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Show The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Kearns Chronicle, Magweet Thuraday, June 15, 2000 Sports 730,000 tickets will be available to the general public for the Salt Lake Games SALT LAKE CITY, UT SaltLake2002.com is your ticket to the 2002 Olympic Winter Registering for ticket information is the best way to stay informed through the ticketing process. Register today at will be the largest winter games ever with 165 ticketed events and 477 medals awarded. These games will be the first to utilize the Internet to provide an extensive overview to all aspects of www.salt lake2002.com to create Games. The Salt Lake Games the Olympic experience from ticketing, to shopping to accommodations. I see the Olympics as the most powerful platform in the world for showcasing great qualities of human spirit, as young heroes inspire us with sacrifice, commitment, devotion, and aspiration for greatness, said Mitt Romney, Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) President and CEO. Its been 20 years since the Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid, it will be at least that long before the Games come home again. Salt Lake City in 2002 will be the opportunity of a lifetime. your individual ticket account and receive alerts with information and special offers. Registration takes less than a minute. Simply provide your name, zip code, address, user name and user password. SLOC will do the rest to keep on how to puryou chase tickets for the Games. Four opportunities are available for the U.S. public to purte chase tickets: 1. September 6, 2000 SLOC begins auctioning tickets on the Internet. High demand event tickets such as Opening Ceremonies, Figure Skating and the Ice Hockey finals are examples of the type of tickets to be auctioned. All proceeds above the face value of the tickets will support Olympic programs, i.c.. View nesting Bald Eagles June 15 and June 17 SALT LAKE CIT-Y- A chance to view northern Utahs only known pair of nesting bald eagles, and their two baby eaglets, will be available during free Division of east Utah and one is near Price in central Utah. For more information about the June 15 and 17 field trips, call Walters at (801 538-477- youth sport and legacy. No more than 10 percent of any event will be available for auction. demand event tickets with two or three other events over a period of thiee to four days. The cost of an 2. October 10, 2000 The first day to submit a ticket order. This phase will last through December 12, 2000. This is the easiest, most direct route to the tickets you want. SLOCs Olympic Ticket Planning Guide will take an applicant through placing a ticket order, including helpful hints step-by-st- and ordering suggestions. A ran- domized selection process will be initiated to ensure that ticket distribution is fair and equitable. During this time, SLOC will also offer a variety of Olympic Experience packages. These packages will combine high Olympic Experience package will be the face value of all the tickets combined. Order confirmations for all tickets will take place in February, March and April 2001. 3. June 2001 Traditional phone and real time ticket sales will begin and continue through the Games. SLOC will be the first Organizing e Committee to offer purchasing of tickets via the real-tim- Internet. 4. January 2002 Any remaining tickets will be sold at venue box offices and regional outlets. Babe Ruth season hits home stretch Tuesday night at Rice-EcclStadium, a record crowd of 6,537 fans were on hand to see the first ever soccer game featuring a Major League Soccer team in Utah, when the Utah Blitzz played an exhibies tion game against their parent team, the Colorado Rapids of the MLS. The Blitzz held the Rapids to a score at half-timbut the Rapids scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Blitzz 4-We are proud of the effort our team put in, commented Blitzz owner, Dell Nichols. The Rapids 1- -0 e, 0. STAFF WRITER 5-- As the 2000 Hunter Cyprus age 5 Babe Ruth Baseball season entered the home stretch this week, 13-1- the mariners and White Sox were tied for first place in the league champ- ionship pennant race. Both the Manners and White Sox clubs have achieved 14--3 win-lorecords with one game remaining. Closing Ceremony is at 9 a.m. on June 17 at ss Hunter Park. The league leaders met each from the evening Natural of Department Resources, 1594 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City. Participants are asked to assemble at the main entrance to the buikfelg, located on its south side, said Bob Walters, Division Watchable Wildlife program coordinator. Participants will follow Walters in their vehicles, traveling mostly' paved roads to the site located near the southeast shore of the Great Salt Lake. Viewing will take place about head-o- n June 7, with die Mariners emerging as 2 victors over the White Sox. The 9-- crucial win temporarily put the Mariners ) one game ahead of (14-2- the White Sox (13-3- ) However, the results of matchups on Saturday, June 10 once again knot- ted the standings between the Mariners and White Sox. The Cardinals came from a 0 deficit to edge the Mariners 7 in a thriller. The decision left the Mariners with 14 wins and three losses, while die Cardinals improved first-inni- 5-- 8-- to 2. In other action on June 10, the season record. The Cardinals also nailed the Cubs 12-- 5 in a second Saturday win for the Redbirds. The Cardinals improved to a record, while die Cubs remained in the league cellar at Only (me game out of first place are the Athletics with a 13-- 4 record. The Athletics harvested two wins this U 4-- past week, vaulting past the Yankees 17-- 7 on June 7 and die Cubs 15-- 4 on June 8. The Cubs had one big moment against the Athletics when Forrest Ledbetter hit an apparent grand slam homer off the left field fence. The towering hit by Ledbetter turned into a three-ru- n double, after die Cubs coach mistakenly delayed a runner to tag up on first base. The Cubs picked up die first victory of a tough season by spanking die Pirates 11-- 6 on June 6. Forrest Ledbetter was die winning pitcher for die Cubs, fanning several Pirate bat- ters and allowing two tuns in four innings pitched. The win broke a Cubs losing streak.. are a very tough team and they played a great game. They pretty much controlled the second half, but we had several good scoring opportunities. We just couldnt put it in the net. We are thrilled with the fan support, and excited to get a chance to play a team of that caliber, continued Nichols. It was great to bring the soccer fans in Utah a chance to see some very high-level soccer. NS-A-M- fl 1. Check us out. V Youll be glad you dky Wildlife Resources Watchable Wildlife field trips held June 15 and 17."' The trips will leave at 6 p.m. Vi White Sox bombarded die Pirates 14-- 5 to also post 14 wins in 17 season games. The Pirates slipped to a by S. DEAN LEDBETTER late-inni- Record Crowd sees Rapids 5 Taylorsville ladies named to Softball team www.ogdenpioneerdays.com All-Sta- te Several local ladies from Taylorsville represented their school by being named to this year teams. Leslie Higley headed the list from Taylorsville by being named to the 5A first team squad for her All-Sta- te 8784 West 2700 South Magna, Ut 250-339- 6 rr rpr e Utah c c E; w exceptional play for the Warriors. Teammate Teresa Hurst joined Higley being named to the second team team while Marci Pratt from Tayloisville was named as an Honorable Mention. All-Sta- te round Yo u 53 . Si 400 yajds from the nest site, Walters said. Hell have at least If' two spotting scopes and some binoculars available, but encourages participants to bring their own, if they have them. Itll be warm, so dress accordingly, and bring some mosquito spray, Walters said. Because participants will travel in their own vehicles, theyre free to leave the viewing site anytime during the evening. Those who participate will be able to view the first nesting pair of bald eagles documented in northern Utah since 1928. Bald eagles have used the present nest site yearly since 1996. Two eaglets have been produced each year except in 1999, when three were successfully raised. The adult eagles people view June 15 and 17 are probably the same pair people have viewed a the site since 1996. Walters said bald eagle pans often nest at the same site each year. 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