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Show A-8 The Park Record Continued From A-2 Search history comes one digital object.” Masood said the Marriott Library has also recently switched to a new platform for its digital archive that will make it even more user friendly. Compared to looking through microfilm, she said, the difference is night and day, and those who want to look for something in back issues of The Park Record will have a much easier time. “Right now a patron would have to come into the library, request to have a film pulled, and then go to one of our microfiche stations and actually view the film there,” she said. “They wouldn’t be able to take the film from the library. So it’s a little bit more resource-intensive. Once The Park Record is digitized it will be fully text searchable. They can use keywords to search for whatever they are looking for. And that is the whole point of getting it digitized and up on our server.” Masood said some of the earliest issues of The Park Record are already archived and available for those who want to look them over at DigitalNewspapers.org. She said she hopes to have most of The Park Record digitally archived within the next couple of years. “We have a lot of interest in the history of Park City as it is, all of the mining records beginning in the 1880s,” she said. “We get a lot of patrons asking about that.” Elliott said the archiving effort won’t stop at The Park Record, either. When the committee finishes archiving from 1986 to the present day, she said they are going to shift their focus to one of Park City’s other publications, The Newspaper. “The Newspaper was started by Steve Dering, Jan Wilking, Greg Schirf and Hank Louis in the early 1970s and is a great source of Park City history for those years,” she said. “The two papers merged in 1983. It will be a hoot to get that going.” Juarez said beyond just researchers and historians, she hopes everyday people will take advantage of the digital archive. “The library belongs to everyone. These records belong to everyone. And it’s always interesting to go back and read what’s been happening in our town over the years,” she said. The library belongs to everyone. These records belong to everyone.” Adriane Juarez Director, Park City Library “Sometimes things like, what was on sale at the grocery store? What were the prices? It’s fun to see various aspects of our community that you can only get when you go through those historic writings and the work of journalists. It’s really exciting.” Juarez said nothing gives you the flavor of a town like reading its newspapers, not for the big news but the mundane stuff. Who was being written about, and why? “Poke around,” she said. “Go back and read articles. Choose the date you were born. That’s always fun, to see what was going on in Park City they day you were born.” To search through the Marriott Library’s Park Record archive, visit DigitalNewspapers.org and use the ‘Search/Browse a Newspaper’ drop-down menu. Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 17-19, 2016 Burglars haul off works during fest They take pieces in overnight hours worth thousands By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Burglars struck the Park City Kimball Arts Festival in the overnight hours between Saturday and Sunday, stealing a variety of high-priced works, the Park City Police Department said, a set of cases that has drawn attention to the security plan in place for one of the city’s most notable special events. Mikel Archibeque, a police officer who investigated the cases, said six artist booths were targeted on a stretch of Main Street between the 500 block and the 800 block. The first report was logged at 1 a.m. on Sunday. Archibeque said the officers who responded to the first report found nine art prints on a pedestrian trail close to lower Main Street. The suspects were gone, though, he said. Archibeque said investigators were reviewing surveillance video from businesses along lower Main Street in hopes the suspects were seen on the footage. The Police Department said it had few leads by Tuesday morning. Anybody with information may contact the department at 435-615-5500 or the department’s tip line, 435615-5847. One of the artists targeted was Kevin DesPlanques, a Mancos, Colo., furniture maker who designs and builds oneof-a-kind wooden pieces. He said a rocking chair that was Enjoy 2 for 1 entrées with the purchase of appetizer or dessert. Regularly priced entrées only; Not valid with other discounts Valid for Dinner Only any night of the week! Dine in Only Please bring in this ad for the discount Expires 8/24/16 priced at $7,500 and a stationary chair with a price of $3,500 were taken. “This stuff takes me weeks to make. It’s about six weeks of work for me,” he said. He said the burglars closed the booth after they left. The booth was located close to the northern edge of the festival setup. DesPlanques said the suspects probably pulled a vehicle close to edge for easier access. He questioned whether the festival-hired security on patrol overnight was adequate and said he would like more security guarding the festival if he returns another year. Another artist who lost goods is Karen Gelbard, who makes custom-woven jackets and scarves from natural fibers and is from Pacific City, Ore. The burglars took three women’s jackets ranging in price from $450 to $950. She said they tried clothing on overnight and left what they tried on but did not take strewn through the booth. Two of the jackets were size four. She said a locked desk was also broken into and the contents were left on the floor. Gelbard said an episode like the burglaries could influence whether artists attend the festival. “They were here for a while . . . Where was the security,” she said, adding, “It’s a black mark against the festival that it happened.” The Kimball Art Center issued a statement on Sunday attributed to Robin Marrouche, the executive director, saying the organization was working closely with the police as the investigation continues. The statement also describes that artists must protect their works from theft during the festival even though the Kimball Art Center hires security. “We are working closely with the Park City Police Department -- and they have been deeply committed, as are we, to finding the people responsible for the thefts. By morning today, they had already discovered key pieces of evidence as well as several of the missing items,” Marrouche said in the statement. “The festival contracts with a professional security company each year. Even so, artists agree that protecting their work is ultimately their responsibility. This is a rare, and deeply unfortunate situation - and one we don’t take lightly. We will continue to be proactive in working with our artists, the community and the investigators to solve this crime.” The losses over the weekend are the worst at the arts festival since a 2012 episode that saw a $12,000 sculpture of a lion carried off during the night. The brightly colored sculpture weighed approximately 300 pounds and was six feet long. It was found, in pieces, in the Uinta Mountains more than a year after it disappeared. COURTESY OF KAREN GELBARD The Park City Police Department continues to investigate a series of burglaries that occurred in the overnight hours during the Park City Kimball Arts Festival. The orange jacket, made by Karen Gelbard, was one of the items taken. COURTESY OF KIMBALL ART CENTER Kevin DesPlanques, a furniture maker, lost two chairs to burglars during the Park City Kimball Arts Festival. COURTESY OF KIMBALL ART CENTER A chair made by Kevin DesPlanques was stolen during the Park City Kimball Arts Festival. 412 Main Street • 435.649.8211 • bistro412.com Open daily at 11:30 Get all the latest Park Record updates. It’s the Place the Locals Choose Summer Specials! $5.50 - $19.50 Served Sunday - Thursday Open Daily with patio seating available European & American Cuisine Full Service Bar with Bar Menu Opens at 4pm Dinner Served Starting at 5:30pm ADOLPH’S - a 36 year Park City Tradition! 435.649.7177 • 1500 Kearns Blvd. |
