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Show The Park Record A-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 2-5, 2005 Summer jazz lineup unveiled Getting down and dirty Additionally, Severson said the Jazz Foundation's selection committee, who chooses the bands, took a variety of polls and surveys of the public, artists and will continue to expand the festiothers to find out what people val's boundaries. "Sunday's headliner is an want to see and hear at the Jazz interesting stretch, because nor- Festival. Scverson said he has received mally Bela Fleck does his bluepositive comments about the grass thing with the Flecktones, but this year he's playing with his slate, so far. Fie said the event will continue to grow and 'Trio,'" Severson said. change. Eric Darius will also play on "I think that the festival enviSunday. Severson said Darius, a 21-year-old sax player from ronment is ever evolving," he Florida, might be one of the fes- said, noting the wide spectrum of festival artists that will be prestival's surprises for 2005. ent, the beer garden and the pub"He's the smooth jazz artist of the year," Severson said. "He's lic's ability to bring picnics. "That really creates an pretty young and he's gotten a ambiance," Severson said. "I was lot of acclaim." Also playing on Sunday will always fascinated that you can be the Shelly Berg Trio. frring your own picnic, including Rounding out the bill on your own beer and wine. I think Saturday are The Kenny Garrett it's one of the only places in the SCOTT SINE/'PARKRECORD Quartet, Sam Cardon and the country where you can do that." In closing, Severson noted Park City Jazz Foundation AllPark City Miner T.J. McMullin, right, puts the crunch on his opponent from Jordan High School one other significant change to Star Band. in their recent game. The Miners fell 12-11 to the powerhouse team. According to Severson, this the festival. He wouldn't be its year's festival lineup shows the main emcee. "It's going to be different..." Jazz Foundation broadening its he said. "Sure it's fun, but I'll try focus to include a wider range of to set my ego aside and let some listeners. "We've addressed a little bit other people do it." finances and volunteering at film Santy Auditorium during the For more information about • Continued from A-1 of a younger audience," screenings. Sundance Film Festival. Scverson said. "But we're still the Fidelity Investments Park should not be included in the series. Additionally, the board has lately "We bring them down into the City Jazz Festival line-up, visit faithful to the core smooth jazz "We do a variety of things," said trenches to volunteer at the shows, contributed to other, smaller causes, www.parkcityjazz.org. lovers." thee-year board member Linda sell popcorn and maybe even sweep like the new Local Filmmaker Jager. "Probably the most important a bit," Normilc said, with a smile. Showcase and the Park City is selecting the films for the film Grose added that attending the Museum's new short films. scries." showings is important for board The film series board consists of To choose the films, Normilc, members because it allows them to 15 members; a board term lasts for the two optical scan technologies Sandy resident Elizabeth Van who is nol on the board, and the get to know the film series' audience. three years and is renewable when it board members nominate films for ''We want our people to come up is over. would likely be too subtle to Maren. "See how cynical I am?" consideration; the board then dis- and volunteer and get to know the For Grose, the biggest reward determine. Van Maren said though she cusses each film and votes for its people who are seeing the movies," for her involvement in the board is a DRE voting is the technology appreciated what the technology main choices. Tho^ choices are sub- she said. simple one. equipped with an optional audio could mean for some, she won- ject to the films' availability and the Both Grose and Jager noted that "It's just the satisfaction of knowhook-up for voters who are visu- dered how it would be received by organization s ability to pay for them. individuals with specific skills - ing you're part of something unique ally impaired. The DRE tech- those voters who arc used to "A lot of times we have to lake things like accounting, fundraising in the town," she said. nologies offer a computer touch punch cards, not computers. what we can get," Grose noted. But and grant writing - would be ideal "It's been a really positive expescreen, which let voters vote along "To be honest, I'm concerned straight party lines, instantly the elderly people in [my] precinct she added that the scries was having additions to the board. The other rience." Jager said. checking their parly's candidates will be scared-off by this technolo- more and more success getting what edge a person could have is a histoBoth she and Grose agreed that in with one touch. The other gy," said Van Maren. "It's already it wanted and letting the bigger films, ry of volunteering for the film the board didn't take a lol of time. advantage to the DRE computer hard for them to use punch cards, like "Finding Neverland" or series' movies. and was easily worth their while. system is that each voter can so it's going to be even harder for "Million Dollar Baby," support the "'We try to have people join the "I just think that folks who really review their choices at the end them to use touch screens. We're smaller, lesser known ones, which board who have shown some love independent film and movies in before submitting their ballot. going to have to do a lot of edu- allows for the greatest variety of involvement before." Normile said, general would really love it," confilms. noting that such involvement also cluded Jager. Those administering the mock cating to get people to use this. I Aside from helping choose the think it would be a good idea to includes attending the films. To apply for a place on the Park election emphasized the stale of Other than running the actual City Film Series board of directors. Utah has no intention of hooking have these kinds of [mock elec- film series selections and attending up electronic ballots to the tions] again especially before elec- the organizations meetings on the film series, the board is also send a resume and cover letter to second Thursday of ever)' month, involved with Spyhop and several frank@parkcityfilmserics.com or to Internet. Should the DRE tech- tions." members have a number of partnerships with the Sundance Park City Film Series. P.O. Box nology be selected by Herbert, Follett said that a federal man- board official responsibilities. They include Institute, including that organiza- 2092, Park City, UT 84060. For the ballots would be submitted date states that voters will be physically through data cards to required to be trained by their helping Normile find sponsors for tion's Documentary Film Series and more information about the posithe state offices. counties before the implementa- films, overseeing the film series' the sale of concessions at the Jim tions, call 615-8291. The most evident difference tion of any new voting technology between the touch-screen options for elections. is that the Diebold DRE has "It's interesting, because most already developed a visible, rotat- of the people who came on ing paper trail system on the side Wednesday were of the generaSide, to see that this county mainShe admittedly knows "very litof its touch screen to allow voters tion who didn't grow up on com- • Continued from A-1 to see a printed instant record of puters and they were pleasantly missioners to decide whether to tains its rural roots," Brickey told tle" about civil law. commissioners during his interview, However, she is affiliated with no their vote - a required feature surprised at how easy it was to accept his legal advice, Tesch said. adding that he is undecided about political party and sees no potential required by the state. use," Follett observed. "But I "Are you willing to sit on your whether to run for a full term if conflicts of interest arising if she is wouldn't put out a machine and Summit County Clerk Sue hands ... it doesn't sound like it," Follett, who worked to assist the try and do training on Election Richer said about potential disputes appointed. "My inclination is, yes, I hired as county attorney. Last year, she helped prosecute mock election throughout the day, Day. We arc going to be going to between the County Commission would run." Over the past year, Brickey pros- former Salt Lake County Mayor says that ES&S is currently work- every club and association we can and attorney. ecuted a murder case against Nancy Workman and former Salt ing on a similar visible-paper sys- to get as many citizens trained as Unless commissioners intend to Snyderville Basin resident Erik Low Lake County Clerk Craig Sorensen possible before anyone has to tem, but that it wasn't ready for do something "illegal or unconstitu- and a shaken baby case against on charges related to fraud. vote." the event. tional," Tesch countered. Highland Estates resident Maria "I oversee investigations," "The state's [printout] requireBefore making a final choice "When its clear and clean and Abigail Tiscareno. A mistrial was Cameron said. ment has increased the price of the on the voting technology Hebert obvious, Vm going to insist that you She has spent her four years as a DRE systems tremendously. They will have one more public hearing not do it," Tesch said, adding, the declared in the Low case after the always had a print out inside, but to allow Utah voters a final word, County Commission does an "atro- jury could not reach a verdict. A lawyer practicing government law now that voters must see them, it says Cragun. The goal of the elec- cious job" adhering to Utah open- conviction was overturned in the and has no private practice. A Tiscareno matter. Snyderville Basin resident. has become more expensive to go tions office and It. governor, meetings laws. As county attorney, he would Cameron told commissioners that electronic," Follett said. according to Cragun, is to use the Commissioners Sally Elliott and Many event-goers were com- new system throughout the state Ken Woolstenhulme say they are require county lawyers complete rapid growth in the Snyderville forted by Dicbold's rotating print- by the 200fi primary election, but obligated to replace Adkins with a cases quicker. And with no private Basin has her concerned about the practice, he would eagerly pursue "Californication" of western "optimistically speaking," the out. Democrat, which may make it tough the position full time, Brickey said. Summit County. lieutenant governors office hopes "I like the 'Ah-ha! See, I for Republican Brickey to get the "You're going to get sound, fair Commissioners expect to make a voted'-factor of leaving a paper to test it out the new voting equip- nod. The 42-year-old prosecutor ment in a few city elections this advice, and I'd like to give it to you decision during a private discussion trail - especially after Florida's only recently resigned as treasurer without a lol of argument," he adds. Wednesday and announce the name election [in 2000]," said voter and year. of the Summit County Republican Brickey recently moved from that day, during their weekly meetParty. Southridge to Salt Lake County and ing, Woolstenhulme said. "We're stuck with the system of would have 30 days to move back to "Personally, I'd prefer to see a partisanship," Elliott said. "I feel Summit County if he is appointed. Democrat in there ... on the other badly about that." The county attorney is required hand, we're going to look at what's Along with his criminal cases, to reside in Summit County and is best for the county," Woolstenhulme Brickey also advises the Eastern paid an annual salary of $95,243. said Thursday. "Our personal feelSummit County Planning Of the three applicants, ings and prejudices that we may Commission and worked as a civil Pinebrook resident Cameron, 37, is have toward any of them have to be attorney in the Iron County the youngest and has the least expe- put on the backburner." Attorneys Office. rience. She is a former scienceCommissioners were divided this "I'm interested in building an teacher and has been a prosecutor in week about which applicant to hire, agreement between all parlies, that Salt Lake County since 2000. he adds. includes the East Side, the West Foundation announces Taj Mahal, George Benson, Bela Fleck's Trio' will perform By MATT JAMES Of tin- Rccorti sitiff Start planning your picnic baskets for this summer, the Park City .la/v Foundation has announced the lineup for the Fidelity Investments Park City Jazz Festival. Tlie festival, which will run from Aug. 26 through Aug. 2S at I he Deer Valley Amphitheater, will feature 10 artists over the three days with headliners Taj Mahal on Friday, George Benson on Saturday and "Trio" with Bela Fleck, Stanley Clarke and Jon-Luc Ponty on Sunday. "I'm really excited about the Friday night lineup," said Jazz Foundation Executive Director Kris Severson. "I think we branched out into Latin jazz and other types of music aside from the traditional smooth jazz." The Friday night slate also includes the Latin sounds of Pancho Sanchez and Katia Monies and Sambaguru. Saturday night headliner llenson, a veteran of the 2000 Park City Jazz Festival, will bring some of the festival's more traditional elements, but Sunday * • • • * Film Series looking for volunteers \foters get chance at mock election • Continued from A-1 by the afternoon. "At this point [at 5 o'clock], we have had about 700 people vote using the equipment and we only really needed 500 for the elections committee to analyze," said Cragun. "We're very pleased with the turn-out and, so far, people have been really grateful to be involved with the process." Cragun said Herbert's philosophy is that he will remain "agnostic" about the technologies until he receives all the data needed from the public and his committee to make an informed decision. The plan to switch to a more modern voting system for Utah came about as a result of the Help America Vole Act approved by the federal government in 2002, according to Cragun. The act did not necessitate a switch in the slate of Utah, says Cragun, but it did motivate former Lieutenant Governor Olerie "Walker to'fo'rni a committee to make changes that could alleviate some of the issues some stales have encountered after ballots are collected. •"Frankly, in Utah, we've had a good experience with the punchcard system," said Cragun. "This is really a usability study rather than a demonstration - a study to gel input." The voting technology at the mock election did not simply develop as a result of the voting act according to Cragun. "I've met some representatives from states who have used the optical scan since the 80s and we've been using optical scan in San Juan and Emery County for years," he said. The optical scans are not audio-accessible machines, but similar to the punch-card, require a user to read the ballots and use a writing utensil to fill out standardizc-test-style bubbles before inserting their ballot into the machine. 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