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LAYTON—Alongside the Vietnam Memorial Wall replica at Layton Commons Park stands a statue of a dog. It’s not just any dog – it’s a “War Dog.”
“The dogs were used for narcotics or bomb detection,” said Linda Crismer who along with her husband Jim owned Mazzie, the model for the memorial. “Mazzie served in Kuwait for five years. We had him for five years and he died on April 21 of this year.”
CWD (Contract Working Dog) Mazzie NDD (Narcotics Detection Dog) was the German Shepard’s official title, said Linda. The couple adopted him from Mission K9 rescue, an organization that brings War Dogs home.
“I’d been teaching at Bountiful Elementary for 40 years,” she said. “I used a lot of dog related things in my classroom and told the children about War Dogs. When I announced I was retiring the kids said ‘you ought to get one because you’ll have nothing to do.’”
So the Crismers looked into adopting through Mission K9 rescue. “It took about 15 months to get him,” Linda said. “They wanted to make sure he’d fit into our home. They check the dogs out mentally and physically. They’re very careful with how they adopt animals out.”
Many of the dogs are mistreated during the war and most never come home, she said. “Mazzie weighed 60 lbs and was starving to death. He was very traumatized. We had a trainer who gave us advice about helping Mazzie. We don’t know what happened to him but the trainer said he’s the most mentally damaged dog he’d seen.”
Mazzie became the favorite as Jim and Linda took him to parades and veterans celebrations. “The kids would holler, ‘Hi Mazzie,’” said Linda. “He touched the lives of everyone he met. One time we were at Cabela’s and a man came up to us and asked if Mazzie was a War Dog. Then he got on his knees and held Mazzie’s head and said, ‘Buddy I know what it’s like to be in a foreign country and have people hate you. But your mom and dad will give you a great life.’ We knew then that we were onto something.”
The statue came about when the Crismers took Mazzie to the Sounds of Freedom car show in Layton. “The veterans invited us to their meetings,” Linda said. “When they decided to do a memorial for the War Dogs they wanted Mazzie to be the model and asked us to run the project.”
The Crismers became so involved with War Dogs that they adopted another one, 8-year-old Geli who also served in Kuwait for four years. “We bring them home and give them a good life for the second half of their life.”
The memorial is dedicated to all War Dogs that served. “It is to honor especially those that served in Vietnam,” said Linda. “They say those 5,000 dogs probably saved 10,000 lives in Vietnam. There were 4,500 dogs abandoned. The statue is to honor and remember the dogs that did their job but never came back.” l
By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
The War Dog statue stands in Layton Commons Park near the Vietnam Memorial Wall replica. It honors dogs who served but never came home. Photo by Becky Ginos
Barlow – the ‘father’ of education gives lifetime of service
LAYTON—Haven J. Barlow, a tireless supporter of education, was honored last month with a new parkway entrance at the WSU Davis campus dedicated in his name. Barlow, waving from a purple Tesla, rode down the parkway and broke through a ribbon as part of the ceremony.
The 99-year-old’s impact on education in the state and county is immeasurable. As a legislator for 42 years, not only was Barlow instrumental in getting the funding to buy the land the Davis campus sits on, he helped in transitioning Weber State into a four year institution and then a university.
“It was a real miracle that we got that 100 acres,” said Barlow. “I tried to get that 100 acres through the appropriation committee but it failed. I was very disappointed. On the last day of the legislature and my last day in the Senate, the one thing I wanted was that 100 acres of land.”
The last couple of days of the session they've already taken care of the major bills, he said. “Sometimes bills that don’t get passed the money goes back into the general fund. The Senate President said that leftover money is yours.”
Some legislators don’t even bother reading the bills, said Barlow. “I was afraid somebody would ask a question about what this $1 million appropriation is. But then the Senate President said ‘It’s time to adjourn, oh and incidentally we haven’t passed one bill, all in favor say I’ and it passed. That was absolutely a miracle.”
Barlow served in the Utah Legislature from 1953-1995. “I served for 42 years,” he said. “That’s longer than anybody’s ever served in the Utah Legislature by far.”
During his tenure, he also pushed to have every legislator serve on an appropriations committee. “We’re the only state in the nation where everybody in the legislature has a committee assignment,” said Barlow. “It’s made a great difference. Before you had to wait six to seven years to get on that committee. It wasn’t fair. They’re all elected and everybody should be on the same level.”
Barlow was the main sponsor in the legislature to move Weber State from a two year college to a four year university. “It should have been four years before,” he said. “It was sort of for sentimental reasons. My mother taught there for a couple of years. She was killed in an automobile accident. She was only 25 and had me and my brother. I thought I ought to do something in her name so I set up a scholarship for students worthy of recognition.”
He was also instrumental in getting Davis Tech off the ground and into what it is today. “I’m so pleased that we have a tech school,” Barlow said. “There’s Davis Tech and Ogden/Weber tech. It’s amazing how many schools have started and yet they’re all full.”
Barlow was also involved in building the causeway to Antelope Island. “People had a hard time realizing how important Antelope Island is,” he said. “We needed money to build a causeway and that was money that could be put into education but we needed people to come to our state.”
Despite not having the funding, Barlow and others decided to start building it anyway. “We got about six to seven miles done,” he said. “Once we got that finished there was only about a mile left to go. The county pitched in a little bit. That was exciting. Now people could come from out of state to see the causeway. I’m proud to be a part of getting that causeway built.”
Barlow will turn 100 on Jan. 4, 2022 and still has a good outlook on life. “I think we’re closer together as a people,” he said. “Never in my lifetime were people able to experience what they have now. It’s a peaceful world. That’s a great blessing that we didn’t have to go through World War III. We have our problems – there’s no question about it – but young people are coming along.”
At the dedication, WSU President Brad Mortensen said Barlow once told him to “plant trees that give shade we will never be in. If you live to be 100, you’ll get to do that.” l
By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
Haven Barlow waves as he drives by in a purple Tesla for the dedication of the new parkway entrance at the WSU Davis campus named in his honor. Courtesy photo
By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
NORTH SALT LAKE—Across the nation volunteers came out in throngs on Sept. 11 to support the National Day of Service in remembrance of 9/11. Locally, whole neighborhoods pitched in cleaning trails, painting fire hydrants and getting rid of graffiti.
“It was a great day in spite of the rain,” said Corinne Doughtery, Regional Committee Chair NSL. “We probably had about 2,500 people come out in our area. One place we worked was at the Baptist Church. There were Muslims, evangelicals and LDS members. It was a diverse group of interfaith volunteers that helped reduce the grass at the church. Rev. Donald Proctor gave a prayer before we started.”
Another group worked at three LDS chapels to ‘rip the strip,’ pulling up grass in the parking strip and replacing it with rocks, she said. “It was a lot of fun. It was a muddy affair but it looked better.”
Some neighbors came out with heavy equipment to lend a hand, said Doughtery. “These were people who hadn’t signed up to help. They came along and moved big rocks. It made a big difference.”
Doughtery said a group cleaning up at Legacy Parkway saw a motorcycle brigade driving by in honor of 9/11. “They rode through and the volunteers waved and they waved back. It was kind of a memorable thing for those 130 volunteers to experience that little bit of community spirit.”
Woods Cross City held a short memorial at Hogan Park, she said. “There was a moment of silence in honor of the fallen heroes and a woman with a lovely voice sang the National Anthem. The city had put up flags all around the park. It was nice to have a day of remembrance.”
The service was organized by zones, said Doughtery. “It followed LDS boundaries but we wanted to think outside of that, we wanted to think about everybody. We posted 30 projects on JustServe.org and specifically went around and invited our neighbors and friends. It was kind of a grassroots effort to get the word out.”
Individuals were assigned to work with city officials in Woods Cross, North Salt Lake and West Bountiful, she said. “All three were fabulous to work with. North Salt Lake had a pizza party the Wednesday before to bring all the supervisors together to meet each other and to answer questions. It was a great way to know what we were doing.”
There were lots of families and neighbors who came out, said Doughtery. “It was successful. I anticipate we’ll be doing it next year too. I think it will become an annual event in our area and across the state. It’s amazing to see such love and care come from a tragic national event.”l
Volunteers from multiple stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Farmington work to clear out dead trees and branches from the trails at Lagoon. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle
Kristina Audrey, 3, is ready for inclement weather as she waves to friends while TJ Polster rakes new mulch in the playground at Hogan Park next to Woods Cross City Hall.
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By Robert Spendlove, Zions Bank Senior Economist
We’ve hit a speed bump on the road to economic recovery. After several months of robust growth, August marked a pronounced slowing of the economy that caught many experts by surprise. Companies tapped the brakes on hiring, consumer confidence fell, and consumer demand weakened, according to September reports.
The culprit, of course, is both new and familiar. The delta variant of COVID-19 brought another wave of uncertainty that’s impacted everything from in-person dining to hotel occupancy. Even Utah’s economy, which continues to outperform the rest of the nation, is feeling some effects. The Utah Consumer Confidence Survey showed a sharp decline in sentiment among Utahns between July and August of 2021, as measured by the Kem Gardner Policy Institute. Meanwhile, Utah’s two-year employment growth rate slowed to 3.8% in August, down from 4.2% in July, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Despite these setbacks, there are still many bright spots in the state and national economies. Utah continues to lead all states in job growth. In fact, Utah and Idaho continue to be the only two states to have higher employment today compared to before the pandemic began. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.2% in August, while Utah’s already-low unemployment remained steady at 2.6%. Utah’s unemployment rate also continues to be among the lowest in the country, behind only Nebraska. In the Beehive State, six out of the 11 major industry sectors have posted job gains over the past 24 months.
August’s job growth was robust by pre-pandemic standards, just not enough to close the gap of 5 million U.S. jobs that still need to be recovered to return to the previous peak. One of the main reasons the labor market continues to struggle is because employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find workers to fill job openings. There are now nearly 11 million job openings in America, but too many people remain on the sidelines and out of the labor force. That is causing wage pressure, with wages increasing 4.3% over the last year. Wage growth is usually a good thing, but right now it is adding to more inflationary pressure on the overall economy.
While the labor shortage has been a dominant theme for months, an emerging trend is weakening consumer demand, driven by the delta variant. As the variant has spread, consumers have become more cautious. Customer-facing businesses are bearing the brunt of this impact. In recent weeks, high-frequency economic indicators such as airline travel and restaurant bookings have dropped.
The economy may have lost some momentum, but it’s still performing comparatively well in the midst a global pandemic. While we don’t know how long we’ll be dealing with the delta variant, there’s good reason to believe that economic recovery will pick up again as the current wave recedes.
Robert Spendlove is senior economist for Zions Bank, a division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A l
Operation Conquer Hunger provides close to 3 million meals
By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
FRUIT HEIGHTS—In 2007, Trevor Farnes and his wife Jen hit rock bottom. After pouring all of their money into a business venture that failed, the couple found themselves with an empty bank account and children to feed. Now, 14 years later Farnes’ new business MTN OPS is not only flourishing but the company has a mission to feed families who may find themselves in the same situation.
“We had a new home,” he said. “We felt secure and wrote out a check for a new franchise. Then everything crumbled around us. Our home went up for auction and we were just trying to keep a float. We had to tap into community resources to feed our kids.”
Neighbors dropped off food and they received other help, said Farnes. “It was like the loaves and fishes. We decided that if we were ever in a position to help others we’d do it.”
Several years later Farnes got that chance when he started Operation Conquer Hunger to donate meals to hungry children. In 2014, Farnes co-founded MTN OPS, a nutrition supplement business that also sells to the hunting industry.
“With every order that comes through the website we donate one meal or more,” said Farnes. “At the end of 2019 we donated our first 1 million meals.”
In 2020 with COVID they had an increase in business, he said. “We were getting more orders. At the same time there was a big need because people were getting laid off so we had an increase in meal donations. In 2020 alone we donated 1 million in what took us four years to do before.”
MTN OPS donated 550,000 meals just in July, said Farnes. “Now we’re up to 2.8 million and we’re on track to have 3.3 million by the end of the year.”
Farnes said they mostly go through the Davis School District and food pantries. “We donate meals all over the state and in Malawi, Africa. But our concentration is throughout the state and at local elementary schools.”
The business used to have 300-400 people come together, customers and community members. “But then COVID hit and we couldn’t gather,” he said. “When we could start getting together we had small youth groups and families serving together packing pantry packs. It’s been an incredible experience, it’s brought this close to home.”
Operation Conquer Hunger has become the culture at MTN OPS, said Farnes. “Our employees go down throughout the day and build pantry packs. It’s a way to be hands on and their families get involved. They’ve really bought into it.”
It’s not about the numbers, he said. “The first million was exciting. Our goals are revenue based but now we can tie that to a meal and look at what our donation goal is. It’s a small part of what we do but it’s the biggest part of who we are.”
Farnes has come a long way. “I’m grateful for the ability to do what we’re doing,” he said. “It’s so far from where we were. I have an eye to see and understand what they’re going through. There are pivotal moments to do good for others if you choose to see it that way. That’s what it’s been for me and my wife.” l
MTN OPS employees and their families help assemble pantry packs to be delivered to local elementary schools. Courtesy photo
Life AND Laughter
by PERI KINDER
Kaysville/Fruit Heights
The husband and I spent 245 days driving to California last month to attend his high school reunion. As we drove through his old neighborhood, he pointed to a house and said, “That’s where the witch lived.”
I had a witch that lived in my neighborhood, too. She didn’t wear a pointy hat and she never caused the crops to wither or danced naked in the moonlight (that I’m aware of) but we all knew she was a witch. She lived alone and she was female. That was all the proof we needed.
Women have been labeled as witches since forever. One myth tells the story of Lilith, believed to be the first wife of Adam, who insisted they were equal. So, obviously she was a demon. She left Eden to live an independent lifestyle in Oregon, saying, “He’s all yours, Eve.”
Things only went downhill from there. A witch could be any female who was smart, witty, courageous, quarrelsome, beautiful, self-sufficient or reserved. Women who were healers were probably witches. A woman who could read? Definitely a witch. A woman who disagreed with her husband? Get the matches.
If there was too much rain, not enough rain, bugs, curdled milk, a windstorm, mice, or a solar eclipse, it must be a curse placed by the old lady living alone in the woods. If a woman hummed an unknown tune or laughed too loud, she was a witch who wanted to eat your children.
Witch hunting became a profession. Need to get rid of your son’s unsuitable match? Call the witch hunters and have her sentenced to death. Did your husband smile at an attractive young lady? Who you gonna call? Witch hunters!
Here are some signs someone is a witch: She is a woman. She is 10-80 years old. She has a pet. She’s irritable. She weighs more than a stack of Bibles. She can or cannot float. She has a mole. She isn’t married.
The bravely outspoken Joan of Arc was found guilty of heresy and witchcraft, and was burned alive, which seems a little unreasonable for someone expressing her own opinions. Over the span of about 300 years, tens of thousands of witches were killed in Europe. More than 80% were women.
America is great at mass hysteria and enthusiastically bought into the witch trend. The most famous witch trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts, where 19 witches were executed by hanging. This was the first documented case of Mean Girls syndrome, with gossipy teenage girls starting the whole debacle.
If you visit Salem, you’ll find a campy tourist attraction where you can watch a reenactment of the trials, purchase a crystal ball, eat broomstick-shaped cookies and laugh at how silly we were in the 17th century. We’d never turn against our friends and family now, right? Wrong.
We don’t burn witches at the stake anymore, but we definitely burn women on the altar of social media and public opinion. If women in our country demonstrate too much power, too much influence or too many opinions, we ignite the fires of shame, disapproval and judgement.
We roast Instagram influencers, scald TikTok performers, incinerate female politicians and torch women who act loud and proud. It leaves us all blistered and scorched.
What if we become fire fighters instead of fire starters? And if that doesn’t work, I’ll eventually become the witch of the neighborhood; pointy hat included.
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October 2021 | Vol. 01 Iss. 08
KAYSVILLE HOMES DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN
For many of us, throwing up a few spider webs and displaying jack-o-lanterns is the extent of our Halloween decor. But for some Utahns, the Halloween season transforms their home into a spine-tingling, scream-inducing, ghoulish experience for friends and neighbors to enjoy during the month of October.
The Paulsineas family of Kaysville has been decorating for Halloween in a big way for about four years. Brett Paulsineas said, “We try and get everything up the week of Halloween so those who can’t come that night can at least drive or walk by earlier. I think we estimated 350-400 people visited last year.”
Their adventure into spookifying their home started out with a few tombstones made out of Home Depot cardboard boxes. Paulsineas then added a small graveyard with a fake iron fence with pillars. “Then somehow we got caught up in a pirate theme the last few years and we just kept adding on to that.” Most of their displays are homemade and are supplemented with a few purchased items.
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By Karmel Harper | k.harper@mycityj
Get your aye-phone ready to photograph this incredible Halloween pirate scene at the Paulsineas home. Photo courtesy of Brett Paulsineas.
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