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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 12-14, 2019 A-7 The Park Record W Green Tips Tainted jam nearly had fatal consequences Mowing the lawn while sparing the soil AY WE WERE KYLE PIGOTT Recycle Utah The snow has melted, summer is approaching and our lawns will soon need mowing and trimming. Each week roughly 54 million Americans will cut their grass. But lawnmowers have such a small motor that we shouldn’t have to worry about their environmental impact, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case. Garden equipment currently accounts for 5% of our nation’s total carbon emissions, with that number increasing drastically in metropolitan areas where air pollution is already a greater issue. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, running a typical gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as driving 11 new sedans for the same amount of time. This means that over the course of a year, that mower will produce an average of 87 lbs of greenhouse gas car- Family had close call with improper canning DALTON GACKLE Park City Museum The Charles and Mary McFalls family of 501 Woodside Avenue were no strangers to tragedy. Though their fifth child was born in June of 1882, they had already lost one infant just six months prior. Their twins, a boy and a girl born in 1888, would live just 14 days. And a four-month-old daughter and two boys aged 3 and 9 would pass away in Park City before 1891. PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, PCHS TAX PHOTO COLLECTION The McFalls’ home at 501 Woodside Ave. will be featured on this year’s Historic Home Tour, put on by the Park City Museum. The tour takes place on Saturday, June 15. Tickets can be purchased on the museum’s website. But one evening in June of 1887, the whole family was nearly wiped out. One Dr. Gregor determined that the family had been poisoned. But who would do such a thing? Mary was not often seen outside the home and would not have procured any enemies. Charles was a miner who, according to his obituary in The Park Record, “was an honest man and a good citizen. His acquaintances in this camp numbered nearly every resident, and he was respected by all of them.” They went on to note that his death “caused universal regret.” After some investigating the family discovered that the culprit was none other than a strawberry jam they had eaten as part of a Sunday meal. The Deseret Evening News reported that “no doubt the jam had been canned for years and a deadly poison emanated from the strawberry acids corroding the tin.” Mary and most of the children were able to recover fairly quickly, but four-year-old son Kiesel “was, for a time quite critical,” though “his agonizing convulsions were checked without any fear of serious results.” Luckily, they all survived this incident. 501 Woodside will be featured on this year’s Historic Home Tour, put on by the Park City Museum. On Saturday, June 15 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., 12 gracious Park City homeowners will welcome us inside their private homes. Tickets are available online at www.parkcityhistory.org, at the Park City Museum, 528 Main Street or on the day of the tour at the Headquarters on the Town Lift Plaza, 825 Main Street. bon emissions and 54 lbs of other harmful pollutants, all for a neatly trimmed lawn. Additionally, the EPA also estimates that an average of 17 million gallons of fuel are spilled each year while filling up our mowers and other tools. That fuel then gets washed into the waterways, drains into the soil, and evaporates into the air we breath and, crucially, the ozone layer. What can we do to reduce our environmental impact in our own front yard? Electric powered garden tools and lawn equipment, while not entirely pollution free, are drastically better for our local air quality, and the environment as a whole. Best yet, purchase a push mower or remove the grass altogether for a more sustainable front yard. Recycle Utah, your community non-profit drop-off recycling center, provides these weekly tips. Visit their website for more information – www. recycleutah.org. Salt Lake record attempt just OK Associated Press MAGNA – A gathering at the Great Salt Lake in hopes of making it into the record books fell way short. Utah park officials invited people to a beach on the lake’s south end Saturday in an attempt to set the world record for the largest number of people floating together, unassisted, in a line at one time. The lake’s high salinity makes it easy to float on the water. According to the Guinness World Records website, Argentina holds the current record after 1,941 people successfully floated together on the surface of Lago Epecuen de Carhue in 2017. Utah State Parks manager Jim Wells said only about 300 people showed up for Saturday’s event but “everybody had fun (and) it ended up being a beautiful day.” It’s the Place the Locals Choose 434 Main Street, Park City Utah 435.655.9505 www.purplesageparkcity.com Spring Special! Buy 1 Entrées and receive the 2nd free! Come enjoy dinner in the heart of historic Main Street with this coupon and one of your dinners is on us! Open Tuesday to Saturday at 5:30pm A Fine print: Limit 3 coupons per table. Entrée of equal or lesser value will be discounted. Coupons must be present to receive discount. A gratuity of 18% will be added prior to discount. Dine in only. Expires 06/15/2019 TWO FOR ONE DINNER SPECIAL Buy one entrée and receive a second entrée or equal or lesser value FREE valid Monday — Saturday 5:30–9:00 pm Reservations: 645-9555 EXPIRES JUNE 15, 2019 Some Restrictions Apply: Dine-in Only, Service Charge will be added to pre-discount amount, Limit Two Coupons per Table, Not Valid with other Promotions, etc 424 Main Street Open Tuesdays through Saturdays Reopening Sundays on Fathers Day, June 16th please make your reservations now. THURSDAY NIGHTS Locals Specials FRIDAY NIGHTS Fresh Oysters from the west coast European & American Cuisine Full Service Bar with Bar Menu Opens at 4pm. Dinner Served Starting at 5:30pm ADOLPH’S - a 42 year Park City Tradition! 435.649.7177 • 1500 Kearns Blvd. |