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Show Pleasant Grove sportsmen attend convention On April 22, 23 and 24th the Pleasant Grove Sportsmens' Association sent their President, David Adams and Director Carl Parry to the Utah Wildlife Federation Convention held in Park City. Mr. Adams and Mr. Parry represented the sportsmen in our area as delegates. Also representing our area was Verl Shoell of American Fork who is the state Director of District 6. The Utah Wildlife Federation is the parent, state organization made up of local sportsmens' groups throughout the state. They are affilliated with the National Wildlife Federation. Their membership includes hunters, ' fishermen, archers, conservationists conserva-tionists and all those interested in wildlife and conservation in any form. Problems throughout the state were discussed with special attention to Public Lands. The National Wildlife was represented by Ernie Day, Vice Pre. of the Western Region, Director Douglas F. Day, among others. Gary Coleman and Frank Savage represented the Uintah National Forest and Jim Pissot represented the Utah Audubon Society. Marlin Perkins of the television series "Wild Kingdom" was the special guest speaker on Friday evening and Congressman James Hansen spoke at the luncheon on Saturday. Awards were presented for the Conservationist of the year, outstanding club of the year, outstanding conservation legislator of the year, outstanding conservation officer of the year and Utah hunter education instructor of the year. Resolutions were passed to oppose the diking of Provo and Goshen Bay as set forth in the plans of the Central Utah Project, to pay lobbyists for the state legislature in order to protect the sportsmen's rights, to support a statute promoting instream flows of water for wildlife use and also one to support traditional access and adequate access roads to public lands. Mr. Sheldon Eppich of Ogden has served as president of the Utah Wildlife Federation for the past four years but stepped down this year. Elections were held and Gerald Gordon of Tooele was unanimously elected for the next two years. He is a member of the Tooele Wildeiife Federation and has been an active sportsman and conservationist for most of his life. |