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Show tww Emeru County "ossvfo3oSn iw Tuesday, November 9, 2004 wuld pY' Home Grown News Since 1900 g iY "I'T :i' 'ii ) Castle Dale, Utah Volume 104 DWR RAC fireworks Number 45 50t 1 i INSIDE By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer The southeastern region regional advisory council for the Division of Mildhle Resources met at the John Wesley Rowell River History Museum in Green Rier recently This meeting is historically the one w ith the gTeatest attendance and 200 w as no exception Hunters gathered m the museums theater to discuss and listen to the proposed changes for the 200r) hunting seasons 1 he annual bucks and bulls meeting boasts a di erse gatliei ing of concerned Utahns Hollow mg the routine business of the board Chairman Janies Gilson introduced Herns Jones to gi e the i egional update Jones explained the numerous habitat projects that are ongoing Mam 1 Bear Cub in 4A. are rehabilitation or reseeding projects Of the numerous projects in progress or scheduled to begin soon, nearly 3 ()()() acres are being reseeded or rehabilitated Jones stated that the DWR has fullx monitored the deer ha nested in even unit, with the exception of the Henry Mountains and the San Rafael units, for chronic w ast ingdisease There is also monitoring occurring in the harvested elk One more confn med case in deer has been documented in the LaSal Mountain unit for a total of eight cases in that area this ear Jim Karpowit, the big game program coordinator then explained the changes to the bucks, bulls and once in a liletime proclamation for the 200.") season It w ill be greatly condensed and contain fewer pages and be easier to read and understand There will be short summaries of rules and reference locations for the lull rule BRIEFLY Public meeting Voters state their name to the election judges Election in to be held on BLM RMP Photos by Patsy Stoddard Huntington Wrap-u- p Emery County voters make their votes count Emery County totals in the Nov 3, 2004 General Election The of the election will take place on Nov 10 at noon m the small can-vassi- conference room of the county building on Main Street in Castle Dale President and Vice President of the United States John F George W Michael Anthony Kerry-83- Continued on PAGE 3A Bush-3,79- Economic Development highlights By PATSY STODDARD 2, 0, Peroutka-29- , Charles Jay-3- , Michael Badnarik-- 1 1 ; Ralph Nader-2James Harris-- 0 3, United States Senate Robert Van Dam-1,00- Joe E R Paul Horn-7Van R Gary Bennett-3,44- 2, 0, 3, LaBontc-4- 4 U S House of Representatives Congressional District 2 John Swallow 2,331, Jim Matheson-2,254- , Jeremy Paul Editor -- The Linen Countv Economic IXwel-opmeCouncil meets monthly at 7 30 a m to disc uss ci ononiie opportunities nt for Emery Countv and fuither the cause of economic dev elopmcnt in the countv At the November meeting Mike MeCandless, Emery Countv Economic Development Director said that Sen Bob Bennett s rural economic conference vv ill be held m Price in May 2007) Plans are currently underway fortius event It is in its lourtli year with prior conferences being held in St George, Ric hlield and Cedar City Bennett s stalf members will be in Castle Dale on Nov S at 2 p m to discuss the eonlerem e and take input for breakout sessions They vv ill also be in Carbon Countv on Nov 10 at a m at the community center in room 250 MeCandless reminded the council of the public meeting to prepare comments m response to the Bureau ol Land Managements Resource Management Plan The information meeting will be held on Nov 10 in the countv building at 0 30 p m BLM oflicials as well as Ray Petersen, public lands director, Kathleen 1 uman and MeCandless wall make jiresentations and discuss the es and potential impacts The meeting vv ill also prov ide information to ensure v our comments vv ill be considered by the BLM Ruth McCoard fi om the BLM said so far tliev have received 50,000 comments, most of vv Inch are from the en-- v ironniental community She said to be specific in y our comments and not just offer opinions All statements must be backed up bv factual information to warrant any change in the draft RMP document Petersen informed the council to get involved and inform yourself and become familiar with the document and the alternativ es Now is the chance to have input, said Petersen MeCandless said the county is in a unique position to have input into the process and the BLM has been listening McCoard pointed out that the BLM is required to follow its policy and procedures in regards to any changes in the dratt docu- - Petersen-30- , Ronald R Patricks Diehl-1- 2 Gov ernor and Lt Amos-1- 7 Gov ernor Continued on PAGE 3A. Christies Cr$ft fair Ready or not here it comes EWJWT'F I J ? Continued on PAGE 2A. the Emery County Economic Dev elopment Council will host a RMP education night on Nov 16 to update local residents on the potential effects of the RMP and to prov ide an opportunity to ask questions to pertinent officials The meeting wall be held at 6 30 p m at the Emery County building on the second floor Attendees vv ill receiv e assistance in developing written comments to submit to the BLM The Emery County Economic Development council, vv liich includes an assortment of local business owners, representatives from state, federal and local agencies, and concerned citi- Continued on PAGE 2A. Veterans Day program to be Emery County Progress 410 East Main, Suite B, Castle Dale, Utah 84513 I email editor(2'ecprogress.coni The annual Christmas Festival at the recreation center has something for everyone. Photo by Corey Bluemel u Oct 15 As a result of the extension, San Rafael Junior High Students are invitingall county Veterans to participate in the annual Veterans Day program to be held at the school in Perron on Nov. 11 at 9 am. A musical program will be presented and Veterans will be honored at the program Veterans will also present the flag Everyone welcome to 1 , The comment period for the Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) draft resource management plan for the Price Field Office will end on Nov 29 after a 45 day extension The BLM made the decision to extend the comment period after they received a number of requests from the public and other government agencies BLM originally released the draft RMP and environmental impact statement to the public on July 1(1 for their review and comment It considers an array of management options for future public land management. Comments were originally due to be delivered by held at SRJH 1 1 t Huntington Continued on PAGE 9A. 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