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The storm was huge, even by Texas standards. Eight inches of rain with in a 24-hour period in Ft. Hood, with flooding everywhere. A young Sterling Poulson recalled that when the water receded, “it looked like a driving range–because there were turtle eggs everywhere! All the turtle eggs that had been laid in the banks of the river had washed out.” That sparked his interest in weather as a youth, and it’s never stopped.
“I built a little weather station on my mom’s clothes line–using an Erector set,” he recalled from those days in Texas, one of at least four different states he’s lived in. “I’m kind of a data freak. When I started to keep track of weather and forecasting, I recorded certain perimeters. I still literally track it on a daily basis. The data tells the story when I make my forecasts, so over the years I’ve kept records of those forecasts and score them every Sterlingday.”was born in Salt Lake City and adopted into a military family in Hawaii at age 2. His dad was in the U.S. Army and stationed there. The family moved a lot—to Texas, Alaska, and Washington, where his father was the ROTC instructor at Gonzaga University. Sterling graduated from high school in El Paso–and he attended four different high schools.
“I went into the U.S. Air Force right out of high school,” he said. “It was during the Vietnam War—they had a program called delayed enlist ment. I was in basic training within three weeks of my graduation.” He was a forecaster while serving in the Air Force, which he left in 1980, returning to Utah and looking for a job “in weather. I wanted Poulson founded the Choral Arts Society in 1997, which includes 100 singers. Courtesy of Sterling Poulson
Now, a few decades later, Utah’s longest tenured TV weather expert and Davis County resident still loves studying the skies and meteorological conditions to see what’s coming next. He has been a fixture at KUTV in Salt Lake City since the early ‘90s.
Doctors can continue to provide abortions in the Beehive State for the next two weeks, a state judge decidedStoneMonday.grantedthe order at the request from Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. Prayer OK’d for school coach instateWashington
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A former high school football coach in Washington who was disciplined for holding a postgame prayer at midfield with his team saw his action protected by a Supreme Court ruling on Monday. By a 6-3 decision, the Court said Bremer ton High School Joseph Kenne dy’s prayers are protected by the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and religious exercise, and the school board’s discipline of the coach was unwarranted.
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Wayment earns spot on U.S. National Team Courtney Wayment, the Davis High and recently graduated BYU distance runner, finished second in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to win a spot on the U.S. world championship team. After her collegiate-record perfor mance in the NCAA championships two weeks ago, Wayment knocked another four seconds off her record performance in the NCAA meet –which was eight seconds faster than any collegian has ever run – finish ing with a time of 9:12.10. The world championships will be held on this same track at the Uni versity of Oregon in three weeks.
Physicians in Utah may continue to provide abortions for patients until at least July 11. On Monday, Third District Court Judge Andrew Stone granted a request from Utah’s Planned Parenthood Association for a 14 day TRO. He said he felt allow ing the law to take immediate effect could cause “irreparable harm. Doctors here are threatened with felonies. The affected women are deprived of safe, local medical treat ments to terminate pregnancies.”
This year’s primary elections in Davis County were completely between candidates in the Republican Party, which has dominated the county’s political offices for years.As of earlyWednesday morning, here were the vote totals in Davis County for candidates in a number of races: U.S.AsSenateexpected, incumbent Mike Lee fought off the challenges of two Davis County resi dents, Becky Edwards of Bountiful andAlly Isom of Kaysville. Lee garnered 24,859 votes to 16,045 for Edwards and 4,517 for Isom in Davis County. Lee took 60 percent of the votes U.S.statewide.HouseDistrict 1 Incumbent Blake Moore, seeking a sec ond term of office, defeatedAndrew Badger andTina Cannon in this primary, getting 14,769 votes. Badger was second at 6,712 and Cannon third at 3,363. U.S. House District 2 Incumbent Chris Stewart moved into November’s general election with a win over challenger Erin Rider. Stewart finished with 13,781 votes to 6,329 for Rider. State Senate District 6 Jerry Stevenson advanced into Novem
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“Music is the same way. You practice and practice and practice, but until you get to the concert hall, and you’re ac tually giving that concert, you really don’t know how it’s going to turn out. Then you get the reward of having that experience.”Hesaid both are extremely satisfying. He just loves see ing others enjoying music.
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Sterling also had the rare opportunity in 2019 to guest-con duct a performance of his choir and one from Pennsylvania at Carnegie Hall in New York City, a concert he dedicated to his late wife Donette, who passed away in 2018.
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THE CITY a job with the Division of Air Quality, but the civil service hiring freeze was on, so I went to see Bob Welti (KSL’s long time weatherman), who had an advertising business as well, and introduce myself. I told him I was looking for a job in weather. He took me down to KSL, introduced me to the personnel manager, and then in 1984, I got a call from Don Judd, who was a sports anchor, who interviewed me. I kept bugging Spence Kinard, who was the news direc tor, and eventually I was hired as a weather pro ducer for Bob and Kent Norton.”Some time later, KSL announced that they had hired KUTV’s Mark Eubank as their new weather anchor. “When he came over to KSL, I thought there might be an opportunity at Channel 2, so I applied and was hired for their new morn ing news show. Ron Bird and I were basically the first local morning news program in Utah.” In 1993, he was moved to the evening news position he has occupied since. But weather isn’t his only passion—so is music.
Poulson guest-conducting at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2019. Courtesy of Sterling Poulson He served in the U.S. Air Force and took a ride in a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 on a training run last November. Photo by Tom Haraldsen
“I started playing the piano when I was five,” he said. “I played at church, and when I was in Vietnam, I played for church services there. I’ve always been involved in ward choirs—and almost always as the choir director. When I came back to Utah, I wanted to sing in a choir, and there was a connection.”JayWelch, who created the Jay Welch Chorale, was the person in Hawaii who connected Sterling with his adoptive parents. He invited Sterling to sing in the choir, and one day during a rehearsal, asked him to conduct a song.
Though music and weather may not seem closely relat ed, Sterling said they are. “In weather, you know there’s a storm coming. You see it out there, you see it developing, it’s coming your way, but you really don’t know how it’s going to turn out. When it’s over, you’ve had that experience.
“He ended up making me his associate music director, and he was my mentor,” Sterling said. “I learned a lot about conducting from him.”
In 1997, Sterling founded the Choral Arts Society of Utah, a group of 100 singers who perform an average of five concerts a year–either alone or in conjunction with other art ists and events. They recently performed in the Days of ‘47 Pop Concert, the KUTV Holiday Pops Concert which bene fits the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, and for Armed Forces Day at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City. They also performed overseas earlier this year, including in France at the D Day ceremonies in Normandy as well as in Paris.
Meyers said the district has been in communications with Davis County, the Davis School District and the five cities in south Davis County who are partners with the dis trict, but added “we have not communicated well with Boun tiful. We’ve never made Bountiful feel a part of the team, and we’re going to remedy that. I feel very positive that with a common sense approach we can work through these chal lenges and, as I said, get on more solid ground.” That’s not to say the district is going under – not at all. Meyers said the board will work on a checklist, starting im mediately, of things that need to improve, including a clos er look at budgets and holding Truth in Taxation meetings when permitted by law next year. He said a list of priori ties will be studied and reviewed, a sub-working group will be formed and more study about the possible location of a 50-meter pool will be conducted.
Centerville City Councilmember Spencer Summerhays made the motion to table the bond at the board meeting, which Bradshaw supported along with three other board members. In her newsletter prior to the decision, she said that “I know that a pause on the master plan goals will be incredibly disappointing to some in the community, partic ularly those that competitively swim and are anxious for in creased pool space. I want the District to succeed. However, to do that I think the first thing that has to happen is fixing the budget issue so that the delta between revenues and expenses isn’t so Theextreme.”DavisJournal will continue to report on this issue as it moves forward. l
No bonding initiative for Rec Center on ballot this year
The outside pool at the South Davis Recreation Center is highly popular every summer. Photo courtesy of SDRC website
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The West Bountiful Arts Council will kick off its Fall/Winter Concert Series Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., at the West Bountiful City Hall by bringing guitarist, songwriter and singer Mike Murphy to the stage. With his love for Country Western music and the guitar, it’s not a surprise to learn that Mike was born and raised in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. He began his musical instruction at age 10 when he began playing the trumpet. At age 12 a friend introduced him to the guitar and a double love developed that he said, “has lasted my whole life.” In 1971 while performing at a resort in Colorado his life took a major turn when he met his soul mate Sherie and they were married in 1972. After graduation from Texas Tech University in 1974, Mike was hired as band director at Viewmont High School in Bountiful where he taught band, guitar, and history. In 1996, after 22 years as band director, he gave up the band program but continued to teach guitar and history at Viewmont where he developed a world-class guitar program and loved teaching U.S History. Mike retired from education in 2011. In 2007, be fore he retired, Mike opened his own guitar store, Mur phy’s Guitars on Main Street in Bountiful and ran the store for 14 very successful years, building a landmark business and using the store to promote music through out the community. Mike has also prospered as a singer/ songwriter and has recorded and released three CD’s of his own songs, “Standing at a Crossroads”(1996), “Friends”(2000), and “Boyhood Dreams”(2010). “I’m excited and honored to have the opportunity to kick off the 2022-23 Concert Series for the Arts Coun cil,” he said. “The year 2021 was such an awesome year for me musically. After I sold my guitar store, Mur phy’s Guitars, I made a commitment to myself to create more original music and the result was a bunch of brand new songs, many of which I feel are the best songs I’ve ever written. I had the awesome experience of recording the songs at the amazing Jim Funk recording studio in North Salt Lake with some of the most incredible talent playing and singing back-up vocals with me. We pro duced an EP of 6 new tunes that range from Country to Christian Folk.” Three of the songs have been rec ognized by the World Songwriting Awards contest with his Christian entries “Whispers in the Wind” and “Long Time Comin” both receiving a top 10 award. “My new Country song, ‘West Texas Twister’ re ceived top honors as the Best Traditional Country Song for the Spring 2022 contest period. On the evening of September 9, I will be playing my new songs along with a few others and many of the songs from my first three albums. Joining me on Bass will be Jason White and on percussion will be Jim Webster.”
Mike Murphy to perform Sept. 9 in West Bountiful From the West Bountiful Arts Council
“When people ask me what style of music I play, I tell them if they liked folk artists from the 70’s and contemporary artists who play guitar and sing they will enjoy what I will be playing. I hope you will come out and enjoy a night of free live music.”
BOUNTIFUL—In an emotional meeting on Aug. 9, the South Davis Recreation District Board of Directors voted not to put a bonding initiative on this year’s November election ballot. The vote was 5-3 from the board to table the bond for about a year. Board chairman Todd Meyers told the Bountiful City Council that the decision came after the board discussed pro posing General Obligation Bonds to finance “in whole or in part the acquisition (including of land as required), construc tion, renovation and equipping of recreational facilities and field space” for improvements within the district. Last year, the District began studying improvements for the center, including a proposed second site in Woods Cross or North Salt Lake, and perhaps construction of a 50-meter pool. It was part of the SDRC’s Master Plan concept that it began in 2019 to address some restraints to the current building, pinch points of super high use, and the need for a new pool. Meyer said the District is still trying to recover finan cially from the devastation that the COVID-19 epidemic caused for almost two years. In addition to revenues drop ping dramatically while people stayed at home, the roof of the center had to be replaced. SDRC was closed for a period of time in 2020, and even when it reopened, many people did not return for months to the pre-COVID levels of participa tion. The center has a cash reserve, kind of like a rainy day fund, which was earmarked largely for repairs if needed, but much of that cash was used for maintenance and operations, leaving a negative balance in the reserve fund.
Bountiful City Councilmember Kate Bradshaw was appointed as the city’s representative on the board by new mayor Kendalyn Harris, and she has served since January. In her monthly newsletter to constituents, she posted numbers and graphs related to the SDRC operations, stating that “the current budget trajectory is just not sustainable and it cannot all be attributed to COVID or even inflation. Operations have grown over the life of the current facility and account for a greater increase than inflation over the same time period.” She said that even when user fees were raised in July, which generated an additional $42,000, the budget deficit was “still a wide gap to address.”
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Musician Mike Murphy will be guest performer at the West Bountiful Arts Coun cil concert on Sept. 9. Courtesy photo
The skate park is proposed to be located in the 100 ft wide by 250 ft long area to the east of the new pavilion. The park is divided into two segments – a streetscape area which incorporates stairs, rails, benches, ramps and other elements known as an “intermediate vibe,” and a bowl section that has a (relative ly) shallow configuration and deeper, larger bowl which also incorporates a raised ramp/ lip area. Eichorn described them as a “trans action section and a street section,” providing challenges for boarders of various abilities. Benches in the park are suitable “ledges” for skateboarding. A volcano feature on the street section, on the west side of the park, along with hip pieces north of the volcano, will add an extra challenge for experienced boarders.The park will be approximately 12,000 square feet. Once the final tweaks are made to the design, Eichorn hopes to have a final plan back to the city within a couple of weeks. From there, bids will be received by the city and a decision to hire a contractor will be made. There is a budget affixed for this and all portions of Washington Park, which is being developed to include two large playing fields for lacrosse, a practice field, a playground, pa vilions, walking trail and courts. The park was made possible with the voter-approved $8 million revenue bond in November 2020, with money set aside for purchase of the Washing ton 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. The park is located at about 340 West 650 South.l
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BOUNTIFUL—There are still a few small changes that may need to be applied, but the final design for the Washington Park Skate Park is drawing near. Spohn Ranch, designer of the proposed skate park, held two open house activities to involve the local skateboarding community in the design process. Input from the community was used to develop the concept which was reviewed with the City Council on Aug. 9. Council members asked questions of Adam Eichorn from Spohn Ranch, as did two local skateboarders.“We’vetried to incorporate all of the input we received, sensitive to the size of the park and the projected costs involved,” Eichorn said. “I think we’ve come up with a pretty workable design.”
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Private donations from the Larry H. & Gail Miller Foun dation and The Andrus Family Foundation made it possible to install the Aunt Flow dispensers and Aunt Flow organic cotton period products in schools, said McCormick. “The state will provide funding for ongoing products for the dispenser. We all worked together.”
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Featured speaker Marcello Surjopolos, owner of the Food Storage Depot in South Jor dan, will present “The Five Food Killers – Will Your Food Storage Really Last 25 Years?” and Mark Croft, from Croft Power Equipment, will present on Generating Power in times of need. Bowen said the fair is meant to educate residents in various aspects of preparedness. “Another reason to prepare is economic un certainty and people around the world are fac ing food insecurity. That’s the first time in my memory.”Thedirection it seems to be going is to have at least a year’s supply or two years sup ply if possible, he said. “The more prepared a community is and individuals are, the more it frees up resources for those who are not pre pared. If I have five cases of water in the base ment then I’m not standing in line taking up a place for people who are frantic and haven't stored water. If I have a supply of food in the house I’m used to eating I won’t be fighting in the back of a National Guard truck handing out food.”TheSouth Davis County Emergency Pre paredness Fair will be Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Megaplex Theater is located at 1075 W. Legacy Crossing Blvd. in Centerville. For vendor information, contact Louisa McDonald at 801-335-8851.l
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The fair will be held at the Megaplex The aters Legacy Crossing in Centerville. “Mega plex has offered five of the theaters for semi nars,” Bowen said. “There will be all kinds of different ideas such as planning communica tions in a disaster with hand held radios, what to take with you in an emergency bag, mentally preparing children for an emergency and many more.”There are still vendor spots open at the fair, said Bowen. “We have the main hall and conference hall and some tented booths. We try to focus on people who are involved in pre paredness.”
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“Our recent work is making sure women and girls have access to period products,” said Emily McCormick, president and founder of Utah-based The Policy Project. “We’re trying to remove ‘period poverty.’ It’s interesting because usually you think that only happens in far away countries but it’s a big issue in the U.S.”
In students under 18, 82 percent have missed school be cause they don’t have access to products, she said. “Eight out of 10 girls missed class. That number is so ridiculous.”
It’s an issue that is really antiquated, she said. “It’s not a new idea. Toilet paper is necessary and it’s in public restrooms for everybody. Our hope is to redefine this general need.” McCormick said The Policy Project researched how to implement disbursement of the products into more than 6,000 girls’ bathrooms. “We had to consider what type of materi als should be available, such as pads that are thick, pads with wings, etc. You can’t have a sixth grader playing basketball wearing a massive kind of diaper and she’s supposed to play like a boy.”
NORTH SALT LAKE—Over the next few weeks, more than 6,000 Aunt Flow free-vend dispensers for period prod ucts will be installed in public and charter school’s girls’ bathrooms across the state, including Davis County. HB162 “Period Products in Schools,” sponsored by Sen. Ann Milner and Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, was passed unanimously by the legislature this past session and signed into law. It requires that all schools provide access to free period products beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.
Aunt Flow free-vend dispenser to be installed in girls’ bathrooms
There’s a stigma around it and shame, said McCormick. “It’s embarrassing because it only happens to females, it’s something to keep quiet. There’s a silent need. It’s a big health issue. One in four teens can’t afford products so they’re scram bling to find something so they can go to class. It’s also a prob lem in the workforce.”
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CENTERVILLE—In 2020 an earthquake hit the valley, then in the fall high winds ripped through south Davis County causing signifi cant damage. Both of these events are a good reminder that emergencies happen and every one should be prepared. In an effort to help people be ready when disaster strikes, the cit ies of south Davis are hosting the South Davis Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, Sept. 17. “A lot of people in the community feel the government is going to come in and save them in an emergency,” said Cacey Bowen, Chairman/coordinator of the fair. “Working in emergency preparedness I know that is not the case. The fact is you are on your own. FEMA tells us you are on your own for at least the first 72 hours and possibly a week before FEMA responds.”Having a basic supply of water, emergen cy food and some type of heat on the premises is imperative, said Bowen. “We’re trying to get everybody in south Davis prepared for them selves so they can help others.” The theme for the fair is “Community Disaster Resiliency, it’s a team effort!” In ad dition to the cities, the fair is supported by the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, South Davis Metro Fire and other law enforcement agen cies, he said. “There will be table top presenta tions from preparedness related groups such as the Red Cross, CERT, Be Ready Utah, Davis County Amateur Radio Club, Lakeview Hos pital and other public agencies that would be responding to put water back into place, etc.”
The Sheriff is such a respected leader, she said. “Those conversations were a true collaboration for an end result of how to get there. Something that is fair to all but keep ing safety as the top consideration.” In the beginning no one thought this could ever happen, said Kamalu. “It has happened and all the city leaders and a great Sheriff and his team get the credit. This gives us efficiencies without compromising ser vices so the focus can be making sure that the service will only get better with change and never go backward.”
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The county has provided paramedic service for 45 years
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Paramedics assist a victim of a car accident. At first the county would only pay for one truck in the north end because they didn’t think it would work. After a year they authorized a truck in the south end.
Peters was with the paramedic program for 10 years. “Then I got promoted but I was an active paramedic until I retired in 1987. I also flew with Lifeflight. Most of us were flight paramedics.” It’s bittersweet to see it end, he said. “It makes sense. I just think of the thousands and thousands of lives saved in Davis Coun ty. That’s what I’m most proud of.” “The county is growing and filling in,” said Commissioner Lorene Kamalu. “We want to make sure we have the best service in the most efficient way. This transition is city led and county supported.”
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Peters said he voiced that around. “Then I found an unsigned note that said something to the effect of ‘check out the paramedics in law enforcement in Kent County Michi gan.’ I called immediately and they told us to come see what they do and how they op erate their services. I went back there for a week, riding in their program. We adopted the program and that’s how the whole thing started.”It’s grown into something huge now, he said. “But back then the county would only pay for us to operate one truck in the north end of the county for a year because they didn’t think it would work. After the year they authorized service in the south end of the county. Then it just blossomed from there.”
Bob Peters (left) and Bert Holbrook were the first paramedics with the Davis County Sheriff’s Office.
By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
FARMINGTON—It was with mixed emotions that current and former paramedics gathered at Nicholls Park last month to cele brate 45 years of paramedic service with the county that will come to an end as it shifts to the“It’scities.been a long, great program,” said Davis County Sheriff Kelly V. Sparks. “Ev erybody has mixed emotions but they are proud of the work they have done. It’s the best thing for the county. As a department we’re looking forward to the opportunity to function as an organization.” Some of the original paramedics are here, he said. “We’ve lost a few over the years that have passed on.” The current paramedics can make the decision to go somewhere as full-time para medics or be in law enforcement full time, said Sparks. “Fire departments are hiring paramedics and gearing up. A lot of the staff will stay and work as deputy sheriffs. Most cities will have their own or are part of a fire district like North Davis and South Davis, they’ll get their service from them.” Sparks said it’s been a smoother tran sition than he thought it would be. “There’s been great cooperation. We’re looking good to be fully transitioned by the end of Decem ber. We’ll start taking fewer and fewer para medic calls and try to let them (cities) take as much as they can.” Bert Holbrook and Bob Peters were two of the first paramedics for the Sheriff’s Office. “We were the first to go to paramed ic school,” said Peters. “I was a sergeant in patrol and I had expressed a desire to run a program in the department. There were no full-time fire departments so they couldn’t run a paramedic program.”
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Disaster Kits Theatre 13 @ 12:00pm, 3:00pm Presenter: Becky Goodrich Becky brings multiple examples of her own disaster and first aid kits for personal, family, car, etc. made from scratch. This is an excellent and fun near-beginner class to get people motivated to move onto other preparedness issues.
Theatre 14 @ 11am-12am and 3pm Presenter: Marcello Surjopolos Water is one of the most important storage items that is needed to sustain life. Find out how best to store water, how often it needs to be changed, how to treat it properly and what filters are on the market and are best suited for your preparedness needs.
Prepared or Prepper? Just Pick One! Theatre 10 @ 9:00am Presenter: Tal Ehlers Gain a proper emergency preparedness mindset. Quite simply, consider the items you would not want to go with out to remain as comfortable as possible until normalcy returns. Individual citizens can create their own emergency strategies and provisions with prudent planning. A pre paredness mindset is not as extreme as some might have you believe.
Presenter: Becky Goodrich Covers the why, how much, where, container do’s and don’ts, conservation and alternate sources of water in the home. She will bring examples of good and bad contain ers, different kinds of containers for different needs.
Helping Those with Access and Functional Needs
TheatreSanitation13 @ 10:00am, 2:00pm Presenter: Becky Goodrich
Water Storage and Filters
TheatreEarthquakes11@ 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Presenter: Maralin Hoff Maralin Hoff is known as “Utah’s Earthquake Lady” be cause of her in-depth knowledge on preparing for earth quakes and her tireless presenting on the subject through out the state. Her presentation includes tips on putting together your own personalized emergency backpacks for each member of the family, necessary items and even kits for your house pets. She also talks about the need for kits for your place of business, your vehicles and as well as home. Information is presented on keeping your kits updated and the need to rotate specific items in your kits.
Presenter: Sterling Poulson Often in Utah when disasters occur they are weather related. Winter storms, flash floods and even tornados, can have a major impact on our lives. KUTV 2News Chief Meteorologist Sterling Poulson, will speak to these disas ters and discuss climate change and other weather related problems we face.
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Theatre 10 @ 10:00am Presenter: Tal Ehlers As you prepare for emergencies that may affect you and your loved ones consider developing preparedness plans for those with physical and medical conditions. Consider the needs of children, the elderly, and those with access and functional needs within your household and your circle of influence.
Will your food storage really last 25 years Theatre 14 @ 10:00am, 2:00pm
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Back Up Generators- What You Need to Know Croft Tent @ 10:00am, 1:00pm Presenter: Marc Croft A backup generator class to be taught by Marc Croft of Croft Power Equipment (Woods Cross). Marc has gained an extensive knowledge of portable and standby genera tors for use in an emergency and recreation. During this class, attendees will learn about proper generator sizing and what appliances can be run. He will also cover how to correctly connect a generator to the home, avoiding dangerous pitfalls. He will also teach on the best type of fuels to use including proper storage of these fuels. This has always been a well-attended class in years past, please come with any and all questions you may have about your emergency power needs.
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Presenter: Marcello Surjopolos Whether you've been doing preparedness for 30 years or just getting started, you'll save 100s of hours of research and learn principles in this class that will change the way you do your food storage! When it comes to emergency preparedness, there are 2 things you NEVER take chanc es on: Food and Water. Everything else, like sanitation, heating, cooling, light, shelter, etc. could be created during an emergency (if need be). But, if you don't have the right foods or clean water ahead of time, you won't find them in the supermarket if things get desperate enough. In this class, you will learn how to do food storage the right way, the first time! Come learn why mylar pouches may not be the best solution for your long-term storage, why many pre-made meals spoil long before their 25-year shelf-life claims, how and where to store your foods, and which foods will preserve long-term and which ones won't (the answers may surprise you).
Alternative Fuels Theatre 13 @ 11:00am Presenter: Becky Goodrich Becky brings multiple examples of alternate fuels that can be used in an emergency and presents multiple cooking methods, multiple lighting sources and multiple energy sources.
A subject which people avoid because no one wants to address “going without toilet paper” or such things, but this is an excellent class to get everyone thinking about this topic that we take for granted on a daily basis. Exam ples include a 5 gallon potty, male and female sanitation necessities, disinfection examples, etc.
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Wild edible plants Theatre 12 @ 9:00am Presenter: Beuna Tomalino Come and learn about wild edible plants that can be found locally and usued in your everyday diet. Most people don't know that there are lots of plants that grow in the wild locally that can be prepared and used in many ways.
Presenter: Beuna Tomalino Edible landscaping involves growing edible plants in the landscape. Edible landscaping does not necessarily involve planting in the traditional sense where vegetables are planted in a garden spot or fruit trees are planted in a small orchard. Fruits, vegetables, and herbs including some less familiar plants can contribute to an attractive landscape and also provide sources of food. Edible plants can be used as groundcovers, shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, vines. Come and learn how to use edible land scaping in your yard.
Seminars Seminar 1 / Theatre 10 9:00 am Prepared or Prepper? Just Pick One! Tal Ehlers 10:00 am Helping Those with Access and Functional Needs Tal Ehlers 11:00 am National Guard Response to an Emergency National Guard 12:00 pm Open 1:00 pm National Guard Response to an Emergency National Guard Seminar 2 / Theatre 11 9:00 am Earthquakes Maralin Hoff 10:00 am Water Storage TBA 11:00am Earthquakes Maralin Hoff 12:00 pm Water Storage TBA 1:00 pm Earthquakes Marilyn Hoff 2:00 pm Water Storage TBA 3:00 pm Earthquakes Maralin Hoff Seminar 3 / Theatre 12 9:00 am Wild Edible Plants Beuna Tomalino 10:00 am Thermal Cooking Cindy Miller 11:00 am Climate Change Sterling Poulson 12:00 pm Edible Landscaping Beuna Tomalino 1:00 pm Thermal Cooking Cindy Miller 2:00 pm Herb Growing Beuna Tomalino 3:00 pm Open Seminar 4 / Theatre 14 9:00 am Open 10:00 am Will Your Food Storage Really Last 25 Years? Marcello Surjopolos 11:00 am Water Storage and Filters Marcello Surjopolos 12:00 pm Water Storageand Filters Marcello Surjopolos 1:00 pm Climate Change Sterling Poulson 2:00 pm Will Your Food Storage Really Last 25 Years? Marcello Surjopolos 3:00 pm Water Storage and Filters Marcello Surjopolos Seminar 5 / Theatre 13 9:00 am Water Storage in the Home Becky Goodrich 10:00 am Emergency Sanitation Becky Goodrich 11:00 am Alternative Fuels Becky Goodrich 12:00 pm Disaster Kits Becky Goodrich 1:00 pm Water Storage in the Home Becky Goodrich 2:00 pm Emergency Sanitation Becky Goodrich 3:00 pm Disaster Kits Becky Goodrich Croft Power Seminar Tent 9:00 am Open 10:00 am Generator usage in an Emergency Marc Croft 11:00 am Open 12:00 pm Open 1:00 pm Generator usage in an Emergency Marc Croft 2:00 pm Open 3:00 pm Open SUBSCRIBE TODAY$52year Your Davis County weekly newspaper Local News | Events | Sports | Entertainment Local Values | Local Store Deals Every Friday you will enjoy local stories, deals at local shops mailed to your home. $1 only per week for weekly print subscription: subscribe.davisjournal.net Davis Journal | 270 S. Main St., Suite 108 Bountiful, UT 84010 801.901.7962 Scan here subscribeto
BOUNTIFUL—Jennifer Bassarear has long been in volved in helping in the community. Over the past 35+ years as a State Farm Insurance agent, she’s been an inte gral part of many projects involving youth groups, athletic programs and non-profit organizations. When her father John moved to Bountiful from St. George in 2013, she in troduced him to Alton Thacker, toymaker and founder of Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids. It was an instant match. This month, Bassarear was one of just 100 State Farm agents nationwide to receive a 100 For Good Cham pion Award, for which she was allowed to make a $5,000 donation to a non-profit of her choice. And her choice was an easy one.
“As my dad used to joke, they work with worn out wood, worn out men, and sometimes men with nothing to do since in some cases they are incarcerated,” she said. “They just made their one millionth car!”
“John was a hero – not just for making toys for kids, but from the very beginning,” Thacker added. “He was a WWII Veteran, a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge, and although he was visually impaired, it didn't stop him from becoming our quality control person. He could tell if a car was perfect just by the feel. One day he said, ‘I love coming here because nobody gives me any guff.’”
“When we started this community service organiza tion, all we could see were kids getting toys. Now we see that the people who make the toys benefit just as much if not more,” Thacker said. “This grant will help us make 2,500 toys – that’s 2,500 smiles for kids and over 10,000 smiles among our volunteer community.”
Bountiful State Farm Insurance agent Jennifer Bassarear presented a check for $5,000 to Alton Thacker, toymaker and founder, Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids. Courtesy photo
State Farm agent makes huge donation to children’s toy foundation
By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com
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“Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids means a great deal to me personally and continues to make such a positive impact in the lives of so many,” Bassarear said. l
“My dad worked with Tiny Tim’s from 2015 to 2019,” she said. “It was perfect for him. No one under 80 years old works at the factory. They have a true assembly line operation – one guy takes pieces of leftover wood, one guy traces a car pattern, one guy cuts out wheel holes and windows, and one guy makes the wheels.” From there, Tiny Tim’s assembles wooden toy cars given to children in need around the world.
Emilee Johnson, Alton’s granddaughter and the Foundation’s Executive Director, said, “We have built a great community of people at Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids, who love to come not just to make toys, but be among friends. This $5,000 State Farm grant is a great blessing to us and will help further our work, our human itarian efforts and our relationships. Thank you, Jennifer.”
“Weber State University is a tremendous institution with great leadership, as well as an institution that our local community can be proud of,” Crompton said. “High school stu dents from our surrounding communities are given an opportunity to earn a college degree and participate in a Division I sport at a univer sity that represents the area they have grown up in, what could be better.” l
Colter Blanchard (men’s cross country and track and field), Samantha Kearns (women’s soccer) and Cheyenne Leatham (women’s track and field and cross country) are all from Farmington.
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Crompton is excited about the upcom ing season and invites members of the Davis County community to come out and enjoy the high-level sports that WSU has to offer.
When talking about the local athletes who are in their junior or senior years of high school and that they have to make a decision if their next step in life is college, Crompton said that Weber State offers a path to succeed in sports and out in the real world once they start their college“It'stenure.atremendous institution, and when I see our local high school students deciding to come to Weber State, I know it will mean that they will have the opportunity to earn a degree and become functioning members of society,” Crompton said. “I believe that this institution provides a path to succeed in athletics at the collegiate level, while also learning important life skills.”Weber State competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA and the school will have football, volleyball, women’s soccer and cross country beginning their fall campaigns in the not-too-distant future.
Saane Katoa (volleyball), Nuu Sellesin (football), Jacob Stone (men’s track and field) and Lauren Olsen (women’s track and field) originally from Woods Cross, and Bountiful natives Trisha Thompson and Laurie Murphy (women’s track and field and cross country), Xakai Harry and Connor Draper (men’s track and field) and Sicely Ferreira (women’s tennis) all made the switch to WSU. From Layton, Hayden Meacham (foot ball), Preston Wallace (men’s golf), Carson Smith (men’s track and field) and Jaclyn Gold (softball) will represent the purple this year.
Ex-Woods Cross High School track and field athlete Jacob Stone (#716) running for Weber State during a college competition. Photos courtesy of Weber State Athletics
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Layton native Hayden Meacham catches a pass in the end zone for a touchdown for Weber State.
The Wildcat football program is a sixtime conference championship winner while the volleyball team were back-to-back champs as well before last season.
OGDEN—With the 2022-23 school year officially starting on Aug. 30, Weber State Uni versity and their athletic programs kicked off the new season of sports this fall with many athletes from the Davis County area compet ing at the NCAA Division I level not far from home.Coming from cities like Woods Cross, Bountiful, Roy, South Weber, Kaysville, Lay ton and Farmington, 28 athletes have either competed already or look forward to suiting up for the first time as a Wildcat this season.
Kaysville natives at Weber State include Jordan Strate, Brayden Wilson and Alema Tu puola (football), Parker Sagers (men’s track and field), Olivia Tucker (women’s soccer) and Abby Lawrence (women's track and field and cross country).
Abby Lawrence, from Kaysville and a Davis High School product, competes for WSU Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field.
Davis County athletes representing Weber State University
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Over the last four years, Young and Nel son have conducted five large scale Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OC DETF) gang cases which include OCDETF Operation Peanut Butter & Chocolate (DEA and FBI wiretap case in 2017: 24 gang defen dants, that all pleaded guilty with sentences up to 15 years, that resulted in 41 pounds of methamphetamine and 17 firearms seized.)
NORTH SALT LAKE—Over the past five years, Assistant United States Attorneys Stewart Young and Stephen Nelson’s work with the Utah Gang Initiative increased federal prosecutions of violent gang members in the state of Utah and helped decrease gang crime in Salt Lake County by 32.8%. It is one of the most successful projects undertaken by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
After graduating from Stanford law school, Young worked in San Diego prosecut ing Mexican drug cartels. “My wife is also an attorney and she said she wanted to move back to Utah,” he said. “There happened to be an opening in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and I’ve worked here for 10 years. It’s a wonderful job. It’s fulfilling to serve the public and make the communityThere’ssafer.”alotof gang activity going on in Salt Lake and Davis Counties – we’re not im mune, said Young. “The Utah Gang Initiative targets violent gang members. We’ve worked with the FBI, the Davis Narcotics Strike Force and other agencies to prosecute 300 to 400 federal cases over the last five years of meth, guns and Mexican drug cartels that have con nections with violent gangs in Utah.”
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Young and Nelson have also resolved 150-200 state cases for all the county attorney’s offices throughout the state. Both prosecutors recently received the National Association of Former United States Attorneys' (NAFUSA) Exceptional Service Award for their efforts. “This award is given to only 10 federal prosecutors in the entire country,” said Young, who lives in North Salt Lake. “That’s out of about 5,000 or so. Every federal prosecutor does a great job. I’m lucky to be honored. I think it is because of the volume and longevity of the work.”
OCDETF Operation Parental Advisor (FBI and ATF wiretap case in 2018: 17 gang defen dants in five separate indictments, with all but one defendant pleading guilty to sentences up to 13 years, resulting in seizures of 21 pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of heroin, 10 handguns and two rifles) and several other major cases, according to the nomination letter. When the stats came in, gang violence had dropped 32 percent, based in part because of the Gang Initiative, said Young. “It’s intelli gence based. Agents and police officers build a network of who the players are and who makes the most sense to look at. Our part is to pros ecute the case from beginning to end, through arrest to Youngconviction.”saidthey consult with them before they make the arrest. “There are a lot of techni cal things in putting together a case. They will seek warrants from the court and we make sure we’re available to agents 24/7. They might call at 2 in the morning to talk things out. Commu nication is very important.” The Gang Initiative will continue, he said. “There’s always work to be done.” l Federal prosecutors Stewart Young (center left) and Stephen Nelson received the National Association of Former United States Attorneys' (NAFUSA) Exceptional Service Award for their work with the Utah Gang Initiative. They have helped prosecute more than 300 federal cases involving meth, guns and Mexi can drug cartels.
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Remaining matches Sept. 6 Bonneville at Viewmont Davis at Fremont Woods Cross at Northridge Box Elder at Bountiful Sept. 8 Viewmont at Bountiful Syracuse at Davis Bonneville at Woods Cross Farmington at Layton Sept. 13 Layton at Davis Clearfield at Farmington Sept. 14 Region 5 tournament at Box Elder Sept. 15 Farmington at Davis Sept. 20 Davis at Weber Fremont at Farmington Sept. 22 Farmington at Weber Sept. 21-22 First rounds of 5A state tournament at Brigh ton Sept. 29/Oct. 1 Final rounds of 5A state tournament at Lib erty Park Oct. 1 First rounds of 6A state tournament–location TBA Oct. 6/8 Final rounds of 6A state tournament at Lib erty Park
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Sept. 1 Weber at Farmington 7 p.m. Sept. 2 Davis at Layton 7 p.m. Logan at Woods Cross 7 p.m. Viewmont at Provo 7 p.m. Bountiful at Skyline 7 p.m. Sept. 9 Farmington at Clearfield 7 p.m. Bonneville at Viewmont 7 p.m. Woods Cross at Bountiful 7 p.m. Alta at Davis 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Davis at Syracuse 7 p.m. Layton at Farmington 7 p.m. Viewmont at Box Elder 7 p.m. Woods Cross at Northridge 7 p.m. Bountiful at Bonneville 7 p.m. Sept. 23 Fremont at Davis 7 p.m. Northridge at Viewmont 7 p.m. Box Elder at Bountiful 7 p.m. Bonneville at Woods Cross 7 p.m. Roy at Farmington 7 p.m. Sept. 30 Farmington at Davis 7 p.m. Bountiful at Viewmont 7 p.m. Woods Cross at Box Elder 7 p.m. Oct. 6 Davis at Weber 7 p.m. Oct. 7 Fremont at Farmington 7 p.m. Viewmont at Woods Cross 7 p.m. Northridge at Bountiful 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Clearfield at Davis 7 p.m. Farmington at Syracuse 7 p.m. Green Canyon at Viewmont 7 p.m. Spanish Fork at Woods Cross 7 p.m. GIRLS RemainingSOCCERmatches Sept. 1 Farmington at Davis 3:30 Sept. 6 Syracuse at Farmington 3:30 Layton at Davis 3:30 Bonneville at Woods Cross 3:30 Box Elder at Bountiful 3:30 Northridge at Viewmont 3:30 Sept. 8 Clearfield at Farmington 3:30 Sept. 9 Viewmont at Bonneville 3:30 Sept. 13 Farmington at Fremont 3:30 Davis at Weber 3:30 Woods Cross at Box Elder 3:30 Bountiful at Viewmont 3:30 Sept. 15 Farmington at Weber 3:30 Fremont at Davis 3:30 Sept. 16 Bonneville at Bountiful 3:30 Box Elder at Viewmont 3:30 Northridge at Woods Cross 3:30 Sept. 20 Davis at Clearfield 3:30 Northridge at Bountiful 3:30 Viewmont at Woods Cross 7 September 22 Farmington at Layton 3:30 Syracuse at Davis 3:30 Sept. 23 Woods Cross at Bonneville 3:30 Bountiful at Box Elder 3:30 Viewmont at Northridge 3:30 Sept. 27 Davis at Farmington 3:30 Bonneville at Viewmont 3:30 Sept. 29 Farmington at Syracuse 3:30 Davis at Layton 3:30 Sept. 30 Box Elder at Woods Cross 3:30
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Remember in the ‘70s, when it was discovered that chlorofluorocarbons from aerosol hairsprays were destroying the ozone layer, that thin layer of protection that absorbs radiation so we don’t get mi crowaved by the sun?
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