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Show WedfThurs, February 20-21, 2002 The Park Record A-11 The cnv .on i f . 'Mi -if ; 3 '7F w i - vk T i ,;.'vv. mux If , -lentil COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM H I S TO RICA I M U S E t' M Historic mine claims life of 16-year ol By Hal Compton Research historian, Park City Museum 'Hie temptation to explore an old aban-' aban-' doned silver mine in Park City was too much ' to resist for two Salt Lake City boys. Paul Parinalee and Gary Lamb. 1 On Sunday. August IS, 1963. the two boys traveled by automobile to Bonanza Flat, ' south of Park City, to the site of the Flagstaff , Mine, one of the oldest in the Park City Mining District. r Conveniently located near Guardsman Pass Road, the Flagstaff had not been in operation for 10 years and was closed. The mine buildings, however, were still standing. The shaft (located in the tall structure in the photo) was enclosed by a fence. Apparently, Parinalee had visited the mine at least once before and was now intent upon climbing' down the shaft. As they approached the mine, the two boys met a young man and girl who were hiking and sightseeing on Bonanza Flat. The four entered the shaft house and three watched as Parmalee climbed down an old wooden ladder in the shaft. When he reached about 35 feet, he shouted that it was very dark and he needed a light. Those were his last words as the young people on the surface heard a crash and then silence. Rescuers theorized that the section of the old ladder upon which Parmalee was standing stand-ing gave way and he fell 300 feet to the bottom bot-tom of the shaft. The young girl drove into town for help. AVell-known local niMiers, Rich Martinez and Joe McPhie, were just two of the members mem-bers of the team who assisted with the rescue res-cue attempt. 'Parmalee was apparently killed instantly by the fall. Many Parkites were deeply shocked and alarmed by the accident, acci-dent, especially those with children. The young victim was the son of a prominent Salt Lake City doctor. ' Not long after the tragedy, the Flagstaff Mine buildings were demolished and the shaft sealed. The mine dump is still visible from Guardsman Pass Road. In the wake of the tragic event and the fear of lawsuits, many mine structures in and around Park City, including the Judge Loading Station, were demolished during the next 20 years. Personal paragraphs Armed Forces Olympian Army National Guard Spec. Jill A. Bakken is a member of the Army World Class Athletes who captured first place at the U.S. Bobsled Women's National Team Trails at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. The Army World Class Athlete Program is a morale, welfare and recreation program that identifies exceptional soldier-athletes and provides them with the opportunity opportu-nity to compete in national and international events that lead to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team. The soldiers balance their athletic training with their military mili-tary career requirements while establishing a standard of excellence excel-lence for soldiers to follow and representing the Army in an exemplary manner. Specialist Bakken, a bobsled driver, has been a member of the U.S. National team since 1994. She holds the record as the youngest womanbobsled competitor com-petitor in World Cup competition history as a 17-ycar old in 1995. In '1997, Bakken won the first World Cup gold and silver medals in U.S. Women's bobsled history. Bakken is an' administrative specialist assigned to the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Va. Her current duty station is the Army World Class Athlete detachment at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo. She and her partner. Army National Guard Spec. Shauna L. Rohbock. trained at the Utah Olympic Park in preparation for the 2002 Winter Games. Bakken is the daughter of Peggy Ann Smith of Park City. The specialist is a -1995 graduate gradu-ate of Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, Wash. AARP salutes the passage of campaign finance bill In the early morning hours of Feb. 14. 2002, the House of Representatives approved the Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform Bill. Representing the 180.000 AARP members in our state, AARP Utah salutes the members of the House from Utah who voted in favor of this historic measure. Passage of Shays-Meehan is a courageous move, and a huge step toward restoring integrity to our government. The bill will put an end to soft money -- the unlimited unlim-ited contributions from corporations, corpora-tions, labor unions and wealthy individuals that ' tend to place undue influence on those elected to represent all of the people, not just the moneyed few. The bill will now face a critical test in the Senate, before moving on to the President for his signature. signa-ture. On behalf of our members and all Utahns, AARP Utah encourages Senator Hatch and Senator Bennett to Vote in support sup-port of Shays-Meehan. Comments from Mr. Bill Novelli, AARP's CEO follow: "AARP applauds the action of the House of Representatives in passing the Shays-Meehan bipar tisan campaign finance reform bill. Two generations of Americans helped create the greatest change in the nation's political system in this generation. genera-tion. Boomers and retirees flooded flood-ed Congressional offices with calls and e-mails urging the passage pas-sage of this bill. "With big money influencing politicians on critical issues sucli as prescription drugs in Medicare, Social Security reform, consumer protection in energy and other important needs of American families, this bill will help reduce the power of special interests and restore public confidence confi-dence in our political system. "Congratulations are due to not only the bill sponsors and supporters, but to the. 27,000 AARP members who contacted their representatives since last Friday to tell them we need to overhaul the way campaigns are financed. We now call on the Senate to quickly approve this bill and send it to the President. We ask the President to sign the bill and take government away from the big contributors and put it back into the hands of the people." 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