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Show A-8 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 17-20, 2016 The Park Record Continued from A-1 s e m i - a n n u a l oriental rug SALE UP TO 70% OFF We offer Utah’s most complete selection of quality handwoven rugs and tribal kelims at consistently lower prices because we import directly. During our semi-annual sale, take up to 70% off our already low prices! 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Last month, I spent $160.26 on gas to fuel my 2012 Subaru Outback to drive the 27.8 miles from my house in Salt Lake City to The Park Record’s building five days a week. A bus pass worth a month of rides is $162.00. While the pass and the fuel are nearly equal, it takes extra money to pay for the wear and tear my car gets from driving up the canyon. Barron said vehicle maintenance should be taken into account. “It is actually much more affordable for people to take the bus than it is to own a car,” Barron said. “You’re not just talking about wear and tear on the car, but also fuel and cost of insurance.” Barron also said the buses that drive from and to Park City and Salt Lake City are designed to handle bad weather. DISCOVER PARK CITY’S EARLY YEARS Look for The Way We Were in every Wednesday edition of The Park Record “A lot of these buses that go up and down these canyons have specially designed wheel bases, tires and even automatic chains that can be deployed to help with the bad weather,” Barron said. Routes and schedules Krull said while there are quite a few reasons to take the bus to Park City, there is one new obstacle with a change in the bus route, which went into effect Nov. 30. The Connect bus used to stop at Newpark, near Skullcandy. Now it goes to the Kimball Junction Transit Center. Krull said she sometimes has to wait 15 minutes for a Park City Transit bus to take her closer to work. “Sometimes I just end up walking because it’s faster,” she said. Destry Pollard, a Park City Transit team leader, said he is working out the schedule kinks. “We will work on making those connections better as we move on,” he said. “We were trying to streamline the service, so that we weren’t meandering around over to Newpark and back out again.” Pollard also hopes to have another bus that departs midmorning, since he gets a lot of requests from people who work later in day. For now, there are three early morning buses; Two travel form Salt Lake City and one drives from Park City. “It would make sense to have a bus leave at 10 a.m.,” he said. “We are looking into those things and thinking about how we are going to improve with this new tax initiative that was recently passed.” Despite hearing a few schedule complaints, Pollard said he gets positive input for the most part. He said people enjoy taking the bus. He should know since he sometimes drives the route as a part-time UTA employee. On Dec. 8, Krull took advantage of the free time she gets FRANCES MOODY/PARK RECORD Maria Corral lived in Park City for 20 years before she moved to Salt Lake City. She says the Salt Lake City to Park City bus lets her keep her housekeeping business in Park City. from using public transportation by reading “A Man Called Ope” on the way up. I also enjoyed the trip, considering -- for the first time in a while -- I didn’t feel anxious about putting my driving skills to the test to make it to work. It was also nice to know the trip only took 10 minutes longer than when I drive. Nonetheless, the one thing Pollard is most proud of is the bus brings people to Park City who otherwise would not be able to work in the area. Corral said being able to use the commuter alternative made it so she could keep working in Park City. She owns a housekeeping business that has oper- ated in the mountain town for more than 20 years. Corral recently moved to Salt Lake where her daughter lives to spend time with her new grandchild. Riding the bus is now part of her daily regimen, and Corral says she loves the experience since she gets to chat with friends on the ride up. On the cold morning I met her, she sat in the front row with a friend. They talked until the vehicle stopped in Kimball Junction. The SLC to PC Connect has two routes, one that starts in Salt Lake City and one that begins in Park City. A one-way trip is $4.50, while a monthly pass costs $162. Visit www.rideuta.com for bus schedules and other details. Continued from A-1 “We get so many calls from people, but the county just didn’t do that,” Radke said. “Years and years ago I just don’t think we had the billing capability and we still don’t, which is why we are contracting with Republic Services. But, we are like the last county to not have individual billing for trash service. Everyone else around us does.” For more information about the household waste fee, contact the Summit County Public Works Department at 435-3363970 or Republic Services at 435-615-8311. Continued from A-2 Intermountain Medical Center. “There was some scar tissue in his heart that irritated it and sent him it into irregular rhythm and that is what caused him to black out. It was not a heart attack,” Marchant said. “He is probably feeling his age a bit these days, but he has always been young at heart. “He has absolutely loved the job,” she said. “I just can’t tell you how much. It is almost like the children have become his children. He just loves them.” Marchant said her husband has been driving for the South Summit School District for nearly 20 years. He was elected mayor in 2002. “It will be a little while, but he will return to his mayor duties,” Marchant said. As for driving the bus, she said “he wants to, but we will have to see.” “He has loved it and he just hates to give it up, but we may have to do some changing in our lives,” Marchant said. “We don’t know yet. “He is quite well now, but he is still in the hospital so we will just have to see,” she said. Do not trash bill Marchant recovering pole. There were no students on board at the time. He was taken to Park City Hospital in critical condition before he was transported to Just Reduced! $100,000 4 beds -- 6 baths 4 beds 6 baths -- @4,500 @4,500 sqft Single Family Make this Deer Valley Now offered at home your own! Motivated seller Make an Offer!! $1,499,000 2439 Nansen Ct Happy Holidays!!! VALENTINA UDABE Realtor 435.901.1597 valentina@sterlingparkcity.com NICK FUCA Realtor 435.901.2638 NickFuca@sterlingparkcity.com Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed See a photo you like in The Park Record? 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