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Show VISITOR GUIDE Scene Sports Rush, Hammond to headline at the Egyptian Theatre. R a g e C_ North Summit's Braves show success on gridiron was no surprise. P a a e B * The PARK CITY, UTAH www.parkrecord.com Sundance preps Racquet Club theater ^•^^^ B Park Kecoi LHKE CITY Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 12-14,2005 Getting the scoop Newsletter vehicle is questioned Summit County hdps payformailer referencing Mormon prophet Of the Record staff 4 SECTIONS • 40 PAGES Agendas Automotive A-8 A-8 Business B-23 Classifieds C-13 Columns Crossword Editorial Education Events Calendar Letters to the Editor Legals Movies Professional Services Profile Restaurant Guide Sports TV Listings Weather A-15 C-4 A-16 A-19 B-2 A-15 C-15 C-4 B-10 A-17 B-7 B-1 C-10 B-2 Paifc Record Serving Summit County since ISSO www.parkrecord.com 94937 00001 Uf VOL. 124 • NO.97 By JAY HAMBURGER Please see Sundance, A-2 ountain Town Stages will present Tom Rush al Ihe Egyptian Theatre tonight. Hie show begins al 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance or $27 at the door. Tickets are available at Orion £ Music in Salt Lake City and Park City. The Egyptian Theatre and by calling 901-7664. MM B aunt w ^ B ^ ^ f c Seni'ni&Summit County sina Gym closes on Saturday, but some concerns remain Hoopsiers at the Raequcl Club gymnasium need to find another spot to play basketball for much of the rest of January: its independent films thai will rule Ihe gym during the second half of the month. Sundance Film Festival organizers are prepared lo start turning the uymnasium into a movie theater for the festival, whfch starts Jan. 20. 'Hie 2005 edition of the festival is the first that will use the gymnasium as a theater and the Sundance Institute has designed ihe second-largest venue in Park City, seating 612 people. Sundance wanted the gymnasium in order to expand the number of screenings during the festival, thus also increasing the number of tickets available. - ^ ^ j 'Hie Racquet (Tub plans to close the gymnasium al 7 a.m. on Saturday and it will not reopen until Monday. Jan. 31. the day after the festival wraps. "We have to move in all of the equipment as well as the chairs." said Sundance spokesman Patrick Hubley. describing the efforts lo transform the gym into a movie theater as a "really big endeavor." He said installing flooring, seats, drapes and a projection booth are among the (asks that await Sundance al the gymnasium. labeling the setup a "big logistical task." Hubley said he expects soldoul crowds at screenings at the gymnasium. Other key dates for the Racquet Club, which is also where Sundance's awards celebrations, include that the indoor tennis courts close to the public at 6 a.m. Jan. 28 and remain closed until 6 a.m. Jan. 30. The Racquet Club is closed from 3 p.m. Jan. 29 until 7 a.m. Jan. 30. 'llie Racquet Club, with the exception oi the gymnasium, reopens at 8 a.m. Jan. 30. 'I"he other closures are similar to past years but the gymnasium schedule is perhaps the largest change to Sundance's operations in 2005. Festival schedulers have made the gymnasium a key venue and movies will screen there throughout Sundance. 'Hie organizers, however, did not schedule any screenings starting past 8:30 p.m. When the Park City Council approved the gymnasium as a movie theater last year, the elected officials wanted to ensure that the surrounding neighborhood was not overrun by late-night movie-goers and told Sundance that they did not want movies starling late. "Thai was in response to the community." Hubley said of ihe 8:30 starting times for the latest movies. When Sundance won the deal for the gymnasium last August, movies starting as late as 9:30 p.m. were contemplated. Ken Fisher, ihe city's recreation services manager, said Sundance is paying $28,400 for ils use of the Racquet Club, including the gymnasium and the tennis courts, where the awards ceremony takes place. He said Sundance spent about $14,000 to soundproof Ihe Racquet Club's cardio lofl and paid $64,000 for a new ventilation system in the gymnasium. Fisher said the city rental revenues, meanwhile, could pay for upgrades at the Racquel Club, such as new fitness equipment or improvements to Ihe locker rooms. Adult basketball and volleyball leagues normally scheduled in the gymnasium will be shifted to Treasure Mountain Middle School. Drop-in basketball games, which normally are played al aboul noon, will be cancelled Jan. 15-Jan. 30. Sundance and the government devised a system to keep movie-goers from driving to the Racquet Club, where festival parking is prohibited, and Ihe festivals bus loop includes a stop at the Racquet Club. 'Ilie two sides want to stop motorists from driving to the Racquet Club and parking on nearby residential streets, 'llie city will pul up signs on M By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Jeffrey Timmons, director of guest services for the Egyptian Theatre, brushes snow from off the top of the awning Monday afternoon. More snow is expected through the week. See B-2 for a full forecast. 'Hie Summil County Commission is considering whether a newsletter partly funded by taxpayers needs a disclaimer identifying material the county is responsible for putting in the publication. "Some of the articles have rubbed people, perhaps very gently, the wrong way." Summit County Commissioner Bob Richer said. "Some of them were wondering on one or two of the articles ... they didn't like the tone of the articles." Jami Brackin, a deputy attorney for Summit County, is investigating whether material in the Summit Quarterly violates religious freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment. "Does it violate it? I don't know ... you really should keep government out of religious business." she said, adding that the Summil County Attorney's Office does not review the newsletter before it's mailed out. "It raises my radar. It doesn't pass the smell test." The county partners with Midway Printing in Wasatch County to produce the glossy quarterly newsletter. "We are not responsible for anything other than the four pages of our content," Richer said, adding that Midway Printing this winter filled 11 pages with other articles. Last fall. Richer received inquiries from residents aboul a front-page article submitted by the company in Please see 'Tone', A-2 Parkites dismayed as best fest tickets snapped up Line waters unhappy with selection, Sundance hopes to improve in '06 By MATT JAMES Of the Record staff 'Ilierc were dozens of disappointed faces in the locals* ticket line this past Saturday when tickets went on sale al 9 a.m. Denizens of all corners of the line - from No. 1 on up -were saddened as Ihey faced poorer availability than in years past and were shut out of film screenings. 'Hie result was particularly frustrating in the light of the 24-hourlongwait many endured for their shot at the tickets. " l~hey were experiencing some technical difficulties." noted Destiny Grose, No. 13 in the line. "I think I got maybe eight out of IS." she said about her ticket selections. Grose said she got about half as many tickets as she did in years past. She did note, however, that her hard schedule and her film choice might have played into the poor availability ol her choices. Torn Heffron. a line organizer who also had a spot in the teens, was less equivocal than Grose "I think everybody who has been doing this for years and years and years was just in shock," he said. "Nothing like this has ever happened." •'Ihose al the lop of ihe line - particularly the first 20 or so in line - are usually able lo gel almost everything Truck vote delayed they're looking for. "You had people who arc used to getting this." noted Heffron. "It was just so disappointing." he continued. "Maybe now's the time we need to realize it Ls getting more popular," said Grose about Sundance. "Maybe now's the time to lower our expectations a bit." Sundance Institute spokesman Patrick Hubley said there were 45.000 tickets for more than 600 screenings available for the various locals' ticket sales. "I definitely understand that there Ls frustration with the ticketing system." said Hubley. "There were definitely some technical problems." It seems lhat at the beginning of the line, the ticket Please see Tech Difficulties, A-2 Breaking out Planning Commissioners want to study report before deciding route for contaminated material By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff The Park City Planning Commission, initially scheduled on Wednesday to decide whether to allow a fleet of dump trucks loaded with contaminated soils to descend the Mine Road, will delay ils vote, the Planning Department indicated on Monday. A possible vole on Ihe truck routing desired by United Park City Mines had been pul on llie Planning Commissions Wednesday agenda but City Hall has not received a critical reporl that commissioners had previously requested. Brooks Robinson, Ihe City Hall planner assigned to the application, said on Monday that ihe government had contracted an environmentalengineering firm known as AMEC lo evaluate the soils. 'Ihe firm, which will be paid a little less than $10,000. will determine the contaminants present in the soil and their concentration. Robinson said. He said the report will also discuss the effects on human health if the contaminated soils are lefl at Ihe Daly West site, south of Old Town in UPCM's Empire Pass resort development. Robinson said the report is expected with 10 days, which will give the government enough time to analyze the data before the next regular Planning Commission meeting, which is scheduled Jan. 26. 'Hie report will be made public, he said. By delaying Wednesdays vote, the Planning Commission allows more time for Parkites along the Mine Road and Royal Street lo prepare lor what will likely be a spirited public hearing preceding the vote. In late 2004, residents along the two streets squared off in front of the Planning Commission in a hotly contested hearing. 'Hie two roadways are the only paved streets with access lo the site. City Hall favors a truck route down the Mine Road, which is part of the slate highway system and known as Marsac Avenue through upper Old Town. Park City Engineer Eric DeHaan this month issued a report arguing for the Mine Road routing. He indicates in the report that the Mine Road is more safe for the trucks than Royal Street, identifying six risks on Royal Street compared to the two risks he determined exist on the Mine Road. Royal Street risks include the Please see Dump truck, A-2 SCOTT SINE/PARKRECORD Lacey Heward's debut live performance was at the Terzian Gallery Friday. MediaNews Group acquires The Park Record The Park Record newspaper Ls now part of the MediaNews Group family of publications which includes 40 dailies across the country. According to an 8K Form filed with Ihe Securities and Exchange Commission late last week. Dean Singleton. Chairman and Chief Executive of MediaNews Group, already a major shareholder in the Records holding company. Diversified Suburban Newspapers, purchased the remaining shares in the company from Peter Bernhard. The SEC filing indicates MediaNews acquired Diversified for approximately $S million, subject to final working capital adjustments. Diversified is now a wholly owned subsidiary of MediaNews Group, Inc. Diversified purchased The Park Record from Jan Wilking in 1987 and named Andy Bernhard as publisher, a position he will continue lo hold under the new ownership. Bernhard said the new corporate arrangement will not affect the newspapers current staff or editorial philosophy. "I've worked with Dean for 20 years and during that time he has always been supportive of The Record's editorial independence. I expect a seamless transition. From an operating standpoint nothing will change." RecordEdhor Nan Chalal-Noakcr sees the relation- ship as a benefit for readers. "Over the past two years we have received a lot of valuable technical support from MediaNews Interactive in setting up our website. I have also enjoyed hashing out ideas with a network of MediaNews editors all of whom have been generous in sharing their expertise." According to Bernhard. during the coming year Record readers will see significant improvements some of which, like Ihe installation of a new printing press were in the works before the sale. "As The Park Record'enters ils 125lh year, our commitment to the Park Cily community continues to be our lop priority," he added. |