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Show Page (The Wednesday, May 7, 2003 9 Nephi, Utah s (Timcs-Cctu- Antlerless big game hunting permits approved for fall hunts no 31. DWR biologists say very few big game animals were lost in Utah this past winter. There has been a reduction, however, in the number of fawns and calves born over the past few years and the number that are surviving to adulthood. Drought conditions make it harder for big game animals especially female deer and pronghorn antelope to give birth to healthy fawns that will survive over time, said Jim Karpow itz, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. Reduced fawn and calve production will result in smaller herd citi.ens appointed by Gov. Mike Leavitt. Education is focus of 10 Vehicle y Safety Week in Utah. OHV riding is a great sport for the whole family and a good way to see Utahs outdoors, said Eric Stucki, OHV education specialist with Utah State Parks and Recreation. The purpose of OHV Safety Week is to remind riders to be properly trained and educated and to ride responsibly. Stucki offers the following guide to riding responsibly and trail etiquette: Motorized users must usyield to non-motoriz- ers. Ride only on designated roads and trails or other areas marked open for use. Respect closed areas and private property. Dont cut switchbacks or take shortcuts. Remember, areas signed as wilderness are closed to all motorized vehicles. Try to stay in the middle of the trail to avoid widening it. Trail widenihg is ugly and expensive to repair. Leave gates as you found them, opqn or closed, unless posted otherwise. courteous when passing hikers and other Be announced that those ing the sky the evening of Thursday, May 15, may do a double take as they see the Moon rise, disappear and finally reappear during the first of two total eclipses of the Moon to be visible from Utah this year. Unlike eclipses of the Sun, which usually require long journeys and special observing equipment, eclipses of the Moon can be viewed with no special equipment in the comfort and safety of your own backyard. According to NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins, The eclipse will actually get started about Utah State Parks Board meets in Salt (648-7433- ). Avoid muddy trails, save them for future trips when they are dry. Utah law requires all OHV riders, from age eight until a Utah driver license is received, to complete the Know Before You Go! training course in order to operate an OHV on public land. Children under age eight cannot operate an OHV on public lands. The safety of children riding ATVs is absolutely a priority in Utah, said Stucki. "We strongly encourage parents to select a properly-sized vehicle for their child. In class, students must be able to comfortably reach their brakes and foot pegs, or they are not allowed to continue the course. Stucki added that Utah law requires a parent to attend the OHV education can be seen Be- fore You Go! classes or for information on OHV laws and riding areas, contact the OHV Information Center at vehicles. Peek-A-Bo- o A NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah has register for Know Trail maps are also available at the Department of Natural Resources Bookstore at 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. half an hour before Utahans see the Moon rising in the southeast. By the time of moonrise at about 8:45 p.m. MDT, Earth's shadow will he covering nearly half of the Moon. Totality will arrive about 9:11 when the Moon is still low in the southeast. Unfortunately at that time the Sun will be only a short distance below the opposite horizon, probably leaving the sky too bright to allow observers to see the orange or red colors usually associated with a totally eclipsed Moon. The Moon will then spend just under an hour slowly gliding through the Earth's shadow, before beginning to reemerge into the light at 10.06 p.m. The coming out" portion of the eclipse will then last until 11:17 when the eclipse w ill be essentially over. The last total eclipse of the Moon visible from Utah oc- - sizes and fewer animals available for hunters. three teams to the State Round Robin Tournament this past Sunday. All three teams shot well and represented the county well. The team of Jerry Stephensen, Ivan Brunson, Jared Liv- ingston, and Clint Wall were tie for first place. in a After the ensuing shoot off, the team stood alone in second place. Jared Livingston, the teams C shooter, hit 74 of 75 targets and won the C class championship. Eureka will benefit from NEPHI GUN CLUB From left.K.C. Lunt, Jared Lit ingston. Iran Brunson, Jerry Stephensen. Missing, Clint Wall. Community Impact Boards approval of supplemental funds for rural projects The Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board has approved $938,417 in emergency grants and loans to help four entities complete improvement projects in rural Moon, Act May 15th 1 Iron County Municipal areas of the state. The board awarded the Building Authority $600,000 loan for the county to buy the states portion of the Iron CountyUtah State Correction Facilities m Cedar City and to shift an earlier $1 million CIB loan to the purchase of the jail. The loan was originally earmarked for remodeling the facility. following: Water $25,000 Big grant, $25,000 loan to cover h i gher-- t ha n ex pect ed costs to pave the Kane County towns streets. Big Water re- projects through grants and low interest loans for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities. The funds also help community agencies provide public services. University of Utah $258,41 7 grant for the purchase and installation drainage improvements. Eureka $30,000 grant to pay for unexpected costs to upgrade the Juab County communitys culinary water system. The grant will help Moon. next one. Act 2 will occur in November of this year. Wiggins notes that while neither of this year's eclipses will be very well placed for Utah observers, October of next year will bring a total eclipse of the Moon that all Utahans w ill be able to enjov from under dark skies. Now if only the weather will cooperate. This eclipse of the Moon will be followed by an eclipse of the Sun at months end. however that eclipse will not be visible from anywhere in the continental United States. Utah will not experience an eclipse of the Sun until 2012. Eclipses of the Moon occur when the Moon passe, Education Network in the Uintah Basin. The Community Impact Board is a program of the Utah Division of Community Development. It helps sjtate and local agencies and entities that are, or may be, directly or indirectly impacted by mineral resource development on nearby federal lands and the exclusion of those lands from the local tax base. The board provides assistance for rural improvement pay for an archaeologist to monitor the removal of soil for the project and for the replacement of worn parts in the water lines. ceived approval for $250,000 in Community Impact Board funds last year for the pavement work and associated curred in January 2000. The Peek-A-Bo- 1 The Nephi Gun Club sent class with their child and that parentchild learning doesnt end in class. To Antlerless permit applications for this falls hunts will be available by May 27 from hunting license agents, Division of Wildlife Resources offices and the DWRs Internet Web site (wildhfe.utah.gov). Applications must be received Members of the Nephi Gun Club do well at State Round Robin Tournament Off-highw- ay Vehicle Safety Week In a continued effort to promote safe and responsible vehicle (OHV) use, Governor Michael O. Leavitt has declared May 4 through later than 16 to after the Utah Wildlife Board voted to reduce the number of antlerless deer, elk, moose and doe pronghorn permits available for this fall's hunts. Board members made their decision May 1 after hearing recommendations from Division of Wildlife Resources biologists and citizens representing Utahs five public Regional Advisory Councils. The board consists of seven Wanna Dance? will be presented by the students of Lisas Dance Shoppe DANCE REVUE Friday, May 9, at 7:00p.m. and Saturday, May 10, at 3:30 and 7:00p.m. at the 7th&8th Grade Center Auditorium. Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop dance routines will be performed by the students, ages 3 and up. Solos will be performed by Cheyenne Howarth and Rachel Hyde. The students are under the direction of Lisa Blackett. There are good numbers of big game animals in the state now, but were concerned about the future of the herds and the condition of ramzelands, Karpowitz said. We want to ensure that we only take enough female animals to keep herds within management plan objectives and w ithin the capacit y of the range. The biggest permit reduction approved by the board was in doe deer permits. Board members approved 2,370 doe deer permits for this fall, down 2,673 from the 3.043 offered last year. They also appro ed 0,720 cow elk permits, down 940 from the 11.660 available last year. Doe pronghorn permits were reduced from 2Mj last year, to 240 this year. Cow moose permits were reduced from 35 offered last year, to 23 this ear. 5 p.m. on June be included in the 2003 Utah Antlerless Draw. Draw results vv ill be posted bv July Hunters will have fewer Utah antlerless big game hunting permits to apply for of digital microwave equipment to improve the signals KUED-TV- , of universitv-baseKULC-TV- , and the Utah d o i TnicTTrTt-- "iifr - - - 1 ijv 'tiftf i NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE "Ip Uji nriU ft 1 fc - r J j I I g ii'JWrwiM t SAT., MAY 10,h It 2003 '4 C into the Earths shadow, while eclipses of the Sun an caused by the Moon passing in front of the Sun. A Lake City Park fees and possible changes in Senior Fun Tag benefits are agenda items at the Board of Utah State Parks and Recreation meeting Thursday, May h. at 6 30 p m. in conference riom 1040 at the Department of Nat ural Resourtes, 1594 West North Temple in Salt Uike City. Board members will not take action regarding either matter at this meeting, but will hear public and staff comment on the-- e issues. Board members will review fee the proposed schedule and consider options in the S nior Fun Tag A m--1 i PROUO SUPPORTERS: 2 IIWTLDUATFS JALilRVKi 2004-2fHi- pohry. The public is w lrome and enourag d to attend .iC COS V! I Gyd'- W" - J HI |
