Taylorsville Journal | May 2023

Asof just a few years ago, the Las Vegas Raiders are now the NFL team playing home games closest to the Salt Lake Valley. But even long before the Silver and Black “bad boys of the league” loaded up their trucks to roll out of Oakland, the team had hundreds of officially-designated fans throughout Utah.

They call themselves the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club. The first thing their energetic president Mishelle Andersen will tell you is, “Don’t call me president. I am our club host.”

The next thing she’s proud to share is: “Our group is as much about friendship and community service as it is about watching games.” Then she ticks through her club’s events calendar, making her point hard to argue.

“In February each year, we deliver handmade Valentine cards to Veterans at the Salt Lake VA hospital,” Andersen begins. “Kids of our booster club members make the cards. We also hand out candy and single roses. The Vets look forward to it every year.”

Meantime, the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club’s most recent event – always their second biggest activity each year –occurred a month ago. On April Fool’s Day, they covered a large patch of Taylorsville Park grass with plastic. They weren’t littering – but filling in for the Easter Bunny.

“Our annual Easter egg hunt fell on April 1 this year, the only nice, sunshiny day that week,” Andersen said. “We had 20,000 plastic eggs and gave away 5,000 pounds of candy. We also gave away toys and gift cards. This year I collected about $3,500 worth of donations for the hunt from our members. But, of course, it was open to everyone – not just people involved in our booster club.”

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Andersen says prep for their annual Easter egg hunt begins not long after Christmas. Several of her booster club members order candy and other goodies online, and simply list her home for the delivery address.

“My house looks like a warehouse for a couple of months

leading up to the egg hunt,” she added. “Then, the day of, this year we spent about four hours setting it up – including an hour and 45 minutes on ‘poop scoop’ duties. We had two huge egg hunting zones – one for kids 5 and under, the other for ages 6 to

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16. All that setup, and then the hunt – at least for the older group – lasts about 5 minutes.”

One of those assisting Andersen as she laid out the Easter egg hunt was her 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club Secretary Patricia Pence.

“It was absolutely amazing; we had so many donations and the weather could not have been better,” Pence said. “We had lots of kids join in, who just happened to be at the park. We love that. This is for everyone. Oh, and because it was April Fool’s Day, some of our prizes were Christmas candy canes and cookies, just for fun.”

Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson admits she had not heard of the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club. But when told of the kinds of community service activities the group hosts at Taylorsville Park – and throughout the greater Salt Lake Valley –she was impressed and thankful.

“What a great thing they are doing for Taylorsville and around the area,” Overson said. “That is what ‘community’ is all about. Whatever it looks like to you – however you feel you can help – do it. We’re so grateful for all the individuals and groups who do things like this. And this Raiders booster club sounds like they are so well organized. I love it.”

With the egg hunt now behind them for this year, next up for the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club is their annual summer barbeque – again at Taylorsville Park – which comes along just as preseason games are giving way to the official start of the NFL regular season. It’s the time when hope springs eternal, for fans of EVERY team.

Andersen says whether it’s a typical Sunday afternoon game – or one on Thursday or Monday night – she’s busy each week from September to January. This is the time she earns her preferred title, “host.”

“Game day or game night is about a seven-hour process for me,” she explained. “We can get close to 200 booster club members at our Raider viewing parties. For the past cou-

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ple of years, we have watched at The Midway (restaurant and bar) in Midvale. My nickname as game host is ‘Raider Mishmash.’ I’m pretty well known for my ‘touchdooooooown Raaaaaaaaaiders’ cheer. Our fans dress up… we raffle off shirts, blankets, even actual tickets to future Raider games in Las Vegas. It’s so much fun.”

Andersen is quick to add, the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club has never charged a membership fee. They have some 1,300 followers on the web (facebook.com/ rockymountainraiders), scattered all across Utah, making their group the largest collection of Raider fans outside California and Nevada.

Despite the weekly chaos she swirls in during the actual NFL season, her booster club still finds time to carry out its two final, large community events of each calendar year at the end of October and December.

“We host an annual ‘trunk or treat’ event ahead of each Halloween at Taylorsville Park,” Andersen said. “Hundreds of kids show up in costumes and we line them on the sidewalk to wave at Redwood Road drivers. Then they go to the parking lot where we have 100 to 150 car trunks loaded with candy. We give a trophy to the best-decorated car and trunk. Our members really go all out to earn that trophy.”

Finally, each year, the Raiders booster club closes its calendar hosting its own Sub for Santa program. Yet again, they generate their own donations to brighten the lives of those in need.

“We started helping people at Christmastime about 10 years ago, assisting three families,” Andersen said. “Last year that number grew to 18 families – the most we have ever assisted. Our budget is about $300 per family. We make sure everyone in the house from newborns to grandparents receive something special. We also provide the families with a full Christmas dinner.”

Last December, Andersen’s husband Ellis Boyd joined his wife – and several other booster club members – to make stops at six different homes across the valley, including one in

Taylorsville, on Christmas Eve.

“That is such a rewarding thing to do,” Boyd said. “My wife is a very giving, loving woman. I am so glad to support her in these activities. I’m familiar with a few other (NFL team) booster clubs. But none of them do all the activities we do. They don’t go the extra mile. For us, it is so important.”

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Black-bleeding members of the 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club hope that will be another home game for their beloved team.

But win or lose – or even if their team is nowhere to be seen on that day – three days later, club members and their children will be back up at the VA Hospital – Valentines in hand – to begin their 2024 calendar of charitable activities.l

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Dozens of 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club members fill The Midway restaurant in Midvale for all Las Vegas Raiders games. (Courtesy Mishelle Andersen)

The 801 Rocky Mountain Raider Nation Booster Club hosts an annual Easter egg hunt at Taylorsville Park. This year’s event drew hundreds of children. (Courtesy Mishelle Andersen)

Local girl Addison Mauger plays in MLB Trailblazer Series

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May 26 The Alapa Family and the Kulturang Pilipino Ensemble of Utah

In 2017, MLB launched the Trailblazer Program, aiming to provide education and playing opportunities for girls in the sport of baseball. This new initiative seeks to break down gender boundaries, creating a more level playing field for all. It is held in conjunction with Jackie Robinson Day, baseball’s ultimate trailblazer.

“I just want to help these girls get one percent better each day,” a star in the 2014 little league world series, Mo’Ne Davis, said. She helped train athletes in the Trailblazer Series.

Major League Baseball held its Trailblazer tournament April 14-16 in Vero Beach, Florida. Addison Mauger from Taylorsville participated.

“Addison had an amazing time,” Jennifer Mauger, her mother, said. “It was good for her to be with other female baseball players. She could see that she is not alone, there are other girls out there just like her. Girls that love the game and want nothing more than to be able to play,”

Addison currently plays with a super league boys team called the Over Jordan Grey Crows. According to her coaches, she belted 21 home runs last season.

“She started playing t-ball in a Taylorsville youth league when she was 4 years old. She tried softball when she was 7 and made the all-star team, but went back to baseball at 8. She has played with her current team since then,” Jennifer Mauger said. “Last year she played on the BallGirls, an all-girls national team led by the Dodgers ball girl Allie Lacey. They won the national championship and will defend their title in July.”

She is a sixth grader at Bennion Junior High School in Taylorsville and recently joined the volleyball and basketball teams.

“We couldn’t be more proud of her, and support her in any way we can,” Jennifer Mauger said. “She is so driven every single day whether at practice or on her own.”

Not many girls play baseball, most are encouraged to join girls softball teams.

The movie “A League of Their Own” is based on the formation of an all-girls baseball league. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed in 1943 by Phillip Wrigley. It was formed to help keep baseball in the public eye while able men were part of World War II.

The U.S. womens national team has received an invitation to compete in the Womens Baseball World Cup. Its group play qualification round begins in August. While too young for this opportunity, Addison’s super league coaches believe she has potential.

“She is going to be amazing. I know she will play college ball,” Eliza Schofield told Fox13 News in an interview before the Flor-

ida trip. She jokes that Team USA is going to ‘take her’ from their team.

While in Florida Addison received training and participated in competitive games. Mo’Ne Davis and Kelsie Whitmore, the first women to be signed by a MLB affiliated team, spent time instructing and talking with all the participants.

Whitmore is a pitcher and outfielder and played part of the 2022 season with the Staten Island FerryHawks, a team in the Atlantic League considered the highest professional independent league.

“Keep going with anything, whether it is baseball or something not even related to baseball. Whatever it is in life just keep going and make it happen. Never let up on your dreams,” Whitmore said.

Addison plans to keep training and return to the Trailblazer camp as many times as she can.l

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Addison Mauger (center back with the bat) has played baseball for several years. She is a member of a gold-level boys team and recently traveled to Florida to participate in an MLB training camp. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Mauger)

Addison Mauger pitches and has become one of the best hitters on her super league team. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Mauger)

Golf lessons in business school? One SLCC instructor believes it’s just what his students need

Acandidate to be the next dean of Salt Lake Community College’s Gail Miller School of Business is noodling around an idea you probably wouldn’t expect. Professional Golfers’ Association member Ashley Cox says whether he wins the dean post or not, he plans to advocate a room be made available in SLCC’s business school building to teach golf in a high-tech way.

“Harvard Business School has a golf simulator – why can’t we?” Cox said. “I’d like to create an indoor golf teaching studio in our school of business, because a lot of business deals get made on a golf course. The sport provides four to six hours of very close contact with other players. You can learn a lot about a person – a potential business associate – in that much time.”

Cox brought an unusual background to SLCC when he accepted an assistant professor of marketing position there in January 2016. African American – and born and raised on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast – he was one of only a handful of people of color who took up golf as a youngster. And that was thanks to his grandfather.

The PGA found Cox’s personal story so interesting, the organization posted Ashley’s

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first-person account on their website. Visit pga.com and search “AC Cox” to check it out.

After just one semester teaching at SLCC, Cox was named chair of the school’s Marketing Department. In the seven years since, he’s worked his way up to Interim Associate Dean – Computer Sciences & Information Systems, in the Gail Miller School of Business. Last fall the Miller Family Foundation made a $10 million donation to structurally renovate the SLCC business building.

“The Miller Family has been so good to SLCC for decades,” Cox added. “I was on the team that selected Jacoby Architects of Salt Lake to design the building changes. Now I’m part of the steering committee to plan the physical changes in more detail.”

Which circles back to a golf teaching studio.

“The PGA used to have an initiative called ‘Golf for Business and Life,’” he explained. “The program focused on teaching students how understanding the game can help in their careers. I also think an in-house golf simulator could be used by SLCC stakeholders.”

In some of the little spare time Cox en-

joys, he offers golf lessons at area courses and in teaching studios. A couple of years ago, he also spoke with SLCC Athletic Director Kevin Dustin about possibly assisting the school in forming a golf team. But that conversation came up about a month before COVID-19 hit. The notion has been on the back burner since.

In his online bio, Cox discusses enrolling at Mississippi State University and majoring in Professional Golf Management. He was the program’s first Black graduate and only the second Black PGA Golf Management student to graduate in the entire country.

“Golf has definitely enjoyed some growth among marginalized demographics since then – but not enough,” Cox said. “The ‘Tiger Woods effect’ was real. Tiger’s success brought a lot of new eyes to the sport. He made golf ‘cool.’ But the primary problem remains the same. Golf is expensive. Pricing makes it exclusive, unaffordable to lower in-

come people of all races.”

As a result of those economic challenges, Cox says a lot of promising youth golfers are forced out of the sport at college age.

“I believe PGA Jr. League does an exceptional job introducing kids to the game,” Cox concluded. “My oldest daughter is 9 and she’s now interested in golf. But post-high school graduation, $70 green fees drive a lot of people out of the sport. Whenever I work with young golfers, I always ask them ‘Who are you playing for?’ If they are not intrinsically motivated, they won’t stick with it.”

It’s not yet clear when the SLCC Gail Miller School of Business will name the replacement for its recently retired dean, Dr. Dennis Bromley. Cox is pleased to have his hat in the ring. And his interview may be the only one where the intersection of golf and business is discussed.l

In his off-campus time, Ashley Cox occasionally offers golf instruction with the help of simulator equipment. (Ashley Cox)

Granite School District considers west side school boundary changes, possible closures

Shifting student enrollment patterns has the Granite School District looking at future school boundary changes and possible closures.

The District held three public meetings in April—the first of many in the coming months—to explain how declining enrollments at several elementary schools within the Cyprus, Hunter and Kearns high school networks could lead to a change in boundaries to better balance enrollment numbers and optimize the use of school buildings.

District officials say there is a remote chance one or two elementary schools could be shuttered in the process but the preference is to redo the boundaries around each school. “It’s less about closures and more about realigning (the boundaries for) the junior high feeders,” said school district spokesman Ben Horsley. He noted that Matheson Junior High’s 1,200 students are about 200 to 400 more than is ideal.

The changes could also lead to the reopening of Brockbank Junior High School. It was closed in 2016 but the campus currently provides additional classroom space for nearby Cyprus High School. That need will go away when the new Cyprus High opens in fall 2025.

The school district is also considering

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whether to reconfigure grade levels in the schools with elementaries teaching kindergarten through fifth grades and junior highs adding sixth-grade students to grades seven and eight. Any changes would be implemented at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

The process will involve more than just moving students around to make the numbers fit. “Do we consider what some people call ‘at-risk factors,’ demographics, socio-economics, all of those? Absolutely,” said Steve Hogan, the school district’s director of planning and boundaries.

About 100 people attended a hearing at Matheson on April 5. Several parents asked questions or commented about the proposed changes. One parent asked about safety walking to and from school factoring into any decisions to close or redo the boundaries of a school. Another parent inquired about the future of special programs like dual language immersion in affected schools. Horsley assured that such programs would continue and the safest routes for getting to school are always considered.

Horsley stressed the importance of upcoming public meetings and other outlets for feedback to determine the best course of action. “Would you please help people understand we have not made any decisions yet,”

he said. “We would be remiss if we did not come to our school community first and ask what you thought about our challenge and our problem and got recommendations from you before we start the process of formally developing some alternatives and opportunities.”

“There’s no perfect solution,” Horsley added. He said the number of students attending Granite District schools has gone from 72,000 in 1998 to about 60,000 today but the number of operating schools has remained the same. School closures during that time have not kept pace with the rate of declining enrollment. There is more school capacity than there are students to fill it.

In December, the Granite School District Board members voted to close Millcreek, Spring Lane, and Twin Peaks elementary schools at the end of the current school year because of dwindling enrollment. Prior to that, Westbrook and Carl Sandburg elementary schools ceased operations in 2020 for the same reason.

Even when schools are closed, Granite School District is reluctant to sell or otherwise dispose of the properties in case the buildings are needed in the future. Westbrook is one example as it is now housing Westlake Junior High School students while the latter

Steve Hogan, Granite School District director of planning and boundaries, shows elementary school enrollment numbers to parents and others at a public meeting in April at Matheson Junior High School in Magna. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

is being rebuilt because of age and damage from the March 2020 earthquake.

Additional meetings and opportunities for the public to comment on the latest proposed changes will be held over the coming months.

Final recommendations will be presented to the Granite District School Board in the fall when members will vote on any boundary changes and school closures.

“Everything’s on the table,” Hogan said. For more information, visit www.graniteschools.org/planning/population-analysis-studies. l

SBOs from Granite District high schools create an anti-slur campaign

By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com

Student body officers from the eight Granite District high schools came together to create an anti-slur campaign, sharing the message that words have power. With help from district leaders, SBOs from Taylorsville, Cyprus, Olympus, Granger, Skyline, Kearns, Hunter and Cottonwood high schools created and launched the video “Stand Together, Speak Out, Make a Difference.”

The video invites viewers to walk in someone else’s shoes to see how slurs, derogatory language and hurtful words have an impact on individuals.

During the April 11 Granite District school board meeting, the SBOs were recognized for their work on the video and the efforts they have made at their schools to bring about inclusion, acceptance and change.

“It was so fun to have the district reach out to us. We had a big part in coming up with a lot of the script, which was super cool,” said Skyline Student Body President Max Stewart. “We thought this was such a fantastic idea and a message that really needed to be heard.”

Student leaders shared their own experiences being targeted because of their culture, heritage or skin color. They thanked

the district for its action in bringing attention to the problem and hope the video starts conversations to foster respect and understanding.

The campaign inspired the SBOs to create programs in their own schools to further the message. Olympus High introduced Kindness Week, where students were encouraged to demonstrate acts of kindness

to the school community. Cottonwood High SBOs started the “Acceptance Starts with U” campaign to encourage empathy and kindness.

“Obviously, Cottonwood is one of the more diverse schools and due to that there’s also more racism, which is kind of hard to say, but it’s a reality,” said Cottonwood High Student Body President Jario Licona.

While many slurs and comments can be obviously hurtful, many microaggressions often go unaddressed. The Harvard Business Review defines microaggression as “When someone says or does something that feels hostile or offensive to some aspect of our identity, and the person doesn’t even realize it.”

Microaggression includes phrases like, “What country are you really from?” or “Don’t be so sensitive” or “I don’t see color.” The anti-slur video encourages students to take responsibility for their actions and words and understand the importance of speaking up when hearing or witnessing derogatory comments. It also demonstrates the importance of developing empathy by showing kindness and compassion.

The Stand Together, Speak Out, Make a Difference video is available on YouTube.

“I want to express how proud I am of this group,” said Granite School District Superintendent Rich Nye. “When we meet with our SBOs, we are talking about those issues of importance for our students as they’re occurring in our schools, and then they leverage their leadership to make that effective change. When we think of bullying and harassment and discrimination in our schools, there’s simply no place for it.”l

Student body officers from Taylorsville, Cyprus, Olympus, Granger, Skyline, Kearns, Hunter and Cottonwood high schools created a video to address slurs and derogatory language at school. Several SBOs attended a Granite District board meeting to present the video to board members. (Photo courtesy of Granite School District)

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Thousands of new, state-of-the-art water meters will soon serve Taylorsville residents more efficiently

By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com

The first thing that strikes you about the Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District are its staggering numbers:

• 4 billion gallons of clean water are delivered each year.

• 5 million gallons of raw sewage are piped away every day.

• 17,500 homes and businesses are served by the district.

• 437 miles of pipe are used for the culinary and sewer systems.

TBID General Manager Mark Chalk reports, beyond the numbers, he and his staff are constantly striving to update and improve – to make their strong service even stronger. At the moment, that drive is leading to a wholesale equipment update for every TBID customer.

“Over the next two years, the Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District will install more than 17,000 new water meters at homes and businesses, allowing customers to monitor their water use whenever they like,” Chalk explained. “The new automated metering infrastructure meters will allow people to check their water consumption through a website to track it more carefully.”

Big deal? Well, TBID Operations & Maintenance Director Shawn Robinson says it is for anyone who’s water conservation conscious.

“The website, or portal, should be operational by this fall,” Robinson said. “Residents will get real time information about how much water they’re using. It will help people detect potential water leaks much more quickly. Our customers will be able to tell what’s happening now, rather than waiting for the numbers in a bill when they’re old.”

TBID promises to send notices to all its customers when the new meters go on line, along with a thorough explanation of how the AMI system will better serve them.

Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson is pleased with her city’s water – and with her office’s relationship with the provider.

“I hear so many compliments about our water all the time,” Overson said. “We have good-tasting water. I really appreciate the Taylorsville-Bennion Water District. I was just in a meeting with Mark Chalk this morning, and we were talking about how strong and productive we feel our relationship is. The city has no concerns about their service and we feel they are very fair with their water rates.”

First established in 1957 – some four decades before Taylorsville City was born –Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District covers more than 13 square miles. Not quite every Taylorsville home or business is served by TBID, but well over 90% are. Similarly, not quite every TBID customer lives in Taylorsville. The district does have a few water and sewer connections in West Valley, Murray,

Kearns and West Jordan.

Despite the millions and billions of gallons of clean water and dirty sewage the district moves around, it gets the work done with a modest staff of 34 full-time people. And once people land there, they seem to stay. Chalk hits 19 years with TBID this month. Robinson clocks in, so far, at 18 years.

“I hope to work here at least 30 years,” said the 1995 Granger High School graduate, Robinson. “When I started here on the water crew, I loved it because I was doing something different every day. I’d pour concrete one day…asphalt the next. I repaired our wells and fixed leaks. Then as the years went by, and my duties changed, I stayed because we’re still fairly small. It has a great, homey feel.”

A year before Robinson, Chalk also be-

gan on the TBID water crew. He’s been the district’s general manager since June 2019.

“I love it here,” Chalk said. “I’ve been given opportunities to move up. Sometimes it doesn’t happen as fast as you would like. But I’ve always wanted to be here. I love serving people. Doing that in water and sewer is both interesting and challenging.”

At the same time TBID is replacing all those water meters, the district is also nearing the end of a much larger, multi-million-dollar project designed to update the way it pipes its sewage from Taylorsville to the Central Valley Waste Reclamation Facility ( you and I would call it a “sewage treatment plant”).

As that less-than-desirable liquid moves east, every last gallon of it is piped under the Jordan River. After that, all the sewage has to rise in elevation, in order to gravity flow to the CVWRF. For decades, the improvement district has used something called Archimedes

screws at its lift station to push the sewage up an incline. Google it – or simply think of it as the most pungent corkscrew you can imagine.

But that’s about to change.

“We are finishing up construction on a new 3-pipe siphoning system that takes sewage under the Jordan River and then draws it up the hill and on to (CVWRF),” Chalk said. “The construction cost is about $8 million. But we expect the new system to last 50 to 70 years.”

Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District is one of seven water providers in the Salt Lake Valley partnering together to operate the Central Valley Waste Reclamation Facility. That site is also in the midst of a $450 million makeover, thanks primarily to new Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

“The EPA changed its water requirements, ordering CVWRF to now remove phosphorus and nitrogen from its treated water,” Chalk explained. “That’s the primary reason for the overhaul, although there will also be many other upgrades to the site.”

Despite all these big-ticket capital expenditures, Chalk is proud to say Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District customers still make out well, financially.

“We are the lowest water rate around,” Chalk said. “It takes a finely-tuned machine to accomplish this. We provide reliable, high-quality drinking water. We get 60 to 70% of our water from our eight active wells. The rest we buy from Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District.”

In the less than 20 years Chalk and Robinson have been at TBID, their water has won the prestigious American Water Works Association annual contest – for Utah’s best-tasting water – three times.

Which leads Taylorsville City Councilwoman Meredith Harker to wonder, who in the world could have won the other times?

“We have the best water in the whole valley – absolutely delicious,” she said. “I have tasted plenty of other water. But ours is clean, mountain spring water. I don’t think our residents have any idea what it takes to provide that water and to take care of our waste. It’s a fascinating process. And (GM) Mark (Chalk) is so nice and so passionate about what he does. (TBID) is great. And our water is worth every dime we pay for it.”

One final, positive note: Chalk recently appeared before the Taylorsville City Council, touting our record-setting winter moisture totals. But while Old Man Winter put a dent in our extreme drought conditions, Chalk still advises residents to exercise summer watering restraint.

And he’s confident the new-fangled AMI water meters will make that easier to do.l

The Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District is one of seven water providers partnering to treat sewage at the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)

Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District has provided clean water, and dealt with what we flush, since 1957. (tbid.org)

Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District Operations & Maintenance Director Shawn Robinson shows off new water meters, soon to be installed at every home and business water connection throughout Taylorsville. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)

Could Salt Lake County’s outdoor swimming pool in Taylorsville become an

Barely three months ago the Taylorsville Journal reported city officials promised to construct 10 outdoor pickleball courts in the community this year. The goal seemed quite ambitious. But if you drive by the Taylorsville Senior Center or Vista Park, you will see work is well underway.

“I’m excited to see the construction because I’m a pickleball player, too,” City Councilwoman Meredith Harker said. “They are moving along (on the first six courts), and the rest will be the first thing to get done at Tank Park. We aren’t sure yet when work will begin on those. But our goal is still to complete all 10 of the courts in 2023.”

Remember, “Tank Park” (northwest corner of 6200 South 3200 West) is not yet an official Taylorsville park. At the moment, it’s still simply 16 open acres, atop a former landfill, situated between 3200 West and Summit Vista Life Plan Community. But city officials have announced their commitment to transform it into a park – one amenity at a time – as funding allows.

And now pickleballers are getting more good news in Taylorsville. Salt Lake County Associate Division Director - Recreation Doranne Pittz reports, big improvements are being made inside the local recreation center (4948 S 2700 West).

“Salt Lake County is super excited to bring pickleball to this part of the community,” Pittz said. “A $60,000 overhaul is now underway to replace the large dividing curtain that separates our gym floors – and to refinish the floor. When it’s done, boundary lines will be in place for six to eight pickleball courts. We’ve done this in several other rec centers (throughout the county) and are pleased to now make the upgrade here.”

Taylorsville Recreation Center Director Tracey Gines is a 29-year veteran of the County Parks & Recreation Department, having worked at several rec centers. She was instrumental in convincing her superiors pickleball would be a good fit.

“Nearly half the project budget ($27,000) is for the new, 2,375-square-foot vinyl curtain,” Gines said. “It will be 95 feet long by 25 feet tall. The rest ($33,000) will cover the repainted, refinished gym floor and all the pickleball nets, paddles and balls we need. It’s an economical project I am confident will draw many more people into the center.”

County officials report the gym was closed for renovation on April 9 and is scheduled to reopen May 15.

Gines and her staff are still working out details on what times the gym will be open for pickleball and what other times it will remain open for basketball, volleyball or other uses. She does not expect to ever offer basketball and pickleball at the same time, on

indoor pool? Officials weigh recreation options

By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com

opposite sides of the gym.

“I was aware (Taylorsville City) is putting in several new outdoor courts, and that’s great,” Gines added. “But summer is hot, while winter is cold and wet. I am certain our new indoor courts will be popular.”

While Gines was aware of the city’s outdoor pickleball projects, Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson was not aware the county was adding indoor courts at the rec center.

“I love it – I think that’s great,” Overson said, when told of the county’s plan. “Pickleball continues to gain such momentum around our valley and across the country. The rec center plan gives people another option during inclement weather.”

While we’re on the subject, mayor, when will we see construction at Tank Park?

“The city is still committed to the four pickleball courts at Tank Park,” Overson said. “I don’t know when we will break ground. But we still plan to have those four, and the other six (at Taylorsville and Vista Parks) completed before the end of 2023.”

The county is moving forward aggressively with pickleball amenities because the sport ranked very high in a recent public opinion survey. Parks & Recreation Project Manager Andrea Sorensen says her department is now in the initial phase of a big project.

“Now that the public survey has been completed, we are just starting to lay out our next 10-year recreation master plan,” Sorensen said. “Our current plan runs from 2015 to 2025. Over a decade, what the public desires for recreation changes. For example, back in 2015 pickleball was barely a blip on our survey. Now it’s near the top for survey responders. We adjust our plans (and budgets) based on what people want.”

The County plans to release its survey results and recreation master plan later. For now, they are willing to add, beyond pickleball, a couple of very high priorities expressed by residents include a request for a significant addition to the 1.65 miles of existing walking paths at the 94-acre Valley Regional Park and an indoor swimming pool – someplace.

“Regarding Valley Regional (Park), survey responders had a lot of strong opinions,” Sorensen added. “They want more paved trails… they don’t want the disc (frisbee) golf course to go away… and they’d like to know what might be done with the large, unfinished (nearly 14-acre) section that now really only gets used one weekend a year – for Taylorsville Dayzz parking. They definitely don’t want it to receive asphalt.”

This year’s Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song winner Joni Mitchell would be proud of those survey responders. (Under 50? Give a listen to “Big

Yellow Taxi” on YouTube).

County personnel are confident the additional trails are coming. But don’t expect to see any big changes this year.

One final note on Valley Regional Park: the new multi-million dollar, four-diamond softball complex construction has been completed. No balls or strikes had been called there as of press time. But county officials remained hopeful it would be up and running in time to host high school state tournament games later this month.

“We had hoped to have the softball fields open by March 1,” Sorensen added. “But the wet winter and a concrete shortage put us behind a couple of months. People will like the new softball complex. It has better seating, larger concession areas and more bathroom fixtures. Over at the (nearly identical) complex we opened last year at Big Cottonwood Regional Park, one of the things spectators love are the large fans, suspended under the long awnings (that run out from the structure, in four directions). The fans really help cool people off.”

As for an indoor swimming pool, County Parks & Recreation officials say two viable options are now being discussed. First, a completely new wing could be built onto the Taylorsville Recreation Center to house a brand-new pool. Second, an entirely new building could be constructed around and

over the existing outdoor pool adjacent to the rec center.

“It’s no surprise to me the survey shows people want an indoor pool,” Gines added. “I would love to see it, too. I know there’s a need. Swimming pools are the nucleus at recreation centers. Kids learn lifesaving skills there.”

But Gines believes either indoor swimming pool option – build new or encase the existing – won’t happen anytime soon. Either will be another multi-million-dollar undertaking. The existing outdoor swimming pool, at 787,000 gallons, is the largest pool Salt Lake County operates anywhere.

There are no cost estimates yet (for either option),” Gines concluded. “If it gets done, the next challenge will be to maintain a well-trained lifeguard staff. Those shortages are already making it difficult to keep the outdoor pool open for all the hours we want. But I do know the county is taking the survey request seriously. Now it’s a matter of addressing cost and other issues.”

So, at the moment, pickleball is full steam ahead… softball diamonds could open any day… walking paths and an indoor pool are on a more distant horizon… and everyone is still wondering, why in the world didn’t Joni title her monster 1970 hit song “They Paved Paradise?”l

New walking paths may be coming to Valley Regional Park, after survey responders made them one of their top priorities. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)

Four new pickleball courts are now going in south of the Taylorsville Senior Center. (Carl Fauver/City Journals))

Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest calls for entries

Fromthe bighorn sheep of Zion National Park to the countless shorebirds of the Great Salt Lake to the backyard chickadees, Utah residents encounter wildlife on a regular basis. No matter how each person interacts with wildlife in the state, Celebrate Utah Wildlife wants to hear about it.

The Utah Wildlife Federation and mural artist Chris Peterson will hold the first Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest this spring with 63 cash prizes for people ranging in age from 4 to 104. It’s as simple as writing a story, taking a picture or making a video.

“There are a lot of ways to celebrate our experiences with wildlife. We want people from across the state to show us how the wild inhabitants of our state inspire you or your family,” Peterson said. “Entries from this contest will become part of an exhibit that will go on tour across the state. It’s all meant to show how we connect with wildlife in Utah.”

More than $10,000 in cash prizes will be handed out in the form of $250 awards for first-place and dozens more for the best submissions across three age groups: children (ages 4-11), teens (ages 12-17) and adults (18 and up). Entries will be judged on four criteria: Utah wildlife-inspired, originality, artistic merit/craftsmanship (in relation to entrant’s age) and artist statement. Only submissions made by current Utah residents are eligible.

Submissions must be inspired by Utah-wildlife experiences in any of the following categories: handmade art (2D, 3D, mixed media etc.), digital art, writing and stories, photography, videography, music, spoken word, sound, digital storytelling and animation. Entries must be submitted by May 10, 2023 to be considered.

The Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest is made possible, in part, with funding from the Hansen Sisters Foundation and the Utah STEM Action Center. The digital art and digital storytelling categories are funded through a community impact grant from the center.

“Utah’s wild creatures need to be celebrated for all the wonder, awe and smiles they bring to our faces,” said Brett Prettyman, chair of the Utah Wildlife Federation board. “We hope by seeing how others celebrate our wildlife that more people will be inspired to get out and create their own experiences.”

The goal of the Utah Wildlife Federation is to bring the diverse voices of this unique state together to create a cohesive goal in securing the future of wildlife and outdoor recreation, while providing the best practices to steward natural resources for generations to come. By crowd-sourcing wildlife content, the Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest will demonstrate the range and diversity of animal life in Utah.

Peterson is working to get wildlife murals displayed in all of Utah’s 29 counties, as part of the Utah Wildlife Walls Project. The project’s goal is to connect residents with Utah’s wildlife through prominent murals in each county. Launched in the fall of 2022, the Utah Wildlife Walls project’s first piece was a 120-foot mural of a Bonneville cutthroat trout, painted on a building in Sugar House.

For more information about the Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest and the Utah Wildlife Walls project, visit CelebrateUtahWildlife.org. l

The Utah Wildlife Federation and mural artist Chris Peterson are holding the first Celebrate Utah Wildlife contest. More than $10,000 will be awarded across categories for children, teens and adults. (Adobe stock photo)

Despite multiple game cancelations, Warrior baseball clicking into gear

Warrior softball hanging tough in top half of region

Daniel Healy pitches the win at home against West. The junior would throw a shutout as Taylorsville won 11-0, following that with a victory in the doubleheader 15-13.

Catcher Holden Cottle takes a ball on the inside pitch during the Warrior’s three-game sweep of West. Taylorsville teed off region with five straight victories.

Photos by Travis Barton

Janelle Zapata’s heads up play against Cyprus tags out a runner heading for third. After dropping three of its first four games, Taylorsville went on to win five of its next six.

Hanah Brockman pitches in a tightly contested game at home to Cyprus where the Warriors would fall 5-4. Brockman leads the team in home runs, doing work from both the mound and at the plate.

Photos by Travis Barton

Record Snowfall Prompts Preparations for Potential Flooding

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Last spring, we had a lightbulb moment. Our beautiful Centennial Plaza had just been completed, and the city’s senior sta and I were brainstorming about how we could introduce this new space and make it an intrinsic part of our community.

After all, Centennial Plaza was built as a “living room for the community” so we wanted everyone when visiting to feel invited, at home and free from any worries of the day. After some thought, we came up with this idea: “What about an outdoor summer concert series where residents could enjoy free live music, a meal at the food trucks and other activities on the plaza?”

Starry Nights @the Plaza was born, and we haven’t looked back. As you know, last year’s events started out small. We begged for bands and performers to donate their time to play at the plaza. We were glad to have the food trucks, and we added other activities like our outdoor movie nights, the Children’s Entrepreneur Market and Night Out Against Crime.

Now in its second season, our Starry Nights lineup has grown by leaps and bounds, and we are beyond thrilled! Just take a look at what's planned, on Page 5 of this section. You can enjoy live music, grab a yummy bite at the food trucks and participate in other activities every Friday night of the week, from May 5 to Sept. 15. It’s all happening at Centennial Plaza in front of City Hall, at 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd., and like last year, the live music, movies and other activities are free.

On some nights, more than one group or band are performing – from classic rock to country, jazz and blues to indie pop, acoustic music, dance hits and Spanish songs. Six movie nights are planned, as well as an Art Walk, and the Taylorsville Arts Council will put on a couple of performances, including “Into the Woods Jr.”

The Children’s Entrepreneur Market will also be back, as well as of course, the Food Truck League food trucks from 5 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday night. This year’s Starry Nights series kicks o on May 5 with local rock band De Novo on the Centennial Plaza stage from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

So come join us at the plaza each Friday night this summer. Our Starry Nights promise to be lled with fun for everyone, and everything we hoped our Centennial Plaza would be.

—Mayor Kristie S. Overson

WHAT’S INSIDE – MAY 2023

Frequently Called Numbers, Page 2

Council Corner, Page 3

TVPD News, Page 4

Heritage Remembrances, Page 7

Environment, Page 8

This year’s record-breaking snowpack is needed to replenish Utah’s water supply and re ll reservoirs, but as it melts, it has the potential to create ooding. As a result, preparations are underway this spring in anticipation of the possibility.

Taylorsville has a sandbag lling station, for instance, at 4551 S. Atherton Drive where residents can help themselves to sandbags and sand to ll them (25 bags per household). The sand will be available every Thursday night from 5 to 7 p.m., until unneeded. Please bring your own shovel and gloves. In addition, residents can pick up free sandbags from Salt Lake County at its Public Works Operations Division located at 604 W. 6960 South.

“It's important to plan for potential ooding, and we are grateful we have good resources in place,” said Mayor Kristie Overson.

Strong localized rainfall or rapidly melting snow can saturate the ground to cause ooding but the good news is Utah has systems in place to help capture ood ows. Public works departments and canal companies also work hard to keep conveyance works clean so ows are e cient, helping to alleviate ood risks.

Visit taylorsvilleut.gov for a Q&A about sandbags and flooding. Salt Lake County, too, has some outstanding resources, including interactive mapping, at slcoem.org.

Mayor Kristie S. Overson

EVENTS MAY 2023

May 3 & 17 – 6:30 p.m.

City Council Meeting @ City Hall and online. Watch a livestream of the meeting on the city’s website, www.taylorsvilleut.gov

May 5 – 5 p.m.

Starry Nights @the Plaza kicks o with the food trucks from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and local rock band De Novo at 6:30. See our full Starry Nights’ summer schedule on Page 5.

May 9 – 7 p.m. & May 23 – 6 p.m.

Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall.

May 18 – 7 p.m.

An Evening of Art @ the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center. Hear from artists Ben Hammond and Justin Wheatley.

May 20 – 10 a.m.

Ride, Roll & Stroll along the Jordan River Parkway. Meet at the Millrace Park trailhead. See ad on Page 8.

May 29 – All day

Memorial Day. City O ces are closed.

May 31 – 6 p.m.

Let’s Talk Taylorsville @ City Hall.

UPCOMING: June 7-9 – 8 p.m.

Into The Woods Jr. @ the Centennial Plaza stage.

UPCOMING: June 10 – 8 a.m. to noon

Taylorsville Annual Cleanup Day @Taylorsville High School, northwest parking lot.

Find our calendar of events every month on the city’s website, where you can also submit your own events for possible publication. Go to www.taylorsvilleut.gov

City Council Candidate

Filing Period Opens in June

Interested in running for o ce in Taylorsville? If so, declare your candidacy for Council Districts 1, 2 or 3 from June 1 to 7, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (excluding the weekend).

Each term is for four years and candidates must declare in person to the city recorder at Taylorsville City Hall, 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd. (Elections for Districts 4 and District 5 and the position of Mayor will be held in 2025).

If a resident wishes to run for o ce but will be out of the state for the entire declaration period, he/she may still do so by following the provisions outlined in Utah Code §20A-9-203. To run for o ce, you must:

• Be a registered voter.

• Be at least 18 years old.

• Be a United States citizen.

• Have lived in Taylorsville for 12 consecutive months prior to the election date.

• Live within the boundary of the district you wish to represent.

• Be mentally competent.

• Have not been convicted of a felony (unless your right to run has been restored under Utah Code §20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2101.5).

• Pay the $100 ling fee, or pay a $50 ling fee plus submit a nomination petition signed by at least 25 Taylorsville residents over age 18.

For more information, contact City Recorder Jamie Brooks at: 801-955-2006 or jbrooks@taylorsvilleut.gov.

COUNCIL CORNER

By Council Member Ernest Burgess

This Season’s Many Arts Council Shows Promise to Enchant, Delight

We really are lucky to have a robust Arts Council in our city. They plan a long list of fun events each year for our community and this year is no exception. From “Footloose” and “Into the Woods Jr.” to our longstanding tradition of “Taylorsville’s Got Talent,” we think you’ll be thrilled by the talent.

As the City Council representative to the Taylorsville Arts Council, I am so impressed by the many artists who volunteer their time and share their gifts with us. We hope you will come see one or all of these outstanding shows!

Last year, we enjoyed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Tombstone Tales,” “Taylorsville's Got Talent,” the Taylorsville Art Show, musical revues and symphony concerts. This season’s lineup is also topnotch, including:

June 7-9 – “Into the Woods Jr.” at the Centennial Plaza stage. (See showtimes and details for each at www. taylorsvilleut.gov).

June 10 – “Taylorsville’s Got Talent” at the Centennial

Plaza stage. Featuring a variety of talents, this show is always a crowd favorite.

July 10-15 – “Footloose,” the musical. This is a fun musical with plenty of music and dance.

Sept. 15 and 16 – “Jukebox Musical,” a musical revue, at the Centennial Plaza stage.

Oct. 26 and 27 – The Taylorsville-SLCC Symphony Orchestra performs “A Night at the Movies” at the MidValley Performing Center main stage.

Oct. 27 and 28 – The annual Taylorsville Art Show takes place in the foyer of the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center.

Nov. 16-18 – “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at the MidValley Performing Arts Center Studio 5400 theater.

The Taylorsville Arts Council strives to find ways to bring entertainment every year to our community. They’ve had many successful seasons and are expecting 2023 to be one of the best. We are so grateful for them, as well as all the incredible actors, vocalists, dancers and musicians we have here in Taylorsville!

Learn More about the Cemetery for Memorial Day

Taylorsville City Cemetery has a unique history that includes burials of some of the area’s rst settlers, along with numerous county burials for which cemetery sta are working hard to nd information. The cemetery’s rst recorded burial was in 1877; Betsey Jane Mantle was just 4 years old.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the cemetery’s rst owner when land was donated for that purpose. Over the next decades, ownership then passed through many hands.

During the mid-1960s to about 1985, the cemetery was not well kept. In fact, one of the owners wanted to sell part of the cemetery to build an apartment complex. Taylorsville residents stopped that from happening and rallied to bring the cemetery back to the peaceful resting place it was meant to be. Among those who stepped up to help was Lee Bennion. He, along with Lavelle Prince and Richard Harker, purchased the cemetery, and Bennion put in many hours of hard work over the past 30 years. While he does not work at the cemetery anymore, Bennion met over the years with hundreds of families, many of whom still think of him as a dear friend to this day.

There are just over 1,600 plots still available at the Taylorsville City Cemetery. Approximately 3,700 individuals are buried there, including some of the earliest settlers whose burials, as well as several county burials, weren’t recorded. About a dozen

graves were exhumed and moved to other cemeteries, and there are several cenotaphs in the cemetery (meaning a headstone is placed for remembrance only, while the remains are elsewhere).

There are 256 known veterans buried at the cemetery, and cemetery sta are working with Salt Lake County and the Veterans Administration to obtain headstones for 13 veterans who don’t have one. In December, the cemetery participated for the rst time in the Wreaths Across America initiative to place holiday wreaths at veterans' graves. “The City of Taylorsville and Taylorsville Youth Council worked hard to make this a memorable event,” said Sexton Suzie Smith, “and we are looking forward to participating for many more years to come.”

The cemetery also has a new website available at taylorsville. cemsites.com. It includes an interactive map, cemetery pricing and the cemetery’s policy, and cemetery sta are in the process of adding pictures of headstones and obituaries. Please email Smith at susmith@taylorsvilleut.gov if you see a mistake or if a headstone photo is wrong or missing.

Construction on Redwood Road may bring some changes to the front of the cemetery. For instance, a small remodel to the entrance is being discussed but that won’t happen until after road construction is completed. “Hopefully, the construction won’t put a burden on visitors for too long,” Smith said.

For Memorial Day on Monday, May 29, please do not dig holes for vases or plant live plants or shrubs at the cemetery. Sta will pick up all decorations on the following Monday, June 5.

Cemetery crew members are working hard to ready the cemetery after the long winter. Its policy regarding grave decorations during mowing season went into e ect on April 15, and the cemetery’s regular trash pickup day is Wednesday night (a few times might change).

Smith may be contacted with questions or for further information by email or at 801-671-2078 or 801-963-5400.

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

TVPD Makes Key Promotions as Department Approaches Year 2

Check this space each month for news about the Taylorsville Police Department (TVPD) and their valuable service to our community.

In a ceremony this past month before the City Council, three of our TVPD o cers were honored with signi cant promotions. Sgt. Cheshire and Sgt. Fowler have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and Det. Lavin is now a sergeant.

Lt. Cheshire and Lt. Fowler will both ll the role of what was formally a Deputy Chief position. They will have a variety of responsibilities, including overseeing daily patrol operations, training, equipment, hiring and internal a airs. Sgt. Lavin has been assigned to our patrol division as a patrol supervisor.

Lt. Fowler has served in law enforcement for more than 20 years and holds a bachelor’s degree Chinese. He has worked for San Jose, Calif., Saratoga Springs, Taylorsville and Unified Police departments. In total, he has worked as an officer/ supervisor within Taylorsville City for more than 14 years. His positions have included patrol o cer, tra c enforcement (motors) o cer, property crimes detective, street crimes detective, patrol sergeant and street crimes detective sergeant. In his free time, he enjoys running, mountain biking, baseball (specifically the Giants), fishing and spending time with his children.

Lt. Cheshire has served in law enforcement for more than 23 years. He has worked for both West Valley City and Taylorsville police departments. He joined TVPD upon its formation nearly two years ago. His positions have included patrol o cer, K-9 o cer, special investigations detective, U.S. Marshals Service task force officer, narcotics detective, special victims unit detective, hostage negotiator, patrol sergeant and violent crimes sergeant. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family and coaching his kids’ sports.

Sgt. Lavin has served in law enforcement for more than 11 years. He has worked for the Utah Department of Corrections, West Jordan, Taylorsville and Uni ed Police departments. He also joined TVPD upon its formation nearly two years ago. His positions have included patrol o cer, street crimes detective and special weapons and tactics (SWAT) o cer. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, shing, camping and riding UTVs.

We know each of these leaders will have a signi cant role in shaping the future of TVPD. Thank you and congratulations!

TVPD EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Det. Jensen is our latest TVPD Employee of the Month. Prior to joining Taylorsville PD, Det. Jensen served as an o cer with West Valley City Police Department. He has more than 18 years of law enforcement experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Det. Jensen has served as a patrol o cer, community-oriented policing detective and neighborhood narcotics investigator, as well as in gang investigations, major crimes, organized crime, property crimes and with the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force.

At present, Det. Jensen is serving as part of the CASE (Crimes Against Statewide Economics) unit within the Utah Attorney General’s O ce. The unit focuses on large-scale organized retail theft criminal organizations. Det. Jensen was nominated as Employee of the Month by Agent Russell, who is the supervising special agent for CASE.

Det. Jensen also was awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” by the Utah Organized Retail Crime Association (UTORCA) for his distinguished service in several investigative operations. He is credited with investigating an organized retail crime group that was targeting multiple retailers over multiple counties and police jurisdictions. The group’s operations were tracked to Las Vegas, and Det. Jensen arrested two of the main suspects and recovered thousands of dollars of merchandise.

Additionally, he has organized several proactive retail theft law enforcement operations, resulting in arrests of multiple individuals at various retail locations including stores in Taylorsville. Agent Russell described Detective Jensen’s work ethic as being “hard to keep up with.”

When Det. Jensen is not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, baseball, sports, trying new restaurants and being a “foodie.” Thank you, Det. Jensen, for your service and dedication to law enforcement!

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Green Committee Hosts Cleanup Day, Answers Curbside Recycling Questions

By Richard Jirik, Taylorsville Green Committee

Taylorsville’s annual Cleanup Day is set for June 10 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Taylorsville High northwest parking lot. Be sure to visit www.taylorsvilleut.gov for a list of what items we are accepting and those that are prohibited.

In the spirit of recycling, we also wanted to address some commonly asked questions about what items you can and can't put in your blue recycling can. Thanks to McKenna Tupai of Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling for her responses:

1. Can I leave the plastic screw-on caps when I recycle my plastic beverage/water bottles, or should I discard the caps in the garbage?

Yes, leaving the plastic caps on bottles, as well as the labels are ne. At the recycling processing facility, plastic bottles are chopped up and grinded into small akes. They then go through a series of machines that wash the pieces. Here is where all labeling is weeded out. Caps on plastic bottles are separated using a oat-sink process. The plastic akes are sent into a mechanical tube lled with water. The akes will oat at di erent depths based on what type of plastic they are. The plastic bottles, made of polyethylene terephthalate (or PET), will oat, and the caps, made of polypropylene (PP) plastic will sink, thus separating the di erent plastics.

2. Can I recycle clean (without food residue) aluminum foil?

No, aluminum foil (clean or with food residue) cannot go into your recycling can. Single stream recycling sorting machines do not sort out the foil. Put aluminum foil in your garbage can.

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4. Can I recycle clean plastic cutlery and plates? No, please do not recycle plastic plates or utensils. These plastics can contain additives, and they are not suited for single stream recycling.

5. Can I recycle any styrofoam items such as packaging, peanuts & drinking cups?

No, do not place any type of styrofoam in your recycling can. This includes food takeout (clamshell) containers and the styrofoam trays that come packaged with fresh meats from grocery stores. Styrofoam is a di cult and expensive plastic to recycle so there are limited recycling options for this material. However, shipping providers such as UPS and FedEx stores commonly accept styrofoam packing peanuts for reuse. Call the store rst to con rm that it will accept them, as some stores may not.

6. Can I recycle empty pizza boxes?

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Taylorsville-SLCC Orchestra performs

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Taylorsville Bennion Heritage REMEMBRANCES

Don’t Miss These Library Events

The Taylorsville Library has planned several programs during the month of May. You’ll want to mark your calendar for these events:

SUMMER TEEN VOLUNTEERS

Interested in earning some volunteer hours? Visit the Info Desk at the Taylorsville Library to learn how you can get involved with the Summer Reading Program. For teens age 14-17.

TEEN JACKBOX GAMES

Thursday, May 4, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

It's a Jackbox Games Party. Play Jackbox Games with your friends. Bring your cell phone or tablet to play. A few additional devices will be available for use if you do not have your own.

WALKING BOOK CLUB

Thursdays, May 4, 11 and 25, from 10 to 11:15 a.m.

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

Reading schedule:

This month we remember Dr. Horace Smith Knowlton. Margaret Player, a member of the Taylorsville Historic Preservation Committee, conducted an interview and made an audio recording of his life history for the museum.

Dr. Knowlton also took great care in submitting this history, and even had the writings professionally bound. It sits on a shelf in the museum, and we are grateful for his sincere e orts. He completed his history just before he passed away.

Dr. Knowlton has an “illustrious heritage,” with Smith as his middle name. The Smiths of Taylorsville come from prominent early pioneer settlers. His life history is full of detailed events from his years at Plymouth Elementary, Bryant Junior High and East High School.

While at East High, he joined the ROTC ri e contest and took high honors. His life story continues at the University of Utah. His history is full of many certi cates and letters. Dr. Knowlton lists several social involvements that he enjoyed, including community service, a scholarship to the National Red Cross and military service to name a few. In his senior years, he joined the Taylorsville Lions Club where he made many cherished memories.

His chosen profession was dentist, which his son continues today. He rst married Fay and later Patti, who survives him. You can read Dr. Knowlton’s history yourself, and many others, by visiting the museum, 1488 W. 4800 South.

“The Woman They Could Not Silence” by Kate Moore

May 4: chapters 16-35

May 11: chapters 36-end

No Walking Book Club on May 18

“Harlem Shu e” by Colson Whitehead

May 25: Part One: The Truck

VIRTUAL ADULT LECTURE | How Korean is K-Pop?

Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m.

REGISTER AT: THECOUNTYLIBRARY.ORG/LECTURESERIES

Dr. Maya Stiller will provide a brief overview of the history of K-pop and explore the ways in which traditional elements in K-pop music videos are used for representation of “Koreanness.”

LEGO HOUR

Thursday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m.

Build and create with tons of the library’s LEGO bricks.

Happy Birthday to longtime Taylorsville volunteer

CONNIE STEADMAN TANEY

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Born in Murray, Utah

Lived on 4800 South her whole life

Attended Granger High, 1959-1961

Earned bachelor's degree from BYU

Married high school sweetheart, Jim Taney

Mom to five children

Played the organ in Jordan River Temple

A Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center

founder and dedicated volunteer

Loves her family and dog OLAF

MAY UPDATES

District Diversion Meets WFWRD Goal

Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District’s diversion rate for the rst quarter of 2023 (January-March) was 19.95%, which meets the district’s goal of 20% waste diverted from the land ll for reuse, recycling and composting programs.

The Waste Management Hierarchy, shown here, was created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is a great guide to follow. This inverted pyramid starts with source reduction and reuse of products. The second tier moves onto recycling and composting, for which WFWRD provides blue recycling cans and green waste and curbside glass subscription services. The third tier is energy and recovery, followed by the last option of sending waste to the land ll. Check WFWRD’s website and follow them on social media to nd out how you can help divert waste from the land ll: www.wasatchfrontwaste.org.

No Yard Waste in the Blue Recycle Can

Please remember that grass clippings and other organic and yard waste never go in the blue recycle can. If these materials are collected, it will contaminate otherwise clean recyclables. If you have a lot of yard waste, consider a Green Waste can or a home composting program. More information about the Green Waste Program can be found at the “Green Waste 101” tab on the WFWRD website: www.wasatchfrontwaste.org.

Glass Recycling Saves Energy

Glass is 100% recyclable!

If you recycle one glass bottle, it saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours, power a computer for 30 minutes or a television for 20 minutes.

Don’t know how or where to recycle your glass? Check out WFWRD’s “Glass Recycling 101” page on their website to learn more about their curbside glass service: www.wasatchfrontwaste.org.

WFWRD o ers a curbside glass subscription program for Taylorsville residents and drop-o glass recycling services in Taylorsville at the Taylorsville DABC (4455 S. 2700 West) and the Taylorsville Park (1628 W. 4800 South).

City of Taylorsville

Water is More than H2O

Have you ever wondered why at times, water can have a differing odor, taste or appearance? These aesthetic characteristics usually do not pose a public health threat but may be noticed.

One of the odors that can occur in drinking water is a chlorinous or “swimming pool” odor.

Regulated chlorine in drinking water is not harmful, but some people are more sensitive to the taste and smell of chlorine than others. Chlorine is essential to protect public health and is therefore added to drinking water at the nal stage of treatment. This is done to kill any harmful germs that may be present.

TBID tries to keep chlorine levels as low as possible while still keeping supplies safe. Chlorine concentrations can vary throughout the day and throughout the seasons.

The taste of chlorine can be reduced in water by filling a container, covering it and allowing the water to stand in the fridge until needed. You might also consider using a home treatment device such as a water lter. Generally, these are not necessary, but some customers like to use them.

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.

Taylorsville Senior Center Highlights May Classes

The Taylorsville Senior Center has planned a variety of classes this month. Among them are:

Better Together – Every second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m., this bimonthly grief processing group o ers a creative way to process the deep emotions resulting from a loss or change of any kind.

Bingo – Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 p.m.

Story Taylors – Every other Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. Learn how to cultivate a story and share with others in a friendly group setting.

Line Dancing – Every Friday at 1:30 to 3:30pm.

Visit the center’s website at www.slco.org/taylorsville-senior-center for other activities and lunch menu information. The Taylorsville Senior Center is located at 4743 S. Plymouth View Drive and can be contacted by phone at 801-385-3370.

RIDE, ROLL & STROLL

SATURDAY, MAY 20 @ 10 AM

MILLRACE PARK TRAILHEAD

1150 W 5400 S, TAYLORSVILLE

Grab your wheels for a morning on the Jordan River Parkway All ages welcome! Decorate your ride for bonus points!

Ifyou're like me you are ready for some bright May sunshine after a winter of record breaking snowpack and a very snowy spring. While I’m excited for the sunshine, warmer temperatures also means we begin the season of spring runoff and possible flooding. Spring runoff, where the creeks swell from snow melt, typically occurs from April to July. Because of our extreme snowpack this year we are at greater risk for flooding, especially if temperatures rise quickly and cause rapid melt.

This past month Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson declared a flooding emergency as we saw heavy runoff and flooding in some areas. If you are looking to help fill sandbags, pick up free sandbags, or get tips and information on how to protect your property, visit the Salt Lake County Emergency Management website at slcoem.org.

When properly placed, sandbags can help redirect storm and debris flows away from property. A list of sandbag locations along with instructions on the proper use of sandbags are also available on the Salt Lake County Emergency Management website.

It’s important to take precautions and be prepared. Inspect your rain gutters and downspouts and confirm that they are clear of snow and debris. Be sure storm drains closest to your home and the areas around them are clear of any debris. Pay attention to

your landscaping, making sure water drains away from your home.

Keep children and pets away from potential flood and drainage areas. Rain on low-elevation valley snow can melt it quickly and increase runoff along streets and roadways. Shallow flooding of parking lots, roadways and intersections could be possible. Watch out for surface runoff and shallow sheet flooding from snow-covered open areas of land or driveways that slope toward a home or residence.

If flooding occurs, evacuate immediately, if told to do so. Never drive around barricades. Local responders use them to safely direct traffic out of flooded areas. Do not walk, swim, or drive through flood waters. Listen to EAS, NOAA Weather Radio or local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions regarding flooding.

If you see flooding contact city officials as local roadways, intersections or parking lots are the responsibility of your city. Residents should engage their city resources for local drainage problems. If the debris is in a river, creek, stream or canal, contact SLCO Flood Control at 385-468-6600.

After the last several years of drought, this spring runoff can be helpful to offset the decreased levels in our lakes and reservoirs.

And luckily our state and county are prepared to react quickly to any flooding issues. Lastly, I’m grateful we live in a community where neighbors are willing to help each other. We’ve already seen hundreds of volunteers out filling sandbags and pitching in to help place sandbags. Whatever our spring runoff brings, we will be ready. l

Throughout the ages, there have been many important advances in mobility. Canes, walkers, rollators, and scooters were created to help people with mobility issues get around and retain their independence. Lately, however, there haven’t been any new improvements to these existing products or developments in this field Until now. Recently, an innovative design engineer who’s developed one of the world’s most popular products created a completely new breakthrough . . . a personal electric vehicle. It’s called the Zinger, and there is nothing out there quite like it.

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–Kent C., California

The first thing you’ll notice about the Zinger is its unique look. It doesn’t look like a scooter. Its sleek, lightweight yet durable frame is made with aircraft grade aluminum so it weighs only 47.2 lbs. It features onetouch folding and unfolding – when folded it can be wheeled around like a suitcase and fits easily into a

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backseat or trunk. Then, there are the steering levers. They enable the Zinger to move forward, backward, turn on a dime and even pull right up to a table or desk. With its compact yet powerful motor it can go up to 6 miles an hour and its rechargeable battery can go up to 8 miles on a single charge. With its low center of gravity and inflatable tires it can handle rugged terrain and is virtually tip-proof. Think about it, you can take your Zinger almost anywhere, so you don’t have to let mobility issues rule your life.

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Polish your teapots, iron your doilies and butter your crumpets. For the first time in 70 years, an English monarch will be crowned and the whole world will tune in to see if King Charles III, Prince William and Prince Harry bust each other up at Westminster Abbey.

Whether or not the coronation turns into a fistfight, there will be plenty of spectacle, pomp, circumstance, tradition, snobbery and a reminder that England adores fluffy hats.

King Charles will be 74 on the day of his coronation, code-named Operation Golden Orb (not even kidding). He’s much older than his mother was when she was enthroned. Queen Elizabeth was crowned at the age of 27 and reigned for 156 years.

The coronation is based on traditions going back centuries. In fact, for nearly 1,000 years, the Archbishop of Canterbury has conducted the ceremony. You’d think, at some point, people would start asking how he’s been alive for so long.

Our country has a bit of history with England, but we're still infatuated with royalty. American royalty just isn’t the same. It’s either the Kardashians or the Kennedys, depending on who you ask. When we elect a new president, we don’t

The Royal Treatment

coronation. King Charles and Queen Camilla will leave Buckingham Palace in a four-ton Gold State Coach that’s been used in coronations since 1830 and is notoriously uncomfortable. It’s covered in gilded statues and painted panels and will be pulled by eight dragons through the streets of London.

The procession travels from the palace, past Isengard at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, along Trafalgar Square, through Hogwarts to Westminster Abbey where the king will be anointed with holy oil using the Coronation Spoon. I don’t know if there’s a knife and fork. Wikipedia didn’t mention any other coronation utensils.

King Charles will then stand next to a really old chair (and it’s not even made out of swords pulled from the hands of his dead enemies), and given things to hold like the Royal Orb, a couple of scepters, gold spurs, a jeweled sword, gold bracelets and a ring. No wonder it’s hard to be king. That’s a lot to carry.

follow centuries of history and tradition. We do a swearing-in ceremony followed by four years of smack talk on social media.

But England knows how to stage a

Then the Archbishop (who HAS to be a vampire, I mean come on!) places the five-pound crown on the king’s head. Saint Edwards Crown has a solid gold frame and is bedazzled with rubies, ame-

thysts, sapphires and other jewels, making the crown worth more than my entire lifetime income.

Everyone yells, “God save the king!” and trumpets blare and, Bob’s your uncle, England has a new king.

Then the fun starts. Concerts will feature new musical pieces commissioned by the king himself, including an anthem written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and I can only hope it’s performed by the cast of “Cats.” A refugee choir and an LGBTQ+ ensemble will perform, because we all know how much the royal family loves diversity.

There’s even a Coronation Quiche consisting of spinach, broad beans, cheese, tarragon and lard, to celebrate the country’s devotion to bland food. You can get the recipe online and make it for your family as you watch the celebration.

Leaders from around the world will attend the coronation, except some countries who are afraid if they send leaders to the event, England will colonize them while they’re gone. But this is a historical moment you won’t want to miss, especially if the royal family starts throwing the crown jewels at each other.