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Show Park Record Thunday, July 2, 1987 Page Al 1 Aimfl d lit (BdD . by Tom Clyde Rodeos don't fit the image Get out your 'gator skin boots and put a gun rack in the back window of the Saab, then let's all give our best "Yuppie Yahoo" to the City Council. Last week they agreed to go ahead with plans to add yet another special event to the summer schedule. Park City is about to become a big time rodeo town. I like rodeos, if they are done right. Frankly, I have my doubts about a rodeo here in Park City. We just don't have the rodeo image here. Polo has been proposed, and a race track, with a betting window, would be a real success. But a get-down-and-roll-in-the-dirt rodeo? In Park City? Not in your new Ralph Lauren jeans. There are some pretty good rodeos around, and for my tastes, the more bush league, the better. The Kamas rodeo is always fun because it is really local. The guy who fixed your car yesterday will be out there flipping a steer today. When he has your transmission broken down into a million pieces, there is nothing as exciting as watching him riding a bull, toying with death. I always cheer him on, and hope he can stay on long enough to win (a little prize money may affect the bill), but not so long that his hand (and your car) will be ought of commission for weeks. One bucking bronco I've seen there gives rides to children's birthday parties the rest of the week, but it's a pretty good show. The Oakley rodeo, which is coming up this weekend, is certainly a step up from that. Oakley is on the Professional Profes-sional Rodeo Circuit, and attracts some real pros. It's usually a great show, but the atmosphere is still the same. It's held in a small town rodeo grounds, with shakey wooden bleachers, dirt parking lots, porta johns that have to be back to the warehouse Monday, and the local folks manning the concession stands that are only open for this event. There is nothing glitzy about it. As I understand the proposal, Park City's debut on the rodeo stage will be a little different. First, it is being promoted pro-moted by a lady named Mary Kay Lazarus, which doesn't quite sound like a Rodeo Queen's name. It's not, either. It turns out that Ms. Lazarus is not a barrel racer or goat roper at all. She's a publicist, you know, one of those folks who makes a living getting somebody else's name in the paper all the time. She is working for a rodeo cowboy named Lewis Field. Field, no relation to Debbi, is a former Oakley resident, and the top rodeo cowboy in the nation. I don't know what Ms. Lazuras isn't putting on the show for the home town crowd in Oakley. Maybe there is something we don't know about his Oakley days. My guess is that there is a pretty good shot of some national news coverage on Field's rodeo in Park City that he might not get in Oakley. Life is that way, whether you are dealing with the top rodeo cowboy in the country or mine tailings. So, the publicist got the permit from the City Council to put on a rodeo in Park City. I've been around here for quite a while, and don't recall seeing a rodeo grounds in town. The logical spot, of course, is the High School field. It has restrooms, concession stands and parking all set up. They protect it pretty carefully, although there have been a couple of occasions when football players have Climbed the fence and played games there. But not livestock. Not on that field. The grass is green enough already.thank you. The meadow at Deer Valley would work, but the streams kind of cut it up. Besides, Deer Valley's clientelle don't even know how to pronounce the word "rodeo," so it's unlikely that they would pop for tickets, unless they were priced higher than any other rodeo in the country, and guaranteed that there wouldn't be any disgusting animal smells. The final site is the vacant lot between the Depot and Park Station. That makes a dramatic setting, for sure. We can probably make it work, with rented bleachers, the Arts Festival's porta johns, and so on. Moving all the old junk out of that lot may take a while, but it's probably pro-bably a good idea anyway. Holding the rodeo there might also add a little fertilizer and green the place up for the rest of the season. The other half of the plan is to parade the stock down Main Street from their stables in the basement of the Dudler Building. I can see it now, wild bulls, bucking broncos, roping calves and cowponies in neat little rows, parading down the center of Main Street, while throngs of excited rodeo fans interrupt their dinners at Alex's French restaurant to stand on the street and cheer them on. It could be just like a Hemmingway story, and some future author could watch from the window of the Deli as senior citizens from Sun City get trampled by the stampede as they step out of a t-shirt shop where they were buying souvenirs for their grandchildren. We could get a lot of press attention with stories like "Woman Gored by Bull in Post Office," "Baby Carriage Dragged by Run-Away Horse," or "Diners Dash When Bronco Comes to Dinner." Take it from somebody who has to drive through a dairy herd every morning on the way to work, some critical factors got left out of this decision. Cattle of all sizes, ages and descriptions, tend to be a little on the messy side, and there is nothing like chasing them down a narrow street with people screaming at them from all sides to get their delicate little digestive sytems upset in the worst way. I don't know what the people in the public relations business would call it, but coating Main Street with that is kind of a crappy idea, if you ask me. The UPS truck won't be able to make it up the hill beyond the Claimjumper before spinning out. Even with the high powered hoses and big nozzels turned on, the barnyard aroma is likely to stay with us for a few weeks. If the folks with the '57 Chevys catch wind of it, they won't ever come back. There are some things you just can't wash off a car. The running of the bulls is an important part of bull fights. It's a little new to rodeos, but I guess if the City Council wants to run bulls down Main Street, they certainly cer-tainly can. I just wonder about the timing. This is an election year, and it might be more appropriate to run the bulls in November, when it tends to get piled up pretty pret-ty deep around here anyway. Light snow but no drought THE TRAIL While Park City is experiencing a drought from less-than-average snowpack this winter, Vail will have no such problem. The Colorado ski resort, and much of the northwest quadrant of the state, did fare poorly for snow this winter. But because 80 percent of the city's water is obtained ob-tained from an underground aquifer largely unaffected by fluctuations in precipitation, supplies are expected to be adequate. Several of the rivers in the area will run at half their normal flows this summer, including the North Platte and the Yampa. And, although the Eagle River (which flows in the Vail area) will carry 79 percent of its average volume, even this will not be enough to sustain rafting late in the summer. In past seasons, white-water rafting has extended into late August along the Eagle. But Debbie Marquez, co-owner co-owner of Raftmeister, said water may be too low as early ear-ly as next week to continue running the river. Fire danger may also be affected by Vail's low winter snowpack. According to U.S. Forest Service Ranger Bill Ott, an early growing season and dry climate means vegetation will dry out sooner this year than most. That means fire danger is already high, said Ott. THE ASPEN TIMES Aspen air fouls out A new federal air quality standard has snared Aspen, and the resort town will now be forced to plan how to reduce the hazard. The new standard regulates how many particles smaller than a certain size (10 microns) can circulate in the air, and is considered more indicative of the health hazard dust and other particles present than the old standard. And, while Aspen did not violate the old particulate par-ticulate standard, it does emit more than it should of the small particles. In response, the town has already organized to reduce bus exhaust particles by 250 percent through the use of low-sulfur fuel and pave two dust-producing dirt parking lots. Lee Cassin, environmental health officer, recommended recom-mended three additional steps to help meet the new standards:' stan-dards:' lessen existing pollution from fireplaces and stoves, lessen miles of auto traffic, and reduce restaurant grill emissions. Wood smoke is a major source of the small particles in mountain cities. Other Colorado cities placed in the group of violators for the new standard include Denver, Cannon City, Lamar, Pagosa Springs and Telluride. All are considered con-sidered to have at least a 95 percent chance of violating the new standard. U.S. Forest Service to act on the more than 500 lease applications ap-plications pending on the land. The USFS had been implementing a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing which was to have lasted until the new forest plan is completed. But, the action was OK'd only via "a gentlemen's agreement" on the part of the oil industry. "Now, RMOGA (Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association) has gone to the (Reagan) administration and expressed its unwillingness to continue the freeze, given our delay in completing the forest plan," said Forest Supervisor Brian Stout. Stout said that as a result, his office would begin preparing the necessary environmental document to open up one area of the forest, called the Big Piney, to oil and gas leasing. But, this was not good enough for RMOGA. "That would not be acceptable," said Alice Benitez, public lands director for RMOGA in Denver. "It is not what we asked them for. It's a step in the right direction. It's forward movement. But it's not nearly enough." The oil companies want leasing resumed "forest-wide" "forest-wide" said Benitez. And, according to provisions of the 1980 Energy Security Act which directs federal agencies to "proceed with oil and gas leasing pending the final forest plan," according to Stout, they are within their rights to make such a demand. But, according to Phil Hocker, a regional official of the Sierra Club and leader in obtaining the moratorium, the request is short sighted. "RMOGA 's position is wrong, although it is legal," he said. "We understand the pressure the Forest Service is under and the anxiety of RMOGA because of the delays in completing the forest plan. But we think this is bad policy." Study hits snag Jactson Hole Guide Oil leasing resumes With final action on the Bridger-Teton National Forest Plan delayed a year, oil and gas officials are asking the A plan to study critical wildlife habitat in Teton County Coun-ty may have run into a snag. Rancher Paul von Gontard has written a warning to county commissioners and a plea for help to neighboring landowners to thwart the study, which he says will be used us-ed "to further arbitrary regulations." Von Gontard told commissioners that anyone caught on private land without the specific written permission of the landowner, or engaged in aerial activity and photography would be arrested and prosecuted. County planner Tom Hamilton said although he expected ex-pected some resistance from large land owners, he thought they had misjudged the intent of the study. "Some people thought it would somehow inhibit their development rights and refused to let the feds on their land," he said. "What concerns me is that they will somehow view the wildlife study as an effort to restrict their development rights, and that's not the intent at all." Hamilton went on to stress that the plan would gather information primarily on areas which had not yet been open to development. "Then, when somebody comes in for a development permit in a new area, we can look at the map and know exactly what the situation is in that area." Commissioners agreed to speak with landowners, and to accompany the consultants on some of their field visits "to try to stop a war" over the issue. $125,000 PC RESORT 93 Three Kings 2 bdrm, 2.5 ba, tastefully expanded and redecorated. Nicest unit. Don Griffin 649-8550 $128,000 PC RESORT 212 Shadow Ridge Furnished 2 bdrm, near lifts, fplc, pool, 1487 sq. ft., bldg. also a hotel. Brighton Rosol 649-8550 $255,000 SILVER SPRINGS 1422 Willow Lane 5 bdrms, pool, over 5000 sq. ft., fplcs, great for entertaining. 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Cyndi Sharp 649-8550 160,000 PROSPECTOR 2573 Doc Holiday 3 bdrm, 2.5 ba, 2 fplcs. library, hobby rm. Georgia Shane 649-8550 169,000 SILVER SPRINGS 1468 W. Willow Loop Rd. 4 bdrm, 3 ba, open 1 level, decks. Maire Rosol 649-8550 174,900 SUMMIT PARK 275 Parkview Dr. Pines, secluded, artist's studio, 3 bdrm, 3 5 ba. Vivian Cropper 649-8550 215,000 PINEBROOK 2925 Stagecoach 5 bdrm contemporary, wooded 34 acre. Linda McReynolds 649-8550 279,000 SILVER SPRINGS 5103 Silver Springs On sailing lake, views, immaculate shape. Cyndi Sharp 649-8550 295,000 DEER VALLEY 3005 Solamere Dr. 4 bdrm, 4 bath, groves of aspens. Martha Brown 649-8550 30,400 PARK WEST Park West 15-B-1 1 bdrm, furnished, bank financing. Tevy Smith 649-8550 $32,000 PC RESORT Unit 40 Homestake 1 bdrm, 1 ba, fplc. now renting at $350. Ann Brighton 649-8550 39,000 PC RESORT Unit 200 Snowcrest 1 bdrm, 1 ba. fplc. pool, deck, near resort. Maire Rosol 649-8550 66,000 PARK MEADOWS Unit 150 Racquet Club Lg. deck & benches, wall paper, washer dryer. Tevy Smith 649-8550 89,500 PC RESORT Unit 103 Snowblaze Close to resort, 1 bdrm, furnished, hot tub. Chris Eberlein 649-8550 115,000 PARK MEADOWS 15 Windrift 3 bdrm, 3 ba, stream, pool, tennis, furnished. Jonny Totten 649-8550 148,000 DEER VALLEY Unit 1 508 Fawngrove Well priced 2 bdrm', 2 ba, furnished. Maire Rosol 649-8550 480,000 DEER VALLEY Unit 203 Stein Eriksen Lodge 2 bdrm, 3 ba, deluxe, near lodge. Martha Brown 649-8550 895,000 DEER VALLEY 5 La Maconnerie 4 bdrm, 4.5 ba, ski-in ski-out, great area. Ann Brighton 649-8550 Q0 $500,000 SOLAMERE 1 33 Solamere Custom 5 bdrm in Deer Valley, furnished, hot tub, pool, tennis, and views. Grace Widdows 649-8550 mm 1.1 $695,000 THAYNES 2406 Morning Star Ct. 5 bdrm, 5 ba, luxurious European elegance, on 15th fairway of P.C. golf course. Craig Masters 649-8550 6,000 HIGHLAND ESTATES Lot 287B Nearly 1 acre, owner financing with low down. Bill Ligety 649-8550 10,900 HIGHLAND ESTATES Lot 354 1 .86 acres, horse property, corner lot, views. Jonny Totten 649-8550 12,000 SUMMIT PARK Lot 37 Bank owned, corner of Parkview Dr. & Parkview Circle. Leslie Grace 649-8550 12,500 PARK RIDGE Lot 60 Easy to build on, utilities, views, over 1 S- acre. Chris Eberlein 649-8550 15,000 PROSPECTOR Lot 1 11 Prospector Park III Excellent building lot. Craig Masters 649-8550 19,900 JEREMY RANCH 8750 N. Silver Spur On golf course, views, membership incl. Bill Ligety 649-8550 30,000 SILVER CREEK Lot 125 3.6 acres, well is in, can be divided. Linda McReynolds 649-8550 36,000 MC CLOUD CREEK Lot 40 Prime cul-de-sac lot, southern exposure. Craig Masters 649-6550 $47,000 DEER VALLEY Lot 87 Solamere Bank foreclosure, great financing available. 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