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.THE PARK RECORD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1998 EDITORIAL Helping others: a gift to yourself In the midst of plenty, there is still want. In affluent afflu-ent Park Citv and Summit Ton ' families who are facing a bleak holiday season: a . Christmas with few decorations, perhaps without Igifts at all, because all their resources are focused on putting a roof overhead, providing food for the table .and winter clothes to protect against the chill. It's enough to melt the very heart of Scrooge himself. Fortunately, there is an ad hoc local group which is continuing a nearly-two-decade tradition of quietly quiet-ly helping those in need. Sub for Santa, started by Father Pat Carley and Jane Kimball, has been amassing lists of local families' fami-lies' needs and wants, and acts as an information exchange between donors and the families. Both individuals and groups have stepped up to the challenge chal-lenge of helping the less fortunate, but Sub for Santa volunteers say that 25 to 30 families still need sponsors. spon-sors. The lists of needs and wants are usually simple, but they can also be staggering in their very basic level of need. Items such as "children's snowsuit, age A" "winter boots, women's size 8" and "boy's winter coat, size small" frequently appear, pointing out that to some, being warm would be a wonderful Christmas Christ-mas gift. When a request for a toy appears, it is LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cycle race will benefit community Editor: We want to thank all of the local citizens and businesses who attended the city council coun-cil hearing regarding the proposal to bring the American Historical Motorcycle Race ' Event to our fair city in September of 1999. We are sympathetic and understanding to concerns about the noise and inconvenience inconve-nience that will be a part of this event; we ' admit that, yes, there will be some intrusion intru-sion into the privacy of those living in close - proximity to Saturday's race event (on S.R. 224 and around the Municipal Golf Course). But, hey, this is supposed to be entertainment! In the beginning, a small group of local "weekend warriors" got together in July to form a "club" so that motorcycle enthusiasts enthusi-asts could join together for rides and weekend week-end trips around the state while making new friends with common interests. It is not the intention of any of us to become ."event producers." It just happened. We have 160 members to date, a great many of them collectors of vintage cycles. When we learned that Steamboat Springs would no longer be able to host this event in their city after 17 years there the timing , seemed right for u&,tp,,make. aneffort to keep this wonderful event in the proximity of the near West, and perhaps pump some .dollars into the shoulder season economy of Park City. (And yes, there are many local business owners on our club roster.) -Another plus to hosting the American Historical His-torical Motorcycle Races is that any monies realized from the event will be directed at our local Park City charities. The point is that we want to assuage the fears of some of the opposition to the event; we are not interested in supporting the motorcycle industry to the extent of ; making Park City a "cycle hang-out" and venue for a lot of other types of motorcycle events. The city has gone about their business ' of investigating our proposal and reviewing every aspect of the event, asked all the right questions, and spent many hours advising us on some details of great importance, impor-tance, which we were unaware of, that needed to be addressed in order to safely host an event of this type. All in all, they have worked hand-in-hand with our coordinator coor-dinator and club steering committee to be .sure we were on track in undertaking this event. We thank everyone involved in this process for their time and effort. If the city council chooses not to issue a festival license for the American Historical Motorcycle Motor-cycle Races in Park City, we think it will be Something on your mind? The Park Record welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. We ask that the letters adhere to the following guidelinesThey should include the name, address and telephone number of author. No letter will be published under an assumed name. They must not contain libelous material Writers are limited to one letter every 28 days. Letters must not be longer than 350 words (guest editorials, 550 words) and should if possible, be typed. We reserve the right to edit letters if they are too long or if they contain statements we consider unnecessarily offensive til TGCOrd Asked around Park City What is the easiest job in Park City? Matt O'Connor Park City "Off the top of my head, I'd say the Park City Police and Picabo Street's job." because the family cannot afford it for their child. There is still plenty of opportunity for local individuals indi-viduals and businesses to get involved, and The Park Record recommends that all who have the ability to do so join us in supporting Sub for Santa. The easiest way to become involved is to stop by a local bank Zions, Bank One, First Security, Washington National or Wells Fargo and take a slip off the Sub for Santa "Angel Tree." Each slip has a name and an item listed. Purchase the item and drop it off back at the bank. Volunteers will collect the items and make sure they are distributed to the proper recipients. If you are part of a group or organization wanting wanti-ng to do more, then call Pamela at 645-9624 and talk with her about how to help. Sub for Santa is structured to protect the identity of those being helped, because many families are reluctant to accept help. If you are looking for a flashy, lots-of-publicity cause. Sub for Santa's not it. But if you want to return to the true meaning of the season, quietly helping others with nothing as a reward but the warm feeling in your heart from giving giv-ing assistance at the very basic level, then this is your program. There is still time to help. Get involved. a loss for the hotel and restaurant associations, associa-tions, retail merchants and local charities who will not reap the benefit from this cash infusion into an otherwise slow weekend in September. The emphasis here is that this is a classic event, a world-renowned sporting sport-ing competition that is growing in great numbers in both participation of racers and loyalty of fans of the motor sport world. It would be exciting to have it here in Park City. Mark Cohen, president Jim Colburn, event coordinator Loosen up and have some fun! Editor: I attended the City Council public hearing hear-ing regarding the proposed Park City "Motorcycle Week" Thursday night. It confirmed my long-time (and dreaded) suspicion that Park City is rapidly being transformed from a resort town into a combination com-bination of stodgy bedroom community and upscale retirement destination. The protests voiced at the meeting were a chorus cho-rus of self-serving whining about one day of noise and inconvenience. The motorcycle week will be a wonder-: wonder-: ful -event here, as it has been in Steamboat. Springs, Colo, for the past 17 years. The races will be exciting, well organized and safe. The visitors, typically well heeled, middle-aged "BMW Riders," will fill Park City lodging and dining facilities to near capacity for a few desperately needed days in the midst of the fall "hump" season. Compared to the Art Festival, this event will be an economic juggernaut. But most importantly, this event will be FUN. This is exactly the type of slightly crazy activity which differentiates us from the boring likes of Sandy, Utah! Park City's demographic has changed dramatically in the 18 years I have been here. Our typical resident is now either an affluent Salt Lake Valley commuter, or a resident relaxing here after making a pile of money elsewhere earlier in life. People who actually work in the Park City tourist economy are a minority and, in general, they don't wield a tremendous amount of clout. I'm fearful that this change in demographics demo-graphics might have eliminated Park City's ability to have fun. This used to be a place where we thought it was eminently cool to light off a few pounds of dynamite at 6 a.m. on Labor Day. This is a place where we used to welcome Happy Hour at midnight at "The Club" as one hell of a good idea. This is a place where, instead of attending Tom Cooley Part-time Park City resident "A bouncer. Just how hard can that be? " Viewp oints. m HISTORICAL SOU a "Racquet Club" swathed in $400 worth of Lycra, we used to bowl and play volleyball volley-ball in the Memorial building and then beat a trail straight next door to the Alamo for refreshments. Park City has an identity crisis. Is it destined des-tined to become one huge virtually "gated" community for upscale "cocoon" builders, or will it retain the feel of a resort town with a bit of an attitude and a sense of humor? I didn't come to Park City to build a cocoon! I urge the city council to approve Bike Week. Doug Smith Thank you, La Salsa Editor: The Egyptian Theater Co. First Nighters enjoyed a wonderful opening season sea-son at La Salsa. We were wined and dined with a delicious Mexican buffet dinner. The service was excellent. Thank you La Salsa for hosting our group and supporting the Egyptian Theater. Sincerely, llene Wong First Nighter Chairperson Friends of County Library give thanks Editor: During this time of giving thanks, I want to let the following people know how much they are appreciated on behalf of the Friends of the Summit County Library: Paula Demanett, the Director of Library Services, for her unending efforts in improving services and materials in the Summit County libraries. All those who work and volunteer at the library, for their patience and helpfulness on a daily basis as well as for special programs pro-grams like the Children's Reading Program. Pro-gram. The county commissioners for approving approv-ing the new County Services Building which will house the new library. (I'd be more thankful if it was going to open soon SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION 1 Year inside Summit County, $32, outside Summit County, $60 Mastercard or Visa No. Name Mailing Address Mail to: The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park City, Utah 84060 f Anthony Howaid Park City "A starter at any Park City golf course. I'm the king of lazy jobs." cur er than the year 2000, though.) The county library board, a group of volunteers with the thankless task of being the interface between the community and the commissioners. Smith's for offering a wonderful "painless" "pain-less" fund-raiser. The corporation generously gener-ously donates five percent to FOL for every Smith's Gift Certificate we sell. They can be used just like money at any Smith's store (even out-of-state). Wouldn't they make a great gift for that starving college student or for somebody you just don't quite know what to give? We have them available in $5, $10, $20 and $25 denominations. denomina-tions. Please support the FOL's efforts in improving the materials at the library through this fundraiser. To place an order, or for questions, please contact me at 647-5882. 647-5882. Those patrons who have supported the library through their donations of money, books, tapes, videos and purchases. And last but by no means least, the handful of FOL members who have continued con-tinued to diligently support this volunteer organization. It's truly been an uphill battle trying to garner support for a library that, in the eyes of the Park City community, is neither prestigious nor very "classy." In closing, I'd like to issue an invitationchallenge invitationchal-lenge to all residents of Summit County to join us now, be a voice for what you want '"ycrur nrwlibrary to be-and a helping hand -to make that transition successful. Tina Blake, President Friends of the Summit County Library Community-minded businesses Editor: In my work with the Summit County Early Intervention program, I'm involved with families and their children, birth to three years old, who have a developmental delay. We sometimes have a family who needs more than our program can offer. In one case a family with incredibly high medical med-ical bills needed help with some of the basics. I approached all the grocery stores and large chain stores in our community for their help. I would like to acknowledge three stores and their managers for their unquestioned support Randy Bradshaw Exp. Date: Mark Wagner Park City "The door man at any of the Park City bars. You just sit and collect tips." A-19 JOHN KILBOURNR4RK RECORD at Dan's, Mike Holmes at Albertson's, and Larry Phelps at K-Mart all stepped up and donated diapers. It's refreshing to see such a giving response in this day of conspicuous consumption. con-sumption. Thank you. 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