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MIDVALE ELECTS NEW MAYOR, COUNCIL SEATS RETAINED BY INCUMBENTS By Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com
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idvale City has a new leader at the helm. Marcus Stevenson was elected mayor in the November elections, squeaking by incumbent Robert Hale with a late surge of votes on election night. Stevenson finished with 52% of the votes, just 201 more than Hale. “I’m incredibly grateful to the residents of Midvale for entrusting me to take on the role of mayor,” Stevenson wrote in a statement to the Journal. “With the many challenges ahead, but also the many opportunities, I’m excited to bring a new perspective to the mayor’s office. Whether it be our continued growth, demand on our water, or the unforeseen future of the COVID pandemic, I’m here to be a mayor for all Midvale City residents.” After a 20-year period that saw former mayor JoAnn Seghini hold the position for five terms, Hale won the seat in 2017. However, Hale will serve just the one term as he passes the baton to Stevenson in 2022. A couple days after the election, Hale and his wife visited Stevenson to congratulate him and offer encouragement for his new role. “I’m thankful for the graciousness of Mayor Hale as he is doing everything he can to ensure a smooth and successful transition,” Stevenson included in his statement. “A sincere thank you to the residents of Midvale; I can’t wait to get started!” Stevenson is the political director for an environmental nonprofit called O2 Utah who ran on the platform of making Midvale a people-centered city, a regional hub within the valley, and give it more voice in a regional and statewide capacity. Status quo remained for the rest of the council as both seats up for election were retained by the incumbents. Both of whom endorsed Stevenson for the mayoral position.
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Bryant Brown, a lawyer, was re-elected in District 4 for a second term running unopposed, just as he did four years ago in the general election of his first campaign. District 4 covers the south-central portion of the city. Dustin Gettel also earned a second term being re-elected in District 5. Gettel held off challenger Wayne Sharp, who once held the District 4 seat for three terms until 2018. District 5 covers the western portion Marcus Stevenson will be Midvale’s new mayor in of the city, everything west of I-15 and a small portion to the east of the 2022. (Photo courtesy Marcus Stevenson) freeway between 7200 and 7500 South. l
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CottonCrest mountain biking team improves at state, athletes recognized for more than riding By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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or CottonCrest mountain biking coach Anthony Stowe, it’s hard to pick just one season highlight, even amongst the 18 student-athletes who biked at state. For example, Cottonwood High senior Rachel Arlen had a crash at the start, got up and rode. On her second lap she dropped a chain, fixed it and rode on, even passing other riders before the finish. “She finished her race despite the odds being against her— amazing sportsmanship and perseverance, fantastic athlete,” he said. AMES sophomore Jacob Arens lined up 96th and finished 61st making up 35 spots. “He is excited to be moving up to JVA next year and varsity as a future goal,” Stowe said. Another proud moment for the team was when Cottonwood senior Georgia Barry won a $1,000 board of directors’ scholarship based upon her personal battle with self-image. The senior rode in her last high school race at state. “She is a team captain. She is a captain because she really knows who she is and why she rides. For her, it’s not about the win. It’s about the love, the environment, getting outside, enjoying the beauty and sharing all of it with her friends and family. I have learned more about coaching, equity and equality from Georgia than anyone else, a great young woman,” Stowe said. Hillcrest riders also made great strides. Junior Kenna Stowe passed 33 girls in her JVA race and junior Josie Paul in JVB made up 35. Junior Porter Bach moved up 78 positions bridging the five-minute gap between split 2 and 3. Sophomore Kolby Butler had “another amazing race,” knocking 26 of his competitors for a 114th place finish out of 203 riders in the boys JVA race. “We had some insane racing,” said Stowe, who placed fifth in the first-ever head coach race, edging out 2020 Olympian Haley Batten. “Our freshman boys had a crazy battle and some changes in placement that were surprising.” That included Cottonwood freshman Joe Evans beating 22 athletes and nearly catching Hillcrest’s A.J. Call, who finished as the CottonCrest freshman boys’ leader in 37th place. CottonCrest captain Georgia Barry smiles as she finishes the season’s first race at Solider Hollow. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Evans finished 10 seconds later in 38th place. l
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Art show attracts talented artists from around the valley By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com
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he Midvale Arts Council’s Art Show was held Nov. 6 and attracted talented individuals from around the valley. The normally annual show, which did not take place in 2020, is typically held during Harvest Days. “We had to separate this event from Hall of Honors because of COVID, and we probably had a third of the usual participation,” said Stephanie Johnson, treasurer of the council’s board of directors. “We didn’t want too many people in the building at one time. But it was nice to have the show upstairs this year, instead of in the basement.” The show was held at the Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 W. Center St., during the afternoon with awards announced that evening. Bree Morris, a local graphic designer, coordinated the judges and hung the art. The Best in Show ribbon went to Brian Abel for his painting, “resume.” The other painting he entered, “fallacy,” won the People’s Choice award, which was decided by votes from attendees of the show. Abel grew up in Midvale and moved back last year after a nine-year stint teaching art in San Diego, California. “I was lucky,” Abel said. “I had people in my life telling me to keep doing it. This is my first time doing art things since I’ve been back. It’s an honor.”
(Left) Heidi Darden’s third place painting, “The Journey,” was inspired by her own life journey. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)
Abel asks friends to model for his stylized portraits. He says the messages in his paintings are autobiographical and tell stories about his life experiences and lessons. The Chairman’s Choice award, which was determined by members of the council’s board of directors, went to Stephen Hiatt, who also won first place in the Traditional Media-Drawing category. A team of judges determined the winners in the seven general categories: Children’s Art (ages 10 and under), Youth Art (ages 11-18), Traditional Media (Drawing and Painting), Three Dimensional Art, Heirloom Art and Digital Media. There is also a Special Needs category (art of any kind by all ages), but no art was submitted in that category this year. Each winner received a gift certificate to Michaels arts and craft store. Walter Cifuentes of West Valley won first place in the Traditional Media-Painting category for his striking portrait of Pancho Villa, a general in the Mexican Revolution. Cifuentes has been doing oil painting for seven years and enjoys using a vibrant pallet. “The colors give it life and texture,” Cifuentes said through a translator. “I like it to look like a painting, not to look as lifelike as a photo. The camera is for realism.” Cifuentes applied many layers of paint to the portrait, each color with a different thickness. “You can znjoy it close up and far away,” Cifuentes said. Kevin Richards of Midvale won second place in the Three Dimensional Art category for his wooden bowls. The wood for all of Richards’ bowls comes from within 20 miles of Midvale, including several pieces made from trees felled in September 2020’s devastating windstorm. “Everything has a story, and trees don’t last forever,” Richards said. Durga Ekambaram of Sandy won third place in the Three Dimensional Art and Traditional Media-Drawing categories. “Art is my true calling,” Ekambaram
The full list of winners Children’s Art (ages <10)
1st - Akshara Sudhakar 2nd - Akshara Sudhakar 3rd - Anna Harman
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1st - Stephen Hiatt 2nd - Walter Cifuentes 3rd - Durga Ekambaram
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said. “I’m an engineer, but genetically I’m an artist.” Her mother is an artist in India, and Ekambaram herself has shown her art throughout the valley. She frequently uses a wide range of Indian themes and techniques in her art. Ekambaram’s daughter, Akshara Sudhakar, won first and second place in the children’s art category. Sudhakar also used a traditional Indian technique: crushed eggshells, glued to a board, then painted. Another mother/daughter pair in the show was Heidi Darden and Kenzie Miller, both painters. Heidi Darden’s third place painting, “The Journey,” was inspired by her own life journey. Darden has always painted, and taught the craft to her daughter at age seven. Darden survived a bad marriage for years before leaving her home state of Colorado. “In 2017, we packed what we could fit in our car and never looked back,” Darden said. “We slowly started to buy a paint brush and a tube of paint here and there, slowly building up our supplies. We slowly started to paint again and now we do it about 10 hours a day. I do about 20 paintings a year and Kenzie does about the same.”
(Left) Kevin Richards of Midvale won second place in the Three Dimensional Art category for his wooden bowls. (Right) Walter Cifuentes of West Valley won first place in the Traditional Media-Painting category. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)
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Darden and Miller, who was in high school when they came to Utah, both worked full time and were eventually able to secure an apartment in Lehi. They both worked at a hardware store before taking the leap to start their own house painting business, Two Girls n’ a Brush. Along with a new career, Darden has found romance. “We had lived here about a month when I ran into my high school crush from Colorado,” Darden said. “A year later we were married.” Darden, Miller, and all of the artists featured in the show exemplify how art can elevate life, and anyone can do it. “Most of my neighbors have these cinderblock, two-car garages with studios inside,” Richards, the wooden bowl artist, said. “I wonder what they are doing in there?” l
(Top) Durga Ekambaram of Sandy won third place in the Three Dimensional Art and Traditional Media-Drawing categories. Brian Abel of Midvale won both the People’s Choice and Chairman’s Choice awards. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)
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SHINE partnership allows Hillcrest students a new career pathway By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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he new partnership between education, business and a not-for-profit entity will be a multi-year commitment for the Midvale community, providing a new educational pathway, resources and support. The Savage-Hillcrest Impact Network for Education is two-fold: to provide Hillcrest High students an educational pathway that will provide career training in the transportation, logistics and distribution fields while also providing support for their physical, mental and emotional needs. Hillcrest High Principal Greg Leavitt said this partnership meets with one of the Utah State Board of Education’s agenda. “One of those agendas is ‘think outside the box and make education for kids and what they need to do with their lives,’” he said. “This is a partnership that allows students to leave high school with a high-paying job in a world-class company and to connect directly with that company, which is invested in person and financially in the school, making it a unique partnership. Savage is a global leader in the transportation and logistics industry, so it’s an amazing opportunity to be able to start or end to work there.” Savage Services President and CEO Kirk Aubry pledged the company would provide $500,000 over the next five years. “This is a long-term commitment,” he said. “We don’t just write checks and cut ribbons. We actually show up and we want to be partners in the community. We are all about relationships and so being able to play a meaningful impact at Hillcrest is a big deal to us. Volunteering and helping the community is part of being a good neighbor and being a true part of the community. It’s who we are; it’s our vision and legacy.” Aubry expects he as well as his staff will help in the community hub during the four hours per month Savage employees are given to volunteer; the company already is involved in reading and math programs at Midvale Elementary as well helping in the Midvale, Millcreek and South Salt Lake communities. Hillcrest High Community School Facilitator Juan Del Valle Perez, who is passionate about providing help and resources to underrepresented students, already is reaching out to students’ families letting them know about the student services that are available and now, he also will tell them about the career pathway. He is overseeing the community hub that can provide for up to 2,200 Hillcrest students, which about 400 may be classified as low socioeconomic. “We are targeting students who don’t see themselves in college or don’t have a clear career pathway, without a map of what their future looks like,” he said. “Now, we can show them this opportunity they can have when they take classes, have an internship that will lead them to having a foot in
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Student body president Jason Mun shares with the community about Hillcrest High School’s community hub, which provides not only school supplies, but food and personal hygiene items, laundry facilities, showers and more to the Midvale community. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
the door to a global company.” The first classes to be introduced in this pathway will begin fall 2022, however registration will begin in January. The classes will carry whether 10 students initially sign up for it or 100, Leavitt said. New curriculum for transportation I and II is being developed, and it will be taught by Hillcrest career and technology education teacher Clief Castleton. “The transportation pathway will introduce students to the transportation industry and help prepare them for employment in that industry with marketable skills and knowledge,” said Kevin Wood, Hillcrest CTE coordinator. The pathway could include classes in business management, accounting, business office systems, robotics, engineering, physics, automotive, heavy-duty diesel, computer programming and unmanned aerial systems. As part of the pathway, students will have the opportunity to have an internship at Savage, and a guaranteed interview, Aubry said. Savage, which received Canyons School District’s Apex Award in 2014, began in 1946 when Kenneth Savage returned home from World War II and with his father, purchased a single truck to haul cinder blocks to Uintah Basin and coal to American Fork. He, along with his two brothers, began hauling materials through-
out Utah and Idaho. Now, 75 years later, it is a global supply chain company with service offerings for truck, rail and marine transportation and logistics, materials handling and other industrial services. “The brothers were known for their hard work, they were known for their integrity and they were known for diving into things and making things happen. So, the vision they started has really materialized for us through the hard work a lot of people have done, and some good things have been created,” Aubry said. “Education is a key focus for us. It always has been. High school is an incredibly important part of our philosophy about helping Utah kids achieve their dreams.” Earlier this year, Aubry and United Way of Salt Lake President and CEO Bill Crim collaborated to determine a way Savage could help high school students in the community. “We are not the educators, were not the industry leaders, but we believe that helping every child in our state achieve their potential takes a team; so we wake up every day, and we just try to find more team members and bring those team members together,” Crim said. “Think about the potential that exists in every one of the 2,200 students that go to school here, all the kids in Canyons School District, all the kids in our state and think about the potential that often is not realized because we don’t work together as a team. That is what
we are doing.” Then, the two approached Canyons School District and Hillcrest High this past spring, said Wendy Dau, Canyons School District’s director of federal and state programs. “They wanted to do more than just help our community hub, so we looked at CTE and what it would look like to develop a pathway; we found it aligned with what the state has already approved for CTE very well,” she said, adding that the cohort of students will move together from one class to another in the pathway. “Our students will have job shadow opportunities and internships, and these could lead to some pretty high-paying jobs right out of high school.” Canyons School District Superintendent Rick Robbins said it’s a great model showing how the community is working together to support student success. “I’m honored and thrilled that we have this terrific model that serves our students to really provide in-kind materials as well as scholarship opportunities and training,” he said. “It really is about targeting the needs of students and what they need. So, it’s just an amazing partnership, a model that can serve the entire district well. It’s exciting to hear their passion, that of Savage and United Way, to support our vision in supporting students and our school community.” l
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Schools celebrate diversity, learn meaning of Día de los Muertos By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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ight streams into the room near the entrance to Summit Academy’s middle school in Draper, capturing the colorful decorations placed upon a table as a makeshift ofrenda, or altar or offering, for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a multi-day holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and in parts of Latin America that honors loved ones who have died. Eighth-grade English-language arts teacher Kelly Jeppson coordinated Summit Academy’s commemoration. “We are always looking for ways to discuss diversity and inclusion in our classroom, as well as celebrate different cultures,” Jeppson said. She said that students tied into their language arts’ skills of reading and writing as they read an article, watched a short video and then designed an ofrenda to remember a family member, friend, pet, or even character from a book. “It was meaningful to many of the students, and a good opportunity to get to know each other in a different way,” Jeppson said. While many people may view death as a time filled with sadness and grief, Horizon Elementary teacher Miriam Luna said it’s a time for remembrance of deceased relatives. “It’s a way to remember them in a good way,” she said. “Día de los Muertos is a time
to celebrate and to respect the culture. Ofrendas are an appropriate way for everyone to participate in the celebration.” Students in her Murray classroom had made a classroom ofrenda, bringing pictures of family members who had died. A second ofrenda was created in the faculty room. Both ofrendas have bright flowers, which are believed to attract souls to the ofrenda. Many ofrendas have marigolds, known as the “flowers of the dead,” which Luna said their scent reminds her of “good memories of those people.” The creation of the ofrendas have evolved over time and are intertwined between Aztec culture and Catholic traditions into two days, Nov. 1 being All Saints’ Day, which celebrates the children who have died, and Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, which honors adults. On Día de los Muertos it is believed that the souls of those who have departed return to visit their loved ones and family. The holiday coincides with the Monarch butterflies’ migration to Mexico for the winter. Many locals believe that the butterflies are the souls of their loved ones. “While learning the language, it’s important to understand the culture and holidays. Students are more engaged when they have this understanding,” said Luna, who on the second day of the celebration planned to
paint her face in the style of a calavera or skull. Luna, who’s family also has an ofrenda at home, was teaching Spanish dual immersion students about what the celebration means to the culture as they were to color skull drawings, symbolic of sugar skulls, which are made of granulated sugar, meringue powder and water and decorated with bright colors. Having skulls be made of sugar, known as the “sweetness of life,” further challenges the idea that death is frightening and somber. “They’re really sweet,” said Silver Mesa fifth-grader Alexis Sutherland, who’s heritage is part Mexican; she helps her family make them annually. The Spanish dual immersion student said she has helped to decorate at school for the celebration. “The holiday has flowers, bright paper that we cut in patterns and designs, food, photographs and lots of colors. It’s a happy not sad occasion,” she said. The intricately cut paper is believed to allow ancestors to travel through the slots to connect with their relatives. The paper also is symbolic of the fragility of life. Her classmate Elizabeth Rigby liked learning about Día de los Muertos. “It’s a chance for us to learn about it,
appreciate their culture, and have fun,” she said. Their principal, Julie Fielding, said students are learning that it’s a holiday when they can recall memories of good times they had with decreased relatives and show their respect. At nearby Mt. Jordan Middle School, students also paid their reverence by decorating sugar skulls. They also offered a brightly colored display outside of a Spanish classroom. At Midvale Elementary, students could contribute to the ofrenda created by the dual immersion teachers and then, they walked to the nearby cemetery to clean up leaves and trash as a way to serve. Afterward, they sampled pan dulce or sweet bread. On the ofrenda at Sandy Elementary, there also is bread, albeit a plastic version. The bread is designed to mimic the shape of skull and crossbones and is placed to share with those who have died. Some of the more famous people whose photographs were on the altar included Helen Keller, Albert Einstein and Anne Frank, giving students a way they could commonly identify. Candles were placed among the photographs as a symbol of love for deceased relatives and as guiding lights for their spirits.
(Left) Silver Mesa students color skulls as part of the Día de los Muertos celebration. (Right) Jorge Eliecer Garcia plays “La Llorona” after Family Learning Center adult students share with a first-grade class the traditions of Día de los Muertos. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Sandy Elementary’s ofrenda was created by adult students in their Family Learning Center, who gave a presentation to students, including listening to Jorge Eliecer Garcia play “La Llorona” folk song on his violin. “We do this so everyone can be part of it,” said student Maria Doriman Hernandez, who grew up with ofrendas and continues with them with her family today. “We all come from different countries, but we can bond together and get to know each other through this holiday. It’s a way we can become knowledgeable about each other’s countries and have that understanding.” Casssady Daynes, Family Learning Center director, said it provided her adult students, who also come from Iraq, Sudan, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela and other countries, a chance to practice their English and become involved in their children’s school
while learning themselves about the holiday and sharing why it is special. “It brings us together and we can remember those we have loved in positive ways,” she said. At Midvalley Elementary, in Midvale, dual immersion first-grade teacher Eva Bonilla gave instructions to her students in Spanish, so they were learning vocabulary as well as why and where the celebrations take place. “We’re making connections with the students so they’re learning from their maestra (teacher) about the importance of the holiday and culture,” said Bonilla, who painted her face to look like a calavera. “The best thing is that the kids love and are willing to learn, see and are open to celebrate and understand why people honor those they loved.” l
(Left) Midvalley dual immersion teacher Eva Bonilla instructs first-graders in Spanish about the holiday. At Sandy Elementary, an ofrenda with details of candles, photographs, food and other traditions was created in the school library for students to learn about. (Right) (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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Hillcrest swimmer could break school record, lead team in the pool By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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enior Josh Arevalo is expected to lead the Huskies in the pool this year. As the lone swimmer who competed at state last year, head swim coach Ryan Thierbach has great hopes for him. “He should break the 100-meter breaststroke school record that that was set in 1992,” Thierbach said of the mark set at 1:00.71. Last year, Arevelo finished 16th at the state finals with a 1:04.03, slightly off his preliminary time of 1:03.15. “He should be able to do it; he has been working really hard and he’s shooting to break one minute, which should get him a medal at state,” the coach said. This year’s swimming squad has 40 members, 80% who are new on the team; they will compete in 5A, which Thierbach said “is the biggest classification by far and probably the most competitive.” Even so, he hopes to qualify some other swimmers to state, at least in a couple relays. For the girls, Thierbach said the early season outlook includes senior Ananya Iyengar competing in backstroke, senior Shy Srinvisan in 50- and 100-meter free and sophomore Oakley Young in 100-meter butterfly. Later in the season, he hopes to have senior Emma West and sophomore Evie Pendleton make an impact.
On the boys’ team, in addition to Arevalo, he expected senior Lucas Bolster to swim 50 free and 100 fly; sophomore Abhi Iyengar to compete in backstroke; and senior Matthew Simmons to be “solid in every stroke.” Another possible record that could fall in the next two seasons, Thierbach said, is the boys’ 500 free by junior Luke Parker. “He’s a strong kid and making giant strides in the 500,” he said. This season, Thierbach and co-head coach, Tom Huddlestone, have implemented more speed work in practices and have put “a lot more focus on the actual racing part of swimming and the sprint work.” Also new is an athletic class that implements core exercises, stretching and weightlifting. However, scheduling, especially with 80% of the team being international baccalaureate students, remains difficult, as many of those students don’t have free class periods and at times, their IB commitments, such as science labs, conflict with pool times. “Hillcrest doesn’t have a pool, so our times are limited. We only have from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and most other high school teams are getting twice as much time and getting twice as much done,” he said. “With Hillcrest being highly academic, and academics are important, it is a
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Hillcrest High sophomore Oakley Young, seen here racing last season at Skyline High, is anticipated to be a strength in the 100 fly for the Huskies. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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This has been a most surprising November! The latest frost ever in our Valley. I must admit though, that my garden was done a month ago. With leaves falling off trees - finally - (due to lack of sunshine to maintain the chlorophyl), you have no doubt observed the most beautiful fall colors in the trees in recent memory. The gush of rain in the late summer and early autumn really points out how much trees depend on regular and plentiful water. The quaking aspen in front of my house got so bright yellow that its reflection of sunlight back into my front room often tricked me into thinking a room light had been left on. A quick glance dispelled that thought and then I admired the pure and abundant yellow color we have never experienced before until this autumn from that tree. I hope your Thanksgiving is a great blessing to you this year. Life during the Holidays has been so sketchy the last two years. It may be for some few of us again this year – which thought brings remorse to me, because Midvale families need socialization to find joy in life. I hope you are taking advantage of influenza and COVID-19 shots. Being around other people, family, friends, neighbors, and workmates is how we do life! Inoculation is so much better than isolation. Voters of Midvale have spoken! I am going to turn the reins of Midvale’s executive branch of government over to the mayor-elect, Marcus Stevenson, on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, in the City Council Chambers when he will be sworn in as the City’s 22nd mayor. For sure, our new mayor is going to find the absolutely most devoted and welltrained staff carrying on the lion’s share of the work in the City. I have thoroughly enjoyed the association I have had with every single one of the staff. All share their vast talents to make work both fun and fulfilling. The City Council brings vast and varied levels of experience to take care of the legislative arm of City government. They have explained and supported the interests and safety of all citizens in their Districts. I am delighted to have served the citizens of Midvale for the past 35 years – Union Community Council, Midvale Planning and Zoning Commission, Midvale City Council, and Mayor. I have watched and participated in the evolution of Midvale from a tiny three square-mile, less than 13,000 population city with only Center Street, Main Street and State Street commerce areas, to a city of 6 ½ square-miles, more than 36,000 people, a burgeoning commercial area in Fort Union, 7200 South, Bingham Junction, Main Street, with a school for special children, four elementary schools (two are state of
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the art), a new middle school and a new flagship high school. In the world of business, we are now (and soon will be again) the home of unique and valued business headquarters. We have also welcomed and supported the only center in our State for homeless families with children. This center is a wonderful force for good in the lives of mothers, fathers, and their children during perhaps the most strained time for them and their family resources. Congratulations to the citizens of Midvale who aid in the care of the homeless and immigrants found here. And since we were all at least once in our life homeless and immigrants, we must care for those who find themselves on the same path we or our parents and ancestors were once found. Thanks for all the help and support you have donated to lift those with hanging hands. In order to make a more live-work climate, we have allowed and welcomed new “to own” and rental apartments, duplexes and condominiums in our city. These have added much joie-devie to our neighborhoods. Of course, along with the joy of life comes the responsibility to add value to life and society. I want to express again my appreciation for the goodness within our citizens. It has been a grand pleasure serving in elected and appointed positions for the last 30+ years in Midvale. It will never be forgotten by me and my wife and children. These were life-changing years. May you have such years yet in your lives, too. Thank you!
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Midvale Art Box By Erin Dixon Prepare to be surrounded by art. The highly anticipated Midvale Art House is coming spring 2022, along with murals and art all along Main Street. The city is partnering with ALL CAPS Art Gallery (7706 Union Park Ave, Midvale, UT 84047) to bring art to the inside and outside of the Art House. The new Art House is located inside the old Midvale Museum; The Museum is now in Midvale Park. “The idea behind the Midvale Art House is to be a place where local artists can have a space to create and display their artwork,” Nate Rockwood, Midvale Community Development Director said. “It is also a place for the community to experience the art making process. When artists are working, the idea is that the Midvale Art House will be open to the public so that they can observe or talk with the artist about the creative process they use. The Midvale Art House will also be used to host shows, instructional classes and small events for the community related to art.” In anticipation of the spring opening, ALL CAPS joined the city Oct 30 to christen the first Art Box. Four artists, Brigham Stewart, Aelias McHam, Nate Benites, and Jaycie Baird, each painted a Halloween scene on each side of the 8 ft x 8 ft wooden box. Visitors were allowed to watch and talk to the artists during the event. A smaller box outside was painted like a chalkboard and kids covered it in their own art within minutes. “The Art Box is on display in the window of the Art House while we continue to work towards opening in Spring. After that point it will appear in different places along Main Street,” Rockwood said. The box will be recovered with new art in events to come.
“The Art Box will be used in some way during each event on Main Street. During the Home for the Holidays Light up Main Street event on the evening of December 3, we will be flipping the panels of the box and having the box decorated by the kids and others as a giant gingerbread house. This will be even more participatory art and, we hope, a fun element for the event.” ALL CAPS opened spring 2021. Stewart and McHam were consulting with the owners of PresoTea about hanging some art in the tea shop. The landlord of the business complex came in during the meeting and offered the two artists a deal to make a permanent art gallery home right next to PresoTea. Stewart and McHam focus on showcasing local artist work, as well as some of their own, through stickers, street wear, and wall art. “It’s been a really good incubator for artists, especially those just starting out and alternative than what people are used to,” McHam said. “[One artist paints more] macabre. She
Winter On-Street Parking If there are cars parked on the streets, plows can’t fully clear the roads and run the risk of hitting parked vehicles. Residents are not permitted to park any vehicle on city streets where one inch of snow has accumulated. The parking prohibition shall remain in effect for 24 hours after snow has ceased to fall, or until such time as the snow has been removed from the street. (Midvale Municipal Code Section 10.16.120). Residents should be mindful of the weather and make arrangements to park off the streets when snow is forecasted. Sidewalks – Property owners are responsible for keeping all sidewalks along their property clear and free of snow and ice. City crews are responsible for clearing sidewalks at public facilities such as City Hall. Snow Blowing and Shoveling – State law prohibits residents, business owners, and/or contractors from depositing snow into public roads. Snow removed from sidewalks and driveways should be placed on lawn areas or on private property and NOT on public roads. This practice is dangerous and impedes the City’s snow removal efforts. Blocked Driveways – Snow accumulated on the plow blade has no place to go but in the road right-of-way, which includes driveway approaches. Many times, snowplowing forms snowdrifts across driveway approaches, which may create hardships for some residents. Unfortunately, the City possesses neither the personnel nor the equipment to clear the thousands of driveway approaches within the City; therefore, snow removal of driveway approaches is the resident’s responsibility. When clearing driveways, snow should be placed on the lawn or park strips, (do not cover fire hydrants). This will minimize snow accumulation in drive approach areas during snowplowing operations. Putting snow in the street can cause delays in snow removal as well as damage to personal property.
did a piece with a rhino with its horn stuck inside it’s head to talk about all the stuff that’s going on with rhinos and horns and the endangered species. She said, ‘People usually have a hard time with my art’. We said, ‘That’s the point, you’re trying to pack a punch’.” When her art was displayed in the ALL CAPS gallery, “That was a big moment for her.” Many artists coming to ALL CAPS have only displayed their art in their own bedrooms, and are, for the first time, exposing the art to the rest of the world. “They hang it up in here, we talk with them about how much to sell it for (often $100 more than the artist expected), we help them be more legitimate. It helps people feel like ‘wow, my art is actually really good’,” McHam said. The gallery hosts weekly artist nights on Thursdays, all artists are welcome to set up next to each other, talk, collaborate, and teach each other. “[By yourself, art] can be isolating,” Stewart said. “The reason why I’m very adamant about building a community is because there wasn’t one when I was trying. It was just me alone in my room, looking up online how to paint a mural and get jobs. When the gallery idea came up it was a no brainer.” ALL CAPS and Midvale will partner in many projects to come, from the spring opening of the art house in 2022, to murals throughout the city. Both sides are planting ideas of beauty and community, and, together, are watching them grow. It may sound cheesy, but separately, Rockwood and Stewart said that bringing art to the community is a longtime vision coming to reality. Stewart said, “If you want to live your wildest dreams, help others live their wildest dreams.” Rockwood said that seeing art come to Main Street is “A dream for me to see.”
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Senior Holiday Gift Idea & Holiday Meal Looking for a warm and wonderful holiday gift for a senior age 60 and over? Give the gift of nutrition. Midvale Senior Center has meal punch cards available for purchase. A five-meal punch card is a suggested donation of twenty dollars and a ten-meal punch card is a suggested donation of forty dollars. The punch cards can be used at the senior center café which makes their meals on site daily using fresh ingredients. Midvale Senior Center will be holding their December Holiday Meal on Wednesday, December 15. They will be serving roast beef, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, fruit, green salad, and apple spice cobbler. Lunch will be served in two seatings (11:30 am & 12:30 pm) or you can pick a lunch up to go. To make a reservation, call 385-468-3350 by Thursday, December 9.
Light Up Main Street The holiday season is just around the corner! Midvale City and the Midvale Main Street Business Alliance are excited to invite the community to the official Home for the Holidays kick-off, Light Up Main Street! Join your family, friends, and neighbors for an evening of entertainment and holiday cheer on historic Main Street on Friday, December 3, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There is no better way to ring in the season than enjoying holiday music, festive caroling, shopping, making smores, sipping on hot coco, and free pictures with Santa. Residents can enjoy this festive event centering around the momentous lighting of our Christmas tree that will be located on top of the Midvale Performing Arts Theatre. The official tree lighting will take place promptly at 7:30 p.m. on Main Street, just north of Center Street. Attendees will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa Claus, decorate a large Gingerbread House, make smores, write letters to Santa, and much more. Be sure to visit local vendors who will be selling one-of-a-kind gifts for the holiday season. Residents are asked to be mindful of the road closure that will be in effect for the Light Up Main Street event. Main Street will be closed between Center Street and 1st Avenue. The road closure will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 11:00 p.m. Free public parking is available at Midvale City Hall, as well as on Main Street and behind the Main Street businesses.
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TO MIDVALE CITY’S NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND REELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS On November 2, 2021, Midvale City held an election for the mayor and city council members in District No. 4 and District No. 5. The following candidates were successful: • Mayor, at-large (4 Year Term) — Marcus Stevenson • Council District No. 3 (4 Year Term) — Bryant Brown • Council District No. 4 (4 Year Term) — Dustin Gettel A swearing in ceremony/reception will be held in honor of the newly elected mayor and reelected council members on Tuesday, January 4, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 7505 South Holden Street. The public is invited to attend.
Sister squad makes points on the court By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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bout any high school basketball coach would welcome a triple double. That’s what Hillcrest High School girls basketball coach Matteo Dal Monte has this season—in the form of three pairs of sisters. Returning for their senior season are Alycea McVey and Grace Pruden, joined by their sisters, junior Ashtyn McVey and sophomore Sarah Pruden. Junior Olivia Backus is joined by freshman sister Avery in the backcourt. “It’s cool to see that there’s a really strong relationship between the two sisters,” Dal Monte said. “The older sister is going to have another opportunity to strengthen that relationship with their younger sister. At the same time, the younger sister will get a chance to learn from their older counterparts.” The journey for the McVey sisters began when they were young, playing together on a Jr. Jazz team. As the years passed, their passion for basketball grew, and so did the sisters, with Alycea playing center for the Huskies and Ashtyn often rotating from wing to post. The two have been on the high school team as well as on the soccer field with competitive and recreational soccer. This fall, they added playing together on the high school’s unified soccer team. “It’s fun to play with my sister; we get to spend more time together,” Alycea said. “It gives me a better opportunity to learn to get better as we work together more,” Ashtyn said. That includes Ashtyn saying she can get the ball into the hands of her older sister for a shot or a lay-up and Alycea helping her younger sister identify her strengths as well to help her work on what she can do better. “Playing together is a good thing,” Alycea said. “We’re getting better, we’re having fun, we’re bonding together and with the team.” That bonding time includes blasting music in the locker room before a game and telling jokes, Ashtyn said. “We’re sisters, but we’re all like sisters on the team. We work hard, but also have a lot of fun,” she said. Versatile player Grace Pruden agrees “it’s super cool and super special” playing with her younger sister; plus, on the practical side, she adds, for her parents, “there’s less driving to games.” The Pruden sisters also have played soccer together, most recently finishing up Grace’s last season with Hillcrest. Grace said there is an “innate thing” about sisters playing together. “I think it sounds stupid, but there’s a little bit of a sister philosophy there,” she said. “It’s really good to have a really trusted, close personal relationship with who I can talk about things on the field and court with.
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Hillcrest High’s girls’ basketball team this season features three sets of sisters: Ashtyn and Alycea McVey; Grace and Sarah Pruden; and Olivia and Avery Backus. (Juile Slama/City Journals)
Usually, we’re on target knowing where we want the ball and knowing where we are. Sometimes on the field, I want to go somewhere, but she makes a different run, and we talk it out. Honestly, it can get a little more heated than with my other teammates, but it’s all good and healthy because we’re trying to get better and we’re competitive. Sarah is a really good distributer, and has this crazy motor in soccer and basketball, she just runs. She’s a super hard worker, always has been.” Hillcrest soccer coach Eldon Brough agrees “the sisters have a nice connection.” “I’ll see them together having lunch, or when they have a choice to be in a group of three or four on the field, they’ll frequently just be in the same group,” he said. “They obviously get along really well and trust each other and that is a really special experience for them.” The Backus sisters danced when they were younger, as well as played basketball in the back court together for years. This will be their first time playing high school ball together. Older sister Olivia said they worked together in the gym in the offseason, prior to the team tryouts and both she and Avery attended open gyms. “She’s been working well with the team; she’s been friends with them, so they already know who she is,” Olivia said, adding that their sister connection is strong. “We’ve played with each other our whole lives, ba-
sically on the same club teams, so we work good together. I’m really excited for her to be coming in and playing high school.” Dal Monte said that sister chemistry and teamwork translates to the team. “With the older sisters, we’ve got very good potential for leadership and then we can pass that onto their younger sisters, who are coming up in the program and growing in their own ways,” he said. “It continues that tradition of big Husky family that we love and care for one another. We play as hard as we can for one another, and we try to pass that on from one generation to the next.” Those sisters and other Huskies will be the core for this year’s team. “We’ve got a lot of the same girls returning so hopefully we’ll be able to do something special this year,” said Grace, prior to the season. The Huskies, who finished with two wins last season, will be playing in a new region, 5A region 7, which Dal Monte said, “within the region, anything is up for grabs.” “I’m really focused on making sure that we are the best team that we can be and then letting the results speak for themselves on the floor,” said the second year coach. “I just want us to become as good as we can be with our program, with our strategies and connectiveness as a team. With fresh competition, it will give us a fresh start to just compete and have that first-time competitive mentality as opposed to, ‘we know this team and their rep-
utation’ and things like that.” Already, Dal Monte is liking his team’s attitude to learn and their willingness to work hard to improve each week. “There’s been an overall excitement and a fervor to play,” he said. “Our approach is trying to be as simple as possible so our players can play, and they don’t have to worry about the details of a situation. I want them to be able to play and focus on competing. It will be a process we will be installing as we go throughout the year, but everything is with reason, and everything is with purpose.” Olivia, who would like to compete posthigh school, was looking forward to the season. “I love playing the game; I want to bring my best to every game and be positive for the team,” she said. “Ultimately, if we win or lose, I don’t think that matters as much to me as if we’re getting better every day.” Also new this season were preseason games scheduled against faculty and staff as well as alumni. Dal Monte said it not only gives alumni a fun way to reconnect with the school, but also with the team. “It’s very powerful when players have come through this school and have played for this school to stay connected and teach the ones who are currently in high school, giving them life lessons and teaching them along the way. The more wisdom that gets passed from one group to the next, it only helps make our program stronger,” he said, adding that those
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Hillcrest High students learn career readiness skills, impress mock interviewers By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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illcrest High School sophomore Natalie Stevenson was asked about her accomplishments and skills, but also to “tell me about yourself.” It was part of a mock interview for her college and career readiness class. Canyons Board of Education member Mont Millerberg and high school work-based learning coordinators took the roles of those looking to hire these students for their dream jobs. “I jumped right in highlighting my resume, that I worked with the state legislator Andrew Stoddard to help him write a bill about tax cuts for electric cars, and I started a nonprofit where we hold protests at the capitol to support work with climate change, equity, human rights, abortion and other issues,” Stevenson said. “This experience really helped me work on my opening statement. I had my first interview a couple months ago for an internship, but now I know I can do better for my next.” She was interviewed by Corner Canyon High work-based coordinator Chris Morgan, who said that Stevenson impressed her. “It’s rare that we have a student who stands out like her and is already knowing what she wants to do and is on that track,” she said. “She had an idea of what to say, so I told her to sit in front of a mirror and polish it.” More often, Morgan said that students need reassurance, and start out by telling her about the classes they’re taking, not who they are and how school translates into life. She said after having a conversation with students, they learn to identify their strengths rather than just list their previous jobs or involvement in clubs. “I spent a lot of time with students, helping them learn the value of interviewing. I told one student that he had great abilities, and to put a smile on his face and give what he does a positive twist. They need to learn to be a champion for themselves. Most just need to build self-confidence,” she said. Previously, work-based learning coor-
dinators brought in industry professionals to conduct interviews, but with COVID-19, they’ve limited interviewers to mostly those who work in schools. It also lends them to have more time talking to students individually. “Many of the students are very nervous heading into the interview,” Hillcrest High work-based coordinator Cher Burbank said. “Later that night, they go over the feedback and realize its value and it gives them a lot of confidence. We’re also teaching them networking skills by writing a thank-you to their interviewer and looking into the connections they’re making for their future.” Teacher Lian Feng said that students are understanding more about their top careers as they research the responsibilities, a typical day, required education and salary, and present those to the class. “We’ve had students share about mechanical technology, shoe design, being a House (of Representatives) representative, a professional sports player, the Army,” she said. “It gets them thinking ‘do you know five, 10, 20 years what you’re going to do after graduation?’ Students begin thinking and planning and prepare themselves more and just don’t walk through school, but learn to take their education more seriously.” The interviews are an important step in that planning. “It’s essential they prepare more so when real-life opens a door, they won’t be scared,” Feng said. Sophomore Alysa Evans “dressed for success” after researching about the firm she wanted to work for as a criminal justice lawyer before her mock interview. “I tried to act natural, have positive body language and sell myself by answering all the questions clearly, but also I asked him questions,” she said. “He asked me if I saw myself as a leader or a follower, to tell him one word that describes myself, what qualities make me a good employee and about my career goals. Then, I asked him questions about the
life lessons could be on time management while playing basketball to life beyond high school. Other slated preseason games included Kearns, who topped its region last season, and Lehi, who after winning its region, advanced to last year’s state semifinals. This year’s new region, which play begins in January, extends west to Tooele, who finished in the top three of its region last season, south to Cedar Valley, who finished second in last year’s region play. The Huskies also will travel three hours east, to match up against Uintah, who placed in the top five of its previous region. Returning second-year coaches are
Alyssa Nielsen, who will coach the freshman-sophomore team, and Mark Ronstadt, overseeing the JV team. Anthony Alford returns for his fifth season as an assistant coach, after a one-year leave of absence, and new Hillcrest PE teacher Laura Roth also joins the team as an assistant. Those coaches will work with the sisters as well as all the players each practice. “We will help them to develop the habits they need to be successful on the court and confident in their moves,” Dal Monte said. “I’m really excited that it allows for us to continue this culture that we’ve had at Hillcrest, trying to build that feeling of a big Husky family, because it really is a family.” l
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Corner Canyon High work-based coordinator Chris Morgan, left, and Canyons Board of Education member Mont Millerberg ask questions to Hillcrest High School students during mock interviews. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
position and company.” Evans interviewed with Millerberg. “He told me about law and accounting, and suggested I study accounting, so I have an understanding about money; he had taken the LSAT and gave me advice. He was really helpful,” she said. Millerberg said he interviewed six or seven students who were “some of the brightest and most intelligent kids with fun personalities and the brightest futures,” like Evans.
“I told her with white collar crime, following the money was imperative. She really asked some good questions,” he said. “She was just sharp.” Overall, he was impressed with the students and their preparation. “Most looked me in the eye, were articulate and confident; I would have hired them on the spot,” he said. “They told me their aspirations, their goals and were just passionate young adults who have their game plans for the future.” l
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Hillcrest High graduates recognized for making difference in others’ lives By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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illcrest High School 1994 graduate Stan Clawson was seen about everywhere during his high school days—on stage in school plays and musicals, drawing cartoons for the school newspaper and producing short films for the school television program. He also was the student body president. However, after high school, Clawson was paralyzed in a rock-climbing accident and that set his passion for promoting disability awareness and inclusion through film. He helped form a small video production company and directed and edited the film, “Con-
tinue” for the Paralyzed Veterans of America, which is now incorporated into hospital rehab programs throughout the United States. He also served during the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as a disability support specialist and later, a public relations position with the National Ability Center. “Stan was a mover and shaker early on and now he has amazing experiences in movie-making and as an advocate,” Hillcrest High Alumni Association President Craig Conder said. “I was really impressed when meeting him and his attitude to help out
where he can.” Clawson was honored for those accomplishments and more with a crystal plaque during half-time of the Hillcrest High homecoming game with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Jake Colvin, Hillcrest class of 2003, was the Distinguished Young Alumni Award recipient. Colvin grew up in Sandy and attended Hillcrest where he was involved in choir, acting and the sciences, and developed a strong passion for helping people of diverse cultures. He earned a bachelor’s degree in European studies with an emphasis in international management and a minor in chemistry, setting the stage for his innovative career. While at Oregon State University’s pharmacy school, he created healthcare solutions and new potential treatments through early drug development. He also performed cancer research at Brigham Young University, where he also was a 2012 Crocker Innovation Fellow. It was during that time, he cofounded the company, Owlet Baby Care, as a way to serve and solve real-world problems. The owlet is designed for infants born with congenital
heart defects or other life-threatening illnesses; it is clothing with wearable technology to alert parents if a serious situation arises. Owlets have been provided to low- and middle-income families around the world. Now, he is aiming to help others in the world by providing low-cost technology to empower frontline and rural health workers with diagnostic tools where currently, none are available. “Jake’s owlet is really cool,” Conder said. “Through his efforts with that and providing diagnostic equipment into the Third World countries, he’s making our world a better place.” Conder said both award recipients were nominated based on their work in the community and impact they’ve made on others. Each year, Hillcrest’s alumni association accepts nominations for the awards and a committee reviews them. The nominations are considered for five years, Conder said. This was the third annual distinguished alumni awards ceremony. To learn more or to join the Hillcrest High Alumni Association, visit its webpage at www.hillcrestalumni.org. l
Hillcrest High Alumni Association Craig Conder, center, presents Hillcrest High School 1994 graduate Stan Clawson and Jake Colvin, Hillcrest class of 2003, with the distinguished alumni awards during halftime of the school’s homecoming game. (Abigail Slama-Catron/Hillcrest High)
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Volleyball, cross country, football seasons come to close for Hillcrest student-athletes By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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n Nov. 2, Hillcrest High wrapped up its fall sports in the Utah High School Activities Association, with the volleyball team falling to Timpanogos High after winning 3-0 in its playoff berth against Cottonwood High the previous day. “The Cottonwood game was a great game, one of the best serving and passing ones all season,” head volleyball coach Melissa Guymon said. “Our fans were there, and it made a lot of difference. We realized how much of an impact they had after playing during COVID-19 last year.” The team finished with a 7-22 record, an improvement over three wins last year, and will lose three seniors: Makena Lelepali, a “smart defensive player who is vocal on the net;” Kennedi Sullivan, “an awesome, smart level-headed leader;” and Elizabeth Lindquist, “a tough player who always has a positive presence on the court.” Next year, the team will look to team captain junior Franny Gazani Bazan, who led the state in early October with the most digs; co-captain junior Emma Walters, a “consistent setter and leader” for the team; and freshman Ana Moleni, “a hard-working player with a lot of potential.” Guymon also looks to freshman Mia Larsen to continue de-
veloping into a second strong setter. “I’m really proud of these kids,” she said. “They pushed themselves to grow; they didn’t just hit the ball around.” Cross country’s final UHSAA meets were both state and the new JV championships. “We kept the boys’ team streak alive; it’s now 15 in a row” to qualify to run at the state meet, head cross country coach Scott Stucki said. The boys were led by junior Sam Timmerman, who dropped more than 30 seconds to finish 32nd with “a big PR (personal record),” Stucki said. “In fact, five of our seven boys had their PRs and the others ran tough, although they were injured or sick.” In addition, three girls competed at state, with senior Erin Atkinson and sophomore Anna Ames running their best times, and sophomore Claire Hastings running a fast time despite injury, he said. Those were three who qualified individually at the divisional meet, but the girls’ team did not place well enough to run at state. Still, Stucki was pleased with the hard work put in by other runners, including varsity runners senior Emily Swain and sophomore Edith Neslen.
He also said the first-time JV championship went well and several runners had good times on the “fast course.” “We’re trying to figure out why we haven’t held that meet before,” Stucki said, adding that it was a good opportunity for the varsity runners to support the JV student-athletes. Community support has been appreciated of this year’s football team as they went 1-9 this year, said head coach Brock Bryant. “We’re very young; we started six freshmen and five sophomores, so they’re inexperienced and they will learn from this experience and stay in the program, which is something the Huskies haven’t seen for a while,” Bryant said. “By the time, they’re juniors and seniors, we’re going to be pretty good.” He has appreciated the hard work students have put into their season. “They play hard every week. They understand the process. I see them every Monday; I didn’t have one kid missing practice. They all have their jerseys tucked in, ready to go, so they see the vision,” he said, unlike when he has coached other teams who didn’t show up to practices during a losing season. Bryant said their hard work extends to
Hillcrest High volleyball senior Kennedi Sullivan sets up the ball for the Huskies. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
the classroom. “This past term, we averaged a 3.19 GPA, and I was told by an administrator, that was probably the highest GPA that the football team has ever had,” he said. With losing 15 seniors on the team, Bryant said other players already are stepping up, practicing skills on their own, and in June, the team plans to attend the Southern Idaho Football Camp. l
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idvale City has a new leader at the helm. Marcus Stevenson was elected mayor in the November elections, squeaking by incumbent Robert Hale with a late surge of votes on election night. Stevenson finished with 52% of the votes, just 201 more than Hale. “I’m incredibly grateful to the residents of Midvale for entrusting me to take on the role of mayor,” Stevenson wrote in a statement to the Journal. “With the many challenges ahead, but also the many opportunities, I’m excited to bring a new perspective to the mayor’s office. Whether it be our continued growth, demand on our water, or the unforeseen future of the COVID pandemic, I’m here to be a mayor for all Midvale City residents.” After a 20-year period that saw former mayor JoAnn Seghini hold the position for five terms, Hale won the seat in 2017. However, Hale will serve just the one term as he passes the baton to Stevenson in 2022. A couple days after the election, Hale and his wife visited Stevenson to congratulate him and offer encouragement for his new role. “I’m thankful for the graciousness of Mayor Hale as he is doing everything he can to ensure a smooth and successful transition,” Stevenson included in his statement. “A sincere thank you to the residents of Midvale; I can’t wait to get started!” Stevenson is the political director for an environmental nonprofit called O2 Utah who ran on the platform of making Midvale a people-centered city, a regional hub within the valley, and give it more voice in a regional and statewide capacity. Status quo remained for the rest of the council as both seats up for election were retained by the incumbents. Both of whom endorsed Stevenson for the mayoral position.
Which district are you in? (Midvale City map)
Bryant Brown, a lawyer, was re-elected in District 4 for a second term running unopposed, just as he did four years ago in the general election of his first campaign. District 4 covers the south-central portion of the city. Dustin Gettel also earned a second term being re-elected in District 5. Gettel held off challenger Wayne Sharp, who once held the District 4 seat for three terms until 2018. District 5 covers the western portion Marcus Stevenson will be Midvale’s new mayor in of the city, everything west of I-15 and a small portion to the east of the 2022. (Photo courtesy Marcus Stevenson) freeway between 7200 and 7500 South. l
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