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Show I tUe In this Issue. SUMMIT . . . KlMb,'..'' -- COUNTy ""V & ? Vf SV dEdicATed JV-- ,ns 4 sf '(? - V" IB to SERv'mq summit county Coalville UT 84017 Friday, Navambur V1996 Volume 61 Number A 4A A Forty-tw- o B 5ECTI0N SECTION 8 8 pAQES pAQES .when they get too wet and cold, n get pneumonia and die," said Louise. One of the fanners to get hit earlier wu Paul Westwood, a third generation rancher from Utah Valley, who had his farm hit the first part of October. At his farm, cages were opened and a fence broken down in the releasing of over 1,000 mink - all but 50 were caught Westwood stated that he "hopes things settle down before things happen that shouldn't" In Utah, there are about ISO mink ranchers who account tot about 20 percent of all American mink pelts. With the market conditions improving and the increase in the number of mink ranches, the business is at a 30 yev high. American pelts, most of which are exported, were valued at $86.2 million in 1994. rtf-te- gft Pew and pedigree cards lay on the ground as evidence of the vandalism that occurred at the Rees Mink Farm. 'j The Animal Liberation Front claims to have released 35,000 ' mink in North America, including 5,000 in Utah, in 18 raids since last fall. Most of the mink, about 90 percent, have been recaptured. The coalition takes a biocentric place. Neighbors, friends, fellow mink ranchers, strangers, and memview of the world, believing that an bers of the Summit County species are relevant It opposes all Sheriff's Office and Animal Control institutional uses of animals and deOfficers converged on the scene to tests killing them for luxury prodassist in catching the animals and ucts. returning diem to their pens. Criminal investigations generally The cold snowy. day seemed to are left to the local law enforcement match the dark mood that the agencies although the FBI is somesearchers and owners were carrying times called in. Word from the with them, they viewed the pens Summit County Sheriff's Office if well u the laying on the grounds that there are two male and one fepedigree cards. Animals were seen male suspects. Because of the from Coalville and snowstorm which hit early Friday far away the south end of Hoytsville and all morning, all tracks were wiped out areu in between, including the and with the weather bring so cold, freeway; The rail trail system; adje gloves wtreused as well. cent fields and ditches, farm ground, T really don't understand these neighbors yards - all were searched people's way of thinking," said a with the intent clear to return the local mink rancher on the scene. "If animals to a warm, dry environthey don't like our way of life, then ment protest, don't handle things this According to Louise, the lut reway." "How would they feel if we port taken showed that there were entered their homes and took away 581 mink released and 80 foxes. Of their money and possessions - by that count 20 mink were found letting out our animals, they take dead on the local toad and away our livelihood." were two silver and one red fox. the "We feel we were lucky, Thirty-thre- e mink and three fox number was much lower than were still being looked for with that have been hit, but hope of finding them safe looking there is a great expense involved worse by the minute. "The mink. here, not only in the loss of animals but in replacement of additional security measures," commented Louise. Dennis Rees who had left for Canada hours before this deed was noticed, was told at meetings he attended that the culprits would more than likely strike again. This unforKamas - sewer system improvetunate mishap hu caused sleepless ments, $90,000. Summit County nights, upset families, and left Senior Citizen Center renovation, questions in the minds of many $70,000. to why this happened. On Monday, Frank Cattelan, repThe Rees families would like to resenting the Echo Mutual Water extend their thanks and gratitude to Company, met with the board to all those who have helped in anydiscuss possible assistance with way. The Sheriff's Office, animal funding for Echo water problems. control, local mink ranchers, During the summer months, neighbors, and friends for helping Henefer had to assist residents by with the search, phone calls, and concern shown to them at this bringing in 8,000 gallons of water. During June through September, time. "It is so nice to live in a there wu only 35,000 gallons becommunity where you can depend on people to help you when you ing produced in local water systems that have a 150,000 gallon capacineed it, added Louise. ty.(A portion of this article was taken from The Deseret News artiCommissioner Soter questioned ' Cattelan about the possibility of cle by Dennis Romboy.) rehe drilling wells, to which sponded that before the freeway wu built a well wu drilled, but there wu seven times too much iron in the water. "Because this is such a small In the wee early hours of the community (35 hookups) you should be able to find assistance, morning of Saturday, Oct 26, ten stated Commissioner Sheldon members of the county SERT Riehins. Perhaps even the (Special Entry Rescue Team), along Community Impact Board that also with five Park City Police, hu grants or loans could help. Department officers, and one Utah Cattelan told the board that at the Highway Patrol Trooper, entered present time. Echo is paying back Unit 1 at 545 Deer Valley Drive, $3,500 a year on an $85,000 loan with an arrest warrant from the Utah Water Board. This surprise "visit" brought Pastor Mark Miller, president of about the arrest of seven Hispanic Habitat for Humanity and Thomas individuals and the confiscation of Brown from the Habitat Board of lbs. cocaine, two cars, and Directors, met to discuu applying $9,850 in cash. for a CDBG to help pay off an In another incident on Monday, a $1 1,000 loan on a piece of property foot chase took place in the on which the first Habitat House in Soapstone area from 3 am. to 7 JO the county is on. am. Individuals were chased beDie Habitat Program of which cause of having methamphetamines and guns. Continued on Page 28 Vandals Hit Local Mink Ranch by Pamela Robbins "Look out the window, mom," said the young son of Connie and Dennis Rees, who the Rees Mink Ranch with his parents, Ward and Louise Rees. Upon checking to see what her son wu looking at, Connie noticed several foxes in their back yard. No! this is not a scene in a remote Alaskan Village, but Hoytsville. An inspection of the cages housing the animals lo- cated at the bottom of the mink yard, showed that vandals had struck the scene letting out not only silver and red fox but mink well. " This is not a scend the Rees fam- ily would like to have happen to them, but one that hu been occurring more and more by a militant group of professed animal rights acco-ow- ns Worker gets ready to pot captured mink into pea. County Fires Animal Control Administrator ' tivists, Pamela Robbina t by Connie Turkington, who until Friday, Oct 25, was the County complaint calls had been coming in to the Commission." "The public has been very supAnimal Control Administrator, told portive of the programs I have tried The Bee that the was "shocked and to implement at the shelter" uid dismayed" upon learning that she Turkington; although admitting was being fired from her position. that during her tenure, the time had The firing supposedly came been marked with disputes over about because of an incident involvcompany policy and personnel ing a shelter cat being housed as a problems. means of "letting the public know "Pet of The week" has helped to the shelter is not in the position of a number of animals along killing animals but trying to locate place with the "'Friends of the Animals homes for them and to show the tried to shelter as a friendly environment, or volunteer Group, who have find homes foster for the care help in other words, a mascot of sorts." shelter. I in animals the to coming "The cat originally came to the that these programs will shelter as a kitten about four really hope with the community givcontinue, months ago and after its litter mate their support to the programs." was adopted, I noticed that this was ing" I dont really know what is .bean animal that could not be caged this fee firing, I hadnt rehind up, so I kept it mostly in my of- ceived any notification of any probfice, although it made itself at lems. The cat incident is the full home in and around the shelter," reason I wu given," said and only said Turkington. " foiever heard any Connie. Her dismissal comes at a complaints from me staff or the bad time, u she has been sole sup-- . public about the afcmal. As direcfor her family due to a back intor, I felt I should Mve the right to port her husband received, and with jury keep an animal." season fast approaching. the holiday Commissioner Fenders dropped During her three years at this poby the shelter and noticed the anisition, Turkington says that she hu mal and she wu told to get rid of "strived to do the positive thing for the cat, but no time or date wu the animals at the shelter and to given for the project to be comhave a positive attitude towards the pleted. staff and the public." As to the firIn fact, Turkington stated the ing, the former Administrator does . Commissioner told her that she was Continued on Page 2B "doing a great job" and that "fewer by Pamela Robbins Forest Service Representatives met with the Board of County Commissioners to report their findings concerning the issue of imposing fees on the Mirror Lake Roadway. Public Law Over 60 years later, on Thursday, Oct 31, at 1 p.m., the Mercantile will take its official place in histo be the 28th tory Htontifiad psrtof ZCMTs "chain" of pioneer retail outlets. . u u The Oakley establishment is Ken's Cash, owned now known by Oakley Mayor and postmaster Ken Woolstenhulme. But 63 yens ago it wu the Weber Mercantile, an important gathering place for early residents of the area, according to Richard Madsen, ZCMI chairman, CEO and president u t- - "America's u Store". passed in . agencies, including the Forest Service, to enter into a pilot project to test the feasibility tf collecting recreation fees and using the revenue generated for improving facilities and services in the areas in which fees are collected. The Mirror . Lake Recreation area is one of 47 National Forest sites chosen to be part of this program, which will end on Sept 30, 1998. Holding public meetings in Salt Lake, . Kamas, Evanston, and Mountain View, users of the road were informed about the fee prothe gram and feedback-concerninfee issue were noted. Twenty-tw- o letters were received along with 12 comment forms and 252 comments were recorded from the 146 people who attended the meetings. Die Commission Board was told that there are three options for collecting the fees. 1. Fee entry station. 2. an entry pass system, and 3. a parking fee system. After discussions have been held, preference leans toward the. establishment of two fee entry stations, one at each end of the Mirror Lake Highway, at the National Forest self-servi- ce boundary. u First Department 104-13- 4, 1996 provided authority for federal Its Rightful Place in History ps u u escape. "It wu bad enough that they let the animals out," said Louise, "but the worst part of the crime wu the ripping off of the cards that show the pedigree or blood lines of each animal." This act makes it impossible to put the animals that are caught back into the right pens and they have to be pelted out As word of the act began filtering out through the community, shock and disbelief struck the faces of those hearing the news along with anger that such a thing could take u u u some-rancher- County Commissioners Meet With Forest Service Representatives Oakley Shopping Location Takes u ALF (American u Commission Notes . "We've been searching the Mountain West in an attempt to many possible of the identify that are still 60 to 70 ZCMI co-o"As part of Madsen. standing, says our company's Centennial project we've located and placed official historical plaques andor signs on 27 buildings. The ceremony Thursday at Ken's Kash will be our 28th since 1990." Madsen will officiate the 1 p.m. ceremony with other ZCMI executives and Mayor Woolstenhulme. The sign are replicu of the early Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution sign. ZCMI is itself officially recognized in the history books the Liberation Ftont) who later claimed responsibility for the vandalism. By letting out the animals, the group thinks they have "freed" the animals for a better life, not realizing in the process that these animals are not "wild" animals from the woods, but domesticated ones who know only one lifestyle. One that includes meals, warmth from J The Weber Mercantile. A virtual department store for residents of Oddey and surrounding areas in the early 1900s, it didn't become "Kens Kash" until 1971. u .. the cold weather, and water to drink. Because these animals have not known any other life, when they are let out of their cages, they do not know what to do, and many are found killed. At the Rees farm the doors to the sheds that house the animals are "tight", meaning that the doors go to the ground and should a mink or fox get out of their pens, they remain inside until they can be captured once again and placed back into their pens. Those who committed this random act of senseless ac. ivity propped open the doors to Ute 'sheds allowing the animals to . Fee proposals include: Daily Fee - (24 hours) $3 per vehicle, $10 per busvan with 12 or more people. Weekly Fee (7 days) $10 par vehicle, $30 per busvan. Annual Fee, i $25 individual vehicle, $75 busvan. Senior Citizens - Golden Age Passport - half price. Daily or weekly fees would be u paid at the entry stations, or annual passes could be purchased. Annual passes could also be purchased at Forest Service offices or other area business outlets. Fees would be collected with the stations being staffed during heavy use periods. The stations would be designed to accommodate high volumes of traffic. The main objectives of the program are to increase visitor enjoyment by providing better management and services for the recreating public, to reduce resource damage, improve recreation opportunities and facilities, and provide increased visitor information and safety. The BCC also discussed with the representatives the fact that each county will be sending a Centennial Christmas tree to Washington. The National Christmas tree this year will come from the Manti-LaSyear-roun- d, al Forest CDBG Grants Discussed Brian Bellamy - personal Resource Department, briefed the BCC on the procedures and requirements for acquiring Community Development Block Grants for assisting with projects. were: Approved in '95-9- 6 Coalville - water line replacement, $60,000. Francis - water line replacement, $102,000, Kamas -sewer system design engineering, $65,000. Local recipients in 1996-9- 7 include Henefer - purchase of water shares, $8 1 ,200. 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