April 2020 | Vol. 14 Iss. 04
FREE COUNCIL’S DECISION ON GENEVA ROCK POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, PHYSICIANS WARN OF DUST By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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he Draper City Council finds itself between a rock and a hard place. Residents voiced a cumulative, resounding “no” to Geneva Rock’s newest application for an expansion to their gravel and mining operations at the Point of the Mountain. The Feb. 27 planning commission/public hearing on Geneva ended with a unanimous negative recommendation by the city’s planning commission to the City Council. But the council risks losing any say in the matter because of House Bill 288, passed by the Utah Legislature in 2019 and signed by the governor, which allows the state to supersede local authority if Draper City and Geneva Rock cannot come to a mutually agreeable solution. HB 288 also restricts cities from initiating new regulations that limit mining operations. Draper City incorporated in 1978. Geneva Rock acquired 142 acres of property, located within the Draper City agricultural (A5) zone, in 1999. Geneva made and withdrew applications to Draper City in 2015 and again in 2018 to rezone acres of their property from A5 to mining (M2). In 2016, Geneva secured legal rights to continue extracting sand, gravel
to protect as open space. Area 3 is about 50 acres that could be potentially developed in the future, and Area 4 is 27 acres the company seeks to mine. City publications indicate, “the entire area of the Geneva Rock property identified in this application is located within the Hillside Sensitive Overlay Zone” and “is protected in city code to ensure urban development is guided in a manner that will protect scenic beauty and minimize the potential for flooding, erosion and other natural hazards.” Dust and silica were frequently used words at the hearing. The wind at Point of the Mountain is the reason for the flight park’s location there, but it’s that same wind that many said blows the dust created by Geneva’s operation throughout the valley, especially concentrated in South Mountain and Draper. Nile Brewer is a hang glider pilot. “I Dr. Brian Moench (L) and Jonny Vasic of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment both spoke about the can’t justify giving them extra space, digging dangers of silica dust. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals) for another 20 years. We’re not asking them to go away, but to justify allowing them to exand rock, including 40 acres in the A5 zone. mately 43 acres the company would give to pand…it’s more important to me to have the This application from Geneva Rock is the city to protect as open space. Area 2 is apContinued page 5 divided into four areas. Area 1 is approxi- proximately 21 acres the company proposes
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Pie, once again, improving lives By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com
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ie can be so tasty. The scalloped edges and golden crusts. The cream and crumble accents. Pie can be comforting and cheerful. It’s a common tradition for birthdays and holidays. Pie has endless flavor possibilities. It even appears in the form of random layered casseroles, a mashed potato-topped masterpiece. Pie... (insert a *sigh*) you’re so dependable. One Draper mom has discovered that her talent for making pie improves lives in other ways too. Merissa Davis can make a pie practically in her sleep. She has mastered some incredible flavors. When her son Otto (now age 6) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, she wanted to do something other than feel overwhelmed by her little boy’s difficult diagnosis. She wanted to help fund a cure. An old-fashioned bake sale was the answer. She’s using pie to help raise money for type 1 diabetes research. This is something the Davis family feels is extremely important and are doing their part to make a hard situation more positive. “Cookies are really popular and there are a lot of great cookie shops in SLC, but there are fewer pie shops,” David said. “So this is a little unique. And it’s just one of my favorite desserts to make and eat.” Individuals with type 1 diabetes can eat pie too. The carbohydrates just have to be calculated like any other food. The Davis family calls their ongoing fundraiser “Piebetes.” They collect pie orders once a month. The proceeds go to JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research. Follow the Piebetes pages for more information and how to order: Instagram: @piebetes_for_t1d Facebook: Piebetes Fundraising Page: http://www2.jdrf.org/ goto/OttoImmune Davis said, “For our pre-orders, many
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Merissa Davis serves gourmet pies at the Clever Bean coffee shop in Draper for National PI Day and to help fund research for type 1 diabetes. (Amy Green/City Journals)
pies are available in gluten-free and dairyfree versions. There are also low-carb options for diabetics and keto people.” As a way to support JDRF and National Pi (3.14) Day at the same time, the Clever Bean coffee shop in Draper at 656 East 11400 South hosted a special Piebetes sale on March 14. They welcomed Davis into their space so she could take orders and sell pie by the slice. Anyone who missed this event can still order pie. Brad Didericksen is a regular at the Clever Bean and a fan of supporting his community. “I saw some flyers (about Piebetes)
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Continued from front page clear air. I’ve seen trails of dust being carried almost into downtown,” Brewer said. Dr. Brian Moench and Jonny Vasic from Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment were in attendance. “Unique to mining and gravel is crystalline silica. Analogous to inhaling microscopic barbed wire, it leads to increased rates of lung cancer. Draper City should consider their first priority to be the health of residents, not what is best for Geneva’s profitability,” Moench said. Vasic’s sister lives near the mine. “She’s fearful. There’s already so much dirt and dust in her house that she doesn’t open the window anymore. Who in their right mind would want to recreate there? We know this gravel pit couldn’t be in a worse area. The last thing we need is for them to expand,” he said. Kris Olszewski said there’s pumice dust all over her house and she frequently has to change her furnace filters. “This is no different than me buying a commercial property zoned for two stories and asking the city for eight stories. In 40 years, that’s a whole mountain that has gone away. Mountains don’t grow back. In 40 years, Geneva has yet to revegetate,” Olszewski said. South Mountain resident Neil McGarry said, “The conservation easement trade is simply not worth it.” Numerous individuals approached the microphone to comment, including one woman who asked, “Do we want to be known as the city that turned down a homeless shelter but brought in mining?” She went on to encourage the planning commission to deny the application for the sake of doing what she called “the right thing.” Parents and children also approached the microphone. Audrey Albrecht carried daughter Eisley, age 3, to tearfully address the planning commission. She said she fears getting lung cancer and she doesn’t take her daughter to the park because of pollution. “I want to stand up for my daughter because she’s not old enough to stand up here for herself. If I can’t breathe, what’s the point in
living here?” she asked. Former councilmember Alan Summerhays was the only person who spoke in favor of reaching an agreement with Geneva. “I think we have to make a deal here. I can just see the money people buying the legislature and then Draper getting the short end of the stick,” he said. Planning Commissioner Mary Squire said, “This is the third time we’ve heard an application concerning mining. I would say the planning commission has led the charge to remove mining from the code as a use at all; for that we have been punished greatly. Geneva is sticking it to us for doing that. They have gone to the state. House Bill 288 was signed by the governor. We need to figure out how to approach this as a city. The state will step in, then we run the risk of all four of those areas being mined. Do not misunderstand my motive. We want a nice place to live here,” she said before casting her vote. “Air quality has not gotten any better, it’s getting worse. I’m not here to say this is the best solution, but over time these negotiations are getting better,” said Planning Commission Chair Andrew Adams. Dave Kallas is a spokesperson for Geneva Rock. “We’ve come back with a request that has 60% fewer acres for M2 zoning. Last time around we’d requested about 73 acres be rezoned for mining. After meeting with city officials, nearby residents and stakeholders and listening to concerns,
we’ve come back with a request for only 27 acres. We feel like that helps address some of those concerns, including we have offered to designate well over 60 acres of open space. That’s property Geneva Rock owns, including 43 acres we will donate to the city. Our expectation is those 43 acres will be conserved, never developed and available for recreation or conservation activities,” he said. Asked about dust mitigation, Kallas said, “Geneva Rock has a fugitive dust control plan and is regulated by the Utah Division of Air Quality. Currently we use many techniques within our control plan to mitigate dust and other emissions. We have recently invested over $30 million in new equipment and new facilities to reduce dust and emissions on our properties in the area including Draper, Bluffdale and Lehi where we have operations. It’s important for people to know that, in addition to mining or rezoning 27 acres, Geneva Rock is in the process of reclaiming over 50 acres in the same operation. Reclamation and re-use of the property begins today and will continue over the next 20-plus years. We would invite people to look at the master plan at www.GenevaRock.com/pom.” The City Council scheduled a special meeting on Geneva’s application, open to the public, for March 25. Subsequently, the city declared a State of Emergency March 12 and announced that City Council and other meetings will be postponed indefinitely. l
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Draper Philharmonic Choral Society’s children’s choir gets new director By Stephanie Yrungaray | s.yrungaray@mycityjournals.com
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he Draper Philharmonic Choral Society (DPCS) family has grown ... by 20 children. Two years after establishing the society, they have now added a children’s choir that will be directed by Sue Nielsen. Sheri Jensen, DPCS founder, says the children’s choir fills a need in the community. “Sometimes children want to do choir at school but they can’t fit it in because of language immersion or other reasons,” Jensen said. “This [children’s choir] is an answer for them. There is really something special about being part of a choir group.” Jensen said she is excited about where Nielsen will take the group. “Our new director is amazing and is going to take [the children’s choir] to new heights,” said Jensen. “I had been looking very specifically and she is an answer to prayer and searching.” Nielsen has a degree in music education from BYU and has taught private voice lessons and directed numerous children’s choirs. “I’m very interested in bringing out confidence and musicianship of young people and hesitant singers,” Nielsen said. “Some people need an extra boost of confidence. That sometimes comes from just encouraging them and it sometimes comes from teaching certain techniques and skills.” The choir will be made up of kids from ages around 8-14 and is a non-auditioned choir. The cost is $60 per month with choir practices once a week at the Vezzoso School of Music in Draper. The children’s choir will have the opportunity to perform in the lobby of Draper Philharmonic Choral Society productions as well as produce their own concert. Nielsen says she hopes that as the choir grows in size and reputation they will have other opportunities to sing. “We expect to build a reputation in the
Kids sing at rehearsals for the Draper Philharmonic and Choral Society’s Children’s Choir. (Photo courtesy of Sue Nielsen)
community that will give us other performing opportunities with local groups and places and hopefully service opportunities down the road,” said Nielsen. “We want to find opportunities for these kids to explore not just their musical talents but also opportunities to learn about other people and places and needs. We want them to bring their talents and good natures to bring about good in the world.” Ten-year-old Calvin Kremser has been part of the children’s choir for about a month and a half. He said he has enjoyed learning new music. “We do many fun songs and my friends are there too,” said Calvin. “It is very fun to
learn new things.” Nielsen said they will also be offering a two two-week summer choir camps June 15–25 and July 6–16. “We are designing it right now and are very excited,” Nielsen said. “We will rehearse four hours each day for eight rehearsals to get show ready. Our performance will be Broadway music with solos, small ensembles and some big production numbers, all created out of the interests of kids, demographics and the composition of what we’ve got in the group.” Nielsen said kids gain so much from participating in a children’s choir, including a community of peers, the ability to use their
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You Otter Know: Loveland Living Planet Aquarium’s triplet otters turn 10 By Stephanie Yrungaray | s.yrungaray@mycityjournals.com
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t was a typical birthday party until the guests of honor pushed their cake into the river. North American river otter triplets Oscar, Oliver and Otis celebrated their 10th birthday at the Loveland Living Aquarium on March 5. With about 50 party guests donning their own paper otter ears, the birthday celebration included decorated shields for the otters to play with and a three-layer cake. The bottom layer was fruits and vegetables frozen in purple ice, the middle layer was fish frozen into ice and the top layer was smashed up otter pellets mixed with pureed fish and topped with fish candles. Oliver had the biggest appetite for birthday cake while Otis and Oscar tried in vain to get to the GoPro camera that was tied in a branch to capture party footage. After about 10 minutes the entire cake got pushed into the exhibit’s water and the triplets feasted on their special treat. “Otters are super smart and they know if they put the ice in the water it will melt faster and they can get to the fish,” said Mika Miller, digital marketing specialist for Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. “They swim around with the pieces until they melt and they can get to the food. It’s really cute.” Born at the Long Island Aquarium New York, the otter brothers came to their Utah home in 2012. The big double-digits birthday
is a substantial one for river otters. “Animal age-wise these guys would be starting to get up there,” said Brent Beardsley, public programs manager at the aquarium. “In the wild, otters live to be 9–12 years old but under human care they can live to be up to 21.” The otters, with their curious nature, playful antics and swimming skills, are a big draw for aquarium visitors. 10-year-old Kelan Nowers came from Tooele for the otter birthday party. “They ate the fish candles on the cake really fast,” Kelan said. “It was pretty cool.” Beardsley said they want to use the otters’ birthday as a way to share a message about humans having sustainable birthday parties. “We can choose wrapping papers that are recyclable,” Beardsley said. “We can use paper ribbons instead of plastic, paper confetti instead of glitter. All of these things help make a birthday both greener and less expensive.” The aquarium staff hopes the otters’ birthday party can encourage everyone to celebrate animals in all of their forms by being environmentally aware. “We hope guests can think about what they can do to help otters and other animals in the wild have a cleaner, better home so they can continue to celebrate and party on as Oliver the river otter gobbles up his 10th birthday cake at a celebration at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. (Stephanie Yrungaray/City Journals) well,” said Beardsley. l
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Modern amenities and two pools await the public once the Draper Recreation Center opens By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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he grand opening of the Draper Recreation Center, scheduled for March 30, has been postponed in an effort to help control the spread of the coronavirus. But when it does open to the public, patrons will enjoy approximately 60,000 square feet of amenities including two indoor pools. One is an eight-lane competition pool with observation seating above and the other is a leisure pool with a slide and toys. Those are in addition to the existing, outdoor pool that opens during summer months. The facility also includes a multipurpose room with a wood floor for activities like aerobics, karate and yoga, a fitness room with exercise equipment positioned to take advantage of valley views, a bright and colorful childcare area, and a field house designed for practicing soccer, football and baseball indoors that includes batting cages. This is the only county recreation center built in recent years and the only one with self-contained changing rooms. Each has a shower, sink and toilet instead of the traditional men’s and women’s locker rooms. Several banks of lockers are positioned throughout the facility for people to secure their belongings. The recreation center was built to LEED specifications and has more
The Draper Recreation Center grand opening was postponed due to COVID-19. (Mimi Darley Dutton/ City Journals)
than 300 parking spaces. The architectural style is contemporary, a combination of masonry and metal, resembling three cubes put together. Draper Mayor Troy Walker recently told the Corner Canyon High School swim team, who placed third overall in the 6A State Championship, “We have a brand-new rec center that is about to open in our town. A priority of this council and councils past was to create better swimming opportunities … that was an effort that took a lot of work. You guys are going to be swimming at home in an awesome new pool. We want to thank Salt Lake County, Canyons School District and Top: A multipurpose room with wood is intended for dance, yoga and other classes. Bottom: Play equipment Draper City who all put money in to make and a slide make for more fun in the leisure pool. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals) that happen.”. l
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Active transportation plan coming to Sandy and Draper By Stephanie DeGraw | s.degraw@mycityjournals.com
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ore opportunities for active transportation, like biking, walking and horseback riding, are coming to Sandy and Draper. Residents can submit input online to help develop the new plan for a network of paths. “The biggest challenge Sandy sees is gaps in street improvements due to properties outside of its jurisdiction or areas that have been annexed into Sandy without these improvements,” Britney Ward, transportation engineer, said. “The amount of missing infrastructure and right of way needed to install improvements such as sidewalks and bikeways is much costlier than our current budgets can feasibly manage.” Parametrix and Avenue Consultants lead the Sandy/Draper Active Transportation Plan. They hope to have recommendations completed by the fall of 2020. The plan will connect along the shared city boundary and will address needs specific to each community. It will assess the current conditions, performance, needs and public priorities to establish better options for residents to get around safely via walking, biking, scooters, equestrian trails and public transportation. “The active transportation plan (ATP) will be used as a compass for future development, identify needed projects, support proj-
ect funding applications, and will become a part of this year’s transportation master plan update,” Ward said. Sandy City already has bicycle infrastructure and systems in place. There are also transit stations, trails, equestrian trails, shared mobility devices and bus routes. Also, a plan is in place to connect the Sandy Civic Center Light Rail Station to South Jordan FrontRunner. “Sandy City Bike Committee’s current mission is to increase bicycle use in Sandy,” Ward said. “Since the adopted update of the trails master plan to include bike-ways, I am excited to continue the work of creating Sandy’s first active transportation plan.” Shortly after Sandy Cities Bike Committee formed, it recognized that a bike and active transportation plan was needed before additional infrastructure could be built. Through the committee’s research of local entities, groups and programs available, a funding source was found that would be awarded to Sandy and Draper Cities to complete their first active transportation plan. The bike committee has about 10 members consisting of city staff from different departments, Ward said. Public feedback, for the most part, has been positive about efforts to ease the ac-
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clude: 1) The I-15 barrier: The only locations pedestrians, bikers and vehicles can cross the freeway are at the existing interchanges (14600 South, Bangerter Highway, 12300 South and 11400 South). These interchanges increase traffic congestion and conflicts with pedestrians and motor vehicles. 2) Gaps in the existing trails and paths. There are areas where Draper has not completed connections on trails, paths and routes. 3) Funding and Right of Way: Draper has to work within a budget. Because of the Growth of Utah Right of Way, costs are increasing as well as contractor costs. Lundell said the Draper community feedback has been positive from the popup event during the tree-lighting ceremony. “The feedback was good. Everyone would like to see improvements in our connectivity,” he said. The Draper Parks and Trails Master Plan, along with the transportation master plan, is available at the Draper City website. For additional details, see ActiveSandyDraper.com and coming soon: www.sandynow.com/in-the-know/fact-briefs (click on Bike Committee). l
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July 7
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Ballard Arena
Fri, Sat
July 10,11
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Tennis Tournament
Corner Canyon HS
Saturday
July 11
8:00am
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Draper Park Courts
Saturday
July 11
9:30am
Strider Bike Race, children ages 2-5
Draper Cycle Park
Saturday
July 11
9:00am
Pickleball Tournament
Southfork Park
Monday
July 13
7:00pm
Horse Pull - World’s Largest & Strongest Horses
Ballard Arena
Tuesday
July 14
6pm - 8pm
Childrens Bike Parade
Whisperwood Park to Bellevue Park
Wednesday
July 15
6pm - 9pm
Heritage Banquet - $12/person
Draper Elementary
Thursday
July 16
8pm - 9:15pm
Movie Night
Draper Amphitheater
Friday
July 17
5pm - 10pm
Petting Zoo, Custom Inflatables, Mountain Man, Scales & Tails, Pony Rides, Puppy Adoptions, 150th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote
Draper Park
Friday
July 17
7pm - 10pm
Draper Nights Concert
Draper Park
Friday
July 17
6:30pm
Homemade Pie Contest
Draper Day Barn
Saturday
July 18
7am - 8am
5K Race, 1K Kids Race
Draper Park
Saturday
July 18
9:00am
Draper Days Parade
Fort Street
Saturday
July 18
9am - 2pm
JC Hackett Car Show
Draper Park
Saturday
July 18
10am - 10pm
Petting Zoo, Custom Inflatables, Mountain Man, Scales & Tails, Pony Rides, Puppy Adoptions, 150th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote
Draper Park
Saturday
July 18
7pm - 10pm
Draper Nights Concert
Draper Park
Saturday
July 18
10pm
Fireworks Spectacular
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cessibility for current and future users of the paths. Approximately 70% of the 1,000 respondents said that it’s very or vital to have bicycle and pedestrian facilities in their community. Some of the survey respondents’ quotes include: “Dimple Dell Road needs a bike trail for walkers and joggers and bikers along one side of the road for safety.” “10600 South is particularly bad with no shoulder for cyclists in many places.” “Overall, Sandy has pretty decent sidewalks and wide shoulders. I commute to work 18 miles to work downtown about once per week, and I use 700 /900 East.” Draper City desires to have better connectivity at the border of surrounding cities and bridge the gap between cities. The study also will provide more funding resources such as grants the towns can apply for, according to Eric Lundell, Draper engineer. “We do have biking and horse-riding paths throughout Draper. They vary in completeness,” Lundell said. “Draper Parks and Recreation typically plans for, constructs and maintains all trails or paths that are not part of a roadway. The engineering department typically plans for, constructs and maintains all bike lanes that are part of a roadway.” The three top challenges for Draper in-
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Business leaders and Draper City officials attended Mayor Wilson’s State of the County speech sponsored by the Draper Area Chamber of Commerce. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)
Coronavirus leads Mayor Wilson’s State of the County Speech By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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oronavirus quickly became the lead topic when Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson gave her State of the County speech at Draper City Hall in early March. Having just returned from Washington D.C. the previous night, Wilson explained that she’d met with county employees that morning to prepare those who work with essential services including Meals on Wheels and teams that work with vulnerable populations such as youth and seniors. “We’re getting more prepared by the minute,” she said. Wilson yielded the floor to Gary Edwards, director of the county’s department of health. “It is not a catastrophic illness. Eighty percent of individuals experience mild illness. We do know that children don’t seem to be having a severe reaction but children are really good spreaders of illness, so we’re concerned with protecting them,” he said. Edwards said the health department began surveillance of the virus at the end of December and they’ve been ramping up ever since. He said the county has been asked to monitor some individuals daily, most of whom are quarantined to their home for 14 days. Edwards also said the county is in conversations with faith-based organizations to cancel meetings at a moment’s notice, which happened over the course of a few days. Asked why there’s so much concern over this virus if it kills less people than the flu, Edwards replied, “It’s novel. We don’t know how this is going to behave. We don’t have a treatment or a vaccine for it.” He said the impact on the broader public health system is a concern because they could be inundated while also needing to protect the health care workers. (Writer’s note: One week after this event, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the novel coronavirus is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu.) Draper councilmember Tasha Lowery asked Edwards about testing for the virus. He said there is only one approved test and that it requires emergency authorization following criteria such as symptoms or close contact with a COVID-19 case. “For those reasons, testing is limited. Even Seattle does not have widespread testing everywhere,” he said. Asked for advice to business people regarding travel while the virus is a problem, Edwards indicated he would travel, but he would do so cautiously and with knowledge about what was happening with the virus in the destination. He advised county residents to visit SLCO.org/health or CDC.gov for factual and up-to-date information. “I am quite relieved that I’m not a mayor in Washington State right now. They’re flying the plane while they’re building it. I could not have been more proud of the team we assembled to dig deep on these issues. I am confident as any county, city or state in the nation to address this,” Wilson said. Wilson spoke about a recent property tax increase that passed 7-2 in December at a public hearing on the county’s
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budget. It will cost the average homeowner about $30 more annually. She said property taxes provide the biggest funds for the county’s work in providing their most fundamental systems. “Had I not been able to get that through, we would have been scrambling at our health department and not able to serve the community. It is my job to deal with the fundamental. I look back on that decision and I’m proud.” Wilson said the county has a Triple-A bond rating and that she’s committed to quality of life opportunities such as the new recreation center opening in Draper. She spoke of county/ city partnerships and said she’s advocating for transportation dollars at the state and federal levels. As a mother to a son who will soon go to college, Wilson said she thinks about where and how he will live in the future. She spoke of the necessary balance between quality of life and business and of cities and the county working together to achieve that balance. “When we have more here, we need to make sure it’s right because our growth rate is very challenging. We have to get on top of cost of housing,” she said. Wilson’s speech occurred just a day after the controversial vote to approve the Olympia Hills development. The developer of the 922 acres on the north side of Herriman first came to request a zone change for the area when Wilson was a member of the county council. Ben McAdams was county mayor at the time and it was originally vetoed. McAdams went to Washington, D.C. after being elected to congress and Wilson became county mayor. Meanwhile, the developer made changes to the original proposal which led to it passing in a 6-3 vote. “It’s a very sound development now with open space, a partnership with Utah State for a mini-university focusing on agriculture, low income to higher income housing mixed throughout and more dense housing built in the right way with commercial integrated.” Wilson said she won’t veto it. “Private property owners have rights. We did our work and we have very skilled people negotiating or planning and economic development.” She said it will be built over the course of 25 years but that a referendum may be bubbling. “If those folks could undo it, that remains to be seen.” The mayor was asked about air quality and her efforts to that end. She said she’d worked with the sheriff to roll out hybrid vehicles and that the county has leveraged opportunities with UCAIR to discourage idling, get dirty cars off the road, and deal with the pollution caused by wood-burning stoves. “We’re actually seeing our air quality get better over time, but my concerns are it’s not getting better enough coupled with our growing population. Any lessening of air quality standards nationally are because the Trump administration isn’t understanding,” she said. Following her speech, Wilson was headed to the capital to represent the 17 cities and five townships that lie within Salt Lake County. “We really do work to be good partners,” she said. l
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Schools close doors, open virtual windows
Local wrestlers go far in girls state championships
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allways were less crowded on Friday, March 13, not because of superstitions, but likely because students stayed home after the announcement of the governor’s COVID-19 Task Force’s guidelines, which included no out-of-state school travel for two weeks, no school assemblies, dances or concerts, limitation of sporting events, as well as staggering lunch start and dismissal times. Those guidelines changed within 24 hours to a soft closure for two weeks, which has many schools and school districts extending learning to an online format, but still offering meals — mostly sack lunches — to students. (Julie Slama/City Journals). l
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ver look down at your umpteenth slice of plain pizza and wonder if there’s something tastier? Bhinda Singh can relate. After 10 years of serving authentic Indian food, Bhinda discovered a food relationship that began a restaurant. In a fit of inspiration, Bhinda created curry sauces to use as a base for pizzas. He soon opened Bhindas Curry Pizza Palace in Southern Utah. And it was a hit! So much so that he has since opened multiple Curry Pizza locations: South Jordan (1086 W. South Jordan Parkway), West Valley (2927 S. 5600 West), and Bicknell, Utah (125 N. SR 24). Opening soon are locations in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Sacramento, California. Upon entering a Curry Pizza restaurant, you pause momentarily to breathe in the smell of fresh-baked pizza and a wave of fresh spices. As you make your way up to the counter, your eyes glance over the menu on the wall: it’s three pages long. As your eyes wander for a landing spot to start reading, they notice the specialty curry pizza options like the Chicken Tikka Masala, Glazed Paneer, Mushroom Goat Curry, Mango Korma, Thai Peanut Chicken Curry and
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the Bhinda Special. After reading through the specials, you wonder if you should trust the chef or craft your own pizza. The construction options are tempting, as you can choose from the signature naan crust, vegan or keto crust, or a cauliflower or broccoli crust, slathered with sauces such as honey curry, tikka masala curry, makhana curry, buffalo, pesto, sweet and spicy mango, and so on. The toppings list is two long columns of offerings like chorizo, bacon, tofu, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted cauliflower, ginger, pickled jalapeño, serrano pepper, goat cheese, vegan cheese, fenugreek, almond slivers, and fresh chopped basil. But, maybe you’re not feeling adventurous today, so the classic pepperoni or supreme pizza are always an option. After making your final, or close-to-final decision on what to order, you make your way toward the friendly pizza assemblers who have been waiting for you to soak in the menu. A quick exchange of words and they pull out a small metal plate with a freshly-rolled out naan, waiting to be topped and baked to lightly-charred perfection. A ladle of sauce is swirled evenly on the uncooked naan. As the rest of the toppings are assem-
bled, you notice Guy Fieri’s face spray painted onto a pizza stone, a memento to Curry Pizza being featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” on Season 29. The “Cultural Twist” episode is still airing. As your personalized pizza is transferred from its prep tray and skillfully slid deep into the blazing oven via a long pizza peel, you can see garlic naan breadsticks and a tray of chicken cooking next to the open flames. After finalizing the transaction, you sit at a small table, leaving the big tables for groups and admiring the outside patio space. While doing so, you notice the artwork placed carefully on the walls. The world map made of spices is both interesting and beautiful. Finally, you’re united with your food. Perhaps, you ordered the Bhinda Special. As you take your first bite, the balance of bold and fresh flavors from the red and green onions, ginger, garlic, and jalapeños with the more delicate flavors of cauliflower and umami-punching mushrooms bring the entire flavor profile together on the comforting curry and naan base. Or perhaps you ordered
the Mango Korma. As you go in hastily for your second bite, you notice how the curry base helps accentuate the sweetness of the candied bacon, while the butternut squash and chicken tikka lend a savory complexity that will keep any fruit-on-pizza-hater deeply satisfied. Curry Pizza is a restaurant designed to get customers acquainted, or reintroduced, to Indian food. As recommended by many happy reviewers, this is quickly becoming a must-try for Salt Lake diners. Curry Pizza is open Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. To order online, visit their website at: www.currypizzautah.com. Curry Pizza has both carry-out and curbside options as well as delivery through GrubHub.
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Even with schools’ soft closure, Sandy City crossing guards ensure student safety By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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rossing guards Jamison Morrison and Lisa Van Wagenen wore their shamrock headbands, ready to greet any Altara Elementary student they were to meet — even though schools were mandated a soft closure for two weeks by the state superintendent Sydnee Dickson March 13 as a precaution to the spread of the coronavirus. “We’re out here just in a case kids are going to school; maybe they didn’t get the memo, or they show up out of habit, or they are heading there to pick up their backpacks or personal stuff, which they could do (at Canyons School District schools) yesterday or today,” Morrison said on March 17. “We are out here even if there is one kid; we want to keep everyone safe.” On March 16 and 17, neither crossing guard helped an Altara student across the sidewalk — not in the morning nor afternoon. “We’ve crossed some walkers and runners, but not elementary students,” Van Wagenen said. “We were just starting to get busy, too, as we have more walkers when the weather warms up.” Before schools closed, the number of students walking home from school was adding up to 30 to 50 in the afternoons, she said. Mostly, these days, the crossing guards were responding to curious motorists, who asked, “Why are you here? Aren’t schools closed?” “It’s an eerie quiet,” Morrison said. “We miss the kids, hearing about a new song or their new backpack.” Crossing guard supervisor Janice Parker said that these days, all Sandy
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Although Sandy City crossing guards Jamison Morrison and Lisa Van Wagenen were ready to cross any Altara Elementary student and wish them top of the morning on St. Patrick’s Day, the crosswalks were empty. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
City crossing guards are on duty. After March 18, when schoolchildren could return to school to pick up homework packets, only 17 guards will be crossing students during the lunch hour at the five Canyons schools in Sandy that are offering grab-and-go sack lunches. “If schools are open, our Chief (of Police Greg Severson) wants our crossing guards to be there, to keep kids safe,” Parker said. “At those schools that will offer sack lunches, our crossing guards will continue to be there during their lunch hour.” During these two weeks of schools’
soft closure, Parker said crossing guards will continue to be paid — even though many will not be on duty. “We’ll be practicing social distancing by being home,” she said. That means they’ll miss the stories and daily reports from school children. “We won’t hear how their day went or what they did over the weekend,” Van Wagenen said. “It’s the third St. Patrick’s day in a row we haven’t crossed students (as previous holidays were on the weekend). We bought little pins to give them three years ago and we still have them.” l
School sports on hiatus during COVID-19 pandemic By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com Local high school and youth sports programs are on hold as the country braces itself against COVID-19 concerns. “We are currently following the direction from the Granite School District,” Hunter High School’s athletic director Pam Olson said. The Utah High School Activities Association released a statement dated March 13 stating all activities, athletics, practices and team gatherings be suspended beginning March 16. This directive is set to last approximately two weeks. More information can be accessed on the website www.uhsaa.com.
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“It has been a little bit crazy,” Taylorsville High School athletic director Guy Mackay said. “Most of the kids are disappointed. They want to compete, that is one of the reasons they put in all of the hard work. It will definitely be more difficult to keep up the enthusiasm of the teams if they are unable to play.” At press deadline all UHSAA events had been postponed. The NCAA has cancelled its spring sports including March Madness. The Utah Grizzlies also announced the remainder of their season has been cancelled.
Trying to keep things as normal as possible could be difficult. “We don’t want to cause a panic. We haven’t taken too many precautions other than cleaning equipment and encouraging good hygiene. We are trying to be understanding when kids don’t feel good too,” Mackay said. Kearns High School initiated a no handshake or high five policy before events were cancelled. “Our kids are understandably disappointed,” Kearns athletic director Davis Ballard said. “But they understand why it is happening.”
The UHSAA board of directors is in constant contact with Utah public health officials. They pledge to reevaluate in two weeks and notify their member schools. “We encourage schools to follow best practices from the Utah Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control, along with the best practices of school districts and charter boards,” UHSAA Assistant Director Jeff Cluff said. Spring sports schedules and makeup arrangements will be made following the approval to proceed by state government officials. l
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Families support grab-and-go lunches at select Canyons schools By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
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t Bell View Elementary in Sandy, a line for sack lunches had formed by 11:20 a.m., Monday, March 16. At that elementary as well as 12 other Canyons District schools, free bagged lunches are available to all students under 18 years of age through March 27. Schools are not in session during these two weeks, as state Superintendent Syd-
nee Dickson announced March 13 a soft closure as a precaution to the spread of the coronavirus. Currently, breakfast in Canyons District is not being served. Bell View Elementary parent Marcie Cano is appreciative of the efforts Canyons School District is making with their graband-go school lunches. “The lunches are nice for the kids and parents, who already are providing activities and things to do while keeping kids at home,” Cano said, as she brought her four children to get sack lunches offered in front of the school March 16. “It’s one less thing families need to worry about or prepare.” At Sandy Elementary, parent Katie Bradshaw stepped inside the cafeteria door with her children and nephews to get sack lunches. “It’s good that they are providing the lunches; our schools are being helpful and trying to be in control of things they can be at this time,” she said. Sandy Elementary Food Services Manager Debbie Nook said more children had come for the meal than what was estimated, Sack lunches at Bell View Elementary and other sebut the staff quickly made more sack lunches. lect Canyons schools were ready for school children “We were told to start with 10, but we to pick up during the soft closure of schools March 16 had 56 in the first 20 minutes,” she said. “We through March 27. (Julie Slama/City Journals) started with the thawed-out ham and turkey at our school and other schools (who weren’t
distributing lunches, but had already thawed out the meat) sent theirs over.” At Midvale Elementary, in addition to ham and turkey sandwiches, the food services staff prepared soy butter sandwiches, and added in chips, oranges, carrots, string cheese and milk. “We made 251 lunches,” Food Services Manager Sandra Anderson said. “We took 120 to the Road Home (shelter), which we will do every day, and then had 131 come to school.” That’s less than the 650 students they feed at lunchtime, but more than the 220 they serve during the summertime. Midvale STEM brain booster teacher Debora Johnson said the numbers also included Midvale Middle and Hillcrest High students who may have walked their siblings to the school at lunchtime. At many schools, such as Bell View and Hillcrest, in addition to lunch distribution, there were food items being distributed to help families in need so they could prepare additional meals. Hillcrest, as well as Copperview Elementary staff, also encouraged students to take books to read for enjoyment that were donated or discarded from school libraries. “We want our students to have access to books while schools and libraries are closed,” said Jenna Landward, Copperview Elemen-
tary community school facilitator. “We will have new books available for students every day.” Copperview, after the first 30 minutes on March 16, had served 70 lunches to students. At Ridgecrest Elementary in Cottonwood Heights, food service served 85 lunches March 16 and 77 in the first 50 minutes on March 17. “We didn’t know how many lunches to start with,” Lunch Manager Darci Yardley said, adding that the school doesn’t serve students in the summer so they couldn’t use that number for projections. “The principal suggested 50 as a good place to start. Today, we planned for 100.” The lunches were similar to those at Midvale Elementary: soy butter and jam sandwiches, chips, apples, carrot or broccoli sticks and milk. Turkey sandwiches already had been distributed. Parent Jason Foerster, who brought his young children in for a sack lunch, said they like coming to the school to get the grab-andgo lunches. “They keep asking, ‘When are we going to get a burger in the sack lunch?’” he said. “I told them it’s like a sack lunch they get on field trips, but they said the burgers could still be in them, just wrapped up in foil.” For a listing of locations, see www.canyonsdistrict.org/covid-19. l
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with extra explanations. “They already have some materials and assignments, but I may have to start a YouTube channel,” he said. “It’s not ideal, but we’re reaching out to our students best we can.” Parent Jeff Pace’s 11th-grade daughter picked up her assignments and materials for her Hillcrest classes on March 16. His other daughter is studying at Canyons Youth Academy and has taken classes online at Utah Connections Academy previously. “School is ending across the nation, and back east, it’s three weeks, not two, so we’ll see if it’s going to get extended here,” he said. “The teachers are doing the best they can given the circumstances. Both my girls are really smart, so I think they’ll do just fine with classwork online.” Bell View Elementary parent Marcie Cano has lined up activities to keep her four children learning and active during the hiatus. “We have activities — making slime, painting, things to build, making molds of bugs and talking about them, word searches, reading, schoolwork — that they’ll be doing,” she said, adding that between tablets, phones and a computer, her kids will have access to online materials. At Sandy Elementary, parent Katie Bradshaw said she’s expecting her elementary students to pick up homework packets and her Jordan High and Mt. Jordan Middle kids to have homework online, adding that they can check out Chromebooks on March 19. “Canyons is doing a good job, keeping us informed, letting us know what is going on,” she said. For those who don’t have access, Canyons is making computing devices and Wi-Fi hotspots available for checkout to students who demonstrate need and don’t have internet access at home. Comcast also is equipping individuals with in-home internet for free for 60 days to help with school closures and distance learning as well as work-from-home initiatives due to quarantines. Sandy Elementary Community Schools Facilitator Isa Connelly passed out materials and also said families can contact all Canyons’ schools for more information on the resources. “It’s a good opportunity for those who don’t have internet to apply and have access,” she said. “We have a lot of packets available as well. We’re wanting our students to keep moving forward, keep learning.” At Ridgecrest Elementary, parent Jason Foerster said he has heard from his children’s teachers, including those of the two older kids who attend Brighton High. “We will do schoolwork and educational games, and work in some playtime as well,” he said.
Copperview Elementary Community Schools Facilitator Jenna Landward said that in addition to homework packets, the teachers and staff will provide additional resources for parents. “We want to be as proactive as we can in our time of soft closure,” she said. “We understand it’s a tough time.” In addition to Canyons alerts, calls and emails, Copperview is communicating through ClassTag to keep parents updated. Looking ahead, Miller isn’t sure what her Hillcrest graduation exercises will look like or if it will even be held. “I want to have a normal graduation. I’ve worked so hard these four years, and pushed myself so hard, especially with IB. I’ve done everything I’ve literally can, so I’d like to wear a cap and gown. Literally, every class gets to walk (in commencement exercises) and have grad night. If we don’t get to, I’d be bummed,” she said. The same can be said for Hillcrest senior Jacob Atkinson. “I don’t know if all the schoolwork I’ve been doing all these years to graduate will mean I’ll just receive my diploma in the mail,” he said. “It’s a little stressful not knowing where we are going from here.” Atkinson had bought a suit for prom and
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had planned to attend with a group of friends. “I don’t know if prom will be rescheduled or if the tickets can even be refunded if it’s not,” he said. “I had just gotten home from school and saw on Snapchat that my friends had posted school was closed. I looked on the Canyons website that it was legit. I like a little time off of school, but I don’t know what it or anything now will be looking like with all the uncertainty.” Atkinson also was thinking if the soft closure will extend beyond the two weeks, it may potentially cut his senior high school year short — classes, track meets, dances, activities. “I’m taking a lot of concurrent enrollment classes and those and my other classes will be online so I’m not worried too much, but we’re going to miss out on some dances and activities. Given what’s going on, I get it,” he said. “I don’t know if my high school year (on campus) is over at this point or not, but it will be a good story to tell our grandkids.” Note: As of March 19, Hillcrest Principal Greg Leavitt announced that prom would “be held when it is safe.” On March 23, state officials extended school closures to May 1. l
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he Juan Diego Catholic boys basketball team is used to being there at the end. Since 2015, the Soaring Eagle program has been in the state title game three times, and had a semifinal appearance last season as well. This year, the team advanced to the semis again where they lost to Dixie 52-50 Feb. 28. The girls squad lost to Green Canyon 61-54 in overtime Feb. 27 in the state quarterfinals, its first trip past the first round since winning it all in 2017.
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After a 1-4 start to the season, Juan Diego turned things around and successfully defended its region championship for the sixth year in a row while also enjoying two seven-game winning streaks on its way to an 18-9 record. At the 4A state tournament, the Soaring Eagle had a first-round bye before defeating Crimson Cliffs 62-46 and then Ridgeline 5752 to reach the final four. “After we finally got going this year, we just took off,” head coach Drew Trost said. “There was definitely a learning curve as we tried to replace three key seniors and get used to each other. But, our guys showed a lot of character and resolve and it ended up being a really successful year.” Trost said a key turning point for his squad was in its own Eagle Holiday Shootout when they faced a tough Bear River team and turned a tie game at half into a blowout with a 48-point second half effort to win 76-59. Beating Tooele and Stansbury on the road in Region 10 play were also important wins in defending its region dominance. Juan Diego was led by senior point guard Talon Valdes, who had a school-record 517 points this season, averaging 20 points a game, and senior guard Gabe Soto, who added 10. “Talon took a lot of the scoring load and Gabe was just rock solid on both ends for us,” Trost said. “They were definitely the mainstays for our group during another successful year.” Also on the junior varsity and varsity teams this year were seniors Laurbong Gai, Tamatoa Rezzouq, Nae Roy and Lorenzo Soto; juniors Jag Gill-Martin, David Kinneberg, Matty Rodriguez, Matt Rohden and Maui Roopinia; sophomores Vaa Haitiio and Evan Wigton; and freshmen Micah Madry and Zuriel Marquez. The freshmen and sophomore teams consisted of sophomores Nelson Arapa, Colby Bryant, Nick Ceballos, Hauragi Charles, Callum Goodwin, Jaxon Green, Malik Harris, Jansen Hoffard, Nick Kimball, Arthur Sousa, Maoake Tahirori and Drew Wyatt; and freshmen JJ Muro, Boko Nanneman, Steffon Osterberg, Camillo Ramirez, Jack Raup, Trost was assisted on the coaching staff by Joe Colosimo, Hector Marquez, Jonathan Schneber and Scott Sellers.
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Following a 5-4 preseason, Juan Diego steamrolled through Region 10, winning all
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The JDCHS boys basketball team lost in the 4A state semifinals to Dixie 52-50 Feb. 28. (Photo courtesy Drew Trost)
12 of its games by an average of 23 points. The closest matchup was a 49-41 win over Uintah Feb. 4. The Soaring Eagle squad received a first round bye in the 4A state tournament before meeting Uintah for the third time this season. On Feb. 22, Juan Diego won 31-21. “A lot of people doubted us against Uintah saying that we couldn’t beat a team three times, but we played great defense and did it,” senior Laulea Tavake said. Juan Diego’s loss to Green Canyon ended a 16-game winning streak with the team finishing 18-5 on the season. Against Green Canyon, senior Kiely Rasmussen scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers. Tavake — who didn’t play last year due to a torn ACL — also added 17 points along with 14 rebounds, two blocks and two steals. “They both really stepped up that night and had phenomenal games,” head coach Ashley McKray said. “The team did amazing in state,” McKray said. “Although we lost in overtime in the quarters, the girls battled each and every play.
That is all I could ask for as a coach and they left all they had out on the court.” Tavake said, “The season didn’t end like we wanted it to, but it was a good comeback from last year.” Rasmussen and senior Kamry Pan led the team with 10 points a game while Tavake and sophomore Mahinetea Tavane combined for 17 points to go with 10 rebounds a game, leading the team on the glass. “Our seniors had a few goals for this season and one of them was to take the region championship,” McKray said. “They also had a goal to hold each opponent under 40 points per game, and I feel that both went hand-inhand and allowed us to achieve both goals.” Also on the Soaring Eagle squad this season were seniors Marissa Butkovich and Maya Sherrell; juniors Hailey Carlson, Samantha Griffis, Samantha Lengerich, Sophia Lopez, Eliana Moreno and Cierra Turner; sophomores Kyra Hoffman, Nicole Mamuzi, Mary Tessa Pan and Kira Rhay; and freshman Melissa Osmundson. l
The undefeated Region 10 champion JDCHS girls basketball team made it to the 4A state quarterfinals before losing to Green Canyon 61-54 in overtime Feb. 27. (Photo courtesy Ashley McKray)
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he defending 5A state champions from a year ago took their game to the 6A level this year and the Corner Canyon boys basketball team earned a first-round bye before meeting Lone Peak for the third time this season and losing 87-73 Feb. 21. On the girls side, the Chargers — who finished second in the state a year ago — returned with a new coach and a young team. They lost in the first round of the 6A tournament to Layton 64-47.
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Corner Canyon split its two regular season games with the Knights before its final game this season, finishing the year with a 16-9 record. “I thought we had a very good year,” head coach Dan Lunt said. “We started four juniors and a sophomore. Carter Welling, Trace Ross, Phil Harris, Tate Staley and Peyton Call all played a big part in the season, along with everybody else on the team.” Ross led the Chargers in scoring with 18 points a game while averaging four rebounds. Welling was tops in rebounds with five while also putting in 12 points a game. Lunt also particularly noted his lone senior, Arturo Aguero, for his contributions to the program. “He had an outstanding year and exemplified what it is to be a team player,” Lunt said. “He was a great example to all of us.” Also on the varsity squad this season were juniors Joshua Chandler, Samuel Jex, Tyler Thompson and Brayden Witt; sophomores Tyler Burraston, Joshua Cannon, Jaiden Feroah, Ty Heibaur; and freshmen Everest Romney and Max Toombs.
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The girls team began the year with an 8-2 start — including two four-game winning streaks — before Region 4 play began where the Chargers went 0-10. The Chargers steadily improved during the second half of region matchups, most notably its four-point loss to Skyridge Jan. 31 — where the game was tied
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at 32-all with a minute and a half left — when it had previously lost to the Falcons by 38 points earlier that month. “We definitely played in the toughest region in the state and with no varsity players returning from last season, it was a building year for sure,” said first-year head coach Gianni Ellefsen. “But, The CCHS boys basketball team, who won the 5A state title a year ago, fell in the these girls really bought second round of the 6A state tournament this year to Lone Peak 87-73. into the process and a belief that they were good enough to play with got more chemistry and confidence as a team the teams in our region. They made adjustments as well.” Freshman Hannah Shinall also came on and came a long way. They certainly exceeded strong as the season progressed, according to my expectations.” The team averaged 43 points and 22 Ellefsen. In her first game against Taylorsrebounds a game, led by junior Alexa Orten ville, she scored 11 points and pulled down and sophomore Natalie Newton who com- eight boards as she “gave us a taste of what she can do.” bined for nearly 20 points a game. A highlight of the season was Corner “We knew we didn’t have a lot of experience as we had a ton of young girls, but we Canyon winning its own freshman tournalearned a lot,” Newton said. “In the first half ment, which included several 5A and 6A of region, we were hit with all these really teams, with a 28-point win in the final game. Senior Abby Kleinman, who Ellefsen regood teams, and in the second half we still worked on the same things but we came into ferred to as “the heart and soul of our team,” said, “This was definitely a challenging year, the games with a different mindset.” Ellefsen noted the play of freshman but it was a good year. We had to put in a Clara Hazar, particularly in her matchup lot more work than the average team but we against West’s Whitney Banz in CCHS’ Win- saw huge improvement all across the board ter Classic in holding her to just six points throughout the year in coaching to our playwhile she guarded her. “Whitney’s the best ing and to figuring things out.” The team’s other senior, Sam Frazier, in the state and despite Clara being short, she is fast and really tough,” Ellefsen said. “She who moved to Draper — the city her anceshasn’t backed down from any challenge I’ve tors founded — also helped provide leadership in molding the young players and buildthrown at her this year.” “Getting varsity experience made me ing a foundation for the future. “The main more confident and has built me into a better highlights for me were the little moments and player,” Hazar said. “As the year went on, we celebrations I go to have with my teammates on and off the court, especially moments where we felt in sync as a team, striving to succeed together.” Also on the 2019-20 varsity squad were junior Breauna Nez; sophomores Lizzie Boyle, Isabel Crofts, Lily Croft and Erin Woods; and freshmen Grace Chapman, Summer Larson, Maddie White and Brook Yeomans. Ellefsen was assisted on the coaching staff by Mike Matheson, Steve Crandall, Emily Rice, Grace Cox and Robert Shinall with team managers Linda Vogel, Maggie Gordon and Annika Christensen and team coordinator Cori Yeomans. “I constantly refer to them as the best staff in the state, with their experience at the high school, college and pro level,” Ellefsen said. “They are as good as it gets.” “We have a lot of work to do in year two as we try and turn things around,” Ellefsen said. “We’ll also continue to focus on our under first-year head coach Gianni Ellefsen. (Photo strong bantam program that has great coaches as we build this whole thing.” l
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Experiments are spelled out like recipes in a binder and use proper scientific terms. “One of our programs is a curriculum for ages three and up that’s geared toward homeschooling families. We host field trips for preschools and elementary schools, and kids who come are led through an hour of hands on experiments. We do the talking, and they get to do the science,” Hulderson said. Birthday parties, Parent Date Nights, and team building events for adults (“Think the Great British Baking Show’s technical challenge!”) are all available. Summer camps cover physics, chemistry and biology. There
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Five apps and online games to keep your mind sharp during quarantine By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com
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ith public schools closed and many parents working from home for the foreseeable future, many Utah families have a lot more free time on their hands than usual. Parents will probably be hearing a lot of, ‘What can I do?’ from their kids. To help answer that question, we compiled a list of a few apps and online games that are addictively fun, but won’t rot your brain.
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Lightbot is an app for Apple and Android devices that teaches basic coding concepts like commands and loops. It starts off easily enough that elementary-aged students can handle it, but progresses in difficulty to the point where high school students can find a daunting challenge.
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Little Alchemy is a game that tests users’ creative thinking skills as they combine “elements” like air, earth, fire and water to create new ones. Combining fire and water, for example, creates steam. Combine that steam with the earth element to get a geyser. It’s an open-ended test of ingenuity as you create buildings, weather and even life itself. You can find the game on the Apple and Google Play Store, as well as a browser version at www.littlealchemy.com.
that challenges one’s geographic knowledge and investigative skills. It utilizes Google Maps’ Street View feature, as it places you in a random location somewhere in the world. Though it doesn’t tell you where it is. Your job is to move up and down the streets of your mystery location, gathering clues to help locate yourself, anything from license plates and flags to street names and the language on signs. Once you have a rough idea of where you might be, you drop a pin on a map and make your guess, then earn points based on how close you are. There are also different modes so you can limit it to just the United States or major metropolitan areas to make it easier. You can play the game at www.geoguessr.com.
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Have you ever found yourself clicking through a seemingly endless spiral of Wikipedia articles at two in the morning and wound up on an article about something completely random, and then think to yourself, “How did I get here?” Well, this app turns that process into a competition. It gives you a random
Wikipedia entry to start with, as well as a target entry. Your job is to click through the links of Wikipedia to try to reach the target. It’s a good practice in relational thinking and (depending on how fast you’re trying to go) you might also pick up some trivia knowledge along the way. You can either play solo, against your friends and family locally or solo, if you want to take your time. l
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If you like trivia games but apps like Trivia Crack drive you crazy with how many ads you have to click through just to play, then you should definitely check out Sporcle. It’s a website (www.sporcle.com) with tens of thousands of trivia quizzes on every subject from pop culture and history to sports and geography. There’s even plenty of quizzes for the kids too, like trying to name every one of the 151 original Pokémon, or trying to name the Disney movie based on visual GeoGuessr clues. Double the fun by going head to head GeoGuessr is a browser-based game with a family member by doing the same quiz
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The benefits of poetry in a time of uncertainty By Katy Whittingham | k.whittingham@mycityjournals.com
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t’s never too early to introduce children to poetry and to celebrate National Poetry month this April. There are many resources available to help children reap the benefits of reading and writing poetry, including building community and advancing literacy, while still having tremendous fun while you’re at it. Former Colorado Western Slope Poet Laureate Rosemerry Whatola Trommer, a poet, teacher, storyteller and creative consultant for her site “Word Woman,” talked about the outcomes, creative exercises, resources, and poems to help promote a child’s interest and investment in poetry even during a time of social distancing and school closures. With many parents and caregivers now in the uncertain position of developing and supplementing school curriculum at home for a temporary time, Whatola Trommer explained that poetry can be an enjoyable way to learn and connect and, “perhaps best of all, poetry will be a way to foster creative discussions about what is happening in the world right now.” Whatola Trommer also wants to reassure educators and parents that despite suggestions, there is no wrong way to go about it. “There is not a right way to read a poem. There are many right ways to read a poem. I would suggest that parents and kids read poems and begin a discussion by talking about
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what stood out about it, what phrase or word or image. And in this way, the poetry can open up larger discussions about feeling and ideas related to the poem.” Instead of poetry workshops, Whatola Trommer leads what she calls “playshops” because they are too enjoyable to include the word “work.” She breaks down some of the benefits of exposing children to poetry as follows: “One, poetry is fun. Two, poetry is highly useful for literacy in young children (especially rhyming poems). Three, poetry can be acted out. Four, poetry can be used to supple-
ment other classes and open up other subjects – poems about math, nature, other languages, other cultures. Five, poetry helps children access and talk about feelings. Six, poetry is fun to say aloud. Seven, poetry is fun to write.” At an early age Whatola Trommer fell in love with children’s poet Shel Silverstein and still appreciates his poems today as they are “supremely playful, but also have dark underbellies.” She sees the value of also introducing children to some adult poets. For example, she said, “Most kids will find joy in Blake’s ‘The Tyger,’ in Dickinson’s ‘Hope,’
and in Shihab Nye’s ‘Kindness.’” She credits E.E. Cummings’ poems for first instilling in her that poetry can be both playful and still tackle difficult subjects. Whatola Trommer has continued in this vein herself by writing such poems including her recent poem about the pandemic, “Staying Home,” which she said would be accessible for kids. The poem recognizes fears that children, and all of us, might have right now, but ends with the following lines of comfort: “They remind you who you are /invite you to look out the window/and see how beautiful the world/when the shadows are long.” This poem and many others, including other poems about the pandemic, are available on her blog www.ahundredfallingveils. com, where Whatola Trommer continues to write poetry daily. While she can’t promise all poems will be as accessible for children, she said some will. For more of Whatola Trommer’s poems, playshop information, prompts and other resources including creative exercises visit her website wordwoman.com. National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 and includes participation opportunities for young people including the “Dear Poet” project. For more information visit poets.org. l
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Letter From The Publisher By Bryan Scott | bryan.s@thecityjournals.com The best way to describe this past month is weird. Like many of you, we here at the City Journals watched as the story unfolded in front of our eyes, first China, then the spread, the cruise ships, then the United States, then the state of Utah and Rudy Gobert, it became ever so clear that it was going to bear a heavy toll on local businesses and economy. And it has, with restaurants, gyms, theaters and dentist offices being closed and events being canceled. The pandemic along with the earthquake has taken a heavy toll on the local business, including the City Journals. The City Journals are dependent on local businesses to advertise in the Journals. This is how the Journals have printed newspapers for over 29 years. It wasn’t long after Rudy that we here at the Journals started getting calls from local businesses needing to pause their advertising and people’s attention turned towards dreams of massive stacks of toilet paper in their storage room. We soon realized that being completely dependent on advertising may not be the best way to fund the operations of the Journal. We started brainstorming ways to balance our funding between the two parties that use us, the readers who read the Journals and the advertisers who advertise in them. We knew that we did not want to charge people to visit our websites, we knew we did not want to
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Easy Recipe Ideas from the Pantry
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I was once asked to write down some easy recipes for the husband of a woman who is a quadriplegic. He wanted dinner ideas that were quick and inexpensive, and easy enough for someone with little cooking experience. After some thought, I decided that instead of writing down each individual recipe, I could share a list of pantry items that, if he kept on hand, could provide him with a variety of meal ideas. This list has since been shared with newly-weds, college students, and wonderfully enough, my own teenagers who are taking on more cooking responsibilities.
ies, taco seasoning, cumin, chili powder, rice, or corn.
Chili can be eaten alone, or spiced up with toppings like shredded cheese, sour cream, onions, olives, and peppers. You can use it as a smother for chicken, on Navajo tacos, for chili dogs, in a baked potato bar, over French fries, or mix it into macaroni and cheese. It also makes a delicious dip when mixed with cream cheese. Trying to eat less meat? They make vegetarian chili too – and it tastes great!
4 – Potatoes
1 – Canned chili
2 – Canned refried beans
These can be used in all sorts of Mexican inspired dishes: tacos, tostadas, burritos, taco salads, nachos, quesadillas, etc. You can change up the flavor by mixing in other items as well, such as salsa, enchilada sauce, canned black beans, ground beef, diced chil-
3- Pasta
Pastas like rigatoni, macaroni, fettucine, linguini, cheese stuffed tortellini, and penne are great to break up the monotony of regular old spaghetti noodles. And the toppings for pasta can be just as varied: marinara, Alfredo, meat sauce, sautéed vegetables, butter and seasonings, parmesan, salad dressings, olive and other flavored oils, or vinaigrettes. While these probably aren’t considered a pantry item, I love to include them because they are so versatile, and pair well with most anything. They can be fried with onion, grated into hash browns, boiled and mashed, used in soup, roasted with olive oil and a variety of seasonings, baked and topped with veggies, chili, cheese, cream soups, salsa, sour cream, etc. You can even bake them the night before and keep them in the fridge for later use.
5 – Bottled sauces, dressings and marinades
Slow cookers are a busy family’s best friend – and there are few things easier than putting a few frozen chicken breasts in the
slow cooker, pouring in a bottle of sauce, and putting on the lid. (Don’t forget to turn it on too!) Salad dressings like Italian, Catalina, vinaigrettes, and honey mustard are great over chicken. You can also use BBQ sauces, salsas, spaghetti sauce, marinades, and Indian simmer sauces. Then serve with pasta, rice or potatoes and you’re good to go! Dressings can of course top your salads, but they can also add a delicious kick to sandwiches, wraps and pasta. Now, these aren’t by any means gourmet meals. What they are, is a solution for the reality of having our lives displaced. While we love having the whole world of cuisine right at our fingertips the reality of making do with what’s on the pantry shelf can spark our inner chef.
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A Woman’s Place As the mother of four daughters, and grandma to several granddaughters, I’m frequently asked (okay, twice) what advice I’d give to young women. Women are stronger than ever before, yet many men try to drag us back to the Victorian Era. Men keep gettin’ up in our bizness, drafting regulations about our bodies, creating rules about everything from prom wear to breastfeeding, and making sure we’re slutshamed if we behave out-of-line. We’re called hysterical. We’re labeled as trouble-makers. We’re branded as unreasonable. We’re given a warm glass of milk, a pat on the head and sent to the kids’ table. Men have had thousands of years to run the world – and I’m not impressed. Maybe it’s time they step aside and let women do the heavy lifting. (Which we can totally do.) Here’s what young women (of every age) should know:
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FREE COUNCIL’S DECISION ON GENEVA ROCK POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, PHYSICIANS WARN OF DUST By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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he Draper City Council finds itself between a rock and a hard place. Residents voiced a cumulative, resounding “no” to Geneva Rock’s newest application for an expansion to their gravel and mining operations at the Point of the Mountain. The Feb. 27 planning commission/public hearing on Geneva ended with a unanimous negative recommendation by the city’s planning commission to the City Council. But the council risks losing any say in the matter because of House Bill 288, passed by the Utah Legislature in 2019 and signed by the governor, which allows the state to supersede local authority if Draper City and Geneva Rock cannot come to a mutually agreeable solution. HB 288 also restricts cities from initiating new regulations that limit mining operations. Draper City incorporated in 1978. Geneva Rock acquired 142 acres of property, located within the Draper City agricultural (A5) zone, in 1999. Geneva made and withdrew applications to Draper City in 2015 and again in 2018 to rezone acres of their property from A5 to mining (M2). In 2016, Geneva secured legal rights to continue extracting sand, gravel
to protect as open space. Area 3 is about 50 acres that could be potentially developed in the future, and Area 4 is 27 acres the company seeks to mine. City publications indicate, “the entire area of the Geneva Rock property identified in this application is located within the Hillside Sensitive Overlay Zone” and “is protected in city code to ensure urban development is guided in a manner that will protect scenic beauty and minimize the potential for flooding, erosion and other natural hazards.” Dust and silica were frequently used words at the hearing. The wind at Point of the Mountain is the reason for the flight park’s location there, but it’s that same wind that many said blows the dust created by Geneva’s operation throughout the valley, especially concentrated in South Mountain and Draper. Nile Brewer is a hang glider pilot. “I Dr. Brian Moench (L) and Jonny Vasic of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment both spoke about the can’t justify giving them extra space, digging dangers of silica dust. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals) for another 20 years. We’re not asking them to go away, but to justify allowing them to exand rock, including 40 acres in the A5 zone. mately 43 acres the company would give to pand…it’s more important to me to have the This application from Geneva Rock is the city to protect as open space. Area 2 is apContinued page 5 divided into four areas. Area 1 is approxi- proximately 21 acres the company proposes
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