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wo elementary school principals have done their homework on the subject of homework and found that it doesn’t help students learn. “We want what’s best for our kids,” said Butterfield Canyon Elementary Principal Amanda Bollinger. “If homework is not what’s best for our kids, emotionally or educationally, then we should not be doing it.”
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The decision to ban homework at both of the schools was based on research by John Hattie, who looked at thousands of studies to find what factors have the most impact on student learning. “When you start looking at what does make an impact, it’s not homework in the elementary school,” said Bastian Elementary Principal Amanda Edwards. “We’re really looking at the ’why’ behind what we’re doing, and if the ‘why’ isn’t in line with our outcome of student learning, then we’re looking at ways and brainstorming ways to shift that so that we’re really focused on student learning.” Petrina Steele, sixth grade teacher at Bastian, said students who don’t need the extra practice are usually the ones who consistently turn in homework while those who struggle often can’t get help at home and don’t turn it in. Rachelle Christensen, who has three children in at Bastian, agrees homework is unnecessary. “I have very bright children, so they didn’t need extra practice on concepts,” she said. “I understand getting sent No homework means more family time for the Shipley family. (Photo courtesy of Karen Shipley.) homework that you weren’t able to finish but wasn’t fond of extra work after their seven hours spent in school.” THE END OF THE HOMEWORK BATTLE long we would have spent this year with three kids if we had FEELING THE STRESS Unsurprisingly, there has been a positive reaction from homework.” Bollinger said student stress was a major reason for imboth students and parents to the policy, which is new this Heather Garcia, whose children attend Butterfield Can- plementing the no-homework policy. She said the number of school year at both Butterfield Canyon and Bastian elemen- yon Elementary, said as family with two working parents, it is referrals for anxiety has increased in the past few years. Since tary schools. now easier to maintain a more regular and calm daily routine. the no homework policy was implemented this year, that numBollinger said between high expectations from parents “My experience in the past with homework was that it ber has decreased. and misunderstandings about how to complete the assignment was time-consuming and took away from valuable family “One of my jobs in teaching elementary school is to help (“That’s not how my teacher does it!”), homework had be- time and opportunities,” she said. “It caused frustration and my students develop a love of learning,” said Melanie Smith, come a battle between students and parents. constant oversight to ensure that homework was done.” a kindergarten teacher at Butterfield Canyon. “Homework “Homework was definitely the cause of contention and anElishia Barajas said daily homework caused her family time can easily develop into negative feelings about school.” ger in my home,” Christensen said. “We did it right after school stress as well. They normally have about three hours between Karen Shipley said two years ago, her daughter’s dysor it wouldn’t get done, and I never had a good reaction.” the end of school and bedtime to fit in homework, dinner, ac- lexia made it difficult for her to finish her homework. The She said her children are learning just as much this year tivities and family time. consequent stress was damaging her daughter’s self-esteem. but are much happier. “It didn’t leave much time to be a kid,” Barajas said. She missed out on social opportunities when incomplete work “We enjoy our time spent together much more and have “They didn’t sleep as well since their mind never shut down kept her from recess and “Fun Fridays.” time for family activities now,” she said. “I can’t imagine how before bed.” Continued page 8
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From mascot bowl to Christmas presents, how Herriman High School students stepped up By Stephanie Yrungaray | s.yrungaray@mycityjournals.com
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n the morning of Dec. 14, a special shopping trip at the Riverton Walmart was the culmination of thousands of hours of volunteer work. More than 100 children going through hard times were able to buy Christmas gifts as part of an annual Firemen and Friends for Kids, Christmas Hugs event. This year, student volunteers from Herriman High School were able to play a very important part in raising money for the shopping trip as well as participating in it. The Firemen and Friends for Kids Foundation has organized Christmas shopping trips for underprivileged kids for the last 31 years. 18 years ago, the man behind the Jazz Bear, Jon Absey came up with a unique fundraising idea for the Christmas Hugs shopping trips: a mascot bowl. For the past 17 years, an annual mascot bowl was held in Lehi to raise money for Christmas shopping, but in June, Absey told Herriman High Assistant Principal Lynn Allred the event was Herriman High’s if they wanted it. “We were waiting in the wings until the time was right and this summer [Absey] said ‘This is your time.’” Allred said. “The Mascot Bowl is a big production, so before I committed to Jon I went to the student body officers and cheerleaders and asked if they thought it was something they could make happen. They said, ‘Not a problem, give us a challenge,’ and boy did they come through.”
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With about three months to pull together an event that most of them had never attended, Herriman High administrators, staff and students had to work overtime to plan and arrange all of the components of a successful mascot bowl. Herriman High Counselor and SBO advisor Michael Wilkey said they tried to divide up the tasks between the four different
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student government positions of vice presidents, presidents, service, and spirit. “We had different groups taking care of on-field entertainment, food trucks, parking, the car show, mascots and celebrities and advertising,” Wilkey said. “We divided it a lot of different ways and things changed but they were able to pull it all together.” Matt Jones, Herriman High School senior class senator said the event was a lot more work than they had expected. “We worked on it straight for three months,” Jones said. “We had to start hitting up businesses and spreading the word. We went to every single business in Herriman and we tried to get so many things to make it unique. But it was all worth it.” “My friends and I have seventh period for student government,” said Abby King SBO assemblies sfficer. “There were so many countless days we were at the school late trying to figure out how to run things. We had to figure out where in the building we could host all of the people like mascots and dance teams and our main job was getting kids to come to help us and come support the event.” Senior Class President Cooper Page was one of the students put in charge of food trucks. They negotiated a percentage of profits to go towards the fundraiser. “I helped a lot with food truck coordinating and planning, including figuring out everything location-wise,” Page said. “Some of the food trucks gave us $100 upfront and some of them donated 15-20% of their profit. They all gave us something.” Absey used his friendships and connections to secure the mascots to play in the bowl. “We had 25 mascots, half local and half pro,” Absey said. “They all volunteered their time.”
Herriman High Principal Todd Quarnberg said he was shocked at how many mascots from around the country traveled to Herriman for the charity event. “We had the bigs from the NBA, the NHL, the colleges as well in-state mascots,” Quarnberg said. “I was shocked that Jon was able to get so many great mascots. I don’t know how he did it.” Quarnberg said while the student body officers and cheerleaders played a large part in the organization of the bowl, for the actual event they also needed the help of student leaders from clubs. “We pulled in all of the club leaders,” Quarnberg said. “All of the kids went to their areas worked that day. The mascot bowl was our entire campus. There wasn’t one inch that wasn’t being used to host this event.” The mascot bowl was held on Sept. 23 and the event raised over $12,000 from ticket sales, raffles and donations. 100% of the profit from the event went towards providing a Christmas Hugs Shopping trip for 113 local kids. “A lot of people give money to charities but it doesn’t stay in the community, it goes elsewhere,” Absey said. “Firemen and Friends for Kids was put together by people who want to do good. We are a small charity, when you give us $100 dollars, $100 dollars goes to the kids.” The mascot bowl was a huge learning opportunity for the students who organized it, primarily the Herriman High Student Body Officers and the cheerleaders. “It was a lot of work but it was good for our students to be a part of,” said Wilkey, the SBO advisor who worked with the student volunteers. “It gave them confidence that they can do really big things. Everything from charity and service to logistically learn-
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mascot bowl, Herriman High Students knew that they would get to be a part of the actual shopping event in December. At 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning, hundreds of students showed up at the school to volunteer as chaperones and helpers for the recipients of the Firemen and Friends for Kids Christmas Hugs shopping trip. The children were recommended for the special shopping trip by principals and teachers from the Jordan School District. Herriman High assistant principal Lynn Allred told the children they were specially chosen before they left to go shopping. “You’ve been selected by your teachers, you’ve been selected by family members, you’ve been selected by the community as someone that is very much loved and shown a lot of courage and integrity,” Allred said. “This is our chance to pay back to you what you’ve done for us. Herriman high loves you and appreciates you.” The student chaperones from Herriman High were nearly as excited as the younger kids for the shopping trip. “I’ve been excited about this for a long time,” said Jones, as he waited with friends to direct children and their families towards the gym. “This is the day where the hard work pays off so to speak. We are so excited.” “I didn’t know there were so many families that we get to help,” Page said. “It’s one thing seeing the money we raised, but seeing this many people here is a totally cool thing.” After breakfast provided by Arctic Circle and entertainment by special guest mascots, Santa Claus and “The Voice” contestant Aaliyah Rose, two or three Herriman High students were paired with each child. The children and students loaded up into buses and were escorted to Walmart by the Herriman Police Department and Unified Fire Authority firefighters from Herriman. At the store there was no shortage of smiles as the kids got to choose $85 worth of items. Darin Brady’s daughter, 5 year old Maren chose a Paw Patrol watch and was looking for a special horse to bring home. The Brady family has a 9-month-old son Gideon who is battling Neuroblastoma brain cancer. Darin said they were very grateful that their family was chosen to participate in the shopping trip. “We were blown out of the water,” Brady said. “Gideon just finished his eighth round of treatment and we found out this week that we can move from active cancer treatments to just monitoring him. We are so excited about that and [this shopping trip] is just one more thing to be grateful for.” Ten-year-old Carson was having lots of fun shopping with three Herriman High student helpers. He chose a Chewbacca bobblehead toy, a basketball, a Harry Potter book and a Christmas DVD for his family to watch. His favorite part of the event was “just walking around with his new friends.” One of Carson’s new buddies, Herriman High senior Boston Cordero said Carson was
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a good example to him. “He has been thinking about other people the whole time he’s been shopping,” Cordero said. “He’s been talking about what to buy his family and his friends.” Firemen and Friends for Kids President Farnsworth said kids acting selflessly is very common at these shopping events. “A lot of the kids buy for their family members,” Farnsworth said. “They know their family won’t get much for Christmas and these kids are so happy they can help their families and be a part of that.” Both Farnsworth and Absey said these shopping trips are their favorite part of the holiday season. “I’ve got a big soft spot for Christmas and kids,” Absey said. “I want kids to know that there are people out there looking out for them and we want them to have a good Christmas,” “It is so rewarding to see the faces of the kids and how happy they are,” Farnsworth said. The high school student volunteers agreed that all of the long hours of putting together the mascot bowl paid off big time. “Seeing the kids shopping and seeing the glow in their eyes is the coolest part,” said Sydney Reading, Senior SBO service officer. Administrators and students say they are excited to work on next year’s mascot bowl fundraiser and hope it will grow bigger and better each year, increasing the number of underprivileged kids who get to benefit from
A boy sneaks in a hug with Santa on the way to buses for the Christmas Hugs shopping event. (Stephanie Yrungaray/City Journals)
the event. Principal Quarnberg said his students’ hard work and willingness to help should give hope to anyone worried about the future. “They’ve taught an old man how great this generation is,” Quarnberg said. “These kids do what they should do; they step up
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Championships, dirt bikes new schools: Herriman 2019 Capturing a whole year in a few photos is next to impossible. But the following snapshots will attempt to do just that as we look back at 2019 in Herriman. To read the stories that go along with these photos, visit herrimanjournal.com.
Residents line up for the grand opening of Arches Park on July 30. (Photo courtesy Herriman City)
Senior Jaxon James evades the pocket looking for a throw downfield against American Fork in the Class 6A state quarterfinals. The 9-3 season was Herriman’s best finish since 2015 when it hoisted the state championship. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
The more the merrier: Kids of all ages have fun in their “party” bus on the way to school. One neighborhood bought a bus to carpool their kids to school. (Photo courtesy Maddie Purser)
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Hayden Timothy takes off with the ball during a Mountain Ridge football scrimmage. The Sentinels experienced their first season as a team in 2019. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
Fort Herriman Middle School science teacher Gayle Dowdle keeps her students’ attention when she dresses as Queen Elizabeth I. (Photo courtesy Gayle Dowdle)
Herriman captured the girls state lacrosse championship with a 11-7 victory over Park City in the championship game. Logann Eldredge, Maya Lightfoor and McKinsey Jeppesen were named First Team All-State. The Mustangs finished the season 11-1. Eldredge led the team with 58 goals. (Photo courtesy of Casie Kellerher/Herriman Lacrosse)
Travis Roberts completed one of the many obstacles in the Spartan Beast he recently completed as part of the trifecta. (Photo courtesy of Travis Roberts)
Herriman city officials honored two snow plow drivers for helping to save a man’s life after providing CPR when the man went into cardiac arrest. (Photo courtesy Unified Fire Authority)
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Coach Kyleigh Billings and one of the cheerleaders perform in a parade as part of Inclusion Cheer—a program which provides cheerleading opportunities to those with special needs. (Photo provided by Inclusion Cheer)
Swoop chases a member of the 8th grade Herriman football team as part of Mascot Bowl 2019. In addition to the game, the day featured food trucks, fireworks and a stunt team. All money raised went to Christmas shopping for underprivileged children. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
Those around her said they’ll miss the retiring Jordan School District Superintendent Patrice Johnson’s enthusiasm and hugs. Here, she greets schoolchildren with a smile and a wave. (Photo courtesy of Jordan School District)
Bikers fly through all sorts of obstacles at Herriman’s Enduro Challenge. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
Professional rugby in Utah enjoyed its second season, and the Utah Warriors have found home field advantage at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. (Photo courtesy of Warriors Rugby)
Herriman High School student body officers focus on the children who benefit from their December charity drive. (Photo courtesy of Mike Wilkey)
A festive balloon archway and enthusiastic teachers greet students on the first day of school at Ridge View Elementary. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
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Continued from front page “Megan felt that she must be dumb and was always getting into trouble for missing school work,” Shipley said. “This absolutely broke my heart.” Bollinger worked with the family and found solutions to help Megan, but this year, incomplete homework will not keep her and other struggling students from having recess.
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Because homework is not a one-sizefits-all, it is a burden for children who already understand a concept and frustrating for kids (and parents) who don’t. Instead of checking a stack of homework papers, teachers check students for understanding during class. “If we can see they can do it in the classroom in 10 problems, we don’t need to send them home with 30 more,” Edwards said. “We don’t need to worry about how to correct it. We don’t need to waste 15 minutes in class correcting the assignment from the day before. We can spot check three or four problems, practice them together and then move on.” Some teachers had already adopted the no homework policy before it was implemented at their school. Smith, who’s taught for 19 years, stopped assigning homework a few years ago. “I haven’t seen a benefit to students who do homework and students who do not do homework,” she said. “I expect all my students to be highly engaged in whatever we are working on in school.” She said homework is often busy work for both teachers and students and that often teachers don’t actually look at the homework that gets returned. First grade teacher Kassidy Hall realized four years ago that grading homework wasn’t helping her identify what the students were learning. “You don’t need to grade a big pile of worksheets to tell you where the kids are at,” Hall said. “You know which ones are low and high based off of when you ask questions in class and when you do activities in class.” Even when she implemented the change midyear, her class still achieved the grade level’s highest scores and the school got the highest in the district for end of level testing. “It really showed that they can still improve without loads of homework,” Hall said. When students aren’t turning in homework each day, it frees up time that used to be taken during class or personal time to grade it. “It’s been nice,” said Bastian kindergarten teacher Heather Leister. “Less minutia, less tracking of the homework gives me more time to plan.” Bollinger said teachers provide interventions and support for their students at school making homework unnecessary.
CHANGE IS HARD
The Garcia’s go hiking on their free afternoons. (Photo courtesy of Heather Garcia.)
school community council and PTA boards. “It just takes some teachers some time to understand,” Bollinger said. “But our teachers here are really focused on what’s best for kids, and when they learn there’s data and research to show that this is better for kids, then they get on board.” Edwards said the mind shift has been easier for some teachers than others at Bastian. “We’re not saying we don’t grade kids or that we don’t look for completion of things and understanding,” she said. “It just looks different than it did when a lot of us went to school.” Some parents also had concerns about the change. “While I loved relishing in the idea that all the late nights of me banging my head on the table, trying to remember how to do simple fourth grade math would be extinguished and gone forever, I could feel my concern begin to grow inside me,” Shipley said. She was concerned about the impact to her children’s learning and how it would affect them when they had homework in middle school. She talked with the principal about it. “Principal Bollinger had truly done her own homework and looked into data-driven studies,” Shipley said. “This was a bold move on Principal Bollinger’s part because schools can get caught in the trap of doing things the way they’ve always been done and often don’t understand the ‘why’ behind what they are doing.” Shipley said she keeps track of her children’s grades, and so far this year, she is pleased with their progress. As a mother of six, she appreciates that homework doesn’t cut into their afternoon activities any more. “It truly has been a gift for our family to get back precious family time,” she said.
WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING INSTEAD?
Bollinger notified Butterfield Canyon Bastian fourth grade teacher Kelsey teachers one year in advance of the change to Christenson said it is more beneficial for kids the no homework policy, after consulting the to have free-time in the afternoon than to
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“Those are the things we’ve asked them to do as their daily homework assignments because those are all things that do help support learning,” Bollinger said. Bastian students are also required to read 20 minutes daily. Leister said since her kindergarten students no longer have homework packets to complete, reading has become the priority for their parents. “I feel like they’re spending more time reading with their children this year than they did in the past,” Leister said. “The time that they would spend doing the assignments that we sent home they can spend on reading instead.” There are occasional projects that require work to be done at home. Students are also encouraged to practice spelling words at home, though time is given in class as well. If students need extra practice of a concept, parents can personalize it. Barajas said her kindergartener struggles with letter sounds. Instead of bringing home a pile of papers, she practices the concept through educational games on her tablet. “She learns without the added stress of having to hurry and stress that a paper needs to be turned in,” Barajas said.
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The future of Mountain Ridge basketball appears bright By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com
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t may be a new school and a relatively young team, but the Sentinels have high hopes this season. “We have a long way to go,” Mountain Ridge head boys basketball coach Scott Briggs said. “We have had some success. The kids have played really well to start the year. We have shown a lot of toughness and probably surprised a lot of people.” Surprised or not, the Sentinels grabbed their first win in program history in their very first game, 77-70 in overtime over Hunter. They trailed at halftime 38-20 and stormed back to send the game into overtime. In the extra period, they outscored the Wolverines to capture the win. Freshman Jackson Moller and junior Zach Farmer each contributed 22 points. Briggs takes over the newly established program after one season as Herriman High School’s head coach and 23 years at West Jordan High School. Last season, the Mustangs advanced to the 6A quarterfinals with Briggs at the helm. He also won two state championships at West Jordan. “It has been pretty enjoyable to get to know different families and different kids,” Briggs said. “Everybody is pretty enthusiastic. It has been a good thing.” A new program usually needs to earn
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some experience to progress. The current roster only lists one senior, Chase Carley, and includes four freshmen. “Only one senior is a by-product of being a new school,” Briggs said. “We expect these kids to get better every time they step out there, and by the middle of February, we should be playing the best basketball that we can play.” Despite winning the team’s first four games, it lost two straight contests to crosstown rivals Herriman and Riverton on consecutive nights. “It is hard to judge on nights like this; we have some talented kids,” Briggs said. “Riverton is a tough team to play against, and they put it to us. At the end of the day, we will try to learn from it.” The Sentinels led at halftime 35-30 over Riverton but only managed 19 points in the second half and fell 66-54. Sophomore Merrick Sherwood led the team with 16 points, and Jake Fitton pitched in 11 in the loss. “Who knows where that takes us (a young team’s inexperience), but that (getting better each day) is really our only goal,” Briggs said. “We have talented kids, and I am kind of excited to see where the season takes us.” Mountain Ridge is scheduled to partici-
Mountain Ridge boys basketball head coach Scott Briggs has a long history of success, including two state championships. (Photo courtesy of dsandersonpics.com)
pate in the Olympus High Autism Awareness tournament over the Christmas break. This is a tournament that a Briggs-led team has participated in for several years. “For us and our families, I feel like staying close to home during the holiday is a good thing,” he said. “Playing in the Olym-
pus tournament is good, and it has a tournament-type format.” The Sentinels are scheduled to host their first region 7 contest Jan. 14 against Timpanogos. “The future of Mountain Ridge basketball is pretty bright,” Briggs said. l
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How social media is changing the game for local government By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com
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t’s hard to think of another innovation that’s gone from non-existent to total dominance of culture and society than social media. From its simpler roots of merely maintaining social relationships online, it has involved to a ubiquitous force that drives headlines, impacts stock prices and even determines elections. It’s no wonder then that its influence has extended to the world of local government. What sets social media apart from more traditional methods of communication is that it creates an opportunity for a two-way road of communication, said Tami Moody, communication director for Herriman City. “[Social media] is a way for people to come together and talk about the issues,” Moody said, noting that things like a city newsletter or website are more of a one-way road. “We try to do stuff that gets us into a conversation with them rather than just throwing information at them,” said Kendra Vicken, a social media manager for Sandy City. Every municipal government in the Salt Lake Valley currently operates a Facebook from which officials publish information about city council meetings, weather warnings, crime prevention tips and more. Having a strong social media following becomes especially important in potential disaster situations. “The more people that are following us and engaging with us regularly, the more likely it is that they will see important information in the case of an emergency,” Vicken said. Some city leaders are even starting to live-stream their city council meetings on platforms such as Facebook or YouTube. Of the 15 Salt Lake County municipalities considered for this article, seven are currently live-streaming their meetings on at least one social media site. “Not everyone has time to run to a council meeting for four to six hours on a Wednesday night,” said Moody. “We get more viewers through our feed than we’ve ever had in our council chambers.” The innovation of live-streamed city council meetings isn’t without its drawbacks, however. For example, some viewers may not understand that making a comment on the city’s Facebook livestream isn’t the same thing as making a public comment at the meeting which goes on the city’s record. Sandy officials currently live streams their city council meetings and is even looking at the possibility of providing a way for residents to make a video-call in to the meeting to deliver an official public comment. Another social media hurdle for local governments is the challenge of correcting misinformation on a face-less platform that doesn’t lend itself to deep or thorough discussions of complex issues.
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“Sometimes, misinformation can be put out there by people, and of course, it grows legs, and we have to try to diffuse it while getting buy-in to what we’re saying,” Moody said. “That can be a challenge.” As much as possible, the city’s communication staff tries to steer online conversations with the potential for conflict to in-person meetings. “Social media is also not the place to bicker back and forth,” Moody said. “When we get that, we usually message the individual and say, ‘This is a long, drawn-out conversation. Can we meet face-to-face to talk about it?’’” While most cities are on social media, there is a lot of variation in how leaders in each city uses it. Herriman, for example, invests more in its social media presence than other cities because of its young population; the median age in Herriman is 26 years old. Having a younger, more technologically savvy demographic means city leaders need to meet residents where they are, and in this case, that’s social media, said Moody. In addition to live-streaming city council meetings and alerting residents to road closures, Herriman’s Facebook page also posts a lot of videos. Many of them show off the fun events held within the city. Others are more informative, letting residents know about a new road opening or reminding them to mail in their ballots. At the time of writing this article, there were more than 100 such videos on the Herriman Facebook page in 2019 alone (and that’s not even including all the city council meeting videos). The only other city to upload more than 100 videos in the last year is Sandy, which pays a contractor to produce high-quality videos for the city’s various departments. That’s a small price to pay, said Vicken, who said video posts reach 10 times as many people as non-video posts. “People love video,” she said. “People watch them and comment on them and share them. It accomplishes the goal of making sure that information gets out to more people.” Herriman staff, on the other hand, produces all of its videos on its own. “It’s more cost-efficient for us to make sure that we can all just do it in-house,” Moody said. “We used to outsource it, but it got really expensive.” However much a city invests in social media, it’s likely to return good value. The Sandy Amphitheater is owned and operated by the city. Amphitheater officials presented a report to the city council about the 2019 season, which showed the value of social media. In total, city leaders spent $22,000 on Facebook advertising, which directly led to $166,000 worth of tickets bought directly through those advertisements. Overall, 17%
We took to social media to ask Herriman residents what they think of their city government’s activity on social media.
of the Amphitheater’s 2019 ticket sales came through a social media ad. In 2019 Sandy started video series like “Cityology” where each episode profiles a different city employee, or a “Cairns District Highlights” series that exposes Sandy residents to new businesses that have set up shop in the city’s budding downtown area. However, the concept of a city government promoting certain businesses on social media raises some ethical concerns. “We’ve been very intentional about saying we’re not going to cherry pick and do a video about one business because they were nice to us,” Vicken said. The communications team follows certain journalistic principles that help differentiate between what is “newsworthy” and what might be deemed by some as a commercial. “It has to be in Sandy and it has to be timely, which is why we haven’t gone back and done old businesses,” Vicken said. “It would either have to be a new business or a business that’s celebrating their 50th birthday. That’s something we would consider
newsworthy.” In Herriman, city staff have had conversations about the same topic and ultimately decided to avoid similar business spotlight series on their social media. While the city profiles local businesses as part of its newsletter, Moody said they felt like residents wouldn’t like to see that on the city’s page or its other platforms. Of course, the cities themselves aren’t the only ones with Facebook accounts. Many individual elected officials maintain their own public pages separate from their personal accounts, which they can use to interact with their constituents. These elected officials’ accounts present another ethical concern for a city’s social media manager. Because elected officials use those same pages for campaigning during election season, the city’s social media has to avoid promoting their pages. “We won’t do anything to promote Mayor Bradburn,” Vicken said. “We won’t do anything to promote city council people. As a general ethics rule, we as a city don’t campaign for anyone.” l
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Local runner turns childhood illness into fitness motivation By Jess Nielsen Beach | j.beach@mycityjournals.com You see them every time you drive down the street: runners, of all shapes and sizes, pounding the pavement in snow or shine. For Jill Wilkins, a West Valley resident, you’re more likely to see her at a more elevated level.
Rather than let her illness defeat her, she used it as a way to better herself. “I always loved the strength of runners. You’ll be driving and see people running in bad weather and think, ‘wow, good for you!’ I wanted to be the strong one, beWilkins, 39, grew to love trail running cause I’ve always been the sick one.” Although the fitness guru now has after a prolonged childhood illness. “I was really sick my whole life,” Wilkins years of training under her belt, it didn’t said. “I missed four years of school. I had come easy. Her first 5K was with her uncle, to have daily nutritional IVs and I was very who was nearing his fifties. Her only goal was to not let him beat her—which he did, unhealthy. I was always ‘the sick one.’”
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sooner than she expected. “We started running and an eighth of a mile in, not even a half mile, my uncle takes off,” Wilkins said. “There’s nothing more humbling than seeing your older uncle take off and there’s nothing you can do about it.” After finishing that race, Wilkins was determined to get better. She began to train and love the workout, and she wasn’t about to pay for a sitter. “It’s so simplistic.” Wilkins said, explaining her routine as a mom who loves to run. “You don’t need a babysitter for the gym, you’re not stuck in a room with sweaty, smelly people not knowing what to do and being intimidated. You just put one foot in front of the other.” Once her love of exercise was cemented, Wilkins began to explore the nearby mountains. “I’ve always loved hiking and running, and then I found trail running, which just combines it all.” In addition to the scenic views and fresh air, Wilkins is grateful for the easier toll trail running takes. Rather than the flat, monotonous pavement on roads and sidewalks, the dirt and snow serve as a cushion to not wear down as much. “I like the mountain running because it’s very hard to do, but it’s much easier on your body. It’s less impact. There’s also trail variances, there’s rocks, roots, ups, downs; you’re using all the parts of your legs and all different tendons.” If you’re looking to start trail running, or running in general, don’t be scared. According to Wilkins, there is one important factor if you decide to embrace the great outdoors, even in the snow. “Running is not for everybody, but hiking is for almost everybody. You can get enjoyment out of it and you don’t have to do hard hikes. It’s putting one foot in front of the other. If you have to take a breather, do it. Get yourself out and enjoy the moun-
Wilkins surfs down the mountain during the Brighton Cirque series race. (Photo courtesy Jill Wilkins)
tains. We are so lucky. There are so many people who pay to travel here and experience our trails, and they’re right here.” As for fellow moms with young children, she adds, “Most people think it’s complicated to get kids out, but it’s really not. It’s no different than going sledding or seeing the lights at Temple Square. Warm clothes, snacks if they’re hungry, and hand warmers.” If you’re ready to get out there, Wilkins recommends checking online for avalanche dangers as well as consulting the app, All Trails. “All Trails will filter hikes, show the distance, elevation gain, etc. That way you can see oh, this will be an easy trail verses something more challenging.” Wilkins said. “If you have a pair of hiking boots, you’re fine. Just pick a trail that doesn’t have a lot of steepness. I like trekking poles, they’re great for balance. In the snow, you might be a little off, so pull out your poles and get going.” For more fitness inspiration and photos of Utah’s most stunning views, you can follow Wilkins’ Instagram page: jillrwilkins.
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Winter sports for the non-skier: Wasatch Front offers plenty of alternatives for outdoor fun By Joshua Wood | joshw@mycityjournals.com
Sledding takes off when there is fresh snow. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
Sledding offers winter fun for kids of all ages. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
Kids ready to take off after a storm. (Joshua Wood/ City Journals)
The ski season got off to a solid start in Utah with a late November storm piling over 3 feet at many resorts as they opened. That should come as great news for skiers, but what about Utah’s non-skiers? Do they wait until spring and summer for warm weather outdoor activities?
from $13 to around $25 per day. Many of the shops that sell and rent ski gear also rent snowshoes. From REI or your local ski shop, it is relatively easy to get a pair of snowshoes and poles and try it out. “Snowshoes are good,” said Alan Greenberg at Cottonwood Cyclery in Cottonwood Heights. “They’re low cost, it’s fun, it’s something to do outside. You don’t have to wait in line, the trails are free.” While the number of snowshoe rentals is fairly low from his experience, Dailey said he rents snowshoes to couples looking for something different to do on a date, or to older customers seeking low-impact snow sports. “It still gets you in the mountains, you still get to see cool stuff, and you’re not fighting the crowds,” Dailey said. “In the summer, you have all those hiking trails available. In the winter there are way less crowds.”
While that certainly is an option, there are a lot of other things Utah’s outdoors offer. From hitting the trails on snowshoes or darting downhill on a sled at the neighborhood park, getting outside this winter is easy thanks to the Wasatch Front’s accessible outdoor wonders.
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Snowshoeing presents a low impact and relatively low-cost alternative to skiing. People can enjoy the crisp, clean air of the mountains at a fraction of the cost of skiing. Snowshoes help people access nearby trails without the same crowds they might encounter during summer. It is increasing in popularity, too. According to statistics, 3.7 million people snowshoed in the United States in 2017, up from 2.4 million in 2007. “It’s a great alternative,” said Mike Dailey at the Wasatch Powder House in Holladay. “I’ll send people to Millcreek Canyon because you don’t have all the ski traffic. There are a lot of trails up there. You can also go to the quarry in Little Cottonwood.” Snowshoe rentals in the area range
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Winter sports can be about more than snow
Ice skating presents a timeless way to enjoy winter sports. From the indoor rink at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center to the Olympic Oval in Kearns or outdoor rinks when they can be found, skating helps bring people together. Greenberg of Cottonwood Cyclery is passionate about skating and has visions of expanding access to ice skating in Cottonwood Heights. “It’s easy in the summer to make excuses to go outside and do something, but in the winter, it’s really hard,” Greenberg said. “My son plays hockey and
Locals flock to parks with steep hills after a snowstorm. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)
goes to Hillcrest. If there’s an outdoor rink, he would skate there. He might meet some Brighton kids. Something like that brings a community together. That’s important.” With sparks flying as he sharpened a customer’s skate in his shop, Greenberg talked about his vision for an outdoor ice skating rink as the centerpiece of a winter haven in Cottonwood Heights. Put it near a sledding hill, add food trucks and outdoor concerts, and the whole community could take part in winter sports right in town. “Any ice sport is a hidden sport,” Greenberg said. “It’s tucked away in a rink. You really have to seek it out. You’re never going to stumble upon it. In the Midwest and the Northeast, where they have that stuff, you have communities that run into each other, and it’s out there. Who knows how many kids would see a rink and say, ‘Mom I want to play hockey or I want to figure skate.’” For those who do skate, Cottonwood Cyclery sells, repairs, and sharpens skates for hundreds of people in the area. “I’d love to have an opportunity down here, right in the middle, where people driving by look and say, let’s buy a couple of cheap hockey sticks and we’ll go dink around on the ice,” Greenberg said.
very popular among the mountain biking community,” said Sydney Ricketts of Trek Bicycle in Cottonwood Heights. “There’s definitely a large mountain biking community in Salt Lake. Fat biking is popular among mountain bikers because not many people do it so you don’t get the crowds like the ski resorts do in winter.” The large, wide tires on a fat bike are great for riding over loose terrain like snow. They tend to require a larger frame, particularly the fork, than most mountain bikes can accommodate. Fat bike enthusiasts find uses for them year round. “Some people are all about the fat biking,” Ricketts said. “They can definitely be a year-round bike. The traction, and the tires since they are so big, you can run them at a lower PSI. Since they’re so high volume they can act like suspension, if you will.” In the summer, fat bikes are popular for bikepacking, which is essentially backpacking by bike. The fat tires are great for rough trails and work as well in desert sand as on the winter snow. Fat biking also offers a winter alternative to skiing when the snow might not be so great. One limitation of winter fat biking is finding suitable trails. “Trails need to be maintained,” Greenberg said. “You can’t just fat bike on loose snow.” A big, fat winter spin on summer sports Not to worry. One way to find good The ice and snow don’t have to put off traditionally summer sports completely. trails for fat biking is to piggyback on anOne alternative that enthusiasts in the area other winter sport. “I see a lot of people enjoy is fat biking. “Fat biking is definitely biking on snowmobiling trails like in the
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Seven years without a cold? By Priscilla Schnarr
Another traditional summer activity that can be enjoyed in winter is fishing. Utah offers several good ice fishing spots less than an hour from the Salt Lake valley. (Photo courtesy Van Hoover)
Uintas,” Dailey said. “Mirror Lake Highway, Soapstone Road, they groom them. You have a road to ride on.”
Traditional winter fun right in town
Classic winter activities never go out of style. Go to a park like Mountview Park in Cottonwood Heights or Aspen Meadows Park in Sandy after a snowstorm, and you will find plenty of people sledding the steepest hills. Sledding is a low-cost activity that families can enjoy close to home. “We’re here just to have fun with the family,” Monica Smith said as she watched her kids race down the hill at Aspen Meadows Park. “We’ll try to ski half a dozen times this year, but we probably sled more.” People of all ages dart down snowy hills each winter, but sledding definitely seems to be about kids. It is a way for families to make the most of newly fallen snow and get outside during the winter months. “I don’t ski; this is it,” said Levi Ortega. “It’s all about my kids. There’s no skiing or snowboarding for me. We just sled.” Inexpensive sleds of various designs, from plastic or foam to inflatable tubes,
are widely available in stores. More elaborate sleds are also an option. “A wooden toboggan? I can get them,” Greenberg of Cottonwood Cyclery said. “Think what a killer Christmas gift that would be. It would be really cool to have.”
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Another traditional summer activity that can be enjoyed in winter is fishing. Utah offers several good ice fishing spots less than an hour from the Salt Lake valley. “Rockport (State Park) is a great place,” said Karson Ranck of Fish Tech in Holladay. “It has some nice perch and rainbow trout. And it’s just 30 minutes away. There’s Jordanelle (State Park), and Strawberry (Reservoir) is really popular.” The main obstacle to ice fishing, aside from getting over the idea of sitting in the cold for hours waiting for a bite, is getting through the ice. To do the job, people can opt for an old-fashioned manual auger or a powered one to drill a hole for their lines. Manual augers run around $70 at Fish Tech, while powered augers can cost $600. Ice fishing is another way to enjoy recreation areas without the crowds. There are multiple online resources to check on temperatures and ice conditions before venturing out. Making sure the ice is suitably thick for fishing is, of course, a key safety measure. It is also a good idea to research specific locations on the lake before drilling holes. Since finding a place to fish takes a lot more work when you have to auger a hole, it helps to make a plan of action ahead of time.
The tip of the iceberg
Other winter sport activities that can be enjoyed include curling, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and more. There are also opportunities to put a winter spin on more traditionally warm weather activities like running and various team sports. Utah is renowned for its winter recreation, but there is much more to do on the Greatest Snowshoes offer a low-cost way to explore nearby Snow on Earth than just skiing. trails in winter. (Photo courtesy of John Dehlin)
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Do you have what it takes to be a professional hockey ref? By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com Did you hear about the professional hockey game where not one fight broke out? If you did, please let Jim McKenna know, because he probably would have loved to referee that game. Hockey, after all, is the only sport with a penalty box (a temporary detention cell) and requires its referees to match the toughness of its competitors. McKenna, while dodging hockey pucks and punches during the night, works during the day in the information technology world as an I.T. solution manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a profession he has had for the last 20 years. On top of all of that, he serves in the bishopric of his Murray congregation. “I started officiating when I was 24. I was married and going to school and needed a way to make some extra money,” McKenna said. “I was always hard on the refs when I played, always thought they did a poor job. One of them told me to give it a try if I thought I could do better.” The Skyline High graduate grew up playing hockey; he started at age 6. When the ice rink was not available, he and his brothers played street hockey. After graduating from the University of Utah, he continued playing hockey in recreation leagues and decided he could, indeed, do a better
job than other referees could. “I learned very quickly; it is a lot harder than it looks. But, I loved being involved, and it was a great way to make extra money. Later on, I kept doing it because I loved working in high-level games. I have also come to meet and get to know a lot of great people,” McKenna said. To be a professional hockey referee, you go through a process similar to the players. First, you are selected to work in developmental leagues and junior leagues, such as the USHL or NAHL. Referees are then hired to work minor professional hockey, such as the East Coast Hockey League and American Hockey League; then the National Hockey League hires the top refs of those leagues. McKenna officiates many of the Utah Grizzlies games and minor league teams in Idaho. According to McKenna, “I was older when I started working, and so I never had the desire to move my wife to the Midwest or back East to work hockey games. Most of the refs spend several years traveling around working games to get a shot at the pro level. I was happy and lucky enough to get to work here in Utah.” McKenna typically draws the linesman assignment, meaning his primary responsibility is watching for violations involving the
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