The City Journal | September 9, 2024

County and NSL residents at odds over homeless shelter

NORTH SALT LAKE—North Salt Lake residents are speaking out against the possibility of a homeless shelter in their neighborhood. The private company Switchpoint, which provides resources for the homeless, has put down earnest money to buy the Lifeline building that is near several elementary schools.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

It was standing room only at the North Salt Lake City Council meeting Tuesday night as residents petitioned the city to stop a proposal for a homeless shelter coming into

their neighborhood after hearing that Switchpoint, a private company that provides resources for those who are experiencing homelessness, was considering purchasing the Lifeline building at 1130 West Center Street.

Residents also attended last week’s county commission meeting to express their concern to the commission.

“The proximity of the entrance of the building to the Legacy Trail is 72 steps,” one resident said. “The back of the school (Foxboro Elementary) recess area to the front door is .76 miles. It’s .77 miles from the farthest south entrance to walk on the same sidewalks children are walking alone to and from school.”

Residents also voiced concern that the decision seems to keep bounc-

ing back and forth between the county and the state and they were never given the opportunity to weigh in. “Where can we go to have our voices heard?” another woman said.

“I had major concern with the bill that passed in 2023 requiring counties our size to provide shelter beds for Code Blue and Winter Response,” said Commissioner Lorene Kamalu.

“Code Blue and Winter Response means beds for unhoused people for extremely cold days and also 60+ beds from Oct. 15-April 30. We have not yet had a general population homeless shelter in our county.”

Since the 2023 law passed, a task force of voting city mayors from Bountiful, Farmington, Kaysville,

Hot dog record broken Monday, Sept. 2, Joey Chesnut, the current holder of the world record for most hot dogs eaten in one sitting broke his own world record by polishing off 83 hot dogs and buns in the span of just 10 minutes. Chesnut’s previous record was set just three years ago when he ate 76 dogs and buns in the same amount of time. His chief competitor, Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, was able to down 66 hotdogs and buns in the time, and despite coming in second, told the press he felt he did his best. Neither Chesnut nor Kobayashi were able to compete at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest due to sponsorship deals and contractual conflicts.

THE LIFELINE BUILDING at 1130 West Center Street in North Salt Lake. The county and state are considering helping to fund the purchase of the property by Switchpoint.

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County pilots new system for emergency management

FARMINGTON—New technology will streamline the process for responding to a changing emergency situation in the field. OP System AiBL is designed to Improve on overall efficiency.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

Davis County Emergency Manager

Ember Herrick has been piloting a new technology that would provide real time information out to people in the field and residents during a disaster. It also has applications for disseminating information between cities and the county.

“OP System AiBL is designed to Improve on overall efficiency in the county’s emergency preparedness office, establish and communicate Best Practices for all emergencies and collect data which will benefit county processes and programs as well as all county residents in the future – all in an effort to improve and perfect Davis County EMS practices,” said Doug Jardine, Corporate Media and Communications Manager. “It’s OP (not app). OP stands for Optimal Process.”

It’s to help business organizations be more efficient, said Founder and CEO, Afu Taumoepeau. “You can send a PDF with words or diagrams, email and follow along to get something done. You put it in the software program that makes it more robust to create an interactive document. The friction is removed.”

The focus is on the process rather than what the document might be, he

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Layton, Clearfield, Syracuse and Sunset and Commissioner Bob Stevenson worked to submit the required plan, due Aug. 1, 2024, said Kamalu. “The task force was required and prescribed to work on the issue, by law.”

The task force submitted a Code Blue-only plan Aug. 1 for this coming winter which was a Dignity Bus with 20 spots, Kamalu said. “The State denied the plan due to insufficient funding a few days later. The State now has the authority to make the decision.”

The State now has primitive authority to come in and do whatever they would like in the county, said Ryan Steinbeigle, Grant Administrator for Davis County. “The county is not the one who went out to look for

said. “It provides a dynamic form to allow you to click through the next step and track and capture data as you’re going through it in real time.”

Ember saw the vision, said Taumoepeau. “She wanted to take advantage of the tool to create these OPs to use in the field to be more proactive in an emergency situation. It can also be used to communicate with cities to provide relief work in the field rather than using a document.”

“It was a local company that was looking for the county to use a pilot program,” said Herrick. “They take a static document that becomes a living document that you can modify. I heard the presentation and thought it would be good for Davis County. I could see the potential for it to be a good fit.”

The pilot was at no cost to the county, she said. “There are some cool tools that can hopefully streamline the process for responding to a changing situation in the field.”

There are 15 cities in the county, said Herrick. “Each one is supposed to have their own emergency plan to respond to a disaster. They have to review that plan every year. The county’s plan has to be updated every five years and report to FEMA. That opens up the ability to receive grant funding.”

Cities can get that federal funding too, she said. “Their plan has to identify the biggest risk areas. They are different. One area that is against the mountain is different from one by the lake.”

Before the plan has been a PDF, Herrick said. “With OPs you can scan the plan and it turns into a document that can be modified at any time. If you want to change it you can. We had some flooding in a new area. This allows us

the property to buy. Switchpoint contacted the state and us to fund it.”

The state is supportive, he said. “If the state puts money into it to make it happen do we (county) really want them to control it? If we contribute we have to own the building. We’re waiting to see what the state will do.”

If the county decides to fund it, Steinbeigle said they would use $1 million of state and local fiscal recovery funds that are part of the COVID money. “They would use that to assist in the purchase so that we could have our own building. Then we could have control over what happens on the property.”

However, the North Salt Lake City Council is taking the stance that they will do everything they can to prevent this from happening. The

to identify the flood risk that can go into the plan and get federal funding.”

Emergency managers in the cities are usually police chiefs, etc., she said. “They wear two hats. They might not stay there for their whole career. If they hand it off they don’t have to try and find that information on a document or computer. This can show them their role immediately.”

Because there are a lot of new emergency managers, Herrick said she created a tool kit with things they’ll need to do their job. “Before I had to send out long emails detailing what classes they needed to be certified through the state. OP lets me create that and send it out to all of our emergency managers listing what classes and training they need to

Council approved Resolution 202430R at the end of the meeting reading: a resolution which affirmatively states its opposition to a proposed homeless shelter within the City limits and calls upon the County Commission, the Davis County Winter Response Task Force, and the Davis County Local Homeless Council to find a permanent year-round shelter location that more fully meets the needs of Davis County’s homeless population.

“I would ask that the city deny zoning for this,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross. “There are no health care services, no mental health services, no employment services in North Salt Lake and no supportive housing or transportation.”

It’s a 90 minute walk from that site to the Woods Cross FrontRunner

take and what grants are open.”

OP was also used for mapping evacuation zones, she said. “The OP QR code takes you to the map. Instead of sending residents to our website, they can just have OP on their phone then they can pull it up anytime and see what their evacuation zone is or where a shelter has been set up.”

This is a helpful tool to use if someone needs information from the county, said Herrick. “This is where you can go to get timely, accurate information. It’s exciting to me to be using technology instead of relying on the old ways of knocking on doors and using phone trees.” l

station, he said. “If you managed to make it there and then to the Layton station, it’s another 30 minutes to Davis Behavior Health. That could take two and a half hours. There’s a huge transportation issue.”

Nobody wants a shelter in their backyard, said Weiler. “I believe this is a lands decision and the powers that be will have to look for other locations that are more suitable.”

This came up very quickly, said Rep. Melissa Ballard, R-North Salt Lake. “We don’t have the facilities for this. It just doesn’t make sense. I would encourage as neighbors that we work together. We need your voices.”l

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WRITER Braden Nelsen | braden.n@mycityjournals.com

Mieka Sawatzki | mieka.s@thecityjournals.com Ryan Casper | ryan.c@thecityjournals.com Marc Davis | marc.d@thecityjournals.com

DAVIS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER Ember Herrick created a tool kit using OPwith things new emergency managers will need to do their job. OP was also used for mapping evacuation zones residents can access through a QR code.

Image courtesy of Davis County

NEWS BRIEFS

Small grass fire contained near Centerville

South Davis Metro Fire crews were able to get a small grass fire under control earlier this week and contain it between the freeway and frontage road in Centerville. No structures were threatened. There is no clear cause on what started the fire.

Woman suspect in theft/fraud case

The Layton Police are looking for the public’s help to identify a woman who is wanted for questioning in a recent theft/ fraud case. Please call 801-4978300 with any information and reference Incident #L24-20574.

Injured dirt bike rider hoisted from mountain side

An injured dirt bike rider was hoisted from the mountain side over the weekend by Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue and South Davis Metro Fire. The 30-year-old man sustained serious injuries including a broken leg and multiple lacerations.

According to DCSAR, the man was riding his dirt bike on Skyline Drive and accidentally

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drove his bike off a steep embankment. The man’s friend saw the accident and climbed down to help.The victim was trapped 125 feet down the mountain on a rocky hillside.

South Davis Metro Fire Department crews were first on the scene and quickly assembled a rope system and made their way to the injured biker who was conscious and breathing.

Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue called for a helicopter evacuation of the victim. The man was hoisted from the mountain side to a staging area. Paramedics with South Davis Metro transported him by ambulance from the Bountiful bench to a local hospital, a DCSAR Facebook post said.

A second rope rescue system was set up by DCSAR to assist the man’s friend.

Hiker suffers broken leg in fall at Deuel Creek Trailhead

Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue were called out to the Deuel Creek South Trailhead on Monday morning to assist a hiker that had lost her balance and fell. The 38-yearold woman suffered a broken leg and was unable to hike out without assistance.

South Davis Metro Fire and Search and Rescue crews quickly got to the patient and she was conscious and breathing but in a lot of pain, a Search and Rescue Facebook post said. After assessing the situation, crews determined it would be best to transport her down the trail on a litter.

Deuel Creek has multiple sections requiring extra rope support while transporting patients on a litter, the post said. Before moving the woman, these systems were put in place to ensure the quickest evacuation possible.

It took several hours to get the woman back to the trailhead where an ambulance was waiting. She was transported to a nearby hospital to receive treatment for her injuries.

BLAST FROM THE PAST

1924

Educational and recreational intermingle at Dairy picnic

The annual Davis County Dairy picnic and buffalo barbecue held at Farmington last Wednesday was a tremendous success, being attended by over a thousand farmers and housewives from all parts of Davis County.

The picnic was held to show the people of the county the value of better livestock on the farm, the value of better feeding, the importance of testing cows for tuberculosis, and to take initial steps for the formation of health centers throughout Davis County. All these points were emphasized in the meeting and being interwoven with an excellent program of sports, amusements and refreshments these points were driven home by the committee in charge.

1934

Cooperation benefits all

John D. Miller, President of the National Cooperative Council, recently pointed out that the farmer’s cooperative marketing movement does not mean the elimination of the efficient “middleman.” On the contrary, progress on the part of the cooperatives will likewise lead to progress on the part of concerns which buy from farmers and are engaged in processing and marketing.

The reason for this is that cooperation does away with the old system of non-competitive buying, replacing it with a more rational and economical system which places all concerned on a fairer competitive level.

1944

State fair open from Sept. 3 to 9

It’s a new fair and even a new fairgrounds which will greet Utahns when the big gates at the state fairgrounds in Salt Lake City on September 3 to run day and night through September 9.

From Every section of the state, from the buildings of county and community fairs, thousands of entries have been pouring in this week to the spacious exhibition buildings of the new grounds to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes. Judging will begin September 3 and continue throughout the week.

1954

Have you signed up for Weber Water? Petitions are ready

Petitions are now being signed for creation of the sub-conservancy district in the Bountiful area, which expects to handle distribution under

pressure of the Weber Basin water. Signers are requested to bring their tax notices so the description and assessed valuation of their property can be obtained.

A recent review of the amount of irrigation water tentatively sold by the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to be produced in the first phase of development of the Weber Basin Project reveals the fact that most of the water has been subscribed for by firm petitions or contracts, or by tentative commitments.

1964

Davis

Boulevard starts coming back to life

Several meetings have been held between representatives of the State Department of Highways, North Salt Lake, the county road department, and the county commissioners concerning the completion of Davis Boulevard.

The commissioners have notified Paul Gilligan of the State Department of Highways that they have decided to accept the responsibility of completing the necessary engineering work to complete the road within the confines of the unincorporated area of the all-important roadway. Mr. Gilligan had earlier reported that a new survey would be necessary and would cost approximately $3,000.

1974 Council putts around golf course fencing

For the past few weeks, the Bountiful City Council has been working out problems as the golf course grows to reality.

This week, they gave approval to the Maple Hills Subdivision developers to substitute their own fence, contiguous with the course.

Ted Peterson said their fence would cost more than twice as much as the one planned by the city and would be in keeping with plans to have the most beautiful condominium project in the area.

1984

C’mon, let’s go to New Zealand

There’s no place on earth like New Zealand. It’s a tropical paradise – a place to get away from it all for a couple of weeks.

Sound enticing? It should, and the opportunity to visit New Zealand – all of it’s 1,000 miles of beaches and lush green valleys – is open to anyone who would like to join Bountiful for a visit of its Sister City, “Whangarei.”

The tour leaves Oct. 20 and tourists will spend the full two weeks in New Zealand. Four days will be spent in the Sister City living with the Maori people.

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East meets West – two different views of Sept. 11

NEW YORK CITY—The people in New York and New Jersey were directly affected by the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, they have commemorated the loss of life that day in many ways, and serve as an example to the rest of the country.

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com

On Sept. 11, 2002, one year after the devastating attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and other places around the United States, memorials were organized across the country. The American culture shifted, American flags were flung at doors in every state, and for a brief moment, the country was united in memory.

As the years passed, the commemorations and memorials became fewer and farther between, especially farther away from where the events actually occurred. Occasionally, a visiting exhibit would rekindle the memory, but as the survivors got older, and rising generations either didn’t remember or were born after the fact, the events faded into history. There is a place, however where the memory of that day, and those events and people are very much alive.

In New York and New Jersey, where many of

those affected and their families still live, walking along the streets of the cities and towns around the anniversary of the attacks, people will see American flags, decals and stickers of the Twin Towers, names of those who died in the attacks and more. Many of these towns have formal and permanent memorials, lists of names, sometimes even pieces of the towers themselves preserved, and displayed prominently to remember those lives lost in the attacks that day.

The anniversary itself raises all of this to a new level. Standing on the edge of the Hudson River, from Jersey City to as far away as Union Beach, two spotlights are shone into the sky from what was once referred to as Ground Zero. From the spot where the Towers once stood, two beams of light shoot up into the sky every Sept. 11, and that night, the towers fill the Manhattan skyline once again. This memorial called the “Tribute in Light” began just months after the attacks, and though initially conceived as a temporary tribute, it has continued annually since then.

It’s an example that everyone in the United States could and should learn from. Despite the passage of time, the sudden, violent and unexpected loss of so many that day should be cause for pause, memory and dedication. Though distance and time separate the west from the east where the attacks occurred, Sept. 11 can and should be a day that every citizen of the United States comes together, year after year. l

“TRIBUTE IN

Manhattan skyline each year.

Programs focus on meeting teens’ physical and emotional needs so they’re ready to learn

FARMINGTON–Department heads and administrators explain the McKinney-Vento program to the school board and resources available to at-risk teens in the Davis School District. McKinney-Vento is a federal act that was put into place in 1987 to ensure every student receives access to an education.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

Teens should be thinking about who to ask to the prom – not where they’re going to sleep or get their next meal. More than 1,000 children in the Davis School District are homeless. There has been a great effort by the Davis Education Foundation and District administrators to find a way to help these students. Their belief is that if a child’s physical needs aren’t met they can’t learn.

At the last Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent John Zurbuchen, Davis Education Foundation Executive Director Jody Lunt and Brad Christensen, Student and Family Services Director and Casey Layton, Director of Responsive Services gave presentations on the efforts to help these students and their families.

“Something we often hear in public education today is that we’ve expanded our scope beyond where we should be in the classroom and teaching,” said Zurbuchen. “Unfortunately, learning can only happen if certain precursors are met and if the student is ready to learn.”

He used Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to demonstrate how that relates to school needs starting with Self-Actualization. “That is a student is available to learn,” Zurbuchen said. “Everything below (esteem, belonging, safety, physiological)

are needs that must be met before a student can learn. If any of these are not met the student is not going to be able to learn like we want them to.”

There are two choices to accomplish this, he said. “One, we can require teachers to meet those needs. But remember teachers are trained to be educators. They’re trained to teach, not necessarily provide other needs. Or two, we can have systems in place that meet the needs of these students.”

Lunt explained to the board the McKinneyVento program. “It is a federal act that was put into place in 1987,” she said. “It is to ensure that all students, especially those living in a homeless situation, receive easy access to education. That is the law.”

So people might ask, “‘What does homelessness look like?’ I’m not seeing them in tents or on the street,’” Lunt said.

“There are three criteria we follow with this federal act,” she said. “Nighttime residence must be fixed. It must be regular and it must be adequate. If any of the three are not met they qualify for federal assistance through this program. These kids aren’t in trouble, they're just carrying a load that is significantly different from mainstream traditional students.”

One of the ways the Foundation is helping those kids is through Teen Centers at the high schools in the district. “We have 10 right now and the last two will open this fall,” said Lunt. “Last year’s encore data told us 4,805 individual students received services in the center.”

Lunt also talked about the new Teen Living Center that will open Sept. 12 that will provide a place for a student to stay the night. “The center is a supportive and supervised environment that offers food, shelter, clothing and emotional and mental resources for teens,” she said. “We won’t run it so we won’t have any of the liability on it. Our incredible partners Switchpoint will run it. The role of the Davis School District is to ensure the kids are coming to school.”

“I could have used these services,” said Board member John Robison. “I was 11 when my mother died. I was raised by an alcoholic father. School lunch was sometimes my only meal. In addition to trying to survive I had to look out for my little brother who was four years younger.”

Robison said athletics are what saved him. “Sports saved me so I got my little brother involved with athletics too. We got through it. I don’t know how, but we got through it. We need to get the word out that there is a critical need for this.”

The school board has to identify those needs and how to fund that, he said. “It’s about helping kids navigate this. Nobody knew about my situation. I was senior class president. People probably looked at me and said, ‘John’s got a good life.’”

Robison said he would go to work at 10 at night until 6 in the morning then go to school. “I could have used a teen center.” l

LIGHT,” COMPOSED of several searchlights grouped together to form two beams of light, return the Twin Towers to the

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Compiled by Peri Kinder

Sept. 9-15

Utah State Fair

Through Sept. 15 UtahStateFair.com

Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West, Salt Lake City

North Salt Lake Food Trucks

Night

Monday, Sept. 9, 5-8 p.m. Legacy Park, 1140 W. 1100 North

Women’s Self-Defense Class

Presented by the Davis County Sheriff’s Office

Monday, Sept. 9. 6-8 p.m., FREE

Centerville Library, 45 S. 400 West

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6-8 p.m. Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Road

Kaysville Family Super Sport

Monday, Sept. 9, 6-7 p.m., $35 per family Barnes Park, 950 W. 200 North, Kaysville

Patriot Day Ceremony

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 8 a.m.

Farmington Fire Department, 82 N. 100 East

North Salt Lake Senior Lunch Bunch

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m. - noon NSL City Hall, 10 E. Center Street

Clearfield Night Out Against Crime

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6-8 p.m.

Steed Park, 300 N. 1000 West

Taste, Tour, & Ta-Dah!

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6:30-7:45 p.m., FREE Garden tours and live performances from local musicians USU Botanical Center, 80 E. 725 South, Kaysville

Bountiful Farmers Market

Thursday, Sept. 12, 4-8 p.m.

Bountiful Town Square, 75 E. 200 South

Deuel Creek Historic Walking Tour

Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., FREE Meet at the Centerville Chapel, 151 S. 300 East, Centerville

North Salt Lake Photo Contest Entries DUE

Friday, Sept. 13, 5 p.m.

Submit photo at nslcity.org/956/PhotoContest

North Davis Preparatory Academy Fall Fiesta

Friday, Sept. 13, 5-8 p.m., FREE Games, food and entertainment NDPA, 1591 W. Hill Field Road, Layton

Utah Youth Waterfowl and Outdoor Festival

Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 a.m.- noon, FREE Hosted by the Division of Wildlife Resources Activities, rides and demos for youth 17 and under Farmington Bay WMA, 1325 W. Glovers Lane, Farmington

North Salt Lake Get to the River Event

Saturday, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m. Canoe and kayak along the Jordan River Riverview Boat Ramp, 1835 N. Redwood Road

Send event info to peri.k@davisjournal. com for inclusion in the Davis Journal community calendar.

The American Legion John W. Sheets Post 27 – Farmington and the Farmington City Fire Department are hosting a Patriot Day Ceremony to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11. The program will take place Sept. 11 at 8 a.m. in front of the Fire Station located at 82 N. 100 East., Farmington. The event is free. Guests are encourages to bring folding chairs. Patriot Day Ceremony commemorates 911

to a new generation.

‘Book of Helaman’ exhibit gives new view of ancient text

CLEARFIELD - Artist Jared Miller is bringing the stories from the Book of Helaman to life in new and fascinating way, in hopes that the messages contained therein will resonate with a new generation.

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com

Formany, relating to a text written over 2,000 years ago can be challenging. Despite valuable lessons, the world looks very different from how it did back then. Artist Jared Miller is seeking to bridge that 2,000-year gap with a new art exhibit and book, which just launched here in Davis County.

The artist’s journey for Miller was inspired in large part by the story of the fourth Primary President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Adele C. Howells. Howells had a dream of bringing the stories of The Book of Mormon to life for primary-aged children. To that end, Howells, using her own money from selling her own land, commissioned prolific painter Arnold Freiberg to paint scenes from the scriptures, many of which are still in use by the Church today.

In turn, Miller wanted to bring these stories, specifically from the Book of Helaman to a new generation. “These stories have so much relevance to our lives today,” said Miller, “The Book of Helaman is talking about our day today, we’re going through similar things today.” Why this particular book of scripture specifically?

Miller related how so many people, both those inside and outside of church membership are very familiar with the first part of The Book of Mormon, but not so much the latter

part, especially this crucial moment in the years leading up to the coming of Jesus Christ to the Americas. So, Miller went at it in earnest, verse by verse, chapter by chapter. “I’ve been working on it a long time,” he said, “years…more than five or six years.”

He took the time to see what was, to him, meaningful in each passage, and story and thought about how to portray it in a new way. “For us,” he said, “it’s a couple of sentences on paper, but for them (the people of The Book of Mormon) it was their whole lives.” To portray that, Miller decided against a historical depiction, especially since he doesn’t know for sure what the Nephite world looked like, and thought, “What can I do to lower these barriers of entry?” for those who haven’t read the book.

After looking for an artist to fulfill this vision, Miller decided, “If I want to do it right, I need to do it myself,” and using his background at the Art Institute of Chicago, and art classes taken at BYU, went at it in good earnest. Each piece has been created in the digital medium, meticulously, and by hand to create a modern and cinematic feel that brings the stories of the Book of Helaman to life in a new way. While the Davis openings have passed (Sept. 3 and 4.), those interested in seeing the art in person can still catch exhibits in Cottonwood Heights on Sept. 6, and in Springville, Sept. 7. More information on the Book of Helaman exhibit, and book, a collection of artwork by Miller, can be found at myscriptures.org, or by emailing letschat@myscriptures.org. l

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SCALING A MURAL-COVERED WALL, tagged with graffiti, this modern depiction of Samuel the Lamanite hits home. Images courtesy of Jared Miller

THE BROAD CINEMATIC SCOPE of images like these set Miller’s work apart, and bring the Book of Helaman

SAMUEL THE LAMANITE with a new modern look, captures the passion and integrity of the original figure from 2000 years ago.

City Journals recognized for ‘Championing Women’ in the workplace

In December of 2023, the City Journals was recognized as one of the 100 Companies Championing Women. The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the CoxHenderson Administration and the Utah Women & Leadership Project

created the initiative in 2022, as part of the Inspire InUtah program, to recognize businesses that offer familyfriendly policies and women-specific practices that advance women as managers and leaders.

These efforts were the focus of a

luncheon this August, in which representatives from organizations championing women were recognized. “I was so glad that I was able to attend,” said Sweat.“This recognition is a testament to our ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environment where

women can thrive and lead.” Sweat and the other representatives of The City Journals expressed their gratitude to both the state, and the Grand America, which hosted the event for this honor. l

Utah mends rocky relationship with mineral company to reach massive Great Salt Lake water donation

By Kyle Dunphey utahnewsdispatch.com

The state of Utah formalized a ma-

jor agreement between a prominent mineral company and land managers on Tuesday that could give the Great Salt Lake a needed boost, keeping more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in the lake.

For context, 200,000 acre-feet is more water than the Causey, Echo, Pineview, Lost Creek and Rockport reservoirs combined. An acre-foot is defined as enough water to submerge an acre of land by one foot.

“This donation will ensure that water delivered to the Great Salt Lake remains in the lake,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday, speaking to a room full of politicians, bureaucrats and industry representatives who convened at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center on the shores of the Great Salt Lake’s Farmington Bay.

The agreement, between Compass Minerals and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, marks a new chapter in what had previously been a fraught relationship. Calling the negotiations hard and uncomfortable at times, House Majority Assistant Whip Casey Snider, R-Paradise, likened it to making sausage.

“The process of making sausage is dirty, bloody and uncomfortable, just ask the pig. And we’re here at the culmination of making sausage. This has been a multi-year effort,” he said.

For the last 50 years, Compass has diverted water in the lake to its evaporation ponds, where it extracts magnesium chloride, salt and other minerals — it has a massive water right, exceeding 200,000 acre-feet, although state officials say it hasn’t been using its full annual amount.

Companies like Compass have such a large water right that each year Great Salt Lake levels noticeably decline because of their operations, said Cox. It’s been a source of heartburn for lawmakers, who passed several laws in

recent years incentivizing water conservation in the Great Salt Lake’s tributaries, only to see that water depleted when it gets to the lake.

Now, per the agreement, Compass won’t use its full water right as long as the Great Salt Lake remains below 4,198 feet, the minimum for what’s considered a healthy range. If the lake drops into what the state calls “critical levels” — which it did in Nov. 2022, hitting a historic low of 4188.5 feet — Compass agreed to not use any of its water.

That means when the lake is struggling on the heels of low snowpack and dwindling spring runoff, several reservoirs-worth of water will remain in the lake and won’t be diverted.

“Right now they’re going to cut back a sizable amount of the water that they had been diverting, as well as guarantee that they won’t use any of that additional water right until the lake level comes back to 4,198 feet,” said Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed. “It’s a big deal, because that means they’ll keep that water in the lake and keep the lake from shrinking even further, making sure we have a healthier lake even in times of extreme drought.”

Compass Minerals CEO and President Ed Dowling Jr. said in most condi-

tions, the voluntary reductions won’t impact the company’s operations. Drought and declining levels on the lake have already complicated mineral extraction, and he told reporters his company has a financial incentive to ensure the Great Salt Lake’s viability.

“Our lifeblood is the lake. As much as you want to protect the lake for the state, we want to protect it for our business,” he told politicians and land managers Tuesday. “There’s no doubt that it’s an economic engine for the region, enabling companies like ours to produce a number of essential minerals.”

Compass also agreed to permanently hand about 65,000 acres of land that it currently leases around the lake back to the division.

Great Salt Lake levels remain below what’s considered to be healthy, hitting its annual peak in May then declining about two feet. On Tuesday, the south arm of the lake was at just over 4,193 feet in elevation, with the north arm at 4,191.8 feet.

Tense legislative process results in compromise

Mineral extraction on the lake had been described as the “wild west” by House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, who previously accused Compass

Minerals and other companies of operating under a different set of water rights that was at odds with the state’s conservation goals, in turn harming the lake’s ecosystem.

The rift between mineral companies and the legislature was clear during the 2024 general session, particularly during a tense House Business and Labor Committee meeting where both lawmakers and mineral companies accused each other of not engaging in productive discussion.

“Most of us have been up here long enough on this committee to realize how the game works. You stall, you stall, you stall. You don’t put forward options, pathways,” Schultz said during the meeting in February, telling a Compass representative it’s “not fair to ask every person in this state to live by a separate set of rules and allow another company to have a different set of rules. It’s just not fair. And especially when we’re talking about a whole ecosystem that could be in jeopardy.”

Ultimately, the legislature passed HB453, a bill that imposed a fluctuating severance tax and tweaked water rights for mineral companies on the Great Salt Lake, an attempt to dissuade companies from using all of their allocated water.

The bill also created a tax incentive for companies that didn’t use their entire water right or voluntarily agreed to reduce water use, which prompted negotiations between Compass and the division shortly after the legislative session.

“You may not be able to see it, but there was a lot of work. And maybe you didn’t want to see some of those days and some of those meetings, because the legislative process is compromise,” said Sen. Scott Sandal, R-Tremonton, hinting at the tension between the company and lawmakers. “There’s one thing about a drought. It will always cause people to think outside of the box.”

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Davis native Muskan Walia appointed to Utah Board of Higher Education

WOODS CROSS—City Council candidate and student activist Muskan Walia is keeping her momentum, and has just been appointed to the Utah Board of Higher Education as the 2024-25 student representative.

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com

Readers of the Davis Journal and City Journal will remember several articles on student activist and Woods Cross City Council candidate Muskan Walia. Campaigning not just for city council, but for several worthy causes, Walia was just selected to be on the Utah Board of Higher Education (USHE) as the student representative for the 2024-25 academic year.

Walia was hand-picked by Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox as a representative of the 16 public colleges and universities across the state and brings to bear her significant experience, drive, and knowledge. “I am incredibly grateful and excited to represent my peers as the student board member," Walia said. “I will use this position to amplify student perspectives in decision-making

processes and advocate for policies and initiatives that address the unique challenges we face. My intention is to enhance student experiences at all USHE institutions.”

The appointment of Walia comes

just in time for the USHE strategic plan, which will be in effect through 2027. This plan was just approved by the board, and “prioritizes increased access, timely completion of degrees, financial value and economic development, aligns with the Board’s vision to become a global leader in higher education and research.

“The approval of this new strategic plan reflects the Board’s dedication to creating a brighter future for Utah’s students and communities through education,” said Amanda Covington, Utah Board of Higher Education Chair. “By setting a clear path forward, we are paving the way for a stronger, more prosperous Utah, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to thrive and that our institutions remain at the forefront of providing valuable education.”

The plan itself is based on four key priorities as outlined in a recent press release from the USHE:

• Access: The plan aims to increase the college-going rate of high school graduates by 3% by the end of the 2026-27 academic year. To achieve this, the Utah System of Higher Education will ensure that all prospective students are meaningfully informed

about postsecondary opportunities and simplify institutional admissions processes.

• Completion: USHE is committed to increasing the timely completion of degrees and awards by 3% within the same timeframe. This includes innovating to remove barriers to completion and standardizing the awarding of credit for prior learning to accelerate students’ progress.

• Financial Value: The plan seeks to maximize the return on investment for all stakeholders by reducing lowvalue expenditures, creating financial efficiencies and ensuring that the cost of a USHE education is commensurate with its value.

• Economic Development: Recognizing the pivotal role of higher education in strengthening Utah's economy, the plan includes strategies to increase the completion rates in high-wage, high-demand programs by 3% and advance research that supports economic development.

More information on Muskan Walia’s appointment, the strategic plan and the USHE as a whole can be found at ushe.edu. l

THE 2024-35 Utah Board of Higher Education student representative, Muskan Walia.

Photo courtesy of USHE

OPINION It’s Amazing

Slowly, things fall into place. We comprehend our strengths and weaknesses, and we find a new way to rise above our past. We realize what’s important and what isn’t, and that insight makes it possible for us to find a new way to comprehend the course we need to follow. I assume that this change in perception doesn’t occur earlier because we simply weren’t ready for the pieces to fall into place. In other words, we needed more time to enable us to see the correct paths.

But one day it just clicks and we find ourselves more able to confront the problems that sought to destroy us. We eventually find a new depth of understanding that allows us to move past the stubbornness in our old ways of thinking. There’s really no magic to this process. It is simply that there

The opinions stated in these articles are solely those of the authors and not of the Davis Journal.

is an accumulation of pain that makes it impossible to ignore.

JOHN WATERBURY

The time occurs when we’re less concerned about what others might think and more concerned about being able to envision a new set of options, alternatives, and insights. It’s that simple. When the time is right, somehow, we’re more responsive to correct the principles we’ve been taught, and we’re more able to build on those insights and understanding.

We realize how far we’ve come, and we remember when we thought our ways of thinking would be sufficient. Slowly we learned that our old ways need to be altered, because we wanted more than our old patterns

would allow. At that point, something happens and our vision expands, scars and all! We seem to be able to see more clearly. In this manner, we’re finally able to comprehend the insights and understanding that may have eluded us before. Our tolerance of pain and deception finally break down, enabling greater maturity.

I really don’t believe that we were ever meant to be prisoners of our past. And as we progress, we begin to realize that we’re more than our mistakes and we’re more than what we’ve settled for in the past. New strengths develop. New visions materialize. And greater insight makes it possible

to move beyond our old patterns. It’s not that life becomes easier, but rather, our coping skills make it possible to travel new roads that open up new skills. Life is good. Reach out. Don’t quit. The end is even more beautiful than the beginning.

John Waterbury is a retired Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has lived in Utah since 1984 when he moved to Bountiful with his wife and four children. Since then, he has written a weekly column for several years for the Davis County Clipper titled “The Dear John Letters” which was also used throughout the intermountain West focusing on addiction and mental health problems. This new column will focus on mental health and life management issues.l

UTAH Women & Leadership Project

Group says to strengthen the impact of women and girls, emulate practices of companies already doing it. The representation of women in businesses around the state can be increased, which is important to ensure that more women and their families can thrive.

By Brice Wallace brice.w@thecityjournals.com

An organization looking to strengthen the impact of Utah girls and women has simple advice for companies wanting to do the same: imitate what other companies are doing.

Implementing the best practices of companies that have put in place family-friendly policies and womenfocused initiatives are among the recommendations of the Utah Women & Leadership Project. The policies and initiatives, listed in a data study of the second year of the “100 Companies Championing Women” campaign, have aimed to improve recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing women employees and leaders.

The study report comes amid Utah being ranked last among states by Wallet-Hub for women’s equality for the ninth consecutive year, with the state also last in workplace

environment, education and health, the gender income gap, the gender work hours gap and the educational attainment gap; No. 41 for political empowerment; and No. 48 for the largest executive positions gap. Another recent study, by Wix.com, ranks Utah No. 41 for offering opportunities for aspiring women entrepreneurs.

“Research on the importance of implementing flexible and familyfriendly workplace policies and practices has been well-documented,” said Susan Madsen, founding director of the UWLP and co-author of its research and policy brief report with UWLP Associate Director Kolene Anderson. “There is a direct link between implementing these strategies and the retention and advancement of women. Analyzing the benefits, policies and practices of the organizations listed in the 2024 ‘100

CCW’ provides a sampling of what cutting-edge Utah businesses of all sizes are doing to support employees and their families and provides best practices other companies can consider.”

The 100 CCW program was launched in 2022 by UWLP, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Cox–Henderson administration as part of the “Inspire In Utah” campaign’s mandate to support women in the workplace at all levels, including entrepreneurship.

The listed companies incorporated family-friendly policies and practices and have implemented programs to improve recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing women employees and leaders.

and benefits, the most noted were paid family leave (69 percent), unpaid family leave (64 percent), backto-work maternity support (58 percent), childcare support (34 percent), and adoption and fertility benefits (27 percent), the report says.

The report notes that child care remains a top concern for women employed in Utah. Child care benefits offered by companies include flex spending accounts, child care reimbursement, or cash bonuses for the birth of a child. Eight of the 100 companies offer onsite child care, and some even offer services to the surrounding community.

“Fortunately, many Utah companies are taking the lead in offering employee initiatives and benefits that are making a positive difference,” Madsen said. “Highlighting the best practices of these organizations can help Utah’s employers better understand how to implement policies and create workplace cultures that support women and families.”

About half of the 100 companies, across various industries, are in Salt Lake County and about 26 percent are in Utah County. Almost one-third had fewer than 24 employees, and only 10 percent had 1,000 or more.

The second-year program study indicates that the most noted family-friendly policies and womenfocused initiatives included flexible work hours (98 percent) and remote work (91 percent); pay equity efforts (89 percent); work to diversify the managers and leaders at mid-tosenior levels (84 percent); and paid family leave (69 percent).

Among other UWLP recommendations are encouraging workplaces in public entities, such as local and state governments, schools and universities, to follow the same recommendations as businesses, and encouraging legislators to consider and support research-based public policies that will help Utahns have more family-friendly workplace environments.

The 100 companies offered a variety of flexible work policies and benefits in addition to flexible work hours and remote work. They include part-time professional roles (51 percent), a compressed work week (43 percent), part-time employment with benefits (25 percent) and job-sharing (7 percent).

Among family-specific policies

“We urge all businesses and entities to consider organizational-level strategies and programs, including family-friendly practices and policies, to support all employees and help them thrive,” Madsen said. “The representation of women in businesses around the state can be increased, which is important to ensure that more women and their families can thrive. Strengthening the impact of women will strengthen Utah’s economy and communities.” l

Small-town Utah newspaper battling developer’s ‘retaliatory’ lawsuit

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iting a new Utah state law aimed at stopping abusive lawsuits that threaten free speech, the 130-year-old Millard County Chronicle Progress newspaper has asked a judge to dismiss a $19.2 million lawsuit brought by a developer over reporting published by the paper. The rural newspaper says a suit brought by Fillmore land developer Wayne Aston was filed in an effort to silence reporters through a prolonged and expensive legal battle.

The suit claims the newspaper, through reporting by editor and writer Matt Ward, harmed his business by causing readers to “distrust, hate and despise” him and his company and that the negative press caused several lenders to reject his loan applications.

The series of six articles reported on Ashton’s announced plans to build a $280 million modular hous -

ing manufacturing plant in Fillmore and his subsequent change in plans. Ward then reported that the development agreement no longer proposed building modular housing, but a facility which would turn construction waste into other building materials. The Fillmore city council ultimately rejected Ashton’s project.

Ward’s reporting stated that city officials had soured on Aston’s plans, citing comments made during a city council meeting. But Aston argued in his lawsuit that the city has never “completely rejected” his project, and that he continues to work with officials to revise details in the development agreement.

Attorneys for the Chronicle Progress filed a motion earlier this year asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit under a new law called the “Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.” The 2023 legislation

strengthened previous state law that attempts to deter abusive lawsuits –known as “strategic lawsuits against public participation” or “SLAPPs” – aimed at silencing free speech through lengthy and meritless court fights.

Attorneys for the newspaper argued in its dismissal request that their case “is a prime example of why that was enacted.”

“This case is a retaliatory lawsuit,” the dismissal plea reads, “brought by a litigious real estate developer who seeks to silence the voice of the small-town newspaper that dared report on his efforts to convince Fillmore City to help him raise hundreds of millions of dollars by selling infrastructure bonds for a development project.”

“There is no merit to his defamation claim,” the Chronicle Progress filing said, “but that’s not the

point of lawsuits like this.”

You can help

The expense of defending a lawsuit brought by a Fillmore land developer is having a crippling effect on the Millard County Chronicle Progress.

“Like many small newspapers across Utah, such a financial hit materially impacts the important work they do in local communities,” said Joel Campbell, a friend of publisher Shellie Dutson and organizer of a GoFundMe campaign to help offset the cost of fighting the lawsuit. “I am asking the public and journalists to give what they can to help the Chronicle Progress defray these costs.”

Interested parties can make a donation on behalf of community journalism at https://gofund. me/8ee55423. l

WHAT TO WATCH

‘Beetlejuice

By Jenniffer Wardell

The Movie Guru

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (in theaters)

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” feels like the second draft of what could have been a really great “Beetlejuice” sequel.

Admittedly, it’s not a bad second draft. Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Michael Keaton are all fantastic, bringing back their beloved characters with thoughtfulness and love. The vibe of the movie is morbidly fun, with just the right amount of both for the “Beetlejuice” universe. There are also a ton of interesting concepts in the movie, some of which are the perfect extensions and parallels for the concepts discussed in the original movie.

Unfortunately, the whole thing could have used a few more editing passes. The entire movie starts too slow and ends too fast, with some really great concepts given short shrift and cut off abruptly. This is the rare movie I would argue should have been a half hour or so longer, and even then the subplot with the ex-wife should still probably have been cut. It could have been a lot of fun, but the movie never takes advantage of it and it has absolutely no impact on anything else that’s going on.

(Also, don’t try and capture the magic of the “Jump in the Line” forced singing/dance sequence by using “MacArthur Park.” It was an embarrassment for all of us.)

There are glimmers here of

Beetlejuice’

Jenniffer Wardell is an award-winning movie critic and member of the Utah Film Critics Association. Find her on Twitter at @wardellwriter or drop her a line at themovieguruslc@gmail.com.

and ‘AfrAId’ better in theory than in action

something really special. Unfortunately, what we ended up with was simply not bad.

Grade: Two and a half stars

AfrAId (in theaters)

“AfrAId” is scarier to think about than it is to watch.

The movie makes a pretty compelling argument about the dangers of true artificial intelligence (which is also the source of the random capital letters in the title). A family gets a home support device that can actually think and make choices for itself, and slowly but surely starts making choices for the family that

lead to disastrous and horrifying consequences. (Yes, even more so than what real life automated learning AI is doing to search engines.)

There’s something chilling about the idea of an all-seeing force taking your free will out of your hands, especially when it insists it’s trying to take care of you.

As a movie, though, it’s simply not that scary on a practical level. The script has little to no dramatic momentum to it, the dialogue can get unbearably clunky at times, and the scenes are set up with no real thought to tension. The movie tells you these things should be scary,

and if you were thinking about this happening to your own family lying in bed at 1 a.m. it would probably feel scary, but you don’t see any of that in this movie. The runtime comes in under an hour and a half, and yet somehow it still feels too long.

John Cho tries his hardest to put some real emotion into the movie as a father who brought the AI home, as does Havana Rose Liu as his oldest daughter. Sadly, there’s just not enough here for them to work with.

Grade: One and a half stars

Credit for photo ©Warner Bros.

STEM school NUAMES gives students head start on pathway to college

LAYTON—Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering and Science is a charter school that offers classes specifically geared toward STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) along with the regular required curriculum.

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

Students and parents may not know there are other options besides attending a traditional high school, especially if they are particularly interested in the sciences. NUAMES (Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering and Science) is a charter school that offers classes specifically geared toward STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) along with the regular required curriculum.

“It’s been a school for 20 years,” said Nate Taggart, administrative director of business operations. “At the time, Gov. (Mike) Leavit wanted to make sure schools had a STEM emphasis that would give them a pathway to higher education.”

The Board of Education President went about establishing a partnership with Weber State University and put together Weber/Davis/ Ogden campuses, he said. “It started small and there has been a partnership ever since.”

Kids can take regular classes and are eligible for college classes, said Taggart. “They can graduate with an associate degree. About half of our

KAYSVILLE—Power stories are designed to get people to alter behavior, to create some kind of movement. Author and speaker Mike Brian shared how to be a successful communicator through storytelling at a recent Davis Chamber luncheon.

By Becky Ginos

becky.g@davisjournal.com

Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to communicate and influence others. Knowing how to communicate through stories whether in relationships, parenting or in business can help generate more success.

Mike Brian, author, speaker, and pioneer in the evolution of presentations, powerful storytelling and executive personal branding shared his secrets to be a successful communicator at a recent Davis Chamber luncheon called “Using Power Stories to Educate, Inspire and Change Behavior.”

Power stories are designed to get people to alter behavior, to create some kind of movement, he said. “The hardest thing in the world to do is to convince someone to change a behavior they don’t want to.”

Brian was involved in creating the warning signs above I-15. Some were humorous like “get your head out of your apps.” “That one went national,” he said.

“There is a population of people that drive and think they’re experts at it,” he said. “They think they can juggle and text, they can do all these things. Guess who are the worst offenders? Men between 18-40. They’re the hardest to work with be -

students graduated from WSU with an associate -

It’s a great culture, he said. “It’s rigorous butignation, Taggart said. “There is silver, gold and

It’s a safe environment where students feel comfortable, he said. “It’s a place where it’s cool to be smart and listen in class and do what the

comes on test scores. “We’re always at the top in the state both in ACT and end of level testing. We’ve had an amazing number of students get

Students are being accepted by schools that

NUAMES offers students a chance to complete an associate degree while they’re in school.

are hard to get into like Harvard and MIT, he said. “There’s at least one student that gets a perfect score on the ACT. We’re starting to see kids come back who are successful in the medical or engineering professions. I feel we give the students a good base to go forward from.”

It’s a 10th - 12th grade public funded charter school, said Taggart. “There is no cost to those who attend. We make an effort to keep fees minimal.”

There are amazing teachers here, he said. “Some are from industry and have experience

teaching and know how to make an impact on kids. Most have master’s degrees. A lot of concurrent enrollment classes are taught.” Engineering, basic computer programming and aerospace engineering are popular classes, said Taggart. “We have a variety of computer science classes, game development to programming.”

There are also the typical courses such as science and math, all the core classes, he said. “Students also have the opportunity to take all of the classes WSU has to offer. Concurrent enrollment is only $5 a credit. Students can also receive a NUAMES scholarship. They have to have a certain GPA and ACT score to qualify for that. If they’re eligible they can easily get an associate degree and not pay anything to go to WSU.”

Ava Egan is a senior at the school. “I want to go into interior design,” she said. “I plan to major in business at WSU then get a master’s degree in business with a minor in interior design. I’ll graduate with an associate degree before graduating from high school.”

There aren’t the traditional extracurricular offerings at NUAMES like sports, dance, etc. “I’m a cheerleader at Northridge High,” said Egan. “They’ve been so supportive of me participating at my other school. I go to my first period there (Northridge) on campus. When they heard about my cheer they said ‘wow you’re going places.’”

Egan said she feels like she gets the full experience. “I get the best of both worlds. I do cheer there and go here so I have friends in both places. It’s helped my high school experience.” l

‘Using Power Stories to Educate, Inspire and Change Behavior’

cause they don’t want to hear a single thing. We would go after them with scary stories and things like that. These people would just say, ‘that’ll never happen to me.’”

Those people were idiots, said Brian. “We did a focus group for three years and during the focus group I told our moderator to ask them ‘who would you do it for?’ They won’t do it for themselves because they don’t believe they’re in trouble.”

Who would they do it for? “Do

you know what their answer was –their child,” he said. “So you saw an ad campaign with a little girl putting sticky notes for her dad around the house as he got ready to go to work like ‘don’t forget your lunch’ and ‘feed the dog.’ On the mirror she put one that said ‘Dad, wear your seat belt. We want you to come home.’”

That altered behavior, he said. “So there are triggers that make people change their behaviors.”

Humans are unique creatures, said Brian. “We communicate

through stories. Dogs don’t do that. We have these things that are very unique to us. We share things emotionally and they connect us. Storytelling literally is a bond that happens between us that helps us connect to each other.”

Brian told the story of the guy who created match.com, a dating site. “They did a research project about match.com and went to a university,” he said. “They gave all the statistics about the company and how they grew into such a big company.”

Well in the middle of the presentation they told a story about how the guy that started it decided the only way it was testable is if it had a profile, said Brian. “So he had the company employees come and he said ‘everybody in this room needs to make a profile.’ And so everybody goes and makes a profile and they’re watching it and watching it. Four months later, his girlfriend matched with someone else in the company and left him from his own website – but it worked.”

Four weeks later they came back and interviewed a handful of the students during the presentation and 63% of them could remember the statistics from the story, only 5% of them could tell them anything else. Stories carry weight. They have a structure to bond that information to you.”

True successful storytelling is more than entertaining, said Brian.”Employing ‘power’ techniques transform stories into motivational messages that can produce dramatic and permanent change.” l

Courtesy photo

MIKE BRIAN, an author and speaker talks to some attendees after the Davis Chamber Luncheon held recently at Boondocks in Kaysville.

Photo by Becky Ginos

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In the matter of the Estate of THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY KENT FERNELIUS

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Morgan County School District Board of Education Public Notice

Pursuant to Utah Code 52-4-102 the Board hereby gives notice of an open meeting to be convened as outlined below. The Board may move into a closed meeting to discuss specifics as outlined in Utah Code 52-4-205.

A video/audio recording of the meeting will be available at www.morgansd.org the following day. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations during the meeting should notify the Superintendent at least two working days before the meeting.

Date: September 10, 2024

Location: District Offices, 67 North 200 East, Morgan, UT 84050

Regular Meeting: 5:00 pm

I. Welcome – Board President, Gaylene Adams

II. Consent Agenda: Agenda, Minutes, Personnel, Financial Expenditures

III. Public Comment*

IV. Superintendent’s Report

a. Transportation – Cory Sanders

V. Business Administrator’s Report

a. Capital Projects Update

VI. Discussion Items

a. Real Property Lease Proposal for Bridge Financing for MHS Shop Project

VII. Action Items

a. Accommodations for Employee Religious Belief or Conscience Policy

b. Parent-Coach Communication Standards

c. Parent Complaints Policy

d. Resolution: The Purpose of Athletics

e. Homeschool Affidavit(s)

IX. Board Member Reports

X. Advanced Planning for Upcoming Events

a. Next Meeting October 8, 2024, 5 pm

XI. Adjournment

Gaylene Adams, Board President

*Individuals wishing to address the Board during the Public Comment portion of the meeting should contact the Superintendent at 801-829-3411 by 2:00 pm the day of the meeting to be recognized on the agenda. Those speaking must provide name, city of residence, and topic. Three-minute time limit. Patrons may also share comments with board members via email at www.morgansd.org.

SPORTS

Davis girls soccer wins region opener; Bountiful, Viewmont contending in Region 5

DAVIS COUNTY—Region 1 girls soccer matches have begun, with Davis winnings its first league game. In Region 5, Bountiful and Viewmont are near the top.

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

After a lengthy slate of non-region games, the Davis girls soccer team is ready to defend its Region 1 title.

The Darts won the region by four games last season, posting a glossy 10-0 mark. The 2024 campaign got off to a good start, with Davis winning the Region 1 opener and moving to 6-2 overall.

Davis blanked Weber 4-0 in impressive fashion on Aug. 29, blanking the Warriors on the road. The Darts had things under control by halftime when they were ahead 3-0. A second-half goal padded the convincing win. Senior Brooklyn Phongsavath had two goals for Davis, giving her 18 for her career. She added an assist as well. Samantha Maudsley and Courtney Burbidge also had goals, with Maudsley and Kate Willard getting assists. Goalies Lexi Lund and Kaitlyn Harris each played a half in the net, getting credit for 0.5 shutouts apiece.

Davis plays at Fremont on Thursdays followed by a Sept. 10 game at home against Syracuse.

Through eight games, the Darts have had balanced scoring with nine players getting goals. Willard and Packer are the leaders, totaling five on the year so far. The duo also paces the Darts in assists with three. Lund has posted 3.5 shutouts.

Farmington

Farmington’s Region 1 opener was

a close 2-1 loss at home to Syracuse, dropping the Phoenix to 3-3 on the year.

Oaklee Stanford assisted on a goal by Breklyn Archibald in the first half for Farmington. It was 1-1 at halftime, but the Phoenix couldn’t score in the second half and allowed a goal to Syracuse. Farmington gets another chance this Thursday at home against Weber. On Sept. 10, the Phoenix have their first road region game when they travel to Layton.

Stanford leads Farmington with four goals in the first six games. Her three assists ties Caroline Rigby for first on the team. Mo Nielson and Taytem Grant each have scored three goals.

Bountiful

In Region 5, Bountiful is 6-3 overall and is just a game back of first place with a 4-2 mark in league play.

The Redhawks had a tough game at Viewmont on Aug. 29, falling 1-0.

However, Bountiful responded with its largest margin of victory this season when it blasted Box Elder 8-0 on Tuesday. In a true team effort, six different players scored, and the Redhawks had four goals in both halves. Belle Sorensen and Izzy Hill each had two goals, but the star of the game was Myka Page. The sophomore not only had a goal for Bountiful, but she racked up a headturning five assists on the day. She now has eight assists this season to go along with eight goals. In her career, Page has dished out 14 assists. Morgan Jensen, Sophie Winzeler and Sami Carter also scored goals, with Winzeler adding an assist. Goalkeeper Eliza Naegle got the shutout.

Bountiful is one of the highestscoring teams in Class 5A. The Redhawks have amassed 31 goals in nine games; only Cyprus in Region 4 and Olympus in Region 6 have more. Sorensen has 10 goals to lead the team.

Winzeler and Izzy Hill have three. Winzeler also has recorded five assists, and Jane Hellewell has four.

Viewmont

The 5-4 Vikings are tied with Bountiful and Northridge for second place in Region 5 with a 4-2 mark, a game behind Clearfield. Viewmont is on a fourgame winning streak after beginning the league slate with a pair of losses.

In Viewmont’s 1-0 shutout of Bountiful, Mazie Tullis had a first-half goal off an assist from Tally Smith to account for the game’s scoring. Susan Lamb got the shutout.

On Tuesday, the Vikings won in impressive fashion with a 4-0 shutout of Roy on the road. It was Viewmont’s fifth shutout of the season. The Vikings have also posted shutouts in each of its Region 5 victories. In this latest triumph, Viewmont held a slim 1-0 halftime advantage but scored three times in the second half in a decisive win. Annie Layton had a team-high two goals, while Avery Tyler and Raegan Rast each scored. Mazie Tullis and Brooklyn Jones had assists. Goalie Susan Lamb continued her strong play with another shutout in the net.

Through nine games, Layton is the team’s leading scorer with five goals. Rast has three on the year. Tullis and Lucy Morris each have two assists. Viewmont hosts Box Elder on Thursday. After that contest, a big game looms when the Vikings entertain Clearfield. l

Cross country runners ready to start their season

DAVIS COUNTY—High school cross country teams begin their “invitational” season this week, with meets leading up to state finals in October.

By Tom Haraldsen t.haraldsen@mycityjournals.com

Prep cross country gets going in earnest this week with most teams competing in the Spartan Invitational in Murray on Friday. Here’s a look at teams as the new season approaches: Bountiful

Coach Conner Cox’ boys team will be led by senior Hayden Hooper, 12th at state last year, and senior Simon Barlow, 13th at state in 2023. Other top runners are junior Drew Babcock, senior Mason Christopherson, junior Elijah Guzman, and sophomores Evan Ostler, David Ebert and Evan Richards.

The Lady Redhawks will turn to junior Taya Sanders, who had a breakout track season last spring, running 5:39 in the 1600m and 12:01 in the 3200m. Also high on the charts are

senior Ella Becker, sophomore Ellie Showalter, senior Malea Wilson, junior Ella McQuay, freshman Grace McQuay, sophomores Alexa Parades and Claire Sullivan, and senior Lily Thorne.

Davis

Coach Paul Timothy’s team expects back seniors Jonny Reed, Cade Rawlings and Carter Rawlings, along with junior Gage Trujillo and sophomore Jonas Clay.

The Lady Darts coming back are expected to include sophomore Isabella Cram, seniors Grace Frodsham and Helen Glaze, and junior Keeley Miller.

Farmington

Coach Ben Jacobsen said his boys are led by seniors Joseph Miller and Landon Sturgeon, but added the team has great depth. He said Farmington had five runners in the top 12 at a preregion meet.

The Lady Phoenix will be led by senior Skye Siddoway, who finished last track season running 5:00 in the

VIEWMONT HIGH girls soccer stops Bountiful’s winning streak. Viewmont's #8 Maxie Tullis scores the only goal.

Photo by Carl Page

DAVIS HIGH’S JONNY REED, left, and graduated senior Isaac Lundberg at last year’s state 6A Championships.

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3rd-ranked Woods Cross takes down state champs

DAVIS COUNTY—Woods Cross wins revenge match against the defending 5A state champion Maple Mountain Golden Eagles in a four-set game Aug. 27. Davis and Farmington both lost tough matches this week.

By Catherine Garrett c.garrett@mycityjournals.com

WoodsCross

Woods Cross got its first win of the season by beating defending 5A state champion Maple Mountain in four sets 25-20, 10-25, 25-14, 25-23 Aug. 27, avenging a loss in the state semifinals from last fall.

“That was a really good game for us. The girls were hungry to play them again so when Coach Longmore reached out, I jumped at the chance,” said head coach Josey Hilton. “We struggled to finish against Orem, so this was a good test to see if we could bounce back, as we were down in the 4th set and it was looking like it was going to go to 5. The girls pulled it together and with some tough serves from Alisi Tapa, they came back from 18-23 to win 25-23 in the 4th set. This was a WHOLE team effort, girls coming in and doing their jobs on

the court and the bench being loud and proud.”

Hilton said her player of the match was Adia Cook because of her “attitude, effort, defense, serving and offensive skills.” Cook played all the way around in six rotations against the Golden Eagles. “She kept a positive attitude the entire match and had some amazing digs during the game, always contributing to the play, even if she didn't touch the ball,” Hilton said. “Adia works hard every time she steps on the court and pushes her team to do the same, all with a great attitude and smile. She served tough last night with a 100% serving % and an opponent s/r at 1.83 with 5 crucial digs for the night.”

Brylee Howard had a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs while Avery Poulton had 15 kills and nine digs and Alisi Tapa’atoutai put away eight kills. Zamari Christensen also recorded a double-double in running the offense with 35 assists and being tops on defense with 15 digs.

In the JV match against Maple Mountain, the Wildcats lost 25-15, 2512, 15-6.

Lili Larson was named by the coaches as the player of the match. “Lili would not let a ball drop on defense and was cheering on her teammates while also performing herself,” Hilton said.

“We have been working on passing and she did great, getting several good passes in a row in crucial moments.”

The sophomore squad also lost to the Golden Eagles in three sets 259, 25-12, 16-14 with Colette Germane receiving the shoutout for the match. “Colette always leads her team with a positive mindset and attitude,” Hilton said. “She demands greatness from herself and her team. She never lets up on her attitude and effort which benefits the whole team. Colette even got some time in the JV match and is doing awesome in all aspects.”

Woods Cross is 1-1 early this season.

Davis

Davis lost to 3A’s top team Morgan in three sets 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 Aug. 27.

Leah Tuft led the Darts with 13 kills while Paige Halliday hit 10 kills on a .500 clip. Olivia Checketts and Avery Jensen combined to run the offense with 27 assists.

Against Northridge Aug. 29 Davis lost 25-12, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14. Halliday’s 12 kills led the team while Checketts served up five aces to go with her 13 assists. On the defensive side, Checketts recorded 15 digs while Naomi Udy

had 14 and Claire Hodgson stuffed two blocks at the net.

The Darts fell to 5-4 so far this season.

Farmington

Farmington lost to Mountain Ridge in three sets 25-14, 26-24, 25-15 Aug. 27

“It was a tough loss,” said head coach Kate Hawkes. “Mountain Ridge has a very strong offense that was tough to defend.”

Senior Ellyse Taylor led the Phoenix squad with five kills while senior Clara John and senior Becca Wangsgard both served four aces. Junior Kylee Day and senior Callie Curties teamed up for 17 assists in running the offense. Defensively, Taylor, Wangsgard and junior Leah Johnson all had 11 digs each on the back line.

Against Herriman Aug. 29, the Phoenix squad lost in five sets 23-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-25, 15-7.

Taylor put down 14 kills with Wangsgard adding 12. Junior Ava Walton had six blocks at the net while Smith had four with Wangsgard and Taylor each recording 16 digs for the defense.

Farmington is now 1-3 on the year.

mile and under 11 minutes in the two mile. She is followed by freshman Ellie Dorius who ran 5:30 in the mile as an 8th grader. Both finished in the top 5 at the pre-region meet earlier this summer.

Viewmont

The Vikings lost superstar Gabe Hooper to graduation, but are expected to return with seniors Ben Hyde, Hayden Arbuckle and Talmage Bruschke. Newer runners will join the pack this year as well.

The Lady Vikes also lost two stars to graduation – Naomi Egnew and Keira Stacey. Expected back are senior Audrey Lemon, junior Brooklyn

Brady and senior Sarah Scott. Woods Cross

Top 10 finisher Brady Christensen has graduated, so the Wildcats will look to juniors Sam Phippen and Henry Hyde. Again, a young team with new runners in the wings ready to make their mark.

The Lady Wildcats should be led this year by senior Katie Hansen and junior Brie Nydegger, both top 25 at state last year. A host of younger runners also return for the Cats.

This all leads to region championship meets in mid-October and the state championships Oct. 30, returning this year to Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City. l

CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE FOR 2024

Sept. 6 Spartan Invitational, Murray City Park

Sept. 14 Border Wars, Valley Regional Complex, Taylorsville

Sept. 18 Davis District Championships, Layton City Park

Sept. 27 28 Bob Firman Invitational, Eagle Island State Park

Oct. 9 Region One championships, Layton City Park

Oct. 9 Region Five championships, Layton City Park

Oct. 15 5A and 6A divisionals, Lakeside Park, Orem

Oct. 30 Utah State Championships, Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City

CROSSCOUNTRY: Continued from pg. 13

FARMINGTON SENIOR ETHAN LUND returns to help the Phoenix this year.

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Viewmont, Bountiful football remain undefeated after three weeks

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

Few high school football teams in the state finish the season without a loss. Three games into the 2024 campaign, Viewmont and Bountiful have kept an undefeated record intact.

Last week, both squads won again, with Viewmont winning in a blowout and Bountiful securing a close victory to move to 3-0. Meanwhile, other local teams were in action and prepare for week-four games this Friday.

Viewmont

The Vikings are off to a 3-0 start for the second time in the last three years. Last week, Viewmont scored a 49-7 rout over Taylorsville. In a similar victory to last season’s game Viewmont against Taylorsville, which it won 57-6.

The Vikings had a consistent performance, scoring 14 points in each of the last three quarters after putting seven points on the board in the first quarter. Meanwhile, senior quarterback Titan Longson threw six touchdown passes in the contest. He now has 15 on the season, which leads all quarterbacks in the entire state.

Two of Longson’s touchdown passes went to senior wide receiver Cache Tuia. The first was a 12-yarder in the first quarter, followed by an 80-yard bomb in the second. Four other players caught touchdown passes from Longson, the last coming on the first play of the fourth quarter when he connected with Draylon Jensen from 19 yards out.

On the night, Longson had 301 yards passing and completed 62% of his passes.

Tuia had three catches for 106 yards, while Kingston Mickens and Jordan Jones each had five catches. Benji Tolman paced the Vikings with 56 yards rushing. The defense held Taylorsville in check most of the night. Ezekiel Cook had a teamhigh 12 tackles and added 2.5 sacks. Joey Walden and Blake Moore each had eight tackles.

Region play begins in Region 5 this Friday. Viewmont hosts Bountiful for a big clash between undefeated teams.

Bountiful

Leading up to its game with the Vikings, Bountiful edged a good Olympus team 25-22 last Friday. Another way to put it: the Redhawks held on for dear life.

Bountiful dominated the first three quarters of play in getting off to a 22-0 advantage. A 22-yard field goal from Landon Zayas and a safety accounted for the first-quarter scoring and a 5-0 Bountiful lead. In the second quarter, the lead swelled to 19-0 after a pair of touchdowns. In the second quarter, quarterback Emerson Geilman scored on a 10yard run and then hit Siaki Fekitoa on a 9-yard TD pass. Zayas’ second 22-yard field goal, this time late in the third quarter, made the score 220. The Redhawks were in control.

But Olympus stormed back.

The Titans scored three consecutive touchdowns and converted a two-point conversion on the last score to tie things up at 22-22 with 3:08 to play. Bountiful responded.

The Redhawks drove down the field deep into Olympus territory. With just two seconds to go, Zayas made his third field goal of the game. This one was a 25-yarder that secured the three-point victory for Bountiful.

Fekitoa rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries and had five catches for 45 yards. Geilman threw for 259 yards on 16 of 30 passing. Connor Clark had five catches for 92 yards

for the Redhawks. Caleb Norris and Josh Liljenquist both had 1.5 sacks.

Woods Cross

The Wildcats nearly made it to 3-0 as well but fell short with a narrow 24-21 loss to out-of-state foe Mountain View, Idaho.

Playing on the road in the Gem State, Woods Cross was in good shape midway through the third quarter. After Viliami Tapa’atoutai scored on a 5-yard run with 5:03 remaining in the third quarter, the Wildcats were up 21-10. However, Mountain View scored just before the end of the quarter and added the game-winning touchdown with 5:15 remaining in the contest.

Tapa’atoutai opened the game with a 2-yard TD run in the first quarter. Along with his two touchdowns, he had 14 carries for 94 yards. Woods Cross’ other score was on defense when Charlie Howe returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown a minute before halftime. His teammate Hayden Thorne led the defense with 11 tackles and a sack. Steve Sauni also had a sack to go along with 10 tackles.

Woods Cross jumps into Region 5 play this Friday when it hosts Bonneville.

Davis

In Region 1, Davis still has two non-league games left to play. The Darts play at home against Kearns this Friday for a chance to improve

to 3-1.

Last week, Davis had little trouble dispatching Mountain Ridge in a 40-14 victory. The Darts did most of their damage in the first three quarters by building a 37-0 lead. The first quarter was especially productive, with Davis scoring 21 points, all courtesy of TD passes from Tradon Bessinger. In the opening 12 minutes, he connected with Bode Sparrow (40 yards), Jaxton Itaaheau (50 yards) and Tyson Baggett (2 yards) for scores.

Finn Garff hit a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter, followed by a 1-yard TD run by Owen Talbot just before halftime. It was 30-0 at the break.

Talbot scored another 1-yard TD run, this time in the third quarter. After Mountain Ridge got on the board with a touchdown, Garff nailed a 47-yard field goal with 8:25 left in the game. Mountain Ridge got another touchdown, but the Darts were in firm command.

Bessinger had a huge night passing. The junior quarterback completed 24 of 33 passes for 425 yards and three touchdowns. Itaaheau was his favorite target, as the sophomore wideout caught six passes for 172 yards. Sparrow had five grabs for 81 yards, while Baggett had six for 56. Sparrow also made some big plays on defense, picking off a pair of Mountain Ridge passes.

Farmington

The Phoenix are still searching for win No. 1. They’ll get the chance this Friday, but it certainly won’t be easy.

Farmington travels to Corner Canyon to play nationally ranked Corner Canyon, which will not be in a good mood following a loss to Lone Peak last week. The Phoenix, meanwhile, are 0-3 but nearly upended Orem last week.

On its home field against the Tigers, Farmington built a 19-3 halftime lead. The second half, however, belonged to Orem, which went on a 21-0 run to defeat the Phoenix 2419. The tough loss spoiled a nice day from Travis Hoopes, who scored on a 73-yard run halfway through the second quarter. Will Peterson had an 11-yard TD pass to Kava Fiefia to open the scoring. The Phoenix also scored on a first-quarter safety and got a 21-yard field goal from Jaxon Beynon in the second quarter. l

THE VIEWMONT HIGH SCHOOL football team easily tops Taylorsville High 49 to 7. Offensive lineman #52 Mack Youngberg defends Quarterback #7 Titan Longson. Longson set a Viewmont record of 6 touchdown passes in a single game. #6 Kingston Mickens also set an all-time receiving record.

Photo by Carl Page

Utah cutthroat trout just got a major helping hand, thanks, ironically, to anglers.

By Braden Nelsen braden.n@mycityjournals.com

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reported this week that a major milestone has been reached concerning the conservation of cutthroat trout in the state. Although the cutthroat has never been placed on a threatened or endangered list, populations, especially for anglers have been low, but the species just got some major help.

The Utah Cutthroat Slam, which goes toward projects and other efforts to restore native cutthroat trout throughout Utah, reached the milestone of $100,000 in funds raised for the initiative.

“When we launched the program in 2016, the main goal was to educate the public about Utah’s only native trout and the historic ranges they inhabited,” Utah Cutthroat Slam Program Director for Utah Trout Unlimited Brett Prettyman said. “The other focus was providing anglers an opportunity to explore new fisheries with family and friends by providing a challenge that would take them places they likely never considered. We thought it could also prove a way to raise some extra money for cutthroat conservation work. Reaching this milestone of $100,000 raised is truly icing on the cake for us.”

Utah conservation takes big leap

In addition to the $100,000 in cutthroat trout restoration funding, the Utah Cutthroat Slam has been completed 1,464 times since 2016, with 142 of those being anglers who have completed the slam more than once. As of Aug. 19, the Utah Cutthroat Slam has been completed 162 times this year alone.

“We are so grateful to the many anglers who participate and help fund cutthroat trout restoration in Utah,” DWR Sportfish Coordinator Trina Hedrick said. “These projects are crucial in helping restore our native cutthroat trout throughout the state and wouldn’t be possible without this funding. We also appreciate our partners, Utah Trout Unlimited, and others involved in these important efforts.”

Already, 16 of the important projects funded by the slam have been completed, with some of the highestfunded projects including the following:

• Lower Beaver River improvements: This project was funded last year and involved improving the overall habitat of the river in this area through reshaping the stream banks, adding woody debris to provide additional cover for fish, seeding and planting the area with good vegetation for fish and wildlife species and removing invasive trees. This project received $10,000 in funding. You can learn more about it on Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative website.

• Clear Creek flood mitigation

and stream improvement: This project will cover the cost of a redesign for the current stream stabilization project, which will help protect a roadway in the area and reduce flooding. The redesign will also provide better habitat for Bonneville cutthroat trout and other fish and will allow for continued fish migration in the area. A total of $9,000 was allocated to this project, and it is expected to be completed later this year or in early 2025. You can learn more about the project on the WRI website.

• Chalk Creek Bonneville cutthroat trout telemetry study: This project allowed the DWR to assess

the migration of Bonneville cutthroat trout in the Chalk Creek drainage from September 2022 to November 2023. During this study, the DWR learned some important data about these fish migrations, including identifying important spawning areas, and other crucial data that will help with better management of Bonneville cutthroat in this area. This project received $8,000 in funding.

More information on the Utah Cutthroat Slam, its aims, goals, and the projects that it benefits can all be found on their website, at www.utahcutthroatslam.org/. l

Information from the Utah Division of Wildlife

Bountiful Lake

Fishing forecast (September through November): Fall trout stocking typically begins at the community ponds in early September and continues into mid-October. Trout catch rates are good to great during these fall months. We recommend

using a piece of nightcrawler fished below a bobber, or trout dough bait fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble. Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and marabou jigs) and streamers (such as Pistol Pete flies, woolly buggers and leech patterns) can also be effective.

(Updated Aug. 29, 2024)

East Canyon Reservoir and State Park

Fishing forecast (September through November): When water temperatures cool down, trout begin to head to shallower water in the reservoir while warmwater fish, such as smallmouth bass and wiper, head deeper. Rainbow trout: For shore anglers, try fishing trout dough bait or a worm off the bottom in shallow water. Boat anglers can do well trolling crankbaits, or a pop gear and a worm or a squid-and-dodger combination, at depths from just under the surface down to 40 feet. Smallmouth bass: Smallmouth bass mostly forage on crayfish. Try casting spinner baits, tube jigs, twister tail grubs and crankbaits perpendicular to shore. Smallmouth bass can also be caught by fishing a jig (tipped with worm) a couple feet under a bobber in rocky areas or areas with submerged brush. Wiper: The most effective way to catch wipers at East Canyon is to fish a worm on the bottom in either the East Arm or between Taylor Hollow and the inlet. Kokanee salmon: This species can be found in deeper water and is most accessible to those fishing from a boat. Try fishing a squidand-dodger combination tipped with corn or a scented artificial maggot

or worm. Fish can usually be found in open water at depths between 12 and 40 feet. Adult fish will likely be spawning in the tributaries in the fall, so kokanee caught in the fall will likely be smaller fish that are not yet ready to spawn. Important: During the kokanee spawning season, anglers may not possess kokanee salmon at any waterbody statewide from Sept. 10 through Nov. 30. (Updated Aug. 29, 2024)

Farmington Pond

Fishing forecast (September through November): Fall trout stocking typically begins at the community ponds in early September and continues into mid-October. Trout catch rates are good to great during these fall months. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler fished below a bobber, or trout dough bait fished off the bottom or behind a casting bubble. Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and marabou jigs) and streamers (such as Pistol Pete flies, woolly buggers and leech patterns) can also be effective. (Updated Aug. 29, 2024)

Jordanelle Reservoir

(No update at time of going to print)

Kaysville Ponds: Fishing forecast (September through November): Fall trout stocking typically begins at the community ponds in early September and continues into midOctober. Trout catch rates are good to great during these fall months. We recommend using a piece of nightcrawler fished below a bobber, or trout dough bait fished off the bot-

tom or behind a casting bubble. Lures (such as inline spinners, casting spoons and marabou jigs) and streamers (such as Pistol Pete flies, woolly buggers and leech patterns) can also be effective. (Updated Aug. 29, 2024)

Weber River

Fishing forecast (September through November): Fish numbers are very good in the river right now. Caddisflies and stimulators work well in the reaches below Echo Reservoir. Hopper patterns fished along shorelines can produce vicious strikes from all trout species. A small dropper off the hopper can take fish that refuse to take the hopper. Standard nymph patterns can still be very effective during daylight hours. Sows, zebra midges, chironomids, hare’s ears and pheasant tails are all good choices. Those using spinning gear can do best using crankbaits that resemble young trout. Curly tail jigs in various colors are another good option for those using spinning gear. Spinners in size 4 are usually very successful at targeting trout in the Blue Ribbon reach and along the rest of the Weber. (Aug. 29, 2024) l

OBITUARIES

Jeannine Skinner 1990 – 2024

Our beloved daughter/sister/aunt/ cousin/friend, Jeannine Elaina Skinner, departed this life on Aug. 23, 2024, in an accidental drowning while canyoneering with friends in Tulare County, California. She was a bright light to our family. She was a pure example of kindness, compassion, love and peacemaking. She was both a hummingbird and a peaceful dove.

She was born Feb. 13, 1990, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Larry Alfred and Kathleen Adelia Pack Skinner, the youngest of three daughters.

Jeannine loved to perform and had a beautiful, high-soprano voice with perfect pitch. She learned to play the violin, the guitar and was an accomplished pianist. She performed in musicals and was a member of the Viewmont High School Madrigals her senior year and sang in BYU choirs.

Jeannine graduated (2013) from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in dietetics. She recently graduated (2022) from Utah State University with her Masters in Dietetics Administration (MDA), was a Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN), and a certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) working at WIC in South Jordan, Utah.

Jeannine has always been adventurous and loved to travel. She was strong, easy-going, friendly, loving, selfless, and ambitious. She loved to run, hike, rock climb, and go ballroom and country swing dancing. She loved cooking, gardening, and was working on a cookbook that would help others plan and prepare nutritious food with ease. Just a couple weeks before she died, she successfully made her first sourdough loaf.

She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the beauties of nature. She had an easy smile and beautiful long hair. When she was young, she once donated her hair to Locks of Love and donated her blood often (O negative – the universal blood type). She was always willing and happy to serve those around her. She

selflessly offered help to family members and friends. She would have been a wonderful mother.

She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings and at the Jordan River Temple. She touched many lives and shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ through example.

Jeannine is survived by her parents, sisters Sharalyn (Brady) Backus, Julia (Zachary) Neukirchen and five nieces/ nephews (James, West, Belle, Grant, and Faith).

It is hard to believe she is gone so unexpectedly, but we know she is happy and we will be with her again in Heaven someday.

Jeannine's services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. with a viewing prior from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Centerville Utah South Stake Center (270 N. 300 E.). A viewing was also held on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. at Russon Mortuary in Bountiful, Utah (295 N. Main). Burial was at Elysian Gardens (1075 E. 4580 S.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Randy Wayne McKee

July 24, 1955 - Aug. 17 2024

Randy Wayne McKee, of Grass Lake, Michigan passed away in his home on Aug. 17, 2024, at the age of 69. He was born on July 24,1955 in Wadsworth, Ohio. He was the son of Delores Imogene (Marlowe) McKee and Allen Eugene McKee. Randy was a veteran of the US Navy and graduated from the Naval Dental School. Once his service career ended, he worked in the computer industry and then in the book bindery industry. He enjoyed playing euchre, rummy, games on the computer, such as Envoy, going to the casino occasionally, to the theater and watching movies on television. His biggest passion was football, especially watching the Detroit Lions. He was always sad when the season was over. Randy was preceded in death by his parents, his sons, Timothy, Thomas, and Scott, his sister Loretta, his uncle Ronald, and aunt Loretta. He leaves behind his love, Vickie McLeod of Grass Lake, MI, his brother Richard (Cindy) McKee of Morgan, UT, four nephews, Jason and Brook McKee, Darrel, and Derick Sanders, a great niece, Oakley, and four great nephews Beckham, Cole, Bode and Loki McKee. His cousins, Vickey, Linda, Nikki,

and their families. At Randy’s request cremation has taken place. You may send condolences to the family at Sherwood Funeral Home in Grass Lake, MI or directly to the family. Randy’s interment will be later in the Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign, IL

DIAANA BABNICOVA (LEFT) stars as Terri and Nika King is Donna Martin in Angel Studio’s “Sound of Hope,” the story of the East Texas town of Possum Trot and its efforts to adopt children with special needs. Angel Studios has launched a new investment initiative offering fans a stake in the company and a chance to vote on the productions the filmmaker undertakes.

Angel

Studios launches new 'Angel Guild' investment offering

Angel

Studios in Provo is launching a new round of investing led by its fans. The producer of such hit releases as “Sound of Freedom,” “His Only Son,” “Cabrini,” “Tuttle Twins” and “Dry Bar Comedy,” Angel has a new offering, Regulation A+, that invites fans to make a minimum $151.20 investment in the company and in turn become a member of the “Angel Guild.”

Angel Studios said the Angel Guild is the “secret sauce” behind the success of its hit productions. Guild members are polled each time a new film or television show is proposed, and the project doesn’t proceed without a majority of guild members approving.

Angel Studios was one of the top 10 studios in the U.S. domestic box office market in 2023, bypassing Amazon’s MGM and A24, a New York Citybased studio that specializes in outlandish stories.

“In the Hollywood gatekeeper system, a handful of elites in an L.A. boardroom make decisions on what everyone in the world watches,” said Jeffrey Harmon, co-founder and chief content officer at Angel Studios. “At Angel Studios, we don’t believe that there is a group of elites who are smarter than the viewers. That’s why as executives at Angel Studios, we can’t even consider a film unless the guild first green lights the movie or TV show, since that decision

power is vested to the Angel Guild.”

The guild is made up of over 345,000 people from over 150 countries. Angel aims to grow the guild to over 1 million members with the new offering.

“When we reach 1 million members, we believe our community will reach escape velocity as a movement, making the people’s studio a driving force in the entertainment landscape,” said Harmon.

Fans interested in Angel Studio’s offering can find details at angel. com/invest.

Angel’s success is evidenced by 45 million downloads of its app on virtually all TV platforms, including AppleTV, ROKU and Google TV. The producer’s “Dry Bar Comedy” has over 5 billion views and over 150 million viewers and Angel Studios’ films have the highest average “Popcornmeter” score from Rotten Tomatoes of any major studio at 95 percent, ahead of second-place Paramount’s 84 percent.

Angel has 2024 releases scheduled under the titles “Sweetwater,” “The 1916 Project,” “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin” and “Homestead.” The studio expects to release a total of at least seven movies and seven TV series in 2025.

Photo courtesy of Angel Studios

National High School Rodeo Finals

MORGAN—Trygg Madsen is a rising star in the world of high school rodeo. Starting at an early age, Madsen has risen through the ranks and doesn’t show signs of slowing.

By Ethan Hoffmann

Recently, Trygg Madsen got home from the National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR). Madsen is a member of the Utah High School Rodeo Association and the National High School Rodeo Association. Madsen has worked for a horse trainer for the last two years, specializing in cow and horse disciplines, as well as teaching himself to shoe horses by watching countless videos and shadowing local horseshoers. Along the way, he built a consistent clientele and worked hard at perfecting the art. In addition, Madsen taught himself to do leatherwork. He makes belts, spur straps, knife sheaths, and is currently working on chaps. Madsen likes to fish, hunt, go on pack trips, go to brandings, and ride dirt bikes or go snowmobiling.

According to https://cfdrodeo. com/event/saddle-bronc-riding/, “Saddle Bronc riding was the first rodeo event introduced to Cheyenne Frontier Days and is often considered

the classic event of rodeo, embodying the sport’s roots. This event demands finesse, balance, and agility from competitors who use a modified western saddle, typically custom-made to their specifications. Unique to Saddle Bronc riding is the buck rein, which is attached to a halter, and the rider must decide precisely where to place and hold it. Competitors must ride for eight seconds, adhering to strict rules such as keeping one hand on the rein, maintaining both feet in the stirrups, and ensuring their spurs touch the

horse’s shoulders on the first jump, following the ‘mark out’ rule.”

Madsen was the Utah Junior High School Rodeo Bareback and Saddle bronc riding state champion his 8th grade year, as well as the state champion bareback rider his seventh grade year.

This year, Madsen competed for the state of Utah against the top four contestants from all 43 US states, as well as Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. After competing at the Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming the week of July 14-20, 2024,

Volleyball and Cross Country show tenacity in

MORGAN—Morgan’s volleyball team and cross country team are putting in the work at practices to build skills and endurance to carry them through the season. Head volleyball coach Liz Wiscombe reports that her team “gets after it in practice” and that “there is no quit in this team.” Bryan Weir, head XC coach, shared that his team is “just working hard and the kids are getting better.”

By Liisa London Mecham holaprivet@yahoo.com

Each year, Morgan’s girls volleyball team plays one of the toughest preseason schedules in the state. Coach Liz Wiscombe purposefully selects tough opponents to help her, her staff and team “see where our weaknesses are, so we can crack down and work on them. Playing good schools exposes your glaring holes pretty fast, and it helps us quickly identify our strengths so we can continue to build on them.”

“Now is the time to find out what we can do to improve our game, and this team ‘gets after it,’” she said, “They battle, they work hard in practice, there is no quit in this team.”

After four games the Trojans stand at 2-2, but Wiscombe isn’t worried. She’s pleased with the level of competition they have encountered with 6A Farmington and Davis, 5A Salem Hills, and 4A Sky View and Green Canyon.

“The girls are having fun and improving every week,” Wiscombe said, “In practice, I see kids who want to compete. It is fun to be in the gym

with them. We are working hard to improve our defense and offense.”

The Trojans beat Sky View 3-1 in their opener at home and fell to Salem Hills on the road in a five-set battle, 3-2. They swept Davis 3-0 and played Farmington at home Tuesday, Sept. 3. Last week the Trojans fell 3-1 to a top-rated Green Canyon team, 25-15, 24-26, 15-25, 23-25, but Wiscombe applauded the play of both teams. “Green Canyon has a good club; they will do well. I liked what I saw from our girls on the court. They fought and improved and didn’t give up.”

“We have great leadership from our seniors,” Wiscombe noted. Morgans’ seniors include setters Abby McKay and Emma Thurston, outside hitters Keira Brewer and Gentry Criddle, and defensive specialist Mikah

Cannon. Both of the Trojans’ middle hitters are juniors, McKenna Buss and Joslyn Jaffa. Sophomores Ruby Kameron and Jerstyn Payne wrap up the current starting varsity team as right side and libero, respectively.

The Trojans are coached by Wiscombe, who is in her 38th year at Morgan and 45th in the state of Utah. “My assistant coaches are great people to be around,” Wiscombe said. “It’s fun to be in the gym with them, and they each bring something different to the team. They are all valuable assets.”

Julia Fisher, Janell Thurston, Marcie Wells, Hannah Farr, and Vicki Walker make up the 2025 coaching squad for the Trojans.

This weekend, Morgan travels to California for some tough out-of-state competition. “It’s great to see new

he walked away as the Reserve World Champion for Saddle Bronc Riding as a sophomore in high school.

Throughout the year, contestants compete in their selected states to secure a spot in the top four to compete at the NHSFR and at the rodeo they compete for a World Champion title in the events they have qualified for. As such, Madsen has an amazing story to tell, and he has accomplished a lot and represented not only Utah but Morgan well. l

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teams and play new people,” Wiscombe said, “This trip is an excellent opportunity for the team to bond and have great experiences together that build unity. We’ll play challenging teams to test our skills and build our experience.”

The Trojans open their Region 13 schedule, Thursday, Sept. 12 at Ogden.

XC Team putting in miles

Cross country Coach Bryan Weir reports that their team is “putting in the miles, working hard and moving through the season.” Morgan hosted their home meet Aug. 28 with Odgen, Union, Ben Lomond, and South Summit.

“The Region 13 team championships in boys and girls are anyone’s game right now,” Weir said. “There are a lot of good runners.”

“Our kids are running ‘heavy legs’,” he said. Further explaining, he said, “We’re working hard every day and not yet tapering for races. The kids are getting better and hitting PRs, but we’re still building.”

Both the boys and the girls teams are fairly set with the top four scoring runners. The boys’ top four include seniors EJ Lee and Maverick Guymon and juniors Jonas Archibald and Henry Rose. Sophomores Alexis Cox and Brooklyn Guymon lead the girls team with seniors Brooke Williford and Brooklyn Hill running third and fourth.

“We have a group of great kids who are improving and will be racing for the fifth scoring spot along with our sixth and seventh varsity runners,” Weir said. Weir coaches the teams along with Coach Brennen Fuller. l

MADSEN DURING the saddle bronc rodeo event.

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TRYGG MADSEN

MORGAN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM wraps up their 2024 preseason play with a tournament in California this weekend. The team has played top Utah schools to prepare for their region games and postseason play. Coach Liz Wiscombe schedules a tough preseason to help her team find their weaknesses to improve and strengths to capitalize upon.

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Trojans hang on for a 26-20 win in Idaho

POCATELLO—The victory over Idaho Falls Skyline in Idaho State University’s Holt Arena ran Morgan’s unbeaten streak to three games. Beck Sheffield had 326 yards passing and two TDs, Lincoln Gilson had 202 all-purpose yards, and a stingy Trojans defense forced three interceptions.

By Brian Shaw shawproducer@gmail.com

Afourth-quarter injury to senior quarterback Beck Sheffield forced the Morgan Trojans' hand in Idaho Saturday Aug. 31, but senior Lincoln Gilson’s game-saving diving interception with 2:06 to play handed the Trojans a 26-20 win over Idaho Falls Skyline.

“That was a good win,” said head coach Jared Barlow. “Skyline is one of the top teams in Idaho, and having the opportunity to play them was awesome. I loved how we competed. We came out strong.”

For Morgan [3-0], it was a hardfought victory against a program that won three of Idaho’s last four 4A state football titles.

“Loved playing at Idaho State, having that experience,” said Coach Barlow of his team’s Rocky Mountain Rumble game in 12,000-seat Holt Arena. “It was a playoff atmosphere in a playoff-type venue.”

In the first quarter, Jack Despain jumped a slant route intended for Skyline’s wide receiver, grabbing his first interception of the season.

The Trojans got their first points of the game when senior Beck Sheffield landed a pass in Gilson’s gloves for a 61-yard touchdown and 7-0 lead with the PAT.

On the ensuing kickoff though, Skyline scored on an 80-yard TD return on a double-reverse. The 2-point try was missed, however, giving Morgan a 7-6 lead with 6:03 left in the first quarter.

On the Trojans’ next drive, Sheffield connected with Boston Zack on a 35-yard pass to the Skyline 1—then

ARENA ON THE CAMPUS of Idaho State University was host to the Rocky Mountain Rumble Labor Day weekend. In one of the games on Saturday Aug.31, Morgan got past Idaho Falls Skyline, 26-20.

called his own number for a 1-yard TD and 14-6 advantage after the PAT.

With 4:12 to go in the first quarter, the main issue for the Trojans was that Skyline’s receivers were finding soft spots in the Trojans’ zone coverage.

As Morgan [3-0] has demonstrated all season long though, getting yards on the ground on their defense is difficult. On 4th and 5 from the Trojans 6, Skyline’s QB threw to – nobody.

That gave the ball back to the Trojans, who celebrated. But the referees handed Morgan an excessive celebration penalty, backing them up to their own 3 with 10:04 left in the second quarter.

From that spot, the Trojans had a 9-play, 97-yard drive that chewed up about six minutes and forced Skyline to burn one of its timeouts. However, the Trojans fumbled at the Skyline 3.

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I predict Morgan will beat the Layton Christian Academy Eagles on Sept. 6, at the Spence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex 1950 Monroe Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401.

If you go to the LCA game, it is just a 34-minute drive from Morgan.

If you can’t make it to the Layton Christian game to cheer on your Morgan Trojan football team, you can still watch the game streaming live, at this

By Daniel Mudrow

link: (https://morgansportsnetwork. com)

I think the score will be MHS - 52 to Layton Christian - 0.

Layton Christian will wear black helmets maroon uniforms with white numbers and black Pants.

I think Morgan will take 3rd in the Dave Mohs Volleyball Tournament.

That gave Skyline a little real estate, but the Trojans only let their opponent look around for about 10 yards. On fourth down, team captain Krew Galbraith smothered a designed run from Skyline's QB, forcing a three-and-out with 3:06 left in the first half.

A pooch punt then went horribly wrong for the Idaho school when Gilson caught it at Skyline’s 39 and ran it back to their 24, handing the Trojans prime possession in plus-territory.

After two pass completions on slants from the Trojans’ quick game, Sheffield fired one at Gilson for a 10yard TD and 20-6 lead after a PAT missed its target.

On Skyline’s next drive, linebacker Nik Preece leapt in front of a toss at the Morgan 45, returning the ball to the Skyline 20-yard-line with 38 seconds before halftime.

Sheffield capped the drive with

a 6-yard rushing TD and a 26-6 lead, but the Trojans 2-point try failed.

Over the final 24 minutes, Morgan’s defense coughed up two touchdowns: a 23-yard slant in the third quarter and an 8-yard fade into the corner of Morgan’s end zone in the fourth, with 2:27 left.

“Offensively we moved the ball well,” said Coach Barlow of his unit that totaled 510 yards. “We just hurt ourselves with penalties and turnovers.”

“In the second half we played well defensively but gave up too many big plays that kept drives alive for them,” said Coach Barlow of a group that caused eight tackles for a loss and had one sack.

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MMS TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Tiffany Ellis

By Verlene Johnson verlene.j@mycityjournal.com

Tiffany Ellis was born in Chicago but grew up in West Haven, Utah until she was 14 when her family moved to Morgan. Ellis loved her years at Morgan High School. “Morgan was smaller then and we could participate in lots of different activities,” commented Ellis. “It was a great place to grow up!” Ellis participated in student government, and seminary council, played volleyball and softball, and participated in academic decathlon. She was also a Sterling Scholar and was awarded covaledictorian of her graduating class.

After graduating from MHS, Ellis attended Ricks College for two years, graduating as a Registered Nurse. After working for six months at McKay Dee Hospital, she left for 18 months to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida (Tampa and Orlando areas). Upon her return, she finished her bachelor's degree in nursing at Brigham Young University. She also had the opportunity to go on two study abroad pro-

grams; one was a pediatric nursing rotation to Merida, Mexico and the other was a religious studies program at BYU Jerusalem Center.

Ellis has worked in varying positions in the nursing field while raising her family including in medical/surgical, home health, and long-term care in Utah and Virginia.

Nine years ago, Ellis, jumped at the chance to teach the CNA class through Davis Technical College. “It has been an amazing experience!” said Ellis. “I love high school students! I love their enthusiasm, their creativity, their energy, their humor. They are so fun to be around! I love teaching and I feel that this has been a perfect move for me from clinical nursing to instructor.”

“I relish the chance to help produce compassionate, responsible and educated nurse assistants in the medical field. Unfortunately, in my travels and work experience… I have seen some lazy, incompetent, and uncaring CNAs and I am grateful for a chance to improve the workforce in this very important and necessary area of the medical world. I love inspiring stu-

dents to work hard for their careers and educational goals. Becoming a CNA is hard work and is often a thankless job. For most of my students, it is just a stepping stone in their career goals, but I believe it makes them more empathetic and understanding as they move forward in their education.”

In addition to teaching, Ellis has served several times on Community Councils and PTSO boards. She is also a substitute seminary teacher for

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. “This is also an incredible opportunity to interact with some of the amazing high school students here in the Morgan area,” said Ellis. Ellis met her husband Jim while they were both serving missions in Florida. They have been married for 28 years and together they have five children, two of which are married and one grand baby on the way. They also have one cat, two dogs, three fish and four bunnies.

Eighteen years ago, after her husband completed dental school in Virginia, they were deciding where to settle and she convinced him that Morgan was a phenomenal place to raise our family. They have been here ever since.

“I love family time,” Ellis. “Forced Family Fun” as my kiddos call it.” In her spare time, she loves traveling, walking, snow skiing, water skiing, hiking and biking. She also enjoys reading and listening to audiobooks. Most of all she loves going on dates with Jim. l

Morgan City rezones 77 agricultural acres to residential

By Linda Petersen l.petersen@mycityjournals.com

Morgan City has approved the rezoning of 77.4 acres at 400 West 400 North in the southwest area of town from agricultural to single-family residential, paving the way for development in the area. This would allow up to 328 homes to be built on the property. About half of the property has been rezoned to R-1-12 which would allow a minimum of 12,000-square-foot lots; the remainder has been zoned R-1-10 with a minimum of 10,000-square-foot lots.

“This area has been identified as changing uses and zones if requested by the landowner, meaning the general plan has said we do see this area changing at some point in the future,” City Planner Josh Young told the city council at their Aug. 20 meeting.

Earlier, the council devoted most of its work session to discussing the property, the proposed rezone and the implications if it were developed. City council members peppered Young and City Attorney Gary Crane with questions about the proposed zoning, overlays and needed infrastructure such as roads, power and water.

“What a lot of our discussion was so essentially as a city council we’re here tonight just to determine whether or not we are going to go ahead and pass the ordinance to approve the zone change,” Councilmember Tony London said later in the formal meeting. “That done, there's still a ton of work to do in the future, so that's what a lot of our discussion was about.”

Hollywood Q&A

By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: I just saw the movie “Street Kings” and noticed that James Ellroy was listed as one of the writers. Does that mean there’s a book version somewhere?

A: It’s a fair assumption that a movie with James Ellroy’s (“L.A. Confidential,” 1997) name on it would be an adaptation of one of his many critically acclaimed crime novels. But in this case, it’s wrong — Ellroy wrote “Street Kings” directly for the screen.

The area is ideal for trials, particularly near East Canyon Creek, Young said in the earlier discussion.

“Even small streams make for great trails. While we have this chance, let's talk with the landowner and see if there's any way,” Young said. “I know their discussion has been that they if it were developed again that they like the idea of backyards on a stream. Who wouldn't want a stream in their backyard? I think it would be wonderful and fantastic but there's also significant real estate value when that's a shared resource, a shared trail.”

That area does not have much in the way of parks, Young said in the later meeting, and he suggested city officials try to discuss the possibility of developing a park or parks with the landowner.

Per the earlier discussion, city officials would like to see more trials in the area.

“We'd like to have conversations with landowners and developers to look at how trails could happen, and that is I think regardless of whether there's a development or not, but certainly if there's a development that's a good time to have that conversation,” Young said.

Any potential development of the property would need to provide detailed engineering and the city’s utility standards would be required to be met, he said. “If our standards could not be met then the project would not go forward at that time until there's adequate services and utilities.”

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That said, in plotting and imagery, it has “vintage Ellroy tang,” according to the New York Times.

Actually, it’s not all that strange for Ellroy to skip the print stage and go straight to film. He’s done that two other times — in the 2002 thriller “Dark Blue” with Kurt Russell (“Escape From New York,” 1981), and more recently 2011’s “Rampart” with Woody Harrelson (“Natural Born Killers,” 1994).

But, he is by far better known for his literary output. He’s written piles of short stories, essays and, of course, novels — some of which are considered to be among the greatest mysteries of at least modern times, if not all time.

In fact, his reputation as a book-toscreen writer might be a bit overstated.

Certainly, his best-known book, “L.A. Confidential,” published in 1990, became

one of the greatest mystery adaptations ever (I promise it’s not just me saying that — the 1997 film grossed more than $125 million at the box office and won two Oscars, among a pile of other accolades). And his other most famous book, “The Black Dahlia” (1987), became one of the most talked-about films of 2006, though it actually flopped commercially. In terms of high-profile screen adaptations, that’s about it.

Q: What happened to David Caruso after “CSI: Miami”?

A: In 2012, David Caruso (“CSI: Miami”) did the unthinkable: he retired at the peak of his success.

By the time “Miami” ended its incredibly successful 10-season run in 2012, he was one of the most recognizable faces in the world (a few years earlier, in 2006,

“CSI: Miami” was named the mostwatched show on Earth).

That’s what makes his decision to quit the entertainment business even more incredible. Rather than parlaying that fame into another series, or even an easier run as a famous guest in other people’s stuff, he just dropped the mic. He got into the art business, opening an art gallery in Los Angeles. He also opened a chic clothing store in Miami called Steam On Sunset.

In a 2020 where-are-they-now story, Star magazine reported that he had become a local fixture in Miami, saying that people sometimes recognize him around South Beach, “but he keeps to himself and hangs in his condo.”

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THIS PROPERTY in Morgan City has been rezoned to residential.

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Family Fun in Utah: 5 Amusement Parks and Attractions for All Ages

By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

It’s time to get out of the house and make some memories before winter hits. Jump on a roller coaster or get wet on a water slide. Bowl, miniature golf or race around a track in a gocart. If you’re looking for something a little slower pace, feed farm animals, milk cows or watch birds fly or do it all. You just might not have time to do it all in one day so come back for more the next day. Here’s a short list of memory-making fun.

Lagoon

When you think of amusement parks you have to think of Lagoon. Since 1899, the park has been turning folks upside down and sideways. The wooden roller coaster is a legend and the new rides like Cannibal, Wicked and Primordial will knock your socks off. There are still the traditional carnival rides like the merry-go-round and ferris wheel. All in all there’s plenty of fun at Lagoon. Located at 375 North Lagoon Dr., Farmington. Boondocks

Monday My Brilliant Friend: Story of the Lost Child

HBO 7 p.m.

This Season 4 premiere picks up where last season left off, in 1980s Italy. Elena (Alba Rohrwacher) and Lila (Irene Maiorino) continue to struggle with the meaning of life and just what purpose the roguish Nino (Fabrizio Gifuni) serves in their lives.

The Wall (5) KSL 9 p.m.

Recently exonerated for a wrongful conviction, community hero Richard now runs a non-profit to help those returning home from incarceration. Alongside his wife, Latoya, this Texas native is now ready to face the wall in hopes of winning big.

Tuesday

Straight Outta Compton

HBO 6 p.m.

In 1988, a groundbreaking new group revolutionizes music and pop culture, changing and influencing hip-hop forever. N.W.A’s first studio album, “Straight Outta Compton,” stirs controversy with its brutally honest depiction of life in Southern Los Angeles. With guidance from veteran manager Jerry Heller, band members Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren navigate their way through the industry, acquiring fame, fortune and a place in history.

PBS News Special: ABC Presidential Debate (7) KUED 7 p.m.

In what might be the seminal moment in U.S. political history, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, takes on former Republican president Donald Trump in a debate touching on the economy, the border, national security, ageism and more.

Wednesday

MasterChef

(13) KSTU 7 p.m.

It’s time for the top six chefs to prove themselves, as they take over Ramsay’s Rooftop (an exclusive pop-up restaurant open for one night). Afterwards, the final five face two challenges involving a mystery box and restaurant quality dishes.

Court Cam

A&E 7 p.m.

This brand-new episode sees a man attempting to escape the courthouse after his bond is raised to $20,000, a

Opened in November 2009, Boondocks Food & Fun is a year round park featuring over 8 acres of rides and attractions including 20 Lane Bowling Center, three Go-Karting Experiences: Road Track, Slick

Track, and Rookie Track, Bumper Boats, Miniature Golf, Batting Cages, Laser Tag, XD Theater 4D, Huge Arcade, and The BD Restaurant. Located at 525 Deseret Dr., Kaysville and 75 Southfork Dr., Draper.

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defendant about to be sentenced for drunk driving show up to court drunk and a man checking in for a virtual plea hearing from an airplane.

Thursday

Big Brother (2) KUTV 7 p.m.

Season 26 continues tonight with a brand-new episode. Following a surprising live vote, one houseguest is evicted and leaves following an exit interview. Meanwhile, the remaining houseguests are made to compete for power in the next head of the household.

Lucky 13

(4) KTVX 8 p.m.

Two new contestants are selected to answer 13 true-or-false questions in the latest episode of this all-new game show. If these contestants can successfully predict how many of their answers are correct, they have a chance at winning $1 million.

Friday

Jaws

AMC 5 p.m.

We’re going to need a bigger boat, as 3 “Jaws” movies air back-to-back, starting with the original, 1975 film starring Roy Scheider as a New England police chief and Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss as the pair who help him hunt down a massive shark.

20/20

(4) KTVX 8 p.m.

Hosts David Muir and Deborah Roberts are staples of this investigative series, which delves into everything from true crime to celebrity scandals. With correspondents Juju Chang, John Quinones and Diane Sawyer, they relay the U.S.’s biggest stories.

Saturday

College Football

(2) KUTV (5) KSL

The very first UCLA Big Ten home game will find them hosting the Indiana Hoosiers and their new head coach, Curt Cignetti, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena,

Calif., in what will be the first-ever meeting of the two programs. UCLA finished last year 8-5.

Civil War HBO 6 p.m.

In a dystopian future, the United States faces a seceding movement that engulfs the country in civil war. Journalists Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and Joel (Wagner Moura) race to Washington, D.C., to interview the authoritarian president (Nick Offerman).

The Face I Can’t Forget LIFE 6 p.m.

After waking from a car accident with total amnesia, Mia is taken home to be cared for by her loving husband and daughter. But as she recuperates, Mia has flashbacks of a second daughter— one who was in the car with her the night of the accident. But no one else believes this daughter exists.

Sunday

2024 Solheim Cup (5) KSL 10 a.m.

Thanks to pandemic delays, fans get back-to-back Solheim Cups instead of the usual biennial affair. Today, the best women golfers from Europe take on the best from the United States in final day action from Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.

60 Minutes

(2) KUTV 6 p.m.

Every hour has 60 minutes, but they’re not always this informative. Returning for the premiere of its 56th season, this weekly newsmagazine covers the latest on culture, politics and what’s in the news, offering a detailed look behind major headlines.

If you give a Schitt’s about this year’s Emmy nominees grabbing their share of gold statues, fatherson combo Eugene and Dan Levy host the awards show that honors television’s best from actors and actresses to outstanding dramas and comedies. (13) KSTU 8 p.m. The 1% Club The first season of “The 1% Club” comes to a close Monday,

Cherry Hill

This popular water park located in Kaysville doesn’t have huge roller coasters but offers other fun activities including water slides, a lazy river, mini-golf, and more. Located at 1325 S Main St., Kaysville.

Tracy Aviary

Located in the wooded acres of Liberty Park, Tracy Aviary is the nation’s oldest public aviary. It has a collection of 400 birds that represent 130 species. The park offers a freeflying bird show in the summer and guests can hand-feed parrots at the Lory Walk exhibit. It is open year round. Located at 589 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City.

Wheeler Historic Farm

This unique attraction is a historic working farm that dates back to the 19th century. It features a historic farm house, farm animals visitors can interact with, wagon rides and even cow milking. It is located at 6351 S. 900 East, Murray.

Celebrity Profile

By Jay Bobbin TV Media

Ashley Williams has done many cable movie roles, but no other has likely been as personal for her as her latest one.

The Hallmark Channel regular returns in the new film “Falling Together,” which makes its premiere on the network Saturday, Sept. 21 — appropriately timed for World Alzheimer’s Day.

The late mother of Williams and her fellow actress sister, Kimberly WilliamsPaisley (“Father of the Bride,” 1991), had Alzheimer’s disease, and in the movie, Ashley’s newly relocated character, Natalie, becomes involved in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s in an effort to get a sense of community after failing to connect with her new neighbors. Paul Campbell (“Three Wise Men and a Baby,” 2022) plays superintendent Mark Wallace, Natalie’s potential love interest.

While servicing Hallmark Channel’s seasonal Fall Into Love franchise, “Falling Together” also meets the channel’s intent to expand its subject matter.

“There are moments that are incredibly emotional,” Ashley Williams confirms, “but it’s really not a depressing movie. I look at it as a rom-com. My background is in drama, but I’ve learned so much from working in comedy over the years, and my favorite thing is blending those genres together.”

Also an executive producer of “Falling Together” along with her husband, Neal Dodson (“Margin Call,” 2011), the lively Williams has been active in Alzheimer’srelated walks and (with her family) an annual Dance Party to End Alz, set this year for Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Oct. 22. A pivotal scene in “Falling Together” features photos of Williams’ mother, Linda, and the late parents of two of her close friends and fellow Hallmark Channel staples: Nikki DeLoach’s (“Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans,” 2024) father, who had dementia, and Andrew Walker’s (“For Love & Honey,” 2024) mother, who had Alzheimer’s.

PRIMORDIAL is the newest ride at Lagoon and features a 4D interactive dark ride roller coaster.

Photo courtesy of Lagoon

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