Show Moab Recreation Now Includes Many Programs Three summers ago about boys participated In Little Little Lit Lit- tle tIe League baseball This was Moab's summer recreational program As of the beginning of this week young boys and girls were enrolled In one of the five activities now Included ed In the summer recreation Much of the increased activity activity activity ac ac- both In numbers participating participating participating par par- and variety of recreation recreation recreation rec rec- Is due to the efforts of Glen Richeson coach at County high school who vho Is acting as director of ther recreation program for his third summer and Frank Carbajal also a high nigh school coach as assistant Believing that all boys do donot donot donot not like baseball and knowing knowing knowing know know- ing that a large m number of boys and all girls were not inthe In Inthe Inthe the summer program Mr Richeson began immediately to enlarge the activities by providing several kinds of recreational activities besides baseball Proof that his efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts have paid off is shown in the large number of boys now taking part in one of the activities and the fact that girls too are able to enjoy summer recreation A total of young boys and girls are learning to swim through lessons given by swim center center center cen cen- ter personnel and volunteers each morning Little League and Pony League baseball has attracted boys There are 25 boys and girls learnIng learning learning learn learn- ing to play golf under the supervision of Glen Victor Mrs Vee Carroll heads archery archery archery arch arch- ery Instruction for 35 young people Girls' Girls softball has 50 participants Funds for conducting the recreational program come primarily from Moab City and Grand County According to Mr Richeson this years year's program program program pro pro- gram is being operated at ata ata ata a cost of only about 18 per youngster and as he expresses ses it How can anyone get three months month's recreation for their child for less This cost includes salaries to employed personnel and andall andall andall all equipment purchased The cost would be much higher and the program likely likely likely like like- ly far from being as successful successful successful as It is were it not for forthe forthe forthe the many adults who are freely giving their time as team coaches coaches' individual instructors In Instructors instructors in- in program and activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac planners and In a number number num num- ber her of other jobs that have to be done Mr Richeson said that the support of townspeople who encourage these youngsters by coming out to the the games es w watching t them learn to swim shoot an arrow or play golf Is a great help in the success of summer summer summer sum sum- mer recreation I JT TEddie T- T r W t Gs w tr Eddie Head employed at the Green River Missile Base helps coach small fry in baseball Here he instructs Steven Carr 9 the art of hitting H i f fr i iF iY r Y F y Diane Galbraith 9 is given a lesson on how now to throw the by Mrs Dixie Barker Over Oven 50 60 girls are par par- participating participating in recreational softball this summer |