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Show Troopers confiscate Wyoming 'cheeK as Christmas holiday nears in the Park From Time to Time by BETTINA MOENCH DOOLEY Record contributing writer Editor's note: Microfilm copies of the Perk Record from Nov. 14 to Dec. 26, 1885, are missing from the files of the Park City Library and are unavailable for study. After Jan. 1, columnist Bettina Moench Dooley will resume her weekly glimpse into life in the the Park a century ago. 25 Years Ago . You could tell Christmas was coming. com-ing. For instance, state troopers arrested ar-rested two men who were wending ; their way back from a booze run to . Wyoming and confiscated what surely was to have been holiday cheer: 23 cases of beer, a case of Scotch and 20 bottles of vodka. ' Locally, people were cheering the drawing to be held Dec. 17 at the LuAnne Theatre, when some lucky soul would win 200 pounds of beef. Art Durante was looking forward to a crowd gathering at the theater that day, but was quick to point out that the LuAnne would be closed Christmas Eve. Shows would begin again Christmas Day, with Steve Reeves starring in "Hercules Unchained" Un-chained" and Dana Andrews and Rhonda Fleming playing in "The Crowded Sky. ' The holiday season also was made ; were released when aid from outside took the door off its hinges. New in town that week was the Summit Medical Clinic, across the street from the city golf course, where Dr. Richard Williams, Park City's only full-time general practitioner, practi-tioner, offered a full range of medical services. At the other end of town, Todd Wagner was performing a different kind of art stained glass work. From his miner's shack "on the boardwalk" on Rossie Hill, Todd was making a variety of pieces, from windows to lamp shades. According Ac-cording to the Record, Todd "also is known for his death-defying skateboard expertise. " Two other businesses were to open soon, thanks to the award of business licenses to Charlie Sweeten for his Rib Cage restaurant in the Treasure Mountain Inn, and to Pattj . Wells, who planned to operate a pro- 9 perty management service inthej Silver King Bank building. vroSiv Two other items of interest that week included the appointment of Ann Clark to fill the Planning Com- mission seat vacated by the resigna- w tion of Rusty Davidson; and the arti rest of Wanda Faiferlick for the 4ieft;.-of 4ieft;.-of $650 from the Cozy. jsii ' Wanda may go down in the histoifyfrt books as being the first person eveci extradited in the history of Summit County. Wanda was brought back from Texas to stand trial for the,, 'Crime. ? brighter by the announcement from Otto Carpenter that the skiing was great at his Snow Park ski area, now the site of the Deer Valley Resort. Otto invited skiers to try the "Play Pen Express" chairlift, "which is a very good hill for students and intermediates in-termediates to use, to build up their legs before going on the big hill." Said Otto enthusiastically: "The skiing is good. Come over to Snow Park and enjoy this great sport." About the only bah-humbug note came from the Park Record itself, which ran a story headlined "Modern Times Cancel Out Record Carriers." According to the story, changing times,, not the desire of the paper's 'i management, would be responsible for the demise of the carrier service as of the first of the new year. "Through three-quarters of a century cen-tury small boys and girls have picked up pocket change by acting as carriers," lamented the Record. "Hundreds of persons remember happily their experience in delivering deliver-ing the Record. It was carried on by the Raddons, not so much as a service ser-vice to the readers, but as a service to the kids. Kids' no longer appreciate ap-preciate it." The Record noted that while the "take" was better than ever, boys and girls thought it was not enough to persuade them to give up other ac tivities in order to walk the paper routes. The paper said that Mrs.-Huley Mrs.-Huley and Joe Street had experienced experienc-ed difficulty in filling the routes, and so, with great regret, the Record' was dropping the sevice. 10 Years Ago "Unmitigated Terror Strikes Bar Patrons," announced the Record a decade ago. According to the front-page front-page article, patrons of the Cozy Tavern were caught in a reign of terror ter-ror for 1 12 hours, when at 2 a.m. it was discovered that they were locked lock-ed into the establishment. "When Tom Martinez attempted to leave, he discovered that the lock on the heavy front door was jammed, jamm-ed, and that the side door had been locked with a skeleton key. . "According to the Record, Mar- ; tinez solicited the aid of Mr. Wayne " Clark, "who had immediately : recognized the precarious situation but kept silent for fear of alarming ' the ten or so patrons who were slumped over their refreshments at the far end of the bar. Despite the ... widespread near-panic, the patrons |
