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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 21-23, 2020 The Park Record City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | Citynews@parkrecord.com Indigenous day discussed An alternative to Columbus holiday could be marked JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record KID’S SEASONAL DEMO PROGRAM Ski season is here. Get your child fitted today! New and used packages available–starting at $118 Best suited for children up to age 12 Skis from Volkl, Kastle and K2. Ski boots from Lange. 333 MAIN STREET, PARK CITY • 435-731-8051 Get 53% Off the newsstand price when you subscribe! For an in-county rate of only $56 a year, you can save 53% from the newsstand and receive: • Home Delivery • Park Record E-edition • Real Estate Monthly • All Park Record Magazines • Free Sunday Salt Lake Tribune Call 435-649-9014 to get your subscription today! Select option 3 when prompted Save even more with a 2 year subscription! Park City leaders intend to discuss whether the municipal government in the future will mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day annually in October, something that would align the community with others that have opted to honor those who were in the Americas in the age of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World. Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council briefly addressed the topic at a recent meeting, around the time of the national holiday of Columbus Day on Oct. 12. Some other communities instead commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 12, highlighting the suffering that occurred after the arrival of the Italian explorer. The elected officials were not scheduled to hold a detailed talk or cast a vote, but they signaled they want to return to the topic later. A timeline was not clear at the recent meeting. The mayor indicated he received a question about whether Park City celebrates Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, prompting the talk. He said he was unsure whether Park City marked either of the days. Beerman asked the members of the City Council if they PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO The Adopt-A-Native-Elder rug show and sale to benefit elderly Navajos, shown in 2018, is held annually in Park City. Leaders in the community only occasionally address American Indian issues. The mayor and Park City Council, though, intend to discuss marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an alternative to Columbus Day. wanted to pursue the idea, linking the possibility of marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day to City Hall’s broad social equity program. “I was curious if council’s interested in exploring the actual acknowledgment of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It seems like it would be consistent with our equity efforts,” Beerman said. At least two of the members of the City Council — Nann Worel and Max Doilney — responded by saying “absolutely.” Others were also supportive. The mayor said the topic would be added to City Hall’s social equity work. The municipal government’s social equity efforts are wide ranging and are designed to include Park City’s diversity, such as Latinos, seniors and the disabled. City Hall has long addressed social equity topics, but they became more urgent amid concerns that some in the community did not enjoy the fruits of Park City’s strong emergence from the recession a decade ago. People of American Indian descent have not played a prominent role in Park City’s public discourse. The U.S. Census Bureau in 2019 estimated just 0.1% of the population of Park City was American Indian and Alaska Native alone. There are only occasional issues or events involving Indigenous peoples in Park City, such as the annual Adopt-ANative-Elder rug show and sale to benefit elderly Navajos. Main Street. Public police logs did not provide details. A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Lucky John Drive at 3:41 p.m. The police were told the person’s truck was sideswiped and a mirror was broken. The Police Department at 12:14 p.m. was told of a group of people, perhaps 20, on the Rail Trail without masks. They were also not practicing social distancing, the police were told. On Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8:14 p.m., the police were told of a vehicle with a running generator on Park Avenue. The person said the generator was running for 45 minutes and the person “wants the noise to stop,” according to police logs. The police classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace. A man was reportedly found sleeping in a bathroom on Sullivan Road at 7:54 a.m. On Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 8:02 p.m., the police received information about a dispute between two people centered on whether one was taking photographs of the other person. The police were told one of the people approached the other one “and told her to stop taking pictures of her,” according to department logs. The other one said they were “just looking at” a phone, the police said. The Police Department described the circumstances as suspicious. A trash bag, described as big, was seen in the road on S.R. 224 at 11:49 a.m. It was removed, the police said. The police at 10:20 a.m. was told a man, described as homeless, was seen smoking in a bathroom at City Park. On Monday, Oct. 12 at 4:18 p.m., the police were told a “space plane” was “dropping dust” on Park Avenue. There were three planes with single wings and single propellers, according to the information gathered by the police. The Police Department described the circumstances as suspicious. Police Blotter On Sunday, Oct. 18 at 12:37 p.m., the police received a complaint that a person was driving with a foot outside a window in the vicinity of Deer Valley Drive and Swede Alley. Someone found a wallet on the Rail Trail and contacted the police at 12:37 p.m. The Police Department at 12:32 p.m. received a report about what was described as a fraudulent online rental listing. The police were told the person did not advertise the place as a rental. The case was logged on Woodside Avenue and was classified as a suspected fraud. Graffiti was reported on Heber Avenue at 10:44 a.m. Public police logs did not provide details. Someone at 7:55 a.m. reported a vehicle had been “gone through” on Deer Valley Drive. Nothing was missing from inside and the vehicle had been left unlocked at a residence, the police were told. The police logged the case as a suspected vehicle burglary. On Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3:31 p.m., the police were told someone went to a house on Main Street and looked in the windows. The person walked into the street and took photographs of the house, the police were told. The police said the circumstances were suspicious. The police at 1:35 p.m. received a report of a pickup truck left in a cul-de-sac for three days on Monarch Drive. On Friday, Oct. 16 at 11:07 p.m., a vehicle alarm was reported to be sounding. The noise lasted 15 minutes, the police were told. The Police Department classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace. Someone approached the Police Department at 5:24 p.m. inquiring about “what happens” if someone declines to wear a mask on Main Street. The police classified the case as a citizen assist and did not provide details. The police at 4:26 p.m. received a report of a cat in a tree on Aster Lane. The cat had climbed to a height of 30 feet and “keeps going higher,” the police were told. The person’s son was 20 feet high into the tree, according to public police logs. On Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:12 p.m., a suspected drunken driver was reported on Moose reports continue in city JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department has continued to receive reports of wildlife sightings, including cases involving moose. In one of the cases, on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 4:55 p.m., two moose were seen close to a building on Prospector Avenue. The police were told people were close to the moose taking photographs. In a similar case later that day, at 6:31 p.m., a cow moose and calves were seen on the Rail Trail close to Bonanza Drive. Someone was apparently stopping bicyclists from approaching the animals, according to public police logs. The next day, on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 5:40 p.m., a moose and a calf were spotted in a parking lot on Prospector Avenue. The animals were approaching the road, the police were told. The three reports were logged in the close proximity to one another, but it was not clear from the police logs whether they involved the same animals. Other wildlife reports last week included: • on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6:55 p.m., the police were told of a porcupine, described as “huge,” on a back porch on Moray Court. The animal was “not looking too good,” the police were told. • a driver hit a deer on S.R. 224 just north of the McPolin Farm at 7:22 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. Nobody inside the vehicle was injured, the police said. Public police logs did not provide information about the deer. • a driver hit a deer along Kearns Boulevard in the vicinity of the Round Valley Drive intersection on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10:54 p.m. Wildlife sightings are commonly reported to the police. The Park City area offers large tracts of habitat for animals like deer, moose and elk. Police officers who respond to the reports typically attempt to ensure the animals are not a danger to pedestrians, bicyclists or drivers. |