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Show The Park Record B-4 Calendar Spring Sports Running Triple Trail Series Jupiter Peak Steeplechase July 29 8:00 a.m. August 19 7:00 a.m. Mid-Mountain Marathon Jordanelle Tri August 12 7:00 a.m. Midweek Mountain Bike Deer Valley 6:00 p.m. July 25 6:00 p.m. July 15 9:00 a.m. July 29 9:00 a.m. Intermountain Cup X-Country Series Olympic Park Solitude Softball Triple Crown World Series Under age 14 July 10-15 Triple Crown World Series Under age 12 July 17-22 TBA July 17-22 TBA Under age 8 July 17-22 Monday Softball Monday Coed Comp League Monday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday Coed League Wednesday Coed League Volleyball Comp League Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Thursday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Rec League Sand Doubles Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 TBA Baseball Under age 9 Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) Tuesday Men League Bike Racing Snowbird Speedskating Monday Coed Rec League Triathlon July 18 Recreation Sports TBA Park City Ice Arena Training Sessions 6:30-8 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse (655-0999) Open Batting Cages Sunday 7a.m. – Noon Drop-in Pickleball Tues/Thurs 8:30 – 11:30 am. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Adult Softball Thursday 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Rock Wall Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Wed. – Fri 4 – 6 p.m Ice Hockey Gold League Sunday Silver League 6:30 p.m. Wed/Thurs/Sun 8 p.m. Bronze League Friday 8 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY SUMMIT COUNTY RESTAURANT TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Summit County Council is seeking individuals to fill two vacancies on the Summit County Restaurant Tax Advisory Committee. Qualified applicants must be residents of Summit County. Applicants must also be employed by businesses that pay the tax, or, be employed by a recreational, convention, museum, cultural or other tourism-related industry within the county. 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Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz of Salt Lake City “One Person, One Hour” 575 South State Street Downtown Salt Lake (801) 257–3000 kengarffmercedes.com Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 15-18, 2017 Continued from B-1 Triple Crown returns Bracket Championship game is scheduled to take place Saturday morning. Being the unique place that Park City is — and with a little help from Mother Nature — it’s no surprise the many who came to town for the tournament are enjoying their short stay here. But, according to Kerri King, Triple Crown’s chief operating officer, the organizers know that the event elicits both positive and negative reactions from local residents. After all, the tournament not only occupies the many facilities Park City and its surrounding areas offer, but unwanted traffic can sometimes cause congestion. “If [I were] a citizen in Park City, I’d get frustrated by some of these inconveniences of my day,” King said. “This is just a reality that we’re faced with. Those cycles of dealing with outside tourists and tourists, in general, come and go with communities. Right now, the community of Park City and the surrounding towns are not as interested in having Triple Crown as they have in the past.” While concerns exist, there are also positives to having so many people in town. The economy in Park City isn’t struggling, King said, adding it’s not that the city needs the event to thrive, but Triple Crown Sports does add to the city’s coffers. “If there is a recession in place, we look a lot better now, even to the local citizens that once saw us as a nuisance in a line,” King said. “They realize that the very restaurant that they attend can now stay open throughout a slow summer in a recession.” King and company enjoy being in Park City; Triple Crown Sports wouldn’t return here year after year if they didn’t. Not only do they love the scenery and weather, but thanks to Park City already being a popular tourist destination, there’s plentiful lodging for the teams and their supporting casts. In terms of financial impact, King approximates the annual event brings in $2.4 million in direct spending. If it can maintain those numbers, Triple Crown hopes to lock up a long-term partnership with Tanzi Propst/Park Record All American Sports Academy’s third-baseman Ariana Retuta lunges into American Academy’s Emma Leisner, tagging her out, after getting caught between second and third base during the Triple Crown Softball matchup at Park City High School Wednesday afternoon. The Academy fell to the Athletics 12-8. Park City. “We’re trying to compel the local visitors bureau, the city council, to do a long-term arrangement with Triple Crown Sports that is mutually beneficial in a sports-tourism community,” King said. “Because there’s not a lot of places that have the lodging infrastructure and the facility infrastructure in place to host large events such as the World Series.” Bob Kollar, Park City’s vice president of special events, doesn’t believe that Triple Crown Sports specifically is a problem, but due to the event bringing in such a large crowd, it causes issues similar to events such as Sundance or the winter ski season would. “Special events, in general, create impacts — both positive economic impacts and negative operational impacts,” Kollar said. “The Park City Chamber/Bureau and Park City Municipal are working together to mitigate the operational impacts from events while simultaneously trying to maximize the positive economic impact that’s generated by those events. “Every resident of Park City benefits from the taxes that are generated by those special events. The amenities that we all enjoy and the level of city services provided in Park City are funded primarily by the taxes generated by visitors including those participating in special events. It would be shortsighted to dismiss that part of the equation when determining the value of special events to the community.” Currently, there is a proposed three-year on the table, which Malone believes the organization will accept. But King and company are looking even further into the future. “Park City is one of a kind, so it’s hard to replace it,” King said. “And it’s something we don’t want to do. That’s why we’re meeting with the city council in October this year to try and compel them to try and do a more favorable long-term arrangement for Triple Crown Sports that looks like a longterm partnership. “It’s not about two to three years. That’s five to 10 years down the road and really investing in this outdoor event for a long time; not just something quick in and out.” Until Triple Crown Sports exhausts its options in Park City, the event will stay. But King said the organization will have to do its due diligence toward the end of the proposed contract to see if a potential replacement destination is needed. “When there’s an audience that wants an experience, a vacation destination like [Park City], we have to provide for the audience,” King said. “If Park City does not want to accommodate that audience, then we have to find a new place for it. We continue to research other outside cities and states that offer similar amenities to repeat this type of an event.” Though there’s work left to be done, Kollar is confident that the city and Triple Crown Sports will come to a consensus. “I’d like to think that Triple Crown and Park City can reach an agreement to continue to host Triple Crown World Series in Park City,” he said. Whether the event will be here for years to come remains to be seen, but Triple Crown Sports is chalking this year’s event up as another success. “This tournament couldn’t be what it is without [everybody in Park City], so thank you so much,” Malone said. “We have loved being here and we’re super excited to hopefully be able to compromise and create something that is mutually great for everybody. I know our teams love it here and they’d love the opportunity to come back. |