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Show Page A6 Wednesday, December 31, 1986 Park Record If ear Im IHLeview UPCM filed suit against ski areas Charging them with breach of contracts, con-tracts, fraud and racketeering, the United Park City Mines Co. in May filed a multi-million dollar suit against the parent companies of both Deer Valley and the Park City Ski Area. The suit asks for approximately approx-imately $50 million from each ski area, a figure that could treble if the charges of racketeering can be proved. prov-ed. Both ski areas lease part of their land from the mine company. After new management took over UPCM in August of 1985 they decided they were due more in land lease payments and declared both ski areas in default in November of 1985. No specific amount was attached to the notice of default, however, or provisions by which the ski areas could cure the default. The 85-page complaint also charg Utah Briefe Residents to get power Low income residents in several Utah cities will soon be receiving the benefits ot a new arrangement between the Utah Municipal Power Agency and the cities of Pasadena and Los Angeles. UMPA will be selling surplus power to the California cities at competitive rates, and use the revenues to help the utlity's lower-income customers pay their bills. The deal was struck with the help of Citizens Energy, a non-profit energy company in Boston. It will be administered through the Red Cross in Provo for customers in Provo, Spanish Fork and Salem. In Manti, Nephi and Levan, Mayor-appointed committees will accept applications and determine eligibility-Call the Red Cross in Provo (373-8580) or city offices in Manti, Nephi or Levan for further information. Utah gets grazing money Utah has received over $165,000 as the state's share of grazing revenues in Fiscal Year 1986 from public lands administers by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, BLM employee Jack Reed reports. This was about $1,400 more than Utah received in 1985. Nationwide, BLM's grazing revenues amounted to about $14 million. Approximately Ap-proximately $? 5 million of that was paid to states where the revenues were collected. Mining conference is set The 90th National Western Mining Conference and Exhibition, presented by the Colorado Mining Association, will take place at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center Feb. 11-13. , , " , Exhibits will include machinery, equipment and services for the mining industry, in-dustry, and will be open from 8 a.m Wednesday through 1 p.m. Friday. Conference topics on Wednesday will center on precious metal mining, and will focus particularly on gold. Thursday will again include discussions on precious metals projects, but will also offer a session on coal mining. Friday's subjects will be financing options for mining ventures, new processing pro-cessing techniques, managerial considerations, mining waste-water treatment treat-ment technology, and sessions on exploration and mining geology. Registration costs $40 for Colorado Mining Association members, and $80 for non-members. Advance registration must be postmarked by Feb. 2. Call the Sheraton Denver Tech Center at (303)-779-1100 or (800)552-7030 for further information. ELKHORN ANTIQUE MALL Several Independent Antique Dealers Furniture Restored Lighting Handicrafts Tools Gaming Devices Vintage Clothing Fun Stuff 550 Main Street Park City, Utah (801) 649-4044 Thanks, Park The response I've received from the public since putting my ads in the Park Record have been great. Everyone must read the Record - most of my customers have mentioned it when they've come in my store. Thanks Again, CX&vJ' jfytuf- j(aurel'& Jftnyerie ed both areas with various violations of water rights and transfers. In November the ski areas entered a motion for dismissal in the case, but Third District Court Judge David Dee refused the motion with no written opinion, unusual in cases of this nature. In early December UPCM withdrew it's motion for partial summary judgment in the issue of the water rights portion of the case. In mid-December the ski areas filed fil-ed counterclaims against the UPCM asking for damages of $10 million a piece, and lawyers fees. The counterclaim charges UPCM with conspiracy to take over both resorts. The next step in the complicated matter is expected to be extenisve discovery by both parties before a trial date is set. ., .suj ' ' 4 A " 4 k, r Mark Stemler was sentenced distribution of cocaine. Off-year elections were fairly predictable Although the off-year elections in 1986 were pretty predictable, there were a few surprises and a few disappointments for Park City folks. For instance, Republican State Senator Glade Sowards was defeated in the August primaries by challenger Alarik Myrin from Duchesne who went on to win the senate seat in November. Sowards is a Jeremy Ranch resident whose voting record favored Park City on a number of occasions. Only 12 percent per-cent of Park City area residents voted in the primaries, but 279 of those 314 who voted upheld Sowards in his bid for re-election. Park City was also unable to swing Green, former mayor died March 24, 1986 John C. "Jack" Green, a two-term two-term mayor and 20-year school board member, died March 24. He was 70 years old. , , Green had retired from publid office in January. He died from complications of emphysema at Holy Cross Hospital. Many residents credited Green with being at the helm of much of thie progessive change that took place in the community in the past 20 years. In the early '60s he was among a small group that spearheaded a move to acquire a federal Record SELL PARK CITY WITH Park The Park Record reaches more than 10,000 readers - both residents and visitors to Park City every week. Column inch rates from $3.64 to $5.39. For specific rate and demographic information, call Pamela Hainsworth at (801) 649-9014. f. . to prison for the sale and the re-election of incumbent Summit County Commissioner Cliff Blon-quist, Blon-quist, or replace state representative represen-tative Glen Brown with local challenger Don Johnson. Democrat Blonquist lost to former Summit County Sheriff Ron Robinson 2,248 to 1,937. Johnson, a Treasure Mountain Middle School teacher, received 40 percent of the area vote, but Brown won with 59.3 percent. Summit County Commissioner Stan Leavitt was never nominated by the Republican Party as its candidate can-didate for the South Summit seat on the commission. In May, when the Republican convention took place, Leavitt faced charges of fraud in using us-ing timber-grading stamps without redevelopment grant to revitalize the dying mining town. The money lead to the building of what is now t the Park City Ski '"-Area. ' Green was also postmaster for 30 years, a volunteer firefighter for 25 years and a member of the Synderville Sewer Basin for over 10 years. In 1985 the Utah League of Cities and Towns chose Green as as its Utah Offical of the Year. And the Park City Rotary Club named Green Citizen of the Year in 1985. Eecqwrd Stem ler sentenced to federal prison Former Park City resident Mark Stemler was sentenced July 21 to serve 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in the sale and distribution of cocaine. The senetncing stemmed from an incident last spring in which he, Fred Call and Dean DeVost were arrested ar-rested in Evanston, Wyo. and later charged with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine. co-caine. In addition, the Poison Creek Club operated by Stemler was closed down and officers obtained a drug ledger in which Stemler had recorded record-ed cocaine sales. That ledger is now in the possession posses-sion of Park City Police Chief Frank Bell, and the information has been passed on to federal and state authorities. However, no indictments indict-ments have resulted from the information infor-mation to date. DeVost was sentenced in June to serve 10 years in prison. permission in his Kamas lumber business. He was cleared of the charges in July, but by then the Republicans had chosen Jim Soter as their candidate. Soter went on to win the election over LaVerl Bushell 2,376 to 1,732. Other election results favored the incumbents. County treasurer Glen Thompson won a close race over Democratic challenger Kendall Woolstenhulme, 2,192 to 1,971. Sheriff Fred Eley beat highway patrolman Fred Marcellin to keep his position. School board incumbent Lindy Blackbourn maintained her district five slot against a challenge by Riley Stottern. County assessor Ron Perry won 2,374 votes against Red house to be rebuilt The demolishing of Randy Fields' historic house at 364 Park Ave. in early November marked the end of a four-year debate involving the developers of the Main Street Mall, the city and local preservation advocates. ad-vocates. Fields' small, two story wooden structure will be replaced with a replica, according to Fields' proposal pro-posal accepted by the Park City Council in late August. He agreed to save as much of the original siding as possible. The council stipulated that he must use the historic materials and reconstruct the building within 180 days, and must also post a $120,000 letter of credit with the city to insure completion of the project. Fields plans to use the rebuilt facility as a training center for international managers of Mrs. Fields Cookies. One week before the decision, the Mire uMtA a touch ofcla&z Dine on succulent roast turkey, prime rib, roast pork and other specialties We offer numerous children's portions at reasonable prices. Located in The Resort Center, next to The Columbine. Open from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. The Marigold at The Resort Center Park City, Utah 649-7062 Also sentenced July 21 was Call, who received a four-year prison sentence for his involvement in the cocaine sales. According to U.S. Attorney At-torney for Wyoming, Lee Pico, there was a good reason for the discrepancy discrepan-cy in the sentences. " Fred Call cooperated with us by baring tape recordings he had made during meetings with Stemler and DeVost and others prior to the arrest," he said. "Call felt there was a possibility he was being set up to sell to police informants. He figured if he was going go-ing down, they were all going down," he said. Pico said the microcassettes proved prov-ed to be good evidence that Jed the police to some solid discoveries. At the request of Stemler's attorney, at-torney, Stemler is spending his sentence in prison in Pleasanton, Calif. Pico said he could be eligible for parole in four to five years. Republican Elwin Rees' 1,869. Jim Kennicott, a Park City attorney, at-torney, made a good showing but lost in a write-in campaign for Park City Justice of the Peace to Larry Kilby, son of retiring Park City JP James Kilby. Kennicott received 562 write-in votes. Blake Frazier of Oakley defeated Kent McMichael of Hoytsville for the South Summit Justice of the Peace seat. LaMarr Gunn won the North Summit JP race against Reed Warner. Statewide, U.S. Sen. Jake Gam and U.S. Rep. Howard Nielson surprised sur-prised no one by winning another term in office. historic district commission had voted unanimously to deny Fields the permit to demolish the house. The group had agreed, however, to allow him to use the building for training purposes. , The restoration of the "little red house" was a condition granted to the city in exchange for allowing Fields to build his Main Street Marketplace Mall in the Historic Transition Zone in 1982. The mall faces Main Street but was allowed commercial sapce along Park Avenue, which is a residential area. (It should be noted Fields was just one of the original partners in the development of the mall. The project pro-ject was begun by Silver Mill of Park City, which was also responsible for the restoration of the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street in 1981. 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