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<br />Ikadlirra fm mwa aoriec fa the~Dtaiams Star is on
<br />wedoeaday at Boon. Anything after that tiwe wig be held un61
<br />the heal ocek, if still timely.
<br />For meetings m othp itema,that nand to be In~.eady, pkate
<br />get tlsertt m the newspapp by WedtwydiY of the peviOLLS week
<br />in alder to he pttbliahed
<br />County Fair to
<br />accept buy back bids
<br />The Montezuma Cuunty Fair
<br />Livestock Committee will be
<br />accepting sealed buy-Dock bids
<br />for 4-H/FFA livestock. All bids
<br />must be in a sealed envelope,
<br />marked 'buy back hid".
<br />Deadline (or submitting these
<br />bids is Friday, Aug. 4, at I p.m.
<br />Bidt can be hand-delivered
<br />or mailed m the Montezuma
<br />County Eatensioo Office, 109
<br />W. Main, Room 1D2 (dawn-
<br />alilla) al the COnnly
<br />Courthouse in Cortez. Buy
<br />back bids must include beef,
<br />swine, and sheep Price per
<br />pounds must be specified in
<br />each bid.
<br />The 4-H/FFA fivrstock sale
<br />will be on Saturday, Aug. 4,
<br />begiming at 5 p.m Deer Creek
<br />Sthokehoux wtll be xrving the
<br />barbecue dinner prior to the
<br />sale. Tickeu can be purchased
<br />al the door.
<br />For funhu information on
<br />buy back bids, or the
<br />Montaurtu County Fair, con-
<br />tact the Montezuma County
<br />Eamnsion office at 565-3123.
<br />Shots required for preschoolers
<br />N order to regialn for pre-
<br />school, childree must have up-
<br />to-date immunizations.
<br />Montewma County Hea1N
<br />Dept. is offering preschuol
<br />physicals every Tuesday.
<br />begiamng July 3l, through Ne
<br />monN of August. Cult is SIS
<br />(or each she.
<br />To schedule an appoinunent,
<br />ca11 565-3056, or drop by 106
<br />W. North St. in Cortez.
<br />~eM-y-~CeZ ~- umBd 'I'Id
<br />lvlercury in area laKes not new
<br />Thr sYOry of the rrtucmry N Ne
<br />lakes ant fish in this area rt nut a
<br />new era. Mercury is a nalurally-
<br />arurring dement m bcHh our
<br />tidies and in the earth. "II's how
<br />n's used Nnt aficcls us:' said
<br />Mike Japhp, f ish Biologist with
<br />the Caomdo Uvixron of Wildlife
<br />(WW). 'Mining, pponally of
<br />gold utilizes nwcury, for eaam-
<br />p~..
<br />In the early 1990s, the pivisian
<br />was nude aware of [hc simalinn
<br />through the Colorado Stale
<br />HeaIN Dep. As a rtstrlt they
<br />muallal segos at McPhee
<br />Reservoir and Natraguinrrep
<br />Reservoir with guidelines mn-
<br />arning the health hazards asso[i-
<br />ared with eatbtg certain species oC
<br />fish from them.
<br />fn 2000.2001, Ne
<br />Enviroomenul Protection
<br />Agway began a sndy ro fad the
<br />source of the mpwry. They hive
<br />found eight lakes and rexrvoirs
<br />as,TOtt the win contain rrtpetsry
<br />m dte fish.
<br />To date, Neu Crdinas arc
<br />tnoaarlusrve. The tlraty ptsnu m
<br />pay and presser mining in the
<br />area, or possibly (but eta defudto-
<br />ly) emissronc teas the Four
<br />Comps powv planers. Nowcvv,
<br />the levek apparently hers not
<br />changed fa ses~eral years. The
<br />draft of their study will be
<br />released at a later dabs.
<br />Cnrurms char[ rtrppuy being
<br />~saQ~sag .~0 ~QO ~II~°~
<br />...~{~ aM as.tea,~ 0[ lam
<br />rcluscd in the water of the
<br />Dnlurcs River by <unenl and
<br />planned mining xsiviues, such xs
<br />Ne grascl pi LC. here trern r~iseJ by
<br />a hxal ciliu•ns gmup (sce rclalcd
<br />CFAR story).
<br />The signs at Namaguinnrp and
<br />McPhee give guidelines for Nox
<br />who rat the fch from the Iwo
<br />rtservaus. However, arcrading to
<br />laphek I}te reason far mercury
<br />conctnRatinn rn same spn:ies and
<br />nit in other is not actually
<br />known. "II appeaa as if the pted-
<br />a[a 0$, fxcause They rat every-
<br />thing, have the higlrrst mnopstra-
<br />Ron. Other hsh hart very low err
<br />rw rtrrcury in than However,
<br />guidelines torn the Sum Health
<br />Dept. allow them all to be eaten."
<br />Atcading to die Health Dept.
<br />guidelines. al Natnguimep:
<br />Northam Pilm. 30 b 36 irtcltes,
<br />and Walleye Pike, 1 B m 24 ircdxs
<br />- These arc predatan with tnuh.
<br />Ptegrmnt anNor women who are
<br />nuning their 6ebies, those
<br />women planning to benumc PrcB-
<br />nant, and rhildrcn undp 9 years
<br />a[e wamrd In real Ull Ihcx Iwo
<br />sporirx. Esrrynne elx, it'.<safc m
<br />eat Iwri mWs a month conuumng
<br />thew spceia.
<br />Ppch, 61o I?inches ~- Wooten
<br />and childen in the aMve cWe-
<br />gories, two meals a months:
<br />everyone else, eight nteals.
<br />Channel Catfish, I8 to 24 inch-
<br />rs -- Nbmen of childbearing age,
<br />and children, orc meal a month.
<br />Everyone elx, tom meals.
<br />As McPhee:
<br />largemouth Bus, 12 to 18
<br />inches -Pregnant anNor wortten
<br />who are nursing their babies,
<br />wonen who arc planning to
<br />btcartrc prrgrun4 and children 9
<br />yews of age and undo are warned
<br />rot m rat this species. Everyorc
<br />else, two meals ^ mooN.
<br />Trove am xakam sahnan. 6
<br />to 12 inch (Rainbow Trout) and
<br />See MERCURY on Pa;e S
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