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HILLSIDE STUDENTS FIND THEIR VOICE in ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ Travis Barton | Travis.B@thecityjournals.com There were costumes of glowing wings, mermaid tails, a lobster. Bubbles dripping from the ceiling, boats floating across the stage, and hundreds of students lining the stairs, walls and aisles of the Hillside Middle School auditorium.

There was even an aerialist performing Cirque du Soleil-style on a hoop suspended high above the stage.

And those only add up to a tiny portion of “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” the school’s production that ran for six days at the end of February.

“I am really, really proud of (the show),” said Director Nate Holcomb of his fifth production at the school. “It is by far the smoothest performance week and even rehearsal process for a show that I’ve ever had.”

Whether that’s a sign of Holcomb’s experience or not, it’s still saying something considering he had almost 200 cast and crew (about onethird of the school), countless costume changes, students sprinting over 1 ¼ mile (he measured it) behind the scenes, and special effects.

“It’s still almost too good to be true,” he said of the performances.

The show featured costumes and set pieces rented from a company in Sandy last summer.

Ariel’s grotto of human things was recycled from their performance of “Shrek” three years prior.

It’s where they could have fun hiding Disney Easter eggs like Mickey or Thanos’ infinity gauntlet, Holcomb said.

Holcomb takes any student who wants to be

Months in the making, including various dress rehearsals (seen here), saw almost 200 Hillside Middle School students put on “The Little Mermaid Jr.” in February.

(Photos courtesy Nate Holcomb)

part of the show. But with such a large cast, his greatest challenge is finding ways to utilize each member. Some were used to create moving scenery (the waves of the ocean), hop around stage as seagulls (they all keep shouting, “mine”), or were sailors on Prince Eric’s ship. Other moments see students in the aisles and on the stairs singing or flashing lights.

“The little things make all the difference in the world,” Holcomb said.

And the audience notices. Whether it’s Flotsam and Jetsam playing rock, paper, scissors on one side of the stage or students dancing in the aisles. One audience member told Holcomb their favorite moment was an ensemble student in the balcony section on the stairs. The student was act-

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Teens express themselves at Teen Open Mic

By Bill Hardesty | B.Hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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Before you see the setting sun see the ones you love because they are the fun.”

These are the concluding lines from a poem entitled “One Day” written and read by Derrick, 14, during the second Teen Open Mic event held at the Commonwealth Performing Arts & Youth Entertainment Center (commonly called Commonwealth) on Feb. 28. Commonwealth is part of the Promise South Salt Lake afterschool programs and is located at the Hip Hop Education and Resource Center (The HERC) at 2505 S. State St. This time students from Historic Scott School, Commonwealth, and Granite Park Junior High School participated. Students read poetry (mostly written by them), told riddles, played the ukulele and rapped.

Derrick Derrick’s poem was written about his 17-year-old sister who died unexpectedly in 2017.

“One day she was here and next day she isn’t,” Derrick said, explaining the title of the poem.

At the first Teen Open Mic, Derek read another original poem written about his mother who left the family in 2016. In that poem, Derrick express his feelings of not having a mother in his life.

“Writing is my therapy. It is where I turn to when I feel sad,” Derrick pointed out.

Derrick has suffered through tragedies in his young life. At times, he is a bit shy, but he is also very mature in his observations. When he is not writing poems or short stories, he enjoys video games, reading (his favorite poet is Emily Dickinson), playing basketball and baseball. He confessed that he is a “pool shark” and loves that the Historic Scott School afterschool program has a pool table.

Sonia Sonia, 14, performed and was the emcee for the event. The staff asked for a volunteer and Sonia raised her hand because “it sounded like a lot of fun.” The word fun describes Sonia. When asked why she comes, she replied, “It is fun to be here.”

She has attended Commonwealth since the beginning of the school year. She enjoys the many clubs such as street art, dance, voice, Afrobeat (a music genre that combines elements of West African musical style), fine art and music. Her favorite is voice.

Before performing, Sonia announced, “I am a singer aka a rapper.” She rapped to a clean version of Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow.” She selected this song to honor the artist and “it is fun song to rap to and the lyrics are fun to sing.”

Love Love, 14, performed two songs on the ukulele. She likes the ukulele because “it is

small and easier to play.”

However, Love is an accomplished violinist. She has played both classical and fiddle since the age of 10.

Love played “House of Gold” by Twenty One Pilots and “Riptide’ by Vance Joy. She selected the songs because “I knew them really well and the tune sounds interesting.”

Love is also involved in the jazz dance club at Commonwealth. The thing that prevents her from her artistic pursuits – homework.

The history of Teen Open Mic Teen Open Mic grew out of an Anti-Slam event held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Fall Festival 2018. In turn, the Anti-Slam grew from the work of the Promise Collective which encourages kids to interact with the spoken word through such mediums as poetry, writing, singing and other artistic forms. The Promise Collective is part of the Promise South Salt Lake City Initiative.

The next Teen Open Mic will be held March 28 at the Her Ner Moo Community Center (2531 S. 400 East).

Love, 14, smiles after singing at the Teen Open Mic. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)

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The week of performances saw the kids spend an extra 68 hours at school. But it was all worth it, said seventh-grader Mary Lambert, who danced among other roles for the show.

“There were a lot of hours and you got tired, but it was a really good experience being with people and putting all that work in. In the end it was very good,” she said.

‘Mr. Nate’ Shortly after the production’s final performance, students, parents and administration praised both the show and the mastermind behind it—“Mr. Nate.”

“He does everything,” said Principal Jane Berntson. “He really gets into the mindset of these 12 and 13 year olds, makes them feel so important. Who does that? It’s why they call him Nate the Great.”

Eighth-grader Zoey Manning, who played Ariel for half the shows (and had a set piece accidently run over her foot during the Friday night performance), said Holcomb is the “favorite teacher” and everyone looks forward to his classes.

“It’s my favorite part of the day. He takes the stress from the other kids onto himself,” she said. “He’s just amazing, he makes everything fun, he makes everyone want to do the play every year. He’s just one of those people you love to be around.”

That ability to draw people in is what makes him so special, Berntson said. He knows the first, middle and last name of every student he has.

“He’s like a magnet, everybody comes to him,” Berntson said. “And it’s because he sees no color, no gender, no barriers, nothing. He just sees the good in every student and he wants to let them be a part of this big thing and express themselves in their own way.”

Honored and humbled was how Holcomb described hearing such pronouncements about him. He doesn’t know what he does that’s “spe-

cial” or “magnetic.”

“I’m just really glad that kids and parents alike have a safe space that they can go to and be a freak,” he said. “Parents are all jiving backstage with the kids, dancing every time. I love that. I love that they’re not afraid to release their inner child because just as kids go through horrible times so do parents.”

After their second matinee performance, Holcomb had a parent hug him, soaking his shoulder in tears. The parent thanked him for the smiles on the kids’ faces, it reminded them of the beauty in the world.

“It was just what she needed and that was that was everything,” he said. “That was amazing. So I made sure that the kids knew that too and how much they’re impacting lives.”

That irrepressible appreciation for Holcomb culminated right before the final performance when parents donated enough money to buy him a trip to Disneyland.

Even though Holcomb can sing every Disney song by heart and tell you when the song came out and who originally sang it, he’s never been to any Disney theme park.

“I grew up dirt poor in the middle of Kansas. We were as far away as possible from both parks,” he said.

“I’m still kind of in shock,” he said of the gift, which he planned to cash in over spring break. “I have the basket right beside me and I’m still staring at it waiting for it to sink in. Until then I’m just going to stare at it a bit more because it makes me really happy and I want to hold on to that.”

Beyond the show While middle school can be an awkward time for kids, Berntson said an experience producing a show can make a significant difference.

It bridges gaps between social groups, breaking down barriers building momentum that lasts until the end of the year, she said.

“I like seeing the kids get out there, out of their element and trying something new be-

cause theater’s not for everybody. But they can feel like they’re a part of something really big at school,” Berntson said. “And the camaraderie and unity that all those months of working together builds lasts until the end of the school year, it’s just amazing.”

Holcomb said these students are just as much his future as he is theirs.

“If they can take what they learned from this experience and apply it to becoming the best person that they can be and ensuring my future then that’s,” he said before pausing, “that’s everything.”

Zoey said everyone should find a happy thing that uplifts them. “This was that thing for a lot of people at our school,” she said. “This was something that people looked forward to. That if they were having a bad day, or having a rough time, they came to the play and made it all 10 times better.”

Behind the scenes Holcomb was quick to point out the blood, sweat and tears put in by countless parent volunteers whether making costumes, cleaning the auditorium or donating money to the silent auction. He added his appreciation for the support of the faculty and school staff who came to the show, stayed late and encouraged the kids throughout the rehearsal process.

There was also his board of directors (parents and staff) tasked with hair, makeup, cast party and finding meals for kids through final dress rehearsals among other things.

“The amount of generosity that is given just baffles me and blows me away and I can’t think about it for any longer than 15 seconds or I start crying about it,” Holcomb said.

Berntson said other schools may put on bigger productions, but she is consistently amazed at the parents who help, like a dad using his construction background to help make the boat.

“I’ve been lots of schools,” she said, “and I haven’t seen anything like this.”l

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Mystical zookeeping: Engage with real-life dragons and beasties

By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com

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ny Harry Potter fan knows about the importance of caring for magical creatures.

In fact, it is a required class for any wizard attending Hogwarts.

But what about the importance of caring for real-world animals, for us muggles?

It is important, and all the more important to learn at a young age.

Such is the belief of West Valley’s Scales and Tails Utah organization. Dubbing itself “a traveling reptile education show” featuring “edutainers” versus the more dowdy “instructors,” the conservation and education nonprofit hosts holiday and weekly summer classes for Salt Lake Valley children, on a variety of topics, among them “Zookeeper Camp: Care of Mystical Creatures.”

When not out “edutaining,” the shop is open to the public six days a week, offering a unique, hands-on, educational experience.

“Edutaining” is part educating, part entertaining. It is an unofficial job title, but one employees glom onto and say best describes their unique role within this unique organization.

‘Traveling to a time of witches and wizards to meet creatures from the days of Magic’ City Journals joined them on Presidents Day, with the promise of “Travel[ing] to a time of witches and wizards to meet creatures from the days of Magic.”

Honestly, a reptile hot house does not smell too magical. But the 85-degree temperature inside the hot house? That felt magical on a crisp February day.

With pad and paper in hand, the scene was a case of being surrounded by a room full of muggle zookeepers-in-training, wands often by their side, taking instruction from Scales and Tales edutainers, aided by a table full of mystical tools, ranging from skulls to spell books.

The first animal to appear? A tarantula, or what those reading the Harry Potter series might see as an “acromantula.” Children were united in their lack of fear in being up close with the arachnid, as well as touching the beastie.

The classes offering is for children as young as six and as old as 16. Truthfully, teenagers seem to hold themselves back from fully enjoying the experience. “You’re a teenager,” is an employee’s straightforward reaction to a workshop attendee not seizing the opportunity to pet one of the creatures.

Perhaps the regret at missed opportunity will arrive later.

Scales and Tales says ‘mystical,’ they say ‘magical’ “It is a trademark issue,” explained Sarah Stiles, about the “magical” vs. “mystical” naming of the course. Stiles is wearing a non-muggle-esque robe and is brandishing a wand. The glasses are all hers, whether teaching the course or not.

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Scales and Tails leverages the concepts of the Harry Potter series to delight and engage children, without entering copyright or trademark infringement. “Muggles may not have magic, but they are useful for something,” she quipped.

Stiles has a rapt audience of a dozen children, watching, listening, learning, as she produces animal after animal. She introduces them to tarantulas, water dragons, bearded dragons and a crowd-pleasing assortment of snakes.

Although Stiles is new with Scales and Tails Utah, she has worked with animals her whole life and has a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and range resources. “My main focus was mammals and birds, with an emphasis in wolf biology, but I have always loved and learned about all the animals and the natural habitats.”

Her background in theater performance and education, makes the opportunity to work with Scales and Tails “a perfect fit.”

They do ‘bend and snap,’ Scales and Tales does ‘bow and flourish’ As part of the Mystical Creatures Zookeeping experience, children learn how to greet a dragon. For anyone who has seen the classic comedy “Legally Blonde,” greeting a dragon is sort of like attracting someone.

The movie’s “bend and snap” move is akin to the “bow and flourish” move used to greet a bearded dragon.

Stiles demonstrates the move to the children, and to her most important audience, the Argentine bearded dragon, named “Drogo,” who indicates approval by licking her with his tongue.

The crowd goes wild, and children zip into line to take their turn, bowing and flourishing, often squealing with delight when the bearded dragon greets them back.

Wild at heart, with reluctant domestication Scales and Tales is an interesting orga-

We do not have to watch “Game of Thrones” reruns. Meet “Drogo,” the largest species of Tegu lizard, an Argentine black and white species. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

nization. On the one hand, Stiles tells children, “I prefer to see my dragons in the wild – where they belong,” and yet, children are here at the reptile hot house, learning how to care for them as domesticated pets.

“They have to learn how to properly take care of each animal’s particular needs,” Stiles said of her muggle students. Students attending this course as well as others benefit from connecting with the animals through touch, but also through the responsibility of learning about their dietary and other needs, and how to interact with them in domestic and wild situations.

But perhaps the most important part is learning to clean their cages. “Whether creatures are mystical or not, they’re all disgusting!” Stiles joked with the muggle zookeepers.

And, as to the matter of wild or captive, Stiles explained that Scales and Tails is a refuge organization for animals who have either been mistreated or have been illegally imported into the country as part of the exotic pet trade. Crocodiles, Gila monsters, snapping turtles, and many snakes are not only illegal, but can be dangerous.

But just like the onslaught of people charmed by chicks at Easter, then losing interest and ability to care for grown chickens, exotic pet owners become quickly overwhelmed.

“People don’t realize how big and powerful animals can be,” she commented. The result can be illegal dumping of animals, which can then go on to terrorize others or even end up harming ecosystems not accustomed to new predators.

Caring for animals informs children about their own humanity Courses about crocodiles, Caymans, birds, turtles, and tortoises, she said, teach children respect for animals, which also informs them about their own humanity.

Scales and Tails hosts classes at their West Valley reptile hot house, brings animals to schools and other events, and even hosts themed birthday parties. The mystical creatures theme, a new concept for the group, is popular with audiences.

When asked how what they do is different from programs like at Tracy Aviary, Hogle Zoo or the Living Planet Aquarium, Stiles is thoughtful.

“We’re unique in that we are a fully immersible experience,” she said. “We go out, and they can come to the shop to have handsWe do not have to watch “Game of Thrones” reruns. Meet “Drogo,” the largest species of Tegu lizard, an on [experience]. You won’t get that experiArgentine black and white species. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals) ence at the zoo.”

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‘A very soft voice that could penetrate where angry voices couldn’t’ Salt Lake City honors late activist Robert ‘Archie’ Archuleta

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@mycityjournals.com

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man who had spent his lifetime liberally making time for others, had finally met his ultimate time.

Saturday, March 2, eight days after his death, the late Robert “Archie” Archuleta was honored by a slate of dignitaries at the podium and stage of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and by hundreds of other admirers. Many family members, friends, co-workers and colleagues filled the downtown theater to near-capacity. Post-event, community members laughed, cried, chanted, and mourned, and were treated to Mestizo Coffee’s generous provision of coffee, cocoa, and baked goods.

Archuleta is broadly recognized for advocating for services for the needy and for thinking and acting out-of-the-box to serve underserved communities. His work informing existing power structures about the reality of minorities changed the way school districts operated. Also paving the way for Latino teachers and administrators to participate in the education of Salt Lake County’s ever-growing Latino population.

“He always had time for people – to say hello, to look you in the eye,” recounted Glenn Bailey, executive director of the Crossroads Urban Center. “He always helped, never asking how much time it would take. The answer was always ‘yes!’.”

“A radical compassionate, and compassionately radical,” pithily surmised former mayor and international human rights activist Rocky Anderson.

And in an alliterative roast that would have likely earned the smile of the late Archuleta (even amid critique of some ethnic studies scholars), current Salt Lake City Major Jackie Biskupski titled him “The Cesar Chavez of Salt Lake, The Gandhi of Glendale, the Padrano of Poplar Grove.” (“Padrano” is Spanish for “godfather.”)

Letting music communicate more than words, Archuleta’s grandson, Jack Lester, who said he learned to play classical guitar from his grandfather’s own guitarra clásica, wordlessly

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played his tribute.

Activist, ambassador, non-bureaucratic administrator Growing up in a farming family, Archuleta became the first in his family to graduate from college. Years later, the farmer had learned his trademark concept – “Speaking up!”

The NAACP honored Archuleta, who partnered with the NAACP back in the 1950s, ushering in Utah’s Chicano rights movement, as “an icon of activism in Utah.” He was given the key to the city by current Salt Lake City mayor Biskupski and served as the head of Minority and Community Affairs for another Salt Lake City mayor, Anderson, and was the recipient of multiple lifetime achievement awards from different civic organizations.

Crossroad Urban Center’s Bailey wondered aloud at the memorial service if the center would even exist today without Archuleta’s tireless activism dating back from the 1970s.

Archuleta was a civil rights leader and, though a one-time employee of Salt Lake City, not a person anyone would mistake for a bureaucrat. But, from the tributes given at his memorial, it was clear that Archuleta’s greatest calling seemed to be a humble one — a teacher.

‘Through the lens of education’ Archuleta was an elementary school teacher for nearly 35 years, then later went on to become an adjunct professor at Salt Lake Community College. But even when not officially affiliated with any organization, he was steadfast in teaching and mentoring.

The only person of color on the Salt lake School Board, Nate Salazar, paid tribute to Archuleta “through the lens of education.”

Salazar praised Archuleta being a visionary in understanding that “not all students have the same needs, come from the same circumstances, or share the same affiliations as the main culture.” Salazar called out Archuleta’s role in establishing Salt Lake Community High School, the valley’s first alternative high school, as well as the multicultural Title I Hor-

Hundreds attended the memorial for Archie Archuleta, held at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

(Photo Credit: Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office)

izonte school.

“He mentored many of us in this room,” stated Utah Rep. Angela Romero. She noted that Archuleta, who lived around the corner from her in Salt Lake’s Glendale neighborhood, mentored her in leadership.

The greatest lesson he taught her?

“Sometimes, you’re going to stand alone, but if you do the right thing? You’re a leader.”

Romero played that back to the late Archuleta, indicating his death had earned a tribute from Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert. Romero read the tribute at the memorial.

Renaissance Community builder While Archuleta advocated for Glendale and Poplar Grove and for the greater Salt Lake, it was clear that he is a Renaissance Community builder.

“This is Archie’s community, isn’t it?”

KRCL Radioactive host Billy Palmer, who served as the master of ceremonies for the memorial, rhetorically asked.

The answer? “Every community is.”

“Just look around you,” invited Richard Jaramillo, who assumed the presidency of the Utah Coalition of La Raza organization, after

Archuleta had served in the role for nine years, “[This audience represents] a fraction of the lives he has influenced.”

In terms of community, Cynthia Buckingham, executive director emeritus for the Utah Humanities Council, credited Archuleta’s unique negotiation skills as a community asset in a discussion with the City Journals.

“He could help negotiate different points of view to yield solutions,” she noted, recalling Archuleta’s helping bridge the divide in Salt Lake City with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reimagining (and funding, to the tune of $1.5 billion) Main Street to become the City Creek development. Archuleta’s role in the Alliance for Unity organization led to what is today the Sorenson Unity Center in Salt Lake’s Glendale neighborhood.

Ute spiritual leader Larry Cesspooch, who delivered a Ute tribal blessing at the start of the memorial program, echoed Buckingham’s words. “[He had] a very soft voice, that could penetrate where angry voices couldn’t,” Cesspooch recalled.

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Fisher House a comforting place for families of veterans receiving medical care

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@mycityjournals.com

Fisher House Manager Quinn Kiger-Good (front left) is surrounded by a team of loyal volunteers who make the Fisher House a true “Fisher Home” for military families wanting to be close to loved ones in the VA Hospital. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

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lready a double-amputee, Navy veteran Kevin Rarick was making the trek from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City in the family’s Honda Accord for yet another surgery, his third amputation in a decade.

Fighting to stay optimistic, Rarick knew that a likely outcome may be his losing nearly 24 inches from his right leg. It would drastically change the amputation—from midcalf to mid-thigh. It would also be a risky, life-threatening operation.

Rarick sighed, took a look at the cold, crisp winter landscape as the car buzzed along I-15 and drew in a deep breath.

Right by side, his wife of 48 years, Pam Rarick, also tried to be positive as they navigated the 224 miles to Salt Lake City’s George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Medical professionals had provided a timeline for this latest surgery, however, things can always change with such a serious operation. After all, Rarick’s last amputation resulted in infection, requiring a three-week stay in the hospital.

One thing that eased Rarick’s mind?

Knowing that his wife would be nearby and would be taken care of, and that additional financial burden would not be coming their way. That peace of mind was essential to the long-term provider and military veteran.

‘The Ronald McDonald House for military families’ The Raricks are grateful beneficiaries of Salt Lake City’s Fisher House.

Unofficially known as “The Ronald McDonald House for military families,” the Fisher House Foundation is a national network of 82 homes located close to VA hospitals serving families in financial need. Each facility provides weary, stressed spouses and other family members with complimentary

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lodging as they tend to the nurturing needs of their loved ones experiencing short to indeterminate hospital stays.

Fisher House offers private bedrooms and baths and access to a common kitchen, laundry facility, and dining and living rooms.

The foundation credits itself with providing 8.1 million days of lodging to nearly 400,000 military families, saving them more than $45 million since its inception in 1990.

The foundation is near squeaky-clean in terms of its being a solid charity, receiving a score of 99.83 out of 100 points from Charity Navigator, a clear four-star rating in terms of its accountability, transparency, and financial practices.

Utah’s Fisher House commemorating seven years of service Utah is the proud beneficiary of a Fisher House. The facility itself is approximately 16,000 square feet and hosts 20 bedrooms, as well as the traditional amenities of the foundation’s other houses. Unique to Salt Lake’s Fisher House are the unencumbered, breathtaking view of the Wasatch Mountains, afforded to guests off the back patio.

On March 5, Utah’s Fisher House celebrated seven years of providing 11,000 families with “a home away from home” for loved ones of military patients where, according to Fisher House, “residents often become extended family.”

“You are here with people of differing circumstances and feel camaraderie,” agreed Pam Rarick, who has spent much of March at Fisher House, tending to her husband, post amputation. “It is very healing to the heart.”

Recently, a Colorado woman staying at the Fisher House was able to be by her husband’s bedside when he passed away. Having developed a bond with a woman she had met in the house, she shared the sad news. When

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Rarick added, “It’s such a huge blessing for all. It’s a beautiful, peaceful, comforting place to stay. I can’t say enough good about the place.” Rarick indicated having family in Eagle Mountain, but, while somewhat close to the VA Hospital, being an hour away would not be close enough to allow her to respond to any change in her husband’s condition or to a request he may have, or to be able to visit Are you a business leader? him multiple times throughout the day.

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‘WoW’ an appropriate acronym for Women of the World annual fashion show

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@MyCityJournals.Com

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n March 6, guests driving to the ninth annual Women of the World fashion show were treated to a stunning rainbow sky.

It was foreshadowing for the spectacularly colorful night ahead where more than 250 attendees packed a reception room at Salt Lake City’s The Falls Event Center at Trolley Square.

Guests and donors learned about cultures around the world and enjoyed culture-specific fashions and foods. They were invited to open their pocketbooks, their hearts and their camera lenses to contribute to the evening and to the future. And, perhaps most important, they had the unique opportunity to learn perspective from 23 women, two women emcees, a woman keynote speaker, and the woman organization founder about how to help change the world.

A key word there is “help” and that is essential to the mission of the Women of the World organization, whose nonprofit mission is to support the Salt lake area’s women refugees by giving them education and necessary tools to forge the lives they desire.

Replenishing hope, fortifying determination “The fashion show is an expression – it expresses the culture, the art, the way for women to get together,” explained Samira Harnish, the founder and CEO of the Women of the World organization, which has received global recognition for its programs to help refugee women become self-reliant.

“Working with different women results in a bond, a friendship, a relationship that lasts a lifetime.”

Women of the World (WoW) recognizes that refugees to this country have “lost everything, except their hope and determination,” she added. WoW seeks to replenish the hope and fortify determination by providing skills

and tools necessary for self-reliance. WoW’s unique three-pronged strategy to help refugee women includes customized service to tend to unique issues in healthcare, housing, etc., community building and economic empowerment.

Harnish herself understands the difficulties of being a refugee. According to KSL, Harnish left her native Iraq and came to Utah in 1979, where she received an education and went on to have a successful career in engineering.

Proceeds from ticket sales will help fund WoW programs for refugee women. The evening also raised money with a unique auction mechanism, where the audience was given bidding paddles, like those at Christie’s auction house, then told to either flash their paddles or yell out donations to sponsor specific tools for refugee women.

Donors were asked to contribute at least $200 to provide “legal advice for a day;” $100 to cover the cost of a business license for an entrepreneurially spirited refugee; $40 to fund a college application, and other specific requests for needy recipients.

Women of the World declined to indicate how much money was raised by the event.

However, the most recent annual report indicates the organization gains approximately $50,000 from fundraising events such as the fashion show.

“Refuge? [It] means safety,” asserted keynote speaker for the event, Erika George.

“My invitation is for fearless friendship, and that we stand as one.”

George, a professor with the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah, articulated WoW’s contribution as “education, inclusion, mentoring.”

Talking the talk and then walking the walk – that night and every day In many ways, the runway walk of 23 women, representing countries around the world, who were there to be mentored, actually ended up mentoring the audience in inclusion.

Representing her native Ethiopia, Jojo Beyene indicated she will change the world by returning to her home country and starting a boarding school for “street kids.”

Desange Kuenihira from the Congo wants to also return to her home, seeking to economically empower villagers so they do not need to resort to marrying off young children for family survival.

A young woman from North Sudan, Noon Taha, indicated that she is interested in studying medicine so that others are well cared for. The goal is to heal her loss of her own mother, due to inadequate medical care.

Taha is set to attend Westminster College this Jojo Beyene, from Ethiopia, models a traditional, fall and then hopes to go on to medical school embroidered Ethiopian dress from hand-spun cotton. to study oncology.

(Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals) Runway of dreams Rashmi Raut from India wants to forge

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Women of the World emcees Nora Abu-Dan, of Palestinian ancestry, and Satin Tashnizi of Iranian descent, recognize five-time fashion show attendee Shilpi Chakravarty Blanchat from India, calling her up to the stage and inviting her to share her enthusiasm with the crowd. Pictured on the big screen is Women of the World founder, the internationally decorated Samira Harnish, who hails from Iraq and came to this country 40 years ago as a refugee. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

a career in either automotive or aerospace industries.

Her country cousin, Priyanka Singh, wants to become an entrepreneur “and employ thousands.”

Other dreams seem informed by the refugees’ stay in the United States.

Amara Munir from Pakistan who modeled the “shalwar kameez” traditional attire for Pakistani women, wants to be more “modern, educated and professional,” and Nour Bilal from Syria is interested in trying out for the police academy.

A model only going by her first name, Faranak, surprised the audience by indicating that Salt Lake City’s weather is similar to that of her native Iran.

Beyond the runway to a more important platform While incredibly beautiful, the young women, with just a few exceptions, were reluctant to linger on the runway, and perhaps more interested in their platforms to change the world than be praised for their beauty.

Watching the show is a case of wanting more – wanting to see the beautiful clothes up close and wanting to able to learn more about hope and determination from these women.

This is all part of the program design of WoW founder Harnish. “Network with the models,” she told the crowd. “Help them become more self-reliant.”

Ridwan Ali, who modeled a cultural wedding dress from her native Somalia, had an incredibly powerful goal, one which all can emulate: “I can change the world, one positive word at a time.”

And a final thought, offered by a woman dressed as a living goddess worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, with a single-word name, Anju, from Nepal: “I can change the world by loving its differences.”

Individuals wanting to donate or volunteer for Women of the World or direct refugee women to such can contact Samira Harnish at (801) 953-0008 or access the “Get Involved” section of the nonprofit’s website via www. womenofworld.org/getinvolved.

Wamda Geiballah, from North Sudan, said people in Salt Lake remind her of people from her own country, in terms of working hard to achieve their dreams.

(Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

Sugar House City Journal

Sprague Library’s Firehouse Express to open during renovations

By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com

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alt Lake City Library’s Sprague branch is about to undergo a major renovation and will close to the public on March 28. The renovation is anticipated to take 15 to 18 months to complete. While the Sprague is closed, the library will have a temporary space set up to serve the community, still within the main downtown area of Sugar House. Salt Lake City has agreed to lease the old fire station 3, located at 1085 E. Simpson Ave., to the library. This smaller space, dubbed the Sprague Firehouse Express, is set to open the first part of May. Sprague staff will have one month to move some of their collection and equipment over to the Firehouse Express. They anticipate a small browsing collection and four computers for public use. Hold pick-ups will still be available at this temporary space as well. Parking at the fire station will be limited, but the Boys & Girls Club, Fairmont Aquatic Center and business lots nearby can accommodate visitors as well. This location is right at the end of the S-line, so patrons can always take TRAX as well. It will be open with limited hours, Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

“I hadn’t heard where the temporary space would be,” Sprague patron and Sugar

The old firestation #3 located at 1085 E. Simpson Ave. will be a smaller, temporary home of the Sprague library while major renovations are done over the next year and a half. (Spencer W. Belnap/City Journals)

House resident Diane Stewart said. “It’s such a walkable community, I’m glad to hear it’ll still be so close and still have holds. I definitely plan on going to the fire station from time to time once it’s opened.”

A few other people echoed similar sentiments outside the Sprague one early weekend in March. They all anticipate going to

the Firehouse Express location while renovations are being completed. One patron was particularly glad they would still allow holds to be picked up from the temporary space as it’s still the closest option to where he lives.

Another patron was glad nobody would lose their jobs. All Sprague staff will be working at the Firehouse Express or another City Li-

brary branch or a combination of multiple locations.

“We are thrilled to have the old firehouse,” SLC Public Library Director Peter Bromberg said. “This temporary space offers great convenience and reduces the need for patrons to drive to other branches. It will offer seven day per week express access to great books, film, music, as well as public computing and expert assistance from our staff.”

Since the last Sprague renovation update, the architectural teams of Arch Nexus and Margaret Sullivan Studio have been designing and finalizing the renovation plans.

After collecting hundreds of comments and feedback from the Sugar House community last autumn, they went to work envisioning an updated library that will serve a dynamic and growing population.

When it reopens the later part of 2020, the Sprague will still have its historical exterior in place. Inside will be a modern 21st-century library, with new fixtures, furniture, private and group spaces, and updated technology. The architectural and design teams have renovated older library spaces in other parts of the country and always rely on community feedback to help steer their overall vision and direction.

Get a Taste of College Life this Summer with Westminster Youth Camps Keeping children busy and engaged over the summer is a breeze with youth camps right in your neighborhood at Westminster College. Westminster offers a variety of exciting college experiences and sports camps for youth ages 5–18. Your kids can dribble, cheer, science, create a stock portfolio, fiddle or sing their hearts out.

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Westminster College offers athletic camps for elementary, junior high school and high school students. Griffin athletic camps are held in top-notch facilities such as the Behnken Field House, the Dolores Doré Eccles Health, Wellness, and Athletic Center, Dumke Field and Payne Gymnasium.

Westminster College’s athletic coaches provide a challenging and exciting experience for every camper.

Choose from basketball, lacrosse, soccer, volley or cheer and dance.

Girls Sports and Recreation Camp at Westminster builds girls’ self-esteem and confidence by provides girls with a chance to try out a variety of different sports in a fun, supportive setting. The goal of the camp is to introduce girls to as many sports and recreational opportunities as possible. Possible activities include: volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, rock climbing, aquatic activities, fitness fun, hip-hop, yoga, pickle ball, track and field and martial arts. This camp is for ages 6 – 14 and held June 17 – 20, 2019.

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SCienCe Camp for GirLS

The AWE+SUM Camp (Attend Westminster—Explore Science—Use Math) at Westminster is held every summer and is open to current 7th and 8th grade girls. Students spend 4 days on the Westminster campus, enjoying hands-on math and science workshops and other activities. The camp supports girls’ interests in the sciences and shows them the amazing variety of careers in science fields. This camp is held June 17-20, 2019.

moneY 101

Money 101 is camp for youth ages 13–17 to learn the basics of money management, how credit is established and maintained and the basics of investing. The camp is held in the Westminster Center for Financial Analysis that simulates a trading

floor for securities. Participants will create a stock portfolio that can be tracked all summer long. The camp also covers many of the requirements for the scouting Personal Management merit badge. The next Money 101 camp is June 24–28, 2019.

STrinGS Camp

The Florence J. Gillmor School of Music’s Westminster Strings Camp is open to high school students who play violin, cello, or double bass. Accepted students receive a full scholarship for this week-long immersion in the art of solo and collaborative strings performance. Strings Camp will be held June 10–14, 2019.

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The Florence J. Gillmor School of Music at Westminster College hosts the SummerSong Music Festival, a music camp for talented high school singers and pianists. Thanks to generous funding by the Florence J. Gillmor Foundation, 25 singers and 10 pianists are invited to stay on campus and receive a week-long immersion in the art of singing and piano performance. High school juniors and seniors who participate in all lessons, classes, and activities of SummerSong will receive a Westminster College transcript for two college elective music credits, transferable to any college or university. The next SummerSong is June 17–21, 2019.

For more information on all of Westminster’s 2019 summer camps, visit www.westminstercollege.edu/camps.

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Longtime Sugar House resident stays involved through community council

By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com

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any residents of Sugar House take great pride in their community. They value their neighborhood and actively involve themselves with its progress and growth.

One such resident is Sally Barraclough, who has lived here for 35 years and has served as a Sugar House Community Council trustee since 2008.

Barraclough is retired and currently the 3rd Vice Chair for the council, and represents the Wilford neighborhood area, which is south of 2700 South and runs from Highland Drive to Imperial Street. She is from Oregon, but her and her husband have called Salt Lake and this pocket of Sugar House home for over three decades now.

“Sugar House is an awesome place to live,” Barraclough said. “We’ve seen a lot of changes, but we love the community.”

Neighbors encouraged Barraclough to join the community council when they were trying to have a new neighborhood park built.

Fellow residents in the Wilford area banded together and ultimately had a new park in place after several years of working hard together.

“It was kind of that peer community organization that did it,” Barraclough said.

“When we all came together, neighbors who didn’t know neighbors before were suddenly a cohesive unit working to get this park. And now we have pie night in the summer and all sorts of activities there that keep the neighborhood connected.”

As a community council trustee, Barraclough is one of two people to represent the Wilford neighborhood area. Depending on population size, each of the 13 areas has at least one trustee on the council that volun-

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Sally Barraclough, a community council trustee for over 10 years, works closely with different trails, parks and open spaces projects in Sugar House. (Photo courtesy Sally Barraclough)

teers their time. Trustees are required to be projects going on in the community and city a voice for their particular area, attend the overall. They are trusted to share information monthly meetings, and be aware of all the and updates with their neighbors and set up

any additional public meetings within their areas.

The Sugar House Community Council consists of about 30 trustees right now. In addition to the council, there are subcommittees that each can become connected with.

The committees include land use and zoning, transportation, arts and culture, and trails, parks and open spaces.

Barraclough continues to be heavily involved with the various parks and natural spaces in Sugar House. She chairs the community council subcommittee that is focused on trails, parks, and open spaces. They meet once a month to discuss the ongoing projects and events taking place and dive into the details of certain plans. Barraclough and the rest of her subcommittee have been closely involved with the progress of the Parley’s Trail and its development throughout Sugar House Park, amongst other big projects.

“I’ve learned everything about what it takes to get a park started, how it goes through the design process, the construction process, all of that,” Barraclough said. “So that really appeals to me in other parts of the city, too. I’m also on the Parley’s Rails, Trails, and Tunnels (PRATT) board. They’re the ones doing the 8 ½ -mile bike trail that runs from the mouth of Parley’s Canyon all the way to the Jordan Canal, which is mostly constructed now.”

While she stays busy with all her community council projects, Barraclough still makes time for her joys of cycling and gardening. She is an avid e-bike cyclist now, and experienced an e-bike journey around the islands of Croatia last year.

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Calvary Baptist Heritage Choir Concert presents the color of love

By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com

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hen we think of a choir, many of us envision matching robes, a reverent, tightly structured program with printed programs, and, most importantly, melodious, inspirational music.

Salt Lake’s Calvary Baptist Church’s Heritage Concert, held Feb. 24, euphorically focused on delivering the third: melodious, inspirational music.

The jubilant concert delivered a lot more, too, and the focus was not on the performances, but on song, movement, and dance all being forms of worship.

“Love” was the concert’s theme, based on 1 Corinthians 13:13, the 13th chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

Not just a ‘concert’ “You call it a ‘concert.’ We call it worship,” Rev. Robert Merrill told the congregation. His comments were met with loud applause. Applause is an aspect of this congregation’s worship that may be unfamiliar to many people across the Salt Lake Valley.

“Neighbor, I don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but I’m gonna get my praise on,” the smiling reverend said.

Merrill is aware that the Heritage Concert brings a lot of guests to the 1,000-person church hall, where services are held weekly at 8 a.m. and again at 11 a.m. A Calvary greeter helped late-arriving guests find timely, orderly parking.

The color of worship The concert is as colorful as the fabrics adorning choir members, many of whose colors and patterns represent aspects of African heritage, as well as other spiritual intentions.

The many faces in the audience are also colorful — the blackest of black, the whitest of white, varying degrees of color among them.

Most smiling, many singing along, some shouting out throughout the concert, even during the invocation or opening prayer and as lines of scripture are read from the pulpit.

The concert is as colorful as what adorns many of the heads of those faces – colorful African-style headdresses, traditional American Sunday-go-to-meeting hats, and a variety of “kufi” or African skullcaps.

“The diversity of the audience was so heartwarming,” said Lakeysha Austin Mapps, a West Valley City-based customer service agent. “I thought to myself, ‘This is what Heaven is going to look like. It’s going to look like this audience.’”

Expanding ‘Black History Month’ to include our diverse heritage Veteran musician Laura Eady-Popwell is the music ministry leader. Eady-Popwell said she has seen an increase in diversity in the choir and the overall church membership since moving crosscountry to Utah in 1994.

“There were a few Caucasians in the membership, but I cannot remember a whole lot of diversity,” she recalled. Today’s choir,

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she said, includes Mexican immigrants, African refugees, and white and other contributors, as well as the core African-American or black congregation.

Eady-Popwell also explained the Heritage Concert used to be more related to Black History Month and now is celebrated every year during the month of February as Heritage Month.

“We include more people than just black Americans,” she explained. “We celebrate our heritage, no matter what color we are.”

The Calvary Dancers, the God Squad, Angel Choir, Praise Singers, and other worship teams The concert opened with music and dance honoring African roots of the choir’s predominantly black congregation. The Calvary Dancers file in from the back, finding their way to the floor in front of the pulpit, where they dance in unison. Many wear small-to-medium dots of bright face paint, which symbolize hope, purity and light.

As opposed to a performance, where the strongest dancers are traditionally strategically aligned to be front and center, The Calvary Dancers are more of a true ensemble, with an overall impression of strength and beauty.

The Angel Choir, comprising youth age 3 up to 12, follows the dancers, with young men dressed in black, with bowler hats. Choreographed dancers are accompanied by musical youth soloists and the backup musicians comprising a keyboardist, bass and lead guitarists, a grand piano player and organist, a drummer, and multiple percussionists.

A standing ovation – in church?

The congregation gives a standing ovation when a young boy and girl each sings solos in the “I Want To Be an Influencer” number.

A young man dressed as stylishly as America’s popular musician, Bruno Mars, solos in a young adult-group’s sharing of “Reckless Love” and “Love Theory.” He is none other than Dieudone M. Sangano, from the African Congo and now living in Herriman.

When veteran performer James Anderson kicks of his contribution to the Heritage Concert, many would, perhaps, feel more familiar with this type of song, gospel music, in the church setting.

“We going way back home, way south,” the jubilant Anderson declared, prefacing a “God Is My Everything” tribute where the singer trembled in belting out the song’s words, inviting amped-up background music and clapping.

Also amazingly high-energy is the “God Did It Again” rendition, where veteran soloist Hope Williams of Salt Lake City boldly sang from the stage, then made her way around the audience. Her interaction with Calvary Choir Director Brian Hesleph appears joyous. Hesleph accompanied numerous songs on the grand piano.

‘These aren’t songs just to sing’ Lakeysha Austin Mapps credited the role of Calvary Baptist, in both her spiritual, as well as cultural identity development.

“This church gave me my spiritual foundation. I was molded and shaped into the strong African-American woman I am today

because of the religious foundation I acquired at Calvary Baptist Church,” she said.

“Some of you may think of this as performance,” Rev. Merrill reminded the audience a second time, toward the close of the concert.

“It is worship. These aren’t songs just to sing.”

“We going way back home, way South,” James Anderson of South Salt Lake, told the congregation. Anderson trembled as he powerfully belted out the words to “God Is My Everything.” (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

Salt Lake City soloist Hope Washington, worked it, electrifying the audience, from the stage and among the crowd, where the gospel singer liberally circulated, microphone in hand. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

Dieudone M. Sangano, from the African Congo and now living in Herriman, was the featured soloist in the Young Adult Choir’s rendition of “Reckless Love” and “Love Theory.” (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)

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Checking out downtown’s new “Seed Library” more incentive for residents able to start growing own vegetables, herbs, flowers

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@mycityjournals.com

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ould there be any other outcome than “growth” for a gardening program?

For the past three years, Salt Lake City residents have been enjoying the benefits of “The Plot” community garden space at the Salt Lake Main Library.

With last month’s opening of the new Seed Library, city residents now have the opportunity to not only leverage the library’s community garden, but, quite literally, taste from another community gift — seeds. These are seeds to plant in The Plot itself, in their own gardens, or even in small containers on apartment patios.

On March 9, Salt Lake City Library, in conjunction with partner Wasatch Community Gardens, announced its new Seed Library and held a grand opening in conjunction with a screening of the film “Seed: The Untold Story.” This season’s Seed Library is open to patrons now until the end of June and, currently, is only available at the main library location.

The goal is to create a cycle of seed worship, wherein seeds are checked out, then planted and tended, then after the harvest, seeds are recollected and saved for one’s personal use, as well as shared back in plenty with library patrons. And, thus, new cycles begin.

Seed: the told story Emma Wilson, who manages The Plot, wanted to find a way to integrate the library’s significant ecological education programs with the garden itself.

Wilson found a great collaborator in Giles Larsen from Wasatch Community Gardens (WCG). Larsen, the parks for produce manager for WCG, has been studying seed libraries for a while, having toured seed libraries in Southern California and studied in “seed schools.”

In fall of 2018, recalled Larsen, he and Wilson began talking. The incubation of the idea began, and the two began “hammering out the terms of the partnership during the winter,” he said.

“It was a really good fit,” Larsen added.

“I already had the expertise, the training, and the teaching experience, and then the library has someone willing to spend the time to get the infrastructure up.”

Add to the mix a supportive library management (many of whom, Wilson informed, are gardeners) and a handy librarian to upgrade a vintage wooden card catalogue with casters to make the cart mobile, and suddenly, the Salt Lake City Library’s Seed Library is on its way.

How the seed library works Members of the Salt Lake City library system can head to the first floor of the library and ask about the seed library. There are some general categories for seeds, including common vegetables, herbs, flowers, wheats and grasses.

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Gardener and seed muse Emma Wilson tends to “The Plot,” the community garden at Salt Lake City’s Main Library. Wilson’s background growing up with a mother who gardened and tending to community gardens as a student at the University of Utah infused the spirit of seed saving in her. (Photo Credit: Salt Lake City Public Library)

Unlike with most library products, where card-carrying members “check out” materials, view, then return them, the Seed Library represents a gift to library members. Patrons simply take as much seed as they think they will responsibly use, then are on their way to go plant.

Tomatoes, snap peas, snow peas, cucumbers, and a variety of beans can move from seed to table in a few months growing time.

The library also offers seeds for herbs, including cilantro, oregano, coriander, and one of Wilson’s favorites, hyssop (a small, bushy aromatic plant of the mint family).

‘Tis better to give than to receive The Seed Library is not only a great idea for do-it-yourself (DIY) gardeners looking to save money and plant what other gardeners consider tried-and-true seed varieties, it is a blessing for conscientious gardeners seeking ways to help mentor other gardeners and further Salt Lake City’s food security or having the community grow its own food.

“What do I do with these seeds?” Wilson paraphrased the concerns of conscientious gardeners. “People need an outlet for distributing excess seed,” she added.

Wilson shares the joy expressed by a grateful patron who drove all the way from Tooele to donate wildflower seeds. Such seeds are important for not only beautifying yards and neighborhoods, but provide important succor for endangered pollinators, such as bees and monarch butterflies.

Wilson said the library’s program is “heavily inspired by casual seed sharers.” In

specific, she credits Glendale’s Wasatch Commons. On a more formal scale, Wilson is inspired by the Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, part of the public library for the city located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area.

Larsen echoed Wilson’s admiration for SeedSavers.Org, and indicated that the work of Native Seed Search — to preserve local seeds of indigenous peoples’ — highly influenced his seed creed.

Field of seeds Wilson and Larsen have visions of expanding the seed library, to not only other libraries in the Salt Lake library system, but to the Salt Lake County library system as well.

Larsen indicated he is scouting the county system, where he tends county library gardens from Magna to Murray, to find champions along the lines of Wilson to expand the program throughout the valley.

Once this season’s seeds get put away for cold storage at the end of June, the Seed Library will re-emerge at the main library in the fall, with another introduction at the SLC VegFest, to be held on Library Square in September, Wilson said.

“I am really grateful that there has been so much support,” Wilson said.

Added Larsen, “I like the idea of doing it, without reliance on some bigger business model.”

“The Plot” community garden at the Salt Lake City Library will undoubtedly yield more harvest with the new ability to capture “local seeds” – to plant, then harvest, and replant. (Photo Credit: Salt Lake City Public Library)

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Asian-American high school students encouraged to tap ‘superhero’ potential

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@mycityjournals.com

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Motivated” was a common word AsianAmerican high school students across the state felt, after attending the 20th-annual Asian-American High School Conference Feb. 28 at the University of Utah. This year’s theme — “Shaping Superheroes; Creating Positive Change” — was a powerful one, providing context to the keynote and breakout sessions.

The conference seeks to help Asian-Americans high school students be prepared for collegiate success, and, even more importantly, be prepared to embrace their everyday, figurative “superhero” potential as community leaders.

“When a student is passionate about something, their drive is extraordinary,” informs the conference brochure. “As such, students will learn about issues facing the Asian and Asian American communities and how they can use their passions and educations to create critical, sustainable, and positive changes in their own communities.”

Students treated to ‘Who’s Who’ of Asian, Asian-American scholars Students attending the conference received academic resources, including scholarship guidance, admissions counseling, and opportunities to meet and connect with university faculty, staff, and students.

Graduate students, professors, and university administrators from not just the University of Utah, but also from Salt Lake Community College and Westminster College participated in the event.

Distinguished academicians, including a Rhodes Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellowship winner, politicians, and successful entrepreneurs also participated in the event.

With a playful, larger-than-life-size blowup bottle of the popular Thai sriracha sauce in the background, members of the University of Utah’s Asian-American Student Association greet conference attendees. (Juennifer Johnson/City Journals)

Academic disciplines represented ranged from electrical engineering to ethnic studies; from history to humanities; from medicine to music education; and from art history to Asian studies.

Asians as Superheroes, through world history and mythology …

“Our Asian identity is not something

to be ashamed of,” advised Matt Wong, a self-described “Cantonese American” who attended Salt Lake Community College and now works at the university.

In a breakout session, Wong recounted stories of historical and mythical Asian superheroes and challenged students to liberally share their own family history and stories, particularly “if your family is recent immigrants.”

He cited Ishikawa Goemon, “A Japanese Robin Hood” from the 1800s and another figure from that century, the Hindu queen Lakshmibai who led troops to battle for independence against British colonization.

He also shared his family’s reverence for the contributions of Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China and the forerunner of democratic revolution in the People’s Republic of China, which overthrew the last Chinese imperial dynasty.

In more recent history, Wong cited what he considered heroism of the “No-No Boys” of World War II who protested America’s unconstitutional treatment of 110,000 Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps, yet were, themselves, asked to serve in the military. … And, today, as comic book characters – and creators Following up on a subtheme of the conStudents attending the conference and their university hosts were encouraged to dress in either semi-formal or ference — that Asians can be stereotyped

and must move beyond those stereotypes — Dr. Paul Fisk shared with students a vibrant future outside of what people consider or even uniquely recommend as careers for Asians (e.g. careers limited to science or engineering).

Marvel Studio’s upcoming “ShangChi” will be its first superhero movie featuring an Asian protagonist. The film has signed a Chinese-American writer and is considering a variety of Asian and Asian-American directors, with the goal being to “introduce a new hero who blends Asian and Asian American themes, crafted by Asian and Asian American filmmakers.”

Those are jobs that students could look forward to in the future, Fisk indicated.

Inspiration and challenges Students attending the conference looked forward to applying what they learned.

A student from Taylorsville wants to take the inspiration and tools to help coach her younger sister through school.

Other students shared challenges in negotiating their Asian history with being raised in “white communities” and, for biracial students, the everyday anguish of and not having “white relatives” honor or appreciate their Asian roots. One young woman indicated feeling like a literal alien.

On the difficulty of being Asian in predominately white schools, a student from, arguably, the state’s most diverse high school, West High School in Salt Lake City, observed, “When your parent has an accent, they look down on you.” West’s studentbody represents students from homes where more than 120 different languages are spoken.

Students attending the conference appreciated being able to bond with so many in similar circumstances.

“I am really glad I came,” shared a student from Granger High School in West Valley City.

“It feels like I need to do more,” said a West High School student, who felt inspired to study Asian and Asian-American history and seek to serve as a role model.

The Asian and Asian-American population at the U of U and in context with Salt Lake City metro Asian students comprise 5.82 percent of the university’s student population. Biracial students account for another 5.13 percent of the studentbody.

According to the 2018 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, this is about twice as significant a population as within the Salt Lake City Metropolitan area, where Asians comprise 2.6 percent and those of two or more races are 2.5 percent of the overall population.

cultural attire. (Jennifer Johnson/City Journals)

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Salt Lake Valley’s epic pranksters show us‘how to April Fools’

By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com

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rom placing a pair of live lobsters in the glove box of a paramour’s car to endorsing their boss as a disco-loving ninja on a global career website, to punking fans of the third-largest professional sports league in the world, Utahns know how to April Fools.

The City Journals wanted to get up close and personal with some of the pranksters and the pranked in a sort of hall of fame. Look forward to hearing more of your stories, in the comments and for next-year’s piece.

Food and fools: Lobsters, an imposter waiter, and under-the-table pranking Long-time radio and web celebs Todd Collard and Erin Fraser (“Todd and Erin”) involve one particular type of food, lobster, as an ongoing April Fools’ staple.

One year, Todd, recalls, he actually placed the lobsters in the glove box of Erin’s car.

There were no fatalities to report. Rather, the frenetic lobster game is part of the ongoing love affair of Salt Lake City area’s longest on-air-turned-over-web morning personalities.

The imposter waiter…

Dean Pierose is owner of Cucina wine bar, restaurant, and deli in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City.

Pierose is long-term best friends with comedian Pat Mac. An April Fools’ prank provided the perfect opportunity for Pierose to meet his best friend’s wife.

But a simple meet-and-greet is not Pierose’s style. Instead, Pierose convinced a fellow restaurant owner to let him stand in and wait the table that Mac and his wife occupied the night of April 1, 2011.

Prepped about the woman being a teacher and her having attended the University of Idaho, the imposter waiter set out to be as insulting as possible, first complaining that the table’s former customers, “who must have been teachers,” stiffed him for a tip.

On another visit by the table, Pierose slammed the University of Idaho, the woman’s alma mater, making fun of the college’s “Joe the Vandal” mascot, and identifying himself as identifying with the rival “Broncos” of Boise State.

“He hit every button he could, to set her off,” laughed Mac. “Dean is a master prankster.”

A little Disney’ll do ya, on April Fools Disney Channel actor, writer, and voice talent Jerry Straley just celebrated 30 years with Disney.

“My goal is to make 10 million people laugh,” he shared. Straley estimates his role on the “Good Luck, Charlie” sitcom got him about halfway there, with more than five million views of the sitcom’s four seasons.

Holladay-dwelling Straley routinely pokes fun at the area’s wealthy, and says

April Fools’ jokes include replacing upscale Grey Poupon whole-grain mustard with plain-yellow mustard at hoity-toity Holladay restaurants and making early-morning prank calls, indicating peoples’ butlers are taking the day off.

Getting paid ‘under the table’ Saralynn White, a Cottonwood Heights copywriter and creative director/chief storyteller/owner of Salty Dog Marketing, recalls hijinks from When not loving on her husband and on-air/over-internet personality Todd now-defunct, but ever Collard, Erin Fraser’s go-to food is lobster. Not surprisingly, Todd has turned epic ad agency Dahlin it into an April Fools’ go-to that enhances the couple’s relationship. (Photo Credit: ToddandErinDailyStream.com) Smith White.

“They taped a press release and photo featuring Rudy sandwich under his desk and it started to reek,” she recalled, Gobert (27) and Derrick Favors (15). “but he couldn’t find what was smelling up April Fools’ DNA Brothers Jamison and Truman Carter the place because of where it was.” grew up with their prank-playing family Writing the April Fools’ playbook Writer White has not only been first in the Avenues and then Herriman. The two now reside in Salt Lake’s Marmalade pranked, but has pranked upon.

One year, colleagues posted “disco” neighborhood.

The brothers recall stories of their and “ninja” expertise as some of her unique skills on the LinkedIn professional website, mother’s receiving an April Fools’ Day boucomprising 500 million members globally. quet of already-dead flowers from high-end Professional colleagues of White can still florist Every Blooming Thing.

Knowing that the bouquet likely cost find these skills on her profile today.

Another year, White could not get her her then-husband at least $50, their mother computer to respond to her keystrokes. Ab- called in to complain. Right at that moment, solutely frustrated at the technological stale- while on the phone ripping the prank-engagmate, she dialed in corporate 911 – the IT or ing florists who were emphatically denying her description of the bouquet, an incredibly information technology department.

Who she credits as “ingenious” col- stunning, much bigger and more expensive leagues had taken a screenshot of her com- arrangement arrived from Every Blooming puter desktop. Pranksters made it so that Thing, with the same delivery person. Order every keystroke the increasingly frustrated restored.

The Carter sons were pranked themWhite entered did nothing more than ping a static image, doing absolutely nothing to selves, waking up one April Fools’ morning to a breakfast of meatloaf, gravy, and engage the computer’s functionality. mashed potatoes. Luckily they tried the April Fools’ Day: A Team Sport For the Utah Jazz franchise, April odd meal. Their mother, this time, was the Fools’ Day has been good to the Jazz, with prankster, having made Rice Krispie treat the team winning 65 percent of the games “meatloaf” with butterscotch “gravy” and played April 1 over the past 33 years, in- ice-cream “potatoes.”

And regarding our last set of pranks? cluding last year’s 121-97 blowout over the Confession time: I am the mother of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

This year, at 7 p.m. on April 1, the Jazz Carters, recipient of dead bouquets, and square off against the Charlotte Hornets in chef of dreamy April Fools’ breakfasts.

Even though it sounds like it could be, that hometown Vivint Arena.

The team’s best prank came a few years is not a prank.

Happy April Fools’ Day, Salt Lake ago, in 2015, when the Jazz punked fans, commentators, and even readers of the Na- County! tional Basketball Association by launching a new “look-and-feel” three-quarter-length pant. The news went official, with a mock

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pring is upon us, summer is on the way; and with warmer temperatures and (hopefully) blue skies on the horizon, drivers can’t blame slick roads or blinding flurries for their faulty driving anymore.

Driving safely requires good driving habits. Habits. Not occasionally safe maneuvers. The following are some prudent practices to implement in your daily travels.

Safe Driving Habits

drove over a nail and didn’t realize it.

We often don’t look at the tires on the passenger side since we don’t approach the car from that direction, checking regularly allows you to examine those opposite side wheels.

It will keep your car’s handling in its best condition. Each vehicle can have different appropriate PSI (measurement for tire pressure), but when temperatures drop, so Blinkers and blind spots Driving 101. If you plan on changing does the pressure in your tires. lanes, let others in on your secret. Everyone Keep car maintained will appreciate it. Others want to know what Since you’ll be regularly checking the you are planning. tires, might as well keep regularly schedLikewise, if you see a blinker come uled maintenance on your car. This can range on indicating your lane is that car’s desired from oil changes to transmission flushes. destination, let it in. This isn’t the Daytona Simply checking windshield washer fluid or 500. We are not racing for $19 million. It is the antifreeze level in your car’s reservoir can common courtesy, if we want people to use prevent serious issues happening on the road. their blinkers, then we should reward them Wash your car especially after storms for doing so. or if you’ve parked under a pine tree where Remember the blinker doesn’t automat- birds can drop their white business on the ically assume safe passage to the next lane. hood or sap could drip onto the roof. Left And while your car’s sensors in the rearview untreated, these outdoor stains can ruin the mirrors are helpful, they are not omniscient. paint on your vehicle.

Check your blind spot with your own eyes. Drive defensively There’s a reason it’s called a “blind” spot.

This means keeping distance between

troubling and you probably shouldn’t be behind a steering wheel.

Also you can’t always see what’s in front of the car before you. They may have to slam on their brakes due to an unexpected obstruction. If you rear end them, insurance rarely works out in your favor.

This can also mean slowing down on wet roads or not weaving in and out of traffic.

Distractions This is the No. 1 reason for accidents.

This is not limited to using the cell phone, though texting, checking news alerts or making a phone call are all terrible decisions to make while driving.

It also extends to dozing off or checking the price at the gas station you just passed.

Be alert, stay vigilant. Other drivers may suddenly stop, they may not see you as you yield or turn. By staying engaged and sharp, your reactions can be sharper and you may even anticipate what other drivers are looking to do.

One way to stay engaged is to vary your daily commute. Changing your routine alerts your brain, breaking you from the monotonous snooze you may find yourself after traveling certain routes hundreds of times.

These habits are important and it is not overdramatic to say that they could save a life.

Tire pressure you and the car in front of you.

This one is almost as simple as the first.

Touching their bumper does nothing for Check your tire pressure on a regular basis you. And if you need to get that close to read to know if there is a small leak. Maybe you their license plate or sticker, your eyesight is

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International Women’s Day events support,celebrate women

By Jennifer J. Johnson | J.Johnson@mycityjournals.com

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arch 8, the official “International Women’s Day,” is ever-growing in international and social-media buzz, and prompted a flurry of local activity on par with the weather happening that day.

City Journals presents a recap on several Salt Lake Valley-based activities and commemorations of Women’s Day. First-time celebrators — for the youngest of young — Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum Nearly 900 members and guests of the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum were treated to a celebration of women’s social, cultural and political achievements, through the lens of gender equality.

On March 8, children up to age 11 learned “the amazing things women can do,” recounted marketing coordinator Anna Branson.

Children used unique materials and media to create artistic renditions of historic and current women leaders, including the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, anthropologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, and human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai.

All received “Believe in Girls” stickers and had the chance to walk through a unique kaleidoscope, featuring all of the wonderful possibilities for girls and women.

Rising up, lifting up at the U of U – for college students, staff, faculty and community At the University of Utah, the “day” has become a week-long celebration of women. The Women’s Leadership Summit, themed “Rise Up, Lift Up” was preceded by the “Empower U” Symposium, where president Ruth Watkins provided the keynote address.

The Women’s Leadership Summit, now in its fifth year, offered a resources fair, with everything from women’s health information to voting engagement. The fair was presented in booths lining a wall of windows in the Ray Olpin Student Union building. The university assembled a roundup of nearly 20 breakout sessions, dealing with topics as edgy as navigating shame culture to as vanilla as financial-planning strategies for women.

“It was truly a day of learning, engagement, and idea sharing,” shared Jessica Lynne Ashcraft, co-

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A University of Utah student created this mosaic of the beauty in women’s diversity. International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world and across Salt Lake Valley on March 8. The University of Utah turned it into a week-long celebration. (Photo Tina Dirmyer/University of Utah)

chair for the event and associate director for student leadership and involvement at the U. Ashcraft indicated 200-plus women attended the event, “due to the wonderful range of topics presented and the excitement to engage on topics that are so salient for women right now.”

Women in international business as a theme…

World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) leveraged one of its trademark strengths — partnering — to commemorate International Women’s Day, and, like the U of U, made the celebration into a full week of activities, versus just a day.

On March 8, WTC Utah co-hosted a sold-out luncheon, in collaboration with the Women’s Business Center of Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber.

“WTC Utah would like to be a

part of the solutions that address the challenges facing women as they pursue global economic opportunities,” said Suzette Alles, chief operating officer of WTC Utah.

“Increasing international trade, and supporting women in their efforts to do so, helps companies grow, create wealth and become more resilient.

This, in turn, bolsters economies on a local, national and global level.” … And as an honor and an inspiring thought of global contribution March 7, the day before the official day of commemoration, WTC participated in the 10th-annual Women in International Business Conference. This power-packed day included perspectives from 30 business, government, and education leaders representing various facets of Utah’s diverse economy.

At the half-day conference, Dr. Mary Beckerle, CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, was named International Woman of the Year.

In her role at Huntsman, Beckerle oversees a cancer research laboratory focused on fundamental cell biology and Ewing sarcoma, a type of bone cancer that typically affects children and young adults.

All that, an incredibly important role, and yet, Beckerle shared with City Journals deeper insight into the awesome responsibility and opportunity she and other women and men like her bear.

“I believe that cancer researchers have a role in advancing global partnerships and understanding,” she observed. “In a sense, we serve as volunteer diplomats as we travel the world to share our results and work together to advance human

health.”

More than a day, or even a week… a month?

Women Techmakers Salt Lake and Miss Nations of the World both identified March 23 as the day for their respective International Women’s Day Celebration event. The Women of the World held its ninth annual fashion show just a few days before the official date. Snowy weather on March 8 scrubbed or severely limited celebratory efforts from Sandy’s Miller Center to downtown Salt Lake’s Capitol demonstration.

Regardless of the stormy weather, the message at all events was clear. Women — and girls — are to be encouraged, mentored, and celebrated all day, all week, all month, all year, whether officially or unofficially.

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Hungry Rams looking for more in boys tennis

By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com

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s the spring sports season begins, many coaches around the state are scrambling to find replacements for key players and competitors and to find a way to rebuild their teams.

The Highland High School boys tennis team doesn’t have that challenge.

Head coach Jeanine Elsholz is in the enviable position of welcoming back the bulk of her squad. In fact, six of her seven varsity players are back in action this season after helping last year’s team compete favorably in Region 6.

“I expect that we will continue to build on the success we had last season,” Elsholz said. “Our goal is definitely to be in the race with the top teams in our region and qualify our entire team for the state tournament.”

Last year, the second doubles tandem of Jake Bauman and Cole Smith got to state and lost in the first round of the tournament.

Both are back for their junior seasons, joining some talented, experienced players for Highland. Another junior, Isaac Brickey, along with seniors Will Olsen and Abram Toronto, will start on the varsity squad. Senior Will Dale is another player who should see time on the court with the varsity team.

Elsholz is excited that so many of her players have big matches under their belts.

She believes this will only benefit the team as a whole this year. She’s also counting on motivation to be a key factor, as the Rams fell short at the region tournament last season. “[The players] bring experience,” she said. “They are also fierce competitors.

They love to win and dig deep to make it happen. They give their all and do not quit on points. I think these players learned a lot last season, especially at the region tourna-

ment when we did not finish as strong as we had hoped. I think the lessons learned last year will definitely help us this year.”

Elsholz may have a secret weapon in a very young player. Freshman Jaden Greenburg may start at first singles. The talented ninth-grader has turned heads at practice.

Highland began the season in the middle of March and have a full slate of matches all the way up until the postseason. The state tournament will be May 16 and 18 at Liberty Park.

“I am really excited to watch these boys play,” Elsholz said. “Win or lose, I think there will be some great matches to watch.

I always expect their best effort during matches, and I am really hoping they will give their all this year. Our players are very excited for this year. These players have worked hard the past two years to help turn the Highland program around, and I really want them to have this season and enjoy every match they play. Their attitudes have been very positive.”

Region 6 won’t be an easy one for the Rams. The team will also face some talented squads from around the state, but Elsholz believes this will only make her team better and more competitive.

Elsholz doesn’t worry about wins and losses as much as she focuses on the mental aspect of the game and how much dedication the players show.

“This season will be a success if our players give their very best effort in every match,” she said. “Whether in practice or in matches, for me, it all comes down to their attitude, the level of effort they are willing to give and their sportsmanship on the court. These are by far the most important things to me as a coach.”

Highland High School’s Jaden Greenburg, just a freshman, is slated to start first singles for the Rams’ boys tennis team this season. (Photo by Elisa Pardo)

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Rams excited to get back outdoors for track and field season

By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com

Highland High School girls track and field competitors Annie Murdock, Amy Frank and Meg Boren race to the finish line in a meet from last season. (Photo courtesy of Gary Rowles)

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t long last, the spring sports season has begun, and Highland High School track and field athletes couldn’t be more excited.

The Rams finished in the middle of the pack last season at the Class 5A state meet, with the girls placing eighth out of 19 teams with 44 points, only 2.5 points behind the fifth-place team. This season, Highland has a good group of returning competitors who qualified for the 2018 state meet. The experience and talent brings a lot of optimism to the squad.

“Our team goals are always to compete for a region championship,” head coach Gary Rowles said. “In order to do that, we will

need to continue to improve throughout the season and stay healthy, and then count on some of our newcomers to step up alongside our veterans.”

Though Rowles said it’s too early to identify new athletes who’ll fill key roles in different events, he is happy that 150 athletes finished the two-week tryout sessions. He also has some talented competitors to turn to for points on the field and on the track as well as for leadership in meets and practices.

On the boys team, Rowles is eager to see what sprinters Lynn Aung, Nick Pembroke and Jonah Gaye can do. Jumpers Rex Graham and Ben Nielsen, along with throwers

Lingi Latu and Christian Hiborn, should be forces in their events. Distance runners Jacob Limburg and Elijah Adams have experience competing in big meets.

“All are seasoned performers,” Rowles said of the boys. Aung, Pembroke, Gaye, Graham, Nielsen and Latu each competed at the state meet a year ago.

On the girls team, Meg Boren, Amy Frank and Annie Murdock look to improve their times in the sprint events. Hurdler Moira Hicks, jumper Lourdes Lyon and throwers Lili Fifita, Naini Maile and Olivia Manavahe know what it’s like to go up against the top competitors in 5A. Distance runners Geneva Humbert and Roma Maloney also have the potential to make it to the state meet. Boren, Frank, Murdock, Hicks and Fifita were each state finalists in 2018.

Unlike in other sports, in track, an athletes individual performance can’t affect how the competition does. This means the athletes must simply work hard to improve their own times and get better throughout the year in their events. However, track and field is like any other sport in that avoiding injuries is critical to success and achieving goals.

“For both teams, the key is remaining healthy,” Rowles said. “A few of our athletes came into the season with a few injuries that we’re nursing along now, but none appear to

be long term.”

Rowles also said he wants to see bigger things from those athletes competing in relay events. It’s also important that some new team members emerge to help make up for those who finished their eligibility last year.

“We need to show improvement in our relays in order to compete at the state level, so we’ll be working harder on those this season,” he said. “And we will need newcomers to step up on both boys and girls teams to fill some of the gaps left by graduation last year.”

The Rams started the 2019 campaign the second week of March and will continue with practices and meets all the way up until the state meet, which for 5A and 6A schools takes place May 16 and 18 at Brigham Young University. Rowles is excited for the season to get under way.

“It’s always exciting to watch the progress that athletes make that are new to the sport,” Rowles said. “We always end up with a few surprises. We also have a core of three girl sprinters in Boren, Frank and Murdock that are among the fastest in the state, so we look forward to watching them progress throughout the season. Our jumpers Graham and Nielsen came on strong at the end of the season and appear stronger this year, so I’m looking forward to their performances this year.”

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Rams earn big upset in state boys basketball tournament

By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com

The Highland High School boys basketball team prepares to take the court for its state quarterfinals game with Corner Canyon, Feb. 28 at Weber State University. (Photo by Mario Platero)

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ew teams end the high school boys basketball season with a win, but that doesn’t mean the year as a whole has to be a downer.

The Highland Rams may have come up short in the Class 5A state tournament, but the team also picked up a huge victory to reach the quarterfinals.

After tying Murray for third place in Region 6, the Rams lost out on a tiebreakers and got the No. 4 seed for the state playoffs. This pitted Highland against Bountiful, the champions from Region 5, which had lost only one

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region game all season. On paper, it would be a short postseason stay for the Rams, but players and coaches had other ideas in the Feb. 26 first-round matchup, pulling out a 71-60 upset victory.

Of course, the way the game started, it looked as though Bountiful may win as expected.

Highland fell into a 15-8 hole by the end of the first quarter. With momentum on Bountiful’s side, Highland put together a 2416 run in the second quarter to go up 32-31

at halftime. Head coach James Boyce wasn’t worried after the rough start.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” he said.

“It usually happens every single game. We missed a lot of makeable, easy shots in the first quarter, and we found ourselves down.

I simply told the team that we were going to make those shots and come back. Thankfully, that is what happened. The key is not to panic, and the players did that. They did a good job of keeping their poise.”

The Rams remained up by a single point heading into the fourth quarter after both teams scored 13 points in the third. In the final six minutes, Highland pulled away by hitting free throws and playing good defense. Four Rams scored in double figures.

Jackson Hawes led the charge with 17 points, followed by Bronson Olevao’s 15-point effort. Christian Rich had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Liki Makaui added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

“It was very satisfying to beat a team the quality of Bountiful,” Boyce said. “We went into the tournament with a lot of confidence, and we were playing well. That does not necessarily translate into a win, but in this case, it did, and it felt great.”

On Feb. 28, Highland played in the quarterfinals against Corner Canyon, which finished second in Region 7. Like it did in the

first round against the Braves, Highland got down early. This time, however, it couldn’t recover. The Rams were down 25-12 at the end of the first quarter and lost the game 6450.

“Corner Canyon just had too much and made too many plays to overcome the deficit,” Boyce said. “We battled and cut the lead to four in the fourth quarter, but they had too much. They were a very formidable team. I was proud of the players coming back. We just did not make the plays we needed to win that game.”

Rich had 12 points for Highland in the loss. Hawes contributed 11 points and seven rebounds. Corner Canyon would then upset defending 5A champion Olympus and went on to win the state title.

The Rams finished the season with a 1212 record.

“We competed and made it close in almost every game,” Boyce said. “We always gave ourselves a chance. The first-round upset of Bountiful was extremely memorable.

There were a lot of kids that had been playing for two and three years for me (Makaui, Rich, Hawes, Olevao), and it is hard to see those kids graduate because you learn to trust them and really enjoy having them in your program.”

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New coach to guide Highland baseball in Region 6 race

By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com

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ast year, the Highland baseball team had an up-and-down season but did enough to secure the fourth and final playoff spot from Region 6. This season, the Rams will try to improve their fortunes and win in the state tournament.

And they’ll attempt this with a new head coach at the helm.

Pat Treend takes over the program, inheriting a team that went 6-9 in Region 6 a year ago and that finished with an overall record of 14-13.

The Rams had a quick stay in the Class 5A state tournament, losing to Viewmont, 7-3, and to Provo, 10-8, in the double-elimination playoff.

Highland showed improvement from the previous year in which it went 9-14 overall and placed sixth in Region 5 with a 7-11 mark.

In fact, last season marked the first time since 2005 that the Rams posted a winning record.

There have been encouraging signs in the early going this season.

Highland went 2-2 in its first four contests. Following a season-opening setback at the hands of Providence Hall on March 5, 9-4, the Rams earned a pair of victories on March 11 and 12. First, Highland got payback for one its state tournament losses last year by blanking Viewmont 3-0. The game was a defensive battle, but the Rams managed two runs in the sixth inning to ice the game.

The next day was quite different, as Highland outlasted Hunter 13-12. Through four innings, Highland managed just one run and found itself behind by three. The team exploded in the fifth inning with nine runs, followed by a three-run sixth inning. In the process, Highland turned a 4-1 deficit into a commanding 13-6 run heading into the final inning.

The Rams sweated out a victory—barely.

Hunter kept Highland off the board in the top of the seventh inning. Once they got up to bat, the Wolverines went off, amassing six runs to cut the margin to 13-12. Highland was finally able to get the third out of the inning and breathed a sigh of relief in the narrow triumph.

On March 14, the Rams fell to 2-2 following an 11-1 loss to Cedar in the Tiger-Panther Classic.

Last season, the Rams were an impressive 8-2 in non-region play. Once the Region battles began, Highland had some struggles against the top teams. Like previous seasons, Highland will play all five league foes three times in back-to-back-to-back series. Region games begin for the Rams April 9 when they host West. Highland went 2-1 against the Panthers in 2018.

The top four teams will qualify for the 5A state tournament.

Last season’s playoff berth was the school’s first in 13 years.

Highland’s Graydon Lambert chases down a Hillcrest player in a game last season. The Rams have a new coach leading them this season. (File Photo by Julie Shipman Photography)

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After a year off, the Wasatch Trail Run Series is returning for another round of 13 races in 2019. The series starts in March and April with events in Dimple Dell and Corner Canyon before moving to the mountains with events running through mid-August.

The race series organizer, Mitt Stewart, is excited to bring the events back in 2019. “We have a lot of runners who use our events as speed workouts for their training,” Stewart said. “I ran into some of them on the trails last year, and they told me they weren’t as good in races last year without that training.”

Each race offers the opportunity to run a scenic trail while getting in a good workout.

All races take place on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. “Wednesday works for a lot of people who can’t get to an event on the weekend,” Stewart said. “That combined with the affordability of the races makes it popular.” Races have averaged around 200 participants in the past, and organizers expect more this year.

The Wasatch Trail Run Series is designed to be inclusive. In addition to its Wednesday evening schedule and relatively low registration costs, the races are designed for a range of skill levels. Each event has long and short courses. Long courses range from around seven to nine miles, while short courses are from three to six miles.

“People won’t be intimidated,” Stewart said. “There will always be someone at about your level. Most of our runners do multiple races, so you will likely see that person at your level at each race.”

According to Stewart, people who participate in the races include competitive racers who use the events to train for speed, people who can’t make it to running events on weekends, and those just looking for a workout.

Events often include parents running with their children and people walking the courses as well.

This will be the seventh year of races for the Wasatch Trail Run Series. Stewart started

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the events because it sounded like a great way to get in some extra training during the week for his mountain biking. He wanted the races to be low key, fun and low cost.

Stewart’s schedule and family commitments kept him from organizing races in 2018.

When he hit the local trails last year for a casual run, he crossed paths with racers who told him how much they missed the series.

“It was tough not doing it last year,” Stewart said. “I knew I created something that worked well.”

The race schedule includes 13 races in 2019. The first five events, which take place from late March through May 1, take place in Dimple Dell, Corner Canyon and Herriman.

In late May, the series moves to Utah Olympic Part, Solitude, Snowbird, Alta and Brighton. A full list of events can be found at www.runontrails.com. Participants can register on-site the day of each event, or they can purchase multiple race packages online.

In addition to running, the events include raffles and charitable donations. Organizers draw runners’ bib numbers during races to give away certificates for running shoes and other gear. A portion of event proceeds is donated to nonprofits who support trail networks and related causes. Participants who run in at least nine races and volunteer for one more get a “10 Race Club” jacket.

As for the above average snowfall the Wasatch Front has received this year, Stewart and his team have seen it before. “A few years ago, we had to dig a trail through the snow at Snowbird,” he said. “We will likely have to do that again for the early races in the mountains this year. It’s a lot of fun.”

In addition to the fun he has and the training he gets from each race, why does Stewart do it? “It’s my way of doing something that makes people happy.”

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Hopefully, you should have already prepared for this. Sometime last year, you should have ensured your W-4 was correct, checking that it was set to withhold the right amount. A common mistake professionals in the tax industry see is not withholding enough during the year; making it so you’re paying money back to the IRS in spring, instead of receiving money in return. So, if you haven’t checked up on the withholding amount prescribed in your W-4 for a while, now would be a good time to do so.

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Go back to school! Refundable education credits can deduct up to $4,000 from tax liability. Additionally, families can deduct up to $2,500 on student loan interest. (That may not make up for rising tuition prices, but right now we’re only focused on maximizing that return!)

That “credit” word. Pay attention to those. Tax credits subtract directly from your tax bill, while tax deductions reduce your tax bill in proportion to your tax rate: they lower the amount of income the IRS can tax. In other words, tax credits are independent.

While you (and your recommended tax professional or software) are weighing out the credits and deductions, you might weigh standard tax deduction and itemized tax deductions as well. It may be the case that itemizing your deductions can help you get a bigger refund.

Keep banking on that retirement. If you’re contributing to an employer-sponsored 401(k) or/and an IRA, that can help reduce your taxable income, maximizing your refund in return.

Lastly, make sure you make it to that retirement. Contributions to a health savings account (HAS) can also maximize your refund.

As with any important documentation, check, re-check, and triple check. Make sure you’re submitting paperwork before April 15.

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I wasn’t ready to plop down several hundred bucks for a new dryer, so I suggested we string a clothesline in the backyard for fresh, sunny, natural drying. But with all the snow and the rain and the wind and the snow and the snow, I finally gave in.

One weekend, the hubbie and I got in the car, girded our loins (I think that means we buckled our seat belts) and drove to the gargantuan furniture/appliance store where we were immediately attacked by suit-coated salespeople.

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Our salesperson/creature had mainlined 17 Dr. Peppers and hopped around us like a crazy ding-dong until we reached the appliance center. There were washers and dryers as far as the eye could see, which isn’t far because I’m pretty nearsighted. But trust me, there was a huge dryer selection.

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There was even an aerialist performing Cirque du Soleil-style on a hoop suspended high above the stage.

And those only add up to a tiny portion of “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” the school’s production that ran for six days at the end of February.

“I am really, really proud of (the show),” said Director Nate Holcomb of his fifth production at the school. “It is by far the smoothest performance week and even rehearsal process for a show that I’ve ever had.”

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Months in the making, including various dress rehearsals (seen here), saw almost 200 Hillside Middle School students put on “The Little Mermaid Jr.” in February.

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