Kaysville/Fruit Heights Journal | October 2022

Fourteen-year-old Maximus Larmore is ob sessed with Halloween. Every September, he drags 40 mannequins out from his family’s basement and shed to create haunted Halloween displays in the yard.

“I just love Halloween and decorating for Halloween. I have to stuff and dress each manne quin, then put their Styrofoam heads on, and then their masks,” Larmore said.

Larmore is currently a ninth grader at Kays ville Junior High and loves to draw all things Halloween. He would like to be an art teacher or set designer one day.

Lamore’s mother, Katie Shaw, shares her son’s love of Halloween.

“I like to get all my kids involved. We al ways dress up in the most homemade creative ways. When my kids were little, we didn’t have a lot of money so I put a few decorations out on the porch,” Shaw said.

Those decorations sparked Larmore’s inter est. “My mom put a guy or two on the porch. People would come up and get scared and run away–that is when I started loving Halloween,” he said.

By Karen Painter / kpainter@mycityjournals.com

Larmore’s interest grew when his mother Kaysville house features 40 scary mannequins dressed by 14-year-old Maximus Larmore. Photo by Karen Painter

Kaysville City hires lobbyists to help them obtain federal and state funds

By Cindi Mansell / c.mansell@mycityjournals.com

Did you know that cities and towns hire lobbyists to push back against state laws that limit their jurisdiction? With so much legislation being introduced at the state level, local governments can have a challenging time finding the time to be there and represent their interests. Other reasons can in clude all levels of government that affect their entity, such as unemployment, homelessness, infrastructure, housing, pub lic safety, budget, transportation, and education. Lobbyists can also help local governments pursue funding from the state and federal levels for various projects.

Lincoln Shurtz and Kerry Gibson of the firm Lincoln Hill Partners provided the Kaysville City Council with a Leg islative Lobbying update at their September 1, 2022 meeting. Kaysville City hired the firm in 2021 to help them in its legis lative endeavors. Their efforts have already paid off because the firm helped Kaysville in obtaining $1,000,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to develop their fiber network in the city.

Shurtz said in 2022, the legislature appropriated an added $50,000,000 for matching grants. That window opens September 20 and they have been working with City Man ager Shayne Scott and other staff to identify water proj ects to make applications. He said the program includes $25,000,000 in grants and $25,000,000 in loans. The appli cation window will be open for seven days and funds should be awarded late this fall/before the end of the calendar year. He said Kaysville was successful in the first round to develop their fiber network and he hoped the same would hold true when pursuing the water project opportunity.

Shurtz said there seems to be broad political support to figure out a way to invest in local transportation. This in cludes concepts being considered by the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission such as a delivery fee imposed on any at-home delivery (Amazon, Uber Eats, Grub Hub, etc.). This would tack on an added fee that would then go to sup port local road infrastructure because delivery impact comes to local government as they drive down local streets. Shurtz said Utah is considering a .25 cent charge and hoping for somewhere between $200,000,000 and $250,000,000 that could be returned to municipalities and counties for invest ment in infrastructure.

Shurtz said homelessness would be a significant con

cern during the 2023 session and include the need for Davis County to figure out how “shoulder counties” can take part in helping these problems. He said he is unsure as to what this may include but is a topic to watch closely as they look for broader participation and aid.

Shurtz said there have been shifts in the state’s econom ic development strategy in that they have typically invested in job creation. Governor Cox’s administration is now look ing at ways to focus on the quality versus number of jobs in specific sectors to foster that innovative approach into eco nomic development within the state. The Lincoln Hill firm will collaborate closely with the Governor’s staff as well as considerations for local government and state approach to local development.

Gibson discussed the process of meeting with city staff often to gain understanding of where the city would like to go as well as the Council desires. He said the staff is wonder ful to work with and the job becomes more of matching de sires with opportunities that may arise. He said he is excited and optimistic about opportunities within the next few years, and this is a wonderful time when both House and Senate leadership want to see northern Utah grow and succeed.

Gibson discussed current water and drought issues and said the Legislature understands there must be both develop ment opportunities as well as conservation. He said “there has not been a major water project for half a century in Utah and that will have to change. There is no question that state policy and good common sense would prevail before spend ing funds on projects.” He said state agencies intend to col laborate closely with federal delegations and agencies, as the focus over the last few years has been on conservation and opportunities to conserve.

Gibson discussed the retrofit requirement for every sec ondary water meter in the state by 2025 and said there is so much science behind metering secondary water use. He said metering and comparison to peers can change behav ior when it comes to water use. He said $225,000,000 had been appropriated in the last legislative session and has been completely distributed to agencies that can now go forward and retrofit/install meters. He said Utah is unique in that they have secondary water systems, which saves money in water treatment costs, but the real opportunity now is to figure out

how to conserve and do better. He said no doubt, Utah will be talking about water for years to come.

The City Council discussed that although they do not di rectly service secondary water/metering within the city, they would support the various companies that do offer services to their residents. City users would be paying these bills if they increase, and providers are not able to fund the metering systems themselves.

By hiring a lobbyist, government entities can get a seat at the table and have their voices heard. With governmental procedures sometimes being slow and taking longer than de sired, lobbyists can speed up the process by influencing key policymakers. In the end, it is about being represented and in front of people that matter. l

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Four Fall foliage hikes in Davis County

By Karen Painter / kpainter@mycityjournals.com

Adams Canyon

Adams Canyon Trail in UintaWasatch-Cache National Forest is a scenic trail along North Fork Holmes Creek with an assortment of terrain and great views, ending at the spectacular 40-foot Adams Waterfall.

It is a 3.8 miles out and back trail near Kays ville. It is considered a moderately challeng ing trail and takes an average of 2.5 hours to complete. Dogs are allowed on the trail, but it is very popular and so you might want to keep them on a leash. The first half mile of the trail consists of steep switchbacks and then plateaus at Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

In the fall, gorgeous leaves of orange and red of gambel oaks greet you as you enter the canyon. Large yellow cottonwoods reign above you as you climb higher. The last part of the trail to the waterfall is challenging but worth the climb.

Farmington Canyon-The Grotto in Hor net Canyon

This trail is three miles long and takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to complete. Dogs are allowed on the trail and can be off leash in some areas. Yellow and orange leaves of scrub oak greet you at the mouth of the canyon. There are also some splashes of bright red hawthorn leaves. There are a few bright yellow aspens along the way. The Grotto is a beautiful display of water with a weeping wall, two waterfalls, and a semideep pool. Some parts of the trail are narrow next to the deep canyon, so watch your little children closely.

Mueller Park Canyon

This area above Bountiful is beautiful

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in the autumn. There are gorgeous red oaks, yellow aspens, and red canyon maples. There are several options for trails in this area. The most popular trail takes you 3.5 miles up to Elephant Rock. If you take this trail, it is 6.8 miles out and back, it is considered moder ately challenging and takes an average of 3 hours to complete. It is a beautiful area with a mix of evergreens and conifers. It is a pop ular area so you will likely encounter other people while exploring. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.

Deuel Creek Trail

This family-friendly hike in Centerville allows you to go up one side of the creek and then back down the other side, with an op tion to begin at the south or north trailhead. The trail is a 2.9-mile flat loop around the creek. While hiking, you will pass a water

“Max was so mad. He lived for it, but I told him we’d keep everything that we used to do,” Shaw said.

inherited 25 mannequins from a friend who was closing her retail business.

“They were very expensive, but she told me I could just have them. I said, ‘Oh my gosh, ok,’” Shaw said.

Larmore and Shaw liked to collect items for their Hal loween displays. One day they went to purchase a few items from a seller.

“I went down to a storage unit in Kaysville to buy a few things. Then I called my husband and said, ‘Um, I just bought a haunted house,’” Shaw laughed. She said her husband replied, “How did you even find out how to buy a haunted house?”

The items filled two storage units as big as Shaw’s home. Part of the purchase was a commitment to run the haunted house as a fundraiser for Mountain High. They set up the haunted house in their yard.

Mountain High students volunteered to set things up, put on costumes, and scare people who came to the haunted house.

“I met a lot of cool kids who were struggling. Their home lives were so crazy and so I’d sit and talk to them. It was awe some,” said Shaw.

Larmore helped set up the haunted house for two years.

“There were tents, and walls, and mazes all around the yard. It took months to set up,” Shaw said.

Eventually, Shaw decided to sell the haunted house and Larmore was livid.

Between two jobs and juggling the needs of six kids, Shaw didn’t have time to decorate last year.

“So Max took it over and does it all now. He set it all up by himself last year,” Shaw said.

Larmore made himself a spreadsheet and has a book of ideas for this year’s displays.

“I have a lot of plans. I know where every single manne quin is going to go. My uncle tore down his chicken coop and so he gave me the chain link. I am going to put up that fence with zombies around it on the big side of the yard,” Larmore said.

He also plans to put what he calls “The Butcher Shop” on the south side of the yard and his favorites Michael Myers, Freddie Krueger, Penny Wise, Jigsaw, and Jason on the wood chips.

Larmore said his buddy Brock sometimes comes to help him set up and on Halloween, they will dress up and scare people who come to the door. Larmore plans to dress as Leatherface this year and run around with a chainsaw with the blades removed.

Shaw says the traffic in front of their house during Hal loween is crazy. “The amount of people that stop by is insane. It’s very, very popular,” Shaw said.

If you want to check out Larmore’s work this Halloween, go to 190 North 500 East in Kaysville. l

fall, waterslide, and rope swing. You will cross over the creek many times on quaint and convenient bridges. This is an easy trail and well-shaded, so you can enjoy the glori ous colors of the changing leaves. l

Katie Shaw and son Maximus Larmore love Halloween. Photo by Karen Painter

Beautiful yellow cottonwood trees along Mueller Park trail in the autumn. Photo by Karen Painter

Gorgeous red scrub oak lines the trail to Adams Canyon in the fall. Photo courtesy of Jeff Johnson from TheTrekPlanner.com photo

Wasatch Wanderers rescues abandoned exotic pets, ducks and geese

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com

When people think of animal rescue, they usually think about the thousands of abandoned dogs or cats waiting to be placed in forever homes. But Wasatch Wanderers rescue a different type of animal.

Although Adison Smith and co-found er Kade Tyler have been rescuing animals for more than 10 years, it wasn’t until last September that they created the nonprofit Wasatch Wanderers to help domestic water fowl, farm animals and exotic pets.

“I’ve always been very passionate about helping animals because they don’t have a voice for themselves,” Smith said. “We just recognized there was a big need for farm and exotic animal rescue.”

Last fall, Smith was contacted by Weber State University to rescue more than 60 ducks and geese stranded on the school’s campus. Water for the animals was drying up and the waterfowl were being attacked by dogs.

Geese had been at WSU for several years, but as the birds reproduced, and as peo ple dropped off their pet geese and ducks on campus, the number of birds had increased, creating a problem at the school.

“For years, these geese had been seen as the Weber State unintentional mascot. They’d put the geese on shirts and hats and COVID masks,” Smith said. “I organized a rescue team and found homes for the geese.”

That’s when she decided to create Wasatch Wanderers, and during the last year, the organization has rescued more than 500 domestic waterfowl.

Smith said people don’t realize pet ducks and geese have been genetically altered with wings too small for their bodies. They get too fat to fly to safety. Because they can’t sustain flight, they don’t migrate and get stuck in ponds when the water freezes.

“They rely on humans to keep them alive. You’ll see a lot of dead waterfowl be cause they can't leave and they’ve become an easy target for predators,” Smith said. “Peo ple just don’t know they can’t fly or forage on their own.”

The goal of Wasatch Wanderers is to re move domestic waterfowls from places that aren’t safe and put them in forever homes. But it’s not just geese and ducks rescued by the group, they also take in pigs, chickens, cows, hamsters, turtles and fish.

Smith is often contacted by shelters across the state who have a rooster, pig or duck that’s going to be euthanized. She takes those animals and gives them to one of the 50 foster homes willing to take in farm animals.

They recently saved a pig from a shel ter near Vernal and rescued an additional four pigs from California. Wasatch Wanderers paid for a volunteer to transport the pigs to a foster home and got the animals medical care, including one pig that had eight babies after it was rescued.

“We travel basically everywhere in Utah

where there’s a need,” she said. “Wasatch Wanderers focuses on abandoned, neglected and unwanted animals. Our goal is to educate the public and get them to treat and see ani mals differently.”

It can get overwhelming when so many animals need a home. There are currently 85 roosters in the group’s care, more than 150 waterfowl, lots of guinea pigs and hamsters, and they’ve stopped accepting rabbits be cause they can’t afford the medical care for all the rabbits they receive.

Wasatch Wanderers also rescues aban doned turtles and goldfish. In the last year, the group has saved nearly 70 turtles that have been abandoned in waterways. Smith said people don’t know that goldfish and tur tles are an invasive species and damaging to wildlife.

“These are living beings and they have needs and if you can’t meet those, don’t buy them,” Smith said. “Not only is it harmful and cruel to that animal to do that, it’s also ille gal. It’s actually a crime in the state of Utah to abandon any domestic animal, even some thing as small as a goldfish.”

Currently, the organization is 100% fos ter-based, but Smith and Tyler hope to pur chase property to create an animal sanctuary when land becomes more affordable. All the money for medical care, food and transpor tation comes out-of-pocket or through dona tions.

To contribute to Wasatch Wanderers, to become a foster or for more information, visit WasatchWanderers.org.

“There is a resource available to pet owners who are in over their head. Don’t abandon, reach out to a rescue,” Smith said. “The biggest change we want to make is edu cating the public and preventing the problem at the source. Prevent those impulsive buys because that’s what so many do when they abandon their animal. Make more responsible decisions. That’s what adults are supposed to do.”l

Kade Tyler and Adison Smith, founders of Wasatch Wanderers, rescue ducks, geese, farm animals and exotic pets throughout the state. Photos courtesy of Holly Cluff

We travel basically ev erywhere in Utah where there’s a need. Wasatch Wanderers focuses on abandoned, neglected and unwanted animals. Our goal is to educate the public and get them to treat and see animals differently.

Adison Smith

Red Cross depends on volunteers to help others in time of need

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com

DAVIS COUNTY—It takes a lot of dedicated people to help at a moment’s notice when there’s a disaster, but that’s what the Red Cross does – show up on the worst day of someone’s life. The Red Cross does much more than blood drives, although that is a big part of their mission, they also offer relief when it is needed the most.

“We’re a humanitarian organization,” said Executive Direc tor Northern Utah, Michael Smauldon. “Part of our mission is to alleviate the suffering in the community.”

The disaster cycle team works closely with cities and the county emergency services, he said. “If there’s a house fire or larger event or they have an evacuation center it’s our job to work to provide relief for those in some type of disaster.”

Smauldon said they have a good relationship with the fire department. “Usually they’ll reach out to dispatch and they call us on a hotline that dispatches to our team. We have a volunteer duty officer on 24/7.”

They’re on call and dispatch to other volunteers who re spond to the house fire, he said. “Within two hours we can be on the ground at the home to give immediate assistance. Things like a hotel room, food items, comfort kits, shampoo and a Red Cross blanket. It’s there for comfort, especially during the colder months of the season.”

If there’s a larger incident like the Centerville wildfire, Smauldon said they’re usually notified by the city or the county emergency manager. “They’ll notify us if a shelter needs to be opened. Depending on the location of the disaster we’ll try to find capacity at churches or county/city rec centers, those types of shelters. We’re there to provide comfort care and welcome them

in.”

Everything starts at the local level, he said. “When there’s a hurricane in the gulf, they’ll activate their volunteers.”

If they need more help, the Red Cross will activate other re gions, said Smauldon. “There are local and regional divisions in each state and on a national level. All the teams around the United States will converge on that area.”

The Red Cross is a volunteer led organization, he said. “The majority of our staff are volunteers. Our chapter only has three staff members. There’s no way we could respond to fires, the military and hold blood drives without the power of volunteers.”

“Ninety percent of our workforce are volunteers,” said North Salt Lake resident Kristy Denlien, Regional Volunteer Ser vice Officer Northern Utah. “There’s a huge need for volunteers. Davis County is one of the most needed areas.”

Denlien said they try to match community members with volunteer roles to deliver their mission which is disaster pre paredness response. “Our Disaster Action Team members help a family who has experienced a home fire. They help them with the next steps of recovery.”

It can be something small, she said. “Volunteers can work at the evacuation shelter with community members who have been displaced to give them a safe place to lay their head while the fire department tries to get the people back into their homes.”

There are also volunteer opportunities at the blood donation centers, said Denlien. “They can be a blood donor ambassador. They check people in when they arrive and supply them with snacks, etc. It is a critical role in the blood collection center.”

There are dozens and dozens of opportunities for someone

Ninety percent of the Red Cross workforce are volunteers. There’s a huge need for those willing to serve. Davis County is one of the most needed areas. Courtesy photo

who wants to give back to the community, she said. “They can help in person or virtually. There are virtual administrative po sitions such as returning phone calls or in the follow up referral service checking in with a family in recovery to ensure they are getting the support they need.”

Volunteers can explore their options by going to redcross. org/volunteer, Denlien said. “There’s an interactive quiz to help them find the right position for them.”

“Volunteers are the most important thing at the Red Cross,” said Smauldon. “We’re always looking to add volunteers to our family here at our chapter.” l

Unified Sports Soccer Tournament brings together athletes of all abilities

By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com

FARMINGTON—It was a great day as students of all abilities paraded onto the field at the Legacy Events Center to play in a Unified Sports Soccer Tournament Sept. 22. The program brings together Special Olym pics Utah athletes (individuals with intellec tual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) on teams for training and competition.

The Davis School District and the Davis Education Foundation partnered with First Lady Abby Cox a year ago for her “Show Up” initiative that included expanding the Unified Sports Program in schools around the state.

“This is the best part of my day, my week, my month,” said Davis School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Linford. “It’s a great program. As we know we’re paying teach ers to teach the standard curriculum but we know that extracurricular things like sports give critical life skills. You can’t teach that in the classroom. I thank the coaches, the ath letes and the peer students.”

Smart Rain, a smart irrigation technol ogy company donated $20,000 through its Smart Rain for Smart Kids program to make the tournament possible. “We thank Smart Rain for their donation,” said Linford. “It helped pay for uniforms. We love you.”

“We’re tickled to be here,” Smart Rain Foundation Director Julie Larsen said. “It makes my heart happy to know this money will go to benefit the kids with buses, refer ees and uniforms. We’re more than happy to do that.”

Smart Rain is not only committed to an environmentally green school ground, she said, “but also to the integration and success of every student, regardless of their ability.”

Larsen said Smart Rain will provide smart controllers to any schools. “Smart Rain loves kids and schools. We want to help with the environment and schools as well. It takes a village.”

“This program has been extremely successful in building friendships and fos tering inclusion for all students involved,” said Executive Director of the Davis Edu cation Foundation, Jodi Lunt. “Not only do they cheer each other on when competing, they also create bonds that extend beyond the field. The joy and excitement from the players, parents and everyone who watches at these tournaments is like nothing else I’ve seen – it’s truly amazing.” l

Special Olympic athlete Ellie Snow makes a shot on goalie Keelie Lund for the Farmington High team. High schools from all over the district played in the Unified Sports Soccer Tournament held Sept. 22.

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Kaysville’s Community Development Department reports on past year

By Cindi Mansell / c.mansell@mycityjournals.com

Community Development Director

Melinda Greenwood recently present ed a report of the department for the previ ous year to the City Council. Community Development duties include business li censing, building (plan reviews, building permits, inspections), planning & zoning and code enforcement.

Greenwood explained that their de partment has seen a lot of turnover over the previous few years and is currently work ing to fill a building inspector position. During the FY 2023 budget, the council approved a full-time permit tech position, which was recently filled.

Over the last few years, the number of building permits issued increased, and Kaysville continues to see that increase this year. During the pandemic, building permit applications for remodels and ren ovations increased about 20 percent. Most of the building permits the city issues are for residential permits. The city saw a housing boom in 2006, but now has more

permits for renovations and remodels than for new residential construction.

The department licenses about a thou sand businesses a year and issues about the same number of commercial businesses licenses as residential business licenses. Greenwood stated “there was a decrease in issued home occupation licenses in 2019 due to a legislative action that changed the regulations for minor home businesses. We will likely see a decrease in our food truck licenses as well because the legislation has made changes to food truck regulations.”

The department also issues special event permits for events not held on city property. Over the last year, the Planning Commission has processed 74 items. This year they have reviewed 28.

Greenwood said “code enforcement is a challenging aspect of our department because we are essentially being the medi ator between neighbors that are upset with each other. It is a challenge because no matter which party we are speaking with, someone will be upset.” She said there is not currently one specific employee dedi cated to the code enforcement role. Over the last couple of years, code enforcement numbers have decreased. Greenwood stat ed “this is due to our part-time code en forcement officer quitting, and the funding for that position being reallocated to the full-time city engineer position.”

Most of the complaints received for code enforcement are received through the city website. Complaints are reviewed and verified by a staff member, who then works with the property owner to give them time to resolve the issue. Oftentimes, the com plainant has a high expectation of what the city can do, and they cannot always resolve a complaint to meet their expectation. l

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Davis County athletes representing Weber State University

By Alec Cipollini | a.cipollini@mycityjournals.com

OGDEN–With the 2022-23 school year officially start ing on August 30, Weber State University and their athletic programs kicked off the new season of sports this fall with many athletes from the Davis County area competing at the NCAA Division I level not far from home.

Coming from cities like Woods Cross, Bountiful, Roy, South Weber, Kaysville, Layton and Farmington, 28 athletes have either competed already or look forward to suiting up for the first as a Wildcat this season.

WSU Director of Athletics Tim Crompton said that at the local level, the coaches of each program emphasize the importance of looking at athletes they can bring into the We ber State family.

“Our coaches have a great understanding of our local high schools and the talented student athletes attending these schools,” Crompton said.

Saane Katoa (volleyball), Nuu Sellesin (football), Jacob Stone (men's track and field) and Lauren Olsen (women’s track and field) originally from Woods Cross, and Bounti ful natives Trisha Thompson and Laurie Murphy (women's track and field and cross country), Xakai Harry and Connor Draper (men’s track and field) and Sicely Ferreira (women’s tennis) all made the switch to WSU.

From Layton, Hayden Meacham (football), Preston Wallace (men’s golf), Carson Smith (men’s track and field) and Jaclyn Gold (softball) will represent the purple this year.

Kaysville natives at Weber State include Jordan Strate, Brayden Wilson and Alema Tupuola (football), Parker Sag ers (men’s track and field), Olivia Tucker (women’s soccer) and Abby Lawrence (women's track and field and cross country). Colter Blanchard (men’s cross country and track and field), Samantha Kearns (women’s soccer) and Chey enne Leatham (women’s track and field and cross country) are all from Farmington.

When talking about the local athletes who are in their junior or senior years of high school and that they have to make a decision if their next step in life is college, Crompton said that Weber State offers a path to succeed in sports and out in the real world once they start their college tenure.

“It's a tremendous institution, and when I see our lo cal high school students deciding to come to Weber State, I know it will mean that they will have the opportunity to earn a degree and become functioning members of society,” Crompton said. “I believe that this institution provides a path to succeed in athletics at the collegiate level, while also learning important life skills.”

Weber State competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA and the school will have football, volleyball, wom en's soccer and cross country beginning their fall campaigns in the not-too-distant future.

The Wildcat football program is a 6-time confer ence-championship winner while the volleyball team were back-to-back champs as well before last season.

Crompton is excited about the upcoming season and in vites members of the Davis County community to come out and enjoy the high-level sports that WSU has to offer.

“Weber State University is a tremendous institution with great leadership, as well as an institution that our local community can be proud of,” Crompton said. “High school students from our surrounding communities are given an op portunity to earn a college degree and participate in a Divi sion I sport at a university that represents the area they have grown up in, what could be better.”l

Layton native Hayden Meacham catches a pass in the endzone for a touchdown for Weber State (photo courtesy of Weber State Athletics)

Abby Lawrence, from Kaysville and a Davis High School product, competes for WSU Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field (photo courtesy of Weber State Athletics)

Ex-Woods Cross High School track and field athlete Jacob Stone (#716) running for Weber State during a college competition (photo courtesy of Weber State Athletics)

In September, Fruit Heights City swore in 21 new members of its Youth City Council. They promised to serve faithfully and support, obey, and defend the constitution of the United States, the laws of the State of Utah, and the policies of Fruit Heights City.

The new council members are Mylie Baughman, Bella Burt, Mylee Burton, Jeniel Byers, Carson Cox, Grayson Davis, Kylee Davis, Tyson Davis, Addison Dugdale, Scott Groberg, Lucy Groberg, Adeline Heimstra, Sa brina Jackson, Landon Jacobs, William Lange land, Eli Nielsen, Naomi Nielsen, Lucy Oliver, Lydia Ray, Lyllee Taft, and Ella Jane Williams.

Lucy Groberg is the new mayor. She is a senior at Davis High and has served on the council for four years.

“I am excited to serve as the mayor this year and help more kids find ways to serve each other and the city,” she said. “I love the opportu nities the Youth Council has given me to branch out and help the citizens in unique ways.”

The new Mayor Pro-Tem is William Langeland. He plays the trumpet in the Davis High band and loves to read. This will be his second year with the YCC.

“I had a great experience. I met a lot of new people and did lots of fun activities which made me want to come back,” Langeland said.

In addition to the new youth council mem bers, the council has new advisors, Jon and

By Karen Painter / kpainter@mycityjournals.com

Jeanne Groberg. They are replacing Chuck and Paula Stephensen who served as advisors for the last three years. One of their daughters was previously on the council and now their daugh ter, Lucy, is the new mayor and their son, Scott, is on the council.

“It’s been an amazing experience to watch [each youth council] grow, learn, and step up,” Chuck Stephenson said.

Jon and Jeanne Groberg are originally from Bountiful and have lived in Fruit Heights for the last fourteen years. Jeanne served as a member of the Fruit Heights City Council and stepped down in January 2022. She was a liai son with the YCC for the last four years.

“I hope this year will be fun and creative. They are awesome kids with different interests all over the place. I am looking forward to a great year,” she said.

Ella Jane Williams loves to play tennis. Lucy Oliver, Eli Nielsen, and Naomi Nielsen play instruments in the Davis High Band. Lyllee Taft and Mylie Baughman love music. Grayson Davis rides mountain bikes while Carson Cox plays basketball. Sabrina Jackson, Jeniel Byers, and Mylee Burton love to dance.

All the youth council members are excited to serve their community and learn more about local government.

“It is a great opportunity to serve, learn life skills, and have fun,” Jackson said.

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Dr. Hendershot’s patient care philosophy is to use the least amount of medication possible to accomplish the best possible results when treating allergic diseases such as

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Jackson and the other YCC members will pattern their meetings after their governing body. They will learn how to run a meeting, prepare agendas, make motions, and plan ser vice-oriented projects in the community.

“Our mayor has an emphasis on of rather us telling the kids what to do, to let them be cre ative on what to do, and let them lead,” Jeanne Groberg said.

Youth council member Lyllee Taft is excit ed to help plan activities.

“I want to help people in the city feel a sense of belonging and knowing they are looked out for,” she said.

Jeanne Groberg hopes the Youth City Council will come with a good attitude and readiness to be a part of a team and to work to gether.

“I hope we can learn together and have a lot of fun. I hope they learn service is rewarding and being involved with your community and doing good is fun,” she said.

Youth Council member Mylie Baughman agreed. “I love serving others and Fruit Heights is a great place to live and I can’t wait for what’s in store.” l

Fruit Heights YCC members front row (l to r) William Langeland, Lucy Groberg, Eli Nielsen, Naomi Niel sen, Mylie Burton, Lyllee Taft, Sabrina Jackson, Bella Burt, Tyson Davis, Kylie Davis, Addison Dugdale, Mylie Baughman, and Grayson Davis.

Kaysville adopts its 2022 General Plan

By Cindi Mansell / c.mansell@mycityjournals.com

The General Plan process began under the administration of former Mayor Katie Witt. After months (and years) of consideration, amendments, and public involvement, the Kaysville City Council voted on August 18 to unanimously adopt the 2022 General Plan.

Utah State law requires every city to have a general plan and dictates how the plan is created and amended. The law allows the general plan to be updated as often as need ed to respond to the changing needs of the community.

Mayor Tammy Tran said she “is pleased that the City Council voted to approve the plan. This plan is a living document intended to supply a framework to guide Kays ville’s future.” Tran offered many thanks to the residents, staff, Planning Commissioners and City Council members (past and present), and former Mayor Witt for their input, thoughtful consideration and collaborative efforts.

The plan’s guiding principles include staying true to heritage, improving mobility and connectivity, enriching the City Center and downtown, supplying diverse hous ing options, and preserving open space/trails and natural resources. There are goals at the end of each chapter, along with policy and implementation measures. Tran said, “The 2022 General Plan also includes a future land use map which was devised from statistically valid data from our community.”

The plan process looked at neighborhoods as a whole and other items to enhance and protect single-family neigh borhoods, green active systems, natural resources, water conservation, natural environments, parks, open space, recreation, trails (detailed analysis on the parks and trails

system). It considered projects into the future as to how much acreage would be needed to meet the population yet includes equal geographic distribution of parks/trails, which builds upon the already adopted and active transpor tation plan. A taxable sales and market analysis examined strengths and weaknesses as a city and looked for opportu nities to strengthen commerce and economic development.

The city collaborated tirelessly with consultants to col lect data and feedback from the community on several key questions such as housing and park facilities to help cre ate the General Plan update and supply a vision as to how Kaysville will evolve over the next 10, 20, and 30 years. All information was considered and compiled into a draft plan.

Community engagement and input took place in the form of a Plan Advisory Committee, public/scoping/work shop meetings, draft plan open house, website, and scientif ic survey. The survey included four key findings: residents report a high quality of life and desire to mitigate growing pains and maintain Kaysville’s current small-town feel; current commercial areas are the best candidates for future development and growth (especially for low-rise/mixeduse developments with retail and restaurants; Kaysville residents in particular exhibit a strong preference for future housing development to consist of single-family homes (preferably with large lots); and residents being satisfied with current parks and park maintenance/most residents frequently use city parks/residents would like to see an in crease in trails and open space.

Community Development Director Melinda Green wood said, “now that the City Council has adopted it, the

This map shows the future land use priorities of Kaysville’s newly adopted General Plan. Courtesy of Kaysville City

Community Development staff are looking forward to im plementing the goals and objectives outlined in the 2022 General Plan..”

For more details or to view the new 190-page Gener al Plan, visit the City’s website at: https://www.kaysville. gov/204/General-Plan l

Utah listed as 2nd best for teacher-friendly states

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com

As educators struggle across the county, WalletHub re leased a report about the level of teacher-friendliness in each state and Washington, D.C., based on 24 key indicators. The information is intended to help educators find the best op portunities and places to work.

Utah finished in second place, just under New York and followed by Virginia, Florida and Washington. The ranking was determined by two key indicators, Opportunity and Com petition, and Academic and Work Environment.

Education jobs are some of the lowest-paying occupa tions that require a bachelor’s degree, so competitive salaries and job security was assigned a heavier weight in the scoring.

“Teacher compensation must become competitive with the industry to retain and recruit these highly qualified indi viduals, many of whom hold advanced graduate degrees and several specialized certifications,” said Rene S. Parmar, dean at the School of Education, Lehman College, City University of New York.

The 24 metrics included average starting salary, income growth potential, public school enrollment, pupil-to-teacher ratio, quality of the school system and commute time. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the best conditions. Utah earned a score of 57.38, just under New York’s 59.33.

When it came to the existence of a digital learning plan, Utah scored first place and earned second place for the 10-year change in teacher salaries. It scored ninth for average starting salary and 13th for the quality of the school system.

“The most important thing that the education field can offer educators is amazing teachers that work together that

collaborate and build each other up and build an environment where it’s a positive place to help kids grow,” said Davis School District Professional Learning Director Kellie Mud row. “There’s nothing we could do that is greater than the gift of one teacher supporting another teacher in this challenging job they do.”

Mudrow credits the district’s mentoring program with helping new teachers get established in the field. Each new teacher is mentored for three years with mentors in the school, in school administration and in the professional learning de partment.

“The teacher-to-teacher mentoring is the most important because it’s the boots on the ground. It’s the person right there next to them on the daily that can help in the moment,” Mud row said.

Teachers in DSD have a variety of opportunities for where and how they want to teach. With 92 schools, educators can usually choose a location close to home. They can also decide if they want to teach in-person or online, with Title I schools, alternative programs or even working with students who are in the jail system.

The Davis Education Foundation provides funding for teachers through a cash-for-classrooms grant funding program where they can receive money for special projects or supplies.

“Our kids deserve the best and they deserve amazing teachers who show up every day and are happy about what they do,” Mudrow said. “Anything we can do to help a teacher understand how much we appreciate them and how much we love them and how lucky we are to have them, that’s how we get great teachers for our kids.”

Utah earned a second place ranking in a teacher-friendliness Wal letHub report. The ranking was determined by two indicators, Oppor tunity /Competition, and Academic/Work Environment. Stock photo

While Utah scored in the top five for teacher-friendliness, it placed last in pupil-teacher ratio and 50th in public school spending per student. States with the lowest overall scores were New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, D.C., New Hamp shire and Hawaii. Review the entire report at wallethub.com/ edu.

“Leaders in the community and schools must work to create an environment of respect for teachers and support for their work,” Parmar said. “All stakeholders must participate in the work of attracting and retaining great teachers. If local of ficials disrespect them, parents and boards challenge their pro fessionalism, the environment around schools is unsafe and poorly maintained, and the local media promotes negativity, teachers will leave.” l

Getting to Know Dr. Heaton

Jared Heaton is an attentive and thorough dermatologist, serving his patients in Davis County. Dr. Heaton is Board-certified in dermatology, and he is currently a member of the American Society of MOHS Surgeons.

Dr. Heaton prides himself in serving all patient populations and treating all areas of dermatology from children through retirement age. He places a strong empahsis on catering to the retirement population in his community as skin cancer is more prevalent in this age group.

Dr. Heaton earned an undergraduate degree in International Relations with a minor in Asian Studies from Brigham Young University (BYU). His medical degree is from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM). He completed both his internship and medical residency in Tampa, Florida.

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Comcast and the USDB Foundation partner to help unique students

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com

Serving more than 5,000 students statewide, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and USDB’s Educational Support Services pro vide education and accessibility technology that make a real difference in a child’s life.

Comcast, the largest home internet ser vice provider in the country, has provided grant funding to the USDB Education Foundation so these unique students can have the technologi cal needs vital for their education and growth.

Assistive devices and digital learning pro vide sight and sound that connect children to the world and improve their overall communi cation. Use of these assistive devices gives stu dents a higher chance of success as a confident and independent adult.

“Comcast has been a really great com munity partner this year,” said Amy Zaharis, USDB Education Foundation executive direc tor. “They gave us funds that support the stu dents with assisted technology. There’s a lot of awesome technology our students can use that helps them, and they need a lot of different things, and those things are expensive.”

While the state provides funding to cover the basics for the campuses and programs at USDB, sometimes families need help procur ing hearing aids, glasses, white canes, magni fication devices, unique technology and other assistive devices. With Comcast’s donation to the program, several deaf and hard of hearing

students, and children who are blind and visu ally impaired can get the resources they need.

It is imperative that students have technol ogy and assistive devices to help bridge the gap caused by their hearing or vision loss.

“If you can believe it or not, hearing aids are not covered by insurance,” Zaharis said. “We do assist families with children who are hard of hearing.. Hearing aids are really expen sive and we help some kids with purchasing those.”

The national grant from Comcast supports digital literacy training to help students with the technology. Students who are blind can learn how to access apps and software, plus have ac cess to smart glasses equipped with an HD cam era to magnify a computer screen or classroom.

The USDB provides overhead and ad ministrative resources for the foundation which allows 100% of donations to go directly to stu dents.

There are campuses in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Springville, and a classroom in St. George. In addition to the campuses, education for the majority of these unique Utah students is offered by USDB teachers who travel to schools across the state through outreach programs.

“Everyone deserves to have the same ad vantages and many of the children the founda tion supports might not be able to,” said Ioana Platon, Comcast community impact specialist.

“They might not be as likely to pursue educa tional or career pursuits they don’t think they can do. With our grant, we help provide tech and assistive devices used to bridge the gap.”

Comcast is focused on accessibility and providing the highest possible experiences for all of its customers. This grant will help students learn how to use the different technologies and help them live better lives.

For more information about the USDB Foundation, visit www.usdbfoundation.org.

“We love to have community partners and Comcast has been such a great community part ner for us this year,” Zaharis said. “It’s great to have community support, just to help our kids with the extra needs they have. We welcome Utah businesses and individuals alike to make donations to the foundation.”l

Great Salt Lake Causeway berm raised 4 feet to protect salinity levels

(Editor’s Note—This is one of our continuing series of stories as part of our Davis Journal Water Watchers campaign)

Due to the increasing salinity issues related to the shrinking Great Salt Lake, the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, along with the Division of Water Resources, has modified the breach in the Union Pacific railroad causeway that divides the lake. The breach is a 180-foot section of the causeway that was removed to connect the north and south areas of the Great Salt Lake with an open channel.

The decrease of incoming water into the lake has created a salinity issue that has negatively impacted the lake’s ecosys tem.

“The salinity of Great Salt Lake plays an important role in shaping the lake’s unique ecological, recreational and miner al resource use,” said Laura Vernon, Great Salt Lake Coordinator for the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. “Unfortu nately, the decrease in freshwater inflows has led to an increase in salinity that is det rimental to these resources.”

In recent years, the north arm was causing the salinity level of the south arm to increase. This increase poses an environmental threat to the brine shrimp in the south arm and the migratory birds

that feed off the shrimp. Engineers from the Division of Water Resources prepared a design to raise the berm in the bottom of the causeway breach by four feet. This would reduce the mixing of the north and south arms. The berm was constructed at the end of July.

The water in the lake’s north arm is heavier than the water in the south due to the lack of freshwater inflows and higher concentrations of salt, so it pushes into the south arm along the bottom of the channel. The less-dense water in the southern arm slides over the heavier north arm water at the causeway breach. The berm modifi cation is intended to significantly reduce north-to-south flow but still allow southarm water to flow north.

Southern Pacific built the causeway in 1902 as an alternate route to the orig inal rail line laid through the Promontory Mountains north of the lake. In 1959, the 12-mile wooden bridge section was re placed with the current rock-filled cause way, which included two culverts that al lowed water to flow freely. Due to the slow settling of the causeway into the lake bed, the culverts eventually sank low enough that they had to be abandoned and filled in, which slowed the water flow between the two arms. In 2016, the causeway was

breached to restore the flow between the north and south arms, and to improve res cue boat access to the north arm.

With the installation of the raised berm, state officials and United States

Geological Survey personnel will continue to monitor the salinity levels of the lake to determine if additional work is required in the future.

— Tom Haraldsen

Students at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind receive assistive devices and training through a Comcast community grant. Courtesy of Todd Keith.

Crews work to raise the berm on the Great Salt Lake Causeway. Courtesy photo

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woman is one of three ad vocates recognized by the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (UDDC) for their work in their communi ties through the 2022 Advocacy Awards. The UDDC Advocacy Award is given to an indi vidual who has made a commitment to im proving the lives of Utahns with disabilities. The awardee is recognized for their efforts to help individuals with disabilities lead full, integrated lives and help make their commu nities inclusive and respectful.

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Lisa Ridges of Kaysville has been awarded “2022 Family Member of the Year.” A longtime member of the autism commu nity, Lisa is first and foremost the mother of Conner, a 26 year old with profound autism, and serves as a mentor to parents with newly diagnosed children on the autism spectrum.

In 2002, she founded the SaharaCares Foundation, a local 401(c)3 organization that focused on helping children with autism in our community. During the 15 years that she

served as President of SaharaCares, the or ganization produced and distributed various autism training DVDs focusing on such top ics as training law enforcement on autism, Autism & Faith (integrating individuals with autism into religious settings), and finding caregivers for children with autism. For 13 years, SaharaCares also hosted a large car nival celebrating children with autism, with yearly attendance over 2500 people.

She is currently the Chief People Offi cer at United Contractors, Inc. based in Salt Lake City and has worked in the local con struction industry for over 25 years. Lisa is most proud of her two beautiful sons, Con ner and Jackson. Lisa is most influenced by compassionate people who are dedicated to helping others and making the world a better place.

She was recognized at the The Golden Key Awards held in conjunction with the Disability:IN Utah Summit at the National Ability Center in Park City in September. l

Ridges is shown along with her son Conner and her husband Russ. Photos courtesy of UDDC

Spooky Garage haunts Kaysville neighborhood

By Karen Painter / kpainter@mycityjournals.com

Kaysville best friends Julia Walker and Rossy Martinez are creating a spook alley in Julia’s garage for the sec ond year in a row.

“We set it up last year and it was a hit. Everybody loved it. The kids in the neighborhood just kept coming back and bringing more people with them,” Walker said.

Walker is from Elmo, Utah (near Price) and has lived in Kaysville for 22 years. She raised four sons and is the proud grandmother of two grandsons.

“My parents did not let us go Trick or Treating as kids. I missed out on some of the fun. As I got older and started having kids, Halloween just became one of my favorite hol idays,” Walker said.

Martinez grew up in LA but has lived in Utah for over 20 years.

The friends met years ago when their mutual friend, Georgette Walker passed away from brain cancer at age 36. Georgette was Martinez’s best friend and Walker’s sister-inlaw.

“It was sudden and tragic. It was a hard, hard time,” Walker said.

After Georgette’s passing, the two women comforted each other over their loss.

“We shared our sorrow and helped each other through the grief,” Martinez said. Walker added, “We stayed up many nights just crying and talking about her and it evolved into a best friend relationship.”

Martinez lives in Walker’s basement and last year she wanted to put on a spook alley. The two have handmade most of their spooky items or purchased them from the dollar store

or the online classifieds.

“We found a doll at [the thrift store] and muffed her up with a spider on her neck, put her on a swing hung from the ceiling. Just fun little things, sitting around and hanging,” Walker said.

They created potion bottles with glowing skeleton hands inside, a framed floating head, a chandelier made from skeleton bones, and skeletons with pumpkin heads. One of their favorite items is a coffin painted black and filled with a life-size skeleton.

“We had it so the door [of the coffin] was propped open and the skeleton was in the coffin. Rossy ran around and jumped out from behind the coffin,” Walker laughed.

Walker said she asked visitors if they wanted to be scared or not before they went through the spook alley. They only had two little girls who would not go in.

“Some people don’t want to be scared and some people do. We tried to keep it family-friendly and young-kid-friend ly,” Walker said.

The two best friends also share a love for baseball and attended several MLB parks last year to visit games.

The friends plan to run their free spook alley at 1042 Barley Lane in Kaysville on Halloween night from 5 to 11 pm.

“We’ll just go until people stop coming. We like to have fun,” Walker laughed. l

DWR launches first drone law enforcement team

In an effort to expand its law enforcement inves tigative methods, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently launched its first conservation of ficer drone team.

The new Unmanned Aerial Systems team had to complete various licensing and training requirements with the Federal Aviation Administration in order to become certified to operate drones for law enforcement work. There are currently five investigators assigned to the drone team, and they are located throughout the state.

“Using drones will help us more effectively solve wildlife crimes, and having trained law enforcement drone pilots will also allow us to assist other law en forcement agencies with search-and-rescue efforts or any other investigations,” DWR Captain Wade Hov inga said. “Utah conservation officers are public ser vants, and these new tools will help us better serve the public, whether we’re solving poaching crimes or lo cating lost hunters.”

Similar to the K-9 conservation officer team, these specialized drone officers will be called to assist with a variety of things, including:

Documenting crime scenes.

• Searching for evidence and locating illegally tak en wildlife.

• Assisting landowners by investigating illegal trespassing on private property.

• Helping other law enforcement agencies with search-and-rescue efforts.

• Assisting biologists with wildlife surveys.

• Documenting boating accidents (available to as

sist, if asked).

• Investigating hunting-related shooting incidents.

• Investigating wildlife/human encounters.

Conservation officers concentrate their efforts on enforcing wildlife laws and ensuring compliance with those regulations. They also educate and protect the recreating public, and work to promote the value of wildlife for everyone in Utah. DWR conservation officers also increasingly respond to non-wildlife-relat ed criminal code violations and are often requested to assist local law enforcement agencies. Some of their job duties include:

• Patrolling Utah’s mountains and lakes, investi gating wildlife-related violations. (Conservation of ficers patrol on foot, horseback, motorcycles, ATVs, boats and in trucks.)

• Assisting biologists with studies and surveys to help inform management decisions.

• Removing nuisance wildlife from urban areas.

• Helping other agencies with various investiga tions and enforcement.

• Assisting in search-and-rescue missions, wildfire evacuations and other emergency response efforts.

• Helping with Hunter Education, teaching new hunters about how to be responsible and ethical.

• Enforcing all of Utah’s laws.

To learn more about Utah’s conservation offi cers or to assist them by reporting any wildlife-related crime, visit the DWR website. l

DWR conservation officers are using drones to help with enforcement efforts. Courtesy of DWR

A skeleton, books, and a baby head in a jar greet you at the spooky friends’ garage. Photo by Karen Painter

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Utah women pursuing higher education face challenges

Recent

U.S. Census Bureau data show that slightly more Utah women are earning bachelor’s degrees than Utah men (23.4% vs. 22.6%). However, Utah has the most signifi cant educational attainment gap among ad vanced degree holders in the U.S. Nationally, 13% of females and 12.4% of males have a graduate degree, but in Utah, only 9.3% of females have a graduate degree, compared to 14.1% of males.

To better understand this disparity, a re search team at Utah State University, led by Sojung Lim, associate professor of sociology, in partnership with the USU Utah Woman & Leadership Project, collected quantitative and qualitative data examining the resources and challenges of women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees. This report is the first of two and summarizes results from the quanti tative data.

“The goal of this study was to examine the challenges Utah women face when they pursue higher education,” said Susan Madsen, founding director of the UWLP. “Understand ing this will help us learn how to better assist women in attaining higher education, which will, in turn, help in other areas of inequity, in cluding the gender wage gap.”

Study results came from a survey of Utah women 18 or older enrolled in colleges/univer sities pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. Participants were recruited through the registrar’s and graduate offices of Utah uni versities and through social media platforms and professional networks. In June 2022, 907 women completed the survey.

About 30% reported wanting to learn skills necessary for their desired job. One in four respondents said they felt an undergrad

uate degree was necessary regardless of their career/life goals, and about 17% chose college to increase potential earnings.

To better understand Utah women’s edu cational aspirations and goals, they were asked if they plan to go to graduate school. Almost half said they were considering it.

“This result is somewhat surprising, giv en that Utah is the state with the largest gender gap in advanced education among all states,” said Lim. “It suggests that challenges and cir cumstances, not ambition and desire, are influ encing the gap.”

Women in undergraduate programs with clear career goals appear to be aware of the benefits of graduate degrees and how they can advance their careers and economic prospects. Conversely, those with unclear career goals and strong family orientations are less interest ed in graduate school. Also, financial and time burdens associated with graduate programs are significant barriers.

Another challenge for Utah women is learning to manage family responsibilities and education. This could be addressed by making students aware of childcare services and pro viding mentoring programs that target students with children.

A final challenge was women not fully understanding their career goals and the path ways that lead to them. Undergraduate stu dents who were less inclined to attend graduate school often lacked knowledge about it, i.e., what graduate school entails, resources avail able, potential benefits, and return on invest ment.

For further information on UWLP pro grams and projects, visit utwomen.org. l

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Women facing more challenges than men in efforts to earn a college degree. USU graduation photo by Bronson Teichert

Changing Utah high school sports for the better

By Alec Cipollini | a.cipollini@mycityjournals.com

MIDVALE– High schools around the state have started their school years, the Utah High School Activities Association will be sanctioning new sports and changing rules that will be implemented this season and next.

With over 160 schools and 100,000 students under the UHSAA umbrella, the or ganization plans on another successful year of young student athletes against each other starting this fall.

This will be the first school year of competitive cheerleading starting in late Jan uary 2023 in Utah, as well as in the spring of 2024, boys volleyball will be a sanctioned high school sport by the UHSAA.

Oglesby said that with boys volleyball in particular, it was a decision by their board members whether or not to sanction the sport, and the process took years to come up with a solution.

“Our board took many years to look at the information and viability of the sport,” Oglesby said. “There were a lot of discus sions including superintendents, principals of schools and our board members about gym spaces, funding and transportation. We gathered the information and made a decision as we will be having our first state championship in boys volleyball in 2024.”

The introduction of a shot clock this year in Utah High School girls and boys bas ketball has been deemed as a “game-chang er” and it will change the way youthful play ers conduct decisions when they are on the court.

The reason why shot clocks weren’t in use at games last season was because, ac cording to Oglesby, the National Federation of State High School Associations didn’t al low states to use a shot clock in competitions originally.

“In state competitions, the NFHS didn’t allow the use of a shot clock before this school year,” Oglesby said. “Moving for ward, they have allowed each state to decide whether they wanted to use the shot clock or not in state competitions. Utah is a basket ball state, and after having discussions with principals, superintendents and board mem bers, the decision was made to implement the shot clock to raise the competitive level in our state.”

Realignment of schools is a topic that is discussed frequently within the UHSAA as to where to classify schools from 1A to 6A, depending on the number of students at a school to try to create an equal playing field.

“The goal of realignment is to group schools together with relatively the same size as others and put them together into classifications.” Oglesby said. “School pop ulation and competitiveness are the part of the process that is really designed to set up schools into those classifications, and giving

the schools a chance to win a state champi onship.”

Oglesby said that Utah has a high cali ber of dominance and maintains a high skill level in sports like football, volleyball and cross country. The fall semester every year brings the same excitement back to high schools and he can’t wait for the season to get started.

“Our football programs in Utah have been very competitive and the caliber of

talent is outstanding,” Oglesby said. “We are nationally recognized as one of the best states in cross country due to the elevation and the prolific athletes that high schools produce. The volleyball talent is exceptional as well. The fall sports lineup has some of our best student-athletes and there is always just an excitement at the beginning of the year with sports helping with that.” l

Boys soccer and baseball are just two of myriad sports sanctioned by the Utah High School Activities Association, which is adding competitive cheerleading and boys volleyball to its pallet over the next two years. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle

It started as a kitchen band in 1979 at Bountiful’s Golden Years Senior Center with musicians playing pots, spoons, wash tubs, kazoos, harmonicas and a recorder, or two. Now the Golden Years Band is a main stay in the area, playing every Friday at se nior centers throughout the county.

Charlotte Maxwell joined the band in the late 1980s when she worked at the Gold en Years Senior Center (now the South Da vis Senior Activity Center) as a professional caregiver. She now serves as the band pres ident.

“As more people became familiar with the band, and had fun with it, there were more instruments, not just the Ozark-type instruments,” she said. “People come from all over Davis County to play with us.”

At 79, Maxwell is the longest-living member of the band that has performed at weddings, funerals, church meetings and pa rades for more than 40 years. Although the group recently changed its name from Gold en Years Jazz Band to Golden Years Band, she said they still play the fun music people have come to expect.

Musicians have come and gone over the years, with band members ranging in age from 3 to 97 years. Currently, there are 22 members participating.

“When I had grandchildren, when they were young, they’d sit on my lap and help play the drums,” Maxwell said. “That way I could see them.”

There are no requirements for joining the band, in fact, most people just show up and play. Maxwell said a man from Salt Lake rented a bass fiddle, picked up his fa ther from the Alzheimer’s unit, and played with the band for the day. Another man would join in when visiting his parents, one woman asked if she could play the spoons, and sometimes professionals drop by to play along.

Maxwell’s done her own scouting, too. She invited a saw player to join when she heard him perform at the storytelling festival in Kaysville, and she always has an ear open for potential musicians.

“I was walking along the street and I heard somebody playing. I went up to their house and asked who was playing and what it was. It happened to be an oboe,” she said. “I told them we hadn’t had an oboe for a long time and asked if they were interested in joining. I’ve always kept the band open be cause it’s supposed to be for fun and to help other people have a nice hour in their life.”

Melissa Hansen started playing with the band seven years ago. As a saxophonist since ninth grade, more than 30 years ago, she said the only opportunity she had to per form was for her family each Christmas. Her uncle, Terry Vowles, who played the banjo, asked Hansen if she wanted to join the band.

Her response was, “Heck yes, I do.”

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com

Golden Years Band Schedule – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

First Friday – Truewood by Mer rill, 1150 S. Main St, Bountiful

Second Friday – Chancellor Gar dens, 1425 S. 1500 East, Clearfield

Third Friday – Sunridge Assisted Living, 835 S. Angel St, Layton

Fourth Friday – Whisper Cove As sisted Living and Memory Care, 725 S. Main St., Kaysville

Fifth Friday – Central Davis Se nior Activity Center, 81 E. Center St., Kaysville

Hansen said it’s been fun learning new songs and creating memories with other mu sicians. The first Friday of each month is considered a practice day where the group learns new pieces and gets the mistakes worked out. She invites anyone to come out and play.

“I love the camaraderie. I love our au diences at the different assisted living homes we play at,” Hansen said. “At the last place we played, the audience was singing and moving their bodies, so I love the interaction with them. It puts smiles on their faces and it keeps me young playing my saxophone each week.” The Golden Years Band has sheet music available for more than 400 songs, most of them dating back to the early 1900s. Many new people in the band today aren’t familiar with these classic tunes, but the audience always appreciates hearing music from their youth.

“So many of the people who come say it’s really a nice time,” Maxwell said. “They can dance, they can sing and we have them try and guess what the piece was we just played. They can do whatever they feel like. It’s music they don’t hear anymore because you’re going back to 1910, 1920 and 1930.” l

The Golden Years Band has performed at Davis County senior centers for more than 40 years. Photo courtesy of Lori Salas

Ask an Expert – 12 tips to help make sense of home canning

By Kathy Riggs | Utah State University Extension family and consumer sciences professor

While many people know and under stand basic freezing and dehydrating methods for preserving foods, it becomes a different story when they contemplate bottling.

Food preservation is a science- and research-based practice. It is not the same as creative cooking. When preserving food with water-bath or pressure canning, a kitch en must be turned into a laboratory by fol lowing instructions exactly and using proper procedures. That is why many home canners are disappointed to learn that their favorite fresh salsa or grandma’s stew is not recom mended for home canning, nor are things like butter, bacon, or pureed squash.

Here are 12 tips to help guide both the novice and the seasoned home preservation enthusiast:

• Follow canning directions exactly.

• Always use up-to-date, scientifically tested recipes, and only use approved can ning methods (boiling water-bath or pres sure).

• Make altitude adjustments by adding more time to water bath canning or increas ing pressure for pressure-canned products.

• Be certain that canned products have a proper lid seal.

• Don’t add extra starch, flour, or other

thickeners to a recipe.

• Don’t add extra onions, chilies, bell peppers, or other vegetables to salsas.

• Be sure to properly vent the pressure canner.

• Get your dial-type pressure canner gauges tested annually.

• Don’t use an oven instead of a water bath for processing.

• Be sure to properly acidify canned to matoes.

• Do not cool the pressure canner under running water.

• Do not let food prepared for “hot pack” processing cool in jars before placing them in the canner for processing.

If you have questions, the best option for finding safe, scientifically based answers for proper food preservation is to contact your local USU Extension office. For loca tion and contact information, visit https:// extension.usu.edu/locations. Additional can ning information can be found at canning. usu.edu.

The satisfaction that comes from pre serving food is well worth the time and effort it takes. With instruction from approved re sources along with a dash of common sense, this season may be the best ever for adding to your food storage shelves! l Home canning season is at hand, and so are some handy tips. Photo courtesy of USU Extension

DWR seeking Utahns to adopt desert tortoises

SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Di vision of Wildlife Resources currently has several desert tortoises available for adop tion and is accepting applications.

Mojave desert tortoises, native to areas north and west of the Colorado River in Ar izona, Utah, Nevada and California, were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990. As such, desert tortois es are protected under federal and state laws. In Utah, it is illegal to collect or remove des ert tortoises from the wild. It is also illegal to release captive tortoises back into the wild or to transport them into Utah without the prop er certifications.

Washington County is the native range of the Mojave desert tortoise in Utah. It’s also an area with a lot of growth and recre ation, which leads to more human-tortoise encounters. The DWR occasionally comes into possession of desert tortoises for a va riety of reasons:

• Someone illegally removed a desert tortoise from the wild.

• A wild tortoise wandered into an urban area or was found outside its native range where it would not survive.

• Someone was illegally housing a des ert tortoise. If a desert tortoise owner moves from another state into Utah, they must ap ply for the proper certifications in order to bring their tortoise with them; otherwise,

they must return the tortoise to an approved adoption facility within their previous state.

• A wild tortoise that was adopted is be ing surrendered due to the family relocating.

“Removing tortoises from the wild can harm wild populations by reducing their ability to reproduce and sustain themselves on the landscape,” said DWR Wildlife Bi ologist Ann McLuckie. “Tortoises that are removed from the wild cannot be released back into the wild, due to a risk of intro ducing diseases, especially if they’ve been kept in a home with other animals. They are susceptible to a density-dependent disease called upper respiratory tract disease, which presents like pneumonia.”

The Utah Desert Tortoise Adoption Pro gram began in the 1990s, after tortoises were placed on the Endangered Species list. This year, the DWR has received almost 20 desert tortoises that are now available for adoption. If you are interested in adopting a tortoise, you should do the following:

• Submit an application to tortoise@ utah.gov and pay the $10 handling fee.

• Design a safe outdoor and indoor envi ronment for a tortoise.

• Once you are approved for an adop tion, you will pay the $75 Certificate of Reg istration fee.

• Be aware that tortoises can live 60-70 years, and note that you are responsible for

all veterinarian costs.

• Note that you must live in Utah to adopt a desert tortoise from the DWR, and you can’t live in Washington, Kane or Iron counties.

“Captive tortoises make great pets,” McLuckie said. “They have their own unique personality, they will gladly eat the weeds in your backyard and they are fairly independent as long as they have shade and food. They also hibernate for roughly five

months out of the year, making them a fairly low-maintenance pet.”

In Utah, the majority of desert tortois es reside in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, where there are roughly 2,000 adult tortois es. The population has not yet recovered to the numbers it had before wildfires scorched the area in 2005. However, during the last few years, the population has remained rela tively stable. l

Desert tortoises are available for adoption through Utah’s DWR. Courtesy photo

New police officer Noelia Sarmiento

Congratulations to the newest member of the Kaysville Police Department. Officer Noelia Sarmiento completed the police acad emy training and was officially sworn in as a Patrol Officer. She began her field training on September 12 and the department is fortunate to have her. Kaysville PD officials say they are so excited for her to join the department.

–Cindi Mansell

Tandoori Taqueria

indo-mexican fusion

T here are lots of people in this world who scare me, like toddlers, Christian nationalists and the barista who always compliments my shirt, even when I’m wearing a blood-stained hoodie.

But dentists! Dentists are a higher level of fear. I'm sure they get tired of being compared to the sadistic den tist in “Little Shop of Horrors” but if the tooth fits…

My dentophobia is rooted in an experience when I was 5 where many of the details are still slumbering in my subconscious, waiting to burst when I’m least expecting it. The only thing I remember was the dentist was not my friend.

I start ed dreading my annual checkup. Mom would write our dentist’s name on the bathroom mirror in red lipstick, so she’d remember to schedule the appointment. But every time she wrote it, I’d take a wet washcloth and wipe it off. I’m sure she never noticed the smeared lipstick or the dripping-wet mirror.

Now that I’m older, I should be braver, right? I should be grateful I don’t have a medieval dentist who also works as the village butcher, barber and blacksmith. I’m lucky I’m not Tom Hanks in “Castaway” when he uses an ice skate to knock out his abscessed molar. Modern dentistry

It’s like pulling teeth

is a privilege.

My rational mind knows all those things, but I’ve never left a dentist’s office thinking, “Hmmm. That wasn’t too bad.”

I recently had my first root canal, which didn’t ease my fears. At all. I was upfront with the endodontist and told him I didn’t like him very much.

“I understand,” he said.

“No, really. I loathe you,” I said.

“Yeah, I get that a lot.”

We went from there. He offered me nitrous oxide be cause if I’m going to be root-canaled, I’d rather be float ing somewhere near Venus. After I was nice and drifty, he told me I’d feel a little pinch as he numbed my mouth. Then he proceeded to nail my face to the chair while the nurse handed him a Black & Decker drill. He laughed ma niacally, donned a hockey mask ala Jason Voorhees and started excavating my back teeth.

At least, that’s how I remember it.

After the root canal, I had to make an appointment with my dentist to put a crown on my tooth. I called the receptionist who said I could schedule time on Sept. 12 at 2:30 a.m. or wait until June 2023. Typical.

I don’t know why I’m still terrified of all things den tal. The smell of a dentist’s office makes my stomach roll. The sound of a drill makes my jaw clench, which makes it really hard to work on my teeth. When it was time for my crown appointment, I sat in my car for a good 15 minutes, giving myself a pep talk.

“You’ve got this,” I said. “You’re a big girl.”

“Nope. I’m going to Starbucks,” I responded. “No, you’re not. You’re going to act like an adult

and walk in that office.”

I stuck my tongue out at myself and went to get my crown. Not a cool crown like a Dutch sapphire tiara but a porcelain crown that I’m afraid to chew with. I’m pretty sure my dentist has a hook for a hand and he proceeded to stab my gums repeatedly, probably just for the fun of it. And then it was over. For now.

I’d rather face a zillion zombies, a multitude of mum mies, a van full of vampires or a ton of toddlers before seeing the dentist again. He’s the scariest monster I know.

Peri Kinder

Life and Laughter

Gold medalists break the sound barrier aboard Thunderbirds

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

HILLAIR FORCE BASE–Gold medalist Olympians Justin Schoenefeld andAshley Caldwell are used to doing flips in the air – on snow – not in an F-16 Thunderbird flying high above the ground. The Olympic skiers were guests aboard the planes during a flight demonstration practice run Friday in preparation for the much anticipated Warriors Over the Wasatch Air show Saturday and Sunday at HillAir Force Base.

“It was so insane,” said Caldwell when she was back on firm ground. “I didn’t know if I’d keep my food down. I can’t believe these guys do this all the time. It was tense.”

“It was crazy,” said Schoenefeld. “It was like an elephant on your chest and your vision goes away for a minute. We were going 4G’s and I thought that was crazy then we went faster and I thought ‘oh gee.’”

It was a real treat, said Lt. Col. RyanYingling. “It was unique and fun for us and fun for you guys. It was a blast. We got through everything and went into super sonic airspace and broke the sound barrier.”

They started training on the F-16 early this morning, said Jake Impellizzeri, Thunderbird eight. “It was information by firehose. I putAshley through the wringer. We pulled 9G’s and 1.28 Mach. We did loops and rolls and she got some stick time. It was an honor.”What they do in the Olympics showcases a beacon of excellence, he said. “It’s doing something greater than ourselves.That’s what they represent. It's an inspiration to our team that’s what we try to achieve in theAir Force.” Caldwell said she’s trained her whole life to reach the Gold medal standard. “TheAir Force sets a high bar. I give a high performance in skiing and these guys give a high performance in a different way. It’s two different worlds.”

An aerial doesn’t get any less scary, said Schoenefeld. “When I do a triple backflip I’m nervous every day. When we took off I thought ‘oh we’re about to go fast.’” It was absolutely incredible, said Caldwell. “My Gold medal went through the speed of sound. This was the highlight of my post Olympic experience. It was a dream come true and now it’s off my bucket list.” It’s hard to describe the indescribable, she said. “It’s like if a dragon and a unicorn had a baby strapped to a rocket ship. I’m so excited to be a part of this and I’m grateful for their service.” l

Incumbents dominate in Davis GOP Primaries

By Tom Haraldsen tom.h@davisjournal.com

This year’s primary elections in Davis County were completely between candidates in the Republican Party, which has dominated the county’s political offices for years.As of earlyWednesday morning, here were the vote totals in Davis County for candidates in a number of races:

U.S. Senate As expected, incumbent Mike Lee fought off the challenges of two Davis County resi dents, Becky Edwards of Bountiful andAlly Isom of Kaysville. Lee garnered 24,859 votes to 16,045 for Edwards and 4,517 for Isom in Davis County. Lee took 60 percent of the votes statewide.

U.S. House District 1 Incumbent Blake Moore, seeking a sec ond term of office, defeatedAndrew Badger

Wayment earns spot on U.S. National Team

Courtney Wayment, the Davis High and recently graduated BYU distance runner, finished second in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to win a spot on the U.S. world championship team.

After her collegiate-record perfor mance in the NCAA championships two weeks ago, Wayment knocked another four seconds off her record performance in the NCAA meet –which was eight seconds faster than any collegian has ever run – finish ing with a time of 9:12.10.

The world championships will be held on this same track at the Uni versity of Oregon in three weeks.

Judge issues temporary restraining order on Utah’s abortion trigger law

Physicians in Utah may continue to provide abortions for patients until at least July 11. On Monday, Third District Court Judge Andrew Stone granted a request from Utah’s Planned Parenthood Association for a 14 day TRO. He said he felt allow ing the law to take immediate effect could cause “irreparable harm.

Doctors here are threatened with felonies. The affected women are deprived of safe, local medical treat ments to terminate pregnancies.”

Doctors can continue to provide abortions in the Beehive State for the next two weeks, a state judge decided Monday. Stone granted the order at the request from Planned Parenthood Association of Utah.

Prayer OK’d for school coach instateWashington

andTina Cannon in this primary, getting 14,769 votes. Badger was second at 6,712 and Cannon third at 3,363.

July 1, 2022 Vol. 3 Iss. 26 $1.50 NEWS BREAK WashingtonParkcontractor...page3 CenterPoint’sBigSplash...page7 Thompsontoretire...page8 A former high school football coach in Washington who was disciplined for holding a postgame prayer at midfield with his team saw his action protected by a Supreme Court ruling on Monday. By a 6-3 decision, the Court said Bremer ton High School Joseph Kenne dy’s prayers are protected by the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and religious exercise, and the school board’s discipline of the coach was unwarranted.

U.S. House District 2 Incumbent Chris Stewart moved into November’s general election with a win over challenger Erin Rider. Stewart finished with 13,781 votes to 6,329 for Rider.

State Senate District 6 Jerry Stevenson advanced into Novem

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