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Show Page A7 l(3Iic 'CUtmgg-3ttfrgPgttftg- Thursday, October 28, 2004 rtt Moab Folk Festival returns to the several Moab stages next weekend On Two Wheels A pedaling periodical of bicycle-relate- d news and views by Ron Georg Vote for this Party Savvy Halloween partiers in Moab have long known that the Elks Club bash, which has returned to the control of the Fat Tire Festival, is the place to be for spirited ghosts, by Lisa Church new dimension. The event will take place at Wackers house, at 747 N-- , 500 West. Look for the dirt jumps in the front yard, which are sure to be in use that day. gob- lins, gimps, drag queens, and whatever else is dredged up out of a Moabites creative subconscious. To warm up for that outing, and to stretch the festivities out a bit, most begin the evening at Scott Wackers private party. This year, Wacker wants to offer something more than the usual bacchanalia, something for the whole community in support of the festival. So hell be opening up his place early Oct. 30, at 9 a.m., to host a bike swap, a museum, some pumpkin-carvinand whatever else pops into his fertile g, gourd. Wacker is inviting everyone to participate in the swap and museum. For the bike swap, just bring your bikes, bike gear, and anything bike related that youd like to sell. A small portion of the proceeds will go toward supporting the event, which Wacker has traditionally hosted for no cost. Hes also looking for bikes for the museum. That could mean anything. He wants classic bikes, kooky bikes, big ones, little ones, fast ones, slow ones you get the idea. If you have a bike thats unique in any way, one which might catch someones eye were it parked in a bike rack at a bar, bring it along. If you have a bike which has carried you to victory in a prestigious event, bring that. The museum will be flexible, creating categories to account for the displays, and Wacker will award prizes accordingly. If you dont want people touching your rig (some of us are crotchety that way), let him know. If youre perfectly happy letting the whole world try your bike, let him know that, as well a riding museum would add a whole BMX is Back tumn BMX The au- race series at Spanish Trails Arena will be bumping up against the winter solstice this season as racing begins November 6 and runs through December 18. Races will be held every Saturday at 1 p.m., except for a and kids may register at the races throughout the season. This is a points series, so riders are encouraged to attend all six races. There are no age limits; riders as young as five years old have participated. Older riders (including parents) can also race, although points races are limited to kids (usually ages five through 12, though classes can be added as needed). Parental signatures are required. For more information, contact me at 259-305- 2. break November 27 for Thanksgiving weekend. The series is scheduled for late fall this year to avoid conflicts with other City Rec. programs, most notably football. While the series race director (that would be me) has some very strong views regarding the values instilled by violent, chauvinistic ball sports versus those developed through bicycling, those ideals become irrelevant when kids dont get a chance, to sample each activity and choose for themselves. The BMX track is in very good shape this season, and it will be better before the series begins. Its current condition is partly due the generosity of the Moab Tour Company, who loaned me an ATV last spring to tow a garden roller around the track and pack the surface (and no, there are no photos of me on an ATV). Phil Stubblefield, the arenas manager, also had a crew from the county jail to knock down the weeds and clean up the track. The track is always open for practice, so kids can get experience on the track before the races begin. However, this is our rainy season, and the track should not be ridden wet; while wet conditions are ideal for packing the surface, bicycle tires are too narrow for the task, leaving dangerous ruts on the track. Registration forms will be available at Poison Spider Bicycles beginning November 1, socio-politic- al Dont kids Ride? Okay, each season the BMX races attract 40 to 50 racers. A couple of summers ago I held a kids mountain biking program for recreation riding, and six to twelve kids turned out weekly. Plus, the middle school bike rack is always packed, the skate park attracts numerous riders, and kids are regularly haunting the bike shops with volunteer service requests. So, when the International Mountain Bicycling Association named October 2 as Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day, a number of local businesses and individuals signed on to help, all figuring on a big event. All five Moab bike shops offered free service for bikes e bike which failed the was held which at inspection, the Moab Community School. Jim Ryan, of Road Runner Shuttles, provided a small bus with a trailer to take kids to the trailhead. Local outfitters Mike Holme and Maggie Wilson, owners of Magpie Adventures, turned out to guide. Poison Spider Bicycles provided a day guide, Jon Nelson, to offer his unique perspective. Five other adults also turned out, two of us retired guides, to lead the anticipated flood of kids on this free ride. We all met at the gazebo in City Park at the appointed time, excited to share our passion for bicycling. We had a nice chat, I enjoyed a cup of coffee and a muffin from the pre-rid- adjacent Farmers Market, To all of Dr. Hugentobler s patients: Just a quick note to thank you for all the enjoyment I received while working with you in the dentists office. Thank you for sharing your joys, sorrows, laughter and tears with me. May happy and healthy smiles be with you all of your lives. May the floss be with you. Ill be back, then we all went home about half an hour later. Thats right, not one kid showed up. Candee Pearson Book review . . . Continued from page 6 mend Tom McCourts first book, The Split Sky: A Journey of Discovery in Utahs Nine Mile Canyon (Southpaw Publications), which is an excellent, hard-to-put-do- ac- count of life on Utahs spread (over 180,000 yin A Ranch, as lived by McCourt in his sixteenth year. Tom Aoib Foix Ftivk 2004 Locals Showcase Filldirt Brian Coulter &Wendy Borgerd Andy Ryan (Pitas) Valley Voices 7:25-7:5- 5 8:00-8:1- 5 8:20-8:3- 5 Intermission Sounds Grand 8:50-9:0- 5 9:30-10:0- 0 Thursday, November 4th, 2004 Star Hall FREE Come support your local talent! 00-10:- 00 p.m. McCourts writing is pure entertainment, and his anthropology professors would be proud of his ability to capture the life and culture of the 1950s and 60s in the Utah outback. In addition, Nancy J. Taniguchis new book from Utah State University Press, Castle Valley, America, makes up one of the most thorough historical accounts Ive ever read, with the twist of relating national history to the people and events of a region, specifically, Castle Valley (not our Grand County Castle Valley, but the areas of Carbon and Emery counties, including Price, Castle Dale, and Tom McCourts home town of Wellington Joel Nystrom Moab Community Dance Band 9:10-9:2- 5 The Moab Folk Music Fes- tival kicks off its second season November 4 with a 7:30 p.m. free concert at Star Hall featuring all local performers. The Thursday night concert is a new addition to the festivals schedule, intended, says festival organizer Melissa Schmaedick, to provide a showcase venue for burgeon- -' ing local do The Folk Festivals regular schedule of concerts gets underway at 6:30 p.m. Friday night, November 5, with performances at Star Hall and the Grand County High School auditorium. The Star Hall lineup inconcludes three hour-lon- g certs beginning with Jonathan Byrd & Dromedary. Eliza Gilkyson takes the stage at 7:30 p.m., and Cheryl Wheeler finishes the evening with a performances beginning at talent. Our goal is to make the showcase an integral part of this years festival and future festivals, Schmaedick said. The free concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the Canyonlands Arts Council. We want to make the event as accessible to everyone 8:30. Across town, Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. The lineup also includes renowned Moab musician Cosy Sheridan, James promoted the event in schools. Marcy Till spread the word among kids at other City Rec programs. I mentioned the ride in this space, and I hung a few flyers around town. There was no interest. For once, I am at a loss for Keelaghan, and this years Peoples Choice Award winners Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, who were invited to return for a second consecutive year. Schmaedick said she created the Peoples Choice Award because so many local words. I could work up some indignation over being shunned, but that wouldnt help. Instead, Ill just toss it residents requested that back out there, to the community in general as a question: What do you want for your children? If the answer is that you want them to grow up into healthy lifestyles with positive adult influence, then thats great. We were discouraged, but Im sure well try again. Just dont ignore this type of opportunity too many times, or it will that. Savoca and Heitzman, who festival-goer- s with a rousing concert in 2003, be asked to return. People just loved them. I was thrilled to see the audience response, Schmaedick said. I want this to be a commwowed unity-based why this is the Peoples Choice Award. Schmaedick says she will continue the tradition at future festivals by asking local residents to vote for the performer they would like to see return the following year. Last year, it was an informal thing that happened, she said. This year, Id like to make it a little more formal. The festival continues Sat- urday with afternoon concerts at the Moab Ball Field, and evening events at Star Hall and tbe Grand County High School auditorium. Beginning at noon on Saturday, the a capella group The Rhythm Method, featuring Castle Valley singer Meladye Shively will perform. Wishing Chair takes the stage ht 12:30, followed by City Folk, Tom Russell, with Andrew Hardin, and the Molly OBrien Band. Saturday night concerts are a repeat of Friday, except performers switch venues. The Festival concludes with Sunday afternoon performances by Anke Summerhill and Michael Veitch, Chuck Pyle, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, and Tim OBrien. A complete schedule of Moab Folk Music concerts, ticket prices, and other information is available online at www.moabfolkfestival.com, or by calling 260-248- 8. festival. It seemed to make sense to create an award based on what $$. iM.nqu O iRglitn local people wanted. Thats go away. Now, feel free to talk among yourselves. Get back to me if you have an answer. You can reach Ron Georg with comments or information regarding this column at or send email to ontwowheelslearthlink. net. FOTTIE 259-305- November 2 THIS MEANS YOU! Open Letter to Jim Matheson October 20, 2004 The Hon. Jim Matheson Democratic Nominee for U.S. Congress 677 South 200 West, Suite A Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Dear Representative Matheson: We are writing today to express our disappointment with the content and tactics surrounding your campaigns television advertising. Your recent television ads wrongly imply two things: first, that you are the only member of Utahs congressional delegation concerned about the prospect of resumed nuclear testing on the Nevada test range; and second, that John Swallow would put citizens of Southern Utah at risk for renewed nuclear testing. We have, at various times, met with each member of our delegation and with John Swallow. From our personal knowledge of their positions, they are categorically against the resumption of any and all nuclear testing at the Nevada test site. They have made it abundantly clear that they will fight to prevent nuclear tests from ever again being conducted in Nevada or any other location where Utahns could be at risk. once-large- st acres), the Preston Nutter 7:00-7:1- 5 as possible, Schmaedick said. Offering free admission to this concert is one way we can contributing writer in fact, McCourt is quoted several times). Castle Valley, America deserves a full review of its own, but until then, let it suffice to say that I have no particular ties to that region and still found the book an amazing overview into which much of our own local history fits. Winters on its way, and each of these books will provide many hours of happy Your attempt to portray John Swallow as being tolerant of renewed nuclear testing is simply untrue. In the spirit of accuracy and fairness, we ask you to discontinue your attempt to misconstrue John Swallows position on this important issue. As community leaders, we feel compelled to write this letter today to ask that you pull down these ads from further airing on television, and hope that you will apologize both to the citizens of Utah whom you attempted to scare for personal, partisan political gain and to John Swallow for your attempt to misconstrue his position on an issue as important as nuclear testing. Sincerely, Alan Gardner, Commissioner Washington Co. James Eardley, Commissioner Washington Co. Jay Ence, Commissioner Washington Co. Kirk Smith, Washington Co. Sheriff David G. Clove, Local Businessman Washington Co. Dean Cox, Director Emergency Services Washington Co. Mona Given, CFO Huntsman World Senior Games Washington Co. Dave Clark, State Representative Steve Urquhart, State Representative Brad Last, State Representative Bill Hickman, State Senator Brock Belnap, Washington Co. Attorney Linda Larsen, Washington Co. Treasurer Rinda Hunter, Dep. Washington Co. Treasurer Tom Hirschi, Mayor Hurricane City R. Daren Barney, Mayor Ivins City Jay W. Lee, Former Mayor Virgin City Randy Stowe, Washington County Cal Robison, County Clerk Washington Co. Bud Bowman, State Representative Dennis Stowell, Commissioner Iron Co. Gene Roundy, Commissioner Iron Co. David Yardley, County Clerk Iron Co. Kim Lawson, Mayor Kanab City Kane County Paid for by Daniel W. Hulet, Commissioner Kane County Mark Habbeshaw, Commissioner Kane County Ray Spencer, Commissioner Kane County Nate Knight, Grand County Council Judy Carmichael, Grand County Council Rex Tanner, Grand County Council Jerry McNeely, Grand County Council Jimmie Walker, former Comm. Grand County Lynn H. Stevens, Chair San Juan Co. Comm. Tom Hatch, State Senator Mike Noel, State Representative Clair Ramsey, Garfield Co. Comm. Malloy Dodds, Garfield Co. Comm. Dell LeFevre, Garfield Co. Comm. Joe Thompson, County Assessor Garfield Co. Louise Liston, Former County Commissioner Garfield Co. Elaine Baldwin, Former Mayor Keith Gailey, Boulder Mayor Judy Henrie, Panguitch Treasurer Janet Oldham, Panguitch Mayor Camille Moore, Garfield County Clerk Jean Seiler, Tropic Mayor Lenza Wilson, Escalante Mayor Gordon Snow, State Representative Jim Yardley, Former State Rep. Jack Seitz, State Representative John Swallow for Congress |