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Waterford School senior Tarun Martheswaran (on right) and his co-author Ashvin Kumar, wrote, illustrated and self-published, “The Number Monster” to help youngsters struggling with math. (Photo courtesy of Tarun Martheswaran)

Martheswaran, who used his knowledge of when he teaches math, some children can’t relate to it and they begin to despise the subject as the basis for the book. “It doesn’t make any sense to them; they’re not embracing the numbers even though they may be extremely talented in other academic areas.”

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100-year-old veteran enjoys his life By Stephanie DeGraw | s.degraw@mycityjournals.com

ony Borrero, a local veteran, survived in a tent in the deep jungle of New Guinea for three years during World War II. "There was no electricity, no water, no pillow, no sheets—just an army blanket and a tent," Borrero said. The 100-year-old served in the US Air Force and called it a "great adventure." He missed his father's guitar playing and hearing music on the radio while in the jungle. He ate many bananas. Borrero had gone into the service after graduating from Heywood High School in California in 1939. He was the second to youngest of nine children. His parents were from Puerto Rico. Borrero still celebrates Veterans Day. "I like watching the Veterans Day parades. It al-

ways reminds me of when I was a young fellow and participated in them," he said. During World War II, Borrero's squadron was part of Operation Plum. The unit traveled from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines to reinforce the Hawaiian islands from the Japanese attack. A quick stop in Australia to resupply went awry when Borrero missed the ship's movement. Other service members from Operation Plum landed in the Philippines and were captured when Bataan fell to the Japanese. Many service members died on the Bataan Death March. Borrero missed the march by two days. Borrero went on to serve with the 480th Service Squadron 5th Air Force in Australia and New Guinea between 1941 and 1944. After the war, he was assigned to Fort

Douglas in Salt Lake City. Borrero met his wife while at Camp Kearns, an Army Air Force base in Utah. He enjoyed taking Ludivina “Vina” to dinner. Borrero made $21 a month and had $6 leftover to date his future wife. Borrero said he has loved his long-lasting marriage and said, "We've never had a harsh word between us." The couple relished the military lifestyle, which offered them travel opportunities. They were stationed in Casablanca, Morocco for three years. They spent time in Japan, Wyoming, Ohio, and several places in California. When they weren't aboard, the family lived in California and Utah. Borrero was a Senior Master Sergeant in the Air Force and an airplane mechanic. He served another 20 years in the Reserves and the Civil Service. Some of the hobbies Borrero has enjoyed Tony Borrero at 100 years old living in Cedarwood, a senior living center in Sandy, Utah. (Photo contributed)

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Canyons District to go 1:1 on devices to secondary students, extends service of existing computers By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

or more than a decade, Brighton High Principal Tom Sherwood has consulted technology experts at Canyons School District, gaining insight before making decisions on how best to keep computers updated at his school. Like other schools, Brighton High is on a five-year rotation, where Sherwood has the choice to purchasing new desktops in labs or yearly ordering about 500 new Chromebooks at roughly the same price – $100,000. This past spring, he decided to order enough devices so every one of his 2,200 students can check out a Chromebook for the year. “It becomes more fiscally responsible to provide a Chromebook checked out to each student, and now with the onset of COVID and online learning, it is more a necessity,” he said in early October after receiving a shipment of devices he ordered last spring. However, he is keeping computer labs for some classes and programs where they’re needed such as multimedia, coding, computer programming, computer-aided drafting, yearbook and others and will continue to update those computers every five years. But what happens to the school’s old computers? Sherwood said after he checks throughout his high school to see if there is a use for them, he reaches out to middle and elementary schools and transfers the assets. “By the time five years passes, many of them are obsolete and can’t make it worthwhile to replace operating systems, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value,” he said. Director of Information Technology Scot McCombs agrees: “We just kind of do that trickle-down model. We target students and staff and as it (the device) loses its value, we try to trickle it down to another location where we can still get some use out of it.” McCombs said now that every student in the district is online learning on Fridays after the recent Canyons Board of Education decision, he is looking to use those Chromebooks and computers now more than ever. “Right now, we’re trying to come up with 500 devices for our special education students to do a virtual meeting between them and their teachers,” he said. “These 500 devices are a good example of us not having to necessarily needing to buy new devices for this purpose, because the requirements are pretty simple, it doesn’t take a ton to do a virtual meeting. So, if we can find a device to do that, and it may not do anything else, but if it can do that, then we’re serving the district as best as possible.” For those secondary schools that are not already 1:1 with a device, the district placed an order of almost 3,000 Chromebooks – expected to arrive in November – to ensure all students at the eight middle and six high

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Computers are regularly upgraded in Canyons District schools, but often older models are reused for years before being surplused. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

schools will have a Chromebook checked out to them, he said. The $600,000 funding for that purchase comes from the district’s technology fund, Canyons Education Foundation and the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), which is federal funding provided to the district through grants that need to be used by the end of the calendar year. “At this time in education from us moving from in-person to online to our two-week dismissals, based on quarantine, making sure that every student has a device is really essential,” he said. “The supply chain is just so slow right now. In the past, we’d order Chromebooks, we’d have them in six weeks. Well, now, it’s almost six months, if not longer. While we recognize the Chromebook is not the perfect device, it does more of what we need than anything else.” While many of the students and teachers are using the newer devices, McCombs said that the district is using 10-year-old devices that are kept updated and in working condition in other areas. “We use technology much longer than industry would or much longer than people would in their homes. We truly don’t have enough money to buy all the technology we need,” he said, adding that his team tries to find creative ways to fund technology for the district. In elementary schools, there are still computers in labs that are being used for coding and video editing. Those are rotated out of the lab every five years at a cost of $60,000,

McCombs said. Those older computers may be used in classrooms or in the media center. Or if the school principal opts not to update its lab with new computers, McCombs offers the alternative – replacing a Chromebook cart of 30 devices every year for five years, which is about the same amount of money. On top of that, every four years, a mobile lab is updated, which is either Chromebooks or iPads, he said. The middle school computer labs are usually geared for career and technology and STEM classes and are replaced typically every five years, he said. The middle school students are using Chromebooks from carts until the new shipment arrives and they will be 1:1 with devices. What happens with the outdated computers that are no longer useful? Simply put by Sherwood: “We keep computers in the district as long as possible, but at some point, they are wiped clean and go to the state surplus or the public auction.” McCombs explains that after wiping the devices of student data, it’s up to the warehouse staff to collect and surplus the computers. “Our rotation is let’s get as much life out of these devices as we can and then when they no longer have value, that’s when we turn around and surplus them. By the time, those devices actually make it to surplus, there is so little value in them that very seldom does someone wants to buy them,” McCombs said. “Nobody wants to buy a 10-year-old

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Regular Christmas Eve services will be held at 6:30 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Services will be livestreamed as well as held in person for those who RSVP. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and AA have been meeting on the church campus and will transition indoors this winter. Church members have been supporting their efforts to serve the community as well. “We’re active and look and reach out as much as we can and we bring in as many as we safely can,” Miller Jackson said. l

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If those walls could speak: Granite Elementary’s past yarned together with stories

n the third Friday of each month, a group of women get together to catch up. Their agenda is to play games, but oftentimes those get intermixed with remembrances and laughter — a lot of laughter — as they recount stories surrounding the days of the second Granite Elementary School. The group, the Original Granite Girls Club — “because Lyle (Hand Parker) has to name everything,” Judy Anderson Maynes says — recalls the school centered around many of their activities and life in the Granite community back in the 1950s. At the time, the Granite Elementary School had three main rooms. When the school opened in 1905, there was a classroom for the younger grades, a classroom for the older grades, and a gym, which eventually was used for the fifth and sixth grades, allowing three classrooms of two grades each with 10 to 15 students. There were blackboards in the rooms and maps on the walls. In the 1920s, an indoor bathroom wing was added to the brick schoolhouse, which later was covered with plaster. The cupola that had originally adorned the schoolhouse roof and a white picket fence in front of the school yard were long gone by the 1950s when the Original Granite Girls Club attended the school. The second Granite Elementary, built on some of the land on 3100 East where the current school now resides, replaced the first Granite Community School, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1891–92 on the northeast corner of 3100 East and 9800 South, on ground originally owned by Solomon De-

spain. For years, that school building was used as a meeting place for civic affairs and for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lyle Hand Parker, who attended the second Granite Elementary from first through sixth grade, remembers traveling down Little Cottonwood Canyon where her family lived to the school and even farther to Loren’s Market, near the site of where Jordan Commons is, for a stick of gum. She remembers her dad, who worked for Whitmore Oxygen Company, was asked to attend a city improvement meeting to support sewers for the community. “Everyone would have to pay an assessment and Dad just about got tarred and feathered,” she remembered. “It was a small community; everyone thought we lived at the end of the world. Thirteenth (1300 East) didn’t go further than 9400 South. When we went to Jordan High School and to the store, we’d just coast down the hill. There were no stops.” Maynes said it was a community where “everyone knew everyone. As kids, if we did something wrong, there was someone who saw you and reported to your parents, if they could get through on the party (telephone) line, and they also disciplined you.” Life centered around the school and church for many Granite students, from the Fourth of July parades to the Christmas nativity pageants where they’d learn their roles at school and perform them at church. The school children would watch movies projected from a reel projector on the side of the church. The boys church basketball team practiced in the school gym, where the ceilings were only

Granite Elementary, which in its earlier days had a white picket fence and a cupola, was the second school to house children who lived in the area until it closed its doors in 1960. (Photo courtesy of Granite Elementary and Lyle Hand Parker)

3 or 4 feet above the net so “you could tell who learned to play there” as their shots had no arc, Maynes said. Parker recalls a set schedule at school, where her mother filled in as the school nurse. “We didn’t have testing or homework like they do now,” Parker said. “We didn’t have mascots or school colors, just the school name. We spent a certain time each day studying subjects — reading, writing, arithmetic, story time. The teachers always read wonderful stories. I remember we had big chalk-

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The Whitmore barn once stood on the farm, of which 4.5 acres were sold to the school district and are part of the current Granite Elementary School grounds. (Photo courtesy of the Whitmore family)

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boards, and everything was on the chalkboard even though we had textbooks. But I was one of those attention-deficit kids and was always looking out the window or drawing paper dolls. Sometimes, we’d sit in the broom closet and gossip.” Maynes, who attended Granite through fourth grade, recalled an art assignment her teacher asked them to draw — the nearby Wasatch Mountains using no black or brown colors. “It was the best picture I ever drew,” she said. “We had basic math back then. When we finished, we helped other kids.” Maynes’ sister-in-law, Diana (Cameron) Maynes remembers having to share books. “There were never enough books and we were taught how to open the book so not to break its spine,” she said, adding that a bookmobile visited weekly from Midvale to supply the school children with books to read. Many of the Original Granite Girls Club members’ stories centered outside the classroom rather than what they were learning. Parker recalled her now brother-in-law, Ken Parker, skipped school by climbing out the coal shoot in the furnace room to play in the irrigation ditch. The irrigation water would be released into the crops every seven and one-half days and she remembers him floating in the ditch. He wasn’t the only one to play in the ditch. Students would go out and scoop up the brown foam from the ditch and spread it all over their faces, she remembered. Diana Maynes, who attended the Granite school in first and second grades, remembers taking an old wooden ironing board from her home to “surf” the ditch. “It didn’t work, and I fell into the dirty brown water,” she said, and recalled not get-

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On the right, James M. Whitmore served as a teacher and principal for 17 years to students at Granite Elementary. (Photo courtesy of the Whitmore family)

ting in trouble when she returned home near where her grandparents lived next door and her cousins resided down the street. “That’s because you were royalty,” teased her now sister-in-law, referring to Diana Maynes’ lineage that came down from Brigham Young. The school was surrounded by sagebrush, a ball field and a tennis court, with a playground and cemetery nearby. “We’d go outside and make huts in the sagebrush to play in,” Parker said. Judy Maynes said after her younger sister got a tick in the sagebrush, she opted to climb a big oak tree or up to the school window ledges despite the boys claiming it was theirs to climb. Her older sister, Colleen Anderson Breinholt, recalls students sneaking out to sit near the baseball field’s fence line where they smoked — until they got caught and letters were sent home. The playground, which was built at the Whitmore Oxygen plant, had six swing sets, a metal teeter-totter, a metal slide, a metal merry-go-round and a whirligig, where students would grasp metal handles around a pole and swing. “The slide had a huge drop and there was always mud at the bottom of it,” Parker recalled. When the tennis courts were added, they were “the only smooth surface around” so the courts would double as a roller skate rink. One of Parker’s duties as a sixth grader was to stand in front of the building and ring the brass school handbell to call students into class. “I was in second grade then and I’d hang on to her arm, just to annoy her,” Judy Maynes remembered. Another duty for older female students

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was to help serve lunch. Near the office was a sink and a stove where they would ladle up soup for students who purchased it. “It was always tomato soup; I can still smell it,” Parker said, but Judy Maynes remembers split pea — without the ham. That soup was part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, which promised to provide hot lunches for school children throughout the country, Leslee Engh’s father, LaVoy Whitmore, wrote in his journal. Since Granite didn’t have a kitchen to prepare this service, a student’s mother was awarded the contract and would fix soup and hot chocolate in her home, and at a set time her son and a friend would often bring this large pot and dishes to school in his red wagon, Whitmore said. Later, Whitmore wrote, for years older girls, including his younger sister, Merle, would be excused from class to heat soup on a stove in the hallway and after everyone had finished, they’d wash dishes and return to class. “Back then, everyone was concerned about making sure people had enough to eat,” Merle (Whitmore) Sudbury said. “It was 10 cents for tomato soup and crackers, and we used big ladles to spoon it up.” Whitmore, who attended the second Granite Elementary from 1937 to 1943, wrote in his journal that the entire class would sit in rows in desks, which had a shelf to store books and their pencil. “We were given a new pencil once each month, and most of the time, these lasted the entire period of time,” he said. And when he was in the older classroom, a district teacher would bring in a film projector. “They would pull the black blinds down, turn out the lights, and in an almost darkened room, we would be transformed to a wonderful new place via the

motion picture medium.” area, feeding and watering 5,000 minks at a He also attended Granite when their fa- beginning wage of 10 cents per hour. Other ther, James M. Whitmore, served as a teacher students harvested apples for 25 cents per and principal for 17 years — as well as the bushel or picked dewberries for 50 cents per bishop of the church’s ward. case. Engh said that when her dad didn’t do School children in the 1940s also collectwell in school in the younger grades, his ed scrap metal and brought it to a large pile teacher allowed him to get by because her outside of the school for the war effort. grandfather was the principal. However, once While it served as the center of the comher dad had her grandfather as a teacher in the munity, the second Granite School closed deupper grades, “he wouldn’t let him slide or cades later with the understanding that there get by with anything.” Engh’s dad grew up to was not enough enrollment to justify teachers. be a middle school and high school teacher. “1959–60 was the last year of the school. She doesn’t remember her grandfather as Over the summer, we were told we’d go to she was only a few months old when he died, Edgemont Elementary,” Judy Maynes said. but she knows “he worked hard and loved his She and her sister-in-law took a 45-minute family, his church and valued education.” In bus ride to attend school there the rest of their addition to being the school master, he also grade school years. “We were promised when had a family farm of 10 acres. the community had 80 kids, they’d build a Engh discovered in her dad’s papers that new school.” in 1952, her grandfather sold 3 acres north The school district didn’t open the curof the cemetery adjoining the former Granite rent Granite Elementary until 1976. school to Jordan School District for $500 per The second school stood for a couple acre. Her grandmother sold another 1.5 acres years before it was torn down Sept. 30, 1963. in the 1970s. The former Whitmore land is Engh, who doesn’t remember the school, now where the current Granite Elementary remembers playing on its playground for students attend school and play baseball. years afterward. She also remembers playing “Granite always had a really great ball on her grandparents’ farmland, where only a team,” Engh said, recalling church fast-pitch few fruit trees remain, as well as her grandsoftball games. “Uncle Stephen (Sudsbury) parents’ house, her uncle’s family house and was really a good pitcher.” the house she grew up in — all seen from her The family joke is that although Merle current home in the subdivision, Whitmore and Stephen attended elementary school to- Terrace, named after her grandparents. gether all those years, he wouldn’t speak to Her aunt and uncle live just down the her. street in a house he built on what used to be “She didn’t hike, she didn’t fish, she the orchard. didn’t play ball, so what good was she?” he “I remember the farm,” Engh said. “We said. “Now I don’t hike, don’t fish or play had alfalfa, tomatoes, potatoes, berries, cherball.” ries, fruit trees and animals — horses, chickWhen they attended school, Merle Sud- en, pigs, turkeys. I remember being sad when bury recalled a lot of school programs and the barn was being torn down for a subdivithey didn’t have after-school activities, but sion in 1976.” “I remember the people, many instead helped at their homes and farms. who still live here,” she added. “When Diane “We put on a lot of programs, with lots of and Judy were teenagers and I was a little girl singing. They were patriotic ones for George and remember thinking, ‘they’re so pretty,’ Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s birth- and hoped I’d grow up like them, never imagdays and Christmas ones,” she said. “Back ing that we’d get together and talk about evthen, farmers grew their own vegetables and erything that happened back in those days.” l had their own beef. During The [Great] Depression, Dad always had a job. Life back then was much simpler. After school, we’d have a fresh slice of bread or cookies and then I’d go outside to work, picking berries and taking care of Mom’s garden while my dad and brothers took care of the animals. When I was 8, Dad got rid of our horse and bought a tractor. I was the designated driver and I pulled a hay wagon where my brothers would pile it into, and then I drove it to the barn and unloaded it.” Granite Elementary, which later had indoor restrooms added, was not only Merle’s husband a school, but served as a hub for the community, where basketball was meanwhile worked on one taught and programs rehearsed. (Photo by LaVoy Whitmore, courtesy of the of the mink ranches in the Whitmore family)

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NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2020 I N T HI S I S S UE: Bradburn Brief ................................1

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Clear the Walk (Please) ....................1

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Public Utilities: By the Numbers ..........5

Holiday Safety & Crime Prevention......2

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B R A D BUR N BR I EF Dear Sandy Resident, November is a time to gather with loved ones and reflect on those things we are grateful for. While 2020 may have thrown a few curve balls at us and Thanksgiving may look different this year, I think we can always find something to be grateful for in our lives. I am certainly grateful for the Sandy City staff for working so hard to maintain city services while navigating shut downs, home school, and a world-wide pandemic. I am also grateful for the Sandy community for taking steps to keep your family and others healthy. Wearing masks isn’t convenient or fun but it is vitally necessary to slow the spread until we have a viable vaccine. Thank you for looking out for your neighbors. In making decisions for the city, we use a guiding principle called the “value equation”. The value equation looks for ways to increase the quality of city services, create a high level of customer (residents/employee/business) satisfaction and lower overall costs. These guiding principles have streamlined city services, increased efficiencies and saved taxpayers dollars over the last three years. I am very proud of

Sandy staff for their efforts to utilize this equation and make city government work better for all of us. Don’t forget that Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3! If you have not returned your mail-in ballots, make sure you get those postmarked by Nov. 2 to have your vote count. If you need more information about ballot drop off or polling locations visit vote.utah.gov Lastly, please remember that you can always connect with us to get more information by going to our City websites sandy.utah.gov and SandyNow.com and by accessing our social media channels @sandycityutah on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on YouTube @sandycityut for daily updated information. To sign up for emergency notifications and find more ways to connect, visit sandy.utah.gov/citizenconnect. Thank you for allowing me to serve you. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving! Mayor Kurt Bradburn

Clear the Walk (Please) Sandy City works hard to maintain a safe and pleasant environment for its citizens. This includes providing a network of sidewalks and trails that residents can utilize as an alternative to cars. Keeping these routes clear during winter storms requires a strong team effort with residents and property owners. Sidewalks that are clear for pedestrian access keep pedestrians out of the street and help reduce the possibility of serious injury from falls and other accidents. Each year the City’s Code Enforcement Officers respond to approximately 100 complaints regarding snow removal. Sandy City Ordinance requires all property owners to remove snow, hail, and sleet from the sidewalks adjacent to their property. This must occur within 24 hours of the end of a storm event and snow may not be shoveled or pushed into the public street. Our officers work to remedy the problem in a timely manner, but failure to respond or repeat offenses may result in a citation. Additionally, please remember that from Nov. 1–April 30 of each year, parking on any City street is prohibited within 24 hours (before and after) a winter storm event. Vehicles parked on the street in violation of this ordinance increase the chance for accidents and impedes the effective operation of snowplows. Sandy City Police may also tow/impound the vehicle and issue a citation. We appreciate your help in keeping the public streets and sidewalks safe for travel and making Sandy a great place to live. To report an issue, please use the City Serve App on your smart phone or call Code Enforcement at (801)568-7254. I S S U E # 75

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Holiday Safety and Crime Prevention By Amy Bryant, Sandy City Police Department—Crime Prevention Unit Homes jam packed with gifts. Stores, malls, and downtown streets filled with unsuspecting shoppers. People rushing around, stressed out and careless, looking for last-minute gifts, trying to get everything done. It’s enough to make a crook giddy with holiday joy! Criminals love the holidays as much as everyone else does, but mainly because it’s an opportune time for crime. Don’t let the spirit of giving lull you into giving burglars, muggers, or pickpockets a better chance to do their dirty work. Follow these simple prevention tips to celebrate this holiday season safely. PROTECT YOUR HOME • Be extra cautious about locking all doors and windows when you leave (even if it’s just for a few minutes). • Turn on lights and a radio or TV so it looks like someone is home. • Don’t leave valuables/gifts where they can be seen from outside. • Reinforce doors with dead-bolt locks and place wooden dowels in the tracks of windows and sliding glass doors. • If you will be leaving town, ask a neighbor to watch your home and gather the mail and newspaper as well as shovel the driveway from time to time. • Add new items to your home inventory. Take photos or video of all items of value in your home and list each item’s make, model, serial number and other information. (Operation Identification) • Engrave new items to help identify them in the event they are stolen. • Consider bringing in valuable yard decoration items at night. • Consider cameras and security systems to add an extra layer of protection to your home.

PROTECT YOUR VEHICLE – When parking while out at about or at home: • Where possible, park inside a garage and make sure the garage is closed securely. • Remove all valuables out of the vehicle. Don’t leave packages in the vehicle. • Lock all doors and secure all windows. • Try to park in well-lit spaces. PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY • When you’re out and about: • Even though you may be rushed and thinking about a thousand other things, stay alert and be aware of your surroundings and the people around you especially when you are out shopping. • Walk at a quick pace with your head up and looking around. • Be cautious of your purse and or wallet. Carry them close to your body with the zippers done up. • Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. • Deter pickpockets and purse-snatchers. Don’t overburden yourself with packages. • Be sure to mail cards, checks, or gift certificates from the Post Office or at a blue U.S. Postal Service collection box. WHEN YOU’RE AT HOME: • Do not open the door to strangers. • Keep an eye out for people and vehicles that are unfamiliar and seem out of the ordinary. Report any suspicious activity to the Police Department immediately. • Watch your neighbor’s homes. If a neighbor’s garage doors is open, give a friendly call to have them close it. • Don’t advertise expensive toys, electronics, or other gifts received by the boxes left for garbage collections. Compress large boxes and place them in black garbage bags for pick up. • Find out more about Neighborhood Watch. • Be aware of scams that criminals commit to take advantage of people’s generosity during the holidays. • Investigate charities before making donations. Remember, do your part to make the holidays a safe, happy, and crime free time for everyone. Prevent criminals from spoiling this great season! Follow #SandySecure on our social media channels.

The Sandy City Planning Commission Why does the City have a Planning Commission? The Utah Code Title 10 Chapter 9a, referred to as the Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act (LUDMA), requires that each municipality within the State enact an ordinance establishing a Planning Commission (Section 10-9a-301). This ordinance is required to define the number and terms of the Planning Commission members, mode of appointment, procedures for filling vacancies and removal of office, and the authority of the Planning Commission. Who makes up the members of the Planning Commissioners of Sandy City. The Sandy City Planning Commission is made up of Sandy residents that serve four-year terms. There are seven regular members and two alternate members that stand in for the regular members if they are absent for any reason. The members are chosen due to their experience in related fields such as planning, architecture, law, engineering, land development, or substantial community involvement. The members are appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council. What does the Planning Commission do? The Planning Commission typically meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month to discuss different land use applications. During these public meetings, the Planning Commission will review and decide on the following applications:

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1. Conditional Use Permits 2. Site plans delegated by the Land Use Development Code or the Community Development Director 3. Subdivisions 4. Special Exceptions identified in the Land Development Code 5. Other matters established by the City Council Some of their other duties include making recommendations to the City Council. Examples include: 1. A General Plan and amendments to the General Plan 2. Land use regulations (creating new regulations for land use or amending existing regulations) 3. Subdivision regulations and any amendments 4. Annexations (properties coming from unincorporated Salt Lake County into Sandy City) 5. Zoning of properties 6. Vacating an entire subdivision plat 7. Vacating, closing, or altering any portion of a street or alley The Community Development Department is very grateful for the Planning Commission. They spend a lot of time preparing for the meetings, reading staff reports, and considering the impacts of future development projects. Many of the meetings last a few hours. During COVID, our Planning Commission meetings have been conducted through Zoom webinar. Citizens are encouraged to join these meetings to share thoughts or concerns about potential land use applications.

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HOLIDAY HOURS Thursday, Nov. 26 Building Hours: 6 a.m.–12 p.m. Select morning classes No programs, no childwatch

Friday, Nov. 27 Building Hours: 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Select morning classes No programs, no childwatch

FALL FITNESS CLASSES: • Barre None: This barefoot total-body class tones your arms, tightens your thighs, lifts your seat, and strengthens your core. Utilizing changes in rhythm and range of motion, this class gives your muscles maximum time under tension for maximum results. • Cardio Core: High-intensity cardio moves alternated with segments of core work. Burn calories and define your midsection of your body all in one class. • Cardio Express/Pump: The best of both worlds. High-intensity cardio mixed with muscle toning of power pump. • Cardio Kickbox: The perfect class to vent frustration. Uptight from a stressful day? Leave it all behind as you combine ancient self-defense movements with boxing skills. This demanding workout will challenge you both mentally and physically. • Circuit Training: Mix of balls, bands, tubing, weights bars, and kickboxing. Class format is circuit training. You will experience a unique work out every time. • Cycling: A great way to bring the benefits of cycling to group fitness. Cycling takes you on a virtual outdoor ride complete with hills, valleys, flat roads, sprints, and jumps. Cycling is taught on stationary bikes to great music with an instructor coaching you along the ride. All fitness levels are welcome. • Exclusively Core: A rocking 30-minute core workout. Building strength begins with your core. • HIGH Fitness: A hardcore fun fitness class that incorporates interval training with music you love and easy to follow choreography. • Total Body Fix: High-intensity interval training will work you out hard from start to finish. Circuit training to motivating music and instruction. • Keep it Movin’: Class is designed for anyone who may want a gentler approach to fitness. Music from the 40s, 50s, and 60s provides the inspiration to get moving! Low-impact strength training and balance work combined with a fun atmosphere. • Pilates: A method of body conditioning, Pilates combines the benefits of weight training, tai chi, yoga, and meditation. Your awareness of breathing, relaxation, concentration and fluidity will heighten during the physical work of this exercise. Pilates provides strength, flexibility, and empowerment to all who take this class. • Power Pump: Exclusive to ACSC, this format was designed to combine the best of weight room lifting and group exercise. This class will use dumbbells, resistance tubing, exercise balls, and weights bars with optional plates to add strength and define muscle mass. • Power Step: An intermediate to advanced level class filled with step choreography and powerful moves. Excellent large muscle conditioning and strengthening class that compliments aerobic fitness. • Stretch and Strengthen: The best of both worlds. This hour workout brings you integration for yoga poses and Pilates moves that will encourage strength, flexibility, balance, and power. The challenge, created to improve muscle strength and endurance, will be contrasted with an experience of relaxation and calm. This class will introduce you to an effective way of reducing and releasing stress as well as developing a new acceptance and respect for your body. • Rhythm Ride: Rides inspired by music focusing on tempo and intensity. This class immerses riders in music and beats while increasing strength and cardiovascular health. • STRONG (by Zumba) Express: This 30-min class combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio, and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. • Yoga: Appropriate for everyone at any fitness level or age. Strength, flexibility, and relaxation are combined to achieve mind/body health and total performance. • Zumba: Combination of high-energy dance moves & Latin music. No dance experience required. I S S U E # 75

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Aerobics Schedule Fall 2020 (50 Min)

Time 6:00 am

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Circuit Training Laura

HIGH Lisa

Circuit Training Laura

Total Body Fix Lisa

Pilates Kathryn

Rhythm Ride Kate

Cycling Clint

Cycling Gina

Cycling Clint

Saturday

6:30 am

Cycling Clint

7:45 am

Cycling Annette

8:00 am

9:00 am

10:00 am

Stretch & Strengthen Bethne

Barre None Andrea

Stretch & Strengthen Bethne

Barre None Andrea

Power Pump Bethne

Circuit Training Barb

Power Pump Bethne

Advanced Step Barb

Cycling Sarah

Cycling Nancy

Cycling Andrea

Cycling Nancy

Keep it Movin’ Bethne

Yoga Angie

Keep it Movin’ Bethne

Yoga Angie

10:15 am

Zumba Kristi Cycling Sarah

Zumba Kristi

Combined Core and Pump

STRONG (BZ) Express

Pump Express* Nancy

Nancy

6:00 pm

Cardio Kickboxing Nancy

Power Pump Daphne

Cardio Kickboxing Nancy

Power Pump Tessa

Cycling Kellie

Cycling Annette

Cycling Kellie

Cycling Annette

7:00 pm

HIGH Trenton

Zumba Jaron

HIGH Trenton

Zumba Jaron

8:00 pm

Pilates Nancy

Interval/Pump Paula

5:00 pm 5:15 pm

Yoga Jennifer

Tess

Yoga Jennifer Zoom Only

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

Wintertime is a perfect time to make big swing changes that will give you big results in 2021. All winter long, 2016 Utah PGA Teacher of the Year Ryan Holt will be teaching indoor lessons at River Oaks Teaching Academy. Using high-speed video analysis, a pressure pad, and sensors that measure weight transfer, Ryan can get the most out of your swing. Whether you want big changes or just to keep the rust off, Ryan can help you out. 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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JR. JAZZ BASKETBALL Registration deadline is Nov. 18. Games begin Jan. 4, 2021 More detailed information available at: sandy.utah.gov/registration.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Spring Youth Sports Registration for Soccer, Girls Softball, Boys Baseball, and T-Ball/Coach Pitch. Begins Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 Adult Softball Registration begins Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 (returning 2020 teams)

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HOLIDAY PARTIES AT RIVER OAKS CLUBHOUSE

Come celebrate the Holidays with us inside the beautiful Banquet Room. We are conveniently located inside the River Oaks Clubhouse, 9300 S. Riverside Dr. (700 West) in Sandy. This facility is perfect for receptions, ceremonies, wedding and corporate luncheons, family gatherings, business meetings, class reunions, golf tournaments, and upcoming holiday parties! Book now to reserve your date! For bookings, or more information contact Kelly Christensen at (801) 231-5250

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FALL LEAF COLLECTION

Waste Management will be collecting bagged leaves that are placed on the parkstrip or non-paved area adjacent to your home. Please follow the guidelines listed below for your area of the city. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE SOUTH OF 9400 SOUTH: Place leaves on the parkstrip by 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NORTH OF 9400 SOUTH: Place leaves on the parkstrip by 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. Please put your leaves in plastic bags with the tops sealed to prevent the wind from blowing them throughout the neighborhood. Bagged leaves that are left out on Monday will be picked up anytime during the week indicated. This service is unavailable to businesses, apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, or anyone not a resident of Sandy City. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at (801) 568 - 2999.

THANKSGIVING WASTE COLLECTION

Since the Trans-Jordan Landfill will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, your regularly scheduled service on Thursday and Friday will be delayed one day.

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Public Utilities BY THE NUMBERS Utah is one of the driest states in the nation and is one of the fastest growing. Our population is expected to double by 2065, making the need to use water efficiently imperative to meeting future water needs. The Governor’s Water Conservation Team (GWCT) was established in 2000 to combat these issues and meet future water demands. The GWCT consists of conservation representatives from the Utah Division of Water Resources and the five largest water conservancy districts in Utah. Governor Mike Leavitt first set a target to use 25% less water by the year 2050. Utahns were making great progress on the water conservation front, so Governor Herbert challenged Utahns to cut the time in half. In 2013, Herbert introduced a statewide conservation goal of reducing per-capita use 25% by 2025. In 2019, water conservation goals were established for nine different regions around the state for municipal and industrial water. This is the first time conservation goals have been established on a regional level and the goals vary by region. When every region reaches its goal, a 16% water use reduction will be achieved by 2030. This approach allows the goals to be tailored to each region’s characteristics. The regional goals are designed to continue to improve the state’s conservation efforts. (See the regions and goals graphics at right) Sandy City falls within the Salt Lake region. In 2015, our average regional water use was 210 gallons per capita per day. By 2030, our goal for regional water use is 187 gallons per capita per day, which is an 11% reduction.

WATER USE AND CONSERVATION IN SANDY CITY: YEAR

Annual Consumption (gallons) Annual Gallons Per Capita Gallons Per Day [GPD] GPD per Capita

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

7,393,299,410 7,745,441,870 7,829,867,950 7,547,476,527 6,558,698,015

81,566 84,221 84,463 80,507 69,178

20,255,615 21,220,389 21,451,693 20,678,018 17,969,036

223 231 231 221 190

In 2015, Sandy City was above the region’s average water use. However, we substantially decreased our water consumption by 2019 and are close to meeting the 2030 goal for our region. We are all in this together! Help contribute to Utah’s conservation goals by learning more about your personal water use. You can use your water bill to calculate your own per capita consumption with our free customer portal (sandut.aquahawk.us/login). AquaHawk allows you to monitor your water use in detail with user-friendly graphs that show your hourly, daily, and monthly water use. You can set alerts to notify you when you have reached a designated number of gallons used or dollars billed. It can help you efficiently manage your water usage and lower your monthly water bill. Sign up for AquaHawk today to start saving water and money!

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America Recycles Day is Nov. 15 Recycling is not only about the items that go into the cart, but also what they become, and the resources preserved because you recycle. Take a few minutes on America Recycles Day to make sure you are recycling right.

What Goes into the Recycling Cart?

We know that life can be complicated. So, when it comes to recycling, we keep things simple. When you follow these three easy rules, you play a big part in preserving Utah’s beauty for generations to come.

These simple guidelines ensure manufacturers receive the quality materials they need to make new products while keeping good recyclable items out of the landfill.

What Happens to Recyclables?

Putting clean recyclables into your curbside cart is the first, critical step in sending these materials to their next life. Your recyclables are collected by a WM truck and taken to a WM Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to be sorted by type and baled. The bales of individual materials (commodities) are sold to manufacturers to be turned into new products. All the residential plastic and 80% of the paper and cardboard sorted by WM MRFs are sold to domestic markets, supporting American manufacturing. More than 50% of the steel processed by WM in Utah remains in the state to be reused. This boosts our local and national economy. At a manufacturing plant, each material goes through a specific renewal process so it can be used as a feedstock in production. Paper is slurried and cleaned of contaminants before being used to produce new paper products, like tissue. Plastics are separated by resin type, shredded and melted into pellets. Water bottles can turn into new bottles or polyester thread and woven into a new T-shirt. Steel cans are melted down to make new cans, rebar or even car parts. One of the greatest rewards of recycling is knowing that your bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard get a second chance at life.

Multiplying the Beneﬁts of Recycling

You make a big impact when you recycle right. In 2019, Sandy City residents collectively recycled 3,696 tons of bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard! That’s equal to the weight of 32 blue whales, or enough to fill more than two Olympic sized swimming pools. This saves valuable natural resources for future generations and preserves the environment. Using Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) materials in manufacturing also reduces energy and water compared using to raw resources. Individual efforts really add up!

Closing the Loop on Recycling

One of the best ways you can support recycling is to buy products made from recycled (PCR) materials. You can find these products in mainstream stores, specialty boutiques, craft fairs, and online. Creating more demand for recycled products keeps the cycle strong. You produce economic and environmental benefits when you buy recycled products. That’s a lot of good with one purchase. Keep in mind: At least 30 percent of all the trash we produce is recyclable. You can make a big difference by recycling clean metal cans, plastic bottles and jugs, paper and cardboard, and keeping trash and plastic bags out of your recycling cart. Visit wm.com/RecycleRight for more information about recycling.

Quick Tips from Sandy City Fleet Management – Pre-winter Vehicle Preparation As we transition to winter, Sandy City Fleet Management recommends several things you can do right now to ensure your car operates successfully throughout the winter months. Check your engine antifreeze levels. Antifreeze keeps your engine from freezing during those extremely cold days. You can also directly check your antifreeze levels by following the instructions in your car’s manual. Adding more antifreeze is very simple, if you need to do it. Check your tire pressure and tread depth. Good tires are the key to staying on the road and keeping safe when the weather is questionable and snow and ice are falling from the sky. You can do your part to ensure your tires are in good shape with just a few simple steps. First, check your tire pressure with a simple gauge sold at any auto supply store. You should also make sure your tires have appropriate amounts of tread on them. The simple test is the “Lincoln test.” Just insert a penny into your tire’s tread with the top of Lincoln’s head pointing inward toward the tire. If you can see all of Lincoln’s head, you need to replace the tire before winter weather begins. You may also want to consider installing winter tires before the season begins, as they will make all the difference when it comes to getting around. Use winter windshield wiper fluid. Not all windshield wiper fluid is the same. Ordinary fluid that you use in the spring, summer, and fall often becomes worse than useless in the winter, as it freezes quickly upon contact with your windshield. Check your engine oil level and your battery. Low oil levels will damage your engine and season changes will drain weak batteries and leave you stranded in your car. If you have an old battery, have it tested at a local auto parts supply store. Put a “winter supply” box in your car. Having a box full of winter supplies in your trunk can make all the difference when something goes wrong while traveling on a cold winter day. Here is a quick list of items you should include in that box: flashlight, first-aid kit, blankets, gloves, a bag of sand (for traction), ice scraper, some high-energy snacks (like nuts or jerky), water, and a shovel for digging out of deep snow. All these items are useful for operating a motor vehicle in the winter months. During winter weather driving, remember to slow down and increase your following distance.

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First Aid, CPR and AED Class

9 a.m.–1 p.m.

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During COVID-19, CNA students practice skills in new lab By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

verything looks a little different these days, thanks to changes in response to COVID-19, and the Certified Nursing Assistant program at Canyons Technical Education Center is no different. “Typically, our students do clinicals in a contracted local long-term facility, but they can’t do that right now because of COVID, so instead, they come into the lab once per week and practice those skills,” said CNA instructor Mary Lee Hackman. “I’m so grateful that our lab has been upgraded. It’s been a whirlwind figuring out everything to give our students their training and with this option, it’s made it a lot better.” Canyons’ CNA program is designed for juniors and seniors who are 16 years old and want a “peek into the world of medicine,” she said, adding that nurse assisting is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. About 30 students typically attend CTEC for 2.5 hours each weekday where they study nutrition, basic human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology as well as CPR. On top of that, there are the clinicals where students typically provide patient care, assess the patient’s wellness, report changes in the patient condition and take their vital signs. They also can perform range of motion tests and assist with positioning the patients. During the pandemic, these skills are be-

ing performed at the lab, which was upgraded this summer, and now features four hospital beds with mechanical lifts. There also is a wall plate with oxygen and suction, working call lights and other amenities. Hackman, who recently returned to the program after launching it in 2011, gave up her office space to revamp the space and provide students a devoted lab. “The district has provided the equipment that is helping the students become more comfortable and confident in their skills,” she said, saying students practice with one another and with mannequins during this time. “It’s a wonderful lab that is modeled after long-term care facilities. During COVID, we’re taking extra safety precautions with masks, hygiene, sanitation and seating charts. We’re also putting to use the skills we’ve learned such as taking our vital signs and checking our temperatures and understanding the importance of those.” While Hackman said those who are heading into medicine can benefit from the program and many indicate that being nurses, nurse practitioners or physicians may be their end goal. “This is an eye-opening experience to guide them into medicine. It will fuel their passion. Or they may learn that this isn’t the career they want to continue, and it will save them money in college,” she said. The program costs about $300 to $360,

which includes a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, CPR and first aid course fees as well as additional curriculum and fees. Students can receive up to two credits of high school elective or CTE credit and three concurrent college credit if registered at Salt Lake Community College. For those interested in pursuing the medical field, many colleges in Utah require CNA experience to apply to a nursing program. It also leads them to a study for the state certification or Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program, which includes a written and a skills test, and is required by state law to work as a nursing assistant in a nursing home, skilled care center or other health facility. Students also have the option to be involved with HOSA, the student future health professionals club formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, competing at the local, state and national levels. Last spring, CNA students placed in the top three at state and were set to compete at nationals until the response to COVID-19 shut down the competition. Students also participate in a fall leadership conference, which this year, was slated to Certified Nursing Assistant students practice turning be held virtually. l

and positioning skills in the program’s new lab at Canyons Technical Education Center. (Photo courtesy of Mary Lee Hackman/CTEC)

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Canyons partnership with Comcast allows students new way to connect, bridge digital divide By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

his past spring, Canyons School District’s partnership with T-Mobile allowed students to connect their devices with hot spots during the soft closure of schools in response to COVID-19 pandemic. “During COVID, during our soft dismal, we bought an additional 250 more so we actually delivered up to 800 hot spots to our families,” said District director of information technology Scot McCombs. Running parallel to those hot spots, Canyons School District recently partnered with Utah State Board of Education and with the help of Canyons Education Foundation, there will be a roll out of Comcast’s internet essentials program that will allow students a wired connection for a faster-speed internet service. McCombs said that the Comcast partnership will provide service at 25 meg per second at a cost to the District of $10 per month. For the T-Mobile hot spots, it’s 15 meg per second at $20 per month. He estimates that about 1,200 students can take advantage of this service. It has yet to be decided if the service will be available during summer months. “We’re going to add this Comcast internet essentials as another option. It will be for

those who can prove financial need, and then the hot spots will be our filler. So, if a kiddo is traveling between Mom’s and Dad’s house… we’re not going to be able to get Comcast to both homes so a hot spot may be the better case,” he said. “We’re trying to put the right tool in place for the family.” While both are serving students and their families who are in financial need, McCombs said that T-Mobile allows the district or principals to define what financial need is while Comcast requires proof, such as families who qualify for free and reduced lunch. “With the hot spots, the families don’t have to bring a W-2. The principals, based on the relationships they have with the students, can determine the need,” McCombs said, adding that “Is the financial need now based on the family being out of work based on COVID and that may not show up on a W-2.” Last year, McCombs met with every principal in the district to decide how to bridge the digital divide. About 550 devices were then distributed to be used as a home computer for those with economic needs. Brighton Principal Tom Sherwood recently received a shipment of Chromebooks to enable his school to check out a device to

Chromebooks are often the device Canyons School District students use to connect with teachers online. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

every student. unfair to those who don’t have it and we need “Should students have access to the in- to provide the device that can give them access ternet at home?” he questioned. “I think it’s to bridge the achievement gap. l

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Jordan cross country team sends 10 athletes to state meet By Tavia Dutson | t.dutson@mycityjournals.com

s Jordan High School head coach Greg Shaw entered the 2020 cross country season, he was happy to see one of the biggest rosters in years. After seasons of not having a scoring girls team, the Beetdiggers now had enough athletes on both sides to have competitive teams. “We’re trying to get numbers out, I’d love to have a team of 60 kids,” Shaw said. Since 2019, the Beetdiggers have competed in the UHSAA 6A classification against teams two to three times their size. In Shaw’s early years at Jordan, he has been cultivating a culture that allows for many athletes to come out and compete. The high turnout this year has proved a turning point for Jordan’s

cross country team. Senior Lucy Lovell has earned the role of team captain of the girls team in her fourth year on the team. As this is the first group to be able to score as a team, she’s been able to break new ground. “It’s been fun to help the team see that this is it. We realize this can be taken away from us at any time like track was last year,” Lovell said. “Just give it everything you’ve got.” New to cross country this year is a divisional race to determine which athletes will compete at Soldier Hollow on Oct. 22 for both the individual and team state titles. In the past, the results of region races were the final word on state qualifiers. “It’s an attempt to make sure all the best teams get there because some regions are better than others,” said assistant coach Andrew Yawn. As the Beetdiggers compete in one of these tougher regions, they are grateful for the addition of a divisional race. The boys were able to qualify as a team after securing an eighth-place finish at the divisional race at Lakeside Park in Orem. The girls were able to qualify three individuals: Sarah Seamons, Nicole Schreiber and Lucy Lovell. They took Coach Greg Shaw leads his athletes in “mental pracup three of the six qualifier spots that are altice.” (Tavia Dutson/City Journals) lotted to individuals not on a qualifying team.

The boys and girls Jordan cross country teams before an afternoon practice. (Tavia Dutson/City Journals)

This is the most successful team Jordan has sent in the past five years and it came with hard work. As Jordan High School reopened for the school year, they put new health codes in place to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes a mandatory two-week quarantine to anyone sitting adjacent to a student in their class who tests positive for COVID. Shaw found himself having to coach some of his athletes remotely due to this new mandate. “We’ve been really lucky to have no calls over the weekend,” said Shaw at Monday practice. “We survived the weekend, there was a positive test on Friday here at the school.” In the team’s peak training week, three

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members of the girls’ varsity team had to quarantine. The girls were expected to complete some of the most difficult workouts of the season without their teammates at their sides. “It makes a difference to have all the girls together. They did workouts on their own, but it’s just not the same,” Shaw said. Despite setbacks, the Beetdiggers are prevailing. Mental practice, a technique introduced by Shaw, has no doubt helped the team be resilient to these unique challenges. One of the reasons for Shaw’s emphasis on mental toughness has been the lack of racing opportunities earlier this year. After the UHSAA canceled spring sports, cross country athletes were not able to compete in spring track. “I don’t think they would be having as many problems if they ran track. In track you race so much, so you can get in that competitive mode. You have up to four races in a day, you’re going to learn a lot faster,” Shaw said. As the Beetdiggers take on state, Lovell will be racing in her last high school cross country meet. She will leave behind a legacy as she leads two of her teammates to the starting line. She has been grateful for the ability to help guide the girls team through the ups and downs of this season. “It’s been fun to be able to share my experiences. Seeing how much it really can mean to you if you put in the work,” Lovell said. “Being able to watch them work hard and have it pay off is great.” l

Coach Greg Shaw huddles up with his team to discuss the upcoming divisional race. (Tavia Dutson/ City Journals)

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Local student-artists honored as State Reflection winners—virtually By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

junior high boy is smitten by a girl and is desperately trying to impress her. Instead, on more than one occasion, he trips and even loses all his notes before an entire class. “The Crush,” which ends with the girl falling for the boy when he is taking care of his baby sister, is the film that captured the state PTA Reflections title by Hillcrest Jr. High filmmaker and student Leif Larson. Leif was to be one of several area students to be honored at the state Reflections awards night, but instead, he watched from afar as the ceremony was aired virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme for entries was “Look Within.” “I was still surprised I won,” Leif said about the Award of Excellence in film. “I got the idea after we were throwing around ideas at dinner. I thought sure, I’d try to do a rom com (romantic comedy) and got some friends to help.” The Murray teen estimates that he spent 25 hours on the project, beginning

last September. He created sketches and a storyboard, learned how to edit from his older brother, and found music, as the entire story was delivered without dialogue—until the parting shot after the credits rolled—when the boy and girl learned they were second cousins. “I had done Reflections when I was younger and won at region, but this is the first time I had won at state,” the eighth-grader said. “I had a lot of fun doing it and I learned new things while doing it. It’s a way we can express ourselves and still have fun.” In fact, Leif was a double award-winner as his photo of the night sky at Capitol Reef National Park took the state’s Award of Merit. Now with summer ahead of him, he already is brainstorming ideas to the theme, “I Matter” for this upcoming year. “I want to win nationals someday. I think if I put enough work into it, I can do it,” he said. Leif isn’t the only student set on working on Reflections entries this summer. Hillcrest Junior High eighth-grader Leif LarCrescent second-grader Carter Rasson shows his top awards from the virtual state mussen in Sandy plans on “making up PTA Reflections award ceremony. (Photo courmelodies every day for an hour” while he tesy of Cheree Larson) plays piano this summer.

Carter was the Utah’s primary division Award of Excellence winner in music in his first time entering Reflections. He composed and played a piece he titled, “I Found my Groove.” “I liked the tune of it and named it because I like playing piano,” Carter said. “I tried playing soccer and all sorts of sports, but I didn’t like it. Then, I started playing on my grandma’s piano and I found I really like it.” His mother, Taran, said that Carter can hear a song and is able to play it. He immediately started writing his own music and has been encouraged by his piano teacher. “He is our musician,” she said. “We’re athletes and when we put him in sports, he didn’t like it. My mom had a piano and he sat down and played. He has an ear for music. His grandma on the other side plays as well.” Carter sets up his own practicing. “I practice an hour every day after I’m ready for school. On Fridays, I go to my piano lessons and on Sundays, I compose my own songs. When I grow up, I want to be an organist for the Tabernacle Choir (at Temple Square). I like the Tabernacle’s giant pipes,” he said.

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Preston Cheney continues his family’s legacy in the Jordan Golf Program By Tavia Dutson | t.dutson@mycityjournals.com

hen freshman Preston Cheney claimed the Region 3 title, he proved this would not be the last time a Cheney brought home the title for the Jordan Beetdiggers—but it also would not be the first. He followed in the footsteps of three successful older brothers,

two of which have also claimed region titles. Cheney did not stop at a region title; he went on to place ninth at the state tournament Oct. 6. He was the top scoring freshmen at the Soldier Hollow course. “What he has done is unheard of,” said his coach David Mecham. Although Cheney is new to the high school golf scene, he is no beginner. He has been playing golf with his brothers at Willow Creek Country Club since he was only 6 years old. “Because they all started playing, I started a little bit younger than them,” Cheney said. “I started early so I’ve been able to develop more.” Cheney has been playing in tournaments for years, which has helped him train the mental strength that has made him successful. After an OK first day of the state tournament, he was able to pull himself together and have an outstanding second day. He started putting better and was able to put himself only three shots out of a state title. “His mentality on the golf course is so good. He is very even keeled, he has the perfect temperament for it,” Mecham said. Cheney has been competing with boys The four Cheney brothers do what they love most tothat are four years his senior. Many of his gether. (Photo courtesy Preston Cheney) opponents have had years to hone their con-

fidence. In a sport with rounds lasting four to five hours, mental toughness is key. Despite his age, when it came time for the state tournament, Cheney’s mind was at ease. “I felt pretty prepared for it. I think it was because I have played in so many tournaments, some pretty big tournaments,” he said. One of these big tournaments was the qualifying round of the Utah State Amateur Championship. The Utah Golf Association allowed less qualifiers than normal to help prevent the spread of COVID. Although it was more competitive than most years, Cheney was able to get a coveted qualifying spot, edging out his two brothers. For now, Cheney will enter a lighter golf training period, as he plays basketball in the winter. But he is still focused on the high hopes he has for the rest of his high school career. “I would like to win state one of the years,” Cheney said. Mecham knows he will be competitive for the state title for the remainder of his days at Jordan. But he doesn’t think he will stop there. “I think one day he will be playing for Preston Cheney shows off his state medal after finmoney, he’s on that track,” Mecham said. l ishing ninth at the state tournament. (Photo courtesy Preston Cheney)

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t was Max Lapore’s first time being interviewed for a podcast. The Hillcrest High senior was at home when he was asked questions about what it is like to be a studentbody president during the pandemic. “It was kind of out of the blue; I was sitting on my bed and wasn’t expecting a phone call right then,” he said. “As far as this year, we can go to events that are being held with masks on, but whenever I see someone—whether it’s a student, teacher, or visitor—without a mask, I remind them to wear it. I get it. I wish we didn’t have to, but we (Hillcrest High) haven’t been shut down yet and that’s because we’re doing our part. Whatever keeps us in school, that’s fine with me.” Lapore also said that Hillcrest student leaders are trying to find ways where they can have events, now that many extracurricular activities aren’t being held after a recent Canyons Board of Education meeting. He also wants to reach out to students who are online or learning at home. “That’s one of the hardest things for me I don’t see most of my friends who are online and some of those are just ones I’ve had in classes through the years, so we’re trying to find ways to include them, even virtually,” Lapore said. Lapore was one of three studentbody presidents interviewed on Connect Canyons. The podcast is a new communication tool launched by Canyons School District this school year, said Supt. Rick Robins, who was the first interview on the inaugural podcast. “The podcast definitely is a little more personal look, and something on a different level than regular news that might be coming out of the district, on a webpage, or through the regular channels of communication,” he said. “It feels a lot more contemporary and more on point with current topics that might be happening so it’s a great medium that’s relative to what’s happening that gives people a closer insight to people who are within the district or who contributes.” Robins was interviewed as a way to introduce him to the community since the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the chance to hold town halls and gatherings when he was announced as the new superintendent in April. “It was a nice way to kick things off and just an opportunity for the community to get to know me a little better,” he said. “We’re still in the early stages of launching it. I’m excited to see where it goes.” Since the initial launch in July through mid-October, there have been seven podcasts, which often go more in-depth of stories that are available online in the Canyons’ General News series. “My long-range goal for the podcast is really to enhance communication with our stakeholders. I’m excited to see this unfold, and hopefully to just become another avenue to communicate. One of the tenants in the (Can-

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By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com yons school) board’s strategic vision is community engagement, and I think, this podcast is another element that really supports that,” Robins said. The superintendent was interviewed by district associate communications director Kirsten Stewart, who originated the idea of the school district holding its own podcast. It’s the first podcast she has worked on and beside a team of others who contribute to interviews, editing, sound, and webpage design. “We’ve talked about doing a podcast for a year prior to COVID-19 as it’s really a good way to connect with people,” she said. “It’s more intimate, listening to the human voice, and people are able to listen on their own time, whether it’s in a car or mowing the lawn, to a story that can go in greater depth. It seemed like a good time during COVID, with a captive audience, to launch it, and it was a way we could communicate how we’re approaching students’ health and safety.” In fact, the top-ranked podcasts were about the safety and health guidelines surrounding Canyons schools. “Our No. 1 episode was a conversation about safely reopening schools with a local infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist. Our second most popular podcast was an interview with one of our nurses about our contact-tracing efforts and other preventive protocols we have in place,” Stewart said. Stewart said the podcast listener audience already has surpassed the 500 mark by mid-October and continues to grow. “We logged more than 10 times the number of listens this week than last week,” she said. “The vast majority of our listeners are listening to each episode in its entirety. Giving the popularity and the demand for info, the podcast is really increasing communication. It’s connecting our parents, students we serve, and our employees.” She said the name, Connect Canyons, is a “natural theme” for a podcast. “We’re all about making personal connections and it’s another way to maintain and cultivate relationships,” she said. “As a journalist, the best way to tell the story is to let the story organically come into being. As a storyteller, I love to hear about students achieving their dreams, reaching their potential, that’s why I work here. This has been fun to work on.” While Lapore was interviewed from his home, the podcast crew can travel to locations or invite guests to be interviewed at the district office, where sound quality is improved, she said. Since its inception the podcasts have covered topics from the opening of the new Midvalley Elementary to building inclusive schools, through a variety of formats and time lengths. At the end of each podcast, listeners are invited to share ideas for future podcasts with the communication department. The podcast is

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Fifth-grade online students learn civics lesson—in time for elections By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

hile many Americans will be voting for a new president, some Canyons School District fifth-graders will be following along, understanding the process a little bit better, thanks to their online teacher Kathy Smith. Smith introduced topics surrounding the election while teaching 47 students from three different elementary schools—Altara and Sandy elementaries in Sandy, and Bella Vista Elementary in Cottonwood Heights. “The students are turning 11 this year, so that means they will have one more presidential election cycle after this year until they’ll be voting,” she said. “It’s important that we start the conversation of what it looks like.” Smith set the ground rules early. The first discussion was about the process of electing the president, not this election nor its candidates. This also follows with Canyons’ policy committee that sent out a memo on Sept. 15 which said, “Multiple policies in Canyons School District reflect the importance of political neutrality in the public school classroom and maintaining an environment free from private interests or political agendas.” As part of her morning meeting, Smith posed the discussion question. “I started with ‘how do we elect a president,’ and there were some great answers,” she said. The replies ranged from “I think the candidate who wants to be elected president wants to tell people the direction to take the

country,” to “I think the candidate wants to make the world a better place.” “It was good to hear them think about the person being able to direct policy and moving the country in positive ways to almost a service-component. We also talked about how the most votes don’t necessarily mean that person becomes president since we have the electoral college,” Smith said. The electoral college, the nomination process, the history of the different political parties, the history of voting, how to vote, and other topics Smith planned to cover during five or six basic lessons before the election. The lessons tie into the fifth-grade history core curriculum that surveys early explorers to the Thirteen Colonies to the early 1900s. “We talk about concepts during those early years of our country and the fundamental understanding how our country works,” she said. While this isn’t the first time Smith has talked about these topics to her fifth-graders, it is the first time she has taught them online. “It’s a little tricky,” she said. “When you’re in-person, we can have a discussion with everyone there. When we meet online, they electronically raise their hand or respond in a chat to each other. It’s just a little harder, but it’s fun to see their abilities develop to mute and unmute and to respect each other when while speaking. It’s been good to introduce student to these concepts; it’s been an active discussion.” l

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Well, 2020 finally broke me. I’m overwhelmed, worried about COVID, stressed about the election, climate change, immigration and poverty, and disillusioned to learn Ellen DeGeneres is an actress. It feels like someone shook Pandora’s Box 2.0 like a maraca, releasing sadness, greed and hubris. I started this column dozens of times, but it feels like my funny is numb. I’d begin writing but devolve into an angry rant where I’m pounding the keyboard like a furious Elton John. I’ve gone feral. During yoga, I asked my students for advice on how to find my funny. They suggested sharing recipes for Doomsday Survival beverages like Meltdown Mimosas and Disaster Daquiris. I’m afraid if I start researching drinks, I’d sober up around Groundhog Day. (If there is a Groundhog Day in 2021.) I’m run through a gamut of feelings, enough emotions to create a second or third generation of Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs. I start each day with Hangry then work my way through Weepy, Lonely, Screamy, Worry, Panic and Gloomy. My husband never knows which Peri he’ll bump into when we pass in the hall. It makes everyday discussions a bit wobbly. Hubbie: What sounds good for dinner? Me: We’re on a spinning planet, slowly moving toward the sun where we’ll be consumed like a fly in a bug zapper. Hubbie: So . . . enchiladas? Americans are resilient, right? We’ve been through tough times, right? We’ll come together and make the best decisions for our country . . . oh, who am I kidding? I started screaming at the moon every night like some kind of demon weredog. I’m sure my neighbors are terrified. (Sidenote: I hope someone who’s been living in a bunker since Y2K finally emerged this year to see if it’s safe to come out. Joke’s on them.) My meditation practice has become a slow descent into madness. But then. I zoom in close and watch my grandkids teach a disinterested dog to roll over. I see myriad kindnesses in my life like chocolate, warm blankets and Disaster Daquiris. I zoom out and witness this beautiful world with its billions of people just doing the best they can. Compassion is abundant. I talk to the trees (literally). I smell pumpkin spice (everywhere). I hike through gorgeous canyons, watching leaves release their grip on branches and freefall to the ground. The stillness settles my thoughts.

I don’t know if you’ll read this before or after the election. I don’t know if we’re facing martial law, a presidential coup or (finally) an alien invasion. But I know optimism feels better than despair. We can continue to Catastrophe Scroll though vile social media posts, created by friendless trolls with no sense of humor and a serious case of ringworm, or we can turn off our phones and relearn what “community” means. One day soon, we’ll have to acknowledge the friendships we’ve lost, the unnecessary arguments we waged and the times we refused to back down. It will be a political hangover of epic proportions, especially if you’ve been drinking Calamity Cosmopolitans. Those who follow my social media platforms know where I stand politically, and it’s easy to look at the rage in the world and point fingers at The Other Side. I can stop the blame game, but I won’t stop calling for equality, justice and inclusion in places it doesn’t exist. We must remember that Hope remained in Pandora’s Box. It’s our job to nurture it.

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