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Faces and Places May Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com PLACES

Best Friends Animal Society If you’re looking for a place to adopt a cute new dog or cat, you can find your new best friend here in Sugar House at 2005 South and 1100 East. Best Friends actually got its start as an animal sanctuary in Kanab. But soon people in Salt Lake wanted help for their animals too, and that’s where Best Friends Animal Society comes from. You can come browse and interact with the animals — this is a great way to get a feel for whether a new furry member will fit in at your home. And even if you aren’t looking to adopt, you are welcome to come and play with the cats and dogs. If you’d like to visit, you can go Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sugar House Park Sugar House Park didn’t always have birds, trees, a pond and an easy creek; in fact, it used to be home to the state prison. Many polygamists were in prison here, and there are even rumors that Billy the Kid was a prisoner here, as well. If you ask early members of the community, they can tell you stories of driving or walking down 2100 South and seeing prisoners looking out the windows.

As Sugar House grew, state officials made plans to move the prison to the Point of the Mountain.

Of course, that left everyone asking about what to do with the old prison. Horace Sorensen decided to change it into a park. In 1957 the city and county conveyed the property, in trust, to the Sugar House Park Authority, and now the land will operate as a park till Dec. 31, 2055. Today runners, families, high school students and people from around the valley come to enjoy Sugar House Park.

It’s a lovely landscape with beautiful settings.

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Robert H. Campbell Campbell is the owner of All About Coins in Sugar House and is also internationally known for his love and knowledge of coins. Campbell inherited an old box of coins from his father when he was five, and from then on started finding out more about the coins and collecting them. He said his love for coins came as a way to honor his father. When he was 12, he discovered Wally’s Coin Shop, which is now All About Coins. After serving an LDS mission, he started working for Wally at the age of 20 and became his mentee. Wally died in 1981, and Campbell and his wife later bought the store. All About Coins got its name after people would come in and ask where Wally was.

Campbell has given speeches and taught classes all over the world about coins, including the U.S. Senate, Italy, England and China, and continues to speak around the country and attend events to show off his valuable coins. He was president of the National Numismatic Association, the largest coin-collector organization in the world, and was the youngest president in 100 years. Some of the coins he owns are worth as much as seven figures. His shop is considered one of the best coin shops in the country, and people from around the world come to visit it and see his massive collection of coins, bottles, rocks, jewelry and pretty much anything collectable. Even though he’s traveled all over the world, he loves his hometown of Sugar House and plans to stay here. “I grew up here — it’s the only place people can still walk, it’s a great place to have a business and Sugar House is booming right now.”

Josh Christensen “What do I love about Sugar House? Oh, the tree-lined streets, sidewalks, well-kept modest houses. Generally down-to-earth people. Old but not worn out by any stretch.”

Merideth Little “I love living in Sugar House because it’s the perfect happy medium in Salt Lake — quiet neighborhoods not far from bustling downtown. Sugar House has great shopping, delicious food and thriving small businesses.

Most of these are within walking distance, which is a huge perk. Sugar House is also special to me because it’s where my husband and I met. We have so many happy memories here.”

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hen it came time for gym class in high school, Harriet Wallis was always picked last for team sports.

“I was ‘Harriet go with that team,’” Wallis said. “I’m an outdoor girl, but I never figured I was athletic until I was in my 30s.”

Now sports are an essential part of her lifestyle and career, and she is no longer chosen last. On April 1, Wallis was honored as the first place recipient for the Local Media Member Award by Ski Utah.

The annual award is given to the individual that shares his or her passion for winter sports in Utah through their work. This was the second year that Wallis received the award; the first time was for the 2010–2011 ski season.

“I do a consistent, solid job, and so it’s really wonderful to be rewarded for it,” she said.

Nominated as the only freelance writer, along with five other media members from various reporting outlets, was an honor before she even found out she had won for the 2015– 2016 ski season.

“I was ecstatic, because I am a freelancer,” she said. “I am on my own; I don’t have a staff.

Other people who were nominated are with magazines, newspapers and television. It’s pretty neat to be the lonewolf.”

Wallis never plans to retire from reporting or from skiing, even though she has undergone knee replacement surgeries for both knees and also had both hips replaced. Her passion and energy keep her motivated every day.

“I just have a different attitude,” Wallis said. “I feel like I’m picking up a head of steam as far as motivation. I’m avid about being out in the yard for the exercise and fresh air and the fun of moving plants around.”

She is no stranger to getting a little dirt on her clothes when it comes to working in the yard, or even during her former career as a potter.

“In my former life, I was a full-time potter. I made things out of clay,” she said. “I got tired of wearing clay, dusty blue jeans and firing kilns three nights a week.”

With experience under her belt in the fine arts field, which included writing for craft publications, Wallis approached her local newspaper in Connecticut after reading an article about energy conservation in the 1980s.

“I approached the newspaper and said, ‘Hey, that’s great having those articles about people who are doing things to conserve their energy, but how about some articles for people who are low income – like the elderly or single?’” she said. “And they said, ‘Nah, we don’t hire freelancers, but if you want to write a story you can.’”

Wallis wrote four stories about what a woman can do to conserve energy, and the newspaper used all four in its publication. A month later, they asked if she could write for a special section, and she agreed. She continued writing for the special section on topics such as car mechanics and a historical look at weddings until one day she was offered a job.

“The editor did not hire people with a journalism background,” Wallis said.

“He wanted to hire people with diverse backgrounds, and mine was in fine arts.”

The leap of faith it took to change gears from firing kilns and working with clay to seeing a need for articles on energy and writing then has turned into a bit of a “zig- zag, but a great career,” according to Wallis.

“Unless you change directions, you’ll end up where you started out to go,” she said. “I started out as a full-time artist and ended up as a full-time writer. To me, it’s all the same thing—making sense out of a ball of clay or making sense out of a ball of words. It’s all very creative and fun.”

She and her husband also changed directions 25 years ago when their children married and moved away from home. The Wallis’ decided it was time to move closer to a city that offered skiing nearby, so they both quit their jobs with the intention of finding jobs elsewhere closer to the slopes.

“We had to have jobs, because it supports our habit of eating,” Wallis said jokingly. “We lived in Connecticut at that time, but that’s not ski country. We wanted a real city and real skiing, so we chose Salt Lake City.”

With additional experience as a ski instructor, mountain host and many years in a career as a ski columnist under her belt, Wallis has found that her passion has turned into a paycheck. She has one piece of advice for young girls, women, seniors and anyone else contemplating their path in life.

“Keep going,” she said.“The road ahead is wonderful.” l

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Food Trucks Invade Sugar House Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com

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t’s that time of year again with warm weather, and great food, and every Monday night in Sugar House (weather depending) you can find the Food Truck League. Sugar House is known for its local food and local shops, so having the Food Truck League every Monday here, is a way to help support more small owned business, something us Sugar Housians are pros at.

The Food Truck League, actually got their start in Sugar House last May, and thanks to the success our little community gave to the delicious food the trucks put out, they are now booked for events, and different cities around the Salt Lake Valley.

“Our tag line and our goal is ‘Bring Great Food and Communities Together,’” Taylor Harris the general manager of the Food Truck League said, “We try to bring these great small trucks with talent to the communities.”

According to Harris, the Food Truck League looks for places where people are usually cooped up inside, but and try to bring communities together. They had their first event this year on April 4th, and plan to be here in Sugar House every week – just as long as the weather is good – until the weather gets too cold.

“Sugar House is a very very active social scene,” Harris said, “people love coming out, being involved and engaging. We love Sugar House.”

Sugar House is known for being a walking community, so being out and about isn’t unusual for Sugar House residence. So the Food Truck League is a really smart way to get the community to be in one place. The residence that have been, have loved the environment and of course the food.

“It’s great,” Meredith Little a local said, “I thought there was a good variety of food options.

It’s so nice that this is within walking distance!

And it’s a great opportunity to get to know our

neighbors.”

If you’re still unsure about what the event is, a group of trucks of about five to six, come and serve their delicious food to the community.

The people that are in the food trucks spend their time prepping food all the time that is unless they’re serving it to a hundred hungry mouths. A lot of the chiefs in the trucks are either culinary graduates or people that bring in a lot of cultural influences.

“Most are just purely food guys,” Harris

said, “one of the trucks was a sue chef at The Roof, it’s really a cornucopia between the trucks, there are so many different angles and approaches to their food. And when you get them together, it creates some variety.”

The Food Truck League does look forward to coming to Sugar House though, they chefs in the trucks like the friendly people. The league is working really hard to get communities to know the people behind the trucks, and Sugar House makes it easy.

“The trucks like to come to Sugar House,” Harris said, “they get to know the people, it’s a place where the connection is being made.”

Just a year ago, the league was just starting, and here in Sugar House. Harris thought this would be a side thing, but in the end it has become his career. Since he’s started this with some friends, he has created a community of chefs who treat each other like family, and hope to bring that same love to their customers. The league has about 100 operating and registered trucks, and they rotate through them so that all have a chance to share their great food.

“We really like to thank Sugar House,” Harris said, “We love the local support.”

If you haven’t had the chance to go meet your neighbors and try some new food, you have all summer to do it. The event is held down by the old D.I. across the street from the theater. l

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Neighborhood Watch Continues in Growth, Ability to Keep Community Safe

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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The word vigilante is associated with famous comic book characters like Batman or Spiderman. In Sugar House, the word vigilance can apply directly to the Highland High Area Neighborhood Watch (HHANW).

In December of 2014, Barb Shelley, along with her neighbors Chad and Victoria Saley and the support and guidance of the Salt Lake City Police Department, founded HHANW to help combat crime in the Sugar House area.

“I finally had had enough of the crime, prowlers, peeping Toms, suspicious activities, people breaking car windows or ringing my doorbell for dubious reasons,” Shelley said.

Over 16 months, the group’s numbers have swelled to approximately 260 participants on the group’s Facebook page and email list of 50, with hundreds more who are contacted by those members.

“I realize that I too had much to learn, and neighborhood watch has facilitated my understanding of crime and how to work with the police department,” Shelley said.

Members include city council representatives, journalists, high school students and the chair of the Sugar House Community Council. People of all ages are joining HHANW. “We’re learning how to fortify our homes, reaching out to our immediate neighbors and learning the best way to report suspicious activity,” Shelley said.

“The larger the group of active members is the better for not only the officers but the community they live in as well,” Det. Joshua Ashdown said. “One of the best things about a local community watch group is that they often know the people living there better than the beat officers ever will.”

On Jan. 20, 40 members of HHANW met with Greg Wilking, Salt Lake City Police detective, at Highland High School to be trained on core operating procedures of keeping their community safe.

Sugar House can be particularly vulnerable to crime and burglaries because of its proximity to the freeway on and off-

ramps making it easier for people to get away quickly.

HHANW is working to improve the Sugar House community through networking.

Shelley said the watch group reminds each other to fortify their homes, know who lives on your street in houses and spare rooms, and watch out for each other.

“We used to watch out for each other naturally in the olden days,” Shelley said.

Jon Roderick, Sugar House resident and member of HHANW, said in addition to the neighborhood watch, an app called Nextdoor has assisted with community networking.

Nextdoor is a private social network for your neighboring community.

Roderick, the Nextdoor leader in his area, can invite members of his geographic area into the network and invite a community police officer as well.

Roderick said with so much crime in the area, it’s been a great form of communication with his neighbors.

“It’s forced us to communicate more effectively in the neighborhood,” Roderick said. “It’s unfortunate that crime has forced us to do that.”

One of the most important aspects of the neighborhood watch has been its communication with the police. Sugar House will have Bike Patrols again returning in May. Ashdown told those in attendance at the Sugar House Community Council that by always reporting crime to the police, even if it’s just theft of a rake, will provide the necessary data allowing them to evaluate trends, patterns and help identify suspects.

“Active watch groups can be very helpful to know what new crime patterns are occurring,” Ashdown said.

“Reporting crime is how we residents aid the police in their work on our behalf,” Shelley said.

“You’re not bugging them [the police] …people can be hesitant to get involved, but the police need our eyes to watch our neighborhood,” Roderick said.

Shelley, who moved to the Sugar

House area in the 1970s, said it also gives the neighborhood watch more credibility with the police department encouraging more communication and more assistance on their part.

“It makes us more visible and take power in a responsible way,” Shelley said.

Shelley said learning the proper way to report suspicious activity has spurred her confidence.

Ashdown said the police receive thousands of calls regarding suspicious people that often carry vague details.

Good descriptions of a person or a partial plate of a car can help narrow the field.

“Shoes, as dumb as it sounds, are often helpful,” Ashdown said. “People can shed layers of clothing, but few change their shoes in flight from their crimes.”

With Bike Patrols returning, Ashdown said having more numbers will increase the neighborhood relationship with officers like they had decades ago.

“As we get more officers back into patrol, we can resurrect the old beat system, which gives each officer a smaller area,” Ashdown said. “Some of that neighborhood officer will return.”

HHANW structures their membership into block groups, which allows them to share information with one another in an effective manner. This summer, the block groups will hold potluck suppers while Salt Lake City Community Intelligence Unit Officers for their districts will speak to them and their specific areas.

Shelley and Roderick said Sugar House’s location makes it a great place to live with its proximity to Millcreek Canyon, the University of Utah and the airport.

“But burglars like that stuff too,” Shelley said.

Roderick said he hopes with the increase in officers, the crime will diminish.

For more information on the Highland High Area Neighborhood Watch, you can find them on Facebook, or you may email Barb Shelley at barbshelleyprcommunications@gmail. com. l

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Sugar House Car Thefts Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com

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alt Lake City has always been a hot spot for car thefts, and Sugar House isn’t exempt. You or someone you know has probably had their car stolen or broken into. In fact, with nicer weather coming on, car thefts and break-ins will happen more often.

Last year, car thefts in Salt Lake City went up 30 percent from 2014, amounting to 3,300–3,500 car thefts a year here in Salt Lake City. According to a study done in 2012, 34 percent of Salt Lake’s car thefts happened in Sugar House. But what makes Sugar House such a hot spot for car thefts?

“We are a hot bed for car thefts and break-ins,” Amy Barry, head of the Sugar House Community Council, said. “We get continual reminders to never leave anything valuable in the car and lock it up.”

Many of the homes in Sugar House were built in the ’40s and ’50s, and the garages weren’t made to fit two cars or the size of cars we have now. This is why residents of Sugar House are prone to park in the streets.

“You could say there is a slight increase during the summer months,” Smith Community Intelligence of district 6 said. “Sugar House has a slight increase, but overall they are still lower compared to other parts of the city.”

In our district, aggravated assault still has the highest crime count. Motor vehicle is next in line for crimes committed in the district and is back on the rise, according to a chart done by police crime statistics.

In February alone of this year, there were reports of 19 different car thefts in our district; last year there were 17, and the demographics have shown that that is growing.

The cars that were stolen most frequently in 2015 were Honda Accords and Civics, especially models from 1994, 1996 and 1997; Ford F-Series; Chevrolet pickups; Dodge Caravans and Nissan Altimas.

“Most cars taken are either vehicles without chipped/ programmable keys or vehicles that have been left running or the keys have been left in the vehicle,” Smith said.

The Salt Lake City police have suggested signing your vehicle up for Watch Your Car, a national vehicle theft prevention program that’s funded by the government. You’ll need to sign an agreement stating which hours your vehicle is normally used during. If a police officer sees that your car is being driven anywhere in the U.S. during the hours you said it wasn’t typically being used, they will stop the car and verify who is driving it.

Another program residents can sign up for is an anti-theft service that is provided by the Salt Lake Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Those who own Honda vehicles up to 2002, Subarus up to 2004 and Nissans up to 2002 are especially encouraged to sign up, but all Salt Lake residents are encouraged.

If you’d like to apply for the program, send an email to autotheft@slcgov.com.

However, there are other precautions you can take to prevent your car from being stolen during these warm months.

- Activate your car alarms and keep your car locked.

- Even if your car is the garage, don’t leave your keys in the vehicle.

- Thefts can be prevented by using theft-prevention devices

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like the “club.” A club is a device that you hook up to your steering wheel and can only be unlocked with a key. This is a great device, especially if you have a type of car that is easy to steal.

The cars that were stolen the most frequent in 2015 were Honda Accords and Civics, especially models from 1994, 1996, and 1997. Other models are Ford F-Series, Chevrolet pickups; Dodge Caravans and the Nissan Altima, all of course varying on the year that the car is.

- When using a key-hiding system, place the key somewhere other than the fuel cap area or under the wheel wells.

- Don’t keep a spare key inside your car.

Keeping your car safe is actually simple and easy to do. Let’s bring the car-theft percentage down and help make Sugar House a safer place to live. l

Get a Taste of College Life This Summer with Westminster Youth Camps

By Kerry Case, Westminster College

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ooking for fun summer youth opportunities right here in Sugar House?

Westminster College offers a variety of exciting college experiences and sports camps for youth ages 5–18.

Westminster’s College Experience Camps offer students in grades 9–12 the chance to experience college life — and in some cases, even earn a couple of college credits. This year’s College Experience Camps include Aviation Camp, where students can take to the skies; Money 101, where students learn the basics of money management; and SummerSong, a camp for vocalists and pianists. The college’s overnight camps give students a more robust look at college life while they sleep in the residence halls, eat in the campus dining hall, climb the indoor climbing wall and participate in fun activities with current Westminster students.

Westminster’s Aviation Camp gives high school students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year a chance to take to the skies — literally. Like incoming Westminster aviation majors, campers will navigate in the college’s flight simulators and fly an actual plane — twice.

This is one of very few FAA-certified camps in the nation, and campers who have completed their sophomore year of high school will receive two college credits and complete two flight lessons. The camp also focuses on aviation career options, giving participants a sense of whether aviation is something they want to pursue in college and beyond.

For younger campers, there are several options to keep the mind and body active.

With the help of Westminster’s female faculty members, AWE+SUM (Attend Westminster Explore Science Use Math)

Camp engages rising eighth-grade girls in math and science in exciting, creative ways.

The camp’s goal is to show middle school girls how much fun math and science subjects can be, encouraging them to pursue challenging courses in high school, continue on to college and ultimately pursue careers in STEM fields.

Similarly focused on building girls’ self-esteem and confidence, Girls Sports and Recreation Camp provides girls with a chance to try out for a variety of different sports in a fun, supportive setting.

Additionally, Westminster offers an array of boys and girls day camps in basketball, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball.

For more information on all of Westminster’s 2016 summer camps, visit www.westminstercollege.edu/camps.

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Foothill Drive Open House Begins Process of Progress

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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eing popular isn’t always a good thing. Foothill Drive is one of the most driven streets in Salt Lake City, as morning and evening cars commute through the corridor that connects I-80 and I-215 to Guardsman Way. The city hosted an open house on Thursday, March 31, at Hillside Middle School to hear concerns, suggestions and priorities from local residents and commuters as it attempts to improve Foothill Drive.

“It’s a problem and we need to find solutions for it,” Robin Hutcheson, Salt Lake City transportation director, said.

The city has partnered with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), University of Utah, Wasatch Front Regional Council and Salt Lake County Regional Development to discover what solutions can be implemented and, most importantly, to hear feedback from the well-over 100 residents who attended the open house.

“Everything we hear is good; what we’re looking for is the most common themes,” Hutcheson said.

Hutcheson said some of the themes worrying people tended towards high traffic volume.

“For some people it means it’s affecting their ability to turn out of neighborhoods onto Foothill,” Hutcheson said. “I heard a lot of people talk to me about air quality.”

With all the destinations drivers can take Foothill Drive to get to — the University of Utah, Hogle Zoo, Emigration Canyon and This Is The Place Heritage Park, to name a few — the long street draws congested traffic daily.

The open house served as an opportunity for residents to write

down comments on what they believe to be the most problematic and where those issues transpire along the road.

Suggestions ranged from increasing public transportation and installing a light rail to reversible lanes for peak hours and building overpasses for crossing pedestrians.

Andrew Langi, a student at the University of Utah, said he bikes to classes through the neighborhood to avoid the heavy congestion on Foothill Drive. “[Foothill Drive is] not exactly the most biker-friendly road, so it’s much safer going through the neighborhoods,” Langi said.

Langi’s daughter attends Montessori Community School, located just off of Foothill Drive on 1700 South, so he can’t avoid it altogether.

With many competing interests regarding the future of the project, Hutcheson said it was important to gather as much information as possible going forward.

“There’s a tremendous amount of feedback here. We’ll take all that and synthesize it and look for the most common things; then we start to tailor solutions to the problems that we find,” Hutcheson said.

Analysis of the data and matching it to what was heard at the open house is the next step, Hutcheson said, as they continue working with the community.

“We’ll compare where we’re hearing about the problems and where the data supports the problems and we’ll start to assemble some strategies to make it better,” Hutcheson said.

Another workshop is set to take place this summer.

For more information, go to foothilldrive.org. l

More than 100 residents came to the Foothill Drive open house to voice their concerns and suggestions about how to improve Foothill Drive. — Travis Barton

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Spring Construction to Flush Away Sewer Issues

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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oad construction not only symbolizes the arrival of spring and summer, but it also generally means inconvenience for drivers as the rehabilitation of the Highland Drive sewer line is set to start this spring between 2100 South and Stringham Avenue.

The existing sewer pipe was originally installed in 1916, and Derek Velarde, project manager, said the 15-inch clay sewer that services the Sugar House area is in need of some repairs.

“The condition of the existing sewer is such that an emergency repair project was required last summer, and this is the follow-up to rehabilitate the remainder of the pipe,” Velarde said.

This project will extend the life of the sewer line, which will improve the system and service.

“The project is necessary to maintain reliable sanitary sewer service to the Sugar House area,” Velarde said.

Velarde said the construction itself will take two weeks from start to finish.

The project will be using trenchless technology, which is meant to lower the impact on the community. Instead of trenches, the construction crews will be accessing the sewer line via sewer manholes by installing a liner inside the pipes.

With the access only being done through manholes, traffic will be restricted adjacent to the working areas, but the construction will not require full road closures.

If there will be service interruption, residents will be notified in advance, and any interruptions should be brief. The project is intended as a preventative measure to protect public safety; if it isn’t done, local residents could expect failures and service

interruption.

Velarde said the project was being bid on by contractors and could take up to four weeks to be awarded.

He also said the scheduling will be up to the contractor, but he anticipates the project will run according to schedule.

“It’s anticipated the project will be completed between June 6 through the 20th,” Velarde said.

If the contracting takes longer than anticipated, Velarde said the project could be delayed to accommodate planned events for July 4. In that case, the expected start date would not begin until after the Independence Day festivities.

“The SLCPU [Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities] will provide notice of the project and schedule to the community council and chamber of commerce as soon as the contractor provides a schedule,” Velarde said.

Velarde said businesses along the road won’t have to worry about access to their areas being closed either.

“It will include traffic control necessary for bypass and manhole access that will limit left turns but will reduce traffic flow to one lane each direction,” Velarde said.

Business managers along Highland Drive said they don’t anticipate that the construction will affect their business, but they say it may affect the parking, which is already considered a difficulty in such a highly condensed area.

Property owners and all who work or reside in the area are to be notified several weeks prior to construction commencing.

For more information, contact the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities. l

Cars drive up and down Highland Drive on an overcast day. Traffic flow is expected to be reduced to one lane each direction during the anticipated 14-day construction job. —Travis Barton

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Highland Park Elementary and the ELP

By Elizabeth Suggs |

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ifted and advanced Students at Highland Park Elementary have a chance to participate in the ELP (Extended Learning Program).

The Extended Learning Program (ELP) is an opportunity for students from kindergarten through eighth grade to fine-tune their advanced or gifted skills by “discovering through depth and complexity,” as ELP’s motto puts it. To take part in the program, students demonstrate their advanced thinking in the classroom or at home by being tested on both thinking and skill level.

“I believe that all students should learn something new every day,” Michele Riggs, district ELP supervisor, said. “Students who qualify for magnet or neighborhood ELP often know 50–70 percent of the grade-level curriculum. If they are not challenged with more rigor and higher-order thinking skills, depth, and complexity they often become bored and oftentimes are labeled as being behavior problems and lazy.”

The curriculum for NELP students includes U.S. constitution and civics, mock trials, future problem solving, divergent thinking, productive thinking, habits of mind and the language and plays of Shakespeare, among other areas of study.

To engage students further, NELP teacher Pam Krieps has an overarching goal of creating students who are confident, complex thinkers and creative problem solvers. This gives the students the opportunity to express themselves through familiar venues, Krieps said, and feel confident that even if what they do is different from someone else doesn’t mean that it’s wrong.

“We have monthly meetings which help us stay on track with administrative requirements as well as providing us help with testing sessions and curriculum development,” Krieps said. “Michele Riggs, our ELP director, is 100 percent on our side and wants what is best for all of us and our students.”

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neighborhood for students to participate in the program and at school.

The difference between ELP and NELP is simple, says Krieps.

The district ELP department is involved with Highland Park’s Neighborhood Extended Learning Program (NELP). ELP includes both NELP and Magnet ELP (MELP), which are full-time ELP classes.

“I believe ELP at Highland Park is an inclusive rather than exclusive program,” Krieps said. “Students normally test into NELP and remain in NELP each of their last three years of elementary school.”

According to Krieps, students who do not get into NELP and whose teachers feel the particular student could use a math challenge, are invited to a math Olympiad competition held for all fifth and sixth graders.

The math Olympiad competition is held by an ELP teacher once a month for five months, according to Krieps.

Sixth-grade students who are not part of the NELP and whose teachers believe they are highly qualified in both vocabulary and reading development are invited to the NELP’s Shakespeare class.

The class is designed for students who have a higher proficiency in reading and vocabulary. This is a two-month session and students “leave with a thirst for Shakespeare and the knowledge that they are capable of decoding his works in their future academic careers,” Krieps said.

NELP teachers, according to Krieps, have to service schools around two and a half days per week. This gives students and teachers enough time together to meet the needs of high-ability students.

“If we had full-time NELP teachers, extra NELP classes could be scheduled, lower grades serviced, etc.,” Krieps said. “The models of service would possibly look different at each school, but the main idea [is] the same, and there is the rub. Full-time NELP teachers in elementary schools are highly unlikely.” l

Fifth graders during a mock trial. –Highland Park Elementary

Fourth grader during ELP in 2014. –Highland Park Elementary

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Highland High’s Art Gallery

By Elizabeth Suggs |

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he Highland High Art Gallery is a chance for students to both showcase their work and see new art pieces.

The arts council meets monthly during lunch hour with teachers and parents gathered to focus on how to keep the Highland High fine arts program alive, according to Luanne Schmidt, a member of the arts council.

“With respect to the gallery, Lori Draper-Smith asked [as a new parent member] ‘why not a Gallery?’ and would not rest til we had a good answer,” Schmidt said. “So she and I pursued as advised by those who shared with us the history, and learned that the money was still available.”

Schmidt found that help from the administration and district arts supervisor, as well as funding from Mahas Construction and Highland Foundation, made the council’s art gallery dream come to life.

Functionally, according to Schmidt, the arts gallery should continue to support exactly what it planned to support: advocating or supplemental funding, upgrades for art, enhanced lighting and more.

However, the arts gallery did open its doors, according to Schmidt, to the rest of the school.

Other than the visual arts of student work, the gallery has been used for PTSA district reflections, award announcements, Homecoming displays of scrapbooks, vintage cheer and officer, marching band and pep club outfits and welding masterpieces. Other displays include the 50-year Highland High birthday celebration and 60-year Highland High birthday celebration, as well as the upcoming annual spring celebration of the arts, tARTanFEST, on May 17.

During the last gallery, students took part in the “Guernica” project, a piece by Picasso. Most notable as one of Picasso’s most famous works, according to the Pablo Picasso website, Guernica is “certainly his most powerful political statement, as an immediate

In a previous art piece, students put together 32-piece Picasso Guernica.

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reaction to the Nazi’s casual bombing practice during the Spanish Civil War in the Basque town.”

The art piece was divided into about 32 pieces, according to Carter Williams, Highland High’s ceramics teacher.

This is a common phenomenon, according to Williams, and because of this, Williams said he was hard pressed to choose between a particular art project, student or otherwise, that he thought was his favorite.

Despite the difficulty of choosing a favorite student work or art piece, Williams looked forward to one particular art piece: a dedication to the recently deceased Highland High teacher and former

CIA member, Pat Eddington However, the dedication hasn’t yet gone through any of the appropriate channels. School bodies, like the School Improvement Council or the School Community Council have yet to say for certain whether it will be dedicated to him. So to say the dedication will happen, according to Williams, is “jumping the gun.”

For Schmidt, both Eddington’s retirement and death were sudden.

“No chance for goodbyes,” Schmidt said. “These visual arts teachers — and many other staff and teachers in the building — interacted and were friends with Pat for many years. News of his passing was shared with us at our monthly arts council meeting just a few weeks ago, days after it happened.”

The problem with having an art piece dedicated to Eddington, according to Schmidt, was how little Eddington wanted recognition. “[Eddington] was clear he did not want any recognition,” Schmidt said. “As of this date I do not know what progress this idea of dedicating the gallery to Patrick Eddington has made; but we all supported as a council whatever these teachers wanted to do.”

Eddington was also clear to not have an obituary, according to Williams, just a tribute.

Though Eddington doesn’t have a love for the spotlight, for Schmidt, the art gallery is not just spotlighting great contributions; it’s also about the different cultures that are expressed.

“The arts — visual, music, dance, ceramics, literary, etc. — are a universal medium and language of their own, offering a safe and accepting place to risk expressing yourself,” Schmidt said. “Arts have the potential to connect us to one another, even when we don’t speak the same native language. These fine arts teachers are the facilitators of those connections and expressions.” l

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Stakeholder’s Survey at Highland Park Elementary

By Elizabeth Suggs |

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he year 2016 marked yet another stakeholder survey on climate change, with schools — including Highland Park Elementary — participating. The survey was conducted by the Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) at the University of Utah, though not affiliated with the University of Utah. But unlike previous stakeholder surveys, this year’s survey was not released to the public.

“The state’s new evaluation system for teachers requires that parent feedback be part of the evaluation,” Jason Olsen, communications officer, said. “The survey results will allow teachers to identify areas of success or challenges in parent perceptions of important teaching goals.”

The 2016 stakeholder feedback/survey is not being released to the public, unlike in previous years, Olsen said, because the surveys are not relatable to any other survey that has used the same titles. The purpose is only to help educators.

Though different from the current study, both the released and unreleased stakeholder surveys have participation from teachers and children and include information on topics such as climate change.

Both this year’s survey and the previous surveys give a chance for students and teachers to be surveyed on different aspects of the school or things that may relate to school, like climate change and the environment.

In the 2012–2013 stakeholder survey, participants rated their views on particular subjects by how much they agreed on it.

Climate change, for instance, was rated at 78 percent of students agreeing on climate change. Seventy-six percent were in favor school safety.

Though the current year’s survey is different in terms of how

In order to help educators better appeal to both students and teachers, another stakeholder survey was conducted. –Elizabeth Suggs

it is presented to educators, this doesn’t delegitimize past surveys.

According to Olsen, these surveys should be considered as more of assistance than anything.

For teachers to meet the requirements, according to Olsen, the district has developed the stakeholder feedback/survey being used in schools this year.

In the past, surveys have gotten nearly 1,500 responses from elementary schools and nearly a thousand for both middle school and high school. For the 2012–2013 survey, these responses made up 10 percent of elementary schools, 9 percent of middle schools and 12 percent of high schools, which included just students, not parents.

Only schools and teachers with 10 or more responses were

offered school- and teacher-level results as in agreement with the item level. Unlike previous surveys, what was surprising about the 2012–2013 survey was the overall participation. Out of the 51 schools that participated, only 19 had needed or usable responses, with usable responses going back to the 10 or more who participated in the survey.

Whether this could also be determined for the current survey was not expressed.

The UEPC seeks to inform and influence different educational policy types in Utah. The UEPC focuses on creating opportunities for both children and adults in Utah, and having surveys, such as the climate change survey, among many other surveys, is yet another way for the UEPC to create and improve the Utah educational practices in “planning, coaching and outcome-focused processes.”

According to the climate change survey, in order to make sure the information given in both current and previous survey materials is accurate, research must include both teacher and student learning, as well as students’ learning outside of school.

For the 2012–2013 survey, the piloting of this reliability was successful, despite the low participation of that year. According to the survey, the schools that were asked to participate and did participate had response rates around 79–85 percent.

While the 2016 survey is not planned to be released, the results of the survey will be discussed and shown through the educators’ work, Olsen said.

“Results of the current school climate surveys are designed to assist schools,” Olsen said. “Teachers will be expected to discuss the results with their administrator in their annual evaluation conference.” l

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Highland’s Point Guard Selected for All-Tournament Honor

By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com

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t the end of a great season for Highland High School, many of the basketball team members are looking back feeling proud of their season, despite the loss to Timpview in the 4A state tournament semifinals. For Highland, this was a double whammy since they had also lost to Timpview in football. But one of Highland’s seniors is looking forward to being a part of the 4A State All-Tournament Team.

Brevin Elsholz was Highland’s starting point guard and was able to show off his skills during the state high school tournament, and will now be playing that position once again on the all-tournament team.

The all-tournament team gathers the 4A schools’ best players who played well in the tournament.

“I was chosen for the first-team all-tournament team,” Brevin said.

“It’s a big honor to be associated with players like Gavin Baxter and Matt Lindsey, who both led their teams to the championship game.”

Gavin Baxter plays for Timpview and was a key player in helping get his school to the playoffs in the state tournament. Matt Lindsey from Olympus helped his team win the tournament this year.

“This is a pretty big honor for Highland,” Brevin’s mom Jeanine Elsholz said. “They only choose five players from all of the 16 teams to participate.”

Brevin grew up in Grantsville and played tennis in his early years. It wasn’t until seventh grade that he decided to try basketball, and that’s when he started working to get better, because he wanted to be just as good as the other kids his age.

“He knew that he would have to work hard to try and get the top of the basketball field,” Jeanine said. “Having started so late, he has kept his eye on that goal ever since.”

Jeanine added that Brevin had to give up a lot of other activities

Brevin at the Timpview game at the Huntsman Center. –John Woeste

and time with friends these past years to make up the time for the skill development and workouts to improve his speed and agility.

“He dedicated six days a week to it, and worked so hard to be

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able to raise his game to this level,” she said.

Brevin has worked hard over the years, not only on the court but also in the gym getting in workouts and playing for the Amateur Athletic Division (AAD) during the summers. AAD is a multi-sports organization that is dedicated to developing amateur sports and fitness programs.

When Brevin arrived at Highland his freshman year from Grantsville, he said he fit right in and immediately fell for Highland’s love of tradition and how much pride they take in it.

Even though Brevin is honored to be a part of the all-tournament team, he feels like he couldn’t have made it this far without the help of his fellow players and coaches at Highland.

“I’m honored by making the first-team all-tournament, and I appreciate all the support of my teammates,” he said.

Along with the support from his teammates, he says his parents have always had his back to when it comes to playing basketball. In fact, his mom runs Highland basketball’s Facebook page.

“Both of my parents are huge supports,” Brevin said. “They will support me in any decision I make. They are awesome!”

“I am most proud of the discipline he has shown in striving to reach his goal,” Jeanine said.

Brevin is actually an all-around athlete. In addition to playing for Highland’s basketball team, he also plays for their tennis team.

He said his favorite subject is math and he really excels at it; with that skill he would like to major in business.

After Highland he plans on serving an LDS mission and said he’d definitely like to play basketball if he has the opportunity. He has his eye on BYU, where one of his favorite players, Jimmer Fredette, played. l

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Sugar House Journal

Long-Time Sugar House Family to Race at Disneyland

By Natalie Mollinet | natalie@mycityjournals.com

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econd star to the right and straight on till morning” is what the Roos family in Sugar House is gearing up to do.

Kathy Roos and her husband have been training to run and walk the Never Land Family Fun Run 5K at Disneyland, and two of their daughters, Emma Lawrence and Kati Quinn, are training up to run the Tinkerbell Half Marathon that runs through parts of Anaheim and Disneyland come May 6 and May 9.

This will be a first race for all of them except Kati, who has done races in the past, and they are all very excited and nervous for the race.

The idea to do a race in California instead of Utah came from a love of Disney of course, and now is a good time to do it because the park is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

“We had been talking about going to Disneyland for the 60th anniversary,” Emma said, “but hadn’t scheduled anything.

My sisters and I were signed up to run another half in October in SF when the sign-ups opened for this, and I got a text message saying that we should do it. So, we all decided, why not go to Disneyland?”

The Disneyland races give you the option to run a full marathon, half marathon, 10K or a 5K, and all the races will have some kind of route through Disneyland.

The Roos family actually has been training since January, through a program Disney has to help you get ready in 21 weeks.

Kathy used an app called “Couch to 5K” and does her best to be as active as possible, even parking her car further away.

Emma has been running quite a bit and even with a baby, she is still able to get her runs in around Sugar House Park, a hot stop for runners in the neighborhood.

“I live right across the street from Sugar House Park, so on

Kathy’s before and after photos. –Kati Quinn

the weekdays it’s easy for me to run around the park,” Emma said.

“Saturday runs vary in length, so I’ll either tour the neighborhood, or go toward the canyon and run home. It’s been difficult for me this time around to train because it’s winter though. With the cold

weather and the bad air, I can’t always run outside, so I have to take to the treadmill which is so boring. It’s much easier to be motivated to do something when it’s nice outside.”

This will be Kathy’s first ever race and something she has worked up to. Kathy has lost over 100 pounds from dieting and exercise. She promises herself that she’ll walk 10,000 steps a day and has stuck to a diet that has helped her, cutting out some carbs and eating leaner and healthier.

“There is no way I would have been able to run a 5K before my weight loss,” Kathy said. “I could not even walk up a flight of stairs without losing my breath. I have lost a little bit of weight and I feel so good that I never want to put it back on. I want to be healthy and strong so I can hang out with my grandkids.”

With the weight off, Kathy is ready to make the run with her husband and daughters, even though it was her daughter’s idea.

“My daughters all run and convinced me that I should too,” Kathy said, “so why not start in Disneyland and make it fun?”

Kathy does admit this race is a bit of an excuse to go to Disneyland, but it really is something to mark off her bucket list.

“I want to feel the accomplishment of finishing,” Kathy said.

When the race is all finished and they’re done toweling off, the family is planning on hitting up the happiest place on earth. Emma plans to reward herself with one of Disney’s amazing churros and a diet coke. Kathy wants to just have fun at Disneyland with her family and confesses she might get herself a frozen chocolate banana, but she knows there’s something even more rewarding.

“The gratification of knowing I have accomplished a bucket list item,” Kathy said. “Having fun at Disneyland and being with my family.” l

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Freshman Phenom Finau Tonga Elevates Rams’ Play

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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he infusion of new blood can bring new energy to a team. Finau Tonga, freshman softball player at Highland High School, has helped bring not only vigor but talent to the Rams’ program.

After finishing the 2015 season with a 3-18 record, the Rams have already surpassed their win total of last season, just nine games into the year. Highland softball coach Gilbert Maestas said Tonga’s influence has played a major role.

“The biggest key was getting Finau in.

She’s a [competition] player, she’s played for a long time and even her leadership as a freshman has been important,” Maestas said.

Tonga said it isn’t odd for her being a leader as a freshman.

“It just depends how much you love the sport, I love the sport is all, and I think it was good for me to step up,” Tonga said.

Tonga, who also plays basketball and volleyball at Highland, leads the team with four home runs and seven doubles.

Senior leadership has also provided a boost, considering there were no seniors on the team last year, whereas this year they have five.

“To have some seniors who have played for me was nice, so I knew we were going to be much improved because they understand

the game now,” Maestas said.

The Rams will be battling for a playoff spot this season, and Tonga said she likes the position the team is coming from.

“We’re the underdogs, you know. No one expects us to win against certain teams,” Tonga said.

Tonga said the winning spirit the team is experiencing is helping their improvement.

“We’re getting there. I think we’re going to be accomplishing big things this season,” Tonga said.

While competition players play around 80 to 100 games every year, kids who only play high school participate during springtime. As a “comp” player, Tonga brings much-needed ability and experience to the team.

Maestas, who also coaches competition teams, said he knew Tonga would be able to contribute right away. “[Tonga’s mom] takes Finau to batting and pitching clinics, and that’s key, you know.

Most kids don’t do that,” Maestas said.

Maestas, in his third year coaching at Highland, said Tonga is a very intelligent hitter.

“She doesn’t swing at bad pitches, she knows right where the strike zone is and when they give her a good strike, she pounds the ball,” Maestas said.

“I think it’s my confidence level. … With no strikes I’m looking for my perfect pitch, but with two strikes I’ll fight off anything,” Tonga said. “Hitting the ball is my favorite.”

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“Anywhere we’re struggling, I’ll put her there and she gets it done,” Maestas said.

“Wherever Coach [Maestas] needs me, I’m there,” Tonga said. “[Tonga’s] going to be a college player for sure. She works so hard,” Maestas said.

“If she’s not the top freshman in the state, then she’s top three without a doubt.”

As for Tonga’s impact on the team going forward, Maestas said he hopes Tonga’s presence brings in more talent.

“I think other kids will want to come to Highland because they’ll want to play with her. She’s got a great attitude and she’s a good kid,” Maestas said.

Tonga’s sister is a senior at Highland, and her brother graduated two years ago.

Tonga carries an affection for Highland that runs through her veins.

“I actually want to win state in my four years here, just be there for Highland,” Tonga said. l

Finau Tonga maintains focus as she prepares for her game against Box Elder High School on Friday, April 1, at Highland High School. Tonga also plays basketball and volleyball. —Travis Barton

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Sugar House Journal

Residents Invited to Experience Utah Premiere of Elaborate Horse Show

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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art horse show, part live theater, part Cirque du Soleil and part concert, Cavalia presents Odysseo in its Utah premiere performance in Sandy. Opening April 14, this elaborate show is a multi-media experience staring 65 horses and 48 riders, acrobats, dancers and musicians. The show will take place under the White Big Top at South Towne Center. Valued at $30 million, Odysseo is the largest touring company in the world.

The show began its tour in 2011 in Montreal. Since then, more than 1.8 million spectators in Canada, the United States, and Mexico have seen the show.

Cavalia describes the Odysseo as a show unlike any other on the planet.

“These magnificent animals play in complicity and with freedom, in a respectful relationship with the riders, acrobats, and aerialists, charming and fascinating everyone who has the chance to witness this moving artistic and emotive partnership,” according to a press release from Cavalia.

Benoit Fontaine, logistics director, explained the tent used is the biggest big top tent in the world made special out of Italy.

“The surface of the big top is 60,000 square feet, about the same size as a NFL football field,” Fontaine said.

The tent can hold 2,000 people at a time.

Sixty employees fly in to each location to help with the set up and 110 trucks hall the equipment, not including the horse transportation.

Marie-Pierre Ouellet has been the equestrian back stage manager since 2012.

Prior to this job, she had no horse experience.

Now, she manages a team of 12 employees who help make sure the horses are taken care of at the stables. All 75 horses are male. Cowboy and Mikko are two of the horses.

“These two operate as a team and are very fond of each other,” Ouellet said. “These two exhibit the strength of this bond more than others. If separate, they will cry for each other.”

Ouellet explained the horses don’t like to be alone. When they retire, they are adopted out together.

Rachel Karabenick is one of the aerialists in the show. She said she was a regular girl with a regular desk job five years ago when she hear about aerial performing. After joining various circuses, she was able to quit her desk job “because I had enough work in the circus.”

Karabenick said she was hesitant to work with Odysseo because she had no experience with horses, being raised in Chicago. Now she feels fully comfortable around them, even riding one during the show.

Parts of the performance include a stateof-the-art video screen three times the size of the world’s largest cinema screens, a threestory mountain for added perspectives and a real lake made of 40,000 gallons of recycled water which appears for the finale.

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Riders perform acrobatic tricks on horses during the Odysseo performance. —Dan Harper

by a singer and five members of the band.

Unlike traditional shows where the band sets the pace for the music, the horses instead set the pace. The band leader watches the horses steps, timing the beat to the music to match the horse’s trots.

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Salt Lake County Council Honors Fallen Law Enforcement

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everal months ago our community mourned the loss of Doug Barney, a Unified Police Department officer who was killed in the line of duty. This was a tragic loss for our community. During that time, one of my constituents asked if there was a way that we could memorialize those in law enforcement who have paid the ultimate price. May 15 is Peace Officers Memorial Day. During that week, I will be issuing a proclamation during our Salt Lake County Council meeting to honor all law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

Police officers are a vital component in a much larger system that seeks to address the root causes of criminal behavior —a system that includes multiple different arms of county-level efforts to truly make a difference.

The county provides many public safety-related services, including felony and misdemeanor prosecution by the district attorney’s office, incarceration at the metro jail and Oxbow facilities, law enforcement services through the sheriff’s office, pretrial and probation services provided by criminal justice services, and the justice courts.

Whether cities use the Unified Police Department or

have their own police department for local law enforcement, all send arrested individuals to the Salt Lake County Metro Jail for booking and potential incarceration. The jail is also one of the most significant items in the county budget.

That’s why criminal justice is an issue we’re addressing at the county level through multiple fronts.

The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Criminal Justice Services provide criminally involved residents of Salt Lake County with effective and innovative alternatives to incarceration in the county jail. These services focus on offender accountability, risk to the community and behavioral change in order to reduce the likelihood of recidivism.

Salt Lake County Behavioral Health Services is another crucial component, given the number of offenders who suffer from mental health disorders or struggle with substance abuse. Behavioral Health Services connects residents with evidence-based treatment practices throughout the community and appropriate community-based services that provide support along the road to recovery and healing.

These entities work in tandem to address root causes of criminal behavior, help residents avoid future offenses and

ultimately reduce the demands on the county jail system.

The entire system works well because we have good people addressing each criminal justice need for our county.

While we have more work to do, I cannot emphasize enough my appreciation for what these many committed men and women do each day for the people of Salt Lake County.

Law enforcement officers in every corner of this county are the most important resource we have to protect our residents, address criminal justice challenges and ensure we are raising our families in safe, healthy and happy communities.

I want all officers and their families to know they have the support and appreciation of the County Council, as well as the county as a whole. When I saw the outpouring of love and support to the family of UPD Officer Doug Barney, I was reminded again of the goodness of our residents in the county and state, as well as the unfailing dedication of our officers to their sworn duty. I look forward to May 15, when we can honor Officer Barney and the rest of our men and women who have paid the ultimate price to keep our county safe. l

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Mom… I’m Bored…. The Cheapest and Easiest Way to Entertain the Kids this Summer

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an you believe it? Summer is almost here, that time of year where kids take a break from their structured routine and turn to the adults in their lives for entertainment ideas.

What will you do to help your kids enjoy their time off? One only need to turn to Pinterest and Youtube to find dozens of Millennial Mama experts sharing all kinds of amazing ideas for summer fun. Turn an old rain gutter into a river, paint with flyswatters or, there’s always the old standby of making rainbow unicorn poop slime, (Google it) that’s not to be confused with rainbow unicorn puke slime. You’ll want to save that for another day.

Parenting has become very precious to the digital generation. The pressure to have the perfect house, perfect marriage and perfect children seems to be stronger than ever.

Leaving them feeling that in order to be a “good parent” they must create an utterly magical fairytale, and delightful childhood experience for their kids, right down to the bug bite sandwiches and peanut butter snails.

Holy Crap! I get shaky hands, a sick panicky feeling and a stress rash just thinking about it. Staring at twelve long and unobstructed weeks trying to figure out how to keep the kids entertained so they won’t sleep too late, lose brain cells and ruin their vision playing computer games, or utter those dreaded words “Mom, I’m bored”. How can a parent these days possibly balance it all?

Parents out there, I’m about to share with you a secret

trick, a plan of attack that moms for generations have been using for decades. A place so magical your kids will never forget it and will look back on it fondly for a lifetime. It’s a place where your kids will learn to build, socialize, exercise and dream all without your help. It’s cheap, easy to get to and will provide hours of entertainment. Are you ready for it? It’s called outside.

Prior to the digital drama of today it never occurred to our moms to entertain kids non-stop, fund expensive summer activities or endeavor to create stimulating and crafty projects for brain development. Our mom’s simply said “get your butts outside” and we did. We built forts from broken branches, made city roads in the dirt for our matchbox cars, choreographed dance routines, made up songs and rode our bikes. It’s these very activities that allowed our minds to develop coping skills, learn for ourselves to be creatvie and dream the seemingly impossible. What better gift and life skills can you give a child than the ability to imagine, dream and build for them selves?

This summer save yourself the fret and stress of building a bowling ally with coconuts or a carwash with PVC pipe and give them a pool noodle and pack of plastic cups from the dollar store and the gift of figuring out what do with them on their own. If we don’t remove easy entertainment from our children’s lives they will never learn the skills to create and l invent on their own.

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Gee. Thanks, Mom

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rom the moment I was born, my mom looked for ways to make my life miserable. Admittedly, I don’t remember anything before the age of 4, but I’m sure her pattern of behavior extended back to my birth.

For instance, my mom insisted I play with my little sister, even though my little sister was a demon who wailed like a banshee whenever I pinched her. Mom had this harebrained scheme that being forced to play with my siblings would make us friends. (Okay, she was right on that one. My siblings are pretty cool.)

But here’s another example of my mom’s ruthless conduct. After school I could only watch TV for ONE HOUR. That’s all. Once my 60 minutes of Zoom and School House Rock was over, I had to engage my mind with something “enlightening.”

Mom would force me to listen to classical music or make me memorize a poem she taped on the fridge. (I still randomly recite “The Highwayman.”) And there were books she required me to read like “Jane Eyre” or the Nancy Drew series. She even made me write book reports.

“But it’s Saturday! School’s over!” I exclaimed when she handed me the illustrated book of Shakespeare.

“Learning is never over,” she’d reply.

Now I can’t go anywhere without a book. Gee. Thanks, mom.

When Atari hit the market, mom made it perfectly clear we would not be getting a game console. She told me video games would rot my brain, then she had the nerve to send me OUTSIDE where I had to resort to bike riding, playing baseball in the street or shooting hoops with the neighbors.

(Eventually she caved and bought a game system, but even then there were strict usage guidelines.)

Mom was a homework Nazi. She’d drill me on times tables (which I still hate) and spelling (which I admit comes in handy at times) and she insisted on attending every single parent teacher conference, just to embarrass me.

Attendance at dinner was mandatory. Mom had read somewhere that family dinner time was vastly important and would lead to the decline of society if families didn’t eat their meatloaf together. She force fed me vegetables from her garden, peaches from her tree and raspberries from the bushes in the backyard.

And there was no fluffy Wonder Bread for my lunches.

Instead, I had to consume peanut butter sandwiches made with home-baked bread that was denser than granite, but kept me full for several days. It doubled as a blunt object if a boy was chasing me at recess.

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But the final straw was when she rolled pink, spongy curlers into my long hair every Saturday night so I’d have ringlets for church. Before she added a curler, she’d dip a comb in water and run it through my hair, dripping ice-cold water down my back. And in the morning, removing those curlers was akin to being scalped.

As Mother’s Day approaches, I grudgingly acknowledge that once in a while my mom probably wasn’t trying to make my life miserable. But for all her nefarious efforts, all I learned from her was to love my family, enjoy learning, get outside, eat real cookies and get dressed up for special occasions. Gee. Thanks, Mom. l

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