The Davis Journal | November 10, 2023

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Neighbors rally to help family SPORTS Farmington High back displaced by house fire with key swimmers amidst a reload of young talent

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

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THE ROOF OF A HOME ON SUMMERWOOD DRIVE in Bountiful is engulfed in flames.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—Friends, neighbors and even strangers pulled together over the weekend to help the family of a devastating house fire last Saturday night with clothes, food and shelter.

“It’s amazing to see the community step up without being asked,” said neighbor Andrew Eberhardt. “Jeremy and Hollie Wardle are amazing peo-

ple.”

Jeremy has done different things in his career and at one time he was a contractor, said Eberhardt. “His father helped him build that home. To watch the home you live in burn is hard enough but the one you built too?”

They’re a huge part of the neighborhood, he said. “They have seven kids and two are married. They were both living with them temporarily. One of them had a baby just two weeks ago

Photo courtesy of South Davis Metro Fire

so there was a newborn in the house.”

A stranger knocked on the door to let them know there was smoke coming out of the chimney area, Eberhardt said. “He also knocked on three other doors around them. He was just a man in a suit, no one knew him. They literally had minutes to grab what they could. They were standing barefoot on the street watching their house burn Please see FIRE pg. 2

Recreation District proposed property tax increase fails

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—It was standing room only at a Truth in Taxation meeting held at the South Davis Recreation Center Monday night as the Board of Directors of the South Davis Recreation District heard comments from the public about a proposal that would increase its property tax budgeted revenue tax by 140.54%. The board voted against the proposal 5-3.

Before the public comment period, South Davis Recreation District Executive Director, Tif Miller gave a history of the District and an overview of the needs at the Rec Center that opened in 2004.

“A special election was held for the citizens within the proposed South Davis Recreation District (Bountiful, North Please see TAX pg. 11

RESIDENTS PACK a Truth in Taxation meeting to voice their opinions on a proposed 140.54% tax increase. Ultimately, the board voted against the increase 5-3.

armington High graduated several seniors, including state placers Mason Draxler and Teal Edholm, and are reloading with “a bunch of good freshman to help fill in the gaps,” according to head coach Stacy Edholm, along with 2023 state qualifiers Brooke Belnap, Cannon Christensen, Ezra Moon, Will Scott and London Spears.

“We’re right on track for a really good season,” coach Edholm said.

“We want to get a region title one of these years, which is tough with Davis being such a powerhouse. But, these kids are gung-ho and motivated.”

The Phoenix squad has been using the pre-season to increase their yardage, work on technique, be in the weight room and prepare for all of the events, according to coach Edholm.

Farmington will be captained by Moon, Parker Brough, Henry Norseth, Michael Treu and Nerys Turnbaugh and also led in the pool by Belnap and Davis Nielson.

Farmington began the season against Layton and Viewmont Nov. 3, winning overall with the boys dominating their side by almost 300 points.

The boys squad was led by Christensen with a first place finish in the 500 free, a third-place showing in the 200 Individual Medley and swimming a leg on the third-place medley (B) relay and the third-place 400 free relay teams.

Freshman Elsie Crowell won the 100 backstroke event while also taking third in the 200 IM and swimming legs on the third-place 200 medley relay and third-place 200 free relay squads.

“We had a great first meet with a lot of new swimmers that really did a great job racing for the first time,” said Edholm. “We have a lot of talent this year coming from our freshman, with Jack Smart, Owen Vanskiver and Elsie Crowell leading the way. I am very excited to see how the team will blossom over the next few meets.”

Other top placers for the Phoenix team were Jacie Nielson (second, 400 free relay; third, 200 free; third, 200 medley relay; third, 200 free relay), Scott (second, 200 free; second, 100 free; third, 200 free relay), Clarke Tholl (second, 100 breaststroke; second, medley A relay; third, 50 free), Turnbaugh (second, 100 free; second, 400 free relay; third, 200 free relay), Heidi Holbrook (second, 400 free

Photo by Becky Ginos

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THERE WERE NINE PEOPLE in the residence at the time of the fire. They were all able to get out safely. A neighbor across the street took them into their home and gave the family a place to stay.

Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

FIRE: Continued from pg. 1

down.”

“We received a call of a possible house fire on Summerwood Drive (Saturday night),” said South Davis Metro Fire Chief Dane Stone. “The homeowner had lit the fireplace for the first time (this year). Eye witnesses said the family didn’t know the roof was on fire. A passerby alerted them.”

When crews arrived and went inside there was good visibility, he said.

“When they got to the attic, the smoke and heat pushed them back outside.

We had to go defensive on it.”

Stone said they had a water main break. “Bountiful City redirected water incredibly fast. A shout out to Bountiful City. It created a little bit of a challenge but we never stopped water, we were able to use the water we had.”

Everything points to a fire from the chimney getting into the attic spaces, he said. “It could have been creosote build up. The fire is usually contained in the chimney but there could be a break or crack and it goes outside to the attic space and catches the wood on fire.”

“I wasn’t home and I got a call that the Wardle home was up in flames,” said Eberhardt. “The sky was bright orange with 10 to 15 feet flames in the air. They were squirting so much water that it was spilling into the driveway.

They fought and fought the fire.”

Everyone reacts differently, he said. “You’re shell shocked and wondering ‘what can I do?’ There’s a variety of emotions.”

When they finally got the fire put out the family across the street opened their basement and said “come here,” he said. “Several families made that offer. It was an incredible act of charity. We put the word out that they would need shoes and clothes. Literally within an hour we had a big bag of every-

thing, backpacks, food, etc.”

It was awesome to see that, Eberhardt said. “The neighborhood getting together and the outpouring of love.

Everyone’s heart was with the Wardle family.”

The next day at church, while wearing someone else’s clothes, Jeremy thanked everyone, Eberhardt said.

“His daughter had found the most important thing to her and that was a blanket. Jeremy said that was the most valuable thing.”

It was awesome to see the Relief Society president and bishop in action, said Eberhardt. “They assessed the needs. It can be physical needs, emotional support, it comes in different ways. Everyone was very organized.”

There is a significant amount of loss, said SDMF Battalion Chief Jeff Larsen. “We’re fortunate that there were no injuries to civilians or firefighters. We don’t have a dollar amount yet on the damage, it’s still under investigation.”

The great thing and the most fortunate thing is the strong community support, he said. “It’s a tight knit community. It’s not just neighbors, it’s strangers too. Families assisting each other. The community support has been incredible.”

Larsen said they appreciate the support too. “People were willing to listen to police officers and helped by being understanding of road closures.

Everybody stayed away to allow us to extinguish the fire in the safest manner.”

“People did far, far more than me,” Eberhardt said. “Everybody got involved. The youth were reaching out and also younger kids. They (Wardles) are surrounded by many neighbors who care. They stand on their shoulders.”

A Venmo account has been set up for the Wardle family: @Hollie-Wardle.l

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Compiled by Peri Kinder

Nov. 13-19 Native American Crafts

Monday, Nov. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Headquarters Library, 133 S. Main Street, Farmington

Color Me Wild Art Class

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1-2:30 p.m., FREE Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 S. Waterfowl Way, Farmington

Virtual Author Talk – Joy Harjo

United States Poet Laureate Winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Thursday, Nov. 16, 2-3 p.m.

Register at daviscountyutah.gov/library

Clytie Adams School of Ballet – The Nutcracker

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Boondocks Fun Center, 525 Deseret Drive, Kaysville

With the New American Philharmonic Orchestra Nov. 16, 17, 18, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 11 a.m.

Val A. Browning Center Weber State University

Fall Book Fair

Winter Art Market

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 3-7 p.m.

Davis Catalyst Center, 1265 Sportsplex Drive, Kaysville

Nov. 17-Dec. 23 Bountiful Davis Art Center, 90 N. Main Street

Student Art Competition Reception and Awards Ceremony

Small Stage Series: The Offbeats Traditional Jazz Band

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m.

Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 W., Layton

Friday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., FREE Abbington Senior Living, 350 S. 100 West, Layton

Women in Business Summit: Grit & Grace

The Crystal Festival

Business Alliance Networking Luncheon

Davis Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Nov. 16, 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 W., Layton

Nov. 18-19, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 W., Layton Send event info to peri.k@davisjournal.com for inclusion in the Davis Journal community calendar.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST

News stories from yesteryear in Davis County Compiled by Braden Nelsen

1923

Soldier memorial to be unveiled Monday

Monday, Nov. 12, the soldier memorial, designed by Miss Rhea Taylor, will be unveiled at the Davis High School. This memorial was modeled in honor of the boys of Davis County, who took part in the great world war.

The Davis High School being the common ground of Davis County, it was decided to place the memorial there. The memorial is to be placed on the wall, opposite the entrance of the school, so it can readily be seen by all who enter. It is 48 inches by 63 inches and weighs 816 lbs.

This plaque was cast by the Capital Brass Foundry of Salt Lake City.

1933

Membership drive of Red Cross starts this Saturday

One of the most intensive drives for membership in the history of the Davis County chapter of the American Red Cross will be launched Saturday, November 11, and will continue until Thanksgiving Day. Volunteer workers throughout the county will aid in the campaign.

Nation-wide Red Cross programs will aid the membership drive, one being heard over KSL last evening at 7:30 o’clock. The other will be given over KDYL at the same time Saturday night, with Floyd Gibbons as master of ceremonies and musical numbers by the navy band.

1943

Fitting ceremonies held at Hill Field on third anniver-

sary The third anniversary of the founding of Hill Filed was celebrated, with fitting ceremonies at the great U.S. airbase Sunday, Nov. 7. It has been estimated that 25,000 were in attendance. Clearfield people joined in the steady automobile procession coming and going, for one of the highways leading to the government airport, passes thru the heart of Clearfield, and much of the land upon which the project was built was once a part of Clearfield.

To early settlers, it was known as the Sandridge.

1953

New superhighway will be open next week

FARMINGTON – Utah’s newest su-

1963

New county gold course will be shown

The new Davis County Memorial Golf Course will be shown this weekend to golfers, potential golfers, or just anyone interested in a beautiful view. Guided tours will be given of the fairways on Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning at 9 a.m. There has been considerable difficulty getting the course underway, with rain washing out the seed at one time. Now the grass is doing well; greens are smooth. No golf will be played this fall, but the county recreation committee would like golfers to get acquainted with the new local course.

1973

County sells land for new hospitals

About 50 persons applauded as they stood on the Davis County Courthouse steps Thursday and witnessed the auction of two parcels of land designated for hospitals in Davis County.

George Mercey of Hospital Corporation of America submitted the only bid for the land in Bountiful. The bid was for $11,000 per acre for 24.60 acres. County Clerk Rod Walker, who conducted the auction, told the group the minimum bid would be $10,800 per acre.

1983

Val Verda city?

Hot issue

FARMINGTON – If Val Verda residents decide to break away from the county to form their own city, they will probably have to contend with a $70 to $175 tax increase.

Davis County Commissioner Harry Gerlach released those figures last week, quoting a study on the feasibility of Val Verda incorporation. The study compared the cost of services and the tax burden for an incorporated Val Verda versus costs and taxes if the area remains a part of the county.

FARMINGTON—The Board of Education of the Davis School District is beginning the process of finding a replacement for board member Derek Lamb who resigned last week.

“On Sunday evening we received an official email notification from board member Derek Lamb indicating a request to resign,” said Board President Liz Mumford at last Thursday’s meeting. “That is the purpose of our meeting this evening is to consider and accept that resignation so we’ll take a motion in that order.”

Board member Brigit Gerrard made a motion to accept the resignation and move forward with the policy and procedure to fill the vacancy. Board member John Robison seconded the motion which carried.

“It is not the right time nor a good fit for me in my life right now,” Lamb told board members. He ran unopposed for the open seat in Precinct 5, which covers areas in Clearfield, Hill Air Force Base, Kaysville, Layton and Sunset, according to the district. Lamb was sworn in as a board member in January 2023.

“We express our gratitude for Mr. Lamb’s service,” Mumford said. “Derek has a strong interest in the work of schools and we appreciated his wisdom and insights he brought to the board. We recognize the impact of changing personal circumstances and wish him the best.”

For those who are interested in fill-

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ing the vacancy there will be a timeline that the board will follow that is based on district policy and state code, said Mumford. “We have 30 days from accepting the resignation to fill that DEREK LAMB vacancy. That will begin immediately. So declarations of candidacy must be submitted by Monday, Nov. 20.”

Per policy the school board will give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the board meets to fill the vacancy, a district release said.

Applicants are asked to: Submit a letter of intent, resume and notarized Declaration of Candidacy by noon on Monday, Nov. 20.

Those materials can be sent in two ways: delivered to the Davis School district, Executive Assistant Keri Moore, 45 E. State St., Farmington, UT 84025 or emailed to kemoore@dsdmail.net.

At an open meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. the board will interview each individual whose name is submitted for consideration and who meets the qualifications for the office. According to the district, all board interviews of applicants to fill the vacancy, as well as the final appointment, will be done in open session during that board meeting. l

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Two injured in dog attack

perhighway, the six-mile freeway between Lagoon Lane and 600 South in Layton, will be officially opened to traffic within a week. That is if the weather stays good.

D.H. Whittenburg, chairman of the Utah State Road Commission, said Thursday that only finishing touches remained on the $1,500,000 project. The new route swings to the west and parallels the railroad tracks.

Lamb resigns, school board starts process to find replacement

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

NEWS BRIEFS

New police officer joins BPD

Bountiful Police Department’s newest police officer Casey Doyle is welcomed by Chief Ed Biehler.

Courtesy photo

Suspect apprehended in shooting on Antelope Island

A suspect involved in a shooting at Antelope Island State Park on Wednesday was later apprehended and taken into custody

by Davis County Sheriff’s Officers shortly after the incident. No further details were available as of press time.

Suspect in West Bountiful homicide apprehended in Grand County

A suspect in the shooting death of a 50-year-old man in the parking lot of Lowe’s was taken into custody by law enforcement in Grand County.

Jake Jackson, 31, is suspected of killing Zachary Carson at the Lowe’s located at 350 North 545 West in West Bountiful last Friday morning, Nov. 3.

According to West Bountiful Police, officers were dispatched to the store’s parking lot after a female caller reported that someone had been shot and believed the victim was deceased. Both the female and suspect left the area before officers arrived. Police located the female shortly after leaving the scene.

When they arrived, officers found Carson in his vehicle unresponsive. Officers and medical personnel attempted life saving measures, however he passed away at the scene, a police release said.

Through interviews with the female caller, investigators were able to identify Jackson as a suspect, authorities said. Investigators also learned that he had fled in a 2014 Gray Chevrolet Silverado with a Utah license plate.

Information was relayed to law enforcement throughout the state, the release said. Jackson was located in Grand County driving on Highway 191.

The investigation is ongoing into possible motives.

One dog was killed and two others uninjured after they attacked two men over the weekend. On Nov. 5, Clinton officers responded to a report of an animal attack in the area of 1700 North 950 West in Clinton.

Police said it was reported that three dogs were actively attacking residents in the area. Before officers arrived one of the victims discharged his firearm toward two of the dogs. One dog was struck and died. The other two dogs were uninjured and ran away. Police were asking residents in the area to be on the lookout for a white Pit bull with large black spots on the head and body that had escaped.

The dog was later found, according to a police release.

The men sustained non-life threatening injuries and one victim was taken to a nearby hospital and the other one was treated and released by medical personnel on scene.

Vehicle strikes bicyclist in Kaysville

A cyclist was flown to an area trauma center in critical condition last week after being hit by a vehicle near 1200 S. Main Street in Kaysville. When Kaysville Fire Paramedics arrived they found an unresponsive adult down in the roadway. Crews gave advanced life support care to the patient and requested a medical helicopter scene response, according to a police release.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was cooperating with the Kaysville Police Department in their investigation.

Bountiful City starts winter parking restrictions

As of Nov. 1, no vehicles are allowed to be parked on the street between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., or any time it’s snowing or removal of snow is imminent, according to the Bountiful Police Department Facebook page.

“The time to make space for all your cars is now, not when a snowstorm catches you by surprise,” the post said. “As usual, we will start putting warning flyers on vehicles for the first week of November, then citations start later in the month.”

After two citations have been issued to the same vehicle, it will be towed on the third violation, police said.

“Keeping your car off the road in a snowstorm prevents other cars from crashing into it, and allows the plow drivers to do a better job clearing the roads.”

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OPINION T

The opinions stated in these articles are solely those of the authors and not of the Davis Journal.

Pros and cons of vote-by-mail

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wo recent concampaigns, I underversations – one stand the gamble. With with a Davis County a few well-known

BY BRYAN GRAY mayor, another with competitors seeking a former manager of the same office (a twoa Davis County city – year seat), a candidate relate to the citizen embrace of would have to spend between vote-by-mail. $15,000-$20,000 for camThe city manager, Bruce paign signs, mailers, and interBarton, is a staunch Republican net postings. There are instancwho has a dim view of allowing es when candidates have spent voters to return their ballots by mail. much less, but also many occasions He thinks elections should be taken seriwhen a candidate has spent even more. ously by serious people who leave their In perspective, Davis County candihomes for 15 minutes once every two dates can run campaigns “on the cheap.” years to visit a polling site.

A city council race in Bountiful might cost “It’s not that much of a burden,” he $6,000; the same race in Salt Lake City says. If you make it too easy, he feels, can easily run over $80,000. Of course, voting becomes the result of a marketing this is spare change compared to running postcard or brochure, not a serious study for Congress. Davis County’s Brad Wilof issues. son has already placed $2 million in an acBarton admits he’s in the minority. count for his campaign to replace retiring Vote-by-mail has created a surge of interSen. Mitt Romney. est, especially in elections for Congress, Prior to vote-by-mail, candidates the President, or state Governor. Even in could scout the voting list and identify the lower-profile off-year elections for city most likely men and women to turn out at council seats, vote-by-mail has increased the polls. But with the election spread over participation to some 40% of registered three weeks instead of a single day, voter voters. numbers have increased, resulting in more It makes sense, of course. Instead of money and multiple mailers. This gives driving to a polling site after work on a the edge to candidates who are well heeled Tuesday evening (hopefully not the same or well connected, raising barriers for the date as a child’s athletic practice or dance “average citizen.” recital), voters can fill out their ballot three Overall, vote-by-mail is a positive weeks in advance while sitting at their idea for democracy. The more people vote, kitchen counter. Some may use the extra the more they will supposedly have skin time to seek out a candidate’s position on in the game. But it also comes with a cost an issue, while others may check off the – and you may see that cost by looking in candidate whose mailer arrived the same your mailbox or noticing the plastic signs afternoon. near busy intersections.

But with a larger number of people voting, it has also increased the expense Bryan Gray, a longtime Davis Counfor all candidates. And that brings me to ty resident, is a former school teacher and the second conversation. A city mayor, has been a columnist for more than 26 encouraged by friends to run for a vacant years in newspapers along the Wasatch seat in the state legislature, would have to Front. raise a sizable sum for a campaign.

From being involved in legislative

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Consolidate Woods Cross Police Department

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e in Woods Cross again find ourselves between new chiefs and a sign in front of WX city hall hiring police officers. Reality is that the small towns like WX just cannot pay the wages and offer the opportunities for training and advancement that the larger cities can.

We share ambulance services, animal control services, schools, fire and sheriffs deputies with other cities. When an officer responds to calls in WX sometimes, if not often other cities accompany them or back them up.

We are already consolidated just not in name.

Yet WX City Council believes we will “lose our identity” if we join North Salt Lake, West Bountiful Police Departments (and perhaps some others) if we consolidated.

As it looks to me, consolidation of the WX Police could result in savings for WX residents.

WX Council intends to build a new

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city building too. (Perhaps a police dept. too?) A big chunk of WX law enforcement is overtime costs. And often the recently hired officers can get better deals with bigger cities so WX is an eternal “training ground.” That is not good for the citizens, the department or the officers. With consolidation the officers would have opportunity for increased training, and would be able to get the time off they need to have a more normal life with their families, perhaps even increased salaries. Council has told us that they will raise taxes most likely hereafter every year.

If the Council would seriously look at consolidating they wouldn’t have to build a new City Hall; they wouldn’t have to find a new police chief and they could stop the eternal turnover that WX officers and citizens have to endure too frequently.

D L Weeks

e seem to live matter how we feel.

JOHN WATERBURY in a world that Ultimately, the is controlled by feelchoice is ours. We can ings. If we feel happy, choose to live passionthen life is good. But ately, or we can settle if we feel bad, then we for mediocrity. And betend to believe that we have no cause of this natural law, we choice but to react negatively. will move in whatever direcBut feelings are not facts. tion we think. Sometimes we Feelings are chemicals, and seem content to simply let life our chemistry can be changed. pass us by, almost as if we are Amazingly, when our chemistry passive participants who have no changes, our feelings change. And choice and no investment in the outsince we are often unaware of the options come. Nothing could be further from the we have to alter the chemical levels in our truth. bodies, we often settle for unnecessary We can dare to be different from our levels of suffering. old patterns. We can evolve. We can exPain is unavoidable, but suffering is pand. optional!

To do so, we need to let those around In essence, we are not the victims of us know they are loved. We need to touch life, we are the change agents in life. We life, contribute to life, and participate in can replace the darkness with light, or we life. Since the rule seems to be that we can allow the darkness to control all aswill find whatever we look for, either pects of our lives. We can think ourselves positive or negative, unless we decide to into a new way of acting, or we can act look for the beauty in life, we may miss ourselves into a new way of thinking. Eiit. We need to take time to manage life, ther way works, but of the two options, rather than letting life dictate what we will acting ourselves into a new way of thinkdo. We can make things happen, we can ing is probably the best because motion let things happen, or we can simply watch changes emotion. things happen. If we choose to simply The recovery process starts with a dewatch things happen, the odds of unhapcision to feel the feelings. For some, this piness increase. But when we decide to can be intimidating since they may have take a more active role in life by setting spent a lifetime running from their feelour priorities and practicing our priorities, ings. Since feelings and thoughts go towe become more well-defined. gether, when one of them changes, the othOur priorities become our guide for er is affected. So, if we want to change our life. feelings, we need to change our thoughts.

Life is not pain-free, and there are no For example, when something goes wrong guarantees. And experience has shown or doesn’t go the way we want it to go, we that everything can be managed, either can alter the way we think about the situby ourselves, or with the help of someone ation. We can remind ourselves that nothelse. Surprisingly, perfection is not a reing very good or very bad ever lasts very quirement for happiness. Simply put, our long; that we can get through this; and that happiness is the realization that we are it won’t last forever. We can even ask ourmore than we have become, we are more selves what we’re supposed to learn from than our past, we are more than our seit. crets, we are more than our symptoms, and The fact is that everything is preparawe are more than the sum of our mistakes. tory.

We need to take charge of life or life Problems will pass. We will evolve. will take charge of us.

We didn’t stumble into being where we Life is a series of daring experiencare. We have practiced to be this way. es. And since we define ourselves by our And if we don’t like the way we are, we experiences, it becomes essential that we can practice to be different. must dare to do mighty things. To pracWe are the result of natural laws. tice anything less is to limit our potential in We’re not an accident. terms of any contribution that we may be We’re a product of what we practice. able to make. We must dare to be bold in Life is full of cycles, and each cycle is this adventure. Therefore, dare to outgrow specifically intended to teach certain lesyour previous self, and dare to love. Dare sons. Each cycle can be managed because to reach out, and dare to define yourself. each cycle has a beginning, a middle, and Dare to know what you want, and dare to an end. Learning to develop and manage pay the price to get what you want. Dare them is like any other skill. It takes time to give. Dare to let go of the past, and dare and effort, and in the early stages of learnto look to the future. Dare to take risks ing, failure is frequent. to move to higher levels, and dare to have We need to judge ourselves by our courage. Dare to endure, and dare to do best days, not our worst. what must be done. Dare to face anxiety, Undoubtedly, this world is unfolding and dare to make mistakes. Dare to share as it should, and it is accomplishing the your insights, and dare to face your fears. purpose for which it was created. Life Dare to learn and grow and live. Dare to may not seem fair, but it’s still pretty good. be, and dare to become.

So, when it seems that everything looks dark and overwhelming, challenge that John Waterbury is a retired Clinical perception.

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Davis Tech career fair connects students with employers

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com KAYSVILLE—Students and future students lined the halls at Davis Technical College (Davis Tech) last Thursday to talk to potential employers and get information about future career opportunities at the school’s fall Career Fair. Forty to 50 companies set up booths with representatives who could explain what they have to offer.

Some even held onsite interviews.

“We usually hold two career fairs, one in the spring and one in the fall,” said Brentneye Gonzales, Davis Tech Career Placement Specialist who organized the event. “We have community partners who support Davis Tech.”

Last year there were 40 employers representing all of Davis Tech’s five different schools, she said. “Business, manufacturing, service professions, transportation and health. We’ve had a really good turnout (today), probably an average of 200-300 people.”

Gonzales said she always does a survey after with both attendees and employers. “It asks things like ‘how many people did you talk to?’ It helps us so we can better serve them in the future.”

Northropgrumman and Hill Air Force Base are doing onsite interviews, she said. “It’s recruitment, they do have openings. Most employers have openings. The fair is a great opportunity for students and the community and for both local and national employers.”

Davis Tech is a great educational source, Gonzales said. “We have a great partnership with employers that leads to sustainable employment. I love that our students are highly sought after because of the relationships we have with employers.”

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Logan is our newest acquisition. We’re always on the lookout for good talent, CNAs, medical assistants, coding, billing and receptionists.”

Davis Tech always has great people, she said. “We feel like students come out prepared to take on the tasks and learn in general. It’s 100% worth it.”

Gonzales said she got a stack of resumes from the fair. “I’ll take those back to our hiring managers. It’s been a good day.”

Nash Bryce will be graduating from Davis Tech in cyber security in December. “I’ll be going to Utah State

to continue my studies,” he said. “I’m looking for a part-time position to get me through school.”

Bryce said he’s particularly interested in Northropgrumman. “They have an office in Logan. I’d like to be a security analyst and monitor the computer network to protect companies against vulnerabilities so that someone can't access their information and also to protect intellectual property.”

He’s also interested in Wasatch I.T. “They take care of cyber security for multiple companies,” he said. “I want to be in cyber security because I like to take a computer designed to do one thing and make it do something else and find loopholes in systems and then prevent them.”l

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Veterans Day – a time to remember

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have served and are currently serving the nation to protect the freedoms all Americans enjoy.

Three local men, Eric Hattabaugh, Doug White and John Olmedo are among the ranks of veterans who served their country and looked upon it as their patriotic duty.

“I was 21 and my wife and I had just gotten married,” said Doug White, Operations Specialist Second Class, who served in the Navy from 1970 to 1974.

“I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I had friends who didn’t make it back from Vietnam so I thought it was my patriotic duty to go.”

White said he considered the Marines. “My wife said ‘absolutely not.’

My dad was in the Navy and told me that I could get skills that I could use later so I joined the Navy.”

Just as he was headed to bootcamp, White said he found out his wife was pregnant. “I went to the recruiter and asked if I could go back. He said ‘son you are U.S. property you can’t back out now.’ While I was at bootcamp my wife had the baby.”

White served in the Combatant Information Center. “It was the heart of the ship,” he said. “It was dark with red lights flashing like you saw in the movie ‘Hunt for Red October.’ We operated along the whole coast 1,000 miles off shore. We would try to blow up ammunition sites.”

One night the Chinese tried to deliver supplies to the Vietnamese on a barge, he said. “We blew up the barge. It got real quiet for a long time then there was a huge explosion outside the Center. The Vietnamese had fired. I wouldn’t be here today without the armor on the ship. Shrapnel cut through the aluminum on the outside and the deck was full of shrapnel.”

White did two tours in Vietnam.

“The hardest part was leaving my wife and little girl,” he said. “It had to be done. I’m proud to have served, it’s a tradition in my family.”

The sad thing was when veterans came home there was no ticker tape parade, no celebrations, said White. “They spit on them and called them baby killers.”

White had the opportunity this week to go on the Honor Flight back to Wash-

In honor of our veterans

A special Veterans Day program will be held at the Bountiful Veterans Park, Saturday, Nov. 11 to honor those who served or are serving in the military.

The event begins at 11 a.m. and includes music from Orchard Elementary second grade students, the Bountiful High School band and the Woods Cross High Madrigals and choir. It features remarks from veterans, a Military Flag raising, Taps, 21 gun salute and a Royall Air Force fly over.

Veterans Park tours follow at 12:15. The Park is located next to Bountiful City Hall, 795 South Main Street.

ERIC HATTABAUGH stands next to the Blackhawk helicopter that ferried the crew around to different villages throughout Honduras in 1995, on a humanitarian mission.

JOHN OLMEDO IN IRAQ. Olmedo served in Aeromedical Evacuation.

OPERATIONS SPECIALIST DOUG WHITE enlisted in the Navy in 1970.

ington, D.C. “I never thought I’d get on it,” he said. “It’s so awesome to go back and see the monuments. I’ve never seen them.”

Hattabaugh is Commander of American Legion Post 79 in South Davis County and Assistant Chairman of the Bountiful Veterans Park Board. “I spent four years on active duty at Hill Air Force Base,” he said. “I was 20 years in the reserves. I was an aerospace medicine medical specialist. I was activated

during Desert Storm.”

He thought he was going to Saudi Arabia but was kept at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. “I was there for four months,” he said. “I was Emergency Shift Leader mainly doing emergency treatment of injuries in the local population.”

Hattabaugh did go to Saudi Arabia and served at the Prince Sultan Air Force Base. “I was doing emergency treatment of soldiers,” he said. “There were many

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accidents and all kinds of injuries. Extricating people from vehicle accidents, broken backs – I was trained for all of that.”

He served in several other locations and developed close relationships with the men and women he served with. “I served all over the country and world with the Air Force and it was great serving with great people.”

Ret. Col. John Olmedo enlisted in 1984 and served in Aeromedical Evacuation. “Fixed wing evacuation is movement at the next level of medical care,” he said. “Helicopters have limited distance and we could go downrange such as Germany to the U.S.” The Germany assignment for evacuation is actually the hardest, said Olmedo. “We had patients from all over that would funnel through. Kids coming in that could have been my own kids coming off the aircraft. It was difficult.”

It was a tough mission moving the wounded, he said. “It was rewarding though.”

There’s always danger in any overseas assignment, Olmedo said. “We had times where we had to shelter in place and you’d hear rockets come in. We’d go down country in Iraq and when we got back there would be holes in the side of the aircraft. That was certainly scary.

But you do what you’ve got to do.”

Olmedo said the thing that stands out most are the people he served with. “The men and women are dedicated to the mission. They’re putting in long hours and willing to do it again and again.” l

Armistice Day – The calm after the storm

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@davisjournal.com VERDUN, FRANCE—For months, the Meuse-Argonne offensive had been raging. Though the American Expeditionary Forces were latecomers to what was then called The Great War, they participated in some of the fiercest fighting in a war that would be the terrible blending of centuries: a 19th-century mindset with modern technology, but soon, it would be over.

The Great War began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian radical. The Austria-Hungarian Empire held Serbia responsible and declared war on the country, and in a domino effect of alliances, many uninvolved countries were soon drawn into the conflict which would last four more grueling years, and would shape the future of the entire globe for the next century.

Joining Austria-Hungary was Germany, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and several other powers which would comprise the Central Powers. They would face off against the allied powers of France, The United Kingdom, Russia, Serbia, and many other countries, including the United States in 1917.

Over the course of the war, there would be tragic and rapid advancements in technology, as countries sought more and more devastating weapons in an effort to overwhelm their enemies. Airpower became a huge factor in warfare for the first time, tanks were introduced, and artillery rained on both sides of the conflict to devastating effect.

Perhaps the most horrifying weapons used, however, were gas shells.

Flung from one trench to the other, shells would burst, sending clouds of green and yellow gas across the battlefield. Mustard gas and others like it would choke

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out anyone who was unlucky enough to breathe it in, causing blindness in many cases, and death in many more. It was awful enough that such devices were outlawed following the war.

When they weren’t being shelled, life in the trenches was still no picnic.

Often there was poor or no drainage, so the infantry would be wading around in mud or standing water, causing the condition of trench foot. Vermin and insects were prevalent, and of course, there was the constant threat that if one were to peek over the top of the trench, that could spell death.

Finally, in 1918 an agreement was reached, and the war and all its horrors would come to an end. As agreed upon by the Allied and Central Powers, the guns would fall silent, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month – Nov. 11, 1918. The years of trench warfare, of horrible fighting, illness, fatigue, and more would finally come to an end.

Many servicemen from many nations would report that mere moments after the guns fell silent, they heard something that they hadn’t heard in months: birdsong.

Though the war was over, and the thousands of men and women involved would be going home, the world would never be the same. It was the hope that it would be The War to end all wars, and with how horrific it was, that didn’t seem too farfetched. The landscape would remain scarred for decades, and to this day, there are areas off limits because of gas-saturated earth and unexploded shells.

To ensure that no one forgot, countries around the world declared Nov. 11 Armistice Day – a day of solemn remembrance in which survivors would remember the fallen, and everyone would remember the horrors of war so as to never repeat them again. Unfortu-

SOLDIERS OF THE American Expeditionary Force in gas masks on Jan. 1, 1917.

WAGONS AND AUTOMOBILES travel across France in a wartime painting

by William James Aylward.

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nately, for some, this wasn’t the case.

There are still those who remember, however. A common sight in the UK, and not uncommon in the US, people may still be seen wearing a synthetic poppy blossom on Nov. 11. Long associated

with Armistice Day, poppies were some of the first things to grow in the churnedup soil on the battlefields of World War I. It’s a subtle, and fitting way to pay homage to those who fell in the Great War, and every conflict since. l

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Bountiful second, Woods Cross third in state volleyball

By Tom Haraldsen t.haraldsen@mycityjournals.com OREM—The folks who did the seeding for this year’s state 5A girls volleyball tournament had it just about right. They seeded the Bountiful Redhawks and the Woods Cross Wildcats as top four teams entering the tournament at Utah Valley University. When the dust settled on Saturday, Bountiful did indeed take second place and Woods Cross finished third.

It was a good weekend for both teams, who moved into Saturday morning semifinals after wins on Thursday. And in Friday’s 6A consolation bracket, the Davis Darts played through with one loss and finished sixth in state.

Bountiful (season record 27-8)

The Redhawks reached the finals with wins over East (3-0), Skyline (3-1) and Alta (3-0). That moved Bountiful into the finals with Maple Mountain, the top seed which hadn’t lost a single set since dropping one to Bingham on Oct. 9.

The first set didn’t start well for Bountiful, as the Golden Eagles took a quick 5-0 lead with four aces from senior Adi Gammell. That lead grew to 10-4 before the Redhawks rallied back. A kill from junior Taylor Harvey, an ace from sophomore Adelaide Stevenson, a block from Harvey and a kill from sophomore Milika Satuala cut the lead to 10-8. It stayed close until, at 16-13 for Maple Mountain, the Golden Eagles ran off six straight points, led by senior Marly Pratt. Harvey killed a point to end the run, but Maple got the next three for a 25-14 set one win.

Set two was better for Bountiful, which took its first lead over Maple after a kill by Harvey and an ace from Stevenson put the Redhawks up 16-14. The teams remained deadlocked at 19-all before Pratt and fellow seniors Rachel Workman and Emma Bailey pushed the lead to 23-19 for Maple. The Golden Eagles won set two 25-22.

Bountiful found its stride in set three, taking a 6-2 lead, then moving from 7-5 to 13-5. Satuala and senior Hailie Hewlett had kills, junior Rachel Erickson scored an ace, and the Golden Eagles were clearly confused on the Bountiful offense attack. The lead moved to 16-6 after an ace from freshman Aspyn Danner and a block from Hewlett, and Harvey killed the set point to give Bountiful a 25-18 win.

Maple Mountain made slow but steady runs in the final set, though Harvey and Satuala continued to make kills and dinks. After a Harvey kill cut Maple’s lead to 22-18, Workman, Pratt and senior Emma Bailey led the charge, eventually clinching on a deep return from Bountiful to take set four (25-19) and the championship. Harvey finished with 30 kills in the final.

“It’s always hard to lose, but we couldn’t be mad about it,” coach Kelsie White said. “Maple Mountain is such a deep and experienced team, very talented and with great girls. We played well and did everything we could to beat them. It’s been a very crazy season for us–with 15 different girls suffering injuries and two we lost for the season. But we overcame a lot, and to make it to the finals was great. We couldn’t have asked for more as their coaches.”

Bountiful will lose Hewlitt, Macie Johnson, Kaylee Simon and Elle Burleson to graduation.

Woods Cross (28-8)

The Wildcats defeated Springville 3-0 and Salem Hills 3-2 to earn their way into a Saturday semi with Maple Mountain. The Golden Eagles prevailed in three sets, winning 25-8, 25-6 and 25-21. But that didn’t discourage Woods Cross in the third-fourth place match with Alta.

Woods Cross took the Hawks in straight sets, winning 25-11 25-21 25-20. Coach Josey Hilton said her team worked really hard at the tourney, something they’d been focused on since the preseason.

BOTH SIDES OF THE NET: Taylor Harvey, Junior, Bountiful Spikes the ball against the East’s defense. The Redhawks won 3 - 0 with Harvey surpassing 1,000 career kills and the team working its way through the State 5A Tournament into the Championship game Nov. 4 at UVU.

Photos by Roger V. Tuttle

“I wrote down on my white board Nov. 4,” she said. “That was our goal–to be playing on the final day of the state tournament, and we did it.” She said many members on her very young team had never been in a state semifinal before. After losing to eventual champ Maple Mountain, “the girls relaxed, became more focused. They knew that they deserved third place.”

Freshman Zamari Christensen, sophomore Avery Poulton, freshman Alisi Tapa’atoutai and seniors Dani Brey and Annie Lewis led the charge for the Wildcats. The Wildcat seniors playing their final match were Lewis, Brey, Anau Tua’one, Millie Oscarson and Akilisi Pahulu.

Viewmont(16-14)

The Vikings earned their way into quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over Olympus and a 3-2 victory over Brighton. On Thursday, Maple Mountain bested Viewmont 3-0 (25-13 25-9 25-17) and then Salem Hills eliminated Viewmont 3-1, with two tiebreaking sets (26-24 with each team winning one).

Playing their final matches for Viewmont were seniors Brooklyn Bedingfield, Brittley Gines, Taylor Veach, Sydney Hansen, Julia Beard and Maddie Lege.

Davis (11-16)

After losing a 3-0 match Bingham in round one.

Davis came back with wins over Copper Hills 3-1, Syracuse 3-2 and Westlake 3-1 (20-25 25-16, 25-17 25-22) to take sixth place in 6A. Coach McKay Barker praised her team, particularly junior Anabell Briggs and senior Loryn Helgesen, and the way they focused at state.

“We took it one game at a time, not looking too far ahead at the bracket,” she said. “We had a very tough preseason and I think the players agreed that they underperformed at times. But they were really

ALISI TAPA’ATOUTAI (40), Woods Cross had four Kills against Springville in the State 5A Tournament at UVU. The Wildcats went on to take 3rd Place beating Alta 3 - 0.

on point at state, knowing we could have success as we came together. The girls did a good job at that.”

Graduating seniors are Helgesen, Emily Walker, Emma Robbins, Anna Harkness, Anne Downs, Jenna Sullivan, Kennedy Thompson and Kayla Robinson.

Farmington (21-13)

The Phoenix went 1-2 at state, losing the opener to Mountain Ridge 3-2, beating Layton 3-2 and then losing 3-0 to Westlake.

Farmington loses Quincy Wilson, Brinlee Galbraith, Brady Day, Rachel Bell, Aspen Peterson, Jenna Goates, Kaylee Monroe, Shelby Topham, Laina Whitney and Rachel Shingleton to graduation. l

Bountiful football stays alive with thrilling quarterfinals win over Springville

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

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he Bountiful Redhawks are just a game away from playing from a Class 5A state football championship.

The Redhawks reached the semifinals by scoring on the final play of their quarterfinals matchup with Springville Nov. 3.

In a heart-stopping back-and-forth overtime game, at Springville, the Redhawks scored the game-tying touchdown when Faletau Satuala scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, his second TD of the game. Rather than kick an extra point, tie the game at 35-35 and send the contest into a second overtime, Bountiful head coach Jason Freckleton elected to go for a two-point conversion in a bold win-or-go-home move.

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His choice paid off.

Quarterback Emerson Geilman successfully converted the two-point play on a keeper, sneaking across the goal line to win the game for Bountiful, 3635. Other than 0-0, there were four ties in the game and four lead changes. Neither team had more than one answered score in the game. In fact, Bountiful’s first lead of the game came when Geilman made the two-point conversion.

Siaki Fekitoa had three touchdown runs for the Redhawks, scoring on runs of 6, 1 and 6 yards out. He had 72 yards on the night on 16 carries. His third score came with just 1:03 left in the game and erased a 28-21 Springville’s lead to tie things up at 28-28. The Redhawks held Springville off the board for the rest of regulation to send the game into overtime.

Brigham Morrison added 47 yards on four carries for Bountiful. Geilman had 210 yards passing and 16 yards rushing. Fekitoa had three catches for 54 yards to go with his productive day on the ground. Jacob Brooks also had 54 yards receiving and grabbed a teamhigh four receptions. Brandon Wilkinson caught a 45-yard pass from Geilman, while Satuala had four catches for 33 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter. Satuala was also a standout on defense, tying Morrison for a team-best 15 tackles. Britton Tidwell had 12 stops and an interception. Four other players – Joshua Liljenquist, Ethan Higginson, Brooks and Caleb Norris – had at least seven tackles.

At 9-4, the Redhawks are closing in a title-game appearance. But first, they have to get past Alta, a 10-3 team from

Region 6. The Hawks were a so-so 3-3 in region play but have turned it on in the playoffs. When the two teams meet Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Alta is riding a six-game winning streak.

Bountiful has won four in a row and seven of eight.

The winner will face the victorious team from the other semifinal game, Timpview vs. Olympus, on Nov. 17 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Bountiful also played in the quarterfinals in 2021 but lost to Orem. This is the farthest Bountiful has advanced in the playoffs since losing to the Logan in the 4A semifinals in 2011. The Redhawks (then the Braves) also reached the 4A semifinals in 2010. Bountiful’s last state title came in 2003, their second in a row after winning one in 2002 as well. l

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Davis High swimmers return strong contingent for the season

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

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he Davis High boys and girls swimming teams return nine state qualifiers from last year’s Region 1 champion teams.

This season, the Darts will be led by Allie Allen, Garrett Barker, Barrick Bench, Adlen Groberg, Micah Hale, Maureen Karren, Sam Landheim, Julian Shaw and Nahlia Stewart, who helped the girls place seventh at the 2023 6A state meet and the boys take ninth.

Behind team captains Allen, Barker, Bench, Groberg, Hale, Karren, Shaw, Mason Simons, Elsie Smith, Lincoln Smith and Bo Stromberg, the Davis program focused on team building in the off season while also participating in swim clinics to prepare for the season.

Head coach Kit Barker, in her ninth year, said her team’s motto this year is “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you,” and their goals reflect that emphasis.

“I can already see a difference in the swimmers,” she said. “Instead of complaining about a hard workout, they encourage it.

These kids are amazing! I love coaching them!”

The Darts began the season at the Box Elder Invitational Nov. 4 and were led by Garrett Barker, who placed first in the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle in helping the

THE DAVIS HIGH BOYS AND GIRLS swimming teams return nine swimmers from top-10 state finishes a year ago.

Photo courtesy Julie Parsons

boys take third. Stewart won the 50 free and was sixth in the 100 butterfly to lead the girls to second as a team.

“We are proud of how well everyone did in our first meet of the year,” said coach Barker. “In fact, for many, it was their first meet ever! Swimmers were more aware of technique and what they can and cannot do, so we had less DQs this year than last year. This is a meters pool and the team swims in a yards pool so it was a bit longer than they were used to, but they handled

it well.”

Other top-10 placers for Davis were Landheim (second, 50 free; fourth, 100 fly), Allen (second, 400 free), Hale (third, 100 free; fifth, 200 free), Jane Bassett (fifth, 100 backstroke; eighth, 200 free), Bryson Bernhardt (fifth, 100 free; eighth, 200 Individual Medley), Karren (fifth, 100 breaststroke), Bench (sixth, 200 IM; ninth, 100 back), Shaw (seventh, 50 free), Elsie Smith (ninth, 100 fly), Stromberg (ninth, 200 IM; 10th, 400 free), Kate Whitlock

(ninth, 50 free; 10th, 100 free), Lilly Wood (ninth, 400 free) and Simons (10th, 200 free).

The Darts are also scheduled to compete in the Region 1 Time Trials Nov. 7, the Thanksgiving Invitational Nov. 17-18, at Syracuse Dec. 5, against Layton Dec. 7, at Herriman Dec. 11, at the Davis District Meet Dec. 16, against Weber Jan. 9, against Syracuse, Fremont and Farmington Jan. 12 and against Fremont Jan. 25 before the Region 1 championships Feb. 3 at the South Davis Recreation Center. The 6A state championships will be held Feb. 23-24 at Brigham Young University.

Also on the DHS squad this season are Brielle Allman, Noah Arnell, Helen Barber, Henry Barber, Jetta Barber, Ashton Barlow, Sophia Barss, Marley Bench, Colin Bennett, Branson Bown, Erin Boyce, Ava Cousins, Valery Calle, Abrielle Curry, Chloe deMasters, Ella Edwards, Joseph Griffin, Suzy Hancock, Katie Harmon, Jonah Hender, Esther Isaacson, Kali Jeffery, Madelyn Jensen, Taylor Johnson, Reese Jones, Tatum Jones, Natalie Karren, Gracie Maes, Brighton Mendoza, Maren Meredith, Mason Miller, Levi Morris, Elizabeth Neeley, Addyson Nix, Bailey Parker, McCall Parkin, Lincoln Pearson, Griffin Perkins, Austin Perry, Jackson Prisbrey, Lucas Satterthwaite, Ashlyn Sillito, Koda Squire, Logan Wong and Dallin Worthen. l

Davis wins Region 1 football title, reaches state quarterfinals

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

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ith a long winning streak and a region title in hand, the Davis football team entered the Class 6A state tournament on a roll. The Darts advanced to the state quarterfinals where it was set to meet a familiar foe.

The matchup was a chance for the Darts to get some revenge.

Davis went 9-1 in the regular season and won its second-round playoff game (after a first-round bye) over Weber, 17-13 to improve to 10-1. That lone defeat came at the hands of Lehi in the season opener, 28-14. Fittingly, Lehi happened to be the Darts’ opponent in the quarterfinals.

The two teams were scheduled to meet on Davis’ home field, the same place they did battle on opening night Aug. 11. In that contest, the defending 6A champions from Lehi held Davis to a season low and shut out the Darts in the fourth quarter. Lehi also beat Davis in the 2022 season opener, winning soundly, 48-0. The Darts got the best of Lehi in the 2021 opener, 21-14.

To get to this point, Davis had to beat Weber for the second time this season. And the second time proved to be harder than the first. Back on Sept. 15, Davis prevailed at home 45-26, using 14 points in the second quarter and 17 in the third to power it to victory. In that win, Tradon Bessinger threw five touchdown passes and accounted for 304 yards through the air. Two receivers—Kash Gates and Bode Sparrow—topped the 100-yard mark in receptions with 156 on 11 catches and 114 yards on six catches, respectively. Gates had four touchdown grabs. In the second-round playoff game, Bessinger and company found the going to be much more challenging.

Bessinger was 18 of 31 for 170 yards, while throwing a touchdown and two interceptions. Owen Talbot was the start of this game for the Darts. The junior rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries. All 17 of Davis’ points came in the second half, as Talbot’s 10-yard run with 8:07 to play in the third quarter and a successful point-after kick tied the score at 7-7. Davis went up 14-7 three minutes later when Bessinger hit Kash Gates for an 8-yard TD pass. Weber tied things up again a few minutes later.

With just under nine minutes in the game, kicker Finn Garff nailed a 25-yard field goal for the game winner. The

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relay; third, 200 free relay), Moon (second, medley A relay; third, 100 butterfly; third, 200 free relay), Jake Rizley (second, medley A relay; third, 200 free relay), Eliza Treu (second, 400 free relay; third, 200 medley relay), Davis Nielson (second, medley A relay), Max Murray (third, medley B relay; third, 400 free relay), Spears (third, 200 medley relay; third, 200 free relay), Noah Bampi (third, 100 back), Jack Keller (third, medley B relay), Max Linford (third, 400 free relay), Norseth (third, 400 free relay) and Smart (third, medley B relay).

The team is also scheduled to compete at the Thanksgiving Invitational Nov. 17-18, at Weber Dec. 5 at Murray Dec. 11, at the Davis District Meet Dec. 16, against Woods Cross and Layton Jan. 11, against Syracuse, Davis and Fremont Jan. 12, at the Mayors

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BODE SPARROW, DAVIS WIDE RECEIVER (WITH BALL) is tackled by Weber’s Ian Elmore (4) and Caden Lindholm (10). The Darts withstood the tough Weber defense winning 17 - 14. They moved into the Quarterfinal round of State 6A football against #3 Ranked Lehi and played on Friday, Nov. 3 at Lehi.

Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Davis defense held, sending the team to its 10th consecutive win and a trip to the quarterfinals.

Defensively, McCoy Frasure had a night evening, racking up seven tackles. Crew Cunningham also had seven tackles, and he add half a sack as well. Juni Moala had four tackles and 1.5 sacks, while Damon Brown picked off a Weber pass.

If Davis happened to get past Lehi, an even bigger challenge likely awaited. The winner of the quarterfinals matchup was set to reach the semifinals in a Nov. 10 game against the winner of Lone Peak and state power and nationally ranked Corner Canyon. The semifinals and Nov. 17 finals are held at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Davis has had a slew of productive players this season, with Bessinger leading the way at quarterback. Just a sophomore, Bessinger entered the quarterfinals having amassed 2,627 passing yards along with 29 touchdowns

Cup Jan. 19 and at the Region 1 championships Feb. 3 before the 6A state championships Feb. 23-24 at BYU. Also on the FHS team this season are Toree Anderson, Michael Arnell, Jonah Baboni, Saige Baxter, Olivia Benson, Jewell Bodell, Wade Bornemeier, Mia Cikara, Brock Davis, William Farnsworth, Georgie Frandsen, Daxton Gerlach, Liberty Harris, Haylie James, Ayla Kadri, Madelyn Kartchner, Emery Kattleman, Sophia Larson, Drew Lines, Kimball Majors, Jack Martin, Luke Mckean, Kael Michaelson, Hailey Monson, Tucker Munk, Eden Murray, Will Norseth, Maddie Peterson, Grant Phillips, Grace Rogers, Leah Rohm, Debonae Sanders, Evan Swasey, Nathan Taggart, Joshua Tame, Neil Tanner, Bringham Taylor, Nicholas Tolman and Brady Williams. l

and a 68% completion percentage. Three players topped 50 catches, with Gates pacing the Darts with 65 catches for 797 yards and 12 touchdowns. Sparrow was right behind, totaling 63 catches for a team-high 808 yards. He also had 10 touchdown catches. Tyson Baggett had 51 catches for 557 yards and four touchdowns. Talbot led the team with 490 yards on 97 carries. The defense had several contributors. Senior Carter Dorius was the leader in tackles with 82. Frasure had 63 tackles and three interceptions on the year. Deuce Wright added 66 tackles and three sacks, while Jordan Taula had 64 tackles, a pair of sacks and an interception.

Win or lose against Lehi, Davis had already put together one of its best seasons. The 10 wins was the most since the Darts went 10-3 in 2009. They also went 9-1 in 2013 and 2015. l

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WXHS swimmers back to compete for Region 5 title

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

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he Woods Cross girls and boys swimming teams were second a year ago at Region 5 and return a host of key swimmers this season, hoping to challenge for the title this time around. On the girls side are Alanna Holzer, Grace Gilbert, Bekah Cyril, Sophia Mortensen, Grace Woodbury and Avery Boynton with Isaac Chomjak, Justin Chamberlain, Diego Gutierrez, Moose Norman, Ammon Kamauu, Will Hunter and Max Holdstock back for the boys.

Head coach Andrew Bird, who is in his seventh season with the Wildcats, and assistant coach Jamie Berbert-Holzer, in her third year, encouraged their swimmers to compete in water polo and track during the offseason to keep activity levels high for the year ahead.

Woods Cross began their season at the Greg Fernley Invite in St. George Nov. 3-4 behind Chamberlain’s first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. He also placed second in the 200 Individual Medley and swam legs on the third-place 200 medley relay and the sixth-place 400 free relay to lead the boys team to sixth place. Other top showings for the Wildcats, who took

THE WOODS CROSS HIGH swimmers placed fifth overall at the Greg Fernley Invitational in St. George Nov. 3-4 to start the season.

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fifth overall at the meet, were Alanna Holzer (second, 100 free; second, 200 free relay; fourth, 200 medley relay; fifth, 50 free), Ava Glissmeyer (second, 200 free relay; fourth, 100 free; fourth, 200 medley relay; fifth, 100 back), Gilbert (second, 200 free relay; fourth, 200 medley relay), Cyril (second, 200 free relay; fourth, 200 medley relay; 10th, 100 breast), Chomjak (third, 50 free; third, 200 medley relay;

fourth, 100 back; sixth, 400 free relay), Gutierrez (third, 200 medley relay), Kamauu (third, 200 medley relay; sixth, 400 free relay; eighth, 100 fly; eighth, 500 free) and Norman (sixth, 400 free relay; 10th, 100 fly).

Woods Cross is also scheduled to compete against Layton, Viewmont and Northridge Nov. 7, at the Thanksgiving Invitational Nov. 17-18, at Taylorsville

Nov. 28, against Northridge, Viewmont and Clearfield Dec. 8, at the District Meet Dec. 16, against Farmington and Layton Jan. 11, against Viewmont and Box Elder Jan. 18, at the Mayors Cup Jan. 19 and the Region 5 championships at the South Davis Recreation Center Feb. 3. The 5A state championships are scheduled for Feb. 2324 at BYU. Also on the WXHS squad hoping to take the region title this time around are newcomer freshman Ava Glissmeyer along with Landon Ballard, Lucy Ballard, Shane Ballard, Rachel Barlow, Jade Bevans, Emerson Bissett, Derek Canova, Ethan Carter, Erin Clark, Jacob Dustin, Lucy Fox, Katie Hansen, Mary-Elizabeth Harden, Abby Hibber, Alexander Holdstock, Kalli Holzer, Megan Hunter, Santiago Leal, Allyssa McBride, Emi McBride, Emily Nelson, Elizabeth Norman, Katelyn Norman, Sheyla Padilla, Tessa Parker, Samuel Porter, Logan Richards, Mckay Richards, Brody Rogers, Brynlee Rough, Mackay Spencer, Mia Stoker, Tomas Suarez, Annabelle Telford, Andrew Tippets, Rory Violette, Carson Wade, Landon Wade, Isabel Wesche and Aynsley White.

“We’re excited for the team and our seniors to have a great season,” said coach Berbert-Holzer. l

All-State swimmer back to lead Viewmont girls; strong boys team expected

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

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iewmont High swimmer Gabby Henry, who was second in the 50 freestyle at last year’s 5A state championships – while also placing fifth in the 100 free – is back to help the girls Vikings squad this year. Fellow senior Hallie Gerrard, “who is a big asset for us,” according to head coach Jessica Trauner, will help captain the girls lineup along with Madelyn Hall, Abigail McBride, Kate Moore and Veronika Paschen. The boys team is expected to be strong despite only returning two seniors in Eric Chamberlain and Rex Johnson. Chamberlain, Henry Helgesen and Gavin Smith will captain the boys side this season.

“These are some great kids and I just love coaching them and trying to help them personally excel,” Trauner, who is in her third year, said.

Trauner said juniors Isaac Hale and Andrew Webster, sophomore Henry Huddleston and freshman Thomas Chamber-

lain who should be key contributors to the boys squad who hopes to take the Region 5 title. “I’m really excited for this group and can see them going far in region and state,” Trauner said, noting that the girls are shooting for top 3 in the region.

At Viewmont’s first meet of the season against Layton and Farmington Nov. 3, Hale placed first in the 50 freestyle, the 100 backstroke and swam a leg on the winning 200 free relay lineup – which also consisted of Andrew Webster, Eric Chamberlain and Thomas Chamberlain – for the third-place boys. Other multiple winners were Gabby (200 Individual Medley, 100 breaststroke) and Gerrard (200 free, 100 butterfly) with Webster (first, 200 free), Eric Chamberlain (first, 100 fly; fourth, 100 breast), Gerrard (second, 200 medley relay), Thomas Chamberlain (second, 200 IM; second, 100 fly), Paschen (second, 50 free; second, 200 medley relay; fourth, 100 back), Helgesen (second, 100 back; third, 100 breast; fourth, 200 medley relay; fifth, 200 free relay), Gus Stockhoff (second, 500 free; fourth, 200 free; fourth, 200 medley relay; fifth, 200 free relay), Hen-

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“We had a lot of great swims this weekend. I was very impressed,” said Trauner, specifically highlighting Maya and Gus’ breakout performances. “They did so awesome and they are setting the standards for my other freshman! They competed so well and already got the standard to be able to compete at the Thanksgiving Invite!”

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The 5A state meet will be held Feb. 23-24 at Brigham Young University.

Also on the VHS squad this season are Tempe Anderson, Ella Backes, Isabelle Bice, Benjamin Breinholt, Colette Burnham, Joshua Cunningham, Jared Getz, Allison Hamblin, Megan Huff, Rex Johnson, Salem Khebou, Mallie Moyes, Jack Peterson, Sophie Peterson, Olivia Redd, Carter Richardson, Angela Salas Arizpe, Yolanda Salas Garza, Elle Shumway, Skye Stephenson, Gus Stockhoff, Andrew Webster, Maya Wiemers, Ammon Woolstenhulme and manager Abigail Pexton.

“It’s a really great feeling to be able to watch them do what I’ve been telling them they can do and see them progress,” Trauner said. l

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Organization’s scholarships help young women further their education

Muskan Walia balances college and campaign

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@davisjournal.com WOODS CROSS—College can be a busy time in a person’s life. So busy, in fact, that many students dedicate themselves full time to the endeavor, filling up their schedules with classes, homework, extracurricular activities, and more. One such student is managing, with the help of her friends, to do both that and run for city council.

Muskan Walia, of Woods Cross, is a fourth-year student at the University of Utah studying mathematics and philosophy, and, like many college students, wasn’t “that civically engaged.”

Over the course of her college career, however, Walia found that the more she learned, the more she wanted to get involved, to contribute, and give back to the community.

Influenced in large part by the professors and courses she was taking, Walia set to work, but, balancing college and a campaign would take some work.

Fortunately, as she said, “I have a lot of good people around me,” including her close friend Ainsley Gordon who has, herself, worked on several campaigns.

Gordon, another student at the U, added that in addition to the support lent by her social circle, college itself “gives us a unique experience.”

While a lot of that experience surrounds education, much of it also comes down to community. Starting college during the pandemic obliged many students in Walia’s age group to band together like never before. “College students are really good at building community,” said Walia, adding that much of her campaign has centered on, “find(ing) creative ways to connect with people (in Woods Cross),” and she’s really putting in the effort to do just that.

In addition to talking with the community that surrounds her parents’ small business in Woods Cross, The Apple,

AINSLEY GORDON and Muskan Walia have worked hard together on this campaign.

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Walia has also focused on “meeting people where they’re at.” This means that she doesn’t necessarily meet many people at “meet the candidate” events, or rallies. No, for Walia, in large part, that has meant door-knocking campaigns, and being involved in the community, introducing herself to residents in a very one-on-one, personal way.

Walia doesn’t want to just connect with people in her age group either.

Over the course of her campaign, she has made a big effort to connect with Woods Cross residents of all ages, saying how important it is to her that they are “bringing the right people to the table” when it comes to issues facing their community.

Walia also mentioned how she has really been “leaning on the people I’ve grown up with” to learn how best to serve the Woods Cross community.

Win, lose, or draw, both Walia and Gordon shared what a valuable experience this campaign has been. “People want to hear, and need to hear every perspective,” said Gordon, “you can learn so much.” Walia added that, like many large endeavors in life, the best thing to do for young people in politics is to simply “Take steps – show up.” Walia hopes that by involving every age group, she and the community can really find solutions that work for everyone in the community that she calls home. l

Vietnam veterans honored at 50th anniversary event

BOUNTIFUL—A women’s organization that began in 1869 to raise money for women’s scholarships is still going strong and raising money to be used by young women to further their education.

P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) will be hosting a Holiday Concert and Market fundraiser on Nov. 18 with proceeds going to the organization for scholarships and grants.

“There are 33 chapters in Utah,” said Irene Nuño, president of P.E.O. “There are 1,000 across the U.S. The organization has given some $450 million over the years.”

P.E.O started with seven women who were attending Wesleyan College in Iowa, she said. “There were several sororities but they felt those were just social groups with no goal except to socialize.

They wanted something more, something for the community. So they formed P.E.O.” It’s nondenominational, anyone can join, said Nuño. “It’s an international, local and national project. You can also get an educational loan. I took one to go to USU. There are also emergency loans.

Any woman that qualifies can get these.”

Nuño said she has seen lives change.

“We gave money to a gal and her husband who were working two jobs each and they had two little kids. They lived in a tiny house in Rosepark. She used the money we gave her to go to the University of Utah in nursing. Then she got her master’s and pulled the family up into a different life. It’s rewarding work.”

Another woman living in Wyoming had four little children when her husband left her without a dime, Nuño said. “She’d never finished college. We gave her some emergency funding and she moved to the Salt Lake valley and studied nursing. It changed her life.”

P.E.O. does more than raise money, she said. “It’s a sisterhood. I don’t know what I’d do without my group of sisters.

They’re always there for you. If I went across the U.S. and needed help they (the members there) would help me. They have empathy for their fellow sisters and for humans.”

Those who want to become a member of P.E.O. must be sponsored by someone in the group, said Nuño. “We ask them to join a meeting and we talk about P.E.O. and what it means to be a member and the

PIANIST AMY BACH will perform at the P.E.O. Holiday Concert and Market Nov. 18. The event is a fundraiser for educational scholarships and grants.

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history and background.”

Women do not need to be a member to receive a scholarship, she said. “A lot of local schools are aware of P.E.O. There are a lot of people in great need but it hasn’t come to their attention that scholarships are available.”

Nuño said one of the women that got a scholarship went back to school after she had raised her kids. “She was terrified. She was 40 and all the other students were young. She ended up getting her degree. It’s very meaningful to see the response. That’s the part I find so wonderful.”

The market will have items for sale donated by women in the chapter, she said. “They are extremely talented. We have three quilters who are unbelievable.”

The concert features pianist Amy Bach, vocalists Hazel Rowe, soprano, Dorothy Arnold, mezzo-soprano and Julie Bach, storyteller. The event is Nov. 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The concert starts at 4 p.m. followed by the market at 5:15.

It will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 1131 South Main, Centerville. Admission to the market only is free to the public. Limited tickets are available for the concert for $5.

For more information contact Pam Bennett at 801-656-7548. l

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BOOKINGS

Davis County Sheriff’s Office

Bookings are listed as reported to the Journal from the DC Sheriff’s Office. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted.

Athena Maria Stephenson Lawrence, Failure to stop or respond at command of police, 3F, Theft - value $1500-$4999, 3F, Unlawful acquisition/possession/transfer of a financial card, 3F.

Key: 1F, 2F, 3F degrees of felonies;

Daniel J. Allred, Theft - value >=$500 - 2 qualifying priors in 10 years, 3F, Retail theft - value >=$500 - 2 qualifying priors in 10 years, 3F.

Nov. 1

Sheila Asuega, Two counts of driving under the influence - two or more priors in 10 years, 3F. Michael Miner, Theft - firearm or operable motor vehicle, 2F, Theft - value $1500-$4999, 3F. Kaden Gilbert, Failure to stop to officer’s signal to stop, 3F. Nio Fritz Sauni, Purchase/transfer/possession/ use of a firearm by a restricted person, 3F. Edward Mabey, Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 2F, Possession/ use of a firearm by a restricted person, 3F. Steven Lane Bruderer, Unlawfully possessing ID of another - docs of 3-99 individuals, 3F. Michael John Bristow, Enticing a minor - second-degree felony activity, 2F. Vitor Goncalves, Unlawful acquisition/possession/transfer of a financial card, 3F. Kayanna Hopkins, Marijuana possession - 100 lbs or greater, 2F. Amy Lorraine Hunsaker, Marijuana possession - 100 lbs or greater, 2F.

Nov. 2

Kory William Bowes, Three counts of theft value $1500-$4999, 3F, Retail theft - value $1500$4999, 3F. Brock Matthews, Kidnapping, 2F. Marie Canales, Theft/Receiving - value >=$5000, 2F. Chad Truman Swartz, Possession of a controlled substance within a correctional facility, 3F. Brittany Alicia Baird, Mail theft, 3F. William Xavier Stalls, Mail theft, 3F. Demetri Dupree Roberts Sr., Distribution/ offering/arranging distribution of a controlled substance, 2F, Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 2F, Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, 3F, Purchase/transfer/possession/use of a firearm by a restricted person, 3F, Endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, 3F.

James Cody Munn, Receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, 2F, Violation of probation or parole, 2F. Charles James Orr, Aggravated sexual abuse of a child, 1F. Brent Richard Loertscher, Possession of a controlled substance, 3F. Jake Thomas Jackson, Aggravated assault, 3F, Murder, 1F

Nov. 4

Kimo Masawa Sam, Driving under the influence - first offense in 10 years, 3F.

Dallen Deloy Wilson, Purchase/transfer/possession/use of a firearm by a restricted person, 3F. Ramona Tunstall, Theft/deception - value $1500-$4999, 3F, Issuing bad check or draft - sum <$500, 3F. Sara Tamar Arzon, Retail theft - value >=$500 qualifying felony prior in 10 years, 3F, Retail theft - $1500-$4999, 3F. Chad Scott Edwards, Failure to register as a sex offender, 3F. Jacob Joseph Rocha, Robbery, 2F.

Nov. 6

Justina Day, Retail theft - value $1500-$4999, 3F. Christopher Lee Whiteside, Possession or use of a controlled substance, 3F. Anthony Robert Brant, Aggravated sexual assault of a child, 1F. Exten C. Peter, Forcible sexual abuse, 2F. Charles Lathan Winters, Purchase/transfer/ possession/use of a firearm by a restricted person, 3F. Kellie Heather Wilko, Misuse of public money, 3F.

Tobias Anthony Aguilar, Theft/deception - value >=$5000, 2F, Three counts of communications fraud, 3F, Four counts of theft/deception - value $1500-$4999, 3F.

Kennard Scott Feltz, Aggravated assault, 3F.

John Edward Byers, Failure to stop or respond at command of police, 3F. Leilani Fale Dunford Matafeo, Two counts of retail theft - value <$500, 3F, Five counts of possession or use of a controlled substance, 3F, Theft - value >=$5000, 3F. Matthew Joseph Payne, Failure to stop or respond at command of police, 3F. Camille Mounteer, Driving under the influence two or more priors in 10 years, 3F. Kelly Reynolds, Property damage/destruction loss >=$5000, 2F, Obstruction of justice, 3F.

Nov. 3

Todd Allen Einerson, Receiving or transferring stolen vehicle, 2F, Theft/receiving firearm or operable motor vehicle, 2F.

Christine Katrena Whiting, Possession of a controlled substance within a correctional facility, 3F. Howard James Dangerfield, Violation of a protective order, 3F.

Nov. 7

Kyle Barton Bodily, Possession or use of a controlled substance, 3F, Theft - value >=$500 - 2 qualifying priors in 10 years, 3F, Theft - qualifying felony prior in 10 years, 3F, Two counts of unlawful acquisition/possession/transfer of a financial card, 3F, Retail theft - value >= $5000, 3F. Lisa Ann Scoville, Endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, 3F, Unlawful acquisition/possession/transfer of a financial card, 3F. Agustus Danial Brown, Sexual abuse of a child, 2F. Carter Gino Thurgood, Forgery, 3F. Johannes Su Olsen Mendes, Theft/services value $1500-$4999, 3F, Unlawful acquisition/ possession/transfer of a financial card, 3F, Retail theft - value $1500-$4999, 3F. Justin Dean Kramer, Driving under the influence - two or more priors in 10 years, 3F.

Ruel Leavitt Rawlins, Two counts of receiving or transferring stolen vehicle, 2F.

Russell Stanton Powell, Unlawful possession/ purchase/transfer of a dangerous weapon, 3F.

Cassandra Welch, Failure to stop or respond at command of police, 3F, Possession or use of a controlled substance, 3F, Mail theft, 3F, Two counts of theft - value >=$5000, 2F, Theft/receiving - value >=$5000, 2F.

Armando Eleno Ruiz, Aggravated assault, 3F, Two counts of criminal mischief - loss >=$5000, 2F.

Jeffrey Lysle Flemming, Driving under the influence - prior felony DUI, 3F.

1934 – 2023

Marilyn Bjorkman Noyes Waite (Marilyn Noyes) born July 30, 1934, died on Oct. 22, 2023, in Provo, Utah. Marilyn taught at Davis High School for many years and then worked at Utah State University for many years in the College of Family Life as an Extension Specialist.

Funeral Services for Marilyn will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in the Davis Creek 2nd Ward building, 1395 South 200 East, Farmington, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to services at the same location from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Declo Cemetery, Declo ID following the service. The full obituary and a live stream of the service can be viewed at www.russonmortuary.com.

Nov. 5

Edward Lewis Noel, Failure to stop or respond at command of police, 3F.

Blaze Montgomery Weil, Possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, 2F, Theft/ deception - firearm or operable motor vehicle, 2F.

Marilyn Bjorkman Noyes Waite

Ande Paul Goins, Theft - value $1500-$4999, 3F.

Dylan Douglas Miller-Mettome, Unlawful control of a vehicle over 24 hours, 3F.

Mario Valdez, Possession of forgery writing/ device, 3F.

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Christine Katrena Whiting, Distribution/offer/ arrangement of distribution of a controlled substance, 2F, Possession of a controlled substance within a correctional facility, 3F.

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Salt Lake, Centerville, Woods Cross and West Bountiful) to vote on approving the General Obligation Bond and Operations and Maintenance Tax Levy that would be the steps to move forward with the development of the District and the South Davis Recreation Center,” Miller said. “The South Davis Recreation District was approved by a majority of the voters from the special election and in March of 2007 the 180,000 sq ft South Davis Recreation Center opened its doors.”

Miller went on to say that after 16 years the “South Davis Recreation District has never increased its tax levy and the only changes to the size of that levy have occurred through new growth.”

“The property tax levy must be paid back,” said Board member Kate Bradshaw, who represents Bountiful City.

“The bond retires in 2026.”

The meeting Monday was required by state law, she said. “You must hold a Truth in Taxation to give residents a turn to voice their views about whether the tax is appropriate or not.”

Residents did just that as a long line of people formed to take their turn to speak to the board. A handful were for the increase but the majority was against it.

“This is the fifth entity who is raising taxes on my home in Centerville,” said Kyle Green. “We’re all trying to deal with COVID. I had two businesses that were closed by the government. I was put out of business in the entertainment industry. I’m still trying to recover.

I’m being nickeled and dimed out of my home in Centerville.”

Green said he is paying taxes at every turn. “When we see there is another increase they say we need this, we need that. These sound like a lot of niceties not necessities. Feeding my family is a necessity.”

Home ownership is the American dream, said Dalane England. “We’re losing it. We’re taxing people out of their homes. When you make it so the public can never own a home that is a violation of the Constitution.”

Bountiful City Councilmember

Richard Higginson read a letter of concern from the city in his time before the board. “We write today to express deep concern related to the 140.54% property tax increase that the South Davis Recreation District is proposing,” the letter read in part. “For two years we have watched with growing alarm as the Recreation District posted a $1.2 million loss in the last fiscal year. This follows a nearly $600,000 budget loss in the fiscal year before that.”

The power to tax is no small thing to consider and one must be aware that families always have a higher and better use for their hard-earned resources, a portion of the letter continued. “Government ought to tread as lightly as possible on the pocketbooks of their residents in their fiscal stewardship of community resources.”

With the 2021 electron cycle new mayors changed the makeup of the board, said Bradshaw. “Four new board members were appointed in 2022 by the cities. Myself, Brian Horrocks, Spencer Summerhays and Ryan Westergard.

Half of the board was new and had fresh eyes on the budget which is good and healthy.”

Bradshaw said when she looked at the budget it became apparent there were budget challenges. “We needed to address those before we moved forward with a master plan.”

There needs to be accounting and tracking systems to get better data, she said. “This will help us to make thoughtful decisions of where we’re putting our resources.”

The District must pass a budget

by Dec. 31, said Bradshaw. “With last night’s vote we’ll go back to the drawing board. The board heard loud and clear from the public’s comments (how they feel).”

This is a great facility, she said. “It’s something we need. We want recreation.

A place where seniors can walk the track, Jr. Jazz, etc. We want a robust facility to serve the community. It’s a challenge but not one I don’t think can’t be solved by thoughtfully working together and the public weighing in.” l

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olidays in grief can be particularly challenging with familiar and sentimental sights, sounds, and smells reminding us our loved one is not here. Because this period of the year is built around relationships, a death in the family can make these weeks very difficult. But rather than attempt to just “grope our way” through these special days, there are ways to grow personally through the holidays as grief becomes transformative for us.

Saying goodbye to a loved one is anything but easy, especially if well-meaning friends and family members expect you to just “get on with your life.” Allow time and space for grieving and crying this holiday season. Keeping a journal can provide a vital opportunity for reflection during the holidays. These weeks will not be the same as before because of the “empty chair” at the table so the pain is inevitable.

A list of favorite holiday activities might be quite lengthy but make that list anyway.

The list might include many holiday traditions such when the house is decorated, when and where worship takes place, and in whose home the family meals are shared. Though it is impossible to do everything “just like when Mom was here,” you can evaluate what you do for the holidays and determine, with your family’s help, which of those traditions you want to preserve.

In evaluating holiday traditions, consider creating something new.

Lighting a special candle, purchasing a unique holiday decoration, providing gifts to a needy family, or hosting an international student can become meaningful holiday traditions.

Well-meaning friends or family may want you to attend parties and gatherings, hoping to “cheer you up” but take control of your schedule and do only as much celebrating as you feel ready to do. Choosing which events to participate in acknowledges that grief is a tiring experience. Even under the best of circumstances, holidays can be taxing so attempting to attend every event, party, or celebration may bring about total exhaustion. Instead, say “no” to some well-intentioned invitations.

Simply remind friends, “My energy level hasn’t returned to where it was before he died; thank you for understanding my need to decline.”

Pay close attention to physical well-being, too. Adequate rest, good nutrition, and moderate exercise is essential for the grief process. Lean meats with fresh fruits and vegetables are better choices than sugar- and fat-laden treats. If your health care provider approves, a brisk walk or other moderate exercise can help you feel better physically and emotionally. And eating a healthy diet coupled with moderate exercise is a remedy for insomnia for many mourners.

Be sure to consider the spiritual aspects of life, too. Because holidays have spiritual roots make sure to include time for worship and reflection during this period.

Volunteering to help others or making a memorial contribution is a meaningful way to put feet to faith during the holiday season.

While it is inevitable to face pain at the holidays, following these suggestions can help bereaved individuals and families find transformative growth during this special season of the year.

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