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Show Kanab High School Sterling Scholars Page 9 JsaeLu National Nutrition Month Page 13 VOLUME 65 NUMBER 6 . WEDNESDAY MARCH 13, 1996 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 500 finish at state The Kanab Cowboys end of season run ended in the state championship game last Saturday evening in Cedar City when they lost to North Sevier 54-4The Cowboys won their first game on Thursday over a stubKanab born Millard team 61-5scored the first five points of the game before Millard answered that with seven in a row to take the lead. Millard still had the lead late in the first at 15-1Vaughn Jackson put in a rebound basket with :48 left to cut zier hit a three pointer with :17 left to give Kanab a 44-4- 1 lead. Millard's Courtney Tuttle answered that with a three of his own at the buzzer to knot the score at 44-4The Cowboys led 55-4- 9 on a jumper from Casey Glover with 3:16 to go in the game. Millard wouldn't quit, nailing a three and a two pointer to cut the lead to 55-5- 4 with 2:22 left. With Kanab clinging to a one point lead with a minute to go, Greenland came up with a big the deficit to two. Charlie defensive stop. Chandler Cutler Greenland tied the game on a was fouled and made two free nice feed from Noah Giddings throws with :37 left to up their with :08 left. lead to 59-5After Millard atThe second quarter stayed missed two three-poiled fouled but the Glover close, Cowboys by tempts, Casey got The Kanab Cowboys surprised quite a few people and earned a second place trophy at the 2-- State Basketball 33-3- 0 half. The third at the three, 0 finished season second at record, the 'Boys' regular Championships held last weekend in Cedar City. After an Gla- See COWBOYS, Page 11 the region tournament by beating San Juan and top ranked Beaver. Then they beat Millard and Monticelto at state period was tight also. Jerron 1. 4. 9. 1. 6. nt A 8-1- before coming up short against North Sevier in the championship game. Commission deals with development issues By Richard Negus Economic development man- ager Jim Matson gave the Kane County Commission at its February 26 meeting information regarding the formation of the Recreation and Transportation service district. He also gave them a copy of the formal notice to be published in the paper. The new district should be in effect by the second week of May. Resolution 1996-- 1 was signed by the commission. Matsons next order of business was a transfer of the Gun Club lease to the county. To protect its members and their rights, Tony Wright was in at- - Caruso to stand trial Joseph Michael Caruso, Orderville, was bound over in 6th district court on three 2nd degree felony drug distribution charges. tendance for the club and approved the arrangements. Com- missioner Steve Crosby made a motion to transfer, Joe Judd seconded, motion passed. Matson requested that the Commission act as middleman for interim financing for the Rodeo Arena. This led to a discussion of the best way to pro- plan will involve a different alignment and turn lanes. Glen Canyon recreational area superintendent Joe Alston gave the commission an update of the facility. He noted the opening last year of the new school at Bullfrog, a joint effort between the Park Service and Kane County. He said there were new roads throughout the Bullfrog-Hall- s Crossing area. Alston touched on the agreement be- ceed. Commissioner Judd asked if fees and other charges were part of the overall plan. Matson indicated this was so. tween Kane and Garfield County Electrical power, water, roads and other items of infrastructure all need to be paid in advance of the first projected income, with the first rodeo scheduled to be held by June 1 of this year. The rodeo arena needs to be ordered immediately. The commission agreed to vote on the issue at its March 11 meeting. Engineer Evan Callister gave the commission a plan for the junction of what is now the landfill road and 89A. This would please the state, since the present turnoff to this site is not safe, the new on the maintenance of the and hoped the Park Service could be part of the process. He mentioned the problems associated with Memorial Day Weekend, and with the exHole-in-the-Roc- k, cellent cooperation of Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith. Alston hopes that Hobie Cat Beach would not be opened, and that partygoers would go elsewhere. He also had other plans to avoid the tremendous cost of policing the event. Water quality is getting back under control, School Board votes to build new addition By Dixie Brunner The Kane County School provide locker rooms and six Board showed confidence in classrooms totalling 11,285 Kanabs future at a March 6 square feet of new space. Maxwho has been an area conspecial meeting, by voting to well, build a new Kanab High School tractor for over forty years, said that the whole project was put addition. for bid. It came out to about Despite a report of slight en- up a square foot. $85 rollment declines by Kane said that the project Maxwell County Schools superintendent should take about six months Dr. Nils Bayles and construction bids com ingin over $200,000 from start to finish. over an arbitrary spending cap it had set for itself, the Kane KANAB WEATHER County School Board voted March unanimously to approve the $953,217 addition. The building monies will come from a separate capitol fund, which must be used for construction. If we approve this, said board member Dave Skougaard, we need to concentrate our future efforts on other areas of the district. I think that the county is going to grow. General contractor Jack MaxSee COMMISSION, Page 3 well said that the addition will Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family |