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Show Sif SportsOutdoors 15 Effort launched to save canyons river running legacy On Wednesday, July 23, the Grand Canyon National Park Foundation, in collaboration with the National Park Service, embarked on an effort to save the Grand Canyons river run- ning legacy by conserving 15 historic boats currently suffer- ing from decades of benign ne- gleet. The Save Our Boats-th- e Grand Canyon Historic Boat Project? is an estimated three- year $300,000 effort to: remove these boats from inad- equate outdoor storage condi- tions, provide a thorough cleaning of the crafts. conduct conservation treat- ments to stabilize and protect boats in their used condi- - and capture the history and stories associated with their use on the Colorado River. This project is very exciting to us, commented Joe Alston, Superintendent of Grand Can-National Park and a river These boats tell the story of river running on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The opportunity to make right the damage caused An unnamed boat, known as by decades of neglect, and pro- - the Stone Boat for its use on a tect these boats and their his- - trip sponsored by Julius Stone, tory, is incredible. We appreci- - the oldest remainingboat to have ate greatly the Foundation for run the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. The 1909 trip of initiating this effort. We are delighted to be in part- - 1300 miles ran from Green River, nership with the park on this Wyoming to Needles, California, project, "stated Deborah Tuck, The Edith, a white cedar and d President of Grand Canyon Na- boat named for Em- tional Park Foundation.. Kolbs daughter, which was ery oak-hulle- With the help ofa coalition of dedicated boatman and boat company owners, we have quickly positioned ourselves to jumpstart this project, contrib- uting energy and expertise to conserve this piece of Grand Canyons legacy. The first phase of this project began on July 23 with the mov-th-e ing of three boats from the door display area at the parks former Visitor Center where one has rested since the 1950s to a newly established indoor Con- servation Workshop. There they will be cleaned and evaluated as to the extent of damage and n propriate conservation ments to be completed in the coming year. The three boats being moved are: out-tio- used by Emory and Ellsworth Kolb for their 1911-1- 2 photographic expedition, and The Glen, a wooden Galloway 3 boat, used on the United States Geological Sur- vey expedition, led by Emery Kolb to survey for dam sites along the Colorado River, 1921-192- n; ap-yo- treat-boatma- n. Kanab High School 9:00 am t 1:00 pm Saturday, August 9th for girls 5th through 9th Grade Kanab, Fredonia and Valley Girls are welcome to attend. v Name (Last) Address ; City Home Phone School Youth S M L July 30 to Aug 1, 2003 0 am to Noon T-Shi- rt: ;Vv; Zip Emergency Phone Grade Age Adult S M L My daughter has permission to attend Volleyball skills camp. I will be responsiable for any medical or other charges in connecton with her attendence at camp. T-Sh- irt. '' State Restrictions on participation $25 PER GIRL Price includes Parents are welcome to attend a show , .on Friday, Aug. 1 ; invited to attend.1' Ages Girls willleama chant and.a dpce.: ' (First) '' . 5-- 12 Parents signiture Parents name printed Insurance Co. Name Policy " g ' ' If you would like to participate fill out above form and send with camp fee of Kanab High School $25.00 payable to Kanab High School Volleyball 59 E Cowboy Way, Kanab, UT 84741. For more information contact Coach Jana Brown (435)644-506- 0 or (435)899-130- 3 9 Please call and leave message with: Name, Age, Size and Phone Number. Make checks payable to FHS Cheer. 643-629- T-Sh-irt . L Basic instruction and drills for volleyball skills Group play, games, prizes and fun! serve bump set spike |