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Show Wednesday, February 23, 1977 Page 2 Chamber Made Submitted By The Park City Chamber Of Commerce Local Merchants To Be On The New TV 2 Reese Stein, Channel 2 feature newsman, visited Park City Friday, Feb. 18, with Chamber of Commerce director Amanda Peterson. His intent was to collect information in-formation about Park City for the feature series called "Water Watch". ...a program designed to keep viewers informed in-formed about the drought conditions in Utah this year and its possible ramifications. Park City has definitely been affected by this year's conditions and after af-ter interviewing several Park City business people, Mr. Stein will edit a program to that effect to be aired late in February-date to be announced. an-nounced. (Call the Chamber office.) Business people interviewed inter-viewed were Julie Ber-tagnole-Dolly's; Nick Nass-Mainstreet Nass-Mainstreet Photographer; Lloyd Stevens--Claimjumper; Matt Alverez--Timberhaus; Jere Calmes-Corner Calmes-Corner Store. In addition, facts and figures were disseminated to Mr. Stein about the existant conditions in Park City with the request that any further information needed, a simple call to the Chamber and needed nfor-mation nfor-mation would be released, Plans for ART FESTIVAL '77 are already in motion. Friday, Feb. 18, the 1977 Art Utah Power Granted Rate Increase The Public Service Commission Com-mission of Utah Feb. 14 issued an order granting Utah Power & Light Co. an $11.8 million rate increase effective March 1. The increase in-crease will cover the 1977 phase of UP&L construction work in progress in the rate base and 1977 inclusion of an allowance to normalize the tax effect of accelerated depreciation. Both of these accounting ac-counting procedures were approved by the Utah Commission Com-mission in its order of March 4. 1976. In the commission's 1976 order, it gave the company permission to normalize depreciation in three yearly steps and allowed construction construc-tion work in progress in the rate base to be implemented lilflMi Editor. ............. Steve Dering Feature Writer. ...... Hank Louis g Business Manager. Office Manager. . . Janet Gilchrist Contributing Photographers. ..... Nick Nass, Pat McDowell, Scott Nelson iii),Jishers : Wilking, Louis, Schirf ana uering ; Pictures, news and advertising ma le suD nit ted prior to Wednesday pubication : ur' office. of-fice. 419 Main St., Park City, by mail,. . Box 738. Park City, or by calling 649-9592 Pubication matter must be received by Monday i L) afternoon for Wednesday yaraitj pm7W MM) Festival Executive Committee Commit-tee was formed during an announced public meeting held at the Kimball Art Center. Cen-ter. Chamber of Commerce Community Affairs Chairman Chair-man David Fernandez, led the meeting that promptly set into motion plans for this year's festival. The most important decision made was one extending the Festival to a week long affair, af-fair, August 13-21. The traditional exhibitor fair will be held Aug. 19-21 but irrestible activities, classes, and entertainment designed to entice week long visitors and artists to our area will begin August 13. The festival's extended concept will happily increase business in Park City as well as add a new dimension to the Art Festival. Current committee members mem-bers and advisors are urging interested persons to contact them regarding imput and participation. Committee members are: Francis Smit-food and beverage; David Fernandez and Pat Smith--rules and regulations and jury; Shirley Smith-entertainment;-' Julie Lawson-tT-shirts and posters; Nick Nass; Joan Seman; Amanda Peterson, Alexis Fernandez. in five yearly steps. Of the $11.8 million granted gran-ted the company $7.8 million was for construction work in progress and $4 million for normalization. The company had requested a total increase in-crease of $13.6 million; $9.6 riillion for construction work in progress and $4 million for normalization. This is the second phase of both accounting accoun-ting changes. The Utah commission has scheduled hearings March 7 for part two of the company's com-pany's request to recover approximately $26 million additional annual revenue in order to offset increased costs of providing service, increased costs of pollution control equipment and continue con-tinue the firm's financial integrity. in-tegrity. . . . Jan Wilking 1 pubication. c t 14 I '. oldie Smith Cliff Bergman Jere Calmes by Stephen Hendricks Do you realize there are methods by which you may reduce your energy expense each month that will cost you virtually nothing except time? Upon first setting down to write about no-cost ways to reduce energy usage, I was worried I wouldn't be able to produce enough shortcuts on energy conservation to write a full article. As I started to compile the list of these methods, the ideas snowballed. I've classified these ideas into three areas including electrical, water and home heating uses of energy. Probably the largest portion por-tion of energy cost is directly related to the consumption of heat to make your home con-fortable. con-fortable. The most obvious energy consumption reduction reduc-tion will occur when thermostat ther-mostat settings are reduced from their present setting to a maximum of 65 degrees. Lower settings and greater personal sarcrifices may be endured to reduce energy usage even further. Comforters, Comfor-ters, blankets, sweaters, housecoats, houseslippers, a friend, anything you can think of to keep you warm while you're watching the tube, listening to tunes, or engaging in your favorite home activities, should and can be used in lieu of cranking up the home thermostat. ther-mostat. Who knows? Overall human relations may be in-proved in-proved if snuggling with a friend to keep warm makes its comeback during these energy crisis years. Window shades and drapes do more than keep the sun out of your eyes and the glare off the tube. At night and during excessively cold or overcast days, the air next to a window is cool, and as the air from a room circulates, cir-culates, the cool air next to the window is circulated into the room and is replaced by warm air only to be cooled again and : then be recirculated re-circulated over and over, a process by which heat or energy is lost. During daylight hours, the air next to windows in a room is warm and thus contributes to the overall warmth of the room by the same circulation cir-culation process. I 'fLTC ZTi 4 " " Ij IT' -vJ How About It ? A hat is your reaction to Stein iksen leaving the resort? Id it Smith For skiers he is quite a draw iv come into the pharmacy and request post . of Stein. hi Peterson -1 think it is the P.R. mistake ol . ear. They could have waited until the end oi eason and no one would have cared. iilf Bergman - I'm ik he did a lot of good ! Frees, Colorado Springs, Colo, t will have much effect. li' Calmes - I was shocked and find it a rinle disappointment to the town and the .pie at the resort. It will definitely make a dif-m dif-m because we will lose some class. i iscilla Willard -- It is a tragic move to lay hi of f . It's rather like there is no business now .. e ll stop our advertising, which is rather -ighte! Therefore, when rousing in the a.m., one should open the shades and drapes on the south and east side of the house. When the sun moves towards higher positions at about 10 a.m., the rest of the drapes and shades should be opened. To complete the cycle of this saving method, when the sun sets and the air becomes cooler again, all the shades and drapes should be drawn shut to trap air between bet-ween them and the window. This dead air space is now no longer involved with normal air circulation in the room, consequently, warmer air is maintained in the room and colder air between the shades and windows is not functioning as a heat loss source. By simply keeping doors that provide unused or infrequently in-frequently used passage to rooms shut, the cost to heat a house can be reduced even further. This method does maintain these unused rooms at a lower temperature tem-perature than that of the rest of the house and makes them somewhat uncomfortable to be in. However, bathrooms, bedrooms, and closets aren't normally used except at night or infrequently during the day, making it not only unnecessary but also wasteful to maintain them heated to the same temperature tem-perature as the rest of the house. Water usage also makes its dent on energy costs. This year, for all Western states, water consumption will not only have an impact on its own costs due to drought-caused shortages. When washing clothes, full loads will use water most efficiently. ef-ficiently. Energy will also be used more efficiently because electricity to run the washer and the gas to heat the water will be used to its efficient maximum. When washing dishes by hand, rinse rin-se the dishes all at once instead in-stead of leaving the water running the whole time you're washing the dishes. If you use a dishwasher, prerinse the dishes first and set the washer on a shorter washing cycle. Again, try to use a full load when at all possible. When taking baths or showers, use a minimum amount of water in the tub or restrict the amount of time sorry to see him go. 1 for the resort. - I don't and the flow pressure in the shower. This will reduce hot water consumption considerably. con-siderably. Also, if you save water from the bath tub or shower, it can be reused to flush your toilet. If you consider con-sider that it takes between five and seven gallons of water to flush a toilet, this is not such a far-fetched idea. If you choose not to save tub water and still desire to reduce the amount of water , used by your toilet, bricks or water-filled containers in the holding tank will reduce water consumption. To obtain maximum efficiency ef-ficiency from a water heater, one should drain approximately ap-proximately one gallon of water from the faucet or valve at the bottom of the water heater at least once, preferrably twice, a year. This will reduce energy consuming con-suming sediment from inside in-side the base of the heater and allow it to heat more efficiently. ef-ficiently. The last category of home energy conservation concerns concer-ns us with items directly related to electricity usuage. If would be obvious to assume that all of us turn off all lights that aren't being used. Secondly, if it is unnecessary un-necessary to read by a certain cer-tain lamp and the lamp only provides visual distinctions between objects in a room, a lower wattage bulb or a fewer number of bulbs might be utilized to minimize watt usage by lamps. By utilizing one bulb instead of three bulbs in a fixture, energy usage may be reduced by as much as two-thirds. Turning off unused appliances ap-pliances reduces a constant drain of electricity that could comprise a small percentage, per-centage, perhaps as much as 5 percent of your yearly energy bill. If your energy bill is say $600.00 per year, 5 K NO, 3.2 eiOT THCOvBiMD x.Q. 1 Peterson jeff Frees Priscilla Willard percent of that is $30.00. In essence, you would be paying yourself $30.00 a year to turn off all your electrical appliances. It sounds almost silly and absurd to suggest paying your self to turn off appliances but that's exactly what it boils down to. On the back of some televisions there is a switch that is labeled: Instant PictureEnergy Pic-tureEnergy Saver. If ' patience is a virtue as they say, it is most evident by this ' switch "label."Dnsiderifig that televisions use more electricity than almost anything in your house except ex-cept refrigerators, freezers, and large stereos, any method you could employ to reduce this usuage such as leaving the switch set to the Energy Saver setting, should be considered important and practiced. By keeping refrigerator, freezer and oven doors closed as much as possible while these appliances are in use, energy may also be saved. Keeping the refrigerator at a proper and non-wasteful setting and by keeping it defrosted will not only save you energy but it will refrigerate your foods properly making them taste much better and last longer. Last of all, if proper spacing of food is maintained, main-tained, they will be cooled more evenly and they are easily located. This makes your search for food shorter which allows less cold to escape from your refrigerator. If I had my way, there would be more people burning bur-ning candles and showering friends, of course, keeping in mind that these practices do conserve' energy, but by all means not disregarding the fact that they might provide new avenues towards paths of enjoyment. : 5 1 1 (' - v r"' -.- s? r, V,' Sutiltc JSottce New Library Hours The Park City Library is now open five days a week, Thursday through Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Booster Club Meeting There will be a Booster Club Meeting Monday, Feb. 28, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. at the Park City High School. We request that all members attend so that plans for the annual banquet can be finalized. Also, we request townspeople who . are interested in-terested in the schooling and sports program attend. at-tend. COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES Community Education classes in shop, sewing and pottery to begin Feb. 22, 23, and 24. If interested in-terested please contact Nan McPolic at 649-9417 any morning before 10 a.m. or after 8:30 p.m. or call 649-9671. HEART FUND How important is your heart to you? Think about this. The Utah Heart Fund Drive will be held in Park City between Feb. 28 and Mar. 6. The annual Heart Fund Fashion Show will be held the evening of Mar. 31. Keep these dates ii mind. PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY City Planner Van Martin is now accepting ap-. plications for the Planning Commission seat vacated by Wayne Iverson. Letters of application ap-plication can be submitted at City Hall. CHAMBER BOARD MEETING The Chamber of Commerce Board meeting will be held Thursday Feb. 24, 1977 at 9:00 a.m. at the Kimball Art Center Board Room. Chamber membership is invited. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER The city will be accepting applications for the position of animal control officer. Contact the police department for application forms. PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS ' '' The Board of Adjustment has been asked to meet concerning a variance from the ordinance for property located at 1326 Park Avenue described as follows: Beg at a point which is N 54" ol E 406.00 feet and S 35 59' E 401.99 feet from the N.W. corner of Blk 24 S.A. to P.C., UtahT. 2.S., R. 4.E., SLB & M, and running thence then-ce S 3559' E 34.01 feet, thence N 5700' E 70.50 feet, thence N 3559' W 37.68 feet, thence S 5401' W 70.40 feet to the point of beginning. Contains 2523.45 feet The circumstances involved in this proposal relate to the dividing of one parcel of ground w ith two homes on it into two separate parcels. One parcel being 287 sq. ft. short of the total square footage requirement of the ordinance and 3 12 front ft. short of the required frontage. This proposal comes under the authority given the Board and listed as 10-9-12 of Utah Code Annotated An-notated 1953. A meeting is scheduled for review of this proposal by the Board of Adjustment and the interested public on the 10th of March at City Hall at 7 :30 p.m. CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING The Salt Lake City-County Health Department is participating in a cervical cancer screening program. The program is aimed toward decreasing the morbidity and mortality of cancer can-cer in lower socio-economic areas. Women aged 20 and over who have not had a Pap smear in the last year or more qualify for these clinic. Clinics are held at CCMAC (the Salt Lake City-County City-County Medical Assessment Center), 2100 South State Street, Building 2, downstairs, each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, by appointment appoin-tment only. Each woman receives a pelvic examination, Papanicolaou test, a breast exam, education in self-breast exam, and a blood pressure reading. For further information call 484-8701. ffll8! Sirs: As directors of The White Pine Touring Center, we have worked with a number of school administrators, principals, advisors and counselors. The quality and competence of each varied a great deal and it soon became an easy matter to judge a person's administrative ad-ministrative ability by observing ob-serving his methods of handling han-dling children. John Elwell, principal of Marsac Elemen fill Iilf 01 tary School, is beyond a doubt, a very enthusiastic and capable educator. He has gained our respect and admiration throughout our dealings with him. To hear of a possible departure from the Park City School system is distressing. Should it become a reality, it would be shameful. v, Jim Miller Steve Erickson Bob Kassow |