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By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com

BOUNTIFUL–Design efforts for Washington Park are proceeding, with city council and staff figuring ways to add as many amenities as possible to the initial development. What will most likely be included are three playing fields–two for lacrosse and a third that can accommodate little league football as well as serve as a practice field–along with a playground area, restrooms, a walking path and both a number of pickleball courts and a skate park. How many courts and how large the skatepark will be are still questions to be answered, along with how to fully fund them.

The city successfully saw voters pass an $8 million revenue bond in November 2020, with money set aside for purchase of the Washington Elementary property ($3.5 million) from the Davis School District, for improvements of the city’s trail system (about $2 million) and for the remaining money to be used for development of Washington Park. A series of public hearings last fall helped create a “wish list” for residents for amenities they wanted to see on the 1.4 acre park site. A hired design firm then presented three options to city council that included the pickleball and skate park concepts.

Bountiful City Engineer Lloyd Cheney told council that its initial Master Plan, which called for 12 pickleball courts, the third field, a retaining wall and a skate park, would bump the developmental total to $4.5 million, much over the $2.5 million the city could budget from the bond proceeds. So council and staff have been discussing Continued page 5 The way Washington Park looks today will be greatly changed as plans for its future development unfold.

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A Bountiful landmark with a prehistoric look

By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com

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ne of Davis County’s most recognizable street corners is home for a prehistoric creature. Or at least a facsimile of one.

He sits in front of Ernies Too, the Sinclair gas station and convenience store at 2565 South Main (Hwy. 89) in Bountiful, and depending on the season, he’s always dressed appropriately.

Brunson the Dino is the green dinosaur trademarked by the Sinclair Oil Corporation. He and his fellow dinosaurs grace 100s of Sinclair stations, but not all of them, across the country. He became the company’s icon in 1932, and Dinos have appeared World’s Fairs and the famous Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City for decades. They’ve also been featured in cartoons and even movies. But in Brunson’s case (and that is his name–keep reading to find out why), he arrived in Bountiful on April 22, 2019, according to his “mom,” station employee Jena Smith.

“It was kind of funny, because that’s almost exactly the day I got married, and the employees teased me that he was a wedding present,” Smith said. “So I kind of adopted him and more or less serve as his Mom.” Over the past three years, Smith makes sure that Brunson is dressed for special occasions like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, the Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Station customers have really embraced the mascot, even participating in a contest which the station held to give him a name.

“We had a lot of suggestions, but Brunson was the most popular, so that’s his name,” Smith said.

Brunson has had some challenges over the past three years. He was hit by a car and suffered some serious damage

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that required him to leave for a few weeks to be repaired. Last year he suffered some damage when a violent windstorm tipped him over. But customers and “Brunson buddies” were quick to wish him a speedy recovery as he was being repaired again.

So come summer heat or winter cold, he stands guard at the intersection.

“We had one customer who put a mask on him due to Covid,” Smith said.

“We didn’t want him to be considered as making a political statement, so we removed it.” She said Brunson, who is only permitted to be displayed at stations that meet Sinclair’s “Year of Brand Excellence” award for operations, is made of fiberglass and is highly photographed.

“Customers post lots of pictures with their kids in front of Brunson. He’s a lovable figure and that’s what we wanted him to represent.”

According to the corporate website, the Sinclair dinosaur is one of the most popular icons in American petroliana.

Sinclair’s advertising writers first had the idea to use dinosaurs in Sinclair marketing back in 1932. They were promoting lubricants refined from crude oil believed to have formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The original campaign included a dozen different dinosaurs, but it was the gentle giant, the Apatosaurus, which Dino is patterned after, that captured the hearts of Americans.

Smith said that Brunson is also a key part of the station’s annual 12 Days of Christmas Food Drive, where contributions are collected for donation to the Bountiful Food Pantry. l

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He was in his Valentine’s Day attire this year.

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Big changes coming to Bountiful Ridge cafe

By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL–It might be hard to think of golfing in the foothills with some snow on the ground and temperatures still a bit chilly, but for duffers coming to Bountiful Ridge Golf Course, they’ll soon see changes in the course’s cafe.

After studying the existing clubhouse, some of which was constructed shortly after the course opened in 1975, it’s been determined that the cafe needs remodeling before other parts of the clubhouse are redone.

“Over the last two years, we’ve seen a rebound in the golf industry and more rounds are being played than during a couple of previous years,” said Brock Hill, the city’s parks director. “We’ve seen higher revenues at the golf course, which gives us an opportunity to conservatively remodel a portion of the clubhouse.”

Hill said in studying the cafe side of the building, there are areas of wallpaper that have peeled from the walls, some carpet is worn and stained, and elements of the lighting fixtures are in disrepair, inefficient, or just don’t work. The windows are single-paned with some of the wood framing shrinking, there are problems with a couple of exterior doors and

the accordion curtain is off track and non-functioning. Other portions of the cafe have cracked or peeling sheetrock in places.

So the remodeling, which has begun, will include demolition and haulout of some existing walls, carpeting and woodwork, electrical fixtures and equipment. Hill said a new service counter will be built to help with customer service, and a small office area will be added to aid the course’s concessionaire. He said all finishes, fixtures, paint, wood stain, wood trim, drywall, carpet and colors will match the completed work in the recently remodeled area of the front entrance. Cost of the remodel is $174,100, with REDD Engineering and Construction receiving that contract.

Hill said that price does not include windows, chandelier light fixtures or door hardware. He said staff will be responsible for finding, purchasing and supplying those items.

The normal golf season at Bountiful Ridge runs from March to November, weather permitting. Greens fees range from $15-18 for nine holes and $30-36 for 198 holes. Cart and club rental are The clubhouse at Bountiful Ridge Golf Course, where remodeling of the cafe has been approved by city council. Photo

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Continued from front page where to go next.

During a council meeting earlier this year, Cheney said the city could “build all the amenities in the park, except for the pickleball courts and skate park, and allow residents to fundraise for those elements.” He said building those amenities could be done for $2.5 million.

He said another option would be to build the full skate park, but it would be to the detriment of most of the other park amenities and would postpone all buildings, utilizing the existing restroom.

City Manager Gary Hill interjected that the city’s RAP Tax (Recreation, Arts and Parks) has about $990,000 that is yet to be earmarked for a project. That could be used for Washington Park, but it might mean a property tax increase would be necessary in 2027 or 2028. Using the RAP tax money would allow for six pickleball courts and a 12,000 square foot skate park to be built.

Cheney showed some data from surrounding cities and the sizes of their skate parks. If Bountiful built a 12,000-14,000 square foot park it would be low-to middle-of-the-pack in terms of comparative size. (KEARNS PARK FOR EXAMPLE). There was also discussion about lighting at the skate park and pickleball courts, and if it needed to be included. Hill said traditionally pickleball courts have been lit, but not the skate park in most communities since it

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makes law enforcement more of a challenge.

On a positive note, city parks director Brock Hill said 90% of the irrigation needed for the park has already been installed, in part with the financial assistance of the Davis School District, which plans on using the two lacrosse fields for high school play in the spring each school year. Council members also agreed that the walking trail and playground should be built immediately as the park is completed. The Council also reached a consensus that they wanted some of the pickleball courts built but not all of them right away. Mr. Hill and Mr. Cheney advised that it made sense from an engineering standpoint to build six pickleball courts initially instead of three or four. Skatepark fencing would not be part of the initial construction but could be added later.

So what happens regarding fundraising for pickleball and skateboarding? Gary Hill said the city staff could help with outside groups hoping to coordinate fundraising efforts, but it would be separate for city business.

He said as those fundraising efforts transpire, the groups organizing those efforts could give frequent updates to the council.

The park design remains fluid at this point, but activity on the ground should start when weather permits this spring. The final product remains, literally, a work in progress. l

The Kearns skating park near the Utah Olympic Oval is larger in size than the proposed Washington park. Photos by Tom Haraldsen

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A look back at Davis County’s railroad – The Bamberger

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efore there was a FrontRunner, or a TRAX light rail system, or any other regular form of public transportation in Davis County, there was the Bamberger Railroad. In its heyday, it stretched from Salt Lake City to Ogden, connecting cities in Davis County, carrying passengers to and from Lagoon, and paving the way, figuratively at least, for many of the roads we use as drivers today.

According to the UtahRails.net website, the Bamberger Railroad got its start in 1891 as the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway, building northward from the west side of Salt Lake City, near the Union Pacific depot. The railroad was owned (mostly) by Simon Bamberger, using financial resources from his interests in coal and metal mines.

The company completed its line to Beck’s Hot Springs later in 1891, and continued on to Bountiful in less than a year.

Centerville was reached in 1894, and Farmington in 1895. About that time, Bamberger, who was vice president and co-owner of a resort called Lake Park on the shores of the Great Salt Lake that would close in 1895 due to the lake’s receding, bought most of the original resort buildings from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and moved them three miles east to a swampy area in Farmington that he drained. There, he built the Lagoon Amusement Park to provide a destination for travelers on his railway.

Bamberger continued to expand his rails north, reaching Kaysville and Layton in 1906 and eventually Ogden in 1908. His steam locomotives were filled with passengers and freight, and larger cars were added.

He also explored the use of electric trains, eventually adding them to his company.

Though it was still the Salt Lake & Ogden Railway officially, it was locally called “the Bamberger,” and in August 1917, the name was officially changed. That was also the year Simon Bamberger was elected Utah’s governor as the Progressive Party candidate.

But over the next 10-15 years, things changed. Public roadways were expanding, allowing trucking companies the same access to businesses that Bamberger was serving for freight transportation. Bus companies were also using those roadways, siphoning off passengers from the railway. Bamberger died in October 1926 at the age of 81, but his company carried on, though with challenges.

By 1933, the “electric” part of Bamberger’s operation was declaring bankruptcy, and the business was reorganized in 1939. It owned 84 freight cars, four freight locomotives, 29 passenger cars, two express cars, a line work car and two buses. The company also purchased five high-speed streamlined cars that could travel up to 75 miles per hour.

World War II was a boom for Bamberger and other similar railroads in the nation.

Moving freight and passengers was a perfect

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By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com

The North Salt Lake Bamberger station was west of the current city hall. Gordon Cardall photo, courtesy of Don Strack

A marker shows where the railroad’s Centerville station once stood. A new home was recently constructed on the site. Photo by Tom Haraldsen

The Bamberger stop at Lagoon. From the Dave England collection courtesy of Don Strack

match between need and ability. But things changed as the war ended. By the early 1950s, the company was struggling to make ends meet, even as it tried switching its passenger business from rail cars to buses. By mid 1952, with buses now traveling daily between Salt Lake City and Ogden, the company ended its passenger train operation. The last one traveled on Sept. 6, 1952.

History books show that Bamberger

Railroad continued as a freight-only company until all operations ceased on Dec. 31, 1958. The Salt Lake Tribune published on New Year’s Day 1959 said “the Bamberger Railroad operated its last freight train into Ogden, and returned to Salt Lake City later that night. One of the crew remarked, ‘All along the way from Salt Lake City to Ogden, almost at every stop, were one or two freight cars to pick up, giving us a string of 20 cars

by the time we pulled into Ogden.’ With the return to Salt Lake City on Wednesday night [Dec. 31, 1958] the line became the property of Union Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande Western companies.”

The Davis County Clipper of Jan. 2, 1959, led with the headline “Bamberger Quits After 67 Years." Its story read “One of Davis County's most colorful characters died this week when the Bamberger Railroad

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passed into history. Bamberger had operated its final trains between Salt Lake City and Ogden, with the last southbound train on Wednesday, Dec. 31 picking up empty coal cars at Smith Milling, and empty boxcars being picked up at Bountiful station which brought the last load of new automobiles to Bountiful.”

The railway’s “right of way” into Davis County began near Beck Street and ran north. Its North Salt Lake Shop Complex was located just west of where The Pointe at Northridge sits, and its North Salt Lake Depot was west of Highway 89 and south of Center St. It then went north and became parallel to Highway 89, eventually running west of that road, crossing over 500 West on the viaduct that’s still in use for cars. Its route became the path for 300 West and then 200 West as it traveled to 400 North in Bountiful. Bountiful Light and Power’s office on 200 West sits at the site where a warehouse once stood, with the train station in front of it. From there, it swung east through what is now part of Bountiful City Park, then Viewmont High School, and continued north through Centerville and Farmington between about 200 West and Main Street. For a few years, a street in Centerville had a painted “railroad track” to mark the route, though that’s no longer present.

In Centerville, near the train depot, crosswalks along the Bamberger trail still resemble railroad tracks. That Bamberger trail

Crosswalks in parts of Centerville show the area where tracks from the railroad once lied. Photo by Tom Haraldsen

runs from Davinci Lane (about 200 South 160 West) north to about Parrish Lane.

Memories remain, but not much else.

Though most of the route has now been developed, you can still see portions of the right of way in places, with the spur between Ogden and Hill Air Force Base, now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, the only remaining part still used in regular rail operations.l The route of Bamberger Railroad ran through the heart of Davis County in its heyday. Image courtesy of Google Maps

Above, the viaduct over 500 West in Bountiful was used by the Bamberger. At right, signage for the Bamberger Parkway trail in Centerville, which runs from about 200 South and 160 West to Parrish Lane. Photos by Tom Haraldsen

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Mandonelles take third place in state 5A drill team competition

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he Bountiful Mandonelles placed third overall at the 5A state championships, taking third in each of the Military, Show and Dance categories during an all day competition at Utah Valley University on Feb. 5.

“We are proud of how they performed their very challenging routines and they could not have done any better,” said head coach Alba Butler. “We are proud. We will be back better and stronger next year.”

The Redhawks were also given the 5A sportsmanship award, which is a recognition voted on by the other teams in the classification. “They won it for their kindness and respect towards others which is a great one for us,” Butler said.

Those who were on the Mandonelles

this year were Liberty Biesinger, Helle Braun, Taya Budge, Molly Clapham, Taylor Davidson, Jorden Day, Kate Derrick, Aspen Gehring, Elsa Harper, Armani Haslam, Kennedy Hendricks, Elizabeth Hess, Jasmine Icasiano, Cambree LeBaron, Lily Lewis, Olivia Lyman, Jayci Malmrose, Addi Morton, Charlotte Murray, Bella Oborn, Leigha Ozminski, Hannah Palfreyman, Camryn Page, Paige Robinson, Sophia Stamp, Mckinley Tidwell, Ali Viner, Kari Wersland, Adee Walton, Kenzie Westergard and Eirelyn Wood.

Butler was assisted by MKenzie Kasteler and Kali Breckenridge on the coaching staff. l

Their dance routine earned a third-place award during competition for 5A state. (Photos courtesy Kira Mortensen)

The Bountiful Mandonelles took third at state 5A drill this year.

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Bountiful swimmers finish in top 24 at state meet

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he 2021-22 prep swimming season came to a conclusion on Feb. 19, with the Bountiful Redhawks finishing 19th in girls and 24th in boys divisions.

“It was a great meet for Bountiful,’ said head coach Alexa Olson. “We are so very proud of Sadie, Madelynn Fenwick, Jaelyn Miller, Loni Tippetts, Tyler Orme, Andy Duke, Tyler Gunn, Spencer Monson, Liam Gilssmeyer, Kobi Vanderlinden, Erik Landehim and alternates Abby Firth, Mia Fowler, Graci Hanni, Eva Stoddard, Zane Syverson and Sam Wang. We look forward to next season.”

Sadie Duke’s seventh-place swim in the 100 breast was the highlight of Bountiful’s performance at the state finals. l

The members of the Bountiful High swim team for the 2021-22 season. Courtesy photo from Bountiful High School

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Utah woman’s non-profit connects brain injury survivors to resources

By Karmel Harper/k.harper@mycityjournals.com

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arch is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the experiences of two local youth and their families bear witness to the challenge those who suffer injuries face daily.

Although Woods Cross’ Zach Riordan played football his entire life and suffered broken bones and sprained joints, Riordan said, “My concussion was my worst injury ever.” When Riordan played quarterback for Bountiful High football his junior year, an opposing lineman picked him up and spiked him to the ground. Riordan was out for six weeks with a concussion.

“Shortly after my concussion, I was forgetting simple things,” he said. “But the worst part was the emotional toll it took on me. I felt like my emotions were harder to control…higher and more ups and downs than usual. I lost 20 pounds due to eating and sleeping changes and I had a consistent migraine for about a month.”

Currently, Riordan, now 21, is not experiencing effects from his high school concussion four years ago, but his mother, Paula, said, “He has to be more careful moving forward. Other than that, only time will tell.”

TyAnne Crook’s life changed forever when her then 5-year-old son, Alex, fell from a department store escalator that was installed without the required safety features.

“I watched my little boy lying so still that he looked dead,” Crook said. “Sometimes his eyes would flutter open. Sometimes he would say something. Doctors and nurses said so many words that I knew the meaning of, but I couldn’t make sense of it.

All I knew was a strangulating fear. Even when he came home from the hospital, I slept next to his bed for weeks.”

Alex was diagnosed with a skull fracture, brain bleed, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Crook was given the usual cautions and things to watch out for, such as rest, avoiding screens, and alerting their doctor should anything change. Well, things certainly changed.

“Once the period of sleeping all the time wore off, he was always angry, which was weird because he was normally such a happy kid,” Crook said. “I figured his head still hurt where the fracture was, and it would go away. It didn’t. He hated all the foods he used to love. He was so anxious about everything. He started these weird behaviors like hoarding food and changing his clothes six or more times a day. Fairly quickly, he wasn’t just angry anymore; he became violent. Violent enough that everyone else in the house was afraid of him.”

She asked herself if a 5-year-old has the strength to throw a dining room chair?

He did.

“I went to the doctor and was brushed

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off,” Crook said. “I went to the doctor again and again. Things were getting worse. He wasn’t sleeping anymore. He used to perform all the normal activities of daily living that were age-appropriate for a 5-year-old, and now he couldn’t. He couldn’t remember how to get dressed or tie his shoes. He couldn’t figure out brushing his teeth or even showering anymore.”

Doctors, friends, family, and neighbors told Crook, “He’s overcoming a traumatic experience…he’s just a brat…he’s lazy… you’re lazy…he needs discipline…maybe YOU need to see a counselor for your attention-seeking behavior.” Crook said, “And then one day we met a doctor that changed all that. Out of the many doctors we had seen, this was the first to understand the long-term consequences of brain injury. The doctors in the hospital were great at acute care. They put Humpty Dumpty back together again.”

Brain injury is more common than people think. Concussions, strokes, and aneurysms are brain injuries. Encephalitis, hydrocephalus, carbon monoxide poisoning, hypoxia, anoxia, brain tumors, and even birth injuries can result in brain injury.

“Approximately 60% of our prison inmates have a history of brain injury,” Crook said.

“This is due to poor impulse control and other typical symptoms post brain injury.

It’s estimated that more than half of the homeless population is brain-injured. Mental health problems are common in the brain injury community with 40% of survivors experiencing severe enough depression to require medical intervention.”

Crook’s journey with Alex inspired her to start the non-profit BrainStorm for Brain Injury (www.brainstormforbraininjury. com). This organization connects brain injury survivors to therapists, community resources, legal experts, and other survivors and their families.

“The advice we were given at the hospital was wrong,” she said. “If you’ve experienced any brain injury, see a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor who specializes in neurorehabilitation as soon as you can. Also, concussion protocols are worthless.” BrainStorm for Brain Injury provides resources to providers, experts, and advocates for TBI. “To all the caregivers out there, you are heroes,” Crook said. “To all the survivors out there, you can do this. To everyone else out there, remember that if you see someone who looks like everyone else, but they are easily distracted, maybe a little more impulsive, have a hard time getting started, unusually forgetful, have a hard time relating, is often overwhelmed, or doesn’t put together basic cause and effect, they might have a brain injury. They aren’t doing it on purpose. Brain injury is invisible.” l

Zach Riordan has played football since he was 8 years old and ultimately quarterbacked for Bountiful High. Photo courtesy of Dave Riordan Alex Crook suffered Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 2013 when he was 5 years old. Photo courtesy of TyAnne Crook.

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By Raegan Zitting | The City Journals

midst new protocols and irregular times, the student body officers of Bountiful High School sure know how to light up any room. Including Duke PetersonPresident, Elanor ChristensonSenior Officer, Synnove PriceHuish- Vice President, Spencer Pelaz-Vice President, Callie Yunberg- Senior Tech, and Marley Bradfield-State Officer, these students inspire and support with the help of their director by Luisa Ludwig.

With activity planning ranging from Homecoming week to spirit bowl, this group of officers mends a community and reaches beyond borders to align a wholesome environment. Christenson said that “being able to help the student body and grow through opportunities is one of my favorite parts of being an officer.”

Showcasing some of the incredible work this group has accomplished would be to showcase the halftime tribute for the recently passed beloved teacher Calvin Harris. With ranch-themed dress

alongside of Harris’s family being brought to the ceremony, these students brought hope to a community that was not on the look up.

Student body President Peterson said he always looked up to the officers he had when in his sophomore year at Bountiful High.

Participating in student body office during his middle school years, Peterson did not have any plan to continue pursuing office after.

Thankful that he did, Peterson is overjoyed with the community he is building not only personally with his fellow SBOs, but with his high school as well. Seeing all their hard work pay off alongside everlasting skills for the real world, these students wouldn’t trade their position for anything.

Allowing for independence and a wide variety of leadership opportunities, the school hosts a monthly discussion with all leaders to promote better practices throughout the school. This includes the soccer captain, the lacrosse captain, the cheer captain, and so on. Allowing for network-

ing through district connections these officers are prepped and ready for what’s to come next.

Vice President Price-Huish, who doubles as the girl’s lacrosse captain, said, “If I wasn’t a Red Hawk, I don’t think I would enjoy it as much.” With school spirit sprouting from their veins, it’s obvious these students go above and beyond to create a safe place for their fellow peers alongside themselves. They said they owe it all to their advisor Ms. Ludwig, who say that without them the school wouldn’t survive. l

Student Body Officers at Bountiful High this year are, top left to right, Sarah Olsen, Sunny Price-Huish; middle left to right, Sidni Bott and Annie Moffat, and Botton left to right, Duke Peterson and Spencer Pelaez. Photo courtesy of BHS

Getting to Know Dr. Heaton

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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.

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Susie Carter to perform ‘Spring Forth in Song’ on March 11

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he West Bountiful Arts Council is excited to bring Susie Carter back to their concert stage, Friday, March 11, at City Hall, 550 North 800 West. She will entertain us with a free “Spring Forth in Song” concert that starts at 7 p.m.

Susie is the voice many have heard during the Christmas season singing at Dick’s Market. “I earn tips and help needy families or I find a child in need,” she said. “I have many friends there that tell me they enjoy the atmosphere when I sing and that means a great deal to me.”

Susie also said the following about her singing: “I sang all through my school years and then had the opportunity to go to school at BYU-Hawaii and sang with the Showcase Choir that toured the Islands... that was a highlight for me.”

Since then Susie has sung for years with various bands and groups as a soloist and has performed on the Arts Council stage before.

She loves the theater and said, “I have been in many fun productions. My most favorite roles were Winifred in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ and as Miss Hanagun from ‘Annie.’”

In Susie’s March 11 ”Spring Forth in Song” concert, the audience will have Susie all to themselves for a musical evening of songs from Pop to Broadway performed in her own smooth and mellow way. Come Singer Susie Carter will perform on March 11 at West Bountiful City Hall join us. l

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Robi the Robot helping out at senior living center

By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL–It’s doubtful that any of the residents at Creekside Senior Living in Bountiful thought their meals might someday be delivered to them by a robot—but that’s what’s been happening at the facility at 430 W. 400 North since the end of January.

Creekside has “employed” the services of Robi the Robot, a creation of Bear Robotics of California, to help with meal serving and busing of tables in Creekside’s dining room. Like her brother at another Stellar Senior Living facility in Idaho, Robi (she was named by residents in a contest) has been embraced by both residents and staff alike.

“We have one of our residents who is 102 and said, ‘I never thought I’d live to see the day I’d get to see a robot’,” said Coy Huskinson, executive director at Creekside. “They love the laughter and the fun atmosphere that Robi has brought to the community.”

Robi can speak to residents in her very warm and feminine voice, wishing them a “Happy Birthday,” telling them “Good Morning” and even encouraging them to “Please take your food” or “Enjoy your food” when she gets to a dining room table. It’s programmed for resident safety as well. It never bumps into a table, chair, or resident and can stop immediately if it senses someone or something in its path.

While the robot provides a lot of fun for residents, it also serves a very practical need.

“One of the biggest reasons why we started looking for something different was our staffing shortage,” Huskinson said. “We’d been picking our brains on how to combat that issue so we could provide a service to our residents. We had to think outside the box.”

The success of a similar robot at the parent-company’s Idaho facility made the decision to bring Robi to Bountiful an easy one.

Executive chef Tim Wittner said Robi is used “for a multitude of things, including busing and bringing out food. When we get busy, we have our servers come back to the kitchen, turn in a ticket, then go back out to take drinks to residents. Our goal is that by time they turn around, Robi is coming out with the food so they don’t have to walk all the way back to the kitch-

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en–the food comes to them.” Wittner said Robi has proven to be a real time saver in the dining room process.

Randy Lewis, who works with marketing at Creekside, said Robi can also send out messages to residents. He said that the robot is programmed to go to the front desk, “so that when we have tours, we always give a treat to visitors and that dessert goes from the kitchen to the lobby with Robi.”

Robi carries three trays that are on different levels, and they are weight sensitive, so Robi knows when trays are getting too full with meals to serve or dirty dishes to return to the kitchen.

The entire dining room area at Creekside has been mapped out into sectors which Robi is programmed to execute. A voice command from Wittner or a fellow staff member can send Robi on her way. For Valentine’s Day this year, Robi was used as an appetizer serving device. She went from section to section of the dining room so servers could take food off of her trays to give to residents.

“All of our servers are trained to work with her,” Wittner said. “One of my favorite things about the robot is that she’s helped us to become a better team. She requires us to communicate a little bit more–my cooks let my servers know when food is coming out on Robi, and it’s made things run quite smoothly.”

The robot can run about 10-12 hours per electric charge, which it can get from a regular outlet. Each week, staff is learning more and more things they can do with Robi’s help.

Perhaps best of all, Robi can’t get COVID, can’t get sick and never calls in for a day off.

“We wanted to find a way for our residents to feel safe so that when someone has a sniffle or cold and we don’t want them to come to work, we still have someone to help,” Huskinson said. “Robi eases the pressure for my team that’s working, and helps us deliver the service to our residents that we’re promising to give them.”

Not to mention a lot of smiles.l Executive chef Tim Wittner enters some programming into Robi’s database. Photo by Tom Haraldsen

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Sundance challenge seeks young filmmakers

Utah Red Cross accepting applications for leadership camps

By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com

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he Sundance Institute is teaming up with Adobe to find the next group of Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows – emerging filmmakers ages 18 to 25. They are looking for those who want to take their careers to the next level.

Called the 2022 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Short Film Challenge, it runs through March 14. Filmmakers can submit their short films to be considered for a year-long fellowship there they’ll receive mentoring, unique resources and a chance to attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival with the fellowship cohort.

“We’re holding a short film challenge, asking filmmakers to submit a one- to 15-minute short that shows us their artistic vision and unique voice,” said Sylvy Fernandez from the Sundance Institute.

She said submissions are not limited to any genre or topic. Applicants will include materials in support of a new project that they intend to work on throughout the fellowship.

The fellowship begins with a weeklong digital lab orienting filmmakers to the fellowship and year ahead. Throughout the

year, filmmakers will: • Work with a Sundance Institute alumni mentor • Receive a $2,000 artist grant, supported by Adobe and Arison Arts Foundation • Participate as a cohort in monthly webinars, workshops and workshares throughout the year • Receive a complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud membership, where Creative Cloud is available FAQs, rules and additional information for anyone interested in applying can be found at: https://collab.sundance.org/ catalog/ignite-2022 l

he American Red Cross of Utah is accepting applications to this summer’s Leadership Development Camp for high school students. This year’s camp will return to in-person activities.

The Leadership Development Camp will bring together 80 Utah high school students on June 20-24 at Camp Pinecliff near Coalville. For five days, high school students build confidence and cultivate core leadership skills such as teamwork, public speaking, and diversity/cultural understanding. These skills can be applied on school campuses and later in life.

“This year marks the 12th anniversary of the Leadership Development Camp demonstrating the Red Cross’ commitment to train and empower future humanitarian leaders in our communities,” said Kristy Denlein, Regional Volunteer Services Officer. “We believe the students will find the camp a special place where they can be themselves, take safe risks, and be a part of something bigger than themselves.”

The overnight camp is for local students currently in the 9th, 10th, or 11th

grade or the home school equivalent. The cost of the non-profit camp is $250 and includes cabin lodging at Camp Pinecliff, meals, and materials. A reduced rate is available for those who qualify. The camp will have COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

Throughout the week, Red Cross youth volunteers and staff members will create sessions and activities that reinforce delegates’ individual and team leadership skills.

“The youth will come back from the conference as stronger individuals better equipped to embrace the diversity of those around them,” Denlein said. “Delegates form friendships that can last a lifetime, and moreover, they will become leaders who make a difference in their schools and communities.”

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The truth behind those Publishers Clearing House giveaways

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ast month, a Kaysville resident was pleasantly surprised when Howie Guja handed her a check for $25,000. She never saw it coming, but she’d been hoping it would for more than 20 years.

That’s because Mrs. T. Bates was chosen as a winner in the Publishers Clearing House contest, something she said she’d entered many times before. It paid off when Guja, a member of the PCH Prize Patrol elite, flew into Salt Lake City the night before from New York City. He also presented a check for $10,000 to a Spanish Fork resident the same day.

For Guja, it’s another day in the office, or rather, on a plane. He, along with fellow PCH Elite Danielle Lam, delivers an average of one check a week to winners across the country.

In fact, PCH has awarded nearly half a billion dollars in prizes since the company created sweepstakes after its founding in 1953.

There are always a lot of questions about the contest, whether it’s legit, how it differs from other copycat contests (many of which are frauds), and whether winners ever need to place orders to become eligible. While he was in Utah for two check presents in February, Guja answered some frequently asked questions.

Does Publishers Clearing House really award all those prizes?

“Absolutely,” Guja said. “That’s guaran-

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By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com teed using three methods. First, PCH observes all regulations and registers and secures our giveaways wherever required. Second, our sweepstakes are monitored by an outside accounting firm. Third, we have a law firm we employ that oversees the sweepstakes and winner selection process.”

Are those reactions of winners real or staged?

“They’re completely real. The winners you see being surprised by the Prize Patrol on our TV commercials are not actors but the actual winners at the moment we present their checks.”

(Editor’s note – In the case of our Kaysville winner, she was completely caught off guard when Howie and his cameraman showed up. She was very happy!)

Where does the money come from to pay for those prizes?

“Our prizes are funded by company revenues. PCH has a mixture of free-to-play games and sweepstakes, value-packed offers and a broad range of products, digital entertainment and services we offer customers.”

Was Ed McMahon ever affiliated with Publishers Clearing House?

“The late Mr. McMahon was never affiliated with PCH. He formerly worked for a competitor, American Family Publishers, which is no longer in business.”

Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol elite Howie Guja and his cameraman prepare to knock on the front door of a recent prize winner.

Is a purchase required to enter and win?

“No purchase is necessary. By law, a legitimate sweepstakes prohibits a purchase or payment of a fee as a condition of entering and winning a promotional giveaway. This regulation and an advisory that a purchase won’t improve an individual’s chance of winning are prominently displayed in all mailings.”

How are winners selected?

“Our winner selection process is completely random and unbiased. All giveaways are governed by our Official Rules and under the supervision of a Board of Judges.”

What if the winner isn’t home when the Prize Patrol arrives?

“Just like today in Kaysville, entrants can relax knowing that if they aren’t at home when the Prize Patrol comes to the door, winners will receive their prizes whether home or away. We try to arrive at times that are convenient in typical households and we’ll make contact and return later to make sure the prize is delivered.

But we never tell a winner over the phone that they’ve won. That element of surprise is maintained if we can! In the case today in Kaysville, we were able to find the winner and met her at another location – it was still a surprise for her!”

How can we distinguish PCH from ripoffs and its many imitators?

“That’s a very great question – one we’re happy to answer. Our company is well known for its Prize Patrol advertising, its ‘house’ logo and the giant prizes. Consumers should be aware of imitators and operators who invent names that try to sound like ours. All legitimate PCH affiliated social media pages are verified and we do not contact you about your win through private messages. Most importantly, you never need to pay to claim a Publishers Clearing House prize.”

Guja said anyone having questions or concerns about PCH can call its customer service center toll-free at 800-566-4724 to verify advice or reports of prize winning.

“Utah is always a lovely place to visit,” he said. “In fact, I actually have a longtime friend who lives in Kaysville, though we didn’t get to visit this time. Everyone here is very friendly and gracious.” He also loved finding a neighborhood grocer in Bowman’s Market in Kaysville, where he purchased the flowers and the balloons to give to Mrs. Bates. l

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Providing a safe space for teens through tabletop games

By Kierstynn King | k.king@mycityjournals.com

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uring Christmas time in 2019, Kaysville resident Curtis Woodbury found himself reading an article that stated suicide was the leading cause of death for youth and teens in Utah.

“I just remember thinking how crazy it was,” Woodbury said. “I feel that suicide is something that can be prevented.”

Fueled by the article, Woodbury started thinking of ways he could help Utah’s youth.

He came up with an idea. Basing his idea off of his own experience he had as a teen, while playing tabletop games, Woodbury created Tabletop for Teens.

Tabletop for Teens is a free non-profit organization that provides kids with a safe space where they can confront difficult decisions in a game setting, feel less alone, make friends and have something to look forward to. After putting together a rough website design, Woodbury started reaching out to people, and got in touch with Kaysville’s former Mayor, Katie Witt. Witt then introduced Woodbury to Hannah Pendergast, who is a youth professional.

“I really fell in love with the mission of Tabletop for Teens, and knew I wanted to get more involved,” Pendergast said. “Curtis and I ended up being a really great match, he has all of the passion and knowledge of the game, and I know about youth development and mental health.”

Pendergast joined Tabletop for Teens, as director of operations.

Bringing in her knowledge of youth and mental health, Pendergast explains that Tabletop For Teens has helped create and provide additional protective factors for every kid that is a part of their organization.

According to youth.gov, as youth grow up they achieve mental and emotional milestones also known as developmental com-

petencies. As youth are reaching their developmental competencies, they encounter variables that either help or hinder their progress. These variables are known as risk factors, and protective factors. As a result, risk factors and protective factors can contribute to the mental health of youth.

“Tabletop games are really unique because they can provide multiple protective factors for suicide prevention,” Pendergast said. “We focus on four protective factors here at Tabletop for Teens. They are critical thinking, pro social behaviors, a sense of self and hopefulness.”

Both Woodbury and Pendergast make the safety of the kids that come to Tabletop for Teens their top priority. They provide parent waivers and pre and post surveys to ensure that they are spreading good and not harm.

Each volunteer that comes to Tabletop for Teens goes through a background check and are properly trained in how to handle difficult conversations, know the best practices for suicide prevention and make mental health a part of the discussion.

“For the introduction session, we give resources to everyone. We give them tools that they can use anonymously,” Pendergast said.

Due to COVID-19, Tabletop for Teens currently offers online gaming sessions. The group meets once a week after school, for two to three hours to play Dungeons and Dragons.

“Currently the online game play has been really positive. We aren’t limited geographically which is cool, we have participants that come play from all over,” Woodbury said.

“We have kids that’ll create art from what’s happened in the game, their characters and they can’t wait to play again.”

Woodbury and Pendergast have plans to grow and expand Tabletop for Teens. The

Tabletop for Teens founder, Curtis Woodbury.

Photo courtesy of Curtis Woodbury

duo hopes that when COVID starts to steadily decline that they can bring back in-person gameplay, and add a variety of different table- Tabletop for Teens director of operations, Hannah top games. Both Woodbury and Pendergast Pendergast. Photo courtesy of Hannah Pendergast want to be able to have multiple independent group sessions. Woodbury would also love top for Teens,” Woodbury said. “I want a to have a physical location for Tabletop for place where kids can come hangout, feel like Teens. they’re safe, make new friends, and look for“I would love to have a building or a ward to going on these adventures through house that’s the primary location for Table- tabletop games.” l

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A group of Tabletop for Teens participants drawing their characters. Photo courtesy of Tabletop for Teens

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Small business owner shares treasures for all

By Sarah Segovia | s.segovia@mycityjournals.com

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his has become way bigger than I ever dreamed it would be when I started this crazy venture 22 years ago,” Simple Treasures Boutique owner, Jennie Thacker, said of her business.

“I discovered over time that I had a talent for organizing and planning,” said Thacker. “In 2000, I volunteered to run Ogden city’s 4th of July Celebration, which included a boutique. I loved it and wanted more!”

That fall, her first boutique opened its doors in Ogden. “It was small, only about 1,000 square feet,” said Thacker. “This year, after 22 years of many ups and downs and thanks to our loyal and wonderful supporters we will open our doors to 40,000 square feet of locally handmade décor, gifts, yummy treats and more.”

Thacker’s college degree was in childhood education and family studies. “I never expected to go into business, but I grew into this and loved it,” she said. “As a little girl, I have many fond memories of attending boutiques with my mom. It was the best tradition! We would go and browse through all the booths and I remember being in awe of all the beautiful, handmade things. We always came home with chocolate and many years later, that hasn’t changed!”

Starting a business is not for the faint of heart, said Thacker. “During the early years, there were times that we were barely keeping our heads above water, and we were so lucky that our amazing vendors were patient with us when we had shows that just didn’t go well,” she said. “At the time, my children were very little and boutique weeks were hard on everyone. It was difficult to balance it all and we all made many sacrifices. But overall, I have loved running a small business. It has been so rewarding to be able to become a stay-athome mom. That was a huge goal for me.”

Thacker said about 90% of the vendors are women-run businesses (thanks to many supportive husbands) and about 90% of the customers are also women. “My favorite thing to see is how many fun girls’ trips happen here. They laugh, they cry and they shop till they drop! Shopping therapy is a real thing! I love to see the sparkle and excitement in the customers’ eyes as they enter.”

There are many loyal customers who haven’t missed a show in years, even traveling long distances to get to the boutique, she said. “We’ll often get five generations of women coming in together. I love that we have created a place where so many fond memories take place.”

A very unique thing about Simple Treasures is that it runs on a central checkout, said Thacker. “Our Point of Sale system was custom-made by our son TJ. It has

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We’ll often get five generations of women coming in together. I love that we have created a place where so many fond memories take place.

Jennie Thacker

allowed us to handle long lines of customers with a short wait. Customers can shop through over 180 booths and pay for everything all together at the end. This means vendors can set up their boutiques and head out, if needed.”

Over the years they’ve amassed the best and brightest artists from all over the state and beyond, she said. “I love seeing our vendors go from a small business to bigger businesses and giving them a space to grow. They are so talented, hard-working, and supportive of each other. I am so blessed to work with so many great people.”

One of the biggest challenges to date was 2020. “Most boutiques were canceled due to the pandemic, but we are proud to say that we fought through all the red tape and hosted six events that year,” said Thacker.

“Many of our vendors count on these events to help support their families. We were so lucky to have customers who showed up in full support, despite COVID. I had many vendors, thanking me afterwards with tears in their eyes because they were able to make some much needed income. Many customers came up to thank me as well. It was healing, at the time, for all of us to get to do something normal during the start of such an abnormal time.”

“I think success is loving what you do and I have loved this experience from start to finish,” she said. “I even still get to shop with my mom sometimes. It’s so satisfying to have created a space where so many fun traditions and fond memories continue to be created. Here’s to another fun year of Simple Treasures and many more to come!”

There are five shows on the docket for 2022.

• March 15-19 at Legacy Events Center in Farmington • May 3-7 at Legacy Events Center in Farmington • Sept. 13-17 at Legacy Events Center in Farmington • Nov. 8-12 at Legacy Events Center in Farmington • Nov. 29-Dec. 3 at Golden Spike

Jennie Thacker with her daughter, Lyndsie Thacker, posing for their spring Simple Treasures Boutique.

Events Center in Ogden For more information go to https:// simpletreasures.boutique/ or follow Simple Treasures Boutique on Instagram or Facebook. If you are interested in becoming a

vendor at the boutique, please know there is a waiting list already for this year’s shows, but they take applications all year long and everyone is encouraged to apply. l

Five generations gathered to enjoy the Simple Treasures Boutique together. Courtesy photos

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Losing our Cents

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uring the past two years of this pandemic, it’s not just toilet paper and hand sanitizer that have become scarce at times. COVID-19 has led to another crisis that financial institutions and retailers have had to contend with – a shortage of coins. Fewer cash transactions, more people ordering online and with charge cards, and our desire to remain germ-free with less handling of money in general has led to hoarding of coins by many. If you have a piggy bank or big glass jar sitting at home filled with spare change, you are hardly alone.

You might think with more stores and restaurants opening for business that the problem would have eased a bit since March of 2020, when this all started. It hasn’t.

“It’s still a problem,” said Nancy Pearce, manager of the Zions Bank branch in Bountiful. “COVID made things worse because most people don’t carry cash or coins around.

It seems like everyone has a little piggy bank for their vacation funds or holiday savings. I always encourage employees to cash in any spare change they have, because there is a real need for it.”

In 2020, the U.S. Mint increased its circulation of coins by producing 24 percent more than the year before. This is not a cheap proposition, and in fact it costs more to produce some coins than what they’re worth.

Example – it costs 1.76 cents to produce a penny and 7.42 cents to produce a nickel. Conversely, dimes cost 3.73 cents to produce, and the cost for making a quarter is 8.62 cents.

Health concerns also drove the shortage. During the early days of COVID-19, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Au-

By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com thority quarantined coins and cash in sealed containers before finally returning them to circulation. This came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated the odds of getting the virus from a contaminated surface are 1 in 10,000. Coins are not carriers of COVID-19.

“Lots of small businesses need coins,” Pearce said.

“We have them come in all the time to get coins. In the past, we’ve asked customers to bring in rolled coins, because we don’t have a coin counting machine here. Now, we just tell people to bring them in and we’ll roll them. We need to get these coins back in circulation.”

During 2020, some 7-Eleven stores offered people who traded in $5 worth of rolled coins a free slurpee. Other merchants have at times during the past two years made similar offers of coins for products.

If you are stashing coins, here are four reasons you should look through them: A 2005 Kansas state quarter read “In God We Rust.”

Find one of those, and it could be worth as much as $100.

The 2004 Wisconsin state quarter with an extra leaf – worth up to $1,500.

In 1955, the U.S. minted the so-called “double die” penny, where Lincoln looks the same but “1955” and “Liberty” appear to have shadows. Its value is up to $1,800.

What you really want to find is a 1943 copper penny.

That year, most of the pennies were made of zinc-coated steel, but if you find a copper one from that year – take a breath. One of the rarely-found pennies was auctioned off in 2010 for $1.7 million. Not a bad return on a one-cent investment.l

Saving coins in piggy banks or large glass jars is a favorite hobby for many Americans. Photo by Tom Haraldsen

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Davis Chamber of Commerce offers networking and collaboration for local businesses

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By Karmel Harper/k.harper@mycityjournals.com

ountiful, Centerville, Clearfield, Clinton, Farmington, Fruit Heights, Kaysville, Layton, North Salt Lake, South Weber, Sunset, Syracuse, West Bountiful, West Point, and Woods Cross – these are the 15 cities that comprise Davis County and are represented by the 15 spikes of the Davis Chamber of Commerce. The Davis Chamber of Commerce was formed in January 2001 when individual city and area chambers merged to form one entity.

By definition, a Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary partnership of businesses and professionals working together to build a healthy economy and improve the quality of life in a community. Chamber members can include the small hardware store on the corner, the mom-and-pop diner, the established bank downtown, franchise and major retailers, and the local baseball team. A chamber’s objectives are to help local businesses prosper and grow, increase job opportunities, encourage orderly expansion and development of all community segments, contribute to the overall economic stability of the community, and promote the nation’s private enterprise system of competitive marketing.

One way a Davis County business benefits from Davis Chamber membership is by participating in networking opportunities

through involvement in committees. The Lakesiders Committee is the official ambassador group of the Chamber and provides ribbon-cutting services and welcomes dignitaries and VIPs to Davis County. The Military Affairs Committee enhances business and military relationships through activities and events. It funds military programs and events throughout the year to give thanks to the nation’s military while offering education to the community about military affairs. The Chamber’s annual “Salute to Our Nation’s Defenders” picnic at Hill Air Force Base is attended by over 3,000 military and civilian personnel.

The Women in Business Committee provides unique mentoring and networking opportunities for women. They meet for a luncheon on the second Thursday of each month. “Women are afforded more and more opportunities in today’s environment,” Davis Chamber of Commerce President Angie Osguthorpe said. “As March is Women’s History Month, we honor the women of Utah who have made history like Martha Hughes Cannon, the nation’s first female state senator.

As a Chamber, we proudly support women who, like Martha, are making history today.”

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Other events include a business awards banquet, the Business 2 Business EXPO, the annual Women in Business summit, and an annual golf tournament fundraiser. The Chamber also offers a Business and Eco-

nomic Summit & Training (BEST) event, Leadership Institute, a monthly training event that enables individuals with ideas, skills, and inspiration to become leaders and innovators, and a networking lunch twice a month to exchange leads and build business relationships.

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Getting into fitness with Mama T’s workout group

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eresa DuPaix has always been into fitness. The Davis County resident grew up as a gymnast, and competed for 15 years. During DuPaix’s senior year in high school, she had back surgery to fix her severe case of scoliosis, and the surgery caused DuPaix to end her career as a gymnast.

“I was devastated,” she said. “I wanted to pursue gymnastics in college, that was my goal.”

Being the competitive person that she is, DuPaix set out to find another sport that allowed her to compete, despite her back issues. She started competing in jet skiing racing, and competed for two years. During DuPaix’s last year of racing, she won the women's all around course in Utah.

DuPaix retired from racing after the birth of her daughter, and took a pause on her fitness journey as she began working full time.

“I kind of lost who I was during that time,” she said. “I was so busy taking care of everybody else, I became depressed, and I really wasn’t happy with myself.”

In 2018, DuPaix’s passion and love for fitness was reignited.

“My doctor told me I had high blood pressure and other issues. I told my doctor I didn’t want to take medication, and she told me I needed to lose at least 40 pounds,” DuPaix said.

She followed through and lost 40 pounds that year. DuPaix then found herself with a burning desire to help others.

Toward the end of 2018, using a nickname her co-workers all called her, DuPaix formed Mama T’s workout group, and started doing early morning workouts in her driveway with a neighbor. She added a variety of classes to her driveway workouts like, pound fit, step classes, plyoyoga, core/cardio exercises and resistance bands exercises all of which DuPaix offered for free.

She supplied all of the workout equipment for the classes and recorded each workout, and uploaded it to her Facebook page.

“Doing workouts in the driveway was really peaceful,” DuPaix said. “We would watch the sun come up over the trees, and of course being in the driveway everyone could see us, so the classes started growing with more people wanting to join.”

As DuPaix’s fitness group grew she was often approached by folks in the community who wondered if she would teach certain classes.

“One of my neighbors had heard about me,” she said. “She asked if I would teach water aerobics to everyone, and offered up her pool for us to use. It really brought more of the community together.”

With teaching her driveway workouts

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By Kierstynn King | The City Journals and water aerobics in the summer, and using her daughter’s performing arts theater in the winter months, DuPaix was constantly looking for ways to add new classes and experiences to her workout group.

“I’m a big believer in having fun, I think that’s important when you’re doing any type of fitness is to make sure it’s fun otherwise you aren’t going to want to do it,” she said. “On the other hand I love to do challenges. Starting in February I challenged everyone in the group to participate in the 25 pushups a day challenge to help support the American Cancer Society.”

In terms of classes, DuPaix was able to expand her classes by offering yoga classes and self defense classes.

A friend from her Martial Arts class reached out and asked if DuPaix would be willing to add a free self-defense class to Mama T’s workout group. The self defense classes are taught on and off throughout the year.

When it came to yoga, DuPaix found out one of her neighbors, Becky “Sunee” Neville, was a certified yoga instructor, and asked if she would be willing to teach yoga to her workout group.

“I was really impressed by Sunee,” she said. “She’s been teaching yoga for 12 years, she learned more about the workout group, and happily joined us. She was also willing to do it for free which I thought was just amazing.”

DuPaix credits her range of classes offered to people she sees and what they’re inspired by.

“I’m always talking to people, and looking to see how I can keep things interesting in the group,” she said. “One day I was in Liberty Park, and saw a lady from Taiwan doing traditional Chinese meditation practices in the park. I was really impressed, and asked her if she would come teach what she was doing for free in one of my driveway workouts. She wound up saying yes, and everyone loved the challenge and inspiration she gave us.”

When 2020 hit, DuPaix wound up losing her job due to COVID-19.

“When I found out I had lost my job, I was talking to my daughter and I said ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do,’” DuPaix said. “My daughter said ‘Well mom why don’t you do personal training, you’re already teaching classes.’”

She took her daughter’s advice and took a course at Salt Lake Community College to become a personal trainer.

DuPaix received her personal training certificate through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Since receiving her certificate, and getting into personal training, DuPaix has moved all her classes to BACKSTAGE PERFORMING ARTS, and has started

All smiles during the water aerobics class.

A yoga class led by Becky “Sunee” Neville, Mama T’s workout group’s yoga instructor. Photos courtesy of Teresa DuPaix

charging for her group classes.

“I charge $48 for a four month punch pass, which lets people come to any 16 classes they want, or if they want to just drop in, it’s $5. Whether it’s a group class or personal training I always offer a free class so people can see what we’re all about and give us a try,” DuPaix said. “I never imagined I’d be able to do all this.

Everyone has been so positive and cheered me on, it’s given me so much drive, and I feel so blessed.”

For inquiries about how to get involved with Mama T’s workout group or personal training, email Teresa DuPaix at teresadfitness@gmail.com l

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Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with shamrocks, leprechauns and the color orange

By Karmel Harper | k.harper@mycityjournals.com

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ocal Danielle Millar Stoddard's Irish mother celebrated St. Patrick's Day by wearing orange.

"My great grandfather was Protestant Irish and raised his children to wear orange on St. Patrick's Day. My grandmother would let my mom and her siblings wear green so they wouldn't get pinched at school, but if Grandpa was coming over, they had to change quickly to something orange; otherwise, Grandpa would get so mad. He was very stubborn and set in his ways!"

The green color rules on March 17, but not all people wear green. Some wear orange.

First celebrated in 1631, St. Patrick's Day is a Roman Catholic holiday that honors the patron saint of Ireland. The color green is the Irish Catholic tradition, but not all Irish citizens are Catholic. Some are Protestant. Protestants wear orange to honor William of Orange, the Protestant king who overthrew Roman Catholic King James II in the Glorious Revolution in 1688.

The Irish flag, with its vertical blocks of green, white, and orange, is representative of the blending of the cultures. The green represents the majority of Roman Catholics; the orange represents the minority Protestants; and the white in the center symbolizes purity and peace between the two sides.

According to the website Patriot Wood, "When Ireland's flag was created, white was chosen as the central color to represent a lasting truce and hope for peace between the two sides. It represents the ideal that every person has a part in Ireland, regardless of political stance, religion, or ethnicity."

Other Irish traditions on St. Patrick's Day include a meal of corned beef and cabbage, which, according to Delish.com, isn't actually the national dish of Ireland. It's typically only eaten in the U.S. around the holiday.

"During the time of the Irish immigration to the U.S., the first generation of Irish-Americans were in search of the comforting tastes of their homeland. On St. Paddy's Day, that meant boiled bacon. But the immigrants were too poor to afford the high price of pork and bacon products. Instead, they turned to the cheapest cut of meat available: beef brisket. The corned beef was paired with cabbage, as it was one of the cheapest vegetables available to the Irish immigrants," said the website.

While St. Patrick's Day is just another day to some people, to others, the celebrations go beyond wearing green to avoid getting pinched. Herriman’s Denise Wooten Christiansen said, "As a granddaughter of Irish immigrants, St. Patrick's Day is special to me and it's become special to my children. I decorate

Some Irish prefer wearing orange instead of green on St. Patrick's Day. Photo courtesy of KTBS

our home, wear a special green chenille shamrock pin that my grandma made for every child and grandchild in our family every year, and eat corned beef and cabbage for dinner. It is a day to remember our Irish heritage and to carry on the multi-generational traditions of our family," Regardless of how you celebrate or not celebrate St. Paddy's Day, perhaps this famous Irish blessing that abounds this time of year resonates: "May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. The rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand."

Or perhaps this Irish blessing that local resident Megan Sticht shared may be more appropriate to your mood: "May those who love us, love us. And those that don't love us may God turn their hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles, that we may know them by their limping." l

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With a plateful of homemade oatmeal cookies, I sat on my bed engrossed in shark attacks. My bedroom door opened and Mom (without knocking!) entered my room to put clothes away. Her mouth dropped open when she saw what I was reading. She grabbed it out of my hands and banned the book from the house.

How dare she!

I fumed and realized there was only one answer to such blatant oppression. I got my red suitcase and packed a nightgown, a change of clothes, my toothbrush and a Nancy Drew book. I stomped down the stairs, ignoring Mom as she stood in the kitchen doorway with her arms crossed.

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I make it a point to read banned books, buy banned books, promote banned books and encourage my daughters to do the same.

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Anything that gets people’s knickers twisted and touches a literary nerve goes on my toread list.

Parents and lawmakers are increasingly trying to create laws that shelve books that don’t fit in with their (mostly conservative) ideals. When that happens, society loses. Didn’t you read the (ironically) banned “Fahrenheit 451?”

I agree that 8-year-olds don’t make the best choices, but if we control the curriculum, frame the narrative, and put a conservative slant on history, we’re not doing those 8-yearolds any favors.

In January, when a school board in Tennessee banned the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, “Maus,” parents pushed back.

The Salt Lake County Library System has dozens of copies of the Holocaust story where the Jews are depicted as mice, Germans as cats, and Americans as dogs.

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