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Show 50 SUMMIT OUNTYBee C ¢ Vol. 78 No. 45 Friday, November 9, 2007 Like Father…Like Son…Son Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice - 1994 Paul Neil Barclay CHERYL OVARD - BEE EDITOR KRISTI MAJOR - SPECIAL TO THE BEE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JOHN BARCLAY Veterans Day brings back memo- ries—a time to contemplate and honor those who served and those who paid the ultimate price—and gave their all! Born in Detroit MI, Francis resident John Barclay served in the U.S. Army—twice. He was possibly influenced by his father, who served in the British Army in WWI in the artillery division in the Mediterranean and Egypt. Mr. Barclay served from 19481949, stationed in Kentucky with the 11th Airborne Division, and again in 1955-1956 in the states and also a short time in Germany. Continuing the family tradition, Mr. Barclay’s young son, Paul Neil Barclay, enlisted in the Special Forces (Green Berets) A Unit, right out of high school at the young age of 18. Influenced by his father and uncles who served in the Marines and Navy “…he wanted to do his duty for his country,” says Mr. Barclay. After boot camp, Paul completed a communications specialty and spent two years in Germany. Upon his return to the United States, he completed Special Forces (Green Beret) training in Ft. Bragg, NC. He received orders to report to Iraq in 1994 after the Gulf War. Paul was assisting the Kurdish people in the northern part of Iraq. Although there was a no fly zone at that time, Paul was killed by United States F-15 “friendly fire” when his Black Hawk helicopter was shot down along with a second helicopter. 25 people in all were killed; 15 fellow Americans and a mix of other nationalities. Paul had only been in Iraq for 2-1/2 weeks. A special memorial service was dedicated to Paul and he is buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery, the most hallowed burial ground of our fallen military. “I am very proud my son served. I personally believe every young man and woman should spend two years in any type of national service. We owe it to our country!” There is a reason to commemorate a day to pay tribute to those who represented our Country, to take a moment to stop—reminisce—and remember our loved ones at this time. Coalville, Utah 84017 2007 Election - The “Unofficial Results” Park City Voting Precinct - Marsac Building - “Taking time to vote!” See Election Results on Page A4 Controversy over some issues were decided on election day - and the “unofficial” totals are in. Final election results will be announced next week. The battle has been decided in Francis—Hilltop Road will “not” close. The North Summit Fire Department may “get their dream “…new equipment! And so it goes—until the final results next week it is not a “hard fact” of who won or not if the total votes were close. Provisional and absentee ballots still must be counted. The final and “OFFICIAL” results will be printed in next week’s Bee. The ballots were counted—and recounted in some instances—at the Summit County Courthouse on Tuesday evening. The officials and clerks, as well as media, stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, as the Optic Scanner was used to count the votes. This procedure was used in lieu of the touch voting machines—although there was one in each voting precinct to be available for ADA voters. “There was not one used in any of the areas, “ commented Kent Jones, Summit County Clerk. It took more time, but a lot less money for the county, as this type of election was not budgeted for last year. The Voucher Referendum threw out a kink in the voting, as the County was then in charge of conducting a vote that was for each registered voter to choose whether they were for or against it. Some areas had only the voucher item and one other to vote for. All in all, it was a good election. The final outcome will not be determined until every vote is counted, though. Go to summitcounty.org for results and other information. Oakley Car Club Donates To CJC 45 Jeremy Ranch Students Complete Full Marathon CHERYL OVARD Bee Editor It may seem like it took forever to the students, but with perseverance and determination, 45 out of 72 who started the marathon way back in August DID complete a full marathon with 26.2 miles on Saturday, Nov. 3. The youth did not seem to notice the sunny but brisk weather—and their excitement to get on with the race was catching. This marathon was very different than most. In August, Jeremy Ranch Elementary second grade teacher, Ms. Ginny Etheridge, had an idea for something different to encourage fitness at recess. Ms. Etheridge loves to run herself, and so presented a challenge at Back To School Night at the first of the school year to any student to run laps during the recess and lunch time ages second grade though fifth grade to sign up. The plan was for about fifty students—and about 72 signed up. Only 45 of these 72 actually completed the required 23.1 miles of laps throughout this time during recesses in order to be able to finish the last of the marathon with a 5K run at the trail head at Promontory in November. As the students ran, they first received a bracelet, and then with completion of each mile they received a foot to hang on the chain—which was a fun incentive for them. Ms. Etheridge was “…impressed that so many came out in the cold weather to finish the marathon.” The students were very happy to be able to finish their marathon and receive their “gold medal” as they crossed the line! Parents were also there to support their children, and some of them ran with them on the 5K. The first to cross the finish line was Guy Eroh, age 10, in Ms. Johnston’s class. Second to complete the race was Harrison Wakefield with his dad. Harrison is 9, and is Ms. Dermer’s class. The first girl to come over the line was Julia Lazzaroni, age 10, followed by her dad—Robert. She is also from Ms. Dermer’s class. There was no special prize for the first, second, and third places— all were winners—as all finished the course! S&R Search For Injured Hunter Summit County Search and Rescue responded to a medical accident in which a hunter fell off of his horse and received a separated shoulder. The North Summit Ambulance crew and Search and Rescue went up in the canyon above the old Echo road about 1/4 mile south of Henefer on 4-wheelers to look for him and give him medical assistance. The injury was not life-threatening, but he was unable to get back on his horse and ride down the mountain. The incident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 1. According to a witness, the man had been hunting all day, and he (the witness) rode out of the hills earlier as he had felt ill. He was asleep at the time in the trailer at the campsite where the horses and trailers were parked just above the old Echo road when the SC Search and Rescue and NS Ambulance arrived. He heard them unloading the 4wheelers, and saw them drive up the canyon. The man was brought out and taken to get medical help. The Oakley Car Club held a fundraiser to benefit the Wasatch/Summit Counties Children’s Justice Center a couple of weeks ago. Estimating to bring in approximately $500 to the center, the Club surprised the Friends of the CJC with a check for $5,000. Shown above are: Lorrie Hoggan, Blake Frazier, Ron Cornaby, Donna Cornaby, Shannon Baldes, Stephanie Baldes, Deb Smith, John Feustel and Randy Hoggan. Wave photo by Kari McFee KSL Interviews Henefer Precinct’s Mayor Randy Ovard, Henefer’s Mayor, was working at his local store when he was visited by KSL’s Alex Cabrera for an interview for the news at 5 p.m. on Tuesday Election Day! There was only one person running on the election ticket for Councilman, and the second opening was left up to a “write-in candidate”. The mayor himself was voted in by a write up last year. There was an opening due to one Councilman who has been ill and did not want to run again. One write-in, Josh Richins, had passed out fliers to let others in the community know that he wanted to run for the Councilman opening. He was the only person to show an interest to be considered for the job. Mayor Ovard, Town Clerk, Earleen Paskett, and resident Althea Richins were interviewed in the “Grumps” store, and it was aired at about 5:25 pm on Tuesday. Several views of the neighborhood as well as the store Mayor Ovard runs were pictured, and it was stated that there are good men and women out there who could fill this position, but they just did not submit to run in time for the election. The small town of Henefer is very used to write-in candidates, and once elected, they do the great job representing the people of the town to the best of their abilities. 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