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Show t Page 8 The Newspaper They Came from Happy By Rick Brough The town hardly noticed their first appearance, so easily did they fit in. The two day camp counselors and the young lady in the Kimball Art Center talked, looked, and acted even as you and I. Few could guess the strange world they sprang from beyond the mountains, the world of college students who sleep by day and live by night. And if you think we exaggerate, exag-gerate, consider the true facts, which are even stranger. These three summer interns from Westminster College are working while they learn in Park City this summer, and in the process, driving up Parley's Canyon as much as five times a week! The two young counselors you see leading a gang of tots up the mountainside are named Lynn Harford and Betty McNally; the lady straightening straight-ening the Jackson Pollock canvas at the Kimball Center Cen-ter is Melissa Meister. Besides piling up mileage and a salary of $4 an hour, Lynn Harford gets 15 credit hours for her work with the Park City Recreation Department. De-partment. Her cohort, Betty McNally, isn't receiving credit; cre-dit; she took the job out of the affection she shares with Lynn for working with kids in the outdoors. Ultimately, that's the main reason for their presence here. Together, they've helped the department work out a schedule for the city's day camp program that includes at-home activities (painting, Why prolong the inevitable? With cash rebates like these9 you can buy a Saab now Make July 31, rebates State 2 FOR 1SSONCOON -------53. I $25.00 VALUE j Expires J:lyii wg m- . -.1 m w KPNM . ..APIS oi LarQe Y&' l,,J 3. ' , ,e r . c Pi 1 1 II 1 I w - '-v ciirn"e' it -. --( v--.i-; ;..-- ertit,e0 .......r,V-..' . . Co'" , Pf SH'n"" tot691 . Thursday, July 3, 1980 music, hiking) plus a series of trips to the zoo, circus, Homestead, to camp-outs and Liberty Park roller skating parties that almost make an adult yearn for second childhood." They drive up the canyon five days a week, but the trip doesn't bother them. "We drink our coffee, look at the scenery and talk about what we're doing that day," said Lynn. Occasionally, they even spot a deer. Betty had a job last summer with IBM and found out "business wasn't for me," she said. This year, she resisted the blandishments of an ice cream business that offered her a job as night manager. "They tried to talk me out of this job," she recalled. "You're gonna hate that drive up every morning." So they said. Lynn worked previously for the recreation department in Rawlins, Wyoming, teach-tennis, teach-tennis, gym, and soft-ball. soft-ball. But she too worked behind a desk and came away saying, "I hate office work. I don't see how anyone can sit there eight hours a day, five days a week, with so little contact with other people." All of the interns got their jobs from the ubiquitous ubi-quitous Alan Seko, a former assistant dean of admissions who now directs education and publicity for the Kimball Center. Seko, knowing of Lynn's Wyoming experience, experi-ence, recommended her, and she in turn recommeded Betty. The women, both behavioral science-educa Saab 99. $750 rebate Saab GLE,GLi,EMS..$500 rebate Saab TUrbo $250 rebate your best deal on any Saab now through 1980 and youU be eligible for these cash directly from Saab. The most intelligent car ever built. 3 GaiH Ilotor Center at bUU bouth u, utan mm n0P CfPel""" ..u miri11" I 1 -rtNl" r . ..the s j-v tion majors, were hired by councilwoman Tina Lewis and recreation director Bruce Henderson. They're paid through work-study funds from Westminster; the college will later be reimbursed reimbur-sed by Park City. The day-camp program this summer consists of five two-week sessions a meticulous meti-culous attempt to restructure restruc-ture the program. "Before the sessions started, we met for about three days to plan out what we'd do." In previous summers, kids who showed up for the day camp at City Park would find three or four girls to take care of them, and maybe a few field trips. "We don't want to be a baby-sitting service," said Lynn. Mondays, the kids are painting T-shirts or celebrating celebrat-ing "Surprise Days" though the surprises aren't always for the kids. Once, Lynn recalled, the youngsters sprung a birthday party on fellow counselor Marit Glenne to have the experience ex-perience of "giving someone else a surprise," she said. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for field trips, from Snowbird to the Hansen Planetarium. Wednesdays are Show and Tell, or "Care For Your Pet" day. "There were cats, dogs, two mice; the dogs trying to eat the cats, the cats trying to eat the mice...." Fridays are reserved for hiking trips to the resort and the Alpine Slide, although the last two days of every session are set aside for the itsui) jdd-dud . n i-' Valley ;SLC Student Interns in Park City w Vi V V ;-S.J5wsa Si- ?f - Counselor Lynn Harford, climactic overnight camping trip. The children must register for each session; as soon as one session begins, sign-ups for the next will be taken. (The next session, the third, starts July 7th, and the final session winds up on August 15th.) At this writing, the present group numbers 29, with 14 already signed up for the next session. "Fifty percent of them are repeaters," repeat-ers," Lynn said. "Our limit is 30. If 18 more kids wanted to join, I suppose we'd have Ride and Grueling At 9 a.m. when the starting gun signals the race to begin, teams competing in the Third Annual Park City Hide and Tie will begin a grueling. 30-mile cross-country race What is it that compels each member of the teams -to train, adjust their eating habits, modify lifestyle and compromise social skills to compete in the most unpredictable, un-predictable, exasperating, and intriguing foot and hoof race in America? This year's race is scheduled lor Saturday, July 19th. A committed trail committee dead by Pam Sandberg ) has set the start on Bonanza Flats, near (Juardsmans Road. Winding around and through Bald Mountain, Snake Creek, Tubing Hill, and stretching to the Midway valley area, the race terminates at the Park City Park with a western barbeque (catered by the Corner Store) and country music (provided by Advice for Advertisers By David Hampshire It was a good teaser, but we need to get more specific. That seemed to be the general sentiment coming out of the advertising workshop presented Monday for members of the local business community. What was billed as a workshop turned out to be more of a seminar. The 40-odd businessmen and women (more women than men) really watched more than they participated. par-ticipated. But it gave them a quick look at some of the basic decisions which need to be made in promoting a product, or a service. Ironically, one of the city's bigger tourist industries was very poorly represented. When the group was asked how many people represented the restaurant trade, only one hand was raised. The focal point of the morning-long session was a presentation by Curt Hawkins, president of Axelsen Advertising and Research, Resear-ch, Inc. Hawkins offered some common-sense advice on setting up an advertising budget and some insight into the way some firms promote their products. Among Hawkins' suggestions were these: Take a good look at your own business, and decide what its strengths are. Try to determine how your business is unique within the market area. "Be honest. Be what you are, and then build from there. Try to take a position. If you are number two, be a damn good number two. Take advantage of your strengths." Look beyond the product to what it represents. Instead of selling a tool, sell what can be made with the tool. "You're fulfilling a wish. That's something you should remember all the time." Define your customer. What interestsage groupsex, etc. does your product appeal to? Choose you advertising and advertising medium with that customer in mind. r; - . - - I - - - xi 1 YV, - MhfkiS IjF Iff Betty McNally find rare to hire another teacher." Harford and McNally work with Marit Glenne, a local substitute teacher who is, Lynn said, 10 hours away from her master's degree in Recreation; director Bruce Henderson; Jo McCluskey, who works in women's and men's Softball; and Anr.ie Bowman, who serves as helper and occasional driver. Both Lynn and Betty confess con-fess to a special feeling for work with children. "It's good therapy," Lynn said. Tie (and Die) Race Set for 19th the Lower Silver Creek String Hand i. Training for such an event becomes more than a past-time, past-time, as any contestant will verily. Training both human and horse, teams commit body and mind in the preparation and anticipation of such an event. Training schedules require top competitors com-petitors to run and ride at least 125 miles per week! Although most teams begin training after the spring thaw, some trudged through the snow or ran in the valley during winter months to maintain body tone and stamina. The sense of accomplishment, ac-complishment, of meeting a challenge head on, of actively ac-tively demonstrating the capabilities of "man and beast" is part of it. Thanks to community supporters who have made donations of currency, services, ser-vices, and "good," the Ride and Tie contestants can look quite moment. "You learn something from these kids about understand ing, about sharing." When you feel the urge to swat, Lynn said, "You just need to hold it in." She sometimes feels low when she finds two boys fighting each other, "but 10 minutes later, they're playing." The age limits of the groups are 6 to 12, and she admits to feeling "leery" about mixing the two groups. To her surprise, though, the older forward to receiving awards at the City Park ceremony. Terry Jannott is the most recent contributor, providing gift certificates for "four dinners of their choice" at Janeaux's Restaurant, 306 Main Street. Anyone who has eaten there, or spent an evening at the Poison Creek Club, knows that this is a prize worth competing for! Ride and Tie contestants and committee members anticipate that other Park City merchants will follow Terry's lead by making prize donations to be awarded to competitors. The community is encouraged en-couraged to applaude the teams as they cross the finish line at City Park July 19th, beginning at approximately ap-proximately 11:45 a.m. The music and barbeque will begin about 4 p.m. Tickets are available from Pat Korogi, or at the Chamber of Commerce. Make your advertising interesting and imaginative. "If it isn't fun, and that doesn't come out in the way you present your sales and advertising, you're not going to make it." When approached by an advertising salesman, be ready with your questions. What's you circulation? Are your circulation figures audited? What is the ratio of ads to editorial? Take your time. "Do not allow yourself to be rushed or railroaded into running an ad." Don't expect miracles from a print ad that is run only once. Studies have show that the recall rate rises significantly when an ad is repeated. Keep the language simple in an ad. Write in the active voice. Don't use humor unless you really know what you're doing. Don't offer discount deals for tradeouts. "Always trade out at retail, no matter how good-looking the salesman is." Keep the name of your business in the public eye, even when sales are down. "You can refocus (your advertising) but don't stop, or you'll lose your position. ...During a recession, advertising business booms.... They're not going to lose their position in the marketplace." Don't spend all of your advertising money in one place. "In an ad campaign, never, never, never one-shot advertise. Find another way to take a secondary platform, and even a third platform." Run your business efficiently. Keep the place clean, hire competent help, and hold regular hours. "If you aren't open, nobody's going to break in to buy something Operation is number one in setting ud anv business." The advertising workshop was sponsored by the Park City Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce. Any plans for future workshops will be detailed in this column. ::.: ... kids often take on the responsibility of looking after the younger ones. The counselors are determined deter-mined to give the kids a learning experience, with plenty of cultivation in music, the crafts and exercise. exer-cise. The adults are learning, too. "On a hike," Betty said, "I'm doing the little things-wading things-wading across a stream, watching a caterpillar that have been crowded out of my life. You find your child's sense of play again." Both women like Park City. "It's a great place for the kids to be in the summer," said Betty, and her eyes seemed to light up when she talked about the chance of getting a job here after graduation. Lynn said she "definitely" liked the idea of maybe settling down here. Both plan to be teacher-certified after next May Lynn for grades one through six, and Betty, who focuses on early child education, for pre-school through third grade.' They couldn't let me go without getting a personal testimonial from one of their charges. "Do you like it here, Hilary?" Betty asked a little girl. "I like it," Hilary said, eyes Slate Set For School Elections Voters in this fall's school board elections will have to look hard to find any familiar names on the ballot. None of the eligible incumbents incum-bents have tiled for reelection. re-election. Current board members Gary Boyle, Violet Terry and Hazel Gunderson have, for a variety of reasons, chosen not to run for office in the fall. Their decisions have left the field wide open, and a number of candidates have filed for the vacant positions. The biggest field is in Precinct One, where five people have filed with the County Clerk's office. Those five are Gary Avise, Mary Eley, Charles G. Latterner, Betty Roach and Donald L. Sturges. Precinct Two has the smallest list of contenders: Ralph Hale and Janet Sloan. In Precinct Three, Ronald Burnett, Carol E. Calder, Robert L. Harrington and Nancy W. McComb have filed as candidates. Precinct Four has three declared candidates: can-didates: Darrel J. Burns, Nancy Maloney and Susan Health Department Is Now on Main Street The Summit County Health Department has moved! The new location is at 467 Main, across the street from the Post Office. This office of-fice should be more accessible ac-cessible to the public, than the old office located in Mar-sac Mar-sac School. - The Health Department staffs two Public Nurses and a Health Health Educator for the Park City area. The public is invited to come by the office or call, if there are any questions or concerns. The services offered by the darting about. What's wrong?" Melissa Meister works indoors in-doors at the Kimball Art Center amidst a heady atmosphere of high art and culture. But she says she hasn't been consigned the usual intern's fate of sitting in a corner while the pros go to work. Alan Seko, of the Center, says this experience is different "because no one here knows everything." Says Melissa, "I'm not just overlooked." Melissa is hard to overlook Before taking the public-relations public-relations post at Kimball she gained experience at the University of Utah radio station KUER. and was co-editor of the Westminster yearbook. She will be editor of the college newspaper this coming year. Melissa said she is torn between a career in PR or broadcasting, and is hoping KSL will have an intership open this fall. The Art Center's summer schedule keeps her busy. She recently wrote a flyer on the Center's newest main exhibitworks exhi-bitworks by the faculty of the Summer Arts Institute that will prove those who con also teach! The Artists Art-ists at the June 29 through July 24 institute range from New York water-colorist water-colorist Frederick Wong to Los Angeles quilt artist Sandy Fox. She also works on the Kimball Canvas newsletter, a spotlight on local or traveling art displays, current cur-rent plays, workshops, appeals ap-peals for funds, and a calendar of events, which being quarterly, said Seko, means a few headaches in confirming dates and places. The newsletter goes out to a nation-wide subscription list of Center members. "There are a lot of tourists who will walk in, get excited, and fill out a membership card," said Seko. Many of those tourists turn out for Kimball's big seasonal sea-sonal event, the arts festival set for August 2-3, which last year attracted some 200,000 people. Melissa is required to work at the center two days a week for the six-semester-hour intership. She must, at minimum, turn out a press release every week, and complete a final paper on the experience. "I've never been into art, so it's a dual experience." One, she said, that pays for itself. "I don't just do this because I'm bored." Board Williams. Only Precincts One, Two and Three were scheduled to have elections this fall, with candidates running for four-year four-year terms. However, a recent reapportionment has also forced an election in Precinct Four, where the candidates will be running for a two-year term. Ann Prince, the Precinct Four representative under the old boundaries, finds that the reapportionment moved her into Precinct Two. Mrs. Prince will serve the final two years of her four-year term as a special at-large representative. Precinct Five representative represen-tative Eugene Lambert has another two years remaining in his four-year term. According to County Clerk Reed Pace, primary elections elec-tions will be held in those precincts where there are more than two announced candidates. The primary is set for Sept. 9. The top two candidates in the primary will jalify for the general election in November. Health Department include monthly blood pressure clinics, immunization clinics and well-child clinics. They also provide home health care, school health, referral services, health education to individuals and groups upon request, and are considered to be a resource agency for the community. The health department has available free phamphlets on variety of health topics, in which the public is welcome to. Please feel free to contact the Health Department at 649-9072. |