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Show Continuing education Start the year with U of U classes in Park City Page A-9 Exceptional athletes Disabled skiers compete for Huntsman Cup Page B-7 PARK CITY FORECAST SATURDAY Hi 32 LO 22 Partly cloudy with snow showers SUNDAY Hi 27 LO 14 Partly cloudy and colder MONDAY HI 25 LO10 Partly cloudy, chance of PM snow Provided by WNI Weathemews Chico, CA. TTieTJ mit County since 1880 VISITORS GUIDE! Saturday and Sunday. Jan. 4-5. the Huntsman Cup, a regional qualifying race for the National Disabled Ski Championships will give athletes of varied disabilities from several countries coun-tries a chance to compete at the Park City Ski Area. For more information about the Huntsman Cup races or Park City's own National Ability Center, call 649-3991. PARK CITY, UTAH Umversity p UTAH ; AMU-o v -' V1 J' f Apgood's pups join P.C. Fire Department by Kirsta H. Bleyle OF THE RECORD STAFF Shawn Apgood is living proof that dog really is a man's or woman's best friend. For those individuals who have been rescued by her German shepherd. Nikko, Apgood also promises promis-es to become the back county out-doorsman's out-doorsman's savior. A Salt Lake City native and recent Park City import. Apgood trains dogs in ways that assist fire departments, police forces, explosives experts, and ski patrols. But her dog training endeavors are just the tip of Apgood's iceberg. At 25-years-old, it is fair to say that Apgood has accomplished more in her first quarter-century than most people do in a lifetime. Taking time to meet over coffee early one Saturday morning. Apgood is still decked-oul in her Park City Fire District clothes, which is not surprising since her shift ended at 7 a.m. She takes a swig of coffee and energetically swings her long, blonde hair over one shoulder, while forgiving her interviewer interview-er for arriving bleary-eyed and a few minutes late. At the beginning of December, Apgood became the first full-time, female firefighter in the Park City Fire District, bringing with her the first canine program in the district's history. The district's adoption of a canine program, pro-gram, however, came only after Apgood offered her services for free a few years ago. Realizing the benefit of having an in-house search and rescue hound, the district hired her as a part-time part-time firefighter about a year-and-a-half ago. While working for the fire district, Apgood continued to work her shifts as an emergency room technician at Altaview Hospital, in addition serving her fourth year as a member of the Solitude Ski Patrol. While she still works a few shifts each week at the hospital, Apgood's full-time status with the fire department has forced her to give up the ski patrol duty. She is also an EMT, and an accomplished tele-mark tele-mark skier a skill she often utilizes in back country searches It is that combination of talents which has allowed Apgood to become an expert in training search and rescue, avalanche, and explosives detection dogs. She trained Nikko four-years-ago, and is currently working with Sasha. a five-month-old German shepherd shep-herd who has just started tracking. Apgood is also working with Snowbird and Alta on their avalanche dog training train-ing programs, and uses her organizational organiza-tional communications degree from the University of Utah while giving search and rescue seminars. When discussing avalanche safety, Apgood's first comments center around the use of transceivers, or miniature radios, that allow rescue personnel per-sonnel to pinpoint the location of a trapped recreationist. She added that, with the advent of increasingly powerful power-ful snowmobiles, there are more peo- Please see Apgood, A-2 Check it out The Coalition Of Religious Communities (CORC) will hold a workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Park City Community Church, 4501 Highway 224, from 6-9 p.m. The workshop work-shop is open to clergy and lay persons, and will address the issues of low-income low-income housing, welfare reform and how to work with legislators. There is no charge. For more information about CORC or the workshop, call 364-7765. irir-'trY'iifr w&am Cannon New representative speaks on Clinton and Gingrich, plans for next two years by Adam Elggren OF THE RECORD STAFF The newly-elected congressman from Utah's Third District has a surprisingly similar attitude toward President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He's willing and looking forward to working with them both. Republican Chris Cannon, elected in The lordic ca of the i d II I -I 1,4 i v ilW 1 H p Torbjorn Karlsen skates away from the pack in the Blue CrossBlue Shield Wasatch Citizens Series Race held last week at the White Pine Touring Center in Park City. Karlsen kept up the pace to win his age division. Western powder not so dry these days Sister ski resorts hit by Tahoe rain, floods, mud slides by Bruce Lewis OF THE RECORD STAFF "We've been crying the blues lately about Park City's unseasonably warm, wet weather lately, but it's nothing compared to the floods which Reno and Tahoe have been getting." These words were spoken by Charlie Lansche. Park City Ski Area spokesperson, spokesper-son, when he was asked whether torrential rains in California and Nevada have affected Park City's ski and tourism business. busi-ness. Sundance tickets If you missed the deadline for locals' ticket packages for the Sundance Film Festival, Utah residents have another chance to purchase individual tickets this coming Wednesday, Jan. 8 (before nationwide nation-wide sales open on Friday). Starting at 10 a.m., tickets will be sold at the Gateway Center, located on Heber Avenue, at Crossroads Plaza in Salt Lake or at Sundance Resort. Film guides, with descriptions of this year's movies are available at various location throughout town including the Park City Library and the Park City ChamberBureau. Call 322-1700 322-1700 for more information. tfit-i it if Mffiratifiriftititiift fi r sees greater cooperation November to his first term as Utah Third District representative, admitted a begrudging respect for President Bill Clinton, re-elected for a second four-year term, despite philosophical differences He also admitted a deeper respect for House Speaker Newt Gingrich, despite the Georgia congressman's recent ethical troubles. "I think, frankly, that we have a Republican for president, and he's going Lansche said that all the RenoTahoe ski resorts have been disrupted to some extent by the rains, including three resorts owned by Park City's parent company. Powdr Corporation. In addition, Powdr owns Alpine Meadows. Boreal and Soda Springs. "Alpine Meadows received nine inches of rain on top of 115 inches of snow," Lansche said, "and it's closed today (Friday) because of a mudslide across the access road." Lansche added that he wasn't able to speak directly with Alpine Meadows management man-agement because the phone lines are also down in the area. He said that all but two or three employees had been sent home. With the Reno airport closed due to Please see Calif, ski areas, A-2 Commission goals Join the Summit County Commissioners at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 6 when they announce their assignments and goals for 1997. The session will include the designation of County Commissioners Jim Soter, Eric Schifferli, and Sheldon Richins as liaisons to various departments within the county. The commissioners are also scheduled to announce the selection of a new animal control director. The Summit County Courthouse is located at 60 N. Main St. in Coalville. For more informatio' or special assistance, call 645-9161. c. )3. to drive some important issues." said Cannon of Clinton. "I personally think that we're developing a consensus on Social Security." The freshman congressman, who will be sworn in on Jan. 7, said bi-partisan efforts to reform the ailing Social Security and Medicare systems are all but inevitable. Cannon also anticipates a joint effort to enact a balanced budget enforcement policy. He said the current conservative-leaning political climate will firm the relationship rela-tionship between the moderate Clinton and the conservative. Republican-controlled congress. SCOTT SINEPIBK RECORD The jaft; refiner i ...... i SCOTT SINEPARK RECORD Ev Howell mans the Park City, Ski Area's Town Lift ticket booth on Park Avenue where he gives skiers a warm welcome. .,tod....t.r-j J-.-. 1 . .-.fi Labor law seminar An attorney specializing in labor law has scheduled three sessions covering employment issues for Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Park City Radisson Inn. "What is Sexual Harassment?", "The Employment of Aliens" and "Wage and Hour Laws: Commonly Asked Questions" will address the actions which affect both employers and employees in today's job environment. Each seminar costs $20, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are encouraged. For more information, contact Caruso at 658-1220. Cannon also suppoiN IIcuim Spcakci Gingrich, who is I he subiei I i .1 r-sibe In the Ethics Committee mio kudniisim'. violations, and will hkcls be rcpi imandeil by the I louse this month. "The biggest problem uilli Newt Gingrich is thai he's been demonied h those on the left with mone." said Cannon. "Frankly. I'm lorn." He said he takes issue with the ethical iol.itions. but is also intent on pieenlins; Democrats from using them to oust Gingrich. "I am firmly committed to supporting Please see Cannon, A-2 Township ordinance discussed Questions abound regarding necessity by Kirsta H. Bleyle OF THE RECORD STAFF During the nci three weeks, ihe Summit ('ounlv Commissioners need to decide if township formation will l etiei represent Summit County's residents. Within that time, the commissioners will entertain written comment regarding the township ordinance pioposed u Moiulav December 2( by Summit Counts Depuis Attorney. Whether or not the county needs a township ordinance however, has been on the mimJs of main residents during the past week. With potential adjustments scheduled on Ihe stale level to I he existing township legislation. .Summit Counts "s proposed tossnship ordinance niighi become moot as soon as it is enacted. According to Thomas, the State ol Utah had two primary goals in mind svhen creating the township legislation: to pro vide adequate planning and oning representation repre-sentation for all areas of a counts, sshile also allowing those areas to have a hand in the planning process without being forced to form a municipality. Essentially, the designation of a township ssould create an advisory board that expresses its residents' resi-dents' planning concerns to the counts 's planning commission. Hovseser. the creation cre-ation of a tow nship does not gise I he-area's he-area's residents any additional soling powers. As proposed by Thomas, areas ot Summit County interested in applying lot township status would need to meet a Please see Township, A-2 f t." It'. t4v 28 PAGES 2 SECTIONS Agendas A-6 Business A-11 Classifieds B-10 Columns A-14 Crossword B-4 Editorial , A-1S - Education A-9 Letters to the Editor A-15 Movies B-4 Numerology B-3 Professional Services B-5 Restaurant Guide ' 6-6 Sports B-7 TV Listings B-9 When & mere B-T |