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Show A-22 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, June 20-23, 2015 The Park Record Continued from A-21 woodruffco.net JOHN WOODRUFF REALTOR Residential & Commercial Deer Valley/Park City Call John 435-640-1277 Mountain Town News reallocated from other budgets. He predicted at least $200 million would have to be reallocated from funds designed to make forests more resilient, to reduce the "risk long term of these catastrophic and horrific fires." It's a long-standing complaint, and the agencies have argued that money for fighting Ristorante ~ Treat Dad with Father's Day Sunday Brunch ~ Herb & Pepper Crusted Slow-Roasted Prime Rib Carving Station , Horseradish Crema Cold Grilled Asparagus with lemon dill aoili Caesar Salad Eggs Benedict ~ Florentine Benedict Quiches ~ Chilled Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce Che Cheese Blintzes with Berry Sauce Melon & Berries French Toast Crème Brûlée, maple syrup, whipped butter Crisp Bacon ~ Italian Sausage Potatoes Croissants ~Pastries largest forest fires should come out of federal disaster funds, not the budget of the agencies. So far, the U.S. Congress has not gone along with that reasoning. "Congress can't have it both ways," said Vilsack at a press conference. In winter, congressional representatives articulate the need for greater restoration of forests, expanded recreational opportunities "and all of the things that occur with a healthy forest." But then, he added, Congress won't give the agency the capacity and resources. In Wyoming soon after, Vilsack continued the theme at a stop in Jackson Hole. "People say we need more facilities. Absolutely," he said. "But we've seen a 68 percent reduction in the facilities budget because of fire suppression." The budget trails has been slashed 13 percent, reports the Jackson Hole News&Guide, while deferred maintenance is down 95 percent and wilderness and recreation heritage programs have been cut 14 percent. More summer use and grizzly bears LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -Revised guidelines for the Lake Louise ski area open the door for longer hours, both earlier and later, but shifting use toward the top of the mountain. This is designed, at least in part, to avoid disturbing the several grizzly bears that tend to loiter on the middle-level portions of the ski mountain. But the southern Alberta chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society tells the Rocky Mountain Outlook of "serious concerns" about the impacts to the grizzlies. "These animals have already 6/11/15 Tickets: 435-655-3114 BigStarsBrightNightsConcerts.org SUMMER BOX OFFICE Mega-Genius Supply Store, 435 Swede Alley, Park City Bring your own bud to cannabis resort DURANGO, Colo. - The nation's first cannabis-friendly ranch resort is how a 170-acre property near Durango describes itself. Guests won't be given marijuana, because that violates state law, explains the Durango Herald. Instead, customers will be allowed to take their own THC products and use them while at the resort. They can smoke on the porches of their own cabins. In addition to getting buzzed, there's also horseshoes and hiking, yoga sessions and workshops on marijuana cultivating. Rates at CannaCamp start at $395 per person per night. Marijuana not included. in every Wednesday edition. To contact Park Record's Education Editor call 435-649-9014 11:13 AM SMASH MOUTH TOAD THE WET SPROCKET TONIC JUNE 30, 2015 Nurse files lawsuit against patient ASPEN, Colo. - Who'd think that nursing could result in personal injuries? That's the basis of a complaint of a nurse at the Aspen Valley Hospital, who was assaulted by a patient who was being treated in the emergency room. The patient was drunk after falling and hitting her head on a street corner. Ambulance crews decided she needed to be seen at the hospital for the possibility of a head injury. At the hospital, the drunk woman was combative, twisting the nurses' finger and then kicking the nurse in her chest. The nurse has now sued. Police later arrested the drunken woman. She was charged with assault and was given six months of probation. students & educators Reservations 435-649-5044 ~ www.ciseros.com 306 Main Street, Park City ~ 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM 1 anyone measuring visitor happiness?" she asked. We publish stories about what's happening in the world of Summit County Adults $37.95 with Prime Rib, $25.95 without Prime Rib Children (10 & under) $13.95 PCI_BSBN2015_SmashTreme_PR_half.pdf adjusted to current summer use there, so they have a predictability," said Anne-Marie Syslak, executive director of the group. Increasing the time for people on the mountain in summer, she added, means "less time for bears to be there and do what they need to do out in the wilderness." Dan Markham, director of brand and communications for the Lake Louise resort, said the changes, if approved by Parks Canada, will provide "better views" for visitors and a "much larger buffer zone for the grizzly bears." He said up to four grizzlies have been on the ski hill during the last month. If the top of the mountain is used by visitors, he said, they can possibly see grizzly bears below as they take the gondola. Lake Louise is in Banff National Park, which had a 10.4 percent increase in visitors last year. That's the busiest that Canada's flagship national park has been in 15 years. It's also in keeping with the marching orders of park administrators, who have been told they need to create ways to expand visitor numbers by about 2 percent a year. But the Rocky Mountain Outlook isn't persuaded that any of this is good. The newspaper talked about a tipping point and also described the gridlock found in Banff, the townsite located within the park of the same name. "We're focused on quantity, not quality," said Colleen Campbell, president of Bow Valley Naturalists. "We're not talking about visitor experience anymore. We're just talking about visitor numbers. 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