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Show PCHS alumnus Seeks help Joe Martinelli benefit to pay for medical costs from accident jy JANA MCQUAY & the Record staff Last month, Park City High School alumnus Joe Martinelli was involved in a skateboarding ' accident, requiring . brain and wrist surgery. , .". ' ' Slowly healing from the fall, 25-year-old Martinelli still hasnt regained complete vision in his left eye. In art effort to help pay for medical costs, an account has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank to give the community an opportunity oppor-tunity to help him out. A fundraiser also will be hosted host-ed at Suede, a private club . at : Kimball Plaza, on 1iesday, Aug. 26. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Two bands will perform for the cause, including local bands, Greg & Scott and Sautied Mushrooms. A silent auction and prize drawings draw-ings also will be held. Martinelli has lived in the Park City area since 1989 and has been employed by Wahso restaurant for the last two years. More than anything, Martinelli hopes to continue with plans to attend Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., to complete a business degree. " I only have about a year and a half left," he said. . He has already registered for fall semester and has the support of his mother's family on the East Coast if he can make it back there. ' Right now, his future is on hold due to the financial burden of paying off medical expenses associated asso-ciated with the accident. . Martinelli was at a friend's bouse in Deer Mountain when, he flew off a skateboard at the base of a sloped road. "We were all longboarding down this hill," said Martinelli. "At the bottom, a gravel truck left bits of gravel on the road. Usually you skid out and fall. With me, I hit the rocks and instead of the board skidding out from under me, it stopped short and made me launch. I pretty much did a 'Superman' through the air.'" At first, he thought a few stitches and a look at his wrist and " -l"f f 'f, U ' Por.the week of August 21,, 2005 : ARIES - There are weeks when work i r . i r. i a! ,- tan ix iuii. inis is une ui inose times when you feel like your : job environment is practically a whirlwind of social activity. Those of you who work solo should find ways to connect t with others in your field. As for your weekend, it's best to indulge in domestic.projects ; 'anything from cooking to reor- Sanizing the closet. You know ie closet I mean the one : that endangers anyone who ; opens . it without wearing ' a fully-padded helmet. - TAURUS Planets are piling up in your house of romance, gambling & entertainment. If you're not -enjoying yourself, you might want to try harder. There are 'times when your tendency to ' j procrastinate gets in the way. I mean, really. T understand put ; tine off the drudgery stuff, but , the fun stuff? Why, that 's just , ilain old masochism. It "s true hat things are not in control r on many levels right now & that is nard for you. ' s But, , instead of thinking chaos, why not think exciting! Now that 's ; what I m talking about... . , - GEMINI " '-7 Sometimes things that you ; thought were over & done with ' tend to come back. , It s not always easy to redo or relive . ; the past especially if part of ' that past Is a love affair that . wasn t ever resolved. You often think things are resolved i because you " ve talked the issues out at length but, ; your heart may not always r have agreed with your head. ' That s a problem, you see. Please work on this for at least ' a week or two. v Otherwise, I your past will always be your , potential future. Scary, huh? 3 - ; .... - - , l t CANCER ' - i As the Moon Is in your ultra- I sensitive sign for most of the weekend, I d suggest that you "avoid those who aon 't know how to handle you during your peak days. It 's your own peri f sonal lunar high tide, & it s easy for the rest of us. to teel overwhelmed by your emo- I tional intensity; After -the i weekend, the shift from fiery Leo to earthy Virgo would be r somewhat encoura-fag except i for the fact that Serious Saturn In your sign Is making it nara r fnr vnii tnlMtl Mv A Perhaps a ? nice glass chardonnay would hep? , of Park City High School alumnus Joe Martinelli spent four weeks at the University of Utah Hospital after a skateboarding accident. leg were all that was needed. His friend. Olympic silver medalist Joe Pack, drove him to the University of Utah hospital. They called Martinelli's mother, moth-er, Bernadette, conveying to her what had happened and that it appeared to be "no big deal," according to Martinelli. Not realizing it was an emergency, emer-gency, he sat for two hours in a waiting room until a neurosurgeon neurosur-geon walked by and did a double take. "He saw me and yelled to a nurse. He got a couple of colleagues col-leagues and started touching my head," said Martinelli. "He said, 'You need to sign this or you're going to die. You need brain sur-gery.'" sur-gery.'" Soon after, Martinelli's mother received a call from a nurse saying say-ing that her son's skull had been crushed and a blood clot had formed on his brain, adding that he would need to go in for brain surgery in an hour. "That's when I kind of freaked out," Bernadette said. At some point during the confusion, con-fusion, his mother figured out that 'their IHC insurance' policy might not offer 8020 split coverage cover-age at the University of Utah. But doctors weren't about to release Martinelli after he had undergone major surgery, he said. Along with fracturing his skull, he also severely bruised his left eye, broke his right wrist and scraped his leg. "He cant see out of his left eye LEO . Thursday & Friday are the final days of your zodiac celebration. celebra-tion. Fortunately, they should . : be quite lively with the potential poten-tial tor either Jailing madly in, love or winning an exotic vacation: vaca-tion: Okay, maybe a slight exaggeration, but if you get a little crush on someone new or if one of your pals offers to,, take you to see a concert in a , different county, I think these should count. On Wednesday, you enter a cycle that helps you make money. Since you -' are a flagrant spender, this could help balance things out , You may not get richer, out at least you won t get poorer.. VIRGO Yes, it s finally time for your birthday month to begin. On Saturday, you can start checking check-ing the mailbox for gifts & cards. , Nothing there yet? . Hmm. . With both Careless Mars & Absentminded Uranus opposing your sign, you may: find that others are not always as on time as they should be. , For instance, I haven t sent out cards to my Cancer friends yet, & they were two signs ago. So, don t count on yours arriving arriv-ing soon. I know blaming the planets is a cheap way out,, but what else can I do? LIBRA It may be hard for you to feel , relaxed this week as the planets plan-ets battle it out in the emotional emotion-al & physical sectors of your chart. You re bound to feel restless, no matter how hard: you try to settle your nerves. -This is probably more than a Bit of chamomile tea can fix. ' ne thing that may be interest-, ing is the effect the planets are having - on your dreams. Dramatic & vivid, your noctur-; nal visions are better than any ; TV or movies you could watch. And, you don t even have to spend money on popcorn. , SCORPIO , . . ' Make time for friends this' week. You 're going to need to ' feel like you ve got them on your side: The interesting -thing is that you 've been so determined to show everyone how independent you are. Now, just as vou 've almost rotten us convinced you don t reed us, you realize the error of your ways. It s okay. We haven t gone far. Put together, a gathering at your house & we ,'lrall be tiere especially if: you re buying the food & PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE MARTINELU and he has problems with his jaw," said his mother. "I was in the hospital for four days," Martinelli said. "I should have stayed longer but I didn't because of the insurance. I probably proba-bly went home a week earlier than I should have." Though he'll likely be able to begin using his wrist in about a month or two, it may take five months to regain sight in his left eye. "I severely bruised my optic nerve," he said. "They told me six months. They don't know whether I'll need an operation yet. Your eyes are "really finicky and take a long time to recover." Because Martinelli did not go to an IHC-approved hospital and because he did not initially check in as an emergency patient, IHC, thus far, has determined that he is responsible for 50 percent of the medical costs, according Martinelli and his mother. "I got the first bill from the hospital, and that was $23,000," said Martinelli, adding that he has yet to receive bills from doctors and the anesthesiologist. Since Martinelli's father passed away from cancer several years ago, his mother. Bernadette, has reared her children chil-dren oh her own. Now fa,ced with medical expenses, Martinelli doesn't expect his mother to bear the financial burden of his accident and is thankful that she carried i i I'i. .-,)'- , Please seq Fund, C-5 drinks. , SAGIHARIUS Many of you are likely to be going through career changes in the next year. Ultimately, it will be an opportunity that you II be happy about But, for the next two weeks, it might feel less like an opportunity & more like an unexpected disruption in your plans. Keep in mind that things .will work out in your favor in the long run so that you 'II be able to withstand with-stand the uoheaval that vou re experiencing right now. Yes, that advice is easier to give than to receive. I understand & I do sympathize, okay? CAPRICORN If you re not already on vacation, vaca-tion, I suggest you take one soon. The celestial picture is quite pretty for those of you who are traveling especially if your travels are to a far away & exotic locale. Meanwhile, relatives (especially siblings) may be difficult to get along with this week. They are acting act-ing temperamental & erratic. If possible, do not take any of. them along on your vacation. Hey. If you ignore this advice, you ve only yourself to blame. AQUARIUS I don t think I II discuss your financial stuff again this week. By the looks of your chart, you won t take my advice anyway. So, instead, let "s talk about your sex life. It 's becoming quite interesting, tsn t it? The good news is mat , it should continue to expand even if you think you don ;'t care about it one way or the other. : Now you just have to ; make sure you have someone to get intimate with after that, it s a piece of cake. , , r PISCES . v- ' Sometimes it really isn t your fault You really are a victim of circumstances. That 's the big truth for this week. You 're right in the path of a series of troubles & tnere doesn 't seem to be a side road for an easy exit. Fortunately, the weekend does offer the occasional moment of pleasure. Do what you can to find those moments, & I II be back with better news sometime soon. Really, lust as soon as I can find seme Detter news.... : n : vi: :; Starstream by Lynda Ray (c) Website: http:home.earth-' link.netlyndaray , , - Hot Tickets Shelby Lynne to kick off season at Eccles Center Shelby Lynne, presented by the Park City Performing Arts Foundation, will kick off the season sea-son Sept. 27 with a rockin' and soulful show at The Eccles Center, 1750 Kearns Blvd. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range in price from $15 to $50. Tickets for Summit County students stu-dents K-12 are $5, and for children 12 and under are half price in each section. Discounts are available for seniors 65 and older. For tickets, call 655-31 14 or visit ArtTix outlets. Lynne 's show is generously sponsored by Chloe Lane. Concerts at Suede Suede, located in Kimball Plaza at Kimball Junction, will present Lisa Marie Presley performing on Tuesday, Sept. 23 - tickets are $25. Other upcoming performances include Tre Hardson from the Pharcyde on Friday. Aug. 22 - tickets tick-ets are $12; The Headhunters and Fresh Funk, featuring DJ-Spooky and Rob Wasserman on Thursday, Aug. 28 - tickets are $15; Black Eyed Peas on Saturday, Aug. 30 -tickets are $25; John Brown's Body on Tuesday, Sept. 9 - tickets are $10; and Royal Bliss on Friday, Sept. 19 -tickets are $6. For tickets, call 658-COOL (2665), Orion's Music Shop at 649-1850 649-1850 and (801) 531-8181, visit any Smith's Tix outlet or call 1-800-888-8499. For a concert lineup, visit www.suedepc.com. Live music at Sundance Sundance presents songwriters Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin and Don Henry performing hits recorded by Tim McGraw and Collin Raye from Aug. 20 through 23. The trio will perform at the Owl Bar, Aug. 20 through 22, at 9 p.m. and at the Eccles Outdoor Amphitheatre at Sundance on Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 for all shows, except on Saturday evening, when tickets are $15. For tickets, visit www.smithstix.com. 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