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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20, 2003 Fee Free Day - National Public Lands Day that the National Park Grand day will be valid for seven days on both the North and South Rims, so visitors are reminded to hold on to their receipts. The National Park Service is proud to take part in this coordinated Federal recreation effort and would like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors in recognition ofNational Public Lands Day. on Canyon will not waive entrance fees on August 25, this Every year Service designates Founders Day, August 25, as Fee Free Day at all year, but will waive entrance fees national parks that collect an en- and commercial tour fees as part trance fee. This year, to increase of National Public Lands Day on consistency and coordination September 20. Recreation user across Federal recreation pro- fees such as backcountry permi t grams, Interior bureaus and the fees, camping fees and fees for USDA Forest Service will adopt otheractivitiesofferedin the park National Public Lands Day as a will not be waived. Free entry passes issued that Day. single interagency Fee-Fre- e . National Lands Public Although day to commercial tour operators Day is typically the last Saturday will be valid only for that indiin Septemlicr, this year it will tie vidual tour. Free entry passes celebrated on Septemlier 20, 2003. issued to single visitentriesissued -- .. 11 Annual PcucuUgc Rate 1 ...every time your team wins!!! ' ,T ' tt f U f mj i ! m I U t x? ; t I M t f 4 4 5 1 1 Mi 3 - to 5V - I fcli 10. t . n J. i tt. 1 v 4 f Skv- J 4 r i : f I Tf s J Tv ? ? f x t i I t I1 w di - mr'ft i - t t I - H -- (t 4 M , . ' i - i ii i 9 ' , I t i - - ? r f t i t i i i:e3raa3IUSiTi czvr? 0 0 4 l ii : I i 'W'trl 'H H"- I News from est Friends ANIMAL SOCIETY On the Light Side dence. Porter By Eric 638-788- Starting at I 0 0 Here are some recent amusFor additional information about Grand Canyon National ing items about animals from around the world: 8 Park, please call (928) The Boxer Rebellion or check our web site at http: People in Munich, Germany, www.nps.govgrca. were astounded when two innocent-looking boxer dogs, wanstreets on their own, the dering suddenly turned into hoodlums and began attacking parked cars. The pair bit a Volkswagen until its bumper fell off; they destroyed the wheel arch and mud guard on another car; they bore the license plates off a third vehicle. Six cars were damaged in the fracas. Those who watched the canine criminals insisted that it was a random act of violence, and that absolutely none of the cars had done anything to provoke the dogs. The dogs managed a quick getaway before police arrived. However, a forensic team recovered traces of dog spit from the cars, and last we knew, officers were planning to visit all dog people in the area in an attempt to track down the suspects. See some mean growth. (r 6 He's a Crashing Boar in Bed! Also in Germany, a wild boar crashed through a glass door, and jumped into bed with an elderly German couple, burrowing under the covers, and shaking uncontrollably after being chased by . . . a Yorkshire terrier! The couple, who were pretty terrified themselves, awoke to the loud crash. I sat up, recalled the 7 man, and there was a wild pig in the bed, tusks and everything, trying to hide under the duvet. The couple had to chase the barking Yorkie away before they could persuade the pig to leave. From Russia, with Straight As Russian school kids have been discovering a new ally: cockroaches. It seems the insects have a very valuable function in life: They eat ink. That means they can quietly remove the bad marks from students report cards, without leaving any evi-- . f L IJ VI. J - Thechildren attract the roaches by dabbing honey over the offending grade on the card, and the insects go to work. Nobodys quite sure which little brain actually discovered the trick, but children interviewed who had tried the method agreed that they had found it most effective. He Just Dug the Man's Rug A series of embarrassing incidents have forced Harry the Hawk into early retirement. The Harris hawk, who lives at Thorp PerrowArboretumin Yorkshire, England, has been doing display dives for visitors for many years. But he started running afoul of good humor when he flew into an ice cream stand andlanded in one of the tubs. The ice cream was replaceable, but Harrys next stunt was to swoop into the crowd and fly off with a spectators hairpiece, which he then tried to eat, thinking it was some kind ofhairy rodent. The mischievous hawk now has a new job at the arboretum: breeding offspring who will, hopefully, have better manners. Cartoons by Mark Brown. Open Mic Night Bring your songs, your instruments, your music, your poems, or just your ears to the Kanab Community Open Mic Night, on Friday, August 29, starting at 7 p.m. in the Kanab City Lie room. brary Free and open to all ages! Music, poetry, dance and other performance art welcome. Come listen for a while or stay all evening (please arrive promptly to register for mic time). In response to an increasingly long and diverse sign-u- p list, performances will be limited to two songs (or about 12 minutes) per persongroup. Encore performances will be welcomed after everyone has had one chance to perform. For more information, email multi-purpos- sunmikekanab.net or call Michael at . f - t 644-290- 0. i . |