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Z AC H W H I T E | Realtor® 435.640.9722 | zach@thezwgroup.com w w w. t h e z w g ro u p. c o m Continued from A-1 The GOP convenes Restaurant Reveal SPOTLIGHTING RESTAURANTS IN PARK CITY & SUMMIT COUNTY — and my coach calls me after the tryouts and gives me the lowdown,” Stokes recalled. His assistant coach asked him what he thought about having a girl on the team, and Stokes asked if the player was good. “She says ‘She’s probably better than about half the kids we’ve got.’ I said, ‘Let’s go with it.’” So Hudgens was brought on. “I was at that tryout,” said Ryan Hunt, a freshman. “It was weird, it was definitely weird. The first couple years, it was weird because you’re like, ‘Oh man, what are the other teams going to think of us?’” Now, Hunt said, having capable female players is a point of pride. EVERY WEDNESDAY C-5 they say they have an opportunity to win the nomination anyway. Several of them spoke about their chances during interviews at the convention. Brian Jenkins, an Orem man with a diverse professional background that includes investing and window cleaning, is one of the Republicans who wants the nomination. He drew attention on Tuesday as an Abraham Lincoln lookalike. Jenkins said he cannot match Romney’s recognition or funding, but the Lincoln shtick could benefit his bid for the nomination. “I have to get my message out,” he said, adding that voters are learning about him “because of the Lincoln exposure I’m getting.” Jenkins outlined a political strategy that calls for him capturing a bloc of potential Romney voters, people he said are moderate and progressive. He conceded, though, he needs assistance. He said Lincoln during the Civil War wanted help from above. Continued from A-1 Games talks start The mayor noted Park City and Salt Lake City are ahead of other places that may consider a games bid, mentioning the region’s transportation infrastructure. He also said 15-year plans for upgrades could be concentrated into five years if another Olympics is awarded. The staffers also briefed the mayor and City Councilors about the bidding process. The United States Olympic Committee must determine which city it will forward to the International Olympic Committee for consideration. Salt Lake City, Denver and the Reno-Lake Tahoe region in Nevada and California are Hudgens said she grew up playing with her brother and generally spent more time around boys. She said that upbringing made her feel more comfortable playing baseball than softball, and she doesn’t have plans to switch to softball any time soon. “My heart is set there, and I just want to keep pushing and challenging myself to play baseball,” she said. Lundbeck, who joined the team last year, tried softball, but ended up liking baseball better. “Just the competitiveness wasn’t there for me,” she said of softball. Unlike Hudgens, she said she might try softball again at some point in hopes of earning a college scholarship. Though Stokes isn’t advising the girls to go one way or the other, he said they could easily make the transition back to softball if they wanted to. And given the number of colleges with softball teams, it wouldn’t be a bad financial choice. “Their opportunities will probably be better in softball,” he said. “But I’m not saying they couldn’t try baseball, but it would be difficult.” But the girls have embraced difficulty — it’s what drew them to baseball in the first place. “I just feel like the competition is so much greater in baseball,” Hudgens said. “I feel like baseball is going to get me there, going to make be me better. ... I want to do well, not just go out and say oh, ‘Yay, I got a hit.’ I want to show my skillset.” As far as they know, Hudgens and Lundbeck are the only two girls playing high school baseball in Utah right now. Between them, they have seen only one other girl play over their baseball careers, and don’t expect to see many more. The Miners program could easily cycle through a thousand players before having two more girls join the team, but Lundbeck and Hudgens encourage others to give it a shot. “If you are a girl and you want to pursue a guy’s sport, just do it and don’t be afraid of what others think of you,” Lundbeck said. “I don’t really care and I’ve gotten this far.” “You could say I’m going to need heavenly help to get past Romney,” Jenkins said. Sam Parker, another Republican who is competing for the Senate nomination, also appeared at the gathering on Tuesday, outlining in an interview a strategy to capture the spot on the ballot. “You’re not going to beat Mitt Romney with money,” he said. “You have to play on a different game board. You have to change the rules of engagement.” Parker, a banker who lives in Millcreek, said he must tap members of the conservative Tea Party, backers of President Trump and people who support the constitutional right to bear arms to win the nomination. He said he must “unite the factions” of the Republican Party. “You’ve got to find the groups that don’t like him, bring them under the same tent. You have to light a fire under them,” Parker said. He said there is not as much excitement surrounding the Romney campaign as was expected and he hears “anti-Romney sentiment” on the campaign trail. The convention, meanwhile, offered a platform for a slate of candidates on the state and federal levels. The Republican Party is not challenging in County Courthouse campaigns, but it has confidence in the Statehouse and congressional contests. The candidates on Tuesday offered short stump speeches that were heavy on traditional Republican positions. Several of the candidates, as an example, spoke about public lands and their desire that the federal government not intervene in issues they say should be decided at the state level. Incumbent Republicans campaigning in Statehouse districts that cover parts of Summit County also addressed the convention. Tim Quinn, who represents District 54 and is unchallenged for the GOP nomination, told the crowd he backs local control of government. He cited his opposition to legislation that would have overturned Park City’s ban on razor-thin plastic bags. Quinn said he does not agree with the ban but Park City leaders have the right to enact such a prohibition. Quinn also said he will fight to keep state taxes low. Logan Wilde, the District 53 representative who does not have a challenger within the party for the nomination, also noted his opposition to the legislation that would have overturned Park City’s ban on plastic bags. He said cities and counties need to have the ability to govern their own communities. There were no votes cast on candidates on Tuesday since there are not Republicans vying for County Courthouse posts. interested. The discussions in recent months have centered on a bid for the 2030 Olympics rather than the event in 2026. There is concern that hosting the Winter Olympics in the U.S. in 2026 would interfere with the marketing efforts of the Summer Olympics two years later, which will be held in Los Angeles. Dias, though, said a bid for 2026 remains a possibility. Dias also explained the International Olympic Committee is interested in staging games that are sustainable and with reduced costs. The Utah Olympic backers see that interest as advantageous since the sports venues from 2002 remain in operation. “This really, really works in our favor,” he said. Dias also said the International Olympic Committee wants to align the games with the goals of the communities where they are held. He said Park City could accelerate its own priorities, such as those regarding cleaner-burning energies, in a second Olympics. Other points discussed at the meeting included: • Dias saying the Olympic region could host an economical event and be a model for sustainable games. • Rademan cautioning officials not to underestimate the time and effort needed to prepare to host an Olympics. He said an Olympic czar — a City Hall staffer assigned to games planning — is needed. • Bill Malone, the president and CEO of the Park City Chamber/Bureau, describing that many inaccurately see an Olympics as a “cash cow.” The rewards come on a long-term basis, he said, calling the games in 2002 Park City’s “coming out party.” • Colin Hilton, who is the president and CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and was a high-level staffer with the organizing committee that put on the games in 2002, saying Park City in the earlier Olympic era took a larger role in crafting plans than other communities where venues were located. |