Celebrating 125 years as Davis County’s news source Bountiful City hires its first victim The advocate Davis Clipper ON A5 75 cents VOL. 126 NO. 12 THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 2017 This week in Thrive Excitement of the ‘Wild West’ Davis District’s efforts at early returns to Antelope Island intervention for at-risk teens THRIVE, B1 BISON SCATTERED ACROSS Antelope Island were driven into corrals on Saturday at the annual roundup. After a week to rest, the bison will be innoculated and tested. See more photos on page C8. Photo by Louise R. Shaw | Davis Clipper BY LOUISE R. SHAW ing that not everyone gets to do,” he said. “It’s
[email protected] a pretty unique experience. The island is a re- ally valuable asset. A lot of people are unaware of what it has to offer, let alone that this is ANTELOPE ISLAND—Whether driving bison on horseback or happening.” This year marked the 31st year of the watching the action from a safe distance, Antelope Island was the place roundup, and 250 riders paid $50 each for the to be last Saturday for a taste of the wild, old west. chance to ride. Another 60 volunteers were on horseback Lisa Thonney was back on the island last weekend for her seventh to guide the roundup, a finely tuned effort to Bison Roundup. move 700 bison spread out across the island “I had just had my 60th birthday and I Walla Walla, Wash., every year since. into corrals on the north end of the island. thought: Why go on a cruise? Why not do This is the 25th or 26th year that Dean Ber- Jeremy Shaw, park manager, instructed rid- something exciting that’s a lot of fun?” she rett has come to the island from Park City to ers not to get in front of the herd or the group said.