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Show sC ummit N e w s o u nt y Vol. 79 No. 19 INSIDE THE NEWS THIS WEEK Formerly the Summit County Bee 50¢ Friday, May 9, 2008 The Utah Mom’s For Clean Air and Summit County Health Department Meet Amy Donaldson from NSHS is pictured here getting ready for Region - for Region results - see Page B CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor Ten-year old fourthgrader Xavier Price, along with Ecker Hill Middle School students Katie Green and Kristina Tauber, both age 12, finished the 5K Race in record time for their ages at the 2nd Annual 5K Fun Run! See Page A3 for more details about the event! Summit Today H58 L31 Isolated T-Storms Saturday H54 L34 Few Showers Sunday H68 L39 Partly Cloudy Monday H52 L31 Showers Tuesday H57 L33 Few Showers Coalville, Utah 84017 Discussion on the testing completed recently by the Summit County Health Department was reported by Director of the Summit County Health Department; Steve Jenkins at the Utah Mom’s for Clean Air - Park City Chapter, as they met at the Sheldon Richins Building on May 6. This was only the second meeting of the newly organized group of concerned citizens from the Western Summit County Area. The group was co-founded by Kathy Loft and Mary Jacquin of Park City. Their first meeting was visited by Cherise Miller Udell, the founder of Utah Moms for Clean Air. Cherise is a mother of two daughters, Sophia (3 yrs) and Ella (15 months) and a resident of Salt Lake City. The group will meet the first Tuesday of each month at the Richins Building, and anyone from Summit County, both western and eastern side, are welcome to join the chapter. This second meeting began by suggestions from the group as to what may help keep the Summit County air quality great as it presently appears to be, with possibly presenting an ordinance to the city to regulate the idling of diesel vehicles and other idling vehicles within the county. (At the price of gas right now, this may become a necessity and a great benefit on the budgets of the companies as well). Youth attending had great ideas of educating new teen drivers along with their parents to begin with, and others suggested it may be a good idea to include in this ordinance that all vehicles such as busses and taxis turn off their cars while awaiting customers. The Summit County Health Department (SCHD) and Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) conducted a three-month study of fine particulates in the Park City/Snyderville air basin. Two monitors were set up by the Treasure Mountain International School and two in the Snyderville Basin. Summit County Health Department staff took samplings at least twice a week at the two sites, and staff from the two agencies found low to moderate levels of PM 2.5… As was expected from these tastings, the concentrations of fine particulates were lower at the rural site in Snyderville than in the Park City area. Average PM2.5 levels in Park City were 9.2 micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled (9.2 ug/m 3); in Snyderville, 6.2 ug/m 3. From the time the monitors were set up on Dec. 18, 2007, through March 26, 2008, seventy 24-hour samples were collected for the study, and they were done on the “worst” days with the lowest forecasted clearing indices. In other words, the graft shows the peaking points where it was anticipated that the “worst” readings would be shown. The highest PMN 2.5 level was 31.0 ug/m 3, a concentration less than the 24- hour National Ambient Air Standard recently revised by the Environmental Protection Agency. PM2.5 particulates pose a wintertime concern for people when temperature inversions trap fine particles in lower-lying locations. Fine particulates can be inhaled and lodge deeply into the lungs resulting in the onset or aggravation of pre-existing respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Ambient fine particulate concentrations found in this study are LOWER than the health standard and should not pose a health hazard to either sensitive or general populations. At one point in the testing, January 1st, it was noticed that the peaking was generally higher. It is proposed that this could be caused by fireworks on the holiday, a 90% occupancy in the city with tourists and families visiting the area, and the reason will never be known. The fact is known that people come to Park City and this area because of the environment - clean water, clean motels and restaurants, and clean air! The final results on the graft show that the reading were all within the “safe” air quality levels. CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 Wildcats Make History - Defeat Mount Vernon in Soccer GUEST WRITERS: CODY AND CASEY LUNDGREEN On Wednesday, April 30, the South Summit Soccer Team made history by defeating Mount Vernon and advancing to the second round of the playoffs. Not only did they do that but they beat Wasatch Academy on the following Saturday, May 3, to advance to the semifinals. This is the first time the soccer team has ever made it past the first round of the playoffs. Their determination to win really showed in the second round match versus Wasatch Academy. Everyone seemed to fight together and show a lot of hustle. They were first to almost every ball and had possession nearly the entire game. The Wildcats were extremely excited about their win and celebrated colorfully when the referee blew his whistle to bring the game to an end with the final outcome South Summit 3 – Wasatch Academy 0. South Summit’s three goals came from James Page, Arthur Wilson and Cody Lundgreen (assist - Casey Lundgreen). Goalie Devin Smith allowed zero goals. Prior to the game, the coaches promised the team that if they won the game they could shave their heads bald. This promise added even more excitement to the team’s celebration after the Colby School Holds 2nd Annual 5K Race game. The Wildcats will be facing St. Joseph for the semifinal match on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m., at Timpview High School. If they beat St. Joseph, they will play on Saturday for the state championship. Congratulations, boys’ soccer team! GO WILDCATS! Fire at Holcim Slows Down The Alternate Fuel Process CHERYL OVARD Wednesday H61 L35 Mostly Sunny Thursday H61 L38 Sunny Inside The Summit County News 2 Sections 18 Pages Classifieds B8-10 Happenings A6 Obituaries A8 Movies A6 Opinion A2 Public Notices B5-7 School News B2-3 SCN Editor Saturday, May 3, the 2nd Annual 5K Race at the Colby School was held in perfect weather! (Last year it was held in a snow blizzard!) “This fun spring project will benefit the Mountain Trails Foundation to help improve existing trails,” stated Carol Potter, Mountain Trails Foundation executive director. She was also the MC announcing the winners and encouraging and even running along side some of the youth to encourage them to cross the finish line - enjoying every minute of it! The enrollment for this years’ 5K run theme was “Circle of Friends - Cinco De Mayo 5K & Fun Run”. The race was just that - a “fun run”. CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 Photo by Cheryl Ovard/SCN Editor No one was injured, but the blaze was awfully “Big” according to Plant Manager for Holcim, Keith Krugh. For the rest of the story, see Page A3. |