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Show Look for increasing clouds and snow ctortc through the vwM" nd See B-i - - 1 i - 1 I ! ' 1. , . v i ; X ' 5 I 1 1 3 i 1 11 ,,- , : 2 STEPHEN ZUS PARK RECV&O Skeleton racer for a very fast day by John W. Cannon Of THE RECORD STAFF There I was. hurtling head first down the Olympic Park luce run on a skeleton sled at over ttVmph. It was intensely fast Whatever had possessed me to participate par-ticipate in such a daring undertaking? Perhaps because I had just kst the ck-tkw ck-tkw the day before in a bid to upset the five-term incumbent State I egislator from West alley. I donl know, but I was ccnainly living cm the edge now. The ride was nuch faster, and scarier, than I could have possibly-imagined. The G" forces just pin you to the sled in the turns and .then the course changes directions It was all I could do to hang on as the sled careened off the rock hard ice walls. The curves came so Krvoldenngty fast that I couldn 1 even think. In the training course beforehand they told us to count the turns so that we would know what was axrung up next. I got to curve one in my head then ahhhhhlih and 54 seconds later the race w as over. I was still at curve one in my head. 1 just hung on for dear life. It all began with an invitation from Be Bills, the director of the "Olympic Athkte for a Day" program. Nine of us would be going through the course that day. Some were part of the "wannabe" camps for would-be winter athletes; others oth-ers were from the Delta Airlines Street to Sports program for youth at-risk. We began with an orientation course to teach us how to be a skekton racer. Our coaches for the day wxxild be Pat Brown a former KibsJed driver and coach with the U.S. Bobsled and Skekton Federation and Tom Alkn also a federation coach. We were instructed to keep our heads down, which limited our vision to about three feet ahead. They explained to us the importance of keeping our weight on our shoulders and knees. If we lifted our heads to see where we are going it would also lift our shoulders making the front of the sled light When the front of the skd is light it becomes urtstabk and fishtails. They taught us how to keep our arms tightly at our sides so that our elbows wouldn 1 hit the all. No real explanation explana-tion of how to steer, we wer J just told to look at and concentrate on t!vc middle of the course. Where you kioked and concentrated is where you wvukl go. No explanation on how to skm down other than after we crossed the finish line. Then they showed us a video of the world-record skekton racer in action and some spectacular skekton racer crashes. Then we were ready for out first three runs down the mountaia So off we went and the rest ts history. Sec the related story oa Hi UDOT Road closures The Utah Department of Transportation advises that crews will close casthound and westbound 1-80 at Kimball Junction Monday through Saturday nights to hang steel girders on the new bridge at the interchange. Traffic will detour over the interchange using the on and off-ramps from 10 p.m. to 6 a m. Expect moderate delays. On Sunday, crews will close the ramp from westbound 1-SO to southbound 1-215 from 8 am. to 4 p.m. Motorists will be detourcd westbound 1-80 to 1300 E. w here they can turn around and use eastbound I-80 I-80 to access southbound 1-215. 0 House majority whip fails Park City-Snyderville; labels by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF A person who has not carried one precinct in Park City or the Snydcrville Basin the last two Election Days will continue to represent the two areas in the l.'tah House of Representatives. When the returns came in Tuesday nieht. House Majority Whip David I're (R-Kamas) defeated Becky Richards, a M fx ' -- - - STEFKN ZUSV PARK RECORD Matt Schiller, a member of the Park City race department, loads up with his gear to take a stab at the prep course for America's Opening next week. Water issues guaranteed to get area residents fired up 0 Todd Jarvis and Park City Home Builders debate pros and cons by Joey Marquart OF THE RECORD STAFF The County Commission is considering consider-ing a proposal that would make anyone seeking a building permit first prove they have wet water. A permanent water concurrency ordinance ordi-nance is being proposed to the Summit County Commission Monday to replace the temporary ordinance adopted in a state of emergency last May. The temporary ordinance expires Wednesday. Proponents of the ordinance claim it will help sustain development with a resporsible balance of water supply sup-ply and quality, while opponents have voiced concerns over w hat thev sec as the Trash container options Old Town residents your chance to replace the blue 95-gallon trash bin (at no cost to you) with another oplkn is coming to a close. Public Works will be exchanging exchang-ing trash containers but only until Wednesday. Nov. 22. If you have not made a decision to change, you will have to do so now. The available options are: one rvS-gallon brown bin; one or two 32-gallon brown bins; or use of trash bags (with certain criteria). cri-teria). For more information or questions, please call 615-5306. ' America Opens here Your personal copy of the America s Opening program A is inside todav s issue. Stn ing Summit County since 18S0 PARK CITY, U www.parkrecord.cor to carry single precinct in the returns frustrating' Snvdcrville Basin Democrat. L're breezed through the precincts on the east side of Summit County and routed Richards in Morgan and Rich counties, which are also included in Ire's 53rd District. But Richards claimed victory in each precinct in Park City and the basin. The results illuminate what evidently has become a trend that clearly delineates delin-eates a shift in the politics of this part of Please see District's boundaries, A-2 punitive nature of the ordinance and the additional regulation of small water companies com-panies it would require. The Park Record spoke to Montgomery Watson, director of Groundwater Resources, Todd Jams, who is the principal writer of the ordinance, ordi-nance, along with members of the Park City Area Home Builders Association for a point-counterpoint discussion on water concurrency. Pros: Jarvis is emphatic that the ordinance would preserve underground water resources. Since most of w ater sources in the Snyderville Basin come from underground under-ground water aquifers, Jan is maintains that protection of those resources are imperative and that the ordinance he has been drafting will do so. Jarvis pointed to the Twin Creek Limestone Aquifer, which is the main aquifer for the basin, reporting that it is , Please see Proposal, A-2 Sydney Games debrief The Sydney Olvmpics have been over for weeks but on Monday. Nov. 13. Park City will revisit the 2000 Summer dames. The city is hostirg an Olympic debriefing from 6.30 p m. to 9 p m. on Monday in the Santy Auditorium at the Park Citv Library and Education Center. 1255 Park Ave. ' The debnefmg will include a slide show, a panel discussion featuring Pat kites who traveled to Sydney and an audience question-and-answcr session. The city urges motorists to park their vehicles at the south end of Citv Park. ! Freesrx7Aixxindlng I The sport is popular in ! the U.S., but it can be i j tough to follow: Page B-1 How We Voted j Cindjcjatgi Summij Qgypty j Utah j For President Corc(D) 4 59 i 201732 Bush(R) 4.098 i SI 2. 1 47 For U S Senate I Howell (D) 5 68 21 127 Hatch (R) $.840 ! S0I.92S For House of Rep.Dist 3 Dunn(D) 6.S98 87.So8 Cannon (R) 4 591 138.12$ For Governor Orton(D) 6.744 320 186 Ltavitt (R) 4g52 422.35 For State House Summit County Dist- 53 j RichanJs VD) 4.100 7.24 (Eastside: 1.227 Westsid 4.873) Ur(R) S.430 . 7.829 I (EascsKie:144l Wju.de 1989) County Commission race was much closer this year Democratepublican distinctions don't apply in 2000 election contest by Joey Marquart OF THE RECORD STAFF Summit County voter turnout in this vest's election is only slichtlv up when looking at percentages. In the lv presidential election. K).81 percent of registered voters turned up. That group increased by a little under one percent to 61.7$ percent in 2010. That figure does not reflect the high er number of those registered, however In there were 15.81$ registered vot ers, compared with 1.633 in 2iV That's a jump of 3.815 people in Summit County who signed themselves up to vote. Of those nearlv 20.000 people. 1 2.12s residents came out this vear to cast their choice on the President, the Counts Commissioner, and the Arts Tax. to name a few ballots. The town of t'pton showed the largest turnout, with 77 of their S$ regis tered voters, or 87.5 percent, makmg their voices heard. The Prospector precinct in Park City had the weakest showing, with 242 of their 570 voters - Loading up V v 1 , t -.'If t ' --C: f v st:pn zvv r Reecho Ski Swap Queen Renee Gordon organizes, sorts and divides leftover ski and snowboard equipment from last weekend's ski swap. Subbing for Santa Organization helps the holidays for those in need Agendts A-8 Business B-7 aassifiesls C-12 Columns.... A-16 Crossword C-4 Editorial A-17 Education A-9 Evrnts Calendar C-2 Adopt-A-! "Woven dorM-A-Nutive Elder presents in the Trad;lon of Spidc-rwoman." the lilh Annual N.iv jj Kuc Show A S.i!c. IX-er Vuiiev Resorts SiKiw Park Lodge, Saturday and Sunday ) 1) a m -1 p.m Adrrussni is $5. or the ' equivalent in tanned fod items, fori miifmaiMiru call Utvda Mvcrs at '4 J-tr535 ! which is .ihi'ut 42 4 pcrctn! c.miinic out to the N'.hs. Dem1HT.1t shjuna keit. who won Democrat Sheldon Richms' Coar.tv Commission sea;, is the fits; orr..m to sit on a Summit Cour.tv Comrr.:ss;on scat. Kerr is 1 u u : : a l ;!v Council nu mber. Kerr s vicioiv relied hcauh on her wide sweep .1 all west siJc precincts, whik Ovat-'ii. U his own ir 5 he e-s precincts. Kerr had the rrHt dithctiiiv holding the Jeremv Ranch East precinct, which gave her 2! votes and t)v jrd 24'. Making distinctions 3krc partv lines for the c.ot and west side for the commissioner com-missioner scat, however. dtVsn't equate to much, considering Republican 1 ru Schifferh Kok e erv Park Citv and Snvdenille precinct in l'V the last election where a counts seat was up ior grabs Ov jrd had the smallest west stJc sup port in the Old Town, which gave' him n votes to kcrr's ItvS Duncan's smallest turnout was in the county's smallest towns Echo gave him one vote while 1'pton gjve him none Ovard's greatest following was in his hometown of Hcnefer. where he look 415 votes and Kerr nabbed only 21 Kerr's greatest east side support was in the Kamas last precinct, where she Please see Election shows. A 2 the leftovers ! 1 1 - , 1 'I i r , 1 ' I ... t 7v. 1 - jolly old elf brighten the Page C-1 Letters to the Editor A-17 lgals C-1 5 Movies. C-4 Professional Services B-1 3 Restaurant Guide B-7 Scene . C-1 Sports B-1 TV Listings C-10 or Copy! 0 |