No, coronavirus is not “responsible” for the $16.5 mil lion parks improvement plan Taylorsville City offi cials are now mulling over. But Mayor Kristie Overson says the virus and its seemingly endless mutations defi nitely factor into what they would like to do. “I would say COVID has accelerated our parks planning,” Overson said. “(The virus) seemed to show all of us the importance of outdoor recreation opportunities. Our polls (of city residents) show they want parks to be a higher priority. But also, we have known for years Tay lorsville Park needs some love. And now we can move forward.”Why “now?” For ages, the 11 acres that make up Taylorsville Park (4700 S. Redwood Road) has been owned, roughly 50/50, by the city and by Salt Lake County. The two gov ernmental entities did not “co-own” the entire park. They each owned specific sections of it. But, after nearly a year of negotiating and red tape navigating, that all finally changed last month, when city council members unanimously approved something called an “interlocal cooperation agreement” to accept ownership of the county’s half of the park – for free. “No money changed hands,” Overson added. “And now that we have complete control of the park, we can move forward making improvements.”
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Kirt and Karene Svedin returned to Utah with their four sons and one daughter after living seven years in southern Neva da. During that time, the family became completely immersed in Scouting. They were there at the start of 2020, when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discontinued its affiliation with BSA. They were there when the Boy Scouts of Amer ica changed its name to Scouts BSA. And, perhaps most significantly, the Svedins were in Las Vegas when Scouts BSA be gan establishing all-girl troops in the area. “My husband was a Scoutmaster in Vegas and I was a Cub Scout leader,” Karene Svedin explained. “First Kirt was Scoutmaster for a boys’ troop. Then, during the shakeup (when the Church broke from Scouting and when girl troops began to form) he became Scoutmaster for a girls’ troop. That was allowed because his Assistant Scoutmaster was female (and required to always be present for troop ac tivities).”TheSvedin's only daughter, Kaitriel, began her scouting adventure as a third grader, in a Nevada Cub Scout Pack. By the time the family moved back up here a year ago, she had earned 15 merit badg es and was well on her way to joining her older brothers as Eagle Scouts. Upon their return to the Salt Lake Valley, Karene quickly located Jason Mc Donald’s Scouts BSA Troop 1996B for son Caleb. But she couldn’t find a girl’s troop for Kaitriel within a convenient distance of their home. That’s what got the wheels rolling toward the creation of Taylorsville Troop 1996G. “I agreed to become Scoutmaster for a new girl’s troop as long as (husband) Kirt would be one of the Assistant Scout masters and Jason (McDonald) would be the other,” she added. “I knew they had enough experience to get me trained. When they said yes – and when we located enough interested girls – we filled out the paperwork and started our troop.” Troop 1996G became “official” in mid-August. Through September, Karene says the girls will study Scouts BSA ba sics like the oath and motto. And they’ll be heavy into recruiting. She hopes to double the size of the troop, up to eight girls, over the next several months.
T aylorsville C i T y J ournalPage 4 | s e PT . 2022 TAYLORSVILLE TEAM The Taylorsville City Journal is a monthly pub lication distributed directly to residents via the USPS as well as locations throughout Taylors Forville.information about distribution please email brad.c@thecityjournals.com or call our offices. Rack locations are also available on our website. The views and opinions expressed in display ad vertisements do not necessarily reflect or repre sent the views and opinions held by Loyal Perch Media or the City Journals. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written consent of the owner. © 2019 Loyal Perch Media, Inc. ConnectsocialmediaJou r nals YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS THE CITY FACEBOOK.COM/TKJOURNAL/ INSTAGRAM.COM/CITYJOURNALS CITY-JOURNALSLINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/TVILLEJOURNALTWITTER.COM/TAYLORSVILLECITYJOURNAL.COM CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bryan Scott | bryan.s@thecityjournals.com EDITOR Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Ryan Casper | ryan.c@thecityjournals.com801-254-5974 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Mieka Sawatzki | mieka.s@thecityjournals.com Jason Corbridge | jason.c@thecityjournals.com CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Brad Casper | brad.c@thecityjournals.com801-254-5974 Rack locations are also available on our website. EDITORIAL & AD DESIGN Ty AmandaGortonLukerStacyBronsonAnnaPro TAYLORSVILLE CITY JOURNAL 9500 South 500 West, Suite 205 Sandy, UT 84070 PHONE: 801-254-5974 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to inform and entertain our community while promoting a strong local economy via relevant content presented across a synergetic network of print and digital media. PUBLISHER Designed, Published, & Distributed by FREE | COMMUNITY | PAPERS Scouts BSA has its first official all-girl troop now meeting weekly in Taylorsville By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com T he first-ever all-girl “Boy Scout” troop in Taylorsville – and only the fifth or sixth such troop throughout our state – is now meeting, working on merit badges and preparing for their first overnight cam pout. Troop 1996G, G for girls, received special permission from the Crossroads of the West BSA Council to launch with only four young ladies. The normal required minimum, for male or female troops to be gin operating, is five scouts. So that means sisters Natali and Atzari Unzueta, along with Diana Godinez and Kaitriel Svedin are making a little Taylors ville history – even if all they are really thinking about is getting to do the same kinds of outdoor things their brothers have been doing for years.
Flanked by their leaders – Kirt & Karene Svedin (L) and Jason McDonald (R) – are the first four girls in Taylorsville’s first-ever female Scouts BSA Troop 1996G (L-R): Natali Unzueta, Atzari Unzueta, Kaitriel Svedin and Diana Godinez. (Courtesy Kirt Svedin)
“All four of these girls have brothers in my boys’ Troop 1996B,” said Scout master Jason McDonald. “We’ve support ed the idea of forming a girls’ troop for a long time. But, until now, we’ve not had enough girls – or potential leaders. But that all changed a little more than a year ago, when the Svedin family moved back to our area from Las Vegas.”
Local scouts and their leaders participated in this summer’s Taylorsville Dayzz parade. (Jason McDonald)
Finally, in the midst of all these changes – and the creation of the all-girls troop – Scoutmaster Jason McDonald has also recently seen seven of his scouts achieve their prestigious Eagle rank. Since becoming Scoutmaster in June 2020 – at the height of the no-vaccine-yet pandemic – McDonald has doubled the size of Troop 1996B from 12 to 24 active scouts. His first seven Eagle Scouts are: Cayden An derson, Sam Barlow, Walker Christopher son, Landon D’Huart, Gavin Lundgren, James Mills and Franco Unzueta, brother to new girls' troop members, Natali and Atzari.Earlier this summer – and for the sec ond year in a row – members of Troop 1996B spent a week camped on the shores of Bear Lake. McDonald says if they re turn again next year – and if the female Troop 1996G scouts also attend – both groups should be completely comfortable.
“They reduced the number of scouts at this year’s Bear Lake camp because it was just so crowded last summer,” Mc Donald said. They broke it into two dif ferent weeks, with about 250 scouts there – compared to the nearly 500 we had last year. The change made it much easier for our boys to get into the merit badge class es they wanted – and it shortened the food lines.”One thing that did remain consistent from a year ago was the percentage of fe male scouts in attendance. That’s why Ja son believes if the new Taylorsville Troop 1996G chooses to go up to Bear Lake next year, they won’t feel alone – or surrounded only by “Bothboys.years at Bear Lake, I would estimate about 25% of all the scouts were girls,” McDonald concluded. “Of course, they slept at opposite ends of the camp, away from each other. But they attended the same merit badge classes and par ticipated in many other camp activities together. My 12 scouts who attended av eraged earning four or five merit badges each. I’m sure the girls (from other areas) did the same or better.” Boys interested in joining Troop 1996B can call or text Scoutmaster Jason McDonald at 801-651-0159. Girls who want to know more about Troop 1996G can reach Scoutmaster Karene Svedin at 801-205-2287. And parents of Cub Scout age kids, boys or girls, should text or call Cubmaster Kirt Svedin at 801-712-8975. l
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Troop 1996G is scheduled to make a little more history on the night of Oct. 7, when they are scheduled to spend their first night in tents. The girls and leaders will go to Utah County for an overnight trip to Camp Maple Dell, BSA in Payson Canyon.Meantime, in addition to assisting his wife with her new troop, Kirt Svedin is also now the new Cubmaster for Pack 4996. Those are the younger kids, in cluding some girls already, who feed into Troops 1996B and 1996G. Scouts BSA Troops 1996B and G, and Cub Scout Pack 4996, are all sponsored by St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Tay lorsville (2700 W. Builders Drive, about 5160 South). That’s where the groups also meet during the winter. But as long as the weather cooperates, the girls and boys meet with their leaders across the street from the church at Valley Regional Park (5100 S. 2700 West).
Taylorsville Scouts BSA Troop 1996B joined hundreds of their counterparts this summer for a large camp at Bear Lake. (Jason McDonald)
“We broke away from the official, national Night Out Against Crime a few years ago,” Safety Committee Chairman Tony Henderson explained. “Nationally, it is designated as the first Tuesday in August. But with all the different Salt Lake Valley cities trying to do it on the same night, it was hard to book things like the climbing wall or a medical response heli copter. So, we shifted to a different weeknight close to the first Tuesday. But this was our first time to host it on Saturday night. It just seemed like a no-brainer to tie in with Starry Nights @ the Plaza.”Justa few hours before Night Out Against Crime was to begin, Taylorsville was hit with one of the hardest August rainstorms anyone could remember. Public Safety Committee member Lynette Wendel says they were concerned – but Moth er Nature cooperated just in time.
The Aug. 27 art unveiling event – along with a free show ing of the superhero movie “Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings” – proved to be a fitting conclusion to Taylorsville City’s second food truck season. The first was in 2019. COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 season, while lingering Centennial Plaza construction wiped out last year. One of the more successful Starry Nights @ the Plaza came three weeks before the art unveiling, courtesy of the city’s volunteer Public Safety Committee. They hosted their Night Out Against Crime on a Saturday night, for the first time ever.
Mountain Star AirLife made a dramatic entrance at Night Out Against Crime when they landed their emergency response helicopter in front of the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center. (Janice Fields)
Following their successful early August event, the Taylors ville Public Safety Committee will be back in action Sept. 10, when they host an informational booth at the Bennion Neigh borhood Fair. That event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at 3045 W. Bernina (about 5900 South). There they hope to generate interest in strengthening a Neighborhood Watch group in the area. The public is invited to the event – on the Saturday after Labor Day weekend – for food, games, music and several in formation booths. As for the immediate future of Taylorsville City’s Centen nial Plaza, Jen Andrus says more is coming this fall and winter, although several specifics have not yet been ironed out. The next big public event in the plaza is expected to arrive just be fore Halloween.“Weare90% sure we will host a trunk-or-treat candy give
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The successful summer series of Saturday night activities outside Taylorsville City Hall finally wrapped up last week end (Aug. 27), when city officials and sculpture artists from sev eral states unveiled pieces of art throughout Centennial Plaza. You may recall, six art pieces were displayed throughout the plaza a year ago, as the city launched its Plaza +ART program. This time around, 14 new pieces of art were unveiled.
Several youngsters took their bikes and scooters to Night Out Against Crime to test their skills on the bike rodeo course. (Janice Fields) Taylorsville Police offered a demonstration of their K9 Unit during Night Out Against Crime. (Janice Fields)
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“Some group was having a private event inside the (MVPAC),” Wendel said. "I don’t think they had any plans to join our Night Out Against Crime. But several of them ran out to see the helicopter also. It was fun.”
The Taylorsville Police K9 Unit offered a police dog demonstration. The climbing wall, traditionally provided by the Utah National Guard, was once again a big hit. And several kids participated in the “bike rodeo.”
“I hope it doesn’t stop there; I’d love designated places for 20 or more art pieces next year.”
“The obstacle course was not just for bikes; kids brought scooters, skateboards, lots of things on wheels,” Public Safe ty Committee Co-Chair Janice Fields added. “The Taylors ville Youth Council operated the course and did such a great job. This was our first Night Out Against Crime since 2019 (pre-coronavirus). It was also our first on a Saturday. I definite ly hope we can tie in again with Starry Nights @ the Plaza again next year. It worked out great – even if the weather did cause us a little Anotheranxiety.”ofthe Night Out Against Crime highlights came when the Mountain Star AirLife helicopter made a dramatic event entrance, flying in and landing on the lawn in front of the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center. As soon as the rotor blades stopped, attendees raced up for a closer look.
“Only four of the six art pieces we put on display just af ter Centennial Plaza construction was completed last year re mained in place all year,” Andrus explained. “One of the six pieces broke and another was sold earlier this summer. We in stalled similar ‘replacement’ art pieces, each made by the artists whose pieces were being replaced.”
Night Out Against Crime ties in with the city’s Starry Nights @ the Plaza to entertain and educate
Those optimistic comments are from Taylorsville Mayor Kristie Overson’s Executive Assistant Jen Andrus, who coordi nated Starry Nights @ the Plaza activities.
“Just before the event started, we had such a beautiful rain bow,” Wendel said. “I think the rain did cut into our crowd a bit. But that made it more pleasant and leisurely for those who did come out. There were no long lines. So much information was shared. I mean, with the food trucks and music…come on… it was just a great event.”
“It feels good inside to get the reaction from the crowd,” Taylorsville junior Brooklyn Storms said. “I like encouraging the team as they play and I get to help serve the communi ty. Being a cheerleader is great.”
Sophomore Keely Koch has been a cheer leader since her seventh-grade year at Eisen hower Junior High School. “The time we have put in is definitely worth it,” she said. “ I like learning to be kind and it is great to get to know my team and friendsTaylorsvillebetter.” has a new cheer coach this season, Ulbby Dyson. She has plenty of expe rience training and coaching cheer teams. She coached at Copper Hills High School and owns her own cheer studio in West Jordan, Forever Athletics Cheer and Tumbling. Her husband Reggie helps at the cheer academy. They offer cheer classes for game day cheer and tumbling. They also offer a uni fied team for athletes with disabilities. “I am excited about this season. It is my first year coaching at Taylorsville,” Dyson said. “I am looking forward to teaching them things on and off the mat and making this a successful year.” This year's team has four boys and 32 girls. They will compete in the first year of cheerleading as a sanctioned sport by the UH SAA. This year there will be region and state championships awarded. “Being sanctioned is a great thing, this should be recognized as a competitive sport,” DysonAtsaid.atypical cheerleading competition, teams perform routines with music that in clude stunts, jumps and tumbling. The teams are judged by a panel of experts on difficulty and execution.“Beinga cheerleader is hard. It takes school spirit, leadership and pride in the school. They become leaders on the mat and at the grocery store. It takes that kind of lead ership. The time commitment never stops, they are representatives of the school and attend all events from cross country to football games. They even support clubs,” Dyson said. Competitive cheer sanctioning with the UHSAA was years in the making, but was not entirely supported by the cheer community.
“Our team will rotate as they learn stunt ing and get routines together,” Dyson said. The coed team at Taylorsville is excited to begin the school year. Dyson said she hopes they have a great year. The date for the state cheer champion ships has not been set. Typically it is held in March. l Taylorsville’s cheer squad encourages the crowd at the team's first football game this fall. The cheerlead ers represent their school at many functions and community events. (Greg James/City Journals)
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The opposition to sanctioning has participants worried that schools will have a competitive team and a separate sideline team for games, and that is not what they want.
The Warrior cheerleaders stood behind the football team's bench and encouraged the crowd to have fun on a rainy opening Friday night game against Murray. The team began the game by returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown to the excitement of the student section. That moment made all the hard work this summer worth it for the cheer team. “It is hard to get up and have the energy every single day. After a while it becomes up lifting. I really like being with my friends and my team,” Storms said.
“We had no budget for the many bands that performed this summer during our Starry Nights @ the Plaza series,” Andrus confessed. “We gave them food vouchers – that’s it. And I know at least some of them played so long, they missed their meals. I just had to beg and plead a little. I explained to them it was our first year. And I promised, if we could get a budget for next year, they would be the first bands we invited back – to perform AND get paid for it.”
Starry Nights @ the Plaza 2023 is expected to launch, as this year’s first edition did, a couple of weeks before Memorial Day. The only Saturday night they skip, through the end of August, is the final night of Taylorsville Dayzz. Andrus adds, next year’s edition might include a farmers’ market on at least some of the nights. They’d also like to add in some lawn games such as cornhole and ladder ball. And next year’s free movie count is likely to jump from five to six of the 15 Saturday night events. Oh, and PAID bands are expected each of the Saturday nights next year. l The Utah National Guard provided their popular climbing wall at Night Out Against Crime. (Janice Fields) Night Out Against Crime visitors received lots of tips and ‘freebies’ from several different safety information booths. (Janice Fields)
T aylorsville J ournal . C om away in Centennial Plaza,” Andrus added. “But we aren’t yet sure whether it will be on Saturday Oct. 22 or the 29. If we hold it on that day closer to Halloween, we want to be sure we aren’t conflicting with other, long-established trunk-or-treat events in the community.”Laterstillin the year – sometime after we’ve gorged on Thanksgiving food and football – city officials also plan to host a holiday tree lighting event. But there again, Andrus says sev eral details still need to be finalized.
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To help fund trunk-or-treat, the holiday lighting ceremo ny and next year’s Starry Nights @ the Plaza, Andrus recent ly secured a $22,000 state grant from the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement. She says it won’t cover all their costs for a year’s worth of activities – but will assist greatly.For starters, it might make booking live bands to perform in the Centennial Plaza outdoor amphitheater easier.
Warriors cheerleaders have a new coach and direction
“For starters, we have to decide whether we’re going to decorate only our existing trees and buildings with holiday lights or if we are going to bring in a big evergreen tree, similar to the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree,” Andrus said. “Of course, it won’t be as big as that, but we could do something on a smaller scale. We need to have a couple of meetings to make those decisions.”
It is a new school year, and it is time to cheer on new teams, players and coaches. The Taylorsville cheer team has been preparing all summer for this fall.
B etween the three of them, Encarni Gallardo, Lindsey Blackburn and Marley Bindrup have lived and worked in China, Spain and across our United States, literally from coast-to-coast (North Carolina to California). But after all that globetrotting, now the trio is concentrat ing its professional efforts in Taylorsville – at the Building Blocks Childcare Center (5218 S. Redwood Road). The modest building on the westside of Redwood has served as a preschool and daycare for decades. But as of last fall, it’s now the first-ever childcare center under the direction of our state’s oldest non-deno minational child welfare and family support agency.
After moving to Utah from Spain a quarter-century ago, Encarni Gallardo went to work for CSS Utah in October 2001. She’s been its executive director for eight years.
“I moved to Utah from Charlotte, North Carolina in December 2020 and started working here (under the previous owners) in March 2021,” Blackburn ex plained. “I have also lived in Indianapo lis, Los Angeles and Palm Springs. But I feel ‘home’ now. I love watching the kids develop. The new (CSS Utah) owners have made so many improvements. I can see myself doing this for years to come. I look forward to going to work every day. And Encarni has been such a great men tor. She is amazing.” Four teachers work under Blackburn at the center. Marley Bindrup instructs the oldest group, ages 3 to 5. She’s the one who called China home for half a year, where she taught kindergarten. Although preschools and daycares have a reputa tion for paying staff poorly, Bindrup says that’s not the case at Building Blocks Childcare Center. She instructs about 10 to 14 pre-K kids, five days a week.
“I really like what I’m doing; I am shocked at how fun it is,” she said. “I of fer explicit education about three hours each day, helping the kids recognize and read letters and numbers. But even our play time is educational. Our kids tend an outside garden. We help our children explore their interests and to dive deeper into the things they like most.”
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Gallardo reports, if this Taylorsville site is successful, her 138-year-old or ganization may consider opening more preschools in other parts of the state. The organization has several satellite offices across Utah – just no other child care cen ters. Building Blocks Childcare Center in Taylorsville is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more infor mation on availability and pricing call 385-388-4993 or email lindsey@cssutah. org. l
“We have a staff of about 50 peo ple and provide many services includ ing assisting with adoptions and offering grandparents training and support when they have become primary caregivers to their grandchildren,” Gallardo explained.
“Today, Children’s Service Society of Utah empowers families and caregivers through services that support the safety and well-being of children.”
A dozen years before Utah became our country’s 46 state – back when horsedrawn wagons were about the only way to get around the Salt Lake Valley – the Children’s Service Society of Utah was born. According to their website (cssutah. org), the group began operations when a president you’ve never heard of (Ches ter A. Arthur, our 21s POTUS) was in the White House – and they have never ceased“Onoperations.Oct.13, 1884, 34 ladies met to organize a day nursery in Salt Lake City to help the working poor and provide a safe place for their children while the parent worked,” the website explains.
The site has a capacity of 41 kids and currently only has room to accept a few additional 3 year olds. Their fees are much lower than the “going rate” for child care, because of grant funding pro vided by the United Way of Salt Lake. But that funding is year-to-year, so costs could increase significantly in January. “Our hope is to renew the grant fund ing and we are optimistic,” Gallardo con cluded. “But you never know until it’s official.”Under Gallardo in the preschool’s chain of command is Lindsey Blackburn, who’s now finishing up her training to be come Building Blocks Childcare Center’s first official director.
A nearly 140-year-old Utah nonprofit now owns and operates a familiar Taylorsville preschool By Carl Fauver | c.fauver@mycityjournals.com
“This (Taylorsville site) is our first child care center. We took over the place last October, did some extensive renovating and opened it as Building Blocks Child care Center in February.”
Pre-K instructor Marley Bindrup teaches 3- to 5-year-old kids at the Building Blocks Childcare Center on Redwood Road. (Lindsey Blackburn) Trusts, Cremation
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“Our field was not the worst in the district but was not eligible for replacement. The foun dation came in to try to help and talked to the booster club. They told us ‘no, let's put in a new field.’ It was just finished a few days before the first game,” Liddell said. The new turf is specially designed with a shock pad underneath, sand, and wood chip layers to help with the heat. It also has water cannons that can be used to soak it down and cool it on really hot days.
The football team makeover continues at Taylorsville High School. Its field is redone and their second-year coach, Chris Rosales, has them on the right track. “We are tickled pink to have him,” a mem ber of the Warriors booster club and school staff said. “He has changed the character of the pro gram,” school Principal Emme Liddell said. “He has helped the team realize that it is not just about being a good athlete, but about being a good person and good human.”
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During the summer, Taylorsville was short three custodians. The team volunteered and was put to work. They moved furniture and helped maintain the school, all while preparing for the season.The Warriors also walked in the Taylors ville Dayzz parade and volunteered at the park. Last season they did not win a game, but Rosales mirrored the attitude he expected from his players.“When things were down and rough he modeled that positive behavior for the boys. He is a great go-between and communicates well with the staff. We are so excited to have him,” LiddellThesaid.2022 season started with a bang and the team's first win since Oct, 9, 2020, a 27-6 victory over Murray. The game was not the highlight of the evening, though. The school introduced its new playing surface to the community. In a special halftime ceremony, the school thanked its partners in the refurbishment of the dilapidated field. The Deloy Hansen Family Foundation donated for the upgrade and is also helping rebuild the school's weight room facil ity. “This is a community enhancement. We are super grateful as a school and Taylorsville community for Deloy’s generosity,” Liddell said. High school playing surfaces are sched uled for replacement in the Granite School District about every ten years. Taylorsville was not available for the upgrade until 2026, but the field had become dangerous in places and the turf was in disrepair.
“The main thing is the safety of the kids. It is a healthier playing environment for the play ers,” Liddell said. It is also striped for boys and girls soccer and lacrosse. Currently, the school does not field lacrosse teams, but in the future, the field is now prepared.Liddell called the program ‘winners’ even after only one game. The Warriors compete in UHSAA Region 2 against Hunter, Cyprus, Granger, Roy, West and Kearns. The state tournament is scheduled to begin Oct. 21 and the championship will be held Nov. 10 at the University of Utah. The Warriors hope to extend their homefield advantage. The next home game is sched uled against Cyprus on Sept. 9. l Warriors family is ‘tickled pink’ at the new attitude introduced by head coach Chris Rosales. (Greg James/City Journals) to clog for as long as own home, or we will clean gutters are dedicated to ensuring your home is protected year round, which is why we
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Taylorsville High brightens up the sidewalk with chalk art contest
Taylorsville High Student Government put on a fun chalk night on Monday, Aug. 15. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Junior Elizabeth Trout colored an amazing Winnie-the-Pooh, complete with a butterfly on the nose. “I don’t have much time for art but when I do it, I really love it,” she said while adding the finishing touches on her chalk art. “Winnie-the-Pooh is my favorite cause he was a big part of my childhood.” Elizabeth is on the Taylorsville High student government and they get to design and create a lot of banners and posters, something she really enjoys doing.
Intricate eyeball and flower drawn at the Tay lorsville High Chalk Night. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
School is starting, skies have been cloudy, and summer is coming to an end. So those students returning to Taylorsville High have something bright and cheery on the sidewalks. Taylorsville High’s student government put on a chalk art contest in mid-August and the re sults were spectacular. Flowers, cartoon char acters and animals were among the designs.
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Tammy continued, “I’m nervous for my senior year, but it’s pretty exciting too!” “For some reason, coloring with chalk is fun for any age,” Taylorsville resident Ashlee Wright said. “I don’t care if you’re 2 or 3 or 80 years old, it’s just fun. There’s something about getting your hands all dirty that makes it all worth it.” So whether its just for fun or it helps to get out some anxiety, art is a great tool for every one and we’re so glad that Taylorsville High agrees.
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By Karen Hooper | k.hooper@mycityjournals.com
Another student, senior Tammy Phung, made what she described as a cute Pennywise the Clown. “It was a happy little accident,” she laughed. “Just like Bob Ross says.” Decorating the sidewalk was a good way to get out some anxiety of school beginning and focus on art.
Junior Elizabeth Trout decorates the High School sidewalk with an incredible Winnie-the-Pooh draw ing (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Senior Tammy Phung by her drawing of a happy/scary clown. (Karen Hooper/City Journals) Flower chalk art at the Taylorsville High Chalk Night. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Winnie-the-Pooh drawn by Taylorsville High junior Elizabeth Trout (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Nine-year-old Maddy Nolan said, “my favorite part was how he made everything he used. He didn’t have to go out and spend very much money, he could just craft it. That’s ex citing because I feel like I could do that my self.”Jensen explains, “Transforming sweat pants into pirate pants might take a bit of work, cutting and adding elastic, but those are skills anyone can learn. Sewing is a skill you can learn! All I did for my pirate shoes was spray paint them black and hot glue a buckle on. I’m telling you, kids, there’s no limit on imagination.”Summer is a great time to use your imag ination. Look around the house and see what items you can transform. You never know, a pirate might be hiding in there somewhere. And remember, “The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Thanks Taylorsville library (and Eric Jensen) for bringing that quote to life. l Eric Jensen transformed himself into a pirate. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Kids watch eagerly as Eric Jensen starts transforming into a pirate. (Karen Hooper/City Journals) Eric Jensen shows how to use make-up to create the look you want. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Late in July, Taylorsville residents got a real treat thanks to the city’s library. Children of all ages were entertained by a pirate! Or the closest thing to one, Eric Jensen, a member of the Off Broadway Theater who used costumes and the power of imagination to transform into a swash-buckling buccaneer. He quickly became a favorite with the kids, making them laugh with his humor and skillful teaching. They sat, mesmerized, as he showed them how common thrift store items can be turned into props for anyone’s own personal adven ture. A cheap, plastic vase can turn into a can non, sweatpants with a few alterations can turn into pirate pants, and drawing on some dark angled eyebrows can make you look an gry. All you need is a few supplies and a lot of creativity.“Here’s what it’s all about,” pirate Jen sen told the children. “It’s all about what you think makes a good story. How can you bring that story to life? It’s just about being imagi native and using what you’ve got.” And he did just that. Within a matter of minutes, Jensen had transformed himself into a pirate using altered shoes, tights, wig, hat, and eye patch. Once the make-up was on, he showed the kids how to commit to the role by changing his friendly alto voice to a low, raspy growl. But the fun didn’t end there. The pirate had the kids on the edge of their seats as he told a tale of sailors and pirates on the open-seas, hurricanes and deserted islands and a monstrous octopus he called a Kraken. And instead of being in a library on a hot July morning, the kids were transported to an ex citing adventure of heroes and monsters. Once the story adventure was over, the kids were sad to see it end, but left with a sense of wonder, thinking "what can I create?"
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One final note: the interlocal cooperative agreement approved by the Taylorsville City Council to accept Salt Lake County’s portion of Taylorsville Park also included a second site being given to the city by the county. A 10.5-acre parcel called the Skyview Reten tion Basin Park (6425 S. 4015 West) is a large undeveloped area on the Taylorsville-West Jordan border designed to capture water during extreme rains. However, city officials all agree, the name “park” is not appropriate for the site. They have no plans to add any amenities to the location. It will continue to serve simply as an open area to catch water and help pre vent flooding in the adjacent neighborhoods.
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“The cost estimates for the improve ments we are considering would be about $7.5 million at Taylorsville Park and $9 mil lion at Tank Park,” Oversonsaid. “That’s if we are able to do everything. But if we can’t get that much funding, we may have to cut a few things.”The most reliable “money spigot” for projects like this has been Salt Lake County “track” funding. “Track” is actually TRCC or Tourism, Recreation, Cultural and Con vention (Facilities). This is money generated through restaurants, rental cars, hotels and other visitor amenities across the county.
As for Taylorsville and Tank Parks, City Engineer Ben White says the designs they now have in hand from G. Brown: Design, INC will likely be made public in a month or two. “They have been working on the mas ter plans to improve both sites for quite a while now – but they are not quite ready to be released (for the public to see),” White explained. “They still need a couple of small changes. But the drafts should be ready for release before the end of the year.” What we won’t see in the remainder of 2022 are backhoes and other work equipment at either site. However, next spring and sum mer should bring lots of flying dirt at both locations. l
Tank Park drawing board – in addition to the four pickleball courts being discussed – preliminary plans call for playground equipment, a bicycle path, an enclosed dog park and improvements to create a winter sledding area, thanks to the natural slope on a large portion of the site. As for finding the additional roughly $11.5 million the city needs to do everything it wants at both sites, Overson promises their priority remains locating more outside fund ing.
“We will go after whatever grants we can find,” she added. “There are grant (opportuni ties) everywhere; we just have to find them.”
But if push comes to shove, and grant funding won’t cover everything, might the city consider a tax increase to cover park im provements?“Icansee robust discussion about that,” the mayor concluded. “We will need more feedback from residents. But again, every single survey we have conducted has shown parks and open space to be a very high pri ority.”
Murray-based G. Brown: Design, INC was hired by the city months ago to come up with improvement plans and cost estimates not only for a complete Taylorsville Park facelift, but also for the creation of a brandnew park that would be 5 acres larger than the Redwood Road site. The combined cost estimate for improving Taylorsville Park and developing from scratch the site still being re ferred to as “Tank Park” (16 acres adjacent to the two water tanks on the northwest corner of 3200 W. 6200 South) is $16.5 million.
“Who knows if we will get the full grant request. We will build as many pickleball courts as we get funding for,” Harker said. “The first four would go in Taylorsville Park, near the senior center. If we get funding for four more, we would include those at Tank Park. At this point, we are talking about the final two being built at Vista Park (5150 S. 1950 West).”
Additionally, city officials expect to hear back from the TRCC Advisory Board this fall on a nearly $1 million request they sub mitted specifically for the construction of 10 pickleball courts throughout the city. If that request is also approved – and the city puts in its match – they will have close to $5 million toward their goal of generating $16.5 million.
City Council Vice Chair Meredith Hark er is the council’s liaison to the city’s volun teer Parks and Recreation Committee.
The catch on TRCC funding is, any grant bestowed by its Advisory Board must be matched with city funding. In anticipation of gaining ownership of Taylorsville Park, the city has already put in for, and been granted, $1.5 million from the TRCC fund. With their $1.5 million city match, Taylorsville already has $3 million to work with to begin making improvements.
Harker clarified that pickleball courts alone do not cost $200,000 each to construct. “If we get that (nearly $2 million) fund ing, it would cover everything – the courts, fences around them, sidewalks, benches and lighting for night play,” she added. As for the rest of Taylorsville Park, city officials say it will have a completely new look. Current amenities like the pavilion and playground equipment will be replaced and likely relocated. Parking is expected to be reconfigured so it is no longer directly along Redwood Road. Final decisions on whether basketball courts and volleyball areas will re turn have not yet been made. Skateboard enthusiasts can breathe easy. One way or another, City Manager John Tay lor says city officials are committed to either improving the existing skateboard park or building a new one. “The skatepark is a definite priority; people want to see that element there,” Tay lor said. “We are now evaluating options to determine what makes the most sense – mak ing improvements to our current skatepark or building a new Meantime,one.”onthe
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"It’s been a good ride, and anything that happens is for a reason,” Allende said. “It’s been a lot of hard work for sure,” Chuy“Iadded.amvery proud of our business. It is a dream come true for me. I am grateful and blessed,” Chuy said. “It is a dream come true for me, too. I worked at McDonald’s in high school and al ways thought of owning my own coffee shop or restaurant,” Allende said. When Chuy graduated from high school in Peru, her brother, who lived in Salt Lake City, encouraged her to come live with his family to learn English and go to college. “Salt Lake City is different. I am from the city of Lima, Peru...this isn’t like the late city life noise, lights and people. It was a hard transition, but it has been awesome. Now it is home to me. This is where I got my first check, my first car and my first house,” she said. And now Utah is home to her first busi ness. l Madeleine Chuy and Elizabeth Allende have worked hard to fulfill their dream of owning a small business.
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Fulfilling a lifelong dream, friends Madeleine Chuy and Elizabeth Allende recently opened their Latin-infused gourmet shaved ice shop, Just-A-Craving, located at 2594 W. 4700 South in Taylorsville.
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Local friends fulfill a lifelong dream by opening restaurant
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Chuy, who immigrated to Utah from Peru when she was 17 years old, said that she had always wanted to be an entrepreneur and had studied business management in college. Allende and her family moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 4 years old, and she has always had a dream of owning her own “Whenrestaurant.Elizabeth and I met we knew we wanted a restaurant that would be a hangout place,” Chuy said. The pair started their dream with a food truck in 2016. “The first year was basically a trial of figuring out what we wanted to sell,” Al lende said. The team started out in Boun tiful with small gourmet items such as chili cheese steak and Peruvian dishes for about six months.Thepair then closed for the winter months to revamp their menu and plan for a year round menu. In the winter the cold er weather was harder to deal with so they started to think about summer menus when they decided on the idea of shaved ice. “As a child I remember we had shaved ice with different flavors in Mexico,” Allende said. Chuy recalled that in Peru they had the same although the ice, flavor and textures were different than what is available in the U.S. After brainstorming together, Chuy started creating their special flavors with fruit chunks and items in a presentation not found elsewhere. “We were on a sugar-high trying everything and all sorts of combina tions,” Allende said. “Bountiful was the right spot to start in 2017. It helped us figure out what we want ed to serve and how we wanted it to look,” ChuyInadded.2018, they moved the operation to Rose Park in a small shack, and in February 2022 they had a soft opening at the Taylors ville store front with a menu that includes winter items such as apple cider, teas and hot chocolate.Family and friends helped get the store ready by painting the interior and building the countertop. “We were there with what felt like 24-hour days,” Chuy said. “We worked so hard we lost all the calories we ate during the summer,” Allende said. The pair report that business has been steady even though the business is new to the Taylorsville community. “As soon as our customers found out, they supported us and came to Taylorsville,” Chuy said. “Ev ery day we get new customers. People from Ogden and Provo are coming all the way to Taylorsville to support us.” They are now planning for coming years of growth during which they hope to be able to cater for birthday parties and com pany events. They have their goals set on opening stores in Provo and Ogden.
Mayor Kristie S. Overson
Carriage Square is a condominium-style center that serves as a type of business incubator for entrepreneurs who come from at least 10 di erent areas of the world and have begun commercial ventures there. In many ways, it truly is the American Dream where individuals can start their own business and make a go of it. The center is home to more than 40 individual business owners.
See What’s New at Carriage Square: Renovations Coming Soon WHAT’S INSIDE – SEPTEMBER 2022 Frequently Called Numbers, Page 2 Council Corner, Page 3 TVPD News, Page 4 Heritage Remembrances, Page 7 Environment, Page 8 CARRIAGE SQUARE CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 City of Taylorsville Newsletter September www.taylorsvilleut.gov20222600 West Taylorsville Boulevard • 801-963-5400
The planned project includes demolition and repaving of the entire parking lot, the planting of new landscaping throughout, the installation of an irrigation system to support those trees and shrubs, the addition of curbs and gutters for ADA compliance, and the widening of sidewalks and patio areas to support outdoor seating along building fronts.
To buoy these e orts, the City of Taylorsville has been working with the state and federal governments to secure grant money to assist in the center's renovation. Once environmental review by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is complete, a bid for the project will be nalized. It is anticipated that bid will be awarded later this fall, with work beginning soon after and completion coming by the end of next year.
MAYOR'S MESSAGE
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The stars shined extra bright in Taylorsville this summer. From delicious food at the food trucks, live music, outdoor movies and other fantastic events, our inaugural Starry Nights @the Plaza series was a resounding success. The concept of starting a Starry Nights series was hatched this past spring following the opening last fall of our beautiful Centennial Plaza in front of City Hall. Centennial Plaza was built as a place to relax and have fun — to enjoy some time together or even take some time alone to soak in the open space and art. The plaza was built as a ‘living room’ for theSocommunity.wethought what better way to utilize this wonderful space than to plan a series also focused on community-gathering. We brought the Food Truck League food trucks to the plaza every Saturday throughout the summer. On other nights, we also added live music featuring a variety of bands and vocal artists from rock to country to jazz. We held ve movie nights on the plaza as part of the Starry Nights series. The Children’s Entrepreneur Market, a farmers’ market run entirely by kids, came one Saturday night, and on another, we had tons of fun all while learning to keep our neighborhoods safe at our Night Out Against Crime. The Taylorsville Arts Council also put on a couple of performances for Starry Nights, including Taylorsville’s Got Talent and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Our very rst Starry Nights @the Plaza event kicked o May 14, with local rock band De Novo gracing the stage and the food trucks serving up tasty plates under the shade trees. On that night, we also celebrated with a ribbon cutting to o cially open the Centennial Plaza stage. It has been such a fun summer, with something planned every Saturday night since. We closed the series this past month, with our nal summer movie night and the second-season inception of our Plaza +ART program that brought more sculptures to Centennial Plaza. You can see them while strolling through the plaza anytime, day or night. I couldn’t be more pleased with our Centennial Plaza space and all that it has to o er. There are so many possibilities. At the plaza, we can gather, connect and celebrate all things Taylorsville with food, culture and fun. So look for more Starry Nights next year and in the years to come. Let’s spend every summer Saturday gathering together at the plaza!
–Mayor Kristie S. Overson Plans are underway for signi cant renovations to the Carriage Square shopping center, in an e ort to attract customers and boost business for the unique retail area of Taylorsville.
At the corner of Redwood Road and 4100 South in Taylorsville, Carriage Square includes retail stores, restaurants, personal care services, a pharmacy, tax and insurance services and other businesses. With its unique Tudor-style storefronts and local shops, it is the perfect place to nd out-of-the-ordinary products and international avors. By visiting Carriage Square, customers are indeed supporting mom-and-pop enterprises and a 'shop local' commerce.
SEPTEMBER 2022
Last year, the group collected 105 bags of trash and large items near Taylorsville exits 13 and 15.
I-215 Area is Cleaner Thanks to Taylorsville Volunteers
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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
EVENTS
Coming up: Oct. 20, 21 & 22 – 7:30 p.m. Forever Plaid @ the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, Studio 5400. Tickets are $10. Presented by the Taylorsville Arts Council. (See ad on Page 8).
Coming up: Oct. 8 – 8 to 11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast @ Taylorsville Fire Station 118, 5317 S. 2700 West. Hosted by the Uni ed Fire Authority. (See ad on Page 3).
Sept. 11 – all day 9/11 National Day of Service. Please consider extending an act of service or kindness to others in remembrance of those we lost. Sept. 13 – 7 p.m. & Sept. 27 – 6 p.m. Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall. Sept. 23 & 24 – 7:30 p.m. An Evening with Walt @ the Centennial Plaza stage. Tickets are $10, purchased before the show (See ad on Page 8).
Sept. 5 – all day Labor Day. City O ces are closed in observance. Sept. 7 & 21 – 6:30 p.m. City Council Meeting @ City Hall and online. Watch a live-stream of the meeting on the city’s website, www.taylorsvilleut.gov
A group of residents and volunteers has been working to clean up areas near and along I-215. If you'd like to help, they'll be at it again this month and next. The next cleanup dates they have scheduled are Sept. 3 and 10, and Oct. 15 and 22. The group meets in the parking lot of Reams, 2600 W. 4700 South, at 7:15 a.m., and then after working to clean up debris along the roadway, they leave the I-215 area at 9 a.m. before tra c picks up. Bring a shovel, rake or useful tool and gloves to use onsite, as well as safety cones if you have them. No one under age 18 is allowed to help for safety reasons.
Also, a standing event every Thursday, from 2 to 4 p.m., at City Hall is the “Mayor is In.” During this time, Mayor Kristie Overson has open o ce hours to meet with residents about any issue on their minds. Drop by and meet with the Mayor. All are welcome.
Dutch Bros Coffee opened a second location in Taylorsville on 5300 South in front of Walmart. Additionally, Los Tapatios Taco Grill opened at 3200 West and 5400 South in the same complex as Taylor’s BikeVoltaShop.Taylorsville at 5400 South and Bangerter Highway is working toward its groundbreaking and opening up a first phase. This will be a multi-family, multi-use area with retail and housing. Volta is planned to be a contemporary but moderately priced residential area with gyms, pools, working spaces, dog parks, walking paths and restaurants.
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)
A board game company has produced a series of Monopoly-inspired games based on various cities in Utah, including Taylorsville. You can even land on Centennial Plaza, the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center, Taylorsville Dayzz or other city landmarks. Mayor Overson grabbed a few to give to City Council members and community leaders. The Walmart in Taylorsville is selling the game, while supplies last.
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The City of Taylorsville recently acquired Taylorsville Park at 4700 S. Redwood Road and is planning improvements to it and what has been a ectionately called the “Tank Park” at 3200 West and 6200 South. We want to incorporate citizens’ ideas for both, and, yes, pickleball courts are part of the conversation.
Monopoly-Inspired Game
By Council Member Curt Cochran
By the time of this issue of the Journal the summer heat may (hopefully) have started to dissipate. However, there are so many things happening in the city that will de nitely keep the “heat” going in Taylorsville for years to come.
JUST A FEW INCLUDE:
The Taylorsville Temple construction by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still going strong. The excitement is rippling through the area with residents, planned street improvements and retail centers in closeMeadowsproximity.on48th is a Brad Reynolds Construction new subdivision just o 4800 South at 1055 West. This project will consist of 26 new single-family homes with two to six bedrooms and 2.5 to 3.5 bathrooms.
Construction still proceeds on Mister Car Wash at 4700 S. Redwood Road. I’ve already bought my unlimited pass! UTA Bus Rapid Transit plans for Redwood Road continue to be ne-tuned, including connections to Salt Lake Community College, from the Intermountain Medical Center at 5100 S. State Street to Fairbourne Station in West Valley City. Plans are in the works to create student housing complexes at Salt Lake Community College for students and their immediate families. Due to the 2020 census, the city completed a redistricting analysis to better balance the population representation in the city’s ve districts. Summit Vista Retirement Community continues its expansion construction and is ahead of the planned schedule to full completion.
McDougal Funeral Home’s expansion includes a new business center. And HomeGoods, next to JoAnn’s, is progressing toward its opening before the holiday season. This is just a smidgen of some of the hot things going on in our community, once again rea rming our tagline. Taylorsville truly is the place where community connects.
A Number of ‘Hot’ Projects Happening in Taylorsville
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Held this past month on Aug. 6 at Centennial Plaza in front of City Hall, the night featured a Bike Rodeo for kids that was set up by the Taylorsville Youth Council, a helicopter tour, police and re truck tours, a K-9 demo, rock climbing wall and UHP seatbelt safety demo. Because it was also a Saturday Starry Nights @the Plaza event, there was also good food to enjoy from the Food Truck League food trucks and live music. At a recent City Council meeting, Mayor Kristie Overson gave “a big shout out” to the Public Safety Committee, Taylorsville Police Department, Youth Council, Uni ed Fire Authority, Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), the Utah National Guard, Mountain Star and U of U Health for making the Night Out Against Crime so much fun. “We are so lucky to have so many people invested in our community,” she said, “which, of course, makes Taylorsville the best place to be.”
Det. Lenz was awarded the CJC’s “WOW” Investigator of the Month award. CJC sta members described him as “an incredible victim advocate,” noting that he continuously goes above and beyond “to ensure victims are safe and their needs and rights are advocated for. He is truly one of the best!” Another said, Det. Lenz “is always great and easy to work with! He really cares about all of his families. He understands the process extremely well and does everything always on behalf of Congratulations,victims.”Det. Lenz, and thank you for your service and dedication to our community. We are honored to have you a part of TVPD and Team Taylorsville!
The Children’s Justice Center has named SVU Det. Lenz as its August Investigator of the Month. TVPD’s Special Victim’s Investigation Unit (SVU) falls under TVPD’s Violent Crime’s Investigation Unit, supervised by Sgt. Cheshire. We highlighted this unit in our April Taylorsville Journal. SVU investigates crimes related to child abuse, child and adult sex abuse and vulnerable adultSVUabuse.detectives receive specialized training and must follow very specific investigative procedures. The training they receive in combination with the procedures they follow is essential to an investigation and prosecution of a case. As an example, they undergo specialized training related to interviewing children. The techniques they use ensure that children can adequately describe what occurred in their own words. As part of this, they work side by side with the Children’s Justice Center.
Check this space each month for news about the Taylorsville Police Department (TVPD) and their valuable service to our community.
TVPD EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
If you or a loved one needs assistance related to domestic violence, please reach out and speak out. You can nd more information at udvc.org of dcfs.utah.gov/services/ domestic-violence-services
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Det. Keller is our lead domestic violence detective and has more than 12 years of law enforcement experience. Prior to joining TVPD, he worked for both Provo and Sandy police departments. He has worked as a patrol o cer, eld training o cer, youth court coordinator, family crimes investigator and defensive tactics instructor. Additionally, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in business administration. His hobbies include karate, jujitsu, yoga, mountain biking, backpacking, hunting, reading, music andDet.traveling.Keller investigates cases involving physical and psychological abuse between cohabitants. He works closely with our patrol officers and victim advocates. Domestic violence crimes often include cycles of violence that have, at times, persisted for years. Often, victims are hesitant to speak out. Det. Keller was recently able to intervene in such an incident. Now, this victim has an opportunity to move forward free of such abuse. Sgt. Cheshire described Det. Keller as “having passion” related to “thoroughly investigating the cases assigned to him” and as “truly caring about the victims while doing everything he can to protect them.” He described Det. Keller as a “vital member of the violent crimes unit” and a “fantastic representative of TVPD.”
Residents had a chance to learn about ways to keep their neighborhoods safe while having fun with family and friends at the recent Night Out Against Crime, hosted by the Taylorsville Public Safety Committee.
Please join us in congratulating Det. Keller as our latest employee of the month.
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Youth Council Service Project Seeks Sponsorship of Wreaths for Veterans
If you prefer to pay by check, paper forms to sponsor a wreath can be obtained at the second- oor receptionist desk at City Hall. Checks only are accepted as payment with paper forms. The sponsorship deadline is Nov. 28.
“Our Taylorsville Youth Council has selected this worthy cause as their holiday service project this year,” said Mayor Kristie Overson. “We are so honored to participate and hope residents will help us remember our veterans by sponsoring
The City of Taylorsville and Taylorsville Youth Council are collaborating with Wreaths Across America and Honor365 in conducting a service project to place holiday wreaths at veterans' graves in the Taylorsville Cemetery.
The City of Taylorsville and Taylorsville Youth Council are collaborating with Wreaths Across America and Honor365 to place 255 holiday wreaths at veterans' graves in the Taylorsville Cemetery. The Youth Council selected this cause as their holiday service project this year. See details about the Dec. 17 wreath-laying ceremony at: www.taylorsvilleut.gov
Each wreath is hand-crafted of all-American balsam and hand-tied with a red velvet bow in Columbia Falls, Maine. They are then sent to participating locations, including the Taylorsville Cemetery this year, where a volunteer will place it on the marker of a fallen hero. That volunteer will then say the veteran's name to ensure that their legacy of duty, service and sacri ce is never forgotten.
The goal is to secure sponsorship by the community of 255 wreaths, which is the number of veterans in repose at the Taylorsville Cemetery. The sponsorship of 255 wreaths will ensure that one is laid at each of their graves.
The service project is part of a nationwide initiative in which Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as more than 2,500 additional locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. Those ceremonies take place each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, to be held this year on Dec. 17. In Taylorsville, there will be two parts to that ceremony. The rst part will start promptly at 10 a.m. on Dec. 17 at Taylorsville City Hall. The importance of starting on time is because it coincides with the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The second part takes place at Taylorsville Cemetery, where the wreaths will be laid on all 255 graves of the veterans. In addition to assistance from the Taylorsville Youth Council and Taylorsville High School JROTC, community members are invited to help lay the wreaths. Parking will be at Eisenhower Junior High and attendees are encouraged to dress warmly.
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Residents can sponsor a wreath at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/UT0058P or via the QR code for $15 each. In addition to the wreath, $5 of that amount is donated back to Honor365 to support veterans, rst responders and their families.
For more information about Wreaths Across America and Honor365, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org and www.honor365.org.
For only $15, you can sponsor a wreath today to be placed on a veteran's grave this December at the Taylorsville Cemetery
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"We are so excited about these e orts," said Mayor Kristie Overson, "and we can't wait to see it through to completion. We know this work will be a boon to the Carriage Square center and its business owners, whom we support wholeheartedly. It is simply a great place to shop, eat and visit."
See what’s new at Carriage Square! We’ll be highlighting Carriage Square businesses over the next several months in advance of coming renovations to the shopping center. Be sure to stop by this fun section of Taylorsville on the corner of Redwood Road and 4100 South.
Visit Carriage Square: Tuyet’s Pharmacy Provides Top-Notch Care
Tuyet’s Pharmacy is located on the northwest side of Carriage Square. If you’d like to ll your prescription at this cute pharmacy or browse their fun products, be sure to stop by.
“There’s a need for this pharmacy because the Vietnamese population is quite large here, and a lot of the elderly patients don’t speak English very well, so I’m able to communicate with them here and make their labels in Vietnamese and make it easier to access their medication,” Nguyen said.
The small business is owned and operated by Tuyet Nguyen and her parents, and their individual attention to their patients and customers is the driving force of theNguyen,pharmacy.the pharmacy manager, started Tuyet’s Pharmacy in 2019. She was previously a pharmacy manager at a large chain store, and quickly realized she wanted to dedicate more time to her patients. “At a chain, you’re very pushed for time, and you don’t have a lot of time to get to know your patients, make sure they’re taking their medication correctly and answer their questions,” she said.
Another highlight of Tuyet’s is its dedication to its Vietnamese clientele who reside in Taylorsville.
Leading up to the renovation, the City of Taylorsville will be featuring several of the Carriage Square stores, restaurants and businesses in a series called "See What's New." Read about Carriage Square business Tuyet’s Pharmacy in the rst article of the series below, and see additional feature stories online at www.taylorsvilleut.govYoucanalsoreadonline more about Carriage Square as an available property, including its market and retail pro les, tra c count map and demographic summary.
When driving through Carriage Square, chances are you’ve seen a pharmacy with a cute cartoon pill on the storefront sign. It’s none other than Tuyet’s Pharmacy! Walk inside and you’ll immediately be greeted by the charming interior, calming game music playing in the background, plenty of over-the-counter prescriptions, and various K-beauty items and other imported goods from Japan and South Korea. Even with all of the cute imported items, the highlight of the pharmacy is the caring and knowledgeable sta .
Tuyet’s Pharmacy o ers walk-in vaccinations, including COVID-19 shots and its two boosters. “I have elderly patients who don't use their cell phone or Internet,” Nguyen explained. “There are also a lot of people with language barriers; they just walk in. So I look forward to growing and then helping the Vietnamese population, both here and beyond.”
SENIOR BOOK CLUB AT THE TAYLORSVILLE SENIOR CENTER
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WALKING BOOK CLUB Thursdays at 10 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 the book in segments. The club meets Thursdays from 10 to 11:15 am. 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. Strollers are welcome.
Dr. Lynne S. McNeill will discuss the origin of internet legends and the impact of folklore in an online context on cultural perspectives.
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INVISIBLE CHILD BY ANDREA ELLIOTT READING SCHEDULE: Sept. 22: chapters 1–21 | Sept. 29: chapters 22–34 | Oct. 6: chapters 35–end
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VIRTUAL ADULT LECTURE | Dungeons and Dragons: An Unlikely Pop Culture Phenomenon Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Register at: thecountylibrary.org/LectureSeries
Thursday, Sept. 8, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Play games, meet other teens and enjoy ice cream at the rst back-to-school teen activity at the library. Bring your favorite board games or try the library selection.
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Also, following is some bonus history about the 1st Bennion church, once located at 6200 South and Redwood Road. In the early 1900s, under the leadership of the church’s Granite Stake Presidency with Bishop Heber Bennion presiding, a new ward was organized and given the name “Bennion.” Next, with Bishop Thomas Diamond, Alphonso Palmer, William Bennion and Rufus Palmer managed to start working on the building of this ward chapel in 1907. The construction and building were supervised by four di erent bishops who, with their counselors, worked diligently toward getting their chapel nished and out of debt. It was nally dedicated on Jan. 19, 1936, by Heber J. Grant. Visit the heritage museum to learn more and see the church bench in person. We’re located at 1488 W. 4800 South.
VIRTUAL ADULT LECTURE | DIGITAL FOLKLORE Monday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Register at: thecountylibrary.org/LectureSeries
The Taylorsville Library has planned several programs during the month of September. You’ll want to mark your calendar for these events:
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A THOUSAND SHIPS BY NATALIE HAYNES READING SCHEDULE: Sept. 1: chapters 1–12 | Sept. 8: chapters 13–29 | Sept. 15: chapters 30–end
4743 S. Plymouth View Drive Enjoy Lunch at the Taylorsville Senior Center
Lunch is available at the Taylorsville Senior Center for seniors ages 60 and over from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for a suggested donation of $4. You can visit the center’s website at www.slco.org/taylorsville-senior-center for menu and activities information. The Taylorsville Senior Center is located at 4743 S. Plymouth View Drive and can be contacted by phone at 801-385-3370.
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Monday, Sept. 12, 11 a.m. Join in a lively discussion of a variety of ction and non ction books. This month, the senior club will discuss My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. The Senior Club is held at the Taylorsville Senior Center, 4743 S. Plymouth View Dr.
Jon Peterson, a noted authority on role-playing games, will highlight how Dungeons & Dragons became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon and the history and ongoing popularity of the game.
The Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center continues to receive more donations this summer. Last month, the pictured grand, two-seater bench was donated to the museum from the Ethel and Rex Mackay estate.When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 1st Bennion chapel was raised in 1974, the Mackays become the new owners. They enjoyed it in their yard, and then when they passed away, their daughter’s family became the owners and also enjoyed it. When the family felt it was time to downsize, they thought of the Taylorsville-Bennion museum as a new place for the whole community to enjoy the historic bench. It now resides in the Dairy store waiting for a new coat of oil and some TLC, which we of course will make sure happens. It is a precious piece of Bennion history that now has a new home!
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Let’s work together to keep our Utah communities clean by reducing, re-using and recycling.
WFWRD noticed that there are many misconceptions surrounding recycling legitimacy and they want to bust those myths! One common misconception is that the material in your blue bins doesn’t get recycled and is instead taken to the land ll. Recycling is indeed happening every day throughout the country. In fact, around 80% of the materials WFWRD picks up are recycled in markets domestically in the United States; the rest is taken to international markets. Your plastic recyclables are often turned into awesome new things like carpet, food containers or even agricultural piping. Another recycling myth is that cardboard doesn’t have any monetary value. This is also false! Although cardboard has seen a slight decrease in value, it is still valuable and is the most common commodity found in curbside bins. The district expects to see an increase in value for cardboard as the holiday season approaches.
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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Looking for a place to recycle your old computer, appliances, or even wires or cables? Take it to your local Best Buy store. Best Buy will recycle up to three items of e-waste per household per Electronicday.recycling is a rich source of metals that can be recycled and brought back into the production cycle. By recycling e-waste, pollution is reduced that otherwise would be generated while manufacturing a new product. Extraction of virgin materials is also limited.
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WFWRD has a new website! Check out their new website that launched in July. You can visit it at the same link: www.wasatchfrontwaste.org Interested in a fun way to get your family and friends involved in recycling? Head to the Recycling 101 page and scroll to the bottom to download WFWRD’s Recycle Sorting Game or Coloring Sheet.
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A small group of players played in the USA Team Hand ball Open National Championships in May. The local players combined with a team in Los Angeles to be able to partici pate.“Now we want to represent Utah. We would like ev erybody to get to know this sport. We are hosting a small tournament next month with a few teams,” Broadhead said.
Much of the southern half of Bangert er Highway from 5400 South in Kearns and Redwood Road in Riverton has been converted over the last few years to free way-style interchanges. Construction will begin next year to do the same at 4700 South, 9800 South, 13400 South, and 2700 West where Riverton and Bluffdale meet. l Bangerter Hwy. photo: 3500 South is one of six current intersections along Bangerter Highway in West Valley City that are slated to be converted to freeway-style interchanges—but not until 2028 at the earliest as funding is allocated. The changes are intended to reduce congestion and accidents by allowing traffic to move uninterrupted by signals and cross traffic. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)
Luke Nguyen, originally from Vietnam but graduated from Kearns High School, is a member of the U.S. men’s beach team. He started playing team handball when he was 12 years old. After he moved to Utah when he was 16 he was a part of the U.S. Youth National Team. He started playing beach team handball in 2015. He was the most valuable goal keeper in 2016 and was a coach of the 2019 Pan Am Games team. He still lives in Salt Lake City.
The Uintah Cup is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at the Utah Soccer Arena, 1475 S. 700 West. There will be men's and women's divisions. The Air Force Academy and a team from Denver will take part in the men's division. The women's division includes a Los Angeles-based team and a team from San Francisco is scheduled to compete.
Changes coming to Bangerter Highway in West Valley City when funding allows
“It will be held on Saturday and Sunday,” Rammi said. “People see this game in the Olympics and they come out and join with us. It is growing in this area.” “Some of my friends are from different countries. It is a new game here, but in other countries, they teach it in schools. The game is very popular in Europe. That is why they always win. There is also beach handball. It has differ ent rules,” Broadhead said.
D on’t expect to see orange barrels and heavy equipment any time soon, but the planning process is underway to convert Bangerter Highway through West Valley City into a freeway-style expressway.TheUtah Department of Transporta tion has been conducting public hearings and seeking other feedback recently as part of a state environmental study to de termine the best way to change Bangert er Highway from its present structure of intersections controlled by traffic signals to a continuous-flow freeway with inter changes from 4100 South in West Valley City to California Avenue in Salt Lake City. West Valley City intersections that would be impacted would be 4100 South, 3500 South, 3100 South, Parkway Boule vard, 2400 South and State Route 201. The purpose is to reduce congestion and improve safety along the route on Salt Lake County’s fast-growing west side.
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“This is a game that can help you develop new skills and improve your athleticism. It can help you improve your abilities in other sports,” Rammi said. “This club is a family affair. They all bring their kids and we have lots just learning to play,” Halladay said. For more information visit the team's Facebook page Massif Handball SLC. l
“We have seen a reduction in accidents along the highway where intersections have been replaced by interchanges,” said Alex Fisher-Willis, UDOT project manag er. The cost of and design of the project won’t be fully determined until at least mid 2023 when the environmental study is completed, a document that will address community impacts like noise, air quali ty, historic buildings, and wetlands, Fish er-WillisCrewsexplained.won’tbreak ground on the proj ect for at least another six years. “We’re actually not funded until 2028. Even then, the funds that we do have available at that time are pretty limited,” Fisher-Willis said. “Once we’ve finished the environmental document, we’re hoping we’ll get some additional funds to move forward with the wholeWhilething.”generally supportive of the highway improvements, the West Valley City Council in December 2021 passed a resolution requesting that UDOT “be mindful” of potential construction-related impacts on city residents and businesses, including the acquisition of residential and commercial properties in the path of future roadwork, the creation of a patchwork of “unusable remnant parcels,” “the loss of homes and businesses,” and the “removal of existing landscaped buffers along com mercialTheproperties.”resolutionfurther states that “the City encourages UDOT to conduct a thor ough assessment of any alternatives that could provide the needed connectivity” with cross streets “while minimizing im pact to existing properties.”
“I was attending college at Auburn and a friend of mine introduced me to the game,” Massif Handball SLC member Patrick Halladay said. “It turns out that my first time was a tryout for the U.S. Olympic team. I wasn’t that good, but I learned how to play and now I really enjoy it.”
Auburn University in Alabama has one of the largest team handball clubs in the country. Only a handful of col leges have organized clubs including the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy (West Point). The Salt Lake handball club consists of about 30 mem bers. They practice three or four times a month and have be gun traveling to play in tournaments.
“I am from Guatemala and I played for the National team there for about 12 years,” Sofia Broadhead said. “When I came to Utah in 2016 I started looking for a club. The sport is growing in Central America, Brazil, and even here in this country.”“Istarted playing in Brazil when I was 12 years old,” one of the club organizers Andre Rammi said. “Our practices are open, anyone can come and join. We want people to un derstand the game. We have several that have never played before.”
s e PT . 2022 | Page 25T aylorsville J ournal . C om Team handball is a game that is a mixture of soccer and lacrosse. And, like the name states, it’s a team sport with two teams of seven players each (including the goalie) at tempting to pass the ball using their hands and shoot it into the opposing team's net. The team that scores the most goals wins.And for team handball enthusiasts, Massif Handball SLC is organizing a tournament in Salt Lake City this month.
By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com Massif Handball SLC is hosting the Uintah Cup in September. Sever al teams from around the country will face off in the first-time event. (Photo courtesy of Massif Handball SLC)
Team handball takes hold in Utah with first-ever tournament
Hannah Ross from Pocatello, Idaho is also a member of the women’s beach national team. She has participated with the Salt Lake City club at times. Team USA is working to establish a college national championship and the U.S. National team recently qualified to participate in the next World Cup.
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Longtime friends who hadn’t seen each other in years embraced, others eagerly introduced spouses, some even brought their kid while joking, “I warned my kid about you,” and the other responding, “Oh I could tell you some stories about your mother.”
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Kati Medel, who lived in Taylorsville for a while after graduating but now lives in Riv erton said, “It feels like a lifetime ago.” Medel was a member of the drama club and concert choir and learned things there that she still uses today. She also married a fellow Taylorsville HighClassmategraduate.
As the 1992 class sat around ‘Warrior blue’ colored tablecloths, phrases popped up like, “Oh my gosh do you remember…” or “Was I really that person?” And the classic “How has it been 30 years?” And as the group watched grainy 1992 video footage (that to day’s youth just wouldn’t understand the rarity of), they remarked on the poofy hair, largeframed glasses, dresses with big bows, and classic dance pictures of prom guy standing behind his date at a weird angle. The night was filled with an incredible air of sentimentality and an almost reverence to the thought of what life was like 30 years ago.
Jennifer King was just excit ed to see everyone again. “It’ll be good to see friends. It’s been a while.” But what really seemed to get the crowd alive with Warrior spirit was seeing video mes sages from some teachers and their old prin cipal, Michael Cannon. With great sincerity, Principal Cannon remarked how the class of 1992 was one of the best classes there was. His pride was evident, even through video message, as he congratulated the class for all they’ve accomplished. And finally, he said, “And I wish you the best for the next 30 years.” Times change, fashions go out of style, technology gets easier and more complicat ed at the same time, gas prices go up, but the things that stay the same are evident after a 30-year reunion. Pride of accomplishments, friendships and shared memories are things that will never be out of style. l Taylorsville High’s 30-year reunion held at the Viridian Center on Aug. 13. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Time flies as class of 1992 celebrates their 30-year reunion
By Karen Hooper | k.hooper@mycityjournals.com
Taylorsville High 1992 graduation program and newspapers from 1992. (Karen Hooper/City Jour nals) Classmates eating dinner and watching old videos at Taylorsville High’s 30-year reunion. (Karen Hooper/ City Journals)
Quinn Watkins said, “You know 1992 was a great year, but so is 2022.” When asked what his best memory of high school was, he laughed and said, “Can I give you my top 5?” Although he had a hard time narrowing all the good memories down, he said, “Really the thing I miss the most is just hanging out with friends.”Aimee Winder Newton still lives in Tay lorsville and has kids who now go to Taylors ville High School. “It’s really neat because when I went to school there was a teacher on staff that eventually taught my son.” 1992 Senior Class President Adam Cher rington talked about his duties back then. “I planned dances, skits and events. And just served the school, served my fellow class mates.” And he’s still serving them as he co-hosted the event, starting off with a 1992 pop quiz which had questions like: What was the song at Senior Ball? (Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams), Who was the governor of Utah in 1992? (Norman H. Bangerter), How much was a gallon of gas? ($1.09, yes that one hurts a little). Adam’s quiz questions had some humor in them as well. “What percent of AP calculus students actually used AP calculus once school was over? And the answer we’re looking for is actually sine over cosine, which makes no sense. I think that’s trig.” Laughter wasn’t in short supply that night as people sang songs teachers made up all those years ago, prizes such as the MASH game were given out (a nostalgic game where you decided if you would live in a mansion, apartment, shed or house), and looked through yearbooks and school play programs. But through the laughter was personal reflection that you just don’t get every day. Reunion committee member Nichole Bywater Coombs remembered, “We had such high expectations of what our life would be like. We were beau tifully naïve of how hard life would be. But it’s been wonderful. This reunion, 30 years, is my favorite because lots of life has been lived, the stories are fantastic.”
It may not seem like it, but 30 years can go by in a flash. And the Taylorsville High class of 1992 found that out while celebrating their 30-year reunion in August. The reunion com mittee, which consisted of classmates Nichole Bywater Coombs, Jeff Young, Aimee Winder Newton and Adam Cherrington, started the party off by bringing a class-favorite dinner from popular hangout spot Leatherby’s for ev eryone. “Leatherby’s was definitely the place to be back in 1992,” remarked Cherrington. The committee had been planning the event since October of last year and they pulled it off beautifully. There were a few reunion attend ees still living in Taylorsville, more scattered throughout the Salt Lake valley, and some from faraway states, but they all came to gether for a night of laughter and memories.
In June, Taylorsville Journal reporter Carl Fauver was honored by the Utah Headliner’s Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as Best News paper Reporter (2nd Place Division B) and best sports non-deadline reporting (2nd Place Division B). “What I absolutely love about my job is, we are not assigned a story; I go out and find something interesting. I love that every day is a challenge of what I am going to cover this month,” FauverThissaid.isn’t Fauver’s first, nor likely his last, recognition of his news career, which has spanned several decades in the communication business. He first got the journalism bug writing for the Eisenhower Junior High School news paper “Generally Speaking” (get it, Ei senhower “General”-ly speaking).
As a student at Cottonwood High School, he wrote sports articles for the school newspaper, the “Colt Round-up,” and was an announcer on the KOLT radio station. He ran for student body president but failed to advance past the primary election, so he mobilized his supporters to do a write-in campaign after discovering sophomores felt un recognized. He broke down the student phone number list and passed it out to his volunteers.“Isaid,‘I need you to call those 30 sophomores and encourage them to vote for me,’” Fauver said. “We had Monday night to do that, as the final vote happened Tuesday. I think the sophomores were flattered they were getting a call at home.” He pulled off that coup and was elected as a write-in candidate. Fauver’s high school experience profoundly impacted his career choice to become a broadcaster. His dream was to take over Bill Marcroft’s “Voice of the Utes” sportscaster job. So his ra dio production instructor, Edwina Alex ander, recommended he attend Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, which had a reputable broadcast program.
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While he was at Linfield, he walked on to play on the football team, but after helping out at the college radio station, the play-by-play sports anchor con vinced him to drop the sport and help in the broadcast booth. Fortuitously, the Linfield football team played for and won the NAIA Division 2 cham pionship in 1982. By then Fauver was the Wildcat’s play-by-play voice and called the game over the radio. Armed with a bachelor’s degree and a load of demo tapes, Fauver re turned to Utah and received a mas ter’s degree in communication from the University of Utah. While Marcroft was far from done calling games for the University of Utah Utes, Fauver was offered the opportunity to be the voice of the Utes—the Uintah High School Utes, that is. In 1985, Fauver’s first job out of college was as news and sports di rector for Vernal radio station KVEL. “I go out there. I’m totally wet be hind the ears; I kind of padded my resume a little. I mean, I had done some news before, but I had maybe written 20 news stories in my life. And my first day on the job, there was a murder in town,” Fauver said. Fauver survived that tough first day and broadcasted in Vernal for the next few years. Then, after a change in radio station management, he found himself wanting to return to the Salt Lake Valley and took a part-time weekend radio job with KSL. Eventually, Fauver became a full-time news reporter and covered sports. He reported courtside at Utah Jazz games when John Stockton and Karl Malone were up against Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal. After eight years, Fauver decided to leave the fast-paced world of broad casting and seek a public relations job. He spoke with Salt Lake County Com missioner Brent Overson about becom ing the communication director at the county mayor’s office. He got the job and then subsequently took a job in the private sector. Ironically, Fauver now covers Overson’s wife, Kristie, who is the mayor of Taylorsville. Unable to kick the broadcasting bug, he returned to KNRS for a threeyear stint as a newsanchor, before re tiring for good in 2016. Still, he could not hang it all up and has been with the City Journals ever since, covering Tay lorsville and Murray stories. In addition, he supports his wife Patti by writing the newsletter for her organization, the American Backflow Prevention Association. With his wife, Fauver feels he has obtained his great est satisfaction: their four children, Sara, Hana, Alex and Carl. Three of the four were West Jordan High School valedictorians in 2012, 2015 and 2018. His oldest, Alex, was third in her 2004 graduating class.
“That is the most important thing to me,” Fauver said. “I take great pride in them and my two grandkids, Jack and Isla.”
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Left to right, Carl Fauver with daughter Sara, son-in-law Pete, grandson Jack, daughter Alex, wife Patti, son Carl, daughter Hana. (Photo courtesy of Carl Fauver)
Class of 2023 at sunrise. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Senior Sunrise a success
By Karen Hooper | k.hooper@mycityjournals.com
Twelfth grade Vice Principal Brian Murray joked, “I don’t know how they have all this energy,” while watching the seniors run around on the football field at 6 a.m.But it wasn’t just energy, it was ex citement for a year of unknowns, a sense of unity and humor that kept the students going. When trying to get everyone to line up for a sunrise picture, a student body of ficer joked, “Everyone go stand in front of the sunrise for a picture. Seniors only! If you’re a junior that snuck in for free break fast, I WILL find you!”
“Yeah, it’s like we have nine months and then it’s real life, that’s scary,” said MonicaSeniorGuillen.class president Nathan Bing ham was really excited to see the turn out. “We have a lot of seniors here, it’s ex citing. You can just feel that senior spirit and it’s exciting to have us all together.”
Seniors play spike ball bright and early. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)Taylorsville High’s Senior Sunrise on the football field. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
Bridgette Bawden, Monica Guillen and fellow seniors play a fun game of UNO. (Karen Hooper/City Journals)
When asked about his thoughts on starting his senior high school year he said, “It just reminds you how fast life can go. I mean, you learn so many lessons in high school and you meet so many different people, make so many friends, it just puts all that in perspective.”TheSenior Sunrise is a tradition that’s been around for at least six years. Senior class vice president Mari Solrocha ex plained that they also participate in a Se nior Sunset after graduation in the spring. “It’s a nice way to commemorate the be ginning of our senior year and the end.”
s e PT . 2022 | Page 29T aylorsville J ournal . C om T aylorsville High School seniors started the year off bright and early at their tra ditional Senior Sunrise. It was the Monday before school started and the sleepy-eyed, yet smiling, students met at 5:45 a.m. on the football field. Student body officers were flipping pancakes, slicing watermel on and pouring cereal for the early risers as students gathered on the turf field to play card games, throw a football around or just catch up. The excitement was felt every where as students talked about the upcom ing school year. “I think I’m going to really miss my friends,” Bridgette Bawden said as she and her friends played UNO. “I’m actually ter rified to go to college.”
Another student had a good way to get everyone to laugh during the picture, shouting out, “Smile if you want to grad uate!”“This Senior Sunrise is a great way to kick off the year and have a good start,” Bingham remarked. “We’re going to have an awesome year!” And that feeling was unanimous as the class of 2023 cheered with fists in the air during the bright, morn ing sunlight. l
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I f Al Gore is crying alone in a rainforest, does he make a sound? I’m gonna say no, because he’s been warning us about the devastating effects of climate change for 40 years, but no one can hear him. So here we are, surrounded by rising temperatures, severe storms, wildfires, drought, species extinction and the demise of the Choco Taco. If I was getting hot ter each year, I’d be okay with that, but when our planet gets even a touch warmer, things start to go awry. Our Great Salt Lake is facing some dire global warming effects. With the lake shrinking, Antelope “Island” has to use airquotes. The brine shrimp industry could go the way of the dinosaurs. And the lake is now officially called the Great Salt Lick. Scientists say a toxic dust cloud rising from the dried-up lake bed will prompt a new line of citrus-scented Pledge prod ucts to “Remove deadly arsenic from your home because you didn’t address this problem decades ago, idiot.”
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