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Show 4 Page 6 THE Wednesday, November 9, 1977 it rdFK liy Racquet Club For Tennis Reservations Call 649-8080 -A v TELEMARK TALES laimjuniDer Restaurant " 7 Days a Week ' B-10 Weekdays - 6-11 Weekends Main Street 649-8051 r r V City a good place to ski, but it's also a good place to live. This is a far cry from the old days when the snow was still the same but skiing was all there was. In order to actually live there you had !' to room in a run-down house or shack, live on a j seasonal wage and suffer through summers of tough unemployment nice hotels, a few good : restaurants, great skiing (especially X-C) but not many wanted to spend a whole year here. It ' was just too far-out. ,. The Wasatch peaks, acting like a great dam, , kept the growth of Salt Lake City at bay. They were more than physical barriers, they were a buffer zone for different philosophies, ideologies and lifestyles. Even though the gasoline situation is rather bleak and there is still an assemblage of "rough" Parkites, the land . situation and the vogue of skiing has drawn the 1 gates open and the flood has begun. We now look - at an explosive growth. I wonder, however, will our mountain scenery become so much like bait Lake City that it will disappoint all of us, both newcomer and born-n'-raised? The maddening mediocrity of look-alike people and dwellings are what many of us are here to escape. ! It's not that I dislike Salt Lake City it's as If good as any place where a large group of people live. It's just that it bullys everyone and everything around it to conform to its standards. I like Park City. I like Heber with its cowboys, ' Kamas as the great American town stereotype, Peoa with its aroma and the pleasant jogging ' canyons of Coalville way. Each is unique, each ,', is separate. To see Summit County go the route of Sandy, Helper, Draper, Murray and So. Salt Lake makes me heartsick. Without a buffer zone of open space we are doomed to mediocrity and uniformity my greatest fear. . But what does this matter? What right do I have to lament pur growth? I, like most everyone "else, profit financially from it all. I don't have the right to disapprove of another's sense of fun and accomplishment. Yet, I can't ' help but feel that we are all after the same thing -a sense of belonging. -But who can feel at peace and at home in a situation that he or she can't control??. How are we going to belong to this land,; or each other, if each individual does only what heshe desires and does not take into consideration con-sideration what this energy does to another per-. per-. son? Shouldn't we communicate as best we can, compromise and then proceed at a unified pace? That way, we will all get where we want to go, yet have peace of mind derived from helping each other as well as ourselves. I know that even a straightforward rock climb or winter camping trip is a classic example. People must work together, to get anywhere, even to survive, and this human sharing is as beautiful ans the most impressive surroundings. But then, this type of situation forces people to work together or else they don't come back. Outside Out-side of wilderness travel, can we, as mountain people, learn to communicate sufficiently to make our lifestyles compatible? In a tent, during a ' raging blizzard, compatibility com-patibility is a must But is it a must while living and working in Summit County? Yes, I think so. All of us may not wish to share the intensity of wilderness travel, which is fine, but somehow we have to learn how to communicate and direct our unified energies. ; If we don't, we are doomed to the fate ;of , all unchecked growth mindless uniformity and regulation . liv Jim Miller White Pine Touring Outer After a summer of visiting other mountain ranges, I came home to the mountains that I consider con-sider to be partly my own-the great Wasatch and Uinta ranges. I must say I am troubled by the fate that is looming ahead for them. Our town, Park City, has planned a new alpine ski resort, while the others contemplate expansion. expan-sion. Slimmer homes are springing up as quick as June cheat-grass, and new roads are appearing ap-pearing as four-wheel-drive vehicles storm our fragile meadows. ; The lure of clean air and good living have drawn live-in commuters from Salt Lake City.;. These folks would rather drive to work and walk ' " to ski than vice-versa, which is understandable. The problem is that they work five days and skf only one and this seems like a bit of a waste. But success is now a reality. Not only is Park 1 nt hers Lose 31 with Ski School Director President of Intermounta'in Ski Instructors Association 5 WEEK PROGRAM SATURDAY OR SUNDAY 4 HOURS PER DAY 2 NIGHT SESSIONS $50 PER COURSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL 649-9840 The Park City Panthers lost a very physical 3-1 soccer soc-cer match Saturday morning, mor-ning, falling victim to the Kicker Skyhawks at Sun-nyside Sun-nyside Park in Salt Lake City. The Panthers registered the first score of the contest on a goal by center forward Alexander Holmsen but the Skyhawks responded with three unanswered goals to secure the win. The Panthers' hopes were dampened when Holmsen was injured after his initial score. While attempting to head a ball into the Kickers', cage, the center forward 3 landed flat on his back and sustained bruises to the face and elbows. Compounding this misfortune, misfor-tune, four strong shots on goal by right inside Steve1 Toly sailed over the crossbar. , According to Panther coach Sandy Holmsen, the second Kicker goal came while attention was focused on Panther Scott Williams who was injured just prior to the goal. Holmsen also questioned the legality of an indirect penalty kick which gave the Kickers their two-goal two-goal lead.- ";f The Panthers will play their final regular season game this Saturday against Wasatch, '- who' was victimized vic-timized by the Park City : squad two weeks ago. The match will be held at Sugarhouse Park in Lake City at 11 :30 a.m. Salt Following the Wasatch game, the Panthers will compete in a quarterfinal tournament contest against the second division Golden Spikers. The Park City team is favored to down the . Spikers and if they do the fir-, st-year team will be in position to finish well up in ; the standings of the Utah Junior Soccer Association knockout tournament. Bring to Orientation Meeting November 17 7:30 p.m. Parley's Summit Resort (Gorgoza) TA NAME ' I t PHONF ACE MorF ? 't OCCUPATION : ' 4 SKTTivr.HK-rnpv 1 : .of' |