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Show A Inside: (The imrs-3nbrpntb- ntt Outdoors PORTS - m k Sports Calendar - Fishing Report Photo of Week - Basketball Hdll of Fame Summer Solstice - Health Career Camp Thursday, June 20, 2002 Moab hosts nationally rated chess tourney ' GRANT) Players hail from Utah, Colorado Thirty players competed at the last Saturday in the first nationally rated chess tournament held in Moab since 1995. Half of the competitors were from Moab, the other half from faraway places such as Durango, Salt Lake City and AlbuMARC querque. This publication by the Canyonlands Natural History Association has been one of the associations most successful books. CNHA celebrates 35 years This year Canyonlands Natural History Association, also known as CNHA, is celebrating 35 years of service to the public land management agencies in Southeastern Utah. Chartered in 1967 to support the educational and interpretive programs of the National Park Service in Southeastern Utah, CNHA went on to develop similar relationships with the Manti-L- a Sal National Forest in 1993 and the Moab District of the Bureau of Land Management in 1994. In fact, CNHA was the first cooperating association to enter into an agreement of this type with the BLM in the entire country. Contrary to popular opinion, cooperating associations are not government-funded programs. They are private corporations established to provide the visiting public access to high quality educational materials about the public lands they are visiting. The first conot-for-pro- operating association was founded in 1920, just four years after the NTS itself was created. Cooperating associations are somewhat of an anomaly among With the majority of their revenue being generated by the sale of educational materials, they function much more like a normal business with their focus being mainly operational income rather than donated income. However, unlike commercial corporations, cooperating associations exist to fulfill a mission; to support agency educait tional programs. Last year alone more than $35 million was donated by cooperating associations to support the educational and visitor services programs of the NFS throughout the nation. Often these donations are given in forms that are not highly visible, such as the free newspaper received as one enters a public land area, or the interpretive wayside exhibits found throughout public lands. Locally, donated funds have been utilized by the agency partners in many diverse ways including free publications, support of scientific research for wildlife monitoring, and archeological stabilization efforts. During the 35 years that CNHA has been serving Southeast Utah more than $3.1 million has been donated to agency partners. Oversight for the CNHA operation is provided by a volunteer board of trustees selected from the leaders of the communities that are served. Trustees serve for a term of three years and are involved in providing oversight to the operation and devele vision for the oping Individuals currently serving on CNILAs board of trustees include: Bill Boyle, Donna Metzler, Stuart Barker, Pete Dumont, Sharyl long-rang- Kinnear-Ferris- orga-nixatio- , n. Alice Drogin, Lloyd Pierson, Sena Flanders, Kay Continued on Page A2 COPY ! mistake." At Damian reestablished himself as the Grand County Chess Champion, a title he has held unofficially since the last championship event seven years ago. was Anand Joining him at Kalyanaramon, a chess player from India now living in Durango. In his first rated chess tournament, Anand made a strong statement to local chess players by defeating seasoned tournament player Randy Moore of Park City in the last round. Moore finished in a tie for third at 1 with John Mical of Durango, Jason Collett of Orem, and Moabs own E. Paul Cane and Jackie Adams. Adams, who won many awards as a young chess player in Grand County in the gave free lessons to three aspiring younger Moabites, and took home the trophy. from the recent Participants Chess Camp swept the other three awards: Stephen Stocks won the r ti'aj 4-- 0, Association fosters cooperation among federal land agencies for-prof- j. Seeded number one, Damian Nash of Moab was favored to win the event with only one other player in his rating category. Two of his four games were quick and convincing wins, but the other two games against aspiring college students from the Wasatch Front were intense and tremendously complicated games with uncertain outcomes, giving spectators interesting puzzles to ponder. His experience as a chess tournament veteran ultimately made the difference, as he demonstrated to his younger opponents the importance of making the next to the last 4-- 0 Jay Stocks (left) gets a quick bughouse lesson from his son Stephen (right) while Mackenzie Mical looks on Y' C 1 3-- mid-1990- s, trophy, Charlie Schildt won the and Karsten Hansen won the All three of these tough young competi- v, v r (ill V X V- - r :r 'A m , ;, V , , if : I Extension sponsors non-hors- e club 4-- H USU County Extension Office is e club.The sponsoring a club members will learn about all the 4-- H non-hors- basics of horse care - nutritional needs of the horse, feed of all types, grooming, shoeing and hoof care, etc. This club will give members who don't own a horse the chance to develop respect, care for and understanding of the horse. By participating and learning about the horse, they will be ready for horse ownership. The dub will be working on a horse project which is tailored to fit each individual members needs. A project is designed to be a hands-o- n learning experience for members in which they obtain d knowledge about the subject they are studying. Recognition awards may be earned. During the year, members may test their skills by participating in the County Fair Horse Shows or county-wid- e horse competitions. If win at the they county level, they can even go on to compete at the state, regional or national levels. The club will be meeting on Wednesdays from p.m. at the KBHorseman. For more information contact USU County Extension Office, 125 West 200 South Moab or call Marion Holyoak, staff assistant for first-han- 3-- at 5 8. i , Random Chess" tournament the evening of July 6 at the M R( Mon information alxiut tins tournament is available on the website www utahehess. com. The Moali Chess ( luh inv ites ev eryone who wants to brush up on their game, learn Damian Nash champion. (left) is congratulated by Tom Ossana, Grand County's first chess s, er 4-- H ;v w; 2-- 2, mid-1960'- Vi WffidL JfK.yWi tors finished at as did Michael Chandler and Bob Phillips of Moab. This tournament brought together four generations of Grand County chess players. Fran and Terby Barnes, who kept the Moab club alive and thriving after their arrival in the dropped by to see the event and donate a beautiful brass and pewter chess set as a prize for upcoming tournaments. The players applauded Fran as the undisputed Grand County Chess Champion in the age division, and Terby as a senior player of distinction. Fran was the Club Champion during the height of its activity in the of the tournament 7 0, returning the bughouse glory to Grand County The next tournament m Mo,d will be the Southern Utah ('lir Festi val on July 5 and 6 at the MARC That tournament will have $1 0 in guaranteed prizes, thanks m part to a generous grant from the Grand Country Recreation and Seciut Service District The prizes w ill ie dis tributed in many categories, so arna teur and casual chess players will have chances to win, although the top prize probably will go to a master level player from one of the Four ( or ners states. There will ie a Bughouse tournament at Rotarv Park on July 4 from 6 to 9 30 p rn and a Moab late 1960's. Before that Tom Ossana was widely rmignized as the countys best chess player. Ossana also was at this tournament to present the awards to the younger champions, a job he handled with wit and panache. s The Bughouse tournament on Friday evening drew 22 participants and several more sjieetators team-ches- who enjoyed the lively competition and often hilarious team banter The young Duragons from Durango, Thomas Wilbert and Sam Tregillus, swept the first round-robicompetition 8 0. Then the teams shuffled members for a second round robin, and Moab Mates," Stephen Stin ks and Damian Nash, swept the swond half n how the pines move, or join in the fun of a bughouse game. The club meets at the MARC from 6 9 30 pm on Fridays Plav ers who are ready to improve their skill can still sign up for the second session of Chess Camp, weekdays from June 24 to July 4 at the MARC from 2 until 4.30 p m. Parents and older sdilings are ese ially w eleome For information alaiut Cla ss Camp, the Moab Chess Club, or upcoming Moab tournaments, contac t Damian . Nash at 259-1720- BuRec recounts decade of service When President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Reclamation Act on June 17,1902, he launched the movement to permanently settle the lands west of the 100th meridian. The Act authorized the Secretary of the Interior to locate and construct irrigation projects on a large, previously unheard-o- f scale, using a progressive program that employed engineering as a tool to turn an inhospitable environment into a vi- tal Part of an e- See Related panding nation. Story, Page B2 Qnp hundred years later, the Bureau of Reclamation, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, not only plays a fundamental role in western history, but continues to make significant contributions to the Wests economy and quality of life. Throughout history, Reclamation has maintained a proud tradition of excellence, first in the construction and design of dams and related facilities, and now in the management and conservation of our limited water supplies," said Reclamation Commissioner John W. Keys 111. Reclamation will continue to provide leadership as growing western populations seek creative solutions to satisfy increasing demands for water. Our federal role in the West has developed into one of facilitating innovative solutions, helping to Continued on Tae F2 The waters of Lake Powell back up against Glen Canyon Dam before spilling into the lower Colorado River Photo courtesy U S Bureau of Reclamation |