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he Herriman City Council discussed the possibility of closing Blackridge Reservoir to swimming during its Feb. 26 meeting.

The popular summer destination has become so popular that city leaders say it draws large crowds from outside the city that cause enough trouble to warrant a police presence, which constitutes a considerable expense for the city.

“I’ll be honest, on holiday weekends it’s a mess. It’s awful,” said Herriman Police Chief Troy Carr during the meeting. “We have problems with parking; we have problems with neighbors—people doing awful things in yards, like changing clothes and urinating.”

City finance director Alan Rae said the city spent about $13,000 last year for the police presence at Blackridge Reservoir, though it would be a higher amount if it weren’t for the reservoir closing for an extended period of time due to the algae bloom.

Mayor David Watts said there’s an audible sigh of relief throughout city hall each summer when the reservoir is forced to close.

“I think that’s an issue,” he said. “In my opinion, if our staff is having that much problem with one of our facilities that wasn’t even initially designed to be a recreation facility, there’s a bigger issue that we need to deal with.”

Council members Sherrie Ohrn and Jared Henderson also expressed concern over the costs of maintaining the reservoir as a recreation destination but stopped short of committing to an It may be too cold for swimming now, but the Blackridge Reservoir is a popular destination for both Herriman residents and visitors alike during the attempt to close the facility this year. summer months (at least when it’s not forced to close due to algae bloom). (Justin Adams/City Journals) “I don’t like the swimming Continued page 5

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Within Utah, there are a handful of regional banks and credit unions, but First Utah Bank is the only true community bank. First Utah Bank has been locally owned and operated in the Salt Lake valley for over 40 years.

“We have great products for consumers,” said Vice President Jean John. Such products include a full range of business and personal financial services, including checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, check depositing, business lending, banking from offices, automated systems, wire transfers, corporate credit cards, merchant services, and treasury management.

First Utah Bank routinely implements many services to help customers feel at ease with their banking. At the top of the list is their readily available customer service. Customers can pick up the phone and call at any time, including outside of business hours. A human will pick up the phone any time a customer needs to call.

In addition, “all day-to-day banking can be done online,” said John. First Utah Bank is extremely technologically savvy, as their Chief Information Officer and IT department works hard to make online banking easy and

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First Utah Bank offers the latest technology in online banking, including iOS and Android Apps so that customers can make remote deposits with their mobile devices.

“We take cybersecurity very seriously,” said John, who stresses that keeping First Utah Bank’s customers’ information safe is their primary focus. “We really know our customers. If we see something unusual, we stop and ask. We will pick up the phone and call.”

When encountering a less individualized concern, First Utah Bank informs their customers of that concern through their website and social media accounts. “We work to keep customers informed,” reported John.

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The majority of First Utah Bank’s customer base are business owners within the Salt Lake Valley, even though they do lend across the country. Working with a community bank has proven to be beneficial for business owners.

“We can look at the structure of the company and figure out what type of loan is needed,” said John. “We can tweak things to meet the needs of the business owners, including looking at different options for collateral and payments.”

First Utah Bank can lend up to eight million dollars to business owners. They can also participate the loan with other banks if a business owner requires a bigger loan. “We work with people,” said John.

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For example, First Utah Bank employees volunteer for Reality Towns (a mock reality day where middle-school aged students get to learn about mortgages, buying a car, budgeting, taxes, etc.)

They have also partnered with the Discover Gateway Children’s Museum. There is a children’s branch inside the museum, complete with a drive-up window, ATM, coin sorter, shredded money wind tube, and vault door.

In addition, First Utah Bank is a major sponsor for the Greek Festival which occurs annually in September.

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Companies in South Valley work to keep the elderly safe during COVID-19 scare

By Stephanie Yrungaray | s.yrungaray@mycityjournals.com

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s individuals in the South Valley begin to hunker down and isolate, companies that work with the people most at risk of COVID-19, the elderly, are ramping up efforts to keep their customers and patrons safe and well taken care of.

On March 13, all 16 senior centers operated by the Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Besides offering recreational activities and a chance to socialize, the centers offer breakfast and lunch service.

“What we are focused on right now is continuing to provide our midday meal service,” said Afton January, communications manager for Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services.

January said many of the 19,000 people who visited county senior centers last year are dependent on the midday meal as a critical part of their daily nutrition. Prior to closing, center managers worked to communicate with patrons and made a list of those who were relying on the meals offered at the senior center. The following day, when the sites were officially closed, employees gathered outside of the senior centers to pass out prepackaged meals to clients who needed it.

This midday meal service will continue even while the centers are closed.

“In the coming days, we may reduce the number of sites to make it more centralized,” January said. “But right now, all regular meal patrons can go to their center Monday to Friday to pick up a meal.”

Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services also run the “Meals on Wheels” program that delivers a midday meal to “frail and isolated older adults.” January said the program, which delivers to around 2,400 seniors, will continue to operate with a few changes during the COVID-19 crisis.

“We are taking extra precautions go-

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ing into client homes with people who have chronic conditions,” January said. “Sanitation is always at the top of our minds, and we are also providing additional hand sanitizer, Lysol wipes and things of that nature. We are also instructing all of our staff members and volunteers to not enter the home, but do a distant handoff—alert the client and put the meal where they can receive it.”

Tasha Lopez, executive director of Beehive Homes in Herriman, said they are taking extra precautions with cleaning and hand washing as well.

“We used to let people in and direct them to the handwashing sink,” Lopez said. “Now, we are escorting them right to the sinks to make sure it gets done.”

Beehive Homes is also trying to decrease exposure by temporarily stopping volunteers and limiting visitors to one per resident.

“The family will designate one sole person allowed to come in,” Lopez said.

Limiting volunteers and increased cleaning requirements puts more stress on staff and employees, but both Lopez and January say that everyone is happily contributing.

“I’ve got angels on our team,” Lopez said. “They are the best most caring people and aren’t giving it a second thought. They love residents like their own family. It has been incredible to see.”

“I am highly confident in our staff and volunteers,” January said. “This is a scary time, but it is when we remember why we do what we do. Everyone is incredible and is stepping up.”

January said help is available to any older adult whether they are a current senior center member or not.

“We want to make sure to help any older adult who needs assistance,” January said. “Our message to the community of older people is to call us at 385-468-3200. We

don’t want to have closed centers and have people isolated and not know what to do if something happens to them. Our intake lines will be operational throughout this crisis.”

January said there are two major things that individuals can do to help the older community.

“First, people need to socially distance,” she said. “Stay home, stay out of crowds, don’t go to the grocery store if you don’t need to. As people withdraw from social life for a short amount of time, people at lower risk fill in the gaps for people whose lives depend on staying inside.”

January said the second thing people in the community can do to help is reach out to

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Continued from front page there either,” Ohrn said. “I don’t like the cost of it. It seems like such a short-term benefit for the cost that goes into it.”

“My opinion is the cost is not worth the benefit, but for this year I’m fine with the status quo,” said Henderson.

In a limited canvas of the homes bordering the reservoir, the Herriman Journal was unable to find any residents who supported the closing of the reservoir to swimming.

Former city council member Mike Day, whose property borders the reservoir, said he would strongly disagree with any decision to limit its recreational uses.

Both Day and other residents the Herriman Journal spoke with said there used to be parking and traffic problems along the streets leading to the reservoir. But ever since the city put up no parking signs a few years ago, they said they haven’t had any real problems.

Day also said he believes the majority of the complaints about the reservoir and its impacts on the surrounding neighborhood came from just one person who “always hated it” and has since moved away.

Another question that would arise if city leaders were to disallow swimming is how they would enforce such a ban.

Carr said people continue to swim in the reservoir even when there are signs warning about the algae bloom. So, any enforcement of a swimming ban would still require an expensive police presence in the area.

“I don’t think we’re going to stop people from using it by saying swimming is prohibited,” said Ohrn.

Ironically, the discussion about whether or not to close the reservoir started with a question leading in the opposite direction: whether or not to allow a third party to operate a concession stand at the site.

The city itself had previously operated concessions from a small building constructed for that purpose, but did away with it because of problems that ensued. However, city officials have received requests from residents who would like to pick up where the city left off.

“I would be open to the idea,” said Councilmember Clint Smith. “It’s not advantageous for the city to operate any concessions up there. However, there are facilities in order to do that and there are people who would like to do that. If you have someone that’s willing to put in the effort and take the risk, and there’s potential revenue sharing, that’s something I’m willing to consider.”

To help inform their decision—whether to move toward disallowing swimming or expanding the reservoir’s role as a recreation destination by approving concessions— council members directed city staff to return at a later meeting with information about the two options. l

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By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com

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ith seemingly the whole world in lockdown to help slow the spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus, just about every business, organization and institution has had to alter its standard practices. That includes Herriman City.

The Herriman Journal relayed a series of questions to city leaders about how they are handling the current situation. Here’s what they said.

Q: How has the city organized its response to all this?

A: Herriman City has set up their Incident Command System in efforts to effectively and efficiently manage the incident through planning and communication. The city has a Continuity of Operations Plan to assist us in maintaining our ability to continue our service to the public through an incident that impacts the organization. Our Incident Command team evaluates the situation daily to determine needs and responses necessary to navigate through the event. Council is updated regularly regarding the state of the city, the state of the incident and our state of City officials said they have set up their Incident Comreadiness. mand System to manage planning and communication

Q: How much of Herriman City staff is working from home right now?

A: The safety of our community and our staff remains the highest priority of the city.

Herriman City has a handful of staff that are working from home currently. This is due to some staff qualifying as members of a more vulnerable group, and others that have recently returned from out of state/country.

during the coronavirus pandemic. (File photo City Journals)

Q: How is the morale around city hall?

A: Our Human Resources Department has put together creative ways to keep staff engaged and spirits up. We have an amazing staff here at the city. They are all willing to pitch in and do whatever is necessary as we Q: How prepared was the city to shift to- maneuver through this unique situation.

ward a telecommuting model?

A: Through proactive planning and training, Herriman City was already prepared to respond to a situation where we may have to shift to some individuals in various positions work from home. They are able to take calls and perform data entry, review, utility billing, etc., through remote access. We continue to plan and prepare equipment in the event that it becomes necessary to have a majority of office staff work from home. This is a unique situation, and we are continuing to be proactive in our preparations, with hope that the situation will stabilize and staff can continue to safely work from city hall.

Q: How are you preparing for scheduled city events that now may or may not happen?

A: We have canceled our Senior Social, which will be rescheduled at a later date. We are looking at options for the Basket Bash to host a virtual egg hunt instead. We are still working out the logistics of it but want to ensure that it remains a fun activity for our community with adjustments to keep everyone safe. As for Fort Herriman Towne Days, the Herriman Rodeo, etc., we continue to plan as usual, but are considering options in the event that restrictions for gatherings remain in place. We have canceled the ComQ: For those still working from city hall, munity Fishing program this Spring, as well what has changed? as the Community Garden meeting and LoA: The majority of staff that remain calscapes workshop that were to take place working from city hall are following the in March. social distancing recommendations. We are Q: Are Herriman residents in any danhosting more electronic meetings and limit- ger of their water being turned off? ing most meetings to less that 10 people in A: Herriman residents will continue to rea room with a chair between them. We have ceive services as usual. Additionally, the decistaff assigned to wiping down the office on sion was made to not perform water shut-offs a regular basis and keeping equipment and during this month. We continue to follow the door handles disinfected. If anyone demon- guide of the county, state and federal governstrates symptoms, they are sent home. ment and evaluate our situation regularly. l

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Sources of Strength help teens deal with stress

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com

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hen Avery Houghton gets stressed out, she goes for a run, she listens to music, she talks to her mom, she prays. As a participant in the new Sources of Strength program at Mountain Ridge High School, the junior is an example to her peers of where to turn for strength through troubling times.

“I learned that in our lives, we have so many sources of strength,” she said. “The tiny things we do in our lives have so much meaning to help mental health.”

with stress in healthy ways. Group games such as 9 Square and parachute games were an example of Healthy Activities and Positive Friends. The most popular activity was when cuddly therapy dogs visited on Positive Friends Day. Blodgett transferred to MRHS from Herriman High School where he was a counselor for eight years. He chose to implement a new suicide prevention program at the new school to address issues not covered

Blodgett calls core students like Avery and Lydia agents of social change. Their role is to help their peers identify supports they have available to them during difficult times in their lives.

“It’s neat to see that it’s not just a schoolbased program but something that you can apply outside of your school life,” Lydia said.

“I think it’s going to be really beneficial. And it’s not all about just suicide prevention in general. It’s just about drawing on core values that can help us become better people.”

Currently, 33 students have been trained in the program. Anyone is welcome to attend the twice-a-month meetings to talk about how to spread their message and plan monthly themes and activities.

“We don’t just want one cookie-cutter model of what we think is an exemplary kid,” Blodgett said. “It’s designed to incorporate all aspects of every sub-group—the whole peer social network within a school. That’s what was the draw to me. It wasn’t just limited to a certain mold of kids, but it’s widespread and helps us build resiliency.”

Blodgett said students are enthusiastic, and school staff and administrators are on board for the new program. Blodgett is aware of only two other local schools using the program, which has been widely praised. West Jordan High and Timpanogos High both recently started programs. Follow SOS on Instagram@sourcesofstrengthmrhs. l

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MRHS counselor John Blodgett said the program promotes positive behaviors so teens don’t turn to unhealthy coping strategies.

“Sources of Strength builds a culture within the school,” Blodgett said. “It creates a network of social norms that promote healthy ways that students can turn for strength.”

The eight areas of support the program emphasizes are: family support, positive friends, mentors, healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, medical access and mental health.

Mountain Ridge students were introduced to the program during a Kickoff Week held March 9–13. Students wrote down their ideas of sources in each area available to them, creating a colorful wheel on a wall in the Commons Area. Interactive activities gave students examples of how to deal

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by HHS’s Hope Squad program, which was aimed at students already in crisis.

“Source of Strength is looking at the upstream approach of suicide prevention, really looking way far upstream before a student gets into a mode of crisis,” Blodgett said. “So, it’s not only just suicide prevention and mental health, but it encompasses a lot—spreading messages of hope and health and strength.”

Sources of Strength is also a more inclusive program than Hope Squad, which turned into a kind of popularity contest, said Blodgett.

“I think it’s really neat to see the unity and bringing everyone together-—it doesn’t matter who you are; just anybody can par- Connecting with therapy dogs was a popular activity ticipate,” said Lydia Douglas, a junior who during kick off week. (Ashley Taylor/MRHS) jumped at the opportunity to help her peers through the program.

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Teachers sneak in learning with themes and games

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etting kids excited to learn is the goal of the third grade teaching team at Butterfield Canyon Elementary. Teachers have discovered by simply changing the environment and employing a fun theme, students are excited to review math and English skills.

“It’s almost like sneaking in vegetables to their dinner,” said third grade teacher Keri Cedor.

In March, the students rotated through Dr Seuss-inspired activity stations that reviewed skills they’ve been learning: understanding character traits, using context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words, making text-to-self connections, pronouncing multisyllabic words and telling-time skills.

“My kids loved it,” said RaNisha Glover. “They were working the whole time, but they were amazed at how fast the time went.”

The six third grade teachers plan engaging themed activities a few times each year.

By adding decorations to the classroom and mixing up the learning with a variety of activities, students are excited to participate.

“You change the environment just a little bit and review skills that they know, so it’s reinforcing things you’ve taught and the engagement is huge,” Janet Hall said. “There are no behavior problems because everyone is engaged in what they’re doing.”

Themed days also boost attendance because no one wanted to miss out. Teachers agree it keeps it fresh and exciting for them, too.

One popular theme day was called Glow Games. One of the classrooms was blacked out and had blacklights installed. Wearing reflective vests, third graders practiced math concepts in the dark with games involving glow sticks, glow-in-the-dark toys, and fluorescent markers and tape.

Last year, “Monsters Inc.” was the theme used to review literacy skills.

“We had doors hanging from the ceilings at each one of those stations,” Hall said.

“They had to get a code to unlock a door, then they got to do a fun activity.”

Planning the activities and transforming the classroom requires a lot of time.

“It’s definitely a team effort,” Hall said.

“It’s more than one person could try to do by themselves. Part of the reason stuff like this

works is because we have amazing people to work with.”

Having fun activities to review makes the most of the learning time in the classroom.

Because the teachers don’t assign homework, they use their class time efficiently.

“I always tell my kids, there’s no time to waste in third grade, so we’ve got to make everything we do count,” Hall said.

Third grade is also a pivotal year for literacy skills.

“This year, they go from learning how to read to reading to learn,” Cedor said. Third graders begin to encounter reading material for science and history subjects with content that is deeper and has more challenging words.

Teachers encourage parents to help their children develop literacy skills and a love for reading that will prepare them for success in school with these tips.

Read every day.

“You send your kid out to practice their sport so they can get better at it,” said Lauren Gresham. “It’s the same thing with reading.

You can’t get better at reading if you’re not reading; you can’t get better at baseball if you’re not playing baseball.”

Encourage

Like a coach, parents should encourage, support and model good reading habits.

“Parents are the reading coach,” Glover said. “Even if it’s just the moral support on the sidelines with, ‘You got this! I believe in you!’”

Some struggling readers form a mindset that they are not a good reader.

“You have to try to help them get over those hurdles of their own self confidence,” Hall said. She suggests finding books about topics that interest them.

Read together

Reading with your child provides modeling as well as quality time together.

“If you make those positive memories of reading together, it might help the kids like to read more in the end,” Glover said.

Cedor said parents should not stop reading to their children even when they can read independently.

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Letter From The Publisher

By Bryan Scott | bryan.s@thecityjournals.com The best way to describe this past month is weird. Like many of you, we here at the City Journals watched as the story unfolded in front of our eyes, first China, then the spread, the cruise ships, then the United States, then the state of Utah and Rudy Gobert, it became ever so clear that it was going to bear a heavy toll on local businesses and economy.

And it has, with restaurants, gyms, theaters and dentist offices being closed and events being canceled. The pandemic along with the earthquake has taken a heavy toll on the local business, including the City Journals.

The City Journals are dependent on local businesses to advertise in the Journals. This is how the Journals have printed newspapers for over 29 years.

It wasn’t long after Rudy that we here at the Journals started getting calls from local businesses needing to pause their advertising and people’s attention turned towards dreams of massive stacks of toilet paper in their storage room.

We soon realized that being completely dependent on advertising may not be the best way to fund the operations of the Journal.

We started brainstorming ways to balance our funding between the two parties that use us, the readers who read the Journals and the advertisers who advertise in them. We knew that we did not want to charge people to visit our websites, we knew we did not want to

have a subscription to the paper, so we decided to just ask our readers for help.

To help alleviate this pain we decided we would start by asking our readers to make donations to the paper. Please visit our website (donate.TheCityJournals.com) to donate to the City Journals. We know that many in the community are feeling the same pain as us right now and donating will not be an option. That is OK. You will continue to receive your Journal. For those that can spare a few dollars, we would appreciate it.

That said, the best way to help us and the other businesses in the community as well as many of your neighbors would be to maintain your social distance to fight the spread of this pandemic as well as continuing to shop with your local businesses to keep our economy healthy. And remember to help those around you in any way you can, we are all in this together.

However, there already seems to be a light glowing on the horizon. The Governor and State have issued a detailed thoughtful plan, the President and the Federal Government have started the flow of economic aid, manybusinesses are still functioning with not much more interruption than an annoyance.

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Families adapt to school at home

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t’s a job they didn’t go to college for and yet, overnight, parents became teachers for their children as Utah schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers transferred faceto-face learning to an online format and parents juggled their own workspaces and schedules to accommodate school at home.

“I’m grateful for these teachers because this homeschool thing is rough, and frustrating and overwhelming but we are all in the same boat together and we will get through it together,” said Herriman resident Amy Stewart, mother of a kindergartener, fifth and seventh grader.

School at home for Jordan District got off to a bumpy start March 18 with an early morning earthquake and problems with connectivity with district-issued Chromebooks. Things have improved since then, with families adapting for what works best for their family.

South Jordan resident Chelsea Brown said no one is doing this alone.

“We still have a teacher who is attached to every bit of our learning who will still give us a grade and who is still available to us,” she said.

Brown created a designated space for school work for her first and third graders.

“We’ve created a classroom,” she said. “That’s where school happens so that my kids know we aren’t doing YouTube right now. We’re not playing games. We’re in the classroom.”

She also works with one child at a time to keep them on task. While waiting their turn, the other child keeps engaged in learning with programs they’ve used in school such as Lexia and Moby Max. There are also many online learn-

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Students are familiar with online learning formats because teachers have been using them all year. Marinda Wessman’s third grader always does math homework online and now that the English worksheets are digital, they are still familiar to her.

“It’s the same work,” Wessman said. “It’s just figuring out how to do it online versus doing the paper and pencil. I just really appreciate that the teachers are being so organized and putting all the assignments in an easy format.”

Two of Wessman’s children are in the Chinese Dual Language Immersion program at Monte Vista Elementary in South Jordan. The DLI teachers have been providing regular video instruction through Zoom.

“The teachers are really good because they know that they’re kind of on their own when it comes to the Chinese stuff—they can’t rely on parents to help,” Wessman said.

Dominoe Hammond, who has children in high school, middle school and elementary school, is impressed with her children’s teachers.

“I’m amazed how they were able to pull this together in no time,” she said.

“They’re connecting with their kids, even through all of this, and they’ve been so responsive and so helpful to answer our questions. I’m just so grateful.”

Her older students keep organized with calendars and assignment lists. Her younger ones are comfortable with the online format and can complete their work fairly independently.

“Even my first grader is managing it on her own with very little help,” Hammond said. “So my energy can be

focused on all the bonus stuff, the extras, the fun things afterwards.”

The Hammonds, who live in West Jordan, hold fun family PE classes and baking lessons and play games once school work is done.

“We are just trying to get through this the best that we can for ourselves and our families and it’s going to look different for everyone,” Hammond said.

In Herriman, Amy Stewart schedules regular breaks for her three kids.

“I feel like with as much time as they will be looking at a computer, I want them to take breaks to move their body,” Stewart said. “Essentially, after about 30 minutes of work, we take a five-minute break and have them move.”

The kids do quick ladder drills, cosmic yoga, or a hand and foot game she printed off the internet. The family holds recess after lunch and plays together outside in the evenings.

“We are just trying to get through this the best that we can for ourselves and our families and it’s going to look different for everyone,” Hammond said.

As of this writing, families did not know how long schools would be closed. Most are optimistic that they will get better at this new normal with more time. They are also enjoying the slower pace of their lives.

Wessman, who lives in Herriman, is enjoying the break from driving her children to and from their schools in Riverton and South Jordan and to their extracurricular activities.

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Driving safely requires good driving habits. Habits. Not occasionally safe maneuvers.

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Blinkers and blind spots Driving 101. If you plan on changing lanes, let others in on your secret. Everyone will appreciate it. Others want to know what you are planning.

Likewise, if you see a blinker come on indicating your lane is that car’s desired destination, let it in. This isn’t the Daytona 500. We are not racing for $19 million. It is common courtesy, if we want people to use their blinkers, then we should reward them for doing so.

Remember the blinker doesn’t automatically assume safe passage to the next lane. And while your car’s sensors in the rearview mirrors are helpful, they are not omniscient. Check your blind spot with your own eyes. There’s a reason it’s called a “blind” spot.

Tire pressure This one is almost as simple as the first.

Check your tire pressure on a regular basis to know if there is a small leak. Maybe you drove over a nail and didn’t realize it.

We often don’t look at the tires on the passenger side since we don’t approach the car from that direction, checking regularly allows you to examine those opposite side wheels.

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It also extends to dozing off or checking the price at the gas station you just passed. Be alert, stay vigilant. Other drivers may suddenly stop, they may not see you as you yield or turn.

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I was once asked to write down some easy recipes for the husband of a woman who is a quadriplegic. He wanted dinner ideas that were quick and inexpensive, and easy enough for someone with little cooking experience.

After some thought, I decided that instead of writing down each individual recipe, I could share a list of pantry items that, if he kept on hand, could provide him with a variety of meal ideas. This list has since been shared with newly-weds, college students, and wonderfully enough, my own teenagers who are taking on more cooking responsibilities.

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A Woman’s Place As the mother of four daughters, and grandma to several granddaughters, I’m frequently asked (okay, twice) what advice I’d give to young women. Women are stronger than ever before, yet many men try to drag us back to the Victorian Era. Men keep gettin’ up in our bizness, drafting regulations about our bodies, creating rules about everything from prom wear to breastfeeding, and making sure we’re slutshamed if we behave out-of-line.

We’re called hysterical. We’re labeled as trouble-makers. We’re branded as unreasonable. We’re given a warm glass of milk, a pat on the head and sent to the kids’ table.

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When you’re being pushed aside, refuse to budge. There are generations of women who fought for your right to stand tall, raise your voice and share your truth. They’re cheering you on. You can feel their energy, right?

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Give yourself permission to be human.

We’re not robots who smile 24/7, tidy up after meetings and schedule luncheons. Don’t feel self-conscious if your expression isn’t “happy” enough. Look serious. Who cares? Men certainly aren’t smiling, cheerful androids.

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he Herriman City Council discussed the possibility of closing Blackridge Reservoir to swimming during its Feb. 26 meeting.

The popular summer destination has become so popular that city leaders say it draws large crowds from outside the city that cause enough trouble to warrant a police presence, which constitutes a considerable expense for the city.

“I’ll be honest, on holiday weekends it’s a mess. It’s awful,” said Herriman Police Chief Troy Carr during the meeting. “We have problems with parking; we have problems with neighbors—people doing awful things in yards, like changing clothes and urinating.”

City finance director Alan Rae said the city spent about $13,000 last year for the police presence at Blackridge Reservoir, though it would be a higher amount if it weren’t for the reservoir closing for an extended period of time due to the algae bloom.

Mayor David Watts said there’s an audible sigh of relief throughout city hall each summer when the reservoir is forced to close.

“I think that’s an issue,” he said. “In my opinion, if our staff is having that much problem with one of our facilities that wasn’t even initially designed to be a recreation facility, there’s a bigger issue that we need to deal with.”

Council members Sherrie Ohrn and Jared Henderson also expressed concern over the costs of maintaining the reservoir as a recreation destination but stopped short of committing to an It may be too cold for swimming now, but the Blackridge Reservoir is a popular destination for both Herriman residents and visitors alike during the attempt to close the facility this year. summer months (at least when it’s not forced to close due to algae bloom). (Justin Adams/City Journals) “I don’t like the swimming Continued page 5

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