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Show July 27, 2001 The Summit County Bee Page A4 Kamos Valley Fiesta Days 2001 Blackhawk in Concert Horse Race Winners Continued from page A I The activities for Saturday, July 21 included the horse race, parade, and rodeo. The Oakley Civic Float rode away with first place honors at the parade. Some of those walking away with top honors at the rodeo were: Dustin McKenan placed 1st in the harehack ' competition at the rodeo. Nccia Roberts took 1st place in the hanels with a time of 17:7(i. Shelly Atkinson, from Kamas, took 3rd with a time of 18:23. The traditional Lion's Club Barbecue followed by d Blackhawk conthe untraditional, cert entertained goers Monday, July 23. Local residents and vistktrs from outside the county flocked to Kamas for the chance to enjoy the sounds of country music stars, Blackhawk, live on stage inside the rodeo arena..lliis award winning hand with four albums and many great hits, wowed the crowd with hits like Goodbye Says it All," livery Once in a While." and I Sure ('an Smell the Rain." The final day of the Kamas Valley Fiesta Days Celebration took place on Tuesday, July 24, beginning with breakfast courtesy, of the Lion's Club. The Kid's Parade was held at KMX) a.m. followed by the jr. rodeo and activities. For the physically minded a friendly co-e- d volleyball competition tixik place that highly-anticipate- Pony Express Winners Brandon Graham, Cory Fitzgerald, Ben Fitzgerald, and Rowdy Fitzgerald afternoon. Later, at 6:30 p.m. cars, decorated in all shapes, sizes, and color and driven by contestants from all over the state raced their engines and enthusiastically entered the rodeo arena as the infamous demolition derby got under way. Demolition Derby winners: Colby F.llis 1st place, received $1,800 prize money. Brett By bee placed 2nd & Justin Rockhill look 3rd. They received $750 and $300. Shirley Johnson won the Powder Puff match. Grudge match winner was Chris Martinez. Fireworks wrapped up the festivities and Kamas-ite- s and others made their way home following yet another fun and exciting Fiesta! Move Over Mr. Kneival! A Relay Race Winners Trent Graham, Brandon Graham, Jes Olsen and Ben Fitzgerald Parade Winners Civic; 1st place - Oakley Civic Club, 2nd place - Oakley Town Business: 1st pjice - Dutchs Service, 2nd place - Kens Kash Family; 1st place - Gaye A Gaylynn Pace Grandchildren, Matt A Lacy Train. McCormick family HumorousMnwltyV tstrplr 2nd place- - Edna Atkinson Performing Group: 1st place South Summit High School Band, 2nd place Intermountain Country Dancers Riding Club; 1st place El Kalab Shriners, 2nd place Rocky Mountain Wranglers Best Mounted Woman; 1st place Mary Lou Blazzard, 2nd place Dusty Ercanbrack Best Mounted Girl; 1st place Krista Leavitt, 2nd place Emma Biebough Thanks to everyone that entered the parade and made it so much fun! Kamas Valley Fiesta Days Rodeo Queen waves to onlookers at the Main Street parade late Saturday Just look who showed up for the Kamas Valley Fiesta Days parade. These gentlemen may not have been the youngest entrants in the parade, but they were one of the most entertaining. Special thanks to our judges Mark and Jolene Brimhall from Middleburg, Florida, Francis 1st Ward Scout Troop, Butch and Steven Mitchell, and the parade committee Stan and Marcia Leavitt, Lisa Sweat, Adam Leavitt and Jasin Leavitt afternoon. Summit County Justice Court Restaurant Tax Advisory Committee Makes $12 Million Recommendations BY JAN ROWLEY Guest Writer The Restaurant Tax Advisory Committee has spoken. After countless hours reviewing applications, from organizations hoping for a piece the $1.2 million dollar Restaurant Tax pie, the committee made its recommendation to the Summit County Commissioners Thursday, July 19. The Commissioners will review the committee's findings and make the final decision. For the first time in ten years, recommendations about how to divide the County's Restaurant Tax money, came from one committee as opposed to three. year, amid some Committee was the and complaints, controversy of the counareas three the reorganized, joining ty to form one committee. Reports from the Committee about the reorganization were positive and members called the decision a success. This year the county had approximately $1.2 million to distribute. This amount included some cany over from each of last year's three separate committees, including $43,000 from South Summit area. The committee reported that there were 57 grant requests totaling $3,672,895. Twelve of the applications were from the Eastern Summit County area and the remaining 45 from the Park City area. Not everyone received funding. The committee advocated funding for 39, or almost 70 of the applicants. Each request was scale, and after three graded on a 100-poimarathon days of interviewing each applicant, the committee felt good about their recommendations made. The Committee's report read, "This year was particularly difficult due to the number of applications, the amount of funds requested and the There is no doubt upcoming Olympic year that some applicants will be disappointed in the amount of funding they received, if any. The Committee spent many hours in discussion and debate to try and get some funding to as many applicants as possible." nt The Committee suggested some funding for each of the 12 applicants from Eastern Summit County, although not one was recommended to receive full funding. The total amount recom- mended for these applicants was $128,500. Eastern Summit County requests suggested for funding included: Oakley City- - requested $75,000 and was recommended to receive $50,000 for the remodel and expansion of Oakley's recreation facilities- including a new indoor arena along with trails, baseball diamonds and other recreational facilities. The Committees report state, Oakley City- - requested $25,000 and was recommended to receive $12,000 for a new trail on city owned property. Coalville Business Association- - requested $6,645 and was recommended for funding in the amount of $4,000. Funds to he used for marketthe Fishing Derby and ing outside the county Super Cruise, which bring in a combined total of 1 1 ,000 people to the Coalville area. Summit County Fair requested $6,950 and was recommended to receive $4,000 to be used to promote the fair, to areas outside Summit County in effort to increase attendance at the - fair. Summit County Fair Grounds - received a recommendation of $35,000 of $60,000, the funds would be used towards the planning of new building as part of an ongoing remodel of the fair grounds. Uinta Wool and Fiber Festival- - received a recommendation for $2,500 of $12,485 to be use for the promotion, advertising and marketing outside the county for the festival, which takes place at the Summit County Fair Grounds multi-purpo- South Summit High School Rodeo Association- - requested $10,000 and received a recommendation for S4.000 for equipment, specifically a roping chute and arena groomer. Coalville City, Main Street Park- - were recommended to receive $15,000 out of $92,005. This application is for a corner park at Main and Center located near City Hall. Francis Town- - requested $35,000 and was recommended to receive $5,000 to assist with the addition of a new handicapped rest room closer to the arena. Ilenefer Town- - requested $10,000 and received recommendation for $2,000 to be used for repairs and improvement to their city park. Peon Special Recreation District- - was recommended to receive $4,000 out of. $28,000. $2,000 to market established events outside Summit County and $2,000 for park improvements. Kamas City Children's Film Festival- - was recommended to receive $1,000 out of $16,095 as seed money for promotion of plans to begin using Kamqs Theater as a free Children's Film Festival. Other requests receiving recommendations for funding included: Sundance Film Festival- - $75,000, Novell Golf Showdown- - $40,000, Park City International Jazz Festival- - $25,000, Park City Chamber Bureau Olympic promotions-$160,00- 0, Park City Restaurant Association-S- i 00,000, Park City Chamber Bureau Olympic Celebration- - $140,000. Egyptian Theater promotions- $10,000, Park City Area Lodging Association promotion- - $100,000, Olympic Coordinator- - $35,4000, Summit Institute-$10,00- 0, Summit County Olympic Center-S- i 0,000. Utah Symphony $10,000, Historic Main Street Business Association- - $15,000, Transportation- - $35,000. Kimball Art Snyderville Basin Recreation District A others. Rail Trail- - $10,000, Mountain Town Stages-$5,00- 0. Park City Performing Arts Foundation-S- i 0,000. Adopt a Native Elder- - $5,000, Utah Road Runners- - $3,000, Park City Municipal-$5,000. National Ability Ctr-$3.00- 0, Park CitySummit County Arts Council $3,000, Park City Film Festival $2,000, PC Chamber Music Society- - $2,000, Kimball Junction Business Association- - $2,000, Utah Music Festival-$2,00- 0, Summit County Entryway The following defendants were seen July 16 and 17 in the Summit County Justice Court before Judge Lynn H. Sadler. Carlos A. Bonzi, 18, of Salt Lake City, was convicted of first offense charges of illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, open container, illegal possession andor consumption of alcohol by a minor and no insurance. Bonzi was ordered to serve two days in jail and pay fines of $400. Devin A. Cisneros, 18, of Salt Lake City, was convicted of a first offense charge of illegal possession andor consumption of alcohol by a minor. Cisneros was ordered to pay fines of $250. Tyler G. Clark, 20, of Park City was convicted of first offense charges of illegal possession andor consumption of alcohol by a minor and disorderly conduct. Clark was ordered to pay fines of $300. Jeremy J. Dearden, 30, of Provo was convicted of first offense charges of alcohol related reckless driving, and open container. Dearden was ordered to pay $450. He must also complete an alcohol an alcohol education class, and perform 24 hours of community' service. Steven V. Long, 19, of Kearns, was convicted of a first offense charge of illegal possession andor consumption of alcohol by a minor. Long was ordered to pay fines of $250. Frank Nibarger, 49, of Evanston was convicted of first offense charges of driving under the influence, open container, and unlawful importation of alcohol. Nibarger was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines. He must also complete an alcohol education class and perform 24 hours of community service. Carlos F. Quintana-Lozan-o, 19, of Salt Lake City, was convicted of first offense charges of illegal.pos-sessio- n andor consumption of alcohol by a minor and open container. He was ordered to serve two day in jail. Jose L. Roldan-Morale- s, 20, of Park City was convicted of first offense charges of illegal possession andor consumption of alcohol by a minor, disorderly conduct, and interference with arresting office. He we ordered to serve two days in education class and perform 40 hours of community service. jail. Misty M. Erickson, 18, of Alycia J. Wilkins, 20, of Ogden was convicted of a first Taylorsville was convicted of a offense charge of illegal possession first offense charge of illegal posandor consumption of alcohol by a session andor consumption of minor. Erickson was ordered to pay alcohol by a minor. Wilkins was fines in the amount of $250. ordered to pay fines of $250. Gregory G. Garton, S3, of Park City was convicted of first offense Got Tip? charges of driving under the influ- a News ence, driving on suspension, and faulty equipment. Garton was ordered to pay fines in the amount of $1450. He must also complete Call ustodayl 336-550- 1 -- |