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popular local vendor of flowers and vegetables may not open this year after receiving a letter from Sandy City informing them that they must discontinue their business or face “criminal, civil and/or administrative enforcement.” The vendor, Kuwahara Wholesale, is a small farmers market–type operation located at 8565 South State Street. The owner, Alex Kuwahara, said the property has been in his family for generations, all the way back to his great-grandma. “She owned her greenhouse, she planted and sold flowers her whole life,” he told the Sandy Journal. Kuwahara takes pride in being a third-generation farmer. “My dad loved farming,” he said. “I kind of grew the same love for it. I did my best to make him happy. That’s how I grew up. I wanted to succeed, to keep the family name going.” Now, Kuwahara is afraid he’ll lose both the business and the property after being told by Sandy City that he isn’t allowed to open for business this year. The city contends that Kuwahara Wholesale has failed to comply with various regulations laid out in city code. A letter sent by the city to the business in October 2019 cites violations of international fire code, Sandy City municipal code and failure to obtain a conditional use permit, among other things. A Facebook post by the city said “Sandy City staff has worked exhaustively with the owners of Kuwahara Nursery over the last five years to help them meet all city and state requirements,” but that “Kuwahara failed to make the improvements to meet those requirements.”

Alex Kuwahara has loved farming and agriculture his whole life. (Justin Adams/City Journals)

According to Kuwahara, he has made improvements to the property, and could have made even more if it weren’t for all the expensive hoops he has had to jump through as he has worked with the city. He said every time he has applied for the necessary approval, he has been denied because the city added additional requirements. “With how much money they’ve pushed us on all these other regulations, we’re just out of money. We could have had paved parking and curb and gutter in right now, if they would

have just approved our plans back then. But they didn’t, they just keep adding things on,” he explained. Kuwahara estimates that he’s already spent tens of thousands of dollars paying engineering firms to help design required site plans for the city, all of which have been denied. As for the fire and safety concerns, Kuwahara said the violations laid out in the city’s letter come from an inspection conducted in August of 2019 — the first time the city had ever inspected the property in the nine years he has worked there. Since that inspection, Kuwahara said they’ve taken care of the violations, but the city has refused to return for another inspection since they’re technically closed for the winter. To put in place everything Sandy City is asking him to do, Kuwahara estimates it will cost him about $1.2 million, money he simply doesn’t have as a small agricultural business, especially if he won’t be allowed to open for business. “What are we supposed to do now? We have all this debt. We have all these credit cards maxed out. We’re going to lose our property. We’re going to lose everything,” he said. During its Feb. 18 meeting, the Sandy City Council took on the issue. Dozens and dozens of community members, as well as some who traveled from different counties, came to support Kuwahara, as they pled for the council to do whatever it could to keep the location open. Public speakers touted Kuwaraha’s excellent products and customer service, their role of bringing the community together and its reputation for working with special-needs individuals. Continued page 7

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I like a big brachiosaurus and I cannot lie: Jurassic Quest comes to Sandy By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com

urassic Quest came to the Mountain American Expo Center Jan. 31–Feb. 2 to show what dinosaurs likely looked like. The family-friendly, interactive exhibits displayed how tall many of them stood. Visitors could see how they looked with meat and skin on their bones. The to-scale models were truly monstrous, in a dazzling way. Many of the dinosaurs were robo-animated with movement for an attention-getting sight. Kids could take a turn riding on the back of a walking dinosaur, or stand up close to the megalodon to see how its size rivaled the length of a bus they might ride to school. Becky, Mike, and their son Connor came all the way from Clearfield to see Jurassic Quest. Becky wanted to do something fun in lieu of the Super Bowl. “I heard about it from a coworker and I’ve really enjoyed being here so far.” Connor (age 5) loved seeing the enormous megalodon. When asked how many children a megalodon might eat in a day, Connor confidently said, “25.” Mike thought the animatronics were the best part. “I wasn’t expecting them to be moving around, so it was really neat,” he said. The dinosaurs were staged in mock-up habitats of jungle foliage, rock deserts and ocean. Visitors could see how they may have moved about, which ones had the gnarliest set of jaws, and what the fancy horns or small-proportioned arms looked like. Were all of their different characteristics important for fighting? Or for attracting a mate? The answers aren’t all sorted out yet. But it was easy to guess which dinosaurs were at the top of the food chain. Nicholas Schaefer, tour guide and fossil expert, said, “We (Jurassic Quest) travel throughout the United States and Canada. I’ve traveled everywhere with them. It’s been really cool to explore the country as I work. This is my third time coming to Salt Lake,

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and we’ll be back again.” Shows are posted on their website at JurassicQuest.com. Schaefer helps educate and answer visitors’ questions. “A lot of people think about dinosaurs as something that doesn’t really connect to us much — these animals that lived long ago. They went extinct, and failed. But dinosaurs have been around for a lot longer than they’ve been gone. They lasted for 165 million years. There are dinosaurs that are three times older than the most recent dinosaurs that roamed. Coelophysis was one of the first dinosaurs in North America. T-rex was one of the last dinosaurs in North America. T-rex lived closer to our day than to the time of coelophysis,” he said. “Technically speaking, dinosaurs aren’t

entirely extinct,” Schaefer said. “There is a group of them left — we call them birds. Birds are classified as a subcategory of dinosauria. You might go to the grocery store today for some dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets. Those are actually made of real dinosaurs,” he pointed out. Jurassic Quest offered an up-close experience of the dinosaurs’ unbelievably impressive existence. Not only did it help show families the scale of ancient creatures, visitors could see how dinosaurs looked with feathers, fur and color. These massive birdlike predecessors took shape for a few days in Sandy, and they were welcomed with roaring Kids brushed away the sands of time to look for big excitement. l dinosaur fossils. (Amy Green/City Journals)

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Ways to cope with the rising costs of health care by Stephanie DeGraw | s.degraw@mycityjournals.com

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recent health care summit hosted by the Sandy Chamber of Commerce explored ways employees and businesses can reduce health care costs. A variety of speakers shared their views. The panel was organized by Suzanne Harrison, MD. She desired to bring awareness of the challenges consumers and businesses face with health care coverage. Newly elected to the Utah House of Representatives, Harrison represents Sandy, White City and Draper. She put together a panel of speakers for the event. “The costs of health care for patients, families and businesses continue to increase. For many, it is at a crisis point,” Harrison said. “There is much that companies and patients can do to save money in a broken system. This health care summit delved into concrete actions that employees and businesses can take to reduce costs while maximizing health.” Harrison’s role as a mother, practicing physician and policymaker gives her insight into solving problems. “I’m committed to finding solutions for the families and employers in my community. I’m working on legislation that will increase transparency and competition while driving down prices in health care so that businesses, families and taxpayers can spend less and stay healthy,” she said. Plan premiums and annual cost increases are often higher for small and mid-sized employers that lack the bargaining power of the big corporations. Small businesses, on average, pay about 8–18% more than large firms for the same health insurance plans, ac-

cording to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Another speaker on the panel pointed out that unnecessary care is a huge issue. “Expenses vary depending upon where one receives care,” R. Chet Loftis, managing director of PEHP Health & Benefits, said. To save money, he recommends going to a doctor’s office or freestanding facility versus a same-day service at a hospital. For example, a basic comprehensive health panel on average costs $50 at a freestanding lab or $60 in a doctor’s office, compared to $332 at a hospital. Patients can help cut costs for their employer and themselves by asking if the treatment is covered. And does the therapy require authorization, and are only in-network providers involved in my care? he said. Other cost comparisons include simple surgeries like a colonoscopy, which can range from $632 to $3,828, with average of $1,052 and $2,703. Lab tests like a basic comprehensive health panel in a lab is $50, $60 in an office or anywhere from $332 to $572 in a hospital. Imaging such as an MRI ranges from $295 to $2,334, with an average of $333 to $1,834 at a hospital. Urgent care such as wound care is $130 in an office, $160 at an urgent clinic and $1,150 at the ER. Loftis recommends visiting www.choosingwisely.org. The website helps patients choose care that is supported by evidence, not on other tests or procedures already received, and that is truly necessary. There are five critical questions recommended to ask your doctor before getting any test, treatment or procedure:

1. Do I need this test or procedure? Medical tests can help you and your health care provider decide how to treat a problem. 2. What are the risks? Will there be side effects? What are the chances of getting results that aren’t accurate? Could that lead to more testing or another procedure? 3. Are there safer options? Sometimes all you need to do is make lifestyle changes, such as eating healthier foods or exercising more. 4. What happens if I don’t do anything? Ask if your condition might get worse — or better — if you don’t have the test or procedure right away. 5. How much does it cost? Ask if there are less-expensive tests, treatments or procedures. Ask what your insurance may cover. Loftis said employers should be careful about paying a monthly fee when they introduce a new service to employees. It is best to pay as you go for the time employees use the service. Employers can cut costs by adopting HSA-eligible plans with generous employer contribution and first-dollar coverage of preventative drugs for diseases like diabetes. Employers can minimize penalties for finding lower-cost care in your plan design. They can create an incentive for employees to get less expensive care, consider limiting the site of service or use reference pricing. Employers can learn about costs and educate employees. The employer can also ask doctors for a prescription for labs and imaging to support payment reform. In 2020 costs will rise to $15,375 per employee, up from $14,642 per

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employee in 2019, according to the recent “Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design” survey by the nonprofit National Business Group on Health (NBGH). Another presenter at the health care summit, Joan Gallegos of Comagine Health, explained the “Choosing Wisely” national campaign. “The campaign is sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, in partnership with Consumer Reports. The campaign promotes informed conversations between providers and patients,” Gallegos said. The program recommendations include: 1. Avoid prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory infections. 2. Avoid imaging for uncomplicated headaches. 3. Don’t perform routine annual cervical cytology screening (pap smear) in women 30–65 years of age. 4. Don’t perform pap smears on women who had a hysterectomy for non-cancer disease. 5. Don’t perform pap smears on women younger than 21. 6. Don’t recommend follow-up imaging (CT, MRI) on positron emission tomography (PET) for clinically inconsequential ovarian cysts. 7. Don’t do imaging for low-back pain unless red flags are present such as nerve damage, cancer or other underlying severe problems.

Another tip is to ask your doctor for a generic version of a prescription drug that is equally as effective. When a drug is advertised, it can be more expensive compared to potential alternatives. Some of the factors affecting drug prices include advertising and pharmaceutical sales. “Generic” doesn’t always guarantee a low cost, and drug coupons circumvent co-payment tiers. Specialty and gene therapy drugs are also costly. Patients need to ask questions ahead of time to avoid billing surprises, which include out-of-network emergency room visits and out-of-network “hidden provider.” Patients should get prior authorization for treatment from their carrier and get a non-covered service. Additionally, patients need to understand the role pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) play. A PBM is a company that negotiates with drug manufacturers for discounts on prescription drugs. The PBM contracts with retail pharmacies for in-network rates, processes pharmacy claims and manages the pharmacy benefit. PBMs and health plans have been separate entities. However, many of the largest PBMs and health plans have merged. Patients need to be aware that the health care world operates off of discounts. Discounts are transparent for medical services. Explanation of benefits for the patient discloses the provider’s “billed amount” and

Continued from front page Multiple speakers became emotional, and even shed a few tears as they spoke about the impact that Kuwahara has had on their lives. “It really, really is awesome, the support that’s there,” Kuwahara said about the community’s support. “It’s helped me to get through this.” City council members commended the passion of the many supporters who came out to support a local business, and pledged

to do what they could to help find a solution. However, they acknowledged it’s a complicated issue, and that there won’t be a “magic silver bullet” that will solve the problem. As of the Sandy Journal’s publishing deadline, it is unclear whether Kuwahara Wholesale will be allowed to open this spring.

the discounted in-network rate. Patients pay the in-network rate. Discounts are not transparent for prescription drugs. Patients pay the full retail price, and manufacturers pay “rebates” after the fact. Rebates flow first to the PBM, then to the plan, and then to the employer. PBMs can be creative in the costs charged for their services. PBM contracts are divided into two categories: traditional and transparent. Transparent refers to a plan knowing how much the retail pharmacy was paid for a drug. It doesn’t provide transparency for rebates. Loftis encourages people to compare the value in their health care. He advises reviewing your policy carefully since terms vary widely. l

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Deputy Chief Greg Severson promoted to Sandy police chief By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com

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eputy Chief Greg Severson was nominated by the mayor and unanimously confirmed by the city council as the next chief of the Sandy City Police Department. Severson, a 24-year veteran of the department, will replace Chief Bill O’Neal, who passed away earlier this year. The opportunity to continue his former boss’ vision is a big motivation for Severson. “I had a hand in planning the vision with Bill O’Neal, and I want to see it through. I want to finish his vision and move on from there,” he told the city council. That vision includes making the city’s police department an attractive one for an increasingly smaller pool of police officer recruits. Part of the strategy for accomplishing that is creating a family-like culture within the department. “We should treat our officers the way we want our citizens treated. Building that culture goes a long way towards bringing in recruits,” said Severson. For example, Severson said the department has started using grant money to pay for officers to go to therapy, a practice that he said has “paid off in spades.” By many accounts, the department has already come a long way in establishing such a culture. Severson recounted how a former member of the department had recently returned after a stint with another department, with their main motivation being Sandy’s culture.

Multiple city council members also said they had done some “sleuthing” in preparation for their interview with Severson, and concluded that he was the right person for the job. “In 21 years as an executive recruiter, I do not know if I have ever heard more positive glowing things about a person,” said Councilwoman Cyndi Sharkey. Councilwoman Alison Stroud commented on the way Severson led the department through the tragic passing of Chief O’Neal. “I could tell right away with the dignity you had and the compassion with which you interacted with your officers at a time that was very difficult for the department,” she said. Those same officers’ support for Severson is a big reason Mayor Kurt Bradburn chose to nominate him out of a field of candidates. “[Severson] has gone above and beyond in earning the respect and trust of his fellow officers; that’s kind of what is motivating us to nominate him,” said Bradburn. Dozens of officers attended the special city council meeting to show support for Severson, which didn’t go unnoticed by the new chief of the Sandy Police Department. “The outpouring of support has been tremendous and I don’t want to let them down. They told me they want me to lead this department and that’s what I’m going to do. I’m not going to let them down.” l

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Alta cheer coach named 5A Coach of the Year By Ron Bevan | r.bevan@mycityjournals.com

n just three years, Alta cheer coach Jordache Leiker has brought the cheerleading program from an afterthought at the school to one of national prominence. And for all her work with the team, Leiker was recently honored as the 5A cheer Coach of the Year. Leiker received the award from the Utah Cheer Team Coaches Association (UCTCA) during the state cheer competition, held Jan. 25 at Salt Lake Community College. “I am very proud and grateful for the award,” Leiker said. “It is a recognition of the students who trust me to be their coach. My team consists of administration, other coaches as well as students. I think that all of them bring the program to what it is today. The standards have been raised to what it means to be a cheerleader at Alta.” “I put her name in for the award a couple of months ago because of the amazing job she has done with our cheer squad,” Alta principal Brian McGill said. “She has been here three years now and has done a phenomenal job of building our program nearly from the ground up.” Leiker was no stranger to Alta cheer when she accepted the coaching position in 2017. She had herself been a cheerleader for the Hawks during her high school years of 2006–08. Her experience at Alta was one of the reasons she pursued the coaching position, and a reason McGill hired her. “She is an Alta alum like myself,” McGill said. “One great thing she has brought to the program is tradition. It was missing for a few years, but she is keeping the same traditions and honors that she had when she cheered here at Alta. She is bringing back to the members of the squad the ‘gifts’ she got as a cheerleader, gifts that has helped her get to her current spot in life.” Leiker went on to graduate from the University of Utah after her years at Alta. From there, she was accepted to a medical college in New York. Her studies shifted to autism while in New York and she returned to Utah to work with children and families with autism. “I found out there is a high rate of autism in Utah, so I wanted to work in that area and hopefully make a difference,” Leiker said. Leiker wanted to make a difference in others’ lives, too. Coaching cheer is helping that goal. “She holds to a high caliber of expectations with her athletes,” McGill said. “She has given us a program with built-in expectations, not only on the cheer side but also academics. She expects her members to carry at least a 3.0 grade point average to be on the team.”

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Alta cheerleading coach Jordache Leiker poses with two of her charges after all three received awards at the state 5A cheer competition. Leiker was named Coach of the Year, while Eden Merrill and London Walbeck received Academic All-State honors. (Photo provided by Jordache Leiker)

Cheerleading at Alta was at a high caliber of athleticism when Leiker was a student. But a split of school boundaries when Corner Canyon High School opened up changed the face of cheer. “We lost a lot of our good cheerleaders to Corner Canyon and we had a limited pool of students to select from,” said Alta cheer competition coach Cassi Cook. “We had a few lean years and the expectations of what it took to be a cheerleader dropped.” When Leiker first signed on to coach, she immediately set the expectation bar high. “We had girls that couldn’t do a simple back hand spring,” Cook said. “She made it known that if you couldn’t do one you wouldn’t be on the team, period.” But hand springs weren’t the only change coming to the cheer squad. Leiker wanted her members to be the best they could be in all walks of life. “I encourage my cheerleaders to set high standards not only in cheer, but in school and at home,” Leiker added. To that end, four members of Alta’s cheerleading squad were honored alongside her at the state meet. Two members of the team, Kyle Fitch and Robbie Green, were selected as members of the 5A All-State cheer squad. Two others, London Walbeck and Eden Merrill, were honored as Academic All-State cheerleaders, for maintaining a high GPA throughout high school while also serving and competing as a cheerleader. Leiker also asks her charges to give back to the community through programs that help those in need. “We love to go and spread the

love. That is our campaign name. We might cheer at Alta, but we also go to the community and help where we can,” Leiker said. This year the squad has cheered on the participants of a suicide prevention walk. They also went to a facility housing battered women and provided cooking utensils, pans and other necessities along with food to help 35 families get back on their feet. In December, the squad gathered boots, coats and gloves and took them to the Boys and Girls Clubs. Not only did they drop off the winter items, but the squad also cheered for the boys and girls. “Our cheerleaders are really blessed,” Leiker said. “They have opportunities others may not have. They have a face as an Alta cheerleader; a face they can take out into the community and make a difference. And they can learn about others at the same time. We try to help them open their eyes to people who might have different struggles. When you are in high school, you can kind of live in a bubble and not know what is actually going on in the real world.” To most people not actually involved with cheerleading programs, cheerleading is viewed as the spirit squad, who gets the crowd cheering on their favorite basketball or football team. Alta’s program goes much deeper to include all sports on the spirit side, and then compete in programed routines that require a high level of athleticism. “Sideline cheer is a celebration of our school,” Leiker said. “But we don’t just show up at sports that have a sideline. We go to the all sanctioned sporting events. Some of them we can’t cheer, per se. But we show up in matching outfits and hold signs up encouraging the athletes.” But it is the competition side that has garnered national attention for the Hawks. Leiker has built the program from competing in lower classes of competition to this year being in the advanced class. And the Hawks varsity team not only won the state 5A cheer title, but went to Anaheim, California Feb. 14 where they finished second nationally in their class. The junior varsity squad also had a great year, going undefeated in Utah cheer competitions and finishing sixth in the junior varsity national competition. “The excitement Leiker has brought to cheer has piqued interest throughout the school to where we now have double the members on the team from when she started,” McGill said. l

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James and Steph Purpura, a Utah couple who changed their perceptions and changed their lives. They have released the film “Perception: Seeing Is Not Believing.” (Photo provided)

Utah couple went from emotional and financial despair to changing their perception and creating the life of their dreams in a new documentary “Perception: Seeing Is Not Believing.” The film is the journey of James and Steph Purpura, who met when they were at rock bottom. The movie’s jarring opening scene grabs the viewer. In a story of fighting against all odds, the couple overcomes severe mental battles, trauma and adversity by shifting their mindset. This movie looks deep into how their false perceptions of self brought disastrous outcomes. “The perception that I always believed about myself was that I was unlovable because I was sexually abused. I never told because I was threatened,” Steph said. Adding to her feelings was the divorce her parents were going through. “My dad had decided that he wasn’t going to be a dad anymore. My dad left, and it just reiterated the fact that I was unlovable.” Because she believed these misconceptions, she coped with her pain through eating disorders and cutting. When she became older, she got into unhealthy relationships. At one point,

she made a suicide attempt. It failed, and she wondered how she could rebuild her life. “What do you do after that? You still feel the same. I didn’t know why I survived,” she said. “I didn’t know that you should love yourself. I didn’t know I could give myself the love that I needed. I thought I had to look for it on the outside. And I could never find it.” When a person has a negative perception, they can’t see beyond their understanding. But there is something more significant on the other side of it. If you tell yourself you suck and no one will love you over and over, then you will believe it, she said. To point herself in a new direction, Steph started writing in a journal about who she wanted to be. She wrote down she would no longer tolerate abuse from anyone. “I had to start loving myself before anyone else could love me,” she said. She knew she had to change her mindset and writing goals. “If you are not growing, then you can’t become your true authentic self.” Steph met her husband, James Purpura, 15 years ago, when he was

at his lowest point as well. The two decided to create a new, positive life. The couple supported each other to clear away their barriers to self-fulfillment. They focused on the power of perception to change self-limiting beliefs. Soon this allowed them to love themselves and find opportunities. Their personal growth skyrocketed the rapid growth of their tech company. Later, when they sold the company, they decided to help others full time. The couple created a seminar company, Powerful U, to share their knowledge so others may achieve personal development.    In the film, woven between the life stories of the couple are comments by experts: Trent Shelton, a motivational speaker and former NFL player, and Beau Lotto, world-renowned neuroscientist and entrepreneur. James Purpura co-stars and directs the film. Supporting actors include Lilian Garcia, Henry Ammar, Tom Bilyeu and Kamrin Carver. Producers are Denver Robbins, G. Mitchell Johnson and Aaron Alviso Stephenson. The documentary won Best Picture and Best Documentary at the 2019 Los Angeles Film Awards. l

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Park Lane STEM night offers students a chance to create, experiment By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

ark Lane kindergartner Callie Leonard said if she can make anything in the world, she’d make a paint machine. She was one of dozens and dozens of students and families who came to the school’s STEM night, eager to try all six rotations — machine inventing, static fun, mini flashlights, rock hounding, trajectory with angry birds, and creating bobble heads with baking soda. She, with the assistance of her dad, Eric, created a simple machine. “I like doing this because I get to use my imagination,” Callie said. Her mother, Crystal, and 2-year-old sibling, Madison, were nearby. “We love participating in Park Lane’s STEM night because it is such fun and we’re strong advocates in science and technology and introduce it to our children early,” Crystal Leonard said. This third annual STEM night, coordinated by parent volunteer Jessica Smith, is important both in the introduction of STEM activities as well as family togetherness in the community, Principal Justin Jeffery said. “STEM promotes a fun piece of it for the kids to explore, have fun with science and technology, learn something, but it’s

also an opportunity for the community to come together and families to do activities with each other,” he said. Some, like parent Jillian Zitting of fourth-grader Alexis Bruhn, even stepped up to help. “I love volunteering in the school, being part of the community,” she said as she oversaw families sift Utah rocks. “Jessica and her family gathered topaz, pyrite, wonder stone, apache tears and others here just for this night so every student could take some home.” That’s what the Farrell family was doing together before they created mini flashlights. “My son loves to build with Legos, so we thought this would provide him a spark of what other things he could learn and do with his interest,” Danielle Farrell said about her fourth-grade son, Leo. Smith, who said her family created 175 sample bags of rocks in preparation for STEM night, said she tried to tie in all the stations to the core curriculum, such as learning about rocks and minerals in second and fourth grades and circuits and electricity in fifth grade. “I love science and want to have the

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A bulk waste program change and reversal brings back council-administration dysfunction By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com

andy City’s curbside bulk waste pickup program has been a popular one among residents. Twice a year, residents can place green waste and other garbage out on the curb and then the city’s public works department comes by and hauls it away. However, a decision by the city administration to change the program was not well-received by residents and resulted in a return of a public display of dysfunction between the City Council and administration. The next day the city announced it would be reversing course and sticking with the regular curbside program. Under the new program, there would have been no assigned days for certain streets or neighborhoods to have their waste picked up. Instead, any resident throughout the city would have been able to schedule a dumpster to be delivered to their street, which they could fill with their waste and garbage and have hauled away a few days later. The proposed change came about largely because of concerns over how waste piling up on curbsides can potentially contaminate the water that filters down through the city’s stormwater system, and ultimately ends up in the Jordan River. In fact, Sandy city ordinance forbids a private contractor

from piling up garbage in a street’s gutters for this very reason. According to Public Utilities Director Tom Ward, the state of Utah has been “strongly encouraging” cities to move away from these kinds of programs, and that Sandy is the only city in the valley that continues to operate one. “We don’t allow other people to do it, but we allow ourselves to do it when we do this little program. We created an out for ourselves,” he said. “The only place you see this is where there’s been a disaster,” said Ward. “You see people pile up stuff after hurricanes and after floods and in Sandy. From an environmental perspective it’s not sustainable.” Ward also said the city might already be violating state or federal law with its current program, and could result in fines of six to seven figures for the city. Councilwoman Marci Houseman questioned a perceived lack of resident involvement in helping to develop the new program. “What role did community members, who are tasked with being the voice and being out in the public and having their finger on the pulse of what the community feels. Where were they in the decision-making process?” she said.

During public comment, multiple residents expressed the same frustration. Multiple people said they felt like the change was being “crammed down their throats.” Mayor Kurt Bradburn explained why the administration didn’t involve the public in formulating a new bulk waste program. “We went around to other cities and found the best parts of their programs that work and we incorporated every single one into this program,” he said. “We didn’t need to say, here are the other options, because we’re giving you all of them.” Some members of the city council were also concerned that they weren’t involved in the process. “This is a usurpation of the council’s budget authority,” said Council Director Mike Applegarth, who argued that a fundamental change to a major city program should be made by the council, not the administration. On the other hand, City Attorney Bob Thompson expressed certainty that a change to the program fell within the rights of the administration. “This is an administrative executive decision, completely… if you don’t like it, pass an ordinance,” he said.

The debate got heated enough that Thompson and Tracy Cowdell, the city council’s own attorney, got into a shouting match arguing over who had interrupted who and who was being “the rude one.” It was another instance in a pattern of dysfunction between Sandy’s two branches of government that has endured over the last couple years. In the end, a motion to let the new program continue failed. But so did a motion to force the administration to revert to the old program. Ultimately, the council just moved on to the next thing on the agenda, so it looked like the new program was set in stone. The next day however, the city’s Facebook page made a post that read, in part, “We heard from many residents who would like to keep the status quo. We are listening and will return to the normal Bulk Waste program. Look for additional info in the future.” The Sandy City administration was not able to answer questions about either the bulk waste program reversal or the continued trend of dysfunction between it and the city council. l

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Tips to help children learn second language skills By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

idgecrest Elementary parent Andrea Knight knows some basics in Mandarin, but she isn’t fluent, and wants to support her third-grade daughter, Maeli, who is in the school’s dual immersion program. “I want to learn more how to help her,” Knight said at Canyons School District’s recent dual immersion program parent night. Parents who do not know the target language can successfully support their children’s language learning, said Ofelia Wade, dual language immersion Spanish coordinator. “When we approach language learning, many people think of it the same way as math, with specific skill set,” Wade said. “With language, it develops the same way as the child’s first language, with constant exposure, hearing it in context, and eventually, generating a response we understand. Being exposed to the target language in a contextual way is the best opportunity to learn.” Wade, who recently was honored by the Spanish government for her DLI (dual language immersion) work, offered tips for those parents who want to support their children’s learning, but do not know the target language in the dual immersion program.

• Watch a movie or television show in the target language. “If they’re already familiar with the show or sport, such as soccer, then they’ll already have an understanding and will begin to learn the language as it applies to the rules, conversation, culture,” Wade said, adding that most movies watched at home can change the track to the target language. • Play an online game or listen to the radio or audiobook. If an audiobook isn’t available, contact a nearby college or university and ask to have a contact of an international student and pay that student to record the book. “In one community, the dual immersion parents created a summer book reading club so their students could listen to the books, then speak in the targeted language to each other about them,” Wade said. • Encourage other dual immersion children to get together for a play date, whether it’s to create crafts related to the language’s culture or holiday, or to converse with each other. Wade also said often an international college student would welcome being immersed into local culture and may be willing to take part in an activity or having conversations with the children on a regular basis. She also suggested to talk to native-speaking teachers who have their children here and invite

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Sandy City Journal

MARCH – APRIL 2020 I N T HI S I S S UE: Bradburn Brief ................................1

Motorcycle Lane Filtering Law ............5

Quick Tips from your City Recorder .....1

Monday Night Food Truck..................5

Current Job Openings........................1

American West Symphony .................5

Meet Our Team: Sandy City Fire Dept. .2

Sandy Arts Guild: Disney’s Frozen Jr...5

Parkstrips 101 .................................2

Elementary School Art Show ..............5

Parks & Recreation ...........................3

By the Numbers: Public Works 2019...6

Census 2020 ...................................3

Bulk Waste Program Guidelines .........6

River Oaks Golf Course......................4

What Causes Potholes?.....................6

Alta Canyon Sports Center..................4

Calendar of Events ............................6

Connect With Us! sandy.utah.gov/citizen-connect

BRAD BUR N BRIEF Dear Sandy Resident, It has always been important to me to listen and get feedback from our citizens on important city-related services, initiatives, and programs. One of the most effective ways of gathering this information is through our Citizen Connect Survey Panel. I would like to invite you to join this panel. It is easy to sign up. Simply go to sandy. utah.gov/citizen-connect and click on the Citizen Connect Survey Panel graphic. There you will fill out a simple demographics survey. The information you provide here will help us gather better feedback from you about our community. Your information will remain private and Sandy cannot use this information to identify you directly. You can see all of our previous panel surveys by searching “citizens survey” on our website. Once you are signed up as a panel member, we will contact you in the following months to take follow-up surveys about specific aspects of Sandy that impact you most. We are beginning a new cycle of benchmarked Signing up is easy, simply go to: surveys in April so now is a great to join us. The data we receive CitizenConnect.SandyNow.com from you helps us make city improvements and better decisions.

Quick Tips from your Passport Office: Planning your next vacation? Don’t forget your Passport! Stop by our Recorder’s Office • Hours: Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. • Each application must have a check or a money order payable to U.S. Department of Treasury.

Here is a schedule of the upcoming panel surveys we’d love you to be involved in: 2020 Q2 – Quality of Life, 2020 Q3 – Communications, 2020 Q4 – Fire, Police & Dispatch, 2021 Q1 – Public Utilities & Public Works, 2021 Q2 – Community Arts/Events & Parks and Recreation, 2021 Q3 – City Employees & Sense of Community. Also, from time to time, we send out individual surveys around important city issues and topics. Recent surveys you may have seen or participated in include our streetlight and Alta Canyon surveys. So, please join our Citizen Connect Panel to have your voice heard. Also, don’t forget you can always connect to get more information by going to our City websites sandy.utah. gov and SandyNow.com and by accessing our social media channels Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @sandycityutah and on YouTube as @sandycityut for regularly updated information. You can also send me a direct email at mayor@sandy.utah.gov. It is an honor to serve as your Mayor! Mayor Kurt Bradburn

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS Full-Time • Police Officer • Water Education & Public Engagement Coordinator • Street Maintenance Worker I

Part-Time Non-Beneﬁtted

• All applicants must be present (even minors under 16).

• Alta Canyon Custodian

• Bring Proof of Citizenship (i.e. birth certificate/old passport).

• Crossing Guard

• We take pictures for $10+tax. Short on time? Visit www.travel.state.gov to print your forms. For more information and the fee schedule, visit: sandy.utah.gov/passports I S S U E # 67

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• Various Alta Canyon Positions: tennis instructors, lifeguards, snack shack, front desk, camp counselors Many exciting job opportunities currently open. See www.sandy.utah.gov/jobs for openings P A G E

Meet Our Team – Sandy City Fire Department Sandy is an outstanding community where the exceptional men and women of Sandy City Fire Department are proud to serve. We are dedicated to providing our community with high-quality emergency services, as well as life safety educational opportunities and fire prevention training.

Parkstrips 101 What is appropriate parkstrip landscaping? Parkstrips may include both hard surfaces and living plants. Hard surfaces include such materials as concrete, pavers, gravel, cobble ,or other stones. According to the ordinance, “it is preferable to have no more than 50% of the parkstrip area covered in hard surface material. Hard surface sections should alternate with planted sections and be complimentary to the surrounding landscape.”

Our Locations

• Our department has five stations located at: o Station 31: 9010 S 150 E o Station 32: 9475 S 2000 E o Station 33: 2015 E 11270 S o Station 34: 10765 S 700 E o Station 35: 8186 S 1300 E • Sandy City Fire Department’s front line apparatus consists of: four engines, one ladder truck, four ambulances, one heavy rescue, one haz-mat response unit and three wildland brush trucks.

What We Do

• Respond to more than 8,000 calls annually with 80% of the calls being medical emergencies and 20% of the calls being fire, hazardous materials, or technical rescue responses. • Respond to all fire, medical, and rescue-related calls throughout our response area which covers 26 square miles, including: I-15, Union Pacific, Trax and Frontrunner lines, Dimple Dell Park, Rio Tinto Stadium, Mountain America Expo Center, as well as the thousands of commercial and residential structures in the city. • Provide emergency medical care, structural protection, wildland fire response, technical and rope rescue capabilities, and hazardous materials response. • In addition to the calls that we respond to, our daily routine consists of training, apparatus checks and maintenance, business inspections, physical fitness, fire prevention, and life safety education. • We work with neighboring departments through the Metro Fire Agency and the automatic aid system to better address needs at the local and county-wide level. This is supported through our partnership with Salt Lake City 911 Dispatch Center and the Valley Fire Chiefs which allow us to provide services more efficiently and cost effectively to our community, while allowing us to assist other departments in fulfilling their respective missions.

Fire Prevention Training and Life Safety Education Oﬀered • CERT Classes • Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Class • Fire Extinguisher Training for Businesses • School Fire Prevention Programs • Career Day (Spring) (16- to 20-year-olds) • Junior Firefighter Academy (Summer) (8- to 10-year-olds) • Citizen’s Academy (Fall) • Babysitting Classes (12- to 14-year-olds)

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Sandy City Fire Department’s Mission Statement

Why should I replace the lawn in my parkstrip?

• To prevent emergencies through public education and positive code enforcement • To mitigate emergencies and disasters through proper planning and preparedness • To respond promptly and efficiently to all emergencies involving fire, medical, or environmental concerns The citizens we serve are the heart of our mission. We strive to maintain the highest standards of public service and integrity. Therefore, continuing education and employee development serve as cornerstones for all of our planning and preparation.

Watering a lawn on a narrow parkstrip is often inefficient, resulting in overspray and wasted run-off water. There are a number of options that home- and business-owners have other than a typical lawn in the parkstrip. What are some alternatives to the lawn in my parkstrip? Low-growing shrubs, flowers, and other grass alternatives can transform a parkstrip into an attractive garden area. When planting any shrub or placing rocks in the parkstrip, keep in mind that a maximum height of 3 feet is in place to keep pedestrians and others safe on sidewalks and streets.

For more info:

What is xeriscaping?

• sandy.utah.gov/departments/fire-department • Instagram: @sandy_fire_department • Facebook: @sandycityfiredepartment • Twitter: @SandyCityFD • Administration (801) 568-2930 (Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–5 p.m.)

Xeriscaping is a landscaping technique whereby native and drought tolerant plants are used to create a naturalappearing and attractive landscape. The use of plants, mulch, or gravel and larger stones can be a very attractive and a low-maintenance option in difficult-to-irrigate areas such as parkstrips. Plants in parkstrips should be hardy and able to withstand not only dry spells, but road salt and piles of snow in the winter. Xeriscaping does not mean “zeroscaping”: the placing of stone or gravel with no provision for plant materials. Some plants take a few seasons to mature or spread and that is acceptable, but zeroscaping your parkstrip is strongly discouraged.

How should I water the plants in my parkstrip? The use of typical sprinkler systems can cause overspray which wastes water. For xeriscaping and other alternative parkstrip plantings, consider converting to drip irrigation, which can be far more efficient.

2020 RACE SERIES

Our 2020 Race Series includes discounts for those participating in all four races. You must register for all four races at the same time in the same shopping cart to receive the discounted price per race. Family discounts available. • 5K Fiesta Saturday, May 2 River Oaks • Sandy Classic 4th of July 5K Saturday, July 4 City Promenade • Balloon Fest 5K Saturday, Aug. 8 City Promenade • Turkey Trot Satday, Nov. 14 Lone Peak Park For more info: sandy.utah.gov/parks

NEW Race Cats Track Club

PAR K S & RE CR EAT I O N Watch for our 2020 summer brochure to be delivered to Sandy residents the third week of April. The Youth Soccer registration deadline has passed. Please call for availability.

SPRING SPORT REGISTRATION

SPORT Boys Baseball Girls Softball Coed T-ball/Coach Pitch

AGE 7–13 7–12 4–6

COST $25–$50 $50–$55 $35

REGISTRATION DEADLINE March 18 March 4 March 18

We’re excited to announce a new track program this spring as we partner with Race Cats! Ages: 6–12 This USATF (USA Track & Field) member club is the “coolest running club in Utah” and is designed to introduce kids of all ages, abilities, and experience levels to the empowering and life-enriching practices of running and sprinting. Starts: Week of April 13 For more info: sandy.utah.gov/parks

PARKS DIVISION

• Park Pavilion Restroom Openings: starting March 23 (weather permitting) • Irrigation Line Opening: starting March 23 (weather permitting) • Spring Aeration: April 20 • Daily Sports Field maintenance: March 23 • Fertilizer application: April 6 • Landscape clean-up and first mow: April 6 • Beautification Day: May 16 (Looking for Volunteers) sandy.utah.gov • Park Seasonal hiring starts March 2 • Parks returning seasonal orientation, first day back March 20

WANTED: Soccer and baseball referees Apply today at sandy.utah.gov/jobs Must be at least 14 years old

SPRING PROGRAMS

• Summer Camps (Alta Canyon Sports Center): Sign-up begins March 12 • Youth Fishing Class: Classes begin May 6 • Fiesta 5K: May 2 • Start Smart Classes: Soccer & Multi-Sports; Session 1 starts May 19 • Youth Soccer Academy Session Starts April 13 & 14 • Little Crazy People: Parent/Child Class. Sessions are March 4, April 1, and May 6

FALCON RUNNING CLUB

A 5K training program designed for children ages 8–13. This club meets twice a week for one hour. Registration includes a workbook and entry in the 4th of July 5K race (including race t-shirt). Weekly topics are on character and physical development. Training begins April 23. Cost: $50 Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays Time: 4–5 p.m. Location: Falcon Park, 9200 S. 1700 East.

I N P E R S O N R E G I S T R AT I O N : Sandy Parks & Recreation - 440 E. 8680 S. Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (801) 568-2900

O N L I N E R E G I S T R AT I O N :

sandy.utah.gov/registration (available for most sports & programs) DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

R E G I S T R AT I O N F O R M S :

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River Oaks Golf Course 9300 South Riverside Drive, Sandy, Utah (801) 568-4653 www.sandy.utah.gov/riveroaks

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NORTH RANGE

To register for classes/events: altacanyonsportscenter.com

Opening March 1, 2020 (weather permitting)

GOLF LEAGUES

Come and join our adult golf leagues. Men’s League begins Tuesday, March 3, Women’s and Co-ed leagues begin Monday, April 6. Register Now. For more information call (801) 568-4653 or www.sandy.utah.gov/golf B A N Q U E T R O O M AT S A N D Y C I T Y

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GOLF LESSONS

Now is a great time to tune up your golf game. River Oaks has one of the best practice facilities and golf instructors in Utah. We offer individual private lessons/group lessons and cover all aspects of your game. For information, call Ryan at (435) 840-3102.

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Time to schedule your golf tournament. Call Neil Economy at the Pro Shop to confirm a date: (801) 568-4650.

SPRING HAPPENINGS

Two-Man Scramble: Friday, April 3

BEAT THE LEPRECHAUNMONTHLY CHALLENGE March 1–31 Reach the Gold before the Leprechaun! Each minute in a workout counts towards the overall goal. Watch out though—the Leprechaun has tricks up his sleeve. At any time, he could pull a trick on us, so we have to stay ahead of him. Submit your workout minutes to the front desk at any time.

I CAN TRI June 13, 2020 New to racing? Looking for a new challenge? Get the whole family involved. The I CAN TRI sprint race is perfect for first time athletes, families, and friends. Individual/Relay 400-Meter Swim 9-Mile bike 5k Run

Kids Challenge 100-M Swim 1-Mile Run

March 1–31 Cost: Individual: $50 | Relay: $80 | Kids: $20 April 1–30 Cost: Individual: $65 | Relay: $90 | Kids: $25

2020 RIVER OAKS PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE

Registration going on now. This is a great opportunity to get your kids involved with instruction and team format playing. Go to: pgajrleague.com/register

SALT LAKE CITY SPRING U.S. KIDS

The U.S. Kids Golf Local Tours are created to provide boys and girls, ages 5 to 14 the opportunity to advance their skills in the game in age-appropriate competition without having to take the time and incur the costs of having to travel long distances. For info and upcoming dates, visit: uskidsgolf.com

INMOTION SPRING 2020 JUNIOR GOLF

Taught by PGA Professionals, Todd Tanner and Stacey Jones. Our 1- and 1.5-hour programs are held once a week. Each class has a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio. Students are placed in a class based on their age and skill level. Each program includes short game practice, range balls, in-depth instruction, video analysis, and on-course playing time. For more information, call (801) 980.0162. Ages: 3- to 18-year-olds Sessions Begin: March 30 and April 3 Cost: $150 to $450 Level: Beginner–Intermediate Times: 3–7 p.m. slots Registration: inmotionjuniorgolf.com

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May 1–31 Cost: Individual: $70 | Relay: $95 | Kids: $30 June 1–10 Cost: Individual: $75 | Relay: $100 | Kids: $30

SUMMER & REBEL CAMP June, July, and August Registration begins March 12 for our Summer and Rebel Camps. Swimming, field trips, and arts and crafts are just a fraction of what the kids will do all summer long.

LEGO WORKSHOP March 19 Come and create, design, and engineer with our collection of thousands of Legos. This free workshop gives you a small taste of what the camps are like. Preregistration is required. Cost:

Free

Time/Age: 4:00–5:30 p.m. ages 5–7 6:00–7:30 p.m. ages 8–12

Motorcycle Lane Filtering Law Lane filtering refers to the process of a motorcyclist moving between two lanes to the front of traffic stopped at an intersection. This is a legal practice in Sandy as long as certain specifications are followed. Here are the laws surrounding Motorcycle Filtering: • The Motorcycle must be on a roadway divided into two or more adjacent traffic lanes in the same direction of travel • The motorcycle is on a roadway with a speed limit of 45 mph or less • The vehicle(s) being passed in the same lane are completely stopped • The motorcycle must be traveling at 15 mph or less • The movement must be made safely

Sandy Arts Guild Presents

April 2 - 4

The Theater at Mt. Jordan

Info and Tickets: sandyarts.com Monday Food Truck Night Monday Food Truck Night is back! Sandy City is partnering with The Food Truck League again this year to line up food trucks at the Sandy Amphitheater park every Monday night starting March 30, 2020. There will be a different lineup of trucks weekly starting at 5 p.m. Visit the website each week to see which trucks are coming: thefoodtruckleague.com/foodtrucks/events/

Elementary School Art Show March 18-25, 2020 The Shops at South Town

John Libertini - 2nd Grade Saint John the Baptist Elementary School

Winning Artwork on Display at the Sandy Library April 1-19

Awards Program: March 20th @ 6pm

Ask your teacher how you can be a part of the show!

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Public Works 2019 – By the Numbers Spring/Fall Bulk Waste Loads Collected: .............4,953

What Causes a Pothole? Potholes are created when the top layer of pavement and the material beneath (called the base or sub-base) cannot support the weight of the traffic. Two factors are always present in such a failure: traffic and water.

Dumpsters requested by Sandy Residents: ...........621 Curbside Material Recycled in 2019: ...................3,693 Tons Residential Solid Waste Collected: .......................33,348 Tons Glass Recycled: ....................................................197.8 Tons Trees Trimmed: ...................................................5,814 Excavation Permits Issued:...................................468 Snow Plowing: ....................................................39,753 Miles Street Sweeping: ..................................................11,720 Miles MARCH 16 — MID-JUNE Bulk Waste Program Guidelines [SPRING 2020] Scavenging is discouraged!

Place bulk waste curbside no sooner than the Saturday prior to your scheduled collection date (noted on reverse side)* or no later than 7:00am on your scheduled date.

Place all GREEN WASTE (branches, shrubs, wood) in one pile. Place all OTHER TRASH into a separate pile.

Do not put waste on the parkstrip, against a fence, on top of a utility box or storm water inlet grate.

Don’t park within 15 feet of either pile.

15 feet

2 feet

This service is not available to businesses, apartments, condos, mobile home parks or residents of Salt Lake County.

Lawnmowers and other similar items must have the oil and gasoline removed. All materials including tree limbs and stumps should be cut into 4 foot lengths and be no more than 18” in diameter.

Here’s how a pothole develops: 1. Snowmelt or rain seeps through cracks in the pavement and into the sub-base. If the moisture cannot adequately drain away from the sub-base and soil underneath, it becomes saturated and soft. 2. Trapped moisture is subjected to repeated freeze/thaw cycles and with each occurrence, the expanding ice lifts and cracks the pavement more. The passing traffic weakens the pavement, cracking it further. 3. As temperatures rise and the ice melts, a void is left under the pavement. This void collects more water and during the next freeze, the void will enlarge. 4. Vehicles driving over the weakened pavement pound it until the surface breaks and collapses into the void below, thus creating a pothole.

Items Sandy City

WILL NOT pick up Rocks, concrete, gravel, dirt or sod.

Put the pile in the street.

Residents can be cited for items placed out too early.

FOR SANDY RESIDENTS ONLY

55 gallon containers must be emptied and have either the tops removed or be cut in half. If you hire a landscaper or contractor to do work at your home, they are responsible for removing and disposing all debris.

Loose material (leaves, twigs, pine needles, wood chips, etc.) should be placed inside trash bags or boxes. Hauling bulk waste to another location is considered illegal dumping. If you see this, please get the license plate number and contact the Police Dept at 801-799-3000.

Construction debris such as sheetrock, tiles, glass, roofing materials or bricks.

Vehicle parts, tires or propane tanks.

Oil, gas, batteries, paint, flammable, toxic or hazardous chemicals. For disposal of household hazardous waste call Salt Lake County Health Department at (385) 468-3862.

Items containing a refrigerant such as

Freon (refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners) must have the chemical removed by a professional and a copy of the receipt must be attached to it.

If you see a pothole, please contact the Public Works Department at (801) 568-2999 or send an email to pw@sandy.utah.gov. You can also quickly report it by downloading and setting up an account in our Sandy City CityServe app on your Apple or Android device.

C ALEND AR OF E V E N T S | M A R C H –A P RI L 2 0 2 0 MAR. 12

Citizen Corps Meeting

7 p.m.

Sandy City Hall Multipurpose Room

MAR. 12

Babysitting Academy

3:30–6:30 p.m.

Station 31 - 9010 S. 150 E.

sandy.utah.gov/fireprograms

MAR.19–MAY 28

Sandy Police Citizens Academy

6–9 p.m.

Sandy City Hall

sandy.utah.gov/police-academy

MAR. 24–APR. 28

CERT Classes Begin

7–9:30 p.m.

Station 31 - 9010 S. 150 E.

sandy.utah.gov/fireprograms

MAR. 18–25

Elementary School Art Show

The Shops at South Town

sandyarts.com

MAR. 27

American West Symphony: Music Across Europe

7:30 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

americanwestsymphony.com

APR. 1

Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Class

9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Station 31 - 9010 S. 150 E.

sandy.utah.gov/fireprograms

APR. 2–4

Frozen Jr.

The Theater at Mt. Jordan

sandyarts.com

APR. 15

Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Class

Station 31 - 9010 S. 150 E.

sandy.utah.gov/fireprograms

6–10 p.m.

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Tips to help children learn second language skills

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take in ninth or 10th grades will have a similar section, so this is a perfect way to support their learning,” Wade said. Wade also said that when parents set time for the child to practice, reinforce that practice (similar to attending a recital for piano or a game for a sport) and acknowledge their successes, they will be supportive to students learning their target languages. “Parents are capable of supporting their children learning the language even if they don’t speak it,” she said. “By doing this, it will empower children to feel like they can do more and be successful.” l

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hile many people may just shake their heads when faced with the problem to find what value of x yields a minimum value of the sum (x-20) + (x-21) + (x-22) + (x-23) + …+ (x-210), 83 Canyons School District middle school students tackled that problem at the Jan. 28 district’s annual MATHCOUNTS competition. Since 1985, local middle school students have participated in the MATHCOUNTS program to promote middle school mathematics. The program is offered in every U.S. state and territory. At the district competition, students had four rounds: a 30-question sprint round, a target round with four sets of two problems, a team competition where students work together on 10 questions and an oral countdown round. The top 14 students, plus their teams, competed Feb. 8 at the chapter level, which included Jordan School District. Canyons School District students regularly advance to state, and even nationals. While the math enrichment program is optional, District Instructional Specialist Rachel Marshall encourages participation in MATHCOUNTS. “A lot of students want extra challenging math,” she said. “It’s problem-solving. It’s not everyday math they do at school.”

Most of the students learn how to identify and solve problems and understand concepts with their peers either before or after school. They prepare for the MATHCOUNTS competitions by studying previous years’ exams. “We were teaching sixth graders Pythagorean Theory for fun. We review what

they learned and for some, learning new material,” Draper Park Coach Patricia Stirling said, citing work in probability, simplifying radicals, solving equations by substitution series, and quadratic formula. Draper Park parent Jody Rowser supports her sixth-grade daughter, Mary, and her teammates.

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Saturday pancake breakfasts have been a staple in the Smith household for decades. But the crowning glory has always been dad Bob’s homemade buttermilk syrup. “One day we were out of buttermilk, but we had an old container of Log Cabin (syrup),” Bob recalled. When the pancakes were served without dad’s buttermilk syrup, his children boycotted the pancakes. His oldest son asked incredulously, “Do you really expect us to eat this syrup?” “Right then, I knew the buttermilk syrup was something special,” Bob recalled. Special might be right. There have been few innovations in pancake syrups. “It’s been basically maple forever, some artificial syrups and low sugar ones, which nobody likes, and some fruit syrups,” Bob said. So buttermilk syrup — a favorite of home cooks — was ready to sweeten up the market. The Smith family dove in. After obtaining a cottage food certificate (an approval by the State), things started slowly. In their Cottonwood Heights’ kitchen, the eight Smith children plus parents made 250 bottles of syrup. It was a tricky business managing three gallon-sized pots, temperamental frothing syrup, and bottling. They sold the final product, Uncle Bob’s Butter Country syrup, at local farmers markets. It wasn’t until a few years later when Bob’s son Jared returned from his church mission and began attending BYU that things got going. “I knew that if we didn’t make and market this, someone else would,” Jared said, adding that once people taste buttermilk syrup, there’s no going back to artificial maple syrup. Jared set about experimenting, making hundreds of bottles, and consulting

food scientists, including his brother-inlaw, Cameron Smith, a recent food science graduate at the time. It took about 18 months to verify that Uncle Bob’s syrup was shelf-stable, because it is made with real buttermilk and cream. Getting the product to market proved to be another challenge. Eventually Harmons took them on and later, Associated Foods. Butter Country is now in 170 stores. Jared described the syrups as on par with premium maple syrup, but with new flavors, a creamy texture, and no artificial additives. For traditionalists, they have a butter-infused maple flavor. The original buttermilk flavor makes a good base for fruit toppings. New flavors include harvest spice and coconut cream. Bob said he hopes these syrups bring people back to the simple delights of a pancake breakfast. “It’s about making memories,” he said. Jared agreed. “The syrup reminds me of big, hardy pancake breakfasts with my family.” www.buttercountry.com

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One autumn day, Rick Black was pureeing his varieties of homegrown chili peppers to freeze, when he had a fiery vision. “I wondered what the essence of the chilis would be like in a good quality hot fudge,” he recalled. “That is, literally, how the idea came.” With his favorite Dutch processed cocoa, he experimented extensively until he invented a chili-infused hot fudge sauce that, he said, “amazed” people, including his brother in Texas, who became his first

The original Uncle Bob’s Butter Country Syrup is made with real buttermilk and cream. (Photo courtesy Jared Smith)

The chili-infused Peppermint Free Range Fudge, which tastes like a warm, spicy, ooey-gooey Junior Mint. (Photo courtesy Marli Black)

investor. Black’s goal was to make a premium product with a unique twist. He sought sensations that brought the palate to life — a smoothness and sweetness from chocolate combined with the “essence” of chilis to bring out notes of heat and flavor. Black, a scientist by profession, got seven tasting groups together in his Sandy neighborhood. He’d test different types of chocolate, cocoas and combinations of chili varieties, then asked participants to fill out questionnaires. “Even if people didn’t like spicy foods, they all said it’s the best hot fudge they’d ever had,” he said. After perfecting his “proprietary blend” of seven varieties of chili peppers and finding the best cocoa, he leased a commercial kitchen, and with a humorous poke at our label-conscious culture, named his spicy creation Free Range Fudge. Popular flavors include original, extra spicy, milk chocolate and peppermint fudge, which Black’s daughters say is “like a warm, spicy, ooey-gooey Junior Mint.” New flavors for holiday offerings are in the test kitchen now.

Donning chili-patterned pants and wearing an aspirator and goggles while pureeing the chilis, Black makes his fudge in small batches, selling them through his website, www.blackmarkettradingcompany.com and at local stores. His family, including wife Jill, help cook and bottle the fudge. They work quickly, the beneficial result of Black’s production-efficiency studies. Daughter Marli does the photography, while daughter Kalen manages social media. Soon, he hopes to have his own commercial kitchen in order to work on transitioning from small-batch to large-batch production for distribution to grocery stores. “This is a passion,” Black said, and one that’s challenging to do while working full-time. But he’s having fun zooming around town in his Honda hybrid with a bold graphic of the Free Range Fudge mascot — a cartoonish chili pepper wearing a cowboy hat. On the rear window is written his favorite quote, “We don’t pen up our peppers.” “Happy peppers make happy fudge,” he quipped.

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mas for her creativity. Her work ethic and determination comes from her dad, who passed away three years ago. And her love of cake making? She credits that to the TV show, “Cake Boss” and the inspiration of star baker Buddy Valastro. So, 12 years ago, the West Jordan resident started educating herself through YouTube videos, cake blogs, and “a lot of trial and error.” Soon, she developed recipes and learned techniques that gave her confidence to make cakes and cookies for Swensen is more than just head baker friends and family. They, in turn, encouraged her to start and cake/cookie decorator for her busian Instagram account (@sweetaffs), which ness. She’s also the janitor, finance direc“just took off,” she said. Now, she books tor, photographer, videographer, teacher, researcher, social media whiz, and inven- three months in advance for orders and has expanded into teaching cake and cookie tory clerk. “You have to wear so many different classes, which often book out in a day. As a self-described social butterfly, hats,” she said, referring to food entrepreneurship. “You have so much that you end Swensen loves teaching others as much as she loves baking. “Sometimes we sell ourup learning along the way.” Swensen credits her mom and grand- selves short and think we can’t do something,” she said. When her students have

On the long counter of Afton Swensen’s commercial-grade kitchen sits flour, sugar, butter and M&M’s, ready to be made into Valentine’s Day cookies. Besides custom cookies, Swensen’s home-based company, SweetAffs, creates specialty cakes — her most requested flavor is Biscoff cookie batter and her most popular cake is a four-layer colorful unicorn creation.

that “I can do this” moment, she is joyful. Time restraints have honed her designs (think “simply elegant” or “colorfully fun”) and baking work. “Baking has created a whole new sleep schedule for me,” she said. With a 2-year-old, a part-time job, and a small farm she runs with her husband, she works late most nights. “It’s been a learning process of what I can handle and what I can take on,” she said. “I do things in stages.” She’s hoping to add more classes, including online classes for her out-of-state fan base. One day, she wants to operate SweetAffs full time. Until then, she’ll work late into the night baking and decorating the dozens of cookies and several cakes she makes each week. “I am grateful that I am in a place to make this a reality,” she said. “I try to be grateful for it and for everything I have.” The four-layer unicorn cake is most often requested www.sweetaffs.com and on Instagram for kids’ birthdays says SweetAffs’ owner Afton Sw@sweetaffs ensen. (Photo courtesy Afton Swensen)

Food competitions take the cake By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com Eight teams of students and teachers emerged from the dust of flour and sugar with creations such as panda-faced red velvet cupcakes and apple cinnamon cupcakes with apple cider buttercream and a last-minute caramel drizzle. The latter was named winner of Fort Herriman Middle School’s second annual Cupcake Wars held Jan. 22.

A passion for cooking, the thrill of competition and bragging rights, motivates many teens to enter cooking competitions. “It lets them be creative in a way that school doesn’t always let kids be creative,” said Madison Heist, teacher and judge at FHMS. All seventh graders learn basic cooking skills. Older students take Foods and Nutrition classes as electives. The most serious high school students take two years of ProStart classes to prepare for food service industry jobs. But—it’s the contests that really take the cake. Competitive cooking is a popular TV trend that has influenced many foods instructors to incorporate contests into their curriculum—who can create the best smoothie or ice cream sandwich? Others host afterschool competitions for any student who thinks they can craft the best pizza, burger or cupcake. For more intense competition, the Family Career and Consumers Leaders of America (FCCLA) offers student competitions in Baking and Pastry and Culinary Arts events. ProStart hosts region, state and national competitions requiring teams to create and execute a three-course meal. Jordan High foods instructor Shauna

Young said competitions provide learning opportunities students can’t get in a classroom. “In the classroom, they have a limited amount of time and oftentimes a limited amount of resources,” Young said. “Having students compete teaches them to try new things, expand their comfort zone, build confidence, and do hard things that they didn’t think they could do.” JHS junior Jordan Castaneda likes that competitions allow him to be more creative. For the ProStart competition later this month, his team will make shrimp nigiri, stir fry chicken in a noodle nest, and layered mocha Chantilly cake. They will have just one hour and two gas burners to execute their menu and will be judged on taste, presentation, technique, time management, knife safety, sanitation, food cost, menu planning and business plan. During competitions, students are expected to problem-solve on the fly. As a FCCLA event judge, Kristy Yeschick watches for how well students respond to problems under pressure. “In the classroom they have that safety net,” she said. “If they mess up, it’s OK, they can do it again. Whereas in the competition, you’ve got to be at your top game.” Copper Hills High School foods instructor Megan Maxfield said competitions teach teamwork, problem-solving, time management, and leadership skills. When CHHS teams competed in the FCCLA regional Baking and Pastry event, problem-solving began weeks before the competition. The recipes they were given recipes for chocolate chip cookies and

Fort Herriman Middle students put finishing details on their cupcakes. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)

garlic bread knots had errors, said senior Brooklyn Gutierrez. Measurements and cooking times had to be adjusted through trial and error during several practice runs. At competition, the team had to adapt to even more complications: Their cookie dough got too cold, the kitchen equipment was unfamiliar, and humid weather affected their recipes. FHMS teacher Kayla Martin, whose team has won cupcake wars both years, said skills gained through competitions benefit everyone, not just those interested in highly competitive culinary careers. “Everybody works a fast food job at some point in their life,” she said. “So it’s good practice for working in a kitchen or a high stress job.” Many students love the thrill of the stressful environment of competition.

“I like the pressure,” JHS senior Mia Conham said. “I think it’s fun and I get really competitive.” JHS senior Holly Tang said when they are prepared, they can enjoy the competition. “We always have a ton of fun,” she said. “We’re always laughing and joking with each other.” Emma Powell, a competitor in FHMS’s Cupcake Wars, said it’s easy to forget about the pressure when doing something you enjoy. “It has a competitive aspect to it but you also have fun in the moment,” she said. “Then you realize there’s 10 minutes left. There are people you have to beat. So you put more effort than you think you can put into it.”

It’s a life of learning for this wine educator By Linnea Lundgren | l.charnholm@mycityjournals.com “And it all was originally started by All during this winter, Sheral Schowe’s mind was focused on sunny Spain. wine education,” she said. Not for vacation planning (she wishes), but rather to study Spain’s 17 autonomous wine regions and the dozens of unique appellations. There were thousands of wine facts to know, maps to memorize and soil conditions to understand. For 6 to 8 hours each day, Schowe sat at her desk studying for the Wine Scholar Guilds’ rigorous Spanish Wine Scholar certification program. “It’s the hardest test I’ve ever taken, and I have a master’s degree,” joked the Sandy resident. But such diligent study is all in a day’s work for Schowe, the first female wine educator in the state who started Utah’s first official wine school, Wasatch Academy of Wine, decades ago. Wine has always played a central role in Schowe’s life. She grew up near California’s wine country, where wine was appreciated and served with dinner and visits to wineries were regular events. So, when she moved to Utah in the ’70s, she said, “I anticipated a change in the wine culture.” But, when she found herself at a Provo restaurant and the waiter poured her “wine,” which turned out to be a disguised bottle of Welch’s grape juice, she thought, “What kind of bizarre place am I in?” Utah, she decided, was ripe for a proper wine school. But that would come a bit later. Instead, Schowe, who had just received a master’s in education administration, found herself developing Utah’s first community education program serving children and adults with disabilities. Granite School District told her if it was going to succeed, she’d have to fundraise for the participants’ enrollment fees. “I thought, ‘How incredible, I got a master’s degree just to do bake sales and car washes,’” she said. Then her thoughts turned from tedious cake baking to the joys of wine tasting. She enlisted Utah chefs to donate food for a tax write-off and then gathered every oenophile (connoisseurs of wines) she knew to make a donation, bring a bottle, and learn about it. “The [District] was impressed with my fundraising, but I never told them it started with wine,” she said. Enough money was raised to open several programs in the District that addressed the academic needs of adults with cerebral palsy, gave children access to wheelchair basketball, and created programs for developmentally disabled adults to learn independent living skills.

Several years later, in 1991, she started Wasatch Academy of Wine. For Schowe, the appreciation and study of wine is a gateway to many stimulating experiences in life. Besides new tastes, aromas and textures, an education in wine opens up new worlds — the geology of a grape-growing region, its society, art, history and culinary expressions. “You can become intellectually and experientially connected to the world through wine,” she said. While academic study is necessary, she values learning through experiences, especially through travel and meeting winemakers. “Last year I was in Europe for two months. The purpose was to meet with winemakers, to walk through their vineyards, to watch them make wine, to visit cellars, to taste wine with their families and experience their food traditions,” she said. “I bring those stories home and it greatly enhances the presentation in all my classes... it gives a deeper meaning.” Sheral Schowe has been teaching wine education courses through her school, Wasatch Academy of Wine, since Schowe focuses on European wines, the ’90s. (Photo courtesy Sheral Schowe) while other teachers at the Academy cover New World wines. Her life’s goal is to taste every wine from every appellation in France, Italy and Spain and, while she’s tasted many, there are hundreds she hasn’t. “It is like a treasure hunt,” she said. Her students today have increasingly sophisticated palates, Schowe said, so the 2020 Draper Days Schedule of Events Academy has expanded to include Wine Scholar Guild classes, wine dinner clubs, DAY DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION and popular food and wine pairings. Tuesday July 7 6pm - 9pm Draper Idol Summit Academy She’s delighted to now see local Thurs, Fri, Sat July 9,10,11 7:30pm Pre-rodeo entertainment Ballard Arena Draper Days Rodeo restaurants with well-researched wine Fri, Sat July 10,11 5pm - 5:45pm Tennis Tournament Corner Canyon HS lists and knowledgeable staff. And diner’s Saturday July 11 8:00am 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Draper Park Courts tastes have ventured beyond just wanting Saturday July 11 9:30am Strider Bike Race, children ages 2-5 Draper Cycle Park to know what the best Cabernet is, she Saturday July 11 9:00am Pickleball Tournament Southfork Park said. People want to explore wines in deMonday July 13 7:00pm Horse Pull - World’s Largest & Strongest Horses Ballard Arena tail, such as dry sherries from Andalusia, Tuesday July 14 6pm - 8pm Childrens Bike Parade Whisperwood Park to Bellevue Park the southernmost region of Spain. That’s Wednesday July 15 6pm - 9pm Heritage Banquet - $12/person Draper Elementary something she’s excited to teach now that Thursday July 16 8pm - 9:15pm Movie Night Draper Amphishe’s spent all winter studying Spanish theater wines. Friday July 17 5pm - 10pm Petting Zoo, Custom Inflatables, Mountain Man, Scales Draper Park “I look forward to planning new and & Tails, Pony Rides, Puppy Adoptions, 150th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote creative ways for wine enthusiasts of Utah Friday July 17 7pm - 10pm Draper Nights Concert Draper Park to learn about wine, where and how it is Friday July 17 6:30pm Homemade Pie Contest Draper Day Barn made, and connecting them with the hard Saturday July 18 7am - 8am 5K Race, 1K Kids Race Draper Park working and caring people who make it,” Saturday July 18 9:00am Draper Days Parade Fort Street she said. Saturday July 18 9am - 2pm JC Hackett Car Show Draper Park Visit www.wasatchacademyofwine. Saturday July 18 10am - 10pm Petting Zoo, Custom Inflatables, Mountain Man, Scales Draper Park com or on Instagram @utahwineschool. & Tails, Pony Rides, Puppy Adoptions, 150th Anniversary

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You might say meatless burgers are having a moment. Meat-free patties come in two basic categories: those designed to imitate meat and those that embrace their veggie essence. Of the meat imitators, the Impossible Burger (made largely of soy protein) and Beyond Burger (made of pea protein) reign supreme. They’re very similar to real meat in taste, texture and even macronutrient content. Veggie patties are usually made from a blend of vegetables, grains and seeds, and their macronutrient content reflects that. Overall — especially when prepared with all the fixin’s — meatless options aren’t necessarily healthier than their animal-based counterparts. But we’re just talking taste here. If you venture downtown, plant-based eateries and meatless options are easier to find. But restaurants in the south Salt Lake Valley have some tempting offerings as well. Here’s a roundup of the best meatless burgers. 1. Ice Haüs’s Kein Fleisch Burger (Murray) Ice Haüs, a bar and restaurant, offers one of the more extensive vegan menus you’re likely to find at a place for omnivores. Their Kein Fleisch (German for “no meat”) burger does not disappoint. Ice Haüs uses Beyond patties, but they certainly put their own spin on the burger, which is topped with vegan kielbasa and cheese, beer-caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, sauerkraut, and spicy mustard. It’s heavy, flavorful and satisfying. If you’re looking for a big, juicy meatless burger you probably won’t notice it’s meatless, this is the one to try.

2. Hires Veggie H (Midvale) Unlike many burger joints that source their meatless patties from outside companies, the patty at the center of Hires Veggie H is house-made. The patty is a blend of carrots, broccoli, onions, green peppers, celery, mushrooms, rice, wheat, rye, oats, barley, seeds and spices that tastes a lot better than it sounds. It’s also topped with a soft bun, cheese and fry sauce. It’s not meant to imitate meat—the veggie patty is its own thing—but it might be as close to the greasy deliciousness of a classic Hires Burger as you can get without involving a cow. Plus, almost any of the burgers on Hires’ menu can be made with a veggie patty instead of beef patty, so there are plenty of options for meat-free eaters. 3. Dog Haus’s Impossible Burger (Sandy) Dog Haus is known for their hot dogs and sausages, but they do have a fair selection of plant-based options. Their Impossible Burger isn’t large, but it does have everything Utahns love in a cheeseburger: pickles, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and fry sauce. The sweet King’s Hawaiian roll that serves a bun completes the sandwich. I dare you to tell the difference between this and a beef burger. 4. Crown Burger’s Garden Hamburger (Sandy) Crown Burger doesn’t make its meatless option easy to spot on a menu. But the Garden Hamburger is, in fact, vegetarian. There’s not much to it except for a tasty bun, fry sauce, fresh toppings and a Gardenburger patty (made from mushrooms, oats, cheese and spices). And while it’s not meant to fool you into thinking it’s made of meat, it is a pretty delicious sandwich. 5. Fueled Kitchen’s Black Bean Veggie Burger (Draper) Fueled Kitchen offers one of the most popular meat alternatives: a black bean burger. Their black bean burger has a subtle spiciness, accentuated by the tomatillo spread that tops the patty. The whole wheat bun is soft and the sandwich feels substantial, but it lacks the greasiness many crave in a burger.

The Kein Fleisch burger at Ice Haüs is completely vegan, though you wouldn’t guess by the look (or taste) of it. Ice Haüs has an extensive vegan menu. (Alison Brimley/City Journals)

Draper Park honor students donate books to replace Union’s fire-damaged collection By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

raper Park eighth grader Erin Rosemary Akins picked out about 30 books off her own bookshelf as well as at a store to bring in for her National Junior Honor Society’s book drive for Union Middle School. On Oct. 24, 2019, a fire engulfed several classrooms at Union Middle School. For months, crews worked to clean the smoke and soot damage; however, more than five months later, teachers are still trying to recover items lost in the fire. Canyons School District Business Manager and Chief Financial Officer Leon Wilcox said insurance would cover many items, but Draper Park Middle School students knew they could help as well. “As soon as I learned that their classroom library sets had been damaged, I knew I wanted to help,” said Erin Rosemary, who is the student NJHS officer overseeing the new and gently used book drive to benefit Union Middle School. “I really like reading so it’s important to have access to good books. I like service, giving back to the community. It makes me feel good about giving back. Erin Rosemary brought in favorites such as “Hunger Games,” “Divergent” and “Chronicles of Narnia.” Together, with oth-

Under the direction of Draper Park NJHS adviser, Kaylie Hayter, students work together to help other students by providing books for their school. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

er NJHS members, they packed those along with other books ranging from “Michael Vey” and “Fablehaven” to “Sarah, Plain and Tall” and “Johnny Tremain.” There also were donations of dictionaries and thesauruses. The book drive was held in mid-Febru-

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“Every year, our NJHS students come up with and select projects they want to do,” said Kylie Arbon, who is the teacher/librarian overseeing the students’ book drive. “The kids are really into this. They’re checking in and wanting to help.” Sixth-grade Union English language arts teacher Melony Hurlburt is grateful. “I have about 50 to 60% of what I had before the fire,” she said. “Whatever books they donate to replace our classroom library sets is greatly appreciated.” The books will first go to replace the damaged classroom sets as the students indicated. After that, Hurlburt said additional books will be shared with them by other teachers in the school. Once the books are put in the classrooms, she plans to have her Union students write a thank you to their peers at Draper Park Middle School. Hurlburt said it’s important that the sixth-grade team of English/language arts teachers have these sets available for checkout. “When kids are finished with their assignments, they can just grab a book to read,” she said. “Anytime you can put a book in a kid’s hand is important. We always want to have books available.” l

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Local elementary students take the stage in spring musicals By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

ranite third grader Bodie Johnson will be pumped when he reaches his dream of playing in the NFL — for his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers. But right now, he’s keyed up to perform in “School House Rock, Jr.” “I’m very excited to be in the biggest play in the school,” Bodie said. “I memorized my lines the first day. I wish we had more performances.” Bodie, who plays Tom in the “Interplanet Janet” scene, and the rest of the thirdgrade class will take the stage for “School House Rock, Jr.” at 2:30 p.m., March 26 and at 9:30 a.m., March 27. Granite isn’t the only local elementary school performing a musical this spring. Park Lane and Edgemont both will perform “Frozen, Kids.” Park Lane’s performance will be at 6 p.m., March 31 and Edgemont’s is scheduled for 6 p.m., April 28. Silver Mesa students will take the stage in its first musical at 7 p.m., April 20–21 with “Annie, Kids.” Bodie’s classmate Jane Powley also is thrilled to be in the Granite play, with parts in “The Preamble” and “A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing.” “I listen to the disc and sing along with it all the time,” she said. “It’s going to be exciting performing for the rest of the school. It’s something I’ve looked forward to.” That’s because it’s an eight-year tradition for third graders to perform that show, which stems from the Emmy Award–winning 1970s Saturday cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science, social studies and more through clever catchy tunes. “The kids love it, they expect it every year and they’re very excited,” said thirdgrade teacher Lisa Hekking, who team-directs the show with other third-grade teachers. “They’re learning about history, science, English and social studies at the same time

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“It was just released in the fall and the kids are so excited to do it,” said director Camilla Duncan, who is the schools’ Beverley Taylor Sorensen drama specialist. “‘Frozen’ has been a phenomenon. They’ve grown up singing the songs and watching the movie. It’s about sisterhood and friendship and being strong to yourself.” At Park Lane, 21 fifth graders have been practicing after school since before winter break, with 10 of their classmates helping with sound, lights and sets. At Edgemont, 38 students started rehearsals before school in January. Ten classmates make up their stage crew. “It’s been fun to see them want to be involved, develop their skills, grow confi-

Third graders rehearse songs for “School House Rock, Jr.” at Granite Elementary, which is one of four Sandy elementaries putting on musicals this spring. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

dence, learn to project in front of an audience, become coordinated in their dance, and develop a work ethic because it is a lot of hard work,” she said. Assisting Duncan in choreography is Kelby McIntyre-Martinez, who is the assistant dean for arts education at the University of Utah and director of the Beverley Taylor Sorensen Arts Learning Program. “The parents are great to help,” Duncan said. “At showtime, when the line forms, as we usually pack the house — it’s a huge thing for these kids. I’m just so pleased to see how far they come and how proud they are of their accomplishments.” Every parent of the 80 third- through fifth-grade students in “Annie, Kids” is helping at least an hour with costumes, props, set, concessions or in other ways at Silver Mesa. “It’s become a community builder,” Silver Mesa parent director Lori Belliston said, who is joined by music director Renee Beus, choreographer Liesel Gonzalez and technical director Joe Belliston in the school’s 40-minute, double-casted show. At the 7 a.m. rehearsals, the student-actors learn to understand their characters — empathy with the orphans and confidence as Daddy Warbucks; fitness through running and singing at the same time; stage presence through their posture and expression — so their hard work will pay off at show times, Lori Belliston said. “It’s a lot of fun as the kids may already dance or sing or have acting experience, but now they’re trying areas they haven’t experienced and they’re learning other skills at the same time,” Duncan said. “My favorite thing is seeing the process from start to finish. They go from they don’t know if they can do it at the audition to growing confidence and knowing, ‘I can do this’ as they perform in front of the audience.” l

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Park Lane introduces Coding Kids to spark students’ interest By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

ark Lane fifth-grader Porter Liddiard likes coding. He knows Scratch and Java Script and is learning Python. So, in January when his elementary school began a coding group, he joined. In small groups or individually, students are creating their own video games. “I’m creating a Platformer where I can control the character jumping, climbing and avoiding stuff,” he said. “I’m learning now what I want to do as a game designer. I don’t have to be old or have money to code.” Park Lane Elementary’s Coding Kids has 35 third- through fifth-grade students who meet weekly in two groups — one on Monday and one on Wednesday for an hour. “I’m excited to do the coding club because there’s so much more they can do to tell and animate a story or a video game,” said Mercedes Roberts, Brainbooster technology teacher who is the group’s adviser. “Coding is a form of expression.” Through the process, students can be creative with their animation, music and stories, while learning skills in communication, problem-solving and teamwork. “The kids are smart; they catch on quickly. It’s important they know how to code, so they know not just how to use something, but understand how it works. They are learning skills that they will use the rest of

Park Lane students are learning about creativity, problem-solving and communication as they participate in the new Coding Kids program. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

their lives as there will be a lot of coding and STEM jobs out there — some we don’t even know yet — and so they will be able to ex-

plore their options,” she said. After beginning Jan. 22, the kid coders organized their ideas and drew them. Then,

they planned to pitch their video game ideas, select projects and form teams to work on them. Later this spring, the students will test the games and give them feedback before demo day, when they will show them to parents in May. Principal Justin Jeffery said the idea to form the coding group came from a parent request. “Coding is our future; many jobs will require these skills and schools need to respond and offer more computer science opportunities,” he said. “Introducing them now may spark someone’s passion.” Fourth-grader Finn Herbert said he is planning to create a guessing game, which he believes will be a good video game to create as a beginner. “I really like video games and it will be fun to make my own where I can make the character move and interact,” he said. “It’s just not a video I can make, but I could code a story. The best part is being able to code with friends.” That is something Roberts hoped would happen. “They are learning skills that they can use the rest of their lives,” she said. “They also are having fun expressing themselves and making new friends.” l

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he Northern Utah Spelling Bee on March 7 will showcase spelling skills and dedication. The competition is open to the public at Bingham High from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Even in this day and age, when we have spell check on everything, it’s still good to have strong spelling skills for many professions,” said Bryan Scott, creative director at the City Journals. “The work it takes and the process to be the best at something needs to be celebrated.” There are many jobs where being a good speller has its advantages, such as coders who can spell can usually code twice as fast as those who don’t spell well. Spelling also helps people improve at reading and writing, he said. One-hundred and twelve elementary and junior high students will compete. Schools from Salt Lake City, Davis, Weber, and Utah counties. They send two champions from their Spelling Bees to compete at the Northern Utah Regional Spelling Bee. The students range from fourth to eighth grade. The City Journals sponsors the event to give students the chance to be the top speller in the region. The winners then attend the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. Bee Week is May 24 - 29, 2020, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The

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Sandy Girl Scouts are sew happy to send new dresses to Ethiopia By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com

ast June, Girl Scout Troop #363 in Sandy was inspired by a TED Talk they found online. “It was about girls in Ethiopia who live in an orphanage, and had never had a new dress of their own. They wear hand-medowns from their moms or dads. I thought about all the clothes I had, and it made me feel greedy,” said 11-year-old Morgan. The Cadettes were looking for a project to earn their Silver Award, one of the highest in Girl Scouts. The award requires a minimum of 50 hours on a service project. So Hannah, Morgan, Sydney, Alexis, Shelby and Sophie of Troop #363 decided to do a project that would help the girls in the orphanage. “I felt like I needed to do whatever I could to help those girls,” Morgan said. They wanted to make dresses and hygiene products for the orphanage. But first, they had to learn to sew. “Five of the six girls had basic sewing knowledge. We started with small projects: scrunchies and a tote bag. Then we found a dress pattern, and each girl committed to sew 25 dresses each,” said Becky Matzke, the troop’s leader. “I felt like I was taking a step toward not thinking about just my life. If you were in a situation where you needed help, you would want people to help you,” Hannah said. Matzke’s friend was planning a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia in April, so she arranged to have the friend take the dresses. “But the plans changed, and my friend was going in March. We lost a month of work time, so we had to work even faster,” Matzke said. The girls met every Wednesday for their troop meeting, and met again on Sundays to sew. Sophie discovered she enjoys sewing, and got her own machine for Christmas. “It was hard learning to read a pattern and all the terminology of sewing. The first dress I made took two hours. Now I can make one

asked good questions, and there was a lot of deep thinking going on,” Matzke said. “Our project sounds simple, but we hope it will make a big difference,” Shelby said. Alexis felt the same way. “I realized how fortunate we are and the luxuries we take for granted. As a group of Girl Scouts we can make a difference in this world, even if it’s just to a couple of people.” l

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Girl Scouts from Sandy’s troop #363 show off the scrunchies they learned to sew. The scrunchies and 150 dresses will be sent to girls in an Ethiopian orphanage. (Photo courtesy Becky Matzke)

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her something, she’s teaching me something, too. The girls start looking outside their box,” Evelyn said. In November, Matzke will travel to Ethiopia with a nonprofit and deliver more supplies. She said this is a dream she’s had since she was the girls’ age. “We’re sewing bags for washable feminine hygiene supplies. I’ll be there for 11 days teaching the girls how to use and clean them. I am so excited.” Matzke said that in the village she’s traveling to, girls must stay home from school during their periods because they don’t have hygiene products. The supplies will help the girls not miss school. “It was very relatable to the troop members because they are the same age. They

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Adult education students can enter into nationally recognized auto apprenticeship program By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

cNeil’s Auto Care Master Automotive Technician Jake Sorensen won the 2019 Ratchet+Wrench All-Star Award last year, and was recently named NAPAAutomotive Service of Excellence National Teacher of the Year. Yet, he didn’t take the direct path to his career success. Sorensen earned his GED thanks to Entrada, Canyons School District’s high school that offers adults educational opportunities to earn a high school diploma, prepare to take the GED test or improve educational skills like math, reading and writing. Even so, Sorensen initially was cautious to help those on the same path. “He had reservations, justly warranted, about the idea,” said his boss, Pete McNeil of McNeill’s Automotive. “It was a gamble and we weren’t sure it would work. We were taking away a top mechanic from fixing cars to creating a curriculum to teach; Jake is a L3, that’s the equivalent of a three- or fourstar general. He wasn’t sure of the outcome, but he was the right guy to do this. He always thirsts for learning.” The first class of students won Sorensen over, McNeil said. “They learned better than we expected; their quality of work was better, their productivity was better, they were fast learners, they already were exposed to technology, so they were just ahead and could learn that much quicker. Jake was excited about their progress and has been an advocate ever since. The program has just been a natural fit,” McNeil said, adding that NAPA contributed to the program by updating the Entrada facility. For eight weeks, students in McNeil’s AutoCare and Entrada pre-apprenticeship partnership program are introduced to educational and technological linear path skills that can prepare them for the McNeil’s twoyear apprenticeship program toward a career in the automotive technician field, said Mark Mataya, Entrada adult education program manager.

“It’s like an extended job interview,” said Mataya, who said that this is one of Entrada’s programs specifically designed to meet the needs of adult learners. “They learn about the career, they job shadow, they learn and at the same time, the company gets to know them, how they are, if they show up on time, see their interest, their positive attitude.” The program was developed more than three years ago after McNeil and Sorensen met with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, the Utah Board of Education, the state Department of Labor and Entrada. Then, McNeil and Sorensen wrote the apprenticeship curriculum “out of necessity,” McNeil said. “In the next five to seven years, there will be over 50% who will retire and less than 10% are making it their careers — and that doesn’t count the growth rate in the field,” he said. McNeil said many prospective technicians shy from the field because they don’t want to complete an automotive program in debt and without tools that can cost them up to $50,000 — plus the perception of the job is of a “torn up engine with oil spilled, tools scattered, and papers everywhere,” not of the computer programming and technical field it has become, where technicians can earn “upward to six figures.” McNeil said that not only is the apprenticeship program paid, but the technicians get paid and receive raises as they complete the program steps. “They finish with no debt, a career path, four ASE certificates, a Department of Labor certification and a toolbox with tools; that’s unheard of in this field,” McNeil said, adding that the first pre-apprenticeship class began about one year after this program was in place. While not every one of the 50 Entrada students who have completed the pre-apprenticeship class has entered the two-year apprenticeship program, as some opt just to fulfill their educational criteria for their diploma or GED, McNeil said there are stu-

Entrada01: McNeil’s Auto Care Master Automotive Technician Jake Sorensen teaches adults automotive technician skills in the pre-apprenticeship program through Entrada High School. (Mark Mataya/Entrada High School)

dents who are currently in the program and those who have successfully completed it and now are hired in one of McNeil’s two automotive shops, working alongside 62 ASE certified automotive technicians, including three who are master technicians. The Utah State Board of Education supports this adult education learning. “Many individuals who have the interest in a career may not have the right education, so they just give up rather than explore their interest,” said Brian Olmstead, Utah State Board of Education Adult Education and Prevention and At-Risk Programs student support coordinator. “Entrada and McNeil’s are giving students step 1 and 2 in a progression of lifetime learning. It mirrors learning in technical high school and colleges and higher education, but now adult education is getting in the game. These partnerships are invaluable to our adult learners.”

The partnership has gained attention locally — being named Canyons APEX Business Partner of the Year in 2018 — and nationally, as McNeil’s was named 2020 Auto Care Shop of the Year out of more than 17,000 NAPA shops across the country. McNeil and Sorensen also have shared their story on online videos as well as at conferences throughout the country — as they will this April at a conference for industry leaders who gather every five years. Now, NAPA is modeling other educational apprenticeship programs after theirs. “What has been done, built with McNeil’s, NAPA, now on the national stage with NAPA taking the design and modeling it throughout the country, it’s just an incredible piece of what happened in Sandy, Utah to fit our adult learners and the need to fill the demand in the industry,” Olmstead said. l

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along with Utah native Sam Gordon, that sparked the interest of the NFL to have the girls play at halftime. Gordon became a YouTube sensation when, as a youth, she not only competed in boys tackle football leagues, but was also a leading scorer in the league. Her fame eventually led to a commercial with NFL greats during the 2019 Super Bowl. In a press release issued before the game, the NFL said the “Purpose of the game is to showcase the abilities of girl football players and to demonstrate the growing interest among girls and women in the game of football.” Bilanzich didn’t care about the reasons. All she knew is the sport she has loved since she was a child was giving her a golden opportunity. And she was going to make the most of it. Unlike most youth football players, Bilanzich didn’t grow up instilled with the love of football from her parents. One day spent watching the game on television she knew it was a sport she wanted to try. “My whole football experience even before recess was watching football. None of my family was into football. Everything about football in our family was brought about by me,” Bilanzich said.

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Sandy’s Kammi Bilanzich runs with the ball during recent girls tackle football action. Bilanzich was one of 22 Utah girls invited to play at halftime of the NFL Pro Bowl in January. (Photo provided by Kammi Bilanzich)

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West Jordan to try and play football so they denied me. They ended up looking at it and I was put on a team,” Bilanzich said. She was put on the B team and not the A team at first. The slight bothered her initially because she knew she had the skill to be on the A team. “It was no big deal, though. I still got to play football which is what I wanted,” she said. She soon found out the skills she had learned at recess along with the fact girls grow faster at a younger age than boys gave her a competitive edge in the league. But when the boys finally began passing her up in size she knew her football days were over. “When the boys outgrew me my dad decided it was time I quit playing in boys football leagues. I was like, OK, no more football because that is all they had at the time,” Bilanzich said. Then, in eighth grade, she heard on Facebook about the girls league and signed up immediately to play. Her first season she was on the same team as Gordon. As two of the few players with any pervious organized football experience, the duo helped their team crush all opponents and win the state championship. But the league wanted some balance, so rules were changed. “The second year they split everyone by area, so I played for the Canyons School District area team,” Bilanzich said. “I was the only girl on the team that had played be-

fore, so I had to play quarterback and carry the ball almost every single play. It was difficult.” Last year Bilanzich moved to the West Jordan team, where the experience level had built to where she can play her two favorite positions: tight end on offense and defensive end on the defense side. “I like to play offense because you get to score. But I like the defense position more because it was way more exciting to play,” Bilanzich said. Bilanzich got to play both positions in front of the Pro Bowl crowd, an experience she said was almost unreal. Not only did she get to stand close to Von Miller of the Denver Broncos, her favorite team, but the girls game at halftime was as good as it could be. “We didn’t drop any passes or make any mistakes,” Bilanzich said. “Our tackles were good. People seemed impressed watching us play. Sometimes people think that girls football would be kinda wimpy. But we are strong. We can hit and we can take a hit. That was something the world needed to see. To be able to showcase those skills at such a high-profile event was good for our game.” Bilanzich said when they first showed up at the stadium, they were more of a curiosity to people. But when they left the field, the crowd gave them a standing ovation. “People were wondering why we were there at first,” Bilanzich said. “Then we went and played and the crowd was so energetic and excited to see us play. The Pro Bowl is

Kammi Bilanzich, in white shirt above the “O” in “ProBowl,” poses with the rest of the Utah girls invited to play football at halftime of the NFL Pro Bowl. (Photo provided by Kammi Bilanzich)

not like a regular NFL game. There is very little contact so when the crowd saw us hitting they got very excited. I think we put on a good show for them. Afterward we went to our seats and everyone was clapping for us. We left the stadium and everyone was clapping for us. We even went to Universal Studios and everyone there was clapping for us. People realized we were the 22 girls spreading the word that girls football is a thing.” Although Bilanzich’s football career as an athlete will come to an end this summer,

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I’m about to pass a milestone, the second year of my husband’s passing. We were married for 37 years, created a beautiful family and seemed to be living an enchanted life, being thankful for what we had and working hard to achieve our goals. While our life together would seem nothing extraordinary to Hollywood, to us we had made magic. Our frugal lifestyle had allowed us to retire early in anticipation of travel, we created healthy and happy children, and had a good home. In spite of our challenges we had made it. Then we got the tragic news and a late cancer diagnosis left us stunned and floundering. Our own private Hollywood fairytale was over, my husband had precious few months left to live. He would spend the next 2 months giving last pieces of advice to his children, catching up with long lost friends, visiting with family and friends, tinkering around the house taking care of little things that were lingering on his to do list and giving me a plethora of instructions. These included the little things, like who to take the car to when it needed fixing and remembering to leave a check under the mat for the lawn mowing man, to the much larger pieces of financial matters. His mind so

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