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Show MOUNTAIN TOWN NEWS LUNCH AND fAMILY DINING Dine In or Take Out--> 435-649-5593 OrCN 7 DAY5 A WHEX »1 am - ?:5Opm $1.50 OFF LUNCH BUFFET Dine-in only Served 11 - 2:30 ' located behind |;irit C-ittj , , n's next to CJnrt Golden Willow Estates, Charleston $187,000 3 Bedrooms/2 Bathrooms • Ceramic Tile Floors • Over 2,000 Square Feet • Large Unfinished Basement • Fully Landscaped • Backyard is a Paradise! • .29 acre lot • Fully Landscaped • Large Deck • Sprinkler System For a Photo Tour of this Property: www.dClproperty.com Tom Ward 800-647-3727 tomward(2>allwest.net A Roundup of News )er Western ski Jackson Hole tops the big election spenders FREE EASY PARKING WINE AND BEER KID'S MENU WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS : Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 2-4, 2005 The Park Record C-6 I 1 I I I •Being in headwaters not promising the ability of future generations lo meet their own guarantee of water purity By ALLEN BEST Record guest writer JACKSON HOLE. Wyo. When it comes lo big money and politics, no place - resorts or otherwise - comes close to Jackson Hole. Jonathon Schcchtcr, writing for the Jackson Hole News & Gride, reports that people in Tcton County last year gave a combined $2.13 million to candidates and political organizations. This works out to be $114 for every man, woman, and child in (he county. As you might expect in the home turf of Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a home in Jackson Hole, Republicans were the greater beneficiary of the largess, getting $1.08 million as compared to the $867,000 given lo Democrats. This is despite the fact that in voting. Democrats had a strong edge from local lo national elections this year in Jackson County. Not even Aspen and Pitkin County, the second in line, came close lo this kind of electioneering. The per capita donation in Pitkin County was $84. Way down the list were Telluridc and San Miguel County, at $33 per person, followed by San Juan in Washington State and Blaine County (Sun Valley/Ketchum) in Idaho at about $23, and Eagle County (Vail/Beaver Creek) at $21. Further yet down the list, behind several resort areas in Massachusetts and Florida, were the two Summit counties, in Utah and Colorado, al about $10 per capita, and Roult County (Steamboat) Colorado at about $5. Looking at it a little differently, in terms of places where contributions were of more than $200, the chart is somewhat different. There, the Vail crowd looks more impressive, although slill trailing the Aspen and Jackson Hole bigspenders. FAIRPLAY, Colo. - 'Hie old joke in the headwaters counties of Colorado used to be. "Be sure to flush, because Los Angeles needs the water." But new evidence shows thai being at the headwaters doesn't remove you from tainted water. A U.S. Geological Survey analysis of water in Colorado for hundreds of chemicals revealed the expected, pollution in downstream areas near Denver, but also high up in mountain valleys. For example, water wells in the Fairplay area, where the elevation is 10,000 feet, contained chemicals such as nonylphenol. The chemical comes from detergents and has been linked to fish with dual sexual organs. Scientists suggested the chemicals in the water wells come from neighboring septic systems. Lori Sprague, the chief author of the study, told reporters that none of the concentrations found in Colorado exceed the regulatory limit, but "but we don't know what the human health impacts are." •3 governments pool funds to hire snstainabQhr boss TELLURIDE. Colo. - The towns of Telluridc and Mountain Village, along with San Miguel County, are hiring a sustainability coordinator while also planning to hook up with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. The group is to develop a "sustainability inventory," which is supposed lo help local decisions makers maintain the "integrity of their natural resources over the long term, promote prosperous economy, and create a vibrant, equitable society." What exactly does sustainability mean? Art Goodtimes, a county commissioner, points to two definitions. A United Nations report defined it as "meeting the needs of the present without com- °ther Nature needs." Writing in The TeDnride Watch. Goodtimes points out that this definition is similar to the Seven Generations principle that the decisions of today should lake into account the well-being of the next seven generations. •January second snowiest on record m SOverton patrollers right behind, he was pronounced dead at the bottom of the ski hill. The county corner said he died of suffocation due to col-; lapse lungs and a blow to the head. The Jackson Hole News & Guide explains that Newton hadj been living in Durango in the latej 1980s when he became parl of a' group of hardcore skiers and' mountain bikers known s the! "Rad Pack." He lived in| Steamboat from 1988 to 1994,' where he was known for his fondness for mogul-skiing, even com-, peting briefly on the pro mogul tour. A friend in Steamboat, John; Stritt, described Newton as "someone who knew o boundaries, ad if he did. he'd challenge them." With a girlfriend (who laler became a wife), he move to' Jackson Hole in 1997. with a goal! of skiing as much as they could.; He worked 60 hours a week dur-;1 ing summer to spend his winters skiing. Lately, he became a com-i mittcd family man, the father of, ' two children, while working as a|1 concierge and as a waiter. "Newl epitomized the ski culture," friend* Rick Armstrong said. "He regard-! ed skiing as a way of life and a way! of family." slLVERTON, Colo. - With 10 days yet to go, the Silverton Standard declared January to be the second snowiest on record. "Silvcrton's snowfall is now only slightly behind the epic, nearly mythical winter of 1951-52, when, in the words of one oldtimer, 'We had to throw the snow up lo shovel it off of the roofs,1" the newspaper reported. The early January storm left 50 inches in Silverton, but nearby passes recorded 65.5 and 58 inches of snow. Because of concerns about avalanches, one of those passes, the notorious Red Mountain Pass, was closed for 158 hours, or more than six days, during the storm cycle. While there was some grousing about the state highway department closing the highway so often, ihe Standard observed that •Schools in bedroom comnni-j nobody died and nobody really nhies sliding : came close to being hurt. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS* •'Epitome of ski culture' dies Cofo. - Generation Xcrs, who you; might call the rainshadow of the". in Jackson accident baby boom generation, are still! JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - being slackers when it comes to: Brent "Newt" Newton, described having kids in communities nearj as the epitome of the ski culture, ski towns. died while skiing at Jackson Hole. The latest evidence comes from; He had previously lived in Hayden, a bedroom community! Durango, Breckenridge, and for Steamboat, where local? Steamboat Springs. schools continue to report decline] Carving up the 16 inches of in enrollment despite no drop- in; population. The, fresh snow at Jackson Hole overall Mpuntain Resort, Newton Steamboat Pilot & Today reports launched from a 50-foot rock but- the district expects 20 fewer stutress. In landing he created a large dents next year, given projected ; crater that collapsed the snow kindergarten enrollment. around his head. 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We've also improved our field employees' work process to respond even more quickly to your service requests. l.com 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 15,001) 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. # UTAH POWER When most of us hear the word "lent.## we of a banker. For Christians, it's a season of opportunities for greater self-awareness & amendment of life. (1112 annt ners hire The Season of lent Begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 9th Two Opportunities for Worship St. Luke's Downtown Chapel A Brief 20-Minute Service Begins @ 12:10 PM 525 Park Ave. St. Luke's Main Church Campus A Choral Service with Communion Begins @ 7:00 PM 4 5 9 5 N. Silver Springs Off Hwy 224 Behind Blue Roof Store Park Recoixl PARK CITY, UTAH |