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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday juiie 16, 1983 Pafce 2 if ificaiions, any, allow this For example, a strip mine is single-us- e. Wilderness and grazing are The regulations compatible. authorize maintenance of stock watering facilities and fences. They allow placement of salt blocks. Wlldnemess regulations allow the construction of new range improvements. According to the United States Forest Service, grazing reductions in wilderness ( and there are only a few) are voluntary reductions. There have never been reductions in grazing simply due to wilderness designation. It is ironic that in Utah, a state with less designated wilderness than any western state, there is so much misconception and myth revolving around the subject of wilderness. Colorado, Idaho and Montana all have 100 times as much wilderness as does Utah! These three states also have thriving livestock and agricultural industries that are larger than those in Utah. The Utah Congressional Delegation is preparing wilderness legislation for Utah. It is likely this legislation will only deal with Forest Service areas. In San Juan County this would include Dark diversity. (Gary Macfarlane is a staff member of the Utah Wilderness Association with headquarters in Salt Lake City.) The June 2, 1983 issue of The San Juan Record carried an article entitled, Utah Ranchers Resist Wilderness Designations. 1 The article contended that wilderness is limited-us-e and could threaten the states livestock industry. The Utah Wilderness Association has long sipported grazing in wilderness as is prescribed by the Wilderness Act and subsequent regulations. Our support for grazing in wilderness has usually been met with opposition from livestock organizations. Wilderness is not limited-us-e. at its best. It is multiple-us- e Fires, insects and other pests can be controlled in wilderness. Wilderness uses are many including hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, river floating, livestock grazing, watershed protection, archaeological site and scientific reprotection search. Few other land class- - Letters to the editor The Record welcomes letters from its readers on any subject of public interest. Letters must be no more than 300 words in length. The publisher reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contribu- tions. Letters must be signed. Dear Editor, Last week The San Juan Record ran an article about the Utah prairie prairie dog. It stated that the dog had been taken off and Woodenshoe Canyons, comprising less than one percent of the land base in San Juan County. Birds and the Swarm. He could have done even better with a called The Prairie movie Dogs, foUowed with a sequel called The Environmentalists. I care about the environment as much as anyone, but there has to be some logic and common sense Dont get me wrong. used also. so relieved to hear that the prairie dog is no longer facing extinction in Utah. Sincerely, Guy Harris tures. Just imagine irrigating a field of alfalfa without the water down countless disappearing a wheat-fie- ld or prairie dog holes, without bigbare spots where the prairie dogs have taken their Angus has worked in the By theway,Ithinkprairie dogs are either Mormons or Catholics because they believe in having large families. Not just one family in a lifetime, but one every year. Pm told that someofthepeople in our area like the taste of director. de- partment in a number of different positions since 1968, and has been deputy director since 1977. He has previous administrative experience with Sperry Univac and Shell Oil Company. Angus is an accounting graduate of Utah State University and holds a Master of Business Ad f rf'5 NICE lO GO FOf?flRlDlN C0UN1W AND AUfW fflOM A would come upon the land and Adam would have to till the ground to kill these weeds so that he My grandson brought a boquet of San Juan sagebrush for the occasion. ' It is in a vase with purple flowers sitting proudly on my desk and sending its rich perfume through the room. Somehow the lowly brush makes me feel much at home. I was 16 months old when I came with my very young parents as a family to the wild White Mesa. Those two brave kids cleared enough sagebrush for our wagon, our tent, the hungry team and the old brown cow. The tent was pitched next to a lone cedar tree and a ring of tall sagebrush surrounded us. It is a cherished memory reminding me of my roots deep in the place where sagebrush once grew. At night when the wind moaned through our cedar tree and the coyotes howled just beyond our sagebrush ring, I was shocked and afraid, especially when it rained. But the soft voices of my parents and their loving arms calmed my fears of this strange wilderness and helped me learn to love and enjoy the heady smell of rain, wet earth, and sagebrush. With only a goods-bo- x for a desk or table. Papa never let a day go by without writing in his journal and other writings, I clammered for paper and pencil and my unlearned baby fingers grasped the stubby little pencil Papa gave me. I made wonderful scribbles on the paper and so bagan the career ofthe Sagebrush Lady. Before I was four years old, I found a nook in the sagebrush and began teaching school as my Papa did. The gray bushes were my people and I talked to them and told them the stories that Papa told me. I felt verysmarty indeed when my little brother who was 18 months younger than I, would listen to my stories and ask questions for which I always had very sage answers. My parents must have been very amused at my childish efforts to sound so grown up, but they never let me see them laughing at me. The sight of beautiful clean white paper grew to be more of a charm for me than candy and I imagine it was just about as hard to come by. I continued to teach the sagebrush, my little brother and sisters as they came along, also my friends and even the dirty dishes as I learned to wash them and clean up the table, I wanted to keep a journal as Papa did, but for some reason lacked the confidence until I was in PGr June June 16 17 Max Dugan Max Dugan Table for 5 father were worth reading. As the Sagebrush corner begins its march toward the 500 count, one cannot help but wonder if another bouquet willl celebrate that land mark, or if I may fall short of the mark. At any rate, as long as my capacity to generate words continues, my hope is that it may, also generate your 1 capacity to enjoy them, SPECIAL Monday Family Night $8 j p.m. June p.m. p.m. June 18 20-- 21 Table for Group 1 7 ( p.m. Max Dugan 9 p.m. 5 8p.m, Table for San Juan Theater Blandliw 5 atMonticello The Movies j. it SSoc7i x'' -'- RntPlace PG 8 7 9 have sent. I am keenly aware that some of the offerings have not been of the highest quality. I am sorry about them but we all must learn. It isconsolationthatsomeofthem . Published every Thursday at the San Juan Record takes his kids on a vacation and their mother dies while they are gone. forFive ment ever since. Other writing projects have been joyful things for me. When the Editor of the Record decided in March of 1975 to establish the Sagebrush Lady in the San Juan Record, I was delighted and I am sure that no one who scribbles has enjoyed it more than L I have loved the Editors and also some of the notes people SUMMER SHOW TIMES Weekdays 8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 & 10 p.m. See Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland A detached, divorced Table On that birthday, I got a notebook and began to bring my dream into reality. That was more than 65 years ago and I have been faithful to that commit13. ministration from the University of Utah. The increasingly complex and difficult social problems facing the state require someone of Norms unique management abiHe has lity,. Matheson said. dewithin the spent many years partment and knows very well the scope of the challenges facing him. I am confident of his ability to provide leadership to the department and to fully involve the community in setting state policy for critical programs in unusually difficult times, the governor added. Niel Simon Story JonVoight g PROEMS MAX DUGAN RETURNS trolled. I believe the Bible where the Lord told Adam that because of his transgression, noxious weeds G6f AH-OU- very wonderful teachers. ITS TIME TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN. prairie dog meat. I havent tried it but we all might have to acquire a taste for it if they arent con- might survive. Ibelieve the Lord put with these noxious weeds, obnoxious animals to torment man. Top on this list is the prairie dog, followed closely by environmentalist groups who try so hard ' to keep the prairie dog epidemic alive by outlawing poisons and other methods of control. I think Alfred Hitchcock really missed the boat whenhemadehis science fiction movies about the I celebrated aland mark onMay 5, 1983. On that day. The San Juan Record carried number 400 of Sagebrush philosophy. The article bemoaned the fact that some school teachers are alittle less than perfect, not however, the further fact that there many Angus appointed head of Social Services Dept. Governor Scott M. Matheson named Norman G, Angus as the permanent executive director of the Department of Social Services. He has been the acting share. Sagebrush , So, now you can see why Pm the endangered species list and status. now has a threatened to that. so hear relieved Pm Ive often wondered how people in agriculture could get along without these furry little crea- by Barry McWilliams COMMUNITY PAGE Monticello, Utah, 84535. Second class postage paid at Monticello, Address Utah (USPS 480-40: Box 879, Monticello, changes Utah. The San JuAn Record is a member of the Utah Press Assoc. 0.) N PUBLISHERS i ) J. Martin L Adams SUBSCRIPTION RATES |