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pring has sprung: cool rain, lush lawns, bright flowers, and, to the growing irritation of city leaders, a fresh crop of teenaged skaters, who whirl through the streets in search of features to grind, gap and drop. On a breezy afternoon in April, Xander Velez, 15, a stalwart skater, ollies onto a circular bench in the Holladay Village plaza, attempting a crooked grind on its newly waxed edge. For a moment, it looks like he’s got the bench tamed, but he loses his balance and the board clatters onto the ground. “This trick is tough, because you have to keep one truck in the air at an angle,” he said. Xander is one among many Holladay skaters eager to make short work of the city’s ledges, benches and curbs. But their growing presence is vexing city officials, who lament the skateboarders’ impact on infrastructure and safety—and the safety issues are not limited to the skaters themselves. “I was out front of Roxberry (Juice Co.) and a skateboarder came off the steps and scared the you-know-what out of me. Just about crashed into me,” said Mayor Robert Dahle during a March city council meeting. If you’ve seen them in action, you get the mayor’s point, because the action is ramping up. As Xander plies his craft in the plaza, meanwhile, across the street 17-year-old Cameron plunges off the notorious Roxberry Juice Co. stair set, whose short sidewalk landing leaves little room for error as the No. 45 UTA bus barrels past. “The risk factor adds a major element. It means you Xander Velez, 15, attempts a backside flip off a bench in the Holladay plaza. (Zak Sonntag/City Journals) Continued page 4

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The lack of visibility creates conundrums for enforcement. “Last fall, some of our officers were over there and asked the [skateboarders] to leave, and they got mixed responses. Some kids said, ‘OK, no problem.’ And some of the other kids said, ‘Show me where it says we can’t skate. It doesn’t say we can’t,’” Hoyal said. Dahle said, “I’d think if a police officer tells you not to do something, you’d listen to them.” Hoyal shrugged, and said, “It’s a different age we live in.” In the plaza, Xander pushed back his long curly hair and took a chug from a can of Red Bull. “We’re used to it. They don’t like having us around. Never have. I’m not trying to get put into the juvenile justice system, but where are we supposed to skate?” he asked. Subculture Contrary to Hoyal’s estimation, there’s nothing new about the contentious relationship between city officials and skaters, who’ve clashed over the use of public space since the sport gained popularity back in the 1970s. By now, the image of a rebellious and defiant skater is something of a stereotype, and while it’s often inaccurate, the truth is that skate culture has a deep tradition of nonconformity, and as a result attracts talented youth looking for unconventional forms of expression. The iconoclastic ethos breeds creativity. Skate culture is known to pioneer trends and stamp itself in the broader culture, from music and popular idiom to high fashion. One example is the clothing brand named Supreme. Founded on the aesthetics and sensibilities of skate culture, Supreme reached an elite audience and is now a staple of New York and Paris fashion weeks. Yet, there’s an irony in skate culture becoming high culture, because skate culture has long been characterized by its indifference to mainstream validation. The

Cameron kickflips off a staircase outside Roxberry Juice Co. in Holladay. (Zak Sonntag/City Journals)

skater’s slovenly style is often read as a type of authenticity that emphasizes performance over appearance. One of the big appeals of the sport is its relatively low overhead—get yourself a board and the rest you get for free. But the existence of companies like Supreme suggest the sport is attracting new demographics. “I know kids that will buy $60 T-shirts and go get them dirty skating. I think it’s kind of wack, personally. I just wear whatever,” said Xander, tugging at the hem of his loose-fit Dickies chinos. For his part, Xander wears organically distressed, loose-fit clothing reminiscent of the 1990s. Xander’s shoes, albeit, are another story entirely, giving new meaning to the term distressed. The rubber sole has a nickel-sized hole worn through to the sock, and the leather upper sole is plastered in a DIY adhesive repair known as “shoe glue.” “My family is not super well off, so I can’t get a new pair of shoes every month. I have to buy all my own gear, and now with this virus I have not been working as much, so I’m just getting by with what I’ve got,”

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ers defer to municipalities, who’ve started with basic regulations like no riding in the street and in some municipal areas skateboards are not allowed on the sidewalks in the central commercial districts. Now, Holladay city is teeing up an ordinance to restrict skateboarding, too. Skatepark to come to Holladay? Despite the looming crackdown, the city does not intend to hound the skateboarder demographic into exile. To the contrary, city officials are laying the groundwork to bring a skatepark to Holladay. “What we’ve learned from professionals is that if you don’t provide a space for [skateboarders], they will find their own,” said Holly Smith, assistant city manager leading the research phase of the city’s skatepark proposal. Smith consulted with Spohn Ranch, a leading skatepark engineer with experience building in 40 different states. “We’ve got options. The city doesn’t have to put in big concrete bowls. We can install pieces that fit into a garden setting with a pleasant aesthetic, including things like concrete ribbons,” Smith said. Tentatively, the city envisions a new skatepark at the south end of the City Hall property abutting Burton Lumber. “A skatepark will provide a benefit to teenage citizens, but it also helps us protect our other assets. The thing that pushes my thinking on the skate park is that we don’t want kids skating on other areas, so it allows us to protect the plaza, or the Terrace, because that’s where they’ll gravitate toward if we don’t have an alternative,” said Councilman Paul Fotheringham. “There is a range of options. Sample designs start at $65,000 and will go up to $500,000,” Smith told the council.

Certain variables will impact the scope and scale of the city’s investment, including surrounding properties, other infrastructure projects and, looming over it all, the budget uncertainties presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. One competing infrastructure project is known as the Terrace, a large, open space amphitheater intended for the southside of the City Hall building. Furthermore, some councilmembers question if the skatepark best represents community priorities. Councilmember Dan Gibbons said, “Looking at the community priority survey, the idea of a skatepark was at the very bottom of the list, coming in at just 3% in terms of what’s most important [to Holladay residents] when they visit a park.” Yet, other members pointed out that main constituency in question—the youth—are underrepresented on the survey. “Also, it’s a different demographic now. Forty and 50-year-old’s will want to come with their kids and ride the skatepark,” Smith said. But the biggest uncertainty is the anticipated loss of revenue resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, which gives the city reason to pump the brakes on big projects, the skatepark included. “My feeling is that I’m not optimistic [about the skatepark] based on the city’s challenges financially right now,” Dahle said. For skateboarders in Holladay, the park cannot come soon enough. “All my homies have been hoping and asking for a skatepark,” Xander said. “Since we don’t have many places to go. Instead of staying here [in the plaza] and getting on everyone’s nerves we could get some food and take it to the new park.” l

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team of seven students at Olympus Jr. High call themselves the Fanplastics, and they’ve learned to make plastic without petroleum. They’ve also created a water filter for harmful microplastics, and started a pledge to encourage their peers and neighbors to dispose of microplastics properly. Their projects, supervised by science teacher JoAnne Brown, won $10,000 in the national Lexus Eco Challenge competition. “The team addressed the issue of microplastics – tiny degraded strings/particles of plastic waste. Water contaminated with microplastics increases the probability of many diseases, including cancer,” Brown said. The Fanplastics team is part of Brown’s advanced class, Genius Hour. “They do one extracurricular project each year. We’ve entered the Lexus Eco Challenge before and had success,” Brown said. Brown’s son Nevyn Brown is on the team along with Grace Taylor, Eleanor Delaney, George Eagleston, Emily Berkson, Zack Allred and Julia Bennett. The competition is a two-part challenge over the course of the school year. Teams that win the first part, which the Fanplastics did, advance to the second part. “They were awarded $10,000. The students get $7,000 ($1,000 each), the school

gets $2,000 and $1,000 goes to our classroom,” Brown said. “We wanted to work with renewable energy resources. We focused on plastic single-use water bottles. We wanted to somehow create renewable energy with it. We used them to make wind turbines,” Allred said. “We partnered with Vivint Solar and stored the energy from the wind turbines. We charged a phone with the power from it!” Allred said. Then the team took it a step further. “We made our own bioplastic. We used glycerin, cornstarch, water and vinegar. We put marigold seeds in it, and it started to break down after 24 hours. We had made a plastic that was biodegradable,” Brown said. “This was our challenge to larger industries that if we can do this, they can do this,” Brown said. They got in touch with Nelson Labs in Taylorsville, and talked with them about what they’d accomplished. “We proved it’s possible to make plastic with things that aren’t fossil fuels. Most plastics are made from petroleum, so they’re a fossil fuel, but they also don’t break down at all. The Clean Water Act passed in 2015 banned microplastics. They were supposed to be gone by 2017, but with a new administration, there’s no one enforcing it,” Brown said.

Science teacher JoAnne Brown at Olympus Jr. High helps student George Eagleston determine whether an item turned in to the school was made with harmful microplastics. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)

Eagleston said microplastics are especially harmful. “They’re so small that they go right through the filters in the water treatment plant, so they end up in the water supply,” Eagleston said. “A ton of makeup products have [microbeads], when most of the time they’re not necessary. The organic products aren’t as harmful. But those little beads you see in

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system in the landfill, and it won’t get out into the water,” Brown said. To encourage their peers, the Fanplastics passed out flyers and were planning a collection drive at the school and local library for items that contain microplastics. With the closure of schools, now they’re relying on a pledge people can take on their website to simply throw things away in a bag in the regular trash. “On our website, people can click the ‘your impact’ section and take our pledge. You can also learn more about our project and why it’s important to reduce our use of plastics,” Allred said. The website is www. thefanplastics.weebly.com. l

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Left: Executive Director of the Holladay Arts Council Sheryl Gillilan makes useful masks during the current COVID-19 crisis. (Photo courtesy Sheryl Gillilan) Right: In this photo by Sofia Glaittli, there is a reflection of herself in the window taking a picture of her mother wearing a mask in the car—a perfect image of all that physically divides us during this pandemic. (Photo courtesy Sofia Glaittli)

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t would be difficult to find anyone more enthusiastic than Logan Nelson. Not only is he enthusiastic about his musical pursuits, he is enthusiastic about everything, even hard work. Nelson was named the Holladay Artist of the Month for May. Nelson performed in the band Solarsuit while attending Olympus High School. Everyone in the band was from Holladay and they performed for seven years. “We were talking to Atlantic Records,” Nelson said. The band eventually broke up, something which has been very difficult for Nelson. If there was one good thing that came of it, it was that it spawned him to write, direct and score “Cipher,” a short film based on a young man’s mental health struggles. He named the production company that created “Cipher,” Villa Theatre Co. after the iconic theater on Highland Drive now an upscale rug shop. The persistent Nelson was able to raise $35,000 for the project. He then started the band Silver Cup, consisting of his family members. “I was always let down because my expectations were put so high,” he said. “So why don’t I just call these people that I know and trust? So, I started the band Silver Cup. My little brother has played bass for over 10 years. My little sister has been singing her whole life.” “And let’s just make something in my basement. No more big studios, no more paying thousands of dollars,” Nelson added. His instincts proved to be right on with Silver Cup. The group performed a song he wrote about Holladay, “Sabbath,” which turned out to be a hit online. Nelson said that “Sabbath” was a great way to introduce themselves and was also an homage to their roots. “We didn’t expect it to be anything,” he said. “We are still navigating around 25% interaction with all of our fans. The average is 1.6% per page.” “Most of our fans are not from Holladay,” he said. Sabbath has over 13,000 streams in Chicago. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be an advantage to Silver Cup. “It’s been kind of fun to interact with fans. There are so many people on their phones right now. We have had a serious uptick in streams and also interactions,” Nelson said. “But it’s kind of sad because people are bored. People are looking for something

Logan Nelson (left), Campbell Nelson (middle) and Hadley Nelson (right) formed the band, Silver Cup comprised of family members. (Juan Flores Pena/Holladay)

to do.” Nelson said it has been a mess for the music industry on the live performance side since most live concerts have been cancelled. Technically trained in voice and guitar, Nelson has also taught himself about music from the internet. “My whole life I have been a writer. I love writing music. I love diving in deep,” he said. “I started writing music at about 10 years old.” He wrote a song about frontiersman Jedediah Smith and received a lot of attention for that. He also wrote a song about Canada when he was a boy. “I am a songwriter above all,” Nelson said.

Regarding his musical production talents, he said, “I like to capture soundscapes.” Nelson bursts with optimism. “Every piece, every song, every work that any artist has ever done—they’re on the verge to make something even better.” However, he does not shy away from hard work. “Persistence is important.” If you would like to nominate yourself or another for Holladay Artist of the Month, please email sgillilan@ cityofholladay.com. l

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Hackers strike Holladay company By Zak Sonntag | z.sonntag@mycityjournals.com

ybercriminals struck a Holladaybased medical data company and stole $259,000 that police say is unlikely to be recaptured, according to a Holladay precinct quarterly police report made public in February. The cybercriminals obtained the medical company’s bank routing information after hacking the server of a trusted vender, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, then posed as the vender to solicit the company’s account numbers. The company asked not to be identified. Detectives with the Unified Police Department (UPD) conducted an “email header analysis” and traced the source of the criminal attack to the African country of Nigeria. Because the origin of attack is outside United States jurisdiction, the losses are unlikely to be recouped, according to Holladay precinct Police Chief Justin Hoyal. The attack comes as cybercrime is growing across the country, with experts estimating the costs to the public and private sectors has risen to over $400 billion a year. The health care industry is disproportionately targeted, according to CSO Online. Most hacks fall under the category of “spear-phishing,” a tactic in which malware and ransomware viruses are embedded as

The attack on a Holladay-based medical data company comes as cybercrime is growing across the country, with experts estimating the costs to the public and private sectors has risen to over $400 billion a year. (Photo courtesy Wallpaper Flare)

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They’ve got the power! Wasatch Charter School goes solar By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com

asatch Charter School in Holladay got to have one last celebration before the soft closure of schools in March. They celebrated their switch to solar energy, made possible by a Blue Sky grant. “Our school opened in 2016, and throughout the design process solar panels were built in; it was always part of the plan,” said Emily Merchant, the school’s executive director. On March 11, the day after they’d switched to solar power, the school held an event for students. They were joined by representatives from Rocky Mountain Power, Blue Sky and Creative Energies – the company that installed the panels. As a charter school, Wasatch has a unique curriculum that includes gardening, beekeeping and outdoor experiences. “The conversion to solar energy aligns well with the school’s curriculum and mission of environmental stewardship. It also facilitates opportunities for students to monitor solar energy production,” Merchant said. A screen at the school’s entrance shows current and collective data on kilo-

watt-hours used, CO2 emissions saved and equivalent trees planted. Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program is funded by customer donations. For $1.95 per 200 kWh block, customers donate with their monthly bill. Fifty percent of the donations go to wind energy projects and 50% go to solar energy. The grant covered most of the $204,000 cost of installing the 416 panels. Rocky Mountain Power’s website reports that 131,812 of their customers participate in donating to the program, which has currently funded 148 projects. “One of our board members, Kevin Emerson, was really involved. He helped spearhead the grant process to get us the funding. It’s not coming from a business entity; it’s coming from the people in the community. I think it’s a great thing,” Merchant said. “This is a big deal. It helps cut utility costs so the school can redirect funds to educational priorities, while also shrinking the school’s carbon footprint. It provides a real-world opportunity for students to learn

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Their future’s so bright: Wasatch Charter School students celebrate the switch to solar panels on March 11. (Photo courtesy Wasatch Charter School)

about science, pollution and the solutions to environmental problems,” Emerson said. Emerson was a board member from 2015-2019 and has a son who attends the school. At the event, students learned more about their new energy source. Company representatives handed out sunglasses and presented Merchant with a check. They also showed students photos of the school from above. “This was an exciting project as it not only supports renewable energy development, but enhances the educational experience for Wasatch students. We are grateful to our Blue Sky customers for making renewable projects like these possible,” said Bill Comeau, Rocky Mountain Power vice president of customer experience and innovation. Merchant said the panels will play a role in education. “We taught students how to read the tracker and use the online portal. It’s a fun interactive piece, especially for our older students, to be able to see our school’s power usage,” Merchant said. Wasatch gets about 88% of their electric power from the panels. Days that have less or more sun can influence energy levels, but excess power goes back into the grid system and it averages out over time.

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MAY 2020

MAYOR’S MESSAGE I hope this message ﬁnds you and your family safe and healthy. Please keep in mind that I am writing this article on April 20th. The environment we are operating in is dynamic; it literally changes day-byday. Though I’m sure most of the content will remain relevant, I’ll leave it to you to make that determination. On April 17th, Governor Herbert and Salt Lake County Mayor Wilson announced that a loosening of the stay at home directive was on the horizon. It corroborated the good news that the Stay Safe, Stay Home and social distancing initiatives were indeed “ﬂattening the curve” of the Covid-19 infection. The projected 8-12 week duration of the urgent phase of the Governor’s Utah Leads Together Plan for health and economic recovery was trending toward a bestcase scenario (8 weeks, beginning March 16th). This was good news for all of us chomping at the bit to begin a recovery effort. This announcement would potentially move us in to the stabilization phase of the plan in early May, which is projected to last 10-14 weeks. In this phase the goal is to ensure no backtracking on critical progress made during the urgent phase, provide promising medical treatments, and continuing to lay the groundwork for a complete economic recovery. You can expect this transition to be a gradual opening of appropriate segments of the economy, with restrictions, while mass gatherings continue to be delayed until

we reach the recovery phase of the plan, or possibly later. It’s important that we all remain informed. City, County, State and Federal agencies update web sites and various social media platforms daily. These tools enable us to act in a way that keeps us healthy during the recovery phase. This is a community wide effort; we all need to continue pulling in the same direction! I encourage you to remain diligent and disciplined. I understand there is building pressure to move more rapidly. I can assure you, none of us want to continue with restrictions a minute longer than is absolutely necessary, but the recovery has to balance the serious health risks of moving too fast with the economic pain of a hobbled economy. Our city will continue to follow the guidance of state and county leaders and the counsel they are receiving from the medical professionals, economists and business leaders charged with helping them navigate this unprecedented global pandemic. Information links to business and individual economic recovery tools, various hotlines and general information about all things Coronavirus can be accessed through our web site, Cityofholladay.com, or directly through State and County web sites, Coronavirus.Utah.Gov or SLCO.org. If you would like to review the details of the Utah Leads Together Plan there is a link on the State’s site. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, and Stay Together!!! – Rob Dahle, Mayor

UPD – We are Here For You! By Chief Justin Hoyal, UPD With everything going on in our community during these unprecedented times I want you to know that the Unified Police Department is here for you! Our officers are out in the community keeping you and your family safe. For the most part, we are operating as normal. We have made a few minor changes to ensure our officers remain safe during this pandemic. We have limited public access to the precinct for the time being. We do have a phone at the entrance if someone needs immediate assistance. Other minor changes may include taking calls that are informational over the phone. An informational call is a call where a crime is not in process, and may include property crimes (vandalisms, thefts and vehicle burglaries). If there is a crime in progress or a case that requires an officer to respond in person, do not hesitate to call our dispatch, 801-743-7000. We will keep a safe social distance while talking with you. There are times that we may ask that you step outside of your home or business, if safe to do so, to speak with us. All of these measures are for everyone’s safety and protection. We are grateful for everyone’s cooperation and will work together with you to keep Holladay City a safe place to live, work and play.

What to Know About Adding Fowl to Your Yard By Salt Lake County Animal Services So, you want to add fowl to your backyard? Chickens and ducks can be a great addition to your home: providing eggs as well as a lot of entertainment and companionship. But there are a few things you should know before getting chicks! All homes in the County Animal Services’ jurisdiction need to pay an annual permit of $50 and have a coop inspection. To acquire a chicken permit please email animal@ slco.org. We will send you a copy of the permit requirements and an application. You can send back the completed application via email or mail and we will reach out to you to collect payment and schedule an inspection. *It is important to consider rooster allowances when choosing your chicks. There are breeds of chickens that have different coloring for males and females, making it easy to ensure you are only getting hens. For a full list of regulations please email animal@slco.org or visit our website AdoptUtahPets.org.

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CITY INFORMATION

What is Your Family’s Emergency Communication Plan? By Julie R. Harvey, Municipal Emergency Management Planner Because of the March 18th earthquake, the ongoing aftershocks, and the conornoavirus, you may be more aware now than ever before that one can never tell what is going to happen next! Take the time now to develop a family communication plan so you will know how to get in touch with the ones you love and care for if an emergency or disaster happens. Plan, discuss, and practice what to do if something happens while you are at home together or if you are separated. Your “at home plan” should contain two ways out of each room and a meeting place outside the house. • Discuss and practice how you would leave the house if there is a ﬁre or other reason to evacuate. • Determine where you would meet after you get out of the house. Remember, you should be out of the way of any ﬁrst responders who are arriving to assist. • Practice leaving your home and meeting at your designated spot a few times a year. Your “away from home plan” should contain phone numbers, meeting locations, and an out of town contact. • Ensure important phone numbers are written down and accessible; we often don’t memorize phone numbers because they are on programmed on our cellphones. If an emergency or disaster happens and your cell phone is lost, having phone numbers written down and accessible will allow people to get in touch using another person’s phone.

• Determine places you would meet if an event happens and communications are disrupted.. It is best to discuss two or three alternate meeting locations and fully understand who is going where if an emergency happens and communications are cut off. • Designate an out-of-town contact. Identify someone out of the area everyone in your family knows to call if there’s an emergency. Sometimes local coverage can be overwhelmed after an emergency but long distance calls still work. Having someone outside the local area that family members know to call and check in with can allow them be the conduit of information until local telecommunications service is restored. Make sure the outside-the-area person knows what you need them to do for you so they are prepared to write down information. Take the time to create your plan and have your discussions today; you never know what tomorrow will bring. Here are some resources to assist in creating a family communication plan: www.ready.gov/sites/default/ﬁles/2020-03/create-your-familyemergency-communication-plan.pdf www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/34330

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rob Dahle, Mayor rdahle@cityofholladay.com 801-580-3056 Sabrina Petersen, District 1 spetersen@cityofholladay.com 801-859-9427 Matt Durham, District 2 mdurham@cityofholladay.com 801-999-0781 Paul Fotheringham, District 3 pfotheringham@cityofholladay.com 801-424-3058 Drew Quinn, District 4 dquinn@cityofholladay.com 801-987-8805 Dan Gibbons, District 5 dgibbons@cityofholladay.com 385-215-0622 Gina Chamness, City Manager gchamness@cityofholladay.com

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Due to COVID-19 and staffing shortages, WFWRD has made changes to the area clean up. On a first-come, first-served basis, residents will be allowed to reserve one container during their scheduled time which is the 1st week of August, and the container will be placed in the resident’s driveway. There will be no additional fee for this service. Containers will not be placed in the street. Green waste will not be collected separately. DO NOT place any waste at curbside. **Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling does not have enough containers for every resident to have a container. Residents are encouraged to work together with neighbors and coordinate a mutual date to utilize the container**

By Capt. Dan Brown, Uniﬁed Fire Authority

How do I Schedule a Container? Residents will receive a postcard in the mail, three to four weeks in advance of your scheduled area clean up time. Once those postcards are delivered, you can reserve a container for the date(s) available to you. You will need to complete a release of liability to reserve a container, which is on the webpage - wasatchfrontwaste. org/area-clean-up/ to schedule your reservation. You can also contact WRWFD Customer Service Representatives for reservation assistance via CHAT, EMAIL or phone: 385-468-6325 When Will the Containers be Delivered? Containers will be dropped off sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m (an estimated time of arrival cannot be provided). on the scheduled day. WFWRD staff will try to ensure that residents can have up to 24 hours for the container. Driveways must be cleared, accessible, and have enough room (approximately 8’ x 12’) for the container to be placed so that it is off of the street and public sidewalk. If the driveway is inaccessible, the container will not be delivered, and you will lose your opportunity for the container at your residence. New Mobile App Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (WFWRD) has launched a free mobile app for its residents. It can be found by searching for “Wasatch Front Waste” on the Apple or Android app stores, and it is available in both English and Spanish. The app includes a “Recycle Right” lookup tool to find out if a material can be reused, recycled, composted or landfilled. The app also provides a scheduling tool for residents to confirm their collection day, and it provides an option for customized reminders for their pick-up days.

As I write this, it is April 20th. I hope, by the time you all read this, that the worst has passed, and we are on our way back to normal. As firefighters, we still have been going to work, going on calls, and putting out fires. But, to be honest, it hasn’t been the same. We haven’t done any station tours, talks at schools, or showed off the fire engine to anyone for far too long and WE MISS IT! Interacting with the public is just one of the reasons we believe we have the best job in the world, so, when things go back to “normal”, don’t hesitate to book a tour or talk or whatever at publicrelations@ unifiedfire.org. Thank you for staying home. We are in this together. https://youtu.be/xWL0WkZKb8M

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May the Healing Begin, a letter from our publisher

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ight in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, former Utah First Lady Jackie Leavitt launched the sixth book in the Faux Paw series she has co-written — and said it’s a perfect time to do so. “Children are at home as we practice social distancing to avoid the coronavirus, but they also are likely spending more time being connected on the internet through technology,” Leavitt said. “But we want the children to be safe online and understand the importance of guidelines while using the internet.” Her series of adventures address internet safety with Faux Paw – a now 20-year-old orange polydactyl (six-toed) cat who used to reside in her husband’s office when Mike Leavitt was governor. “Faux Paw was the perfect way to talk about internet safety with school children,” she said. “People would come to the office to see the cat even more than the governor. There was so much interest in the cat, that it just fit he would be the mascot or the star of the books.” While the cat at one time had his own website, now the former First Lady said the books about Faux Paw the Techno Cat are available as a free online resource to parents on iKeepSafe.org under the family access tab. In addition, each elementary school throughout the state has two copies of each book in the series. “In each of the books, Faux Paw the Techno Cat addresses different issues and gets curious and into trouble, but he has good friends who help him understand how to be a good digital citizen. In this last book, “Faux Paw and the Unfortunate Upload-Digital Ethics for Kids,” he posts pictures of the band without permission and learns how important it is to treat others well to have their respect,” she said. The books begin with Faux Paw learning firsthand about privacy online. In another book, he learns what to do if someone says something untrue with the help of former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush. The other books address balancing screen time as Faux Paw gets distracted playing online games, illegal downloading when he wants to get a new song, and making healthy media choices. The series aren’t written on her own. After consulting with two child psychologists, Leavitt said she “wrote the nuts and bolts” of the stories. She credits co-author Sally S. Linford for making the stories “more fun and clever” as well as illustrator Adrian Ropp, who “was able to take a

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very difficult subject and add an element of fun and comfort to it.” The books also come with internet resources, discussion questions and the newest, with catchy informative tunes to familiar melodies. With precautions taken for COVID-19, this time with children at home can be a unique window that can be used for learning digital ethics and positive online skills, she said. “We know that many of our youth will have more access and be online during this time and with parents trying to teach and work at home, this is a free way to communicate how to be a good citizen online,” Leavitt said. Healthy living in a “connected world” does require these necessary skills and conversations, she said. Seeing the need for those conversations in her own family inspired Leavitt to write about the issues surrounding being online. She also heard the need to address these concerns from other parents – including the last one from her daughter. “In each of these books, there are different topics that can be looked at and talked with our children and youth and there are additional resources, such as ‘Be Internet Awesome,’ that can be accessed for free on the page,” Leavitt said. “It’s a

fun way to get kids interested in talking about being safe online. They know so many things, but as parents, we need to make sure our children and teens do it safely.” iKeepSafe originated in 2003 as an effort from the Leavitts, then grew as the First Spouses from other states joined. While Leavitt has written other books ranging on experiences such as hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics and the tornado that uprooted 90 trees on the capitol lawn, she is dedicated to the cat who gives schoolchildren practical internet lessons. “I enjoy writing,” said the former elementary school teacher. “It’s more compelling and necessary to write about online safety. It’s vital our parents and children know about it and are making healthy online choices.” Once schools resume, Leavitt plans to read about Faux Paw’s latest adventure to school children and share with them internet safety rules she’ll pass out on bookmarks — and she may even be asked what is Faux Paw the Techno Cat’s next adventure. “If there are new areas that we need to address, then I’ll write another,” Leavitt said. “There’s no set number, but we do the books as we need them to ensure the children’s, students’ safety online.” l

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he Great Utah Shakeout came a month early this year with the real deal. The 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shook the Salt Lake Valley on March 18, and the many aftershocks in the weeks that followed, made all those past community earthquake drills startlingly relevant. The good news was that the March 18 quake was not “the big one” that Utahns have been taught to expect. On the other hand, officials learned that many residents still needed a lot more practice in preparedness. “It’s given us an opportunity to practice our emergency management process,” said Wade Mathews, Be Ready Utah manager with the Utah Division of Emergency Management. “We were already active for COVID-19, and it’s given us an opportunity. People didn’t quite remember what to do. We want to emphasize the importance of stay where you are, stop, drop and hold on.” Mathews cited the quake as a great learning opportunity for everyone. In the event of a much larger earthquake, the shaking would likely be too violent for people to run for cover. Even in large aftershocks, the best thing for people to do in the moment is to stay where they are, drop down, and hold on for cover. If an earthquake were to strike when people are in bed, for example, Mathews said the best thing for them to do is to stay in bed and put a pillow

over their heads for protective cover. The March earthquake provided real experience for local emergency personnel to put all their drills into practice. Cottonwood Heights canceled its annual Shakeout event due to social distancing measures for the COVID-19 pandemic, but officials tentatively plan to hold a drill this fall. Lessons learned from the recent earthquake will help inform their planning. “The biggest thing that we’ve seen is that it has brought the realization that it could happen,” said Assistant Emergency Manager Julie Sutch of the Cottonwood Heights Police Department. “That’s probably the biggest takeaway. We’re seeing more people being geared toward preparedness.” Preparedness is the primary concern for Mathews. From the state level to community organizations to each household, knowing what to do is the top priority. “We’re going to emphasize protective action more with our outreach,” Mathews said. “If we don’t know how to survive the disaster, the rest of our plans don’t matter. We want everyone to be able to survive. That’s why we emphasize protective action so much.” Protective action during an earthquake includes: • Drop to your hands and knees to protect

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Online school administrator offers tips on virtual education By Libby Allnatt | l.allnatt@mycityjournals.com

ith Utah classrooms set to be closed for the remainder of the academic year, teachers, parents and students continue to adjust. Social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19 have altered the daily lives of Utahns in everything from grocery shopping to working from home. As schools closed their doors in March, students found themselves thrust into learning remotely as teachers had to move lessons online in lieu of face-to-face instruction. Erin Taylor, the principal of online school Utah Connections Academy and a school administrator of 15 years, said her advice to parents helping their children do school from home and teachers moving their lessons online is the same: keep things simple. “What is most important? What’s the objective? Then work backward,” she said. “We don’t have to be bringing the new flashy things in. Hit the basics, do what’s right in front of you. Having that be your daily objective would make less stress.” While communication is important, too much can be overwhelming. “I think everyone’s being bombarded on both sides with ideas. The best advice I can give is to simplify things,” she said. Scheduling your day with a basic outline

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