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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 4-6, 2019 A-3 The Park Record County Seat Look for me online at PropertyShopParkCity COUNTY EDITOR: ALEXANDER CRAMER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Countynews@parkrecord.com FaceBook Santa to light up Coalville Light parade to return to Main Street Dec. 7 R E A L E S TAT E I N S I G H T S . SELLER TIP : THE TRUE VALUE OF YOUR HOME One of the most asked questions is “What is my home truly worth?” Is it the appraised value? Or is it the fair market value? Ultimately your home is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If a buyer is paying with cash, you don’t always need an appraisal. So the only individual that is truly capable of telling you what your home is worth is a ready, educated, willing and most importantly, financially able buyer. ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record Coalville’s Main Street will be alive with holiday cheer this Saturday when the light parade returns to the historic downtown. The sixth-annual celebration is slated to feature food, entertainment and, of course, Santa Claus. City recorder Nachele Sargent said the parade entries can be astounding, with giant vehicles festooned with brightly colored lights and homemade decorations. “It is amazing,” she said. “Some of his floats — you would not believe them.” Main Street will close to vehicle traffic starting around 5 p.m., with a detour set up take vehicles around the parade, which starts at 6 p.m. The parade route runs along Main Street from 150 South to 100 North, and Santa will be posted up on a conspicuous bench so people can say hello and take pictures, Sargent said. There are also plans for hot chocolate and donuts for revelers and a nativity scene set up outside City Hall. Sargent said there will be platforms for performances from groups including North Summit Elementary School students singing Christmas carols, the North Summit High School jazz band and the North Summit High School drumline. Instagram M I C H A E L H AT Z G L O B A L R E A L E S TAT E A D V I S O R +1 4 3 5 9 0 1 - 0 7 2 1 w w w . M i c h a e l H a t z . R E A LT O R PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Kids wave from a float during the 2016 Coalville Light Parade. The annual celebration is slated to return to Coalville’s Main Street Dec. 7 and will feature food, entertainment and costume contests. If you go What: Coalville City Light Parade When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 Where: Main Street from 150 South to 100 North Info: coalvillecity.org The event runs in conjunction with a “shop local” promotion where people can receive raffle tickets for each $20 they spend at a participating local business. The businesses have donated prizes, Sargent said, and the winners will be announced from the main stage during breaks in performances. Organizers ask those with shop local tickets to drop them off at City Hall before it closes at 5 p.m. Friday. There will also be a costume contest for kids at the main stage at 5:15 p.m. and an ugly sweater ©2019 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principals of the Fair Housing Act. If your property is currently represented by a real estate broker, this is not an attempt to solicit your listing. contest a half-hour later for older participants. Sargent said there will be secret judges for the contests and winners can take home $50. Those winners will also be announced from the main stage. Parade entrants are also eligible for prizes, which will be awarded to the top three in each of the four categories: family, youth, business and organization. Sargent said the city will likely accept entrants until right before the parade, but asks those interested in participating to register ahead of time. “Every year we’re biting our nails hoping we’re going to have participants,” she said. The event started in 2014 and the parade has ranged from 15 to nearly 30 participants. Entrants have ranged from horse-drawn carriages to intricately built floats to farm equipment like combines decked out in lights. UDOT: Site of fatal crash ‘safe’ Bridge from U.S. 40 to Interstate 80 ‘not abnormal’ ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record Officials from the Utah Department of Transportation said the bridge where a fatal vehicle accident occurred last month is “absolutely safe” and that the amount it has settled and the small resulting bumps in the road are “not abnormal.” The accident involved a dump truck traveling northbound on the bridge from U.S. 40 to Interstate 80 on Nov. 21. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died from his injuries. Authorities at the time did not specify what caused the incident, though they indicated speed and the wet and slippery conditions may have been factors. Courtney Samuel, a UDOT spokesperson, said the agency inspects bridges every two years and that this bridge was last in- spected in August 2018. He said crews found the bridge had settled one to two inches since it was installed in 2001, causing bumps where the bridge connects to the roadway. “There are actually probably bigger ones on Interstate 15 in the Salt Lake Valley,” he said. “It can cause a slight bump that we see in this particular area — this bridge. It is a slight bump, (but) quite a bit of annoyance for drivers.” The depression occurs as the bridge bends around a curve, and some local drivers, including Josh Nuffer, worry the bridge may be dangerous. “You go around the bridge and your car practically catches air,” he said. The speed limit drops from 65 mph to 55 mph as U.S. 40 approaches Interstate 80, and a 45 mph speed limit is posted on a yellow sign warning of the curve. Local taxi driver Wayne Pillard said he doesn’t find the road dangerous because he drives the speed limit, but said he seems like the only driver who does. “I drive that probably — and I’m not exaggerating — anywhere between four and 10 times a week,” he said. “I almost get creamed going around that corner going 45 because everyone else is going 60.” Another local taxi driver, Kate Martyniak, said she tries to avoid the road when she has passengers in the car, both because of the jarring bumps and because she views it as dangerous. “Frankly, we go around if we have guests in the car,” she said. “Cars fly through there and it’s frightening.” Samuel said UDOT has a preservation treatment project in the works to maintain and seal the bridge. The timing has not been finalized, but Samuel indicated it would be in the next two to three years. That project would put one to two inches of concrete over the length of the bridge, he said. “It is on our radar to be able to address,” he said. “I think you’ll be surprised how much of a big difference an inch or two could make on a vehicle. ... You’re definitely going to feel it.” Sheriff’s Report A 31-year-old Oakley woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in the presence of five children, according to a report from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the Oakley residence, investigated the incident, determined the woman was the primary aggressor and arrested her. They also cited her for a misdemeanor assault she admitted had taken place two days previously, according to the report. Deputies indicated the victim completed a lethality assessment and that they had notified a victim’s advocate and the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. According to the Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement responded to several other calls between Monday, Nov. 25, and Sunday, Dec. 1, including two truck thefts from businesses and a stolen handgun. Sunday, Dec. 1 A woman’s vehicle was impounded and she was cited by deputies after she was pulled over for failing to stop at the red light on Main Street in Kamas before making a right turn. Deputies cited the woman for driving without a license and without proof of insurance, as well as failing to obey a traffic control device. Thursday, Nov. 28 Deputies assisted approximately 50 cars that became stuck on Landmark Drive and Kilby Road due to the road conditions. Several deputies worked special-event shifts for Black Friday. Saturday, Nov. 30 The manager of a Kimball Junction fast food restaurant suspected a $100 bill was counterfeit despite it passing tests. Deputies booked it into evidence and indicated that there was no surveillance video or description of the suspect, but they had notified the U.S. Secret Service. Plumbing equipment was stolen from a utility trailer parked in the Rockport Estates near the reservoir on the East Side. Deputies indicated the theft happened within the last 10 days and that they would follow up. A handgun was stolen from a Bear Hollow residence sometime in the last month. The owner suspects a painting crew that was working on the home but doesn’t have evidence to support that claim. Deputies indicated there was no suspect information. Wednesday, Nov. 27 A pickup truck was stolen from a storage facility in the Snyderville Basin sometime between Nov. 22 and Nov. 27. The 1995 Nissan hardbody was listed on a national database and deputies indicated the Investigations Division would review surveillance footage. 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