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Show 50 CENTS Wednesday, October 6, 1993 VOLUME 72 Number 40 Redmond Town Hall earns 1 993 for Award Heritage of Redmond is proud to report they National Historic Register. Prior to restoration the building had begun to deteriohave been notified that their restoration project of the Redmond Town Community Center is a winner of rate. Walls were crumbling, lighting and electrical The Town outlet availability were poor, window casings were deteriorating and parts of the floor had reached the danger points. In 1989 a grant was received from the State Energy acto replace the old oil furnace and do some was and for small the Department community, undertaking in the building. Michael Glenn became insulation work three from funds with government grant complished the with historical significance of the buildResources Natural State Utah of Energy impressed agencies: doubled and and the amount of the Energy not Block Grant; Office; Community Development ing, only the Community Impact Board. "Without these funds Grant, but also contacted the State Historical Society. Donald Hartley State Historical Architect found the the building we fondly call The Old Town Hall a would have eventually had to be destroyed as safety time to personally assess the building and report his recommendations. Pat Scott, State Archives was also precaution," says Carla Wilkins, Town Clerk. The building was built in 1881 with rocks from a impressed with its historical value - both the building quarry east of Redmond. It served the community as and contents. At the recommendation of these people, Redmond both public school and church for many years. Since' that time it has been used as a Town Hall, Senior Town applied for, and received a Community DevelopCitizen Center, voting place, meeting house, and ment Block Grant in 1990 - however before the work equipment storage. Also family gatherings, parties, could begin a small local earthquake caused additional weddings, funerals, and holiday celebrations. As exterior damage to the building that had not been you can see, this building has been, and will continue included in the original plan. The town then applied to to be used in some way by every citizen of our the Community Impact Board for additional needed funds. Finally, Bryant Mickelsen Construction of community, said Mrs. Wilkins. In October of 1975, The Town Hall was named to the Redmond, was given the to begin reconstruction in the late summer of 1991. Everyone was excited to see the work progress, and finally, in November 1 992, an Open House was held and residents of Redmond and the surrounding communities flocked to see the results of the effort to restore this historical building. Residents decided to give the building a new name Redmond Community Center. It is once again, a beautiful building, and will provide a place for both Last week's report on candidates for Salina incomwas Council young and old, to use, enjoy and remember. It can now CityMayor and positions remain for many more years as a historical monument plete. Those running for these offices include the following: to our great heritage, Mrs. Wilkins concluded. An Awards presentation will be held Tuesday, Octo"'Salina ber 1, 1993, beginning at 6 p.m. at the home of Kevin ForMayor- - GrantStubbs and Karren Glover. and Alice Steiner, 69 S Street, SLC, UT. All major For Council - Dwaine Burn Newell Hales; Williams. architects, and designers will receive a contractors, Nielsen; Roger Rocky certificate for their involvement in this project. the Heritage Award for 1 993. MayorGene Honeycutt received notification of the appointment rat September 20, 1993. The rehabilitation of the Town Hall was a huge go-ahe- ad Corrected listing of Salina Mayor Council candidates ar GardeningLandscape classes will be held at the Sevier County Courthouse November 4 - Irrigation II November 1 1 - Soil Fertility If you are interested in gardening and landscaping, then the Utah State University Course on the subject is just for you. The class will begin Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the Extension Office at the Sevier County Courthouse. The class is presented by USU Horticulture staff andis received in Richfield via the AgSat TV system, according to Clyde Hurst, Sevier County Extension Agent Future classes in the series will include: October Plants, Perennials and Annu- November 18 - Weed Control December 2 - Calculating expenses and record keeping December 9 - Plant Problems. This is an excellent opportunity for a review or to learn something new. You are invited to attend any or all classes. The Extension Service will also offer classes this coming winter in various subjects. If there is something special that you would like to take, contact Mr. Hurst. Contact the Extension Office for more information. 2 ext. 275. dy als. October 21 - Pruning Oct 28 - Irrigation I 896-926- PETS, PETS, & MORE PETS. Last week students at Salina Elementary had a pet show. Parents brought the pets to the school yard. There were cats, dogs, birds, fish, snakes, and more. Pets were shown to all the other students, and awards were given. All pets were winners. Clinton s plan for rural Utah could not be worse, says Hatch In town meetings last month, Senator Orrin Hatch listened as Utahns described the threat to their livelihoods posed by the Clinton Administrations plans to triple grazing fees on public lands and impose other rangeland policy changes. The stakes for Utah could not be higher. A large majority of Utahs 13,200 farms, covering 11.3 million acres, depend on livestock production. Livestock generated 76.6 percent of farm cash receipts in 1991, with cattle production accounting for 38.7 percent, adding an estimated $1 billion dollars to the states economy. The Clinton proposal would triple the grazing fee of $1.86 per animal unit month (AUM), would be devastatingin rural areas. For example, Gary Madsen, of Manti, told me, We are committed, as a small family ranching enterprise, to succeed if possible. Last year our grazing fees were $6,365. Tripling that amount equals $19,095. That is $6,000 more than our son earns, and he labors many hours each day to ensure that we run one of the highest, most productive operations in the state, The fee increase would threaten thousands of ranches that operate on narrow profit margins. A rancher with a 300 head cowcalf operation and a six month BLM permit would lose $5,663 each year. A shepherd who runs a 2,000 eweAamb operation and Forest Service permit and a six who has a month BLM permit would lose $1 1,132 in annual income. Other rangeland policy changes include: 1. Opening the door for narrow interest groups to wreak havoc on rural Utahs economy by adopting obstructionist political or legal tactics. 2. Eliminate grazing boards through which rural Utahns successfully addressed issues related to envi four-mon- th 1993 Hunting Season Deer Archery Rifle was Aug. Oct. 21 - Sept. 7 23-2- Muzzle loader Nov. 6-Bighorn Sheep Sept.-No- v 9 15 ELK was Sept. 1 7 Rifle Oct. 6 -- 19 Muzzleloader was Sept. 6 Moose Sept. & Oct. it Sept. & Oct. Archery Says 2-- DWR Official hunt should show better success than deer hunts Elk 18-2- DWR line - information 637-331- 0 SMALL GAME Dovepigeon was Sept. 30 st Week Oct. Grouse Sept. 11 -- Nov. 30 Forest Gr. Sept. 1 1 -- Nov. 30 Partridge Chukar Sept. 1 1 - Jan 31 Hungarian Sept. 1 1 -- Nov. 30 Waterfowl 1 Ptarmigan Sept. Pheasant Nov. 1 1 -6-- Oct. 1 2 19 Cottontail Sept. 11 - Feb. 28 28 Snowshoe Hare Sept. 1 1 Wild Turkey 23 94 May eb. -- f ronmental management. In their place, the Clinton plan proposes new government bodies that will diminish the influence of rural Utahns who would feel the greatest economic impact from the new rangeland policies. 3. Impose restrictions on the tenure of permits and leases that would make their renewal hinge on the discretion and whims of federal land managers. 4. Improvements to public lands made by permittees, including water development, would belong to the federal government rather than to those who invested to create them. The Clinton plan could not be worse for rural Utah. It fails to reward those ranchers or their communities, who have been good stewards of public lands. It endangers financial interests of those who have invested in range development and improvements that benefit both domestic livestock and wildlife. Worst of all, it threatens rural communities already struggling to foster economic development in areas with high concentrations of public lands. Tragically, all these problems would have been avoided had the administration not given into a bias against western states. Fortunately, the bipartisan Western States Senate Coalition passed an amendment to next years Department of Interior authorization bill prohibiting expenditure of funds to put the presidents Rangeland Reform 94 into actioa I am not optimistic that the battle in the Senate will be the Clinton Administration's last assault on the interests of Western states. But the coalition of western members of Congress will stand firm. While willing to deal with constructive issues raised by the administration, the coalition will insist that any changes in rangeland policy protect the way of life of rural Utahns and other westerners. The big game hunts will soon be underway statewide. In general terms the deer populations are down while elk herds have slightly increased. The drought of the late 1980s and early 90s reduceddeer herds by slowing down reproduction. In normal or good habitat years (habitat being food, water, shelter and space) we can expect some of the yearling does to have a fawn while almost all of the older does will have at least one - and usually twins. During drought years, yearling does delay having fawns and many older does dont have fawns, orhave only one. As a result, fawn recruitment to the herds goes down drastically. To add to the problem, deer went into the winter of 1992-9- 3 in poorer condition than normal because the nutritional value of the summer range was reduced by lack of moisture. When the heavy winter snows fell, the deer had a difficult time moving and finding forage, and there was a higher than normal rate of winter kill. Elk, being a more aggressive animal in terms of being able to search for food, fared better than the deer populatioa Elk herds, which had been expanding, remained about even and in some areas increased. The deer hunt harvest will likely be below normal and the elk harvest should be about what it has been for the last several years. Due to the amount of moisture in the mountain areas, the animals were spread out in September and probably higher than they have been in recent years. September storms and archery hunters have pushed them around and were seeing some all the way down on the winter ranges already. Since these animals have been pushed, they are seeking out sheltered areas. Hunter success will favor those hunters willing to get out of their trucks - or off their ATVs, and hike into the north slopes and more inaccessible places. |