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Show Tues/Wed/Thurs, December 28-30, 2004 The Park Record B-8 W E DON'T JUST PROVIDE FOOD FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. Silver Stike newest lift •&2« GRAYSON WEST/PARK W E PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SO THEY CAN BUY GROCERIES. Emergency Shelter • Educational Services Job Training and Placement The fact is, many homeless people today have lite desire and ability to take care oi themselves and rheir families. They just need some help. Vblunteers ofAmerica* Voluiiiei.D, of Anu:rk::i is a nauonal urbanization ih;ii. for over 100 yrars, has provided programs and s^rvk'fs that allow people to overcome their challenges and become viral members of rheir community. There arc no /hnits to curing.' Find out how yon can support the programs lliat are working in our community. Contact Volunteers of America, today. "•*X*Ifc-«.;^->r ^ • v » * a i * * * f ^ * t * ^ 2 s ^ : j 1-800-899-0089 www.VoluntcersofAmcrica.org RECORD Deer Valley opened the new Silver Strike Express chairlift last Wednesday. The new lift has an uphill capacity of 2,400 people per hour with 5,247 feet of slope length. Price of SLC flights soars SAL'i" LAKE CITY (AP) If S> major airports surveyed. you're Hying out of Salt Lake for If only Ihe lower AH slates are the holidays, this piece of news counted, Utah's capital saw the won't exactly shock you. eleventh-biggest rise in the nation Taking flight from Sail Lake over the decade. City International Airport is getBut airport officials say since ting more expensive, according to prices back then were relatively recent data from the U.S. low, airfares remain a good bargain Department of Transportation. despite the rise. Comparing the second quarter "Generally speaking. Salt Lake of 1995 to the second quarter of fares have been reasonably low." 2004, the study found that commer- said Tim Campbell, Salt Lake City cial airfares in Salt Lake City Department of Airports executive increased 16.9 percent over the director. "We still may be well decade. By comparison, tourist hub below those other airports." Las Vegas saw a smaller increase Many cities in the - 16.1 percent, during the same Intermountain West - defined by period. the Census as Arizona, Colorado, Salt Lake City had the 17th- Idaho. Montana, Nevada. New highest percentage increase out of Mexico. Utah and Wyoming - saw far smaller increases than Salt Lake. In Phoenix, for instance, fares increased only 6 percent in 10 years. Boise. Idaho, had a 2.9 percent increase, while Denver fliers actually saw fares decrease by 4.2 percent. A separate DOT report blamed Salt Lake City's increases on the fact that Delta Air Lines operates a hub in Utah's capital. "It appears thai, minus the strong presence of a low-cost carrier, the dominant carriers ... have remained strong enough to sustain higher fares." the report concluded. A spokesman for Delta did not return a phone call seeking comment. ffv* - ^ ^ r ^ r - ' - V T ^ - s ^ ^ -2§2fc •'^fe'**' : i One moretreasbn to love winter: ITY.UTA k:eco:d.:on •THE [ MARIFOSA Now thai ilic ski season is in full swing, ii's lime lo see vr\xy~Za$tit knimimui Guide raicd The Mariposa #i. With our wondcrlul blend of classic and current cuisine plus an award-winning wine list, The Mariposa is waiting lor you. The Mariposa, located mid-moimvain at Deer Valley's Silver Lake Lodge, is open Tuesday through Sunday Irom 5:45 to y p.m. Reservations are recommended. I-"or more information, call 435-645-6715 or visit www.deervalley.com. DOS Natures^ th; of her system So we're always working on ours. Heavy snow, high wind and ice - Mother N a t u r e m i g h t throw everything s h e has a t us this winter. That's why we work year round pruning trees and investing in o u r system to cut d o w n on problems before they start. ann< Tree m a i n t e n a n c e - We're working on nearly a quarter of a million trees that posed a threat to your electric service. O u r science-based methods keep trees healthy while helping keep your lights on. Remember - near power lines, you'll have fewer outages if you plant low-growing trees. - '"•"$&P Bright Future - We've invested more than $2(K) million in new and upgraded transmission f; i ^ - / and distribution lines and substations to help us meet the growing demand for electricity in Utah. We've also improved our field employees' work process to respond even more quickly to your service requests. Easy outage.reporting - If there is an outage, phone our call center and you'll be connected to our enhanced interactive voice response (IVR) system, which will alert our local crews immediately. The system can also give you accurate updates on how the restoration process is going. It's fast and efficient, handling as many as 15,000 calls an hour. For your copy of Getting Ready for Mother Nature, our booklet with tips to help you prepare for an outage, and to see what we do to restore power, visit utahpower.net or call us at 1-888-221-7070. You can't outwit Mother Nature. But we're working on it. The UTAH POWER Park Record PARK CITY, UTAH |