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Show Devils face San Juan Broncos in football action Friday It's Homecoming Week at Grand County High School Wednesday, Sept. 29: Homecoming AssemFootball Seniors will escort the royalty (see photo below). Class skits presented during assembly. Guy auction at 8 p.m. Garbage cans complted and at the school by 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30: early out for Parent Teacher Conferences; Volleyball Games at 3:30, bly, 1 p.m. 4:45 and 6 p.m. Senior Recognition before the Varsity Game. Friday, Oct. 1: Barbeque sponsored by the Senior Class at 10 a.m. in the parking lot by the football field. Parade at 1 p.m. Lineup between 12 and 12:30 at Swanny City Park. Homecoming Foot ball Game against San Juan, 7 p.m. Senior recognition before the game at 6:30 p.m. Senior Cross Country and Golf boys need to escort royalty during half time. Saturday, Oct. 2: Homecoming Dance, 8 to 11 at the high school. Activities that have already taken place in conjunction with homecoming include Region tennis in Moab last Thursday and Friday, and Senior Recognition on Friday. The Amigos Club sponsored "Miss Latina" crowning and Salsa Dance at the MARC Saturday. See page A-- for photos and story. Other related activities, plus a soccer game, 8 took place Monday and Tuesday. j Hr MOAB, UTAH Volume 111 50 www. moab times . com Number 39 Thursday, September 30, 2004 WEATHER Election 2004 FORECAST Citizens brought Open Space Initiative to ballot 4 Thursday Mostly Cloudy High 65 Low 45 Friday by Lisa Church Saturday contributing writer Mostly Sunny High 70 Low 44 Sunday Mostly Sunny High 74 Low 45 Weather forecast courtesy National Weather Service Grand Junction office. Wang was made an honorary sheriff. Read about it on page Times-Independe- space. Next week, The Times will examine two local ballot initiatives that could alter the makeup and structure of the Grand County Council.) Partly Cloudy High 69 Low 43 JJ looks at a statewide citizen (Editor's Note: This week, The ballot initiative that would create a $150 million fund to purchase and protect open B4 Utahns will vote in November on a $150 million bond that will set aside state monies to purchase open space and fund a variety of projects that protect water and air quality and preserve cultural and natural resources. The Utah Clean Water, Quality Growth and Open Space Initiative is aimed at protecting lakes, rivers and streams, wildlife habitat, and farms and ranches, and at preserving and developing parks, open space, and cultural and historical sites. Funding from the initiative could also be used to help build parks, wildlife, or trail facilities, and to finance construction of local community out Utah. Gubernatorial candidates Scott Matheson and Jon Hunstman Jr. have voiced support for the open space initiative. But skeptics of the plan say a com mission not elected by voters should not be in charge of $150 million in taxpayer dollars, and statewide taxes should not be used to purchase land. Continued on Page A2 facilities including natural history and cultural museums. The initiative authorizes the state to increase sales taxes to create a fund for purchasing and protecting open space. The bond would be repaid through a of 1 percent sales tax - about $14 per year for the average Utah family earning $51,000 a year, initiative backers say. When the bonds are retired, after about 13 years, the tax would end. th The states Quality Growth Commission, which administers the states LeRay McAllister Open Space Fund, would oversee management of the new open space funding by issuing grants for approved projects in counties and cities through v V: VVxt-- a r it . - j '? i i for-- West Center project moving; parkway section of Rumble out by Michelle Wiley contributing writer On Tuesday, September 28, Moab City Council approved the proposed Utah Desert Investments Inc.AVill Petty subdivision, also known as the West Center Street project. The vote was with council member, Jeff Davis, voting in opposition. Approval of the subdivision allows the city to move forward with the construction of a parking lot on the north side of the street. On September 7, the council approved a new design for West Center Street, which was a separate item voted 4-- 1, Suzanne Lewis is now the owner of what? Find out on page B5 ;Lf on from the subdivision. At the September 28 meeting, four residents spoke against the street design and one spoke in support. The street will be designed to encourage pedestrian traffic. Construction of the project will begin within the next couple of months. An announcement was also made that the Mill Creek Parkway section of Rumble in the Red Rocks has been cancelled. City officials and event organizers met to find another venue for that part of the event, but it was decided to forego the parkway and continue with the rest of the Rumble in the Red Rocks. The La Sal Mountains were alive last weekend with work and recreation. Dozens of people took advantage of the beautiful warm weather, 81 in the Moab valley, taking mountain bikes, motorcycles, horses and children to enjoy the first sprinkling of fall colors. This cowboy trailed his heard over the Loop Road, moving them down toward fall pastures. Several vehicles were seen parked in front of the Road Closed sign blocking the road to Oowah Lake, where a bridge is being rebuilt over the creek. And, as usual in Moab, there was a Good Samaritan, moving large rocks out of the road that had fallen from the cliff. Photo by Sadie Warner Recreation District distributes funds for 2005 local activities by Jeannine Wait contributing writer In its monthly meeting September 22, 2004, the board of the Grand County Recreation Special Service District Groundbreaking for new senior community center set for Oct. 14 Grand County, Gould-Evan- s Architects, and Jacobsen Construction have announced the date for the official groundbreaking of the new seniorcommu-nitcenter. Mark your calendars to attend the festivities on October 14, 2004, at the site of the new seniorcommunity center on 500 West between Williams Way and Park Drive. Details of the event are still unfolding. Grand County Administrator Judy Bane will be serving as the public information officer throughout construction, and regular updates regarding progress of the center will be issued. Activities planned for the groundbreaking will be announced weeks. in The in coming y Inside T he T imes Business Directory: B8 Classifieds: B9 Editorials, Letters: 46-- 7 Historic Photo: B1 Notices: B4 d long-awaite- Obituaries: A4 Times-Independe- Region Review: B1 Sports: B1, 2, 3 TV Guide: B2-- 3 LAST TWO WEEK'S WEATHER Date (GCRSSD) heard from ten of the 11 scheduled local organizations requesting grant funding from the district for 2005. The board granted $4,400 for the annual Fourth of July Celebration and $9,000 for the Grand County Fair. Grand was awarded $3,000 while County the Moab Canyonlands Rodeo was given $19,000. Phil Stubblefield, manager of The Old Spanish Trail Arena (OSTA), was awarded $440 to pay the bussing costs for a school soccer program that will take place at OSTA. His 2005 budget outlines a projected 10 percent increase in revenues for the arena to be achieved mostly through a large projected increase in rental for the arena space. He presented a list of many events scheduled in OSTA for the rest of this year and through the spring of 2005 to back up that projection. Moab Poets and Writers Inc. gained $500 to enable the group to offer 100 complimentary tickets to seniors for a Cowboy Poets event to be held at Star Hall. 4-- II Tina Cannon requested and received $400 to help w ith the basic start-u- p costs for a new womens four-pabarbershop harmony chorus of Sweet Adelines. The money will be used for sheet music, publicity and charter fees to join the Sweet Hiah Low Precip. rt Adelines organization. The Youth Garden Project (YPG) was given $4,000 to fund scholarships for ten weeks of summer camp for kids from families that cannot afford the weekly tuition. Each weeks camp enrolls 12 kids in a wide variety of Fall Homecoming royalty . . . Homecoming royalty are, from left, Junior attendant Ariane Risenhoover, Bylilly, Queen Megan Lamb, sophomore attendant Stacey Photo by Tom Taylor. Hernandez and freshman attendant Emily Lopez. The 2004 Fall senior attendant Faye 9 t activities and learning experiences. Marcy Till requested $13,900 for Moab City Recreation and was granted $8,000, half of which will be used to cover expenses to extend the open season at the city pool. In other actions on funding requests, Jessie Dudley of the Teen Cen A ter Advisory Committee requested $23,000 for start up costs for a teen center. The group plans to provide a safe environment during after school hours from approximately 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. where kids from 12 to 18 years old can gather for tutoring, mentoring, snacks, games and recreation, They would like to provide educational materials, computer access, occasional out of town trips and some community work projects. They have lined up the use of a location in the basement of the Center Street gym that will be donated by the City of Moab. Wabi-Sahas offered to donate furniture. The board members were supportive of the project and recommended she her proposal and return to the board at a special meeting to be held October 7. The Interact Club will also be invited to attend that meeting as no representative from that group attended the September meeting to present their request for $5,000 in funding In other board actions, the board bi re-wri- te unanimously approved an Interlocal Agreement that has been evolving through many draft forms. The purpose of the agreement is to provide for some coordinated recreation services, facilities and programs for Grand County residents. Services will be provided through City Recreation Department under the direction of the Moab City Council and the administrative direction of the Moab City Manager. The other parties to the agreement are the City and the School District. The agreement outlines responsibilities for the provisions and maintenance of facilities, indemnification, proportionate financing, budget administration and a schedule and timeline for overseeing the program. The Interlocal Agreement can be terminated by any of the three signing parnotice. ties after a y Moab 60-da- |