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Show y . ft ( . ; i League of Women Voters forming in Park City 'I he Newspaper Thursday, Id) rear) '.9, 1981 Page A9 The Historical Society took special care to preserve reminders that its new offices once served as a territorial jail. Dungeon dust gives way to historical office, museum After hours of work and barrels of dust and dirt, the old dungeon below City Hall has been transformed into the temporary headquarters -of the Park City Historical Society. Although the office is in its preliminary phase (waiting for someone to donate a desk,., .or a chair.. .or a file ..fiabinsU.is,. beginning ;to reflect the ambitious efforts of the local organization. Historic photographs adorn the walls in the main room and group cell. Special care has been taken to preserve the International Workers of the World insignia and the leg irons which remain, with further plans to reconstruct the solitary cell and washroom wash-room as the prisoners might have known them. The temporary headquarters headquar-ters provide the Historical Society with a location to conduct meetings, to research re-search and document eyents and issues of interest in Park City's past, and to organize the donations which have been made to the museum. Efforts Ef-forts now are being made to catalogue each donation and inventory the archives. Volunteers Vol-unteers are needed to staff the office and assist with the , organization and display of these items. Once the cleanup clean-up process is completed, the microfilm library, reader, and historic documents will be stored in - the dungeon, available for members and visitors to use (a bookcase is also on the wish list! ) Members and prospective members are invited to visit the dungeon and assist with its transformation! We're looking forward to sharing the establishment of the office and expansion of the organizations efforts with you. But space is not enough... the Historical Society Needs Members and $$$$. Join now by calling 649-7497, 649,9461 or writing P.O. Box 133. In 1920, American 'women finally won the 72-year battle to join the exclusive club of male voters. Now decades later; women are encouraging encour-aging men to join their once-exclusive club the League of Women Voters. The League today has more than 120,000 members, 3,000 of which are men. Those figures may be given a local boost when next ' week the first organizational meeting to establish a Park City League is held. The League was founded in the year women's suffrage was written into the Constitutionafter Consti-tutionafter nearly three-quarters three-quarters of a century of work by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Associa-tion. The League succeeded that association, and since that time has been teaching women how to exercise their political rights and responsibilities. responsi-bilities. The bylaws of the League state that its purpose is to "promote political responsibility responsi-bility through informed and active participation of citizens citi-zens in government and to act on selected governmental governmen-tal issues." The key word is citizen not female participation, parti-cipation, so in 1974 men were admitted as full voting members. According to Park City resident Carol Calder, the local organizational meeting will be held Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building. Build-ing. At that time, members of the City Council and Park City School District, and City Manager Arlene Loble will discuss what role the League might play in the city. Calder explained that the League's work is divided into two areas: voter service, including distribution of nonpartisan non-partisan candidate and issue information, registration and voting campaigns, and attending local and state ' government meetings; and Program, which identifies governmental issues selected select-ed by the members for study, decision, and action. During its first year, Calder said, the Park City League will not be able to take a stand on issues. Instead, they will prepare a general issue study of the city or county for review before making application for a League permit. After the permit is obtained, the League is free to take positions and act on issues when consensus has been reached by the membership. Calder said the membership member-ship decides what issues the local League will become actively involved in. She suggested that areas of research in Park City might include such things as transportation, trans-portation, budget, hillside ordinance, social services, education and an annexation policy. Members then begin to research each issue, gathering information from citizens, officials, and local and outside sources of expertise. exper-tise. Once a consensus is reached and a position taken, the League develops an action strategy to turn ideas for solutions to pro blems into reality. Calder said the League is a non-profit organization, and funds its programs through membership dues and fundraisers. fund-raisers. Meetings generally are held twice monthly to discuss progress on projects. "If you get really involved in the League, you can spend lots of hours working," Calder said. "But we realize people work elsewhere, and all we ask is that they give as .much time as they can." Calder pointed out that the League is a national organization organi-zation with state, regional and local programs. They can be very influential, she said, and looks forward to Park City's chapter being successful at informing citizens citi-zens and encouraging solutions solu-tions to problems. The Park City League will be the twelfth League in the state, said Calder, and encouraged any resident of Summit County 18 years of age or older to join. "Our main objective is voter service," said Calder. "We're nonpartisan, but we will back such things as a candidates night. The League Lea-gue can be very influential, and there's nothing we're afraid to go after." TTI O T! SmdwH 4 nil Y 5QJ nil l-u EELiL y lI lJ Li fi t liuiiit? 531 Main St. Paik City 649-6112 r Historical Society looking for a few good members The invitation to join the Park City Historical Society is simple, yet sincere, encouraging en-couraging those who participate par-ticipate in the "today" of Park City and who anticipate an-ticipate the "tomorrows" to help preserve the "yesterdays" "yester-days" which have helped to create the town we know. Preserving the historical element of the old mining community is no small feat in a community where the growth and development spread far beyond the town's original parameters. But the richness, excitement, and color of Park City's history is worth preserving, documenting, and restoring. Residents, former Parkites and visitors are elegible to join the society. Each membership mem-bership contributes to the establishment of the Historical Society museum, acquisitions for the museum, reference and resource materials related to Park City's past, restoration of historic sites within the community, and general operational expenses. Active members receive voting privileges in this rapidly growing organization, a complimentary complimen-tary copy of the Newsletter (six times yearly), and have the satisfaction of knowing that in addition to enjoying Park. City today, they have aided in preserving a bit of the past lor generations to come. Come join the Park City Historical Society! For information, in-formation, call Tika Beard at 649-7497. Relieve winter stiffness with a little Greece Feeling tired and blah? Maybe what you need is a little Greece to get your wheels moving. Park City residents Shirley and Rocky Smith have organized a low-fare, casual trip to Greece May 8 through the 28 to some of the less traveled cities and outlying islands. The trip is open to anyone, although it's limited to 18 travelers. "This is definitely not a 'guided tour,' but rather an inexpensive way for the adventurous traveler to experience ex-perience some of the most exciting aspects of the Greek countryside and culture in a short time," said Shirley Smith. The Smiths are world-wide travelers, and pride themselves in discovering dis-covering out-of-the-way places. They've shared their experiences in the past, organizing two successful group trips to Peru. This will be their second visit to Greece, and Mrs. Smith said she looks forward to sharing their "finds" with other travelers. The 20 day adventure costs $1,595, and includes round-trip round-trip airfare from Salt Lake City to Athens, via New York City, all transportation within with-in Greece, including boat passage from the seaport of Pireaus to the islands of Naxos, Symi and Rhodes, the flight from Rhodes to Athens, Ath-ens, and 18 nights lodging. Mrs. Smith said travelers will spend the nights in small pensions or traditional island houses, and the days scouring scour-ing acient ruins, sunny beaches, and busy marketplaces. market-places. "We've chosen the places to stay because they are small and out of the way," Mrs. Smith said. "All the areas are a nice blend of traditional tradi-tional Greek culture, but are tourist-oriented enough so you can get what you need." After three days in Athens visiting the Acropolis and the Archaeological Museum, the travelers will board a morning morn-ing ship for an all-day trip to the island of Naxos, the largest in the Cyclades chain in the southern Aegean Sea. Groves of olive, orange, lemon, pomegrante and fig trees, Naxian white wine, and a tiny hotel on an isolated beach are some of the attractions. Then it's off by boat to the island of Symi, three miles off the Turkish coast and about 25 miles from Rhodes. There will be lodging in traditional island houses, meals in small taverns ai me harbors edge, and hiking the hills and around the harbor to watch boat builders and fishermen at work. Another boat trip and the group will be in Rhodes for several days to explore ancient ruins, modern shops and marketplaces. market-places. "May generally is the nicest time in Greece," Mrs. Smith said. "The flowers are out last time I got up every morning and picked fresh flowers from the hillsides. There's so much to do, but we don't believe in organizing organiz-ing people's time. We just have places we know about and like, and the trips are like going with a big group of friends." Mrs. Smith reminded that space is limited on the trip. You can save a spot with a $75 deposit. The balance is due April 1. For further information, call Be prly at the Travel House s "J or Shirley Smith a .. 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