Don’t be surprised if wildlife officers stop your vehicle at a roadblock this fall.
State wildlife officers conduct these checkpoints throughout the year. But the number of checkpoints increases when the hunting seasons start.
Scott Dalebout, a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources lieutenant, says the checkpoints allow officers to monitor who shoots wildlife in Utah.
“Monitoring public compliance with wildlife laws is one of the major reasons we conduct the checkpoints,” Dalebout says. “We can contact a lot of people in a short period of time.”
But catching those who violate wildlife laws isn’t the only reason the DWR conducts checkpoints, he said.
“Our biologists use these checkpoints to gather biological data about Utah’s fish and wildlife,” Dalebout says. “They examine the fish and wildlife that anglers and hunters have taken. They also visit with the anglers and hunters to learn more about the number and type of game they saw and the fish they hooked.”
Judicial nominees selected
The 3rd District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected five nominees for a vacancy on the 3rd District Court bench. The position will replace Judge Sheila McCleve who retired July 1. The 3rd Judicial District is comprised of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.
The nominees include: Sandy resident Katherine Bernards-Goodman, assistant division chief, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office; Peoa resident Evelyn J. Furse, a senior city attorney in Salt Lake City; Parkite Steven K. Gordon, an attorney at Durham, Jones & Pinegar; Salt Lake City resident Keith A. Kelly, a shareholder and director at Ray, Quinney & Nebeker; and Salt Lake City resident Andrew H. Stone, a shareholder at Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough.
A 10-day public comment period will be held before the names are submitted to the governor. Third District Nominating Commission chairwoman Trina Higgins is accepting written comments regarding the nominees at the administrative office of the courts, P.O. Box 140241, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84114-0241. The deadline for written comments is Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.
The commission may request further interviews or an investigation of the nominees after reviewing public comments. After the public comment period, the names will be sent to the governor who has 30 days to select a candidate. The governor’s nominee is then forwarded to the Senate Confirmation Committee, which reviews the nominee’s qualifications and conducts a public hearing and interviews. The Senate Confirmation Committee will forward the final nominee to the Utah State Senate, which has 60 days from the governor’s nomination to confirm the nominee.
Volunteers are needed to care for trees in Oakley
Volunteers are needed to help care for trees in Oakley Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The service project is slated to begin at the Oakley Recreation Complex and Rodeo Grounds on State Road 32.
RAP Tax appointments
The Summit County Council has announced that two sitting members of the Recreation, Arts and Parks Tax Cultural Advisory Committee will serve additional terms.
Parkites Dick Welsh and Diane Walker will each serve another term on the board. The panel recommends each year to Summit County officials how money the RAP Tax generates should be divided among the area’s nonprofits.