Collette Vacations Presents Salt Lake City, Utah and ski jumping events during the 2002 Winter Olympics. bobsled, and ice rocket arealso available on FamilySearch Center/Family history Library Salt Lake is http://www.collettevacations.com/sp/travelers/issues/saltlake/
Extractions: SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon Pioneers who founded Salt Lake weren't necessarily looking for an outdoor recreation paradise with easy access to Western geological wonders. They saw granite cliffs that frame Salt Lake City as a buffer zone between their religious community and the rest of the world. But their decision to build a city, high in Utah's Rocky Mountains, has helped to make Salt Lake one of the world's most naturally accessible cities. With a greater metropolitan population of 1.8 million, Salt Lake offers all the amenities of a major destination. More than 30,000 hotel rooms are within 90-minutes of the city's international airport, with 17,000 rooms in Salt Lake County and nearly 8,000 in the downtown area. Salt Lake is also home to hundreds of restaurants, bars, and clubs, world class group attractions, and unique shopping districts including the Avenues, Sugarhouse, The Gateway, Trolley Square and Gardner Village. International exposure during the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 helped to solidify Salt Lake's reputation as one of the brightest stars in the new American West. And the city's close proximity to natural recreation, highlighted by the Games, has created a lasting legacy for Salt Lake as a sophisticated urban/mountain retreat.
"GOLD WATCH" 2002 Olympics - Channel 2 On Your Side Winter Olympics. Take me to the full story. BAKKEN WINS US bobsled GOLD. The US bobsledteam no one knew about certainly made a name for itself and history. http://www.wgrz.com/sports/olympics/
Extractions: See also Oklahoma postcards Collection of more than 490 different Oklahoma postmarks, collected on 490 postcards, most cancelled in the late 1950's and early 1960's, including many DPO's or offices which have since changed status. (All 490 postcards are listed below.) We list them allstarting with 100 items of special interest (reasons in parens), then the others. List of 100 special Oklahoma cancels on postcards: Our illustrations only show the stamp and cancel to conserve on bandwidth, but everything is on full-size postcards. Ada (with a note from the postmaster saying they now handle mail from Byng) Adamson (before they became a rural branch of Hartshorne) Albert (2 different on same postcard) Alva (with detailed note from Cleone Wadkins, former Tegarden Postmaster, saying that office closed due to his health)
SLAM! NAGANO: Bobsled bobsled news from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoBobsled/home.html
Washingtonpost.com: Bobsled bobsled news from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/bobsled.
Extractions: Brian Shimer ( pictured ) was on the verge of having his life ruined after a disputed drug test almost got him kicked off the U.S. Olympic team. His case, put to rest officially just before the Games opened, provides more fuel for a growing controversy over the current means of testing for testosterone. BEFORE THE GAMES: Again, Shimer Aims for Medal
USA Today bobsled news from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/owg98/owgbs/owgbsm.htm
Extractions: While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake Shimer's nightmare continues The French went nuts, the British swigged champagne and the Germans celebrated in their calm, cool way. And Brian Shimer? He tossed his helmet into his bobsled and gazed in stunned disbelief, then put his head in his hands. By just two-hundredths of a second, the long nightmare for America's bobsledders was extended another four years.
