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UNGevity Foundation “Breathe Deep 5K” Before she was diagnosed with stage III lung cancer, Jan Poulsen and her family knew little about the disease. They looked to the LUNGevity foundation, the only national nonprofit that focuses on and raises funds specifically for lung cancer. Poulsen learned some startling facts. More patients die from lung cancer than from breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer combined. One in 16 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 60 to 65 percent of lung cancer patients never smoked or had quit. After Poulsen and her daughters participated in a LUNGevity 5K in Los Angeles they decided to bring the same event to Salt Lake, now in its seventh year. Poulsen is in her 11th year of cancer survivorship and will be participating in the fun walk in Sugar House Park. Check-in and registration begin at 8 a.m. on AuG. 11 at the Big Field Pavilion. A program about lung cancer prevention and treatment begins at 9 a.m., warm-up starts at 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10. There will be a light breakfast, music, a raffle, face painting and team photos. Adults: $25, seniors/students with ID: $15, children 5 to 13: $10 and lung cancer survivors and children under five are free. For more information, to donate, sponsor, start a team or preregister visit www.LUNGevity.org/saltlakecity. Epilepsy Foundation “Seize the Night 5K Fun Walk/ Run” “There are over 40 different kinds of seizures,” said Margo Thurman, executive director of the Utah chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation, “and one out of 26 people have epilepsy.” Sixty-five million are estimated to have epilepsy worldwide. The Utah chapter has educated over 13,000 people, including first responders, about epilepsy since 2011. “Some police officers we educated about epilepsy thought some people they arrested for suspected drug use might actually been having a seizure. Because the symptoms are similar and the arrestees were later released,” said Thurman. This 5K event raises awareness of epilepsy, and funds to assist people with epilepsy, their families, weekly support groups and other services. Registration begins at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Big Field Pavilion. The walk/run starts at 6:45 p.m. “The mayor will likely be there,” said Thurman. “There’ll be a photo booth, face painting, music, participants will get a T-shirt and a bag from sponsors with info about epilepsy. Pizza will be served after the walk. And people usually stay and dance after the walk.” Adults (13+): $25, children (6-12): $10 and chil-
Epilepsy Foundation’s 2016 “Seize the Night 5K Fun Walk/Run” in Sugar House Park. (Courtesy of the Epilepsy Foundation)
dren under 5 are free (there aren’t T-shirts for kids under 5). For more information or to preregister visit the Utah chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation website, epilepsy.com or email Margo Thurman at utah@efa.org. Highland Invitational at Sugar House Park “It’s a great event to kick off the running season,” said Gary Rowles, the meet director, “and we’ve had over 2,000 runners compete.” Highland High School will host its eighth annual
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Cross Country Invitational in Sugar House Park on August 17, from 2 p.m. to about 7 p.m. The Invitational is open to all teams in Utah. “It’s a great chance for teams to run parts of the state course and compete against top competition,” wrote Gary Rowles on the runnercard.com website. The event will use the whole park. All are welcome. For more information, including the schedule, visit runnercard.com. Continued on page 5...
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Off the beaten path – wildlife, history and art up north By Lori Gillespie | l.gillespie@mycityjournals.com The Sugar House City Journal is a monthly publication distributed directly to residents via the USPS as well as locations throughout Sugar House. For information about distribution please email circulation@mycityjournals. com or call our offices. Rack locations are also available on our website. For subscriptions please contact: circulation@mycityjournals.com The views and opinions expressed in display advertisements do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions held by Loyal Perch Media or the City Journals. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of the owner.
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s the summer wanes and boredom sets in, get up early, pack a lunch and load your friends or family into the car and head northbound on I-15. You can spend the whole day enjoying nature, outdoor art and historic sites just a few hours away from the Salt Lake valley. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Located on the northeast edge of The Great Salt Lake, near Brigham City, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a stunning place to visit. The Wildlife Education Center is a great place to learn about why this space attracts so many birds each year. The center is open Tuesday through Saturday. But the true gem of this refuge is the 12-mile auto tour loop, which is open daily, sunrise to sunset. The loop takes you through the marshes and grasslands at the end of the Bear River and the beginning of the Great Salt Lake. Fall migrations start in July and peak in August, but any season offers something new and exciting to see. It also offers some great photo opportunities. Stop often, get out and soak in the majesty of this place. More than 200 bird species stop here on their way north or south each year, so you are likely to see a bird you’ve never seen before. Don’t forget your binoculars. Go to the “plan your visit” tab at www.fws. gov to find more about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Golden Spike National Monument Next stop on the day trip is Golden Spike National Monument. This historic spot is where the transcontinental railroad met in 1869. If you are a train buff, know a train buff, or just curious about national and Utah history, Golden Spike is a place to visit. Located about 30 miles northwest of Brigham City, the monument center is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. except a few holidays listed on the website. While at the center you’ll learn the history of the Transcontinental Railroad, watch a film and visit the site that the golden spike was laid. In addition to the visitor’s center, the site contains a 15-mile segment of the original Transcontinental Railroad, and can be seen as part of the auto tour.
The Spiral Jetty earthwork art in the Great Salt Lake. (Lori Gillespie/City Journals)
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, volunteers reenact the Driving of the Last Spike Site ceremony. Visitors are invited to get up close to the replica engines used in the reenactment and ask questions of the knowledgeable volunteers. In fact, the site is planning a celebration for the Transcontinental Railroad Sesquicentennial on May 10, 2019. Information on that event and all other events can be found on the National Park Service website at www.nps.gov. Spiral Jetty Luckily, right outside the entrance to the Golden Spike National Monument, is the road that will lead you to the Spiral Jetty. Driving southwest on North Golden Spike Road, go until you hit the fork in the road and continue south. The travel becomes much slower on the narrow dirt road, and you may often wonder if you are still going the right way. The travel is approximately 16 miles, but when you finally take the curve and see the Great Salt Lake you forget about the bumps and dirt.
The Spiral Jetty was constructed by Robert Smithson in 1970 and two years after it was built, it was submerged underwater for 30 years. Re-emerging in 2002 when water levels in the Great Salt Lake receded, it has been a pilgrimage spot since. The earthwork sculpture was constructed by using natural materials found near the site. Basalt rocks form the structure of the Jetty that extends 1,500 feet into the Great Salt Lake. You can walk around the Spiral Jetty, marvel in the scope of the structure, and capture some beautiful images as the water glimmers an unusual shade of pink in the distance. As you walk out past the Jetty, you will feel like you’ve been transported to another planet. The views are spectacular and serene. The Jetty is located in the Great Salt Lake, but is surrounded by private land, so please be respectful of your surroundings. Visit diaart.org to find more info on the Spiral Jetty. l
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“Own Every Second 5K” sponsored by Kids Eat! Foundation “Own Every Second was organized by Adam Meyers to remember, and honor his brother, Grant Harrison Meyers, and to raise funds for the KidsEat! Foundation,” according to the event’s website. “One in five children in the Salt Lake Valley are going home to no food,” according to the Kids Eat! Foundation website, a local nonprofit that helps to feed hungry Utah kids. The walk is at Fabian Lakeside Pavilion on August 18. Check-in and registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8:30 a.m. You can register on the website www.owneverysecond5k.org for $30 up until August 17 or $35 the day of the race. Volunteer opportunities and a link to a GoFundMe page are on the event’s Facebook page. For more information about the Kids Eat! Foundation visit www.kidseatutah.org. Cure Search Walk for Children’s Cancer or Salt Lake City Superheroes Unite! This superhero themed walk raises money to fight children’s cancer. The superhero theme honors cancer survivors and those lost to the disease. Forty-three children are diagnosed with cancer every day. The event includes the walk along with prizes, music, snacks and fun activities for the entire family. The walk is at the Big Field Pavilion on August 25. Registration/check-in: 8:30 a.m.;
opening ceremony and event: 10 a.m.; walk distance: 1.5 miles. There is no fee to register, though fundraising is encouraged and prizes are awarded based on the amount of money raised (at $100 you earn a free T-shirt). For more information and to register or donate visit www.curesearch.org and click on “Get Involved.” Children’s Tumor Foundation Walk This event raises both awareness of neurofibromatosis and funds to help find treatments for the genetic diseases. Neurofibromatosis or NF refers to three distinct diseases that cause tumors to grow on nerves (one in 3,000 births have NF). There’ll be face painting, a raffle with prizes, a hero dash (a kids race), live music and food and beverages. “It’s a family-friendly day,” said Kim Robinson, regional development manager for Children’s Tumor Foundation. “We’re going to have princess characters, Star Wars characters and the University of Utah is sending out cheerleaders. So it’s a festival for families with NF to get together and people who want to come out and learn about NF.” This walk is at the Sugar Beet Pavilion on August 25. Registration/check-in starts at 8 a.m. The walk begins at 9 a.m. “The walk program, food and fun,” according to the event’s website, are from 10 a.m. to noon. Registering is free, though fundraising is encouraged (when you register online you’ll receive your own per-
Map of Sugar House Park. (Courtesy of Heather Valero/Sugar House Park Authority Board of Trustees)
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Utah clean-up: Tidying Tibble Fork By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com
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n exchange for helping pick up trash along the shoreline of Tibble Fork Reservoir on July 12, participants got a day with free hot dogs and food and no-cost paddleboard rentals. Shawn Trost with Level 9 and 2nd Tracks Sports, which hosted the event, explained the event’s purpose saying, “It’s community outreach and cleaning up the lakes. We do it about once a month, and bring all our paddle boards out. People can take them out for free, to clean up the lake because… why not?”
Causey Reservoir (northeast of Ogden) is another place they hosted a cleanup project. “The turnout up there is what inspired us to keep going again and schedule throughout the summer,” Trost said. Level 9 and 2nd Tracks Sports are both Utah-based companies, with a few locations including one at 2927 E. 3300 South. “We merged together about a year ago because we have very similar business models. Level 9 is really strong online (www.levelninesports.com), and 2nd
Paddleboard enthusiasts enjoy Tibble Fork Reservoir. (Amy Green/City Journals)
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Tracks is really strong as a retail store. What we do that’s unique, is closeouts. We do closeouts for other stores, as well as closeouts for manufacturers.” The two storefronts sell varieties of equipment types for year-round sports—paddle boards, bikes or snowboards. “The ski industry stuff loses a lot of value after its first year, just because the top sheet has changed,” Trost explained. That means, graphics on sports equipment
get redesigned each season. Those who care for a good deal, can get killer prices on past season graphics. As for the clean-up, participants can test out a paddleboard while paddling around the reservoir cleaning up the shoreline. These projects are ideal for those who appreciate clean beaches, free paddleboards, complimentary fixins, and some hearty mother nature love. The companies hope to continue hosting outdoor clean-ups each month at different locations. l
People enjoy the sun and a clean beach. (Amy Green/City Journals)
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Rotary Club of Sugar House Adoption Awareness event brings families together By Lori Gillespie | l.gillespie@mycityjournals.com
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The kids who attend the event are hard to place and the Rotary Club of Sugar House provides a space that makes it easier to start. “We love the partnership with Rotary, they provide the food for us and the volunteers, so we can allocate our funds to other projects,” Searle continued. “The first year of the Adoption Awareness event, we had 12 waiting kids attend, and last year we had 42. The kids ranged in ages from 9 all the way up to 20.” This year to make it more intimate and age focused, the adoptable children will be in the 9-13 age group, with siblings who may be younger. They are planning new adoption programs, more along the lines of speed-dating, for the teenagers and young adults. The event focuses on fun. The Sugar House Rotary provides hot dogs, chips and drinks. They have had popcorn machines and bounce houses. Last year, they brought a Lego car assembly and race track, which was a fantastic
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way for the adoptable children and interested parents to interact while building and racing the car. The kids also receive a goodie bag filled with gift certificates and school supplies. Margie Waltz, president of the Sugar House Rotary Club, said, “This event is a great way for families looking to adopt to meet the adoptable kids. It jumpstarts the process of adoption and our numbers show that many of the adoptable kids who come to our event are eventually placed with their new families. This is what is so exciting, because these are kids that are older or hard to place.” The evening provides a chance for everyone to hang out, and the kids often don’t even realize the impression they are making on everyone just by being themselves. “I’m so glad that our event helps to facilitate the introductions and allows them to hang out in a place that is fun,” said Waltz. “It’s just become aware to us this past year just how successful this event has been over the years.” It takes a tremendous effort by DCFS and the Adoption Exchange to place these kids, and The Rotary Club of Sugar House is happy to be the stepping stone to start that process. “It is incredibly inspiring to know that these children are going to find a home,” said Waltz. If you are interested in becoming an adoptive family, or you want to become involved with either the Sugar House Rotary or the Adoption Exchange, you can find more information at the following: www.Utadopt.org sugarhouseutrotary.clubwizard.com/l
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City Library launches HUM, offering free local music streaming By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
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here’s a surging local music scene in Salt Lake City. Bands and artists are playing venues across the valley nightly and hope to get their music out through online resources, too. The City Library has just launched a new free streaming service that will help boost the blooming musicscape. It is called Hear Utah Music, or HUM, and is now up and running at hum.slcpl.org. The site has a built-in music player, so users won’t need to download any extra software or programs. All you need are your ears and an internet connection to hear some of the latest tunes from local musicians. City Library cards allow users to even download the music. “Utah is home to passionate and committed musicians in a diverse array of musical styles,” said Jason Rabb, the local librarian and musician who developed the service. “Sometimes Utah artists get national attention which is great, but so many artists are doing interesting work right here — making music specific to this place — and we wanted to do our part to help as many people as possible hear this music.” There are currently 40 different albums and EPs on the website. After a call for submissions earlier in the year, a panel of local jurors helped select the first batch of artists. Rabb is on the
Ghost of a Giant is a Salt Lake City based rock band with hopes of getting onto City Library’s HUM streaming site for local artists. (Courtesy Dago Marino)
jury and helped select a panel of music professionals and advocates. The HUM jurors include musician and SLUG Magazine editor Alexander Ortega; teacher and head of Studio Studio Dada in Provo Stephen Cope; co-owner of Diabolical Records Alana Boscan; and musician and radio DJ “Bad” Brad Wheeler. They have
the fun duty of listening to the varied submissions and selecting the albums to feature. The next submission period will run August 1-22. “This site looks rad,” Salt Lake City musician Dago Marino said. He plays guitar for local rock bands King Niko and Ghost of a Giant. “King Niko is just about to release some new
music in the next couple weeks. Ghost of a Giant is getting close to releasing a whole album, too. We’ll have to hit them up and try to get on there. What a cool service.” The streaming site offers a user-friendly interface and is organized into both artist and album categories. The artist pages feature links to their personal website, a bio, and often an accompanying music video. While the music is the main spotlight of HUM, it also offers an extensive archive of concert posters as well. This is a growing collection that provides a historical element of the local music scene. Interested parties can browse live show info and concert artwork dating back nearly two decades. Organizers and musicians hope HUM is successful and draws many local listeners, but also hope to attract fans from outside Utah. “A few decades ago, public libraries were touted as a way for people in your community to connect with a world of information,” City Library Executive Director Peter Bromberg said. “But today’s public library flips that idea on its head. Now, in addition to bringing the world to Salt Lake City, we’re bringing Salt Lake City to the world. Services like HUM are designed to help the world discover the immense musical talent coming out of this state.” l
Westminster College Griffins to Compete in NCAA Division II Your neighborhood college sports games just got a little more intense. Westminster College has successfully completed the transition to NCAA II active membership status after three years as a provisional member. The first game under active membership in the NCAA will be September 1, when the Griffins women’s volleyball team hosts Truman State University in the Westminster Invitational at noon. “Being an active member of the NCAA reflects the talents of our student-athletes and the importance of athletics to the entire Westminster College experience,” said Westminster President Beth Dobkin, Ph.D. “We have a generous, supportive community that has elevated our athletic program to where it is today, and we are grateful to all those who have contributed to this achievement.” The NCAA Division II Membership Committee voted to advance Westminster to full membership – making Griffins eligible to compete in conference and NCAA post-season championships. The NCAA Division II Management Council will review and approve the Membership Committee’s decision during its July meetings, and if no further action is taken, the membership change will take effect Sept. 1. As an official DII member, Westminster is now allowed to vote at the NCAA Convention. NCAA teams and student-athletes that qualify will be eligible to compete in post-season conferences and NCAA DII championships. Student-athletes will also be eligible to receive NCAA awards, honors and other associa-
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tion benefits. The Griffins are members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), which sponsors 22 NCAA Division II sports and comprises 16 member institutions located in the states of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota and Utah. The NCAA Division II membership process is a multiyear endeavor that prepares institutions for membership as successful Division II athletics programs. The process includes opportunities for education, assessment and growth as institutions integrate the Division II philosophy, strategic-positioning platform and best practices to be a model Division II institution. “After years of hard work and perseverance, this acceptance marks a historic milestone for Westminster,” said Shay Wyatt, Westminster’s director of athletics. “This accomplishment would not have been possible without the efforts of key staff and departments
along with the support of our donors, alumni, trustees, presidents, faculty, coaches, staff, student-athletes and the RMAC. While it’s been a long, arduous road to get to where we are today, we are excited for this new association and the benefits and experiences it will afford our institution and our student-athletes.” Westminster athletics has experienced both regional and national success over the years, with national tournament appearances, conference titles, All-Conference and All-American academic and athletic honors. The athletics program has a storied history dating back to 1928. After a hiatus with intercollegiate athletics in the late 1970s, Westminster has seen its athletics program reemerge from only a few sports in the 1980s to the current 22 sports teams today— and more than 300 student-athletes enrolled annually. Since joining the RMAC in 2015, 59 Westminster student-athletes have received All-RMAC honors: one Player of the Year, two Freshman of the Year, 11 First Team All-RMAC, 24 Second Team All-RMAC and 21 Honorable Mention All-RMAC. Additionally, 286 student-athletes have received All-Academic honors: 19 All-Academic First Team and 267 All-Academic Honor-Roll. Westminster currently has 17 athletic teams that will be eligible to compete in the NCAA, including men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, alpine skiing, cross country, golf, lacrosse, indoor and outdoor track & field and women’s volleyball.
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Fred Conlon flexes creative muscles making art out of metal By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
Fred Conlon poses in front of one of his creations at the Utah Arts Festival. (Spencer W. Belnap/City Journals)
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alt Lake City’s Fred Conlon has been creating unique and fun metalwork art for quite some time. He takes his creations to festivals across the nation, including the big annual Utah Arts Festival the third weekend of June. Hundreds of his handmade monsters, creatures, pop-culture items, and lawn ornaments filled his booth spaces outside the Salt Lake City County building. Conlon took some time during the festival to talk about his career, inspiration, and artwork. “I started a pottery studio in Sugar House about 20 years ago,” Conlon said. “We were right across the street from the post office, so I called it the Sugarpost. We were by the post office for a couple years, and then moved around to the old fire station on 2100 South and were there for several years. Then I started doing metalwork and needed bigger space.” The name stuck, and the workshop is still called the Sugarpost, based in a warehouse in South Salt Lake for the past decade. Conlon is from Colorado originally, but has called Salt Lake home for about 30 years. He met his wife Taya here and they have four children. While he spends most of his working time in the Sugarpost shop, he enjoys traveling to various festivals across the country and meeting all sorts of people. The one-of-a-kind pieces of art Conlon creates come in various sizes. They could be for the home, office or yard. He believes in making art that anyone who likes it can afford.
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SLC’s Fred Conlon displays some of his metalwork art at the 41st annual Utah Arts Festival. (Spencer W. Belnap/ City Journals)
“I think art needs to be affordable,” Conlon said. “Sometimes people think unless they’re spending a couple thousand dollars on stuff, but I like to think anyone can come in here and spend 15 or 20 bucks, and go home with something that’s a handmade original piece of art.” Various ages were admiring and smiling at Conlon’s work during the Utah Arts Festival, but a lot of his stuff seems to particularly attract children and teens. Which makes perfect sense after finding out where much of his inspiration comes from. “I usually say my kids were the inspiration behind most of these monsters,” Conlon said. For up and coming artists, Conlon believes in flexing creative muscles and never letting them weaken.
“People come in and they say, ‘Man, I’m not creative at all,’” Conlon said. “And I say creativity is like a muscle. If you use your muscle a lot, it gets quicker, it gets faster, it gets stronger. Creativity is the same way. If you use it, it gets better. But if you don’t, it tends to atrophy and go away, just like anything else.” Conlon spends most of his time in the Sugarpost creating metalwork art, but he also teaches welding through The Other Side Academy there. The Other Side is a training school where students, often convicts, homeless, or substance abusers, learn vocational and life skills. Conlon believes if someone learns a valuable trade like welding, they’ll always be able to find a job. l
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Night Out in Sugar House brings community, police together in a fun atmosphere By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
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ommunities across the country will be celebrating National Night Out the first Tuesday of August. National Night Out is an annual occurrence now in its 35th year and it’s a campaign that aims to build bridges and partnerships between residents and local law enforcement. Sugar House will join thousands of other neighborhoods with Night Out In Sugar House at Fairmont Park (1040 E. Sugarmont Dr.) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 7. This free event is the second time the Salt Lake City enclave has participated in Night Out. “I think it’s great for communities to meet the cops,” Sugar House Community Council Chair Landon Clark said. “Show how great to talk to they can be, and how they are normal people.” A couple hundred or so people came out to the first Night Out in Sugar House. “Last year was great,” Clark added. “It was the first time a community on the east side of Salt Lake had participated in several years. We added a lot to the event this round, so we hope it brings out even more Sugar House residents.” Salt Lake City Police Department officers, detectives and representatives will be spread out all over the valley with at least four bigger events planned and a few small block parties as well. “I usually go to several that night,” Detective Greg Wilking said. “Any chance to talk
A potential future law enforcement officer checks out a motorcycle during a 2017 National Night Out event. (Carl Fauver/City Journals file photo)
with your neighbors and interact with them strengthens and enhances a community.” Wilking is also a Neighborhood Watch Coordinator for the SLCPD. “Even if you can’t make it out to one of the bigger ones like Fairmont Park, I encourage people to pull out a grill on their street,” Wilk-
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ing said. “Get some hot dogs and have a small one with just your street. If you want us to come out, that’s ok, but it’s all about getting to know your neighbors.” The two hours of Night Out in Sugar House will provide a fun and activity-filled setting for neighbors to interact with their local police of-
ficers, as well as fire department. Food will be provided from Burgers Grilled Right, or BGR (1202 E. Wilmington Ave.), to the first 100 people. Live music will be playing from shaded pavilion space, and Beehive Sports will have some giant lawn and communal games to play. Perhaps one of the most unique offerings of the night will be the ability to fish with some police officers. The pond at Fairmont Park was just recently reopened to the public. It was cleaned and restocked with dozens of trout. A newly refinished boardwalk lines most of it and gives anglers plenty of space to throw down a lawn chair or stand along one of the rails with a fishing pole. Organizers are calling that element of the night “Cops and Bobbers.” Bicycle Collective (2312 S. West Temple) will be on hand as well. They’ll be involved with a bike giveaway, where participants will be able to win a free used bike. The collective will throw a bike rodeo too. Sprague Library (2131 S. 1100 East) representatives will be there, offering a book giveaway to children and adults. Some live exotic birds will also be on hand for folks to admire up close. The Community Council anticipates a few dozen police officers, including some of the bike and K9 units to join up at the park. “Mayor Biskupski should make an appearance at this year’s event, and some political candidates that are running for office,” Clark said. l
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Former Shopko site slowly transforms into ‘Park Avenue’ By Lawrence Linford | Lawrence@mycityjournals.com
A rendering of the north face of the completed Park Avenue project in Sugar House. (Courtesy of Westport Capital Partners)
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evelopers are building 550,000 square feet — the equivalent of 10 football fields — of medical, office and residential space along with a three-level underground parking garage at the former Shopko site in Sugar House. “It’s one of the larger privately funded developments in Salt Lake City,” said Mark Isaac, the local representative for Westport Capital Partners, the owners of the development. Originally assessed at $150 million around the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in October 2017, the construction remains roughly on schedule and is slated to open the third quarter of 2019. Named “Park Avenue” because it’s in between Sugar House Park and Fairmont Park, the complex will eventually consist of three large buildings. The large steel skeleton rising off 1300 East just before I-80 will become a new 170,000-square-foot, five-story University of Utah Health Center called the Sugar House Health Center. A second 150,000-square-foot office building will be built later on the property’s south side. Finally, a 150-unit multi-family residential community, will be constructed on the west side,
In 2016, the developers started reaching out to the community through surveys for their feedback on the new project. They received over 2,700 responses. Traffic congestion was a consistent concern and better walkability a consistent desire. Park Avenue’s design worked to alleviate the traffic concerns by re-opening Stringham Avenue to connect 1300 East and Highland Drive, two critical and often congested streets in Sugar House. “We did extensive traffic and circulation studies along with walkability studies,” said Isaac, “and we worked very hard to increase walkability.” Studies showed re-opening Stringham Avenue actually will improve traffic circulation in Sugar House despite the additional traffic load the development will add. “It actually has a trickle-down effect helping to improve traffic flow at other intersections around the community,” said Isaac. Local businesses were also interested in increased foot traffic. “This project is purposefully being built without a cafeteria in either of those two office buildings,” said Judi Short, chair of the Sugar House Community Council Land Use Commit-
tee. “So the idea is that the staff will go down into the business district to have lunch.” “Of the 550,000 square feet we’re adding, only 10,000 will be for new retail space,” said Isaac, stressing the project will only add a limited amount of retail competition. Along with directly communicating with the community, the developers also “worked really extensively with the Sugar House Community Council before the project was started to mitigate any potential hard feelings,” said Salt Lake City Councilwoman Amy Fowler, who represents Sugar House. Fowler was enthusiastic about the project and said regarding the new Sugar House Health Center, “I think it’ll be a really great asset. As we continue to grow in Sugar House we really have a need for greater medical attention.” The new Sugar House Health Center will be “a comprehensive outpatient center,” said Dr. Richard Orlandi, chief medical officer for Ambulatory Health with University of Utah Health. “We’ll have primary care, women’s health, rehabilitation, and specialty services. We’ll run the gamut from preventative medicine to advanced cancer rehabilitation.” “We really want to be a presence in the
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community,” said Orlandi. Although it has yet to be built, the developers are already leasing space for the second office building. Isaac didn’t name specific companies that have leased space. “We let them make the announcement, we don’t want to steal their thunder,” he said. “The structure will attract very good tenants that will bring a good workforce and talent pool to the area,” said Lloyd Allen, managing director and principal broker for CBRE, the company leasing the second office building. Allen added that Utah’s office space vacancy is low at 11 percent with Sugar House at just over 2 percent. Isaac said the residential community likely won’t begin leasing for another year. Currently, construction is still in Phase 1 (out of three): building the underground garage and the first tower. “We hauled out over 135,000 cubic yards of material,” said Isaac, “and now we’re slowly building it up.” Phase 2, the construction of the second tower, begins in late summer of 2018. And Phase 3, the tower three construction, starts in spring of 2019. l
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Freedom, fun and equality through Paralympic sled hockey classes By Lawrence Linford | Lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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I tell everybody this is the most fun I’ve had since I lost my leg about 35 years ago,” said Bill Eskridge after finishing a sled hockey class and scrimmage at the Salt Lake County Sports Complex on June 28. In January, the sports complex began sled (or sledge) hockey classes. The Paralympic sport is a version of hockey designed for people with lower-body mobility impairments. It follows most of traditional ice hockey’s rules, and much of the equipment like the puck and goals are the same. The primary differences are players sit in a specially designed sled and use two short and slightly modified hockey sticks. At the butt of each stick are metal picks for movement; at the other end is the traditional hockey blade used to control the puck. “Off the ice I have a disability,” said Jhon Bryan, the sled hockey class instructor. “But on the ice we’re all equal, we don’t have a disability.” Eskridge, a former army captain wounded in Grenada, and his wife Debbie Eskridge, a retired naval lieutenant commander and fellow player, made their usual four-hour drive to class from Rexburg, Idaho. “There’s just no ice near us,” said Debbie. Missy Cowley started sled hockey at age 5, and now at 12 was returning to the ice, after a year recovering from back surgery. “She loves it,” said her mom Cindy Cowley, sitting in the stands and taking pictures of her daughter on the ice. With Missy came three friends: Austin Burr, Maddux Hale and Josh Sizelove (all also 12 years old and eager to play). Friends, family and anyone else interested, are encouraged to play because sled hockey’s design equalizes
abilities for those with or without lower-body mobility impairments. After all seven players were on the ice, they formed a small circle as Bryan explained the rules. Soon after some experimentation, the seven players broke into two teams and scrimmaged. (For a short video of the scrimmage visit the Sugar House Facebook page.) An infectious combination of crackling competitive energy, camaraderie, and combative and collaborative shouts filled the air, as players drove their picks hard into the ice to chase that elusive puck. “It was so much fun!” said Missy, with joy and a dash of moxie, after class. “It’s challenging too,” said Bill. “It’s a lot of upper body and core strength trying to stay up, especially when you’re scrimmaging.” “It was hard to get up, especially because this guy kept on pushing me over,” said Sizelove pointing to Hale. “And this guy, too,” he said motioning to Burr. Sizelove and Hale were trying sled hockey for the first time. All the preteens wanted to do it again. Sled hockey was invented in Sweden in the early 1960s and made its Paralympic debut in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994. The US sled hockey team has dominated the sport winning the last three Paralympics including outlasting the Canadians 2-1 in Pyongyang in 2018. “Salt Lake County is a Paralympic Sport Club,” said Susie Schroer, Adaptive Recreation manager with Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation. “Which means we’re the grassroots beginning of getting people with disabilities involved with Paralympic sports.” “Back in 2006, when sled hockey was in its prime time days in Utah,” said Schroer, “we
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Jhon Bryan and Debbie Eskridge pursue the puck during a sled hockey scrimmage. (Lawrence Linford/City Journals)
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Missy Cowley shows off her upper body strength during sled hockey class. (Lawrence Linford/City Journals)
were the best in the nation.” Utah’s team was the “Golden Eagles.” Bryan played for the Eagles and was on the USA Sled Hockey Junior Development Team. But, over time people moved away and the Eagles eventually disbanded. Salt Lake County Adaptive Recreation stepped in to run a sled hockey program. “The growth has been up and down since we’ve taken it over,” said Schroer. “But this past year since we partnered with the VA Medical Center and their recreational, occupational and physical therapy staff the program has really thrived.” “Vets can come for services at the VA, then go through the parking lot and play sled hockey,” said Schroer. “It’s good physical exercise and encourages them to work harder in OT and PT as well,” said Schroer. “And then there’s the social aspect of being out here with a lot of other veterans that have injuries.”
SLCO Adaptive Recreation plans to form a sled hockey team with USA Hockey in the fall and host a tournament in Salt Lake County in the winter. There are teams in California, Colorado, Missouri and elsewhere. The county also offers other adaptive recreation such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, archery and more. For more information call 385-468-1515. Salt Lake County Sports Complex is at 645 South Guardsman Way in Salt Lake City. Sled hockey classes are $6 if you bring your own equipment and $8 if you use the facility’s equipment. Classes are every other Thursday from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next dates are Aug. 9 and 23. It’s recommended you show up at 10:30 a.m. to change into the gear. Classes will continue through the rest of the year, but likely at different times after August. All equipment can be provided. l
Austin Burr circling back to get that puck. (Lawrence Linford/City Journals)
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Rams impress during regular season, lose early in state boys lacrosse playoffs By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com
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Highland defends against Olympus during this 2017 game. (Photo/Steve Crandall)
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f the regular season were any indication, observers may have thought the Highland boys lacrosse team would have made a deep run in the Division A state tournament. Instead, the Rams suffered a 10-4 defeat to Juan Diego in the first round of the playoffs, ending their season with a 12-5 record. The early playoff defeat didn’t diminish what Highland accomplished the rest of the season. The Rams enjoyed great success, picking up victories in their first six games. Highland also won its final five regular season games heading into the state tournament. In between the two bookend stretches, the Rams had some ups and downs. Following their early season winning streak in which they won the last three by an average of 15 goals, the Rams suffered three consecutive losses. Scoring usually wasn’t a problem for Highland. The Rams reached double digits in nine of their regular season contests. Twelve players found the back of the net this season, while 11 players recorded assists. The offensive star of the season was Sam Whisenant. The attacker wowed spectators with an eye-popping 55 goals. For good measure, he chipped in a team-high 26 assists for a total of 81 points. His efforts
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and output garnered him Honorable Mention All-State honors. Senior Gage Varanakis was the second-leading goal scorer for Highland. He contributed 27 goals on the season. Luke Traughber was second on the squad in points. He tallied 26 goals and dished out 13 assists. Other standouts on the offensive end were Zac Tobler, who had 16 goals and six assists, and Fernando Navarro, who had 16 goals and seven assists. Stephen Grant also made his presence felt on the field. He got off 39 shots this past season, 23 of which were on goal. He had 12 goals on the year. Goalie Lincoln Robison saw most of the action in the net. Just a sophomore this past season, Robison had 142 saves on the season for a percentage of nearly 53 percent. Connor Lewis was a big help to Robison on defense. The defender received Honorable Mention All-State status. He made life tough on opposing offensive players and caused 19 turnovers. Highland will again field a club squad next spring. The Rams will then transition to a full-fledged Utah High School Activities Association sanctioned team for the 2019-20 school year. l
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Classes help homeowners learn about water conservation By Lana Medina | l.medina@mycityjournals.com times a week. But Moser said it’s even more important to cut back on the grass in your yard. The average sprinkler system isn’t designed to water any Utah lawn area smaller than 8 feet wide, such as park strips or sides of a home. The Jordan Valley Wato an innovative, ter Conservancy District offers monthly classes Landscape for where you live. practical landscape designed for Utah. to give residents examples on how to cut back on sod grass at Localscapes.com. Medium Tree “The style of landscaping that has been adopted here in Utah really doesn’t fit our climate. Part Shade Vegtable Garden Perennial Mix The English style of landscaping developed (Activity Zone) in an area that gets rain a lot of time,” Moser Children's Playset (Activity Zone) explained about landscapes filled with grass. Central Open Shape Large “Here in Utah we need irrigation systems to Ornamental Grass keep things alive.” Path Cynthia Bee, outreach coordinator for the Gazebo Large Tree (Gathering Space) Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, says Backyard Patio Focal Point Tree (Gathering Space) Local Scapes offers a small reward to residents who take their classes teaching water conservaColumnar Shrub tion and implement changes to their own landPath scape. Small Shrub “We’re not calling it an incentive, because Shade Shrub it’s not enough to cover costs for changing your landscape,” Bee explained. Small Tree The small bonus is up to $.25 per square Flowering Shrub footage in a landscape, but the real benefit is reducing water. Shade Perennial Mix To learn more about Local Scapes, the next Evergreen Shrub beginner class will be at 9 a.m. on Sept. 1 at Full Sun the Conservation Garden Park at 8275 S. 1300 Perennial Mix West in West Jordan. You can sign up for Local Local Scapes offers ideas to Utah residents to alter their landscape to conserve more water. (Courtesy Local Scapes) Localscapes.com Scapes 101 on LocalScapes.com l Shed
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Top five ways to avoid an accident
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ccidents are inevitable. Or are they? We’ve all met someone who says (more like “claims”) they have never experienced a car accident before. While we might doubt the veracity of such a statement, there are countless ways to avoid those nauseatingly time consuming situations — the ones where you wait for law enforcement on the side of the road (or middle of the intersection), deal with insurance companies and figure out finances for fixing the fender. There are countless ways to avoid an accident, here are the top five. 1. Attitude You probably weren’t expecting this one first. As a driver, you control over 3,000 pounds (or more) of metal that can cause incalculable damage. Driving with maturity and the right mindset makes a world of difference. Speeding to beat another car to the exit or to get back at the person who cut you off a minute ago may give you a moment of satisfaction, but is it worth the risk and ramifications? If all drivers commit to having a responsible attitude, imagine how much less we’d find ourselves in bumper to bumper traffic waiting to pass the accident. 2. Speed From 2012-2016, 40 percent of motor vehicle traffic crash deaths in Utah were because
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of speeding, according to Utah Department of Public Safety’s crash data. Slowing down isn’t going to kill you, but flying past others just might. 3. Distraction Stay focused. Keep your guard up. Though you may be a phenomenal driver, others aren’t. Be aware of your surroundings by paying attention to what’s in front of you and checking your mirrors. Knowing where everyone else is helps avoid collisions. If you’re distracted by your phone, music, or billboards with cows writing on them, it limits your response time to what another driver may being doing in front of you. 4. Defense This was one of the first concepts taught in driver education and one of the first we forget: drive defensively. Failing to yield caused 12 percent of deaths from 2012-2016 in the same data mentioned before. That comes to 154 people who died because they didn’t let someone else go first. This also applies when driving in poor weather conditions. Heavy rainfall and snowstorms blot windshields and make roads slick, adverse circumstances to traveling safely. Basics become even more vital like keeping your distance from the vehicle in front of you. 5. Maintenance
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Students access real-life scientific resources to build dinosaurs By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
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ike scientists in a scene from a popular dinosaur movie, students teamed up with the Natural History Museum of Utah to design the ultimate dinosaur species. Using Research Quest, a creative digital program developed by the museum, students determined the best combination of various heads, torsos, tails and legs from a digitized library of fossils scanned from the museum’s paleontology collection. “We are getting some of the expertise of our scientists out there to kids, and we’re getting objects out there—they’re looking at actual scanned fossils that we have at the museum,” said McKenna Lane, digital learning and curriculum specialist at NHMU. Research Quest brings the museum resources to the classroom through the internet and is easily accessed from computer labs or classroom Chromebooks. Using digitized fossils and scientific materials, video segments from leading scientists and printable resources, students work their way through activities called investigations. The teaching resource— available to all Utah teachers—was developed by the museum in partnership with the Utah Educational Network and the University of Utah’s departments of Educational Psychology and Entertainment Arts and Engineering. Kirsten Butcher, of the University of Utah’s Instructional Design & Educational Technology Program, said not all species of dinosaurs have been discovered, so students are using the simulation to create a feasible design for a potential species using the same resources as actual scientists. Students designed dinosaurs that would most successfully perform in simulated tests of survivability, diet, reproduction and physical stability, based on the features of each fossil. Research Quest provides teachers with three different investigations that engage stu-
Students use museum resources and their imagination to create the ultimate dinosaur species. (Photo Alex Goodlett)
dents in actual paleontology work as well as the development of critical thinking skills. “Critical thinking has been recognized as a huge concern for education for a long time,” said Butcher. “But it’s notoriously difficult to teach and to engage students in these processes.” Research Quest uses a digital interface and a gaming style to appeal to students, while providing practice in this important life skill. “We live in a very information-rich world,” said Butcher. “It takes really strong critical thinking skills to sift through information, to make sense of information, to know what to do with that information.” Another investigation, targeted to older grades, asks students to study a real-life quarry site where many dinosaur skeletons have been found. Students develop a theory of how the dinosaurs ended up there, based on available
evidence. Then they debate with peers who interpreted the data differently and support an opposing theory. “This is a real scientific question—there’s no one correct answer,” said Butcher. Students use the same resources that are available to paleontologists to develop their theories and then compare it to leading scientific theories. “From the teachers, we hear a lot that it’s a really great tool for getting kids to construct evidence-based arguments, and that’s something they feel is really unique and valuable,” said Lane. “Students are gathering evidence to support an argument and communicating that argument—something they don’t usually get a chance to do.” Another investigation gives students access to 3-D digitized models of fossils found in the NHMU’s collection. Using observation and analysis, they determine what kind of dinosaur
the bones are from. Research Quest has been available for classroom use since the beginning of this school year and has been well received by students of all ages, said Lane. The program was initially targeted to middle school students but is adaptable for younger grades as well. “I had to do a little preparation to scaffold the program since it’s a middle school-designed program,” said Kristine Jolley, a teacher at Midas Creek Elementary in Riverton. She said her students were excited to use the technology and were engaged in learning. She felt her fourth-graders benefitted from the challenge to think more critically in a fun way. “The best part is just the fact that it is a cool subject, and the kids enjoy it,” she said. More information can be found at www. researchquest.org. l NEWS FROM OUR ADVERTISERS
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Murray Park wins the City Journals’ Park Madness tournament By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
J JOIN THE FIGHT FOR ALZHEIMER’S FIRST SURVIVOR UTAH CHAPTER WALK DATES AND LOCATIONS: September 15, Salt Lake City, State Capitol September 22, Daybreak, Daybreak Park 1. Start a team. Sign up as a Team Captain and form a team. You can also join a team or register as an individual. 2. Recruit Ask friends, family and co-workers to join your team, or start their own.
uly was national Parks and Recreation month, and we here at the City Journals celebrated with a friendly little tournament to determine the best park in the valley. Each round, the parks went head-to-head in a Facebook poll. Whichever park garnered the most votes moved on to the next round. We called it “Park Madness.” The tournament had a little bit of everything, from a No. 16 seed upsetting a No. 1 seed to lopsided blowouts to intense down-to-the-wire finishes. Here are our tournament awards: Park Madness Champion: Murray Park Murray Park came into the tournament as the No. 6 seed (based on Google reviews) but immediately showed that it was a top contender when it picked up a whopping 88 percent of the vote in its first round matchup with Herriman. It went on to win by large margins in both the semifinal and final. It’s only test was a second round matchup with Riverton, which brings us to… Most Improved Park: Riverton Park It’s too bad that Riverton and Murray had to meet in the second round, because that matchup would have made for a great finals. The two parks were neck and neck for the entire two-day voting period, sometimes separated by as little as a tenth of a percentage point. Riverton Park was supported by many residents who voted and commented about how much they love the park. As for the Most Improved Park award? We figured that made sense just because the park was recently reconstructed in 2015. Rookie of the Tournament: Mountview Park In a tournament full of parks that have been around for decades, Mountview Park made a lot of noise by making it to the finals as a park that’s less than 10 years old. The Cottonwood Heights Park may not be as well-known throughout the valley, but it was able to beat the likes of West Valley’s Centennial Park, Sugar House Park and Dimple Dell Park on its way to the finals. Upset of the Tournament: Eastlake Park
Eastlake Park, located in South Jordan/Daybreak would be another good candidate for Rookie of the Tournament, but its first-round upset of the top-seeded Memorial Grove Park in Salt Lake City deserves its own award. Sadly, the Cinderella story stopped there, as Eastlake Park fell in the second round to Dimple Dell Park. While Murray Park may have won the tournament, the real winners are Salt Lake Valley residents who can visit and play at these amazing parks. We have some great parks and recreation departments that make sure we all have safe, fun and beautiful places to enjoy the summer. l
The final bracket of the City Journals’ “Park Madness” tournament.
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Airport reconstruction project on schedule for 2020 By Lana Medina | l.medina@mycityjournals.com
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ust two years from now, Utahns will see a brand new Salt Lake International Airport opening. A construction project that has been decades in the making is underway at the airport, as crews are working to build a new parking garage, central terminal and a new north and south concourse. “One of the biggest milestones was in May,” said Nancy Volmer, the airport public relations director. “That’s when one of the final steel beams went up.” Why build a new airport? When the Salt Lake International Airport was first built in the 1960s, it was designed for 10 million passengers per year. But now, more than 60 years later, the airport serves more than 24 million passengers annually, and that number is increasing. Volmer says with the current design, only one plane can take off at a time, and the airport wasn’t built for a hub operation. “There’s congestion on the curb side, there’s congestion on the gate side,” Volmer explained. “There’s not enough seating for passengers waiting for their flights.” Who is paying for the new airport? “No local taxpayer dollars are being spent on the airport,” Volmer said. For the $3.6 billion reconstruction project, the airport is relying on several major areas of funding: 41.3 percent - Future bonds to pay for the remaining cost 23 percent - 2017 revenue bonds issued by the airport 14.8 percent - Airport savings 11.5 percent - Passenger facility charges 4.9 percent - Rental car facility charges 4.5 percent - Federal grants Volmer says one of the primary reasons why the Salt Lake International Airport is able to fund the reconstruction project without local taxpayer assistance is because the airport has been saving for this project since the 1990s. “People who use the airport are helping pay for this redevelopment. Passenger user fee, the airlines, the car rental user fees,” Volmer said. Future Changes One of the biggest changes that will push the Salt Lake International Airport into the spotlight is security. The new airport will have state of the art equipment for security screening to help cut down on wait times and limit the hassle as passengers try to make their flights. The entire design of the airport is focused on making it easier for passengers, Volmer explained. “You can check your bag, print your boarding pass, go through security, and you won’t have to go up and down levels. It (will be) convenient for passengers,” Volmer said. Some other major improvements include: • A larger parking garage able to fit up
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Airport officials say the new airport design will allow for easier access to passengers. (Photo courtesy Salt Lake International Airport)
to 3,600 vehicles, with separate areas for drop off and pick up. • Separate arrival and departure levels • On-site car rental pick-up and dropoff counters • Tech friendly with more locations to
plug in electronics • More shopping and dining What is Phase 2? Phase 1 is expected to be completed by Fall 2020, and then construction will begin on Phase 2, which includes building the north and south
concourses on the east side, the demolition of concourses B, C and D, and the demolition of the International Terminal. For more information about the Airport Reconstruction project, visit www.slcairport. com/thenewslc. l
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Utah’s housing unaffordability crisis By Lana Medina | l.medina@mycityjournals.com
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espite an uptick in employment, Utah is becoming more unaffordable for low-income families. According to a recent report from the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, housing prices have been steadily rising since the 1990s, but Utah wages are not matching that growth, and low-income families are starting to suffer as a result. “Eighty six percent of people pay more than 50 percent of their income toward housing,” said Tara Rollins, executive director of the Utah Housing Coalition. “The issue has been happening for some time. Wages haven’t been keeping up with rent.” Rollins says it’s especially affecting Utah because population growth is outpacing the number of homes and apartments available, and construction isn’t meeting demand. Jennifer Gilchrist, a realtor in Salt Lake County, said she often sees homes in the $200,000 to $250,000 price range get offers within a matter of hours. “It’s really crazy right now. There are a lot of people who want to buy houses and not that many people who are selling,” she said. Since last year alone, the average single family home has gone up approximately 13 percent in price. For example, a $300,000 home for sale last year, would now be selling for about $340,000, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. While other states are suffering from an increase in housing prices, Utah is ranked as the 4th highest in the nation for that growth, and experts believe it’s only going to get worse. For Jerusha Stucki and her husband, who were both born and raised in Utah, the rise in housing prices has made it difficult for them to search for a home for their growing family. They’ve tried looking at houses, but the rising cost makes it a daunting task.
“Our price range is for houses that are old, dirty and cheap, and we don’t want to be house poor,” Stucki explained. But waiting for a few years down the road could be even worse. Stucki says just three years ago, she and her husband nearly bought a townhouse but ultimately had to back out. Now, that townhouse is worth $35,000 more than the asking price from just a few years ago. “There’s a good chance, we may not see houses at the prices we saw even three years ago,” Stucki says. The housing unaffordability crisis isn’t just affecting families wanting to buy homes, but rentals are rising at an alarming rate. Rollins says many families are combining with other households in one home to manage rental costs, and some are putting up with substandard housing because there isn’t anything better available in their price range. “Last year the housing wage was $17.02 and it just went up to $17.77, that’s a 75 cent increase per hour,” Rollins said. But Rollins says for the average person to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Salt Lake County, their wage needs to match approximately $19.90 an hour. “That’s up 86 cents from last year,” Rollins explained. The University of Utah Gardner Policy Institute report suggested some municipal measures to help reduce housing unaffordability, including waive or reduce fees for affording housing, change building codes to encourage more affordable housing, and adopt zoning ordinances that provide a wide range of housing types and prices. But in the meantime, families like the Stuckis continue to follow the housing market and hope future changes will make housing more affordable in Utah. l
The Top 10 most expensive Wasatch Front areas in Q1 by median home price (courtesy Salt Lake Board of Realtors)
1.
$600,000
Emigration-84108 (up 19.5 percent)
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$555,000
The Avenues-84103 (up 20.4 percent)
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$522,000
Alpine-84004 (up 7.4 percent)
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$501,500
Holladay-84124 (up 14.7 percent)
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$486,000
Draper-84020 (up 3.5 percent)
5.
$486,000
Holladay-84117 (up 10.2 percent)
6.
$465,000
South Jordan-84095 (up 16.7 percent)
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$456,400
Sandy-84092 (down 7.4 percent)
8.
$440,550
East Central SLC-84102 (up 31.3 percent)
9.
$437,000
Eden-84310 (down 3.4 percent)
10.
$431,000
Canyon Rim-84109 (up 3.9 percent)
The limitations of the Wasatch Front geography means there’s not much more room for sprawl, so new Utah housing developments are going to have to get creative. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
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Salt Lake Chamber hopes to raise awareness about Utah’s housing situation By Justin Adams | j.adams@mycityjournals.com
A block party was held as the TGIF was demolished at the old Cottonwood Mall site in Holladay. The demolition makes way for the planned Holladay Quarter development which has seen varying amounts of opposition from residents. (Aspen Perry/City Journals)
Representatives from the Salt Lake Chamber will be visiting with the following cities at each municipality’s city hall in the coming weeks and months with more to be scheduled. North Ogden
August 14 @ 6 p.m.
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August 21 @ 3 p.m.
West Jordan
August 22 @ 6 p.m.
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August 28 @ 6 p.m.
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September 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
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September 11 @ 6 p.m.
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October 2 @ 4:30 p.m.
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“Anytime a developer comes in with a plan that involves high-density housing, it’s like a four-letter word,” said Draper Mayor Troy Walker during a meeting of Draper officials and representatives from the Salt Lake Chamber. The meeting was the second of many meetings the Salt Lake Chamber hopes to conduct with every city council along the Wasatch Front in order to discuss the topic of housing affordability. “Recently we’ve had a lot of business owners coming to us and saying, ‘Our employees are struggling to find housing,’” explained Abby Osborne, the chamber’s vice president of government relations. The Salt Lake Chamber, a business association that operates throughout the state, then partnered with the Kem C. Gardner Institute to produce a report on housing affordability, released earlier this year. “What we found in the report was quite alarming. For the first time we have more households than household units,” said Osborne. “That’s a big component of why you’re seeing these skyrocketing prices. It’s just supply and demand.” While there are factors that limit what state and local governments can do about housing prices — for example, the state can’t do anything about rising material costs or the fact that the opportunity for further “sprawl” is limited by the Wasatch corridor’s geography — the Salt Lake Chamber is on a mission to let governments and individuals know what they can do. “We’re just starting a dialogue with the city councils,” Osborne told the City Journals. “We’re asking them, ‘What do you think about
this issue? Would you consider smaller lot sizes? Why are you opposed to higher density housing?” Osborne pointed to the Daybreak community in South Jordan and Holladay’s still-in-theworks Holladay Quarter development as examples of cities using creative zoning policies to create more housing in a smart way. However, the opposition to new housing efforts is much more likely to come from residents, not local governments, according to Osborne. “We have a lot of NIMBYism in Utah,” she said, referring to an acronym that stands for “Not In My Backyard.” That can be seen with the case of the Holladay Quarter, where community groups formed to fight against the development. Part of the Salt Lake Chamber’s mission will include a “full-blown media campaign” this fall to educate people about the nuances of the housing affordability issue. Osborne said she hopes the campaign will start to remove the stigmas and misunderstandings that people have about new housing developments. For example, one misconception people have is that most of our growth is coming from out-of-state. “Not true,” said Osborne. “It is us, having children who want to stay here and live here because of our quality of life.” “I think the unknown is fearful for people,” she said. “They have this perception of how they want to raise their large families on big pieces of property. But when those kids grow up, where are they going to live? If these trends continue, there won’t be enough homes for the people that want to live here.” l
Plots of land around the valley are constantly being considered for new housing, like this piece in northeast West Valley City. A development proposal for townhomes was denied in June after nearby residents mobilized against the level of density. Residents want single-family homes built there. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
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SSL’S Councilmember Thomas honks and waves for crosswalk safety By Holly Vasic | h.vasic@mycityjournals.com
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fter seeing a person get hit due to a driver not noticing them at a crosswalk, South Salt Lake District 2’s Councilmember Corey Thomas is pushing for change when it comes to crosswalk safety. Oftentimes pedestrians must walk the length of six lanes of traffic with only two white lines, or an inconspicuous street sign, to warn distracted drivers to stop. So, on June 18 at the crosswalk on 3000 South and State Street Councilmembers Thomas and Shane Siwik could be seen with residents and friends holding bright yellow signs that said, “Kids cross here,” “Please slowdown,” and “Watch for pedestrians.” Thomas never saw herself being passionate about making crosswalks safer in her city, but her inspiration came from meeting a man in a wheelchair who filed a complaint about another crosswalk last year. “The other thing that really kicked it in gear,” Thomas said, “is I stopped and saw a bicyclist get hit at the cross walk.” The honk and wave took place at the crosswalk where Thomas witnessed the event. “I was headed to the fire station for that city barbeque and it was that fire station that went on the call,” Thomas recalled. Fortunately, the bicyclist was ok and Thomas was told he left the scene before the ambulance arrived. During the budget season Thomas asked the city council members for $100,000 to place yellow flashing crossing lights that warn drivers
Honk and wave volunteers cross the crosswalk on 3000 South and State Street on June 18 during the honk and wave event. (Courtesy of Corey Thomas)
when pedestrians are about to cross on four of five city crosswalks she thinks need the most improvement. “The whole council was unanimous in allocating the $100,000, I’m very thankful to each of them,” Thomas said. “If I can start and fix a few of them next year maybe they will allocate that $100,000 again.” Thomas has received support and not just
from fellow council members. Andrew Stoddard, running for Utah House District 44, attended the honk and wave with his family and Senator Gene Davis, Senator Todd Weiler and Representative Angela Romero said they will help out if needed, according to Thomas. Considering the 3000 South State Street crosswalk is owned by the state, not the city, and is under the control of UDOT and thus any
upgrades would have to be done by UDOT. Thomas wants to encourage UDOT and show them they are taking the initiative on their own streets, and “they’ll see it’s an important issue for our city.” The honk and wave brought attention to local news outlets, such as Channel 2, and word got around. “The day after the interview the head of UDOT contacted me. He told me he had no idea that this crosswalk was an issue,” Thomas said. She was suspicious of this but did not press the issue. “I’m really happy about the efforts UDOT has started on this.” She is looking forward to what comes next — UDOT is currently performing a study to see if the need is great enough to install yellow flashing lights to warn drivers a pedestrian is about to cross. During the honk and wave, Siwik, Thomas and other attendees experienced the fear of crossing the street first hand. Siwik chronicled the escapades on his Facebook page. “Shane has been amazing support,” Thomas said about Siwik, noting he offered himself up to be the Guinea pig to cross the crosswalk. Thomas said drivers often don’t think about pedestrians. “I just want those that have a harder time getting around to feel safer,” she said. She wants them to feel like somebody is watching out for them and is taking their needs seriously. l
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To belt or not to belt? That is the question By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
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Currently seat belts on buses are only available for students with special needs. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
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ollowing a recent school bus tragedy in New Jersey, the issue of school bus safety is under renewed scrutiny. The Federal Transportation Safety Board released a statement in May urging school districts to install seat belts on buses. The issue is not new to Utah. Utah Rep. Craig Hall, of West Valley, proposed a bill in 2016 to require seat belts on Utah school buses. “We require, by law, for all children and all adults in our own personal vehicles to wear seat belts,” said Hall. “And we can be fined as parents if our kids don’t have their seat belts on. But for some reason, we deem it perfectly acceptable to put kids in buses with no seat belts at all.” Herb Jensen, Jordan School District director of transportation, thinks the idea of putting seat belts on school buses is an emotional issue. “A lot of people think that if it’s the right thing for their minivan, then it should be the right thing for a school bus, but that isn’t necessarily the case,” he said. Jensen is confident in the engineering and design of school buses to protect passengers without a restraint through compartmentalization, protecting students with closely spaced seats with tall, energy-absorbing seat backs. Hall said through his research, he found compartmentalization is ineffective in rollover or side impact crashes or when kids aren’t sitting appropriately. “Students are tossed about the interior of the bus like clothes in a dryer,” he said. In contrast, when a child is buckled
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in, he said they are far less likely to be injured and can evacuate easily with the click of a button. “An uninjured child can move more quickly than an injured or unconscious or dead child,” he said. One of Jensen’s concerns about seat belts is they would exacerbate the situation if children can’t get out of them independently or if they are stuck high in the air after a rollover. Jensen said fires on buses are more common. He believes restraints would impede a quick evacuation, especially for young children. In his experience, he also believes students would play around and misuse seat belts, causing needless injuries. Jensen said facts and data support that seat belts on buses is not the right answer. “School buses are extremely safe already,” he said. “It would be hard to justify the expense because it’s extremely unlikely that a child is going to lose their life if they’re on the inside of a school bus.” Jensen noted there hasn’t been a casualty inside a Jordan District bus for more than 80 years. “I would daresay there’s not a safer vehicle on the road than a school bus,” he said. “You don’t want to run into a school bus because you’ll lose.” Jensen cites statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which reports out of 324,710 motor vehicle fatalities from 2006–2015, only five were passengers on a school bus. “We transport 15,000 kids twice a
day and drive millions of miles a year on our buses,” said Jensen. “Although we do have accidents, we don’t have casualties with the occupants of the bus. I think that data speaks for itself.” Jensen said if state or federal legislation passes, the district will comply. “You’re not going to statistically increase the safety of our buses by spending the enormous amount of money that it’s going to require to put seat belts on the buses,” said Jensen. “When we have our first casualty on a school bus, I might change my mind. Any fatality on a school bus is one too many.” Hall said he is monitoring the situation to see what happens on the federal level before he initiates another bill in the next Utah legislative session. “Eventually, this is going to happen,” said Hall. “And unfortunately, sometimes it takes a tragic accident for the seat belts to be put into the school buses.” According to FTSB, at least 29 states have introduced school bus seat belt legislation in the last year, but high costs have been a roadblock for many. Hall estimates only about six states have school bus seat belt regulations. To reduce costs, Hall said any bill he initiates will require seat belts on new buses only. The National Transportation Safety Board also recommended requiring collision-avoidance systems and automatic emergency brakes on new school buses, citing that most bus accidents are caused by human error. l
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Life and Laughter—Uncommon Courtesy
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