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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tiies, November 4-7, 2006 The Park Record Nightly Lodging Tally MARKETPLACE ProjectedTaliy for the week of November 5 -11,2006 Total Visitor Nights: Get elevated with Park City Helitours From animals to Robert RedfonJ s house, guests see it all TUE WED THU FRI SAT o o Weekly High: 4,035 (Sat.) o o Nightly Average: 3,298 Year-To-Date: 2,513,658 By SKYLER BELL Of the Record staff Guests walk right onto the runway of the tiny Heber Airport and onto a small wood pallet. The pallet is hooked to a small tractor, about the size of a driving lawnmower, and on top of the pallet is a white/navy/purple/pink Bell Jet Ranger helicopter with "Park City Helitours" painted on the side. Dave Thompson, co-owner and lead pilot, must take off into the wind, "just like a plane," but is already 10 feet in the air when he does so. Then the group is off, cruising at 120 miles per hour and at elevations ranging from 800 to 7,500 feet, turning left and right, but with "no real sensation of height or speed." After seeing deer, elk, moose, Robert Redford's house, a couple of golf courses and plently of scenery, Thompson lands the chopper softly back on the wooden pallet, completing the ride. Pam and Dave Thompson, Park City residents and owners of the sightseeing company, opened Park City Helitours seven months ago. Previously, the couple had been living in Texas, but wanted to try something new. They had a love for flying and a home in Park City, "so it was obvious," Pam said. ' "We just wanted to do our own thing together," she said. "Dave had done helicopter tours in Orlando and he's great at it. We started looking around at different places where there were a lot of tourists and a lot of money and where no one else was doing it." Dave learned to Qy as a hobby during his 16 years with the Orange County Sheriff's Department in Orlando because he "didn't want to retire from the police force and become a security guard." He moved from Orlando to Dallas where he met Pam, who was working as a nurse on emergency helicopters similar to LifeFlight. "You go to wrecks and pick up people," Pam said. "It's not for MON 23,083 o o _o Nightly Lodging Tally Estimates Occupancy At: 15% CcrrpjceJ by aiSrg tfx m prcjecttd rurier a niton per ti$t far the w e t tatol nnbtr d orenijk w i c o mi/ wry due to hn-rirue '"-•5 ^CHAMBEIU BUREAU MEETINGS AND CONVENTION* Local convention properties have reported that the following groups will meet during the week of Nov. 5 - Nov. 11 in Park City. Information is supplied by the Park City ChambeiTBureau. GRAYSON WEST/TWflK RECORD Dave and Pam Thompson, owners of Park City Helitours, opened the sightseeing company seven months ago and have been going 120 miles per hour since. They offer four tour packages ranging in price from $100 to $30 per person, as well as charter flights and other requests. everybody, but if you like it it's fun. tors lie to patients and take advan- one all over again." It was something different every tage of people. Despite those expeMeanwhile, Dave had his own riences being the minority, she want- schedule flying medical helicopters. day." The couple met, courted and ed to help clean up the practice; she The two barely saw each other. married, both of them mid-career wanted to stop "the bad guys." So That's when they discussed opening and cruising along. Then Pam got she went back to school. their own business. They came to Park City and At 41, she enrolled in opened Helitours with Dave as lead We just wanted to do our own thing law school at pilot and Pam as president and CEO. Southern together. Dave had done helicoptor M e t h o d i s t "It's fun," Pam said. "It's much U n i v e r s i t y , more varied than what we first tours in Orlando and he's great at it It's graduated and thought it would be. People have began working asked us to do everything from helpbeen a lot of fun to do around here." as a medical ing find a lost horse to just taking a a l p r a c t i c e scenic tour." -Pam Thompson m attorney. Even though the pair said they Park City Helitours CEO "It was a each love what they are doing, Pam challenge," she missed the medical world and decidsaid. llI had ed to become a professor. She is in bored. done nursing for so long it wasn't her first year teaching at Brigham Although she loved working in really hard anymore. This was Young University. the medical industry, she knew it something new. Most attorneys are had its problems. She watched doc- really smart, so I got to be the dumb Please see Park,B-9 PROJECTED ATTENDEES CROUP SmithBarney Proctor & Gamble IHC Travel Services Altiris Fidelity Investments Conservation District Utah Arts Council Pacificorp-Utah Power and Light Water Pro Inc Western Intermountain Lithstripsy Crowell Advertising Thurber Neenan Thurber University of Utah Department of Pediatrics URICNA Green Birthday MOUNTAINVIEW CHRISTIAN Trophy Homes North Eastern Services TOTAL ATTENDEES 50 12 22 60 10 64 12 20 19 29 26 98 30 150 25 51 45 12 ' 735 am endorsing Mel because he knows the process and understands how to get things done probably better than any legislator that is currently serving. Mel's main goal is opening up the process and •>£* giving the public more access. We need Mel in the legislature." :••... ... / ' , p o u e ure, Legistafor District 5 3 . . . "If you want things done in the state legisllature elect Mel Brown." Randy Ovoid, Mayor ofhenefer Mel is a true stateman that works on issues with the best interest of the peop Utahinmind. He is a man of great int and is well respected across all walks of li It is important to have representation in Utah House that will benefit the £i District 53." I have known Mel Brown:for ajpt of years. He is a man of hor ind integrity. I know he; ;reat support to Morgan Cij gkyernment and he has jny x m, working man. He jpeoplj and hi tove&seiving people. Eve »I am happy to endorse Mel. His experfmcej^ ^ ^ J ^ ^ t h | m i s in the state legislature will be beneficial i dealing with the problems in rurajiity Rob Bishop, us Congressmn government. County Commissioner Bob Richer Is Serving All of Summit County • Listened to and respected.divergent viewpoints, facilitating balanced county policies. • Appointed people reflecting the diversity of our county to boards and committees and regularly supported the decisions of these citizen organizations. • an efficient and effective manner as possible." Mel Brown melbrown53@yahoo.com 435.901.1729 • Diligently studied issues and dealt with them in a fair, reasonable and professional manner. v^"-- i • "As county commissioner • Bob has listened to our input and worked to unite us. Bob does not holt for differences. He looks to see where we can agree and make progress. I supported Bob four years ago and I continue to do so." • Endeavored, as commission chairperson, to break down regional barriers that sometimes divide us. governs the least...and what little they govern must be done in as "Bob has a proven record of listening to all sides of every question and giving serious consideration to each issue. He is a gentleman and a professional who cares deeply about all areas of the county. He has done a fine job. Please vote for Bob." '•'•'• BARBARA KRESSER Summit County Assessor Hoytsville Raident • . • Sought and received input from citizens throughout the county through public hearings, personal meetings and many telephone conversations. "I truly believe that the type of government that governs the best, Why I'm For Bob: • ' •':..•,'••• Re-elect Bob Richer to the Summit County Commission^on Tuesday, November 7 ^ S ALANSPRIGGS : . 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