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Show VISITOR GUIDE "Wow! City!" Park CityWeather Park Gty illustrator releases a colorful new book for children Page C-1 Temperatures expected to dip . See B-2 for complete forecast ark City Moms is hosting a Halloween costume P exchange Sept. 16from7-9 p.m. at Miners Hospital, 1354 Park Ave. in Park City. Individuals do not need to be members of Park City Moms to participate. For more information call liz at 640-3803. « 500 Serving Summit County since 1880 VOL. 124- NO.63 Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 15-17, 2004 Miners with the pick 1-80 drug bust may set record Trooper seizes about 319 pounds of cocaine in Silver Creek Canyon Roxanne McHugh Suede event to help McHugh kids By PATRICK PARKINSON Fundraiser has silent auction to raise money for future By MONIKA GUENDNER Of the Record staff Friends of Roxanne McHugh, who died unexpectedly last month, are doing what they know she would be doing if she could - taking care of her four children. Saturday, Sept. 18, Suede will open its doors to all of McHugh's friends in an event to raise money for the future education of her children. Lisa Gourley, one of the event organizers, only knew McHugh for about a year and a half, but said they quickly became close friends. "She was just a sweetheart; I just loved her," said Gourley. "She was very, very close to me. She'd pop in and just visit me." McHugh's kids, ranging from nine to 15 years old, were her life. "I know her kids meant everything to her; she was a protective mother ... She worked two or three jobs just to keep everything together," said Gourley. Gourley has set up the Roxanne McHugh's Children's Fund at Wells Fargo bank specifically to ensure the kids' futures. With a different fund set up at another bank to take care of more immediate and family needs, Gourley's account aims to help in the future, so the children will not be taxed on the money or have it otherwise affect sources of income. The children continue to live with their father in Park City. Help from other family members has been difficult, said Gourley. McHugh's mother is also suffering from a terminal illness. The account will be set up to be used strictly by the children for education or when they turn 21, Gourley emphasized. It cannot be used for family obligations. Eric Oldham, one of the owners of Suede, was happy to give up a Saturday night for the event. "We were very good friends," said Oldham. They met through the club - he would come into the Kimball Junction liquor store where she worked on a nearly daily basis. Oldham even saw her on the day she died. "She was an absolute sweetheart. We want to do everything we can to help her kids out," he added. The entire nightclub will be dedicated to the event, which begins at 8 p.m. Organizers have planned a silent auction and raffle, with donations from Suede, area restaurants, galleries and businesses. Organizers are hoping to add live entertainment and perhaps a karaoke mike. The fund already has about $3,000 - a small amount to divide between four children, said Gourley. The fundraiser for the children of Roxanne McHugh will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, beginning at 8 p.m. The event will feature a silent auction and raffle with proceeds going to the fund. Additional donations for the silent auction are also welcome. To make a donation to the fund, visit a branch of Wells Fargo and ask for the Roxanne McHugh's Children's Fund. 5 SECTIONS • 54 PAGES Agendas Automotive Business Classifieds Columns Crossword Editorial Education Events Calendar Letters to the Editor Legals Movies Professional Services Restaurant Guide Sports TV Listings Weather A-10 C-18 A-17 C-13 A-14 C-4 A-15 A-21 C-2 A-15 C-21 C-4 B-10 C-7 B-1 C-11 B-2 ^ParkRecoixL Serving Summit County since 1880 www.parkrecord.com 00001 SCOTT SINE/RARK RECORD Park City High School senior defensive back Dane Chart makes a critical interception against Grantsvllle High School Friday night. The play kept the Cowboys from scoring in the first quaiter of the game. The Miners wsnt on to win the game 17-12. Of the Record staff One of the largest cocaine busts in Utah's history occurred in the Snyderville Basin Friday when a Utah Highway Patrol trooper seized about 319 pounds of cocaine from a motorist near Silver Creek, authorities say. "We don't know if there's any bigger than this one but certainly this one's in the top," said Lt. Mike Bergin, of the Utah Highway Patrol. "I am not aware of any that big that I've heard of within the state." Because the two men crossed state lines with such a large amount of cocaine, state investigators are working with federal agents to determine if federal charges can be filed against the California residents, Bergin said, adding that 27-year-old Matthew Francis Donahue and John Morris Kinter, 48, were booked into the Summit County Jail. Donahue faces one first-degree felony count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, false personal identity to a peace officer and speeding, both misdemeanors, according to information filed Tuesday in Third District Court. According to court documents, Kinter is charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a second-degree felony. Authorities also reportedly confiscated $2,000 in cash from the man. Federal guidelines allow the men to receive mandatory minimum sentences, Bergin said, adding that the suspects have spent time in prison but he wouldn't comment on their criminal records. The men were pulled over by the trooper on eastbound Interstate 80 just after entering Silver Creek Please see Men, A-2 Firefighters, lawmen lead September 11 memorial 'Strangers became neighbors' in the aftermath of the attacks By JAY HAMBURGER continue to remember the date. "This is very much a healing process for the Police Department and the Fire Department," Edmunds said. Edmunds remembers he had three family members flying the day of the attacks and that many people in Park City and surrounding Summit County have ties to New York. The memorial was the smallest in Park City since the attacks and there were far fewer members of the public attending this year. Some of those participating made brief statements, with firefighters noting, "We lost so much that day" and "Strangers became neighbors." Others talked about visiting the World Trade Center in the years before the attacks and that, after Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government was Of the Record staff It was mostly lawmen and firefighters gathered Saturday morning to mark the third anniversary of Please see Parkites, A-2 the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But three years later, the date remains poignant. Just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, police officers, Summit County Sheriff's Office lawmen and firefighters stood with black ribbons over their badges as Park City commemorated the anniversary. With cars and buses passing in front of the Park Avenue fire station, those who participated stood at attention as a loud horn on a fire truck was sounded twice to mark the times the towers of the World Trade Center fell. An American flag that had been lowered to half-staff was raised as the emergency personnel turned and saluted. In brief remarks, Mayor Dana Williams noted that America is a forgiving nation and one that was able to move forward after the attacks. "We are quite the resilient country," Williams said. Mark Hoffman, an engineer with the Park City Fire District, delivered some of the morning's most memorable words, saying that the nation lost its sense of security on Sept. 11, 2001 but that Americans bonded afterward. "In the days, weeks and months following 9-11,1 noticed a renewed sense of camaraderie nationwide," Hoffman, speaking from prepared remarks, said. "I noticed it here in Park City, where strangers became neighbors." He also said New York witnessed the same transformation. "I noticed it in Manhattan, where the bustle of the city became gentler," Hoffman said. In an interview Sheriff Dave Edmunds said public-safety agencies operate more effectively since the attacks. "You never want to forget the sacrifices that SCOTT $\NE/PARK RECORD were made," Edmunds said. "We don't ever want to Mark Billmire, a battalion chief with the Park City Fire District, salutes during a memorial on Sept. forget our fallen comrades, both fire and police." He also said it is important for civil servants to 11. Most of the people at the memorial were lawmen or firefighters. A junket to Colorado? No way, city officials say They argue that there's lots to learn in Vail and Aspen typically participants travel to several resort communities in the West. The annual trip, which used to be scheduled in the summer, is important, officials say, because it affords Parkites a chance to observe the other communities and look for new By JAY HAMBURGER programs that could be introduced in Park City. Of the Record staff "If you sit in isolation thinking you know how About 70 community leaders and regular to do everything, you get outstripped," said Park Parkites depart for Colorado on Wednesday - a City Councilman Jim Hier, who is on the roster of five-day trip during which they will visit Vail, trip-goers and has been on a number of the soAspen and a few other cities to learn how those called 'City Tours.' "To think that we know everycommunities operate. thing is ludicrous." Some who are going are adamant: the trip is The trip costs about $500 per person and, not a taxpayer-funded junket. according to a list of tour-goers provided by City City Hall has organized such trips for years and Hall, approximately 25 people from local govern- ment bodies are scheduled to participate. The governments typically fund the trips of their staffers and the elected officials, meaning that the trip most likely will cost taxpayers more than $10,000. "The amount of time we'll be working over the five days is a good use of taxpayer money," said City Councilman Joe Kernan, who is attending. Kernan, who has been on two previous trips, says he plans to meet with people he rarely has a chance to talk to, but are also attending. "Realistically, sometimes you need a setting elsewhere for people to relax and be able to give you some time," Kernan said. Please see Aspen, A-2 |
