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Show & g!l MOAB, UTAH 50$ Volume 109 WEATHER FORECAST Moab Film Festival offers four days with more than 30 diverse productions Thursday. Partly Cloudy J High 59 tow 31 Friday Partly Cloudy High 57 Low 30 yx Saturday. Parity Cloudy High 63 Low 34 Sunday, 'fv Partiy Cloudy High 65 Low 34 The Moab Film Festival gets in to full swing after a Gala opening featuring the film Why the Cow boy Sings by Utah filmmakers Taki Telonidis and Hal Cannon, Wednesday night at the Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge. More than 30 films will each be shown twice over the 4 day event. Festival Coordinator, Ranna Bieschke, states, We will be showing a wonderful variety of indepen- dent work that you wont be able to see elsewhere in Moab. W'e have fiction features, short fiction films, animations and stimulating documentaries." The Election Edition Make an informed decision on the Nov. 5 candidates starts with a sample ballot on B2 Local Scene from Lady Warriors. election. Everything you need to know about the page Thursday, October 31, 2002 www.moabtimes.com Number 44 followed by platform statements Cross Country Track Teams While the Red Devil football season may have been a disappointment, the cross country track teams shine. See Pg. 81 with filmgoers enough stamina will also have a chance to meet over a dozen filmmakers at showings, parties and seminars (some of which are free to the public). Awards for best fiction feature, best documentary, best student work and Audiences Choice will be given out at a brunch for full festival pass holders Sunday at 11 am. Bieschke wont name her favorite film, but she will say that two shows should not be missed by young people. Party Animals," which is about the 2000 election, was directed by a 12 year old boy, Chaille Stovall a kid with an impressive amount of gumption," says Bieschke. He acquired interviews with all the major candidates, and its not just kiddie answers. Its worth seeing by all ages (Nov 1, 7 pm, MARC and Nov 2, 9 am, Star Hall). Lady Warriors," directed and produced by John C. P. Goheen, chronicles the Tuba City, Arizona girls team, led by their inspirational coach Milfred Tewawina, as they try for their 4th consecutive state title. These young Hopi and Navajo women run on undaunted by poverty, inspired by tradition, and fiercely dedicated to making their dreams come true. "Lady Warriors" shows at Star Hall, October 31, 7 pm and at 9 am on November 2 at the MARC. Coach Milfred Tewawina will be at the Saturday showing and Director John Goheen will attend both showings. eight years of fundraising, shooting and editing as money came in. Was it worth it? Come and find out. Advance tickets may tie purchased at Arches Book Co. and Main St Music and Video; tickets will also he available at the door. Full festival passes are $75 00, and discounts vull he given to area residents, seniors, and students. Day and block passes can also lie purchased. For any questions concerning the festival, call the festival office at 259 4525 Voters head to polls Tuesday; choices can mold future for Grand County residents election include rural Utah. With day coming next Tuesday, Nov. 5, predictions statewide are for a low voter turnout. Reasons range from a lack of major races gubernatorial, senatorial at the top of the ballot, to frustration of voters over the legislative redistricting plan which leaves many'voters unsure of which legislative district they live in, and some forced to vote absentee because of a lack of polling places. I ( In Grand County, though, a high voter turnout is expected. There are more local contests on the ballot than there have been for years, and the candidates have waged energetic campaigns to get voter approval. Topping the ballot is the race for the 2nd Congressional seat. That district was expanded from its traditional home in Salt Lake County, to Incummuch of bent Democrat Jim Matheson is facing a strong challenge from John Swallow, a Republican Both have campaigned vigorously in their new ly acquired partially rural district, which includes Grand County. Incumbent Jack A. Seitz, is a Republican from Vernal, who inherited much of Grand County in his District 55 Utah House district. He is opposed by John Weisheit from Moab, who is running as a Green Party candidate. In Utah House District 6J, which also includes a slice of Moab and Grand County, incumbent Democrat Brad King of Price is being challenged by DeLamar Gibbons of Blanding, a Republican. Continued on Page A2 cross-countr- y - Read all about itl Look inside for The Extra! nt Youll find weekly events, a TV guide, horoscope, crossword, calendar, real estate listings, classifieds and more. Inside The T imes Business Directory: A9 Dining & Lodging: BS Editorials, Letters: A10-1Notices: BIO Obituaries: A5 Region Review: B9 1 Sports: fif WEATHER HISTORY Low-Pred- Date-Hig- Oct 23 66 40 .01 Oct 24 64 43 .16 .02 .03 .03 Oct 25 67 Oct Oct Oct Oct 26 27 28 29 36 46 63 45 61 62 37 56 36 - .06 To subscribe to IiULliffifflr independent call subecrito!TK)abtimes.com The ril This news paper is fxinted on recycled paper and is recyclable. COPY geo-physic- al l ap-plic- 30-da- y be-lie- sub-surfac- at v e d use of helicopters and crews on foot to minimize impact. Approximately 80 percent of the source points for this project will be located on existing vehicle routes. There will be approximately 25 miles of use off existing vehicle routes, almost all of which will take place in vegetation treatment areas planted with crested wheatgrass. In describing the area, von Koch area has said, This multiple-usseen uranium exploration and mining and extensive seismic exploration It is leased for oil and gas uses and livestock graz- - - cross-countr- y e al filmmakers Robert Lundahl (Unconquering the Last Frontier) and Renea Roberts (Gifting It). On Friday, music takes center stage as film composer Larry Good, demonstrates how music communicates in film. Hell have practical tips for filmmakers as well as looking at artistic issues involved in using music to shape the viewers experience. Unfortunately James D'Arc who was to present Moab in the Movies" will be unable to attend, but that will leave even more time for Larry Good to tell all. On Saturday morning, Chris Simon modera,tes a Filmmakers Roundtable exploring what it is like to be an independent filmmaker today. Visiting .filmmakers Maureen Gosling (Blossoms of Fire), Lexie Schabel (House of Rock), and William Moreing (Joyful Partaking) will tell of the triumphs and traumas in making their films. Goslings experience is not untypical. It her took Office Tuesday announced approval of a geophysical exploration project on public lands approximately 25 miles southeast of Moab. The exploration will be conducted by Dawson Geophysical Company of Midland, Texas, on behalf of Tom Brown, Inc It will use three dimensional (3-seismic technology to gather detailed information to help pinpoint oil deposits near the Lisbon Valley oil and gas field. Subsequent to receiving the ion for the project this past May, our office has prepared a detailed environmental assessment on the pubproposal and conducted a lic comment period After reviewing all the data and public input, we e that our decision to approve the project w ill allow fur the collection of geologic data, important while providing for the protection of the areas surface values, stated Acting Assistant Moab Field Office Manager for Resources, Russ von Koch. The Lisbon Valley geophysical exploration project will collect information over 37 square nnles of BLM land, intermingled state sections administered by the State of Utahs School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), and a few scattered parcels of private property. The project area in which seismic work will be conducted is currently under lease for oil and gas. Tom Brown, Inc., operator of 24 oil and gas wells in the adjacent Lisbon unit, controls the majority of the leases. Seismic testing will involve the use of three vibroseis buggy trucks driven in single file along source truck-generate- A seminar on different aspects of filmmaking starts each day at the Moab Information Center from It is free and open to the public. Thursday's seminar focuses on the art of documentary editing. Director and editor, Chris Simon, will lead a demonstrationdiscussion on how a documentary editor interweaves a myriad of raw materials into a compelling 6tory. She will be joined by docu- mentary Land of Bureau Field Moab (BLM) Managements The lines. At points located at 220 foot intervals along the source line the buggy trucks will lower vibrator pads to the ground and vibrate them in unison for several minutes. Geophone receivers laid out along a grid perpendicular to the source lines will record the seismic energy as it passes through the different layers of rock and strata below ground Geophone receiver lines will be transported by Several films have Moab connections. Rockumentarian" Lexie Shabels film House of Rock" features locals Bud and Ed Tangren, Bob, Karen and Anna Foster, and former resident John Lee, plus the story of Hole in the Rock." County building inspector Jeff Whitney will be a proud uncle at the showing of Peeping Tom," a charming short directed by his nephew, Jason Ipson. Down an Old Road: The Poetic Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel" is directed and produced by resident Chris Simon. Dirt Divas," by Anne Walton, extols the riding skills and lifestyles of mountain bike queens, many of whom have graced the trails here. The above filmmakers will all be at the festival. Geophysical work in Lisbon okayed by the BLM Wind turbines, such as this one, bring clean power into the grid and keep substantial amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air. The "Blue Sky" program is available through Utah Power. Continued on lage A2 Eleven Moab businesses jump aboard Utah Power's "Blue Sky" wind power program by Lisa Church staff writer area businesses are putting behind helping the power environment - wind power, that is. Last week, 11 business owners signed on to purchase blocks of power generated by wind energy under Utah Powers Blue Sky alternative energy program. They! pay a little more - about $2.95 per 100 kilowatt-hou- r block - for the renewable energy, but the price is small when compared to the environmental benefits, said Andy Nettle, owner of Some Arches Book Company, who is buying 10 blocks of wind power each month. I'm willing to pay a little extra if it helps the environment, Nettle said. With what's going on right now in the Middle East, we need to reduce our dependence on oil. This is one way I can contribute to that. Just think what would happen if every business in town signed up. Dave Saknson, owner of Dave's Corner Market, said he signed up to make a statement that he hopes other businesses and residential power users will follow. It's a good alternative, and it makes us less dependent on fossil fuel, Sakrison said. We need to explore other energy alternatives. And if enough people sign on, maybe the cost will come down. Even if it doesnt. Im willing to do w hat I can now for the environment. Other Moab business who will now purchase a portion of their pow er as wind energy include Eklecticafe, Top of the World Cyclery, Chile Pepper Bike Shop, Red Rook Bakery, Atomic Hair, Ancient Images, the Tom Till Gallery, Banditos Grill, and Wabi Sabi. City and county governmental agencies are also considering plans to purchase some alternative power Combined, the wind power purchas'd by thee 11 businesses will prevent the release of nearly 37 tons of carbon dioxide from entering our atmosphere, said Sarah Wright, coordinator of the Utah Wind Power Campaign for the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies. To put this in perspective, this is equivalent to planting nearly 15 acres of trees each Continued on Page A2 .1 f " ? . t- |