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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY Community itlAi 12, lvio Utah Wilderness proposal debuts to record support in U.S. House With a dramatic increase in support, Americas Redrock Wilderness Act was introduced by New York Congressman Maurice Hinchey in the U. S. House of Representatives. With more than 130 original the bill seeks to protect all by former Rep. Wayne Owens in 1989. In the 103rd Congress, there were 15 origiand 94 sponnal sors by the end. In the following Congress, there were 50 and 116 at original the close. Last Congress began arBLM 103 original with wilderness remaining eas in Utah by placing them in and ended with 144. Introducthe National Wilderness Pres- ing Americas Redrock Wilderervation System. ness Act with more than 130 in the 106th The 30 increase in original original reflects the growing Congress represents a continunational desire to see Utahs spec- ation of the trend towards intacular canyon country preserved creasing national support for as wilderness. Americans want the bill. For bill passage, 218 their increasingly rare open votes are needed. Americas Redrock Wilderspaces protected. Preserving our wilderness heritage would leave ness Act would designate as wila powerful legacy for our chil- derness over nine million acres dren to enjoy and members of of public land in Utah. A comCongress understand that, said panion bill, S.861, was introLarry Young, Washingtons Di- duced on April 22 in the Senate rector of the Southern Utah Wil- by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Iwith 12 derness Alliance. Americas Redrock Wilderness The likelihood of action on the Utah Wilderness issue is in the Act is based on rigorous field hands of the Republican major- analysis of all remaining wility in Congress. We want to re- derness on public lands held in solve the issue, said Young, We trust by the BLM. Over the last want the House of Representa- two years, the proposal was uptives to vote on it. Rep. James dated by the work of more than Hansen chairs the House 500 volunteers drawn from the Resources public lands panel that member groups of the Utah Wilis the gateway to floor action. derness Coalition. Volunteers All we are asking is that he spent nearly 70,000 hours in the allows a floor vote on Americas field, poring over maps and Redrock Wilderness Act. Up or aerial pictures and taking more down, we'll take the result, con- than 50,000 photographs to comtinued Young. pile the most thoroughly comThe last several years has prehensive wilderness inventory seen a steady increase in sup- ever conducted. The findings of the BLM port for preservation of Utahs wilderness in the U. S. House of reinventory correspond nearly Representatives. The legisla- identically with the findings of tion was originally introduced the citizens field work. (D-U- T) rs, L) rs. (R-U- T) Peaceful, Country Farmland Fire Continued from Page 3 surrounding dispatch centers be notified of the burning. In the event that a permit is issued and the permit holder is required to notify a dispatch center and does not, this could. result in a Class B Misdemeanor citation issued to the permit holder. 5. For any bums over 10 acres, a detailed bum plan must be in effect, these take some time to put together, therefore, anyone wanting to bum any areas larger than 10 acres needs to start planning now to get the required permits and bum plans issued for later in the year. 6. Plan in advance as to when you will be burning, and let the fire warden know a couple of days in advance. This will allow time to do an on site inspection of the bum area, this is a requirement of the bum permit also. The Columbine School and Woodpeckers By Michael Mountain If you want to see a deranged adult killer in the making, watch out for a young animal abuser. In each of the five school mas- sacres in this country in the last year and a half, the kids who opened fire on their fellow students, teachers, and family all had a history of killing or hurting animals first. The most documented of these Luke was the case of Woodham who had bragged to his friends about his first kill, the family dog, saying that it was a beauty. Nobody in Pearle, Mississippi, took much notice at the time. It was only an animal, after all. Then, two months later, Woodham stabbed his mother to death and proceeded to the local high school where he went on a shooting spree, leaving two girls dead. Police, educators, and animal welfare authorities are always on the alert for this infamous connection. Serial killers Jeffrey Dahmer, Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo, and Son of Sam David Berkowitz, all began by torturing and killing animals mostly dogs and cats. The mentally deranged man who blasted his way into Congress last year and killed security guards, later admitted that hed practiced on cats. Being aware of this connection, I was keeping an eye on news reports from Littleton to see when the animal connection would surface. At first, there was nothing. Then, after the funeral of Dylan Klebold, I read some comments from the pastor who had officiated. Yes, he said, the boys parents had told him they were horrified to discover that their son wore Nazi regalia. No, they had no idea where the boys fascination with firepower came from. Yes, they knew the 16-year-- 7. Duringthe summer fire sea- son, the fire warden may not be available at all times to issue burning permits, or to do on site inspections in a timely manner, but these requirements still must be in place to bum. Please be patient, I will get back to you as soon as I can. 8. If you live in a city or town that does not require a burning permit, regardless of where you live, if you are going to do any outside burning call the Kane County Sheriffs Dispatch and tell them when and where you are burning, Utah State Law local fire dethe that requires partment be notified when you bum .'. The Kane County Dispatch has been designated to be the ' place to call and report burning, this way they have a record of the burn, and do not send the fire department. Warning and citations may also be issued to individuals not contacting the Kane County Sheriffs Dispatch prior to burning. This law is in effect all year round, not just during the closed fire season. For more information contact: Earl Levanger Kane County Fire Warden P.O. Box 156 Orderville, Utah 84758 Home: Cell: 435-648-22- 435-689-04- or 180 acres located north of Old Enoch - in Iron County. Cultivated fields of alfalfa and grain with pressurized irrigation. Property includes 270 acre feet underground water rights & a well for irrigation. All for $700,000. - Ron Larsen, Area Manager, Forestry, Fire & State Land, South West, Area Office 585 N. Main Cedar City, Utah 84720 Office: Fax: 435-586-44- 435-586-27- 89 or Kane County Sheriffs Dispatch Making Real Estate Real Easy. S 435-644-23- Ml at home but -- - and here it comes the biggest gun they knew about was just to shoot the woodpeckers. Just to shoot the woodpeckers. Well, obviously there's a difference between gunning down a small bird and massacring a group of people. (Unless, of course, your are unfortunate enough to be the bird.) But the common factors include the desire to take out your own frustration on something more helpless than yourself, and the sense of power you feel after having felt so inadequate deep down inside. The pundits and psychologists who focus on the part that movies and TV play in influencingyoung people will be missing the fact that what influences us most is our own behavior. If our parents convey to us, when were young, that its okay, if were feeling angry or bored, simply to snuff out an innocent life, even just a woodpecker, well test the envelope a little wider next time. Perhaps a cat or a dog. And, perhaps eventually, another person. Sixteen months ago, two teenagers shot and killed my own dog when I was out hiking with her one Sunday afternoon. In the days that followed, people called in anonymously to give me, and the sheriffs office, a fair idea as to who the boys were, although there was never enough firm evidence for an arrest. The picture that emerged was, once again, of teenage boys who didnt fit in well at school and around town, who were not well liked, and who made themselves feel better by toting guns and goingout to shoot little creatures more helpless than themselves. Of course, not every kid who takes pot shots at animals turns into an infamous murderer. But for those who do, the warning signs are always there. The school at Littleton was not the first, and it will not be the last. A few evenings ago, I landed at Kanab airport at about eight in the evening after a day in Los Angeles. As I climbed out of the plane, there were distant gunshots. Kids out shooting in the Ranchos, said the person I was with. Just killingthe woodpeckers, 49 Toll Free. boy had firearms -- I - I couldnt help remarking to myself. |