OCR Text |
Show A-10 , Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 26-March 1, 2005 The Park Record Fbr center, word travels far, fast A new mural captures generous spirit of Tuesday night dinners r Nightly Lodging Tally ProjectedTalyfrtte Total Visitor Nights: 93,753 SUN 2065 MON 7UE W B ) THU FfU SAT Weekly High: 15,408 (Sat. By AN \JA BLOOM Of the Record Nightly Average: staff 13,393 A IK w mural on the wall of ihe Christie 11 Center of Park City's pantry lirliculatcs the sentiments of three Brazilian friends. Gabriel Mngalh.ics, P e d r o C o r r c a and H. R o m e o Pinto, w h o continue to feel paiticularly welcomed in this town r e c a u s e of Tuesday night dinnersjat the center. 'Hie pray-paint mural is a porlrail of lesus offering bread in the middle of a desert not unlike Utah's, vast, with blue skies up above. For he third winter in a row. the (1 ristian C e n t e r ' s weekly Tuesda • dinners are offering an oasis fr mi the chaos of cominc. to Ameriiii on a visa. It's an opportunity ""or students to network with oihers over a hoi liomecooked meal and a chance to win a prize .n a raffle full of mattresses. Ian ps. s n o w b o a r d s and ski poles. Wellington A n t u n e s from Florian ipolis. an island just south of ]lnv/ il, shares a table with his friend, )iogo Pinheir from Rio de Janeiro "Ye I met him here unfortunatelv. jokes Pinheir with a frankiK<s that indicates the kind of familiarity only friends share. Antunes wears three hats in Park Cfly as a snowboard instructor, a Waiter and a spa maintenance technician. He is saving up to go to Lyons, France where he hopes \h study for a post-graduate degree utter he finishes his thesis at a university in Brazil. Antunes would fcave never met Pinheir or many of his other friends, he says. had lie not come lo dinners at the center. "I've been here a lot of Tuesdays," he smiles. "Its nice to come, because I've met a lot of really nice new people here. When I'm a spa technician, people don't even look at me sometimes."! According to the centers researc 1. each winter, approximately 1,000 international workers are recruited to work in the Park C'ly area. Most workers arc college students, hoping to be able to -ave some money for their education. Others come \vfth the burden of making money to send Year-To-Date: 7*5,225 Nightly Lodging Tally Estimates Occupancy At: 63% C«ftf «d t?fcWngit* frq*af<) timber -:i vision p«r rijti forrise*Ht Atunl ranter of crarij+t viiton HBJ wry 4*: to fct-arirte soutctPMtxarr JASON HUNTER/flWCflECCHD Volunteer Bob Walley refills a potful of potatoes Tuesday evening at the Christian Center on Iron Horse Drive. Weekly dinners at the center allows those from other countries to network over a home-cooked meal. home lo their families. Because of tion, she notes that the center also visa conditions, many are unable provides a pantry full of food to seek alternative employment, goods for those who have no so they end up just scraping by. income, and emphasizes that Beginning in December and donations are also given to the ending in April, the Christian center in the form of mattresses C'enlcr offers international stu- and chairs for those without ihe dents twelve free dinners on 12 items necessary to live in an unTuesday nights, with each night furnished apartment. sponsored by a local organization. Later in the evening, after This week. The Presbyterian meals are served, Tim Dahlin Youth Organization brought in grabs a microphone and quiets the the pot-luck dishes, but other lively crowds buzzing in their organizations like the Park City's native tongues. Rolary Club have also taken over "Tonight anyone who has not a night or two. won a door prize will win one," he Though Patti Dahlin and her says. husband. Tim, who run the center, The crowd cheers. have done little more than get the "Who do we have here, word out to local clubs and tonight?" he asks, and the crowd churches, word seems to have reveals that several of them are traveled fast to those who come to from New Zealand, a few are Park City from afar. from Australia, one is from Peru "Each week we try lo prepare and nearly an entire colony of dinfor 200. but the second week (his ers comes from Brazil. year, we had over 250 kids for dinThis week, several lucky ticket ner." explains Patti Dahlin. "They holders won one-pound, heartare just so thrilled that Americans shaped boxes of candy from care. 'Iliey can go back to their Alberlsons. a number of lubes of communities and say, 'Americans toothpaste, two snowboards, skis, loved us."" ski poles and a shower curtain. . Dahlin estimates il lakes about .' During the,. Christian Center,'*,. 30 volunteers to cook, serve and .first" year in 2002, ihe "center bus tables for the ni^ht. In addi- served 1,700 meals, collected and WITH gave away the equivalent of two scmi-truckloads of bedding and furniture, provided 500 hours of free Internet access and fed 300 different workers through their food pantry. Ocriek Loyola, a local member of the Park City Rotary cluh, enjoys volunteering at the center, because he can relate to the strangeness of living far away from home. "I used to live in Argentina a couple of years ago, and I remember how nice it was to get a homecooked meal." he recalls. "Now I go to Salt Lake and get Argentinian treats and Vcgimite and a Brazilian drink called 'tiueranadc' for Tuesday nights. "Iis a great idea lo get kids in from other countries [to Park City] because il actually helps me be more aware about other parts of the world." Patii Dahlin agrees. "Sometimes a student will ask us, "why do you do this? What do you get from this? But I've had wonderful times talking with them., it works both ways." •fo; !eah{t ffigre^ call (435) 6492260 or visit the Christian Center at 1100Iron Hone Drive. MEET! NCS AND CONVEKnONS Local convention properties have reported that the following groups will meet during the week of Feb. 27 - Mar. 5> 2005 in Park City. Information is supplied by the Park City Chamber/Bureau. PROJECTED ATTENDEES CROUP Bane of America AICC Ma honey Group Sweeney/Brooks Wedding Room Block Bear, Steams & Company. Inc JP Morgan Hollywood Entertainment Corp Coca cola NA Subway West A0T Meeting Combustion Resources Synfuel Meeting SD-WAK Nestle BayerSkl CarrAmerlca Realty Media Live J.P. Morgan Chase & Co RS Medical J.P. Morgan Chase & Co DA Davidson and Company TTio CEO Project Sea Containers Wedding Party Ren don party Woodbine SW Group Lazard Mid Winter Housing Conference 2005 U of U Internal Medicine Conference Freehlll, Hogan, Mahar Family Reunion Credit Sufese First Boston Corp Forbes.com Stradllng & Associates Moog Ski Event Medical Procedures Education Specialists JMN Associates Aetna Inc Anadarko Petroleum Fund and Bank Ski Club York Ski Club Outer Circle Ski Club Ski Bees SkJ Club Myers Ski Group SkJ with Wally EyeSkt C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 5 J$Z FamTT/-. .'. , i.. i , V J . .-.•-;•:..".--. 60 60 45 30 50 100 24 20 40 66 20 8 16 25 25 30 100 80 16 11 72 28 15 20 100 80 24 20 40 35 20 30 24 14 60 10 23 22 30 46 42 40 ' i 34 3 5 II • 1692 TOTAL ATTENDEES I NT EG R David Holland's RESORI LODGING I CONFERENCE SERVICES & ..;••• JB S - A RK- ••>i-.( A PRIVATE M E A D Q W ^ SJd into this pictor«que Colony l o t FABULOUS VIEW HOME Attractive 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath, tied or J1/3 acre among mature tree* and tfi&Jb landscaping. i«mw^n*r throughout. Amenlttei include a private 'master mite with office, a weD deifgnid kitchen with new appliances, a floor '.to celling wall of view windows with witonutJc power blinds, rich hordwjiiod floon, and a 3 car garage. An exceptional family home for who love to entertain. $539,!KX> and Evergreens furround a gentle alpine meadow. Thii beautiful setting fuw excetjefit rid aooew and mountain views. $0499,000 family room, vaulted cetlmgi, 3 fireplace*, excellent condition throughout, tunny location with expensive views, large 1/2 acre lot. $535,000 CHARMING FAMHY HOME Attractive 3 bedroom plus 4th bedrocm/famlly room, 2 bath custom home. Veil designed kitchen with stainleis appliances, delightful interior patnt ovatments throughout, approx. 2000 sq. ft Excellent mountain view*, beautifully landscaped 1/2 acre lot. Near access to trad system andfishingcreek. Good location for easy commute to Salt Lake VaSey. $315,900 WORLD CLASS EVERYTHING Large 3/4 acre custom home site In Park Citysfinestall season hoary resort community, championship rated golf, gourmet dining, health ft beauty spa, tennis, Nordic skiing, swimming, lakeside Ashing, equestrian center. Ice skating, 50 miles of hiking, biking V Nordic tnlb. $375,000 EXCELLENT CONDITION THE COVE'S FINEST Located In one of Park City's premier residential communities, this stunning 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, approximately 3542 sq. ft. town home offers spectacular resort views. The custom Interior by Mlml London features furniture-quality cabinetry ft built-lns, masilv£$crtical timbers, a . chefs kitchen with top quality '""~ ' ' stainless appliances by SubZerC™ _ "Thermador, rich Australian cypress floors, hand fired ceramic tile and much more) $899,900 ^ , vc. RANDY SPAGNOLETTI *• i o n MORE INFO, CALL plini.r;435-647-8096 *": 888-647-8096 Specializing in Condominium Nightly Rentals • High Rental Returns • Always paid by the 20th of the following month • Proven Performance, Celebrating 20 Years of Property Management in Park City Locally Owned and Operated Email - davidh@davidhollands.com Website - www.888parkcitv.com Or randyspag@pureutah.com www.randyqiarkclty.coin % IffatrHsil LUCUllOl Utah Real Estate Saddleview Office 2300 Park Ave., Building B Park City, Utah 84060 Phone-435-649-1801 I |