OCR Text |
Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March 1, 2000 - Page 7 Local man named Guide of the Year by Anna Adair The Utah Chapter of the North American Wild Sheep study. In 1967 the first hunt by bow in Utah, and the in the area was held. Since then, Mahon has been the field Association honored Carl advisor to seven masters Mahon of Monticello with studies and one Ph.D. and their prestigious Pioneer guides between 3 and 7 sheep Award as well as the award for 1999 Guide of the Year for hunts a year, added to the bear and lion hunts he also guides, Desert Bighorn Sheep. Mahon was also presented Mahon was presented the with the Guide of the Year awards at the association award for a hunt he guided annual dinner and auction in into the North San Rafael Salt Lake City. Karl Malone Swell. Mahon took Kent of the Utah Jazz was present Roberts ofAmerican Fork, free to shake Mahons hand and of charge, to kill a bighorn congratulate him on the sheep with a bow and arrow, a honors he received. U.S. hunt Mahon had never guided Senator Orrin Hatch and State Representative Keele Johnson were two of many other dignitaries who also largest of the two. Mahons work in aiding the bighorn sheep population in Utah is evident by the numbers that are found throughout the state today. At the time of the first study it was estimated there were between 300 and 400 bighorn sheep. Since that time the population has grown to more than 3,400, with 108 transplants fof Rocky Mountain and Desert Bighorn Sheep being done in 1999. Mahon is a lifelong area before. After six days of resident, a hunting Monticello lives in Roberts and killed guide, hunting only the second bighorn ever taken with his wife Laveda. 33-ye- ar attended the evening. Mahon was honored with the pioneer award largely because of his efforts in the Oops, we goofed Radio mention for Blanding Motor Parts Howard Randall and the Motor Parts in Blanding were recently mentioned by Paul Harvey's radio broadcast. Randalls service above and beyond the call of duty was praised by Harvey in his daily nationwide radio broadcast. The San Juan Record re- ported last week that it was Kay Randall of Motor Parts in Monticello. We apologize for any confusion caused by the mistake. 1960s to have a study done on the number of bighorn sheep in the San Juan County area. After being told there werent enough sheep in the area to warrant a study, Mahon and several others began using weekends and holidays to travel the county in search of sheep to prove there were more sheep than originally thought. In 1965, a study was authorized and Mahon guided students from Utah State University who conducted the Kent Roberts (I), of American Fork, recently killed the largest big- horn sheep ever taken by bow and arrow in Utah. Roberts was guided by Carl Mahon (r) of Monticello, who was named the Guide of the Year for his efforts. Courtesy photo Presidential Primary Friday, March 10, 2000 San Juan County Polling Locations 435-587-32- 23 Polling Houn - 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To vote, an individual mast be a registered voter in the county. oncKf WKxnmxiiT1 utcmcAN MUOCRATK uw SwMMtf Spiny Mm Ml MM Mm Ml 2000 OMnM nnmucAH tW nviwPiv Mm Ml rrwtmry MX) OLMu. i afeAS acaii m JSH&HOS1 atior ntfrje usraos Pm BRADLEY BILL - ALQOBE MflRUCTONeTOVOTM T mm ymr NMMCvMl Bluff, 1 Montezuma Creek, 2 Aneth, 3 Cedar Point, 4 Ucolo, 5 LaSal, 6 Spanish Valley, 7 North Monticello, 8 South Monticello, 9 NW Blanding, 10 m 9m mfp DMd'MlS Bluff Community Building Montezuma Creek Fire House Aneth Chapter House Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot Absentee Ballot Monticello City Office Monticello City Office Blanding City Office SW Blanding, 1 1 Mexican Hat, 12 Oljato, 13 Navajo Mountain, 14 Halls Crossing, 15 Red Mesa, 1 6 SE Blanding, 1 7 SW Blanding, 18 Central Monticello, 19 White Mesa, 20 Blanding City Office Burches Cafe Oljato Chapter House Navajo Mountain Chapter House Absentee Ballot Red Mesa Chapter House Blanding City Office Blanding City Office Monticello City Office White Mesa Ute Council Admin. Bldg. |