$1.50 Oct. 27, 2023 | Vol. 2 Iss. 41
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Lakeview named in top 100
Hospital receives national recognition page 10
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I-15 Open house
Davis local wins big
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New 14-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail opens up Mueller Park
SPORTS
SAM BRADY RIDES over a technical feature at the Manti race in September.
Photo by Jon Schmitt
Bountiful Mountain Bike team takes state By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
HIKERS ON THE NEWLY OPENED 14-MILE stretch of the Bonneville Shoreline trail “give-way” to members of the Bountiful Mountain Biking team.
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—A crowd of Davis County administrators, city officials and high school mountain biking teams gathered up Mueller Park Canyon on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the new Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The 14mile segment is part of a future plan for a 280-mile trail from Nephi to the Idaho border. “Davis County is part of making that a reality,” said Community and Economic Development Director, Kent Andersen. “This is a brand new trail that will accommodate all users, bikers, hikers,
and trail runners.” It can be accessed from four trailheads, he said. “Two in Bountiful and two in North Salt Lake. This is part of the backbone trail in the foothills for the broader vision of the 280 mile trail.” The trail was designed by professional trail builders Avid Trails, said Andersen. “It’s been designed with no grade more than 10%. The total cost was $500,000. The first source was from the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (DOR) and the Davis County Commissioners used tourism funds of $350,000.” The DOR grant was set aside by the legislature, said Jason Curry, DOR director. “They saw how important out-
door recreation is to the economy and Utahns’ wellbeing. Anxiety and depression among kids has skyrocketed. This is medicine for that.” Some people call it the sidewalk in the woods, he said. “More and more people have limited activity. This is adaptive so we’ll see everybody out enjoying the trails.” Former Community and Economic Development Director Barry Burton started working on the project several years ago. “I worked for Davis County for 39 years,” he said. “We started planning the trail decades ago. To see it come Please see TRAIL pg. 5
Agricultural Center ribbon cutting opens new home for equestrian and 4-H By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com KAYSVILLE—It was a day of celebration for the 4-H and equestrian community as the ribbon was cut on the new Davis Agricultural Heritage Center in Kaysville. Officials from the county, USU Botanical Center, members of 4-H and the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Club came together for the event. When the Legacy Events Center stopped hosting those activities the County Commission started looking for a new home.
“In 2017 people started asking us to bring back equestrian and 4-H,” said Commissioner Randy Elliott. “We wanted a place where the 4-H and equestrians could go. We partnered with the USU Botanical Center to support the past and make an investment in the future.” Please see CENTER pg. 5
COWBOYS WAIT THEIR turn to perform in a demonstration by Utah’s Mounted Thunder at the new Davis Agricultural Heritage Center.
BOUNTIFUL—It’s a tough sport but members of the Bountiful Mountain Bike team are passionate about it. The team had a sweet victory over the weekend as they won the state championship. “It’s the largest high school sporting event in the country,” said head coach Randy Beyer. “There were 2,256 student athletes participating at state. That broke the record this year.” It’s a non sanctioned sport but it is the largest high school sport, he said. “We have 115 kids on the team. The only sport behind it would probably be football.” It started out as a composite team, said Beyer. “The team was made up of kids from Woods Cross, Bountiful and Viewmont. The schools split into their own teams and Bountiful’s official season started in 2020. It’s our fourth season as the official Bountiful Mountain Bike team.” The sport operates under the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), he said. “There are leagues throughout the U.S. Utah is the largest league in the nation with 7,000 cyclists in Utah.” The program has a junior development program made up of seventh and eighth graders. They can’t compete at state until high school but they can participate in three of the region races before state. The fourth race is for kids in high school and determines who goes to state. “Last year we finished fourth in state and took first place in state this year,” Beyer said. “There are six regions but it’s not based on the size of the school. It’s by team size, not school size.” Individuals can take state as well as the team, he said. “You can combine points to become the team winner in varsity girls and boys races. The team only competes against teams their size and individuals compete against other indiPlease see MOUNTAIN BIKE pg. 8
Photo by Becky Ginos
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