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Show BLOGGERS UNITE A 12-YEAR-OLD FROM PARK CITY DANCES HER WAY INTO A HOLIDAY CLASSIC DOWNHILL IS THE CORRECT DIRECTION FOR U.S. SKIER WHO HAILS FROM PARK CITY SEE OUR NEW PAGE OF LOCAL BLOGS ON SKIING, FOOD, ART: PARKRECORD.COM/BLOGS COLUMNS, A - 1 8 BUZZARD OF 20i0: MOSTLY WIND AND DAMAGE CONTROL BUSINESS, A - 7 CASH IS CERTAINLY KING FOR PARK CITY HOMEBUYERS The PARK CITY, UTAH Park Record. W W W . P A R K R E C O R D . C O M Sat/Sim/Mon/Tues, November 27-30, 2010 Serving Summit County since 1880 Startup assistance available VOL. 130 • NO. 83 Pocketbooks seem looser this season A skate on skis But Black Friday shoppers say the recession is still affecting how they think about spending Business Resource Center prepares to open in Park City BY ANDREW KIRK Of the Record staff BY JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Entrepreneurs as early as next week might be heading to the Zions Bank branch on Snow Creek Drive for more than some financial assistance for their endeavor. The Miller Business Resource Center, based at Salt Lake Community College, is expected to open a site inside the branch, an effort to assist startups in an area that attracts businesspeople from across the United States seeking a nice place to live. Rex Falkenrath, a director with the Miller Business Resource Center, said the satellite office at Zions Bank, located in space donated by the bank, willv act as a consultant for businesspeople. It could assist with the incubation of an idea as well as provide consulting or training for existing businesses, he said. It will serve Park City and surrounding Summit County, and it will be called the Park City Business Resource Center. Falkenrath said the consulting and mentoring services will be provided free of charge, and the services are available to any business in Summit County. Some of the training programs will carry a small charge, he said. The Miller Business Resource Center site in Park City is its second, with the other being in Sandy. Falkenrath said there are a handful of other similar centers run by other organizations throughout the state, though. Falkenrath said the Miller Business Resource Center over the past year assisted 12 businesses in Summit County. They remain clients, he said. The group, meanwhile, is seeking funding for the Park City location from City Hall and the County Courthouse. The Miller Business Resource Center has asked for a $12,000 grant from carry Summit County as past Democratic candidates did on their way to eventual defeat in District 53, could not hold onto the county, no less compete in the heavily Republican outlying places. Wright, who is the chairman of the Summit County Democratic Party, was the choice of 45.2 percent of the voters in Summit County while Mel Brown, his Republican opponent and a standard-bearer for his party for decades, was picked on 51.6 percent of the ballots. The results were worse for Wright when the votes were counted throughout the district. He earned 35.7 percent to Brown's 59.3 percent. It was the first time since 2004 the Republican candidate in District 53 won Summit County. That year David Ure, then an entrenched legislator, easily outdistanced Laura Bonham. "It's something I've looked forward to quite a while. 1 was glad I was able to win in my home county," Brown said. The District 53 campaign was not a barnburner in 2010, and there really were not pivotal moments. Wright attempted to drum up support by stumping on issues like ethics, job creation, education funding and widening the use of cleaner-burning energies. The ethics Parking lots were full Friday morning as people came to Kimball Junction for Black Friday. Shoppers from as far away as Las Vegas and Montana said visiting the Tanger Outlet Mall is part of their Thanksgiving tradition. Most reported their shopping habits this year will be influenced far more by their personal finances and family needs than the national economy or the Consumer Confidence Index. A survey done by the National Retail Federation (NRF) suggests most Americans will spend a little more on holiday shopping this year, but will continue to be cautious. The NRF also believes "many have fundamentally changed their shopping habits." Individuals caught braving single-digit temperatures at the Junction Friday morning said that is true for them. Liz Bell from Utah County said she was attracted up to the outlet mall by ads she'd seen and was looking for a deal. "I'm still focused on the bottom line; I'm still guarded," she said. "The recession taught us to be frugal." Michael Fisher from Layton said he's feeling good about his own finances, but is still conservative in his spending because that could change at any moment. His confidence in the national economy has not yet returned, and his own company's profits are affected by government regulations. If some new policy is passed, his good fortune could be reversed instantly, he explained. "We're in saving mode. We're still feeling insecure," he added. Stacy Parry said she's feeling optimistic about the economy, and the recession hasn't hurt her family, but she's still being careful with her purchases. Ginger Shaffer said she's been focusing her buying on things she needs. Parkite Steve Kanten heading into Walmart said he was optimistic about the economy, but if he spends any more this season it will be on chanties. The recession drastically changed his spending habits and he isn't eager to return to his old ways. "I don't have the need to spend on all Please see Democrats, A-2 Please see Shoppers, A-2 GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Sisters Kendall Gilmore, left, and Valerie Gilmore, center, of Corona del Mar, Calif., learn how to skate ski during a group lesson Friday morning at White Pine Touring in Park City. White Pine Touring has rts threekilometer and five-kilometer tracks open daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. The Nordic Center has scheduled a free locals day on Dec. 12 with barbecue, demonstrations and clinics. Democrats lose toehold Party's candidate in District 53 could not keep Summit County in win column on Election Day BY JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Nobody but perhaps a few Democratic loyalists envisioned Glenn Wright, the party's candidate in District 53 of the Utah House of Representatives, wrestling the seat away from the GOP on Election Day. The district, after all, was drawn nearly a decade ago in a fashion that greatly favored the Republicans, one of the state's most blatant examples of gerrymandering, the critics said at the time. The Republican candidate in District 53, it seemed, would clean up in the outlying parts of the district - places like Daggett County and Morgan County - and then win enough votes in Summit County, one of the few Democratic bastions in the state, to seal a victory. But on Election Day 2010, the results did not follow that pattern. Wright, expected to Park here for free BY PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff j- 3 SECTIONS • 42 PAGES A-7 C-9 A-18 ....A-19 C-6 C-11 A-19,.*j C-4 & .....C-7 . j B-1 j C-1 I .....B-2 | A I^MediaNews Group NEWSPAPER Shooting is still mysterious Killing of a rancher in 1976 remains unsolved, but the cold case is reopened Please see Business, A-2 'Business ^Classifieds Columns f.'Editorial Events Calendar ; Legals ' Letters to the Editor IMovies.. r Restaurant Guide : Sports , Scene Weather 50(5 GRAYSON WEST/M/WC RECORD City Hall ushered in the holiday shopping season^With a free-parking promotion on Main Street a bid to attract more people to the street's shops and restaurants. 8 9493700001 7 When Coalville rancher Bill Ercanbrack was mysteriously shot and killed October 28,1976, some investigators believed it was a hunting accident. That theory was soon ruled out and the Summit County Sheriff's Office recently reopened the cold case because they believe someone in the county knows what Beat it down to the Egyptian for a real thriller happened. Nobody was ever arrested in Ercanbrack's death. "That was a possibility because it was deer season," Summit County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dean Carr said in a telephone interview. But Ercanbrack was shot with a small rifle, not the kind typically used for killing game. 'The circumstances surrounding the scene didn't indicate that it would be a stray bullet from a hunting rifle. People don't go hunting with those kinds of smallcaliber weapons," Carr said. Ercanbrack was returning from a drive to Salt Lake City when he was shot outside his home near Chalk Creek Road. "We had witnesses who passed him both ways in Parleys Canyon. They saw his truck Please see Rancher's, A-2 Taylor Productions and the Egyptian Theatre haw teamed up to present "This Is It: A Michael Jackson Celebralion." featuring dance routines done to ihe King of Pop's liils including "Beat It," "Thriller" and "Bad." The performances will be a* the Egyptian on Saturday. Nov. 27. at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more information call 649-9371 or visit www.ugyplianthcalrecompany.org. |