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Show B4-T- Thursday, Nov. 23, 1989 Tlmes-lndepende- he Disaster exercise was deemed successful Reflectors do not help deer road kill problems Utah motorists kill some 2,600 deer each year on Utah highways, and the numbers increase each year. Human injury or death from such collisions are major concerns, as is property damage, which averages $1500 per accident In addition, the loss to the state's economy of one road-kille- d deer has been placed at over $1000. During the last three years, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and Department of Transportation (UDOT) tested the S ware-fle- x wildlife warning reflector syscollisions. tem to reduce "We are very hopeful the system would work," says Larry Dalton, DWR resource analyst, who receives calls at all hours of the night to pick or dispose of crippled up road-kilanimals. Over 90 percent of all collisions occur between dusk and deer-vehic- le ls deer-vehic- le low rates maste state homepwners insurance a good buy. I Our service makes it even better. J Callime. Jim Englebright Agent 88 East Center 259-516- 1 X - & - nity for without their support it would not have run so smoothly. A nmm deer. News Happenings ... ar tell-tal- a ijf v.- These highways were chosen because of the high incidence of road-kille- d x. Farm WTj 't mation was attained. Mr. Mike Stever, Training Specialist and Education Officer for the State of Utah, was also observing this exercise. He commented that (he exercise was, "excellent, one grade above good." He also stated "the community should be commended." Mr. Cliff Aldridge would like to thank all the people associated with the exercise, especially the commu- Grand County Emergency Manager, Cliff Aldridge. All the emergency and policing agencies in the community were involved, including thp Fire Dept., City Police Dept., Grand County Sheriff's Dept., EMT Association and the hospital staff. A meeting with all agencies involved in the exercise was held the day after, November 15th, to discuss the event and address the problems that may have occurred. Everyone ' Gunnison and Levan) and U.S. Highway 6 (between Helper and Price) to test the reflector system. Frank Ularich of UDOT supervised engineering and installation of the reflectors. Then, over a two-yeperiod, DWR and UDOT personnel monitored the frequency and location of deer kills with respect to reflector locations. The monitoring procedure had been routine on a statewide basis for years. DWR biologists statistically compared deer mortalities before and after the advent of Sware-fleThey found no significant differences, indicating the reflectors to be ineffective in preventing collisions. Because of the DWRUDOT joint study, installation of Swareflex reflectors along Utah highways will no longer occur, and existing reflectors will be removed. DWR officials caution motorists to stay alert when traveling through deer country, especially between dusk and dawn. Slow down and e watch for the "eyeshine" at roadsides. If a deer should cross ahead of you, prepare to stop. One or two more may follow, since deer rarely run alone. If you can't stop in time, sometimes it's safer to hit the deer than to swerve out of the way. A rollover or collision with another vehicle may cause greater injury and property damage than had the deer been hit. present seemed to feel the exercise was very beneficial. A lot of infor- A simulated disaster was held in Moab on November 14, at 4th North and 5th West, under the direction of dawn. The reflector system only works at night and was supposed to give deer advanced warning of a vehicle's approach. Reflectors were mounted on metal posts, arranged in sequence to relay the lights of an oncoming vehicle to roadside areas frequented by deer. According to the manufacturer, deer are alerted by the reflected light and move away from the roadway before the vehicle passes. In 1986, DWR and UDOT selected stretches of State Route 28 (between Besides placement of warning other methods of reducing deer collisions have been tested or are currently under investigation. Peggy Wood of Utah State University worked on an "intercept feeding technique, where deer were lured to feeding areas away from highways. The method works, but is expensive signs, and causes deer to become dependent A Place For Matt Radcliffe and Jessica Wilson displayed their inventions to members of Rotary Club on November 20. "Invent America" was subject of Rotary Club meeting in Moab has Club at The program Rotary Monday was arranged by Red Rock Elementary Principal Margaret Hopkin, who introduced Kathy McNeely. She gave a talk on the "Invent America" program in which the district is participating. It is basically a privately funded national program to get younger children to become interested in inventing products. The program was started in Grand ENJOYING VISITING Beula Caillet was real happy to have her daughter Agnes and husband G.E. Walker here to visit her last weekend for two days. The Walkers were on their way home to Hurricane, Utah from an extended month vacation. They drove to Idaho, stopped and visited overnight with Freeda Goodspeed, and daughter Crystal and baby, then on to Canada, visiting Goodspeed relatives in Parry Sound, and Montreal. They drove down the east coast to Collinsville, Virginia where they visited G.E. Walker's daughter and husband and children for a week then to Pensacola, Florida where they attended the 45th reunion for the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier. Over 800 survivors and their wives enjoyed the reunion. They took a one day cruise aboard the carrier. They then went on to Mesa, Arizona where they visited Agnes's daughter, Kathy and Brent Bullock and seven children. They were glad to be back without any accidents or trouble. 1987 and County Jeanette Mikesell, Madolyn Knight, by Rosalie Robertson The regular monthly birthday party for the Senior Citizens was held Friday evening at the Civic Center and what a lovely party it was. The center table was decorated with colorful huge balloons, courtesy of the Main Street Flowers and on the tables were colorful turkeys to go along with the rest of the placed some winners at state level. Mrs. McNeely had two students with her, each of whom showed the club their inventions, with a brief description. Jessica Wilson showed her winner from last year, which was a burrito holder, designed to make eating the food Bud Lecher, A1 McGuire, Ruth Davis, Ann Pool, Ethel Lear, Edie Connor, Alberta Knight, Bemiece O'Neal, Madge Duncan, Raymond O'Neil, Wannetta MacTaggert and Linda Calloway. Entertainment was furnished by Dave and Susan Minor and several talented young ladies and it was highly enjoyed by those pre- sent Thanksgiving decor. The snacks were delicious, topped off with ice cream and cakes fur- Brochures, flyers, booklets, business cards, we can print It all. nished by Bette Stevens, Maris Allen, Grace Christie, Edna Burr and Myrtle Holyoak. There were numerous November birthday but very few were present. Those in attendance were; Leo Burr, Lapreal Berry, easier. Matt Radcliffe showed his stirrup extender, designed to help short people of children mount a Times-Independe- nt, 259-752- 5 Riverside Plumbing & Heating horse without help. He also showed his idea for a safety mat for the bottom of swimming pools, to prevent head injuries in diving. McNeely related that the United States has been steadily losing ground in the number of patents applied for in recent years. She said the "Invent America" program helps keep young minds RICK HmSCHFELD Licensed and Insured Plumbing Contractor Call: 259:8324 open to new ideas. The other guests at the meeting, introduced by Bruce Louthan, were GCHS September students of the month Brenda Schocknmyer and Todd Pcne. Both are juniors. He is involved in sports, and she is currently a cheer leader. Residential & Commercial - Sewer & Drain Service Citizen Discounts BPW MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Moab Business and Professional Women's Club will be held at the Creekside Restaurant, Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 12 noon. Plans for the Christmas Party will be discussed and finalized. Anyone interested is invited to attend. For reservations please call Irene Whitney at 259-723- 9. FROM GRAND JUNCTION Tony Romero and daughter Ashley, and his mother, were down from Grand Junction Friday for a visit with Tony's grandparents, Manuel and Rose Chacon. become a Try counting the number of very selfish one. Lifes deepest meaning signs you see in one found is Youll in serving others, Wve be amazed day. self-servi- become a society Wfe pump our own gas, bag our own groceries, and do a thousand-and-onother things on our own. upon humans for food. Deer-profences, which require specially designed underpasses or overpasses to accommodate deer migration, are too expensive to justify widespread use. Still optimistic about reducing deer road-ldllDalton will test vehicle-mounte- d warning whistles during the winter of not yourself. It is experienced through reaching out in love to show that you care. e This may seem quite harmless, but it can cause at least one big problem. A At our church youll find a wealth of opportunities to help others. Oh, and rest assured there are no self-servi- s, 1989-9- self-servi- society can Community, Baptist Church signs here. A Place For You. 259-7- 3 544 MlVida 0. "As long as our highways cross through deer ranges, we'll share with the deer a common hazard. 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