Garfield County Insider | 2006-05-25 | Page 2

MAY 25,2006 CALENDAR EVENTS THURSAY,MAY25 •BVHS Graduation FRIDAY, MAY 26 •EHS Graduation • AA Mtg, New Awareness Pangurtch Lib - 7pm SATURDAY, MAY 27 • Escalante Pioneer Heritage Days MONDAY, MAY 29 • Memorial Day WEDNESDAY, M A Y 3 1 • Garfield County Trails Meeting MY APOLOGIES Last week was a bit hectic, and I misprinted the name of EHS Senior Hillary Lynn Duthie. J apologize for the misprint. ;( -* Ryan Davis, Editor Page 2 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER BY PAT COUNTRY AUTO CENTER Pontiac Buick Cadillac Oldsmobile John Uoyd GMC 275 N. Main • Richfield, Utah [phone] I-800-748-5044 ESCALANTE PIONEER HERITAGE DAYS THIS SATURDAY, MAY 27 DIX BOBCAT BOYS RUN AWAY WITH STATE TITLE BOBCAT GIRLS CAPTURE SECOND PLACE Saturday, May 20th, was a fitting conclusion to a great track season as Coach Troy Norris's Boy's track team garnered the 1A State Track Title by a 38 point margin over runner-up Escalante High. The Bobcat Girls came oh so close as they were edged out by 2 points by Rich High school. The Cats were led by senior Kyle Bateman who had firsts in the 110 meter high hurdles and the grueling 300 meter hurdles. Flying Freshman Trac Norris ran away with the 1600 meter title and U. Of U. bound Halie Sawyer closed out a brilliant high school athletic career with a blue ribbon performance in the discus. Both the boys and the girls 1600 meter relay teams came away with the blue. Girls team members were, Chelsea Birch, Hailey Orton, Krystal Taylor, and Bobbie Burningham, while Cameron Leach, Sam Adams,.Skye Marshall, and Josh Bateman ran for the boys. However anyone who has any knowledge of Track and Field are fully aware that it takes more than blue ribbon performances to win a Team Title. It takes those athletes who place 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th in their various events to .amass a winning team total. And the Bobcats had many, many of those individuals. Cameron Leach was 2nd in the 400 meters and 3rd in the discus. Halie Sawyer 2nd in the high jump, 2nd in the 100 meter hurdles, and 3rd in the 300 meter hurdles. Kyle Bateman was 2nd in the 800 meter run and 4th in the 400 meter dash. Shaela Eldridge placed 3rd in the discus and shot put. Bobbie Burningham had a 4th in the 800 meter run. Hailey Orton placed 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles and 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles. Heather Orton ran to a 3rd place finish in the tortuous 3200 meter run. The Medley Relay team of Alyssa Parkin, Lacey Rosser, Krystal Taylor, and Chelsea Birch placed 3rd. The list goes on and on and is too numerous to mention everyone who contributed, in this article. Earlier in the season the team of Skye Marshall, Trac Norris, Cameron Leach,'and Kyle Batemen, broke the school's Medley Relay and the 4x 100 relay records. Honors were bestowed on Hailey Sawyer and Kyle Bateman as the Bobcat's most Outstanding Athletes, and Shaela Eldridge and Trac Norris as the Most Dedicated Athletes. All in all the Bobcats had a great year with State Titles in Baseball, Girl's Basketball, and Boy's Track. There were also Region crowns in Baseball, Volleyball, Girl's X-Country, Girl's Basketball, Boy's and Girl's Track, Drama, and Debate. Add to that the great State Boy's basketball Title won by the Escalante Moquis and Bryce Valley High's competitive efforts in all competitions and Garfield County can stand up and say, "Hey!! We may be small but we'll take on anyone, large or small. Congratulations to all of thefinestudents and student athletes of Garfield County School District for an outstanding school year. Location at Escalante High School east of town on Hy 12 The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a ceremony held at the EscalanteBoulder Veterans' Memorial in the Escalante Heritage Park, to honor those servicemen who gave their lives in defense of freedom, from World War I to the present. There will be tributes to the servicemen, mingled with patriotic music, followed by Taps and a gun salute by Escalante American Legion Post 114. Everyone is urged to attend, and to bring their own chair if they wish to be seated during the program. Immediately following the patriotic ceremony the Escalante Hole-inthe-Rock Chapter of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers will service a delicious breakfast at the new Lions Club Pavillion. The money from the breakfast will be used, in part, for scholarships for Escalante High School students. At 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot, and inside the Escalante High School building, an Arts and Crafts Show will begin, and will run to 4:00 p.m. There will be something of interest for everyone. At 1:00 p.m., in the high school auditorium, it will be fun for everyone, especially the children, when a magic show will be presented by Eric Wanner from Salt Lake City. Eric calls it a Parlor Show and assures that it will be entertaining for all who attend. There will be no charge for this event. At 3:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium there will be a performance by the famous BAR G WRANGLERS, a well known Western singing group that always leaves their audiences wanting more. This will be their second appearance at the Escalante Festival and they are being brought back by popular demand. At 5:00 p.m., at the Lions Club Pavilion in the Escalante Heritage Park, the Potato Valley Lions Club will serve a delicious dinner for everyone. The proceeds from this dinner will go to help the Lions Club purchase tables for the pavilion. Always a highlight of the Festival, is the evening drama presentation of an original play on some part of Escalante's pioneer heritage. Plays that GARFIELD COUNTY TRAILS MEETING have previously been presented are: "Sagebrush Mary", telling the life of WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. Mary Alice Shurtz, the first white woman to set foot in Escalante Valley in GARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS IN PANGUITCH 1876, and who later became a mid-wife and delivered over 600 babies in All Trails Meetings are open to the Public and the following information in the the valley; "From Hell's Backbone to Calf Creek" about the four CCC Garfield County Insider starting this week (5/22) through (6/10) camps that were in Escalante from 1933-1942, and "Hole-in-the-Rock Trek: NATIONAL TRAILS DAY PROJECT The Last Wagon", telling the story of the 1879-80 San Juan settlement. JUNE 10™ 2006 @ ESCALANTE STATE PARK This year, the theme of the Festival is "Are You Returning," and an The Garfield County Trails Committee and Utah Parks & Recreation are original play about Escalante entitled "Our Home Town" will be presented sponsoring this years National Trails Day Event. We will be constructing a post in the high school auditorium at 8:00 p.m. The play this year is written by and rail fence for the Bailey's Wash Trailhead at Escalante Petrified Forest State Jerry Roundy, with some original music by Joette Marie Rex and Quinn Park. Lunch & some freebies will be provided for all participants. Griffin. This play should be especially interesting to some of the "old-timWe invite anyone interested to come out and join the fun. ers" who will be returning to their home town for the day. Tickets for both WHERE: BAILEY'S WASH AT ESCALANTE STATE PARK the Bar G Wranglers show and the play, "Our Home Town," are $5.00, and WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 10™ AT 9:00 A.M. can be reserved in advance by calling Clem and Joyce Griffin at 826-4303, BRING: SHOVEL, WORK GLOVES, BOOTS, WATER, ETC. or, if no answer, Sherree Roundy at 826-4542. Last year play tickets sold If you are interested in participating, please contact Kendall Farnsworth at out in advance, so people are urged to get their tickets early. [phone] orCydne Quitter at [phone].