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Show it' IVurk Record Meetings and Conventions D3 Classifieds D7 Legals Dll "TP (4 November 16, 1995 Section D Page 1 Briefcase GPC settles 9-year suit with UPCM United Park City Mines Company and Greater Park City Company, announced Monday that they have reached an agreement, settling all claims and counterclaims between them, in their lawsuit, pending since 1986. The settlement will result in the dismissal with prejudice of the suit. Terms of the settlement are confidential, according to the parties in the suit. Neither party would comment on any aspect of the current relationship between United Park City Mines and Greater Park City. Honors for Prudential Coleman The Prudential Coleman Real Estate received an award as the Number One Office for the 11 -state Western region of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the real-estate-franchise subsidiary of The Prudential. The award is presented quarterly to the top three Prudential real estate offices in each region with the highest gross commission earned. Also, Bonnie Peretti, sales associate with The Prudential Coleman, has been named the top sales agent in Utah for the third quarter 1995. Peretti was also a recipient of the "Top Dollar Sales Production Award." This is presented to the top three Prudential real estate sales associates in Utah with the highest residential gross commission income for the quarter. Van Cott, Bagley relocates The law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy has relocated its Park City office from Main Street to the new Saddleview Office Park, 2200 Park Avenue, Building C, Suite 200-A (across from the Park City Municipal Golf Course). Van Cott, Bagley is the oldest and one of the largest law firms in Utah with offices in Salt Lake City, Park City, Ogden and Reno, Nevada. Join. us in a Celebration of the Fall Harvest with Seasonal Dinner Specials and Olive Barrel Hospitality and Deer Valley exonerated in skiing injury by ADAM ELGGREN Record staff writer A 12-member federal jury found for the defendant. Deer Valley Resort Co., last week in a civil case involving a Florida woman who injured her knee while skiing at the company's resort in 1990. At question in the trial before District Court Judge J. Thomas Greene in Salt Lake City was the degree to which Deer Valley Resort Co. was responsible for injuries to Businessman believes quality work by ADAM ELGGREN Record staff writer All heating and air conditioning systems are not created equally, according to a new player on the Park City construction scene. Roger Strand, owner of Strand Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., says the training and experience of the professionals at his company allow them to avoid a lot of problems that other companies let slip by. "We like to think of ourselves as the solution to the problem (of faulty work) actually, we provide solutions before they become problems," said Strand. The Utah native says his company specializes in handling unique heating and air conditioning needs, providing customized systems if necessary. What exactly would a customized air system be? Well, for example. Strand and company General Manager Jerry Arsenault are currently installing a system for a customer who wanted air conditioning in just one small, International market may be the key to continued success in tourism industry by ADAM ELGGREN Record staff writer Editor's note: this is the final installment in a three-part series about how Park City's tourism industry markets itself. Previous articles were: a marketing oveniew and tips on using the Internet. "There's gold in them thar foreign countries!" Tourism long ago replaced mining as Park City's staple industry. So don't be surprised to hear grizzled veterans of the town's tourist trade muttering this phrase as they point at their maps and squint off into the distance. According to industry experts, the really precious stuff does lie overseas: rich veins of untapped tourists especially skiers. Looking outside the U.S. for tourist markets is nothing new. For instance, both Park City Ski Area and Deer Valley Resort have been involved for some time with Ski Utah and Ski USA, which market local and national ski "products" in places like Europe, Japan and Australia. But if the area tourism OPEN THIS FALL Serving Dinner From 5:30 - 10pm Friday & Saturday In Silver Lake Village 01 i Ve Upper Deer Valley Barrel 647"77771 Food Company Tradition Christina Ghionis, who was renting equipment and taking lessons from the resort when she sustained her injuries. When asked to assign fault (meaning "negligence andor assumption of risk"), the jury ruled plaintiff Ghionis, who was represented by the Salt Lake City firm of Suitter, Axland & Hanson, was 100 percent responsible for her injury, according to case documents. The suit stemmed from a March 25, 1990 incident on the resort's it S I u : " T I S. A ; Ht .13 ) 1 M ti a . , ft ill . i . i r i r ' till ti J Photo by Adam Elggren Roger Strand (I), owner, and Jerry Arsenault, general manager of Strand Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. upstairs section of his house. The , system might be. two have managed to fit a complete Strand has even gone so far as to cooling system into one little corner invent an air conditioning system to of the huge Solamere home, with fit one unique customer situation, special duct work to feed just a few He created the Soundbox, a device rooms. That is what a customized which muffles the noise made by air industry is to increase or even sustain profits without ballooning both the resident and the visitor population, it must focus more attention on foreign markets, say experts. And the successful 2002 Winter Olympics bid means now is the right time for those in the travel, lodging, and recreation businesses A foreign tourist will spend six to seven times what a domestic tourist will. -Brad Smith of Foremost West to capture a share of this lucrative market. According to Brad Smith of Foremost West, a publicprivate partnership that markets the Rocky Mountain region internationally, foreign tourists spend, six to seven times, per capita, what domestic tourists spend in Utah. That number isn't quite as high for visiting skiers Mercato Mediterraneo di Nonna Maria 4. a. I - M i jfz. A ' In excitement of the winter season, v specials of a soup and a salad or half of a panini sandwich and salad for $5.00. We are also con- ! tinuing to offer a complimentary salad with any & one of our new seasonal dinner entrees. j, - PlcascprcseW this ad to your server. , Offer cxpircsNovcmbcr 30, 1995 Keno run in which the plaintiff claims she "skied into crud snow, her bindings did not release and her right knee was seriously injured," according to Ghionis' trial brief. She was participating in a Deer Valley Ski School lesson when the accident occurred. Ghionis sought $30,000 in damages to cover medical expenses, and an additional $120,000 in punitivecompensatory damages. Ghionis claimed her boots were not compatible with bindings rented r h inn r i -I . i t 1 1 -i i ; ...... : i in particular five times, according to Bernie Weichsel, president of Ski USA but it is still significant enough to offset most costbenefit worries. Both men also said international tourists tend to stay longer, making them a more dependable source of revenue. In addition. Smith said the international tourist market may be of special interest to locals who are fed up with overcrowding. "One thing that I think is interesting for the Park City community is that foreign tourists are true visitortourists. They don't move into the places they visit. They come, they see, and they move on," said Smith. International marketing can be an intimidating prospect for a small, local business with a limited budget. However, small businesses can still get in on the act, said Weichsel. "There's strength in numbers in advertising." For a local business, accessing international markets usually means teaming up with other resorts and interested parties like Ski Utah and Ski USA, which bill continued on D2 OPEN ALL FALL Dinner: Tues-Sit 5:30-10 Dm Lunch: Tues-Sun 11-4:30 pm Market: TucsSun 9 -5:00 pm 1 647-0030, - Across from The Kimball Art Center and anticipation we are offering lunch to her by Deer Valley, which was represented by Strachan & Strachan of Park City, and that rental shop employees should have known this. However, the jury answered "no" when asked in special verdict papers, "Were the plaintiff's (Garmont) ski boots incompatible with the rented Salomon bindings?" A special verdict is called for in situations where the jury is asked to address multiple questions of responsibility. Ghionis had also signed a release not just a pipe dream conditioning systems, for use in recording studios and sound stages. "Temperatures can get pretty high, under those lights, in a recording studio. They need a lot of air conditioning, but they can't have the sound," said Strand. His device, Strand says, basically shoots cool air out one side of a studio wall. and releases the noise an air duct normally makes out of the other side. It can reduce the decibels within a studio or sound stage from almost 60, to single digits all but inaudible. Inventiveness was just one of the advantages Strand claimed he has over his competitors. Reliability was another. "You can't believe what goes on in the construction business up here," said Strand, who's been installing these systems in Southern California for the last 24 years. "We've gotten a lot of business here simply by: "A:" Showing up when 12,000! 11,000 10,000 GD 9-00 -" 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 r4,000i ,3,000i 2,000 1,000. I Sun - Note: Each pillow in the stack & actual daily numbers have PROJECTED L0DGINQ.TALLY FOR THE WEEK 'C"' - - .. Nov. 19-25, 1995 Total Visitor Nights 19,488 -Weekly High 4,156 (Fri.) , ' - Nightly Average 2,784 - Year-to-date ,1,283,519 . ,, This tally estimates lodging as 25 of capacity v - . f riw visitor night tally is computed by adding the number of visitors in Park City per night per week ein&I Offeroacompkebtcf Relieve in making -offer the following aw ..lilt - ft ITU1 1. 111V TO .V 1 ..Hi ' qqhrE OHN R. HE1NLEIN CPA, MASTERS TAX, MBA FINANCE, BS ACCTG MAUREEN Y. HE1NLEIN MASTERS TAX, MBA FINANCE, MTKG, BS ACCTG 801647-9452 1 P.O. BOX 2504 1 PARK CITY, UT 84060 fi ri w i i ii jri f e ii Tm M f i incident form when she rented the equipment which absolves the resort of any liability for damages due to personal injury. The jury answered "yes" when asked in the papers, "Did Christina Ghionis assume the risk of the injuries she sustained... while participating in a skiing lesson at the Deer Valley Resort Company Ski School?" Deer Valley General Manager Bob Wheaton said the verdict ' continued on D2 we're supposed to show, and "B:" Doing what we've said we would do." Strand also claimed a greater and more up-to-date knowledge of the industry than most other heating and air conditioning specialists. He then proceeded to back up that claim with a couple of tips for Park City homeowners. "Houses are so well-sealed here that you don't get any fresh air. If you get a cold (the contaminated air) just sits and sits and you continually get colds," Strand said. Homes here in Park City, often sealed almost airtight air-tight against the cold, require special ventilation, he added. Inadequate venting can cause a buildup of carbon monoxide (CO), which can, in turn, lead to a variety of health problems. 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