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Show I't liiniiitiTMifftitrwfritfru iSrnm r i.iiiLiiiiii aMjayir nifliin 4 2 iinf T i The Salina Sun Wednesday, July 15, 1992 a. To hunt or not to hunt? (F "Black Bear Attacks Utah Girl" has headlined many Utah newspapers lately and many people are asking just how many black bears are in Utah? They could also ask," Can they really be that aggressive?" All of the answers are yes. Nine year old Crystal Gadd was attacked by a 350 pound male bear at 1 2:15 A.M on the morning of June 24. She was dragged from her bed inside a camper shell on her grandfather's pickup truck. This aggression started one of the largest bear hunts in Utah. Utah hunters have been fighting so called environmental organizations and animal rights activists for years over the right to hunt bears thus offering a way to manage bear populations in Utah. Sportsmen have defended the methods used to hunt bears, specifically hound dogs and baiting. In recent years environmentalists have misled people into believing wild bears are like Smokey the Bear or Poo Bear, so tame and playful you could pet them. This bear attack should shine a little light on the Black bears ability and temperament. should be noted this bear was dead set on getting Crystal which is evidenced by his breaking into the truck shell to drag her out and then dragging her some distance before being caught in a fence, which probably saved her life. The public should also be aware that every method and means possible was used to catch and harvest this bear. It has been stated by the Utah Wilderness Society and the Humane Society of Utah that using hounds and bait give a hunter an unfair advantage. Yet as we look at this public attempt to capture a killer bear we see that the it took wildlife professionals over 1 5 days to eliminate the potential problem It Mayor's Corner Salina Mayor, Nyals Andreason with the cold mountain springs 18 miles to the south of us up Little Lost Creek that now provides more water for culinary use than we need. The flow- of water from these spring is quite constant. Our pressure irrigation system for watering our lawns and gardens takes a lot of pressure off form our usage of the culinary system. Our problems arc the damage to our main water line due to floods. A factor that has not caused us severe damage in the past is the shifting of A the earth due to earthquakes. severe earthquake could disrupt our 18 mile water line. A shifting of earth could block off our precious supply of water from the springs. This would be a real catastrophe! Emergency measures would have to be implemented immediately in case of such a disaster. Our safety net is the fact that our storage tanks do hold enough water for several days usage. One of our top priorities is protecting and maintaining in good repair our valuable culinary water system. One of the earths most common substances is water. Water covers of the earths surface. about 70 This docs not mean that this valuable commodity is a ailablc for all. Water is not very evenly distributed on the surface of the earth. There can be no life without water. Every living thing must have water to live. About 23 of our bodies arc composed of water. During the past six years our state has experienced bclow-normprecipitation. This has and is currently making it difficult for some Utah communities to provide sufficient drinking water for its citizens. News releases tell us that ihe hardest hit areas this year for water shortage are in the northern part of the state. Several of the culinary systems east of us are dependent on surface water such as reservoirs. We are told that Scofield Reservoir is only about 30 of its capacity. A number f the communities m the Price area are already on restrictions in the use of water. We are blessed in Salma City this hunt every legal method used by sportsmen to harvest bears was used. Hounds did locate the bear and an attempt to shoot the bear was made but the bear almost killed some of the dogs and eluded, by vicious persuasion, the rest of the pack. Environmentalists have claimed the bears are threatened by the use of hounds and yet every attempt was made to kill this bear and failed until Thursday July 9,1 992 when the bear finally, after more than 1 5 days of being hunted, was caught and killed in a neck snare 1 .25 miles from the first encounter the DWR had with the Bear. It should be noted that this bear was hunted by horseback, by foot, by plane, baits were used, legal methods as well as illegal(to sportsmen not DWR) were used in an attempt to harvest this bear. antiThe point being that no matter what the hunting minority try to portray, the bear is still one tough animal and is still king of the woods. The methods used to harvest or even see a bear are definitely justified. Please note Utah hunters are only allowed to harvest a bear if they can draw one of 1 42 permits given by the Division of Wildlife Resources. Then they must follow several restrictions of when and how they can hunt. Bear populations in Utah are increasing, while hunting opportunities have been decreasing because of increased antihunting pressures. The battle over to hunt or not to hunt Bears and Cougars wages on with public meetings being held this week. The D.W.R will take recommendations from the public July 15, 1992 in Beaver at the court house at 7:00 p.m. Then a proclamation meeting is scheduled for Aug. 13, 1992 in Richfield to determine the future for Bear and Cougar mannon-huntin- agement in g, Utah. The DWR has now published a booklet, "What to Do in Bear and Cougar Country". It is this writers opinion that all outdoor people should get this and read it. As our pioneer heritage of hunting and fishing and camping safely in our backyards is erroded by city dwellers, encounters of Cougar and Bear with humans is going to increase! Be informed and prepared. Keeping active is an important goal for Seniors Ron Nielsen Administrator, Richfield Care Cen- ter Some residents at the Care Center get a bit upset with the staff who are constantly trying to keep them as active and mobile as possible. Our basic routine is that everyone who possibly can should get up everyday, get dressed, shaved, combed, etc., and off to a good socializing breakfast in the dining room. Of course, if someone really doesn t feel good that day , or if there are serious physical limitauons keeping them in bed, then thats the place to be with breakfast served at bedside. Its good to keep as mobile everyday as you can; its essential for good living. The ability of the elderly to move from place to place within the nursing home setting or at home is of utmost importance. Mobility affects nearly every function of an older person. Mobility limitation can lead to loss of control over activities of daily living resulting in pressure ulcers, pneumonia, urinary problems, constipation, and fatigue. We find that with the philosophy and practice of active participation in life each and every day, the residents of the Care Center find more meaning and purpose. We try diligently to bring the high level of activity to each resident that they can manage. For all of us, whether older or young, we know we feel better when were moving and keeping active with life. Its essential for living. So for yourself, and especially for your older loved one, if you are the caregiver at home, keep active, keep mobile for life. Street value of cocaine set at $75 million truck was stopped by a Sevier County Deputy for speeding last Wednesday. He asked for and received permission to carry out a search of the vehicle. The search disclosed a hidden compartment beneath the bed of the pickup, and inside was 100 kilos (more than 200 pounds) of cocaine. Arrested for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was Oscar Eatancur, age 41, of Kew Gardens, NY. He was alone in the vehicle at the time of arrest, and was released to Federal DEA for arraignment and prosecution. Street value of the cocaine is estimated at $75 million dollars. A 1991 Ford pickup Winners named for 4th of July parade in Salina Winners in the Salina 4th of July celebration parade are as follows, according to Karren Glover: First place - First Security Bank; Second place - Salina Stake Third Place - a tie between Valley Central and Zions Banks. Editor: I would like to thank all those people who helped support me in hosting the First Secondary 0 year old Tournament. A special thanks to Gary Harrison and Gary Learning for helping me get the fields prepared and ready for this tournament. Id like to also thank those who helped umpiring and a special thanks to Stephanie Ball and Lana Learning for being my official scorckeepers. I would especially like to thank my wife, Laura, for all the time and effort On Behalf of Salina City , I would like to thank all those people and organizations who helped make this year's July 3rd and 4th celebration absolutely wonderful! To the Stake activities committee, the Riding Club, Jeep Posse, Lioas, Firemen, Custodians at NSMS, Swimming Pool Staff, Salma Youth Council; All those who did games 9 - 63 East Main - Salina, Utah 84654 - Phone: 0 The Salina Sun, SECD 4780-800is published each Wednesday for $15 00 per year in Sevier County, $18 00 in Utah and $21 00 per year out of state by the Salina Sun, 63 East Main, Salina Utah 84654 Second class postage is paid at Salina, Utah 84654 POSTMASTER Please send address changes to the Salina Sun, 63 East Mam, Salina, Utah 84654 Single Copy $ 50 Publisher: Kevin Ashby - Editor: Carol Jensen 529-783- 4780-800- 0 Correspondents: Aurora Kathleen Lloyd - Redmond Tammy Johnson Salina Evelyn Kiesel Redmond Clay & Salt robbed of blasting caps Redmond Salt and Clay, Redmond, lost over 500 blasting caps from a powder magazine after midnight on July 4, 1992. Persons drove into the mine area and with an acetylene torch cut bolts to a door securing the caps. Sheriffs office deputies, with a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agent recovered the blasting caps on July 6, 1992 and made one arrest. At least two other arrests are pending. The caps were valued at $700. Lt. Chuck Roberts of the Sheriffs Office made the arrest, with the ATF Agent Bob Boland. Victorian Inn is now open; everyone invited to tour It is one of the grand homes in Salina. Constructed before the turn of the century what was known as the Burr House for years has now received a new name as well as new owners and is back being a home - as well as a business. The Victorian Inn, now remodeled, is open once again as a bed and breakfast Inn in Salina. New owners Ron and Debbie Van Horn with their daughter Sarah call this their home where they invite guests to experience this wonderf ul Victorian home. Presently there is an open house planned for Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served Ron explained that as a family they want to put the house back into a grand style that will be a landmark in Salina for many years to come. The facility will be for the tourist visiting the area as well as serve as a romantic getaway that will prove to be unique to say the least. Ron and Debbie are from the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida area. He is working as a school psychologist with severely disturbed adolescent children and their families and Debbie is employed as a Graphic Arts teacher. A number of years ago they became familiar with Utah as winter skiing enthusiasts. While visiting Utah they would take the time to visit as many parts of the state as time would allow and grew to love the state and its varied terrain. These visits turned to a serious attempt to locate some land on which to build a home and this search for land ultimately found the couple in Salina purchasing the Burr House. The Inn now has a parlor or sitting room, the owners bedroom, dining room and kitchen on the main level. The dining room will have an 108 inch cherry wood table with ten chairs. Stained glass windows allow for a colorful view form most of the rooms in the home. These windows were installed in the home in 1896. Upstairs are the guest rooms where all have kind size beds. There is a kids room with a trundle bed. The Mamas Room is where Ted Burr was bom and they kept the name of that room as it has been known over the years. The Sunset Room or Out House Room, is so called for its location on the West side of the house and has a bathroom of barn wood and decor of an outhouse. The Honeymoon suit is on the opposite side of the house. Ron and Debbie will be returning to Florida the end of August to continue with their current employment. The Inn will remain open through Novemberand will open again in the Spring. Ron explained that it was the culture of the people in Utah that they appreciate. We appreciate that stability and continuity in life. We find it refreshing, he said. To go along with these feelings both commented that the people in Salina have been very receptive to the couple and the opening of the Victorian Inn. They explained that the name change was decided to better depict an era of time but that they desired to continue with the history of the Burr family home and traditions in their brochures and explanations of the home. The people here have been beyond generous. They have been polite and helpful and we look forward to living here, concluded Ron. shes put in with me throughout the League play throughout the entire tournament. Thanks for your support, Laura, I really love and appreciate you. A special thanks to all the sponsors who helped donate money for the All Star hats and for Alan Laws for getting this together. And for Scott Story for making my bracketing for the tournament. Salina Boys Baseball President Tournament Director Rocky Williams for our fun; and the Salina City employees who always do more than their share. To these people, and all others who voluntered their time and talents to helping make this holiday a memorable one for all, we say Thanks. Karren Glover Salina City Councilperson On banning prayer. number of letters and articles recently in the Salina Sun chastising the Supreme Courts ruling banning prayer from public high school graduation ceremonies. t Thanks to a very wise panel of Justices, far from losing our inherent freedoms, weare keeping them. The ruling will leave the molding of our childrens religious beliefs where it belongs, to parents and churches. This ruling does not suggest that Supreme Court Justices are not religious men and women. On the contrary, most of them are deeply religious. The same can be said of the framers of our Constitution. They realized however, that religious convictions run deep. When governments in general, and schools in particular, become involved in these convictions, some people - especially impressionable young children - are going to feel that government is favoring one religion over another, f. or religion over A great majority of people in this area are members of the Mormon faith. Because of our religious history, we of all people should realize the danger of this ever happening again. James Madison, as he was contemplating the Constitution, was very concerned that somehow one religion would come to dominate all I w ould like to respond to a USPS helped Thanks for a great holiday Editor: bear. In Thanks to all who non-belie- others in our country. He knew it had happened in many countries again and again throughout history. He wrote, The equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to the dictates of conscience is held by the same tenTo ure with all our other rights. from take this right away anyone, whether blatantly or subtly, goes against the very idea of equal rights and protection. All it takes is a small seed like public prayer to be planted. That seed could eventually grow into a vine of entanglement between church and state that has been the ruin of so many great historical empires. People who want to pray at a high school graduation or any other public meeting can still do so. Their prayers can come privately from the heart instead of from a person chosen for him by the government. Those prayers mean more anyway. We should feel temporarily safe in knowing that for the time being our Constitutional rights are still being protected; and possibly our posterity will enjoy the same freedoms that exist for us today just as James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and people from numerous religious affiliations intended when this democracy was formed. Kelly Whitlock Clark Sevier County still looking for new landfill site Sevier County Commissioners voted last week to drop a proposed site in Sigurd CanyonKings Meadow area from a list of locations being considered for use as a new Sevier County landfill. About 80 Sigurd residents met with the Commission to protest the consideration of the site. Most of the land in question is owned by the residents Dastrup family, long-tim- e of the Sigurd area. The Dastrups and the town had Attorney Kay L. McKiff present petitions with 250 names protesting the consideration of the site - and asking that the Sigurd site be taken off the list of site to be considered. After much discussion, Commissioner Jerry Nice made the motion that the commission eliminate the Sigurd Canyon site and reconsider it again only "as a last resort' in the event no other site is found. The motion was approved. A site suggested by Sigrud residents was an area east of to wn k no w n as Sage Flat Mack Dastrup told the group that a landfill would "ruin the property values of the rest of our land." He is building a home east of Highway 24 which is nearby a home owned by his nephew, Kenneth Dastrup. "We have a lot of money invested in our homes and the farm. To turn that farm property into a landfill would ruin us," Dastrup said. Commissioner Gene Mendenhall said that the present landfill near Venice is nearing its capacity, and the county must have a new landfill on line by October of 1993. homes f Salina is now under new owner- the 9ranc Open House for One and will be operated as a Bed and Breakfast. Ron and ship, Victorian Inn Horn are the new owners, and will make their home Van tlebbie Bed & Breakfast in part of the Victorian Inn. They invite everyone to tour the Inn an Open House, Saturday, July 8, from to 4 p.m. The set for July 18, during Van Horns and their daughter, Sarah, hope to help the grand old 1 to 4 p.m. home become a landmark for years to come. 1 1 |