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n a frigid day in November 2020, 158 volunteers of all ages showed up at the dirt road leading to the North Canyon Trailhead carrying shovels and rakes, excited to carve a new bike trail before winter hit. At day’s end, the one-mile downhill track was 85% to 90% complete, despite the cold temperatures and a dusting of snow. Wind River Construction of Woods Cross donated manpower and a mini excavator. Bountiful City provided a paid trail consultant, funding, and technical tools like Pulaskis, McLeods, grub hoes and chainsaws. “It was very exciting and very cold,” recalled Francisco Astorga, planning and economic development director for Bountiful City. The result of their efforts is a beautiful trail that meanders through trees with plenty of exhilarating jumps, rollers (short ups and downs) and berms (banked corners). It’s the first of many new trails and trail improvements the city plans to make in coming years with funding from the recently passed Bountiful Parks and Trails Bond. “This was our first trail—our maiden voyage, so to speak,” said Curtis Poole, Bountiful city planner. “It’s not quite finished and needs a few tweaks, but I’d call it a success. The feedback so far has been very positive.” At the heart of this endeavor was the seven-member Bountiful Trails Advisory Committee who helped Continued page 6
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Mother-Daughter philanthropists create school in Kenya By Gail Newbold | The City Journals
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t the impressionable age of 15, Gabrielle Ernest’s mom took her to Kenya on a medical mission where the sights and scenes left a life-changing impact. “That was the first time I’d seen absolute poverty,” said the now-28 year old Bountiful native. “It made me so grateful for my life and made me want to help others. I also discovered that I’d changed and normal teen situations back at home didn’t faze me that much.” While her pediatric nurse practitioner mother Ronda Ernest performed exams on children during that medical mission, Gabrielle applied scabies treatments, played with the kids and assisted where she could. Fast forward four years to 2011. Gabrielle was 19, had a year left before graduating from the University of Utah and needed an independent learning project. With the idealism of her age, she suggested that she and her mom start a nonprofit. The goal was to formalize some of the volunteer efforts both were already involved in and start a school in Bukura Village in Kenya. “I didn’t know it would be as difficult as it was,” said Ronda. “We knew fundraising would be hard, but actually organizing the nonprofit required a lot of legal forms, government approvals, forming a board and much more. It was like starting a business.” Buying land for the school in Kenya was traumatic and challenging since there are no established legal processes for it. “I remember saying to the landowner, his sons and the area chief, ‘I am from America. I do not have a lot of money. Please tell me you are being honest,’” said Ronda. “They assured me they were. The attorney we hired to draw up the legal contract for the sale then tried to extract more money from us.
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“I said to the attorney, ‘Let me go get my American law enforcement son,’” she laughs. “He was doing some charitable construction work, wearing boots and looking quite forbidding. We managed to avoid paying the attorney extra fees by giving him toothpaste, hygiene items, soap and money for his ride home.” A year after the land purchase had been legally completed, the brother’s sons of the original landowner now deceased claimed to be part owners of the property, and said money
was owed to them as well. Ronda and Gabrielle were forced to pay even more for the land. “It’s crazy over there,” Ronda says, shaking her head. It was crazy at home in Bountiful as well, with the mother-daughter team throwing themselves into fundraising. “We painted little girls’ fingernails at fairs, we sold flowers at dance recitals and we held many fundraising dinners and auctions,” said Ronda. “It was extremely time consuming.” In 2013, two years after they first began trying to form a nonprofit, Education for Generations was founded. Their dream
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very day I receive phone calls from local residents asking the headlined question. Over the past three months the Davis Journal has published over 120,000 copies of their local weekly newspaper and delivered them through the mail. This has been free of charge to residents, as we are trying to build a qualBryan Scott ity newspaper for Davis residents. The only way to show you what we are trying to do is to put a copy of it in your hands. So each week I put 10,000 copies in the mailbox so residents can read and see the newspaper. My hope is that they will enjoy the local news and will subscribe and support our mission. For those of you who read newspapers, that’s you, November 2020 was an interesting month. The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune each announced that they were cutting back from a daily newspaper to a weekly newspaper, then the Davis Clipper announced that after 129 years or 6,708 weeks they were closing their doors. The news of the Davis Clipper was two-sided for me. On one side I was sad to see a newspaper, or any company, that had been around for 129 years close their doors. On the other side it opened the avenue for Davis Journal
They loved it. Each day since we sent out that first issue, we have received more subscriptions and notes from our new subscribers that have thanked us for the new paper and making sure that Davis County news was being reported. Today we have nearly 1,000 subscribers and the list is growing every day. Our goal is 10,000 subscribers. Now we are moving on to phase two of our launch. We are launching four free newspapers for Davis County, The City Journals. Each of these newspapers will cover two cities, will be mailed directly to residents in those cities, and will be completely free. These City Journals will be delivered each month. The City Journals will cover hyper local news in those cities, including city council and local government, school events and programs, school and club sports, and everything else that is local. I believe that the more a community is in the know, the better the community is. These City Journals are meant to bring the community together and inform people on the local events like Handcart Days and West Bountiful summer events and local topics such as westside development and Legacy Highway that impact your community. So what is the difference between the Davis Journal and the City Journal? The City Journal is built for your local city and is free of charge, though we do accept donations! The Davis Journal is a weekly newspaper that covers Davis County. Both are delivered through the mail but the Davis Journal is subscription based, so it is not free. Right now it costs $1 per week for a subscription, but as our paper grows and we build a stronger newsroom we suspect that this price will increase to $3 per week. l
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Byline 158 volunteers November 2020, n a frigid day in leading to the up at the dirt road of all ages showed carrying shovels and rakes, ad North Canyon Trailhe bike trail before winter hit. a new ll track was excited to carve one-mile downhi temperatures At day’s end, the cold the te, despite ction of 85% to 90% comple Wind River Constru snow. of mini excavator. and a dusting manpower and a Woods Cross donated d a paid trail consultant, fundBountiful City provide like Pulaskis, McLeods, grub al tools ing, and technic ws. cold,” recalled hoes and chainsa very and “It was very exciting g and economic develop, plannin Francisco Astorga Bountiful City. l trail that ment director for efforts is a beautifu The result of their of exhilarattrees with plenty meanders through downs) and berms (short ups and and ing jumps, rollers many new trails ). It’s the first of make in coming (banked corners the city plans to Bountiful passed trail improvements from the recently years with funding Bond. voyage, so to Parks and Trails trail—our maiden . “It’s planner “This was our first city ul Poole, Bountif it speak,” said Curtis needs a few tweaks, but I’d call and very positive.” not quite finished k so far has been a success. The feedbac endeavor was the seven-memAt the heart of this ttee who helped Advisory Commi 6 ber Bountiful Trails Continued page
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Continued from front page plan the trail along with Jared Justensen, trail system consultant, and then acted as mini captains for each leg. Local biking teams also offered advice and manpower, as did a crew from Hill Air Force Base. “The high school biking clubs were very interested in this trail,” said Astorga, “so even 14-year-old kids were there helping and excited. It was never fun for them to ride down that rough dirt road.” Poole added that Bountiful Parks Director Brock Hill is very protective of the city’s trees, so few needed to be removed. “We had a 27-foot easement to work with, so we were able to maintain a nice flow and more of a meandering feel,” he said. All that’s remaining to be done on the trail is to remove a few of the jumps, rollers and berms. “We wanted those things, but at the end of the day, some people on the committee thought they were nice but there were too many. We were overexcited,” he said with a smile. Plans are to create a hiking path on the opposite (south) side of the dirt road that uphill bikers will also be allowed to use. The biking trail is solely for downhill cyclists. A parking lot at the bottom of the road, as well as the hiking trail, will hopefully be constructed this spring or midsummer, according to Poole. The dirt road is under county jurisdiction, but Poole hopes the city can assist in
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making it more usable. Only high-clearance vehicles can drive it at present. “We’d like to keep hikers and bikers off that road for safety reasons,” said Poole. There are no plans to put in a parking lot at the end of the dirt road. Other discussions for utilizing the bond
money include creating a network trail between Mueller Park and Ward Canyons, cleaning up the Kenny Creek Trail, fixing the bridges on the Holbrook Canyon Trail, connecting the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to spur trails and more downhill bike tracks.
“We get a lot of complaints about bikers flying downhill on our trails,” said Poole. “So, we’re looking into constructing a downhill trail in Mueller Park Canyon.” The master trails plan for Bountiful can be accessed at bountifulutah.gov/trails. l
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Bountiful Elementary’s ‘Rack’ helping those in need By April Shumway | The City Journals
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t the first of the year like in many other schools, a needs assessment was sent out to all parents of Bountiful Elementary. Although it is not a Title One school (30% on free or reduced lunches as well as additional funds for programs), with the closing of Washington Elementary last year, they inherited part of their student body. With that came students and families with greater needs than what they had experienced in the past. From this need the “Bountiful Rack” was born. It’s the brainchild of school counselor Kari Harrison, a recipient of a “Best in Davis” award last spring. Laura Jenkins, Bountiful Elementary’ s Intervention Coach, also contributed to the success of this incredible solution to help students, families and the community. A few requests were put out for donations. At first organizers didn’t expect much, and then it seemed the donations came pouring in. Jenkins belongs to a national women’s sorority and put out the word to her fellow sisters. Kari and Laura were amazed at how many items were donated. At times their supply has been so great that they have invited other schools in the district to come take advantage of their surplus! The items were first housed in a room used to store extra desks and chairs removed to accommodate social distancing. It began with children’s clothing on two tables. It didn’t take long for them to realize that wasn’t going to be nearly enough room. Amazingly enough, it was around that time they heard about an online clothing store in Centerville going out of business. They were planning on discarding their clothing racks but were more than happy to donate them to this worthwhile
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Kari Harrison, left, and Laura Jenkins teamed up to create the Bountiful Rack as a way to help students and parents at Bountiful Elementary.
cause. The donations and the needs were both great and soon they were able to designate a room in the basement of their school that became the “Bountiful Rack.” It is open for any family to make an appointment to come shop for free. Laura said “To be able to give a coat to a child and to see them put it on and snuggle into it is the best feeling.” It looks no different that walking into a secondhand
store—the only difference is that everything is free. It is clean and organized. Clothing is all hung on racks and sized. Not only are they meeting the needs of the students, they have adult clothing too as well as suits for men. Many items are brand new and have tags on them. There is much more than just clothing, they will accept donations of any gently used or new household items that could be of use to another family. Teachers, parents and volunteers keep the store organized and sort through the constant supply of donations coming in. According to Principal Kristen McDonough, it has been a huge undertaking that involved many people. “I’m so happy we can meet the needs of so many of our families,” she said. l
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Public Works is a large component of West Bountiful City By Julie Thompson | The City Journals
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f you think that West Bountiful’s public works department consists of just a guy in a white pick-up who is often standing in a water or mud puddle, you might be surprised by the size of the department and the scope of their work. According to Steve Maughan, public works director, the department consists of six full-time employees, three of whom live in the city. Two employees are assigned specifically to the water department, two oversee the city parks, trails, and buildings, with one employee devoted to the streets. While each has a specific assignment, at any given time, this cohesive group shifts their focus to help in a crisis or with an ongoing project. The majority of emergent calls have to do with water issues, though heavy snowfall requires their attention at all hours of the day or night. The biggest project last year was the construction on 800 North. Elementary school children who previously found themselves at times having to walk in the bike lane with nothing but a thin line of white paint separating them from the heavy traffic, now have beautiful and safe sidewalks under their feet, allowing them to enjoy their stroll home with friends. The visual changes which include curb, gutter, sidewalk, and new asphalt are only part of the functional improvements associated with that project. One mile of new 12-inch diameter water line was in-
stalled, along with a new 18-inch storm drain. The city now has several new projects scheduled for 2021 which will surely keep the public works department busy. Pickle ball courts adjacent to the city building, a new city well on 400 North, as well as repaving portions of Porter Lane are just a few of the projects planned this year. Five things you might not know about West Bountiful Public Works: • They “exercise” 1,500 water valves each year. • 350 Fire hydrants are flushed and exercised annually. • Two water tanks; one that holds 1 million gallons and a second that holds 1.5 million gallons are maintained by the department. • The six public works employees actually like each other! • Two members of the crew, who shall remain nameless, tried to wrestle a live water line that was spraying water at 100 PSI after it was hit by a contractor. There was not a spot on these men that was not covered in mud by the time they were done. (Such a shame that there doesn’t seem to be any video or photographic evidence of the incident.) When asked what residents of the city can do to make the department’s life easier, Maughan had the following requests:
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Detached living spaces deliver bang for your buck By Gail Newbold | The City Journals
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hether dubbed a man-cave, she-shed, art studio or home office, detached living spaces come with all sorts of benefits. These small stand-alone structures located on the same property as your primary dwelling can deliver a serious bang for the buck. People use them as rental properties for extra income, or as individual dwellings for college students, elderly parents or as guest rooms, according to Lewis Barton of Lehi-based Lakeview Realty. Less-elaborate structures can serve as home offices that offer a quiet place to work away from the hustle and bustle of the main house, not to mention a next-to-nothing commute. Some people build them as retreats for creative pursuits such as art, woodworking or Yoga. Conversely, building an off-site playroom for noisy kids or teens, can buy quiet time for the adults inside the main house, adds Barton. Bountiful resident and freelance sound editor Jon Clark needed a place for sound production, editing and mixing where the noise wouldn’t bother his wife. He checked Bountiful’s setback rules, then paid to have a 14- by 18-foot A-shed constructed on his property. He did the finishing work himself, which included insulation and soundproofing. “It doesn’t have any windows so it’s very dark inside,” said Clark, “but I didn’t want people to be able to see all my equipment.” He ran one 20-amp circuit to the structure, which powers his equipment, plus portable heating and cooling units. These days, he also uses
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his studio in his teaching job for Salt Lake Community College. The cost for a simple detached structure can be about $10,000, and much higher for pre-fab modular small homes. Modal in Salt Lake City, for example, offers “high-end, low-cost minimal living” options starting at $89,000, according to its website. If you’re interested in building a detached living space on your property, be sure to first check into Bountiful’s current codes for accessory structures. l
‘The Davis Beat’ podcasts coming soon The Davis Journal is starting a series of podcasts called “The Davis Beat.” Our first podcast is now available and can be accessed through a link on our website at www.davisjournal.com. This first podcast features publisher Bryan Scott talking about our weekly subscription newspaper, Davis Journal, and our new free monthly publications, the City Journals, serving eight communities in south Davis County. Future podcasts will include interviews with newsmakers, entrepreneurs, educators, entertainers and local prep athletes. Each is hosted by Tom Haraldsen, editor of our Journal newspapers in Davis County. So go to our website and give us a listen. We always welcome feedback as well!
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By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com
embers of the South Davis community came together recently to help the Casa de Dios congregation improve their place of worship. Pastors Oscar and Candy Navas, along with help from Gene Chidester, a member of the Davis Communications Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and President Jeff Anderson of the Val Verda Utah Stake, helped with some enhancement projects at the church, located at 3077 South US Hwy 89.
The project included fully carpeting the chapel as well as installation of improved sound acoustic panels. The carpet was donated by RC Willey and the acoustical material from J2 Systems. Most of the labor to install the carpet and panels was also donated by volunteers. Artificial trees and plants were also donated to the building. You can learn more about the church online at casadedios.org. l
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Davis School District implements training to recognize and prevent human trafficking By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com
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uman trafficking is a multibillion-dollar global industry that traps millions of children and adults into modern slavery. Through violence, fraud or coercion, traffickers use victims to provide commercial sex or forced labor against their will. Unfortunately, Utah is not immune to trafficking. Based on numbers provided by the Asian Association of Utah (an organization that helps human trafficking survivors), 135 clients (mostly female) were assisted during 2019. In the first six months of 2020, the AAU had already helped 116 victims, putting it on track so far to exceed the 2019 numbers. Two years ago, the Utah State Legislature mandated that all school districts offer trafficking awareness and prevention training to faculty, staff, parents, and students. PRevention Organized To Educate Children on Trafficking (PROTECT) is a program launched through 3Strands Global. Terry Palmer, Utah director of PROTECT, helped organize training that has reached nearly 20,000 school employees, including the Davis School District. “Across the country, Utah is number 36 in the number of cases reported, but fourth in the nation in cases per capita,” Palmer said. “We have quite a few cases, especially during these COVID times where child abuse numbers are up.” The program is an in-depth online training
Protect provides training and reporting protocols to educators, parents, and students (K-12) to bring awareness to human trafficking. Courtesy Photo
that discusses the signs of human trafficking, trauma-informed care and reporting. PROTECT also provides curriculum for students. Fifth graders are taught to trust their intuition, learn how to say no and identify safe adults in their world. Seventh graders learn everyone has value. “If you value someone, you don’t buy or sell them,” Palmer said. Students in ninth grade learn what human trafficking looks like and 11th graders are taught about historical and modern slavery. “The best way to rescue someone is to
make sure it never happens in the first place,” Palmer said. “We’re conditioned to look away from people who are desperate but when people start to look at human trafficking, we’re talking about drug addicts, the homeless and runaways.” Homeless teens are easy targets for traffickers who coerce the minors to exchange sex for a place to live, or for food. “It’s called survivor sex, and it’s a trafficking crime if the person is a minor,” Palmer said. “If you are buying sex from a minor, you are
trafficking because a minor cannot consent.” COVID has intensified the human trafficking crisis. Landlord abuse is on the rise, where a landlord asks for sex in lieu of rent. Minors are being forced to panhandle, which is also a trafficking crime, and parents are selling their children to traffickers. “The average age of a child being trafficked is 13, but ages have dropped now that it’s being done online,” Palmer said. Christi Blankman, Davis School District’s K-12 Prevention Coordinator, said the training has been well-received and the PROTECT prevention curriculum was used in health classes as part of the PROTECT pilot program. “I haven’t taken it myself yet, but from what I’ve heard it’s really great material. It’s an in-depth online training that gives us signs and things to look for to bring more of an awareness,” Blankman said. “I’m sure people were surprised to learn it’s going on more than we realize.” Kids who have gone through trauma and women who feel disempowered are more likely to be trafficked. Supporting places like The Road Home, the local food bank, or women’s shelters helps empower women and fights human trafficking. “It’s out in the open,” Palmer said. “We’re not seeing it even though it’s right in front of our eyes.” l
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BRT line would connect Davis to SLC
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FA R M I N G TO N — G e t t i n g downtown from the south end of the county is a bit of a journey for people using public transit. For the last several years, UTA has been working on a project to make that easier. “Since 2009 to2010 there has been discussion on what kind of connectivity would bring the most value from south Davis County into Salt Lake City,” said UTA Trustee Beth Holbrook. “FrontRunner is already in place which is great for places in the area but for residents on the east side of Bountiful it’s hard to utilize it. We also looked at where these people are going.” In 2014 UTA completed the Davis-SLC Community Connector Study, she said. “The outcome was a Locally Preferred Alternative (LAP) consisting of a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line. It would originate at the Woods Cross FrontRunner station then go east on 500 South to Main Street in Bountiful then head along Main Street until it reached 2800 South onto Highway 89 in North Salt Lake. It would become a dedicated BRT lane that
terminated on 400 West and North Temple.” In subsequent dialogue with Salt Lake City, Davis County, North Salt Lake, Bountiful and Woods Cross they got involved with the process, said Holbrook. “The entities all worked together to get an environmental study done. In 2017 the legislature earmarked $1.2 million to do the environmental study. It didn’t get allocated until 2018 right when I came on board as a trustee.” It went out to bid and through the public input phase, she said. “It really told us where people want to go and that included Farmington and the University of Utah. That was outside the scope of the original LPA so we had to get the cities’ approval to redo the study.” Farmington was super excited, Holbrook said. “Centerville said they didn’t want rail but we assured them it was never going to be rail.” More design will need to be funded, she said. “It will tell us more about the layout, stops and routes. We know along Beck Street
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there will be a dedicated right of way bus lane but we should look for a connector piece in Bountiful/ Woods Cross. It’s all a study, nothing has been finalized.” The environmental study should be done in the summer, said Holbrook. “Then we can go back to the cities with a new LPA and all the data collected up to that point. Then the cities can officially take a position on the new LPA. It will probably include Farmington.” The next phase if the cities support the LPA is funding, she said. “Then we have to submit it to the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) and let them know we’re supportive of the project and intend to pursue funding.” Holbrook said she’d like to see synergy with the cities to address and understand issues the cities have. “City leaders are all doing their best to represent their cities. We want to understand their needs in a positive way and do the best we can with the funding we have. Wherever people go we know transit is a piece of that.”
UTA completed the DavisSLC Community Connector Study in August 2014
The outcome of the study was a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) consisting of a BRT line from Salt Lake City to the Woods Cross FrontRunner Station
Project partners and UTA received a legislative earmark of $1.2M to advance the project
Currently exploring possible operational extensions of the route, including connecting to Farmington and the University of Utah Project Partners
She said they know Davis County is constrained, especially in Farmington, Bountiful and North Salt Lake. “Woods Cross is sup-
portive and understands the dynamics. The strategy is a BRT to FrontRunner with the connectivity piece to incorporate as well.”l
2021 – 2022 school year will end before Memorial Day Elementary school lunches for davis school district By JaNel Green VanDenBerghe | The City Journals
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he Davis School District Board of Education voted unanimously at their Feb. 2 meeting to approve the 2021 – 2022 school calendar that includes ending the school year before Memorial Day. That is a big change from years past when school usually ends the first week in June. Dr. Helene Van Natter, District Elementary School Director, said the year could end before Memorial Day due to a new graduation venue, the Legacy Events Center in Farmington, home to the Davis County Fair. Even accommodating the change, the start of the school year will be Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, close to the usual start of school. The proposals for school year calendars come from a Calendar Committee. This year the committee had 26 members, made up of representatives from across the educational spectrum including students, teachers, counselors, UEA, non teaching staff, coaches, board and district members, PTA and parents, among others. Some members remain on the committee from year to year while others change yearly. Van Natter has been chair of the committee for five years and describes the yearly process as multistep, beginning with filling in holidays, making sure it includes the required number of school days and then
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tweaking previous years’ calendars based on suggestions, complaints, and concerns from all the parties involved as well as input from the broader community. The process usually begins online, going through several drafts and in-person meetings, ending in a final compromise the committee sends to the school board which then opens the calendar to public comment before final acceptance. Ending school before Memorial Day has been a recurring but unfulfilled request because of the restrictions in both scheduling and size at Weber State University where the district holds its graduation ceremonies,Van Natter said. This year was different because of changes in Weber State’s schedule and reserving the Legacy Events Center. The working plan for May 2022 is to have schools in the northern part of the school district graduate at Weber State as in years past, while the schools in the southern part of the district hold their ceremonies in the Legacy Events Center. Though this is not finalized, Van Natter said they feel confident enough with the plan to not hold up the calendar. The 2021 – 2022 calendar is available on the district website. Anyone interested in serving on the calendar committee should contact Van Natter at (hvannatter@dsdmail. net). l
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Mammograms showing swollen lymph nodes in women who have had the COVID vaccine By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
Dr. Brett Parkinson looks at the imaging from a mammogram. Doctors are seeing inflammation of the lymph nodes in women who have had the COVID vaccine.
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, Intermountain Health Care is adopting new guidelines for mammograms. The change is in alignment with new national recommendations. According to IHC, the national Society of Breast Imaging issued the updated guidelines after radiologists across the country saw an increase in the number of mammograms showing swollen lymph nodes in women who had recently received the vaccine. “We’re seeing the impact of the vaccine on mammograms,” said Dr. Brett Parkinson, medical director of Intermountain
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Healthcare’s Breast Care Center. “It’s causing inflammation in the arm pit area. We can see it in those lymph nodes. They’re enlarged by 11 percent after the first dose and 16 percent after the second dose.” During a normal screening, enlarged lymph nodes would require a biopsy to determine if cancer cells are present, he said. “Patients are usually called back in. We don’t want to have to call them back needlessly. It’s costly for the patient and there’s additional patient/doctor exposure.” Parkinson recommends waiting four to six weeks after the second vaccine to get a mammogram or doing it before get-
ting the vaccine. “Sometimes we see this with the flu vaccine so we’ll ask the patient if they’ve had a flu shot recently but the COVID inflammatory response is so much more severe.” The inflammation is not the same as finding a lump in the breast, he said. “We do not want to delay a diagnosis of breast cancer. If you have a lump or bloody nipple discharge we will go ahead and do a mammogram.” If it’s a follow up or screening mammogram waiting is not going to have a negative impact, said Parkinson. “It’s a finite period of time and only affects a small
group of women right now. But do not skip your yearly exam. It’s alright postponing it a few weeks but waiting a whole year could make a difference.” Women 40 years and older should get a mammogram every year, he said. “Breast cancer kills 40,000 to 50,000 women a year. Most of those are needlessly. It’s gone down by 50 percent in mortality of women who get screened.” Parkinson said it’s important for women to get the vaccine anyway. “When there’s a fire that is raging put that fire out first.”
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How to keep kids smiling amid COVID-19 By Dr. Richard Gesker, Chief Dental Officer COVID-19 has disrupted multiple aspects of daily life, including how people access dental care.That’s in part because many dental offices closed during the early part of the pandemic, and some people have stayed away since. In fact, dental care spending in the United States declined by an estimated 38% in 2020, with an additional 20% slump expected this year, according to the American Dental Association (ADA).
As a result, fewer people may be accessing routine dental care that may help prevent oral pain and untreated disease. Maintaining proper dental care is especially important for children, given that by age 5 nearly 50% have at least one cavity. Plus, it’s important to keep baby teeth healthy and in place to help permanent teeth come in properly. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, a reminder for people of all ages that good oral health is important to good overall health. Here are five tips to consider: Start early. Good oral health habits should start early. While tooth decay is largely preventable, it unfortunately ranks as the most common chronic disease among children. Recommended dental health guidelines for babies and children include: • During infancy, clean the baby’s gums with water and a cloth or child-sized toothbrush. • Once a child reaches age 2, parents can start brushing a baby’s teeth with a soft bristled toothbrush and a smear-sized dab of fluoride toothpaste (no larger than a grain
of rice), making sure to teach the toddler to spit out the toothpaste. • Begin flossing when back teeth start to come in. Toothbrush bristles cannot reach between teeth, leaving those teeth vulnerable to bacteria and decay. • Never put a baby to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, fruit juice or sweetened liquid, as these liquids can form a sugary film on the baby’s teeth and lead to infection. Up your home hygiene. Maintaining proper oral health at home is important yearround, but especially if COVID-19 (or other circumstances) requires delaying a trip to the dentist. Recommended dental health guidelines for adults and children include: • Brush your teeth (and tongue) for up to two minutes, after meals and before bedtime, using a soft-bristled toothbrush. • Rinse for 30 seconds with a mouthwash, which may help kill bacteria and clean parts of the mouth brushing might miss. • Floss daily and consider using a water flosser. • Stay hydrated to help support overall well-being and avoid issues with dry mouth, while limiting sugary snacks and drinks. Keep up on cleanings: For children and adults, the ADA recommends that during the COVID-19 pandemic people continue routine oral health care, including dental checkups, cleanings and preventive care. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that nonemergency dental services be avoided in places where “intense, uncontrolled community transmission” of COVID-19 is occurring. Check local infection rates at websites such as covidactnow.org to evaluate the current situation in
your state, city and county. In general, the WHO recommends the test positivity rate (or out of all the tests conducted, the number that come back positive for COVID-19) be under 5% before opening non-essential businesses. Consider alternative treatments: To help with prevention, parents should consider fluoride supplements for children, which may strengthen tooth enamel and help protect it from decay. Sealants are another option, as these plastic coatings are placed on back teeth to help protect them from decay. They are sometimes covered as a preventive service by dental plans, so ask the dentist about sealants when your child’s molars first come in. As an alternative to filling cavities, the use of silver diamine fluoride has emerged as an option to help stop cavities from worsening, especially among children and older adults with a history of tooth decay. For children with a significant number
of cavities, silver diamine fluoride may be an option your dentist discusses with you. Tap into tele-dentistry: Virtual care has become an important option for accessing health care amid COVID-19, including for dentistry. Some dentists and dental plans are making available telephone and video consultations, which offer people a starting point for advice and guidance to help select (if needed) an appropriate setting for in-person care. Dental care ranks among the most frequently avoidable emergency room visits, with tele-dentistry providing a resource that may help people make more informed decisions about where to go for in-person care, such as their own dentist, another available local dentist or a primary care physician. By considering these tips, you may help maintain or improve your own dental well-being, while also enabling young people to develop good oral health habits.l
foods like cauliflower, fish, whole grains, berries, etc. Be sure you drink plenty of fluids, especially water. You should drink at least 1.5 to 2 liters a day, and your “need” will depend on your individual body and lifestyle. But water is always a good choice. Don’t smoke By now, most everyone knows why this is a good idea—to not smoke. Smoking increases your risk for kidney cancer as well as lung cancer. So don’t. Be careful of medications Many over-the-counter pain medications, even ibuprofen and naproxen, can damage your kidneys if you take them too often for pain, headaches or arthritis. Be careful in using any anti-inflammatory drugs. Assessing your risk Regular kidney function tests are advisable if you fit into any of these categories: —People over 60 years old —Those born at a low birth weight
—Anyone with cardiovascular disease or from a family with it —Those who have high blood pressure or from a family with that history —If you are obese —Those who might think they have kidney damage More than 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 20 may have some form of kidney disease, so be diligent in monitoring your diet and watching for symptoms. A little more than 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 20 show some evidence of kidney disease. When your kidneys can no longer remove waste from flood, they fail. Waste buildup in your body can cause serious illnesses and in some cases, death. To remedy that, your blood has to be filtered artificially through dialysis, or in severe cases, a kidney transplant may be necessary. Monitor your kidney health. It could save your life.
Kidney health promoted in March By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com March is National Kidney Health Month, but of course we should be exercising care all year long for this fist-sized organ at the bottom of our rib cages, on both sides of your spines. Kidneys filter waste products, excess water and other impurities in our blood. They regulate pH, salt and potassium levels, can control our blood pressure and the production of red blood cells. Their activation of vitamin D helps your body build bones through absorption of calcium. Yes--our kidneys are our friends. There are many ways to take care of our kidneys. Here are a few: Active and fit lifestyle Regular exercise is important for many reasons, including reducing blood pressure and lowering the risk of chronic kidney damage. That exercise can come from running, walking, dancing, cycling—anything that helps with fitness and is fun. That’s import-
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ant, so you’ll stay with it. Control of blood sugar High blood sugar levels, like those with diabetes, can damage your kidney. So controlling your sugar levels, and your intake, can be crucial. Check your blood pressure When your blood pressure is high, and combines with ailments such as diabetes or high cholesterol, the impact on your body can be significant. A healthy blood pressure reading is 120/80, but blood pressure readings over 140/90 signify possible problems. You should talk to your doctor about regularly monitoring it and getting advise on changes you might need to make in your lifestyle and diet. Which brings us to… Check your weight and eat healthy A health diet should be low in sodium, processed meats and any other foods that might increase your chances of kidney problems. Fresh ingredients should include
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Communication for Connection By Katy Whittingham | K.Whittingham@mycityjournals.com
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ichelle Brown and Gabrielle Geiger are the two Utah School for the Deaf and Blind, USDB, Listening and Spoken Language preschool teachers in Davis County. Brown, born and raised in Davis County, has been teaching at the location for five years, one year after a classroom in the county was added by parent request for those who found it less convenient to get to either the Salt Lake or Ogden campuses. Geiger is in her first year teaching for USDB in Davis County and has found the experience rewarding and the progress of her three year olds “tremendous.” Both classrooms serve 3-5 year-old students with some level of hearing loss and whose guardians have chosen the learning path of Listening and Spoken Language, LSL. Their goal is to graduate their students to district kindergarten with their typically learning peers, although some who may not be ready at that time, may attend the USDB campus in Ogden until they are. Brown said, “Many students come from Hill Air Force Base or other areas of Northern Davis or Weber County.” They currently hold class with their students on a Monday-Thursday schedule from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., with Friday designated for parent coaching, and the classes are broken up by age. The typical class size can be as high as 15-16, but this year, likely because of Covid-19, there are eight students in each Class. Geiger explained that for a child to follow a LSL path, some amplification is needed. Amplification can include devices such as cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids, referred to as BAHAS. Brown added that for an amplification device to work properly for a student it needs to be individualized for their hearing loss and well fit to the frequency needed. Both Brown and Geiger discussed the importance of the public understanding that
students do not need to be completely blind or deaf to receive services. Even a slight loss can affect learning, and if a student has unilateral hearing loss for example which is hearing loss in only one ear, they might not realize the location of sound or turn when someone is speaking to them. At a young age especially, speech is so dependent on hearing. As Geiger said, “You can’t say what you don’t hear”. Another important term to define is “wearing time.” Wearing time is the time the student wears their device. Both teachers recommend that children wear their devices during their waking hours. At the preschool age, the children are only spending five hours a day or less at school during the week. It’s important for them to try to close the gap between their listening age (when they received amplification) and their chronological age, and this means wearing their devices at home. As Brown explained, “The parent is the best teacher,” and they are “always involved in each child’s Individualized Education Plans, IEPS, as the most important members of the team.” Brown said the end goal is for students to “have access and opportunity for comStudents working in Gabrielle Geiger’s preschool classroom in Davis County. Photo courtesy of USDB munication and connections, a fundamental part of being a human being.” Davis School Districts are involved in the students’ IEPS even before they graduate to their district classrooms, so this makes it easier to become acquainted with the needs the student might have. Brown also expressed that by no means are the resources cut off for the student once they move on to their school district classrooms. “USDB supports, along with the district, the accommodations and resources students need through their entire educational experience.” For more information follow USDB on social media and visit their website usdb. org. l
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Municipal elections are on the horizon By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com
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elieve it or not, we’re just over three months away from the declaration period for municipal elections this fall. Primary elections for both Bountiful and West Bountiful are set to be conducted on August 10, assuming there are more than two candidates for Mayor or four for City Council seats. The declaration period, per Utah Code, is June 1-7. Municipal elections are held on odd numbered years, and this year, both cities have four-year terms to be contested for mayor and two city council seats. In Bountiful, the terms of Mayor Randy Lewis and councilmembers Chris Simonsen
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and Kendalyn Harris expire on Dec. 31. In West Bountiful, the terms of Mayor Ken Romney and councilmembers Kelly Enquist and Mark Preece expire at year’s end as well. As of press time, only Lewis has declared his intention to seek re-election. Municipal elections are non-partisan, so a candidate is not nominated by a political party. Candidates are at-large, meaning elected by all voters and not just those in a certain district or precinct. The General Election will be held on November 2. Contact the city office for more information on candidate requirements and ways to submit your name for the ballot. l
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Wasatch Integrated recovers valuable resources from residential waste By Aimee L. Cook | The City Journals
LAYTON—After three years of planning, the new Davis Landfill and the Davis Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF) began operations in June 2020. Located at the former site of the Davis Energy Recovery Facility that closed after 30 years in 2017, the $25 million project is focused on recovering valuable materials, recycling, and reusing non-recyclable plastics by creating engineered fuel. Wasatch Integrated has a 19-member administrative control board which includes three county commissioners and one representative from the 15 cities in the district, which includes Morgan County. Wasatch Integrated is considered a special service district, operating as a stand-alone entity, funded entirely through user fees and its different operations. Operations at Wasatch Integrated consist of the Davis Landfill; the foundation of the solid waste management system, Green Waste Recycling, the Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF), Household Hazardous Waste and The Thrift Store. “We are always talking about ways to divert waste away from a landfill, and we have a lot of programs to do better things with our waste than a landfill, but there is a lot of non-recyclable material and you need
Recycling is done at the new Davis Landfill that started operations in June 2020. Photo Credit: Wasatch Integrated
a well-run landfill to back stop your systems,” said Nathan Rich, Executive Director for Wasatch Integrated. Recycling is also done at the landfill, from metals to refrigerators. In addition, there is no charge to drop off household hazardous waste items to ensure they do not end up in the landfill. Reusable products, like
paints or stains are put into the Reuse Shed where people are free to take items they need at no cost. This provides added value to the community by avoiding costs to disposable of it and the products are being used in a way that is not damaging the environment. “We also have a fantastic green waste composting program,” Rich said. “We turn
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20,000 or so tons per year of yard waste, and we up cycle it into usable compost and wood chip products. We also pull usable items out of the waste and sell them in our thrift store. We respect the fact that waste has some reusable resources and we try and recover those resources.” The Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF) provides a means to take pressure off of the landfill. This high-tech mechanized system allows Wasatch Integrated one more opportunity to recover valuable materials that can be recycled for sale to market. Part of their mission is educating the community on waste management principles, so partnering with teachers in the community was an obvious step. School age children can tour the facility, now virtually, as part of their curriculum. In another unique partnership with Hill Air Force Base, Wasatch Integrated collects the gas from the organic food and green waste through anaerobic digestion, cleans it up, compresses it and then sends it to the Base where they generate 2.5 megawatts of renewable electricity, all from that landfill gas. l
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How COVID affects our tax returns Most people with gross income of $12,400 or more must file a federal tax return. Some people with a lower income are not required to file. However, these individuals should still consider filing for a refund of federal income tax withheld. They may also be eligible for certain tax credits, like the earned income tax credit, the recovery rebate credit and others. Each year the Internal Revenue Service offers tips for those preparing their returns. The COVID-19 pandemic has added even more suggestions for 2020 returns. Pandemic-related tax topics Here are a few important things for taxpayers to know this year. Anyone who is eligible for an Economic Impact Payment but did not get the payments or did not get the full amount, must file a tax return to claim the recovery rebate credit even if they aren't normally required to file. Unemployment benefits are taxable. People should have received a Form 1099-G. People may be able to get their Form 1099-G from the website where they signed up for benefits. There's a new rule to help people who lost their job or had a change in income in 2020. Filers can use their 2019 earned income to figure their earned income tax credit, if
their 2019 earned income was more than their 2020 earned income. This new rule also applies to the additional child tax credit. Choose e-file with direct deposit to avoid delays The IRS strongly encourages people to file electronically and choose direct deposit to avoid pandemic-related paper delays. This helped with the first Economic Impact Payments sent out last summer. The IRS Free File offers online tax preparation, direct deposit of refunds and electronic filing, all for free. Some options are available in Spanish. These products help people find all the tax credits and deductions for which they qualify. How to decide whether to file a tax return In most cases, income, filing status and age determine if a taxpayer must file a tax return. Other rules may apply if the taxpayer is self-employed or can be claimed as a dependent of someone else. There are other reasons a taxpayer must file. If the answer to any of these questions is yes, a person might be due a refund, but they must file a tax return to get their money. Did an employer withhold federal income tax from their pay? Did the person make estimated tax payments?
Did they overpay taxes in 2019, and have their refund applied to 2020 taxes? Some may qualify for the recovery rebate credit Most people who are eligible have already received the full amount for the recovery rebate credit as Economic Impact Payments. Some people may be eligible to claim the recovery rebate credit if they didn't get Economic Impact Payments or received less than they were entitled. People must file a tax return to claim the recovery rebate credit even if they aren't normally required to file. Those who don't normally file taxes can use IRS Free File to claim this credit. The maximum Economic Impact Payments for qualifying individuals were: $1,200 per person and $500 per qualifying child for the first payment $600 per person and $600 per qualifying child for the second payment If they're eligible for the recovery rebate credit, people will need the amount of any EIPs they received to calculate their credit amount using the RRC worksheet or tax preparation software. Individuals with an account on IRS. gov can view the amounts of the Economic Impact Payments they received. Your EIPs do not have to be claimed as income on your tax returns.
cess Point (TAP). Note: using this electronic method may significantly speed your refund. Complete, sign, and submit a current Form TC-90CB, Renter Refund Application. The annual household income cannot exceed the amount specified by the legislature. Note: this amount changes each year. The applicant must include all rent that has been paid. The applicant must apply in person at one of the state’s offices if they are a resident alien, qualify under 8.U.S.C 1641, and are in the U.S. lawfully. See more information below. The applicant must provide proof of I-94 and/or Alien Registration Number. When and how can I apply for Circuit Breaker? The quickest way to apply and receive your refund is to use the online Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) system. This method provides much faster processing and will speed up your refund. This system is available mid-April through December 31 each year. If you applied and received a Circuit Breaker Refund
last year, you will be sent a new application for the current year on the fourth Monday of April. Applications must be submitted before December 31 and can be submitted by mail, by fax, or in person. Be sure ALL fields and Schedule W are complete. If you did not receive a refund last year, Form TC90CB, Renter Refund Application will be available on our website on May 1. Applications must be submitted before December 31 and can be submitted by mail, by fax, or in person. Be sure ALL fields and Schedule W are complete.
What is Utah’s Circuit Breaker? Utah code provides general relief to qualifying senior citizens, or a surviving spouse, who have income below statutorial mandated levels. The “renter refund” as it is known applies to both renters and to manufactured homeowners who rent lots. Homeowners can apply for this relief through the county where the proper is located.
To qualify for property tax relief under this program, you must meet the following guidelines: The applicant must be 66 years of age as of December 31st of the year for which they are applying. A widow or widower of any age may qualify. The applicant must furnish their own financial support for the year and cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. The applicant must have resided in the state of Utah for the entire calendar year for which they are applying. An application must be completed and signed each year, using one of the following two methods: Complete the online application using Taxpayer Ac-
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Where do I submit a Circuit Breaker application? Submit by Mail or Fax Utah State Tax Commission 210 N 1950 W Salt Lake City UT 84134 Fax number 801-297-7574 Submit in Person
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FYI--Quick answers to questions about your tax filings 1. Will the stimulus check money I received be taxed? It will not. The stimulus money that you received from Uncle Sam will not count as taxable income. So that’s one less thing you have to worry about.
Individuals who filed taxes in 2018 or 2019 received $1,200 for each adult and $500 for each child. So a household with two adults and two children, for example, most likely received $3,400 in stimulus money. 2. I took money out of my 401(k). What’s going to happen with the money I took out? Another thing the CARES Act did is allow people to take a type of “hardship withdrawal” of up to $100,000 out of their retirement accounts until the end of 2020 without having to pay the usual 10% early withdrawal penalty. But even without the early withdrawal penalty, you’ll still have to pay income taxes on any money you take out of your traditional 401(k)s and IRAs. If you’re not careful, you could bump yourself into a higher tax bracket and owe Uncle Sam even more in taxes for this year. 3. I lost my job and received unemployment benefits. Are those benefits taxable? Yes, any unemployment benefits you received in 2020 will count as taxable income. There are two ways you can pay your taxes on those unemployment benefits, depending on what you chose when you filed. The first is to have 10% of each payment withheld to cover all or some of what you owe in federal income taxes (you can’t withhold more or less from unemployment benefits). If you chose not to have taxes withheld from your benefits, then you’ll have to pay quarterly estimated taxes on that money.
ly out of their home. 6. I tested positive for COVID-19 and piled up a bunch of medical expenses as a result. Can I deduct those costs from my taxes? It depends. The IRS lets you deduct medical, dental and other health expenses that fall above 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (that’s the part of your income that is taxable) for the year. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $50,000, first you would multiply that by 7.5% to find out that you can only deduct expenses that exceed $3,750. If you spent $5,000 in medical expenses in 2020, that means you can only deduct $1,250 in medical expenses. But here’s the kicker: You can only deduct medical expenses if you choose to pass on the standard deduction and itemize your deductions instead. 7. I’m a small business owner who took out a PPP loan. How will that impact my taxes? The CARES Act didn’t just set out to help individuals and families—it also tried to provide some financial assistance for struggling small business owners by offering them Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. These loans were designed to be “forgiven” as long as they were used for certain business expenses—particularly payroll, rent or interest on mortgage payments, and utilities. And while income from debt forgiveness usually counts as taxable income, the CARES Act makes an exception for PPP loan forgiveness. That means that as long as you used those PPP funds for eligible expenses, that money will not be taxed . . . as long as your loan forgiveness application is approved. Source for some information: daveramsey.com
4. I took on some side jobs to make up for some lost income. What should I expect? That money you made freelancing or doing odd jobs here and there will be taxed, so here’s a rundown of what you need to know: First, you’ll owe regular income taxes on that money at your ordinary tax rate. On top of that, you’ll also have to pay the self-employment tax—that’s a 15.3% tax which covers your share of Social Security and Medicare taxes—if you made more than $400 in self-employment income for the year. Don’t worry, you can probably write off half of that 15.3% on your tax return. If you expect to owe more than $1,000 in taxes for the year, the IRS wants you to pay quarterly estimated taxes, so it doesn’t all pile up toward the end of the year. You’ll probably receive 1099 forms from those you did work for, so keep an eye out for those. And you’ll need to fill out a Schedule SE form to report any other self-employment income you might have made during 2020. 5. Since I was working from home, I can claim the home office deduction on my tax return, right? Remember the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed a few years back? That law did away with a bunch of “miscellaneous itemized deductions” in exchange for a higher standard deduction. That means writing off the cost of setting up and maintaining a home office is off the table for most taxpayers. Generally, the home office tax deduction is only available for self-employed individuals, freelancers or independent contractors who have a home office that is used exclusively for business purposes on a regular basis. That means office workers sent home by their employers during the pandemic don’t count, since they don’t work exclusive-
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High School Sports Schedule—March 2021 (Starting times and schedules subject to change)
BASEBALL
March 8 Stansbury at Viewmont
3:00
March 11 Davis at Bountiful Ben Lomond at Viewmont
3:00 3:00
March 16 Bountiful at Roy Woods Cross at Davis
3:00 3:30
March 18 Davis at Copper Hills Syracuse at Bountiful
3:30 3:30
March 19 Bountiful at Salem Hills March 20 Riverton at Davis
3:00 11:00
March 19 Granger at Woods Cross
3:30
March 23 Bonneville at Woods Cross Bountiful at Viewmont Bonneville at Woods Cross Fremont at Davis
3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30
March 25 Davis at Clearfield Woods Cross at Bountiful Viewmont at Farmington
4:00 3:30 3:30
March 12 Skyline at Woods Cross Weber at Davis Ridgeline at Viewmont
4:00 7:00 TBA
March 13 Viewmont in Tournament
TBA
7:00
March 18 JV meet at Woods Cross
TBA
March 24 and 25 Davis District Championships (Davis, Layton, Syracuse, Northridge, Clearfield)
TBA
March 18 Davis at Layton
3:30
March 18 Northridge at Davis
March 23 Davis at Clearfield Farmington at Viewmont Bountiful at Bonneville Box Elder at Woods Cross
3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30
March 19 Bountiful at Park City Woods Cross at Highland Skyline at Farmington TBA
7:00 8:00
4:30
3:00 3:30
March 26 Bountiful at Alta Bear River at Davis Woods Cross at Brighton
March 25 Weber at Davis Viewmont at Bountiful Woods Cross at Farmington
3:30 3:30 3:30
March 23 Payson at Viewmont Davis at Fremont Olympus at Bountiful
4:30 7:00 TBA
3:00 3:30 3:30
GIRLS LACROSSE March 12 Farmington at West Jordan Weber at Davis
5:30 5:00
March 24 Box Elder at Farmington Viewmont at Bountiful Woods Cross at Bonneville
4:00 5:00 7:00
March 16 Davis at Roy
5:00
March 25 Clearfield at Davis
7:00
March 18 Payson at Farmington Northridge at Davis
5:00 5:00
March 26 Bountiful at Woods Cross Farmington at Viewmont
4:00 5:30
March 23 Woods Cross at Bonneville Davis at Fremont
5:00 5:00
March 25 Farmington at Viewmont Clearfield at Davis
5:00 5:00
BOYS TENNIS March 23 Bountiful at Farmington Woods Cross at Bonneville Box Elder at Viewmont
TBA TBA TBA
BOYS LACROSSE March 8 Farmington at Juan Diego
March 25 Viewmont at Bountiful Farmington at Woods Cross
TBA TBA
7:00
3:30
March 16 Roy at Davis March 18 Davis at Northridge
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3:30 3:30
TBA TBA TBA
3:30
March 25 Park City at Bountiful Syracuse at Woods Cross
March 15 Viewmont at Taylorsville
Noon
March 11 Woods Cross at Farmington Bountiful at Viewmont
March 17 Mountain Crest at Woods Cross Skyline at Bountiful
March 22 Bear River at Viewmont
3:30
March 25 at Glen Eagle
4:00 TBA
SOFTBALL March 16 Fremont at Davis
3:30
March 12 Davis at Weber
Noon
7:00
March 24 Roy at Davis
6:00
March 18 at Remuda
TRACK AND FIELD March 10 Fremont/Clearfield at Davis
4:00
BOYS SOCCER March 9 Viewmont at Ridgeline
Noon
March 16 Davis at Roy
March 24 Alta at Viewmont
3:30
March 15 at Crane Golf Course
3:30
3:00 3:30
March 30 Davis at Skyridge
Noon
March 15 Brighton at Farmington
March 23 Roy at Woods Cross Farmington at Davis
March 27 Farmington at Maple Mountain 11:00
GIRLS GOLF Region 1 matches (Davis High) March 11 at Schneiter’s Bluff.
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Artisan Ice Cream comes to downtown Bountiful By Gail Newbold | The City Journals
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ario Harper and his wife Lindsay quietly opened the door to Blacksmith Ice Cream on Bountiful’s Main Street two years ago without any fanfare—then or now. So, it’s not surprising that many local residents haven’t experienced the joy of eating homemade fresh raspberry or Campfire S’mores ice cream, to name just a few of the artisan flavors Harper has created. He admits to never advertising. He doesn’t have a website or Facebook page, choosing to rely instead on getting the word out through his Instagram account. “A lot of people walk by and don’t even realize we’re an ice cream shop,” he said. “Our customers have all been word of mouth. But we’ve grown a lot and are expecting a crazy summer. Last summer we had a hard time keeping up with demand.” Instead of putting his energy into marketing, Harper prefers studying books about ice cream and reading up on high-profile national ice cream brands he admires like Salt & Straw and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream. And of course, making the ice cream. Inspiration for his flavors comes from reading, walking around grocery stores and lots of experimenting. “I try new stuff all the time,” he said. “We have no culinary background so we started from the ground up. Sometimes we’ll tweak a flavor for a month before we put it out.” Fresh raspberry is probably Blacksmith Ice Cream’s most popular flavor. “We don’t mess around with that too much,” he said. “It’s real pure. Most people use raspberry jams or syrups, but we take the straight fruit, macerate it, blend it, and put it in the ice cream with a hint of lemon, salt and vanilla.” Other customer favorites are Campfire S’mores with a burnt marshmallow base, graham crackers and Stracciatella;
brownies and chocolate; vanilla bean root beer float; and cinnamon roll with candied pecans and a homemade cream cheese frosting swirl, steeped for 24 hours. Harper says he’s not sure how many flavors the shop has served up so far. “At least 20- 25, but we’re young and adding new flavors all the time.” As much as possible, he tries to use natural and local ingredients. He buys Brigham City peaches from Tagge’s, as well as local raspberries and blackberries, and honey from White Lake Farm in Midvale. Before opening Blacksmith Ice Cream, Harper owned a successful ice cream shop in Buena Vista, Virginia, for three years. He sold it after learning Rocky Mountain Boutique on Bountiful’s Main Street was closing its doors and the space was available. “I grew up in Bountiful,” he said, “and I like Main Street. I decided to try the same concept here that I’d been doing in Virginia, which was making rolled ice cream on cold Griddles.” Originally, that’s all Blacksmith offered. Until Harper decided he wanted to try something different. He began making ice cream in batches and selling it in scoops. “I like the flavor better in batches and I can offer more variety,” he explained. “We make the ice cream fresh every single morning on cold pans. As far as I know, we’re the only ones in the country making it on cold pans but selling it in scoops.” Once you know Blacksmith is there, it’s hard to miss the
Blacksmith Ice Cream serves up tasty treats on Bountiful’s Main Street Courtesy photo
charming exterior with its fresh green paint and wooden sign. The inside is welcoming with its blackboard hand-lettered menu, murals, café tables and hanging lights. “We’ve been blessed to be open for a year before the pandemic and blessed we can dedicate ourselves to making ice cream and offering a good experience for everyone,” Harper said.l
Two Viewmont wrestlers take individual state crowns By Bruce Smith | The City Journals
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iewmont’s Karson Rees and and Moses Espinoza-Owens were two athletes who defeated the coronavirus and their opponents to earn state championships at the Utah high school wrestling state tournament. The Feb. 20-21 tourney marked the conclusion of the wrestling season and, despite its physical and intense nature, the sport’s focus on competition remained nearly the same as a normal year, with the highlight being the emergence of girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport for the first time. The primary adjustment was fan limitations at the season-finale event, and that they had to take place at high schools, instead of a university arena, due to COVID-19 precautions. Another important point was the advent of girls wrestling. Although not as popular in Davis County – as Westlake, Maple Mountain and Mountain Crest captured the inaugural team crowns – wrestling gave girls another competition option in high-school sports. Many coaches said they were happy to have been able to complete the schedule without any more coronavirus interference, which started in March 2020 – just after last year’s winter-sports season concluded. This year, the boys titles were won by Pleasant Grove, Payson, Uintah and Beaver. Davis County schools were led by Layton, which finished in second place in the 6A division, while Davis took fifth. In 5A, Viewmont claimed seventh place in 5A, followed by Farmington (8th) and Woods Cross (9th). Viewmont, which had been a statewide wrestling power, couldn’t match the depth of Payson and second-place Box Elder, but had its share of proud moments as Rees and Espinoza-Owens captured state crowns and Marcus Espinoza-Owens took second.
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Viewmont’s Karson Rees (left) took first in the 132-pound division at the state wrestling tournament held at Wasatch High Feb. 19-20. (Above) Moses Espinoza-Owens also won the state crown for Viewmont at 152. Courtesy photos
Rees had one of the most-inspiring moments of the 5A meet, which was held at Wasatch High in Heber City. In the 132-pound division, he surprised Payson’s Deegaan Palmer with a two-point reversal in the match’s final seconds. Rees had been put on his back to trail 5-4, but caught a quick glance at the clock and saw that he had nine seconds left to pull off a miracle. “My heart sank a little bit, but it’s not over ‘til the time’s out so I knew I had to do something big, something funky. I had nothing to lose,” Rees told the Deseret News afterward. “I just knew I had to scoot my hips away, hook his elbow and roll with
everything I had.” At the 6A meet at Pleasant Grove, Layton’s Quade Smith and Maclaine Percival of Davis brought home state trophies. Smith, a state champ from last year in a different weight class, moved to the 120-pound division and edged American Fork’s Dallin Percival 8-6 in overtime. “Every time you get that hand raised in a state title, it feels so good,” Smith said. “I didn’t want anyone to take that from me.” Layton’s Jace Lemons and Kael Bennie, as well as Davis Schefer and Alex Richardson of Davis, had near-misses (second place). l
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Lacrosse part of prep sports mix for first time By Lynn Averett | The City Journals
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acrosse has been sanctioned by the Utah High School Activities Association for Davis County High Schools. In the past, playing the sport meant club or recreation teams.This year, both boys and girls teams will be fielded at all district high schools. “There’s a lot of excitement,” said Bountiful High School Athletic Director Clark Stringfellow. “Adding an entirely new sport to our spring program is beneficial to our students and school. Lacrosse is going to add additional opportunities to our student Athletes.” Lacrosse is a traditional Native American game, which was first witnessed by Europeans when French Jesuit missionaries in the St. Lawrence Valley witnessed the game in the 1630s. The games were sometimes major events that could last several days. As many as 100 to 1,000 men from opposing villages or tribes would participate. As played today, lacrosse is an orderly game that has little in common with the men’s tribal warfare version except the long-handled racket or crosse (stick) that gives the sport its name.
The Braves are fielding a boys and girls lacrosse team and they will be building for not only this season but the future. “Lacrosse is well established in the East and is played at all levels,” said girls head coach Olivia Cope. “Youth programs, middle schools, high schools and the majority of colleges and universities field teams. It’s great that it’s been sanctioned here in Davis County.” Cope grew up in Maryland where she played lacrosse from a young age. Coach Cope attended Brigham Young University where she played midfielder for the Cougar club team. “When it was time for college, my older brother and sister were at the ‘Y’ and it just seemed like a good fit,” said Cope. “At that time, there were no scholarships for lacrosse but there were club teams or intramural. It was an awesome experience and I played with some incredible women.” Prior to taking over the Braves program, Cope coached at Pleasant Grove, Bingham and Judge Memorial High Schools. “I’m excited to be part of this program. Bountiful has such a tremendous history with dedicated staff and students,” said Cope. “To build a team from the ground up is an awesome
opportunity. As we’ve only just begun conditioning, I haven’t been able to see their stick skills or their throwing, catching abilities.” Bountiful and Woods Cross have combined as a club team for the past few years. As a sanctioned sport, the hope is that the youth will gravitate towards lacrosse. “Once the kids see how exciting the game is, we hope the youth programs and junior high schools will begin fielding teams which will feed the high schools,” said Cope. “We are going to be a young team with little experience but I believe we’ll be competitive. With all new teams, it’s difficult to know your competition until the season begins. However, I think Viewmont will be the most experienced.” Games begin in March and the Braves will play their home games on the football field for now. “It’s an exciting and fast paced sport,” said Cope. “We can grow it together.” l
Bountiful High anxious for spring sports to begin By Lynn Averett | The City Journals
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o question that 2020 challenged everyone in so many unprecedented ways. As for high school spring sports, it became a season that never was when all sports were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Coach Clark Stringfellow begins his 25th year as head baseball coach and 15th as Athletic Director at Bountiful High. “After last season, I believe that our kids can face anything,” said Stringfellow. “Whatever we face can’t be any worse than what everyone experienced during last season. The kids are working harder than ever and one blessing that came from this experience is that they know what can be taken away from them in a Heartbeat.” The Braves played four games in 2020 before the season ended. However, they were able to play during the summer via American Legion. “We had a good summer, we played well, we were super productive and everyone is happy to be playing again,” said Stringfellow. A solid core of returning players includ senior shortstop Lincoln Duryea, junior pitcher/center fielder Truman Duryea, senior second baseman Boston Malmrose, senior
catcher Hunter Esplin, junior outfielder Drew Beck, senior pitcher Charlie Scholz and senior pitcher Wyatt Smith. “Lincoln and Truman are brothers who are excellent athletes. They’re gritty players who want to absorb everything. If they played basketball, you’d call them gym rats but for baseball, they’re like field rats,” said Stringfellow. “Boston’s a two year starter and we’re going to lean on him for leadership. Hunter’s a good hitter so we’re going to be solid up the middle,” stated Stringfellow. “Another strong hitter is Beck. He’s from Utah and has moved back from Texas. His father, Brad Beck, played here at Bountiful and his grandfather, Wally Beck, is a legacy. It’s a treat to be coaching Drew.” Scholz is a good right-handed pitcher and Smith is a big 6’3” left handed pitcher,” continued Stringfellow. “I believe our pitching will be solid.” As for overall region play, Stringfellow said, “Our coaches were discussing that the other day. We’re a year removed and we really don’t know what everyone has. The season will be interesting.Everyone is extremely happy to be back and representing our school. We have so much going on and with the addition of boys and girls lacrosse, more
students will be involved.” Stringfellow added, “It’s going to be a great season. We’re following all of the COVID protocols and the kids are doing their part to remain Safe.” March 1 brings a full slate of spring sports. Besides baseball, boys soccer, softball, boys tennis, boys/girls track and field, boys/girls lacrosse and girls golf will be played throughout the County. Coach Kurt Bosen begins his seventh season leading the girls golf team who have recently controlled Region 5 with six consecutive region titles. As perhaps the premiere team in Region 5, the Braves continue to produce top talent. “We have great kids, we’re competitive, we work hard and have a lot of fun,” said Bosen. “Our kids are teachable and have the desire to become better. In fact, we recently had three girls graduate and move on to golf for Westminster.” Leading the Braves are senior Savanna Einerson, All State as a sophomore; junior Kylie Ohlson and senior Hailey Harrison. “Savanna is one of the top five players in the state,” said Bosen. “Kylie and Hailey are extremely talented and I believe we’re going to have a successful season.” There’s a lot of excitement at Bountiful as everyone is hoping we all get back to some form of normalcy. l
Local swimmers finish season at state 5A meet
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he Davis Darts highlighted the county’s success at the state high school tournaments in late February. The Darts claimed fifth place in the boys and girls divisions at the 6A meet, which concluded the sport’s winter season Feb. 19-20. A week before, the 3A and 4A division final drew out-of-town guests to the South Davis Aquatic Center. Unlike past seasons, the coronavirus pandemic prevented meets being held at university facilities, so the Utah High School Activities Association secured locations at county-operated sites. The 5A meet took
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place in Heber City and 6A in Kearns, where American Fork (6A) and Olympus (5A) claimed the boys team trophies, and Lone Peak and Olympus earned the girls titles. Davis County schools didn’t win any trophies, but the Darts claimed the area’s highest honors by placing fifth in both the boys and girls (6A) events. Among the Darts individual highlights: – Lauryn Hall took first place in the 50-yard freestyle, setting a 6A record time of 24.88 seconds. – Kalia Merrell won the 100-yard backstroke in
1:00.43. – The Davis 400-yard relay team of Ben Landheim, Brayden Littlefield, Mi Winston and Sam Carlson easily earned top honors in 3:14.68. – Carlson had several other high finishes, including second place in the 100-yard freestyle. In 5A, Woods Cross was 10th in the girls division, followed by Bountiful (12th), Viewmont (14th) and Farmington (27th). Bountiful was 14th in the boys competition, while Viewmont and Farmington were near the bottom of the invited schools. l
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Learning of history while living it
f you’re like me, there’s always been a certain randomness to the books that end up in your queue. It might be a book you’ve been given for Christmas or a birthday and you want to honor the giver by reading it. It might be a book recommended by a friend and you want to know what they saw in it. It might be a book you’d heard others praise and felt it time to find out if you agreed the praise was deserved. For whatever reason, the books I’ve spent time with over the past year have been all the more enlightening when juxtaposed with current events. One was about Truman. One was about Eleanor Roosevelt. Several were about Lincoln. Several were autobiographies of people in the media, entertainment and politics. Several were fictionalized accounts of real women in World War II. Some were about social issues, others about growing up in difficult circumstances. I am now reading about the 100 years in France between the Revolution and the Belle Epoque and from this book, like from most others, I have learned that history has been full of challenges not only to communities but to individuals. While it’s easy to be overwhelmed with the challenges facing us today, it
might help to remember that most people in France in 1789 couldn’t afford bread even if they could find it somewhere. And that Eleanor Roosevelt’s mother made her feel ugly and her father was an alcoholic and both parents died before she turned
10. And that women were being treated in inhuman ways by other women during World War II. And that in America in 1862, those who’d lived and worked and served together found themselves fighting each other. And while there’s no sense in arguing who lived through the most difficult times, there is wisdom in realizing that despite what was swirling around them, what made them great or good was the way they, individually or collectively, when everyone or no one was looking, acted. It didn’t matter if they were the president of the United States or an inmate in a concentration camp. It didn’t matter if they were part of an aggrieved working class or the leadership of a political party. If they did the right thing when called upon, if they acted in a way that showed integrity and compassion, their story was one of honor. We are living history now. Someday, someone will write a book about the virus that humbled the world and the election that challenged the country and the issues of equality and climate that humbled and challenged us even more. Maybe we’ll be in that book. And if we act – with integrity and compassion – maybe we’ll be the heroes.
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