Recapping 2004 Continued from last week. . . OCTOBER PHS Bobcats Head For Semi's Undefeated Sports writer Pat Dix reported that the Oct. 4 drubbing of Wendover ensured the Bobcats a spot in the Oct. 9 semi-finals. A win there, at Southern Utah Universitys (SUU) in Cedar City, would send the,Cats to the state finals, also set for SUU. South Central Holds "Backyard Barbecue, Open House South Central Communications Communi-cations hosted an open house at its main office in Escalante on Oct. 8 to give the public a chance to view its recently remodeled customer service area and learn about the services the rapidly expanding company was providing. CooperOrton Clans Winning Big At Southwest Rodeos Nathan Cooper 22, and cousin Austin Orton 17, both of Panguitch, displayed the rewards of their recent first place win as team ropers at the Mesquite Classic held in ; Mesquite. Each received ornate saddles and $5,000 and would go on to compete the last 10 days of October in Oklahoma : City at the National Finals U.S. ; Team Roping Championship with a purse of $48,000. BLM Favor Adminitrative Law Judge . James H. Heffernan ruled in . ; favor of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ranchers and Kane County in an appeal challenging the BLM Field Office's approval of continued livestock grazing in southern Utah. The ruling came from the Department of the Interior's Office of Hearings and Appeals. Proposed Bristlecone Project Holds Open House For Input Recently formed Bristlecone Community Development Corporation hosted a public exhibit on Oct. 8 in Tropic. Bristlecone, a community-based, community-based, non-profit entity was organized to develop and manage man-age 173 acres of town-owned land west Tropic's new baseball park under an operating lease from the town. Bristlecone's charter is to use and develop the land to use and fulfill long term economic, educational, community commu-nity and social needs for Tropic and surrounding areas. PHS Lady Cats Record: 63 Wins In A Row! Volleyball writer Mack Oetting reported that, since losing los-ing their first game volleyball-game volleyball-game to Enterprise, Panguitch High School, s Lady Bobcats had run off 63 victories in a row, making them the only team in the state without a loss. PHS Bobcats, Dream Season Ends At State Baseball writer Pat Dix reported that on Oct. 9 at Southern Utah University's baseball field in Cedar City, the great undefeated season for the Panguitch Bobcats, baseball (See RECAP on nape. ?A1 Recapping 2004 From Front Page team ended with a 9 to 7 loss to the Waterford Ravens. The season sea-son ended however with the Cats sporting a very impressive 22-1 record. Panguitch Businesses Unite To Define New Strategic Vision Panguitch Main Street Manager Jess Johnson reported that local Panguitch businesses came together to definea vision for historic downtown on a meeting organized by Panguitch Main Street, Inc. Facilitated by Panguitch Main Street Coordinator Bim Oliver, the eet-ing eet-ing served as a forum for the business community to vocalize concerns and challenges facing Panguitch. The group brain-stormed brain-stormed solutions in a proactive and productive manner, Johnson reported, that left participants with a sense of hope and renewed dedication toward making Panguitch a top destination destina-tion in southern Utah. SE Utah, Colo. Counties Say No To HB3283 Creating Permanent Public Lands Fees Citing double taxation and negative effects on tourism among other reasons, Montrose, Colo, and the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments had each took a strong stand against the Recreational Fee Demonstration Prorgam (Fee Demo). Both bodies had recently passed resolutions reso-lutions calling for fee demo to be abolished and opposing House Bill HR3283 which would implement fees on all public lands. Utah's Largest Farm, Ranch Organizations Oppose Initiative 1 At a press conference on Oct. 22 inSalt Lake Ciyt, Utah.s largest farm and Ranch organizations organi-zations joined together to oppose Initiative 1 and set the record straight on what they agreed were false advertising claims that farmers supported the initiative. The five organizations organiza-tions " Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Utah Wool Growers Association, Utah Cattlemen, s Association, Utah Dairymen, s Association, and the Utah Farmers Union represented most, if not all, of Utah's farmers farm-ers and ranchers all of whom emphatically opposed the initiative initia-tive and what they as false claims by proponents of the measure, Utahns for Clean Air, Clean Water and Quality Growth and the Nature Conservancy. Panguitch Scouts Complete Eagle Projects, Show Community Spirit Scout Ronnie Cooper, 16, headed up a team of fellow scouts from Troop 68 1 who put the finishing touches on an environmentally envi-ronmentally sound flower bed adjaacent to the Garfield County Courthouse. The Eagle project constructed an attractive Windsor Rock Planter filled with colorful gravel requring minimum upkeep. Cooper was the last of four scouts from the troop who had recently received Eagle, Jarom Englestead, 16; Eric Roundy, 15; and Steven Lee, 15. It Will Be 80 Years Of Voting For Rea Dodds, Nearly 99 Rea Dodds of Panguitch, nearly 99 years old, was featured fea-tured in the Oct. 28 issue of the Garfield County News for the second time having been the focus of an article on the occasion occa-sion of her 90th birthday, nearly a decade earlier. This time she was preparing to celebrate 80 years of voting when she would enter the voting booth for the Nov. 2 presidential election. She is a mother of five, grandmother of 30, great-grandmother of 90, and great-great-grandmother to 30 more. With a long personal career of public service spanning span-ning 30 years in the Garfield County Courthouse Rea, fiercely fierce-ly patriotic, has always considered consid-ered voting a privilege and important responsibility. Lady Cats Take Region, Head For State ' Volleyball reporter Mack Oetting for the PHS girls wrote: "This years Region 15 volleyball volley-ball competition was held at Escalante High School was a long, long day! But the Lady Cats, at the end of the day took home the trophy and readied themselves for state competition. competi-tion. Sadly, their phenomenal 67-game winning streak came to an end in a loss to Beaver 25-22. (See RECAP on page 3A) Recapping 2004 From Page 2A County Voters Head For The Polls On Nov. 2. Registered voters in Garfield County would head for the polls on Nov. 2 with record turnouts expected in the hotly contested presidential election. October Missionaries Elder Dennis Kevin Frandsen was called to serve an LDS mission mis-sion in the Australia Sydney North Mission. October Weddings Aubrey Anne Alvey and Garrett Owens, both of Panguitch, were married Oct. 22, 2004. Brittany Nicole Sandefer and Joshua Boyd Nichols were married mar-ried Oct. 9, 2004. Erin Fischer of Panguitch and Jordan Winslow Farr of St. George were married Oct. 22, 2004. Bonnie Stewart of Tropic and Ty McArthur of Cedar City were married Oct. 22, 2004. October Obituaries LaRue Smith Jensen, 73, who was born in Panguitch on Feb 3, 1931, died Oct. 5, 2004 in Payson. Eva Uvene Spencer Haws, 86, who was born Dec. 9, 1917 in Escalante, died Oct. 6, 2004 in Bruigham City. Curtis Chase Carter, 20, of St. George, born June 4, 1984 in Cedar City, died Oct. 1 7, 2004 in St. George. Aletta Encora Shakespeare Dodds, 79, of Hemet, Calif, born Oct. 3, 1925 in Tropic, died Oct, 22, 2004, in Hemet.