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8 ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS, Elko, Nevada Saturday, March 1, 1997 BUM rams out of money during feral horse gather r. i data, there won't be pny changes in the numbers of livestock or the number of horses," he said, "We'll have to gather again to get down to the appropriate management level when the funds become available and we can get it scheduled." Winnepenninkx said. Another feral horse roundup is still being considered for the Railroad Pass area, in the Diamond Mountain range near the border of Eureka, Elko and White Pine counties. Kathy McKlnstrV BLM wild horse specialist in the Elko district said that roundup would probably be put out for a 30-day comment period In May. The gather should take place in July or August she said.

The Railroad Pass gather was supposed to take place beginning in late January. But it was delayed after the Animal Protection Institute' threatened a lawsuit, claiming the BLM didn't have enough data to justify the removal, The BLM plans to remove 1,000 horses from that allotment, reducing the population to 25a McKinstry said another gather is coming up In the Maverick Medicine Range, just east of the Ruby Marshes, In June or July. BLM hires contractors to conduct the roundups of feral horses. The horses are herded into a trap by a helicopter and a trained horse known as a "Judas horse." Once the horses are processed into an adoption facility, prospective owners can submit applications. The applicants are screened to see if they have shelters for the horses, fences with rails to keep them contained and other requirements.

The adoption fee is $125. Report: Ford drops the Thunderbird until at least 2000 I r-r "'n It if jHvrv wihrklrk This week's mystery photo is from iiiybivry mmu. the Northeastern Nevada Museum's unidentified photo collection. Anyone able to identity the people in this picture is asked to contact the museum at 7J8-3418. The museum's unidentified photo collection is always available at the front desk.

The man in the mystery photo of Feb. 8 has been identified as Frank Victor Burner who was born in Virginia in 1868. He came with his parents, Jacob and Priscilla Dovel Burner to Nevada in 1872 to join Jacob's brother, Elijah Burner. As a young man, he worked as a teamster in the mining boom towns in northern Elko County. He was also a farmer, rancher, carpenter, inventor and landscaper he designed the front garden of the Elko County Courthouse.

He married Mattie Maude demons in 1892 and together they raised a family of 10 children in Lee. Both were active in the Presbyterian Church in Elko. Burner died in Elko, July 19, 1959, at the age of 91. The photo was identified by Priscilla Burner Reed, his daughter and Harry Burner, grandson, of Elko. mt Afi Htm trca pMt Imm tt Um iiaft By Mark Waite A feral horse roundup by the U.S.

Bureau of Land Management nabbed more horses than had been expected near Austin, but the BLM ran out of funding before the gather was completed. I The BLM had $247,000 budgeted for the gather, said John Winnepen-ninkx, BLM wild horse and burro specialist The bureau planned to capture 1.500 head and remove 1,300. But the BLM captured 1,857 and removed approximately 1,400, he said. The BLM only wants to remove feral horses nine years old and younger, Winnepenninkx said, because they are the only ones trie bureau considers adoptable. The age is determined by the teeth.

The BLM conducted a census and counted more than 1,500 feral horses on the two affected allotments, Winnepenninkx said, but the actual number turned out to be higher. The gather began on the Grass Valley allotment Feb. 6. Last week, the BLM switched its efforts to the Austin allotment but ran out of money after four days, before it could finish the job. Winnepenninkx estimated 200 to 300 more horses could have been rounded up on the Austin allotment The BLM pegs the appropriate management level for the Callahan Herd Management Area, which includes half the acreage of the Grass Valley allotment at 172 feral horses.

Winnepenninkx said. The appropriate management level determined by the BLM for the Austin allotment, part of the Rocky Hills herd management area, is 38 horses, he said. Even after the gather, both allotments will still exceed what the BLM considers a management level that can support horses and livestock together, he said. "In the Grass Valley allotment we're going to be over what we consider the management level, simply because of the old horses we have to turn back out" Winnepenninkx said. The horses will be shipped to Palomino Valley north of Reno, where they will enter the BLM adoption program, except for about 350 horses that are being shipped to Susanville, where officials requested more feral horses for the California adoption program, he said.

The roundup won't change grazing allotments in those areas that have already been decided, Winnepenninkx said. "Until we collect more OUR FASCINATING EARTH 1 I ht IINOAD ALUINt lYlllNtL JV is NEW YORK (AP) Like drive-in movies and hula hoops, the T-Bird has faded into American nostalgia, and pretty soon you won't be able to buy one. The Thunderbird one of the best known brand names in the automobile industry is going out of production until after the year 2000, Tlie Wall Street Journal reported today. Ford Motor Co. said the luxury sports coupe is a tough sell.

In the age of minivans and sport-utility vehicles, the current 1997 Thunderbird doing quite badly, the paper reported. Ford will extend production of the 1997 model, priced at $18,395. through the year. The 1998 model was to have debuted this fall with some cosmetic improvements, but now there won't be a new Thunderbird model until a totally revamped one conies out after 2000. the paper said.

Ford officials wouldn't comment on the plan, the newspaper said. It is unclear what will happen to workers at the Lorain. Ohio, assembly plant. Nancy Seff APUU I IYIILUUIN Phil AUD AZTEC VMORE THAN THE D0RES 100 YEARS AGO March 6. 1897: It has been reported that two daily stages will soon run between Elko and Gold Creek.

A post office has been established at Gold Creek with Judge Abel as postmaster. Much trouble was had in the P.O. department in the selection of a name as the mail clerks are liable to get it mixed with Cold Creek. New But finally it was given the famous name of Gold Creek. The opening of the Gold Creek Hotel will be celebrated by a grand ball and banquet March 17.

The best of music has been engaged and no pains or expense will be spared to make this the event of the season. Clay Irland is looking for a boom over around Columbia Basin on account of the Trail and Van Duzer Creeks placers. He has about decided not to move over to Gold Creek the three buildings he bought from Smith Peltier in that place. Last Tuesday evening, a lively scrap took place between the Italian employees on the railroad and a few of the idle men in town. The Italians proved to be the best men and succeeded in breaking an arm of one of their assailants.

75 YEARS AGO March 1, 1922: The official thermometer at the Western Pacific Railroad offices registered eight degrees below zero this morning, a drop of 10 degrees from yesterday's low. It is hard to realize that the weather is so cold considering the abundance of sunshine that has been our lot the Top occupations for fatal injuries at work in the U.S. Occupation Truck driver Farm worker I Supervisors, proprietor (sales) Construction laborer Police detective (public) Aircraft pilot or navigator Guard Taxi driver mberiack Cashier where the cars are produced. The Thunderbird was an instant classic when Ford brought it out in 1955 to compete with the Chevrolet Corvette, which the T-Bird outsold the first year. The two-seater Bird appealed especially to teens and was featured in the 1'MiOs Beach Boys song, "Fun, Fun, Fun," whose hard-driving protagonist has "fun, fun, fun, till her daddy takes the T-bird Bird sales reached their height at 325.153 in 1977, when Ford made the car smaller, cut the price and offered it in 16 colors.

But a couple of years later, sales fell to fewer than half of the 1977 total, and last year they were only 79,721, or fewer than a quarter of the peak total. Smoking bill unpopularity jolts panel CARSON CITY (AP) The Senate Judiciary Committee was caught off guard when representatives of medical, health and cancer associations failed to support a bill making it illegal for minors to use tobacco. Seven senators introduced SB33, which prohibits minors from purchasing, possessing or using tobacco products, to shield youths from smok-ing's health risks. But the medical groups argued Thursday that targeting teens is misdirected energy that should first be spent on penalizing retailers and then on educating youths on the hazards of smoking. "The flow of tobacco products is too great." said Larry Matheis of Nevada State Medical Association.

"We must hold accountable the adults who make a profit from selling these products." Mark Savage, of the American Cancer Society, said tobacco vendors largely ignore youth access to tobacco laws, so local governments should enact more stringent controls on tobacco sales. "Legislation should include an enforced system of penalties against retailers selling illegally to minors." Savage said. "Penalties should be assessed against the proprietor, not the clerks, and should involve suspension or revocation of a license." Savage said the tobacco industry spends 4.8 billion each year to market this highly addictive drug to minors, so making it a delinquent act will not help curtail teen-age smoking. Randall Todd of the state health division said tobacco control should be a part of a complete package and not a patchwork of stand-alone legislation. Service Available r' Own Custom Plans past three days.

March 1, 1922: List Monday at the high school, the debate team participated in a lively event. The subject, a very' interesting one, was: "Resolved, That A Married Woman Should Keep Her Own Name." Thelma Lani and Marian Clawson took the affirmative while Niles Bruce and Gerald Fitzgerald had the negative response. Billie Clawson acted as chairman and judge. After the spirited debate, the negative side was chosen. During the entire presentation, Mr.

Bruce surprised everyone with the extent of his imagination regarding the topic. 50 YEARS AGO March 4. 1947: Pete Corta and Andres Vnchausti are opening the Vets Repair Shop at 207 West Commercial Street. Both men are veterans of World War II and plan to specialize in automotive repairs and welding. March 6, 1947: George Wright has received a donation from Bing Crosby for the Boy Scout drive in Elko County.

Wright reported that Bing sent a check with monies raised from royalties on his Decca Record, "Silent Night-Adeste Fidelis." Donations are still being taken. If you have not been contacted, please send in your donation to R.C. Ellis at the Stockmen's Hotel. March 6, 1947: The Gold and Green Ball, an annual event sponsored by the Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS church, will be held Friday at the Elks Hall. Proceeds of the dance will be applied toward the One Day Kitchen Renewal For Any Budget! The Wood Care Specialists Guaranteed Fatalities (1994) 3 AX mm i cza- purchase of a new Hammond organ for the local LDS church.

Miss Betty Lou Bowers will be crowned Queen of the Ball by church Bishop Roy Maughan. The royal procession will be led by heralds Lynn and Larry Carlson followed by Marveda Maughan and Linda McConkle and Wardell Larson. Ladies in waiting will be Shirley Huntsman, Betty Jane Kendall, Cora Jean Hubbard, Gloria Jones, Dolly Bell, Rose Madsen and Ernestine Preston. The dance will have a pioneer theme. An exhibitions dance, the Centennial Waltz Quadrille will be performed by the above mentioned and Ffichard Williams, Ray Hubbard, Harry Burner, R.

Alan Sargent, Richard Hiatt, Tom Smales, Lynn Preston and Roy Maughan. Music win le furnished by Ruby Tellashia's five-piece orchestra. 25 YEARS AGO March 1, 1972: Members of the Elko Lions Club yesterday honored longtime member George Wright Wright will mark 30 years in Lionism in June. He and his wife, Lou, were the guests of the club at the meeting. John Carson listed all of Wright's activities through his 30 years including president.

It was noted that Wright had hosted the parties follow- ing past minstrel shows for the casts of the shows. Carson gave a biography of Wright, mentioning that he had been a resident of the county nearly all his life and had been active in all facets of student life at Elko County High School. Also during the meeting, John Collett was selected as the Lion's entry in the Bota contest at the upcoming Elko Basque' Club's Sheepherder's Ball. March 2, 1972: Elko Rotary member Al Steninger yesterday introduced Tony Lesperance, a specialist in animal science and nutrition from the University of Nevada in Reno. Lesperance said that cattle and deer are not serious competitors on the public range and cited statistics to support his conclusion.

As a result of the basic dietary differences between deer and cattle, he said he regarded cattle as the most effective means of management of grass. Lesperance noted that proper management of grass can also improve "browse resources for deer. Studies indicate that the sheep diet places their use between cattle and deer. During his talk, the specialist criticized the recent federal policy of protecting wild horses, saying that it will be "a mistake that will be hard to live with." He explained that there is currently an overpopulation of horses and that the numbers will increase dramatically unless something is done. March 4, 1972: A Nuptial wedding mass united Michele -Arregui, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Arre-gui and William Dale Wines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wines of Ruby Valley on January 15, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

Denise Lopategui was matron of honor with Billie Sue Slagowski and Susie Wines as attendants. Jim Wines served as best man with AI Van Tress, Dave Slagowski, Lorenzo Munoz and Chuck Gipe as groomsmen. Music for the wedding was provided by Val Rogers. The wedding reception was held at the Stockmen's Hotel. Following a honeymoon in California, the couple will be at home at the family ranch in Ruby Valley.

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