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Show Page B4 tEfre tHttmg-3nbgpgnc- Thursday, June 10, 2004 nt American Legion helps recent Middle East wounded A young Army sergeant first class recuperates in his bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with the leader of the nations largest veterans organization stand-ing'his bedside, asking him how hes feeling and if there is anything the Legionnaires at the nations back home or in capital can do. He told American Legion National Commander John Brieden during the recent visit that he yearned to return to active duty and to complete his Army career. The leader in him was unimpaired despite his wounds. He told the commander: Thank you for visiting. But you do not need to spend time with me. I am a little older with different life officers counsel on benefits-relate- d decisions. Virtually all for wish a speedy return to active duty and are proud of both their service and their mission. And, thanks to a new Army program, the Disabled experiences. I can handle what happened to me. You need to spend time with the 18 and 19 year olds that are devastated at their injuries. He was already treated in Afghanistan and at Landstul, Germany, before arriving at Walter Reed. He requested that the ward nurse treat that other soldier before treating his own wounds, then told Brieden he wanted a prosthesis and a prompt return to active duty rather than a medical discharge because, I want to return to my troops, because they need me. Brieden, an Army Ranger who served during the Vietnam War, under- Soldier Support System www.armyds3.org, all se- verely wounded soldiers will have The American Legion and other veterans service organizations at their posal. Our nation - the Pentacivilian gon, agencies, troops, their loved ones, and the community of warriors past and present - are in this global war on terror together, Brieden said. When the families are praying for the safe return of their deployed members, we stood. Some of the wounded simply appreciate a visit. Some Legionnaires are praying with them. For those who can benefit from a service come home with debilitating wounds, we appreciate the Army letting us offer our services and support directly; the sooner the better. RE: THE MOSQUITO OUTBREAK ON THE WESTSIDE OF TOWN : Otherwise known as the Armys new prois gram designed to expedite the offering of benefits and These mosquitoes ( increpitus - they have no common name): DS3, Are in very high numbers in the Sloughs, Are aggressive persistent biters, Are NOT West Nile vectors, Will Will services from the Department of Veterans Affairs for severely wounded soldiers, such as amputees. The program also gives them an early option to seek assistance from a veterans service organization. Among its services to veterans and troops, The American Legion www. legion, org: Provides free, profesfor any sional assistance go away in several weeks, not hatch again this year. fermosquitoes (the West Nile vectors): Are not very aggressive, Are not likely to bite during daylight, Are in very low numbers right now, all summer in any standing water, increase through the summer, if allowed. Breed Will West Nile virus has NOT been found in the area yet this season. To veteran and any veterans help prevent West Nile later: make sure your property is Remove standing water not breeding mosquitoes, Be sure all open windows and doors dis- survivor in filing and pursuing claims before any administrative or judicial body of the Department of Veterans are tightly screened. employees are working hard to suppress and are watching mosquito numbers very closely. mosquitoes If West Nile virus is detected or if vector numbers become Affairs; significant, the Mosquito District will notify the public through local media and will take appropriate action. For more information, call ranging from errands to household chores to providing someone to talk to through the Family Support Network, Mosquito District 259-716- Helps the family of a de- ployed service member 1. (800) 504-409- and 8; jj The City of Moab, Grand County and the Humane Society of Moab Valley are working together to design and build an animal shelter to provide housing and care for relinquished and stray animals. We need your help! and may tax-deducta- Humane Society of Moab Valley PO Box 11 88 Moab, UT 84532 or City of Moab 5 W 200 S Moab, UT 84532 1 1 (Make checks payable to "Shelter Fund") Leave a Lasting Legacy Donations in any amount are greatly appreciated. Premiums are available for the following: $2,000 $100 Your pet will be memorialized on the "Memory Wall': $500 A stepping stone with your name andor a pet's name will be placed in the shelter's landscaping. $1,000 cat enclosure will be engraved with your choice of a person's or pet's name. A limited number of cat enclosures are available so act quickly! A This ad cial Assistance to help needy families of deployed troops meet their childrens needs. The organizations service For God and Country encompasses the survivors. American Legion honor guards perform more than 100,000 solemn fu- neral honors annually for KIAs and veterans. Its American Legacy Scholarship Fund raises money to provide educational assistance to the chil dog kennel and run will be engraved with your choice of a person's or pet's name. A A limited number of dog enclosures are available so act quickly! $5,000 to 9,000 Donors will have the option of having their names engraved on a donors' plaque inside the building. $10,000 Donors will have the option of having their names displayed on a plaque on the building's exterior. er Area fishing reDort issued by DWR LA SAL MOUNTAINS Conservation Officer Vance Mumford says that Hidden and Dons lakes are still the only easily accessible mountain lakes. Hidden Lake has offered good fishing for pansized rainbow trout. Dons Lake holds splake and tiger trout, but has had little angler pressure. The Dark Canyon road is muddy, but the lake is reachable. SAN JUAN COUNTY Conservation Officer Randall Scheetz reports good fishing at Blanding 3 and Blanding 4 reservoirs with traditional baits. At Recapture Reservoir, fishing for northern pike has been fair with spinners from the shore or with Rapalas from a boat. Scheetz notes that some anglers have been catching catfish at Recapture with worms near the old highway on the Blanding side. Foy and Monticello have been good during the day and have been ex- cellent in the evening. Scheetz recommends traditional baits during the day and spinners in the evening. Conservation Officer Vance Mumford says that fishing at Kens Lake has been inch rainbow good for trout. Mumford indicates that bass fishing is picking up for anglers using plastic worms and small crankbaits. Most 10-1- 2 Rising water has flooded launch ramps at Bullfrog, Antelope Point and Wahweap Stateline. Caution is still recommended because water is just barely deep enough to float boats at Stateline ramp and the end of Antelope Point Ramp has a severe drop off. Halls, Bullfrog and Main Wahweap Ramp have excellent launching conditions. Use common sense and exercise patience and launching access and parking will be a breeze for the next month. Windy weather has hampered fishing results for the past week. The return of stable weather will mark better fishing success. When environmental conditions conspire to shut off fishing success it seems that the areas of lighter fishing pressure still produce some good catches. The San Juan and Good Hope areas may be the best places to try this week. Do not fish upstream of the mud line. Expect good results on the clear water side of the slug of runoff water. Smallmouth bass spawnis ing complete and fishing has slowed. Bass have moved off shallow points and rock-strew- n humps and dropped inches with a few exceeding over the edge into deeper water. Locate bass by finding old shallow nest sites and looking for the nearest rock features two pounds. LAKE POWELL - Wayne Gustaveson, DWR Lake Powell project leader, provides the following report: The lake elevation is 3,586 M.S.L. and the water temperature is 65 - 72 F. in water 5 feet deep. Bass have moved deeper but not far horizontally from the nest site. Bass will restore body reserves lost to the spawning process by feeding on sunfish, shad and crayfish. Bass fishing will improve as water continues to bass range between 7-- 15-2- 4j 25-fo- ot stripers handled had ripe eggs. This week mature females were spent. Spawning was completed for many stripers in the lower lake. While more spawning may occur, especially uplake, most stripers will now move in search of food instead of being governed by spawning considerations. Schools have been sighted near the dam. These fish will begin moving back up the main channel and toward the back of the canyons where shad reside. This will be a good week to try anchovy bait near the dam and power plant intake. Stripers were caught in on jigging spoons numbers big of north Buoy 99 in the just main channel above Bullfrog. Stripers hit the surface as shad spawn at first light in the morning. After the initial surface flurry, stripers may be located by trolling points and coves. Usually bigger fish are on outside main channel points and small stripers are in the backs of coves near shad. Please keep all stripers less than 16 inches. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Grand County Water Conservancy District (the Board), intends to increase existing fees which are being charged for wholesale drinking water. The Board will convene a public hearing on June 24, 2004 at 7:00 PM at the Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency office located at 3025 East Spanish Trail Road, Moab Utah, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed fee increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase. At the hearing any interested person may speak for or against the proposal to increase fees. Dale F. Pierson, Manager 4JJ Published in The Times-lndepende- i warms, the lake stabilizes and bass become firmly entrenched in summer patterns. Until then try a split shot rig with a plastic grub at the contour for steady results. Smaller yearling bass are ever present in shallow rocks next to shore. Shad will spawn at first light each morning. Predator activity will be geared to shad spawning and movements. Fish very early for best results. Afternoon and evening will mark another activity period for both bass and stripers. Last week all mature Grand County Water Conservancy District sponsored by Coldwell Banker Arches Realty and Sore No More 4 dren of U.S. service members killed while on active duty on or since Sept. 11, 2001. The 2.7 million-membAmerican Lenations is the largest vetgion erans organization. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Help build Moab's first animal shelter! Donations are be sent to : Offers Temporary Finan- Moab, Utah June 10 and 17, 2004 |