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Phase One is approximately 100 acres centrally located among the 600 acres at the Point of the Mountain where the prison once stood. It will include more than 3,300 multi-family residential units (400 deemed affordable), 16 acres of parks including a Central Green for activities like concerts and skating, six miles of roads and more than 12,000 parking stalls, 10 miles of sidewalks and trails, more than 2 million square feet of office space, 540 hotel rooms, an event center with 2,000 seats, shopping, restaurants and grocery stores, and a large hall for facilitating relationships among universities, businesses and entrepreneurs. The Point’s officials anticipate the eventual creation of 14,000 local jobs.

“The entire Point is in Draper City.

It’s been a long time coming…it’s very innovative. In a few months, you’ll see this place transform into the future,” Draper Mayor Troy Walker said.

Walker serves on The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority (POMSLA), a board that selected Innovation Point Partners (IPP) for the project. IPP is comprised of international firm Lincoln Property Company and Utah’s Colmena Group and Wadsworth Development Group.

The Point’s Executive Director Alan Matheson said input from 16,000 Utahns has shaped development because it is taxpayer owned land. Renderings of Phase One were on display Continued page 18 A rendering of the River to Range Courtyard at The Point. A Phase One development agreement was signed in November and Draper’s Wadsworth Development Group is one of three companies working together as “Innovation Point Partners” on the project. (Courtesy The Point)

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The City Journals is recognized for its pay equity and women-friendly practices

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he City Journals has been named as one of the 100 Companies Championing Women. The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the Cox-Henderson Administration and the Utah Women & Leadership Project created the initiative in 2022, as part of the Inspire InUtah program, to recognize businesses that offer family-friendly policies and women-specific practices that advance women as managers and leaders.

Listed in the 2024 cohort of 100 Companies Championing Women, The City Journals joins other organizations like Davis Technical College, Women of the World, Bennett Communications and Saprea. The City Journals publishes 18 community newspapers each month, along with the weekly Davis Journal.

It also creates the Value Pages coupon magazine.

“Women are imperative to our business at the Journals,” said Bryan Scott, City Journals owner and publisher. “Women make up the majority of our readership. Women make up the majority of our employees, particularly our writers. And if most homes are like mine, most of our shopping decisions are made by women, which makes it important to our advertisers.”

State leaders believe when businesses unite in their mission to champion women, it creates a force that can reshape the corporate landscape, and change the lives of women as it paves the way for equality and empowerment.

While Utah continues to rank as the worst state for women’s equality, the governor’s office and Inspire InUtah hopes to create a business community where women are supported, whether that’s through pay equity and childcare support, or professional development and leadership programs.

Elizabeth Sweat, people leader at The City Journals, said the company has focused on women-friendly practices, including pay equity for all female employees.

“We are transparent about our pay,” Sweat said. “We have the same pay for all of our beat writer contractors based on their length of service and we pay our commissioned sales reps the same, based on the amount they sell. Women and men are paid the exact same for the exact position.”

The City Journals also implements recruitment strategies, focused on increasing the number of women employees, with flexible work schedules that accommodate work-from-home situations.

“Some were hesitant to say they had school drop-off or such, but I let them know that we love working moms,” she

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said. “Prior to COVID, we had a program called Project Homemaker where we specifically targeted stay-at-home parents.

They were appointment setters that worked approximately 12 hours a week based on their children’s school schedules. That is a program that we hope to bring back soon.”

The Women’s Evolution group at The City Journals used to meet in person every month, but with so many remote workers, Sweat sends out a calendar of community and business events that women can choose to attend. The calendar also includes community resources geared toward women.

Female employees are encouraged to find a Women in Business group based on their personal interests and schedules, although they are not required to attend because many have limited time for networking.

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“It became very evident to me a few years ago that the success of our company will be dependent on our ability to have women work for us,” Scott said. “Our journey started with our staff making sure we were building a company where women would be comfortable working. We still have a long road to go, but I think this award demonstrates the strides that we have made.”

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Chargers giving back

By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

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espite the busy-ness of a football season, Corner Canyon High School football team mom Kelli Chandler was “looking for the boys to have one more experience together.”

And what she found off the football field proved to be more meaningful than she had imagined.

The team collected new and gently used shoes for the St. Vincent Homeless Center and were able to deliver more than 60 pairs to the downtown Salt Lake location Nov. 11 while also participating in meal preparation for a facility that serves 2,000 meals daily.

“These boys do work hard, but we all had an opportunity to be more focused on others,” Chandler said. “It was so great to get outside of Draper and have the boys see some needs around them and share in our responsibility to give back.”

Many of the 28 Chargers senior players along with some coaches represented the program.

“It was an awesome experience,” said senior wide receiver Tate Kjar. “Serving other people just makes you feel good, especially when you know you’re helping other people.”

Senior defensive end Kash Dillon also enjoyed the “awesome” team building experience. “We spend so much time together, but we’re always focused on our development and competition,” he said. “To shift our focus on giving back to others who are homeless truly makes us grateful for what we have. Cooking meals with your friends and messing around is also fun.”

“Our coaches tell us that when you do something for someone else it brings out the best in us,” said senior defensive end/tight end Sam Chandler. “That brought us a lot of success this year, even though we had to cut what felt like a million onions. That was the roughest part of a great experience.”l

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Several of the Corner Canyon High football senior players brought dozens of shoes to the St. Vincent Homeless Center Nov. 11 and then helped prep meals for the facility that serves 2,000 meals each day. (Photos courtesy Kelli Chandler)

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Sherri Jensen, seen here conducting a performance by Draper Philharmonic & Choral Society, first took up the conductor’s baton for her church ward choir years ago. (Photo courtesy of Draper Philharmonic & Choral Society)

Raja, a juvenile Komodo dragon, hatched at the Bronx Zoo in 2021 and was shipped to Utah via crate. (Photo courtesy of Loveland Living Planet Aquarium)

Corner Canyon High’s boys lacrosse team celebrates winning its third consecutive 6A state title, defeating Fremont 19-5 May 26 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. (Photo courtesy Chandra Tillotson)

Heavy rain caused this landslide which intern caused the closure of the intersection at 1300 East and Highland Drive until crews could clear the road and deem the area and home above safe. (Linnea Lundgren/City Journals)

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Draper ice climber Noah Rowley was photographed climbing the House of Flying Daggers located in Hyalite Canyon in Montana. (Photo courtesy of J. R. Rowley)

Corner Canyon High senior Jaxson Roberts was named the 6A Tournament MVP in leading the Chargers to the 6A state title. (Photo courtesy Jon Clifford, All-Star Photography)

The Corner Canyon High School cheer team won their third national championship, this time at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 1012. (Photo courtesy Whitney Lunt)

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Sofia Detjen of Draper plays a drum solo as part of Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band. (Photo courtesy of the Detjen family)

Juan Diego Catholic High School junior Kayson Larsen tags out Juab’s Payton Park sliding into third base during the 3A state championship game. (Photo courtesy Bob McLellan, Shooting Star Photography)

The final tower at the old prison site came crashing down in August. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)

The Juan Diego Catholic High School boys soccer team won the 3A state championship with a 1-0 victory over Morgan May 12. (Photos courtesy Kelli Rasmussen)

(L-R) Gold Star widow Jennie Taylor along with Gold Star parents Todd and Kim Olsen and Tony and Amy Galvez helped break ground for a new military memorial monument at Draper Park. The city is accepting donations for the project and plans to have it completed by August. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)

Steve Booth, a Patriot Guard Rider, greets Corner Canyon High freshman Katelyn Law and presents her with a coin prior to the Chargers’ military honor game. (Photo courtesy James Faucette)

Juan Diego Catholic High School senior Lance Ebner scored 33 goals and had 14 assists to lead the Soaring Eagle boys team. (Photo courtesy Bob McLellan, Shooting Star Photography)

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Beyond textbooks: How the maker movement is changing education, fostering creativity and accessibility

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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n Midvale, a sixth-grade girl curiously was examining the workings of Spheros, small, wheeled robots. In Murray, a junior high boy used wood, glue and string to craft a catapult.

In South Jordan, an elementary-aged girl was looking forward to creating a 3D butterfly using Tinkercad.

Makerspaces allow opportunities for hands-on making, creating, designing and innovating that bring individuals together in a variety of mediums, including robotics, textile crafts, woodcrafts and electronics. Commonly found at some libraries, museums, colleges and at the Utah STEM Action Center, the number of these spaces for open exploration have increased, especially in schools, which has given students equal access as well as gain skills in STEAM—science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

“Makerspaces need to be available and accessible,” said teacher Beth McKinney, who helped open the makerspace in Murray’s Hillcrest Junior High in an existing classroom this fall. “It’s important for kids to have a place where they can explore their own interests, talents, curiosities and have that experience on their own with the freedom to do it in a safe, controlled setting. Many students might not have the tools, the confidence or the opportunity to do so, so it’s important we have a safe space where any student can create and many learn best by doing, with their own hands.”

Makerspaces are known as places where people, or “makers,” create, or “make,” projects using a variety of hands-on and digital tools.

The junior high’s makerspace offers art supplies, robotics, a LEGO wall, 3D printing, K’NEX, speed and logic puzzles and more.

Students opt to come to the space during an enrichment class period once per week as well as during the after-school program.

Ninth-grader Allie Lobach likes coming to the makerspace.

“It’s comfortable here; I’m free to make my own choices, but there’s help if I need it,” she said.

The concept of makerspace is not new, according to Utah STEM Action Center’s director Tamara Goetz.

“Makerspaces have been around a long time,” she said. “They were a place for people with common interests to tinker and build and that purpose still exists. What we’re seeing now is not a resuscitation of an old trend or fad of having a neighborhood tinkering spot in somebody’s garage. It’s become a way of learning and a way of thinking that is beginning to integrate how we teach kids and how we inspire kids. It’s the new way to do project-based learning; it’s maker learning, the idea of learning how to do a design process of iteration to create something to solve a prob-

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Seen here in 2019, Channing Hall students in Draper explore and created in the charter school’s Think Lab. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

lem that is important to you.”

Goetz said there is an increased momentum around makerspaces.

“Our future as a global economic leader depends on students having the ability to be innovative with technology,” she said. “Maker learning helps to build 21st century skills and helps students not just consume technology but develop it.”

At Hawthorn Academy, a charter school in South Jordan, teacher Stephen Mesker said it’s those 21st century skills of identifying problems and finding solutions that is being taught in the school’s 3D Design Club, a precursor to what he hopes will evolve into a makerspace for its studentbody.

“We teach them the skills, but the hope is to get everybody involved in STEM and get them prepared for future jobs,” he said.

“Many manufacturing jobs now use 3D design and 3D printing and other makerspace skills that we need to provide that education and opportunity to our students.”

That is key Goetz said.

“Makerspaces are more than just a bunch of equipment with no real intent. What’s important, particularly in schools, is to address how can the makerspace aligns and integrates into the mission of the school, more than just a place to tinker,” she said. “It also needs to adapt with the growth of the school.”

Such was the case with the STEM Action Center, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. After moving out of an office downtown to its South Salt Lake location where space was provided as a solution to the many FIRST LEGO teams that needed a location to prac-

tice and build, the staff realized its potential when “a couple little girls would come by and knock on the window and ask what we were doing. That led us to realize there was a much greater potential space in our community, so we established an open tinker time.”

They also adapted during Covid-19, to check out activity kits to teachers, which helped them reach many more kids, Goetz said. That led to creating Pop-Up Maker Faires, which are brought into schools to provide free, hands-on STEM activities that students can bring home. The Center also awards grants, which help establish programming, innovation and makerspaces in schools.

While Hawthorn, which purchased a dozen 3D printers from such a grant, began its club last year, others, like Channing Hall, a charter school in Draper, have been operating a makerspace for years and have incorporated lessons into the classroom. It was designated as a state platinum STEM school last spring.

Goetz said that not all school makerspaces are the same.

“Some schools have maker carts, some set up in a library; it can take on different formats and versions, depending upon what schools want. Some schools have a designated makerspace. What we’re seeing is the number of schools are trying to figure out what to do with the library (with the pivot to more online materials) and makerspace is coming into the conversation more and more for those schools,” she said.

In Canyon School District, some schools, such as Midvalley Elementary and the recently rebuilt Union Middle, have designated

rooms as makerspaces, while Midvale Middle’s library is used as a makerspace during lunchtimes, at a time when it’s accessible to all students.

“It started here because I like kids to be kids; I want them to know how to play with their hands, how to create and how to solve problems on their own,” teacher librarian/ media specialist Judy Rembacz said. “Makerspace teaches kids how to think. They are in the driving seat, being empowered and passionate about their own learning. They figure out how to create and if something goes wrong, how to make it work. They learn from failure and that’s a good thing. I also like how this connects them with their peers and with the school and that we’re giving this opportunity to all our students.”

That is what teacher Wendie Nielson, at Bella Vista Elementary in Cottonwood Heights, wants students to discover.

“They’re learning cooperation, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving,” she said. “When something doesn’t work, they got to change their thought process to hopefully make it work the next time.”

Fifth-grader Anna Armstrong was learning about coding using an Intelino smart train.

“It’s going to help with my future; I’m seeing all the things I can do with coding,” she said. “I want to be an astronaut, so I’ll need to know a lot about computers and coding. In makerspace, there’s science and math and communication as we work on things together, but a lot of it is trying to figure it out on my own.”

Bella Vista’s first-year principal Angi Holden already has seen an increase of STEAM learning at her school.

“We offer STEAM enrichment with after-school programming, and we have our STEAM Fridays where students rotate every five weeks through lessons around engaging topics created by our teachers,” she said. “Our goal is to expand to become a STEM-designated school, so students are prepared for the workforce, beyond academics.”

Preparing all students in STEAM education is the goal behind the grants received

by Canyons School District’s Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist Chandra Martz, who was overseeing a family STEAM night at Midvale Elementary.

When Martz was in high school, she remembers being the only female in a STEM class of 25 students.

“It always bothered me, so I want to get more girls into STEM. Canyons’ goal is to get every student college and career ready, so we’re trying to do that through STEAM,” she said. “I want as many kids as possible to be able to see STEAM in their future. I want girls to be able to see that they can be engineers. I want children of color to see that they can get

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EJ Michels, a singer and vocal coach from Draper, appears on “The Voice” on NBC. (Photo courtesy NBC)

Corner Canyon High’s Spencer Kirkham won the 6A 300-meter hurdles at the state championships in helping the Chargers boys team to a fourth-straight team title at Brigham Young University May 18-20. The senior broke the school record in the event crossing the finish line in 38.09 seconds. (Photo courtesy Devin Moody)

Draper Elementary dual immersion students commit to their demonstration of Chinese traditions at their Chinese New Year celebration.

(Julie Slama/City Journals)

a job in the field that pays well. I feel a lot of people in some of our Canyons communities are working three jobs just to try to make ends meet. There are careers that their children can enter, and they can make $100,000 out of high school. I just want them to be able to see that this could be their future; this opportunity is for everyone.”

Martz, and others, are rolling out family STEAM nights in elementary schools, where they bring in kits of 12 activities with challenges that tie into curriculum standards.

“I love that they went through all the activities to align it in math and science standards,” Goetz said. “They have signs at each station so teachers know this challenge aligns to certain standards and they can take that back to the classroom to build off of it; and parents are given open-ended questions to ask to foster exploration with daily activities at home.”

Those kits, which were first originated

by Utah Valley University, then expanded on and provided by Utah STEM Action Center,

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This river otter was photographed underwater in its habitat at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. River otters can hold their breath underwater for up to 8 minutes. (Photo courtesy of Loveland Living Planet Aquarium)

Besides engaging in hands-on activities during Summit Academy’s STEAM night, students had fun checking out art projects they created. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

are available statewide through its network that includes several state higher education institutions, independent makerspaces and the Utah State Library Division. Jordan School District already has STEM activity tubs available for check-out to schools and Granite School District is creating its own set for more accessibility, Goetz said.

At the recent Midvalley Elementary family STEM night, parent Brady Smith brought his first-grade daughter, Amelia.

“I want her to stretch her mind in different ways in science and math and find the joy in learning and exploring through these cool activities,” he said. “I want her to have a mindset and a skill set that solves problems and thinks through things; I want her to be able to create and decipher.”

Another part of Canyons’ program is establishing makerspaces with supplies in every middle school. Five of the eight schools already are in the process or have implemented makerspaces. STEAM squads are being introduced to elementaries and coding clubs will

Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer hugged Lisa Barlow of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” at a Draper event in which volunteers packed Comfort Cases for local youth in foster care. (Photo courtesy of Comfort Cases)

extend to middle schools next year.

“The whole purpose of this grant is to give to students that may not have opportunity,” Martz said. “Some kids aren’t able to go to after-school programs, so we want to give opportunity.”

That opportunity is extending to teacher training as well as Canyons’ teachers becoming STEM-endorsed, she said.

In addition, the STEM Action Center offers workshops weekly for teacher professional development in technical expertise.

“Teachers walk out with lesson plans that have been facilitated in the workshops and can incorporate what they’ve learned into their classrooms,” Goetz said.

Canyons District Elementary STEM Specialist Cynthia Lloyd hopes that makes a difference.

“With these resources, we’re hoping teachers use them with their curriculum,” she said. “We are noticing that kids are needing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

It’s not just STEAM. It’s also sitting down

and reading informational text. They’re not getting what they need out of it. One of the best ways to get kids to learn is through these STEAM activities because they’re highly engaging; we can teach those literacy skills along with these problem-solving and critical thinking skills.”

Goetz agrees.

“Makerspaces nurture curiosity,” she said. “It’s a place to create, a place to learn to invent and design, and a place to fail and repeat. We learn from failures. We learn to work as teams, alongside other fellow makers, because we’re trying to solve problems together. Communication and organization are a big deal as is resilience. These skills can be incorporated into academic learning. This aligns to the standards and it’s cross-disciplinary. Makerspaces are a welcoming place for everyone to create and solve what is important to them.

It’s what’s called ‘a low floor and a high ceiling’ so it provides a huge potential for growth in learning.” l

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t their final 2023 meeting, the Draper City Council amended the regulations for winter street parking, effective immediately. The revised regulation says there is to be no street parking between the hours of midnight until 6 a.m. from Nov. 1-April 30, regardless of snow.

“Because you never know when you’re going to get snow,” said Mayor Troy Walker.

City code previously said you couldn’t leave a car parked on the street Nov. 1-April 30 while snow was on the street, but people would park cars on streets and go to sleep before snow began to fall, leaving plow drivers responsible for clearing snow early in the morning but with obstacles in their way. Plow drivers have sometimes had to blow snow onto parked cars, burying them and making it especially hard for people to move their cars off the street in the morning.

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ery praised the work of the city’s snow plow drivers, particularly after last year’s major snowfall, and said she supports anything that makes it easier for them. She thinks the new regulation allows enough time for people to have visitors park on the street and stay through the evening, but move their cars off the street before midnight.

“We want to get the word out,” City Manager David Dobbins said. “This is a new requirement and people could get ticketed. We’ll probably start with warnings and transition to actual citations.” l

The revised regulation says there is to be no street parking between the hours of midnight until 6 a.m. from Nov. 1-April 30, regardless of snow.

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These two go the extra mile to clean up their community and help the homeless

By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com

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ave you ever encountered six dozen bagels dumped in the middle of a road? Mike Snyder has. Have you felt really strongly about doing something not knowing why?

Jessica Lowe has. Snyder and Lowe were recognized as Draper City’s Extra Mile winners for 2023. Both began their good deeds by chance, something unplanned that led them to go the extra mile for others.

“I started walking to get more exercise and noted there’s a lot of trash around the streets, so I started to pick it up,” Snyder said. He’s been walking and working at that task for seven years.

“A while back, I decided I wanted to go to culinary school. When school ended, I’d made so many friendships with all the “Homies” (her name for the homeless friends she’s met) and I realized this is why I felt so strongly about attending this school…because this is actually what I was supposed to do,” Lowe said. She’s spent the last two years preparing meals once a week for people who are experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake’s Ballpark area.

Here are their stories…

If you live in the Willow Springs area or drive near Corner Canyon High School in the morning, chances are you’ve seen Snyder. He’s the man walking while wearing a neon yellow shirt, red hat, tennis shoes and carrying a tool designed for picking up trash. When it’s dark outside, he adds a reflective vest and headlamp for safety. Always with him is a large Chick-fil-A bag that he’s found to be just the right size and strength for the job. “I can last a whole year with almost one bag…it’s thick plastic and I will empty it three times a day. (He stops to empty it at two different spots on his route and the last time at home.) When I first started, I’d take grocery bags, but I’d fill them up so fast.

One day I found one of these and it holds twice as much,” Snyder said.

Another important piece of equipment is Snyder’s watch that allows him to log his steps and watch the time.

“I do over 900 miles per year, that’s 5.5 miles each day for a little more than two hours…about 380 hours each year.”

All those miles mean he needs to get new shoes about every six months.

When Snyder started walking for exercise more than a decade ago, CCHS was under construction and garbage from that project blew around the neighborhood. That’s where the idea to pick up trash while out on his walk came from. He did that for about four years but had to take a two-year break when his office moved and there wasn’t enough time in the morning. Three years ago, his office moved to Draper and he resumed his trash collecting efforts. Recently retired from his career as a paralegal, he’s out the door by 7 a.m. four days each week, hindered only by heavy rain or high winds. “On really windy days, it’s not worth the trouble because the trash blows around anyway,” Snyder said.

His record-setting day was a most unusual one.

“Somebody dumped about six dozen bagels in the road, so I had to run and empty the bag and go back for the other three dozen.” More frequent finds are fast food bags, drink cups and wrappers, and water bottles. “I’ve pretty much found everything…a couple cell phones, digital cameras, lots of credit cards…you’d be surprised.”

Inevitably, the most litter happens after CCHS football games. There’s much less trash during summer when school’s not in session.

What’s his message to litterbugs? “We live in an incredibly beautiful city and I think it’s all of our responsibility to keep it clean, to take pride in where we live…

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Jessica Lowe went to culinary school just to learn more about cooking. After graduating, she established a nonprofit called Be a Little Too Kind that feeds a hot meal to 120 homeless people every Thursday. This is what her home kitchen looks like in preparation for delivery day. “The choice to go to school felt selfish, but I felt so strongly about doing it…it was meant to be,” she said. (Courtesy Jessica Lowe) Mike Snyder has been picking up trash in the area around Corner Canyon High School for seven years. He devotes 380 hours each year to this volunteer effort and he was pleasantly surprised to be recognized as one of the city’s Extra Mile winners. “Sometimes you wonder if you’re ever noticed,” Snyder said. (Mimi Darley Dutton/ City Journals)

that’s what it’s about. Don’t trash Draper!”

Meanwhile, Lowe spends three days each week focused on shopping for and preparing food to deliver to her “Homies,” something she started doing more than two years ago after she graduated from culinary school.

“The funny thing is, I just wanted to learn more about cooking. I didn’t have a desire to work in the food industry.

The choice to go to culinary school felt selfish. While I was researching which program…I felt strongly about going to one in downtown Salt Lake. Within the first two days of school, I realized we were going to be making and then throwing away a ton of food. I would park my truck and walk to and from the school building, and in doing that, I would pass homeless people. I thought why are we not just packing up this food and giving it to the people outside?”

She started bringing containers from home and she’d pack her school leftovers and pass them out to whomever she walked past. “The rest of the class started giving me their leftovers as well. I gained a partner from class and we would drive around and pass out all the leftovers,” she said. That amounted to about 20 meals.

After 12 weeks of culinary school, Lowe had a realization. Instead of just taking the cooking skills she’d learned home to her family, she established a nonprofit to help the people she’d passed coming and going to cooking school.

For Lowe, a mother of five with two kids still at home, much of the week is centered on feeding her “Homies.”

After she drops her children at school, she begins. Tuesdays are spent making a list of all the things she’ll need that week followed by a trip to the grocery store. Her average grocery bill in preparation for each Thursday de-

livery is about $500 per week, and that’s just for the hot meal. “That includes the food, the deli cups, the Ziploc bags and anything else we’ll need that week. We provide a hot, homemade meal every week and a sack lunch for later. In that sack is water, juice, chips, a sandwich and a homemade treat.” Volunteers donate the ingredients for the sack lunches, so Lowe sends out a Tuesday reminder to whomever signed up to provide those.

“Wednesday, from the time I get back from taking kids to school until bedtime, I’m cooking all day. I actually really enjoy it, it’s kind of therapeutic. I’m in my zone doing something I love and I know the people that are going to receive it are going to greatly appreciate it,” she said. She cooks large quantities without the luxury of an industrial size kitchen like she had in culinary school. Instead, it all happens in her home kitchen. “I do have extremely large size pots and pans,” she said. She also has two refrigerators that come in handy for the volume of food she’s producing.

She gets the meal to a point that it’s prepped and cooked and then puts it in the refrigerator so it’s ready to be warmed up on Thursday. Crumbl cookies delivers about 12 dozen treats each Wednesday, and with the help of her kids, Lowe individually bags those goodies.

Her mouthwatering menu includes a rotation of meals including chicken spaghetti, Frito pie, roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, chicken stir fry, jambalaya, chicken curry, chicken dumplings and lasagna soup.

The Homies’ favorites are Frito pie, roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, and chicken curry. “But they really love them all, and they’re always so grateful and complimentary,” she said.

Thursday mornings, Lowe assembles 100 sack lunches and uses her oven or stovetop to warm up the hot food she’ll be taking. Once hot, the meals go into individual deli cups and into coolers to keep them warm. She loads it all into her truck and heads to Salt Lake City.

She does it rain or shine and even on Thanksgiving Thursday because people are depending on her for a full

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Senior newcomer huge reason for Alta girls basketball team’s turnaround

By Josh McFadden | j.mcfadden@mycityjournals.com

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here’s still lots of time left in the season, but non-region play went well for the Alta girls basketball team, as the Hawks have already made vast improvements on the court.

Last season was a struggle for Alta.

The Hawks lost all 12 of their Region 8 games and all 21 games overall in 202223. This season, Alta has turned heads by winning six of its first eight games. Five of those victories were by at least 18 points, four were by at least 24 points, and three were by at least 39 points.

Though the eye-opening turnaround has been a true team effort, there have been some standout individual performances. In particular, senior Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu has been a force for the Hawks. Fui, as Alta coaches and players call her, averaged 21.4 points per game in the first eight contests to lead the team. During that stretch, she was ranked ninth in the state in scoring and first among all Class 5A players. She also pulled down 3.9 rebounds and dished out 1.3 assists in the first eight games.

It didn’t take her long to make her mark on the team.

Fui poured in 42 points in the season opener against Green Canyon on Nov. 17 in a 76-66 loss. She also had 24 against Granger on Nov. 28, 22 at home against Hunter on Dec. 5, 20 at West Jordan on Dec. 5 and 21 against Juan Diego on Dec. 12. Keep in mind that many of these games have been blowouts where Fui has not been on the court late into the game.

Head coach Julie Larsen has nothing but praise for Fui and what she does for the team.

“I love what Fui brings to the team on and off the court,” she said. “She is a dynamic player on both ends of the floor. She is a great teammate. She responds to the needs of the team and does what it takes to win games. Fui has all-around skills needed to be successful. We want the ball in her hands and want her to make plays.

She continues to work hard and gain con-

fidence. She will provide our team with good leadership skills throughout the season.”

Fui started playing in elementary school. Her earliest experience was playing with her siblings and cousins at her local church building. On the weekends, she would play with her dad and “scrimmage for hours,” as she said. Laughing, she said, “It was always competitive and aggressive and usually ended in crying or fights.”

The competitive aspect of the game is what Fui loves most about playing basketball.

“I enjoy competing against good competition and players,” she said. “Playing smart and competitive teams keeps me humble and always reminds me what I need to work on. I also enjoy meeting new people and building new relationships with them.”

It’s notable that the Alta girls basketball team consists of many new players and team members that have little to no previous varsity experience. Still, the team has gelled and played as a cohesive unit since game one. Fui loves this aspect of playing for the Hawks.

“The best thing about playing for Alta is the bond we have,” she said. “This is a fairly new team from last year, but we all connected immediately. You’ll always see us laughing in practice or in the games.

They’re just a fun group to be around. I also love that we talk things out. When we struggle in games or practices, we come together as a team and figure out what to do to be better.”

Fui’s prolific scoring is due to her multifaceted skills of being able to get to basket or pull up for mid-range sots. She is also confident and is not shy about taking difficult shots.

Though she has been one of the top players in 5A so far this season, Fui knows she can get even better. She want to improve the way she communicates with her teammates during the games.

belly and a friendly word. October marked two years that she’s been doing it, she remembers because she started on her birthday.

It came to pass that other organizations arrive at the same location and time to offer other services to the homeless people Lowe feeds. The Asian Association of Salt Lake does a food pantry, helps people get into housing, and occasionally provides clothing. The Fourth Street Clinic offers medical care and testing. Soap2Hope does syringe exchanges, bus passes and hygiene kits. “We all decided to team up since we’re all out there doing this at the same

time anyway,” she said.

Lowe never imagined she’d work for a nonprofit, let alone start one. “That’s almost another job in and of itself, learning how to do it all.” Utah law requires nonprofits have a board of three, so Lowe serves as executive director, her attorney husband handles the paperwork, and her friend serves as treasurer.

For Snyder and Lowe, inspiration to give of themselves for the greater good comes from the people they’ve encountered.

“A lot of people will honk or wave or come up and talk to me and that’s always

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Alta’s Fuifuilupe (Fui) Niumeitolu (with the ball in white) drives to the hoop against Park City defenders in a game from earlier this season. Fui is leading Class 5A in scoring, averaging more than 21 points an outing. (Photo courtesy of Julie Larsen)

“The things I’m working to improve on are being more vocal on the court,” she said. “Communication is definitely a big part in success, so trying to talk on the court while getting my teammates involved as well has been helping us in our latest games.”

After having gone winless last season, Alta looks poised to not only pick up some Region 6 victories this season but contend for the top spot. Fui said her goal is to win the region and get to the state tournament.

“I think this season will continue to be successful if me and my team just remember our goals and stay patient,” she said.

“We still have a lot to work on, but I think

if we just continue to work on our weaknesses and remember our strengths, we’ll accomplish our goals this year.”

After high school, Fui plans to attend college and major in something in the medical field. She also hopes to play basketball at the next level.

“That’s been a big goal for me as a kid and still is,” she said.

Fui and the Hawks hosted Kearns on Dec. 19 and then closed out December with a game at Taylorsville Dec. 28.

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nice…to meet these great people,” Snyder said.

Lowe said, “I see how touched the Homies are that someone thinks about them and cares about them, and puts effort into something for them. They’re the most generous people I’ve ever met. They will give you anything of theirs and they have the least to give. That’s made a big impression on me, to be more generous in every way.”

Lowe offered an additional life lesson learned. “It’s taught me not to be afraid.

I’ve realized that caution and fear are two different things. Caution warns you maybe

you shouldn’t do this, but fear is something that’s new, something that’s going to be a little scary at first, but it’s actually going to be something that helps you grow and propel you forward.”

You can help Snyder by making sure your garbage gets into a trash can or by smiling, waving or introducing yourself to him while he’s out walking.

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Loveland Living Planet Aquarium celebrates 25 years of education and inspiration

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his year, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium will mark the 25th anniversary of its founding. In 1998, Aquarium founder and CEO Brent Andersen began educating local students firsthand about aquatic creatures and their habitats by transporting small marine animals to elementary schools in an outfitted “Aquavan.” Today, the Aquarium is the ninth largest public aquarium in the United States and attracts approximately one million visitors each year.

With a new Science Learning Center building under construction on its campus, the Aquarium is celebrating its past and looking forward to an exciting future with expanded educational programming.

“There will be a celebration around the 25th anniversary,” Karmel Harper, director of marketing and public relations, said. A festive gathering is still in the planning stages but will occur sometime in the late spring or early summer of 2024.

In the meantime, construction will continue on the Science Learning Center, new animals will arrive to make their homes in the Aquarium’s habitats and the educational programs and conservation efforts already underway will carry on and expand. “We’re continuing on with what we’ve been doing– inspiring people to explore and learn about our planet,” Harper added.

The 25th anniversary is a milestone that is inspiring reflection on the part of Aquarium staff, particularly those who have been part of the organization from the beginning.

Ari Robinson, currently Vice President of Education and Exhibit Design, was one of the educators who took the first “Aquavan” to area schools.

“The Aquarium’s journey from a single outreach van to its expansive campus reflects its commitment to inspiring exploration and learning about Earth’s diverse ecosystems,” he said via email. “Its growth has turned it into a beacon of inspiration, offering immersive experiences that go beyond education to instill a deep appreciation for the beauty and fragility of life.”

Brent Andersen has dedicated himself to creating a place where people can not only learn about aquatic species, but to gain appreciation for the ways in which ecosystems are connected and encourage stewardship of the environment. His lifelong fascination with undersea life began at age 5 when his grandmother gave him a Time Life book on the subject. He later earned a college degree in marine biology and set out to make his vision into reality.

The Aquavan was just the beginning. In 2004, Andersen established a temporary prototype of the current Aquarium in a 10,000 square foot space at Gateway mall in Salt Lake City. The venture was immediately popular with long lines of visitors waiting to get in. With the support of enthusiastic spon-

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This artist’s rendering shows what the new Science Learning Center on the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium campus will look like when completed. (Photo courtesy of Loveland Living Planet Aquarium)

sors, the Aquarium moved into a larger space in Sandy in 2006.

The Sandy location featured habitats and species native to Utah as well as South America and the oceans. Visiting the Aquarium was more of a hands-on learning experience than merely viewing fish behind glass.

Guests enjoyed the touch tanks where they could experience the texture of a sea star or feed the stingrays. Educators brought out live creatures where people could interact with them and learn more. The education and outreach department was growing as well with more educators traveling to area schools.

During the first year in Sandy the Aquarium drew 250,000 visitors, a number that continued to grow. The Aquarium’s popularity with the public attracted more attention from individual, corporate and foundation sponsors. One day, the Loveland Foundation approached Andersen about providing a lead gift to build a brand new facility and campus which would fully realize his vision.

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium opened its doors at its current Draper location in March 2014 with a 136,000-squarefoot building housing species of flora and fauna from all over the world. Today, over 4,500 animals may be seen at the Aquarium including mammals and birds. The Aquari-

The 40-foot tunnel through the shark tank is a favorite spot for many visitors at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. (Photo by David J. Weinstein)

um’s conservation efforts have expanded to include monitoring river otters and breeding boreal toads in Utah as well as restoring coral reefs and aiding the preservation of sea

turtles outside the U.S. In 2020, an outdoor stage formerly used by the rock band U2, was installed on the grounds and named EECO or the Ecosystem

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This gentoo penguin and the binturong, in their Aquarium habitats. The penguin is among the fastest swimming birds on earth while the binturong is native to Southeast Asia. (Photos by David J. Weinstein)

Exploration Craft and Observatory. The giant claw-like structure, lit with color-changing lights stands out against the night sky.

Underneath the stage is EECO Voyager, a virtual reality experience which allows guests to explore a rainforest or take a voyage under the sea. “It can take you anywhere in the world,” Harper said. “Your experience and the educational possibilities are limitless. Every experience is filled with educational facts.”

The Aquarium’s campus continues to grow. In 2022, ground was broken for the Sam and Aline W. Skaggs Science Learning Center. When completed, the 120,000 square foot facility will include a two-story Asian Cloud Forest Habitat, interactive science stations and exhibits, laboratories, classroom spaces, conference rooms and more.

At the same time, the education and outreach department at the Aquarium, which began all those years ago with the Aquavan, has grown extensively. Blair Williams, associate director of education, said of her department’s future plans, “We foresee an increase in our programming. We’re ramping up for the new building.”

The education department oversees many different initiatives. Among them is the outreach program in which Aquarium educators travel to schools to teach students about various animals and the ecosystems they inhabit. “We have nine vans and 14 to 18 educators who teach in pairs,” Williams said. The vans travel to public and charter schools all over the state, including more remote schools in Southern Utah and within the Navajo Nation.

The lessons put forth by the education team members are tailored to particular grades. “They integrate with the curriculum the kids are learning,” Williams said. “Our program has changed over the years with regard to pedagogy. It’s become more streamlined.”

Inspiring interest in the natural world

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is central to the program’s success. Students may be introduced to animals that they have never seen before such as a tenrec, a small mammal native to Madagascar, and all kinds of insects, invertebrates, tortoises, geckos, snakes and more.

Bringing animals to the schools and seeing the look of wonder and interest in the students’ faces is something special. “It’s something that our team really treasures,” she said of the outreach program. “It’s great to do.”

Every day, Aquarium educators are also found outside various animal habitats in the Aquarium giving demonstrations and doing hands-on activities to teach guests young and old about the natural world.

In addition, the education department oversees school field trips and offers educational camps and EcoVenture classes. Two examples of EcoVenture class topics are identifying colors in nature for pre-schoolers and learning about the role of photosynthesis in the food chain for older students.

Educational programming is essential to the realization of the Aquarium’s mission. As Ari Robinson stated, “My hope is that every guest who visits the Aquarium can feel the same spark of inspiration, fostering a continuous desire to explore, discover, and learn about our living planet beyond their time at the Aquarium.” he story of how Loveland Living Planet Aquarium grew from its humble beginnings is an extraordinary one that is not lost on members of the staff. Williams said, “It’s an incredible story. The amount of tenacity, grit and vision is just amazing. We are really proud of the Aquarium, so proud, actually.

We’re really excited for the next 25 years.”

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Corner Canyon football regain state dominance on way to trophy

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ll year long the Corner Canyon High football team had their sights set on being back in the 6A state championship game— where they lost last season to Skyridge 17-7.

And the players wanted a rematch with the Falcons. This time around, they got both and avenged last season’s runner-up finish with a 41-27 win Nov. 17 to hoist the state trophy at Rice Eccles Stadium for the fourth time in the last six years. The Chargers also finished the year ranked 14th nationally.

“Beating Skyridge and winning state was everything, and more than I had imagined it to be,” said CCHS First Team All-State wide receiver Tate Kjar, who was named 6A player of the year.

“The feeling was really unmatched,” said First Team All-State quarterback Isaac Wilson, who earned the 2023 Mr. Football honor. “To come back from last year and win against a good Skyridge team really solidified my senior year.”

“It felt so good to win state,” said defensive end/tight end Sam Chandler. “It was nice to put the Corner Canyon program back on top. We did this for each other.”

“Knowing all of your hard work you put in for so many years has paid off is a great feeling,” said First Team All-State defensive end Kash Dillon. “Winning state as a senior is especially special because you feel like you gave back to the people before you who never were able to win one, to also winning a championship for the younger class so they can have that with them, and most of all it’s the best because you end your career with a ring and you and all your friends have that swag forever.”

“Our senior group did a great job of leading our team,” said head coach Eric Kjar. “As a team I felt like there was a lot of pressure to win a state championship this year. It had been a couple of years since we had won it last. It was fulfilling as a coach to see them finish the season off the right way. It’s always great to see a team that works so hard to finish off the right way.”

In the state championship game, the Chargers came out strong, scoring touchdowns on its first two drives—and then going up 27-10 by halftime—and finally putting the game away late on the legs of Wilson who had a 54-yard TD run in the game’s final minutes.

Wilson finished with 160 yards rushing and three TDs while also passing for more than 250 yards and two more scores—connecting on those TD receptions with junior wide receiver Jerome Myles. First Team AllState junior running back Bryton Brady was responsible for 243 all-purpose yards, including a 52-yard kickoff return to set the Chargers up for their first score.

“The keys for us in winning this game was to win the battles up front to make the job easier for our backfield and give our quarterback time to throw downfield,” Dillon said.

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Best In State SENIORS: Jackson Buehler, Caden Bonham, Roman Caywood, Sam Chandler, Andre Didier, Kash Dillon, Rylan Dunn, Brayden Eyre, Moke Gabrielsen, Isaiah Garcia, Ethan Gardner, Henry Holliday, Rodney King, Tate Kjar, Tyler McDonald, Rylan Quintana, Preston Rasmussen, Austin Reid, Boston Snow, Crew Staley, Bo Tate, Crue Wignall, Isaac Wilson and Braxton Young JUNIORS: Keaton Adamson, Bryton Brady, Seth Carlson, Mana Fager, Nai Filivao, Zion Finau, Tony Haungatau, Brock Hobson, Nate Holladay, Teagan Johnson, Chryshaun Lee, Jerome Myles, Paxton Naegle, Luke Neville, Andrew Nice, Eli Paynter, Brendan Peavley, Xavier Shaefer, Dallon Stokes, Jayden Talauega, Mckay Wells, Drew Whatcott, Preston Whatcott, Brock White and Kaydon Williams Corner Canyon High’s Isaac Wilson set a Utah high school record with 5,901 total yards this season in leading the Chargers to the 6A state title.

The First Team All-State quarterback will be back on the Rice Eccles Stadium field—where he has played in the last four high school state championship games—as he is taking his talents to the University of Utah next season. (Photo courtesy A Strong Photography)

“We knew what we wanted,” said Second Team All-State offensive lineman Zion Finau, who missed much of the season with a torn ACL before returning in the second round of the state playoffs. “We knew we didn’t want to feel how it was to lose again.

Our offense was very prepared and had a better connection this time.”

Defensively, Corner Canyon stopped Skyridge’s offense twice in first-and-goal situations where they limited them to two field goals on those drives. Second team All-State senior linebacker Rylan Quintana led the team with 10 tackles while Dillon recorded seven tackles and two sacks.

The Chargers finished the regular season with a 9-1 mark, outscoring opponents 475 to 183. Its only loss was a 63-42 defeat to the nation’s top team Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada) in the second week of the year.

In the second round of the 6A state playoffs Oct. 27, Corner Canyon defeated Layton 52-0 behind four TD passes from Wilson— to Tate Kjar, Brady and senior wide receivers Boston Snow and Brayden Eyre—while Brady, Finau and senior running back Crue Wignall also took one in the endzone. Linebackers Mason Wood and Jayden Talauega both had six tackles to lead the defense.

The Chargers then defeated Lone Peak 35-21 in the quarterfinals Nov. 3, opening up a game that was tied at halftime at 14-all with a 14-point third quarter to take control of the game. Wilson, Finau and Brady ran for touchdowns while Brady and junior Preston Whatcott hauled in TD receptions. Talauega again was tops defensively with 10 tackles.

SOPHOMORES: Tanner Adamson, Jaden Allen, Blake Ames, Jake Bonham, Eli Borg, Weston Briggs, Ashton Brown, Will Chandler, Carson Cheng, Garrett Downing, Ayden Dunn, Ace Edmunds, Bo Edmunds, Bronson Evans, Jaxon Evans, Tinau Fiaui, Luke Fisher, Luke Fankhauser, Mason Hamilton, Ryan Harkness, Jabez Haungatau, Cache Herbert, Lucas Jackson, Jake Johnson, Rhett King, Deken Knowles, Jase Kozlowski, Mikah Larkins, Jefferson Lybbert, Brigger Mathews, Marcus Mellenthin, Davis Nelson, Dustin Otuafi, Jayden Pearce, Scottie Pepper, Alapati Pili, Jake Roe, Roman Rowell, Luis Sanchez, Kaigan Solberg, Esun Tafa, Drew Towner and Mason Wood COACHES: Eric Kjar, Cody Gardner, BJ Cavender, Austin Giove, Luke Staley, AJ Townsend, Josh Buhler, Blake Miller, Brandon Watts, Wes Patterson, Randon Young, Mike Simkins, Alex Morgan, Pat Holst, Mike Wood, Brad Quintana, John Fager, Kolotau Filivao, Marc Jackson, Chelsea Darrah, Eric Towner, James Mosely and Noah Kjar.

TEAM MANAGERS: Makayla Taluega, Mele Fager, Clarion Fager and Emma Gordon-Smith.

In the semifinals against Lehi Nov. 10, Corner Canyon dominated in a 63-24 win behind seven touchdowns from Brady with Finau and Myles also scoring. Wilson ran for 122 yards and threw for 428 with Talauega recording 11 tackles on defense in the rout to put them in the title game.

“This is a special group,” said Tate Kjar.

“We took everything way more seriously in the offseason and grew so close as a team. I loved this more than any other year of football. It was the funnest year.”

“I felt like our team just had more experience as compared to last year,” said coach Kjar. “There was a little extra motivation to finish the season off.”

Wilson ran the Chargers explosive offense with 5,901 total yards, a new state record beating out former Chargers QB Jaxson Dart’s previous mark by 25 yards. His nearly 5,000 passing yard season was the fourth-best season in Utah and his 49 passing TDs this fall is also top 10 all-time in the state. On the ground, he and Brady combined to rush for more than 2,500 yards and 34 TDs with Tate

Corner Canyon High football coach Eric Kjar has led the Chargers to its fourth state title in the past six years. (Photo courtesy A Strong Photography)

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The Corner Canyon High football team won the 6A state title with a 41-27 win over Skyridge Nov. 17 at Rice Eccles Stadium. (Photo courtesy A Strong Photography)

Kjar also recording 1,813 receiving yards and 15 TDs in the balanced attack.

Defensively, Quintana and Talauega both had 62 tackles on the year while Dillon produced 10 sacks and junior defensive back Keaton Adamson hauled in three interceptions. Senior captain Jackson Buehler, who played all season on a scarred and torn ACL, had six tackles amidst his inspirational leadership on and off the field.

Senior kicker Preston Rasmussen, who’s the fifth-ranked kicker in the country, connected on 89 of 93 PATs and four of five field goal attempts this fall.

“This team was so fun to be around and coach every day,” said coach Kjar. “This group of seniors really made the season special. I have a special place for them because I have known so many of them for such a long time. They were very driven and approached lifting and practice with the right attitude.”

With the final year of high school ball for Tate Kjar—who led the state in receiving yards this season—it marks the second son of coach Kjar’s that has been a starring wide receiver in the program.

“It was very special this year with Tate,” said coach Kjar. “There was a little added pressure for me as a father and coach to make sure he finished off his senior year with a title because his older brother did as well.”

Noah Kjar, who owns the state record for most career receptions, came home from a two-year Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission to Arizona this fall and helped out on the sidelines with the Chargers wide receivers. “It was great having Noah back with us again,” coach Kjar said. “It was nice to have his insight in helping these young players, and we joked that we needed to have some of the 2020 magic back around as well.”

Eric Kjar’s youngest son Carter, who is a freshman at CCHS, is continuing the wide receiver pattern in the family and “had a good season” on the freshman and sophomore

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teams this year.

The 2023 season also brings to a close the line of Wilson boys at Corner Canyon.

Zach, who currently plays quarterback for the New York Jets, along with Josh and Micah— who both played linebacker at BYU—and Isaac were all coached by Eric Kjar.

“They have meant more to this program than I could even describe,” said coach Kjar.

“It all starts with their father Mike who has been not only instrumental in our program’s success, but also in his boys’ success. They have all brought tremendous talent, leadership and hard work to our program. They have also helped our program rise to a national level with them being national-type players that people all across the country recognize. I could never thank them enough for their contributions to our program.”

“Being a part of this program has really opened a lot of doors for my future,” Isaac Wilson said. “Just getting to learn from all the quarterbacks that came through Corner Canyon, along with coach Kjar being there all four years. Coach Kjar is like a second father to me. He always wants the best for me and isn’t afraid to critique me when it’s needed and that’s what I need.”

Isaac Wilson is moving on to play in the collegiate ranks at the University of Utah along with Dillon and First Team All-State offensive lineman Isaiah Garcia. Tate Kjar signed with Utah State and senior linebacker Bo Tate will play at Stanford while Chandler, Quintana and senior wide receiver Braxton Young are still undecided about their college destinations.

“Being part of this brotherhood has meant everything to me and helped me make tons of lifelong friends and experiences I’ll never forget,” Dillon said. “It’s taught me life lessons that I’ll use forever even outside of football. The program at Corner Canyon is second to none. Whether you’re looking for better development of your game to having an

Corner Canyon High junior running back Bryton Brady had 1,210 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns this season for the 6A state champions. (Photo courtesy A Strong Photography)

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“I love coaching the boys at Corner Canyon,” said coach Kjar. “It keeps me young.

Their energy is contagious, and I really enjoy getting to work with them. This senior group is a special group of young men, and I know they have bright future.”

Coach Kjar said he is grateful for so many administrators that are vital to his

team’s success, including the CCHS athletic director Pat Thurman and Dina Kohler. “My assistant coaches have done a tremendous job, and I thank their families as well who have to sacrifice so much during our season,” he said. “I also want to thank my own family and wife for their patience and all the help and support during the football season.” l

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South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey credits “Utah’s secret sauce” of collaboration, a phrase she heard from Gov. Spencer Cox, as the reason The Point is progressing. “We’re kind of weird here in Utah…we collaborate,” Ramsey said.

The Point falls within the district of Congressman Burgess Owens who said taking away regulations for the sake of innovation “gives people in Utah the best life.” Owens noted that Utah is the fastest growing state in the union. “I’ve never seen a state that is as innovative and forward thinking. What we’ve done here is going to attract so many people.

Knowing we’re going to grow, let’s do it smart.

Making sure our kids can afford to stay—that’s the end goal,” Owens said.

Patrick Gilligan, executive vice president of Lincoln Property Company, echoed Ramsey’s and Owens’ statements. “This collaboration with the state wouldn’t happen in Washington or California. It’s easier to do things in the private sector normally,” Gilligan said.

IPP will invest more than $2.3 billion in private sector financing to construct buildings and amenities. The Utah State Legislature has invested $165 million toward the creation of infrastructure, a loan that will be paid back with interest through revenues from future ground lease payments. “Over time, it will generate enough revenue to cover the cost of the new

prison. It’s paid for but this is a way to backfill the budget,” Walker said. The Legislature also invested in a new FrontRunner station for the purpose of connecting to regional transit.

Walker anticipates The Point will likely contract with Draper City for public safety, emergency services and road maintenance.

“We’ll strike a price that works,” he said. And he projects Draper property values to rise. “It’s certainly not going to impact values in a negative sense…that place is going to be desirable.”

Draper’s current population hovers around 55,000. Walker thinks it will rise to 80,000 when The Point is fully built, but slowly over time.

Since he first took office 10 years ago, Walker envisioned high-rises at The Point, now he thinks they’ll be 10 or 12 stories tall.

Because it’s state-owned, none of the property development will go through Draper’s planning commission, but “our city staff will get input.” He doesn’t think the growth will negatively affect his city. “It’s pretty unique for Draper residents. Our established community is quiet and then right across the freeway we’re going to have a vibrant downtown. It’s the best of both worlds.”

Walker continues to hope to attract an NFL or NHL team to have a stadium at The Point.

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e all are no strangers to change.

Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution, a shift in our career, alterations in our physical appearance, or even the family dynamics morphing as families grow— children go off to college, loved ones move, and parents age—change is a constant factor in our lives.

Instincts might be to resist the change or simply feel overwhelmed by it, both of which may be leading indicators of change fatigue.

According to an article by Dr. Lydia Moussa on LinkedIn, change fatigue includes the following symptoms: apathy (disengagement), negativity (cynical or complaining), stress (anxious) and burnout.

Change fatigue can have a significant impact on our lives, from personal disappointments like unrealized dreams to professional challenges like unmet career goals. It's an exhausting experience that can lead to questioning our purpose and identity. However, it's during these times of change that self-reflection becomes vital. The following resources can help us take a look at our lives in hopes of beginning to understand our passions, needs, and ultimately, our unique purpose.

1. The love language test. This is a concept of Gary Chapman’s where in his book “The 5 Love Languages” he helps us understand how we receive love (physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, or even acts of service). This tool helps us understand how we feel appreciated and loved, as well as how we tend to show appreciation and love to others.

This test is helpful in any relationship from coworkers and friends, to children and spouses. Learn more about the love languages on Holly’s Highlights podcast Season 3 Episode 3.

2. Personality tests. Personality tests such as 5 Voices, Strength Finders, Myers-Briggs, and Disc help us put a name to our behaviors and inherit traits and passions. This could be understanding you are an introvert and therefore help give you some ideas on how to engage at a social gathering, to even the importance of setting boundaries in balancing such socials with much-needed alone time to refresh and recharge. Personality tests can also help you identify your strengths and how to use them in careers, teams and personal goal setting.

3. Spiritual gifts. From administration, giving, and leadership to service, ministry or teaching, if you are a person of faith this can be a valuable tool in every aspect of your life, career and volunteer work. Keep in mind this is not the fortune teller of what you need to do—it is more of a guide as to what comes naturally to

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Fulfilling a goal, Holly Curby’s book “Face-Lift: embracing hope through your heartaches” was published April 28, 2023. (Holly Curby)

you. Local churches will often offer spiritual tests, or you can visit giftstest.com or sdrock.com.

4. Bucket list. According to a study from Stanford, bucket lists can help you “live a life with hopes and aspirations.”

They identify values, goals, milestones and experiences as all having significance in both reflection and identification as to what your lifetime will include. When making a bucket list you might see a common theme that can help you create focus in pushing forward toward what you want in life whether it be job-related, relationship-wise or simply helping motivate you to identify “What’s next?”

5. Dreams. As we navigate the changes in life, it’s essential to reignite some of our childhood dreams. Have you wanted to travel? Take part in certain activities or accomplishments? Be in a certain profession? Permit yourself to tap into your inner child and dream. What part of those dreams can you start implementing or pursuing today, and what’s stopping you now from pursuing them?

6. Goals. When we get in a rut of change we can find ourselves going down a spiraling path, but if we have a goal set before us—something to achieve, to work toward, to look forward to reaching—we are more apt to make progress in living a more authentic and fulfilling existence.

In five years you can either look back and see you are still in the same spot, or you can look back and see even a few things accomplished that got you a step further to reaching your goals. Write down some goals that are specific and attainable as well as dates to reach them by—then go for it. Download my free “Get it Done Goal Planner” on hollycurby.com/resourc-

Fulfilling something on his bucket list, Peyton Curby traveled to Alaska with his family. (Holly Curby)

es or check out Holly’s Highlights podcast Season 2 Episode 1 regarding goal setting in a new year.

7. Value/priorities. What is important to you? And where does that rank in your priorities? Once we identify our values and our priorities, it can help us ensure our actions align with our authentic selves. This can help us understand what boundaries should be placed and therefore help us live a more fulfilled life of purpose. Season 3 Episode 26 on Holly’s Highlights podcast can help us unpack more on boundary setting to protect these values and priorities.

8. Personal Mission statement. After you’ve looked at the results from your love language, your personality, your spiritual gifts, your bucket list, dreams, goals, values, and priorities then you can better answer questions such as: Who am I? What’s my purpose? What’s next? Check out Holly’s Highlights podcast Season 3 Episode

15 for assistance on how to do a family mission statement. Next time change fatigue hits, this personal mission statement can help you navigate through the changes so that you keep in alignment with what matters to you.

Amidst life’s constant changes, these resources help us align our actions with our true selves all while embracing a growth mindset, trying new things, challenging our perspectives, exploring our passions, forgiving ourselves of any regrets, having a grateful heart, turning our pain into purpose, accepting our flaws, and believing in ourselves so that we can combat succumbing to the fatigue of change.

Learn more on Holly’s Highlights podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, Tune-In, and at www.hollycurby.com.l

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