployment rate was 8.3 percent. -- Emery County High School to continue watering its football field drew heated comments last week during the regular session of the Blanding City Council. Councilman Jim Slavens advised the council he had given the school permission to water the field on a limited basis with the consent of the city manager and two other council members. However, Councilman Steve Palmer pointed out the city's water problem is one that affects everyone. No one, not even the school district, should be given special consideration. Palmer said. Mayor Jim Shumway noted the school could have lost valuable revenue from home football games if the field were allowed to dry up because of the current drought. He said there was a possibility of injury to players or even losing the right to play home games if the field were allowed to dry up. "What makes me mad," said Palmer, "is when I hear school teachers threatening to walk out unless they get the states surplus money. They want a lot, yet they don't seem to want to sacrifice like the rest of us. Let the school haul water like the rest of us," he said. ... The San Juan Record Cortez, Colo. Monitoring mercury content of water in the area reservoirs will continue, with experts of the U. S. Geological Survey making the fine testing, the Dolores Water Conservancy District board of directors decided recently. During their regular monthly meeting, the board decided to contribute funds so that the Bureau of Reclamation and the USGS can make samplings and do other tests to determine how much mercury is contained in the Dolores River. Last June, the BuRec and the Colorado Division of Wildlife announced that they had tested fish in Narraguinnep Reservoir and found them to contain levels of mercury at or above the "action level." Advisories to fishermen have been posted at the lake. Other tests were made at McPhee Lake, which supplies wSdr to Narraguinnep, and other reservoirs. Although the water in McPhee isn't at a dangerous level in the fish, tests will continue. Montezuma Valley Journal federally-recommend- ed Dedication is word for Miss Grand County Reporting before the County Commissioners at last week's meeting, Miss Grand County, Trisha Packard, shared her recent involvement with the Utah State Fair. Opening day at the fair spotlighted booths displayed by various counties throughout the state. As a half million people were expected to visit the fair this year, Trisha stressed the importance of Grand W- ;v - ' ' ;V; v , ' sS; r , County's perfect opportunity of promoting area attractions by partic- ipating in this event. A luncheon was also hosted for all County Commissioners and royalty as part of the fair festivities. Trisha was called upon to introduce herself and Grand County to the audience. She noted the vast recreational" re- sources available to the public including the state and national parks, river adventures, jeeping, biking, the new 18 hole golf course, and Grand County's involvement in the film industry. Trisha was also interviewed by KCPX Power 99 Radio, and a photograph of her during the fair appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Hard work representing Grand County, Trisha has served at several local events such as the Grand County Fair, the Moab Film FestiClub, val, and has assisted the and RSVP. She acted as Trophy Queen at the Red Rock Speedway and recently performed at the Green River Melon Days. Currently, she is lending her support to the new PTA community information Hotline and Sund-wa- ll plans to be a volunteer at the Center and the Allen Memorial 4-- Hospital. Enjoying her role in boosting public relations for Grand County, Trisha looks forward to future opportunities to serve her community as Miss Grand County. Progress Water use sparks debate . . . Monticello A debate on whether or not to allow San Juan Mercury testingthe Trisha Packard Devils Canyon campground is closed Devils Canyon Campground will be closed for maintenance beginning Oct. 1. A new entrance to the campground will be constructed and a new pay station installed. A few camp units will be modified, some minor changes to the water system will be made, and fences reconstructed. The campground is located west of beHighway 191, about half-wa- y tween Blanding and Monticello. "A new entrance is needed to correct a trespass problem," said Lee Bennett, Ranger at the Monticello Forest Service Office. "While the heavy equipment is here we will do other maintenance work. Closing the campground during this time is in the interest of public safety." People wanting more information about the closure can call Evan 1. Lowry or Lee Bennett at 587-20- 4 T.O.P.S. MEETING Take Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS, will be holding an open house October 3 at 9 a.m. in the basement of the City offices. They are a support group who can meet emotional needs. TOPS is a nonprofit organization and the fees are minimal. For more information call Ann at 259-623- 5. Area game warden, Rudy Musclovv poses with his assistant, which has been used extensively of late to curb poaching in Southeastern Utah. The realistic stuffed buck has only been on the payroll a short period of time, but it's already riddled with bullet holes. New DWR mascot is helping campaign against poachers by John Maynard "Truck coming!" yelled Rudy Nlusclow, area game warden supervisor for the Utah DWR. Three bodies dove for cover as a red Toyota pickup truck with a silver topper, and California license plates rounded the comer near the UtahColorado border at 8:30 a.m. The truck came to a slow halt and two muzzle loading rifles poked out from the driver and passenger side windows. The driver of the car pulled the trigger on his gun, and a burst of black smoke billowed into the bright, blue morning sky. For a moment, all was silent, but with that single shot several Utah fish and game laws had been broken all at one time. 1) The hunters were in Utah hunting with a Colorado license. 2) Thcv were hunting deer out of season in Utah. 3) A gun was fired from a motor vehicle. 4) The target deer was on private, posted land. All of the above arc Class B misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1000 fine and six months in jail. At the shot, the deer never flinched but the passengers in the car did as Brett Johnson, area game warden, and a newspaper reporter rushed downhill 100 yards toward the truck where the shot had come from. "Conservation Officer-STO- P! yelled Brett, from about 10 yards behind the truck. But the truck sped away, leaving only a cloud of dust and a hole in a decoy deer as a reminder of what had just happened. While Brett was racing toward the truck on foot, Rudy was getting the state truck out of hiding. "Rudy, they're taking off," Brett hollered. In seconds the brown Chevrolet pickup with gold and blue state game and fish decals was roaring down the road to pick up Brett and go in pursuit. About three miles later the violators were pulled over and inside the pickup were three men and one woman-- all elderly. They were from California and were on a Colorado hunting trip. The only problem was, they had come at least a half-mil- e into Utah to hunt. A few days earlier, Rudy and Brett had seen the same vehicle at least three miles into Utah but never say them hunting. "We didn't know we were in Utah," the hunters explained as they were stopped, we thought the fence was the state line." But even so the deer decoy was over the fence KSL television news broadcast boundary. With that the man laughed and said, "Okay, how much is the fine? This is a story I'll have fun telling." with The man was charged in a take closed to game "attempt area," and "shooting from a motor vehicle," said Rudy. It was minor compared to what could have been charged. He posted a $400 bond and left. Deer decoys are nothing new in the United States. Many states have used them for years. . .and effectively! "It's not often you catch people right in the act of attempting to take an animal illegally," said Rudy, "but this really shows how many animals are taken illegally each year in Utah and elsewhere." When the use of deer decoys first began in the U.S., lawyers questioned whether or not the use of them constituted "entrapment." But in state after state, judges have found that the people were not being entrapped and cases have withstood the showed hunters strafing a deer decoy w'ith everything from to bows and arrows near American Fork. Rudy Musclow tells of the night he was out with the decoy recently and a truck with two men stopped. The men argued briefly inside the truck whether the buck was t. "I came out of a four or the woods with a flashlight at 1 a.m. to tell them to move on," said Rudy, " and one of the men said, 'we dont have a gun. . .shoot it'!" What could they have been thinking when a guy walks out of the woods that late at night?" Paul Woodbury, chief of game and fish law enforcement for Utah, said that right now there are at least six deer decoys operating in the state and maybe eight if two others have been repaired after all the holes in them. He said that since this archery season began nearly 100 arrests have been made in Utah. There is no doubt that the deer decoy is working statewide and probably cutting down on illegal kills or test of time. Utah law says, "Conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense DOES NOT constitute entrapment." The deer decoy is not set out right next to the road enticing the hunter. Last Tuesday morning the decoy deer was a full 50 yards off the roadway, in some trees. The four-poibuck was even partially screened by trees making it even harder to sec. You had to be "road hunting" in order to notice it. The arrest last Tuesday was the fourth made by local wardens since the beginning of this year's Utah archery season. The first arrest was on the La Sal Mountains when a woman made a perfect nighttime shot in the deer's neck. It cost her $300. The second arrest came nights later on the Blue Mountains nt 25-ya- rd when a man in his 40's took a shot and missed at 60 yards. It also cost him $300 in the 7th Circuit Court. The third mistake was made by a Colorado boy last Sunday at 10 in the morning, in the same area as Tuesday's arrest. It was the boy's first shot at a deer who, after hitting the deer and it never moved, promptly asked an older friend, "What docs that mean?" "It means were in big trouble," his friend stated. "The wardens should be here any second." Funny things do happen when a deer decoy is being used. A recent five-poin- at least making poachers think twice. Many people, including hunters may think that the use of the decoy is unfair. But think on this: A recent issue of Sports Afield noted that in Wisconsin, since 1979, enforcement and fines have been stepped up and arrests for related deer violations increased. Over the next four years the legal deer harvest increased an average of 12 percent. "There is a substantial correlation between high fines and a sizeable upward trend in the legal deer harvest," said Ralph Christensen, a spokesman for the bureau of law enforcement for the Wisconsin Department of natural resources. Every deer that is shot illegally is one less deer that could be taken by a legal hunter during the season. "Poaching hurts the hunter more than anyone," Musclow concluded. And so the deer decoy will continue to be one more trick up the sleeves of the Utah wardens. Decoys that move may be the next trick up their sleeves. WORD OF DEATH RECEIVED Robert "Bob" Dodds, 53, passed away in Tucson, AZ Sept. 1 1 after a lengthy illness. He was a Moab resident and was involved in the mining industry since the early 1950s. fi0 J& |