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Show raye o Wednesday, February 16, 1977 enter PA Ot4. cor invites Ljou to attend the One-mc'n Sow btj )r. ouis Peck vatercolors PeU-uaru 20, 1977 through V- Reception unJlay, February 20 - 1:00 p.m. h : (a lerij c' pol lowing (SPENDtheNIGHTwithJfsJ , -r THE SIRLOIN SALOON presents THE RHED BUTTS RE Wed., Feb. 16th at 1 0:00 p.m. COME FOR DINNER . STAY FOR THE SHOW Q3(5 ! , j5 . 11 1 ill MEN ! 1 .' i 1 1 i II n ma 1 Datsun Gives Special NASTAR Awards NASTAR's newest sponsor, spon-sor, Datsun, awarded specially created ski windshirts win-dshirts to 65 recreational skiers who most improved their NASTAR handicap scores during January. The winners, skiers from all parts of the country, earned the windshirts by improving their handicaps more than other NASTAR participants in their age groups (18; 29, 30-39, 40-49, and 50 and over ) . NASTAR is held at 76 ski areas. It utilizes a unique handicap scoring system. Everty NASTAR skier earns a handicap each time he races NASTAR. The handicap han-dicap compares him to such skiing notables as pro skiing's Ken Corrock, this year's top pace setter; Hank Kashiwa, 1975 World Pro Skiing champion and Pepie Stiegler, top pacesetter for seven years. The area pacesetter earns his handicap racing against the top scoring pro. He skis the course and his time is adjusted ad-justed downward according to his handicaps. This is "par," the time the fastest pro would have returned in that day. Then each NASTAR skier's time is compared to par. An individual's in-dividual's handicap is his time percentage slower than par. medals are awarded to skiers coming within specified precentages of par. About 60 per cent of all NASTAR participants earn a medal. But the winners of the Datsun windshirts are not necessarily medal winners. win-ners. The Datsun Improvement Im-provement award rewards skiers lor tneir etlorts to turn in better performances e ich time they ski NASTAR. Additonal winners will be named for February and March. TeJemark TaJes By Jim Miller White Pine Touring Center I am having a hard time with this week's column, for it deals with "man's best friend," and who wants to cause trouble among "friends?" Yet we definitely have a conflict and something must be resolved. The White Pine Touring Center is naturally dedicated to the advancement and refinement of the sport of cross-country skiing. A well laid-out, properly skied-in, racing track is a must for the ease 6f learning as well as practicing, good racing technique. A good track is as necessary for the advancement of our local x-c skiing scene as a lift is for proper downhilling. Despite this year's dismal snowfall, vandals driving across the golf course, and the resort laying a water pipe across the track (for snow making equipment), equip-ment), we have desperately tried to maintain a good track. We would like to see more in other areas but, for now, we concentrate our efforts on ' the golf course. Hikers, snowmobiles, trucks, sledder, etc. are asked to avoid using the track so it will remain in as good shape as possible for skier's exclusive use. A dog will ruin a track in short order, without a doubt. Because of our good track, skiers come from all over to ski on it yet, amazingly, a ood number insist on bringing tneir dogs. The pleasures ot a good tracK are hard to match. I cannot understand how other people will be insensitive to the hard work of some and tfte future pleasures of others by allowing their dogs to ruin the track that they came up to enjoy. All other ski touring centers, all lift slci areas, and most other sportscultural centers do not allow dogs to interfere with other people's enjoyment of the facilities offered by the center. A prepared ski track deserves the . ;same respect as any other facility. I won't track mud into your livingroom if you wont bring your dog into my playroom. The White Pine Trails near Park West are of a different nature. There are this year no prepared tracks to ruin, the wildlife has already been scared away by 4-wheel drivers, ski resorts and hunters, and the canyon is not a wathershed, so a dog doesn't create a problem. In real wilderness, dogs can be a threat to deer, elk and game herds, plus a threat to the master should the dog enrage a bear. This isn't the case in White Pine (but have you ever tried to go bird watching with a dogr ! ) However, when a typical Saturday rolls around, and 30 to 50 Salt Lake skiers come up the canyon with their 30 to 50 paranoid city dogs chasing skiers, dogs demanding to enter the lodge-all 1977 Final Can-Am Overall Standings WOMEN Pratte, Raymond, CAN 85 2. Durtschi, Mike, USA 81 3. Mahre, Phil, USA 75 4. khimura, Masami, JAP 74 5. T Dodge, Peter, Usa 69 Teague, John, USA 7. Stapleton, Dave, USA 65 8. Safrata, Rob, CAN 62 9. Hill, Bob, USA 60 10. Woodworth, Richie, USA 56 1. Preuss, Heidi, USA 154 2. Smith, Leslie Leete, USA 104 3. Blackburn, Gail, USA 96 4. Crane, Maggie, USA 91 5. Haining, Vanita, CAN 61 6. Cooper, Christin, USA 56 7. Hellman, Tricia, USA 56 8. Fleckenstein, Viki, USA 51 9. Dorsey, Becky, USA 48 10. Baker, Laurie, USA 47 - V , V can make for some unpleasant times. One skier, one dog is fine but what about 30 skiers and 30 dogs? It is unfair to others who come up for a pleasant day away from other hassels of city life. So what's the answer?? I don't know, really, but I do know that dogs are people, or at least closer to people than to wild animals, so they must go by the same rules that people follow. I say that if one person or dog interferes with another person's fun, then the offending person should make all attempts to either remove him-setfem him-setfem the scene or stop the offensive manner or act. Since dogs usually are ignorant of offensive offen-sive actions, it is up to the "dog's best friend" to perform the needed restraint. Whew ! I hope I didn't make any enemies ! Two Denny's e Jumps brother Jim and Jeff Den-ney, Den-ney, Duluth Mn., took the 1977 Senior and Junior Nationwide Jumping titles respectively. The competition com-petition was held on the 70 meter jump at Gunstock Ski Area, Laconia N.H. on Sunday Sun-day Feb. 6. For Jim, 19, top member of the U.S. Jumping Team the victory is his second consecutive con-secutive title. His jumps were 78 and 83.5 meters, with total points of 236. Jeff, one year younger, is a member of the U.S Blue Team for Nordic combined. His jumps were 84 and 73 meters, with points totaling 213.4. Jeff's first jump on Sunday of 84 meters (276 feet) set a new hill record. In competition com-petition the previous day, Jim had awed the crowd of 5,000 with a jump of 87.5 meters (287 feet). However, his hand touched the ground upon landing and his jump was disqualified. The competition on Sunday Sun-day was held in temperatures tem-peratures of 10 degrees. Gusty winds precluded two regular jumps and forced scoring to be based upon the normal practice jumps, plus one regular jump. Sell It With A Classified 01 tfiCMMM? r - 5r T i fvP;;i 12ti Jh d Ann Musick; Clerk, Salt Lake City; Frank Olson, Asst. to Terminal Superintendent, Ogden; Joe Orosco, Electrician, Salt Lake City; David Luttmer, Boilermaker, Salt Lake City; Dave Swanson,Asst. Engineer, Salt Lake City; Kathy Oyler, Steno-Clerk, Clearfield; Don Carpenter, B&B Foreman, Salt Lake City; Shirl Olson, Extra Board Agent, Provo; Vonnie Bundy, Clerk-Steno, Salt Lake City; Marvin Kinsey, Hostler Helper, Provo; Al Hedden, Machinist, Salt Lake City; Dennis Probasco, Switchman, Ogden; Kent Harmon, Car Welder, Salt Lake City; "J. C.w Williams, Asst. General Attorney, Salt Lake City. the Union Pacific railroad people nrmnr |