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Show Thursday, February 8, 1979 4 Page 11 January Thaw Is No M ore Continued From Page 1 percent booked, while this January that figure reached 85 to 90 percent. "And February and March are just bananas!" she exclaimed. Mary Mayer of Moana Corp. also gave a thumbs up on January business. "January no longer is a slow month," mon-th," Ms. Mayer said. "It's probably because Park City is more popular and the lack of snow in Sun Valley, but we've also noticed a lot of people from Connecticut and New York. And with Eastern Airlines, we're now getting get-ting a lot of folks from the south. People seem to be diversifying their vacations. And many schools are going to the quarter system, so the first two weeks in January kids were here skiing instead of just over the Christmas holidays." Debby Travis of the Holiday Inn noted that the 82 percent occupancy during January was much higher than was anticipated for the month. She attributed the town's popularity during the usually slow time to Park City's great skiing and Sun Valley's bad luck. In addition, she pointed to the super saver rates now offered by almost all airlines as another drawing factor to the ski area. Bruce Patrono of the Mountain Fishery calculated a 20 percent increase in-crease in his January business over last year. "It used to be that all our customers were from California or New York," Patrono said. "But this year we are getting a lot from Texas and the South. It's nice for a change to see a broader base of visitors." Lloyd Stevens said business at the Claimjumper is about the same as last year, "But then it's hard to tell when you turn 100 people away a night." George Polychronis noted that sales at Mt. Air Market were up more than 30 percent over last January. "We haven't had a lull," Polychronis said. "We are busier by far than we were this time last year. In the first two weeks of January when business usually drops off, we were very busy. There's just more people here than in the past." One outstanding sour note to the increased popularity of Park City is the proportionate growth of ski thefts. thef-ts. Equipment left unattended for minutes is as readily taken as equipment carelessly abandoned over night. The safety in numbers theory seems to apply to thieves who go unnoticed in the crowd. With the diligent work of marketing organizations in Park City and special help from the likes of the Osmonds, plus modern lodging and convention facilities and excellent recreation opportunities, Park City may never again defrost in January, let alone thaw. z- iCMhi; nffTT iigaaa (H num Cash Resgisters Kept Hinging This January Direction Commission Changes On Moderate Income Housing Based on an opinion from the city attorney, the Park City Planning Commission has redirected its efforts to accommodate a moderate income housing project proposed pro-posed by Salt Lake City developer Jim Gaddis. The commission had considered con-sidered special zoning along with rent controls as a means of providing the sorely needed housing. But City Attorney Mike McCoy has advised the planners that special zoning for a specified purpose or for a particular piece of ground would not be legal. McCoy also said there is no way for the city to impose rent controls on a private development. devel-opment. As an alternative, McCoy has recommended that the city consider purchasing the moderate income housing site and leasing it back to Gaddis. Police Kept Busy With Rash of Thefts Filling out theft reports kept the Park City Police Department busy during the past week : Diane Collier of Ontario, Canada was robbed of a pair of skis with bindings January 17 when she left them unattended for ten minutes at the resort plaza. The value of the equipment was $340. Joe Martinez of Colorado was robbed January 28 of skis and poles 1977 Lincoln driven by Jon Liddiard of Sandy. Ms. Smith pulled onto Park Avenue from 12th Street and was struck by Liddiard, causing $750 damages to the Lincoln. A 1973 Volvo driven by Robert Bishop of Park City struck a 1978 Mazda driven by Michael Bryan of California February 2 as he was leaving the Conoco gas station. Bishop said he never saw Bryan entering the station. Gaddis had proposed construction con-struction of 100 units of moderate income housing in exchange for a higher density den-sity than is currently allowed under the zoning ordinance. The site would be at the old city dump east of the Snow Country apartments. At a special Planning Commission Com-mission meeting held January Jan-uary 31, Gaddis said he would be open to leasing the ground from the city or to "Building the units and leasing it to you." If the city owned the property, the municipal housing authority could then regulate rents legally. "Councilman Bob Wells noted that the housing authority (which is the City Council) was established to make such a lease-back arrangement possible. At last Thursday's City Council meeting, Planning Commission chairman Burn-is Burn-is Watts informed the council of the new thinking and asked that attention be given to the lease-back concept. He also told the council that other parties may be interested inter-ested in developing moderate moder-ate income projects. TRIVIA TEST f . - fs A 1 V V rii ' ' ' I Kathy James Kathy James was the winner of last week's Trivia Test. Kathy correctly identified Jimmy Jones, Hal March and Bye, Bye Birdie to earn a free lunch compliments of the Corner Store. To win your free lunch be the first person to answer the following important questions. Entries En-tries may be submitted in person or by phone to The Newspaper office (419 Main Street, 649-9592) 649-9592) no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday. This week's questions are: 1. "Transfusion" circulated well for what singer? 2. What television cartoon show allowed the viewer to use a plastic screen and crayons to help characters out of dangerous situations? 3. What team won the Bartenders Cup held in Park City last week? Sirloin Steaks Alaskan King Crab Rack of Lamb London Broil Australian Lobster Tails Ladies Nite Is Tuesday With this ad... Buy one dinner at regular price & your lady receives the second at V2 price. 649-7482 Top of Main Street i'ark City, Utah Alpine Prospector Lodge ratter gj(o) FIRST ANNUAL Wednesday Feb 28, 1979 RUSTY NAIL SALOON 7:00 P.M. 4.97 ea. includes all beer & set-ups featuring: Tom Kennedy (Name That Tune) Superman, J.P.Morman, John Ilevolta, Hollywood Stars RESORT CENTER Door Prize Dancing Exciting Show-Other Gifts FIRST PRIZE W($l) .,nl..AJ 1. dnrn II- I 1 ted the equipment fJom Wolfe's at the resort center. f$ Scott McLennan of Las Vegas and his wife were each robbed of a pair of skis January 30 when the couple went to the restrooms at the resort center, leaving their equipment unlocked. The value of the skis were set at $575. More Wolfe's rental skis were stolen January 31 from Bryan Rogers of Salt Lake City. Two pairs of skis and poles worth $450 were taken from the resort plaza while Rogers was in a restaurant. Two members of the Wendover girls basketball team were robbed while in town to play against the Park City High School team. Anna Marie Gonzales told police that missing from their school's bus was a tape recorder, radio cassette deck, cookies, potato chips and soda, worth a total of $160. Larraine Carlos was missing an AM-FM eight track stereo, and her purse with a wallet containing $20 in cash, for a total loss of $250. The bus was parked in the high school parking lot at the time of the theft. Vandais kicked in a door at a house belonging to Frank McDonald on Evening Star Drive January 31, breaking a door jamb valued at $25. A painting crew arrived the next morning morn-ing and discoveieu the broken door, and told police nothing had been taken of their more than $4,000 worth of equipment left in the house. A 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Mary Smith of Salt Lake City received $250 damages Saturday when it struck a Skiers-Ski Groups Remember Your Vacation With Professional On -The-Mountain Photos. Let us take your picture on the ski hill. It's lots of fun and it's great for groups, too. The same evening, you can choose your favorite shots from a full color slide show. Best of all, your" 8x10 color prints will be ready the very next day. For an appointment, simply call the Main Street Photographer. Professional ski photos. A super way to remember your ski vacation. Price? $26 includes one color 8x10 print. THE 1WIJ El 523 MAIN STREET (Across from City Hall) 649-9431 n Restaurant Seafood Beef Oyster Bar Opening Soon! for Lunch & Dinner Located at the Resort Center 649-7778 |