News Briefs for September 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

By Ben Cannon

Jackson Hole, Wyoming -
Community radio antenna stolen?
Commuters and workers on Tuesday may have noticed the community radio station, 89.1 JHCR, was down. A similar silence on Wyoming Public Radio, a short dial away at 90.3, led JHCR operations manager Walker White to presume "a solar flair or who knows what," had knocked out the signals.

A subsequent inspection of the JHCR antenna, located on the roof of the community radio building, revealed that it was, in fact, gone.

"We're literally missing our antenna," Walker said, Tuesday.
He was in the process of filling out a stolen property report.

The antenna, which costs about $350 and currently pumps out 100 watts of power, disappeared sometime between 11 p.m., Monday and 8 a.m., Tuesday, when there were no volunteers at the station.

Wildlife officials seek hunters help to test game
Federal wildlife management officials are asking hunters to help them cast a wider net in surveying local big game for disease.

Hunters are asked to save the heads of harvested big game, when possible, so officials can test for ailments like chronic wasting disease, which could pose a serious threat to local wildlife populations once it arrives here.

Hunter check stations will be set up periodically during the fall hunt in Alpine, in the Gros Ventres at Lower Slide Lake, Hoback Rim and Daniel Junction, north of Pinedale. Hunters are required by law to stop if they pass check station en route to or returning from a hunt.

Additionally, a number of head collection receptacles are located in Moran, Moose, the Gros Ventre River road, the Game and Fish office in Jackson and all hunter parking lots on the National Elk Refuge.

Several years of testing around Jackson Hole and neighboring Sublette County have identified only one animal, a cow elk, harvested near Bedord, south of Freedom, infected with chronic wasting disease, according to a press release. Call 742-6638 for more info.

Substance abusers to get alternative rehab
The Teton County DUI/Drug Court Program, which provides treatment options to qualified offenders, has received federal funding that will allow it to expand its rehab methods beyond traditional counseling models.

The money –about $37,000 over the next two years– will go to community training programs, including one “highlighting mind/body wellness in addiction therapy,” a Drug Court press release states.

The funding could go towards non-traditional public services like acupuncture, nutrition counseling and body movement therapy for abusers.

The award, “reflects Teton County’s continued commitment to provide innovative and research-based practices in response to repeat substance abuse offenses,” said program coordinator Anne Comeaux.

GTNP visitation up for August
Grand Teton National Park saw a notable uptick in August visitors from last year. More than 568,000 visitors were recorded last month, up 7.75 percent from August 2008, when 527,256 people entered the park.

July was up nearly 6 percent from last year, although the year-to-date remains slightly lower, down .8 percent, according to a park release. JHW



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