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Show V Page 16 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. April 7. 1998 Freestyle state wrestling championships ON THE MAT-Co- dy Burdett, of Rwsevcll on the mat with his opponent during the Freestyle State Wrestling Championships in Pleasant Grove. sS 1 ni .... ne Wk Attention Wrestlers Attention to parents of Union, Jr. High, Freestyle and Tiger Wrestlers: Please plan to attend a nut-linon Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Moon Lake Electric Building. We will make final preparations for the Tiger tournament and for kids day. Please plan to attend Ground broken on feed lot The Ute Tribe Business Committee recently broke ground for a feed lot which will be owned and operated by the tribe, according to an article in the Ute Bulletin. The project is scheduled for completion near the end of August. The feed lot will have the capacity to handle 3,000 head ofcattle immediately. It is eventually expected to be able to handle up to 5,000 head. The feed-lis located in Arcadia. According to Rod Weaver, feed-lmanager, work on the land, roads and buildings will be the first order of business, followed by the construction of corrals. - vetfPs h s n aamamimmer--i ' ,m. April 7 Track Meet at Union High School More Baseball, Lehi at Union High School-pl- us April 8 Baseball, Union at Altamont High School Softball. Lady Cougars at Granger High girls softball Aprils Girls Softball, Union High School at Altamont April 11 -- 12 Petroleum Downs Race Meet, Roosevelt area April 14 BaseballGirls Softball, Uintah at Union April 1 7 BaseballSoftball, Union at Park City High School ' SoftballBaseball, Softball, Altamont at Grand High April 25-2- ,, turkeys take one-wa- y flight to Utah Cattle Enterprise Manager before the dam. Hunting takes place in April and May and is available to those who draw a permit As Utahs turkey population grows, so will hunting opportunities. Thousands of wild turkeys are found statewide and public interest as is increasing. an integral part of the hunting and wildlife tradition in the eastern United States, the wild turkey is quickly becoming an important part of Utahs outdoor heritage and culLong-establish- For the first time ever, a flock of wild turkeys recently boarded Airlines in Rapid City, y S.D. with tickets for the Salt Lake International Airport. The tickets came courtesy of The National Wild Turkey Federation. Although the Division of Wildlife Resources and National Wild Turkey Federation have aggressiveto import ly worked hand-in-hawild turkeys to Utah, never before has a commercial air carrier been utilized. birds made the flight Seventy-on-e in specially designed cartons March 18 and 19, after passing blood teats and receiving clearance from the state veterinarian. The story includes another one-wa- ot Sherwood Cuch said he is excited and encouraged about the project. Work on the tribes new 20,000 square foot Fish and Wildlife build- ing and Water Settlement Administration building has been underway for several weeks now. The (1.7 million facility is framed. Completion is scheduled for November. It is located just before the Bottle Hollow turn to tribal headquarters END IS NEAR Unions Michele Nielsen darts across the plate, but she is out due to a tag applied by Altamont s Wyann Wiedman, left. Altamont dropped games to Uintah and Union over the past few weeks. The Longhorns will have a rematch vs. Union this week. Wild ot 5?orPs ,, Ute Tribe i wrestler. Kirk Killian struggles to overcome his opponent at the Freestyle Wrestling Championships last week. BODYTANGLE-Duchcs- Overthe weekend, wrestlers from Duchesne County attended the Freestyle State Wrestling Championships in Pleasant Grove. After the two day tournament was over, 18 wrestlers representing Duchesne and Roosevelt earned several medals. Of those, four wrestlers were crowned State Champions. The 1998 Freestyle State Champions from Roosevelt include; Trevor Hunt, Morgan Wisener, Steven Harms ton and Anthony Carter. Second place medals went to Kaden Richard, Chuck Generaux, Cale Cook and Brandon Grover. Third place honors went to Rhen Richard and Thomas Carter. Four place medals went to Joshua Liddell and GarrettCloward. Fifth place awards went to Cody Burdett and Matt Grover, and sixth place went to Chris Carter and Trent Grover. Duchesne wrestlers Kirk Killian placed fourth and Cody Killian placed fifth. The State tournament was attended by 32 participating ' teams throughout Utah. . d. a common sight in many areas of the state, thanks to transplants and habitat improvement projects. In addition to South Dakota, Utah has imported turkeys from Kansas and Texas in recent yean. Birds also have been moved within the state, to add genetic diversity and boost populations that may require additional vigor. Utah offers four Merriams and 15 Rio Grande turkey hunting units. ture. For more information about the recent South Dakota to Utah wild turkey transplants contact Jim Karpowitz, wildlife manager for the Divisions Southeastern Region, at (435) 636-026- 2. BSA Council to get a new home The birds were captured near Eagle Butte, S.D., on the Cheyenne After decades in its location, the growth in the past 40 years has for River Sioux Indian Reservation. exceeded the capabilifjg&gf cur Scout Service Center for centralturThis is the first time wild & and Utah is moving from Provo to ,v rent 7,000 square foot structure. keys have gone from an Indian resThe new facility will provide lfQOOO Orem, where' "the Utah' National ervation to public land in Utah. Council Parks will build a facility sq. feet of floor space for office, meetAfter deplaning, birds were ing and training facilities, as well transported by truck and trailer to more than twice the size of its curas a retail store. Easily accessible seven release sites in the LaSal rent structure. from Interstate 15, the new facility to PresiAlan Bird, According Mountains and Elk Ridge areas of connections dent of the Utah National Parks will be wired for southeastern Utah. each of the satellite offices as with new the will center be built Council, The turkeys were of the well as the National BSA office. The Merriams race or subspecies, which on 3 acres of land at approximately unfurnished basement will provide thrives in Ponderosa pine forests 400 North & 1200 West in Orem. an additional 16,000 sq. feet of storMonGround dace took on breaking and mountainous terrain. They live area for supplies, equipment on the mast, forage, berries and day, April 6. The Council has pro- age and records. insects naturally found on forest jected the completion date for quit According to Bird the new ser1,1999. lands. vice center will provide a greater Merriams turkeys normally miThe Scoutsenrice center currentopportunity for Smuts, parents, and grate up and down mountain slopes ly located at 250 West 500 North in volunteer leaders to meet, be served seasonally. Strutting and breeding Provo is the center for Scouting in and trained, and will create a better rituals take place in April and May. central Utah. The service center is environment for spiritual developPrecocial poults hatch in June. where planning takes place, mate- ment for our Bird further rials are prepared, volunteers stated that thepeople. Although wild turkeys were nanew facility will help tive to Utah (as evidenced by feathtrained, financial and membership the council reach well articulated er and bone artifacts), they were records kept, telephone calls made to accommodate our increasand received, and other ddminis-trativ-e goals extirpated until recent times. as the council preing membership Wild turkeys are now becoming functions are accomplished. for the challenge of the 21st pares According to Bird the Council's century. - 6 Petroleum Downs Horse Races on-li- Vipii aint 'TZ&fieM Dts UTAH POWER A ftmftCfrpCmpMr 140 E. 100 N. ROOSEVELT, UTAH 722-392- 6 POOR COPY WBWB |