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RESIDENTS DETERMINE FUTURE of new gallery space
By Jenniffer Wardell | j.wardell@mycityjournals.com
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t’s an artistic gift to the community. The new Park Avenue project in Sugar House will include a dedicated gallery meant as a public space for the community. Consultants for the project developer, Westport Capital Partners, conducted an online survey of Sugar House residents asking for their input on the exact use of the space, including the times and days of the week it will be open. The results will determine how the space is utilized once it’s completed. “We want it to be something this community embraces,” said Mark Isaac, who is serving as a consultant on the project. The gallery/community center is part of a 9-acre development that also includes the University of Utah Health Sugar House Center, an office building, street-level retail, and a multi-family residential building. The retail will be on a newly constructed pedestrian-friendly street that will reconnect Stringham Avenue between Highland Drive and 1300 East. The gallery/community space will also be located on the new street. It’s been part of the project’s plan for years, ever since developers realized the space wasn’t right for another store. “We didn’t have the depth for commercial retail,” Isaac said. “Also, do you put commercial retail between two entrances of a parking structure?” The developer most commonly refers to the space as a gallery in its official materials, and is already planning flooring, lighting and walls that would work for that use. There will be two bathrooms, as well as a small utility kitchen. In addition, the space will also have wireless access that will reach onto the street. Outside, there will be two window boxes with approximately 5 feet of display space. For more specific uses of the space, the Park Avenue team released a survey asking residents for details about what would interest them most. Questions ranged from general uses of the space to days and times when residents would be most likely to visit the space. They also asked whether residents would be interested in volunteering at the space or helping to curate possible art exhibits. One question even asked what residents would like to name the space. “What we’re trying to do is provide something to engage pedestrians in the community,” Isaac said. “We wanted it to be something unique.” Other questions asked what kind of activities residents might want to use the gallery as a community space for. Regular community concerts were one of the possibilities, but residents could possibly use the space for private events or a
A rendering of the new gallery space, planned as part of the Park Avenue project in Sugar House. (Rendering courtesy of Dixon + Architects)
regular pop-up boutique. “We thought it would be cool to have a little event space people could rent out,” said Landon Clark, chair of the Sugar House Community Council. Even if that’s not the option the public chooses, however, he added that the council is excited by the presence of the space. “It’s awesome,” he said. “I think it’s going to be really nice.” The survey is now closed, and the results will be tallied and presented to the Sugar House Community Council in August. Once that happens, crews can begin shaping the space for its final use. “We’re trying to remain very use neutral until we see what the community would like to have happen,” Isaac said. He added that the community won’t have to wait long to see the results. “We’re hoping (the space is) occupied this calendar year,” he said. “We’re making great strides on the build.” l A map of the complete Park Avenue project including the new road. (Image courtesy of Dixon + Architects)
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New museum exhibit brings Yellowstone migrations to life By Jenniffer Wardell | j.wardell@mycityjournals.com
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‘Monarch Maven’s’ journey to save monarch butterflies, helping Decker Lake inmates along the way By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
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Providing habitat to help them succeed.” The phrase is uttered by a University of Utah biologist, informing a group of young men about how their efforts may help tiny monarch butterfly eggs grow 2,000 times their current size and metamorphose from barely noticeable into, ultimately, majestic butterflies. The phrase, however, could just as easily apply to the scientist’s efforts—to not only educate, but to enliven and inspire this group of young men, aged 16-21, who are wards of the state, juveniles at the Decker Lake Correctional Facility in West Valley City. But all this gets ahead of where the story began.
The lovely Butterfly Lady and her own migration
“Monarch Maven” or “Butterfly Lady” Rachel Taylor lives by the U of U, proximate to Hogle Zoo. She and her spouse repeat-vacation to Mexico to observe monarch migrations. She and her spouse regularly journey to Mexico to observe monarch migrations. She talks the talk, walks the walk, and if she could, would likely fly the 6,000-mile round-trip migration monarch butterflies make to-and-from Canada and Mexico. Five years ago, she started to notice the lack of monarch butterflies. This was a stark contrast to her youth, in what was once “rural Utah” (now Lehi), where butterflies were a delightful given, a sure sign of summertime. Taylor began studying monarchs, learning of their potential for extinction. She was named an official research associate for the 501c3 Southwest Monarch Study, “a volunteer position I’m proud of,” she says. She began to cultivate milkweed, a plant that monarchs are particularly drawn to, for laying their eggs. Once the eggs hatch, milkweed provides ideal nutrition for the larvae. The young feast on the milkweed, a plant which nature’s protective hand designed to be unpalatable, even poisonous, to would-be predators. Obsessed, Taylor let her house become as consumed as she was. Two 6-foot tables, a window seat, and all the chairs possible crowded to sunlit spots, becoming milkweed-growing areas. A pollinator garden became the priority in her well-manicured lawn. Solo Cups were no longer for drinking, but for growing. Her passion was getting in the way of her day job, as partner and executive search consultant for the Salt Lake office of top-25 global headhunting firm Global Recruiters. The world-class executive recruiter needed to recruit help—for herself.
Programs to the Incarcerated proved to be an excellent ally. The apt acronym—INSPIRE—brings science to prisons through lectures, workshops, and community-based conservation projects at correctional facilities in Utah. The monarch initiative was awarded a $1,000 grant to purchase the materials to grow the milkweed to foster monarchs. INSPIRE’s creativity and connections then delivered what was still missing—the site to host the project. The Utah Department of Corrections turned out to be what some may consider the surprising answer. They had a greenhouse at one of their facilities and space in the inmate outdoor courtyards that sounded like just the ticket for Taylor’s monarch-enhancing crusade. To make sure the planting was done correctly horticulturist James Young of the Fruit Heights-based Grand Prismatic Seed Company oversaw the planting project at the Decker Lake Correctional Facility.
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The monarch-propagating team worked amongst the inmates, who got the hands-on experience of helping transform poor-quality dirt patches in the prison yard, into butterfly incubators, which will, hopefully, yield the flying poetry. At least six times a year, Taylor and INSPIRE Program Manager Allison Anholt journey to work with the inmates of Decker Lake and tend to the plants and the butterflies-in-the-making—their symbolic project a way to teach youth about not just how to help the monarchs, but to also, in doing so, help themselves. The educational portion of the session takes place in the chapel, then migrates outdoors to where the inmates have planted the milkweed and are now learning how to recognize the monarchs’ growth. Anholt, herself just a stone’s throw in age from the Decker inmates, spent a year of her life working as a conservation biologist. She shares stories of traveling the world and getting paid for it. The message of opportunity through science is one that resonates. She talks about loftier careers, everything from becoming a Ph.D. in the science of butterflies—a lepidopterist—to becoming a specialist who helps remediate land. She asks to field questions about the potential careers available in the field. An arm shoots up immediately—“Which one pays the most?”
Monarch preservationists are ISO citizen-scientists to record and report monarch butterfly sightings and milkweed locations. Even inmates at Decker Lake Correctional Facility are in on the effort.
of signs of monarch egg activity. Of working in the garden, 18-year-old “Lord” (not his real name) describes the experience as “euphoric” and “a good way to break the monotony of your cell.” These few minutes—less than an hour spent indoors and outdoors, combined—represent “a little taste of freedom.” He says working in the garden and monitoring the monarchs-in-the-making is a “good way to earn restitution.” Lord seems genuine when he indicates interest in future pursuit of a wildlife-restoration career. Lord has remembered, almost word for word, Anholt’s description of the opportunity and is able to articulately discuss its impact and possibilities. Another inmate, 16-year-old “JR” (also not his real name) says he appreciates the time Taylor and Anholt spend with them, returning visit after visit, to Decker Lake, and considers being chosen to spend more time working with the milkweed outdoors and the greenhouse “an honor.”
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Taylor and Anholt have committed to spending five years with the Utah Corrections program. With that well underway, Taylor is foYoung men in hopeful chrysalis phase cused on preaching the gospel of milkweed. A few minutes later, the men adjourn “I want to ensure we can continue growMonarch 911 to the garden. Taylor and Anholt explore the ing milkweed and providing it to city/county/ The U of U’s Initiative to Bring Science milkweed plants with them, reminding them state organizations and provide seedlings to
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them for free, to help sustain the monarch population,” she says. Recent success along these lines is the monarch ecosystem Taylor helped cultivate at Salt Lake City’s Fairmont Park in Sugar House. “They really embraced it,” she says of SLC employees who are now caretakers of what she calls a “monarch way station” where long-toothed monarchs lay eggs, then new ones hatch. It is, says Taylor, “a stunning example of what you can do.” Taylor’s commitment to “doing” is clear. She has lugged a box full of Solo Cup-bearing individual milkweed stalks to Decker Lake, to be planted and nurtured for hopeful monarch propagation by a committed, non-inmate citizen-scientist she is coordinating with at the site. Taylor is in search of an army of citizen scientists. Through Sept. 30, Citizen Scientists I and II can inform the Southwest Monarch Study in its tracking of monarchs in Utah. CS I participants need an iPhone and the downloaded Monarch SOS app and access to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper website - www.monarchmilkweedmapper. org. CS IIs are detectives of sorts, helping the state of Utah fill in missing data and also report monarch sightings. Get engaged at bit.ly/monarchsinutah. l
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Pickle Power! The family-friendly sport that’s taking over Utah
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ou’ve probably seen them at a park near your house: miniature-sized versions of tennis courts filled with people smacking a yellow Wiffle ball back and forth. The courts (and the sport itself) seem to have sprung up overnight. If you haven’t played yet yourself, you surely know someone who does. Someone who has probably asked you with all the zeal of a missionary deployed by a crazed sport-religion hybrid: Do you play pickleball? Interest in pickleball has doubled in just the last three years, at least according to data from Google Trends. A sport that most people hadn’t even heard of five years ago is now a third as popular as tennis and half as popular as bowling. It’s already far surpassed sports like disc golf and badminton. While the sport is certainly exploding nationwide, nowhere is its popularity greater than here in Utah. More Utahns search for information about pickleball than residents of any other state, again according to Google Trends. Arizona is close behind, and most states’ interest in the sport is less than half of what it is in Utah. So why is pickleball gaining popularity so fast? And why is Utah at the head of its growth? But most importantly, why is it called pickleball?
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Pickleball players participate in a tournament held at Wardle Fields Regional Park in Bluffdale. (Justin Adams/City Journals)
“Those players came from all over Utah but also the United States,” Case said. “They had a great experience then went home and taught their friends how to play. In a lot of ways, that first year in 2003 really created a Origins The game got its start in 1965 in Wash- big opportunity for it to spread.” ington state, when Joel Pritchard, a state con- An old folks’ game? gressman spliced together a few elements The fact that one of pickleball’s first from various sports during a hot summer big exposures to the world came through an weekend at his home on Bainbridge Island. event targeted towards seniors is no coinciPritchard’s backyard had a badminton dence. The mechanics and rules of pickleball court, but when he couldn’t find any badmin- create a sport that is accessible to just about ton equipment, he instead grabbed some ping everyone, including seniors. In return, the sepong paddles and a plastic ball. Along with nior community has been a driving force in his friends and family, Pritchard developed a its growing popularity. set of rules for this newly invented game over Because pickleball courts are a fraction the course of that weekend. of the size of tennis courts, players don’t As for how it got its name, legend has need to cover as much ground, particularly it that it’s named after the Pritchard family’s since doubles is the most popular form of the dog. “The Pritchards had a dog named Pick- sport. This allows players, who maybe aren’t les, and you’re having fun at a party, right? as quick as they used to be, to still excel at So anyways, what the hell, let’s just call it the sport. pickleball,” said Barney McCallum, one of “What I find in my senior community the sports’ cofounders. is their mobility might not be there, but once The sport grew slowly over several de- they get to the line, they have all the motion cades. By 2003, there were only 39 known they need,” said Linda Weeks, a Parks and places to play the sport in North America, Rec employee in Farmington who has been according to the USA Pickleball Association helping organize pickleball tournaments in website. Utah for years. However, that same year the sport was In one recent tournament, Weeks said a added to the Huntsman World Senior Games, grandmother and her grandson ended up taka multi-sport competitive event that draws ing second place. “I don’t know what other seniors from all over the world to St. George, kinds of sports out there would lend themUtah. selves to that kind of generation gap,” she “There were questions about whether said. a sport named pickleball would ever be the Weeks thinks the sports’ ability to cater next big thing,” said Kyle Case, the current to both the young and old is a big part of why CEO of the event. “But we just decided to get it’s grown so fast in Utah, where there are big behind it and see where it goes.” families who like to be outside doing activiIt ended up going all over the country. ties together.
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she knows several former tennis players who switched to pickleball as their primary sport. Pickleball also makes more sense when municipalities are trying to decide what amenities to include in their public parks, she said. “Some of those tennis courts that aren’t looking very good, it makes more sense to put in pickleball courts. They are more family friendly and don’t take up as much space.” With pickleball quickly gaining ground Replacing tennis? on tennis, it may be only a matter of time beThe high demand for pickleball courts is fore a pickleball equivalent of Wimbledon is visible all over Salt Lake valley. In Cottonbroadcast on ESPN. wood Heights, three recently installed pickleball courts proved to not be nearly enough to Going forward Is it possible that pickleball is a passmeet demand and so three additional courts were just added. In Bluffdale, Salt Lake ing fad? A sport that spikes in popularity County’s Wardle Fields Park, which opened for a few years but eventually dies out leavin 2017, included 16 pickleball courts, and in ing thousands of empty unused courts in its a possibly symbolic move, not a single tennis wake? Not likely, according to Wathey. “I don’t really see a downturn for the court. “Sometimes sports run in cycles. Tennis sport anytime soon,” he said. “It’s incredible. has hit somewhat of a plateau,” Wathey said. More courts are being built, and we don’t see At the Huntsman World Senior Games, a plateau in that. They’re popping up all over registrations for pickleball have surpassed the country.” Another factor that will help the sport that of tennis, according to Case. “Four years ago we opened up registration at midnight. continue its rise is its affordability, Wathey Within two minutes, the pickleball registra- noted. Pickleball sets that include two to four tion was full,” he said. Because of that event, the Games have changed their registration paddles and balls range from $20 to $60 on process for pickleball to be more like a lot- Amazon, whereas a single high-quality tennis racket can easily run north of $100. tery. That low barrier of entry combined with The possibility of pickleball supplanting tennis is ironic, considering the overlap of an ever-increasing supply of courts means the two similar sports. One of the first arti- more people are getting into the sport. “I never would have guessed that it cles about pickleball appeared in Tennis magazine and some of the best pickleball players would have been to this extent already,” Weeks said. “I talk to people every day who are former tennis pros. Weeks agreed that pickleball seems to say, ‘What’s up with this pickleball thing, can be putting a dent in the tennis community. you explain it to me?’” l A tennis player and coach herself, she said
Drew Wathey, a spokesperson for the USA Pickleball Association told the City Journals that demographics changes have a lot to do with the sports’ growing popularity. “Society is getting older. A lot of the baby boomers are hitting retirement age and they’re not able to be quite as active as they used to be, and pickleball is a natural transition,” he said.
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It’s all about performing arts at The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
5.8 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Over 33,000 people in Utah alone. This disease kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined, and is the 4th leading cause of death in Utah. More than 155,000 people in Utah provide unpaid care for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease. The impact is widespread and can be devastating to families. For more information, to learn about support groups or other resources, or to get help immediately contact the Alzheimer’s Association’s free 24/7 Helpline at: 800-272-3900 or visit our website at: www.alz.org/utah The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival returns at The Gateway for a multi-day festival of theater, comedy, dance, magic and more.
Together we can work to find a cure and ultimately have our first survivor! Join the fight and lend your voice to this critical cause by attending the Walk to End Alzheimer’s this fall. There are eight Walks throughout the state of Utah: August 24 Park City (Basin Recreation Center) September 14 Weber/Davis (Layton Community Park) St. George (Dixie State Stadium) September 21 Daybreak (SoDa Row) Logan (Merlin Olsen Park) September 28 Utah County (University Mall) Salt Lake City (Utah State Capitol) October 14 Cedar City (SUU Campus) Register today at: www.alz.org/Walk
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n 2015, some Westminster College students and staff formed the first ever Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. It was held in Sugar House, and some 27 companies put on over 100 performances in various venues around the college and neighborhood. It has grown steadily each year, and 2019’s festival is set to happen at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City Aug. 1-11. There will be over 150 performances of 32 shows this year. The multi-day festival is all about the performing arts and giving Salt Lake audiences a taste of something different. Each show at the festival will be less than an hour. This allows patrons to see multiple performances in the same day or one weekend if they wish. There are shows with dance, shows with aerial arts, and plenty of unique and original theater filled with comedy and drama. Five different storefront venues will be converted to performance spaces. Over 90% of the works being presented are original and are first showings. Kassandra Torres is the writer and director of Seen and Heard Production’s “We Both Know.” The original work is about a young woman who is assaulted by a colleague. Torres has attended and volunteered for the festival in the past, but this is the first year participating as an artist. “Our goal for ‘We Both Know’ is to spark conversation,” Torres said. “With strangers, with fellow audience members,
with family and friends. We hope every member of the audience will walk away having learned something.” Ryon Sharette is another local artist that has written an original piece. His is a oneman show called “Tennessee Williams and the Battle,” a project he actually wrote for a senior thesis as part of the U’s Actor Training Program several years ago. “I performed it twice for my professors and student peers, and was told that it’d make a good Fringe piece,” Sharette said. “That was before Salt Lake even had a Fringe festival. I thought for sure I’d have to take it to New York or something.” In addition to multiple original and world premieres, there are some regional premieres of published theatre that haven’t been seen locally before. One of those is Local Independent Theatre, or LIT Co., and their production of Richard Greenberg’s dark comedy “The Author’s Voice.” “I’ve wanted to be a part of the Fringe Festival since I started attending a few years ago,” Local Independent Theatre’s Director Darryl Stamp said. “I think this piece is fitting for it in the style of strange and unusual and new. I want to give us a chance to entertain the audience.” The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is uncensored and truly centered around the artists involved. This year features several returning companies, but also plenty of first-
time participants. With so many different performing groups and styles involved, there is sure to be something that might interest anyone that enjoys the arts scene in Salt Lake. Tickets are cheaper than most theaters as well, with prices starting at $7 per person. “We have a famous festival for film,” Fringe Festival Director Jay Perry wrote in a press release. “The Fringe is that for theater. We’ve had companies and artists spring up from our festival, producing their first work at the Fringe, and going on to become award-winning companies, actors and industry professionals.” The festival fits in with The Gateway’s expanding footprint as a destination arts and culture district. With less and less shopping there, it has transformed some of its old retail space into temporary or permanent arts or cultural event space. Collaborating with groups such as The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival ensures the former outdoor mall still serves a purpose in the community. “I’m very excited to continue our relationship with the Gateway, which began last year,” Perry said. “Our opening weekend coincides with the Beer and Food Truck Festival which brings an extra level of energy. You can really spend a whole day or evening out at The Gateway and have a fantastic time.” A full schedule of all shows, descriptions, and tickets can be found at greatsaltlakefringe.org. l
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Gun violence prevention activists gather for Wear Orange Day By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
Local activists were on hand answering questions and getting people involved about gun violence prevention. (Spencer W. Belnap/City Journals)
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he first Friday of June has become National Gun Violence Awareness or Wear Orange Day. Cities from coast to coast held events that weekend where people gathered to support one another in commitments to saving lives from gun violence. Salt Lake City had its own event on June 8 at Sugar House Park. Utah’s chapter of Moms Demand Action hosted the afternoon. They partnered with March For Our Lives SLC, Gun Violence Prevention Center, League of Women Voters and the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. It was an afternoon filled with passion, hope and community camaraderie. Sixteen-year-old Ainsley Moench became more passionate and actively involved with gun violence prevention after the Parkland High School shooting in Florida in February 2018. She is going to be a senior at Skyline High in the fall and is an executive team member of the local chapter of March For Our Lives. “I remember waking up and seeing the headline about Parkland and not really feeling anything about it,” Ainsley said. “That was kind of a big signal to me that something’s wrong; if a mass shooting just happened at a school, and I have become so desensitized to the issue. Something has to be done so this doesn’t become the reality.” Ainsley and fellow organizers made it an event open to all ages. While the main reason and focus were serious in nature, they included some fun elements like a bounce house for kids and free hot dogs and popcorn for everyone. The park pavilion was filled with orange T-shirts, ribbons, bracelets and hats. Before a couple of guest speakers took the microphone, there was a local musician singing and playing the guitar. Carolyn Tuft was shot three times at
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Trolley Square mall in February of 2007. While she survived, her 15-year-old daughter, Kirsten, was killed by the gunman. Since that tragic day, the Tuft family has had to face unbearable pain. They have become intensely active about gun violence prevention. Tuft spoke about life as a shooting survivor and the ways her family’s lives have been forever altered. “There aren’t any instructions on what do you do when your life has been shattered due to gun violence,” Tuft said in her speech. “We had to figure it out with the loss of our youngest person in our family. It’s a ripple effect, and you’re never the same. I don’t want anyone to know the pain we live with.” Tuft was an avid cyclist and small business owner before the shooting. She never thought about gun violence from her safe Salt Lake neighborhood and neither did her family. Twelve years later, they continue to share their story to help prevent gun violence for others. Tuft said she was not there that day to make people feel sorry for her. On what would have almost been Kirsten’s 28th birthday, she was there to continue her cause. “I work with people all over the country. I’ve gone to D.C. several times with my kids to lobby for safer gun legislation. We joined Moms Demand Action because there’s such a need to teach people,” Tuft said. “And it’s not that we’re against guns. Many of our members own guns. It’s about coming together to collectively solve the epidemic we have in this nation.” While that was Salt Lake’s main event for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the groups involved have things happening at the local level all the time. If interested in finding out more information visit www. momsdemandaction.org or www.marchforourlivesutah.com. l
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This bus stop on 1100 East may be among those stops to benefit from upcoming improvements as promised by Salt Lake City Transportation Director John Larsen. (Deserae Dorton/City Journals)
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frequent service. With driving, the more people who do it, the worse it gets. The streets just get more and more congested.” The need for addressing this congestion isn’t a surprise to residents like Darren Marshall who has lived in Sugar House since 2002. “I think more buses will benefit the residents in those new megacomplexes, but I don’t see it adding immediate benefit for me and my neighbors.” Marshall noted that many of his neighbors have road bikes they use as their main mode of transportation; he walks when going to local establishments like shopping or to a restaurant. Marshall uses public transportation for trips to the SLC International Airport, and occasionally for his commute if he has the Projected improvements “The great thing about transit is that the time. “It really comes down to time,” Marmore people who do it, the better it gets,” shall said. When traveling to other U.S. citLarsen said. “It becomes possible to run more ies he depends on public transportation and finds that it is, for the most part, efficient and n June, it was announced that Sugar House would be among the first U.S. cities to have a city- funded expansion to public transportation. Made possible by a new sales tax increase, the hope is to bring relief to the crowded roads of Sugar House. Salt Lake City Transportation Director John Larsen said this is just the beginning. “The Salt Lake Valley is running out of space, and that means developers are building vertically to meet housing demand,” Larsen said. “Walking, biking and transit are much more efficient ways to move people in dense urban areas, since they take up much less space than cars.” Larsen also emphasized the impact less cars on the road has on residents’ health and the environment.
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The City Journal’s social media survey in April found that about 70% of respondents *Familiar with the Utah Common Core Standards, and the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children do not utilize public transportation because it *Open to professional development and assisting the regular takes too long. classroom teacher with student re-teaching, practice and support Larsen is aware of this prevailing senti- throughout the day ment. “We have found that even people who Early Childhood Classroom Assistant feel strongly about air quality and sustainability won’t take the bus if it’s inconvenient,” Applicants are being considered for full and part-time Larsen said. “That’s why we’re working hard preschool and pre-Kindergarten classroom assistants, Monday-Thursday 8:00-3:15 and Friday 8:00-11:00 with UTA to make the bus much more convenient with buses running more frequently and Qualifications: on evenings and weekends.” *Background in education or experience working with this age In addition to making utilization more group in either a school or home setting convenient, improvements are also being *Familiar with developmentally appropriate practices, social made to bus stops on key routes so that, ac- and emotional stages of young children, state core standards, cording to Larsen, riders have a comfortable, and center work attractive and ADA accessible place to wait *Ongoing team work and collaboration with the principal, preschool advisor, Kindergarten teachers and preschool for the bus. Improved service on the Routes 21, teachers are necessary for this position 9, and 2, begins on Aug. 11. Two additional routes are planned through Rose Park by Please send a resume and references to Betsy Hunt, Principal bhunt@cosgriff.org 801-486-6933 2021. The new Salt Lake County revenue www.cosgriff.org will go toward regional bus routes. UTA is doing a study now to determine how it will garding traffic and parking issues, but bebe allocated. lieves there is agreement that increased pubSugar House business owner reaction lic transportation is a positive. Molly Kohrman, who owns the SugFollow Salt Lake Valley’s progress ar House dessert spot Brownies! Brownies! Both Salt Lake City and Salt Lake CounBrownies! observed that businesses like hers ty passed sales tax increases last year, and a which are outside of the heart of Sugar House large portion of each are going toward imaren’t as affected by the congestion, and there proved bus service. The city portion is going is always plenty of parking for her customers toward improved east/west bus service witheven on busy days. However, she has noticed in the city, as part of the Funding our Future the bus stop near her business is often utiinitiative. Visit fundingourfutureslc.com for lized, though not by her customers. updates on how the infrastructure of the Salt Sugar House Chamber of Commerce Lake Valley is changing to accommodate the chairman Benjamin Sessions says he has fast growth projected in the coming years. l heard mixed responses from businesses re-
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Zions Bank Paint-a-Thon a ‘treat’ for volunteers By Jenniffer Wardell | jwardell@mycityjournals.com
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e’re all part of the same community. That’s the guiding philosophy behind the 29th annual Zions Bank’s Painta-Thon, which was held in June at locations throughout Utah and Idaho. More than 3,000 Zions Bank employees volunteered their time to paint and do yardwork for the elderly, veterans and others. Some of those volunteers were in Sugar House, painting the home and cleaning the yard of a 91-year-old widow. “It’s been awesome giving back to the community,” said Megan Goettsche, one of the team leaders for the Sugar House project. “It’s been lots of fun, and this homeowner in particular is very sweet.” More than 1,800 homes were painted across both states, many of which were chosen by housing agencies, community groups and local churches. For the first time, members of the public were also able to nominate homeowners. “This homeowner is a longtime resident of Sugar House,” said Tanner Sirstins, the other team leader for the project. “She’s got a lot of friends who care about her and her well-being, and we want her to be able to stay here as long as she can.” In addition to the nominations, team leaders also do some searching of their own. “We call different community groups and check to see who might be able to partic-
ipate,” Sirstins said. When all nominations have come in, employees at Zions Bank determine which nominees are most qualified and in need of assistance. Income, age, and veteran status are all looked at, as well as whether or not the person has a disability. Once nominees are chosen, the volunteers get their assignments. “Each year we get new ideas for new people,” he said. “It’s cool to bring those ideas to life and see how we can improve them.” Given the name of the event, paint is always the first step. Although the Sugar House home had siding that didn’t need to be repainted, volunteers did sand down and repaint the window frames. They also repainted the garage door. “It was stripped bare of paint in some places,” he said. Volunteers also worked on various other maintenance projects on the exterior of homes. These depended on the homeowner’s needs and ranged from pruning and mowing to planting and minor home repairs. At the Sugar House home, volunteers weeded the bushes, prepared a garden bed and cleaned the backyard. “Our goal is to improve the overall look of the home,” he said.
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The majority of volunteers arrived around 5:30 p.m. and stayed for a few hours. Goettsche and Sirstins would often arrive as early as 2 p.m. to get started. “We get here a little earlier because we’re captains,” Goettsche said. “Our volunteers get here any time they can get off work, because we’re all still working during the day.” Still, there were plenty of people willing to help after their workday was done. “Most of the employees look forward
to doing it each year,” Sirstins said. “It’s a treat.” For Goettsche, that “treat” comes from making connections with the people she and her team helped. “(My favorite part has been) getting to know the homeowner and her family and just how happy we’ve made them,” she said. For Sirstins, that sense of connection stretches even wider. “It makes me feel like part of the city, even though I don’t live here,” he said. l
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Mount Olympus completes the Holladay skyline. (Sona Schmidt-Harris/City Journals)
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Holladayites go about their daily business sometimes not cognizant of this regal giant that stands at 9,030 feet. Still, one can barely look up without seeing the mountain. Several former and current Holladay residents reflect on what Mount Olympus means to them. City Councilman Brett Graham said, “Mount Olympus has meaning to me on several levels. First and foremost, it is a dominant landmark which I look for each time I fly into the Salt Lake Valley. When it comes into view, I feel home. From the valley, my city, neighborhood and home lay below and the mountains I love on either side.” Graham said that while Mount Olympus is a constant, it also changes. He loves seeing it capped with snow or watching the leaves change in the fall. “It is impressive in all seasons,” he said. It also brings back memories, specifically when he was in high school. “A few buddies and I thought it would be fun to climb it with a generator and string a big ‘O’ in the trees to light up during the Olympus versus Skyline game. Needless to say, it didn’t happen…generators from the 1980s were heavy.” He added, “We are lucky to live below a beautiful creation.” Ninety-one-year-old David Taylor has been a hiker since he was 4 years old. A long-time Holladay resident, Taylor recalled his times on Mount Olympus fondly. “At night, you could hold the moonlight in your hands,” he said. There are parts of the Mount Olympus trail that are very steep. Taylor said, “When somebody says, ‘Oh yeah, we climbed Mount Olympus,’ I ask, ‘Did you go all the way up?’” Instead of answering, he said,
Shanna McGrath stands at the peak of Mount Olympus, McGrath’s first hike when she moved here a year ago. (Photo courtesy Shanna McGrath)
they change the subject. He said that through the years the Mount Olympus trail has been made a little bit easier. “You can look around and see the valley. It’s wonderful to be able to see that,” Taylor said. In his long life, his enthusiasm for the mountain has not dimmed. He said he believes that everyone in his family has gone up Mount Olympus. “For us, and I would say for most of my children and their children, we have interest in Mount Olympus.” Former Olympus High School student Andrea Wilkinson said, “From the time I can remember, Mount Olympus has always been there providing the eastern backdrop to my view. Her beauty and majesty are unsurpassed, no matter the season. However, she is especially beautiful in winter—after a snowstorm—when the sparkling white snow contrasts sharply against the blue sky. She is also beautiful in the spring and summer after a rainfall when her greenery is bright and looks full of promise. Mount Olympus is a protector who looks over the vast valley onto those of us lucky enough to live beneath her magnificent peak— basking in her shadow and glory.” Some Holladay residents climb the mountain and some wax poetic about its grandeur. In either case, Holladay and Mount Olympus are intimately bound.
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It’s electric! How to hit the trails with integrated propulsion By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com
Bike experts like Mike Buckley, shop manager at 2nd Tracks Sports/Level 9 (Millcreek) are excited to talk about electric options. For any rider, beginning or advanced, motor propelled mountain bikes are a great emerging option for commuters and outdoor adventure seekers. (Amy Green/City Journals)
More mountain bikes with integrated electric motors are popping up around Utah-- in bike shops of course, on city streets and the diverse trails across the Wasatch. (Amy Green/City Journals)
You can’t see it… (it’s electric!). You gotta feel it… (it’s electric!). Ooh, it’s shakin’... (it’s electric!). Actually, you can see it. It’s a bike. It’s an electric bike. Boogie woogie, woogie!
More mountain bikes with integrated electric motors are popping up around Utah-- in bike shops of course, on city streets and the diverse trails across the Wasatch. Utah and its mountains are abundant with off road recreation opportunities. Those uphill places are even more accessible to ride now, thanks to electric mountain bikes or eMTB. For those who love getting to the further outskirts, dusty dirt avenues, rocky trails and Utah’s infamous desert washboard roads, longer distance rides are now more doable. Broadly speaking, there are two types of e-bikes: full-power or pedal-assist. The difference is in how they are powered by the motor. A full-power bike is meant for short distances with little to no pedaling over relatively short distances. Pedal-assist bikes are designed to be pedaled most of the time. But when you are tired and need a boost, these bikes can provide a bit of electric help. An eMTB falls into the category of pedal-assist. To read more about how they work check out www.explainthatstuff.com/electricbikes.
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Eddy Steele of SLC, is an avid rider. He has a Focus Jam Squared eMTB. “I love my particular bike. It affords me the ability to ride the trails that are by my house, or on my way home from work. I can ride quicker, whereas on a normal bike, I wouldn’t have the time to ride before it gets dark. A trail that would normally take two to three hours to ride, takes only about an hour on my eMTB with pedal assist,” Steele explained. Mountain bike hobbyists might wonder if one can get the same kind of challenging workout on an e-bike. “It’s not the same kind of workout, but you’re still getting a workout. I’m still breaking a sweat and I’ve still got an increased heart rate. But anytime you are working out two-three hours vs. one hour, you’re going to burn more calories,” Steele said. On an eMTB, one can ride longer. Steele explained the pedal assist advantage saying, “It helps out a lot on the hills and you can make it give you a little more assist on uphill’s. So if you’re using it aggressively, you can really cut down drastically on the amount of pedaling work. So it’s less of a workout to conquer hills than it would be if you had a normal bike. But it’s still a workout.” Steele recently met a guy in St George who has the same bike. After confirming
that the other guy didn’t steal his bike, the men got to talking. “The southern Utah guy was in his 50’s or 60’s, retired, a little overweight, and had bought his bike a few months ago. The guy hadn’t mountain biked before. He wanted something that would help him out a bit. In the short time that he had been mountain biking he lost around 30 pounds. I think without an electric mountain bike he probably wouldn’t have been out being so active,” Steele said. The fun thing about mountain biking is going outside and being on the varied terrain. An electric mountain bike can help one enjoy the sport more fully when one might not otherwise be physically capable. “The other nice thing I like about my bike is it’s a little heavier, so I feel a lot more stable. I feel like I can be a little bit more aggressive in my downhill mountain biking without getting so bounced around. I feel more secure. But it’s not too heavy. I still feel like I can control it really well,” Steele added. e-bikes are pretty amazing. One might wonder if anyone can just go out and take it anywhere? Mike Buckley, manager at 2nd Tracks/Level 9 Sports (Millcreek) where eMTB bikes are sold said, “Currently the people who maintain the trails make the decision (whether to allow e-bikes).” So check the rules before hitting the offroad trails. Where one is allowed to ride an eMTB can vary greatly on federal, state and local trails. As a general rule, any trail open to motorized and non-motorized use, is also available to eMTB riders. Because land rules can change frequently, don’t ride where rules aren’t clear.
For information regarding Utah e-bike laws, consider the following:
• LOCAL: Consult your local land management agency. • STATE: Utah State Parks do not have an eMTB policy. Contact the department for the most up to date information. • FEDERAL: On federal lands, e-bikes are considered motorized vehicles and have access to motorized trails. Contact the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Regional Office or the BLM Utah State Office Bend National Park for more information.
A great place for more information on where to ride an eMTB is:
• A map of great eMTB rides at peopleforbikes.org/emtb • eMTB “Adventures” at peopleforbikes.org/e-bikes
There is little doubt that electric bikes are better for the environment than traditional gasoline engines. But they aren’t perfect. The development and disposal of batteries causes pollution. The electricity to power an eMTB might be coming from a source of significant pollution. However, e-bikes are a good start at improving air quality. As some say, “Perfect is the enemy of the good.” It’s a neat time to be in the market for a bike, to start thinking about a first one, or upgrading that vintage Schwinn. It’s also a great option for folks who need their bike to do some of the pedaling. See if you can spot these e-bikes wheeling around the Salt Lake scenery.
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New Draper trail conditions app improves outdoor experience By Stephanie Yrungaray | s.yrungaray@mycityjournals.com
Cell phone with trail app and trail in background. (Stephanie Yrungaray/City Journals)
Residents and visitors hoping to enjoy Draper’s 90+ miles of trails now have a way to check trail conditions before they head out the door. Draper City recently released a trail conditions app with the goal of keeping hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders informed as well as keeping trails in good condition.
beautiful outdoors,” said Draper City Councilwoman Tasha Lowery. “We have the most preserved and protected wild lands of any city in the state, over 5,000 acres. It really makes a difference to our residents and their ability to get outside and appreciate all Utah has to offer.” The app, which can be found online at Draper City’s map portal draper.maps.arc“Our hope is that the app will make gis.com/ shows all of the city’s trails with it easier for residents to engage with our each trail colored according to its current condition. Green for open, yellow for tread
lightly, red for closed and blue to indicate which trails are groomed during snowy weather. Clicking on the colored lines pulls up the name of the trail, its condition and the last date of inspection. Greg Hilbig, Draper’s Trails and Open Space Manager said either himself, his assistant or a park ranger are responsible for making sure the app conditions are accurate. “We are often out on the trails checking them,” Hilbig said. “Depending on the time of year and the recent weather it is pretty obvious to those of us familiar with the trails what their condition will be.” Hilbig said the app is an important tool for keeping trails healthy. “A lot of our soil is clay which holds the water longer. The problem with using [trails] when they get really wet and muddy is that it displaces soil off of the trail. On a muddy trail, hikers and horses cause potholes and bikers cause ruts. When the mud hardens it makes the trail lumpy and causes erosion.” Draper resident Chad Smith said his family uses the community trails for mountain biking, running and family hikes. He thinks the new app will make a real difference to trail users. “As Draper’s trail system becomes increasingly crowded and complex to ac-
commodate those on foot, bike and horse I see this app as a way to get in front of some problems that have been on the rise for awhile now,” Smith said. Smith said the number of mountain bikers can make it difficult for hikers, walkers and runners to use the trails, but recent improvements made by Draper City are helping. “They’ve added more foot traffic only trails, and they’ve minimized areas where foot traffic and bike trails intersect and overlap,” Smith said. “At this point, with so many recent changes and such a need for crowd management, I think education is the biggest issue remaining.” Hilbig said he hopes that word will spread about the trail conditions app. “The last time I checked we had 5,000 visits to [the app]. We are hoping to spread education because a lot of new users won’t understand why they shouldn’t be on muddy trails.” Overall, Hilbig said he hopes the app will improve everyone’s experience on trails in Draper. “People from all over use these trails,” Hilbig said. “We just want everyone to have a good time and be courteous to other users.”
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Keep your bike tuned for the trails with Salt Lake’s Bicycle Collective By Jenniffer Wardell | j.wardell@mycityjournals.com
The Bicycle Collective restores, maintains and sells used bikes. (Jenniffer Wardell/City Journals)
You can’t conquer a mountain trail if your bike isn’t in good shape.
For those wanting an inexpensive way to keep their mountain bike in optimum condition, the Bicycle Collective is here to help. With locations in Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and St. George, the Collective offers open benches, tools and expert help for anyone looking to maintain and repair all kinds of bicycles. They also offer classes for both kids and adults. “We have pretty much everything required to fix most bikes, even old ones,” said Amy Nguyen Wiscombe, the volunteer and program coordinator for the Collective. Just inside the front door of the Salt Lake location is the bike repair room, with rows of tools and equipment and racks to hang bikes while they’re being worked on. Rows of rims hang overhead, and a stack of tires rests along one wall. A separate room has even more tires and tubes. “We only have six benches, and
they’re usually full from beginning to end,” Wiscombe said. “There are also usually three people on the wait list.” If you’re on the wait list, it’s best not to go anywhere. “You have to hang out,” she added. “You don’t know when a bench is going to be done.” The benches are mostly open during what the shop refers to as DIY (Do It Yourself) hours. During that time, volunteers and paid experts are also on hand to help answer the questions of anyone working on their bikes. “The nice thing about repair here is that you’re repairing your bike, but they have guides here who are pros,” said Joe Zia, who was working on the trail bike he’d recently purchased from the Collective. “If you’re in over your head, they can guide you.” Zia’s son, Jeff, was there learning how to take care of the bike he would be using frequently. “I’m actually a great bike rider, and my dad is, too,” Jeff said. “We go on trails three times a day.” When questioned if they really did that much riding, Zia smiled. “We go quite a bit.” The only two things the Collective
won’t do is bleed hydraulic brakes and repair mountain bike forks (the part that holds the front wheel). “(Our experts) might not have that type of knowledge,” Wiscombe said. “It’s pretty specialized.” The Collective also has a Youth Open Shop, where children and teens get exclusive use of the benches. They also have a weekly WTF night (Women, Trans and Femme), designed exclusively for those female, transgender, genderqueer, transmasculine, transfeminine or femme. The nights, which are part of a national movement, are meant to give those individuals a safe space to work on bikes. “Cycling is typically pretty dominated by men, and a bike shop can typically be a pretty intimidating space,” Wiscombe said. “We try to be really welcoming and inclusive.” DIY time, Youth Open Shop, and WTF night are all $5 an hour for bench time. The complete schedule for all three sessions are available at the Collective’s web site, www.bicyclecollective.org “It’s a lot cheaper than getting it serviced at the bike shop, and you know the work that’s getting done on your bike,” Zia said. Lucas Ruiz was also in the shop,
working on his mountain bike. “I do at least 40 miles a day on my bike, so I have extra wear,” he said. Even if you don’t ride that far every day, you still have plenty of reason to tune up your bike. “All bikes require regular maintenance of some kind,” Wiscombe said. “Right before you ride, you should always check your air, brakes and chain. Once a month, you should give your bike a detailed cleaning, lube your chain and check to see if things are worn out.” The Collective’s next round of mountain bike classes for kids should be announced next April, with word going out on their social media accounts. Other classes will cover everything from flat repair to suspension systems to derailleurs. Just like the people who use the benches, the students come from all walks of life. “They range from college kids all the way to retired folks,” Wiscombe said. “All different socioeconomic levels.” It’s that variety, and the opportunity to help them, that help keep the Collective going. “There’s incredible diversity in Salt Lake,” she said. “We get to meet these people and experience their stories.”
Hiking opportunities abound in the area By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com The Salt Lake Valley and surround- like that sometimes,” Roberts said. “We ing mountains is considered a hiking have seen deer and all kinds of stuff in our own backyard hikes.” mecca. There are 171 registered hiking trails right here in this valley and surrounding foothills. According to alltrails.com they can all be accessed within a 20-minute drive from any point along the Wasatch Front. These hikes range in difficulty and skill levels. “I try to hike with my son once a week,” Herriman resident Travis Roberts said. “We like to get out and enjoy the time together. He loves the wildlife and all the things he can see while we are hiking. I want him to have a thorough fitness experience.” Hiking has great rewards, but care should be taken to ensure your simple day trip does not turn into a disaster. Be prepared for your adventure. According to alltrails.com here are some tips: Research the trail you are venturing on and notify someone of your plans; prepare yourself physically by stretching, having enough water and supplies; hike with a buddy; bring clothing for changing weather conditions, watch your step, and most importantly, know when to turn around. “Watch for wildlife, snakes and stuff
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Here are a few nearby hikes best suited for families.
Yellow Fork Canyon Trail, Herriman
A moderate hike consisting of a 6.8mile loop. It gains approximately 1,300 feet in elevation and ends on a ridgeline with great views of the valley. Many residents like its proximity. Parts of the trail are steep and rocky and there are many spurs off the main trail to explore. Bentley Roberts and his father Travis have explored several hikes close to their home. They have learned to
Temple Quarry and Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, Little Cottonwood Canyon
enjoy spending time together. (Photo courtesy of Travis Roberts)
A 7-mile out and back trail that fea- recreational users including bikes, runners tures a river and lots of shade. It gains and families. 1,350 feet in elevation to the top and ends Herriman Fire Memorial Flag, Herriman at an old mill. This hike contains history of A relatively short 1.7-mile steep and the Utah Pioneers and building of the Salt rocky hike. It ends with spectacular views Lake Temple. of the valley. It is considered a moderate to Mountain View Corridor difficult hike by alltrails.com users. This hike travels the entire length of Orson Smith Park to the Draper Suspension the corridor and can be accessed at severBridge Loop al points along its route. The trail is mostly A 2.3-mile loop rated as easy, alpaved and includes several benches along though there is a long uphill section. The the way. It is frequented by several types of trail is well maintained and has frequent
bicycles. A short hike past the suspension bridge is the old pine bridge and worth the extra effort.
Jungle Trail Hike, Corner Canyon
A new trail in the Corner Canyon trail system has been built for kids. In fact, the sign at the trailhead says it is for the young and adventurous. The hike begins at the Carolina Hills trailhead. The trail is shaded and has logs to climb over and forts to hide in; it is only .1 miles in length.
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Couple creates a niche in children’s book world By Spencer W. Belnap | s.belnap@mycityjournals.com
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my and Greg Newbold are about to have their third children’s book published. They are a creative husband and wife duo that have begun to carve out a spot in the picture book world. From their home art studio and offices in Millcreek, the Newbolds are always working on the books and various side projects and classes. The two grew up in different parts of the Salt Lake valley and met while attending BYU. Amy was a stay-at-home mom and did office work while practicing her writing. Greg began freelancing as an illustrator and occasionally teaching art classes around the area. After the youngest child left the nest, the timing opened itself for both of them to create the books. While visiting the Picasso Museum in Paris, Amy came up with an idea for a children’s picture book that shows different art styles and famous artists. The first publishers they pitched to weren’t interested, but eventually one was. Tilbury House, a publisher based in Maine, liked the idea and “If Picasso Painted a Snowman” was published in 2017. “It’s a bit of a niche idea,” Amy said. “And Tilbury does more of an educational market, so they liked that it would get good feedback from librarians and teachers.” Amy wrote the story while Greg drew
the pictures. He took on the challenge of training himself how to draw and paint similar to famous artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe and Jackson Pollock. The book invites young readers and artists to think differently when it comes to art and shows that there are many ways to draw and illustrate various subjects. Some art history is thrown in as well. “Before this one was even released, the publisher came back and asked us if we’d consider doing a sequel,” Greg said. “Which we’d never really thought about. It was conceived as a sort of one- time thing.” The Newbolds ultimately agreed to do a second one. “If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur” was published in 2018 and turned the couple’s combined endeavor into a conceptual series of books. The second book included some lesser known artists such as Cassius Coolidge and Edgar Degas. While the first book was written prior to them being picked up by a publisher, they needed to write the follow-up quickly. They put aside most extra projects or freelance work and had it in time for the publisher’s deadline. From there, the two books began selling more. Local bookstores were important partners in helping build awareness, as well as workshops such as the Writing and Illus-
trating for Young Readers that takes place in Utah every year. The Newbolds have found the experience fun, challenging and rewarding. “One of the neatest things for me was an email from someone who tutored a student from elementary through junior high,” Amy said. “They struggled with school and reading. When they read the artist biographies in the back of the ‘Snowman’ book, and about Monet drawing caricatures of his teachers in school, the student really connected with it. They liked art, and it gave them someone they can relate to.” One school has done an entire art exhibit around the first book and the different art styles. Both books released so far are found in art museums in various states and are still being discovered by educators. The Newbolds hope their picture books inspire artists and students in Utah and beyond. They also hope others in the community think about creating their own children’s books. “I think we really lift each other up here,” Greg said. “A lot of people want to give back to the arts and culture and to be involved.” The third book in their series, “If Monet Painted a Monster” is set to be released this fall. The first two can be found at www.
Greg and Amy Newbold in their art studio in Millcreek, surrounded by some of the artwork from their picture book series.
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It doesn’t matter that you’ve never heard of it, Spikeball is here to stay By Carl Fauver | carlf@mycityjournals.com
Murray’s Willow Pond Park hosted more than 140 Spikeball players at a daylong tournament in June. More than twice that many players are expected for another tournament on Aug. 17 in Sugar House. (Taylor Sanford/ Utah Roundnet Association)
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ou know a sport has a little swagger when some of the two-person teams are named Norwegian Ninjas, Count Your Spankings, Smack n Cheese and Gucci Swagball 1000. Those were just four of the 72 teams — from seven different states — participating in a one day Spikeball tournament earlier this summer at Murray’s Willow Pond Park (6059 Murray Parkway Ave.).
most of us are now: “What the heck is Spikeball?” you ask. “Some say that if volleyball and foursquare had a baby, it’d be named Spikeball.” That’s how the sport’s leading equipment manufacturer, named Spikeball, described its sport. It’s kind of like those round things we throw are flying discs, but everyone calls them Frisbees. The official name of the sport
“Some say that if volleyball and foursquare had a baby, it’d be named Spikeball.” – Alyssa Dalton
Moreover, the President of the Utah Roundnet Association, Taylor Sanford, 31, is expecting more than twice that many teams when his organization hosts possibly the most prestigious Spikeball tournament ever in Utah, Aug. 17, at Salt Lake’s Sugar House Park. “This will be one of five officially-sanctioned Spikeball tournaments in our west region,” Sanford said. “It will be the first-ever Utah tour stop. We’re expecting about 150 (two-person) teams.” Translation: In this participation sport world you have never heard about, this tournament is a “big deal.” But let’s back up a step — back to where
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is roundnet, but everyone calls it Spikeball. Spikeball typically has two teams of two people competing against each other, standing around a 3-foot diameter net, raised off the ground about 6 inches on four short legs. The inflated ball is about the size of a softball, but much softer, and is “tapped” or “hit” onto the net. Catching and throwing the ball is against the rules. “There are no designated sides for Spikeball opponents to stand on either,” Sanford said. “After the ball hits the net, a team is allowed three hits, just like volleyball. The third hit goes back to the roundnet, where the other team must keep it alive.” The Founder/CEO of Spikeball, Chris
Ruder, explained the history of the sport a bit more on the company’s website. “I launched Spikeball Inc. in 2008… Here we are with 4+ million players (all over the world) … I ran it for five years as a side business… In 2013, we hit $1 million in annual revenue with zero full-time employees. I called up the (regular job) boss, said ‘I’m out!’ and went full-time,” Ruder wrote. “We’re headquartered in Chicago; but most of our employees (now 24 full-time) live all over the U.S.” The company also enjoyed a boost with appearances on the NBC morning show “Today” and “Shark Tank,” along with an article in the business publication, “Inc.” Ruder makes no claims of inventing the game, saying he discovered it as an adolescent in the 1980s. But he’s the one rapidly turning Spikeball into a household name now. “I think I first saw Spikeball on social media and have been playing it since buying my first set in 2012,” said the 2006 Murray High School graduate Sanford. “My goal is to formalize a Spikeball community here in Utah. At this point, we are leading the charge nationally here in our state.” To help grow the sport, Sanford has traveled the state demonstrating Spikeball at high schools. Down in St. George, that’s where Bryant Karratti first learned about the game. He was not able to attend the Willow Pond Park tournament in Murray, because he and three fellow Utah Spikeball players were instead driving to Grand Rapids, Michigan that same weekend to compete in a larger tournament. “I began playing in 2015 and quickly
fell in love with it,” Karratti said. “It’s just a fun thing to do with friends.” Sanford has also worked to coordinate a Utah high school Spikeball league. This year’s state championship team was from Taylorsville High. Jessie Marchant, who just graduated from there two months ago, was a member of that team. “I just love competing and Spikeball is a fun way to do that,” Marchant said. “I’m going to Utah State in the fall and may start a Spikeball club up there.” Sanford said Spikeball sets cost $60 to $100 dollars, complete with the net, two balls and an air pump. Those interested in watching or playing the game before purchasing their own set are invited to the Sugar House Park tournament on Aug. 17. More information is available at taylor@utahroundnet.com. l
Utah Roundnet Association President Taylor Sanford (R) enjoys a Spikeball rally with a friend. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)
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Run or walk for a good cause
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t’s the time of year when the Salt Lake Valley is filled with an assortment of fun runs and races of all lengths. Sugar House is no exception with a long-standing event coming to Sugar House Park the first week of August. Dash for Donation 2019 will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 at Sugar House Park. The event begins at 7 a.m. with same-day registration. The 5k dash and 2k walk officially begin at 8 a.m. Participants of any age and all skill and experience levels are invited to participate. The course will be at the Big Field Pavilion at the park. This is the 23rd year of the event, which is designed to honor organ, eye and tissue donors. On the same day, another Dash for Donation event will take place in Ogden. Those who take part are also encouraged to honor loved ones who have passed on but whose donations saved other lives. The course is lined with pictures and stories of such examples; they stand as powerful reminders of the effect organ, tissue and eye donations can have on the lives of recipients and their families. Another popular aspect of the event is that people are welcome to bring along children (including those in strollers) as well as dogs. Be aware that dogs must be on a leash, however.
By Josh McFadden | josh@mycityjournals.com
Dash for Donation 2019 will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 at Sugar House Park. (Pixabay)
The running/walking portion of the morning is scheduled to wrap up at 9:30 a.m. There will then be a raffle drawing. As for pricing, individual runners will pay $30, while teams of five or more people
will pay $25 each. Children under 12 cost $20. Prices go up by $5 on July 26. Those who sign up should plan on picking up race packets on Aug. 1 between 4 and 7 p.m. or on Aug. 2 between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Do-
norConnect office at 230 S. 500 East in Salt Lake. You can register at www.eventbrite. com by searching for Dash for Donation on the site. l
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he Utah High School Activities Association will determine seeds differently this year for its team sports. The impact of the change and its perception is still to be determined. “It will begin with team sports this fall,” UHSAA Assistant Director Jeff Cluff said. “The RPI will be revealed after the season begins and be open until one week prior to the postseason. As the tournament approaches, we will reveal the final RPI and tournament bracket together.” The RPI is a performance-based rating dependent upon the teams’ winning percentage, the opponents’ winning percentage and the opponents’-opponents’ winning percentage. A mathematical equation will be used to determine the teams’ seeds for its upcoming state tournament. The RPI will be used in team sports such as football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, softball and drill. It is a system successfully used in several neighboring states like Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. “Each sport will have its own reveal date and bracket release,” Cluff said. Every classification team will be part of the postseason tournament. Teams will be seeded into the bracket, with lower seeds playing higher seeds in the early rounds. Several teams that were left out of postseason tournaments will now have the opportunity
to win a state title. The official RPI rankings will be available on uhsaa.org. The MaxPreps power ranking and Deseret News rankings are different than the RPI used by the UHSAA. “Those are more of a power ranking rather than a rating percentage index,” Cluff said. “It is completely different; our RPI is based on this particular year only, whereas the max preps takes into account the history of the team.” In theory, a weak schedule could affect a team’s placement in the state tournament bracket. Also, region championships and standings will have no bearing on the state tournament pairings. “You will definitely need to look at the big picture,” Cyprus head boys basketball coach Tre Smith said. “You will need to climb up the rankings throughout the year. I am interested to see how much respect our region gets and if wining region games will matter as far as rankings go.” “We have a lot of inquiries,” Cluff said. “I think people are anxious to see how it is going to work and how it will affect scheduling. I think they are most anxious because of the disruption from the norm. It is completely different than what we have done before. Teams knew that if they won their region, they would compete here in the first round. A Region 1 school could be matched up with
State high school playoffs will have a revamped seeding system this season. The change will give every team the opportunity to be part of its state tournament. (Greg James/City Journals)
Region 4. It was all predetermined and now it is not the case anymore.” One example was the 6A football championship last season. The four and five seeds (Pleasant Grove and East) matched up in the first round. That should not have occurred in theory until later in the tournament. Region games will more geographical. “The new RPI system did give us reason to change a couple preseason games,” Riverton head basketball coach Skyler Wilson said. “We ended up changing four games against opponents that I think will be ranked higher. I’m excited for this change because our path to the tournament will depend on how we play our whole schedule.”
Another aspect of the rating is the classification adjustment. A large school scheduling all small schools will be penalized slightly. A schedule overloaded with small school powerhouses is discouraged by the UHSAA, but teams are still encouraged to schedule rivals. “I think the classification adjustment is important,” Cluff said. “A lot of people do not understand that a bigger school playing a smaller school— it became necessary for us to throw in a classification adjustment. We do not think scheduling will be done any differently. There is a misconception that if you only play the good teams your rating will be higher.” l
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ven though Utah is well-known for having the greatest snow on Earth, we have some pretty great weather in the summertime, too. (Let’s forget about the few weeks where we hit 100 degrees.) Utah’s fabulous landscape makes getting outside easy, fun, and best of all, free. One of the most common activities for residents of the greater Salt Lake region, and beyond, is hiking. The numerous canyons and national parks surrounding the bustling cities make taking a breath of fresh air just a quick car ride away. Some of Utahns favorite hikes include: Buffalo Point, Bloods Lake, Ensign Peak, Bridal Veil Falls, Golden Spike, Cecret Lake and Albion Basin, Willow Lake, Dooley Knob, Hidden Falls, Adams Waterfall, Patsy’s Mine, Grotto Falls, Donut Falls, Timpanogos, Brighton Lakes, Bell Canyon, Stewart Falls, Broads Fork Trail, Silver Lake, Battle Creek Falls, Diamond Fork Hot Springs, Mirror Lake, Fifth Water Hot Springs, Dripping Rock, Mount Olympus, Suicide Rock, Elephant Rock, White Pine Lake, Jordan River, and the Bonneville Shoreline, and Provo River Parkway. Before you leave for a hike, pack the 10 essentials of hiking with you (Google “10 essentials for hiking” for the list) and make sure to research the trail beforehand. Don’t try new trails out of your comfort range alone. Along the same note, tell someone where
you’re going; we don’t need another “127 Hours” situation on our hands. If you don’t want to get out of the car, (Don’t worry, I get that because driving through nature allows for air conditioning) scenic drives include: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon, American Fork Canyon, Hobble Creek Canyon, Provo Canyon, Park City, Aspen Grove, Nebo Loop and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. If you want to take hiking one step further, camping is a quick and dirty option. Check out www.utah.com/camping to find your perfect camping spot. Then, make a reservation. Good camp locations fill up fast. Most reservations require a small fee, ranging from $3 to $100 (for groups). Explorers may reserve their site through www.reserveamerica.com, the Utah State Parks’ website, www.stateparks.utah.gov or by checking the KOA’s campgrounds. Some of the best places to camp in Utah include: Spruces Campground in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch State Park near Midway, Rendezvous Beach along the southern shore of Bear Lake, Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park along the Fremont River, Little Sahara in Nephi, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park in Southern Utah, Fremont Indian State Park southwest of Richfield, Antelope Island State Park on the Great Salt Lake, the Devil’s Garden in Arches National Park and
Goblin Valley State Park. While I usually opt for a beautiful hike, my father is definitely a fisherman. For locations to cast away, check out www.UtahFishingInfo.com or www.UtahFishFinder. com. Some of the favorite fishing holes around the state include: Flaming Gorge near the Utah/Wyoming border (particularly the Mustang Ridge campground), Tibble Fork Reservoir in the American Fork Canyon (try the Granite Flats campground), Fish Lake in the Wasatch mountains (it’s in the name), Duck Creek Pond in Dixie National Forest, Mirror Lake in the Uintas and Sunset Pond in Draper. When you’re exploring the great outdoors, make sure to bring a book with you! (Am I required to say that as a writer?) Forty percent of friends from an unofficial Facebook poll report that their favorite thing to do is read a book under a tree or on the beach. The other suggested hobby to do under a tree is woodworking. Whittling can be very cathartic. Lastly, if you don’t want to go too far away from home, many local municipalities offer movies in the park throughout the summer. Check out your local city or county’s website for dates and further information.
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