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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 13-15, 2019 The Park Record City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | citynews@parkrecord.com Park City ready for Games Championships showed ability to host Olympics JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Thank you to all the volunteers, guests, and donors who made the 15th Annual Sweetheart Gala such a fun, successful event. Special thanks to Band Director Chris Taylor and the amazing musicians of the PCHS Varsity Jazz Band! We appreciate your ongoing support of the Park City band program and look forward to providing you with inspiring music for years to come! Please visit the PC bands website for a full list of our donors. www.pcbands.net The mayor of Park City on Sunday trumpeted the FIS World Championships in freestyle as evidence of the community’s ability to host a second Winter Olympics, using brief remarks during the event’s closing ceremonies to tout the city as a place that is ready for another Games. Mayor Andy Beerman appeared on stage on lower Main Street with FIS World Championships organizers early in the evening as the officials celebrated what they considered to be a successful event, billed as the largest winter sports gathering in the state since the Winter Olympics of 2002. Beerman told the crowd the FIS World Championships demonstrated Park City’s capacity to stage large-scale special events. “It’s quite an opportunity and an honor to have this event here, and it has really allowed us to show the world how ready and willing we are to host major games like the Olympics,” Beerman said. The mayor did not discuss details about the efforts to secure a second Winter Olympics in the state, likely the 2030 edition. Beerman is a member of the Utah Olympic Exploratory Committee and is City Hall’s representative in the talks about a second Games. The United States Olympic Committee in late 2018 selected Salt Lake City as the nation’s bid city for a future Games. The USOC and the Utah Olympic Exploratory Committee are interested in the Olympics of 2030. The supporters of the bid cite the Olympic region’s continued success in staging major winter sports events like the FIS World Championships as one of the JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD Mayor Andy Beerman, left, holds the International Ski Federation flag during the FIS World Championships closing ceremonies on Main Street on Sunday. The mayor told the crowd Park City is “winter’s favorite town” as he spoke about the community’s ability to host a second Winter Olympics. competitive advantages of the Salt Lake City efforts. Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort each hosted competitions during the FIS World Championships. Both of the resorts are identified as Olympic competition venues in the Olympic bid, as was the case during the Winter Olympics in 2002. The FIS World Championships ran from Feb. 1 until Sunday with athletes competing in freeskiing, moguls, aerials, snowboarding, slopestyle and halfpipe. “In Park City, we love winter sport. We love big events. We have Olympic-sized and Olympic-quality venues, which we continue to maintain. And we are winter’s favorite town,” Beerman said. He also said the athletes who competed during the FIS World Championships could inspire youngsters in Park City to pursue winter sports. “I’m hoping, just like in 2002, they’re going to motivate some of our local youth to train harder and to be inspired and come back and compete here, hopefully, in 2030 at a future Olympics or a future World Championship.” The mayor said the FIS World Championships were thrilling and thanked the International Ski Federation for selecting the state for the event. He also thanked the event volunteers as well as numerous rank-and-file workers in the community like snowmaking crews, snow-grooming teams, lift operators, people in the restaurant industry, snowplow operators and the public safety agencies. “And everybody that worked day and night to make this a possibility. They’re still standing. Hopefully, they’ll get a break this week,” Beerman said. Other speakers at the closing ceremonies also mentioned the Winter Olympic prospects in their remarks to the crowd. Emcee Sean Smith, who is from Park City and competed as a mogul skier in the Winter Olympics, said the FIS World Championships advanced the efforts to secure another Games. “Everybody wants to come to Utah. This was huge. We’re looking to get the Olympics back here, as you may or may not know. And this was a huge step to that,” Smith said. PoliCe Blotter parkrecord.com GRANT APPLICATIONS Are Currently Being Accepted for the Grant applications from certified tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations are now being accepted for the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation. The Foundation accepts grants for programs that emphasize literacy, reading and writing, languages, science and interdisciplinary areas. Applications ranging from $500 to $3,000 will be considered. DEADLINES: Grant Application Deadline Friday, February 15, 2019 Grant Awards Announcement Wednesday, May 1, 2019 To apply, please visit the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation website at: BessieMinorSwift.org The Park City Police Department last week responded to a series of complaints about parties in a variety of neighborhoods, a common sort of report during the ski season. The Police Department typically classifies the cases as suspected disturbing the peace. Officers usually tell the revelers to quiet down when they respond. Some of the cases included: • on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 10:57 p.m., a loud party was reported on Deer Valley Drive. People were seen leaving or arriving, and the police were told music and cheering was heard. • on Friday, Feb. 8 at 12:55 a.m., a loud party was logged on Deer Valley Drive. • on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 10:37 p.m., a loud party was reported on Prospector Avenue. • on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 9:57 p.m., a loud party was reported on Deer Valley Drive. Other incidents reported to the Police Department last week included: On Sunday, Feb. 10 at 10:06 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported somewhere along Lowell Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details. The police at 8:41 a.m. received a complaint that trash had not been picked up in at least five days somewhere along Bonanza Drive. The police were told the trash is usually picked up at the location three times per week. The Police Department at 12:19 a.m. received a complaint about a stoplight cycling through the signals too quickly at the intersection of Deer Valley Drive. On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 12:48 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported in a parking lot on Lowell Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details. On Friday, Feb. 8 at 6:48 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported in a parking lot on Deer Valley Drive. A moose, described as angry, was spotted on Snows Lane at 2:23 p.m. Public police logs did not provide details about what may have agitated the animal. On Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:02 a.m., a duck was seen on the side of the road along Prospector Avenue. The bird was alive, but the police were told it might be injured. On Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 2:34 p.m., the police were told a snowmobile fell off a driveway on Deer Valley Drive. The machine blocked a driveway, the police were told. A snowplow reportedly hit a brick wall on Sampson Avenue at 2:24 p.m. It was not clear from public police logs whether the plow is part of the municipal fleet or owned by the private sector. On Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8:55 p.m., a suspected drunken driving case was reported on Deer Valley Drive. Public police logs did not provide details. The Police Department at 7:39 p.m. received a complaint about someone cutting a lock and using a hot tub on Woodside Avenue. The incident occurred approximately an hour before the report to the police. Elk were seen attempting to cross S.R. 224 close to the McPolin Farm at 6:16 p.m. Drivers struggle Accidents blamed on weather mount in Park City JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Park City drivers continued to struggle in the winter weather last week as more snow fell, causing a series of accidents and other sorts of traffic issues. The accidents did not appear to be serious, but they illustrated the difficulties a relentless series of storms have caused on the roads. The reports last week followed an earlier set of traffic accidents blamed on the weather the Police Department logged. In one case last week, the police were told of what was described as a “mini avalanche” on Marsac Avenue south of Old Town. The snow apparently did not cause an accident, but the Police Department indicated the slide presented a traffic hazard. Some of the reports last week included: • on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 9:42 p.m., a truck slid off the road at or close to the intersection of S.R. 224 and Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The truck hit the median, the police were told. • on Feb. 10 at 6:33 p.m., a woman in a vehicle was seen on Marsac Avenue who “doesn’t look stuck just too afraid to keep driving,” the police were told. The Police Department was told the vehicle was blocking the road and presented a traffic hazard. • on Feb. 10 at 6:19 p.m., a truck was reported to be in a ditch somewhere along Kearns Boulevard. Public police logs did not provide details about the accident. • on Feb. 10 at 4:24 p.m., a vehicle was reported to be stuck as it headed uphill on Marsac Avenue. The vehicle was blocking traffic, the police were told. • on Feb. 10 at 4:22 p.m., the police were told snowplows were unable to operate on Marsac Avenue as two-wheel drive vehicles were attempting to drive uphill. • on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 11:44 a.m., the police were told a tow truck was needed for a car that was reported to be in a hole on the 1300 block of Lowell Avenue. The Police Department was told the car was “buried up to the bumper.” • on Monday, Feb. 4 at 10:43 a.m., three cars were reported to be stuck in the road on the uphill side of Marsac Avenue south of Old Town. They were in the middle of the road, the police were told. Another car was on the side of the road on the downhill side of Marsac Avenue, according to the police. The Police Department was told the location was “a mess.” |