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John Edward

Mining is a challenging business, starting with finding valuable minerals to develop and even just getting to remote sites in all types of weather.

On Dec. 27, 1950, happy faces of Park City High School band members emerged from bus windows, hands following to wave farewell. The band was off to perform at a prestigious event: the East-West Shrine Bowl, a nationally broadcast college football postseason all-star game.

Above all else, Santy is remembered for his campaign to save the old Park City High School. The imposing building on Park Avenue housed high school students — including Jim and Carol Santy and, eventually, their three children — between 1927 and 1977, and middle-school students from 1977 to 1982. Three years later the city bought the decaying shell for $1.3 million.

Over the years, Park City has had many people of Spanish descent make their home here — perhaps most notably the Zabarte/Martinez family. Vincent Zabarte, a Spanish immigrant, for example, was hailed by The Park Record as “a well-known and highly-respected citizen” and “a well-known miner.”