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Show Page 6 The Newspaper Thursday, July 10, 1980 iKJFlower 1111 i i i i For Conventions and Special Occasions Delivery Arranged Our Specialty is Personal Service. Our Flowers Fresh and Beautiful, Our Design Creative FTD Florist Visa Master Charge 272-9497 T Olympus at the Golf Open for unch Jor Vrilate Parties of 20 or More Patio Open 7 Days a Week Weather Permitting. OPEN 6:00 to 11:00 CLOSED MONDAYS SOME OF OUR SPECIALITIES INCLUDE Filet Medallion Roast Duck Crab Lobster Scampi New York Prime Rib Chicken Cordon Bleu f I M . , is coming to Park City Delivery Every Thursday Arrangements From $12,50 Hills Mall Course . - &t "mm. vvw. :zmsQ:, v-yrrz-- - V--- a - i "ti . s' 4L, ' It's For Real: A' i f V The sign-on ceremony came only a week ago, yet KPCW already is a Park City institution. The strains of the city's own radio station have been coming from every available FM receiver since the magic moment shortly after 8 p.m. July 2. And the station has received such a flood of volunteers in the past few days that the hours will be expanded from 18 to 24 hours later this week. "We now have about 30 more volunteers than we need, and the list is mounting moun-ting hourly," Community Wireless President Blair Feulner said Monday. "But that doesn't mean we're going to stop taking applications." ap-plications." The official sign-on celebration was held at the Car 19 Restaurant before a gathering of about 100 guests and honored volunteers. At the forefront was Feulner himself, almost unrecognizable unrecog-nizable in a tuxedo and cropped hair. Replacing the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony was a wire-cutting cere roll j i i if f .jt-w- - ci IP ' .'fv:d!0- ,y ?y DO A TAKEOUT our complete menu is available for takeout Lunch 11:30 to 2:30 Dinner 5:00 to 10:00 Sunday Lunch 12:00 to 4:00 430 Main Street 649-6900 r i- mi mony, with Park City Mayor Jack Green wielding the clippers. In a short speech, the mayor observed wryly that the station creation was the only thing that local residents had ever agreed upon. The first words were uttered ut-tered by Feulner, left hand cupped over his ear in the classic pose: "This is KPCW, KP-CW, 91.9 FM, the station that Park City built." His words marked the culmination of two years of community effort, and announced an-nounced the arrival of the city's first form of daily mass communication. The first record to be played was an old "78" entitled en-titled "The Utah Waltz," sung by Tex Ross and the Park City Rhythm Wranglers, cut sometime in the 1940s. As the record was played, Jay Meeham could be seen dancing in the street outside the Car 19, hugging everybody in sight, car radio , turned up full. Meehan and Feulner are two of a group of five people who concluded two summers 306 Main St. Park City, Utah 649-6800 KPCW ago that Park City needed a radio station. "The conclusion wasn't surprising since the five.... had a collective 60 years radio experience between bet-ween them," Feulner recalled at the sign-on celebration. "What was surprising was that they decided to build a non-profit commercial station, since none of them had ever worked in nonprofit non-profit radio. The concensus was, however, that what the city needed was a daily form of mass communications not dependent on advertising. ."And besides, someone noted in the alcoholic haze of the evening, all of them had at one time worked for stations whose checks had bounced. Therefore they had some notion of what nonprofit non-profit radio was all about." The other members of the group were Tom Bock, Rebecca Widenhouse and Dan Wilcox. In September of 1978, the plans for the station creation were revealed to the Park City Council. The city offered of-fered to supply studio space in the Memorial Building. With the help of several fundraisers and hundreds of individual donations, the facilities started to take shape. Several Salt Lake City stations donated surplus radio equipment. Perhaps the biggest treasure was a 1947 Collins transmitter once used by KSL. Much of the technical expertise ex-pertise in building the studio came from two itinerant radio engineers who hopped a freight train out of Portland, Port-land, Oregon in January to come to Park City. Following the ceremonies at Car 19, the focus shifted to Prospector Square, where a benefit was in progress. Feulner estimated that 300 people converged on the Tent to dance to the tunes of a number of area bands. The party lasted until about 1 a.m. Feulner said he expected some technical problems in the first few days, and he got them. "In the first four days we lost the right channel on the monitor, the cue channel Do You Read KPCW Loud and Clear? If your radio signal is ailing, Dr. B.F. offers the following remedies : Look on the back of your receiver for a terminal marked "FM antenna." If there isn't a piece of wire already attached, attach one. Don't use a coathanger. Move the wire, both horizontally and vertically, ver-tically, until you get the best possible signal. " If you have a "marginal receiver in a marginal area," try different locations within the building. Feulner said a quality receiver with a good antenna should be able to pick up a strong signal as far away as Summit Park. However, he said there have been some problems in Prospector Square and Snyderville. a aTia awm Mm aaaaaaaaa Aft AWm aaaaaaaaa a a a a a U mm aaaa .T fli aaaaaaaa a a a a a Vk Mr a a a a a a a JB Wfaadtl'ya Know? It was a real bang-up affair at Hank and Melanie Louis' golf course condominium Fourth of July celebration. Hank bought most of Fvanston's fireworks supply, and droves of people appeared at dusk, apparently mistaking the extravagant ex-travagant show for the city's display. Despite the holiday, Newspaper stalwart Bettina Moench was ever-ready, getting up close and personal with the news. Plunging herself into the thick of things just behind the firing line, she was wounded in action when a just-lighted rocket tipped over and ramrodded her leg. Still rubbing the blackening contusion, she mumbled "And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air.... And . as I limp up the golf course, I hear the 10 o'clock missile." Park City will be hosting a five-day special event next January 14th through the 18th, when the UtahU.S. Film Festival comes to town. Seminars and film screenings will highlight the event, which last year attracted more than 11,000 people to Salt Lake City. Ex-middle School teacher Carolyn Southerlin will be joining fellow instructor Diane Vance in the Wasatch School District this fall. MsSoutherlin will be teaching English at Heber High School. Both untenured teachers were put on notice last January that their contracts would not be renewed for the 1980-81 school year. Ms. Southerlin earlier this month filed suit in federal court against the Park City School District, its superintendent Richard Goodworth, and Middle School Principal Otis Falls, charging that no reason was given for the dismissal, and the action has tarnished her reputation as a teacher. Veteran traveler Eleanor Bennett is taking off again. She's leaving next week for a two-week journey through Europe that begins in Paris, after which she'll be yodeling her way through Switzerland. In the past few weeks she's been hop-scotching hop-scotching across the U.S., adding more adventures to her travel diary, which last year had entries from Hong Kong. Hits The Airwaves on the control board, two needles, the exciter and a couple of odds and ends..." Problems with the exciter caused the station's output to drop from about 250 watts to about 10 watts for most of the Fourth of July. On Wednesday, Wed-nesday, problems with the transmitter delayed the sign-on for about 45 minutes. "It'll take a couple of weeks for everything to fail once," Feulner said. Joining Feulner on KPCW is a wealth of broadcast talent. Initially the station will be staffed entirely by volunteers. "Given the level of support in town, I think eventually we'll be able to pay a staff of five," he said. Although some of the staff has previous radio experience, exper-ience, most are raw rookies. "All in all, the volunteers are sounding really good. You just don't sign a station on the air and immediately sound super-professional. "I think the most amazing thing to me is the school kids," he said in reference to the middle school students who are on the air between 3 p.m. and 4 pm. "When you're that age, you haven't had time to develop a good case of mike fright." Feulner encouraged those who want public notices, etc. read on the air to notify the station. "If you call between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., we'll put you on the air." There are some areas where the station still is looking for help: news coverage, general office help, and electronics. "There's got to be somebody out there with some technical ability," he said. "That probably is our most desperate need right now. We've got another control con-trol room that needs to be built." Feulner indicated that programming would be flexible until at least Aug. 1, and encouraged those with ideas to contact the station. "We want people to tell us what they like or dislike most about our programming," program-ming," he said. "I think the response overall has been pretty good." J I V. iA 'nnxXjt"'.' If I j '" f f- t- - - r ' ' ' r h1, JAWl-i 'VI'' ' & i Trivia Test The Trivia Test stumped the stars this week. No one came up with Sheb Woolley, or that Ted "Lurch" Cassidy's hand played the part of "Thing," or that Bob Clampett was the originator of the "Tweety" cartoon character. The free lunch compliments of the Corner Store goes unclaimed. You can win a free lunch this week at the Main St. Deli-Market if you're the first with the correct answers to this week's brain teasers. Answers An-swers must be submitted to The Newspaper by noon Tuesday at 419 Main Street, or at 649-9014. This week's questions are: 1. In the movie "Beau Geste," Gary Cooper as a boy was played by a child actor who himself became a popular movie personality of the '50s. Who was he? 2. What is the real name of superstar disc jockey Wolfman Jack? 3. Who are the organizers for the Park City Bluegrass Festival scheduled for July 26 and 27? More Artists Booked For Park West Summer Concert Series If you thought it was good news that Emmylou Harris, B.B. King and James Cotton are coming to Park West this summer for concerts, read on, because other big name musicians are headed our way. As part of a long-term venure to bring topnotch musical entertainment to this serene mountain setting, Creative Concerts has been working with Park West's Dick Frost and the Kimball Art Center, and the result has been the booking of four great concerts, with more in the offing. Scheduled to date are Blood, Sweat and Tears, featuring David Clayton-Thomas Clayton-Thomas August 3, Emmylou Harris August 24, B.B. King, James Cotton and Muddy Waters in a blues festival September, and Bonnie. "Raitt on September 11. Music lovers will travel to distant cities to hear the likes of that impressive list of entertainers, but the Park West summer concert series will offer up the talents of those artists right in our own back yard. Unlike other concerts con-certs you may have seen in crowded, musty music halls or under tents that suck up the sound before it reaches you in the last row, Park West should be different. "Concerts at Park West will have many advantages," advan-tages," said Sean Toomey of Creative Concerts. "First of all, the stage will be set up at the base of the mountain, facing uphill. People can sit anywhere they like and still get good sound with a good view. The area could hold 25,000 people, but there's parking enough for only 5,000 so there'll be plenty of room for everyone." Toomey commented that concerts sometimes attract gabbers who make it hard for the intent listener to take in all the music, but with the size of the seating area and the extensive sound equipment, equip-ment, that shouldn't be a problem at Park West. "There'll be plenty of room to spread out, so you can bring your blanket, pick out your favorite spot, and enjoy," Toomey promised. Selecting the talent to please a variety of musical tastes, then booking those acts is a tricky and competitive com-petitive business. But getting get-ting the musicians to Park West is only half of the key to a successful concert series. Toomey commented that the reaction this summer will determine the future of summer concerts at Park West. On the surface, it would seem that Park West would provide an enticing backdrop for quality performances per-formances that will draw crowds from the sweltering heat of the valley, as well as enthusiasts from Park City. Local merchants also stand to benefit from the concerts, since the top-name talent is ' expected to bring as many as 5,000 people to the area. "But it boils down to if people want to do it or not," Toomey said. "We can make it happen, but in order for it to be successful and continue, con-tinue, people are going to have to come." If the concerts are as popular as other Park City area events like the Arts Festival and the Ride and Tie, people power shouldn't be a problem. . , - |