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Show C-1 B-1 LEAP INTO BALLET WITH A RUSSIAN TEACHER BUSINESS, A-15 ACQUISITION OF INN ENDS TREASURE HUNT ON MAIN STREET The FACEBOOK Follow the in-crowd ‘Like’ us www.facebook.com/parkrecord PARK CITY TRACK MEET CLEARS SOME HURDLES COLUMNS, A-20 TERI ORR’S WINTER PILED UP FRESH LEVELS OF DISCONTENT Park Record. PARK CITY , UTAH | WWW.PARKRECORD.COM Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 22-25, 2017 Serving Summit County since 1880 A center for kids shown off Smile for Vol. 137 | No. 22 50¢ The Park City contest awaits political field science Past City Hall campaigns had already taken shape by April By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Dr. Toni Laskey, right, demonstrates how she would use her colposcope to magnify up to 15 times on a child during an exam in the new medical room at the Summit County Children’s Justice Center during an open house Wednesday afternoon. Diego Zegarra sits on the patient table and has his watch examined by Laskey as part of the demonstration. The medical room was made possible after a grant of $30,000 by the Women’s Giving Fund. Open house highlights work meant to ensure justice for children By ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Melissa McKain says children who have been abused must become a priority for the residents of Summit County. “If we can’t support our children when they need us the most, then we have failed them,” said McKain, director of the county’s Children’s Justice Center. The Summit County Children’s Justice Center, located in the Sheldon Richins Building in Kimball Junction, hosted a community open house on Wednesday to showcase “how important the work we are doing at the Justice Center is.” “We wanted to show the public and community that there is healing after abuse,” McKain said. “There is challenging work in this field, but we want people to know that if the kids and their families receive the resources they need, they can lead productive and healthy lives.” Summit County’s Children’s Justice Center is one of 22 centers across the state that provide child-focused programs in a safe setting for child abuse victims who are referred for services. It is a non-profit, government agency and funding is provided by Park City Municipal Corp, Summit County, the state and private donations. “Before we had the Justice Center, victims would have to travel all over the county and keep retelling the story to therapists, family services, law enforcement and school officials,” McKain said. “We bring all of those professionals to the child at the center and we record the interview. We then support them through the entire judicial process.” McKain said she felt like the center “wasn’t living up to its mission” because it lacked a medical exam room and on-location sexual assault nurse examiner, requiring victims to travel to Salt Lake City. She added, “It was challenging.” Last year, the Park City Women’s Please see Justice Center, A-2 3 sections • 42 pages Business............................... A-15 Classifieds ........................... C-8 Columns .............................. A-20 Crossword ........................... C-4 Editorial............................... A-21 Events Calendar .................. C-6 Legals .................................. C-10 Letters to the Editor ............ A-21 Movies................................. C-4 Restaurant Guide................. B-8 Scene .................................. C-1 Scoreboard ......................... B-5 Sports .................................. B-1 Weather ............................... B-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Tracy Norman dons her “Imagination” hat on Main Street Friday morning in anticipation of Earth Day and the March for Science planned on Saturday in Park City. Norman’s father is a retired molecular chemist. She mentioned the similarities between her career path as an artist and his in the sciences. Earth Day events in and around Park City • March for Science Participants in the March for Science will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the Wasatch Brew Pub, 250 Main St. The March for Science is a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. The march will start at the Wasatch Brew Pub parking lot. Participants will later meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave., for free speakers. • Recycle Utah’s Earth Day Celebration Recycle Utah will celebrate Earth Day with a fundraiser from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Wasatch Brew Pub, 250 Main St. The evening will also include live music from Clark Urie, a silent auction, and a recycled art activity for kids. The silent auction will feature a variety of items from local businesses, such as Align Spa, Baby Nee Nee, The Barking Cat, Freshies Lobster Co, Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club, No Name Saloon, Park City Film Series, Vail Resorts, Ritual Chocolate, Stein Eriksen Lodge and more. Proceeds will benefit Recycle Utah’s educational programs. Tickets are $35 and are available by visiting www.recycleutah.org. The price includes dinner and two drinks. Children’s tickets are $15. For information, visit www.recycleutah.org. • Recycle Utah CHaRM Event Recycle Utah will host CHaRM (collection of hard-to-recycle materials) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the recycling center, 1951 Woodbine Way. For information, visit www.recycleutah.org. • Nature Walks at the Swaner Preserve Swaner EcoCenter and Preserve EcoHosts lead weekly nature walks on the Swaner Preserve at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday. Participants will meet at the Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Canter Drive at Kimball Junction, and embark on an hour-and-a-half excursion and learn about the animals that live on the 1,200-acre preserve. The cost is $5 for nonmembers and free for Swaner EcoCenter members. To register, visit www. swanerecocenter.org. Oakley School will close After 19 years, the boarding school was unable to attract enough students By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record The Oakley School, a college preparatory boarding school that also provides therapeutic services for students, is closing its doors after 19 years. The school announced the news Thursday on its Facebook page and website, oakley-school.com. In an interview, David Prior, the school’s chief operating officer, said administrators have had trouble in recent years attracting enough students who are a fit for the school’s niche blend of academic rigor and therapy. Traditionally, the school has been ideal for academically inclined students transitioning out of mental health or substance abuse treatment facilities. The school helps bridge the gap to college, but Prior said more therapeutic treatment centers now provide that kind of support as part of their programs, making facilities like The Oakley School less necessary. “There’s a lot more work being done throughout the industry to have transitional services being given,” he said. “That’s the good part. But there is a sad side of it, to close, because it’s such a wonderful program, with wonderful staff and faculty.” Currently, the school is home to 26 students in grades nine through 12, who will finish out the school year, which will culminate in a final graduation ceremony for seniors May 26. Prior said the mood around the school has been somber since the staff broke the news of the closing to the students Wednesday. They will be allowed to stay on campus until June 30, but underclassmen will have to find new schools or programs. “It’s been a sad moment for people,” he said. “They’ve been very supportive with each other, but it’s been a sad moment.” However, the school is hoping its final months also serve as a celebration of what it’s meant to the hundreds of students from all over the country it has shepherded through adolescence within its halls. “It’s been a place of life-changing experiences,” Prior said. “Just this week, I was told by a staff member that we had a visitor on campus that was a previous (alumnus). They just wanted to show their family -- their an adult now -- the place where their life was changed. I think that has been the experience for countless individuals.” Prior added that the future of the school’s facilities -- including its main school house -- is unclear. The school is currently leasing the property. “We’re looking at various options right now, but there’s no firm plan on what we’re going to be doing with the property,” he said. VISITOR GUIDE Journey to the Park City Library for film screening By the last week of April in 2013, Parkites already had a preview of the upcoming election season that year. But four years later, with the same three Park City seats to be decided, it remains largely unclear whose names will be on the ballot. The Park City campaign does not officially start until June, but the unofficial beginning of the City Hall election, when candidates start announcing their intentions, oftentimes has started by this time in April. This year, instead, there has been little chatter about the upcoming campaign. It is unclear why the election season has started so slowly this year, particularly in the months following the invigorating national, state and county politics of 2016, but it seems likely there will be greater interest in the City Hall election in coming weeks. The window when candidates must file campaign paperwork opens on June 1 and lasts until June 7. Although some candidates do not publicize their intentions until they file the paperwork, many others announce their campaigns prior to the filing window opening. It is likely some Parkites mulling a campaign are awaiting announcements from the three incumbents whose seats are on the ballot this year. The mayor’s office is the top prize in November. The incumbent, first-term Mayor Jack Thomas, has not indicated whether he will seek a second term. An announcement from Thomas will almost certainly have an immediate impact as potential mayoral contenders weigh whether they want to challenge an incumbent if he seeks re-election or whether they want to compete for the open office if he does not. Thomas has provided few clues to his intentions in November. The mayoral position in Park City is undisputedly the most prominent elected position in Park City and one of the most notable political posts in Summit County. The mayor’s office in Park City is seen as a position that can, importantly, set the tone of the municipal government as well as crafting the City Hall work plan. It is a stark contrast to the campaign of 2013. The incumbent mayor at the time, Dana Williams, by the first week in April had declared he would not seek re-election to a fourth term. The first candidate for the mayor’s office emerged quickly afterward. Andy Beerman, a City Councilor who retains the same seat he had then, announced his ultimately unsuccessful mayoral bid a week later. The announcement from Thomas followed a month afterward. The City Council contest in 2017 is also starting slowly compared to the one four years ago. The seats held by Cindy Matsumoto and Tim Henney are on the ballot. Henney has said it is likely he will seek re-election, but MatsuPlease see Campaign, A-2 A Miner romp TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School sophomore lacrosse player Tillie Mintz collides with a Lehi High School defender as she advances downfield during a game at Dozier Field Thursday afternoon. The Miners tore apart the Pioneers, winning 25-0. See more on page B-3. Park City Film Series will present a free screening of “Fanny’s Journey” at 7 p.m. on Monday at the Park City Library. Based on a true story, “Fanny’s Journey” takes place in 1943, when 13-year old Fanny and her younger sisters were sent to an Italian foster home for Jewish children. More: www.parkcityfilmseries.com. |