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Show Paqs 14. June 3. 1987 HJJintah UBasin 'fit'' 1 . Standard horse adoption 'very successful' u mmfm ri ifrssfe- Very successful was the term used by the Assistant District Manager for Lands and Natural Resources, Dean Evans, to describe the Vernal District's first ever wild horse adoption. The adoption, was held on be just one of many that Roosevelt District Cub Scouts will be doing June 6 when they have their camp day. This activity will in all area of girl'i athletics.' She Myrin will play ball in Australia A local athlete will be taking part in a historical event this June, when she attends the first ever girl's Australia Basketball tour. The team will visit and play in cities throughout New Zealand and Australia. Lisa Myrin of Altamont waa selected to participate in the three-wee- k tour. She is the daughter of Alarik and Beth Myrin of ML Emmons. All-Stcoach, Ron Steinks, has been taking teams of boys to Australia for several years, but this is the first year he has taken a girls team. He is a returned basketball coach from the Salt Lake area. He attends state basketball tournaments and selects players for his All-Sta- waa alio the valedictorian of Altamont'i 1987 graduating class. When we made our selections at Rock Springs, we tried to get as many mares with colts and under as possible. We also tried to offer some odor including tea. The players will leave early for practices in Salt Lake City, three days before the tour. The tour will leave on June 17. The team members will stay with families in the areas they will visit But still the tour is expensive. Students are required to pay their wn travel expenses. Myrin has been selected as a member of this year's team for basketball She was also a .member of the academic ' teams for basketball and volleyball for the past two years. She received the most valuable athlete award at Altamont High School 2 years in a row for her participation . Basketball camp set at Utah State adopt-a-hors- e whereby excess wild and freeroaming horses are removed from the range and an attempt is made to place them in private ownership. To date, over 71,000 wild horses have been adopted nationally. Cost of adopting a wild horse is $125 each, or as in the case of mares with colts, both for $125. The Bureau of Land Management retains ownership of the adopted horse for one year, after which the title is transferred to the adopter upon proof of proper and humane treat-men- Aspiring Larry Birds and Magic Johnsons can get a leg up on their training at the 21st Basketball Camp at Utah State University this summer. We have been very gratified with the caliber of players who have participated in our camp and gone on to play high school and college ball says Rod Tueiler, director of the camp and USlTs head basketball coach and athletic director. Camp includes three separate camps: a boys team camp June 22-2a boys individual camp July and a girls team camp July Removal of wild horses from public lands is provided for in legislation protective Sixty-fiv- e the 6; called the 13-1- 7, 20-2- Tueiler will be assisted by Michael Riley and Tom Stewart, Grizzly bear group assistant basketball coaches at USU, and many outside college and high school coaches from the wants animals saved The grizzly bear will be better off as the result of an agreement signed between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the all-sta- te all-sta- te Lisa Myrin will play Australia All-Sta- rs on the basket- ball team this mortth. Basketball The' L three-year-ol- and others. assure an adequate balance of horse adoptions are part of program of the Bureau of Land Management, . Free-Roamin- .forage between the horses, the livestock, and the wildlife, and insures the integrity of the range. Wild the adoptions held throughout the United States, most adopters want mares with good looking colts or three years old and younger horses. paints Wild and percent of our horses were adopted and that's a very high percentage. Anyone who was unable to attend the two adoptions but who may have an interest in possibly adopting a wild horse, should contact Dean Evans or Dan Gardner at. the Vernal District Office. successive Saturdays near Vernal and Roosevelt ' Offered for adoption were 40 horses rounded up near Rawlins, Wyoming and transported to Rock Springs, where staff members Dan Gardner and Dean Evans of the Vernal District selected the 40 head to be offered for adoption locally. Included in the 40 were 10 mares with colts. According to Evans, Based on the experience of wild horse LOCAL SCOUTS Horse and g Burro Act of 1971. Wild horse populations nearly tripled in t just six years after passage of the-acThe wild horse removal helps BLM x';i. BIG CROWD Enrollment. is open to those between the ages of 10 and 17 who have not graduated from high enhancement and protection of this school. Foundation encourages, accepts and administers private donations, including property, for the benefit Tueiler (joints out that participants are fully supervised and a trainer is availabe during the camp at all times. nations fish and wildlife. The Interagency Grisxly Bear Committee (IGBC), according to Committee Chairperson Stan Hxier. The agreement will provide a framework for the IGBC and the Foundation to work cooperatively for the protection and recovery of the threatened grizzly bear. The agreement allows the Foundation to serve as a repository for financial grants, gifts and donations that will be used for grisxly bear recovery projects," Tixier said. The IGBC will provide direction in distributing these funds to projects that have a high likelihood of assuring the survival of the Great Bear. Congress established the.. Na-tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 1984 as an independent, private conservation organization to aid the western states. of wildlife. The IGBC was created in 198S as y effort to coordinate a grizzly bear recovery efforts in the continental United States. The Committee is specifically charged with assuring recovery of viable grizzly bear populations and their For camp registration infor- mation call Vivian Johnson at the USU conference and institute1 division, multi-agenc- 750-163- . Basin Riders Horse show planned habitat in the western United States, Tixier added. We see our mission and that of the Foundation s being in harmony and look forward to many individuals, and organizations contributing to the Foundation for the benefit of the grizzly bear.' ' .. " Donations may be sent to the National Fish and Wildlife - Foundation, Grizzly Bear Fund, Room C 2626, 18th and Streets. Washington, DC 20240. Uintah Basin Riders Open Horse Show will be held Saturday, June 6 at the Neola Arena. Entries open at 9 a.m. and show : starts at 10 a.m. 11 : For 247-249- 1 information or telephone 722-351- 2. Part of the crowd assembled to inspect and adopt wild horses at BLM s percent of the horses offered were taken. Officials said the adopt ion adoption. Sixty-fiv- e was successful. BASIN LIVESTOCK MARKET Ned and Sharon Alldredge Complete Quarter Horse Dispersal In conunction with our regular horse sale FRIDAY JUNE 12 7:30 P.M. s For more information call 454-325- 9 or Basin Livestock Market 722-504- 3 11 |