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Show A-3 The Park Record Saturday, January 4, 1997 Beat Locals to bring home fight against cancer City L by Adam Elggren OF THE RECORD STAFF The season for giving may have passed, but for those with extra money sitting in their pockets from gifts or returned presents, there are plenty of causes in Park City worthy wor-thy of getting back into the Christmas spirit for just one more time. One such worthy cause is relatively rela-tively new to Park City the American Cancer Society. The ACS is nothing new it has been in existence since 1913. But until now, local representation, in the form of a board made up of Park City residents, resi-dents, has been lacking. "The American Cancer Society has been a positive name, but we need personalization," said local board or "unit" chair Josette Dorius. "A number of people I've spoken to they"re always traveling travel-ing to Salt Lake. That's a tough trip to make if you're coping with a serious illness." Cancer survivors from Summit County often must travel 1-80 to receive the counseling, examinations, examina-tions, chemotherapy and educational educa-tional services coping with the disease dis-ease requires. "Being able to contact con-tact a board member personally" can also be important, said Dorius. According to board member Jess Reid, Dorius' brother-in-law, there is a history of local ACS units in Summit County it's just not a very successful history. "Every county in Utah has had an ACS unit except us," said Reid. "It's just never stuck." Past attempts have been thwarted thwart-ed by organizational differences, Reid said. "Before, it was splitting into the east and west sides of the county, and the two were just too different," differ-ent," Reid said. Each side had different dif-ferent goals and agendas, although they were both trying to do the same good work. "Right now, we're trying to start small and focus. Let's try to build a board that will become an integral part of the community." The other board members are: Mike Barnes. Mary Colburn, Susan Meier, Larry' Orosz and Julie Wenner. Josette Dorius The ACS. says Reid, is one of the few trustworthy organizations that solicit for funds to cope with cancer. Unfortunately, he said, few of the 800-or-so organizations can be counted on to use most of the money they gather to fight the good fight. "You just don't always know who you're giving to." Reid explained. "The American Cancer Society, on the other hand... is in every state in the union, and has been here since 1913." AMERICAN V CANCER y cvistv The ACS has amassed more than $1.5 billion toward cancer research, treatment, and education over its life span, said Reid. And it is money well spent and well donated. Approximately 80 percent per-cent of the money the ACS gathers actually goes to programs rather than administrative and operating costs. "That's a big selling point for us," said Reid, whose mother-in-law died of cancer. His father-in-law sits on the ACS's national board. Dorius said the local ACS board plans to take a different tack in its appeals to Park City residents. "We're going to offer something actually visible to the community, first, and do the fundraiser thing next," said Dorius. She said giving money to the many worthwhile charities in Park City can require a lot of faun on the part of the donor. "I think it's just that people are tired of giving money without knowing where it's going or what it's doing," "We're trying real hard not to have another black-tie auction," added Reid. Dorius said having people close by to offer support and advice is all-important for cancer survivors. "Being able to vent to know that you can talk to someone who's gone through it, that's what's important," she said. "Sometimes physicians are talking above you, and sometimes people are nervous telling their physicians exactly how they feel. "Other cancer survivors can tell you what to expect," she continued. con-tinued. "They can tell you how sick you're going to be from the chemotherapy, how much hair you're going to lose, where to go to get the best wig. They can tell you how to help your kids cope with it." The board has already contacted contact-ed some psychologists who will donate their time as counselors. Reid said. "We can use not just money, but people who will volunteer volun-teer their time on projects. We're going to need help, and we especially espe-cially need to hear from cancer survivors." sur-vivors." Those interested in helping locally in the fight against cancer should call Reid at 649-3000, Dorius at 647-3704, or Mike Barnes at 649-1980.The toll-free American Cancer Society hotline is 1-800-ACS-2345, available 24 hours a day. New Year keeps police busy by Adam Elggren OF THE RECORD STAFF New Year's Eve turned out to be a relatively calm night at Park City's most popular tourist areas, after all, according to many bartenders around town. Not so on Park City's roads and at the town's private residences. From 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 to 7 a.m. on New Year's Day, the Park City Police Department dispatcher logged a whopping 39 calls for police service. Officers made 10 total arrests and broke up three major fights, according to Deputy Chief Lloyd Evans. Two officers sustained minor injuries. Surprisingly, just two arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol, or DUI, were made during the holiday hol-iday in Park City proper. "The rest were drunk-and-dis-orderlies or assaults," said Evans, referring chiefly to the three fracases. The Summit County Sheriff's Office reported eight total arrests during the holiday, including the two DUI arrests made by the PCPD. Park City police also responded to two domestic violence vio-lence incidents during the period thankfully, involving no serious injuries, said Evans. More trouble was had in the privacy of people's own homes, according to police, than at the usual public arenas are-nas the Main Street clubs. The three fights occurred at private residences Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, morn-ing, according to Evans. Two happened at the same Prospector Square housing complex. "Looks like that was the place for parties," said Evans. Another major fight occurred on Empire Road. Evans termed the Empire battle a "gang" fight, not because the combatants had affiliations with organized street gangs, but because so many people were involved. "More often than not, when we come upon a situation situa-tion where it's mutual combat we'll file disorderly conduct con-duct charges against both of them, or the bunch." said Evans. "If it's obviously one person who started it, then we'll usually file an assault." The department put nine officers on city streets for the night, said the deputy chief, "two or three more than the usual weekend force. "It didn't stand out as one of the busiest or most violent," vio-lent," New Year's Eves in memory, said Evans. On the other hand, "We might do 10 arrests in one norma! weekend," said Evans, "So 10 in one night is pretty significant." sig-nificant." Evans said the New Year's holiday not only rings in a new annum, but also represents the "first big week" of the winter for the police department. With 39 calls for service and 50 total calls to dispatch, Evans said the night was, hopefully, not indicative of the coming year some of the busiest weeks for the department depart-ment are yet to come. "We're waiting for the Sundance Film Festival we'll see what that'll bring us," Evans said. Usually, it's more traffic and parking violations than at any other time of year. "We're also working a lot of special events during the festival. That makes it a big deal for us in officer-related time." However, police do not make a lot of arrests during the festival the busiest 10 days of the busiest season of the year for police, and Park City as a whole. "It just brings us a concentrated winter-upon-winter," Evans said. at s Vour 97 CD f 9 ew years Resolutions Help me support the National Ability Center My New Years resolution is to donate $100.00 to the NAC with every loan and re-finance I close in 1997. For more information on how we can work together call me at 649-6660. Intermountain Mortgage Co. 649-6660 TVoy Stevens Loan Officer The National Ability Center (NAC) is dedicated to the development of lifetime skills for persons with disabilities and their families by providing affordable, quality sports and recreational experiences. The benefits of these experiences build self-esteem and confidence, enhancing active participation in the fabric of community life. 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