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2 Theirs are stories of courage and determination, of inspiration and determination, of staring down adversity - and winning. Their stories are of history-making proportions. Enter the 2006 Ski Mfair, brought to you by the Ski Archives of the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library - and some 600 nostalgic- bent ski enthusiasts from throughout the Intermountain Area. The 2006 Ski Mfair will honor nine of the region's elite skilsnowboardl mono-skilsit-ski athletes and their recent history-making, medalwinning exploits on the World Cup circuit and at the Olympic 2006 Ski Affair Thursday, November 2, 2006 Little America Hotel Salt Lake City $ 70 per person $75 per person after Oct. 20 $1 500 sponsored table of 10 Reserve Your Spot Today! Visit: www.skiarchives.org Call: Judy at 801-581-3421 email: judy.jarrow@utah.edu Don't I\('!iss the Silent Auction Edgar Stern and Paralympic Winter Games of 2006. Receiving Ski Archives History- Maker Awards will be: Lacey Heward, Boise, ID; Monte Meier, Nathan Roberts; Stephani Victor, Erik Schlopy, Julia Mancuso, Ted Ligety, all of Park City, UT; Clay Fox, Gillette, WY; and Steve Cook, Salt Lake City, UT. Sharing the Ski Mfair podium will be Edgar Stern, founder of Deer Valley Resort, whose story of achievement on the business side of skiing is as inspiring as those of the athletes. He will receive the prestigious S.J. Quinney Award for his contributions to skiing in the region. Brief backgrounds and accomplishments of the honorees appear on the following pages. The 2006 Ski Mfair will be held on Thursday, November 2, at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Reservations must be made by Wednesday, October 25, 2006. A table of 10 may be reserved for $1,500, a portion of which is tax deductible. Individual seating is $70 and $75 after October 20. Cost includes a silent auction, reception, dinner, awards program and a video presentation showcasing the honorees. Local television newscaster/ reporter Larry Warren will be master of ceremonies. The festive gathering marks the 16th annual event whose proceeds are earmarked for locating, preserving, cataloguing and making available to the public important documents, photos, films/videos, oral histories, records, scrapbooks and files on skiing in the Intermountain Area. - Mike Korologos IN THIS ISSUE History-Maker Awardees pages 2-3 Quinney Awardee page 4 Ski Affair 2005 Revisited page 4 Honorary Event Chair page 4 Sue Raemer Award page 5 Did You Know? page 5 Where the $$$ Goes page 5 Silent Auction page 5 Corporate Sponsors page 6 Marriott Library Update page 6 New Collections - 2006 page 7 Letter from the Chair page 8 ~:~---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
