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Show A-15 www.parkiecord.com SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MAY 22-25, 2010 to scale back on prom expenses lime T oday might not be the best day to broach the subject of prom expenses. Park City High School is holding its prom tonight at the state capito!. The corsages have been bought, the tuxedos rented and the dresses are on the credit card. Many of the kids have worked hard to pay for a memory that will likely last a lifetime and they deserve to enjoy every minute of it, guilt free. But the rest of us might want to take a moment this weekend to consider whether there are some students - not only in Park City but also in North and South Summit and around the country - who can no longer afford to attend their own high school proms. The tradition has become increasingly elaborate, from choosing a date to selecting a location and theme. As a result, expectations and prices have grown year by year. Including formal attire, transportation and tickets to the event itself a student (and his or her family) can expect to spend an average of $400 or more on this one evening. CARES?/ It is worth it - especially if it means that some classmates will not be able to attend? This is a question best asked by the kids themselves and we hope that some of our local student leaders will consider it early in the coming school year. For our part, we would applaud the class that decides to throw a Recession Ball as their prom theme complete with thrift store attire and recycled decor. OK, we can already hear audible groans coming from the teens in our lives, but let's encourage them to mull the idea over the summer. Let them imagine a little less stress during the last week of school about who to ask, what to wear and how to pay for it. Consider this a challenge to the Class of 2011. Organize a prom based on all-inciusive admission - regardless of date-status or ability to pay. Welcome singles as well as couples, share rides and put a little more imagination and a little less cash into the event. It may just be the most memorable prom ever. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A banner week Editor: A thrill of a lifetime occurred this week when I returned home from 3 National Tennis Tournaments, where I saw a 10 foot banner attached to my front patio. It was from the Racquet Club under the spirited guidance of Laurie Lambert. Dozens of signatures and works of congratulations were spread throughout the colorful banner. I wish to thank all the tennis players for that giant banner and the lovely words of support. Making a sign of such proportions and design was indeed a masterpiece/ Lucy Dettmer Park City equalization for schools in his district, because it is unfair to citizens of rural areas to pay for schools in urban areas. It is unfair, because the local school boards have the authority to raise their taxes to pay for their problems. When people living in the Jordan School District decided to split the district, it left one side poor and one side with a larger tax base. Now, members of the Patrick Henry Caucus want to fix this by taking money from Park City, Kamas, Laketown, Mountain Green, Manilla, and all the other beautiful places in district 53 and handing it over to the Jordan School District. It is not our place and it is not our problem. If you want someone on the hill who can fight and will fight for the interests of Summit, Morgan, Rich, and Daggett, and Wasalch Counties, then send Mel, not a puppet. lege to spend some time with Jennifer, and I know she will be a blessing to her new church and her new community. Pastor Bob Kaylor, wife Jennifer, and children Hannah and Rob will be moving to a new church assignment in Colorado this summer. Thank you, Jennifer. We will miss you. Cheryl Popple Park City Summit Water's attorney. He told me he didn't believe it was legal but this is what the County has been threatening to do and we will probably have to take it to court AGAIN! They wont let up...and now the bullying has become threats! I will not let this go...seems we have some elected officials that are out of control and people need to know. LETTERS POLICY The Park Record welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. We ask that the letters adhere to the following guidelines: They must include the home (street) address and telephone number of the author. No letter will be published under an assumed name. Letters must not contain libelous material. Letters should be no longer than about 300 words (about 600 words for guest editorials) and should, if possible, be typed. We reserve the right to edit letters if they are too long of if they contain statements that are unnecessarily offensive or obscene. Writers are limited to one letter every seven days. Letters thanking event sponsors can list no more than 10 individuals and/or businesses. Cherie Hooten Park City From Bullying to Threats Editor: At the Summit Water Company's shareholders meeting on April 27th I arranged to get the documentation to substantiate my comments during the Ron Boyer public input portion of County GOP State Delegate, Editor: Council Meeting. Coalvilh Having the honor to serve as a I then called the County Attorney Republican delegate to this year's to make an appointment with him convention, I was shocked to see what and his assistant, Dave Thomas, who is happening in the political environhad made statements at the meeting ment. Like Sen. Bennett said, "The that were not true. The Attorney has environment right now is toxic." jurisdiction to look into such matters I was dismayed that the delegates Editor: and I wanted his assistant present from District 53 came close to replacwhen I accused him of being less than Jennifer Kaylor is moving from ing one of the best representatives Park City. While the community may forthright. On the phone he said the this district has ever had. Mel Brown be more familiar with Jennifer's hus- Council was not harassing the has been a strong voice for Summit, band, Pastor Bob, of Park City Summit Water and "they were right Rich, Daggett, Wasatch and Morgan Community Church, Jennifers move in everything they are doing". He in the four years he has represented is a loss to our community as well. It is said that if the County loses its appeal us. Even in the years he represented not unusual for the pastor's wife to be against Summit Water about their district 72 in Midvale, he worked for one of the unsung and unseen mem- taxes (courts favored Summit) that rural counties. His opponent, who is bers of a church and community. the County will go after those individprobably a good individual, would not They are often found in the Sunday ual taxpayers who have water shares represent the interest of our diverse school programs, attending to coffee in Summit Water and put the assesscommunity. hours, and helping with rummage ment on their property tax I can only see John as a puppet for sales. They quietly go about their bills...AND..if I didn't like that, I the Patrick Henry Caucus. He was work while the spotlight and attention could speak to the County Manager. Why would he involve a newly hired nominated by Ken Sumsion, one of go to their spouse. in something the 'elected founders of the caucus. It seems this I am honored to say that I know manager 1 group is for limited government, Jennifer. She is quiet, but she is also officials have been responsible for? I except when it comes to paying for open and welcoming. She is not going will see Mr. Jasper next week and I schools in areas that we don't live in. to be in the spotlight; but if you are need to think him for that because it Don't we pay enough for our own lucky, she might play her trumpet for is the only one-on-one meeting I have schools? Do we, the people of District you. She laughs easily. I've never been able to get with any county offi53, need to pay for the mistakes made heard her criticize anyone. She is a cial. in school districts of the Wasatch devoted mother and wife and a perI was so upset about the County Front? son of deep faith. It has been a privi- threatening to assess the shareholdRep. Brown has fought against er's property taxes that I called Support for Brown Farewell, Jennifer Education isn't free Editor: A few days ago I was watching a report on CNN about how an illegal alien thought it was unfair to her being deported 3 weeks before graduating from college. She had been educated K -12 and college in the United States. I could not help thinking how unfair it was to the American taxpayer paying $4,000 a year for 12 years to educate a Mexican citizen. Just her 12 years of education cost taxpayers $48,000. CNN estimates that 66,000 illegal aliens will graduate from High School this year. The education of those 66,000 illegal aliens cost US taxpayers $3,168,000,000 . If 66,000 graduate each year there must be 792,000 illegal aliens in our classrooms each year. At $4000 per child that equates to $3,168,000,000 spent on illegal alien education each year. A few weeks ago KSL had a news article on closings of 4 Utah Charity Hospitals due demands put on them by illegal aliens. We should be spending our tax dollars and providing government services for citizens. American citizenship should not be granted to people born here whose parents were not American citizens. It's time for Utah to have an immigration bill that will provide for workers visas, and require proof of citizenship for education and government services. 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Production ';':"f;: v,v; "iii'^'^v^-i Matt Gordon Scott Schlenker Sarah Ely PatHamaker Photos by Erik Daenitz r O r t i l © rOCOrCl Asked at the Park City skate park What do you use your cellphone for most? Jack Loughlin, Park City I use my cellphone to get the ladies through texting. Skyler Johnson, Park City I use my cell phone for definitely texting. Matt Kozart, Park City Song I.D. for when I hear a song and want to know what it is. Griffin Siebert, Park City I would have to say calling my family and friends. Max Vought, Park City Texting, jflSt because it's easier and more convenient than calling sometimes. %* |