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Show COURIER # TL Wasatch for News Juty 7, 1999 ese eta Teak cE or o5 Ad Stine niceat eee al the tars: a RNR latin a cAI aa RIED St inane Meets the Eye eae we - peal: — NAOMI COLE IAP LIFESTYLE EDITOR a cence CRE Med te: reas! Cities Sn as, J oem ~~ ST PREP MIDWAY - What’s eomme on at Soldier Hollow? Follow the machinery and you might think you’ve stumbled upon the beginnings of any of a number of new subdivisions selling cookie-cutter plots and houses in the Heber Valley. But upon closer inspection, this one’s very different. There are trees here, and water, and more grass and wildflowers than pavement. In fact, there’s very little pavement at all. But as it seems with any construction these ys, no matter how beautiful and pristine, at the center of it all, there’s controversy. Controversy over who gets what, over who epyeu whom, over open space and commercial devel SO iL en _ While the residents of nearby Charleston and parts of Midway are concerned a little about the construction noise and how the upcoming influx of New trails cut their way through the mls that have become Soldier Hollow as the 2002 Winter Olympic games approach. people and traffic will effect them, for now, hardly a sound can be heard coming out of Soldier Hollow from even the closest paved street. But it’s in this field, owned by the state and mostly unused until now, that the world will turn inn 2002, needed improvements and at worst, as a quick lesson in the Olympic bidding process. when all eyes focus on the Heber Valley for the 2002 Winter Olympic cross-country and Never did anyone in the State Park Service truly think they had a chance. The Park biathlon competitions. Service was up against the private sector. The Park Service didn’t have the resources Soldier Hollow was chosen last, see as anréflerthowshit to the competitions already available to bow to the IOC’s every whim. slated for Salt Lake, Park City and Snow Basin. In fact, the State Park Service, the entiSoldier Hollow was old, used, overlooked. It was too open, there weren’t OT ty that owns and controls the south end of Wasatch Mountain State Park that includes trees. An Olympic venue here would require the oe of not one or two, but Hines Soldier Hollow, saw an Olympic bid at best as a great opportunity to get funding for See SOLDIER HOLLOW page 7 Tete Tre 4 opment. ee LIN | WMT LL | Source oS | Lill | By JEAN CROASMUN | | More Than Celine Billings 2 0 s 0 2 e r r o f a p e r p LI County’s EE PAGE 4 ARI i Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine SERS epee ES David Larson, M.D. PEN ae, om RE Lena Terry, M.D. pi ae OEE Leslie Webster, M.D. “Sie: aii Heber City: 906 S. Main St. 435.657.0101 Park City: 1 750 W. Sunpeak Dr. 435.655.0926 TYSON LUNDIN KOHLER AGE 6 AGE 6 PATRICK LUNDIN STANLEY AGE 5 AGE 6 q like hitting the ‘ball, catching and sliding into bases... and being the onlygirl on the team.” “I like batting and striking people out... and the. snacks after the game!” ‘Hats. Off to Wasatch County Kids!” Summit Pediatirics “T like hitting good hits and making good catches...” 2 “T like hitting the ball, and catching the ball... and I like the name of my team... the Devil Rays!” i applauds kids’ energy and enthusiasm! 657-0101 Hak: | o Reb JACK : Cee OEH | 435.647.1779 < ss i ta scpES epiecane basta RPC AS After Hours: va |