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Show 10 frnifr Ttll " ilji"" (Dr"'M'r "jjilf VD)1" Inside: Sports Calendar Photo of Week Regional Review Thursday, September 19, 2002 Heard Around the West by Betsy Marston, regional news analyst Oh, the things you tes when ths water drops. Right In front of die Nature Center in Pueblo, Colo., ancient cars lurked and jutting up from the Arkansas River, reports the Rocky Mountain News. Thanks to record low flows, a dozen volunteers were able to yank out a 1 950s-er- a Cadillac convertible and a Depressiosemi-submerg- n-era sedan, thereby removing both an eyesore for visitors and a hazard for fishing lines. Utah's Great Salt Lake Is fraying at the edges. Lack of rain and a hot summer have dropped the lake by two feet, reports The Associated Press. While this is good for brine shrimp that flourish in the low water, and better for businesses that harvest the tiny animals, it is not so great for humans. The noses of visitors detect a certain lake stink," caused by decaying organic matter as the water retreats. water cops on the beat now, you can get into trouble if you break a sprinkling ban. After a woman in Morrison, Colo., felt she had to water her backyard plants no matter what, she got turned in by a neighbor, reports the Denver Post. But when police followed a hose into the woman's backyard, they found more than dampness: Inside six pots they found six pot plants, each 18 indies high. They arrested the marijuana grower, but "it is unclear if she was reprimanded for the, water violation as well." With Thirty thousand rubber ducks Just got cheated out of a ride down the Rio Grande River. Low flows forced an annual "Duck Pluck ducky race that benefits service organizations to move to the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens. The Albuquerque Journal says Boy Scouts in boats will have to pull the duckies out of a pond to identify the prizewinners. There she was, Mrs. Kansas International, crowned at a pageant last March, and all set to go to a national pageant in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. But what to do about the kids? Vicky McCurdy told pageant bosses that her husband had to work, and no babysitter could be found in Ottawa, Kan., so she'd have to skip the competition to take care erf her two children, whereupon pageant officials fired her. Mightily miffed, McGurdy told the AP that she found her dismisssal unworthy an organization that touts family values. "of President Bush recently allowed reporters to get a glimpse of his life on the ranch in Crawford, Texas. The orchestrated peek showed no loafing. Bush was n followed around in the light as he declared war on invading brush, cutting out cedar trees and burning them. "To Bush, 'liberating' his oaks from cedar is an act erf environmental protection," reports the AP. For Secret Service agents trained to take a bullet for the president, the work means making sure the bad trees don't bang Bush in the head. The president seemed to relish the sweaty labor, and he certainly eschewed chitchat: "Spotting a herd of cattle, he says simply, bovine! Minutes pass before he says another word." Bush planned to stay a month at the ranch. Red Devil runners show improvement at Bull Dog Invitational in Provo Despite a whole week of late night Homecoming activities and a 4 a.m. departure for competition, the y Grand County High Red Devil Team traveled to Provo for the Bull Dog Invitational on Sept. 14. Cross-Countr- The meet was open to all classifications (1A through 6A) and reprey sented runners from both ends of the state. The Red Devils were anxious to compete, aa they would get their first chance at aeeing other schools in their region. North Summit and Juan Diego were two of the schools from the region competing. North Summit returned their number one runner, sophomore, Johnny Rodriquez, and showed they intend to make a run for the region championships. Juan Diego has a large team and could be also in the thick of things come October. Many Moab runners turned in tjt Ladies Golf League Results Moab Ladies Golf league results were posted for August this high-qualit- week: Tuesday, Aug 6: Lowest num-le- r of putts format. Winners were Dorothy Running Red Devil cross country team competed well Cody Tibbetts, Cody Dalton and Aaron Montague. finislied Moab's scoring. Also improving their respective times were Roger Stucki, Nephi Williams, Aaron Montague, Ben Holyoak, Brennan Cozzens, Paul Allen, and Wade Shumway. Forrest McCleary ran his first race and finished with a time of 25:41.83. Moab took second in the region competition being edged out by North Summit by four points, but did easily defeat Juan Diego. Coach Bernie in Provo meet. curred between our third- - and fourth-placfinishers. North Summit was able to slip their third, fourth, and fifth runner in before Moab returned with their fourth and fifth. We will help the team to focus on getting that gap closed up by the time region meet in October rolls around." In the ladies competition, GCHS fielded a junior varsity team due to the link of varsity experience. Moab ladies did quite well. I,nra , junior, was the first Grund County High female runner to cross the finish. She was followed by April Martin, Talanda Duyzie, Randi Fosse, and Amanda Carrigan Coach Radclifie said the majorof the Lady Red Devil runners ity have very little running experience hut is hoping this will change soon. Already, Coach RadclifTe says he is seeing a vaHt improvement in these young ladies. The next meet will be this Saturday in Salt Lake at the Murray Inve better performances than the previous week. Running against better competition only makes you stronger and gives you the needed experience that will be helpful in the later part of the season, coaches said. Cody Dalton, junior, waa the first Moab runner to cross the finish line with a greatly improved time of 18.25. Cody Tibbetts and Scott Biahoff pushed each other to a personal best of 19.29 and 19.35 respectively. A real pleasant surprise this year is Keegan Stewart, sophomore, who is improving his time with each day of practice. Stewart was the fourth runner from Grand to finish. TVevor Knutson, junior, Lora Lee, TalAnda Dayzie and April Martin. RadclifTe commented that "we have some holes in our clustering technique that caused us to fall short of the meet championship. The gap oc- - Is-e- itational. Coach Kadcliffe again wishes to thank all parents for their encouragement of their young Wasps spoil Red Devil homecoming, by Jeff Richards staff writer The Grand County Red Devil football team was shut out in its homecoming game Friday night, falling to the Juab Wasps 32-Although Grand made a few big plays during the game, they never seriously threatened to score until late in the fourth quarter, when they d line. got just inside Juab's However, Moab junior Trace Wells desperation pass as time expired was intercepted by the Wasps. Wells was filling in for quarterback Chris Brewer, who went out one play earlier with a concussion injury after playing virtually the entire game. Grand received the opening kickoff to start the game, but could not advance the ball and punted three plays later. Juab then completed a line on its pass to the Grand first play. After running the ball to the line, the Wasps scored a TD with 9.54 remaining in the first quarter, and added the point after kick to make it Later, toward the end of the first quarter, Juab was poised to score again, but Grand's Matt Keogh inter 7-- 0. 32-- 0 cepted a pass in the end zone as time expired. The second quarter started off with a loss of 5 yards on a Mike Taylor run 10-yar- copy": Winners were Colleen Beever, Rena Carver, Cindy I)aye, Pam Erickson, Mary Ann Murray and Evelyn Woosley. Wednesday, Aug. 21: Bingo, Bango, Bongo format: Winners were Pam Erickson and Chris Henderson, who tied. Tuesday, Aug. 27: Guess Your Winners were Mary Score: Mayberry and Mary Ann Murray Wednesday, Aug. 28: Two Low Net format: Winners were Dor- - othy Brailsford, Rena Carver, Chris Go and Evelyn Woosley. Ringer Tournament winners for August: Tuesday Play: Mary Ann Murray, low gross; Betty Badger, low net; Mary Mayberry, low net. Wednesday play: Mary Ann Murray, low gross, Chris Henderson, low net. Motorcycle moonlight ride The Deadhorse Motorcycle Club will he hosting another full moon ride on Saturday, Sept. 21. Riders will depart the north Maverick station at 6.30 p.m., ride to Rays up the River Road to Tavern in Green River and return. Anyone with a highway legal motorcycle is invited to attend. d The Deadhorse Motorcycle Club meets regularly the third Thursday of every month at the Moab Brewery. The next minting is schduled for Sept. 19. Questions, please call 260-211- Green River hosts men's softball tourney 0. 20-yar- Green River will host the 22nd annual men's softball tournament on Sept. 20, 21, and slow-pitc- This year organizers would also like to see the tournament brought back to Melon Days weekend. So if you have a team and are interested in some having some fun, pack up the family, load up the car, and join in for an excit-- i ing weekend of hallgames, great food, entertainment in the park, and all the free melon you can eat. Teams will he limited, so get registered early. For more infor- mation contact Lucas and Victoria Shorts at (435) ro-e- d Homecoming royalty: (L to R) Freshman attendant Natalie Garrett, junior attendant Alex Esquibel, homecoming queen Heidi Brooks, senior attendant Kimbrey Cozzens, and sophomore attendant Deserae Hulce. Photos by Jell Richards 564-847- for Moab. A bad hike on the next play resulted in a loss of 6 more yards. An incomplete pass to Taylor followed, and Grand punted away again. Juab took over the ball at their own 44-yar- d e line and engineered a drive to the end zone that included two third and long conversions, the second of which brought them to the line with 8.08 left in the half. The Wasps scored on a quarterback sneak a couple of plays later and added the kick to make it 14-- 0 with 7:29 left in the half. Later in the second quarter, Grand three-minut- sight during the Juab game was Grand quarterback Chris Brewer having to act as one quickly under heavy pressure. Here, Brewer gets nailed by two Wasp defender Grand lineman lies flat on hit back. Photo by Jeff Richards 9. Thanksgiving Point hosts marathon was faced with poor field position after taking the ball over on their own line. On third down and 8 on the line. Grand threw an inwas returned to the that terception 5. Three plays later, Juab made it into the end zone for their third TD of the game. The kick was no good, so with 2.09 left in the half, the score Runners from far and wide will descend on Thanksgiving Point to participate in the resort's first ever marathon: Utahs Marathon Relay 2002 on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. Runners will enjoy a breathtakcourse unlike any ing, other in the state weaving through beautifully groomed theme gardens, stately lawns, cov-- 1 ered bridges, d walls, the largest waterfall in the Western Hemisphere and Utah's longest golf course. Thanksgiving Point is an ideal location for a marathon relay," Continued on Page B2 Continued on Page B5 -- A familiar h 22. g Continued on Page B2 Brailsford and Pat Richeson, who tied. Wednesday, Aug. 7: Team Chicago format: Winners were Helen Kimber, Alene Kirby and Mary Mayberry Wednesday, Aug. 14: Team Two Person Best Ball format, pre-daw- A souped-u- p sport utility vehicle is on the market, though the sport is war. For half a million dollars, you can buy an armor-plate- d Ford truck or GMC Suburban and equip it with a grenade launcher or machine gun. Sports Briefs -- 26.2-mil- e vine-covere- man-mad- e |