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Photos taken by The Park Record are available for purchase in a wide variety of sizes and printing options at parkrecordphoto.smugmug.com Vol. 137 | No. 11 A love of racing 50¢ Legislators opt to stiffen state’s DUI benchmark Utah would have the strictest rule in the nation if governor signs bill By ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School golf head coach George Murphy, right, poses with the boys’ team after claiming its ninth-straight UHSAA 3A state title in October. Murphy has been nominated for the 2017 Governor’s State of Sport Awards Coach of the Year award. PCHS golf figure has led boys’ team to nine straight state titles By GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record Much to the dismay of Park City High School’s boys’ and girls’ golf head coach George Murphy, it’s tough to win the state championship for almost a decade straight while going unnoticed. Murphy was recently nominated for the 2017 Governor’s State of Sport Awards for Coach of the Year. “It’s nice to be nominated,” Murphy said. “There’s some great coaches that are nominated.” Other coaches in the running are Greg Maas, men’s soccer coach at Utah Valley University; Brandon Matich, football coach at East High School; and Jennifer Rockwood, the women’s soccer coach at Brigham Young University. Murphy’s nomination among the state’s best coaches is well-deserved. He led the boys’ golf team at the high school to nine consecutive UHSAA 3A state titles, with the latest coming in October, while the girls’ team has secured third and two second places the last three seasons. The girls’ team is again expected to be among the best teams in 3A this spring, the season in which it competes in. Despite him being the common factor, Murphy feels his nomination is thanks to the collective effort of everyone, specifically the program’s athletes. “I’d rather have my team nominated for the team sport than individually as a coach,” Murphy said. “I just feel like there’s been great support. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with great kids.” The kids’ attitudes are partly due to the winning culture Murphy established at Park City. “As a coach, you want to feel like you’ve had a part in creating a program that kids want to be a part of,” Please see Golf coach, A-2 3 sections • 44 pages Classifieds ........................... C-10 Columns .............................. A-20 Crossword ........................... C-4 Editorial............................... A-21 Education ............................ A-9 Events Calendar .................. C-6 Legals .................................. C-13 Letters to the Editor ............ A-21 Movies................................. C-4 Restaurant Guide................. A-15 Scene .................................. C-1 Scoreboard ......................... B-5 Sports .................................. B-1 Weather ............................... B-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Clay Karz lifts and kisses Janis, his 1-year-old daughter, after finishing a slalom run during the Town Race Series at Park City Mountain Resort on Monday afternoon. A final race in the popular series is planned on March 25. The competitions draw a diverse range of skiers from the area. Science march planned Climate change issues will be stressed at April event By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record There are plans underway to hold an event in Park City on Earth Day in association with the nationwide March for Science, a gathering that could be the second large demonstration held in the city since President Trump took office. The March for Science is planned on April 22. City Hall in a recent report previewing the special-events calendar for Park City included an entry showing the March for Science. The recent report said attendance could run from between 500 and 9,000 people. The high-end number of 9,000 would put the March for Science in the range of the Women’s March on Main during the Sundance Film Festival in January. The January event, which involved a march on Main Street and a rally in the flagpole parking lot Utah is in a position to take the lead as the state with the strictest drunk driving laws in the nation after the state Legislature voted last week to lower the DUI threshold. Utah would become the first state in the nation to lower the DUI threshold from .08 to .05 grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood if the bill, sponsored by Rep. Norman Thurston, a Republican from Provo, is signed by Governor Gary Herbert. Herbert has previously expressed his support for the measure, indicating that he is likely to sign the bill into law. In his State of the State address in January, he said “government regulations are designed to level playing fields and to protect the public. An example of effective state regulation can be found with how Utah governs alcohol.” Last week, the Senate narrowly passed the measure 17-12. It passed the House 48-26. If signed by the governor, the law will be enacted on Dec. 30, 2018. The legal blood alcohol concentration limit in all states is .08. In Utah, the law states that anyone driving a vehicle with .08 percent or above blood-alcohol concentration can be charged with impaired driving. There is zero tolerance for drivers under the age of 21. “The important thing about this bill passing is that it clears up a misconception in our law that is OK to drink up until a certain point and then drive,” Thurston said. “But impairment begins with the first drink and there is no safe level of drinking and driving. Those two things just don’t go together and the .05 standard is a reasonable standard beyond which people can be charged with a DUI.” Thurston said he believes most Americans already think the national standard is .05 or lower, adding “this already resonates with them and they already think it is a great thing.” “We were the first to go to .08 and I hope people don’t think we are too backwards when it comes to our policy because people will realize it does save lives and it is a forward thinking,” Thurston said. “I think that when you look at a person who is going to go out and have a good time, I don’t think this law will stop people from drinking.” For a 160-pound man, it would take three drinks to reach a blood-alcohol concentration of .05, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A man driving under that level of intoxication would likely experience impaired judgment along with reduced coordination and ability to track moving objects, along with a difficulty steering among others, the website states. Last month before it was passed, the Utah Restaurant Association came out against the measure, claiming “it would make criminals out of responsible restaurant patrons who enjoy an alcoholic beverage with their meal, negatively im- Please see Science, A-2 Please see State, A-2 Equal pay study delayed Erase the hate The legislative session addressed a range of women’s issues By FRANCES MOODY The Park Record Lawmakers feel a bill on equal pay that made waves after a Letter to the Editor regarding it was printed in the Park Record needs more work before it can be made law. If passed, Senate Bill 210 would have required Utah’s Department of Workforce Services “to conduct a study on whether there is a difference in pay between men and women.” The bill received local and national attention when James Green wrote a Letter to the Editor — printed in the Park Record and the Wasatch Wave — saying men are traditionally the primary breadwinners for families and need to make more money than their female counterparts. Sen. Jacob Anderegg, a Republican from Lehi and the bill’s sponsor, said Green missed the point of his proposal, which was to see if a wage gap between men and women does in fact exist. “I have to have more than anecdotal evidence before I can do something about the wage gap,” Anderegg said. He added legislators still need to determine how to quantify the value of a person’s work in order to complete such a study. Lawmakers plan to hammer out such details during the interim period between legislative sessions. Anderegg said one overlooked factor in studies, which often use findings from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is that two employees who work the same amount of time don’t always produce equal work. Planning to introduce the revised proposal in the 2018 legislative session, Anderegg said the most important thing his bill accomplished was starting a conversation on women’s rights. “By and large, we’re moving forward,” he said. “It’s a slow process. It’s not something that is going to change overnight. “We are a 104-member Legislature. We each come with our experiences and background. Some of those are seated in some old, traditional mindsets, which isn’t a bad BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD After vandals spray painted what appeared to be an anti-immigrant message Monday at the Aspen Villas apartments on Kearns Boulevard, students and teachers at the nearby Park City High School stood up for their Latino peers and the residents of Aspen Villas. On Tuesday, dozens of cars in the school’s parking lot were emblazoned with messages of support for the Latino community, such as “Teachers love Latino students,” “stop hate” and “No room for hate in PC.” Please see Pay study, A-2 VISITOR GUIDE Find a pot of gold at the Summit County Library A St. Patrick’s Day teen activity will be from 6:30-9 p.m. on Friday, March 17, at Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 W. Ute Blvd. The event is open to students in grades seven through 12 and will include a scavenger hunt, crafts and treats. For information, visit www.thesummitcountylibrary.org. |