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Show (The Page A2 -- ' V "nvT 4 J Ai . Thursday, October 31, 2002 mi Dirt Divas" finds favor with local bicycling expert and enthusiast " " 4F. 4 Eimra-3Juhcpmh- ' v. . tV.' - K. a. f -- vV 1,' CL '4jf- w wzziy 'rV ' .T;-'WUd- - I ii i!v ,v, v -- Bv Ron ?--; A ' f j. yf j . T ?-- V3 A 'l-' . .. r. T i : i,- -' F J& r Georg guest w riler Thcie are plent) of women tcatured in mountain bike videos. Du res a scene wheie rad dude Richie Schley finishes up his run at a siieam, with a w ink and a nod to the camera, where a scantily clad young lass waits on a warm rock by the water Or theres the interlude when a pair of sholgun-totin- g d women in nuns habits conduct midnight espionage in a black van. Even racers are included, like the footage -- nuni-skirte- ot downhill Streh goddess Marla weanng lycra and a jog bra to low a bike trailer through tropical landscape, cleav age shots steal Global Extremes participants compete in the first of three qualifying rounds. Trials began at Red Cliffs of Lodge near Moab on Saturday The top five of 50 contestants will climb Mt Everest in the last leg the event that will take place in remote regions around the globe Pictured (forefront to back): M.ke Woltert, Samantha Gehrmg, Elisabeth Desmond, Troy Henkels, and Darran Wells. five-mont- h Photo by Lisa Church Fifty athletes contend for greuling Global Extremes competition athletes Irimi a round the country gathered at Red grueling physical challenges in the Kalahari Desert, and South America Ten participants will move on to compete in i hallenge events in Iceland, where organizers say they will pioneer a route among the frozen mountain passes and valleys of the Icelandic Ice " Caps Fifty Cliffs Idge to contend for one of 12 spots in Globa) Kx trernes, an adventure thal lenge competition sponsored by the Outdoor Life Network and Toyota Motor Sales. Inc. The 12 winners will travel around the globe, competing in Election is Tuesday Continued from Ig. 1 serve close scrutiny by voters. Polls in Grand County will open at 7 a m. Tuesday, and will remain open until 8 p.m. For the County Council seat at large, a contest, Judy Carmichael is non-partisa- n being challenged by Arlan Lazere. Background on these Continued from Pg. campaign platform statements found on Pages B3 Times-ln-dependen- t. In County Council District B. Knight is challengNate I, ing incumbent Kimberly our Sehappert, and in District 3, a hot contest is being waged between Rex Tanner and Max wind power through Utah Powers Blue Sky wind program." The number of Utah pollution-fre- the County Attorney seat being vacated by William Benge, Moab attorneys Happy J. Morgan and William Bill" Schultz are against one another Grand County Sheriff James D. Nyland is being Kent by challenged steadily increasing, and Wright said that could lead to the development of wind farms - facilities that another race, open with the decision of Grace And in Eastin not to run for as County Treasurer, Clara Davenport and Peggy E. Taylor are vying for the post. Only one Grand County School board seat is being contested. incumbent Bruce D. Louthan is being challenged by Robert Buckingham in School Board District 5. All other posts are uncontested Grand County voters are also going to have a chance to vote on retention of a number of judicial posts. Six members of the Court of Appeals of Utah are up for retention, along with Seventh District Judges Lyle R. Anderson and Bruce K. Halliday. Also up for retention n votes are District Juvenile Judges Scott N. Johansen and Mary L. Manley, as well as Justice Court Judge Paul C. Cox. Voters also face a list of other issues on the ballot. Heading the list is Voter Initiative No. 1, a issue considering raisfees ing dramatically on radioactive waste in Utah, and including banning high-levradioactive wastes in the state. That issue, the subject of intensive public advertising campaigns from both proponents and opponents, is followed by six proposals to change Utahs constitution. Less controversial than Initiative number on, they also de al low-lev- el 4 e electric customers enrolled in the Blue Sky program is Somerville. highly-contro-versi- electricity use and promote a cleaner, safer, more sustainable electricity supply by choosing to purchase W. Young. el h list of polling places can be found in a notice from County Clerk Fran Townsend, also included in this issue. generate electricity through wind and then sell it to power companies including PacifiCorp, Utah Powers parent company. The wind power is fed into the companys power grid for use Exploration in Lisbon . . . around the West. Currently, PacifiCorp buys wind power from two Wyoming wind farms. A new facility that wdf also supply wind energy to western states was recently approved in Colorado. The Blue Sky program is available to residential and business customers. But those who choose wind energy to provide either all or part of their electricity need not fear that the electrical service will be compromised on windless days. A lot of people have the misconception that they have to buy all their pow'er as wind or traditional power. And some think the quality of the power might be compromised, Wright said. But its all fed into the grid. On windless days, no one will see a difference in service. When you buy the power, youre simply saying I want my piece of this grid to be from pollution-fre- e wind power. Wright said switching to hicles. Two paved San Juan County roads and many other wind power is simple: Customers can notify Utah Power that they wish to purchase all or a portion of their electricity from wind energy, and the power company will take care of the rest. Information about the the through Utah Power, or at the Utah Wind Power Campaign Continued from Pg. 1 ing and is open to travel by recreational ve- vehicle routes are located within the area. Portions of pinyon-junipe- have been r woodlands chained," sage- brush valleys have been railed, and these treated tea-roo- of fearlessness. Most videos present riders as superheroes; Waltons perspecuve allows them to be human. Thats a far cry from s and jog bras. With its recent emphasis on the extreme, mountain biking has been growing hopelessly, ridiculously macho. Ideally, Dirt Divas will be required viewing for every testosterone-poisone- d chump in body armor w ho thinks dropping a big ledge requires testicular fortitude A few crushed egos would be good for mountain biking at this mountain biking. Toying with grav ity is about finesse, concentra- tion and confidence, not about ceps, tanoos and huhns. bi- Need Printing? Letterhead Envelopes Statements Business Cerda Special Forms mini-skirt- stage. More importantly. Dirt Divas could help more women see past the machismo and sexism thats rampant in most sport, including design 'em and print 'em to your We specifications! Stop by tor prices THE T1MES-INDFPEN-DF.- 35 NT E CENTER 259-75- 25 Thank You! for making our first year a success. Please join us Friday, Nov. 1st from 6 to 9 p.m. for a reception A 1 year or not driving over 79,000 miles each year," Wright said. These businesses are helping to spread the clean energy message - we can all reduce the environmental impact of through B6, in space provided as a courtesy of 77ie non-partisa- five-mont- "Blue Sky" wind power and other races is detailed in In Five finalists will win a spot for the ultimate adventure challenge - a chance to climb Mt. Everest. The Outdoor Life Network will broadcast the challenge competition from January to May 2003, culminating with a live telecast of the finalists attempt to ascend Mt. Everest. the scene. And bike industry executives wring their hands, asking why women arent attracted to mountain biking. After all, now they re making bikes with smaller brake lev ers tor dainty hands, and w hue sensibilities. toiks for can What more they do to bring women into the told? Well, first they could watch Dm Duns. the new video that will be featured during the Moab Film Festival tOct 31 at noon, Nov 1 docuat 9.30 p m k The mouns of number show a mentary tain bikings most daring women in full glory, slanumng through terrain most people wouldnt want to hike. Inlike her mae counterparts, director Anne W alton also assumes her subjects have something to say, and that an audience might wonder how someone taps into this sort Oh yes . . . All Books will be on sale 20 off This Night Only 78 North Main Moab Phone . 259-078- 2 Blue Sky program is available website: www.utaIigreenpower.org. ar- eas have been seeded with crested wheatgrass to increase livestock forage production. No areas proposed for wilderness designation are located within the project area. Additional details on the project are provided in the Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for the project. Copies of the EA and Decision Record for the Lisbon Valley Project are available at the Moab Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Moab, Utah 84532. 3-- D Want to visit Mo&b all year tenj? Subscribe to The Times- - Independent The EA and associated information, including a question and answer sheet, is also available on the Moab Field Office website (http: $32yesr Cent cf ami) www.blm.govutah moab .html utahmoab .html ). Call 40-2- 0 $24 in tewn poor ( |