The Davis Journal | October 7, 2022

Donated dentistry program celebrates 10 years of giving patients back their smile

By Becky Ginos

becky.g@davisjournal.com

KAYSVILLE—A program that has provided more than $1 million in dental services celebrated 10 years last week of helping those who might not otherwise receive the oral care they need. The Pantry Smiles donated dental program is a part nership between Davis Technical College (DTC), Weber State University (WSU), the Bountiful Community Food Pantry and area dentists and hygienists.

“Both Lorna (Koci) and I were on the board of directors for the food pantry,” said Jim Guinn, a dentist who helped start the program. “We saw people with a terrific need come into the food pantry who didn’t have the resources for it (dentistry). We got some money from the Bountiful Food Pantry and some federal and private grants to do this. We never charge money for anything we do.”

It’s for people whose household income is less than 150 percent of the Fed eral Poverty Level, he said. “People who don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid are

Great Salt Lake Causeway berm raised to protect salinity levels

Due to the increasing salinity issues related to the shrinking Great Salt Lake, the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, along with the Division of Water Resources, has modified the breach in the Union Pacific railroad causeway that divides the lake. The breach is a 180-foot section of the causeway that was removed to connect the north and south areas of the Great Salt Lake with an open channel.

The decrease of incoming water into the lake has created a salinity issue that has negatively impacted the lake’s ecosystem.

“The salinity of Great Salt Lake plays an important role in shaping the lake’s unique eco logical, recreational and mineral resource use,” said Laura Vernon, Great Salt Lake Coordinator for the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. “Unfortunately, the decrease in freshwater inflows has led to an increase in salinity that is detrimental to these resources.”

In recent years, the north arm was causing the salinity level of the south arm to increase. This increase poses an environmental threat to the brine shrimp in the south arm and the migratory birds that feed

off the shrimp. Engineers from the Division of Water Resources pre pared a design to raise the berm in the bottom of the causeway breach by four feet. This would reduce the mixing of the north and south arms. The berm was constructed at the end of July.

The water in the lake’s north arm is heavier than the water in the south due to the lack of freshwater inflows and higher concentrations of salt, so it pushes into the south arm along the bottom of the chan nel. The less-dense water in the southern arm slides over the heavi

er north arm water at the causeway breach. The berm modification is intended to significantly reduce north-to-south flow but still allow south-arm water to flow north.

BREAK

Couric urges women to get mammograms

TV host Katie Couric said she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radia tion treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the Today show in 2000, announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it would encourage other women to be test ed. “My left breast does feel like I’ve been sunbathing topless, but other than that, I’ve felt fine,” she wrote.

Couric’s first husband, Jay Mona han, died of colon cancer in 1998 at age 41 and her sister Emily was 54 when she died of pancreatic cancer in 2001. Given her family histo ry, Couric wrote, “why would I be spared? My reaction went from ‘why me?’ to ‘why not me?’”

Facebook parent company shuts down two fake accounts

Facebook parent company Meta announced it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts engaged in covert influence operations run from China and Russia. The Chinese network was small and received barely any attention, but it did include some ac counts that posed as Americans on both sides of the political spectrum, according to a Meta report. Meta publicly detailed the takedown as it remains on high alert for foreign interference in the U.S. midterm elections, a Meta spokesperson told CNN. Ben Nimmo, Meta’s global threat intelligence lead, told CNN it was the first time the company had seen Chinese accounts targeting Americans in this way. The compa ny has shared details of the Chi nese accounts with the FBI, a Meta spokesperson said.

Average employee spends up to 18 hours a week in meetings

A new study suggests that not only are pointless meetings making us unhappy at work, but they’re wasting monumental amounts of time and money. Software firm Otter.ai partnered with Dr. Steven Rogelberg – a professor of organi zational science at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte – to car ry out a survey last summer of 632 workers from 20 different industries. The implications are staggering for all the wasted time and money that pointless meetings add to business es’ bottom line.

Bad meetings are so widespread they have even prompted compa nies to spring up to tackle meeting overload, while some bosses are calling for as many meetings as possible to be banned altogether.

Many cite meeting as a source of employee burnout in the post-pan demic workplace, taking up much more of white-collar workers’ time in a remote environment.

DENTAL INSTRUCTORS CELISE HERLIN (RIGHT) and Ashley Wiser work on a practice manikin in one of the dental rooms at Davis Technical College. Pantry Smiles has been donating dental services for 10 years.

Photo by Becky Ginos

CREWS WORK TO RAISE the berm on the Great Salt Lake Causeway.

Courtesy photo

Interact high school Rotary club raises money for students in Panama

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

BOUNTIFUL—Bountiful High’s youth Rotary Interact kids presented a check for more than $1,000 to the Bountiful Rotary at last week’s meeting to be used for the Rachel Project that provides tablets and laptops to students in Panama.

“It’s from our kids to their kids,” said Jan Wray, Davis School District Intern advisor and Rotary member. “It’s a great project.”

“We provide 10 tough books that wire into the Rachel Plus,” said Erik Knutsen, president of the Rotary. “They download the content then bring it back. Some of the kids walk two hours to get to school. This gets modern stuff in the classroom that’s in the middle of nowhere.”

After the presentation, featured speaker Bountiful High Principal Aaron Hogge gave an overview of what’s hap pening at the school.

“I’ve been the principal for six years,” said Hogge. “It’s been wonderful to be around you.”

Bountiful High opened in 1951, he said. “There were only ninth and 10th graders and students would go to Davis to graduate. The first graduating class was in 1957.”

It was remodeled in 2014, said Hog ge. “The district is going for a bond on the November ballot. That would help us with improvements that are needed. We’re desperate for air conditioning. Learning first is our goal. How does that affect learning? We’re all about student learning.”

Hogge said the school follows the three Rs. “Respectful, resilient and re lentless. It’s part of our School Improve

ment Plan (SIP). The first is ACT and second is graduation, the culmination for a student to receive a diploma and go on to a college or trade school.”

The state average ACT score is 18.5, he said. “We’re 21. We all need to improve our scores and provide access to socioeconomic at-risk kids.”

Hogge said they’ve placed a big emphasis on regaining losses due to COVID. “There are academic losses but I’m worried about social emotional loss es. Kids in eighth grade may not know how to treat people or interact with them because of the isolation. It’s a struggle.”

As part of the district’s Social Emo tional Learning plan, Hogge said they have been brainstorming on how to help

students. “We have a school psycholo gist that comes one day a week and a so cial worker who also goes to Millcreek Junior High and Viewmont. We share but if there’s a crisis they’ll come over. School counselors are not trained to deal with all the emotional issues.”

Hogge said they also need a Teen Center at Bountiful High for at-risk or homeless students to shower, do laundry and receive other resources. “The Davis Education Center has raised $300,000 to build one. We don’t know that someone is sleeping in their car. We don’t know if someone needs a place to shower. They don’t have a community or family or support group helping them through life.” l

GSL: Continued from pg. 1

Southern Pacific built the causeway in 1902 as an alter nate route to the original rail line laid through the Promontory Mountains north of the lake. In 1959, the 12-mile wooden bridge section was replaced with the current rock-filled cause way, which included two culverts that allowed water to flow freely. Due to the slow settling of the causeway into the lake bed, the culverts eventually sank low enough that they had to be abandoned and filled in, which slowed the water flow between the two arms. In 2016, the causeway was breached to restore the flow between the north and south arms, and to improve rescue boat access to the north arm.

With the installation of the raised berm, state officials and United States Geological Survey personnel will continue to monitor the salinity levels of the lake to determine if additional work is required in the future.

— Tom Haraldsen

Advanced music programs develop a lifelong appreciation for the arts

By Peri Kinder peri.k@davisjournal.com

Young musicians in Davis County have ample opportu nity to improve their ability and collaborate with fellow musicians. The Davis Jazz Messengers, the Davis Youth Philharmonic and the Davis Youth Symphony provide students with challenging music experiences to help them reach a higher level of performance.

Todd Campbell serves as the director of bands at Woods Cross High School and conducts the Davis Jazz Messengers. He and co-director Chad King give students an education in jazz performance which is unlike other forms of music.

“Jazz is a different style with more syncopation and each student in the band plays their own part. You can’t fake it if you don’t know what to do,” Campbell said. “We wanted to give kids who were a little more advanced the opportunity to play with other kids from other schools. The whole idea is they’ll be inspired by each other and take it back to their programs at their own school.”

Students in grades 9-12 at any Davis County school are eligible to participate in the jazz program that includes two con certs each year. Rehearsals are each Monday, usually at Woods Cross High, and there are hopes of creating a jazz program to include musicians in grades 7-8.

Campbell said learning music helps students deal with the highs and lows of life. It teaches kids they’re not alone and how their part is critical to the whole, with each person having an important role.

“If everyone would listen more to others, if everyone would be responsible for their own things, if they would be patient while others figured things out, if they learn how to be a

leader and a follower, those are all the things you learn in music class,” he said. “It’s a microcosm of society in a very healthy way.”

For Darrin Thiriot, he’s looking forward to his first year directing the Davis Youth Philharmonic, an ensemble geared toward high school students, although younger kids that are advanced can also participate.

Thiriot recently retired from the military where he spent 27 years directing bands, orchestras and choirs all over the coun try. A Bountiful High grad, Thiriot joined an air force band, playing the clarinet, before he made the switch to conducting.

“I grew up in Bountiful so I was fortunate enough to be a product of Davis County schools,” he said. “I retired and moved back home and had this opportunity and I was thrilled to be a part of it.”

Thiriot hopes to attract more students to the philharmonic, especially since the music programs have seen a drop in partic ipation since COVID. He considers this time to be a rebuilding phase for all arts programs, giving them a reboot and a reset.

“We certainly want to grow it in size and ability,” Thiriot said. “The arts are something that benefits everyone’s lives. The arts don’t just poof into existence. You have to train these kids from a young age. Along the way many of them will not stick with music, but what they do is develop a lifelong appreciation for various art forms and they become consumers of that art.”

Like competitive sports, most music students who gradu ate will not play after high school, but time spent in a sympho ny orchestra is a growing time where students are surrounded by musical inspiration.

The mission of the Davis County advanced music pro grams is to challenge students, enhance their skills, provide opportunities to perform, create camaraderie with other musicians, develop physical and mental stamina and promote

community support with performances.

For more information about the music programs or concert schedules in Davis School District, visit Davis.k12.ut.us.

“These kids are learning discipline, they’re learning teamwork and they’re also learning appreciation for the rules of the game, fair play, fair competition, sportsmanship, kindness and being tough as nails when you need to. These are the things kids are learning in orchestra,” Thiriot said. “We’re trying to develop these kids into better musicians, better people, better artists and turn them into lifelong appreciation and consumers of various art forms. The arts have the highest potential to make you a better human being.” l

(LEFT TO RIGHT) BOUNTIFUL PRINCIPAL AARON HOGGE, Intern advisor Jan Wray, Jill Everett, president of the Rotary Foundation and Erick Knutsen, Rotary President receive a donation from the Interact high school Rotary club for the Rachel Project.

Photo by Becky Ginos

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TODD CAMPBELL young and talented musicians perform with the Davis Jazz Messengers, one of the advanced music pro grams in the Davis School District.

Photo courtesy of Campbell

Fifth Teen Center opens at Layton High

LAYTON—What started out as one Teen Center at Clearfield High has now grown to five with the latest opening last week at Layton High. Three other cen ters recently opened at Mountain High, Northridge and Renaissance Academy and a sixth will soon be completed at Woods Cross High.

Teen Resource Centers serve at-risk students, some experiencing homeless ness, by providing a quiet place to study, do laundry, shower, eat and meet with counselors who can connect them with the services they need to be successful in school.

The Connection Center at Layton High was built in a repurposed space in side the school so students can access the facility before and after school or as part of their class schedule. The center also has a full community food pantry. Layton High students raised more $60,000 for the center.

“Good people are doing good things,” said School Board Vice President Marie Stevenson at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “Students recognized a need. It’s amazing how they’re looking out for their peers. This center will rewrite the story for many students’ lives. It provides accep tance and a place to go when the storms of life are too great.”

Stevenson compared it to an expe rience she had at Bear Lake. “I came to a stream and it was too wide for me to jump across,” she said. “I noticed a flat rock in the middle of the stream where

I could cross by stepping on the stone. I wondered who put that there. I thought about the teen center and how students who have gone before can leave stepping stones so that other students can cross. It will change people’s lives for the better and for the good.”

“The first of the year we went to each business and asked for a donation to get us started,” said student body officer Todd Bowden. “It really brought the school to gether. It was an important cause to unify the school. It gave me a new perspective on this. I put in a lot of money and my friends put in a lot of money. It’s an im portant part of the school that will change people’s lives.”

Davis Community Learning Center Teen Center Director Jenica Whitworth started as a family advocate at Clearfield High. “It gives them a safe place to come and tell their story to a trusting adult,” she said. “There are family advocates at each center. They have a bachelor’s degree and are trained in trauma informed practices to hear the students’ story and get them the resources they need. They respond to each student and give them individualized services.”

When the Teen Center at Clearfield High opened we had students who were not looking at a post secondary degree, said Whitworth. “When they came to the teen center they helped them fill out FAFSA forms and made other resources available. Now some are enrolled at We ber State. It’s an amazing trajectory for them and their families.”

There are 33 students at Layton High who are experiencing homelessness.

“Student homelessness is a quiet, but pervasive issue in Davis County,” said Jodi Lunt, executive director of the Davis Education Foundation. “These children lack access to the very basic essentials that we all take for granted. Teen centers help to provide students in need with those essentials, while maintaining their safety and dignity. More than anything though, they facilitate hope and connect these kids to a caring adult who can help

navigate their challenges.”

“These are the kids I think about when I try to sleep at night and sometimes I feel so helpless,” said Superintendent Dr. Dan Linford. “This teen center will help me not feel so helpless. At Davis School District our motto is ‘we make dreams come true.’ Thanks for helping us make our dreams come true.” l

Chamber Awards honor local businesses

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

KAYSVILLE—It was an evening of celebration at the Davis Chamber Busi ness Awards banquet last week as local businesses were recognized for their con tributions to the county. The annual event honors businesses in four categories with three nominees in each.

Categories included: Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Em ployer of the Year and Innovation Award. Winners were Staker Parsons Materials and Construction – Business of the Year; Goldenwest Credit Union – Employer of the Year; Championship Martial Arts –Small Business of the Year and RETEGO Labs – Innovation Award.

Caleb Collier, owner of Champi onship Martial Arts started his business when he was 17. “I was still in high school,” he said. “I loved karate and martial arts. My brother and I were 10 and 11 and we were always fighting and wrestling so my mom told my father that he needed to find a solution to end the fighting and arguing. He signed us up for karate. It taught us discipline and respect for each other.”

Collier said they were 16 and 17 when they started the business. “We called it fighting brothers karate. We used a room in the basement. Then when I was 21 I found a commercial space in Kays ville and went full time. My brother went onto his own career but those are some great memories for both of us.”

Since his commercial business opened in 2005, Collier said it’s never stopped growing. “We have 960 students training over all of our locations. Our main one is in Kaysville, we have one in

Syracuse and just opened one in Bountiful a few months ago. We have 12 full-time employees and about 10 teenage assistant instructors. It’s fun giving the opportunity to students to have as a career.”

The most rewarding part is working with the kids, he said. “I love to teach them that they can do hard things and they can get up when they fall down. I want them to be as cool as they can be. Every kid is awesome, sometimes they just don’t know it.”

It’s really more about finding success in life, said Collier. “It helps them learn how to be in front of people and be confi dent in what they really love doing.”

RETEGO Labs, a water testing ser vice in Bountiful, has been working with large companies and multinational corpo rations but more recently started to work with schools and residential homes. “We decided there was a need in the consum er’s home when we were all locked up in our houses during COVID,” said John Briggs, VP of Marketing. “We had the picture of going inside of a home. No one had ever done that. We give the answer to a question nobody asks.”

Briggs said it’s hard to tell good wa ter from terrible water just looking at it.

“If you had two cups of water they would look the same. That’s where the name RETEGO comes from. It’s latin for reveal or recover. We can show exactly what’s going on. We can show what’s happening and what will happen.”

RETEGO provides lab quality data right on site, he said. “Then we use that knowledge to design a customized system for your needs. If you notice your inhome plumbing is failing or your water heater is going out every few years you should have your water checked.”

Repairmen always blame it on the equipment but really something is going on inside the home, said Briggs. “About 70 percent of homes were built before the lead and copper rule so there’s a good chance for the potential of pipes corrod ing away and getting into the water. Also, if you turn the water off in your house and when you turn it back on it has a brown ish tint to it that tells you that you have a problem and you should do something.”

It’s not the city’s fault, he said. “It’s not Bountiful or Clearfield, etc. the problem is inside the house. The water is only as good as the container, which is the plumbing, in your house.”

The evening ended with the pre

sentation of the Legacy Award to Tage Flint, recently retired General Manager of Weber Water Basin Conservancy District.

The Legacy Award is the highest honor the Executive Board of the Davis Cham ber can bestow and is designed to recog nize individuals or institutions that have demonstrated a significant positive impact on Davis County, sustained over years.

Flint’s father also received the award 20 years ago. “It means a lot,” he said. “I saw how much it meant to him. I’m humbled by it (award) and I’ll never take it for granted. It means a tremendous lot to me.” l

falling through the hole here.”

It’s all volunteer and it’s pretty much stayed that way, Guinn said. “We do all fac ets of dentistry except implants. Specialists prefer that we refer them to their office. We reimburse the doctor for overhead, salary for assistants and materials. The dentists have been very generous in seeing our patients.”

“Pantry Smiles started out with two dental chairs,” said Cathy Turnbow, Pantry Smiles Clinical Director. “Students didn’t get to practice with only two chairs. From that it became so busy we went to four chairs and now we’ve grown to 10 chairs because we utilize it.”

Not only do patients benefit, it’s been a great learning experience for dental students at DTC. “I call it work based learning,” said Cathy Turnbow, Pantry Smiles Clinical Director. “They only train students on man ikins so when they go to an office there’s a learning curve so they’re further behind. This gives them the experience of working on real mouths with real saliva.”

It also helps students with communi ty involvement by giving back, she said.

“DTC President (Darin) Brush calls it Com munity Centric Education. Other technical schools have nice facilities but they don’t do dental work on a regular basis.”

WSU hygienists come twice a month, said Turnbow. “It gives the students a chance to learn about working with a hy gienist. The hygienists love working with Pantry Smiles. At school they have to get their own patients. When they come here there are patients waiting.”

Celise Herlin graduated from the dental assistant program at DTC two years ago and now she is a full-time instructor. “It’s so nice,” said Herlin. “They’ve been using a manikin but it’s helpful to practice their skills on real patients. Our patients are so patient with them. It’s a win, win for every one. The dental assistants need practice and the patients need dental work.”

Patients come in for an initial treatment plan, she said. “We get to know them and find out their back story. I have a lot of empathy for them. We get patients from all over. Meeting people from everywhere is pretty fun.”

The best part of Pantry Smiles is when patients cry out with joy, said Herlin. “We’ve given them their smile back.” l

LAYTON HIGH STUDENT BODY OFFICER TODD BOWDEN gets the scissors ready to cut the ribbon on a new Teen Center at the school that opened last week. This is the fifth center to open in the Davis School District.

Photo by Becky Ginos

THE CLEARFIELD HIGH DRUM LINE kicks off the 2022 Chamber Business Awards banquet at the Davis Conference Center held Sept. 29. The annual event recogniz es businesses making an impact in the community.

Photo by Becky Ginos

Former Bountiful resident performing with California theater group

By Tom Haraldsen tom.h@davisjournal.com

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t’s not often that you meet someone who can dance, act, sing and talk to you about anthropology. That’s one combina tion that makes Emery Ronan Bacon quite unique.

The 24-year-old actress, who grew up in Bountiful and graduated from West High and later the University of Califor nia at Berkeley, has been charting her own professional course for years. She left Utah for Berkeley to study biology and anthropology, and after earning her undergraduate degree, she moved to San Jose. There, she became a member of the South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) troupe and is now part of the cast of “Company,” the Tony Award-winning musical comedy by legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. It opened Sept. 24 at the Saratoga Civic Center and plays through Oct. 15.

How do you combine two completely different disciplines? Emery said they actually coexist quite comfortably.

“The way I think of it is that I’m very lucky to get to do both,” she said during a telephone interview from California. “My day job is as a research assistant with a pharmaceutical research company, and musical theater is sort of how I unwind.”

She serves as understudy for two character roles in the musical – Kathy, one of the girlfriends, and Sarah, one of the wives.

“Most of my training has been dance-focused,” she said, “but I do act and sing. I trained with Dance Impres sions in Bountiful for eight years and then for two years at Valley West Academy. That led me into theater at West High School.”

With a show like “Company,” she said, “I get to work with performers who are absolutely incredible singers. I’m lucky to work with them.”

Emery is preparing to pursue a master’s degree in forensic anthropology – yes, she wants to work with a coroner’s office or a police department to help identify skeletal remains. It’s a “wide open field and very, very different from musical theater. I do love acting and I’m grateful for now that I can do both, and plan to even after graduating with my master’s.”

Following the run of “Company,” she’s eyeing a role in a production of “Beauty and the Beast,” and hopes to get involved with SBMT’s next production of “Singing in the Rain” next May. l

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Compiled by Peri Kinder

Oct. 10-16

Don’t miss the Kaysville Fire Department Open House

By Cindi Mansell c.mansell@mycityjournals.com

Musical: Bright Star

Through Oct. 22

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

525 N. 400 West, Centerville

Disney’s The Lion King Through Oct. 23 SaltLakeCountyArts.org Eccles Theater, 131 Main Street, SLC

Drive-In Pumpkin Patch with Photo Spots

Through Oct. 29, noon-6 p.m. Day Farms Produce 2500 W. Gentile St., Layton

Lagoon: Frightmares Through Oct. 30 LagoonPark.com 375 N. Lagoon Dr., Farmington

North Salt Lake Food Trucks & Vendor Fair Monday, Oct. 10, 5-8 p.m. Legacy Park, 1140 West 1100 North

Keeping Our Stories Alive:

Founder of Fort Douglas Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Centerville City Hall, 250 N. Main

NSL Senior Lunch Bunch Wednesday, Oct. 12, 11-noon Lunch, guest speakers, BINGO and more FREE North Salt Lake City Hall, 10 East Center Street

Kaysville Fire Department Open House Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6-8:30 p.m. Tours, prizes and demos Kaysville Fire Station, 175 South Main Street

Davis County Election Security

Town Hall and Tour

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6-7 p.m. Davis County Administration Building 61 S. Main St, Farmington

Bountiful Farmer’s Market

Thursday, Oct. 13, 4-8 p.m. Bountiful Town Square, 75 E. 200 South Utah Botanical Center Farmer’s Market

Thursday, Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m. USU Botanical Center, 920 S. 50 West, Kaysville

West Bountiful Arts Council Concert Series : Doug and Laurie Vandegrift Friday, Oct. 14, 7-8 p.m.

FREE West Bountiful City Hall, 550 N. 800 West

Ogden Hispanic Festival Saturday, Oct. 15, 2-7 p.m.

FREE Register on EventBrite Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave.

OWL-oween at the Wetlands Saturday, Oct. 15, noon-4 p.m. Free family event – dress up in costume and see owls up close.

Pre-register at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/owl-oween-at-the-wetlands-tick ets Eccles Wildlife Education Center 1157 S. Waterfowl Wy, Farmington

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

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n honor of Fire Prevention Week, the Kaysville Fire Department will be host ing an Open House event at the Kaysville Fire Station, 175 South Main Street, on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fire Prevention Week is the longest running health observance in our nation. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 6 – 12, 1925. This began the tradi tion of the President of the United States signing a proclamation recognizing the occasion. It is observed on the Sunday thru Saturday period in which Oct. 9 falls, in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire which took place on Oct. 8, 1871, and did most of its damage on Oct. 9.

The Kaysville Fire Department is

committed to excellent service for res idents, businesses and visitors through prevention and minimizing loss of life, damage to the environment and loss of property from the adverse effects of fire, medical emergencies, and hazardous conditions.

The department is full-service, providing emergency medical ambu lance service, fire, rescue, and hazardous material response 24 hours a day, sev en days a week to Kaysville residents, businesses, and visitors. Department personnel include a full-time Fire Chief, three full-time captains, three full-time engineers, nine full-time Firefighter/ Advanced-EMTs/Paramedics, a full-time secretary and 15 part-time Firefighter/Ad vanced-EMTs/Paramedics.

Come and see the fire trucks and ambulances, tour the station, watch a medical helicopter landing, and enjoy an extrication demonstration and prizes. l

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FORMER BOUNTIFUL RESIDENT EMERY RONAN BACON is a cast member of South Bay Musical Theatre’s latest production in Saratoga, California Courtesy photo

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1922

Unconscious and bleeding is the con dition in which a stranger was found lying in the road near the Metcalf place, above Mrs. Wilford Tuttle’s home in Bountiful, Wednesday night, by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Naylor as they were return ing home a little before 11 o’clock. City Marshall Lawson called and brought the injured man down town and placed him in the city jail until the next morn ing. He regained consciousness but re fused to talk except that he said he had been robbed. He claimed to have had $400 when he left the hotel on Regent Street but only $150 when he regained consciousness.

1932

Class elections – The dawn of a new year broke into fullness Friday when its rays went darting into fields afar, as the class officers were chosen at Davis High and given the responsibility to lead their classmates over the path of 1932-33. Seniors will be directed by Winslow Evans, president; Frances Cottrell, Vice President; Marjorie Moon, secretary and treasurer; and a commit tee of Myron Sheffield, Elsie Jacobs and Elaine Sessions.

1942

The Bountiful Junior Chamber of Com merce is starting a youth health club in body building. Haven Day was appoint ed chairman by Pres. Ezra T. Clark at the last meeting to go ahead and organize the youth of this vicinity. Ages from 10 to 18 are eligible. Mr. Day has had eight years experience in weight lifting and body building and maintains his own gym. One class already started and the second class is being orga nized.

1952

“There should be no politics in national defense,” Senator Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah) told members of the Associ ated Civic Clubs of Davis County on Wednesday night as he assured them that a Republican victory would in no way jeopardize the large defense plants in Utah. During his address, Sen. Watkins also characterized his oppo nent Walter K. Granger as a man whose “fear of defeat has made him desper ate. Mr. Granger now sees California’s Richard Nixon, the GOP vice-presiden tial candidate, as a sinister figure who if elected would block Utah’s reclamation ambitions on the Colorado River.” He said Mr. Granger “should tell the people of Utah the truth.”

1962

Several Bountiful city officials met this week with the county commissioners to discuss a large commercial devel

opment proposed by R.N. Schluter adjoining the present Grand Central shopping center on Orchard Drive. Because there has not been any action taken on Mr. Schluter’s petition by the county planning commission, the county commissioners took the matter under advisement until they receive a recommendation from the planning commission. There were five residents of the area present to voice their ap proval of the proposed center, but there were also four members of the Boun tiful city council present to voice their objections.

1972

Davis County voters will not vote on the annexation to the Utah Transit Authority on Nov. 7. Davis County Commission ers decided last week that due to the lack of time to complete all the neces sary arrangements and give the public the proper information on the transit proposal system, it would be best not to try at this time to put it on the ballot. Commissioner Stanley M. Smoot stated he was in favor of delaying the vote, even if it should require a special election rather than have it defeated at this time.

1982

After several years of polling residents and lengthy study sessions by the area’s planning committee, it looks like the Val Verda Master Plan has real ly come to the near-approval stage. County officials are optimistic it can be accomplished by the new year, with a public hearing set for Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the South Davis Junior High School cafeteria. At that time, the present proposal will be reviewed by residents and input sought. Recom mendations would include residential land use, commercial land use, parks and open space, annexation, transpor tation and public facilities.

1993

Residents living next to Tolman Ele mentary School in Bountiful turned out in droves Wednesday to plead with the City Council not to subdivide a city park into building lots and to keep the soccer field and baseball diamond area as green space. Two weeks ago the council took a field trip and reviewed the option of turning the park space near Tolman Elementary at 400 East and 1100 North into a five-lot subdi vision. Residents accused Bountiful officials of plotting the sale in secret and trying to push the deal through without public input. A special Parks and Recreation Committee meeting has been scheduled to review the several options on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. at city hall.

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inviting community members to do the same by switching out a porch light with a purple bulb to show their support for domestic violence survivors.

“It’s a time to acknowledge domes tic violence survivors, be a voice for its victims, start conversations and end the silence about domestic violence,” a KPD Facebook post said. “Between the last DV awareness month and today, Kaysville Police Responded to over 100 calls for service involving domestic violence.”

Woman steals retail items then drives off

The Bountiful Police Department is looking for some help with a retail theft case. The person pictured in this photo took some items, and left in a red 1st gen Toyota Tacoma. If anyone has information about this suspect please call 801-298-6000 and reference case 22-2894.

Motorcycle vs. car accident injures one

Kaysville Police and Kaysville Fire crews responded to a motorcycle vs. car accident at 150 N. Main St. just before 4 p.m. on Sept. 29. The pa tient was transported by Kaysville Fire paramedics to a local trauma center in stable condition, a KFD social media post said.

Man suspected of theft and graffiti

Bountiful Police Officer Keith needs help to identify this theft/graffiti suspect. If anyone has information about this case please reach out to Officer Keith on the non emergency line, 801-2986000 and reference case #220002918.

Officer’s quick actions help to stabilize patient

Crews with the Kaysville Police and Kaysville Fire departments responded to a serious traumatic injury last Thurs day afternoon, Sept. 29. Officer Delos Santos was first on scene where he applied a tourniquet to the patient, con tributing to stabilizing the patient’s dire situation. The patient was flown by Uni versity of Utah AirMed to a local trauma center, a KPD Facebook post said.

Kaysville Police shine a light on domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. To bring awareness and shine a light on domestic violence in the community, the Kaysville Police Department is lighting the station purple to initiate and continue the spread of domestic violence awareness and sup port victims in the community. They are

Getting to Know Dr. Heaton

Jared Heaton is an attentive and thorough dermatologist, serving his patients in Davis County. Dr. Heaton is Board-certified in dermatology, and he 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. He places a strong empahsis on catering to the retirement population in his community as skin cancer is more prevalent in this age group.

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

In his spare time, Dr. Heaton enjoys mountain

snowboarding,

flying, and

time with his wife and three

Suspect steals cart full of food from

Smith’s

Layton Police are asking for the public’s help to identify this person who left the Smith’s grocery store without paying for a cart full of meat products. Please contact the LPD at 801-4978300 with any information and refer ence case 22-25576.

News stories from yesteryear in Davis County Compiled by Tom Haraldsen

OPINION

Cyclops’ solution to immigration reform

The move by Republican gov ernors in Florida and Texas to ship hundreds of undocumented men, women, and children to so-called sanctuary cities (including the front porch of the Vice President’s house) has inflamed the voices behind the immigration debate.

CYCLOPS

BY BRYAN GRAY

have to put their cards on the table with the knowledge that they couldn’t get 100% of their wishes. It would be a session of “I’ll give up this if you’ll give up that” – and they couldn’t leave until a workable plan was agreed upon.

No one argues that the trans port was done for political purposes, sharpening the partisan lines months before the November election. Some say it was shrewd, other scholars say it was potentially illegal. Even the conservative Deseret News editorialized that it was cruel using human beings as pawns for pure political gain. On the other hand, it’s hypocritical for some Democrats to moan about the action while dismissing the similar hardship unchecked immigration has on border communities.

If Chicago has difficulty feeding and sheltering the immigrants, so does El Paso, and Congress has generally turned a blind eye to the problem. Both the GOP and the Democrats shrug off any mention for a compromise.

So I have a plan. It’s easy.

President Biden should issue an ex ecutive order. Every member of Congress would be placed on a bus and sent to a secure facility. Each senator and repre sentative would have to give up their cell phones; they would have no access to peti tions from their partisan supporters or any talk radio and TV news program.

They could bathe daily, but food would be restricted. No more fancy sushi for Nancy Pelosi. Ted Cruz would have to go vegan. Their diet would consist of the food offerings and calories common to Ameri cans on food stamps.

In this austere environment, the elected officials would be instructed to work with each other and come up with rational and fair legislation to solve the broken immi gration system. This would entail leader ship instead of demagoguery. They would

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Oh, and one other thing: neither the senators nor represen tatives would receive a paycheck until the legislation was approved. Of course, they would squawk. Chuck Schumer would miss his cigars and Mitch McConnell would have to go “on the wagon” without Ken tucky bourbon shots. But finally, after years and years of admitting something has to be done at the border to welcome newcomers and ship out the bad guys, we would force Congress to do its duty.

The eventual plan wouldn’t come cheap. Government funding would be needed to offer English lessons, provide temporary housing and food, and entry into the workforce which badly needs newcom ers to fill available jobs. You can’t expect a poor Spanish-speaking immigrant to walk across the border, fly to Spokane, and open up an accounting office. But the “seed money” for an eventual plan would pay future dividends – and think of the mon ey saved by not paying the congressmen while they fumed and belched during their confinement.

Many readers might think this is extreme. But here’s the extreme: There are more than two million people attempting to cross our borders so far this year. Neither Presidents Bush, Obama, Trump, or Biden have had the willpower or congressional backing to solve it.

The misery for the immigrants has con tinued. Maybe a little misery for Congress will do the trick.

Bryan Gray, a longtime Davis County resident, is a former school teacher and has been a columnist for more than 26 years in newspapers along the Wasatch Front.l

How will our lives echo in the future?

On Christmas Eve 1971, LANSA Flight 508 was struck by lightning. The engines were disabled and it fell from the sky. As it did, the seat of 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, with her still strapped inside, free-fell two miles into the Peruvian rainfor est below.

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constantly hearing the ‘tick, tick, tick.’ Little things that creep into my head about death, and dying and what’s going to happen. Tick, tick, tick. But when I’m out on the street with my camera, I get away from all that…And I find that it’s much easier to be alone when I’m among people.”

Miraculously, she survived. Alone, injured and without food, Juliane was ultimately rescued 11 days later. She was the sole survivor of the crash.

When we hear such stories, it’s not uncommon to also hear someone say in response, “Well, obviously it wasn’t her time to go.” I often wonder, does such an incident change a person’s outlook on life? Do they live with purpose the remainder of their days? Do they attempt to find purpose?

“Purpose” is a broad term and can mean varying things to people.

I follow a page on Facebook called “Humans of New York.” I’ve followed it for years. The purpose behind the page randomly selects New Yorkers to talk to and learn about their lives.

Some of the stories will be told over multiple posts, and will include photo graphs taken from throughout their lives. I read one today that left me sad.

The person interviewed was a 74-yearold photographer who lives alone. He said, “This might be the first conversation I’ve had in years that lasted more than five minutes…I’m retired. I live alone. I read somewhere that the average lifespan of a New Yorker is 75. And I’m 74. So I’m

As I’ve aged, life has become more precious to me.

Throughout each day I chastise myself for my thoughts – especially when those thoughts are uncharitable, judgmental or unkind. I feel like I offer up prayers of repentance on a far too often basis, and commit to doing better again tomorrow.

Have you ever stood beside a body of water and tossed a pebble or stone into the water? Do you remember the ripples, and how they seemed to go on endlessly?

Have you ever stood in a canyon and yelled and heard the echo? It, too, seemed to go on forever.

Not all of us will be given a second lease at life as was Juliane, and a tomorrow is never a certainty for any of us. Today, however, we have an opportunity to decide how we will ripple and echo. Are we toss ing pebbles of encouragement and pebbles of love, or are we throwing boulders of hate, contention, and selfishness?

Truly, “what we do in life echoes in eternity.” It’s up to us to determine the sound of our echo.

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on’t be afraid to define yourself in new and creative ways. Rise up to new levels that you decide upon. Reach out to others in an effort to share what you’re learning. Move forward at a pace that feels comfortable for you. Look for the beauty in life, and be prepared to be surprised. Believe in new versions of yourself as you grow beyond where you’ve been. Practice what you know and what you believe. Love your neighbor and love yourself as you evolve, one day at a time. Dare to be bold. Dare to rise above your fears. Dare to clarify the purpose of your existence. Practice being who you would like to be. Give yourself permission to be confident. Decide to find joy in your journey. Do what needs to be done and then practice, practice, practice. Make a plan, imple ment the plan, and refine the plan as you grow. Decide to face your new future with

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enthusiasm. Envision ways to grow beyond the challenges of life. Create a new defini tion of normal that includes more of what you really want. Decide that you have it within your self to grow beyond where you’ve been. Identify your best options, and remember that what you really care about, you will achieve.

John Waterbury is a retired Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has lived in Utah since 1984 when he moved to Bountiful with his wife and four chil dren. Since then, he has written a weekly column for several years for the Davis County Clipper titled “The Dear John Letters” which was also used throughout the intermountain West focusing on ad diction and mental health problems. This new column will focus on mental health and life management issues. l

There are lots of people in this world who scare me, like tod dlers, Christian national ists and the barista who always compliments my shirt, even when I’m wearing a blood-stained hoodie.

But dentists! Dentists are a higher level of fear. I'm sure they get tired of being compared to the sadistic dentist in “Little Shop of Horrors” but if the tooth fits…

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canaled, I’d rather be floating somewhere near Venus. After I was nice and drifty, he told me I’d feel a little pinch as he numbed my mouth. Then he proceeded to nail my face to the chair while the nurse handed him a Black & Decker drill. He laughed maniacally, donned a hockey mask ala Jason Vorhees and started excavating my back teeth.

At least, that’s how I remember it.

My dentophobia is rooted in an experi ence when I was 5 where many of the details are still slumbering in my subconscious, wait ing to burst when I’m least expecting it. The only thing I remember was the dentist was not my friend.

I started dreading my annual check-up. Mom would write our dentist’s name on the bathroom mirror in red lipstick, so she’d re member to schedule the appointment. But ev ery time she wrote it, I’d take a wet washcloth and wipe it off. I’m sure she never noticed the smeared lipstick or the dripping-wet mirror.

Now that I’m older, I should be braver, right? I should be grateful I don’t have a medieval dentist who also works as the village butcher, barber and blacksmith. I’m lucky I’m not Tom Hanks in “Castaway” when he uses an ice skate to knock out his abscessed molar. Modern dentistry is a privilege.

My rational mind knows all those things, but I’ve never left a dentist’s office thinking, “Hmmm. That wasn’t too bad.”

I recently had my first root canal, which didn’t ease my fears. At all. I was upfront with the endodontist and told him I didn’t like him very much.

“I understand,” he said.

“No, really. I loathe you,” I said

“Yeah, I get that a lot.”

We went from there. He offered me nitrous oxide because if I’m going to be root-

After the root canal, I had to make an appointment with my dentist to put a crown on my tooth. I called the receptionist who said I could schedule time on Sept. 12 at 2:30 a.m. or wait until June 2023. Typical.

I don’t know why I’m still terrified of all things dental. The smell of a dentist’s office makes my stomach roll. The sound of a drill makes my jaw clench, which makes it really hard to work on my teeth. When it was time for my crown appointment, I sat in my car for a good 15 minutes, giving myself a pep talk.

“You’ve got this,” I said. “You’re a big girl.”

“Nope. I’m going to Starbucks,” I re sponded.

“No, you’re not. You’re going to act like an adult and walk in that office.”

I stuck my tongue out at myself and went to get my crown. Not a cool crown like a Dutch sapphire tiara but a porcelain crown that I’m afraid to chew with. I’m pretty sure my dentist has a hook for a hand and he pro ceeded to stab my gums repeatedly, probably just for the fun of it. And then it was over. For now.

I’d rather face a zillion zombies, a multi tude of mummies, a van full of vampires or a ton of toddlers before seeing the dentist again. He’s the scariest monster I know.l

The opinions stated in these articles are solely those of the authors and not of the Davis Journal.

Rob and Kathleen Anderson have been active in politics and community affairs for many years in both Davis and Salt Lake County l

When will inflation peak?

By Robert Spendlove, Zions Bank

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signs that inflation might be cooling, August brought disappointing news.

Over the last year, overall prices have jumped 8.3% nationally and 9.6% in the mountain region. Economists had hoped

continue a downward trend after price increases showed signs of slow ing in July. Instead, consumer prices rose slightly in August, increasing 0.1% from the previous month.

Even the 10.6% drop in fuel prices wasn’t enough to bring down overall costs across the economy. Increases in housing, food, and medical care were some of the

top contributors to the August Consumer Price Index. Notably, food has increased 11.4% over the last year — the largest in crease since 1979. Summer’s end brought some price relief, particularly in airline fares, communication, and used cars and trucks.

In addition to overall inflation, economists often focus on core inflation, which excludes the more volatile categories of food and energy. Core inflation focuses on underlying price changes in the economy and is the preferred inflation measure of the Federal Reserve. And unfortunately, this is where more troubling indicators emerged.

Core inflation rose 6.3% year over year, up from the annual increase of 5.9% in July.

And on a month-to-month basis, the increase was even more dramatic. While core inflation increased 0.3% in July, it doubled to 0.6% in August. This means that even when excluding the more volatile indicators of price changes, underlying inflation continues to accelerate in the United States.

The continued price increases make the job of the Federal Reserve more difficult. The Fed is trying to fight rising prices and get inflation back to their target of around 2%. Their main tool to do this is interest rates, and persistent high inflation means that the Fed has more work to do and will need to move rates higher for a longer period of time.

Higher interest rates tighten financial conditions, which causes demand to weaken for housing, cars and business borrowing — a phenomenon we’ve already started to see in the housing market.

In the meantime, the effects of infla tion will remain. Ongoing inflation means families who are already struggling to keep up with higher prices will have more tough times ahead. Inflation is like a regressive tax that especially hurts lower income consum ers who have less money to absorb price increases.

Time will tell if the Federal Reserve can temper soaring prices without triggering a recession, but the runway for the ideal scenario of a soft landing is getting narrow er. l

Davis County mayors support each other in their city’s success

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

KAYSVILLE—Mayors from through out the county came together in September to share with each other the challenges and strengths of their city at the annual Davis Chamber of Commerce Mayors’ luncheon held on the Davis Technical College campus. Out of 15 cities there are nine new mayors. Both returning mayors and newly elected mayors were given the opportunity to talk about what’s happening in their city.

“We’re working on a new general plan,” said Bountiful Mayor Kendalyn Harris. “We’re always looking at economic devel opment, transportation, whether to have apartments or not and trails. We have had a successful farmers market every week.”

“Everyone has challenges as mayor,” said Centerville Mayor Clark Wilkinson. “The tax increase was hard for so many citizens but we had to raise police wages. We’re working on getting pickleball courts and trying to pass a bond to add cemetery space.”

CenterPoint continues to be fun, he said. “They just put on Joseph and did a fabulous job with live entertainment. We have Center ville Cares to help deal with mental illness.”

There is some exciting building going on in the city, said Wilkinson. “The pillars are going up on the UDOT project and Sym phony Homes is putting in a development. Townhomes are going in by CenterPoint. That was difficult because it took out the trailer

Cases of Avian Influenza are on the increase

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is advising all domestic bird owners in Utah to be prepared for an increase of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases as the fall migration of wild waterfowl starts.

“This disease poses a threat to our poultry industry, backyard hobby flocks, and human health,” said state veterinari an Dr. Dean Taylor. “HPAI is extremely contagious and easily spread among birds. Caution should be taken by bird owners to prevent spread of this disease.”

Utah has experienced many cases of HPAI in the spring and summer months, af fecting Cache, Weber, Salt Lake, Utah, and most recently, Sanpete counties. Currently, Sanpete County has eight turkey farms that tested positive for HPAI in the last two months. UDAF is working with USDA officials to contain the disease in this area. UDAF is asking for the public’s help to prepare for this expected increase of HPAI cases. All domestic bird owners, including backyard chicken flocks, ducks, geese, turkeys, game birds, etc., should strengthen their biosecurity practices. If possible, birds should be kept locked inside enclosures to avoid contact with migratory birds. Flocks should not have shared water, feed, or grazing sources with wild bird habitats.

Anyone involved with poultry produc tion, from the small backyard to the large commercial producer, should review their biosecurity activities to ensure the health of their birds.

Indicators of HPAI in avian flocks are high death loss, nasal discharge, decreased appetite or water consumption, and lack of coordination in birds. If birds are experi encing any of these symptoms, it should be reported to the state veterinarian immedi ately at statevet@utah.gov.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recent HPAI detections do not present an imme diate public health concern. One case of the strain of HPAI has been detected in the United States.

For more information and guidance on how to protect animal and human health in Utah,

park. Young Power Sports is building a large facility. They’ve been a great player in our community. Come to our city and go to a play or play pickleball in a few years.”

“Clearfield is in your blood, not your address,” said Mayor Mark Shepherd. “It’s growing. As we make changes we’re going vertical but we’re going horizontal too.”

“As a new mayor it’s intimidating,” said Kaysville Mayor Tami Tran. “There’s so much to learn. It’s nice to have the support and encouragement from the other mayors.”

Kaysville just finished the Scarecrow Walk at USU Botanical Center, she said. “We’ve been trying to decide what to do with the old library building. It’s historic to many in Kaysville. We’ve put it out to bid to repur pose it for a different use. We’re also updating our general plan.”

“We’re growing like crazy both residen tial and commercial,” said Syracuse Mayor Dave Maughan. “We’re open for business. It’s an amazing opportunity because we’re near a freeway. We’re also the gateway to Antelope Island. We’re hosting all the time. It's kind of fun.”

The mayor’s job is really difficult, said Layton Mayor Joy Petro. “It’s 24/7 you take a call when you get it.”

Layton has had 38 new businesses open up, she said. “We also have the new Safe Harbor location.”

There’s a homeless situation going on and it takes all of us to help, said Petro. “A new Resource Center is going to be built on

Fort Lane.”

“I’m thoroughly enjoying myself,” said Woods Cross Mayor Ryan Westergard. “It’s all been great but we have had some bad things. There’s a neighborhood in Woods Cross that is sinking. About 50 homes are slowly sinking, a whole neighborhood could disappear.”

There’s a big, beautiful new Smith’s development, he said. “We’ll use some of the

excess tax increment with CDBG funds to shore up homes.”

“We’re working with North Salt Lake to take on housing issues,” said West Boun tiful Mayor Ken Romney. “We’re growing up against each other so we need to work together.”

Davis County is a great economic engine, he said. “We love the way we are but we also need to meet the needs of the future.”l

DAVIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President and CEO Angie Osguthorpe (front right) stands with 12 of the 15 Davis County Mayors at a luncheon held in their hon or. Out of the 15 cities there are nine new mayors.

Photo by Becky Ginos

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‘Amsterdam’ a mess, but ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ good for kids

By Jenniffer Wardell The Movie Guru

Amsterdam (in theaters)

There’s a good idea buried some where deep in “Amsterdam.”

The original spark for David O. Russell’s latest movie seems to have been a profoundly timely warning about fascism and not letting yourself be swayed by the wrong people. There were also some lovely thoughts on friendship, along with a great cast all trying their absolute hardest. Put together different ly, these could have been solid building blocks for a movie.

Rather than building anything, how ever, Russell seems to have put all this in a blender and hit maximum speed. “Amsterdam” is a frantic, exaggerated mish-mash of a movie, with Russell’s

natural penchant for dramatic dialogue cranked up so high it turns into non sense. Nearly every line feels like it was created by a bot that had been force-fed a “great literature of the 20th century” top 10 list. It sounds like it makes sense at first, but every time you try to parse it for actual meaning it vanishes.

The direction matches this all too closely, with nearly every moment played so exaggeratedly that I kept wait ing for the movie to turn into a parody. The material isn’t even slightly humor ous, offering a fairly blunt look at every thing from the horrors of war to flat-out murder, but the style always seems like everyone is only moments away from a pratfall or dance number.

The conflict between the tone and topic is deeply jarring, broken only by the few moments of genuine feeling the cast manage to create. In those moments,

Bountiful Community Church holding ‘Spaghetti Night’

The 8th annual “Spaghetti Dinner Night” is set for Friday, Oct. 21 at the Bountiful Community Church, 150 North 400 East. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m., following which a free Fall Organ Concert featuring Jared Gardiner will be performed in the church sanctuary.

Tickets are required for the dinner. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children and free for children under 5 years old. Proceeds

from the concert will pay for a yard project, coffee hour enhancement and a donation to Salt Lake Family Promise.

Please purchase tickets before Oct. 18. Call the church office at 801-295-9439 any Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, or following worship at the BCC at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.

— Tom Haraldsen

the good ideas buried deep in the middle of all this manage to gleam through.

Grade: One and a half stars Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (In the aters)

Have you ever had the feeling a movie should be better than it is?

Not that “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is a bad movie. Based on the classic children’s book, it’s a perfectly pleasant romp with a nice message about finding people that accept you. Javier Bardem is charming as Hector P. Valenti, Brett Gelman is suitably villainous as Mr. Grumps, and everyone else is solid. The titular crocodile is animated well, and has a sweet range of expressions. The grumpy neighbor cat is unexpectedly fun.

But the story feels padded, with a bunch of added complications that

distract from the main theme instead of adding to it. The songs are catchy, but choosing a pop star instead of thinking about what an alligator actually sounds like takes away from the magic. Seeing it onscreen feels less like Lyle is singing and more like he swallowed a radio. The poor neighbor cat is animated in a way that feels off-putting.

Taken together, it dims some of the magic the movie could have had. Kids will still be charmed, especially younger ones, but it won’t quite reach everyone.

Grade: Two and a half stars

Jenniffer Wardell is an award-win ning movie critic and member of the Utah Film Critics Association. Find her on Twitter at @wardellwriter or drop her a line at themovieguruslc@gmail. com. l

Sub for Santa at Bountiful Food Pantry on podcast

O ur Davis Beat podcast this week features Rebekah Anderson, exec utive director, and Jordan Gingrich, director of services, at the Bountiful Food Pantry. They will discuss the pantry’s Sub for Santa program for the upcoming Christmas holiday. You’ll learn how the public can par ticipate, as well as about the pantry’s many programs. It’s hosted by editor

Lisa’s Kitchen: Tasty Empanadas

Though empanadas are to have originated in Spain, these mor sels have evolved to become flavor ful street food in various countries. In America, many have adapted this fried delicacy to baking them in ovens – making them easier and healthier. Empana das may contain a myriad of different fillings ( sometimes using what is available in the refrigerator/freezer). Be creative! This month I want to share not only a sweet dough empanada recipe, but also a flaky savory empanada dough recipe (in two weeks). Both are simplistic. I served this dessert to my tru est critic (my son-in-law). He pointed out that they were the best he had ever tasted. THAT is saying something in my little world!

By Lisa Hicks

Sweet Empanada Dough

Ingredients:

3 C Flour

1/4 - 1/2 C Sugar

1/4 t Salt (often called a pinch)

8 oz Butter (2 sticks) – cut into pieces

2 Eggs 2-4 T cold Milk or Water

1 egg & 1T water beat together (for egg wash on top)

Optional fillings:

1 8oz Cream Cheese – softened

C Powdered Sugar

Fresh Fruit or Preserves (ie. rasp berries, strawberries)

Almond or Vanilla Glaze:

C powdered sugar

t Almond extract OR Vanilla extract

2 T Milk

Directions:

Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor (or a large bowl). Cut in the butter. Add eggs and water until a clumpy dough forms. Turn out on the counter and knead the dough

until all is incorporated. Form dough into two balls, flatten to make thick discs, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator (at least 30 minutes).*

Whip together cream cheese and powdered sugar – set aside. Assemble these sweet desserts by rolling out the dough into a thin sheet and cutting round disc shapes for empanadas (a bowl or cup works well – depending on the desired size. Pictured is a 4” disc empana da)

Place a small dollop of cream cheese mixture and the filling of your choice on the center of each empanada disc. DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH! Overstuffing causes them to burst open or lose their seal. To seal them, brush the inside edges with egg wash (acts as a glue) and fold the disc in half. I like to seal the edg es by using the tines of a fork. place on parchment paper and refrigerate for another 30 minutes (helps them seal better and prevents the filling

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from leaking out). Right before baking, brush empanadas with the egg wash for a golden finish. Bake the empanadas at 375° for 18-25 minutes (depending on the size you make – smaller ones will need less time). While the dessert cools –prepare the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, extract and then slowly adding the milk to desired consistency. The glaze should not be too thick but thin enough to lightly drizzle.

Jenniffer

Credit for photo ©Columbia

Woods Cross players defend state singles titles

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

Woods Cross tennis players Sage Bergeson and Emmy Richards are cousins, best friends and even next door neighbors, and they are also two-time 5A state champions at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. The sophomores successfully defended their titles Oct. 1 at Liberty Park without dropping a set throughout their individual tournament runs in leading the Wildcats to a second-place finish as a team.

“Sage and Emmy each had phenomenal second seasons, again leading our team,” said head coach Molly Richards – who is Emmy’s mom and Sage’s aunt. “They are young, but very talented and seasoned competitors and showed a lot of grit against tough opponents in the state finals.”

Bergeson beat Salem Hills’ Anna Bar ton 6-0, 6-0 in 5A’s second round – after a first-round bye – and then Timpview’s Anna Stewart 6-1, 6-1 and Olympus’ Lily Stohl 6-1, 6-2 to reach the finals against Brigh ton’s Avery Olsen, who she beat 6-4, 7-5.

Emmy Richards also had a first-round bye before defeating Salem Hill’s Kate Barton 6-0, 6-0, Alta’s Clare Bradley 6-0, 6-0 and Skyline’s Rachel Heimburger 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the final match against Olympus’ Elisabeth Carter, who she defeat ed 6-1, 6-4.

Rachel Preston, playing at No. 3 singles for WXHS, beat Provo’s Olivia Kelemen 6-3, 6-4 in the second round, following a first-round bye, and then beat Highland’s Grace Harman 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semifinal round against Skyline’s Elle Dykstra where she lost 6-2, 6-3. “Advanc ing to the semifinals for the first time was a tremendous accomplishment for Rachel,” coach Richards said.

The Wildcats’ doubles teams were all playing in the state tournament for the first time with the No. 2 doubles pairing of

Bountiful stays on top in Region 5 football

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

The Bountiful Redhawks are inching closer to a Region 5 football title, but Woods Cross is right on their heels.

Bountiful is 4-0 in league play and 6-2 overall. The Wildcats, meanwhile, sit at 3-1 in Region 5 and 5-3 overall. Up in Region 1, both Farmington and Davis are just a game behind the league-leading Syracuse Titans with records of 3-1 each.

Bountiful

The Redhawks can clinch the region championship by defeating Northridge this Friday in the regular season finale. Last week, Bountiful beat Viewmont 17-7 in the latest low-scoring game of the year for the Redhawks. Bountiful is giving up just 10 points per game in league play.

In the victory over the Vikings, Bountiful had just three points through three quarters and trailed 7-3. But the offense woke up over the final 12 min utes to storm back for the win. With just under seven minutes to play, Brigham Morrison scored on a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 10-7. Then, as Viewmont was trying to drive for the game-winning score, Ford Creswell picked off a pass and returned it 19 yards for the TD.

There wasn’t a lot of offense in this slugfest. Owen Geilman went 11 of 22 passing for 106 yards, while Kenobi Doctolero had 11 carries for 46 yards.

Kenna Cowley/Sydney Kemp reaching the semis and the No. 1 doubles team of Chloe Hawkins/Ruby Robbins advancing to the quarterfinals.

Both teams had first-round byes and then Cowley, who as a senior is in her first year of playing tennis, and her partner Kemp, who is a freshman, beat Brighton’s Phoebe Roberts/Sophie Hopkin 6-0, 6-3, and Viewmont’s Cara Vogrinec/Cate Glad well 6-2, 6-3 before losing to Olympus’ Alexandra Rawlings/Wilhelmina Hoggan 6-3, 7-5.

“They showed tremendous poise under pressure as it was their first time compet ing,” said coach Richards.

Hawkins/Robbins defeated Lehi’s Kylee Nielson/Alyssa Wheeler 6-4, 6-1 in the second round and then lost to Park City’s Mia Jamrich/Alysa Inglish 6-1, 6-1.

The Woods Cross varsity squad won the region championship for the sixth year in a row, again led by Bergeson and Emmy Richards who successfully defended their Region 5 titles at No. 1 and No. 2 singles in an undefeated and dominating fashion throughout the region season. “We were relatively young and inexperienced and still did amazingly well,” said coach Richards, noting a “more experienced and confident” doubles group returning for next season as she also anticipates adding “some prom ising upcoming freshmen” to the strong WXHS program.

Viewmont

Viewmont tied for 12th at the 5A state tournament Oct. 1 at Liberty Park.

The Vikings’ No. 2 doubles pairing of Cara Vogrinec/Cate Gladwell defeated Cottonwood’s Ashley Young/Annie Pinegar in the first round and Maple Mountain’s Madison Olsen/Lexi Maltby in the second round before losing to Woods Cross’ Kemp/ Cowley in the quarters.

Faletau Satuala was the leading receiver for the Redhawks with four grabs for 67 yards. Jacob Brooks had six tackles and an interception.

For Viewmont, Landon Jeppeson had an 80-yard touchdown reception from Luke Jacobs in the third quarter to give the Vikings a 7-3 lead. Jacobs had 147 yards passing on 12 completions. Kings ton Mickens had seven catches on the night. Mickens also had an interception,

while Degan LeRoy was the leading tack ler with 11.

Viewmont is now 1-3 in Region 5 and 4-4 overall. The Vikings end the regular season on Friday with a game at Woods Cross.

Woods Cross

As for the Wildcats, they head into the contest with Viewmont with a chance to tie for the region title. But they have to defeat the Vikings and hope that Bounti

ful falls to Northridge on Friday.

Last week, the Wildcats outlast ed Box Elder 35-21 on the road. The Wildcats opened the scoring on a 5-yard reception by Josh Bennion from Bradley Bailey halfway through the first quarter.

The extra point was missed, leaving the lead at 6-0. Box Elder took the lead with back-to-back touchdowns to make it 14-6

WOODS CROSS SOPHOMORE TENNIS PLAYERS Emmy Richards (left) and Sage Bergeson successfully defended their 5A state titles at

No. 1 singles, respectively.

Photo courtesy Molly Richards

BOUNTIFUL QUARTERBACK OWEN GEILMAN (7) eludes the grasp of Viewmont’s Ezekial Cook (62). Cook had three tackles for the Vikings.

Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Bountiful volleyball continues to rule Region

By Catherine Garrett

The top-ranked 5A volleyball team in the state continues to sweep through its Region 5 matches, having not lost a single set this season to its region oppo nents. Bountiful took care of Box Elder and Bonneville this week in dominating fashion behind 27 kills from Jordyn Harvey and 65 assists from Evi Chism.

Bountiful

Bountiful swept Box Elder 25-10, 2512, 25-13 Sept. 27.

In addition to Harvey’s offensive fire power, Milika Satuala had a breakout game with seven kills in eight attempts and two blocks. Taylor Harvey also recorded seven kills. The Harvey sisters combined for seven aces, including five from Taylor, with Evi Chism also serving five aces.

Against Bonneville Sept. 29, Bountiful again recorded a sweep 25-6, 25-13, 25-10.

Along with Jordyn Harvey’s 13 kills on 17 attempts with no errors, Claire Cook had 11 kills and Taylor Harvey put away eight kills on nine attempts, also with no errors. Chism also had three kills and two aces to pace the offense with Cook recording six digs defensively for the Redhawks.

Bountiful remains undefeated through 16 matches this season.

Farmington

Farmington lost in a tough five-setter to Weber 21-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 15-12

Sept. 27.

“It was a great match up,” said head coach Kate Hawkes. “Both teams played well and really competed at a high level.”

Sophie Wendt and Kaylee Monroe both had nine kills with Laina Whitney adding eight to lead the offense while Whitney and Quincy Wilson teamed up for six aces.

On the defensive side, Whitney had three blocks with Wilson (20 digs), Wendt (18 digs) and Mele Fiefia (10 digs) recording digs on the back line.

Against Davis Sept. 29, the Phoenix squad swept the Darts in three sets. Wendt’s double-double of 13 kills and 17 digs led the way. Ellie Pace also put away nine kills to help offensively. On defense, Fiefia had 25 digs while Wilson had 20 digs and Whit ney recorded seven blocks at the net.

“It was a great rivalry matchup. We had some major rallies that kept the momentum going, and then came back from behind in the third set to close out the match,” said Hawkes.

Farmington is now 12-9 this year.

Viewmont

Viewmont lost to Bonneville 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20 Sept. 27.

Vanessa Haddock recorded a double double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Maddie Lege had nine blocks at the net, including six solo. Liza Montalbo and Ashley Veach also shined defensively with 13 digs and 11 digs, respectively.

Against Woods Cross Sept. 29, the Vi kings won 26-24, 25-21, 25-22 with Mon talbo leading the squad with 12 kills while

The Davis Journal is once again honoring our Athletes of the Week. Winners were chosen by our Journal sportswriters with input from local coaches.

Our Male Athlete of the Week is Andrew Jensen Bountiful cross country, who finished second at the Davis District invitational in Layton Commons Park.

Other MALE NOMINEES were: Stockton Penma n, Bountiful golf, shot a sec ond-round 68 to help the Braves to a Region 5 tournament win.

Michael Campos , Bountiful golf, shot a sec ond-round 68 to help the Braves to a Region 5

also serving up four aces. Setter Macey Christian recorded 27 assists in running the offense while also being tops defensively with nine digs.

Viewmont is now 8-9 this season.

Davis

Davis lost to Farmington 25-17, 25-20, 26-24 Sept. 29.

Aubrey Nielson had a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs while Cambria White led the Darts defensively with 15 digs. Jenna Sullivan also recorded six blocks at the net.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

tournament win.

Easton Wight , Farmington football, was 24 for 32 passing for 233 yards, plus scored a TD versus Davis.

Kingston Mickens , Viewmont football, had seven catches and made an interception against Boun tiful.

Gabe Hooper , Viewmont cross country, took third at the Davis District invite.

Our Co-Female Athletes of the week are Sage Bergeson and Emmy Richards , Woods Cross tennis. Both defended their state titles at the 5A tournament in Liberty Park, helping the Wildcats to a second-place team finish.

Davis fell to 17-6 on the season.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross lost to Northridge 25-14, 25-11, 25-20 Sept. 27.

Olivia Ruy led on both sides of the ball with seven kills and eight digs. Freshman Avery Poulton also had two aces and two blocks.

Against Viewmont Sept. 29, the Wild cats lost in three tight sets. The two losses this week puts Woods Cross’ season record at 5-11. l

Other FEMALE NOMINEES were:

Jordyn Harvey , Bountiful volleyball, had 27 kills in leading the Redhawks to wins over Box Elder and Bonneville.

Evi Chism , Bountiful volleyball, had 65 assists, 7 aces, several blocks and kills in the two wins. Belle Sorensen , Bountiful soccer, scored two goals and an assist in win over Woods Cross. Oakley Anderson , Woods Cross soccer, scored twice and had an assist in win over Box Elder

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE ATHLETES!

matchup didn’t disappoint.

halfway through the second. However, the Wildcats scored two quick touchdowns to take the halftime lead. First, Cash Henderson had a 3-yard touchdown run. Viewmont had a successful two-point try to tie the score. Then, with 2:41 to play in the half, Jacob Howes had a 3-yard TD pass from Bailey.

Up 21-14 at the break, Woods Cross didn’t score in the third quarter. But the Wildcats put a pair of touchdowns on the board in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Bailey hit Ryan Moss for a 5-yard touchdown pass with eight minutes to play. Then, Kelvan Malepeai scored on a 3-yard run with 1:39 left to make the score 35-14. Box Elder added a touch down in the final 34 seconds to make things closer.

Howes finished with 91 yards rushing on just eight carries, while Malepeai added 65 yards on 18 attempts. Three of Bailey’s five completions went for touch downs. In addition to his touchdown grab, Bennion had an interception and seven tackles.

Farmington and Davis

The Region 1 race is still in question, with the Phoenix and Darts hoping for wins and a Syracuse loss this week. Farm ington hosts Fremont on Thursday and then has a huge clash with Syracuse on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Davis plays at Weber on Thursday and hosts Clearfield for the regular season finale on Oct. 12.

Last week, Farmington and Davis met for a key Region 1 showdown. The big

Davis prevailed 17-14 in a contest that went right down to the wire. The loss knocked Farmington out of a tie for first place in Region 1.

Dayton Runyan gave Farmington an early 7-0 lead when he caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Easton Wight. But Davis’ Josh Barker’s 6-yard TD run with 2:26 left in the first half knotted things up at 7-apiece. Wight then scored from a yard out to put the Phoenix back on top 14-7 with 8:08 left in the third quarter. That advantage stood until Barker had a 2-yard run into the end zone with 8:33 left in the game. Gage Butler’s extra point made the score 14-14. But Butler’s biggest moment came in the final minute and a half when he had the game-winning points on a 30-yard field goal to put his team up 17-14.

Davis got 66 yards on 18 carries from Barker, while Travis Hoopes led Farm ington with 59 yards on the ground on 14 carries. Both teams fared better in the passing department. Jackson Stevens was 23 of 39 for 243 yards for Davis, though he did throw two interceptions. For Farm ington, Wight was 24 of 32 for 233 yards. Davis’ Easton Baggett led his team with 10 catches for 92 yards, while Farming ton’s Zach Quinton also had 10 grabs. He totaled 73 yards on his receptions.

Defensively, Palmer Gardiner was a monster for the Darts. He had 10 tackles and three sacks. Jacob Faerber and Carter Dorius had interceptions for Davis. Parke Blaser had six tackles for the Phoenix, while Kainoa Jones and Runyan had inter ceptions. l

Bountiful

Emmie Bowen, playing at No. 1 singles, beat Spanish Fork’s Gabby Trejo in the first round before losing to Orem’s Maya Inouye in the second round. At No. 3 singles, Bella Uffens – who earned a first-round bye – lost a tough three-setter in the second round to Hillcrest’s Sowmya Paritala 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. The No.1 doubles team of Sadie Erickson/Anna Fillmore also reached the second round by defeating Al ta’s Alexa Turley/Lucy West and then lost to Timpview’s Kendall Woods/Ruby Call.

Sophia Robison lost in the first round to Orem’s Paige Liston at No. 2 singles.

Bountiful’s No. 2 doubles pairing of Abi Graff/Alyssa Boucha defeated Hill crest’s Ava Butler/Ava Booker in the first round of the 5A state tournament before losing to Springville’s Britta Broberg/ Nadia Templeman, who were the eventual champions.

Also competing for the Redhawks at state were Annie Black, at No. 1 singles, who lost to Highland’s Samantha Kiburtz; Christina Eyring, at No. 2 singles, who lost to Brighton’s Ellie Spangler; Hailey Johnson, at No. 3 singles, who lost to Salem Hills’ Mackenzee Nicholls; and Rebekah Palmer/Summer Willis, at No. 1 doubles, who lost to Lehi’s Kylee Nielson/Alyssa Wheeler.l

DON’T LOOK NOW! Davis blockers Aimee Larsen (24) and Loryn Helgesen (9) can’t bear to see what happens to the spike from Farmington’s Mele Fiefia (5). The Phoenix rose to the occasion to sweep the Darts 3-0. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Farmington girls soccer wins Region 1, secures No. 5 RPI ranking

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

The regular season has come to an end for high school girls soccer. Now comes the all-important state tourna ment where teams get a fresh start and a chance to battle for a championship.

RPI rankings determine seeding for the playoffs, which began Thursday on the home fields of higher-seeded teams. In Class 6A and Class 5A, the top eight teams get first-round byes.

Farmington

The Phoenix led Region 1 much of the way, as Farm ington posted a 9-3 record in league play. Last week, Farmington won a pair of contests to clinch the region title. Entering the playoffs, the Phoenix hold an 11-5 overall mark.

Farmington secured a No. 5 seed in 5A’s RPI rankings. The team secured this ranking by first defeating Davis 1-0 on Sept. 27. Issy Hoskins got her third shutout in the goal, as she and her defensive teammates played strong defense against the Darts. Whitney Avei assisted on a first-half goal by Cara Christopherson. It was her third goal of the season and first since Aug. 9.

On Sept. 29, the Phoenix wrapped up the regular season with a 3-2 win at Syracuse. Farmington got two goals from Swayzee Arnell and one from Tatem Grant. Arnell, Grace Quinton and Olivia Hoover recorded assists.

Farmington gets a first-round playoff bye. The team awaits the winner of Bingham and Westlake on Oct. 11. Davis

The Darts were just behind Farmington in the Region 1 standings, tied for second place with Syracuse and Layton with an 8-4 record. Overall, Davis finished with a 10-5 record in the regular season.

After falling to Farmington, Davis shut out Layton 1-0 on Sept. 29 to deny the Lancers a chance to tie Farmington for the Region 1 crown. Playing on the road, Davis got the winning goal in the second overtime from Simone Packer. Tessa Franks got the assist, and Elepha Magley recorded

shutout No. 6.5 in the net.

Davis grabbed a No .7 RPI ranking, meaning it also gets a first-round state tournament bye this week. The team will face either Kearns or Copper Hills on Oct. 11 in the second round at home.

Bountiful

The Redhawks were part of a three-team logjam in Re gion 5 that came in behind undefeated Bonneville. Bountiful went 5-5 in league play and 10-6 overall. The Redhawks did just enough to get a No. 8 ranking and a bye this week in the 5A state playoffs.

Bountiful likely would not have gotten the bye had it not been for a strong last week of play. It won both of its games in shutout fashion, first over Woods Cross (4-0) and then over Viewmont (2-0). The team enters the state tour nament on a four-game winning streak in which it scored a total of 16 goals.

Against Woods Cross on Sept. 27, Bountiful scored two goals in each half.

Belle Sorensen led the solid effort with a pair of goals and an assist. Sophie Winzeler and Caroline Hellewell added goals. Ellyese Kessler and Ellie Hamlet had assists too. Plus, goalkeeper Daisy Williams had the shutout and an assist.

On Sept. 30, the regular season came to an end with two second-half goals against Viewmont at home. Williams recorded her fourth shutout of the season, while Hellewell and Oakley Jensen had goals. Hayley Smith and Kessler assisted on one goal each.

The Redhawks will begin its playoff mark on Oct. 11 against the winner of region foes Northridge and Box Elder. Woods Cross

The 9-7 Wildcats also went 5-5 in Region 5 to tie Boun tiful for second place. Woods Cross is seeded 12th in the state tournament and hosted Mountain View on Thursday.

After the setback against Bountiful on Sept. 27, the Wildcats bounced back to defeat Box Elder 4-0 at home to wrap up the regular season. Oaklee Anderson had two goals and an assist, while Eve Laycock had two assists and a goal. The other goal came from Kirsten Kirkham. Julia Marches chi also had an assist, and Taylor Halsaz got the shutout.

Farmington, Northridge win district cross country titles

By Tom Haraldsen tom.h@davisjournal.com

LAYTON—Farmington’s girls team and Northridge’s boys team took titles at the annual Davis District cross country champi onships held Sept. 28 at Layton Commons Park. While several top runners skipped the meet in preparation for region and state races later this month, there were great indi vidual performances by local harriers.

Layton’s Hailey Low continued to show that she’s one of the state’s best run ners, as she broke free early and coasted to the girls’ title in a time of 16:37.28 over the 2.75 mile course. Teammate Carli Nelson was second, followed by Viewmont’s Brynn Rees and Naomi Egnew. Skye Siddoway

of Farmington was fifth, helping lead the Phoenix to the team title with 46 points in the lowest-score-wins competition.

Northridge’s Will Luoma and Boun tiful’s Andrew Jensen were neck and neck most of the way in the boys’ varsity race, with Luoma taking the title at 13:52.77. Jensen finished at 13:59.15. Gabe Hooper of Viewmont was third and Davis’ Isaac Lundberg was fourth.

Northridge also took the team title with 67 points, edging Bountiful, which took second at 69.

Runners will now set their sights on region meets that lead up to the state finals at the Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park on Oct. 25. l

Woods Cross put this game away early by going up 3-0 at halftime.

Viewmont

Seeded 15th, the Vikings played a home game Thursday in the first round of the 5A playoffs. Viewmont will host Uintah, which finished the regular season with a record of 9-7. Viewmont also went 9-7. The Vikings joined Bountiful and Woods Cross with a 5-5 mark in Region 5. Viewmont dropped both of its games last week, first falling to region champion Bonneville 3-1 at home. Bonneville scored all three of its goals in the first half. Viewmont got on the board in the second half when Katie Wersland assisted on a goal from Annie Layton.

On Sept. 30, the loss to Bountiful prevented the Vikings from moving up in the league standings and RPI rankings. The team is on a three-game losing skid entering the post season. l

BHS golf wins Region 5 golf tourney

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

“It was a very similar match as all other tournaments have gone this season,” said head coach David Simon.

B

ountiful won the Region 5 tourna ment at Glen Eagle on Sept. 29 with a team score of 291, four shots lower than Box Elder. Stockton Penman and Michael Campos tied for second with rounds of 68 while Ty Cottle had a 75 and tied for ninth.

Other scores for the Redhawks were Luke Smith 80, James Springer and Jett Denowski 81, Isaac Stout 82 and Cole Nadauld 84.

Bountiful finished the region season in fourth place with Penman and Springer named to the All-Region team.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross shot a team score of 301 to finish in fourth place at the Region 5 tournament at Glen Eagle. Jacob Connors shot a 74 to place eighth while Jon Howe tied for ninth with a 75.

Also participating for the Wildcats were Rex Poulsen and Dylan Markisich, who had rounds of 76, Christian Bates and Josh Allen 79, Jaxon Smith 80 and Clayton Schmitt 87.

Overall, Woods Cross took third in re gion behind Box Elder, who won the title, and Bonneville.

Poulsen and Howe were named All-Region.

“We look forward to competing at the state tournament next week and hope to play our best golf of the season at that tournament,” Simon said.

Viewmont

Viewmont placed sixth at the Region 5 tournament at Glen Eagle with a team score of 310, led by Luke Gardner who tied for fifth place individually with a round of 72.

Other scores for the Vikings were Kade Cannon and Zach Robison 78, James Gardner 82, Easton Fox 87, Trevor Green 89 and Oliver Gladwell 93.

Viewmont ended the season in fifth place in Region 5 with Luke Gardner being named to the All-Region team.

The 5A state tournament is sched uled for Oct. 10-11 at Oquirrh Hills Golf Course in Tooele. l

BOUNTIFUL’S KATE HOLBROOK (6) goes high for a kick over Viewmont’s Brynn Rees (5). The Redhawks had a shutout against the Vikings, winning 2 - 0.

Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

GABE HOOPER OF VIEWMONT, left, and Andrew Jensen of Bountiful were third and second, respectively, in the boys’ race.

Photos by Tom Haraldsen

HAILEY LOW OF LAYTON won the girls’ race in a time of 16:37.38.

VIEWMONT’S BRYNN REES led the Vikings’ charge with a third-place finish.

THE BOUNTIFUL HIGH BOYS GOLF TEAM placed first at the Region 5 tourna ment at Glen Eagle Sept. 29. The Redhawks finished the region season in fourth place in the standings.

Photo courtesy Mike Maxwell

By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: I love “Mr Bean.” What was Rowan Atkinson’s first movie?

A: Mr. Bean, the character Rowan Atkinson is most famous for by far, once tried to feed his friends sugar and vinegar because he forgot to buy cham pagne. He also once tried to paint his apartment by placing a paint can in the middle of the room and dropping in a stick of dynamite. But none of that assorted strangeness prepared me for

this even weirder fact: Rowan Atkinson’s first big-screen role was in a Bond movie.

He was already a budding TV star in the U.K. at that point, thanks to his late1970s sketch series, “Not the Nine O’Clock News,” but had yet to break into cinema.

In 1983, he was cast in the Bond fran chise’s “Never Say Never Again,” which brought Sean Connery back to the suave spy role after a prolonged absence.

Because of a legal loophole regarding the rights, “Never Say Never Again” was made by a different production company at the same time Roger Moore (“Octopussy,” 1983) was making the official Bond films. As a result, “Never” has a noticeably different — lighter — tone, and is generally not considered part of the big-screen Bond continuity.

Q: Was “The Long Kiss Goodnight” based on “The Bourne Identity”?

A: The story of a super-capable, CIAtrained assassin with amnesia, whose memory gradually returns while being hunted by the very agency that trained her, “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996) cer tainly has a lot in common with the Bourne franchise, which was first a 1980 book by Robert Ludlum, then a TV minise ries before becoming a big-screen hit star ring Matt Damon (“The Martian,” 2015) in 2002. In fact, the comparisons continue as both assassins ultimately have to choose between their old life and the new one they built after their trauma.

Given the undeniable similarities and considering the timelines, one would assume that “Kiss” writer Shane Black (“Predator,” 1987) at least borrowed from Ludlum’s story. The film’s credits, however,

would have curious viewers believe other wise.

To be fair, there are a lot of differences as well. For starters, the assassin in “Kiss” is a woman, played by the great Geena Davis (“Thelma & Louise,” 1991), who lives a total ly separate life for years before her memo ry starts to return. Not to mention that the description above only comprises half the plot.

The other half of “Kiss” is a detective movie, thanks to the low-rent private detective (Samuel L. Jackson, fresh off his incredible turn in 1994’s “Pulp Fiction”) who helps her solve the puzzle from her past.

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The Good Doctor

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Sunday Celebrity Jeopardy!

(4) KTVX 7 p.m.

Mayim Bialik hosts the new celebrity edition of this beloved classic game show. Putting their wits to the test, celebrities answer tricky trivia ques tions in the hopes of advancing to the finals and winning a cash prize for the charity of their choice.

Let the Right One In SHOW 8 p.m.

Desperate father Mark (Demián Bichir) will stop at nothing to keep his young daughter safe and find a cure for her vampirism in this new horror drama series. In this new episode, Mark chas es down a lead to a possible cure.

Interview with the Vampire

Celebrity Profile

By Dana Simpson TV Media

When con templating the lives of movie stars, it’s easy to for get that they are just as human as those who watch their films. Regardless of their net worth, their lifestyle or the pricey con tents of their closet, every actor has had a series of life experiences that has made them who they are today. And while it’s rarely as cut and dried as “good” and “evil” in the real world, one beloved South African actress is embracing her dark side in “The School for Good and Evil,” premiering Friday, Oct. 21, on Netflix.

Based on the young adult fantasy novels by American author Soman Chainani, “The School for Good and Evil” follows the magical events and difficult lessons that take place at the titular institution, a place where fairy tale heroes and villains go to learn their chosen craft throughout their formative years. When two best friends from “the outside” (non-magi cal world) are recruited for the school and must choose a side to fight for, their relationship and power dynamics are tested. Theron stars as Lady Lesso, a professor at the School of Evil.

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Alaska Daily Hilary Swank stars as Eileen Fitzgerald, a disgraced reporter who joins a daily metro paper in Anchorage, Alaska, in the new drama series “Alaska Daily,” airing its second episode Thursday, Oct. 13, on ABC. After a fall from grace, the fiercely tal ented and award-winning journalist leaves her high-profile job in New York to seek redemption in the Great North.

No stranger to some darkness of her own, Theron was born Aug. 7, 1975, in Benoni, a city in South Africa’s greater Johannesburg area. While her beauty was evident from a young age and she began modeling at 14, Theron’s life was hardly an easy rise to the top.

Raised in a tumultuous family situa tion, Theron’s life was rocked at the age of 15 when her mother fatally shot her drunken father in an act of self-defense. Shortly thereafter, Theron left South Africa to pursue a life of her own, first in Milan and later in New York. In 1994, Theron’s mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, where she began to canvas studios for acting opportunities.

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Sept. 28

Manuel S. Cisneros

Sunit S. Govind,

meanors

Unlaw Acq/Poss/Trans Card 3F, 5 misdemeanors

Stevielynn G. St John, Forgery 3F, 1 misde meanor

Derick L. Reese, Poss C/S 2F, Poss C/S 3F, 2 misdemeanors

Oct. 2

Debrah L. Ables, Assault by prisoner 3F

Shiann L. Fenstermaker, Obstruct Justice 3F

Justin C. Flanders, Theft 3F

John Michael Yeates our beloved hus band, father, grandfather and friend passed away peacefully on Saturday Oct. 1, 2022, at home surrounded by those who loved him most.

of child

John D. Gutierrez, Dom Violence

Amanda J. Oliver,

Poss C/S

Sept. 29

Sunit S. Govind, Poss C/S 3F, 7 misdemeanors

Jared D. James, Fail to Register Sex Off 3F

Christian M. Martinez, Propel a Bodily Sub stance 3F, 6 misdemeanors

Gilberto Mayo Morales, Fail to stop on com mand 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Whitney L. Simoneti, Agg Kidnapping 1F, Object Rape 1F, Agg Assault 3F

Sept. 30

Kendrick C. Ables, Burglary 3F, Theft by Rec Sto Prop 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Glen S. Alford, DUI 3F, 2 misdemeanors

Joby Bounyavout, Poss C/S 3F, 4 misdemeanors

John M. Bradley, Criminal Nonsupport 3F

Luis Caldwell, Retail Theft 3F, 3 misdemeanors

Jarcellen Hasuguralit, Vio. Pretrial Order 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Rabon S. Lucas, Pur/Trans/Poss Firearm Rest. Person 3F, 4 misdemeanors

Cristian Reyes, Agg Assault 3F

Hector J. Vasquez, DUI 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Oct. 1

Ryan A. Estes, Agg Sex Abuse Child 1F

Michael J. Justice, Assault by prisoner 3F

Cody A. Saunders, Fail to stop on command 3F,

Kelcie L. Huntley, Poss C/S 3F

Kevin J. Richmond, Crim Mis 2F, 4 misdemeanors

Oct. 3

McKenzie N Anderson, Theft by Rec Stol Prop 2F

Justin R. Anstine, Poss C/S 3F, Unlaw Acq, Poss/ Trans Card 3F, 4 misdemeanors

Cody A. Baker, Forgery 3F

Travis A. Bishop, Entice Solicit Seduce or Lure

Minor by Internet 2F

Karely L. Cabrera Bolanos, Poss of another’s ID 3F

Gail C. Gardner, Criminal Nonsupport 3F

Joshua P. Holmgren, Fail to stop on command 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Misti M. Howard, Burglary 3F, 2 misdemeanors

Katie Huggins, Fail to stop on command 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Chad S. Mikesell, Child Abuse w/injury 3F, 1 misdemeanor

Camdyn D. Rodriguez, Burglary 3F, 1 misde meanor

David J. Roseburg, Vio Pretrial Prot Order 3F, Criminal Mischief 3F

Mark A. Wahlstrom, DUI 3F, 3 misdemeanors

Oct. 4

Jeremiah L. Hernandez, Retail Theft 3F

Dylan L. Lorenz, Deal Materials Harmful to Minor 3F

Frederick C. Swertfeger, Dist C/S 2F, 3 misde meanors

Caelum J. Underwood, Poss Dang Weapon 3F

John was born April 27, 1944, in Salt Lake City to John Phillip Yeates and Dorothy Dawn Jenkin. John was a gifted athlete and from an early age he excelled in a variety of sports. He was a proud West High Panther lettering in multiple sports. After High School he attended the College of Southern Utah (SUU) on an athletic scholarship play ing baseball, basketball, and football. He was honored to be inducted into the Thun derbirds Hall of Fame and was also selected as a member of the “All Church” basketball team. In 1963 he accepted a call to serve in the England, London Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During his missionary experience John was privileged to play under the direction of his mission President on multiple sports teams. It was a unique opportunity given to him to use his talents to draw others to Christ. He served his Heavenly Father faithfully and returned with honor. Over the course of his life, he developed a strong testimony and love of the Gospel; he spent much of his time studying and truly became a scholar of the scriptures.

John graduated with his B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. On July 15, 1966, he was sealed to his childhood sweetheart, Gloria Williams in the Salt Lake temple. Together they raised seven children. John loved his family; they were his joy, and he was always so proud of them. He worked hard and sacrificed much to provide countless opportunities for them. It didn’t matter what they were involved in he was always their biggest fan. He had a successful career working in the trucking industry for over 47 years in various capacities and managing several different companies. He retired from USF Reddaway where he was the Regional Vice President over the western division of the United States and Canada. John was a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ and served in a variety of leadership positions in the church, among his favorite callings were working with the young men and teaching Gospel Doctrine.

John was dearly loved, admired and adored by his family and all who had the privilege of knowing him. To know him was to love him. He was a man of integrity and great faith. He was a natural leader and lived what he believed. He was gracious, honest, caring and selfless. His wit and

humor will remain unmatched. His warm smile and gentle demeanor will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his loving wife Gloria, children Amy (Troy) Hodell, Cacey Yeates, Matthew (Hollie) Yeates, Bethany (Jason) Barker, Michael (Kara) Yeates, Sara (Ryan) Wade, Megan (Bridger) Williams, 23 grand children, seven great grandchildren, and siblings Judith Mollerup, Robert (Elena) Yeates. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Dorothy Yeates, brotherin-law Robert Mollerup.

Dad we will miss your backyard BBQ’s, homemade raspberry ice cream, fami ly trips, Halloween costumes, spiritual Christmas story, birthday songs, never ending meals, and unconditional love. We will watch for you in the stands, court side, and on every sideline, knowing you will be forever cheering us on.

“There are some who bring a light so great to the world, that even after they have gone the light remains.” We love you Dad… until we meet again.

A public viewing will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Broth ers Mortuary, 1941 N. Main St. Farmington UT.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, 11 a.m. Pioneer Park Ward 1449 Thoroughbred Dr. Kaysville, UT. A brief viewing will precede funeral services from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Interment- Memorial Lakeview Cemetery, Bountiful UT.

This obituary was originally posted on Russon Mortuary website, www.russon mortuary. com

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One book of goop tales has verses about 52 children, two for each letter of the alphabet. Each child s name describes a fault.

The most quoted poem of the 1890s was a little ditty by Gelett Burgess called “The Purple Cow.”

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Gold medalists break the sound barrier aboard Thunderbirds

What faults are described by these names?

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Make up names for children with these faults:

She would not brush her teeth.

He liked to sing too loud.

He pinched his baby sister

She ate with her fingers.

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There once was a clever young lad

But sometimes he gets really _____

He found a big clover

It ipped him right ________

In the end he was very glad.

– by Sam G.

Hey, it’s free pizza day

All the towns people cheered, “Horray” But the fools didn’t

‘Cause they went with the ow That I was going to yell April Fools Day! – by John D.

I was sitting in my comfy

Eating like a big grizzly bear I just couldn’t ___________

I thought I would pop!

Now I’m fat, but I really don’t _____!

– by Cece D.

I love playing in the bright Oh my it is so much good fun

To play in a ___________

But always stay ____________

It is so sad when the day is done. – by Audra P.

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Sticky Situation

What is a time you found yourself in a “sticky” or difficult situation? How did you solve your problem?