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Show v ."' - r- ' WW! I'" " '" wn Tin ' rr 1 at, I . i 3 " ' .' i. r ( M . i, .. .: - ; v- . v .- v. .v A - v-,i ' The Panguitch Bobettes took an overall first place win in the Region 15 drill team tournament held last Saturday in Cedar City. Members of the drill team include, top row, left to right, Meghan Payne, Joyce Lee, Ginger Emerson, Emily Dalton, Candace Crofts, and Lindsey Christy; middle mid-dle row: Donann Hafen, Jerica Owens, Jamie Mangum, Melanie Sawyer, Julie Burns, and Amber Seals; front row: BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Local organizers of the Olympic Torch Relay have announced that Pangiutch native John Yardley as a featured Olympic Flame bearer for the upcoming Feb. 4 event. Bryce Canyon National Park (BCNP) will proudly host the Olympic Flame as it blazes a trail along its 65-day, 13,500 mile journey from Atlanta, Ga. to Salt Lake City. "It's an honor and a privilege to be among the chosen parks participating in the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch1 Relay," said Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Fred J. Fagergren. "This extraordinary event will provide the Bryce Canyon community Brooke George, Toni Carter, Kelci Eldredge, Courtney Nay, and Eliza Cooper. Not shown, Nicole Dastrup. Advisors are Monica .Tebbs, Angela Torgerson, and Marlene Miller (not shown). In addition to Panguitch, Piute took second place, Bryce Valley third and Milford fourth. Panguitch also took first place in dance and the prop categories. Bryce Valley took first place in novelty. Panguitch Resident John Yardley To Carry Olympic Torch On Feb. 4 with an opportunity to showcase our spectacular scenery and unique heritage on an international interna-tional stage." The anticipation and excitement excite-ment of the Olympic Games is abundant in the Bryce Canyon community. Local school children chil-dren have been busy learning Olympics-inspired songs as part of the Governor's Music Program. Up to 1,100 school children plan to sing, cheer and wave flags at the Bryce Canyon . Olympic Torch Relay. Children and adults alike will be delighted to meet Coal, Copper and Powder the three official 2002 Olympic Mascots. They will arrive at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center at 12 noon on Feb. 4 and will be among the spectators cheering for the torchbearers at Sunset Point at 2:30 p.m. Afterwards, the mascots will return to the visitor center for a post-event reception. The public pub-lic is welcome to meet the American black bear, the coyote and the snowshoe hare mascots that represent the land and culture cul-ture of Utah and the American West. The mascots' appearance " "... ' ' P-rrV (1 7 y Mack and Pat Oetting of Panguitch display a sign that congratulates Panguitch native John Yardley on being selected as a torch bearer in the Olympic Torch Relay. The torch will pass through Bryce Canyon on Feb. 4. Yardley Chosen As Olympic Torch Bearer From Front Page is being funded by the Garfield County Travel Council. Olympic Torchbearers Will arrive at the Bryce Canyon Visitor Center at 1 p.m. on Feb. 4. Torch bearers will be available avail-able for public appearances in the visitor center lobby for about one and one-half hours. The Olympic Torch Relay will begin at Sunset Point at approximately 2:30 p.m. Visitors planning to attend the event should arrive early, as parking will be extremely limited. limit-ed. Torchbearers will run, ski and snowshoe the Olympic Flame through Bryce Canyon National Park and the nearby Dixie National Forest. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, Feb. 2-3, Bryce Canyon National Park will sponsor a free Film Festival in the visitor center auditorium. Park rangers will offer special interpretive programs throughout through-out the weekend. On Feb. 4, visitors to Bryce Canyon will be treated to a "Fee-Free Day," during which entrance fees for all private vehicles entering the park that day will be waived. In addition, BCNP will host an "Open House" at its newly remodeled and expanded visitor center. Visitors are invited to tour the spacious and handsome new building following the Olympic Torch Relay. Refreshments Refresh-ments will be served. Ruby's Inn will host its Annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival on Feb. 2-4. The festival festi-val is usually held over Presidents' Day weekend, but that falls in the middle of the Olympics this year. So, for this year only, the festival will be moved to the earlier date. The Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay is the most extensive exten-sive and far-reaching in the history his-tory of the Olympic Winter Games. The flame will build momentum celebrating . the unique qualities of the American communities along its route, spreading Olympic ideals, and setting the stage for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. |