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Show Page A12 Thursday, October 2, 1986 Park Record 1 Srammmmiit it SraiimMimntt ! " " " ! i! i! i! ! li i! i! i! fo- the best prices on sliced meats and cheeses, box lunches, or beautifully decorated gourmet baskets, let the Main Street Deli serve you. Stop in today for breakfast, lunch, fresh baked goods, snacks, ice cream, beer and more. You won't be disappointed. Main Street Deli open daily 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 525 Main Street - 649-1110 (across from the Chamber of Commerce) I i! i! i! ! i! ! ! ! i! -! I! Citizen says Mountain Dew did don'ts' Mson Hols Guide Jackson Hole A film unit filming a Mountain Dew commercial in the Jackson area drew fire from a visitor. Alan Neilson, Lander, Wyo., wrote a letter let-ter to both the Guide and officials of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, saying the filming caused a boating accident and also scarred the environment. en-vironment. The commercial was filmed on the Lunch Counter rapids on the Snake River. Neilson said a filming platform was set at river level. He wrote that a friend of his, an experienced boater, ran her kayak into the plat form when exiting the rapids, bruising bruis-ing her side. The kayak overturned, and a screw protruding beneath the platform put a six-inch-long gash into in-to the kayak, just behind where the boater was sitting. "It was only luck that put the gash in the kayak and not in my friend," said Neilson. He also charged the film unit dug a path in the side of a hill to get access to the river; chipped away at a rock to install the river platform; and did not use spotters to watch for boaters above the rapids: But safety measures were very strict, according to Joanne Nichols, a production assistant with Partners, Part-ners, U.S.A., the Los Angeles firm First Interstate Bank b havinq a Loan Clearance y li 4 w t UK? I mi A real money sale j We have $50 million to lend at reduced petes That's right, between now and December 31st, First Interstate Bank is clearing out real money for instalment loans reduced up to 1 below our already low bank rates. Money for whatever you want: a new car, a vacation, home improvements, college expenses or the orthodontist. Talk to one of our officers today You'll find our service fast and friendly, and our loan rates competitive. Then come get your share-while share-while the supply lasts. rrs First Interstate Bank loiuu Housmc LENDER A member of the First Interstate system with assets of more than $49 billion. Member FDIC. Equal Opportunity Lender. filming the ad. "I am sorry if anyone was injured," she said, "but what she (the kayaker) would have hit if the platform hadn't been there was the rocks because the platform was built flush with the rocks. The matter mat-ter of the nail disturbs me, but I know the guys who did the rigging and they are very safety conscious." As for the path, Nichols said it was needed, and it was obliterated after filming. There were also spotters with radios in constant communication communica-tion with the crew on boaters coming down the river. Jackson District Ranger Joe Kinsella said he was at the filming several times and didn't notice any specific problems on the river. Teacher busted on drug charge A substitute teacher in the Teton County School District was jailed after deputies raided his home and found 75 marijuana plants in his basement. Two minors were in the home at the time of the raid, and the county sheriff is looking into the possibility the teacher was selling to youngsters. Teton County Undersheriff Terry Bart said the plants were about 60 days away from maturation, when their street value would have been $160,000. School Superintendent Tom Cusack said the teacher had little connection with the school system, working only 8.5 days of 175 school days last year. So far this year, he had worked only a half day. Revolt brewing in Jackson? A group of Jackson Hole residents have organized to defeat the new 2 percent lodging tax. And it was also reported that some business owners are not collecting the tax. The new tax was approved in a summer vote, but it must be reaffirmed reaf-firmed in another vote at the November general election. The group, Jackson Hole Citizens Against the Bed Tax, has organized with the slogan "Don't Tax Jackson Hole's Hospitality." Members said the tax will benefit only marginal or losing businesses. They also contend the tax, used for advertising, will attract more tourists, but this will increase the need for services, which means more taxes on residents. Resident Kas Gildersleeve said the tax was "bamboozled through" at the July special election. Taxpayers Tax-payers like himself, he said, didn't realize the funds were for advertising advertis-ing and not to pay for more services. One of the group's leaders is Louise Bertschy, who, ironically, is the mother of State Senator John Turner, one of the principal backers of the bed tax. They don't talk about it at home, said Bertschy. Meanwhile, the manager of the Wort Hotel in Jackson said he had heard from some operators that they are not adding the 2 percent to customers' bills. But owners still have the responsibility to collect it, according to Bob McKey of the state Department of Revenue and Taxation. Taxa-tion. Lodge operators must charge customers or pay the tax themselves, said McKey. The tax took effect on September 1, and even if it is defeated in November, it will require payment through June 30, 1987, the end of the current fiscal year. Restrooms are rare in city Jackson is anxious to get public restrooms into the downtown area. One hotel operator said it's "a problem pro-blem that not a lot of people can wait around for." The city has agreed on a lease for two restrooms in the Stage Stop Mall. Each room will have three toilets and a wash basin. Meanwhile, observers said the new restroom was a step in the right direction, but more work has to be done. The Jackson Retail Merchants Association protested the situation to the town council, saying their private facilities end up being used as public restrooms. A hostess at the Silver Sage restaurant said 30 to 40 non-patrons every day ask to use the restrooms. The issue is also being raised in Jackson's city elections. Council candidate Tony Ligori said the mall project is a band-aid. "They (the restrooms ) are still not on the Town Square. You have to facilitate the downtown area," he said. THE ASPEN TIMES Slip of lip causes mistrial Aspen The local trial of a burglary suspect was scuttled after a deputy's testimony was ruled prejudicial. Stanley "Joe" Lauriski was suspected of breaking into the North Star Lodge in February, as well as a trailer last November. He was charged with eight counts, including burglary, criminal mischief, possession posses-sion of burglary tools and assaulting a police officer. Pitkin County Sheriff's Deputy Billy Tomb was testifying that he was on duty at the county jail the night Lauriski was arrested. He told Deputy District Attorney John Ely that he searched the suspect for weapons. Ely asked, "during your search,, what did you find?" Tomb said, "during the search, I discovered a small bag of suspected marijuana..." "Let me stop you." said Ely. The jury was taken out and Judge J.E. DeVilbiss ruled a mistrial. Lauriski was not charged with possession of marijuana, said the judge, but the implication of possession posses-sion could suggest to jurors that he was guilty of other crimes. 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