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or many players, golf can be a frustrating game when the ball doesn’t land in the right place. But for some military veterans, that doesn’t matter. Playing golf is a relaxing escape where competition and scorecards are secondary to just having fun on the course with fellow active and former service members. That was the thinking of West Valley City Parks and Recreation Director Nancy Day when she had the idea of starting a city golf league for veterans, some of whom are mentally and physically afflicted from their deployment. The result, now in its third year, is what is known as the West Valley City Veterans Golf League. Every Monday, veterans in the league gather at The Ridge Golf Club on the city’s west side to enjoy a round in a relatively serene setting and fraternize with their friends. “Golf is one of the games that really helps them in a lot of different ways,” Day said. “It’s the game, being out on the beautiful course, not a lot of loud noises, and it’s the camaraderie.” She knows firsthand of the battles being fought by some veterans upon returning home as her husband and son suffer various ailments from their service. “There are times when my husband physically can’t finish nine holes very easily, but he’s still out there” because of the opportunity to socialize with other veterans,” she said. Seemingly insurmountable physical disabilities may not preclude some veterans from playing. An adaptive golf cart is available for players to get around and hit their balls even if they are disabled from the waist down. “We want people to know that regardless of their ability level, there is usually a
A military veteran tees off during the Veterans Golf League at The Ridge Golf Club in West Valley City. (Photo courtesy Bryant Boshard)
way we can adapt,” Day said. An added incentive to play in the league is the discounted fee, well below regular rates. Veterans pay no league registration fee and only $15 to play nine holes (including cart) with $4 going back to the golfers in the form of credits that enable them to buy items at the pro shop. “The basis of it is to come out and play golf, to get out of the house and meet up with or make some friends,” said Bryant Boshard, head golf professional at The Ridge. A typical week sees about half of the 80 registered golf-
ers hit the links. That number and the length of the season to accommodate them is growing. What started as six weeks of golf has now stretched to six months—April through September. The season ends with a tournament followed by dinner with a featured speaker and prizes. While the purpose of the Veterans Golf League is not to be the next Tiger Woods on the course, Boshard said free optional monthly clinics are offered to teach participants the finer points of driving, putting, chipping and other skills. “We want you here. It doesn’t matter what your skill level is— good, bad or brand new.” Boshard said partnerships with vendors have resulted in good deals for the purchase of gear to give free to Veterans League golfers. One item is a military camouflage golf hat from equipment maker PING. A nonprofit foundation spun off from the Utah Golf Association has provided funds for the league. But other sponsors are welcome. “Any time we can get more sponsors or more funds to help offset costs, we can give those savings to the veterans through reduced golf fees,” Day said. The West Valley City Veterans Golf League is promoted through flyers posted at city parks and other locations, The Ridge Golf Club website, social media, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, local VFW posts and word of mouth. Residency in West Valley City is not a requirement to play. The league has been well received. “We continually get positive comments on it,” Day said. For more information, call The Ridge Golf Club at 801966-4653 or visit www.golftheridgegc.com.
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A look at municipal campaign donations in Salt Lake County By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com
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ith Salt Lake County’s 2019 municipal primary elections in the rearview mirror and the general election now months away, it’s a good time to look at the state of campaign finances at the local level. The City Journals examined the campaign finance disclosures of every municipal candidate in the valley (excluding Salt Lake City proper) to see which cities’ elections are drawing the most money, where the money is coming from and to what degree campaign spending impacts election results. Here’s what we found.
Where is the money going?
It turns out there is a wide disparity in how much money is being spent in different cities across the valley. In Sandy City, 26 times more campaign money per candidate was raised than in the neighboring city of Midvale. A competitive race in the city of Draper where 11 candidates are fighting for three open at-large city council seats has drawn $88,894 worth of campaign funds, the most of any city in the county. Of that total, $23,471 came from just one candidate. Most cities (10 out of 13) raised between $1,000 and $5,000 per candidate.
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Percentage of Cities’ Campaign donations Coming from Salt Lake Board of Realtors. (City Journals)
tors are individual donors, donations from businesses (which sometimes happens through a political action committee) and self-funding from the candidate themselves. The balance between these three types of sources varies from city to city. We took a look at the three cities with the most total donations, Sandy, West Jordan and Draper, to see where the money is coming from in their respective races. Draper was the most balanced, with each category being within a few thousand dollars of each other. Sandy City was the only city which had more donations coming from businesses. West Jordan was noteworthy for how much its races are being self-funded by its candidates. Fifty-seven percent of the funding for all the city’s campaigns came from the candidates themselves. When it comes to donations from businesses and business interests, one source stands out from the rest. The Salt Lake Board of Realtors (and its political action committee, The Realtors) doled out over $58,000 in donations to candidates’ campaigns during the primary season. In some cities, donations from the Board of Realtors accounted for a quarter, or even half, of all donations. At the candidate level, the Board of Realtors donated an average of $2,252 to candidates, though there were a few candidates who received more than $5,000. For 10 candi-
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Providing habitat to help them succeed.” The phrase is uttered by a University of Utah biologist, informing a group of young men about how their efforts may help tiny monarch butterfly eggs grow 2,000 times their current size and metamorphose from barely noticeable into, ultimately, majestic butterflies. The phrase, however, could just as easily apply to the scientist’s efforts—to not only educate, but to enliven and inspire this group of young men, aged 16-21, who are wards of the state, juveniles at the Decker Lake Correctional Facility in West Valley City. But all this gets ahead of where the story began. The lovely Butterfly Lady and her own migration “Monarch Maven” or “Butterfly Lady” Rachel Taylor lives by the U of U, proximate to Hogle Zoo. She and her spouse regularly journey to Mexico to observe monarch migrations. She talks the talk, walks the walk, and if she could, would likely fly the 6,000-mile round-trip migration monarch butterflies make to-and-from Canada and Mexico. Five years ago, she started to notice the lack of monarch butterflies. This was a stark contrast to her youth, in what was once “rural Utah” (now Lehi), where butterflies were a delightful given, a sure sign of summertime. Taylor began studying monarchs, learning of their potential for extinction. She was named an official research associate for the 501(c)(3) Southwest Monarch Study, “a volunteer position I’m proud of,” she says. She began to cultivate milkweed, a plant that monarchs are particularly drawn to, for laying their eggs. Once the eggs hatch, milkweed provides ideal nutrition for the larvae. The young feast on the milkweed, a plant which nature’s protective hand designed to be unpalatable, even poisonous, to would-be predators. Obsessed, Taylor let her house become as consumed as she was. Two 6-foot tables, a window seat, and all the chairs possible crowded to sunlit spots, becoming milkweed-growing areas. A pollinator garden became the priority in her well-manicured lawn. Solo Cups were no longer for drinking, but for growing. Her passion was getting in the way of her day job, as partner and executive search consultant for the Salt Lake office of top-25 global headhunting firm Global Recruiters. The world-class executive recruiter needed to recruit help—for herself.
By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com science to prisons through lectures, work- grow the milkweed to foster monarchs. shops, and community-based conservation INSPIRE’s creativity and connections projects at correctional facilities in Utah. then delivered what was still missing—the The monarch initiative was awarded site to host the project. a $1,000 grant to purchase the materials to The Utah Department of Corrections
“Monarch Maven” Rachel Taylor shows an inmate at the Decker Correctional Facility how to detect tiny monarch butterfly eggs, which will grow 2,000 times their initial size to become butterflies. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)
turned out to be what some may consider the surprising answer. They had a greenhouse at one of their facilities and space in the inmate outdoor courtyards that sounded like just the ticket for Taylor’s monarch-enhancing cru-
Monarch butterflies are on the verge of extinction. “Monarch Maven” Rachel Taylor is on a mission to propagate the winged species.
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The U of U’s Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated proved to be an excellent ally. The University of Utah’s INSPIRE program to bring science-as-a-career awareness to inmates aided “Monarch Maven” Rachel Taylor’s quest for more citizen scienThe apt acronym—INSPIRE—brings tists—even if in a correctional facility. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)
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sade. To make sure the planting was done correctly horticulturist James Young of the Fruit Heights-based Grand Prismatic Seed Company oversaw the planting project at the Decker Lake Correctional Facility.
Transformation on all levels
The monarch-propagating team worked amongst the inmates, who got the hands-on experience of helping transform poor-quality dirt patches in the prison yard, into butterfly incubators, which will, hopefully, yield the flying poetry. At least six times a year, Taylor and INSPIRE Program Manager Allison Anholt journey to work with the inmates of Decker Lake and tend to the plants and the butterflies-in-the-making—their symbolic project a way to teach youth about not just how to help the monarchs, but to also, in doing so, help themselves. The educational portion of the session takes place in the chapel, then migrates outdoors to where the inmates have planted the milkweed and are now learning how to recognize the monarchs’ growth. Anholt, herself just a stone’s throw in age from the Decker inmates, spent a year of
her life working as a conservation biologist. She shares stories of traveling the world and getting paid for it. The message of opportunity through science is one that resonates. She talks about loftier careers, everything from becoming a Ph.D. in the science of butterflies—a lepidopterist—to becoming a specialist who helps remediate land. She asks to field questions about the potential careers available in the field. An arm shoots up immediately—“Which one pays the most?”
Lord seems genuine when he indicates interest in future pursuit of a wildlife-restoration career. Lord has remembered, almost word for word, Anholt’s description of the opportunity and is able to articulately discuss its impact and possibilities. Another inmate, 16-year-old “JR” (also not his real name) says he appreciates the time Taylor and Anholt spend with them, returning visit after visit, to Decker Lake, and considers being chosen to spend more time working with the milkweed outdoors and the greenhouse “an honor.”
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On the plants, the horizon, and up in the air—on solid scientific ground
A few minutes later, the men adjourn to the garden. Taylor and Anholt explore the milkweed plants with them, reminding them of signs of monarch egg activity. Of working in the garden, 18-year-old “Lord” (not his real name) describes the experience as “euphoric” and “a good way to break the monotony of your cell.” These few minutes—less than an hour spent indoors and outdoors, combined—represent “a little taste of freedom.” He says working in the garden and monitoring the monarchs-in-the-making is a “good way to earn restitution.”
Taylor and Anholt have committed to spending five years with the Utah Corrections program. With that well underway, Taylor is focused on preaching the gospel of milkweed. “I want to ensure we can continue growing milkweed and providing it to city/county/state organizations and provide seedlings to them for free, to help sustain the monarch population,” she says. Recent success along these lines is the monarch ecosystem Taylor helped cultivate at Salt Lake City’s Fairmont Park in Sugar
House. “They really embraced it,” she says of SLC employees who are now caretakers of what she calls a “monarch way station” where long-toothed monarchs lay eggs, then new ones hatch. It is, says Taylor, “a stunning example of what you can do.” Taylor’s commitment to “doing” is clear. She has lugged a box full of Solo Cup-bearing individual milkweed stalks to Decker Lake, to be planted and nurtured for hopeful monarch propagation by a committed, non-inmate citizen-scientist she is coordinating with at the site. Taylor is in search of an army of citizen scientists. Through Sept. 30, Citizen Scientists I and II can inform the Southwest Monarch Study in its tracking of monarchs in Utah. CS I participants need an iPhone and the downloaded Monarch SOS app and access to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper website - www.monarchmilkweedmapper.org. CS IIs are detectives of sorts, helping the state of Utah fill in missing data and also report monarch sightings. Get engaged at bit. ly/monarchsinutah.
The Decker Lake Correctional Facility in West Valley City proved to have an ideal greenhouse to grow milkweed, the habitat of choice for monarchs-in-the-making. Butterflies lay the eggs. Larvae then feast on the milkweed, which is deemed noxious or even poisonous to predators. (Photo Rachel Taylor)
Salt Lake City resident Rachel Taylor partnered with the Initiative To Bring Science To The Incarcerated—INSPIRE—program’s Allison Anholt to teach inmates to cultivate then monitor a monarch butterfly ecosystem on the campus of the Decker Lake Correctional Facility. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)
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Inmates at the Decker Lake Correctional Facility are participating in the effort to increase monarchs. (Jennifer J. Johnson/City Journals)
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Neighbors throughout West Valley City gather for National Night Out By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournals.com
A child gets the opportunity to sit on a police motorcycle during a National Night Out neighborhood party in August at Country Meadows Park in West Valley City. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)
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dults chatted underneath the trees at West Valley City’s Country Meadows Park while kids played games, had their faces painted and grabbed sweet treats from a candy toss. Nearly everyone young and old lined up for free hot dogs, chips and Dutch oven cobbler. The occasion on a warm August evening was one of the more than 40 block parties and other gatherings around the city for National Night Out. NNO is an annual event in neighborhoods across America to bring residents, public safety and other municipal officials
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together to get acquainted and talk about the ways they can make their areas safer from crime and other negative activities. It was no different for residents of the Solomon Farms Neighborhood centered around 4100 W. 3900 South. Resident and NNO coordinator Winonia Ward surveyed the park crowd as it grew to an estimated 300 people with hopes that socializing and sharing information would form bonds to make people and their properties more secure. “We have our problems,” Ward noted. “Neighbors need to call the city or call us when they see a problem. It’s the only way we’re going to get something done.”
Kids enjoy face painting among several activities at a National Night Out neighborhood gathering in August at Country Meadows Park in West Valley City. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)
West Valley police officers and firefighters mingled with residents at the park. City Councilman Steve Buehler was also there. A planned police K9 demonstration was canceled just before it started when human and canine officers were dispatched to an emergency at Valley Fair Mall. Grants funds and donated items from local sponsors made the free food and handouts possible at the Country Meadows Park gathering. West Valley City NNO sponsors included the police and fire departments, Family Fitness Center, Clean and Beautiful Committee, Neighborhood Watch and the Neighbor-
hood Services Office. Other sponsors were Smith’s Food and Drug, Sara Lee, Frito-Lay and Salt Lake County Housing and Community Development. National Night Out was launched in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch as “an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live,” according to NATW’s website.
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From felon to the flower of the FBI – firestarter Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
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he retired former judge is on the phone with his daughter. “Well,” he says, with a pause, “at least this time the FBI is honoring you, not looking for you!” He is the father, once a judge, once the man who ran plantations in Pacific Island countries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, teaching indigenous peoples a sustainable life through agriculture, business and education—funding educational programs through harvesting their countries’ plentiful goods. She is the daughter, once a beautiful Tongan toddler who was adopted and then lived a privileged life unknown and likely unimagined by the peoples she left behind. She, the happy “coconut princess” and piano prodigy of her white father’s eye, then went on a journey of trouble making to ultimately find her place in the world, this world of the Salt Lake Metro area, and carve her role as a community leader—now an engaged adult with children of her own, dozens more who consider her a mentor, and accolades aplenty.
“At least this time, the FBI is honoring you, not looking for you!” is what the father of decorated West Valley community leader Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou lightheartedly told her when she let him know of her award from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI Director Christopher Wray gives Feltch-Malohifo’ou a community leadership award.
a slate of cultural activities throughout the understanding who she was. “There is a difstate, with a lion’s share of community hap- ference,” she observes, “between the culture Just a few months ago, during a ceremo- penings in urban Salt Lake, South Jordan and you are raised in and ethnicity.” ny at FBI Headquarters in Washington, FBI other suburban communities. On the run from relationships to run-ins Director Christopher Wray shook the hand Feltch-Malohifo’ou as a fire starter with the law of West Valley resident Susi Feltch-MaloIt is not a coincidence that the two proFrom there, Feltch-Malohifo’ou was inhifo’ou, recognizing her and her Pacific Is- grams so profoundly impacting Utah’s Pacif- volved in a relationship where she endured land Knowledge to Action Resources group ic Islander population happen to have started domestic abuse. “A lot of shame and embarwith the Bureau’s distinguished Director’s in proximate in time to each other—one now rassment,” she says. Community Leadership Award. being six years old, the other seven. It is an Getting the courage to leave the relationDuring the ceremony Wray praised the instance of Feltch-Malohifo’ou being forged ship but not resolve her turmoil, Feltch-MaloPIK2AR non-profit as providing “outstand- through the fires she once started, to a point hifo’ou left California and returned to Utah. ing contributions” to the Salt Lake area, and of being ready to really make a difference for The rental car was broken into, her purse he indicated “being grateful” for the organi- the Salt Lake metropolitan area’s Pacific Is- stolen. After filing a police report, she headzation’s three-pronged mission to eliminate lander community that is significant in size ed to Texas, where she planned to hang with violence, increase income into under-en- on the national scale. friends. Feltch-Malohifo’ou was pulled over, gaged and ethnic households, and preserve The fires within her started as a teen. The charged with grand theft after the rental car Pacific Island cultures. Feltch-Malohifo’ou smart, pretty, piano-playing prodigy started company was repeatedly unable to bill the was not just the toast of the town, but the sneaking out of the house, running away, and card they had on file. flower of the FBI. even asking to move into foster care, instead She was not concerned. of being in the home others envied. It was, what she figured would be seen Utah’s significant Pacific Island populaas a mistake, easily made and just as easily tion College enlightenment just fanning the cleared up. Utah hosts a burgeoning Pacific Island flames “I thought they would be reasonable,” community, with almost 40,000 Utahns iden“My perspective growing up was as beshe says—reasonable like her father, the tifying as Pacific Islanders. Indigenous in- ing part of a white family,” she says. “They habitants of the Polynesia, Micronesia and had a cocoon for me—I was the special one. judge. She was destitute, unable to make bond Melanesia groups of islands of the Pacific When I left home, I did not know what raclet alone pay off the credit card charges which Ocean comprise Pacific Islanders. ism was.” racked up. She was adrift. While in jail, she In April, Feltch-Malohifo’ou’s PIK2AR Feltch-Malohifo’ou, then still Susi 501(c)(3) nonprofit hosted its sixth-annual Feltch, was happy being her father’s coconut got in a fight, even landing in “the hole” afNational Pacific Island Violence Prevention princess and never really dealing with the ter someone took her Book of Mormon and Conference in West Valley, attracting and trauma of leaving her birth mother, extend- would not return it. Feltch-Malohifo’ou engaging scholars, community leaders and ed family and culture behind, soon began says she contemplated her life and looked at service providers around the world to share fighting the internal fire that had been lit with what was important, what was necessary for her—in terms of what she needed and what information to culturally inform how domes- more fire. tic violence is recognized, discussed, and At Skyline College in Northern Cal- she needed to give back. She needed her own increasingly prevented within the Pacific Is- ifornia, Feltch-Malohifo’ou says she met commitment and then needed hard work to lander community. her “own ethnic community” for the first find her way to what she deemed redemption. Feltch-Malohifo’ou was taken to court In August, Feltch-Malohifo’ou was the time since leaving Tonga with her parents. in shackles. She was first offered a five-year main organizer of the seventh-annual Utah “I was, culturally, out of water,” she says of prison term plea bargain, which she flatly Pacific Island Heritage Month, which boasts the time she flopped around, struggling with refused, insisting her honesty in the difficult
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situation. She was given a three-year probation with plenty of strings to hang herself, if she did not tow the line with rigorous check-ins and other requirements. “It was the hardest judge in Fort Worth,” she recalls. “I took the deal.”
Fast forward—meeting Malohifo’ou and turning the corner for good
Feltch-Malohifo’ou, who at the time was still Susi Feltch, turned her life around for good when she reconnected with her childhood contact Simi Malohifo’ou, who had been a widower for nine years. Simi, the gentle Tongan man who has been known to find peace with white supremacists living in his neighborhood and even broker friendly entrance into a KKK biker bar in the South, told her, “You understand you come from a good family—your white side and your Tongan side.” This recognition, this embracing of her lineage, helped her forge a future dedicated to positive trailblazing. The two began a partnership in marriage and with their PIK2AR organization. Every month now, there are Pacific Islander writing groups at Salt Lake’s Day-Riverside Branch of the Salt Lake Library. There are Pacific Islander men who monthly gather at Jordan Valley Medical Center West to express commitment to “KAVA” (Kommitment against Violence Altogether). Pacific Islander women have a weekly group, specific to their culture, to openly discuss and heal from abuse. There are Pacific Islander teens who flex their multimedia skills through partnerships with Art Access and Spy Hop. All of these programs are offshoots of their work. “There is redemption in life,” Feltch-Malohifo’ou says.
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One, two, three, four, five…” went the count as a dozen people bent down—some with more flexibility than others—grabbed and held their ankles until returning upright with audible sighs of relief upon hearing “… and 10!” Leading the group of senior citizens in this and other exercises at the Harman Senior Recreation Center in West Valley City on a warm Tuesday morning was not a young trainer in yoga pants, but one of their own. Joyce Bangerter is 84 years old. She has volunteered Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the senior center since November 2013 to help her fellow seniors improve and maintain their physical conditioning during a period of life when Father Time can be quicker and more agile than they are. For Bangerter, it is a labor of love. She wants to see her peers in their golden years live those years as best as possible. And the way to do that, she said, is by exercising body and mind. “Exercising helps with a lot of body functions,” Bangerter said. “I admire these people because they’re just trying to live a healthier life.” She includes herself in that statement, noting that staying fit helps her with daily tasks. “It helps me be able to function. I still take care of my yard, but I don’t mow the lawn anymore, thank heavens.” Bangerter, who has lived in the same central West Valley home since 1964, lost her husband several years ago. Conducting the hour-long fitness sessions is mentally as much as it is physically therapeutic. “I enjoy it. I miss it if I am not here.” Her enthusiasm is contagious. “Put her down as our fearless leader,” Marlene Camden, 77, told a reporter observing the class. “It’s fun. We love Joyce and we love the camaraderie we find here.” “Pull your tummy tight,” Bangerter instructed as the group placed their hands on the backs of their chairs and bent forward for the count of 10 as a Beatles tune played in the background. “Now we’ll do our Hula Hoop,” she directed and everyone began swiveling their hips one direction, then the other. Next, the gathering raised and lowered their necks, then turned them side to side. “This is so you can look over your shoulder and see a car coming,” quipped Bonnie Wimber, 80. “We try to touch every part of the body,” Bangerter said of the exercise routine. Her students can attest to that. “It helps limber you up really good. We can really use it, especially when we’re getting older,” said 67-year-old Adele Crockett. “Joyce encourages us to keep going.” Crockett added that the fun people in the class encourage her to get out and exercise, “otherwise, I would just
Joyce Bangerter, 84, has been teaching fitness classes for her peers at the Harman Senior Recreation Center in West Valley City for nearly six years. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals)
sit home and quilt.” Glen Whitmore, 88, a participant for five years, was the only man in the session this day. The group usually includes three men among the 14 or 15 people who normally attend. “The fact that you exercise, it’s necessary,” he said. “It keeps you occupied. I’m a widower,” noting his wife died six years ago. Zenda Rogers, director of the Harman Senior Recreation Center, is amazed at what Bangerter has fostered by leading the fitness classes. “Most of them (participants) are alone, but yet they’ve got this sisterhood and brotherhood that’s there. Twice a week, they get to know each other” so much so that they exchange gifts during the holidays. “It keeps growing and growing. I don’t know where we’re going to put everybody.” That’s a problem Bangerter welcomes. She said she would gladly teach the classes five days a week, but recognizes that the senior center must accommodate other activities during the week. Rogers has been so impressed by Bangerter that she nominated her as Outstanding Volunteer for 2018 and the Utah Recreation and Parks Association selected the 84 year old for that award. Bangerter was honored at the association’s annual conference in March in St. George. Bangerter ends the session with a breathing exercise and a thank you. People mingle a bit and then each person eventually departs. She eagerly awaits Thursday’s class and many more after that. “I’ll keep doing it as long as I can,” she said. “I’ve been thinking since I was 65, how much longer can I do things, and I’m still doing them. I’m thankful. It’s a blessing.”
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West Valley’s Opportunity Scholars take services to Redwood Elementary By Travis Barton | travis.b@thecityjournals.com
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Early this summer, Governor Herbert signed House Bill 371. There was no special signing event, no invitation for photos or acknowledgment. Generally, the new law was given no notice. It seemed unimportant. However, with the new school year, students and all things related become a focus. The term “youth consent” has become noticeable and meaningful, particularly to homeless teens and people who harbor them. “Consent to Services for Homeless Youth” changed Utah law in four significant ways. First, the law now allows minors, ages 15, 16, and 17 to stay in temporary shelter when their parents cannot consent. Second, in connection with that, people who allow these youth to stay in their homes briefly are no longer breaking the law, as long as they contact the Division of Family Services within a couple days. The agency will take over the parent contact and investigation while the youth is mmmmm Liz4Utah.com
Students from the University of Utah’s Opportunity Scholars program help paint the track at Redwood Elementary. (Screenshot via West Valley City)
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early 100 University of Utah students spent a day in early August doing service at Redwood Elementary, 20 of them were from West Valley City. “These are students that have gone to school in areas like ours in West Valley City and they’re giving back to the community,” said Redwood Elementary principal Jolynn Koehler in a video released by West Valley City. “We want to make sure our students have a wonderful start to their year, that they’re able to come back to a building that’s clean, fun, colorful and beautiful.” The service day came via the University of Utah’s Opportunity Scholars program, which provides resources to students such as tutors, mentors, internships, financial assistance and anytime access to the program director, to name a few. Part of the expansive program encourages its students to give back to the community with acts of service throughout the year. University students were split into five groups putting up “why you matter” posters, cleaning the grounds, compiling firstday packets and painting a sensory walk on the outside track. The sensory walk helps students who might struggle with physical limitations or need to release some energy, Koehler said. Another group helped prepare Red-
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wood’s calm room, where struggling students can come talk about their emotions and settle themselves. Koehler said she’s proud to be a part of the West Valley community and passionate about her school. “We’re trying to create community programs that will be around for a long, long time to help the people that are here,” Koehler said. Richard Kaufusi, director of Opportunity Scholars, said the program looks for students who would be first generation college students with a financial need. He added being a minority is not a requirement, but they do look for populations that “are underrepresented in higher education.” “When you see someone that needs help, why not help?” Kaufusi said. “Education is that equalizer,” he continued. “Education makes the difference. When you look at the societal benefits of education, it’s overwhelming.” Kaufusi said those that graduate may pay more taxes, but communities and governments will spend less on them than those that don’t go to college. “Having an educated population changes the overall health and wellness of a community,” Kaufusi said. “And it starts with each individual kid.”
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safely and legally sheltered in facilities or homes. Another change in the law is that these youth can independently gain services to medical care, counseling, and school resources. Finally, fees for a birth certificate or ID that are waived for others in homelessness will be waived for these youth. Last year, about 17%, over 12,000 Utah students experienced some degree of housing insecurity or homelessness for at least a while. During those times, their learning as well as their health and safety are not secure. Those are issues when a family becomes homeless, but unaccompanied youth are particularly vulnerable, regardless of how independent they may be. A safe place to sleep becomes essential. I’m excited to spread the word about the new law for teens. As hundreds of homeless transition from the Road Home, it’s one answer among many questions.
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arking the third “hose cutting” in the last 13 months, city officials unveiled the extensively remodeled Fire Station 71 in late July. “It’s been a wild two years,” said Fire Chief John Evans, including the construction time for the stations. June 2018 saw West Valley City open its sixth (and newest) Fire Station 76 at 5372 South Upper Ridge Road. October 2018 saw Fire Station 72 at 4134 W. 4100 South, the heaviest-used station in the city, complete its rebuild. Now Fire Station 71 at 6400 W. 4160 South, the first building ever constructed after West Valley City became a city in 1980, is up and running again. “When I came (in 1982), this station was called ‘Little House on the Prairie,’” Evans said. “There was nothing, no houses. I wondered what do we do because there was nothing around. As you can see, it bloomed.” Construction on different stations has meant moving fire crews around and requir-
ing other stations to cover more ground. “It’s been a challenge,” Evans said. “Response times have been good, but they’ll be even better now.” Fire Station 71 is now equipped with larger bays, able to house a fire engine, ambulance (which it didn’t have before) and response truck. It also updates the living quarters. When fire stations were first built, it was dorm style sleeping arrangements with everyone sleeping in one room. There was one bathroom and one shower. The new stations provide appropriate facilities for female firefighters. West Valley City has five female firefighters, according to Evans. “The workforce has changed,” Evans said. “We have female firefighters. That’s difficult if you’re in a dorm style, you need separate bathroom facilities. That was one of the big pushes with this and (Fire Station) 72.” All these changes are to help the people, said Alex Wingeier, a firefighter with the city for seven years. He added the better every-
Fire Chief John Evans speaks during the open house for Fire Station 71. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
thing works, the better they can do their job. “We were bursting at the seams,” Wingeier said. “West Valley City is growing fast and we had to grow with it. Facilities were kind of behind on that and now we’re all caught up.” Wingeier said it’s all about serving the community. “This’ll make it a lot easier having the extra man power and the extra station just with the call volume we get,” he said. “It was definitely needed.” Evans said they try to map out their stations to where they can arrive on scene anywhere in the city within five to six minutes. Fire Station 71 protects multiple neighborhoods in the area and can also back up some of the industrial areas around 2100 South, he said. What’s Evan’s message to his firefighters now with six fully staffed and functioning stations? “Everybody’s got a home, let’s go to work.”
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oworkers at a local auto collision repair facility challenged each other to lose weight and eat healthier. Before they realized what they had done; a pull-up bar was installed in the corner, a climbing rope hung from the rafters and there were daily push-up challenges at lunch. “It is about challenging and encouraging each other to be healthy,” Herriman resident Travis Roberts said. He was with his kids at the library and came across the widely popular book “Spartan Up” by Joe De Sena and Jeff O’Connell. Roberts decided to attempt to run a Spartan Race and convinced Dom Mirabelli and Chic Evans, his coworkers, to also try. I got the book on audio, and for me it was a game changer. I told these guys that they needed to listen to this book. We started to seek out extreme athletes then we committed to doing the trifecta,” Roberts said. Not just one Spartan, they wanted to complete the trifecta, finishing a Sprint, Super and Beast in one calendar year. Completing all three meant training and traveling to other Spartan events in other states. To complete the goal they made trips to Boise, Idaho on June 29, Snowbasin on July 20 and Aspen, Colorado on Aug. 3 in order to complete all three race distances in the same year. “We trained together three times a week,” Mirabelli, a West Valley resident, said. “We did 13-mile trail runs after work and practiced burpees (a four-step squat thrust) every day.”
A Spartan is a mountainous trail race broken up with physical obstacles. A Sprint is typically 3 miles and includes 20 obstacles, a Super is at least 8 miles with 25 or more obstacles and a Beast is 13 miles with more than 30 obstacles. The obstacles are different at each event. They are designed to test participant’s mental and physical fortitude. They can include an atlas ball carry, tire flip, monkey bars and wall climbs. Each event has different types of challenges and may place them on a hill or flat ground depending on the event coordinator. “Some obstacles were tough for me, but easier for others,” Murray resident Chic Evans said. “If you can’t do the obstacles then you have to do 30 burpees. Spartan races are all about camaraderie.” “We never would have gotten this far into it if we had not worked together. It gives us something to talk about at work. We are constantly trying to find motivation with another book or race to sign up for,” Mirabelli said. “There are races outside the Spartan realm like triathlons or half marathons or endurance races.” Roberts said training changed things in his life. “I cut out garbage candy. Any processed sugar. Dom went vegan for a while then tried keto diet. We have learned how important diet is,” Roberts said. Taking care of their bodies became more of a priority as they trained.
“The further we got into it, the healthier we became. We were motivated to drink water and we have been pushing ourselves, all while learning what we need to do to become better,” Mirabelli said. The experience was not without its funny moments. During the Colorado race they came across a bear about 30 feet off the trail. “Dom thought it was a wolf, but the bear was right there. I yelled at Travis in front of us to come back. He had run right past it. We all laughed,” Evans said. “It is not really a competition between us, but we have helped each other improve. We try to beat our time and improve.” They each thought about giving up. “This has been one of the hardest things physically and mentally I have ever done in my life. A year of training and at a point my legs were locked up and I did not think I could finish. There is a night and day difference in me since we have done this,” Evans said. Mirabelli has signed up for an Ironman; Roberts wants to complete a 100-mile endurance race and Evans has signed up with his wife to try again next year. “Everyone has a weakness somewhere. I might excel here and he might struggle here. I felt like I made people mad by trying to get my friends to do this. I felt like if everyone would try this it would change their lives,” Roberts said. “It gave me confidence and accomplishment.”
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Hunter’s Richards among coaches using creative ways to expand football teams By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com
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he problems facing high school football do not seem to be going away, according to new data released by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Neither is the downward trend in participation. “Where are my lineman?” Kearns High School’s line coach Shawn Teo asked. “We don’t have the same number of kids playing football as we have had.” In the past decade, according to NFHS data, football participation has dropped by nearly 6%. Many local coaches have experienced that trend. “We have had a handful of seniors come back for this season. I think our numbers are settling,” Hunter head coach Tarell Richards said. “We have tried to keep everyone involved year-round. They will want to stay if they build friendships with coaches and other players. Football is dying, our west side schools are battling the same things.” Transfers to other schools is one thing that has affected schools in the past. “We had kids in the past leave for football season and then transfer back for the spring so they can graduate with their friends,” Richards said. This is a problem experienced by many schools. “I want to develop only the talent here in Riverton and only those kids. I don’t want other teams to steal my kids,” Riverton High head coach Jody Morgan said. The Silverwolves coaches count 12 players that have left their program to attend other schools. “We have had other varsity coaches approach my athletes. I feel like some coaches treat it like the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ they think these are guidelines and not rules. The UHSAA needs to stop going after individual kids and go after the programs that are doing it,” Morgan said. Cost, single-sport specialization and injuries are other concerns players and parents have with football. Some coaches believe it is important to creatively find opportunities for kids to play. Hunter High has tried to hire coaches that know the community or have been part of the Wolverines football team in the past. “We have coaches that believe in the community,” Richards said. “They are born and raised here. That builds trust with parents and players.” The coaches have also changed practice plans to prevent injury by training in helmets only one day a week. They also try to find more chances for the kids to play. “The kids that don’t play on Friday night always play on Thursday in the sub varsity game. We can’t play them two days in a row. It is not responsible because of the injury possibility,” Richards said.
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Preparing the players mentally and physically is an important part of keeping kids on the field. “Kids nowadays have ADD (attention deficit disorder), they want to do what has success. Whether that is another team, another sport or school program. We have to be creative,” Richards said. Riverton High players are becoming more involved in the youth programs. “We attend little league games,” Morgan said. “We host a youth camp and are constantly trying to build a good relationship. We sell to the parents that we want to build good football players and great young men. Football is hard and we try to relate it to everyday life.” Richards pointed out he thinks the UHSAA is trying to help. They have recently realigned regions encouraging more rivalries. “I think the new regions are good because we are now playing kids that have the same demographics. I think the UHSAA has got it right with realignment. It makes it exciting,” Richards said.
West side high schools have long accused other teams of stealing their best players. Now their coaches are fighting back by offering better equipment and experiences. (Greg James/City Journals)
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New Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience bigger and better than before By Christy Jepson | Christy@mycityjournals.com
The lookout area where visitors can see the panoramic view of the Bingham Canyon mine. (Photo Rio Tinto Kennecott)
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hat is 2.75 miles across and three-quarters of a mile deep and is practically in your backyard? The answer: Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, one of the largest mines in the world. Taking your family to the new Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience is a great fall family outing which will provide an engaging and educational activity for everyone. “If you’re 4 years old or 84, there is something for everybody at the new Visitor Experience…it is fascinating, engaging and just a fun experience,” said Kyle Bennett, spokesman for Rio Tinto Kennecott. According to Bennett, the new Visitor Experience gives people a sense of scale more than ever before. For instance, visitors can now walk inside the bed of a 2,400-squarefoot haul truck and a full-size shovel scoop. Visitors can also learn about the mine’s history, safe mining practices, how ore gets refined to become copper, why mining is important even today and see a panoramic view of the mine. The new Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience has only been open for six months. The old visitors center was removed in the spring of 2013 because monitoring equipment had been detecting movement in the mine for a few months prior. “We closed the old visitors center just before the landslide in April 2013, which was the largest non-volcanic landslide in North American history,” Bennett said. Fortunately, because of advanced monitoring and planning, no employees were injured that April day when 165 million tons of rock slid down the northeast section of the open pit mine. The slide did damage roads, buildings and vehicles inside the open pit. The mine is so big that you can see it from space. Here’s some more facts to im-
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press out-of-state friends and family: • Rio Tinto Kennecott is the second largest copper producer in the United States with more than 2,000 employees. • The mine produces up to 300,000 tons of copper each year. • The Utah Copper Company was incorporated on June 4, 1903. Some experts of that day criticized it and said the company would never make money because the ore grade was too low. • Since those beginnings, 20 million tons of refined copper ore has been produced. • It is one of the largest man-made openpit excavations in the world. • Rio Tinto Kennecott comprises nearly 8% of U.S. annual copper production. • Without mining, we wouldn’t have cars, cell phones, plumbing or electricity. • If you stacked two Willis Towers (formerly the Sears Tower) on top of each other, they still would not reach the top of the mine. • You could lay the soccer field at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, end-toend more than 38 times across the top of the Bingham Canyon Mine before it would reach both sides. • Besides copper, Rio Tinto Kennecott produces copper, gold, silver molybdenum and sulphuric acid, • It’s the first open-pit mine in the world. The new Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience is located at 12732 Bacchus Highway in Herriman. The mine is open seven days a week from April 1 to Oct. 31. Reservations are required and can be purchased at riotintokennecott.com/visit or at the Bingham Canyon Lions Gift shop on site. Tickets are $5 each and children under 5
Visitors explore the different exhibits at the new Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience. (Photo Rio Tinto Kennecott)
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Seating options help keep students’ scores up, poor behavior down By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
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one are the days of students learning quietly at their desks. Teachers are incorporating alternative or flexible seating options that get students out of their seats. “I don’t think there is any real world job that requires you to sit in a desk and a chair for eight hours a day,” said Bluffdale Elementary teacher Cari Bergstrom. “Even an office job, you’d be able to stand up and walk around so I don’t think a desk and chair is a life skill they need to learn.” Alternative seating options depend on a teacher’s personality and on their budgets. Common options are floor pillows, couches, wobble stools, yoga balls, bungee chairs and low rockers. Often a bouncy band is attached around the legs of a traditional desk for students to bounce their feet on to work off excess energy. Bergstrom has been providing alternative seating options for her students for three years. She said when kids can move around more, their ability to focus improves.
“Their attention increases and they’re more engaged,” she said. She has seen a rise in test scores in every subject and said the classroom feels more comfortable. “It frees up a bunch of space because you don’t have to have 26 desks,” Bergstrom said. “I have floor options that they use clipboards with so you get more space and more kids can fit.” Amanda Dohmen, a fifth-grade teacher, said alternative seating works well with her teaching techniques. She likes to use collaborative learning and group projects but she found she was spending a lot of time reminding her students where they needed to be. “I felt like I was on my kids all the time, and that’s not my teaching style,” she said. She began incorporating flexible seating in her classroom at Athlos Academy during the middle of her first year of teaching to allow students more autonomy. Instead of telling them exactly what they needed to do, she em-
powered students to take charge of their own learning and discover what seating option worked best for the task they had been given. “By giving them that freedom and that choice—it just changes the entire dynamic of my teaching and it changes the dynamic of their learning,” she said. “I’ve seen their test scores rise and I’ve seen behavior diminish.” Dohmen aims to create a homey and positive atmosphere in her room, with diffused scents and comfortable corners to help students feel comfortable and calm. “This isn’t just a classroom to them,” Dohmen said. “It’s also home—they spend eight hours a day in here.” When Dohmen took a new teaching position this year at Summit Academy Independence Campus in Bluffdale, she took her pillows and couch with her but was also stuck with traditional desks in her new classroom. With support from her new administration, she lowered some desks to the floor to be used with cushions and raised some to create standing desks. April Stevenson faces an even bigger challenge of transferring the successful flexible seating she has used for years with her fourth-graders at Bennion Elementary in Taylorsville to her new classroom at Eisenhower Junior High. She believes it will take a few
months to challenge old-fashioned teaching methods and classroom organization to be able to adapt the alternative seating philosophy for older students. But she believes it is a needed change for today’s students. “There’s a lot of teachers that are still doing the exact same thing they did 20 years ago or even five years ago and our population is different than five years ago,” she said. “Students are learning differently. Students need different opportunities.” Dohmen said variety is key with students these days, whether it is in teaching methods or classroom seating. “If you do the same thing every day, you just get bored and the kids get bored,” she said. “That’s when kids start messing around, that’s when they’re not learning anymore.” Stevenson believes alternative seating options are just one small part of the necessary changes needed to keep up with the needs of modern students. “If we want something different in education, we have got to do something different,” she said. “Education is taking little steps, but we’re getting little differences. I think if we really want education to take some leaps and bounds, we really have to think leaps and bounds in change.”
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spend a lot of time talking about the proper role of county government. With both Republicans and Democrats on our council, there is no shortage of robust conversation about what the county should or shouldn’t do for its residents. One example of the proper role of county government is ensuring restaurants and fast food establishments throughout our county are safe and complying with regulations. This is done through our Salt Lake County Health Department. In our county, each restaurant is required to post their Health Department permit within view of public patrons. Each permit has a QR code on it that customers can scan with their smartphones, bringing up information about that restaurant that includes it’s percentile ranking (we use that instead of a letter grade that some other municipalities use), and gives you access to the most recent inspections online. A customer will see the ranking of, say, 85 percent for example. That percent means
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that the restaurant performed better than 85 percent of the other restaurants in their operational level. Customers can also tap the “Inspection Results” button to see details of past inspections. Our county Health Department decided on this current method after reviewing various different ways to rank restaurants. New York City, for example, has an ABC grading system. In July 2019 in the Bronx, 93 percent of restaurants had an “A” grade, 5 percent had a “B” grade, and 1 percent had a “C” grade. This system runs the risk of not giving much helpful information to customers (especially since many of the “A” ranked restaurants did not get an “A” on the first inspection, and regulators had to return after an issue was resolved only to give the higher ranking). The Salt Lake County Health Department uses the current method because it gives the customer more and better information by including the conditions of kitchens in unannounced inspections in the percentile rankings. It’s also important to remember that county Health Department inspections of restaurants are “point in time” inspections. So in addition to serving as a regulatory and enforcement mechanism, it also serves as an educational tool to incentivize restaurants to always be in compliance in the times the county inspectors aren’t there. The key principle here is that the Salt Lake County Health Department serves a vital purpose in protecting the health and well-being of county residents. We have a multitude of diverse and vibrant food establishments all across our valley, each bringing unique culinary and cultural contributions to our overall quality of life. Ensuring that these establishments are operating in a way that protects the health and safety of their patrons is an important role of the county government. So the next time you’re out to eat with your family, consider scanning the QR code on the permit of the restaurant, and see what you learn!
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Throw out litter box tradition to protect Utah’s water By Amy Green | a.green@mycityjournals.com
Young climbers Lucas Burnham, Lily Matsen and Lexee Call help keep our Utah waters clean. (Amy Green/ City Journals)
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ccording to Utah’s Department of Natural Resources and visitation data, over seven million people spent time in our magnificent parks between July 2018 through July 2019. Have you ever wondered where all those people are pooping? Consider, most of our water comes from the Wasatch mountains, where its state park had over 500,000 visits in the last 12 months. In generations gone by, many were taught to dig a “cathole” outdoors to “go No. 2.” A cathole is a small pit made to hide and bury human feces. There’s all kinds of rules on digging a proper cathole — where, how deep, etc. Feel free to forget those rules. Please forget them. Everyone needs you to forget them. Kevin Gmitro is an experienced outdoorsman and co-owner of The Gear Room (a mountain adventure supply store at 3422 E. Fort Union Blvd. in Cottonwood Heights). “We used to be told that catholes are copasetic,” he said. “To dig six inches down was fine. But because of how many people are visiting the canyon and alpine areas, that’s not really the case anymore. That poop makes it into our water sources, regardless of how deep you dig. So that’s not the way you want to do it anymore.” Gmitro makes solid points. “We pick up after our dogs, so we need to pick up after ourselves. There’s water in all these environments. Water helps break it down, but also
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helps carry it down. We’re all drinking out of that water. The higher alpine areas like the Uintas are a more delicate ecosystem, even more so than the Wasatch, so poop is even more frowned upon up there. We all go to the same zones to enjoy Utah. Mirror Lake Highway is awesome because it splits the Uintas. It only accesses a short chunk of the range though, so we all congregate in the same few dozen square miles. If you are going to some of the more popular areas, it’s imperative to get your poop out of there,” he emphasized. Madison Goodman, gearhead at The Gear Room added, “Here’s what we all forget…we think we live in this grand mountain range, which we do. But all our water comes from this grand mountain range. And there’s a million-plus people living in this valley. So if every single one of them were to take a poop, that would be a million poops coming down into our water stream. And that would be so gross.” Hard to argue with that. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Utah’s drinking water comes from either surface water (lakes, reservoirs, rivers) or groundwater (wells or springs) — altogether 1,850 sources. Unfortunately, some of the poop coming from seven million visitors each year makes its way into our drinking water. The situation requires costly chemicals and treatment processes to make our water safe to drink.
A poop tube and a wag bag. (Amy Green/City Journals)
If one doesn’t have public restroom access while at Utah’s many wonders, it is essential to pack human waste out. Yeah, it sounds gross. But it’s not as bad as it seems. With a little foresight, there should be no overly smelly accidents. There are currently two recommended methods to pack it out — the “cheap and reusable” way, or the “inexpensive and disposable” way. People experienced with hiking and climbing might recognize the reusable option — the “poop tube.” A poop tube you can make yourself using a few pieces of black ABS pipe, following these directions.
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1. A forearm’s length of pipe (about 3 to 4 inch diameter) 2. Cleanout plug/screw cap 3. DWV threaded hub 4. DWV cap 5. Black ABS cement The idea is to glue all of it together except the screw cap, so you can open it. Then when nature calls, you poop into a grocery/ plastic bag and tie it up securely (you know, the grocery bags we shouldn’t be using). Repurposing plastic sacks for this valiant reason is more commendable than just tossing them loose and useless. Then, double-bag the waste and used toilet paper. Seal it in the tube and pack it out with you. When home, empty the bag’s
contents (not the bag) into your toilet or garbage can. Wash out the poop tube and use it on your next trip. The ABS plastic is durable and the screw cap seals in the unpleasantness. Emptying and cleaning the tube isn’t too bad if the bag inside is knotted up tight. Worst case scenario, the tube can smell like a bathroom (a quick enzyme cleaning soap rinse can help that). The disposable way is just as easy. It’s lightweight and inexpensive — the “Go Anywhere Toilet Kit” a.k.a. “wag bag.” A wag bag can be purchased at sporting goods stores like The Gear Room and also IME (3265 E. 3300 South). They’re generally around $2 or $3. There’s different types of wag bags. The fancier style has some kitty litter inside to absorb moisture. They come with toilet paper and a towelette for hand sanitizing. They have an aluminum coating so the bag won’t puncture or tear. The idea is the same. Do your business in the bag, seal it up and carry it home, once again disposing of it properly. If you’re paranoid about carrying waste, you could get a poop tube and also put the wag bags inside. Some may consider that a little overkill, but taking whatever steps to modernize habits is crucial. If we can pick up after our dogs, humans can step up to the same expectations. Water is a precious resource in Utah. Safe clean water, is nonnegotiable.
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Pickle Power! The family-friendly sport that’s taking over Utah By Justin Adams | justin.a@thecityjournals.com
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ou’ve probably seen them at a park near your house: miniature-sized versions of tennis courts filled with people smacking a yellow Wiffle ball back and forth. The courts (and the sport itself) seem to have sprung up overnight. If you haven’t played yet yourself, you surely know someone who does. Someone who has probably asked you with all the zeal of a missionary deployed by a crazed sport-religion hybrid: Do you play pickleball? Interest in pickleball has doubled in just the last three years, at least according to data from Google Trends. A sport that most people hadn’t even heard of five years ago is now a third as popular as tennis and half as popular as bowling. It’s already far surpassed sports like disc golf and badminton. While the sport is certainly exploding nationwide, nowhere is its popularity greater than here in Utah. More Utahns search for information about pickleball than residents of any other state, again according to Google Trends. Arizona is close behind, and most Pickleball players participate in a tournament held at Wardle Fields Regional Park in Bluffdale. (Justin Adams/City Journals) states’ interest in the sport is less than half of what it is in Utah. A tennis player and coach herself, she said ties together. It ended up going all over the country. So why is pickleball gaining populariDrew Wathey, a spokesperson for the she knows several former tennis players who “Those players came from all over Utah ty so fast? And why is Utah at the head of but also the United States,” Case said. “They USA Pickleball Association told the City switched to pickleball as their primary sport. its growth? But most importantly, why is it had a great experience then went home and Journals that demographics changes have Pickleball also makes more sense when mucalled pickleball? taught their friends how to play. In a lot of a lot to do with the sports’ growing popu- nicipalities are trying to decide what ameniOrigins ways, that first year in 2003 really created a larity. “Society is getting older. A lot of the ties to include in their public parks, she said. The game got its start in 1965 in Wash- big opportunity for it to spread.” baby boomers are hitting retirement age and “Some of those tennis courts that aren’t lookington state, when Joel Pritchard, a state conthey’re not able to be quite as active as they ing very good, it makes more sense to put An old folks’ game? gressman spliced together a few elements The fact that one of pickleball’s first used to be, and pickleball is a natural transi- in pickleball courts. They are more family from various sports during a hot summer friendly and don’t take up as much space.” big exposures to the world came through an tion,” he said. weekend at his home on Bainbridge Island. With pickleball quickly gaining ground event targeted towards seniors is no coinci- Replacing tennis? Pritchard’s backyard had a badminton on tennis, it may be only a matter of time beThe high demand for pickleball courts is dence. The mechanics and rules of pickleball court, but when he couldn’t find any badminfore a pickleball equivalent of Wimbledon is create a sport that is accessible to just about visible all over Salt Lake valley. In Cottonton equipment, he instead grabbed some ping broadcast on ESPN. everyone, including seniors. In return, the se- wood Heights, three recently installed picklepong paddles and a plastic ball. Along with nior community has been a driving force in ball courts proved to not be nearly enough to Going forward his friends and family, Pritchard developed a Is it possible that pickleball is a passmeet demand and so three additional courts its growing popularity. set of rules for this newly invented game over Because pickleball courts are a fraction were just added. In Bluffdale, Salt Lake ing fad? A sport that spikes in popularity the course of that weekend. of the size of tennis courts, players don’t County’s Wardle Fields Park, which opened for a few years but eventually dies out leavAs for how it got its name, legend has need to cover as much ground, particularly in 2017, included 16 pickleball courts, and in ing thousands of empty unused courts in its it that it’s named after the Pritchard family’s since doubles is the most popular form of the a possibly symbolic move, not a single tennis wake? Not likely, according to Wathey. dog. “The Pritchards had a dog named Pick“I don’t really see a downturn for the sport. This allows players, who maybe aren’t court. les, and you’re having fun at a party, right? “Sometimes sports run in cycles. Tennis sport anytime soon,” he said. “It’s incredible. as quick as they used to be, to still excel at So anyways, what the hell, let’s just call it has hit somewhat of a plateau,” Wathey said. More courts are being built, and we don’t see the sport. pickleball,” said Barney McCallum, one of At the Huntsman World Senior Games, a plateau in that. They’re popping up all over “What I find in my senior community the sports’ cofounders. is their mobility might not be there, but once registrations for pickleball have surpassed the country.” The sport grew slowly over several deAnother factor that will help the sport they get to the line, they have all the motion that of tennis, according to Case. “Four years cades. By 2003, there were only 39 known they need,” said Linda Weeks, a Parks and ago we opened up registration at midnight. continue its rise is its affordability, Wathey places to play the sport in North America, Rec employee in Farmington who has been Within two minutes, the pickleball registra- noted. according to the USA Pickleball Association Pickleball sets that include two to four helping organize pickleball tournaments in tion was full,” he said. Because of that event, website. the Games have changed their registration paddles and balls range from $20 to $60 on Utah for years. However, that same year the sport was In one recent tournament, Weeks said a process for pickleball to be more like a lot- Amazon, whereas a single high-quality tenadded to the Huntsman World Senior Games, nis racket can easily run north of $100. That grandmother and her grandson ended up tak- tery. a multi-sport competitive event that draws The possibility of pickleball supplanting low barrier of entry combined with an eving second place. “I don’t know what other seniors from all over the world to St. George, kinds of sports out there would lend them- tennis is ironic, considering the overlap of er-increasing supply of courts means more Utah. selves to that kind of generation gap,” she the two similar sports. One of the first arti- people are getting into the sport. “There were questions about whether “I never would have guessed that it cles about pickleball appeared in Tennis magsaid. a sport named pickleball would ever be the Weeks thinks the sports’ ability to cater azine and some of the best pickleball players would have been to this extent already,” next big thing,” said Kyle Case, the current Weeks said. “I talk to people every day who to both the young and old is a big part of why are former tennis pros. CEO of the event. “But we just decided to get Weeks agreed that pickleball seems to say, ‘What’s up with this pickleball thing, can it’s grown so fast in Utah, where there are big behind it and see where it goes.” families who like to be outside doing activi- be putting a dent in the tennis community. you explain it to me?’” l
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West Valley City officials say healthier residents will make for a better city By Darrell Kirby | d.kirby@mycityjournal.com
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pon joining the West Valley City Council after his election in 2017, Jake Fitisemanu had on his list of priorities, among others, addressing the health issues of West Valley City residents. With minorities comprising 52% of West Valley’s 138,000 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Fitisemanu knew that different ethnicities have their unique health challenges. There was also no city-specific data on the health of West Valley City residents since the city does not have its own health department to compile that information. It has largely relied on general statistics from the Salt Lake County and state health departments. That led to a coalition of local officials and community organizations to start what is known as Healthy West Valley. One of its first steps was to create an online survey for residents. Only 208 people completed it, but the responses provided enough of a demographic representation of the city to get a fairly good picture of their health concerns. Obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure topped the list in that order.
“When we look at the data, West Valley City has some serious health challenges and we know that poor health can lead to poor outcomes in many areas of life,” said Trish Hull, one of the founding members of the Healthy West Valley coalition. “Our goal is to use that data to develop some kind of West Valley-based intervention to help address those needs,” said Matt Ellsworth, who connected with Fitisemanu to oversee the initiative. “West Valley City is somewhat of a paradox—a place where excellent health care facilities and providers exist in the midst of communities that suffer from critical health disparities,” Fitisemanu said. He said that improving the health of citizens will enhance the quality of life in the city. Ellsworth cautioned that any solutions to issues identified by the survey are going to take a while to implement as much more community input will be sought. “It’s still in its infancy, so we’re still figuring out all the moving parts,” he said and added that whatever plan is put in place may be done a little at a time over several years West Valley City residents responded with many different answers to the survey question: What health problems do you, your family, friends and neighbors have? (Courtesy Healthy West Valley) depending on funding and other factors.
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Salt Lake County foods, beverages celebrated on Pioneer Day, D.C.-style By Jennifer J. Johnson | j.johnson@mycityjournals.com
More than 400 guests gathered at the historic Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building to attend Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s Flavors of Utah reception, the day after Pioneer Day. (Photo courtesy Mike Lee’s office)
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ome 400 people carefully navigated their way under Utah’s iconic Delicate Arch. They took care not to brush against the sides of it or disrupt it. Some even bowed their heads, ensuring clearance. They bowed their heads? To ensure clearance? Huh? It was the day after Pioneer Day. That “arch” was but an inflatable arch, decorating a Washington, D.C. doorway. Emblazoned on it was Utah’s brand phrase, Life Elevated. The inflatable arch was as close as it gets to the real deal for Utah natives living in or visiting the nation’s capital, and for non-Utah natives getting exposure to the state.
Life Elevated through the Flavors of Utah
Welcome to Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s Flavors of Utah shindig. This year, Lee hosted 400 guests at a lively reception, held July 25 in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Flavors of Utah event, now in its third year, is held around Pioneer Day in D.C. and is all about — according to the sponsoring senator — letting people “sample” what Utah itself is all about.
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Letting others know what Utah is all about starts with a brief explanation of Pioneer Day. Lee’s invitation to the event detailed Pi-
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oneer Day thus: “Pioneer Day is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the state of Utah. It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers, into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. While the holiday has strong links to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is officially a celebration of everyone, regardless of faith and nationality, who immigrated to the Salt Lake Valley during the pioneer era. An era which is generally considered to have ended with the 1869 arrival of the transcontinental railroad, the driving of the golden spike in Promontory, Utah.” From there? The celebration of the pioneering spirit of Utah’s food and beverage companies takes center stage. Of course, guests are invited to try the iconic green Jell-O — the same gelatin decorating maybe not pioneer meals, but Norman Rockwell-like Utah tableaus since mid-century — and the same gelatin memorialized in collector pins from the 2002 Olympics, which Utah hosted. But less quirky and just as Utah-centric are delectables from throughout the state, including several Salt Lake County offerings. JulieAnn Caramels in Sandy was represented at Lee’s event, along with another literal sweet—the chocolates of Salt Lake City’s historic Sweet Candy Company. Holladay’s AppleBeer Corp. was in attendance, showing off its unique, multi-flavored, zero-proof beers, along with Salt Lake
Green Jell-O was a popular option as more than 400 guests gathered at the historic Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building to attend Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s Flavors of Utah reception, the day after Pioneer Day. (Photo courtesy Mike Lee’s office)
City’s famed Squatters Pub microbrewery summer beers. West Jordan’s Drake Family Farms was in the house, offering goat-dairy products, including yogurt. “The pioneer spirit of each of these companies is inspiring. The story of starting in a kitchen and growing into a 100,000-squarefoot production facility is something you will see over and over again,” Lee’s invitation stated.
Utah’s flavors—standing proud against the veteran D.C. host—Hawaii
Lee said the first event just started with some D.C. staffers mourning their missing Pioneer Day in Utah and deciding to commiserate over root beer floats. “We’re always in session the week of Pioneer Day,” Lee explained, “so, originally, we started doing homemade root beer floats and invited a lot of staff members and others we knew, and [Flavors] sort of grew out of that.” “Best-themed event on Capitol Hill,” is the reaction Lee gets from visitors attending the event, he told the City Journals in a phone call from his D.C. office. But while the Utah celebration is geared around Pioneer Day, having a state delegation host such an event did not start with Utah. Hawaii is credited with starting this sort of hosting, circa 2012, with an annual event occurring about a month prior to the
Five Salt Lake County food vendors, including JulieAnn Caramels of Sandy, participated in Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s Pioneer Day-themed Flavors of Utah event in Washington, D.C. (Photo Associated Foods)
Utah celebration. “One of the better-known ones,” is how Lee described the Hawaiian event. “I know there are others out there.”
The political side
Although Republican Lee is the host of the event, Utah’s full congressional delegation of six men, all Republicans, save one, participated in the event. While this year’s event had Washingtonians experiencing what Utah offers, back home Utah hosted the nation’s governors on Pioneer Day proper and the few days after, as Salt Lake City was home to the National Governors Association meeting, July 24-26. Governors from around the country attended the Pioneer Day parade and likely sampled many foods and beverages Lee promoted in Washington, D.C. Sponsors of Lee’s Flavors of Utah event included Associated Food Stores, Utah Food Industry Association and Zions Bank, as well as more than 20 Utah food vendors. When asked which Utah fare was the fairest of them all for guests attending the Flavors event, Lee, ever the consummate politician, said, “All of them were received really well…. I’m always hesitant to mention some instead of others.” The main takeaway? “[The event] helps people understand how much we love food and that we have a lot of good food from Utah.” l
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