Show 3l)f §alt £akf Sfibunr The Salt Lake Tribune SV5 Wednesday July 22 1987 Recreation and Community Sports Hammel Serves Up Fun In No Champs Tourney Lee Hammel Some people view him as cantankerous while others think of him as a warm loving character a mentor and a friend Whatever the perception It is agreed that the Salt Lake native is the top senior tennis player in the state In Utah Hammel is the No 1 player in the 50 singles and the 55 singles He is No 2 in the 55 doubles with Dale Minson and No 2 in the 50 doubles with Russ Kennedy Nationally he is No 6 in the 65 singles and No 6 in the 65 doubles with Bob Sherman He is a successful coach as well Coaching at East for many years he has won two state tennis titles and numerous region championships Lee is known by almost any tennis player in the state Anyone associated with The Salt Lake Tribune No Champs Tennis Tournament knows Lee or at least knows of him He is the director the one responsible for placing the 1200 or so participants in their respective draws throwing out the sandbaggers and battling the inclement weather He could be found at Liberty Park the last two weeks watching his fill of tennis and dealing with all kinds of problems But he handles the job with style he thinks and he does what needs to be done He says what One concerned mother had to wonder about Lee It was the third set of a final match and the players came in for a break Lee insisted that the break was ten minutes and only ten minutes (There were people waiting for courts ) "Who is he? Is he serious?” the concerned parent asked Oh that's just Lee But what they didn’t see is the tennis veteran cheering on the youngsters getting a thrill watching the perfect strokes of a The No Champs and Lee are synonymous Oh and yes if you can’t read the draw sheets it’s Lee’s writing Behind that gruff exterior there is someone special A man who loves the a game of tennis and loves kids You would have to love them being teacher Even though he retired from the classroom he won’t leave the tennis court continuing to coach the East High Leopards Tennis is not the only thing he gives his time to Lee spends a few hours each week assisting a blind lawyer in his work Lee Hammel Gruff grouchy on the exterior But really a great person with a powder-puf- f serve and unreadable penmanship Wasatch Mountain Club Clears Cleans Trails By Kevin Graveline Tribune Staff Writer Thanks to members of the Wasatch Mountain Club and some concerned citizens Salt Lake Valley residents can now freely hike many trails in Big Cottonwood Canyon that were previously in disrepair or impassable because of overgrowth The project which included basic trail maintenance clearing of brush and downed trees and picking up litter was a month and a half in the making according to Chris Biltoft of the club conservation "The project was done in coordination with the Forest Service" Mr Biltoft said “We had a number of meetings with them and we went through a stage of organizing and deciding what we wanted to do we sent letters back and forth and had to locate people who were willing to take trips to specific areas along the trail system But once we got together July 11 I think it turned out to be fairly successful We had close to 75 people doing things to help out” The main accomplishment of the group was the opening of the trail between Lake Mary and Twin Lakes According to Mr Biltoft he had been watching the trail become "more and more overgrown” the past several years “We also did a lot of cleaning out and building of water bars on the Lake Mary trail” he said Water bars are a senes of stones placed diagonally across a trail to deflect water off the trail thereby slowing erosion “That’s a lot of pick and shovel work and you have to find rocks that are the right size It’s like building a stone ! wall” The Brighton Nature Trail also was the recipient of the free labor The trail was in a general state of disrepair and the group did maintenance work and rebuilt a bridge that had fallen down Old fire rings were cleared out and a general litter cleanup of the entire area was completed The volunteers cleaned a path through a major avalanche on the Day’s Fork trail and performed some light maintenance and erosion control “We had to use chain saws to clear that path on Day’s Fork” Mr Biltoft said “That is some very dangerous work We also cleared out some fallen trees on the Bear Trap Fork” The litter cleanup which took place on all the major trails in the area was a big task “We started out with a series of hikes and people were given litter bags and picked up garbage along the way” Mr Biltoft said “We started around 9 am and most were done around 2 or 2:30 pm There was a lot of litter brought back” Many trails were in disrepair because the Forest Service just doesn’t have the money to maintain them “The Forest Service has a list of ‘system’ trails and they do monitor the condition of these trails” Mr Biltoft said “But with a limited staff and funding they are not able to perform the required work on these trails every year I’d say they’re about behind and they just fall furand further behind because of ther one-four- th this” After seeing many of the trails become impassible the plan was formulated by Wasatch Mountain Club members to clear some of them There is a second maintenance project planned by the group in late September or early October and will probably include some tree plantings After the work was completed those who participated ended up at the Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge above the Brighton parking lot fir a cookout Biltoft said it was a tiring but satisfying afternoon Davis Siuuies Cable TV Plan Special to The Tribune — Davis County Commissioners are studying a proposal from Insight Communications to install cable television lines at several locations Neil Schnog Insight spokesman told the commissioners their approval is needed for the company to run lines through some county areas into neighboring cities The spokesman said residents in area as well the r County have as West hookexpressed interest in cable those in some He said people ups areas are also considering the FARMINGTON Layton-Syracus- e Point-Webe- t i Mr Schnog said although Insight is still a small company it provides a high level of service He said Insight now has 30 fran- chises with communities in Utah Commission Chairman Harold Tippetts said the county attorney's office would have to review the franchise agreement (right of way) before commissioners would vote on the matter Commissioner William Peters requested that he and Mr Schnog meet pn ately to discuss details of the proposal Commissioners said they would take action on the proposal within the next few weeks 1 — Wbunv Staff Photo by Undo Sgf athletes will track meet this week at across the from country compete against other athletes BYU Over 100 Utah Anne Gustafson left and Brett Farley compete for the opportunity to participate In the National Junior Olympics Cream Rises to the Top at State Meet Utah Track Standouts Qualify for Nationals By Patti Auer Tribune Staff Writer Utah track and field athletes have hit the big time With the conclusion of the state Track Athletic Club track meet held last weekend at East High more than 100 Utah athletes earned the right to compete in the National Junior Olym- pics The nationals scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at Brigham Young UniveTsity will draw the top athletes front across the nation be in the thick of And Utah-wi- ll things "The top 'Three finishers’ in each — - I' breaking the old mark of 140-- 3 He also won the shot put Alta graduate Kelly Jenson who recently signed a letter of intent with the University of Utah won the javeHillcrest lin with a throw of 196-graduate Steve Sumsion won the 5000 and 1500 meter races Anne Gustafson dominated the sprint events winning the 200- - and dash In the youth division Lynnette Peterson one of the top runners nationrun in ally won the 1500-mete- r 5:1735 She also set a record in the 3000-mete- r with a time of 104707 event of each division — bantam youth and midget intermediate — women and men qualified young for the national competition Several state records fell during the state meet and Utah has a number of top athletes registered for the national event Here’s a rundown of the top finishZT ers: t In the young men and women division Cathy James graduate of Orem High and a member of the BYU track squad swept the shot put and discus Jay Price set a gjate record in the discus with a toetf of 151-8- 5 easily " 4 400-met- The old record was 11:3175 Her brother Bryan won the bantam 1500 in 5 2775 and the 800 in 243 28 and David Stowell took first in the triple jump with a leap of 35-- 7 In the intermediate division ’isa Williams set a record in the triple jump leaping 32-saw Amber The Bantam race-wal- k Robinson of the South Valley club finish in 100167 setting a state record The National Junior Olympics begin Wednesday evening with opening ceremonies and the parade of athletes Competition opens Thursday at 8 am The meet concludes Saturday 3 - t Pioneer State Pdrk: Easy Access to State’s Past By Bevin Graveline Tribune Staff Writer One of the oldest state park’s in Utah is home to some of the oldest structures in the state and is found practically on the doorstep of Salt Lake Valley residents Pioneer Trail State Park located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon across from Hogle Zoo is relatively unknown to many area residents “People don’t realize just what we have up here” said Park Superintendent Mike Barker “Pioneer Trail is one of the oldest parks in the park system and most people think this is just ‘This Is The Place Monument’ and nothing else We actually have four entities — This Is The Place Monument Old Deseret Village The Mormon Pioneer Trail and Rotary Glen” The original concept of the park was to have “This Is The Place Monument” and a small tounst center But over the years the park has been able to acquire old structures and the concept of developing a pioneer town similar to the early pioneer towns of Utah “What we’re doing is trying to create a living pioneer town similar to the ones that were built in Utah in the 1800s” Mr Barker said “All of our stuff is all from that able in the Salt Lake area with most of them in the southeast part of the valley" To move the buildings sometimes it takes as little as two weeks and other times it takes up to a year depending on the makeup of the home e homes the small "The log cabin we can relocate within a couple of weeks and it may take an additional month or so to get the footing" he said “With an adobe structure you’re looking at the possibility of completely framing the inside of the home so the adobe doesn't fall down or you have to completely tear the building down and move it brick by bnck With an adobe home you may be looking at a year’s time so it can be dooe we just don’t have the money to be able to move the structures We have had old homes that have been destroyed because we couldn't come up with the money” Mr Barker explained that one of the newest pioneer homes in the park was donated by a developer who bought some property and wanted to build but did not want to see the old home destroyed The developer donated the cabin and came up with $1500 of his own money to match $1500 the park was able to scratch together to move the home to the park “He Just wanted to see it pioneer home protected" Mr Barker said According to Mr Barker there are many people in the community who wish to donate buildings but don’t have the money to help the park relocate the structure In most cases the property the old home is sitting on is needed for development Most of the buildings located in the park have come from the Salt Lake Valley although some have been moved from as far away as Nephi and Manti “Most of them structures we get locally” Mr Barker said “There are still a lot of them avail old-styl- properly” There are occasions according to Mr Barker when an individual will want to donate an old building to the park but the building won’t be from the time period that fits the park's requirements “We get a lot of calls from people that want us to take homes but it may have been built in 1920 and it’s hard to come back and say ” ‘sorry it doesn’t fit our period’ he said To make sure the park doesn't end up with a building that was built outside the time period they e curator of antiquihave a all possible donato research ty tions “She spends a lot of time with the church doing a lot of research and with the families that are still here” Mr Barker said “It takes her awhile but we get a detailed full-tim- report when she’s finished” Volunteers play a large part in the operation of the park according to Mr Barker We have 40 volunteers that donate their time and they are really important to the operation of the park” he said "We have 13 fulltime people but better than half of them are maintenance people” Despite all the limitations on the budget and despite the fact that the master plan for the park is only 10 percent complete Mr Barker is optimistic about the park’s future “I think we’ve got something here that the public in general is going to be real proud of when it is done” he said “It is going to become a major tourist attraction in a short time Right now it just doesn't get much publicity” The park currently draws about 600000 visitors a year ‘ period” Each structure that is moved into the park must meet certain criteria They must have been built from the time when Mormon pioneers first came to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 to the time of the first railroad in 1869 The first structure moved to the park was the forest farm home of Brigham Young relocated in 1975 Since then 15 other structures mostly log homes have been moved to the Deseret Village with 12 of those being settled on permanent foundations Three buildings are currently sitting on blocks waiting for permanent foundations A lack of funding for the park is holding up further development “For the last five years we’ve had very little money for the park’’ Mr Barker said “We’ve gone totally stagnant Since I’ve been superintendent I’ve been trying to generate whatever funds I can through the Legislature private foundations or whatever to continue construction of the park” Since the moneyHs not available for further development of the park the way officials would like contributions from the public are a key to the park’s current growth Many of the current structures in the Deseret Village are donations “We get lots of calls from people who wish to donate buildings” Barker said “But a lot of the time T A ' & v-- g V jv k A jv'5 " i ' ' i FI- ' ’ a " £ A I i a Y's it jy 4' f V s’''' i- & t 'it''' ' "'i 4 -5 Si 9ft : I 4 M- I f £ J iV 4 4 0 - rj 4 4 ? A i j fm V s' 4 ( f j4" — InDune Skiff Gardluer Cabia one of 15 old Mormon buildings that has been moved to Pioneer Is I i I Photo by Jen AProd Trails State Park Park officials rely on donations to further park development I T |