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Show PANGUITCH • PANGUITCH LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HENRIEVILLE • CANNONVILLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER Wednesday, December 23, 2010 • Issue # 302 BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL. PARK PRESENTS AN "ECLIPSE EXTRAVAGANZA" Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh invites you to join Bryce Canyon's "Dark Rangers" on Monday, December 20, 2010, for an evening of programs and activities highlighting two significant astronomical occurring events—both Winter simultaneously: Solstice, and a total lunar eclipse! Says Bradybaugh, "Whether or not you've been to an astronomy show at Bryce Canyon before, it's worth braving the cold for this one, because we won't have a total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice for another 391 years!" Though total lunar eclipses can be seen about every 5 years in North America, the next one to happen on the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year and when Earth is closest to our Sun, won't be until December 21, 2401! Dark Ranger Joel Allen adds, "Full moons are so bright that usually they're the enemy of stargazing. However, as the moon eclipses, you'll get the best of both worlds—the romance of a full moon, and the starry splendor of an ultra-dark sky." The evening events begin at 5:30 p.m. with a full moon hike among the hoodoos led by Dark Ranger Kevin Poe. Attendance is capped at 30 participants, ages 6 and up. The hike is moderately-strenuous and will last about two hours. Stop by the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center (open daily, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or call (435-834-4747) to reserve a spot on this hike. Hiking boots are required for all participants on moonlight hikes. Because hiking trails have patches of snow and ice, traction devices are highly recommended. Visitors may purchase traction devices at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center for $25, if they so desire. The second event will be a pre-eclipse moonviewing through large telescopes in the visitor center parking lot. This will take place from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Be sure to dress warmly as nighttime temperatures will dip well below freezing. Beginning at 10:30 p.m. in the visitor center auditorium, Dark Rangers Joel Allen and Kevin Poe will present a one-hour multimedia program called, "All I Want for Solstice is Our Moon to Come Back!" In addition to explaining how eclipses work, this presen- WEATHER THURSDAY HIGH: 36 RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS LOW: 16 HIGH: 39 LOW: 19 SATURDAY 11 PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 41 LOW: 21 SUNDAY SNOW SHOWERS HIGH: 40 LOW: 20 HIGH: 38 LOW: 17 TUESDAY PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 39 LOW: 18 WEDNESDAY PARTLY CLOUDY Member of: or Utah Press HIGH: 40 LOW: 20 ***** I FPA: ac_ INDEPENDENT Plitt PAPERS OF AMERICA tation highlights the science and mythology of how our Moon came to be, life's dependence on our Moon, and human exploration of our lunar neighbor. The grand finale of the evening will take place UTIP hotline from 11:30 p.m. to 12:40 The investigative work a.m. Visitors will be invited that resulted in officers arback to the large telescopes resting the pair started outside to view our "diswhen someone called appearing" Moon as it is Utah's Turn-in-a-Poacher slowly eclipsed by Earth's hotliThe hotline number is shadow. 1-800-662-3337. Head Dark Ranger Kevin The DWR staffs the hoPoe offers this suggestion: tline 24 hours a day, seven "Still looking for the perdays a week. fect gift for that person who Wood says many people has everything? Why not who know about poaching bring them to our Eclipse activity in Utah are sickExtravaganza here at Bryce ened by it. Canyon, the Last Grand "People are becoming Sanctuary of Natural Darkless tolerant of poaching," ness!" Wood says. "The state's As Poe explains, "This deer are a public resource, will not be the only asand poachers are stealing tronomy presentation Bryce that resource from you. Canyon offers during this "If you have informaholiday season - but it will tion about a poaching case be the best one!" The other in Utah, please call us." three astronomy presentaWood says he's extions will be Friday, Decemtremely proud of the work ber 24, Tuesday, December his officers did with the 28, and Friday, December case. "Some of our officers 31. All three will be held worked 40 hours without at the Bryce Canyon Visisleeping or taking a break," tor Center and all three will he says. "The excellent postart at 7:00pm., followed lice work they did saved a by stargazing - weather perlot of deer." mitting. 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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 EBENEZEOS 9pm to 12:30am 1-866-866-6616 or 1-435-834-5341 MONDAY/ FEW SNOW SHOWERS A tip on the state's poaching hotline has allowed wildlife officers to break a major poaching ring in Utah. "We're happy that our officers caught these individuals before they killed any more deer," says Captain Tony Wood with the Division of Wildlife Re- filed. "And more suspects might be identified and arsources. Even though officers are rested," Wood says. "This happy with the arrest, they case is bigger than these say there's still a lot of work two individuals." to do to curtail poaching in Officers were waiting A tip and five days of inUtah. With only 48 patrol officers in the state, Wood vestigative work put DWR says the DWR doesn't have officers outside a business the resources needed to in Murray during the late night hours of Dec. 12, catch everyone on its own. "We need the public's 2010. Other officers were waiting outside a home in help," he says. Magna. More charges possible When Birrell and GutierJarod Birrell and Balenda Gutierrez are the latest rez arrived at the business, Utahns to find themselves the officers found a trophy behind bars because of buck deer that was allegedpoaching violations. Birrell ly poached just a few hours of Magna and Gutierrez before. Birrell and Gutierof Pleasant Grove are be- rez were then arrested. The deer was a trophy ing held in the Salt Lake County Jail. Each of them buck taken on a generalface potential third-degree season hunting unit near felonies for poaching, and Hurricane in southern Utah. aiding and assisting in the Its antlers were massive, poaching of at least 20 deer. measuring nearly 30 inches The animals were wide. One antler beam had killed at various locations five points on it. The other beam had four points. throughout Utah. "A legal hunter would have As the investigation continues, officers say ad- been thrilled to take this deer ditional charges might be next fall," Wood says. New Year's Special FRIDAY PARTLY CLOUDY TIP TO POACHING HOTLINE LANDS TWO ACCUSED POACHERS IN JAIL ~wu U•n • •tig IYI 11Ama www.rubysinn.com Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you. Madame de Tencin THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and is distributed weekly to all of Garfield County. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper. Thank you for your support. Multimedia Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 1-888-370-8546 PO BOX 472, Loa, Utah 84747 snapshot@scinternet.net ALL content for THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY BEFORE 5:00 PM to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. BOXHOLDER PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID LOA, UTAH PERMIT No. 5 |