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Show Page 9 Wednesday, October 25, 1978 4 k 1 t i The Chance To Flay A Part The chance for every menv ber of the community to play a significant part in determining Park City's destiny des-tiny wilj take place just two weeks from now on November Novem-ber 1. At 4 p.m. on that Tuesday at the Prospector Square convention con-vention center residents are invited to band together and support the newly organized Park City Convention and Visitors Bureau in their first general membership and election meeting. The convention con-vention and visitors bureau's main thrust will be to unify advertising and promotion efforts for Park City to benefit the year round economy. econ-omy. Persons attending the November 1 meeting will elect the all-important board of directors, who will be the decisionmakers and voice of the general membership. The bureau evolved from a communications workshop held last April by Dr. John Hunt of the Institute for the Study of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism and attended by more than 60 Park City citizens representing interests inter-ests ranging from the arts to city government. The result of the nine-hour session was a list of ten major problems holding Park City back from achieving its potential as a year round, economically sound community. Among those ten problems was a lack of a coordinated advertising-marketing program that would allow the town to put its best foot forward. The communications workshop work-shop was sponsored in part by the Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, which intends to work closely with the visitors bureau. Chamber Director Amanda Peterson said the bureau will coordinate efforts ef-forts to bring people to town, while the Chamber will keep a watchful eye on the internal business workings. "You can't spend a lot of effort painting the outside if you're going to bring people into a dirty house," Peterson analogized, " Once the board of directors has been elected, the first order of business will be to hire a full-time professional who will coordinate and implement promotional programs. pro-grams. One such project will be a meeting of the American Ameri-can Society of Travel Agents next May, when nearly 2,000 agents will scrutinze the town and determine their promotional attitude toward Park City. - - "I see the development of the convention and visitor's bureau as a spokesman for Park City," said steering committee member Garth Pimm. "It will be a more effective appeal to the travel industry , than has ever before been organized in Park Cty." Bob Wells, another committee com-mittee member, noted that SPacrvnalitv has hpon thp root of all the existing housing, transportation and business problems. "The benefits of the bureau will be the end of duplicated efforts and the coming-up with a 12-month economy,, instead of the four and one half month economy we presently have," Wells said. "The results of a 12-month Ghosts, Goblins Ghouls and Witches Continued from Page 1 their hollowed countenances cast a brighter light. According to Irish tradition, the term Jack-O-Lantern was derived from a man named Jack who was condemned to walk with a lantern until Judgement Day. Trick or treating has lost the trick over the years, with sweet-toothed masqueraders holding open their bags with expectations of chocolate bars, ginger snaps and gum tumbling in on top of layers of other goodies. An occasional unpopular apple also will find its way into the stash, but all without effort to the costumer. In the 7th century, the trick or treat originated with the poor begging for money to buy food for a feast. A quick jig or a cartwheel amused the affluent, af-fluent, and a coin was flicked casually to the dirt. Despite his black fingers of evil being shunned throughout the year, the devil's help is sought on Halloween to fortell luck, health, marriage and death. An apple peel thrown over the shoulder will form the initials of a true love, and a woman who stands before a mirror at midnight will see the face of her future husband. It is said that many women feigned sleepiness at the eleventh hour rnthtrttnalnm empty mirror. In Ireland it is customary for a young lady to place three nuts on the bars of a grate in the fireplace, naming one for herself and two for lovers. If a nut cracks or jumps, that lover will prove unfaithful. If a nut burns or blazes, he has a deep regard. If the nut named for herself , and . another burn, they will be married. (Sounds nutty to me. ) In Scotland children run to the kailyard, or garden, and pick the first stalks of colewort they come to. Back inside they compare their pickings, with the size and shape of the stalk fortelling the future. The stalks are placed over the door, one on the other, each being named for its picker. Unsuspecting Un-suspecting people entering the room are held in succession to marry those who picked the stalk. . So next Tuesday night, once you have gathered your courage to step into the moonless night, closing the door to light and safety behind you, remember this little lit-tle Scottish ditty, that Halloween is "The night atween the Saints and the Souls '; When the bodiless gang aboot. " Arrest Attempt Fails Continued from Page 1 When contacted Monday at her home, Mrs. Singer said the family is unafraid and stands ready to defend themselves. In addition to John Singer, there is a male neighbor residing at the farm who is also armed. "John is a true American citizen and won't bow down to these unconstitutional unconstitu-tional laws," Mrs. Singer said. "There are a lot of people who don't believe in plural marriage or our teaching our children at home, but we receive a lot of support from them because they recognize and believe in our God-given God-given rights." 7 111111 0Y0 For 4 year County Commissioner economy can reduce the cost of living for all residents." The steering committee, which has been functioning as an organizer until the board is elected, sees the creation of the bureau as one of the most important steps in the shaping of Park City's future. "We can't thrive without the support of the community," com-munity," Pimm said. "Everyone can take part in this organization, all meetings meet-ings are open to the public and all input will be consid- A Vote For Stevens s A Vote For Servce ered before making any decisions." Pimm noted that the election elec-tion meeting will be an opportunity for those generally gen-erally reluctant to take part in the community activities to get involved, and those who always join in can add their needed support to this important cause. "Watch it happen come to the meeting," Pimm encourages. en-courages. "Come be a part in shaping your future in Park City." County Awards Contract The engineering firm of Forsgren, Perkins & Co. was awarded a contract for 500 hours of work for the 1979 year by the county commission commis-sion in an Oct. 17 meeting. Most of the work, according to County Recorder Reed Pace, will include inspection of subdivisions, resolving survey sur-vey problems, and center stripping roads. No major engineering projects are included in-cluded in the 500 hours. The engineering firm will be paid on a contract basis with an added 1.6 salary multiplier for overhead and a $.17 per mile payment for travel done to or on the job sites. 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