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Show .I "V I' 'X UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July 6. 1988 - Pane 13 the fund to pay for range rehabilitation work to improve forage . BREATH-TAKIN- . v-- - and viewing opportunities sath as ttds view over titeUke at Flaming Gorge Dm awaits visitorto the Uintah Basin and all the parks, campgrounds and scenic locations that are open for use in the area. V .1 .; G VIEW-Photogra- phic Forests offer fun to summer visitors , ik - Dm Summer holidays will lure many peopleintotheNational 7, Forests when they will find prime phwea to fish, camp, hike or relax "7 celebrate (he Nations ' 1 'y $ w .hirfhday. According to Duane x Tucker, supervisor of the Ashley National Forest, all four ranger districts of the forest are antid- .Rating large crowds this season. The ranger districts have in- , formation and camp item pa realty rfor forest bound recreators and will be open on Saturday to accommodate their visitors. From the ' Flaming Gorge District on the ' Northeast part ofthe forest to the Southwest point of (he dudiesne .District, all campgrounds are v open. Trails are open as well, , however aome are still undergoing seasonal maintenance. Fuelwood . , mAm: . - - . : ; r - cuttersmayfindthiaagoodtimeto pickup a permit and combine a good time with their task on the long weekend. Hangars ere warning that the mountains are very dry and camp-firmuat be watched earefolly. .. Also, fireworks are ILLEGAL on ithe forests. They also ask that V - folks be courteous, and practice SAFETY FIRST on the water, while traveling; and while on the . trails and at the campgrounds. .. Ihoae heading for Flaming ' Gorge will find good fishing on the and on the Green River. - es 'V' , : - : f The.tjrfultoyttle.Ppleisjngood shape and the Spirit Lake area is . Utahns urged to share crops 4-d-ay open and the road has been improved. One may catch a glimpse of big horn sheep on Bear Top Mountain which is open to foot or horse travel only. Ute Mountain Lookout Tower tours will be available daily until 3p.m. Aprescribed burn is being planned for GoaUn Mountain and may occur during the July 4th week. At the Vernal Ranger District, lakes and streams are ready for fishing, however some waters are' low. Visitors are reminded that East Park, Lodge Pole and White Rocks campgrounds are fee areas. Outfitters are available for those who would eqjay a guided trip. Information on the outfitters can be obtained at tint district office. "You will want to take along aome insect repellent, Sharon Arrowchia, with her throe children, were weekend visitors with the Frank Arrowchia family. Sharon and her family ware cowboys for a day, to trail the cows up. Johnny Arrowchia has been at maneuvers at Dugway for one week, ao was unable to come. Chris and Seth Gray drove to Sandy Saturday to attend an open house at Mr. and mra. Gerald Cunnginhams, in honor of their son, Douglas, 17, who has been accepted into the U. 8. Air Fane Academy preparatory school. Douglas was graduated with honors from Hillcrast High School, and was the one male speaker out of 835 other graduates. Gerald is an editor at this Salt Lake Tribune. Ron and Cherie Morrill, with their four children, attended a family reunion of the William Morrill descendants at Fish Creek near Gorver in Wayne county, at Merrills Meadownrook Ranch. During their visit, they visited, went fishing and cut lags for winter uae. Dean and Coene Baglay, with Calvin, Benny and Uvean, attended Coenra class of 58 Bonneville reunion in Idaho Falla, at the West Bank Inn. The Gablwa etayad with Coenea mother, Ho- Ian 8immons, in Rigby, and enviait with fkmfly joyed a three-daand old school friends. "Bob and Lisa Kiaalin& with their friends Brad and Cindy Jensen, Altonah, drove to Rock Springs, to attend the hone races. Brads d quarterhorse raced, and took place in the finals. The Fergusons have been descended upon by four wild rabbits, which they are more than willing to give away. Anyone wishing them apeak at once, as these pro-lific rascals are sure to be snapped up quickly. conditions for deer and elk. Both resident and nonresi- dent big game applications include a big game enhancement fund checkoff box. Hunters who are unsuccessful in the drawing may designate a portion of their refund to the enhancement fund. Although the big game application form offers a convenient way to donate to the fond, contributions are welcomed throughout the year. All donations will be acknowledged and are tax deductible. Hunters have until July 8 of this year to apply for restricted area elk, limited entry dear, an tier less deer control and other special permits. For more information contact any Division of Wildlife Resources office. . y sac-on- suggested Ranger Carol Ile, as the mosquito population ia priming up. Moon Lake is this only fee area on the Roosevelt District This ia one of the moat popular visitor sites, so come early to assure a spot There is good fishing in the Uintah and Yellowstone rivers, according to Ranger Clark Tucker and some of the High Uintas Wilderness lakes are opening up. All trails in the wilderness are not maintained and there may be aome obstacles like fallen logs. This will be a good summer to get acquainted with the new Yellow Pine, Campground in Rock Creek Canyon and see the Upper RED VERSUS BLUE-W- est took on Bowkcr on Wednesday, June 29, onthe soccer field at East Elementary. And Bowker (the red guys) won. But its all for fun, as Lorin Hanley, left, and his opponent will tdl you. City soccer league teams are in the heighth of play, and youth all over town are enjoying the sport . Stillwater Dam which was completed last fall on the Duchesne Ranger District of Ashley National Forest. Fishing is reported as pretty fair" on the North Fbrk of the Duchesne River. Plenty of camp areas are available on both the aouth and north areas of this district and the staff is anticipating a large number of campers. To assure a safe and enjoyable holiday adventure in the forest, remember to travel only in travel designated areaa with vehicles (OHVS), make sure your campfire ia dead out before leaving your picnic or camp site and leave the fireworks at home. ay - -- BOUNDLESS ENERGY --These soccer players are farin' to go, and win or lose, they have a good time. They may all look the same in black and white, but they aren't fighting it out with teammates after alL mini-leag- Scouts help with park . Scouts Coleson Rich and Trevor Hall, EAGLE PROJECT-B- oy sworn to the Scout Creed, A Scout is..tnistworthy...honest... probably wonder why it is necessary to chain down a picnic table, but chain 'em they did. The Scouts were two of 21 others who worked on the joint Eagle Scout projects of Eagle Scout candi- -. dates Jaron Cox and Adam Nielson. They are members of troop 229. Utah farm and ranch opera-- ; received less for their cattle, tors ' lambs, wool, and barley at mid-Jun- e, while prices for hay were up . . slightly, according to Utah cultural Statistics Service. Cows, at $41.20 per hundredweight (cwL) on June 15 were down $6JB0 from May and $1.70 from June 1987. Steer and heifer prices were down 10 cents from May but, at $70.60 per cwt, were $4.10 above last year. Calves went for $81-3per cwt in June, down $10.80 from May but up $8.80 per cwt from last year. Sheep prices were steady, at $17.40 per cwt, but off $1.40 from June 1987. Lamb prices dora- $9.60 to $57.40 per cwt a decrease of $19.40 from last June. Wool prices were off 10 cents to $1.25 per pound, but were 80 cents better than June 1987 0 however, down 60 cents per cwt from last year. Barley prices fell 5 cents to $2.00 per buahel in June, but were up 4 cents from last year. Alfalfa hay sold for $75.00 per ton-u- p $1.00 from May and $6.00 from laatyear. Other hay prices wereup $1.00 from May and $9.00 from last year to $58.00 per ton. Weather continued hot and diy, allowing Utah farmers an average of 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. Soil moisture was reported at 85 percent short and 15 percent adequate. Spring seeded grains on dryland are reaching the critical point for moisture needs to fill kernels. Irrigated corps are doing well, but the heaviest needs for corn and alfalfa are not yet to come unless there ia ample rainfall to percent of supplement. Sixty-onthe winter wheat had turned behind a year ago but ahead of the average. Eighty-thre- e percent of the barley was headed --slightly ahead of 1987 and the average. Spring wheat was 72 percent headed compared with 79 percent last year, but ahead of the 57 percent o average. Both crops were turn. Thirty-fou-r percent of the oats crop was headed. Corn averaged 18 indies high, which is normal. First cutting of alfalfa was 81 percent complete compared with 86 percent in 1987 and the 76 percent average. Rangefeed condition was 22 percent poor, 72 percent fair, and 6 percent good. Northern Mountain ranges are in need of rainfall to maintain current capacity through the grazing season. Livestock rated fair to good. The apple crop wasrated fair to good, tart cherries poor to fair. Early tweet cherry harvest is underway. e color-somew- hat five-ye- ar McCormick. Norman Nielaon. Scouts are members of troop 229. ue Sflso litesQsob Jaron Cox and Adam Nielson, both Eagle Scout candidates, combined efforts to accomplish a prefect for the Bureau or Lend Management at the Bridge Hollow Campground on the Green River in Brawns Park. The two directed the efforts of 21 other Scouts and five fathers in sanding and painting picnic tables, securing the tables with chains, cleaning out fire pita and other housekeeping tasks. The group took a generator ao they could run a power Bandar and speed up accomplishments. According to a BUI spokes man, Both the quality and quantity of the work waa commendable". He farther quipped, Them two Eagle Scout Candidates will probably grow to become managers! They planned things ao the group could accomplish the project, camp overnight, and do a little fishing all in one trip! Scouts participating in the piqject were: Trevor, Kelly, "4 Bryce Hall, Coleson Rich, Chris Wright, Steven Harrison, Leland Palmer, Greg Cook, Russell Alexander, Ben Nielaon, Cody Bullock, Chance A Chase Been, Darius Anderson, Jason Searle, Paul Atwood, Gavin Cox, Niel Hall, and Fathers participating in the project were Evan Hall, Norman Nielaon, Bryan Alexander, Randy Searle, and Steve Cox. Jaron ia the son ofMr. and Mra. Steve Cox and Adam ia the son of Dr. and Mrs. In response to the growing needs of the hungry in our state, Utahns Against Hunger (UAH) is urging Utahns to set aside a portion of tiie produce from their homo garden! and fruit trees to share with their neighbors in need. "Grow a Row for the Hungry then Share the Harvest" is the theme for UAHs spring and summer outreach for this important food distribution program. For the past six years, UAH has coordinated the distribution of garden produce and government surplus commodities to low income Utahns during the fall harvest season. Share the Harvest distributions are planned this foil for Ogden, Provo, Price, Richfield, ML Pleasant, and three Salt Lake County locations. Additional sites in both southern and northern Utah are under consideration. The distributions in Provo, Price, Richfield and ML Pleasant will be supervised by local emergency food pantries. With more than 200,000 Utahns living below the federal poverty level half of them children at nutritional risk - "Share the Harvest represents an important food resource to low income families. In addition, it allows UAH staff and volunteers to counsel Utahns on food resources and food assistance programs. "Share the Harvest also provides an important opportunity for churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals to assist our neighbors in need. ghffiTOfPtyffiTpfhSl (P0QIP flDiHKDSIP'&sO S(P0)(aP469Bsfi6m9QisiBP gpffiutDSIP OSjpgygHhfimfinnBtBip begin-ningt- The Mike Bleazzard family attended a family reunion at Ferron last weekend. Speakers in sacrament meeting , Sunday were Bryan Kitterage and Curt Brinkman, relatives of the Grant-Hansens- . first electric shavers went on sale in 1931. The SGXSHD fifEXBili) se Mi no . |