Midvale Journal | April 2021

April 2021 | Vol. 21 Iss. 04

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SCIENCE TEACHER TO SHARE HIS DREAM FLIGHT ON NASA TRIP WITH HIS STUDENTS

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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hen Hillcrest High science teacher Clief Castleton boards a flight into the stratosphere, he won’t be alone.

While he will be with NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) scientists and 29 other educators, he hopes to be joined by hundreds of students he has taught in his science and math classes and advised on his robotics teams and in the Technology Student Association.

“I want to bring every student’s name with me on a flash drive so they can be part of this extraordinary opportunity,” he said. “They’re why I’m a part of this.”

This means boarding a flight on SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 106-inch diameter telescope, which is the world’s largest flying observatory. There, Castleton, as an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador, will be able to observe and interact with scientists and mission crew members.

The 10-hour flight is dependent upon COVID-19 restrictions, but it is tentatively scheduled for fall 2021.

While the Airborne Astronomy Ambassador application process began this past winter when Canyons School District’s Instructional Supports Teacher Specialist Leslie Allen let all middle and high school science teachers know about this program through their AAA partnership with the SETI Institute, for Castleton it began years earlier.

In a 2013 career and technical education conference, he heard a keynote speaker talk about his experience on SOFIA and “I knew at that moment, I had to get on that airplane,” Castleton recalled.

As the keynote continued to talk about the requirements, Castleton kept checking off the list and noted skills he had in

Hillcrest High science teacher and robotics coach Clief Castleton, who has been selected to fly on NASA’s SOFIA this fall, discusses with robotics mentors about the robotics team. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

sync with the program—he teaches astronomy, math, engineering, robotics and physics, he speaks German, and he has a desire and passion for astronomy. However, the speaker didn’t have a connection for Castleton to board the plane immediately, but he kept in touch with him about the project’s funding.

That led to an eventual meeting between Canyons School

District and the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute, which houses the NASA-funded ambassador program that was created to bolster U.S. student interest and achievement in STEM, about an AAA partnership. The partnership also is reContinued page 3

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Continued from front page quired for the program.

One of the main questions was about the costs involved. “They said the only cost to the school district is for a substitute for teachers who would be gone a week in the fall,” Castleton said.

While Castleton’s connection helped pave the way for the opportunity, “it didn’t help me be the one selected to go; it was independent of it.”

Castleton took his time on the application, which included essay questions explaining why he would be a good choice to be part of the program, detailing his teaching strategies, how this would benefit his teaching, how this would be incorporated into his curriculum as well as his personal and professional astronomy interests. He submitted his application in late January and was told he would know by Feb. 12.

“I was thinking, ‘Well, I’ve waited eight years so I can wait a bit longer,’” he said, but he didn’t have to wait that long. “On Feb. 4, I saw an email that said, ‘Congratulations’ and I just started jumping; I was ecstatic. Until they released the information (on Feb. 25), I couldn’t tell anyone —well, I told my wife. I was just on cloud nine, and I still am.”

Castleton’s passion for astronomy began in his teenage years on a Boy Scout camping trip in Southern California where he learned to recognize the constellation Orion.

“I learned to pick it out and then, I started

asking, ‘What’s up there?’ I’m a scientist, but a romantic at heart. I’m fascinated with space.

I’ve always wanted to go into space the more I learned about astronomy from the Egyptians, Chinese, Mayan, Aborigines, Greeks, Romans and everyone who has studied it. It’s an innate human question to ask, ‘What’s up there?’ It spans history, cultures, geographers and it draws humanity upward,” he said.

Castleton wasn’t the only Canyons School District teacher selected. Corner Canyon High science teacher Milo Maughan also will join Castleton as well as educators from middle and high schools and community colleges from across the United States.

In the fall, the two will travel to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Hangar 703 in Palmdale, California, where ambassadors will go through their intense week-long onsite training before their trip on SOFIA. Once aboard SOFIA, they will be able to see images from the massive reflecting telescope used to detect light sources from the depths of space.

SOFIA, a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, is maintained and operated from NASA’s fight center in California. NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley manages the program, science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association in Columbia, Maryland.

Their first experience with the program began with a March 11 webinar.

Through monthly webinars, asynchro-

Hillcrest High robotics coach Clief Castleton, seen here advising his robotics team, will join scientists and mission crew members aboard the world’s largest flying observatory this fall. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

nous content learning and hands-on curriculum workshops, Castleton will learn curriculum and gain equipment that he can incorporate into his classes.

“As part of the Ambassador program, I am enthused and engaged in what STEM can bring to students and I can bring them the perspective I gain,” adding that he hopes the connections he makes will help his students

in their goals. “What I can bring to kids is the experience. It may be that spark of interest for our kids that may result in one day, one of them will go reach the stars or walk on the moon someday. That would be so rewarding to me— to see one of my students go on and be a part of something in this direction. For me, I already touch the future when I teach. It’s more of a legacy than if I were an astronomer.” l

Looking back at April’s news 50 and 75 years ago

By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com

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he more things change, the more they stay the same.

Looking back at issues of the Midvale Journal Sentinel from 50 and 75 years ago reveal that some things feel familiar and others feel forgotten.

In April 1946, the country was finally at peace after years of war. Utah’s economy was still mostly agricultural, and the Midvale Journal Sentinel was the weekly news source for the southern half of Salt Lake County.

The Sentinel reports that the City planted 11 blue spruce trees in Midvale City Park “in honor of the hero dead of World War II from this community.” Sixteen service men were discharged from military service and sent home to Midvale that month.

“The kids of Midvale will surely get their share of entertainment this summer,” said the editor in his front page “ReeMarks.” “With the city organizing a junior baseball league, and opening a playground downtown, and the Kiwanis Club equipping same, it looks as if recreation will be abundant for our youth.”

Using $1,000 in proceeds from Harvest Days, new playground equipment was to be installed at “the old ball park on North Holden Street.” The new play area was for the children living on Main Street and west of the railroad tracks.

Children were also invited to participate in the “first ever Easter Hunt held in Sandy,” on the lawn of Sandy Junior High.

Older students composed essays urging their neighbors to keep the city clean. “Let’s Clean Up Your Yard and Mine” was the slogan chosen for the annual clean-up drive.

Similar to how Utahns were inspired to plant gardens in

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2020 due to COVID-19-related food production interruptions, Utahns in 1946 were urged to grow “victory gardens” due to global food shortages caused by the war. Vaccines were also a part of everyday life. A small notice in the Sentinel advertised a small pox vaccination clinic sponsored by the West Jordan PTA. Then, just as now, finding a home and a place to park your car were major concerns. The Sentinel editor noted that Salt Lake City was to add 1,000 more parking meters and hopes that “Midvale never, never gets big enough to install same.”

New homes were listed for sale starting at $3,500 ($47,208 in 2021 dollars).

Twenty-five years later, the most affordable homes had increased to $14,500 ($94,166 in 2021 dollars).

The front page of the April 1, 1971 Sentinel is a mishmash of news. The articles range from crime reports (with full addresses of arrested individuals published) to a story on the recently concluded legislative session to the schedule for Little League tryouts. Further on in the paper, one can learn the school lunch menus for the following week, summaries of the new library books in circulation, and wedding dates for newly-engaged couples.

The front page on April 15, 1971 reports a brush fire at North Main (700 West) and 7200 South as well as a story about the “Fireman’s dance.” The 48th annual fundraiser was planned to raise money to operate the Midvale Fire Department’s ambulance service. At the time, the department answers calls “wherever it is needed in the southern part of the valley” and averaged “around a call a day throughout the

An upcoming performance by “The Great Virgil, premier international magician and illusionist” was headline news in Midvale in April 1946. (Image courtesy of the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

year.” The crew of drivers and attendants were all volunteers, performing their duty as a community service. Proceeds from the dance paid for gasoline and tires for the ambulance and clean linens and oxygen for the patients.

The big story on April 22, 1971 was about “a polite, personable bandit, carrying a .22 caliber pistol” who robbed the American National Bank at 7095 S. State. The gunman walked away with more than a $1,000, but did say, “thank you.”

Full issues of the Midvale Journal Sentinel published between 1925 and 1988 are free for anyone to view at newspapers.lib.utah.edu/search As we continue riding the wave of this COVID-19 pandemic, it can be helpful to imagine the editor’s words from 1946 echoed today: “In spite of past worries or future hopes, we must go on living in this year.” l

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Read Across America celebration stretches beyond day at Copperview Elementary

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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here weren’t any red-and-white striped hats worn by cats or community guest readers making a surprise visit, but Copperview Elementary found other ways to celebrate Read Across America.

March 2, the day which was once focused on the birthday of the popular children’s author, Dr. Seuss, has pivoted to focus on more diverse children’s books during the month-long national reading month.

At Copperview, the day was stretched to a week and literature included more diversity that “focuses on equity and reflects our students,” said Jenna Landward, Copperview community school facilitator.

“With COVID-19, our celebration looks different than it has in the past,” she said.

“Instead of giving books away during ‘Pastries and Parents,’ we sent home a new book for every child with a literacy kit. These are awesome books; we realized if we wanted to instill the love of reading, we needed to invest in some good, diverse books. These are books that are inclusive and reflective of our school community.”

She said they used parent engagement funds and contributions from United Way of Salt Lake to purchase a number of books from Read Across America’s website.

Their literacy kit also included a DYAD reading bookmark and literacy games that were played in class to give parents and families a chance to play at home to reinforce students’ learning.

The games are designed to boost their children’s literacy skill levels. For example, they may center around learning consonant and vowel sounds or even blended sounds at a beginner reading level while older students would read a story, then roll dice to answer questions based on setting, plot, characters, and problem and resolution in the story, which helps with retelling and comprehen-

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Copperview students are instilling the love of reading during the school’s Read Across America Day. (Jenna Landward/Copperview Elementary)

sion, Landward said.

Students also had the opportunity to watch videos shared with them from Real Salt Lake players, who read stories to them, and administrators shared some of their favorite stories as well, she said.

Copperview’s commitment to literacy didn’t just stop there. In their Family Learning Center, they will kick off a program to help bilingual Spanish-English parents read alongside their children and develop a culture of reading.

Through use of The Peregrine House Literacy Project, Copperview will give parents the tools to provide side-by-side reading during a three-week period, start-

ing in mid-April.

“We’ll provide books, tools and structure to help bilingual parents set up a routine with a time or length to read beside their child. We’ll review what works and what doesn’t and how to create that parent model and routine with the goal to read with the student,” she said, adding that after the first three weeks, there will be another month to check-in and get strategic ideas how to continue to make it successful. “A lot of our parents don’t feel like they have the skills or confidence in reading with their kids; they may worry about their accent, our different understanding, but it’s an important bonding experience between the

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Landward said the books also have a diversity of levels in literacy and the kids already are excited to read them and have that support. As parents and children sit together, they also can identify and look up words that are unfamiliar.

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Midvale City Council meetings are still held electronically. Council and staff discuss recent meth contamination. (YouTube screenshot)

Meth contamination in hotel leads to wider city discussion on dealing with drug calls

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By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

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n late February, Unified Police Department (UPD) responded to three incidents of meth contamination in a Midvale hotel. During a Midvale City Council meeting in early March, council and staff discussed the incidents.

Councilmember Bryant Brown was concerned that while so many rooms closed in a single hotel, the rest of the hotel rooms were still open. “When can we move in to shut down a hotel that has multiple contaminations?”

Brown asked.

“I don’t disagree,” UPD Midvale precinct Chief Randy Thomas said. “Obviously, there’s a physical makeup of the hotel where they have exterior halls and no adjoining rooms. That’s really up to the health department and how far they want to shut it down.”

“I agree this is a big problem…,” Assistant City Manager Matt Dahl said. “The problem is we don’t close down an entire apartment building if we have meth. It’s a problem, and we need it to be equitable across the different use types.”

“In order for every room in a hotel to shut down due to meth contamination would be if someone smoked meth in every room,” Gabri-

el Moreno, spokesperson for Salt Lake County Health Department, told the City Journals. “Or, if the whole hotel uses a single HVAC system for all rooms (normally, each room/unit, has its own HVAC system, so the contamination does not spread to other rooms).”

Brown also suggested in the meeting that it seems unfair to residents that would face steeper consequences for code and contamination infractions.

“If I were to build a carport out of city compliance the city can put a non-conforming lien on my property, make it impossible to refinance or sell or even get fined…,” Brown said.

“Just losing three doors to a hotel because of the health department with no repercussions from the city seems inequitable with the penalties we put on our citizens and our businesses,” he said.

There are some ideas to change how the city deals with drug calls.

“We have been looking at ways of looking at businesses that are requiring a significant amount of safety resources. Lt. Malone is working on a proposed nuisance ordinance,” Thomas said. “It would be really great if we had more teeth.”l

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Softball coach deflects attention from life-saving efforts as Huskies start season 2-0

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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t was the day after softball tryouts.

First-year Hillcrest High head coach Ashley Anjewierden was excited about the 10 freshmen and sophomores who “show a lot of promise” and have combined to make a team with 16 juniors and seniors, many of those being returning players.

“We have some pitchers now who can give a lot of support to (returning pitcher and junior) Maddie Sluga, who hasn’t had a lot of support in previous years,” Anjewierden said, adding that she expected the team to “be on our game” against East, Cottonwood and Murray in region play.

While Anjewierden has been an assistant with the Huskies for the past five years, she has preached to them to “practice hard to play hard,” and had them practice their power hitting and bunting. Unexpectedly to the team, she then left practice a few minutes before it was scheduled to conclude at 7 p.m.

As she left, she heard the assistant coach ask the girls, “Do you know how cool your coach is?”

Then, the assistant coach told the girls that Anjewierden, along with others at Mt. Jordan Middle School where she teaches health and PE, recently saved a sixth-grader’s life and was to be honored at the March 2 Canyons Board of Education meeting.

Sixth-grader Stephen Allen has CPVT—a rare, life-threatening heart disorder that is characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm. As his heart rate increases in response to physical activity or strong emotions, it can trigger an abnormally fast heartbeat and fainting can be a common first sign.

Weeks earlier, on Feb. 11, Stephen was walking to his next class, PE, when he collapsed in the main hallway of the school. Fortunately, his mother had made the staff aware of his life-threatening heart disorder and they had a plan, which was sprung into action.

Hall monitor Kami Ottoman happened to be behind him and radioed for help. She stayed with him even though he was nonresponsive. Principal Matt Watts jumped into action, making his way to the student to pro-

Hillcrest High’s softball team huddles at their recent pregame against Juan Diego Catholic High, where the Huskies had 16 runs in their win. (Photo courtesy of AnnDrea Ricci)

vide aid. Head secretary Kim Mitchell called 911 while attendance secretary Amy Beardon identified the student and pulled his healthcare plan. Office aide Brenda Castillo called his mother, who was able to get to the school before he was taken away with the paramedics.

Anjewierden, who is Stephen’s PE teacher, realized Stephen hadn’t made it to class and bolted down the hallway. Anjewierden had been an EMT for a few years prior to teaching and relied upon her training.

“I knew immediately he would need an AED and Kami got it,” she said about the automated external defibrillator, a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. “I applied the first shock within two-and-one-half minutes of Stephen going down. I began (chest) compressions when I recognized he didn’t have a pulse.”

After 90 compressions, he was grasping

for breath on his own, but the AED, which gives instructions on application, said to apply a second shock. At that time, school nurse Angela Despain arrived and nodded to proceed, backing up Anjewierden’s instincts and what was heard from the AED. “That second shock got his heart back into rhythm and then paramedics arrived,” she said about the entire process that lasted less than seven minutes. “It was all instinct.

It went by so fast.”

Anjewierden was thankful she had her EMT training—some of the same training in first aid and CPR she provides students in her health classes.

“I’ve told my students that it can happen to anyone at any time, and it did. I’ve never had to use it at this level before, but by having the knowledge, it has come in handy as a coach, working in youth activities, sports and school. The most extreme I’ve had before this was sprains and broken legs,” she said.

“It’s the first time I’ve done compressions.

I’ve only practiced before on a mannequin, but I just knew when to do it and when to stop. I knew it needed to be perfect to save his life.”

As a token of the Board’s gratitude, Anjewierden received a signed AED device.

While all Canyons schools have AEDs and staff are provided annual training, Canyons spokesman Jeff Haney said that only 17% of schools and government offices have AEDs. He also said that survival rate is fewer than 10% of the about 360,000 people who have Emergency Medical Services-assessed cardiac arrests outside of a hospital setting.

Anjewierden later heard that the girls were “surprised and proud” of her actions, but quickly turned the attention back to the team, which stands on top of the region with two preseason wins, 16-1 over Juan Diego Catholic High and 21-11 over Providence Hall.

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Will social events happen this year in Midvale?

By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

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ill Midvale host Harvest Days this year?

In a city council meeting in March, Laura Magness, communications officer for Midvale, discussed the possibility of hosting Harvest Days and other city events, as well as allowing other groups to host within the city.

Harvest Days is an annual city tradition, but was canceled in 2020 because of the health and safety rules put in place by Salt Lake County.

“We felt the very, very strict guidelines that the state had were too difficult for our staff...and for our event hosts to follow up with,” Magness said.

But this year, “the state has relaxed on some of these guidelines,” Magness said.

While the county health and safety guidelines are less strict, there are still some events residents will need to forgo. Dancing and wrestling are out, but goat yoga and bounce houses are in.

“Safety requirements include signage reminding people to keep within their own groups, eat only at designated areas, and have multiple hand washing/sanitizing stations,” Magness said.

To help with social distancing, vendor tents would need to be put several feet apart rather than right next to each other.

“We need to limit vendors. Last Harvest Days I think there were 100 vendors, so I

Midvale officials discussed the possibility of hosting Harvest Days again this year, and how events like the parade, seen here in 2017, could be held. (File photo Julie Slama/City Journals)

would recommend limiting it to 40, maybe 50, so we can spread it out,” Magness said.

If there is a parade, it may look different this year.

“We have to ensure social distancing. We don’t have it in the budget to update [our float] this year,” Magness said.

“I’m not sure if it’s going to be difficult to recruit parade participants. Some cities are doing a reverse float, kind of like we did for the Halloween trunk-or-treat along Bingham Junc-

tion Boulevard where we could park, people can drive by,” Magness said.

Councilmember Bryant Brown is hopeful in the future. “I don’t mind doing things like Harvest Days,” he said.

“My question is enforcement,” Brown said. “I personally think the rule that you can’t walk and drink is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Let’s say someone isn’t following that. Who gets in trouble for it, the individual or the host?”

“The host that is sponsoring the event. If you’re not abiding by the rules you can’t host an event for a whole year,” Magness said.

“I think it’s going to be a lot looser when it comes up. If we have several million people vaccinated it should loosen some of these,” Brown said. “I want it back.”

Over 150 locals who are part of the Facebook group called Midvale Residents said they would attend Harvest Days if it was open again this year.

“I missed it so much last year. The whole event. The activities for the kids, the vendors, just the entire experience,” Stephanie Jackson-Foster said.

Less than five residents said no, or were at least hesitant.

“If everybody’s been vaccinated I would go,” Rick Epperson said.

“I think it would all depend on the case counts and vaccine percentages. In a normal year, 100% yes, this year, I dunno,” Heidi Lins said.

Hosting other city events such as block parties and movies in the park, as well as allowing other groups to host events within the city is still in discussion. The city is leaning toward “yes” on all of these.

“If they meet the requirements we ought to do it,” Councilmember Paul Glover said. “I think we need to let life get back to normal.” l

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Midvale City Journal

Boys & Girls Club honors teen who motivates others

By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com

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or the 2021 Youth of the Year, the Midvale Boys & Girls Club chose Lindsey Garcia, a teen who has worked hard to improve academically since the pandemic began.

“When quarantine first started, my grades were really bad,” Garcia said. “I had all F’s and D’s, some C’s. Now I get A’s, sometimes B’s and C’s. There was so much time on my hands that I could just do it. I decided that I could just do (the work) now instead of doing it later. Just being able to accomplish it really made me feel better about myself.”

Garcia completed ninth grade and started her sophomore year at Hillcrest High School during the pandemic.

“It was kind of scary to go back to school,” Garcia said.

“I was used to being home, being online. Getting back was like my first day of school all over again. It was really hard at the beginning, but I’ve been able to keep up good habits.”

Garcia’s favorite subject is math, something she didn’t do well in before but now is able to follow along and understand.

“She’s grown a lot,” said Laura Novakovich, the teen director at the Midvale Club. “She’s very dedicated and she’s doing a lot to improve her grades. She’s very resilient and family-focused.”

Garcia began attending the Boys & Girls Club as a 10-year-old when she moved to Midvale from Provo.

“I just remember meeting new people, like being really nervous and just really shy,” Garcia said. “Then I got comfortable with everything around here and I just got to be myself.”

Garcia is still friends with some of the youth she met that first day at the Club, located at 7631 Chapel St. After six years, Garcia is now the one to greet new members.

“She’s one of my girls that can talk to anyone,” Nova-

kovich said. “Super friendly, but respectful. She can light up a room.”

For Garcia, one of the best parts of being a Club Kid is trying out new activities. “I played volleyball here for the first time,” Garcia said. “I thought it was really fun and I’m planning on trying out for the volleyball team at my high school.”

After graduating, Garcia hopes to attend Utah Valley University and become a veterinarian or police officer. She says her father has been a big influence in her life. “He’s always taught me if you want to do it, focus on it until you accomplish it.”

When she arrives at the Club each day, Garcia most looks forward to seeing all the people. Her younger brother also participates in the Club. “He follows me for inspiration,” Garcia said. “He’s always looking for advice and always tells me everything.”

When asked why she thinks she was chosen to be the Midvale Club’s Youth of the Year, Garcia said it was probably the way she motivates others and accomplishes what she focuses on.

Garcia was honored during a virtual event hosted by Thurl Bailey on Feb. 18. She spoke about how her Club has helped her develop both personally and academically, especially during the past difficult year. Youth from the Sugar House, Miller Family (Murray) and Tooele Clubs were also honored and Frank Layden was inducted to the Utah Boys & Girls Clubs and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni Hall of Fame.

“It felt pretty good,” Garcia said. “Pretty nerve-wracking, but it felt really good to just be a part of it.” l

Lindsey Garcia is the Midvale Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year for 2021. (Photo courtesy Midvale Boys & Girls Club)

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“I’ve had a lot of complaints in and around Bingham Junction in the new apartment areas that just a lot of the common ground area is littered with the remnants of a dog being there,” Midvale City Councilmember Dustin Gettel said.

“Enforcement continues to be a challenge,” Matt Dahl, assistant city manager, said.

But it’s not just Midvale. “From what I gather this is becoming a more common issue across the county,” Dahl said.

Why is this a growing problem? “We’re not sure if we’re dealing with more people staying home with COVID and are being bad dog owners or if we have more people home and are observing people being bad dog owners,” Dahl said.

What can the city do about it?

“We don’t have a clear [enforcement] mechanism,” Dahl said. “Littering doesn’t seem to include poo.

“We do have a nuisance animal provision where we can deal with things including poo but that ...you have to identify the nuisance and the nuisance has a time frame to deal with it and so that becomes challenging if you’re dealing with an animal at a park or something.”

By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

In Bingham Junction Park some dog waste piles have been left on the grass, rather than collected and disposed of by the dog owner. (Erin Dixon/City Journals)

Dog waste bags are available in the Midvale’s Main City Park and in Bingham Junction. “Those resources are available and the frustrating part is they are rarely emptied,” Glen Kennedy, public works director, said.

“We don’t have to refill them as often as we should if people were using it.”

“I think there needs to be an aggressive public education campaign,” Kennedy said.

“County animal services was at the main city park enforcing leash laws, so if we could get them out there more often maybe just their presence will get people to pick up their

(dog’s) poo.”

Residents have noticed the problem. Almost 30 residents responded on the Midvale Resident’s Facebook page that dog waste is a common problem on sidewalks and parks.

“I notice dog feces on the sidewalks as I go down 700 East towards Fort Union,” Andrea Anderson said. “And I have to run over the messes in my power wheelchair.”

“Last time I visited Bingham Junction Park there were three different feces within 10 feet of the doggy bag station and garbage can,” Charlie Galaviz said. l

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By Mayor Robert Hale

ENDURANCE, ASPIRATIONS AND HOPE Thanks to all for getting your vaccinations! We are doing a great task in a united way by getting every adult inoculated. The incidence of COVID-19 has taken a dramatic decline since mask-wearing and vaccinations began late last year. I know there is a small period of suffering after the shot(s) but life quickly returns to pain-free.

We owe a big debt of gratitude to the grassroots effort of so many volunteers in the medical professions who have given many, many hours throughout late winter and this springtime to help in this superior organized effort by our medical and governmental organizations to protect and improve the health of every one of us.

Through all this last year many have had the “rug pulled out from under their feet.” There isn’t a person who hasn’t had their lifestyle altered. It has required much patience on all our parts to alter our day-to-day habits from the minute we awaken in the morning until we fall into bed at night. Young and old alike have and will continue to have to take time to do certain tasks according to the latest direction from our County Health Department. Fortunately, and because of our willingness to mask-up and receive the vaccine, restrictions are finally loosening and becoming more liberal. We have hoped and prayed for this process to begin, haven’t we? Before too many more weeks/months, we will be able to conduct our lives as much as we like in the manner we did preCOVID. But Not Yet! Keep doing the right thing to the end! There have been State Final basketball games won because of a two-point shot launched with less than a second to go in the game; there have

been football games lost this last year because the ball didn’t pass the final half-dozen inches into the endzone in the final play of the game. Good defensive baseball means playing strong through the last out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Never give up. Together we will have conquered a vicious micro-enemy if we keep proper procedures until this micro-enemy has no more place to hibernate.

I invite you to help the Homeless Shelters in Utah this year.

One way you can help is to simply check the box on your 2020 State Tax Form to donate to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund. These funds go 100% to aid the homeless who have yet to get back onto their feet financially. We have a valuable assist to homeless families here in Midvale. The Road Home Shelter assists homeless parents who have children. No donation will be turned away, whether in kind or financial. All are accepted at the Midvale Homeless Family Shelter. Thanks, in advance!

This month begins the final processes of determining budgets for all departments of the City. It will be discussed and debated by the City Council, finishing in late June. Coincidentally, Unified Police Department is finalizing its budget and will be presenting the new costs to the County, cities and townships they serve. Unified Fire Authority is doing the same. UFA will collect their income largely from property taxes later in November. The City of Midvale and these two safety agencies have done a great job preserving economies in their operations to be able to provide all services as economically as possible.

Something positive to look forward to: We will soon be opening our City meetings to the public once again. Look for details soon.

Mind Your “P’s & Q’s”: Park Manners

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Before you head out on an adventure to the park with your dog be sure to grab a few things: a leash, water, and waste disposal bags.

The weather is warming up and you’re itching to take your dog for a walk or to the park. Remember when you’re out to keep your dogs leashed up. Any dog free roaming the neighborhood or the park, not on leash, is a “public nuisance animal”, animal at large, and is in violation of your city’s local ordinance. If your dog is off your property, it needs to be on leash. It’s the law.

A good rule of thumb, if you’re hot and thirsty, your dog is as well.

Be sure to take water on long walks to the park or around the neighborhood. You never know when the water fountains may be out of service or perhaps there isn’t any running water available for your dog to drink.

Remember to grab a few dog waste bags before heading out on your adventure in the neighborhood or to the park. Isn’t it the worst when you’re in the middle of a walk and you pull out the last dog waste bag from a roll? Look around the park to see if there are any posted dog waste stands with more bags. It is against the law to not pick up after your dog.

Have a safe and happy summer with your 4-legged family! If you have questions, please contact Salt Lake County Animal Services at 385-GOT-PETS or AdoptUtahPets.org.

In The Middle of Everything Recycling Tips from Ace Disposal & Recycling April is home to two very important holidays, Earth Day on April 22nd and Arbor Day on April 30th! In honor of both, this month’s recycling tip goes out to all the readers out there.

Have you made the switch to e-books or e-zines yet? If you don’t like them, visit your local library, and check out a book! Do you love collecting books? Consider purchasing used! If donation is not an option for the magazines and soft cover books you need to get rid of, recycle them!

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WWW . MIDVALECITY . ORG Bulky Waste Pick Up, Recycling, and More The promise of spring and all its tulip shoots and teasingly warmer temperatures has arrived. Time for blooms and…binge cleaning? With all the sanitation and disinfecting efforts that have gone along with COVID-19, you might be wondering, what on Earth needs its annual spring clean.

Spring is the traditional season to expunge. Out with the old and dirty, in with the new and tidy. Spring cleaning means taking the opportunity to rearrange a piece of havoc wreaked by the last year into a new, more pleasing and efficient order. This is true of any year, and is made particularly pertinent by the ongoing pandemic, whose dwindling seems finally in sight (though the view is still obscured by hills and coming in a bit foggy). Some things will go back to the way they were before, and some won’t. But it’s an opportunity to begin to choose the path forward again, a rebirth. That’s the promise of spring.

CURBSIDE GARBAGE & RECYCLING

SPRING CURBSIDE BULKY WASTE

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The Spring and Fall Curbside Bulky Waste program is available to all Midvale City residents who currently receive City garbage service.

Brown Garbage Can (weekly) All non-recyclable materials.

Blue Recycling Can (bi-weekly) Midvale City accepts three items for recycling: corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs with a neck, and metal food and beverage cans. Third-party resources are available for other types of recycling as listed below.

GLASS RECYCLING

SIGN UP FOR CURBSIDE GLASS RECYCLING Mayor Hale and the City Council are excited to announce that curbside glass recycling is now available to Midvale residents!

Momentum Recycling provides residents the opportunity to subscribe to a monthly curbside collection of their glass. For just $8/month (plus a one-time fee of $25), residents receive their own 35-gallon grey cart specifically for collecting glass recyclables. All colors of glass bottles and jars are accepted, and there is no need to rinse with water or remove labels. Momentum Recycling provides the monthly collection service, and bills residents directly. This optional service is not included in residents monthly Midvale City Utility Billing rates.

What makes glass unique among other recyclable commodities (such as aluminum) is that it directly benefits Utah’s economy in that it is collected, processed, and used by local industry. Recycling glass helps create local jobs, extend the life of our landfill, and keeps waste disposal costs down.

The curbside service is completely optional. If not participating, you can also recycle glass by taking items to the glass recycling bin located at Midvale City Park (just south of the Boys & Girls Club.)

Visit Momentum’s website to learn more and sign up for this exciting new service: utah.MomentumRecycling.com/sign-up-for-a-curbside-glass-recycling-bin

Curbside Glass Recycling Momentum Recycling offers curbside glass recycling. The monthly collection service is $8 per month (plus a one-time fee of $25) and is billed directly by Momentum. All colors of glass bottles and jars are accepted, and there is no need to rinse with water or remove labels. Visit their website to learn more and sign up. utah.MomentumRecycling.com/sign-up-for-acurbside-glass-recycling-bin Glass Recycling Drop-Off Location Drop-off glass recycling is available at Midvale City Park, 7720 S Chapel Street (325 West). The dumpster is on the southeast side of the parking lot. Please do not leave items outside the dumpster.

CARDBOARD & PAPER RECYCLING Drop-off paper products and cardboard recycling is available at GreenFiber bins throughout Midvale. Please do not place items outside of the bins. For questions or concerns about these bins, contact GreenFiber at 801-972-6551.

Items accepted in the drop-off bins Cereal boxes, magazines, office paper, junk mail, newspaper, brown paper bags, cardboard, and construction paper.

GreenFiber drop-off locations Copperview Elementary (8449 S Monroe St.) Midvalley Elementary (217 E 7800 S) St. James Church (7486 Union Park Ave.)

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN Now that the American Rescue Plan is officially law, more help is on the way for small businesses, including additional money for efforts like the Paycheck Protection Program and a whole new grant offering specifically for restaurants. Because the legislation has only recently become law, not all of the aid it provides is accessible just yet, though the Small Business Administration is expected to issue more guidance shortly.

If you haven’t already done so, we encourage our local business owners to sign up to receive updates from the Small Business Administration-Utah District Office. They provide valuable webinars and important updates on a regular basis.

To sign up for future email updates, visit www.sba.gov/offices/district/ut/salt-lake-city.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE Disposal of Hazardous waste is free to Salt Lake County residents at the Trans-Jordan Landfill.

Household hazardous waste is anything in and around your home that is poisonous, flammable, corrosive or toxic. These include pharmaceuticals, cleaning supplies, yard care chemicals, pesticides, fuels, batteries, oil, antifreeze, and electronics.

ELECTRONIC WASTE Due to complications with COVID-19 TransJordan Landfill is no longer able to recycle electronic waste. All electronic waste will be taken as regular trash and charged accordingly.

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION DISPOSAL Safely dispose of your leftover or expired medications by using a medication drop box.

These permanent community collection sites are free and can be found at law enforcement agencies, including the Unified Police Department Midvale Precint, and participating pharmacies across the state. Visit useonlyasdirected.org to find a location near you.

Follow your regularly scheduled garbage pick up day listed below to determine when your Bulky Waste pick up day is scheduled.

Your Bulky Waste If your regular trash pick up day is: pick up day is: Monday Monday, April 5 Tuesday Wednesday, April 7 Wednesday Monday, April 12 Thursday Wednesday, April 14 Properly prepared items may be placed curbside up to one week prior to the scheduled pick up dates, no later than 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled Bulky Waste pick up day. Items placed at the curb must not obstruct sidewalks, gutters, storm drain inlets, water meters, or the free movement of traffic.

BULKY WASTE GUIDELINES

Excess yard waste (no grass clippings) must be bundled, bagged or placed in boxes (30 gallons or smaller).

Branches and limbs cannot be longer than 4 feet, must be 4 inches or less in diameter, tied in bundles less than 18 inches thick and less than 75 pounds per bundle. Loose piles of yard waste and trimmings will not be collected.

Appliances Items containing a refrigerant such as Freon (refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners) must have the chemical removed by a professional and a copy of the receipt must be attached to it.

Furniture, sofas and mattresses weighing less than 75 pounds.

Carpeting and pads must be cut into 4 foot or smaller rolls or they will not be picked up.

Prohibited items that are NOT accepted Grass clippings Household garbage Vehicle parts Televisions and computer monitors Hazardous or flammable materials (i.e. oil, gas, paint, solvents, motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, tires, batteries, pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals) Commercial, industrial, and business items Contractor produced waste of any kind Dirt, rocks, sod, bricks, broken concrete, major construction or demolition debris, 55 gallon drums

ILLEGAL DUMPING Hauling bulky waste to another location is considered illegal dumping. If you see illegal dumping, please get the license plate number and contact Midvale City Code Enforcement at 801-567-7208.

QUESTIONS? Visit www.MidvaleCity.org/BulkyWaste to learn more about Midvale's Spring and Fall Curbside Bulky Waste Program.

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2021 Municipal Election

Resolve to be More Prepared– Financial Preparedness

By Julie Harvey, Municipal Emergency Management Planner

In accordance with UCA 10-3-301, notice is hereby given that the following elected City positions are to be voted upon in the Midvale City 2021 Municipal Election. All seats are four-year terms: Mayor – At Large District 4 – Council Member District 5 – Council Member DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY Any eligible resident wishing to become a candidate for any of the listed offices must file a Declaration of Candidacy form with the City Recorder during the candidate filing period, June 1 through 7, 2021 (*except for Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The City Recorder’s Office is located at 7505 S Holden Street, 2nd Floor, Midvale, UT 84047. The office of the Recorder will be open Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of Candidate Declaration. The deadline to submit Declaration of Candidacy forms is no later than 6:00 p.m. on June 7, 2021.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY Interested candidates must be a registered voter, resident of Midvale City for at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of the election; and resident of the district candidate is running for 60 days prior to the date of the election.

Questions pertaining to candidate eligibility can be directed to the Midvale City Recorder, Rori Andreason, at 801-567-7207 (email: randreason@midvale.com).

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2021 ELECTION June 1 through 7, 2021

Filing period for Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nominating Petition. Forms must be filed with the City Recorder during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (*City Offices will be closed on Friday.)

June 7, 2021

The deadline to submit Declaration of Candidacy forms is no later than 6:00 p.m. on June 7, 2021.

August 10, 2021

Primary Election Day

August 24, 2021

Primary Election votes will be canvassed

November 2, 2021

General Election

November 16, 2021

General Election Results will be canvassed

VOTE BY MAIL Midvale City’s elections are “VOTE BY MAIL ONLY.” However, if you would like to vote on a voting machine, they will be available at Midvale City Hall from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on election day. Bring your ballot, along with your valid Identification, to City Hall and the judges will assist you. For more information, please visit: http://clerk.slco.org For additional information, please contact Rori Andreason, Midvale City Recorder, at (801) 567-7207 or randreason@midvale.com.

ELECTION RELATED LINKS Utah State: http://vote.utah.gov Salt Lake County Clerk: http://clerk.slco.org

Americans at all income levels have experienced the challenges of rebuilding their lives after a disaster or other emergency. In these stressful times, having access to personal financial, insurance, medical and other records is crucial for starting the recovery process quickly and efficiently. Here are three things to do to be improve your financial preparedness.

Gather financial and critical personal, household and medical information. Store important documents three ways if possible: physically in a safety deposit box or secure place in your home, electronically on an external drive kept in a secure place at home (separate from the physical documents if stored at home), and on “the cloud.” During a disaster you may not be able to access one of the locations but having the documents in three locations greatly increases your chance of being able to access this important and vital information.

TAKE TIME NOW TO SAFEGUARD THESE CRITICAL DOCUMENTS: o Photo IDs o Tax statements o Birth certificates o Insurance policies o Medications o Social Security cards o Physician information o Military service records (DD-214) o Copies of health insurance information o Housing payments (Mortgage or rent) o Immunization records o Sources of income o Pet ID tags, shot record, photo with pet Gather contact information for: Banking institutions; Insurance agents; Healthcare professionals; Utility service providers; Place of worship; Veterinarian Consider saving money in an emergency savings account that could be used in any crisis. Also, keep some cash at home in a safe place. It is important to have small bills on hand because ATMs and credit cards may not work during a disaster when you need to purchase necessary supplies, fuel or food.

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Disc on 6th @Midvale City Park 9-hole Disc Golf Course!

You may have seen our Public Works team hard at work at Midvale City Park, pouring the concrete tee pads, drilling holes, installing posts, and building baskets for Midvale City’s very first disc golf course, Disc on 6th! The final steps include installing collars, baskets, and course signs. The 9-hole disc golf course idea was pitched by local business owner, Kevin Rogers. Kevin and his partners at Grip6 graciously designed the layout of the course, the signage, maps, and Disc on 6th logo, and assisted with the installation process.

Disc on 6th is a new beginner/intermediate Disc Golf Course on the north grounds of Midvale City Park. The course consists of 9 holes and a practice basket for pre-game putting practice. The course is best accessed from the west parking lot where the practice basket is located and where Hole 1 begins in the northwest corner of the park. Some tee pads are located on the existing concrete path, while others have dedicated tee pads poured level with the grass. The industry leading signage includes a map of each hole, the par designation, and calls out any out of bounds areas as well as mando’s (mandatory obstacles) that may be present on a given hole. Some holes also include tips on how to play and score the game. This course has a variety of holes that provide a great way to learn all the throws required in a good game of disc golf, including backhand, forehand, and rollers. Remember, this is a short course located in a shared use park, so please be courteous to other park users, respect neighboring property owners, and always follow the Disc Golfer’s Code.

The Mayor and City Council are thrilled to offer this new amenity at Midvale City Park and will celebrate with the public during a Grand Opening ceremony in April. So, get ready to dust off your discs and breathe in the fresh air! Visit www.MidvaleCity.org/DiscGolf to learn more about the Grand Opening ceremony and the new course.

Hillcrest on the podium as girls compete in own state wrestling tournament

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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restling wasn’t her thing—it’s her sister’s.

She’s a softball player, but when classmate Hailey Pedersen, her dad, coach Nick Pappas and her 11-year-old sister all told her to try it, freshman Lilly Hutchings did—and was glad she did.

It was the inaugural year of Utah High School Activities Association-sanctioned girls wrestling and Lilly made her mark in the 140-pound weight class, snagging the sixth-place medal in a competition that combined 1A, 2A, 3A and 5A. After walking in the parade of champions, a medal with a red and blue ribbon was given to her in front of her parents, about 200 student-athletes and coaches, and because of health and safety guidelines with COVID-19, a livestream audience that included her siblings.

Although Lilly has watched her sister wrestle for a couple years, she said it was still “very intimidating” to walk into the wrestling room. There were only two girls there—Hailey and sophomore Briona Love.

“They were super welcoming and kind; we really have good coaching at Hillcrest,” she said. “They talked me through the moves, showed me what to do and corrected it, but then, Bri, who is a weight class or two higher, jumped right into it with me. She wasn’t going to take it easy on me and I’m OK with that. I’m definitely willing to put in the hard work.”

After practices, Lilly went home, and her sister asked what they did, and she’d help her out. She’d watch videos with her dad, so he could point out tips.

“I’m not close to learning all the moves. I’m not advanced, but I just want to get better,” she said. “I like the grind; it’s fun.”

Lilly competed in four duals and two tournaments, and she pulled out a winning match in the 5A divisionals.

“I really had to push for it, but I pinned her,” she said. “It was real and very cool in the moment. It was definitely worth it.”

While at state, she almost got fifth.

“It was close—it went down to a couple points,” her coach said. Lilly is using her first medal to motivate herself as she “definitely could place higher” next year with hard work. Still when “all the girls were cheering me on, yelling my name and I was announced a medalist, it was just so amazing and awesome,” she said.

Those girls also included Hillcrest state-qualifiers Hailey, who competed in the 124-pound weight class, and freshman Laney Sorenson, who wrestled at 108 pounds.

“They both made huge strides in their wrestling; they’re super positive and

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Freshman Hailey Pedersen learned how to pin before she took the mats in one of her first matches in a tri-meet against Taylorsville and Gunnison high schools. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

work hard,” Pappas said. “They need to take more chances and they’ll learn that.

Briona is a great coach. She wrestled in North Carolina before she moved, and she is able to reach them and help set that high standard of work ethic.”

Briona, who last year wrestled against the boys, placed third this year in Best of the West in Tooele and sixth at Christmas Clash at Westlake High.

Hailey said that Briona also was quick to take “shots at me” three days after she joined.

“I just got destroyed,” she said.

“She’s really good and bigger and stronger.”

For Hailey, it was a sport she could try after soccer season and was encouraged by Pappas, who also is her teacher.

“I fell in love with it,” she said, but had to “sell” her mother on it. “I told her, ‘Hey Mom, I’m going to go to wrestling’ and she said, ‘Oh, OK, but you don’t seem to be the kind of person who wrestles.’

Once she saw me, she said, ‘OK, that fits her.’ I’m known for being aggressive on the soccer field.”

But on her first day, when Briona wasn’t there, it wasn’t what she expected.

“It was extremely difficult. We ran 17 laps (2.5 miles on the indoor track), then we stretched. They had us get in four lines to do cartwheels, back tucks, somersaults and handstands for warm-ups and it felt like basically we were doing gymnastics,”

Freshman Lilly Hutchings stands on top of the sixth-place podium in the first UHSAA-sanctioned state girls wrestling meet. (Photo courtesy of Kristy Hutchings)

she said before she even learned a shooting drill. “Each day, I told myself I would just come back tomorrow, and it would be better. I was dead sore, and I would barely walk upstairs, and I had more bruises than I could count, but I knew I could put in hard work and that’s pretty cool.”

She was excited for her first matches, which came in a tri-meet against Taylorsville and Gunnison high schools, despite recovering from a kidney infection that had landed her in the emergency room.

“I was so nervous and so anxious and right before the match, Briona asked me, ‘Do you know how to pin?’ So, she and the assistant coach told me how to do that and that was what was rushing though my head the whole time,” she said, adding that she didn’t pin her opponent, but instead, was pulled from the competition after two periods since her back was cramping. “By state, I knew quite a few moves, I could get up and out, and I knew how to pin.”

Hailey also talked Laney into joining, who said she agreed to it as it would keep her in shape for volleyball.

“It was exhausting, but the people were nice and accepting,” Laney said.

“Hailey and Lilly taught me the monster grip and how to pin and even though they are different weight classes, they practiced with me. I only had two matches before state and my teammates would yell for me to do things during the match and I

didn’t know what it meant.”

Still, Laney as well as the other freshmen plan to put in some time offseason and return next season.

“I know I have other positions to learn next season,” Laney said. “It’s definitely fun. It’s fun bonding with the team.”

Pappas, who has coached boys wrestling at the school for three years, said while the boys team supports the girls and vice versa, girls wrestling differs from boys in the sense of the bonding.

“There’s a feel, the vibe is new. The girls are more friendly with their competition. They know each other by name and when they aren’t competing, they will cheer on girls on another team. There’s camaraderie. The boys are out to just destroy one another,” he said.

That camaraderie doesn’t end on the mats, but it extends into the locker room.

“I put on my playlist and blast it on my phone and all the girls come in and we’re singing and jamming. It’s a fun environment where we’re meeting new friends, traveling and having karaoke sessions in the locker room with no boys getting in the way,” Hailey said. “We want to grow and get better, but we’re having fun.”

Lilly agrees: “It’s so much more fun than I imagined. I’m going to get some of my friends to wrestle; it’s definitely a growing sport for females and now, we don’t have to share it.” l

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Copperview students learn lessons in spreading kindness

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

I

t’s been said “a little kindness goes a long way.” That’s a lesson that Copperview Elementary students learned—to give to one another, to their neighbors and to themselves.

During the school’s second annual Random Acts of Kindness Week in mid-February, students put up hearts around classrooms, wrote thank-you notes, created dance videos and sang songs to one another and to staff and faculty as ways they demonstrated kindness, said Jenna Landward, Copperview community school facilitator.

“Every single person in the building received some act of kindness,” she said. “The kids were really excited to come up with ideas they could share.”

The excitement spread to staff and faculty, who also did kind acts, from sharing treats to giving books.

The kindness was shared every morning as students’ focused on respect, caring, inclusiveness and courage in their morning meetings.

“We asked students what kindness looks like and how we can encompass those as a class, school, community and in ourselves,” Landward said. “They learned that their own behavior at school, in a park, in a neighborhood grocery store can show kindness in everyday life—and we asked how they can show kindness.”

The morning meetings, designed to be a

A Copperview student gives a cafeteria worker some artwork and a cake as part of the school’s second annual Random Acts of Kindness Week. (Jenna Landward/Copperview Elementary)

time to greet one another, share and build community, also became a time of self-reflection as students became mindful. They practiced positive affirmations about themselves, people they care about and the world they live in, she said.

Second-graders put that lesson into practice as they created acrostics—a form of poetry in which the first letter of their name spells out a word or message.

“It’s an important lesson to be able to reflect upon their strengths, things they love and enjoy so when they may be down, sad or upset, they can remember those traits and that important message. It’s important they learn to be kind to themselves so they can share kindness with others,” Landward said.

The 420 students in-person and 55 online also had a chance to complete the Kindness

Week Bingo. By doing acts of kindness, such as picking up litter, recycling, doing something nice for a neighbor, picking up after themselves, waking up with a smile on their face, students could complete the challenge.

“We had more than 100 students complete it and many more did several squares to become involved in it,” she said.

Teachers also could award students with pretend money called Cougar Tracks for showing random acts of kindness. Those would be traded in at the school store for special prizes.

“The kids love it and get excited to be kind. This is the most energetic week of the school year and it ends with an amazing Valentine’s Day, which they understand what it means to be respectful and kind to one another,” Landward said.

She said that when she learned there was a national Random Acts of Kindness day and then a website to support it, their celebratory week fell into place with lesson plans and ideas.

While this year’s activities may look different than last year’s because of the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety guidelines, the message remains the same.

“There’s a whole movement behind it and why it’s important to be kind,” Landward said.

“It’s turned out to be a fun schoolwide celebration and tradition and something we want to continue and practice every day.” l

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Faster times, more hoops, pins and kicks as Huskies wrap up winter sports

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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illcrest winter sports wrapped up a season like no other in the past—competing during a pandemic—and with it, gains were made in personal achievement and progress.

Of those, freshman Lilly Hutchings took sixth place in the girls wrestling inaugural state championships that combined 1A, 2A, 3A and 5A classifications.

The four student-athletes who participated in the first year of sanctioned girls wrestling were thankful for their own team and meets, and head coach Nick Pappas saw great progress. (See separate story.)

Boys Wrestling On the boys’ side, seniors Max Greenwood and Andre Villanueva along with sophomore Isaiah Rayco took to the mats at the 5A boys wrestling state meet.

Greenwood, in the 220-pound category, ended up being in one of the toughest classifications, said head coach Nick Pappas.

“Everyone was trying to avoid one of the best wrestlers from Box Elder so they went into other weight categories,” he said. “It just made it that much tougher in Max’s.”

As a four-year veteran, he won his second match, but dropped the first and third.

“I’m just so proud of where he came from and the adjustments he’s made. He’s broken out of bad habits, took chances and became good on his feet,” Pappas said about the twotime state qualifier who finished fourth in Hillcrest’s division.

Villanueva has wrestled all three years Pappas has coached at the school.

“He’s one of our most improved wrestlers. As a sophomore, Andre took his share of beatings against seniors until he found a technique that worked for him,” Pappas said.

Villanueva finished sixth in the division at 285 pounds and lost his two matches at state.

Rayco beat a Mountain View wrestler on a mercy call in his second state match, but he lost in his first match to the eventual state champion from Payson.

“He’s a natural wrestler and will be a key guy going forward,” Pappas said.

With only four seniors on the team, Pappas is looking forward to working with returning 11 members on techniques as well as “taking chances and trusting themselves.”

He said that in the offseason, many will join the kindergarten through eighth-grade program to wrestle for the Hillcrest High club team so they will gain more experience on the mats and take advantage of the new wrestling facilities at the school where student-athletes “take pride in it.”

Drill Thirty-six girls showed resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting with auditioning during the pandemic and learning routines on their own last spring.

“This team is so incredible, so much fun, we saw so much improvement,” coach Chel-

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Left: With a second-place region win, Hillcrest drill performed at halftime of the Feb. 12 girls basketball game Above: Hillcrest High junior Amanda Desjardins makes a diving pass in a game against Highland this season. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

sea Divine said.

This year, UHSAA introduced a new category—show—that combined hip hop, character and prop dances. So, the team added a jester dance to their repertoire, which they won at the Premiere Drill Classic, and competed in that as well as military and dance routines to snag a second place finish at region. Their military routine won the region and placed fifth at state. Also recognized was drill team member Paris Freebairn who earned academic all-state.

“I find the most value in military. It shows their skill level and talent. We have a very young team—23 are underclassmen, so they’ll come back next year and it makes me excited to see what they can do next season,” Divine said.

But it’s more than just placements, said Divine earlier in the season.

“This team is really strong, they really had to bond in a different way, and I think now that we are able to come together, they value it so much knowing we could lose this opportunity at any point if we get shut down. I feel it’s actually encouraged us to appreciate it even more, and appreciate each other even more, and not take it for granted,” said Divine, who credited the leadership of her four captains and the support of parents. “Hillcrest drill is our family. It’s not just a thing we show up and do, it’s a huge part of who we are.”

Swimming After graduating several top swimmers and having some not return for swimming this year because of the pandemic, coach Ryan Thierbach wasn’t sure about the outlook of the season, especially with limited time in the water following state and county COVID-19 guidelines.

“We had a very small, very young team,” he said, adding that some of those who opted not to return this year would have been “big contributors.” “Not being in the water for that month from early November to early December really hit us; it hurt us significantly. Honestly, though, overall, our season was success-

ful as we progressed and improved through the region meet.”

With a fairly young girls’ team, an Instagram post spoke loudly of their accomplishments: “Shout out to our Hillcrest swimming ladies on their hard work this season. Every single girl achieved personal best times in their events.”

On the boys’ side, the 100-meter breaststroke was one of the most competitive races in region for junior Josh Arevalo.

“If we were in any other region, he would have finished in the top three,” Thierbach said.

Arevalo finished 11th with a time of 1:03.74, which qualified him for the state meet. At state, he swam 0.59 seconds faster in the preliminary heat to qualify for finals. In the event where a new state record was set and bettered by the top three finishers, he placed 16th.

“Next season with a new region will be more competitive on our level, and we may try to do more tri- or quad-meets,” Thierbach said, and added that several of his swimmers are multisport student-athletes so they’ll be in shape when the season picks up next year.

Girls Basketball With the uncertainty of playing basketball during the pandemic, tryout numbers were low, and through the early season, games were rescheduled as the season got off to a late start following former Gov. Gary Herbert’s two-week delay in the start of winter sports.

However, first year head coach Matteo Dal Monte led three teams through practices and games and saw a lot of progress, as did Athletic Director Sally Williams.

“They’ve been really improving and getting better with each game,” she said.

The Huskies got the last regular season win over Cottonwood, which seeded them 25th in the state playoff bracket. The girls took an early lead over Bountiful in the first round, but ultimately fell 63-35 to end their season.

“With not many seniors (three) on the team, we should have a more experienced

team next year,” Williams said.

Boys Basketball With eight wins this past season, six of those in region, the Huskies were seeded 22 and played against No. 11 Bonneville in the first round of the state playoffs.

However, with sophomore guard and Hillcrest’s team leader in points and assists Maddux Albers sidelined with an ankle injury, the Huskies fell short of the win, losing 64-53.

“I look at the season as successful and disappointing at the same time,” head coach Brandon Sluga said. “The disappointment stems from not having enough time with the players with issues surrounding COVID (Sluga, himself, missed six games because of it), but it was successful in that we laid the groundwork for the program.”

Although he wanted the team to do better in region, they finished fourth—ahead of last place where region coaches picked the team.

In the second half of the season, they came back to beat teams they lost to early on, including Highland and Murray, which Sluga said, “I’m pretty proud of those wins.”

“Statistically, we became a better defensive team, improving our rebounding and that’s important to us. We had better execution on offense and who to get the ball to at the right time,” he said. “It was exciting to see our progress as we became more connected as a team.”

Many of those team members—four of the top six or seven—should return next season when the Huskies play in a new region.

“I think we’ll be near the top if not at the top,” he said. “Those players played a significant role and laid a positive foundation for us.”Three players—Albers, Cole Carlile and Max Willits—were honorable mention all-region players and four—Cooper Albers and Justin Sebahar along with Carlile and Willits—were honored with academic all-state awards. l

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Canyons District spent beginning of the year rolling out vaccine

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anyons School District, along with other area school districts, rolled out COVID-19 vaccinations the week of Jan. 11. On March 11, one year from Utah’s initial outbreak, the last 297 employees received their second doses of the Moderna vaccine. Beginning with the oldest age group, 1,280 Canyons teachers and employees were invited to roll up their sleeves to receive the first dose on Jan. 14. Among them,

was Curriculum-Based Measurement tester Beverly Bartel, pictured here. “I’m so grateful for being able to get the vaccine,” Bartel said.

“It was great to see a good turnout of teachers and employees being vaccinated in such an efficient manner.” During the weekly vaccination, 73% of Canyons employees volunteered to be vaccinated by Community Nursing Services.

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Hillcrest girls accumulated state track, volleyball and first-ever basketball titles in same year, 45 years ago

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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aya Burns. Cindy Carlson. Cindy Dahlberg. Connie Dahlberg. Mechell Fowden. Kathy Howa. Vicky Lundgren.

Barbara Nielsen. Kathy Ott. Terri Rekoutis.

Marie Velez. Penny Wanberg.

Those Husky cagers went unnoticed this past season on the 45th anniversary of the first Utah High School Activities Association 4A state girls basketball championship game, where they beat Viewmont 61-42 at Highland High School on March 6, 1976.

Many of these student-athletes also won the 1975’s 4A state girls track and field title, the region softball title (softball wasn’t yet sanctioned by the UHSAA) and the state volleyball title—earning the top sports titles in a single year.

“There was a core group of girls that played everything,” Vicky Lundgren Dexter said. “Back in those days, you could play volleyball and basketball and run track. It wasn’t just that year. We were the team to beat for two or three or four years.”

The state basketball trophy now sits on a shelf in a storage room awaiting its display case as the Huskies moved into their new sports facility this past fall.

Their championship was just four years after Title IX had passed and high school girls’ sports was playing catch-up to the boys. They played in the “girls” or auxiliary gym instead of the main gym; there were no team locker rooms; funding was limited, and girls’ uniform choices were few—they first played in polyester top “starchies” which they joked could stand up on their own, then in the “pickle” or “watermelon” shorts sporting wide stipes of different colors of green.

Those times are still evident today as Kathy Howa’s name was left off the state trophy and Coach Jane Miner’s name was recently corrected in UHSAA state records as the winning coach.

In spite of those shortcomings, the Huskies prevailed. 1976 was one of four state titles the Huskies would nab in the early years of Utah girls basketball.

During that first championship game, Hillcrest came from behind 18-12, to post a 33-26 lead at half. After adjustments at half, the Huskies grew the lead to 47-31 and ended the game with Wanberg and Fowden each contributing 21 points.

There was no back court clock, no shot clock, no three-point baskets and the women’s ball had yet to be introduced.

Viewmont, which head coach Cathy Avery said had an “off-night shooting,” got in foul trouble in the first half, with only their ball handler Pam Hansen (who eventually went out with an ankle injury)

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A mistaken UHSAA record page showed former assistant coach Nancy Larsen instead of head coach Jane Miner as the 1976 girls basketball coach. Upon inquiry from City Journals, the page has since been corrected. Larsen went on to start Alta High’s program in 1978. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Husky Cindy Carlson, seen here at the tip, said she cried when they won the first-ever girls high school basketball championship. (Photo courtesy of Hillcrest High yearbook)

able to break the Hillcrest press, the Davis County Clipper reported.

After going undefeated all season, Carlson said they were confident heading into the 16-game tournament.

“When you win, you get more and more confident. We practiced hard; we knew what was expected and what we were going to do, and we executed it. As a result, we won,” Carlson said. “All we thought about was winning.”

They were coached by Jane Miner, a 22-year-old Brigham Young University graduate who didn’t have firsthand experience nor classroom knowledge as “women were not allowed to take the coaching classes” then. In fact, Miner was told to start the girls’ athletics program and coach 12 girls’ sports teams—and did so, without pay.

In the state tournament, after winning against Sky View (66-34) and Clearfield (59-52), the Huskies beat Weber 57-33 in the semifinals at Roy High, with Wanberg leading Hillcrest scorers with 18. Fowden chipped in 14 and Burns added 11. That led to the finals.

Miner recalls she had a game plan for the state title game against Viewmont.

“I had a big plan for it and realized by halftime that wasn’t working,” she said.

“We went right back to what we’d always done. The phrase that I always think of when I think about that game is ‘dance with the one that brung ya.” I came up with these fancy-dancy things we were going to do, and it wasn’t necessary. At halftime, we went back to the things that we did all the time. We just ran them off the floor.”

They were able to do that because “Kaya had really good hands. She would go for everything. She was quick—and she wasn’t afraid. We made a lot of layups. We just beat teams down the court. We were always going to run. We weren’t boring, I’ll tell you that,” Miner said.

Kaya was Kaya Burns Le Prey and her teammates knew to expect a fast break pass from their point guard.

“She had the fastest hands you’ve ever seen on a human being and she could take the ball from anyone. So, we were constantly fast-breaking because she always had the ball in her hands. I think that

we had a lot of speed and we had a lot of runners and that’s how we killed people,” Carlson said.

Guard Barbara Nielsen Barnett said she’s never seen anyone play like Le Prey.

“Kaya would just cherry-pick them to pieces, and they would call time out because the other team would get so frustrated,” Barnett said.

It wasn’t just the other teams Le Prey frustrated, said Howa, who ran scrimmages against her in practice.

“Kaya used to torture me,” Howa said.

“She used to steal the ball from me all the time and I was assigned to come down and break the press. One time, I stole it from her, and my coach was screaming like cheering me on to get it to the basket to score on her.”

Le Prey said that it was steal after steal that helped set the tempo in the Huskies’ favor in the title game.

“They had this good little guard…we got her flustered,” Le Prey said.

Carlson remembered what came next: “We started getting the best of her and I remember her flipping off the crowd because she wasn’t very happy with how things were turning out. That was not a good thing because back then, girls didn’t do those types of things.”

Jeanie (Crickmore) Wilson, a referee at the championship game, who later coached the Huskies to state championships in 1979, 1982 and 1983, remembered the Viewmont player as well.

“She was a pistol and had a temper,” Wilson said. “I was officiating the game, but they started to lose, and she got really mad. She just took off under the basket and all the way down the court, she flipped the

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crowd off. So, I gave her a T.” Even so, at halftime, Hillcrest only led by seven points. Barnett, who scored seven points in the Clearfield win, remembered the time outs.

“When we were ahead, (Miner would say), ‘Just doing great, ladies. Keep it up,’” Barnett said. “If we were behind, she’d meet our eyes, but still be positive. She’d say, ‘You know what you’re doing, and you know how to do it.’”

At the end of the game, Hillcrest Principal DelMar Schick presented the trophy to the team.

“I grabbed that trophy so I could hold it up,” Le Prey said.

That night—and after other big wins— Schick treated the team to a dinner out on the town.

“He was proud as punch,” Miner said.

“What I’m most proud of is that we did something that nobody else had done, and nobody can take that away. We were the first state champions in volleyball, basketball and track and field (all under Miner) and no one can ever match that.”

The road to the championship began with hard work.

Howa said there were three cuts from about 100 girls who tried out. Practices were two hours daily.

“I was constantly worried about making the team,” Howa said. “I was so excited to make the team that I didn’t even think about not being able to play—just being on the court was a privilege. I got to practice.

I got to get better.”

Miner, who never played five-on-five basketball, instilled legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden’s philosophy of being in better condition than their opponent.

“Here I am, in charge of this athletic program and I did not have any coaching experience, nor had I been allowed to learn how to be a coach. So, most of what I learned about coaching, I learned from the boys’ coaches. I would pick their brains and I would do my own research,” she said.

“I’m a competitive person and I thought if I’m going to do this, we’re gonna win it. I had a really good group of kids. They were gung ho, whatever you want, we’re doing it, and they loved it. They loved each other.

I could just work their butts off, and they’d go for it. We just outworked everybody, we out-conditioned everybody, we ‘out-mentalled’ everybody and that’s how we won.”

Barnett said the team bought into that philosophy.

“Our coach did such a good job of teaching us, preparing us and getting us ready and in condition. She just worked our tails off,” Barnett recalled not only daily drills of free throws, ladders and strength training, but also teamwork. “We had plays, we worked together, and you did your part. She taught and taught, and we practiced, practiced, practiced so we got things right and could do them continually

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Hillcrest High beat Viewmont 61-42 on March 6, 1976 to proudly boost the first-ever 4A girls basketball state championship trophy in the air. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Howa)

The 1976 4A state championship trophy is shown with the old Hillcrest floor in the background. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

right. That was a real gift that she had to teach us.”

The hard work included running three flights of stairs in the old gym.

“Two miles of stairs and hallways every day after practice; we never missed it,” Barnett said.

Dexter said, “We ran so many stairs, it was not funny. We would run lines during basketball season. We would run stairs, all year long, and because we did that, I think we were probably in better shape than anybody else.”

Le Prey agreed: “Maybe you kept up with us the first half, but you didn’t the second because we were in shape.”

Miner also prepared the team mentally.

“We used to do a lot of visualization and that’s way before any of that type of thing was even considered,” Carlson said.

They still had fun on and off the court.

Le Prey would “put a record on in that old gym and she would just go to town. That girl could entertain. She knew every song I think that there was, and she could lip sync

them all,” Carlson said.

Dexter remembered the team was cohesive.

“We were a close team. I don’t ever remember having any bickering or fighting or ‘you’re getting more playing time than me,’” she said. “I remember going to McDonald’s an awful lot. We’d pile into my car (a navy blue ’65 Ford Fairlane); we went everywhere in that car.”

Howa also remembers drive-ins with the team: “We would go to the movies together and we would literally take our sleeping bags and our pillows and load up the back of a (pickup) truck. They were my buddies.”

Many of the girls became friends at Midvale Junior High and credit Gwen Adams, their gym teacher who introduced them to several sports and set up intramural games. They were joined by others who attended Union Junior High to became Hillcrest’s top athletes.

“It wasn’t easy, because we were girls, to win the state championship,” Le Prey said. “You still have to win games; you still

Every player, like Kathy Ott shooting here, had a role and contributed to the dynamics of the 1976 state championship team, Hillcrest High teammates recalled. (Photo courtesy of Hillcrest High yearbook)

have to practice; and you still have to work hard. We still had to put a ball in a hoop and we still had to learn to dribble a ball and we had to run. We had to be fast, and we had to know what we were doing and know where our teammates were on the floor.”

While others screamed and yelled when the final game was over, Carlson remembers crying.

“It was, at that point, the best time of my life,” she said. l

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Curbside glass recycling comes to Midvale

By Erin Dixon | e.dixon@mycityjournals.com

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urbside glass recycling is coming to Midvale.

Momentum Recycling is the only glass recycling facility in Utah. The large collection bin that has been in Midvale City Park for many years is collected by Ace, but is delivered to Momentum.

Midvale residents join Sandy, Park City, Salt Lake City and other cities on the east bench with curbside glass bins.

“People have been clamoring for this since I have been on council,” Midvale Councilmember Dustin Gettel said. “I couldn’t be more excited.”

“Momentum is ready,” Glen Kennedy, Midvale public works director, said in a March council meeting.

“They have a sign-up page and an FAQ on their website.”

After a resident signs up, a 35-gallon container with wheels, a small version of the street garbage bins, will be delivered.

“There’s a one-time set-up fee for $25 and $8 per month for service. It’s month to month and can be canceled at any time,” Kennedy said.

Momentum picks up the glass recycling once a month. Midvale City passed the ordinance to allow Momentum to service the residents, but does not have any direct ties to the program. Payment and logistics are managed entirely through Momentum.

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A Sandy City resident has had his glass container for over a year. Midvale residents will be able to have containers like this at their own homes. (Erin Dixon/City Journals)

What are the rules for recycling glass?

Intact or broken glass can be recycled, as well as any colored glass. Unlike plastic, it doesn’t need to be cleaned or even de-labeled.

“The rule of thumb, if you can tip it upside down and nothing comes out then you’re fine,” Jason Utgaard, general manager of Momentum, said.

“Don’t use a bunch of water rinsing it out,

don’t put it in your dishwasher and use water there. If your candle is melted all the way down, we can take those as well. If folks do leave the caps on there, we will extract them but we do say it’s better to take those off and put them in your mixed recycling bin,” Utgaard said.

In other cities, the amount of glass being placed into large public bins increases rather than decreases. “Once we get out there and tell

people you can recycle glass then it raises awareness of public drop-off locations,” Utgaard said.

A benefit of recycling glass is that it can be processed endlessly.

“Aluminum breaks down. Cardboard and paper breaks down. Glass is inert, it doesn’t break down,” Utgaard said.

Several years ago, the recycling world took a hit when China drastically decreased its purchase of U.S. recyclables. “[It] didn’t [affect us] at all. It would be foolish to think you could ship glass a long distance and do it cheaply. It has to be localized,” Utgaard said.

What if we don’t recycle glass? In the United States, there is only one source of a main ingredient.

“A main component in glass is soda ash,” Utgaard said. “There’s only one soda ash deposit in Green River, Wyoming, but it only has max 40-50 years left on it. Once that’s gone, it’s gone.”

What can recycled glass be used for?

A lot of Momentum’s processed glass is sent to Utah County where it is turned into fiberglass insulation. “The other glass goes into sandblasting media. It can also be used for water filtration,” Utgaard said.

The average U.S. resident generates about 70 pounds of glass per year. l

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While he will be with NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) scientists and 29 other educators, he hopes to be joined by hundreds of students he has taught in his science and math classes and advised on his robotics teams and in the Technology Student Association.

“I want to bring every student’s name with me on a flash drive so they can be part of this extraordinary opportunity,” he said. “They’re why I’m a part of this.”

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Hillcrest High science teacher and robotics coach Clief Castleton, who has been selected to fly on NASA’s SOFIA this fall, discusses with robotics mentors about the robotics team. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

sync with the program—he teaches astronomy, math, engineering, robotics and physics, he speaks German, and he has a desire and passion for astronomy. However, the speaker didn’t have a connection for Castleton to board the plane immediately, but he kept in touch with him about the project’s funding.

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