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MURRAY POLICE INCREASES PARKWAY PRESENCE By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

he law of unintended consequences went into effect in 2017 when Operation Rio Grande cracked down on an out-of-control homelessness problem in Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande neighborhood, forcing much of the homeless population to relocate. The Jordan River Parkway became a conduit for uprooted vagrancy to filter into all cities along the route, including Murray. “Initially, when Operation Rio Grande went into effect, we did see an increase in homeless people camping along the parkway. This was primarily along the northern border between Murray and Millcreek. There were a few camps that we found a little further south along the parkway,” said Murray Police Department Sergeant Kip Davies. In response, Murray Police beefed up, and still maintains, its presence along the parkway. They increased police patrols at all city parks, and patrol officers drive through the parks— their patrol cars show their presence. They also use motorcycle and bicycle officers along the parkway where the patrol officers in cars would have a more difficult time gaining access. During the summer, School Resource Officers, as well as the D.A.R.E. and Community Services Officers, are assigned to bicycle patrol. With the combination of the motor officers and bicycle patrols, the parkway is quite heavily patrolled in the summer. In addition to the efforts of Community Services Officers, the Division of Natural Resources has allocated money for extra patrols along the parkway. Also, Police Chief Craig Burnett has purchased a sideby-side utility vehicle, which allows for more access along the parkway and saves the officers time, so they can patrol more of the parkway. “The homeless/camping problems that we were dealing with have dropped significantly with the directed patrols that we have continued along the Jordan River Parkway,” Davies said. “As far as the Murray portion of the Jordan River Parkway, there isn’t one specific problem with crimes along the parkway. We get calls for vandalism, abandoned vehicles and the occasional vehicle burglary in the parking lots of the Jordan River Parkway Trail.” Homelessness itself is not a crime; instead, it is the actions of homeless people that can be crimes. With many neighborhoods having access ways onto the parkway, residents registered concern at a December 2018 town hall meeting that there was an uptick in crimes since Operation Rio Grande. “As far as the aftereffects of Operation Rio Grande, regarding Murray City, the situation has improved. This is because of the focused patrols that are occurring continually

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along the parkway. The Murray City Police strive to provide a safe environment to both live in and enjoy while visiting the many parks in Murray City. This effort has provided a safe area to enjoy along the Murray City portion of the Jordan River parkway and all parks in Murray, and it shows,” Davies remarked. Murray Police and the Murray Parks Department have partnered to identify homeless camps and immediate-address areas where vagrancy or vandalism has occurred. Murray City also has set up a non-emergency number — (801) 840-4000 — to report such criminal activity. Davies also advocates the use of good common sense. “Any time that you are out, you should be aware of your surroundings. If you drive to the parkway, make sure that you secure your vehicle. Do not leave purses, bags or other property in plain sight. It only takes seconds for the window of your car to be broken and your property taken. Also, make sure you lock your vehicle. Many times, vehicles are left unlocked, which makes it easier to gain entry. “While using the parkway, try to go with another person. Have a cell phone with you in case of emergencies. If an emergency does arise when you are using the parkway, have an idea of your location to assist with the response times of emergency personnel.” l

This homeless camp near the Millcreek/Murray border was broken up due to combined efforts of Murray Police Department and Murray City Parks Department. (Photo courtesy Murray City)

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AISU names its outstanding athletes of the year, just before closing its doors By Carl Fauver | carlf@mycityjournals.com

ike so many things that went before it – in what may be, who knows, a “jinxed” space – the American International School of Utah (AISU) has gone the way of the old Pacman machines, miniature golf putters and bowling shoes. After five years operating in what once was the 49th Street Galleria, AISU has closed – amid a well-publicized financial scandal. The school’s board of directors’ vote to close displaced about 1,300 students (except those departing with a diploma anyway) along with 170 full- and part-time employees. Besides shuttering an academic institution, the closure also ends an ambitious effort by school administrators to develop a well-rounded athletic department. After spending the first year focused solely on classroom curriculum, AISU began to introduce sports teams in its second year – growing the number of teams and participants each year. Along the way, administrators also made it a goal to construct a full-fledged gymnasium, claiming such a facility would allow them to move beyond competition in their small Utah Schools Sports Association (USSA). Ultimately, the Dragons hoped to compete for “real” state titles, under the sanctioning of the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA). As a part of that athletic evolution, this year – for the first time ever – AISU named its Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and their two runners up. Three of the four are seniors. But even the fourth will not be personally encumbered by the school closing, because she rapidly earned enough credits to graduate as a junior.

This, then, is a profile of the only Athletes of the Year – and their runners up – to ever be named at the American International School of Utah.

Claire Richardson, senior – 2018-19 AISU Female Athlete of the Year

“Our whole school is full of students who came here, because they didn’t fit in anywhere else,” Claire Richardson said. “Participating in sports gave me the chance to meet a diverse group of people, and to learn how to work toward a common goal, with students I might not know at all, otherwise.” Richardson attended AISU all five years it was open, and competed all four seasons the girls’ volleyball team was in existence. The Dragons won the 2016 USSA state championship, when Richardson was a sophomore. “I also played two-and-a-half seasons of girls’ basketball,” she added. “I was just watching a game one day. It looked like fun and like they could use another player. So, I asked the coach if I could join the team, even though I had never really played basketball before.” Richardson caught on quickly. “In my very first game, the very first shot I ever took was a 3-pointer – and I made it,” Richardson added. “I decided right then, ‘I love this game.’ But it was not real well organized until Covey became our coach.” Covey is McKinlee Covey, the volleyball and basketball coach at AISU for the past two years. She arrived at the Murray school from Arches Academy, a K-9 private school in Orem. “I was part time three years and full time two years at Arches,” Covey said. “My final

Leo Alves is the first and only AISU Male Athlete of the Year. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey)

two years I was also the school’s first-ever athletic director and developed their first athletic program.” Covey calls Richardson one of the best athletes she has ever coached. “Claire is amazing, with so much heart and hustle,” Covey said. “She’s a little bit feisty on the court, and really embodies what an AISU athlete is.” In addition to playing volleyball and basketball, Richardson also played soccer her freshman and sophomore years. But, as she now turns her attention to college, Richardson said athletics is not in the picture. “I will attend the University of Utah,” she said. “They don’t have a premed program, but I will take classes to hopefully get me into medical school. I want to be a dermatologist.” Richardson said she got that idea “watching Dr. Pimple Popper,” a program on the TLC.

Leo Alves, senior – 2018-19 AISU Male Athlete of the Year

Leo Alves fires up a short shot at an AISU boys’ basketball game last winter. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey)

so I went out for basketball,” he said. “I also wanted to get in better shape for soccer, which is my primary sport. Because I am tall, I earned a starting position pretty quickly. People may not think 6’3” is particularly tall for a basketball player; but I was the tallest person on my team and one of the tallest in our league.” As a member of the AISU soccer team, Alves played in three consecutive USSA state championship games – winning the title in 2017 but falling short a year ago, and again this past May. “We were undefeated (7-0-1) entering the state soccer tournament, and had beaten the school (Layton Christian Academy) that beat us for the state championship, earlier in the year,” Alves added. “But our tournament also began just as we were learning the school would close at the end of the season. That hit a lot of us hard and, I think, hurt our play. I know I took it hard because I was hoping to assist as a coach in the future (at AISU).” Covey agrees that coaching is in Alves’ future. “He is super motivated and very helpful,” Covey said. “At the same time he was playing for the boys’ basketball team last winter, he was also a volunteer student assistant coach on my girls’ team. He assisted at practices and games whenever his schedule would allow.” Alves is not yet sure what his UVU major will be, when he begins there in 14 months.

Unlike Richardson, Leo Alves does hope to pursue athletics in college – but not for a year. “I am taking a ‘gap year’ before I start at Utah Valley University,” Alves said. “I plan to work and also take some online coaching courses. When I get to UVU I definitely plan to try out for the soccer team, and possibly volleyball as well.” Alves becomes AISU’s one and only Male Athlete of the Year after playing four years of soccer for the team, three years of Hannah Jonas, junior – 2018-19 AISU Female volleyball and a single season – the past winAthlete of the Year runner-up Claire Richardson drives by a defender at an AISU ter – on the boys’ basketball team. Hannah Jonas attended AISU for only Claire Richardson is the first and only AISU Female girls’ basketball game last winter. “I just decided since it was my senior Athlete of the Year. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey) (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey) three years, playing on the girls’ basketball year, I didn’t want to miss out on playing, team each of those years and on the volley-

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Hannah Jonas was runner-up for the first and only AISU Female Athlete of the Year award. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey)

Angel Cardenas was runner-up for the first and only AISU Male Athlete of the Year award. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey)

ball team for two years. In addition to those extracurricular activities, Jonas also accelerated her studies in order to graduate as a junior. “It was an ambition of mine to graduate early when I first arrived at AISU, and by the start of my sophomore year I knew it was a realistic goal if I kept working at it,” she said. “I took a lot of online classes and was able to work through them rapidly.” Like Richardson, Jonas also believes competitive sports are behind her – for identical reasons. “I will start at the University of Utah this fall, pursuing a biology major,” she added. “I would like to be a cardiothoracic surgeon.”

soccer team captain each of those four seasons (in which the teams placed fourth, first, second and second),” Cardenas said. “I was also a team captain all three years our school had a boys’ volleyball team.” Under Covey’s direction, the school also established an athletic council, featuring Angel Cardenas sets the volleyball to his spiker at an AISU game last fall. (Photo courtesy McKinlee Covey) eight students representing different sports. Not surprisingly, Cardenas was its first and only president. “We met once a week, implemented a lettermen’s program for the first time and worked to strengthen our athletic programs,” Covey said. “Angel did a great job as president – very well organized.” Free Cardenas hopes to do in two months by a Apprais appcrertifiedal what Alves is putting off for a year. aise o -Personalized Service “I am moving down to UVU with two appon initialr intm ent! friends and will definitely try out for the club -Local Market knowledge volleyball team, I think in September,” he -Top Quality representation said. The AISU Athletes of the Year were selected by a vote of the school’s coaches, Buying or athletic director and assistant athletic direcselling a home tor (Covey). School administrators then apshould be a fun proved the selections. l

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Murray neighbors hope float takes flight By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

Brett Shelley, left, Ron Voorhees, center, and Doug Orton review the progress of the float. (Shaun Delliskave/City Journals)

site that ordered too many. Kim McKenna and Debbie Brown cut these large industrial slabs down into white fluffy clouds. Brown, who learned sculpting at BYU, needed a better way to shape the clouds than with a knife. Orton improvised a heated blade by fashioning a bow out of a PVC pipe and a wire, which is connected to an electric power supply that heats it. Brown slices off smaller pieces for McKenna to shape into finer detail with a rasper (an improvised horse brush). Cindy Pearson uses a shorter heated blade to carve chickens that will sit aboard the float. “The smell of burnt Styrofoam is worse than the sound of cutting it,” assured McKenna. Finished “clouds” sit in stacks, ready to be assembled. The float car was previously used by another LDS stake, and their float’s “covered wagon” is being cannibalized to hold the rocket ship in place. The float crew plans to reuse as much as possible from the previous float. “We could repaint the well (from the old float) to look like a barrel,” remarked Brett Shelley. “I also have an old water meter box that will work.” Shelley, who works for Salt Lake City Public Utilities, pitches other ideas to Voorhees and Orton on how to craft what will look like a flying barrel being towed by the rocket; they decide to try the meter box. The weather is finally being cooperative enough for the float committee, but they are running behind schedule because of it. With 25 days left before the Murray parade, Voorhees is recruiting artists and painters in the neighborhood to come out and help. Innovation, as well as trial and error, has been a critical ingredient in trying to assemble the float, along with the creativity to go with the whimsical design. “I think the most rewarding thing has been working with all these great people,” Voorhees said. Murray’s Independence Day parade is, of course, July 4 at 8:30 a.m. The route begins at Fashion Place Mall on State Street, heads north to Vine Street and enters Murray Park at the north entrance. The float will also be on display at the Days of ’47 Float Preview Party at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy on July 22 and 23 and at the parade the following day in Salt Lake City. l

hat happens when you put together two rain barrels, sheet metal roofing, a roof flow mill, a lot of Styrofoam and even more sweat? You get a rocket. At least something that will pass as one on a float in the Murray Independence Day parade. Parade goers will only see the float for a few minutes as it passes by, but Ron Voorhees and his crew have been working on it for over a year. “Our float’s theme is ‘When Hope Takes Flight, the Journey Begins,’ Voorhees said. He gently pulls the design scheme out of a binder; it depicts a fanciful Jules-Verne-style rocket floating above the clouds, transporting rag doll children and a slew of animals. “No matter how tough things get, we can always soar higher when we work together as friends and neighbors.” Indeed, the construction of this float has taken a community to put together and will need a lot more help from friends in order to be finished in time for the Murray parade. The float will also participate in the Days of ’47 parade and is being put together by volunteers from the Murray Parkway Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fortunately, Voorhees has a neighbor who designs floats professionally, Clark Chamberlin. Chamberlin is a designer for Innovative Design Concepts, and some of his work has been seen in the Rose Bowl Parade. “I wanted something unique. He (Chamberlin) provided me with a couple of designs, and I picked this one out.” That was probably the easiest part of building a float. Finding a place to put together a float is probably as tough as putting it all together. After all, you can’t have the float outside all the time being rained on, especially during the second wettest spring on record. Voorhees found the perfect spot thanks to Doug Orton. Orton is a businessman who happens to own a body shop and volunteered a large garage to house a behemoth vehicle that looks like a driving box. Atop this platform, the float crafters have been working since March to get the float ready. Ron Voorhees adjusts Styrofoam clouds that will Orton used his business connections to make the foundation of the float. find stacks of Styrofoam from a construction (Shaun Delliskave/City Journals)

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Longview fourth graders use hammers, chisels to find trilobites By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

fter learning about rocks and minerals, Longview fourth graders were able to have a culminating activity: present what they learned in a trifold and actually use a hammer and chisel to crack shale in hopes of finding a trilobite fossil. With the funding of a Murray Education Foundation grant, fourth-grade teacher Mike Okumura bought the shale from Delta, Utah, something he had done several years in his 10 years teaching at Liberty Elementary before transferring this year to Longview. However, it was a first for these students, who eagerly took safety goggles, chisels and hammers to start pounding away after instructions were given. “We get to use hammers, which I’ve never gotten to do,” fourth-grader Aly Taylor said. Classmate Baylie Rockhill said it was her first time using tools as she anxiously looked for trilobites. “We learned how long and

how big they are and shared what we learned on our posters, but doing this is much more fun,” she said. Fourth-grader Ella Philbrick was finding small trilobites in the shale as she took the hammer to carefully break layers off. “This is actually pretty easy – and I just found a bigger one,” she said as she showed Okumura and her friends. Okumura smiled. He’s heard this before, but it never gets old, he said. “To have a book and read the text, it isn’t the same as for students to actually get out here and discover the trilobites themselves. Now, they’re able to relate what we studied, to what they discover,” he said, adding that students know these trilobites were once sea creatures found in shallow waters that covered the entire west desert. Fourth-grader Britton Clark was excited to relate what he learned with the experience. “It’s actually fun to find

them in the shale,” he said. “I knew fossils are from a long time ago, but I didn’t think I’d actually get to be finding them and holding onto them.” Okumura’s colleague, fourth-grade teacher Amy Patterson also appreciated the handson lesson in her first year of teaching fourth grade. “I’m amazed these kids found them,” she said. “Some of them are so tiny. This is something that will help these students remember learning about fossils and trilobites.” It’s likely as Okumura has had students return to him and ask if he’s still teaching about trilobites. Having each student go home with their own trilobite found that day in the shale also will ensure they’ll remember the lesson. “It’s fun. It never gets old watching their excitement of discovering and learning,” Okumura said. Fourth-grader Adrian Alikhanyan agreed.

“It’s like opening up a present,” Adrian said. “You don’t know when you find one how big or small it’s going to be, what it’s going to be like. I didn’t think it was going to be this much fun.” l

Longview fourth graders try their hand using a hammer to carefully break layers of shale off in hopes of finding trilobites. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Longview fourth-grader Lily White shows off the trilobite she uncovered in the hands-on culminating activity. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Twenty-year Poetry & Popcorn tradition keeps students learning By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

n a Friday afternoon in late May, 10-year-old Brisseidy Martinez munched on popcorn and shared poetry with her classmates. “It was fun,” she said. “We got to share the poems we’ve been writing. My favorite was to write about my life through my shoes.” Brisseidy, and her classmates, included about 20 poems in bare, or blank, books and then shared them with each other before taking them home to read with their parents. “In the last weeks, after testing, students are wanting to do something fun, but I still have ways for them to learn,” said Longview fifth-grade teacher Tina Nilsson, who even at the end of her 24-year teaching career didn’t want to wash desks and turn on a movie. “I introduced the poetry books in the 1990s and then spiral-bounded them. Now, students are practicing their computer skills on Chromebooks and we glue in their work.” Nilsson teaches figurative language, homonyms and rhyming words as she introduces several methods for students to creatively write poems.

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In Brisseidy’s favorite poem, Nilsson introduces the idea of looking back on their childhood in the form of shoes. For example, students may write about wearing pink booties and writing about winning a baby contest and the next stage of their lives, wearing red tennis shoes and scuffing them when riding a tricycle. “It’s a way to write a biographical story in a form of a poem,” she said. There’s the inside-outside poem, which may describe their inside self as being uncertain or thoughtful to their outside self as being outgoing and active in sports. The color poems beg students to include all their senses as they write about a certain color. Students also may use the acrostic poem, in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or message. Often students learn that form with identifying who they are in association with their names. And for students who prefer math, there’s the mathematical poem, such as condensation + electricity = lightning storm, or perhaps more common, brother + me = fight. “Some poems may be simple or silly, but they are opening their brains. Most kids

have a sense of humor and are able to come up with some amazing work,” Nilsson said. “I’ve had students who come up to me and say that they are not excited about poetry. Many of those are the ones who later tell me what all they’ve learned, including the fact that they’re great poets.” Through the poetry unit, as well as during the school year, Nilsson has students focus on learning Latin roots. “We learn 10 Latin roots every two weeks instead of learning spelling words. We study their meaning and it has helped with students’ reading comprehension. They’re understanding the language and how it evolves and it has inspired students to use these words in their writing, including in their poetry,” she said. While Nilsson said the annual Poetry & Popcorn party isn’t anything big, it has become a fun tradition for students. “I’ve looked forward to doing this as soon as I knew I had Mrs. Nilsson for a teacher,” Brisseidy said. “My book is sitting on the mantel next to the book my sister made when she was in her class. It’s something I’ll keep forever.” l

Fifth graders munching on popcorn while reading poetry isn’t a common sight, but it has become a beloved tradition at Longview Elementary. (Tina Nilsson/Longview Elementary)

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something unique. He (Chamberlin) provided me with a couple of designs, and I picked this one out.” That was probably the easiest part of building a float. Finding a place to put together a float is probably as tough as putting it all together. After all, you can’t have the float outside all the time being rained on, especially during the second wettest spring on record. Voorhees found the perfect spot thanks to Doug Orton. Orton is a businessman who happens to own a body shop and volunteered a large garage to house a behemoth vehicle that looks like a driving box. Atop this platform, the float crafters have been working since March to get the float ready. Orton used his business connections to find stacks of Styrofoam from a construction site that ordered too many. Kim McKenna and Debbie Brown cut these large industrial slabs down into white fluffy clouds. Brown, who learned sculpting at BYU, needed a better way to shape the clouds than with a knife. Orton improvised a heated blade by fashioning a bow out of a PVC pipe and a wire, which is connected to an electric power supply that heats it. Brown slices off smaller pieces for McKenna to shape into finer detail with a rasper (an improvised horse brush). Cindy Pearson uses a shorter heated blade to carve chickens that will sit aboard the float.

“The smell of burnt Styrofoam is worse than the sound of cutting it,” assured McKenna. Finished “clouds” sit in stacks, ready to be assembled. The float car was previously used by another LDS stake, and their float’s “covered wagon” is being cannibalized to hold the rocket ship in place. The float crew plans to reuse as much as possible from the previous float. “We could repaint the well (from the old float) to look like a barrel,” remarked Brett Shelley. “I also have an old water meter box that will work.” Shelley, who works for Salt Lake City Public Utilities, pitches other ideas to Voorhees and Orton on how to craft what will look like a flying barrel being towed by the rocket; they decide to try the meter box. The weather is finally being cooperative enough for the float committee, but they are running behind schedule because of it. With 25 days left before the Murray parade, Voorhees is recruiting artists and painters in the neighborhood to come out and help. Innovation, as well as trial and error, has been a critical ingredient in trying to assemble the float, along with the creativity to go with the whimsical design. “I think the most rewarding thing has been working with all these great people,” Voorhees said. Murray’s Independence Day parade is, of

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course, July 4 at 8:30 a.m. The route begins at Fashion Place Mall on State Street, heads north to Vine Street and enters Murray Park at the north entrance. The float will also be on display at the Days of ’47 Float Preview Party at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy on July 22 and 23 and at the parade the following day in Salt Lake City. l

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tion and delivers a program that matches your needs, schedule and personal circumstances. Did you know that their degree programs are strictly career focused? They only teach the subjects that are relevant to your career so that you can graduate faster. All their instructors have real world experience so they can provide you with firsthand insight and they are dedicated to your success. Don’t worry if you haven’t got a computer. New students receive a laptop preloaded with all the software needed for their program for use while in school and to keep after graduation. At each campus the receptionist will ask you to fill out a short career questionnaire that is used to guide your consultant as you work together to determine your career goals. Gina Seitz and her team at the Murray campus meet with prospective students to help them choose the best program for their goals. They also assist students in finding and applying for an affordable financial plan and explain all the important details. If you decide to go ahead, you aren’t left on your own, the admission consultant and financial planner will continue to be your support system from your first day in class

and beyond. Gina has been with the college for a decade starting as an admissions consultant, next a financial planner, then the associate campus director and now the director of admissions. She loves helping people achieve their college goals and working with her team on campus. What about the teacher to student ratio? Stevens-Henager is a small campus. This means smaller class sizes and more one-on-one interaction with your instructor and classmates. You can choose from day or evening classes and online or on-campus classes. Their career services assist students in networking and portfolio building. Stevens-Henager doesn’t run on a semester basis like most colleges and universities. They offer new classes each month so you can usually get started within a month. If you have been to college before, they will assist you with obtaining your previous college transcripts and get them evaluated for transfer credits if possible. Is Stevens-Henager accredited? Of course, they are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges which is recognized by the U.S.

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This show, written by Ed Farnsworth, based on the original melodrama by Ben Millet and directed by Scott Holman, follows the story of an eclectic group of LDS Sunday School Students as they attempt to put on a traditional “roadshow.” The colorful characters include social media obsessed Penny, her “too-cool-for-Sunday-school” boyfriend Phineas, a Napoleon Dynamite look alike, and a mustached Marvel fan-girl. When Penny doesn’t land the role of her dreams, she gets madder than an Instagram model with zero ‘hearts’. Fuel is only added to the fire when Phineas defies his adolescent apathy to sing with passion and snag the male lead. Jealous Penny makes plans to sabotage the roadshow musical by threatening to destroy Phineas’ reputation. Can Phineas and the rest of the cast overcome the odds to put together the greatest show Utah county has ever seen? Comedy, romance, and adventure are all on the docket for this delightful send up of the Disney franchise, as well as topical humor torn from today’s headlines. “Sunday School Musical: The Greatest Roadshow” runs June 13th through August 24th, 2019. The evening also includes one of Desert Star’s side-splitting musical olios, following the show. The “On the Road Again Olio” features hit songs and musical steps from the ultimate road trip playlist, mixed with more of Desert Star’s signature comedy. Food is available from an á la carte menu and is served right at your table. There is also a full service bar. The menu includes gourmet pizza, fresh wraps, appetizers, and scrumptious desserts.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ comes to Murray Park Amphitheater By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

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here is nothing like a tale as old as time, especially the timeless tale of “Beauty and the Beast.” Murray Arts in the Park will bring to life one of Disney’s most famous animated movies and beloved Broadway musicals to the Murray Park Amphitheater Stage July 15-27 and 29-31. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and book by Linda Woolverton, “Beauty and the Beast” is a family favorite that has played to more than 35 million people worldwide. The classic story unfolds of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. The arrogant young prince and his castle’s servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress and are physically transformed into a beastly monster and household items. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he and his servants will be transformed into their former selves. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle enters the Beast’s castle after he imprisons her father, Maurice. With the help of his enchanted servants, Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. When Walt Disney Pictures released the animated feature film in 1991 with a score by composer Alan Menken and the lyricist Howard Ashman, the film received much acclaim including Academy Awards for Best Song and Best Original Score and it made history as the only animated feature to ever be nominated for Best Picture. The film’s success led to calls for a theatrical adaption. Linda Woolverton adapted her screenplay to the stage, adding new scenes to fill out the story for Disney Theatrical Productions. The Oscar-winning score was expanded to include several new songs by Menken and veteran lyricist Tim Rice. The musical ran on

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Broadway for over 13 years, totaling 5,461 performances, and ultimately became the seventh longest running musical in Broadway history. Director Kjersti Parkes helms Murray’s production. She has been a theatre educator for 13 years at Hunter High, having directed over 30 shows including “1776” for Murray in 2016. Hannah Roskelley, joins the cast as Belle along with Nathan Holcomb, who plays the Beast; Alex Montour as Gaston; Joey Hall as Gaston’s sidekick, LeFou; and Jeff Davis plays Belle’s endearing father, Maurice. The memorable collection of enchanted objects includes Matthew Bowden as Lumiere, Trax Decker as Cogsworth, Emily Voorhees as Mrs. Potts and Michelle Moore as Babette. “The last word I would use to describe the actors would be amateur. We have such a wide variety of experience, and everyone is top notch talent,” Parkes said. “So my role is to guide them according to my vision and then move out of their way and let them shine.” Fans of the film will notice additional songs in the theatrical version. An entirely new song entitled “A Change in Me” was written specifically for Toni Braxton when the R&B singer joined the production in the role of Belle in 1998, and has been included in the musical ever since. Audience members will notice the set production. “It’s a behemoth and we have limited space to create things, but we will make it work and it will be fantastic,” Parkes said. “At the heart of it ‘Beauty and the Beast’ explores the idea of what makes someone a Beast and what makes someone human.” “Beauty and the Beast” will be presented at the Murray Park Amphitheater (495 E. 5300 South). Individual tickets are available at the Murray Parks & Rec Office (296 E. Murray Park Ave.) or at the amphitheater. l

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July is one of my favorite months. Like most of you, I enjoy celebrating multiple holidays, but more importantly I appreciate WHAT we are celebrating. Patriotism is often forgotten as we scurry through our daily lives; going to work, school, the gym, the grocery store, church, and then doing it all over again the next week. During this patriotic month, I appreciate the opportunity to stop for a moment and express gratitude for our country and the freedom that we have. The freedom that we enjoy today can be attributed to the hard work, sacrifice, and foresight of previous generations. As I think about the United States we’re living in today, it’s hard to imagine what it may have been like during colonial times. Our forefathers had visionary leadership, courage, and a strong commitment to creating a new country. They sought better living conditions, relief from oppressive governments, religious freedom, and vast opportunities for those brave enough to set out on a new adventure. People from all around the world were willing to leave everything behind to come to America, the “land of opportunity.” There are certainly parallels between establishing a new country, a new state, and even a new city. We know that early settlers in Utah traveled west for many of the same reasons that early immigrants were drawn to America. The settlement that became Murray City is no exception. In the mid-to-late 1800s, settlers like the Berger family moved to the area to raise crops and cattle. Benefitting from the Territorial Road, now known as State Street, running through the center of the valley, the town soon began to take form. Harry Haynes established several businesses on the west side of State Street between 5000 and 5050 South, including a flour and feed store, a billiard hall, a clothing store, and a post office. Business-

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mayor@murray.utah.gov man John P. Cahoon also settled in Murray. He was instrumental 801-264-2600 in the construction of the Com5025 S. State Street mercial Hall, also known as the Murray, Utah 84107 Murray Opera House, at 5010 S. State Street, a commercial block known as The Hub located at 4986-4988 South State, and of course the Cahoon Mansion, now known as the Murray Mansion, located on Poplar Street. It didn’t take long for the smelting industry to take hold in the area, around the same time that the Utah Central Railroad (sometimes called the Utah Southern in the Murray area) was extended from Salt Lake City to Sandy in the early 1870s. The Germania Smelting and Refining Company, along with Hanauer Smelting Works, were the early smelters built in Murray. Brickmaking was also a successful industry here, with Simeon Atwood operating a prosperous brickyard near 150 E. Vine Street. John P. Wright set up a tailoring shop, and Nephi McCleery set up a cobbler shop in their respective homes on “Territorial Road.” Charles Thied opened a saloon on Second West and Bonneyview Street. These industrious and hard-working residents are only a few of the many settlers that made Murray City their home. All of the early citizens in this community contributed to the independent, inclusive, and efficient city that we enjoy today. I am extremely grateful to the patriots who have fought for this great country! I also appreciate those early settlers of our State and City. I hope that during this month of celebration, we can all take a moment to recognize the sacrifices made by our predecessors and appreciate the freedom that is so easy to take for granted. I hope you enjoy celebrating America’s birthday with your family and friends!

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(Men’s & Women’s Doubles) Dates: July 31 to September 18 Place: Murray Parks & Recreation, Outdoor Pickle Ball Courts, 166 E Myrtal St. Cost: $75 per division Night: Wednesdays Time: 6-10 pm Format: Men’s and Women’s Doubles, rally score to 21, win by 2, cap at 23. Play double header each night Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 Deadline: Monday, July 22, 2019 Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, or The Park Center

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Dates: Aug. 9 & 10 Place: Murray Parks and Recreation Outdoor Pickleball Courts 166 E. Myrtal St. Cost: $30 per division Format: Mixed Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles-Pool play using Rally Score to 21win by 2, cap at 23. Pool Play & Single Elimination Tournament Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 Schedule: Mixed Doubles-Friday, August 9 Men’s & Women’s Doubles –Sat., Aug.10 Deadline: Friday, August 2, 2019 Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, or The Park Center

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Dates: August 1 to September 19 Place: Murray Parks & Recreations, Outdoor Pickle Ball Courts, 166 E Myrtal St. Cost: $75 per division Night: Thursdays Time: 6–10 pm Format: Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Rally score to 21, win by 2, cap at 23. Play double header each night Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 Deadline: Mondy, july 22, 2019 Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, or The Park Center

Fall Adult Coed Kickball League

Dates: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7 Place: Murray Park Softball Field Cost: $350 per team Time: 6-11 pm Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Office, or The Park Center Deadline: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Space limited to the first 10 teams in each league to register! Teams must provide their own jerseys!!! Teams must fill out a roster the first night of the league play!

Fall Soccer

Dates: August 17 to Sept. 19 Cost: $50 Resident, $60 non residents Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2019 Games: Schools and Parks located in Murray Grades: Pre K, Kindergarten, 1-2 Grades, 3-4 Grades 5-6 Grades, 9-12 Grades Register: Online at www.mcreg.com or at Murray Parks and Recreation or the Park Center

Boys Flag Football

Dates: September 24 to October 19 Place: Murray Park Softball Field Cost: $35 Resident, $45 Non-resident $5 late fee after deadline Days: Tuesday nights & Saturday mornings Grades: 2, 3-4, 5-6 Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2019 Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, or The Park Center

Fall Softball Leagues

Coed League: August 26 to October 14 Monday Nights Men’s league: September 4 to October 16 Wednesday Nights Cost: $250 Locations: Murray Park Softball Field Times: 6:30-9:30PM Deadline: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Register: Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce in Murray Park or online at www.mcreg.com

Flag Football 101

Dates: Sept. 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26 Place: The Park Center Cove Days: Saturdays Grades: K-1 Cost: $35 Residents, $45 Non-residents Times: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am Deadline: Wed., September 11, 2019 Register: Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, The Park Center or online at www.mcreg.com

Fall Classic Pickle Ball Tournament

Dates: September 13 & 14 Place: Murray Parks and Recreation Outdoor Pickleball Courts 166 E. Myrtal St. Cost: $30 per division Format: Mixed Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles-Pool play using Rally Score to 21, win by 2, cap at 23. Pool Play & Single Elimination Tournament Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 Schedule: Mixed Doubles-Friday, Sept. 13 Men’s & Women’s Doubles –Sat., Sept. 14 Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2019 Register: Online at www.mcreg.com, Murray Parks & Recreation Ofﬁce, or The Park Center

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Original artwork by Murray resident artists are displayed in the central display case at City Hall and Murray Library. Stephanie Hock is our featured June artist at city Hall and Alison Jensenâ€™s work will be on display at the Murray Library until the end of June.

Mamma Mia, The SingAlong Movie Reboot Join us for a night full of dancing queens and singing, as we play Mamma Mia, the movie, Sing-Along (PG-13) at the Murray Park Amphitheater, August 24, 9:00 pm. No tickets required, however, there is limited seating. For more details, call 801-264-2614.

M URRAY S ENIOR R ECREATION C ENTER The Murray Senior Recreation Center is a 55+ recreation center for people who like to stay active, learn, get services, go places, stay healthy, play, volunteer, meet people, enjoy life and more. The Center’s current newsletter is available on our website at www.murray.utah.gov/140/HeritageCenter and will have the most up-to-date information on our activities and services. Please call the Heritage Center at 801-264-2635 or visit us to register for any of our classes or services. Lunch is served Tuesday–Friday anytime between 11:30–12:30 and you pay for your meal after you pick up your food. No reservations are needed—except for special events. Options include the regular menu item, salad, soup, Panini, and sandwiches. The cost ranges from $2–$4 for people 55+.

CLASSES & SERVICES JULY – AUGUST 2019

Taryn Hiatt will present Talk Saves Lives: Seniors & Suicide on Tuesday, July 30 at 10:30 Nutrition Class: Friday, August 2- 10:30-Free Pharmacy: IHC Tuesday, August 6, 10:30learn how to manage your medications-Free Yellow Dot: Friday, August 16 at 10:30- class about driving safety -Free Watercolor Painting Class: Sign up August 20 for Monday, Sept. 16 -Oct 21 Watercolor classes. John Fackrell classes $33.

EVENTS JULY – AUGUST 2019 SUMMER CONCERTS Jersey Street Monday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. Company B August 12 at 7:00 p.m.

Grief Support Group: Tuesday, July 2, 10:30 Free

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL We will charter a bus to visit the Tony Awardwinning UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, August 26-28. Join us as we see three plays this year—Every Brilliant Thing, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The cost is $400 per person (double occupancy) or $500 (single room) and includes two nights at the Abbey Inn, chartered bus, dinners at Rusty’s and Milt’s, and three plays. A minimum $50 deposit is required for each participant to register for the trip. Trip payment in full required by Friday, July 19 at 4:00. Travelers may register for themselves and one other person. Cancellations must be made prior to Friday, July 19 for a full refund. After July 19, trip refund amounts will be on a case-by-case basis. Wendover: Thursday, August 8; 8:30 a.m., $20

History Class: Tuesday, July 9, & August 13-10:30-Free eBook and eAudiobooks Class: On Friday, July 12, & August 9, at 10:30, a representative from Murray Library will teach you how to use eBooks and e Audio. Bring your devices (tablet, smartphone, readers, etc.), and all passwords for your accounts). Free Car Health: Friday, July 12 at 10:30- Murray City Fleet Maintenance Department will be at the Center to explain services that you need to do on a regular basis-Free TUG Class: Tuesday, July 19, -10:30- Fall Prevention information- Free AARP Smart Driving Class: Tuesday, July 23 & August 27, from 9:30-2:30. Cost $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members Vital Aging: Tuesday, Tuesday, July 23 & August 27, 10:30-11:30- Free Medicare Counseling: Tuesday, July 16 & August 20 at 12:00-appointments needed-Free Computer Classes: Every Thursdays from 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 one-hour appointments, cost $3. Also Fridays 9:00, 10:00

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SheTech encourages female students to enter STEM careers By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

tah Governor Gary Herbert recently addressed a ballroom full of teenage girls and wanted to make sure one thing was clear: their future is bright with STEM careers. At the SheTech conference, more than 150 science, technology, engineering and mathematics companies and colleges shared hands-on activities from robotics to auto tech to 3D gaming to technology entrepreneurship opportunities with female high school students from every county in the state. Herbert gave the keynote address. “We are in the middle of a technology explosion in the state,” he said. “Utah is recognized as the most technologically advanced state in America today. Women in technology is the next explosion, which you’re a part of.” Herbert shared with SheTech participants that women in technological roles are on the rise. “We are moving in the right direction. There are no limits, no ceiling, nothing, but opportunities,” he said. Spearheaded by Angela Trego with the support of Women Tech Council and Utah Valley University, SheTech is a chance for women to learn about opportunities in the field. “Technology is driving Utah’s economy,” she said. “We can’t get enough people in Utah to fill Utah jobs. We need to get girls in the field to fill jobs. Women working in teams in the workforce in the field improves diversity, allows projects to be looked at in different

ways, and bottom line, brings success. Gov. Herbert understands the issue and is being a leader in making a change in placing more women in these positions.” When Trego was a student, she was the only female Ph.D. candidate in the mechanical engineering field and lacked a female mentor. “I realized what could help is to have opportunities where girls can be inspired and understood by women role models in the field to show them, they aren’t the only ones. These women can have mentors and engage these students, showing them how they can be successful in their careers,” said Trego, who is president of Trego Engineering as well as vice president of Women Tech Council. When SheTech began five years ago, Trego said she was “laughed at and told no girls would come.” That first year, 2014, 250 teens attended. This year, 2,500 female high school students took part in Utah and SheTech conferences have sprung up in neighboring states of Idaho and Colorado. It also helped inspire STEMFest for elementary and junior high students. Copper Hills physics teacher Marissa Beck had heard of SheTech, knew about it, but she wasn’t able to attend until this year. “I’ve always wanted to know what it is all about and thought it was really important to know and talk to professionals in the fields,” she said. “There aren’t many women in the physical science field. This inspires students

to realize they are smart enough to enter into a STEM career and shows them women are already successful in the science fields.” Hillcrest High took a busload of 33 students, Work-Based Learning Facilitator Cher Burbank said. “This is a good opportunity for them to be inspired about what they want to do, check it out and talk to other women in the field,” she said. Hillcrest High senior Lillian Rose said that she was learning what was happening in the tech industry from robotics to medical education. “It’s really cool to see what is happening right here in Utah,” she said. Her classmate Julie Ashby was learning how to build websites, which she said would be helpful for her future as she enters a field possibly in business and marketing. Three homeschooled teenagers, Makenna Eagle, Grace Parish and Elizabeth Oldham, were anxious to explore SheTech. “I love math and doing mental math games,” Grace said. “It’s a cool experience to learn in other STEM fields, like coding, which I haven’t done before.” Makenna attended last year and discovered a passion in radiology. “I learned how X-rays work and found it really interesting,” she said. “It’s a good way to learn about jobs I may like in the future.” Elizabeth, however, admits she isn’t big into science.

“It’s hard to understand technology and how it all works, but I know it’s all going to be impactful in my future, so it’s a good introduction to what all is out there,” she said. However, some exhibits introduced fun ways to learn about science. For example, West Hills ninth-graders Alisa Hernandez and Brayden Walter learned about the equations of equilibrium through stacking Pringle potato chips in a circular pattern. Murray High sophomore Natalie Pehrson, who may explore an engineering college degree, took workshops in 3D graffiti and virtual reality, but also learned about air cannons and logic puzzles. l

About 2,500 female high school students came together with 150 tech companies at SheTech to learn more about technology careers. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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Cottonwood wins its second state baseball title in three years By Brian Shaw | brian.shaw@mycityjournals.com

ast year, the Cottonwood Colts baseball team was denied an opportunity to win their second state baseball title in two years. It was a stinging blow to a group many expected would not only win, they thought the Colts would dominate. This year, however, the Colts would not be denied, winning their second state title in three years with a 6-5 victory over Timpanogos on May 24. And the way in which Cottonwood went about getting it done will be talked about for decades to come. This time around, the Colts didn’t need to play small ball to win a state championship. Nope. Cottonwood brought its bats to the party as well as its gloves, allowing just seven total runs in the five games at the Utah 5A State Playoffs. The Colts didn’t lose a single game, winning all five games they played in convincing fashion. In the first two games of the tournament alone, Cottonwood won 10-0 over Woods Cross in just five innings and 7-1 against Maple Mountain to cruise into the Class 5A winners bracket. Once there, Cottonwood took a 4-1 win over Timpanogos — the same team it would later face in the state championship game. After the victory over Timpanogos the Colts would get all they wanted from a game region foe in Jordan. The Beetdiggers would take Cottonwood all the way to their brink before the Colts answered with a two-run double from senior Daniel Gonzalez to launch them back into title contention. In the championship game, Cottonwood

Cottonwood defeated Timpanogos three times this year, the third victory meant a state championship. (City Journals)

would rely on the arm of Carson Angeroth and five runs in the fourth and fifth innings — including a towering three-run home run from Dylan Reiser in the fifth — to help the Colts hang on for the trophy. l

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Dylan Reiser, who was named Honorable Mention All-State, hit a three-run homer in the championship game to help Cottonwood win its second title in three years. (City Journals)

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Students express appreciation as AISU charter school closes By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

ophomore Jose Vazquez recently returned from a school trip to Amsterdam, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and other places in Germany and Austria, where he practiced speaking German. Jose was able to go on the trip partially because he is a good student: he carries a 4.0 GPA, first in his class. He is an active member of the school’s Hope Squad, soccer team, DECA, athletic council and helped bring debate to his school. In the fall, he planned to be junior class secretary – that was, until his school, AISU, announced it would close its doors in June. “I’ve had so many emotions,” Jose said. “I was excited for my future here. I had so much ambition and goals and then, the news came all of a sudden. I’m sad about leaving. I did cry a bit.” While many students, families and faculty knew the Utah State Charter School Board put AISU, or American International School of Utah, on warning status in December 2018, as it was posted at the school, they also were told it was not a penultimate step toward school closure. It stated in the posted Jan. 23 memo by AISU Executive Director Tasi Young,

“We fully believe we will be able to work with them and meet all of the goals they have required as part of warning status.” The memo also dispelled the rumors that “AISU is not $1.1 million in debt, and its current financial obligations are part of a larger financial long-term plan that the Board of Directors is governing closely.” However, the school’s board of directors voted unanimously May 8 to close the kindergarten through 12th-grade public charter school, acknowledging growing concerns about its financial viability. The decision impacted about 1,300 students, including scores of international students and more than 170 employees. Humanities teacher Khristian Owens said it was hard to accept the news and still harder for faculty to find a teaching position at the end of a school year when many area openings have already been filled. “This has been our home and for kids, some who have been at a couple of schools, it’s a big blow,” she said. “We’re a school like no other. We don’t have cliques; we support each other.” Some faculty, who wish to remain anonymous, pointed out the financial situation was the result of former leaders,

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not the current administration and there are teachers who are being impacted who weren’t at the school when AISU first started. Parent-Teacher Organization Secretary Natalee Lance said the school closure news was “very heart-breaking.” “My sister told me about this school and it’s been a perfect fit for my kids,” she said. “It’s given them more opportunities, more freedom to learn. It’s an inclusive school, with very little bullying.” While making arrangements for her children to attend schools in Granite School District, she admits being a “little worried, especially for my youngest who is a little autistic.” “Here, teachers work with students to have them thrive, from my shyest becoming student body president to helping each learn the best way they can,” she said. Graduates Brittany and Brendon Cox returned to AISU to walk around one last time and to pick up another copy of their respective yearbooks. Brittany was in the first graduating class in 2015, her brother followed two years later. “The school was always trying to help students improve,” Brittany said. “AISU had a good, safe atmosphere where faculty were willing to listen, adapt and work with you to help you learn.” The faculty is something Jose said he will miss when he attends Taylorsville High in the fall. “I have so many memories and so many teachers have made a positive impact on me,” he said. “I’m one of 25 students across the country of the 2,500 who applied to be a member of the Harvard Youth Advisory Board, and that is because I learned about this opportunity from (humanities teacher) McKinlee (Covey). She and my art teacher, Trevor Huish, who is the Hope Squad adviser, have had such positive influences on me. She has helped me be a better writer and has taught me German and also she has taught me to see different perspectives. Trevor has the biggest heart and is the nicest person I know and is incredibly funny.” On the school’s second to last day, it wasn’t just cleaning desks and clearing out of the school that once was the 49th Street Galleria and the Utah Fun Dome. Instead outside there was a huge carnival hosted by the school’s PTO and inside, there was the Celebration of Learning, where students showcased what they learned during their intensive classes. These intensives ranged from learning Japanese culture and language to photographing and making a statement about the homeless. Students learned song-

Before leaving, students and faculty wrote their favorite memories to get a “Piece of AISU” so everyone could have a part of the school that was closing, wherever they went. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

For the past five years, AISU served as a public charter school, giving students a home in what was once the 49th Street Galleria and Utah Fun Dome. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

writing, created artwork, demonstrated knitting skills that tied into history, programmed robots and even made a pinball machine in a manufacturing class. Sixth-grader Gracie Tebben, who plans to attend Bonneville Junior High in the fall, said she performed songs from musicals as part of her intensive course. Her classmate, Justin Conder, said that intensives was one thing he will miss by not attending AISU. “Basically, it’s a break from the trimester which allows us to do activities and learn about other subject matter that may be fun or not regularly offered,” he said, adding that he learned some Chinese language skills. Student body sophomore class representative Arissa Cooper enrolled in the AISU Legacy intensive course, where she and her classmates decided to cut 990 four-inch by four-inch wood pieces, which they screened a print of the school logo before painting them. After students shared a special memory, they could take the squares with them. “We wanted everyone to have a memory of the school, so we remain connected even when we leave,” she said. “I’m a little nervous to go to Bingham High, but AISU has helped me come out of my shell and given me confidence.” l

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Mick Riley: Utah’s Mr. Golf By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com What is the only golf course in Utah named after an actual professional golfer? If you said Jeremy Ranch or Nibley Park, try again. That distinction belongs to Mick Riley Golf Course, named after the man known as the “Dean of Utah Golfers.”

While the Murray course is always busy, most people have forgotten or don’t even know about Riley. Also, contrary to many high school golf team rumors, Mr. Riley is not buried by the clubhouse (he is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, although he probably wouldn’t have complained had he been buried at a golf course). Born in 1897 in Burke, Idaho, Joseph Michael (Mick) Riley found his way to Utah. There weren’t many options for linksters when Riley was taking up the sport in the 1910s. At the time, Forest Dale had a hitching post for golfer’s horses. Riley learned golf by caddying at the Salt Lake Country Club, being mentored by notable golfers such as George Von Elm, several years his junior. Von Elm, who grew up in Utah and California, and with Riley as his caddie, took on one of the preeminent golfers of the day, Bobby Jones (who would later found the Masters Golf Tournament). Von Elm became the first golfer from west of the Mississippi River to win a major tournament, and he not only instilled in Riley a passion for golf but exposed him to some of the best golf courses in America. Like a duck to water, Riley’s experience, plus winning an occasional tournament, helped to secure his position as the first head professional at Nibley Park Golf Course. According to sportswriter Bill Johnston, there were only 122 active golfers in Salt Lake City at the time. For the uninitiated, a professional at a golf course is someone who makes their living from teaching the game, running golf clubs and classes, and dealing in golf equipment. An adroit golf pro, Riley earned the

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praises of the Salt Lake Telegram at the end of Nibley Park’s first season in 1922. “The work of Professional Riley at the course is worthy of special commendation. It was Riley’s job to develop interest and get the golfers out. He did.” Not only did he get the golfers to come out, he developed a course championship, several tournaments, and high school matches. He developed greens and challenging hazards; he also developed aspiring golfers and advocated the sport to women. It was this latter undertaking that led Mick to meet his wife, Estella at one of his classes. Utah’s most enthusiastic golf cheerleader would do anything to bring people to experience the game. Even winter was no match for Riley, who opened one of the first indoor golf ranges in downtown Salt Lake in 1930. The Telegram reported that by 1947, 80 percent of all Utah golfers were, at one time, a pupil of Riley’s. His green design skills were in high demand, as he helped plan courses in Magna, Tooele, Richfield, Moab, Indian Springs, and American Falls, Idaho, as well as Salt Lake’s Bonneville Golf Course. He also revamped the Nibley Park and Forest Dale courses. However, his passion project was Meadowbrook on 3900 South, which he designed and managed until his death. His progressive thinking led to the establishment of a day care center at Meadowbrook, so that young mothers could take up the game. After forming the Utah Golf Association, Riley was elected as vice president of the National PGA and served for three years. He also served on several national PGA committees. He was president of the Rocky Mountain Section of the PGA and Golf Professional of the Year in 1955 for the Rocky Mountain Section. During the 1960s, he was asked to design the Little Valley Golf Course off of Vine Street in Murray. However, his death in

1964 prevented him from ever teeing off at the course. That honor was given to Estella, his wife, and their children at the newly christened Mick Riley Golf Course in 1967. Riley was also posthumously honored as a member of the Utah Golf Hall of Fame. Perhaps the Salt Lake Telegram summed up Riley best, “The story of Mickey Riley is the story of golf in Utah, for without him many of the municipal courses that have made golf available to the ‘working man’ might not be.” l

Mick Riley, right, and George Van Elm reunite in the 1950s to recall past glories. (Photo courtesy Marriott Library)

Mick Riley strongly advocated for women to pick up the game of golf. (Photo courtesy Marriott Library)

Mick Riley Golf Course in Murray was dedicated to the man who championed it in Utah. (Shaun Delliskave/ City Journals

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Glenmoor Gets Its Groove Back With PGA Junior-League Programming By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com

Vintage advertising for Glenmoor, ironically, touted its “forever” nature—a position that was challenged, but the golf course endures today. (Glenmoor Golf Course)

Local YouTube youth celeb Warren Fisher profiled Glenmoor’s golf U-turn as part of his “Warren Report” program posted mid-June. (Glenmoor Golf Course)

The words pack an extra punch, when delivered from pint-sized reporter Warren Fisher, proclaiming his YouTube broadcast to be a “world-famous” report.

golf course that, in a knee-knocker of a wait-period, seemed destined to result in a yip — a complete loss of the 50-plus yearold course that in the early days was considered a “hidden gem” and is now a South The “news?” South Jordan’s once-be- Valley staple. According to Dehlin, PGA National leaguered Glenmoor Golf Course is alive even sent a camera crew to South Jordan and well and the secret to its viability? several months ago, but the world-famous Think small, now. The secret to its newfound viability is Fisher Report has apparently scooped the PGA, as Dehlin reported that the PGA vid its junior-league golf program. “Glenmoor has one of the largest is not live yet. “The National PGA has been very inteams in the entire country!” the young Fisher exclaimed with an emphasis on “en- terested in the program Darci (golf pro Darci Olsen) and the people out there have tire.” done,” he told the South Jordan Journal. The Glenmoor gameplan Thanks to Olsen, Utah’s only female Sponsored by the Utah Golf Associahead PGA golf pro in the state, Glenmoor tion (UGA), young Fisher is spot-on with his runs three Junior PGA leagues, with more analysis. than 150 youth involved. According to Executive Director of the Utah Professional Golfers’ Association Golfing alone? While many individuals prize golf be(PGA) Devin Dehlin, PGA National is studying Glenmoor’s success with its junior ing a sport they can play alone even in a program, looking to learn and then share foursome kludged with strangers just to best practices with golf courses across the score a tee time, that kind of thinking does country seeking to be more family friendly not fly well with golf courses needing to be profitable—or at least keep the lights on. and more profitable in so doing. As a result, the PGA has studied the It’s a nice reversal of fortune for the success of Little League Baseball, and re-

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“Save Glenmoor!” was a phrase oft-uttered/heard in South Jordan for the years the beloved, historic golf course was doing its tentative victory lap. (Glenmoor Golf Course)

alized that, to help make golf as American as apple pie, perhaps borrowing from Little Leagues’ playbook was a good strategy. Hence the birth of the PGA Junior League—a program that SoJo’s Glenmoor jumped on. “Golf has the old-retired-guy-with-alot-of-money persona,” said Glenmoor golf pro Olsen. “All ages, all types, something for everyone and family-friendly” is how she described Glenmoor’s current suite of customers.

The Glenmoor score card

For those not familiar with the story of Glenmoor, here is the CliffsNotes version of the rise/fall/rise again of the SoJo links site. - 1968 – Course opened half-strength, a nine-hole staple of the Westland Hills Country Club

• 1970s – Westland changes owners and becomes the Valair Country Club • 1977 – Cecil Bohn assumes principal ownership, after Grant Affleck lost the course • 2015 – Bohn passes away; remaining owners’ irreconcilable differences lead to court dissolution of the property, to be sold to highest

bidder • 2015 – The golf course property was zoned A-1, entitling subdivisions of one-acre, single-family lots • 2017 - SoJo golf patriots lobby for an alternative solution • 2017 – Upon learning of the owner’s intention to develop the land, the South Jordan City Council, in a 4-1 vote, votes to delay a building permit or a change in zoning thwarting the developer’s stated intention • A private buyer sticks the landing and purchases Glenmoor (the audience in SoJo City Council Chambers cheered, upon hearing the news)

PGA Junior Golf fits Glenmoor to a tee

And that takes us to right now — high golf season, a late-starting, green-grass summer, on the heels of the wettest spring on record. And just as spring signals rebirth and summer joy, Glenmoor is in its newfound salad days, with its junior golf program to thank. Taking a page from Bubba Watson’s 2012 Masters’ clinch, Olsen tears up, telling the South Jordan Journal just how “awesome” the kids in her program are and how things at Glenmoor have “turned out better than I could have hoped.” This is a woman who loves — no lives — golf, and apparently, has a community behind her that feels the same way. As part of the Warren Report YouTube video, SoJo City Councilman Don Shelton recounts that his inviting SoJo Mayor Dawn Ramsey and his other colleagues to watch one of the junior league tournaments at Glenmoor influenced the Council’s decision to ultimately rezone the land to keep it from being developable. “It was very impressive to them, to see all of the young people that were out on the golf course, hitting golf balls and recreating in the outdoors, instead of being inside, playing video games,” Shelton asserted on-air. “Mayor Ramsey, thank you for saving our golf course,” young Warren tells Mayor Dawn Ramsey, who also appears in the video. Catch the full Glenmoor Golf Course glory on UGA’s Warren Report This link takes you right to Warren Fisher’s segment on Glenmoor: https://tinyurl.com/GlenmoorByCityJournals Otherwise? Look for “Utah Golf Reround 2019 S5 E1” on YouTube and either watch the whole show, or fast-forward to 8:40. l

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The family that golfs together… keeps on golfing together? On the left, what the Utah Golfing Association once dubbed “the ultimate golf power couple” Joey and Darci (Dehlin) Olsen. Utah PGA Executive Director Devin Dehlin in the center, and daughter and son Carly Dehlin and Connor Dehlin. (Devin Dehlin.)

Confessions Of A Golf Family: PGA And Glenmoor Golf Pros Share How They Got Game—For a Lifetime By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com Many remember the year 1976 as the wanderlust,” working as a golf pro at nu- Utah,” he said. “She kept the hyphen!” exmerous clubs before settling in at his long- uded the proud golf dad. year of the American Bicentennial. term gig as executive director of the Utah Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). Sister Darci followed a somewhat similar route, in terms of playing golf for her alma mater Weber State, and vacillating between turning pro and committing to a career leveraging her triple-threat combination of sales-communications-merchandising. Darci Olsen is the only female PGA Golf before groceries head golf pro in Utah. To this day she lives He and his father enjoyed such a proximate to Glenmoor. spectacular day, that the following after“[Glenmoor is] a huge part of our hisnoon, his father brought his mother out to tory — it’s why we live where we live,” the site. Olsen said. “It’s especially special to me, A “low-ball” offer was put in on one because it is where I learned.” of the last two houses remaining in the Parade of Homes inventory. Remarkably, Carrying on the golfing torch Golf families. the offer was accepted, and the next thing Those two words say a lot to those Devin knew, he and his family were moving who understand the joy of the swish of a from Taylorsville to South Jordan. Southwest valley was so underdevel- perfect swing and getting that little white oped at the time and the Glenmoor Golf ball to land in that little hole that somehow, Course location so remote that Devin re- at times, seems smaller than the ball. Besides loving golf, the late Sweets calls the family’s having to commute all the way to Redwood Road and 9000 South to Dehlin and wife Jeanne, loved names that begin with the letter D. go the grocery store. Devin-Dana-Dustin-Darci went the en“Glenmoor Golf Course is pretty near and dear to my family,” Devin said. (Even if viable boy-girl-boy-girl lineup of children who shared their father’s golf lust. All of the grocery store was not.) His youngest sister, Darci (Olsen), said the children played junior golf. All played Glenmoor was a five-minute walk from college golf. Now two of the four siblings their home. She recalls her brother’s being are golf professionals and have golf as an gifted with golf clubs one Christmas, and omnipresent aspect of their lives. And the golf generations continue with his and her father’s suiting up and playing the Dehlins. the very next day. Devin said his daughter, Carly, did not ‘It’s where we live’ engage with golf until she was a senior in As a teen, brother Devin started workhigh school. But then, she “got really good, ing in the Glenmoor Pro Shop. Then he really fast.” played golf at the University of Utah. When she decided to marry (another When it came time to earn a living, golf golfer), her father counseled her to “keep was a given. Dehlin exhibited “county golf her last name — it does carry clout in But Devin Dehlin remembers it as the year his family discovered Glenmoor Golf Course, a move that would change the lives of his family for generations to come. He and his dad, Pat “Sweets” Dehlin, spent a joyous part of a day playing nine holes on a quaint course, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, except a Parade of Homes community.

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Utah golf families: ‘THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!

There are quite a few golf dads around. And golf moms. Devin estimates Utah has “about five to 10” prominent golf families. Back in 1989, the “Los Angeles Times” ran a story with a San Diego dateline and a headline style vaguely reminiscent of prominence given to “WAR!” in newspaper headlines chronicling the outbreak of World War I. Only this time, the exclamation point was reverent appreciation for a prominent Utah golf family. “THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!: Utah’s Summerhays Families Put 11 Golfers in Tournament,” the headline read. “They are the Summerhays entourage, 11 golfers from two related families plus a supporting cast of five,” writer Jim Lindgren gushed. The Summerhays family, from the Farmington area, today continues to be prominent in golfing headlines with Preston Summerhays, Lynn Summerhays’s grandson, holding a Utah State Amateur title and being “one of the best juniors in the country.” The Branca family is another storied Utah golf clan. The Salt Lake Country Club provided a lasting monument to the late H.T. “Tee” Branca, naming a bridge patterned after Augusta National’s famous 12th hole after the late PGA golf pro. Branca lived until age 92, In 2015, when Ron Branca, Tee’s son, retired as head pro from the Salt Lake Country Club, Joe Watts of the Utah Golf Association (UGA) mourned “the end of the Branca era.” The father and son, combined, headed golf for the club more than 75 years. Ron Branca now works with

PGA Pro Golfers Devin Dehlin and sister Darci (Dehlin) Olsen are bright stars in the Utah golf scene. (Devin Dehlin)

Darci Olsen at Glenmoor. His brother, Don, is also a PGA professional, according to Devin Dehlin. Glenmoor’s happily golf-obsessed Darci Olsen, who used to go by the name Darci Dehlin-Olsen, has now dropped the hyphenated part of her name, a loss of a powerful asset, according to brother Devin Dehlin. You can take the hyphen out of the name, but not the golf out of the girl, who UGA writer Beaux Yenchik reports, as a pony-tailed bouncy blonde youth, drew a picture of herself playing golf for a career day at her elementary school. l

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Spectacular views of Stonebridge Golf Club make a day on the green even more spectacular. Stand for Kind’s 128 supportive golfers raised $50,000 for the anti-bullying charity. (Stonebridge Golf Club)

Golf Etiquette Makes For Perfect Green Carpet for Anti-Bullying Fund-Raising Event at Stonebridge By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com The Professional Golfers’ Association Kind “actually goes out into the schools (PGA) asserts that golf teaches young and tells kids in schools about tools available to them (to help stop the problem),” people “life’s most valuable skills.” While the PGA does not specifically call out “no bullying,” that concept is a given in the sportsmanlike-play of the 15th-century game still. Such sport made perfect sense as a fund raiser for an anti-bullying education group, “Stand for Kind,” to leverage the sport for one of its annual fundraising activities.

Making a positive difference in the persistent problem of bullying

Stand for Kind, founded by well-connected businessman and recreational golfer Stan Parrish, is a group of business, community and education leaders who have come together to make a positive difference in the persistent problem of bullying. Instead of just preaching about the ills and dangers of bullying — what Parrish dubs “calling attention to it” — Stand for

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Parrish said. “We reinforce positive behavior.” Realizing that its initial name—“The Anti-Bullying Coalition” was having the unintentional effect of emphasizing the very concept of bullying, so in an anti-Voldemort-like move, the organization changed its name and its web URL to the new, empowering name which is also a directive for youth — “Stand for Kind.” It’s a message that’s “much better to come, student to student, versus counselor to student,” Parrish said. “A student can see another student sitting by themselves, we encourage them to go sit with them, to let them know they are wanted.” With this as its model, the nonprofit instructs K-12 students — nearly 300,000 across the state — about how to combat bullying through kindness.

The second-annual Stand for Kind charity golf tournament awarded generous sponsor prizes, for “longest drive,” “straightest drive,” “closest to the hole,” and the “hole-in-one” completion. The Larry H. Miller dealership put up a Toyota SUV for the hole-in-one, but did not have to pay it out. (Stand for Kind)

Making bullying whiff through overwhelming, omnipresent acts of kindness – and 18 holes!

and then, later, the Sandy chambers of commerce. “This is just one event, but it’s a very good event,” he told the City Journals. “People appreciate that and support it.” Parrish is right. The 128 golfers comprising 32 foursomes raised $50,000 for Stand for Kind. All who enjoyed what the Stand for Kind public relations team deemed “a sunny West Valley City morning” were winners in terms of a great day for golf. Individual winners were determined in categories including “longest drive,” “straightest drive,” “closest to the hole,” and the “hole-in-one” completion. The Larry H. Miller Dealerships even put up a Toyota SUV to anyone landing a hole-in-one. Sadly, would-be SUV drivers will have to up their drives to land the ace. There’s always next year, kind golfers.

More than 30,000 incidents and nearly 20,000 incidents of cyber-bullying are, slowly, but surely getting drowned out by what Stand for Kind reports as more than 900,000 identified, “random acts of kindness,” said Pam Hayes, director of the Stand for Kind organization. Stand for Kind is having immediate, traceable impact. “We were able to prevent 55 suicides,” reported Hayes. Her message to those participating in the May 31 golf tournament, the second annual such event, is: “We will do even more.” “A lot of people like to play golf and a lot of people like to do good and contribute… so why not combine the two?” Parrish said. Parrish knows a lot of people. In his previous life, the storied busi- l nessman has led both the Salt Lake Area,

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AMES robotics alliance helps team to compete at worlds, make friends worldwide By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

t was a wild card that allowed 26 Academy for Math, Engineering and Science students to compete at the FIRST international robotics championship. For the better part of the school year, those students, along with 14 more of their classmates, have been immersed in learning about gears, gaskets and gadgets, all with the goal of building and programming their robot to accomplish missions. It was the pairing of their alliance, which helped the AMES robot qualify at the Utah regional in late March for the FIRST world championships, which was held April 17 through April 20 in Houston, Texas. “This was our best year for our robot,” AMES robotics coach and engineering and physics teacher Doug Hendricks said. “It was the most reliable and more functional. We strategically picked and chose what we could do.” In the competition, “Destination: Deep Space,” robots constructed by high school students during a six-week build time, are given tasks to complete. The teams make alliances with teams across the country and world to complement their robot’s functions. “FIRST wants you to strategically make partner alliances and when you design your robot, you’re keeping that in mind,” AMES robotics coach and physics and math teacher Cameo

In mid-April, the AMES robotics team competed at the FIRST international championship, the first time in school history. (Photo courtesy of AMES)

Lutz said. This year’s two-and-one-half minute mission was to fill the supply ship with cargo pods or large plastic balls and attach a hatch to ensure the balls won’t roll out. But it just wasn’t that; each alliance also played defense to limit the progress of the competing alliance. FIRST stands For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, something that motivated the competition of 40 teams from across the world. Several higher educational in-

stitutions from Rice University to MIT watched high school robotics students competing and reached out to some, sharing with them their programs. The AMES team met up with other robotics teams from Missouri, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Brazil, China, Mexico and Cottonwood High — the team they mentored and share the same building. “We’ve talked with them for years and it wasn’t until this year when the refugee teacher heard about it, that they formed a team. We mentored them, allowed them to use our tools and loaned them a practice robot to get started. We managed to get pit areas side-by-side so it was very cool that we were paired up as alliances in that last match,” Hendricks said about the team that has 14 students from other countries and was aptly nicknamed the Cottonwood High Underdogs. While AMES students didn’t step up to the platform to win the grand prize, they did tour NASA’s facilities seeing a full-size mock-up of a space station as well as where astronauts train in addition to making friends with some top teams. “We talked to them and learned what it takes to be a world-class team. It’s very enlightening and frightening. Some of these teams have full-time mentors, thousands of students in their programs and financial resources we can only

imagine,” he said. However, they were able to get some tips on technical components, programming and fundraising, which they plan to put in motion with the upcoming season. Those and more teamwork strategies are something Lutz was looking forward to when the team returns to practice in the fall. Many team members enroll in classes taught by Hendricks and Lutz as well as physics and math teacher Sara Whitbeck-Zacharias, who also helps with the robotics team. Hendricks also said he’s hoping through classes, students will have a more in-depth understanding of electronics, motors, pulleys, gears and transmissions and will put that knowledge in place in this fall’s robotics game. This summer, the team was scheduled to hold a summer outreach camp, sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development-STEM Action Center, in June where elementary and middle school students learned about the engineering design process, 3D printing, programming using a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 as well as teamwork and presentation skills. Already the team has helped two LEGO league teams begin this year at Woodstock Elementary, which Hendricks said has generated excitement and is giving these students hands-on robotics experience l

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Vine Street tangled through November By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

Phase I of the Vine Street Improvement Project is planned to wrap up in November. (Photo courtesy Murray City)

f you live near or drive down Vine Street between 900 East and 1300 East, then orange traffic cones are a familiar sight, and they will be there until the end of autumn 2019. Phase I of the Vine Street Improvement Project in Murray City is part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and is a federally funded local government project. The Utah Department of Transportation, which is overseeing the project, had already begun preparations for the project last year. Murray City is responsible for designing and constructing the project as per the guidelines set up by the State of Utah.

One of the oldest streets in Murray, at one time a wagon road from Little Cottonwood Canyon, has, in some places, never had sidewalks or a turn lane. Students walking to and from Woodstock Elementary School at the intersection of 1300 East have had to navigate between fragments of pavement and the asphalt of Vine Street itself. This is a Wasatch Front Regional Council project, approved over a decade ago, that is being managed and implemented by Murray City. The plans include the addition of a 12-foot-wide center turning lane, two fivefoot bike lanes, two six-foot parking lanes,

curb and gutter, two five-foot parking strips and two four-foot sidewalks. According to a Murray City info sheet, work is scheduled to occur Monday thru Friday during daytime hours. Some weekend and nighttime work is possible. Some sidewalk closures will be in place. Lane shifting and possible one-way flagging operations are expected to accommodate roadway work. Temporary driveway and access closures will be communicated to affected residents and businesses before the restrictions. Public hearings earlier this year generated dissatisfaction from some that the project will cause the loss of mature trees. Other residents argued that widening the street would cause Vine Street to have increased speeds. Beverly Crangle stated in the March 5 city council meeting, “The World Resource Report states that wider streets increase accidents in city’s safer by design. Safe urban design is about reducing motor vehicle speeds. Reducing street widths creates a safer pedestrian experience.” The project goal is to provide a safe and efficient “complete roadway” for multiple modes of travel, including passenger cars, pedestrians, and bicycles and will also function as a safe walking route for children attending Woodstock Elementary School.

The center turn lane will improve safety by eliminating stopped or slow-turning vehicles from through roads, thus reducing the incidence of rear-end and left-turn crashes. Bike lanes will provide a safe space outside of the vehicle lanes for bicycle travel, and shoulders will allow parking outside of the travel lanes. Doug Hill, Murray City chief administrative officer, stated, “Much of Vine Street is already at the correct width, and the city is working to minimize the impacts to private property along the entire project. However, there are sections where the city will need to acquire property to allow for curb and gutter and sidewalk to be installed.” Also, another big concern is access to Murray City’s Fire Station #82. At specific points during the construction, large fire trucks will need to navigate the road daily. Mayor Blair Camp, at the June 4 council meeting, reported, “Our departments will be providing constant communication with residents and working with the fire department to provide access to the station.” Design of Phase II, Vine Street from 1300 East to Van Winkle, will begin in 2020. The design work will take approximately 15 months to complete. Construction is anticipated to start in early 2022. l

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Cottonwood softball suffers déjà vu all over again at state under new coach By Brian Shaw | brian.shaw@mycityjournals.com

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Brenda Moore became Murray’s finance director in June. (Shaun Delliskave/City Journals)

H Carlie Roberts helped pitch the Colts into the playoffs, but their season ended with a 12-10 record. (Travis Barton/City Journals)

or the Cottonwood Colts softball with six runs in the next two inteam, they probably wished histo- nings —four in the fourth alone ry didn’t repeat itself. —to take a commanding lead over

But, like the 2018 season in which the Colts just couldn’t get over the hump at the Class 5A state softball tournament, they again found themselves in a similar predicament on May 28. Two weeks after opening the state tournament with a punishing 6-1 loss at Roy on May 14, and winning their do-or-die game against Olympus by a razor-thin 8-7 scoreline, the Colts finally ended their season with a heartbreaking 9-8 loss to East on May 28, but only after torrential rains cancelled several attempts at playing the game. East got on the board first with two runs in the opening inning. Cottonwood would answer with three runs in the second and third innings. But, the Leopards would strike

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the Colts. Cottonwood battled back with a three-run fifth inning, tying the game at 8-8. But, a sacrifice fly by East in the bottom of the seventh would be all it would need to squeak by Cottonwood and end the Colts season at 12-10 overall. For Cottonwood, it was a good season. The Colts finished third in their region at 6-4. But under new head coach Jen Riches — who took over for Alissa Smith in the offseason — Cottonwood was a team with veteran leadership that wanted more. To have two one-run games to end the season — one in their favor, one not so much —was probably pretty disappointing. That said, it was still a winning season for the Colts in 2019. l

itting the ground running, Brenda Moore was presented by Mayor Blair Camp as Murray’s new finance director and submitted the budget for approval to the city council all in the same meeting. Moore, who was the city controller and interim finance director, took the reins of city finance after her boss, Danyce Steck, left the position. During the June 4 city council meeting, Moore was unanimously approved for her new job. Perhaps Moore’s most challenging task will be explaining how Murray City is not requesting a property tax increase, yet Murray taxpayers will see a tax increase. School district boards in both Murray and Granite School Districts are requesting a property tax increase to help bolster teacher salaries. Moore identifies the City’s budget complexity as being twofold. “It’s a tie between property tax and sales tax. Property tax does not automatically adjust for inflation; the amount of property tax Murray City receives from year to year stays the same unless there is new growth, or we raise taxes. Many property owners see their tax bill increase and think the city is receiving more money, when, in actuality, it’s one of the other taxing entities listed on the property tax statement,” explained Moore. “As for sales tax,” she continued. “The challenge is how quickly the market can fluctuate, meaning that the amount the city collects can increase or decrease at any time. It took a few years for the amount of sales tax collected to recover from the 2008 recession. The city also closely monitors the state legislature, as there is often discussion about changes to the tax base, rate, or distribution formula. Any change the state legislature makes will affect the amount Murray City receives in sales tax revenue.” l

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Murray legislators warn tax reform could cost Murray taxpayers By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

The Utah State Legislature House of Representative’s chamber, where a special session will be held regarding tax reform. (James Delliskave/City Journals)

fter the Utah State Legislature scuttled tax reform bill HB441 in February due to public outcry, Murray legislators are again waving a red flag over the current tax reform discussion. Gov. Gary Herbert is pushing legislators into a special session, with a legislative task force compiling recommendations on changing Utah’s tax code. Rep. Mark Wheatley, representing northern Murray, agreed that tax reform needs to be looked at. “Even though the amount we generate each year is increasing, Utah tax structure has become imbalanced. The General Fund balance percentage is declining. What this means is Utah was once a goods-based industry, now the economy has shifted to be more service based; services such as barbers, hair salons, lawn care, legal services, ride sharing services. While money generated from income tax and local/transportation remains stable, sales tax is making up less and less of Utah’s budget.” Current proposals include two significant changes to tax policy: (1) imposing a tax on services. In HB 441 in the 2018 General Session, the move would have affected almost every service in the state except for medical. That bill was dropped after much pushback. The tax force is presumably starting over. (2) Changing the earmark on income tax, both personal and corporate, that currently has all income tax go to fund public and higher education. To change this would require changing the state constitution, something the public would have to vote on.

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According to Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, “These two proposals, if enacted, would greatly affect Murray, in particular taxing services would negatively affect small businesses, from travel and financial services to lawn care, car washes, piano teachers, architects, attorneys, hair stylists, and many more. Allowing income taxes to be used for other purposes besides education would negatively affect our already underfunded education system, currently the lowest in the nation. This, too, would negatively affect Murray’s economy, as the city relies on a well-educated citizenry to be able to hire qualified workers and contribute to the overall quality of life in our community.” The tax reform task force is planning on completing an eight-stop tour throughout Utah this summer, having met in Salt Lake County on June 27. There is a concern that tax reform is being rushed through a special session without enough input from constituents. “Our legislative fiscal analyst’s office and other tax experts, indicate that changes may need to be made in what and how much we tax may need to change to better reflect CJ the growing service-based economy, but an immediate fix is not necessary,” Moss said. “It should be carefully studied over the next two to three years and incremental changes made, not a major tax shift rushed through in less than a year.” An interim committee report in May laid out the scope of tax reform; it mainly laid our four options: do nothing, expand the tax base, add a new type of tax, or eliminate silos (i.e., restricted tax revenues to fund particular programs such as education). Wheatley calls for more significant public input and takes issue with what he sees as his Republican colleague’s predetermined approach. “Regarding tax reform discussions, there are many options the state could seriously consider. House Democrats held six town halls on the issue across the Wasatch Front in May to present the tax structure problem to the public and the many options we as a state could take to address it. Our goal was and is to present all of these ideas and get the public’s feedback on all of them. We are not attempting to ‘sell’ a predetermined piece of legislation, much the way the Republican majority did during the session with HB441. We realize expanding sales taxes and removing certain tax exemptions could have many unintended consequences and deserves a robust public discussion. We also are, of course, concerned about protecting funding for education. The tax reform options being considered would have statewide impacts, not just the residents of Murray.” l

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ith bathing suit season upon us, many people’s attention turns to upkeeping their beach bod. There’s an increased focus on eating healthy and not stopping by the local snow cone shop on a regular basis. Luckily, for those venturing in the healthy eating direction, Salt Lake valley has an abundance of farmers markets, where shoppers can select from a delicious and vibrant variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and even talk to the people who help grow them. Eating healthy during summer has never been so easy and enjoyable. Bring your own bags and check out the farmers markets listed below:

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held every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fairmont Park (1040 E. 2225 South). Wheeler Farm Sunday Market is held Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wheeler Park (6351 S. 900 East). Visit their Facebook page for more information: Wheelerfarmslco. Park Silly Sunday Market is held on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Park City’s Historic Main Street. For more information, visit: www.parksillysundaymarket.com. The USU Botanical Center Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 5 p.m. to dusk, located at 875 S. 50 West in Kaysville. For more information, visit usubotanicalcenter.org/events/ farmers-market. Bountiful Farmer’s Market is held every Thursday from 3 p.m. to dusk at Bountiful City Park (400 N. 200 West). For more information, visit www.bountifulmainstreet.com/farmers-market The Provo Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. located on Provo Center Street (100 W. Center Street). For more information, visit: www.provofarmersmarket.com Liberty Park Market is held every Friday evening at 600 E. 900 South in Salt Lake City. For more information, visit: www.libertyparkmarket.com

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Markets open in August:

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