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Show "What is uppermost in your mind as we enter this last year of preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games?" It's a great opportunity for those who live here. For someone like me that was bom and raised here, when I was a kid it was still a pretty good little town. Then it went to a ghost town. Now it came back again to a place the world wants to be for the 2002 Winter Olympics." Richard Martinez Former miner, life-long Park City resident CI Two years ago when I joined SLOC the focus was on obtaining a balanced budget and regaining public pub-lic support. Now, with one year to go we are moving to an operational base with our focus on transportation, technology etc. Of course we want to continue to build community excitement excite-ment about the Games. Our alpine venues are fabulous. The snow is the best in the world, the views for spectators spec-tators and the size of crowds that we will be able to fit within our venues will be remembered for years to come. " Mitt Romney President, Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee 1 1 The first thing that comes to mind is the word 'preparation' that there's still so much we need to do with health and safety concerns, so mat when it staits, from the opening ceremonies on, we can all just enjoy the celebration. " Shauna Kerr Summit County Commissioner M would hope that people from other countries would learn that Utah is a very scenic place and a great place to get away from the large city life. I also hope communities from out of Utah find that people that live in Park City are very kind and helpful. " Lindsey Gideon Fourth-grade student at Parley's Park U I've been in this industry for over 30 years, so there is nothing nervous, nerv-ous, just the normal routine. Just getting get-ting the courses ready and training the volunteers so they are ready. Nothing really special. " - Herwig Demschar SLOC Director of Alpine Sports it The Olympic Games will not run on 'Park City time.' They will start on time and they will end on time. If you leave a few minutes before the event is going to start, you're not going to make it. " Frank Bell Park City Olympic Planner H think there's a certain level of anxiousness as it approaches -we're hoping to have some sort of Olympic program or rental in place. We're still looking for the definition of how we will participate. " Richard Scott, Director of the Egyptian Theatre r Painting the town... Olympic As countdown begins, cultural, artistic dreams still in the making. Page C-1 Medal contender Joe Pack gears up for the 2002 Winter Games. Page B-1 The one-year countdown celebration kicks off today, Feb. 7. Festivities include the passing of the Olympic torch by local students and a dedication at the Welcome Plaza at 6 p.m. A shuttle service serv-ice will be provided from the Eccles Center to the Plaza beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more info, call 615-5350. "ParkRecoffl PARK CITY, UTA1 www.parkrecord.com 1002368 CeeOCIATlON 62 UTAH Pf f S SALT LAKE CITY On track for 2002: 366 days and counting SCOTT SNEJPARK RECORD Picabo Street, director of skiing for Park City Mountain Resort, thrilled America by winning a gold medal in the super G during the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. Seen here pacesetting last weekend's NASTAR race on home turf, Street is setting her sights on another win in 2002. On a Friday evening one year and one day from now, Utah's Olympic cauldron will be lit, ending the years of seeking and then planning the Games and beginning what will certainly be 17 days of magic. The Park Record is devoting much of the edition you are now reading to the 2002 Winter Olympics. You'll read what a diverse group of people is saying about the impending impend-ing Games and you'll read a series of articles that highlight differing aspects of the area's Olympic efforts. What will happen on Summit County's eastside when the Games commence? County reporter Tim Sullivan delved into that topic. He talked to people on the east-side east-side about their views of the Olympics, and whether the Games will impact communities like Coalville and Kamas at all. What about Park City's schools? Education reporter Jennifer McKenna offers an update about the relationship between the Park City School District and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Scene reporter Vanessa Conabee tells the latest plans of the local Olympic-celebrations committee, a group from Park City and Summit County that is attempting to organize organ-ize a locally flavored bash. And, those revelers shouldn't be hungry. City reporter Jay Hamburger talked to local restaurants to find out about their plans for the Olympics. Appetites could be big during the Olympics, especially if you are a spectator at the Utah Olympic Park. Sports reporter Sterling Clifford explores the uphill walk that SLOC has planned for visitors to the park during the Olympics. Clifford also interviewed aerials champ Joe Pack, one of Park City's brightest hopes in 2(X)2. Bruce Lewis, The Park Record's business reporter, offers some insight about whether Park City's home owners and condo owners should expect a cash cow from Olympic-rentals Olympic-rentals and reviews the Park city ChamberBureau's planned Olympic visitor-information visitor-information services. The one-year countdown has begun. We're on track for 2002. Housing crunch predicted during the Games Housing trust director seeing leases that will force residents out for three weeks during the Olympics bv Tim Sullivan Olympics, seeing the Games as a finan- mVLmaTmIm cial bonanza of extraordinary propor- OF THE RECORD STAFF when It's no secret that many Park City Summit County, many reason, so will and Snyderville Basin property owners come world-class tenants, willing to pay are casting their glances toward the perhaps five or ten times what their Comfortable shoes required: Oly Park visitors face big walk Organizing committee plans rest areas en route normal tenants pay. But what about those normal tenants, the permanent or seasonal area employees employ-ees who will, in many instances, make the Games run? People on all sides of the real estate market agree that as the next year unravels, area tenants could be in for some bad news. "We are concerned about residents' ability to secure housing during the Olympics," says Phyllis Robinson, director direc-tor of Mountainland Community Housing Trust, a non-profit organization that organizes affordable housing. Robinson says she's seen leases that have 22-day exclusion clauses in them, insinuating that tenants should take vacations when the Games come to Please see Locals, A-2 by Sterling Clifford OF THE RECORD STAFF With clowns, musicians and concession stands everywhere, the Utah Olympic Park put on quite a show. And that was just on the walk to the event. Located in a small canyon near Kimball Junction, the Olympic Park, home to ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton and luge events in 2002, is a little short on parking spaces. Several thousand spaces short infact. To accomodate the number of visitors visi-tors expected for the Games, and the test events in 2001, cars will be left in new lots just off State Road 224. Meaning Olympic and test event spectators have to make the final leg of the trek to the venue on foot. If the nordic combined World Cup in January was any indication, the walk won't be much of an issue during the Games. "We had a lot more positive feedback than negative," said Olympic Park Director Craig Lehto. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee handed out surveys to most of the World Cup spectators, and few had complaints about the foot travel to the viewing areas. Some shuttle vans will be available during the Games, for spectators who can't make the walk. With 15,000, to 20,000 spectators expected in 2002, shuttling everyone has never been part of the plan, according to Park officials. For the people who do make the hike, organizers plan to make the walk an enjoyable part of the experience. experi-ence. "Rest Areas" dot the walk way, with chairs for the out of breath, and entertainment entertain-ment for people who aren't in a hurry. Water, hot chocholate and food were also available on the trail. "We had a lot of stuff going on," said Lehto. "The plan is to do even more with it during the Games." Given the altitude of the Park, and the number of people expected, arriving early and allowing plenty of time to get to the viewing areas will important, organizers say. Muiried anticipauon STEPHEN ZUSYR4RK RECORD Second-grade students from Jeremy Ranch Elementary School surround paralympian Muffy Davis Friday at the Huntsman Cup Ski Races. The class "adopted" Davis as part of the adopt an athlete program. Immigration law info Free health seminar Tickets for locals only On Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m. at the Park City Miner's Hospital (in City Park) Immigration officer Steve Branch will answer questions about the United States' new immigration law, 245 I, the "Life Act." Since the law is confusing to even the most informed, people on all sides of immigration issues should attend. El Miercoles, 7 de Febrero, & la una en la tarde, en el Park City Minerls Hospital (den-tro (den-tro del Parque Ciudad) Steve Branch, un oficial de Inmigratidn, contestari preguntas sobre la ley nueva de los E.E.U.U., 245 I. Esta ley es muy complicada, entonces venga y aprenda como le aiectard a listed. "One Heart" is the tide of a free seminar that will be held at the U of U, Olpin Union Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 7 to 8:30 pjn. Developed in collaboration with and sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, Arthritis Foundation, Lupus Foundation of America and National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the program is designed to help families, who are dealing with chronic illness, learn how to deal with life. The guest speaker will be Alan Osmond, whose family has learned to live with his having hav-ing multiple sclerosis. For more information and to RSVP, call 1-800-HGHT-MS (select option one). Space is limited, so call early. SLOC and The Eccles Center will present pres-ent commissioned performances by two of America's leading dance companies for the 2002 Olympics. Alvin Ailey stirring piece based on the life of Olympian Florence Griffith-Joyner,"Flowing," will premier at the Eccles Center Feb. 12 and 13, 2002 and an acrobatic performance combining humor by Pilobolus will show Feb. 19., 2002. Tickets will be available to residents of Summit County only from Feb. 8 through 18. For tickets, contact the Eccles Center, 655-3114. Unfortunately, tickets to Bud Greenspan fum,"Highlights of the Olympic Games," are sold out for Wednesday, Feb. 7. Architect keen on history, aware of local dilemmas Steve Swanson lends background to Historic District Commission. 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