Members of the Riverton Police Department, United Fire Authority, Utah Task Force One K9 Unit and other public safety officials hosted over 400 residents from sur rounding communities for Riverton’s Public Safety Night held at Riverton City Park on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
“Riverton is a great city and is full of incredible people. I have wit nessed so many acts of kindness and great service provided by our officers and members of our community that I am optimistic we will continue to be a thriving and desirable community for future generations. We in the Riverton Police Department appreciate the opportunity we have to provide law enforcement services to our citizenry, and we are proud to work with all of you to continue to preserve our quality of life,” Riverton Police Department Chief Don Hutson wrote in a recently published public safety message on Riverton City’s website. Hutson and his police force of 36 officers demonstrated different services the depart ment provides to ensure the safety of the public. Working in consort with other communi ties, Riverton joined forces with South Jordan and Herriman cities to form the South Val ley Special Weapons and Tactics team. “The multijurisdictional team between Herriman, South Jordan and Riverton which is made up of members from each of those departments was created to share resources. We have felt that regional and light communities is a better way to share services without costing anybody and having anybody feel slightedCommunity members look on as a helicopter with Intermountain Healthcare’s Life Flight lands in Riverton Park.
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“I am so glad that she is doing better,” Cheatham said. She has treated hundreds of kids over her career, and while she didn’t specifically remember Quinn, she feels she makes a significant difference. “That’s why we do this job, helping kids get where they need to go. We love to see happy, healthy kids,” Cheatham added. Participants were also treated to free din ner from Texas Roadhouse, snow cones, and different booths that stressed the importance of each family having an emergency response plan in place. l
of the Utah Task Force One K9 unit demonstrated the various techniques trained police dogs use in their line of work. Titan, a German Shepard, and his handler, Officer Hyatt, showed the audience how they deal with aggressive individuals. The K9 unit also showed how their search and recovery dogs go to work. Senka, a 5-year-old Bel gian Malinois and her handler, Craig Orum, demonstrated how she searches for lost indi viduals. A young boy volunteered to hide in a barrel and Senka barked at the barrel indicat ing a person was trapped inside.
Captain Tom Simons, a member of the Utah Task Force One K9 unit and his canine partner, Forrest, a 4-year-old black Labrador, said they are used to doing an array of things, everything from helping track down missing persons to finding hikers trapped in avalanch es. Forrest was certified in April as a trained search and rescue dog. A heightened sense of smell and ability to navigate tight spaces make search and rescue dogs an invaluable part of the public safety team. Toward the end of the event, a helicopter with Intermountain Healthcare’s Life Flight landed in the middle of the field at Riverton City Park. As soon as the helicopter land ed, a crowd of people rushed over to get a closer look at the medical vehicle. Lindsay Cheatham, a flight nurse who specializes in neonatal care, posed for pictures with fami lies in front of the helicopter. One family that was there were the Kenisons, whose youngest daughter, Quinn, was cared for by Cheatham in February 2019. Jim Kenison recognized Cheatham as the nurse who cared for Quinn when she had to be medevacked from Riverton Hospital to IHC in Murray. Quinn’s lungs were not fully developed, having been born five weeks ear ly, and she needed immediate care. Cheatham stabilized the newborn for the 6-minute he licopter flight from Riverton to Murray. Jim was in the helicopter with his daughter and was pleased by the care they experienced during the flight.
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“Everything was amazing. It was just awesome, and the flight was so smooth,” Jim Kenison said. Jim’s wife, Cherie, said that their daughter is healthy and doing well today. The family expressed their warm appreciation to Cheatham and the Life Flight team.
“We began the process of obtaining our own MRAP for rescue operations,” said De tective Olson, who manages the department’s military-grade equipment. “We paid for a fraction of the original cost of this vehicle, which was $750,000. This was manufactured in 2018 and when we got it, it only had 650 miles on the odometer,” Olson said. Accord ing to Olson, the South Valley SWAT team decided to obtain the hulking vehicle after an incident last year involving Ryan McManigal, a former resident of South Jordan. McManigal had gathered an array of handguns, ammunitions and 20 pounds of ex plosive materials and other explosive devic es in his home. After a shootout with police, authorities arrested McManigal and had to destroy the home due to the amount of ex plosive material that could not be removed from the structure. Over 600 homes and busi nesses within the surrounding area had to be evacuated for safety reasons last June. West Valley City’s MRAP was called to respond to the scene which took fire from McMani gal. Riverton’s MRAP is the third vehicle of its kind in the valley, after West Valley and South Jordan.
According to a survey conducted by Riv erton City last December, the public has indi cated that they are satisfied with the services offered by the Riverton Police Department. Of 2,875 participating residents, 75% of sur veyors view the department and its officers favorably. One person surveyed anonymous ly commented that “I appreciate that we now have our own police department. I see them driving around continuously which is awe some.” Others have commented that River ton’s low crime rate is connected to the city’s push on creating and maintaining their own policeHutsondepartment.saidthe new improvements and additions to the police force have provided their team all that is necessary, should the need arise, to respond to an active shooter event such as the one that occurred at Rob El ementary in Uvalde, Texas.
“We bought this MRAP as a life-saving application, not as an assault-style vehicle. Now that we have the MRAP, it’s changed our SWAT operation and how we do things now,” Olson said. The Riverton Police Department’s decision to obtain their own MRAP bolsters their ability to respond to potential precarious and dangerous situations. Instead of entering homes, the police will surround a home and call out suspects to avoid deadly altercations between the police and suspects. “It offers us even more protection, and their bullets will pose no danger to us,” he said. Olson said that there has been no negative feedback from the public about the new MRAP. “It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it,” he added.
“My mission back in 2013, when I was elected to the City Council, was to get us out of the Unified Police Force,” Riverton City Mayor Trent Staggs said. By creating their own police department, it allowed the city more autonomy to focus on areas that need ed the police force to secure neighborhoods and bring down the crime rate. “We have been saving taxpayers a lot of money. Since its inception, cumulatively over the past years it has been about $10 million saved,” Staggs added. Staggs mentioned that Riverton po lice officers were often called to respond to other cities, and as such, their resources were stretched thin. So, from the monetary resources the city was able to accumulate by navigating, and sometimes creating, new tax legislation, they have added 10 more officers to the force, now with a total of 36, without additional costs to residents.
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Another part of Safety Night was a demonstration by firefighters with the United Fire Authority. They demonstrated the use of the jaws of life, a large industrial grade rescue tool that can cut through steel to remove doors and the roof from a car. This tool is commonly used in car accidents to help pave the way for paramedics to treat injured patients. The team was able to completely pry off the roof and re move all four doors of a car in seven minutes, much to the amazement of onlookers. The ve hicle extractions are done in a careful manner as not to move the injured in the car, thereby minimizing further discomfort, so firefighters work on the vehicle diligently but delicately, according to Captain Oscar Ward, a firefighter with MembersUFA.
John Lummus, who attended both lunch es last year with his daughter, said that even though it might be difficult for dads to make arrangements to attend, it is worth the effort to make their child feel special. “Dads can find the time,” Lummus said. “They just need to make sure they prioritize.”
“For me, my child is first and I want her to know that and to see that I can take my time to share a meal and sit with her,” he said. The kids are thrilled to have their dads come, so Preston Dahlgren makes sure he at tends every time.
Right: Anthony Condas plays with his son at a Dads Make a Difference Lunch held at Riverside Elementary in May. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
Hansen has worked with only a few men on PTA/PTSA boards over the years. She said they bring a different perspective to discus sions and tend to serve in positions in which they have experience, such as community re lations or finance.
It took some time for Todd Hougaard to find a PTA position that fit his skills and inter ests. He first volunteered to help at a Mother and Sons activity so the PTA moms could en joy the event with their sons. Then he served as PTA president at Jordan Ridge Elementary in South Jordan.
Having more men at schools during school hours makes many kids and parents feel safer. Some elementary schools utilize volunteer dads through the Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program. Dads, grandfathers and other father-figures sign up to help at the school for one day. They pro vide extra security by patrolling the school grounds and extra fun by helping in their child’s classroom. The program website claims the program enhances campus safety, reduces bullying and provides positive male role models for kids. Most of the local Watch D.O.G.S. pro grams have fizzled out in the last few years because of COVID-19 restrictions on class room volunteers. Falcon Ridge Elementary in West Jordan was down to only two volunteer dads last year, but the administration plans to reintroduce the program this year and get more dads back into the school. l
Dads Make a Difference Supporting school activities is just one way dads are making a difference in their child’s lives. Men also make a difference by volunteering in the PTA. Pack has served as either president or president elect at his children’s elementary, middle and high schools for the past 15 years straight. He is currently the PTSA president at Copper Hills High School. “I just want to help out, give back, be informed and let my children see that I care about their success,” he said. “Hopefully, they will remember what it was like when their dad cared enough to invest in their education, not only at home but in the community.”
Anthony Condas has made many great memories at the lunches with his children over the years and has realized what an impact it has on “Onethem.time I was running a little late and my son was bawling because I wasn’t here,” he said. “So I know it means a lot to him, even though it doesn’t seem like it’s that much, but it does, it means a lot to be there.”
Pack has often been the only man at PTA/ PTSA meetings and events. He said there is a misconception that meetings must be held during the day, when many are at work, but he said it doesn’t have to be that way.
The lunches are scheduled months in ad vance to allow dads to schedule time off work. The next Dads Make a Difference Lunch is scheduled for Nov. 10.
Dads on Patrol
“It’s important to them, and anything that’s important to them is going to be a priori ty for me,” Dahlgren said.
“I think a lot of men don’t think there’s a position that they feel comfortable in, but they can find something that works,” Hou gaard said. “I don’t really like the day-to-day organization of being president, but I saw the Student Leadership Committee and said, ‘Hey, that’s where I want to be, I want to be with the kids’ and so that’s where I’ve been ever since.”
S e P t . 2022 | Page 5R ive R ton J ou R nal . C om If You Give a Dad a Donut If you give a dad a doughnut, he’ll prob ably make time to eat it with his kids at their school, and if he spends time at their school, he will understand more about his kids, and his kids will understand how their dad feels about them and about their education. When fathers are involved in their child’s school, it has a domino“Thereeffect.are numerous statistics on how society is bettered when men are involved in the community and at home, because both tie in together and dramatically increase students’ test scores, and dramatically lower truancy lev els,” said David Pack, who has been actively involved in his children’s schools’ PTA orga nizations.Many elementary school PTA boards plan activities specifically to encourage fathers to be involved at their child’s school. Dads & Donuts, Parents & Pastries and Books & Breakfast events invite fathers to eat a treat and spend time with their child at school, where they can meet their children’s friends and teachers.Riverside Elementary in West Jordan be gan hosting Dads Make a Difference Lunches a few years ago when the PTA board was look ing for ways to include dads, who usually can’t volunteer during the day. “We just felt like dads don’t have too many opportunities to feel included in PTA and the school,” PTA member Charlene Tello said. Dads come to the school during their child’s lunch time. They eat lunch with their child and then play with them during recess. “We have a great turnout—it’s almost a little overwhelming for the front office, which is a good thing, which is what we want,” River side Elementary Principal Dr. Mike Trimmell said.
Hougaard is now one of three men on the State PTA Board. He is the Student Lead er Commissioner, responsible for events such as the State Battle of the Bands com petition, PTSA Day at the Capitol and the Student Leadership Conference.
Antonio Istanez said attending the lunch es sends a message to his young daughter.
If you give a dad a doughnut…it will benefit his kids
“There are opportunities to be able to tai lor-make an individualized volunteer opportu nity for people that work,” Pack said. “They can do things at night, it doesn’t necessarily need to be at the school during school hours.”
Even as a single dad, Pack has been able to prioritize time to volunteer in his three chil dren’s schools (while also serving on West Jor dan’s City Council and Planning Commission, several nonprofit boards, and also teaching college courses and coaching the CHHS tennis team.)He said another barrier that keeps men from being involved in the PTA is that they often feel that because the moms are already doing it, they aren’t needed and their help wouldn’t make much of a difference.
By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
CHHS PTSA board member Andrea Hansen said the dynamic fathers bring to school events is needed and appreciated. She said the majority of parent volunteers for the end-of-the-year all-night senior party are fa thers and they make sure everyone has a fun and safe
“That’stime.been really a good thing for kids to see their dads supporting them,” Hansen said. “I think it’s really important for the kids to know that their dad cares about them and wants to be involved, and cares how they do in school and what’s going on at their school.”
The State Board has a Male Engage ment Committee to help local boards in their efforts to recruit more fathers.
Both kids and dads look forward to the lunches and many dads bring restaurant take out meals to make it even more special.
Left: John Lummus (pictured with his daughter) believes it’s important for men to prioritize spending time with their kids at school events. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
“I actually saw the ‘for lease’ sign being put up,” Whit more said. “I pulled over and filled out an application.” Whitmore’s retail shop, Copperhive Vintage, thrived in a building on 700 East in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City for seven years. Then, in early 2022, Whit more was informed that the building was to be demolished to make way for a large residential complex. She would need to either close or relocate. She worked with a realtor group and talked to the eco nomic development department at the city, but struggled to find an affordable space.
Copperhive Vintage, which sells clothing and home decor, recently moved to South Salt Lake after their original location in Salt Lake City was torn down. (Sarah Morton Taggart/City Journals)
“Another issue that was special for our case is that we sell vintage,” Whitmore said. “We would qualify financially, but landlords would turn us down because we sell second handButitems.”Copperhive Vintage is no thrift shop. The handpicked selection of items for sale include high-quality cloth ing from the mid-20th century, housewares, art and furniture. Whitmore culls the most desirable items from estate sales and flea markets.
A stretch of Broadway (300 South) in Salt Lake has also lost retail space in the past year. When the iconic yellow building on the north side of road between 200 and 300 East was torn town, The Tavernacle Social Club, City of Industry, Dara Modern, Fellow Shop, Grow Kratom and The People’s Coffee all had to relocate. Four of the businesses found other locations nearby. City of Industry, a stationary shop, has just an online pres ence for now. Fellow Shop, which sold clothing and other vintage goods, now sells at pop-up markets. Flexibility can be an important attribute for a small business owner. Whitmore got her start selling action sports equipment in Phoenix, Arizona, then in Logan, Utah.
“We’re waking up from the tiredness of it all and see ing that it could be a blessing in disguise,” Whitmore said. “There’s a lot to like about this area. All of our neighbors are family-run stores, which feels like a good fit.” l
“I realized this could be a profitable thing for me,” Whit more said. “I had the freedom to not work so many hours. Or if I was working more hours, it was doing something I liked. Then when I had my daughter, I didn’t want to go back to a traditional workplace scenario. I wanted to be able to hang out with her.” The fact that Whitmore’s daughter grew up in Copper hive’s original space made it even harder to leave. But she’s hopeful for new opportunities.
The Train Shoppe is another iconic local business first opened in the city decades ago and is now located in the suburbs. After moving several times throughout the years, the model train retailer opened at Gardner Village in West Jordan in 2021. Early this year the shop introduced kid-size rides and a full model train display where visitors can oper ate the trains for a small fee. The Train Shoppe has plans to expand in the future, possibly creating an outdoor play space within Gardner Copperhive’sVillage.newstorefront, at 2709 S. State St., is also larger—1,300 square feet, up from 800 at the old space, with a studio in the back for Whitmore to work on her own fash ion line of plus-size, environmentally-friendly clothing.
But the perks come at a price. “It’s double what we were paying, but still the most affordable thing we could find,” Whitmore said. “Even the Granary District was four times what we paid before, for the same amount of space.”
“This new space has extras that make it nice,” Whit more said. “There’s a cute parking lot in back and we’re hop ing to do events in the future once we get caught up with life. The parking is better, the AC is better, the condition of the building is better.”
“It’s still very disorienting,” Whitmore said. “It still feels very scary, like we’ve stepped back seven years to when we first started. I feel very isolated. My neighbor used to be Haight & Ashbury Consignment and people came to shop at Haightboth.”& Ashbury found a new home in the Ballpark neighborhood of Salt Lake City, at 1357 S. Main St. in May. The businesses near Copperhive’s new location are mainly restaurants, diners and bakeries.
It was a moment straight out of a movie. Jacqueline Whitmore was reaching the end of the 90 days she’d been given to find a new space for her business, and her local li quor store was out of the wine she wanted. So she headed to a different store in South Salt Lake.
A look a retail spaces available to rent or lease on loo pnet.com in early August confirms that the Granary District, a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood southwest of downtown, has the highest rents in Salt Lake County. One space is listed at $40 per square foot (paid annually), nearly double the av erage rate in South Salt Lake. Salt Lake City tends to have the highest volume of spaces available to rent. West Valley City is a close second, where the average price per square foot is around $23. San dy, Millcreek, Midvale and Taylorsville have rents averaging less than $20 per square foot. Rents in Cottonwood Heights were the most expensive with just two listings, one at $28 and another at $37.
“There are lot more food options for when I forget to pack my lunch,” Whitmore said with a laugh. Still, there is significantly less foot traffic in South Salt Lake.“The experience I had through displacement…it’s really erasing small businesses,” Whitmore said. “It takes out retail spots and just builds residential. The retail left is so expen sive that only chains can afford it.”
“I could sell snowboards in the desert, so they sent me to the mountains,” Whitmore said. “I also worked part time at a mom and pop thrift store there. It came down to accumu lating too much stuff. I started taking things home.”
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After relocating to Salt Lake City, Whitmore began selling some of the items she’d collected at the Urban Flea Market.
A business called Modern Display was also located on 700 East in downtown Salt Lake City and moved this year. The venerable holiday decor retailer temporarily closed in May and plans to reopen at a new location on State Street in late summer or early fall. The new location, which is in Murray, will have more space on one level and a larger park ing lot.
Shop in the suburbs: Small businesses move south as downtown rents go up
“It was an older building, and the rent was really reason able,” Whitmore said of the space that was torn down.
But rent is just one thing to consider when relocating a business.Copperhive’s new location is less than two miles away from the old one, but the character of the neighborhood is different. It’s also difficult to get the word out to customers that she’s moved.
By Sarah Morton Taggart | s.taggart@mycityjournals.com
Werner began livestreaming her proj ects to small audiences during the start of lockdown in April 2020. “Since the pan demic, for the first weeks, live streaming became very big with crafters. I started that back in April or May of 2020 and I’ve stuck with weekly streaming. It’s a great way to build community. The crafting community seems like a small little oasis. It’s a great, safe, lovely, kind and caring community that changes lives. I can’t count how many times I got an email from someone who was in a depressive mood but one of my videos helped them through it,” Werner said. Werner worked as a graphic designer for Stampin’ Up, a stationary manufactur er based in Riverton. While working there in 2005, Werner started experimenting with different types of cards and projects at home which inspired her to teach others similar techniques she was learning herself. “I would have people ask me, ‘How do you tie this type of knot?’ and I thought it would be so much better if I shared my knowledge online,” Werner said. Before YouTube, there was Google Video, which was a popular video-sharing platform in the early 2000s and before the term vlogging was coined, early content creators did on line journaling. Werner became one of the earliest creators of papercraft on YouTube.
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Riverton local Werner says her channel allows her to share her passion for paper craft with a supportive online community.
Werner, who plans to continue lives treaming to interact with her community, had a segment in her channel called “Mail Call” where she would feature a subscrib er’s card that was mailed into Werner.
Early on in 2012 when she had 10,000 subscribers to her channel, Werner men tioned going to a Michael Bublé concert at an area that was filled with 10,000 concert goers. “That meant all those people repre sented all the people that took time to sub scribe to my channel. It’s hard to think that over 400,000 people have hit subscribe [so far], I can visualize 10,000,” she said.
Kristina Werner, founder of K Werner Designs YouTube channel shows how to create cards. (Kristina Werner)
“I actually believe that the digital age will keep helping our industry. People long for “real contact” more than ever, and a card is a perfect way to provide that. No one ever keeps an email on display, but they keep a handmade card! There is a true kindness in giving them,” McGuire said.
The quirky papercrafts of local YouTuber Kristina Werner
S e P t . 2022 | Page 7R ive R ton J ou R nal . C om W ith nearly 500,000 followers on her YouTube channel, K Werner Designs founder, Kristina Werner focuses on her knack for arts and crafts which features stepby-step videos from how to create intricate cards to out-of-the-box scrapbooking.
As for the future of the papercraft community in an increasingly digital world where getting a handwritten letter is a rari ty these days, Werner and McGuire believe that the industry will continue to thrive.
Jennifer McGuire, another papercraft YouTuber began her channel, Jennifer Mc Guire, Inc. around the same time as Werner. They both connected by creating Online CardClasses.com, which would have ses sions filled with students.
“YouTube is one of the center points to bring the papercraft community together, to invite people to connect by watching each other’s content and learning from each oth er,” Werner said. Werner began her papercraft YouTube channel in July 2006, with her first video being posted in 2007. Her most popular video, “Easy Valentines Card” which was part of her Make a Card Monday series has 2.6 million views. Since then, her videos have garnered over 77 million views and has caught the attention of the corporate team at YouTube and was featured on their United States of YouTube Creator Map which highlights people across the country who are channeling their passions into their content and contributing to their local econ omies.“YouTube gives its community of con tent creators the ability to build businesses and learn new skills, and the opportunity to earn revenue from the videos they create,” said Madeline Williams of MBooth.com, a content creation media firm based in New York. “According to the recently released 2021 State of the Creator Economy Report done in collaboration with Oxford Econom ics, YouTube’s creative ecosystem contrib uted $25 billion+ to the American economy and supported 425,000+ full-time equiva lent jobs last year.”
Werner shared a humorous experience she had with one of her subscribers. “When I started my channel, you can see I had a cat named Manny. He would come into my craft room during my videos and just meow the entire time,” Werner recalled. “I would tell Manny to be quiet, but he would just keep meowing.” Werner remembered receiving an email from an older wom an from the United Kingdom who would watch Werner’s craft videos with her grand son. According to Werner, the 4-year-old grandson would imitate Werner’s accent by repeating “Manny be quiet!” which Wer ner thought was funny yet endearing. This experience speaks to how far-reaching her audience has become. Almost like a digital scrapbook, Wer ner views her channel to see how far she has come in her life and allows her to reminisce on the past. “I think what has been most in teresting, because I have been on YouTube so long, it’s interesting to see and visit my old videos. Along all those different events in my life, YouTube has been hovering in the background. It’s been a constant present in my life. It’s crazy that this online plat form has had such an impact in my life, but it is! The most inspiring thing that has come out of this is the community,” she said. McGuire agrees that the papercraft community is supportive and has seen Werner’s channel as a great source of in spiration. “I have learned so much from Kristina! But what I have learned most is to not get stressed out. Kristina always be lieves things will work out, and it is con tagious. As someone who struggles with anxiety, this is a gift in my life,” McGuire said. “This community is remarkable and very unique. There are many small busi nesses, most run by women or families. We all support each other as much as we can! Kristina and I a good example of that—we support each other’s channels, efforts, and more. Also, there is a great online presence in paper crafting. Many of our friends live all over the world,” she added.
“Back when I was getting to know Kristina, I reached out and suggested we do an online card class together. I just had this feeling we would work well together. Thankfully, she said yes! We were thrilled when the class was a success and decided to do more and more classes. We have since gotten closer and make sure to see each oth er several times a year,” McGuire said. As they worked on projects, their passion for papercraft has led to a flourishing yearslong Wernerfriendship.says her YouTube channel has become her full-time job, allowing her greater financial flexibility to afford a new home, and take care of her needs. “When I started my YouTube channel, I was making a little extra money on the side. Then when I was teaching classes online, I could leave fulltime employment. I didn’t consider that as an option back then, but it allowed me to buy my first home in 2013 as a single woman,” Werner said. She notes that all the major changes in her life, from her connec tions and friendships to her ability to focus on her passions and helping others to learn more about papercraft was due to her deci sion to create and maintain her channel.
“It’s a great way to showcase their work and make them feel valued,” Werner said. “When you get a card from someone, it makes it more real. I want to bring that back. More or additional ways to connect this specific community that watches my video.”
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Sports Day gives elementary students chance to shine through friendly competition
“I want you to be a friend and I want you to make sure everyone feels a sense of love and belonging today,” Cox said. “That’s what today’s all about. It’s about helping each other and loving each other.”
South Jordan Elementary students, like many other schools, received a clap-out and good luck wishes before boarding a bus for Herriman High, where teams from across Jordan School District came together to pa rade in front of family, friends and Utah First Lady Abby Cox, who was a former special education teacher.
Aaron Simpson was on the field sup porting his first-grade daughter, Ansley, who attends Antelope Canyon. “She loves being active,” he said. “She’s constantly running up and down the street, asking to do things with me. She was pretty excited for this day.”
Rose Creek students walk in during the parade of athletes before competing at the Sports Day district meet. (Julie Slama/ City Journals)
“They were excited to be asked,” 20year special education teacher Melissa Mun son said. “Our kids are excited to show their parents and audience the skills they’ve prac ticed all year in their adaptive PE classes. Some of them are more excited for that than the ribbons.”Photosof Sports Day are included in the school’s yearbook, so students get to relive the excitement of the day, she said. After the parade, many parents came onto the field to cheer on their student-ath letes as they rotated between events. The competition began with the 400-meter dash. Then school groups, dressed in matching team shirts, rotated between the softball throw, a long jump and a 50-meter dash, many of the events coordinated by vol unteers.
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South Jordan Elementary sixth-grader Trent Corum was pretty excited about getting a chance to win some ribbons at Sports Day.
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After throwing the softball, Ansley started dancing in celebration. “She’s just having so much fun,” her dad said.That’s what Michele Couvertier, a teacher at Daybreak Elementary for 19 years, appreciates about Sports Day. “It’s a special day for students because they’re at the center of attention, showing the skills they’ve learned to their parents,” said “It’s just such a fun family day where we all get to celebrate together.” l
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“I like running short races,” he said. “I’m faster than my teacher and I can proba bly throw farther too.” Trent, his classmates and other elemen tary students with special needs around Jor dan School District came together for Sports Day, an opportunity to display their skills they learned in adaptive PE classes while having a fun competition against others the same age and the same ability. His teacher, Kelli Sundell, said it was an event some of her students looked forward to while others didn’t even remember it. “It’s been a couple years since we’ve been able to hold it for all schools to get to gether because of COVID,” she said, point ing out the pandemic safety and health pro tocols restricted the District event. “That’s a long time in a young child’s life, but we’ve talked about all the fun we’ll have togeth er and the fun way we can exercise with friends.”Fifth-grader Lili Mattson remembered competing before and was pumped to run and throw a softball. “I have a lot of ribbons from before on my bedroom walls – blue, green, red, orange; I want pink this year,” she said. “We’ve been practicing for Sports Day. We run laps around the school field, and I try to outjump my friends because I want to win. Winning is fun, but I need to remember to just do my best.”
As each plate sold, their family members beamed with joy, making sure the kids do all the selling and to help only when need ed. Sofia, a third grader from South Jor dan, and her family sell embroidered letter and cartoon patches. Sofia said her idea of selling patches came because “my friends like these patches a lot. And I thought, ‘Hey! If my friends like these so much, I can sell them!’ And they’re a lot of fun to make,” she said. This entrepreneurial spir it was felt with each booth that was com pletely set up and run by the kids. Parents hung out in the back of the 10’x10’ tent as the kids did the upselling, the inventory, the customer service, and the accounting of their registers. Some booths even accepted payment through Venmo.
S e P t . 2022 | Page 9R ive R ton J ou R nal . C om C ommunity members enjoyed live mu sic, food trucks and vendors from surrounding communities for Riverton’s Friday Fun Night held at Riverton City Park on Friday, Aug. 5. A new addition to the Friday Fun Night is the Children’s Entrepreneur Market, complete with doz ens of booths filled with arts and crafts, even food from tacos to cotton candy, all made by kids between the ages of 5 to 16.
“This is our very first time here in Riverton, but this is our fifth summer putting on these markets,” Fife Sameep,said. an eighth grader, Naisha, a fifth grader, and Nabhya, a third grad er, started their own Nepalese food booth called “Tasty Momo” which features Nep alese steamed chicken dumpling plates. This is their third event selling food, and so far, sales have been good.
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“With market guidance, parents help their kids learn about budgeting, cost of goods, profit and pricing. Children proudly wear their entrepreneur T-shirt highlighting the sponsoring businesses that support the market, set up their displays and open for business!”Lynée Fife, Director of the Children’s Entrepreneur Market, organizes the venues with each of the cities. Children, with the help of their families, sign up for booths to sell at each venue.
ORyann Breen, a sixth grader from West Jordan, runs ORyann’s Bracelet Bou tique, which sells rubber band and bead bracelets, all hand made. Breen said she started making bracelets this year and de cided to join the market as a way to sell them.La Boulangerie Francaise sold crepes and other French-inspired baked goods to the delight of customers. There was even a booth that sold dog treats – K-9 Cookies.
“We had a hard time selling at our first market because it rained on us,” Sameep said. “But we sold out at our second mar ket!” They admit it’s hard work, but it’s re warding work to sell out of their product.
Fife shared that all the spots for each venue have been booked, meaning that the young business owners and their families vie for a spot to sell at each of the markets. In total, the CEM holds 27 different events, from as far north as Logan to Herriman in the south, even out west to Stansbury Park in Tooele.“We want every entrepreneur to try this. We want the kids to see each other’s business, too, just to see what is selling and what isn’t, the operation and the set-up. So, it’s very inspiring for the kids to see other kids and what they’re selling,” Fife said. The process is relatively easy, no business proposals necessarily need to be submitted, but the market organizers do want to see how the kids would sell their product and how they plan to keep track of expenses.
All 75+ kids and their families were able to sell their products with the rough ly 200 or so customers that came through the event. For more information about the Children’s Entrepreneur Market, visit their website at childrensentrepreneurmarket. com/.The Friday Fun Night also hosted sev eral food trucks, other craft vendors, live music by Trenton McKean, and a movie on the lawn showing Disney’s “Encanto.” l
Community members peruse booths set up by young entrepreneurs at Riverton Park as part of the first Kids’ Market at the Friday Fun Night. (Dylan Wilcox/City Journals)
“In 2017, the law was changed in Utah that does not require children to have a permit or a license to run a business,” Fife said. The market is an initiative of the Lib ertas Institute, a Libertarian policy think tank based in Lehi, Utah. When the Liber tas Institute tried to ease legislative restric tions on business licenses, they effectively paved the way for the Children’s Entrepre neur Market to begin. “And so, we started these markets to give [the kids] that firsthand experience on running a business and to gain all those skills that come with this experience,” Fife added. The idea, which was spurred on by young kids selling lemonade on the street corner during the summer months, formed into an organization that brings kids to dif ferent cities and the customers are brought to the kids. “Instead of a kid sitting on the sidewalk, trying to flag down cars, why don’t we bring them all together and bring [the kids] potential customers?” Fife said.
“First started by an ambitious 9-yearold in 2016, our Children’s Entrepreneur Market encourages children to flex their entrepreneurial muscles by providing a supportive environment for them to learn. We carefully select venues throughout the state that ensure a safe environment where budding business owners can practice selling within a marketplace run entire ly by kids,” according to CEM’s website.
Friday Fun Night features Children’s Entrepreneur Market
Fife and her team reach out to each of the cities then she pitches the idea to them, hoping they will be willing to host the mar ket at city events as “a good compliment” to their festivities and to get the market more public exposure.
“This is monumental, not only for the city, but for the entire population of Utah. That place is going to be a place that people will visit, come to and revere,” Shoemaker said after the announcement that the chapel would be saved. l
Salvation for a place of faith
er Interagency Fire facility in the area will definitely remain. But the chapel is the only historic structure from the prison buildings that will ultimately be preserved.
According to Shoemaker, he’s been work ing on preserving parts of the prison since 2016. He was also an active proponent of the efforts to save the Old Park School in the heart of Draper City. Walker was first focused on saving one or two of the prison towers and stopping there “because they’re symbolic of keeping the outside safe, protecting society from criminals,” he said in December 2021. “For me, the prison development is the econom ic future of our city, county and state. The whole point is economic opportunity,” he said.Organizations including Preservation Utah and Envision Utah helped in the ef forts that ultimately saved the chapel. The Johnson-Bar locking system (the only other one that exists is at Alcatraz) will also be saved as will some welded restroom sig nage that was likely crafted by inmates.
How the chapel will be “born again” or used in the future amidst an ultramodern development remains to be seen. Matheson said they’ll likely make some changes to the framework plan that already exists for the site so that the chapel will sit within a public greenspace area. He thinks it could be used as a museum or a restaurant, a de cision that will ultimately be made by who shows an interest in purchasing or using the facility. Walker wonders if it might contin ue to be used as a chapel for a wedding ven ue, perhaps reservable by the public, or just as a historic site to tour.
By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com Todd Shoemaker advocated for saving parts of the prison, particularly the chapel, by speaking during the public comment portion of many city council meetings. Draper Councilmember Tasha Lowery chatted with him after the May announcement that the chapel would be saved for historic purposes. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)
The bell tower of the prison chapel that will be saved and repurposed amidst the modern development known as The Point. (Courtesy Utah State Office of the Governor)
After touring parts of the prison, The Point of the Mountain Land Use Authority voted unanimously to preserve the chapel, the Johnson Bar Lock system, and historic welded restroom signage. (Courtesy Utah State Office of the Governor)
Alan Matheson, executive director of The Point, credits a formal proposal by Preservation Utah for helping save the chapel. “I think it was a good decision by the board and I think that some of the sto ries associated with that chapel will be in spiring to people,” he said. Matheson noted that some other build ings will remain for a period of time so that they can be used as interim office buildings as the site begins to develop, and the new
R ive R ton C ity J ou R nalPage 10 | S e P t . 2022 J ust as people say their faith “saves” and allows them to be “born again,” so it will be for the Chapel by the Wayside at the for mer state prison in Draper. The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, of which Draper Mayor Troy Walker is a member, voted unanimously to save the chapel at their May board meeting. The Point’s announcement that the chapel would be saved included a quote from Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson who said, “One former inmate told us…the chapel served as a place to find God and to ‘touch base with dignity, self-respect and selfworth.’”The chapel is the only historic building that will ultimately be preserved as the site transforms into The Point, an ultra-modern development and major economic boon to the state that sits within the city limits of Draper. It narrowly avoided the fate of the entirety of the original territory/state prison that once resided on the grounds of what is now Sugar House Park. That prison fa mously held LDS apostles for participating in polygamy, but it was completely demol ished.The chapel was dedicated in 1961 “To the Glory of God and the salvation of man” and its genesis and history is colorful. It was built by inmates themselves, with their own money and with donations from commu nity and religious organizations, after the inmates staged a riot in 1957 that garnered national attention. During the riot, the in mates took hostages and composed a list of 43 grievances that they presented to Utah’s Gov. Dewey Clyde, including requests for better food and a chapel that would offer them a place to worship and sing. Since its inception, many Utahns of various faiths have volunteered to offer re ligious services in the chapel. It was also used as a place for outside volunteers to offer music lessons and singing opportuni ties for the prisoners. That was part of the argument presented about why the chapel is part of the history for all the people of Utah, because of those who volunteered there. The chapel seems to have been saved just in the nick of time as an uptick in activ ity toward developing The Point is under way. Inmates were moved from the Draper facility to the new state prison west of Salt Lake City the week of July 11-15, and The Point announced their choice for a Phase One development partner to begin work on 72 acres in the center of the site, beginning with site preparation. For many months leading up to the last-minute save, Draper resident and re tired history teacher Todd Shoemaker spoke on behalf of saving the chapel at Draper City Council meetings, recounting its his tory and role in the community. He’s been vocal that his efforts weren’t about glorify ing criminal behavior but about the archi tecture, the volunteers who gave their time to that part of the community in the past 70 years, and the history that transpired there.
Principal Joel Pullan was touched by the students’ efforts and turned the area into a wishing spot this year by adding a wishing rug beneath the colorful cranes. “Kids will be able to come to the wishing spot, under 1,000 cranes, to make a wish for someone,” Pullan said. The wishing spot is one of many so cial emotional supports at Riverton Ele mentary. Positive messages of “You are unique” and “You are respected” are the first and last words students see as they en ter and exit the school building.
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Right: Riverton Elementary’s Wellness Room is stocked with calming activities. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)Farright: Positive messages greet students at every entrance of Riverton Elementary School. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
“When kids are struggling, for what ever reason, they come in and their heads are down,” Pullan said. “So, we have mats for every doorway with a statement on them that’s uplifting. We rotate these every month so the kids get a different message as they walk Rivertonin.”Elementary also has a Well ness Room where students can calm down on days their emotions are overwhelming.
“A lot of these kids have lost a lot of their innocence and a lot of their child hood because of COVID and other things,” O’HaraLastsaid.year, she planned projects and ac tivities that would encourage her students to think of others who were suffering. She read them the book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” by Eleanor Co err, from which they learned that in Japan, the crane is a symbol of healing and hope. Her students decided to fold 1,000 paper origami cranes to donate to a senior center or nursing home. However, when Ukraine was invaded last spring, the students real ized there wasn’t much they could do to help except to wish hope and healing for the Ukrainians.“That’swhen we thought, ‘Why don’t we build those 1,000 cranes and hang them up as kind of a symbol for everything that we’ve experienced over the last couple of years with COVID and Ukraine and every thing?’” O’Hara said. Her class of 25 students had complet ed nearly 500 cranes when they invited the rest of the school to participate. Soon, stu dents were folding cranes whenever they had free time. The tiny cranes were taped to string and hung from the ceiling in the front lob by of the school as an art installation.
Students at Riverton Elementary School created a wishing spot by hanging 1,000 paper cranes, a symbol of peace and healing. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
“We’re creating an environment and a place that’s safe and filled with positive relationships and we’re being responsive to kids’ needs academically, socially and emotionally,” Pullan said. “It’s all about building kids, building their confidence, building their emotional capacity to be successful in tough situations. If it’s not a pandemic, it’s going to be something else.”
O’Hara said kids are dealing with a lot. She has been surprised by how many of her students, who are eight and nine years old, struggle with anxiety. In her classroom, O’Hara asks her students to give her positive affirmations each morning, completing the statements I am___, I can___, I will___ to start the day off on a positive note. “I just think they just need positive re inforcement,” she said. “I just wanted them to know that they can do good things, that they’re capable of doing their best, and ca pable of being a good friend, and there’s ways that they can help others. They can help others better if they feel better about themselves.”O’Hara has taught at Riverton Ele mentary for 15 years and said the school culture is focused on nurturing students and encouraging good behavior. The school’s theme, posted in front of the school, is “Building a community where children thrive.”
“We see so many kids that struggle,” Pullan said. “They show up every day but they struggle and we just want to be there for them. We’re building something great here—it’s not just a classroom outside, it’s not just a mat on the floor, it’s not just 1,000 cranes on the ceiling. We’re building a place where children can thrive.” l
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Innovating to Increase City Water Supply
MAYOR’S MESSAGE RIVERTON REVIEW | SEPTEMBER 2022 PAGE 1 RIVERTON REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2022 Official Newsletter of the Riverton, Utah City Government By StaggsTrentMayor
Riverton City will install a reverse osmosis filtration plant on the city’s best culinary water well, the Green Well, which is located just north of Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park near the Jordan River.
Made financially possible through a partnership with Salt Lake County, we will install a reverse osmosis filtration plant on the city’s best culinary water well, the Green Well. Reverse osmosis is a common process, used throughout the world, to purify water and improve overall Sincequality.the city fully transitioned to purchasing water wholesale from Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) in 2015, the city’s culinary water wells have been unused. This presents us with an opportunity to reengage an asset that has tremendous potential. The reverse osmosis plant installed at the Green Well will improve the water produced to a quality that meets or exceeds that of JVWCD Saltwater.Lake County has provided $3 million in America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the county by the federal government to support the project. Riverton City is providing $600-$700 thousand in ARPA funds allocated to the city by the federal government, as well as providing the Green Well asset, which has received roughly $2.2 million in city investment to date since construction began on the well in Installation2011.of the reverse osmosis plant on the Green Well will begin this fall. Riverton City has contracted with Total Water Management to complete the project. The Green Well building, located near Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park, will be expanded to house the plant and a variable flow drive pump will be installed on the well to manage water pressure. We anticipate the project being completed by June Once2023. complete, the water produced at the Green Well, and purified by the reverse osmosis plant, will be used to supplement the city’s culinary water supply. Given that quality will meet, and possibly exceed, the quality of water provided by JVWCD, residents can expect little to no change in their culinary water taste, hardness and overall quality. As part of the partnership with Salt Lake County, water produced at the Green Well will also be provided to the Riverbend Golf Course at a reduced rate, saving county taxpayers nearly $100,000 per year for the next 20 years. It is anticipated that up to 1,300 gallons of treated culinary water will be produced per minute, totaling over 1.8 million gallons per day. This equates to filling a projected 30-45% of the city’s culinary water demand, depending on the time of year. The increase in culinary water supply will help us keep water rates for residents low in the future as our city approaches build-out in the next 10 years. Riverton City will continue to purchase water wholesale from JVWCD, but the addition of Green Well water will reduce the amount of water the city would otherwise need to purchase from JVWCD as the city approaches build-out, likely saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for Riverton residents. Please visit rivertonutah.gov/ well for a listing of Q&As and other information about the project.
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of Riverton City’s top strategic priorities by our elected officials to ensure we have the water we need for our future. I’m pleased to announce an innovative project that will expand our culinary water resources. This project will allow us to 1) increase our culinary water supply in Riverton using a sustainable source, and 2) help us keep culinary water rates low in the years ahead for our residents.
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Riverton City will sponsor several fun activities in the month of Sep tember. On September 12, the city will host Jordan River Night at Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park, where there will be activities and education stations to learn about the Jordan River Park way. There will be free hotdogs for the first 200 attendees. The annual Day of Service on September 10 will include many service opportuni ties to help make Riverton a better place. On September 17, Consti tution Day, there will be a unique opportunity to tour the Wreaths Across America Mobile Exhibit. Riverton applied for this exhibit over three years ago and we are honored that it will be coming to Riverton this year. There will also be a Bells Across America event with a bell ringing at 2 p.m. that day. We hope you and your families can join us at these fun activities this month.
In June, Riverton City passed an up dated water ordinance that supports water conservation. The ordinance encourages developers and busi nesses to consider installing water wise plantings instead of lawn.
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The Riverton City Historic Preser vation Commission then suggested and supported the installation of a historical plaque on the site which tells the history of this property and nearby properties that were part of the historic Riverton downtown. If you are a descendent of the owners of the Page-Hansen store, please contact Jamie Larsen at recorder@ rivertonutah.gov or 801-208-3128. We would love to know more about the Page-Hansen store.
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Miss Riverton Scholarship Compe tition kicked off the summer event calendar, followed by the Memorial Day Program at the Riverton City Cemetery. Then came Riverton Town Days with the rodeo, parade, chuckwagon breakfast, fireworks and more. Finally, the entire month of August had Friday Fun Nights with music, food, vendors and a movie at Riverton City Park. Won derful! These events are just the tip of the busy city iceberg. Here are more items: The Page-Hansen Park is complete, and a historical plaque has been installed. It is located at 12760 S Redwood Road. This property was in poor shape following the ex pansion of Redwood Road. It was recognized by the council that the location was not conducive for a typical park due to the size of the lot and the location. I advocated for a localscape, and with the support of the council, and the expertise of the city staff for the design and imple mentation, the park was created.
Riverton City officials attended the grand openings of Costco and Phase 2 of Mountain View Village. These businesses were the result of years of planning and work. The council has approved and supported an update of the Sandra Lloyd Community Center auditori um, specifically targeting the inad equate sound system and stage, while maintaining the historical elements of this space. This update in the auditorium should be com plete this fall.
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As a team, they deploy nationally to disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Craig said, “If our dogs were to alert on a possible victim, other team members from UT-TF 1 would help with cameras and listen ing devices to support the rescue and removal of the victim.”
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UT-TF 1 team member Senka, a K9 Belgian Malinois, really enjoyed showing off during Riverton Public Safety Night. She found a young volunteer who was hiding in the white tube.
The SearchUrbanand Res cue Utah Task Force 1 (UT-TF 1) is one of 28 Federal Emer gency Manage ment Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue task forces in the United States. The task force is based in Salt Lake City and is managed by the Unified Fire Authority. Activation and rapid deployment of the task force is initiated by the State of Utah, or FEMA. The task force is self-sufficient for up to 72 hours and includes physicians, search dogs, heavy rescue technicians, firefight ers and paramedics, and structural engineers. The task force manages $6.3 million in specialized vehicles and equipment that is maintained by personnel trained by FEMA.
Saturday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Riverton City Park
The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit brings communities together and teaches patriotism while remembering the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Join us at 2 p.m. for a reading of a Constitution Day proclamation and Bells Across America bell ringing to commemorate the 235th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
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A great example of a UT-TF 1 team member is K9 Senka, a 5-year-old female Belgian Malinois. Her han dler, Craig Orum, found her when she was 13 months old at an animal rescue in Ogden.
DisplayRemembranceFlag Riverton residents and neighbors are invited to visit Riverton City Park from Thursday, September 1 to Monday, September 12 to remember the fateful events that took place on September 11, 2001. 911 flags will be displayed at Riverton City Park in remembrance of those who died in the terrorist attack. Educational displays will be presented around the park with sobering facts about that tragic day 20 years ago.
Senka and Craig are just another example of how teamwork helps when serving the community. Addi tionally, Senka really enjoyed show ing off during Riverton Public Safety Night, as she was able to search out and find multiple residents in her live interactive search training. Please say hi to Senka and Craig at our next Riverton Public Safety Night in 2023!
Join the community choir to sing at this year’s Christmas Night of Music Concert on Monday, De cember 12, 2022. Practices held weekly in November.
Come see beautiful works of art by artists that have a connection to Riverton. Exhibition opens Tuesday, August 30 and runs through Septem ber 28 at the Old Dome Meeting Hall at 1452 W 12600 S in Riverton, Utah. Visit rivertonutah. gov/exhibits for more information.
September is National Prepared ness Month, an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. Come enjoy a free yoga session and view the Riverton’s Finest Art Exhibition on Monday, September 26. There are two sessions 10-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.
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Pickleball players love Riverton’s Fall Classic Pickleball Tournament! The tournament features a pool bracket with various divisions. Join us on September 16-17 at Riverton City Park. Register online at rivertonutah.gov/pickleball.
Join us at Live in Real Life for an evening of motivation and music to learn how to transform trauma into triumph. Shawn Vierra and Josh Downs from the Love Hard Foundation will speak to teens and their parents about transforming past challenges and setbacks into future opportunities and successes. Ofi, an American pop rock artist, will present messages of hope, inspiration and motivation through music.
• Learn more by visiting: rivertonutah.gov/wreaths Sponsor a $15 wreath to be placed at a veteran’s grave at Riverton City Cemetery this December. Wreaths Across America
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Come enjoy Utah’s largest classic VW and early Porsche car show at Riverton City Park! Fea turing classic Volkswagens from all years and models. This free event is Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Riverton City Park at 1452 W 12600 S in Riverton, Utah.
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Attend a free QPR suicide preven tion class to learn how to respond to someone in crises. Classes occur monthly, excluding July and December.
“After going to his funeral and seeing how it devastated the family and his kids, that was the turning point to say that’s not the an swer,” he said. “We took care of each other during the war, we need to do that at home.”
“The majority of veterans dying by suicide aren’t registered with the VA at all. As Hansen and his soldiers cleared bombs in Iraq, he’d say Charlie Mike, which meant they could continue mission.
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“When you get this big network of in dividuals you can reach out to when you’re struggling, that can save a life,” Hansen said. “What worked for me might save others. Mother Nature is so healing.” Many veteran programs are only avail able to military personnel who served after 9/11, but Continue Mission is open to vets of any era and service connection including National Guard, reserves and active duty personnel. The program also has numerous women participating, as well as LGBTQ or trans soldiers. Hansen wants the program to be all-encompassing and inclusive.
Continue Mission has grown with more than 3,500 vets participating this year, com pared to 15 vets during the first year, and nearly 200 events. A recent river trip to Moab cost $10K but was offered at no cost to par ticipants.Continue Mission is funded through grants, website donations and a fundraising event organized by Blade HQ in Pleasant Grove. “Running a nonprofit is not easy,” Han sen said. “We usually wing it and hope people find out about us and donate when we can. It’s stressful every year to know if we’re going to survive another year because of funding. But it’s been so Accordingrewarding.”tothe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Utah is one of the worst states for veteran suicide. Part of Continue Mission’s goal is to get people in touch with the VA to get assistance, mental health coun seling and other support.
But after one of his soldiers died by sui cide, Hansen realized he was traveling that same, dark road and wanted a different end ing.
Veterans involved with Continue Mission use outdoor activities to become mentally strong and to build long-lasting relationships that are healing and supportive. (Photo courtesy of Josh Hansen)
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“Here at home we need to continue mis sion in life and support one another,” he said. “It’s healing for me when I hear success sto
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After Sgt. Josh Hansen (US Army Retired) was injured by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2007, he was hospitalized for months with brain trauma, and back and neck injuries. Hansen often felt he was a burden on everyone around him and thought it would be better for everyone if he wasn’t around.
Hansen and his wife, Melissa, founded Continue Mission in 2014, to provide a pro cess to help veterans dealing with trauma. Based on his personal healing journey, the Continue Mission program, based in North Salt Lake, gets vets outside and interacting with each Whetherother.it’s hiking, paddle boarding, disc golf, pickleball or a ball game, the out door activities create bonds and friendships.
Depression breeds in isolation, so physical interaction is a big part of Continue Mission.
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“We don’t know which teacher is go ing to be next year—if they’re from Peru, or Ecuador or from Spain,” Garza said. “We really just don’t know and that’s the beauty of the DLI Mountainprogram.”Point’s Spanish DLI pro gram is still new—it began last year with first grade classes, with Garrido being the only Spanish teacher at the school. She said the other first grade teachers welcomed her and supported her, even dressing in Mexican clothing and participating in a tortilla-mak ing contest with her during last year’s Mex ican Independence Day celebration.
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In preparation for the Cultural Night the PTA has planned for January, the two teachers considered teaching their students a dance from another country but decided there was enough variety in Mexican danc ing. “Mexican folklore dances are so differ ent—all the costumes are different and the steps are so different,” said Garrido, who performs with a Mexican dance group. As the DLI program grows and an ad ditional teacher joins the staff each year, there will be more opportunities to expand the cultural experiences to other Span ish-speaking countries.
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Left: Mountain Point Elementary School’s first grade teaching team joined with Angie Garrido, the only Spanish DLI teacher at the school last year, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. (Photo courtesy of Angie Garrido)
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“We are told to really submerge the students in our culture,” Garza said. “It’s the Spanish language, yes, but culture needs to be involved, because it’s the only way that the student will be fully bilingual by the end of the program.”
DLI students will also celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on Nov. 1. They will expand their vocabulary while learning about the symbols of the holiday with activities and crafts. The first graders will decorate sugar skulls and the second graders will explore the legends of mythical spirit animals called alebrijes. For the school’s winter program last year, DLI students learned a festive Peru vian Christmas song. However, because both Garrido and Garza are from Mexico, they have focused much of the cultural experiences during the first, and now the second year of the program, on their own country.However, because they come from different parts of Mexico—one is from the South and the other is from the North— they can expose their students to the varia tions in traditions, language and pronunci ations within their country.
DLI teachers Angie Garrido and Irene Garza, who are both from Mexi co, are excited to teach their students more about their country’s language and culture as they celebrate the holiday together on Sept.“We16. have this vision for this holiday that every year we are going to have the opportunity to explore a new culinary tra dition from the country,” Garza said. The first graders will learn about to stadas and practice making tortillas by patting and flattening the dough with their hands.“It is real tortilla dough but it is like play-doh for them,” Garrido said. The second graders will learn about tamales, another traditional Mexican food. Last year, parent volunteers helped make tostadas for the first graders’ cele bration. This year, parents will be invited to a tamale-making demonstration so they can make authentic tamales at home for their children to taste. Students and their families will also learn to play the popular Mexican game Lotería, which is similar to Bingo.Learning about Spanish-speaking countries’ holidays, culture and traditions is part of Utah’s DLI program model, which uses a complete approach to help students gain both language and cultural fluency.
Principal Elizabeth Felt doesn’t want the DLI students to feel separate from the other classes, so all the students are invited to participate in the cultural activities. Gar rido said Mountain Point’s faculty, admin istration and parents have been extremely supportive.“It’sjust been a wonderful communi ty, to be honest, very supportive of the pro gram, even though some of the kids are not in the program,” Garrido said. l la Spanish DLI program!
Above: First graders have fun learning to make torti llas by hand. (Photo courtesy of Angie Garrido)
Before the city started purchasing wa ter from JVWCD, the Green Well produced high quality water, but it still didn’t reach the quality provided by the district. With the reverse osmosis purification plant, the city can once again tap into the Green Well to in crease the city’s water supply, offering clean culinaryReversewater.osmosis is a process that re moves contaminants from water by push ing it through a semi-permeable filter using pressure. Installation of the plant begins this fall and is expected to be completed by June 2023.Once complete, an anticipated 1,300 gallons of treated culinary water will be produced at the well per minute; more than 1.8 million gallons every day. The increased supply of culinary water will help keep wa ter rates for Riverton residents low in the future. An external geological analysis de termined the underground aquifer that feeds the Green Well has a life expectancy of more than 20 “Theyears.Riverton project will add a sus tainable source of water in an area of Salt Lake County seeing significant growth; freeing up thousands of additional acre feet of water for other parts of the county that desperately need additional water,” String ham said. “Our partnership with Riverton City on this project will save county taxpay ers over $2Moremillion.”information about the proj ect can be found at rivertonutah.gov/well. l
The project is made possible through a strategic partnership with Salt Lake County, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
A water project at Riverton’s Green Well is expected to add 1,300 gallons of purified culinary water each minute; nearly 2 million gallons per day. (Photo courtesy of Riverton City)
Reverse osmosis purification plant to increase water supply in Riverton
A reverse osmosis purification plant on the city’s Green Well will improve the quali ty of water so it meets or exceeds that of the culinary water provided to the city by Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. The wa ter treated at the plant will supplement Riv erton’s primary culinary water supply.
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An innovative project in Riverton will in crease the city’s culinary water supply using a sustainable source. It will also help keep culinary water rates low in the years ahead.
“With water being such a valuable re source in Utah, we are grateful to the Salt Lake County Council for their financial contribution to this project to help us in crease water supply,” Riverton Mayor Trent StaggsThesaid.Salt Lake County Council appro priated $3 million in federal ARPA funds toward the project. In addition to providing roughly $2.1 million worth of existing Green Well infrastructure, the Riverton City Coun cil has appropriated $600,000-$700,000 in ARPA funds to the plant. The partnership includes an agreement that the project will provide water to the Salt Lake County Riv erbend Golf Course at a reduced rate, saving county taxpayers nearly $100,000 per year for the next 20 years.
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“We are excited to partner with River ton City on this critical water infrastructure project,” said Salt Lake County Council Chair Laurie Stringham. “This project is one of several water conserving projects funded by the Salt Lake County Council this year.”
Amongst the equipment provided to help make it easier for the students were pool noodles on the putting green to guide the ball toward the Jordanhole.Education Foundation Director Mike Haynes said that unified golf will be ongoing.“They will compete in the Utah Open celebrity skills challenge,” he said. “This was the result of a collaboration of Special Olympics, Glenmoor Golf Course and Jor dan Education Foundation. It’s all about the inclusion and it is so valuable to our commu nity to create opportunities of inclusion for all kids.”
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About 235 students from eight Jordan School District middle schools tried learning golf skills at this past spring’s Special Olympics kick-off of unified golf at Glenmoor Golf Course. Now, 40 students are getting a chance to develop their skills this summer as they com pete in four junior PGA unified golf teams. Unified golf is an opportunity for stu dents with and without disabilities to play golf together.Itcame about when South Jordan’s Glenmoor Golf Course PGA professional Darci Olsen approached Courtnie Worthen, Unified Champion Schools manager with Special Olympics Utah, to discuss adding unified golf to the unified sports program. Unified sports fosters empathy and inclusive opportunities for all students. Together, Olsen and Worthen received a grant from Special Olympics North America through the accessible golf associations to begin the program. The program, which also involved South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey, was de veloped this past school year.
First lady Abby Cox, former Gov. Gary Herbert and assorted superheroes and car toon characters helped to kick off the pro gram, where students received a quick lesson in using a golf club, swinging, putting and enjoying the game in each other’s company.
Jordan School District middle school students hit tennis balls while learning how to play during the uni fied golf kick-off. (Photo courtesy of Jordan Education Foundation)
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“Watching the kids get excited about trying the skills and learning how to swing, how to putt, and having adaptive units there to help them, really helped them get a sense of the sport and how they could be success ful if they joined a team,” she said. “The stu dents were really excited to be a part of this.”
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Elk Ridge Middle School special educa tion teacher Amanda Mair said her students rotated in the kick-off’s skill activities. “It was a fun activity,” she said. “It was a little chilly, but I think the kids had a great time.”It was a bit warmer than the origi nal kick-off date, during which it snowed, Worthen said, who added the event was “in credible.”“Golf is a life-long sport. We wanted to introduce it to younger athletes as we don’t have any programs offered in the middle schools,” she said. “By making golf acces sible, students are not only learning about golf, but also having that experience in team work and sportsmanship, and in developing friendships.”Lindsay Auld with Jordan Education Foundation said the event was “awesome.”
“Six seniors graduated this year, but we’ve taken large numbers of younger ages so we could train them and have them with us for four years. This way we build up a better pro gram and make it stronger every year,” Larson said. Last year there were 25 girls, and each of them competed in the show routine. After they won nationals for the first time in 2022, a lot more girls auditioned for this year’s team. Now there are 32 girls in the program. With preparation and recognition, the Riverton Drill Team is becoming a force in their sport. Cannot Forget High School Duties
The Riverton High drill team competed at the Contest of Champions in Florida where they fin ished first in the dance category. (Photos courtesy Shawnee Larson)
National Champions Contest of Champions: The Premier Dance Nationals, held in Florida each year, had been canceled since 2020 due to COVID-19, and then in 2021, “nationals, due to Covid spiking again, was canceled two days before we were scheduled to leave, so we couldn’t go to nationals. So that was a bummer, but we were excited to go this season,” coach Shaw nee Larson said.
The Riverton Drill Team is not just a com petitive team, but have a more classic role as well. They perform for students at assemblies, but they also keep the crowds entertained and hyped during half time at football games. They can also be found performing for other sports as well.As the Drill Team gets ready to start per forming at the first football games of the year, they will be thinking about the warm sun of March in Florida. They will be thinking about hoisting that trophy once more. l
As students return to school from summer, which never seems long enough, their minds must be filled with a myriad of things. What will classes be like? Will I like my teachers? Will my friends be in my classes? However, for juniors, sophomores and fresh men of last year's Riverton Drill Team, one question is at the forefront of their minds: How do we win nationals again this year?
Blossoming Riverton drill team returns with high hopes
“This was a big success for us,” Larson said. Dancing Back from a National Championship In all high school sports, coaches and teammates must worry about seniors leaving. Drill Team is no different.
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The Riverton Drill Team competed in multiple categories at nationals, including dance, military and palm routines. The palm routine was student choregraphed. They won a choreography award for their show (dance) routine and won first place over all in the same category.
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As March 2022 approached, the young women were filled with glee and trepidation. It had been years since they’d competed at this level, COVID-19 was still an issue and they just didn’t know if the competition would go on. Before going to nationals, they needed to perform in regional and state competitions. Winning these is not required for entrance into nationals, but they provide opportunity to prac tice and winning any of them brings accolades to theInteam.2022’s state competition, the team didn’t perform as well as they had hoped. “We made it past the quarterfinals into the semis. We were super close, but we weren’t quite there.” Despite not winning state, they knew they would be at the Contest of Champions in less than a month, with an opportunity to compete against high schools from throughout the coun try.
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Participants can also set up a team and create a fundraising page. “I’ve just been in awe of the community and the support they’ve given my family over the years,” Roberts said. “We’re going to come together in the community to celebrate hope, to celebrate the ability to have a sense of community because it’s a really isolating disease. We want to bring together a plethora of people who are here to buoy you up and support you and advocate for a cure.”
Utah Team Hope brings awareness to Huntington’s disease
The Utah Team Hope Walk & 5K on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at Sugar House Park, raises funding and awareness for the fatal Hunting ton’s disease. (Photo courtesy of Chelsea Roberts)
Roberts, who was recently crowned Mrs. Utah Earth 2022, serves as the vice president for the HDSA’s Utah chapter and encourages families, friends and community members to walk together to help improve the lives of people affected by Hun tington’s“There’sdisease.lots of research into medicine that will hinder or stop the progression of the disease. Lots of research in the UK yielded some great results,” Roberts said. “It’s in the group of Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis, as a neurological disorder, so once we get one of those, it will be amazing.”
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S e P t . 2022 | Page 23R ive R ton J ou R nal . C om Chelsea Roberts was 8 years old when her mother was diag nosed with Huntington’s disease. She remembers watching her mother’s decline from the fatal genetic disease that affects nerve cells in the brain. When Roberts was 19, her mother passed“Itaway.was hard. At that point she had suffered for so long, it was kind of a tender mercy. She fought so bravely and so hard. When you watch someone you love go through that for so long, you only want the best for them,” Roberts said. “I’m the only one out of my siblings that hasn’t been diagnosed with the disorder. My younger brother and sister and both have tested positive.”Today, there are about 41,000 Americans with the disease and more than 200,000 at risk of inheriting the disease. People with the genetic marker have a 50% chance of passing it down to theirTochildren.bringawareness to the disease, the Huntington's Dis ease Society of America will host Team Hope, the organiza tion’s largest national grassroots fundraising event, which takes place in 100 cities across the country. In 15 years, it’s raised more than $20 million.
The Utah Team Hope Walk & 5K Run will be held Satur day, Sept. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at Sugar House Park (1330 E. 2100 South). All proceeds will support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease and their families.People can visit Utah.hdsa.org to register for the event.
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The one solution which the council seemed most interested in was adding to the parking lot. The engineering department did a study five years ago and estimated they could add 35 additional parking spaces for about $7,000. Of course, with construction prices exploding in recent years, that figure would be much higher today. To find out exactly how much higher, the council asked city administration to look into getting an updated estimate before the discussion con tinues at a future city council meeting. l
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Blackridge Reservoir is a favorite recre ation destination for many in and out side of Herriman, but it’s also long been a source of headaches for Herriman staff and the neighborhood that surrounds it. With the reservoir reaching its pre-COVID popularity once again, the Herriman City Council has resumed discussions of possible solutions. “The popularity is coming back, and what we’re seeing is that people are not very nice to our staff up there. They’re parking all over the place - even parking on medi ans in the lot and refusing to move their cars. We have parking issues in the neighborhood again, even though there is a permit pro gram,” said Wendy Thomas, assistant city manager, during a recent city council meet ing. “These issues are not new. We’re just back to the pre-COVID problems,” added Deputy Police Chief Cody Stromberg. “Our community services officers have been up there pretty much every weekend since the beginning of summer and conducted proac tive parking enforcement. In addition, we’ve received numerous complaints from the neighborhood.”However,the police department can’t monitor the area 24/7, as that would pull them away from more serious calls through out the city. So instead, much of the enforce ment for the area is handled by seasonal parks and recreation employees, many of whom are teenagers who don’t garner the same amount of respect from visitors as an officer in uniform. “It’s not a fun job. You’re basically do ing garbage all day and telling people not to do stuff,” Thomas Unsurprisingly,said.keeping those positions staffed has proven difficult for the city.
The city could completely cut off access to the water, allowing it to continue function ing as a secondary water source but no lon ger as a recreation facility. They could keep access to the water, but limit recreation to things like kayaks and paddleboards, similar to Daybreak Lake. They could start charging fees for entrance to decrease demand, either to all visitors or just to visitors who aren’t Herriman residents. They could even restrict the reservoir so that it would only be acces sible to Herriman residents—the taxpayers that pay for it. The challenge for the city is that each solution could create its own new set of problems, or unintentionally exacerbate ex istingTakeones.entrance fees for example.
Changes Coming to Blackridge Reservoir?
(The city has made a change so that residents can request a number of single-day permits to use when they host parties at their homes.)
Blackridge Reservoir is an extremely popular recreation destination in the hot summer months, perhaps too popular. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
So what are some possible solutions?
“If there’s a $5 day-use charge, I think people are just more likely to try to find a place to park in the neighborhood,” said Councilman Steven Shields, who represents the district in which the reservoir is located. Adding new regulations to the area would also require additional resources for enforcement. If the city limited the reservoir to only Herriman residents, for example, the city would have to pay to have someone stay at the gate and verify the ID’s of poten tial visitors.Theparking lot also serves a popular trailhead, so any change that impacts park ing for the reservoir will also impact those who are just looking to go hiking or moun tain biking.Evensolutions the city has already im plemented, such as a parking permit system for the surrounding neighborhood, have had unintended consequences. Residents who have invited family and friends to their homes for barbecues or birthday parties have had their guests’ vehicles ticketed, since offi cers can’t tell whether a car parked at a home near the reservoir is parked “legitimately.”
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Auburn University in Alabama has one of the largest team handball clubs in the country. Only a handful of col leges have organized clubs including the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy (West Point). The Salt Lake handball club consists of about 30 mem bers. They practice three or four times a month and have be gun traveling to play in tournaments. “I am from Guatemala and I played for the National team there for about 12 years,” Sofia Broadhead said. “When I came to Utah in 2016 I started looking for a club. The sport is growing in Central America, Brazil, and even here in this country.”“Istarted playing in Brazil when I was 12 years old,” one of the club organizers Andre Rammi said. “Our practices are open, anyone can come and join. We want people to un derstand the game. We have several that have never played before.”
Team handball is a game that is a mixture of soccer and lacrosse. And, like the name states, it’s a team sport with two teams of seven players each (including the goalie) at tempting to pass the ball using their hands and shoot it into the opposing team's net. The team that scores the most goals wins.And for team handball enthusiasts, Massif Handball SLC is organizing a tournament in Salt Lake City this month.
“It will be held on Saturday and Sunday,” Rammi said. “People see this game in the Olympics and they come out and join with us. It is growing in this area.”
Hannah Ross from Pocatello, Idaho is also a member of the women’s beach national team. She has participated with the Salt Lake City club at times. Team USA is working to establish a college national championship and the U.S. National team recently qualified to participate in the next World Cup.
Massif Handball SLC is hosting the Uintah Cup in September. Sever al teams from around the country will face off in the first-time event. (Photo courtesy of Massif Handball SLC)
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A small group of players played in the USA Team Hand ball Open National Championships in May. The local players combined with a team in Los Angeles to be able to partici pate.“Now we want to represent Utah. We would like ev erybody to get to know this sport. We are hosting a small tournament next month with a few teams,” Broadhead said.
“Some of my friends are from different countries. It is a new game here, but in other countries, they teach it in schools. The game is very popular in Europe. That is why they always win. There is also beach handball. It has differ ent rules,” Broadhead said.
Team handball takes hold in Utah with first-ever tournament
By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com
“I was attending college at Auburn and a friend of mine introduced me to the game,” Massif Handball SLC member Patrick Halladay said. “It turns out that my first time was a tryout for the U.S. Olympic team. I wasn’t that good, but I learned how to play and now I really enjoy it.”
Luke Nguyen, originally from Vietnam but graduated from Kearns High School, is a member of the U.S. men’s beach team. He started playing team handball when he was 12 years old. After he moved to Utah when he was 16 he was a part of the U.S. Youth National Team. He started playing beach team handball in 2015. He was the most valuable goal keeper in 2016 and was a coach of the 2019 Pan Am Games team. He still lives in Salt Lake City.
The Uintah Cup is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at the Utah Soccer Arena, 1475 S. 700 West. There will be men's and women's divisions. The Air Force Academy and a team from Denver will take part in the men's division. The women's division includes a Los Angeles-based team and a team from San Francisco is scheduled to compete.
“This is a game that can help you develop new skills and improve your athleticism. It can help you improve your abilities in other sports,” Rammi said. “This club is a family affair. They all bring their kids and we have lots just learning to play,” Halladay said.
For more information visit the team's Facebook page Massif Handball SLC. l
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