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Show C-1 B-1 MAKE FIRST TRACKS TO PRESERVATION EVENT BUSINESS, A-13 GAMES GUIDE INSIDE Turn to page D-1 for coverage of the Winter Olympics from a Park City perspective GYMNASTS WILL LAND AT WINTER CLASSIC COLUMNS, A-20 Park Record. FALLING SNOW MEANS RISING SALES IN PARK CITY TERI ORR MADE THE FRONT PAGE IN CIVIL RIGHTS ERA The PA R K C I T Y, U TA H W W W. PA R K R E C O R D . C O M Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 24-27, 2018 Serving Summit County since 1880 Some don’t know what ails them | Clean checkup Vol. 138 | No. 6 50¢ Firm acquires assets Talisker lost to lenders Empire Pass club, hundreds of Tuhaye lots included in the deal with Georgia developers JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record COURTESY OF GINA SZAJNUK Gina Szajnuk, back row center, stands with her family, from left, Ava, Lucy, Oscar and Justin Zanik at the Vivint Smart Home Arena. Gina Szanjuk is the co-founder and executive director of Rare and Undiagnosed Network. Group in Park City battles rare diseases, undiagnosed illnesses SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Park City’s Gina Szajnuk is the co-founder and executive director of Rare and Undiagnosed Network (RUN), and she’s on a mission. Her nonprofit is working to raise awareness and provide support for families with members who suffer from rare and undiagnosed diseases. “One in 10 people in the United States struggle to find out what’s wrong with them,” Szajnuk said. “That translates into 30 million people, and it’s a heartbreaking epidemic that people don’t understand.” To help spread the word, Szajnuk, who is also the advocacy ambassador for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), will speak on Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C., at the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus briefing about the importance of insurance coverage for what is known as the “diagnostic odyssey.” The term refers to the numerous doctor visits and tests that come up empty. Szajnuk has three children — Ava, 10, Oscar, 8, and Lucy, 6 — who have undiagnosed, rare diseases. “We have been sequenced, exome sequenced and analyzed six times,” Szajnuk said. “We’ve had full genome sequencing and analyzed three times and still don’t have a diagnosis.” Doctors say the kids are ahead of science. “They have told me that the sequencing and algorithms need to catch up, before there can be anything done,” Szajnuk said. The same day Szajnuk is set to speak in D.C., her daughter Ava will speak at the Utah Rare Action Network Advocacy Event, which will run from 3-5 p.m. at the Utah Please see What ails, A-2 4 sections • 52 pages Business ............................... A-13 Classifieds .............................. C-7 Columns ............................... A-20 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-21 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ................................... C-10 Letters to the Editor ............. A-21 Restaurant Guide.................. A-18 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Alizaeh Guzman watches herself in a mirror as she brushes her teeth during a free dental exam at the People’s Health Clinic on Tuesday. The exams were part of the clinic’s Dental Health Awareness Day. Dentists cleaned teeth, treated decay and provided information about further care. Peer group aids families of those battling mental health Meetings address challenges that many must overcome as they confront difficult issues ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record CONNECT Summit County, the nonprofit organization created to address the challenges of dealing with mental health and substance abuse, has created a new peer support group to help the loved ones of those struggling with mental health issues. The idea for the support group came from a parent’s roundtable discussion, according to Shauna Wiest, executive director of CONNECT. She said the roundtable group was formed in 2016 to help parents with children suffering from mental health issues navigate the school system. “A lot of what came out of the parent roundtable meetings informed CONNECT’s programming,” she said. “We received feedback that parents wanted more Please see Struggles, A-2 A Georgia real estate firm has acquired some of the most notable Park City-area assets once held by the Talisker corporate family, another deal that illustrates the large footprint the company had prior to a massive foreclosure case brought by lenders. Storied Development, LLC said this week it purchased the 450-member Talisker Club in Empire Pass, 533 housing lots in the Tuhaye golf-course development in Wasatch County and four Empire Pass sites with development approvals for a combined 75 condominiums. The price was not released. Redus, LLC, a firm tied to Wells Fargo, was the seller. It is the same entity that sold Bonanza Flat to Park City in a $38 million conservation deal. Bonanza Flat was once under the ownership of the Talisker corporate family as well, and the City Hall acquisition was made possible through the foreclosure case. A partner in Storied Development, LLC said in an interview the Park City area is a desirable place for resort real estate. Mark Enderle said Park City is easier to reach than some other mountain resorts like the Colorado destinations of Aspen, Vail and Telluride. He noted the proximity to the international airport in Salt Lake City. “Frankly, Park City is one of the locations in the second-home marketplace that’s incomparable,” Enderle said, describing Park City as being “as good as any mountain destination in America.” Enderle said the vacation-home market was depressed in the years after the recession and has started a comeback. He said sales of vacation homes in Park City have accelerated over the past two years. “You feel like you’re in small-town America,” he said about Park City. He said Storied Development, LLC had discussions about an acquisition with Talisker’s leadership prior to the foreclosure case. He said Storied Development, LLC was interested in Bonanza Flat as well at the time. There was also chatter about a different high-end developer’s interest in Bonanza Flat as City Hall considered whether to pursue a conservation deal for the land. Enderle said Storied Development, LLC intends to build and sell the real estate in Tuhaye and Empire Pass. “The properties associated with the Talisker Club are among the premier residential offerings in the West. With a refreshed vision, an infusion of new capital, and a commitment to providing remarkable experiences for members, their families and guests, there is no limit to Talisker Club’s potential,” another Storied Development, LLC partner, Mark Yarborough, said in a prepared statement. Redus, LLC and Wells Fargo indicated they contributed to the release announcing the deal with Storied Development, LLC and declined further comment. The Talisker corporate family more than a decade ago Please see Ex-Talisker, A-2 Park City, pledging more, previews houses Development furthers City Hall’s ambitious goal of 800 units JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Peg Ross has lived in the Park City area for 30 years, raising a family amid the community’s boom years. Ross, an accounting clerk who lives in Kimball Junction, is readying to move into the Park City limits, roughly six months after she won the right to purchase a place in a City Hall-developed work force or otherwise restricted project. The eight-house development, known as The Retreat at the Park and located at 1450-1460 Park Ave., is part of the municipal government’s aggressive housing program. Park City leaders want to add 800 units of restricted housing by 2026. By 2020, officials say, they want to finish 220 of the overall goal of 800 units. The work at The Retreat at the Park started in the fall of 2016. City Hall officials on Wednesday morning offered a preview of The Retreat at the Park, gathering at the site to proudly talk about the project as a success of the municipal housing program. Some of the people toured the house where Ross will soon live. They put cloth boots over their shoes to walk through the residence, lingering in the kitchen and the bedroom. “I can’t believe it’s coming true,” Ross said, adding, “I never thought I’d be able to buy a home in Park City, ever, ever.” Please see Houses, A-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Peg Ross plans to move into a house on Park Avenue, shown, within 30 days. It is part of a City Hall-developed project known as The Retreat at the Park. Ross, who has lived in the Park City area for 30 years, was selected as a buyer during a lottery held last fall. Officials hosted a tour of the project on Wednesday. VISITOR GUIDE Youngsters become naturalists at the Swaner EcoCenter A Little Naturalist story time will be from 10-11 a.m. on Feb. 26, at the Swaner EcoCenter. Little Naturalist is a program for 3 to 5 year olds who are curious about animals and exploring nature. More: http://www.swanerecocenter.org/education/little_naturalists/little_naturalists. |