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Show Former Record ed i to r ta kes helm of Park City's Lodestar magazine ' H . . l 'P 1 1 li "It was a positive experience," ex-perience," said outgoing editor Bettina Moench. "I'm grateful to have had it." , 'vj t -r. ? fx . '- - - , . 5 . Ox ; Artist Carrie Bunker created this view of Bald .Mountain for the cover of the latest Lodestar. , V ! Yv " ' : New editor David Hampshire will switch from newspaper's black and white to color. The first issue was produced by I he staff of The Newspaper in crowded crowd-ed offices in a narrow brick building with drafty chinking. Somehow, in that antique Main Street cubbyhole, I hey squeezed in the creation of Park City's visitors' guide between newspaper deadlines. 1 They called it Lodestar. Bettina Moench, then a reporter for The Newspaper itself a fledgling effort ef-fort and new editor of the magazine, gave it the name after a search through dictionary and thesaurus. In the early issues, she included a paragraph that explained what the unusual word meant. She hasn't had to do that for a long time. A lodestar is a guiding star. And Hirough 17 issues, Dooley has been the magazine's own beacon. The Winter 1986 issue of Lodestar was her last as its editor. "I've been with Lodestar since it started back in '77," she said. "At that time, it was an oversized, black-and-white magazine printed on cheap newspaper print. In eight years, it has been transformed into a dual purpose visitors' guide and an interesting magazine for locals, too. And now it's printed in four colors on slick stock. "I feel like we've made a lot of changes." History is repeating itself as new editor David Hampshire takes over. When Moench who had progressed progress-ed from typesetter to writer to editor of The Newspaper left it four years ago to concentrate on Lodestar, it was Hampshire who slipped behind her scarred wooden desk on the se- ond floor nf the Main Street building. He guided the newspaper through its merger with the old Park , Record, its name change and its move to modern offices in Prospector Prospec-tor Square. He left last July to become director direc-tor of the Park City Museum, a half-time half-time job he will keep. He expects his new job as editor of , the two-issue-a-year magazine to be a pleasant change from the frantic puce of weekly newspaper production, produc-tion, where the work is "quick and dirty and gone with the wind." And he congratulates Moench for laying. .. Lodestar's foundation. . , Uina'done atj .amazing job," he aid ""She s the one continuing link magazine. "The only way to get a N lollowing locally is to put out four issues, maybe six. People (would) start to expect to see it and look forward for-ward to it." Moench said she sees her departure depar-ture as an opportunity for fresh ideas to guide Lodestar. "I'm leaving because I have so much affection for the magazine," , she said. "I feel I've given it the benefit of my enthusiasm and abilities. It will become something I letter with new direction." She said she appreciates the opportunity op-portunity given her by publisher Jan Wilking to try her hand at something new. "It's been a big, happy part of my life. Jan has always shown a villingness to let the people who work for him take the bull by the horns. He's given an average person the chance at taking on the challenge of both the newspaper and the magazine. "I look forward to turning the challenge and opportunity over to someone as skilled as David." Moench will continue in her job as advertising copywriter at Great Ideas. Lodestar welcomes comments and suggestions from the community. If 1 vou.have a story idea, call the -A Lodestar office at 649-9014. - and designers. "We were lucky to have Great Ideas," said Moench. "(President) Terry (Hogan) and Great Ideas were instrumental in making Lodestar take the huge jump from Mie magazine on newspaper stock to the .glossy magazine people send home to their families and visitors buy to use during their stay. ' ' Hampshire doesn't expect to make too many changes in the near future. As long as the circulation remains in Park City, I think the content of the magazine should remain as close to home as possible." He'll continue Lodestar's commitment commit-ment to regularly publishing stories .hi Park City history and wants to maintain Lodestar's "good artistic quality," examples of which Dooley describes as "a coup for the magazine." "Locally and nationally known ar-ists ar-ists have produced artwork for the covers" Marianne Cone. David Chaplin, Kim Whitesides, Ed Maryon and Don Weller among them. "(Lodestar) has been fortunate in oming up with skillful writers and great photographers," she added. Content aside, Hampshire would like to see improved distribution and ; perhaps quarterly editions of the ! between Day One and today. I hope I can keep up the quality. "(Lodestar)- will be different. It will reflect my personality as opposed oppos-ed to hers. I hope it's as good." Hampshire and Lodestar are old friends. As a writer, he has contributed con-tributed to every issue of the magazine since the Summer 1980 edition. And he can remember a Memorial Day weekend when he and Moench laid out the magazine by themselves. 'David was an asset to The Newspaper and to The Park Record," said Moench "I'm confident confi-dent he'll bring as much profes--lonalism an I imagination to the magazine as he did to the newspapers. "It's just what Lodestar needs, so I'm confident the magazine will continue con-tinue to make positive changes." Hampshire will return to his old stomping ground as he begins his new job. Lodestar's administrative offices will move from Great Ideas Marketing & Design to The Park Record offices. He'll have a desk in he sunny room next door to the office of-fice he used as the Record editor. .v.Kor several years, the magazine !v has been produced by Great Ideas, '' vtw;e it benefited from efficient organization and talented artists |