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YOU HAVE ELSA ELIZONDO AND HER HARD-WORKING FRIENDS TO THANK FOR A CLEANER I-215 CORRIDOR

By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com

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elatively new Taylorsville resident, Elsa Elizondo, 67, doesn’t take no for an answer. When she sets her sights on something, it generally gets done. And her pet project this time around is proving to be beneficial for everyone who detests litter in the belt route corridor as much as she does.

“As I was making several trips back and forth (across the Salt Lake Valley) last year, moving into a new (to her) home in Taylorsville, I was just disgusted by all the litter along I-215,” Elizondo explained. “I knew I wanted to do something about it.

So first I reached out to Taylorsville City.”

Eventually the determined Elizondo exchanged emails and had a few meetings with Mayor Kristie Overson.

“She spoke with me about all the trash along the freeway and asked why the city was not doing anything about it,” Overson said. “I told her cleaning it up would be wonderful, but she would have to work through UDOT. She was determined; so, I wasn’t surprised when she soon had a Larry Langton, Teresa Martinez and Elsa Elizondo (L-R) get up early on Satcleanup crew put together.”

Elizondo says the Utah Department of urday mornings to help beautify the belt route around the elbow between the 4700 South exit and the Redwood Road exit. (Courtesy Elsa Elizondo) Continued page 10

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A pair of Larrys – Mendez and Langton (L-R) - regularly help to beautify I-215 between the 4700 South exit and the Redwood Road exit. (Elsa Elizondo)

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Historic Tombstone Tales program returning to Taylorsville Cemetery following two-year pandemic delay

By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com

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t’s been a summer of change for the Taylorsville Arts Council so far. But this month, the active group of volunteer entertainers is returning to an old tradition that’s been around nearly as long as the city itself.

First let’s go back to June, and perhaps the biggest change for the arts council. One of their annual summer traditions has been a musical from their youngest performers. But this year, the Taylorsville Arts Council Youth Theater put a new twist on it – performing “Willy Wonka Jr.” on the city’s new outdoor amphitheater stage in the equally new Centennial Plaza, south of City Hall and west of the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center.

Next came July, and something almost as new as the first amphitheater performance.

July 11 through 16, the Taylorsville Arts Council performed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on the MVPAC main stage. It wasn’t their first-ever production in that 450-seat theater…but only their second. The first – “Winter Wonderettes,” performed last December – featured a much smaller cast.

So now comes August – but instead of breaking in new venues, the Taylorsville Arts Council is returning to the oldest “venue” they ever play… Taylorsville Cemetery (4575 S. Redwood Road).

“Tombstone Tales tells the history of prominent members of our community who have passed away,” Taylorsville Historic Preservation Committee Chair Susan Yadeskie explains. “It’s a very unique show.

Audience members walk to several different headstones in the cemetery and hear short stories about each of those people. The stories are presented by performers in period clothing, speaking as if they are the deceased

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Mayor Kristie Overson’s mother, Mavis Steadman, was one of the original creators of Tombstone Tales. (Susan Yadeskie)

person. But none of it is ‘scary.’ It simply brings Taylorsville history to life in an entertaining way.”

Former Taylorsville residents Helen Smith and Mavis Steadman are credited with creating Tombstone Tales. Its first rendition came just two years after the city incorporated, in 1998. Mayor Kristie Overson is quite familiar with one of those creators.

“The original Tombstone Tales was written and directed by my mother, Mavis Steadman,” Overson said. “She was a public school teacher for about 35 years. For most of that time she was the drama teacher at Eisenhower Junior High. She was always very active in the community.”

Yadeskie remembers the mayor’s mother very well, also. She credits Steadman with involving her in Tombstone Tales.

“When Mavis Steadman was a teacher at Eisenhower, I did some substitute teach-

Jason and Becky Tomlinson involved their children when they appeared in Tombstone Tales. (Susan Yadeskie)

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ing for her once in a while,” Yadeskie said.

“She knew I enjoyed acting and asked me to appear in the first Tombstone Tales, after she had written the script. In 1998, I played Mary Ellen Cook, a survivor of the Martin Handcart Company. I have performed in every Tombstone Tales since. This will be my fifth.”

Following that initial 1998 production, subsequent Tombstone Tales performances were offered in 2003, 2009 and 2015.

The Arts Council and Historic Preservation Committee had planned to present it again in 2020, before coronavirus pushed it back another couple of years.

This time around, Yadeskie wrote half of the scripts. The other half were penned by Taylorsville Arts Council Co-Chair Susan Holman.

“My first time to write Tombstone Tales scripts was in 2015 and I am glad to be doing it again,” Holman said. “It is fun to get to know the histories of people from our community. We always get family members’ permission first to tell their ancestor’s story.

Then we also ask them if anyone in the fam-

ily would like to portray their relative in the production.”

The uniqueness of Tombstone Tales begins long before attendees arrive at Taylorsville Cemetery. Because there is no parking there, people are asked to park at Eisenhower Junior High (4351 S. Redwood Road). From there you can walk to the cemetery or, every 20 minutes a tractor-drawn trailer will carry patrons – not on Redwood, but through the neighborhood – to the cemetery.

Oh, and this entire production is free of charge.

“We could probably do some kind of fundraiser around Tombstone Tales; but it’s always been free, and it’s a fun tradition, so we aren’t changing it,” Yadeskie concluded.

Tombstone Tales, this fifth iteration, will run August 25 to 27. Wagons will roll out of the Eisenhower parking lot every 20 minutes, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The entire show – complete with roundtrip trailer ride – runs about 90 minutes. In years past, Tombstone Tales has performed to about 1,000 people over its 3-night run.

Susan Yadeskie has appeared in each of the previous four Tombstone Tales and, this year, is also sharing in scriptwriting duties. (Courtesy Susan Yadeskie)

Clayton Guymon and Bob Bedont (L-R) are among the dozens of people who have acted in Tombstone Tales over the past quarter century. (Susan Yadeskie)

This 19-year-old banner publicized the second rendition of Tombstone Tales. Later this month, performers will offer the always different program a fifth time. (Courtesy Susan Yadeskie)

Kathleen Richardson and Sarah Perry played a mother and daughter in Tombstone Tales. (Susan Yadeskie)

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His neighbors were well aware when Larry Keller called it a career on June 30. (Karren Keller)

Taylorsville resident Larry Keller hangs up his USPS mailbag after 43.5 years

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ack when your dad or your grandpa was buying U.S. postage stamps – in 1978, to be exact – they cost 15 cents each. There were no “Forever” stamps back then. When stamp prices jumped to 18 cents, granddad had to buy a bunch of the new ones… and COUNT how many 15 centers he still had around, so he could buy that many 3-cent stamps to marry them together on his next few letters. After all, every penny counted – something he tried to teach you.

That was all back in our pre-email, pre-cell phone, Jimmy-Carter-in-the-WhiteHouse world. And that’s when Taylorsville resident Larry Keller delivered United States Postal Service letters and packages for the first time – December 30, 1978 to be exact.

A month ago – June 30, again, to be exact – was the last time Larry did it… 43.5 years later.

The USPS’s unofficial motto is: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” From age 37 to 80, Keller lived that motto. And, truth be told, delivering mail was not even his only long-term career.

“After graduating from Olympus High School in 1960, I soon went to work for the Glade Candy Company,” Keller said. “I was with them for 16 years, from 1962 to 1978.

But the pay was a little better to switch to the postal service. And I really liked the idea of working outside. So, I made the move.”

Just a few months before starting his USPS career in December 1978, Larry and Karren moved into what is now Taylorsville City, in May of that year.

“Karren was a year behind me at Olympus (graduating in 1961),” Larry said. “We

With his four-decade+ career now behind him, Taylorsville resident Larry Keller hopes to do a little traveling with his wife Karren. (Courtesy Larry Keller)

were friends in high school, but did not start dating until we were both out. We married in 1965.”

All four of their children, two sons and two daughters, are Taylorsville High School graduates. Two of the four are also University of Utah graduates. They all still live relatively close, so Larry and Karren get to see their 11 grandchildren regularly. Their first great grandchild is due next month.

Although the Kellers have been in their same Taylorsville home all these 44 years, Larry has never delivered one single letter in the city.

“I have always delivered mail in the Holladay area,” Keller explained. “My par-

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ents lived over there. Particularly after my dad died, it was nice to be able to check in on my mom while delivering there. I had several different routes over the years. For much of my career, I worked six days a week.”

For the record, Larry was not required to do that. He loved the overtime pay.

“I started with the Post Office at $7.25 per hour,” he added. “By the time I retired, it was about $32 per hour. I enjoyed it – and getting exercise walking was something I also liked.”

Here on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, nearly all of us have to walk out to our curbside mailbox. But in Holladay, there are still hundreds, if not thousands, of homes that have mailboxes attached to their outside wall, right next to the front door. For Keller, that meant a lot of door-to-door walking, through January snow and July heat.

“The length of my delivery route fluctuated over the years,” Larry added. “Typically, it was about 200 homes and maybe 110 businesses. Of those 200 residential deliveries, maybe 60 of them had curbside mailboxes. So, I was walking up to about 140 homes per day. I went through two or three pairs of shoes each year.”

In all those years walking about, Keller reports being bitten by a dog “only” three times, none causing serious injury. He says he never witnessed a crime or had anyone greet him at their door less than completely dressed.

“I wore a step counter for awhile and counted 13,000 to 14,000 steps per day,” he explained. “I like that because, years ago I used to run quite a bit. When I was younger, I entered four or five marathons. But I must admit, the last few years I have not had the

energy I had in the past. My wife has been encouraging me to retire for years. This spring, I knew it was time.”

That wife of 57 years, Karren, couldn’t be happier.

“I am very relieved and grateful he’s finally retired,” she said. “I have lots of honey-dos for him. We also like camping and fishing. And I would like to visit New Zealand.”

Sounds like more moving about lies ahead for Larry Keller, though most of it will no longer be by foot – with a heavy bag hanging off his shoulder. l

In addition to all the walking he did as a mailman, Larry Keller also enjoyed long distance running in his younger days. (Karren Keller)

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hen you think of the library, what is the first thing that comes to mind? That’s right, books. But did you know that the library is so much more than that? Sure, they want to exercise your mind, but did you know they can exercise your legs, too? Every Thursday the library hosts the Walking Book Club, a weekly walk session and book discussion. Participants spend the first part of the morning walking along the path behind the building. Passing Frisbee golfers and dog walkers, you get to know your fellow book club members. After walking around a mile you then make your way back to the cool inside and discuss the current book.

This month’s book was "A Beautiful Country," by Qian Julie Wang. “The book club is a wonderful way to discuss books and relate them to our own lives,” discussion leader and Taylorsville librarian Ellen Thayne said. And that they did.

Fellow member Pam Anderson remarked, “[This book] really makes you think about the things you have, how lucky we are.”

Another member said, “some things in life are just hard lessons that we have to learn.”

The time was spent talking about hardships and struggles, relationships, and events that have shaped people’s lives.

“It’s a great program,” Thayne said.

“We love getting people here to share their insights from the book. It brings people together.”

The book discussion even led back to the wonderful subject of libraries.

“We would always stop at the local library whenever we were on vacation,”

Thayne said. “It’s a comforting place.”

And the library is just that- a comforting place. A place where locals can check-out books, but it offers so much more. For the summer months they offer take-home crafts for kids. One of July’s crafts was a rubber duck decorating contest. They also have a Read, Vote, Win contest where you can read five Reader’s Choice Books, vote for each, get your card punched and then win a free book!

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If crafts are more your thing, like decorating a rubber duck, they have resources for that as well. Free, through the library, you can access a system called Creativebug. This program has thousands of art and craft video classes.

At the library you can access the web using their free wi-fi or even borrow a Chromebook. The library also has storytime-to-go kits which provide families with fun books and materials to create awesome storytimes at home in their own space.

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So the next time you’re bored, want to look at the sky, read a book, walk a mile or anything else, travel to the library and see what it has to offer. I think J.K. Rowling put it best when she said, “When in doubt go to the library.” l Here are the upcoming books the walking book club will be reading. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)

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Harry Potter display at the Taylorsville County Library during July. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)

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Miller family grandchildren gift $62,500 for Salt Lake Community College student child care scholarships

By Liz Craker | l.craker@mycityjournals.com

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he grandchildren of philanthropists Larry H. and Gail Miller gifted $62,500 to Salt Lake Community College for scholarships through the Miller Legacy Project as part of the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

The gift will also provide child care vouchers to make pursuing education more accessible for student parents.

The Miller Legacy Project provides an educational giving experience to future generations of the Miller family and is specifically designed to perpetuate the philanthropic legacy of both Gail and Larry.

The scholarship money will be used to help students who have financial obligation to pay for childcare so they can attend classes, Nancy Michalko, executive director of the Salt Lake Community College Development and Foundation, said.

Michalko said that SLCC offers daycare on three of their campuses: South City, Jordan and Taylorsville. “Overall, the donation will help about 200 students. They can use the funds at SLCC’s daycare centers or at their own selected sites,” she added.

Michalko explained that the Miller family approached SLCC and asked what their biggest student need is, and they learned that the ability or inability to pay for childcare plays a big role in students being able to attend classes.

“The Miller grandchildren understand that child care can keep someone from attending school,” she said. Michalko added that the Miller family was originally going to donate $50,000, but when they recognized the need they contributed their own funds to increase the donation to $62,500.

“I was very excited to learn of the donation and really touched for the families that need it,” Michalko said.

“We hope these scholarships and childcare vouchers help students overcome barriers often found when continuing their education,” said Bryce Miller, co-chair of the Miller Legacy Project and Gail and Larry Miller’s grandson. “Our family is passionate about increasing access to education to create the next generation of leaders.

This is the first time the third generation of the Miller family has given to Salt Lake Com-

The Miller Foundation award $62,500 to SLCC. (Photo of courtesy of Salt Lake Community College).

munity College. “For many years, the Miller family’s conviction in the transformative power of education has been indisputable. Now this legacy of generosity continues as Gail and Larry’s grandchildren provide scholarships for our students, many of whom would otherwise not have access to education beyond high school.

Their gift is deeply appreciated,” Deneece G. Huftalin, SLCC president, said.

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest two-year college with eight areas of study at 10 locations and online. The majority of SLCC graduates transfer to four-year institutions, and many others are trained in direct-to-workforce programs. In 2023, SLCC will celebrate 75 years of providing Utahns with education and training.

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“Gail Miller is teaching her grandchildren to be philanthropic and generous,” Michalko said. “There is no one like Gail Miller. She is a special human being. She is very intentional in her giving.” l

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Yearlong improvements to get underway on Redwood Road

By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

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ne of the busier thoroughfares in Taylorsville is undergoing a makeover lasting more than a year.

Redwood Road from 4100 South on the West Valley City-Taylorsville border to 5400 South will get a number of structural and aesthetic improvements starting in late July and running through fall 2023.

The project, named Redwood Road Mobility, is a combined effort of the Utah Department of Transportation (Redwood Road is State Route 68), the city of Taylorsville, and Utah Transit Authority.

It will include: • Resurfacing of the road • Installation of right turn pockets • Consolidation of commercial and public accesses • Removal and reconstruction of curbs, gutters, driveways, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, and roadway signage • Installation of pavement markings • Drainage modifications • Relocation of overhead power lines and poles to underground • Installation of bus pullouts, pedestrian benches, and shelters at UTA bus stops • Wider parking strips • Improved aesthetics with landscaping Officials say the heavily traveled road experiences accidents and congestion due to its many commercial and public accesses and other deficiencies. Construction will improve traffic flow and safety, remove obstructions near the road, and generally make it better for motorists and pedestrians.

Work will take place during the day Monday through Friday for the duration of the project. Expect noise, dust, vibrations,

Construction will improve traffic flow and safety, remove obstructions near the road, and generally make it better for motorists and pedestrians. sidewalks closures, lane shifts and closures, restrictions to business access points, and some minimal traffic delays in the work zone.

Nearly all of the more than $12 million price tag for the project comes from federal funds by way of UDOT. Taylorsville contributed an initial $835,000 in 2019, with the city’s total expenditure expected to be about $2 million.

“With buried power lines, upgraded sidewalks, pedestrian ramps and benches, new lighting and landscapes, this will positively impact all who travel Redwood Road.

We appreciate partnering with UDOT to make this happen,” said Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson. “This is a big win for Taylorsville.”

Project updates are available by emailing redwoodroadmobility@utah.gov with the subject line “Subscribe” or call 855-6636800.

In addition to the stretch between 4100 South and 5400 South, other nearby roadwork the remainder of this summer will include improvements to the intersection of 5400 South and 1900 West to improve traffic flow and drainage.

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Redwood Road, pictured here just south of 4800 South, will have construction work done to improve the roadway, sidewalks, utility infrastructure, business access and appearance. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

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Redwood Road from 6200 South to Interstate 215 will be reconfigured later this year and into 2023 with the addition of a northbound lane and construction of a partial continuous flow intersection to the south leg of the 6200 South intersection for northbound traffic, and dual on-ramps and ramp metering to both eastbound and westbound I-215.

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Elizondo says its also important to wear a brightly-colored safety vest or, if you don’t have one, a bright orange, green or yellow shirt. UDOT provided her with a dozen safety vests last year. But those have already been given to her “regulars” and she’s not received any additional ones yet.

Volunteers should meet in the nowclosed Reams parking lot (4700 South 2700 West) at 7:15 on any of those mornings. You don’t need to contact Elizondo ahead of time. But if you have any questions, you can reach her at rhcporshe@yahoo.com or 385-445-4638.

Several area businesses support Elizondo’s efforts by providing free beverages and meal discounts including: Dee’s Family Restaurant (4710 S. Redwood Road), Chevron Gas Station (2716 W. 4700 South) and Penny Ann’s Café (1856

W. 5400 South).

“I think Elsa is remarkable – so determined and so proud of her community,” Overson concluded. “She is amazing.

I love when people don’t just complain about a problem. They come up with an idea to improve things and then take action.”

Elizondo says she just wants the side of the belt route to look a little more like where she’s been living for almost a year.

“My neighborhood is so quaint and so cute,” Elizondo gushes. “It is fabulously located. I can see the mountains. I will have the new (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) temple right by me (when construction is completed). It’s just a wonderful place to be. So, I want to do what I can to make the drive getting here a little more attractive also.” l

Continued from front page Transportation had a little bit of red tape to work through. She did not actually “Adopt a Highway” as we so often see roadside signs highlighting. But Elizondo did get the state agency’s blessing to put together a work crew. And UDOT provided them with endless garbage bags in the transportation agency’s favorite color – traffic cone orange.

“We ended up cleaning litter along the I-215 corridor four times last year, in August, September and October,” Elizondo said. “By that last cleanup, on Saturday, October 9, there were more than a dozen volunteers – including Mayor Overson. All totaled last year, we picked up 105 bags full of garbage.”

“As I talked with her about her cleanup plans, I ended up volunteering for the last one,” the mayor added. “We found

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drinking cans and bottles, articles of clothing, a mishmash of junk including a lot of things I didn’t want to touch, even with big rubber gloves on. I also remember it was a cold rainy day. But we worked hard at it for a couple of hours.”

Last month, Elizondo and her volunteers started in again, with a pair of cleanup Saturday mornings on July 16 and 23.

She has six more sessions planned this year – and she could use your help.

“Our next belt route cleanup mornings will be on August 6 and 13, September 3 and 10, and October 15 and 22,” Elizondo said. “Volunteers can wear shorts, but they need solid shoes, nothing open-toed. Bring a rake if you have one – and good gloves.

We will provide the garbage bags. Oh, and you need to be at least 18 years old – no children, for safety reasons.”

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fantastic opportunity for adults to continue learning is through the Taylorsville Virtual Adult Lecture series.

Shelly Ward and Ellen Thayne, two librarians at the Taylorsville county library, started this lecture series that is unique to Taylorsville. It started as an in-person event, but then due to COVID it was switched to online. And the benefits of it being virtual have kept it that way.

“Everyone got used to learning online because they had to,” Thayne said. “Keeping the lecture series online allows more people to come, more flexibility of our lecturer, and people to attend from all over.”

“We have even had relatives of the speaker show up on the webex and the speaker had no idea they were going to be there.” Ward said. “It’s really neat because some relatives don’t get a chance to hear them speak, so this gives them that opportunity.”

One of the guest lecturers in July was a man named James Moskito who videoed in from Northern California. Guests from several states came to watch him share his story on swimming with the largest animals in the ocean and one amazing rescue of a humpback whale.

“One of the things we do is, I take people out to see big animals, primarily great whites, tiger sharks, whale sharks, hammerheads, bull sharks, and all the good fun

stuff.” Moskito said. “So that’s what my focus is, is large, large animals underwater.”

Moskito went on to explain that the photos he takes of the sharks he passes on to researchers and they can ID them to see who’s there and how long the sharks stay there. But Moskito doesn’t just take pictures of sharks.

In December a few years back, a humpback whale got into a bit of trouble when he got caught in several crab traps in the waters outside of San Francisco. The ropes had entangled this whale, who was nearly 40-50 feet long, all over his body, from his tail up to his mouth. Upon receiving the call of the distressed whale, Moskito and his team got in their boat and went in search of the whale. Once they found him, they could see how bad it was.

“I estimated there was about 20 crab traps total surrounding the animal and basically this 45 foot humpback whale was hogtied to the bottom of the ocean.”

Moskito then described how normal life-saving measures would not work due to weather and sea conditions. The only option they had was to get into the water themselves and start cutting away at these ropes. Visibility that day was only about 15 feet, which meant Moskito and company had to swim really close to the humpback before they could even see him.

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“These lecture series are meant to give adults an easy way to continue learning so they don’t feel stagnant,” Ward said. “I like to refer to them as broccoli for the brain.”

The lecture series is a great way to learn about a variety of subjects. Like this amazing shark story, there are fascinating lecture series that vary from bee keeping to horror movie music. “The lecture that was most popular was interviewing a BYU professor who studied Gary Larson, author of the Far Side comic strip. We had over 200 people attend that lecture,” Thayne remarked. “People are very generous with their time and knowledge.”

This wonderful adult lecture series is free. All you need to do is register through the library using Eventbrite. They are typically held twice a month and the librarians try to find lecturers based on time of year, trending topics in pop culture and holidays and anniversaries.

“We had a Russian Literature expert come lecture on the anniversary of Dostoevsky’s death, that was really neat,” Thayne said. “Except it was really hard to ask questions to the expert because some words were hard to pronounce.”

With these adult lecture series being virtual, there is no limit on how many can attend. It is a fantastic way to learn more about fascinating subjects. Here are some lectures coming up: Fashion History: It’s So Much More Than Clothes!, Digital Folklore: Contemporary Legends on the Internet, and The King of Horror: Stephen King’s Novels, Adaptations, and Thematic Concerns. If they are half as fascinating as James Moskito, you don’t want to miss them. l

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“I kept on swimming, getting closer and closer. Swimming in the pea soup-like water and all of a sudden the pectoral fin came up out of the water and it was about 15 feet high and four feet wide. It came out of the water and when it came down it was about six inches from my head.”

It was uncharted water, that’s for sure.

The four divers backed up a bit, wondering what to do. They let about 15 minutes pass and then the whale’s eye came above water.

“And at that point the whale was looking at me and it saw me looking at it. And then I slowly swam over there and I was able to put my hand next to the whale and it calmed down. It was a very humbling experience.”

Once the four divers introduced themselves to the trapped whale they began cutting the ropes. The team cut at the ropes for nearly three hours. Once the whale was free it slowly started swimming around the team.

“It was a very joyful moment.”

Moskito said the absolute best part of the experience was after the whale was freed it started swimming right for him, it came right up to him and stopped at his chest. And then it nudged him, nudged him over and over again.

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From magnetic sand to lemonade stands, the Children’s Entrepreneur Market had it all

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he Children’s Entrepreneur Market visited Taylorsville in July and it was a hot success, emphasis on the word hot.

Kids braved the sweltering heat and set up over 40 booths. Among them were budding business children selling everything from refreshments to baseball cards to paintings.

“The children’s market is a great place for my kids to learn responsibility,” mother of three Sam Christiansen said.

“They have to learn how to budget, cost and profit of the items they are selling. It’s been really fun to watch them take on a business role.”

The goal of the Children’s Entrepreneur Market is for children to learn budgeting, cost of goods, profit and pricing.

The market got started by a 9-year-old in 2016, but it really took off after the Libertas Institute advocated for a Utah law passed in 2017. This law, the first law of its kind in the country, now prohibits local authorities from requiring minors to have business permits or licenses.

Siblings Mason, Bailey and Malachai

were amongst the young entrepreneurs with their gem table. “We collected most all the rocks you see here by ourselves,” Bailey said. “We’ve collected rocks from Montana, West Yellowstone, St. George, and Dugway.” And their booth was quite impressive with such treasures as magnetic sand, mica crystals, Utah ice and even fairy dust. Although, to be fair, they didn’t claim the fairy dust came from actual fairies.

Ivy and Max C. went a different route than rocks and had a gaming table where they sold the ever-so-popular Among Us toys. “We love playing games and thought selling gaming stuff would be fun,” Ivy explained. “And we colored our business sign ourselves.”

Another booth selling hair accessories and jewelry was run by 10-year-old Kya T. with her younger brother selling baseball cards at the booth next door. “It’s fun making money because then I can buy stuff for myself,” she said.

The prices are good and the goods are plentiful. “There’s something for ev-

Ivy and Max C. at the Children’s Entrepreneur Market selling popular gaming items and having a ball.

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“These kids are out here selling products that some of them made themselves. It’s pretty incredible and it beats them staying indoors all summer long glued to the TV or their phones.”

The Children’s Entrepreneur Market has several more markets coming up and they are all around Utah. They will be at-

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MAYOR'S MESSAGE Dear Friends and Neighbors, Upkeep of the roadways that run through a city is a critical part of keeping any community running smoothly and efficiently. It is why Transportation is among our five key building-block areas that we keep top of mind during our weekly planning meetings and long-term visioning.

(The others are Economic Development; Public Safety; Mayor Kristie S. Overson Arts, Parks and Recreation; and Community Building).

While the orange cones that seem to crop up every Utah summer can be inconvenient, it is important to keep in mind the long-term benefits. The wear and tear of our roadways is not always evident until there is a problem, and at that point it often costs much more to repair the damage than it would to stay on top of them.

It is why I am very much looking forward to the completion of several planned projects in Taylorsville. Among them are: • Redwood Road from 4100 South to 5400 South – underway this summer • Redwood Road from 6200 South to I-215 – starting late this year • Midvalley Connector BRT – starting next year • 4700 South and Bangerter interchange – starting next year Additionally, we have been focused on our Taylorsville Active Communities Plan to better incorporate bicycles and pedestrians into transportation and recreational planning. The freeway-style interchange at 6200 South and Bangerter also officially opened this year, vastly improving commute times.

While all of these projects will significantly benefit our community, the project I am perhaps most eagerly anticipating is the Midvalley Connector Bus Rapid Transit that will run down 4500 and 4700 South. We have been working on this project for the last few years, in coordination with Murray City, West Valley City, the Utah Transit Authority, the Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake County and the Wasatch Front Regional Council.

It will bring 7 miles of BRT service, and riders will access 15 stops and 1.4 miles of dedicated transit lanes, connecting Murray Central Station to the SLCC Redwood Campus and West Valley Central Station. An open house was held this past month at Taylorsville City Hall, where transportation officials received public comment and residents could learn more about the project. You can also find details at midvalleyconnector.com Transportation is “the glue of our daily lives,” said entrepreneur Robin Chase.

We don’t see the work that goes into such planning but as we well know, such things don’t just happen. They take many months, sometimes years, of planning and effort, creating innumerable benefits. So when I see those orange cones, I marvel at the magic of transportation.

–Mayor Kristie S. Overson

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Plaza +ART Adding New Sculptures to Centennial Plaza This Month

The City of Taylorsville’s Plaza +ART program will be adding new sculptures to Centennial Plaza later this month. Six sculptures are now featured, creating an exquisite open-air gallery that visitors can see day or night.

Stroll through Centennial Plaza to view the sculptures currently on display and then come to Plaza +ART's second-season kickoff and art walk on Aug. 27 to see the new additions. Plaza +ART was created as a way to bring public art to the plaza, which opened last fall and connects City Hall and the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center into one community-centric space with its lighted walking paths, outdoor stage, beautiful landscaping and natural amphitheater.

The intent is for some of the sculptures to be displayed permanently, while others will rotate through the plaza as additional sculptures are featured. Eight new pedestals were installed this year to bring more art to the plaza. You can read more about the program and artists at www.taylorsvilleut.gov/our-city/plaza-art. Look for a map there to see where the art is located, and find information about sponsoring a pedestal or purchasing one of the sculptures, if interested.

As Americans for the Arts President Robert L. Lynch aptly said, “The arts help transform American communities and the result can be a better child, a better town, a better nation and certainly a better world.”

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Starry Nights @the Plaza. Night Out Against Crime, featuring ‘Touch a Truck’ event, 6 to 8 p.m. Food Trucks will be at Centennial Plaza from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

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Aug. 13 – 5 to 11 p.m.

Starry Nights: Movies on the Plaza @ Centennial Plaza. ‘Spider-Man.’ Jazz band Mark Cheney & Friends also will play, and the food trucks will be there at 5 p.m. Movie starts around 9. Movie and music are free.

Aug. 20 – 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Starry Nights @the Plaza. Food Truck League food trucks at Centennial Plaza.

Aug. 25, 26 & 27 – 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Tombstone Tales @ Taylorsville Cemetery. Park at Eisenhower Jr. High, 4351 S. Redwood Road. Sponsored by the Taylorsville Historic Preservation Committee. (See ad on Page 8).

Aug. 27 – 5 to 11 p.m.

Starry Nights: Movies on the Plaza @ Centennial Plaza. ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.’ The city's Plaza +ART program also will mark its second-season kickoff with an art walk, unveiling new sculptures at the plaza. Food trucks arrive at 5 p.m.

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FOOD TRUCKS ARRIVE AT 5 PM

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August 2022

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Our Annual Cleanup Day Gets Better and Better Each Year

By Council Member Ernest Burgess We can’t thank everyone enough for making our annual Cleanup Day such a success!

Held June 18 at Taylorsville High, more than 500 Taylorsville residents participated in this year’s event, dropping off literally tons of unwanted and unused items for recycling and disposal. As in past years, the event not only aims to keep our community clean and tidy, safe and beautiful but also to conserve, recycle and reduce resources.

It helps keep electronics out of the landfill and chemicals out of storm drains. It is an opportunity to drop off household hazardous waste, electronic waste, document shredding, prescription medicine, green/yard waste, bulk waste, clothing donations and recycling.

This was our 10th year in which the Green Committee has sponsored the event, and every year the Cleanup Day has grown in popularity. Without our volunteers and sponsors, this event would not be possible. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank, in particular, these organizations, individuals and businesses: • The Taylorsville Green Committee • The Taylorsville Police Department and Det. Christensen, who was instrumental in safety, setting up traffic flow and vendor placement

• Taylorsville High School for hosting, especially Brian Murray who helped us with scheduling • Taylorsville High School Football Coach Rosales, all of his coaches and the amazing football team • The Taylorsville Youth Council and advisor Kris Heinemen • Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District, General Manager/CEO Pam Roberts and Sustainability Coordinator McKenna Tupai • Salt Lake County Health Department and Water Quality Supervisor Jessica Antezano, who not only facilitated the department’s sponsorship of the event but also helped at the volunteer booth • Cypress Credit Union and Community Relations Coordinator Lindsay Perry • Metech Recycling • Rocky Mountain Document Destruction and Larry Gibbons • Clean Harbors Personally, I also want to thank my fellow City Council members for their support of this worthwhile event, as well as the city administration for continuing to make our annual Cleanup Day a priority. We’re still totaling up the exact amounts that were collected but it’s safe to say that we matched or surpassed last

LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Knudsen (District 5), Curt Cochran (District 2), Anna Barbieri, Chair (District 3), Meredith Harker, Vice Chair (District 4) and Ernest Burgess (District 1)

year’s collection, which took in hundreds of thousands of pounds of discarded items.

If you missed this year’s Collection Day, you can find a list of places on the city’s website, www.taylorsvilleut. gov, where you can take your unwanted things throughout the year. We are so proud of our Taylorsville community, and the efforts by all to make our city such a great place to be!

Green Committee’s Annual Cleanup Day Collected Tons of Waste

By John Purvis –Taylorsville Green Committee The Taylorsville Green Committee’s annual Cleanup Day was held June 18 in the Taylorsville High School parking area, and it was a big success. Sunny and not too hot, it was a perfect day for throwing away stuff!

More than 500 Taylorsville residents arrived in their vehicles to take advantage of the free-to-residents event.

This year, we shredded just under 8 tons of paper and collected thousands of pounds of paint, tree limbs, old pharmaceuticals and hazardous and reactive waste — some of which was quite nasty.

We even took some tires and mattresses (both items on the “do not bring” list) and several tons of donations, which we were not set up for this year but accepted anyway. We were amazed that a large number of usable CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube TVs) are still showing up for dis-

Photo by: LynnKay Photography posal. We also handed out more than 400 vouchers for the landfill. (You can also still pick up dump vouchers at City Hall; they’re good for up to $15 off of one load of material at the Salt Lake Valley Landfill).

The committee hired and enlisted “the best” to handle the waste efficiently and professionally. A big thank you, in particular, to the Taylorsville Police Department, Metech, Clean Harbors, Rocky Mountain Document Destruction and Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (WFWRD).

Please understand that the cleanup event is not really free but is funded through sponsors, including Cyprus Credit Union, the Salt Lake County Health Department, Taylorsville City, WFWRD and Taylorsville High School.

This was supplemented by hundreds of hours in donated

time and other expenses picked up by Green Committee members, supportive residents, the Taylorsville High School football team and many others.

We plan to keep this event going for years to come, but we really need your help. Please follow the rules posted prior to next year’s event. Among a few other items, we won’t be accepting tires, mattresses, sofas or recliners, lawn mowers, large appliances or motor oil.

Most auto parts stores will take used oil free of charge, and expired prescriptions can be dropped off at most pharmacies.

If you’d like to get involved with this and similar activities, please contact the Green Committee through the Taylorsville website, www.taylorsvilleut.gov, and remember to recycle, reuse and repurpose throughout the year.

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Taylorsville Dayzz 5K Draws Hundreds of Runners More than 275 runners gathered to carry on the tradition of the Taylorsville Dayzz 5K and Kids Fun Run. The annual race is a favorite for many residents who return year after year, with one entering every year since the very first race!

This year’s theme “Run Taylorsville Run” was inspired by the movie “Forrest Gump.”

The medals, designed by Parks and Recreation Committee member Aaron Johnson, featured a posturized rendering of Forrest Gump well into his 3-year, 2-month, 14day and 16-hour run when he said, “I’m pretty tired, I think I’ll go home now.” Runners received T-shirts, finisher medals and a swag bag loaded with treats and coupons from local businesses.

To start the race on June 25, runners stood silently while a group from Taylorsville High School’s Madrigals sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” Seconds later, Mayor Kristie Overson fired the starting gun. The 5K race started promptly at 7 a.m., winding through beautiful Valley Regional Park and some neighborhood streets in Taylorsville.

Taylorsville native Teren Jameson captured the top spot in the men’s race, with a time of 15 minutes, 47 seconds, while his son Cole Jameson was hot on his trail coming in at 16 minutes, 38 seconds, followed by Nathan Hornok from West Jordan in third place at 16 minutes, 41 seconds. Brooklyn Tarr of Herriman claimed victory in the women’s race at 20:39, followed by Elizabeth Wallace of West Valley City in second at 21:28 and Lily Jameson of Taylorsville (yes, Teren’s daughter) in third place at 21:58.

The Kids Fun Run, which started about 45 minutes later, looped around a jogging path within the park and had the same start and finish spot as the 5K. The kids run was also timed. David Gomez took first in boys ages 8-12, with a time of 3 minutes, 46 seconds; Madison Dignam took first in girls ages 8-12, with a time of 4:37; Zavier Cole took first in the boys ages 7 and under category, with a time of 4:38; and Kemsley Vranes took first in the girls ages 7 and under at 5:09. A crowd of friends and family gathered to cheer on the participants before heading to the Taylorsville Dayzz Parade.

Thank you to Jared Smith and the Parks and Recreation Committee for organizing and volunteering at this fun event, as well as all of our generous community sponsors!

Men’s winners left to right: Nathan Hornok (366), third place; Cole Jameson, second place; and Teren Jameson (252), first place.

Women’s winners left to right: Lily Jameson, third place; Elizabeth Wallace, second place; Brooklyn Tarr (295), first place.

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the 2022 Taylorsville Dayzz 5k and Kids Run!

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Taylorsville Dayzz Marks Another Successful Year Thousands of people turned out for this year’s Taylorsville Dayzz, featuring the traditional parade, concerts, carnival rides, food booths, car show, 5K and best fireworks in the state.

“It was absolutely incredible this year, just incredible,” said Mayor Kristie Overson. “It drew thousands and thousands of people to celebrate our 26th anniversary as a city.”

At a recent City Council meeting, she thanked event chair Jim Dunnigan and the Taylorsville Dayzz Committee for all the time and effort they put into organizing the festivities, held June 23-25 at Valley Regional Park. “They were on top of their game,” she said. “The event, planning and execution were superb.”

This was also the first year that the Taylorsville Police Department took command of safety at the event, following its formation a year ago. Mayor Overson commended the department for their work, as well.

It was fun too, she said, to participate in the parade with the City Council, who rode bikes, scooters and golf carts along the parade route, and with the Youth Council who waved from the Taylorsville City float, with its Starry Nights theme.

“We had a lot of people work really hard, and I know they are tired but it’s a happy tired because every aspect of the event was perfect,” she said. “We can’t wait for next summer!”

Arts Council Puts on Joyful ‘Technicolor’ Production, Crosswalk Musical Following postponement six months ago due to COVID-19, the show at last went on, and it was worth the wait. The Taylorsville Arts Council presented “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” this past month to a full house each of its six nights.

Performed July 11-16, the musical was high-energy and original, presented with a ‘90s-era flare. Starring Samuel Bates as Joseph, the show delighted audiences with a full ensemble cast, children’s choir and live orchestra. In advance of the production, the Arts Council also staged a Crosswalk Musical on July 9 in front of the Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center. The musical's cast performed snippets from the show for lucky drivers stopped at the light.

Show Director Wendy Dahl-Smedshammer said they staged the Crosswalk Musical as a way to spread joy. "Because it makes you feel good," she told KUTV News. "The world we live in today, there’s a lot of turmoil. We need to find the happiness, and you know, my cast, this show will bring you happiness.”

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Patrol Unit Makes up the Bulk of TVPD This marks the final installment of our 'Getting to Know TVPD' series that has run for the past year.

Check this space in the coming months for other police news and see past articles online.

TVPD consists of several different units that make up its in-house organizational structure. We have highlighted these units each month over the past year. Each unit has designated responsibilities with often one officer covering multiple areas of responsibility. These areas include administration, internal investigations, records management, evidence, victim advocates, court liaisons, violent crimes, special victims, domestic violence, mental health, offender registry management, property crimes, directed enforcement, community-oriented policing, homeless liaisons, school resource, street crimes, training, traffic and K-9.

We have saved our primary unit for last: TVPD’s Patrol Unit. This unit is supervised

by Deputy Chief Gray under the direction of Chief Cottam. Our patrol unit makes up the bulk of TVPD, consisting of 35 officers. Patrol officers work staggered shifts to ensure Taylorsville City has 24/7 coverage 365 days a year. Shifts are staggered based on statistical data regarding calls for police service. This ensures we have the right number of officers available during the right times.

Our patrol officers are led by one of five sergeants. Sgts. Bennett, Neal, Carver, Marriot and Smith each lead a group of patrol officers assigned to them. Combined, these sergeants have more than 70 years of experience. Our patrol sergeants utilize their extensive training and experience to ensure we have a well-rounded department that can respond to any call for service.

Under the direction of a patrol sergeant, our patrol officers are tasked with the initial response to any call for service — ranging from a simple citizen assist to a potentially very dynamic active violent crime in progress. Every day is unique, and every call is very different. An officer may be called to help retrieve some chicklets from a storm drain one minute while the next they are attempting to stop an individual

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from taking theirs or another’s life. This may require that officers put themselves between a violent or distraught individual and an innocent life.

In all the scenarios, as you can imagine, a patrol officer is asked to take control of whatever situation they come across with the goal of restoring and maintaining peace in our community, hence why officers are often referred to as peace officers.

As highlighted in our past “About TVPD” articles, if a patrol officer needs additional assistance in investigating and restoring peace to a situation, we have officers with specialized training and experience who are available to help.

Each of our 35 officers assigned to patrol have prior law enforcement experience with various agencies. This also helps to establish a well-rounded TVPD. To highlight each of these officers would fill an entire Taylorsville journal for at least a year. We will continue to highlight our officers’ and civilian employees’ accomplishments through social media: #TVPDUtah #TVPDCommunityPolicing #TVPDStopsCrime. Additionally, we will highlight our officers and civilian employees as they continue to stand out as being “the best of the best” in our TVPD Employee of the Month section here. We appreciate the support of our community members and leaders. It is truly a pleasure to serve in such a great community!

TVPD Employee of the Month: Det. Andrew Please join us in congratulating Det. Andrew who was recently awarded TVPD’s employee of the month.

Det. Andrew has over nine years of experience in law enforcement. Prior to joining TVPD, he worked for Unified Police Department, Salt Lake City Airport Police and Logan Police Department. He has experience working in patrol, property crimes, directed enforcement and training.

Throughout his career he has shown to be an exceptional natural leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Det. Andrew’s responsibilities are vast. He is currently our lead firearms instructor. Upon TVPD’s formation he was tasked with developing and implementing a firearms training program. This included gathering the necessary training equipment which often led to Det. Andrew constructing his own training equipment specific for our needs. He is also tasked with maintaining our firearms and related equipment.

In addition, as a detective in our Directed Enforcement Unit, he is tasked with managing an investigative queue, working with those challenged with homelessness, serving as a law enforcement business and apartment management liaison, regularly assisting patrol, assisting code enforcement and other investigative units and visiting schools as a resource officer. He interacts with community leaders in helping to serve as a liaison between community programs and the police department.

Over the past year, Det. Andrew has consistently delivered in every aspect of his responsibilities. He is described as an officer who simply cares about people, our community and the officers he works alongside. Now that TVPD is officially a year old, it is only fair we recognize one of our cornerstone officers as our newest employee of the month. Thank you, Det. Andrew, for all your do for TVPD and for Team Taylorsville!

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Don’t Miss These Library Events The Taylorsville Library has planned several programs during the month of August. You’ll want to mark your calendar for these events: ADULT VIRTUAL LECTURE | Fashion History: It's So Much More Than Clothes!

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The Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center has received another fabulous historical donation from Marlene Biehler. These antique pieces were her mother’s crystal and very precious to her.

She has graciously chosen to donate them to our museum to be displayed in the china hutch. They are made out of pink Depression glass and were mass produced in the 1920s and 1930s.

These pieces often came with food purchases, especially from the Quaker Oats Company. Remember how your mom got those glass animals with her Lipton Tea when you were a kid? Same idea: Depression glass was even given out at movie theaters and other businesses.

It came in lots of great colors: green, red, black, amethyst, blue, yellow, clear and pink. The dinnerware ranged from teacups and saucers to pitchers, saltshakers, cake plates and everything in between. Depression glass also came in lots of different patterns: Cherry Blossom, Dogwood, Princess and Sunflower — just to name a few.

At the Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center, we think it’s important to preserve these pieces of history, and actually, there is something beautiful and timeless about them.

However, we add this caution: Reproductions were famous in the 1960s, so check the thickness of such pieces. Reproduction glass is very thick, compared to originals. Learn the patterns, or etching designs, and look for scratches. Depression glass was used for everyday tasks and was prone to scratching, so scratches are likely due to the delicate nature of real Depression glass.

Visit the museum to see these glass items in person. We’re located at 1488 W. 4800 South.

WALKING BOOK CLUB Thursdays in August, 10 to 11:15 a.m.

The Walking Book Club is great for readers interested in a weekly walk session and book discussion. The club reads one book over the course of three weeks and discusses the book in segments. Take a 30-minute walk along the paths behind the library and then participate in a 45-minute book discussion. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Strollers are welcome.

FAYE, FARAWAY READING SCHEDULE: Aug. 4: Chapters 21 – end THE HONEY BUS READING SCHEDULE: Aug. 11: Chapters 1 – 5 Aug. 18: Chapters 6 – 10 Aug. 25: Chapters 11 – end SENIOR BOOK CLUB AT THE TAYLORSVILLE SENIOR CENTER Monday, Aug. 8, 11 a.m.

Join in for a lively discussion of a variety of fiction and nonfiction books. Newcomers welcome!

The book club will be led by a librarian from the Taylorsville Library.

This month, the senior club will discuss A Thief in Time by Tony Hillerman. The Taylorsville Senior Center is located at 4743 S. Plymouth View Drive in Taylorsville.

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AUGUST UPDATES WFWRD Launches New Website WFWRD has a new website! Check out their new website that launched in July. You can visit the district at the same link: www.wasatchfrontwaste.org.

The new website is designed to be easily accessible and innovative.

Follow the Recycle 101 tab to learn more about clean recycling or hit the Services & Requests tab to request a specific service. Can’t find something? Use the Chat feature on the website, or give WFWRD a call and they will help you out, 385-468-6325.

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Visit their website to fill out a ser vice request and they will schedule to pick up your boxes.

To request a box pickup, you must be a new resident of the property. Please remove any plastic packaging, Styrofoam and other non-recyclable materials other than tape from the boxes. Additionally, please break down and flatten the boxes before stacking them in a 4-foot-by-4-foot pile.

WFWRD Truck Wraps Promote Recycling Check out Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District’s new truck wraps that offer recycling tips. Did you know, for instance, that aluminum can be recycled infinitely? In fact, 97% of all soft drink aluminum cans are made of aluminum, and the average aluminum can in the U.S. contains 40% post-consumer recycled aluminum. Additionally, the lifespan of aluminum is about six weeks, meaning it takes only six weeks for a beverage can to be manufactured, filled, sold, used, recycled and remanufactured. When buying soft drinks, try going for aluminum cans rather than plastic bottles.

Did you know there is a website where Utahns are getting paid to save water at home?

Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District encourages customers to conserve water and save money, and Utah Water Savers reminds us to conserve water. From rebates to free landscape consultations, utahwatersavers.com is helping Utahns save both money and water.

Visit utahwatersavers.com today to create a free account and start saving. You will find: smart controller rebates, toilet rebates, Localscapes University rewards and landscape consultations.

If you are ready to start saving water on your landscape or in your home, create a Utah Water Savers account; water conservation has never been more important. New programs will be added as they are made available, so be sure to check back frequently.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District by calling 801-968-9081 or visiting www.tbid.org. Follow TBID on Facebook and Twitter.

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Taylorsville boasts one of the best disc golf courses in valley

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isc golf is played much like golf, but instead of clubs and a ball, the equipment is a flying disc. Frisbee is not the correct name, it’s disc golf.

“It is cheap, free in most cases, and in most cases easier, but still challenging,” West Jordan resident Jon Kehl said as he began playing with his sons. “I played in the South where this is really popular.”

Kehl leveled up the first tee at Gary C. Swensen Valley Regional Park in Taylorsville and let go with what he called “his best shot,” his driver disc sailed straight down the center approximately 40 yards toward the dog-leg hole No. 1.

“I must like the extra pressure,” he said as he began his disc golf outing.

Gary C. Swensen Valley Regional Park is the home of one of the better disc golf courses in the Salt Lake Valley. Its 18 holes play relatively flat, but several trees serve as semi-difficult obstacles for more experienced players. The course was built in 2002.

In the game, the golf disc is thrown from a marked tee box. The target or “hole” is usually an elevated metal basket. Usually, disc golf is free. Courses are generally found at local parks, but the emergence of pay-to-

play courses is increasing around the country. In Salt Lake, Valley Regional, Creekside and Midvale City Park are the most popular.

There are more than 10,000 courses worldwide.

“Valley Regional is a little more challenging. This is a sport I have been trying to get back into,” Kehl said.

The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is the governing organization of the sport.

Disc golf discs are generally smaller than their counterpart in flying Frisbees.

They usually measure about 20 inches across and weigh about 5 ounces. There is a wide variety of discs used in the game but are usually divided into three categories: drivers, mid-range and putting discs.

“Each disc is a little different for what it does. The driver is heavier and the putter is more rounded, giving you more control,” Kehl said.

Udisc is the preferred app to help control the game. It features course descriptions and scoring charts to keep track of the games.

There are several grips and styles for throwing the discs. Backhand and forehand

The flying disc should land in the basket: Cages are the targets for disc golf players. These contraptions can be found stationed around parks in the valley, including Taylorsville’s Gary C. Swensen Valley Regional Park. (Greg James/City Journals)

are the most common throwing techniques.

The rotation and style of throw will vary from player to player and situation. Each type of throw can achieve the results the player may need to get closer to the basket.

Stroke play is the most common type of scoring. Just like golf each player counts his throws, and the lowest score wins. Like in golf, match play and scramble events are available.

On Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3-5) the local club SLC Tunnel Runners will host a tournament at Valley Regional Park. The registration fees will benefit the club.

The Tunnell Runners club (a locally based group of players) member Charlotte Christensen recently won the 2022 FA40 (female amateur) world championship. l

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Warriors and Cougars are set to begin football seasons

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Senior Carson Zierse had 11 solo tackles last season. (Photo courtesy of Alicia Hoyt)

ootball season is set to begin for Taylorsville and Kearns high school players. The long hot summer has given the teams time to prepare for the upcoming games.

The Warriors finished last season without a win. Kearns finished 7-5 and lost in the second round of the playoffs to Corner Canyon, 49-14. Both teams have goals to improve and will rely on experienced returning players.

Senior Jordan Karle started playing quarterback his sophomore season at Taylorsville. He threw for 494 yards as a junior and completed 47% of his passes, including two touchdowns.

He also carried the ball for 294 yards. His coaches are impressed with how quickly he has learned the position.

“His sophomore year was his first season playing quarterback,” Warriors head coach Chris Rosales said at the end of last year. “He is learning something every day.”

Karle will not be the only key player for the Warriors. Junior Leland Ako had 67 carries and 105 yards last season. Senior Manu Faleola also had 29 rushing attempts.

The Warriors plan to use a quick-style spread offense as they have in recent years. The quick approach is settling in with the players.

Rosales is beginning his second season as the team's head coach. He has developed an important relationship with the little league program and hopes to encourage players to stay and play at Taylorsville. He has invited them to participate on game day and learn to be part of the high school team.

“This program bridges the gap with the young kids,” Rosales said.

He has inherited a team that has not had a winning record

since 2014. Last season he talked about improving attitudes for the future.

“We are doing big things,” Rosales said.

Kearns has several positions to fill. Iosefa Toiaivao graduated this spring and played a significant role as the Cougar's quarterback. He threw for 2,084 yards and 23 touchdowns. No underclassman had more than five attempts for the team last season.

Levon Tate and Gio Planco led the team in carries for underclassmen. The position of running back is important in the pro-style offense Kearns plays.

Senior Kapelu Smith could play an important part as a wideout. He had five touchdown catches last year.

In nine seasons as the Cougars head coach, Matt Rickards has helped them to a 64-33 record and have advanced to at least the second round of the playoffs four straight years.

Cougars fun facts: Since 1966 they have won 218 games.

They have played Granger the most and are 20-32 against them.

In 2019 they scored 454 points, a school record. They have won two state championships (1972 and 1989).

Warriors fun facts: They have beaten Kearns and Murray 17 times each. In 1999 they lost to Skyline in the state championship game, 49-18. West Jordan has beaten the Warriors 21 times, but the school's first win was against the Jaguars in 1981.

The 2022 season is scheduled to begin on Aug. 12. Taylorsville will host Murray, and Kearns will travel to Box Elder.

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MGF Marshalls host top-notch collegiate-level baseball tournament

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he Marshall Gates Foundation World Series will again be hosted at Kearns High School Aug. 2-5. The tournament will feature some of the top collegiate and professional recruits to ever play in the state of Utah.

“This year the tournament will be high-level collegiate level baseball,” Marshall’s General Manager Chad Shepherd said.

“In years past this has just been a high-level 18-and-under tournament, but this year will be different. The teams coming in are high level.”

Teams scheduled to play in this year’s tournament include the Alaska Goldpanners, Nevada Gamblers, Idaho Catch, NAL Allstars, Gameday Angels, Denver Cougars, UCL Stars and the Marshalls.

Many of the players in this tournament have the potential to be high MLB draft picks and top college recruits.

“Our roster is made up of some of the best players around. Most are from the western United States, but we have had players from as far away as Maryland,” Shepherd said.

The roster is filled out with 37 players, all of whom have committed to play college baseball. Schools represented include Utah, BYU, Arizona, USC and TCU. The Marshalls were formed in 2007. The Marshall Gates Foundation was organized as a nonprofit organization to help fund the team

and give the opportunity to players to compete in top-level situations.

The team will play about 70 games throughout the summer. This season they traveled to Medford, Oregon and Oceanside, California. During the summer season the players receive professional training to prepare them for the next level.

In Marshall’s history, they have had over 100 major league draft picks and 750 collegiate players.

“I played for the Utah Marshalls here,” current Colorado Rockies star Kris Bryant said. “It was 2008, I spent the summer here and it was one of my favorite summers of my baseball career.”

Outfielder Mic Paul from Olympus High School is part of the team. He has committed to playing at LSU starting this fall. He hit .479 for the Titans this spring and had 8 home runs. His Titan teammate Ashton Johnson pitches for the Marshalls. He had a 9-3 record and struck out 118 batters this season.

The team also includes Kaden Carpenter from Cedar Hills, Utah. He is a recruit of the University of Utah. Dalton Smith from American Fork, Mason Green from Mapleton and Jordan Pace from Pleasant Grove are Salt Lake Community College commits. BYU has three recruits participating this fall; Stone Cushing,

Salpointe Catholic High School star Mason White is the son of former University of Arizona pitcher Ben White. He is a left-handed hitter that boasts good bat control as a line drive hitter. (Photo courtesy of Dave Reeder)

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“These are some of the best players available. Each of them was invited to apply for the team. They have to commit to a busy schedule,” Shepherd said.

The Marshalls play at Gates Field at Kearns High School.

“This is an exceptional place for us to play. The way the fans sit up above and can experience the game. The ivy in the outfield and the condition of the field. We are lucky to have the opportunity to play in this place,” Shepherd said. l

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Eddie Tierney has committed to play college baseball for his hometown team, the University of Nevada. He is a right-handed pitcher and plates shortstop in high school. (Photo courtesy of Dave Reeder)

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Peri Kinder Life and Laughter

To infinity and beyond

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early one million miles away from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is gazing into space with the intensity of a teenager watching TikTok. The most powerful observatory ever launched (Hubble orbits a measly 340 miles away from Earth), the JWST navigated to its location and deployed its mirrors, telescopes, solar panels and antennas, unfolding like a Transformer in the middle of space.

NASA (Nerding About Space Again) was unsurprisingly geeked about the first images from the JWST and organized a live event to reveal the pictures to the world. I’m an astronomy fangirl, so it made my nerdy

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I couldn’t help but appreciate that Hollywood hadn’t produced the reveal show. It would have been completely different, with movie stars turning it into a literal song-anddance. It would have included a Gorgeous Galaxy red carpet event before the Beautiful People, dressed in sequins and velvet, highlighted the space pictures “right after these messages.”

Instead of talking to actual astrophysicists, the Beautiful People would have interviewed actors like Matthew McConaughey and Tom Hanks, asking them what it was

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There would have been glitzy graphics, a soundtrack by Lizzo and brief glimpses of the space images before the cameras returned to the Beautiful People so they could talk about how much they liked planets.

Thankfully, NASA did the whole program themselves. It was like someone handed the high school astronomy club an iPhone and told them to prepare a science project about the Webb telescope. They didn’t use professional spokespeople. They weren’t dressed in formal wear. It was just astrophysicists literally (yes, literally) bouncing with excitement as the world saw the photos for the first time.

There was even a technical glitch when NASA tried to connect to scientists in Canada but couldn’t get through. NASA can relay images from billions of light years away, but can’t connect with colleagues in Montreal.

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Astronomers explained the images sent from the JWST that included dying stars

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It showed a universe teeming with galaxies never seen before. At least not by people on Earth.

The telescope can see through space dust, asteroid rubble and alien trash to get the clearest pictures ever created. Scientists once thought there was only one galaxy in the universe, but one JWST image showed thousands of galaxies in a teensy bit of sky.

Hopefully, this will prove to politicians that the world does not revolve around them.

Webb’s mission is to search for light from the first stars and galaxies that formed the universe after the Big Bang, unless you don’t believe in the Big Bang. In that case, you can sit next to those who think the moon landing was fake, the earth is flat, evolution is a fraud, the Mars mission is bogus, the moon is an alien spacecraft, that it’s NASA’s job to create space hoaxes and we’ve never crossed the Van Allen Belt.

But if you’re a star-nerd, like me, watching something so vast is mind-boggling.

We’re a tiny, blue marble floating through the enormity of space, doing our best not to fall into a black hole or get vaporized by a meteor.

So many evolutionary steps had to happen for us to even be here. What a rare gift.

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