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Show C-1 B-1 BOOK A TIME TO SEE ABSTRACT ARTWORKS BUSINESS, A-15 REAL ESTATE GUIDE INSIDE! OUR MONTHLY REAL ESTATE GUIDE IS INCLUDED WITH THIS PAPER. MINERS PLAYERS SET A BASELINE WITH WIN COLUMNS, A-22 Park Record. PARK CITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LIKES ITS PROSPECTS TOM CLYDE SAYS ESCARGOT MAY BE ON COALVILLE MENU 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, March 17-20, 2018 Serving Summit County since 1880 Political gatherings scheduled | ‘Not one more’ Grass-roots events provide early chances for the candidates The Park Record Please see Caucuses, A-2 3 sections • 48 pages Business ............................... A-15 Classifieds ............................ C-12 Columns ............................... A-22 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-23 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ................................... C-15 Letters to the Editor ............. A-23 Restaurant Guide.................. A-21 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 50¢ The election features many incumbents County Courthouse campaigns lack even a single challenger as the November ballot is set JAY HAMBURGER The political season turns to the grass-roots level on Tuesday as Summit County Democrats and Republicans hold caucuses, an early but important step as the parties prepare their candidate slates for November. The parties at the caucuses select delegates to the Summit County political conventions. Candidates want to energize their supporters to attend the caucuses in an effort to amass delegates in their camps. If a candidate wins enough delegate support at the party conventions, they can win a nomination without needing to compete in a primary. They need to secure 60 percent of the delegates at the convention to win the nomination outright. There is also a signature route to the primary ballot, however, that allows a candidate to secure a spot on that ballot if they gather enough names. The Summit County Democratic Party caucuses are scheduled at Ecker Hill Middle School, South Summit Middle School and North Summit High School starting at 6 p.m. Any person eligible to vote may attend, but they must select the location that matches their region of the county. The Summit County Republican Party caucuses are slated for Park City High School, North Summit High School and South Summit High School starting at 6:30 p.m. Anyone may attend, but someone must be a registered Republican or register as one at the door to become a delegate or cast a vote for a delegate. The caucuses provide a close-up opportunity for rank-and-file voters to meet the candidates, learn about platforms and start to rally the party faithful. The caucuses will be followed by county and state conventions, the likelihood of primaries in some of the contests and then a fall election season that could be boisterous should the national political divide slice toward the local campaigns. The parties are preparing for an important election season with county, state and federal offices on the ballot. It is expected to be a consequential election even without the White House at the top of the ticket. The Democrats have long enjoyed solid results in Summit County, one of the most reliably Democratic parts of the state. Democrats hold all five seats on the Summit County Council, and Democrats on the state and federal levels oftentimes fare best in the county only to lose overwhelmingly in other parts of the districts. There is keen interest in the U.S. Senate seat now held by the retiring Republican Orrin Hatch, and the Democrats have hopes for a long shot win in the 1st Congressional District, now held by Republican Rob Bishop. The Democrats also hope they can Vol. 138 | No. 12 ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record mand stricter control on the purchase of guns. Kacie Silkey, a senior, began her speech by pointing questions at elected officials such as, “How are there more guns in this country than people?” and “Why do you care more about man’s right to own a weapon than my right to not be murdered?” Following the event, Silkey said that she was empowered speaking to her peers, who supported her words with cheers. “I feel like this is going to change everything,” she said. “It felt so surreal that we are actually out here making a difference and making a change.” To close the walkout, Olivia Henry, a senior, read the dates and number of deaths of the 17 deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. Her voice shook as she spoke of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Connecticut,and the recent Parkland shooting. The ballot for the Summit County government positions up for election in November is set now that the filing window to declare as a candidate has closed. No challengers filed to enter the fray against the incumbents before the Thursday deadline, leaving the county races uncontested. Two seats on the Summit County Council, as well as four department head roles, including sheriff, were up for grabs. Summit County Councilors Chris Robinson and Glenn Wright declared their candidacy, along with Sheriff Justin Martinez, County Attorney Margaret Olson, Clerk Kent Jones and Auditor Michael Howard, on the first day the filing window was open. “The November ballot will be just as it looks now,” Jones said. Once the filing widow closes, no one can file for one of the positions other than as a write-in candidate. Write-in candidates have 65 days before the November election to file with the Clerk’s Office to be considered a legitimate candidate. The opportunity to file paperwork to gain a spot on the ballot through gathering signatures also closed on Thursday. The new signature-gathering route allows candidates to bypass party conventions and caucuses. Jones said a couple people collected the paperwork, but never turned it in, including former County Council member Tal Adair. In early January, Adair announced his bid for the Utah Senate seat Kevin Van Tassell currently holds. Van Tassell announced he would not be seeking a fourth term for the District 26 seat in December. Adair had said he wanted to bring representation from the West Side of the district to the seat. District 26 covers swaths of Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Wasatch and Summit counties. It stretches from the Colorado and Wyoming borders to Pinebrook. He was not available for comment. Parkites Jack Rubin, Eileen Gallagher and Cathy Callow-Heusser filed to run for the seat, along with Brian K. Gorum, Ronald Winterton, Pat Vaughn, and Alisa Ellis. Rep. Tim Quinn, R-Heber, who occupies the House District 54 seat, filed for reelection, while Park City Democrats Meaghan Miller and Roberto M. Lopez will also be candidates for the seat. Rep. Logan Wilde (R-Croydon) will mount a campaign to retain the House District 54 seat, while Park City resident and Democrat Christopher Neville is also vying for the position. Senate District 26 candidates and the two Democratic candidates for House District 54 will face each other at the upcoming state conventions in the hopes of earning enough delegate support to win their party’s nomination and bypass the primary elections. The Utah Republican Party State Convention is scheduled to be held on April Please see Students, A-2 Please see Ballots, A-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Faith Staley, center, addresses a crowd of Park City High School students during a walkout Wednesday morning. Staley and classmates took turns speaking and sharing their frustrations with gun violence in schools across the United States. Up to 400 students left class at the high school to participate. Park City students demand end to gun violence as they join national movement CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, students poured out of the doors at Park City High School. With signs in hand, they sat on the pavement in the empty bus lane and joined the throng. Soon after, chants of “Not one more” filled the air as they listened to the words of their fellow classmates. The walkout, which took place in conjunction with similar events across the nation, was centered on demanding stricter gun control. It took place on the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed. There were an estimated 350 to 400 students who participated at Park City High and 300 at Treasure Mountain Junior High. School officials estimated that there were about 600 students at Ecker Hill Middle School. A small group of community members also gathered at the high school. As students situated themselves, Faith Staley, a senior who helped organize the event, stepped atop a chair and lifted a megaphone. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for,” she said to the crowd. “We refuse to live in a place where our officials do nothing while our fellow Americans are killed in schools, in churches, at concerts, at bars, in movie theaters.” She was followed by student after student who gave speeches, read poems and encouraged those in attendance to write to local representatives and de- TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD From left: Annie Sheinberg, Sela Serafin, Maya Levine and Franzi Ratzinger cheer for a speaker during the student walkout at Park City High School on Wednesday morning. Students walked out carrying signs and sat in the bus lane of the school’s parking lot during the protest. Bonanza Flat talks Park City lucks out prove to be complex Diverse interest groups follow the discussions about City Hall land JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Park City leaders continue to consider the future of the municipally owned Bonanza Flat acreage, a process that illustrates the complexities involved in City Hall’s most notable conservation acquisition. Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council on Thursday held a discussion about Bonanza Flat and received another round of testimony from a disparate group of people with differing interests. The elected officials were not scheduled to make critical decisions about Bonanza Flat at the meeting on Thursday, but the discussion and the input likely acted as previews for more detailed talks later. City Hall is crafting long-range plans for Bonanza Flat that will govern what sorts of activities will be allowed or prohibited on the land. The land was long owned by United Park City Mines with few regulations. City Hall’s ownership will require a management plan, though. The elected officials will need to delicately craft the plans while considering the various interests. Recreation lovers want to ensure Bonanza Flat remains a favored destination in the summer and the winter. But there Please see Land talks, A-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Lucky Ones Coffee co-owner Katie Holyfield, left, helps employee Cole Jones cut a muffin into sample-sized pieces during the shop’s opening at the Park City Library Friday morning. VISITOR GUIDE Life is a cabernet at Park City Wine Club event Park City Wine Club will host a Flights and Bites wine tasting event from 6-8 p.m . on March 20, at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. This month’s event is titled “Life Is a Cabernet,” and will feature four cabernets from around the world. To register, visit www.parkcitywineclub.com. |