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The Record's Web site also hosts interactive entertainment, restaurant and lodging listings, multimedia features and community blog ,,' forums. . 1 • Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 16-18, 2011 The Park Record . V Blazquez said. "The guy that crossed into the oncoming traffic killed [Pineda] and then it pinned [Morales] in his Honda." Morales gets emotional when he talks about the accident. "He is almost in shock. To be able to close your eyes and remember everything - I'd rather forget it," Blazquez said. ed after seeing pictures of his car," She said she witnessed the afterBlazquez said in a telephone inter- math of the crash. view Monday. "I guess he broke his "I saw the accident before I knew neck in one spot and his back in one it was him," Blazquez said. "Later spot, but the doctors said he broke it % that night I got a call. It's crazy. You in a good way. They can do surgery don't think it's going to be somebody and hopefullyfixit." you know." Blazquez said she visited Morales Morales is currently unemin the hospital. ployed, she added. He lives with his "Johnny is lucky to be alive," she brother in Kamas. said. "He still has movement of all his She said Morales is not married limbs and he can feel everything." and has no children. Investigators have interviewed "He's a really nice guy," Morales about the crash, she said. Blazquez said. "If you know him, he According to the Utah Highway is just one of those charismatic peoPatrol, alcohol might have been a ple. He talks to everyone, jokes factor in the accident. with everyone. He is super friendly Troopers and paramedics said and has a great personality." Hill smelled of alcohol at the scene of Hill was employed at the crash, Utah Highway Patrol Sgt Property23, a real estate firm in Jeff Plank said. Orem. Damage from the truck trapped According to an obituary that Morales inside his car, Blazquez said. appeared in the Daily Herald newsMorales told Blazquez that paper, Hill was married and had six Pineda passed his car just before Hill children. He was a member of The came barreling into oncoming traffic. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter"Johnny said his phone rang so he day Saints. slowed down to take a phone call," • Continued from A-1 Two dead in crash • Continued from A-1 Renovation described The developer, though, scrapped its plans to open a boutique hotel in the Claim Jumper amid the recession. A subsidiary of the bank that was the lender on the building later took control of the building after the developer defaulted. The bank put the building on the market, but it has not been sold. Reed said there is a possibility the bank could redevelop the Claim Jumper itself. It has long been anticipated that a • Continued from A-1 «Hn*lAWliU-',.',',y \ Contents of Trie Park Record are copy>• "right © 2 0 0 4 , Utah Media Inc. All i rights reserved. No portion may be £' reproduced in any form without written f consent of the managing editor or pub: lisher. i The Park Record (USPS 378-730) i, (ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice jt weekly by Utah Media Inc., 1670 !" Bonanza Drive, Park Gty, Utah, : 84060. Periodicals Postage Paid at ' Salt Lake City, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing offices. ; Postmaster Send address changes to ; Trie Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park U City, Utah, 84060. Entered as second| class matter, May 25,1977, at the Post r Office in Park Gty, Utah, 84060 under ! the | ActofMarch3, 1897. [ Subscription rates are: $42 within Summit CounJy, $70 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone i {435)649-9014, j, fax (435) 649-4942 or ; email circulcition@parkrecord.corn. • Published every Wednesday and fe ••-•• Saturday.. Volunteers sought ; During the field-trip season, the center holds two training sessions. "Volunteers only need to attend one session that lasts about two houisf' Wake said. "Then they are realdy to go and sign up for what best fitslhejr schedule." Far volunteers who like to get their Viands and clothes dirty, the preserve offers land restoration outings. "These sessions take place throughout the year," Wake said. "The next one is scheduled toward the last weekend of March or the first weekend in April." Each year, volunteers harvest and plant willow branches and repair stream banks. "One group of volunteers will cut 1,400 willow stakes and then another group will plant them couple of weeks later," Wake said. "In the fall, which is obviously passed, we have a stream-bank restoration session with Christmas trees." redone Claim Jumper would involve commercial space on the Main Street level and residential square footage on the upper floors. The Microsoft search engine Bing operated a hot spot in the Claim Jumper during the Sundance Film Festival in January, believed to be the first time in years there were crowds inside the building. In DeGrays letter to the Planning Department, submitted shortly after Sundance, he indicates the Claim Jumper ownership wants to make structural improvements in an effort to meet building codes. Changes also would include removing columns on the inside. The letter says doing so would "free up the floor plan and allow for greater flexibility of uses." It also says the ownership wants make the ceilings higher on the bottom level by digging two or three feet deeper. The trees are attached to the stream banks that show a lot of erosion, she said. "The trees help increase fish habitat, wildlife habitat and water quality. "These sessions are a great way to get out on the Preserve, experience the Preserve hands on," she said. "They usually last two or three days, and are done in a four- or fivehour block per day. Volunteers can sign up for one day, two, or all the days, whatever fits their schedule." The last volunteer opportunity is called the EcoHost program, Wake said. "EcoHosts are the reason we are able to keep our doors open to the public," she said. Wake emphasized there is no quota for volunteer hours. "They can choose how much they want to work," she said. "Also, volunteers dont really need experience or knowledge about ecology and the environment to help. To volunteer at the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter should contact Wake by calling (435) 2523583 or email savannah@ecocenter.org. Potential volunteers can visit the EcoCenter at 1258 Center Drive on Wednesdays from noon to 5 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Al fresco dining expands BYJAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff The number of dining decks on Main Street could quadruple this summer from the three that were built in 2010, a scenario that some involved say is unlikely even as they acknowledge there could be more decks this year than there were last year. City Hall, which regulates the decks, recently started accepting applications from restaurateurs who want to build one in 2011. The applications are due by March 14 and are available on the municipal website. Francisco Astorga, the City Hall planner handling the applications for the dining decks, said up to 12 will be allowed in 2011. City Hall in 2010 approved four of the dining decks. Three of them opened in 2010. The 12 that will be allowed this year include the four that were approved in 2010, meaning there are eight slots available for newcomers in 2011. The Planning Department had not received an application by late Monday afternoon. Astorga said he did not expect more than eight applications to be filed. The application fee is $180. Restaurants must also pay City Hall $675 for each parking spot a dining deck occupies, a sum based on a portion of what the municipal government would collect in paid-parking fees on the spots. Astorga said there is chatter about restaurants that might file an application to put in a deck. He declined to elaborate. "We hear a lot of rumors, but 1 cant confirm," he said. Bistro 412, Cisero's and Zona Rosa built decks in 2010. Red Banjo Pizza Parlour received approval to build one but opted not to put it in last year. City Hall will consider the applications based on criteria like the location of a proposed deck and its prox- • Continued from A-1 Bill might help USSA decision to the Utah State Tax Commission, which upheld the denial from the county. Now state Sen. Curt Bramble, RProvo, has stepped in to help USSA receive the tax break. The property tax bill for the Center of Excellence was about $142,252 in 2010. For non-profit organizations that apply for tax exemptions, substitute language in Brambles Senate Bill 125 would change the definition of "educational purposes" to include nonprofits that train competitive athletes and are recognized by the United States Olympic Committee. "We hope that this bill can serve to provide clarity in the law," said Tom Kelly, a spokesman for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association. "I would guess that the county would tell you the same thing. They were troubled by the whole thing too in making their interpretations on it." Kelly didn't comment further about the legislation. Robinson said government officials would likely need to grant the property tax exemption if S.B. 125 is approved. On Monday, state senators voted unanimously to pass the bill. The legislation must still be approved by the PARK CTIY REAL ESTATE AND YOU Craig Reece, CRS CONSERVATORIES THE GREAT INDOORS Love the outdoors, but not everything that comes with it, like bugs and heat? One of the hottest trends right now is one that solves those problems, letting you bring the outdoors to you. Many modern architects are telling us that clients want conservatories for a wide variety of reasons, from not wanting to deal with the heat outside, to being bugged by bugs or the sudden downpour that happens when you least expect it. Conservatories have been part of luxury home designs since the dawn of time, but todays conservatories not only allow you to be outside without being outside, but can be eco friendly as well. A custom built conservatory can go green with solar paneling and specially cut glass windows, to reduce glare and deflect the suns rays while keep-. ing the room cooler. Conservatories aren't just for company either. You can design yours to accommodate your desire for a spa, a pool house, even a kitchen, bathroom and shower! It's all up to you and your imagination. For rock solid advice on buying or selling real estate, call Craig Recce at 435-647-8017 or toll free at 1-866-709-8018. Craig has been a fulJ time Park City resident since 1973 and a full-time real estate agent since 1978. S*ddl«viw^ptflc« Pork Bldg B 2200 Park Avenue, Park City , UT MOW The Prudential and www.DeerValleySpeclallst.com Craig @ DeerValleySpeclallst.com House of Representatives and signed by the governor. Robinson said he supports the bill. "It's a good outcome in our mind because we value what the USSA does and it gives us clarity on something that has been dragging on for a long time," Robinson said. Local leaders worked hard convincing ski team officials to come to the Park City area, he said. "The USSA has always been part of the community and after years of trying to get them to come to Summit County they finally did," Robinson said. "Then they built this big building and we couldn't figure out how to give it a property tax exemption." Bramble became concerned when the ski team did not receive the tax break. "Bramble and many others, including the county, view the USSA as an asset and he was frustrated that we weren't able to find a way to do it the way it was now," Robinson explained. Other non-profit organizations in Summit County that are seeking similar tax exemptions have watched the case. But S.B. 125 narrowly addresses the dispute between the county and the ski team. "The USSA will be handled in this way and then we will hopefully gel more guidance for next year on what else is tax exempt," Robinson said. 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They were taken down as winter approached. The restaurateurs who operated decks in 2010 were pleased, with one of them saying the outdoor seating was consistently packed. Restaurants and Main Street leaders see the decks as an attraction that makes the street more competitive with other shopping, dining and entertainment options in Park City and surrounding Summit County. Alison Butz, the executive director of the Historic Park City Alliance, a group that promotes Main Street, said information about dining decks and applications have been sent to each restaurant in the Main Street area - more than 40, according to Butz. She estimated perhaps four restaurants that did not operate decks in 2010 will submit applications. Butz declined to discuss which restaurants she is hearing might seek approvals to build the decks this year. She said it is unlikely there will be more applications than the eight slots available. "It's going to be great. It really adds atmosphere to see people dining," Butz said. Shabu, a restaurant on the 400 block of Main Street, plans to submit an application to build a deck, said Kevin Valaika, the Shabu owner and the chair of the Park City Area Restaurant Association. Valaika said he hopes the maximum number of decks is built in 2011, saying they offer Main Street a marketing tool for the summer. "Humans like to eat outside. Outdoor dining is a major attraction to Main Street," he said. £T5» -CS> ECS £ 3 ^^ Jeep |