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RON RANDALL IS STILL PUMPED AT 92

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t doesn’t have digital gas pumps with TV screens and the office is filled with photos of bygone days, but Ron’s Service Station on 278 N. Main Street in Centerville has something no other business can provide. It has Ron Randall.

Even at 92, Randall goes to work every day as a constant stream of visitors comes to the station. Some want their car’s emissions checked, some want pictures in front of the classic building, some buy cans of soda, and some just want to sit and talk.

“I like to be here and meet people,” Randall said. “Every day someone comes in to chat. It’s been a good life. We haven’t made a lot of money but we’ve done all right.”

Randall’s service station has been a fixture on Main Street since he partnered with Phillips 66 to build a new structure on the site after a windstorm blew down the previous station in 1959. It’s been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017.

The station has seen better days. It sold gas for the last time in 1998. The office is full of old photo albums, trophies from his days as a chariot racer, pictures of horses and yellowed newspaper articles detailing awards won by Randall and his wife, who passed away in 2011.

Randall graduated from Davis High School in 1948, married his childhood sweetheart Darlene Noakes in 1949 and raised four children. He and his wife were active members of the Twin Stars horseback riding club and acclaimed ballroom dancers. Even afContinued page 5

The oldest living native resident of the city, Ron Randall, operates Ron’s Service Station on Main Street in Centerville, where he still works every day.

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Utah Miss Amazing Teen Queen breaks barriers for people with disabilities

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com LAYTON–Brianna Heim is no ordinary girl – she’s extraordinary. The incoming senior at Northridge High was just named Utah Miss Amazing Teen Queen 2022 and will be competing for the national title in Nashville at the end of the month.

“It’s an event to celebrate girls and women with disabilities,” said Wendy Heim, Brianna’s mother. “It is very empowering.”

The competition started in 2012, Heim said. “A lady was looking to start one here. She was a swim coach and asked us. We thought it sounded fun. There were only a handful of girls at first.”

Now the event has grown and there’s about 60 girls total, she said. “There are different categories. They start as young as 5. Rising star, Preteen division and Teen division.”

This isn’t Brianna’s first title. She was crowned Utah Miss Amazing Preteen Queen in 2015, National Miss Amazing Preteen Queen 2015, Utah Miss Amazing Jr. Teen Queen 2019, National Miss Amazing Jr. Teen Queen 1st runner up 2019 and now Utah Miss Amazing Queen 2022.

“First they come in and do an interview with a panel of judges,” said Heim. “They also do a service project before. When it’s time for the competition a big team of ladies come in and do hair and makeup. It’s so fun for them to wear pretty gowns. They come out on stage and introduce themselves and say what category they’re in.”

“I love Miss Amazing because you can go out on stage and shine,” said Brianna. “It doesn't matter if you use a wheelchair, walker or can't speak. You can go out on stage and just be you.”

Brianna was born with a rare disorder called Glutaric Acidemia Type I. “She lacks the enzymes to break down protein,” Heim said. “We have to monitor it so she has a very

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limited diet. It affects her fine and gross motor skills and speech. That’s why she uses a power chair and an iPad to talk.”

She’s a straight A student and takes mainstream classes, said Heim. “She works so hard.”

Brianna loves the spotlight, she said.

“She’s also an actress and has done some TV commercials and movies. She was in the ‘Santa Box’ and that’s what really got her hooked on film. She’s in ‘Amber Brown’ on Apple TV that came out on July 29. It’s super cool because it’s her first big speaking role using the app on her iPad to talk to the main character.”

Heim said Brianna loves everything. “She paints, draws, goes paragliding and has done indoor skydiving. That’s the closest she gets to fulfill that adrenalin rush. She loves to ski, climb rock walls and ride horses. She loves adventure and having fun. We just try to keep up with her.”

Brianna has also been pushed in many 5k, half marathons and full marathons, said Heim.

“The most exciting has been participating in the Daytona 100 Ultra Marathon twice. It's a 100 mile run starting in Jacksonville, Florida ending in Daytona. She is called a rider athlete and a sweet man by the name of Peter Kline runs and pushes her in a special jogging stroller the whole way – nonstop.”

“Just because I have a disability doesn’t mean I’m not able to do things,” said Brianna.

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Banbury Cross brings its famous donuts to Centerville

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com CENTERVILLE—Anyone who has tasted a Banbury Cross donut knows they’re worth waiting for. Customers packed the shop when it opened in Centerville on July 18 and they haven’t stopped coming. Banbury Cross is well known in downtown Salt Lake and the Centerville shop is its second location.

“We wanted to expand the brand and take it to other cities,” said one of the partners, Benj Munday. “People from Davis County are loyal customers so we thought we’d save them some gas and bring the donuts closer.”

Munday said they served 25,000 guests during their grand opening week. “We’re baking more than 6,000 donuts a day and running out by 1 or 2 p.m. We sell out so come early particularly if you want a certain kind. We could have enough for everyone but the product would be mediocre.”

The original owners deserve the credit, he said. “They founded it in 1986. They only use the very best ingredients and are strict about what comes to the shelf. If you come in the back you’ll find a trash can filled with donuts. They’re not served unless it’s considered a perfect donut.”

The taste is what sets them apart, said Munday. “It’s not overly sugary and it’s a

perfect blend of dough and icing so when you bite into a Banbury Cross that’s the best donut you’ve ever eaten.”

They’re baking nearly 24/7, he said.

“Bakers arrive at 3:30 or 4 in the morning and start baking so that they’re fresh. We don’t sell any day old. It would save time if we made the donuts in advance but that’s not our principle.”

Munday has been involved in investing in restaurants for many years and his partner knows how to bake. “We are in partnership with the original owners,” he said. “The product is amazing so we said ‘let’s figure out a way to take Banbury Cross to major areas in Utah.’ We knew we had customers from Davis County who knew the brand down here (Salt Lake) so we thought this would be a good location. The stars aligned and it felt absolutely right to come to Centerville.”

The community has been amazing, he said. “This is our little way to show the community we care and we’re not sacrificing principles for profits. We feel blessed by the community and want to give back however we can. We donate donuts to charities, hospitals and school kids.”

Banbury Cross has two missions, said Munday. “I tell my employees our goal is to

Banbury Cross Donuts opened in Centerville on July 18. The popular donut shop is well known in downtown Salt Lake. Photo by Tom Haraldsen

serve happiness. Eating a donut is a happy experience. Second, show gratitude and appreciation to every customer. When a customer walks through the door I can’t tell you

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Continued from page 1 ter Darlene was moved to an assisted living facility in Bountiful, they continued to dance together twice a week. Randall and his wife were inducted into Centerville’s Hall of Fame in 2005.

“We did everything. Sold gas, fixed tires and made cars run,” Randall said. “I liked working on cars and I liked working with people. I was a little baffled to start with, but I’m not anymore.”

Many young men in the area had their first jobs at Ron’s Service Station which offered full-service that included pumping gas, cleaning windshields and checking oil levels.

“I hired a lot of teenage boys through the years,” he said. “They had to learn to handle the money and wait on the public. They had to work on cars and be reliable. Some of them were mechanically inclined. Others weren’t and they pumped gas or cleaned up.”

Now, his daughter, Jackie Hardy, helps him process payments and keeps him company during the day. As a little girl, she would come to the station when her mom had errands to run. Hardy would play with the equipment and hide in the tires. She said her dad always had a strong work ethic. “I’d see him in the morning before he went to work and he got home late at night.”

Randall sometimes gets offers for the station, but he doesn’t want to sell. It’s the longest-running business in Centerville, operated by the oldest living native resident of the

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The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017.

city. As he walks through the station, he reminisces about his father who was a milk hauler and how he’s the only remaining sibling out of seven brothers.

Up until three years ago, Randall rode his horse to work every day. There are metal rings on the walls inside the station where he’d tie his horses and shoe them during the

Randall does emissions tests and works with customers nearly every day, just as he has done for more than 60 years. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle

winter. He spent 57 years building and racing chariots and created the Wasatch Slopes Chariot Racing Club.

Now, he said cars have computer systems, people are too busy to talk and there’s more traffic outside his station than ever before. Gas prices have gone from 31 cents per gallon in 1960 to more than $5 in 2022.

But Randall isn’t worried about change.

He still owns two horses and enjoys his 12

grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. As long as he’s able, he’ll come to work every morning, sit outside the station and visit with anyone who wants to talk.

“My thought is to live and let live,” he said. “I try to be a friend to everyone. I try to think positive.” l

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Local treasure hunters find the $20,000 prize

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com KAYSVILLE—Finding buried treasure has been the stuff of legends, but for three Bountiful High grads it became a reality last month when they solved a puzzle that led them to the $20,000 pot.

For the last couple of years, real estate investors David Cline and John Maxim have posted a poem on social media with clues to lead treasure hunters to the booty and this year, Kaysville residents Ira Rice and Rachelle Rice and Rachelle’s brother Michael Rose were the lucky ones to find it.

“Last year Mike brought the treasure hunt up,” said Ira. “We tried it out and came close so this year we were determined to get it. Deep down we knew it was a long shot but it fueled the fire to go find it. We jumped right on it to follow the clues that would lead us to the treasure. You could make a number of the clues work so I was feeling a little bit discouraged.”

People were focusing on the latter part of the poem instead of the first part, he said. “We focused on the first part and it seemed like the clue ‘sending a warning’ was about movies. Mike is a huge Lord of the Rings fan and I Googled peaks and found out that Ben Lomond meant Beacon Hill. Mike put that together because Beacon Hill was where they communicated warnings from in Lord of the Rings.”

They scoped out the trail and got really excited, said Ira. “The night before we were all hyped up. We almost went out with headlamps to do a night hike. But instead we told Mike to be at our house at 5 a.m. That took a willingness to get out of bed and enjoy the outdoors.”

“We were meeting at 5 a.m. but I woke up at 4 a.m.,” said Mike. “I met Ira and Rachelle and we drove up to the trailhead. Little did we know there would be road closure signs to the trailhead. We wondered, ‘would they put a treasure on a road that is closed?’ We said ‘let’s try going around to the backside of the (Ogden) canyon.’ We confirmed the road had only recently been closed.”

The trio decided to walk to the trail.

“Ira was driving and I found a side trail we could take to that,” Mike said. “We felt really good about this trail. It was only an extra mile, not to the peak but where we thought it would be.”

They found a very small trail and started the hike from up there, said Ira. “From there we made it to the original trailhead and we were going through the poem as we were hiking. The clue said where two birds feed. There were switchbacks that looked like birds that could fit for going around or through where two birds feed.”

Google maps showed from the top looking down was a parking lot, Ira said.

“The clue said look down on your faithful

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steed like a car in the parking lot. We were getting pretty excited. We got to the next part and started heading west to turn from the sun. That fell into our poem.”

Things were lining up, he said. “So we thought, ‘so far, so good.’ The trail makes a heart shape but we weren’t too positive if how we were interpreting it was the way they interpreted it.”

The clue said to wave to the weather at the top of the peak, said Ira. “That’s another Lord of the Rings reference. We kept going and not too long after the fork came back together to a tree that was all alone where the poem said you’ll find the treasure under a stone.”

Rachelle got to the tree first and found one or two stones, he said. “They were not big and she turned them over but there was nothing there. We went up a little farther and it opened up into a big field with pretty greenery and tons of stones like the hills all singing from the Sound of Music,” another clue in the poem.

Ira said they all spread out and started looking under all of the stones they could.

“We were getting discouraged and thought we’d call it a day then I saw a little light that flickered off the ground. I caught something that was not natural. I went to look and it was a trail camera. I thought I should go where it is looking. I told Rachelle and Mike, ‘watch this’ and I ran to the rock. I knew there was a good chance we’d found the treasure. I thought, ‘It’s got to be under here.’”

They pulled up the rock and there it was. “We were anything but quiet,” said Ira. “We gave each other huge high fives.

We were like 5-year-olds in the backyard finding a treasure. It was so much fun carrying the box down. We were somehow lucky enough to stumble on this.”

“It wasn’t just luck,” said Rachelle.

“They’re both smart and methodical.”

They already have plans for the $20,000. “All the girls in the family got Tevas and we’re going to take a trip with the money,” said Ira. “Our oldest son has been battling cancer for nine months. We hope to use that money to take him on a trip. That’s the plan.”

“We just had our first baby,” said Mike. “We’ll pay some bills and go on a vacation we can do with a 5-month-old.”

“We’ll do it again next year,” said Ira. “Doing it together as a family through the highs and lows creates memories that will last a long time.”

“That’s the real treasure,” said Mike. l

Ira Rice, Rachelle Rice and Michael Rose with the treasure box they found on the Ben Lomond Trail near North Ogden. The trio were part of a treasure hunt that led them to the $20,000 prize.

Rachelle Rice and her brother Michael Rose show off the bills inside the box. The brother and sister grew up in Bountiful and graduated from Bountiful High. Courtesy photos

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Cowboy mounted shooting gives riders ‘adrenaline rush’

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com KAYSVILLE—Londyn McKnight started riding horses as a child when her neighbor taught her alongside his children. She competed in some junior rodeos but it wasn’t until about two years ago that the 16-year-old West Bountiful girl found her passion in the sport of cowboy mounted shooting (CMS).

“My neighbor helped me get the basics down and then asked me to go to a couple of shoots,” she said. “I fell in love. I love horses and love guns so it was two of my favorite things together. There’s so much adrenaline.”

Cowboy mounted shooting is a timed event where riders must shoot 10 balloon targets without missing while navigating a patterned course using two single action long colt .45 pistols or one pistol/rifle or pistol/shotgun combination.

“We use black powder,” said Rick Johnson, who got involved with the sport four years ago. “No projectile comes out of the guns at all which makes it so the public can come out and watch.”

Johnson has been riding horses for more than 35 years and owns a 20,000 square foot indoor horse arena in Kaysville that he opened up as a practice facility.

“We’d been involved with the 4-H program in Davis County for years then my kids aged out,” he said. “We had this phenomenal facility that was not being used. I did some research and had a conversation with the president of the club and asked him to tell me about the sport.”

He said because of the winter and snow, the event came to a standstill until spring, said

Johnson. “I told him I would open the arena up to him and the club if he would teach me how to do it. Now we go year round in a heated indoor arena.”

Johnson’s son Tyler also competes but took a break from horses when he was younger. “Tyler had grown up with horses but in ninth grade he said ‘I’m done. This is your hobby not mine,’” said Johnson. “He got into high school football, motorcycles and rec sports programs.

Then when I found shooting four years ago I told him to come look at it. He said ‘I’m not a horse guy’ and had little interest.”

Then he got on a horse and tried the guns and he’s been riding ever since, said Johnson.

“He revamped his life into this. He’s probably ranked 15 to 20th in the nation. He’s done extremely well.”

The horses are absolute athletes too, he said. “The horse beneath you has to perform at a high level. Riders have to go down and back in eight to 20 seconds depending on the pattern. There are 70-80 patterns and the horse has to listen to you and move in that direction while you’re targeting balloons at the same time. The horses have to be trained so that the blast above their head doesn’t interfere with their momentum moving forward.”

The sport takes them all over the West to compete. “We’re loading the horse trailer and traveling a lot,” Johnson said. “We’ve gone as far as Oklahoma and next month we’ll be going to Las Vegas, Driggs, Idaho, Wyoming, Heber – it’s non stop. You can find a competition every weekend. With fuel prices you have to decide how much you’re willing to pay to

Faythe Yarbrough takes aim at one of the balloons in the course. Yarbrough got hooked on the sport three years ago. Photo courtesy of Faythe Yarbrough

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Tyler Johnson competes in a cowboy mounted shooting event. Johnson and his father both got involved with the sport about four years ago. Photo courtesy of Tyler Johnson

play.”

The drought has affected the cost too.

“With hay they’re not getting as many cuts so the price is high. Horse care is expensive no matter what.”

“The shooting community is amazing,” said Faythe Yarbrough, who has been in the sport for about three years. “I couldn’t leave once I started. It’s been a dream my whole life.”

It’s like a family, she said. “Everyone follows each other and they’re never catty or cutthroat. It’s always positive. Everyone’s rooting

for each other and they want you to succeed.”

Cowboy mounted shooting is one of the fastest growing equine sports in the country, said Johnson. “It’s very fun. We’re pushing it from a contestant based event to a spectator event. That’s where we’re headed in the future.”

There is some prize money, he said.

“That’s what we all chase. There are buckles, apparel and other products. Very few people can make money at it though. They do it for the love of the game.” l

Londyn McKnight, a 16-year-old student at Bountiful High has been riding in the shoot for two years. She practices in Rick Johnson’s arena in Kaysville. Photo courtesy of Greg McKnight

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Concrete walkways give Centerville residents better access to their homes

By Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com CENTERVILLE—In response to resident requests, the city council has approved a code amendment that will now allow walkways in park strips in front of single-family homes, something that had previously been prohibited.

On May 17, Anne Hutchings who is building a new home in Centerville told the city council she had the front cement walkway from her porch extended through the park strip to the curb for the convenience of guests and deliveries but was informed two weeks later that park strip portion was in violation of city code.

“Now that is has been done, I’m wondering if you can work with me on proposing a text amendment to that code?” she asked.

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porated Hutchings’ suggestions, concrete walkways are now allowed in the park strip in front of single-family residences. Homeowners must acquire a city permit to install the walkway which cannot be wider than 5 feet and must extend perpendicular from the sidewalk to the curb and gutter. Walkways can only be installed if there is a connecting walkway from the park strip and sidewalk to the front or side door of the home. If the home does not already have a connecting walkway to the front or side door that walkway must be installed simultaneously as a condition of the required permit.

It also must be at least 6 feet from the closest portion of any drive approach apron.

They cannot be used for vehicular access or to access a RV pad. Colored concrete is not allowed because it is difficult to match. This amendment will not facilitate future curb cuts, Carlson said.

I think it’s good,” he said of the amendment. “Handicapped people are able to have access to a car without having undue hardship, so it made sense. I think it’s good that people come in and they express their opinions, and we take time to reevaluate if we’re doing what’s right.”

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I think it’s good thing.

Handicapped people are able to have access to a car without having undue hardship, so it made sense.

Mike Carlson change.

“What we’re looking at is you pull up in front of my home, you open the door, and you can get out; you don’t have to walk across the grass. You don’t have to walk across the rocks if I decide to do rocks. You have an access into the sidewalk to go where you want to go… It’s getting people out of a car onto your property,” Councilmember Robyn Mecham said.

Councilmember Spencer Summerhays agreed. “I think this is a fantastic evolution of the parking,” he said. “We get to know a little bit more; staff helps us to fine tune things, so I really like the language.”l

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Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com CENTERVILLE—Centerville Deuel Creek Irrigation Company, which provides secondary water to 2,300 connections in the city, has had to increase its rates to cover line replacement and leaks and to begin to save funds to provide meters to all connections.

A new law enacted by the legislature earlier this year (HB242 Secondary Water Metering Amendments), requires full metering of secondary water by 2030.

“We [Northern Utah] have probably the largest collectively, secondary water system in the U.S.,” Centerville City Councilmember Gina Hirst told the city council June 21.

Hirst serves as the city’s liaison to the irrigation company. “The State has set aside $250 million for the meters,” she said.

In an annual shareholders’ letter and at their annual shareholders’ meeting May 18, company directors informed shareholders that it would be necessary to increase rates by about 16 percent. This equates to about a $44 yearly increase for the average residential customer.

Last year the irrigation company paid out $421,000 to replace lines and an additional $18,000 to address leaks. Deuel Creek Irrigation has budgeted $350,000 to replace lines on London Road this year. The project was expected to coincide with the city’s re-

build of the road which was expected to be completed in July.

The 60-year-old irrigation company has “a lot of older pipes and services and that’s primarily what we’re focused on: replacing them in conjunction with city street rebuilds,” Deuel Creek Irrigation Company President Robert Byrnes said. “That’s the cheapest way we can do it. That’s the way it has to be because we can’t get further behind on replacing things or parts of the system will just fail and it will be without service.”

About 10 percent of the increase will be set aside in a reserve fund to help pay for the meters required by the state. Current estimates indicate it could cost $8 million to meter every home in the system, Byrnes said. The irrigation company has applied for a $5 million American Rescue Plan Act grant from the Utah Division of Water Resources – the largest amount an irrigation company the size of Deuel Creek is allowed to apply for. DWR is expected to make a decision on grant applications this month. Deuel Creek has also applied for a $2 million-plus low-interest loan from the DWR. If approved, the irrigation company would need to provide 4.5 percent of the loan amount.

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Before and after photos of a green credenza Brough refinished. The Farmington resident considers herself a furniture artist with her business Pallets N Pastures. Courtesy photos

Farmington woman gives old furniture a new life

By Sarah Segovia | s.segovia@mycityjournals.com

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issi Brough loves giving a new voice to old furniture. The Farmington resident considers herself a “furniture artist” refinishing pieces to make the old look new.

“A lot of people don’t think you should paint wood, but I have found that it really refreshes furniture and gives it a unique personality,” said the Pallets N Pastures owner.

“I love antique furniture. I have had people bring me pieces that their ancestors carried ‘across the plains,’” said Brough. “I love revamping pieces from someone’s grandma’s house and giving it a new special meaning in their home. Now, that piece gets to make a new memory and start a new story.”

Brough refinishes all kinds of furniture.

Everything from dining tables, dressers, headboards, vanities, credenzas to even pianos. “One

of the most unique things I have ever done was a pool table,” she said. “Piano’s are my favorite though because I love statement pieces.”

The great thing is that everyone already has furniture that just needs updating, said Brough. “I never really go out and buy furniture to refinish, my clients bring their old furniture to me. Doing custom refinishing allows me to make more of a profit.”

Brough has been doing this for about eight years. “Three years ago, we built a house in Farmington and I got to build my own shop,” she said. “I have never marketed my business.

I don’t have a website. People usually contact me through social media. I ask them to send a picture of the piece they would like refinished.

I tell them how much time a project is going to take and what it will cost.”

Most projects usually take about a week.

“I work on my own time,” said Brough. “I use good old paint and primer. I’m not a chalk paint girl. I’ve discovered a good technique with my spray gun to use lots of thin layers for ultimate durability and no paint lines.”

Brough said she’s always been interested in DIY. “I was a stay at home mom, until my youngest son started school. Then I wanted to get a job, but I couldn’t find any jobs that interested me. I had been doing some DIY at home to save money, so my husband recommended that I turn that into a business. I started with a table I got at a thrift store, then I started doing some projects for neighbors and family. Now, I have a project lined up every week until the end of November. This is my full-time job.”

People often overthink interior design, she

said. “I was two credits short from graduating with a degree in Interior Design, so I have a lot of knowledge. I get many compliments on what I have done with my home, but really I just use pieces that I love. I share some interior design tips on my page as well. I try to post ideas to help others bring peace and create a happy home.”

Brough said she loves when clients give her some creative freedom. “Some clients tell you exactly what they want, but it’s nice when they let you do what you do best and just give you a color scheme. I get so excited to show someone their furniture. It’s very satisfying. I really genuinely love what I do.”

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New 988 suicide prevention line goes directly to crisis counselors

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com WASHINGTON—It’s taken five years of work, but the three digit 988 suicide prevention and mental health universal hotline went live on July 16. Congressman Chris Stewart introduced the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act with Rep. Seth Moulton in 2020.

President Donald Trump signed it into law in October that same year.

“It’s very gratifying,” said Stewart. “It’s taken five years, three years to get it through Congress even though it was bipartisan, and two years with the FCC. I’m excited to see it go live so it will be out there helping people.”

All telecommunications carriers must now provide access to 9-8-8. The number will direct calls to the National Suicide Prevention

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Lifeline that provides free crisis counseling and emotional support to more than 2 million callers a year.

Stewart said there were two things that drove him to introduce this legislation. “I was approached by a family from Utah whose daughter committed suicide. It was heartbreaking. The last call she made was a 1-800 crisis line and no one answered. Can you imagine if someone had been there?”

He was also concerned about veterans.

“I’m a veteran and vets suffer from PTSD and other mental illnesses,” said Stewart. “We all

hear that Utah is one of the best cultures to live in but it ranked 5th highest in the nation for suicides per capita. That’s what drew me to this. I’m really glad I’ve been involved with it.”

Now that it’s live, the states are responsible to man the call centers. “Almost all of the states have done a good job,” he said.

“There’s only three or four that haven’t. Fortunately, if a call can’t be answered it will roll over to another state. The worst would be if someone calls in a crisis and no one answers or they say they’ll call back next Thursday.”

Once again, Utah is the real leader, said

Stewart. “They’re way ahead. They’re well funded and well manned.”

There will be some federal oversight but not much, he said. “We don’t want to take on another federal program. States couldn’t take on telecommunications to create a three digit number, that had to be done at the federal level.

We’ll be monitoring as far as the call centers go to make sure they are manned and properly trained but then we’ll get out of the way and let states innovate on this.”

Stewart said he will continue to work on the issue. “When it comes to suicide prevention the more we know the better it is.” l

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Juniper Market connects small businesses with opportunities to sell in big locations

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efore Whitney Coburn started her business Juniper Market she was mostly selling at a lot of local markets as a vendor with her own brand Juniper Studio. She noticed there were markets in Salt Lake and Utah County but not many in Davis County.

“I’m originally from Kaysville and wanted to start a market that was closer to my family and friends,” she said. “I have many friends that are also small business owners who were always driving south for markets too.”

Juniper Market is a small business market that connects local business owners and artisans to premier shopping centers, said Coburn. “We curate a line up of amazing local businesses and make it easy for the local community to shop small. By partnering with centers like Station Park we give our customers the chance to shop big brands and local businesses in one beautiful location.”

The markets have a lot of variety, she said. “A typical market has women’s and kids clothing, accessories, home decor, art, jewelry, and baked goods. Our markets are different each month.”

Coburn said before starting Juniper Market, she had been selling at a lot of local markets as a vendor with her own brand Juniper Studio. “I loved being able to build my brand at markets and interact with customers. Participating in in person events was so fun for me because I was able to make friends and grow my business.”

Juniper Studio is a women’s clothing and accessories business with a signature product: skinny scarves, she said.

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By Sarah Segovia | s.segovia@mycityjournals.com make them locally here in Utah.”

Having her own business, Coburn became really passionate about the impact buyers can have when they shop small. “I saw how meaningful each purchase was to me and to my peers,” she said. “I was inspired to start my own market in Davis County where I could help small businesses grow and succeed. Our first market was at Station Park in May 2021. Since then we’ve hosted lots of markets there, and a few at other retail locations.”

Coburn was a teacher prior to starting either business.

“Once my daughter was born I stopped teaching and continued to work on my own brand/hosting markets,” she said.

“When I tell people I used to be a teacher they are usually surprised that I’m now doing something totally different.

What they don’t realize is that teaching a class of 36 fifth graders is actually great preparation for hosting big events like Juniper Market. I learned so much about planning and organizing as a teacher and I’d like to think that those skills really shine at Juniper Market too.”

Check out Juniper Market at Station Park on Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20. To learn more about Juniper Market go to junipermarketutah.com or on Instagram follow @junipermarkertutah. l

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By Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com CENTERVILLE—After literally years of discussion, the city council has decided to locate future pickleball courts at Community Park, 1350 North 400 West. Although the council had tentatively decided on that park more than a year ago, on July 19 the decision came as a formal motion which included a budget for a landscape architect.

There has been great interest in the topic in the community both from pickleball fans and those who worry their peace and quiet will be destroyed by noise from the courts and players.

The council acknowledged that noise is a key issue. Councilmember Robyn Mecham even referenced numerous lawsuits filed against cities across the country because of the noise generated by the sport.

“I want pickleball courts; I am 100 percent for pickleball courts,” she said. “I just want to make sure we’re putting them in an area where we’re not just going to be shutting them back down.”

“I struggle about the sound anywhere,” she said. “I just don’t want to take somebody’s house where they can’t open the windows, they can’t sit in their backyard without feeling that constant [noise].”

Councilmember George McEwan agreed. “I don’t want to create an amenity that destroys somebody’s ability to enjoy the property that they’ve invested in,” he said.

Due to that concern, the council eliminated all other possibilities they had been considering – Smith Park, Porter Walton Park and the Randall property which is owned by the city – even though a recent petition garnered 350 signatures in favor of pickleball courts at Smith Park.

Just where in Community Park the courts will be located is uncertain. Previously, the council had considered the southwest

corner but a possible Army Corp of Engineers project in that area could lead to a significant wait time before the city could proceed. More recently, the city council and staff have been considering the northwest corner of the park.

The main benefit to any location at that park is that with all the other sports going on there “there is no expectation of quiet at that park,” McEwan said.

City officials and council members are also concerned about how to fund the park, particularly in the current uncertain economy.

“I’m a little worried about a recession,” City Manager Brant Hanson told the council. “As we go into this, this gives us a better idea financially of where things are economically, but I don’t think that stops us from still pursuing pickleball courts, refining design, understanding costs. If times have changed then we might need to hold off or if the community really is invested and we find some great grants, then we could proceed.”

Although grants might be available and city officials expect to do some fundraising along with the pickleball community, it is likely the city would have to foot at least part of the bill.

The council is in agreement that it cannot come from the city’s general fund or reserve fund.

“I just feel like we made a major pitch about why we needed a tax increase, and we do not belong doing pickleball out of the tax increase,” Councilmember Bill Ince said.

McEwan agreed. “I 100 percent agree you cannot buy a luxury right before the economy potentially tanks; that is not appropriate,” he said.

Hanson said there may be some RAP (recreation, arts, & parks) tax funds available. Regardless of the funding, it is likely to be a long process before players are lobbing balls back and

The City Council has decided to locate future pickleball courts at Community Park. The council had been considering Smith Park, Porter Walton Park and the Randall property as possible sites but eliminated them over noise concerns. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

forth in the park.

However, with this approval, the staff is now free to engage the consulting services of a landscape architect who can come up with a conceptual plan (with a budget of no more than $10,000) for the pickleball courts. It’s the first step in what is likely to be a long process of planning, discussion and fundraising before construction ever begins on the courts themselves.

“Let’s just figure out first if it’s going to work in Community Park, get a design in place, maybe meet with a few interested groups… and let’s get some feedback,” Hanson told the council.l

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Road projects get more costly for Centerville Linda Petersen | l.petersen@mycityjournals.com CENTERVILLE —Like many of its residents, Centerville City is experiencing the impact of inflation and supply change problems as it seeks to complete projects.

Recently, the city received two bids on a road project it had sent out to bid. The low bid came in more than $400,000 above the city engineer’s projections. This is becoming increasingly common, City Engineer Kevin Campbell told the city council June 21.

To come up with their estimate, the engineers add 10 percent to the previous year’s cost of a similar project, a practice that has worked well in the past, Campbell said.

“For us to be another 20 percent above that, it gives you an idea of the prices that we’re seeing,” he said. “A lot of it is concrete — there’s a shortage on cement. Some of those unit prices have doubled in the past year. So that’s what we’re up against.”

City staff considered postponing at least part of the project but concluded that with costs only increasing, it would not benefit the city to hold off, City Manager Brant Hanson said. Instead, the city will use some of its fund balance (essentially its savings) to pay the shortfall, he said.

The project in question is a rebuild of London Road from Bonita Way to 400 East and Cottonwood Drive, along with an over-

lay of 400 West from 1125 North to Jennings Lane. Post Asphalt was the low bidder at $1,863,760; the other bid was from Staker Parson at $2,030,468.

Post Asphalt was expected to begin work on the project July 5. The rebuild work included new asphalt, sidewalk and curb and gutter replacement, updated wheelchair ramps where needed and the replacement of concrete drive approaches. On the 400 West overlay, the asphalt was replaced, curb and gutter were replaced where needed and the road was restriped.

In the same discussion, Campbell told the city council that often the city has difficulty receiving even two bids for these types of projects.

“We’re still seeing very few bidders,” he said. “We’re happy when we have two bids because then we can bring it before you folks, council and mayor, and show that we have two competitive bids. We’ve had times where we’ve only had one bid and we’ve had to go out to rebid several times to get a second bidder. Two to three is what we’re seeing on average.”

When a project has to be rebid, it only increases the cost to the city since the lone bidder is likely to increase its bid based on the lack of competition for the project,

A rebuild of London Road from Bonita Way to 400 East and Cottonwood Drive is underway that includes new asphalt, sidewalk and curb and gutter replacement. Bids are coming in well above the city engineer’s projections for road projects. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Campbell said. “It’s a game.”

Campbell said he expects prices will “flatten a little bit” but he doesn’t expect them to drop. While the city was able to find the extra funds to get this road rebuild done, increased costs may mean that the city will be able to pay for fewer projects in the fu-

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igi’s Playhouse has a mission: to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to create an environment of acceptance and inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome, of all ages.

While there are 55 locations of Gigi’s Playhouse around the country, the Layton location (1916 N. 700 West) is the only one in Utah. Angela Horn just started as the site’s manager and is excited to bring free educational and developmental programs to people with Down syndrome and their families.

“I think a misconception is that everyone who has Down syndrome is alike,” Horn said. “We know that’s not true. Everyone is different. Everyone has their own personality and their own abilities. We like to celebrate all of their abilities and all of their accomplishments as they go along.”

Programs at Gigi’s Playhouse include the popular Language Music N' Our Peeps class, recommended for children up to 3 or 4 years old. LMNOP teaches communication through music, fun activities and basic sign language.

Gigi’s Kitchen is a program where teens and adults learn how to prepare nutritious meals. The class reviews a recipe, prepares it and shares the meal together. Participants set measurable goals and work on those a little bit each day, with everyone celebrating accomplishments.

Women who discover they’re expecting a child with Down syndrome often reach out to the center for guidance. With programs for expectant moms, all the way through end-of-life, Gigi’s Playhouse is a safe communi-

ty. In 1980 the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome was 26 years old, now it’s more than 60.

The center shut down during COVID but has seen a resurgence over the last few months.

“This is one thing that they get to do and everyone looks forward to coming out,” Horn said. “As things are reopening, we want our families to have a place they can come to.”

Because the programs at Gigi’s Playhouse are free, the locations are 99% volunteer run. The center usually offers more classes but a lack of volunteers makes it difficult.

“We have over 20 signature programs but are only offering four because we need volunteers,” Horn said. “We really would love to have volunteers so we can build our programs back up. It’s my goal to continue adding new programs throughout the year and to offer more for our families. I’d love to be able to get our programming numbers back to where they were before COVID.” Volunteers are needed to run programs, greet families, find funding and donations, clean the facility and provide marketing. Volunteers familiar with event planning are also needed to assist with the center’s fundraising gala in October. For information about volunteer opportunities, contact Horn at ahorn@gigisplayhouse.org.

“I love watching everyone become the best versions of themselves and it’s really special working in a location that fosters community, not only with individuals who have Down syndrome but with our families as well.” l

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“I was in the back passenger seat,” said Frei. “I was instantly paralyzed from the waist down. The windshield nearly touched my friends’ faces. We were trapped.”

Her friend who was driving broke his femur and her other friend had abdominal and back wounds but managed to get out of the car to see what she could do to help, Frei said. “There were amazing people around us, a former EMT, a CNA, someone from special forces and a pharmacist. It took an hour for the ambulance to get to us then they took us to the hospital in Logan.”

Frei said she had 60 blood transfusions and was life-flighted to Salt Lake where both of her legs were amputated. “I spent five weeks in the ICU. My parents switched off every other day. They helped me the whole time.”

Before the accident, Frei was a cheerleader at Clearfield High and was also on the golf team. She loved swimming and tumbling and just being outside. “In the hospital I worked on getting stronger,” she said. “I couldn’t do my hair. I couldn’t sit up in bed, I couldn’t roll over. I had to learn almost everything. After my hospital stay I finally got to see my friends.”

A year later, Frei said her family planned a trip to Disney World. “It was the first time I’d flown on a plane since the accident. We went to the Magic Kingdom and the Epcot Center and I did all of the fun rides. I was able to ride everything I wanted to. It was an awesome experience.”

However, when they got to Universal Studios it was a completely different experience, she said. “I was super excited to ride the first ride. I got into the test seat and the worker said ‘your legs have to come right to the edge of the seat.’ I was kind of in shock.

I got back into my chair to go to the next ride. My dad lifted me in and scooted me forward. Then they said ‘you have to have knees to ride this ride.’ I went to the next ride and they said ‘you have to have one real leg to ride the ride.’”

All the regulations were different, said Frei. “I was so discouraged that I couldn’t ride the rides. I came home and I started thinking about what I could do. I wanted to do something crazy. I decided to try skydiving.”

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Sarah Frei (left) with Kellie Mudrow, director of Professional Learning & Quality Staffing for the Davis School District at a teacher conference at Farmington High School. Frei lost both of her legs and is paralyzed from the waist down after a drunk driver hit the car she was riding in head on in 2020. Photo by Becky Ginos

plane, she said. “When I got there they strapped me to another diver. It was the funnest thing I’ve ever done. I could still feel that thrill in my life. It made me just as happy. Changes happen, they shouldn’t hold us back from doing the things we love.

You can be happy if you stay determined, even if it’s a completely different way than you thought.”

Frei graduated from high school in 2021. “I wanted to go to college by myself and be independent,” she said. “I was worried, what if I fall out of my wheelchair and there’s no one to help me get back in? So my dad helped me practice getting off the floor and into my chair. I could never get it. Most people were just amputees but not paralyzed. They hadn’t met my situation.”

Nothing seemed to be working for her to meet that goal before going to college. “I said to myself, ‘I’m getting from the floor to the chair tonight,’” said Frei. “I did it. Now I can get into my chair by myself. It’s some-

thing no one else can do. I was so happy and proud. Now I can go to college.”

Everyone has different gifts, she said.

“Sometimes things seem to work for others and not for you. We have to find what works for us. Use those gifts to your advantage.

I made a list of things I wanted to be able to do when I left the hospital. It used to be easy and now it’s different. I’m happy with the things I can do. It’s those small goals that led me to where I am.”

Frei said people ask her how she can be so positive. “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.”

It’s all because of acceptance, she said.

“You have to accept it and move on. It was an unexpected change that I didn’t want and didn’t ask for. I’m able to do cheer, golf and swim because I have accepted it and moved on from those challenges.” l

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2022 High School football schedule Compiled by Tom Haraldsen

All games start at 7 p.m.

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Viewmont at Logan West Jordan at WX Davis at Lehi Farmington at Pleasant Grove Highland at Bountiful

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Weber at Farmington 7 p.m.

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Davis at Layton Logan at Woods Cross Viewmont at Provo Bountiful at Skyline

Sept. 9

Farmington at Clearfield Bonneville at Viewmont Woods Cross at Bountiful Alta at Davis

Sept. 16

Davis at Syracuse Layton at Farmington Viewmont at Box Elder Woods Cross at Northridge Bountiful at Bonneville

Sept. 23

Fremont at Davis Northridge at Viewmont Box Elder at Bountiful Bonneville at Woods Cross Roy at Farmington

Sept. 30

Farmington at Davis Bountiful at Viewmont Woods Cross at Box Elder

Oct. 6

Davis at Weber

Oct. 7

Fremont at Farmington Viewmont at Woods Cross Northridge at Bountiful

Oct. 12

Clearfield at Davis Farmington at Syracuse Green Canyon at Viewmont Spanish Fork at Woods Cross

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Aug. 2

Layton at Bountiful 3:30 Davis at Logan 3:30 Farmington at Westlake 3:30

Aug. 3

Woods Cross at Corner Canyon 3:30

Aug. 4

Lone Peak at Farmington 3:30 Bountiful at West 8 Viewmont at Skyview 8

Aug. 5

Viewmont at Logan 6

Aug. 6

Viewmont at Green Canyon 2

Aug. 9

Corner Canyon at Farmington 3:30 Wasatch at Viewmont 7 Murray at Woods Cross 7

Aug. 11

Farmington at American Fork 3:30 Bountiful at Juan Diego 3:30 Davis at Viewmont 7

Aug. 12

Sept. 1

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Sept. 6

Woods Cross at Mountain Crest 6 Farmington at Clearfield 3:30 Maple Mountain at Woods Cross 3:30 Judge at Bountiful 3:30

Aug. 18

Fremont at Farmington 3:30 Weber at Davis 3:30 Sky View at Bountiful 3:30 Riverton at Woods Cross 7

Aug. 23

Weber at Farmington 3:30 Davis at Fremont 3:30 Bountiful at Bonneville 3:30 Viewmont at Box Elder 3:30 Woods Cross at Northridge 3:30

Aug. 25

Clearfield at Davis 3:30 Viewmont at Judge 5:30

Aug. 30

Layton at Farmington 3:30 Davis at Syracuse 3:30 Bountiful at Northridge 3:30

Farmington at Davis 3:30 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

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Viewmont at Woods Cross 7

Sept. 22

Bonneville at Viewmont 3:30 Woods Cross at Bountiful 3:30

Farmington at Layton 3:30 Syracuse at Davis 3:30

Sept. 29

Woods Cross at Bonneville 3:30 Bountiful at Box Elder 3:30 Viewmont at Northridge 3:30

Sept. 30

Sept. 23

Sept. 27

Farmington at Syracuse 3:30 Davis at Layton 3:30 Box Elder at Woods Cross 3:30 Viewmont at Bountiful 3:30

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Fighting cancer one party at a time

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com

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hen Kaysville native Rebekah Bernier was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, she decided to throw herself a big party on her next birthday. A few years later, her sister, Kathryn Irvine, was diagnosed with breast cancer, her brother developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma and another sister, Karen Lee, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and passed away in 2017.

In all, five of the nine siblings have been diagnosed with different types of cancer.

Looking for a way to celebrate life, to remember the life of her sister and to help people dealing with cancer, Bernier morphed her annual birthday party into the SparkLee Sisters Charity Ball. The gala is a chance for the community to come together for a good cause.

“Once you get out of high school you don’t really have that chance to get all dressed up,” Bernier said. “Most women, I have found, love these types of events.

We’re just creating a space to go have fun, to party, all while raising money for two amazing nonprofits.”

The SparkLee Sisters Charity Ball will be held Thursday, Sept. 8, from 6-9 p.m. at Davis High School (325 South Main St.).

Proceeds from the event will be donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer SLC

and Needs Beyond Medicine.

This adults-only event will feature a live DJ, dancing, a silent auction and raffle prizes. A local photographer has donated her time to capture the event and a professional dancer will give a brief ballroom dancing lesson.

“It’s so fun,” Bernier said. “It’s just us doing this. We’re not some big company. We grew up in Kaysville and we try to keep [the event] in Kaysville,” she said. “It’s getting a little bigger every year, which is exciting.”

Both Bernier and Irvine worked as representatives for a jewelry company. By combining their maiden name, Lee, with the sparkle of jewelry, SparkLee was born. They have since made their brother an honorary member of the SparkLee Sisters.

To ensure the majority of proceeds go to the two nonprofits, the sisters pay for the event out of their own pockets. They hope a corporate sponsor would be willing to cover the venue, food or other costs so more money can go to people diagnosed with cancer and struggling with financial worries.

Tickets to the event are available at Eventbrite.

“We’re just two sisters trying to be a voice for good,” Bernier said. l

From right, Kathryn Irvine, Brandi Twitchel, Rebekah Bernier, and Brandi Hamblin attend a SparkLee Sisters Charity Ball. The four have been close friends their entire lives. Courtesy photo

Bracing for impact: how roller derby builds confidence and community

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t might look like an aggressive collision, with no rhyme or reason, but Oo Barracuda, Ginny Wheelsley and Sacajawheela know exactly what they’re doing.

Roller derby might be the most misunderstood sport in the country. It’s part football, part marathon and part wrestling match, but beneath all the noise and excitement is a game with intense strategy and athleticism – and cool derby names.

West Bountiful resident Amy Royer (aka Ginny Wheelsley) took up the sport nine years ago, after her first child was born. She was looking for a way to get out of the house and find a fun way to be active.

“Now it’s my social outlet, it’s my physical outlet and it’s like anxiety therapy,” she said. “It really has been an incredible outlet in my life.”

An inclusive sport that welcomes all genders and identities, there are teams for women, men, LGBTQ, co-ed and juniors. With The Derby Depot in Salt Lake (1415 S. 700 West #17), Utah boasts one of only six permanent roller derby tracks in the country.

Royer plays with Beehive Skate Revolution, the only recreational derby league in the state. It’s not the aggressive, competitive game portrayed in movies, but make no mistake, players take the sport seriously.

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By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com “People think, myself included, that all these women are going to be tough, mean and competitive and take out their anger on everything, but it’s not like that at all,” Royer said.

“I’m not going to lie. There are some injuries.

We’re not going to make you do anything you’re uncomfortable with, but accidents do happen.”

By day, Jess Hill works at Primary Children’s Hospital, but at night, she rules the derby track as Sacajawheela (Wheela for short).

Hill and her daughter have been playing since 2013 when they fell in love with the derby community.

As a nurse, Hill deals with trauma-level incidents on a regular basis. The mental and emotional release of roller derby has had a big impact on her life.

“Sometimes it’s all I can do to get myself to practice but then I feel so much better, not just physically but mentally. It kind of clears my space and gets that stress and energy out.”

Hill coached the junior league and watched youth learning valuable skills, and not just about derby.

“We have a lot of juniors coming in with self-esteem issues and getting bullied,” she said. “There are a lot of kids struggling with school. I have seen kids come out of their shell and do a complete 180 with confidence and

Davis County residents Amy Royer (left) and Alyssa Stacey skate in the Utah Pride Parade, representing Wasatch Roller Derby. Photo courtesy of Royer

having something to be proud of by joining roller derby and having that community.”

Since COVID, derby numbers have dropped but Hill hopes to get more people involved in the sport. She said it’s not just about skating, although skating has a physical benefit, but it’s about feeling like you belong in a community that cares about each person.

People often assume a player has to be tough and aggressive to succeed at the sport, but Hill said that’s not true. One of her best

friends was very timid but Hill said she now conducts a lot of the league training sessions.

For more information about joining a derby league, visit SaltLakeRollerDerby.org “It’s not just a bunch of chaos out on the track. It might look like it, but there’s a lot of coaching and training that goes into it,” Hill said. “You get knocked down but you get back up again. You leave it out on the track and reset. There are just so many things that cross over to actual life skills.” l

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The design of a 120,000 square foot building on the north end of the center is underway and expected to be finalized in 2022 with a ground breaking in spring 2023 and completion at the end of 2024.

“Method Studio Architect is doing the design,” said Community and Economic Development Director Kent Andersen. “We’ve brought in Layton Construction as CM/GC (Construction Manager/ General Contractor) during the design phase to help us better understand the actual cost, the timing and availability.”

The Legacy Events Center was established in 1990, he said. “It was supported by tourism tax dollars and designed for equestrian events. In 1998, the building opened and was built to host the 2002 Olympic Rodeo Cultural Event. Since 2002, the venue rarely held equestrian events that exceeded 5 percent of the seating capacity and struggled to compete in that shrinking market.”

The commission looked for other ways to help the project have greater impact to the community, recognizing that youth sports were a strategic way for the county to use the facility and could be hosted for years to come, said Andersen. “More often I get comments from residents saying they have been to the facility to attend a youth sporting event than any other event. With 35 percent of the county population under 19 – 122,000 kids – we used to raise

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During the summer hotel occupancy is at 80 percent, said Andersen. “In the winter it is 60 percent. We want to drive more hotel stays during the winter period.”

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By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—The west side of Farmington has seen substantial growth with Station Park and the housing surrounding it. A plan to develop the area north of that into a business park has been in the works for about two years.

Plans for the new Farmington Station are currently under review by the planning commission and city council.

“The city commissioned an updated market condition for the area,” said Farmington City Community and Economic Development Direct Brigham Mellor. “The developers might tell us to build it here but the study might show that it should be done there. It helps to have a more unbiased direction in the process.”

GSBS Architects is doing a financial plan and analysis, he said. “We hired them through the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC).

We have a grant from them. They put in 25 percent and the city does 75 percent.”

The design implements transportation and highway changes coming in around the train station and multifamily housing, said Mellor.

“There’s federal government money and they dole that out and regional planning and the federal government helps with that planning effort.”

As part of the plan documents is criteria information for their design to follow, he said. “If they can follow the spirit of it they try to do that but if it doesn’t meet realities they do a plan that takes into account the market conditions of near and long term population growth.”

Mellor said they’re looking into a robotic parking solution. “There are some already in Salt Lake and Lehi. It costs less in the short term and it’s a good possibility.”

They don’t even have regular parking stalls, he said. “You pull up and it parks your car for you. It sounds like pie in the sky but it’s not far off. GSBS International doesn’t do structure

parking, it uses robotics. It’s how they design it so it’s not wasting space. It addresses the market demand and maximizes space now and into the future.”

How it works is a metal pallet runs through a series of conveyor belts that parks the car in a stall that is really tight, said Mellor. “It’s like in a warehouse where they pull an item and bring it down then wrap plastic around it. With robotic parking they’ve taken a page from mechanical distribution.”

The legislature passed HB462 that requires development around a UTA hub, he said. “It makes a case for UTA partnering with us on mass transit options like shuttles running up and down the roads. If they put a bus out there, there are going to be riders. If they allocate resources it could be deployed to meet the criteria of HB462.”

There’s not going to be a lot of retail in the business park but people who work there could get on the shuttle that takes them to Station Park, said Mellor.

A shuttle to the Legacy Events Center was not included in the analysis, he said. “But if it makes sense to go around the corner (with the Station Park shuttle) we’d absolutely do that.

We want to make sure that Clark Lane to the fairgrounds is safe for pedestrians. The shuttles could swing around and drop people off.”

The county offices have moved downtown so the shuttle would come out directly dropping employees off at the county building so that they don’t have to walk from the Lagoon stop, said Mellor.

The city council is excited, he said. “This was former Mayor Talbot’s vision. The past and present council sowed the field so it can grow and become all that it’s meant to be.” l

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KAYSVILLE—Every summer the West Nile virus seems to crop up somewhere in Utah and now it’s in Davis County. Last month, Davis Mosquito Abatement found the first positive case of West Nile in a pool of water in west Kaysville.

“We set traps at 30 locations a week,” said Davis Mosquito Abatement District Manager Gary Hatch. “We collect them and count and speciate them. We’ve tested 1,100 pools and last week we detected the first positive case.”

There are two types of mosquitoes that they look for, the Culex pipiens and Culex tarsalis, he said. “The Culex pipiens or house mosquito’s habitat is in small containers of water like kiddie pools, catch basins, curb and gutter, small ditches around the house and in smaller water bodies. They’re non aggressive biters. They don’t readily bite people, they typically bite birds but they come in at night and buzz around and are obnoxious but they will bite.”

The Culex tarsalis breed in permanent or semi permanent water sources, said Hatch.

“They’re all over the marshes and a flooded pasture. The Culex tarsalis is what we found in a pool in west Kaysville.”

Hatch said they set 12 traps seven days a week May through September. “We set an additional 24 traps one night a week throughout the county. We knock the mosquitos down, put them into tubes and test them in house.

We sort out into tubes those that are tested.”

Any cases of West Nile are reported to the Davis County Health Department. “We turn it over to them to let the public know,” said Hatch.

Mosquitos bite from dusk to dawn, when the sun goes down and when the sun comes up, he said. “If you’re going to be out, put on repellent and if you can, wear long pants and

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To avoid mosquitos, empty any standing water around the house, said Hatch. “Bird baths should be changed every seven to 10 days. Put mosquito eating fish in ornamental ponds. Part of our service is to come out and do that for you just call us.”

Hatch also recommends making sure there are good screens on windows. “People like to sleep with the windows open but they’ll readily come in the house and bite you at night. Be careful with in and out traffic through the door at night too. They congregate around lights and can come inside so you want to minimize that.”

Although West Nile was found, not all species carry it, he said. “We tested 1,100 pools and this was the first case we detected.

About 20,000 mosquitoes have been tested so far. Just because you get bit doesn’t mean it carries it.”

West Nile causes flu-like symptoms, said Hatch. “A severe headache, stiff neck, body aches. It’s hard to tell with COVID now but you don’t have a runny nose or cough like COVID.” It can be serious in seniors or the immunocompromised population, he said. “Children generally go through West Nile better than adults do.”

Hatch said they’re out doing extra spraying where the virus was detected. “We’re taking precautions to get as much spraying as we can. We spray five nights a week, with six to seven trucks going out at night, especially where the mosquito population is. Not only on the westside but we’re covering even farther up east. We’re trying to get them knocked down to prevent disease.” l

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By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com SALT LAKE CITY—Most Utahns don’t think sex trafficking takes place here.

That’s something that happens in Mexico or other places not in Davis County – but it does.

Last October, a Bountiful man was arrested on multiple counts of human trafficking and 24 people were arrested in Utah in a sex trafficking ring in March. Last month, the Dean and Bonnie Stephens Memorial Fund gave a $100,000 grant to build Aspen Magdalene House, Utah’s first residential treatment program for sex trafficking survivors.

Jana Christiansen, daughter of Dean and Bonnie Stephens whose uncle is the late Jim Hansen, a Davis County resident, presented the check on her parents’ behalf to board members at a “Sex Trafficking – It Happens Here” luncheon in Salt Lake City.

“I became involved in 2018 with Thistle Farms run by the Episcopal church,” said Christiansen. “They give women who have been trafficked a home where they can live with their peers, receive addiction therapy, counseling, medical and dental services and employment. They’ve been around for 32 years and have had an 80 percent success rate.”

Christiansen said she was interested in their nonprofit. “I thought the foundation could help. I’m in long-term recovery myself. It was in step with what we do.”

Women who have been trafficked don’t always fit the stereotype, she said. “I knew of one woman in San Francisco who was not in poverty at all. Another had a degree in social work and had a wonderful family but became addicted. At first they don’t identify as being trafficked. They say my boyfriend asked me to expose myself to his friend and he’d take money or something similar.”

Working in the family center at the Road Home, Christiansen said she was prepared for the addiction piece but not the sexual abuse of children. “The children were being abused and the women were trafficked. They couldn’t find a job to make any difference. I knew I needed to be involved. I became passionate in 2018.”

There’s enough data that shows it happens here, she said. “We’re really lacking in-home services in the West. There are no long-term treatment programs. Victims are sent to domestic violence shelters. They go from trauma to trauma.”

They need a place to go and heal, said Christiansen. “Love is our business model.

We want this to be a nurturing sanctuary.”

Stacy Symons was a victim of trafficking but it took time for her to recognize it.

“They go through a grooming process to make you vulnerable to be trafficked,” she said. “I have a history of rape as a teen that colored my experience.”

Symons was born and raised in Utah. “I

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went to Bingham High and joined the marines after I graduated,” she said. “I had a head injury during basic training that caused a traumatic brain injury. It caused anger issues and emotional dysregulation.”

After leaving the military, Symons got into a relationship that she believed to be genuine. “I discovered he was still using and he became abusive,” she said. “I cared for him but he was lying. He introduced me to meth and two months in he pulled a gun and put it in my face. I was strong enough to walk away.”

Symons said she was trying to find someone who could tell her what to do because she was self medicating. “That’s when I met the person who trafficked me. Three weeks into the relationship I thought he loved me and he showed me affection. I felt supported and I thought he was helping me with my habit.”

Then he started leaving her places for hours at a time. “He brought me to a person’s place and the guy said ‘you know why you’re here? You're here for payment,’” Symons said. “I was a debt. I was non consequential, not valued as a human.”

Somebody overheard them talking about the drug debt, she said. “He ended up protecting me. He wouldn’t leave me alone.

I realized he loved me and the only thing that distanced me from the trafficker was when he went to jail.”

In 2016 Symons got clean and she has a job. “It takes self accountability and community and a willingness to show up for yourself,” she said. “I got brave enough to tell my story. If I only help one person it’s worth it.” l

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early one million miles away from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is gazing into space with the intensity of a teenager watching TikTok. The most powerful observatory ever launched (Hubble orbits a measly 340 miles away from Earth), the JWST navigated to its location and deployed its mirrors, telescopes, solar panels and antennas, unfolding like a Transformer in the middle of space.

NASA (Nerding About Space Again) was unsurprisingly geeked about the first images from the JWST and organized a live event to reveal the pictures to the world. I’m an astronomy fangirl, so it made my nerdy

heart happy to see the images unveiled on July 12 during the NASA production.

I couldn’t help but appreciate that Hollywood hadn’t produced the reveal show. It would have been completely different, with movie stars turning it into a literal song-anddance. It would have included a Gorgeous Galaxy red carpet event before the Beautiful People, dressed in sequins and velvet, highlighted the space pictures “right after these messages.”

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Thankfully, NASA did the whole program themselves. It was like someone handed the high school astronomy club an iPhone and told them to prepare a science project about the Webb telescope. They didn’t use professional spokespeople. They weren’t dressed in formal wear. It was just astrophysicists literally (yes, literally) bouncing with excitement as the world saw the photos for the first time.

There was even a technical glitch when NASA tried to connect to scientists in Canada but couldn’t get through. NASA can relay images from billions of light years away, but can’t connect with colleagues in Montreal.

Stupid Zoom calls.

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It showed a universe teeming with galaxies never seen before. At least not by people on Earth.

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Hopefully, this will prove to politicians that the world does not revolve around them.

Webb’s mission is to search for light from the first stars and galaxies that formed the universe after the Big Bang, unless you don’t believe in the Big Bang. In that case, you can sit next to those who think the moon landing was fake, the earth is flat, evolution is a fraud, the Mars mission is bogus, the moon is an alien spacecraft, that it’s NASA’s job to create space hoaxes and we’ve never crossed the Van Allen Belt.

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We’re a tiny, blue marble floating through the enormity of space, doing our best not to fall into a black hole or get vaporized by a meteor.

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