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Show iju'i jprrrTi (The Page B2 team Triumphs over Blanding The rain we have been receiving over the past few weeks has done more than nourish the flower and the trees. It has brought the potholes back to life. Potholes are Moab' Grand County School Middle Thunderbird traveled to Standing for their first football game of the season, Wednesday, Sept. 11. "Blanding has a very large team, and with a win already under their belts, this team would (T-Bir- depressions that naturally oc- cur in slit krock. Over time the depressions erode deep enough so that pool of water remain for days, weeks, or sometimes months. These ponds are home to many tiny will le a very tough adversary for the stated Head prove to Comh Dewayne Gw inn Blanding scored first on a long touchdown paws in the setond quarter The T Birds didnt move the ball very well in the first Blanding half, the score The setond half waa different -- Tanner Brown (8th grade), scored on a 40 yard run up the added an middle The two additional points on a conto version bring the score to favor Moabs in 0 8-- 6 Moabs defense played very tough. Tanner Brown and Kyle Ksquihel (8th grade) sacked the quarter batk in their own end zone for a two-posafety, bringing the score 10 6 Moab, at the end of to up the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Gordon Garrett (7th Gade) scored on a nice bootleg and Moab addid the two jxiint conversion, making the score 18-The defense held solid until late in the fourth, when Blanding Bcored on another long touch down pass and put two more up on the score board making it Moab, with 2 minutes, 30 seconds left to play. Kirby Smith (8th grade) recovered the ball on an online kick from Blanding. Kelly VanArsdol (8th grade) and Gordon Garrett at the quarterback positions controlled the game and the clock. With time running out, VanArsdol ran a quarterback sneak for a gain, allowing the clock to run out, ending the game, thus giving Moab the victory. Defensive Coach Travis 18-1- 4 five-yar- d Tng Thursday, September 19, 2002 Students see rain bring potholes back to life GCMS Thunderbird football 6-- -- iiu creatures that have adaptations suited for life in this precarious environment. Many of these microorganisms can hatch, grow to adulthood, and breed within a few days. In some species eggs can dry completely and remain dry for years w siting for the next rain to fill their pothole. Other species are able to dry out as adults until the next rain. Canyon Country Outdoor Gwinn, praised the defense which held the Mustangs to only 10 yards rushing. De- fensive Back Coach Doug Garrett was also very happy with his defensive back, which allowed only two long pass plays that kept them in the game. Moab with 164 yards rushing only had 39 yards passing. We hope to improve our passing yardage's total before our next game. Tanner Brown was a key factor in this first win," stated Coach Dewayne Gwinn. Brown had 12 running attempts for 96 yards toavtal and an per-carr- GCHS football players ride atop a fire engine during last Friday afternoons parade. Photo by Jett Richards Wasps spoil Red Devil homecoming Continued from Page 111 y erage. Ricky Lopez (8th grade) had 8 attempts for 31 yards at 4 yards per carry. In addition, Ixipez had numerous blocks to help with the total yardage. Our men played their hearts out. Their conditioning paid off at the end of the game. We out-laste- d the game. They are: Tyler Welch, Jacob Adams, Colton Black, Justin Holland, and Mike Taylor. The homecoming queen and her four attendants were recognized at halflime. Moabs disappointing defeat came despite the support of the large enthusiastic crowd that filled the stands to support the Red Devils, who have been outscored by an average our opponents. would like to The thank everyone for their support, the Honor Society for sponsoring the pep bus and bringing the pep squad kids to the game, and to the Cheerleaders. Afun time was had by all," stated coaches Dewayne Gwinn, Travis Gwinn, Doug Garrett and Robert Melo. 1 got the ba back again later, however, and made a nice drive during the final five minutes, led by a couple of big rushing gains by Mike Taylor. But the Devils never made it to the end zone, and were forced to take the shutout loss. Grand's young football team features only five seniors, each of whom was honored before in their first four games this season. The loss to Juab was reportedly the first time in Coach Dennis Wells of 12-ye- 34-- ar 5 teaching career (which was spent in Nevada until this year) that he has lost a homecoming game. The Dev- The next game will be in lelper on the Sept. 21 at 1 1 a.m. ils next game is Friday at Diego High School at 7 p.m. in Salt Lake City. Grands next home game is Oct. 4 vs. Gunnison, also at 7 p.m. Juan a W8 wm Heard Around the West Continued from Page III The weapons pop up through the sun roof, reports the AP. But dont even think about getting good gas mileage: That can dip into the single digits." ft you thought backyard barbecues were safe, think again. In San Andreas, Calif., police followed a trail of meat juice to a woman suspected of stealing e steak from a neighbors charge leveled against the woman was receiving stolen property, reports the AP. If u & barbe-cueTh- Tr. Todd SI Siackucj 259-944- 1 ft ft Fried chicken may have 471 S. Main Ml Desert Plaza moab fftet lab photo ft got- ten a cop In big trouble in Taos gff wm Wmd County, N.M. Though state police conclude that "it is impossible to say" whether an officer was eating Kentucky Friend Chicken when he smashed into another vehicle, a KFC box was found on the dashboard of the police car. There was another problem as well, reports the AP. Police officer Anthony Trujillo was "speeding at 80 miles per hour," according to a lawsuit filed by Ernest Mondragon, the driver of the pickup involved in the col- lision. Mondragon, however, was charged with two traffic violations. Officer Trujillo, who has since resigned from the police department, told officers at the accident he was driving only 40 mph, and according to a police spokesman: "It's not against the law to eat and drive. It's inadvisable, but not against the law. Fourth grade students examine pothole above Moab. them with microscopes and hand lenses. Tadpole shrimp, fairy shrimp and ostracods are just a few of the creatures they observed. Students calculated the diversity in individual potholes and compared them. They were then asked to theorize why some potholes had more diversity than others. Size, location, and possible pollutants, like body oils, were violence. Tom Morris. Photo by Jeff Richards If you have a picture you would like to submit as Photo of the Week, drop it off at Moab Photo Lab by Friday each w eek, 26 W. Center 259-418- 1 South ofT I J ft ( If T 259-59- 8 Q 1 -- in of 3! JyT . UJ Membership indudes: Use of all equipment, induding tanning bed. Entry card system gives you I unlimited access 24 hours a day everyday! I - - offer is good for new members & current members that would like to extend their memberships. Offer good only with this coupon. This 1 Seventeen years ago, the same thing happened, only that time a mouse was the culprit: It chewed a power cable and did not survive the experience. No word on the fate of the snake. Betsy Marston writes Heard around trie West for High Corn-tr- y News in Paonia, Colorado (betsymGhcn.org). She appreciates ftps of weird Western Gxcrirg the country, one home at a time, 2471 S. Hwy. 191, Moat 8-- 6 la ) y Thursday. September 19th fallen Arches, square dance, 730 - 930 p.m., CMc Center. lecture Series, Jim Salmon, Historical Perspective, 7 pm, MIC Friday. September 20th MARC Purple Room. Chess Gub, Red Devil Girfs Tennis, playing Richfield, 330 pm Red Devil Football 7 p.m. at Juan Diego. Saturday, September 21st Farmers Market am, 90 W Center Tuesday. September 24th Back Country Horsemen meeting, 630 pm. Old aty park. Thursday. September 26th Fallen Arches, square dance, 730 - 930 p.m, CMc Center. Red Devil Girfs Soccer, playing Delta, 330 pm Red Devil Volleyball playing South Summit , 5 pm. battery-powere- to combat domestic fourth graders learning animal adaptations at Big Bend Campground and fifth graders learning geology at Arches National Park. Get C months for the price Tchaikovskys Eugene Onegin d by flashlight, lanterns and generators, reports The New Mexican. Electricity was disrupted by a bull snake that had crawled into a transformer, creating a power outage. But the show went on, making "an interesting evening of theater," said administrator carnival held at Rotary Park last Saturday. The event was designed to raise awareness about how Knight Elementary Schools on d field trips so they can learn science by doing science. Parents are always encouraged to come and join in the fun. Keep an eye out for fun-fille- PHvftOCG KccE) 100 170 first hour of a performance of back-to-scho- They discovered what microorganisms make up lichens, some characteristics of lichens, and where lichens prefer to grow. Canyon Country Outdoor education is a partnership between the National Park Service, Grand County School District and the Youth Garden Project. Throughout the year we will be taking students from Red Rock and Helen M. creatures, then examined Santa Fa, N.M., got to see the Youth and adults enjoy the grade students also spent time examining lichens. changed the name not the program) took advantage of the potholes on our first fall field trip. Last week, sixth graders from Helen M. Knight Elementary spent time examining the microorganisms in the potholes on the fins above the dump bump at Sand Flats. They used dip nets and eyedroppers to capture the East the sandstone fins common answers. 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