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Show B-6 The Park Record WeoYThursFrl, April 28-30, 2004 KetirecnC-coini Report 'beer Valley Resort Deer Valley Resort is dosed for the winter season. Summer activities are scheduled to begin when the lifts open on June 14 to serve hikers and mountain biking enthusiasts. For more information or a list of upcoming events at Deer Valley, log on to www.deervalley.com. TheCsS ns The Canyons is closed for the winter season. Summer activities are scheduled to begin on June 24. On Wednesdays ,the Farmer's Market will operate. Other activities will be happening on Thursday through Sunday, including the summer concert series . For more info call 649-5400 649-5400 or log on to www.thecanyons.com. Park City Mountain Resort Park City Mountain Resort is closed for the winter season. Summer activities are scheduled to begin on May 28. Among the summer activities are the Alpine Slide, Climbing Wall, Zip Rider, Miniature Golf, Horseback Riding and more. For more info, call 800-222-7275; log on www.parkchymountain.com. Wasatch-Cache National Forest In the Uinta Mountains, Mirror Lake Highway, S.R. 1 50, is open to mile marker 22. The Murdock Basin area is still open for cross country skiing and snow mobiling. The Yellow Fine camping area is open. For more information on skiing and snowmobiling, and camping call the Kamas Ranger District 435-783-4338. Boating, rishing, Hiking, Camping Facilities and services are available at Wasatch Mountain State Rark-(435) Rark-(435) 654-1 79 1 Jordanelle State Park - (435) 649-9540; Rock Cliff . Nature Center - (435) 783-3030; Rockport State Park - (435) 336-224 336-224 1 ; For more primitive trails and camping, contact the U.S. Forest service - (435) 654-0470. "Park Citv Golf Course The Park City Golf course is open weather permitting, from 9 am to dusk Pre-season green fees for 18 holes are $23 for locals, and $26 for non-residents. Carts are $ 14. For more information, call 6l5-5800orvisitwww.parkcitygolfclub.org Tftah Olympic Park The Utah Olympic Park tracks and courses are closed for the winter season and will re-open for summer rides in June. Guests can still visit the Joe Quinney Winter Sports CenterAlf Engen Ski Museum. For more information, call 658-4200 or visit www.olyparks.com. Utah Avalanche Forecast Center The Avalanche Center has stopped issuing daily reports. Avalanche danger in ungroomed terrain is low in most areas. For more info, call the Utah Avalanche Forecast , Center hotline at 801-364-1581 or visit wwavalanche.org. Ski area snow stats Alta - dosed for the season; Brighton - dosed for the season; Snowbird -with a 93 inch base, 89 runs and 9 lifts, the area plans to be open until May 3 1 st Solitude -closed for the season; Sundance - dosed for the season. For more information, log on www.skiutah.com. 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First Western Buildir 1245 Deer Valley Drive Park City, UT 84060 435-649-2555 435-: State parks unveil Bear Lake Sails, concessionaire at Bear Lake State Park, offers five new cabins for rent beginning May 31 at Rendezvous Beach. Cabins are available avail-able for $69 without linens and $89 with linens, per night. Accommodations include one double dou-ble bed, two sets of bunk beds, table, chairs, heat, electricity, and outdoor barbeque. Restroom facilities are available at Big Creek Campground. The cabins, which are open seasonally sea-sonally May 1 through October 31, are named after early mountain men and explorers and include names such as Peg Leg Smith and Jim Bridger. "These cabins will give people the opportunity to experience Bear Lake as it once was," commented Bear Lake State Park Manager Larry Gray. "The cabins are a great alternative alterna-tive for those who want to experience Bear Lake without having to rough it." For more information or to make a reservation, please call 1-866-867-5912 or visit www.bearlake.com Edge" of the Cedars celebrates prehistory week Edge of the Cedars State Park &Lis the season . . . J to Be open! For your dining Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner r v Enjoy the Mountain Lifestyle... ...Move up to Park City 3 Q Sit 2 Call Jeff Coe ... Your Mountain Real Estate Connection 435-647-3223 cell 435-602-2955 jeffcoejessreidrealestate.com Representing buyers, sellers and investors I pi i There are three positions available on the Planning Commission effective June 1, 2004. Commission members must be residents of Park City. Each member serves a term of four years. The Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 5:30 pm for a work session and 6:30 pm for their regular meeting. The Planning Commission was created pursuant to the Utah Code. Their scope of review includes, but is not limited to annexation requests, subdivisions, record of survey plats, and plat amendments, Master Planned Developments, " v:.-;. .'v.;' ,7:;vv' and conditional use permits. , Applications are available at the Park City Municipal Human Resources Department, the Executive Offices, and Planning Department at the Marsac Building, the Library, and online at www.parkcity.org. The application deadline is May 31, 2004. Call ReNae for more information at 615-5060 Museum hosts a week of events celebrating cele-brating Utahs Prehistory Week. On Sunday, May 2. volunteers clean up West Water Ruin. Volunteers should meet in the lobby at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum at 1 p.m. Cold drinks and bottled water are provided for participants. Monday, May 3 to Thursday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., join Jim Ray of JR Reproductions and the World Atlatl Association for an atlatl workshop. work-shop. The atlatl is an ancient weapon used by hunters and gatherers throughout the world. The workshop includes a brief history his-tory of the prehistoric hunting tool, the atlatl, dart and atlatl building, atlatl throwing instruction, and participation par-ticipation in the atlatl competition. There is a $60 fee for materials and instruction. '" From Thursday" May 6 to Saturday, May 8, join participants for an atlatl competition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free and open to people of all ages and skill levels. School groups are encouraged to visit. . These events are made possible pleasure: Monday Saturday Sunday Monday Saturday Every Day Remember, our Chef's Wednesday dinner is $19.95 for three courses! (otkisfu s IOC 1884 addirioes, through a grant from Utah State Parks, Utah Humanities Council, State Historical Preservation Office, and the Utah Site Stewardship ' Program. Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum is located at 660 West 400 North in Blanding. For more information and to sign up for the workshop, contact Site Stewardship Coordinator Lynn Robinson at (435) '678-2238. Upcoming Utah State Parks events May 1 Snow Canyon State Park - Ivins: Searching for Scorpions Join park staff beginning at 8:45 p.m., for an up-close encounter with some of the park's resident scorpions. Program highlights include a brief fact and fiction session followed by a scorpion search in the sand dunes. Participants should bring a flashlight Group size is limited and pre-regis-tration is required. For more information, infor-mation, please call (435) 628-2255. May 1 and 8 Snow Canyon State Park - Ivins: Johnson Canyon Discovery Hike: Join park staff on a journey to Johnson Canyon, home of Johnson Arch, on a two-mile round-trip round-trip hike. Learn about the natural history his-tory of the park while traversing lava flows and a desert scrub community. Group size is limited and pre-regis-tration is required. Difficulty rating is Forest chief: resource debates to mount (AP) Arguments about use of the national forests will build along with demand for the water, wood and recreation that forests offer, says the new regional chief for the U.S. Forest Service. "The contention con-tention over those areas is just going to grow and grow and grow," said Gail Kimbell, who took over as head of the agency's Missoula-based Northern Region two months ago. The region supervised by Kimbell covers Montana, northern Idaho and slices of Washington, North Dakota and South Dakota. She is a 30-year veteran of the Forest Service and worked most recently in Washington, D.C Kimbell said she sees growing consensus on some matters, such as a program intended to help people protect their property from forest fires. But "at least 99 percent of our projects that involve a chainsaw are appealed," she said. Forests will continue to provide lumber, she said, but loggers should .. jiut expect return, of the days when "freel prtitutUiT)illions of board feet came down every year. She said she came to the region Grand Opening European Stained Glass Largest Collection of European Gtained Glass in the Infermountain West. ..and Eclectic Antiques Great Opportunity For: Interior Decorators Architects Home Builders Art Glass Lovers Antique Dealers Large Windows (3 x 6') Small Windows (all sizes) InteriorExterior Doors Fireside Decor Open: Mon-8at, 10am - 6pm (436) 654-1677 64 Main 8t. Heber City, UT activities moderate. For more information, please call (435) 628-2255. May 1 Wasatch Mountain State Park - Midway: Earth Day Celebration: Join park staff for Capturing Nature from 9 to 11 am. and Nature Journaling from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, please call (435) 654-1791. May 4 Palisade State Park -Sterling: Palisade Mens Association Golf Tournament Individual stroke play. For more information, please call (435) 8351653. May 5 - May 13 Anasazi State Park Museum - Boulder: Artwork created by Boulder Elementary students stu-dents is on display. For more infor mation, please call (435) 335-7308. May 7 Snow Canyon State Park - Ivins: Gila Monsters: Dan Beck, leading expert and Central Washington . University Associate Professor, explores North America's largest and only poisonous lizard during dur-ing a one-hour lecture and slide presentation pres-entation at 8:30 p.m. For more information, infor-mation, please call (435) 628-2255. May 1-8 Anasazi State Park Museum - Boulder Utah Prehistory Week: Site tours at 10 am and behind the scenes storage tours at 2 p.m. daily. For more information, please call (435) 335-7308. al forester's position with a "mandate "man-date to work very hard" to implement imple-ment the forest law outlined by President Bush and passed last year by Congress. As part of that, she wants to expedite the harvest of trees killed by wildfires. Environmentalists around the country criticize the legislation as a giveaway to the timber industry, but Kimbell defended it. She expects Northern Region forests to see more "stewardship contracting," a new program in which the Forest Service works with private companies or local government. govern-ment. In essence, the program lets the Forest Service decide what type of work needs to be done, then pay for that work, partially or wholly, ' with materials, usually wood. ; Gallatin National Forest supervisor supervi-sor Becki Heath said officials are working on a stewardship contract south of Big Timber that could offer someone commercial trees in exchange for building picnic tables, improving trails, thinning small trees ,or piling brushio reducei:e ,thr,e,a!sT. " "Thete are great opportunities for local employment," Kimbell said. 8ide Lights French Doors Skylights 8 |