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Show Wildlife agencies release black-foote- d ferrets in Colorado Considered one of the rarest mammal in North America, the black-foote- d ferret is steadily mHn. it way back into the wild. On Nov. IS, more than three dozen black-foote- d ferreta will be released along the Wolf Creek and Coyote Basin areas in northwest Colorado. The effort will mark the ninth wild release of the species since recovery operations began in the It is the first release of black-foote- d ferreta in Colorado. "Humans brought them to near extinction, we have a legal and moral mid-1980- a. obligation to bring them back, said Gene Ryme, s biologist with the Colorado Division ofWildlife who is coordinating the release. Biologists from the Division are working in partnership with the UJ3. Fish and Wildlife Service, the UB. Bureau of Land Management, UB. Geological Survey, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service and the Utah Division ofWildlife Resources to manage the release. ' Wildlife residents. In with ares closely 2000, s local citizens group was formed to help draft 3 management Ask A Specialist Do you have tips for coping with tragedy? TherecenttemriatattackBonour country have left moat Americans with a sense of increased vulnerability . There may be a loss of widely held belkft such as I am safe in the world," "Im in charge of what happens to me,"Other people arebaaically good and can be trusted," and so on. When these life assumptions are challenged, making sense of what happened and coping can be difficult A tragedy or critical incident is an event or series ofevents, fallingout-sid- e tiie realm of "normal human experience in some way. Everyone reacts differently to critical incidents, but some common physical reactions include: nausea, gastric distress, fa- tigue, racing heart, chest pain, strained breathing, shock symptoms, muscle cramps, headaches and chills. 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Also, spending quiet, reflective time with yourself and your family can be help-fo-L Practice a systematic, drug-fre-e method of relaxation. Breathing exercises, meditation, yoga and relaxation training can be beneficial They can be easily learned from trained professions Is or from books and tapes. Recognise when you are feeling overly stressed. Try to simplify your life as much as you can. Remember that significant chronic stress can lead to illness, accidents and diminished coping ability. Get regular physical exercise. Exercise helps eliminate cortisol, a toxic from the body. stress Check with your physician ifyou are just starting an exercise program, and remember that you will be more likely to stay with an activity you eiyoy rather than one you find uncomfortable or boring. Maintain healthy nutrition. Stress sometimes makes us want to load up on foods with high fats and carbohydrates (ice cream, chips, etc.) While its okay to have some of these things, it is important, especially when stressed, to eat balanced, regular meals. You may want to consider moderate use of vitamins. The "B" vitamins are considered important for handling stress. Avoid overuse of caffeine and avoid nicotine. wrestlers battle out on die mat to prepare for the season MAT CLASH-Uni- on A Duchesne vs. High School Eagles, Tuesday, November 27. A opener number of matmen will return to the teams. plan lor the release. The nine-memb- group, representinglocal mineral and land-us- e interests, will continue to handle and represent community concerns after the release. Starting Nov. 15, about 46 ferrets will be released in Coyote Basin and Ferret d the Wolf Creek Management Area (WCMA). The WCMA encompasses 52,038 acres of mostly BLM land and is located between Elk Springs and Massadona in northwest Colorado Timmy and Tana Lee Giles are the parents of a baby bqy bom Monday in Roospvelt. He weighed 6 lb. 5 os., was 1912 inches long and will be named Draper Lee. Grandparents are Charley and Scharan Strebel and Ronnie and Afton Giles. Steve and Beth Ann Humes ofWyo-min- g Black-Footevisited Mr. and Mrs. A1 Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Bud YoungMonday. Andrea Roberts ofSalt Lake, Bernice Van Tassell and Vella Barney were dinner guests of A1 and Karma Roberts Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Braud Baum left this way40. The 51,563-acr- e border week for Wickenberg, Arizona where straddles the of they will spend the winter months. approximately 32 miles southeast Tony and Sabrina Casper and fomily The ferreta are being released unare spending a week in St George der section 10(j) of the Endangered where they are visiting Sabrinas Species Act, which allows species to be grandparents and Tony is working. reintroduced as experimental, nonesRico and Janeen Marsi glia daughsential populations. ter, Bobbie Lynn, and Travis Doug ferret was feder- Price, ' son of Doug and Judy Price, The black-foote- d ally bated as endangered in 1967 and were married Nov. 2inPleaaantGrove. was thought to be extinct when the An open house was held Nov. 3 at the last known animal died in captivity in Tabiona town hall. 1979. But in 1981, a ranchers dog in Trudy Brereton and family of Heber Meeteetse, Wyoming, found and killed visited Ray and Dixie Jones and Mr. a single black-foote- d ferret, which led andMrs. Lloyd Roberta. Bonnie Ostler to the discovery of a colony of approxialso visited her mom and dad Friday. mately 130 ferrets. Tracy Roberta had carpal tunnel That colony was nearly wiped out on her hand Tuesday and Uoyd after an outbreak ofcanine distemper Hery stroke. Both are recoverand plague hit between 1985 and ing at home. 1987. The UB. Fish and Wildlife SerMr. and Mrs. Udell Langdon left this vice and the Wyoming Game and Fish week for St. George where they will Department collected the remaining spend the winter. 18 ferreta and set up a captive breed-facilit- y Mr. and Mrs. A1 Roberts left Thursin Sybille Canyon in Wyo- - day for Beaver Dam where they will tag spend the winter. Steve Cox of California and Russell facility, now known as the National Black-Foote- d Ferret ConTilock visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd servation Center, spearheads a naRoberts Sunday. tional ferret recovery program in coMr. and Mrs. Larry Van Tassell visoperation with 33 state and federal ited Mr. and Mrs. A1 Roberts over the weekend. They went over to Neola agencies, conservation organizations, Native American tribes and several and visited Bernice Van Tassell and zoos. The center will soon move to a Vella Barney. new location north ofFt. Collins, ColoMr. and Mrs, Dean Lindsey and famrado, and will include an indoor housily and Mr. andMrs. Kim Jones were ing and breeding building, about 100 dinner guests of Roy and Dixie Jones outdoor breeding pens, ferret holding Saturday. and shipping buildings, s quarantine facility, managers residence and a small maintenance shop. "The black-foote- d ferret is an indicator species, said Mike Lockhart, UB. Fish and Wildlife Services coordinator for the National Black-Foote-d Ferret Conservation Center. "Their endangered status shows that there Teresa Harmston 722-25are problems in our prairie ecosystem. Its going to require significant Dolores Zobell wishes to express habitat restoration to recover ferrets. to all who made her birthday thanks reinsurvival rate the of Initially, troduced ferrets was low. Only about such a special event with phone calls, ten percent made it past the first cards, etc. Dolores celebrated her 80 e critical weeks living in the birthday on Oct. 31, however, she had wild. Ferrets bred in captivity simply a surprise party on Nov.3 at the Moon did not have the skills to survive in the Ijtke Building, given by her eight children and their families: Joyce and Rex wild, escape predators and hunt praiRoberts from West Jordan; Greg and rie dogs. Linda Zobell from Ogden; Diane and "Anytime you reintroduce any speBert Dennis from West Jordan; Gqyle cies there is a high mortality rate, animals are and Robert Crowley from Ioka; Janis , Byrne said. Captive-bre- d animals. They and Ray Perry from Roy; Alan and not as fit as wild-boare going to make mistakes, not know Kathy Zobell from Casper, Wyoming; Terri and David Olpin from West Jorwhere to go and make bad choices. dan and Jeff Zobell from Vernal. Also then devised precondiBiologists tioning exercises to prepare the fer- attending the party were Dolores brothers Howard Lloyd from Logan rets for wild conditions. and Garn and Jeanette Lloyd from Young ferrets and their mothers Springville. Approximately 75 memwere plared in outdoor pens with natubers of her immediate family were in ral prairie dog burrows and condi- attendance. A special meal was pretioned to kill prairie dogs as prey. pared and a program was presented Eventually, the ferrets learned to seek and at the time Dolores was given a burrows for shelter and secure their Remembrance book. i Utah-Colon- "X 18 two-thre- m s in other states have been preceded with the removal of predators or erection of predator-proo- f electric fences to give ferrets a good head start, Byrne said. "After a few weeks, they have a good knowledge of the area and can taka care of themselves. The Colorado-Uta-h partnership operates a preconditioning facility ' near Irish Canyon. Preconditioning proved to be a success. Once past the first few weeks, black-foote- d ferreta released today have a survival rate ofbetween 40 and 60 percent in good habitat After the ferrets are released in Wolf Creek and Coyote Basin, the Division and other partners will monitor the colonies for threats such as disease and predation. Many ferrets will be fitted with radio transmitters and tagged with microchips that will allow biologists to monitor them. Ferrets bom in the wild in subsequent years will be captured, tagged and tracked as well. The line was long fora free neck und shoulder massage STRESS RELIEF Henderson Jeff of Healing Hands Message Therapy. Henderson, of courtesy a licensed massage therapist, showed senior citizens the benefit of message therapy during the Senior Health Fair last week. The Duchesne Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event in Roosevelt and Duchesne. MINUTES FOR REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING HELD OCT. 29 Commission minules may be edited for space. The official copy of the complete Duchesne County Commission minutes are available thrqjigfc tjie clerk auditors office. Doug presented payment request No. Seven from Horrocks Engineering. The request in the amount of $4,532.99 is for engineering services on the Strawberry River Bridges project. Motion: Commissioner Ross motioned to accept payment request No. Seven in the amount of $4,432.99. Commissioner Stradinger second. Motion carried. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voting Aye. Doug reported they are currently working on roads in the west side of the Koch Field. Commissioner Stradinger stated that UBMC is requesting more pit fill and gravel for the parking lot. Doug stated that to present UBMC has taken fourteen hundred ton of gravel at $3ton with sixty hours truck time at $50anhour. The bill at this time is $7,200 lew $3000 paid by the county leaving $4,200 to be paid by UBMC. Laura Lowe - Report on Roads in Need of Improvement in Pinon Ridge Mrs. Lowe is the spokesperson for a group of residents from the Pinon Ridge area. They have put together a list of rood improvements for their area. Mrs. Lowe reviewed the list with Doug and the commission. The group is also interested in getting the roads in the area signed for better emergency service. Doug will make an appointment with some of the committee members to inspect the roads. 1002 Budget for Domestic Violence Deputy Attorney Uresk informed the commission that the Victims Advocate Program is primarily frindod by two federal grants, Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) totaling $37,000. The VAWA EJshj ale 10. is $28,000 is going to he Big Balers Trade Hansen reviewed some of the duties of the victim advocate. Her service is to provide assistance to the victim of a hours a day. Trade crime twenty-fou- r assists the victim by going to the scene, providing help with filling out forms, informing them of the court procedures, providing information of the many sources available to help. Roosevelt City contributes the office space, copies, fox machine, and telephone for the program at no cost. Trade informed the commission that the grants were not intended for long term, they are just to help get the program started. Travis Mitchell pointed out that in the past officers didn't have a place to refer the victims for counseling and help. Trades job makes law enforcement more effective. Sheriff Stansfield stated she replaces officers at the scene by calming the victim and taking them through the steps of solving the problems filling out forms going to court, etc. John Gardner, Children's Justice Center stated that Trade comes to the scene any time 24 hours a day, Trades job is like a cell phone once we get used to having one its liks a step back in time to lose the service. Dave Boren reminded the commission that the officers are mandated by law to do certain things at a scene, such as protect the victim give shelter and fill out protective orders. In the past these things take a lot of time, the officer is focusing on the suspect end the victim tends to get left out. Trade comes in, takes care of the victim, and frees law enforcement to concentrate on the suspect and the scene. Attorney Uresk stated that the program is going to be short about $8,000. Motion: Commissioner Ross mo- tioned that considering the 10 reduction the county attorneys office put together a propowd amount to be budgeted for the Victims Advocate Program. Commissioner Stradinger second. Mo- (ion carried. Roll Cull Vote: All Coinmis- sinners Voting Aye. Deere '. t for 3 years Round Balers On New John Straight From The Factory THURSDAY, NOV. 15TH 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM. Square Balers Offer expires Deere Balers December 3 1st, 2001 DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY OR ROOSEVELT JR. HIGH b) CAFETERIA 722-367- COPY cut Interest Duchesne County School District Food Services 2ndAnnual par? grant which 9 OR I -8-00-535-BIG I ivfieim B West Hwy. 40 - Roosevelt. Utah -- y , , ' |