Centerville/Farmington | April 2024

Hospitals. They are there to help us when we get sick or injured. They are also there when we need surgeries or heaven forbid, ER visits. But many people in Utah will tell you that there is no hospital quite like Intermountain Primary Children’s. Primary Children’s has helped many kids over the years. From newborns to teenagers. On Friday, Feb. 2 Primary Children’s held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the opening of a new location in Lehi.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was special because it not only meant a new location for patients but also a big thing for the family of Nellie Mainor. Nellie, who is from Farmington and just 13 years old was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease causing the loss of both of her kidneys. Ever since she was diagnosed she has been under the care of Primary Children’s and they have been helping her and shaping her life to what it is now.

“Nellie has spent years fundraising, hosting toy drives and blood drives for her hospital,” Sarah Blackburn Mainor, Nellie’s mom said. “It has been such an honor for all of us to witness such an incredible Hospital that will lead the country as a national model for children’s health. It has been an honor to witness this incredible Primary Promise campaign that promises to put the child first and always. We have witnessed this promise in action time and time again. Nellie has always said that Primary Children’s Hospital is her second home with many new family members.”

Because of the experiences and help that Nellie has received, plus her friendship with Gail Miller Nellie was

able to have the honor of cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony. “Nellie has been blessed over the course of her illness to participate in many amazing events that help kids like her suffering from various childhood illnesses,” her mother said. “One special event was the start of a beautiful friendship between Nellie and Gail Miller on Tuesday, Jan. 21 2020. Nellie was blessed to participate in a press conference at the Primary Children’s Hospital Eccles Outpatient Services Building in Salt Lake to announce the new Children’s Hospital campus in Lehi. It was then that Gail Miller announced their largest single donation of $50 million. After the press conference, Nellie presented Miller with a necklace she had made for her. Nellie said, ‘I wanted to give you this neck -

lace so that every time you wear it, you remember that I love you.’ Nellie then took Miller’s hand and asked her if she would like to take a tour of parts of the hospital she has basically grown up in. This was the start of a beautiful friendship between Nellie and Gail Miller. Nellie’s necklace has been placed in the time capsule to be opened in 10 years.”

Nellie was able to introduce Gail Miller with her speech on the day of the ceremony and tell her story to all who were in attendance. She has been an example to many for what Primary Children’s has done and the work they continue to do for children.

“We know what it’s like to be scared, but going to Primary Children’s makes many kids including myself feel safe and well taken care of, after all, this is our second home,”said

Nellie in her speech. “I’ll never forget how lucky I was to be able to show Gail around the places at the Hospital where I’d spent so much time receiving care and the places I’ve basically grown up in. Today, we’re closer to the same height And I still look up to her. And always will. Thanks, Gail, for helping so many kids like me – and not just right now. This new hospital will be around for longer than all of us! Primary Children’s will still be here, always ready to take care of kids in our community. And that’s something we’ll never grow out of. Since meeting Gail Miller in 2020, she has been a beacon of hope to me and other Primary Children’s patients and families. It is now my honor to welcome one of my heroes and my friend to the stage, Gail Miller.” l

CANNABIS PLANT DENIED HOPED-FOR RELIEF FROM ODOR CONDITION

Odors from a cannabis production facility are causing issues in Centerville. The business owners say they’re containing most of the smell on site, but neighboring businesses are complaining.

Wholesome Goods, LLC dispenses medical cannabis to more than 81,000 patient card holders who “rely on cannabis to treat their chronic life-threatening and terminal illnesses,” company representative JD Lauritzen told planning commission members at their March 13 meeting.

The only complaints about the odor have come from businesses that share internal walls with the cannabis production facility, he said. “The testing that we had done as part of the enforcement action showed that there were no discernible volatile organic compounds right outside of our building.”

“We’ve not been made aware as a business [of complaints] from any non-adjacent business in the surrounding area,” he said later. “Across the way from us there’s another set up. There’s another building and there’s even a children’s playground in there. We’ve not gotten complaints from any of them; none of the surrounding homeowners or anything like that.”

Wholesome Goods, LLC asked the planning commission to recommend a zoning change amendment which would give them

Ever since Nellie was diagnosed she has been under the care of Primary Children’s Hospital. Photos courtesy of Sarah Mainor

Nellie Mainor, a 13-year-old girl from Farmington along with Gail Miller and other dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi. Mainor was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease causing her to lose both of her kidneys.

Kairos Studio’s fundraiser supports suicide awareness

For Shay Williamson, the devastating loss of her best friend to suicide became a mission to spread awareness and support for mental health, especially for those in marginalized communities.

Five years ago, Williamson organized the first WORTHY – A Circus with a Cause fundraising event with all proceeds going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Utah Chapter. The goal of raising $7,000 at this year’s event was far exceeded as the community stepped up to donate.

“The final donations this year were $35,350. It was bananas. It gives me chills to say it out loud,” she said. “We had a huge jump from last year to the year before where we raised $22,000 but I had no expectation of raising $13,000 more than that this year. I think people got really excited because the cause is so important. Unfortunately, in Utah, it’s far more relevant and relatable than it ever should be.”

Williamson said living as a queer person in Utah comes with a lot of issues including religious oppression and non-acceptance from friends or family. Often, this type of exclusion leads to drug and alcohol abuse, depression and suicide.

As the owner of Kairos Fitness in Centerville (803 N. 1250 West, Suite 3), with another location in Ogden, Williamson’s studio is the state’s largest for pole, aerial and circus classes, teaching everyone from beginners to professionals.

Kairos is defined as a time when conditions are right for a crucial action, a decisive moment. Williamson named her studio Kairos as a way to honor the idea that movement and action at the opportune moment creates change.

“I started the show because my best friend, as a younger adult, died by suicide, and I wanted to honor my friend,” Williamson said. “I wanted to dance and

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com

heal and start a conversation…Every year someone has said, this is my story and I’m dancing for this person or I’m dancing for myself. Every year after the show, someone comes up to me and says, you saved my life or this show saved my life.”

The WORTHY – Circus With a Cause event featured professional and student performers from the many classes offered at Kairos. Utilizing aerial silks and hammocks, hoops and poles, acro and trapeze, dancers in the event highlight their training, strength and expertise on each apparatus.

Jamie Dewey is a Bountiful High grad who has trained at Kairos for more than four years. She participated in the WORTHY fundraiser and loves being a part of something that brings people together to talk about suicide awareness.

“I think that it gives people the opportunity to tell their story through art and I think that suicide has become a very nuanced topic,” Dewey said. “I think it’s the most beautiful way to express that story, start a conversation and create a safe

place.”

Williamson is often approached after the fundraiser by people who are touched by the message of the show. As a queer person, she continues to champion marginalized communities in the state to address the high suicide rates and to create safe spaces for bodies of all types and genders.

Though the fundraiser was created out of grief, the show celebrates and honors her friend’s memory and the stories of many others who have died by suicide. For more information about Kairos, visit DanceKairos.com.

“The message is hopeful. Often you have to go through the dark to get to the next phase and it’s OK to be in your dark. You aren’t alone there,” Williamson said. “It’s such an emotionally expensive show but every year people say the show saved a life. We just have to keep doing it. We try to keep the tone of the show very hopeful and healing.” l

1924

F.G.&P. Association makes awards for best essays

To promote more interest in outdoor life among the boys and girls of Davis County, our Fish and Game Protective Association has been conducting a prize essay contest limited to the pupils of the seventh and eighth grades in all of the schools of Davis County.

These essays are on outdoor life and are limited to 200 words.

Some very fine pieces have been turned in, but unfortunately, some of the very best had to be disqualified on account of being too long.

1934

Prizes announced for slogan contest; Tuesday is the last opportunity to submit entries

How would you like to receive absolutely without charge, a 100-pound sack of Mountain brand sugar, made by the Layton Sugar Company, a case of canned goods from the Smith Canning company at Clearfield, or two dozen fine rose bushes from the Miller Floral company at Farmington?

These valuable prizes will be awarded the winners in a slogan contest just announced by the officials in charge of the Better Nutrition project in Davis County. The contest closes next Tuesday, April 10th, and the awards will be announced in the next issue of this paper.

The WORTHY – A Circus With a Cause event featured professional and student dancers performing on hoops, poles, silks and hammocks. All proceeds from the event went to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Utah Chapter. Courtesy photo

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 8-14

April Architectural Adventure

April 1-30

Visit any of the Davis County Museums

Earn a pin for a lanyard and join in the scavenger hunt

The Whitaker – Centerville’s Heritage Museum: 168 N. Main

Farmington Historical Museum: 110 N. Main

Kaysville-Fruit Heights Museum of History: Kaysville Admin. North Foyer 23 E. Center Street

Heritage Museum of Layton: 403 Wasatch Drive

Syracuse Regional Museum: 1891 W. 1700 South

National Library Week

April 8-13

Activities, games and events at all Davis County Libraries

Visit daviscounty.librarycalendar. com for information

Kaysville City’s Business Supporting Business Meeting

Tuesday, April 9, 8-9 a.m., FREE Davis Tech Business Resource Center, 450 Simmons Way, Kaysville

NSL Senior Lunch Bunch

Wednesday, April 10, 11 a.m.noon, FREE North Salt Lake City Hall, 10 E. Center Street

Davis School District Student Art Exhibition

Opening reception: Wednesday, April 10, 6-8 p.m.

Art will be displayed from April 10May 4

Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main Street

Clearfield City Friday Date Nite:

Bingo Friday, April 12, 7-9 p.m. $40 per couple

Clearfield Community Arts Center, 140 E. Center Street

Spring Concert Series: Susie Carter West Bountiful Arts Council

Friday, April 12, 7-8 p.m., FREE West Bountiful City Hall, 550 N. 800 West

Davis Earth Stewardship Convention

Saturday, April 13, 10:45 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Speakers, crafts, refreshments and more. Free to all ages

Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Street

Haley Cavanagh book signing/ meet & greet

Adulting: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Saturday, April 13, 2-4 p.m.

The Book Garden, 2 N. Main Street, Bountiful

Antelope Island Star Party Saturday, April 13, 6-10 p.m.

White Rock Bay Campground

Parking Area

Antelope Island

Send event info to peri.k@davisjournal.com for inclusion in the Davis Journal community calendar.

BRIEFS

‘ABCs Substance Use & Vaping’ class for parents

The Davis School District is hosting an online class called “ABCs Substance Use & Vaping,” part of the district’s mental health series for parents on April 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Parents attending will learn the basic signs of substance use and vaping, how to communicate with their child and have an opportunity to ask questions. Register at http://cookcenter.info/April10Davis.

Pair suspected of shoplifting

Layton Police are asking for the public’s help to identify these two people who are suspects in the theft of a large amount of merchandise from a store at the Layton Hills Mall. Please call the department at 801-497-8300 with any information and reference Incident #L2407372

Man strikes police officer while resisting arrest

A 30-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly hit an officer in the face when police tried to take him into custody for an apartment burglary.

About 4:30 am. Police responded to a burglary in progress in the area of 37 West 100 South in Bountiful where they found the suspect, Charles Steven Comer.

According to a police affidavit, the victim said a man had broken into their residence by force and destroyed property. The arresting officer said when he

‘Rocky the Rock’ snake continues to grown along Shepard Lane

When people walk down the trail by North Shepard Lane in Farmington, a couple of houses behind the Maverik gas station they are bound to come across a rather long line of rocks of varying sizes designs and colors. It’s a hard to miss.

At the end of this line of rocks there is a large oval shaped rock that is painted like a snake head. It is incredibly detailed and upon further inspection it is shiny and very life like. Locals said “Rocky,” as the neighborhood has dubbed him, has been around since the middle of last year in 2023. Ever since his creation he has been growing longer and longer.

Although, no one seems to know who exactly started Rocky. It seems that a lot of people have their guesses, but no answer has been found so far. And no one has come forward claiming the rock snake as their idea just yet.

Trails around Utah when they are near suburbs or homes in general often have these “rock snakes” pop up and it becomes a fun little thing for those who get to walk past it. Sometimes people will even paint a rock of their own and leave it at the end of the snake to continue make it grow longer. It becomes almost like a game to a lot of people. Or a challenge just to see how long they can make these “rock snakes” grow. The varying rocks showcase the different personalities of people who have walked by and leave their mark. Rocky tends to cheer up everyone when they see him. It is like a small patch of positivity leaving its mark on the road.

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At least once per week if people walk by the rock snake they can see it grow longer and longer. When it first began it was only about three rocks long, including the well designed snake head. Now, it has about 20 or more rocks in the snake. Ranging from all kinds of designs. From empowering sayings, a couple of differently designed Poke balls, flowers and much more has been put on these rocks and set out to make Rocky longer.

Through the different storms that Farmington has gone through from severe snow storms, tumultuous wind

and the various rainstorms the rocks have all stayed in one place. Although the same cannot be said for the sign that was there at the beginning. It was a big white sign that told people what Rocky was about and encouraged people to contribute. In one of the storms it was blown away into a nearby creek. But even without the sign, people still contribute to make Rocky grow.

No one knows how long Rocky will be or if he will ever stop growing, but that rock snake has brought a lot of smiles to the people who walk that path. l

Compiled

made contact with Comer he ordered him to stop but the suspect continued to charge him and scream for him (officer) to kill him.

The affidavit said Comer kept advancing until he made contact with the officer and hit him across the face. The officer had to physically fight Comer until he could take him into custody with help from other officers.

Comer was booked on charges of Aggravated burglary; Assault against a peace officer or military with substantial bodily injury; Criminal mischief with loss of $500 to $1,499; Interfering with arresting officer; Possession of controlled substance marijuana/spice; Use or possession of drug paraphernalia and Intoxication.

Secondary water anticipated for week of April 15

The Weber Basin Water District would like to remind residents to close their secondary water user valve by April 1 to prevent water from entering their system. The system should be available for use by the week of April 15. The district also asks residents not to use their irrigation water until their landscapes need it and not to schedule any sod or seeding until availability of water on their property is verified.

‘Egg’ citing fun at Easter egg hunts

The Davis County Sheriff’s Office joined in the fun at Easter egg hunts in several cities in the county. “We can’t wait to meet all the junior deputies who found the special Davis County Sheriff’s eggs at the hunts,” a DCSO Facebook post said.

BLAST FROM THE PAST

1944

American Red Cross ships enormous amounts of supplies

The personal needs and comfort of service men stationed all over the world are the particular concern of the American Red Cross who administers these services, free of charge, to every man wearing the uniform of the United States.

Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, reported today that the organization shipped thousands of tons of supplies overseas during 1943. These were distributed to unnumbered service men in Red Cross clubs, canteens, and from clubmobiles in Australia, New Guinea, India, Africa, England, and Italy – wherever the Stars and Stripes fly in combat areas.

1954

Hydrogen bomb forces reawakening of populace

If you have read a newspaper, listened to a radio, or watched television during the past few days you have heard something about the powerful and devastating hydrogen bomb.

It’s easy to sit back and say “Yes sir, it would be terrible to have one drop on us here in Davis County.” The thinking should go deeper, however.

Each person should seriously answer the question, “What would I do if a bomb should be dropped on Salt Lake City or Ogden?”

Landscape architects ESI are putting the final touches on a plan for eight pickleball courts at Community Park. With that plan in hand the city should be able to put the project out for bid by the end of February, Parks & Cemetery Director Bruce Cox told the city council Feb. 6.

Over the last few months ESI has generated several versions of the plan but for this last iteration they have gone with a minimal, “bare bones” approach, something that was suggested by the city council.

City Councilmembers Robyn Mecham and Spencer Summerhays had been approached by members of the pickleball community who basically said they didn’t need any extra bells and whistles, just somewhere they could play without having to travel to West Bountiful to do so, they said. The city has no plans to host pickleball tournaments at the park.

“Park benches, courts and lighting, there’s nothing else; We pretty much cut everything else out,” Cox said. A future parking lot area will remain as grass until it is developed.

Pickleball courts almost ready to go out to bid

By Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com

Cox did not have an accurate estimate of how much the project is expected to cost. At the meeting speculation ran from $50,000 per court to much higher than that.

“Until we put this out and get some actual bids, we’re all just guessing,” Cox said.

The city has applied for a $400,000 federal land and water conservation grant which would help fund the project along with a proposed playground, Cox said.

Once the plan is finalized and the city has an accurate estimate of just how much the project will cost, the city will reach out to the community to help raise the additional funds needed, City Manager Brant Hanson said.

Changes to the design have included moving the proposed courts site further west than originally anticipated to avoid having to move a main irrigation line in the park.

“That was a costly item of having to move that, excavate out and replace that irrigation main line,” Cox said. “We’ve found some good cost-saving, things that I think we’ll be happy when we go out to bid.”

Future of 3D printing

Summerhays suggested the extras be included in the bid as add alternates additional items of work that may be awarded as part of the contract if the bids come within the budget specified in the contract. Those extras include shade structures, bathrooms and a drinking fountain.

In a survey of Centerville residents, pickleball was the third-highest amenity people wanted to see, Mayor Clark Wilkinson said. In his own research he had found that pickleball is more popular in Utah than in any other state, Cox said.

There are more than 4.8 million pickleball players in the U.S., according to a 2022 Sports & Fitness Industry Association report. Pickleball grew nearly 40 percent in popularity between 2019 and 2021. l

Piping of Deuel Creek channel finally moves forward

By Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com

2019 to 2021 several 300-foot sections of the project were completed including a 300-foot stretch along the north property line of Young Powersports and from 300 feet from 400 West to the east.

However, after these sections were completed the Army Corp of Engineers (which has a federal mandate to monitor wetlands) prohibited the city and county from proceeding with further work until they obtained a federal permit.

Doing so involved purchasing wetland credits from RP Wetlands & Waterfowl, LLC (dba Machine Lake Mitigation Company) to compensate for the loss of wetland habitat along the previously open creek banks.

While piping a creek may seem like a simple project when it involves wetlands, the process can become rather complicated. The city has been working on piping Deuel Creek since 2015. From

The city paid $60,800 for 0.76 credits of “fresh wet meadow” at Machine Lake Mitigation Bank which is located west of Brigham City.

“As soon as we get this paid the county can start putting the box culvert in starting on down by Young Powersports and working up the road so this will be eventually to finish up the whole thing,” Carlson told Wilkinson and the city council.

Wetland mitigation banking is the restoration, creation or enhancement of wetlands for the purpose of compensating for unavoidable impacts to wetlands at another location. Wetland mitigation banking is commonly used to compensate for wetland impacts from development, but is also used for impacts from agriculture, according to the National Resources Conservation Service.

Fresh wet meadow is “regularly flooded during late winter and early spring from spring runoff or snowmelt,” Machine Lake Mitigation Bank’s website says. “This habitat class is typically located between the marsh habitat class and uplands. This habitat class is also found along the bottoms of irrigation ditches. Soils within this habitat class typically remain saturated or moist throughout the growing season.”

Once the city obtained the wetlands credit, Centerville was then able to acquire the necessary permits. Davis County will pay for the box culvert and its installation. l

Historic Rose Cottage gets facelift to bring in specialty bakery

The old house on 1787 North Main Street in Farmington has been known to be the abandoned Rose Cottage. It was once owned by Alley Stephen Rose who was one of the first settlers to come to the city of Farmington. But for more than a decade, since 2007 to be exact, the house has been abandoned and left in disrepair. But that will soon change now that Hannah Hall the owner of the online bakery Buttered.

Buttered has been mainly online with a few pop-up shops here and there but recently Hall has bought the old Rose Cottage and is currently renovating it to have a physical location.

“I have loved the Ally Rose home having grown up in Farmington and still living here,” she said. “We considered several locations for the bakery and this one just felt right. First, it is an adorable house and then once you learn the history it makes the property seem like the perfect fit. I also love that the location has allowed my sister to have a flower farm, Artisanal Blooms, directly behind the home. We have been able to do several popups with treats and flowers already and once Buttered is in it will be an even greater success.”

But purchasing an old and historic location for her bakery doesn’t come without its difficulties. But the learning process is just as fruitful when taking on this big of a project.

“It has been a long process turning the 140-year-old home into a commercial bakery,” said Hall. “When I purchased the property it was just a shell. There is no plumbing, electricity, or anything usable going to the house. As of right now, we have slowly been working on the outside of the building with new windows, stucco, and doors and it is looking so good. Our next big thing is bringing the sewer in and we are still working the details out.”

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How much the community cares about this specific property is wonderful, she said. “It has been amazing to hear how many people are connected to the home, families who lived there, people who visited the home as a child or they grew up in Farmington loving the home. We have been overwhelmed by the community support in restoring this home and we are so grateful. We would love to get it open soon so everyone can see what we have spent so much time working on. We searched for quite some time for a place. We inquired about a different property with the city and they suggested we contact the owners of the Ally Rose home. They were extremely excited about the idea we had to turn it into a bakery and we were able to work out a deal.”

When Hall is finally able to open the bakery in the Rose Cottage she plans to sell all kinds of sweet treats. Even ones that people can find on the Buttered website.

“We sell everything from bread to petit gateaux,” Hall said. “I got my bachelor's degree in baking and pastry arts in Rhode Island so I like to do treats that can be super simple but delicious to treats that have several components and flavors that are great. We will continue once the bakery location is open to have a rotating menu and we will have several mainstay treats that are loved by our customers already our pop tarts, Nanaimo bars, and cream puffs. We will also continue to deliver because that is originally how we got started.”

Overall when Buttered finally opens, Hall promises it to be an experience that not many would forget and it will be sure to honor the historic home that it is. l

Hannah Hall and her family. Hall is renovating the cottage for her bakery ‘Buttered.’

The Rose Cottage was once owned by Alley Stephen Rose, one of the first settlers to come to Farmington. Courtesy photos

Richard M Hebertson and Barbara Hebertson 1930 - 2024

Our beloved parents, Richard M Hebertson and Barbara Collings Hebertson, passed away peacefully three days apart. Richard passed away on March 27, 2024, from cardiopulmonary disease at home, with Barbara by his side. On March 30, 2024, surrounded by loving family, Barbara passed away from congestive heart failure. Walking side by side for more than 71 years, they entered eternity together. Combined funeral services for Richard and Barbara will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Foxhill Ward Meetinghouse located at 200 South Eagle Ridge Drive, North Salt Lake, Utah. Friends and family may visit on Thursday, April 11, from 6-8 p.m. at the Foxhill Ward building and prior to the funeral from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Please park and enter on the north side of the building. Interment will be at the Bountiful City Cemetery. Services will be streamed live on Zoom at: https://zoom. us/j/98519102167?pwd=OVMyNWc0SFdhaW5CbWpNQVVvT0NXUT09 Webinar ID: 985 1910

Evan Lynn Mills

Feb. 11, 1939 - March 12, 2024

Evan Lynn Mills, son of Clyde Wm and Helen Terry Mills, passed away on March 12, 2024, age 85, in Bremerton, Washington. Lynn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 11, 1939 and moved to Bountiful at age 10. After graduating in 1958 from Bountiful High School, he served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Western Canada. On May 15, 1965, he married Carla Rae Grotte and moved to Clearfield, Utah where he worked as an instrument repairman for Hill Air Force Base in Ogden and operated a clock repair shop in his home. Later, he and Carla moved their family to Bremerton, Washington, where he continued working in instrument repair.

Lynn was always curious and took enormous pleasure inventing toys and gimmicks resulting from his inquiries. He was a skilled writer, and one of his favorite treatises was a theory on how lightning developed from moisture condensation in clouds. His associates remember him for his selfless sharing and honesty.

Lynn is survived by five siblings in Utah, by his wife, Carla, in Bremerton, Washington, by their five children, Jessie Scott (Danny) [TX], David (Charlotte) [WA], Dale (Lisa) [WA], Beverly Hopper (Ernie Reynolds) [WA], and Linda Herron (Paul) [WA], and by many loving friends, relations, grandchildren, and g-grandchildren.

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Several Centerville residents fed up with the traffic on 100 South approached the city council at their March 19 meeting to ask for help in addressing the problem.

“100 South as you know, that's a primary thoroughfare for all visitors to the city to go to the dikes and to enjoy that recreation and we should be grateful that we have such a thing and that people can enjoy it,” Tracy James said, asking that the city help the residents on that street out and consider some traffic calming ideas. “As they come into our community and run up our street we’re hoping that the city as you approach your budget season would take into consideration maybe a suggestion.”

James then gave city officials some photos of traffic calming measures being employed in Salt Lake City. Such things as snow removal, vehicles and trailers going up the street and low profile vehicles could all be addressed to allow these measures he said.

“As you go through your budget process could you look at 100 South and what could be done?” he said. “The question would be, well everybody will want it right after that, [but] they’re not the thoroughfare to the dikes; we are the thoroughfare. There are other ways around but I’d hope you would consider this option.” “There’s lots of children on that street, they’re not gamers, that play outside, and we hope that you would consider them,” he said.

Russ Nicholson also lives on 100 South and has noticed a lot of speeding but mitigation efforts don’t seem to be effective, he said. He and his wife have five children who like to play outside and support James’ efforts to have the city make the street safer, he said.

Wendy Brockland has the largest yard on the street, she said. “The kids are constantly playing in my yard and I love them playing in my yard but my

fear is that these cars that are running and speeding up and down our streets one of these days is going to hit a child. It’s just a matter of time until something bad happens. These trucks are going up the road full of motorcycles and razors and they’re going faster than 25 miles an hour and if they had to stop suddenly something bad’s going to happen. It’s just a matter of time until somebody gets seriously hurt.”

Lately she has seen several trucks filled with kids with razors coming from the dikes, she said. Centerville police officers told her they have ticketed many of these people but it hasn’t been a deterrent, she said.

Another 100 South resident, Ryan Moyes enjoys walking and hiking with his family but with no sidewalks on the street they are forced into the street to get anywhere he said. “That certainly is a concern for safety.”

Several other 100 South residents attended the meeting but did not address the council. Mayor Clark Wilkinson thanked them all for coming and told the residents the city council would have staff members research the issue and bring information to them for discussion at a future council meeting.

“We really appreciate doing these open sessions and having you come out to bring these issues you know to the forefront and to be able to know about them,” he said.

Councilmember Robyn Mecham also praised the residents for attending city council meeting and being proactive on the issue.

“It does my heart good to see you all here,” she said. “I sat out there for many years … I was lots of times the instigator that got [things done], but we don't have very many citizens come anymore. … I'm just happy that you're all here, that you've organized and this is how to get things done.” l

2167 Passcode: Foxhill. Please visit www.russonmortuary.com to view a complete obituary for Richard and for Barbara.

I ’m not sure what Utah legislators think happens in women’s restrooms, based on the ridiculous bathroom bill that was recently passed. Do they imagine we walk into a restroom, disrobe, dance around drinking martinis and chat like teenagers in a TV sitcom?

Otherwise, I can’t imagine why our “leaders” thought banning trans women from public bathrooms would protect my privacy. If there was a creepy man dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire, accosting women in the restroom, yes, that would be terrible. And it’s already illegal.

But I’m letting the legislators in on a little secret. Here’s what happens in a public restroom. I walk to the bathroom and wait in line (because there’s always a line). I make no eye contact with the women around me. When a stall is available, I scurry into it, do my business as quietly as possible and rush to wash my hands. I glance in the mirror to make sure there’s no popcorn stuck to my face, and I leave.

I wouldn’t know if there was a trans woman in the bathroom with me because (and hear me out) trans women are women. Legislators, you continue to create fear and disconnection. Stop it.

This unenforceable law could mean we must carry a small copy of our birth certificate, next to the mini-Bible and a pocket-sized copy of the Constitution we’re already toting around. But… scanning my scriptures…I see one that reads, “Love thy neighbor.” Interesting. I don’t see an asterisk that explains *Unless your neighbor has a lifestyle of which you don’t approve.

Speaking of protecting privacy, as the legislative session wrapped up last month, our “leaders” passed a law that blocks access to the daily calendar of elected officials. (I think they confuse “privacy” with “secrecy.”)

Imagine you hire an employee and

Circling the drain

tell them you’ll be tracking their work, checking their calendars and watching their emails. You want to see how they spend their time, who they hang with and if they’re misbehaving.

Then imagine that employee said you had no right to do any of that. That it’s none of your damn business. Well, you’d fire that employee in a heartbeat. Elected officials work for the people and we deserve to know what they do.

The Freedom of Information Act grants access to government records so the media and the public can see how the sausage is made. But Utah legislators continue to pass bills making government less transparent. It’s like painting over a window, one thin coat at a time.

In 2011, Utah’s governor and legislators were presented with the Black Hole Award by the national chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists because of a bill they passed (HB477) limiting access to government records. Five years later, Attorney General Sean Reyes received the same award from the Utah chapter.

Sensing a theme?

Overall, the legislators passed nearly 600 bills this year, including one that eliminates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities and some government entities. That’s nice. As if Utah wasn’t white, wealthy, male and straight enough already.

And through a law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox, teachers are now encouraged to bring guns to school because

how do we address a gun control problem in this country? More guns!

For a state that declares it’s against big government control, a lot of bills passed this year seem glaringly hypocritical.

As the year goes along, I’m sure we’ll hear more from our “leaders” about book bans, school vouchers, revised history curriculum, church-protected abusers and the benefits of coal. Legislators seem just as clueless about those things as they are about women’s bathrooms.

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In making its decision the planning commission should consider what action will reasonably promote the public interest, conserve the values of other properties avoid incompatible development, encourage appropriate use in development and promote the general welfare, Interim Community Development Director Whittney Black told the planning commission that evening.

Commissioners seemed particularly concerned that recommending approval of the proposed amendments could have

implications for all future businesses in the same zone as the cannabis production facility.

Wholesome Goods, LLC had hoped to convince commissioners to change the ordinance so it only addressed “excessive,” odors; to delete the section concerning emissions or to replace it with language that would require a business to install systems that would “reasonably limit” such odors.

Since neighboring businesses have complained about the odor it has spent more than $200, 000 to purchase 14 filtration units to address the problem, Lauritzen said.

Wholesome Goods, LLC should be considered general manufacturing which has less stringent requirements, he argued. However, the cannabis facility was approved under a limited manufacturing designation and is subject to its requirements, Commission Chair Mason Kjar said. The planning commission cannot change those requirements to satisfy one business and cannot reclassify Wholesome Goods, he said.

In the context the application came to them the commissioners cannot look at whether the business was classified correctly, Kjar said, but can only consider the amendment before them.

A Glimpse of the Scale of Water Operations

The District operates seven large storage reservoirs, three hydropower generation plants, 21 wells, four water treatment plants, and hundreds of miles of canals, tunnels, aqueducts, and pipelines. All of this is done to accomplish 2 main objectives:

1. To provide reliable and quality water to residents within our service area. That happens as the District manages stream ows, treats water, delivers water and keeps systems updated.

2. Teach water management, conservation and e ciency to the public through free classes, marketing, rebates, and programs with the end goal of stretching existing water supplies to meet all the demands now and into the future.

What Water Conservation Tools or Resources

Do You Provide to the Public?

1. Learning Garden: Two acres of demonstration areas that showcase how to achieve water-e cient landscaping. It is open and free to the public to visit and learn water-wise principles that can be incorporated and achieved in private yards.

way or another, every resident is a recipient of water that has been developed, managed, and delivered by Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.

2. Free Landscape Classes: Available for any resident to attend, the classes cover topics on plants, irrigation, landscape design, vegetables, lawns, soils, etc. Visit www.weberbasin.gov. for a full class schedule. Classes are free but for planning, registration is requested.

3. Customer Portal for Secondary Water Users: The District has created an online water use portal for its customers to enable them to monitor and manage their water better. The portal provides them with information from their meter in real time and shows them estimates of how much they should be using based on their property size, the current weather and other factors that they may have in their yard.

4. Incentives & Rebates: There are incentives and rebates to cover many things related to water. From Low-Flow toilets to Smart, weather-based irrigation controllers in the rebate section and there are lawn removal incentives if homeowners want to remove lawn and replace it with lower water landscaping alternatives. These

“I think the current classification in my opinion is consistent since the regulation [in 1269] for cannabis production establishments said, ‘no odor,’” City Attorney Lisa Romney told the commission.

In the end, the planning commission decided unanimously not to recommend any of the changes asked for by the applicant because doing so would not promote public interest or conserve the values of other properties within the city including adjacent commercial uses and nearby residential uses.

The issue was expected to go before the city council in the following weeks where a public hearing would be held, and a final decision would be made. l

BLAST FROM THE PAST

1964 Hospital clarifies room rates

Daily room rates at the South Davis Community Hospital compare favorably with other hospitals in the state, according to an announcement by William Moore, hospital administrator.

Quoting statistics from the Utah State Hospital Association and the Health Insurance Institute, Mr. Moore released the following room rates: ward rates are: Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, $20 a day; Holy Cross, $20; St. Mark’s $18; South Davis Community, $20. Other hospitals in the state reported day rates for wards from $16 to $18 per day.

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Antelope Island road: who’ll pay?

Work has stopped on the Antelope Island Road, pending determination of who must pay for water damages posed when wind and waves damaged the auseway improvement and surfacing project. News

program details and applications can be found on the District website www.weberbasin.gov and will also be available to District customers on the customer portal in April 2024.

5. Do-it-yourself sprinkler system Water Audit kits: This is a tool that can help water users determine how

By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: I keep hearing people talk about a remake of “The Bride of Frankenstein,” but I’ve yet to see it. Is it actually going to happen?

A: If it doesn’t happen at this point, Hollywood owes Christian Bale a new head of hair.

Bale (“The Dark Knight,” 2008) said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he was about to shave his head for a new role, playing the monster

Frankenstein in the remake of the 1935 horror classic “The Bride of Frankenstein.” That little quote is the most concrete confirmation we’ve had yet that it’s actually happening.

What you’ve been hearing as rumors have, in fact, been failed attempts to get this remake off the ground.

The original idea was to make it as part of a cinematic universe, much like Marvel movies but with Universal Pictures’s classic monster lineup. But when a 2017 remake of “The Mummy” (starring Mission: Impossible franchise superstar Tom Cruise) flopped at the box office, all those big plans were shelved, including the “Bride of Frankenstein” remake. Fortunately, an unlikely hero swooped in to save the day: Maggie Gyllenhaal. Bale’s “Dark Knight” co-star, who recently won accolades for her directorial debut,

2021’s “The Lost Daughter,” is now going to write and direct the remake, which she’s calling simply “The Bride.”

We don’t know much more than that, except that a few other major stars — including Annette Bening (“American Beauty,” 1999) and Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” 2008) — are attached.

Assuming all goes well from here, we’ll find out the rest in October 2025, which is the currently scheduled release date.

Q: Is Will Arnett going to make more “Murderville”?

A: Unfortunately it’s impossible to say at the moment, and maybe it always will be.

The improvised sitcom “Murderville” launched its first and only season on Netflix in February 2022, starring Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”) and a rotation of guest stars. It seemed like that one season would be the end of it until November of that year, when a surprise Christmas special was announced, just a few weeks ahead of its release.

We’re now more than a year past that, and Netflix has said nothing about another season or more specials. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s canceled, especially given a) the surprise nature of the first special, b) the fact that Netflix often lets years often go by between seasons, and c) the fact that the show barely has a premise beyond Arnett hanging out with his friends for half an hour.

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Lake, Woods Cross, Farmington, Kaysville and West Bountiful.

Dr. Heaton is board-certified in dermatology and is currently a member of the American Society of MOHs Surgeons.

Dr. Heaton prides himself in serving all patient populations and treating all areas of dermatology from children through retirement age. Dr. Heaton performs skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, MOHS surgery, mole exam and removal, acne, warts, cyst removal, spider vein treatment, CO2 laser resurfacing, microneedling and many other skin and cosmetic related procedures.

Dr. Heaton received his undergraduate degree in International Relations with a minor in Asian Studies from Brigham Young University (BYU). He earned his medical degree from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) in Glendale, AZ. And completed both his internship and medical residency in Tampa, Florida.

In his spare time, Dr. Heaton enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, vacations to Bear Lake, movies, grilling and spending time with his wife and three children at home in Bountiful.

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Dr. Marc Mitton

Board Certified Dermatologist

Marc Mitton is a Utah native and cherishes the opportunity to serve the people of this beautiful state. His passion for dermatology began after receiving his own skin cancer diagnosis as a medical student. He believes that listening and being thorough are the keys to successfully practicing medicine. He specializes in skin cancer detection and removal, rashes, acne, warts and molluscum, as well as several other skin conditions.

Dr. Mitton has specific interests in complex dermatological conditions and dermoscopy (the use of a light-based tool for classifying skin lesions and certain rashes). He prioritizes staying up to date on recent research, best medical practices and surgical techniques, and enjoys applying them into his practice.

Dr. Mitton received his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Utah and graduated with his medical degree from Rocky Vista University in Parker, CO. He completed his intern year of residency at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA and his dermatology residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. His residency provided many opportunities for specialized training including treating potentially life-threatening skin conditions at one of the state’s burn units, training with a nationally-renowned pediatric dermatologist, and countless exposures to rare and difficult-to-treat cases at conferences on a nearweekly basis through Lehigh Valley and the University of Pennsylvania. In his free time, Dr. Mitton enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, being outdoors, biking, board games, and especially making weekend breakfasts with specialty pancakes.