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Show Sports Scene Jumpers leap into prime time with international competition. p a a e Garden Party returns a fourth time to provide shelter. p C- yle Lovctt will perform at Deer Valley July 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at all Smith'silx outlets and Deer Valley Signatures Stores. Tickets are i$35, for more information call 1-800-888-TIXX. L 1 ..V, G The PARK CITY, UTAH www.parkrecord.com Sophisticated Beirut remembered ISRAEL// Port Jerusal Id COURTESY OF THE CWTHE WORLD FACTBOOK People like Parklte Deedee Corradini, who lived In the region, are monitoring the hostilities In the Middle East. Corradini, who grew up there, says strife 'breaks my heart' By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff The Beirut of Deedee Corradini's childhood, of the 1940s and 1950s, she recalls, was one of sophistication and worldliness. Corradjjii now, though, watches as Lebanon is torn apart by Israel's attacks against Hezbollah and the potential of a wider war in the region. A Park Meadows resident, Corradini, the exmayor of Salt Lake City, says people in Lebanon desperately desire peace even as Israel pounds the country, bombing, she says, a modern airport and a landmark lighthouse. "After 15 years of civil war and infighting, the Lebanese got sick and tired of war," Corradini says, calling Lebanon the most democratic country in the Arab world. Corradini considers herself from Beirut. She lived there from 1947 until 1954, before spending the next four years in Syria. Her father was an educator whose job was in the Middle East. She now sits on the board of trustees of a school in Beirut and says she travels to the Lebanese capital once a year, the last time in 2005. Corradini says Beirut was once a beautiful and vibrant city, influenced by the West and with Muslims and Christians living peacefully. Corradini, a senior vice president at Prudential Utah Real Estate, calls it a complex country that suffered through 15 years of civil war. Beirut, she says, was destroyed during the war but was beginning to re-emerge. "The city was looking absolutely gorgeous again. It was really coming back," she says about the last five years, talking about, for instance, Beirut's sidewalk cafes. Corradini blames the current strife on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as a solution is sought to the Palestinian question. "Right now, I think Lebanon is being used as a pawn," she says, labeling the violence "insanity." Corradini claims that Israel and Hezbollah are not now focused on the Palestinian question. "There are obviously problems on both sides but people aren't dealing with the basic problem," she says, talking about the Palestinians. Locally, there have not been significant public statements regarding the Israel-Hezbollah violence. People in Park City and on the East Side of Summit County generally monitor Middle Please see Parklte, A-2 3 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-8 C-15 B-9 C-9 ^^^^^ V ^ B ^ ^ ^ Serving Summit County since 1880 ParkRecoi 500 U _ .xo*NO.4l .ca/Thurs/FrlJuly 19-21,2006 Museum can't display priceless work Backcloth advertises Main St. businesses from another era By DALE THOMPSON Of the Record staff Some pages in history are bigger than others, in this case 10 feet long and 17 feet tall. A backcloth that hung in the Egyptian Theatre during the 1930s was donated to the Park City Museum last year by the Deffebach family and displays hand painted advertisements from over a dozen local businesses during that time. The Kimball Garage advertises itself as "warm air heated" and "fire proof." Coffee John's offers patrons a place to buy, "eats and sweets, beer, fishing, tackle and licenses." Many of the businesses have Main Street addresses, such as the mortuary at 190 Main, and advertise their three-digit phone numbers on the backcloth. "I think it gives you a sense of place and time," Curator of Collections and Exhibits Wendy Ashton said. To date, the museum has not been able to put it on display for lack of space and money. Ashton said the upcoming remodel should help remedy part of the problem but funding also prevents them from sharing it with the community, something Ashton said she would really like to do. "It's such a signature piece that is just Park City...no other place has the same piece. It's GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD priceless and one-of-a-kind," Ashton said. The backcloth was most likely put up in front Right to left: Wendy Ashton, curator of collections and exhibits, Ashley Arave and Courtney of the movie screen before and after shows at the Cochley examine the 10 by 17 foot backcloth depicting advertisements for Main Street busi- Egyptian Theatre, she said. Use at the theatre, nesses in the 1930s. The cloth originally hung in the Egyptian Theatre, promoting local wares to theater patrons. Please see Backcloth, A-2 Democratic chairman Ure: a friend on Capitol insists he won't resign Hill for immigrants "I was pleased at the meeting this Elliott reportedly pushes morning, b it th^ro is still a very fun- Advocates fear Latinos issue about support of for Weyhertostep down damental Democratic candidates that has to be could soon lose rights i resolved," Park City Democrat Mike Andrews said. Weyher's critics say money he has Of the Record staff given to high-profile Republicans, Embattled Summit County like U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Democratic Party chairman Rob and President George W. Bush, Weyher insists the party is focused on shows the construction magnate is getting Democrats elected in willing to cross party lines for finanNovember. cial gain. But party faithful aren't conWeyher nearly sabotaged vinced. Democrat Christine Johnson's bid to Summit County Commissioner represent Snyderville Basin voters in Sally Elliott asked Weyher to resign the state House of Representatives Monday during a meeting of the when he offered money to her oppoCounty Democratic Party Central nent in the June 27 primary to withCommittee, Summit County draw from the race, Andrews Democratic Party Secretary Laura claimed. Bonham said. Weyher faces a class B misde"If Rob resigned right now, we'd meanor in Salt Lake County Justice have nobody running the party," Court for allegedly offering to cover Bonham said. Democrat Josh Ewing's campaign Weyher has hinted at running expenses if he withdrew from the against Elliott for a seat on the race against Johnson for the seat in County Commission in 2008. House District 25. Weyher's recent antics, which Weyher has pleaded not guilty to include misdemeanor charges for all of the charges. allegedly assaulting a police officer A $250 contribution reportedly and driving drunk, have been divisive made by Weyher to a political action and have made it difficult for committee attempting to defeat a Democrats running for office in ballot initiative in November could Summit County to criticize their have also ended up in the coffers of a opponents' ethical foibles, said for- Republican. mer Democratic Summit County Weyher admitted to giving the Commissioner Patrick Cone, a member of the Central Committee. Please see Weyher, A-2 By PATRICK PARKINSON Gang unit patrols hip-hop concert By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff Gerry Esplin taught Spanish in Park City when she pushed the Utah Legislature to allow some illegal immigrants who graduate from high school in the state to pay the same college tuition as residents. "The more educated our population is, the better off we all are," said Esplin, who is better known in Park City by her former married name, Gerry Maak. "I just find it horrifying that people think otherwise." She fears "more and more conservative" state lawmakers will vote to repeal the four-year-old law during next year's general session. "There are plans to initiate legislation to repeal it," Esplin said during a telephone interview Monday. "It is such a short-sighted vision to consider leaving students out of the loop for education." Kamas Republican Rep. David Ure sponsored a bill in 2002 that allowed some students who attend high school in Utah to pay lower tuition costs reserved for residents of the state. "[Esplin) introduced me to a couple a very, very bright students who were stalemated," Ure said. But Ure was defeated in the Republican primary election last month by Vernal resident Kevin Van Tassell in the race to replace Sen, Beverly Evans, R-Altamont, in state Senate District 26. Ures term in the Legislature ends in December. "It's a huge loss,'1 said Shelley Weiss, an advocate for Latinos living in Summit and Wasatch counties. Without a senior lawmaker advocating for illegal immigrants on Capitol Hill, "it could serve a great blow," she added. Backroom political maneuvering reportedly allowed Ure to block an attempt last year by Rep. Glenn Donnelson, R-North Ogden, to prevent undocumented people from receiving resident tuition rates. "There is really no need for this bill," said Alex Segura, director of the Utah Minuteman Project. "Even if they do take advantage of that in-state tuition ... they're still ineligible to work." "They're going to have to commit identity theft to get a job." Segura opposes illegal immigration and Monday praised Ure's defeat in the primary. "I'm happy that [Ure] is gone," Segura said. "Most people never knew what he was up to." Ure estimates that about 160 undocumented students have enrolled in the program that allows them to attend state colleges and universities for roughly a fourth the cost of students from out of state. "Those kids who have spent three years in our public schools and have gradPlease see Lawmakers, A-2 The cherry on top Authorities display a show of force during LL Cool J performance By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff A-18 In an unusual show of force on Main Street, lawmen on C-4 Saturday night patrolled a stretch of the street outside Harry O's wearing gang-unit shirts as hip-hop star LL Cool J perA-19 formed inside, an indicator of the authorities' expanding war A-9 on gangs. Lawmen frequently descend on Main Street during busy C-6 nights but the Saturday operation was not typical in that some A-19 of the officers wore the shirts identifying them as members of C-13 a gang unit. Those involved with the Saturday operation say that the C-4 lawmen were assigned to the concert to discourage- gang memB-12 bers from causing problems during the packed performance, C-7 which also attracted lots of people milling about outside withB-1 out tickets. Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds and Park City C-8 Police Department Lt. Phil Kirk say that the hip-hop culture B-2 is known for attracting gangs, prompting the deployment on Saturday night. "That type of music tends to, sometimes, attract gang members," Kirk says. "I think it's pretty common knowledge." He says that the Police Department, as it was planning for Serving Summit County since 1880 Saturday night, requested that a task force of Wasatch Back www.parkrecord.com law-enforcement agencies send its gang unit to Park City for Park Record 94937 00001 •-•\j\ Please see Gang unit, A-2 SCOTT S\NEJPARK RECORD Lacey Jones, who will be a senior at Park City High School, serves up snow cones at the high school Softball diamond during the Triple Crown tournament. Jones Is on the basketball team and working at the concession stand Is one way to help raise money for the squad. |