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Show Millennium race Masters skiers looking to race at PCMR on New Years Day. Page B-1 Universal Christmas Expatriots bring their unique traditions to Park City. Page C-1 Representatives from local nature conservancy con-servancy organizations will speak at the Images of Nature Open House (556 Main St.), Dec. 22-23. On Wednesday, Ogden Nature Center will bring a Screech Owl to the event from 3 to 7 p.m. On Thursday, members of Vital Ground will answer questions from 4-8 p.m. ;SAY Hi 32 j. cold, windy t.0 j"'C Serving Summit County si- q02 fl cOUI ! l ROGER GLAZIERR4RK RECORD Pioneer life is preserved in musuem Henefer Museum harbors artifacts from the county's early days by Rich Tuttle OF THE RECORD STAFF It's hard to imagine the hardship that was faced by those hardy souls that settled the Utah territory in the mid-1800s, with the intent of establishing estab-lishing a new country. Even now, with all the high-tech camping equipment equip-ment that is available, most people would not even consider the ordeal of a three or four month hike across 1,500 miles of open prairie. Add to that the prospect of bands of justifiably perturbed Native Americans, trying to protect their land and waiting for any opportunity tp discourage invaders from taking up residence. Freakishly dangerous and unpredictable weather with no daily forecast to depend upon. No ability to communicate with civilization civiliza-tion if you run into a trouble, and only the most remote possibility of rescue if things go bad. Then, after nearly dying in a blizzard bliz-zard and having to be rescued, you reach the relative comfort and safety of your new home in the Salt Lake valley. The next thing you know, your spiritual leader sends you back out to the fringes of civilization to establish a new settlement. And that settlement settle-ment happens to be directly in the path of hundreds of soldiers who will soon be sent to remind the settlers that they are still subject to the laws of the government that they thought they were leaving behind when they started their journey west. The mere speculation of all these things happening is enough to make even the most adventurous person struggle out of their recliner, check the locks on their doors, and turn up the heat on their gas fireplace. Yet all these things and more faced the residents resi-dents who eventually settled the small town of Henefer in northern Summit County. But the Henefer museum doesn't focus on the struggle and controversy that accompanied the Utah settlers in their migration west. The museum focuses on the artifacts and family connections of the people who founded and continue to live in the community. The walls of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers log cabin, that houses the museum, are covered with the photographs and names of the people who poured their lives into helping the community communi-ty survive. William and James Henefer originally origi-nally settled the town after Brigham Young sent them to the area in 1853, just six years after the first settlers reached Great Salt Lake City. But the challenge of founding a town was nothing compared to the ordeal they had recently had to endure. They Please see Preserving, A-2 Snow report Local resorts report the following: Park City Mountain Resort now has 23 runs and eight lifts (including three six packs) open; Deer Valley has 19 runs open and 13 lifts running; and The Canyons has 26 runs, seven lifts and the gondola open. All resorts are reporting packed-poweder conditions with some machine grooming. For information on conditions, openings open-ings and events at other Utah ski resorts, call the SkiUtah hotline at (801) 521-8102. For those who favor the backcountry, remember to call the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center (801) 658-5512 before heading out ' hmm u State ranks 39th in nation during '92-97; local enviros by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Though Utahns often lament how much of the state has been gobbled up by development, Utah isn't losing its ; T, v ... ' 7 .vJ ,rv - V' '1' .'" . I' t.. . V i " t 1 It J ipuised, Ml mi im i i. i t" : 1 V. ..... ROGER GLAZIERRARK RECORD 14-year-old Leyla Arpaclaglu (right) of Bedford, England takes a seat during her first-ever on-snown sporting experience. Friend Ven Harris, from Liberty Lake, Wash., joined her in the classic beginning boarder pose. Area resorts continue to open more terrain despite the recent lack of significant snow. A number of special events at the resorts, coupled with bluebird skies, have been drawing decent crowds of skiers and boarders. Elections threatening to raise Summit County's 2000 costs Clerks office must fund Western States Primary and county-wide elections by Rich Tuttle OF THE RECORD STAFF The year 2000 will be a big year for the Summit County Clerks office with several events that will increase budget pressure on the office. Included in the budget this year will be funds needed for the new Western States Primary and county-wide elections. But in other areas the clerkt office has been able to reduce costs. Most of the reduction reduc-tion came in the cost to the county for capi-tol capi-tol murder cases. According to Summit County clerk Kent Jones, the county has begun participating in an insurance fund that covers the costs of capital cases for small counties. "Capitol case insurance pays for the cost History papers The Utah State Historical Society has issued a call for papers to be presented at its annual meeting to be held in Salt Lake City on Aug. 11, 2000. All topics will be considered. consid-ered. The selection committee is particularly particular-ly hopeful of receiving some proposals relating relat-ing to winter sports and recreation in Utah. Persons interested should write a one-page one-page proposal that includes a brief description descrip-tion of the topic and research base as well as information on the presenter. Send proposals propos-als to Stan Layton, Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. Proposals should arrive no later than Feb. 15, 2000. PARK CI'. iAH www.parkrecord.com 11 with 105,100 acres lost not placated by numbers open lands that quickly compared to the rest of the country. Earlier this month, Vice President Al Gore released a study ranking the rate at which open space is being lost in the country. Utah ranked 39th and the num " v-H' yr' ' -tit. V 1. , r- . . ... . .-'. , . -, , t , f '1 .," . , l " - " ' ,ifVf,-t of a case from a central fund," Jones said, "which has reduced the actual cost of prosecuting prose-cuting a case to the county." Although Summit County has not had a capital case for three years, the cost in the past has been a significant expense. A single case can cost between $100,000 to $200,000. But the new insurance fund stabilizes the cost through a single payment. With the insurance fund the county makes an annual payment of approximately $17,000 per year. If the county is required to prosecute a capital case the insurance fund will pay the costs of the prosecutors office and staff, and the defense, if needed. The county will also have costs for the new Western States Primary. Governor Leavitt has promoted the election as a way to increase the influence of western states in the selection process for President. It was the hope of the governor that he could get eight states to participate in the primary process. But so far only three states have Please see Elections, A-2 3 DABC Web site The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) and the state's Criminal Investigations Bureau's Liquor Law Enforcement Division are both operating oper-ating new sites on the World Wide Web. The DABC's site has a growing amount of information available at www.alcbev.state.ut.us. The Liquor Law Enforcement Division's site includes information on the enforcement side of the alcoholic beverage bever-age trade in Utah, and also has a means by which a complaint can be filed electronically, electroni-cally, the Web site is at www.cib. state.ut.us. oe loss mmvm low ber of acres that were developed between 1992 and 1997 paled next to other states. During that period, Utah lost 105,100 acres to development, for an annual rate of 21,020. Other Intermountain West states also ranked low in the survey. Nevada was 46th, Wyoming 44th, Colorado 37th, Idaho 36th and Montana 35th. i old ujealher Collrane 'QiN - ROGER GLAZIERfWflK RECORD Park City High School saxophonist Jeremy Innis sends his sultry sounds soaring into the Eccles audience. Junior varsity and varsity jazz bands from PCHS joined the budding musicians from Ecker Hill Middle School for a dazzling show last Thursday night mmm Snow Agendas A-8 Business A-21 Classifieds C-8 Columns A-12 Crossword C-4 Editorial A-13 Education A-15 Events Calendar C-2 Report mi Utah statistics, though, show that the pace of development is accelerating. Between 1982 and 1992, Utah lost 106,900 acres. Over the more recent five years, the figure is only 1,800 acres less than the entire 10 years between 1982 and 1992. "You can't trust statistics," says Utah Open Lands' Wendy Fisher, admitting Please see Open land, A-2 Sheriff set to begin 2002 preparations Department struggling with budget; trying to reduce residents' costs by Rich Tuttle OF THE RECORD STAFF Given the worst case the cost of security secu-rity for the 2002 Winter Olympics to Summit County could be massive. The total projected cost, if there was no other source of revenue, could be as much a $6 million. The cost projection was part of a draft budget that the Summit County Sheriff's department has been working on since 1995. But by the time the Olympic Games actually come to the county, most of the costs should be covered by grants from the federal government and other sources. According to Detective Joe Offret, with the Summit County Sheriff's department, the planning for the Olympics will enter a new phase after the first of the year. "We will start the actual training for officers who will be involved in the Games." Offret said, "and if the money is available we will send a representative to Sydney to observe security for those Games." He also says that as the Olympics approch, the department is spending more and more time on the organization of the games. The proposed draft budget was developed devel-oped with all the possible costs for the Games included in the final figure. But most of the cost will be subtracted from the starting amount as resources are Please see Sheriff, A-2 BASE NEW The Canyons 20" Tr PCMR 15" Tr Dmt ValUy 26" O" Letters to the Editor A-13 Legals C-10 Movies C-4 Professional Services B-11 Profile B-9 Restaurant Guide B-4 Sports B-1 TV Listings C-7 IFOOR COPY I-1 --i |