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Show A-10 The Park Record Saturday, January 31, 1998 LIVE PIANO Now on Fri. & Sat. Nights 9:00pm to 12:30am Plenty of parking underground Marriott Summit Watch Building Open for Lunch & Dinner Monday-Saturday Open Everyday 738 Main Street, Park City 649-0888 A private club for members Heard Around the West Ski hats off to 33-year-old Karen Hartley, the stranded Utah skier who kept warm for 18 hours on Christmas Eve by dancing in the dark and singing "old disco songs, show tunes, popular and current stuff, Christmas tunes and even camp songs," reports AP. She never panicked; she kept her head, and when a helicopter arrived at 9 a.m., she thought, "That's my ride." She deserved it. We know awards reported in rural newspapers newspa-pers are almost always accompanied by a photo of a smiling person passing a wooden plaque to another upright, smiling person, the two simultaneously simul-taneously shaking right hands in the classic crossed-arms pattern. But the dawn of a new year entices "Heard around the West" to issue its first "Glad to be a Victim" award, even without with-out thq obligatory photo. Our winner: the former for-mer police chief of Grand Junction, Colo., who, after his arrest for drunk driving, told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: "I'll bear the responsibility responsi-bility for it. I'm not blaming anyone but myself." Now he is suing the town that fired him. He claims it violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. His disability? Alcoholism. Apologies (not taken back yet) were forthcoming forth-coming recently in Nevada from two Navy pilots who'd flown out of their designated flight path and over the town of Fallon faster than the speed of sound. Howls of outrage surely penetrated Navy ears because the next day the pilots appeared on the doorstep of a woman whose horse had spooked at the fusillade of sonic booms. Thrown rider, Annette Trent, suffered three broken ribs and a concussion even though she was wearing a helmet. A recuperating Trent told AP that though she looked "like heck," she felt better after they came to apologize. The pilots, whose names were not released by the Navy, got in a lot of practice: They visited with a dozen or so other area residents whose windows were blown out or whose houses gained dramatic dramat-ic new cracks. It was different over at Utah's Dugway Proving Ground. No one said boo after a B-52 bomber launched a cruise missile, this one minus its nuclear warhead. That was all to the good, AP reports, since the 20-foot missile, failing to negotiate nego-tiate a turn, smashed into a clutch of scientific trailers leased to the University of Tokyo. Luckily, no one was inside operating a half-dozen half-dozen or so telescopes when the errant missile popped in to trash the place. Our condolences to a deer in Cooperstown, Pa. Teenager Brian Krepp collided with the animal, ani-mal, then jumped out of his Toyota and beat the deer to death, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-Gazette. The story was reprinted in several Western newspapers, perhaps because editors could not believe its macho tone. Krepp, 18 and weighing 240 pounds, was reportedly so upset by the damage done to his car and an injury to his foot, that he "confronted" the deer: "There is no indication that words were exchanged. He grabbed it by the antlers; the two struggled briefly. Krepp gave the antlers a sharp twist and the deer went down. He thinks he broke its by Betsy Marston neck." Krepp, an asthmatic, then went to a neighbor's house and passed out. "When he came to, he saw the deer, got angry again, walked over and gave it a kick." Later, he told police he wanted to keep the dead deer's head. How would you characterize this interaction? Reporter Dennis B. Roddy called it "a crime of : passion." National Rifle Association members can lick a stamp almost a fast as they can reload a gun. Ticked off at outspoken billionaire Ted Turner, who said "The Star-Spangled Banner" was a militant dud as a national anthem and needed to be replaced, NRA members sent more than 4,000 postcards to the Billings Gazette in Montana. The cards said that Turner, who owns a ranch in the state, showed "callous disregard" for those who fought and died defending this country. From the Missoula Independent in Montana comes this reminder that paying due bills is the right thing to do. Alvin Strickland learned that in Idaho, when he appeared at the Nez Perce County Courthouse to get married. Unfortunately, he still owed $67 on an arrest warrant, and a jailer, figuring it was as good a time as any to collect, discreetly asked the best man to bail out the groom. When the best man turned up broke, the groom saved his wedding day by passing the hat among guests. Betsy Marston is the editor of High Country News, a biweekly newspaper based in Paonia, Colorado, covering natural resource and community commu-nity issues in the West. Global climate changes are focus of conference From farmers to skiers, the people peo-ple who are likely to be affected most by climate change and the scientists who are studying it will gather at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Feb. 16-18, to share ideas. Authorized by the President's Advisory Office of Science and Technology, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey and organized by Fred Wagner, director of the Ecology Center at Utah State University, the workshop on cli mate change is one of 18 regional meetings being held around the country. All will focus on the same subject. Participants will include the stakeholders in the economic sectors sec-tors most likely to be affected by climate change, Wagner said. These include ranchers, farmers, members of the ski industry, wildlife agencies, water users and miners, particularly coal miners since 90 percent of electrical power in Utah is generated by coal-fired power plants. Also taking part will be scientists scien-tists from several disciplines who will present the evidence on climate cli-mate change and discuss future changes that might be expected if the forecasts are correct. Stakeholders will then discuss how their operations may change if the forecasts come to pass. "It is not our purpose to point fingers or to get into policy issues or to talk about fixes," Wagner said. "While some of this may ... bank opei have "to be V A Wood at the Kimball Junction Washington Mutual Grand Opening January 29-31 During our big Grand Opening celebration, Washington Mutual is going slightly bonkers. Just look at what we're giving away: Three chances to win a $1,000 Free Checking Account Free Checking for all customers , Free box of checks with your new Free Checking Account Free Tote Bags (while supplies last) We'll donate money to local schools for every new checking account Check out the newest Washington Mutual location. Find out more about free checking, and enter for a chance to win a thousand bucks. Free Checking, free prizes, and lots of fun. Who says a bank opening has to be dull? Kimball Junction Financial Center 6250 IM. Sagewood Dr. Park City, UT 84098 435-655-4929 Washington Mutual The friend of the family Drawing rules and details available at financial center. No purchase or service required to enter. FDIC Insured. arise, we want it to be purely an information exchange between the stakeholders and the scientific community." "There is a large amount of government land, water is a major issue, the mountains have a huge effect on the region, there is a major recreational industry and several Native American tribes," he said. "There is much diversity here." Further information on the workshop is available from David Roberts at Utah State University, 435797-2416. Utah Heritage Foundation hires director The Utah Heritage Foundation (UHF) has created a new position to provide technical assistance to communities and individuals . throughout Utah and to provide resources on local preservation issues. According to ' UHF Executive Director Lisbeth Henning, Kirk Huffaker has joined the staff as community services ser-vices director. "With Kirk on staff, the foundation foun-dation now has greater resources to help people throughout the state better understand the value of historic structures in their own communities," Henning said. "He will assist in the development of a network of community preservation preserva-tion representatives, help communities commu-nities respond effectively to threats to historic resources, and work to build support for preservation." preser-vation." Huffaker earned a master's degree in preservation planning from Eastern Michigan University and has worked for the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. He has extensive experience in surveying and documenting historic sites as well as assisting communities and organizations in implementing preservation programs. The Utah Heritage Foundation, established in 1966, was the first statewide non-profit historic preservation organization in the western United States. ' m (The Lab ) v -f) Park City Ihiydinlbltil Touch a mouse for the first time. First Time Users Class 435-649-5259 Cafl tor sum. elm iciiMis tr titan MrartMt TTi3 Lab Part City POOR COPY |