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Show Page 8 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXIX Issue XIV June 1, 2022 Primary Candidates — Utah State House District 8 Kimberly Cozzens Hello Ogden Valley! I am Kimberly Cozzens and I am running for House District 8. I am married to my amazing and hardworking husband Corey Cozzens who works for Valley Design Build. I am a mother to my three wonderful and awesome sons Joseph, Tanner, and Jace. This year I have had the opportunity to be a substitute teacher at my sons’ schools, High Altitude Kids and Valley Elementary School. I love the children in this community and they are our future. I am running at this time because I have been paying attention and because I am a mom. As your representative, I will work to protect our God-given rights, freedoms, and liberties now and for our children’s future and for generations to come. I am a conservative and I believe we need Utah to be a state that leads the way and I believe we, as conservatives, need to start playing offense. I pay close attention to what goes on in other states and I believe we need to safeguard and defend our state from corrupt, divisive, and intrusive government policies and agendas that are currently happening in our neighboring states and other states in our country. As your representative, I will always support the constitution and the proper role of government. In my role as your representative, I will work for the following rights and issues: defending our God-given rights, defending the right to life, lowering taxes for our hardworking citizens, keeping state decisions right here in our state, leaving appropriate decisions to be made at the county and local levels, fighting back against intrusive federal mandates, defending and assisting our local and state law enforcement as well as all those in public safety, fighting for the rights and well-being of those who fought for our country, striving to protect our children from harmful material and practices in our schools, defending parent’s rights, and working better to compensate our teachers and staff—after all, they are working with our future. As the Utah Republican party platform states, “We affirm freedom for every individual,” and that is what I will fight for… your rights, your freedom and our future! Vote Kimberly Cozzens for District 8. Thank you! Jason Kyle I am a husband, father, conservative, and business manager passionate about fighting for the future of our community and state. I was born and raised in Utah. I grew up playing and working on my grandfather’s small ranch in Huntsville where I built my family home. I earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Utah. I quickly and successfully moved into management within a medical and industrial imaging device company where I currently work today. I have served on the Weber County Republican Executive Committee and fought for multiple common-sense conservative causes such as the repeal of the tax increase on gas and food. My wife Lupita and I are very involved in the community, and have four adorable daughters. As a father of four, I am concerned about the future we leave for our children. I want them to have every opportunity I have had and more. We need to plan for a future of prosperity, liberty, and Utah values where our children have the same or better opportunities than us. We need prudent social and fiscal policy. I received most of the support of the delegates at the state convention because they saw that I had the temperament and the experience to work with others to achieve results, a love for our state and community, and an understanding of the importance of our Constitution and our inalienable rights. I am dedicated to working for you and listening to you. Jason’s Conservative Principles • Lower the tax burden on families and businesses • Promote prosperity for Weber and Morgan Counties • Defend life and protect the unborn • Ensure local control and that your voice is heard • Limit executive overreach, mandates, and shutdowns • Protect parental rights • Support our hardworking teachers and law enforcement My wife and I are deeply invested in the future of our community and state. I am running to be a common-sense, conservative voice in the legislature for you. I will always stand up for our freedoms while protecting your tax dollars and productively working with others to promote responsible policy and get results. Visit jasonbkyle.com to learn more. Tips to Keep You Safe If You Encounter a Mountain Lion in Utah Cougars, mountain lions, pumas: They have several different names, but these elusive predators can be found throughout Utah. While cougar attacks are quite rare in the U.S., there is always the chance you may see a cougar on your doorbell camera footage or while you are out hiking this summer. If you do happen to encounter a cougar, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep yourself safe. Cougars can be found throughout Utah, usually in the foothill and canyon areas, but also sometimes down in the valleys—especially during the winter months when they follow food-seeking deer to lower elevations. Trends of population data indicate that cougar numbers in Utah have been growing steadily for the last few years. The main prey of cougars is deer, so they can be found wherever deer are. They will also eat elk, pronghorn, small mammals, and sometimes birds. After making a kill, a cougar will often hide or cache the carcass by covering it with soil, leaves or snow, saving it to feed on later. While many wildlife species are heavily impacted by drought, drought conditions typically don’t have a substantial short-term impact on cougars. With declines in deer numbers from drought conditions, there could be a longerterm decline in cougar numbers; however, in areas with alternative prey sources, cougars may still have enough to eat and there may not be any decline in cougar numbers. If severe drought conditions cause prey to leave an area, the cougars will likely follow and leave the area, as well. It is possible that deer seeking water sources in towns and cities may draw cougars to those areas this summer as well. “People are the most likely to encounter cougars in areas frequented by mule deer and during the early morning and at dusk, when cougars are most likely to be hunting,” Utah Division of WIldlife Resources Game Mammals Coordinator Darren DeBloois said. Here are some tips to help prevent conflicts with cougars: • Do not hike or jog alone. • Maintain awareness in cougar country while hiking or jogging and avoid using headphones that block out your surroundings. • Travel in groups and keep everyone together, including children and dogs. • Make noise while hiking to alert cougars of your presence. • Leave the area if you find a dead animal, especially deer or elk, since it could be a cougar kill. • If you live in an area near deer habitat, do not leave children outside unattended, especially at dawn and dusk. • As a deterrent, install outside and motionsensitive lighting around your property. • Trim vegetation and remove wood piles to reduce hiding places for wildlife. • Bring pets and livestock inside at night or secure them in a barn or kennel with a top. In the rare event that you do happen to encounter a cougar, here are some tips to help keep you safe: • Never run from a cougar, since that could trigger the cougar’s instincts to chase. • Maintain eye contact. • Pick up children and pets or keep them very close. • Stand up tall. • Do not crouch or squat. • Make yourself look bigger by raising and waving your arms or jacket above your head. • Talk firmly in a loud voice, back away slowly and leave the area. • Fight back if you are attacked! Protect your head and neck. • If you are aggressive enough, the cougar will probably flee. “Typically, a cougar that is trying to prey on something will sneak up and ambush them,” DeBloois said. “When a cougar lunges or bluffs a charge at someone, they are typically just trying to drive them out of the area because they have kittens or a kill nearby that they are trying to protect.” There has been an increase in cougar sightings over the last few years, due to an increase in cougar numbers, an increase in doorbell and security cameras, and an increase in the number of people moving into cougar and deer habitat areas. You should report a cougar sighting if: • It has killed something in a neighborhood or yard. • It exhibits aggressive behavior. • It appears several times on your security cameras. If you capture footage of a cougar on security cameras one time or see one from a distance in foothill areas, you do not need to report it. One-time sightings of cougars are typically when the animal is moving through an area, and it has often left by the time DWR biologists and conservation officers can respond. |
