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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 24-26, 2018 The Park Record W Green Tips AY WE WERE Park City’s iconic aerial tramway speaks Without recycling, a frightening scenario HALEY LEBSACK Recycle Utah AVID NICHOLAS AND TEVE LEATHAM It was a dark and hazy evening. Goblins, princesses and clowns creeped their way through blowing plastic bags and banging metal cans as they made their way from house to house. It is a spooky world without recycling. The air is thick and poisons our lungs. In this world, we are constantly pumping more pollutants into the air to make new products instead of recycling them. For example, it takes 95 percent more energy and 40 additional barrels of oil to manufacture an aluminum can than it does to recycle one. Ghosts and plastic bags float through our neighborhood streets. Plastic bags litter the road as they escape the garbage truck on their way to the landfill. A world without recycling is filled with monster piles of trash, goblins made of garbage and poisoned streams bubbling over. With nothing PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, BEA KUMMER COLLECTION ark City Museum researchers I am 118 years old, as are my maining 35 siblings. Originalwe numbered 39, a very close nit family literally tied together. am Silver King Aerial Tramway ower 39. In my family I am the tallest, anding 85 feet high not includg the ten foot base upon which I m constructed. At one time I was ne of the three tallest structures Park City. The other two inuded the Silver King Coalition erminal Building (85 feet) and e Ontario Mill smokestack (70 et). Both were victims of foul ay: the Terminal Building created by arson in 1981 and the onic brick and mortar smokeack dynamited to oblivion by iscreants in 1951. From my lofty perspective I friends. Over time, JB acquired another and well-deserved nickname: “Flawless Fleming.” JB’s performance exceeded even the lofty expectations of his employers. From commencement to completion, he delivered early and under budget. He is the one who constructed the gravity-operated aerial tramway made up of wire rope and buckets supported by thirty-nine towers. Yes, my family! When it began operation on June 6, 1901, the tramway was considered the world’s most advanced. Though the tramway ceased operations in 1951, as a testament to JB’s “flawless” design, we’ve weathered the test of time. We needed some assistance several years ago when aspens and brush threatened our structural integrity. being diverted from the lan fills we are quickly running o of space to play and live. T mountains we climb are no made of discarded clothe plastic bottles and cardboa boxes. It is a terrifying wor without recycling. How do we ensure our f ture isn’t spooky? Reduce consumption. R place single use items wi things like metal straws, bam boo silverware and reusab coffee cups. Reuse items: Shop consig ment for your next spook Halloween Costume or speci event outfit. Recycle: Recycle Utah tak over 50 items seven days week and curbside pick u takes your hard plastics, pape cardboard and metal. Recycle Utah, your com munity non-profit drop-off r cycling center, provides the weekly tips. Visit their websi for more information at rec cleutah.org. Grand Staircase: future state park? Ore buckets strung along the Park City aerial tramway hang in the air in this photograph circa the 1920s. The buckets ran to and from the Silver King Mine until 1951. have witnessed the ebb and flow of Park City’s fortunes, from good times, to bad times and back again. Let me describe the birth of my family. In 1889, two close friends and business partners, David Keith and Thomas Kearns, formed the Silver King Mining Company. It quickly became one of the “Big Four” in the Park City Mining District and remained a venerable institution spanning three generations. The partners’ shared vision was to utilize advanced technology to create a standard for efficient mining operations, including transportation of ore. With financing secured, they hired a brilliant yet eccentric young millwright to deliver on their vision: John Breckenridge Fleming, or JB to A-1 The Park City Historical Society & Museum with the generous help of LowStump Tree Service saved the day and removed the trees. Please keep us in mind as you head to the polls this November to decide on the future of Treasure Hill. Preserving this large tract of land will also preserve the historic integrity of my family. McPolin Farm, Round Valley, and Bonanza Flats offer some excellent examples of land conservation. Can you imagine our community had those areas been “sprawled and malled”? My family and I wish we could vote on the Treasure Hill Bond. Since that’s impossible – after all, we are steel towers – we encourage those who read this article to do so and make your voice heard. Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY – Some Utah legislators are proposing creating a state park within the downsized Grand Staircase_Escalante National Monument. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Sunday that lawmakers could petition the U.S. Department of Interior to set aside land for recreation. Under the federal Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the state could potentially ask for up to 25,600 acres of land a year. Republican Rep. Mike Noe of Kanab, says the state cou make requests over a three-ye period and end up with a sta park the size of Arches Nation Park. U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart also proposing the creation a sixth national park called E calante Canyons. Critics say such legislatio validates President Dona Trump’s decision last year shrink two Utah national mo uments, resulting in a pendin lawsuit. Get your subscription to The Park Record! 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