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Show m m v v - 3 3 1 mkbiaijfeKdma? i i J - t faaawwl sfcawam ant fsa COURTESY OF PC MUSEUM Park Record patriarch is honored by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Park City's communal 'Dad' is now honored on Main Street. On Saturday, a group of about 60 people watched as a plaque commemorating com-memorating Sam Raddon, the patriarch patri-arch of The Park Record who saw the newspaper through six decades, was unveiled outside Cafe" Terigo on Main Street. The site is where the newspaper offices once stood. The p'.aque offers an overview of RadJua arer and left y h,V hr built The Park Record, which is one of Utah's oldest newspapers. Many in attendance were Raddon dependents. " "He set the example for newspa-pering newspa-pering around the world as far as I'm concerned," said Sam Lee, who is Raddon s grandson and who now lives in Salt Lake. "He is The Park Record as far as I'm concerned . . . He was the newspaper and the newspaper news-paper was Raddon." Raddon was known in Park City as "Dad.' He published or co-published The Park Record for 63 years. He w as born in 1858 and died in Raddon might be most famous for ensuring that the newspaper kept publishing through the great Tire of 1898 that leveled most of Park City. From a makeshift tent, Raddon and his staff put out the paper. That feat was noted at Saturday's dedication. "There was not a week missed," said Donna Freeborn, Raddon "s great granddaughter Current Park Record Editor Nan Chalat-Noaker also talked of the issues following the fire. "As editor and publisher of the town's newspaper, he knew what to do." Chalat-Noaker said. "He kept publishing and, in so doing, kept the town alive.' She alio said The Park Record of today continues to look toward the work of Raddon. "Sam Raddon 's legacy still exerts a huge influence," Chalat-Noaker said. Besides family, the dedication i. drew Mayor Brad Olch, Park. Record Publisher Andy Bernhard. history bufi's and few passers-by. ' A 1948 poem about Raddon, "As r ?0 sounds for Dsd. wns offered. In the- newspaper industry. 30' stands for the end of a story. The first verse reads: "When earth last paper is printed print-ed and the forms are washed aad Please sm Sam Raddon, A-2 Traffic uptbto : f ...... Work continues at Kiraball Junction on the castbound 1-40 on-rar&p and die west-bound west-bound off-rarcj) removing Qaistint asphalt and buildir e embankments for new ramp alignmeaia. Concrete barriers are still in place with traffic shifted slightly slight-ly on both ramps. Construction also continues on SR-248 east of Park City with no new developments. develop-ments. '. The Mirror Lake Highway (S 150) b now open up to mile marker 23 sad motorists are cautioned to sot e&ssd the current accessibility or fines will be issued Wolf Crecfc Pass (SR-35) is now open. Fl Lob 1 Summit Commission passes tough emergency ordinance requiring concurrency testing for all water companies by Tim Westby OF THE RECORD STAFF In the midst of cne of the driest springs on record, the Summit County Commission did something Monday no Tfe CFK3I 810 Hi i r v 1' E3 "S" - --- In a heated competition for Miss Utah 2000-2001. Immediately following the Budget hearing pits interest groups against fiscal realities City Council preparing for a lough' time during Thursday s budget talk by Jay Haiburger OF THE RECORD STAFF The Marsac PuikiLng and the Park City Council aire staring at w hat could be one of the most contentious and toughest budget Leariags in years. On Thursday, the City Council is scheduled to renew its budget talks and hold the first scheduled hearing of this years budget season. It appears groups are planning to challenge budget policies and argue for tbeir share of the money. The upper Park Avenue neighborhood is expected to continue to demand .improvements to their street. The city seems willing to appropriate money to the street but upper Park Avenue residents Gun control petition The Utah Safe to LearnSafe to Worship Coalition is attempting to bring a citizeAt initiative to the ballot in November. The petition caUs for the banning ban-ning of concealed weapons in Utah's churches and schools. Several thousand additional signatures are needed before Smt 1 for the initiative to make it on to ttcba3ot. It you are a register voter and luve not tinted the petition, pieaae come to the Park CSf Library between lOau and 2pm on Saturday. For more information or to read tie complete text of the petition, see www.sftutaL.org, shot PCHS skies over Ihe field, easily wins state tennis championship. Page B-1 Serving Summit County sinte 1880 PARK CITY, UTAH www.parkrecord.com Ox piugs Basin wsm mm other county in Utah has ever dorse and, in the process, dramatically altered future development in the Snyderville Basin. The Commission passed an ordinance effective immediately that requires w ater companies to prove they not only have an 7f mtJ - ,t, -, USA, Tiffany Seaman reigns victorious as she Is crowned with the title for competition, Seaman's dad congratulates her with a proud hu. want further assurances or. Thursday. The City Council will also debate other capital-improvement projects and its grants program. The budget debate begics duri'jg the Gty Council s work session ses-sion at 3:45 p.m.. which will be followed by a public hearing during the regular meeting, set for 6 p.m. "This is going to be tough. Money affects everyone," City Council woman Candy Erickson said The City Council wont have to face u public angered over a property tax increase, though. That idea was effectively effective-ly killed last week when the City Council indicated their opposition to such a strategy- Tom Bakaiy. the city s director of capi-td capi-td management and budget, said U1;. aty has moved to soothe upper Park Avenue, He said the city has set aside money for upper Park Avenue that was not budgeted before. " Ptease see Groups, 1 Clean up events The annua Glenwood Cemetery Clean Up W7, be held tas Salads, Mty 20 sad next Saturday, May 27. Meet' at the Glenwood at 10 ua, wka gloves, clippers and rakes. ReDxs&tnents wi3 be provided Aha this Saturday, members of Frk-ods cf Wasatch Mountain State Park are invtong the comnnmay to the second anmai Sprint Clean Up with Uaaas. HJdng boota and work gtoves are reoratKaded aioag wtih a hat and sunscreen. retsSpnoJs are asked to meet at the Vfeafcn k&Matam State Park Vritor Center at 830 am. RSVP by oae the Ymfiar Geessr at (415) 654-1791 by 5 pm on Friday, May t. ETC Shorts cfcbfcin edgy comedy Curtains open for Sixth Annual Shorts. Page C-1 adequate water supply for any new development devel-opment in the beginning, but that the supply will remain stable over time. !f a water company can not prove they have sufficient water, development could be placed on hold or scaled back. In addition, the county is requiring regular concurrency testing over time to make sure water supplies remain adequate. ade-quate. j i y n Bosti oi nieieiine skills w - , -:- i.j' -iy -?"- 1 v i ,s 1 - Y Z - ' . J f HOGCT CaJCSfVWWC RKCWO The Park City Ry Sarvfos Dlstiict helped to sponsor a CicycJe Rodeo SaL, tay 13, in tit effort to mcJss the pufcfc aware of bicycle safety. Park Oxy DustLn Sturges uses the majesty of the mountains to overcome family travails, Q.5 Bttstttctt wwiD"i Oasafiea.. ...C-12 Cohusns..... .A-14 Crostwoni. ........... . C-4 Editorial ....A-1S Eiucsxioa ....... .................A Emits Ca!eadai ......C-2 Get ready to d&nce at the dub Greatioa Grand Opening, fruring DJ Three . Aaron Leitner and DJ Oiing at the new dub, located at 268 Main street Use event wil be held on Thursday. May IS at 10.30 pm. Cover charge is $10 for the 18-pSus event Citing concerns over the dry cather and the number of troubled mater companies compa-nies in the Basin, the Commission unanimously unani-mously passed the ordinance a$ an emergency emer-gency temporary measure The Commission made it clear, however, howev-er, that it wants the ordinance to be permanent per-manent after the temporary su-month time period ends. The new ordinance " Please see Basin, A-2 Lodges revolt against idea for a hotel tax Transient-room tax the wrong ray to balance the budget association argues by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Arguing that the idea mould drive tourists a ay. Park City's lodging community com-munity is revolting against a city proposal propos-al to introduce a transient-room tx. Last Fndny. a day after the Park Cm Couucil floated the idea, lodge owners and propert y -management firms started to mobilize opposition. Jon Bnnton, mho ons two bed-and breakfasts in Old Tomn and Sportours Travel, is livid and is demanding the city senior elected ofttciah kill the priv-Kal priv-Kal ud i-Uea uJUei a beUr.-i LtiK ial pl&n "I think this is an opportunity for (Park City Counctiwoman) Shauna Kerr. candidate for Countv Commission, and (Park City Mayor) Brad Oklh. a candidate candi-date for mayor neit year, to show their fiscal responsibility." Qrinton Mid. "I think the city needs to stop spending money faster than their income grows. This is nothing more than an attempt to address poo? spending habits." Brinton predicts his business il? suffer suf-fer with a transient-room tai. "It mill affect my business substantial ly It will affect it detrimentally both at my bed-and-breakfast and my in -bound business." he said. "This city needs to learn it is in partnership with the touris-,n industiT." He hkens the proposal to paid park- ing on Main Street. Ptease see Lodges, A-2 Letters to the Editor A-15 Lejals C-14 Movies .... C-4 frcirVstofuil Services LV8 Profae Retaorant Gdde ............C-10 Sports ..................... ...... .01 TV Listings .......Oil 1-, |
