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Show - - j, , Park Record Managing Editor, Max J arm an Chamber Member Profile By Marsha Symonds Watch out for the Park Record when it blasts off 4th Feb. 79 to celebrate it's Centennial year of publication. Plans are in the making for an entire 79 year of historical articles and photos. Since it's origin in February ! nearly one hundred years ago, the Park Record has many claims to fame. Not only is it the oldest weekly newspaper in the State, but also is the oldest business here in Park City. Last year, it was awarded the General Excellence Award issued issu-ed by the Utah Press Association. Associa-tion. The last Art's Festival saw the largest edition of the Park Record with 64 pages. Disastor has also struck. The In 1976 the Record was sold to Richard M. Buys, a resident of Heber City. Mr. Buys realized that Park City was unique and believe in producing a quality paper which was unique as well. With Max at the helm, acting now as Managing Editor, the Park Record averages 44 pages per week and has increased it's staff. David Fleisher has been feature editor for the past two years, Blair Fuelner is news editor, and Sharolette Zenger is the Officer Manager. A complete community oriented orien-ted paper unique to the individual town, it serves as to the goal to which Max strives for with the Park Record. He tells I us that it is important to concentrate on the people behind the news rather than just the news. Humanistic stores about children and grandmothers grandmo-thers are important to Max, along with every single story being of local interest. Plans for the future we are told include the Park Record growing along with the town, as a continuous service of fair and j unbiased reporting that has been done for 99 years. The Chamber of Commerce would like to celebrate the Park Record's continuous membership member-ship and wish them much success over the years. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Park Record offices have been destroyed twice by fire and once by snow. From 1973 on, the Record's office has been located at 357 Main Street. A bit of history James Shupback was the first editor. Several followed and in 1884, the masthead read Buster-Radon, Buster-Radon, editors and publishers, and this was the real beginning of Sam Raddon's sixty years of continuous service. In 1956, it was sold to H.C. McConoughy. Again the Record had its troubles with a continuous flow of staff. On 4th July, 1974 a 22 year old student, Max Jarman, just out ' of college, appeared and talked himself into being hired. He admits now, as a finance major, he had never written a newspaper article before in his life, but thought the job presented itself as a tremendous challenge. The Park Record was only four pages in length when Max arrived. He plunged into the task of editor, advertising sales, photography, business promotion, promo-tion, and circulation with only one girl, one day per week to help out. Max says he learned by doing. |
