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Show Page 2 Wednesday, August 11 . 1 976 n ii .11 Letters to the Editor '76 Rider Dear Steve. Greg and Meg; As you know, we have been on the road (or exactly one month, and have covered 460 miles as slowly as anyone would care to travel. At a speed of 2 miles an hour we have seen and experienced more than a lifetime of speeding across country at 53 m.p.h. We were forced from the beginning of our journey to ' live within a different framework of time, learning very quickly to slow down, to notice all that surrounded us. A 20 minute drive to Heber was one full day on the road, Salt Lake lay 2 days in the distance. When we grew accostomed to the pace, we found such a wealth of beauty in scenery that we felt we had traversed the earth in a few short miles, We started the trip by heading into the Uinta Primitive area via Wolf Creek Pass out of Heber. There is a Dude Ranch on the -lower Duchesne called Defa's and there we had our first meeting with a man named .Don " who was wrangling there. He had traveled : long distances several times with a 6 mule pack train and a black horse "that did everything save brush his teeth. Don gave us many useful pointers and taught us the diamond hitch, which is invaluable when it comes to keeping the packs from slipping. He was a great story teller, and put our fire out with tales of animals and his travels. .. . . At this point we entered the Primitive Area with light hearts, heavy packs and a good friend named Dave Thompson who proved to be the best wilderness companion com-panion anyone could have. He also taught us much, and told us stories to compose ten books, all humorous wise, and full of down home spirit. Of course the environment stimulated storytelling what good would a campfire be without it? So we wandered over 12,000 ft. passes in good company and came out of the Primitive Area well seasoned with the adventure of it all. On the way down Red Knob Pass John's horse threw a shoe and he did a good job tacking one on until we could meet que Though we never doubted the value of simplicity, we wondered just what it would be like to have home waiting for us. From Evanston we followed our planned route to Cokeville, and there ran into horse problems my Ap paloosa Comanche sprained his leg and I decided it would be too much of a risk to ask him to carry me all the way to "Spokane. So I sent him back to Salt Lake via horsetrailer and have been walking ever since. This situation doesn't pose too much of a problem because I love to walk, though I am looking for a fair steed as a remedy for sore feet. And to enable me to see from a better vantage point. This is definitely a bad time to pick up a horse, but one never knows what we'll run into. Even though we have run into a few problems it seems as if they hav taught us much, and offered us a chance to relate to local people, because, in a sence, we needed their help . to continue on. This really brings us down to the essence of the trip; the very thing that has made it so beautiful. We have surely discovered the spirit of the West in the people that we have met; in their openness and their willingness to help. : A rancher's family named Cook gave us dinner, breakfast break-fast and showers; and came by twice to see how we were doing after s we left; Ray Goodrick fed us for nearly a week when we were hold up in Cokeville, while Orson Nate fed the horses. The National Park Service also deserves the highest of compliments and thanks for their friendliness frien-dliness and guiding hand. Without them we never would have made it from Jackson the . border I of Yellowstone. Special thanks must so to Rnh Wmrt-- whn directed our trip fromHPari?ti Headquarters and helped us out in tight situations. The list goes on and on. We have been very lucky and are looking forward to anyone who hides round the next bend. We still have two months to go, which seems nearly impossible because each day has been so fell. . Well tharBc$to all of you for all your hefp before we left we really appreciated it and consider if a reflection on Park City We still have not found a town that comes close, to it's ideal. See you all soon in two months or so by then we Eleanor Bennett n w J Richard Martinez How About It ? As a member of the Park City Council, what do you think of the idea of creating Park County and how feasible do you think it is? (Editor's note to visitors: There is currently a movement underway to create a new county Park County which would be carved from Summit County.) Councilwoman Eleanor Bennett It's too bad Summit County won't acknowledge what's happening. Park City has been receiving the short end of the stick for many years, I understand; so, if forming Park County would help alleviate the many inequities, then I'm all for it!. Councilman Jack Green Because of past inequities, the idea is certainly interesting, however, the cost of setting up a new county government could be more of a burden than the taxpayers could handle at this time. Until we know more about the cost of such a project, we should consider any action very carefully.'There are a number of alternatives to be considered first. Councilman Richard Martinez I have been on the council for 10 years and it has been a continuing hassle with the county trying to get projects done on this end of the county. To go this route of "Park County" might end the feelings that one end of the county is getting more than the other for their tax dollar. It would take a lot of research and study but maybe we would made a good 30th county. Councilman Steve Dering I hope to be living in Park County by this time. next year. The split from Summit County makes sense both in terms of finances and the disparity in cultural orientation. Our ability to create Park County, however, could hinge on the prevailing attitude in the "other" part of Summit County. Hopefully, they're as anxious to be rid of us as we are of them. J ffiuMic Notice I "(:. - 1 Jack Green Steve Dering TV f," Leon Uriarte Mayor Leon Urairte I don't think much of the idea and I don't think it's feasible or practical. I do believe Park Citv has been overtaxed for manv vears. Now 3 that the city has started a law suit against the county xjh paper? i for double taxation, this is a step in Park City's favor for a just county tax. I also believe a lack of com-' com-' munication between Park City and Summit County has existed for years. This should be improved. Councilman Jan Witting I feel it would be a good idea for several reasons One, the closer the govern ment is to the peoplf thpTmore responsive it has' to "be. Secondly, the purity's obvious lack of effort concerning Park City, particularly in the area of J zoning, could have a disasterous effect on our com- .munity. Tnirdiy, wny snouia we let summit County make a mess out of our town when we're perfectly capable to doing it ourselves. I i En I 9) i y f y, X Jan WHklng Morrell D. Weaver farrier Dave ; Goble Evanston, Evanston in the green distance was a welcome sight. We were treated royally there: the mayor met us with a 100 lb. sack of oats and shelter at the Evanston Fairgrounds. We were in fact not . the only one's visiting shall be trail worn, our Evanston in Bicentennial vibram soles tread bare, Tribute stagecoach '76 and ready for the winter appeared on the horizon at snows. - precisely the same moment we did. They had come 1,000 Always, miles from St. Joe, Missouri,' ; Debbi and were headed in the direction ;6f Sacramento; ;v':; California. Their travel was 5; P.S." We would love to hear done in a style we could not. from you if you have the compete with; after 10 days chance to write. West of brown rice and soup we Yellowstone Aug. 8, Dillon, were treated to a steak and Montana, Aug. 16, Salmon,' baked potato - dinner; Idaho, "Aug 25. We still hope Prepared in 4 luxurious to live through hunting mobile homes that followed season, reaching Spokane them wherever thev went Sept. 30. Horse Gents OFTN MOUNTAIN WEST By Meg O'Shaughnessy Dear Editor;; 1 just returned from Teton National Park where I spent a week walking along the trail with Park City's Bicentennial riders. It was a great experience being a small part of it and watching Debbie, Jody, and John in action. There have already been several people to visit Thank you. them, and believe me, they ' Sincerely, enjoy seeing familar faces! John Nielsoa They have had a few horse problems, however, with one going lame and another wither sored, but all in .al they're having a good time and learning a lot. They're one riding horse short now, so ( anyone in.Park City has a horse they; are not using or one they would like exercised for the rest of the summer, it could certainly be used. I will find a way to get it up to them if someone could see fit to donate a horse for whatever? 649-9718 P.S. ; Please j contact the Newspaper office about any possible donations. Lifepak5 To Whom It May Concern On behalf of the Park City Ambulance Service, we submit this letter in attempt to raise the necessary funds to buy a heart monitor and defibrillator unit for the ambulance. The unit we wish . to purchase is the LifePak 5. It is equipped .with .a defibrillator unit, visual readout, paper readout for permanent records, and telemetry hookup which will be peeded n the near future . in Park City,. The unit weight " is 19 pounds and is completely '; weather proof to make it a , very versatile unit. The unit is priced at $5,800. We would Hreatly appreciate any donation your firm coula make for k this unit. ' . Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Park City Ambulance Michael L. Anderson, Mx A Park City morning warming to the sun.. Sitting on the porch with coffee and Morrell D. Weaver, Park City's Artist in Residence. Morrell is a man whose stature, whose calm, indicate a breadth of activity. The depth of a full-bodied life, resonant (in the -memory) behind his eyes. He looks at home here, outlined against the town. Looking up the hill towards Main Street; out toward the Silver King Coalition building, which he painted in just this sunlight, he stretches out into the day. Talking about the town. This town. It's history, the honesty in its age. The pace, still mellow; old mining town, today's mountain town, lending itself as resource to each person's developing himself, his art. His particular expression. "The people let you be. They have a respect for the thing that you're doing and that starts to work in you and you give yourself to what it is you're doing and believe in it. That's how you grow into it and get to know it." For Morrell D. Weaver that thing is painting. "I want to tie my name in with the town. As an art town. This is where it's going to happen." (I know we're being idealistic, it's the only way to talk.) A flourishing in the arts. "Here. It can't happen in Jackson Hole, it can't happen in Colorado Springs. It's got to happen here and this Kimball Art Center is an example of the motion to follow." Attention. Attention to what is right here. Talking of Andrew Wyeth as a man who knew the integrity of portraying in his art what he knew and saw and felt about everyday. As it was. As it is. "We're sitting in about the most beautiful place there is." ("I know." Taking a deeper breath.) There are people in this town slow enough to see well what is I here and to keep their eye on it. People who can sense the real thing. Who know the taste. Genuine. (Genuine: Native or natural. Not foreign.) Morrell D. Weaver was born in Ogden, Utah and has fived in Northern Utah most of his life. He comes to Park City from his residence in Kanesville, a small farming community just west of his birthplace. He has completed studies in art at Weber State College, Ogden, and at the Art Center 'College of Design in Los Angeles. He has been an illustrator with the US Force and in free lance work on his own. His current work, much of which is to be seen at the Main Street Photographer, has as subject the stuff this area is made of. Weaver believes that any art that survives, that endures, is that art which focuses on a specific place at a specific time. Catching, recreating a moment in time and space and feeling. (Not counterfeit, spurious, false or adulterated.) There are people who pretend to be painting the Mountain West in scenes depicting herds of buffalo roaming. "It just ain't here." In Nick Nass' Photography shop, there are portraits on the wall with Weaver's signature. Faces, real people. Indian men and women with light in their eyes. Personalities who actually lived out their lives in this part of the west. There are images of farms and towns, paintings that reflect today and what is here. (Having the origin or the character which a thing appears or is claimed to have. Authentic. Sincere, frank, free from hypocrisy or pretense. , , (Again, genuine describes the art that is Weaver's as well as the painter himself . "I think Park City is a painter's paradise," in the support of the discerning citizens and in the abud-nance abud-nance of subject matter. Having spent much of this past year working in his Kanesville studio, on protraits of Western American Indians, Morrell hopes to further explore his developing theory on light, painting out of doors, the life, the structures that compose this environment. Trying to tell the truth about light as it plays and moves over mountains, through trees, and down the slopes and sides of buildings. Here in Park City. "Everything's different here. The trees are different dif-ferent here. The color of the sky." Morrell Weaver has come to see what is here and to let the proficiency of his sight translate to us through the disclipline of his hand. "It's all in the wrist." Morrell sees Park City as a natural to become a major art center of the Mountain Moun-tain West. His work is born of this west. He is aware of its maturing. He believes his most accomplished work will be brought to fruition in these next few years. As Artist in Residence working and exhibiting' from the Main Street Photographer, through December, Weaver is enthusiastic about expressing the richness of this setting in his art, and, as part of the life of the town, feeling and affecting the . momentum that bears Park City into this ripening season. liwirritvuwinvii Park Citv residents who have not received their traffic control bumper stickers should do so at the Chamber of Commerce office. The stickers will be used to facilitate passage through various roadblocks during the Arts Festival. The three types of stickers are as follows: uold sticker (Left f ront Bumper ) txniDiior sticker allowed In town; Festival Committee and Red Sticker (Left Front Bumper) Resident Sticker; Business Sticker (also business suppliers) ; Town lodges (town line begins at Slim's station on Park Ave.)" White Sticker (Left Front . Bumper) Visitor Parking ($1 parking only) ; Resort Lot; Old Ball Park; and Residents below Slim's Chevron. . DANCE . Si. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church in Park City is sponsoring a teen dance during the Park City Art Festival. The information is as follows: Place: Memorial Building. Date: Aug. 13. Time: 9. p.m. Band: Fat Chance. v . All young people are invited to attend. PRESSURE CHECK Do you wonder if your pressure canner gauge is accurate? BE SAFE! . Bring only the lid to your pressure canner and attend at-tend a free canning clinic to be offered by Liz Gorham, County Extension Home Agent, on Tuesday, August 17, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In the Park City Memorial Buildin? dining room. It takes only about three minutes to test the accuracy ac-curacy of your gauge. It is recommended that canner gauges be tested every year. ;! j , BABY CLINIC ' A Baby Clinic will be held Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 9 j a.m. in the Memorial Building. The Clinic is for children aged from newborns to 5 years. The public is welcome to attend. FLEA MARKET A lTlAa MawkA4 snnnBAWAjl Kp via n Dn.1. CIma i m luni net oivuawi ni uj uic I fllft vujr rue Department will be held September S and 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Park City Fire Station. HELP WANTED The Chamber of Commerce is requesting volunteer help for Park City's forthcoming Art Festival August 14 and August 15. We will need "person-power" for the days preceding and during the Festival. If one of these categories : (office, typing, check-in, telephone, cleaning up, and parking) appeals to you and you have two to three hours to donate, please call us at the Chamber Office 649-8899 and make yourself known to us! We anticipate a remarkable Art Festival but we can really use your help to make it run smoothly for all! .." s- ' , :o Publisher ... J. Howard stahlt. Editor. Sttve Dering Business Manager ..... Bonnie Stable Reoorter. Photographer ......... Greg scnin Office Manager. . . Sandy Erlckson Published weekly at Park City, Utah. Subscriptions Sub-scriptions $6 per year, $1 0 out of state. 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