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Show MAY 1995. Catch Olympic Fever, Unless You Can’t real estate which could gain a few dollars in value. Nor do they hide in their closets the plans for the next 827-room “quaint” resort development, right? I don’t know what to make of their Olympic lust — most have never even attended a slalom Hanskat navigate You could say I'm on the fence about the Five Rings, the Torch, et al. Let’s sort through this, shall we? Maybe it’s the events. There are some dubious events, er, sports. The above-mentioned curling. What's the deal with that? It’s kind of like playing shuffleboard with a mutated disk on a dirty floor in need of constant run at the end of a ski day. Now there’s an event I would watch! Maybe my problem is the masses who will come down with Olympic Fever — I’m not so sure we need the whole world discovering this place. Do we want even more Californicators saying to each other, upon seeing the 38th feature story sweeping. Send the teams over to sweep the gravel and dirt from my garage if they need something to do. Biathlon. You know, I usually carry a rifle around with me when out crosscountry skiing. Who doesn’t? Come to think of it, though, biathlon could be. good practice next time you come across a noxious snowmobiler. Ice dancing. It’s like Ice Capades with judges. Don’t get me wrong — its not that I can’t appreciate a skinchy outfit when I see one — but pairs skating is one thing, rumba on ice quite another. Maybe I seek more reality in these things. Dump the biathlon and on little moving old Park gates City, on a Rule, I can my would go be rescinded. into?! forehead. we Get out Nothing SSS sees could take our laptops and modems and live right there on top of that mountain. I think a 13,000 square foot cabin would about do. And wouldn't it be quaint interfacing with those Mormons?” aybe it’s the types who seem to be so gung ho about this whole 2002 movement that give me a queasy feeling. Rather than the Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Publics of this area, the committees seem to be made up of the richest and most corporate around. Now you don’t think they have anything to gain by this whole Olympic Fever thang, do ya? Surely they wouldn’t be holding scads o’ tasks; I don’t of my vay, yet. @ eg sy sy sy sy es ey 7 teasure YYjountain Jon the Cewel of Park City Beautifully Renovated Vicotorian Meeting Room ideal for your Reception, Family Reunion or Corporate Event Our Hotel offers: WOO Beautiful Lobby Front Desk and Guest Services Fine Catering Opportunities _ First Class Accommodations cP INSURANCE it MANAGERS Locations in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah MS DANA WILLIA 649-8572 Integrity® 261-2898 Roy Zuchetto Park City Resident — 16 years Experience 801-649-4400 PREMIER REALTY of you fool!” In the end, I guess I’m torn. Olympic fever? 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Seeing the future Tombas and Katarinas and Mahres of the world would be a thrill... if you could get a ticket. I have this sneaky feeling that Ly I haven’t feverish. It's not that I’m anti-Olympics. After all, who could help but get all less 7 >< Whatever, race, much jumping. Continued from page process itself in each of these counties was conducted in a nonpolitical ° and unbiased way.” Both Holbrook and Shepherd see the need to create coalitions and to build grassroots support for wilderness. In Emery, the people have concluded that they want to protect their local lifestyle and the land by downplaying the tourism aspect, Holbrook says. Emery County has become more expressive about wanting to protect their land, while other counties have approached the issue in a much more defensive mode, he says. The purpose of pushing a wilderness bill is to release the non-wilderness land for other purposes, and that’s the bottom line, Holbrook says. Shepherd believes the single hope is in the people of Utah. “They should, right now, rise up in revolution because it’s the only thing that will stop the delegation,” she says. “The delegation is absolutely confident that they are doing precisely what you want.” @ &wy he countdown must be around 40 days or something about now. How can you escape those monstrous faux digital numerals across from the City Building in Salt Lake and not know? I check my pulse, but find nary a sign of racing. I guess I just haven't caught Olympic Fever. Maybe I’ve been getting too much sleep. Maybe I’ve been eating right. Could be that glass, OK gallon, of wine every day is doing the trick. ad By Randy Waldholtz Noncommital on Wilderness Se 800-825-8889 PAGE 8 Contractors Liability * Workers Compensation Health and Disability « Pension and Profit Sharing All Types of Bonds y |
