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I -- near reality as youth plan evolves Pasta dinner Friday to raise funds for Moab Teen Center by Carrie Switzer staff writer Center organizers will host their first official fund-raise- r this Friday, October 22, with a Moab Teen pasta dinner at the Community Church from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for a daylong teen event at Swanny Park on Saturday titled Make a Difference children, $10 for adults, and $30 for families. The dinner helps kick-of- f Day. According to Kristina Taylor, a charter member of the 24 Hours of Moab brought over 1500 riders to Moab last weekend Nat Ross (SubaruGary Fisher) and Kelli Emmett (Specialized) rode a collective 450 miles with 40,800 vertical feet of climbing to claim respective wins in the Mens and Womens Solo categories this past weekend at the 10th annual 24 Hours of Moab. Solo veteran Ross arrived in the red rock desert south of Moab with a goal to win, while Emmetts decision to enter the race was arrived at less than 48 hours before the race started. Ive never ridden my bike for longer than eight hours, said an anxious Emmett in a e interview. For me it was just the mental challenge of getting out there and just seeing if I could do this. Emmetts win was followed closely by Moab resident Jenna Woodbury, who finished second in the pre-rac- ing batteries charged to keep up with the racers quick laps. Emmett earned her first solo win for completing laps in 24:43:48. Henry and Mortenson rode to victory in the Duo Pro category with 21 laps completed in 24.43:39. 24-ho- ur 14 Moab-base- womens d Team Dirt Flirts, led by Kirstin Peterson, swapped the lead with Team SugarCalen-da- r Girls from Park City throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning. The Womens Sport category snagged the attention of fans when the two teams volleyed the lead like a game of pedal pong. Start-lin- jitters were e stomped out on the trail with both teams confident they could nudge the other out of contention. The thrilling finish forecasted by the mighty efforts of each team ended when Jean Carlan of Team SugarCalendar Girls suffered a broken collarbone from a crash on Sunday morning. The local Dirt Flirts maintained their lead over runner up, Bush against Bush, to win the category with 15 laps in 24.54:30. Hours of Moabs triumvirate of excellent weather conditions, world-clas- s racing and a coveted venue in the desert south of Moab celebrated a decade of 24 24-ho- racing this past weekend. Mountain bikers from all over the globe convened for the annual event that has become the official grand finale to the racing season. 24-ho- Teen Center organizing Committee, an infusion of $23,000 sent out a survey to Moab teenagers asking what they the logistics of money, space, and mission. The anticipated budget for the first six months of operation is approximately helps solidify a September 2005 opening for the center. The donation, from the Grand County Recreation District, is contingent upon an interagency agreement with the City of Moab regarding administration of the center. Other donations to date include $200 from the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and $1,000 from the Division of Child and Family Services would like to have in a Teen Center. The committee hopes also to develop a teen council to help make decisions for the $40,000, Taylor said. Were still playing with center. In January (2005) we want to brings the kids in on a design committee to help us choose colors and layout of the center, Mara Shurgot said. We are negotiating for a space thats really well located near the schools, library, tennis courts and Four Comers, she how old and how young to go with membership, but it will definitely include the middle school kids, Taylor said. Were also not sure exactly what the hours of operation will be, but were anticipating something like 2:30 to 9 p.m. The committee hopes to have a Teen Center Director hired by July 1 to facilitate a September 1, 2005 opening. The group is also looking into applying for an Americorps grant to fund two additional staff positions. Adult volunteers will be recruited to help round out the need for adult supervision. We want to start off in a very solid way in terms of safety and supervision, making it fun enough to make it work for the teens, Taylor (DCFS). Taylor, who used to work for Four Corners Mental Mara Health, and Shurgot spearheaded the plan following a Teen Fair held in Moab last spring. They solicited the involvement of Grand County School Principals Melinda Snow and Margaret Hopkins, as well as representatives from DCFS, DWS, Seekhaven Family resource Center, local churches, the li- brary, and WabiSabi nonprofit thrift storeowner Sara Bouman. A committee of 10 to 15 people has met monthly since April to gauge interest in the project, and to hammer out added. Anyone interested in shar- ing ideas with the committee or signing up to help with policy and may contact Jesse Dudley at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center, Meetings are held one Tuesday each month, 4 p.m. at the MARC. The next meeting is scheduled fund-raisin- 259-627- g, 2. for November 16. More information will be available at the pasta dinner this Friday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., or at Make said. fund-rais- The committee is seeking participation from more community members, especially students and parents, and has A Difference Day booths on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. er Womens Solo race. With a Mens Solo field eight times the size of the Womens Solo field, a spectrum of challengers descended upon Moab to match skills with Ross, whose cycling resume is already studded with multiple podium finishes in the solo category. But experience with racing is hard earned, and Ross willingly shared some advice on how to grapple with a 24-ho- ur 24-ho- race. Youve got to go out hard and settle into a pace, explained Ross. Youre never going to be faster than you are at the beginning of the race then youll see what to settle into pace-wisRoss crossed the finish line at 12:01:05 p.m. He finished 16 laps on the technical course with a total time of 24:01:05. Coming in second, Jenna Woodbury applied pressure to Emmetts podium pursuit by allowing Emmett at most, a lead on each lap. Doubtful at one point that she would make it to the end, Emmett suffered her hardest moment when her lights quit on a precipitous descent. Around 4 a.m. I was godown a descent and my ing went out, but Jay lights came up behind me (Henry) about five minutes later and gave me his helmet light so I was able to keep on riding, she said. e. 15-mil- e, te Specialized hi ? riders Mortenson outpaced their v lighting systems during this years race and crew members expressed difficulties in keep- - S?QM0B Nsed Printing? THE UMES-INDEPENDE- NT 35 E CENTER 259-75- 25 i?' r it r. J- VV l J x Emmett, Jay Henry, and Jimi Stop by for prices Y2 - UNLIMITED Unlimited nights . UNLIMITED ? 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