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Show H:;:v::j ILeitten0 to Card of thanks Editor: To all our Park City friends: Thanks so much for all your cards and floral offerings. Your thoughtful-ness thoughtful-ness and kindness at this time is . greatly ainaj Sincerely, the family of Lela "Jill" Lindsey Fields and Jim Bailey of Main Street Marketplace for their donation of a great facility for community use. The many Park City eateries which sold great good at family prices and donated half of their receipts to the carnival and Brent also need to be thanked. Finally, the many volunteers from v. the 'community who worked long hours the evening of the carnival need to be thanked. Park City's spirit is alive and well a great carnival shows us that. Our willingness to pull together to help all kids and in particular a little five-year-old boy has been demonstrated demon-strated once again. Thank you Park City! Brian Schiller successful reclamation project. But don't forget, the tourist wants to be fooled (look at Disneyland). The edge Park City has on Vail should not be underestimated. Many people choose their ski destination for more than one reason (isn't Tahoe popular for those who like i casinos as well, as skiing?). The I ambience of' the - towiis real, not j plastic; the basis for the architecture ' is rooted in fact, not fantasy, as in the Colorado resorts. Letting the architectural heritage erode away could be the first step in making the area just another ski resort. The next tune, that couple just might go to Vail or Aspen or Breckenridge. I would urge Park City to build in the style of 1884, not 1984 after all, the year 2000 isn't far down the road. Thank you, Donald E. Brown Mailbox blues Editor's note: The following is an open letter to Mary Lehmer sent to the Park Record. Jo Mary Lehmer: You don't know me (thank God!) and I am sure I'll catch all kinds from you for this, but I have to say this! I'm tired of hearing you whine about everything. The ultimate was finding one of your whiny letters in my mailbox! You remind me of one of my preschoolers who is constantly tattling all day. Frankly, I appreciate the information informa-tion occasionally, but the way you go about it, well honestly, you give me a headache! I can only say to you what I tell that 4-year-old who nags me all day with stories of other kids give me a break, go out and play! And stay out of my mailbox! Thank you, Jackie Phillips Sincere gratitude Editor's note: The letter below, written by mayoral candidate Steve Dering, was delivered to the Park Record Nov. 4, the day before the election. Editor: I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all the wonderful people who took time from their busy schedules to help me in my election efforts. , I also extend thanks to every citizen who took the time to study the issues and the candidates and to vote for the people they believe can best serve Park City. Not knowing the election results, lean assure you that each candidate is truly concerned with Park City's future and each has conducted his or herself with integrity during the campaign. The campaign was exciting and exhausting. Win or lose, I've gained from it and I'm honored to have been in the running. Let's all work together for a better Park City! Sincerely, Steve Dering A positive lift Editor: The Main Street Merchants Association wants to voice its appreciation to the Park City Ski Area, and especially to Craig Badami for its efforts in establishing the Town lift. We feel very positive about the impact of the lift on Main Street. Sincerely, Bob Haedt, president Historic Main Street Association How do you spell success? Editor: How do you measure success? Seeing the hundreds of families on all four levels of the Main Street Marketplace on Halloween night makes it 100 percent successful by our calculations. Even though the annual Treasure Mountain Middle School carnival was done as a fundraiser fund-raiser for Brent (Bloomenthal) this year, if fundraising was not the goal, success was achieved by giving the entire family a fun, safe, enjoyable way to spend Halloween. We were so pleased by the number of families that chose this option over traditional trick-or-treating. As carnival co-chairwomen, having hav-ing a successful evening for so many people was a lot of work. It was something that never could have been achieved without the support of so many community people. We would especially like to thank Fields Corporation for providing us with . the mall location and helping to arrange ar-range the bus transportation from the middle school. This free shuttle overcame our greatest obstacle in relocating the carnival. The wonderful food was provided by Baja Cantina, Molly's, The Pizza Cutter, the Deli Factory, the Claim-jumper Claim-jumper restaurant and Mrs. Fields Cookies. These generous restaurants donated half their proceeds pro-ceeds (the Claimjumper donated its total proceeds) to Brent. We called on our senior citizens to judge cakes at the middle school last Thursday afternoon. The Boosters Club and the Lettermen's Club from the high school organized and ran our football tour in which many of you won live lobsters supplied by Alpha Beta. The Rotary Club constructed con-structed (with the help of many, including in-cluding middle school shop and art students) Spook Alley. Thanks, Mountain Rose Boutique, for lending them your mannequins. The fire department, the Prospectors Prospec-tors group of the ChamberBureau and Girl Scout Troop 317 willingly took over a couple of booths and pro- Letters to A5 L Build in 1884 style Editor: Since I am a newcomer to Park City, my views on its architecture may not be welcome, but I do believe they may provide fresh insight. As I walked down Main Street the other night, a couple came out of a restaurant. The woman turned to the man, put her arm through his, cuddled close, looked up and down the street, and said, "This town is so pretty!" This is the impression th first-timer, the tourist, the one who brings the money that makes Park City go, receives. He could go to Vail, but there's no history there, no architectural record of the past. Park City's glorious past in mining can still assist the town in dealing with the present and the future, if the people are careful. Truthfully, turning Park City into a ski resort has been a highly Without a hitch Editor: The Halloween Carnival was a great success. Once again the carnival represented the coming together of the greater Park City community. Through the efforts of a great many individuals and organizations organiza-tions a safe and enjoyable evening went off without a hitch. Many Park City kids and families were able to share in the Halloween experience. Special thanks are in order for co-chairpersons co-chairpersons Linda Frerichs and Judy Simpson for all their hard work in organizing and . operating this year's carnival. A special thanks is also in order for Randy and Debbi - ; iL V a JiS-'klS l 'JE&ff'J Letters from A3 vided us with manpower. The dunk tank was a special attraction at-traction this year as it starred teachers, coaches and politicians. The sportsmanship shown by these individuals was greatly appreciated. Their presence added much to the evening. l"he car so generously donated by Randy Fields was won and re-auctioned re-auctioned by Hal Taylor. Such generosity is overwhelming. Costumes were judged by (middle school principal) Brian Schiller and Debbi Fields. Everyone received prizes donated by Dairy Queen, 7-Eleven, Burger King, the Park City Ski Area, ParkWest Resort and Deer Valley Resort. The mall was beautifully decorated thanks to students organized by Julie Manwaring. Students also assisted (librarian) Denna Wright in pre-carnival advertising. adver-tising. Thanks to all of you. Don Gomes provided the PA system, the Recreation Department and the middle school supplied tables and chairs. To them and to all of the volunteer parents, teachers and students, a heartfelt thanks. Without you, the Halloween Carnival could never have happened. Success? Measured in dollars or enjoyment success was achieved. Thanks to all of Park City. 40 percent. Brent's chance to be in that Seattle hospital, fighting for his young life, is a direct result of the people of Park City giving of themselves to a little boy most of them have never met. We're proud to call this community commun-ity home. Teri Gomes Judy Holt co-chairmen, Believers in Brent Editor's note: A complete list of Believers in Brent will run in next week's Park Record. Oops! We forgot Editor: In our Letter to the Editor (Oct. 24), we forgot to thank four very special people: Dave Hellwig and Nick Calas, who volunteered endless hours in referring each week; and Armine Herteau and Terry Richardson, Richard-son, who coached the 14-16-year-old boys' and girls' traveling teams. Please accept our apology for neglecting to mention you on the 24th. We just saved the best for last. Park City Recreation Department Time of sorrow ; Editor: The family of Margaret Weaver would like to sincerely thank all the friends who expressed their concern during our time of sorrow. Jim, Mike and Carol Weaver The Park Record welcomes letters let-ters to the editor on any subject. However, we ask that those letters let-ters adhere to the following guidelines: They should be submitted to the Park Record offices at 1670 Bonanza Dr. or received in the mail (P.O. Box 3688) no later than 5 p.m. Monday. They must be signed and include in-clude the name, address and telephone number of the author, to allow verification of authorship. author-ship. They must not contain libelous material. No letter will be published under an assumed name. We reserve the right to edit letters let-ters if they are too long for the space available or if they contain statements we consider unnecessarily un-necessarily offensive or obscene. Linda Frerichs Judy Simpson , carnival co-chairwomen A fighting chance Editor: The "thank yous" for all the hundreds of donors to the Believers in Brent fund appear on yet another full-page ad in this paper. Suffice to say, never before have so many Park City people come together in a single cause in such an ' unselfish way. One fact that you have not shared with your readers is the generous full-page ads you have run free of charge every week of this campaign. Because of that and the donation of the car from Randy and Debbi Fields and the donation of all the i printing needs from Park City PrintTnk, this fund-raising effort has "incurred no costs whatsoever. Because of your contributions, every penny of the money raised in this effort has gone directly to Brent's fund. Brent and his brother, Ron (who will be his bone marrow donor), and " his mother and father are all in Seattle at this writing. Brent's". chances are up from an initial 20 percent survival rate now to nearly |