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Show A-10 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 12-14, 2018 Obituary Joyce Kathryn Bell Hancock June 9, 1926 – Dec. 5, 2018 pibsexchange.com New on the Market Joyce Kathryn Bell Hancock, 92, passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2018 in Heber City. She was born June 9, 1926 in Corsicana, Texas, to the late Thomas Mack Bell and Velma Lowe Bell. After growing up in Corsicana she earned a bachelor’s degree from North Texas State Teacher’s College in Denton, Texas (now known as the University of North Texas) in 1947. She began graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, while teaching high school business education courses in Ralls, Texas and later in Coahoma, Texas. On April Fool’s Day in 1950, Joyce went on her first date with Max Loyd Hancock, a college classmate, and became his devoted wife on Dec. 28, 1950, starting a love affair of 60 years spanning from Snyder, Texas, to Joyce Kathryn Bell Hancock Odessa, Texas, to Hobbs, New Mexico, to Midland, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Houston to Fort Worth and exotic excursions across the globe in between. Max preceded her in death in 2010. Joyce was active as an Elder in Ridglea Presbyterian Church and spent many volunteer hours at Berry Goodbuy’s thrift store and with her sisters of PEO International. From a long line of native Texans, Joyce was an avid genealogist and member of the First Families of Texas. Grandma will be remembered by those who know her as a servant of the Lord, a gentle loving mother and grandmother, devoted wife, and for her quick, dry wit. SURVIVORS: Joyce is survived by her brother and sisterin-law Elmo and Margaret Bell of Dallas; daughter and son-inlaw, Sherrie and Jerry Seawright of Heber City, son, Jim and Lisa Hancock of Dallas; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. BURIAL: A private burial service will be held in Fort Worth, Texas. McAdams-Love race one of costliest in state history FEC reports $11M spent overall in House campaigns BRADY MCCOMBS Old Town Area | 4 Bedroom View Virtual Reality 3D Walkthru Video at: www.1313Woodside.com KATHY VALLÉE, CLHMS, CRS, GRI Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage PARK CITY’s FRIENDLIEST REALTOR® 1153 Center Dr. G #200 Park City, Utah 84098 Mobile: +1 435 565 0797 www.parkcityhomesandland.com kathy@kathyvallee.com ©2018 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is Owned And Operated by NRT LLC. All rights reserved. This information was supplied by Seller and/or other sources. Broker believes this information to be correct but has not verified this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The fierce battle for a U.S. House in Utah where Democrat Ben McAdams narrowly unseated Republican Mia Love was one of the most expensive races in Utah history, new figures show. About $11.4 million was spent by the two candidates and outside political groups, according to new information from the Federal Election Commission. About $2.7 million of that amount came from PACs and Super PACs, according to analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. There was more outside spending backing Love than McAdams: $1.7 million to nearly $993,000. The totals cover from early 2017 through November 2018. The total surpasses the $9.4 million spent in the 2012 race for the same House seat, when incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson barley held off Love in her first run for Congress. The season of heavy campaigning in Utah has gotten longer with the advent of mail- in balloting across much of the state, which gives voters nearly a month to cast their ballots rather than a single day, said Jason Perry with the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. “Candidates have to start messaging earlier and earlier,” Perry said. “The commercials, the most expensive part of every campaign, are starting earlier in the process.” And once it begins, they can’t afford to let up, especially in an acrimonious contest like the one between Love and McAdams, he said. Spending in Love’s two victories over Democrat Doug Owens, in 2014 and 2016, didn’t trigger the same level of outside spending. McAdams, a Democratic mayor of Salt Lake County, defeated Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to sort out in deep-red Utah. The district that covers Salt Lake City suburbs stretching south along the Wasatch Front to Sanpete County in central Utah has long been the state’s most competitive district. Love raised and spent more during the two-year election cycle, partly because McAdams didn’t formally announce his candidacy until October 2017. Love spent about $5.4 million, while McAdams $3.2 million. Because candidates were well-known before the race, they were able to raise money and had plenty of cash to spend, Perry said. “This was an expensive race because these were two pretty strong candidates really going at the most contentious race we have seen,” Perry said Both ended up with very little after the exhausting campaign. Love had $101,000 left as of Nov. 26. McAdams had $76,000. The race ranks in the middle range for competitive races around the country, said Andrew Mayersohn, a researcher at the Center for Responsive Politics. It will definitely finish in the top 100 of 435 races, he said. For example, some $36 million was spent in the race for an open southern California congressional seat long held by retiring Republican Rep. Ed Royce, Mayersohn said. Among the outside groups that spent on the Love-McAdams race, the Republican-backing Congressional Leadership Fund spent the most among the PACs in support of Love — nearly $1.2 million. Among the groups backing McAdams, the Patriot Majority USA spent the most: $676,000. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $213,000. Veteran staffer aims to stabilize beleaguered office YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS. WE’VE GOT THE RIGHT TOOLS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW. LET OUR READERS BECOME YOUR CUSTOMERS. CONTACT US AT 435.649.9014 TO PLACE YOUR AD HERE! Salt Lake County recorder-elect to emphasize ‘team’ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The incoming Salt Lake County recorder brings 15 years of experience working in the county clerk’s office as she prepares to take over an office that went through serious turmoil in recent years as the health of the late Gary Ott worsened. Democrat Rashelle Hobbs said she hopes to bring stability and a sense of team to the office, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. She also plans to bring more transparency and improve customer service. She will be the fourth leader of the office in the last 15 months. In the Nov. 6 election, Hobbs defeated former Republican state legislator Adam Gardiner, who had been appointed in 2017 to the recorder position after Ott resigned. He died in October of that year af- ter being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Before Gardiner, Ott’s former chief deputy Julie Dole ran the office. “I don’t really consider myself a professional politician. I’m a public servant, and I work hard,” Hobbs said. “If I were to describe myself, I’m more interested in the service and the work than the politics.” A report from the Utah auditor in 2017 found that Ott had little oversight over his office’s finances for years, reinforcing an earlier investigation that found the same thing. County officials worried that he was being manipulated by his staff in his final years, including an aide who was also identified as Ott’s girlfriend. “It’s unfortunate what happened with Gary,” Hobbs said. “In my interactions with him at the county, he was a lovely man. And I think that it is tragic that when you Google his name, rather than reading about the kind, gentle person he is, it’s scandal. And that’s a shame and it could have been avoided.” Q. Dang, the executive committee chair of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party, said the party was very happy that Hobbs agreed to run for the position. “She’s a dynamic candidate,” Dang said. “She worked hard getting voters to know her.” Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen said she’s excited to see what Hobbs can accomplish in the position. Swensen has worked with Hobbs for years. “She’ll be very innovative,” Swensen said. “What I’ve seen in her was she was always willing to do whatever she could for the public.” Hobbs says she was inspired to run by her grandfather George W. Diehl, a former mayor of Tooele from 19831994. He died in early October at age 99, and before he could vote for his granddaughter. Even though he wasn’t there on election night, Hobbs said she felt his presence. “And his wisdom and guidance will be with me as I assume my new role as the county recorder,” Hobbs said. |