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Show AGGIE MONDAY, JAN. 24,2005 7 LIFE PREGNANT and ALONE? Sundandng the night away BY MATT WRIGHT Senior Writer thies and wannabes for almost 25 years and the popularity keeps growing. Of course, it's easy to see why. With several sleeper hits and independent blockbusters like "Shine" (1996), "The Blair Witch Project" (1999), "Memento" (2000), "Whale Rider" (2003) and "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004), coming out of the festival every year, people from every area of the film industry come to Sundance for a chance at the big time Matt. About Town Even as you read these lines, the subcultute of American and world cinema is ranging free across the sloping streets of Park City: A place where people from around the world come to Sundance. Named after the cowpoke alter ego of Actor/Director Robert Redford (from the western "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"), the festival has been bringing in crowds of film-making wor- latt Wright (defined here as "swimming pools" and "movie stars"). Even cruising around on the bus (as full as it was, getting on the bus could have been the thirteenth Herculean labor) felt different, what with all the film industry fanatics joking about the ins and outs of showbiz. One man, who I swear was as slovenly as Peter Jackson, went off about how everybody had a script to sell or a story to pitch. Even the bus driver he'd met that morning. Our Birth Parent Services are Free. You now face some important decisions. Take time to explore your options, get accurate information and decide what is best for you and your baby. We can help. Services are FREE to all faiths, confidential, and without pressure. LDS Family Services • 95 W. 100 S. #340 • 752-5302 Lunch SpecWs Monday - Friday 11:00am - 3:00pm Normal Price: $8-9 MATT AROI IT TOWN See Page 8 Lunch Price: $ 5 , 1 0 FEEDING THE ELK From Page 6 USU sfudenfs cjef 10% off wifh !D Mon-Thurs 11am - 9:00pm Fri 1 1 a m - 1 0 p m Sat 11:30am -10:00 pm 4{< 432 N. 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The groups are given instruction in the visitor center. They discuss habitats for not only the elk but for humans as well, Lee said. "It is all free for the schools. They just have to setup a time and they can come. The only thing that costs them money is a sleigh ride," Lee said "We only charge them $1, which is the only discounts offered here at the ranch." The ranch offers horsedrawn sleigh rides out through the meadow to see the elk up close. These rides run Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. Rides on the sleigh cost $5 for those older than 9, $3 for 4-through 8-year-olds. Those younger than 3 are During the winter the ranch offers moonlight rides in the meadow. Visitors are served dinner in the restaurant at the visitor center and then taken out on a ride through the herd in the moonlight This ride has become very popular with everyone said Lee. Despite having thousands of visitors every year, Hardware Ranch is always struggling. 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