West Valley Journal | March 2022

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AN OUTPOURING OF LOVE FOR HUNTER ATHLETICS

By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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unter High School student-athletes and staff were greatly affected by the tragic shooting of its students on Jan. 13. The outreach from opposing teams has been edifying.

“The community has shown Hunter High faculty and students a lot of support and love,” Wolverines Athletic Director Pam Olson said.

The victims of the shooting were football players at the school, 14-year-old Tivani Lopati and 15-year-old Paul Tahi; the third victim, Ephriam Asiata was recently released from the hospital after several weeks of care.

As the athletic department moves on from such a tragedy, opposing schools have tried to relay a hand of friendship to the Wolverines.

One week following the tragic event Cyprus hosted the boys basketball team. In pregame ceremonies, Pirates and Wolverines stood arm in arm with Cyprus players wearing white and blue shirts that said “We are Hunter” on the front.

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Continued from front page kids,” Cyprus boys head basketball coach Tre Smith said. “Hunter has been through a lot, tragically. It was only right for us to do something special.”

Unity toward its student-athletes flowed in from all of its opponents.

T-shirts were made and passed out and tributes have honored Hunter’s teams.

Morale at the school has been low.

Recently students have visited a memorial on 4100 South to pay tribute to their friends. In the weeks that followed the incident the faculty and students were on high alert.

Sources around the school have seen several students withdraw from classes and parents of football players have voiced fears for them if they continue playing at Hunter.

“We are a community, we need more love to go around,” Smith said. “Everything you see is negative. I push that with these guys. Everyone needs to do their parts and leave things just a little bit better than you found them.”

Faculty and students have struggled with the idea that this happened in their own backyard with everyone processing it differently.

There have been several community events, get-togethers, food donations, and prayer circles.

“I know some of the teachers have assessed the emotional state of the students,” said one parent who wished to stay anonymous. “Teachers have encouraged those with feelings of doubt to seek help. We need to have unity, be a community. It does not matter what school you go to or if you are purple or green. We need to be together.”

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By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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his season for Cyprus High School’s boys basketball team has found them highly ranked and ready to have an impact in the state tournament.

Each game the team has a motto of an opportunity to get better every day. That is how the Pirates have embraced this season.

“This is a great group of kids,” Pirates head coach Tre Smith said. “It is a fun group to be around and that makes them easier to coach.”

The Pirates took first place in Region 2 going undefeated 12-0, winning the program’s first-ever region championship with two key wins over Kearns clinching it.

“Defense is the key. In our first big win over Kearns it was one of our better games,” Smith said.

On Feb. 4 the Pirates faced Kearns for the first time this season. It was a barn burner of a game. Cyprus led by only two at the half, but the third quarter proved to be the difference.

The Pirates defense held the Cougars to nine points as they pulled away for the victory. In a similar game against Taylorsville, the Pirates held a slim three-point lead at halftime.

The midway point adjustments helped vault them to an 18 point victory.

“In the second half, we were much more locked in defensively. We made some second-half adjustments,” Smith said. “Our game is to run and space the floor pretty well and we have some big shooters. If the guys hit their spots we can be an effective team.”

Junior Quentin Mesa took control in the second half with his defense and court awareness.

“He is doing a good job. As he has developed in high school his awareness is a lot better. He has become more unselfish and talented. He is very good at controlling the pace and tempo of the game,” Smith said. “He has the potential to play after high school. We just

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The Pirates starting five of Quentin Mesa, Diego Mulford, Justus Jackson-Fobbs, MJ Tia (23) and Drysten Heard (24) took down Kearns 62-53 on the road to clinch the region title. (Greg James/City Journals)

need to keep at it and keep getting better.”

Mesa is averaging 19.7 points per game to lead the team. He also contributes 8.4 assists demonstrating his ability to involve his teammates.

“I have played basketball so much that I have learned to read the defenders,” Mesa said.

“I can score on every level. I think we started the season a little rough, but I think we will put it all together when state comes around.”

The second game game against Kearns saw the Pirates overcome a first-quarter deficit to beat the Cougars and win the region title. ““I don’t know how to describe it,” Meza said of his feelings after the game. “Just all the work we’ve all put in since we were young.

We’ve been playing together since we were in the fourth grade and that’s what we wanted to do since we were little, wanted to win a region championship.”

Smith noted how important his team’s defense would be for the state tournament.

“I think one of the guys that I have seen a

lot from this season is Drysten (Heard). He is a senior captain and has been spectacular. He has become a better defender and has knocked down shots and is rebounding very well,” Smith said.

Smith is quick to point out other players that have been key to the team’s success this season. “(MJ) Tia does everything, he defends, rebounds and can score. We also have one of the best shooters in the state in (Diego) Mulford.

He shoots 50% from three. His shooting has made it easier for the other guys. The defense has to stay attached because he is so good,” Smith said.

Tia and Justus Jackson-Fobbs combine for over 10 rebounds per game. Mulford hit 83 three-pointers and averaged 12.6 points per game.

Cyprus entered the playoffs with the No. 5 seed and a first-round bye. The Pirates were slated to host the second-round game on Feb. 25 (after print deadline).

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District Crisis Team helps students deal with the unexpected

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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long-time elementary school teacher dies over a weekend.

A school shooting happens off-campus but during school time.

A fifth-grader is hit by a car on her way to school.

Events such as these trigger the Granite School District Crisis Team. Often when such events occur, the statement is made that “grief counselors will be available at the school.” The grief counselors are the District Crisis Team.

When a crisis occurs, Ben Horsley, chief of staff for the district, and school directors, who are district staff overseeing numerous schools, are notified. From there, the District Crisis Team is activated.

“I get notified, and I start a text chain,” Judy Petersen, director of college and career readiness, said. “We always communicate everything using our technology. So I’ve got my crisis group and my leadership group. And we get everybody in those groups together and communicating and make it happen.”

The team The District Crisis Team supports a school’s crisis team. Every school has a crisis team of the principal, vice-principals, counselors, social workers, the school psychologist, and others. They are the first to stand up.

In the case of a teacher’s death at Wright Elementary, only one member of the District Crisis Team was needed because the local crisis team had called upon neighboring schools. They had social workers from Lake Ridge Elementary, Orchard Elementary, Matheson Junior High and Cyprus High School.

Other times, like the recent Hunter High shooting, the entire five-person team is deployed. But, again, it depends on local resources and local needs.

The team has developed an easily accessible virtual folder available on all computers in the district.

“It’s our crisis folder,” Petersen said.

“It has resources. It has the protocol for principals to follow, sample emails to parents to teachers, a sample script of what to say in your staff meeting, what to say in the classroom. So, we’ve gone over as much as we possibly can think of and put it in that file. And it’s dynamic. We’re always adjusting it.”

The protocol The protocol is designed to flex depending on the situation.

For example, when the teacher died over the weekend there was time to prepare.

Petersen explained the first step was a before-school meeting with administration, teachers and staff. Relevant details were

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shared, and a plan for the day was drawn up. The plan called for teachers to deliver the news. However, a District Crisis Team member could support the teacher if a teacher didn’t feel capable.

“You want kids to know before they get their social media because news travels fast,” Petersen said.

“We have a little script we follow,” Petersen said. “The script says you probably have people in your family who have passed away. You know of people who are sick, and you’re worried about them passing away. We talk about how that’s just part of life. It’s OK to feel sad. It’s OK to be scared. It’s OK not to know what to expect. Sometimes with the little kids we’ll use children’s books to help them understand grief.”

Teachers were also instructed to look for students who needed extra support.

Those students are provided an increased level of intervention.

“We just talk to the kids because there’s that empty desk in the room. And it takes some time to process all of it,” Petersen said.

Petersen mentioned that by lunchtime, most students are feeling OK. “In the afternoon, we flip it,” Petersen said. “After we’ve gone through our script, and we know that the kids are OK, then we turn it to a positive.”

The crisis team asks students to write cards for the family. The team models what to say.

“In this case, dear Mrs. So and So’s family. We’re so sorry about her passing.

And then we asked them to write something really positive that they remember about that person, and then have them sign their name,” Petersen said. “And boy, some of the cards that we get are just so touching. We screen them because we don’t want anything inappropriate going to the deceased person’s home. But they’re just really, really good.”

In the case of an event like the Hunter shooting that happens suddenly, the District Crisis Team adapts the protocol because changes are happening so fast. For Hunter, there were two variables to control. First, the team could not enter until the school was safe, and secondly, a lot of planning and scheduling had to happen. For example, the information had to be sent to parents about the incident and the school’s response before being dismissed. Another planning issue was changing the bus schedule to allow a 1 p.m. dismissal. The crisis team also provided support to the Granite School District Police, who responded to the event.

Regardless of the size of the crisis, the District Crisis Team “Gathers the list of names of all of the students who their teachers and others identified to meet individually with a social worker. Because before we leave the school, we make sure that every parent of every student that we’ve met with

The memorial on the side of the road in honor of the two Hunter students who died in January. The District Crisis Team had to adapt protocol the day of the shooting because of the variables involved. (Greg James/ City Journals)

during the day gets a call.”

The final action is a debriefing meeting for all people involved. The district crisis team wants to identify steps that went well and document learning points for the next crisis.

The personal cost Members of the District Crisis Team have other responsibilities, but they drop their work at a moment’s notice.

“It takes a toll on us. It just zaps your energy,” Petersen said. “Before we leave the room or wherever we are debriefing, we articulate to each other what our plan is for self-care for when we get away from the situation. And that’s invaluable.”

SafeUT Petersen mentioned how helpful the SafeUT app is for students. According to their website, “The SafeUT app provides a way to connect to licensed counselors that are ready to listen to any sized crisis or concern. Help is immediate and confidential, and as easy as reaching for your phone and sending that first text.”

Originally, SafeUT was designed for students and educators. However, the initiative proved successful, that two more SafeUT apps were created. SafeUT Frontline is for frontline workers like law enforcement, fire/EMS, healthcare professionals and their families. SafeUT National Guard is for members and their families serving in the Utah National Guard.l

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Valley Softball Complex reduced to rubble, but memories remain

By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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he Valley Regional Softball Complex is being destroyed and in its place, a new and improved facility will rise into existence.

Memories of the games and experiences will soon be replaced with new and better ones.

“I sprained my ankle sliding into third base,” Taylorsville resident Greg Roberts recalled. “I also broke my toe trying to catch a line drive. Heck, we played for real back then.”

Valley Regional Softball Complex has hosted weekday leagues and many tournaments since its construction in the late 1970s.

The complex’s dilapidated fields and stadium seating will be reconstructed because of a donation of $5 million by the Larry H. Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation.

The county completed the renovation of the Cottonwood Complex before last summer and has now begun the project in Taylorsville.

The design and construction will mirror the already completed facility.

Miller was a softball fanatic and an accomplished player and team owner. He is a member of the Utah Softball Hall of Fame and the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame.

He pitched in more than 1,000 games and had 819 fastpitch softball victories. In 1989 his Miller Toyota fastpitch team finished third at the ISC softball world championships. The team was consistently highly ranked. He also

sponsored youth teams in an effort to grow the game in Utah.

The surrounding park was renamed for Gary C. Swenson in 2015. He helped the county purchase the property where the fields and park now stand.

Valley, as it is affectionately called, has hosted several tournaments including the Pioneer Days and UHSAA state championships.

“My senior year (at Taylorsville High School) we won the 5A softball state championship,” Brooke Mckeever said. “The championship game was fun, but the semifinals was one of the funnest I have ever played in. I think we were down 10-4 going into the seventh against Bingham. Somehow we scored like 12 runs with two outs and ended up winning the game. It was insane.”

Taylorsville won the softball state championship in 2007 when Mckeever was a member of the team. They also won in 1997.

“The whole tournament was so much fun. It was like having a homefield advantage.

The entire stands and behind the outfield fence were filled with fellow students cheering us on,” she said.

That season the Warriors won five straight games in the tournament to capture the title.

The construction will feature the same amount of fields, new bleachers with shelter and press boxes. The project is scheduled to

Trucks and other heavy equipment line up to haul off the remains of the Valley Softball Complex. (Greg James/ City Journals)

last about a year.

The pandemic halted all play on the fields until late July in 2021, a 15-month absence.

The county held an accelerated girls tournament then and another in September before opening fall league play.

“Larry was passionate about softball,” Miller's widow Gail said in a statement. “These complexes will forever be part of our family's

legacy. He not only enjoyed the competition, but he also enjoyed the social aspect of the game. This will be a great tribute to Larry, our family, and the game of softball.”

The softball complex will be rebuilt but the surrounding park and disc golf course will remain the same. The park is also the host of Taylorsville City’s Fourth of July celebration, Taylorsville Dayz. l

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Salt Lake County receives $2 million grant to help families safeproof homes

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alt Lake County’s Green & Healthy Homes Program is receiving a new $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The funds will allow the Salt Lake County program to help 130 additional families and individuals during the next three and half years. Salt Lake County was one of 60 agencies chosen nationally to receive funding to make low-income families’ homes safer and healthier.

“For people with asthma, residents aging in place and others, these funds make a difference in their lives,” Randy Jepperson, Salt Lake County Housing Program manager, said. “It’s not just fixing up the home, it’s making a difference in their daily lives.”

The Green & Healthy Homes Program focuses on creating housing that is both energy efficient and safe for low- to moderate-income families. The program targets several different issues that can be found in homes, including: • Radon gas safety • Presence of lead • Trip and fall hazards • Causes of asthma or any severe respiratory problems • Energy efficiency • Retrofits to keep the elderly in their homes, so they can age in place For West Valley City resident Hector Carreon, having his home recently updated to increase safety

and accessibility gives him long-term freedom. Carreon, who has muscular dystrophy, said he no longer feels like a prisoner in his own home.

“No matter how bad my disease will be, I’ll always be able to stay in my home,” Carreon said. “I won’t be homeless. I have freedom in my own home now and that’s how it’s supposed to be. The program made critical modifications.”

Residents can apply for assistance if they are 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) or below. For a family of four, the federal income guidelines currently set the AMI at $73,750 or less. The program is open to Salt Lake County homeowners, including refugees, regardless of legal status. Households are selected based on data and the greatest need for intervention.

“Salt Lake County cares deeply about our residents, especially those who need help the most,” Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said. “Our staff are committed to improving each individual’s life, one home at a time.”

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Granite to offer new hands-on entrepreneurial program this fall

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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ranite Technical Institute is accepting applications from incoming seniors for its new program, Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, or CEO, that will be offered this coming fall.

Through a partnership between the school and the local business community, 20 students will gain real-world experience each week by meeting with about 40 business owners and representatives, tour local companies, and be paired with a business leader as a mentor to learn entrepreneurial skills.

“I’m super excited; during the first semester, they will do a class project, which teaches students how to start a business and most of the time it’s more event-based, where they will think about the details of the event and what does it take,” GTI’s CEO program facilitator Erin Paulsen said. “The second semester, they actually start their own businesses, and it results in actual products or services that they sell at a trade show event we’ll hold at the end of the year.”

Interested students in Granite and other Salt Lake County school districts are invited to apply by March 14 for the program that will pick them up from a Granite high school and meet from 7:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. three days per week. A panel will select students without knowledge of their names or schools, but solely on the applications that include students rating themselves, answers to questions and letters of recommendations including one from a school counselor that addresses standing in school, attendance and if they’re hard workers, she said.

“I’m expecting the kids in CEO to want to learn; they see a value in it and want to connect,” Paulsen said adding that students will be evaluated by their understanding and proficiency on projects in the program where they will receive Career and Technical Education credit. “One of those projects may be here is $5, turn it into $100 by next week.

They have to think outside the box and figure out, how can I make this money?”

During the first semester, students will focus on a business or likely, a one-time event, such as a trivia night, murder-mystery, bowling or drive-in night. It will be decided on by the class and money raised from that can be used as seed money for individual businesses second term.

Some of those businesses may help students pay for college either by continuing it or selling it.

“For a lot of kids, this is going to be their opportunity to have a business during college and then they’re done; maybe it’ll just be a learning experience and then they’ll be done. We could see a very successful company come out of this, especially since they’ll have connections,” she said referring to the partnerships with local business leaders. “The high school entrepreneurship

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This class is going to be really hard work.

They’re starting their own business. It’s not that they’re doing it because I want them to do it. It’s they’re doing it because they want to make money in their own businesses; they want to do it. It changes the motivation.

Granite Technical Institute CEO program facilitator Erin Paulsen classes are more learning about it versus this is doing it. This class is going to be really hard work. They’re starting their own business. It’s not that they’re doing it because I want them to do it. It’s they’re doing it because they want to make money in their own businesses; they want to do it. It changes the motivation.”

Community business leaders play an active role as guest speakers, mentors, investors or to give tours to students, said Centeva chief finance officer and chief operating officer Matt Thomas, who is the chairman of the nine-member CEO program board. He was one who reached out to business chief executive officers, CFOs and others to get involved.

“We targeted companies and industries that would give a good variety of experiences to the kids in the class; there were a lot of people who are willing to help out,” he said.

“Everybody sees the value in getting some of that real-world experience earlier with some structure from the community and making those connections at an early age. The students are expanding their perspective as to what’s possible. I wish that I would have had that perspective and experience as a 17-yearold instead of having to stumble into that perspective later in life.”

Thomas said that many business leaders want to develop relationships in the community and this program allows for potential for partnerships or future employees.

“People are interested in the perspective of people from a younger generation as consumers and leaders from the next generation, so it is a two-way street,” he said. “I

Granite Technical Institute will offer the CEO entrepreneurial program this fall to 20 high school seniors.

(Courtesy Granite Technical Institute)

think that entrepreneurship as a discipline doesn’t get enough attention. People assume that those who have that in their blood will jump in and figure it out. I think more and more people would do it if they knew how and if they saw it as a viable option and if they had a better sense of what the rewards are. These people are willing to share their experiences.”

Paulsen said that local businesses invest in the program, paying for bus transportation so students can tour companies weekly.

Those businesses involved in the program range from software companies to carpet cleaners, from restaurants and entertainment industries to credit unions and insurance companies.

“There are all kinds of different industries so they can explore and get ideas of ‘how can I improve an existing product and make a company out of that’ or maybe there’s a need that is lacking that they know of. We want students to think entrepreneurially instead of just checking the boxes and taking the test,” Paulsen said. “We’re wanting them to explore in a way that makes them think: ‘I could do this. I could solve this program and start my own business.’ We’re going to do it experience-based and ask students questions that provoke them to think different ways and solve the problems themselves.”

While Paulsen can help put students in touch with companies and even GTI programs to “match them with people who know that skills and know what they need to do that step,” students also will rely upon mentors in the business world. Mentors will review students’ business plans, look at their weekly progress, read students’ journal entries about their experiences in the weekly tours and in meetings with business lead-

ers, and follow up with students about what they’re learning.

During the weekly tours of businesses, students will learn how they got started, what they do, what people they serve so “they can start to think about their target market and how to reach them and how they may get started,” Paulsen said, adding that with guest speakers, students will learn firsthand about their experiences.

The year-end trade show will feature professional booths featuring students’ businesses and services and will serve as a fundraiser for start-up funds for next year’s students in the program.

Granite School District, which partnered with Midland Institute of Entrepreneurship to offer the CEO program, has taken the past year to set up this program.

Midland provides not only the experience it has gained from years of offering the program, but also materials, training and the website template. The institute also will help with retention of the program.

Paulsen said the CEO program has been successful in the Midwest, but this is the first in Utah. She has firsthand knowledge of the program as many members of her extended family are involved in it as mentors and board members, and as students trying to sell their products in Illinois.

“I’m seeing it from all angles and have seen what a cool program it is. It’s a whole community initiative,” she said. “I’m excited about having it here. I hope that in a few years, we can open a CEO program at each high school. If we’re able to do that, we can involve each and every community as part of it. This is the perfect marriage between business and education; it’s a great way to support these students.” l

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Council approves major increase for certain application fees

By Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com

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formerly $250 fee will now cost $1,300 after a recent ordinance change.

The over five times increase in cost was approved 6-0 by the West Valley City Council in early February.

The fee is for applications to change zoning ordinances within the city and meant to recoup the actual cost associated with the work involved, city officials said after they did a “detailed analysis.”

“The $1,300 is a real number,” City Manager Wayne Pyle told the council in a study meeting. “It’s not pulled out of the air or estimated even.

It was very well-researched.”

What initiated staff to pursue such an increase came when the community and economic development department received a zone change request that would see more fast-food windows allowed along 5600 West in an overlay zone. The application ran counter to the City Council’s policy, having recently implemented the restriction. But the $250 fee proved to be a minimal obstacle.

“The barrier is so minor that they

said, ‘Well, we’ll do it anyway,’” said Steve Pastorik, the department’s director. “So the city ends up spending time on something not likely to be approved. This is trying to capture our actual expense going through that effort.”

All fees in the department enter the city’s general fund, but city officials pointed out these types of applications only come a few times a year.

The purpose is not to generate revenue, nor to limit the amount of applications, but to ensure applicants are “really serious” about their request, Pyle said.

Councilman Lars Nordfelt said in the rare case a resident wished to make such a zoning change, the process could work different. Residents could approach a councilmember to bring a potential change to city code forward, and if a majority of the council agreed to pursue it, then city staff would do the necessary work without such a fee. l A request for more fast-food windows in a restricted zone of the city helped prompt a major fee change. (Flickr)

Roundtable Talk with Representative Weight Grateful for Conversations ElizabethWeight@le.utah.gov During the legislative session, some bills and topics ignite mass email campaigns. Often organizations supply text and automated systems so individuals can simply click and send, whether or not they have read or understood the email with their name attached.

Sometimes organizations send emails in the names of people on lists compiled on a related issue, without the knowledge or consent of those people on the new topic. Another mass email strategy is to broadcast information to convince people that a bill must be passed or stopped as a matter of critical importance, sometimes in almost threatening tones. Then we legislators receive messages making imperative appeals or demands, sometimes with implied threats.

What is most effective and welcomed are messages that respectfully describe your views and requests about a bill or issue. Like most people, when we receive a short note

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When the 2022 session concludes on March 5, various organizations will publish their ratings of how our legislative votes align with their positions. Simple. Too simple. Votes on bills must be “yes” or “no,” but the evaluation of various points of a bill and related concepts is important. The thoughtful conversations about the issues are important. The interactions among people who care about policy decisions and the considerations behind them are deeply meaningful these days. I’m grateful for the calls and emails that come with thought and tone that reflect sincere interest in good, balanced policies for people, our community, and the future.

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‘Tree Stories’ exhibit—a breath of fresh air and art

By Addie Hunsaker | a.hunsaker@mycityjournals.com

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n the past 15 years, the West Valley Arts has successfully presented 150 exhibits, primarily found at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. In sponsorship with Utah Humanities and The Museum on Main Street Program, they have presented the public with dynamic exhibits and traveling exhibits from places like the Smithsonian. Many exhibits have also been locally curated with a focus on Utah’s diversity in tradition and natural resources.

The program doesn’t only display art but encourages the community to create their own as well.

“For several years people have known the Cultural Center as a gathering place, but we are here looking at ourselves as more of servants, serving events in the arts and cultural community. All of this is to better people’s lives, to be the provider for arts and cultural exchange in the community,” said Mike Christensen, the visual arts program manager at West Valley Arts.

West Valley Arts provides a spotlight to local cultures and artists of all ages they may not have otherwise. “This is a place ready to welcome where you came from and celebrate your own heritage but also learn about the traditions of your neighbors,” Christensen said. Besides being a hub for art and cultural exhibits, West Valley Arts also serves as an art partner to Granite School District, Salt Lake Community College, the University of Utah and Westminster. West Valley Arts invites students to experience art in a new way, through an educational program called Artrageous, a virtual resource for teachers. Artrageous calls on community experts in different fields and gives a space for them to tell their story, and then ties art activities into the lesson to enhance learning,

allowing students to express what they have learned in a fun creative way.

On March 10, West Valley Arts will open a new exhibit, “Tree Stories: A Breath of Fresh Air,” in collaboration with Tree Utah, curated by Dan Cummings. “Tree Stories” pulls together new pieces from over 45 different artists who work in various mediums. Camera Closet, a partner of West Valley Arts, will be presenting an exhibit from a couple of years ago called “Lovely as a Tree.” Pottery from Red Kiln gathered by Randy Lyle, jewelry, and other locally crafted pieces will be available to view as a part of the Bridge Gallery.

In the plaza of the cultural center there will also be pieces from students at the Granite School District as well as a senior component from the Harmons Senior Center in a reflection of their “Branching Out” project.

West Valley Arts invites people to participate in a poetic reflection of the exhibit and what inspires them on March Watercolor of a tree. (Pixabay) 10. Susan Klinker, the educational program manager at West Valley Arts, has put together a poetry workshop for people to respond to the earth and to the habitat along the Jordan River which is right outside the cultural center. Klinker invites participants to then submit their work to be hung in the plaza level as part of the educational exhibit.

On Friday, April 22, the exhibit will close with an earth celebration. “We realized that the closing of the exhibit happened to fall on Earth Day. We have invited Samba Fogo to perform a return dance, which will encircle the honoring of the elements of nature and establish a wish of healing the land by planting a tree literally through dance,” Klinker said. This celTrees growing along the Jordan River. (Wikimedia) ebration will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 3100 S. 1355 West. l

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The Brotherson name continues to give back to West Valley City

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ody Brotherson gave his life in service to West Valley City and his younger brother is carrying on his legacy with a different kind of service to the community.

Brotherson, a West Valley City police officer, was killed in late 2016 when he was hit by a fleeing vehicle on 4100 South while putting down spike strips to stop the stolen car and its three teenage occupants.

Alex Brotherson, 24, a volunteer coordinator at the West Valley City Animal Shelter, collected $7,000 in donations to help purchase food, medicine and supplies primarily for dogs at the shelter. On a Friday afternoon in February, a semitruck escorted by police and animal control vehicles with lights flashing pulled up to the animal shelter where several pallets containing 30- to 35-pound bags of dog food were unloaded and carried into a shelter storage garage by a line of police and animal control officers.

For Alex, the effort was in memory of Cody and to carry on the entire family’s fondness for animals. “All of our family, we love animals with a passion,” he said. “My brother would have helped with this.”

Alex has gathered food and supplies for shelter animals before, but not to this extent.

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“For how many animals we have, I’ll bet (the food will last) a couple months,” he estimated.

Alex launched the donation campaign on social media, requesting financial and any other help in stocking the animal shelter with much needed food for what has lately been an increase in the shelter population. The word spread and contributions came in from as far away as Tennessee. The money helped with the purchase of the food and retailer PetSmart also donated some bags of food.

Animal shelter director Melanie Bennett believes it’s the largest single donation to the facility.

“This will help us tremendously,” she said. “We’ve been overloaded with animals the last year or so.”

Bennett said the public can return the favor to the shelter by adopting a pet. “These animals need homes. We’ve had some that have been here for weeks, sometimes months.”

Furry shelter dwellers aren’t the only ones who will benefit from Alex Brotherson’s initiative. “It made a difference on me…emotionally,” he said. l

Alex Brotherson, younger brother of West Valley City police officer Cody Brotherson, who was killed in the line of duty, solicited donations of food and money for the city’s animal shelter. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

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DEFYING THE ODDS Magna girl with debilitating genetic condition carries on with ‘sass’

By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com

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he is one of only five people in the world known to have it.

And she has so far defied the odds that come with it.

Tori Gardner suffers from reducing body myopathy. RBM is a rare muscle disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness that can gradually rob its victims of nearly all bodily functions and eventually life itself.

Tori, whose parents John and Liz and two siblings live in Magna, showed early signs of the condition at birth and it has taken over her ability to do simple things like walk, talk, eat, breathe and many activities that other 7-yearolds take for granted. “She’s the most severe case on record,” said mother Liz. “It’s a mutation of her FHL1 gene,” is how Mrs. Gardner described RBM. “There are several myopathies that are caused by that gene. It just depends on where the mutation lies.”

“It’s pretty quick in its progression,” she added.

Tori is now confined to a bed and a wheelchair at a long-term care facility in Riverton, but the young girl has already been VicTORIous, as she is referred to on Facebook. “We were told she probably wouldn’t live to be one, and she

did,” Liz said. Same thing for reaching age two.

“We were told multiple times that we were more likely to hit the mega millions (lottery jackpot) than we were to see Tori’s fifth birthday.”

Researchers have made great progress but haven’t yet fully figured out reducing body myopathy, let alone a cure for it. Through various connections, someone with Quick Quack Car Wash got word of Tori’s situation. That led to a three-hour fundraiser at the new West Valley City location on Jan. 31 to help further the study of the disorder. Proceeds from customers getting their cars washed were donated to the cause—$7,500. “The community really came out,” said manager Bailey Dunlap.

Despite her physical limitations, Tori’s personality is typical of a 7-year-old girl. “She is sassy—a little sass queen,” her mom said. Tori is in first grade and doing well. Teachers come to her because of her condition.

Occasional rough days aside, “Overall, she’s pretty happy,” her mom said. l

Tori Gardner, 7, of Magna suffers from a rare genetic muscle disorder known as reducing body myopathy. (Photo courtesy Liz Gardner)

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ake a look around the neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon.

Chances are slim that you will see someone in the driveway washing the car.

Like so many other tasks these days, people are willing to pay for the ease and time-saving convenience of having someone or something do it for them.

More car washes, especially full-service express ones, are popping up in West Valley City lately, reflecting the growth of the industry in general.

For example, Quick Quack Car Wash opened in January at Parkway Boulevard and 5600 West. Shiny Shell Car Wash at 3500 South and 5600 West is due to open in a matter of weeks. Further east on 3500 South, early construction is underway at a Mister Car Wash location where Kowloon Cafe served Chinese cuisine for decades before closing in 2019.

It was three years ago that Charlie’s Car Wash started the recent trend of full-service express car washes in West Valley City when it began washing vehicles at 2400 South and 5600 West.

While Charlie’s has the one location, the other brands are expanding their footprint across America.

Mister Car Wash has 300 locations across 21 states, including what will be 19 in Utah when West Valley City opens.

Travis Kimball started Quick Quack Car Wash with four other BYU graduates in Utah County in 2004. Today, it is the fourth-largest car wash chain in America with 160 locations in Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas, with more on the way in the Beehive State and elsewhere.

Shiny Shell is one of several car wash brands operated by Salt Lake City-based Coldwater Car Wash Group. Its first Utah location is in Murray. West Valley City is nearing completion and others are being built in Utah County and Pennsylvania.

“What you’re seeing (locally) is consistent across the U.S., as car wash construction is currently at a historic pace,” Eric Wulf, CEO of the International Carwash Association, said by email. “We estimate there to be approximately 600 new stores being built annually, and the Salt

Lake City market has certainly seen its share of growth.”

“What used to be a mom-and-pop industry of single location and generational owners has become more sophisticated,” Kimball added. Financing from private equity firms and capital markets is helping fuel the growth.

The car wash and detailing industry has estimated annual revenues of $14 billion in the U.S., which accounts for about 43% of the global market. In 1994, 48% of drivers were taking their vehicles to car washes.

That rose to 77% in 2019. Market research and consulting company Grandview Research says busy schedules and lack of time have more people using car washes instead of a bucket and sponge in the driveway.

Wulf points to monthly memberships as one of the factors driving the expansion of the business. That’s where customers pay a monthly rate, generally starting at $19.99 at many places, for unlimited washes for a single vehicle. Kimball agreed that has lathered up car wash traffic. “In the past, studies showed that people washed their cars once or twice a year” at a car wash before subscriptions became popular. “Now we’re seeing people wash their cars on a weekly basis.”

Car washes are also becoming more environmentally friendly. A spokesman with a western U.S. car wash industry association who didn’t want to be quoted directly said that auto washes are reducing the amount of water used and soaps, cleaning agents, dirt, salt, and other grime going into gutters and storm drains. A growing number of establishments treat and recycle the water they use and run it through again.

Quick Quack’s Kimball said his company has implemented systems and technologies that cut water use to as little as 15 to 20 gallons for a basic wash. Much of that water is cleaned up and reused. Washing a car in the driveway with a garden hose has the potential to use more water. He also cited the aforementioned soaps and other dirty residues that make their way into the gutter and stormwater system.

Don’t expect the growth of the car wash business to dry up any time soon.

Quick Quack Car Wash has 160 locations across the West, including this one which opened in January in West Valley City. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)

Kimball said the old standard had been to put car washes no closer than five miles from each other. “Now that’s shrunk to two miles, one mile, sometimes across the street

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Chinese immersion program family comes together to celebrate holiday

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A variety of activity booths allowed students and parents to learn about Chinese culture and traditions. (Photo courtesy of Jordan School District.)

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risha Teeples, a senior at Herriman High School, has spent 11 years immersed in Chinese language and culture as a student in Jordan District’s Chinese dual language immersion program.

“Learning Chinese has actually been really fun with all the activities we get to do,” she said.

Learning Chinese painting and paper cutting, playing Chinese instruments and performing Chinese dances has always been a part of how students have celebrated Chinese New Year at DLI schools. Teeples said Chinese New Year is also about coming together with family. That is why the Jordan District family of Chinese DLI schools celebrated this year’s holiday with a combined event.

The Chinese DLI program is in its eleventh year, with 1,720 students in grades 1–12 enrolled in four elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools in Jordan District.

A community Chinese New Year celebration was held at Herriman High School Feb. 2 to celebrate the success of and bring awareness to the program.

“We really want to celebrate their achievement and success and to showcase our students,” Jordan District Chinese DLI coordinator Kimberly Chen-Pace said.

We really want to celebrate their achievement and success and to showcase our students.

Jordan District Chinese DLI coordinator Kimberly Chen-Pace Elementary and high school DLI students performed for their parents and peers, with traditional dances and songs. Middle school students demonstrated what they have learned through class projects about Chinese instruments, opera, medicine and foods.

Mountain Creek Middle DLI teacher Michael Lu said it was a great opportunity for his students to share their knowledge with younger students and parents because it helped them realize how far they’ve come in their own learning.

“The DLI program is challenging,” he said. “But they progress each day and this is an opportunity for them to see the achievements they have made.”

Eastlake Elementary fifth grade DLI teacher Thomas Boulay said it helped younger students to see older students and get an idea of how much they will know in a few years.

Parents also got the chance to see the potential for their children who are just starting out in the DLI program.

The celebration exposed Heidi Goodrich to some of what her son Braeden has been so excited to learn in his second grade DLI class at Eastlake Elementary, such as writing Chinese characters and creating Chinese crafts.

Goodrich said exposing her son to different cultures is one of the reasons she placed him in the DLI program.

Culture is an integral part of the DLI program.

“We expect students to learn language through learning culture,” state DLI specialist Chi Kao said.

Older students take Chinese history and modern Chinese culture classes, while younger students explore Chinese culture through arts, crafts and games.

With a degree in English as a Second Language and experience teaching English to Chinese children, Alexis Tanner understands the cognitive benefits for young children who learn a second language. That’s why she has enrolled her son in the Chinese DLI program at Foothills Elementary.

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El condado de Salt Lake recibe $10 millones adicionales del Departamento del Tesoro a la ayuda para el alquiler Spanish version Tras casi dos años de pandemia, muchas familias del condado de Salt Lake aún sienten los efectos y temen perder su vivienda. En vista de los buenos resultados que ha logrado el condado de Salt Lake en la distribución de los fondos de asistencia para el alquiler a los residentes durante el COVID-19 hasta la fecha, el Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. otorgará al condado una ayuda adicional de $10 millones.

El condado de Salt Lake también está desarrollando un nuevo programa con Utah Community Action (UCA) y el Centro de la Familia. Las organizaciones ayudarán a los residentes que tengan dificultades para pagar el alquiler a solicitar y completar las solicitudes para la ayuda con el alquiler. El programa ampliará el apoyo tan necesario a las familias de todos los orígenes y situaciones que tengan que hacer frente a la inseguridad en materia de vivienda.

"La estabilidad de la vivienda continúa siendo fundamental para nuestros residentes mientras transitamos las nuevas variantes del COVID-19 y su impacto en nuestra fuerza de trabajo", dijo la alcaldesa del condado de Salt Lake, Jenny Wilson. "Nos empeñamos constantemente en mejorar el acceso a nuestras

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poblaciones más vulnerables y diversas, y agradecemos el compromiso de la UCA y del Centro de la Familia de ofrecer asistencia para las solicitudes."

La UCA y el Centro de la Familia otorgarán ayuda directa a los residentes interesados o que estén trabajando en la solicitud de la Asistencia de Emergencia para el Alquiler. El objetivo del condado de Salt Lake es facilitar el proceso de solicitud de emergencia y hacer llegar el dinero a las personas que lo necesitan.

"Estamos intentando facilitar el acceso a la Asistencia de Emergencia para el Alquiler", dijo Lauren Littlefield, directora de estabilidad y recuperación de la vivienda del condado de Salt Lake. "Escuchamos y nos dimos cuenta de que necesitábamos una asistencia más dedicada a las solicitudes y tomamos medidas para cubrir ese vacío."

En 2021, uno de los principales motivos de denegación de solicitudes de asistencia al alquiler fue la falta de respuesta de los solicitantes cuando faltaban documentos o información. Con la creación de este nuevo sistema, el condado de Salt Lake permite a los colaboradores: • Mejorar la comunicación para presentar solicitudes completas

• Trabajar conjuntamente para obtener los documentos necesarios para la calificación • Ofrecer oportunidades físicas y virtuales de asistencia para la solicitud en áreas geográficas de todo el condado de Salt Lake • Brindar información actualizada del estado de las solicitudes Esto se verá reforzado por la asistencia adicional de idiomas, la educación y los es-

fuerzos de divulgación de otras organizaciones comunitarias, que el condado está trabajando actualmente para conseguir.

"Entendemos que presentar una solicitud de asistencia para el alquiler puede ser abrumador", dijo Sahil Oberoi, director de vivienda y gestión de casos de la UCA. "Nuestro objetivo es simplificar este proceso guiando a los clientes a lo largo de la solicitud y ayudándolos a identificar los documentos necesarios para presentarla con éxito."

Para obtener asistencia directa para el alquiler y solucionar problemas, los residentes del condado de Salt Lake pueden ponerse en contacto con Utah Community Action llamando al (801) 359-2444 o con el Centro de la Familia en ERAP@cdlf.org o llamando al (801) 7079986.

"Nuestro objetivo es hacer que la asistencia de emergencia para el alquiler esté al alcance de las familias que más necesitan ayuda, pero que a menudo son las que menos pueden acceder al programa por sí mismas", dijo Teri Peters, directora de diseño y seguimiento de programas del Centro de la Familia.

Los residentes del condado de Salt Lake han recibido al menos $64 millones en asistencia de emergencia para el alquiler. En total, más de 48,000 residentes del condado de Salt Lake se han visto beneficiados por este programa desde marzo de 2021. Actualmente hay $93 millones en fondos disponibles en el estado de Utah para los residentes.

Los residentes que se han visto afectados por la pandemia o durante la misma pueden solicitar fondos de asistencia para el alquiler si sus ingresos familiares combinados son iguales o inferiores al 80 % de los ingresos medios de la zona. Para una familia de cuatro integrantes, el límite de ingresos es de hasta $73,750. La solicitud está disponible en rentrelief.utah.gov/. l

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early two years into the pandemic, many Salt Lake County families are still feeling the impacts and fear losing their housing.

Because of Salt Lake County’s strong performance in distributing rental assistance funds to residents during COVID-19 thus far, the U.S. Treasury is providing the County with an additional $10 million in aid.

Salt Lake County is also forming a new program with Utah Community Action (UCA) and Centro de la Familia. The organizations will work with residents struggling to make rent by helping them apply for and complete applications for rent assistance.

The program will extend much needed support to families of all backgrounds and situations dealing with housing insecurity.

“Housing stability continues to be critical for our residents as we navigate new COVID-19 variants and their impacts on our workforce,” Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said. “We are constantly striving to improve access to our most vulnerable and diverse populations and are grateful for UCA’s and Centro de la Familia’s commitment to provide application assistance.”

UCA and Centro de la Familia will provide direct help to residents interested in or working on applying for Emergency Rental Assistance. Salt Lake County’s goal is to make the emergency application process more user friendly and get money into the hands of people who need it.

“We’re trying to make Emergency Rental Assistance easier to access,” Lauren Littlefield, Salt Lake County’s Housing Stability and Recovery manager, said. “We listened and learned we needed more dedicated application assistance and took steps to fill that gap.”

In 2021, one of the largest reasons for rental assistance application denials was the lack of response from applicants when documents or information was missing. By creating this new system, Salt Lake County is enabling partners to: • Increase communication to submit

complete applications • Work together to secure necessary documents for qualification • Provide physical and virtual opportunities for application assistance in geographic areas across Salt Lake County • Provide application status updates This will be enhanced by additional language assistance, education, and outreach efforts from other community organizations, which the county is currently working to procure.

“We understand that applying for rental assistance can be daunting,” Sahil Oberoi, UCA director of Housing and Case Management, said. “Our goal is to simplify this process by walking clients through the application and helping them identify the necessary documents needed to successfully submit their application.”

For direct rental assistance application help and troubleshooting, Salt Lake County residents can contact Utah Community Action at 801-359-2444 or Centro de la Familia at ERAP@cdlf.org or 801-707-9986.

“We aim to make emergency rental assistance available to the families who need help the most but are often least able to access the program on their own,” said Teri Peters, Centro de la Familia’s Program Design & Monitoring manager.

Salt Lake County residents have received at least $64 million in Emergency Rental Assistance. In total, more than 48,000 Salt Lake County residents have been impacted by this program since March 2021.

There are currently $93 million in funds available in the State of Utah for residents.

Residents who have been impacted by or during the pandemic can apply for rental assistance funds if their combined household income is at or below 80% of area median income. For a family of four the income limit is $73,750 or less. The application is available at rentrelief.utah.gov/.l

Because of Salt Lake County’s strong performance in distributing rental assistance funds to residents during COVID-19 thus far, the U.S. Treasury is providing the County with an additional $10 million in aid. (File photo City Journals)

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New Civilian Review Board ‘enhances transparency’ of police work in SSL

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fter almost two years of work, South Salt Lake stood up their Civilian Review Board (CRB) on Feb. 9. The CRB will start meeting in March.

"Our city has always been committed to transparency, and as Mayor, I am dedicated to maintaining community trust," said Mayor Cherie Wood. "The CRB enhances transparency with the appointment of qualified residents determined by a five-member selection committee who are local experts in the areas of racial justice, civics and community involvement."

"I'm proud that we have led the way in police reform,” said City Councilmember Natalie Pinkney. “This is the first step of many, and I'm excited to see how we will continue to improve safety for all."

"Building and sustaining ongoing dialogue and transparency with our community is crucial to the success of our Public Safety department," said SSL Police Chief Jack Carruth. "We have a dedicated group of officers, and I believe this board will only enhance the quality services we provide."

"City leaders are committed to public safety that puts people first," said City Council Chair Sharla Bynum. "The message is clear; we are a community that promotes justice while ensuring law enforcement excellence."

The CRB The selection committee for the newly appointed board members were non-SSL residents. Frank Lilly, a former SSL housing administrator, was the committee's chairperson. Other committee members were Jeanetta Williams, with the Salt Lake branch of the NAACP; Rev. Monica Dobbins, assistant minister of the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City; Kaletta Lynch, chief equity officer for Salt Lake City; and Abby Dizon-Maughan, associate with Parsons Behle & Latimer law firm who also serves as chair of West Valley City’s version of the CRB. The committee spent several weeks reviewing 27 applications. In addition, they held both virtual and in-person interviews. The CRB consists of seven members, two alternates, and one non-voting advisor.

"We were looking for candidates who had an open mind and a sense of grace and patience and a willingness to be open to kind of the fullness of this process right and to not come into it with preconceived notions about how the relationship between law enforcement and the community might work," Lilly said. "We were also looking for people with strong roots in the community. And really a commitment to transparency to competent oversight. And to make sure that that the community is served well in this position."

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Building and sustaining ongoing dialogue and transparency with our community is crucial to the success of our Public Safety department.

SSL Police Chief Jack Carruth Members The City Council gave unanimous Advice and Consent for all appointed CRB members brought forward. The members' submitted resumes are available online at www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/notice/733887.html.

Pinkney asked each member to answer the same question during the meeting. The question was: "What is your vision for the CRB and what is one idea you have that can improve relations between the police and the community?" Their answers are listed after their names.

• Zac Barnes: "My overall goal is just continuing that kind of transparency we've seen through the process and the willingness of the police department to set up this kind of board. I want to continue that process. So, we always have a positive relationship with our community in the police force in South Salt Lake."

• Conrad Campos: "My first thought was to improve relationships with law enforcement, not that they're bad, but to improve them and to strengthen and with the community because as I see it, these officers are willing to put their life on the line. We need to help them to do a better job. And that means we talk to them. We work with them. And if there's something we can add to their training and the knowledge and experience, I'm all for it. I've had good interactions with the law enforcement community."

• Joy Glad: "I would like to agree that transparency is very important. But I also think education is an issue that needs to be addressed with our police officers and with us civilians. You know, we have these interactions with officers, but they're in a car. And so, we don't know them as human beings. So, for me, what I would like to see is that we can have more police speaking to the people in their community, not just driving by them."

• Jason Keffer: "To answer the question, the board's stated goals are transpar-

The SSLPD will now have a Civilian Review Board to help bridge the gap between police and the community.

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ency and accountability. And I'd like to bring attention to detail and willingness to build data and kind of look at each instance and look at also trends and transparency and showing how the Council works and what we, what our conclusions are and how we got to our conclusions and share the data that we collect with community.

West Valley posts their board’s actions to the public, and I would hope that we would do the same."

• Kevin Miller: "I'm thankful for the opportunity and look forward to providing a voice for citizens to look at what the police are doing and trying to do and how they're trying to do it. Looking at those trends and making sure that all of us together are working in the best interests of the citizens of our community."

• Christina Nee: "I'm excited to be a pioneer for the city and to be a representative of my community and to help be that liaison between police and the average person and try to communicate and mitigate some of those conversations."

• Cassius Willis: "I look forward to seeing what the chief has already been doing. We look forward to also looking at what other cities have been doing. Whatever trends, look forward to being a fluid board that is available for the public."

As alternate Civilian Review Board Members: • Lorrina Heisey: “Transparency with the police department, but also my hope with this is that we can attract and retain a workforce for the police department. And to show that there's a higher degree of au-

tonomy and accountability that will better reflect our community."

• Richard Lane: "I think this is a way to understand the work of the police department better. And then, if necessary, review any issues brought before the board.

That will, in my mind add more confidence from the community and the police department and their services to us."

The Advisory Non-Voting Civilian Review Board Member appointed to serve is Gary Cox. "I know that they will police the way the public expects them to do that.

But for them to understand how to do that, there's got to be a great deal of communication."

Background During the protests and calls for police transparency because of the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, Natalie Pinkney, councilmember at-large, proposed creating an independent Civilian Review Board. But, unfortunately, the council and city staff found it easier said than done.

Many issues were discussed, such as the board's size, power and scope along with the definition of the use of force and how to pay for the board.

The council and city staff worked through the issues and, on June 24, 2021, unanimously adopted the ordinance setting up the framework for the CRB. l

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High school students learn engineering offers variety, creativity, advancements

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Granger High and Granite Technical Institute senior Hayden Young examines a prosthetic leg during the high school engineering career day.

(Julie Slama/City Journals)

illcrest High junior Amber Parker wanted to get a glimpse into potential future careers in engineering, specifically aerospace engineering, so she was excited to attend high school engineering career day.

“I learned how engineers got into their positions and specifically what local companies are doing in the engineering field,” she said. “It’s pretty interesting.”

Parker attended sessions presented by Boeing, VPI Engineering and the University of Utah. Other presenters came from Ottobock, Rocky Mountain Power, Horrocks Engineering, Hunt, Reaveley Engineering, Comfort Systems USA and Salt Lake Community College, which hosted the half-day conference for mostly high school juniors and seniors from the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys.

Canyons School District Career and Technical Education District Coordinator Patti Larkin said that the focus of the fair was to provide about 250 students with possible career opportunities within the engineering field.

“They’re getting to meet all different types of engineers, make those connections, and understand their specific pathways,” she said. “We hope students can see what is needed, so they have the opportunity to get an internship or a job shadow and set their path of study toward their career.”

Taylorsville sophomore Danna De Leon said she learned a range of engineering.

In Ottobock, she learned about the different prosthetics made with 3D printers ranging from snowboarders’ knees to swimmers’ ankles.

“They test different varieties, adding weights, forces or whatever is needed to make improvements,” she said. “In the

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Boeing session, I learned some of the ways they designed commercial airplanes.”

Granger High and Granite Technical Institute senior Hayden Young, who wants to become a biomedical engineer, also attended the Ottobock session.

“I’ve learned composites are a very big part of it,” he said. “With engineering, designs may start on paper then move to CAD (computer-aided drafting). Designs can be improved for better comfort, better manufacturing time, better about anything, to help solve or improve what is needed.”

Murray High Work-Based Learning Coordinator Brady Smith said the 15 students who came from his school appreciated being able to interact with industry professionals.

“Our goal is to connect the students we work with to the career paths they can continue down once their time is completed here at Murray High School and this is a great opportunity for that to happen,” he said, adding that some students appreciated learning about the Luke Skywalker Arm that is being worked on at the U of U to the engineering careers at Rocky Mountain Power.

Brighton High senior Amelia Ackler said that she appreciated the robotics session she attended.

“They could make it walk, dance, and do all sorts of cool things through coding,” she said.

She was with freshman Audrey Fleckenstein who said that through Reaveley Engineering, she learned how engineers perform a series of tests on structures.

“They were designing buildings and tested them and reviewed to ensure their designs would withstand earthquakes,” she said. “It isn’t just a one-time test, but over and over again.”

Brighton sophomore Stephanie Guzman De La Haz said she learned about heating and cooling and the laws of thermodynamics in the Comfort Systems session.

“I hadn’t heard of it before; it was actually really interesting,” she said.

Olympus senior Ben Walston said he’s considering a career in mechanical engineer and through the conference, he learned more about what was available through his sessions with VPI and Ottobock.

“It’s amazing and just fun to see how they can make something that is needed through their eyes and creativity,” he said.

Having a creative mindset in engineering was what many students discovered that day, said Brighton High Work-Based Learning Facilitator Eileen Kasteler.

“Engineers are thinking innovation from health care to video games, so this day gets our students thinking if it’s a good feel for them—and reflecting upon that long after the visit,” she said. “It’s a glimpse into the future of wanting to see what there is. It opens their eyes.”l

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Anything that gets people’s knickers twisted and touches a literary nerve goes on my toread list.

Parents and lawmakers are increasingly trying to create laws that shelve books that don’t fit in with their (mostly conservative) ideals. When that happens, society loses. Didn’t you read the (ironically) banned “Fahrenheit 451?”

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