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Phone. HelloTDS.com 84-Hello-TDS At TDS, we believe you have to choose between superior technology and superior service. After 46 years of delivering reliable, affordable communications to homes and businesses including some of the top Internet gotten really good at being better. Welcome to TDS. warming weather means rattles nakes are once again out during the day- ime hours and when the case, some eople are bound to be bitten.

But Krissy Wilson, native species program coordinator with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, said that 90 percent of bites are avoidable. Many snakebites result from people approaching, rather than avoiding, the snake she said. are messing with them, or trying to get rid of Wilson said. ilson said the job of removing a nake from in or around your home hould be left to an animal control profess ional, adding that another big downside to rattlesnake bites is the cost of treatment, which medical professionals say can climb as high as $100,000 per patient. Another challenge, Wilson said, is the drought that Utah and the Southwest is experiencing is causing rattlesnakes, black bears, mountain lions and other animals to seek food in more populated areas where water and grass is more accessible.

This migration of animals may increase the risk of an encounter. Wilson said, however, that most animals will go to great lengths to avoid hu- mans because they fear us as much we do them. you think like a rattlesnake, what they eat, we are way, way too she said. only time a rattlesnake is going to strike is when his life is Wilson added that people who are out hiking and encounter a rattlesnake or other animal should try and make noise, because it will usually scare snakes, black bears and other animals that may be seen on the trails. With warm weather, watch out for rattlesnakes FOR THE SPECTRUM AND DAILY NEWS PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CAMERON ROGNAN RED LIFFS DESERT RESERVE The Great Basin Rattlesnake at the Mojave Desert, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in St.

George. In what has often proved to be a dangerous end-of-the-school-year tradi- ion, a trio of juveniles accidentally parked a small brush fire while play- i ng with fireworks in the Stone Cliffs ection of St. George Tuesday after- oon. Fire crews were able to quickly douse the flames after neighbors had kept it at bay using garden hoses, and there was no damage to nearby homes than some burn marks on the impressive stone fort structures the youths had built where they played but St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker said the incident could serve as a re- inder to parents to be vigilant as chool-age children head out looking to eep themselves occupied during the ummer break.

time of year we caution everybody that out and keep an eye on your he said, noting that incident rates typically see a spike once chool doors close for the season. he blaze started at about 1:30 p.m. the 2400 East block of Cobalt Drive. ollow David DeMille on Twitter, and on Facebook. Call him at 435-674-6261.

End-of-school-year tradition sparks fire DAVID DEMILLE PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACEY WHEELER Three juveniles accidentally started a brush fire in Stone Cliff Tuesday afternoon while playing with fireworks, according to St. eorge Fire Department officials. Wilford Lynn Olive Lynn Olive, 88, died May 18. Funeral services were Tuesday. Interment will be at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Riverside, California, on Friday at 10:15 a.m.

Pacific Standard Time. Arrangements a re by Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454, www.spilsbury mortuary.com. Maggie Brooks Stucki Maggie Brooks Stucki, 103, died May 20. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1p.m. at the St.

George LDS East Stake Center, 449 S. 300 East, St. George. A viewing will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S.

Bluff St. George, and also rior to services from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the stake center. Interment will take place in the St.

George City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454, www.spilsburymortuary.com. Philip L. Hulme Philip L. Hulme 90, died May 22.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Montpelier, Idaho. Kitty Jones Katherine Walters ones, 75, died May 23. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Santa Clara LDS 1 st Ward Chapel, 3040 W.

Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara. Visitations will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George St.

George, and Saturday, from a.m. at the chapel. Interment will be in the LaVerkin City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221, www.metcalfmortuary.com Ryan Connell Durham Ryan Connell Durham died May 20. Funeral services will be aturday at 11a.m.

at the Santa Clara LDS 10 th Ward Chapel, 630 iesling Santa Clara. Visitations will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George St.

George, and aturday from a.m. at the chapel. Interment will be in the Santa Clara City Cemetery. A rrangements are by Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221, ww.metcalfmortuary.com Mildred Florence Hughes Mildred Florence Hughes, 90, ied May 22 in St. George.

Interment will be today in the Tonaquint Cemetery in St. eorge at 11a.m. Alma J. Cox Alma J. Cox died May 25.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 11a.m. at the Springdale LDS Chapel, 1584 Zion Park Springdale. There will be a viewing from a.m. at the church. Interment will take place in the Rockville Cemetery.

A rrangements are by Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454, www.spilsburymortuary.com. Robert Gerald Edinger Robert Gerald Edinger died May 19 in Ivins City. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St.

George. A visitation will be from p.m. Int erment will be in the Santa Clara City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454, www.spilsbury mortuary.com William Lee Banks William Lee Banks, 88, died May 25 in Cedar City. Funeral Services are pending.

Arrangements are by Southern Utah Mortuary, www.sumortuary DEATH NOTICES SALT LAKE liquor board i finalizing more flexible rules for grant- i ng permits after receiving intense criticism last year when the board considered denying a permit to an annual Oktober- fest celebration. embers of Alcoholic Bevera ge Control Commission on Tuesday re- eived a draft of new permit rules for special events, but the panel decided to hold off on voting because only four of the seven commissioners attended the eeting. Commissioners said they expect vote on it at their June meet- i ng, which would then allow members of the public to comment on the proposal. he proposal includes more general rules about whether an event is eligible for a permit and allows event organizers to appeal a denied permit. I addition to receiving the draft rules, state liquor commissioners on uesday avoided a repeat of the Oktober- fest controversy by approving a special event permit for an art museum gala that was flagged by liquor regulators.

taff at the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control asked the comm ission to review the Utah Museum of Contemporary application because the June event was billed as a buffet-style event where it appeared guests might mingle while consuming unlimited alco- ol drinks. Nina McDermott, the compli- a nce director, said that could violate a state law that only allows unlimited alcohol at events where guests are seated and served food. just seems like a different animal with what we typically would grant this kind of a permit Commissioner John Nielsen said. McDermott said big concern here is making sure that it is, in fact, a seated vent and not a situation where the entire event is them Commissioners said the event appeared to comply with the law and granted the permit. hrissy Upton, development manager the Museum of Contemporary Art, late told The Associated Press that there seemed to be some confusion but guests at the gala would be able to sit and eat their meal.

pton said she had no opinion on the ule about guests being seated or min- ling, but she said the museum wants to ensure it follows the law. Democratic state Sen. Jim Dabakis, of Salt Lake City, one of the lawmakers critic al of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission over the Oktoberfest issue, aid Tuesday that it a problem that liquor officials had to debate the issue. This is an example of the ridiculousness portion of our state liquor Dabakis said. subjects us to ridicule.

It hurts us in economic development and ourism, and most importantly, absolutely no public safety interest in a ot of these goofy Last summer, state liquor commissioners waffled about granting a permit for Snowbird Ski Oktoberfest, aying single-event permits appeared to be designed for events that benefit the ommunity and are put on by nonprofits and charitable organizations, rather than for-profit businesses such as Snowbird. The board ultimately backed away from that approach and granted the perm it, calling the long-running German estival valuable community The Oktoberfest controversy was the latest flare-up over unique liquor laws. The alcohol control department was criticized last year for citing restaurants that served alcohol to customers without first making sure they intended stay and eat. The state rolled back some of the strictest liquor laws in 2009, when Utah topped requiring bars to operate as members-only social clubs. Board finalizing rules for events like Oktoberfest BY MICHELLE L.

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