In 2012, through an unusual string of cir cumstances, Draper City became landowner to approximately 2,400 acres of SunCrest property within the TRSSD. That portion of SunCrest property had changed owner ship among developers and the last owner declared bankruptcy in 2007. Zions Bank was an original lender to the project, and in an effort to protect their multi-million-dollar investment, they bought the property out of bankruptcy.Former City Attorney Doug Ahlstrom explained in a 2014 interview, “Zions made it clear that they’re a bank, not developers, and they were looking to sell it to the next de veloper who came along. The city met with at least four developers who were trying to de cide if they could buy it and each one found out how expensive it was going to be to go forward with the project. Zions Bank sued Draper City for $25 million claiming we’d interrupted development and interfered with their ability to sell it.” Litigation between Zions Bank and Draper City took place between 2010-13.
“One of the TRSSD residents’ arguments is that their taxes would have been lower if there were more homes up there…but there would have been more homes, it would have been way more crowded and a lot more traf fic.”
In 2014, the city established a TRSSD Administrative Control Board made up of district residents to work with the city on managing the budget for the required spe cial services. According to Walker, the board started building up a fund balance to do maintenance on Deer Ridge Drive, but some TRSSD residents filed a lawsuit against the city because they didn’t want to pay for re construction of that road. “We set a tax rate that would pay all the bills plus the road maintenance. They thought it was too much. Some residents set a refer endum not to increase taxes and they were successful voting the tax increase down. They lived off the fund balance and had no tax for a number of years. Now they’re out of money…they have to raise taxes,” Walker said. Daryl Acumen is the current chair man of the TRSSD Administrative Control
“The TRSSD was created to provide for additional services which are the result of its geographic location. These services are considered ‘in addition to’ the basic services provided by Draper City to other areas of the community. These services include snow removal, street light fixture upgrades, repair and maintenance of roads, street sweeping and disposal services. The revenue for the District comes from a property tax mill levy,” reads the resolution establishing the TRSSD.
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“Each party refined what they understood about the problems in SunCrest…they want ed to be out of litigation, we wanted to be out of litigation,” Ahlstrom said. In an unusual twist, Zions Bank ap proached Draper City and suggested the city bid to purchase the property. The city council at the time chose to purchase the property for $5.6 million. “Draper was able to acquire the property at an extremely reduced price,” Ahl strom said. According to Mayor Troy Walker, the city sold a portion of the land near the city of Highland and used that profit to pay off the bond, traded a portion as a settlement in another lawsuit with a developer in the area, and kept the parcel at the top of Deer Ridge Drive for open space. “We’re out of debt, we own new land and we have new trailheads,” Walker said. By buying the property, Walker said the city eliminated about 5,000 more homes that previous developers had planned to build.
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Alta View Principal Scott Jameson gets high-fives from students after the Utah Elementary Principal of the Year surprise ceremony in May. (Photo courtesy of Canyons School District)
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D raper C ity J ournalpage 4 | S ept . 2022 DRAPER CITY TEAM The Draper City Journal is a monthly publi cation distributed directly to residents via the USPS as well as locations throughout Draper. For information about distribution please email brad.c@thecityjournals.com or call our offices. Rack locations are also available on our website. The views and opinions expressed in display ad vertisements do not necessarily reflect or repre sent the views and opinions held by Loyal Perch Media or the City Journals. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of the owner. © 2019 Loyal Perch Media, Inc. /DRAPERJOURNAL/FACEBOOK.COM/ INSTAGRAM.COM/CITYJOURNALS CITY-JOURNALSLINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY//DRAPERJOURNALTWITTER.COM/DRAPERJOURNAL.COM ConnectsocialmediaJou r nals YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS THE CITY CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bryan Scott | bryan.s@thecityjournals.com EDITOR Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Ryan Casper | ryan.c@thecityjournals.com801-254-5974 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Mieka Sawatzki | mieka.s@thecityjournals.com Jason Corbridge | jason.c@thecityjournals.com CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Brad Casper | brad.c@thecityjournals.com801-254-5974 Rack locations are also available on our website. EDITORIAL & AD DESIGN Ty AmandaGortonLukerStacyBronsonAnnaPro DRAPER CITY JOURNAL 9500 South 500 West, Suite 205 Sandy, UT 84070 PHONE: 801-254-5974 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to inform and entertain our community while promoting a strong local economy via relevant content presented across a synergetic network of print and digital media. PUBLISHER Designed, Published, & Distributed by FREE | COMMUNITY | PAPERS W ile E. Coyote never had a chance against the Road Runner in the Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes cartoons. The same may be said against those vying for the Utah Elementary Principal of the Year honor against Alta View Road runners’ principal Scott Jameson, who’s application was as put together and sub mitted as fast as the comic blue bird.
Jameson, who was named Canyons School District’s Elementary Principal of the Year, said he didn’t have time to attend the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals conference on Feb. 17 where he was named a finalist for the state honor. He also said he didn’t have time to fill out an extended application for the award.
“I'm actually quite excited. I get a meet with educational leaders in Washing ton, possibly even the secretary of educa tion and other educational leaders and talk about the state of education,” he said. Jameson had a chance after the cel ebration to read the application that was submitted on his behalf.
Now, Jameson will represent the state at the National Elementary Principal Asso ciation conference in October and be con sidered for the national honor.
“His reach is so far. People were help ful and willing, and said, ‘he’s so deserv ing of this,’” Kau said. Jameson didn’t realize his application was being written for him. “I didn't know she was doing this until she finally said, ‘I have to ask you a few questions because there's a few final things on the packet that I can't answer.’ At this point since she put so much work into it, I answered the questions. I felt very appre ciated and loved from her and all the peo ple had helped with it. I thought, ‘this is so very nice of a thing to do’ and genuinely was touched, but that was all,” he said.
“It's hard to be gone from the school; whenever I take a day off, it takes like three days to make up for it and I also don't feel like you should ever apply for that award,” Jameson said about the honor that happened this past spring. “I had so much I was doing that I didn’t have time to fill out this big packet. So, I just basically responded, ‘I'm not going to do that.’ But word got out and people in my community were saying things to me like, ‘I hope you win the state one.’” That’s because after learning about it, parent volunteer and School Community Council member Dr. Allyn Kau found the application online and with the help of fac ulty and parents, completed and submitted the application, much of it unknown to Jameson. “He was selected as the Canyons Ele mentary Principal of the Year and he didn't tell anybody,” Kau said. “I heard about it the second week of March and I emailed a congratulations and asked, ‘what’s next?’ Mr. Jameson deflected the attention, say ing he didn’t have time and didn’t feel right about applying for an award. I un derstood his viewpoint because this last school year was the most difficult of all three years of the pandemic by leaps and bounds and there was so much to do. But just from what I've seen, over the past four years, his leadership style and the things that he's been able to accomplish, and more importantly, the things people around him are able to accomplish because he sets a fostering, positive environment. I told him, ‘You got to give it a shot.’ When he said he didn’t have time, I knew I was going to submit something because we ap preciate all his efforts and all that he does, and his leadership style.” She reached out to other parents, fac ulty, principals and administrators, and with their help, submitted Jameson’s 26page application in half the time as his competition.
In mid-May, about 575 neighborhood and Spanish dual immersion Alta View students and faculty, Canyons adminis trators and UAESP members surprised Jameson in the school multipurpose room with the state award. “I walked into the gym, and there are all the students and several principals from the UAESP, my family was there, the su perintendent and (Canyons Board of Ed ucation Vice President) Steve Wrigley. I was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, thumbs up.’ They had a banner for me, and it was kind of a fun. It caught me off guard,” he said. It was a good day for the Jameson family as his daughter, Carissa, also was named senior class president at her high school. “It was really neat to share the excite ment of the day with her,” Jameson said. “Receiving this honor was such a big deal.
“When I got to read the application that was submitted, I was like, ‘Holy cow.
Even before I got the state award, when I was a finalist, the PTA threw a surprise indoor parade for me, and the kids threw candy and wrote me a bunch of notes. I had a note from basically every kid in the school.”
Jameson best principal in state, will represent Utah nationally
“I developed a way to discipline that focuses more on reteaching when kids get office referrals; I call it citizenship class. This is even before I knew what PBIS (positive behavior interventions and sup ports) was,” he said, saying he started it in his first year as Altara Elementary’s prin cipal. “I hired my PTA president, and she ran the citizenship classes during lunch re cess. She would teach some lessons, such as why we don’t call people names. She’d ask, ‘why don't we do this?’ and give them things we could do instead. It’s a chance to reteach students and help them understand the expectations and learn how to best meet them. When a lesson wasn’t being taught, then she'd be out on the playground being preventative and coaching kids on the playground.”
Jameson also has been honored as Canyons Student Advocate Principal of the Year and as Instructional Leader of the Year and has served on the district’s Lead ership Implementation Team. Utah PTA recognized him as both the region and state outstanding school administrator and back in his teaching days, the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized his excellence in teaching. While Jameson doesn’t have any immediate plans for retirement, he has dreams of his future. “I thought about becoming a behavior unit teacher or aide because I know I could do that and then free the teacher up to be able to teach. I thought about becoming a Costco receipt checker. I thought about doing woodcarvings, with chainsaws and logs and carving bears. I don't know how to run a chainsaw and I've never sculpt ed anything, but I just think that's cool. I thought about opening a restaurant or be coming a Walmart greeter. I've been prac ticing, so when I walk into Walmart, I try to be faster at the draw saying, ‘Welcome to Walmart.’ I love smoking foods and put about anything on our smoker—pizza, macaroni and cheese, vegetables, any meat you can think of. My wife makes fun of me right now because we have four smokers and I realized the other day I didn't even know how to run our oven. I tried and I couldn't figure it out. I guess a career in baking is out for me, but maybe a job in the future as a smoker. I don’t know yet, and that’s OK, because I love where I’m at right now.” l
Jameson, whom many students love for his sharing one of their jokes each school day on the morning announce ments—and alumni can recite even after their high school graduations, stayed out of much of the spotlight last year when he received the state Innovator of the Year Award last year for a program that has been in place for more than 15 years.
“I am not a natural listener and I real ly struggle with it,” he said, and tells the story of sitting on the couch, listening to his wife. “I got on my phone and started doing something—and I stopped listening to my wife. My wife got up, walked off. She was gone for 15 minutes before I no ticed she was gone. That's a true story. So, I have to really work at listening and that's what I found is probably the most import ant skill I could have is listening to ev erybody. You have to listen to people that have different perspectives. If you listen to everybody, you can actually make really good decisions and while every decision won’t go the way everyone wants, they’ll respect you for listening to them. So, I tell people, ‘my door is open, come in and tell me what you're actually thinking.’ I don’t want them to tell everybody, but me, but rather to come in and tell me so we can work through it. That’s what I’ve learned and tried to practice all these years. When I listen to others, we make great decisions. If I don't listen and ignore things, people stop talking and then that's when you make terrible decisions—and I did some of that earlier in my career.”
After 25 years—18 as an administra tor, Jameson said he still wants to become a better listener.
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Kau, who wrote Jameson’s most sig nificant accomplishment as a principal is to build relationships and develop lead ers—“He recognizes that with strong relationships, anything can be accom plished”—said she was unaware of that Jameson wasn’t a natural listener.
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“I’ve just seen firsthand what a great leader he has been. His style is not flashy; he definitely never draws attention to him self. He’s more of getting to know people, understanding what the needs are, under standing his staff and what their strengths are and listening to them. Most of the changes that have been implemented in the past three or four years, were suggestions that came to him. It was a parent that had a concern. It was a teacher who had an idea and then he listened, and he gave them the support they needed to develop it. There are so many different examples, and it wasn't because Mr. Jameson had the ideas. It was because he listened and had created the environment where other people who had those ideas could flourish,” she said.
Canyons Director of School Perfor mance Alice Peck supported that trait in her letter of “Relationshipsrecommendation.areatthe core of what Scott does and the results are evident in the work he is able to accomplish. He has the ability to ask the right questions when presented with an important task. His will ingness to listen; to collaboratively search for possible solutions; and to focus on the essential implementation steps is outstand ing,” she wrote. “I also know that Scott values relationships and will do whatev er it takes to help our district become as collaborative as we possibly can be as we work to improve student outcomes.”
“The application is pretty honest. I really liked that part of it because I think some times when you have someone who wins an award, you view them as you know per fect. Then the reality is people get to plac es because they've had a lot of failures. They've had a lot of challenges. They've had a lot of struggle, and through those struggles and challenges and failures, they learn something and become better. So, I liked the way she showed my flaws and how we had to kind of work through and overcome challenges that came up, like listening to all sides of things to reach a consensus. I know I'm not perfect by any means and I know there's one million other people who are probably far more deserv ing of an award like this than I do, but it's fun to kind of reflect back, including the bumps and the bruises. Those things were tough at the time, but at the same time, that's what's helped me to learn and be come a better principal.”
He's really impressive.’ Dr. Kau is a very good writer and very smart. I'm really just an average guy who had a very good packet writer,” he said, quick, as usual, to share the spotlight.
We are very proud to hire those with special needs and they do a phenome nal job as a part of our staff and that’s a special experience for our customers.BobHarmon
By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
Special Olympians join Bob Harmon of Harmons Grocery Stores with a cheer as he presented them a check for $302,238 on Aug. 12 from this year’s root beer float sales as well as donations at the 19 Har mons stores’ checkouts. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
“Bob’s parents started supporting Special Olympics 40-plus years ago and the family has continued ever since,” Weaver said. “When it comes to my years of nonprofit work, not many partners stick around that long. The longevity of this re lationship is truly impressive.” Harmon said it’s through the generos ity of their customers during annual pro motions that they can impact the lives of so many Special Olympians.
In addition to the Forever Athletics cheer team, members of the Oquirrh Thun der community team showed their appre ciation to Harmon for supporting Special Olympics.Mountain Creek ninth-grader Jaymi Bonner has participated in Special Olym pics for five years. She competed this summer in the inaugural sport of unified golf and competes in unified track for the Oquirrh Thunder.
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“It makes me strong,” she said. “It’s fun to do it with my friends.”
Special Olympians Kate Williams and Miranda Clegg, who have been a part of unified cheer with Forever Athletics, presented Bob Harmon of Harmons Grocery Stores with a Utah Special Olympics jersey that the team worn at the Special Olympics USA Games. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
“It was really awesome, but my feet hurt; it was tiring,” Williams recalled. “I like getting to do cheer. I like the pom poms and when we do the jumps and stunts.”Clegg said that she was able to tell them about her experiences with cheer leading and making friends. “I liked talking to people and they asked me about Special Olympics,” she said, adding that now she has transitioned to help coach the team. “It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve made a lot of friends. I’ve been able to help coach since I’ve been there cheering, I have that perspective.”
As a token of appreciation, Jordan School District 2022 graduates Kate Wil liams and Miranda Clegg, who have been a part of unified cheer with Forever Athlet ics for the past five years, presented Har mon with a Utah Special Olympics jersey that the team worn at the Special Olympics USA Games, with the slogan, “Shine as 1” on the back. Williams and Clegg both volunteered to tell Harmons’ customers about Special Olympics during the selling of root beer floats back in March.
“We are very proud to hire those with special needs and they do a phenomenal job as a part of our staff and that’s a special experience for our customers,” he said, adding that the chain also hosts an annu al golf tournament amongst other ways to support Special Olympics.
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W hen Randy and Bob—the faces of the Harmons Grocery Stores—were in elementary school, their mother agreed to host three Special Olympics athletes who were to compete the next day at the University of Utah. “It was the first time we were intro duced to someone different, but we didn't look at them as being different,” Harmons Grocery Chairman for the Customer Bob Harmon said. “We watched them compete and at that age, we were like, ‘we want to run too.’ They were engaged and a part of something, which is wonderful. It was an amazing experience and because it was so positive, we just continued to support Spe cial Olympics.”Thatsupport has extended to 42 years, and it continued Aug. 12 as Harmon handed Special Olympics Utah President/ Chief Executive Officer Scott Weaver a check for more than $302,000 from root beer float sales in March at the chain’s 19 grocery stores as well as donations at the checkouts. It was almost double the previ ous year’s Weavercontribution.saidthemoney is earmarked for the teams who told Harmons’ patrons about Special Olympics during the root beer float sales and will be used to offset sporting fees, uniforms, transportation, equipment and other costs.
Weaver said the bonds people make through Special Olympics is what makes it memorable. Through his 42 years of being in volved with Special Olympics, he’s made unforgettable friendships, starting when he was in college, meeting 7-year-old Buddy. “I just connected with him and that became my connection with the disabled community,” he said, adding that because of that bond, he changed his major from forestry to therapeutic recreation and spe cial education. Weaver went on to play and coach a unified softball team in 1986-7, then he formed lasting friendships with his unified double tennis player Gary and unified cy cling race partner Jeff. “I've had friendships with them for about 20-25 years now,” he said. “It’s the people that make such an impact, the sup port and connections we have that make all the difference.”
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S ept . 2022 | page 7D raper J ournal . C om Board which consists of five members plus a treasurer. All six are district residents who serve voluntarily. Acumen said the TRSSD is broader than SunCrest and encompasses areas of Traverse Mountain that are not in the SunCrest HOA. Acumen explained the history of the board before he was a member. “In 2014, a group of activists came to the conclusion the assessment was too high. They decided to do a referendum on the assessment and the ref erendum passed. The city council appointed a citizens’ board to manage the TRSSD to figure out what the assessment should be. We had about $2 million in the bank. That board made the decision to slash the assess ment by 75%. The problem is, the assess ment revenues were not sufficient to cover the costs of snow removal, lights and road maintenance.”
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The Traverse Ridge Special Service District encompasses more area than SunCrest as seen in this boundary map. The TRSSD must pay a special assessment for services that are extra but neces sary for the area, including more snow removal than is required in “lower Draper.” New TRSSD Administrative Control Board members have realized the district is in debt and are holding a hearing to increase the district’s tax rate. (Courtesy Draper City)
Both Walker and Acumen said the pre vious board spent a great deal of TRSSD funds on litigation with the city. “We ulti mately settled litigation that the city would reconstruct Deer Ridge Drive and it wouldn’t come out of their funds,” Walker said. Through Profit and Loss analysis done by members of the TRSSD Administrative Control Board, they have a clearer picture of the district’s finances. “The TRSSD is in solvent. The $2 million we had in the bank is gone…the TRSSD spends more in snow removal alone than we take in from the tax assessment. We’ve got to double the assess ment to a sensible level in order to operate. Today our liabilities are $48,000 more than our assets, so we caught this just in time,” Acumen said. Walker feels the current board is going in the right direction and he hopes TRSSD residents will be willing to pay the higher tax rate. “We’re just trying to get enough money to cover the services. I want it to be fair for everybody in the city, that’s why I don’t think the rest of Draper should pay when the deal is what it is. The board members are people who live up there. They’re the ones setting it (the tax rate) with the assistance of the city’s financial people. It’s transparent and fair on what they’re trying to accomplish.” l
“When I went to school, I wanted to be an accountant. But here I was helping all over the place and I absolutely loved it, Be ing the lunch secretary involved a lot of ac counting. We wrote kids’ names down, then we wrote when they brought in their money and which days they ate. I’d keep track of how much money they had leftover and I had to call and let parents know that they owed money or how much money they had left. It was a really long process,” she said. During the COVID-19 pandemic, East Midvale students ate free meals as they were covered by a federal grant. Previous ly, students just keyed in their identification numbers for meals, which would adjust their accounts, and that reduced the amount of clericalGrahamwork.also remembers entering at tendance when she started. “We had attendance sheets with lit tle bubbles, one through 10. I’d take them home and I go through the roll books and when a child was absent on that day, I’d blacken the bubble. That's how we did it then to know how many absences that child has that month. I had all these little bubbles to blacken over and over,” she said. That, too, has changed through the years. “It was a different world back then,” Graham said. “The bookkeeping has gone away from these big 3-foot journals with little screws in it to add pages and where I would have to write everything by hand first by pencil, then go back over it with black or red pens to balance it. And it was double-entered, so when I made a check, it would come out of the checkbook, then I'd have to write in which area it came from. We had a budget with the old system that I had to balance by hand. Now for anything we buy, I use the P card; it’s like a charge card and it’s tax exempt. I don't think I've written a check for maybe three years. I used to have a checkbook, then I’d have a printer that I printed the checks out. We don't do that anymore.”
East Midvale Elementary’s Charlotte Graham who welcomes students to school, like she did this year, for more than 40 years. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
Graham has set a culture of warmth at the school since fall 1977, 12 years after the school opened. She began working at East Midvale when her 50-year-old son was a kindergartner, and she was offered a job from the principal.
While Graham still keeps track of the funds, the budget now is computerized. The large books have been shredded.
“We used to have to balance to the pen ny. Now with the new system, I just put it in my computer, and it balances it,” she said. “I learned so much on the job, just starting with learning how to use the computer to now, having meetings on Zoom. In some aspects of the job, we went from all handson to virtual. But not with the kids. We’re all hands-on, here for them.”
“We’re one of the most diverse schools in the state of Utah. We have 16 different languages plus English,” she said, adding at the time they were expecting Ukrainian refugees to enroll at the school. “We had a few Spanish-speaking students when I first started here; we were just a little neighbor hood school. Our diversity increased when our boundaries included The Road Home (shelter) and we started getting refugees. That’s when we became a Title I school.”
W hen school children walk in the doors of East Midvale Elementary, they’re likely embraced by administrative assis tant Charlotte Graham—figuratively and literally.
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Fifth-grade teacher Diana Caldwell has worked with Graham at the school 18 years. “Char knows everybody, and she cares about everybody,” Caldwell said. “The kids love Miss Char. Every kid loves Miss Char. She remembers kids that were here decades ago, and she knows about their lives. She wants them all to succeed. She can be tough with them, if she needs to be tough. She’ll be kind to them, and she’ll be fair. She just
Sansom said that while Graham is able to her job efficiently, she also finds time to “call a parent to check on a student who may have broken an arm to make sure he was OK, showing how much she cares. I don’t know if she knows how to juggle, but she juggles everything all the time.”
After her first four years, East Mid vale’s first secretary retired so Graham took her job as her daughter started kindergar ten at the school. Graham’s duties have expanded so a full-time nurse was added taking much of the emergency care Graham handled with her first aid and CPR training. She also has part-time staff to help with attendance and student support assistance, tracking students’ birth and immunization records.
“I try to know every kid’s name,” Gra ham said. “It’s really important. We have 600 kids, and we have turnover and turnover because at The Road Home, they come and go so fast. We may have students a week, two weeks, maybe a couple of months and then they'll leave. We'll take them out of our system and then, sometimes, they'll come back. We have our neighborhood kids, and we have a number of refugees who now live here. We know we usually have these stu dents awhile because they get them homes and can live there for so many months. It makes it a great and diverse student body.”
The culture of the school community has extended with a food and clothing pan try to help students’ families as well as an after-school program that was established in 2011 to provide homework assistance and meals. Through the years, United Way also has helped provide backpacks filled with school supplies and other needs for the students for the school that Nelson said av erages a 32% turnover rate.
East Midvale Elementary students return to Graham’s welcoming arms
With a degree in bookkeeping from LDS Business College, Graham became a “jack of all trades,” as a lunch secretary, as sisting in a third-grade classroom and help ing the secretary in the main office using an IBM electric typewriter with carbon copies for teachers that left her fingers purple from the carbon paper.
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“She's this familiar face to generations of parents so when they're bringing their kids or grandkids, they know her and that she’s a welcoming, inviting person who knows the community,” Principal Matt Nel son said. “She knows the families and she really cares about the school. It’s import ant that the first face, that first welcome, that first hello, is somebody that knows the school, the community, the history. It’s somebody they can lean on, and who is able to help. Our community appreciates that she lives right here in Midvale and is involved and has that connection. She has that loyalty to our families and our school, and ourCanyonscommunity.”Human Resources Elementa ry Administrator and former East Midvale Principal Sally Sansom agrees: “When I came in, she was the first one who greet ed me with a ‘good morning’ and instantly, went out of her way to help—and she does that with everyone.”
“I volunteered almost every day and the principal at the time, Mr. Cottrell, asked me if I’d like a job, saying, ‘you’re here ev ery day anyway,’” she said. “I was part time for the first four years. I helped everywhere, and this was the good old days. We did ev erything by hand.”
“The principal’s office used to be right here in the front of the building with that beautiful view. I’m on my 17th principal now. We didn’t have assistant principals until we became a Title I school,” she said, adding the school’s first assistant principal was in Graham’s2011. commitment to education goes beyond her school as she serves on the Utah Association of Educational Of fice Professionals board, is the secretary/ treasurer for Canyons’ education support professionals association and took minutes during the negotiation committee during the Jordan-Canyons school district split that took place more than one decade ago. “I'm very involved in Midvale; this is my home,” she said. Through the years, Graham served on the city’s arts council, was the director for Miss Midvale, helped with Harvest Days, volunteered at summer concerts in the park and is the field director for Miss Utah. “She’s really service-oriented,” Nelson said. “She’s super friendly and will walk a family to a classroom or help them get something. Her service and willingness to help extends beyond working with organi zations. She’ll just stop and do anything for anybody.”Sansom can testify to that. When San som’s sister needed her cats delivered to her after moving to New York City, Graham was up for the job.
“We had these two big cats—19 pounds and 21 pounds—and Char said she’d fly to New York with me to deliver them,” San som said. Graham remembers the opportunity. “We strapped cats in, and we took off to New York. I have never been to New York before, so we took in sights. It was really fun.”
Sansom pointed out that before they got there, Graham took a cat out on the plane to give it some love. “The guy next to her started freaking out, but then she started talking to him. She can make friends anywhere. We hailed a taxi to explore New York and she was best friends with the cabbie. Then she made friends at Starbucks, or I should say, ‘Charbucks,’” she said, adding that when she’s traveled with Graham and others to Wen dover and Las Vegas, “Char always turns it into the ‘fun bus.’ She knows how to have fun and laugh at silly things that happen, but at work, she still keeps her focus and keeps the office staff working together. My three kids were like everyone else’s kids who went to the school. Char just takes them under her wings as a loving person and helps them grow. Years later, she still cares. She’s the heart of the school. She’s one of the best things about East Midvale.” Having the ability to bring people to gether is something Nelson appreciates as well.“She’s a hard worker and gets along with everyone. She keeps track of every thing, but she’s always keeping things pos itive and light, cracking jokes with people she knows,” he said. “She just loves this school and this community and makes this a really, really great place to be.”
S ept . 2022 | page 9D raper J ournal . C om treats them the way they should be treated. If there's a problem that I have, I can go and talk to her, and she can give me some suggestions on how to fix it; she knows the workings of the school and district and who to talk to or who to call. Every school needs a Miss Char.” Nelson said that since so many people in the community know Graham, they feel at ease with their students being enrolled at the school. “They already have good rapport with Char; there is already a connection, so it eases their worries to have their students go somewhere where people know your name. It sounds cheesy, but it definitely matters,” he said. “We pride ourselves on being a welcoming school for people to come bring their kids to learn. She's a huge part of that.”
“It had been designed as Twin Peaks Elementary on the plans because you can see the twin peaks in the mountains. But at the last minute they changed it and named it East Midvale,” she said, adding that the town hadn’t been named Midvale at that point. One year later, Granite School District used the name Twin Peaks for its elementa ry that opened in Murray. At age 73, Graham said she’s often sees grandchildren of former students. Her own two grandkids also attended East Mid vale.
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The school also has embraced its di versity, hosting an annual Living Traditions event since 2008 that celebrates different ethnicities and cultures, encouraging stu dents to share their backgrounds and her itage. Often, community groups come to perform from their culture as well. “We've had some pretty good programs and we’re getting back to them now,” she said, referring to the absence of school events during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We're getting back now to field trips, too, and that's really important; it gives our stu dents opportunities. I help with that too— enter the field trips, transportation and all.”
Over the past four decades, Graham has seen two school remodels, one in the 1980s when walls were installed in the open-classroom building, and another, more recently, where the office was moved to the front of the building to best serve pa trons. It also has a secure entrance.
Graham also knows her community’s history having built her house across the street from the school when the area was unincorporated and was being determined if it would be part of Midvale or Murray. The school, which was the second school built in Midvale, had been called Twin Peaks in its initial conception.
Through the years as thousands of stu dents have stopped at her desk, Graham re mains consistently upbeat. “I try to be positive at all times,” she said. “Growing up, my dad always used to say, ‘Just because you're in a bad mood, it's not their fault. Don't be mad and mean.’ So, I would like to see that happen with lots of kids—to be more positive. I’m here to help these kids, many who have a hard life and that breaks my heart. So, the least I can do is be positive for them.”
“Sometimes I have to say ‘remind me of your name,’ because they’ve grown up and changed or they’re wearing a mask, and that’s hard to recognize them. When I hear the name, I know who they are. I just had a lady in here yesterday, and she said that she was so-and-so’s daughter. Of course, I remember her mother; she was a great vol unteer.”Graham isn’t slowing down nor think ing of sitting on a rocking chair on her porch to watch the students go to East Mid vale without her.
“I come from a really hard-working family. I'm of the opinion when you retire home and sit, you lose everything and you get dementia,” she said. “I love the school. This is my home away from home. These kids are my family.” This is the last of three profiles spot lighting longtime Canyons School District employees. l
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S ept . 2022 | page 11D raper J ournal . C om Blogger Kelly Ballard of City Girl Meets Farm Boy won first place in a national contest sponsored by FrogTape, and a nonprof it dear to her heart will benefit in a big way from her win. It was an approaching milestone birthday that was the impetus of a creative turn in Bal lard’s life, and the beginning of her blog. With a degree in social work, she’d been a school counselor and volunteered with the PTA, but she was ready for a new challenge. “It’s a page I started when I was getting ready to turn 40 and I was thinking ‘what do I want to be when I grow up’? I’ve always wanted to learn to use tools, so I thought that’s what I’m going to do. I decided to do a small project a week for the year leading up to turning 40.” At her request, her husband taught her how to use a nail gun. They’d recently moved with their family into a home in the Bellevue neighborhood, a home Ballard said “had no upgrades” and was “a blank slate.” She start ed with small projects like building a bench or repainting a wall to make her home more customized, and she posted her projects online once a week. “Over a few months I got 400 fol lowers. It started as a side hobby and changed to where brands started finding me and sending me paint or flooring. Five years later, it’s my full-time job, doing DIY projects and working for brands to show how-to. I work as a brand collaborator.”Ballardwas raised in Sacramento, Cal ifornia while her husband grew up on a big ranch in Montana. “I’m a city girl and he’s a farm boy and that’s how the name (of the blog) came to be. I never knew it would turn into a long-term thing, but here we are,” Ballard said. Because of her blog, FrogTape reached out to Ballard and invited her to participate in their seventh annual Paintover Challenge. She was asked to do five separate projects using their product, each following a theme estab lished by FrogTape. The themes were: em brace, rise, gather, revive and shine. “I was posting for followers and there were five of us around the country doing this,” she said. Professional designer Taniya Nayak chose one project out of each of the five sub mitted by the selected DIYers and the public was invited to vote online to choose one grandprizeBallard’swinner. prize-winning project was a removable table-top for her family’s outdoor firepit, a patio furniture upcycle project fol lowing the “gather” theme. “When we’re done making s’mores, you can put it on top and eat on it. Because we have four kids, we love to have them home with us and we love to have their friends, too. We wanted a space on the back patio where they want to eat and gath er,” Ballard said. She and her husband teach a weekly church class, and every Sunday, the kids from their class come to their home for s’mores, hammocking and hanging out. Seven years ago, Ballard heard a woman named Rinda Hayes speak at Willow Springs Elementary about a nonprofit she’d founded called Kenya Keys. “She helps build desks, libraries, and schools in Kenya. The kids stop going to school in Kenya after eighth grade, unless they have money to pay for it, so she gets them sponsored to pay for schooling be yond eighth grade,” Ballard explained. Ballard’s win in the Paintover Challenge comes with a $10,000 donation to the char ity of her choice, Kenya Keys, along with a make-over of the charity’s office space valued at $2,500. “It’s going to be such a blessing for Kenya Keys,” Ballard said. In addition to the charity donation, Bal lard won $5,000. She’s doing a drawing for $1,000 of that among her followers and plans to use the remaining funds for a family project.
Right: Draper blogger Kelly Ballard of City Girl Meets Farm Boy won first place in a creativity contest sponsored by FrogTape. (Courtesy Kelly Ballard)
“My kids love looking at it and playing around it. It’s a happy space,” Muir said. (Courtesy FrogTape)
Left: Lynn Muir of Lindon was among five national finalists in the FrogTape challenge and she created this sunrise mural on a concrete fence in her backyard.
“I’ve been slowly teaching my children to do these projects. I think we’re going to come up with a family project that we can do in our own home.” Ballard’s message to others is that you don’t have to be a professional to have creative success. “I am a self-taught DIYer. Anything I don’t know, I Google. I don’t feel super-quali fied, but people like to join in my journey. We can do fun things in our home and we don’t have to have a degree in it.” Lynn Muir of Lindon was also among the five finalists chosen to participate in the chal lenge. Her blog is Pocketful of Paint and she created a sunrise mural on a cement fence be hind her home following the shine theme. “I thought it would be fun to have some thing happy to look at,” Muir said. She wants to encourage other women to be creative and use power tools, to not have to wait for their husbands to come home from work to use power tools, but to have projects to create and do around the house all on their own. “I’ve always loved art. I wanted to do projects and didn’t want to wait for anybody to get things done,” Muir said. Ballard complimented her fellow final ists. “All of the gals that did it were amazing,” she said. “I think I’m just lucky that lots of peo ple went online and voted for me, but I feel like any of them could have taken the cake. They’re fabulous decorators.”
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The Draper Elementary students are among the 17,000 Utah students who compete at the school level. Students then can advance with an award of excellence to the council or regional level before those winners continue to state and possibly, nationals.
Draper Charlie Hansen, Willow Springs Elemen tary, film production, award of merit; Max Stephens, Draper Park Middle, music compo sition, award of merit; Alex Piech, Draper Park Middle, photography, award of merit; Beau Boyce, Willow Springs, 3D visual art, hon orable mention; and Natalie Van Roosendaal, Willow Springs, 3D visual art, honorable men tion. Midvale Catherine Rubsam, Hillcrest High, litera ture, honorable mention; Micaela Madariaga, Hillcrest High, 2D visual art, award of merit; Elena Parker, Hillcrest High, 2D visual art, award of merit; William Griffiths, Edgemont Elementary, 2D visual art, award of merit; and Honoka Smith, Midvale Middle, 2D visual art, honorable mention. Murray Noelle Thackeray, Longview Elemen tary, photography, honorable mention; Milo Patterson, Horizon Elementary, 2D visual art, honorable mention; and Ivy Harding, Horizon Elementary, 3D art, award of merit. Sandy Kate Hepworth, Edgemont Elementary, film production, award of excellence; Anna Larson, Jordan High, music composition, award of merit; Leah Memmott, Indian Hills Middle, music composition, award of excel lence; Vivian Christine Mackerell, Lone Peak Elementary, music composition, award of mer it; Tawny McEntire, Willow Canyon Elemen tary, literature, honorable mention; Cameron Avery, Quail Hollow, photography, award of merit; and Ashley Meza, Jordan High, 3D art, award of merit. South Jordan Gabriel Hardy, Welby Elementary, film production, honorable mention; Siena Duncan, South Jordan Elementary, music composition, honorable mention; Jacob Whitmer, Welby Elementary, music composition, honorable mention; Bridger Pedroza, Elk Ridge Middle, music composition, award of merit; Eleanor Elshaug, Golden Fields Elementary, literature, honorable mention; Rush Simmons, Monte Vista Elementary, 2D visual art, award of mer it; Olive Pettit, Golden Fields Elementary, 2D visual art, honorable mention; and Rebekah Brinton, Mountain Creek Middle, 2D visual art, award of merit.
“I hadn’t done Reflections before; it was my first time,” she said. “I’d tell anyone to do it. It’s a lot of fun.” Her mother was on hand for the an nouncement.
Each year, more than 300,000 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade national ly create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. This program, which is more than 50 years old, is designed to give students a way to express their own thoughts through artistic ability in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.
Cottonwood Heights Powell Nebeker, Bella Vista Elementary, literature, honorable mention; Katelyn Green, Butler Middle, 2D visual art, honorable men tion; and Laura Passey, Butler Middle, 3D art, honorable mention.
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“It’s really fun and it’s a really great mem ory for her and her two best friends to be able to do this together,” Seaborn said. “It started out with ‘let’s do something fun’ and now, it’s just ending with another fun moment.” Her principal Christy Waddell said that the dance was “creatively made by a great stu dent who was a darling to get her friends in volved and just excited from the get-go when the theme was introduced.”
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Draper Elementary Reflections Chair Melarie Wheat was proud of all the students’ entries.“I’m super proud of all the kids who worked hard and did a great job,” she said. “As a volunteer, it was fun to see their videos and artwork. It’s so rewarding.”
Draper Elementary’s Mia Seaborn, seen center in pink top, won nationals in Reflections for dance chore ography that she performed with her friends Kenedey Anderson and Jackie Woodward. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
The 2022-23 year’s theme is “Show Your Voice.”Other 2021-22 state winners from the area include:
D raper C ity J ournalpage 12 | S ept . 2022 When the theme for last year’s PTA Reflections was announced, Draper Elementary Chinese dual immersion sec ond-grader Mia Seaborn knew she wanted to enter in dance choreography. Before she burst in the doors to tell her mother what she was doing, she already enlisted the help of her two friends, Kenedey Anderson and Jackie Woodward to join her. “She came home that day and was like, ‘I’m doing Reflections and I've asked Jackie and Kenedey to be in it. I have this whole plan of how to make the world better,’” her moth er, Ellie Seaborn, said adding that in the video, they recycle, they pick up trash and help plants grow “so the world will be more beautiful.” Mia’s jazz dance video, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” expressed her way of matching the theme, “I will change the world by….” Her excitement grew as she developed the dance and performed it with her friends, who she has done multiple activities with, including tumbling and soccer, despite Jackie being in a wheelchair.“Ilike to dance,” Mia said, adding that she began at age 3 and knows several styles of dance. “I wanted to show all kinds of ways we can help out.” Mia’s dance choreography video was not only the best in the state for kindergart ners through second-graders, but she also was crowned national champion. She was surprised by a banner and balloons in her classroom and quickly had her two best friends join in the cel ebration.
Inspired by theme, Draper girl choreographs dance for national Reflections win By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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The JDCHS girls soccer team is a young group taking the field this season after losing 14 seniors from last year ’s squad. (Photo courtesy Joe Baca) JDCHS soccer back on the pitch
Walker is proud to say the city met their water conservation goal. “If people will do it in their yards, it will really save water,” he said.
“We have seven returners which gives us a strong core of players who understand our coaching philosophy. We will be competitive, but our bench will need to step up and help us provide our starters this year,” he said. “Our freshman class has a few strong athletes and we picked up a couple of out-of-state players in Campbell Gentry from Idaho and Hayden and Addison Pettit from California. Baca said he and his coaching staff will determine the four new starters from the initial preseason games to com plete his starting lineup. “Then, we will use the regular sea son to prepare to make a run in the playoffs,” he said.
The team is also scheduled to start region home-andaway matchups with Providence Hall, Summit Academy, Judge Memorial and American Leadership along with games against Real Salt Lake and Waterford. Also on the Soaring Eagle squad this season are se niors Abbie Alamilla, Lily Edwards, Hailey Mezenen and Drea Murdock; juniors Elly Blair, Phuonganh Bui, Maddie Chiazzese, Kate DiGiandomenico, Kennedy Jones, Peyten Montoya and Morgan Mulcahy; sophomores Elly Blair, Campbell Gentry, Alison Green, Abby Harbison, Clarissa Sanchez and Denver Whaley; and freshmen Piper Fennell, Makena Gardner, Alex Pepi, Addison Pettit, Adri Priskos and Tessa Shuman. Baca will again be assisted on the coaching staff by Joe Alamilla, Troy Stroud and Whitney Shuman. “It will be a great year,” Baca said. “We’re looking for ward to it.” l
“Park strips save 30% of water and, if that’s all you do, that’s enough to make a big difference. I can tell you my neighbor start ed yesterday, so I may have started a trend,” Walker said. Coker serves as a volunteer on the city’s Tree Committee. She said the city has worked with the Tree Committee and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy to bring free landscaping classes to Draper. The next class series will take place in September. Coker said it all comes down to soil.
The Juan Diego Catholic High School girls soccer pro gram graduated 14 seniors from last year’s squad that lost in the 3A state quarterfinals to state runner-up Morgan. So, it will be a bit of a rebuild this season and head coach Joe Baca said he will be looking to fill several roles among the 26 girls on the roster.
Juan Diego began the season with a 3-0 loss to Murray Aug. 4 before a 2-1 overtime win against Tooele Aug. 5. The teams were tied at 1-all at halftime with the Soaring Eagle’s goal netted by junior Hope Lowery. The game-winner was put in by junior Hailey Cutler to give Juan Diego its first win on the year. Junior Jada Mirable and freshman Hayden Pettit assisted on the game’s goals. Other preseason matchups have included a 2-1 loss to Canyon View Aug. 6 and a 4-1 loss to Bountiful Aug. 11, a 4-0 loss to Herriman Aug. 18 and a 5-1 loss to second-ranked Morgan Aug. 23. “The first games we have played have been learning opportunities for the entire team,” Baca said. “This team is special. We are using the preseason games to work out our lineup. If we win a couple in the process, great!”
With the drought and the need to conserve water, Walker wanted to serve as an example to residents of Draper by “flipping the strip” in front of his home. He admits that taking out the park strip grass was no easy task. “I did it with a shovel. I don’t recom mend it at my age. I recommend hiring someone to rip the grass out and you can be done really quickly.”
Walker’s wife Stefani is a Master Gardener. “Stefani has be come quite good at drip irrigation,” he said. Stefani said it’s been a family effort and that their neighbors have been supportive as well. The Walker family isn’t finished yet. Next year, they plan to take all the grass out of their backyard and replace it with drought resistant plants and a paver-stone patio.
Mayor Troy Walker and his wife Stefani, a Master Gardener, have spent the summer removing the grass from their front yard and replacing it with drought resistant plants. They’re so encouraged by the water they’ve saved that they plan to remove the grass from their backyard next year.
(Photo courtesy Michelle Coker)
“You can’t find a park strip that isn’t also watering concrete when it’s being watered. We should have been doing this in Utah for the last 100 years. We never should have seen our selves as England and planted the kind of foliage that takes 30 inches of rain a year. We should have planted for an arid climate,” Draper Mayor Troy Walker said.
By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
Walker enlisted the help of Localscapes as well as landscape designer Michelle Coker. Localscapes offers landscaping patterns and practices de signed for Utah’s climate. “I’m not a rock fan and Localscapes isn’t about rocks. They’re plant-based xeriscape that’s cooler for the plants and the trees,” Walker said. Coker’s business is Gardenflow Designs. “We hired her to design it. I think it was worth every nickel,” Walker said. Coker has a degree in Interior Design, but her love of plants and nature led her to redirect her focus and study Horticultural Science. She echoes the mayor’s experience that removing lawn and excess “soil” is the hardest part.
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Walker took advantage of all the rebates offered for flipping your strip. “The rebates are nice, but everything is expensive. You get the rebates as long as you follow their program. They come out and check it to make sure you follow the rules,” he said.
He and his wife Stefani were so encouraged by the water they were saving, they decided to hire a backhoe service to take out the rest of their grass in order to change their entire front yard to water-wise plants. “All the grass is out. In about two weeks we’re going to have drip irrigation, mulch, drought resistant plants and a patch of clover grass for green.”
“Most of us in Draper have what’s really more like rockhard clay than soil,” she said. “My experience is you can either struggle doing it yourself one weekend after another, then pay a chiropractor to fix your aches and pains, or you can save the mon ey, pay professionals, and have it removed in a couple of hours.”
Mayor ‘flips his strip’ and more
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“If you want your landscape to thrive, get to know your soil and don’t treat it like dirt. Soil is a living, breathing ecosystem. When it fails, so do the things we plant in it. Instead of growing plants, grow your soil,” she said. “Your plants will thank you.”
Before beginning a project, Coker said it’s important to con sider foundational elements such as weed control, irrigation and preparing the areas for mulch. “I highly encourage the use of fine organic or very small wood chip type mulches in planter areas. Using rock as mulch reflects heat onto plants, often causing leaf scorch and reduced water efficiency. Rock doesn’t contribute any organic matter to improving the soil. Organic mulches are easier to weed and don’t look as messy as rock does when covered with leaf litter.”Coker also encourages people to remove excess lawn areas that are not used for recreation or are narrow (such as side yards) and replace them with more functional elements like pathways, seating or planter areas.
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he Corner Canyon High boys golf team tryouts this year were notable to say the least, particularly to head coach Derek Fox, who also runs Impact Golf and the Derek Fox Golf Academy in Draper and is in his fifth year at the head of the Chargers program.
Fox said Lone Peak continues to be the favorite that ev ery other 6A golf team in the state is chasing, but feels good about his group’s chances this year. “We’re right there with them,” he said. “We may not always be the favorite, but we will always contend.”
Also on the CCHS squad this season are senior Josh ua Sampson; juniors Krew Labrum, McKay Neyman, Owen Hitchcock, Xander Neeley, Davis King, Jackson Gale, Hayden Trujillo, Owen Watkins, Wilson Broadbent and Eric Jorgensen; sophomores Lincoln Blake, Cooper Meyer, Nolan Cloyd, Ty Anderson, Preston Wilde, Aidan Springer and Creed Covington; and freshmen Tyse Boman, Bostin Bloechel and William Pizza.
Fox is being assisted on the coaching staff by Brian Rueckert, Jason Labrum, Justin Labrum and Brady Boman.
The Chargers also competed at the Lone Peak Invita tional, a region match at Thanksgiving Point and the Ping National Championship in Greyhawk, Arizona to close out August. The CCHS squad is also scheduled to compete in Region 4 tournaments at Talons Cove Sept. 8, Old Mill Sept. 14, Riverbend Sept. 19 and Sleepy Ridge Sept. 29. The region tournament will be held Oct. 3-5 at Talons Cove with the 6A state championships also being held at Tal ons Cove Oct. 10-11.
By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
The Corner Canyon boys golf team won its first region match of the season at Soldier Hollow Aug. 8. The Chargers defeated Lone Peak, the defending 6A state champions, by one stroke with four players shooting under par. (Photo courtesy Derek Fox)
So far this season, Corner Canyon defeated the Knights by one stroke in the first region match at Soldier Hollow Aug. 8 with four players shooting under par. Dosch had an 18-hole-score of 68, Mauss and Blake 69 and Boman 70 with Labrum’s 73 rounding out the top 12.
“We had 15 kids break 80 during tryouts,” he said. “I don’t know too many teams in the country that can say that. It was pretty impressive. I knew we’d have a deep team, but this has got to be the deepest team we’ve ever had here and it’s a credit to the coaches and our facility at Impact Golf Center to be able to dial their games and swings in.”
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Five CCHS players also returned from the National Invitational at Pinehurst, North Carolina July 11-13 with a 13th-place finish. Senior Gavin Dosch placed in the top-20 individually to lead the group, which also included Zach La brum, Alex Edwards, Bowen Mauss and Maddox Vincent.
Corner Canyon fields deep team on course
“We have a good team this year,” Fox said. “It’s a turn ing of the page for some new kids and there are always a few surprises every year. We’ll work on developing the talent we have and should have a good year.” l
This season, Labrum, who was the team’s low finisher at state last year, teams with Edwards and Dosch to be the senior captains on the squad. Mauss, who tied for 26th in the recent U.S. Junior National Amateur, is the squad’s top player as just a sophomore.
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“I was fortunate to have a lot of success so it’s always a great feeling of being able to pay it forward and share your talent with oth ers and give back as much as you can,” Ma tus said. “So, it’s a pleasure to see others learn and elevate their games. Juan Diego is known throughout the West and has great academic and athletic programs so it’s an honor to coach here.”Matus inherited a team that lost eight players last season and has been working hard at developing his team of more than 25 girls.
Juan Diego Catholic High School’s new tennis coach Peter Matus is bringing years of experience to the girls and boys programs. (Photo courtesy Peter Matus)
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Juan Diego’s season begins Aug. 23 with a 5-1 loss to Payson. They will then begin Re gion 15 play against American Preparatory Academy, American Heritage, Judge Memori al, Rowland Hall, Providence Hall, Waterford and Maeser in matches Aug. 25, Aug. 30, Sept. 1, Sept. 6, Sept. 8, Sept. 13 and Sept. 15 before postseason play.
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“I have always had a love for this game ever since I picked up a tennis racket at the age of 4,” Matus said. “I really do enjoy working with players and giving back to the community and helping those out that would like to play. This is also known as a sport you can play for a lifetime meaning that you can play for years and years and yet, you can still keep improv ing your game and most of all, having fun and meeting people from all over the world.”
The Juan Diego Catholic High School girls tennis team has been going through a re build of sorts the past two seasons, having lost nearly 20 players to graduation. This season, the program boasts new coach Peter Matus, who enjoyed success for several years in the sport and has been teaching tennis profession ally around the West. “Juan Diego is very excited to welcome coach Peter Matus to our campus,” said JDCHS athletic director Ted Bianco. “He brings a great deal of experience to our teams and we are looking forward to the new era of Juan Diego tennis as he will be coaching both our boys and girls teams.” Matus still holds the state record for win ning all 96 of his high school matches at Judge Memorial before playing Division 1 tennis in New York where he won Big East Conference honors his freshman season. Following a pro fessional playing journey for several years and earning an MBA, Matus began coaching tennis for all ages and levels. He can still be reached for private lessons at springrun@aol.com or 891-555-9774.
“We are in a rebuilding stage with only a couple of seniors this year but we will do our best,” he said. “So far, all the girls are working very hard in practice. It may take us a year or two, but I’m confident Juan Diego will soon dominate again in both girls and boys as we have some talented kids that are ready to work hard and have fun.” Matus is being assisted by Heather Foy on the coaching staff. “Energy, emotion and fun” is the ap proach Matus is employing to help balance team and individual goals. “We want to focus on performance rather than outcome objectives so the girls can grow and excel on and off the court. We’ll help them strive to improve com petitive skills, strategy, mental toughness, peak concentration and physical conditioning as we try to build a strong sense of team chemistry as well.”
By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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Draper resident, reports on government news for the Draper Journal and says local reporting is vital to a community’s functioning and well-being. She is pictured here with her family. (Courtesy Mimi Darley Dutton)
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A: Journalism has been under at tack in so many ways. This is a real threat—if no one is telling stories, we all are lacking for a lot of information. Decisions are being made that affect our lives, our livelihoods, our chil dren’s lives, and our general health and well-being. Also, there is value in learn ing about interesting things that are happening in our community.
A: I wrote for and edited my high school newspaper, and I think part of my interest in journalism came from my mom who worked on the student news paper at Oregon State. She learned some valuable lessons in the process and even got to meet/sit at a table with Eleanor Roosevelt at a luncheon for college journalists. In other words, I learned journalism has a valuable role in society.
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Q: Why is it important to have lo cal journalism?A: The TV stations and major newspapers rarely come to Draper un less there is a big story, but there is a lot happening here. Without a paper like the Draper Journal people wouldn’t know about what’s happening in the community, the accomplishments of our kids in school and sports, our out standing teachers and amazing resi dents. It is rare for a person to be able to sit through city council meetings twice a month, but I am there doing that. If I wasn’t, much would go unreported.
M imi Darley Dutton has been a Draper resident for 16 years and has covered city government for the Draper Journal for eight years. She is a regular at the bimonthly Draper City Council meetings where you’ll find her in the back taking notes, and her result ing stories often grace the front page of the paper. The City Journals sat down with her to ask questions about her life and her reporting.
A: Beavers! Absolutely! I am a third generation Oregon State University Beaver. Both my grandfathers attended when it was Oregon Agricultural Col lege, my parents went when it was Or egon State College, and my sister and I graduated from Oregon State Univer sity.
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Q: What has been your favorite story to report? A: It was an inspirational story on the food bank here in Draper. (July 2020’s Draper pantry has plenty for those in need) It was not just about volunteers passing out food, but it was about them helping people find re sources. Many volunteers had had the same life experiences as those seeking help, and many returned to volunteer to help others when they got back on their feet, so it was inspiring.
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A: I am definitely an Oregon per son, and I thought I’d live my whole life there. But we moved to Idaho in 1999, and then to Utah in 2006. You have to learn to bloom where you are planted, and I’ve definitely learned that there are good people wherever you go. I treasure my family (Chad, husband of 27 years, Jack who attends the Univer sity of Utah, Will who is a junior at Alta High School, and Luke in Heaven). I enjoy volunteering for my church and I am grateful for my friendships here. I learn a lot from the people I meet on my life’s journey.
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The Chargers will also play Bingham, West Jordan and Lehi before coming up against strong Region 4 opponents in Ameri can Fork, Skyridge, Westlake, Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove. “Being in a tough region helps a ton in getting you better because you’re facing such quality opponents week in and week out,” coach Kjar said. “We’ve got to be ready every week.”
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Also on the 2022 CCHS squad are seniors Jarin Allen, Jackson Ames, McRae Briggs, Dave Brinton, Hayden Hall, Luke Henstrom, Kolbyn Jackson, Ashton Johnson, Cooper Kingdon, Spencer Kirkham, Eli Maires, Jack son Naegle, Ruben Otuafi, Riley Parker, Col by Rollins, Boston Ross, Cole Sexton, Gavin Syer, Alex Tullis and Bracken Warburton; juniors Dane Bindrup, Caden Bonham, Jack son Bueller, Sam Chandler, Yhitzak Contre ras, Andre Didier, Kash Dillon, Rylan Dunn, Carter England, Nick Erasmus, Brayden Eyre, Ashton Free, Moke Gabrielsen, Ethan Gard ner, Tony Haungatau, Brock Hobson, Henry Holladay, Tate Kjar, Sitani Mafi, Kyle Nye, Rylan Quintana, Preston Rasmussen, Joey Ravella, Boston Snow, Rowan Thomas, Col in Webb and Crue Wignall; and sophomores Keaton Adamson, Taylor Bailey, Brady Brigh ton, Seth Carlson, Alex Degroot, Mana Fager, Naimana Filivao, Jagar Gamache, Nathan Halladay, Teagan Johnson, Ryder Kingdon, Chryshaun Lee, Ryler NcDonald, Enoch Mitchell, Paxton Naegle, Andrew Nice, Car son Rasmussen, Crew Staley, Owen Styer, Jayden Talauega, Drew Whatcott, Brock White and Kaydon Williams.
The Corner Canyon High football team began the year with a 45-7 win over Herriman Aug. 12. (Photo courtesy of All Star Photography)
Against Bishop Gorman, the Chargers gave up four touchdowns to start the game –including a 20-yard interception return for a TD before Tate Kjar caught a two-yard pass from Wilson with thirty seconds left in the first half. That proved to be Corner Canyon’s only score of the game in a 42-7 loss to the sixthranked team in the country.
Junior quarterback Isaac Wilson is under center with plenty of offensive weapons, in cluding senior wide receivers Quinn Hale and Bridger Davies along with junior wideout Tate Kjar.Offensive linemen Noah Kim, Kai Sevy and Matt Snarr will be looked to provide pro tection for Wilson and gaps for senior running back Drew Patterson to find space and open up theSeniorsoffense.Owen Borg, Charlie Ebeling, Aiden McDonald, Tank Mitchell and Kash Dillon will bring plenty of experience and leadership for the defensive unit that held op ponents to 15 points a game last season, in cluding a shutout of Westlake and four games where the Chargers surrendered just one touchdown. In Corner Canyon’s first game of the year Aug. 12 against Herriman, the Chargers scored six touchdowns before halftime and were up 38-0, going on to win 45-7. Wilson threw for 450 yards, with six TD passes to five differ ent receivers—Tate Kjar, Hale, Blake Ames, Trevor Ogden and Drew Patterson. Tate Kjar caught two TDs, including a 95-yarder in the first quarter, to go with six other receptions and a 206-yard game while Hale had six catches for 112 yards. The defense, led by Borg’s sev en tackles and an interception, had the shutout going until four minutes left in the game when the Mustangs scored a late touchdown.
“We are young, but I like where we can go up,” said head coach Eric Kjar, who is in his sixth year and led the Chargers to three consecutive state titles from 2018 to 2020. “Schematically, we can be really good. I know it’s ‘coach speak’ that we need to get better each week, but it really is the process that you have to go through, just like on a marathon run where you have to pace yourself and stay the course.”
By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
Kjar is being assisted this year by Cody Gardner, BJ Cavender, Wes Patterson, Aus tin Griove, Brandon Watts, Marc Jackson, AJ Townsend, Blake Miller, McCoy Hill, Mi chael Simkins, Jonah Strong, Luke Staley and Collin Larsen along with team managers Cal rion Fager, Meale Fager and Taylor Peterson on the coaching staff.
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“They reached out and we checked availabil ity and then they’ll come here to play us next year,” coach Kjar said. “We’re excited to get out and play someone outside of Utah.”
he Corner Canyon High football team re turns just one starter on offense—sopho more offensive lineman Zion Finau, who was limited in action last season with an injury— as the program reloads being the 6A state run ners-up a year ago, while five starters are back to anchor the defense.
Corner Canyon junior quarterback Isaac Wilson threw for 450 yards and six touchdowns in the Chargers’ 45-7 win over Herriman in the season opener. (Photo courtesy of astrongphotography)
Corner Canyon traveled to Las Vegas to play nationally-renowned Bish op Gorman, who is a top-10 team this season.
“You never really know how they’ll play and what they’ll do, especially in that first game, but I was really happy with how things went,” said coach Kjar. “We are really young offensively, but we played with a lot of effort, played really well and stayed pretty calm. The defense gave us a lot of three and outs and that reallyFromhelps.”there,
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“We are hoping to plan a few more events this year to bring in additional funds and maybe combine as a com munitySheevent.”saidthat added funds will help the PTO support annual events such as Veterans Day program, teacher ap preciation week, middle school talent show, science fair and other activities as well as fundraise for the new play ground equipment.
First-graders on the red team help Channing Hall earn funds that are earmarked for a new playground. (Photo courtesy of Annette Mumford)
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“This is our biggest fundraiser,” Mumford said, add ing that the organization also holds benefit nights at local restaurants and participates in an annual giving campaign.
A fter spotting superhero posters around their school, about 535 Channing Hall students laced up their running shoes to “Find the Hero within” as they ran laps around their playing field—382 miles total—to earn mon ey for a future playground at the school. Annually, the fun run’s funds are used to improve the school in a way identified by the parent organization, said Annette Mumford, Channing Hall Parent-Teacher Organi zation 2022-23 president.
“We raised just over $40,000 and that includes with the fundraising by the students and sponsors that we got,” she said. “We're planning on saving those funds, and then with the funds from the fun run this (school) year, we're going to combine them together to put in a brand new en tire school playground at the school. That is going to cost us somewhere between $90,000 to $100,000.” Mumford said the idea for the new playground came from the students.
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Channing Hall students run for fitness, future playground equipment
While each students received a granola bar donated from Harmons, along with bananas and water from the PTO, the winning team—the red T-shirt team—received Popsicles after the fun run.
There also were overall school incentives, such as a dance party, a doughnut party and free dress days (Chan ning Hall students wear uniforms). In addition, top fund raising classes could earn an outdoor breakfast and Silly String party and top fundraising individuals could earn free dress coupons and an invitation to a school Kona Ice party.
Currently, the same playground is being used as the students played on when the school opened in 2006. Through the school’s fun run, the parent organiza tion has helped the school purchase computers, security cameras and equipment, netting around the playing field, nutritional resources, physical education equipment, to bacco prevention materials and more. This past May’s fun run, which was organized by committee chairs Alex Wong, Michelle Brinkerhoff and Rachel Martinez, divided the students into three teams. Each of the three teams had kindergartners through eighth-grade students and each team wore a different col or school fun run T-shirt, which was designed by students Brady Castle and Lily Andrews. Each grade warmed up to a deejay, then they stretched and did jumping jacks. Before they ran, another grade came out to cheer them on while stretching before their run. Faculty joined in running and parents cheered on the runners.
“Parents heard comments from the kids, especially the ones that are a little bit older, wishing that they had stuff to play on. It needs to be updated. We want to give kids a playground with more activities that will be for all age groups and ways for kids to exercise, like with a rope course, where they use all muscles in their body,” she said, adding that the PTO is working with Lucky Dog Recreation on the design of the new playground.
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James has been assisting with Juan Diego the past two seasons and now takes over in the head role, bringing more than 30 years of coaching football—including in the collegiate and professional ranks—to the field.
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Juan Diego’s Steffon Osterberg wraps up a Skyline player in the Soaring Eagle’s first game of the season. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Fox)
“I love the opportunity that coaching gives you to help affect the way kids are,” he said. “As the leader now, I make some more decisions and can put my own stamp on the program. I love the kids and this great school.”
“We’re a little green so we’re really working on the basics and our building blocks where we’re getting guys in the right positions and getting them ready for the games,” he said. “Every year is different and it’s a clean slate. We’re looking forward to getting after it and fired up to get it going.”
James is being assisted by Greg Williams (offensive coordinator), Danny Larson (special teams), Kevin Lopi na (passing game), Ron McBride (defensive line), Caesar Rayford (defensive ends), Connor Dumont (linebackers/ running backs), Steve Cox (wide receivers/defensive backs), John Morby (wide receivers/conditioning) and DJ Larson (offensive and defensive lines). So far this season, Juan Diego lost to Skyline 55-7. The Soaring Eagle squad was down 28-0 before sopho more John Lewis got them on the board with a one-yard touchdown run—with Porter Moore adding the extra point—for the team’s only score of the game. Against Lo gan Aug. 19, Juan Diego lost 39-14. Early in the second quarter, wide receiver Carlos Calata hauled in a 64-yard pass from quarterback Hayden Mezenen with Angelo Lewis running in a two-point conversion to go up on the Grizzlies 8-7. But, the defense gave up five straight touch downs in the loss. They are also scheduled to face Taylorsville, Manti and Layton Christian before region matchups with Mor gan, Union, Ogden, Ben Lomond and Grantsville.
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“As is tradition here, we don’t shy away from any body,” James said. “We are constantly looking to chal lenge ourselves and see where we stack up against tough teams. If we can improve week to week, we can go into region play hopefully playing our best football.” This season, James will rely on his defense to set the tone with more experienced players returning. His team includes seniors Colby Bryant, Corbin Buckley, Carlos Calata, Kole Fox, Jaxon Green, Charles Hauragi, Giovani Hernandez, Julian Hernandez, Lukifanga Kaumatule, Da lan Kennedy, Hauroa Morgant, Jackson Meyers, Brayden Ortega, Steffon Osterberg, Arrinui Tahito, Jonah Taylor and Horoarii Vanaa; juniors Weston Eder, Andrew Gar zella, Kayson Larsen, Angelo Lewis, Austin Lund, Porter Moore, Victor Ochoa, Victor Silva, Sharafeldin Wesaga and Chenkai Zhao; sophomores Dirajie Abaker, Alec An tonio, Antonio Archuleta, Sebastian Duarte, Ethan Fen nell, Nik Gil Martin, Aiden Greenwood, Toby Hardin, Avie Hernandez, John Lewis, Adric Liljestrand, Peyton McCormick, Hayden Mezenen, Milo Muhlestein, Jere miah Onwo, Dorian Otto, Roman Rosano, Daniel Sosa, Bryton Valdes and Theo Yatta; and freshmen Nick Carve lihio, Teagan Chaparro, Deng Deng, Braylon Fail, Deng Garang, Jeff Holmair, Franco Jefferies, Hunter Landers, Cruz Loklan, Tage McKinley, Mario Maestas, Teag Mc Mahon, Seabstiam Ramirez and Nick Richardson.
The offseason weight training program was amped up a few years ago and that training was “intense” this sum mer in preparation for a typical slate of JDCHS preseason games against tough higher classification opponents. This season, that happens to be Skyline, Logan and Taylors ville.
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By seamlessly blending the ancient science of acupuncture with modern medical solutions, Dr. Scott has achieved a 90% success rate in reversing the effects of neuropathy. She starts each patient with an initial consultation, during which a sensory exam is performed.
“This not only aids in making a proper diagnosis but it helps to define just how much nerve damage has occurred,” explains Dr. Scott. “This is important because if a patient has suffered more than 95% damage, there is little that I can do to help them. I'm familiar with the medical miracle but I know my limits as a practitioner and the limits of my medicine.
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves and this damage is commonly caused by lack of blood flow in the hands and feet. A lack of blood flow results in a lack of nutrients; the nerves then begin to degenerate and die which causes pain ranging from discomfort to debilitating. Because neuropathy is a degenerative condition, once those nerves begin to deteriorate they will continue to do so until they are completely expired, leaving those suffering with crippling balance issues. “In this case, the absence of pain is not necessarily a good thing," shares Dr. Scott. “This usually indicates that your nerves are hanging on by a fragile thread.”
If you or someone you love is suffering from chronic pain that presents as burning, tingling or ‘pins and needles’ or you've recently been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy, it's important to know that there are options. There is hope! Call (801) 477 7966 to schedule an initial consultation or visit SLCacu.com.
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Those diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy often face a very grim reality; Western medicine declares that there is no solution while most alternative therapies carry large price tags and offer little to no resolve. Which is why Dr. Scott and the staff at Salt Lake Acupuncture Clinic pride themselves on being ‘the last resort with the best results’.
is the joy she's expressed being here and hearing about all the amazing things she's able to do because she feels great!”
“My feet feel like they're on fire.” “Each step feels like I'm walking through wet paint. ” “I live in constant fear that I’ll fall.” “I can't sleep, my hands and feet tingle all night.”
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So how exactly is Dr. Scott able to reverse the effects of this degenerative disease? “Acupuncture has been used to increase blood flow for thousands of years which helps to get the necessary nutrients to the affected nerves. But the real magic happens when I integrate ATP Resonance BioTherapy™. This is tech that was originally developed by NASA to expedite recovering and healing."
“I just can't say enough about Salt Lake Acupuncture Clinic,” Frankie shared through tears of joy. “My husband and I moved here three years ago and he's gone hiking almost everyday. I always stayed home because of the pain and discomfort. Yesterday I went hiking with him! And next week we're starting ballroom dance lessons. I am truly living life these days.”
According to Frankie’s test results, she has seen a 74% improvement in pain and functionality, which is on par with a majority of our patients,” shares Dallin. “But more important than those test results
When it comes to treating peripheral neuropathy, regardless of its origin, early detection greatly improves your chances of a full recovery.
Scott of Salt Lake Acupuncture Clinic in Sandy shares this belief. “I’ve been treating neuropathy, in all its various forms, for over five years and so often my patients come to me because of the symptoms, not because of a diagnosis. They saw one of my print ads, or read the testimonial of another patient and say to themselves, ‘hey, I feel the same thing’.” Frankie M. of Draper testified to this. “I remember my husband driving me to my consultation and I saw a woman running just outside our neighborhood. I was so envious I just kept thinking ‘I would give anything just to walk again’. My primary care doctor told me my troubles with pain and balance were just symptoms of old age and gave me a prescription. I was so depressed." Fortunately Frankie would eventually hear from a friend, who was experiencing similar symptoms, about Dr. Scott and how she offers a real solution at Salt Lake Acupuncture Clinic. "I just knew I had to see her. She was my last hope.” “Almost all of our patients come to us with a story similar to Frankie's. They've been everywhere else. They've been told there's no hope. They've been told 'it's just part of getting older’,” shares Dallin, a Patient Care Coordinator at Salt Lake Acupuncture Clinic. “It just breaks my heart but I know how much we can help people like Frankie, so I'm always so happy when they walk through our door. ”
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What do all of these people have in common? They suffer from peripheral neuropathy. It's estimated that more than 20 million people in the United States have peripheral neuropathy. Unfortunately this figure may be significantly higher as the disease is often misdiagnosed because of its wide array of Dr.symptoms.Stephanie
“Our focus this year is to establish strong team unity and really be there for each other,” Rideout said. “We have our work cut out for us as far as competition goes, but we are excited for the opportunity to play really good players. I would always rather lose to a great team and play at our best then beat a lower team and play down to their level.
D raper C ity J ournalpage 28 | S ept . 2022 Corner Canyon High senior Sierra Strong returns as the girls tennis team’s lone state qualifier from a year ago at No. 2 sin gles as the Chargers navigate the tough Region 4. Seniors Mazie Purser, Lauren Ashton, Jacquelyn Marsh, Eisley Nestman and Emma Bench will also bring varsity ex perience to the squad this season. Head coach Allison Rideout, in her third year, also noted the addition of fresh men Molly George and Eleanor Purser. “They both showed very well at tryouts and they are doing great working their way up the lineup,” she said. Also on the 2022 CCHS team are El lie Acki, Tayvee Ash, Izzie Bodell, Julianna Buchmiller, Kendyll Catmull, Kadee Gold berg, Olivia Hulme, Mia Judd, Kate Kessler, Brynn Lewis, Bridgette Marsh, Olivia Muir, Monet Oaks, Kate Ord, Shaelyn Preede, Sage Talbot and team manager Afton Brad ley.
The JV Region tournament will be held Sept. 16-17 at Pleasant Grove with the Var sity tournament on Sept. 21-22. The 6A state tournament rounds begin Sept. 28 with the finals Oct. 6, 8 at Liberty Park. l
“The girls competed very well,” Rideout said. “We saw some big steps forward in a lot of their games. A huge shout out to Mazie Purser and Sierra Strong who both played in credibly solid singles matches against really tough players.”
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There are great lessons to be learned whether we win or lose and we will have all of those experiences this year.” So far this season, Corner Canyon lost to Riverton 3-2 Aug. 9, with Strong winning her No. 2 singles match against Ashlyn Rob bins 6-2, 3-2—where the Riverton senior retired in the second set—and Mazie Purser defeating Kaitlyn Davenport at No. 3 singles 6-3, 6-2. Against Cottonwood Aug. 11, the Char gers won 4-1 with Strong defeating Kate Campbell at No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-2, Mazie Purser beating Addison Allen at No. 3 sin gles 6-0, 6-1, Marsh/Ashton winning their No. 1 doubles match over Isabella Morris/ Ashley Young and Ord/Judd defeating Julia Moffatt/Kaitlyn Julian at No. 2 doubles 6-1, 6-1.
The CCHS squad also placed fifth among 15 teams at the Utah Valley Ashton Invitational Aug. 12-13. Corner Canyon also defeated Moun tain Ridge 3-2 while losing to Skyline 4-1.
Corner Canyon is also scheduled to face Brighton and Morgan before Region 4 matches with Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Lone Peak, Skyridge and Westlake.
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The 911 number still serves as the emergency dispatch for public safety emer gencies, medical emergencies and law en forcement. If the public safety emergency is pertaining to someone who has a mental health condition, or appears to be experi encing a mental health crisis, a crisis in tervention team (CIT) trained officer with basic training in mental health crises can be requested through 911 dispatch. It is also free and available 24/7.
Salt Lake County has helped fund the local crisis line, but we realized most people didn’t know that resource existed, nor did they have the phone number mem orized. That’s why I was so excited when we launched a three-digit crisis line that would be easier to remember. Last month the number 9-8-8, a suicide prevention and mental health crisis line number, was rolled out nationwide. What is the difference between 988 and 911?
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I recently walked through the Room of Extinction and Forewarning at the Utah Museum of Natural History, where dino saur bones are displayed, like the 90-footlong Barosaurus that was all neck and tail, and died 150 million years ago. A trophy wall of triceratops’ skulls stared down at me with hollow eyes and gaping jaws. Gi ant sloths and massive bears wandered this area 12,000 years ago. Of all the species that ever existed on Earth, 99.9 percent are now extinct. We could soon lose mountain gorillas, black rhinos, African forest elephants and orang utans.Here’s the thing, the Earth will be fine. It’s gone through climate cycles for 4.5 billion years. It’s watched civilizations rise and fall, and specialty soda shops fade into extinction. However, humanity is in a spot of “Buttrouble.theclimate is going to change anyway. Why is it our problem?” annoying peopleShutask.up. Yes, climate change happens naturally, but thanks to humans, the pro cess has sped up like a meteor breaking the sound barrier. I don’t want my grandchildren to wor ry about water and food and sharknados. We need to elect leaders who promote green solutions. We need politicians who care less about their pocketbook and more about the planet’s future. I believe in global warming because I’m not a knucklehead. It’s my fear that one day my skeleton will be displayed in a museum as an extinct species, with the sound of Al Gore quietly weeping through the speakers.
Remember in the ‘70s, when it was discovered that chlorofluorocarbons from aerosol hairsprays were destroying the ozone layer, that thin layer of protection that absorbs radiation so we don’t get mi crowaved by the sun? Everyone used aerosol hairspray to get big hair and sky-high bangs. In fact, Aqua Net was our school mascot. But when we learned the chemicals damaged our atmo sphere, there was a worldwide campaign to ban them -- and it happened. Everyone agreed the ozone was worth protecting and did something about it. Crazy, huh? Where’s that cohesion now? Remember in the spring of 2020, when people actually cared about trying to stop the spread of COVID-19? We isolated in our homes, playing endless games of Uno, Clue and Cards Against Humanity, until getting the disease didn’t seem so bad. Flights were canceled, millions of cars were off the roads, and introverts were having big celebrations. By themselves. In theirDuringclosets. those brief weeks, cities around the world showed an improvement in air and water quality. Even in Utah, the sky was bluer and the air was cleaner. Now we’re back in our cars and the air is trying to kill us.
I f Al Gore is crying alone in a rainforest, does he make a sound? I’m gonna say no, because he’s been warning us about the devastating effects of climate change for 40 years, but no one can hear him. So here we are, surrounded by rising temperatures, severe storms, wildfires, drought, species extinction and the demise of the Choco Taco. If I was getting hot ter each year, I’d be okay with that, but when our planet gets even a touch warmer, things start to go awry. Our Great Salt Lake is facing some dire global warming effects. With the lake shrinking, Antelope “Island” has to use airquotes. The brine shrimp industry could go the way of the dinosaurs. And the lake is now officially called the Great Salt Lick. Scientists say a toxic dust cloud rising from the dried-up lake bed will prompt a new line of citrus-scented Pledge prod ucts to “Remove deadly arsenic from your home because you didn’t address this problem decades ago, idiot.”
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