Thirty years ago Father Pat Carley, then pastor of St. Marys Catholic Church convinced his parrish to sponsor a pair of Vietnamese refugees and on a cold winter s night 15-year-old Ying Houang and her brother Va arrived at the Salt Lake Airport. This week Ying and Father Carley shared some of their memories with Park Record editor Nan Chalat Noaker.

It s been eight years since the Olympics came to Park City and at the time Tom Bakaly was assistant city manager and his son Henry was just a toddler. As they explain, the Olympics created lasting memories for their family. Interview by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker.

Park City attorney Gordon Strachan relates how Park City landed its first World Cup Ski race and how that helped Utah secure the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Interview by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker.

Leslie Luyken arrived in Park City in the 1980s. She quickly became involved with the local community theater. She talks about landing an unusual role. Interview by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker.

When Rob Morris was a kid, Park City was really part of the Wild West. He remembers when Main Street was so empty he could ride his horse to the barber shop. Interview by Kimball Art Center Director Robin Rankin.

When Park City resident John Spung isn't at his day job or on the slopes, he can be found clowning around with the comedy troupe, Park City Improv. Interview by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker.

It didn't take Kathy Whalen Jones 24 hours before she decided to make Park City home. It was December of 1979 when she lost her job at Alta and was on her way home to Minnesota...but not before stopping in Park City. Interview by KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher.

When Greg Schirf arrived in Park City began looking for a job that he could put his heart into, he started Utah's first microbrewery. Interview by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker.

Bonnie Park reminsces about participating in Ernie's Rodeo in the 1970s. Interview by KPCW reporter Anne Johnson.

In the early 1970s, when Marlene Ligare and Val Chin went couldn't find child care in Park City, they started their own preschool. Audio slideshow by Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker . Listen

Kristen and Mark Case met and married in Park City. She describes it as a classic case of East-Coast-preppie meets rugged-Western-cowboy ... and falls in love. Audio slideshow by Park Record editor Nan Chalat Noaker. Listen

Dori Pratt's family moved to Park City when many people were moving out. She remembers lots of empty houses in Old Town. Audio slideshow by KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher. Listen

Karri Hays is raising her children in the same house she grew up in and she loves to tell them stories about her shenanigans as a kid. Audio slideshow by KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher. Listen

Lisa Needham and Rich Wyman bought a round trip ticket from New York City to Park City and never boarded the return flight. Audio slideshow by Park Record editor Nan Chalat Noaker . Listen

Matt and Helen Alvarez opened a ski shop in town in 1966. Audio slideshow by KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher. Listen