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Show Page A2 Thursday, January 4, 1990 Park Record New safety number o sole TIi Way We Were ; swear.. Id mnly - I y y j " v,. v' V o .-v W ' f I i J llr,A.fli,h Mayor -j,f a V ; . ' if y-lwMl1 "' . -v I ; X V : ; r : - f ' ! ' tlillilllililinnmilli II l.n.i in im mm,,; , A , .... . .-..,..;.,,. Council Member Sally Elliot Council Member Bob Richer BradOIch ' V ; " " . t .,.., .... ... ... .. I - -J ..: Road conditions on major highways throughout Utah are only a phone call away. The Utah Department of Transportation and Public Safety provide motorists with 24-hour road con-ditions con-ditions at 964-6000 or 1-800-492-2400. The road report is updated throughout the day during times of bad weather to provide current road conditions across the state. Information for the report is gathered from Utah Departments Depart-ments of Transportation and Public Safety offices throughout the state. Road closures, trouble spots, areas of high wind and travel restrictions, are just some types of information that are included in-cluded in the report. Motorists are urged to call road report numbers for highway conditions con-ditions instead of district and dispatch offices. Dispatchers may not have the latest condi- tions outside of their area and are not equipped to handle road information infor-mation requests. Telephone lines into dispatch offices also should be kept open for emergency calls. UDOT to meet Friday The first meeting of the Utah Department of Transportation Commission for 1990 will be held Friday, Jan. 5 at 9 a.m. in the main conference room of the Utah Department of Transportation, Transporta-tion, 4501 S. 2700 West in Salt Lake City. The commission will receive a status report on possible alternatives alter-natives for future operation of the scenic Heber Creeper Railroad. The current owners of the railway have proposed that the state buy the assets and assume the operational responsibility of the railroad. The future of the Heber Creeper was the topic of a public information meeting held after press time on Jan. 3, at Wasatch High School in Heber City. Ci-ty. A full account of that meeting -will be published in the Jan. 11 edition of the Park Record. In other matters, it is expected the commission will render a decision on a request for a traffic signal and median to be installed on State Street in Salt Lake City at 6550 South. Public comments on the proposal will be heard at an information meeting scheduled schedul-ed for Jan. 4 at Hillcrest Junior High School. The commission is also expected ex-pected to take action on a resolution resolu-tion governing the use of retractable retrac-table or variable axles on heavy trucks. All meetings of the Utah Transportation Commission are open to the public. The commission commis-sion encourages interested individuals in-dividuals or groups to attend and comment on pertinent transportation transpor-tation issues. Resolve to be safe Looking for a New Year's resolution resolu-tion that can benefit you and your family? Something that will be easy to accomplish and have great rewards? The Park City Fire District suggests sug-gests putting the improvement of your home fire safety on the top of your list of New Year's resolutions. Do yourself a favor and start tonight. Over five thousand people will die in home fires this year. Most will die because they aren't prepared for a fire. They didn't plan ahead and practice how to escape safely. Many of these house fires and fatalities can be avoided entirely if people know and practice good fire prevention techniques. The fire district recommends you include the following in your plans for a safe home: Make and practice a Home Fire Plan with the entire family. Have fire drills in the home. Identify alternate alter-nate escape routes. Install and maintain smoke detectors in your home (a battery operated one on each level of your home). Check your home for fire hazards. A checklist can be obtained from the fire department by calling 649-6706. i Learn how to operate portable ' fire extinguishers in your home. The Park City Fire District has information in-formation on the above suggestions. For further Information, call 649-6706. : k n t ' . i -i 1 -Jul Backyard bobsledders In 1905 an afternoon of entertainment consisted of getting a gang together no matter what the age and going for a bobsled ride in your own backyard. Considering how steep some of the hills are in Park City the young lad in the front must have had a difficult time guiding this rather large group. A fall would have been rather chilly for the women. Photo courtesy Park City Museum Delta chooses Advance Delta Air Lines has chosen Advance Ad-vance Reservations, Inc. of Park City Ci-ty as the airline's preferred national ski tour operator. Now in its 13th year, Advance is the nation's largest ski tour operator and package wholesaler, having recently expanded expand-ed its hours and staff. With one call to Advance, travel agents make connections con-nections to 26 major Rocky Mountain Moun-tain ski areas. Equipped with 50 newly-installed Datas II computers, Advance's reservation agents can instantly check Delta flight availability and schedules from more than 140 major U.S. cities to its 26 western ski resorts, as well as book lodging in hotels, condominiums, bed and breakfast inns, or private homes; reserve ski lift tickets; schedule airport air-port transfers or rental cars; and arrange ar-range ski equipment rentals and even ski lessons. "Delta has selected Advance as a national preferred ski tour operator because the people at Advance are travel professionals and know the western ski product," said Randy Temple, senior leisure marketing representative for Delta in Atlanta. "Advance offers the best caliber of ski vacations, the most complete ski packages, and the widest variety of lodging," he continued. Skiers appreciate the convenience and flexibility that Delta offers and the hassle-free vacations that Advance Ad-vance arranges. Making it easy and affordable to ski the West, the DeltaAdvance partnership offers the most complete Rocky Mountain ski packages and the widest variety of ski destinations. This year, three popular western ski resorts have been added to Advance's Ad-vance's list of destinations: Sun Valley, Idaho; AspenSnowmass, Colorado; and WhistlerBlackcomb, British Columbia. In tandem with Delta, Advance Reservations also offers summer adventure packages throughout the West including golf and tennis weekends, guest ranch getaways, helicopter hiking, Whitewater river adventures and hot-air balloon excursions. ex-cursions. Advance's summer brochure for 1990, Tilled with Unique ideas for traveling the West, will be released in late January. For brochures or further information, please write to Advance Reservations, Reserva-tions, Post Office Box 1179, Park City, Ci-ty, Utah, 84060 .or call toll-free 1-600-453-4565. STAFF nam 4,1 ' 4 1 ' v v 0,t Ziegler named chair Park City realtor Bob Ziegler has been appointed Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the National Association of Realtors. According to Ziegler the committee promotes and implements the election elec-tion of realtors as delegates to both state and national party commit-teees commit-teees in order to advance private property rights. "The nearly 800,000 members makes the National Board of Realtors the largest trade associa-tionin associa-tionin Washington," said Ziegler. "Besides contributing the most Poltical Action Committee (PAC) dollars, the group works to assist in campaigns nationwide to mobilize volunteers to help in elections with politicans who are friendly in protecting protec-ting private property rights." Zielger left this week to instruct at a conference Florida teaching other realtors how to interact in government govern-ment affairs. "I find this latest appointment an exciting opportunity," said Ziegler. "And I am looking forward to the in-volvment in-volvment I will have in 1990 elections nationwide." Great Inns selects two new managers Great Inns of the Rockies, Inc. CEO and president Gerald R. Sanders announced the appointment of two new managers to the company com-pany headquartered in Park City. Cheryl Smith, author of a new book, The Great Salt Lake Valley: Crossroads of the West, has been named public relations manager. She will oversee the development of travel writers for Great Inns of the Rockies, parent company of Utah's Homestead Resort, The Lodge at Cloudcroft in Cloudcroft, N.M., and Park City-based Advance Reservations, Reserva-tions, Inc. Karen Roberts has been selected as The Homestead Resort's sales manager. According to Sanders, Roberts will coordinate the resort's sales efforts and implement strategies to achieve the company's goals in the tourism industry. Smith earned a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from the University of Utah in 1983. After graduation, she worked for a Salt Lake advertising agency before joining the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce as their research and information PubMfhcr Andy Bcrwhwd Edhof TtriOnr SuHwritert ' Ron Gwf, Robin Potter, ScnaTylor,HcMWeH Photography and (Uiiroom DavMSchuHl Cantributlflf writer! , Uck trough, Tom Clyde let Kinnmer Office maneger Suun Divti "-'Tfnn nuneyi lutniDevei Clwffled manager Kim Rodman Sehe director Pamela Halntworth AoVerthlrif ulei TomUete oAfln HoneyweN Graphic! Yvonne Thompaon Production Kethy McCarthy Distribution )a yaon Fr ampton Cjrtoonl,u l-P.Mu - I v : V. ' . w- J Bob Ziegler Ziegler is the manager of the Park City office of Coldwell Banker. He is a graduate of Stanford University and is currently serving as president of the Park City Rotary Club. manager. In addition to her recent book, Smith has written articles for travel magazines and nature publications. One of her multi-image scripts, "This is Utah," won an Award of Merit from the Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain Association of Business Communicators. Com-municators. Roberts has more than seven years experience in journalism, sales and marketing. She recently moved to Utah from Nevada where she worked as a ,newsfeature reporter for an NBC-affiliated television station. A communications communica-tions graduate of the University of Colorado, Roberts also worked in communications in Colorado for five years. Both resort properties, The Homestead and The Lodge at Cloudcroft, Cloud-croft, are ranked among the top 100 resorts in the country by Lodging Hospitality. The industry trade magazine, which published its annual an-nual list of "The Best Hotels in th Nation" this fall, selected 400 "top Performers" out of 16,000 hotels, motels and resorts in the United States and its possessions. The Park Reco. d ( USPS 0037-8370) Is published weekly by the Diversified Suburban Newspapers. 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