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Show Morriott Library Serials Order U. M--! CHOS. Volume Forty-On- e wdl County Commission. .The decision came late Tuesday afternoon, after commissioners Bill Wallin and Gerald Young had been sworn into office and had Interviewed the six prospective replacements whos names had been submitted by the county Republican Central Committee. The five other names submitted by the committee, which met Thursday night, were LaMar Pace and Ehrin Bees, both of HoytsviOe, Harvey Pace Number One 0mmB ymmi'S and Eugene Pace, both of Wanship, and Raymond Louder of Coalville. Mr. Ovard was the first choice of the central committee and of the commission," said County Clerk Reed Pace, who, following the commissions unanimous vote, administered the oath of office to the new commissioner Tuesday evening. A g resident of Henefer, Ovard was an unsuccessful candidate for County Treasurer in November. . For the past 14 years, he has owned and operated a dairy tank manufacturing company and Grumps Gas and Grocery in Henefer. life-lon- The appointment of the S3 year old, father of six, is in keeping wife the "gentlemen's agreement Looking to the next two years, Ovard cited growth and taxation as two issues which would continue to face the commission. Growth is one of the prime factors, which pro- vides for representation of the three areas of the county on the commission. I will serve the county and do the best I can, Ovard stated in an interview Tuesday night. 1 dont think you can minimize the importance of elective office and I will spend whatever time necessary to do the job. He want on to note that baring unforseen circumstances,' he intended to be a candidate for the commission seat when it came up for election in 1QMV controlled growth is something you have to live with. the national tax as something all elected officials would have to keep in mind, he commended the past commissions work on the budget: They have managed it real well and have operated While citing revolt . in the black. Summit Commission makes departmental assignments for 79 Park West eyes new ski markets When fee Park West ski area opened ten years ago, one of the first ski patrolmen on fee hill was Dick Frost Now Frost is general manager and he says, after years of difficulties, the Wasatch Fronts fourth largest ski area is turning a profit and has its eye on getting a piece of the destination ski market It wasnt always so. Companies have come and gone, most of which failed for some reason or another, observed Frost, who noted the low print came in the spring of' 1975, when, under previous ownership, the resort was technically bankrupt A lot of resort employees, including Frost, didnt get their finsl paychecks and fee area ended up in foreclosure. non-judici- al ' ! k Dept, V. Friday, January 5, 1979 Coalville, Utah 84017 Henefer businessman Carl Ovard was picked Tuesday to fill the unexpired term of Alva Dearden, who resigned last month from the Summit of Salt Lake City, Utah 04112 c-'Cl- why, he said, the resort is working to attract a larger share of the . ski market. te Destination skiers come to ski, and .they ski everyday of the week, regardless of the weather. According to Frost, West is now in the position to be competitive in this market, from the standpoint of the ski -- hill. We have 33 miles of runs, everything from the beginner to some of the mote challenging slopes." ' But skiing is only half the picture, he noted, stating fee resort would have to 9 enforcement, county fair, state fair; exhibit, weed control, travel council, chairman of Service Area 17 (garbage) and a member of the Mountainlandr Steering and Executive Committees. Following the first meeting of the new Summit County Commission, the following departmental assignments have been agreed to for fee coming-year- . commissioner Bill Wallin has been elected the chairman of fee commission. In addition, he will oversee fee planning commission, road department and be a member of the Mounts! nlands Steering and Executive Committees. Commissioner Gerald Young will be of engineering services, law ed u Newly appointed commissioner Carl Ovard will oversee fee courthouse and construction of the annex, and be liason to other elected officials, television, health services committee, chairman of the Council of Governments and a member of the Mountainlands Executive Committee. DRIVERS LICENSE TESTS NO LONGER GIVEN IN KAMAS. The Utah Division of Driver's Licenses will not be in the South Summit area any longer because of the low percentage of people attending the clinics. Those persons wishing to renew or obtain new licenses must either attend at Coalville or Heber Gty on their designated days. It was purchased in August of that get competitive in the area of year by Snyderville Transportation accommodations and night life. President which Inc., Jack Roberts "With only one restaurant and no now owns the area under the name of nightlife, we really don't have much to Summit Recreation Inc. offer them in terms of what they can mU "S? Included in the deal was fee f Condominiums which were to help raise capital for a new ski lodge and S300,000 worth of making equipment. West . J-- Were knV idditiixud' de- lift velopment of base facilities, condos, ; , hotels and additional lifts and runs in order to get out of the purely local category." - 1 Since that time, the area has turned In the meantime, Frost said fee a profit two years out of three, the exception being the no snow disaster of resort is also moving to correct some of 76-7the past two weeks have seen the erosion problems that have plagued( it over the years. record crowds. V SUMMT REPORT Planning Commission Red Pine dalResort, allowing unlimited density as long as the development harTat least The Summit County Planning 70 percent open space. Commission will review Tuesday a request for preliminary approval of an 80 unit, condominium development in an area below and east of file Park The Summit County Planning West ski resort Commission will consider Tuesday, According to Summit County Plan- Jan. 9, a proposal to rezone about 100 ner Stan Strebel, developer Jack acres in Woodland for a residential or Roberts has requested a zone change summer home development for the Red Pine condominiums, Located on the north bench, across planned for ten buildings oo about five from the Woodland church, the acres. developer, C. Taylor Burton, Salt Lake, Strebel noted the project would fell is requesting a zone change from within file area already darigted In one acre to RR-the County Master Plan as Commer- - agricultural minimum lots. Woodland 1, Senior's bus The North Summit Senior Gtizens are planning to obtain some type of transportation for their members from Henefer and Wanship who need to be brought to Senior Gtizens meetings on Wednesday and Friday. The trip will indude a route from Coalville to Henefer to Wanship and bade to Coalville. The members will be picked up and taken back home later in the afternoon for a total of 60 miles per day. Since there are not many members in these areas a minibus win be sufficiently large. Anyone interested in providing this service for the Senior Gtizens or if you have any questions or require further information please contact the Planning Office, Courthouse, Coalville, Utah 84017 or phone & xj.. v fc He noted that when the area was Were up over last year, optimistic . first built, a large amount of vegetation this for a and profit again looking and top soil were removed while year, said Frost, who noted even in the bad years one of the bright spots cutting runs. for West has been the Granite School When previous owners ran into District ski program. financial problems, plans to replant the in erosion Started as a pilot program wife 42 area were shelved, resulting some runs. melt on snow and early students, the Granite District now and we of lot also a It rock, exposed busses 4,000 students per week to the of time lot a had have to spend release-time area under a program. rocks away," Frost Although Frost stated the $4.80day physically carrying said. cost to the students, which indudes a two-holesson, is not returning a Three years ago West spent $70,000 tremendous profit to West, its paying the worst areas, and is to off in other ways. now negotiating wife the Department Its a good deal in terms of of Agriculture to involve the area in a he said. Like Brighton, special pilot project to control erosion. exposure students feat learn to ski at file area Engineers have done extensive come back because they know the studies and its possible a major runs." program could begin as early as this The student program and lower spring. priced lift tickets at West have meant Necessary, but not cheap, Frost feat nearly 85 percentof the skiers estimated the prospective project could there are coming from Wasatch Front cost up to $500,000, over four years. Communities. the meantime, he remains . In But being dependent on the Salt optimistic that, given favorable snows Lake skier can mean lots of business on fall, Park Wests financial are the weekends, but slow times during over. bad weather and "Im convinced the market is there Its a hassle," said Frost of having ... but weve still got a long way to go, to project the skier demand. Thats he concluded. ;v L 7; The new lodge at Park. West i A ... 1 t ; k i A"! fV.T.ri ur ft v I dog-day- mid-wee- k. Skiers from beginers to expert enjoy Park West Stevens and team victorious in first annual HolidayTournament 336-233- 4. Coalville-T- he ball popped fee net as event, expressed pleasure in seeing the final buzzer sounded to give Bry men from different towns playing on Stevens and his team a victory the same team. Sixteen team captains over Gair Richins and championship of throughout the area selected their teams from the 190 who signed up for the first annual Holiday Tournament. The Friday night game ended four the tourney. days of basketball competition among Said Jim Brooks, chairman of the ball enthusiasts in the North Summit arer --Between Dec. 26 and 29th men, event, that the main achievement of .women and children met in local the festivities was the making of a lot gymnasiums to play. Championship of new friends. tourney, boys and games were played in the original' Besides the 47-4-5 Henefer hearing Public hearings will be held January 8th and 9th in fee Henefer Town Hall to discuss a grant that Henefer plans to make to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The hearings, beginning at 7:30 p.m. both nights, will consist of a of housing and public facilities needs within Henefer, criteria for grant acceptance and funding, and concerns of the Small Cities Grant Program. Public participation is encouraged. . 16-tea- m North Summit gym. President Alonzo Richard Osmond of the Coalville Utah Stake, sponsor of the girls also participated in competition and a team of women tried their talents against male hoopers. one-on-o- The team of Ross Pace took third place; Alan Fawcett, fourth; Sheldon Smith, fifth; Kerry Garfield, sixth; Jeff Curtis, seventh; and Kerry Pace, eighth. Other team captains were Stan Bowen, Tan Bowen, Ralph Jones, John Moore, Scott Petersen, Doug Poster, Rick Staples and Tom Swensen. Boy winners of the competition were Travis Keari for the 9 year rids; Troy Brooks, 10 year olds; Mark Oldham, 11 year olds; Scott one-on-o- Skinner, 12 ne yesr olds; and Ryan 13 year rids. Girl winners were Julie Richins for the 11 year olds and Tress a Wright for the 12 year olds. Richins, The ladies team played a group of men for 10 minutes Friday evening and were defeated Regular games 6-- 4. consisted of four eight-minu- te quarters. The North Summit Senior Gtizens, under the direction of Lorraine, Garfield, provided food. Brooks said he and his committee would like to thank all of fire people who made it a success. |