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FARMINGTON—Getting downtown from the south end of the county is a bit of a journey for people using public transit. For the last several years, UTA has been working on a project to make that easier. “Since 2009 to2010 there has been discussion on what kind of connectivity would bring the most value from south Davis County into Salt Lake City,” said UTA Trustee Beth Holbrook. “FrontRunner is already in place which is great for places in the area but for residents on the east side of Bountiful it’s hard to utilize it. We also looked at where these people are going.” In 2014 UTA completed the Davis-SLC Community Connector Study, she said. “The outcome was a Locally Preferred Alternative (LAP) consisting of a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line. It would originate at the Woods Cross FrontRunner station then go east on 500 South to Main Street in Bountiful then head along Main Street until it reached 2800 South onto Highway 89 in North Salt Lake. It would
become a dedicated BRT lane that terminated on 400 West and North Temple.” In subsequent dialogue with Salt Lake City, Davis County, North Salt Lake, Bountiful and Woods Cross they got involved with the process, said Holbrook. “The entities all worked together to get an environmental study done. In 2017 the legislature earmarked $1.2 million to do the environmental study. It didn’t get allocated until 2018 right when I came on board as a trustee.” It went out to bid and through the public input phase, she said. “It really told us where people want to go and that included Farmington and the University of Utah. That was outside the scope of the original LPA so we had to get the cities’ approval to redo the study.” Farmington was super excited, Holbrook said. “Centerville said they didn’t want rail but we assured them it was never going to be rail.” More design will need to be funded, she said. “It will tell us more about the layout, Continued page 6
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UTA completed the DavisSLC Community Connector Study in August 2014
The outcome of the study was a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) consisting of a BRT line from Salt Lake City to the Woods Cross FrontRunner Station
Project partners and UTA received a legislative earmark of $1.2M to advance the project
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South Davis Rec proposes expansion and new facility By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—The South Davis Recreation Center is a popular place for families and individuals to have some fun while getting some exercise – but it’s bursting at the seams. Since it was built in 2008, the South Davis Recreation District (SDRD) has grown by 12,000 residents and expects an additional 30,000 new residents by 2050. To accommodate that growth, the SDRD is proposing improvements to the current facility and the addition of a second Rec Center. “We’ve had four outreach events,” said Executive Director Tif Miller. “Feedback from the people on the west side is they want a satellite facility in North Salt Lake or Woods Cross that’s closer to them. We’ve located some possibilities, we just have to decide what’s best.” “The challenge is making it large enough and convenient enough to house a facility like this,” said Whitney Ward, principal at VCBO Architecture. “We’re finalizing the Master Plan. We’re looking for community feedback. We’ll share the outcomes of the Master Plan with the community to see whether they support the recommendations.” Some of the improvements to the existing facility include; new group fitness rooms, new youth/teen fitness areas, new member’s only entry, new family change rooms, a 50-meter pool and team locker rooms. “We’ll relocate the childcare center and build that area out to make another fitness space,” Miller said. “We’ve had more demand for fitness space. We’ll be adding a new open fitness space on the mezzanine connected to the current fitness rooms.” The Recreation District would need a bond to fund the project. “Our polls show residents approve of the new improvements
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and additional building,” Ward said. “They have tax concerns but they value what enhanced recreation brings to the community and increased engagement in health and wellness is part of everybody’s lifestyle and gives added amenities for the community.” The bond impacts for a home valued at $391,000 (a taxable value of $215,050) will have an increase of $32 per year for the first three years until the existing bond expires and an increase of $28 per year or $2.33 per
month thereafter, according to the SDRD. The bond will be on the November ballot. “We have one of the largest Jr. Jazz programs in the state,” Miller said. “The property at the new facility would also include more field space. That would take some pressure off of us and the district so we can provide a better program. Working with the school district has been great but as we continue to grow we need more space.” Some of the amenities of the proposed
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very day I receive phone calls from local residents asking the headlined question. Over the past three months the Davis Journal has published over 120,000 copies of their local weekly newspaper and delivered them through the mail. This has been free of charge to residents, Bryan Scott as we are trying to build a quality newspaper for Davis residents. The only way to show you what we are trying to do is to put a copy of it in your hands. So each week I put 10,000 copies in the mailbox so residents can read and see the newspaper. My hope is that they will enjoy the local news and will subscribe and support our mission. For those of you who read newspapers, that’s you, November 2020 was an interesting month. The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune each announced that they were cutting back from a daily newspaper to a weekly newspaper, then the Davis Clipper announced that after 129 years or 6,708 weeks they were closing their doors. The news of the Davis Clipper was two-sided for me. On one side I was sad to see a newspaper, or any company, that had been around for 129 years close their doors. On the other side it opened the avenue for Davis Journal to be born.
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The idea that Davis County would be without a newspaper was a shocking realism and as a Davis County resident, a realism that I could not accept. Within a week of the Davis Clipper sending out its last and final newspaper, the Davis Journal was in the mailboxes of residents, many of them not losing a week of the hyperlocal news source. I did not know how people were going to take the change – many of the subscribers of the Davis Clipper had subscribed for decades. How would they handle the change? They loved it. Each day since we sent out that first is-
sue, we have received more subscriptions and notes from our new subscribers that have thanked us for the new paper and making sure that Davis County news was being reported. Today we have nearly 1,000 subscribers and the list is growing every day. Our goal is 10,000 subscribers. Now we are moving on to phase two of our launch. We are launching four free newspapers for Davis County, The City Journals. Each of these newspapers will cover two cities, will be mailed directly to residents in those cities, and will be completely free. These City Journals will be delivered each month. The City Journals will cover hyper local news in those cities, including city council and local government, school events and programs, school and club sports, and everything else that is local. I believe that the more a community is in the know, the better the community is. These City Journals are meant to bring the community together and inform people on the local events like North Salt Lake Liberty Fest and Woods Cross summer youth programs and local topics such as new development and Legacy Highway that impact your community. So what is the difference between the Davis Journal and the City Journal? The City Journal is built for your local city and is free of charge, though we do accept donations! The Davis Journal is a weekly newspaper that covers Davis County. Both are delivered through the mail but the Davis Journal is subscription based, so it is not free. Right now it costs $1 per week for a subscription, but as our paper grows and we build a stronger newsroom we suspect that this price will increase to $3 per week. l
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Tales to Remember: 25 Stories in 25 Days
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he award winning Weber State University Storytelling Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary virtually this year with 25 days of stories from various national, regional, and youth tellers. Dr. David R. Byrd, Festival Chair, said, “We will set up a calendar and have links come live each day through March 18. New themes will be presented each five days: fables, folktales, humor, personal narrative and tall tales.” Byrd hopes that because the festival with be virtual this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, even more people will be able to participate from a wider geographic base. The festival, traditionally held after the last weekend in February, will be available virtually this year and boasts a reputation of having something for everyone from the old to the very young. The concentration on youth involvement has been nationally recognized. Children prepare their stories in schools and are selected by their district to participate. The mission of the festival is to promote the art of storytelling in Northern Utah by providing the opportunity for creative expression, encouraging the sharing of community histories, traditions, and local and diverse ethnic cultures, and enhancing the programs and activities of participating school districts and the University. The national storytellers this year include Motoko, Simon Brooks, and Ed Stivender. Of her many accolades, Motoko won the National Storytelling Network’s Circle of Excellence Award
A young storyteller told his tale at last year’s festival. (courtesy of the Weber State University Storytelling Festival)
in 2017. Her stories have enchanted audiences of all ages from the U.S. to Asia and include Zen tales, ghost stories, folktales, mime vignettes, and oral memoirs from her childhood in Osaka, Japan. British storyteller Brooks has been engaging audiences for over 15 years with his live (both in person and virtual) and award-winning recordings. He has performed at hundreds of schools, colleges, libraries, and festivals and has released
five storytelling albums. Stivender has performed his one-man-show that includes stories, songs, and comedy at schools, festivals, and theaters around the world. He is the author of two books of coming of age memories and is best known for his family friendly humor. Jimmy Neil Smith, founder of the National Storytelling Festival, calls him the “Clown Prince of Storytelling.” The Festival has received honors including the Distinguished Project Award from the Utah Association of Teacher Educators,’ the Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network, Weber State University’s Exemplary Collaboration Award, and a Community Service Award from the Utah Association for Gifted Children. The Festival is managed by a non-profit volunteer organization housed in the University’s Department of Teacher Education. The executive board and steering committee includes members of the four local school districts (Davis, Morgan, Ogden, and Weber), and representatives of Weber State University The events for “Tales to Remember: 25 Stories in 25 Days” are free of charge and available virtually. For more information and to check out new stories daily visit www.weber.edu/storytelling. More information on the national storytellers can be found on their websites: motoko.folktales. net, www.diamondscree.com, and edstivender. com. l
stops and routes. We know along Beck Street there will be a dedicated right of way bus lane but we should look for a connector piece in Bountiful/Woods Cross. It’s all a study, nothing has been finalized.” The environmental study should be done in the summer, said Holbrook. “Then we can go back to the cities with a new LPA and all the data collected up to that point. Then the cities can officially take a position on the new LPA. It will probably include Farmington.” The next phase if the cities support the LPA is funding, she said. “Then we have to submit it to the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) and let them know we’re supportive of the project and intend to pursue funding.” Holbrook said she’d like to see synergy with the cities to address and understand issues the cities have. “City leaders are all doing their best to represent their cities. We want to understand their needs in a positive way and do the best we can with the funding we have. Wherever people go we know transit is a piece of that.” She said they know Davis County is constrained, especially in Farmington, Bountiful and North Salt Lake. “Woods Cross is supportive and understands the dynamics. The strategy is a BRT to FrontRunner with the connectivity piece to incorporate as well.”l
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Davis School District implements training to recognize and prevent human trafficking By Peri Kinder | peri.k@davisjournal.com
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uman trafficking is a multibillion-dollar global industry that traps millions of children and adults into modern slavery. Through violence, fraud or coercion, traffickers use victims to provide commercial sex or forced labor against their will. Unfortunately, Utah is not immune to trafficking. Based on numbers provided by the Asian Association of Utah (an organization that helps human trafficking survivors), 135 clients (mostly female) were assisted during 2019. In the first six months of 2020, the AAU had already helped 116 victims, putting it on track so far to exceed the 2019 numbers. Two years ago, the Utah State Legislature mandated that all school districts offer trafficking awareness and prevention training to faculty, staff, parents, and students. PRevention Organized To Educate Children on Trafficking (PROTECT) is a program launched through 3Strands Global. Terry Palmer, Utah director of PROTECT, helped organize training that has reached nearly 20,000 school employees, including the Davis School District. “Across the country, Utah is number 36 in the number of cases reported, but fourth in the nation in cases per capita,” Palmer said. “We have quite a few cases, especially during these COVID times where child abuse numbers are up.” The program is an in-depth online training
PROTECT provides training and reporting protocols to educators, parents, and students (K-12) to bring awareness to human trafficking. Courtesy Photo
that discusses the signs of human trafficking, trauma-informed care and reporting. PROTECT also provides curriculum for students. Fifth graders are taught to trust their intuition, learn how to say no and identify safe adults in their world. Seventh graders learn everyone has value. “If you value someone, you don’t buy or sell them,” Palmer said. Students in ninth grade learn what human trafficking looks like and 11th graders are taught about historical and modern slavery. “The best way to rescue someone is to
USU conducts survey on COVID-19 and women in the workplace
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ational research has found that while women and men have both struggled to find and keep employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, women have been more negatively impacted than men. It has been especially difficult for women of color and those in jobs often held by women, including front-line positions, waitresses, hairdressers, cosmetologists, bartenders, retail, sales and childcare workers. Many such positions have been scaled back or eliminated due to the pandemic, the research shows. In an effort to better understand the impacts COVID-19 has had on women in the workplace, researchers with the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP), in conjunction with Utah State University Extension, are conducting an extensive, in-depth study. As part of the study, all Utah women age 20 and older who are either currently employed or unemployed due to the pandemic are invited to take a survey, which will
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take 20-30 minutes to complete. “In several states, most unemployment claims filed in the first few weeks of the pandemic were from women, and Utah was not an exception,” said Susan Madsen, primary researcher for the study, founding director of the UWLP and Karen Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership in USU's Huntsman School of Business. “Women filed 58.4% of the unemployment claims by the week that ended April 11, 2020, and new research shows the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs in December alone, with all of them being held by women.” Madsen said researchers hope to get well over 2,000 participants for the survey, with the data collection and analysis phase. Research briefs with recommendations will be released beginning in April. The survey is available in both English and Spanish. For further information or questions, contact Madsen at uwlp@usu.edu. l
make sure it never happens in the first place,” Palmer said. “We’re conditioned to look away from people who are desperate but when people start to look at human trafficking, we’re talking about drug addicts, the homeless and runaways.” Homeless teens are easy targets for traffickers who coerce the minors to exchange sex for a place to live, or for food. “It’s called survivor sex, and it’s a trafficking crime if the person is a minor,” Palmer said. “If you are buying sex from a minor, you are
trafficking because a minor cannot consent.” COVID has intensified the human trafficking crisis. Landlord abuse is on the rise, where a landlord asks for sex in lieu of rent. Minors are being forced to panhandle, which is also a trafficking crime, and parents are selling their children to traffickers. “The average age of a child being trafficked is 13, but ages have dropped now that it’s being done online,” Palmer said. Christi Blankman, Davis School District’s K-12 Prevention Coordinator, said the training has been well-received and the PROTECT prevention curriculum was used in health classes as part of the PROTECT pilot program. “I haven’t taken it myself yet, but from what I’ve heard it’s really great material. It’s an in-depth online training that gives us signs and things to look for to bring more of an awareness,” Blankman said. “I’m sure people were surprised to learn it’s going on more than we realize.” Kids who have gone through trauma and women who feel disempowered are more likely to be trafficked. Supporting places like The Road Home, the local food bank, or women’s shelters helps empower women and fights human trafficking. “It’s out in the open,” Palmer said. “We’re not seeing it even though it’s right in front of our eyes.” l
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Stericycle resolves investigation by Environmental Protection Agency NORTH SALT LAKE—Stericycle, Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and Utah air quality regulations at its medical waste incinerator in North Salt Lake that occurred between September 2012 and May 2013. The settlement requires Stericycle to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and contribute $2 million to support a Supplemental Environmental Project to replace older, high-emitting school buses in the Davis School District, according to a release. The United States’ complaint alleges that Stericycle operated its waste incinerator “in a manner that exceeded regulatory limits for nitrogen oxides (NOx), failed to properly conduct stack tests and failed to comply with reporting requirements,” the EPA said. EPA investigated the alleged violations with the Utah Division of Air Quality that conducted its own investigation and issued a Notice of Violation in 2014. “This settlement will benefit all who live in and visit North Salt Lake,” EPA Acting Regional Administrator Debra H. Thomas said in the statement. “In addition to NOx reductions at the facility, the settlement requires Stericycle to replace old, high-emitting school buses for a local school district, providing cleaner air for school children and nearby neighborhoods.” NOx is a key component in the formation of ground-level ozone, a pollutant that worsens diseases such as asthma, irritates lungs and can increase susceptibility to respiratory illnesses, such as bronchitis and pneumonia, the EPA said. “Medical waste incinerators must operate in strict com-
Stericycle, Inc. has reached a settlement with the EPA for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its medical waste incinerator in North Salt Lake. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
pliance with our nation’s clean air laws,” Jean E. Williams, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division said in the release. “Stericycle has installed new pollution controls and made operational changes to remedy the violations alleged in the complaint.”
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Woods Cross graduate follows her dream in Chicago By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournals.com
WOODS CROSS—When LeAnne Bennion was sitting on the grass after a track meet at Woods Cross High School, she never dreamed she’d end up in Chicago playing her harp for celebrities. “If someone would have come up to me and said ‘you’re going to be a professional musician in Chicago,’ I would have been like ‘what?’” said Bennion, who graduated from Woods Cross High in 2005. “I love this city. I’m a different person. I’ve never learned more about life and humans moving from Utah to Chicago. The culture is so diverse.” Bennion started playing the harp when she was nine. “My grandmother started playing after she retired,” she said. “She showed up at my house and said, ‘here, you’re playing this.’ She was my first teacher.” Learning to play the instrument is not easy. “There are pedals that you have to move your feet to for sharps and flats,” said Bennion. “It’s kind of like playing the organ. You’re playing with all of your appendages.” After high school, Bennion got a Bachelor of Music in Harp Performance from the University of Utah. “I worked for a non profit for two years,” she said. “I was told if I really wanted to do music I had to go out of Utah.” While studying with Louise Vickerman, principal harpist of the Utah Symphony, she was told to check out being a harpist in Chicago, that one of the teachers there was taking new students. She auditioned in the spring of 2015 and moved to Chicago in August of the same year. Bennion received a Master of Music degree at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts and
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studied with Marguerite Lynn Williams, principal harpist of The Lyric Opera of Chicago. “I watched her and listened to her and learned how to teach and become a professional musician,” said Bennion. “I learned how to audition and work with a professional orchestra.” She started getting gigs too. “I played for hotels, weddings and birthdays,” Bennion said. “I did a ton of networking with other harpists so if they got a call for a gig that they couldn’t do they’d hand it off to me.” That’s how she found herself playing for Grammy Award winning singer, Jennifer Hudson. “I knew the harpist who played for her and at the last minute she couldn’t do it so she called me,” said Bennion. “It was a small private party with her friends and family. I sat by her Grammy and Oscar and her walk of fame and it was so surreal. She came over to me and extended her hand out and introduced herself. She was very kind and personable.” Bennion has also played at a reception for Laura Bush and regularly performs for teatime at the downtown-Chicago Palmer House Hotel, the Langham Hotel and The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. She recently appeared in a national commercial and on an episode of the television show Empire. Now that teenager sitting on a field at Woods Cross High so many years ago has traded in her track uniform for beautiful gowns and mixing with celebrities. “I found a dream and I went for it,” said Bennion. “It’s a fun life – so fun.”l
Woods Cross graduate LeAnne Bennion with her harp in Chicago. Bennion has played for Laura Bush and Grammy Award winning singer Jennifer Hudson. Courtesy photo
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Wasatch Integrated recovers valuable resources from residential waste By Aimee L. Cook | The City Journals
LAYTON—After three years of planning, the new Davis Landfill and the Davis Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF) began operations in June 2020. Located at the former site of the Davis Energy Recovery Facility that closed after 30 years in 2017, the $25 million project is focused on recovering valuable materials, recycling, and reusing non-recyclable plastics by creating engineered fuel. Wasatch Integrated has a 19-member administrative control board which includes three county commissioners and one representative from the 15 cities in the district, which includes Morgan County. Wasatch Integrated is considered a special service district, operating as a stand-alone entity, funded entirely through user fees and its different operations. Operations at Wasatch Integrated consist of the Davis Landfill; the foundation of the solid waste management system, Green Waste Recycling, the Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF), Household Hazardous Waste and The Thrift Store. “We are always talking about ways to divert waste away from a landfill, and we have a lot of programs to do better things with our waste than a landfill, but there is a lot of non-recyclable material and you need
Recycling is done at the new Davis Landfill that started operations in June 2020. Photo Credit: Wasatch Integrated
a well-run landfill to back stop your systems,” said Nathan Rich, Executive Director for Wasatch Integrated. Recycling is also done at the landfill, from metals to refrigerators. In addition, there is no charge to drop off household hazardous waste items to ensure they do not end up in the landfill. Reusable products, like
paints or stains are put into the Reuse Shed where people are free to take items they need at no cost. This provides added value to the community by avoiding costs to disposable of it and the products are being used in a way that is not damaging the environment. “We also have a fantastic green waste composting program,” Rich said. “We turn
20,000 or so tons per year of yard waste, and we up cycle it into usable compost and wood chip products. We also pull usable items out of the waste and sell them in our thrift store. We respect the fact that waste has some reusable resources and we try and recover those resources.” The Material Recovery and Transfer Facility (MRF) provides a means to take pressure off of the landfill. This high-tech mechanized system allows Wasatch Integrated one more opportunity to recover valuable materials that can be recycled for sale to market. Part of their mission is educating the community on waste management principles, so partnering with teachers in the community was an obvious step. School age children can tour the facility, now virtually, as part of their curriculum. In another unique partnership with Hill Air Force Base, Wasatch Integrated collects the gas from the organic food and green waste through anaerobic digestion, cleans it up, compresses it and then sends it to the Base where they generate 2.5 megawatts of renewable electricity, all from that landfill gas. l
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TAX GUIDE Tips as you prepare your federal and state income tax filings.
How COVID affects our tax returns Most people with gross income of $12,400 or more must file a federal tax return. Some people with a lower income are not required to file. However, these individuals should still consider filing for a refund of federal income tax withheld. They may also be eligible for certain tax credits, like the earned income tax credit, the recovery rebate credit and others. Each year the Internal Revenue Service offers tips for those preparing their returns. The COVID-19 pandemic has added even more suggestions for 2020 returns. Pandemic-related tax topics Here are a few important things for taxpayers to know this year. Anyone who is eligible for an Economic Impact Payment but did not get the payments or did not get the full amount, must file a tax return to claim the recovery rebate credit even if they aren't normally required to file. Unemployment benefits are taxable. People should have received a Form 1099-G. People may be able to get their Form 1099-G from the website where they signed up for benefits. There's a new rule to help people who lost their job or had a change in income in 2020. Filers can use their 2019 earned income to figure their earned income tax credit, if
their 2019 earned income was more than their 2020 earned income. This new rule also applies to the additional child tax credit. Choose e-file with direct deposit to avoid delays The IRS strongly encourages people to file electronically and choose direct deposit to avoid pandemic-related paper delays. This helped with the first Economic Impact Payments sent out last summer. The IRS Free File offers online tax preparation, direct deposit of refunds and electronic filing, all for free. Some options are available in Spanish. These products help people find all the tax credits and deductions for which they qualify. How to decide whether to file a tax return In most cases, income, filing status and age determine if a taxpayer must file a tax return. Other rules may apply if the taxpayer is self-employed or can be claimed as a dependent of someone else. There are other reasons a taxpayer must file. If the answer to any of these questions is yes, a person might be due a refund, but they must file a tax return to get their money. Did an employer withhold federal income tax from their pay? Did the person make estimated tax payments?
Did they overpay taxes in 2019, and have their refund applied to 2020 taxes? Some may qualify for the recovery rebate credit Most people who are eligible have already received the full amount for the recovery rebate credit as Economic Impact Payments. Some people may be eligible to claim the recovery rebate credit if they didn't get Economic Impact Payments or received less than they were entitled. People must file a tax return to claim the recovery rebate credit even if they aren't normally required to file. Those who don't normally file taxes can use IRS Free File to claim this credit. The maximum Economic Impact Payments for qualifying individuals were: $1,200 per person and $500 per qualifying child for the first payment $600 per person and $600 per qualifying child for the second payment If they're eligible for the recovery rebate credit, people will need the amount of any EIPs they received to calculate their credit amount using the RRC worksheet or tax preparation software. Individuals with an account on IRS. gov can view the amounts of the Economic Impact Payments they received. Your EIPs do not have to be claimed as income on your tax returns.
cess Point (TAP). Note: using this electronic method may significantly speed your refund. Complete, sign, and submit a current Form TC-90CB, Renter Refund Application. The annual household income cannot exceed the amount specified by the legislature. Note: this amount changes each year. The applicant must include all rent that has been paid. The applicant must apply in person at one of the state’s offices if they are a resident alien, qualify under 8.U.S.C 1641, and are in the U.S. lawfully. See more information below. The applicant must provide proof of I-94 and/or Alien Registration Number. When and how can I apply for Circuit Breaker? The quickest way to apply and receive your refund is to use the online Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) system. This method provides much faster processing and will speed up your refund. This system is available mid-April through December 31 each year. If you applied and received a Circuit Breaker Refund
last year, you will be sent a new application for the current year on the fourth Monday of April. Applications must be submitted before December 31 and can be submitted by mail, by fax, or in person. Be sure ALL fields and Schedule W are complete. If you did not receive a refund last year, Form TC90CB, Renter Refund Application will be available on our website on May 1. Applications must be submitted before December 31 and can be submitted by mail, by fax, or in person. Be sure ALL fields and Schedule W are complete.
What is Utah’s Circuit Breaker? Utah code provides general relief to qualifying senior citizens, or a surviving spouse, who have income below statutorial mandated levels. The “renter refund” as it is known applies to both renters and to manufactured homeowners who rent lots. Homeowners can apply for this relief through the county where the proper is located. To qualify for property tax relief under this program, you must meet the following guidelines: The applicant must be 66 years of age as of December 31st of the year for which they are applying. A widow or widower of any age may qualify. The applicant must furnish their own financial support for the year and cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. The applicant must have resided in the state of Utah for the entire calendar year for which they are applying. An application must be completed and signed each year, using one of the following two methods: Complete the online application using Taxpayer Ac-
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FYI - Quick answers to questions about your tax filings 1. Will the stimulus check money I received be taxed? It will not. The stimulus money that you received from Uncle Sam will not count as taxable income. So that’s one less thing you have to worry about.
Individuals who filed taxes in 2018 or 2019 received $1,200 for each adult and $500 for each child. So a household with two adults and two children, for example, most likely received $3,400 in stimulus money. 2. I took money out of my 401(k). What’s going to happen with the money I took out? Another thing the CARES Act did is allow people to take a type of “hardship withdrawal” of up to $100,000 out of their retirement accounts until the end of 2020 without having to pay the usual 10% early withdrawal penalty. But even without the early withdrawal penalty, you’ll still have to pay income taxes on any money you take out of your traditional 401(k)s and IRAs. If you’re not careful, you could bump yourself into a higher tax bracket and owe Uncle Sam even more in taxes for this year. 3. I lost my job and received unemployment benefits. Are those benefits taxable? Yes, any unemployment benefits you received in 2020 will count as taxable income. There are two ways you can pay your taxes on those unemployment benefits, depending on what you chose when you filed. The first is to have 10% of each payment withheld to cover all or some of what you owe in federal income taxes (you can’t withhold more or less from unemployment benefits). If you chose not to have taxes withheld from your benefits, then you’ll have to pay quarterly estimated taxes on that money.
ly out of their home. 6. I tested positive for COVID-19 and piled up a bunch of medical expenses as a result. Can I deduct those costs from my taxes? It depends. The IRS lets you deduct medical, dental and other health expenses that fall above 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (that’s the part of your income that is taxable) for the year. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $50,000, first you would multiply that by 7.5% to find out that you can only deduct expenses that exceed $3,750. If you spent $5,000 in medical expenses in 2020, that means you can only deduct $1,250 in medical expenses. But here’s the kicker: You can only deduct medical expenses if you choose to pass on the standard deduction and itemize your deductions instead. 7. I’m a small business owner who took out a PPP loan. How will that impact my taxes? The CARES Act didn’t just set out to help individuals and families—it also tried to provide some financial assistance for struggling small business owners by offering them Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. These loans were designed to be “forgiven” as long as they were used for certain business expenses—particularly payroll, rent or interest on mortgage payments, and utilities. And while income from debt forgiveness usually counts as taxable income, the CARES Act makes an exception for PPP loan forgiveness. That means that as long as you used those PPP funds for eligible expenses, that money will not be taxed . . . as long as your loan forgiveness application is approved. Source for some information: daveramsey.com
4. I took on some side jobs to make up for some lost income. What should I expect? That money you made freelancing or doing odd jobs here and there will be taxed, so here’s a rundown of what you need to know: First, you’ll owe regular income taxes on that money at your ordinary tax rate. On top of that, you’ll also have to pay the self-employment tax—that’s a 15.3% tax which covers your share of Social Security and Medicare taxes—if you made more than $400 in self-employment income for the year. Don’t worry, you can probably write off half of that 15.3% on your tax return. If you expect to owe more than $1,000 in taxes for the year, the IRS wants you to pay quarterly estimated taxes, so it doesn’t all pile up toward the end of the year. You’ll probably receive 1099 forms from those you did work for, so keep an eye out for those. And you’ll need to fill out a Schedule SE form to report any other self-employment income you might have made during 2020. 5. Since I was working from home, I can claim the home office deduction on my tax return, right? Remember the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed a few years back? That law did away with a bunch of “miscellaneous itemized deductions” in exchange for a higher standard deduction. That means writing off the cost of setting up and maintaining a home office is off the table for most taxpayers. Generally, the home office tax deduction is only available for self-employed individuals, freelancers or independent contractors who have a home office that is used exclusively for business purposes on a regular basis. That means office workers sent home by their employers during the pandemic don’t count, since they don’t work exclusive-
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HEALTH & WELLNESS A publication promoting health and wellness for Davis County residents
Mammograms showing swollen lymph nodes in women who have had the COVID vaccine By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
Dr. Brett Parkinson looks at the imaging from a mammogram. Doctors are seeing inflammation of the lymph nodes in women who have had the COVID vaccine. Courtesy photo
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, Intermountain Health Care is adopting new guidelines for mammograms. The change is in alignment with new national recommendations. According to IHC, the national Society of Breast Imaging issued the updated guidelines after radiologists across the country saw an increase in the number of mammograms showing swollen lymph nodes in women who had recently received the vaccine. “We’re seeing the impact of the vaccine on mammograms,” said Dr. Brett Parkinson, medical director of Intermountain
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Healthcare’s Breast Care Center. “It’s causing inflammation in the arm pit area. We can see it in those lymph nodes. They’re enlarged by 11 percent after the first dose and 16 percent after the second dose.” During a normal screening, enlarged lymph nodes would require a biopsy to determine if cancer cells are present, he said. “Patients are usually called back in. We don’t want to have to call them back needlessly. It’s costly for the patient and there’s additional patient/doctor exposure.” Parkinson recommends waiting four to six weeks after the second vaccine to get a mammogram or doing it before get-
ting the vaccine. “Sometimes we see this with the flu vaccine so we’ll ask the patient if they’ve had a flu shot recently but the COVID inflammatory response is so much more severe.” The inflammation is not the same as finding a lump in the breast, he said. “We do not want to delay a diagnosis of breast cancer. If you have a lump or bloody nipple discharge we will go ahead and do a mammogram.” If it’s a follow up or screening mammogram waiting is not going to have a negative impact, said Parkinson. “It’s a finite period of time and only affects a small
group of women right now. But do not skip your yearly exam. It’s alright postponing it a few weeks but waiting a whole year could make a difference.” Women 40 years and older should get a mammogram every year, he said. “Breast cancer kills 40,000 to 50,000 women a year. Most of those are needlessly. It’s gone down by 50 percent in mortality of women who get screened.” Parkinson said it’s important for women to get the vaccine anyway. “When there’s a fire that is raging put that fire out first.”
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How to keep kids smiling amid COVID-19 By Dr. Richard Gesker, Chief Dental Officer COVID-19 has disrupted multiple aspects of daily life, including how people access dental care.That’s in part because many dental offices closed during the early part of the pandemic, and some people have stayed away since. In fact, dental care spending in the United States declined by an estimated 38% in 2020, with an additional 20% slump expected this year, according to the American Dental Association (ADA).
As a result, fewer people may be accessing routine dental care that may help prevent oral pain and untreated disease. Maintaining proper dental care is especially important for children, given that by age 5 nearly 50% have at least one cavity. Plus, it’s important to keep baby teeth healthy and in place to help permanent teeth come in properly. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, a reminder for people of all ages that good oral health is important to good overall health. Here are five tips to consider: Start early. Good oral health habits should start early. While tooth decay is largely preventable, it unfortunately ranks as the most common chronic disease among children. Recommended dental health guidelines for babies and children include: • During infancy, clean the baby’s gums with water and a cloth or child-sized toothbrush. • Once a child reaches age 2, parents can start brushing a baby’s teeth with a soft bristled toothbrush and a smear-sized dab of fluoride toothpaste (no larger than a grain
of rice), making sure to teach the toddler to spit out the toothpaste. • Begin flossing when back teeth start to come in. Toothbrush bristles cannot reach between teeth, leaving those teeth vulnerable to bacteria and decay. • Never put a baby to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, fruit juice or sweetened liquid, as these liquids can form a sugary film on the baby’s teeth and lead to infection. Up your home hygiene. Maintaining proper oral health at home is important yearround, but especially if COVID-19 (or other circumstances) requires delaying a trip to the dentist. Recommended dental health guidelines for adults and children include: • Brush your teeth (and tongue) for up to two minutes, after meals and before bedtime, using a soft-bristled toothbrush. • Rinse for 30 seconds with a mouthwash, which may help kill bacteria and clean parts of the mouth brushing might miss. • Floss daily and consider using a water flosser. • Stay hydrated to help support overall well-being and avoid issues with dry mouth, while limiting sugary snacks and drinks. Keep up on cleanings: For children and adults, the ADA recommends that during the COVID-19 pandemic people continue routine oral health care, including dental checkups, cleanings and preventive care. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that nonemergency dental services be avoided in places where “intense, uncontrolled community transmission” of COVID-19 is occurring. Check local infection rates at websites such as covidactnow.org to evaluate the current situation in
your state, city and county. In general, the WHO recommends the test positivity rate (or out of all the tests conducted, the number that come back positive for COVID-19) be under 5% before opening non-essential businesses. Consider alternative treatments: To help with prevention, parents should consider fluoride supplements for children, which may strengthen tooth enamel and help protect it from decay. Sealants are another option, as these plastic coatings are placed on back teeth to help protect them from decay. They are sometimes covered as a preventive service by dental plans, so ask the dentist about sealants when your child’s molars first come in. As an alternative to filling cavities, the use of silver diamine fluoride has emerged as an option to help stop cavities from worsening, especially among children and older adults with a history of tooth decay. For children with a significant number
of cavities, silver diamine fluoride may be an option your dentist discusses with you. Tap into tele-dentistry: Virtual care has become an important option for accessing health care amid COVID-19, including for dentistry. Some dentists and dental plans are making available telephone and video consultations, which offer people a starting point for advice and guidance to help select (if needed) an appropriate setting for in-person care. Dental care ranks among the most frequently avoidable emergency room visits, with tele-dentistry providing a resource that may help people make more informed decisions about where to go for in-person care, such as their own dentist, another available local dentist or a primary care physician. By considering these tips, you may help maintain or improve your own dental well-being, while also enabling young people to develop good oral health habits.
foods like cauliflower, fish, whole grains, berries, etc. Be sure you drink plenty of fluids, especially water. You should drink at least 1.5 to 2 liters a day, and your “need” will depend on your individual body and lifestyle. But water is always a good choice. Don’t smoke By now, most everyone knows why this is a good idea—to not smoke. Smoking increases your risk for kidney cancer as well as lung cancer. So don’t. Be careful of medications Many over-the-counter pain medications, even ibuprofen and naproxen, can damage your kidneys if you take them too often for pain, headaches or arthritis. Be careful in using any anti-inflammatory drugs. Assessing your risk Regular kidney function tests are advisable if you fit into any of these categories: —People over 60 years old —Those born at a low birth weight
—Anyone with cardiovascular disease or from a family with it —Those who have high blood pressure or from a family with that history —If you are obese —Those who might think they have kidney damage More than 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 20 may have some form of kidney disease, so be diligent in monitoring your diet and watching for symptoms. A little more than 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 20 show some evidence of kidney disease. When your kidneys can no longer remove waste from flood, they fail. Waste buildup in your body can cause serious illnesses and in some cases, death. To remedy that, your blood has to be filtered artificially through dialysis, or in severe cases, a kidney transplant may be necessary. Monitor your kidney health. It could save your life.
Kidney health promoted in March By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com March is National Kidney Health Month, but of course we should be exercising care all year long for this fist-sized organ at the bottom of our rib cages, on both sides of your spines. Kidneys filter waste products, excess water and other impurities in our blood. They regulate pH, salt and potassium levels, can control our blood pressure and the production of red blood cells. Their activation of vitamin D helps your body build bones through absorption of calcium. Yes--our kidneys are our friends. There are many ways to take care of our kidneys. Here are a few: Active and fit lifestyle Regular exercise is important for many reasons, including reducing blood pressure and lowering the risk of chronic kidney damage. That exercise can come from running, walking, dancing, cycling—anything that helps with fitness and is fun. That’s import-
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ant, so you’ll stay with it. Control of blood sugar High blood sugar levels, like those with diabetes, can damage your kidney. So controlling your sugar levels, and your intake, can be crucial. Check your blood pressure When your blood pressure is high, and combines with ailments such as diabetes or high cholesterol, the impact on your body can be significant. A healthy blood pressure reading is 120/80, but blood pressure readings over 140/90 signify possible problems. You should talk to your doctor about regularly monitoring it and getting advise on changes you might need to make in your lifestyle and diet. Which brings us to… Check your weight and eat healthy A health diet should be low in sodium, processed meats and any other foods that might increase your chances of kidney problems. Fresh ingredients should include
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Coronavirus quite the roller coaster for Woods Cross By Matthew John | The City Journals WOODS CROSS—There are many words one could use to describe COVID-19. Dangerous. Avoidable. Inconvenient. The list goes on. For high school athletes, it's unfair. Sadly, Woods Cross High School has been no exception to this. In normal circumstances, high school sports programs run like regular clockwork. First comes tryouts, then the regular season, and then the playoffs. Admittedly COVID-19 has shaken it up a little, to say the least. It really threw a wrench into Woods Cross’ plans for their sports program. Before the announcement, the last program to actually finish their seasons were the schools’ basketball teams, who finished mere weeks before it all began. Sadly, once it all exploded, Wood Cross’ baseball, softball, and boys’ and girls’ soccer seasons were all cut short. What’s worse, they had barely begun before the coronavirus put everything on shutdown. As necessary as it was to keep their student-athletes safe, they were being robbed of something important to them for factors that were out of their control. There was nothing anyone could do about it. With the national lockdown and ambiguity surrounding the virus, there was no immediate timetable for when sports programs would resume. Once summer rolled around, COVID rates sturdily went downward so things were on the up and up. Three months after the shutdown, restrictions began to be lifted so that smaller institutions could hold gatherings. Hence, Woods Cross was permitted to hold tryouts
and practices in the summer. Their football team was able to get its season off the ground albeit in a much different environment than what they were used to. It wasn’t long before the school’s other fall sports – girls volleyball, girls tennis, girls soccer, cross country, and boys golf – followed suit. But they were not out of the woods. On Nov. 8, Governor Herbert announced that tryouts for winter sports were postponed in response to the rapidly climbing COVID rates. When schools were permitted to hold tryouts, the Utah High School Activities Association announced COVID protocols detailing how they could hold the sporting events while also maintaining safety to prevent an outbreak. The unfortunate outbreaks in the area led to several games being canceled across the board for Woods Cross’ winter sports in both November and December. Again, it was necessary, but far from easy for anyone. Spring is just around the corner for Woods Cross. It’s been almost a year since everything was put on hold. The vaccine has been here for some time now, so at least the end game is in sight. With any luck, there won’t be a cancellation or postponement of any kind. One thing for sure though. Much like the rest of the world, Woods Cross will never forget the roller coaster that was COVID-19. l
COVID protocols were put into place for the safety of the players and staff. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
Viewmont, WX wrestlers take individual state crowns
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iewmont’s Karson Rees and Moses Espinoza-Owens were two athletes who defeated the coronavirus and their opponents to earn state championships at the Utah high school wrestling state tournament. Woods Cross wrestler Colton Erickson also placed first for the Wildcats. The Feb. 19-20 tourney marked the conclusion of the wrestling season and, despite its physical and intense nature, the sport’s focus on competition remained nearly the same as a normal year, with the highlight being the emergence of girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport for the first time. The primary adjustment was fan limitations at the season-finale event, and that they had to take place at high schools, instead of a university arena, due to COVID-19 precautions. Another important point was the advent of girls wrestling. Although not as popular in Davis County – as Westlake, Maple Mountain and Mountain Crest captured the inaugural team crowns – wrestling gave girls another competition option in high-school sports. Many coaches said they were happy to have been able to complete the schedule without any more coronavirus interference, which started in March 2020 – just after last year’s winter-sports season concluded. This year, the boys titles were won by Pleasant Grove, Payson, Uintah and Beaver. Davis County schools were led by Layton, which finished in second place in the 6A division, while Davis took fifth. In 5A, Viewmont claimed seventh place in 5A, followed by Farmington (8th) and Woods Cross (9th). Viewmont, which had been a statewide wrestling power, couldn’t match the depth of Payson and second-place Box Elder, but had its share of proud moments
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as Rees and Espinoza-Owens captured state crowns and Marcus Espinoza-Owens took second. Rees had one of the most-inspiring moments of the 5A meet, which was held at Wasatch High in Heber City. In the 132-pound division, he surprised Payson’s Deegaan Palmer with a two-point reversal in the match’s final seconds. Rees had been put on his back to trail 5-4, but caught a quick glance at the clock and saw that he had nine seconds left to pull off a miracle. “My heart sank a little bit, but it’s not over ‘til the time’s out so I knew I had to do something big, something funky. I had nothing to lose,” Rees told the Deseret News afterward. “I just knew I had to scoot my hips away, hook his elbow and roll with everything I had.” Woods Cross scored 74 points at the meet. Colton Erickson highlighted the championship tournament for the Wildcats with his title-winning effort at 138 pounds. He got by Bryson Lloyd of Wasatch to earn first-place recognition. At the 6A meet at Pleasant Grove, Layton’s Quade Smith and Maclaine Percival of Davis brought home state trophies. Smith, a state champ from last year in a different weight class, moved to the 120-pound division and edged American Fork’s Dallin Percival 8-6 in overtime. “Every time you get that hand raised in a state title, it feels so good,” Smith said. “I didn’t want anyone to take that from me.” Layton’s Jace Lemons and Kael Bennie, as well as Davis Schefer and Alex Richardson of Davis, had near-misses (second place). l
Swimmers finish strong in state competition By Bruce Smith | The City Journals
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he Davis Darts highlighted the county’s success at the state high school tournaments in late February. The Darts claimed fifth place in the boys and girls divisions at the 6A meet, which concluded the sport’s winter season Feb. 19-20. A week before, the 3A and 4A division final drew out-of-town guests to the South Davis Aquatic Center. Unlike past seasons, the coronavirus pandemic prevented meets being held at university facilities, so the Utah High School Activities Association secured locations at county-operated sites. The 5A meet took place in Heber City and 6A in Kearns, where American Fork (6A) and Olympus (5A) claimed the boys team trophies, and Lone Peak and Olympus earned the girls titles. Davis County schools didn’t win any trophies, but the Darts claimed the area’s highest honors by placing fifth in both the boys and girls (6A) events. Among the Darts individual highlights: – Lauryn Hall took first place in the 50-yard freestyle, setting a 6A record time of 24.88 seconds. – Kalia Merrell won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.43. – The Davis 400-yard relay team of Ben Landheim, Brayden Littlefield, Mi Winston and Sam Carlson easily earned top honors in 3:14.68. – Carlson had several other high finishes, including second place in the 100-yard freestyle. In 5A, Woods Cross was 10th in the girls division, followed by Bountiful (12th), Viewmont (14th) and Farmington (27th). Bountiful was 14th in the boys competition, while Viewmont and Farmington were near the bottom of the invited schools. l
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High School Sports Schedule—March 2021 (Starting times and schedules subject to change)
BASEBALL
March 8 Stansbury at Viewmont
3:00
March 11 Davis at Bountiful Ben Lomond at Viewmont
3:00 3:00
March 16 Bountiful at Roy Woods Cross at Davis
3:00 3:30
March 18 Davis at Copper Hills Syracuse at Bountiful
3:30 3:30
March 19 Bountiful at Salem Hills March 20 Riverton at Davis
3:00 11:00
March 19 Granger at Woods Cross
3:30
March 23 Bonneville at Woods Cross Bountiful at Viewmont Bonneville at Woods Cross Fremont at Davis
3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30
March 25 Davis at Clearfield Woods Cross at Bountiful Viewmont at Farmington
4:00 3:30 3:30
March 12 Skyline at Woods Cross Weber at Davis Ridgeline at Viewmont
4:00 7:00 TBA
March 13 Viewmont in Tournament
TBA
7:00
March 18 JV meet at Woods Cross
TBA
March 24 and 25 Davis District Championships (Davis, Layton, Syracuse, Northridge, Clearfield)
TBA
March 18 Davis at Layton
3:30
March 18 Northridge at Davis
March 23 Davis at Clearfield Farmington at Viewmont Bountiful at Bonneville Box Elder at Woods Cross
3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30
March 19 Bountiful at Park City Woods Cross at Highland Skyline at Farmington TBA
7:00 8:00
4:30
3:00 3:30
March 26 Bountiful at Alta Bear River at Davis Woods Cross at Brighton
March 25 Weber at Davis Viewmont at Bountiful Woods Cross at Farmington
3:30 3:30 3:30
March 23 Payson at Viewmont Davis at Fremont Olympus at Bountiful
4:30 7:00 TBA
3:00 3:30 3:30
GIRLS LACROSSE March 12 Farmington at West Jordan Weber at Davis
5:30 5:00
March 24 Box Elder at Farmington Viewmont at Bountiful Woods Cross at Bonneville
4:00 5:00 7:00
March 16 Davis at Roy
5:00
March 25 Clearfield at Davis
7:00
March 18 Payson at Farmington Northridge at Davis
5:00 5:00
March 26 Bountiful at Woods Cross Farmington at Viewmont
4:00 5:30
March 23 Woods Cross at Bonneville Davis at Fremont
5:00 5:00
March 25 Farmington at Viewmont Clearfield at Davis
5:00 5:00
BOYS TENNIS March 23 Bountiful at Farmington Woods Cross at Bonneville Box Elder at Viewmont
TBA TBA TBA
BOYS LACROSSE March 8 Farmington at Juan Diego
March 25 Viewmont at Bountiful Farmington at Woods Cross
TBA TBA
7:00
3:30
March 16 Roy at Davis March 18 Davis at Northridge
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3:30 3:30
TBA TBA TBA
3:30
March 25 Park City at Bountiful Syracuse at Woods Cross
March 15 Viewmont at Taylorsville
Noon
March 11 Woods Cross at Farmington Bountiful at Viewmont
March 17 Mountain Crest at Woods Cross Skyline at Bountiful
March 22 Bear River at Viewmont
3:30
March 25 at Glen Eagle
4:00 TBA
SOFTBALL March 16 Fremont at Davis
3:30
March 12 Davis at Weber
Noon
7:00
March 24 Roy at Davis
6:00
March 18 at Remuda
TRACK AND FIELD March 10 Fremont/Clearfield at Davis
4:00
BOYS SOCCER March 9 Viewmont at Ridgeline
Noon
March 16 Davis at Roy
March 24 Alta at Viewmont
3:30
March 15 at Crane Golf Course
3:30
3:00 3:30
March 30 Davis at Skyridge
Noon
March 15 Brighton at Farmington
March 23 Roy at Woods Cross Farmington at Davis
March 27 Farmington at Maple Mountain 11:00
GIRLS GOLF Region 1 matches (Davis High) March 11 at Schneiter’s Bluff.
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IN THIS TOGETHER BY LOUISE R. SHAW
Learning of history while living it
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f you’re like me, there’s always been a certain randomness to the books that end up in your queue. It might be a book you’ve been given for Christmas or a birthday and you want to honor the giver by reading it. It might be a book recommended by a friend and you want to know what they saw in it. It might be a book you’d heard others praise and felt it time to find out if you agreed the praise was deserved. For whatever reason, the books I’ve spent time with over the past year have been all the more enlightening when juxtaposed with current events. One was about Truman. One was about Eleanor Roosevelt. Several were about Lincoln. Several were autobiographies of people in the media, entertainment and politics. Several were fictionalized accounts of real women in World War II. Some were about social issues, others about growing up in difficult circumstances. I am now reading about the 100 years in France between the Revolution and the Belle Epoque and from this book, like from most others, I have learned that history has been full of challenges not only to communities but to individuals. While it’s easy to be overwhelmed with the challenges facing us today, it
might help to remember that most people in France in 1789 couldn’t afford bread even if they could find it somewhere. And that Eleanor Roosevelt’s mother made her feel ugly and her father was an alcoholic and both parents died before she turned
10. And that women were being treated in inhuman ways by other women during World War II. And that in America in 1862, those who’d lived and worked and served together found themselves fighting each other. And while there’s no sense in arguing who lived through the most difficult times, there is wisdom in realizing that despite what was swirling around them, what made them great or good was the way they, individually or collectively, when everyone or no one was looking, acted. It didn’t matter if they were the president of the United States or an inmate in a concentration camp. It didn’t matter if they were part of an aggrieved working class or the leadership of a political party. If they did the right thing when called upon, if they acted in a way that showed integrity and compassion, their story was one of honor. We are living history now. Someday, someone will write a book about the virus that humbled the world and the election that challenged the country and the issues of equality and climate that humbled and challenged us even more. Maybe we’ll be in that book. And if we act – with integrity and compassion – maybe we’ll be the heroes.
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FARMINGTON—Getting downtown from the south end of the county is a bit of a journey for people using public transit. For the last several years, UTA has been working on a project to make that easier. “Since 2009 to2010 there has been discussion on what kind of connectivity would bring the most value from south Davis County into Salt Lake City,” said UTA Trustee Beth Holbrook. “FrontRunner is already in place which is great for places in the area but for residents on the east side of Bountiful it’s hard to utilize it. We also looked at where these people are going.” In 2014 UTA completed the Davis-SLC Community Connector Study, she said. “The outcome was a Locally Preferred Alternative (LAP) consisting of a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line. It would originate at the Woods Cross FrontRunner station then go east on 500 South to Main Street in Bountiful then head along Main Street until it reached 2800 South onto Highway 89 in North Salt Lake. It would
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