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Show iHprurnf'-lii- r i.i y turn m0 filMriMiIWWIlil SERVING MOAB AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH SINCE 1896 Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 Volume 96 Number 11 Thursday , March 16, 1989 35$ Marathon and Five Mile Run kick of Moab visitor season o.'. Over 1000 runners are expected to participate in the 14th Annual VJ Canyonlands o and Half-Marath- Five Mile Run in Moab this year. The popular event which heralds the beginning of a busy visitor season each year will be held this the Saturday, March 18 on road up the Colorado River from Moab. 8, Utah Highway 128 along the Colorado River will be closed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon for safety reasons. Only Run. A special trophy cup will be presented to the overall male and female winner of both races. All participants will receive a commemorative The awards ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. at the City Park. Divisions include male and female categories in both races, 10 and un20-225-230-3der, authorized vehicles will be allowed in the canyon during those hours. Both race courses have been certified by the Athletics Congress and follow along the picturesque Colorado River, finishing at Moab City Park. The starts ap1 1 miles Utah proximately up Hwy. 128, and the Five Mile Run starts at Negro Bill Canyon, approximately 3 miles up the highway. Mile markers, aid stations and restrooms will be provided along the course. Traffic control will be provided along the course, however each runner is responsible for his or her safety. Trophy cups will be presented to the first place finisher in each division, and ribbons will be awarded through eighth place in each division of the and fifth place in each division of the Five Mile rt. 11-1- 5, Half-Marath- Hfc If Sounds Grand in California "Jk ' . . . On March 27, the Sounds Grand Choir of Grand County High School will be leaving for their California tour. They have been invited to entertain at Disneyland, Sea World, and various other spots along the way. In order to earn money for the tour. Sounds Grand will display a dazzling performance of song and dance on March 23 in the High School Auditorium. It will consist of a variety of enjoyable songs by Rogers & Hammerstein. This will give the community an opportunity to see the numbers to be performed on tour, along with a number of other enjoyable songs and lots of fun. Tickets are on sale from any member of the choir. Many significant door prizes will be offered. "Clipper" took its toll on visits to area parklands in February southern California, also took its measure on park visitation in the Februarys "Arctic Clipper," which o temperatures clear pushed across the United States and snow to sub-zer- Moab area. ! j r Snyder Hall Building at San Diego honors the memory of former Moab man On March 6, 1989, at the San Diego Naval Station in California, Mrs. Shirley E. Snyder of Moab participated in the dedication ceremony of a new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, officially named "Snyder Hall," and dedicated to the memory of Radarman Second Class Frederick Don Snyder, USN. Participating in the dedication ceremony were Captain D. F. Berke-bile, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Station San Diego and guest speaker Vice Admiral R. K. U. USN, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet. The new bachelor quarters is a housing unit with a gross floor area of over 220,000 square feet. It has 558 rooms and will house 888 male and female military personnel in paygrades El e, y, two-wing- through E6. Petty Officer Snyder was bom on March 6, 1948 in Dragerton (now East Carbon), Utah, oldest son of Fred R. (Snick) and Shirley E. Snyder. A 1966 graduate of Grand County High School, he also at- - tended schools in Paradox, Colo., and Green River. He entered the U. S. Navy in February 1967 and after basic training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, he studied radar operation at Treasure Island in San Francisco. From November 1967 until December 1969, Petty Officer Snyder was assigned to the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Towers (DDG-9- ). For part of this time, the Towers was assigned as an escort to the Battleship USS New Jersey, off the coast of Vietnam. In December 1969, Petty Officer Snyder began additional combat training and on March 1, 1970 was transferred to Coastal Squadron 1, based at An Thoi and Cat Lo, Vietnam. In nine weeks, his Swift Boat came under enemy fire five times. Petty Officer Snyder distinguished himself in combat and was mortally wounded on May 16, 1970, during a troop insertion mission on the Dam Doi River in the Republic of Vietnam. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V device, the Vietnamese Armed Forces Honor Medal (Second Class) and the Purple Heart. Attending the dedication ceremony with Mrs. Snyder were her sister, Mrs. Marjorie Owen of East Carbon. Also attending were her brother, Don McDougall of Green River, her sons Doug of Moab and Larry from North Las Vegas, Nevada. Also there were Larry's wife Sandy and children Tyson and Kandyce. Attending from Glendale, Calif., were Mrs. Snyder's daughter Marjorie and grandson, Jesse. Her daughter daughter Diane and husband Gary Bechtel of Canyon Country, Calif., were in attendance. Other friends and relatives who attended the ceremony were Marilyn and Joe Mazak from North Edwards, Calif.; Jim Meacham and Grant and Frederick Don Snyder Leon Maxfield of Price and Ben Coomer of Green River. According to figures released last week by the National Park Service, only the increasingly popular Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands, along with Natural Bridges and the Maze, showed increases. Arches National Park played host to 5,683 visitors during the month, down from the 6,674 who visited there last April. Total cumulative visitation for Arches was down 4 for the first two months of the year. In Island in the Sky, however, which is being discovered more and more since paving of the access road, visitation in February was up 107, from 369 last February to 765 this year. So far, visitation increase at the Island is up 149 from the first two months of last year. Winter took its toll in the Needles District of Canyonlands, also. Only 678 hardy souls visited there during the month compared to 1,499 in February last year. Although percentage increase figures in the Maze District were impressive up 205, that represented only 64 visitors, compared to 21 a year ago. Spring has sprung, however. The park and area visitation for the last week in February and the first two weeks of March are sure to push cumulative totals way ahead of last year when the tallies are taken at the end of the month. Four-whe- enthusiasts el and mountain bikers are filling the town on weekends, and weekdays are even fairly busy, as the community plays host to an ever increasing number of northern Utahns and Colorado residents who are sick and tired of winter and finding red rock country very inviting. Ed Abbey died after surgery author Edward Well-know- Because of the large number of runners, sponsors of the event, the Rim Rock Roadrunners, asked participants to get their registrations in by March 10, and many have done so. Bib numbers, late registration and other race information may be obtained from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 17 at the Western Plaza Bam in downtown Moab. Bib number pick-u- p will continue on race day from 7 to 9 a.m. The Five Mile Run will start at 9:30 a.m. The will start at 10 a.m. All wheelchair racers will start five minutes before the runners. Busses will begin transporting runners from Moab City Park to the race starting lines at 8 a.m. The last bus will leave for the starting line no later than 9:15 a.m. Half-Marath- Half-Marath- Sunrise Services again planned in Arches Once again this year the Moab Ministerial Association will be sponsoring a Sunrise Service at the La Sal turn out in Arches National Park. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Service which in- cludes singing, readings, special music and message will begin at 6 a.m. Admission to the Park for this service is usually free. The program will last approximately 45 minutes. Warm and casual clothing are appropriate. USU offering courses for Spring 100 A full slate of over 100 Utah State University courses is being offered for Spring Quarter through the U.S.U. Southeast Center in Moab. Classes include many which fulfill U.S.U. General Education requirements; those which are part of the Elementary Education baccalaureate degree program; courses in Computer Science and Business Education Computer Applications (all of which are Computer Literacy Fulfilling courses); a variety of offerings which lead to professional certification and M.S. Degrees in several academic areas. Courses from all eight colleges of which Utah State University is composed as well as 20 Corn-Net (electronic) course opportunities round-ou- t the Spring Schedule. 16-1- 9, 35-3- 9, 40-4- 4, 60-6- 4, 65-6- 9, 4, 45-4- 9, 9, 4, 50-5- 55-5- 9, 70 and over, and wheelchair. Course record in the Half-Maratho- n is held by Allen Russell, 1:07.52 set in 1987 and in the fe- male division by Gail Scott, 1:20.30, set a year before that. In the Five Mile Run, the record is held by Tom Borschel in 1987, 25-0and Dona Driscoll in 1986, 29:32. Wheelchair record holders are John Brewer, 1:07.27 in 1987 and Sharon Femette, 1:08.38 in 1986. More information on the races can be obtained from Joe Cresto, Half-Marath- First Utah woman vicar named to serve Moab Episcopal congregation The first woman called b y members of an Episcopal congregation in Utah to provide single leadership as vicar in charge will be ordained a priest March 17 at St.Francis Church, Moab. The Rev. Barbara Joan Smith, formerly of Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada, now of Moab, -- will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests at 7 p.m. Friday, March 17 at St. Francis. Smith, a former member of the Order of St. Anne religious community, began work as vicar of St. Francis March 1. She was ordained an Episcopal priest by the Right Rev. George E. Bates, Episcopal Bishop of Utah. "I await a challenging new ministry within a diocese and in a parish whose members have developed a strong sense of commitment. Involvement in such an atmosphere of total ministry can enable mutual gifts lo be recog- nized, affirmed, refined under private vows. She has been involved in teaching , parish and ecumenical activities and the House of Prayer ministry of hospitality and spiritual nurture. She hopes to develop and live a practice of ministry that will integrate the monastic spirit with ordination and to share lhe TruTtYbf That "spirit with others. "While hopefully my past experience will offer welcome giftedness to the people of St. Francis, I look forward to learning much more about faithfulness to God in Christ from this lively congregation," she said. The ordination service is open to the public. Clergy and laity from throughout Utah will attend. and shared," Smith said. "Working with the local (non- seminary trained Episcopal) priest, the Rev. Charles McCormick, will not only offer the support of an ordained but also bear witness to a female-mal- e complementarity which I believe is ideal within any parish. Bom in Vancouver, B.C., Smith graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1957, and m 1985 returned to obtain a Masters of Divinity from the Vancouver 'School of Theology. For a number of years, she was a member of the Order of St. Anne and now is rf Rev. Barbara Joan Smith n Abbey died unexpectedly the evening of March 13 in a Tucson hospital of complications following surgery. He first lived in the Moab area in the 1960's and was a park ranger at Arches National Park. He wrote about his feelings and observations of that period of his life in his book "Desert Solitaire." His later book, "The Gang," fictionalized the clash between industrial developers and environmentalists in the Four Comers area. He had just finished writing a sequel to this book, and it is now at the publishers. His latest book, entitled "Fool's Progress," was published last fall. The Abbeys were planning to return to Moab, which he considered home, later this spring. He owned property at Pack Creek Mon-keywren- Ranch. New Sprouse! store . . . Local Frank Nelson, left, and district manager Keith Diamond show off the contents of Miller's to be the used What Clothing and Dry Center. the new Sprouse! store in Miller's Shopping lines and the to accommodate expanded and remodeled Goods has been completely updated and March 16. everyone inventory for the Sprouse! facility. The Grand Opening will be Thursday. Is invited to come and take advantage of some of the bargains being offered for the grand opening. manager A |