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Show The Park Record A-6 WedyThurs/Fri, August 3-5, 2005 Mitchells serve with a smile Barbara and John Mitchell; of Park City, were honored in June with Honorary State Trooper awards for their help and support of the Utah Highway Patrol. The Mitchells are part of the UHP's Citizen's Police Academy, a program designed to teach civilians more about public safety and the UHP's role in protecting state roads. GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Revelstoke resort still making progress OFFICE Display & Retail Space For Lease Reception Center For Rent 210 East Main St., Midway, Utah CANMORE, Alberta - The last independent grocery store in Canmore is closing its doors. Marras Grocery store has been open for four generations, employing four generations of family members. It's not purely a matter of For information, call (801) 224-1642 ^iir. signs for a clothing retailer, F.M. Light & Sons. The signs are now curiosities, as the Stetson hats and Pendleton shirts sold by the company surely cost more than the $4.98 advertised by the signs. The company, however, continues to operate from downtown Steamboat Springs, and this year marks its 100th birthday. The Steamboat Pilot reports that to observe the company's centennial, a 100-foot-Iong birthday cake was delivered for community consumption. The cake, said the newspaper, was so large that it took 35 gallons of frosting to slather across it. Among those diving into the confection were a number of oldtimers, who in this case were defined as those who could recall when F.M. Light & Sons turned 50. •Independent grocery closing in Canmore • Suite finished to suit • Elevator for easy access Todd Henneman • Continued from A-5 ^ Bike Manager & National Biking Champion "When you have the bike thai's right for you, it makes all ihe 'difference in Hie world. We'll custom-fit a bike-just far you-thal'II give you a more enjoyable, more comfortable ride.", With the right bike, money, although that plays into the picture. More grocery dollars are going down-valley to Calgary. In Canmore, chain retailers have opened or expanded. The grocers also report that, as Canmore has grown in population, getting help they can afford has become more difficult, as has parking. "It's not because we can't make a living doing what we're doing. We're just tired of doing what we're doing,'1 explained Phil Marra. "There has to be more to life than working 60 to 70 hours a week," added his father, Ron. "If you don't get a monetary return for it, why bother?" They had thought about creating a specialized food market, but concluded that Canmore, with its population of 11,000, just isn't big enough. was deluged by rain that eviscerat- planning director, told the ed the snowpack. Last year was a Durango Herald that the city drought. Yet the best glacier condi- may not deserve an A for its tions in recent years were reported affordable housing program, but on Blackcomb Mountain during it's not far behind. July. It was so good that there seems •Work continues on to be some hope that the glaciers cleanup of old mines actually gained mass this year, reversing the century-long trend of SILVERTON, Colo. - Work recession. is proceeding this summer on Pique newsmagazine reports cleanup of four mine areas in that this long-term trend has the Animas River watershed, Intrawest, the ski area operator, most of them near SiJverton. considering several strategies to The river drains from Silverton discourage the glacier from shrink- down through Durango. ing. Like ski area operators in the Most difficult among the Alps, they have used snow fencing projects, reports the Dorango to retain snow coverage, and will Telegraph, is cleanup of the install more fences in the future. Pride of the West Mine. Grooming practices have been The mine is located on a altered. And, while no plans are steep slope at 12,000 feet, and imminent, Whistler-Blackcomb is the task there is to redirect two considering snowmaking to aug- streams from going through the •Progress continues on big ment the snows on the glaciers, old mine, where they pick up perhaps extending the life of the heavy metals from the exposed resort at Revelstoke glacier from 30 to 50 years. rock. To do this, 180,000 pounds REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The "Certainly, the world's scien- of steel are being flown in by Revelstoke Times Review reports tists- and I'm referring to the UN helicopter. that efforts to build a major new ski and the Intergovernmental Panel Altogether, the Animas River resort at Mount MacKenzie shows on Climate Change - agree that Stakeholders Group has desigevidence of traction. The newspa- we will continue to see a warming nated 67 projects as priorities. per says only minor glitches hinder- trend, so we needed a significant The group has been at this effort ing an agreement between the operational plan to address that," of reducing the contamination developers, Rqbert Powaduk and said Arthur DeJong, manager of of metals into the Animas River Hunter Milbourri, and the city of mountain planning and environ- for 15 years. Revelstoke. The city is selling them mental resources for WhistlerBill Simon, group coordina69 acres, thereby enabling the Blackcomb. tor, complains that work at base-area development. Just the same, DeJong hopes other projects is being sullied by The Times Review also reports for a return to the sorts of snow- ATV and four-wheel-drive vehithat Paul "Bones" Skelton. the falls that were common in the cles that are chewing up the manager of ski operations for '70s, '80s, and -90s. sites, apparently unaware of Intrawest at Whistler, has a threewhat they are doing. He has year contract to work on the runs •Duraneo adds 46 rentals to appealed to the Bureau of Land and other components of the ski affordable housing Management to take steps to operation. Michael Hurdzman has educate the public and restrict been retained to design the golf access by creating mounds. DURANGO, Colo. course. Durango has added 46 rentals to the stock of dedicated affordAllen Best has edited moun•Snnwmnkim could be used able housing. A single-bedroom tain town newspapers for 20 apartment rents for between years. 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