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Show Tuesday, November 26, 1991 7 A Emery County Progress SPORTS Wrestling, basketball seasons open at Emery By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor Winter sports get underway this week at Emery High School with girls and boys basketball as well as wrestling on tap. In boys hoops, coach Todd Jeffs will take his team to Richfield for the season opener on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The team will then travel to Southern Utah State University for a FridaySaturday tournament. Emery opens Friday against Escalante and will then play South Summit Saturday. pn more tournaments await the Spartans in presea Two son as Emery will play in the Ogden Tournament and the Moab Tournament early in December. The first home game for the Spartans will be Dec. 13, against Dixie. That will be followed by a Dec. 14, game at home against Pine View. After a trip to North Sanpete on Dec. 18, Emery will close out the preseason schedule with games at home against San Juan on Dec. 21, and Pay son on Jan. 3. The region schedule begins Jan. 8 when Emery hosts Carbon. Coach Jeffs said that he has three starters back from last years region championship team: Jon Skipps, Chris Justice and Ryan Burke. Two more seniors will see plenty of varsity action and could be part of an starting five. They are Make Gagon all-seni- or and Nathan Huntington. Juniors Brian Barton and Kevin Ediger will also be included in the varsity rotation. In girls basketball, coach Duane Merrell also has some experienced players returning to the team, including starters Julie Hansen, Marci Stilson and Tasha Bradley. Others who lettered last year who bring experience to the team are Beth Bell, Erica Berensen and Julie Hansen. The Lady Spartans open the season at a tournament in Cedar City where they will face Cedar City and South Summit. The home opener for Emery will be against Orem on Dec. 5. The team will then host Dixie on Dec. 10. Other preseason games include: at Pine View, Dec. 13; at Cedar, Dec. 14; Pine View at Emery, Dec. 19; Ben Lomond at Emery, Dec. 21; Payson at Emery, Dec. 28; and at Spanish Fork, Dec. 31. Coach Darrell Gardner is now at the helm of the Emery wrestling team which begins its season on Nov. 27, at the Juab Tournament in Nephi. The team will travel to duel meets at Pine View, Dec. 6, Cedar, Dec. 7, and Lehi, Dec. 12, before participating in the Lehi Tournament, Dec. the Piute Tournament, Dec. 14, and the Richfield Tournament Dec. 18. After a duel at Carbon on Dec. 19, and tournaments at South Summit, Dec. 28, and Vernal, Jan. Emery will 13-1- 3-- 4, ger by BLM . Utah State Direc- tor James Parker in a ceremony conducted recently in Moab. Zortmans oath of office included upholding the Constitution and federal law while performing his duties. According to Zortman, I have been given one of the highest honors of federal service in being sworn in as the BLM Moab District manager. This is the beginning of a new management era for the 1990s and beyond. This charge will require involvement by the public, individuals, elected officials and interest groups within the district, state and nation. We are all involved in this new partnership that will provide the comprehensive management environment Necessary for public land man- agement. Our collective wisdom will seek the balanced multiple resource mandate provided by the Congress and president through the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Zortman added, "We are fortunate that we have one of the most beautiful natural environments in the world. It is my fondest .wish that we may provide for balanced use of the public lands and assure that fiiture generations can also enjoy the natural beauty that we enjoy today. I look forward to meeting the challenges of resource manage- ment within the Moab District. As BLM Moab District manager, Zortman is the primary manager for about 6.2 million acres of national public lands located in Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. Working operationally through the Price River, San Rafael, Grand and San JCtan Resource Airea offices in Price, Moab and Monticello, Zortman is responsible for several programs considered to be on the cutting edge in natural resource management. These include the full multiple use spectrum, ranging from Utahs only coal program and increasing oil and gas activity, to significant increases in recreation, and management of BLMs premier archeological values, 34 wilderness study areas, and affected interests in range, as well as wildlife, riparian, soilwater air, forestry, etc. Zortman has a bachelors degree in wildlife manage- - Clint Curtis and Tyler Willson. IHhD Moab district names new BLM manager Roger Zortman was sworn in as the Bureau of Land Management Moab District Mana- 4, finally host a meet against Uintah on Jan. 9. Later, the Spartans will host Wasatch on Jan. 16 and several teams for a tournament on Jan. 18. Wrestlers returning from last years team include state qualifiers Shaun. Mangum and Greg Brown and letter-me- n Justin Shurtleff, Bill Anderson, Kenny Johnson, If) h (25WE jXijj Bureau of Land Management Utah State Director James Parker gives the oath of office to Moab District Manager Roger Zortman. ment and received a masters degree in natural resource administration from Colorado State University in 1968. He began his career with BLM as a range aide in Vale, Ore., followed by range technician conservationist jobs in Miles CityMont.; ,r Glenwood Springs; Colo.; and at the Denver Service Center in Denver, Colo. He then moved to the soilwaterair program in the Susanville District in California. Zortman worked as an area manager in three separate management assignments, beginning in the Susanville District in 1973, in Krem-mlinColo., from 1977 to 1981 and in the El Centro Resource Area in California from 1981 to 1987. According to Zortman, The experience gained in these three area manager positions g, will provide important field fine management experience as we face the important challenges in the Moab District. Particularly in the El Centro Resource Area in the California desert, we were faced with similar issues now coming to bear in the .Moab District, such as significant increases in public demands for recreation, while meeting our mandate for administration of the other multiple uses. Zortman worked foim 1987 to 1991 in the BLM national office in Washington, D.C., as the lead budget analyst for the BLMs lands and realty program. He is married with four children ages 23, 18, 15 and 12. According to Zortman, Since our Western values are well met by the Moab natural environment, everyone is eager to become fully involved in outdoor activities. P) t: m t (9 S . t) v V. 11 DOWN HOME GUITARS Electrics and Accustics Every Instrument SALE PRICED dljrtstmas 1991 IN CARBON COUNTY sure as a consumer you ask businesses In Carbon County for your purchase receipts so you can join in on the ft Make $ft f holiday fun. .. 2S For every $100.00 worth of receipts from any g. Carbon County Business, you will get $20.00 & in Auction Bucks Receipts are redeemable at any Carbon County Bank or Credit Union Bucks can be used at the Christmas Auction on Saturday, December 21 , 1 991 (Lay Aways) After Christmas Guitar Lessons 67 East Main, Price, Utah 637-806- at 8:00 am at the BDAC For more information call the Chamber of Commerce 6o. 2788 -- W 0 ) "Y rr iii frith r ygWkfrfr tm .All town A |