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Show Review - Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1989 - Page 3 Winter in Yellowstone By GARY BEST Winter in Yellowstone can be one of the most rewarding outdoor experiences of a lifetime. Deep snows and cold weather combine with geysers, gumaroles and hot springs to create breathtaking beauty. Even the scars of recent fires, which burned over 60 percent of the park's forests, are partially hidden by a blanket of white snow. Snowfall averages close to 150 inches annually that will eventually accumulate to an average depth of four feet. Weather observations were started as early as 1887 in Yellowstone park by U.S. Army personnel stationed there. Later, in 1903, a weather bureau station was established and maintained until 1941 when the National Park Ser-vice assumed observation duties at the park. The first permanent snows of winter usually fall in late October or early November. Temperatures in winter are normally well below freezing most of the time. January is usually the coldest month when temperatures average from the middle 20's during the day to near zero at night, but often dip to bet-ween 12 and 40 below zero. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the West Yellowstone station was 66 below zero on Feb. 9, 1933. Wind makes cold temperatures feel even colder. For example, traveling at 40 miles per hour on a snowmobile at 10 degrees below zero, the wind chill factor is 37 degrees below zero, which is cold enough to freeze exposed flesh within one minute. Recommended items for snowmobilers are helmet with face mask, felt-line- d boots, insulated gloves or mittens, scarf, ski mask, snowmobile suit and sunglasses. Avoid tight fitting garments that restrict circulation and increase the possibility of frostbite. If you do not want to travel by snowmobile, a snowcoach tour may be the answer, and provide a more comfortable ride. Snowcoach tours are available from the south en-trance. West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs also provide the service from through mid-Marc- Yellowstone also offers a variety of trails for the skier. There are approximately 70 miles of cross country ski trails in the Old Faithful area alone. Many of these provide access to vistas, geysers and waterfalls in the park that is inaccessible to snowmobilers. Winter is also a time when sudden changes in weather are typical, so go prepared. This time of year is an especially hard time on many of yellowstone's animals, a time of stress when death takes its largest toll. If your presence causes them to move or change their behavior, you are too close. Winter is a time of beauty, with breathtaking scenery and lots of wild animals, so be sure to take plenty of film for your camera. I : m - n - y ft I ' : t I ' ' 1 " I ' I u ' I ' ' ' 1 Hi l . . ' ' I i ' ; I Yellowstone in winter... " Steam rises from Black Sand Basin in Yellowstone National Park, while snow hides some l of the ravages of last summer's fire. ill! : Congressman urged to vote 'no' on pay raise r ). ej. Constituents who attended 4 Congressman Howard Nielson's ;j0 town meeting last Thursday eve-nt ning in Pleasant Grove urged him 3oi to vote against the proposed salary 3 increase for senators and congress-- yt( man. Afairlylargecrowd, probably 98 riK per cent senior citizens, quizzed the aai congressman about the proposed hal salary increase and urged him to an use his influence to get it voted hg down. ait. Congressman Nielson said the am honorariums that congressmen lis and senators received for giving of, speeches should be outlawed, ft; A minimum wage increase for on the congressmen and senators Too would then be alright, he said. mt He told a story about a former th, professional baseball player who is anj now a congressman. The player was talking to some report- - ers and he asked them how many of nds them felt that they could play sec-e- ai ond base on a professional ball uij team. Only one or two raised their hands. He then asked them how many --i felt that they could be a congress-- I man. All of them raised their hands. Nielson said the man had made his point about congressman being a dime a dozen, so to speak. provide child care to the public. The government can give tax credit and other assistance, but not provide the funding for child care. He also cautioned the senior citizens that the new catastrophic insurance plan is not a good one and they will be disappointed when they get their first bill. The congressman said that where it says in the preamble to the Constitution to "promote the gen-eral welfare," it does not mean to "provide the general welfare." Nielson added that he and other congressmen feel that the cata-strophic insurance program should be repealed. He said he was dead set against it. He said it is forcing people to give up insurance that they have paid on for years and are entitled to. "Good private insurance was already available. This will add a lot of cost to the senior citizens," Nielson explained. He was asked if the legislature can do anything about the escala-tion of medical costs as a result of the malpractice insurance rates doctors have to pay. He said some bills have been introduced but none have been passed yet which would limit the amount that could be awarded in a than bailing out a hardware store owner if his business failed," he stated. In regards to fraud and abuse in government contracts, Congress-man Nielson said that the abuse and overcharges ought to be stopped somehow. "Many things could be done if things were just tightened up," he said. "Not just in defensebut also in education, universities, hospitals, etc." The congressman noted that surplus government property had been opened up for the homeless people in an effort to help them. He stated that many of these people should be in institutions but are out on the streets because of someone's wierd ideas on civil rights. One citizen was concerned about the United States showing more interest in other countries than in our own country. Nielson said that the U. S. needs to defend Germany, Japan and Korea because they are not allowed to build up their own defenses. They want us to protect them and we have to do this. Actually, he said, this is what keeps Russia concerned. Nielson said he would vote for the Federal Reserve to be audited. The members should not have burgh, Calif, steel mills, leaving Geneva Steel then with an inroad which has been beneficial. Nielson said that on Feb. 6 a health conference will be held and the pollution caused by Geneva and other sources in the valley will be discussed. He said Utah County has such a bad carbon monoxide problem be-- . cause of the number of cars in the area. A citizen who enjoys rock-houndin- g asked the congressman about the BLM lands which are to be closed near Dugway. Nielson said that 5 million acres have been proposed to be placed in a wilderness designation which does not allow any motorized ve-hicle travel at all. He said he did not know if Dugway was included in the pro-posal or not. He said that some people say that 1 million acres added to the wilderness area wouldbetoomuch. Yet proponents of the proposal say that 1 million is the least accept-able figure in the proposal. One citizen stated that spies and traitors to the country ought to be dealt with more severely. Niel-son said that the death penalty for murder in a drug crime was passed in the last session of the congress. seven year terms, as that is too long, he said. Questioned about the CUP, Nielson said tht t the Utah delega-tion is divided on the issue. He said that they do not need to add $200 million more to the CUP funds. He said they should exist on what they already have appropriated. He said the economy needs the development of steel and copper in Utah. Kennecott must stay viable. It is owned by people out of the country and this is not all bad be-cause it has provided people with manyjobs that would not havebeen possible if the company was closed from lack of an in- - country owner, he stated. The congressman said that they had passed legislation which lim-ited steel imports. Therefore, Ko-rp- s was not nble to flood Pitts- - raise should not start until the next term in 1991. The congressman also stated that no CEO would be left in a company if that company showed deficit spending. He feels it should be the same way for the congress-men and senators. He urged citizens everywhere to hold their congressmen respon-sible. "Write letters to them," he said. "Incidently, I have better retire-me- nt benefits after six years in congress than after 25 years at BYU," the congressman quipped. Congressman Nielson, who had just been sworn in for his new term on Tuesday, told those present that the 100th congress, the one just past, did not cut the federal deficit at all. He said the congress this year would like to cut at least $68 billion this year. He stated that the federal gov-ernment should not be required to Nielson added that the public who sit on juries are too sympa-thetic to the victims and feel that big companies can afford to pay the judgment. He said that one half of the general practitioners in Utah County will no longer deliver ba-bies because of the malpractice insurance costs. Health care goes up much faster than the cost of living and the sen-iors' Social Security is based on the cost of living only, he noted. He mentioned that there are 270 lawyers in congress and they feel that bills which would limit the amount which could be awarded in judgments are anti-lawy- er and they will not pass them. Another question was asked regarding bailing out savings and loans. He said it is not the people's obligation to pay for other people's mistakes. "A savings and loan should not be bailed out anymore MfcL CLASSES HELD IN TWO LOCATIONS The AlpineHighland Class American Fork classes will be held every will be held every Tuesday and Thursday starting Tuesday and Thursday February 7th. Class will be held starting February 7th. at the old Alpine Gym in Alpine All classes will be held located on 200 North at the Apollo Hall next to Kencraft located at 50 W. Church St. Class runs from 4 P.M. to 5 P.M. 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. TWO PAYMENT OPTIONS yXJNv Option 1: $15. a month for once-a-wee- k schedule f $ $25. a month for k schedule JyPvli (No regisration fee required) j ( ? I Option 2: $35. registration fee which pays for one Rj-jf-l complete uniform and club patch. xxHAJUKENBO) Monthly fee: $10. to meet once a week NsTT7 "' S or $20. to meet twice a week. n Classes for CHILDREN TEENS ADULTS For more details on times and registration call: 756-742- 7 or 489-936- 7, or drop by either class location during class hours. 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