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Show v ! - ft- I i - ' i I - m' ... ; v, i ' 'i i . t v . V : .. V( i , : ; W V : ' x ' .' ; i h ' ,..-.sl r';,,c in the Little League com-C".a com-C".a grins' the ':- reason was the C-r P'.illin team coached by John ' ..... .iivl H.uold Roy. The team , ',...,;,.Ar defeated until the final niht . vhen they were defeated by the ,;..! n:u-e team of Moab National -'iU-va-hevl by Ray Klep.-i; and Corky key. Thul place went to First Security Hank. Named to the U'72 All Star team were Curt luiwer, Norman loyd, Travis Thane, Jim Fisher, John Shannon, Bills Bil-ls Sanchez, Wcs Key, Jeff Me.ulor and Mike White. Most valuable player award aw-ard went to Tommy Pruitt. Park Visitation Gains Momentum After Normal Summer Slump Visitation at till sections of CnnynnlaiHls National Park increased hist month over the same period a year ago and the Needles Section finally fin-ally regained momentum after af-ter a sharp decline suffered during April. At Needles there were 5007 visitors during July compared compar-ed Willi 31(10 for the same immlh a year ago, for a 58 per cent increase. This brings yearly totals to 23,007 as compared with 21,005, an increase in-crease of 5 per cent. In the Island in the Sky Section of the park, an increase in-crease of 39 per meat for the month was noted with some 3,470 visitors compared with only 2,4457 a year ago. For the seven month period there have been 18,903 persons at the park compared with 13,-307 13,-307 last year, an increase of 41 per cent. Arches National Pari; registered reg-istered an increase of 22 per cent in visitation with 43,781 persons going into the area. This compares with 35,908 during the same period per-iod last year and brings the year's total to 147,451, a 16 per cent increase over last year's 127,283. Natural Bridges National Monument registered the Smallest increase during the month with only 2 per cent. A total of 10,219 persons visited vis-ited there during July as compared with 10,039 during July of last year. Total for Hie year is up 37 per cent with 36,575 compared 'with 20,764 during the same period per-iod last year. |