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Show SEPTEMBER 28,2006 Page 10 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER BY PAT DIX LADY BOBCATS KEEP RECORD UNBLEMISHED Led by Krystal Taylor's 14 serving points the Lady Bobcats Volleyball team swept Milford 3 to 0 Wednesday on the Tiger's home court. The Freshman and JV teams kept up their winning ways also with sweeps in their games. Friday September 22nd's contest at Wayne turned out to be a breath taking thriller as the Cats fell behind 2 games to 0, before rallying to win the next 3 games in a row for the victory. Turning point in the game 3 was when Freshman Shelby Taylor entered the fray with the Cats down 18 to 10. Her 8 digs became the rallying point for her teammates to come back and eventually snatch another road win from the jaws of defeat. Hailey Orton led the team in serving with 19 points and 83% passing, while Alyssa Parkins' 26 digs was a team high. Tanielle Tebbs' 250 hitting average was also a team high as was Krystal Taylor's 35 assists as setter. Game scores were 28 to 30, 21 to 25. 25 to 23, 25 to 19 , and 16 to 14, and once again the Freshman and JV teams swept their contests. Panguitch now stands with a 9 and 0 record in Region Play. BOBCATS DROP TWO It has been at least three complete seasons since the Panguitch Bobcats have had back to back losses, but this past week saw that streak fall by the wayside. Wednesday the 20th the Cats wound up on the short end of a 1 to 0 pitchers duel at Green River. As prolific as the Panguitch bats were against Valley last week, they encountered a base hit drought Wednesday. Tyler Pollock had a double, Taylor Bremner and Kazen Pollock each singled and Andy Barney was hit by a pitch, and that was the full extent of the Bobcat offense. Cameron Leach cruised through through 4 innings of no-hit shutout ball until the 5th inning when the Pirates strung together a double and single to score the game's only run. Leach struck out 7 and gave up no base on balls in suffering his first loss of the season. Friday's game at Wayne could be dubbed the "Deep Freeze Bowl," as howling winds dropped the temperature to what felt like the low teens. The Bobcats usually impregnable defense suddenly became porous as 5 errors gifted the Badgers with 5 unearned runs and a 10 to 5 victory. The league now has a 4 way tie for the top spot between Panguitch, Wayne, Piute ,and Green River, with 2 critical contests coming this week. Tuesday Sept. 26 The Cats travel to take on a very improved Piute nine and close out the season at home against Green River on Thursday the 28th. A loss in either game could prove disastrous. otfwkEafee *or Season her 1st at Noon Fall Hours: Sun -Thurs • 8 am - 6pm ~ F & S • 8 am - 8pm Hours subject to change Weekend dinner specials GARFIELD MEMORIAL EXPANDS THEIR COMMITMENT by Ten Morse That's right folks, Expanding their Commitment to our community is what Garfield Memorial Hospital is all about. They are gearing up for the remodel & addition of the current facility, This project has been on the drawing board for some time now, and it will soon be a reality! In approximately one year, the hospital as we know it today, will be fore v e r changed. It will be larger and more patient and family friendly. There will be a new entrance with a new lobby. The clinic will be on the west side adjoining the hospital. Currently, the clinic has six exam rooms and one limited procedure room. The new clinic will have ten exam rooms and one limited procedure room, which will allow our specialists to work in the clinic and not in the ER room. The new ER space will have its own waiting room and its own entry. The space that the ER is currently in will house the CT Scan machine and the Radiology department will be there as well. The old clinic building will be utilized for new administrative offices. There will be new public restrooms, new parking area, drop off area and support staff space. All of these changes will make our hospital more efficient. Changes are coming. There may be some inconvenience at times, but if we keep focused on the end result, we will get through this together. Let's all turn out for the Ground Breaking Event this evening at 4:30 p.m. There will be a short program and refreshments at the hospital. POWELL RANGER DISTRICT PLANS FALL PRESCRIBED FIRES PANGUITCH, Utah — The Powell Ranger District is planning to ignite two prescribed fires this fall totaling about 750 acres. When fuels, safety and weather conditions permit, Forest Service and National Park Service fire management crews plan to burn about 500 acres in the Dave's Hollow area, located about two miles west of Ruby's Inn and the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. The East Fork Underburn is designed to clean up accumulated surface and ladder fuels in the area, reducing the possibility of a large, fast moving wildland fire that could threaten campgrounds, power lines and private property on or adjacent to National Forest or Park Service lands. Once ignited, fire managers expect the fire to burn for about 10 days. District fire managers also intend to burn about 2-50 acres in the Sunset Cliffs North area, about four miles northeast of Hatch, Utah. The Dixie National Forest developed the Sunset Cliffs North project to create defensible space around private land that will reduce the threat of a large, destructive wildland fire burning onto private property. The project will also maintain the ponderosa pine overstory, reduce the density of pinyon and juniper trees, and increase the presence of forbs, grasses and shrubs. Once ignited, fire managers expect the fire to burn for six to 10 days. The Powell Ranger District does not anticipate any area or road closures for either prescribed fire. Fire crews will monitor the fires to ensure that they meet management objectives, and to provide for public safety. Forest Service fire managers are also working closely with Bryce Canyon National Park, the Utah Division of Air Quality and local businesses to minimize the impact of smoke on local residents and visitors. Powell; Ranger District fire crews are also monitoring a small lightning-caused fire on the south end of the district. The two-acre G'Day Fire is located about seven miles northeast of Alton, and about one mile east of the junction of Forest Roads 105 and 1199. . Historically, fire has been the dominant disturbance on the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Prescribed; fire is a tool used by foresters to re-introduce fire into this ecosystem, which 100:years of intensive fire suppression has unnaturally altered. Carefully managed fire also improves wildlife habitat, rangeland conditions and general forest health. For more information about the East Fork Underburn or Sunset Cliffs North prescribed fires, contact, the Powell Ranger District office at (435) 676-9300.;- -•••••: , • •-'•: ••••': ', |