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‘HISTORIC MILESTONE IN OUR CITY’ WVC OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW POLICE BUILDING By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

ith Mayor Ron Bigelow calling it a “historic milestone in our city,” West Valley City officially opened its new police department building. Bigelow and Police Chief Colleen Jacobs cut the ribbon in October on the $25 million structure just northwest of city hall. “We’re super excited,” Jacobs told the West Valley Journal. “This building is modern, well-built, and it’s going to carry us into the future,” she said, while noting its efficiency and functionality without frills. The 66,500-square-foot facility will house the department’s 262 employees, including 216 sworn and 46 civilian personnel, and a host of improved services and equipment, such as forensic and ballistic labs. It is West Valley’s first facility dedicated solely to police operations. “It is a symbol to the citizens about the status of the police department, that it is a large, professional organization dedicated to the safety of the citizens of West Valley City,” Bigelow told a gathering of VIPs, city officials, and the public at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He said it also symbolizes the “health and direction” of the city. City manager Wayne Pyle said talk of a new police headquarters began around the time he joined the city in 1997. “This project is the result of literally years of planning, property acquisition, design, financing, demolition and construction.” He said it was financed without raising taxes by rolling over money budgeted for other building projects when they were finished.

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West Valley City opened its new police department headquarters in October. The $25 million building will bring police operations under one roof. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

The building was erected in a relatively quick 16 months, according to officials with contractor Layton Construction. The new police department is part of a major redevelopment in recent years to create a downtown area known as Fairbourne Station. It encompasses the currently operating UTA bus and TRAX station, Embassy Suites Hotel, multi-family housing, and an under-construction seven-story parking structure and a nine-story office building that will include retail

space. The latter two are nearing completion. Construction is also progressing on a multi-level building for Granger Medical Clinic, which will relocate from 4100 South and Bangerter Highway. West Valley’s old public safety building that used to house the police and fire departments — and was only meant as an office building — will be torn down for additional development. l

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Industrial development changing the look of northwestern West Valley City By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

Enlinx, a distribution and fulfillment center for a number of companies, occupies one of the large buildings in West Valley City’s burgeoning northwest industrial area. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

est Valley City has undergone a major transformation in recent years with acres of vacant land being covered with residential, commercial and industrial development. In few places is that growth more pronounced than along a stretch of frontage road just south of State Route 201 between 7200 West and a little east of 5600 West. What were once empty fields except for a few scattered structures and outbuildings is now the heart of an industrial zone that is helping to reshape the northwest section of West Valley City and its economic profile. The area is zoned for light industry and has spawned mostly distribution centers where goods are shipped to and from destinations in the Intermountain Region and West Coast. “A lot of that is due primarily to e-commerce-based businesses,” said Mark Nord, West Valley City’s economic development director. “Because of this online demand for goods, massive wholesalers and resalers are all looking for distribution space.”

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And they are snapping up any space available for lease. Nord estimates that the occupancy rate is in the low 90% range right now. “It just goes so quickly. It’s a really hot market. We don’t have a single building above 60,000 square feet available right now. That sounds big, but in that world, that’s nothing.” Developers ARA and Hines, among others, are building as fast as they can to satisfy the need. At build out, or close to it, there will be about 4 million square feet of industrial space among three projects in West Valley’s northwest quadrant. That is the equivalent of about 20 stores the size of Costco in West Valley City. A big chunk of that will be an 850,000-square-foot structure on the site of the old Rocky Mountain Raceways. The demolition of the race track is underway and is expected to gain speed early next year to make way for construction immediately afterward. What makes that area of West Valley city so attractive? It’s the old real estate axiom “location, location, location.” “We are so

Demolition is underway at the old Rocky Mountain Raceways site to make way for a planned 850,000-squarefoot industrial building. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

connected to the major arteries in the Intermountain states,” Nord said. Just outside the front doors of many of the industrial buildings is S.R. 201. That connects one direction or the other to Interstates 15 and 80. Ten minutes away is Salt Lake City International Airport for shipping by air, not to mention nearby railroads for transport by train. For many companies, location, location, location translates to cost, cost, cost. “The further away you are from those arteries, the more it costs distributors to get those goods to those major highways on the way to their destinations,” Nord pointed out. One of the larger buildings in the industrial corridor is occupied by Enlinx, a logistics and fulfillment company employing nearly 150 regular full-time people and about to add a similar number of part-time workers for the upcoming holiday season. “Geographically, it makes a lot of sense” for Enlinx to be located where it is,” said vice president of marketing, Lee Payne, citing access to transportation networks. The facility is also a plus.

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“It’s definitely a modern building, there’s no doubt about that,” he added. Nord says the city is trying to make the industrial zone attractive and not, well, industrial looking. “Whatever they (developers) bring in, we always ask them to do a little bit more,” he said. A section of the fronts of the structures are glass to create the look of an office park and help avoid the appearance of bland concrete buildings. “If we’re going to change the way people view West Valley City, these are the types of things we need to be on top of,” Nord said. What happens when there is no more land to build on in the northwest industrial area, of corner of which is within the boundaries of the controversial planned Utah Inland Port? Nord says older, existing buildings in other parts of West Valley City could likely be targeted for repurposing and renovation into industrial facilities. l

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Are RISE test scores accurate? With issues surrounding the year-end state tests, state assures parents of their accuracy By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

anyons School District released its RISE test results on Sept. 27. Murray District released theirs the following Monday. Granite District made results available the previous week. However, with technical problems with Utah’s new computer-adaptive RISE tests, which affected almost 18,500 third- through eighth-grade students statewide, some parents may feel uneasy about their children’s year-end test score results, acknowledged State School District Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning Darin Nielsen. About 1 million students take the assessment. “Parents have been asking questions why there are problems, where they were, what they were and how accurate are the results,” he said. “We understand their concerns and we have been looking into reports of malfunction, incompleteness and inaccuracy. We were using a new testing platform this year and over a five-day period, there were periods of ‘slowness’ and ‘interruptions of service’ so many schools had to stop and quarantine their computers. There is no evidence of data lost or evidence of scores being lost.” Knowing that, and having been part of an independent audit, many district administrators now feel confident in the test scores. “We feel more comfortable than we initially did,” Granite School District Director of Communications Ben Horsley said. “At first, it was a nightmare when students tried to submit and it just froze. The state officials are confident and have done an admirable job piecing together to get the quality results for individual student growth and performance, school grades and accountability and for school turn-around status.” Canyons School District Director of Research and Assessment Hal Sanderson said Canyons is encouraged with their results. “We’ve had scores that are very encouraging,” he said. “At the district level, the majority of testing has seen increases.” The 2018-19 test results of Utah’s standards-based assessment, called RISE, which stands for Readiness, Improvement, Success, Empowerment, is measured in terms of proficiency or clear understanding of math, science and English. The issue wasn’t with the test itself, but with the platform of delivery, Nielsen said. “What was shocking was the easier part of this; we expected the software to take the data and spit it out into a report format, where the data could be downloaded to specific reports for students,” he said. “The problem came in the delivery of the vendor, Questar, to meet what we were promised. At that point, the board met to review the contract.” On June 7, the Utah State Board of Education voted to cancel its contract with

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Questar Assessment, Inc., the vendor that has provided the technological platform for the state to administer statewide RISE assessments. This school year, the State Board decided to use their previous platform provider, AIR, to deliver the RISE test. The original contract with Questar was

server,” he said. While Jordan School District Superintendent Anthony Godfrey reported “every district had some issues” and “Jordan was in the same boat with intermittent periods” without service, Nielsen said that Murray School District initially questioned the data

— Canyons School District,” Nielsen said. Sanderson confirms that Canyons, like many others, experienced issues. “We had a couple glitches and we’d shut down the computers to save the tests when they wouldn’t save to the RISE servers,” he said. “Mostly, we moved testing to anoth-

In its inaugural year, RISE standardized assessments had technical problems when students tried to submit their answers and the system froze. (Photo courtesy Upsplash)

more than $44.7 million, Nielsen said. The assessment is a multistage delivery, meaning after the first set of 25 questions, a second stage of questions are given to the students’ level, ranging from easy to difficult. Much of the early feedback of the problems with the assessment was when students submitted their work and saw it “pending” or spinning, Nielsen said. “The proctors were not sure what to do, if tests were submitted or not. Usually, that first panel of questions would be collected and scored, then a second stage of questions would become available. But there was plenty of evidence that the assessment couldn’t move on. We reached out to the vendor and we were told there was ‘slowness’ with their

because of issues with the reports. “Their students would push submit, but the next day, the individual student reports didn’t match the same numbers that were shown on the computer screen. The data base was fine, but the issue was in the reporting function,” he said. One Murray teacher, who spoke with the understanding of not being named, said her students didn’t initially receive the language arts scores they usually expect, and that’s when many of them began to question the validity of the assessment. Although the testing issues were widespread, Nielsen said there were significant disruptions in some areas, such as the “eighth-grade writing in one whole district

er day. If the tests would not have saved, it would have been a disaster. The tests provide good information. It shows if kids master a concept.” Nielsen also said they received reports that some eighth-grade students who were scheduled to take Secondary Math I weren’t able to access their tests because of the platform errors. While issues came on certain days of testing, Nielsen pointed out that students could take the assessment over a period of time, and he applauds teachers who became flexible and altered their testing times. The first reports of glitches in the testing were on April 25; they continued April 26, April 30, May 2 and May 10. As of April

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25, more than 85,500 students had taken the RISE tests and of those, more than 64,800 successfully submitted their scores. Students continued taking the RISE assessment through mid-June to accommodate yearround schools’ testing. There have been reports that tests were lost, but Nielsen said that isn’t accurate. “We don’t have any evidence that students’ tests were completely lost,” he said. “Every teacher codes (categorizes) their tests. If a student didn’t participate, then the teacher needs to code it. The most common is parental exclusion, but there are 16 codes and that was the data that was still needing to be inputted.” Those numbers, 4,583 students who didn’t test for various reasons, were down compared to previous years. An example, he said, was that there were reports of 381 students coded as a health excuse who didn’t complete the test. In 2016, 1,150 students were excused for a health reason. “This year, we had 95% take the RISE test,” he said, up from 91% to 92% the past three years. While RISE testing isn’t mandatory, Nielsen said that come spring 2020, there will be academic incentive to do well on the assessments that align with the core curriculum standards. “There is language in the statue that a In its inaugural year, RISE standardized assessments had technical problems when students tried to submit teacher can use students who participate and their answers and the system froze. show proficiency can improve their class

grade,” he said, adding that “scores can’t penalize a grade.” Such incentives would be in a school or teacher disclosure statement to be transparent, he said. What might further confuse parents this year is that RISE replaced Utah’s SAGE (Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence) testing, resulting in questions of how they can compare the two year-end examination scores. Nielsen said that originally SAGE testing was written for students in grades three through 10. However, with changes in the test, including when the ACT became the standard for high school sophomores, Nielsen said it was time to rename the year-end assessment. “These are still our questions, similar ones to the SAGE test, that align to our core curriculum,” he said about the questions that are scrutinized by Utah teachers and parents. Currently, the state board is looking for a long-term provider to give the RISE assessment. “Every year, things happen out of our control,” Nielsen said. “We knew there were problems in Texas and after we selected Questar, in New York and Tennessee. We asked what happened and received assurances that the issues would not occur here. We took proactive action and prepared for them, but, unfortunately, we still had issues.” l

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WVC 9 year old pilots dragster to second place By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

Brighton Anderson and his father Ben enjoy their moment in the winner’s circle at Western Colorado Dragway. (Photo courtesy Ben Anderson)

righton Anderson, a 9 year old from West Valley City traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado and placed second in the junior drag racing season championship. “My dad said, ‘Let’s buy a junior and do this thing.’ That is how it all started,” Brighton’s father Ben said. It has become a family thing, We got the racing bug and put my son in a junior which freaked out his mother.” The Andersons purchased the car toward the end of the 2017 season and ran a full rookie season at Rocky Mountain Raceway in 2018 before its closing. “He defied the odds and won two races in his rookie season and was runners-up in two races at Rocky Mountain to finish second overall,” Ben said. The car is a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) certified chassis and runs a junior motor powered by a base, 5 horsepower

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Briggs and Stratton motor (similar to a lawn mower). “We run his car on methanol and just the past weekend he ran 54 miles per hour,” Ben said. “That is the fastest he has ever gone.” This season they had no home track so they picked to run at Grand Junction, a 4-hour trip. The Anderson’s plan on racing in Las Vegas this winter to close out the year. Western Colorado Dragway in Grand Junction is a non-profit organization that rents the land it races on. “The final race day he was 15 points behind. The kid in second he faced in the semis and for him to overtake him he had to win the race,” Ben said. Brighton clinched a season long second-place finish with his bracket win Sept. 21 over Kian Allen. He also won Aug. 3. In his second season racing he learned the ins

and outs of how it is done. “The car, motor and equipment run 10 to 12 grand. You can buy used cars cheaper. We bought a new motor and strip them down after every season and make sure we are ready to go,” Ben said. The Disney Channel filmed a movie at Rocky Mountain Raceway about the junior dragsters called “Right on Track.” Driving a junior dragster is not a simple process. Buying a car and showing up at the track is only a part. A junior dragster has many rules to follow including engine and safety requirements. Not only does the car have to pass serious inspection, the driver has a series of qualifications to meet. “He had to be licensed to run in the NHRA. He had to show that he knows all of the basic components of the car and show the shut-off systems in the car. After all of that he

has to run six times down the track and have the time cards certified. One time he hit the light and his steering wheel came off. He shut the car right down,” Ben said. Brighton attends Valley Crest Elementary School. “It is a motherly instinct as to if her baby will be OK,” Ben said after his wife, Koriann, saw some disturbing video of racing crashes. “We had to convince her that it would be OK. Now she takes care of the logistics of our race team.” Koriann and Ben plan to introduce their daughter Bristol to the sport next spring. Kids can race the cars as early as age 5. The age divisions limit the speed the cars can achieve. The Anderson’s race team is sponsored by Monkey Fingers, an adjustable bungee cord company. Ben and his father crew chief the car. l

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irl Scouts troop 312 from West Valley City worked with Tree Utah to plant a tree at Peachwood Park (3530 W. 3965 South) on Oct. 8 as a symbol aimed to inspire people to care for the air. Ivory Homes helped sponsor the tree as part of their initiative to plant 30,000 trees across Utah. This tree is the latest addition to West Valley City’s oldest park. New playground equipment is scheduled to be installed mid-November that includes inclusive playground equipment for those with physical or mobility limitations. The tree planting was part of a Girl Scouts “Breathe Journey” project that

enables the girls to use their leadership skills and values to protect the air. The West Valley City troop also attended a bipartisan Clean Air Caucus meeting at the Utah State Capitol and worked on a series of experiments and exercises that explored various elements of our air. The girls decided to name the tree after the troop: Troop Tree WVC 312. When the tree matures, it will absorb approximately 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year and may release enough oxygen for one person to breathe for two years. Craig Hall who represents District 33 in the Utah State House of Representatives also joined the girls in helping

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Pickleball craze comes to West Valley City By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

t’s part tennis, badminton and ping pong. It’s also the latest rage in sports and recreation. Pickleball is considered one of the fastest growing sports in America and a dedicated legion of players in West Valley City is swept up in its popularity. On a mild Tuesday morning in October, several of the newly converted pickleball courts at Centennial Park were occupied by men and women wearing everything from jeans to workout clothes. The table tennis-like sound of the ball being hit from one side of the courts to the other filled the air as players alternately laughed and engaged in some good-natured trash talk with their opponents on the other side of the net. “Oh man, we’re so happy,” said Ed Vehikite of West Valley City as he sat under a tree watching friends and acquaintances battle it out on one of 12 courts that used to be underutilized tennis courts at the park. They were changed to pickleball courts in early summer, to the delight of Vehikite, who took up the game about 10 months ago. “It’s kind of nice socially. Everyone is able to come together to play and take time away from daily life.” That includes spending time with his wife, Rosella, who converted to pickleball a little before Ed. “We’re so happy they opened these courts,” she said. Rosella likes the fact that at 20feet wide by 44-feet long, the pickleball courts are smaller than regular-size tennis courts, thereby reducing the physical pounding. “You don’t run as much as you do in tennis,” she said. “But you still get your workout in. We’re all sweaty.” The popularity of pickleball on the Centennial Park courts pleases Jamie Young, director of the nearby West Valley City Family Fitness Center, which houses an indoor court. “It really is an up-and-coming thing,” she said. “It is well-received.” Young said there are regularly 30 to 40 people playing on the outdoor courts during most times of the day. Four pickleball courts can fit in the space of one tennis court, to accommodate more players. The excitement for pickleball in West Valley has contributed to what Drew Wathey, director of media relations for the USA Pickleball Association, called the “meteoric” growth of the sport in Utah. “Utah is definitely one of the top five states” for growth along with Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, he said. USAPA is the national governing body of the sport with a stated mission “to promote the development

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Recently installed pickleball courts at Centennial Park attract players not only from West Valley City but also surrounding communities. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

and growth of pickleball in the United States and its territories.” While there are no precise stateby-state numbers of participants, Wathey said about 3.1 million people nationwide play pickleball at some 6,900 known locations and both figures are increasing rapidly. “It is a sport that lends itself to the masses,” he said, noting that young and old alike can and do play it. There are tournaments and competitions and some players play to win, but most participate “largely for fun,” Wathey added. Wathey said pickleball is a sport that men and women can play equally without one gender having an advantage over the other, such as men being able to hit the ball harder and faster. That is mostly due to the game being played with what is essentially a plastic Wiffle ball about the size of a tennis ball. Players come up to the ball to hit it with their paddles rather than wait for the ball to bounce to them, because it doesn’t have much bounce. Participants can also volley the ball back and forth without it hitting the ground, much like badminton. More advanced players can also make the ball do tricky things. “You can slice it and put a little English on it (giving the ball a curve in the air),” Wathey said. Like tennis, only the individual or team (for doubles matches) that serves can score points. The first to score 11 with a winning margin of at least two points is the victor. The financial investment in pickleball equipment can vary depending on how seriously players take the game. A decent wood paddle for beginners

can be $15 or $20, while higher-quality composite paddles can run $150 or more. “It is not a cheap sport to play, but it is less expensive than golf or tennis,” Wathey said. Pickleball was created in 1965 by Congressman Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The story goes that their kids were bored during their summertime visit to the island, so the dads gathered some old ping-pong paddles, a Wiffle ball, a badminton set and the hybrid sport was born. There are two debatable versions of how pickleball got its name. One is that the Pritchards had a dog named Pickles that kept chasing and running off with the ball during games. The other is that Joel Pritchard’s wife, a competitive rower, coined the name because “the combination of different sports reminded me of the pickle boat in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats.” Back at Centennial Park, Maia Lavatai of Salt Lake City comes to West Valley to play pickleball because “we love these new courts. Salt Lake City really needs to step up their game.” She is one of many players who come to Centennial Park from surrounding communities that have fewer or inferior courts. Along with other players, Lavatai had one suggestion to make the West Valley pickleball experience even better: “Maybe the city can put up some lights. We’d be here morning and night. That’s how much we love pickleball.” l

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Which Role is Yours? As November begins, we’re in a flood of news about political activities, including local issues and decision-making that affects our households. We have received ballots for West Valley City elections, or we can vote in person on November 5. State lawmakers have been in summer meetings to start forming directions for the 2020 legislative session, beginning January 27. Even the Salt Lake City mayoral election will have some effect across the state. Just a couple weeks ago, a new tax structure was announced, its impacts now being analyzed. We expect a special legislative session so action can be taken before the end of the year. And all of this will set a tone for the 2020 election cycle involving candidates and topics, close to home. We used to “let the politicians” decide, but we have increasing reasons to be aware and be active voices in policy decisions, especially ones made by local leaders we

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elect. Our young people can explain how civic action of some kind is a role that belongs to each of us. Civic engagement – everything from family discussion to working on a campaign to contacting a policy-maker to participating in a rally – is more than an opportunity. Whatever action we choose, asking questions and expressing views makes a difference in the direction for our communities. Even one question can be a starting place for learning and action. For example, an important question about the new tax structure is: How will the new income tax and sales taxes affect my household? – The reality is that most WVC families will pay a higher percentage of our incomes than the average Utah family. The new sales tax on food, alone, will increase household expenses, and a possible tax refund just makes it complicated. Whatever role you choose, some action is there for you. As always, I invite you to join in!

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50,000 words or bust for aspiring novelists this November By Joshua Wood | joshw@mycityjournals.com

ver 80% of Americans think they have a book in them. They also think they should write it, according to writer Joseph Epstein. For many, the dream of writing a novel remains that, just a dream. However, for those who are ready to finally write their story, some extra motivation comes along every November in the form of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo writers share a common goal of reaching 50,000 words in just 30 days each November. That adds up to a 200-page novel draft in just one month. To help writers stay on track, and to find a group of like-minded novelists to be around while cranking out those pages, the Salt Lake County Library offers write-in events at several of its locations. “People can come to a branch hosting a write-in,” said Liesl Seborg of Salt Lake County Library. “There will often be treats, prizes, word sprints, a little social interaction.” This will be the sixth year of large participation in write-in events at Salt Lake County Libraries. Five branches will host write-in events during November: Whitmore, Millcreek, Taylorsville, West Valley and Bingham Creek. Write-ins will be held in at least one library each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout November. Event schedules can be found on the library’s

website. “Our main function is to provide a comfortable space where writers can work and meet other writers engaged in the same challenge,” said Daniel Berube of Whitmore Library. “It’s also helpful for writers to have a set time blocked off for writing. We usually have a mix of writing veterans and people that are curious about what NaNoWriMo is.” While dozens of people typically participate in the write-in events each November, Seborg estimates that around 1,000 people in Salt Lake County will sit down to write as part of NaNoWriMo. Statistics from the national organization showed participation increasing from fewer than 200 in its first year in 2000 to over 200,000 10 years later. The number of participants has continued to grow from there. The draw of NaNoWriMo comes from something that many aspiring novelists share deep down. “Everybody ultimately wants to write a book,” Seborg said. “I think the appeal is that there are many stories to be told, and this is a way to push themselves to write what’s in their mind, what’s in their heart of hearts.” Write-in events held all over the world offer something else. While the act of writing tends to be a solitary task, writers themselves help push each other. “You’ve got other peo-

ple who are also struggling,” Seborg said. “They can share the good days and the bad days.” Throughout November, new and experienced writers in Salt Lake County and beyond can find a quiet place near them to write. They also find a group of people who share similar aspirations. Each write-in event ranges from silent to raucous. Writers will all quietly type or scribble away at their stories, then take time at the end of the session to talk about their experiences. They celebrate each other’s breakthroughs and laugh off their challenges. Write-ins are typically led by people affiliated with the national NaNoWriMo organization. These municipal liaisons offer experienced words of encouragement as well as structure for the events. If a community liaison is not available, local library staff step in. Some library staff even participate in

NaNoWriMo as writers, including Seborg, who intends to aim for her own 50,000 words this November. “I write fantasy/science fiction and focus on dystopian novels,” Seborg said. “I like to put my nightmares on paper so I can control them.” l

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Teachers’ self-care essential for quality teaching By Bill Hardesty | B.Hardesty@mycityjournals.com “Self-care is never a selfish act — it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.” ― Parker Palmer, author of “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” almer’s quote states well the purpose of the Self-Help Fair for Teachers conducted by the Granite School District on Sept. 13. “Taking care of yourself and being in a good place yourself so that you can be your best self for your students. We work in very challenging jobs in classrooms and it is and has always been a very challenging profession,” Noelle Converse, special education director at Granite School District, said. She added, “We feel it is really necessary if we are going to ask children to be mindful of themselves about their practice in learning. We are mindful of ourselves on how we teach.”

Mindfulness

The concept of mindfulness is one of the hot topics on how a person approaches life. Mindfulness is about learning to train your attention to the present moment without dwelling on what has happened in the past or worrying about the future. In the classroom, this plays out how we ask students to be present. They need to focus on the learning that is happening now and not worry about what happened at recess or worry about when recess is happening. Proponents of mindfulness report psychological and physical benefits. These benefits are realized by both students and teachers inside and outside of the classroom. Psychological benefits include: decreased anxiety and depression, increased coping skills, decreased irritability and moodiness, better emotional stability and increased ability to effectively manage problems. Physical benefits include: improved breathing, lower heart rate, improved circulation, improved immune function, reduced physical stress responses, better sleep, and better management of physical symptoms (e.g. pain). The belief is that self-help provides the best self in the classroom, which provides energy for mindfulness.

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For a few years, the school district has talked about the “Granite Way.” It is a framework to become better at all levels from students to superintendent. One aspect of this framework is personal development or what is called “Professional Learning Communities (PLC).” Communities range from teacher cohorts to a school to the district. One fair attendee, Kaisa DuMond, a

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teacher at Calvin Smith Elementary, talked about the value of one of her PLCs. “I have learned from my two co-teachers who are really good at guiding me through what I should do,” DuMond said. This past summer, the district held a principal boot camp where they talked about equity, inclusion and wellness for all. “A school’s administration set the culture of the school. They are facilitators for allowing the kind of culture that promotes self-help,” Converse commented. The idea of holding a self-help fair was an outcome of these efforts.

very challenging on regular basis to even get to school. And so for a teacher to be really centered, to be ready, to deal with whatever walks through the door and to be their best self, to be that model, that shoulder, and be someone who is inspirational to that child is going to make all the difference to that child. That is the point.” l

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The district was expecting about 200 teachers. Midway through the fair they already had over 500 educators. “This is fantastic. The awareness of the need,” Theresa Richardson of Redwood Elementary, said. The takeaways started at the registration desk with each person given “Mindfulness in the Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Concentration, Compassion, and Calm” by Thomas Armstrong and an oil diffuser and sample oils donated by 4Life Essentials Oils. Granite School District teachers share stories around Participants could also take home a the art table at the Self-Help Fair. (Courtesy of Granstress ball of their own creation, a painted art ite School District) creation, and a succulent planted by them. They also got to play adult versions of children games and take part in a drum circle. “Often our adultness takes over. We need to get back to the enthusiasm we all had when we started as an educator,” Converse said. When asked why she came, Kat Morfitt of Robert Frost Elementary, replied, “Because I have worked in other schools where teachers’ self-care was not a priority and it is something I am drawn toward and so I want to find what resources Granite provides and how they partner with other organizations providing extra support.” Morfitt was hoping to find ways to carve out those 15 minutes of self-care. She was impressed with what she was finding. Another teacher, Josh Kariparduc of Matheson Junior High, said, “We live a very stressful life from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. so we need this fair.” For Kariparduc adding to his stress is learning classroom management in an American classroom. He started his teaching career 18 years ago in Turkey and taught in other Eastern countries before coming to America. Converse summed up the point of the conference by saying, “Our goal is to really help each one of our educators that is working day in and day out with students and gets to touch many lives that they are in a really good place for being able to do that. Because our students need someone who is in a really good place because many of them aren’t. Many of them are dealing with obstacles and barriers in their personal life that makes it

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Twenty years and still going strong: Family Fitness Center helps residents be healthy By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

Families line up for face painting next to the EdutainWest Valley City Family Fitness Center celebrated ment Center during the West Valley Family Fitness 20 years of operation in October. (Darrell Kirby/City Center’s 20th anniversary celebration. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals) Journals)

n 1999, West Valley City was entering adulthood, having incorporated 19 years earlier. Its population stood at 103,000 and the city was gaining traction as a stable, forward-looking municipality after some shaky early years. In October that year, an era of rapid growth that continues today was launched when the ribbon was cut to open the West Valley City Family Fitness Center. The Family Fitness Center, which anchors the Centennial Park Sports and Recreation complex celebrated its 20th anniversary last month as one of the top public adult and youth recreation and community facilities in the area. Jamie Young has seen nearly all of its history as a city parks and recreation employee for just over 19 years, including the last 2 1/2 years as director of the fitness center. “It’s been great,” she said. The fitness center has evolved with the times and the changing needs and desires of the public. Equipment has been replaced, rooms have been modified, technology has been upgraded, and fitness and recreational activities have been updated to keep up with current trends and interests. “Things are a lot different now than they were 20 years ago,” Young said. “We’ve adapted our programming to try to meet the needs of the community, kind of what’s popular in recreation and fitness with the equipment that we have and the programs that we offer.” Popular group exercise activities in 1999 included step classes. Today, Zumba dancing to the beat of Latin music is the way to get in aerobic fitness. “That’s really, really popular right now. It’s a really great workout,” Young

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Racquetball has waned in recent years, so the fitness center has converted a racquetball court to a room for functional fitness, a type of exercise regimen that simulates body movements that occur in everyday life. “That’s been really popular and well-received by our users,” Young said. Water fitness in the center’s two swimming pools has also surfaced in recent years as a growing exercise routine. “It’s really good to be in the water and not have the strain on your back and your knees,” Young said. But she adds that what’s popular now might not be in the future. “Everything is kind of a cycle.” One thing that will likely always be the same is the Family Fitness Center’s role as a community center for different types of social activities in a city that now has 138,000 residents. Several rooms are available for events ranging from family reunions and wedding receptions to work retreats and other meetings. The large, open central area of the fitness center is also a gathering spot for teens and adults who just want to hang out. The Edutainment Center provides space for young children to be physically active and mentally stimulated. The soft-play attraction features a climbing structure, miniature grocery store and kitchen, theater room, and a giant checker/chessboard on the floor. D’Aure Hall started coming to the Family Fitness Center with his six children the day it opened. Twenty years later, the 82-yearold resident of West Valley for more than half a century still visits for both the exercise and the socializing. “I walk the track a lot. I do more talking than I do walking,” he joked.

West Valley City Family Fitness Center under construction in early 1999. (Courtesy West Valley City)

Hall says the workouts help him deal with the nagging effects of injuries suffered long ago during his three-year stint as a professional bull rider. “I wasn’t that good to make any money but good enough to just hang on.” He praised the staff of the fitness center, which numbers 25 full-time employees and up to 200 part timers, depending on the season with summer being the busiest. “They bend over backwards to help you. They are so sweet.” Fifteen-year West Valley resident Brian Mecham has been a member of the Family Fitness Center for the past decade. He says the facility and its staff live up to the “family” part of its name. “Getting to know them over the years, they know us by name. It feels like family to us.” Mecham, his wife, and four kids ages 9 to 15 have participated in everything from Zumba and fitness classes, swimming, dance, and tumbling to Halloween costume contests and breakfasts with Santa Claus. Recreation and community centers such as West Valley’s contribute to the quality of life in their communities. “Parks and recreation facilities are stimulators of the (local) economy,” Allison Colman, director of health for the National Recreation and Parks Association, told the West Valley Journal. She also said homes near parks and recreation sites often have higher values just by being close to them. Colman said another benefit of fitness and recreation centers besides fostering healthier lifestyles is “the social aspect and ability to connect with people.” The health and welfare of youth can also be aided by such places. “The role of com-

munity recreation centers is especially crucial for communities that lack the necessary facilities to keep their children in safe environments. After-school programs provide a refuge for at-risk youth, helping to reduce crime rates, court costs, and other costs to the community,” according to the website of Florida-based Sports Facilities Advisory. The popularity of the West Valley City Family Fitness center has put its 96,000 square feet at a premium. With no plans or ability to expand the building, director Jamie Young said it will have to accommodate a larger number of patrons and programs by using and modifying existing space according to needs and trends. “Twenty years ago, this was plenty of space for us. Now we have so many programs and things that we sometimes don’t have space to add anything more.” But Young said the fitness center can still serve even more people than the 1,300 that visit on an average day. “People live in this community and don’t know that we’re here.” She said the center is always looking for ways to better market itself. Current promotional efforts include sending flyers to area schools and inexpensive social media advertising. “You do what you can with the budget you have.” Recently installed LED signs on the north and west sides of the Centennial Park complex let thousands of passing motorists know the fitness center is there. Mecham and family are well aware of what the Center has to offer as it celebrates its 20th birthday. “It provides all the activities that we need in a really good environment,” he said. l

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How does athletic recruiting work? By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

yton Nielson is an eighth-grade basketball player at Jefferson Junior High. He and his family have already started preparing him for his college recruiting experience. “It is a lot of work,” Alesha Nielson said. “There is a lot that I didn’t even know I needed to do. We have been fortunate with having good coaches that have helped us along this path and they encouraged us to get started now. I read an article that talked about all of the things you should do to promote your child to college coaches.” Athletic ability plays an enormous role in getting a scholarship, but as parents learned at a recruiting seminar held at Hunter High School Oct. 8, there is a lot more to it than that. “I had a top volleyball player in California,” director of regional recruiting for Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Paul Putman said. “She had taken college courses. I think she had a two-year associates degree in her back pocket and when she registered with the NCAA for eligibility, she found out she was an academic non-qualifier. She had not taken the correct core classes before her senior year.” According to ncsasports.org less than 1% of students receive a full athletic scholarship. Many schools have the ability to give out partial scholarships and help the students academically qualify for other scholarships or grants. “There are tons of opportunities out there. If you are a football player your DNA needs to match up with what that coach wants. Anything outside of D1 (top colleges) is equivalent. The coaches will find FASFA, grants and academic money to help them come to school. An ACT test score going from a 21 to say a 26 could mean upwards of $5,000 a year. A coach can build you a financial package with that,” Putnam said. Recruiting profiles available to college coaches can help get the student’s list of abilities. “A profile is like a resume, a track coach is going to look for certain times and football coach may want size. It helps them push your resume along the process,” Putman said. Britain Covey, wide receiver at the University of Utah, was a top-level high school quarterback, but he did not fit the profile that many coaches were expecting for that position. He transformed himself into a slot receiver. “Every sport has room for recruiting. Women’s golf is a great example. There are a lot of scholarships that go unclaimed in that sport. Women’s wrestling is one that is growing, but every sport can benefit from this message,” Putman said. The message to the parents resonates a change. “Every time a parent comes up to me and says, ‘I did not realize that. We need to

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go talk to our counselor and make sure we are on track.’ Parents always say they thought our coach was supposed to do more for us, but it is not the coach’s job. The coach should teach the game. Make sure you are having fun and hopefully win a few games…,” Putman said. Hunter High School is one of many schools to host recruiting seminars. The NCSA helps athletes in the process of recruiting. A top-level player will typically have an offer after their sophomore season. The NCSA suggests athletes begin at age 13 to make sure they are on track. Many recruiting profiles have a timeline of when and what to do. “Our coaches help with what they can,” Hunter Athletic Director Pam Olsen said. “Players have access to these profiles for free. We try to help them send out marketing and if a college contacts us we try to make it important, but the parents need to be more involved. I really like the analogy that your

GPA is a college bank account. If it drops you have taken out a withdrawal.” The University of Utah football team will offer 25 scholarships each year. At the beginning of a high school athletes sophomore season the coaches will have evaluated upwards of 2,000 athletes in that grade for those scholarships. They will offer those limited scholarships to approximately 200 players. “The reason they offer so many kids those scholarships is because some will choose other schools, some kids get hurt, this kid posts stupid things on social media and finally some become academically ineligible. As signing day approaches 25 are going to get the letter of intent to sign. The rest will get a letter that says sorry,” Putman said. Most of all, recruiters want you to know that you need to be educated and take control of your own future. For more information contact your high school’s guidance counselor. l

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New leaders making changes at West Valley City-Taylorsville Animal Services

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tumultuous several months at the West Valley City-Taylorsville Animal Services Shelter (4522 W. 3500 South) appears to be finally settling into a steadier routine, with new leadership from a Wyoming transplant. Yes, the controversial gas chamber is still there. And yes, Taylorsville pet advocates still hate it and want it removed. But the dialogue between shelter officials and those dog and cat owners appears to be softening. Taylorsville City Planning Commission member Lynette Wendel has been one of the most outspoken animal welfare proponents through the shelter’s leadership transition. She likes what she sees, so far. “We are so grateful to the mayor (Kristie Overson) and city council for hearing our concerns and supporting changes at the shelter,” Wendel said. “When the shelter director position came open, we asked them to include language in the job listing for applicants with animal welfare backgrounds. They did that, and we are appreciative of the new director’s background.” The WVC-Taylorsville Animal Services director position came open following a legal scandal involving the previous director, David Moss. At the same time, last spring, Salt Lake County officials made a pitch to Taylorsville City leaders, asking the council to void its contract with West Valley and contract them for animal services. In the midst of the upheaval, pet advocates — some 50 strong, including Wendel — came to a city council meeting, requesting improvements. Their complaints even prompted coverage from a Salt Lake television news crew. It was against that made-for-TV swirl of drama that Rock Springs, Wyoming, resident Maranda Weathermon decided to uproot her husband and four children from the Cowboy State to try to right the animal services ship. Director Weathermon made weekend visits to the shelter in May to get acquainted with the facility. Her first full day in the eye of the hurricane was June 1. “We are basically starting from the beginning to reorganize Animal Services because the division has not had strong animal welfare leadership in the past,” Weathermon said. “It will take time, but people will see improvements. We plan to do considerably more community service. And eventually, if funding becomes available, we hope to increase our staff and remain open more hours each week.” Currently, the animal shelter has 15 employees, and is open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with limited hours every other Saturday. When the shelter is closed, Unified Police officers respond to Taylorsville animal complaint calls. “In the limited time frame [Weathermon

has been on the job], I have seen positive results,” said Unified Police Taylorsville Precinct Chief Tracy Wyant. “One of the challenges they face is people want an enhanced level of service. That comes with a cost. If [Taylorsville taxpayers] want more service, [they] have to be willing to pay for it. But I am pleased with the trajectory of where the service is going.” The top four WVC-Taylorsville Animal Services administrators — Weathermon and three managers — are all women. All but one is new to the facility this year. New Field Services Manager Melanie Bennett was hired a month before Weathermon, while new Animal Care & Enrichment Manager Erika Stoveken was hired in mid-September. Among the administrators, only Community Services Manager Kathy Schuster, an 8-year veteran of the facility, now with a new title and a few changes in duties, was employed at the shelter prior to this year. Dr. Daniel Sims also remains the animal shelter’s part-time, contracted veterinarian. He no longer conducts animal surgeries but continues to operate pet vaccine clinics. Weathermon accepted her $68,000 per year position at the shelter after working in animal care for 18 years, in several states. “I have cared for everything from reptiles to horses,” she said. The shelter’s controversial animal gas chamber continues to receive rare use, most recently to euthanize two raccoons last summer. “Having a gas chamber in the building does hold us back from getting citizen volunteers,” Weathermon said. “My supervisor wants it to remain as a last option. But my goal is to eventually stop using it altogether.” Weathermon is now trying to fill one animal care technician (kennel) job and three of her seven allocated animal control officer posts. Additionally, she hopes to add a couple of positions in each of those areas to better serve the public and to expand shelter hours. “As we progress and prove ourselves to the [West Valley] City Council, I hope to demonstrate our need for a full-time veterinarian, two additional animal control officers and four more animal care technicians,” she said. “We cannot make any budget change requests until next year. Right now, we are looking for cost-saving opportunities and working to show animal care improvement.” Taylorsville City funds one-third of the WVC-Taylorsville Animal Services budget. It is also a part owner in the agency’s shelter. “I have been really impressed with Maranda,” Overson said. “She seems very qualified and has been sending me weekly reports about the progress being made. She’s been a breath of fresh air. I am very optimistic.” l

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Do you have what it takes to be a paraeducator? By Bill Hardesty | B.Hardesty@mycityjournals.com

n Sept. 25, the Granite District Para Committee held a paraeducator job fair. While paraeducators are used throughout a school, this fair focused on special education. “The fair was a success with 30 to 40 hires as a result of the fair,” Michele Morgan, a member of the District Para Committee, reported. At the fair, attendees completed an application and then were interviewed. Shelby Silver, a 22-year-old attendee from South Jordan, said, “This is something I always wanted to do. I used to help my mother in her classroom. I just want to help people.” “There is always a need for people to come build a good relationship with the students,” Jennifer Christensen, assistant principal at Cyprus High School, said. Missed the fair? Don’t worry. Paraeducator positions are available on the Granite School District (GSD) website www.graniteschools.org/hr/employment-opportunities. The positions are not listed separately. You will need to look for keywords like childcare or behavior support or instructional assistant.

Granite School District held a special education paraeducator hiring fair last September. More are planned. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)

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ith the holidays approaching, are you wondering what to get your kids that doesn’t require batteries or USB cords? What about investing in something that guarantees family fun time? What about instead of buying toys that usually last 12 days, you buy something that lasts 12 months? The GetOutPass might be your perfect solution for a new holiday gift this year. The GetOutPass is a fairly new entertainment pass which offers pass holders the opportunity to visit 17 venues in the Salt Lake Valley, 20 venues in Utah County, 13 in Davis/Weber Area, seven in the Logan area, and four venues in the St. George area. You also get a one-time yearly admission to their featured venues: Lagoon, Cowabunga Bay, Brighton Resort, and one Cherry Peak concert ticket. According to their website, some of the venues allow weekly visits, some monthly visits, some quarterly visits and some you visit just once during the 12-month period. The GetOutPass was created in 2017 by three friends: Charles Belliston, TC Krueger and Taggart Krueger. “Our goal was to get more families out doing more things together. We all felt that too many people were just spending days and evenings at home watching Netflix and playing Fortnite. We decided we needed to come up with a solution, we wanted people out doing things together and creating memories,” said Belliston, one of the cofounders. So, with this goal in mind, the three of them created a statewide pass that allows families the chance to spend more time together while offering more opportunities to visit places they normally wouldn’t visit. They can see their hard work paying off be-

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andwiched between October and December, November is the bologna of months. Everyone pulls it out, gives it a sniff, then tosses it in the trash. Once Halloween is over, we blast into a frenzy of Christmas shopping and decorating, forgetting all about this beautiful month full of autumn leaves, crisp apples and carb overload. We need a marketing team to change the perception of November from “Brownish month when we count our blessings” to “A kaleidoscope of excitement. And pie.” Okay, maybe “kaleidoscope” is overkill, and it’s hard to spell, but you get the idea. Thanksgiving continues its reign as the best holiday between Halloween and Christmas but even the cherished turkey day has its opponents. It’s almost impossible to tell the origin story of Thanksgiving without pissing someone off. Let’s just say people living in America (probably not its original name) in the 1600s created the first Chuck-A-Rama, minus the carrot-filled Jell-O. In the U.S., any holiday that has the tagline “An Attitude of Gratitude” is doomed from the start but what if we created a terrifying mascot? People like threats and merchandising. What if Gerta the Ghoulishly Grateful Goose (sold as a freakish Beanie Babies stuffed animal) flies into your bedroom on Thanksgiving Eve to make sure you’re being thankful. Not enough gratitude? She pecks your forehead and flies off with your pumpkin pies. Instead of Elf on the Shelf, how about

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Goose on the Loose? You read it here first, people. What else happens in November . . . ? Election Day! The first Tuesday after the first Monday when the moon is full and pythons are mating, is set aside for foreign nations to measure success by screwing up election results with fake social media content. As opposed, to genuine social media content. Consider this year a dry-run for the 2020 Apocalyptic Election to End all Elections. Black Friday is also in November. What if we protest Black Friday sales and refuse to shop or decorate for Christmas until, call me crazy, December 1? Christmas is sneaky. Once you allow Christmas tree lots to set up in November, it’s an easy slide into year-round Christmas where everyone is miserable and broke. Charles Dickens could (posthumously) pen a story where we learn Ebenezer Scrooge was right all along, perhaps titled, “A Christmas Peril.” Movember is also a thing where men are encouraged to grow moustaches to raise awareness for the importance of shaving – and men’s health issues. A group of women have also sworn to stop shaving for the month. That group is called Europe. The first Wednesday in November is Stress Awareness Day, created by parents who realize Christmas is weeks away and their children are reaching frenetic levels of idiocy. Maybe November needs its own alcoholic beverage that we start drinking on this day.

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How about a mulled cider with a tequila chaser called the No No November? Veteran’s Day is cool. World Kindness Day is super nice. But let’s tackle the real meaning of November. Pie. Pie is the reason for November. With harvest foods like apples and pumpkins and peaches and pears and banana cream, pie in November is as necessary as breathing, especially if breathing is slathered in homemade whipped cream or served a la mode. So instead of treating November like it’s some type of disgusting mystery meat, can we agree it’s at least hamburger, maybe even a sirloin? Who knows, if we keep slapping Christmas back to its own month we might even enjoy the leaves, the apples – and the pie. Always the pie.

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